The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 28 January 1929

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S. MONDAY. JANUARY 28, 1929. NO. 12,62S
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    SOME EXITS AND ENTRANCES.
    1317 1 A century aj?o English society was still under the refining influence of "the first gentleman m Europe." whose tenure of the throne was drawing to a close, while the French people were growing restive und;r the political follies of their ruler, Charles X. The Duke of
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    231 1 It is reported that the King's progress continues—Page 9. The Services beat Perak m the final of the Malaya Rugby Cup at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday before a big crowd by a goal, the only score m the game Page 16. Questions on the cost of the
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      130 1 rZvV^ MtHiHT METAL hrr KRK<HT -BRIfiHTSffINT UQtID MKTAL POLISH [Raffles Hotel KOOMS WITH MODERN SANITATION. j EXCELLENT GRILL i I TFA DINNER i pANTES SEA VIEW HOTEL DANCES S MONDAY Modern Sanitary Arrangements. TUESDAY j ifnwnsDAT TFA nANrPVi Thursday nnjAl lliA IiAINtiA SATURDAY I «i 5-- 15 m every j
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      191 1 ti ft 1 Pedigree Scotch Whisky I M 9 ALISTER 6 CO., LTD. I Sole Agents for S.S. 6F. M.S. l| EUROPE (p HOTEL) |j "Renowned by Recommendation." I lafter dinner dancingl s w^^\ I £m JF vt! 7 V^^Zl m 111 On th Verandah rl THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD.
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      85 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Mappin silverware —Page 5. Little's new suitings —Page 8. Aspro breaks up pain —Payre C. Where to buy flowers —Page 7. Ribcfao'l exchange tables —Patre 3. Municipal tender? invited —Pa^e 7. Columbia H>2U portable models —Pfefft 1. A Fraser and Neave conglomeration Page ltd Theatre and picture houses
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      7 1 KEEPS NEW SHOES NEW "BLANCONA" SHOE CREAM
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      186 1 THE WEEK. Mtthday, ~2^th. Hiffh Water, 0.55 a.m., BJ, 0.13 p.m.. 10.2. Malacca: H. W. 9.40 a.m., 6.H, !>.40 p.n. f>.9. Legislative Council Meeting. Maynard and Co. Mtp.. Chartrnni Bank Chambers, noon. Lunas annual Meeting Kvatt :;nd Co, noon. Hockey: A.P.C. vs. R.E., S.C.C. Ra r: van! Company Theatre i».:{o.
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    THE AUTHORSHIP OF "METROPOLIS."
    201 2 Famous Film Alleged to he a Plagiarism. Ut'Hin. Dec. -M». Details "t" an interesting case of plagiai ism were published to-night >» Berlin, where a/her the Law Courts meet after Christmas tb authorship of the famous film "Metro ;><>li.s,"' which van for no l«»ne m London,
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    MINISTRY OF SEX.
    171 2 Professor Huxley's 202H Visum. Ministry of Sex «v; k among the ofßcia activities which would be necessar) m thyear 2028 declared Professor Julian Huxle; at tho dinner of the Institution of Profea sional <ivil Servants, London, Tht Ministryi be explained, would detei mine how many men and
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    MRS. PANKURST.
    127 2 Proposed Statue m London. Admirers of the late Mrs. Pankhurs propose to erect a status to her memory, ami have also purchased hi^r portrait paint ed by Miss Brackenbuiy, for ultimate p.re •entation t<> thy National Portrait Gallery. Mrs. Flora Dmmmond is chairman oi < representative irroap which
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    33 2 Invitations lav, been Issnod for the installation ceremony of i) a to k^hah Bandar *>f Fun?r<'i Ujonsr, next Saturday at his resist 1.30 p.m. In tht- evening there v^iM I a dinner.- Ex.
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      254 2 NEW SHIPMENTS JUST ARRIVED INCLUDE POND'S SKIN FRESHENER TONIC. CARON'S PERFUMERY La Nuit de Noel Narcisse Noir Narcisse Blanc. FORHAN'S LIQUID ANTISEPTIC REFRESHANT. MEDICAL HALL LTD., I Opposite New Post Office. SINGAPORE. Quality Service Price Economy. HfIET w^Bflf a^^3sfla^aV a^nsnH A Mns>9 am V^aw jsß^v to 0£ M I Ba^^i^^S
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      329 2 VICTORIA THEATRE W. R. BANVARD PRESENTS THE New Musical Comedy Company TO-NIGHT AND TO-MORROW AT 9.30 P.M. London's Greatest Success. Clowns m Clover WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 30th. I T! "Es?2££ J^™.^VII lliil> j REVUE. BOOKING AT LITTLE^S. F r ßlCES~ss7~s47^2~and~sl. FEBRUARY Ist. TO FEBRIARV 7th. AT 9^o P.M. PAVLOVA And Full
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      288 2 ALHAMBRAI Tan Cfcemr Kee Co., Ud^!^,^ ™i PROGRAMME: Commencuix Jan. 28th. and Ending st I In the Second Show at <> nJ^^-^JI The Latest Empire New I together with the M. G. M. news, depicting em**. r)f^ Sl I Norma Talmadge J THE WOMAN DISPUTED Exotic love, exciting adventure, unconventional.
