The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 9 January 1930

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  • 19 1 The Singapore Free Press 10 ('ENTS ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1930 20 PAGES DAILY NO. 12,91!)
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  • 300 1 Scenes of splendour unpa the wedding «f King Kdward V!l marfcH the wedding of Prince lltimbc:t Etalj and Princess .Marie Jose of Bc'giuat in Rome yesterday morning Page 11. A warning as to lh«- prepaga ttm t > Ikexpected in C—rccUoh with thv nav.il nnfereme was uttered
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  • 970 1 a tew weeks ago, writes i eomapondant to to The limes, immediately after the solemn Office of the Burial oJ tin- Dead, a group of I it. masons gathered round the grave Of a brother-member >>t Um Craft ;«:id bee.an tIM h\ nm Days and nomenti quickly Djlni Blend
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 280 1 \WCi LOONG. FOR HIGH CLAifl rAIUMUKQ. t. Cot and Finish (iuaranteed. UGH STREET. I Raffles^ Hotel Special Attraction I MISS DAWN ASSHETON I 1M.,.AN.,S MOST >„„:„ <(1 „,K A T,KX S,,P R X, Y AND A LASZLO SCHWARTZ X 9 EMINENT HINGARIAN VIOLINIST A WILL APPEAR AT RAFFLES HOTEL DURING
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    • 190 1 fft m' or nnffl?-*>'.-rlMl *fe I I ADJUSTABLE SHELVES j Adaptable for every storage purpose In OFFICE, STOCKROOM OR WORKSHOP j Nothing to burn' is the best jnethod pf^fg jte^e^tioii and Roneo Steel Shelving is therefore stwn^ly" to' be recommnncled for reducing fire risks. I Moreover it is proof against
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    • 81 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Pnunroz's Orange Smash. Page 13. Why is Quinen to [WfHilurT I*api 10. Ror.eo's standard steel shelving. Pace 1. Embossing presses from the M.P.H. Page 20. Mappin and Webb's Prince's Plate lasts a lifetime. Page 3. Truscon Art-Roc Wax is the stain and polish for cement and tile floors.
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    • 12 1 WING LOONG. THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SLITS, 32. HIGH STREET.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 207 1 THE WEEK. Thursday. 9th. High Water, 4 39 a.m.. 8.2. 58 p.m.. 7.4. Malacca: H. W. 1.10 a.m., 5.2.. 1.30 p.m., 4.2. Fenanf Rates. Hockey: I. A. VS. Y.M.C.A An.son Road. Koyal Samoan Dancers, Theatre. 9.30. Friday. 10th. High Water. V35 a.m. 8.2. 6.36 p.m., 7.2. Malacca: H. W.. 2.30
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  • 749 2 How They Have 'Arrived/' The protest of A London HoXess." and the letter* by which it DM b'en followed, have made one thing perfectly Char, says Times lender. Journalism and >>urnuliMs of «ood repute are the first to join in denouncing il.. -ne.ik- firsts and those who make it
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  • 123 2 Bis Inemployment Increase. I British Radio Official Service.] Rugby. Jan. ~t. PoUowini ti'K' Ohrtstaflai season, a lar^i u.erease of unemptojineirt is notiflfd by the Ministry <>t T.^lxmr. On Dec. 30 the total number of unemployed was 1.510. '200 Thii «aa 20«i.643 more than on Dee. 16.
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  • 35 2 American Naval Officers Killed. [Reuters Service.) San Diego, Jan. 8. Two naval airmen were killed here owing to their amphibian plane falling in San Dieeo Baj from a height of 1.500 feet.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 280 2 New f j§^ Shipment ih' ■MM •JjCJ A 1 BROOK IMS HATS cud n i'V \'DR/:SSFSj\i:A7 ALLEN -A > jri HOSIERY 33 Eu Court, STAMFORD ROAD. MIVI KELVEY'S SCHOOL OF DANCING. gPBdAL ANNOUNCEMENT. Cnasses and private lessons are now in full Wing. Madam Kelvey will be holding a display in
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    • 420 2 VICTORIA TJEtEAj'RE TO-NIGHT, TO-MORROW AND SATURDAY AT 9.30 P.M. SAMOAN DANCERS TOO GOOD A SHOW TO MISS SO GOOD A SHOW \OV WILL WANT TO SEE IT AGAIN AND AGAIN— IN FACT THE MOST NOVEL AM) POSSIBLY THE BEST SHOW EVER IN TOWN "An entertainment which is as charming as
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    • 284 2 AN OUTSTANDING HIT TO-NIGHT lalhambra:! V Tan Cheng Kee, Sole Proprietor. t A SUPERB PRODUCTION!" A Commencing: Monday, January tith. A I In the Second Show at 9 p.m. THE LATEST EMPIRE NEWS ♦J» Warner Bros, present their Classic de Lu\< DON JUAN t The Greatest Lover of All Ages
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  • 810 3 A SARTORIAL CRITIC. "Of Your Women's Clothes I Dare Hardly Write." Kr Han shih u, a TTilimsi visitor to LonM, wrttftng his impressions of British ways and manners for the Daily Express, records his amazement at the clothes worn, and not worn, by the men
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  • 143 3 American Critic's Gibe at Actresses. New York. The outstanding feature of the winter theatrical season here is the success of English plays. If London is invaded by American plays and players well, you should .see Broadway. Walk along Broadway and look at the shows you
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  • 130 3 The Hon'ble Mr. John Scott, acting High Commissioner arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday evening and stayed wiih the acting Chief Secretary at Carcosa. Mrs. Scott arrived on Saturday morning. At 11 am. en Sunday HE. the acting High Commissioner and Mrs. Scott left
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  • 206 3 Fatal Christmas day Swim? London, Dec. 29. Mystery surrounds the death of a London astronomer, Mr. Patrick Henry Hepburn, a prominent memlxr of the Btompstead Scientific Society, who was found drowned in a stream 'in the lonely Langatrath Valley, in the Laku District, on Boxing Day. It
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  • 457 3 "Temple of Health." When the Prince of Wales had finirh?i! his moving appeal for St. B tholumew's Hospital on Dec. 4 he turned an electric switch en the tab'e in front of him. and sot revolving great Jight on the roof. This for months to
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  • 96 3 CONVICT BEATS JUGGLER AT HIS OWN GAME. Van led 1 BTecl at Prison Show. t.'i'i'lun, |»«>. ifnb t too strong for com let 1 1 i I •in tbc history <>. tbc i» vk-t. on ir ad i meat wa given i n C3 ri tint algal In [rtata I--.-
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 249 3 A Cinema in your own home I You can make your own movies with Cine-Kodak For srown-up peopl. or or clli!<lren he Ho-. Cnema .rresistil.le. In ad.l.ton ,o shown.', p,c«ures of your own ,ak,n«. you can hire, f ro 2 kocWope L,brary. (ihns .Lowing all hvouri^ -Tom M,x harhe Chaplin,
