The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 31 January 1929

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  • 13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, as. THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1929. NO. 12,631
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  • 267 1 His Majesty s progress continues >at*siactoruy »'age 9. Jhe Prince's personal tour of the coalfields has revealed the bitter distress which prevails Page 9. In Ipoh the fund m aid of the miners at Home grows daily bigger. Elsewhere m Malaya nothing is done Page 8. b
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  • 987 1 She is nearly always ten minutes late for breakfast. We sit round the table like Wordsworth's "pa ~ty m a parlour." Somebody says: "Perhaps she hasn't heard the gong?" Somebody else says: "Bound to, unless she's one of The Seven Sleepers." The s-ilence deepens. Suddenly there
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 233 1 Vv IN« LOONG. ||M RBOOGNISn HOISE AN TROPICAL SUITS. V HIGH STREET. I Baffles Hotel 1 I 8888B p__bi___Wß_B«^___-B-Bm™-__-»m^_B»Wß__-»m1-»-»m» m ROOMS WITH MODERN SANITATION. j} EXCELLENT GRILL nnuiWPD I TFA DINNER pANTFS SEA VIEW HOTEL DANCES HOBDAY Modern Sanitary Arrangements. TUESDAY fj jLfDNBSDA^ TFA DANfFS Thursday jjj ji FRIHAY ICiA
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    • 154 1 I A __T_* Si ____L _B I HPmm lH IV* i OlTt-_^K_^lfi ._________V^^____________________^^____________________i _v i k i __B !_N^ ______________B I l ___________l__H _9^ j Pto-iM Green, Blue and Red. jg Crackle: Green, Blue a)\d Red. a 1 I^ai« nf 9 Mahogany Chromium. S F ____L Sole Agents: S i
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    • 106 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Aspro claims Page 13. Wash with Lvx Page 3. Special trips to Indo-China Page 12. Ferodo brake linings from Malayan Motors Page 13. Cargo notices re Malabar and Xalal Page 12. Wing Loong for good class tailoring Page 1. Last night of Banvard's; Harmston's Circus; Pavlova programme; Latest
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    • 14 1 WING LOONG. FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32, HIGH STREET.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 206 1 J Mil* Will Ei lV. 31 st. High Water, 2.35 a.m., 8.6, 2.33 p.m., B.T. Malacca: H. W. 11.10 a.m.. 5.6, 11.40 p.m., 6.1. 8.1. homeward mail closes. Hockey: S.R.C. vs. Indian Association. Rugby: Ireland \>. The Rest. Banvard Company, Thvatre I'.'iO. Friday, Feb. Int. High Water, 3.11 a.m., 8.0,
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  • 353 2 Singapore. Jan. 26th. The prices, quoted are generally those current at Clyde Terrace Market. At tibt .X- markeia there ma} be small variations. MEAT. Beef steak (Round) K»ti M I;.-, i ,-H'v; or cwrrj <h» JJ i r>vk, lean *> Pfflk*k»»! Undfat (lsi quattt> I »j» g
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  • 308 2 Tales ol the Hunting Field. C apt. G. H. Drummond, who has m often ntertained the King*i sons while hunting with the Pytehley pack, related some reminiscencee of his royal guests at the dinner of the Northamptonshire Farmers' Union m Northampton Guildhall. On one occasion,
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 238 2 j lANCING I MODERN BALLROOM DANCM6.J Miss J. BOSHOFF, X ij] Law- of the T> negate- Smith School 111 l of Dancing. «jj fchaftesbury AvenUe, London, jjjj I will fcive individual tuition m all the (111 v latest variations m modern Ballroom ft mj Dancing including the new Bradley jlll
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    • 328 2 VICTORIA THEATRE Last Night W. R. BANVARiyS New Musical Comedy Company TO-NIGHT— 9.3O pan. FOLIES BERGERE" BOOKING AT LITTLER. PRICES $5, $4, $2 and $1. Friday, February Ist. to Thursday, February 7th., at 9.30 p.m. ANNA PAVLOVA And Full Ballet of 40 Direct From The Covent Garden. ~T "Saturday, Feb.
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    • 251 2 ALHAMBRA^ Tan Cheng Kee Co., Ltd., Proprietor 'ROGRAMME: CommencinK Jan. 28th. and endim. v In the Second Show at 9 pni h> n The Latest Empire New* I aether with the M. G. M. news, depicting eitptior tM I Norma Talmadge m THE WOMAN DISPUTED Exotic love, excitinjr adventure, unconventional.
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  • 1187 3 NORWAY MOURNS HER HERO. Two Minutes Silence for Amundsen. A coi respondent m the Daily Express of DtCWbi 14 writes: To-day church bells will be run^ hi Oslo, tla>;s will be flown at half mast, and i»fc neon a two minutes' silence will be observe'! m riorory of
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  • 49 3 The remains of some <vi Chin. v.h«» died m Oregon between r.»o<; and r._! air to Ik' shipped to Hong Kong shortly by the Alabama. Th_- Chinese Benevolent Association at Portland, which is financing kin u«iIdertaking says "peace and contentment \v»l) I then be the lot of the departed."
