The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 January 1930

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press 1U CENTS. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1930 20 PAGES DAILY. NO. 12,9:12
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    323 1 Whilst yesterda>'s plenary sitting of the Xaval Conference was private, summaries f the French and Italian outlooks have been published. It b noted that the proRiess made m informal n-pie entatfelK «HM healthy— l'age 11. Hit- Premier, m a statement for \mrrican ire ulatinn, has issued some
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    OFF TO THE HILLS.
    967 1 O dwellers m M.tl;iy;i. luxuriously notOTlng ip to Bukn Kt:tM i \c kiuiu not tiii exclte< BWntfl that await the 1 1 i tll i -lekinu I hillresort m EtoUtrJ China <>:: i\iv mites iwav 1 but v takes iw.i <ti\s to get there and woe
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      258 1 KOR YOUR FOOTWEAR. BLANCONA KEEI'S NEW SHOES NEW. Raffles_ Hotel ;> MISS MURA SMIRNOVA I THE TALENTED SHANGHAI DANCER *f Will Appear During *J* TEA DANCES ON MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY. DINNER DANCES ON TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY A Special Attraction X X FRIDAY, JANUARY 24th. 1 The ROYAL SAMOANS COMPLETE
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      277 1 rrrrrrrl r p QUALITY is the point I I Iflj which is necessary lllj^ r 0 m an enjoyable f^fa* jlj Cigarette. ><^ i II r y 1 >^ I 1 That's why I i I t^^^^^, (< EMBASSY" i I VIRGINIA No. 77 f l||| g >; III! i:
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      86 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Private lessons m Dutch or German— Page 9. Wm. Jacks for Ferrocrete fast hardener Page 11. Fit Fort Dunlop tyres and be satisfied Page 3 Orange Crush, a high quality F. and N. drink —Page 20. Notice re closing of the Banks at Chinese to* Year: Motor showrooms
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      9 1 MAKi;S BKASSW ARE BRIGHTSHINE SHINE LIKE THE SI N
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      154 1 THE WEEK. iigh Water. 05.15. 8.2. 19.14. 7.3 Malacca: 3.10 a.m., 4.10, 3.30 p.m.. 3.06. Cebak Tin Fields arm. mtf., Chartered Bank Chambers, noon. Purl Club meeting. Exchange 5.15 p m lohore Tennis Tournament. Saturday, 25th. ligh water. 06.16. 8.2.. 20.43, 7.5. Malacca: H. W.. 4.40 a.m. 4.11. 5.0 p.m.
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    ANGLO-INDIAN CO-OPERATION NEEDED.
    588 2 ANGLO-INDIAN CO-OPERA-TION NEEDED. Sir B. lilackett's Speech. London. Jan. 10. MfeaMhal the Indian M-ction of the Royal s<n'ifty of Arts on India's rconomic progress. Sir Basil Black, tt dwelt on the immense economic de\ lopments since 1900 which required ;i conesp-itidinK change of mentality m the business '•ommunily of Britain
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    TINING-IN TO SILENCE.
    368 2 Inventor's Hope of Absorbing Sound Waves. Sound-proof houses, offices, factories, hospitals, and even moving vehicles these are a l>< Mbility of the near future if experiments now bring carried out m a West London laboratory prove successful The problem of stopping unwanted sound Munitions has been solved,
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      320 2 THE NESTLE WAY TO RIPPLING HAIR BEAUTY. USE NESTLE RADIONE SETTING LOTION. Vot only moulds the waves, but is a splendid hair tonic. Stockists: MEDICAL HALL, LTD., Opposite General Post Office. Outstation Orders a Speciality. The Famous Oxygen Beautu Mr JIVING (he skin fl^V VJ an Oxygen Bath J^jX^t. J
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      320 2 Victoria r p HEATBE The First Real Talkie CommeaciAi Saturday Next January 25th )^mm^m^^j Booking now open LITTLE'S PVwjy AL JOLSON E The Jazz Singer Two Performances Daily y 1 ftH P* m an^ P aIT1 o (^1 Evening Dress is NOT Essential V \*l N TjT Popular Prices: $2&
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      445 2 ALHAMBRA3 y Tv Chens: Kee, Sole Proprietor A SPECIAL PROGRAMME A X Commencing Friday, Jan. 24th., and ending Wedne*da> V In the Second Show at 9 pjn. THE LATEST EMPIRE NEWS. I RAMON~~NAVARRO m a spicy love cocktail A Certain Young Man V A great star m a gorgeously amusing
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    MR. ALBERT COATES' "PEPYS."
    414 3 First Performance m Munich. Munich. Dec. 22. Tor many years past the Munich opera has produced with equal pride the works of German and of foreign musicians. Thanks to Baron von Frankenstein and the management of the Bavarian State Theatres, the first performance took place yesterday
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    ACROSS AFRICA ON FOOT.
    509 3 Young Australians* Feat. Cairo, l>ec. Ik For the first time m history a trek has been made right across Africa. This long walk of seven thousand odd miles roncluded at Cairo to-day with the arriva 1 of two young sunburnt Australians R. tL Monson and Hunter
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    THE GRAND MANNER.
    120 3 Christmas dishes of an immense size were popular m the eighteenth century. Sir Henry Grey provided for his Kuests a pie "nine feet m circumference, weighing 165 lb.. and con-' taining, among other ingredients, four geese two turkeys, two rabbits, four wild duck, two snipe, seven blackbirds,
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    ATTEMPT TO POISON INDIAN POLICE CHIEF.
    346 3 Nine Men on Trial. I'oonu, Jan. 1. Judgment has been reserved by Mr. Sapr<\ Special Magistrate at Akkalkot, an important State m the Southern Mahratta Agency m the case m which Mr. U. M. Sirdeshmukh. an exMamlatdar of the State and nine others are
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    BOGUS F.M.S. INSPECTOR OF FORESTS.
    543 3 Plausible Scoundrel's Women Victims. "A plausible scoundrel and dangerous ;u: venturer" was the description stppli 1 at CHasgmv Sheriff Court to ;i maw whi iv additto*! to duping two widows, pledged nimse Ui marry three women m one month and take 'hi-in ».o the Malay
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    SECRET TAKEN TO THE GRAVE.
