The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 10 February 1930

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    Masthead
    19 1 The Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1930. 20 PAGES DAILY. NO. 12.946
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    242 1 I'\.<> \'<>\s Zr;iland oHi-.-prs took oil from C'royclon yrstrrday for Australia—ftgC 11. Botli thr iH-nrh and JapMNM i'irs> !iavo K-rrivrd the .\mcrir;m Naval <\>nfcrenec :«:«<'siions hadly and Clrr.it Britain 1 America aro accused vf conniving to force their viem —Pac* HThere h'.i\e been further eonrkstl I in
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    IN THE 'BUS.'
    804 1 The ok) ladles, clutching "<< umbrellas ami !y mounted 1 1 jrouni elder b i ih youi In hurry s > selfish and he "But old a:i> i who v. is not i m outlook than her sister, she was consequently Inclined to be argumentative i is
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      127 1 FOR DAINTY PASTRY SWALLOW ARIELL'S T PATENT ROLLB FLOI'R IN s!b RAGS. Raffles Hotel! Monday, February 10th MURRAY The Australian Escapologist. X Challenge to Escape from a Moutrie's Piano Case Y During the Tea Dance. J Admission $1. Jt A^A, .^^a a^a. .a^Ta. aTa a ™a j.^^ *.^F». A A
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      283 1 j "FLEET-FOOT" I Wear better j I Better wear j "FLEET-FOOT"! I "Fleet-Foot" Shoes 1 sold by 1 KOBINSON CO., LTD. 1 Sole Agents |McALISTER CO.. LTD. j EUROPE^ HOTEL I "Renowned by Recommendation" DANCING.— After Dinner;^ every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. I MUSIC— On the VERANDAH every Saturday from
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      95 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. it;. t molts- Lves to Osram Valves Pn I Arista motor olla fn m EUme, Darby and Oo -Pape 2. Notice re UrMlrtrr and Company's dividend -Page 9. j John Ltttle and Ccmpiui.. a bisk] —Page 10. j Robin:-on and Co. for all electrical appliance I Page n.
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      10 1 VOr CAN P! KCIIASE ANVWIIFRE SWAIIOW ARIELL'S WORLD RENOWNED CAKES.
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      208 1 THE WEEK. Monday. 10!h. b Water. 06 24. 8.0. 21.40. 7 2. IrUacca: H W. 4.40 am.. 5.02, 5.00 p.m., 4.02. vir mail for Java closes 6 p.m. Inter-Com. Cup. Straits Java Trading Co., vs A.PC. and Robinsons. Madam Kelveys pupils, Adelphi Hotel. j Trial of Maiy Dugan, Theatre, 6.15
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  • THE SCREEN.
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      At The Alhambra.
      302 2 Th. Crowd, this week's feature at the Aihambra, is human drama II u'.u the rtory of youns nan, pemyad by Jamei Murrey, tlanrx itii<-! hopes he will be ome me ;;nt! to thai end intenM- to five him opportunity, i ly he dies when Johnnj Ii twelve
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      THE' ALHAMBRA ALTERATIONS.
      105 2 lo remove an] mltnpirrf K r > tol>l tii.n m.ty nM m regard to tin- alterations which an' in pi'OgTCßl with the object of e<;u:ppir: the Alhambn Theatre for the presentation o' talkie to point out that tk son foi the cam t ilation of the performance
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      AT THE PAVILION.
      227 2 Hoi News is dedicated to the new m by which news is collected almost bcfon r has happened, these days i.e the news cameraman, which idea is Indeed very up-tc That, in the first place. Then again Hot Nis a picture, which, a? its title suggests of
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      "THE DYING GAUL."
      204 2 THE DYING GAUL." Kill Cunningham's Description of Scott -Porat Fight. Bill Cunningham, the Anv riraii "sportsman" aayi m the Boston Post m regaxy] to Use recent Bcott-Foral Bglit:— For IB after la- auriond round st Von Pornt. in ttfUng his left paw to wipe bfti own nose, had acckftentaJtjr scraped
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    VETERAN SWIMMER DEAD.
    71 2 Altr.-d Perks, the well-known Binninuham svwmuu r and lather of Frank Perks, the Chanii. 1 swimming aspirant, has dit d Mr. Parka, who was aged 75. was captain of the Birmingham all-year-round swimming rlub He U)ok a Christmas morning plunge at Edi^baston Reservoir, and later that day
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      413 2 BATHING CAPS. large and varied assortment jus' arrived. PRICES FROM 65 cts. to $1.25. MEDICAL HALL, LTD., Opposite General Post Office. Outstation orders receive prompt and careful a *«ntion. IMADAMKELVEY1 MADAM KELVEY s I i TALENTED PUPILS 1 in Songs Classic. Clog. Character Exhibition Toe Dancing pj IN the NEW
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      291 2 I Victoria t heatre j Enormous Success. I LAST FOUR NIGHTS. TWICE NIGHTLY 6.15 and 9.30 P.M. jjj THE TRIAL OF 1 MARY JVUGGAN Also j I THE INTERNATIONAL REVUE S EVENING DRESS IS NOT ESSENTIAL. J BOOK AT LITTLE'S POPULAR PRICED $2 1. j j FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14th. I
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      326 2 lALHAMBRAs! Tan Cheng Kee, Sole Proprietor. i y Programme Commencing Wednesday, Februar\ I In the Second Show at I p.m. j£ yjy^ latest empire news. J y KING VIDOR'S PRODUCTION A I THE CROWD'! Jt with ELEANOR BOARDMAN A Jt and JAMES MIRKAY. j^ A fascinating cross-section of life, sweeping
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    STRUCTURE OF MATTER.
    560 3 Prof. Dempster's Experiments. Professor A. J. Dempster, of the Universit f Chicago, has been awarded the thousan dollar prize of the American Association for 'he Advancement of Science for his proof that ill matter has a wave form as well as a particle form. By photographing the
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    PROTEST OF THE P.M.G.
    427 3 "Unfair Method of Criticism." Mr. H. B. Lees-Smith. the PostmasterGeneral, in an interview with a Daily Express representative said he considered that the Daily Express had adopted an unfair method of criticism by publishing the account of a reporter'? entry into Mount Pleasant, the head sorting
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    29 3 There are fathers and mothers who seem incapable of co-existing with a child unless they cast around a great shadow as of a spreading chestnut tree. Dr. H. CrichtonMiUer.
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    CHINESE FOLKLORE.
    127 3 Revival Movement Coupled wita Censorship. Nanking, Jan. 12. Tta Department of Social Education of the Ministry of Education has submitted a scheme lor the revival of ancient Chinese folklore and games, especially tho.se suitable for children. It is proposed that an imvitigation into the traditional customs of various
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    39 3 it fa UtUm cut licensed murdtr that tlie law should allow two children of sevente-n and fifteen to be in charge of a car capable of travelling 60 or 70 miles an hour— Mr. Ba<-*1 Watson (North London Magistrate*.