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    • 278 3 If your Kodak has not been j used lately it may want cleaning. j Bring it m to us at Battery i Road. I I *KODAK M SERVICE i COSTS NOTHING KODAK LIMITED. (Incorporated m England.) B,' Battery Road, SINGAPORE. r II I I In and out of the wash
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    • 180 3 SPECIALITIES by WILKINSON, HEYWOODI& CLARK. Fadeless Green Paints approximately 800 sq. ft. per imp. gallon. Aluminium Paint. L"d S cSi'hl v«r U nlte a. ,f ril J us i re w<>rks i l CO S <<»<* «»t <liscok.ii,. Floor Varnish. a !rwa^ r 3' lliant durab| e varnish, especially manufactured
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  • 169 4 Native Life m New Guinea Melbourne Bomb Outrage Damage. MISS C. FRINGS. a member of a party which recently inspected the Mandated Territory, with two native women. GENERAL WISDOM, Administrator, at Salamoa. The aeroplane is the amphibian m which Captain Johnston flew to New Guinea from
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  • 1120 5 JTHEORY AND NECESSITY An Interesting Struggle. The struggle between the two sections of the Bolshevik party represented by Stalin and Trotsky, respectively, has been the most conspicuous feature of the new Russia since Lenin died. Since both factions are bound to justify their every action m the
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  • 196 5 A recent discussion on the problem "Should a Woman Pay?" encourages memories of the time, really so little distant, when a woman could not pay, even if she so wished, m the eyes of the law. Tile classic case m point was that of Mrs. Grote and
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  • 61 5 Dr. M. E. T. Chelvam, of the Ipoh District Hospital, is leaving next week on a few months' holiday. Dr. Chelvam. who was b Gold Medallist of the Singapore Medica) College, has earned the esteem of all who* have known him as a keen sportsman and his jrood work as
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 146 5 Happy Children Brimful oi energy and vitality and as happy as the day is long are the children w whose daily food beverage is delicious 9 There is nothing as good as "Ovaltine" S 9 for building up sound nerves, aleTt minds S W and robust bodies. This complete and
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    • 46 5 jn| es?^_ •"•wwpi^;^..- JF^'-'. '.i^B .^|^Ugr the month before. Why made m that NEVER VARIES! m n Tiff N The Cork-Tipped Cigarettes which NEVER VARY Made Specially to Prevent Sore Throats by Carreras Ltd. Sole Agents:— HUTTENBACH LAZARUS Sons, Ltd. Singapore, Pcnang, Ipoh, Kuala- Lumpur I
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  • 844 6 Students Refuse to "Function." Hcven students at tl.« Labour Collect?;] Kar!> Court, London, which i~ "wne \>\ trade onions, sane; as choir at mi enl r tainnunt grot up for the support of somv London strikers. Their leader wai expelled from the College, an<] when the others
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  • 714 6 Success m Politics, Business, Aviation, and Sport. 'i he year 11*28 has seen notable advances towards the comr-leto emancipation of women. In public life, m business, and m the professions formerly regarded as the strongholds of men they have pained a more secure foothold. In feats of
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  • 108 6 Cardiff Art 'ol lector*-. Hoard. London. Jan. IS. \\w hundred valuable pictures and mgraving*, carefully wrapped up m pieces of rich silk, were discovered m house ai Penarth after On- death of Mr. R, \V Pettifrrew a Cardiff art collector. The ownsr alone knew tho
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  • 570 6 i. 1 1 Solar Prominrnc,.. the sun's Atmosphere likT^f WJ i agitated m sr,, rms SI j hundreds of th.us^j;^.; If by son*, violent Internal "fascinating and instruct?,^- «hM I nomer. declare, y,.^ W leaflet issued hj h Kj Df the Pacific (San Franct^ 01 I
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  • 103 6 Koi three n »ntl port Wafe*J m ha awuititiK the n I who m) home w ith v ii« n father ha« <tay< h;«« u'luni. Mv- boy, boarding a n Then till trace •In ;i Ir.i'i.. Sine* Septa m most dwttacted. trance. l' !;< t u-11
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    • 165 6 I) I IH*I I^H I II II I I 1 11 I V'l I [\i^l If MK^^^ I 1 1 llril 111 I I \^^H IR^I j|^^H I I I III! I ""^^^^^^^^^^l^m^^^Btt\!'\\ «R«^^ I I^bFl 111 l K^^jJlH-P Xottrer $2,300 1 11 1 Clll I |U ■ll THE OUTSTANDING
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  • 123 7 MRS. MEYRICK BACK TO PRISON. Goddard Case Sentences. [Router's Service.] London, Jan. 29. Goddard has been senttneed to eighteen months hard labour and fined dSOO on each cf four counts and ordered to pay costs of the prosecution. Ribuffi and Mrs. Meyrick have each been sentenced to
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  • 195 7 Mr. Wang Further Protest*. [Reuter's Service.] Geneva, Jan. 29. In the League Opium Commission Sir M. Delevingne urged the pillorying of firms which chiefly supplied drugs for illicit traffic. Mr. Wang King Ky (China) In a statement amid he did not wish to bring up
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  • 103 7 LReuter's Service.] Washington, Jan. 30. Captain Fried (of the steamer America who rescued the crew of the stenmer Florida off Virginia Cape early m the month and who was the hero of the famous Antinol rescue three years ago) after heading a triumphal procession through Broadway yesterday
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  • 72 7 Editorial Outburst m U.S. [Reuter's Service.J New York. Jan. 29. Seldom has any utterance by a Republican aroused so much editorial comment as the statement of Mr. Britten regarding Mr. Hoover's naval views. Comment mainly strongly condemns the former's erroneous imputation, the Evening Telegram however warns the British
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  • 77 7 f Reuter's Service. 1 Madrid, Jan. 29. An onVnml statement says that a revolt planned for last night was abortive except at Cuidad Real where the Artillery Regiment seized the police barracks and placed guns m the streets. The trains have been stopped. Repressive
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  • 40 7 [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Tokio, Jan. 30. The Privy Council has formally approved the China tariff agreement and it is understood the Japanese Charge d' Affaires m P< kintr will be instructed by cable to sign accordingly.
