The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 January 1931

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,224 ESTABLISHED 1835a SINGAPORE, SiSe SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1931. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    307 1 According to latest reports Marshal Jofre's condition m unchanged.. He is still unconscious— Page it. That Europe is drifting towards the most perilous situation since the war. is the opinion of the Daily Herald based on utterances of the German Defence Minister and Signer Mussolini Page 11.
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1292 1 Quicquid aau-it homines nostri est farrago Libclli Juvenal. The Topic ist wishes all his readers a happy New Year. Times have latterly been difficult and he feels, with sorrow, that the humour of this column may at times have suffered severely from slump conditions. However he
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      225 1 WING LOONG. FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Sty i« Cut Finish Guaranteed 32, HIGH STREET. Iraffles hotel! Saturday. Jan. 3rd. I I Special Dinner Dance I SaT 8 J X MONIA LITTER'S CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA. ifitftfifl!rl-n-fitf-fi-,-.-i_._i_._.tf^ j A DELPHI HOTEL I TO-NIGHT I 1 Dinner Dance Cabaret I Roof Garden 1 I
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      188 1 Ipilot m super-wasp RADIO RECEIVERS f FOR BATTERY OR A. C, MAINS OPERATION. j CHEAPEST, BEST, AND MOST POPULAR J RANGE 14 TO 500 METRES-RESULTS GUARANTEED WRITE FOR BOOKLET. w r ®--___^_i _______h_m! E I 11 mm mm if ©a I ©j W il -^^^^^^^^^^^^--------------_-___B___a_sW W _g_^___________^^^^^^^^^^__i v^ ~r^M-^y?S§\ <§>
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      169 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Cinema guide Page 2. Mellins the food .hat feeds Page 4. Malayan Motors for Morris cars Page 4. C. A. Rib?iro for exchange tables Page 3. D.D.D. prescription for skin troubles Pag\ 8. Dite biocks and diaries at Kelly and Walsh p~fro 20. VISIT THE BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR,
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      12 1 WING LOONG. THE RECOGNISED HOUSE FOR EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS, 32, HIGH STREET.
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    RADIO SAIGON.
    58 2 To-day's Programme of Music. Th«? following concert will be broad.a. b\ the studio orchestra of Radio Suigon. under .ru direction of M. Andre Soyer to-day (Saturday!: Marche des Garde? franchise. Gustave W«ttft; Le chevalier dArmental. Mussager: Le Deluge Saint-Swens: A Toi .Valse> WaldteuM: Un journte a Capri. Sudessi:
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    TO-MORROW'S PROGRAMME.
    44 2 Caar t Q__l_it lilt 111. Lortzing. La P°tite tionr.ain.. Messager: Sr.xop'.icne solo by ok_rk*9 Roquv. 1 Francois, less bas-ole Boriuaf Tou.touis on Jamais (Valet W&ldteufsl; >"'r 1 movtmtiit of the tttmt symphony. Beethoven: La mane de la Reir. ager: G.ntilleUe. J. POT"*
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      95 2 'a* a gaS*® M^^PARAMOUNT j UF§^^ TAKES PLEASURE IN PRE- „.y ISEXTIXG AXOTHER WON 1 _J OERFUL PERFORMANCE I By RDTH CHATTRTEOM and>On m j «_l RUTH i n .m I NfHAITERpy SARAH O 1 More brilliant 1 fki More fascinating /te»____ l-J _F X^ Poignant drama /^vK A TRULY
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      408 2 ,r 'W,.ir.,-iHrMrW..^ VICTORIA LAST 2 PERFORMANCES— LAST 2 PERFORMANCES i MATINEE TO-DAY at 5.15 p.m. (Children and Parties Half Price to All Parts). §5 N TO-NIGHT! at 9.30 p.m. TO-NIGHT! jg g Farewell to the Talented Company that m its brief season has _3 R become the Talk of Singapore.
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      154 2 THE WEEK. Saturday. 3rd. High Water. 08 3e. 9 0 It.. 22.38. 8 3 ft. Rugby SCC. vs.. Johore at SCC. Wtlch Regt vs. Selangor at K. Lumpur. Football Kent \s SCC. Jalan Besar Westminster Glee Singers Theatre 9.30 p.m Sunday. 4th. High Water. 09 21. 9.4 ft.. 23 20.
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    STARS AND THEIR (GOLF) COURSES.
    765 3 REPLIES TO MR. SITWELL. Sir G. Dv Maurier Foretells A Street Scene. London, Dee. 3. The Repartee Expert.— '•li.j actor to-day is often more interested m golf or going out to parties than m his work. Many successful actresses become fashionable beauties and walk on
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    BIG DAM CONTRACT.
    260 3 £2,000,000 Job for English Firm. The Egyptian Council of Ministers have decided to award the contract for the continuation of the heightening of the big Assuan dam on the Nile to Messrs. Topham, Jones, and Railtcn. an English firm who were third on the list of original
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    Cuticura Healed Painful Weeping Eruptions on Child
    172 3 Cuticura Healed Painful Weeping Eruptions on Child My little boy had weeping, sore eruptions that used to scale over. They first started with little pimples that rapidly grew bigger and spread, covering the whole of the lower part of his face and ears. He could not sleep and cried nearly
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    OXFORD'S ZOO.
    282 3 Oxford, Dec. 2. While considerable mystery still enshrouds the preparations for the new Zoo at Whipsnade, rapid progress is being made with the plan for -quipping Oxford with zoological gardens and an aiboretum. "Although the Oxford Zoological and Horticultural Association was registered as a public company barely a
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      215 3 ELECTRICITY ,X ECONOMY AND SERVICE I MUNICIPAL ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT. 0 4__9 II 'PHYUOSAN' traoatotjaacKO au.o-aVa.Mi Ij It revitalizes and rejuvenates! 1 .•.■•■•^^■«)®®®®®®<^ STERLING INTO DOLLARS. (X *> and vice-versa from 2 3 to <**J5 H>^ 2 5 ascending by 1 KM. H** RUPEES INTO DOLLARS. I d» and vice-versa from
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      44 3 I MODERN SANITATION. I "TWY FORDS" x (The Pioneer Manufacturers) j STILL PRODUCE THE BEST. 1 1 Wash-Basins, Lavatories, Toilets Etc.! 4> 4* v Stocked By Sole Agents. f I United Engineers Limited, i «ft» (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements). A SINGAPORE. T SDFADFASDF
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      270 3 ■^HTVAnft Wr St and POCKET WATCHES I accurate and elegant. mm^n*\mvn9^9^Mo^lf--^. i _J f >, I ~> Q T^j_l_f___P^^^^^Ba-wt O'JU.UI* I *-Vww_«l** A,SOab,g>a et>of I the Movado V_i I" ll iCtO automatic winder m stock. I RENE ULLM ANN Agents: 1 I Capitol Building Singapore. 1 I Ask for Catalogues
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    WHERE MOTORING LAW FAILS.
    844 4  -  MRS. VICTOR BRUCE By THE HON. [Specially written for the Free Press.] SUFFICIENT attention is not being given m some ways to the question of motorists' eyesight m the new motoring laws which, by the tims these lines appear m print m my absence on a
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    BRUSSELS MOTOR SHOW.
    1339 4 Little New to be Seen. After Paris. London and Glasgow. Belgium opened its annual international show m the handsome Palais dv Cinquentenaire. it Brussels, last Saturday afternoon, the opening ceremony being performed by the popular Burgomaster. M. Adolphe Max. writes W. F. Bradley, Continental correspondent of The
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    ARE YOU TAKING LIBERTIES WITH NATURE ?
