The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 January 1929

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    12 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1929. NO. 12,625
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    A "BEST SELLER."
    707 1 "Hi yi!" Crash, bump! It is not an earthquake, nor has the bungalow collapsed; it is merely a travelling Chinese lorry laden with merchandise that has driven up to the door. From out of this cumbersome vehicle steps a sedate Towkay, followed swiftly by half-a-dozen "Heathen Chinese"
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      206 1 WINU LOONG. IHE RECOGNISED HOUSE for FI T KOPEAN TROPICAL SUITS. 32, HIGH STREET. j RafSes Hotel I ROOMS WITH MODERN SANITATION. I EXCELLENT GRILL J TFA DINNER OWES SEA VIEW HOTEL DANCES I J MONDAY Modern Sanitary Arrangements. TUESDAY IWfDNBSDAYj ITA^UNfI^ THURSDAY I FRII)U ILA UAWtI SATURDAY S 5.15—8-15
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      215 1 IS E i WiWkA g j| Portable f Plain Green, Blue and Red. I Crackle: Green, Bine and Red. gj S H r a/>i lit, Mahogany Chromium. |J I Sole Agents:— 1 I y^^ 1 jl Branches No. 11, Co!!yer Quay S i Kuala Lumpur A Penang Singapore. j(i 1
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      369 1 THE DAY'S NEWS. Our London correspondent cables that arrangements for a thanksgiving service at St. Pauls Cathedral for the Kingis recovery are projected Page 9. The ravages of sharks amongst the bathers on Sydney's beaches, have brought about a demand for better protection Page 9. Fog in the Channel during
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      14 1 WING LOONG. FOR HIGH CLACS TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32, HIGH STREET.
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      217 1 THE WEEK. Thursday, 24th. High Water, 8.58 a.m., U.4. 10.5* p.m. 1.7. Malacca: H. W. 6.50 a.m., 0.9, 7.0 p.m., 6.0. Rugby: A.P.C. vs. 8.8.1. an«J P.S. Tournament. Banvard Musical Comedy Co.. Theatre y.30 p.m. FruUiy, 2bth. High Water, 9.53 a.m.. '.•>, 11.41 p.m., 5.9. Malacca: H. W. 7.40 a.m..
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    BRITAIN GAINS FACE.
    276 2 Uii. Praise for Our China Policy. •'ll p~id!" So tho Baltimore Sun. like othei nicr <an m\\ <pap*M s. praise- the tiiumph t th<- Iwitish policy of nnodermtioti toward* 1 .hina in tace i»1 provocative outrages whicV m companird tm Nation uist tosMfntst of th«. I i
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    THE HARLEY STREET TRAGEDY.
    157 2 Doctor Twins* Despair. London. Jan. IS. 1 wo doctor**, Arthur S. Smith, a radium specialist. and his brother, Sydney lieKemlriok Smith, who had been practising at an address in Harley Street were found dead to-day in their flat at St. James's Place. < >ne had a
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    BANDSMAN MURDER CASE.
    124 2 Woman Hamster Briefed for Defence. liondon. Jan. 15. A woman barrister, Venetia Stephenson, iod fttr the defence for the first time in the h stor) of murder trials when Hofanyard a*as charged at the Old Bailey to-day. William John Holmyard (24). a bandsman attached to the East
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    BRIDGE IN CHINA.
    214 2 deferring to the n-jx>rl that while th< "in.tV- betwew Briiairi .u;- 1 China was being prepared for nigninc; Sir Miles Lampson played btidge in th^ h.. of Dr. Wang 'i< I hinem Foreign Minist<-r, an Bvening §tan< ird writer say- that f ht- Chinese an -<ry bridge-
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    142 2 Countess of Se&field It shortly le^ 10 Entrland for an extended tour in .lavj-lg .•nil the lesser-known parts of tho Malay I' \rchipelafto. Ii P i mentioned a fortnight aqro the- difficulty netting Sir Jagadia Bole's conclu-ll h >he principles <. p true homanita nanism; and now comes l>r. Elizabeth
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      183 2 SOPEX SHAMPOO the besi for WASHING DOGS. It destroys TICKS and other VKRMIN, and gives the coat a healthy and glossy appearance. DISTRIBUTING AGENTS: < Wholesale), TIMMS DISPENSARY, LTD., Vetrrinar\ Chfmists. KAH'I.KS PLACK, SING AI'OKE. ELIZABETH KEITH'S EXHIBITION SALE OF COLOUR PRINTS will Ih> extended until FRIDAY, JAN. 25. RAFFLES
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      320 2 VICTORIA THEATRE W. It BANVARD'S NEW Musical Comedy Company. IN THE LATEST LONDON MUSICAL COMEDY SUCCESSES. To-Night and To-Morrow! TIP TOES From the Winter Garden Theatre. JANUARY 26th~ "LIDO LADY." FROM THE GAIETY THEATRE. January 28th. and 29th. January 30th. CLOWNS IN CLOVER. "°H KAY." From the Adelphi Theatre. From
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      241 2 ALHAMBRAIs Tan Cheng Kee Co., Ltd., Propnetn^ PROGRAMME Commencing Jan. 22nd. ending Sunda> 27th In the Second Show at 9 p.m. The Latest Empire News Arriving of Graf Zeppelin in New York WILLIAM FOX Presents: STREET ANGEI XT with JANET GAYNOR and CHARLES FARRELL In the First Show at 7.30.
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    YEAR OF THE SNAKE.