    129 3 Violin Craftsman Dies Trying to Speak. William Thomas Read Atkinson, aged .eventy-eight, of Paglesham, Essex, acknowledged to be one of the finest violin makers m England, has died, and the secret of the varnish used for his instruments has died with him. The old man
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      220 3 gwj mm f^B fJH>* fJH f^B BBM asm bbbb gjgj jLeavethe f^j j m Mjmj m^^ V r< n«sirrn»oicA».ADi»»s m i J Tott DUNLOP c thetyre{br I modern motoring a conditions j B fc I I I I I I I A DAILY REMINDER FOR ANY WEEK IN THE YEAR
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      210 3 Estate Trust Agencie i I (1927) Limited. i BRANCHES JJ f 21, First Cross Street MALACCA. 11, Light Street PENANG. Registered by and Security deposited with the Straits Settlements Government. B m Act as Trustees, Administrators, Receivers, m Guardians, Rent Collectors, Investments Supervised m and Interest collected, Probate or Letters
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    Moods and Modes of Eve
    6 4 Moods and M odes of Eve
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    Don't be a Slave to Ideas
    760 4 TOO many women get a general idea of what is m vogue but fail to adapt these to their own personalities Their slavish- ideas that do not suit their fig. their p. rsonality turns the would-be fashionplate into i ridiculous parody If phase of
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    PRECIOUS STONES AND SUPERSTITIONS.
    297 4 BETTY DAWES SUPERSTITION is still to b. Theft are tonwn who say they do not beheve m superstition, and yet they :-ty and vnlueky preci Blue diamonds, for instance, are traditionally unlucky Tbe unfortunate Ifarfc Antoinette Th:< stone became the nroperty of the Sultan Abdul Hamid.
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    WRAPPED IN THOUGHT.
    411 4 PMpIl who have never met a ghost and who think that their existence is m all probability rrstricted to the efforts of entertaining writers of fiction, can only marvel at the extraordinary confidence with which the true believers discuss the motives, habits, and appearances of such apparitions.
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    20 4 Long skirts are coming back, but very slowly. The girls are going to fight to the last stitch.— Chicago Tribune.
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    16 4 A dance frock of white taffeta finished at the hem with embroidered net; seen at Gooch's.
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    TREASURES FROM ABROAD.
    834 4 Washing Embroideries. Every woman knows that washing a piece of embroidery is as simple as washing a silk nightgown if all the threads and materials used are guaranteed by a reputable firm. What she does not realise is that she can have this samf protection when buying
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    Blue Powder.
    68 4 If you pay a visit to a Mayfair beauty salon, you will find powders of almost all the colour.; of the rainbow. There is a blue powder to go under the eyes. Jade powder is still a popular foundation for evening make-ups, and this is usually mixed with
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    Londoner's Jottings
    892 4 Hunt Season m Full Swing The Duchess at Nasefcj II Sir Arthur Pinero Breaks Silence The Spinsters l( the Mistletoe A Vivacious Novelist l' o ,i Laureate as a Playwright. Lonuon. One. M. THE Hunt Ball season is now m full swing and hardly a week passes but
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    Boudoir and Boulevard
    502 4 FEW kitchen dram are fitted with flaps or plaati tastei at the sides, but m the small house or flat studio iu>t now .:.....i. this is a very useful addition. I have seen I art made tor cllentl golden wood dresser, which was left unpainteo 1 In
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    INVISIBLE WRITING PHOTOGRAPHED.
    772 5 Treatment of Palimpsests. Palimpsests, or ancient Manu^ripts m which the original writing has been eiased and the parchment used a second time, are now examined with ultraviolet ray*, under which the partially erased original becomes visible again and can be photographed for permanent record. Leonard V. Dodds,
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    DEAL IN "DIAMONDS."
    272 5 An Englishman Surprises Riviera Rogues. Nice. Dec. 22. "Do you know, please, where I can sell Russian gold pieces?" With this query a stranger approached an English visitor to Nice a few days ago when he was walking along the seafront. It was the ©pening of a
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    18 5 It would be a devastating world if all the good people took charge of it. Miss Sybil Thorndike.
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    THE HEAD MASTERS' CONFERENCE.
    574 5 Public School Boys m Commerce. The recruiting of public school boys for commerce and industry was the principal topic discussed by the Head Masters" Conference at Eton College, on December 23rd. Mr. F. W. Goodenough. chairman of the Committee on Education for Salesmanship said: The answer
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    18-SEATER FLYING BOAT FOR EGYPT.
    67 5 London, Jan. 15. An eighteen -seater all-metal flying boat has left Rochester to fly to Egypt, where it will re-place the flying boat loaned by the Air Minister, which at present carries the Indian air mail across the Mediterranean. It is hoped to be able
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    FUGITIVE RUSSIAN NOBLE.
    514 5 Once Chamberlain to the Tsar. Perth, Dec. 26th. His estates m the hands of the people who dethroned and killed the Tsar he served, his fortune lost and himself an exile from the land of his birth. Count Nicholas F. De Bourdoukoff. who was chamberlain to Nicholas
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    AMATEUR FLYING IN INDIA.
    178 5 Record Created by two Young Indians. Karachi, Jan. M. Two young Indian members of the Karachi Aero Club. Mr. B. N. Chawla and his UglMWr, have created a record for amateur flying m India by Indians. They have just completed a trip from Karachi to Delhi
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      320 5 ■^^B V b v mmituf* ~\r J a^H E^^H a^H r /W f-^^ vtota/ X a^l a^H and exquisite charmJ^h •a* if^i i ASHES OF ROSES" and \*M ii (fS "ASHESOFVIOLETS»ToiIet I K^l Preparations arc indispensable pSt^M adjuncts to the toilet. ■h2— f'~^ n I plated by Bourjois— Paris, who
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      281 5 #^W #^W #^W W^W A^ A^k V^W V^W a!#U. V^U. V#V THE SINGER f i SENIOR COACHBUILT SALOON I I It i- j iikji 'I ~^^k I i I Ivy I l^t\ V Of all Singer models this Oachhuili Saloon is admitted to be <£♦ OUTSTANDING VALUE. The roomy body
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    THE ROYAL MINT IN 1928.
    1092 6 BIG COINAGES. Criticism Subdued by Irish Humour. The report for 1928 of the Deputy Master and Comptroller of the Royal Mint is marked by the vivacity which is usual m Colonel Sir Robert Johnson's annual statements. The year 1928. the report points out. saw the
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    SILVER SLUMP IN CHENA.
    594 6 MR. SOONG'S STATEMENT. Its Effect On Business In Shanghai. Sh:m»hai, Jan. 1.5. Mr. T. V. •pent, the Nationalist Minister i I Finance. In the course of an interview. thr.i the Governmeiit doe not intend to Interfere writh the free market of silver. He added that taxation
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    JURY ADVISED NOT TO CENSURE.
    195 6 Prayer Treatment for a Dying Wife. "I do not believe m a Jury cenwrlni one for holding opinions with which they nv. and I advise the jury not emythln I Mr. and Mrs. Sheen's I v at a Shellield inquc I .1 Y. Amel >
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    46 6 The sooner the idea is sot rid of that prisoners, like dops, are entitled to the fin.t bite, the better for thi' public. Mr. Hay Halketi. "All the modern «irl wanLs is a little license." says a writer. Wireless. do«. car, or merely marriage .'—The Humorist.
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    THIN AS A SCARECROW!