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    • 370 3 TIMBORITE I tf THE PERFECT WOOD PRESERVATIVE AND WIIITK ANT PREI ENTATIVE Hj Prevents Rot, Stops Decay I; Withstands Insect Attacks jj Every i'moic of timber, everv plank and bonrd, every \>i(o and iji po'e. is game for the attaek of w< od's natural enemies dry ifi i| rot, decay,
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  • 270 4 In the Devastated Path of the Great Storm The Flooded Thames THE THAMES IN FLOOD This Daily Sketch panoramic photograph show.-, the flooded Thames at Staines in mail week. Bungalow dweller.s were marooned and tbc Staincs-Ch* rt-.-y mtJm road was RUbmerffed for I distant' n •gain
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  • 361 5 Committee's Six Months' Ban. A sequel to a game of bridge at the Devonshire Club, St. James-street, S.W., came before Mr. Justice Farwell in the Chancery Division. Major Henri Bettelheim moved to MMlllllll the management committee of the club from acting upon a decision by
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  • 155 5 U.S. Girl Secretary's Remark About Prince of Wales. London. Dec. 28. Seventy rooms have been booked at another large West End Hotel for the American deligates, experts and secretaries. Reuter's Washington correspondent says that the 24 American girl secretaries accompanying the delegation to London were chosen, according
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  • 58 5 Crown Attorney's Head Punched in Court. London, Dec. 29. Port Arthur (Ontario). During the hearing of an assault case in the District Court, the Crown attorney invited the woman plaintiff to demonstrate how the defendant assaulted her. The woman complied by punching the attorney's head with such
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  • 167 5 The young son of Mr. Amery, the Dominions f Secretary in the last Government, is one of the latest recruits to the artistic side of the film industry On leaving Harrow he has gone to I qualify for the profession of producer at the
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  • 90 5 Dr. Charles Mayo, one of the most famous American physicians, states that recently reported "faith cures" in various parts of the United States are only temporary and due to uncontrolled emotions. "There always will be some apparent cures of this type," he says, "because many persons with
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  • 57 5 Counterfeiting and forgery are classed as "crimes against the State" under a new resolution of the Central Executive Committee. An alteration in the criminal code to include these crimes under the category of counter-revolu-tion makes it possible to impose a sentence of "the highest measure
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  • 316 5 0.393 of A Penny in the Pound. Sydney. A final additional dividend of 0.393 of z penny in the pound has been paid to the creditors of the estate of the late Sir Johj: Henderson Stewart, of Dundee, the SvtUsl "bootlegging baronet." who committed MltcJdr in Fingask
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  • 262 5 Important Find Near Peking. Peking. Dec. 29. Before an audience including British. American. Chinese and French scientists, at the National Georaphical Survey, yesterday. Dr. Davidson Black. Professor of Anatomy at the Peking Union Medical College. Pere Teilhard de Chardin. and others, described the find made on December 2
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  • 129 5 Bedroom Wrecked by Falling Roof. London, Dec. 29. The gale was responsible for two deaths in Manchester, where a widow. Mrs. Margaret Sullivan, aged 49, and her daughter, Winifred, aged seven, were killed as a result of the collapse of their house. Four other Sullivan children
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  • 127 5 The British North Borneo Herald announces the death of Mr. C. L. P. Metelerkamp which took place at Senaja on December 14th at the age of 58. Mr. Metelerkamp came to North Borneo in December 1893, after spending a year or two tobacco-planting
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  • 72 5 Drastic measures have been taken by the Prefecture of Staxnboul to put a stop to wholesale impositions on the public by dishonest shopkeepers. It is proposed that shopkeepers must affix at the entrance to their shops placards giving a full account of offences concerning the adulteration
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 197 5 wuption away to «£dl£L2?* he IdlBease1 dl8ease »nd clears th. .danced $*^^2fi£?**t J£ cures axe per™,,*,,. i-A PfiESCRIPTION Y^ou can obtain D.D.D. Presrrintinn n To Protect j&^ B*w.rVol EVE READY label ImJC ttlOOl Tt »W« Mark T^VUE to infringements of design and JLJ colour of the well known Eveready label,
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    • 239 5 Jk V I TRUSCON I tART-ROC WAX\ i f STAIN ..d POLISH t Cement and Tile Floors X X I Imparts a uniform [colour. V X Can be attractively polished. «§> Is not affected by moisture or alkali. STOCKED BY ROBINSON CO., LTD. |SIME/DARBY(&Co Ltd J fr\ Endurance Ajj A
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  • 352 6 Man Who Missed the War. When a housekeeper, plainly of comic intention, by statecraft as well as natural gift, informs us that a German gentleman has a "foreign accident," that someone has had 'an infernal operation for abominable trouble." and refers to an agent as "a
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  • 314 6 Question of Registration. a tubv bov w:is barn in the Flying Scotsman recently While t lie express train mi travelling from Scotland to London at 60 milei per hour. The mother. Mrs. Winifred Scott. ic.::ied the train at Edinburgh, and was on her way to
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  • 164 6 The marriage was solemnized at St. Mary's Church. Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday of Mr. John Lionel Isacke of Kubnng estate. Nilai. Ntegrl Sembilan (the Negri Sembilan State hockey player i. second son of Col. and Mrs. C V. Isacke of Bexhill-on-Sea. Sussex, to Miss Mary Belton.
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  • 91 6 Wellington. X.Z.. Dei. P itvick Toohiil, who was beliewtf killed in u- oreat War, Lu just walked tata bis hona Donedtn ol\ it an absence ol 13 years r.i-, four krothtn enlisted inj:;. V qq<| iljree -1 them Mn kiued. Debari-ed trim enUsting on account of
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  • 31 6 The following is programme of drills up to and for week-ending, January 12th. Friday, 5.15 p.m.— Malay Drill Hall, "P" Malay Coy., Officers and N.C.Os W. T. Course.
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  • 44 6 On the eve of his transfer to Singapore, Mr. 0. E. Hudson, manager of Messrs. Adamson. Gilnllan and Co., Ltd.. Malacca branch, was the principal guest of the Asiatic staff of the iirm at a Chinese dinner (riven at th* nrpmUos on Wednesday. M.G.