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      236 3 AN ERROR I IN fI(nt;UI7MT **iM ZZ2 t^^S in j u LJuitiEnl 1 i^&i&L&^y^^r"^ rtquire. The use cf 'KODAK* V Film, v .ith its speed nnc» latitude, iw.uevcr. definitely reduces the danger of underand ever-exposed negatives. That is why it is important to load with "KODAK" FILM —the film that
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      123 3 >^®®@®®®®®®®^i Estate Trust Agencies I (1927) Limited. I BRANCHES I ?J* US IrOSS Street MALACCA. 14 KI > ne str^t KUALA LI 'MITK. Registered by and Security deposited with the Straits Settlements Government. Act as Trustees, Administrators, Receivers, Guardians, Rent Collectors, Investments Supervised and Interest collected, Probate or Letters of
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      SYNOPSIS.
      282 4 Squire Goodall is a very rich wool merchant, but he is content to live in a small house in the suburbs of a Yorkshire manufacturing town. His austere mode of life annoys the elder of his two daughters. Selina. His younger daughter. Millie, lacks the ambition and personality of
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      CHAPTER XI.
      2623 4 THE FOX HINT. It u:i-~ day o{ brilliant sunshiru ;uid the ■trateb ni landscape which was visible irom the slmht emuume where the two men stood formed M pleasing a picture as any that the north aflords. Wood and coppice, meadow and pasture, hill and dale, with the
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      CHAPTER XII.
      2827 4 CATASTROPHE! "Whafs the matter with Lina?" asked Bill Goodall of Aunt Matilda. 'That lass is getting too big for her shoes, and if I hadn't seen the silly side and laughed I should have boxed her ears. If she goes on playing the haughty dame and looking at
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    COMMUNION 'BY TICKET ONLY.'
    377 4 COMMUNION 'BY TICKET ONLY.' Man and His Wife Stopped ;it the Chancel. Holy Comnvmion tu refund his \>. if*' who attended a midn'.Rlv St. John Um Baptist Church Holla Kensington, on Christmas K\i They had worshipped m thr the stTvice. and when tin \i< I position at the altar mill
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    ICE-CREAM KING.
    134 4 Famous Philanthropist 1>« > Mr. Thomas Wall. EoundSf V chairman of T Wall and BOM manufacturers, has dud ;<t his hom at the age of eighty-? lm- U< Mr. Wall was a sturd\ worker in of education, and nave hundn d- <>t >'■ of pounds fur philanthi upi<
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    "PARROT-DISEASE" IN GERMANY.
    568 5 An Infected Cargo. ?'.erlm Jan. 2. Abers of people seen in the street! I .lastf.-r. ag v:ith parrots in cages to th< I veterinary c; larttr;; of the Berlin Zoo, and th< j furious bacteriological institutes of Berlin, art the o f.vnrd ?.nd visib'e rign of the
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    ROYALIST EXILE RETURNS.
    355 5 Tragedy of Leon Daudefs Son Recalled. Paris. Jan. 2. Another episode in one of the most poignant and mysterious dramas Paris has ever known was ended to-day when Leon Daudet. the fiery French royalist writer and religious leader, who made n sensational escape from the Saute Prison
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    DESIRE FOR SONS TO LIVE ABROAD.
    110 5 Unusual Requests in a Woman's Will. All her funeral arrangements were left ir the hands of her rrnid. Annie May Stevenson by Mrs. Theodora Beatrice Bewes, of Red Gables. Plympton. whose estate was valued al £22.975. She stated in her will: "I wish no
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    LINK WITH DISRAELI AND GLADSTONE.
    285 5 Death of Sir William Gibbons. Sir William Gibbons, who for half a century served in the Public Bill Office of the House of Commons for 13 years as its principal clerk died at his Weybridge home, aged 88. says a Home paper in mail week.
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      276 5 j The World s Best Combination [FORT Cover I M-^^B PP^ r -^Br&PQr •■■jA^SBBBBr-C: *i/^\* y— v i DUNLOP Tube j a 1. A deep buttressed triple stud tread of the finest wear-resisting B rubber, designed to Rive long mileage and excellent non-skidding I properties. B Fxtended side-wall buttresses, giving
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      230 5 They always go together the meat and the mustard yfe»^OS S^d^ -=d^jE=^ &&Jfi& t c X/£m^\ A Sufferer's Wish l& tt\ to Benefit Others Mr 18 "Mv Tj>o m now Proflt by Mrs Barrls>s Experience a^^ and Cleanse tne Blood wil!l B Oi:r portrait is of Mrs. E. J. Harris,
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      98 6 A /"~*> Shoe Sade I Q^f^^^s^ now on t*lir^ n 01 y**Jf EXCLUSIVE STYLES, REMARKABLE PRICES fag .......o ......i.. I IjJBL i J \9t iiinn t H^: .111 I >; ■!■:> FIKUJ .54.00 TO >R()() PKU I'AIR, '"ALL KARLY AXI) AVOID Dl APPOIXT- BECAUSE THESE GOODS CANNOT BE REPLACED AT
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    IMPRESSIONIST SKETCH OF INDO-CHINA.
    2272 7 PARIS IN THE EAST. An Out of the Way Journey. .)i Shyk for Free PtMI not ha«l minded gOtJef, so when the resented Itself, I went, saw and came rasl French territory in the the world as Indo-Chma. I want and the route I took was
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    RECORD AERIAL SURVEY.
    92 7 Nearly 100.000 square miles of hitherto unmapped territory in Africa is to be surveyed anc mapped from the air by two British expeditions This will be the largest aerial survey evei undertaken, and it is calculated that 15.00( photographs will be taken to produce a photographic map
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      366 7 1 Discerning Motorists Are^^KUfi Turning te Oakland^*)^ Performance Dependability Pow er \ri*|T these are, perhaps, the three qualities 'jM'pll^iy which discerning motorists most den vP \Jr/ of an automobile And it is for this reason *t H^V I that so many of them are turning to Oak- lifr W IL
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    LORD BEAVERBROOK AS PRIME MINISTER?
    392 8 EMPIRE FREETRADE PLAN. Powerful Press Rival Favours Him as Tory Leader. London, Jan. 6. Lord Rothermere. one of Great Britain's giants of the press, has joined Lord Beaverbrook, hitherto his bitter rival, in urging the adoption of Empire free trade. Lcrd Rothermere. in an article
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    SYDNEY DANCES IN SHORTS.
    159 8 Girls Wear Trousers: Open Necked Shirts For Men. Shorts and trousers as a dance costume would cause a gasp of horror among many Adelaide folk says the Adelaide Observer. Even Sydney gay. Bohemian Sydney was startled when members of the younger set staged a surf club
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    WHY ARE WE RIGHT-HANDED?
    237 8 Why is it that twenty -one men out of twenty-two are right-handed? What has made one cricketer in every match <on an average* thus different from his fellows? It is recorded that William Yardley. a Rugby schoolboy, threw a cricket ball 100 yards with his right
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    1,000 KIND THOUGHTS.
    138 8 Given, with £1,000 as a Legacy to Sister. Mrs. Phyllis Jam- Roosmale-Cocq. wife of the Rev. James Lewis Somers Roosmale-Cocq. of Hotel Averard. Lancaster Gate, W.. who died on November 23. left £7.367. She gave £1,000 to her sister. Alice Emily Palmer, "with 1,000 kind thoughts" and
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    CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
    117 8 The Russian Negotiations. (Nanyang Siang Pau Press Service. Shanghai. Feb. 7. Regarding Russia the Political Council has decided that, China is willing to participate in a conference to be held on Chinese territory to discuss resuming relations and that Tsai Yun-sen shall be punished because he acted
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    SOUTHERN TROUBLES EASING.