    813 3 JAPANESE LOOK FOR PROSPERITY. What 1929 will Brin*?. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Tokio, Jan. The new milestone <>n the road &I Tune ihai wf reached to-day, and which la 1929 of he Christian era is the yea)- 25X1J oi' tht fapa— 1C national calendar. It is
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    PIRATES ATTACK HOLIDAY PARTY ON LAKE.
    188 3 Slianvihai, .lan. 3. The return to Shanghai of party of 'oreign resktenta who hav< been holidaying en ihc Taihu I ake, has brought to ii^ht he story of an exciting brush with pirate gang, which might easily lave had much n«nc serious consequences. All
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      191 3 If your Kodak has not been used lately it may want I 1• s ciedning, Bring it in to us at Battery jj Road. jj "KODAK" SERVICE COSTS NOTHING j KODAK LIMITED. I (Incorporated in England.) 8, Battery Road, SINGAPORE. jj "ln*ects cannot tivm where LOTOL is used fg I
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      210 3 SPECIALITIES by WILKINSON, HEYWOOD CLARK. Fadeless Green Paints Are offered as the most permanent greens yet produced; every shade is guaranteed to withstand strongest sun without bleaching, turning blue or blackening. Covering capacity approximately 800 sq. ft. per imp. gallon. Aluminium Paint This paint is unique. It has a brilliant
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    CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA.
    305 4 SCENES IN THE LONDON GAS EXPLOSION A taxi-cab barfed over in High Street, Bfeomsbwy, mk*M enonSMNM dUMff was done by the sudden explosion of a number of gas mains. Paving stones were piled up in t strange litter, manhole covers were shot into the air, tunes
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    JAVA NOTES.
    1290 5 STORM AND FLO CD DISASTER. Many Lives Lost. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Batavia, Jan. 18. The heavy rains of the past few weeks have nausea serious Hoods in vaiious parts of Java ancLalso in the Outer Possessions, unlortunateW? aecdrnpanied by loss of life and property. A dyke in
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    16 5 The Common Serjeant at the Old Bailey: It is of no us2 being a slow burglar.
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    LARGEST BIG GAME SANCTUARY.
    409 6 Man and Heast Left to Nature. The Kroger National Park in the Trans- D»OC'O S«|liaFC n»iic> of touiltry. i- the ••v 1 game s:iiulu;ir\ in the world. \atute, Uast, and man are allowed unrestrict- >i'"i <•. an«l all arc ran fullj observed by 'art' oi i'»«?ntista
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    VOLUNTEER ROUTE MARCH.
    132 6 Routine Orders by Lieut.-Colonel J. 11. Mackenzie, D.5.0., Commanding S.S.V.F: Parades. The Corps will parade as strong as possible for a route march on Tuesday. February sth. All Units, less Malay Com pain will parade at Headquarters at 5 p.m. and will he ready to march en
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    PROFESSOR WHO NAME BASKETS.
    255 6 Don's Boyhood ars an Apprentice. Ton bridge. "There is nothing to prevent any hoy or Kill from raising themselves t<» any position provided they use their spare hour.s and work hard.* 1 This is the l-elief of Protensor Thomas Okey, who ha* resigned tho professorship «'t'
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    NEW YEAR'S TRAGEDY.
    95 6 Four Gunmen Arrested by the Shanghai Police. Shanghai, Jan. The police have arrested four gutamen who are believed to be implicated in th»murder of M. A. Sieves, the Belgian paymaster. The police tracked the outlawto their Chape i lair. [If. Bievei was shot at six o'clock on
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    WORLD'S LARGEST SWIMMING POOL.
    99 6 A wonderful sports stadium is in the coarse of erection at Barcelona, which, it is stated, will put Wembley and all other arenas completely in the shade. Sporting events of all kinds will take place then" including boxing, hut one of the most novel' features will
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    33 6 Mr. Edward Raymond Thompson (bettei known as "E. T. Raymond"), for some year Editor in Chief of the Evening Standard formerly Editor of the Japan Gazette of Yokohama, left 17,923. not personalty £4,182
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    IMMORTALITY.
    825 6 A Necessary Hypothesis. There are men who reject the belief in a life after death, feeling themselves driven to this conclusion by their conception of the world's ordering writes a correspondent in The Times. Others declare that they have no interest in the prospects of a iuture life, and
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    J.P.
    259 6 The Malacca (,'uardhm make> the follow in;? remarks with which we atv in hearty and complete accord: A most unseemly quarrel has bean hotly waged in Penang over the appointment of an Indian gentleman to the post of "J.P." The Hi 1 ami cause of the controversy appears! to
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      153 6 WORN-OUT Wm PAIN ««OD y of R h S tanlx B*u«, C>* uri otb«r .ymptom. Kii^ good-thu «nr ru.-.,, Iw "'lHi,. mm, «f«r or •w-ift«r t« mti .J^ th. formaU i. printed on th. ~e. >Get boi f rom y J* 1 l»ii, «nd lUrt feelipg bttttt right S I*^V
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    IN PARLIAMENT.
    447 7 SHANGHAI DEFENCE FORCE. What is Adequate Strength [Reuter's Service] London. Jan. 22. Parliament reassembled to-day lor i'U closing session. In the House of Commons at questiontime Sir A. Chamberlain stated that in addition to the tariff autonomy treaty signed by Sir Miles Lampson and Mr. Wang at Nanking
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    THE OPIUM COMMISSION.