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  • 264 6 Japan's View of Chinese Objections. Tokyo. Dee. 11. A delicate situation, which michl pOMIMIy remit In the severance of Sino- Japanese diplomatic lelations. has been created by Nanking's definite refusal to agree to the appoint■Mill Of M" Obp.ta as Japan's Minister to China. Although officials here deny
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  • 383 6 Famous Theatre to be Offered for Sale. Early m December the famous "Old Surrey" Theatre in the Blackfriars Road was to be advertised lor public tender with the object if possible of finding a purchaser who will maintain the present historic building and carry it on as
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  • 277 6 General's Bride. What promises to be a most interesting wedding i" fact, it will be one of the first of its kind to take place in China will take place tomorrow when Miss Wang Sutseng will become the Brtde of Gen. Liu Pei-chuan. says the N.
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  • 69 6 A large crowd, including many interested Europeans, watched a Malay "Ronggeng" in the Detective's compound. Penang, on Saturday night, following the Police Sports. The two women d&ncers. as well as the "band" gave an interesting performance and a Chinese "dragon dance was another entertaining feature. This was given by members
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 201 6 ■<ty<yiyH^i^yiytrirTgii.ii-H-ii-ii3^rm.tfc'i»iwi w» w« i Parker Duofold |j Fountain Q^ Pens j I Life Time servke Guarantee j ji On and from JAN. Ist, 1930, we the under- j [I signed, agents of the PARKER PEN Co., are I? gHrfcoj lifetime guarantee on all PARKER PENS against everything except loss; provided
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    • 201 6 J^^ y^^X c&tyfrCe&r /fi e Malarial Debility "7 "TIKE a shadow of menace J_-/ malarial debility is hovering over every inhabitant of hot countries. Only too often this slow, unostentatious danger it overlooked; once the parasites have been con* quereJ by quinine, the patient regards himself a* cured, but the
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  • 1147 7 TWO VERY GALLANT GENTLEMEN. N. W. FRONTIER HEROISM. Eye-Witness's Account of Brave Deeds. The recent gathering of V.C.'s in London MM, at all events for the moment, to have linked the Gerat War and the Victoria Cross together in the public mind. No fewer than nine Victoria Crosses have been
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  • 366 7 M.A. FOR AN ESSAY ON DISH-WASHING. Results of Six Months Experience. A v oman student of Chicago University ha, been awarded the degree of Master of Arts ior a thesis on dish- washing. This fact, is revealed in tIM iournal of the National Institute of Industrial Psychology, which has iust
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 227 7 I from headaches! fmffltim dition and the hendnche j^ocs. And Wk jPs the regular morning iilass of Eno's I it p n I m t »1" -v-^As I •.i t *i t r a oixiy years ot worlu-wiue use is I if^ itrT d '■'>& proof cf the safe and
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    • 126 7 tnat GouateV When Convalescing After Severe Illness Naturally the most important thing is to get back your strength and vitality as quickly as possible. For over twenty-five years leading physicians have recommended the use of WATERBURY'S COMPOUND From the first bottle you will begin to get back your strength. This
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  • 1259 8 Internationalism. Emerson's celebrated obiter dictum, '"Hitch your wagon to a star," is particularly applicable to the rubber industry. There is probably no trade at the present which calls more urgently for advent'ire and the "long view," and yet the impression left by following rubber topics
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  • 396 8 Fixing the Blame. Criticisms of the India air mail are being made both in this country and in India on the grounds that letters invariably take much longer for the journey than the times advertised by the Post Office. Delays of two and three days
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  • 370 8 "Q"s Loafing Habits. An earnest campaign has been Iranefaed by j Mr. Robert W. Mason, of Mew York, who considers that the word "the" is not justified. "I find." he declares, "that it occurs once in every fifteen words in modern prose. In the simple narration
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  • 31 8 The health of Lady Penny is benefiting from her complete rest from social activities, though it will be necessary for her to limit her public engagements for some time to come.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 295 8 j^ j^ Prince's wmL SB%^«r[ wfw ensuring a lifetime's service in daily If I I■[ jm Tea Spoons £0 16 6 ff/f/f/f ylSjc Jr or ttmillrr qunntittet if ff if at prttfwrtionatc tricct) A Catalogue of Prince's Plate Spoons. Forks, Cutlery and Household Plate will be sent upon application to
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    • 263 8 wmW all day long ljii \mj Every time you move or think you use up a IMB certain amount of energy. That wastage of 11 WK energy goes on all day long. Only from V II H nourishment can that wastage of energy be W| mm made good. II \m
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  • 212 9 REPARATIONS PROBLEMS. Outspoken French and German Delegates. I Reuters Service! The Hague, Jan. 7. The Germans, at a private meeting with the six inviting Powers, agreea that the Reich would never make separate payments to the United States nor any private treaty with them if payments
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  • 230 9 Three Hour Procession. (Reuter's Service.] Rome, Jan. 7. A most characteristically national, as well as one of the most colourful festivities in connection with the Royal Wedding was held when 4.500 people from Italian Provinces and colonies participated in a wonderful parade of costumes.
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  • 124 9 Preventive Service to be Reinforced. [Reuter's Service.] Ottawa. Jan. 8. The Federal Government has received the preliminary report of Mr. Ma*ssey, Canadian Minister to Washington, outlining the prwposals of the Washington Government for a large increase in the border patrol with a view to stopping the
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  • 47 9 Big Refinery Tire. [Reuter's Service.] Prague, Jan. 8. A fire broke out in the mineral oil refinery of Moravska Ostrava. The blazing oil spread round the refinery forming a veritable lake of fire. One workman is missing and two have been seriously injured.
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  • 329 9 U.S. DELEGATION SAILS. President Hoover's Farewell Hopes. [Reuter's Service New York. Jan. 7. The churches of the United States will observe January 19 as a day of prayer for the success of the London Conference. London. Jan. 7. The churches of England. Wales and the
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  • 304 9 Rulin« out War. [British Radio Official Service. 1 Rugby. Jan. ~i. Mr Arthur Hrnder>on, Foreign Secretary, leaves London next Friday to rf pre. t-nr Great Britain at the session of the League of Nations Couiuil which open- c leva on the following Monday. Great Britain v.
