The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 9 January 1929

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    Masthead
    13 1 Singapore Free Press 1(1 CKXTS SINGAPORE, &S. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1929. NO. 12,612
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    248 1 Slow but continuous progress is (win* made by His Majesty and there is a greater feeling of optimism at the Palace Pages 9 and 11. Commissioner Higgins is expected to he elected by the High Council to control the destinies of the Salvation Army Page 11. The
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    THE SHOP WINDOW.
    918 1 The shop window is far more pretentious that its wares appear to justify. It is not m a slum district but m a neighbourhood of pood repute and hroad walks, so that it seems astonishing that the shop has not been rented by a more progressive firm.
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      282 1 BRITISH BEST "MAYPOLE" (HILLED MARGARINE. Raffles Hotel f v ROOMS WITH MODERN SANITATION jp jg* EXCELLENT GRILL MNMRR DANCES TANIA SVETLANOVA DANCES I I^Tes|ay MURA SMffiNOVA tSSay I jju£SS A pL and SATURDAY j 1 s^ uire SALNIKOFF 0^.., Raffles The Popular Dancers Concert I J Orchestra. f rom Snanjfhai
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      153 1 I^^m I .^b^E^b^bb i^^m I I^^K l^bbv^^^?' Pedigree Scotch Whisky M£ ALISTER 6 CO., LTD. Sole Agents for S.S. 6 F. M.S. EUROPE HOTEL! "Renowned by Recommendation." jj tAPr^biNi^DANciNcl =a^rl^l^l I i j! THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD. jjj 'Phone 2740. Arthur E. Odell, Managing Director. S TO-NIGHT^ I I SPECIAL
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      120 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Invest m Oil Palm bonds Page 3. Where Craven A are made Page 8. Wakefield's Castrol, the hundred per cent oil Page 5. Robinson and Comnany for McNish's; whisky— Page 13, Electricity offers by the Municipal Department Page 3. Buy the latest Viva-Tor»?»l at Robinson Piano Company Page
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      9 1 SEE THAT COOKIE BRINGS "3NOWFLAKE" PURE CHILLED CREAMERY BUTTER.
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      157 1 THE WEEK. WedntHtlait, i)th. Hitfh Water, 8.59 a.m., 9.1, 10.46 p.m.. 5.2. Malacca: H. W. 6.40 a.m.. 6.3, 6.50 p.m., 5.3. Indragiri Rubber French Bank. noon. Hockey: S.C.C. v*. R.E. and R.A. Falkiner's billiards exhibition: S.C.C. T..30. Coyne Musical Comedy Co: Theatre P. 30. Thurm.'ay, lOf/i. Hi^h Water, 9.36 a.m.,
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    BARRIE ON HIS EARLY DAYS.
    1275 3 SILK HAT TO IMPRESS EDITORS. Night of Reminiscences. Intimate reminiscences of the "illustrious i aii> Meredith aiH Hardy,** were related 1 v Sir Janus Barrie at the annual dhincr i f the Society of Authors al the Hj**Us Paik Hoti'l. Lord Gorell presided, and tin
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      384 3 I jk^LOTOL pfb Cockroaches I W f Freedom from cockroaches! I \J\J N W! W pe Ut these b eastly 1 \f V P ests A Lot °l Spray will clear I .V^gS the house at once. No cock- 1 1 roaches can live through a Lotol _V attack. J/^)/
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      179 3 Estate Trust Agencies 1 i (1927) Limited. g ill iiii X Registered by and Security deposited with the >' Straits Settlements Government. Act as Trustees, Administrators, Receivers, (iuarx dians, Rent Collectors, Investments Supervised and Interest collected, Probate or Letters of Administration applied for and security furnished. "We specialize m Estate
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    HIRE PURCHASE SYSTEM.