    71 6 THIN AS A SCAR ECRO W THINKS HIS ST\M!N WHY COKSN'T SOUI m an bu-^ There*! i. He may b« for weeka ■> < appetlte*i pood thl erase I worried a failure Woni teu Table rd. Tlui< i Th<-\ arc a bl on They produce solid h much at ha]
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      384 6 Tick Tick! I Baby is at a very interesting age "Lactogen" is pure and clean. just now. He takes a lively inter- It contains all the cream and all est m anything and everything. the vitamins of rich milk m a 2 And mother smiles happily, for form which is
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      316 6 *T*oa /f your II mirror reflect \v wj rough, pimply S skin? THBI im; Ciiticura and have a clctir skin! ANOINT the affftrr.) p.irr> wkk uticura Ointment .Wash of is a km niinutts with Cutuur.i 5 ■.;> md h(.H watir anJ continue bar!..' t rashes and all forms i quickly
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    AUSTRIAN MEDICAL SENSATION.
    903 7 Is. J)d. TREATMENTS. Electric Doctor's 1,200 Patients Daily. Vienna, Dec. 22. I have just seen one of the world's most romantic tiprures. Mr. Valentin Zeileis, of Galspach. the sixty-year-old inventor of a new science of diagnosis and healing combining radium-electric power, writes P. Pembroke Stephens. Daily Express
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    TRAFFIC OFFICE CHANGE.
    68 7 The traffic office removes from the Central Police Station to Maxwell Road during the week-end. There will be no interference with the ordinary working of the office and the new office will be open to the public on Monday. The new office is at the end of
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    SURREY VILLAGE MURDER STONE.
    757 7 NOT TO BE MOVED. Letting Sleeping Ghosts Lie at Devil's Punch Bowl. Ilimllii id i Surrey). Bin Bill, the "Camera" of navvies, sw img his: pick-axe with a light and blithesome air upon the frosty road around the DiviTs Punch Bowl. His friend A if, of
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    JAPANESE CABLE NEWS.
    170 7 I Japan's Rice-Crop for Last Year. [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service. 1 Tokyo, Jan. 21. According to a report issued by the Department of Agriculture, the actual rice-crop for the last year was 59,725,000 koku which is a decrease of 0.96 per cent, as compared with the previous year.
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    42 7 i I The Times announces the engagement of Mr. Raymond George lies, of the Public Works I Department. Federated Malay States, second son of Mr. and Mrs. C. lies, of Yate, Bristol, I and Miss Violet Florence Savory, of Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire.
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      217 7 ®©@®@®®®<§K§>®®^ VN OLD FAVOURITE fCrosseflßlackwell'sf I Oxtail Soup I 1• THE WORLD'S BEST! I IS THE BULWARK OF SUCCESS. I CHEESE I New Shipments of GRUYERE EDAM W GORGONZOLA DUTCH CREAM ROQUEFORT "CLUB" PROCESSED jjj STILTON 1 AUSTRALIAN 1 CHEDDAR I (By consensus of opinion the best Cheddar m Malaya).
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      226 7 Kill the Filthy Fly f~~T~ jp Futs are hatched m refuse _^<*' and filth. And then with JH > xf\ germ-laden bodies fly awaj /f/M into your home. alfl H w^l Am! this is tht t\\ you think >o little about! The flj V wliuli is br ir.L' in tuber-
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    DEMOCRACY IN EGYPT.
    845 8 M kntm Eixid and a number of other prominent Wafdfcts have lately been on an electioneering tour m Upper Egypt, and they !v v everywhere been greeted enthusiastic >liv. WTivC Cairo corre- poiuient of the Manchester O" i dian beforr the recent election, who continues; Thi perhaps
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    LADY DOCTOR DEAD EN CONSULTING ROOM.
    143 8 Tap of Gas Stove Turned on. London. January 11. Dr. Edith Louisa Young was found dead m UIC consulting room of another lady doctor m the East-end lor whom Miss Young was acting as locum tenens. The tap of the gas stove near the
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    LADY HERMIONE LYTTON'S ROMANCE.
    53 8 To Wed Mr. "Kirn" Cobbold. London. Jan. 10th. The papers publish a romantic story of Lady Hermionc Lytton's sudden departure t; i Switzerland to obtain her father's permission for her marriage to Mr "Kirn" Cobbold. now stated to be employed m a Milan bank, whom I
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    393 8 Suml li. ita The Bea Belle ■rrlvi lh His bceUencj the Distill Of] and b; the i Mr. Hod-, Mr. Bpptt v.c. .11 where ,h ij Ho i" the British i: Blmmans) and were h guestl ot Hlt I un.n Kiven m their afternoon !i; Baoellen oompante i
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    ALGRCIRAS HOTEL GUTTED BY FIRE.
    24 8 ALGRCIRAS HOTE L GUTTED BY FIRE. Kiitish Among '•> <■ Removed. Tl* BrM H< a. to ihort < B-.iti: b, wen from tl t<> the I atei
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    MEDICAL COLLEGE UNION MAGAZINE.
    65 8 MEDICAL COLLEGE UNION MAGAZINE. The Bnl num.). r of I Collem- l tht' Dnl m:.. Union has published b is th<- only 001 l i Mah'\.i d Dr. \Vu I Who copy Of the ii. eoJ OoUe t tor. Mr I on the \< produced In addition and reports ttl
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    WOMEN ATTRACTED TO THE BAR.
    16 8 XI attraction I won 1 examination whom BVI 1 ious sub. <
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    PRINCE GEORGE OPENS NATIONAL GALLERY ANNEXY.
    20 8 PRINCE GEORGE OPENS NATIONAL GALLERY ANNEXY. Pr.:. ceremony of tl* lerv winch h.r of Su JOMpfa DUV< play of ptctui
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      357 8 L_^^b^^^_J* t^oi tfcfct I leeve valve power for speed and economy Chassis jt> <J lOC ie P atentec^ Willys-Knight double sleeve-valve engine, Jhj \£j with its extreme simplicity of design, assures an exceptional degree of freedom from adjustments, carbon troubles and repairs. The result of such reliability is a lower
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    "BRITAIN ALONE CANNOT REDUCE MORE."
    917 9 PREMIER TALKS TO U.S. Disastrous Possibilities of Non-Agreement. [Reuter's Service.] London. Jan. 22. Immediately after conferring with Mr. MacDonald at Downing Street Mr. Stimson called on the Japanese. It is declared that the delegations are still busily occupied chiefly concerning matters of procedure and their
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    NO PARROTS FOR AUSTRIA.
    24 9 [Reuter's Service.] Vienna, Jan. 22. Owing to the outbreak of psittacosis abroad the Government has prohibited the import of parrots.
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    PRESIDIUM'S MESSAGE TO BRITISH REDS.
