The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 4 January 1929

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  • 13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, 6»J>. Mvil>A\. JANUARY 4, 1929. NO. 12,608
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  • 282 1 His Majesty had a good day with seme improvement followed by a restless night l'-ut no change recorded in his progress Pagea 7 and f. His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury is again unwell Page H. A severe earthquake shock and disastr:;u< lidal wave and gale have
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  • 912 1 This morning there passed by me in the 4 Strand, mar Somerset House, a gentleman it whose face I allowed myself to stare. It is rude to stare, as your governess nust have told you l<>ng ago. Hut 1 think hat it mas uo forgiven if it
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 263 1 SWALLOW ARIELL'S ROLLER FLOUR IN 51.0 LAGS. UNGONTAMINATED, I Rafißles Hotel I j ROOMS WITH MODERN SANITATION x j 1 TEA EXCELLENT GRILL DINNER j 1 DANCES TANIA SVETLANOVA DANCES 1 IJS& MURASMffiNOVA SSSr |l I I J2KL and S A™AY I 1 ALEX SALNIROFF orchestra. I I{affles The Popular
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    • 233 1 I I I i QUALITY is the point fy which is necessary .rt/fc^ I mi vy Af M f A yy rJ "EMBASSY" PySS||j VIRGINIA No. 77 |i has been justly 0, 1 1 ml^r g ft v u x> described as i» k V/. 6 v,^khi*,€H THE CIGARETTE I
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    • 96 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Pears 1 ><>a;> prevents skin discomfort Page 5. Stocks of special milk preparations prnviriji- Ta^c -I. Cargo notices re llarella ami City oi Bedford— Page V2. Estate and Trust Agencies for estate management Page -"i. Coyne Company at the Theatre; New films' at th v Cinemas^— Page 2.
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    • 7 1 SWALLOW ARIELL'S CAKES FOR DAINTY AFTERNOON TEAS.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 214 1 THE WEEK. Fridt 4//-. High Water, 5.2 a.m., 8.1, SJ2€ i>.m.. 7.»'.. Malacca: H. W. 1.4(1 a.m.. 2.60 p.m., 4.3. Hockey: S.C.C. 'A' \>. Services "A". S.C.C. Saturday, ~>th. High Wat. r, .'»..">4 ::.in.. VL\ »n.">J |>.m.. 7.4. Malacca: H. W.. 3.10 ;..m.. 5.6, SJMI p.m., 4.2. Outward mail due.
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  • 608 2 CARPENTIER— MUSICAL STAR. Georges Carpcntier is likely to become a >tar of the Musical comedy in this country, writes "The Stroller," la the Kvening Nfews. Georges, was recently quietly "tried out'' ai singer and dancer at a Birmingham theatre under the auspices of the Moss Empires group <>f theatres, and
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  • 148 2 "CANNOT GET ON WITHOUT GEORGE V. K. C. Kishop of Nottingham's Pastoral Letter. London, Dec 1'»lh. Ln the Ronuun Catholic churches «»i tlv i»f Nottingham, comprising Sotting* *hirt», Derbyshire, Leicestershire and I Lincolnshire Counties, th««iv was to-da] solemn exposition «»t th»- Blessed S.-n-in-ment, in vi»-w of Om- neriottM 1 1
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  • 123 2 Workmen's Kind Under Ccftur Flmt. Preston. N'»\. 27. Workmen excavmtinc «»n Um pramfaet formerly known m Um Qoeen't Hotel, in Northroad, Preston, were digging in Um ceUmr whtn a ipade ■traek Bomething? hanl. Caretul digging brought tu li^ht two human -ku"- and l<*u' and arm 1>om«--.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 575 2 SPONGES. A large assortment of BATH AND TOILET SPONGES JUST RECEIVED: Prices from 75 cents to $9.00. MEDICAL HALL LTD., Opposite New Post Office. SINGAPORE. jA 104 FIRST PRIZES I I Wmovaoo I gipj? 1 LEADING THE WORLD II PTrjll 1 IN WATCH VALUE c II Sole Agent S.S. F.M.S.
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    • 191 2 VICTORIA THEATRE SATURDAY. JANUARY sth. TO JANUARY 12th. AT 9.30 PJM. The Fred Coyne Enterprises will present the Coyne Musical Comedy Company To-morrow, Saturday and Monday THE NONSTOP DANCING REVUE "KEEP MOVING" BOOKING AT LITTLE'S. PRICES: $4, $2 and $1. Sr PAVILIONS FROM TUESDAY, Ist. TO MONDAY, 7th. JANUARY, (THE
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    • 203 2 ALHAMBRA p fe (Tan Cheng Kee and Co., Ltd., Proprietors). i^^— Programme Commencing Jan. 2nd and ending Monda» Jan. 7th. /n tAe Second Show at 9 p;nt: THE LATEST EMPIRE NEWS WILLIAM FOX presents CHICKEN A LA KING An up-to-date Broadway comedy with a sweet daddv wbn i the ladies.
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  • 1183 3 ROYAL VISITORS' INSPECTION. A Variety of Interests. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Batavia. Dec. 28. On Saturday last Count de Rethy visited a number of Government offices in Weltevreden, special attention being paid to the work of the "Vclkslectuur" which distributes popular literature amongst the native population and the
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  • 44 3 I "Chica-ro assassin may have shot wrong i tian. HeaJ-I'ne. Something ought to be r lone about this. Perhaps they can work 3 >ut a mSwbm for numbering prospective p rictims up in Chicago on the ordefr of the football-player system.- -St. Louis Star.
