The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 27 December 1930

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  • 19 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,219 ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1930. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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  • 79 1 The capture of a British vessel, alleged to be a nun-runner, after a chase m which shells were fired at the vessel, is reported from Connecticut Paige 11. The Italian trans-Atlantic seaplane squadron has arrived at Bolama, Portuguese Guinea Page 11. The death has occurred of Prince
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  • 26 1 ENGLAND.— Ist Innings 193 (Hammond 49) (Nopen 5 for 63.) SOUTH AFRICA.— 2nd. Innings 303 for 7. (Catterall 54, Cameron 51). Close of play.
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  • 143 1 The Pope has made a protest against the growth m Italy of Protestant propaganda against the Catholics Page 11. In a bomb explosion at Delhi Central station one was killed and two injured— Page 11. Rugby and soccer teams from H.M.S. Kent, Hermes and Petersfield were defeated by Singapore teams
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  • 1132 1 Quicquid agunt homines nostn C st farrago Libelli Juvenal. A cloud of apprehension and doubt has weighed upon The Toplcist's spirit throughout the Christmas holidays, for it has been represented to him that m introducing political matters into Rotary meetings Citizen Braddell has broken the strictest
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 195 1 WING LOONG. FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. s;v y cat Finish Guaranteed U, HIGH STREET. IRAFFLES HOTEL.! j New Year's Eve f I Booking Now Closed. JADELPH| HOTELP t i ITO-NIOHX j! ALADDIN I LAST NIGHT OF PANTOMIME AT 6 P.M. AND 9.45 P.M. HEA i| I The She-Rotarians Conference ADMISSION:
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    • 197 1 Ihlot "sdper-wasf! 1 RADIO RECEIVERS 1 FOR BATTERY OR A. C. MAINS OPERATION. CHEAPEST, BEST, AND MOST POPULAR RANGE 14 TO 500 METRES-RESULTS GUARANTEED WRITE FOR BOOKLET. IBHHIHH^ ©!^^B HUTTENBACH, LAZARUS SONS, LTD. 13 Collyer Qaay SINGAPORE. Phone 5868. Cables "Habiture." /&> W EUROPE j n* S "Renowned by Recommendation
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    • 163 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Shampoo regularly with Cuticura P. 18 Banish bronchial troubl: with Peps— ?<■.<-■ 3. Iceberg, the Empirs's best tinned butter— ~age 4. Cake^ and confectionery m Raff Bukery —Page 1. Phyllosan is your best dtfer.ce Rgainst Malaria Pag- 13. Reasons for the superiority of Chevrolet Six tourer Page 3.
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    • 12 1 WING LOONG. THE RECOGNISED HOUSE FOR EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS, 32, HIGH STREET.
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  • 98 2 Programme of Music for To-day. The following concert will be broadcast by the studio orchestra of Radio Saigon, under ,h^ dirwtlon of M Andre Soyer. to-day (Saturday*. American Star E Eenhaes: Saxophone solo by Charles Rogues: Jour d'hymen?e Fauchey: Un sou- dp fete la H ivane Pilippucci: Mazurka
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  • 26 2 Ttw Capitol programme changes io-night :t L^ve amonn tht Millionaires, featuring th famous "If Kirl. Clara Bow. Si-otianrt Yard 15 .showing at thr Alhambra.
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  • 52 2 Hb Kxnelletiry the High Commissioner ha. bet«n pleased to appoint Mr. Percy Tothill Allen, Secn>tary for Chinese Affairs. Federated Malay State*, to be an Official Member of the Federal Council during the absence on leave of the Honble Mr. J Strachan. General Manager Federated Malay States Railways, commencing on December
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 299 2 NEW YEAR'S EVE. I Dec. 31st Make That Party at the I i CAPITOL RESTAURANT I I Dancing until 1.45 a.m. to the I Finest Music m Singapore. The World's leading Orchestras re- layed *by arrangement with <f Western Electric Co. I SPECIAL NEW YEAR'S I DINNER. I NOVELTIES. FAVOURS,
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    • 286 2 j Victoria Theatre j I START THE NEW YEAR WITH A SONG AND A SMILE. SPECIAL NEW YEAR ATTRACTION. 1 1 j FOR THREE NIGHTS ONLY I January Ist, 2nd, and 3rd at 9.30 p THE 16 FAMOUS I I Westminster Glee Singers 1 t j MATINEE SATURDAY JAN. 3RD
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    • 218 2 I 6.15 TO-NIGHT 945 I Marinee To-day and To-morro\y I Children Half Price EDMUND LOWE 1 IN AN AMAZING DUAL I ROLE AS A ROMANTIC I ADVENTURER— WITH JOAN BENNETT I IN A SUPERB EXA?.i;,. I OF THE NEW TECHNIQI I I OF MOVIETONE F I LM SCOTLAND 1 \f
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 177 2 THE WEEK. SatartUy. 27th. High Water 03 05. 8.0 ft., 14 29. 8.2 ft. Exchange banks closed. Fooiball HMS Kent vs. Md -vs. Jalan Btsar. Aladdin Pantomime at Adelphi Hotel Sunday. 28th. Hig'i 'Va'or. 03 44. 8.0 :t.. 15.25. 7 6 ft Rugby A Coy Welch v«=. r.a.F. Si-letar Monday.
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  • 388 3 UNANSWERED CRITIC. Opposed idea of Hanging The Kaiser. S'r Robiit Bordcn. Canada's war-time Pr'.-ne Minister, gave some intimate reminiscences of events during the war m a speech nt a Win-liip-JTT luncheon oarty. 'As a member of the Imperial War Cabinet m 1918. he said.