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  • 144 9 What is its Effect on American Enterprises I Reuter's Service. Washington, Jan. 7. Mr. Newcomb Carlton. President of the Western Union Telegraph Company, Kivinc evidence before the Inter-State Commerre Committee opined that the amalgamation of the British wireless and cable companies had not in the slightest menaced
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  • 69 9 Claims by "Thousands" Rejected. [Reuter's Service J New York, Jan. 8. The United States Circuit Court of Appealrejected the claim by thousands of descendantof John Nicholas Emerick to the fortune left by John Jacob Astor, founder of the wealth of the Astor family. The amount the
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 440 9 BUSINESS CARDS. TO BUSINESS MEN. BEGIN THE NEW YEAR WELL by gjpjg your typewriting work to this B ,n .iu Prompt Service— Charges Moderate. lilt: STRAITS TYPEWRITINQ BUREAU, 28-E, Chulia Street, Singapore. NEVER BE WITHOUT META. The white solid safety fuel. KKPAIRS TO BINOCULARS, FIELDGLASSES TELESCOPES. M. EZEKIEL SONS, Optical
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    • 621 9 TENDERS. ii^ MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. NOTICE U hereby K1 v en th -f Tender. Date of Closing. Plumbing and Drainage Work at Street 6 C nVenl nce Philip Noon> Jan 10th, 1930. u SSS t site of n liter Beds at Alexandra Road Nnnn *-w.g. Disposal Worß, Jan lnh ''PPly
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    • 623 9 I There i« no n»d to ph dm PoJ« m I down, pour out long gii*«MuM I llftu oi Montaerrat Vow wifl mmm I as cool a cttou^tmt I I w »rld prmmi tram eatttwhtai Mav. |bn I yoNiSirod JjKH LIME JUICE J H\i T I -Hi T iina. »IbM
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    • 642 9 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. The ftwmlar Mnrntng Daily in Malaya, a Uve •jicw/ Bipai M M columns of news daily. Uao the best Medium for Advertisinp. Delivered with the Chota Hasjrf each morning. Latent Telegrams. Latest News and Latest Announcements. Special Daily News Cables. Rubber and Tin Price Cables together
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  • 810 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY. JANUARY 9. 1930. MALAYA AND TIN RESTRICTION. Definite action with regard to tin restriction has certainly been taken in Malaya, for although the number of dredges and plants agreeing to the weekly stoppage and putting it into practice does not represent more than a proportion of
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  • 214 10 The very neat "Shell' two-day page diary and note case comes from the A.P.C. and calendars from Tan Jin Gam. Sir Cecil dementi (Governor of Hong Kong, and Governor-elect of Straits Settlements and Lady Clementi held a farewell reception at Government House on January- 28th. The Hon'ble Dato Ismail bin
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  • 127 10 The seventh annual dinner of the Association will be held on Feb. 6th. at the Raffles Hotel, at 8 p.m. and His Excellency Sir Cecil Clementi. who arrives in the Colony the day before to take up the duties of Governor, has very kindly consented
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  • 836 10 CONFERENCE ENDS. Needs of Religious Education in Schools. The last session of the Malaya Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church was opened by devotions by Bishop Edwin F. Lee. followed by a Memorial Service for Miss Clara B. Martin, Mrs. Abrams. a child of Channan
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  • 152 10 On the invitation of Haji Manjoor Sahib Maricar a meeting of many prominent Muslims was held on January 4th. at Haji Villa, Balestier Road to discuss the entertainment of Mr. R. J. Parrer in honour of his being made C.M.G. It was decided to hold
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  • 32 10 Mr. A. McLellan, who some years back was in charge of the Malacca branch of the Straits Steamship Company, has returned to Malacca to take the place of Mr. J. H. Willmott.
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  • 423 10 AN EXPERTS VIEWS Dame Janet Campbell on Vital Problems. Dame Janet Campbell, a Scnioi Hftttm Officer of the Ministry of Health, and Ch, man of the Committee of Health Bxpma on Infant Welfare of the League of Natton »ho passed through Singapore yesterday o Home from
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  • 96 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES [FfcCl PRESS SERVK K COPYRIGHT) London, Jan. 8, 5.10 p.m. Messrs. Lewis. Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows Spot £177 416 (down £1 216 Forward £180 8 16 (down £1). The market is easier. Messrs. Symington and
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  • 159 10 THE SCHWARTZ- ASSHETON RECITALS. High-Mass Musical Tre.it The recitals of Mr Laszlo Schwartz known Hungarian violinst and con Miss Dawn Assheton. the colourntur:< MpnM at Raffles Hotel this week, haw b» musical treats The pair provide i: music from the best composers with «'P«t and folk song selections beautifully r.
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  • 67 10 Lovers of music and dancinu opporturity to-night, at the Victoria of seeing a novel entertainment Madame Rivieres Samoan danct pany comes here after i ver> mi of Japan. China. Philippines and Indo-CM* where it has gained excellent Press BOtl the entertainment promised is of V* and most
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  • 14 10 Mr. Arnold Jones, manager >i Commercial Bank. Bangkok, arriv day in Penang from Home.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 172 10 New Stocks Just Received. Sullivan and Powells Oriental Cigarettes. "Sub Rosa No. 2 Format." Sole Agents CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO*, LTD. i Incorporated under the Companies' Ordinance* of Hong Kong). {Incorporated in Shanghai). 90, Robinson Road, Telephone No. 62?8. BY SPECIAL fe^T A APPOINTMENT TO tM. THE KING OF tUM ESTD.