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  • 205 3 CBYLON CIVIL SERVICE. Mr. Ormsby-Gore is of opinion that it Will be of advantage to Ceylon and the| whole Empire if Ceylon maintains a nade and information office in London. With regard to future recruitment to the Civil Service of Ceylon, he eons. ders that, provided candidates
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  • 197 3 PEN ANG POLO GYMKHANA. The Penanir Polo Club held a very successful Rag Gymkhana on Saturday the first after an interval of many years and the various items wove thoroughly enjoyed by competitors and spectators alike. The i.ujre attendance included the Hon'ble the Resident Councillor, Penanff, and Mrs. Frost, ■nd
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  • 27 3 A normal and healthy ftactloii <^i youth n^ainst aa)t has been hiteniiftcd bf t^ e killing off, in the war, of an internittliat© generation,- *rof. Gilbert Murray
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 416 3 STOCKS 1 ARRIVING SHORTLY. I 4CQUIN I A combination of pure milk and tasteless quinine |a in powdered form. A very beneficial help in warding off mild attacks of malaria. ij LAfIDAC I A combination of Lactic Acid and separated milk in powdered form. A successful treatment b] for Dysenterv,
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    • 240 3 crippled with Estate Trust Agencies i •HEWWIISB I /IQO'7\ I 'i«J 5 Warn-ont, ill, life a misery one day, the X I IM/ I I JfTlllPfl Mxt free from pain, able to enjoy work and M *S M* M W JL4 I UJI Il^%t pleasure, this is the experience of
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  • MOODS MODES OF EVE.
    • 838 4 [SPECIAL TO FREE PRESS] We had been warned by well-meaning friends that the road which v ould bring us to Martigues was quite uninteresting and had a terribly bad surface for motoring, but. undeterred by these croakers, we determined to set forth in our little Peugeot pre. pared for
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    • Article, Illustration
      44 4 The Mousing over-bodice of this frock of black "Fleur de Sole" opens in front to show a draped girdle, accentuating the natural waist-line. The full gathered skirt, which dips |jj back and irregularly on both sides, is mounted at the hip-line.
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    • 595 4 Rarely does a black and white ensemble look so fascinating as when it is made up like the evening: frock and coat I saw when shopping in town the other afternoon. The nock was really quite simple, a long bodice of white embossed velvet, being belted with
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    • 342 4 The (iolJen Roof by Marjorie Bo wen. (Holder and Stoughton). This is an historical novel, the aero of which If Maximilian I. of Hapsburg, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. The authoress, judging from her preface, has made deep research n various contemporary accounts including* :he letters and
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    • 886 4 Occupation for Bored Housewives. i HOW TO GROW VEGETABLES. [Special to the Free Press.] With reasonable care, several vegetables can be grown in our gardens here in Malaya, but for the purpose of assuring a good start it is necessary to make a generous application of fertilisers. There
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    • 43 4 evening cloaks should he made on very slim lines, but the fur used to trim i.. the cloaks may he as soft and "bushy" as you like. In the sketch, black velvet is trimmed with white Jox. l a
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    • 465 4 1 read the other day of a shopping 1 expedition by the Queen, and of how efficient she is in her transactions. The Queen arrives at the shops knowing" just what she wants, and that, after all is the secret of quick, satisfactory shopping. If other purchasers were
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    • 401 4 If y»>u are fond of humorous fiction, then ou are certainly an enthusiastic reader of G. Wodehouse. P. G. Wodehouse is a most delightful vriter. His situations are always funny ind his funniness is always clean. I do not now of any other writer of light fiction vho
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    • 729 4 A man at West Hoathley w lru go shares with his in a pi* ft* ''*>'•< the gicat charm was a timbered h lcl despite that and Longshanks 1 pe£*'.W and also my liking for pork. v inducement and bade tht* tempter other partner. Thereafter Leagshanki
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    • 25 4 A water-proofed homespui shades of grey and black on ground, makes a garment thai H easily worn In -un-shiny w. i the rain.
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  • 396 5 Captain F. E. Guest's Scheme. "Although Gttat Britain ltads tto world in lejfard to the cesi^n and pcrfoiiiiance oi hex aeroplanes, we have fewer civil machines than any other first-class Power," Captair the Rt. Hon. F. E. Guest, M.P., the former Air Minister, told the Daily Express Ail
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  • 367 5 Confession to Medical Council. A frey-haired doctor, with clenched flsta and ashen fate, stood before forty member* of the General Medical Council and fought for his carter, hi> reputation, his wife and four children. He was Dr. Arthur Pitzwilliam Comyn, one of the leading physiciani of Rythe.
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  • 146 5 A Bow-street Comedy. "No. 9 prisoner, no surrender," announced the gaoler at Bow-street. The magistrate marked the charge-sheet accordingly, and the policeman in the case went away. After all the other business had been disposed of "No. 9 prisoner" was placed in the dock, and was asked
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  • 214 5 Mohammedan faiths expounded their respective religious experiences. "Definite plans have been laid for a forward move in the expansion of the Federation's work in all continents, including: service for foreign students in European and American universities, and the holding of a conference in Honolulu on the
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 170 5 CADBURY'S 1^ Hf yLAJ| J ■'•JiUMI^U^jA tto^^^l i,. 'i y /a^^^r m^^^kk An Entirely New Assortment NOT MERELY A NEW LABEL CENTRES of Attraction and Delight OBTAINABLE AT ALL LEADING STORES t ."ijjc nis HUTTENBACH, LAZARUS AND SONS, LTD. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements). SINGAPORE, PENANG. KUALA LIMPIK AND IPOH.