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  • 259 3 Death m a Flat the Prince Got for her. At a little flat on the Prince of Wales's estate at Ktnnington the blinds were drawn on the fifth anniversary of Quc^n Al.xandra'3 death because of the death jf Mrs Giltrap. who was for 40 years one
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  • 294 3 Birdsong and Silent Doers. The new Eastman Dental Clinic m Grays! Inn-road, next to the Roy:-1 Free Hospital. I was opened to patients m mail week. J It is chieily for the treatment of children i m St. Pancras. Holborn. Islington and Finsbury, and is one
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  • 359 3 Native "Doctor's" Treatment for a Distended Stomach. The case m which Kuo Yinghsien. 60. a native of Honan. who was described as a native •"doctor." was charged with th" murder of Tsiang Chir.g-:;ung on November 21. was concluded by J idge Feng m th? Shanghai
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  • 152 3 Solving Puzzles is so Engrossing. Solving puzzles is the engrossing profession of Ivan Julius Collins. Cycling is his recreation. V hen the police at Brighton stopped him for having no lights on his bicycle he *aid apologetically "It is just absent-mindedness A little later m the same evening
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  • 86 3 In the offertory plate for th.mk-offi-ring day at St Clement&'s Church, Lriffr (^m), was found an envelop>e marked The tablets to be taken three times daily." The envelope- contained pills. At the parochial meeting the n'Ctor. Canon King, confessed that he inadvertently put his dog's pills m
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 242 3 FLECTRicrTY 9^ ECONOMY AND SERVICE 1 r Choose Something Ml ELECTRICAL Ji^y^f This Year. II W' The wide-spread use of ELECTRiriTY opens a new welcome field for the choice of PRESENTS, ooec an ELECTRIC Appliance, something agreeable the eye, a convenience to the user, and an active min:lcr of your
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    • 340 3 MODERN SANITATION. "TWYFORDS (The Pioneer Manufacturers) STILL PRODUCE THE BEST. 1 1 Wash-Basins, Lavatories; Toilets Etc I t Stocked By Sole Agents. United Engineers, Limited. (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements!. SINGAPORE. X 4 j^ <• 4> A- 4- 4, 4 4. a A.4,4^#*#A^4444^44^4>4.4i4-^ ■■■\lM7M<fc^fc^^^k^4 4 4 4^k y4 ir fc
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  • 1066 4 DISSENTING MINORITY. Miracles of Modern Invention. Ever since the prehistoric motor-car stirred a startled world to laughter and indignation cars have tended to become increasingly automatic. Time was when the management of a motorcar was really hard work. The starting of the engine used to
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  • 34 4 "In the streets of Chicago," says an American writer, "you will see where men are men." In the streets of London, on the other hand, you will see where men are mending— Passing Show.
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  • 195 4 Changes m Motor Body Leadership. Where Milady fashions ar*. concerned. France is still Prance. But when it comes to world leadership m motor body design, the Republic is no longer m the picture. This is the opinon of overseas critics after seeing the recent Paris Motor Show,
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 157 4 frig IN COMFORT AND PERFORMANCE IN FIRST COST AND MAINTENANCE trT -^a^ggj B THE MORRIS MINOR is the smartest W^tlfm m small car on the road. It is a small car which embodies all the advantages of the large car. Exception*^A ft ally wide doors make entry and exit easy.
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    • 480 4 Victims of SSSSSSSSSSSS^^ a^B^B^B^aW^^B^B^ l B^l I l B^l H A Bronchitis WHY BECOME CHRONIC? Your health is leaving you slowly, so slowly that you d<> n <»; rea it. With every attack your powers of resistance are getting w and weaker until, finally, you will become a chronic Mifferer
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  • 1030 5 Banish Glare by Increased Intensity I am very nearly convinced th..: the dazzle problem is one that we shall tt&kgm have with us. b?rause it pppsars to be of 50 contradictory a nature. The nearest approaches to solution which we have yet achieved are
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  • 1052 5 PETROL PRODUCTION. Not 5 Per Cent of Power Utilised. The oil men are fond of saying that theirs is the greatest basic industry m the world, and i they have considerable warrant for the claim. But unless they contrive to find a way
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  • 99 5 A Judge's Plain Speaking. The other day the Singapore Assize judge had occasion to disagree with the verdict of a jury, but his intimation that he did so was couched m more restrained terms than those used by a Capetown judge recently. Mr. Justice Russell created a sensation
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  • 419 5 OFFICIAL ORDER. It Has to be Kept a Deep Secret. Ever see an oyster close np uhen something unwanted appears on the m M f Well, thafs what happen- -Alien you question Norman Smith abwt his Dftai for his Stewart 'Special.' He grins feebly
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  • 60 5 "Some Get to the Old Bailey/ "He is the director of a company," said a solicitor at Westminster County Court. "That conveys nothing to me as to means these days," said the judge. Sir Alfred Tobin "Some directors get to the Old Bailey and some don't.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 168 5 BETTER THAN EVER] w The 1931 AUSTIN 7 I MANY NEW IMPROVEMENTS. I LARGER BODY I COUPLED FOUR WHEEL BRAKES IMPROVED GEAR CHANGE I OIL GAUGE NOW STANDARD I I NEW SHAPE RADIATOR I AIR CLEANER I LARGER PETROL TANK 1 PNEUMATIC UPHOLSTERY i PRiru TOURER $1,250 I mtCl SALOON
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    • 345 5 BACKACHE Wonderful relit^frm* pain Haekaehe is one of those wearying complaints which btad all their v.etiins t tjicr with common bond of n.fserv And when any one sufferer from" backache finds a sure remedy, fellowship prompt* the quick report of that discovery other*. Here's a woman who has her friend
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  • 1416 6  - How Arsenal Keep in the Limelight IVAN SHARPE Saturday Soccer Special. By Clashes with the Authorities Enterprise that has been Checked: A Showman-Manager's Successful, Policy: 140JM0 Foward Line: The "Jealous Rivals." jyfß Chapman, the most dixu^ed manager of the day. Is a great beliew In publicity. I am not using
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  • 677 6  - SHOT AT WHICH JOHN ROBERTS EXCELLED. TOO THICK ON RED A MISTAKE. Arthur Peall By I am ■ImgN pleased to help my readers, and for this reason welcome a letter from a correspondent who points out alternative scores from a position shown m one of my recent articles. This is
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  • 470 6 Magnolia Soape and Other Matters. LIMERICKS. A little nonsen 0 now and then You know the rest of the proverb. So. one imagines, does Mr. Ronald Harmsworth. whose collection of illustrated limericks, "Further Outlook Unsettled" <Chas. J. Sawyer. Ltd.. 5.5.t. is of the purest and most golden brand cf foolishness.
