The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 28 December 1929
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Title Section19 1929-12-28 1 The Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1929. 20 PAGES DAILY. NO. 12,91019 words
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Article263 1929-12-28 1 The Municipal Commissioners, after considerable discussion yesterday, granted the application of Ford Motor Co. of Malaya for permission to use Pacific Trading Co. godowns for assembling cars Page 11. The Commissioners also adopted a resolution urging Government to proceed with the development of the Geyiang and Kalking263 words
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Article973 1929-12-28 1 Quicquid iigvnt homines nostri ext farrtu/u Libelli. Juvenal And so with the coming of the New Year and the near approach of those Honours which are so pleasantly associated with the Season, the Topicist is empowered to announce a mast momentous change. No longer will C.M.G.973 words
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Page 1 Advertisements
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Advertisement249 1929-12-28 1 WING LOONG. F OR HIGH CLASD I MKORING. u t a nd Finish Guaranteed. 32, HIGH STREET. %vw W JBafiLies Hotel! t i New Year Festivities, f I New Year's Eve, I ♦Tuesday, December 31st. I t BOOKING CLOSED. I t A DELPHT hFot'eT J TO-NIGHT 1 SPECIAL CABARET DINNER249 words
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Advertisement206 1929-12-28 1 I SANDEMANS NEW YEAR PORTS 1 I* AND SHERRIES f z Qf ANDEMAN'S were established m 1790, V iO and the excellent quality of their wines V accounts for their high reputation and world- ♦|> wide trade to-day. X X Make your selection from the following: It* X PORTS. Old206 words
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Advertisement129 1929-12-28 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Notices by Municipality Page 9. Embossing presses from the M.P.H. Puge 20. Johnnie Walker the whisky for all occasions Page 3. Dunlop announce a reduction m tennis ball prices Page 20. Auction sale of freehold property by Ching Keng Lee Page 12. The Marquette is sponsored by General129 words
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Advertisement12 1929-12-28 1 WING LOONG. THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS, 32, HIGH STREET.12 words
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Page 1 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous141 1929-12-28 1 THE WEEK. Saturday, 28th. High Water, 8.15 a.m., 8.9, 10.0 p.m., 8.4. Alor Gajah. mtg., H.K. Bank Chambers. 11.3 C a.m. Pasak Rubber mtg., H.K. Bank Chambers, 11.45 a.m. Pajam Rubber Co. mtg., H.K. Bank Chambers noon. Rugby: S.C.C. vs. United Services Padang. Hockey: V.M.C.A. vs. R.A.M.C., Anson Roat: Football:141 words
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Article159 1929-12-28 2 We understand that Mr. H. C. Eckhardt. M.C.S.. is to act as Commissioner of Trade and Customs, F.M.S.— MM. Mr. A. W. B. Hamilton, registrar. Vehicles Registration Department. Singapore spent Christmas m Penang, as did Mr. T P. Nailer, Agent of the Chartered Bank. Kuala Lumpur. Mr. W. Jack, president159 words
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Page 2 Advertisements
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Advertisement249 1929-12-28 2 -KELVEY'S School of DANCING CHARACTER, CLASSICAL, CLOG, EXHIBITION, BALLET, TOE and latest BALL ROOM DANCING. Madame KELVEY 8 Meyer Mansions. EASY MONEY $2,000 REWARD $2,000 To Any Person that will Duplicate the Bicycle High Dive of the Great Van Norman At CHURCHILL AND TAITS SHOWS, ANSON ROAD, any Evening between249 words
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Advertisement264 1929-12-28 2 VICTORIA COMING COMING ATTRACTION EXTRAORDINARY. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY Bth., SATURDAY, JANUARY 11th. A. STROK Presents MIGUEL FLETA Phenomenal Spanish Tenor. SENSATION OF ALL CAPITALS. BOOKING OPENS AT LITTLE'S ON JANUARY Ist. COMING R. B. SALISBURY'S COMPANY THE QUAINTS 5S PAVILION Sff From Thursday, 26th., to Tuesday, 31st. December, at 9.15 p.m.264 words
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Advertisement310 1929-12-28 2 IALHAMBRAi Tan Chen X Xe e» Sole Proprietor. J. New Programme for the holidays, commencing Wednesday, Decease J^ ending Monday, December 3oth atl(1 V In the Second Show at *> m THE LATEST EMPIRE NEWS POLA NEGRI m her latest picture I THREE SINNERS ♦J> A powerful drama. Wife and310 words
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Page 2 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous557 1929-12-28 2 CHUKCH SERVICES. St. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL. IST SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS 7 :i m Holy Con:mun!on. 730 %M MftttM. o am T];ora]i Holj Co:»:jiimion and Sormoii. 10 v.in Sunday School id St. Andrew's School. 5.30 pi; 1 ichurali E\ensong and Sermon. Monday. Wednesday and Friday at 8 am. Holy Communion. Tuesday. Thursday557 words
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Article182 1929-12-28 3 Discoveries. London, Dec. 6. to regard to cancer distriSk n Com Pn Val(>nce of the diseasie among fctta (1 m th e preliminary report "and Field Commission for 5* M*di hlch published m the J*i **uml under whose guidance the P*«dS arric!i out says that the182 words
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Article1449 1929-12-28 3 SINGAPORE CINEMAS' RIVALRY. Bid For Best Films. (By Our Film Correspondent). IT looks as if there is going to be very keen rivalry among the cinemas m Singapore next year, to see which can claim to be the most popular by reason of the spaciousness of the1,449 words
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Article298 1929-12-28 3 London, Dec. 6. The advisability or otherwise of retaining the censorship of stage plays is again being canvassed owing to the action of the Lord Chamberlain m refusing to issue a licence for "People Like Us," by Mr. Frank Vosper. This play was produced by repertory298 words
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Advertisement169 1929-12-28 3 irLECTßicnyi V ECONOMY AND SERVICE 1 Joik automatic- S^V same J3^anK\ results j c "^pPlm every >««*\HF9Hfc time :|r— mumm "fr^P 1 -Lml. Ilf^W MUNICIPAL ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT. [RUTH IN ADVERTISING > ASP WE STAND BEHIND THE STATEMENT BACKED BY SCIENTIFIC CLINICAL TEST THAT 5 (DESICCATED OX LIVER) till give new169 words
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Advertisement232 1929-12-28 3 "RUSTON I I MEANS RELIABILITY I <i a Fullest Service Rendered by "RUSTON" TRAINED^ Engineers Attached to Our Staff I UNITED ENGINEERS, LTD. f (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements). Singapore. w Branches. <f H Beautiful and White KOLYNOS makes teeth beautiful and white it dissolves the film, washes away decaying232 words
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Article715 1929-12-28 4 TPUKIU*: was a bwk of my childhood days en- titled "Eyes and No Eyes"; I have only the rtguett kloa of what it was all about, but the Kent-mi impression remains that it dealt with tin- general question of keen observation, and v tlh "thosr who have715 words