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    MATTERS MUSLIM.
    772 3 THE MALAY TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION. New Officers Elected. (By Our Muslim Correspondent The tilth half-yearly general meeting of bt Singapore Malay Teachers' Association .vas held on the 12th instant at the Kam•ong Glam Malay School. A laitfe number f members were present and Inche Chomil >m Ibrahim, visiting-teacher of
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    'WIRELESS WILLIE DEAD.
    144 3 Mr. W. Rouse. Popular 1i.11.C. Arti*t. Mr. Willie Rouse, known m "Wittiest Willie," died at Tankerton, Whitstabl«», at the Age of SI, after having been m a nursing home for MNM time. He suffered from a complication brought oit by asthma. Mr. Room wii avuaiciaii ar,«l entertainer,
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      181 3 |f y OU r Kodak has not been I used lately it may want cleaning. I 1 gring it m to us at Battery I Road. f -KODAK" SERVICE COSTS NOTHING i* KODAK LIMITED. •i (Incorporated m England.) 8, Battery Road, SINGAPORE. li^ SCOTCH WHISKY W AS SUPPLIED TO THE
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      418 3 l^^lßl Estate Trust Agencies 1 coughs aodßl E?I x X V m ISQSR^I I (1927) Limited. I B* jij Registered by and Security deposited with the j [i] Straits Settlements Government. Act as Trustees, Administrators, Receivers, Guar- If 111 dians, Rent Collectors, Investments Supervised and Interest collected, Probate or Letters
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      SYNOPSIS.
      184 4 JAN GREGORY, an attractive young girl, becomes secretary to GIDEON BARNISH. an eccentric old man who is compiling a history of rare jewels. He desires Jan to live m the house, as he works at odd times, and. although it unaccountably depresses her, Jan stays on, as she is
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      CHAPTER IX.
      1538 4 DINNER FOR TWO •Jan was beginning to feel the tirst symptoms of nervous reaction. Ever since that fateful night the house had simply reeked o. detectives. At least that was how it appeared. In reality there had been only Inspector Adcock and his subordinate Constable Mathers. But Adcoek
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      CHAPTER X.
      1818 4 THE SHADOJV MAN. So Philip related to Jan exactly what he had discovered about the house Where she was now living- as secretary to Gideon Bar- nish, and his tale lost nothing m the telling. m fact, more than once Philip marvelled at his own descriptive abilities as
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    THE SILENT BANQUET.
    412 4 The other day I went to the strangest banquet I have ever been at, writes Marigold Watney m the Morning: Post. It was a very stately affair, and the III M|)t BUM IW 11 <>f niy fellow quests, with their long flowing gowns and elalorately dressed heads
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    A LONDONER'S JOTTINGS.
    1052 4 THE ROYAL CHILDRENS' CHRISTMAS. Elizabeth's Gramophone. l By Joan LittlHield for the Free fr'ress and the N.A.N.A.] In consequence of the King's illness, the Royal Family spent a very quiet Christmas at Buckingham Palace. The Queen, however, could not bear to let the occasion go by without
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    AUSTRALIA'S TEST TEAM.
    541 4 YOUNG PLAYERS n P FUTURE I(;no R p > No Second String In a special able to the Tv dated Sydney. January n th S of r W, ney comments as follows on th i the Australian team for aTy**** match:— 1( >ui> The omission of Victor
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    A ZOO TRAGEDY.
    301 4 How a iioness tell m b*e with ll Bengal tiger and was MVtrtty P» n her jealous mate, and BOW N her both the lion and the tiger piatd died, is told by Kai Bahadv B k i superintendent of the Alipur WjP» Gardens m a Calcutta
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    WORLD PEACE.
    1422 5 GERMAN GENERAL ON DISARMAMENT. Seeckt's Sensible Views. Germany's Greatest Military authority, General von Seeckt, as he is described by" a famous French journalist, who spoke with him about disarmament, will be rememberod as the commander-in-chief of the Reichs. wehr who retired from that post m 1926 because he
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    CHRISTMAS LOTTERY EXCITEMENT.
    224 5 Four Days' Queue m Madrid. Madrid. Doc. 23. The Spanish Christmas lottery, for whicV 124,000.000 pesetas (over £4,000,000) has been spent m tickets by rich and poor throughout the land, was drawn here yesterday. A queue of poor people had waited outside the Mint (where the drawing
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      117 5 NURROUGHS"! t long line of ADDING, SUBTRACTING, MULTIPLYING, CALCULATING J I BOOK-KEEPING MACHINES STOCKS OF POPULAR MODELS ARRIVED. V f BRINRMANN S CO.f SOLE AGENTS, ST. HELEN'S COURT COLLYER QUAY, X 11 STAMFORD ROAD. Jj. -D. vO, |p- 1 TRENCH WATCH I W A T O H E- <S I
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      162 5 (SDCDNyI S (Pronounced SO £0 NY) rt» ff^B 1 I t?acx H flt?n IB Y^Rl i I "That»s the Spirit" I STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF NEW YORK I X (Incorporated m U.S.A.). S SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR IPOH PENANG St'iJini; Silvor I'l». ti i< X' .i-l M< i!inq Sih. r Ica
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    PRIZES OF THE BALLET.