    157 4 ARE YOU TAKING LIBERTIES WITH NATURE Build up robust strength this way. We're all inclined to go on merrily, er.. life to the full, with never a care for th. m which we are continually sapping our 1 lity. But the time always comes «hCQ N rebels. Lassitude, a 'thoroughly
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      246 4 IF YOU Would Study Economy Look at The "MORRIS" is the most economical car for "XT IT? 1931, because it is a QUALITY production from 1 l"l _K. start to finish and quality, not initial cost, is the test of value. MADD -fi? Look at the Morris Cars from every
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      320 4 m\t\mtWonW§ the i seven points! 1 OKH.IV Frcs!i£i.j7?rN\\«._-< nntr Mi k. 2 MANUf w:m RE Iml r «lc:il rondil on* mt l»or>«'t Jiirr am' SomrrM*t*.'iirc U_irj metmri Ihe*(< \s a\ I, ali procc--proilio n pun Merita? ami complete food, :icli m (lie Natural \it mm*. untouch«<l l>\ haml I roii^lmiil.
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    THE DEPTHS OF THE DUNES.
    1432 5 THE DESERT CAR. From the Saharan Capital to Civilisation. Dawn was breaking when we were called, lr the hotel at Touggourt 140 miles south of Biskra to start on our journey across the Sahara to the MB coast. By the time we hart breakfasted, and
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    1,000 POLICE ON WHEELS.
    451 5 New "Speed Cops" and How They Will Work. Mr. Herbert Morrison, the Minister of Transport, talked about the new force of mobile police will come into being with the operation of the new Road Traffic Act. The greater part of the Act came into force m
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    LAND SPEED RECORD ATTEMPT.
    344 5 Australian's 300 M.P.H. Bid. When Wizard Smith, the Australian speedster, visits New Zealand ,m February next to attempt a new land weed record on NinetyMile Beach, he will iace under conditions entirely different from those which governed his first speed effort on this track early last
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      229 5 x§x§x <^^ BETTER THAN EVER The 1931 AUSTIN 7 SMANY NEW IMPROVEMENTS. LARGER BODY j COUPLED FOUR WHEEL BRAKES j IMPROVED GEAR CHANGE i OIL GAUGE NOW STANDARD I NEW SHAPE RADIATOR AIR CLEANER I LARGER PETROL TANK PNEUMATIC UPHOLSTERY I nmcv TOURER $1,250 ,lulkJ SALOON $1,395 I Borneo Motors
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      226 5 efvtKjXj,' V V £®®®C»VsKaViVSy_v_v__iv^r^^^N^^^^-. I REASONS FOR THE SUPERIORITY j -OF 'I j TRE /1-iTI-fa^i-^/ S|X 1 TOURER I $1,495 1 M fl O I If U. In addition to the greater economy neces- I I sarily given by a properly balanced 6-cylinder engine, the sweetness of running gives added
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    Football Honours Coming South ?
    1421 6  - Football Honours Coming South IVAN SHARPE Coming Back. By Remarkable Advance of Portsmouth: How Amalgamation Helped the South: 111 Effects of the Third Division: Everton and Burnley ONE oi the most pleasing features of the season m English League football has been the nd\ance of the South. The lead, of
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    SHOTS TO HANDLE WARILY.
    734 6  -  ARTHUR PEALL By HOW TO AVOID ENDING A PROMISING BREAK. I Special to the Free Press] •THERE are some billiard strokes about which to be wary. Where you see one average sort of player fail through be --g ultra-careful, you will see dozens make a mess
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    THE LAWS OF ENGLISH.
    123 6 Counsel "Was Never Taught Any, Anywhere." A little dialogue m the Chancery Division: Mr Justice Luxmoore: The court says that words must be given their grammatical meaning Counsel (Mr Tjeebee) Having regard to the a-**»ie* of grainroar from the English language. grammar is a very unstable
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    WHERE HANDEL PLAYED.
    340 6 I Fate Of Historic Church. Controversy has been aroused m the parish of Little Stanmore Middlesex* by proposals' for enlarging the church of St. Lawrence. Whitchurch formerly the private chapel of the Duke of Chandcs. at which Handel played! the organ and attracted fashionable audiences from London
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    "JOKE" CAUSES A PANIC.
    128 6 i False Alarm of Fire at a Stage Show. Six hundred people rushed from a hall at I Cinderford, Forest ot Dean, during a theatrical < performance m a panic caused, It is alleged. I by a practical joker. A cry of "fire" was raised while
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    SELF-MADE MAN'S RISE TO FAME.
    906 6 SIR ISAAC ISAACS. Pride m His Own Achievements. Sir Isaac Alfred Isaacs, Chief Justice < Australia, and now to be its first native-bor Governor-General, undoubtedly possesses tt most brilliant intellect m the Commonwealtl It would be foolish, however, to say that r is a widely
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    BEATRICE LILLIE LOSES LAWSUIT.
    123 6 £20,000 Claim Against Film Company. Los Angeles, Dec. l. Miss Beatrice Lillie (Lady Peel), the British revue actress, failed m the action she brought against Warner Brothers, the fllm firm, for alleged damage to her professional reputation. Miss Lillie claimed £20,000. According to her case, she
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    Cinema Chat and Comment.
    2314 6 Around the Local Cinemas: Men Without Women: The <o Optimists: Sailor's Holiday: The Dancers Coming: What the Stars are doing: Scrapping Pictures. [By Our Film Correspondent. I ||F present programmer are anything to go bj of the local cinemas are determined to keep up n the
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    HOW TO REMOVE THAT FAT.
    474 7 BEWARE OF BREAKFAST! A Simple Exercise for Stout People. Here Yl a simple exercise or should we j It sounds simple? recommended by Dr. D. I Lcchmer? Anderson. Medical Officer of Health for Doncaster. as an aid by which people who "consider themselves cursed with
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    A NEW IMPERIAL PROBLEM
    428 7 Civilisation and Consumption. Civilisation, when first introduced into a primitive human community, opens the way. by some subtle influence, to the ravages of tuberculosis, just as dees captivity m the case of wild animals. This is the conclusion reached m a report on tuberculisis m man
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    74 7 Mr. O. M. Mac Donald, formerly of tt Mail, has returned to China from Home Mac Donald had arranged to relieve Mr. H. lun perley as Manchester Guardian correspondent a Peking while the latter went on leave, but whil m London was appointed Times corresponden at Peking. Mr. D. Fraser,
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    VILLAGE DESTROYED BY GUNFIRE.
    604 7 SUPPRESSING PEASANTS. Preparations for War m Russia. Riga, (Latvia). Nov. 28. Peasant disturbances m the neighbourhood of Ostrov. Opochka. and Pskoff. m connection with the refusal of individual peasants to hand over corn and flax are again reported m the local Press. The village of Kojino
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    WOOLWICH CADET "RAGGERS."
    313 7 Academy CO. Holding An j Inquiry. Steps were taken at the Royal Military A jade— ly. Woolwich, to deal with a number of cadets who were responsible for rag" after the Rugby match between the Academy *t.g I Sandhurst at Richmond, m mail week. Sandhurst won the
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    47 7 It le lt Capt Stanley Woods, aged 47, a veterinary s surgeon, of Hove, who was found dead m a n train at Victoria Station, London, on Dec. 1. er spent some ye_rs m the service of the King of Slam and became an expert on elephants.
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      324 7 The Motorist who cares for her complexion WK needs a pure, non-greaf.y preparation to protect the _8 delicate texture of her skin __r^_____ "HAZEUNE jMp*^ (Trade Mark) (7 \_t __iP^lli s=a= ==s=-_ snow Id Mm i i if j _^____H_HH_{ has helped many women to V V )S I keep
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    DIET-AND ALTER YOUR NATIONALITY!
