The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 28 January 1928

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    12 1 Singapore Free Press ENTS. SINGAPORE, SA SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1928. NO. 12,:H9
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    233 1 At the meeting of the Municipal Commissioners yesterday it was detided to extend the town limits and that the Commissioners should apply for two plots of land at Cameron's Highlsvnds—Page 11. A report of the proceedings m the Pankruptey Court yesterday appears on page 9. Earlier cables
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    912 1 *E" r jnf id ■lijiit,* h<int;nrt tioxtfi ret itirrapt Libdli Juvenal Sir Hugh was m excellent form on \V<-<1 nesday night at the S.S. dinn* i and a- ho has endured main Governors the To| i cist makes his humble offering: of thankto those on hiph
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      266 1 WING LOONG. HH.H (LASS TAILORING. tut and Finish Guaranteed 32. HIGH STREET. v vwwwvwwwvwvvvwwv 4' RAFFLES HOTEL!: s McGuire s Little Symphonic ;i SUNDAY, JANUARY 9-15. p.m. ji •I v Semiramide G. Rossini. < J PWatam Ui Boheme Puccini l m Trov.iturt- Ah Si IVn Mio" Verdi. Tn.vatoie. "Di Quella
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      184 1 AT HOME -#•> OR ABROAD ik >**J Restful, and cool, the river is ever appealing with its attendant, comfort STATE EXPRESS 555—the cigarette that is always selected by critical tastes as the cool companion to those hours of joy that follow the heat of the day. CIGARETTES M/DE BY HAND
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      104 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Government tenders—Page i*. Hotel appointments —Page 1. Auction of teak furniture- -Pajte 9 Rubber Estate for saio 108 ar« Page 9. For ice-cream try (i. H Sweet Shop Pa^e 20 Willys-Knight ea I have been reduced m price—Page 3. For Motor car specialties go to Barlow and Co.
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      20 1 WING LOONG. ll THE RECOGNISED HOUSb ■I for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS •I 32. HIGH STREET. v.-.s *.s v. v.ww \v.v.v.v.-apvwv
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      183 1 THE WEEK. Ziataiduy, 8814. Buk Water. 2.7 :..m..^.7. 1 Malacca: H. W. ItJO nm M, U^t P'"- M Outward P. and O. mail dut Yacht Club At Hume u4 B«tPtU. Australasian snail tl»>-e> 11 a.m. Glenealy Plantation^. U.K. Bunk. M«B. Scout Rally, (Jovt. Hooar. Ull p.m. Brownie Pack Concert KaaVf
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      459 2 THE HAPPY VALLEY PRESENT A Monster Programme OF Varied Amusements! GATE 20cts. 1 f V MADAM Kelvcy's It ff^\ Pupils f^%^ Victoria i Theatre L Matinee Feb. 6th and 10th at 5.15 p.m., Feb. 11th at 9.15 p.m. Baby wonders eautiful girls rilliant costumes etter Dancing righter items Booking now
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      727 2 COMMENCING SATURDAY, 28th. JAM ARY One of the biggest and greatest pictures ever produced will be presented at the ALHAMBRA (Tan Chenp Kee Co., Ltd.. I'rnpm t.,r^ In the Second Show commencing p.m A Picture which is claimed to be inspiring m its beauty. < o u»^,,j conception and breath-taking
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      592 2 CHURCH SERVICES. ST. ANDREW'S ATHEDRAL. rfl SINDAY AKTKK KPIPHANY. 1 >«.,:.,.'tioi F. -tivai lanuHiy _'yth. l!»2S: I!i• 1 > Communion. f^|| ;..m Hnlj Communion i Choral) and Srrmon. 9.1.". aan Mat.n> and Litany. 4 p.n.. liM OatefhwM. B.:t«» p.;«. Fv. n>ong and Sermon. Preacher: The Lord Kishop of Singapore. Dariag
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    THE SCHNEIDER TROPHY.
    477 3 Official Pledges. Sir Samuel Hove put a good many patriotic fears to rest, writes our London nv'ntion correspondent, when, as Air Minisier h' >tated the other day m the House «">f Ctnn>,ions that no effort will be spared to secure the retention of the Schneider Trophy. There
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    NEW AIR SAFETY DEVICE.
    71 3 Iloon for Atlantic Aviators. London. Jan. 8. Th-^ Sunday Chronicle's Aviation COITCfr p;»ndeiu describes a new device by which, it is claimed, Trans atlantu tragedies will he eliminated. It consists of vulcanised canvas bags attached to the fuselage each connected by means of a metal pipe
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    THE MOON'S TEMPERATURE.
    94 3 £houlri man actually reach the moon, he would freeze solid the instant the sun went down, astronomers declare. Experiments conducted m England, with heat-measuring instruments mounted on a hugv telescope, showed that the temperature of the moon's tocks before a reient eclipse was 170 decrees Fahrenheit, but
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    "AMERICA FIRST."
    103 3 Chicago Policemen Forced to Enrol New York. The rank and file of the Chicago poli *c received a Christmas "surprise" of the wrong: kind. According to the New York Times, all the members of the force, which numbers nearly 7.000. arc beta* enrolled m the famous "America First"
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    92 3 It is now definitely known that Mr. Georjre Brown, Chairman of the Planters' Association of Ceylon, will retire at the termination of his period of office, which will he about the beginning of Mar. There is considerable speculation as to who the next hairman will be. The names of Mr.
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      240 3 f\A\ 1 X YOUR BABY'S future good j health and happiness depends 7 upon your choice of his food f m infancy. 1 The right food for your Baby is Glaxo, which has been used to rear successfully the children of 5 Royal T Nurseries. If there was a better
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      229 3 Motor Car Specialities. "FALCONITE" i I Enamels and Colours s m a Large Variety of Shades. > Hood Dressing m Khaki and Black Ready for Application. ji i Anti-Corrosive Paints for Mudguards ji Red or Black. i J MANUFACTURED BY THE WELL-KNOWN FIRM OF WILKINSON HEYWOOD CLARK Barlow Co. J
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    TO AUSTRALIA BY CAR.
    477 4 Intrepid Motorist Leaves Calcutta. Calcutta. January 16. Francis Birtles. who arrived m Calcutta m a Bean car a week ago on his 16.000 miles journey from London to Australia, staned at 11 o'clock yesterday morning on what is likely to prove the greatest test of his
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    RISKS THE MOTORIST RUNS.
    686 4  -  Major F. A. C. Forbes-Leith PRECAUTION NECESSARY IN GARAGE. Popular Fallacies. by KJLGS. (Author of 'By Car to India.") \SPECIAL TO FREE PRESS.) j It has always been a matter of tOtaMtTable astonishment to me to find how vtty few motorists realise the degree of danger
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    VISITING THE MOTOR SHOW ON A TWENTY-THREE-YEAR OLD CAR.