    1066 5 PROSPERITY TO MOTOR INDUSTRY. Stores Tragedies. Hundreds of letters representing: the views of both sides were received since the publication of Lord Beaverbrook's article The Advantage of Hire Purchase m the Daily Express recently. The following- are extracts from letters which are typical of arguments advanced m
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    KEEP THE CHASSIS CLEAN.
    414 5 Rust and Grit Evils. Cleaning for appearance sake is not the Whole matter, as it affects car maintenance and attention. Cleaning means the freeing of important, and perhaps unseen parts from the mud and dust and dirt picked up from the ordinary road m ordinary everyday
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    WIFE BEFORE MOTOR-CAR.
    51 5 A man chafed &n a warrant at North London Police* Court With failing to pay arrears of maintenance due to his wife was allowed out on bail for four hours- m order fhat he might sell his motor-car for i'2U anVi hand the money over to his
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    "RECKLESS WALKING."
    288 5 According 1 to figures issued by Scotland Yard, 309 persons were killed m street accidents m the months of July. August, and .September, an average of over three a day This total exceeds that of the preceding three months by thirty-nine. The number of accidents amounted to 31,079,
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    STRUGGLE OUTSIDE A TEASHOP.
    254 5 A scene between a husband and his wife when she was m the company of another man was described at High-gate Police Court when Mr. Edgar Thomas Allen, aged thirty-six, a civil servant, of Grand-parade, Harringay. was accused of damaging the hood of his wife's motor-car.
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      292 5 LIST OF MODELS AATiWIN WEYMANN SALOON SEGRAVE MODEL. THESE MODELS differ from the others m the following particulars: They have unsplinterable glass, wire wheels, servo-assisted brakes, dimming headlamps, furniture hide upholstery. and many other additions for luxury and comfort. Straits Motor Garage. 111 I^^^^*^^"^^^^**^^J^ 1 V^>l 1 1 In all
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    A FAKIR'S CURSE.
    1710 7 MYSTERIES OF INDIAN LIFE. The Story ot a Fatality. Since we published, on September 12, Colonel J. K. Tod's letter headed "A Fakir's Curse", says the Times, we have received letters from several correspondents who are familiar with the story or with parts of it; and we
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    PRESS THE BUTTON HOMES.
    447 7 Cookery, domestic, ironmongery, ideal home and health exhibitions have reached such a sta#e of wonder and perfection, with the innumerable gadgets and novelties which are almost daily coming into use. that we can look forward to the day when hands for the household will die a
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    29 7 "Many mosquitoes weigh a pound," the pupil had written m an essay. "This is nonsense," said the teacher. "No mosquitoes weigh a pound." "Please sir, I said many mosquitoes."
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      153 7 I I H BLACK i ill WHITE I JmmmSfl'PimVH a• i i Zn iC 1 LC 7 1 BLACK t WMITt j J 31 i I WHISKY I m^^m^Hß'lifiH -*^fc j 7* M m w I I GORDON'S iSo| i f^mw I llv V 111 IM &C Iff fwciANo P
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      211 7 [socony] i (Pronounced SO C£ NY) jjjj •"i Pvi iIMI li ■fl kI '111 I i# 1 1 Mil I n^^A! i ■^Bt4p^^^^K lII v 1 The Result of over 50 Years Refining Experience. I jj I |i|i Manufactured and Imported solely by I STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF NEW YORK
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    SALVATION ARMY SPLIT?
    554 9 POSSIBLE AMERICAN BREAKAWAY. Yesterday's Secret Meeting. [Reuter's Service.] London. Jan. 7. Police will l»o stationed at Sunbury on Thames on the occasion of the Salvation Army Hijrh Council meeting 1 and no one will be admitted without a permit. The situation is very delicate m view of
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    STILL NO CHANGE IN THE KING.
    116 9 His Majesty's Quiet Day. Renter's Servli n. I London. Jan. 7. The bulletin at 7.45 p.m. -ays the King had n quiet day and there is no change to report m Hifl Majesty's condition. The next bulletin will i><> issued to-morrow evening. [British Radio—
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    QUESTION MARK DOWN AT LAST.