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  • 34 7 Reuter's Service. 1 London, Jan. 29. The crew of the Merauke have been taken off by tug. The Merauke appears m danger of beinp broken up by the heavy seas at Dungeness.
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  • 27 7 [Reuter's Service.] Washinsrton, Jan- 29. The Senate's Appropriation Committee has added to the War Departments Supply Bill nearly $2,230,000 for construction of hpw army aeroplanes.
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  • 310 7 MINERS OPEN THEIR HEARTS. Seeing For Himself. [British Radio-^Official Serviced Rugby, Jan. 29. The Prince of Wales to-day began his unofficial tour of the northern coalfields Arriving by train at Newcastle-on-Tyne he breakfasted at a hotel and then proceeded by motor-car to visit the distressed mining ar-ja.
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  • 114 7 [British Radio— Official Service.J Rugby, Jan. 29. General Booth's motion contesting the decision of the High Council of the Salvation Army to depose him from office was heard before the High Court to-day. His counsel submitted that the General had not had an opportunity of
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  • 38 7 [British Radio— Official Service.! ■Mb?, Jan. 29. On Jan. 21 the number of unemployed was 1.425,600. This was 9.397 less than m the previous week, but 246.850 more than m the corresponding week of last year.
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  • 494 7 Singapore, Jan. 29. Kubbrr resumes the rise and the pessimist is painfully perplexed. With very slight fluctuations the price of the commodity has appreciated over the week by Id. m London and at close, is quoted at lid per lb., the local price corresponding
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 413 7 I^ikNESS CARDS. ififLORANGE" I I MiPKOVES I I vo| H HEALTH I 3 J^/2JSI2JSJS/aJSJ2JSISJaJSJSJS FUNERALS. 1 djnGAPOKI CASKET CO. JpfItIENCKP UNDERTAKERS.! indNicht Service. Tel. No. 75. I Tele. 3192. I MASSAGE g mr MRS. FUJIMORI IL iq Dfc*f haut Singapore, i iv v^ouHlre.td. ordered your flowers^ f CORONA FLOWERSHOP, I
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    • 642 7 NOTICES. ORDINANCE NO. 14 (BANKRUPTCY). IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE m Bankruptcy o jj.j of ]y J7 Re TAN SONG SI AH. Summary <"':ise. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that application will by mada tn th<- aWvt Conrt an the nth day of February, 192
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    • 636 7 NOTICES. ORIENTAL TELEPHONE ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Incorporated m the United Kingdom.) Notice to Telephone Subscribers. The Company regrets to tare to notify that owing to a mistake by the printers the January 1929 Telephone Directory will not be ready for listribution until February Bth, and the change of number* previously
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    • 672 7 TENDERS. MUNICIPAUTY OF SINGAPORE. CONSTRICTION OF A BUND ON TJIK NORTH SIDE OF BUKIT TIMAH CANAL BETWEEN THOMSON ROAD AND DORSET ROAD. Tenders are invited for the bow with earth obtainable at Monks' Hill, the quantity of ilNng required being about r >,7(»o cubic ysirds. Forms of tender, copies of
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  • 757 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY. JANUARY 31, 1929. IMAGINATION RUN RIOT. We received recently what, foi purposes of convenience, may be called the prospectus of a scheme to develop an area of land m the Wo,odleigh district and provide thereon what are called "cottage homes." We do not propose at this
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  • 493 8 H. K. the High Commissioner arrived at Port Swettenham m the Seabelle on Tuesday morning and motored to Kuala Lumpur. Dr. N. H. Fererm, who has been practising m British North Borneo, is now m Kuala lmmpm Twelve Americans including- Walter Hugen and GeM Sarazen, will sail on April 10
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  • 679 8 CONGRATULATIONS TO SIR WM. PEEL. Sir Hugh's Tribute. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpu r Jan. 30. Sir Hugh Clifford presided at this morning's meeting of the Federal Council when distinguished visitors, including Lady Clifford, Lady Peel, the Sultan of Selanrrjr, the Sultan of Pahang, and the Yam
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  • 119 8 Oh Kay, which the Hanvard Musical Comedy Company gave at the Victoria Theatre last night was quite a food show of its kind, plenty of humour and spicy hits and the Company were very satisfying to those who like this particular brand. Jack Desmond played the role
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  • 71 8 Mr. Justice MeCabe Reay is visiting Kuala Lumpur. Mr. E. C. Watson, Advocate and Solicitor, Ipoh, who went to Calcutta for a short holiday, returned to Ipoh on Saturday night.— T.O.M. It is hoped to start a Selangor Impressionists' Society on the model of that m Penang. It would include
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  • 37 8 SIAMESE MixisTsi, Electrify fcg^ IFRKK PKKss SK.UV,, K. Minis., of A JXt. 1^ engmai this afternoon to ft hydro eWctric .che** with"* 1 1 I electrifying a portion of th h a way.. th r
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  • 67 8 (Fro,, 1 O, 1,-.l ,-.K 1 r( imiTO| For giving f a l,, I!i: rm;i^ Jan. j,. a Malay woman w* s week s Imprisonment and n a $100 or three months' uxpriso,; Penang police court to-day, made complaint 1. v ns ex-pohce constable had robbed
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  • 55 8 (From Our Own Correspondent, A blgflrc JMroke out I, K am Ihe Fire Brigade rece ired i call and 1 patched two engines. On arm/ •blaze was Men near vented After nearly two bo a the Knead* H ed m extinguithins the fire. c,, n^Zj damajfo was
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  • 37 8 [From Our Own < orrw It-nans. Jan. U The Pinang Gaiette states tbed I place at hone on January G«org« Stothanl for many yeai of Malakoff Estate. He rrtii Malaya few year- ago,
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  • 28 8 [From Our Own Cvriwptatal Ipoh. Jan Anna Pavlova danced to an ur -illy large house at the Ipok T last night the proceed* being $0,000.