    96 8 Hong Kong, Feb. 7. Jieng Kwang-nai's communique states that Uo Sie-yan recaptured Tenghsien and Mongkong on Monday. The Kwangsi forces retreated in Kwaiping. Hiung Hon-ping's army is proceeding to Shunyi. Yu Hon-miae's troops will defend Loding. Shun Kwang-hon's army entered Shumkai on Wednesday. Kochow, Shunyi. and Fachow
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    DRINKING IN NEW YORK.
    223 8 "Better Liquor and Easier It Get." Nrw York. !>••• The holiday 1.-st ivitn-s DJMM brow fatalities from poison Uqoof m New 1 in any recent years. causing the i New York's quality of illicit 00MT04 proving. Tina- wa: M de< i. MC in drinkim evidenced from
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      288 8 T hen Borvl was a Httl»» hahv she \vas From that time Bahv steadily came always out ot tune? She looked wee on -fiU»«g out— dimples coming and i i I j then a triumphant tooth. Mv>ther and weary; she cried nij»ht and day will tell you that "LactOgen" literallv
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      183 8 \^^r-^ 3$- e i/%e < y&c/7sof/fc(ieciyes voOK THROAT TfI.SW!KTEPy \jr- litfA^^'^ antiseptic vapours liberated by Erana' ■C'V X^T)*l W* Pastilles quickly kill the germs that lurk in th« /T^i w obscure bye ways o( the nose, throat and chat IV \f> J lj soothing the affected parts Doctors «tron«4y 1
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      574 9 BUSINESS CARDS. ASSAGE ANICUKE ISS FUMIKO 32 Hhoby Ghaut. MEMORIALS. SINGAPORE CASKET CO. MONUMENTAL MASONS. Telephone No. 6075. TO LET. 3 MEYER ROAD. Apply Meyer Brothers. VEK ROAD. Entry March Ist. Apply Mr-others. ..nd 4 A Raffles Place. Apply Meyer 81 and 59 MEYER ROAD. Apply Meyer NCIES at "The
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      615 9 TENDERS. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. NOTICE Is herety given that tenders are now invited for the following materials or services, and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained in the Tender Room, Municipal Offices:— Tender. Date of C losing:. Plumbing and Drainage work at Public Convenience, Beach Road Noon, Marktt
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      605 9 NOTICES. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. The owners of any motor vehicles bearing the undermentioned registration numbers (Singapore) are requested to communicate with the Registrar of Vehicles, Singapore, before March Ist, 1930. after which date the said registrations will be cancelled, unless acknowledgments of ownership are received. A. W. B. HAMILTON, Registrar of
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      668 9 SHERIFFS SALE. Writ of Seizure and Sale Dated January 21st, 1930. IN m SUPREME COURT OF THI STKAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OV SINGAPORE. IN THE CAUSE OF Vana Navana Vana Va]]iappa Chettiar Plaintiff versus 1. Tan Ah See. 2 Chop Tan Seng Cheong. 3. Chong Ling Kew (M.W.). 4 Oon Sye
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      217 9 I NOTICE. I U. SDe SUVA BROTHERS j I beg! to notify the public that I they have opened new premises I as manufacturing jewellers, etc. No. 61, HIGH STREET, j D'ORSAY S PERFUMES I PARIS ALL THE NICEST FLAVOURS IN BEAUTIFUL CRYSTAL BOTTLES "DANDY," "DUO," "CHARME," etc. EAU DE
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    Domestic Occurrences. BIRTHS
    90 10 Domestic Occurrences. BIRTHS CARRUTHERS A: B Perak. on February 3. to Clairctte. Wife of J F. If. Carruthers. Suneei Reyla Bttate, Sungel Siput I son. FERGUSON. At the BUTOfN pital. K'lala Lumpur, on Ft b:\iary 7. to Rev and Mrs. D. Fergus Ferguson, a daut; TEALE Jan 8. at Farnburough.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10 1930. WEEK-END COMMENT.
    859 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10 1930. WEEK-END COMMENT. The news of the appointment of Mr. A. F. Richards as Governor ol British North Borneo will have beer read with interest by a much wider circle than the Malayan Civil Service. In commenting upon the appointment it is to our
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    239 10 H.H. the Sultan of Perak's son. who went to England some time ago for his education, is now at Oxford, where he has entered Balliol College An American church paper states that the 75th birthday of Bishop W. F. Oldham, D.D the founder of the missionary work of the M.
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    THE DANISH ROYAL VISIT.
    896 10 CROWN PRINCE LANDS. His First Journey East. The arrival at Singapore yesterday morning by the East Asiatic Company's vessel Fionia of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark accompanied by his brother H.R.H. Prince Knud and T.R.H. Prince and PltoOOM Axel, who are on their
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    LAST NIGHT'S BANQUET.
    357 10 Close upon a 100 members ol the Danish community Of Malava attended the banquet given in honour of Their Royal EUghIMMM at the Europe Hotel last night; it proved a great success both as a brilliant function and as a means by which the community could express
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    NEW GOVERNOR OF NORTH BORNEO.
    254 10 NEW GOVERNOR OF NORTH BORNEO. MR. A. F. RICHARDS The Late Mr. Humping Successor. It is oflicialh announced ih.r Frederick Richards, at present erai Advisor. Johore. has bMB succeed tin- late Mr J. L. Hum; vernor of British North Bon Mr. Richard;, v. !i<> >in«-:l t!. M Service as cadet
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    143 10 Ta>lor-Kol)rr!>on. A very pretty weddi: jii Malayan i Andrews Cathedral when Mr William On ekk i Mi and the lati Ta\l< Kathleen Beryl Robert Mr and Mrs Alexandei- Robert bourne England, and formi The bridegroom, it win be remembei ed rugby in Perak In I !<-'•;-_'« I I
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    BANGKOK'S WELCOME.
    23 10 (free pittaa obbvici 001 Great intere.-t i> being ii.ilhcomJMK visit ol tin- Dani-i. tin- Danish colony is preparing come for them
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      152 10 THE HEART and SOUL .;^> of a Booth; good cocktail. ■an j. Mm m > Sole Agents 2| CALDBBCK, MACGRBGOB CO, LTD. i lueorpt > i h^ 90. Hobinson Road. Telephone 622«. g I HANDS OF PORK 35 cts. per lb. I j SHOULDER OF FORK 50 cts. per lb.
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      107 10 SUNDSTRAND ADDING MACHINES f I PATERSON, SIMONS CO., LIMITED, 4 Prince Street, f^inpapore. S PHONE 2700. I 634 North Bridge Road. TENG SENG GUAN. Established 1905 Tele. No: 2415. I T.K.K's Tyres Further reduced from Tubes. I 715 X 115 $13.50 to Si;. so $2.50 I 730 x 130 $17.00
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      34 10 COMMODITY MARKET. SATURDAY'S RUBBER PKHIs It REE PRESS SERVICE— CO! London. Feb. X. noon Symington and B notify to-day's rubber prices follows Spot 7 13 16d Forward 8 The market is firm P changed.