    42 9 [Renter's. Service.! i <;s Angeles, J m. 7. The Question Ifark has landed. The ftighi haa la-ted i r> t hours 46 mins. Half an hour enrlier Commander Carl Spati complained of trouble m the left engine.
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    U.S. ADVICE ON CHINESE FINANCE.
    48 9 U .S. ADVICE ON CHINESE FINANCE. [Router? Service.] Washington, Jan. S. Mr. Arthur Young, Director of the Bconomic Divisiom of the State Department, has resigned to accompany Professor Kemmerer to Nanking as advisers on public tinance for the Chinese Government. They expect to stay at least tivt- years.
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    U.S. MARINES WITHDRAWN FROM NICARAGUA.
    42 9 Washington, Jan. 7. Fifteen hundred United States marines have been ordered to be withdrawn from Nicaragua as soon as trans portatirm can be arranged. They have bei?n there two years and there will still be 3,500 left.
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      283 9 BUSINESS CARDS. ALHAMBRA CIGARS I B r their excellence." WREATHS. I flora i wreathe made to order. S CASKET CX). SELEGIE ROAD. i .-It-phone No. 75. [a j^ TO LET- ..down Floor of Well Situated NEW PREMISES Kiuht m the Centre of the BUSINESS QUARTER, 55-5, HIGH STREET. rthei particular*,
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      820 9 NOTICES. ORDINANCE NO. 44 (BANKRUPTCY). IN THE BUPREME COURT* OP THE straits tfETTLEJIENTS. SBTPUCMKNT OP SINGAPORE. In Hankrupn-y. No m of Re CHOP CHIP GCJAN. Summary Caae. -\uti,, i, h t .bv that a lm m 4 teal matter InUn<U 1 t( d,-clar,d m the above AH crnl.torsnuist prove their
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      784 9 TENDERS. TENDERS. Tenders are invited for the erection of a Wall at Pasir Panjang for Messrs. Alkaff 4 Co. Phin and particulars may be obtained at the Office of thf Architects. Tenders citM at noon on January 14th, l!*:^. The lowest or any tender n<»t mcossarUv accepted. SWAN MACLABKN, Architects,
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      432 9 GOVERNMENT 0* JOHORE TENDERS will be received ,it the vM*+ ol thl Stat<» Secretary, Johore Bahru, up •*> *w<>>. the Ur>th January. 1<»29, t<»r MK'l'WJ,^^ THREE MILKS OF ROAD FROM POIWXfI BKSAR TOWARDS KUKOB. Note: A cash stcurity «»f $.'{,ooo will be required to be deposited by the Contractor before
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      385 9 SITUATIONS VACANT. > It is requested that where all thin/prs *re equaJ employers give preference to applications for employment to Ex-service men. W r A\'TEl>. -Kxpi-rii-ncfd elerii for Advtr'umg Department of brge importing cowtejii haw thorouKh knowledge of written an.l siKahKQ Chinese, and bt ■Ma to prepare copy for t'hjn*
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  • THE KING'S HEALTH.
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      TUB SLOW PROGRESS CONTINUES.
      253 11 I Palace More Hopeful. [Router's Service.] London. Jin. 8. 10 a.m. King** condition has again remained -anil' up to this morning". -iti*h Radio— Official Service.) i Kuirhy. Jan. 8. I apparently negative character 1 bulletins, optimism i regard- king's progress is growing? steadily n^ham Palace circles,
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      ROYAL VISIT TO JAPAN.
      70 11 A Happy Omen. 1 ter*i Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai, Jan. 8. from T-»kio says it is reportnut m view of the improvement X ng> health it has been re-decidexi Duke of Gloucester to .la- R w months time to present the the darter to the Kmperor.
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      THE AFGHAN REVOLT.