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  • 434 6 KING PREFERS A PIPE. Actress Who Smoked Cigars. In an ultra-exclusive Bond-street tobacco- J c nist's is a smallish, cedarwod box. It contains c two layers of delicate-looking, pallid Havana cigars. They are the last of a brand specially imported ior, and smoked by, the late Gaby
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  • 857 6 His Life and Art. Mr. Palmer has written a very good book about Moliere. states The Times m reviewing Hotter*: His Life and Wcrks. By John Palmor. <BcU 18*. net.>. There is much m it to suggest that he ta temperamentally the sort of person who can be trusted
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  • 1437 6 Local Attractions: New British Pictures: London Movi Topics: Elstree Activities: Screen Lovr. s St.( t. Duplication 'INGAPORE cinema-goers had plenty of variety m the fare scrveJ up by the various heatres during the Christmas holidays, matnly f the light entertaining kind. Anybody's War t the Capitol,
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  • 459 7 SKQUEL TO LEGEND. >n!tnii's-()ld Vault May be Opened. Coxwold I has been started m London toj l OMIH Cromwell, the n uc believed to be interred m NewhUlgh "Miory. th*- home of Ji UMUf here tor b.irial m West-'c »ld mystery will be solved if
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  • 229 7 Prcservuig Fragment of London's Wall. tin strengthening the fragm wall which still stands m Kill London. I '.V who are responsible for !v pc that when it is complete int of London "will be pre- one of "the sights" of :.> rWMc fragments of the at Cooper
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  • 521 7 HOW TO LOSE POUNDS. Dawn of Hope For Plump Women. Poor little plump lady! She tries everything. Ice. mud. vapour, na-ssajpe. lemon, golf. Huxley. fiendish corsets, tarvation. Einstein lettuce, and the two mndied and forty-eight thousand infallible ures! Do they waste her away? No. Nothing is
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  • 421 7 Old Fashioned Way With A Would-be (Gunman. I "English Justice" as Mr Edward OIiMUM Of New York City, sees it and presents it to his readers An extract Irom the New York Mirror. I "Perhaps nothing demonstrates to us Americans the fact that our bally English cousins arios-
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  • 54 7 Prlnc* Qoorcc was* involved m mail week !n n motor accident. He was rtdtna In a car belong'ng to Lord Louis Mountbatten which came t into collision m Hyde Park with another car. 1 owned by Mrs. Llewellyn, of Gloucester Place iPortman Square. Nobody was hurt although 'Lord Louis Mountbattens
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  • 995 7 How Beauty is Adorned. The manufacture of modern or foreign style cosmetics and toilet articles m China dates back to the close of the late Ching Dynasty, when the demand fcr moc>rn cosmetics h;-v.ed a steady increase among the wealthy lasses and foreign cosmetics were imported m large
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  • 32 7 Concerning; the- report that Queen M?.ry' of England i^ goins i:> ■tflOOf for -uUiq'-.e,, one is prompted to a*k how conspicuous a place her hats are given m the collection. Jackson News.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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  • 420 8 Economy Measures Adopted. "Tht More We Are Together R emrmbrr how everybody, Frothblower or not. MBf tb*l cheery anthem of the Frothblowers But Itmet cli;t: and now. instead of the Icing "The more we are toxethi: the m-rrier well be." it seems to be •Tile it s ue
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  • 104 8 The return of long frocks for evening wear has had no reaction on bathing suits for 1931, [Judging from the display given by mannequins m the lounge of a West End hotel this week. Costumes will be as brief as ever, and, if anything, brighter than last summer. Many of
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  • 543 8 "POLITICS TO BLAME/ Judge on Lying Women and Girls. Perjury was never more rife than at the present time. It is regarded as being the normal attitude of an accused person, and is almost taken for a matter of course. I thing perjury m the law
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  • 391 8 "I Don't Care— l've Plenty More r "What do I care?" laughed Mr. Edeer Wailace. "Iv? got plenty mere plivs!" There is no discouraging England's cheery m:us-production novelist -dramatist -racing specialist. iys the Dail Express m mail week. On Thursday night his latest nla:\ "The Mouthpiece." at
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  • 39 8 Viscount Lascelles. Princes Mary's elder son nas learnt to knit! A cosy little scarlet wool muffler, knitted by him, is one of the most Interesting contributions to this year's collection of clothing made by Queen Mary's London Needlework Guild.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 91 8 ,i i^yM^Bß^^^^^^"_ ¥j_ _jas» In ft ufttjl /^9!^ SMALL CAR I H l|'^| E^^^^SS Concessionaires I^^Ya \t^ for Malaya. w'^P^B fc Italasia Ltd y/T^| !y>,TM "Incorporated m SSI >> i^3 Singapore, Penang Kuala Lumpur and Ipoli. Mr* Wise of Fry's has put some f^^S^S^^t ginger into it! Lovely crystallised gi
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    • 177 8 The soap that purifies Use Bodyguard for all the household cleaning and washing. See that the family use it. It purifies as it cleanses and so guards against infection. Its clean smell is particularly invigorating. CREAIW PoJ.gH.NG FURNITURE r Banish W\&l I off the old bronchial trouble' j Stop those
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 266 9 BUSINESS CARDS. ]l/|ASSAGE Lf M *SS FUMIKO SI Dh«by QkMt FUNERALS. INGAPORE CASKET CO. Nn. 1 S, Penluui Road, Lavender Street I'hnne «t7». MASSAGE HAILT v|| HARr AND MISS HANA ».0. Waterloo Street I XI KPHONE 7467. DON'T WEAR A TRUSS Rupture Api!:.sc\>\ery ,^^^^^^V No lump\ j MA 5^ Hind^
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    • 590 9 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE TENDERS. NOTICE is hereby given that tenders are Ml invited for the following materials or services, and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained m the Tender Room. Municipal Offices: Supply of 2 tor.s be? t quality Straits Trading Co. pure block tin ingots at
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    • 540 9 NOTICES. EXCHANGE BANKS. The Exchange Banks will be closed on: January Ist. 1931. Thursday. New Year's Day. THE EXCHANGE BANKS 7 The Exchange Banks will be closed on Thursday December 25th. Friday December 26th. Christmas Holidays. Saturday December 27th Public Holiday. radio. We are now offering the Pilot K.I 10
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    • 503 9 COTY'S i Origan Perfume I •THE PERFUME OF THE I FXQUISITE." I Can be obtained form all leading I Stores. pupire Bros, Ltd. THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. The Premier Morning Daily m Malaya, a live "news" paper 30-40 columns of news dally. Also the best Medium for Advertising. Delivered with
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    • 354 9 uiueiaßigißini^^ i SEUNGOR TURF CLUB. Amateiir R3CSO m s I meeting* j Friday, Dec. 26th, and Saturday, Dec. 27th, 19. W. s COMMENCING AT 2.45 P.M. EACH DAY. x ENTRIES close at 4 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 22nd, 1930. j UNLIMITED SWEEPS: One $5 unlimited Sweep, for members I 5»
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  • 31 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH. BEAUMONT— On Nov. 22. 1930. at 11. Highstreet. Fareham. Hants. Morton Louis, only son of the late Thomas Beaumont, of Lincoln's Inn. and beloved husband of Nora Beaumont.
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  • 7 10 SATURDAY. DECEMBER 27, 1930.
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  • 817 10 Something like a revolt seems to be gathering headway m the retail trade at Home against the tyranny of the "gift coupon" plan. This, as may be generally known, is the system of manufacturers of one kind of article giving with their goods a coupon, for which, when
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  • 301 10 The Free Press will be published as usual on New Year's Day but not on Jan. 2nd. m order to give the staff the previous day as holiday. Mr C C Brown, M.C.S., has been appointed to act as Assistant Adviser, Muar. Mr. A. L. Birch, Chief Electrical Engineer and
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  • 821 10 RIVAL CASES. What Will be Effect of Elections The North American Newspaper Alliance Invited the Rev. P. Scott Mcßride, Gen?r.il Superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of America and Mr. Henry H. Curran. ?r»sid?nt of the Association against the Prohibition Amendment, to write their opinions of
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  • 147 10 Car Shoots Into Deep Culvert After Collision. Mr. J. S. Henderson of the P. and O. Banking Corporation was involved m an alarming accident m Chancery Lane at an early hour on Christmas morning, as the result of which he is lying m the General Hospital, fortunately
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  • 527 10 ROTARY "SLANGED." What a Hone Kon w Think, About It. Caustic comment on ;ii which has recently been •Hong Kong. te voice! Grapes." to the South who writes as follows ""■■l Post. Sir.— l see m your \m* OfU "Rotary has come to v Jj* columns
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  • 257 10 Monday. Dw IS The following were the guests at a dinner given by His Excellency and Mr Scott —Hon Mr. Justice Thome. Hon Mr Justice Whitlcv and Mrs. Whitley. Hon. Mi Justice Mudi Hon. Mr. H Fairburn and Mrs Fairburn. M Ballereau and Mme. Ballereau. Mr F AdeUxr?