    137 7 [TCeutor's Service.] Geneva, Jan. 22. At the Opium Commission on reading the fUinual report, of Switzerland. Dr. Carriere felled attention to thr substantial decrease n manufacture and export of narcotics by Switzerland. With regard to morphine and its deriv itives the decrease exceeded 50 per cnt. '.•omparcd
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    ANOTHER FRENCH FINANCIAL SCANDAL.
    100 7 Paris, Jan. 23. A fresh financial sensation in which the State has lost about 80,OC<),000 francs has just been revealed. The Ministry of Finance has filed charges against the Societe Fermiere de Sucrerie and the Compagnie Franco-Marocaine de Navigation et Commerce, both of whom received vast
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    SNOWSTORM DISASTER.
    39 7 [Reuter's Service.] Hellevue, Ohio, Jan. 22. At least 17 persons were killed and a numSer injured in a collision during a blinding -nowstorm between a suburban electric '.rain and the Pittsburgh-Chicago motorbus wo miles east of Bellevue^
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    SHOCKING ELECTION AFFRAY.
    33 7 [Reuter's .Service.] Mexico City, Jan. 23. In the course r»f affrays during the election for the State Governorship of Hidalgo, one side alone had 44 dead and 10 f wounded.
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    MR. HOOVER'S RECENT TOUR.
    99 7 Press Despatches Said to be Censored. [Neuter's Service.] Washington, Jan. 23. The Senate became excited over disclosures by Democrat Harrison of Mississippi alleging the censoring of press despatches written aboard the battleship Maryland by Mr. Hoover's staff during the president elect's "goodwill" tour of South America.
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    THE KING STILL IMPROVING.
    131 7 [Keuter's Service.] London, Jan. 22. The time for issue of the next bulletin h*e not yet been arranged. It is stated that if the Kings condition continues satisfactory bulletins may be few and far between. There is reason to believe His Majesty will travel to Bognor
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    THE COTTON TRADE.
    65 7 [Reuters Service.] I (iiidim. Jan. 22. Th*. Liverpool Cotton Association has decided to allow trading: in cotton futures up to two years instead of a year. It is thought that now currency is stabilised the change will be distinct advantage to Continental and British spinners as hitherto
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    FRANCE TO PROTEST TO NANKING.
    44 7 [Ueuter's Service.] Paris, Jan. 23. It is understood that Fiance intends to protest t«. China against the appointment of the Norwegian, M. Tollefsen, as Director General of Posts on the ground that it is contrary to the Washington agreements.
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    CHANNEL TUNNEL SCHEME.
    68 7 [Renter's Service."! London. Jan. 22. M Baldwin in the House of Conimona intimated that in view of the renewal cm public interest iri the Ch innel Tunnel 'cheme. the Government had decided the time was' ripe for a comprehensive reexaminstion <>f the question. He would likt to
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    LYALL AND EVATFS WEEKLY REPORT.
    436 7 Singapore, Jan. 28. In thf metal market, thu commodity keeps very steady tru i h.cal price Closing at 112*;. wiih* boin spot and three niontus op 5l on the week, at £22 > and VSIZ s <hi lespectively. Daily s^le^ are formal. in the shave
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    22 7 Woman accused at Mnrvlfbone of drunkenness: I had bacon and dripping and everything in my hand, and I was ever so innocent.
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      467 7 BUSINESS CARDS. "in ,|rrnl> ordered your flowers fat ba halvan? X CORONA FLOWERSHOP, j l sOre tord R<»** Pk**e 2990.J1 Vlorange" I IMPROVES YOUR HEALTH FUNERALS. 1 SINGAPORE CASKET CO. EXPERIENCED UNDERTAKERS. Day and V*ht Service. Tel. No. 75. f^tTblinht-il 1912. Tele. 3192. I MASSAGE I MR MRS. FUJIMORI JAPANESE
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      543 7 NOTICES. SINGAPORE AND SOUTH MALAYA BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION. Thm Annual Meetin K of the Association vttl be hold n thfl Y.M.C.A. Ball on Friday, Feb. 1-t.. at n.30 p.m. BUSINESS: > pas> tht- Account- for 1928. »'l«'ft Officers tor "J29. ntht-r Business. All who «rt' LaterestOS in tho work of
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      637 7 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. The Premier Morning Daily in Malaya, a live "news" paper 30-40 columns of new* daily. Also the best Medium for Advertising. Delivered with the Chota Hazri each morning. Latest Telegrams, Latest New* and Latest Announcements, daily Rubber and Tin Price Cables, together with exclusive special features,
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      MARRIAGE.
      26 8 ]SAA( HYSLOP. At St. Miry'« < huich, Kuala Lumpur, on .January 19, RonaM (lower Isaac of St'pany: K-tate. Sel.uiKor, to Kathle<*i .Maty Hy<lop. Malay.Jti MeiHcal Service.
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
      36 8 Mr. < hi;; Yonc K«m* thank< all friena atnl rt']:(ti(»n v h'l attended Um fuoeial of hi. «rifc an<l al>o tIMMc who Mat wreatlu, letter nn<i tt'lt'tcram> of condoletico. t Bannkok anu .tiaiacca papers please copy).
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      LET'S STOP BEING MADE FRIENDS.
      836 8 During the past few years extraordinary efforts have been made mainly from London, in an endeavour to promote a better and more complete understanding between Great Britain and America. It had been felt for some time that largely owir\g to the comparative international isolation of
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    382 8 Members of the Straits Settlements Association who propose attending the annual dinner on February ,Ith are asked to send in their names as soon as possible to the Secretary in order to facilitate arrangements. The list closes on January 30th. The annual general meeting of the Persenangan Stia Club will
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    MOISIEWITSCH VISIT.