    1003 6 GRADES AT THE OPERA. "Examination Day." Paris, llec. 22. The official title of the Optra m Paris is still the Academic Nationale it was Royale or Imperiale before the days: of the Republic d- Musique et de Danse, says an Observer conespondent. As a matter :,i
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      173 6 WHITEAWAYS GREAT STOCKTAKING Further Reductions for the Last TWO WEEKS f x +*^~~'^^^^{i[ j J^^a*^^^ k H yl^ WITNEY Wf J SAEETS tf«»^^^ ;>^L V a^^^^^^^^^^^3 Hand drawn, Slat T'j ics itufuKKM Wain WHITNFA BLANKET? MKUI.IO.aJUt. < (»LOl REII COTTON KLANKKTS. With Lluo strips bonier. 59.25 EACH. With allover floral
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      294 6 ■I iT^^nrN. H IfsALINE J P^^X^X^^^-^" I TTHIS preparation contains the natural mej I principles ef the Grape and Lemon. H It relieves headache, biliousness fiatulenv c I sidmest. It has a special appeal as a blood purifier to a!> I those living m hot countries. I Stocked by MEDICAL
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    LEAGUE AND OPIUM.
    289 7 CHINESE ENVOY'S H ATTACK. The Drug Problem. fßeuter's Service.] Geneva, Jan. 25. What is described as the most serious case of contraband drug 1 operations was mentioned m the Opium Committee relating to the Naerden factory at Rotterdam. The Dutch report stated the factory held a license
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    TROPICAL VETERINARY RESEARCH.
    93 7 [Reuter's Service.] London. Jan. 25. A eomprehen^ve scheme of coordination and reorganisation which will event uully make the colonial veterinary service a nistclass service attracting young men of scientific bent, it? laid down m the report of a committee presided over by Lord LoVftt to enquire into
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    BATTLE NEAR KABUL.
    48 7 [Reuter's Service.] Moscow, Jan. 26. News from Kabul says the first battle between the united Jelalabad tribes advancing on Kabul and a detachment sent by the new ruler Hachao-i-Sakao 25 miles from the capital resulted m the routing of the detachment which suffered heavy casualties.
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    OBITUARY.
    41 7 FReuter's Service.l Washington, Jan. 25. The death is announced of Mr. Oscar Underwood, ex-Senator for Alabama. Warsaw, Jan. 25. The death is announced of Dr. Boprucki, the social worker during the plague epidemics m the Far Fast before the war.
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    THE KING'S HEALTH.
    45 7 [Reuter's Service.] London, Jan. 25. It is learned that the continued proffiesr of the Kin*? has facilitated the fixing of ar approximate date for his departure to Bognor namely the first week m February. The actual day will depend on the weather.
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    BRITISH DEBT PAYMENTS.
    238 7 Our Obligations "Absurd." New York, Dec. 22. Commenting upon the fact that Great Britain to-day completed the sixth year of her payments on her American war debt, and has fifty-six more years m which still to pay, the World points out that Great Britain has already turned
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    WALL STREET BUSINESS EXTENSION.
    98 7 fßeuter'* Service.l New York. Jan. 26. In consequence of complaints of delays and errors m the execution of stock exchange orders owing to the rush of business, and insufficiency of brokers to cope therewith the governing committee has recommended the present membership of 1,100 be increased
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    AN UNFORTUNATE DINNER.
    43 7 [Reuter's Service.] Rotterdam, Jan. 2ti. Five hundred and fifty members of the staff of a Life Assurance Company aftei attending dinru-r wont to the theatre and nearly all were taken ill during the performance, hundreds having to tfo to hospital.
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    ITALY'S NAVY.
    29 7 Heuter's Seiylce.] Rome, Jan. 25. The Cabinet has decided that construction shall beffin m June of two 10,000-ton cruisers two flotilla leaders, four destroyers and five submarines.
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    NOTED ACTOR DEAD.
    28 7 [Reuter's Service.] Mentone, Jan. £6. The death is noted of the Dutch actor, Dr. Willem Royaarris, the most brilliant interpreter of Shakespeare's works m Holland.
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    TWO NIGHTS WITH DEAD GIRL.
    247 7 Alpine Peril. Grenoble, France. M. Dubois, the young Lyons journalist who was lost on the mountain known as Nero's Helmet, m the French Alps, m company with Mile. Berthe Renoux, has beer saved. Mile. Renoux died of exposure. Her companion made an heroic effort to
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    JAPAN'S POLICY.