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Article704 1929-12-28 4 Should a Man Give a Lift It is reported from Wellingborough that, "sony indignation and much disruarioii" have been caused because motorists, finding a girl soaked m a rainstorm, refused to give her a lift. The stress seems fairly proportioned. 'Some" indignation: 'much" discussion. There is704 words
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Article446 1929-12-28 4 Enormous Distance Covered. Some years ago I had the pleasure of assisting m the overhaul of a certain water-cooled flat-twin ear. It was neither very (Ml nor very slow, and it was being "decoked" after running some 35.000 miles the owner was not quite sure to an odd446 words
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Article78 1929-12-28 4 The British Automobile Association has now issued over a million badges. The number of miles covered by A. A road patrols during the last year was 26,000,000. During the same period itineraries were issued covering 234,000,--000 miles. The Association's income from subscriptions and entrance fees was only78 words
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Advertisement234 1929-12-28 4 X The MORKIS COMMEUCIAI. >v *j* WRITE FOR PARTICULARS B ""JC -LwT>3l j* IJ! OF HIRE PURCHASE TERMS B^^^*BQ^B9ti^BS^t <• AND ILLUSTRATED LIST X X *j* m m P juiwiifaji^^Mm^Muim. agOPtw J5 I I 111 ll'msN l(* I MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD. <5> (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements). Jt Sole Agents.234 words
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Advertisement178 1929-12-28 4 JOHNNIE WALREJ OLD HIGHIA\|> WHISKY THE WHISKY FOR m OCCASIONS SPECIAL PACKING ,n AND 12BOTIUCAS3» TO* PRESENTATION TO TOUR hu::\,. v Born 1820Sttll foil WITHOUT A DOUBT THE BEST UttT MONEY CAN BUY. Sole Ageatfl JOHNUTTLK&nUTI). [incorporated m England.) SINGAPORE, PKMM.. KUALA LUMPUR \M> IPOH. laj ADDS RELISH Its to178 words
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Article219 1929-12-28 5 When the Pngine te not at its it i» *»y 1^ parking pIURS that get the lions Wu« k k ame ThC modern S^f r "f a. however, very reliable and efficient, th<- engine is sluggish, does not idle >r misses momentarily at different I »U1219 words
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Article125 1929-12-28 5 Professor W. Morgan, President of the Institution of Automobile Engineers, envisages the time when special roads will allow cruising speeds of 100 m.p.h. and motorists will be fined for loitering if they travel at less than 50 m.p.h. This prophecy was made on the occasion of125 words
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Article835 1929-12-28 5 Tendency of U.S. Design. American's national showing of custom built motor cars, known as the Automobile Salon. has been m progress m Chicago. The exhibi- j tion indicates that style m automobiles is changing and that the familiar body lines of some of the oldest and best835 words
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Article620 1929-12-28 5 "Sit Still m the Car Without Speaking:. An official notice issued by the Chief Gftlßt Warden of the Kruger National Park, South Africa, contains some useful hints for tourists on what to do when meeting a lion m its natural state. With improved motor roads through620 words
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Article116 1929-12-28 5 Driven by Mr. Santiago, of Johannesburg, a 20.60 h.p. Vauxhall car made a two-months' trip of 10,000 miles across Wester*' Africa, through Portuguese territory to the coast, and back again to Johannesburg. Some 4,000 miles of the journey were through undeveloped portions of Portuguese West Africa, and,116 words
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Advertisement246 1929-12-28 5 I mSt ds I y The owner of an Austir SO on develops the feel- V inK for his car that most men have for their V V do^— respect amounting almost to affection For V V the Austin soon becomas a valued friend: so 5] sound— so utterly depei246 words
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Advertisement243 1929-12-28 5 Marquette Built By Buick, Proved at the World's Greatest Proving Ground, §Ejj^-r3-j Sponsored by General Motors ■CS^^^MgS|a" -—~*anmwFwm*r I arc l uette f° r tne rst time m automotive I^J^SpS m^^^L available m a smaller six of lower cost. In s^^ '^i |py^/^A^grnfci order to assure that this new car243 words
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PARTIAL ECLIPSE
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Article717 1929-12-28 6 THE TSUMP PAUL Elinor waited impatiently for Danelli. She hardly expected Tony to throw him out of the club, but she was confident that the interview would be brief. Tony would make ■fcort work of him and his request. In the mirror of Mttlicent'i luxurious limousine. Elinor glanced717 words
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Article735 1929-12-28 6 ENDURANCE. Elinor lay m a deck-chair gazing on a sultry tropic sea and a wavering sky. She felt wilted with heat and fatigue. She did not dare to consult the mirror m her hand-bag. She knew that she was unbecomingly pale, because no rouge could withstand such heat.735 words
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Article1141 1929-12-28 6 THE STARK TRUTH. When Danelli came down to the stateroom that evening to dress for dinner, he stopped short m astonishment. Elinor was standing i>efore the mirror, wearing a superb wrap of green and gold brocade. E;iaor paw him and laughed; "I found it whin I wm searching1,141 words
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Article536 1929-12-28 6 DESERTION. Elinor lay at Danellis feet. There was infinite pathos m the still figure m its yellow frock. She was like a golden butterfly that has danced all day m the sun and has been suddenly crushed m the dust. But Danelli's eyes did not pity her. They536 words
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Article907 1929-12-28 6 HALF-PROMISE. The afternoon that Elinor was left stranded m that obscure little West Africa port. Tony met Jim Farraday by chance. They had not seen each other since the night they had attended Elinor "s debut m America. Farraday extended his hand, noting Tony's haggard face. He said907 words
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Article556 1929-12-28 6 THE FINAL VICTORY. Elinor took a tin coffee-pot from a low tow and poured its contents into two cheap cups. From the inner room of the two-room shack that crouched, with a watchful fear, on the very edge of the relentless jungle, a voice called: "Be there m556 words
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924 1929-12-28 6 I Fred Tunstall - I Fred Tunstall FROM THE FLAYER'S ANGLE, WkWftVJWJWA\VWrtWL\WVftVWIV.VAV.V.V THE GAME OF THE FUTURE j: by (Sheffield United and England. •|*HE history of football shows that the game has developed by a series of changes it has evolved to its present style. First there was924 words
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Article2187 1929-12-28 7 WILL IT OUTSTRIP SUPPLY Mr. Eric Views. The romance of the plantation rubber industry has been prominently noticed during times of exceptional prosperity, but is apt to be forgotten when the excitement has abated No review, however brief, of the development of this industry can fall to touch2,187 words
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Article268 1929-12-28 7 Lady Heath's Debts. London, Dec. 25. "I'll sting the old swine," was Lady Heath's threat to her husband. Sir James Heath, the wealthy ironmaster and colliery proprietor, unless he agreed to a certain proposal, according to Sir James Heath's solicitor m giving evidence for the defence268 words