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    • 75 10 ASPARAGUS 1 l J i RICHMOND POLICE presented a gold wristlet watch to a lady who assisted a police sergeant when he was attacked by a man. The latter was urged to accept a neat pair of bracelets. "GAFLAC" POLICIES are again indicated. GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LIMITED
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  • 345 11 THE ROYAL WEDDING. Scone of Unparalleled Splendour in Rome. (Reuters Servv. Rome. Jan. 8. ■MUTtBjl of Crown Prime Humbert of Uld Princess Marie Jose of Belgium was riiM'd here this morning. ■pltal spent a sleepless BtgM preparing this morning's ceremony. The population. M )!len by an
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  • 78 11 German Threat at Ha^ue Conference. Reuter's Service. The Hague, Jan. 8. Franco-German cutsn b:u -day, a member of tbe Q ctms demanding of m. Tardteti to explain ntfcre" rtataiiiiiii published ha the i{)ers adversely reflecting on dwill i apologised and declared that the misquoted. rnan delegation as
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  • 62 11 Cruiser to Back Authority. iHeuter s Service] Wellington. Jan. 8. team of the murder of the EviroBMB during th^ outbreak at Apia 0 the New Zealand Government has adapt a firmer policy in Samoa and rtoed the Administrator to take whatnecessary to assert law and main-
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  • 149 11 MtWH IIAI. VS. PRIVATE ENTERPRISE. "■< tUltof. u Aith much interest that I read tetter in your issue yesterday and •hat I an in entire agreement tarka A ur -at deal has appeared tilm correspondent's notes in regard ln| of the Victoria Theatre and 'ontracUs for
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  • 310 11 FIRST LORD'S WARNING. Combining Security With Disarmament. I British Radio— Official Service.] Ruifby, Jan. 8. The First Lord of the Admiralty. Mr Alexander, who will be one of the chief British de(atM at the forthcoming Naval Conference spea.cng in W ale* last night, said that the
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  • 104 11 (British Rudio Official Service.) Rugby. Jan. 8. The Japanese naval delegation, headed by M Wakataukl and Admiral Takarabe. was I b.v the Foreign Secretary Mr Arthur Henderson, at the Foreign Office yesterday. The Japanese delegates will to-day meet the I Lord of the Admiralty. Mr
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  • 135 11 BrtUkb Radio Official Service. I Rugby, Jan. S. The United States delegation sails from NewYork to-day and will reach Plymouth on January 16. Yesterday they were entertained at White House. Afterwards in a statement to the Press President Hoover said the delegates vero going to London in
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  • 345 11 81,500 Fine in Betting House Case. The case in which five Straits-born Chinese, Tan Eng Yam. Chay Bong Soo. Lee Siew Kow. Lim Tan Leng and Wee Ban Cheng, and a Jew named J I. Elias were charged with being the occupiers of a common betting place, being
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  • 25 11 I am afraid Mr. Baldwin will never make a grea'leader. as he seems to have a congenital fncapacity for playing a dirty game-Captain Wedgwood Benn
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  • 1011 11 "NG GIM IT" AGAIN! Curious Letters to the Malay Mail. Will -Ng Gim It," the mysterious author of the clever series of frauds of two and a half years ago, by which the share market was Hooded with forged scrip, be laid by the heels as
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  • 119 11 A FOOCHOW HOLD-UP. Governor's Dinner Party Interrupted. [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Foochow. Jan. 8. An official dinner party, at which the guests included Yang Shu-chuang. Commander- in Chief of the Chinese Navy, and concurrently, Civil Governor of Fukien Province, and five other members of the Fukien Provincial
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  • 132 11 Valuable New Service Opened. f ßritish Radio— Official Service.] Rugby. Jan. 8. The new service of picture telegraphy between Britain and Germany was opened yesterday with the exchange of photographs and friendly greetings between the PostmasterGeneral and the German Minister of Posts and Telegraphs The picture
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  • 60 11 Demonstration of Improved Machine. Rugby. Jan. i. Demonstrations were given yesterday at Heaton Air Park of the latest type of Senor de la Cierva's autogiro machine in which horizontal rotors above the fusilage provide the lift instead of the fixed wings of the conventional aeroplauo. Since 1926. when
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  • 47 11 Express Crashes Into Goods Train. IFHEE PRESS SERVICE. —COPYRIGHT). London. Jan. 8. Passengers on a north -bound express had a miraculous escape to-day when their train crashed into a goods train, near Bristol. None of the passengers sustained injury. (Earlier cables on page 9 >
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  • 482 11 The Defence of Mr. Gillespie. I From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 8. The trial was continued this afternoon of Mr. William Gillespie, mining engineer, on a charge of causing the death of a Tamil on the morning of November 30 by driving a motor-car
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 97 11 washin g I 1 ft Children s Frocks and I T^olvi^rT^^ TOBRALCO 38 in. $1.00 vd. [i U^^^Sif!w" DIRO GINGHAM 36 in. $0.90 yd. j{j POTTERS W S i^T\T CAMBRICS 36 in. $0.75 yd. jjj [5 i j( TRICOLINE 38 in. $1.50 yd. [j \M^ jM^m I jfc-( \X ft
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY.
    • 654 12 Footballers Who Ask for Advice. Should a referee tell? How often has this question began asked and commented on! This question may be applied to the actions of p referee both when on and off the field of play remarks Arnold Josephs (International
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    • 119 12 WALKER AS AUSTRALIA'S RESERVE KEEPER An outstanding feature of the Australian Test trial at Sydney, was the excellent work of Walker, who stumped five batsmen in the match. The Sydney Sun says:— •Walker, of South Australia, looks like bein^ Australia's second •totolkcjtpui for the next English tour. His stumpiim of
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    • 67 12 According to the "Johannesburg Star' it is probable that the great South African cricketer. H. W. Taylor, will permanently take up his residence in England. Taylor captained the S.A. teams which toured England in 1913 and 1924. and was a member of the team captained by H. G. Deane last
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    • 652 12 Lindrum's 3,262 in 2 Hours. Though everyone following the fortunes of Lindrum is marvelling at his stupendous deeds, billiards experts are agreed that he has not yet revealed the limit of his power. Claude Falkiner. eulogising the Australian wizard, said: "I predicted 3.000 for Lindrum. I now
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    • 90 12 Duleepsinhji's Century at Nelson. NeNon (New Zealand >. Dae. 10. A two day mauh between the If.CC. and Nekon commenced here to-day. Th- M C.C. •.von the toss but put in Nelson, who had made 131 for five wickets at the close. Rain interfered with play.