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    • 420 5 a f fl B£Vl^bl fy I Just Look at Him! a And yet If everybody's baby were Even a delicate baby will take jl M ||ke Jimmy what a happy world "Lactogen" and thrive oni g it would be for mothers! Yet For, besides being easy to digest 5 S
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  • 1320 6 TENNIS STAR MAY VISIT SINGAPORE. Betty Nuthall to Travel. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 6. It is announced that there is a possibility »f Miss Betty Xuthall— the fam-.ms lawn tennis -tar -and Mrs. Nuthall, taking a pleasure trip to Singapore. Miss Xuthall is playing in
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    • 291 6 in jlu- Editor, Si r Vour correspondent >4 D.V. seems very annoyed ana I feel very amused. 1 mighi say in passing that "D.V." does not ap] ai- to have ma<lf a very close study o! the Aristotelian syllogism. And now, il you will War with me,
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 234 6 How Virol builds for LIFE y»^ u ulni new baby 1 IK I > II TV7I_IE?KT A /^UTI 1^ .Mll.lllllllil'lllillltt 111 Two Generations 'Qj f?fy i flf _jJ^^m ZUZ rO-/)-4V Mrs. Baker is a splendid healthy woman, with a splendid 4 healthy baby. Yet is vcurs ago she Jw £Aijk*jk<
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    • 729 6 LIST OF MODELS WEYMANN SALOON SEGRAVE MODEL. I THESE MODELS differ from the others in the following particulars: They have unsplir able glass, wire wheels, servo-assisted brakes, dimming headlamps, furniture hide Qpholstei i Straits Motor Garage. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE i Or VALUABLE FREEHOLD AND LEABBHOLD, TOWN ANh 101 PROPKRTIKS AND
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  • 381 7 SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT REPORTED. A Good Day. [Rcuter's Service.] London, Jan. 2, H..10 p.m. The Kiii^r passed a jrood day there being a slight improvement in His Majesty's condition. The bulletin is signed by Sir S. Hewett. Sir H. Ripby and Lord Dawson. London. Jan. 2, 10.20 p.m.
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  • 145 7 L Renter's Service.] Constantinople, Jan. A remarkable spectacle was witnessed in Turkey yesterday the whole nation going sck to school. Men and women, old and young, were peremptorily summoned to the classroom to learn the new Latin alphabet. Even greybeards shuffled along to revive their youthful
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  • 118 7 Pictures from All-Over the World. [Reuter's Service.l London, J tn. 2. Kight hundred and twenty paintings. drawings objets d'art in silver and glass, constituting the greatest collection of Dutch Sli ever shown, was opened to-day for public inhibition at the Royal Academy. The pictures have
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  • 75 7 Newspapers Disagree with Mr. Gilbert. 1 neuters .Service.] Herlin, Jan. 2. .Mr. Paiket Gilbert i> in no way pop**!or lince the publication of his annual report port iay ing the rosy condition of the Ctvr man economic eituationi which tnn nr*ws< apers unanimously affirm is not
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  • 78 7 [Reuter's Service. l Paris Jan. 2. The Due d'Ayen, one of the directors of "Interpresse" who has been indicated on a charge of swindling and abuse of confidence, nterrogated by the examining magistrate in the Gazette du Franc case, described his I usiness relations with Madame
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  • 830 7 CITADEL OF CHRISTIANITY IN THE EAST. The Oldest Outpost. Europe's oldest outpost in the Far East is the Portuguese colony of Macao, a quiet little place, as different from its bustling neighbours as one could imagine, though at one time it was the Mecca of all "barbarians
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  • 47 7 [Router's Service. 1 WashftsMgtom, .lan. S. The State Department has announced that an American-Canadian treaty has been signed for construction of works on Niagara liver in the neigh bourhrod of the falls to maintain and improve the scenic beauty of the falls and rapids.
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  • 34 7 [Havas Service.] I'aris. Jan. 2. 11. Lttcien Saint, Resident-General o J Tunisia, has been appointed Resident-Gen eral of Morocco. Mr. Manceron, Prefect of the Moselle, has been appointed Resident Tunisia.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 376 7 BUSINESS CARDS. MANILA \LHAMBRA CIGARS I vn for t)u«ir excellence." MEMORIALS. I SINGAPORE CASKET CO. [ONUMENTAL MASONS. Telephone No. 75. TO LET. furnished rooms, $40 jier month. Thnah Road. No\ No. 250 care of II Robertson Quay. Immediate MKYKH BROTHERS. 115 North Bridge Road. Entry Ist Apjly MEYER BROTHERS. 35
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    • 740 7 NOTICES. I MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. Claims on refund of Assessment M Vacant Houses. NOTJCK i> hereby given that essfans for rerun,! of assessmont On vacant hotHMS within Municipal Limit* for the period from Ut Jui? to ."Ist Deconther, 19^8, must be sent to t./j Municipal iiwtior on »r before :i()th
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    • 303 7 Fine Jewels *C O** J I j J 111 K Jj&-^' a u illustrated catalogues may he obtained from A 1 iir 1 1 !»'M..«iiicU. I i,.. .alrU and Black lir.an.el AlappiM and COO S Mappin Webb London, England 158-162 Oxford St., W. 1 2 Queen Victoria St., E.C. 4
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  • 24 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH. FRAZER. At the General Hospital, Singapore, .>•: I*.-.-. :>,\. I'.tjs. f> Helen, irif« <>r' N'inian B. Fraxer, Temiang North Estate, Seremban, a daugfctei
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  • 408 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1929. MODESTY IN TRAVEL. Our contemporary in Kuala Lumpur calls attention to the fact that the new P. and O. steamer. Viceroy Of India, is to have 450 single berth cabins, and hails this information as an indication of the final stages of the
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  • 294 8 We shall have to revise our old maxims about the uselessness of the West trying to hustle the East, it the East continues to move at the pace set by its exemplars in Turkey apart from any other countries. The spectacle of a whole Nation irrespective
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  • 297 8 Calendar! received: Rene Uliman the Cyma watches. Tin- H. T. City of Marseilles with details for this station is expected here to-morrow afternoon. The R.A. Association are holding a fancy dress dance In the Drill Hall. Beach Road, to-morrow at S p.m. Lieut. H. B. Owen. D.W.R.. A.D.C. to the
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  • 109 8 Rev. V. P. Mamimen 8.A., the secretary of the All India Sunday School Union and representative of the Syrian Christians to Malaya has arrived in Singapore. Today a group photograph of the Syrian Christians will he taken at 4.30 p.m. and at 5 p.m. there will be a tea party
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  • IPOH ROAD COLLAPSE.