    111 9 QUESTIONS IN COMMONS. Mr. Henderson's Warning to Mr. Sokolnikov. (Reuter's Service.] London, Jan. 22. In the House of Commons this afternoon, replying to questions Mr. Arthur Henderson (Secretary for Foreign Affairs) stated that it was too early yet to form a conclusion as regards the
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    QUESTIONS ON BOXER INDEMNITY.
    209 9 Foreign Secretary Explains Delay m Settlement. t ßeuter's Service.] London. Jan. 22. In the House of Commons this afternoon Mr. F. S. Cocks (Lab. Broxtowe, Notts* asked the reason for the delay m settling the question of the disposal of the Boxer Indemnity. Mr. Henderson (Foreign
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    POLISH POLICE REPEL RED RIOTERS.
    108 9 Two Communists Killed. [Reuter's Service. 1 Warsaw, Jan. 22. Taking advantage of the prevalence of unemployment a huge crowd of lu:rani?n Communists attacked the police station at Soltyese. near Lwow. and flre.l number of .shnts. The police retaliated and two Communists were killed and several
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    COTTON SPINNERS' LEVY TO COME DOWN.
    67 9 Empire Corporation's Decision. [Reuter's Service.) London, Jan. 23. The executive committee of the Empire Cotton Growing Corporation has decided to< reduce the rate of the spinners' levy from 3d. to Id. per 500 lb. bale from July 18, 1930. It is not expected that
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    PAROLE RECOMMENDED FOR DR. COOK.
    49 9 Lucky Explorer-Swindler. fßeufcer's Service.] Leavrnworth, Kansas, Jan. 23. The Parole Boartl recommends tho release on parole of Dr. Frederick Cook, the explorer and oil promoter, who is serving a sentence of fourteen years for using mails to defraud. He has served nearly five years.
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    NEW MEMBER FOR NEW YORK ATHLETIC COMMISSION.
    68 9 [Reuter's Service.] New York. Jan. 22. Brigadier-General John Phelan, a distinguished soldier at present commanding a brigade of the National Guard, has been appointed a member of the New York State Athletic Commission In succession to Mr. George F. Brower. The other commissioners
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    UNSHOULDERING THE BURDEN.
    47 9 Prohibition Work for Department of Justice t ßeuter's Service.] New York, Jan. 23. Giving evidence before the Congressional Committee Mr. Mellon (Secretary of the Treasury) recommended the transfer of the whole of the machinery of prohibition from the Treasury to the Department of Justice.
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      449 9 BUSINESS CARDS. ASSAGE ANICURE ISS FUMIKO 32 Dhoby Ghaut. funerals! I SINGAPORE CASKET CO. Experienced Undertakers. and Night Service. Tel. No. 6075. MISS N. BUHRIS MIDWIFE AND MASSAGE. 39 Kampong Bahru Road. DOVT WEAR A TRUSS! oka Rupture Ap- •lul! No lumpy f )fU^ *w \8 iln ap Binds and
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      556 9 TENDERS. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. NOTICE is hereby given that tenders are now invited for the following materials or onrtON, and that particulars of such tenders nay be obtained In the Tender Room Municipal Offices: Tender. Datr of <Wj nB:> Erection and Completion of 36 Houses at Hooper Noon, Road Jan.
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      712 9 1 1 HOW TO GET RIO OF INDIGESTION. Those wlio suffer from indigestion, gastritis, acidity, flatulence, dyspepsia, heartburn. eu\. will be glad to learn that instant relief can be obtained by taking n little Bisurated' Magnesia immediately after eating or whenever pain is UAI. This instantly r.e itralises the acid
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      499 9 NOTICES. NOTICE. Issurd with thr sanction of the Oftirer Administering the Government under Section 7(1) of Ordinance \o. (Minor Offrnersi •i to Urine crackers m < rlehratiom of tUv Chinese Sew Year. Uli Chief MIM OOetff Sniuaporo. wit.M tlu-.-arctiou of tIW O&cei AdnuniM* \U\k the (J.nernment. authorises the lettins off
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATHS
    83 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATHS HODGE On January 23rd 1930. at Gleneagles. Evelyn Road. Singapore. Marion Elizabeth, wife of the late Captain Hodge, m her 74th year. Deeply regretted by her sorrowing daughters and sons. Funeral at Bidadari at 10 a.m. to-day. NONIS— On January 23rd. 1930. at his residence No. 193.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY. JANUARY 21. 1930. THE COLLYER QUAY WILDERNESS.
    674 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY. JANUARY 21. 1930. THE COLLYER QUAY WILDERNESS. There are no outward and visible signs as yet of any intention to start the construction of the new Johnston's Pier and m consequence the valuable space along the sea front m the neighbourhood remains vacant and useless, save
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    369 10 Messrs Chia Poh Heng. Tan Guan Chua and Tan Tian Chia have kindly consented to be the patrons of the Juvenile Football Club. The engagement is announced between Dr I. G. Cameron and Miss Sybil Mary Hannigan daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C Hannigan MM Nursing Sister D. Smith has
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    ROMANCE IN RAZOR BLADES.
    1102 10 ROMANCE IN RAZOR BLADES. VAST FORTUNES iMADE. King Gillette's First Eastern Trip. Mr. King Camp Gillette, the uncrowned King of Razor Blades passed through Singapore yesterday on his first trip to the Ea;t. Conversing with a Free Press representative upon arrival here he related the romance connected with the familiar
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    39 10 Mr. C. W. Barlow, of the Straits Trading Co., Ltd.. Penang, left Penang for Singapore on Tuesday. A variety of medical subjects with particular relation to Malaya are dealt with m the December issue of the Malayan Medical Journal.
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    FAMILY TRAGEDY AT KLANG.
    108 10 TWO JAVANESE STABBED. Father Reported to Ha\ \u* n Killed by Son. [From Our Own Com Kuala Lumpur i At KampoiiK Java. KlaiKing a Javanese named H; <>■ to have run amok and X ,i Zam/am. and another J..\ Omar. The former Vftl his own house
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    KNOCKED DOWN POLICEMAN.
    67 10 Heavy Fine for U a *h Driving. I From Our Own OotTC h MM| I In the District Coun Chinese student, was lint d |5M for dm ing a car m nat <...: DJ It was stated th;r .it 9 pm accused was driving aloo| -rd knocked
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    97 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES. IFREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT London. Jan. 23, ,">.IO p.m Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Soru notify to-day's tin prices as follows: Spot £172 10 16 (up L 2 16 Forward £175 12 16 (up 12 16) The market il firm. Messrs.
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    SIR CECIL CLEMENTI'S ARRIVAL.
    279 10 Programme for Landini: and Swearing In. The following is th lowed OS thC OMMft B Of pore on February B >f Mi B«iH Cecil Clementi. XC M < mander-in-Chief ol thi High Commissioner for thi His Excellency Iftndi at John* is received with a salu' our
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    7 10 From the lOMti ■•«> Ardath MS perpetual »knd*i
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    NAVAL CONFERENCE BEGINS.