    145 7 QUESTIONS ON MUKDEN TRAGEDY. Government Attacked. [Reuter's Service.] Tokyo, Jan. 25. The assassination of Chang Tso Lin servec' to-day for an Opposition attack on the Government. The Opposition spokesman fired off many questions m rapid succession the majority of which Premier Tanaka evaded. Referring to the suspicion existing
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    CLOUDS GATHER IN AFRICA.
    173 7 [Reuter'g Service.] Capetown, Jan. 25. In ft speech at the opening of the final session of the present parliament Lord Athlone declared the Ministers contemplated dealing only with the most essc.uial legisation including the Germano South- African Natives Land Amendment Rill,Trad<» Treaty, Natives Parliamentary Representation Bill,
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      472 7 BUSINESS CARDS. 1 IS HKiHO CONCENTRATED I piie mm I SS9 v wnr TO n-j{a f aßßEiaiEjasfaia/aia/s^ I FUNERALS, j SINGAPORE CASKET CO. J XP KRIKNCED UNDERTAKERS. and Nitr&t S«rvie«. Tel. No. 75. g MASSAGE I MR. WIS. FUJIMORI jA!> AN KSK BONE-SETTER So 19. I»h«>Hy T.haut, Singapore. W {jp
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      415 7 NOTICES. ORDINANCE NO. 44 (BANKRUPTCY). IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. In Bankruptcy. So. Gfi* of 1928. Summary Case. Re CHOO SOO PIN of No. 235 River Valley Road, Singapore. Receiving Order made Jsinuury 11th, 1929. Date of Order for Summary Administration January 'JHnl, 192
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      402 7 PILES CURED No Knife! No Surgeon! No other affliction causes more human misery than Piles. Y<-r Pilescan be (prickly and easily cured without the use of injections, knife, scissors, "hot iron." eectricity, or any other cutting or buraing method, and without confinement to bed. and no doctor's or hoapiud bills
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      674 7 TENDERS. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. Tenders tit invited for thr purekaaf oi* übou* 30 buildings ;it Ounonjr I'ulai Waterworks. Those consist of H» c.»<-.li«» lines, housing from tf" to 180 men each; hospital line; story:-; workshops; fitters' quarter*; drivers' qpatton; overseers' quarters ard clerks' quarters; recrnatioTi club; inspectors' quarters; general offices;
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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    BIRTH.
    29 8 Mill HELL. At |1m European Hospital. Kuv.l.. Lumpur, on J.'.n. It, Klsa, vifc of (J. A. NVwlt Mitchj'.l. A.F.C.. tX-KrJor K.A.F.. Kuala Gri> Eatatt, Kelii.itan. «>f :i daughter.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY. JANUARY 28, 1929. WEEK-END COMMENT.
    673 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY. JANUARY 28, 1929. WEEK-END COMMENT. The attempts by the representatives of China and Japan to arrive at some settled policy continue but the negotiations up to the pn-sent have had no useful result. Th<_' position ior Japan is undoubted! ver\ difficult. In the first place a
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    444 8 Lieut. C. J. Corbin 2nd Welch Regt. has been appointed A.P.C. to G.O.C. Malaya. Commissions as Second Lieutenants, M.S. V.R., have been granted to Dr. H. W. Jack and Mr. E. P. Windsor. Advertising is one of the 'Arts and Crafts' oi modern existence. But was it Art or Graft,
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    MALACCA NOTES.
    634 8 THE CUMBERLAND VISIT. A Cheerful Time. fFrom Our Own Correspondent.] Malacca, Jan. 24. H. M. S. Cumberland left for Singapore this morning at 8.20 after a stay m Malacca waters of two full days, during which time many residents embraced the opportunity of visiting this up-to-date man of
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    SINGAPORE LADIES RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
    88 8 Mrs. P. S. Hunter* Prize. The handicap competition for the prize presented by Mrs. P. S. Hunter was held on Thursday at Bukit Timah Range. Ten cards were taken out and the following returned: 300 280 100 With Yds. Yds. Yds. HVap. Mrs. Barbour 25 28
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    DANCE AT SAILORS' INSTITUTE.
    97 8 In connection with the visit of H.M.S. Cumberland to Singapore, a very successful dance was held on Friday night at the Sailors' Institute. A party signalmen from the Cumberland made the hall gay with flags, and m the evening a company of about two hundred assembled,
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    90 8 It is not generally known that Fenimore Cooper, the author of The Last of the Mohi cans, was m his day a "best seller" as a writer of entertaining travel books. Th > Oxford University Press are now to gfo us a new edition of his delightful Gleaning* m Europe,
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    I.S.P. ANNUAL MEETING.
    176 8 (JOOD POSITION OF TUt< SOCIETY. THE Tribute to the .1 v r [From Our Own r, (rr SDo K Urn 7 1 The annual gen^] rnt*tinJ corporattd Society of I'hm at Kuala Lumpur \hi, mornbT k >W chairman, presiding laid the I Ar of members now vu
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    MR. ASHPLANT'S LECTURE.