    • 91 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) I|) >h. Jan. 3. rather alarmm* wash-away occurrer' ■ast night on the busy Ipoh-Batu Gajah road when a hundred feet of the main road at the 63td mile suddenly slid into a big lombontf 40 feet owing to the collap-e of big
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    • 106 8 Case Again Postponed. i [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, Jan. S. In the Kuala Lumpur Police Court today before the First Magistrate, Mr. T. S. Adams, a Tamil named Manikam W*M Charged on remand with causing grievous bodily hurt to the Hon'ble Mr. J.
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  • 59 8 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Penang. Jan. 3. While the Butterworth launch "Butter worth" was on the way to Kedah pier from Butterworth this morning, a Chinese tirstClass passenger jumped overboard. The launch stopped and cruised round for twenty minutes but no trace of the man was found.
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  • 62 8 TFrom Our Own Correspondent] Penanß. Jan. 3. A fatal motor accident occurred in Perak Road when an Indian was knocked down by a motorbus and died soon alter. K<>h Low Bee, a Chinese, who is alleged to be the driver, was charged at Penan* police court to-day
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  • 426 8 A Shortn^e in Subscriptions. A meeting of the Diocesan Council oi Mai ya was held at Bishopsbourne on December JSth. with the Bishop of 9lngapoi< in the chair, at which the nuiin businest undertaken was the review Of the rinan.ia position in li»2S and the sanction o\' the
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  • 64 8 This Company, which has tome with a chorus of good press notices from India. Siam and the Straits, is due to open at the Victoria Theatre to-morrow, Saturday, and will remain here for a week. The openingshow will be "Keep Moving" which is described as a
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  • 117 8 lIS IT A FRESH START Troops Marching on H mkcm I [FREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT Hon K Konu. Un. j A cabled report received by Nav*| quai tors states that troop> <»t tf,. General, r eng tu Hsiang, ar. marching upon Hankow. Li Chung Yen. the Genen ();T
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  • 65 8 I Lifebelts not to BhuM. I FREE PRESB BERVK E. COI London. J, in I ieutenant Bucknill on bel Royal National Lifeboat In-- evidence at t ht- enquiry in:. lx>at disaster which i- beini by the Board of Trade, stated tnce showed that the Lifebelt* the Rye
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  • 50 8 A Quick Business Tour. I FREE PRESS SERVICE. I London. J;m. Sir Eric Goddes, ban n .i; t Rubber Companies, Imperial Aii left London on Wednesday for Singapore and Australia, carry out a busines> tour. He i xpects to be away for in all.
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  • 45 8 [FREE PRESS BERVICE. I OPYRIGHI London. Jtt. Ilisi .Judith Jackson has bet to the position of private lecretai to MrBaldwin, in <.onsequence of Misi I recently married Sir Ronald I who wai the Premier*! pi ii giving up the post.
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  • 162 8 The undcnioted non-fiction i it i a«iy for issui' on Satin »:a> a" Abrahams 1H.M.1 and others. Tn for Athletes. 1928. illus. Beebe (William) Beneath Tn record of diving among the i i Haiti. r.<-v illu». Bodilly (K.8.» Fighting (Talea from Haklnyt) 1927. maps Butler (AJ.) Translator. B
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 173 8 1 1 DEINHARD'S PRFRNfASTIFR I ESTATE WINE The connoisseur will appreciate this Superb Wine— The Product of the world-famous Rf vineyards of the Berncastel District. CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO., LTD. ZU i Incorporated under the Comptiv irx' Ordinances of Hong Kong). flf (Incorvorated in Shanghai.) jn ZLJ rj 90 Robinson Road.
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    • 143 8 1 EXQUISITE FACE 1 POWDERS i| ill 5i j I Delicately perfumed fj jjj to suit all. §j a g Idijpire brothers, ltdJ tjj Sole Agents (Wholesale.) [2 -:634 T.K.K/S BEADED EDGE TYRES. 815 x 120 $20. Tubes $3.75. 820 x 120 $22. $3.50. 880 x 120 $26. $4.00. 020
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    • 27 8 Mr. G. R. Tonkin has been appointed Assistant Editor of the Malay Mail. Mr. H. H. Longland, manager of Ulu Kanchong estate, Seremhan, has returned from leave.