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  • 85 10 mill U A young tiger Ml to th. ourer last night at Ku.ila X case was brought to H> for sale this morninK In New Town, says Wedn»'*la% A dinner was given OH Tresidence of Mr «M H. Street. Kuala UHpV. marriage of Mr UV, H,;> Yuen Nio. to Mr
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 135 10 EXSHAW Nol BRANDY. THE BEST POSSIBLE WITH DRY GINGERALE OR SODA WATER. OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE. SOLE AGENTS— i CALDBECK MACGBEGOR CO., LTD., (Incorporated under the Companies' Ordinances o/ Hong Kona\ (Incorporated m Shanghai). mm^ m^^^^^^ i% Robinson Road Telephone 6228 J T BY SPECIAL kST"JL 3» HM THE KING I APPOINTMENT
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    • 81 10 ASPA&AGUS BE A STRANGER TO FEAR by having all your risks covered under "GAFLAC" Policies. You need not worry about anything nowadays as most risks can be covered by insurance. Call 6480 for information about any class of insurance you may desire and you will get a SQUARE DEAL. GENERAL
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  • 195 11 TKKNATIONAL PLANS. Sir W. Peat's Letter to T.P.A. (Router's Service. 1 London, Dec. 26. ;.n international quota agreement bracing 90 per cent, of world output. •h m a circular letter to members Producers' Association from Sir t Chairman of the executive comlureement. which is now being itnd by the
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  • 226 11 ISSION ARIES RELEASED. Echo of the Fall of Kiansu. i V Far Eastern Service! Peking. Dec. 26. Delegation has received in- the four foreign fathers and five by R-ds at Kianfu on Oct. 4 mm Shanghai on October I irattM commanded by :he leaden, Pang Teh Huai mho ::a m
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  • 58 11 Prince Antoine D'Orleans. Reuter "s Service.! Paris. Dec. 24. i;h is announcea of Prince Antoine I. Duke of Galliera. who married the l&nta Eulalia. an adventurous career and caused much uneasiness with his gay V at one time leading to King Alfon- him practically incarcerated m a
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  • 51 11 ■Meged Rum-runner Captured. 'Router's Service.] New York. Dec. 25. from New London. Connecticut. coastguard cutter captured ayes- b» the British supply-boat Audrey ."ontuuk Point, arrested the crew it is alleged, seized the cargo of at $100,000. The capture fole wherein several shells from the Bflßd the Audrey
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  • 63 11 *"-"t- Trains Held up m Snowstorms. Warsaw. Dec. 16. tin kuii) of terrible cold. One of the rtns ul recent years resulted m -nowt'd up. Throughout th* P iiuul telegraphic and .elephonic 'ii ha been interrupted. Owing I th*> fire-brigades to trav?l roads, the two villages
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  • 149 11 OFFICIAL REPORT. European Killed m Bungalow. I Reuter's Service j Ran* n. Dec 26. An official report regarding the disorders m the Tharrywaddv and Insein districts says band of rebels surrounded a bungalow at Pegu. Yomas. on Christmas Eve and killed Mr. H. V. W. Field-Clarke
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  • 59 11 One Killed at Delhi Station. Reuter's Service. New Delhi. Dec. 26. A bomb exploded at Delhi Central Station when one person was killed and two injured. Later. A native attendant was removing unclaimed luggage from the waiting room when a cigarette rase dropped from one package. A loud*
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  • 105 11 Anti-Catholic Propaganda m Italy. Reuter's Service. Rome. Dec. 25. The Pope m an address, af'.er receiving Christmas greetings from the Cardinals, protested strongly against the growth m Italy of Protestant propaganda against ih- Catholics, which was pursued even m Rome. Ttvs is m defiance of the terms of
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  • 40 11 Italian Machines m West Africa. I Reuter's Service. Rome, Dec. 25. General Balbo and the twelve Italian seaplanes arrived to-day at Bolama (Portuguese Guinea > whence they start on their transAtlantic flight after the machines have been overhauled.
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  • 43 11 Town Wiped Out by Earthquake. [Reuter's Service.] New York. Dec. 24. It is reported that an earthquake has obliterated the entire town of Poma. loftily situated m the Cordillera Real (Argentina) and that 35 people were killed and 70 injurec 1
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  • 37 11 Dutch Defection from Chadbourne Plan. Reuter "s Service 1 Amsterdam, Dec. 24. It is reported that the Netherlands Indian Agricultural Company has withdrawn from the committee which Is championing the Chadbourne plan for sugar restriction.
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  • 167 11 German Police Haul of Alleged False Soviet Notes. Berlin. Dec. 18. The German police dealing with false coinage announce that they have got two hundred Soviet Russian Chorvonetz rouble notes dated 1925. of which onr» hundred bear exactly the same numbers as the other hundred. Either
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  • 21 11 Polish Minister Leaves for Madeira. Warsaw, Dec. 19. Marshal Pilsudski ha* left for Madeira for a prolonged rest.
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  • 678 11 MENTAL ARITHMETIC. To the Editor. I Sir. It has struck me as somewhat curious that so many people are troubled by the calculations necessary m order to express dollars m terms of sterling and vice versa. I beg. therefore, to submit the following two simple rules
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  • 195 11 Distinguished Surgeon m Singapore. Singapore received a distinguished visitor during Christmas m the person of Sir John Bland-Sutton, the eminent surgeon. President of the Royal College of Surgeons from 1922-26, who is making a tour of the world on holiday. Sir John arrived In the city by
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  • 84 11 "Solid and Healthy." London, Dec. 11. According to most newspapers, financial circles regard the financial position m all the great countries as solid and healthy. Deposit accounts are constantly increasing m all the big establishments of world importance, while advances are steadi'y being reduced. In Prance, m
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  • 495 11 A VAIN MANOEUVRE. Sensational Rejection At Third Reading. Government received a rude shock, yesterday (says the Times of Ceylon of December 18th.) when the Legislative Council, by a majority of 24 to 20 votes, rejected the Income Tax Bill m toto at Its third reading.