    44 8 [From Our Own CorrMß«i«Li Kuala l.umpnr. Jan The Malay Mail publish* an eafcj report received from thur specif [L» tentative m London on Mr. |Z Ashpiant's lecture on Dee netr lon In tube bore before the K<;.A. council the subsequent dist.-u>Mi.!..
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    A BANGKOK INDIAN OCEAN TELEPHONE.
    38 8 [FRF.K PRESB SERVN E COPTUGT.] KangUk. J in *j The Minister »>i" Commerce, *fci ;> p r ceedin^ to Europe i> >utve>>fullv njaintiiring connection with Bangkok hy i telephony from the Ii Imb 0
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    BAD WEATHER IN THE GULF.
    27 8 fFREE PRESS SERVU E. I WRIGHT Hanckok. Jan. The lK*li trrived here iftcr lour days <>n the voyage owfaf v> roofh whether.
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    38 8 LATEST KI'KKEK PRICES [FREE PREBB SERVICE. COPYWOn Saturday Jan. 26, noon. Messrs. Symington and Sinclir notify to-day's rubber price? I follows Spot lid. (up 4 16). Forward 11 4 16d. (up 4 16). The ma steady.
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    NIGHT FLYING IN SINGAPORE.
    73 8 Firework Display VitWt* from the Air.For the firs*, time liact the Sm*a; Plying Club w*§ inauKurattd one o machines went up at Bight on Satjrv, the plane were the Clttb'i lulnet* Mr. H. S. Chapman, who aai 1 «"*f view of the Taipusam firework- I from
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    AT THE THEATRE.
    218 8 The musical comedy Udo Udy, P* by the Barnard Compan) at the \itf Theatre on Saturday night, Ml tively long show. yet it ended the majority of thOM m l>l^ llty It is a show full of food H« I* ing and good comady and At comi
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      8 8 x To-dmy's Feature. j OUR SERIAL STOW1 ujf
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    MALAYA'S DEFENCE.
    126 9 THF COSTS OF A GENERAL STAFF. Questions m the House. KM SERVICE.- COPYRIGHT. i London. Jan. 26. .joru-l Woodcock, Conservative Membei K\vr:<>n. will ask the following quesjg :h*- Hoiiar of Commons on Monday. What i- the number of appointments on General Oftctr*! Staff. Malaya. U .it i* number
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    LEVIATHAN MAIL ROBBERY.
    121 9 Search tor Ship's Carpenter. ffHtuterV Service.] New York. Jan. 26. enquiries into the robbery the itl the police of two conriff tor a German named who -igne.i on the LeviaThe indictment r with robbery on the high- the voyage «>t" the Leviathan eturned to-daj m the arrival
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    ANGLO-U.S. RELATIONS.
    83 9 Statement by Foreign Secretary. (Reuter"? Service.] I/Ondon, Jan. 27. < hamberlain at Birmingham i British relation! with America. He Wt admit freely and willingly parity the United States forces and our <■ ;in admission we have never ould never have made to any T nati.-n. Such differences as
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    JAPANESE CABLE NEWS.
    141 9 SCHOOI M ISTBK COMMITS ARM KM ROBBERIES. 1 [By courtesy u f the N'anyo Xichi-N'k-hi Shimbunsha.] Tokio, Jan. 2.». torioua armed robber who terrified •puluti.. n of Tokushima by eommitt«n* a number of /..bberies at the point of Jver, ha^ been arrested by tho policy identified the
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    CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
    113 9 "rangeroent with N'anyang Siatlg Pau Press. l B Shanghai. Jan. 2d. m ssion of the (lisl)andment luded yesterday and the m nittee will start work, m I iw« interviewed Mr. Wang three hours on Friday dis- lent of the Tsinan affairs. 1 negotiation at Shanghai affairs continued
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    EXILED EX-KAISER.
    328 9 BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS AT DOORN. Unique Family Gathering. r Reuter's Service.] r, Doom, Jan. 26. Princess Hermine, wife of the ex-Kaiser, has suddenly been taken seiiouslv ill with cmckenpox. A large family gathering, including the Crown Prince and also Gorman former royalties, had arrived to participate m the celebrations
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    REBEL CABINET MINISTERS.
    58 9 Latest Afghan Position. rßeuter'a Service.] Peehawar. Jan. 27. Latest reports from Kandahar show that Amanullah is not decided whether to try to regain the Throne for himself. Habibullah has succeeded m forming a Cabinet comDOMd exclusively of members of the Mohmadzai tribe to which Amanullah belongs. The
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    RUSSO-POLISH RELATIONS.
    72 9 [Reuter's Service.] Bukhare;-t, Jan. 27. With regard to the Russian proposal to conclude a treaty equivalent to the Kellogg pact with Poland, Poland has agreed to the recent Rumanian suggestion that Poland should not sign the document except m company with Rumania. A difficulty has now n:isen over
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    U.S. ANTI-SMUGGLING TREATY.