    467 11 PROCEEDINGS PRIVATE. Some Days Before Open E Discussion. (Reuters Service, j ;>< ;ar >" of the Naval Con- at St. James" Pala t betal private. Thpre has Pn£oU. .nter-C^anon M, KlrtlMllllll t bro;t(i lines °f busing. <lays before a lull Coherence s nto consider tb, oasif W|
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    SPECIAL NEEDS STATED.
    128 11 *<'<Ti«tar> -General Appointed. British Radio— Of E-i-.l Service.l Rugby. Jan. 23. business meetiti oi the Five Power Knee was held at St. James' Palace All del-nations wen- fully The proceedings MN conducted It is undersUKxi the first business Hence m to appoint a secretary which statements of
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    ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL.
    95 11 I '•dilation Festival Services. nation festival will be observed on 26th.. instant, the 68th.. annithe Consecration of the Cathedral by Metropolitan Bishop of Calcutta «1 r >th 1862. •<t that time was included m the Calcutta and the Colony under the ■nt of India. Sunday next, delegates
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    THE SIAMESE FLIGHT TO INDIA.
    41 11 THE SIAMESE FLIGHT TO INDIA. AVIATORS RETURN. Exciting Scenes at Han^kok. I FREE PRESS "sER VICE T Bangkok. Jan. 23 Later the Mane, returned to Don Muang The ajrtoton a«re given valuable souvenirs ?lj? Jll()bb^ on landing by excited consular Corp.-,
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    EASTERN POLITICS.
    203 11 Sir Clementi on the Outlook. I Reuters Far Eastern Service] Hong Ron*. Jan. t!3. Concluding a farewell speech to Legislative Council the Governor Sir C. Clementi m the M '•■^'rence to toraajn relations said OUT most important nemhbours on the western Kaboavd «»t the Padflc are japan and
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    BRITAIN'S GLORIOUS DEAD.
    126 11 Work of Graves Commission. [British Radio Official Service] Rugby. Jan.j an sj. The tenth annual report of the Imperial War Graves Commission states the total number Of British dead m the Great War re|Msrad by the Commission is now 1.890.919. Of thai number 585.114 have been identified
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    ICEBOUND IN ROSS SEA.
    97 11 Byrd Gets Scott's Experience. [Reuter's Service.] New York. Jan. 23. According t:- the New York Times RearAdmiral Byrd may be forced to spend another winter m Little America (the new land he recently discovered) as conditions m the Ross Sea are said to be the worst
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    TOWER OF LONDON FIRE.
    43 11 Damage Not Serious. I FREE PRESS SERVICE —COPYRIGHT London, Jan. 23. In the early hours of this morning a fire brok,' out m the Tower of London m the cookhouse m Flint Tower. No serious damage however was done
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    DEATH OF LADY LAMPSON.
    63 11 I Reuters Far Eastern Service. 1 II m K..nu Jan. 23. The death has occurred here of Lady Lampson from meningitis I Lady Lampson. wife of Sir Miles Lampson. British Minister to China, had been to Hong Kong to see off one of their daughters and
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    PENANG'S FIRST MAGISTRATE.
    35 11 [From Our Own Correspondent.] IVii.iiic Jan. 23. Mr J. S W Arthur is expected by the Macedonia to-morrow to resume duties as district Judge and first magistrate. (Earlier cables on page 9.)
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    CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY.
    78 11 Grand Ballet Result. The statement of accounts m connection with the grand ballet produced by Miss Hilda Wright and Miss Maclntyre at tne Victoria Theatre last month shows that receipts amounted to $5,544.91 (theatre takings $3,677.91. sale of programme $377. programme advertisements $1,460. donation $30 and expenditure
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    SOVIET'S BOURGEOIS CAMPAIGN.
    102 11 DOWN WITH THE KULAKS. Stalin's Change of Policy. r ßeuter's Service.] Ri*ja. Jan. 23. M. Stalin m a statement declares that the present Soviet Communist policy is resumption of rigorous militant Communism against capitalist elements m Soviet villages and the rejection of the tolerant policy prevalent until
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    DEATH OF LORD ESHER.
    249 11 A Noted Imperialist. [Reuter's Service] London. Jan. 23. The death is announced of Lord Esher at the age of 77. 1 Viscount Esher. who was the eldest son of the first Viscount and succeeded his father 28 years ago. was a man of wide interests and
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    THE ECONOMIC COUNCIL.
    128 11 Liberal Expert Chosen. [British Radio— Official Service. 1 Rugby, Jan. 23. A white paper setting out the scope and functions of the new Economic Council will be issued shortly. One of the two economists to be appointed, who will it is assumed constitute thp secretariat for the
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    SEDITION IN INDIA.
    81 11 Congress Leaders Sentenced. t I Reuter's Service. 1 Calcutta, Jan. 23. i Subhas Chandra Bose. President and Kiran 1 Sankar Roy. Secretary, of the Bengal Provin- < cial Congress Committee and ten other promi- < nent Congress members including former mem- < bers of the Bengal Council
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    CENTRAL AMERICA TROUBLE.
    47 11 Troops Moving. [Reuter's Service. 1 N#»w York, Jan. 23. News from Tegucigalpa < Honduras states '< that the Foreign Minister has announced the i mobilisation of certain troops with the object of dislodging Guatemalan troops reported to have occupied Honduran territory. (Earlier cables on page 9.)
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    VOLUNTEERS WANTED
    119 11 "B" Company Growing Rapidly. Recruits are still enrolling for the new "B" Company of the S.V.C. at a fast pace but not quite fast enough. There seems a likelihood that the new company will be christened "The Sportsmen's Company." as already the roster includes many names familiar to
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    48 11 Mr. and Mrs. P. L.. Jones return to Kuala Lumpur from Home leave this week. They are passengers on the Macedonia. M.M. Mr. Morgan. Chief Police Inspector. Federated Malay States, is a passenger to Malaya by the Kalyan which is expected to arrive at Penang on February 6.
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    THE JANUARY ASSIZES.
    899 11 COFFEE SHOP MURDER. Accused Sentenced to Death. The four Chinese accused of the murder of a fellow countryman outside a coffee shop m Telok Ayer Street m November last were unanimou.'ly found guilty of the charge at the Assizes before the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) yesterday.
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    134 11 The Evening News m mail week announced that Mr. Robert Smillie, the veteran miners" leader, declined a peerage m the New Year honours. He would have been of valuable assistance to the Government m the handling of the Mines Bill m the House of Lords The members of the clerical
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    41 11 The following is the programme of drills up to and for week ending. January 26th. Friday. 5.15 p.m.— Malay Drill Hall "F" (Malay) Company Officers and N.C.O.s Weapon Training Course. Drill HaU F. (Malay) Co. N.C.O. L.L.A. Examination.