      79 11 Rebels Retiring. London. Jan. K. Vf^han official telegram from Kabul t >tat» the rebeli m the northern were amin bombarded by Afghan l and art* dispersing farther north. l tuation m the Kabul provinces is c Governor of Jallalabad profully continoing nesotiatkNis c Shinwaris. Peshawar. Jan. 8.
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      THE MINERS' FUND.
      73 11 fii'nerous Response. Rugby. Jan. K. Mayor*a fund for relief of dismininjr areas now exceeds Many tons of clothing have also Uted. Loral organisations are m attei: linjr to necessitous -tanee given takes numer- I < mv- example is that m response equest from the Premier cerL r
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      BUS OUSTS TRAM.
      29 11 SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.] London. Jan. 8. i scrapping tramway towns, m favour of motorbui iue« to be favoured, and the 1 have already made the win twenty.
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      ANNY WONG TO STAR IN LONDON.
      33 11 ANNY WONG TO STAR IN LONDON. SERVICE. < 6PYRIGHT.] London. Jan. 8. c ChineM Him Star, will ling role m a Chinese Chalk, which will be •ondon under the Dean 1 *blet on page
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    34 11 ami, Director. Electrical returned from leave with I' m Calcutta, Sir Jagadie plant which rang an fed/ 1 and another which wldering convulsions." A few revelations, and OUT faith i of vegetarianism will be
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      CRITICAL MEETING OPENS.
      99 11 Pledge of Secrecy. (Reuter'a Service.] r>,v London. Jan. 8. I ornmwsioner Hijp mB has b whXD^V^ Sal tiOniSt H h SO consider SUnbUr> C Urt to da >'- to tht Army f the leader hi P f S ec T r£y dele at aU n P l
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      ANNIHILATING SPACE.
      52 11 A Singapore-London Flash. JKRKK PRKSS SKRVICK. COPTKIGRT.] London. Jan. 8. In connection with the establishment of direct cable communication between London and Singapore, which was effected on Monday. The Times states that the transmission of signals was accomplished m two seconds, thanks to the employment of the automat
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      SETBACK TO DEMOCRACY.
      69 11 Press Opinions on Serbian Situation. f ßeuter's Service.) I oiidoii. Jan. 8. Mindful Of the fact that the first shot m the Great War was tired at Serajevo, the newspapers give considerable attention to 'he setback to democracy m Servia. The Daily Herald speaks of muzzling the
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      THE QUESTION MARK FLIGHT.
      65 11 Crew Suffer No 111 Effects. [Router's Service.l l.os Angeles. Jan. K. The Commander of the Question Mark said he could have continued aloft indeli nitely if the engines had not given out. The ere*W of five are medically certified to W m excellent physical Condition, and
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      HOLLAND-INDIES TRUNK LINE.
      104 11 [Reuter's Service.] Amsterdam. Jan. 8. l It i> officially announced the wireless telephone service to the Dutch Indies will be available to the public between 12.30 m the afternoon and 3JJO m the afternoon i until Jan. 11» after which the hours will be announced weekly. Fourteen
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      CHILEAN VOLCANOES ACTIVE AGAIN.
      63 11 CHILEAN VOLCANOES ACTIVE AGAIN. Several People Killed. [Reuter's Service.] Buenos Aires, Jan. 8. The Chilean volcanoes Calbuco and Puye. hue are m eruption. Several persons have Vein killed and the losses m livestock and property ate very large. Kuenos Aires, Jan. 8. The death roll from the volcanic eruptions is
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      GIFT TO HOLLANDS QUEENMOTHER.
      57 11 [Reuter's Service.] Amsterdam. Jan. 8. The Queen- Mother is celebrating her golden jubilee, namely the 50th anniversary of her wedding with King William the Third of tin Netherlands, and a sum of £24.000 subscribed by women m Holland and the Dutch East Indies has been placed
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      EGYPT SELLS COTTON TO RUSSIA.
