The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 20 January 1931

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  • 18 1 The Singapore Free Press 1.J.238 ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1931. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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  • 303 1 In the Test match at Durban Scuth Africa were dismissed fur 177 m their first innings and at the close of play England were 130 for 0 wicket Page 11. Defeat seems to be inevitable for the West Indies team m their third Test match with Australia
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  • 1189 1 11 is often with ill-concealed satisfaction b3t v.c -cc Urn family, m ones and twos, gather together booKj and mending wool, chessmen and the puppies, and depart io bed. With \fhat we sometimes fear is obvious alacrity we iight th? candles on the hall table, urge the
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 182 1 WING LOONG. THE RECOGNISED HOUSE FOR v PEAN TROPICAL SUITS, 32. HIGH STREET. BAFFLES HOTEL I XCELLENT ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE WITH MODERN SANITARY ARRANGEMENTS TO-NIGHT. 1 DINNER AND DANCE I MONIA LITTER'S CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA i 'grillroom 1 i SPECIAL DISH TO-NIGHT VEAL CUTLETS TOMATO SPAGHETTI I J CREAMED SPINACH. FRIED POTATOES
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    • 255 1 I "Renowned by recommenJation" I TO-NIGHT DINNER MENU. TO-NIGHT. I Hors d'Oeuvrc Varies Consomme aux Profiteroles g Creme Malakoff Rouget PoUgnac Cromesquis, Sauce Pkpiante Tournedo Vichy <§ Poulet de Grain Roti au Cresson Courgettes Mornay. Pommes Mousseline Rlz Imperatrice 0 Glace au Chocolat Priandlses Cafe. I DINNER $2.50 NO CHARGE
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    • 106 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. .i i,. etc— P 19. i Roll Bi tl i iltuf "i p?arla ex.: I Hai fuur dc dont. ha Pmm Partoat at ttM if n:ig HOUM Pt| SO. iCrsaYsijfck j SATISFACTION i aw^a^a^Bfc. i THE READY TO SERVE FOODS AND DAIRY PRODUCE OF Insist on St Ivel
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    • 13 1 WING LOONG. FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Cut Finish Guaranteed 32, HIGH STREET.
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  • 286 2 Fine Acting m the Street of Chance. tßy Oar Film Correspondent "The Street of Ch;mce. the dramatic story of ii iiambk-r who sacrifices himself to save his brother from I similar fate, now showing at flu- Capitol is distinguished by the interest 0l tIM p>\ Vtt lM acting
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  • 410 2 Death Feigned by Attacked Canadian. Vancouver. The big game hunters are returning from the Far North, where the freeze-up has commenced. Of the stories of bags that are filtering m. perhaps the best is that related by four city merchants who make an annual sortie to the forests
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  • 23 2 I regard thoie long black streaks of roadj th^t traverse mllo aftsr mile of the countr.' with nothing short of horror. Mr. Justice
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 409 2 I For j The Most Tasteful Dishes i The Most Delicious Pastry S and Confectionery And the Best Service at i Moderate Prices I •Try i THE I CAPITOL RESMjRNIT I S Our LUNCHES and DINNERS are of a QUALITY unequalled J t in Malaya. i *?liod£ 4MC for Table
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    • 208 2 Victoria Theatre I I Super Sound Equipment <[ Now Being Installed. I I Including I 1 All the Latest Improvements II p Opening Attraction 1 To be SHORTLY. 1 I J_o_O_o_o_ O»O, O .O O O_O _OT^ The Home of CAPITAL Entertainment. jfrJLfj TO-MGHT [9:15! LAST NIGHT of Paramount's Sensational
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    • 137 2 I TO-NIGHT j 16^1 S I Here's f/ie great j Dramatic thrill of I the Year! I JOHN GILBERT I Your favourite of silent days I here at last with a wonderful I voice m his first all-talkie GILBERT I Rising to even greater heights I of burning dramatic genius
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 182 2 THE WEEK. Tuesday. 20th. High Water. 00 09. 3.7 ft.. 11.04. 9.7 ft. Huvby sfC Tournament Merchants vs. South Johorc. Wednesday. 2lsl. High Water. 00 35. 8.7 ft, 11.40. 9.8 ft. Maynard^ ;..:nua! mtg. Harrisons Barker noon Garrison Golf Club Ladies' Monthly Medal <stroke> Competition. Rugby Welch vs. Public Services.