    199 4 The Record of a Veteran. There fa a motorist living m Surrey who has a 23 year-old car which he still uses almost daily fof business purposes. No re coid has been kept of the total mileage covered by this veteran
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    AA. ROAD STORIES.
    248 4 As is usual at thi> lime of th<. ytai. numerous AutomobiU- Association road patrols have figured m imidonts aajtavie their ordinary duties, m whirh tht-y have NBaW ad valuable services to road user*! and Hal public. One A.A. patrol, whilst rendeiin^ mecha nical assistance to a motor
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    WORLD'S FASTEST CAR IN AUSTRALIA.
    89 4 The fastest car m the world—the 1.000 h.p. Sunbeam, on which Major Seprave set up a world's ipeed record of 203 ni.p.h. last March -is now on its way to Australia. It has been placed at the disposal of the organisers of the j?reat British
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    FOOTBALL BLADDER TEST.
    69 4 acrfbad N whu Mm Bryant. afji tar, <•• St Green. was <nunk m th. IV k. Dr. Garaky. Im fa Bryant i with h:> breath touno 1 ihai ivI.~> millifframnu I- 1' ant wa> »0 p«r con: used that t*-st. he -a i. I < for Hrunkenn«'>v
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    MOTOR ROADS FOR CHINA.
    85 4 A f«'\v \MM I :he Chinese f>e|jan t<> c«»n *nd s<<mo 50 miles u< '< Canton m th«- short year?: where there ha<i mostly only wheelbarro* military commander- wen soldiers and th< unempi make motor road-, as is h< r of Africa to-da> f taki- \kt
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      81 4 i High Pressure and Balloon Tyres and Tubes 1m jZ35# i^\ r"*o€ "**u *"t #1 pit j^%l 111 M I Distributor CYCLE AND CARRIAGE CO., (1926) LTD. Singapwr^ J Singapore. Kuala Lumpur. Pen i:»-.. Ipoh, Malacca J > THE FISK RUBBER (FAR EAST) LTD: SALES DIVISION, G.ll and G. 12,
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      81 4 Ij X^ N all parts of the world and under all By/ conditions of travel, Goodyear Hea\> r Duty Pneumatic Lorry Tyres are rolling up records of economy, endurance and lon>r. y long mileage. T £k I P'^H'" 1! I oy —^E9 1 1 133-20 The Aristocrat of Cars Does
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    MEETING AMERICAN COMPETITION.
    654 5 Morris Cars Maker en Empire Tour. Mr. \Y. R. Morris, head of the firm of Morris Motors (1926), Ltd., sailed fro n Southampton on the Aquitania for a trade tour of the Dominions. Ke is travelling by way af the United States, and will visit Canada. New
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    GENERAL'S SPEED FINE.
    74 5 "Should Have Known Better," Says Magistrate. For motoring at over 27-m.p.h. ihrougn the 10-mile limit m Sutton High-street, Brigadier-General Basil Thorold Buckley, of Hans-crescent. Chelsea, was fined £3 at Sutton. A solicitor, for the General, said that his client had been driving 21 years without a complaint.
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    JUST BRAVADO.
    76 5 Why Pedestrians Stand m the Uoad—Hy a Motorist. "Yoc :iro like i lot more p.».5-sirians. You will .tand m the roadway far nief* bravado." This was whut a motorist said to i po!i?tman who war nearly knocked down at crossroads, it was stated at Willesden. The motorist. Mervyn
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    IMPORTANT MOTOR TRADE SUIT.
    230 5 Judgment for Plaintiffs Given. London. Jan. 17. An important decision m favour of the plaintiffs was given m the Kind's Bench by a special jury m a case m which a Vv'estEnd firm of motor traders sued three offi cials of the Motor Trade Association for
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    FREE WHEELS.
    369 5 There is considerable interest m Free Wheel devices to-day amongst automobile users, and the opinions of Mr. S. F. Edge, the governing1 director of A. C. (Acedes) Cars, Ltd., are therefore particularly apposite. Some years ago. when he took to the light 4-cylinder car, Mr. Edge asked Mr.
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    STOPPING "DEAD."
    200 5 In what distance can the a\»rage car pull up from a speed of. say, 'M) m.p.h.? Most drivers will say that if the roads art dry they can stop "dead." This, of course, is impossible, for even an electric tramcar. with its magnetic brakes, cannot stop "dead" —though
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    FORD A CONVERT TO TRIPLEX.
    98 5 The old idea that Triplex Sffety (;iat> was only employed for de l UX c cars has been rudely shattered b.y the announcement that It Is to be standardised on the new model Ford. A Triplex factory was established last year under licence m America,
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      51 5 I for Economical Transportation :j 4> i I a- 1 B •^^^^^^H^Bm *T*\ So x I BORNEO MOTORS LTD. (Incorporated m S.S.) > > SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR PENAN(; SEREMCAN j; IPOH. T \1P1N(;. MALACCA. |j Elegance! Efficiency!! Economy!!! S^/ Prices: /V^/From $2,200. W To $6,750. G\ithrie S Co., Ltd. 15,
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      150 5 IESSEX SUPER SIXI I SUSTAINED HIGH SPEED I I ALL DAY LONG. J In the sustained stamina, smoothness and durability of Essex Super-Six you have but one of many advantages for which the Super-Six principle accounts. l| Here you have 50 miles an hour all day long—far greater speed if
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    DOWN AND--UP!
    1814 6 ODYSSEY OF THE GUTTER. An Educated Man's Ordeal m the Underworld. NO. I—THE POOR MAN'S "HOTEL." [SPECIAL TO FREE PRESS.) Fovert> falls much more brutally on some folk than on others. It is not like the snow, the wind ami the rain, treating rybody the same; and an
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    SCIENTIFIC SOUFFLE.
    1203 6 Creatures of Oar Nightmare Dreams. BETTER TO READ ABOUT THAN TO MEET. {SPECIAL TO FREE PRESS.) For the benefit of those of our readers who are learnedly minded without being too scientifically critical we have arranged locally for a series of articles upon such diverse, curious incidentals as
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    TENNIS LEGALLY DEFINED.
    58 6 "Not a Game but a Sport." Paris, Jan. 8. The Toulouse Court has upheld a Tennis Club's refusar to pay the Amusement Tax on the ground that tennis is not a game rut snort of FrencVi origin, providing excellent physical preparation for military service. The presence of
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    A RUMOR.