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    • 7 8 To-day's Feature. TROPICAL GARDESISG* FOR LADIES. i
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 70 8 COMMODITY MARKET LATEST RUBBER AND TIN PRICES. [FREE PRESS SERVICE I OPYRIGHI London. Jan. 3. 1 p.m. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and notify to-day's tin prices as foil Spot £222 2-16 (down E3 8-16) Forward £222 10-16 (down £3 i-l t; The market to easier. Messrs. Symington and Sir notify to-day's
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  • 174 9 CONDITION REMAINS oAItIHi. Bulletins Satisfactory [Reuter's Service.] London. Jan. 3, 10 a.m. little change in the King's condi- morning London. Jan. ft, 11.35 a.m. bulletin at 11.16 a.m. says the King restlesi niffht but there is no change ondition. London. Jam. I, 2.05 p.m. bulletin is again
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  • 31 9 [Reuter'l Service.] I .•Midori. Jan. B. signed l»y the Archbishop of 'a doctor, states that hia grace's has been retarded by some reciulammation necessitating fur- esl in bed.
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    • 75 9 '»< Kditor. >"uiu appear, from remarks made l-ted in your columns, that amongst the motoring pu 1 doubt as to whether Dun rtinj to be made in England our English mills. >rie all over the world and supposition is that Dunlop tn- market come from Japan production centre
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  • THE TRUTH LEAKING OUT.
    • 57 9 [Reutcr'i Service.] New Delhi. Jan. B, lent of India has issiK'd a ition along the Frontier offering a reward for the detention <>f SirM ned Omar Khan, <>ne the live ate Sirdar Muhammad Ayub Afghan royal family, on parole i bad \vh<> disappeared <>n Dec. l'o. 1,200
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    • 37 9 [Reuter't Service.] New Delhi, Jan. .3. R. F. has evacuated six more woren from Kabul and no more remain to be evacuated. clane recently shot down at been successfully repaired and ick to India.
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  • 43 9 I Reuter's Service. I Sew York, Jan. S. s epidemic ii sweeping the ".on.ooo eases having been alThe health authorities, who •iy busy in this connection. rmed Si the discovery of a of influenza being followed 1 Icnei
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  • 37 9 I Reuter's Service.] New York. Jan. 3. move in the Cuban shipping the President of the Ward Line > turbo-electric-drive vessels ►si of $10,000,000 which are to Jan. let., 1930. Earlier cables on page
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  • 43 9 tomised to all Y.M.C.A •ir frion.ls at the cinema A fortnicht I<O "Behind tcreened, this week the arc "We're in the Navy the chief item in the pro- >n«i Raymond Hatton an fun-maken ami they an L <i in this picture.
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  • 17 9 ium Class advertised to com- V.W.C.A. Hostel X. Fort Can<jay has been postponed until
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  • JAPAN'S SCOURGE
    • 81 9 [Renter's Far Eastern Service.] Kumamoto, Jan .3 Aso-s an (-,,525 ft. in the centre of £"22. h proba H bly the 1 n^ th aS Sh Wn Si n of a^ivitv durng the past month and it is now reported that a severe earthquake was felt everywhere
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    • 77 9 [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Tokio, Jan. 3. A 100 m.p.h. gale accompanied by tidal waves swept the north-west coast yesterday destroying and washing away hundreds of houses in coast villages. In the Niigata prefecture 56 were killed and scores injured, telegraphic and telephonic communications are
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  • 78 9 Workers Reported to be Leaving. [Reuter's Service.] New York. Jan. S. It is reported from Para. Brazil, the workers are leaving Henry Ford's rubber plantations which were intended "to wrest the rubber monopoly from the British"' on the ground that wages are insufficient The Chief
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  • 48 9 [Reuter's Service.] Buenos Aire*. Jan. S. The Argentine has refused the invitation ot the Pan-American Conference to appoint a representative to the commission to settle the dispute between Bolivia and Paraguay. The Argentine has already offeree! to mediate but Bolivia made reservations, hence the Argentine's abstention.
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  • 59 9 1 By arrangement with Kanyang Siang Pan Press.] Shanghai. Jan. I. Fighting at Chungking has stopped temporarily. l Chiang Kai Shek has declared thai the acts of selfish military men in Szechuan and Kweichow are intolerable and Govern- ment will take positive measures. One follower of Chang
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  • 42 9 [British Radio— Official Service.] Kugby. Jan. I. The exhibition of Dutch art. which opens at Burlington house to-morrow, brings together probably the most valuable loan collection of pictures in the world. The collection has been insured for 0,000,000.
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  • 33 9 [British Radio -Official Service. 1 Kugby. Jan. S. The Lord Mayor's fund for relief of distress in mining areas has reached a total of i'40:!.r,00. [Earlier Cables on page 7.1
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  • 297 9 The Railway Report. Owing to the heavy floods in Pa hang, the main railway line from MakaraU to Trianp; is in places under three feet of water, and the services between Triany; and KuaK. Lipis, have been suspended, says Wednesday's Malay Mail, which adds: Between Kuala Lipis and
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  • 1902 9 PLAINTIFF DENIES FORGERY. Carbon or Copy Pencil The sixth day's hearing of th, Alsagoff will case was reached in the Supreme Court yesterday before the Chief Justice, Sir William Murison, when Mr. Braddell continued his rebutting- evidence. The plaintiff, Syed Yasin bin Syed Mohamed Alsagoff, called said
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  • 52 9 A committee meeting of the S.S. Association will be held on Monday, January 1 4th, in the Exchange at 6 p.m. The following will be the Agenda: To confirm minutes; Social hygiene; Municipal housing; Secretary for Postal Affairs. S.S.; Defence contribution; Government purchase opium; Annual dinner; New
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  • 137 9 Mr. G. A. Harris, of Messrs John Little and Co., Kuala Lumpur, is proceeding Home by the Katori Maru this week, and is not returning to Malaya, says the Malay Mail. Mr. Harris, in the course of his three years' stay in this country, had made many friends, and was
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    • 297 9 FbuMsidei (I I I BENT STEEL j Fire 8 Fall Resisting I 1111 V\\ 111* I I 1 1 1 l'^i in I Millar' V i Bent from one steel plate, doors of solid steel, chambers are packed with a genuine fire resisting X composition. Locks are six-lever w ith
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    • 751 10 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre.) Route subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due S'pore. ♦•HELENUS For London, Rotterdam and Hamburg
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    • 456 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in U.S.A.) "EUfSiIN^TINL PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Due Spore. s.s. CITY OF KHARTOUM Feb. 10 HOMEWARDS. s.B. CITY OF CARLISLE Havre, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg
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    • 377 10 British India and Apcar Lines. (Incorporated in England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO, UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDOIf FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Do« Da* Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnage. Singip.^e. 1929. KARMALA 9,100 Mar KASHGAR 9,000 Jan.