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  • 249 11 Prosecution Under New Act. Chan Pak Mui. who pleaded not guilty to having the care or management of or m any manner assisting m the management or In the business of a place, to wit. 124 K. Ariffin Road. Penang. kept or used as a house of ill-fame
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  • 232 11 Major Franco Blames Brother Officers' Lack of Nerve. Paris. Dec. 18. Telephonic communications with Spain continue to be suspended and all direct m?ssag?s bear internal evidence of a strict censoiship. Indirect news filtering across the frontier seems to indicate that th° optimism displayed oy i,he Premier. General
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 149 11 I |c |\r j I 111)1 r 5 too n FOR WHITE AND COLOURED LINGERIE jj For Lovely lingerie— in white and colours— it pays to make up Tarantulle. The dainty colours last the fine soft fabric stands repeated washings.* See TarantuHe m the piece so that you can examine
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  • 498 12 EXTENSIVK PLUNDERING. Chiang's Reward for Expedition. II ink' w. Dee. IK. Extensive plundering ;md incendiarism was committed by seven thou and Communist bin- I tfits under tlv> notoriou- Ho Lung, formerly a Communist leader In the F.asi River district of Kwanutung. when they aoturd -Cungan .wo
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  • 164 12 ?louse Captain's Only Regret. Windsor. The lollowing letter appears m an issue of tht Eton College Chronicle: "DEC ENT FELLOWS." Sir— I have read your reviewers annihilating notice of Decent Fellows' with great relish. "Once only. I i egret to say when I was captain of
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  • 176 12 Ten Japanese and Two Russians on Trial at Vladivostock. Mosrcw, Dec. 13. Th; pnm give:, much prominence to the •pcnlm of a special court session at Vladi- vustovk t> deal with the cose against ten JapMM i i<ml two Russians charged with mtiukKhn^ raMMM into the Soviet Union
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  • 1008 12 NEW TARIFF. Effect of Decision m Kwangtung. Nanking. Dec. 11. Stressing the paramount importance of .ini- fication of financial administration, the Sxcutive Yuan, m a circular order issued c 'e:d^> to the various Provincial Governments hrojgricut the country, instructs that notwithstanding the fact that abolition
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  • 436 12 OVERSEAS CHINESE PLEA. Representation at Proposed People's Conference. That overseas Chinese have contributed conudeiably to the establishment of the Chinese Republic, the National Government and the strengthening of the Kuomintang and that they should, therefore, be properly represented at ihe picposed People's Conference and permitted to
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  • 234 12 Starved 60 Days to Commit j Suicide. Paris. Nov. 26. Dr Meral, the famous French physician and traveller, who was at cue time the favouriN* doctor and adviser of King Menelik of Ethiopia. died yesterday at his lonely house m the village of La Motte. near Saint
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  • 73 12 W M. Woodfull recently referred to the loyal manner m which every member of the team had backed him up. The Englishmen had been wonderful sportsmen and had not begrudged victory at the Oval. He considered the mental strain of Test matches was greater than the
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  • 226 12 a loss of $1,650,000 to the Government, who must explore other sources of revenue. APPEAL TO NANKING. The Government here has been further informed by Nanking that, at the Central Political Council meeting yesterday morning. Mr. T. V soon reported the decision of the Nanking Finance Ministry to enforce likin
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  • 585 12 OLD DRINKING VESSELS. VARIED COLLECTION. Discoveries m The City. Nineteen centuries of changing fashions m tho drinking vessels of London have b?en 'lisclosed by building excavations recently comptet?d m Blossom's Inn Yard, near the. Guildhall. The yard, whicn was formerly a stabl? whirr? coach-horses were changed, appears to iiavc b?en
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  • 1170 12 ON A WINTER SHORE. Cave of Seals on Welsh Coast. I Wild winds, wild seas, storm and stress cannot frighten thp denisens of the seaside, especially those clad m furs and m feathers There are the reals which held high revel m the storm-lashed seas
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  • 546 12 A BIG PROJECT Shanghai Compan\\ AmhitiLf Plans. The POMMUUSI of pii,,!,, has brought about the i,.,., of a company known v cational Films. Inc.. for I ing motion pir'u; s 7; by Mr. Willnm Janeei ■MMon-pietare earner* world. Paramount n, w.m, the
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  • 69 12 P.W.I). Engineer Shot. ■MMfhflt 'x* Mr I! B Tiewl.wtn. fal the D paninent 01 the Public Vforki Depart! the Shanyhiii Municipal Omncil morning frcm wmmd mt!ic f <d a lesult cf «n accident thai occurred was cleaning hi: pistol The deceased had b« •11 with 1!. KteCC
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  • 140 12 By Lieut. Co!. I M D£ mar.dhig SS V F. >ni^.ip<«rv. li W Ranges. Tht> toUowtafl rant< iUounei I for inform.it id 1 Farter Baag*. Sunday. December HUi Practi Shcx)t. Leave, Koturn Irom. Ollicrrv Captain A J B. CWTUtIK I rum from l»av<> on T'.h I Mvtagtk«
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  • 17 12 like a Ml ■&■< lv BI m -m. I* I for Nam. b.. I miM t-'..i i v.