    596 8 BEAUTY JUGGLERS. When Olga Was Nelly. Olga is so lovely! Spun gold is the hair over her brow, as sunset over white water, and her blue eyes dance, mavourneen. with the magic of the Little People. And it's me that's tcLL-n' ye of the rebeauty of
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    "MOTHER" OF U.S. STRIKERS DIES.
    436 8 War— and Peace with the Rockefellers. "Mother" Mary Jones, one of the most picturesque figures that Ireland and America between them have ever produced, died during mail week-end at Silver Springs. Maryland, at the age of 100. Her death was peaceful. Her life was not.
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      309 8 _r^*% RjaT'OW I_^7a_!_*v _s» j__*r>«R i* eJSS (\W\Mt\ rS_.il \7/jm*<,J?r i" BM S" =r w> _fL__r__sf *v 1 I i/, 0> > _____fc/_li_/ ~n» r _X W i===-t__=___ir D.D.D. Prescription is an infallible remed) for Eczema, Psoriasis, Bad Lag; Salt Rheum, Prickly BiNt, Biag worm; Dhobiea Itch, or other skin
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      378 9 BUSINESS CARDS. MASSAGE lyl vsMIKF If I iss FUMIKO ZZ Dhoby Ghaut. "marble merchants. I SINGAPORE CASKET CO. s„v 1 3. Pet_u_ Road. off 1 avrnder Street Phone Ml*. MASSAGE HALL. Hftg HAKI AND MISS HAN A HO, Waterloo Street TELEPHONE 7467. DONT WEAR A TRUSS Cm B. Rupture Ap-
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      577 9 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE TENDERS. NOTICE is hereby given that tenders are now invited for the following materials or services, and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained m the Tender Room. Municipal Offices: Erection and Completion of a Store at Woodleigh. Closing date 4 p.m. Jan. Bth, 1931.
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      652 9 NOTICES. THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION LIMITED. GENERAL MANAGERSHIP. Notice Is hereby given that after December 31st. 1930 Mr. Herbert James Fougere ceases to be the General Manager of the above Corporation and has no further connection with this Corporation, his service having been determined by mutual consent. Mr. Leicester
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      497 9 xWTICES. ORDINANCE NO. 44 (BANKRUPTCY). IN. THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. In Bankruptcy. No. 584 of 1928 Re CHOP HUP KIAT of No. 50 Robinson Road, Singapore, Traders. Notice is hereby given that a First Dividend is intended to be declared m the above matter.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1931. QUOTA CURIOS.
    836 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1931. QUOTA CURIOS. Intimation that European and Chinese miners m the F.M.S. are to hold a meeting to consider the recent circular of the Warden of* Mines, shows that the matter is being' taken into serious consideration, but it will be very inadvisable if
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    DEATH.
    51 10 LOW.—Miss Lily Low. eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Low Khian Slew and sister of Dr. Low Piang Lin and Messrs. Low Yeun Lin, Kong Lin and Yong Lin, passed away at 5.15 p.m. on January 3. 1931. Cortege leaves 85 Cuppage Road to-day at 1.30 p.m. for Bukit
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    90 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.] London, Jan. 2, 5.35 p.m. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows: Spot £118 (up £2 9| 16). Forward £119 6|16 (up £2%). The market is strong. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify
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    MALAYA AND THE NEW YEAR'S HONOURS LIST.
    790 10 LOCAL AWARDS. 0.8. E. For Principal of Raffles Girls School. Malaya figures quite prominently In the New Year's Honours which were notified yesterday. His Highness the Yang-di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan (Tuanku Muhammad, X.C.M.0., X.C.V.0..) ibnl Almerhum Yam Tuan Antah, has been honoured
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    MAN DEAD, TWO OTHERS IN HOSPITAL.
    162 10 4 A.M. INCIDENT. Lodger Remanded on "Grievoug Hurt" Charge. Two members of an Eurasian family, Mr ;v n Decker and his eleven year old daughter, uid a servant girl employed by them, were admiu^ jto the General Hospital suffering with m re injuries, injuries
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    THE MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    78 10 Two New Members Appointed. According to a notification In last nights Government Gazette the following gentlemen have been appointed to be Municipal Commissioners for the year: Mr. E. A. Brown. Mr. J. A. Elias. Mr. Lee Chim Tuan, Mr. R. Tessensohn, Mr C H Da Silva, the
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    MALAYAN RECIPIENTS.
    617 10 There will be general satisfaction m Malaya at the recognition bestowed upon the long period of Colonial service rendered by Sir William Peel, for although he is at the present time Governor of the neighbouring Colony of Hong Kong the greater part of his career has been spent
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      76 10 _a r______H COLLAPSIBLE FURNITURE is being advertised. There is nothing very new m this. Many an amateur cabinetmaker has produced a collapsible chair, though i m all fairness it must be admitted that he didn't mean to. A "GAFLAC" POLICY never lets you down. GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION,
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      49 10 The presentation of a gold medal to Dare Devil "Cirillo," of Churchill and Tait's Show, did not take place yesterday, as there was no show owing to the rain. The medal will be presented to-day at 8.30 p.m. at the Social Hall of Tamil Methodist Episcopal Church, Short Street.
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      98 10 a_---------------------------------------WW— _____a_aa— a____— Knight Commander: Mr. Wilmott Lewis, the correspondent of The Times m Washington Commanders: Miss Major, head of Girton College, Cambridge; Miss Marttndale. vict -president of tne Medical Women's International Association; Prebendary Rudolf, founder ol the Church of England Waifs and Strays Sonet j Professor Sidney Russ, of
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    THE INDUSTRIES FAIR.
    90 11 i I Development of London and i liirmingham Shows. [aMtfckl Radio Official Service] Rurby. Jan. 2. B 11 t :wns of the British Industries Fair which opens at White City. London, and m Brail un 00 February 16th, will cover a .m. i and have more exhibitors
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    AIR MAILS TO AFRICA.
    78 11 Arrangements for Opening of the Service. (British Radio Official Service.] Rugby. ,Sr 2. B has now been arranged by Imperial Airways that the fleet of the Africa Air Mail shall leave London on February' 25th and Cairo on March sth They will reach Kisumu. on the
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    BIG MORRIS ORDER.
    67 11 Sixty Cars Bought Over International Phone. [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Jan. 2. The first public telephone call over the new direct circuit line from the Argentine to Great Britain was an order for over 60 Morris Commercial vehicles received from Buenos Aires. The order is valued
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    PANAMA REVOLT.
    48 11 Rebels Overthrow the f.nvprniripnt [Reuter's Service.] Washington, Jan. 2. The Minister of Panama has advised that the Government of Panama has been overthrown New York. Jan. 2. From Balboa it is reported that rebels attacked the Presidential palace In Panama City and took President Arosemena prisoner.
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    DUGGIE'S HUNTING TRIP.
    81 11 Taking Cameras and Guns to French In do-China. 1 Reuter s fciervice Los Angeles, Jan. 2. -D. assortment of cameras and guns Fairbanks, the cinema star, started I iancLsco where he will embark on 1 r Btltjcnland for a hunting trip m Ind -China, accompanied by his
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    CIVIL AVIATION.
    86 11 Sir Sol ton Brancker's Probable Successor. R-B PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.] London, Jan. 1. spected that Lieut-Colonel Francis 0.8.E.. will succeeded the late B.ancker as Director of Civil Avia- ">' Air Ministry. Shelmerdine te well qualified for beferi he went out to India In Dtrectoc of Civil Aviation m
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      160 11 DAILY HERALD'S WARNING Ominous Words m Germany and Italy. Reuter's Service London, Jan. 2. Th. t 1 lifting swiftly _o the not tattoo suit- (Ik war is the opinion I rnment organ, the Daily Herald, rial based on utterances yesterday rman Minister of Defence, Herr I md Btgnor Mussolini.