    501 8 SECOND RECITAL LAST NIGHT. A Chopin Programme. Benno Moisiewitsch gave his second and final performance in Singapore at the Vic'oiia Theatre last night. It was an entire Chopin recital and Moisiewitsch played some of the best-known and greatest of Chopin's compositions. Public taste favour Chopin because of his
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    233 8 The undernoted non-fiction works will be IfdjF for issue on Saturday at 9 a.m.: Anonymous. Joys of Life by "A Woman of no Importance." 1927. illu.\ Andrews (H.L.) Acting ami Play Production. 1028. illus. Angell I N'urman) The Money Gamehow to play it. (Economics). 1928. Bailey (J.) Editor.
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    149 8 Mr. H. W. Raper of the Great Eastern Life Assurance Company, and Mrs. Raper, have returned from leave. The marriage of Mr. John Huggins, M.C.S. and Miss Mollie Green, daughter of the Hon'ble Mr. C. F. Green and Mrs. Green will take place on Saturday, Feb. 16, at St. Mary's
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    40 8 CARE CWUn, R The First Step. .rFRI.:K,.HKSSSKUV;,^ (((F)VR^ The police have de*id«*uj£iM suffering from lepro*) lnd j £J tact with the public. Tro This is the first ife| „,,K t I laced under jcntrol while Vm S curetl.
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    DANGEROUS FIRE IN IPOH.
    60 8 I iron, Our Ou t M, r %j A small I.W in the IwJjjVj:* yesterday Closed rtfeal exd^l^H to the threat to the *hofe S S Every available police officer and several fire-engine ittt IH snuffed out the blue „n prutted. But late last night [t^
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    NEW BRIDGE AT SITIAWAN.
    31 8 (From Ou. Own I ttpoH*.) H.H. the Sultan '"V.'Y' are participating next M-.r.ilay in the ing of a new poi bridf« Perak River t Sit Blanja ferry.
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    IPOH'S MINERS' RELIEF FUND.
    38 8 [From Our Own I pendent.] IM. Jan I The Timet of Ma. the Lmt r Jayo^ t s If teen h A hundred pounds I on each of the last thi been cabled home.
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    62 8 LATEST RI'BKKK AM) Tl\ PRICES. IFHKK PREBB BERVK i London. Jan. I\. LU p.*. Messrs. Lewis. Lazanu and So:« notify to-day's tin prices Spot £223 1 16 (down 1 16). Forward £222 7 lfi I unchanged). market is steady. Messrs. Symington and Sinclt notify to-day's rubber pr: follows
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    JOHORE BAHRU ASSIZES
    287 8 Javanese Convicted of Mimkr Before Mr. Justice Md day. Sohot bin Harshil oi from the Sungei Buloh with having murdered hit «rif< '>r. Pwate 27th. He denied all knowU I Mr. R. M«x»v. M < S., D V.V.. for the Crown and Mr. I B the defence.
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    THE KING'S HEALTH.
    89 9 (RATIFICATION AT LATEST NEWS. Tribute to Doctors. Rcuter's Service.] London. Jan. 23. „nw aewf of the Kin^ has r. aU'st pratirication and relief. Telegraph says the latest u,i read with intense thankfuliphout the British Empire thn uirnOUt the whole world. At the it is recognised that His
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    THANKSGIVING SERVICE AT ST. PAUL'S.
    49 9 RVICE COPYEIGHT.] London Jan. 23. ■.i thai a lerviee of thanksAd at St. Paul's Cathedral King's recovery. 'rtifrw < at Boimor ia an ultra*t, and ro>t Sir Arthur 00. acoesi to the Ma, twenty mmodation for 56 servants, and electric organ whilst for 22 acraa.
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    YUGO-SLAVIA'S REFORM.
    92 9 I People to ixo to Work. [Renter*! Service.] Ixmdon. Jan. 23. Belgrade and Budapest th* Yugo-Slavian dictatorship has ise in order by eompulivinjr the political, racial and including the Zionist or- under the 'aw forbidding Chanrjranisation?. In v parties dissolved is the Sleof which the ex•r. K"p was
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    NEW AMERICAN OIL SYNDICATE.
    32 9 NEW AMERICAN OIL SYNDICATE. Service.] Nen York. Jan. 23. j Blair and Company I tl foi mation of the Pet- America with a •0,000 for the purpose of in representative oil nies.
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    DEATH OF DR. LELY.
    35 9 The Reclaimer of the Zuider Zee. Service.] The Hague. Jan. 23. announced of Dr. Lely, ex- Public Works who irai respontch Government's adoption for reclamation of a neat part ler Zee.
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      NEW GRAND CHAMBERLAIN.
      36 9 [Nm»s'< Niehi-Nichi Service.] Tokio. Jan. 22. i Katoh, member of the uncil ha, been appointed Naval Staff in succession to Suzuki who was installed namberlain in succession to Vis*h OSe death was announced
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      THE PREMIER SNUBBED.
      33 9 request to Mr. leader of the IfineeHo, <O o- PP- a question on a certain nair which occurred last year should be excluded from dis- Diet, has been fully rejected.
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      EX-PREMIER AS ADVISER OF A FIRM.
      33 9 Mr k hashi, ex Premier, has ac•f YasodVa benevolent unit- the chair of Adviser ion, Mr. H Mori, a Director raiwan has been elected as >ai;j foundation.