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Article199 1929-12-28 7 London's New Police Posts. London, Not. 29. Crcoks. confidence tricksters, and smash-and grab thieves will soon find their livelihood departing. Scotland Yard has organised an elaborate system of police posts, similar m appearance to post office kiosks, but painted blue instead of red, and labelled "Police." When199 words
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Advertisement176 1929-12-28 7 Pimples are Disfiguring Why Tolerate Them tchen Cuticura quickly soothes and heals GENTLY anoint with Cuticura Ointment, then wish off m a few minutes mth Cuticura Soap and warm water. kf all skin troubles chere is nothing better. S^aprf i-eh Soip. Ointment and Talcum free <m rr- -'<'. fr*' m176 words
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Advertisement665 1929-12-28 7 PROMINENT BRITISH PHYSIQAN. STATES THAT PEOPLE WHO CANNOT TAKE ORDINARY ASPIRIN CAN TAKE ASPRO ACDDfV EFFECTIVE WHERE OTHERS FAIL MOr KU NON-TOXIC VALUE APPRECIATED Testimonials regarding "ASPRO" received from medical men from time to time II are most interesting, as they reflect the actual experience of medical practiI after direct665 words
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Article1274 1929-12-28 8 EDUCATING A BACKWARD STATE. Great Progress Made. The report for Trengganu just issued covers the years from June 1927 to June 1929. a period partly due to the adoption of the Muhammaclhsin year. The l'evenue for the latter twelve months of the period shows a slight setback from1,274 words
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Article49 1929-12-28 8 IN.ir- Koo Tso to Hanko By to i! Tart The rei I i Li Bhi- a) Taiyuan t i Phre dlvi chow. me m Ho G mi cent i Ching-wal hai Ing liis Intent! tyrrany oi Ch;. should be open i to l visable they ifa49 words
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190 1929-12-28 8 When Tiny Should be Turni-d Out The Earl of Blrk st'.rvatiw Association me< tone which Mr Bnowden Exchequer. Adopts conference m Insist!) i:ix>n a which the Oouaeiva Q would hwiv been eo.ua] was alien t.» British "It is astonishi!. should gallop Forward to Donald and Mr190 words
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65 1929-12-28 8 OtUt The S.OOQ rnrinbt r.s Of 1 kious Md m Ruasla iwh< natch ol reli the time ol creekinj reJ C -J tfaa Bovid v. 1 1 1 po4 be Ml dUltaf tIM vv;.' m making ttaii announ J Iftnister tot Immifrati >n on65 words
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Advertisement123 1929-12-28 8 1 1 '111 l/||/r///f liiltlilllfJ/Jff^rJ^^^^ Bfi^ftfc^t\TV\v^^^^^^^\\\\\\l\\llllllll 111 I J/l fl In I w I mr^r^l CKivers Jams Thousands of tons of fresh fruits are Ukcn yy y*~ from M Ouvc»- ££o^fv£V*S orchards direct to the Orchard Factory to be made into Jams and other fruit products. Every jar is sealed123 words
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Advertisement155 1929-12-28 8 'Nil lll 'ill ill ihl X 1 iYHITC M^l sleep I |(jy{lfj tired -^-^^5^ l!!&3ZjF\ XVh r be U P hal^ the night Q\iX with a fretful child when j^^^^k there is a safe remedy for \im r those distressing pains jßMf^ V^ g^ which make baby cry continually ff155 words
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Article219 1929-12-28 9 FRENCH MEMORANDUM TO BRITAIN. The Basis of Reduction. t ßeuters Service.] i»arfe. Dec. I". The French memorandum to Britain on the subject of naval disarmament contends that reduction of armaments should be based on Clause 8 of the Covenant of the League, which it declares is the only219 words
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Article28 1929-12-28 9 [Reuters Far Eastern Service.] Tokyo. D*c. I.. The Cabinet has decided to appoint Mr. Matsuzo Nagai. Ambassador to Belgium, delegate to the London Naval Conference.28 words
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Article40 1929-12-28 9 A Tokyo Suggestion. <Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service* Tokyo. Dec. 26. The Government has stnt an instruction to Mr. Wakatsuki. Chief Delegate, to do his utmost for a successful conclusion of the London Conference from which France may secede.40 words
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Article145 1929-12-28 9 Unopposed at Lahore Congress. [Reuters Service.] Lahore. Dec. 27. The Congress Executive Committee has decided that Mahatma Gandhis resolution defining Swaraj as complete independence, etc.. when it is submitted to Congress to-day shall begin by expressing appreciation of the efforts of the Viceroy towards a peaceful145 words
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Article68 1929-12-28 9 Dr. Cook applies for Parole. [Reuter's Service.] Leasenworth. Dec. 26. The application of Doctor Cook, the Polar explorer, for release on parole from his sentence of 14 years imprisonment for conspiracy and use of mails fraudlently will be heard m January. Dr. Cook has served a third68 words
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THE PERILS OF THE AIR.
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Article77 1929-12-28 9 Three Aviators Killed. [Reuters Service.] Paris, Dec. 26. The mystery of the missing aeroplane has been cleared up. The machine was found wrecked on the coast of Tripoli and its occu- pants were dead. [The message relates to the aeroplane m which the French77 words
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Article141 1929-12-28 9 Adventures of Lebrix and Rossi. [Reuters Service] Rangoon. Dec. 26. In a telegram describing the accident to the aeroplane m which he and Rossi were flying from Paris to Saigon Lebrix says they were flying at a height of 2.000 metres through the Moulmein valley. At midnight141 words
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Article52 1929-12-28 9 f ßeuter's Service.] Athens. Dec. 26. An Italian postal seaplane, with a crew of five, crashed m a storm near the small island of Steustratios. off the Turkish coast. The Greek cruiser Helle was despatched to the rescue but found no trace of the machine or52 words
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197 1929-12-28 9 [Reuter'i» Service.] Seward. Alaska. Dec. 26. Three powerful cabined aeroplanes with experienced Canadian pilots have arrived to participate m the search for Eielson. The planes will be reassembled and fly to Nome or Teller, where thry will start the search. The planes carry special cameras197 words
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Article99 1929-12-28 9 Important Geneva Meeting. [Reuter's Service.] Geneva. D«»c. 21. The nine principal European coal-producing countries. Great Britain. Germany. Austria. Belgium. Spain. France. Holland. Poland and Czecho-Slovakia will participate m a coal conference convened by the International Labour Bureau at Geneva on Jan. 6th. Each country will have three99 words
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50 1929-12-28 9 An Elaborate Welcome. [Reuters Service.] Washing-ton. Dec. 26. Senor Ortiz Rubio. President-elect of Mexico, was elaborately welcomed by Government on arrival here to-day. The ceremonies included a personal welcome at the station by Mr. and Mrs. Stimson and exchange calls between Mr. Hoover and Senor Rubio.50 words