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    COALFIELD.
    293 11 HOPE OF SETTLEMENT. 150,000 Colliery Workers j Involved. (FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.) London, Jan. 1. A pacinc feeling exists m the South Wales coal area and it is hoped that a settlement of the present dispute will be effected by Saturday. j [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Jan. 1.
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    RUHR COAL STRIKE.
    27 11 Miners Come Out At 20 Pits. [Reuter's Service.] Essen. Jan. 2. Miners m 20 mines m the Ruhr have struck aeainst wage reduction. I
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    GAS FILLED KITCHEN.
    80 11 Alsagoff Cousins Worried by i Financial Straits. IReu'.ers Far Eastern Service.! London. Jan. 2. Zainul Abdin Alsagoff. 33. an export mer- chant and his cousin Mohamed Alsagoff. 42. from Singapore, were found dead In a gas filled kitchen In a house m Golders Green, of which the
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    SIR SEFTON BRANCKER.
    113 11 Estate for Woman Aviator. Reuter's Service. London, Dec. 31. Sir Sefton Brancker (who perished m the RlOl disaster) bequeathed the whole of his estate of £5.944 net personalty to Miss Auriol Lee. an actress and producer. Sir Sefton Brancker's will is d^ted Aug. 22 1927. It ll
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    AIR FORCE PROMOTIONS.
    32 11 [Reuter's Service.] London, Dec. 31. Promotions m the Royal Air Force include Air Vice-Marshal Sir Brooke Popham to Air Marshal and Air Commodore Felton Vesey Holt to Air Vice-Marshal.
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    SIAMESE FLYERS.
    36 11 Safe Arrival at Hanoi. [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT.] Bangkok, Jan. 1. The Siamese flyers from Don Muang, alighted at Nakonpanom to refuel. They arrived at Hanoi, all well, before five o'clock In the afternoon.
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    POLICE BALL.
    157 11 The British Inspectors of the Straits Settlements Police (Singapore) hold a very successful fancy dress ball at the Adelphl Hotel last night. There was a large company present and among the guests were: Mr. O. E. Clayton, Mr. P. E. McElwaine, Mr. and Mrs. Onraet, Mr. and Mrs.
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    THE HINDU-MOSLIM PROBLEM.
    615 11 THE HINDU-MOSLIM PROBLEM. INDIA CONH___!NCE. Hindu Leader's Conciliatory S— >|ieecn. r ßritish Radio— Official Service] B-g-y. Jan. 2. There was a development which may possibly prove of considerable importance at a meeting of the Minorities Sub-Committee of the Round Table Conference held late last night. The main difficulty m the
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    BURMA REBELS CAPTURED
    278 11 Heavy .Casualties m Battle with Troops. [Reuler's Bervlco.] Rangoon, Dec. 31. There was a battle m the open m the Pashegyaw District, where rebels twice attempted to attack a camp of the Burma Rifles and Kachin Rifles. The military replied with Lewis guns, inflicting heavy casualties on
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    AMY JOHNSON FLYING TO CHINA.
    330 11 A DANGEROUS VENTURE. Hazards of the Russian Route. [Reuter's Service.] London, Jan. 1. Miss Amy Johnson left Stag Lane Aerodrome at 10.40 a_m. on a flight to Peking via Berlin Warsaw. Moscow and Omsk. She was held up by fog. In an Interview with Reuter
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    MARSHAL JOFFRE.
    244 11 False Report of Death. [Reuter's Service.] London. Jan. i. A bulletin issued at one o'clock states that Marshal Joffre at 12.35 was resting quietly. Paris. Jan. 1. A mistaken report cf the Marshal's death was circulated widely. Flags were flown at hall-mast and other signs of mourning appeared.
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    WESTMINSTER SINGERS.
    254 11 Charming Singing at the Theatre. There is no musical charm to rival that of sweetly blended voices and there is no song which can fail to please when the singer captures the true meanings of its melody and words and impresses it upon his audience. Whit sweeter .melodies
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      18 11 pnacher m St. Andrew's Cathedral at uong on Sunday, will be the Right Rev. Srott. Bishop m Shantung.
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      70 11 Mr. Samuel G. Lee. M.A., will deliver a public lecture on "The benefits of compulsory! free education m England" under the auspices of the Singapore Sinhalese Association at the' Social Hall of the Tamil Methodist Episcopal Church. Short Street, to-day, at 8.45 p.m. Mr. 1 Lee is a well-known lecturer
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      83 11 j A new Chaplain for the Mission to Saal men work m Singapore is expected to arrive about the middle of February. Meanwhile, i arrangements are being made to revive the services for seamen which used to be held at I'the Sailors* Institute, Anson Road, every Sun- evening. The first
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      197 11 _--tFJaW_H _afi____. Mr A^i^'J^JM XwnWm W _r _-___c r— ~i_H I W Mmn-^n.-i u__ Btf^*-— —^^eW -_-_//irl _H 4__l H P^^ wV ___»T~ V ________^________T fi ___B-K \\m¥ *^T fl_v^ \\\\\t' *\ir __r >4 ______r ■too FOR WHITE A2MD COLOURED LINGERIE For Lovely lingerie m white and colours it pays
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    BRITISH EMPIRE'S WORK IN THE WORLD.
    1982 12 G.O.CS RETROSPECT. The Transformation of an Ashanti King. Members of the Rotary Club of Singapore who met at Raffles Hotel yesterday listened to an interesting address by His Excellency Major General H L. Pritchard. GO.C, who spoke of the work done by his contemporaries
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    CANADIAN GRAIN.
    150 12 Development of Eastern Markets. I Reuter's Service, j Rcgina, Saskatchewan. Dec. 31. Mr. Bennett (the Prime Minister) m his first public spceeh since his return from London, dealing with the grain marketing problem, forecast the creation of a financial corporation with Government backing, to assist distressed farmers, particularly
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    MR. PARKER GILBERT.
    31 12 Reparations Expert Joins Morgan's. .Reuter's Service.] New Ycrk, Dec. 31. Mr. Parker Gilbert, ex-Agent-Gsneral Tor Reparations, becomes a partner m the J. P. Morgan company on Jan. 2.
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    THE KING'S NEW YEAR MESSAGE.
    98 12 "MU§t STAND UNITED/ Thfe'Sure Road to Empire Peace ■and Prosperity. I Reuter's Sarvice.] London, Jan. I. The King, replying to the Lord Mayor of London's New Year's greetings, says while he is hopeful of satisfactory results from the recent important conferences, the most sanguine minds
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    SIR H. McGOWAN.
    166 12 From Office Boy to Head of £95,000,000 Combine. [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Jan. 1. Sir Harry McGowan. who was yesterday elected Chairman and Managing Director of Imperial Chemical Industries Limited, m succession to the late Lord Melchett, began life as an office boy m one of
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    INTERNATIONAL CHESS.
    90 12 Capablanca Beaten m Hastings Congress* r ßeuter's Service.] London. Jan. 1. The third round of the International Chess Congress at Hastings was notable for the defea. of the famous ex-world champion. Capiblanca. by the Indian player. Sultan -than champion of Great Britain) m 65 moves, m .h: cour;e
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    BIG TREASURY DEFICIT.
    60 12 A Gloomy Outlook for the Budget. [Reuter's Service.! London. Jan. 1. Treasury returns covering nine months ending Dec. 31st shew a deficit of £180.000.000 compared with £169.000.000 for the same period a year ago. Mr. Snowden anticipated a net surplus for the full year (to Mar. 31st
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    BERLIN DISORDERS.