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    • 610 11 O. S. K. Line. Destinations. St*ani*rs. Arrive. Leave. m&l Hottordam, Hamburg, Bremen, hdfkirk and Antwerp via Colombo, Afei Suez and Port Said. Altai Maru Jan. 13 Jan. 15 itfran. Port Klizaboth. Cape Town. H>" dc Janeiro, Montevideo Bueaos Aiif.^. Ki.und-t he- World passaee £150.J t Manila Maru Jan. 4 Jan.
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    • 448 11 TRAWEL™ COMFORT DOLLAR fi9&^ "PRESIDENT^ -J^B^HP LINERS -"*^*^^HFDollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. AH statf-rooms are outside rooms, well-ventilated and cooled hy electric fans. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having nn electric reading lamp. State-rooms with private bath predominate, all have hot and cold running
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    • 596 11 KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OF BATAVIA). (Incorporated in Holland.) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub. connections to: Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representatives in the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penang). of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUR BAD OF JAVA.
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  • 78 12 SARAWAK STEAMSHIP DISPUTE. Temporary Settlement. Pending arbitration in connection with the Sarawak Steamship Company's dispute, tbe engineer on board the Vyner Brooke, about whom the dispute arose, has been suspended from the Company's service. In consequence, the Vyner Brooke was able to sail on Wednesday evening for Kuching
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  • 56 12 The light-cruiser Concord left about 12.30 p.m. yesterday for Hong Kong with reliefs for the China Station. The M.M. mail steamer Chantilly is due here from Indo-China to-day at 8 a.m. and will probably sail at 3 p.m. for Madras, Pondicherry, Colombo, Djibouti, Port Said and Marseilles.
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  • 347 12 Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, Kobe and Yokohama are. all somewhat proud, and justifiably so. of the eminent rank they hold among the world's greatest ports. Some facts revealed at a Royal Society of Arts lecture concerning London, the greatest port and market in the world, may therefore
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  • 262 12 The Cairn iteamer Cairntorr, built In 1922, broke in half after stranding in the St. Lawrence. The 37-ft. schooner Sturdy has crossed from New York to Tangier in 44 days under Mr. Edward Miles. Royal Naval Reserves' musketry is to be- 1 encouraged by a sum set aside by the
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    • 551 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated in Australia). (0) 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 motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.fc. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins
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    • 134 12 s.s. CITY OF BEDFORD. Consignees of eargo ex mhorm meatieMd steamer from New York (arrived 22nd December, |»28) arc hereby notified that the General Surrey of all carge landed in damaged condition will be held at Godowa a M «i 11 at I a.m on Tuesday, January Mh. 192i«. McALIBTEI
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    • 821 12 Kerr Steamship Co. lnc, 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated in U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE. M.S. SILVERBELLE due Jan. 7 sails Jan M.S. SILVERHAZEL due Jan. 29 ails p^' M.S. SILVERASH due Feb. 16 M.S. SILVERGUAVA due Mar. 14 M PACIFIC
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    • 727 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. j Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. < Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang I and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday
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    • 85 12 Petaling, Brit. 59, from Muar 3, for K. Tinggi 4. Atjeh, Dut. 393, from Bagan 3. for Bagan METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. (By courtesy of the Government Health Office). For the twenty-four hours ending midnight Jan. 2nd. Max. shade temp. 54.5 F Mean shade temp. 7K F Max. sun radiation 135 p
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  • 1207 13 Engagements Announced. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Bangkok. Dec. 25. Visitors to Bangkok during the week in elude Mr. G. W. Swire, one of the London directors of Messrs Butterfield and Swire who came via Singapore, and departed again alter spending three days here looking into the shipping
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  • 54 13 Thieves' Cwt-and-a-half Hurden at Hendon. A church bell weighing a hundredweight and a half has been stolen from St. John's Churchyard, Hendon. The theft is believed to have taken place in daylight. It must have taken at least two men to carry the bell out of the
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  • 122 13 Sir Michael O'Dwyer, in a speech at the 1912 Club, while declaring that it would be rash to try to forecast the proposals of the Simon Commission, expressed the opinion that the principle of communal representation must be maintained, and. perhaps, extended, and the present powers
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    • 225 13 **^ttg^, 1 m Catarrhal, Fermentative Angler's Emulsion exercises soothing, lubricating, antifermentative effects throughout the entire digestive tract That is why it is so valuable in affections ot the stomach and intestines. It soothes and cleanses the mucous membrane, allays irritation, fermentation, catarrh uiceration. It restores tone to all the digestive