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  • 73 8 LATEST RUBBER AND TIN PRICES. [FREE PRE3B SERVICE. COPTIIdTj London. Jan. 30. 4.0."> p.m. Messrs. Le\vi>. Lazarus and Son? notify to-day's tin prices v Spot £220 4 10 (down 1 lti). For. ward £221 6 16 (up S 16). Hi market is steady. Messrs. Symington and Sincxr notify
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  • 287 8 Of all the form- of entertainment were patronised h>- previ the one that rcniai::- mo»1 UTI r undoubtedly the circus. The sawdust ring and the tUHM h;'.\. Ml m the slightest dcgW tion. The mete word -viivu-" Stwtoces U m young and old alike, and conjui visions of
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    • 384 8 "rtfE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S." t It's not a Whis per i r! Murmured Amongst Friends I BUT 1 1 "i i A% 1 "I i I i ji WHISKY and jj I PERRIER WATER g THE NATURAL MINERAL WATER THAT'S i| X BEING TALKED ABOUT. Obtainable From: CALDBECK MACGREGOR
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    • 34 8 WEE MAC From ALL DEALERS. [Tlothes"! [I FOR EVERY j I OCCASION S 1 H. B. WINTER, S TAILOR, 1.. BATTERY ROAD i.J (2nd Floor. "G.H." Building) SINGAPORE. |T«L 188. P.O. Box 662. jjjj
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    • 10 8 I To-dav'a Feature. I NATIVE LIVE W I GUINEA. 1
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  • 73 9 fll PRINCE'S PERSONAL \t Dying Bedsides. [Btattr'f Service] London, Jan. 30. t Rale* ai v.itnm of tat l: f Fund is visiting the rl fu m Northumberland and iirl ovei -rj-A covered tla* ...ttaircs. vrippißfl fi^i- ay. I t.irtfully ovtreoaiiag fives' u-luitance to admit him to intt-ri'-r-. which
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  • 95 9 }Yrak'> Kino Response. r r.^pondent.] ((xih. Jan. Hi. ef Of the distressto wro* larger 1 artrending condirisit t<> the Malaya 9xprtU9§ tat i t'ailun of other parti Prince'i call. he people «>t" Biagaer the appeal made urge* thai the Free Preu ttarted and fiv«
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  • 77 9 Me;idv I'rouress Continue*. [Beittr'i Service. l London. .lan. .'{o. morning 1 was fame. London. Jan. 30. tin at 11-'tfl a.m. say.- the King: ir> to gain strength slowly. His pro- I r>. [Br;v- I:.-.::— Official Service.] Rugby. Jan. 30. d >• Buckingham Satui ij night hut it
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  • 76 9 ttDICTICS IN DEPOSIT X TES. r> f the Sanyo Nichi- Hi Shimbuitftha. lokiu, Jan. 29. led to any <>ut B m Axed deposit Ist. LEADERS l\ MLKMM A. eni Party having bill m favour of gmnting ip to women contrary Home Omce, the lead:'''rn! Part) arc m
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  • 56 9 with Nanyanir s ianfr Pa i p^,.] >hanKhai. Jan. .UK regards the Sine--I(>n yesterday improved. mcil has decided on -an for disbandment haa appointed dele- return of the Belgian Tientsin. 1 Lianj has promised to re- ung I bane, und.lecretly enlisting Shantung. to the League of M
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  • 43 9 ►Wing .-vents m the the .Juvenile Badopen and will be Thursday February championship; open open singles "B" "njslei championship; championship; open .iHMp; six-a-ide ■j shot; long distance nX '-an r,., w be obtained on Badminton Captain, Mr. °f 228 Orchard Road]
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  • 74 9 MORE QUESTIONS ON CONTRACTS. Another Machinery Order. IFKKK FRKSS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.] AI London, Jan. 30. Mr. L. W. Smith (C. Hallam) i s asking m the House of Commons whether the Adnuialty is aware that an order for crushing machinery amounting to £11,000 required for the Singapore
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  • 77 9 Latest London View. .fKKKK PBBBI BKKVICE. COPYRIGHT.] London. Jan. 30. Mr. Henry, the Chairman of the Tin Selection T.ust meeting said he believed that eventually higher prices m tin were inevitable. The estimate of the |9fB world*! conBUmptkNl was I6MOO tons and production WHIM probably be
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  • 63 9 Report Approved. [FBBE PKCBB BEBVICE. COPTEIGHT.] London. Jan. 40. The report of the Singapore Traction Company is regarded as showing a satisfactory recovery compared with the preceding year. The profit is fi'.T.L'f.O and a dividend of ."> per cent is recommended on the 7 per cent cumulative
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  • 72 9 [Reuter's Service.] Berlin, Jan. 30. The Comimmisr newspaper Rotefahns •tates that Trotsky has been ordered to Wave Soviet territory with his family and reside Bernaaneatly outside Russia, on the around that he is leader of a movement to overthrow Soviet rule by spreading dissension m the Red army.