    56 12 Fatalities m Faction Fighting. (Reuter's Service.} Berlin. Jan. 1. The New Year opened with political faction fighting. Two Republican Reichbannerites were killed m a clash with Nazis m North Berlin while the police were busy coping with revellers. Most serious fighting occurred between Communists and Nazis at Stuttgart,
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    EGYPTIAN COTTON.
    44 12 Possible Prohibition of Futures. [Reuter's Service. 1 Cairo. Jan. 1. According to the newspaper Elahram. the Finance Ministry is considering the introduction of a law prohibiting cotton futures. It is thought the formation of an agricultural bank should make the practice unnecessary.
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    THE LONDON NAVAL TREATY.
    77 12 Enforcement Proclaimed m America. [Reuter's Service.] Washington, Jan. 1. Mr. Hoover has formally proclaimed _he enforcement of the London Naval Treaty. IRISH FREE STATE RATIFICATION. I British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Dec. 31. Ratification m respect of the Irish Free State of the London Naval Treaty
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    ARGENTINE GOLD RESERVE.
    34 12 ITo Be Used m Exchange Operations Abroad. [Reuter's Service.] Buenos Aires, Jan. 1. A decree has been issued authorising the Gold Office gold reserve to be employed m exchange operations abroad.
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    PREMIER'S APPEAL TO HINDUS & MUSLIMS.
    1311 12 PREMIER'S APPEAL TO HINDUS MUSLIMS. I'lUXa MINORITIES QUESTION. Recommendation for Increased Franchise. [Reuter's Service.] London. Jan. 2. Fervent appeals to settle Hindu-Moslem differences, which are apparently the chief obstacle to the progress of the Round Table Conference, were made at a meeting of the Minorities SubCommittee late to-night. Mr. Mac
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    AN OMINOUS NEW YEAR IN INDIA.
    224 12 BOMBAY SKIRMISHES. Troops Called Out to Deal with Demonstrators. Router's Service. J ikomoay, Jan. 1. The New Year dawned ominously m India. The Congress war council, m defiance of a police ban. organised a number cf meetings all over the city at midnight to
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    327 12 i That Exchange Table. To the Editor. j Sir.— l have read with interest the method, of converting Dollars to Sterling and vice versa. and m my opinion I have always worked on the following rules and found same easy. To convert Dollars to Sterling at
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      ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL.
      68 12 2ND SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS 7 a.m. Holy Communion. 7.30 a.m. Matins. 8 am. Holy Communion < Choral i. 10 a.m. Children's Eucharist. 5.30 p.m. Evensong (Choral) and Sermon. Preacher: The Lord Bishop of Shanumi: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8 a n Holy Communion. Tuesday. Thursday, and
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      GARRISON CHURCHES.
      33 12 Tanglin Garrison Church. 7 a.m. Holy Communion. 8.45 Parade Service. 5 p.m. Sunday School. 7 p.m. Evensong and Sermon Pulau Brani Garrison Church. 10.30 a.m. Parade Service. 11.15 a.m. Holy Communion
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      PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. (Orchard Road).
      72 12 Rev. Stephen Band B.A. 8 a.m. Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. Subject: 'The Lamp and the Star 9 a.m. Sunday School. 10 a.m. Parade Service at Tanglin 11.30 a.m. Parade Service at Blakang Man 5.30 p.m. Sacrament of the Lord's Supper Subject. "A New Year Resolution."
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      PRINSEP STREET CHURCH.
      388 12 8 am Young Mens Bible Class. 9 a.m. < Malay) Communion service. 7.30 pm Fellowship Meeting. 8 p.m. (English) Rev W. Murray. New Year Dedication Service. Th- Sunday School meets m Tekkha Chun h at 8 a.m. "BETHESDA" Bras Rasah Road. 9 am. Breaking of Bread. 4
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    NICARAGUAN FIGHTING.
    32 12 U.S. Marines Killed by Bandits. IReu'er's Service. I Washington. Jan. 1. Eight United States marines were killed m .1 fierce encounter with bandits m the mountain ous regions of Nicaragua.
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      TENNIS "HOPES."
      789 13 Free Coaching for Future Champions. 1 The repeated failures of Britain to win back the Davis Cup or to supply the winner at Wimbledon makes me wonder whether the powers are tackling these problems In the proper manner, or. indeed, tackling them at all, writes H. R. McDonald
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      GRAND NATIONAL.
      478 13 Stringent Conditions Before A Horse Can Run. It is announced that the conditions of entry of a horse m next year's Grand National, to be run at Liverpool on ."riday. March 27 havbeen considerably tightened. These alterations are intended to eliminate as far as possible the running of
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      PING-PONG CHAMPIONSHIP.
      266 13 The results of Sunday games were as followsS. C. Wong beat Chen Hua Yeow 3—o- Lam Kok Soh beat Ang Eng Kaw 3—o; Kung Jit Seng beat Lim Chong Kuo wo.; Lo Kum Hong beat Chua Choon Leong wo.; K. Terai beat S. Q. Lee 3—o; Lum Weng
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    169 13 English Tourists m India. Calcutta, Dee. 22. In a series of tennis matches here to-day the English tourists mot with considerable success. The following are the results: Horn beat Kirk, 6—o, 6—3; Austin beat Dey, 6 o, 6 2; OlliiT beat Gregory, B—6,8 6, B—6;8 6; Andrews beat
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    FRENCH RUGBY TRIAL.
    147 13 Three Players from "Rebel" Clubs Chosen. Toulouse. Paced with a difficult task after tne recent trouble with twelve rebellious clubs, the French selectors assembled to choose the teams for the first international trial, and did not conclude their deliberations until the early hours of morning. In view
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    DAVIS CUP.
    54 13 Entrants m European Zone. Berlin. Dm. 19. The German Tennis Association has decidei to participate m next year's Davis Cup tournament. Hungary having on Thursday intimated a like intention, the number of contestants m the European zone now amounts io nin?: Germany, Hungary, England, South Africa, Czechoslovakia, Austria,
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      298 13 skw _a aa mm _Pnj_>v LIVcK \*\w 1 w v \W I o I Three pemn -f», wkAt m Van- Of all the organs of the body, the house physician at the Mver has tl,e nioet important bearing ndliafd me to use Kruschen ip T >' our Bm VS! i
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      24 13 A full-sized motor-cycle made of chry- santhemums was among the wreaths at the funeral at Dorking of Percy Collins, of the Surrey Motor-cycle Club.
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      287 13 Everything M^jL that baby needs i^_________________l^: -^.-ii^' <C "S; _H ■mA k •:#viS___ :>: >-*aV*w^J23Br^**^ 1 All the nourishment that 1 mixed as directed. Babies baby needs for building firm from birth onwards thrive flesh, sturdy limbs and active splendidly on Mellin's Food, brain and nerves is con- j because
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      851 14 «-a__i Blue Funnel line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON 0 N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre). Route subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT Due. Sails ELPENOR For Amsterdam, London
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      487 14 Txi >l,l > i ~^~'~'~--~--~-----~-~-~------~---------------^--a~----a Ellerman A Bucknall Steamship Co., LiaL (Incorporated m England). "01ER1AN" UNE. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. BM. CITY OF WELLINGTON Jai 9 HOMEWARDS. as. CITY OF CORINTH
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      474 14 _P. O. British India aad Apar Lines. (Incorporated In England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN. Due Due Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnage. Singapore. 1831. KALYAN 9.100 Apr. 4
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      790 15 0. S. JS. Line. New York:— (lrom Kobe) i ipresi Freight Service.) Klnai Maru peb g k U* Var.couver:-(from Kobe) t African Maru Jan 17 u>n; ••..-dam. Hamburg (Bremen) *n>i i Altai Maru j an 12 13 Ourb..: Pt«l Elizabeth. Cape Town. Rio dc H ii Montevideo and Buenos Aire
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      507 15 7^^ OF FAMOUS »^t <**$% PRESIDENT LINERS. Wff lO MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AND BOS x OS, FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG via COLOMBO, SLEZ PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES A...V U--NOA. Arrive Leave Leave Arrive Singapore. Singapore. Pen ang. N ew York. Pres. Adams Jan. 5 Jan. 8 Jan. 10 Feb 17
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      897 15 K. P. M. HWHNKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU. [ROYAL PACKET NAVIOATION COMPANY OF BATAVIA.) (Incorporated In Holland.) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN OOVERNME-TT Telephone No. 5451, with sub-connections to:— Passage, Freights, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representatives m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penang) of the TRAVELLERS OFFICIAL INFORMATION BUREAU.