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  • 708 3 A NEW COMPANY. Sir Robert Ho Fung's $1,000,000 I Enterprise. I With the purpose of making silent and talking Chinese cinema pictures, establishing cne itudio m Hung Kong and two m Shanghai, [seme Hong Kom* Chinese merchants, including Sir Robert Ho Tung, have taken keen interest
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  • 510 3 "Must Have Discipline" States a Judge. Reference to the alleged flogging of stable boys was made by Mr. Justice Luxmoore m the Chancery Division, when he gave judgment m the action brought by Mr. Henry Seymour Persse. the racehcrse trainer. "With regard to the cross-examination of
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 258 3 I Exhibition $100,000 worth of f j Natural and Culture Pearls j By Mr. S. Mizutna of Japan The Finest Quality I j Natural Culture Pearls I a made up into I Ropes of All Sizes 1 Necklaces Sleeve Links Rings £arringa Brooches Tie Pins 1 Loose Pearls are also
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    • 278 3 w ld^ ____^V^. .-t—-. 'WLi L 'lj ;$> k^j-_Bp'*^/vv v v Tr^i ~_r_i v t v &^w B I 3^_f A*lS \_B___9 I ni___ i/r t* v Poured On hv\ I "CARBOLASTIC" _^^__J "CARBOLASTIC" 1 !^5_SE_F5_Cm S-K?5-U^^^ _jHP^^Hi Saves Money. SSW^^^S Stops All Leaks. (i) bY Jtti9iß^Jk^m^mVttmfcV r t^' I
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  • 2976 4 My Experiences in The World War. By General Joint J. Pershing. Commander-in-Chief of the American Expeditionary Forces m the World War. Difficulties of Dealing With French Bureaux— Pershing Finds Objections to Painleve's Liaison Plan— "Woeful Unpreparedness"— "lnaction At Home" Allies Not Keen For America To Have Independent Combat Army— Thought
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  • 1013 4 Parisians J [Prom Our Own Correspondent.] Paris. IN England rarely uoes a playwright amid? lightly to a bed. Nor do respectable German dramatists refer to it, even at a distance, so necessary a piece of furniture being consider3d most indelicate unless tne "Herr," or "Frau," happens to
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  • 28 4 Instability, whether it be of revolutions m some countries or uncertainty through Parliaments, is one of the largest factors m the present world crisis.— Mr. Owen D. Young.
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  • 1432 4 LAN 8000 MILES AIRWAY. A TRANS-ATLANTIC SERVICE. by T. STANHOPE SPRIGG. [Special to the Free Press. J London Dec. 23. WtfITHIN the next few weeks we shall see the "^launch of one of the greatest enterprises m the history of commercial aviation the establishment of the
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  • 273 4 Philip Heseltine An Appreciation. This is the tale of Philip Heseltine as I knew him a man who hated as fearlessly as he befriended, writes Gordon Beckles m the Daily Express. He was a poor man, so constantly m financial plight that he sold most
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  • 48 4 Mr. Alexander Siemel. i p hunt-r. to-d&y left N?w Tort I scientific expedition whh h k dense jungles of Bra/il In the Brazilian Jwnflea M' his colleagues will Mtfc to W pictures. They will oxplon- tli< Colonel Fawcott. an EnKlisliii: 1925 whil? seeking nut I.K.Indian?.
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  • 131 5 Here*B pleasant way to put on healthy flesh. uiJ] undermine your strength Of doctor will tell you that. No child who is u::der-v.c.ght can fit and energetic as he or she ;«n(»' to illness and disease Scmrthing be done to right md certain
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  • 575 5 "GERMANY HURRAH P 83- Years-Old President Thrills 10,000 Ex-service Men. (Reuters Service. 1 B rim, Jan. 19. The 60th. anniversary cf the foundation of ,h:» Grrman Reich was observed to-day all ever i Germany. After taking the salute r.t a march past of troops m
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  • 164 5 Death of Dr. Ethel Bentham M.P. I Reuters Service! Lor>jn, Jan. 19. The death is announced of the Labour M.P Dr. Ethel Bentham. who won the East -Islington seat at the last election after standing there thrice previously. She was a great champicn of women's interests. Recently
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  • 69 5 Seven Burned to Death m Constantinople Blaze. i Router's Service.] Constantinople. Jan. 18. Over r score of persons were trapped m a blazing building comprising commercial offices and a cinema film stoic m the centre of the commercial district. Seven W2re incinerated, three asphyxiated, and fourteen seriously
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  • 290 5 Object of Sir Arthur Salter's Visit. New Delhi, Dec. 31. A communique dated December 31 says. The Government cf India have for some tim? past been studying plans fcr the creation of seme organisation fcr the study of economic questions, including both the continuous interpretation cf current development
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  • 251 5 M. Poincare Reveals a War Secret. Some shells whittled over our head to burst on the right of us while the King was noting hew fiercely Soissons had bean bombarded. This disclosure of the fact that the King came under shell-fire during a visit to the
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  • 50 5 Paris, Dec. 13. The fashion dictators of Paris are searching for plump girls with curves to display the more ample style of dresses now m vogue. "Slimming" diet which has been compulsory for mannequins has been abandoned. The girls have been instructed to eat only fattening foods.