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  • 82 9 GREAT NEWS FReuter's Service.] L<»s Angeles, Jan. :*u. Questioned at the committee fcf investigation m regard to his acceptance of $2..">00 from Mrs. Aimee Macphersoh, the evangelist, vvhich the lattei deaeribed as a "love gift," Fudge Hardy said the contribution was a SUl prise to him. He wni not B
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  • 62 9 [British Radio Official Service.") Kuffby. Jan. :M). Imports of Empire produce into dreat Britain have, m the last two years, broken •ill previous records for many commodities. These include Australian apples, pears and fmit; New Zealand cheese, frozen lamb and frozen pork; South African pears and sugar
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  • 54 9 [Barter's Service.] London. Jan. 30. The Government has been defeated m Ihe bye-election at North Midlothian causod by the death of Sir George Clark Hutehinnon. The election resulted as follows: Andrew Clarke (Labour) 7.017; atajoi John Colville (Conservative) 6^965; David Kier (Liberal) 3 f lSo; Lewis
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  • 39 9 [Reuter's Service.] New York. Jan. M. The line» Majestic goes to New York from OUthamptou to-day with tT»,500,000 m goki i.ou^ht by various New York bankers. The \quitania arrived at New York with <«;\500.M00 m gold.
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  • 35 9 London, .fan. 30. The Chancery Court has granted General Booth his injunction until after a further meeting of the High Council %vhen the General will have an opportunity of being heard.
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  • 22 9 London. .lan. 29. The DoTMtshfat, the last of three 10.000 ton cruisers authorised m 1986, has been launched at Portsmouth.
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  • 32 9 [FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.] London. Jan. 30. The costs of the prosecution m the God dmrd east are expected to be about £G,OOO. [Earlier cables on page 7.1
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  • 79 9 SOUTHERN CROSS TQ FLY TO ENGLAND. To Study Airways Extension Route. I Neuter's Service. l Sydney, Jan. 30. Captain Kingsford Smith and Mr.Ulm will at the end of February fly to England m the "Southern Cross" m which they crossed the Pacific, also the Tasman Sea. closely to
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  • 89 9 %Lost Amid Mountains. [Reuter's Service.] Peshawar. Jan. 30. One of the two #iant troopingr-plants with which the Air Force have been evacuating Europeans from Kabul was forced down m mountainous country en route for Kabul. Other machines are searching for the missing: plane. New Delhi, Jan.
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  • 130 9 TBiHish Radio— Official Service. Rugby, Jan. 30. The Fairey lonjc distance aeroplane, by which it is hoped to establish a fresh long distance flight record has one more sustained test to make before it sets out m three Stages for South Africa from whei the attempt
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  • 88 9 [British Radio— Official Service. l Kurd?. Jan. M. The annual formation cruise of Royal Air Force machines of the Middle Kilt command from Cairo to the Capo begins m February. On reaching Nairobi, the machines will carry oat co-operative exercises with the Kind's African rifles and will
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  • 61 9 [Reuter's Service.] Paris. Jan. HO. If. Cost iii. accompanied by M. Codos, hopes to leave for Hanoi on December L9th. m a Breguet plane with a <M) 0 horse-power Hispano motor. He will also carry a mechanic, a journalist, 150 kilogrammes of mail. This first regular airpost between
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  • 54 9 [Reuter's Service.] deneva, Jan. •>'•- The Intel national Lalour Office announcethat the first meeting of the Asiatic Labour Conference will be held this year preferably m India under the chairmanship of Mr. Suzuki, the secretaries, will be Messrs. Joshi and Yonekubo and a Chinese delegate who
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  • 30 9 [Router's Service.] London, Jan. 30. Flying Officer lntfle and air-craftsmen Johnson and Ho wick have been killed m an aeroplane crash at Kastchurch. [Earlier cables on page
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  • 171 9 The following races will be sailed this week end. Saturday (Retiatta) "A" Class The Lun_doa Cup. Start 4.15 p.m.; Coui-se Starting line (inner Club Buoy to starboard) Malay Spit Buoy to starboard, Man of War Buoy. Breakwater to port, Malay Spit Buoy to starboard, inner Club Buoy, Malay Spit
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  • 112 9 TRAWLER ASHORE AT BEACHY HEAD. Gallant Lifeboat Rescue. [British Kadio—Oflicial Service.] Rugby, Jan. 20. After fighting against tog, darkness and a heevy sea off Beachy Head for three hours the Newhaven lifeboat brought ashore early this morning the crew numbering fitteen, of the French sttam trawler Ciabe which
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  • 143 9 Spain Quiet Again. [Reuter's Servico.l Madrid. Jan. 30. The Government is so confident that it has suppressed the revolt at iudad Real that it has countermanded the order to send troops thither. General de Rivera in an interview said it was reported from the affected area that
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  • 337 9 Ideals m Education. To the Editor. Sir, After reading the letter contribute,! to your columns hy Mrs. Mary Wilkinson. I am afraid that I still remain unconvinced. I would Mention that I am not entirely ignorant of the contributions made U- psychology by Freud and Jung,
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  • 126 9 MONDAY'S TIKS. Mixed Doubles Handicap. A. Class. Mr. and Mrs. Cutler vs. Mr. and Mrs. Fuller. Mrs. Zylstra and A. D. Anderson vs. Mrs. Stephenson and Ablitt. Mr. and Mrs. Fulcher vs. Mrs. Bennett and Byatt. Mr. and Mlrs. Hansell vs. Miss Wallis ana C. J. Stephen.