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    THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    132 16 Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1). Namsang (shifts to 37 Odn.) 22; Lahore 20. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3). Yasukuni Maru 18: Klang 16: Darvel 15: Kinta. Derfflinger 13: Pilsna 11: Kuala 8: Patroclus 7. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate
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    MERCHANT MARINE.
    307 16 I The Position of France. Paris, Dec. 25. At Camaret (near Brest), inaugurating a training-ship named Charles Danielou. the new Minister of the Mercantile Marine, as godfather of the vessel, made a speech. He said m particular: "To-day an immense effort for the construction of our merchant marine
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    THE OLD OLDENBURG.
    370 16 A Forgotten N.D.L. Liner to be Scrapped. The news that Italian scrappers have bought what remains of the Turkish steamer Akdeniz will call to mind the old Norddeutscher Lloyd liner Oldenburg, which is completely forgotten these days; many people will have been under the impression that she
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    ADRIFT IN OCEAN.
    122 16 Plight of a Phosphate Steamer. Auckland' Short of provisions and with sickness aboard, .the steamer Barrdale drifted for 78 days round Ocean Island, having a load of phosphates. The crew asserted that they had been just about starved to death. I It was stated that the Barrdale
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      532 16 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated m Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,315 tons) and tbs motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The B.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia Cabins de
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      145 16 s.s. TUNGSHA. Consignees of cargo per the above steamer from China (arrived Dec. 28, 1930) are hereby notified that a General Survey of all cargo landed in a damaged condition will be held at Oodown No. 22 on Wednesday January 7th, 1931 at 9 a.m. No further Survey will be
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      479 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. Inc. (Incorporated In U.8.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. NEW YORK SERVICE. Regular Freight Service to Boston, New York. Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Suez). Doe Sails One New T. M.S. SILVERASH Jan. 9 Jan. 15 Feb. 21 M.S. SILVER WILLOW Jan. 25 Jan. 31 Mar. 6 For rates and other
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      354 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungel Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 0 am Kota Tinggi, Sercmban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Slam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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      116 16 HICCC An?DII?£? Iff A DITTML'C Under contract with the French Government. MAIL STEAMERS. To Marseilles via Colombo, Djibouti and Port Said. SPHINX 11.600 tons Jan. 15 GENERAL METZINGER 9.400 tons Jan. 2S To Marseilles via Madras, Pondic berry, Colombo, Djibjuti and Port Said. AMBOISE 8,500 tons Jan. i To Saigon.
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    Port and Shipping News.
    124 17 ehoonrr Shenandaoh 111. tinad by Mr. Fahnestock. ***** i' ning for some _ime. left on I steamer Chantilly is due here Tuesday Jan. 6th at 6 a.m. nil tin' jame day at 5 p.m. trane a:ui Haiphong. She will SUB wharves. Man, .raining ship of the
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    62 17 I Dutch 536. from B Deli 2. _br I ill tram Copenhagen 2. for Dutch 3437. fvom B Deli 2. I 1151 from Hamburg I from Yokohama 2. for I 7657, from Sourabaya 2. for .ir.B9. Eron Hong Kong M B 1710, from Bombay 3. 721 rOB. Palembang
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    CLEARANCES.
    12 17 Mak;.- --er. Soedu iDut; I M ran i Brit Andrea (Jfrr).
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    THE NEW CUNARDER.
    139 17 Widening Of The Clyde. Cly have been informed by 00. that they had received t the rtat Cunard liner was to b? CVyri-.^ide yard. The proposed date _i May or June. 1932. and the i i to proceed down the river middle of September. 1933. tedded to
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    LINER CAPTAIN RETIRES.
    73 17 n K->bert G Smith, commander of the Il retiring after thirty-three b tIM White Star Line, eighteen ir command, without a single miskde sea record. Bmith Inmed the White Star Line ll7t m fourth officer of the Tauric. OOJ given command of the thai time was employed
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    SANYO MARU AND HOKUROKU MARU.
    40 17 SANYO MARU AND HOKUROKU MAR U. ur similar 8.400 ton motor the Mitsubishi Dockyard has Osaka Shosen Kaisha arc end Hokmoku Maru. Th-v Wttb a beam cf 60 ft. 6 ins. '< In each vessel twinlet Mitsubishi-Sulzer machnuiy ptnf 6.400 b.h.p.
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    FOYLEBANK.
    48 17 In |fl s Foylebank __M n deadI 9000 tons, the length b?ing 37 ft. and the draught 26 t. !:< i W. compresoorlesS twin-screw -tailed, each engine developing Having eight cylinders 590 mm. stroke of 1.200 mm. The ■SI built by Harland and peed of between 13 and
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    GRANVILLE.
    63 17 -'lit is lor A. F. Klavene^s and Co. built by the Odense Steel Shipyard. m tons and is 425 ft. long WOO H R. 3 ins. and a depth of 38 ft. o "-mpressorless six-cylinder engines Her and Wain are fitted, each Urn ihp. at I4or.pm. They Hon 830
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    MOTOR SHIP OR MOTORSHIP ?
    472 17 MOTOR SHIP OR MOTORSHIP On the occasion of eh? launch of the Georges Philipp\r M. Louis Rollin. the Milister of the Mercantile Mirine m France, referred to th? new liners as Nautonapthes. We should find it a little difficult _o translate this word into English, but the meaning is clear.
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    PORTSMOUTH COMMAND.
    252 17 The date of the appointment ?f Admiral Sir Arthur Waistell as Command ir« ft- Chief at Portsmouth, m succession to Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes. is May 8. :931. On M__J 8 Sir Roger Keyes will complete one year as Admiral of the Fleet, and will
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    WHITE STAR GEORGIC.
    209 17 The White Star Line announce that their second motor- vessel now m course of construction at Messrs. Harland and Wolff's Queen's Island (Belfast i yard is to be named Georgic. The Georgic is a sister ship to the Britannic, the White Star Line's first and successful experiment
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    THE POLYPHEMUS.
    114 17 New Blue Funnel Vessel m Service. The last oi* the four ships of the Myrmidon class, the Polyphemus, is now m the service of Messrs. Alfred Holt and Co. The length is 426 ft. 6 ins., the beam 56 ft., and the depth 39 ft., the deadweight capacity
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    "THE WORST VOYAGE EVER."
    432 17 Seas a Hundred Feet High. Scarcely a day passes at this time of the year hut some liner's captain reports the "worst voyage he has ever known." Often, howver. the speaker hac his longue m his che°k. Th? pale pxssengers .otter ashore with half-boastful murmurs of
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    LINER CHIEF DEAD.
    30 17 Captain G. K. Gandy, aged seventy-ons, former commodore of the Union-Castle Line, has died at Rodney. Brockenhurst. During the war he commanded the transport of 100,000 troops.