      44 11 [Reuter's Service.] Cairo. Jan. 8. ApproxiaMteiy 10,000 kantars of cotton m January futures at S»H dollars a kantar have been sold from Government to a Russian Company. The latter has deposited £25,000 as guarantee. [Earlier cables on page 9.]
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    61 11 TW new law courts at Muar will he officially opened on Jan. 12th. at 10 a.m. On December 20, Inch* Ahma;i bin Abdul I Rahman, formerly Assistant Inspector of I Malay Schools, Malacca, and now holding the MUM position m Netfri Sembilan. was i married to Che Zanain binte Haji
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    JANUARY ASSIZES.
    1459 11 LIST OF EIGHTEEN CASES. A Witness Cautioned. With the usual ceremonial, the first Singapore Assizes of iy_.» opened yesterday morning when the Judge of Assizes, Sir V\ illiam Murison, Mr. Justice Deane, the Attorney General (Hon'ble Mr. M. 11. Whitley), officers of the Court, members of the tlar
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    METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
    490 11 Malaya Conference Closes. On Monday the members of the Confer ence reassembled for the last day's session. The Rev. Abel Kklund led the opening devotional hour. Following the opening o' the business session reports of the various mission schools under the Women's Foreign Missionary Society were listened
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    60 11 A correspondent writes to the Malay Maii "With regard to your leader concerning the prevention of distemper m dogs, it might 1 be of interest to mention that Dr. P. P. Laidlaw, who carried on the researches re- yarding distemper, is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a brother
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      195 11 x A -"flu I SHEETS I lIH v III! 9 "W III) I without tin g-m x i ZfiK SfiXVQT i III! IM i m 11] M I I Viyella" sheets are unique i jj "Viyella" sheets bring the I mi i cosiness of blankets without P 1 the irritation
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    SUPREME COURT.
    2919 12 THE CHANGI LAND CONTROVERSY. Indue Influence Not Proved. The following Interesting judgment was delivered yesteiday moraiag by Mr. Justice Deane m the Supreme Court m the case m which one Kaiiin bin Abdul Rahmin sued his former wife Inche Kathijah binte A tutu l la for declaration that
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      146 12 GUTHRIE Co., Ltd. SING A POR F •»J *1^ V* iTI 1 V-J IX Hi NO PLEASURE IN LIFE If jom ar« w«ak, worn-out, tortured with Baokaek*. Swollen JoinU, Rheumatism and othtr symptoms of Kidney Trouble, how can there be any pleasure m your life Yet it is possible, and
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      158 12 m m J^lff/i 1 a b^bb i•*nft *i X* I l I I Am Hl ifrifkn b^^j™^ L<^ Wincarnis enrich BLr—^— -rr^j TVT tn aPt women m cverj walk of life need Wincarnis. ■I -*-lt means bod) and mind m perfect unison mental S V and physical energy enough to
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    CONSIDERATE "CAT BURGLAR."
    266 13 Second Visit to Former Judge's House. A "cat burglar," who was said invariably to ignore valuables, inaluding Treasury notes, and only to steal articles of little value, and was described by a detective as "not a burglar m the sense that the police know burglars," was sentenced
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    102 13 The Rev. Father I. J. Aloysias, who was ordained a priest at the General College Pulo Tt'kus. Penang, on the Ist instant, was U*n m India on July 27, li>oo. The Cambridge University Ballet Societ; blossomed forth on Dec. 6 with an ambitiou piojiiamme of Cossack dances, classical Pa. c
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      88 13 I I RELIABLE Staunchly constructed and of enduring power the Kermath Marine Engine "always runs." For the small launch, fishing boat, the large cruiser, and tug, there is no more dependable and trustworthy marine power. All parts Standard and interchangeable. American Botch Magnetos impulse coupling. 3 to ISO H. P.