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      FOOTBALL RULES.
      1050 12 A Story of Evolution. To the present generation of footballers the difWerce between the Rugby Union and the Association games appears to be so great that it would be difficult to believe that, but for the failuie to agree that "hacking" should, or should not, be permitted, it
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      POPULARITY OF THE DOGS.
      259 12 Growing Greyhound Racing Public. This time last year it was believed by many that Greyhound racing was doomed; that the craze had exhausted itself, and that before the summer was over all the tracks would be closed. Precisely the reverse has happened and it does seem
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      HONG KONG FOOTBALLERS TO VISIT BANGKOK.
      72 12 The football team of the Catholic Young Men's Society has accepted the invitation of the Sporting Club of Bangkok to undertake a football tour and will soon leave for Siatn. Mr. J S. Shak. the Vice-Pre<ident of the Society, and a keen local football
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      FEWER ENTRIES FOR GRAND NATIONAL.
      78 12 Indian Steeplechase Winner Entered. London. Jan. 9. Thr entries for the Grand National about which there has been much discussion owing to the unwieldy size of last year's field, total 84. including 29 of last year's 66 runners. All the first eight m last year's
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      WELL-KNOWN FOOTBALLER FOUND DEAD.
      45 12 Effects of Gas-Poisoning. London, Jan. 8. Hugh Ferguson, the Dundee centreforuard, has been found dead m the Club pavilion from the effects of gas-poisoning. His head was on the gas-ring. Ferguson appeared regularly for Dundee until recentry, when he was dropped.
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      NEWCASTLE'S NEW PLAYERMANAGER.
      23 12 London. Jan. 9. Andy Cunningham, the Scottish International, who was recently transferred to Newcastle, was to-day appointed player-manager of Newrattle.
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      52 12 In a Rugby match at Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday evening Selangor defeated Negrl Sembilan all Blues by 38 poin.ts (2 goals a penalty goal, a drop goal and 7 tries) to 10 (two goals >. Play was one-sided but the game was keenly fought out. the visitors showing great tenacity
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      100 12 NICHOLAS NICKLEBY IN PICTURES: No. 17: Breakdown of Fanny Squeers' Love Affair. By Arthur Mor eland. T r^e BRS d LATE 'TOO FAR GONC QOAe»BL.MAO MADS IT UP, AND THAT 2»^ r« T >^ A PtEA&ANTLV -J^ i /7c75rE c*e HEMftNYTR^ ce S Of VEXATION MO«NiNC7HCftANN6HAOOBeNPUfI» Pl'^*'*?' o 'DeOTO AXC-
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    OTHER PEOPLE, OTHER WAYS.
    1268 13 JAPANESE DIFFERENCES. Where Western Customs are Reversed. The Japanese have a curious ito the eye of i he- Westerner! habit of observing unnecessary forms of salutation or courtesy, writes a JapaM c idler m Present Day Japan. All western tnwtDm must have witnessed m the streets
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    LONDON'S FIRST AND LAST MEN.
    748 13 LONDON'S FIRST AND LAST MEN. ARABUKLTON ZYBACK. Two Romances of the London Directory. Mr. Rcbet AL:ibnMon is the First Man m London. He has a wlvtc moustache, whimsical Krey eyes, and romantic memories. Mr. Charles Zyback is the Last Man m London. He has a grey moustache, eyes which twinkle
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    IMPERIAL BANK OF PERSIA.
    143 13 Commemoration Stone Laid. Teheran. Jan. 10th. The commeiMoration stone of the US** building of the Imperial Rank of Persia was laid yesterday by the Court Minister. Taymour Tash, on behalf of the Shah The guests included Ministers, members of the Diplomatic Corps, and heads of banks
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      195 13 Iffe^hk N OW HE S H APPY 9 ~jh iui Jk d -T th YorktKir MX A^ e V*." "After you with the Jjg^M dm .Tr^ RdiSh evcrybod T l\*2&7 MM W«ch«h.mdr,,. .Moving., L\ 55f\ jl/tf to m or fish watch facc thc Ah tVR*O»P*S OF DELICIOUSNESS V.nts for Malaya-ADAMS
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      453 14 Elierman 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. Due Spore. 8.8. CITY OP TOKIO Feb. 6 s.s. CITY OF PEKIN Mar. 6 s.s. CITY OF
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      357 14 British India and Apcar Lines, (Incorporated In England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N CO UNDER On.N-nt.lCl WITH HIS MAJESTY S (,OVI I M LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SIKvK j OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Dor Ni Tonnace Vin K aporr. MACEDONIA 11,100
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      675 15 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO.. OF BATAVIA.) (Incorporated In Holland > i CNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 3640. with sub-connections to:— Passage. Freight. Transhipment. Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representatives m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penan*) of the OFFICIAL TOURIST
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      702 16 MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. HOMEWARD MAILS. To Colombo, Djibouti, Port Said and Marseilles from Singapore. Gross Tonnage. SPHINX 11,400 tons Feb. 6 Marseilles via Madras and Pondicherry. AMBOISE 8.500 tons Jan. 27 OUTWARD MAILS. To Saigon. Hong Kong, Shanghai and Japan. CHENONCEAUX 15.000 Feb. 16 PORTHOS 12,700 tons Feb. 2 To Saigon,
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      585 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. I nc 44, BEAVER STKfiBT. NEW TOEK. (Incorporated In DBA) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE. (vU Buez). »ne. Mk. M.S. SILVERBELLE Feb 3 Feb. 9 M.S. SILVERMAPLE Feb. 16 Feb. 22 M.S. SILVERPALM Mar. 12 Mar 18 Apr 24 PACIFIC
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      721 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m Bangkok every Thursday 6 ajn. I Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
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      SALE OF THE BENOA.
      103 17 tovWm tenders t*» th. ■taoa .n.v Rhu) rot breaking op (),W •"> the Bat.uia-Smga-tb* turn ol Bonn ni:ll% '-w mv butt just Rotterdam for the kp m -md Kegistrv b Batavi;, She is a POM tonnage and :I|>,, U, 2W irried a crew oi n Ml!'i::
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      "AMERICAN SOLDIERS" AS STOWAWAYS.
      178 17 "AMERICAN SOLDIERS" AS STOWAWAYS. Sequel to Manila (arousal. ttSOn has arisen as a result of of two men, who were -framed away on board the Kaga Maru Bl the Bowlootl Magistracy last rhe men claim that they are American but the poi that when apIhJ .aimed to be seamen llffereni
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      PANTON PLANS RAID ON BIAS BAY.