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    NAVAL CONFERENCE DOUBTS.
    325 11 mi; ANGLO-SAXON BOGBY, French and Japanese Press Alarmed. [neuter*! Service] Paris. Feb. H. tone (oupiea mtth —Mtttf \>> An .'-Anirjicari pattej marks Naval Conference thai AiiKlo-American nnowmail it nbjhj Mean alhant and i:> DonUntM to make —Miami ill attempted lot a long white. npare« U rather to
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    PROHIBITION ENFORCEMENT.
    31 11 I reasnry Relieved of Heavy Iturdcii. Reuters Servu* 1 Washington. Feb. Rl pi'-MUtativrs has pMMd a rring the carrying out of Prohibition from the Treasury to the Depart- Mil
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    AMERICAN NAVAL CHIEF'S ILLNESS.
    27 11 AMERICAN NAVAL CHIEF'S ILLNESS. Washington. Feb. 9. Hughes, Chlel Ofl Naval Operations OCBoe, had a nnki stroke <>t parulvAuiniral Staiuil.\ is temporarily I |Mm on page 121.
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    LONDON-AUSTRALIA FLIGHT.
    95 11 LONDON-AUSTRALIA FLIGHT. ANOTHER ATTEMPT. New Zealanders Leave Ooydon. (Router's Service c, Lon lan, I'rb. I Hyinu Officer. H i. p** aild s K:tv f ()k Ofl ths n.orninK at Crovdor, a.-rodrome for Australia m an attempt to beat Bert Rtakieri I record sataMlaned In I I |JP« and Kav a«t
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    BANK NOTE REVOLT.
    75 11 Court Discharges All Accused. [Reuters Sen:*' Berlin. Feb. 8. The three imwd OeraMns charged in coo--1 tt* plot to Hood Ru I lervonet: notes and so precipitate titled and pro 1 PCI 't an amnesty for political have bee *ed and pay the coat of the trte]
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    COMMUNISTS IN SIAM.
    29 11 Further Chinese Arrests. VICE— COPYRIGHT B\n3'*uk. Feb. i. the Police raM Chlni moral have b there has been a further sweep then In Chinese schools, have
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    RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION IN RUSSIA.
    86 11 The Pope'fl Appeal. niter's Service] \.itican City, leb. 9. I published deploring I Invtt>iid to join In an tor Ru- 1 19 when a Pel ior t. th the :ias redoubled his effort? to Stop t] .*io.i in R ;..v!.i and that Dv mean of Its
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    THE PARROT DISEASE MYSTERY.
    72 11 Fruitle>> Search for the Cause. (Reuters Service.] .isiiiiiKtoii, Feb. i. An the Hygienic Laborat he l*:ui->d S" it Public Health Service, ho entrusted witll the caiv of parrot- suit .ii tiir Laboratory for diagnosis, has died of psit ta v It is announced by the Laboratory
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    BOMBAY RAILWAY STRIKE.
    169 11 Situation Improving. Renter's Service. Bom!'.i\, I »-h. 0. The strike 0(1 the Client India Pe.nnsula Railway is knoprovtng, strikers in various centres gradually returning to work A Bombay DMMafC of Jan. 29 statedUnions demands include' tOCIWaMd Vages, security of tenure, non-victimization of Union of!i< ials. reasonable boon
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    THE MEXICO CITY OUTRAGE.
    41 11 I Reuters Service] Mexico City. Feb. 9. The lather, mother and two brothers of Plom the assailant of President Rubio. have bMO United and handed over to the military authorities j [Saturdays cables on page 12 j
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    34 11 In consequence of the great gale early in January a he was driving to Exeter Cathedral the Bishop of Exeter (Lord William Cecil* had to leave his car and crawl under a fallen tree.
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    INTERNATIONAL RUGBY TOURNAMENT.
    423 11 bNSE CALL AT DUBLIN, reland Win by Clever Ruse. (FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT 1 Inland 4 pts Engrund ..3 pts. London, Feb. 8. The weather at Dublin was ideal. The English backs missed chances although the Irish were overplayed in the first twenty minutes. The Irish forwards
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    OTHER RUGBY GAMES.
    68 11 Cambridge in Scoring Mood. IFREE PRESS SERVICE —COPYRIGHT. j London. Feb. ft. N'avv 11. RAF 3. Richmond 8. Blackheath 8 Army 16, London Scots 12. London Welsh 3. Bedford 3. Old BttCl 0. Harlequins 7 Bristol 3. Swansea 4. Bradford 8 ManftMStfl 8 Cambridge 39. Rosslyn 11.
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    SINGAPORE CHESS CLUB.
    241 11 SINGAPORE CHESS C LUB. Final Results of the Evans Gambit Tourney. C. Name UP P. W. D. L. Pts lIA Justice J McCabe Reay 2 28 17 6 5 330 -lIA J O Klink 8 22 16 2 4 308 111 Tan Luang Kia 7 23 1 1 1 11
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    "MORE FOOLISH THAN WICKED."
    145 11 False report to police which cost $10. A young Malay peon employed by the Govmmot Monopolies, was yesterday charged be'ore the Second Magistrate, (Mr. P. S. Williams) Aith giving false information to the police. It appeared that the accused was unlucky in gambling with friends, and
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    30 11 Dr. Winstedt, Singapore, who went home with Sir Hugh and Lady Clifford, is now at the Hotel Rosat, Montreux. Sir William and Lady Peel left the hotel on Jan. 8.
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    THE MALAYAN TURF.
    579 11 IPOH MEETING ENDS. Successful Riding by Mayo. [From Our Own Corre-r 1 -"'.ent 1 Ipoh. Feb. 8. The Perak Turf Club spring meeting cam'? to a conclusion to-day, there being a very IaTSJS attendance, among whom was H.H. the Suit :n of Perak. Brilliant weather prevailed for
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    BANGKOK RACES.
    56 11 Kins and Queen Present. I FREE PRESS SERVICE —COPYRIGHT Bangkok. Feb. P. Both the King and Queen attended at the Sports Club yesterday to watch the race for the King's Cup. which was won by Eastern. Gold Lot the favourite, being beaten. There was a good attendance but
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    TURF CLUB'S CHRISTMAS PHILANTHROPY.
    119 11 We have received from the Secretary of the Singapore Turf Club a copy of a letter received by him from Truth thanking the members of the Singapore Turf Club for their extremely generous donation to the Toy Fund and the Tress Barry Fund. This year (says
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    134 11 Glenn Tryon. who has a large local following, is the star of a Universal special. The Gate Crasher, which is to be screened at the Tivoli to-night, in addition to a comedy drama, Modern Love, presenting Jean Hersholt, Kathryn Crawford and Charlie Chase The first house has a western drama.
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    AMERICA'S BIG NAVY CRITICS.
    105 12 UNSATISFYING Stim son's Policy Derided. [Reuters Servicel Washington, Frb 8. Mr Hair, chairman of the Senate Naval E Committee, in a statement on Mr. Stimsons t< prop<Ksal declares that "it maniiestly dm-s not r satisfy our naval n. <ds Mr Mil. who npraaanll the "BiK Navy"
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    THE DRUG EVIL.