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      CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
      69 9 *'a proceeds to Nankin-. Shanghai, Jan. 23. »eting for dUbandment 'i eleven members as a with tho Beads of four approved regulation! for o* districts for disband•Ury system. It decided headquarter! and establish v; il disbandment. The -un- and Kwanjrtunsr have »nto the third and fourth Shek
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    SYDNEY'S SCOURGE.
    118 9 SHARKS AT THE BATHING BEACHES. Demand for Protection. IFKtK IT.KSS SERVICE-COPYRIGHT., Th« Sydney, J«n. 23. xsz&szr* of th A demand has been widely made for TSmUZ t effeCtWe --"-and it has even been suggested that aeroplanes should patrol the beaches. This s S has however, been rejected u
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    CHANNEL FOG-BOUND.
    86 9 Ships Unable to Reach Port [British Radio— Official Service.] Rußby, Jan. 23. ror the first time for two years there wa* no air service between London and the Contin, nt owinc to fog which enveloped a large part of Kngland and the English hannel. Conditions have been so
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    FAMOUS COIN COLLECTION STOLEN.
    69 9 iKRKK PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.] London, Jan. 23. A valuable collection of over 2.000 Roman coins has 1 een stolen from the residence at Youlhuvy. near Oxford, of the wellknown archaeologist Sir Arthur Eraoi who baa tarried out many archaeoloprical ipvcstiuations in the eastern Mediterrunean, is a
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    THE SHANGHAI FORCE.
    197 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, Jan. 2'A. In the House of Commons Mr. Thurtle I-ab. Shoieditch) urged the withdrawal of the remainder of the Shanghai Defence Force. Sir A. Chamberlain referred to Si L. Worthington Evans' reply and emphasised that the Government had no desire to keep these forces
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    MR. MCKENNA'S OPTIMISM.
    50 9 Moving Towards Prosperity. rKREE PRESS SERVICE.- COPYRIGHT.) London. Jan. 23. Mr. Reginald McKenna, speaking* at the innual meeting* of the Midland Bank, took in optimistic view and said that despite disappointments there had heen considerable progress made in 1 J28 towards a more ordered and prosperous world.
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    HEALTHY YEAR IN ENGLAND.
    40 9 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Jan. 23. In England during 1928 the hirth rate was higrher and the death rate lower than in the previous year and figures for in.fant mortality were the lowest ever recorded.
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    BUSINESS BEFORE POLITICS.
    38 9 TFREK PRESS SERVJCr:.— COPYRIGHT. I London, Jan. 23. Lord Linlithtfow, former deputy ChairJ man of the Unionist Party, President of the I N'avy League etc., has decided to give up politics and go into business.
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    POINCARE SUPPORTED.
    39 9 [Reuter's Service.] Paris. Jan. 23. The Chamber passed a vote of confidence in the Government at the conclusion of an I academic debate on economic social policy Iby 327 votes to 262. [Earlier cables on page 7.]
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    SUPREME COURT.
    952 9 CLAIM BY OVERSEAS Rings as Security. An interesting case commenced in the Supreme Court yesterday before the Chief Justice, Sir William Murison, when the Overseas Chimse Bank, Ltd., claimed' $11,822.50 from A. M. Sarkies due under a| guarantee made between the parties in Mr. R. Braddell and Mr.
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    46 9 The marriage will take place on Saturday at the Wesley Church, Seremban, of Miss Mildred Grace Birlingmair, until recently of the tutorial staff of the Anglo-Chinese School, and the Rev. C. D. Paterson, formerly Vice-Principal of the Angrlo-Chinese School, Singapore. They will leave for America. M.M.
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    S.V.C. RECRUITING
    358 9 lUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN OPENS. Approximate Increases. olunteer recruiting tor the SVC opened yesterday Headquarters at the Drill Hall, Beach Road, bting the scene of much activity during the day when lecruitin- foi the European units of Che Volunteers took place. oimilaily, lecruiting «M carried on ai the adjacent Eurasian
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    MALACCA NOTES.
    259 9 The Visit of the Cumberland [From Our Own Correspondent.] Malacca. Jan. 22. The H.M.s. Cumberland arrived her< yesterday and anchored in the Roads a about p.m., and the local Naval Enter tainment Committee have made arrange mentl to tfive officers and men a good tinv during their three
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    INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY (MALAYA.)
    86 9 On February 2nd. the Institute of Chemis try. Malaya Section, will hold its annua dinner at Venning Road Masonic Hall. Kual; Lumpur, at 8 p.m. On February Xn\. the Institute s annua' general meeting will take place at thr Institute for Medical Research, Kual*» Lumpur, 10
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    147 9 The marriaere took place on Saturday ar St. Mary's Church, Kuala Lumpur, of Ronald Gower Isaac, of Sepanir Estate, Selangor, to Kathleen Mary Hyslop, of the Malayan Medical Service. M.M. The death took place after an operation at the General Hospital Kuala Lumpur, of Ruth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
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      665 10 Blue Funnel Line Twice Monthly Service Liverpool and Gl«f*ow. (Via Genoa and Havre.) AENEAS For Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and QlllglV Jj 2 I YCAON For London, Rotterdam and BnibVf PHII OCTETES For Marseilles, Ix>ndon, Rotterdam and Hamhur* 1 eb. 0 •tATREUS For London, Rotterdam and Hamburg F^b. 15 TFTTCFR For
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      515 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in U.S.A.) I "aiEIWAN" LINE. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNTTED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Hue Spore. 1928. s.s. CITY OF KHARTOUM Peb 10 s.s. CITY OF DELHI Mar 10 s.s.