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 226 12 CHURCH SERVICES. ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. 1ST SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS. 7 a.m. Holy Communion. 1 7 .30 a.m. Matins. 8 a.m. Holy Communion I Choral*. 10 am Sunday School at St. Andrews School. 5.30 p.m. Evensong Choral i and Sermon. ROYAL AIR FORCE BASE. SELETAR. 10.30 a.m. Matins and Sermon. 11.15
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  • 631 13 Australian Tennis Player to Turn Professional. About the year 1907. just before the first Davis Cup team from America visited Melbourne. UMte were rumours heard cf two young colts m Melbourne, and ir the following year the tWB BYCthen, Aithur and Pat O'Hara Wood ntcoded the b^t
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  • 268 13 An Interesting Test. Cor.sid rable interest was evinced by g^lf'Tin a match between T. H. Cotton r>.nd Mitchell at the Brockenhurst Manor course. New last month m v hie h the bigger and lighter ball to be standardised m America on Januiry 1,1 was used The
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  • 51 13 An umpire m a baseball game at Rock Island. 111.. U.S.A.. was mobbed by fans after their team had lost. He knocked six of his assailants out. one after another. The rest of the crowd decided he was a good umpire, and that their judgment was at
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  • 63 13 Reports that K. S. Duleepslnhji intended visiting Queensland to study sheep farming during the English winter have been either premature or unfounded, says the Sydney Referee. He will probably not be seen m this country again until he comes with the M.C.C. team two years hence. All going well he
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  • 506 13 Great Britain's Big Bill. Great Britain spends 60 millions a year on sporf. excluding racing. Ana of th* says a authority, at lee* 20 millions b unnecessary expendituie. "Ih^," he tajrt. -is becaucc Lv implement, of sport, hke gcll cuTo:, and lawn MOnte racket aie far
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  • 235 13 Aids to Improve Your Game. A series of questions and answers for the better education of all bowlers, which the Sydney Referee recently published. John Smith asks: "Why dees my length vary so Because you cio something different" with every bowl. Faulty control. Why is it that I send
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  • 200 13 Oldfield m Form Against West Indies. W. A. Oldfield came out m the most glorious Colours possible against the West Indies. His tatlm lug-In of six wirkcts m the first innings md »Bot!ier four ii the Iteoad WU as fine an ch'cvcment as ha: ever been seen
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 268 13 /A? Theatre Before leaving home use HAZE LINE' (Trade Mark) 7 y^ggg) gsV snow" \i *I^yM^ again during the J W^^^^BMt^ It keeps the skin cool and i A|^J 1 1 fv i ents the face becoming IV gL' J .shed and shiny as it is ilbP^^Rv 1 so liable
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    • 248 13 -V If you feel worn-out, ]l I |^^9^ depressed, unable to con- I PilPl^^f centrate on your work, I i}i'f^^3 to weary for the fun jg I ijLKIiBB PHYLLOSAN to-daj !In X a fortn i ff ht you will find jjj there is a new zest m work, a new
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    • 877 14 Blue Funnel line f REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. I ■XFKBBB SERVICE MARSEILLES. LONDON *N. CONTINEN* FORTNIGHTLY. j WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. j Twto» Monthly Service Liverpool aud Glasgow. (Via Genoa, and Havre). I Route subject to alteration without notice. I WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT t AENEAS
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    • 511 14 Ellerm an Bueknall Steamship Co., Ltd* (Incorporated m England). "ELLERMAN" LINE. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Doe Singapore. ■A CITY OP WELLINGTON Jan 9 HOMEWARDS. 5.8. CITY of SHANGHAI For Havre. London,
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    • 427 14 P6r* O Iritish India and Apc&r Lines. (Incorporated m England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVEKNVI N LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN. Dae few Tonnace. Singapore. Tonnagr. MagapaN COMORIN 15.100 Dec. 27
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    • 678 15 0. S. K. Line. .1 New York— (from Kobe* X press Freight Service.] Kinai Maru Feb 2 Ue and Vancouver:— (from Kobe) t African Maru Jan. 17 iin, Hamburg (Bremen) Andes Maru Dec. 30 31 p^l Elizabeth. Cape Town, Rio dc Montevideo and Buenos Aire. IK." world passaM £19 °1
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    • 464 15 ?^j OF FAMOUS 40fe PRESIDENT LINERS. fjQ TO MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AND BOSTON, FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG via COLOMBO, SUEZ PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES A.N.> OKKwA. Arrive Leave Leave Arrive Singapore. Singapore. Penang. New York. Pies. Adams Jan. 5 Jan. 8 Jan. 10 Feb. 17 Pres. Harrison Jan. 19 Jan.
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    • 919 15 K. P. M. KONLNKLYKE PAIETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ, (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION COMPANY OP BATAVIA.] (Incorporated m Holland.) ONDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN OOVERNMBLn Telephone No. 5451, with sub-connections to:— Pass** 8 Freights, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representatives In the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penang < of the TRAVELLERS OFFICIAL
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  • 188 16  -  TRAIN STEAMER TO-DAY BY BY Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei faembin and Kuantan (via Oemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedan and Lower Slam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday
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  • 94 16 Mails from Europe. (London mails despatched December 4th), ex. P. and O. Comorin. which anchored ai Ponang at 6.50" a.m. yesterday, will arrive by special train this morning. Correspondence will be ready for delivery io boxholders at 9.15 a.m. From France by Andre Lebon. at Singapore 7 a.m.
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  • 232 16 By arrangement with the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, Limited, Christmas Greeting Teiegrams addressed to Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Irish Free State. Australia, Canada. South. East and West Africa India, other parts of the British Empire, Belgium, China. Czecho-Slovakia, Denmark, France, Germany. Japan, Sweden, Switzerland. Algeria.
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  • 176 16 Commencing with the Homeward Mail leaving Penang on January 2nd. 1931, correspondence for Brazil, Uruguay, Argentine Republic, Bolivia, Chile, Falkland Islands, Paraguay and Peru, will be accepted for transmission by ordinary mail to Marseilles and thence by air mail. Such correspondence must be posted
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  • 82 16 Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1). H.M.S. Petersfield East Basin; H.M.S. Kent 22. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3). I Andre Lebon 18; Marudu 16; Oldekerk 13; Japanese Prince 11; Katong 8; Helenus 7. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3). Capodimonte
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    • 534 16 Burns PfaUp line. (Incorporated In Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. H«tiil«i monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4.513 tons). The s j. MARELLA Is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia Cabins
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    • 499 16 nrjs. PERU. Consignees of cargo per the above motorship from Europe (arrived Dec. 22, 1930) are hereby notified that a general survey of all cargo landed m a damaged condition will be held at Godown Nos. 13 and 14 at 9 a.m. and at Matches and Acid Stores at 2
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    • 466 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. Inc. (Incorporated In U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. NEW YORK SERVICE. Regular Freight Service to Boston, New York. Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Suez). Smll, l)u»v.. M.S. SILVERSANDAL In Port Dec. 29 P b m M.S. SILVERASH Jan. 9 Jan. 15 y, h 2J PACIFIC— PHILIPPINES-STRAITS INDIA EXPRESS SERVICE. Singapore
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  • Port and Shipping News.
    • 141 17 c; LatU. more famlllarlj known' tic passengers as "Jock" LatU. nova m the East as captain on rid cruises) has been selected to MW 42.500-ton Canadian Pacific Britain. The promotion comes ■AM twenty-six years* service uiian Pacific Steamships, which 1904 with the rank of fourth next six years Captain Latta
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    • 168 17 Kcm.il Will Come From the East. Rundown, M.P.. who has been chairman of several shipping RM S P group, m the absence I.ird X; lsant. is not optimistic the shipping industry t any early return to pro--4 Urn world. 1 he said to a the future
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    • 104 17 Kefloated After Half an Hour. UMT Kutsang. of 3.643 tons h an accident outside Lyemun on eve.ilng when she was about to enter m Calcutta via Singapore, says r:;ing Post of December 19th raa picked up from the steamer at the effect that she had gone Futaumun. m
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    • 108 17 rieures For Three Months. of Lloyds Register show that r ended June 30 the number v gross and more totally lost. :n consequence of casualty or was 59. of 62.719 tons gross. 19.211 tons, belonged to Great and 47. of 43.503 tons. ships broken up.