    96 12 A Sensible Plan. IReuter's Service. 1 Geneva, Feb I*. A ecru rete world-wid« plan to check the druij f :;.:Im drawn up by the special committee of the Opium Commission presided over by Sir Malcolm DelertagiM and uaoatanoaolf adopted by the Commission recommends th»- fixation of the
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    THE HUNGARIAN POISON TRIALS.
    95 12 Further Convktion. IKeuter's Service. 1 uenna, I ♦>». H. Frau Varaa. a peasant woman, imed 41. has been sentenced to penal servitude for life, for poisoning her lirst husband, who was blinded in the war. owing to his jenlomy Sne was acquitted. o\un^ to la< k
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    BATTLE AT BANQUET.
    47 12 Many Killed. I Reuters Service] Rio dp Janeiro. Feb. 7. A violent political quarrel at a banquet at Montes OhW in the State of Minaes Geraes, attended by Vice-President Mellovianna. culminated in five being killed, including the VicePresident's secretary-, and BftOOB wounded, including Mellovianna.
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    HAITI WITHDRAWAL. U.S. MINE EXPLOSION.
    85 12 HAITI WITHDRAWAL. U.S. MINE EXPLOSION. [Reuters Service.] Washington. Fe'o. 8. White House announced to-day that the Commission to enquire into the question of the United Statess withdrawal from Haiti will consist of the Chairman Mr. Cameron exGovernor of the Philippines Mr. Ht nry Fletcher i ex-Ambassador Ht Pffifn) and three
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    THE SIBERIAN MAIL.
    268 12 Kroken Into Third Time in a Month. Shanghai. Jan. 21. For the third time thl.s month a e*M ofl the Siberian maiis having been tampered with was discovered. The Hakozaki Maru arrived during the morning with 209 bags of mail from all European countries, including, of course.
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    27 12 Wife at Tottenham: My husband has not v i itten to me since he left home, but he sent me a blotting pad at Christmas time. I
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    AN AUTHENTIC RELIC OF THE BUDDAH?
    362 12 INDIAN DISCOVERY. Sensational Find During Excavation. New Delhi. Jan. 28. The discovery of an authentic relic of the luddha. which is bound to excite immense inerest in the Buddhist world, has just been imported by Mr. A H. Longhrrst. of the Indian archaeological Survey
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    BOMBAY-KARACHI AIR MAIL SERVICE.
    264 12 BOMBAY -KARACHI AIR MAIL SERVICE. Imperial Airways, Ltd.'s Proposals. Bombay. Jan. 29. There is every prospect of an air mail service being inaugurated between Bombay and Karachi at the end of this year's monsoon. Two representatives of Imperial Airway*. Ltd.. called at the offices of the Times of India to-day
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    THE LINCOLN AND GRAND NATIONAL.
    266 12 French Candidates in First Handicap. London, Jan. 2R. While no official market has been formed on the Lincolnshire and Grand National. London and provincial layers have been operating on L'Odeon. Slipper and Swift Marten for the Lincolnshire. The two first-named die French entries. L'Odeon ran
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    THE GRIM TRAGEDY OF SHENSI.
    1244 12 FAMINE AND BANDITRY. Most Terrible Conditions Since 1879. Peking, Jan. 21. The main central section of Shensi province low is in the midst of the most disastrous aminc which has affected any part of China since the terrible castastrophe of 1876-79. when rom nine to
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    HONG KONG DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
    874 12 MR. BURNETT'S SUICIDE. Inquest on Newspaper Owner and His Wife. That Mr. Burnett committed murder and suicide while temporarily insane was the verdict returned by the jury at the enquiry concluded before Mr. Hamilton at the Central Magistracy on Jan. 20 into the circumstances attending the
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    ROBBING THE MAIL.
    62 12 England is not the only place where mailbag robberies are rife. There have been three in the Union of South Africa within the past month or so. says Reuter. Two of them were mails from Namaqualand; the third concerned the mail from Salisbury. The amounts stolen totalled
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    NEW WORDS FOR NEW IDEAS.
    1450 12 CHINESE INVASIONS. Orient Keeping Abreast of the Times. Dr. Evan Morgan delivered an Interesting address on "Language and New Thought" or "New Words for New Ideas' before a gathering |j of the North China branch of the Royal Asiatic Sx-iety in Shanghai recently. 1 We
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    CHICAGO'S FINANCIAL PLIGHT.
    398 12 CHICAGO'S FINANCIAL PLIGHT. "ON VERGE OF CHAOS City Debt Stated to be G$ 310,000,000. CMeage t with c Bnanclal y gomg su-.ulily from t)i'l itrawn. a prommt nt Chicago l.i. American (i« i«-L r to Um it estimation ni C ..1:1.1 several yean age if a citi/.'iis M mciH eom
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    CHILD'S 6.0000 MILES ALONE.
    135 12 looking After Ilor Bag \M\ \v\\ York. Jan. I. t: McPhaU, a si\-}car-old BCOtl .lied BlOOe, but srll-<oiili(i»:it KOd B kboard the Anchor lnu-r Tn o O!a r. nearly 3.000 mllee aw.<> ii^v.-iK made the roi'\v:>< juuiuey eei rirr> ii"om Seattle una< > omo mied. She
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      WALTER HAGEN ON GOLF.
      873 13 "Making Books" for the C Titles. is rich in many thine* mi«ht be mentioned the olf professionals months Horton Smith taure ol touring the Coast ■n matdi. sin.v uefmu California and takinu part in talkie touHMflMnte i ba*e n .n:tv to obstm the ban Itt Vo
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      LICENCE VICTORY FOR MR. JEFF DICKSON.
      370 13 8.8.8C (Jives Way. Mr JetT Dickson. the Anurnan. who proboxtag contests in London and Paris. intl OWasioni was refused a licence by the British Board of Boxing Control, was Informed in mail week that the board will now grant him permit if he will
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      PATTERSON NOT FOR AUSTRALIAN DAVIS CUP TEAM.
      134 13 Says His Arm Would Not Last For Five Sets. Melbourne. Rt'ftrring to hopes expressed that he might make himself available for another Davis Cup tour, Gerald Patterson stated that he could not seriously entertain tht- thought of Rome overseas with the team. As
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      19 13 :==:S^'^ TRADE HARK REGISTERED Distributed by Win. Jacks Company (Malaya), Ltd., Singapore Kuala Lumpur. McAlister Company, Ltd., Penanft Ipoh.