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      845 11 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OF BATAVIA). (Incorporated in Holland.) o 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 thf Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penang). of thc> OFFICIAL TOlttlST
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    89 12 The hired transport City of Marseilles is expected to arrive in Singapore from China ports on Tuesday next. The Barentsz arrived fiom Menado yesterday with 1,700 pigs, 12 goats, thre< horses and a pony on board. When the Islander arrived in port yester day from Christmas Island, Captain
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    NAVIES OF THE WORLD.
    720 12 The Latest Ships. The far- reaching influence of sea power as a factor in world affairs is brought almost daily before our eyes. As the result of international negotiations the major fighting fleets have been much reduced in recent years, yet they still remain formidable, and
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      635 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated in Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. (0) Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,376 ton*) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). Th« B.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins
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      587 12 Kerr Steamship Co. be, ;j 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. 1 (Incorporated in U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. 11l REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO I BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND I BALTIMORE. p (via Suez). f M.S. SILVERHAZEL due Jan. 29 ails 1 M.S. SILVERASH due Feb. 16 ai s 1 M.S. SILVERGUAVA
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      697 12 I MAIL DESPATCHES. I BY TRAIN. I Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday I Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. IKota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang I and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m. IKelantan every Monday, WednesI
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      156 12 Calypso, Brit. 339, from P. Dickson 23, for P. Dickson 24. Perak, Brit. 510, from T. Anson 20. for T. Anson 25. Ban Siong Bee. Brit. 73, from B. Pahat 23, for B. Pahat 23. Patrol, Brit. 1229, from Cable Giouml West 23, for unc. Sembilan, Dut. 131. from Rengat
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    1326 13 RELIEF FOR DISTRESSED AREAS. An Uneventful Christmas. [From Our Own Correspondent.] London, Dec. 27. It has been a very uneventful Christmas, its only outstanding feature being: the extraordinary efforts which were made to re- lieve distress in the mining* and other areas. I Even the weather was
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    COLONEL AS HERMIT PHILOSOPHER.
    560 13 COLONEL AS HERMIT PHILOSOPHER. Hut Home in a Hill-Top Forest. A hermit philosopher lives in a hut built with his own hands in the heart of Bradley Wood, three miles irom H udders tie Id. Bradley Wood is an assembly of gaunt and stunted trees at the summit of a
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    DEATH OF JACQUES OPPENHEIM.
    167 13 London, January. 4. The death occurred in London yesterday of Mr. Jacques Oppenheim. who is described as "The man who saved the Suez Canal for England." He was in Cairo for many years during the reign of Ismail Pasha and was a partner in the banking
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      650 13 REMINDER AT NO. 26 MEYER MANSION FLAT. ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 31st., AT 3 p M ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE OF rtCELLENT JACOBEAN-DESIGN WALNUT-STAINED AND WAX POLISHED r K HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, CROCKERY, CUT-CRYSTAL GLASS AND K I.K< TRO-PLATED-WARE, ANTIQUE BRASS CURIOS, ETC. Comp ri«ii*: Artistic design walnut stained teak silverware display cabinet
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      232 13 AUCTION SALE of EXCELLENT WAX POLISHED AND WALNUT STAINED TKAK HOUSEHOLD FUBNITUBE, ETC. Comprising* A double spring motor hornlestliwphoni with foW English, Malay and Chi, nesc mirdl. te:.k cabinet with mirror panels, sid.- tables with marble top. large bevelled wall minors in teak frames, elbow arm chairs, wardrobe with mirror
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      253 13 Primest Dairy fed BACON "Quality, Courtesy and Service 1 FRgsrftFOCD REFkIfGERATING^Co, LIMITED 2335 Orchard Road Phone 3500 A QITII Tl Qll Q I g xxopiiicill o i Z w^ Oil Finishing Motor Body 1 I ru I $2.50 per tin i n» rt C* 1-11 -5 I 1 Malayan Motors,
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      109 13 FOR SALE. ALCTON MOTOR CYCLES, $190 ami $275. zuurauteed six months, nvwly iinporteu by Seow Kuan Co., 4 Dhobv Ghaut. PILOT LAUNCH "COBS," in An* class con- lition, excellent sea boat, dimensions .{7ft. x Bft. x tft Bin., Gleniffer IK-'22, enjrino 9^m4 8, very •..onomical, built IfSl. For inspection apply
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    OUR SIAM LETTER.
    1345 14 PROSPECTS FOR 1928 RICE CROP. Bis Cultivation Figures. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Jan. 15th. The second forecast of the li*2N rice crop shows that the final returns may put the damaged area at a higher figure than estimated *n the Jirst forecast published in December, and
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    MATTERS CHINESE.