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  • 354 5 Constable Battered m Public House Fight. The aftermath of a violent brawl was argued out m the black fog m the Clerkenwell Police Court. Two men stood m the dock under the murky arc lights. A battered policeman was m the v itivtss-box. Fog
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 137 5 LALL A SALAD NEEDS TO MAKE IT PERFECT r i Cow Gate is thj Ideal rood for Babies m Malaya v. here Jigestiw trouble^ ar so gen i\il and grievous m their results. Made from the finest English West Country milk, ren.ered light and digestible by a social process, it
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    • 305 5 fW^^jK~ fpQP* without a drink 11 IiWI la^^ if 1 -^S T IKE the came1 your Parker Duofold travels a long way If wSk ll^ I A without a drink Fill il today it writes 6000 14 |V% words or more before the next visit to the ink bottle. «^||liM
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  • 341 6 SALARIES QUESTION. Secretary's Claim for Compensation. Sha: ghai, Jan. 3. Further details m legard to the suit against he Municipal Council, brought by Mr. S. M. Edwards, the present Secieury. were ascertained to-day from official sources, which expressed the v.isii to remain confidential. Mr. Edwards apparently claims
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  • 719 6 Large Number from the Far East. New York. V Y. Statistics gatlw. ?d by the Fri-ndlv Relation* Committee Among Foreign Student and reprinted m the b :Ik tin at ttfte \m-rican \ssori\tion cf University Prcf.'sscrs reveal that the klde cf ?tudont migration .o tha United Itatsi
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  • 185 6 Life Sacrificed m Vain Rescue I Effort. Seaham Harbour. Dec. 14. A police sergeant lost his life here yesterday m a gallant attempt to rescue a woman from a burning hcuc-e. Both the sergeant and the woman were suffocated. The fire occurred m a house.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 323 6 Strengthen those Nerves Neurasthenia (nerve-weakness) has been called the "disease of the 20th century* It is estimated that 95% of the population suffer from it. Trembling of the hands, irritability, restlessness are a few symptoms so are sleeplessness, stomach trouble, lack of energy. All are due to one cause weakness
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    • 146 6 v 2' M i I* (J§) Spell it backwards jfiff" 1 lIK\ HI ,m H^^B Kmlßi W m (0) BRAND POWDERED MILK I Obtainable at all Leading Provision Stores I !\ATJSTIN/ c I WRITE FOR TRIAL RU-NS I U PARTICULARS OF ARRANGED WITH J_j I THESE CARS. PLEASURE. I T3
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  • 1219 7 FAILURE COMPLEX. Jury Unable to Say if Gassing Was Suicide. Depression, brought on by Christmas, a season which he "disliked more and more." and by a belief that he was a failure and was not getting the public recognition his work deserved, was mentioned at the
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  • 425 7 The Far North Doctor. Vancouver. Dr. James A. Urquhart. of Aklavik. the Eskimo metropolis on the Arctic Ocean, the farthest north doctor, is on furlough, on his way lo see his superiors at Ottawa. His territory is 90,000 square miles, radiating from the mcuth 9i the Mackenzie
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  • 32 7 "Ther? were nine baptisms, five weddings, and twenty-eight funerals m the parish during the year. At this rate we shall soon be extinct." —The Vicar of Woodhall Spa. Lincolnshire.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 253 7 I since y& I /627 jM JOHN HAIG U CO.. LIMITH). MARKINCH. SCOTLAND, W MNNAIRD HO' St. PALL .MALL EAST. LONDON. S.W.I. Local Agents THE ANGLO-SIAM CORPORATION LTD. SINGAPORE 6 NERVE *i**£wZ> PAiNS^yfi tiirishmeiit ol the nerves .»iul j Ov j siion is the onl\ n\.i> to banish 1 1
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    • 115 7 sL i mo 6 MORE JJHTSHAEBY t^^ FLOORS JUST ONE COAT of DARKALINE. only costing $1.10 will give your floor a lovely lustrous finish that won't chip, scratch or set shabby. BARKAUNE is greatly superior to anything yet used, and always looks nice. Simply brushed on, dries quickly; and it