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    • 104 13 \^Sa2ls^2w Wmm^^^ I Thoroughly Modern Dodge Brothers Standard Six possesses all the performance qualities you expect in a modern motor car— it accelerates swiftly and smoothly attains high speed quickly, and easily maintains it with low fuel consumption that is truly Built of a quality that has been tested a
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  • 649 14 Will the East, defying the compass, as it were, and obliterating its immemorial characteristics of thought and custom, one day become West? Asks Sir E. Demson Koss, Director of the London School of Oriental Studies. The revolutions in dress and mode of living: which
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  • 347 14 IsMc CMHMIbOB was perhaps the tinest scholar Of his age; a Huguenot refugee who. when he sought asylum in England, vo entranced our academic King James I. 'vith his learned talk that he trained a inecure in the Church of England at the respectable stipend of
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  • 493 14 One of the most remarkable superstitions about the stage— which has manyhas come to prominence through the death of a man and his wife who were producing "The Bohemian Girl'* at Liverpool. The superstition is that it is an unlucky opera; and the managing director of the
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  • 390 14 SERMON AROUSES RESENTMENT. Critic of War Heroes. Peoi le in Waltham art discussing with I resentment a sermon preached in the 900 I years old Abbey church by the Rev. W. C. I Procter, an ex-rector of Wiltshire parish I who lives at Barnet. In the presence of 500 people,
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  • 81 14 "Publicity* Defence to Pretty Hats Claim. Paris, Nov. 24. Mile. Cecil! Sorel. who is said to be the belt drciicd actress in the world, is offering: a novel defence to the claim of a firm of milliners for 92.455 francs (£788) for hats which they allege they
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    • 324 14 ;;:r i(,,, f JjWaLD SCOTCH WV. j OPENING AND CLOSING FACILITATED BY rr^^^^kn NEW SCREW CAP No corkscrew necessary r^ZSil I Possibility of leakage K^ frf or contamination througn j^,^^ faulty corks eliminated THE DISTILLI-RS AGF.NCV. LTI>.. EDINBURGH 6 14 V T .«>..„. t n t Cover cut th> Lab>^
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    • 199 14 V.. 6 <! STOP THAT I Less Work J— I and tLEAK. i Better Results You can quickly repair leaks or cracks in ratli- flfe v 4 ators, why be stranded j »J* miles from home, when /*v^^v i i| V A it can be avoided by f^O Tfl]!f& J>V
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  • 917 15 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. THURSDAY, JANUARY 3rd. A Buyers Seller*. Asam Kumbang <i) 44s 3d 45s 3d Banjrnn Tin (£> 4Os tid 4 ls *d Batanj* Padanjr ($1 > 4 7 s'» Batu Caves I<6o j.r Burmah Malaya 4 0s 4>s Chendcrianj; U'l Us SW 12s 6d Chin
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  • 63 15 Janutiy Hank 1 m.-. •> j Bank demaad 2 3 7 8 Private credits :< m.-. "4 7-10 New York, demand r>6 Wi Credits 90 days g s Franco, (Icmnnd 1436 Hong Kong, demand ll>» 4 p c Dis* Yokohama, deauind 122 Java, demand 188% Kanpkok, demand y J
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  • 198 15 t January Tin Ton- $***** Gambier 7 Pepper White Km Pepper Black §j I' lake J a;)i(><.-.* ~:i Pearl Sago Small i t'opru Sundred 10.30 Rue Lian^' Hm < hnt, \\:nk Red Eagle (N*w) 330 Rice, Slam old N j. i. 29Q Rice, Rangoon Binta/i 2GO Rice, KHriK<.on Sioka
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  • 77 15 .lanu:>r> :lr<|., 12 o'clock noon. R.S.S. pquaJ to Standard, ii< F. Spot 28 j<«v 4 standard R.S.S. on Tender Jan. 2w, jou, Feb.- Mar. J;» 4 30 Apr.-.Juiu- rjO l :{n* 4 .lulv -S«M)t. :-!l :jl». 4 Torn- of Market: Steady. Latest < r t
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  • 69 15 ltti£l>>. Jan. 2. Underwriting was arranged to-day for the new Government of India loan of £10,000,000 in 4 1 per Pent. l!».~>?»-r>X stock. The Issue price will be pel* cent. The new issue con* stitute- tin- largest oversea- loan floated for some time, and a* the money
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  • 35 15 l>ar low and «>., Agents. Harimau, 11*250; Majedie (Johore), 1 -000; Muar Itam, 170; Permas 28.000; Sekong, i».mm>. Kahman Hydraulic- Tm, Limited output during the month of December was 1.000 pikuls.
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  • 58 15 The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company inform us that they are in receipt of cable from head office advising then, that the ik'w insurance effected in lit'JS amounts to 17 l i> million pounds. This is the largest business ever done by the Manufacturers Life Insurance Company in any year. The
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  • 249 15 BRITISH MALAYA RUBBER. December Statistics. The following: is a statement of the (,uantity and value of rubber exported d urine December: lf l«7 To iatc A^rain.t h H;i M*4 tfO.swo 76,398 1 SA 4MIB _'i.o<«7 £84,191 »ii C. Kur. .-,,4»>:: |,i* njm 3^, Po? 7.25V 7 S» HP" M'->» UiN
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  • 208 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. Singapore, Jan. :t. Kul>iu>r. London i> lfid. l/l€d down. Local 21»'4 eenta. Tin. London C225 Lsa, BSi <h! down. Local $113^0 tor 225 tons. Mining. Steady. rVUliing 4.M .">.<!(•. Kinta Dredge U>2 1. .">.'., IVnawat W 91, Kuyoh 27 2l». Sungei Way SJO o.:»0, .Malaya Conttola
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  • 162 15 Vcaterday*s Alterations. lan. 3rd.. Cfaahag Met*. TI Buyers Seller* Hun- Patt ($1) ;{i;i «»i, Kuchai (2) |.6O 1.63 Malayan "on>. f;4 g-^ i Mettfrlembu 20 27 North Taiping $sv» W Padang Piandok lOVfc UH noni J'an.i Tins (parti) 09 d"iso. 04 disc Petaling 1.90 4.5#7v. hahman H\,l.