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    WORLD'S LARGEST DOCK.
    526 17 To be Constructed at Southampton. I Southampton, Nor. 28. Southampton is to possess the largest graving dock m the world, which will ultimately replace the existing floating deck at the port. It will be: 1,200 feet long. 135 feet wide. 45 feet deep. In order to meet
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    CHRISTMAS AND BROADCASTING.
    389 18 CHURCH MUSIC. Good Programmes from Saigon. A COMPARISON. (.By Our Wireless Correspondent.) ONCE again the subject of the advantages of a straight detector and IF. short-wave iectiver crops up. this time with the arguments strcngly m favour cf the screened grid stage before the detector. And why?
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    'ART. SILK' YARN IS CHEAPER.
    410 18 Big Difference to the Retailer, but None to Madame. Madame, m your evening frock which rustles silkily as your dance I Mademoiselle, twinkling along the street r m your dainty stockings Here is news for you. News which will set s you thinking, at first,
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    SHALFLEET CHURCH.
    168 18 Isle of Wight Landmark m Danger. Th? historic and picturesque Shalfleet Church, kncwn SS thousands of visitors to the Isle of Wight is m danger from subsidence and the ravages of the death-watch beetle. The consulting architect of the Diocese of Portsmouth. Sir Charles Nicholson, who, on the
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    NEW YEAR
    435 18 the plate of the detector valve and earth and it has worked well, but he finds that tuning can b? sharpened up and adjusted without going into oscillation if a small variable condenser is connected up between the grid and caith really a small condenser m parallel with
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    DETECTIVE A YEAR IN DISGUISE.
    227 18 Dressed As A Woman To Track Murderers. For six years the Melbourne police sough Richard Buckley, who was wanted for th< murder of Thomas Berriman. a bank manager Hope had been almost abandoned when i series of anonymous letters received by tin police caused the
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    JAVA UP TO SCRATCH.
    221 18 Discussing short -wave reception m the Christmas number of Modern Wireless, W.L.S. says: Another very strange feature of 1930 is this: That while American short-wave broadcasting has been uniformly bad as also have the amateurs». other countries, such as Java, have been almost up to scratch
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    THAT THRESHOLD HOWL
    65 18 I They say it's called Threshold Ho*t because It drive you to the Threshold of Insanity It certainly can be annoying! But here are some cures to try:— Variable filament rheostat for the detector. Different values for the grid leak and for the grid condenser. A .0005
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    BELGIAN WIRELESS ORCHESTRA.
    53 18 Brussels. The Belgian National Broadcasting Institute will soon have its own orchestra, the oest m the kingdom. Eugene Ysaye, the Queen's chapel master, will be In charge of the orchestra, while the baton will be wielded by Captain Arthur Prevost, of the Guides* Band, which last year
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    UNIVERSAL WEEK OF PRAYER.
    124 18 The Churches unite m a Central Meeting on Wednesday. January 7th. at 6.33 p.m. m the V.M.C.A. at which the Chairman will be m H. R. Cheeseman. Meetings, to which all Christians are invited, will also be held as follows: Sunday. Jan. 4th. 8 p.m. m
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    259 18 On Jan. 5 the F.M.S. Government will lose the services of one of their oldest servants m Mr. C. Spykerman. Sub- Treasurer, Lower Perak. Teluk Anson, who will be retiring after having served Government for 35 years. M.M. Mr. Wenlin Tschen. the first Chinese airman, who flew from Croydon to
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    INDRAGIRI REPORT.
    286 19 Soeaffe Parit \o_iotiations. CtflfS' report ,o harRuMM r to be presented at -I BW-tt Mi Co. on Jan. for the var amounts to _m provision for Nelherne tax and compares the prerfcM- year. To .his the balance of $64,543.14 .vxount. making a mmend Transfer to HeCam Foiward 559
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    DECREASED RUBBER COSTS.
    151 19 Sterling Company Reports. PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT 1 London. Jan. 1. meeting of Krubong (Ma I wa. and that it was hoped tha £3.860 would be sufficien' mpany over. The cost of pro i estimated at less than hal Tii directors have decided V I their usual fees.
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    REDUCTION OF TAPPING.
    83 19 ounjeei Salak and Consolidate Malay. 'RE6S SERVICE -COPYRIGHT. 1 London. Jan. 2. -at their meeting to-day decided tog by 400.000 lbs. Consolidated to reduce by 350.000 lbs. > port to June 30. 1930. shows 4.489 for $236,222 and with sales royalties^ tainlnj revenue is $260,129. "sbllshment of
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    PENAWAT (MALAYA)
    334 19 REPORT. No Dividend Proposal. Th* foil wing is the report of the Directors to be submitted at the fourth annual general meeting of the Company to be held at Chartered Bank Chambers. Penang. en January 10th The Mine Working Account shows a proiit lor the year cf $272,749.75
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    TRADE OPTIMISM.
    326 19 £250,000 Orders Placed: £1,000,000 Expansion. One of Great Britain's largest distributing houses— Lewis's Ltd.. sees that the tide of trade pe.-s imi c m is en the ebb and. confidevt of the coming flood of prosperity, has started building ventures costing more than £1.000.000. In a rousing statement
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    SEKONG RUBBER.
    213 19 The report of the Sekong Rubber Company for the 13 months ended August 31 states that i crop cf 142.1741 b. was harvested to July 19 when tapping ceased. Of thus quantity. 135 8771 b. were sold at an average gross price ol d 98d. per lb., and
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    To-Day's Price Changes.
    450 19 To-Day' s Price Changes. I ___^M____---"-^**»-e---"0--«e-W_H^___«B_______---------------------^^--^^^^^^^^^^^™ EXCHANGE RATES. I II I PRODUCE. January 2. Tin 100 Tons $59.00 Gambier gi*. Pepper White 39 Pepper Black 22 Flake Tapioca 4^ Ptarl Sago Small 5.60 Copra Sundried 5.25 Rice. Anam No. 2 250 Rice Lian- Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle iNewi 6.30
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    909 19 FRIDAY. JAN. 2ND. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Buyers Seders. Asam Kumbaue (f) 21s 23s Ayer Hiums Tin (ss" 11s 6d 12s 6d Bangrin Tin <£• 12s 6d 13s Batang Padang ($ll 10 II Batu Caves <$1> 47 52 3ukit Arang Ifl) 35 40 Burtnah Malay (£> 10s 12i nom.
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    MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS.
    62 19 Ocean Shipments of Rubber, during the month of December, 1930. Prelimina-y Relun. Sheet and Crepe C'trated Latex Latex Revertex Total Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons 3i gaporc 26.633 Nil 125 65 26 823 Penang 10.125 Nil 6 Nil io]l3l Malacca 1.070 Nil Nil Nil 1.070 Port Swettenham
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    MALAYA TIN STATISTICS.
    97 19 Foreign exports of Tin. being final shipments on ccean-steamers at all Malayan Ports during the month of December. 1930: Destination. Tons. United Kingdom 395 Jnited States of America 4.921 Continent of Europe 1.240 British Possessions 343 Japan 85 Other Foreign Countries 84 TOTAL 7.068 Ncte: This Return
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    LYALL & EVATT'S DAILY
    214 19 LYALL EVATT'S DAILY I REPORT. Singapore. Jan. 2. Business on the first workmn day of ihr Year is always difficult and to-day is no exception to this order of _hi;ig.s. Rubber remains about unchanged, as it _M done now for several days. The shipment figures for the month of December
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    THE TIN SCHEME.
    213 19 Controversy m Selangor and Perak. (From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh. Jan. 2. It is understood that the leading European and Chinese miners are calling a big public meeting to discuss the tin quota, when the matter will be fully explained io all. Later. The tin quota scheme
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    LEWIS & PEAT'S REPORT.