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  • 39 9 Programme of Drills up to and for Sunday, 3rd February, 1920. Friday 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall, Eurasian M.G. Section. Saturday, 3 p.m., Siglap. Officers and N.C.Os. European Units. Sunday, Siglap. Officers and N.C.Os. European Units. DLKFLJREIRHEUFH
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    • 162 9 f ROBINSON'S If^^lf SPECIAL QUALITY f|3P r B SHIRTS i idW^U FOR BUSINESS mR t I X3^^£^f> EVENING WEAR ROBINSON'S rf^Sk SPECIAL SELECTION V^lE^fc I GENTLEMEN'S SHIRTS. M^^Sm X starched polo collar to^atch 1 >S*s/ W/ lT|l| Hi .VjWfi|g2gj^B X i British manufacture. Soft fronts— double cuffs. Robinson Co., Ltd.
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    • 724 10 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES BXPRBSS BBRVirTS MARSEILLBS, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WiiiSKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twic« Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre.) Route subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Spore. ♦JLYCAON For London, Rotterdam Mid Hamburg
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    • 486 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m U.S. A.) "EILERMAN" UNL PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Doe Spore. 1929. s.s. CITY OF KHARTOUM Feb. 14 s.s. CITY OF DELHI Mar. 10 s.s.
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    • 365 10 British India and Apc&r |,j ftp I (Incorporated m England.) I MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARrn I SERVICES. U I PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S N m I UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S <;o\V«\Mr I LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SKRVU X I OUTWARDS FROM LONDON~FOR CHINA AND .Upa\ I Due I
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    • 607 11 PO. S* K. Lin©. IkvMtinatioafc Steamen. AtWt*. Leave. )lotu rdam. Hamburg:, Bremen, 'rk md Antwerp via Colombo, Md Port Said. Atlas Maru Feb. 14 Feb. 16 iwr-i- Town. Rio <U> Janeiro, Mt.rtrvidtn and Puenos Airos. Roti^-«H» World P asKJ| K c £1501 Montevideo Maru Feb. 13 Feb. 14 m! Zanzibar.
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    • 490 11 BMVEL^CDMFOKr 4a^^a^^a^^aT DOLLAR i^^L "PRESIDENT^ LINERS -^^^^^HFDollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. All stato-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.
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    • 692 11 K. P. M. KONMKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OF BATAVIA). (Incorporated m Holland.) U UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub. connections to: Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments and D 1 Manager's desk. Representatives m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and FVn.ng). of the
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  • 282 12 A TOUR TO SAIGON. The wonderful Angkor ruins are a sight which very few residents m the East should miss and m order to make a tour to those as pleasant as possible, the Societe Maritime Indo-Chinoise are arranging ten-day tours to Saigon and back. Their well-equipped vessel,
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  • 190 12 The Dalgoma brought 1,184 deck passengers from China ports yesterday. The Sutlej which arrived here from Suva yesterday was taking 650 returning Indian emigrants from Fiji to Calcutta. Included m cargoes arriving yesterdaywere 1,105 pigs by the Maetsuycker from Sourabaya and 75 bullocks by the Deli from Bangkok. When the
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    • 696 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. (0) Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,376 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins
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    • 35 12 KREMENTZ r T y OBTAIN m» MR- ft* I ton*, and be Mot aW oamc is ataimud on aW back. Neither heat a** fautttdfer will aflact m tarnish thaa&» fora A [^B fl/ifhm I ■ftjMa^^y^Mkft
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    • 660 12 Kerr Steamship Co. lnc 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.SJL) 0 GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE to BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA a, BALTIMORE. ANI) (via Suex). M.S. SILVERHAZEL In Port M.S. SILVERASH due Feb. 16 ails M.S. SILVERGUAVA due liar. 14 Sails F«b.jj M.S. SILVERBEECH due Apr. 4
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    • 681 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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    • 180 12 Tronoh, Brit. 73, from Muar 30, for Muar 31. Moena, Dut. 5794, from Macassar 30, for B. Deli 30. Sin Kheng Seng, Brit. 73, from Malacca 30, for Malacca 31. Lycaon, Brit. 4814, from Cebu 29, for London 4. Silvercedar, Brit. 2637, from Calcutta 29, for Batavia 2. Calypso, Brit.