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      101 13 NICHOLAS NICKLEBY IN PICTURES: No. 31. Nicholas Joins Mr. Crummles's Company. By Arthur Moreland. I El-SS^ THt Two ACTORS IN TMCCOWBATW^Pfc SHARE ABOWtOFPUNCITojftER^NGIMATNICM 1 SS?gK:M AMO^PARC^Wo^ LA^2 Ordpf V Ur TENNIS BLUE DRILL s^Sf?^r^ N Hlc^^^ SSK^aS^W^^^ SCREENS of jrood workmanship and ev\S?J^^ln N s^°ml.cs^l&^ !^^^^^r^ u^ L L t
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      799 14 Blue Funnel Line' REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. EXPRKSS SERVICE MARSEILLES. LONDON X. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. I i< Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre). Route subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. ACHILLES For Marseilles. Casablanca. London, Rotterdam and
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      540 14 El erman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. i (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 Singapore. s.s. CITY OF PEKIN Mar 6 s.s. CITY OP SHANGHAI A P r
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      360 14 P O British India and Apc&r Lines, (Incorporated in England*. MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERN Ml vj LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVK V. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Due l >ttr Tonage. Singapore. Ton RAWALPINDI
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      477 15 O. S. K. Line Destinations. teasel Arrive. Leave. urg. Bremen via Colombo, Aden Atlas Mam Feb 17 de liertt paeaage UM.] t Hawaii Man. hr -S.laam. 4 Mar 5 I I tii ami Chicago Maru Feb and Bombay. Honolulu Ma u ShinnohMaru Feb2s Z I Z U h and Ranr
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      541 15 UGLL/a>.± bTiiAM&ifiP LINE > And AMERICAN MAil> LINE TO MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AM) BOSTON. Frcm SINGAPORfc and PENANG via COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT SAID ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES and GENOA. Arrive Leave Leave Arrive Prvo HiDDTcm Singapore. Singapore. Penanff. New York. RES. HARRISON Feb 17 Feb. 20 Feb. 22 Apr 1 PRES. JOHNSON'
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      439 15 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSGHAPPM. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO OF BATAVIA.) (Incorporated in Huliand j LNDE ?eIe C Dhon r e R N CT Vl THE NETHERLA NDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640. with sub-connections to:-Pa.s Sag e. Freight Transhipment, Marino Departments Mid ilanagmi desk Representatives in the Straits
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      589 16 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated In Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. «e«ul*r 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 de
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      105 16 THE SINGAPORE SHIPCHANDLERY COMPANY, LIMITED. SHIPCHANDLFRS. SHIPBROKERS. COMMISSION AGENTS. Offices .—MAYNARD'S BUILDINGS, 11, Battery Road. TELEPHONE No. 6433. MESSAGED MARITIME*. HOMEWARD MAILS. To Colombo, Djibouti, Port Said and Marseilles from Singapore. Gross Tonnage. G. METZINGER 9,400 Feb. 20 Marseilles via Madras and Pondicherry. COMPIEGNE 10,000 tons Feb. 24 OUTWARD MAILS.
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      627 16 s.s. GLENSHIEL. Consignees of cargo per the above steamer from London (arrived Feb. sth) are hereby notified that a General Survey of all cargo landed in a damaged condition will be held at Godown No. 48-9 on Friday, February 14th, 1930, at 9 a in No further Survey will be
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      430 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. Inc. M, BIAYEB STREET. NEW YORK. (Incorporated In DBA.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE. Dae. Sails. D M M.S. SILVERBELLE In Port Feb. 9 M.S. SILVERMAPLE Feb. 22 Mar. 1 M.S. SILVERPALM Mar. 12 Mar. 18 PACIFIC JAVA CALCUTTA SERVICE
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      133 16 INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION 00. LTD (Incorporated in England' Direct Services to Japan i.i Horn: |M| and Shanßhai and to Calcutta Hi Hmm Singapore. Taking carjfo on through Bills ol I idinc U Canton, Mucao, Sw.itow. UM9 hff«* Tientsin. Neui hwang. k*MgtSM l>» s thf Philippines, etc. FOR PEN.Wd AMI CAI4
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      708 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY STEAMER TO-DAY. North, N.-East and N-West Sumatra Melchior Treub 9 a.m. Rhio Bee Lam 9 a.m. Karimon Meranti 9 a.m. Kukup and Benut Hong Cheang 9 a.m. Pulau Soegi Hong Teck 9 a.m. China, Hainam, Japan, Korea, Formosa, East Siberia. Philippine Islands, Western Canada, Western States of
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      H.M.S. BERWICK PASSES THROUGH.
      139 17 1 !.tnd;,rd dtsplacemen Ived here from H mg Konp on Saturday tiui nft ye^ tenham sin- pro. inker al the Naval Bs e npoi the Hoadi M M S Berwick is Cap O HE., who wor the tune of the nava I ul Bahr before the
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      PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
      30 17 Bth Bister Webstei Mr. Sir and Mr> I eonard. and s s H dgins, <'.■.• Beni k w Renney, .1 Higlnl and 9th Ifr -f H Pedlow I «7i
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      JEWELLERY THEFT ON EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA.
      70 17 I Passenger's Heavy I.o>v ■iy the:: to the police ap. Australia named I Hill. Bucks and the theft i< reported 4 p in. on DecemDeci mber 18th.. last. where the liner was but inc arrived in n Januai and left heft I nd the
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      ARMS ON THE HONG KHENG.
      44 17 Cancelled in Basket »f Sweets. Lawton and on Custon oJ paiarnni i •he Hong Kheng at the upon an oncealed at the ontainlng Chinese swe. I BT to police custody, i been chai with being In Illegal ind cartrii'
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      THE SECURITY OF HATCHES.
      101 17 d t<> the IferDepartment of the Board of Imperial Merchant Service Guild itiefcd with some conhieta have been the recent bad weather of bj having then hatches stove loulji v important the security i hes in severe ;i subject Which i- briny kept «jro- Board of
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      SAILING SHIPS.
      115 17 rtni for Japan's Merchant Service. in th, Daily T.-1.-nraph Initiated by Sir William building and maintaining at may have whole-hrart- '<" every Influential quarter. Mr. ftdda:— S'lriKiul loui-masted auxirataei Maru. of 2.490 tons, and Maru. of 2.518 tons, for traininq mm ham snvi.r The import •"'•i' 1 1
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      UNKNOWN REEFS' DANGER TO SHIPPING.
      278 17 Retired Naval Man's Attack Sydney, Jan. 1. All shipping on the Australian coast is B nmtt. RN. (retired), attack.,,, the Fed,- \«> snip, }i m x g Moresby Bennett was the command,, the H.M.A.S. Geranium, employed w,,rk in Au.trahan v.atcrs. irom A P M iJ
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      SHIPPING TRAGEDY.
      306 17 Fifty Drowned in Early Morning Collision. A <. report ol the ghastly ■hipping tragedy which took p. the Pukien c In Whl .nk and 50 person* drowned has been received. Tlic ill-fated vessel. Fihj Chuen went i it the mouth ol Ming Kong River near the Chi Hsm
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      THE GIESSEN WRECK.
      252 17 The Board of Trade have received, through the Foreign Ofnce, a bronae niaquette and diploma for Captain P O Britten, Master; a binocular glass for Mr. W. E Tanton. First Mate: and £2 each for C J. Adams. J. Cook. Q W Ellis R G Hewitt. W
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    23 17 Police Sergeant, at West London: The defendant walked up and down the chargeroom with his bowler-hat on crossways. shouting, "Napoleon crossing the Alps
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    HEROIC LINER CAPTAIN.
    574 17 I Last to Leave His Sinking New York, Dec. 19. •Women and children first." was the order spoken quietly, and implicitly obeyed, on bcnrd the British Furness Bermuda liner Fort Victoria .7.784 tons., after the sharp bows of the American Clyde liner Algonquin (5 946 k tons;
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    TRAMP STEAMERS IN 1929.