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  • 46 15 Chan Sze Onn teereUrl^ Ji Kucha Pin Dredffinr, Limited inins of thii Company'i Bucket Di*df* for December, werf follow^-Poi •ible nmning tinu- 744 hours; time lost Ul hours. 53 miiM.2 avtran dirging depth 56 SfLi™ J?" Ml !>ikMl^ rM*W Ka»H iBo,uoo cubic yards.
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  • 22 15 i Gl l nian ian< aiv UtU h *v<- in.,,, hard hu. I bis has occurred in our ow« hear ing.— Punch.
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    • 1034 15 I ASSETS OVER $8,000,000 I TITO VdDAV r lfflm n M ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $30,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY UMTTED. j (Incorporated in Straits Settlements). I iTTBAPTivp ni *xto Life AsBUl> ance Companies Act. ATTRACTIVE PLANS OF ASSURANCE AGENTS WANTED i Secretsrv ""^^^■^■^^■■■imb^ G C KN «X.
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    • 35 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England by Royai Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE. FideMty Guarantee— Administration Bonds. Singapore Representatives.— -Messrs. BARLOW CO.. f CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 944 16 CENTURIES BY WOODFUL AND BRADMAN. Larwood Strains Ankle. [Router's Service.] Melbourne. Jan. 3. In sultry w—tWr and before an attendant numbering 10.000, the third Test Match was continued here this moraine, the Australian*! inntaffl l>eintf resumed \>\ the overnight not-outa. Woodfull < <»4 > an.l Kippax (34),
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  • 79 16 NEW YEAR LEAGUE GAMES. Scottish Postponements. [Beater's Service.! London. Jan. 2. The following: are the results in the nine leagues to-day: DIVISION 3.— (Northern Section). Arlington '5. Bradford City 3. SCOTTISH DIVISION I. \yr 0. Dunde'e 3. owdenbeath 2, Kilmarnock 0. harts Aberdeen 2. I Kotherweil 2. Falkirk
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  • 192 16 Whites Win Trial Match. A rugby trial match on the Padanp ft*terday between two S.C.C. teams in preparation for the match against the 2nd. Welch <>n Saturday resulted in a win for Whitci by IS-pts. (2 jroals 1 try) to S-pts. (one try The match was very closaly contested
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  • 79 16 The Captain's Priie competition <•>♦'• holes bogey play) concluded on New Year's Pay and resulted in a win for Lt.-Col. J. I>Richmond win. tinishi.l 1 down. The following were the best results returned Lt. C.I. J. I). Richmond 10 1 down. R. Renton 7 3 H. Rogers
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  • 98 16 The following is the result of tho H<»>r Cup, played on December 'J'.'th. and 30th.. January Ist. and 2nd. K. C. MacNaught R2 12 70 Captain H. B. W. Savile SB 12 W E. R. Cartwright M 10 7 4 Franklin v 7 12 75 Major K.
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  • 67 16 The following races will be -ailed on Sunday next. "A** (Mass: For a trophy presented by members Of the Sailing Committee. Start 10.10 a.m.; Course, Club Course; Handicaps Klla 7 per tent. Joy 10 per cent. *'H" (lass: For a trophy presented by Messrs. K. M. Williams and H.
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  • 70 16 Mr. Clamit- Falkiner will pve his first exhibition smasc on Padmorc billiard table to be followed l»y fancy strokes at Padmore's Billiard Hall. :{7r>-l Victoria Street on Sunday, at 8 p.m. Mr. EL K. Laou oi the Aston Athletic- Club, one of Sinjrap«re's best players, will be
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  • 31 16 [Router's Service.] Melbourne, Jan. 3. A "Shilling Fund' has been started in Melbourne on behalf of Hammond, who made 2")1 and 2CO in consecutive innings foi England.
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  • 27 16 The first annual Easter Tennis Touma ment will be held at the Nilai Club on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, March 30 and 81 and April I.— M.M.
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  • 1505 16 A MORE HOPEFUL OUTLOOK. Business Better. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Dublin, Dec. 5. Free State Commerce and Trade are so Readily improving that the general outook is much better and business men are ooking- forward to 1929 with much better hopes. Trade returns for the Free State
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  • 293 16 Chinese Committed For Trial. THE QUEEN STREET INCIDENT. Mr. Gourlay, the Second Magistrate, yesterday committed for trial before the next Assizes a twenty-yvar-old Chinese on charges of murder, armed robbery and attempted murder. The evidence recorded at the preliminary enquiry was that tho accused with three others
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  • 85 16 We bear that Mr. G. M. Brand was so unfortunate as to have an akle broken when playing Rugby on Tuesday. M.M. A further remand of one week was granted in Shanghai in the case of Private James Boyle, K.0.5.8., who is charged with attempted murder and, alternatively with cutting
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    • 134 16 Nursery Records 3j CHILDREN will be enraptured with the- M B ffi V^Rhymes and Tunes, and Fairy Stories and S rollicking wholesome fun which are to be r, inn j these delightful Records. nd His Master's Voice i! Ask to hear these records or write for descriptive lei II S.
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