    136 6 Atwototc kaowfcd*;! have I none. But my au-.i's washerwoman's son Hoard a policeman on his l>eat. Say to a laborer' hi the street That he had a letter just last Week. Hand written m the finest Greek. I rotn a Chinese Coolie m Timbuctoo. Who aid that a
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    127 6 Mr. and Mrs. G. E. S. Cubitt have beer responsible for giving Kuala Lumpur many delightful concerts, says Monday's Malay Mail. Music-lovers themselves, they enjoy »ffj rding other music-lovers the opportunity of bcaiing it and a debt of gratitude is due to them for their unselfish enthusiasm Seldom, however, hjve
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    WHO WIN MATCHES?
    984 6  -  Jimmie Gill THE INFLUENCE OF THE SPECTATORS. Players or Supporters? THE EFFECT OF HEARTY CHEERIN'C by (Derby County). [SPECIAL TO FKKE MM One of the most interesting problems ot foothall is why some teams do so well at homo yet fail when playing on "foreign" grounds. There
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    BEER AND PORK AT 106.
    99 6 Healthy Notts Centenarian. London. Jan. fr William Walker flf Nottingham ha< l.een widely tiMgratulatcd on attaining hi- 106 th birthday. He enjoys a l'ber:.l «iit'tary. including beer, and spends 3s. 6d. weekly on toha o. His chief delights arc cricket and ptffc "I am still
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    LOST BOTH WAYS.
    105 6 There was an amusing incident sit I meeting of the Kasinpwold fY«Hc«) District Council. The Council were considering applications for the position of i lerk of works for the mw water ■chemf, when the Clerk ar iv-unnd that one cun-iid.-te. by ra o* I -ieht. had enclosed
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    NEW HEADMASTER OF BEDFORD SCHOOL.
    50 6 Mr. H C, H«>«iu« Ipointed Headmaster of H«' 1 m I had the usu:il m join«Ht tn«- itaff I utter Bcrvteg m th« h and the Indian Am, (mural S;.' 1 at Marlbor«»u»rh and <:• >tr tii,« <m Ind^a and m I < i(i\ r^'
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    47 6 Mi. .1 K. KcniMr. h.-■ ■mum Mr. M <■;'•"'• vV mm ndii M KAWpMH which vi (MM i the P from KmimM B«fc to l> IV P.I Sfmpai Selama-Ijoh roads I is f<.und It r,, r ,r rVrml '> «*M nearer to GHk, Emm i Ijfh, Ijoh, Simpanp Tipa
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    OXFORD ODDITIES.
    1198 7 THE MEMORIES OF A HUMORIST. Mr. Keble Howard's Tales. Mr. Ktble Howard's humour, m its freshness, vitality, and friendliness, is strongly reminiscent of Dickens. "My Motley Life" (Fisher Unwin) is Mr. Keble Howard's story, and il is told with most engaging spontaneity. "The first hero I ever met
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    THE LOST BRACELET.
    149 7 Waiter's Successful Appeal. London. Jan. 13. As a result of the active assistance rendered by the prosecutrix. Mrs. Bendir. an appeal against the sentence was successfully made by Xovello, the Italian waiter, who was bound over instead and was ordered to pay costs. [After spending the evening
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    F. M. S. GAZETTINGS.
    178 7 The following appointments are notified m the F.M.S. Government Gazette of Jan. 20: Mr. I. A. Simpson to be an Assistant Chemist. 1.M.R.; Messrs. R. E. lnce and C. M. Caldwell to be Assistant Master?, Education Department; Mr. J. P. Dockray lo be an Assistant Engineer.
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    MR. FENNER BROCKWAY'S ACCODENT.
    94 7 Operation Successfully Performed. Madras, Jan. 12. |fr. Fenner Brockway, Secretary of the British Independent Labour Party, who came to India as a special delegate to the Mad-as Congress, and who got his thigh frattured m a motor accident on the road near Vellore on the eve
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    53 7 Mr. W. H. Lee Warner, who, after acting for some time as Senior District Officer, Province Wellesley, was recently appointed District Officer at Klanjr. has had a bad breakdown m health and is iroiner Home by the "Antenor" next week. It is doubtful whether h*» will be able to return
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    MR. H. C. SELLS ON THE POST OFFICE.
    431 7 Biggest m the Crown Colonies. The Asiatic staff of the Ptotl ami Telegraphs Department of Selangor, Ptfak and Pahang bade farewell to the Secretary for Postal Affairs. Mr. H. C. Sells, and Mrs. Sells, on Wednesday afternoon, »»n the eve of their
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    EARL OF CRAVEN FINED.
    104 7 Policeman Sa>* H*' Wm Offered "A (/iiu k One." Barnstaple. The Knrl <>f Craven wa> summoned at Harn^'af)!* FViii-: I'ouri t«>! leaving a <ar without lights at i-itrht at Krvmin*rton. I*ol ice :<>nstal)lf Al»r:ihaniv said he found the Kail of t raven m the IMoutrh Inn
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    59 7 A concert will b«- given \>y the Second Singapore Brown it's Pack on Saturday m ai.l of tho funds of the t•<•«,?-. Th«- concert will. \>y kinH permission of Mr. TV A. Bishot). he given at Raffle Hoys School and will hopin at .r».8O p.m. Admission i* r>o cents 5»n«l
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      146 7 Cure Sore Throat and prevent dangerous infectious diseases by taking Kormamint. Give Formamint to your f.imiiy too. It will destroy the cmis m mouth and throat before they can do any harm. FORMAMINT P TA« G*rm K.'hnm Throat TabUt Vf W^^ v^>^_. .^i-BBBSBT^ ~^BH a 1 4 j» "IBBw. ~"~^^^B^B^B^^^i
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      153 7 I =irrft::;r^' r n l I^^ I I A Convenient I I• Portable Light I 1 u*&s or el€ry Purpose I I lifl Made m many styles and I I KrJl sizes includingfour focus-' I I n■■ ng types wni°h project a I I 1 I powerful, brilliant light I
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    RADIO BY TYPEWRITER.
    693 8 THE LATEST ROBOT TYPISTE. A Telegraph Printer. The Teletype or Telegraph Printer has now been adapted to radio transmission and recep'ii >n, so thai wireless messages may be seni by the manipulation of a typewntcr keyboard, and received at a distant pcirt automatically m printed form. Says
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    CHRISTMAS CARD BY WIRELESS.
    106 8 Autograph Greeting From New York. The up-to-date Christmas card was photograph and a hand-written messa^. sent by wireless. Mr. Adolph S. Ochs, the proprietor of the New York Times, sent Christmas cards m this way to all his friends m London. He gave his photograph with
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    A CLEVER DUTCHMAN.
    421 8 PROGRESS OF THE FOKKER. The Progress of Aviation. Nobody ought to he very surprised to hear that a company has just been organised with mou' th*»n £"00,000 capital with headquarters a" Wheeling, m West Virginia, to be called the "Fokker Aircraft Corporation." Anibony Fokker is to be
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    HOW WIRELESS WAS BORN.