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Article52 1929-12-28 9 IReuter's Service.] Hendaye. Dec. 36. It is reported from Madrid that the forthcoming visit of General Primo de Rivera, the Spanish Dictator, to Morocco is due to a French Government request to Spain to send 20,000 men to Morocco m connection with operations contemplated by the52 words
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Article54 1929-12-28 9 Mr. Hoover Takes to Historic Room. [Reuters Service. 1 Washington. Dec. 27. The fire at the executive offices at White House is attributed to overheating of a defective flue. Mr. Hoover decided to use as an office the room m White House m which President Lincoln54 words
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Advertisement424 1929-12-28 9 BUSINESS CARDS. MISS N. BUHRIS MIDWIFE AND MASSAGE. 739 Kampon* Bahru Road. TO BUSINESS MEN. GIN TKE NBW YEAR WELL by r mwillli *crfc to UUB iee Charvfs Moderate. ITS TYPEWRITING BUREAU. :?-E CtwMl Street. Singapore. [ARNATION FLOWERSHOP stam'ord Rd. Opposite Hotel van Wijk, Thone 48*1-4832. L'-der European Supervision. JAVA424 words
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Advertisement675 1929-12-28 9 THE SI TENDERS. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. !#OTTCE hervfcy mm that tender* are now invited for tae talloving materials or vmctiArd particulars of »uch ter der* nay be ootaiilF :zx ;he Tecd*r Roon.. Municipal Offlees Tender Date of Cos Supply of Portlaa4 Cement for Non. th* first halJ of 1930. Dec.675 words
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Advertisement657 1929-12-28 9 NOTICES. NOTICE As from Jam. Ist, 1930 the address of Ardath Tobacco Co., Ltd. axil It 138, CECIL STREET, SINGAPORE. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL 5% DEBENTURE STOCK 1928. Interest Due Jan. 20th, 1930. Notice is hereby given that the Transfer R. of the above Stock will be closed from Jar.uar to January657 words
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Advertisement578 1929-12-28 9 UISJINSPtus W^m^*^ Tb«r« 1^ no b«ttav I Mfr hsn MAR TIN ri S. Yoa can I (W~ >ly upon MARTIN'S PILL* I V»W by oil CT.r mi9t» Stor*- I and I TIMMSDISPEXSARY.RaffIw I Square, Singapore. I I^en REDUCE! The safe, sane and sure way. We give Turkish Baths, Swedish Massage578 words
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DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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Article39 1929-12-28 10 NUNES— On December 27th. 12.25 p.m.. at Cicely Villa, St. Georges Road. Singapore, to Molly L.aura mcc Chamarettei. wife of Francis Nobart Nunes. a son <Henry Aloysius> Both well. F.M.S. Hong Kong. Rangoon and India papers please copy.39 words
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Article23 1929-12-28 10 SWITHINBANK— HARRINGTON— On Dec. 24th. at St. Andrew's Cathedral. Singapore, the Rev. J. V. Westlake officiating. Walter Swithinbank. to Susy Mellta Harrington.23 words
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851 1929-12-28 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THE FORD-KATONG CONTROVERSY. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1929. As far as can be seen the Municipal Commissioners have made the best of what was plainly an unfortunate business by deciding yesterday to grant permission for the use of the Pacific Trading Company's godown at Tanjong Katong by the851 words
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Article145 1929-12-28 10 Calendars received from Rickard's Ltd., desk and wall. Mr. M. B. Shelley is to act as Director of Education S.S. and F.M.S. The resignation of Hon. Cadet Captain H R. Cheeseman, Adjutant of the Cadet Corps has been accepted. The Post Office Club has been exempted from registration; the Pukien145 words
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Article283 1929-12-28 10 MR. OBATA NOT POPULAR IN CHINA. Possible Rupture With Japan. (Reuter's Far Eastern Service. 1 Tokyo, Dec. 27. A rupture of Sino- Japanese diplomatic relations is threatened by the definite refusal of the Chinese Government to accept Mr. Obata. ex- Ambassador to Turkey, as Minister to China. Apparently,283 words
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Article90 1929-12-28 10 Mandate to be Issued on Wednesday. TReuter's Far Eastern Service] Nanking. Dec. 27. An emergency meeting of the Central Political Council this morning decided to issue an official mandate on January Ist declaring the abolition of extrality. The mandate will be divided into two parts. The first90 words
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Article70 1929-12-28 10 U.S. Company Suspends Work m Colombia. fßeuter's Service.] New York. Dm. 27. Tired of its long litigation with the Colombian Government the Gulf Oil Company, whicb the Mellon interests control, has suspended its field of operations m Colombia by its subsidiary, the South American Gulf Company. It70 words
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Article71 1929-12-28 10 Injunction Against Mrs. Fogarty. [Reuter's Service.] Hartford, Connecticut, Dec. 27. Mrs. Fogarty. who a week ago withdrew breach of promise proceedings against Gene Tunney, the former heavyweight champion, has signed a stipulation through her counsel that neither the motion for judgment on her breach case nor Tunney's71 words
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Article60 1929-12-28 10 Forty Injured m House Collapse. [Reuter's Service.] Quarryville. Perm., Dec. 27. A building belonging to the local branch of the American Legion collapsed during a card party; 150 ex-service men and others on the second floor were precipitated on to a hundred young merrymakers on the floor60 words
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Article31 1929-12-28 10 [From Our Own Correspondent.] lpoh. Dec. 27. Brilliant weather favoured Ipoh's Christmas and still continues but everybody seems out of town. It is therefore a quiet time.31 words
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Article131 1929-12-28 10 Back-lanes not exceeding 15 feet m width are to be laid out behind certain houses m Racecourse Road and Racecourse Lane m accordance with an Improvement Trust plan. The health statement for the week ending December 21st. shows that 246 deaths occurred m the Municipal area giving a rate of131 words
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Article48 1929-12-28 10 ADVISED A COMPLEX REST. Heparture^F^ Uftdon fPREE PRESS^ S E RVIcT"c Of yR!GHT Sir Hugh Clifford ha.s 0 doctors to take a comply,. (J HJJ accordingly, left London N,, v,!! hatforwarded. lett rs I Sir Hugh's friends m London h^ the desirability of thi> M48 words
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Article106 1929-12-28 10 Recommendation by p 0!al Committee; [Prom Our Own I|H|^ The recent decision by J Mail m which a Kuala I lmi ur m^ clared a Hindu MRtafc Ulectl ha* ercising the minds of Hindu. lhrou^ country. UJr f te The first sequel is th. of a day106 words
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Article114 1929-12-28 10 Sitiawan Jungle Mvsten. I From Our Own Correspondent lpoh. !>«-. IJ, News to-day from Sitiawan Mb O i tressing hunting ft— id] In.sp.rtor Bluet Singh, m charge of the district police, vent out after pig yesterday morning with Chine* friends. They enti-n-d the jungle and dispersed114 words
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COMMODITY MARKET.