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  • 1352 13 Krakatau m Eruption Again. ALBERT THOMAS IN JAVA. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Batavia, Jan. 25. Last Saturday morning: Mr. Albert Thomas, the leader of the International Labour Bureau at Geneva arrived m Batavia per Government Wega which had been placed at his disposal m order to facilitate
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  • 167 13 According to Lord Thomson, who ha? been addressing the International Aeronautics Conference at Wa^hinjrio,), the great H4ed of civil aviation is for a machine that will fly "low and slowly" he looks forward to tht day when "we should hear the hum of an engine overhead
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    • 616 13 MORE FRUIT %Vf>> C"i There are many tempting l*Kv dishes to be made from fruit, >T\ Uj/ r^V but the one the children love Y_a\ >A I\j H an( tbe simplest to prepare f\\ u^> F Si -v, s i ust stewed fruit served #s^: V VI L f&xs»Z-*J Wlt
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    • 263 13 H ORDER TO CONVINCE THE PUBLIC THAT THE CLAIMS MADE FOR "ASPRO" ARE TRUE $15,006 Worth of free samples are being distributed m Malaya alone. This is one of the greatest expressions of confidence by a manufacturer m his product which has ever been shewn m this or any other
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  • 990 14 HER VERY SHARP TONGUE. I Dining In A Forest. [From Our Own l.'oriT.sponaent.'] Par m, Dec. 29. "Freak dinners" have become *o common m Paris that the maitre d'hotel, upon being given an order which once was considered ridiculous, does not even turn a hair. Consequently, when, some day.-
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  • 356 14 Sir A. MacDougairs forecast. Madras, Jan. 12th. About ISO quests attended the thir<{ annual dinner of the European Association (Madras branch) to-nijrht. The Gownior and Viscountess Go£Chen, and Ministers and Members of the Kxeculive Council were among the quests Sir Alexander sfacJDougalli Vice-Chairman of the Association, m
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  • 363 14 Earth's Molten Core. I>r BaikM WillK retiring Pr sident, ad(hi'ssiiH'" m w York Hie opening session «»f the American Association for the \d Ivancement of Science, described the Btruc tore of the universe, and declared that a" human beings were children of the sun. H
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    • 274 14 ECZEMA IN RASHJLBABY Covered Head and Face. Healed by Cuticura. m "My baby had eczema break out on bis bead and face m a rash. The Irritation got worse, the eruptions breaking out and completely covering Ibis bead and face. We had to bandage his face and head and cut
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    • 227 14 A m MM ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMBL----i^^^ .^MMMT^B X M^bm /^^T I THE CHEVROLET TOUfiER iy only I fIIMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMI v9he beginning of another greal whose beaut) ij distinctive, sir.art Chevrolet year is a fitting occa«- /WffwRBWiHfKP an^ satisfying. whose r< lia sion for the re-ainrmation of i^U*feMM>SAEgB biiity is the result of fine
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  • 46 15 Yesterday's Alterations. Umguis '«'t:» 1.81% Jemin Kuantan 1.40 1.50 1 BJATtlfl _._•> Perak River 2.05 2.25 PunflfJPOF T7 1 Bl*i Stm^ei Tukang 93H 1.00 l^hi Benut 51% 5S United Maiiuva 1.75 I .l*o Fresh Foo«ls IN*., disc <'J' diet Robinson Orda 21. 50 1'2..")0
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  • 650 15 FRASER'S WEEKLY REPORT. Singapore. Jan. 29. Since our last report the price ot Tin Mas remained practically unchanged, Lo= don advices indicating: that strong buyin-j activity by the 'Hull' group is responsible for the maintenance of present values. Tin shares are dull m both the Sterling and
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  • 146 15 Buyers S«jIU-i>. Batang Padang i $1 4«i BO liatu Caves 1.624 1 -T«» Eastern Siam :»s 0d 10a »>ti Haa<l Vai t> -*s Kampong (iOs> _'<•> ♦:<! Ji> 6d Kamunting (.">s; 17^ ISs c..!. Kvnt Tin (^s) .~>s •'>«! 6a :>(t c.d. Klang River <-Sl i 3.40
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  • 66 15 January .'{<'. Bank 4 >m.<. •> gj Uank demand 2j3 3 4 Private credits 3 m.s. 2|4 15|16 Xew York, demand 55 15 jg Crcditt 90 day? 57^ Franca, demand 1431 India, T.T. 152 7 8 Hong Kong, demand 10"; p.c. Di<. Yokoh;un;». demand 123 Java, demand 139^ Bangkok,
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  • 243 15 January :{»>. lin J.'.d Ton- >| 1 1 t^ (lambier 8 Pepper Bla<k r.*) 1 Flake Tapioca 7»4 Pearl Sago Small g Copra Sundried 9.95 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 330 Rice, Siam old No. 1. 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice, Rangoon Sioka 266 Rice,
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  • 54 15 Ji-miarx 30, 12 o'clock n«»»n. iI.S.S. equ»l St.tiM t-(i. I Stnndanl K.s.s. Spot M 4 "i Tender Veb-Mar, ■".»>", :5T Api-Jurn- :T 1 :.7"4 .i nlj -Sepl ;>^ 4 T"?,.' of Ma i ..< t Qaiet. LftteKt Cable: London Spot sheel 10"v<i per Ib. X-w
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  • 219 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. .Singapore-. Jan. M. Rubber. London LO%d, H<i down. Local > *i l cents. Tin. London t221 2> 6d, 17> ♦"><! ddwn, Local .^iii 7 for 2r»o tons. Mining. Quiet. Hong Fatt W 41. Ula Klang L.19 1.22. Klang River 8.50 3.60, IN'laliny l.i»T 1 5.05, Kinta
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  • 166 15 Mr. Archibald Rose, C.1.E., Director of the British-American Tobacco Co. (China), Ltd.. and a Director of the- Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, returned to* London from a visit 10 China on 1»... 29 last. A.s Mr. Rose is an authority on (hihest.' matters, any expression < Minion from
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  • 37 15 Shares Quiet and Market Firm. [FREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.] I.<.ikl'>m. Jan. 2H. Rubbfr shans arc quiet and the ton. of the market is firm. Then is fair investment inquiry ami WVCnI imoUtkMM arc hieher.
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  • 39 15 London stocks are increased by tons and Liverpool stocks by Sit tons. The Financial Timt's state* that unless a sudden upward movement on substantial lines occurs the present attitude of themarket regarding stocks is likely to continue.