    380 8 Faraday's Work 106 Years Ago. Faraday's work M a basis of wireless formed the subject of a short discourse broadcast by Sir William Bragg, the head of the Royal Institution. There were. Sir William said, two fundamental elements of wireless apparatus that were particularly Faraday's creation,
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    AEROPLANE RUNWAY ON MAIL BOAT.
    33 8 Havre, Jan. 8. An aeroplane runway i< beinp: fitted on the upper works of the liner "He de France" m order to speed up the landinjr of mails.
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    HOW MOVIES AFFECT ANIMALS.
    189 8 Catt and do^rs do not g:et much kick out of the movies, says Si ience BtTVfee'i Daily Science News Bulletin (Washington i. During recent tests made m Herlin, Germany, by Dr. Victor Mendel, animals and birds thawed rarpvfsiag lack of iM|MMf to movinp-pictures. The pictures VMN
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    WEIGHT-LIFTING.
    32 8 A weight-lifting comp«::ti.t H ranged t.. take fkm 192**. t<. iU'i \<\c the t-hampion- classes. Intending competitor.communicate w th Mr. J.-hti: H Newton Road. Sinpap r« H to them Mi particulars.
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      139 8 ill n Hr TV« i Vi^aUL&JJI IS 1' I BRAND <&^l I soups Appeal to British Tastes IF I and ARE British. }j£ '^^_2|^^[ MOCK TURTLE |§«¥W^ MULLIGATAWNY TOMATO KBOI fe CONSOMME I^Slfe^ GREEN PEA i K^^m VEGETABLE K|M^MgP celery :j J i ASPARACiIS Try A Tin To Day Agents:
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    SHANGHAI'S TRIBUTE.
    314 9 CiENERAL DUNCAN HONOURED. Praise for Internationa! Forces. [Renter's Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai, Jan. 27. The first eloquent testimony „f the ap»».'>iiation of Shanghai of the presence of tkfc IwMi was afforded to-night when C^neral Duncan was the *vest of honour at farewell dinner riven hy the Int«rriational r
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    PEACE IN THE BALKANS.
    170 9 [\U alert Service J London. Jan. 26. While Italy and Yugo-Slavia are settling, their difficulties M. Titulesco, the Rumanian Foreign Minister, is visiting Rome and conferred at length wi'h M. Mussolini, after which M. Titulesco declared that a policy of loyal and active ltalo-Rumanian collaboration m
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    A POPULAR BELIEF DENIED.
    105 9 [Reuter's Service.] I.(union. Jan- 26. A verdict of death fr:>m misadventure was passed at the inque^ al JSouthwark on n man whose sons were employed m a skin far fa-tory m Bermondsey. It was stated the man and hv* Ml used the shavingtrush. The manager of
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    HOLLANDS OVERSEAS TELEPHONE.
    57 9 [Renter's Service.] The Hague, Jan. 26. Thf central telegraphic administration announces that wireless telephonic- communication will be opened on Jan. 30 from 12.30 om to 11 Mk between all places m the m'ted States and Cuba and Amsterdam Rotterdam and the Hague. The charge for ■a three-minute
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    FRENCH COMMUNIST ARRESTED.
    31 9 [Renter's Service.l Paris, Jan. 26. Delest. one of t*e Communists who e-iaped from Sante prison along with Daudet m June last, has been arrested near Mont de Marsan.
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    HOME TRADE.
    107 9 OVERSEAS CREDIT BALANCE. How it is Determined. [Reuter's Se^vic London. Jan- 26. The official Hoard of Trade estimate places Great Britain's credit balance of overseas trade last year at 96^000,009 which is i lIW, 000.000 better than m l!»2fi and £42,0110,000 above IBtf. Sir P. Cunliffe lister (President
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    VOLCANIC ACTIVITY.
    226 9 (Reuter's Service.] Mexico City. Jan. 26. There \va.- a severe earthquake m the nn.i.iing over a wide area m the Stale of Qaxace. Social towns are reported to have been damaged. Managua. Jan. 26. The villagers at the foot of Ometepe Volcano on an island m lake Nicaragua
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    LABOUR VOTE GAINS AT FAVERSHAM.
    52 9 Reuter's Service,] London. Jan. 2(». The remit of Faversham by electior (owing to the death of Sir 6. H. Wheler was as follows. Maitland (Conservative) Il'.m^T. Aman (LabovJ 11*318. 'Vinn (Liberal) 5.813. Haihrood (Independent Conservative) I.c.mi. [No change. Conservative vote 1,000 dowr Lfthj UT vote
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    THE PRAYER BOOK DISCUSSION.
    80 9 I Reuter's Sil'Tic*. I London, Jan. 2ti. An eai-nest appeal for prayers m connection with the forthcoming sewkw of the National Assembly of the Church of Eng land to discuss the Prayer Book, has been issued bj the Archbishop of Canterbury who urges on the whole
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    16 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, Jan. 26. The new cruiser Cumberland left SheerMM to-day for China.
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    SIR JOHN SIMON AS VICEROY?
    119 9 Report Current m London. London, Jan. 14. The diplomatic correspondent of the Daily Herald says that the report is current that it has been definitely decided, if the present Government are still m power when the work of the Simon Commission i-; finished, that Sir
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    WORCESTER'S NEW SECRETARY.
    28 9 It is officially announced that Mr. C. F. Walters, the Glamorgan amateur cricketer, has accepted the position of secretary to the Worcestershire County Cricket Club.
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    706 9 RUBBER CHOP WHICH FAILED. Advice from Another Bankrupt. The affairs of a Chinese firm of rubber dealers came up before His Lordship, Mr. Justice Deane, sitting mi n the Bankruptcy Court yesterday, when Yap Keng Thye, managing partner of the firm (Chop Khay Seng) was publicly examined. The
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    EVERTON'S WONDER SHOT.
    172 9 One of the outstanding forwards of thi: reason hay beta Dixie Dean of Everton Although Dean was on Everton's doorstep so to speak, as a youth, the First Division club allowed him to be snapped up by Tranmero Rovers. Then, when they did require his services, instead
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH.
    35 10 HEN'KING. At the European hospital on Friday. January :27th.. Cart Hu'.k^r.jr. Manager Standard Oil Company of New York. Kvala Lumpur. Fur.ci;il services held at Kuahi Lumpur, Saturday, January 28th, ;it 8 a.m.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1928. AN IMPROVING OUTLOOK.
    864 10 It entails some strain on even the British capacity for solidified depression to read the series of reports b\ banking and statistical experts ana remain convinced that trade and industry is steadily falling into decay. It can do no harm
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    757 10 Mr. F. H. Geake is an Assistant Govern merit Analyst for Singapore. Mr. A. A. M. Crawford is appointed a probationer m the Police Force of the Colony. Mr. \V. N. Gourlay has been appointed Second Magistrate. Singapore, with effect from Jan. 2.~>th. Inventions privileges have Leen granted to Sheldon
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    AN ODYSSEY OF THE GUTTER.