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Article75 1929-12-28 10 AND RUBBER PRICES. IFREE PRESS BEIVICE. OOPTIMn London. Dec. 27. 5.15 p.m Messrs. Lewis. Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows. Spot £177 6 16. Forward £180 1216 The market is easy Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's rubber pricefollows Spot 7 1475 words
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Article51 1929-12-28 10 Where Did the Whisky Go? I Reuter's Service. 1 Chicago. Df< The grand jury is iim'.sturatim: the rha that $50,000,000 worth of urain alcohol diverted by manufacturers and tttMl hawr; legitimate use for it to r mythical cor which passed it M to b<x)tJ«'gß<r- at an mous51 words
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48 1929-12-28 10 PRINCE TAKAMATSU TO VISIT ENGLAND. (Nanyo Nichi-Nu hi Serw< Tokyo, lire. Admiral Abo. adviser to the Jar gation to the London Naval Cimf»-renc« act as guide for Prince Takamatsu who I England and other European count spring. I Prince Takamatsu li JMI Emperor Hirohitu. and tl n«arl> age.48 words
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Article132 1929-12-28 10 The marriage took pla Cathedral. Singapore on Christina Rev. J. V. Westlake officiating Swithinbank and Mis* Susy MHit:. H both residing m Singapore Nlr The bride, who was Riven Fred Critchley. wore a simple K°* n charmeuse with a long m«di« carried a bouquet of VMM W tions.132 words
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Advertisement234 1929-12-28 10 I I BOLSI £=H?2 QUAD-DECANTERS. I^V\\^^/5^ Four Liqueurs <^jjg-Vgj^ m one bottle. Sole Agents CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. (Incorporated under the Companies' Ordinance* of Hong Kong) (Incorporated m Shanghai). 90, Robinson Road. Telephone 6228. tf!«fiTi!fi!fiTiUr^^ l S BY SPECIAL fc^f A APPOINTMENT TO j j H.M. THE KING F SIAM234 words
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Advertisement87 1929-12-28 10 1 i (HI jf\. till yGBH PfH B^\ >: w^sJ llii 1 •111 JJ X 1 1 WHEN THE LOCAL INN CAUGHT FIRE m a small country town m Surrey recently, the flames were extinguished by means of beer. Several customers obstinately refused to be rescued until the last possible87 words
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Article3232 1929-12-28 11 APPLICATION BY THE FORD COMPANY APPROVED. Yesterday's Municipal Commission Discussion. Thr application of the Ford Motor Company of Malaya for p ari fic Trading Company's *odown at Tanjon* Katong for thVZZtn 5? rars was again discussed at length by the Municipal Commi i aSfcWnbly of3,232 words
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Article581 1929-12-28 11 WIFE'S CLAIM FOR MAINTENANCE. Asked to Leave the House. The case m which John George Grey is summoned by Lilian Grey, his wife, to answer a charge of neglecting or failir g to maintain her, was resumed before Mr. C H. G. Clarke m the First Magistrate's581 words
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Article49 1929-12-28 11 Tender Accepted for Robinson Road Building. It is announced m the Government Gazette that the tender of Mr. S. Mclntyre ($388,000* has been accepted for the erection of a Detective Station and quarters for staff m Rohinsor. Road. Twenty-two tenders were received, the highest being $589,000.49 words
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Advertisement202 1929-12-28 11 f |x I T 'k j| I 'jj. t <?^ y; ::;;jp:-:|i';; (g) IBllllHiiHilllliililllllllllliliiiiii r ;iiii;;ii!:!.:: lit!!!!;iilillliill| •> )z£ ROLEX OYSTER THE SPORTSMEN'S WATCH J Perspiration Proof Dust Proof. SOLE AGENTS t ROBINSON CO., LTD. I JL RAFFLES PLACE <%^ SINGAPORE. J @®@®®®@<D®®(D©®®@<§)(§)©@>@@@(§)(g)(g)@(§)@^)@) !i !i l| I -r >^" i202 words
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Article, Illustration896 1929-12-28 12 Arthur Pea. ll - Arthur Pea.ll. Real Value of Rapidity for Amateurs. GOOD MAXIMS FOR THE BEGINNER, By |N this article, Arthur Peall writes on the value of speed m billiard playing. UfALTER LINDRUM, ao it is said, can score a run of nursery cannons quicker than any other cueman.896 words
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Article723 1929-12-28 12 (Continued from Page 6.) Elmor was dazed by the offer: but she could not refuse. "Then you'll come?" Nurse Wallace rose briskly. "The mission empowers m? to offer you a little money, m case you hftYeal any. It isn c much We have to use our funds for723 words
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Article404 1929-12-28 12 To Hold 6,000 and Run Three Shown a Week. Within the next few weeks The Ring, Black-friars-road, a boxing hall unique of its kind m the world, will be pulled down, and m its place will be built a palatial hall which, it is believed404 words
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Article57 1929-12-28 12 Low Scoring m Queensland-Victoria Match. London, Dec. 18. Melbourne. The Queensland- Victoria Sheffield Shield match started here to-day. Queensland at the close of play were 114. A 1 Beckett took 4 for 25 taking 4 for 7 after tea. Ironmonger took 4 for 20. Victoria were 4257 words
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39 1929-12-28 12 London, Dec. 16. In the Bath Club amateur squash racquets final. Captain Victor Cazalet beat the veteran, Colonel W. Basset, 9 2, 9 5, 9 7. Captain Cazalet was champion m 1925 and I«T7.39 words
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Advertisement315 1929-12-28 12 (f j jj a WjA Our famous pi ORANGE-SMASH Jil ~|jn|\ has smashed all i /f//IJ§IJI\ the drinks ii I h^SSfff 1S pure, I; perfect and jj I inimitable i^^wßSl FRAMRft7* I AUCTION SALE of VALUABLE FREEHOLD LAND AND HOUSE No. 162 OFF EAST COAST ROAD, 999 YEARS' LEASEHOLD LAND315 words
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Advertisement200 1929-12-28 12 They Do Not Fear This Trying Climate. This wise couple appreciate the necessity of having reserves ot energy and power m this exacting climate, and like thousands of others they have found that Hall's Wine supplies these reserves. It you suffer from depression, nerves, loss of appetite or weakness take200 words
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Article940 1929-12-28 13 THE COMING ISSUE IX CONGRESS. Reactions on Naval Situation. Washlftgtoß, Niv. 25. The Beneri ipporal wbieli has been to the c&nparitian or tho United State: ga'taa to ttw f<ondon Naval Opaftrence, st] a body which Include; tT-oj msmben ofl the Cabinet, three Ambas: :-.:\< j I.i renmentatlve from940 words
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Article109 1929-12-28 13 Sydney, Nov. 27. Customs officers to-day found 65 tins of high grade opium, worth £650. cleverly hidden m a service tank on the boat deck of the steamer Nellore. The opium tins had been placed m four empty milk, and lolly tins the l^ds109 words
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Article296 1929-12-28 13 Attempt to Reach England m 8 Days. Melbourne, Dor. 1. To make an air dash to England from Australia m 10 days, or even eiglr. days, is the ambition of Capt. Grosvenor, Aide-de-camp tc the Governor of South Australia. Fcr thi; purpose he has ordered from the United296 words
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Article186 1929-12-28 13 A permanent link with rural England of the past was forged at 3ocking when the old I Booking windmill was hs.nded over to Booking Parish Council as an historical monument. The mill, a relic of the earliest type of! wooden structures, together with the land surrounding186 words