    27 9 [Reuter's Service.] Washington. Jan. 27. The Americo-Japanese treaty to prevent the smuggling of liquor into the Unite' States has heen ratified by the Senate.
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    GENEROUS DUTCH.
    51 9 LKeuter's Service. J Amsterdam, Jan. 27. Over L'OO.UOO Florins have already been collected Cor the relief of sufferers from the recent lifeboat disaster, exceeding requirements. It ll proposed from the balance to form the nucleus of a relief fund for similar disasters m future. [Saturday's cables on page
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    24 9 Che Mat. Commissioner of Police, Perlis, is m Kuala Lumpur at present studying the methods adopted by the local police m dealing with crime.
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    THE KING'S HEALTH.
    130 9 SLOW PROGRESS CONTINUES. Only One Doctor Now [Renter's Service.l London. Jan. 26. 10.5 a.m. It is understood the King had a fairly good night and his condition was about the same this morning. London, Jan. 26. 9.5 p.m. The bulletin at 8.15 p.m. signed only by Lord
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    AMERICA TO PLACATE MEXICO.
    73 9 [Reuter's Service.] New York. Jan. 26. At a conference at Miami between Mr. Hoover and Mr. Dwiftfit Morrow, it was decided the latter should remain as ambassador m Mexico. It is known Mr. Hoover considers United States relations with Mexico to be the keystone to a
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    MOTOR SHARES COMBINE.
    62 9 [Reuter's Service.] New York, Jan. 26. According to the World the formation of a huge investment trust with a capital of between $500,000,000. and $700,000,000 to c pecialise m motor stocks will shortly be announced. Mr. Arthur Cutten. the well-known stock operator, Mr. Fred Fisher, Vice-President of
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    DEATH OF LADY LUGARD.
    72 9 [Reuter's Service.l KonGon, Jan. 27. The death has occurred of Lady Lut;aui. I Lady Lugard who was a daughto' of the late General Shaw married Sir .Federick Lugurd, as he then was, m 1902. She was well-known m newspaper circles having had charge of the Colonial
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    WHOLESALE FOOD POISONING.
    56 9 [Reuter's Service.] Rotterdam, Jan. 26. The illness of the diners is attributed to slight poisoning. All are recovering. [A previous cable stated that many of a gathering of 550 members of a life insurance association who had dined together and visited the theatre later were taken ill,
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    LOSS TO JAPANESE ROYAL FAMILY.
    29 9 [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Tokio. Jan. 27. The death has occurred of Prince Kunivoshi Kuni, father of the Empress. [Saturday's cables on page 7.]
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    L.O.N. HEALTH BUREAU.
    228 9 The following: is the health bulletin of the League of Nations' Eastern Bureau, for the week ended January 19th. Aden: 1 smallpox case. Basrah: 5 smallpox cases and 4 deaths. Bassein: 1 cholera death. Bombay: 1 plague death; 34 smallpox cases and 13 deaths as against 21
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    55 9 The number of women workers m Malaya increases every year. It may not be srnerally known that Kuala Lumpur now possesses two European lady doctors m private practice. Both were formerly m Government Service, one of them, Mrs. H. O. Hopkins, having been m charge of the K.L. Infant Welfare
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    EASTERN DANGERS.
    150 9 JAPAN'S POLICY IN SHANTUNG. China's Demands. [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Nanking, Jan. 27 The Foreign Minister Mr. C. T. Wang and the Japanese Minister to China Mr. Yoshizawa, had a conference for three and a half hours this afternoon but without result. Mr Yoshizawa demanded as a sine
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    THE OPIUM COMMISSION.
    212 9 Envoy's Protest. [Reuter's Service.] T Geneva, Jan. 26. me Upiuni Commission resumed the discussion of Mr. Wang Kin- Ky's statement, no compromise being reached. Mr. Sato said he must reserve freedom to make a protest which he would ask the President to insert m the report. He
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    MUNICIPAL ACTION.
    310 9 The following action was taken at a meeting of Committee No. 7 held on January 18th. Dec idled to obtain alternative rates to cover fire and war risks, and fire risk only, on the new Municipal offices. Agreed to go more fully into the proposals for making: a
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    TAIPUSAM FIREWORKS.
    136 9 It it difficult to recall an occasion when the Taipusam fireworks have been attended by unfavourable weather. Saturday night was no exception. A beautiful moonlight night provided plenty of excuse for the thousands of motor cars which cvammt"! all the street* m the vicinity of the Reclamation grounds
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    108 12 The French (M.M.) steamer, C. P. Lecocq which arrived from Saigon on Friday bound for Colombo, came into collision with the Blue Funnel steamer Eumaeus m the Quaranteen anchorage at 8 o'clock on Friday morning. It was reported that the C. P. Lecocq sustained some damage to the
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    SHIP LAUNCH AND TRIALS.