    159 10 What Misfortune Means to Men of <i(M»d liirtl.. The wiiter of the very human -cries of articles under the titU- of "I>own and Up!" the Knl «>f which appears this morning on page 6. is. as every reader will not fail U realize, a man
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    SCOUTING.
    309 10 SINGAPORE BOY SCOUTS ANMAL MEETIN*. ribuie to Work of Mr. Sands and Mr. Purd>. The annual general meet'njr •ap<>re an<l South Malaya H-, [>ciation was held at the ist night. Alter the secieiar> luui n iute> of the la.-t meeting. Mr i, )istri< t imimissioner for is report on
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    37 10 LATEST TIN AM) Xl UKEK PRK ES. (Frotr. Our Own London. Jan. 27. :*.•">« p•"> Messrs. Sgrminfton notify to-day's raMwi Is. 67 d. per H». Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and S notify to-day- tin pricrj BSl>i, ITfi'l
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    THE BANVARDS.
    105 10 Enthusiast icalh Received. "Whirled into Happiness" »r:\r?i m hltlrfl M far::. UN I •< th<- Company BMM ""> more than the support tl The audience MM m :<; ami wire wt-11 pi. a>«.i Ir" tion. BanvardV pi >ved tl fnt.rtaiiu-r> and pity a all roun<i performance. Ih< full
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    64 10 A hi^ lire occurred on Wi ii»K at UN -look 1 X just opposite the Malay M shophou.-es. occupied t 1 urni down. It appearr.ated ;;t a spot m one <»1 of worship ai neighbouring two house- I old semi wooden struotur< I \tr\ rapidly and when th« Arrived «>n
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    THE COTTON TRADE.
    165 11 \KU SCHEMES BEING IHOPOUNDED. Ke Organisation Suggested. rt Service.] i Hinlnn. Jan. 27. i ii Association is attempttrained competition" m the n lection of the spinning ulint of th*' A»..ciation ntly will he 70 per cem •»ut \sith the cotton basis i rials falling, margins are I
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    HOW THE SOVIET TREATS PROFITEERS.
    82 11 Mttiti.i! Sho« Without Trial. [Beater's Service.] MiK»ct»*. Jan. J7. i aaawd Laosrid Novikoif. who f th»- Trans-Cau- Con has bean *hot t ?r:al y the Ogpu for "helping of protiU'crs at Titlis to obtain I Mt thjS export of grain, un-i insj bribvs." i heroanesl
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    SIR ALFRED DENT LEAVES $62,000.
    58 11 f R*' r>r'- Service.] London. Jan. 27. red Dent, K.CM.O, left tnjMaV lifted DMttt k.< .\I <;.. was the Hieh th.- year IMS-id He n baohMSfl I uina. Ceylon. ISBCI IM4 an«i obtained the Royal I f< r the P.ritish North Borneo Co. H« was
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    EX-EMPRESS OF MEXICO'S FORTUNE.
    25 11 L H»uter'^ Service.] l.«>tid..n. Jan. 27. t-\-Fmpre.-> of Mexico, left •In at Britain worth £11»\214. of h»r property abroad is be-
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    AQUITANIA'S ROUGH ATLANTIC CROSSING.
    43 11 [R.-uter"< Isi Ski..] New York. Jan. 27. very Seves gales m the Atlantic i- inarrier, the Aquitania, arSouthampton two days late. :r\ the upper decks, portholes quipment were damaged. The an* time dashed over the bridge, ab«>ve the waterline.
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    U.S. BANK RATES.
    46 11 [Reuter's Service.] Washington, Jan. 27. Reserve Banw of Richmond r* -discount rate to 4 jn-r New York. Jan. 27. I for an advance has been imed on the stock market to rt port that Treasury mtinnate an immediate inank rate m New York.
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    OSAKA RED CROSS PLANS BIG HOSPITAL.
    30 11 hi-Nichi Service.] Tokio. Jan. 26. lied Cross Society Hospital •led to reconstruct its Osaka mated cost of Y6,000,000. on work will be completed tata.
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    R.A.F. FLYING BOATS.
    71 11 DO ROUND OF INDIA FLIGHT. Total Mileage Now 9,000. Hunter's Service.] Calcutta, Jan. 27. The K.A.F. (Kin- X ats ali nted at H. otfhh having covered •♦0 )0 of th.« 23,000 miles of their pNpMMW without a mishap, the first lound of India flight and which opens
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    MARKS HIS OWN TICKET.
    33 11 From Four to Six. [Khutor's Seivice.] Mexico City. Jan. 27. PW President has signed an amendment to the constitution increasing the President's term of office from four*to six years.
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    SANDINO BROKEN.
    49 11 I ,ast St ronghold Down. [Renter^ Service.] Managua. Jan. 27. Marines hare destroyed Sandino's last known strongh-.hl n the KUhipote Mountain, His forces are all broken op and small bands of Snndino's art missing and their late is unknown, hot it is believed they are a!" wounded.
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    AMERICA'S AIR FLEET.
    59 11 A Large Addition. [Renter's Service.] New York, Jan. 27. r Admiral SfolFet, < hief of the Bateau of Aeronautic-, ha- aslred the House of Representatives' Naval Committee to provide 759 atroplsnf I to eojaip the."> aero-plant-carrier- and So cruisers included m the new naval construction programme m
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    THE BANK OF JAPAN'S BANK-RATE.
    34 11 [Nanyo N:chi-Ni hi Service.] Tokio, Jan. 26. It i- reported tht- Bank of Japan is not likely to carry out the lowering of its hank-rate for the time being.
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    KAWASAKI ZOSEN AND ITS PRESIDENT.
    39 11 [Nanyo Niehi-Niehi Servfc*.] Tokio, Jan. 26. Admiral Ide Fun ing also declined to accept the seal o| President of the Kawasaki Dockyard Co., Vfeo-Admiral Vi>count Ohkuho. M.P., has been brought OQt for the post.
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    PRIVY COUNCIL'S OPPOSITION.
    44 11 [Nanyo Xichi-Nichi Service.l Tokio, Jan. 26. A very serious opposition has arisen among the members of the 'Privy Council against the (lovernment officials who are now m service standing as candidates fo/ the forthcoming General Election. [Earlier cables on page 9.J
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    "PAINTING THE TOWN."