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    • 57 12 Discussing New South Wales prospects in the Sheffield Shield competition the Sydney Referee says: The N. S. Wales skipper will need to give his fast bowler. S. C. Everett, a good try out. because, if he is the man of pace and persistent attack the selectors think, he is likely
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 619 12 Can now eat anything Heir mi amtthrt lid made worth bloodsticam and lunci ap body an«l living.' l'i\< \-rmra 1 gawtrir trouhlc and mind t«> real state <•! healthy eftW* in<)i_'< -,t ion quickly Mtd cxHii|4etrty ency. ended. Reail tliis letter, tyuiind \k ns thai irarh daih lhi hnl( t|;
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    • 254 12 Sharp's the Word! m There never was such a W pencil for keeping its point as KOH-I-NOOR. It revels in hard work, easily and smoothly done, and it is really astonishing how seldom the point needs re- s^Kss&^ sharpening due of course, to the exclusive recipe from V l^ 9
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  • 984 13 THE RAID RESULTS. Public Approves Police Action. I From Our Own Correspondent.] It.ti.iw.t. Jan. 4. The eveota of the week-end have caused pantn] aiftafß/ilon among the public and VMMtal dismay in the rank.-, of |h« Nati n?lL;»s and although the Investigation of the ton* of documents
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  • 74 13 Early rising Viennese are witnessing the strange sight of a man with a shot-gun shooting pigeons in a square in the centre of the city. A policeman standing beside the rifleman gives him an official sanction; in fact, the municipality itself encourages the shooting as a means of ridding the
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  • 598 13 SECRET TUBE. Experiment at Mountain Storm Centre. Berlin. Dec. 2. Heroic attempts to spl t the atom by means of a high tension current are being made on the famous Monte Genero.so. which towers above the Lake of Lugano in Switzerland. Thr v erqpattaeni
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  • 174 13 New Zealand Vicar s Offer. Wellington. (N.Z.t Dec. 4. Claiming the discovery of a medicine which is stated already to have cured scores of cases of tuberculosis of the lungs, the Rev. Edward Ward. vicar of the Church of the Ascension, Point Chevalier. Auckland, has
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  • 103 13 Milan. Nov. 28. The trial of the man accused of fabricating a number of documents which were represented to be the writings of Stradivarius and to reveal his secrets of violin making ended at Bergamo to-day. It will be remembered that the announcement of the discovery of
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  • 100 13 Under the delusion that people wanted to kill him, a Russian. C. Molchanofl". attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the Sooshow Creek, Hong Kong, but was stopped by a Chinese Police Constable and was taken to the Central Police Station. On his arrival there, he was questioned and after
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 245 13 tf^M-MM THE MANY EFFORTS I 1 I CLOSE, CLEVER COMPETITIVE I I I IMITATIONS REPRODUCTIONS ft jg|M ORANGEi i I W.i. i SMASH I I HAS ADVANCED IT FURTHER 1 I FAVOUR, POPULARITY SALES I b>l JPJ WE FEEL EDIFIED Imitation is the Sincerest t?7s*' y&fMWL^I Form of Flattery. S^r-
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    • 264 13 wF 4^^ i! r*" 1 J- V^ Jy|\ W |J| j% J 1 1 COMPLETE WITH TYRE STOPPING COMPOUND |j A NECESSITY FOR V (jp.coUNTRY DRIVERS i AGENTS. jfj Malayan Motors, Ltd. 1 r 14-20, Orchard Road. Singapore. Represented Throughout the F.M.S. by Mesar*. Weame Rrothert, Limited. Hi r I^9^^
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    • 772 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 Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre). Rente subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. DIOMK.n For Marseilles, Casablanca, London, R'dam and Hamburg
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    • 488 14 Ellerman 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 HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Doe S'pore, s.s. CITY OP HEREFORD Jan- 10 ss. CITY OF TOKIO Feb. 6 ss. CITY OP
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    • 380 14 British India and Apcar Lines. I (Incorporated In England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO j PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERN* \i LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnage. >injraiMM KARMALA 9,100 Jan. 11 KASHGAR 9,000
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    • 623 15 O. S. K. Line. Destinations. w— "•bm. Arrive. Lea re. Landoa Rotterdam. Hamburg. Bremen and Antwerp via Colombo, Aden. Siw and Port Said. *w«« w Altai Maru j an 21 23 in Cupe Town. Rio de Janeiro. Saatos. MOBtevMaa and Buenos Aires. Round the- World passij;.- £190] i Montevideo Maru
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    • 514 15 I I I— L I 1 rrfn i i a i t.. i .1 I Fivi» Stoasons I why you will prefer to I I travel on President Liners I California fruits, vegetable and dairy produdi are served every meal I H -I- throughout your voyage. I I n. EV6ry
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    • 785 15 K. P. M. KONINKIYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO OF BATAVIA.) (Incorporated In 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 in the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penan*) of the OFIHIAL TOI'RIST BUREAU OF
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    • 503 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 s s MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins
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    • 116 16 SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS By Fortnightly Passenger Steamers Between Rangoon, Marseilles and England. HOMEWARD SAILINGS. Port of Disembarkation Plymouth. Leave Ranroon. 1930. BURMA Feb. 15 YOMA Mar. 1 AMARAPOORA Mar. 15 CHINDWIN Mar. 29 KEMMENDINE Apr. 12 BHAMO Apr. 26 SAGAING May 10 PEGU May 24 BURMA June 7 YOMA June
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    • 548 16 m.s. JUTLANDIA. Consignees of cargo per the above motorship from Europe (arrived Dec. 31st. 1929) are hereby notified that a general survey of all cargo landed in a damaged condition will be held at Godown Nos. 50 51 at 9 a.m. and at Bonded D and Acid Store at 2
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    • 525 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co I nc 44. BEAVER STREET. NEW YORK. (Incorporated in U.8.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE. (via Suez). 4 M.S. SILVERBEECH due Jan. 12 M.S. SILVERBELLE due Feb. 3 sa iLs Pefe M.S. SILVERMAPLE due Feb. 16 sails Feb PACIHC JAVA
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 653 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BT TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungel Lembln and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 ajn. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 ajn. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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  • 187 17 Alleged Smu^gflin^ into England. deputation on behalf of the National Union of Seamen, which met the permanent i Bclak of the Board of Trade and Home .ted out that there was no appreciable diminution in the number of Arab and MMa and firemen domiciled in certain ports round