    509 14 A New Chinese Paper. (Our Chinese Correspondent). The Sin (hew .lit I'oh began publication on Jan. 15th. The object! of the paper, as announced In the leading article artthree:—firstly to bring into practice the three-people's principle Cor the racial, political and economic equality <>f China and ner people;
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    GAMBLING IN PENANG
    142 14 AVar on Professionals. I learn on food authority, writes a corresrxmdeni of the S rni J s Echo, that the local Protector of Chineae has issued letters to various person* in Penang who in his opinion are i>ro r ession-*l gamblers askinu them kindly to lat his
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      213 14 Mmm all day long \mß Every time vou move or think you use up a VV certain amount of energy. Thai wastage of V nourishment can that wastage of energy be MH If Ovaltine is a delicious food beverage H W w hich supplies in abundance the nourishment M you
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      293 14 IN ORDER TO CONVINCE THE PU3LIC THAT THE CLAIMS MADE FOR "ASPRO" ARE TRUE Worth of free samples are being distributed in Malaya a] is one of the greatest expressions of confidence by a manufact in his product which has ever been shewn in this or any oi try. All
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    609 15 MACPHAIL AND CO., LTD* WEEKLY REPORT. Singapore, Jan. 22. The past week has seen a sustained improvement in the Rubber outlook and there seem to be ample indications that a more hopeful attitude is justified by the remarkable scarcity of the commodity and the surprisingly small increase
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    206 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. Singapore, Jan. 23. Rubber.- lA>ndon lOfed. 14 d up. Local 85%. Tin.— London £222 7* 6d. 17s 6d up. Local 112S: for 200 tons. Mining— Quiet. Honpr Fatt 39 41, Ulu Klanj? Ll9 1.22, Klanp: River 3.50 3.60, Petaling r >.oo 5.10, Kinta Dredge 1.47% 1.52Vj,
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    KUCHAI TIN DREDGING CO. LTD.
    49 15 With reference to the previous notification the Directors regTet to advise that a further 28 buckets show fractures, and it has now been decided that the bucket line cannot be repaired. The Directors are therefore taking steps to order a complete new bucket line.
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    101 15 Yesterday's Alterations. Huyers Seller*.. Uaja Perak> 67 \-j 7"> Ilantau I*ref. LSS% I AIM cum Eastern Siam 10a 11s Sione Tin 28fl ?d -9s Gil Ayer Molek 1.77% 1.85 Batu Lintunjr 1.00 1.1 Brosa tm% 1.18 Branei Tnited 4.10 4.5"> Changkat Serdang 4.66 "».00 Connemara 1.>7'2 L.95
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    A MANCHESTER HANDBOOK.
    55 15 We have received thiouqrh Messrs. Pater- son. Simons and Co., the Manchester Chamber of Commerce handbook for 1028-1929. an excellent publication grivincj the fullest details of the activities of this erreat port and commercial centre. It is trade indexed! and has full details of commodities, etc.,! and
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    EXCHANGE.
    66 15 •l a rui; ry 2.'. Bank 4 m.s. 2 37J8 Bank demand 2]3 3 4 rrivate credits 3 m.B. 2j4 15|16 N«w York, demand 55 15|lf» Credits 90 days 57% France, demand 1431 India, T.T. 15£7& Hong Kong, demand lO'i p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand 122 *>« Java, demand 139%
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    PRODUCE.
    226 15 Pearl Sago Small 8 Cop i a Sundriod 9.95 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 830 Rice, Siam old No. 1. 830 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice, Rangoon Sioka 256 Rice, Siam BroVen N T o. 1. 220 Rice, Siam Broken No. 2 200 Rice, Siam Glutinous
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    59 15 January 23rd.. 12 o'cWk n«M>n. R.S.S. equal to Standard, Q.C.F. Spot :<r>'^ :s5-4 Standard U.s.s. spot. W% 35\ 1 on Tender Feb-Mar. ;5G« 4 Apr-.lufu- M% 37 July-Sept. l'.T»'4 IT% Tout 1 of Market: Steady. Latt st Cable: London Spot shoot 10' 4 d. per
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    173 15 Yesterday's Alterations. Buyers Sellers. tlatu Cavet l«50 1.63 Eastern Siam (i£) 10s Us Hong Fatts 37 »•> 4114 Kinta Dredgea ($1) 1.52 1.55 K. Lumpur Tin U) 29a 6d oOs <>d Kuyoh Tin 20 24 Ifambaua tsl) 1.04 1.08 \ai Hoot ($1) 21' 24 Pangaga Biver (ss)
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    MR. HENRY FORD'S LATEST BOOK.
    66 15 New York, Jan. 10. A world without smoking, drinking or drudgery is foretold by Mr. Henry Ford in his book, "My Philosophy of Industry," which has just been published. He says that ploughing wilt be done wholesale for farmers, and housework in the city and
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    128 15 YESTERDAY'S RUBBER AUCTION. The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 900th. auction yesterday, when there was catalogued 1,906,418 lbs.; 851.08 tons. Offered 1,599,670 lbs.; 714.14 tons. Sold 1,267,296 lbs.; 565.76 tons. Spot. London 10V4d. New York 20% cents. PRICES REALIZED. Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents Per
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    FRASER'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    638 15 Singapore, Jan. 22. There i* little change to record In the price of Tin during the past week, closing quotations shewing a small decline on balance. From London advices it appears that the 'Ball 1 group continues to support the market, thus holding up prices, but in
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    OIL PALM PLANTATION. LTD.
    58 15 Tn order that Bondholders throufchoul Malay* may ho keot in close t<>mh with the procrresix>f optrstiom on the Oil Palm Plan tat ions. Limited'! properties in Johore, it is proposed to issue reports evory three months dmrblg the early stages of (i««velopnient. The first of these
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      696 15 \SSETS OVER $8,000,000 I TITO TRI?AT l7ACrm,ni,T w™ ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $30,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY IMTED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements). T^C^!n?tL W^tt; H<>lMe SingapOre LONDON OFFICE: 27 Old Jewry EC The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British
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      398 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hong: Kong). Head Office: Hong Kong. Authorised Capital $60,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20 000,000 Reserve Fund Sterling £3,000,000 Silver $14,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 020,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. A. H. Compton, Esq., Chairman. N. S. Brown, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Hon.