      219 17 PANTON PLANS RAID ON BIAS BAY. Hong Kon*» to Aid .niton. Jan. IS. dolngi pf I• H:. B;iy pirates the sub 1 ideration b.\ the tltmanl hen, and an expedition to Mot on the China BOMI li contemUowtag long dfecueatane at the Na'ment. it has been decided to send entattve
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      99 17 I rr I Urn lind was made by a ChtaMM m Uun he discovered the body of a I »Urn m an old mining pond. The I informed and the body was reI MM. ■asi.td ti> br shown on the map where he had tKfn picked up he said it
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      FOREIGN SHIPPING IN CHINA.
      629 17 What the Nanking Decision. Means. I>t:ui thr ■Chems the Nanking State Department has ad< pn-d tor taking over "with--1I; thl next year" the foreign steamship comp:tni l Cbiness waters win be I not only by the vast shipping Interest! Immediately concerned, but by all vht) I
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      ARMED MEN RAID JARDINE VESSEL.
      180 17 Two PagflrßgTSn Shot Down. Shanghai. Jan. 16. While pro ceeding to Shanghai from up-river, the Jardint steamer Tlickwo was boarded by ■angeten when she slowed down to take on engera near Chinkiang last night. Coming :n two launches, from which they Bred machint •guna and
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    THRILLING ATLANTIC RESCUE.
    1183 17 PASSENGER'S STORY. Derelict and Waterlogged Schooner. During a heavy gale m the Atlantic on Dec 6 the White star liner Baltic found the Newfoundland fishing schooner Northern Light drifting and waterlogged, her crew clinging fen the deck, with huge waves sweeping over them. The following account of
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      212 17 PI IVf D gS 1 I Ism Ei^^ O tfrmtly ifVV •/to -fite foooeeo' \jMXu- *^^b^|W^^^b^b^b^b^b^bßL^« iQ' tito CountsV .•'•.•^•♦♦♦♦♦^♦^♦♦^♦♦^♦♦^♦♦^♦♦^♦V V I umswr/A REASONS FOR J\| Chrysler .1 I SUPERIORITY I t SUSPENSION. X The sus P ension of the Piymouth contains amon* other X line features one which is
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    FUTURE OF HONG KONG UNIVERSITY.
    1731 18 SIR C. CLEMENTTS HOPES. Heralding the Birth of a Better Age. Sir Cecil Clementi, the Governor of Hong Kong delivered a very interesting speech dealing with the possible influence of the Hong Kong University m relation to China's problems, when H5 Chancellor of the University
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      289 18 W W I AUSTIN OWNERS •f T Have you seen the ♦> J HUMPHREY SANDBERG I EASY GEAR CHANGE I f FREE WHEEL I JL We can supply from pfadr, and, fitted to your c:^r, rests SlOO.OO. A With this unit you CANNOT po wrons with your acars. And savo
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      384 18 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter) Paid up Capital m 600,000 shares of IS each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 Head Office: 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. Agencies and Branches. AJor Star Harbin Tongkah Amritsar Uoilo (Phuket) Bangkok Ipoh
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      269 18 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated m England) Capital £3.00n 000 Subscribed t .800.000 Paid-up 1,050.000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1.612.046 BOARD OP 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. Bart
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      352 18 ....INSURANCE THE -> SOUTH BRITISH L\SIKAS(K 00MMN1 LIMITta FIRE, MARINE, TUANSfr AM; MOTOR CAR INSURANCES ACCEPTKII LOWEST CUEEENI RATES L. C. MAR(JOI.K)! onv,- 2 i PERSONAL AmiHAfT FATAL ACCIDEM. ifc> HAVE you made pur.. oi your depend* overtake you IT only OOOU SI S Policy lor SlO.OOO wit] OBTAIN full
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    MALAYAN RUBBER IMPORTS.
    135 19 AiriK showing foreign imports ol Singapore and Penung during. 1929 (1 by the Acting Registrar-General S.S. and P.M S. ftvm In Tons of 2240 lb.s. English. Sarawak Indo-China Total DEI total MOM tons tmm from IS4M t<»ns from Borneo. 1700 tons W1 tons tmm atbrr Dutch islands
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    ROSI MACPHAIL AND PENMAN LTD'S REPORT.
    177 19 Singapore. Jan. l:iil>l I Kd, 1 l«d dO»B. Prices Bid S f x>T 24. S.S. R.S.S on TVnder March 25'_. Apiii-junr M 4, JulyUna •:.'4 _'.)> down. Wmint 5t...,: Ways |.4i 3.55. K\i<K l 40. Klang Riven W Hunn Fatts 57 11, M il;iva
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    GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
    137 19 Singapore. Jan. IS. reporting, the Nrkti has b^n bur oui< t and ixir Jin j nt; touanls lUi DO out: tandini: tratuns !:nic (i. v. n;i!if prlOM an a.s follows: ipon 34; I-oMcfon 7 5-16 d: New York 1 durl embi r (bj talw >i r.. the BJ
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    76 19 > »-sti>rda\ n Alterations. Buyers SHlrr> 1 OO 1 M l'.ts H» ,d Mi 4 _d 1 2*1 6s i (I SI 1 18 130 Col 10 47.7f> 48 r >o 79 82 25s 6d 7s >'. t ($1) 1.20 1 M M 100 ($1) 135 140
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    110 19 md says the Straits Echo, that W (iuin.m. aife of the RmMRM nUf, w ill Opta the new CharBuilding POMSC on January 30. il will be made on IIM Mieceedms Sunday and business will comtni new structure on Monday, Febru•ii( I'untiun (Malay* Rubbei lot !ht year ended September 30 1
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    LYALL & EVATT'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    745 19 LYALL EVATT'S WEEKLY REPORT. Restriction Efforts. Singapore, Jan. 23. Renewed efforts on behall „f Restriction by both British and Dutch nave .stimulated fresh mtere.sf m the Rubber market durm X the week Mowing on Urn news that a committee o Dutch planters had been appointed to investigate conditions m the
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    LONDON TIN SYNDICATE.
    173 19 Tin rapon oi the L>>nd(>n Tin Synciuate tor thf year ended September 30 refers to the infrom £»>OO.OOO to £1.000.000 m the ruinpanys authorized oapttftl and the toOVMI irom i'oftO.OOO to £694.000 m the issued capital <>; the new ttmtm issued ;iO,OOO were .sub--crib-,i at £3 10s.
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      212 19 January 23 SELLING. London 4 months' sight 2!3 15)16 Lonion 3 months' sight 2(3 7[B London 60 days' sight 2|3 13|16 London 30 days' sight 213 25)32 London, demand 2!3 3 4 London. T.T. 2;3 11(16 Lyons and Paris, demand 1430 Hamburg, demand 234 New York, demand 56
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      PRODUCE.