    133 12 Messrs. Harland and Wolff, Ltd., successfully- launched from their Govan shipyard the Bhutan, a single-screw vessel for the Ham Steamship Company, Limited. The Bhutan is a first-class cargo vessel of the shelterdeck type, and is a sister ship of the Behar,- which has recently been put
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    TRADE UNION ROLLS.
    706 12 The Fall Continues. Taking the term trade union m its broadest sense a? an organisation of employees which includes negotiations with employers among its functions, the Ministry of Labour estimates that at the end of last year there were m Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,127 unions
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    23 12 A lady writer asks: "Does a woman prefer a husband who gives way to her, or the other sort?" What other sort?— Punch.
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    MY CHRISTMASES AMONG SAVAGES.
    851 13 Christmas east of Suez is apt to be as topsyturvy as an incident out o. -Alice through the Looking Glass." I remember a banquet m Persia where the officials were resplendent with decorations because a Personage happened to be passing through The whole of the English
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    BATTLE OF BIRDS.
    135 13 Southampton. Hundreds of passengers m the White Star liner Majestic saw a remarkable mid-ail batt.lt a few days ago between a gull am' a hawk. As both birds neared the ship, the liaw'J: above the gull, the hawk swooped, but quick as lightning the pull dived and
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    OLD TIME DRINKS.
    704 14 In the Good Old Days, good old and young English gentlemen must have possessed the absoibent qualities of a sponge, being able to account for much more m the way of eery strong-compounded drinks than we degenerates of to-day can do, writes \V. Teignmouth Shore m the
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    FESTIVAL SCENES IN INDIA.
    405 14 1 estivals aie tinn of Kicat gaiety m the Indian Native States, but perhaps the nier ricst is at the Spling solstice, when BCenei recalling the festivals of ancient I.>r4* of misrule r.ic often witnessed. The Ruler and his hi^-h oAoen dm through the tit;.; Rot
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    157 15 Saturday's Alteration*. Bayers Sellers. Batu Caret 1.60 1.65 Kuchai Tin Dmtei- ($1) LlStt 1.17H Allenby (.$1) 2.10 2.20 Ayer Molek ($1) I.HO 1.90 Ealgownie ($1) 2.60 2.75 aXiutonp ($n m. «H B. Kepong (sr> 1.75 2.00 Indracriri' iso) 7.00 7.50 Jeram Kuantan (50) LS7tt 1.42M> Tunas ($1)
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    GLENEALY, LTD.
    735 15 The Assessment Appeal. day a S h" I Was held on Mr Wp p X KO 8 Bank Chambers. ■Nt wf~ M y er prcslded "id other* pu Moving the adoption of* the report raised to 371,700 lbs. equivalent to 450 ftH IK r acre a production which
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    EXCHANGE.
    65 15 Jajiu.uy 2*'. Bank A ni.s. L > 37^ Bank demand '03 34 Private credits 3 m.s. 2j4 15J16 New York, demand 65 1516 Credits 90 days 57% France, deinund 1431 India, T.I. 1b2% Hon^ K<»ri£, demand J0 x p.c. Di^. Yokohama, demand 122 s Java, demand 189" Banglfok, demand
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    PRODUCE.
    179 15 Flako Tapioca ly Copra Sundried 9.J*D Rice, Siam Glutinous No. 2 320 Rice, Rangoon Glutinous No. 2 320 Rice, Anam No. 1 280 Rice, Siam Broken Cl for export 285 Coconuts, per thousand 85.00 Sago flour 4.20 Devoc'3 Imperial Brilliant per 2 tint 6.64 Sylvan Arrow per 2 tins
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    60 15 January. UHth., 12 o'clock noon. U.S.S. equal to Standard, Q.C.F. Spot a** 3 7 Standard R.S.B. Spot 30% 37 9m Tender Peb-Mar. 27% 37t£ Apr-.luru- 38 38 V. July-Sept. 38Vit 38* Tone of Market: Easter after firm. Latest Cable:- London Spot short 10 7 id.
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    JACKS' REPORT.
    375 15 London, Jan. 2. The year 11)29 opens with the Bankers and the Leaden of Industry taking- a rosy view of the coming year'- tradf. We are inclined to think that their views will prove correct, ai consumers of all commodities all over the World are hare of stocks,
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    194 15 ROSE MACPHAIL &COYS REPORT. Singapore, Jan. 2t>. Rubber.— U>mlon 10 7 sd 7 16d up. Local 36 cents. Tin London £222 10s, 12s 6<l up. Mining— Quiet. Honjr Fatt o9 41, Ulu Klanjr 1.19 1.22, Klang Kiver 3.50 3.60, Petaim*; 6.00 5.10, Kinta Dredge 1.47Mj 1*62%, Penavvat
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    GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
    189 15 Singapore, Jan. 26. All Markets haw again b*M active following renewed confident huyinp of futures tor speculative account which has definitely pegged values a few points higher. This wonderful optimism has nothing substantial behind it sot'ar and is built up mainly on hopea of better thing* which may
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    LEWIS ANDPEAT'S REPORT.