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  • 273 17 I nttU tilt* PICUCII and Italians have lively dtbatc 00 naval parity. In -American debate on the mm topic thai parity wat nominal rather real thm^. but that it «ai HTffttahki both Powers became their foreign polfciee BMIIt But between ..c Italy there is much fundamental and both
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  • 143 17 wel Missing for Five Days Returns. upon and attacked by pirates. nn iTsung Foot Maru No. 7. returnBhanghal last w< rdinf to a report made to the Japanese by the Captain the Japanese fishing missed her way ■round Woosmiu. while r heavy fog on December 14 She
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  • 140 17 On Vancouver and the Onenia! ■n it- report for October, the Royal B.^nk I >ays that the day has come v hen must be numbered among the great be world Fifty different steamship to carry Canadian products to •"int. Scheduled sailings are main- important Atlantic ports of North America, and
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  • 416 17 Captain A. Folger. Victoria. B.C Dec. 1. pr '"I the marine Maternity will miss the erect familiar figure of Captain A. Coffin Fol-T-L? U t th tTeei f Victoria in the fu ture. «MB fa) the Royal Jubilee Hospital several ■Witt suffering from a slight indisposition
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  • 302 17 Great Activity of Life boat men With the coming of winter al Home the >n of the safety of the seafarina public is one of anxious importance to the British public. November. December and January are tnonthfl which generally have a bad record In this respect. The
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  • 1402 17 A THRILLING STORY. Storm that Beat the Barometer. Liverpool. Dec. 11. The Manchester Regiment arrived here today carrying on board the 45 men saved from the Volumnia— the ship which sank three days I ago in one of the worst gales of the century. Fortunately
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    • 169 17 1 OOQ Cigrf ette3 atC 1 sfil" 1 State Bxptess^ same um que lj3 3* COABETTES j P^^S^^^^^^W act, nild^ tT Vc 9aa/,> t O/ f Aat S? j AROATH TOBACCO CO LXD.IONDOf*^^ f REASONS FOR i Illltlhlith t I SUPERIORITY APPEARANCE. A Refreshingly original, the appearance of the Plymouth
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  • 812 18 THE CRICKETS CHIRP. What is its Real Significance Whv <Io insects make music til their live.'.' Tho chirp of crickets finds a weird significance in an analysis of insect harmony by Dr. H. A. Allurd. U. S. Department of Agriculture, just issue;! in the annual
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  • 172 18 Shanghai, Jan. 7. Mut Teh-hui has assumed the position of .superintendent of the Eastern Railway technical committee responsible for repairing the railway in west Pektu. Han Fu-chu becomes general director of the northern route, appointed by Yen Shi-shan. Wu Tih-chen soothed the troops at Tsitrihav. Hsu Yuan-chuan
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 246 18 Truth in Advertising Brings its own Reward NEW YEAR OFFERINGS BY LATEST STEAMERS POULTRY GAME INCOMPARABLE TURKEYS, ENGLISH PHEASANTS, CAPONS. CHICKENS, GEESE, GROUSE, PIGEONS, etc. CHOICEST "SUGAR CANE" HAMS AND BACON. The BEST ENGLISH and LOCAL FISH of all kinds. BOOK EARLY We thank the Public for the wonderful support
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    • 428 18 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated in England by Royal Cnarten Paid up Capital m 600.000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £4.000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors tJ.JOO.OOO Head Office: 38, Bishopsgate, London, EC. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Harbin Tongkah Amritsar Iloilo (Phuket) Bangkok Ipoh
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    • 246 18 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England). Capital f3.000.000 Subscribed 1,000.010 Paid-up 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 Thorn;' s Catto. Bart. LONDON
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    • 225 18 INSURANCE. THE SOUTH 1' BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY. LDOTEI FIRE, MARINE, TRANSIT AND MOTOR CAR INSURANCES ACCEPTED \i LOWEST CURRENT RATES L. C. MARGOLIOUTH V Office: 2. Fml;u PERSONAL ACCIDENTST FATAL ACCIDENTS are everl;,. HAVE you made provision for the of your dependents ihouM Mich overtake you IT only costs $15
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  • 347 19 Disa trous Effects of Civil Strife. durtng the year 1929 ha disappointing Civil strife m th« •'-'>• -irovmce on at lea.st two occh- ling for .seasons v-ood-have >>••.■•: .<; fata hatjM and the far -trous eflects The "I business done ha. pn M>Hi.s years. Indeed.
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  • 205 19 1 Pn'm: Mine S80; Trtbuton 221} Hoan 1.1 1!>: Yards 56.000; I"-N Yard:- .Y> 000 Pkls. Y.. How fonfc 49.00-*: Pkl.s (ir bucket engine, '<> w and condenser. lartow .iiid Co.. Kuala Lumpur. Agents: Kunlm ITMB.) 99.000; Badek B klwbl (i M.t> 04. 500. Ctmnaame T9.700.
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  • 573 19 FRASER AND CO.'S WEEKLY REPORT. Singapore. Jan. 7. The nrke of Tin during the past VWfc shews little al. nation on balance and although Trade -onditions both at Home and on the Continent AMV mom improvement American demand ippears to have fallen ofl somewhat and Lonloa adv!<-es indicate an uncertain
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  • 147 19 Yesterdays Alterations. Jan. H.li.. Clsahaj IM''*. Buyers Sellers. IS 70 .Tm 32'_. 35 nta Tin Dn-d 1.41 1.44 .uyo. W > I ..uchaj l- 7 130 ikUt Tins 1-35 1 40 •j _**an Con M M N TadptalS 7;i 78 vats 81 84 tahman Hyd 1-40 i45
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  • To-Day's Price Changes.
    • 225 19 January 8. SELLING. London 4 months' sight 2 3 15 16 London 3 months' sight 2;3 7 8 London (50 days' sight 23 13 16 London 30 days' sight 2!3 25 32 London, demand 2'3 34 London. I T. 23 11 16 Lyons and Pans, demand 1430 Hamburg,
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    • 237 19 January 8 Tin 200 Tons «qi 7- 9itl. 13 Onmbier 5 Pepper White 64 Pepper Black 43 Flake Tapioca 550 Pearl Sago Small 8 25 Copra Sundried 9g o Rice. Anam No. 2 2 5() Rice Lianp Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle <New> 330 Rice, Siam old No. 1
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  • 930 19 It-CDNESDAY, JAN. Bth. Buyers Sellers laaa. Kumbang 36s 38s Ayer Hitam issi 14s 3d 15s 3d Bangltn Tin t£> 25s 6d 27.s 6d Batang Padang <Sl> 20 22Datu Caves isl i 1.05 1.10 Bukit Aran:; (Sii 97'_ 1.02 1 Burmah Malay 22s 6d 23s 6d Chendeiiang (f)
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  • 451 19 Singapore. Jan. 7. The Rubber Market during the past week has been quite lifeless, with practically no movement in shares, nor even inquiries. Wit 11,I 1 however, the rumour that the Dutch may enter into some form or scheme for restriction, there is a
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  • 65 19 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION. .la unary Bth.. 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to London Standard. Spot 24'.. 24-, Standard R S.S. on Tender Jan. 24 If February 23 25 March -jfs 20 Jan -Ma: 1 i 2ft^ April- June 26', "J7 Tone ol Market: Easier. Latest Cable-
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  • 38 19 More Mills to be Absorbed. [Renter's Service. 1 I.oiido:]. Jan. 8. The Lancashire Cotton Corporal idii hi creased its capital by £I.6f> 1.000 in order to provide funds to ab-oib a further 29 mills.