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Advertisement233 1929-12-28 13 I LOOK AT HER! limbs, a beautiful, healthy P <i I fsj c; lj imp j P Builds Bonnie Babies If you have any difficulty m obtaining "Glaxo" write direct to the Wholesal* Agents, The Anglo-Siam Corporation, Ltd., Singapore, I poh or Penang, givinK name of nearest dealer. 6S Peels233 words
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Advertisement135 1929-12-28 13 TIPPED WITH CORK OF PURE NATURAL GROWTH Sharp's ;the Word/ B I There never was such a pencil for keeping its point as KOH-I-NOOR. It revels m hard work, easily and smoothly done, and ,^^^^r it is really astonishing how S^^/s seldom the point needs re- j^&&&^ sharpening due of135 words
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Advertisement807 1929-12-28 14 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES. LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice Monthly Service Liverpool and Glassww. (Via Genoa and Havre). Route subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. ADRASTUS For London, Rotterdam, and Hamburg Dec. 28807 words
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Advertisement486 1929-12-28 14 EUerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In England). "ELLERMAN" LINE. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT (VIA. PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONO KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Dae Spore. s.B. CITY OF HEREFORD Jan. 9 s.B. CITY OF TOKIO Feb. 6 s.s. CITY OF486 words
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Advertisement422 1929-12-28 14 P.&'O. British India and Apcar Lines. (Incorporated m England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO UNDER CONTR.ICI WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Due Tonnage, Singapore. T<mnac MANTUA 11.000 Dec. 29 KHYBER 9 m 1930.422 words
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Advertisement639 1929-12-28 15 0. S. K. Line. Destinations. «>-- VWRL Arrive. Leave. lUdiMislM Hamburg, Bremen A "i* -twerp via Colombo. Aden, £».nd Said. Altai Maru Jan 15 JaQ r port Elizabeth, Cape Town. 1, Jan« iro. Santos, Montevideo JJS fWOOi Aires. [Round -theHorld fmmm 9 °l t Manila Mam Dec. 30 Jan 1639 words
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Advertisement538 1929-12-28 15 DOLLAR STEi E UInoL jfILM£RICAN phLAMju mjmm.4E TO MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AND BOSTON. item SINGAPORI! and PENANG via COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES and GENOA. Arrive Leave Leave Arrive Singapore. Singapore. Penang. New York. PRES. GARFIELD Jan. 6 Jan. 9 Jan. 11 Feb. 18 PRES. POLK Jan. 20 Jan.538 words
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Advertisement780 1929-12-28 15 K. p7m. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OF BATAVIA.) (Incorporated m Holland.) LNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections to: Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representatives iir>the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penan?) of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF JAVA, van780 words
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Article396 1929-12-28 16 Large Payments for Mails. New York. Nov. 26. The Postmaster-General has certified to the United States Shipping Board 13 new ocean mail routes. The successful bidders for th»»se routes will be required to build, within the next 10 years, 40 vessels aggregating 460,000 gross tons at an396 words
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Advertisement483 1929-12-28 16 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated In Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The 5.5. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins de483 words
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Advertisement144 1929-12-28 16 COOK'S WAGONS LITS IWORLD TPAVEL'SERVIC'eI For Everything Appertaining to Travel, Banking and Freight Apply 39, Robinson Road, Singapore. Tele. 3016. SOCIETE MARITIME INDOCffINOKE MAIL SERVICE— SINGAPORESAIGON. s.s. "G over neur -General Roume" (3,000 tons). D. Singapore Wharf Monday Noon Jan. 6 Jan. 20 Peb. 3 A. Saigon Thursday Morning Jan.144 words
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Advertisement255 1929-12-28 16 LLOYD ROYAL BELGE j SOCIETE ANONYME. (Incorporated m Belgium). MONTHLY SERVICE OF STEAMERS from SINGAPORE to VANCOUVER, SEATTLE, PORTLAND AND SAN FRANCISCO via Hongkong and Shanghai. Steamer. Due Singapore. B.S. PATAGONIER Jan. 21 S.S. SUEVIER Feb. 26 For further particulars apply to McALISTER CO., LTD., TOURIST CRUISE IN FEBRUARY, 1930,255 words
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Advertisement413 1929-12-28 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. ul 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. **>*•■ (Incorporated m U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELI'III \v n BALTIMORE. M.S. SILVERBEECH due Jan 12 M.S. SILVERBELLE due Jan. 31 Ja n. 18 M.S. SILVERMAPLE due Feb. 16 F( 6 ■> 22 PACIFIC JAVA413 words
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Advertisement71 1929-12-28 16 MESSAGERIES MARITIME. HOMEWARD MAILS To Colombo. Djibouti, Port Said aml > from Singapore. Gross Tonn. DARTAGNAN Marseilles via Madras and l'ondictu CHANTILLY OUTWARD HABJ To Saigon. Hon* Konp. >»•'»« and Japan. O. METZINGER 9,400 feU ANDRE LEBON ***** tens To Stigon. Tourane and H.uph«>»i AMBOISE 8.500 IMI FREIGHT SERVK^ Cdt.71 words
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Miscellaneous623 1929-12-28 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungel Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 ajn. Bangkok every Thursday 6 ajn. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6623 words
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Article123 1929-12-28 17 rUttao of cattle from Calcutta is owing to the existence of rinderpest ckS, 9 sheep. 32 goats and 1.234 pigs ht by the Reijnst from Cheribon Of the Antung m Hong Kong rei)t J. A. McCulloch reported to the Offl« thai during the laM voyage of123 words
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Article42 1929-12-28 17 v ttuarj Spur Battery at <; pm sad on U from RHtnrtng, BOUT Battery and D A and B and Western. On January 7th and Bth. night finny place from SUceo from 6 p.m. over I Shipmasters are warned accord-42 words
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Article333 1929-12-28 17 Romance of Perim m Bab-el-Mandcb. :n. 2Gth. Tlhj.s runs the tnenl of the progress of the liner's people, as they glance through newt, think of the vast organisa..:v to keep track of all the .-hips eat; still less do they visualize' ol some of the333 words
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Article83 1929-12-28 17 Fisht to A Finish" Order. 'llowjnf is the text of the Hong Kong Order issued last ueek after the I the Hatching: Nion with the pirating of the HaiDec«mber 8. which carried no inard, and yet put up a splendid defence. is confident that the Officers. I men83 words
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Article57 1929-12-28 17 questions m Hong Kong LegisncU last week regarding the Haiching Colonial Secretary said it was underthc policy of His Majesty s Governthe Military Guards on merchant be withdrawn on April Ist next. Kong Government will give careful to representations on this point made by the Hong Kong57 words
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Article61 1929-12-28 17 'rouble on the Yangtze. t received by wireless stales that the 1 the Iling, of the Yangtze Rapids •WB under heavy fire 46 miles above on Dec. 4 1 P«ft makes no mention of the damage <v the vessels. Minister or not. I am still the old61 words