    293 11 The Pavilion this week has a very excellent "double attiaction" programme f^r their f)atrons and it is without doubt, one ■I the best programmes we have seen for IMM time. Though one might tire a little of the inevitable films depicting society drama and love, this sentence
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    1644 11 TOWN LIMITS TO BE EXTENDED. Decisions of Commissioners. A motion to extend the Municipal limits, proposed by Mr. H. VVoskel was adopted by the Municipal Commissioners at the monthly meeting held yesterday. The President (Vr. R. J. Fairer), piesided, and others present were:—Messrs. C. C. Dunnian S. Q.
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    OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
    71 11 [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio, Jan. 26. The Osaka Shosen Kaisha ,is to construct two 10,000-ton steamers during the current year, which will be put on its South American run. These steamers will be of the same type as the Santos, now m service on that route, and
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    PENANG'S POPPY DAY YIELD.
    26 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Jan. 27. Penang's Poppy Day for 1927 yielded $23,672 as compared with $12,864 m the year 1926.
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    VERY REASONABLE BAIL!
    43 11 Penan tr. Jan. 27. Lee Bean Soon was allowed bail m the sum of $5,000 when brought up on a charge of criminal breach of trust m respect to jewellery valued at $19,530 and cash to tht amount of $5,120.
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      779 12 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES «XPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. >- Twice Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre.) o Due Sport. Route subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE—LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. ANTENOR MarseiHes, London, Rotterdam and
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      642 12 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England). "ellermaFline PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREiGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. lO HONG KONG. SHANGHAI AND JAPAN Doe Spore. 1928. s.s. CITY OF ADELAIDE Feb. 10 s.s. CITY OF DUNKIRK Mar- 10 s.s. CITY OF
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    RICKARD'S LONDON IDEAS.
    1258 13 DEMPSEYHEENEY FIGHT POSSIBILITY. How He Finds His Boxers. N«tr York. 'Ten thousand from France, thousands from Seaaiiaavia and Germany, twenty-five thousand from America—and all London!'" Thus Tex Kickam, m describing to me the possibilities of a championship match m England, writes Bernard Mortimer, the *ell-known promoter who,
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    LAST WORD IN CRIME.
    275 13 Terrible American Murder. Flint (Michigan). Jan. 17. Adolph Hotelling. a keen churchman am', father of five children, reputed to have led a blameless life, has been arrested and chaiged with a shocking crime. It is alleged that he has confessed to having kidnapped a five-year old
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    PIRATES HIDDEN TREASURE.
    152 13 Aeroplanes to Assist m Search. London, Jan. 7. A secret syndicate of European airexperts is completing plans for maintaining: communications from Brazil with the searcher? for a pirate's hoard of precious stones and gold, which lies buried m a small. rocky, uninhabited island off Trinidad, situated m
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    IMPUDENCE OF CAT BURGLAR.
    76 13 London. Jan. 11. The limit of impudence was reached by a cat burglar at Esher, who. while 30 truest; v.(i« dining at a hotel a.id the uraiaVl W€f busy m the bedrooms, and lights were bu*riof everywhere, within nvo ninute.scaled a •tackpipe to the second floor,
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    JAVA NOTES.
    1274 14 NETHERLANDS INDIES FLYING NEWS. Holland-Hat a via m 8 Days? (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hatavia, Jan. 21. One of Fokker's engineers, Grase, intends to make a flight from Holland to Batavia this year m a specially constructed triple engined Fokker machine, m three hops of 24 hours. The
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    FLIGHT OF RAJA OF BAJANG.
    525 14 *To Break Shackles of Hindu Orthodoxy." REASONS FOR VISIT TO EUROPE. Bombay, Jan. 11. The myttery surrounding the sudden disappearance from Calcutta of the Raja of Bajang. son-in-law of the Prime Minister of Nepal, followed by his equally unexpected discovery m Bombay, has been solved.
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    RUGBY LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL.
    153 14 How England Defeated Wales. London. Jan. 11. In the international rugby match piaye<! under Northern Union rules to day, England beat Wales by 20 points to 12. The weather was ideal and 12,000 Rpectactors witnessed the match. The open- ing exchanges were brisk. Sullivan scitred a penalty
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      163 14 Guaranteed for a Lifetime KREMENTZ BUTTONS will §tand the ravages of time and <>llwiat* They are mada of Kremants gold plate which never tar* nishee. Sold everywhere. Ask /or it by name KREMENTZ Ourol A*mu S.LmJP.M.I WASSIAMUU. ASSOMULL CO. Stagspora mm Ftntni HEDGES AND BUTLERS WINES SPIRITS. Q SCOTCH WHISKY
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      299 14 You are 40?-Take Care Read This Warning I I Approaching forty is the critical ape of humanity. Heart, Vetm; 1 Health and Vitality are at an ebb. This is when you should jriiard j I health and restore your strength. Those who feel the full en ni«ir S of Life
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    "THRILLERS."
    1051 15 AND HOW TO WRITE THEM. Mr. Edgar Wallace's Secret. Bob always reads very long letters that come to me from unknown correspondents (Mr. Edjrar Wallace tells us m John *O'| London's Weekly, and continues thus): i "Is it carbon monoxide?'" I ask, apprehensively. It is one of my weaknesses
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    RADIO COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HONG KONG AND B.N.B.
    190 15 On the occasion of the establishment direct radio communication bet wet .i Nortl Borneo and Hong Kong on the 4th January, the foHowin^r telegianis were exchanged between H.E. the Governor of 8.N.8. and j H.E- the Governor of Hong Kong: To His Excellency
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    MURDER OF HUSBAND.
    120 15 Mrs. Snyder and Lover ElectriK-uted. New York, Jan. IS. Every artifice known to law was employed to save Mrs. Ruth Snyder. who with her lover. Judd Gray, had been sentenced to death on May 10. 1127. f^r the murder of Mrs. Sayder't husband. The appeal atrainst the
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    GIRLS DEVOURED BY WOLVES.
    65 15 Kunner-StricUen beasts m the Carpathians., Vienna, Jan. 4. The depredations of starving wolves m Hungary and Slovakia are increasing. They have penetrated into districts] where they have been unknown for years and attacked and devoured a party of. eleven jrirls m a wood m the Carpathians.
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    "THE LAST WAR IS YET TO BE FOUGHT."
    193 15 Field-Marshal Sir W. Birdwood's Opinion. New Delhi, Jan. 13. This mornimr. Field-Marshal Sir William Birdwood, amid impressive scenes, unveiled, at Gorkhpur a war memorial to the Gurkha Rifles. The Commander-in-Chief said: "Your comrades did not die merely to h? mourned. They died
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    HISTORIC CAVE OF MACHPELAH.