    373 17 A Disappointing Year for Owners. In their annual steamship circular, just issued. Messrs. h. e. moss and Company. Liverpool, state that 1929 has been a very disappointing one for tramp ship owners, for while during the first few months of the year there was undoubtedly an
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    AWARDS FOR OCEAN RESCUES.
    90 17 Liner Crews' Bravery. I Amoiiß awards made by the Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society for heroic deeds were silver medals, barometers, and certificates of thanks to officers and crew of the Manchester liner Manchester Regiment, who rescued the crew of the Glasgow ship Volumnia. which was
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    16 17 Jokes especially my jokt-s have a way of 1 1 coming back. Mr. Bernard Shaw. 1^
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      140 17 /^^^^V-—. (I DODGE L) A new Dodge Truckof 133-inch tance to the quick, quirt and wheelbase now takes its place sure 4-wheel hydraulic brakes. in a line already unusually complete a remarkable chassis You can P ut one these value at a new low price. trucks to work safe in
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    AVIATION IN AMERICA.
    913 18 Rail and Air Co-operation. From time to timo T hive priven. writes our Fivine: C^rre~oond«'"t. details cf the nrojre«=s of aviation in America for I feel that that r-vnM-v's transportation n'obi^ms are more similar to those of the th?n s»v. those of Geimanv or Italy. The proere~«
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    SKIER STABBED BY HIS STICK.
    98 18 Artery Cut When Buried by Avalanche. Vienna, Jan. 7. A skier was stabbed by his own ski stick today when overtaken by an avalanche. 400 yards wide, near Kitzbuhl. in the Austrian Tyrol The injured man. Dr. Herbert Kloiher. was rendered unconscious, and lay under
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    23 18 Man at Middlesex Sessions: The only trade' I learned at Borstal was how to use a rifle for the purposes of the Army.
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    MR. SNOWDEN'S EYE ON LAND VALUES.
    190 18 Probable Tax in Coming Budget. Mr. Snowden, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, I learn (says a home political correspondent), is carefully examining the possibility of taxing land values in the coming Budget. The Chancellor is badly in need of additional revenue. As was pointed
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    BEADS HOLD UP TRAFFIC.
    51 18 Beads from a broken necklace streamed over the roadway just outside Cannon-street Station. The owner, a gfri, gazed with dismay as they rolled in all directions, but the point duty policeman, with a smile, held up the traffic while the beads were recovered by many willing
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    SLUMP IN VARIETY THEATRES.
    172 18 London. Jan. 17. A despondent view on the outlook of th« variety theatres was taken by Sir Alfred Butt presiding at the annual meeting of Victoria Palace Limited, London, which showed a reduction in profits by over £5.000 after a period of almost unbroken prosperity Sir
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    KILLED BY A SNEEZI.
    51 18 The fact thai UK <i>-..::. I I .'(K«-<i forty-fni v disclo-ed at U im 4 ui-st at Old 1 1 shire A doctor said that II M high bkxxi pi i Mire, ami when li< ruptured a blood \> m! Id in accordance with the D
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      217 18 a A 4^^^ A^^ •▼^A*< 1 AUSTIN OWNERS I Have you seen the I HUMPHREY SANDBERG IEASY GEAR CHANGE I FREE WHEEL I JL We can supply from stock, and, fitted to your car, *♦> t costs $100.00. X V T With this unit you CANNOT go wrong with your
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      699 18 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated In England). Ca P ital £3.000.000 Subscribed 1.800.000 Paid -"P 1.050.00* Reserve Fund and Rest 1.612,046 BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J. M. Ryrie. Esq., Chairman. P. R. Chalmers Esq. Charles J. Hambro Esq. J. O. Robinson. Esq. W. H. Shelford. Esq. Sir Thomas Catto,
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      320 18 INSURANCE. THE I SOUTH f 4 -I BRITISH IN'SI'KANCE COMPANY, lIMIiMi FIRE, MARINK, TRANSIT AND MOTOR CAR INSURANCES ACCEPTED \T LOWEST CURRENT R\i i > L. C. MARGOLIOUTH. M I Office: 2. Finl.iy.sun PERSONAL ACCIIHSNTsT FATAL ACCIDENTS an HAVE you made provision for tbfl -rUoo of your dependents should such
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    ANGLO-DUTCH RUBBER AGREEMENT.
    51 19 ANGLO-DUTCH RUBBER AGREEMENT. Moderate Curtailment. |R> literal Service. London. Feb. 7. Growers' Asaadatlon annoones I• b liaison c .mnntt. has nt on certain ree unmenciations f->r the approval of OS. to the newspaper] the recom.'i the Anglo-Dutch committee aim rtailmenl <>f production in order markH price of rubber I itiv<
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    A GOODYEAR CHANGE.
    26 19 [Router's Service, j N York. Feb. K. on the i.. .i,,nt\ that Mid Cxrnpaiiv has K.it.'iiotis Com- nd, who n eantly contimied j-.
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    AMERICA'S TRADE BALANCE.
    19 19 Renter's Service.] Washington, |>h. i:itri«-v hist pMf pmchai worth more fc;i>ods from Am- raid to her.
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    21 19 ii«'UtiT's Service, j W.i.»hiiitfton. Feb. T. C.mk of Chicago has to 4 per <mt. and the cievt--
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    ROSE MACPHAIL AND PENMAN LTD'S REPORT.
    118 19 Singapore, t c!>. X. 11 Hid down 1 !6d. Kom Spot 2f> Feb. 26' Tlllj DUjlt 28 n I rved 1 Ml I3i <ui down. •linii B v. ||5 3 4.V KuKtote Dredge I :*8 1.41, Kht;-.- n Coo- 3.50. I 06, Johan 4"
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    JACK'S REPORT.
    261 19 London. .lan. 1.%. United Stati to mini- cL.II trade, a probable six j Lbfc h:l« I Id litip trade. ontU the Budget "frost" comes. America i:< mere anxious Ooods than of Oold. trade on the Continent of nate "i>i>«r. T j,, i lt ;i vy restrictit>ns in reasi
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    STATISTICAl LIBRARY.
    485 19 The Latest List. The following publications have been nceiv•■d during the week ending February Ist and are available for publn us.- m the Reference Library of the Department of Statistics SS and F.MS.. Fullerton Building Argentine Republi- JOUTB*! of the British Chambtr of Oooumite tn Argentine Republic Ao\irb»r
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    MAJEDIE (JOHORE) RUBBER.
    116 19 Profit for year ended on September SOth., 1929. in £773. whuh. vith net amount of C4.041 brought forward, a total of £4.815. Ol thLs sum £347 is transferred '<-> reserve, leaving £4.467 to be carried forward. Directors have also transferred £152 frorr. forfeited payments ace unit (0
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    SINGAPORE TRACTION CO.
    73 19 7 Per Cent. Preference Dividend. The directors of the Singapore Traction Co. recommend the payment of a dividend of 7 per cent., less income-tax, on the 7 per cent. Cumulative Preference shares. Last year the Preference received 5 per cent., leaving the dividend 11 per cent, in
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    PELMADULLA RUBBER
    73 19 Directors state that in view of present depressed position of rubber and tea markets they do not consider it advisable to pay a second interim dividend, such as has been customary at this time of year. Question of what further dividend can eventually be paid from 1929 working
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    GARING (MALACCA) RUBBER.