    215 15 Singapore, Jan. ?6. Prices have risen during the past week on a wave of speculative buying- m America Mid the other markets have followed the movement. Until the last day or two l«usircss has been confined to the exchange, but factory interest is now reported on the
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    23 15 Saturday's Alterations. Buyers Seller.. Kucha i (2) I.ITVi 1.21 'j 'onnemara 1J95 2.10 Now Scudal Is"," i Tamhalaks oil *n-f
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      651 15 ASSETS OVER $8,000,000 ASSUBANCE IN FORCE OVER $30,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY \Mm. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27 Old Jewry EC The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act.
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      396 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hong Kong). Head Office: Hong Kong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20 000,000 Reserve Fund Sterling £6,000,000 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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    MALAYA CUP FINAL.
    1924 16 SERVICES WIN HARDFOUGHT MATCH. Late Winning Goal. l\ Services. 5 pts.: Perak. Nil. Another page was added to Malayan Rugby history at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday when the United Services won the Malaya Cup for the first time by a goal (5 points) to nil against Perak.
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    LADIES' SQUASH.
    28 16 rFREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.I London, Jan. 26. In the ladies squash rackets Miss Nancy Cave beat the holder. Miss Joyce Cave, by three frames to two.
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    23 16 Crime seems to be on the decline Jn Kuala Lumpur. On Wednesday there was not a single case reported to the Police. M.M.
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    SPORTS CABLES.
    129 16 BETTER WEATHER FOR RUGBY. Some Good Games. [FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHTS London, Jan. 26. The" weather was fine this afternoon and the grounds soft and some good rugby was seen, the following being the results of the chief matches. Blackheath 7, Navy 10. Richmond 12, Leicester 3. Newport
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    EMPIRE SPORTS FEDERATION.
    52 16 [FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT."! London, Jan. 26. Arrangements are being put through for the formation of an Empire Sports Federation, which will include the A. A. A., the A.S.A. the N.A. Westbury, the N.C.U., and the British Boxing Boards, by Mr. Gilbert Elliott with Mr. John Douglas
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    AMATEUR BOXING.
    35 16 [FREK PRESS SERVICE.- COPYRIGHT.} London. Jan. 26. Cambridge University beat the R.A.F. at boxing by ten events to three. At Aarhus the British Army boxers Ik at Denmark by five events to two.
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    SOME OF THE CROWDS.
    44 16 [FREE PRESS SERVICD— COPYRIGHT.I Ixmdon, Jan. 2€. There were again large attendances at the principal Cup ties m London, 42,000 watching the West Ham vs. Corinthians match, thousands heing unable to get m, whilst at Chelsea there were 60,000 present.
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    FRANCE BARS AM-PRO TENNIS.
    26 16 IKRFK PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT. 1 London, Jan. 28. The French Lawn Tennis Association has banned the proposed Cochet Kozeluh lawn tennis match.
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    283 16 Monthly Mixed Foursome Comoetition. This competition was played on Friday. January 25th.. and resulted m a win for Mrs. Boury and Major Lowe with a nett score of 34. Fifty card were taken out and the following were returned: Mrs. Boury and Maior Lowe 4f> 12 34
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    LOCAL FOOTBALL.
    210 16 Siamese Win Farewell Match. Siamese. 1 Siong 800 A.S. 0. The farewell match of the Siamese tourists which was to have been against the I.C.F.A. at the Stadium on Saturday was cancelled owing to the I.C.F.A. not being able to raise a team. The Indo-Ceylonese players were engaged
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    105 16 MORE SURPRISES IN F.A. CUP TIES. Orient Hold the Villa. [Reuter's Service.] London, Jan. 26. The following were the results of the fourth round matches m the F.A. Cup today: CUP. Plymouth 0, Bradford 1. Liverpool 0, Bolton 0. Portsmouth 2, Bradford City 0. Arsenal 2, Mansfield 0.
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    LEAGUE MATCHES.
    179 16 To-day's results m the English and Scottish Leagues were as follow: DIVISION I. Cardiff 0, Sheffield Un. 0. Manchester C. 5, Everton 1. DIVISION 11. Bristol City 3. Blackpool 2. Port Vale 1, Stoke fc. Tottenham H. 3, Notts C 0. Preston N. E. 0, Southampton 1. DIVISION
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    SCOTTISH CUP.
    50 16 FIRST ROUND REPLAYS. Replay* in the Scottish Cup resulted as follow: Breadalbane 0. Breihin 6. Raith Rovers 4, Beith 1. To-day'* tie between Dunkeld and Clackmannan was not played owing to frost. As Dunkeld were unable to arrange a mid-week frame the tie has been awarded to Clackmannan.
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    PENANG AMATEUR RACES.
    338 16 Polo Club Meeting. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Jan. 26. Then was a good attendance at the Racecourse to-day for the Polo Club's sky race meeting. His Highness the Sultan of Perak was amongst the "interested onlooker^ and Mrs. Stevens distributed the prizes. Race One: Six Furlongs:
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