    206 15 Christian and Jewish Tourists to be Admitted. London. Jan. 12. Jerusalem.—For the first time since the Moslem eon pest the Cave of Machpelah. m the Hebron Mosque, which is reputed to be the burial place of Abraham. Isaac. Jacob. Joseph. Sarah, Leah and Rebec a, is
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      566 15 CHARITY CROSSWORDS COMPETITION. NO. 52. $750 m Prizes. *S be paid to the successful ompetitors m this competition Ist Prize $450, 2nd Prize $300. From the profits of the competition 50 per cent will be handed to ST. MARY'S HOME, SINGAPORE. .i>. \rross. with lejrs. ruirae. T'r.it** article. r——^——»-^ oil.
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      697 15 NOTICES. PERAK TURF CLUB. SPRING MEETING, 1928 First Day, Thursday, 2nd., February, 1928, Second Day, Saturday, 4th., February, 1928, Third Day, Tuesday, 7th., February, 1928, Fourth Day, Thursday, 9th., February, 1928, Fifth Day, Saturday, 11th., February, 1928, 21 Races for Horses. 12 Races fer Ponies. S Races (or Peral: Tun
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      173 15 Ijy Arthur Moreland. N>, n. The Eatan.will Election. 1M- hWK'K 1N PlCTU?^nc^^ ll— aIW^iftSWSWSESSS. .^S^^t?l^ A PLACE ON rt J^ m m R£PEMEOLY /-n -ft A Vs&< TttetECtotS,WHICHIfNDSOO«RO»O BTIS»MAN M^ /^hf^ mi^^Mf^i Iffy Ml^^W{ jSk^^tMH W% "^VSNABAftO EMPLOYED BY THE HON -YW^TOP^cSiHC f \^§^^^SKmmni W\ L.m an J oFPoSSnni w
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    A SEA CAREER.
    875 16 AND THE PROSPECTS IT OFFERS. A Reply to Viscount Inchcape. I read with interest and attention Lord Inchcape's article under the above heading that appeared m The Sunday Times a short time ago, for I was one of the small number of Merchant Service officers who. some
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      657 16 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe,
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      566 16 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc., 44. PEAVER STREET. NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE (via Suez) M.S. SILVERMAPLE due Feb. 24 M.S. SILVERGUAVA due Mar. 10 M.S. SILVERBELLE due Apr. 12 PACIFIC JAVA CALCUTTA SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES
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      689 16 SHIPPING NOTES. A cargo of soya beans arrived from Darien by the Silksworth yesterday, bound for Port Said. The P. and 0. Delta has left Hong Kong and is expected to arrive at this Port at 8 a.m. on Wednesday. She will proceed alongside the Singapore Jiarbour Board's Wharves on
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      44 16 CLEARANCES. Jan. 27.—Bintan, Swartenhondt, Limburg, Vondel, R. S. Bahru. Sembilan. Op ten Noort, Van dor Capellen. (I>ut); Halvdan, Produce, (Nor); Kamakura Maru. Tokushiraa Maru, (Jap>; Esquilino. (Ital); Fairfi^ld City. (Am); Ban Sion# Bee, Antunjr, EleT>hanta, Raub. Honj? Kwonc:. Pcrak, Jerantut. St-ariff Bee, Devanha. (Brit).
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      387 17 TRAVEL™ COMFORT DOLLAR fiS^ "PRESIDENT k LINERS JJ**B9 Dollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. All state-rooms are outside rooms, well-ventilated and cooled by electric fans. They are furnished with be Is (not berths), each having an electric reading lamp. State-room^ with private bath predominate, all have hot and
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      727 17 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OF BATAVIA). (Incorporated m Holland.) 0 UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections to: —Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments *nd Manager's desk. Representatives m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penang). of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU
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    CRICKET.
    1243 18 A FASCINATING BRANCH OF THE GAME. Some Memorable Catches. One of the best stori sin connection with brilliant catching at cricket refers to the late Mr. A. N, Hornby, Lancashire's one time popular captain. In the Gentlemen v. Flayers' match at Kennington Oval m 1881. a fine first-wicket partnership
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    SKATING IN ENGLAND.
    278 18 So rare m England nowadays are opportunities afforded for indulging m speed skating that it may be imagined with what relish the enthusiasts of the ice regarded the pre Xmas frost which made possible winter sports m many parts of the country. Unfortunately, however, an organisation which
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    "A CURSE AND DISGRACE."
    113 18 Mr. W. R. Morris on Condition of Unemployment. Mr. W. R. Morris, the motor-car manufacturer, speaking at a dinner to his staff at Coventry, said it was a curse and disgrace that this country had M many unemployed, and he was convinced that if protection were
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    DEAD SOLDIERS' CRIMES.
    80 18 Convicts who fell m the War. London, Jan. 5. The Grand Jury at Birmingham ha? passed a resolution expressing the opinion that convictions recorded against soldiers and sailors killed m the Great War should be erased. The Recorder, Sir Henry Maddocks said that the idea appealed to
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    DAME CLARA BUTT'S DAUGHTER ENGAGED.
    37 18 London, Jan. 13. The engagement is announced of Joy, the only daughter of Mr. Kennerley Rumforr* and Dame Clara Butt Rumford. and Ma jot Claude Cross, formerly of the Indiar Medical Services.
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    THE WHITE ELEPHANT.
    1166 18 CEREMONIES OF A SACRED ANIMAL. The Negligent Slave. The celebrated white elephant now m th< Zoo. which was to have embarked for its native land this Yule-tide, may be .>** on r a London circus. Whit." elephants—so f&lfed because*. I'fw the white rhinoceros, they are not white
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    DELANEY'S LIGHTNING KNOCK-OUT.
    37 18 Nr\* <»rk, J:in. 17. Jack Pelam y. < x Kgfct hcav^, ;l champion, now asjniinp: for 0H L weipht title, ha^ opene'l his campaign by kncxking out Sully Montgomery, ex-footbail star, m 2L 1 see.
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    ELECTRICITY FOR PERAK TOWNS.
    275 19 The concessions held by the Perak River Hydro-Electric Power Company for the supply of electrical energy m the State of Perak include the right to supply energy for use m the towns m their area. With the object of putting electricity within the reach of as
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    54 19 Yesterday's Alterations. January 27th, (Insing Prices. hin Chin Tin fully paid 1.08 14SH Kuchai 2.22 Ms 2.27^ Malayan Cons. 1.18 1.22 Nawag Pet 127V2 IJM Bukit Jelutong 1.14 I.IJ .'mlrajriri 10.80 11.10 ex. Ma'aka Pir.da 2.47^ 2.55 Mentakab 54 57 New Seudai 3.22-. 3.27^ Punjreor 14J 1.22-.
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    FRASER & CO- EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    849 19 FRASER CO- EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. FRIDAY, JAN. 27th Buyers Sellers Asam Kumbang 57s 68i 6d Bangrin Tin 3tfs 6d 37s tt.i Batang Padang ($1) 55 60 Hatu Caves ($1) 1.3") 1.40 Chenderiang <£) 18s 19s Chin Chin ($1) 1.07 1.12H Eastern Siam 23s 24s Haad Yai (£1) 28s 9d
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    EXCHANGE.