    20 19 Dividend is proposed for year to September 30th. last of 7'j per cent payable on February Bth.
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    To-Day's Price Changes.
    451 19 To- Day's Price Changes. EXCHANGE KATES. February 8. SELLING. London 4 months' Bight 2)3 15! 16 London 3 month? sight 23 7,8 London GO days' sight 2 3 13)16 London 30 days' sight 2)3 25|32 London, demand 23 3 4 London, T.T. 2 3 11,16 Lyons and Paris, demand 1430
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST
    856 19 Saturday. Feb. Ith.. < Idmh- Prices. Buyers Sellers. \yer Weng 1.00 1.25 Batang Padang 21 24 Batu Caves 93 98 Bukit Arangs 95 1.03 Hitams 35 43 HODfl Fatt.<- G« 70 Julian Tin 39'., 41 Knila Tin Drcd 138 141 KlanK River 2 22 2.30 Kuyohs 13
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    TARIFF CHANGES IN 1929.
    428 19 Duties on Textiles. The Board of Trade Journal contains a review of the most important tariff changes made throughout the world during the past year. The review points out thai new tariffs came into force last year in China. Guatemal i Lithuania. Rumania, and Turkey, the
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    65 19 Februar> Nth.. 11 o'clock noun Buyers Bellen R.S.S. equal to London Standard Spot 25'-.. 25 Standard R.S.S. on Tender Feo 26 26 V< Mar. 26'^ 26 April 27 27 April-June jt 28 July-Sept. 28 S 29 TOM Ol Market Steady-Sellt i> r« -served. Latest Cable:
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    84 19 Saturdays Alterations. Buyers Sellorv PelaLni i 5 4') BO c d P>.. h« ng iZ) 20i Bd i" Tt-kka Talplna 22i 2:^ x.d Ulu Klang lsll :JT 1.42 1 Bropu <si > i. oo i to B Katil ($1) tif) uT 1 GlciH'aly 'SI I 1.65 N
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    13 19 I Kingston woman: I was Uk»kinn tor MM jjrvy Rent lumen's suede gloves
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    PAYING WORKERS BY CHEQUE.
    477 19 (lain And Loss in America. The fact that people an- carrying more money in the bank and less in their pockets is something banking authorities naturally approve hail M an index of abounding prosperity, ami credit with Checking robberies Yet forucry .mil rateIng of bank cheques
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    PERAK RIVER HYDRO-ELECTRIC SCHEME.
    325 19 TIM F.M.S. Government Loan. A communication has bwn made to Um holders dt the 7 per <»iit. Pan icip.it in- Debenture Stockholder! and of till vhan-s o| the i River Hydro-Electric Power Company, stating thai the cod of the oampleUon ol •1 1 Kheai w»ii ca<■
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    BILL TO ABOLISH "BEARS."
    51 19 Washimjioii. Jin. h. Bills io mate mi bdml optnttve ixinkinK system, to prablMi darl I linn on stot-k and grain nrlMnpil ai.d w. luvnsc comiMiiiifs MPW^ in int.r-st.it. <„i, nuTc." havt- hMB mtroduct-d in th, .s,i lH t. by Mr. Brookhart. fh« Republican bh ml* r
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    HOME FOOTBALL LEAGUE.
    469 20 SATURDAY'S RESULTS. Some Interesting Scores. [FREE PRESS SERVICE --COPYRIGHT.] London. IV b. H. M.tcku qJ I'm tsnioiit 'i MM] Smith of Donhave been wispended for a month for misconduct. vd of 60.000 at Manchester fur tin ■WCttalg <>! the two Manchester clubs. RtM for the tinted scored
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    BELGIUM BEATS BRITAIN.
    60 20 Army International Triangular Tournament. .•er's Ben Belgian Arm>. .1: British Army. 2 Selhurst Park. Feb. X. In the Bnt match of the Army football triangular tournament the B;'lfciia:i Army beat the British Army four goall to fcWO. [FREE PRESS SERVICE —COPYRIGHT] London, Feb. 8. The Belgian army
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    AMERICAN COVERED COURTS TITLE.
    40 20 AMERICAN COVERED CO URTS TITLE. tictory for F. T. Hunter. IKeuter's Service. 1 New York. Feb. 8. In the American covered courts championship Hunter beat JUltaa Bengaon, one of the most promising ol th»- younger players 6 3. 6—2. 6—2.
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    MRS. WIGHTMAN'S SQUASH SUCCESS.
    50 20 IReuter's Service.] Haverford Pennsylvania. Feb. 8. Mrs. WlgbtaMUa (dOBOf Ql the Wightman Cup> beat Ruth Hall in the final of the national squash championship If 12. 15 18, 15—4, B—ls. 15-9. I Mrs. Winhtman has captained America in the international lawn tennis matches against England I
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    28 20 Mr. O. C. Howe of Penang arrived from Europe by the City of Tokio after passing the Bachelor of Music and Motor Engineering (Cambrid^r and Londom examinations. P.G.
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    JAPANESE DAVIS CUP PLAYERS VISIT.
    573 20 HARADA AND SATOH. MATCHES ARRANGED FOR THIS WEEK. Lawn tennis enthusiasts will be delighted to learn that arrangements have been made for th« two Japanese Davis Cup players. Takeichi llarada and H. Satoh, to play in exhibition matches here on Thursday. Harada and Satoh wiU
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    TURF SPORTS CLUB.
    376 20 Trainers and Jockeys at Cricket. The newly formed Trainers' and J0. Club opened the cricket season in Perak on Sunday. Feb. 2. when the members took part in a Home-and-Home match on the Ipoh Catholic Club's ground, says the Times of Malaya. The teams were captained by
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    66 20 Mr. C Barnngtcni Hecker is taking over the temporary secretaryship at the S.C.C. and will act in that capacity during the absence of Mr. W. H. Stuart Clark, who is going on leave early in March. It will be remembered that Mr. Bar--1 mgton Hecker carried out the secretarial duties
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    CUP TIE REPLAYS.
    332 20 Manchester City's Ten Coals. Commenting on Cup tie replays Renter m ,London messages on Jan. 29 says: r.irminuham 0. Arsenal 1: Only the stubborn nee of the Arsenal prevented Birmingham* tning up a big score in th:> first half of the match, for the Midlanders kept up
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    23 20 Siam is sending a polo team to play for the Dudley Cup and in other competitions in Aus:alia in June and July. <c
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    HOME LEAGUE TABLE.
    930 20 RESULTS TO DATE. Sheffield Forge Ahead. DIVISION I. Goals P W. L. D. F A. Pts. Sheffield Wed. 27 17 4 6 72 31 40 Manchester City 28 14 8 6 64 50 34 Derby County 28 15 9 4 56 53 34 Leeds Utd. 27 15
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    "ONE OF WORST INCIDENTS IN AUSTRALIAN CRICKET."
    127 20 Ryder's Omission From Test Team. Sydney. Jan. ::<». The announcement of the names of Test r.--3rt*entatnes was robbed of its sensation by the rompletely accurate forecast published yesterday at which the Board of Control is very much :oncerned and is inquiring. Ryder's omission
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    14 20 rr= The total net Poppy Day collection for the Settlement of Penang was $19,022.91
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