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  • 29 15 The tin sharemarket ia dull an.l uninU'restin^r except m repaivl to Malayan metal for which the modest demand here is being supplemented by New York ou\in£.
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  • 108 15 Tht> Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its' JM) Ist. auction yesterday, when there W9M catalogued 1,990,467 \h<. sss.r>9 tons. Offered 1,716,714 lbs.; 76&41 t"n>. Sold 1*486,039 Us.; M&96 New York 21 9| <.t>. ,I'KICKS REALIZED. RihM Smoked Sheet Cents Per l.h. Standard Quality M%| Good
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  • 455 15 Singapore. Jan. M). The metal market is dull and quu'l with quotations of the commodity steady at lowei levels. Spot closinp £220 ss. three months fc22l 2s ♦mI. a fall <»t 7-"»s and 2.'>s flespeclively. In the local market, daily salts have been heavier. l,M2r»
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  • 53 15 Mr. F. r, iv, mv M.P.. who, as annoum t-«l spent Pariiiummtary i cast m the louth Of Fiance was he ompanied there by IfrS. Pivnrv. nviKi tlvjy boy Peter. The Ifembei tpr Kii^rston ha? felt th« atraln i)f bla I'ar•ii'iiKnturv H'jti-, nr«! Mr«. Penny also v;.* m iu;;d pf
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    • 258 15 OVER »»00.000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $*****000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITER (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27 OU Jewry EC The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act. ATTRACTIVE
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    • 342 15 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Incorporated m England by Royal Charter. Paid up Capital m 600,000 shares oi £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund 4.000,000 ■•serve Liability of Proprietors 3.000,000 Head Office: 38, Bbhopsgate, London, E.C. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Harbin Tonpkah Anmtsar Iloilo (Bhuket). Bangkok Ipoh
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    • 390 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hong Kong). Head Office: Honor Kong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20 000,000 Reserve 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. Mr.
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    • 39 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated In England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE. Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds. Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO.» Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 2903 16 THE LAKE BUNGALOW AGAIN. Why is it Needed The monthly meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held yesterday. Mr. Marsh, Deputy President, presided. Others present weie: Messrs J. B. Westerhout, W. J. Wilcoxson, R. Tessensohn, M. V. Pillai, Che Eunus bin Abdullah. B. Cullen. J. Laycock. Chander Chander,
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  • 53 16 The following was the result of the January Medal competition at the Race Course Golf Club played on Jan. 26 and 27. T. Hoohizaki 87 14 73 net T. Morita 81 6 75 net H. L. H. Lim 80 4 76 net A. C. Camegy 85
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  • 43 16 The final of the Alsagoflf Cup between Kota Raja Club I and Singapore Pranakan Club II will b played at the Raffles Reclamation ground on Saturday. Haji Ambok Sooloh J.P., has kindly consented to distribute the cups at the conclusion of the match.
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  • 106 16 AMATEUR SWIMMING ECLIPSE. A Depressing Report. [FREE PRESS SERVICE.--COPYRIGH7.J London, Jan. 30. The annual report of the Amateur Swimming 1 Association comments on the serious falling off m entries for the jhampionships and the wretched times lecorded by English entiants for the still water middle and long distance
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  • 24 16 [FREE PRESS SERVICE.- COPYRIGHT.] London, Jan. 30. The Belsize Boxing- Club beat the Cambridge University Boxing Club by seven events to six.
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  • 29 16 [FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT. 1 London, Jan. 30. The Olympic competitor G. M. Butler is starting m business as a coach, teaching and lecturing on athletics.
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  • 54 16 [FREE PRESS SERVICE.- COPYRIGHT.] London, Jan. 30. J. L. Low the Grand Old Man of Golf has die<l at the age of 59. He was a member of the Royal and Ancient and was captain of the Oxford and Cambridge Golfing Society for 2d years and
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  • 26 16 [FBEE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT] London, Jan. 30. Oxford I'niver.-ity are experimenting with swivel rowlocks for this year's boatrace, thus establishing a precedent.
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  • 21 16 London. Jan. 30. Mr. Hindley states that the banks are financing the totalisators until they get going.
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  • 373 16 A Scrappy Game. S.C.C 1 Old Rafflesians 0. In the first half, Wigglesworth opened up an attack and sent Rhodes down the wing, but Armstrong robbed him and cleared to the visitors left wing, Oehlers running through and passing to his winger who took the ball through to
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  • 87 16 The following have been selected to represent the Colony m the annual match agamst t ne iF.M.S. on Saturday at Kuala Lumpur S. Oehlers (S.R.C.); Lieut. Welchman (Services), W. P. Day-Dewdney (S.C.C.); S. Hay (S.R.C.), Lieut. Coleman (Services), R. W. Scarlett (Penang); P. Buschow (S.C.C.), K.
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  • 31 16 [Reuter's Service.] London, Jan. 30. Association Cup replays to-day were as follows: Orient 0, Villa 8; Palace 5, Millwall 3; Swindon 3, Burnley 2; Derby 0, Blackburn 3.
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    • 136 16 I HSy "M, 18 d MASTER'S v^r I 1 stands for oualiiv II TM "His and "napprifi^B A Master's a gramophone it t Voice" GramophoneB every part. On a t B»i,^ I By Easy best musi<: <»>d h( Bw^*«»i™ Payments A K ent s: I S. MOUTRIE CO., LTD. H
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