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    • 312 7 Ovivers Jams TL J r t r/irv SOLD A RECOMMENDED I housands ot tons ot tresh iruits are BYSIORES hVERYWHKRE taken every year from Messrs. Chivers' orchards direct to the Orchard Factory agents to be made into jams and other fruit V. R. VICK CO., products. Every jar is sealed
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  • 724 8 ACCOUNT SETTLEMENT. Hankow Merchants Follow Old Calendar. Hankow. Dec. 26. In regard to the question of the enforcement of ihe year-end monetary settlement iccording to the solar calendar, although som? if Ji > Chinese business firms, particularly m? bunk;, have decided to comply with the
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  • 231 8 Living Earned as Dead Husband. Berlin. Dec. IT. Is it crime for a wom?n io pass, herself off a.s her dead husband, and. disguisrd m hLs clothes and equipped with his refTenc?s. cO make a living for h?rs?lf and her children? The criminal court of Koelin, m Pomerania.
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  • 135 8 Orpu Hunt for Their Leader. Berlin, Dec. 15. Five Indian Communists, followers of the notorious Indian a«itator M. N. Roy were jesterday shot dead m Moscow. The executions followed a sentence of death passed on them for their a!leg?d rcb?llion against the Central Executive Committee of ihe
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  • 26 8 When a motorist was summoned at Beaconsfield for driving without lights, a constable said the man was so deaf that he had to get an interpreter.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 284 8 UESyi usSHsIBWmI HC!_ T II I? dcct [K^^^^B^^B Wrzg^j^m^? Bm jll SB fjkggflggJ Concessionaires X^LvfaV* K^H wSM^^^z^ Malaya. "i^^" X ft ala^i^ I f#? vj Vl 3f. j^^^^fl V Ilt*l(lk>lcl Lilt! v^\s 3r ~^fl < Incorporated m S.S.) J&£^^^^^^^^^ Singapore, Penang xvimlci Ijumpur 3nd Ipoh. THERE is Fifty -odd yeais
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    • 273 8 FOR 12 WRAPPERS (LARGE SIZE) 24 WRAPPFRS (SMALL Sf/I Bk. I I B _J I nnnfiinni H c^^ I W ipipi' iPxß^rPr 'Oil v -^^wir I More I FREE GIFTS PT^** I 2 incarnis wrappers (large size) or 24 wrappers JT (small size) these beautiful, useful, expensive gifts Now there
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 438 9 BUSINESS CARDS. ASSAGE AMCURE ISS FUMIKO 22 Dhoby Ghaut. MARBLE FLOORING TILES. SINGAPORE CASKET CO. Nor. 1 3, IViih.is Road, off I~i vender Street Phone 60*5. massageThall. MKS. HARU AND MISS HANA 60, Waterloo Street TELEPHONE 7467. DONT WEAR A TRUSS i Brooks Rupture Apnee. New discovery. rful No lumpy
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    • 503 9 TENDERS. j SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. TENDERS. NOTICE Is hereby given that tenders are I now invited for the following materials or I services, and that particulars of such tenders! may be obtained m the Tender Room Municipal Offices: I Additions and Alterations to the Offlcrs'l' Quarters. Central Fire Station. Hill
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    • 690 9 J*U luffed. REMOVAL NOTICE. I We beg to notify the Public that as from I 19th instant our ofllce will be at 68 Robinson I Road. j SYME CO. I RADIO. We are now offering the Pilot K.I 10 J Super Wasp 4 valve screen grid short wave wireless r*»ceiver
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    • 336 9 AUCTION SALES. SHERIFFS SALE. IN TKE SUPRE ME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Writ of seizure and sai? dated Jan. 7th 1931 Originating Summons No. 150 of 1930. In The Matter of the Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgment Ordinance 1921. and In The Matter of a Judgment obtained
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    • 237 9 I Says Mr. Wise I (SBBBSSS^^^^^ I Cartets are Fry's /ll Iv^T^S^l Their true originators, I [M j So see you get llm A real cartet /A^^^l Discourage imitators/ /jf^U^T^V P^T There are many varieties of //j^^H'Xjlf M?I rry s Cartet Chocolate to suit /fl r •11 tastes plain or
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  • SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1931.