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  • 109 19 a crap. of 410.400 lb. (against 221 100 Ib.) for the pear ended September 3'J. 1f29 ported by the Serum Rubber Evate-.. Limited and a crop of about 4'j:).im lb. is antic! for 1929-30. The avenge OCt 11.37d. per lb. msamst 19.33d raid the profit was LU.B9!) (against £6.851]). A
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  • 143 19 The Mnf pan Ohambw ol Oommpm mibber Association held its 941Mh MMUaH yesterday when there was MftftlOftMtf 2,776.178 lbs.. IJStJI tons. Otfered 2.48ti.062 lbs. 1.109.84 tons. Sold 2.113.821 lbs. 943.67 tons The m\t MactkW will be held on Tluu January 16th. N.B.:— A few Special lots of
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  • 208 19 ROSE MACPHAIL AND PENMAN LTD'S REPORT. Sinua pore. Jan. K. Rubber— London 7 9 16d. 3 Kid dMn J pm. prices (London Stdi. Spot L'4 ss i;ss on Tender Jan 24,, Feb. 25',. April-June 26,. July-Sept. 28 Dull. Tin London £179 ss. £1 \\)t Mining.— Firm Sunn.i Way 8.41 IJ6,
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  • 200 19 r, First Dividend Paid. The Plnang Qaattte understands that the Scheme of Arrangement In connection vita the firm of t. s n. having been approved by the creditors at the mettinus held on December 17 and December M and subsequently approved by the Bupreme Court
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  • 120 19 Wool Industry WafCg Dispute. [British Radio Olli< 2al Ser\ i- <• Ki^lm. Jan. Tin- Mimiir «,i ;,!>-. iv i Hui;h PuttiM.ii ifacmlllan kc to bi "court of enquiry" to Investigate the dispute wU purd to wages In the wool and allied textU Uradea of the
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  • 100 19 Hi. National City Bank local branch ha.s reoetTWl the tottOVtai cable from Ni-v. York aii extttng in^h iMOfik AaMrteu takfcv exceeded with publiratlon of City twuk nt statement of rondition as of DtNMbK M I'J'2». showing total resources U.S. $2 L'oti 241.1TU aKain.st U.S. $1,847,705,548 on Dte*akM
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    • 77 19 ASSETS EXCEED 5 ,0,000,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER *„5,000.000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements). ?h I e A1 C om O plnI C has 2ST2 LONDON QFFICE 27 0"' *wry, E.C Companj has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with
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    • 39 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE < Incorporated in England by Royal Charter AD. 1720.) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE. Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds. Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAxMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 226 20 A FURTHER TEST. Contest with Maloney This Month. [FREE PKESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT). London. Jan. 8. Primo Oarnera, the £iant Italian boxer, who during his remark Ibis advance into promineiKv In the last few months hu.s beaten Stanley, Franz Ziener (German champion) and Youn<j Stribling (on a
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  • 233 20 The announc tnnnt a day or two a.: > thai Phil Scott's manager had announced his willingness to allow Beott to flghl Sharkey at Miami m February prior n a contest <if successful) with Max Schmeling for the heavyweight title follow* upon a cable of Jan. 1
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  • 60 20 I Scarcity of Players. :free press service copyright London. Jan. H. Apropos of the fact that the Surrey County Cricket Club are experiencing a scarcity of players the Daily Mail BUggi StS that the chiei difficulty l:. n placing the older players is thnt clubs are
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  • 85 20 Easter Monday Grand National. [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIeIHT]. London. Jan. 8. It is expected that the totalisator will be established in Ireland lor the Grand National meeting on Easter Monday. April 21. The Board of Control of Mechanical Betting has been registered m Dublin. London, Jan.
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  • 94 20 Smith's Two Four-figure Breaks. Lonflm. I>ec. 29. To-day "s closing score', in the fortnight timelimit billiards match at Glasgow were Lindrum 14,111; Smith (hi play > 10.010. London. Dec. 31. The following aie to-day's closing scores in the fortnight time-limit billiards match at Glasgow. Lindrum (hi play)
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  • 48 20 Shamrock to be Launched in April. I FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT]. London, Jan. 8. Sir Thomas Lipton's new yacht. Shamrock, with which he is to challenge America for possession of the Americas Cup next year. will be launched from Gosport during April.
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  • 31 20 A welcome addition to Malacca's sporting circles is the arrival on transfer of Mr. G. F. Edlin, a well-known Malaya Cup football player, who played in the Singapore and Perak sides.
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  • 1097 20 SINGAPORE CANDIDATES. Possibles' Attack Fails Against Probables. Probables 5; Possibles 2. In preparation for the coming Colony-F.M.S. match a trial game between teams representative of hockey in Singapore was played rn the S.R.C. side of the Padang last evening. It proved beyond doubt that the Selection Committee
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  • 542 20 PENANG RACES. Preparing: for This Week's Meeting. Recording some of the work on the Penang course on Saturday the Pinang Gazette says: The best gallop of the morning was done by China Star who covered 4 in 51 and a fraction. This gelding should pick up a
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  • 295 20 The February Programme. Petak holds its race meeting on Feb. Ist 4th.. ttß and Bth. and gives three runs each for Horses Classes I. 11. and 111 and Ponies Class I whilst, if entries justify it. there will be races for one division of Class II ponies,
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  • 88 20 Revised Fixtures. The remaining S.C.C. Rugby fixtures have been revised as follows: Padang, 9th January, S.C.C. 2nd XV vs. 2nd XV Battn: The Welch Regt.: Padang. llth January, S.C.C. A XV vs. A XV Battn: The Welch Regt.: Padang, 14th January, Practice puna; Thompson Road, Isth January, S.C.C.
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  • 480 20 CENTURY BY WOOLLEY. Prtvious Visits to the Dominion Recalled. Wellington. Dec. 13 The only thing talked about in sporting circles in New Zealand just now is the visit of the English cricket team. Never before in the history of the Dominion has so much interest
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  • 204 20 Two Uncompleted Matches. Melbourne. Dec. 18. The following are to-day's closing scores the Sheffield Shield match between Victoria and New South Wales. Victoria 229; New South Wales 402. Victoria 33 for 2. Melbourne. Dec. 30. The following are to-day's closing scores in the Sheffield Shield match between
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  • 48 20 "Babe" Ruth's Demand. [Reuter's Service. 1 New York. Jan. 7. •Babe' Ruth, the well known baseball player, has declined the New York Yankees' oiler of a two years contract at $75,000 a year, demandiny a three years contract at $85,000 a year.
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  • 28 20 [FREE PRESS SERVICE -COPYRIGHT]. London, Jan. .X. In the liquidation of the National Sporting Club Mr. Lionel Bettinson will be the head oi the joint liouidators.
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  • 49 20 The annual S.C.C. cricket meeting will be held on Tuesday. January 14th., at 6.30 p.m. All members interested are particularly requested to attend. Members intending to play during the forthcoming season are requested to place their names on the list provided on the Club's notice board.
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    • 77 20 il I 1 1 I I EMBOSSING PRESSES FOR COMPANIES' SEALS. No. 13A l-t5 N T <> I'.- DIE Die IV" DIE 514.00 '00 t;00 COMPLETE WITH PLAI.\ DIE FOR ENGRAVI 1 MALAYA PUBLISHING KOlSi, LTD, Singapcre v|?»)«<sXs)®®®®®®<i^^^ are the most economical in the world. Unique experience, dating back to
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