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Article525 1929-12-28 17 RADIO SAFETY DEVICE FOR SHIPS. An Automatic Signal. Sydney, Nov. 27. An automatic radio signalling apparatus invented by the engineers of Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia). Ltd.. will ensure greater safety for ships fitted with the device. The international agreement regarding the equipment of small vessels with wireless is not as strictly525 words
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Article333 1929-12-28 17 Harbour and Tube Projects. New York, Nov. 25. The Port of New York Authority agreed todaj to buy the so-called Little Basin from the State of New Jersey and develop it into a steanship terminus, with four steel piers from I.OOOft. to 1.200 ft. long,333 words
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113 1929-12-28 17 Fremantle. Dec. 2. The possibility that the famous clipper Cutty Sark. will leave Falmouth next May on a cruise of the world was mentioned yesterday by Mr. C. Dickson Gregory, who passed through Freemantle on the liner Jervis Bay. Mr. Gregory is the author113 words
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Advertisement276 1929-12-28 17 44 M -Mum U iJJAf Ilk, II 4 KEEP||J/ s THE SKIN W COOL 7 P^H "*HAZELINE' SNOW" fHAZfIJNFIjj (Trade Mark) j i .j ;Slo^-i' l i; -v At all Chemists and Stores S4 r 7i J^^3L Burroughs Wellcome Co.. London i*^fc onOR THRO* 1 I i lii CH Dont276 words
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Advertisement407 1929-12-28 17 I ilp r r T& 03.D SCOTCH i 1 7)O j^.tSl v hid i 4vw avl^^H You can double the value of your smile This NEW WAY gives "off-color" teeth dazzling whiteness and makes your gums firm and healthy DON'T think- your teeth afe nat- also invites tooth decay, urally407 words
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Article703 1929-12-28 18 WIRELESS HOPES FOR 1930. (By Our Wireless Correspondent.) 1929 is coming to a close and on the whole it has been a fairly successful year for keen enthusiasts. A few beginners were disappointed but as with other scientific hobbies it was unavoidable. For the last two703 words
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765 1929-12-28 18 The first English regional broadcasting station built at Brookman's Park, near Potter's Bar. 15 miles north west of London, has nowbeen put m permanent service for the transmission of the London programmes. The old transmitter situated m the heart of London has bee« closed and765 words
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Article159 1929-12-28 18 Short-wave wireless messages transmitted by Mr. Hinds for Major C. Court-Treatt. the British explorer, from a portable Marconi equipment m the wilds of Sudan, have been received as far afield as the United States of America. Pitching their camps m the least known parts of the159 words
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Article175 1929-12-28 18 Claims for New Invention. London, Not. 28th. That the day is near at hand when Empire newspapers will be published simultaneously m London. Cape town. Sydney. Montreal, and Calcutta, was one of the many extraordinary claims made for a new invention m highspeed telegraphy by Colonel Adrian175 words
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Article145 1929-12-28 18 London, Nov. 26th. When the Expiring Laws Continuance Bill was being considered to-day m Committee m the House of Commons, it was pointed out that when the recent earthquake m the Atlantic caused a breakage m the cables, if there had been no beam wireless145 words
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Advertisement273 1929-12-28 18 ■limy J*-^*^"^r^^Ki j^W; --o Fm 4 rance /^A^/ll WW There is a bewitching fra- X 'VW rrance imparted by ASHES ;I \M OF RO S Peiftme— one I j/\\ 1 W'' of Bourjois' most fascinating I \7lf/& i kII i r^ Memories of a sun drenched i//''lA- garden of roses273 words
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Advertisement242 1929-12-28 18 F^r^^F^^T COMPLETE f Tired Nerves When you have no energy and you are easily A tired it is the sign that your nerves are starving for want of nourishment. J W Stimulants and drugs will not restore your nerves and renew your energy. These do more harm m than good.242 words
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Article500 1929-12-28 19 Co-operation between Malaya and Home. Reference to statistics relating to the rubber industry was made by Mr. John Mitchell, presiding: at the annual meeting of Hoscote (Malaya) Rubber Estates m London m mail week. There is a point m connection with the rubber trade as a whole which500 words
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Article872 1929-12-28 19 Dec. 27th., Closing Prices Buyers Sellers. Ayer Weng 100 L 25 Batang Padan? 23 23 Batu Caves 1.05 1.10 Bukit Arangs 97 i L iQ3> Hitams 45 jj 2 Hong Fatts 64 63 Johan Tin 31 33 Kinta Tin Dred. 1.36 1.40 Klang River 2.50 1.55 Kuyohs872 words
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Article220 1929-12-28 19 December 27 SELLING. "London 4 months" sight 2 3 15,16 London 3 months' sight 2 3 7 8 London 60 days' sight 2 3 13 16 London 30 days' sight 2|3 25|32 London demand 2|3 3)4 London T. T. 2!3 11,16 Lyons and Paris demand 1430 Hamburg, demand220 words
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Article218 1929-12-28 19 December 27 Tin 275 Tons 592.00 Gambier 9.50 Popper White 69 Pepper Black 43 Flake Tapioca 5.50 Pearl Sago Small 800 Copra Swndried 9.45 RL°e. Ann m No. 2 250 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New 8.3? Rice. Siam old No. 1. 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintau 260218 words
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Article82 1929-12-28 19 Financial Times and Share Decline. [FREE PRESS SERVICE. -COPYRIOHT I. London. Dec. 27. The rubber market opened this morning at 713 16ths spot. 8 3 16ths forward, the tone being steady. In view of the decline of London Malayuu and Tin Selection Trust shares the Financial Times,82 words
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197 1929-12-28 19 Singapore, Dec. 27. Rubber. London Holiday. 4 p.m. Prices (London Std): Spot 25 S.S. -R.S.S. on Tender Jan. 26. Feb. 26 S, Jan. -March 26 AprilJune 28. Stagnant. Tin. London £183 2s 6d. Up 40s. Mining. Steady. Sungei Ways 3.40 3.50. Kuchais 1.26 1.29,197 words
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Article110 1929-12-28 19 Singapore. Dec. 27. Under the influence of the Christmas holidays, all Markets have been very quiet during the pa.;t week, and present prices are nominally as follows: Singapore 25.. cents. London 7',d. New York 15' L cents gold. Production on Malaum estates ol LM a res and110 words
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62 1929-12-28 19 Oecember 21th., I*2 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers n.S.S equal to London Staiaiird. Spot 2 r >'.« M% Standard R.S.S. on Tender .'.m.uir.. M 26' February M 1 26 1 January-M.irch 26'^ 26*4 April-Jin 28 28'« Tor.c of Market Dull. Latest Cable: Lor.do:i Spot slvc 7'62 words
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Article134 1929-12-28 19 Yesterday's Alterations. Buyrr> Sellers Aycr Hit am <ss> 12s 13s Batang Padatig <$1> 20 25 Hong Kong Tin (ss) 17s 9d 18s 9d c d. Kampong (10s) 22s 23s c.d. Kamunting (ss) lls 9d 12s 3d Kinta Dredgf.3 (01 > 1.37.. 1.43H Lukut ($1) 1.30 133 Malayan134 words
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Article99 1929-12-28 19 Guthrie and Co. Penan*, agents: Ttja Malaya first half December No. 1 Dredge 102 pikuLs. The Dredge is now opening out after having been stopped during November owing to entangling of Bucket line. Renong Tin First half of December No. 2 Dredge 394 plkute; No. 399 words