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      673 15 o. jx. .Lime. Rotterdam, Bamoorg, Bremen, l^eave. Dunkirk and Antwerp via Colombo, n Suei and Pert Said. u f Af -Altai Maru i. ln i Capt Town, Santos. Rio fe lan Montevideo and Bmshub Airei Ko«nd-the-W»rld passage £150.] f Mont,vi,|, (1 Malu Xt ()J mbssa, Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, 9 X Beira
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      496 15 TMra,"* COMFORT DOLLAR <gg^ "PRESIDENT^ 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 beds (not berths), each .having an electric reading lamp. State-rooms with private bath predominate, all have hot and cold running water. The
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      571 15 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OF BATAVIA). (Incorporated m Lolland.) 0 m UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, :th su!>. connections to:— Passage, Freight Transhipment, Marino Departments nnd Manager's desk. Kepreseniatives m the Straits Sett lemenl., CSingapnre aiul Penang). 2 of
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    EVELYN—AND NOAH.
    1016 17 EVELYN— AND NOAH. If you should be choosing a narr..« for th. baby, ought you to choose Evelyn? And U that a naipe for a baby boy or for a baby girl? 'Some such questions must needs itnve been put m The Evening News. I do not remember them ami
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    THE BRITISH CHESS FEDERATION.
    118 17 The permanent capital fund of the British Chess Federation stands now at £7,210, an increase of £228 during the past twelve months. Mr. F. G. Hamilton-Russell, who is so well-known m connection with the Cup that bears his name, is treasurer of Jhe Federation, The Federation's
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      512 17 I *|£"OL YNOS cleans and washes the R I teeth, gums, the entiremouth, I] It kills decay-producing germs and II B leaves the mouth with a delight- I 9 fully clean, cool, refreshed feeling I for hours afterwards. H Economical too— one-half inch on I |I a dry brush is
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      98 17 M^M &t%MT SMITAIM imm/m «^K f^^^^fl ***o otw— »»T»wTt Y^fl IT the depths fl I or the earth 1 to the niqnest tables m the (erjelSos) CCQEBOS LIMITED LONOON SYONEV mI I I So concentrated is the famous Lea Penins' Sauce, that it takes the place of a whole host
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      321 17 CONN Stands for Supremacy m Musical Instruments T^HE foremost leaders 1- of orchestras, bands t artists, soloists of today L-A\ arc using and endorsing VtJV f^£%%Mm* Conn Instruments bc--1 Hydraulic expansion of tubing; 1 Perfect graduation of bore; accu- Most accurate tuning device; c\Wfift^^^Sjy elusive valve tuning mechanism; V Patent
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    THE PRINCE'S RUSH HOME.
    1072 18 SOME WONDERFUL TRAVELLING. Train at 98 Miles an Hour. [From Our Own Correspondent.] London, Doc. 13. The Prince of Wales' 0,000-mile journey home ended on Tuesday night at Victoria Station at 10.18 p.m. The train had scarcely COBM to a stop when the Prince jumped out
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    442 18 Singapore, Jan. 5. The prices quoted are generally those current at Clyde Terrace Market. At the other markets there may be small variations. MEAT. Beef .steak (Hound) Kati 50 Beef stew or entry do 4~> Pork, loan d<> 62 Pork, lean and fat Ist quality) do 55
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    SHOWER OF GOLD.