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    • 97 17 SC HLESIEN MISHAP. 'id Deutscher Lloyd steam *r C. Grubet ran aground m ths morning near Okinoshima xtromity cl Awaji.. Japan '■>ssel was holed causing ill with water to sea level. V.us du^ to leave Kob" for r. via Genoa. Bilbao. Rot(iam. was approaching the .'\ip occurred. The reason not
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    • 505 17 Three Establishments Purchased. National Shipbuilders Security. Limited (th? company formed min-* months igo o> eliminate redundant shipyard capacity md to secure more economical costs by the resultant concentration of production), announces the purchase of thrtv* more shipyards for the purpose of dismantling, with the restrictions on the sale
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    • 314 17 Device to Prevent Eavesdropping. New York. Nov. 20. An audience of 3.500 persons at the Mecca Temple here last night listened to the loud song uttered by the flame of an arc light blazing between two pieces of charged carbon, to a roar like th^ roar of a
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    • 92 17 Shanghai Commander Going Home on Kalyan. One of Butterfield and Swire's senior skippers. Capt. A. E. Edwardes. has retired and sailed for home on the Kalyan. Capt. Edwardes. who is the son of the late Capt. C. E. Edwardes. R.N came out to join th° China Navigation Co.'s
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  • 917 17 AN EIGHT MILLION LINER. Details of Palatial Sea Hotel. With a bottle of waters collected from the Seven Seas. Mrs. Herbert Hoover, wife of the U.S.A. chief executive, christened the President Hoover, first of the Dollar Steamship Lines' two new $8,000,000 turbo-electric liners, at Newport News,
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  • 77 17 An Inquest was held m Kuala Lumpur on the body of Subar Singh, a Sikh earth-cutting coolie, who was burled m a fall of earth at Bangsar on Nov. 11. Stdhu Singh said that he and eight others, including the deceased, were cutting earth at Bungsar Road and loading it
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 209 17 jO cents Jif J^Z^/^^^^f ARDATH TOBACCO CGU LTD.. LONDON. V THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. INC. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) International BANKING and TRAVEL SERVICES Travellers Cheque*. Letters of Credit. Mone Orders. Drafts. Transfers of Funds by Mai and Cable. Toon. Cruises. Steamship Reservations. Railroad Tickets. Baggage Insurance SINGAPORE Union Bide PENANG—
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    • 193 17 BIBBY LINK 12, PALL MALL. LONDON, S.W.I j. [LONDON ADDRESS: of last twin-scr, Oil Driven Mail Passenger Vessels between RANGOON, COLOMBO, MARSEILLES. PLYMOUTH \SD LONDON with through connection from Sin. »re and Penang. HOMEWARD SAILINGS. Steamer Leave Rangoon r SMB. I YORKSHIRE Jan. 22 SHROPSHIRE Feb. 19 OXFORDSHIRE Mar. 5
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    • 127 17 mm ffllenburgs Foods are particularly suited to the feeding of infants m hot climates. They are free from harmful germs and are readily prepared by the simple addition of boiling water only, thus giving complete independence of doubtful milk supplies. Milk Food No. 1 Milk Food No. 2 Birth l<i
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  • 193 18 WILLING SPIRIT— WEAK FLESH. CJet Fit now and Enjoy Life When you find y> bU unable to stand the I'-h- fool iOpOOOOtd itv.cl run down, begin to lose weight, have do appctHl that's sure ifin tn «t you have bt 1 taxtaf your vitality too much. Lost physii-jl MKTgJI MIST
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  • 999 18 B. CLASS STATIONS. What Private Enterprise Has Done. Melbourne i %¥fIRELESS broadcasting m Australia has been popularized by what are termed the B class stations controlled and operated by private enterprise. In the last twehe months the secondary service-; havr improved to such an extent that listeners
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  • 50 18 I "Slimming" Ls definitely declining amongst i Englishwomen. The chang? seems to have rome from a realisation that the practice of slimming without doubt undermines health. It is assorted that the recent deaths of one or two i well-known Society girls have resulted from their lack of physique m illness.
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  • 704 18 THE OLDEST MAN IN THE BRITISH ISLES. "INFORMATIVE IRISHMAN." Has Seen 115 Years and Forgets Them All. Killegney Enniseorthy). By the fireside of an old-fashioned Irish cottage at the end of a Co. Wexford boreen. T found the oldest living man m tin Briton Isles, writer Mr. James X nny.
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  • 142 18 What is the best wireless joke you have e»W r-een m a newspaper— the unintentional kind. I mean? I Not long ago a so-called "national" daily printed an article on how to tune a set. If you saw it you must hav-^ laughed as much is I
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  • 118 18 t Ir. a message to the Daily Express Senatore Marconi writes: Eight years ago broadcasting was looked upon [merely as a means of entertainment. To-day 'it has established itself as one of the most powerful educational forces of our time, a large employer of labour, a friend and
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 287 18 /^f HB^^^^o^* ytti Doctor away by the occasional use 01 EVANS' PASTILLLS. yt The y protect your throat and give relief m cases oi colds, cough* and catarrh. at Ml* m Bnsiaad to forqauia <rf U»«rpool T.ico« Hovpttal. EVAMS' AMTUt'fIC T««O*T Past/lies announces the seven points? 1 OKK.IV Kr« -^li
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    • 896 18 INSURANCE. THE 4BL SOUTH |18L BRITISH xll^ 1 INSIRWCF COMPACT. lIMI FIRE. MARINE. TK Sff A XI) MOTOR CAB INSlRanxk ACCEPTED LOWEST CUREENT I: \i s L C MARGOIHHtIi M Office: 2. PlolajaoQ On PERSONAL ACCIDKNIS FATAL ACCIDENTS m HAVE you made prmt of your dependents overtake you IT only
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  • 955 19 Hestowed and Danger: of Removal. t the benefits bestowed upon th tttffi industry through the oper tho Dyestuffs Act and the danger withdrawal ONm made by Pro William P«p«, m the sixth annua Lecture m the Hall of th< C :r.pany. London last month nment was
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  • 236 19 Xo Trade Commissions Appointed by Australia. Canberra, Nov. 21. The Acting Minister for Markets and Transport (Mr F. M. Fordei stated to-day "With reference to the Press reports of the recent conference of business men. convened by the Chambers of Commerce and Manufacturer- m Brisbam. m order to
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  • 172 19 Rules for Admission to Chamber of Commerce. N.Mj'.iii!;. l)e«\ 10. An. Important ruiir;; relative to ihe admmdmi :i OMmnt man m* af tamtpjn or JotM Chi-j 1 neve-tan n tactartei and Brmi lo the member- 1 1 iiip of Chambers of Commerce k cjn f ained m an
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  • 98 19 New Sino-British Bank Formed at 8 Mukden. I Tientsin. Doc. 18. A numtvr of British bankers -»n* contemplat- r ing establishing a Sino-British Banking cor- 1 poration at Mukden, with a capital of $30,000. T 300. Representatives of ihis new enterprise are c understood to Ivive arrived at
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  • 1632 19 Main Problems Merchandisinj and Distributing. An t t Bated production of crude rubbe totalling 830.0'J0 tons against a probable con l> sumption of only 665.000 tons for 1930. wa the prediction of Harvey S. Firestone. Jr.. m hi t recent address before the Seventh Conferenc lOf Major