    67 19 i..nua: 27. Bank 4 m.s. £>l 5-Si Bank demand 2 H-S8 Private credit? 3 m.s. I 4 19-3:! New York, demand 5G 1. Credits 9t d:iys. T>B France, demand MJi India, T. T. 1541, Honjr Konp. demand 11 p.c. Dfe. Yokohama, demanci lit Java, demand 140V4 Bangkok, demand 80
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    PRODUCE.
    213 19 January 27. Tin 175 Ton.- $12 4^ Gambier 8 Pepper White If Pepper Black 67 Flake Tapiota 91* Pearl Sajro Small 9 Copra 11.45 Copra Sundried 11.SS Opium. Benares unt. 4,000 Rice Liang: Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle < New 330 Rice, Siam old No. 1. :>:*•> Rice. Rangoon
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    55 19 Jan. 27th. 12 o'clock noon. R.S.S. equ:il tO Standard Q.C.F. Spot ts% <»6-\t Standard R.S.S. Siiot >;T 07>< on Temler Feb-Mar. CtX f,^\ Apr-Jum- T(t Tin T'jly-Sopt. 71.. 71 a Tono of Market: Easier. latest Table: London Spot BfcfCt IH\<l pel Ib New York Spot
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    188 19 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. Singapore, Jan. 27. Klibber. London Is 7d. *yd down. Local 67 non. Tin.—London 1250. 15s down. Local 124% for 175 tons. Mining.—Steady. Taipinjr 1.32 1- 1.37%, North Taipin^ 1.30 I«SS, South Taiping 65 •7, Penawai 82% M, Bmgd Way 3JN) &S5, Kuchai 2.22 2Ji%, Malaya Consolidated*
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    THE ANGLO-JAVA MERGER.
    51 19 Messrs. Sandilands, Kuttery an<l \>.. agents for An^lo-Java Rubber and produce Company Ltd., have received cabled advicf from London that the prospectus oi the Anplo Java mergrer was published on the 25th inst., and the list was closed about mid-day on the 28th. inst.. some £5,000.000 having:
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    OUR FINANCIAL CABLE.
    233 19 Rubbers Quiet. TIN FIRM. (Fioni Our Own Correspondent.) I "luimi Jan. 27. Rubbers are exceptionally cjuret. an out standing feature beinp the steady and sub stantial spurt m Tolpdsari which pre_ viously moved up «»n the amalgamation rumours, but relapsed \Nh«>n denied by tin Anglo. Java Co.
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    YESTERDAY'S RUBBER AUCTION.
    113 19 Tho Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held Hi S4Hth. aurtior. yesterday, when there was catalogued 1,008.222 lbs.: 4r>(»10 tons. Offered UMTS lbp.: Mjß7 tons. Sold 700.K97 lbs.: ItfJt tons. Spot. London Is. 7 1**!. N\w York mlb IMUI KS KKAI.IZFD. ■Mai Smok«'d She«*t. (Vnts Ter Mi
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    LEWIS AND PEAT'S REPORT.
    209 19 Singapore Jan. 27. Owing tn iht < hnicse N« w Year and the inacti.ii v oi the home market.-. we ha\. had n-ry <'i:u't period since our la» repOTi. I'rice- MM to-di;y have >}i very snail fluctuations, hut at the time of VrftHlf tfct situation MM
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    SHIAN MOR FOR JAPAN.
    79 19 Major .1. S. Courtauld\« three-year-old Shian Mor, ha^ been sold to a Japan* nobleman. As the MM MfwM !>n vately. the purrhase prin- has not beer, vealed. Shian Mor. who is by Buehan out of Orlass, finished third to Call Hoy and H Nifcht m this
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    20 19 During last year the Export of rubber fron* Johore totalled h2"),0;;0 rikul- mid compared ith 1.100.1.»0 p: ku's m 1996,
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    S.T.C. ANNUAL MEETING.
    1382 20 THE CLUB'S EFFICIENT WORKING. Committee Congratulated. Mr. A. W. Vick presided over the annual BSjsjafsJ meeting of the Singapore Tuif Club held yesterday. Moving ;he adoption «>f tht- report and accounts he said: The annual report anil accounts of the Club have l>een m your hands for
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    MALAYA CUP RUGBY.
    229 20 TODAY'S BIG MATCH IN KUALA LUMPUR. Perak or Singapore? The Malaya Cup Rugby competition reaches a conclusion this afternoon, when Singapore, representatives of the south on several previous occasions of the same character, and Perak. who have represented the north m the last two finals (being defeated
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    R. S. Y. C. REGATTA.
    112 20 The following events will be included m .o day's Yacht Club regatta. 4.30 p.m. Pairs. <n W, H. Beamaa; J. T. Haydon; C. L Bomnnarey. it) A. E. Lee; J. C. H. Booth; I. K. Petty. (S) .1. K. Gwinnel; M. J. Field; F. F.
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    GARRISON HOCKEY LEAGUE.
    34 20 Results m thy Garrison Hockey League dating the week have been: H.Q.(A>. 4. H.Q. D.E. 1. No. 2. Coy. 2. R.A.M.C. 1. Fort Canning conceded the points to \o 4. Coy.
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    MALAYAN RACING.
    518 20 NEXT WEEK'S MEETING AT IPOH. The Handicaps. The following are the weights for the first day of the Perak Turf Club meeting at Ipoh on Thursday. Race No. 1. Horses—Purse First Division— (Six Furlongs):—lunine 0.3, Queen Humbug 5.12. Tija 8.10, Star of Athole 8.10, More Yet 8-9, Dolly
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    FOOTBALL INTER-COMMERCIAL CUP.
    240 20 A.P.C. and Borneo Co. Draw After Extra Time. The lirst round of the Inter-Commercial Cop Competition started yesterday evening when the Borneo Company met the A.P.C. They failed, however, to come to any decision as, after extra time, the result remained a draw with each side having
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    599 20 TO-DAY'S ENGLISH CUP MATCHES. The Probablities. The fourth round of the English F. A Cup is being played to-day the draw beinj. as follows: Bury vs. Manchester United. Exeter vs. Blackburn. Cardiff vs. Liverpool. Port Vale vs. New Brighton. Swindon vs. Sheffield Wednesday. Southport vs. Middlesbrough. Derby vs.
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    FOOTBALL COMPETITION NO. 23.
    168 20 A reminder to intending Competitors who have not yet sent m their coupons that entries for Competition No. 23 dose this morning and must reach this office by ten o'clock. was the best performer m the Borneo attack worked the ball well up the line finishing
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