    228 18 Hospital I*Mtienr s V.600 m Cash and Jewels. A l>au containing money and jewellery to the value of between iT»00 and £800 was carried by a woman who was taken to St. James' Hospital, Batham. after an accident. is believed to be Mrs. Annie Hurford. aged 7<>,
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      192 18 A disordered digestive I jfc^Ss^?Slfc S^^^^^ a glass of water whenever |4^^V^ I THE FOOD OF KINGS jjj Court Physicians know the best and* ij see that Royal Babies have the best. I 1 That is Why Glaxo has been used with success m 5 Royal Nurseries. j Only the
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      168 18 I STOP THAT I Less Woik 1 f LEAK! L„ A d I I Better Result. A You can quickly repair leaks or cracks m radi- »j 4^ a tors, why be stranded 1 W purchasing a tin of:— I h^4 j ly/ffth fc^jJHß^Jfc S M finches perfecth ri ry
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1300 20 The Penang first day weights, particularly among the top class horses, will have proved interesting to followers of local racing, more especially as they include several newcomers who are likely to establish reputations. With Mont Aiguille out Park Mill has been put at the top and the scale
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    LOCAL RUGBY.
    542 20 THE CRICKET CLUB TOURNAMENT. Merchants defeat Etceteras. Merchant*. 16 pts. Etceteras and Law, 6 pts. There was a good game of rugby on the S.C.C. ground yesterday when the Merchants and the Etceteras and Law met m a Tournament game, the former winning by 16 pts. (two goals,
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    S.C.C. 'R' VS. C WELCH REGT.
    31 20 In a match at Tanglin yesterday the S.C.C. *B ttam defeated 'C Company of the 2nd. Welch Regt. by three points to nil. I k
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    OUR FOOTBALL COMPETITION.
    22 20 Sulong bin Samad. 734 Gaylang Serai, was the winner of our football competition last week with eleven correct forecasts.
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    SHEFFIELD SHIELD MATCH.
    61 20 Adelaide. Dec. 26. In the Sheffield Shield competition today South Australia defeated Queensland by four wickets. Scores: South Australia. Ist innings r »H2 (Richardson 115, Hani* 183. Hack 100. Whitfieh' 55, McKay HI). 2nd innings 182 for 6, dec iared. Quetnsland Ist innings 296 (Gough 95. Wall
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    JAVA NOTES.
    1439 20 THE ROYAL VISITORS' INSPECTIONS. Flight m Military Plane. [From Our Own Correspondent. J Batavia, Jan. 4. On Friday last the Count and Countess dc Rethy visited the Patoehawattee estate m the company of Resident and Mrs. Gesseler Verschuir. The manager welcomed the visitors whilst several officials of the
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    RIFLE-SHOOTING.
    105 20 The Brom head-Mat thews Competition. The following are the results of the Brom-head-Matthews Competition: M.S.V.R. "A" Company 455 S.V.C. Eurasian Company. Team 1 454 M.S.V.R. "C" Company 430 M.V.C. Chinese Company 428 S.V.C. Malay Company. Team 2 427 M.S.V.R. "B" Company 426 M.S.V.R. "E M Company 420 M.S.V.R. "D"
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    JUVENILE FOOTBALL CLUB.
    138 20 At the annual general meeting of the Juvenile Football Club held al the Club House No. 35 Mosque Street, on Sunday the following were elected Office Bearers of the Club for the year 1929: President Mr 6oh Boon Hup, Viet President Mr. C. M Chia, Vice President
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    R.S.Y.C.
    51 20 The following Races will be sailed on Sunday next. "A M Class: Second for the Sailing Committee Trophy. Start 10.10 a.m.; Course Club course; Handicaps Joy 10 per cent. 4 B M Class: Second for the Columbine Trophy. Start 10 a.m.; Course Club course. High Water: 12.23 a.m., 11.25
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    JARDINE'S BAT STOLEN.
    68 20 Brisbane. Dec. 7. John McPherson, a labourer, accused at the police court to-day of stealing the bat belonging to Jardine, the English Test match cricketer, declared that he took it as a souvenir, and added: "People do these things after memorable matches." The magistrate said it was
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    95 20 Efforts made since pre-war days to market a rubber tennis court have resulted m a practical form now manufactured by Porubco Hard Courts, Ltd.. Southborough. Kent. A patented porous rubber composition of bright natural green colour gives a good hard-wearing surface possessing qualities not found m other types of hard
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