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  • 163 19 Special Chartering of Ships. Melbourne. Nov *»4 A large quantity of new Australian wheat crop has been sold for transport overseas Ud lo now chartering of ships has been arnumd to carry 22,300.000 bushels. Of this 18.600.000 bushels are for Eurooe India, and China, and 3.700.000 bushels have
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  • 59 19 London. Dec. 3. In the House of Commons it wa.^ confirmed that as a result of the boycott m India exports to that country m the third quarter of the year show a drop of 40 per cent. I Bombay. Dec. 3. The latest statistics of British exports
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  • 463 19 Singapore, Dec. 24th. The prices quoted are generally those curren at Clyde Terrace Market. At the other market tbare maj be small variations. MEAT. Beef steak Round* Kati 50 1 Beef stew or curry do 45 Pork, lean do 60 .Pork lean and fat (Ist quality. do
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  • 158 19 A proposal calling for drastic reforms m the Government railways has been drafted by Mr. Sun Fo. Minister of Railways, for submission to the forthcoming 4th Plenary Session of the C. E. C. Nctablc among the measures advocated ■>w tfaa abolition of various additional levies on [reigbt transportation
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  • 326 19 The following n blica I nt issued by the Sp^SS^JE r and are iV.lJabk „V, V .1 f/'* Dec ™>^ 22nd.. Tn,d, «^S2SL£ the Valu uf^ of Mbbei i D-u E 11( Exports m, -i R Nov *-'mber. 1930 .1 and F «<«.ixed by Ik. Department. rt d
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  • 290 19 A Hopeful Prediction from Akron. More than 200 officials of the B. P. Goodrich Company li-t ned to a talk by A. D. Moss, director of purchases, at the Akron City Club on November (J Mr. Mos-= predicted an early uptrend m the rubber bwtom and also
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  • 67 19 Favourable Reaction on Berlin Bourse. Berlin, Dec 3 The defeat of the motion to extend the'r>ve stuff Act. m the London House of Cnm™ had a favourable reaction on the £I2T? Where the Igfurben <Dyo,tuff Tru^ h allied industries rallied sharp* T h anticipates that thr
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    • 51 19 (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27 Old Jewry Er The Company ha, £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and Assurance Companies Act. ATTRACTIVE PLANS OF *«*V»^r» AGENTS WANTF.n Secretary Managing Director A^^ G. C. KNOX. HORACE W. RAPER A. ROBINSON, F. I.
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    • 85 19 yfi»« t fi > nwfi'mfMßfi!infEipjafi!fi!^^ j Be it Fire-Marine-Life or Motor Car j the unquestionable security of two hundred and t> j j years progressive trading is offered you. Incorporated m A. D. 1720 the Royal Exchange Assur- j i ance n »s attained an unassailable position. Claim.- are j
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  • HOLIDAY FOOTBALL FORM.
    • 248 20 Arsenal Take Full Points at Manchester. (Reuter** Sen ice. 1 London. Dec. 25. Results m to-days English and Scottish League matches were as follows: DIVISION I. A™*"** Win at Manch«t«r. Birmingham 6, Leeds 1 Blackburn 1, r^y 0 Blackpool 2. Sheffield Un. 1. *****0 3. Manchester Un. 1.
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    • 198 20 DIVISION I. Arsenal 3. Manchester C. 1. Aston Villa 3. Chelsea 3. Derby 1, Blackburn 1 Huddersfield 0. Newcastle 3. Leeds 3. Birmingham 1. Leicester 1. Sunderland 1 Liverpool 1. Grimnby 1 Manchester Un. 1. Bolton 1 Middlesbrough 2. Sheffield Wed. 0. Portsmouth 2. West Ham 0
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    • 101 20 To-day's League matches are as follow: DIVISION I. Arsenal vs. Blackpool Aston Villa vs. Manchester Un. Blackburn vs. Liverpool Chelsea vs. Grimsby Derby vs. Leicester Huddersfield vs. West Ham Manchester O. vs. Sunderland Middlesbrough vs. Bolton Newcastle vs. Sheffield Wed. Portsmouth rs. Leeds Sheffield Un. vs. Birmingham DIVISION
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  • 430 20 A FAVOURITES' DAY. Successful Opening of Winter Meeting. The first day of the Selangor Turf Club's amateur December meeting was favourites' day with a fair attendance, good going and One weather. First Polo Pony Handicap (About 5 furs.). DEIDRE (late Irish Fort) (Benson) 12.12 1 MAJU (Yuen)
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  • 147 20 I Bigger Grounds for Tests. London. Dec. 5. The M.C.C have appointed a committee to search for larger grounds for Test matches. After their visit this summer, the Australians suggested that the grounds now used were inadequate and caused a loss of revenue to the tourists. Whereas the
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  • 159 20 I Good Bowling by Vincent. London, Dec. 17. Johannesburg.— There was no cricket to-day In the M.C.C.'s match against the Transvaal owing to rain. The scores at the close of play yesterday were: M.C.C. 317 (Hendren 75. Chapman 87. Vimcent 6 for 54). Transvaal 56 for one.
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  • MALAYS AND CHINESE BEAT NAVY.
    • 519 20 One-Sided Game at Jalan Besar. Chines* A Malays 8; H.M.S. Kent t. There was never any doubt about the issue or yesterday's soccer match at Jalan Besar when a combined team of the Malays and Chinese met a team from H.M.S. Kent. The sailors, compared to
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    • 480 20 The Kent side meets the Malays at Jalan Besar this afternoon. The naval men have had the opportunity of getting into form during the visit to Bangkok, where several matches were played, and judging by the results the Kent side is a useful one. They
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  • 39 20 Another Thousand Break by Lindrum. London, Dee. 17. To-day's close of play scores m the International Billiards Tournament were: Newman (m play), 21,788; Davis, 21,419. McConachy (m play) 18,309; Lindrum, 19.892. Lindrum made a break of 1,627.
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  • 606 20 S.C.C. SCORE 19 POINTS. Players Handicapped by Bad Conditions. S.C.C. 19 pts: Navy 3pte. The S.C.C. team met a team recruited from the Naval vessels now m Singapore H.M.S. Hermes, Kent and Petersfield on the Padang yesterday afternoon and ran out winners by the handsome
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  • 62 20 Siamese Wins King's Cup. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. 1 Bangkok. Dec. 25. The King's Cup golf competition was played over the Royal Hua-Hin course to-day m ideal weather. The course was m splendid condition. There were ten entries. The Cup was won by a Siamese (99 less 20
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  • 264 20 Matches Against Maharaj Kumar's XI. The match m Colombo between the Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagram's XI (from which Hobbs and Sutcliffe were absentees) and the Ceylon Public Schools was drawn. Having a lead on the first innings of 98 the tourists declared their second innings closed for 103
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  • 50 20 The undertr.i ntium a horses wsre sold by aucticr. at the Kuak> Lumpur racecourse jj Dec. 19. Mikado to Mr. Hah Liew Yee for $1,000. Florrie's Pet to Mr. Llm Sent? Fook for $375. New Issue to Mr. E. Frederiksen for $100. Eternity to Miss A. M. Colbert for $250.
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