    226 19 LEWIS PEAT'S REPORT. Singapore. Jan. 2. Since our last report of Decern bt r. 19th. 1930. the market has gradually sagged away. l ittle interest has boon shown by consuming 1 markets which is to be expected at the end of the year. The Christmas holidays caused acer- tain accumulation
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    GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
    116 19 Singapore. Jan. 2. Sine- the date cf our las. Ripou (18th ulto.> the m :ket has been quLt and unin* r ■•-•ing. with th u^ual >::J of the year feeling. Due 10 tlii., fact the inclination has been for prices to sag. and at time of writing they
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    54 19 Nawng Pet Hours 1,357. Yards 05.000 Pikuls 468. Evatt and Co.. Kuala Lumpur, Secretaries: Katu Tin 663. Yards 131.000. pikuls 817. t<enong 632, Yards 230.300. pikuls 769. -Vti-.te.id and Co.. Penang. Agents: Takuapa Valley, 964 hours. 310.U30 V ids m 1.512 pkls. Ratrut Basin. 980 hours.
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    EXCHANGES.
    100 19 [British Radio Official Service. 1 Rugby, Jan. 1. Foreign exchange are: Amsterdam 12.06. Athens 375. Bombay Is. 5%d., Berlm 20.38.. Brussels 34.76., Bucharest 818. Rio 4 9-16* Buenos Aires 09%, Copenhagen 18.16',.. Geneva 35.04., Helsingfors 193. Hong Kong Is. Id.. Lisbon 108.25. Madrid 46.20. Milan 92.72... Monte Video 35%.
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBET ASSOCIATION.
    77 19 January 2nd., 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Seller* R S.S. equal to London Standard, Spot 11% 13 Standard R.S S. on Tender Jan. 13 13 Feb. 13 2 13' Mar. 13', 13" Jan-Mar. 13 13 Apr-June 14', 14 Tone of Market: Very Dull. Latent Cable. London
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      71 19 ASSETS EXCEED $11,000,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $38,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LWTTED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 27 Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act
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    GREAT INNINGS BY PONSFORD.
    324 20 SYDNEY TEST. Saves Australia from Disastrous Start. [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT.] Sydney, Jan. 1. Thanks almost entirely to the stout resistance of W. H. Ponsford. the Victorian, the West Indians had the worst of the first day's play In the second Test match against Australia at
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    DOMINION DECLARES.
    653 20 Mitchell and Siedle m Record•'.recking Partnership. Lucky Deane (he won the toss m each of the five Tests m South Africa m 1927-28 > beat Chapman m the toss and elected to bat m the second test match, m Capetown, which opened on Thursday, conditions being favourable for
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    RANGERS DISPLACE CELTIC
    238 20 HOME FOOTBALL. Results of New Year's Day Matches. The most interesting match m the League football programme on New Years Day was the meeting between Glasgow Rangers and Glasgow Celtic on the former's ground, which resulted m a change m the leadership of the Scottish First Division.
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    TO-DAY'S MATCHES.
    217 20 A Derby Match at Sheffield. ITo-dav's matches are as follow: Division I: Birmingham vs. D°rbv; Blackpool vs. Blackburn; Bolton vs. Huddersfield: Grim-by vs. Newcastle: Leeds vs. Arsenal: Leicester vs. Manchester City; Liverpool vs. Middlesbrough; Manchester Un. vs. Chelsea; Sheffield Wed. vs. Sheffield Un: Sunderland vs. Portsmouth: West Ham
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    MONDAY'S MATCHES.
    57 20 1 The Scottish League t Division I > teams will ibe engaged on Monday, the programme being as follows: ,j Airdrieonians vs. Hamilton: Ayr vs. East Fife; Celtic vs. Queen's Park; Cowdenbeath vs. Kilmarnock; Dundee vs. Hibernian: Hearts vs. I Aberdeen: Leith Ath. vs. Clyde: Motherwell VI 'Falkirk;
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    HOCKEY.
    177 20 S.R.C. Defeat Welch Company Side. S.R.C 6; D. Co. Welch Regt 3. The S.R.C. had another victory yesterday when they defeated "D" Coy., Welch Regimeat I by six goals to three. t j The teams were quite evenly matched, both sides playing well. S.R.C. scored first through I J.
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    36 20 I The following is the result of the approaching and putting competition played on New Year's Day. W. P. Douglas 25 (Winner) F. H. Robinson 27 W. Jones 27 I i ,mmmmmn *-^mmmmmmmmm
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    FIRST BLOOD TO FRANCE.
    146 20 IRELAND BEATEN. Moderate Sides m First Rugby International [Reuter's Service.] T a*. PIMi jM >- m the first Rugby International here to-day France defeated Ireland by a try (3 points) to i nil. The better of two moderate teams won, ob- I viously by tactics prearranged
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    THE SCHNEIDER RACE.
    142 20 Air Ministry to Lend Seaplanes. [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Jan. 1. Entries for the Schneider Trophy race, which is to be flown over the Solent m September, closed at midnight last night. The competitors will be Great Britain, Italy and France. Great Britain will rely mainly
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    128 20 The January Mixed Foursomes Competition resulted m a tie between the following: Mrs. J. M. Jackson and Hardie 41 3V« 37% Mrs. Atkin Berry and Paterson 44 6*4 37% Mrs. Donnelly and Hodgins 46 8% 37% Thirty-seven cards were taken out and the following cards were also
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    PING PONG.
    100 20 Singapore Singles Championship. First round results m the tournament In progress at the S.C.R.C. are as follow: Chan Cheong Leng beat Lim Chin Hin 3 o, Lai Kwong Chun beat Sect Goh Kian 3 l, Koh Keng Siang beat Chew Keow Chin 3 l, E. J. Vass beat
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    RUGBY.
    149 20 To-day's Interesting Matches. Two interesting Rugby, matches are to be played this afternoon, that m Singapore being between the S.C.C. and Johore. and the other m Kuala Lumpur, where the Welch Regiment have their third meeting with Selangor. The originally selected teams for to-day are as follow: S.C.C: D.
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    NEW YEAR LAND AND SEA SPORTS.
    589 20 BRIGHT SAILING. Typical Weather Conditions Prevail. Typical Singapore New Year's day w-atlier prevailed on Thursday, the sea sports being favoured by a sunny morning while the land sports at the Stadium suffered m some legree by the heavy rain which fell a little while
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    40 20 The Monthly MLsed Foursomes competition was held on the above course on Tuesday December 30th, the best returns were: Major and Mrs. E. J. B. Buchanan 42 7 35 Mr. and Mrs. W. Hay 49 8 41
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    PENANG RACES.
    555 20 Handicaps For First Day. i The following are the handicaps for the first d-y cf ihe Penang meeting on January Bth. I Race 1. Herses Classes 4 and s—Div.5 Div. 1 <6 furs Zarina 9, Bertina 8.12. Gladiator i LTI. 8.10, Gay Reveller 8.9, Arabian Knight 8.4, j
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      31 20 The Committee of the Penang Turf Club has, after further consideration, decided to give the Double Tote a trial at the forthcoming Mew Year Meeting. There will be one "Double" dav.
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      224 20 OFFICE CALENDAR PADS for 1931. I EXECUTIVES' 4-in-l Calendar Pads in Red, Brown or Verdi-Black Elephant Hide Grain, each $12.00. EXECUTIVES' 3-in-l Calendar Pads, Egyptian lac- i quered metal, with brass Calendar plate, each $9.50. Both styles packed in handsome embossed Gift Boxes, contained in strong corrugated carton, ready for
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