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Advertisement395 1929-12-28 19 ASSETS EXCEED $10,000,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $35,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LffE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, jingapore. LONDON OFFTPir. 97 nu t vn T he Company ha, J20.000 depo^ SupraM Court E,^ o^^™ Z BnS' u£ *r™«.^ Assurance Companies Act. AITRACTIVE PLANS OF395 words
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Advertisement418 1929-12-28 19 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COPORATION. (Incorporated m Hong Kong). HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Keserve Fund— Sterling 6,000,000 Silver $14,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS: W. H. Bell, Esq., Chairman. J. A. Plummer, Esq., Deputy Chairman. B. D.418 words
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Advertisement186 1929-12-28 19 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated m England >. Capital £3.000.000 Subscribed 1,800.000 Paid u P 1.050.000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1,612,046 BOARD OF DIRECTORS. J. M. Ryrie, Esq., Chairman. P. R. Chalmers Esq. Charles J. Hambro Esq. J. O. Robinson, Esq. W. H. Shelford, Esq. Sir Thomas Catto,186 words
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Advertisement40 1929-12-28 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE. Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds. Singapore Representatives.— i Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.40 words
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Article811 1929-12-28 20 UPSET OF HOLIDAY MATCHES. Players Ordered Off. (FREE PRESS SERVICE .--COPYRIGHT]. London, Dec. 27. Although the weather was dull during Christmas It was fine on Boxing Day but most of the League matches were played on heavy grounds. There was an unfortunate incident at Wrexham. and as a811 words
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Article254 1929-12-28 20 The following are to-days matches m the English and Scottish Leagues Division I.— Birmingham vs. Aston Villa Bolton W. vs. Everton, Burnley vs. Manchester C, Orimsby T. vs. Sheffield U., Leeds U vs Arsenal, Leicester C. vs. Huddersfleld T LiverPool vs. Middlesbrough, Manchester U vs aunH Ca le254 words
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Article204 1929-12-28 20 VALIANT GAME IN THE RAIN. Draw on Padang. S.C.C 3; 8.8. and A.P.C 3. Under the worst conditions prevailing on the S.C.C. Padang this season the S.C.C. drew with 8.8. (Borneo Co. and Bousteads) and A.P.C. last evening, sharing the six goals scored. It had been raining and was204 words
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Article134 1929-12-28 20 Farrer Cup Final. The final for the Farrer Cup (the Municipal Services association football competition) will take place at the Jalan Besar Stadium to-day at 4.45 p.m. The previous winners of the Cup have been the Fire Brigade, the Engineer's Department and the Secretary's and Treasurer's Department. The teams134 words
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Article74 1929-12-28 20 First Round. Saturday, December 28th. Kota Raja (A) vs. Fathul Karib Club. Sunday. December 29th.. Pathul Zaman Club vs. Darul Taalum (A). Second Round. Saturday, January 4th., Porhimponan Stla vs. Kota Raja (B). Sunday. January sth.. Darul Taalum (B) vs. Mohamadan Starlight. Saturday, January 11th.. Darul Bahar74 words
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Article55 1929-12-28 20 Victory Over Cambridge. I FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT 1. London, Dec. 27. A team of Dutch footballers has been on a visit to England during the holidays. Their first match was against Cambridge University, which they won by three goals to two, but against Kingston on55 words
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Article218 1929-12-28 20 Christmas Competitions. December Ladies' Spoon— The tie between Mrs. W. Marshall and Mrs. S. C. Campbell was played off and resulted m a win for Mrs. S. C. Campbell. Eclectic. 83 cards were taken out and the following returned: J. Thomson 32 12 3 30 1 3218 words
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Article67 1929-12-28 20 HOLIDAY MATCHES AT HOME. Blackheath Beat R.C. de France. (FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT 1 London, Dec. 27. The annual match between Blackheath and the Racing Club de France was played on Boxing Day and resulted m a win for the English club by 28 points to 8. Other results67 words
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Article46 1929-12-28 20 A Victory at Hull. [FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT]. London, Dec. 27. Although they defeated Hull Kingston Rovers yesterday by 10 points to 5 the Australian Rugby tourists suffered defeat m their game at Hunslet on Christmas Day by 18 points to 3.46 words
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Article284 1929-12-28 20 Present Prospects. In a match m the Rugby County Championship on December 18 Kent defeated Sussex by 30 points to 11. Neither of these teams, however, are likely to represent the south-eastern section m the semi-final, an honour which seems likely to fall again to Middlesex, last year's284 words
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125 1929-12-28 20 The following will represent an S.C.C. "A" XV vs. an "A" XV of the United Services today on the S.C.C. ground: W. J. Pearce; F. G. Minns. H. Price, L. G. Robertson, R. Land; R. P. Bingham, J. Haxworth; P. A. Merry, G. A. Cessford.125 words
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84 1929-12-28 20 The following will represent Johore against the United Services m a Malaya Cup match at the Stadium on Dec. 31 (the last game m the Southern Section): A. N. Other; Scott, Sidford. Dudgeon and Van der Oucht; Paterson and Randall: Dalley, Bailey, Pratt, Saunders,84 words
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Article38 1929-12-28 20 England Make £8,000 Profit. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT]. London, Dec. 27. It is unofficially stated that the profit accruing to England from last season's tour by the South African cricketers amounts to approximately £8,000.38 words
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Article78 1929-12-28 20 INTER- VARSITY SKI-ING. Cambridge Victory at St. Moritz. (FREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT 1. London, Dec. 27. In the annual ski-ing races at St. Moritz Cambridge beat Oxford. Our London correspondent cables that it is officially announced that W. T. Tilden will not compete again m Davis Cup lawn tennis. W.78 words
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Article842 1929-12-28 20 FORM OF AUSTRALIAN PLAYERS. Blackie and Oxcnham. Competent critics m Australia are of opinion that from the Australian Eleven selection point of view, the lesson of the matches between Australian sides and the present M.C.C. tourists is that medium-paced bowling should be the main feature m the attack. "If842 words
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Article223 1929-12-28 20 Details of Arrangements. The customary sea and land sports will be held on Wednesday, January Ist., New Year* Day. The sea sports will be held as usual off Johnston's Pier and the land sports at the Stadium. At the sea sports the Straits Steamship Company are kindly223 words
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