      704 19 January 23 Tin 200 Tons SBB.7fS Gambler 9.50 Pepper White 67 Pepper Black 44 Flake Tapioca 5.50 Pearl Sago Small 8.25 Copra Sundried 9.40 Rice, Anam No. 2 250 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) R. 30 Rice, Siam old No. 1. 320 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    844 19 Jan. 23rd.. Closing Pricf. Buyers Sellers. *yer Weng 1.00 1.25 Batang Padang. 21 24 Batu Caves 1.00 1.05 Bukit Arangs 9i> 1.03 Hitams 40 45 Hong Fatts S8 60 Johan Tin 36 1., 38 v. Kinta Tin Dred 1.38 1.41 Klang River 2.30 2.40 Kuyohs 11 1
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    REMBIA RUBBER.
    130 19 The net profit of the Rembia Rubber Estate for the year ended September amounted to £4.304 <a»ainst a loss of £7 for 1927-28 1 The directors have v ritten back the reservt account of £32.000. and with the balance of £3.617 brought forward und ir).t;9i) written back Iron
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    59 19 January i:',rd.. 11 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers r.s.s. equal to London Standard. Spot j 4 J4 Standard R.S.S. on Tender Keb 24 29 March 25', .25.. Hnw Mai Sfl 25 April-June l»»; jt; 1 Tone ol Market: Steady. Latest Cable: London Spot .sheet 7-.ci per
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    RUBBER IN 1929.
    983 19 Many Records Broken. For tin- liist time m many yean both t Intrude rubber industry and the rubber poodJe ■nuffeetmn can be mM to have enjoyed. during 1929, a fairly norni;il \car. Industrial actr.it us man Mlntalned at bJgn epeed but prod m -tion schedules which were
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    PUBLIC SERVICES WIN RUGBY.
    697 20 LAST TOURNAMENT GAME. Weak A.P.C. Side Go Down Fighting. P. Services If) pts. A.P.C 0 pts. It was unfortunate that circumstances militated against a pood game for the last tournament fixture With the exception of the Wales vs. The Rest game this was also the last
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    THEATRE IMPROVEMENTS.
    201 20 New Scenery and Fittings. A meeting of the Victoria Theatre Board of Control on January 14th. approved provisional accounts of the Victoria Theatre for the year 1929 showing a profit for the year of $7,818 79. excluding chargts amounting to $5,528.42 for electric dimmers and sign, refrigerator, scenery
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    AUSTRALIAN RUGBY TOUR.
    104 20 England's Deciding Win. London, Jan. 15. At Rochdale, m the deciding Rugby League Test match, England beat Australia, by 3 points to nil, thus winning the rubber. Twenty-five thousand spectators saw the game, which contained many great moments. England really won because of the brilliant defence of
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    THE JOHORE TENNIS WEEK.
    344 20 WEEKEND MATCHES. Results m the Earlier Rounds. FRIDAY. At Johore Civil Service Club. 3.30 p.m. F. Still 15.4 vs. A. Swaine 15 (VI). 3.30 p.m. W. Blythe 15 2 vs. Waring 4 (VI). 3.30 p.m. W. Steele 15.4 vs. J. Taylor 15.2 (VI). 3.30 p.m. Ahmed
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    RESULTS TO DATE.
    128 20 Men's Singles Level. Rev. W H. Aitken beat Ahmed bin Hussein 6 l. 6 l; Roy Smith beat Ahmed Keppel 6—2. 6—3. N. A. Sedwick beat W. L. C. Steele 6—l. 6—2. Ladies' Singles Level. Mrs E. A. Taylor beat Mln Griffith Jones t>— 2. 7—5. Mrs
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    BALDOCK VS. PLADNER.
    45 20 An Unintentional Foul. FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.] London. Jan. 23. Ted Baldock beat Pladner m the sixth round of their contest owing to an unintentional foul by the latter, who was leading on points at the time. Baldock gave a disappointing display.
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    HOCKEY.
    111 20 S.C.C. vs. Selangor Club. The teams representing the Singapore Cricket Club vs. Selangor Club on Saturday on the S.C.C. ground will be as follows: S.C.C: F. 3. L. Mayger; Capt. Miers, W. P. Day Dewdney; R. B. Gotch. R. N. Elliott, P. S. M. Dew; A C Perdriau. D.
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    HOUSEBREAKING CHARGES.
    182 20 Privates Smith. Gurner and Morgan, of the 2nd. Battalion Welch Regiment, pleaded guil- before the District Judge (Mr. C. H. G. Clarke* to charges of housebreaking and theft. According to the Police, the men entered the house of Mr. P. H. Smylie. 93-A Thompson Road at about ha
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    LOCAL SPORT NEWS.
    261 20 THE MALAYAN TURF. Penang Amateur Race Weights. The following are the weights for the amateur meeting of the Penang Polo Club m conjunction with the Penang Turf Club to be held tomorrow (Saturday) Race 1. Polo Pony Griffins (about 2 furlongs): Hasty 11.13. Buffy 11.12, Silver Grey
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    THE SCOTTISH CUP COMPETITION.
    111 20 Second Round Draw. [Reuter's Service.] London. Jan. 22. In replays of the Scottish Cup competition (first round' St. Johnstone beat Boness 3 1; and Aberdeen beat Raith Rovers 7 o. The draw for the second round to be played on February Ist. resulted as follows: Dundee
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    MALAYA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION.
    297 20 Kedah m the Cup Competition A copy of the minutes of the meeting of the Malaya Football Association, held m Kuala Lumpur recently, which reaches us from the secretary of the Association, shows that the meeting was attended by Mr. J M. Sime < Singapore > as
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    M.F.A. CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL.
    134 20 The final match of the M.F.A. championship competition between Kota Raja Club and Darul Bahar Club will be played at the Municipal Stadium, Jalan Besar, on Sunday H. E. Major General H. L. Pritchard C.8., C.M.G., D.S.O. (G. O. C. Malaya) has kindly consented to present the
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    72 20 The cricket season m Kedah opened on Sunday when a Sungei Patani team captained by Mr. M. E. Barrett, beat a team led by Mr. J. W. Pinhey, m a match arranged by the Kedah Cricket Association. Batting first Pinhey's side made 62 (Pinhey 18, C. H. Mackay 17), Barrett's
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    MOTORCAR-RIKISHA COLLISION.
    640 20 LIKE AN "EARTHQUAKE." A Bencoolen Street Mishap. Queer statements were made by witnesses m a rash driving case which came before the Third Police Magistrate (Mr. Findlay) yesterday. The accused was Mr. J. Goodford of the Government Monopolies who was charged with causing hurt by a rash act
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    THE WEST INDIES TEST MATCH.
    253 20 Home Side Collapses But Manage to Draw. London. Jan. lti. Barbados. England, dismissing the last six West Indies batsmen for 58 runs, had to get 287 m 225 minutes for victory. At the start they forced the pace, but lost Sandham. Gunn and Stevens at
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    26 20 Members are reminded of the annual general I meeting of the Ceylon Sports Club to be held I to-morrow at 4.30 p.m. at the Club premises
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