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      41 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) V FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE. Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds. Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO.» f Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    SPORTS CABLES.
    103 16 MILE AMATEUR SKATING CHAMPIONSHIP. A New Record. [FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.] Ixmdon, Jan, 23. The National Skating Association's mile race for the Duddleston Cup has been held at Littleport in the Fen District and was won by Horn, who is the holder of the Cup and is amateur
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    THE ARTIFICIAL WICKET PROBLEM.
    45 16 (FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.! London, Jan. 23. Sporting Life, in an article, strongly supports the proposal of Mr. Jennings in Australia, that artificial wickets should be got rid of, the paper pointing out that the same problem exists in England also.
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    SMITH'S BILLIARDS RECORD.
    32 16 [FREE PRESS SEBVICE.— COPYRIGHT.I London. Jan. 23. Smith in his billiards match with Carpenter ha? made his 68th break of 500 equalling hi? own previous record for a season.
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    TAME BOXING.
    24 16 [FREE PRESS SERVICE. -COPYRIGHT.] London. Jan. 23. At Manchester la*t night, l^en Johnson beat Jim Williams on points in a tame contest.
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    GETTING READY FOR SUMMER.
    23 16 IFREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHTJ London. Jan. 23. Applications for the coming season at Wimbledon have already totalled over £50.000.
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    THE DAVIS CUP.
    49 16 Japanese Side Selected. [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Tokio. Jan. 23. The All-Japan Tennis Association ha* selected Yoshiro Ohta and Tamio Abe, two well-known internationals and also Sadaichi Onda. who is resident in New York, to play in the American zone of the Davis Cup for Japan.
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    SCOTTISH CUP.
    27 16 [Reuter's Service.] l*.ndon. Jan. 23. In Scottish Cup rej lays East Stirling beat Alloa 2 to 1 and Kingspark lost to Dundee 1 to 5.
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    22 16 [Reuter's Service. 1 London. Jan. 22. In the Northern section of the English league Nelson beat Stockport 4 to 1.
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    Y.M.C.A. CRICKET SECTION.
    261 16 Successful Dinner and General Meeting. The annual general meeting of the Y.M. C.A. cricket section was held at the Y.M. C.A., Orchard Road, on Tuesday evening. A dinner preceded the meeting. Mr. R, Lyne was in the Chair and there were 29 members present. A flashlight photograph
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    123 16 At the annual general meeting of the Straits Bachelors' Physical Culture held at No. 30 Cornwall Street on January 22nd. the following were elected office-bearers for the current year: President Mr. Tan Jin Gam, Vice- Presidents Messrs. Lim Hock Seng, Tan Soo Liew and Cheong Peck Tee, Hon. Secretary Mr.
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    LOCAL FOOTBALL.
    548 16 SIAMESE TEAM HEAVILY DEFEATED. A Scrappy Game. Malays 8; Siamese 2 The Siamese visitors were heavily defeated by the Malays at the Stadium yesterday They had a slightly different team out, but although at the start they gave promise of a Letter display than they achieved agains* the
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    140 16 The result of the "Mixed Foursomes," played on Tuesday was as follows: Mrs. McGroarty and Capt. S. E. V. Quin 40 8 32 Lt.-Col. and Mrs. L. R. E. W. Taylor 45 8 37 Mrs. P. H. Battishill and Mr. E. A. Steven? 49 11 38 Mrs.
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    S.C.C. RUSSIAN POOL COMPETITION.
    100 16 THURSDAY'S TlEfc. M. A. Jacobs and Dr. E. D. Lindow vs. H. R. Corbishley and J. S. Messenger. E. Challen and S. G. Hacker vs. E. R. Upton and R. M. pearce. C. E. Winter and E. J. M. Cameron vs. G. A. Saunders and H.
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    RUGBY.
    98 16 United Services Cup Team. An exceptionally strong side has been selected to represent the United Services in their Malaya Cup Final Match at Kuala Lumpur this week-end. It has not yet been decided whether Merrifield or Roberts will (ill one of the wing three-quarter positions, but the team as
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    14 16 Midlands solicitor: The house stands on the top of the hill, half-way down it.
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    MALAYAN TURF.
    317 16 PENANG JANUARY MEETING. Weights for Pony Races. The following are the weights for the extra day of the above meeting on Friday. Race I.— Pontefi Class 2 lst. D*v. (5 furlongs): Puth Arl 9.9, Taree 9.1, Locks, titch 8.9, Three-o-Top 8.2, Maude H 7.13, Zarlita 7.13, Mutual Trust
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    HOCKEY.
    527 16 Welch Defeat S.C.C. 2nd. Welch, 4; S.C.C 2. An excellent game of hockey was witnessed on the Padang yesterday which resulted in a win for the Welch against the S.C.C. by four goals to two. Although the opening exchanges were very evenly contested, the Welch gained a flight advantage
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    DAVID COPPERFIELD IN PICTURES.
    49 16 Readers who remember the popular Pickwick in Pi-lures feature which we ran last vear will be ;> leased to hear that we have secured another series of pictures by Arthur Moreland illustrating this time the story of David Coiv>er'-.^d. The feature will appear iaily str.xi.ing- to-morrow.
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      317 16 To the Editor. Sir, —I have read with interest, but with a certain amount of disappointment, the account of Dr. Arundale's lecture, furnished by your Indian correspondent, and I am assuming that the account is a substantially correct version of what the lecturer said. I do not
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