    • 546 10 The important communication published elsewhere on the subject of the tin quota scheme is, so far, the most comprehensive and clear of the numerous statements which have been made from one source or another since the scheme was mooted. The statement puts the Government action m a
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    • 310 10 Following upon the considerable opposition which was roused by the recent imposition of new taxation m the F.M.S. a Select Committee was appointed to consider the possibility of making such reductions of expenditure m the Supply Bill for 1931 as would enable Government to dispense wholly or m
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  • 156 10 The marriage between Mr. Malcolm Millar and Miss Joan Hedley will take place m Malaya m March. Miss Hedley leaves England on Jan. •a. A cable has been received stating that Mr. O. E. N. Oehlers, third son ol Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Oehlers of Singapore, has passed his
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  • 476 10 SINGAPORE FLYING BOAT.' I Warning Leaflets Dropped Over Disturbed Area. The employment of one of the flying-boats whose headquarters are at Singapore the S-1128 under the command of Squadi enLeader G. E. Livock. m the operations against the Burma rebels m the district of
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  • 95 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES. [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT/) London, Jan. 19, 5.15 p.m. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows: Spot Ellens (down 12). Forward £117 3 8 (down 7 16). The market is easy. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify
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  • 380 10 The marriage look place on Dec. 17 at St. Andrew's, Westminster, of Maxwell Heron Matheson. to Kathleen Lloyd, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Blake, of Woodbridge, Suffolk (late of Singapore). Taiping Church Notes for January states that the Bishop of Singapore is due m Taiping on February
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  • 313 10 FARRER CUP FIN Extraordinary Scene ,t Jalan Hesar. r.lcc'.ricAy Dept TniM-,,, The? final of Iht Fairer Cuu nn plr.yed off at Jal m Eesar S",a;;. afternoon to the accompanim -m nus din produced by ths bai ringing of bells, shrieking «.i buzzing of rattles and i\w <>xp]<
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  • 352 10 Classification of Bonn and Ponies. Lisi No 4. Amendment No. 13 1 vary 19th. 1931. HORSES. Transfers.— Bloomneld from Cku- </. 2. Caliph from Class 2 to Class 3 Farmer bm Class 2 to Class 3. Golden Strnnci trm Cha 2 to Class 3. Hazel Boy from
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  • 65 10 The folio ving will play for Rai: tion. Past and Present against R on the letter's ground. Bukit Ttanal day, at 4.45 p.m.: C. E. Smith: X I S. L. Oehlers. A. H. Fox and M I J. Loveday and P. R. Lewis: B C Buang» J. Silbennan. H
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  • 23 10 Tall m Prices In Britain. IFREE PRESS SERVICE -O'l 1 London Australian md N-w Zealaiu! lamb prices ill dropping, tlv swamped.
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  • 17 10 I FREE PRESS SERVICE COl l.rndon Rubber storks m Britain U London 79.231. Liverpool 4-:.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 207 10 VFr;[£SO*f£, REFRESHING. fejC^B Prepared solely from pure West India f J^^jS Lime Juice, and the finest refined Sugar, fi l3i Insist on having ROSE'S. I CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO.. LTD.. </ncorporated under ffce Companj>*' Ordinance* o/ Mo.« 0 tfoujrl. < (/ncorporated <n J/ianffhai). 90, Robinson Road Telephone tf24B J i BY
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    • 62 10 1 I i 3elBlonU) i %^JzsypJJ ASPARAGUS 3 I THE FIRST VEGETABLE CLOTHING EXHIBITION was advertised a little time ago. We wonder if Eve's costume was an exhibit A "GAFLAC" POLICY provides excellent cover. GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. Hongkong Bank Chambers. Telephone 6480. JO. WINTERJ TAILOR, BATTERY
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  • 737 11 FRIENDLY ENGLAND. Righti of Hritish People m India. British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Jan 19 Round Table Conference ends to-day' of the morning was the cttao of the Minottties Sub-Com-to* Vrport of thLs body m which one mating Uj the urotection of the ntile community
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  • ENGLAND IN STRONG POSITION.
    • 375 11 .47 Runs Behind with all Wickets I m Hand. I UREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT., i Durban, Jan. 19 f Play m the third Test match between South Africa and England was resume to-day m .sunny leather and on an easy wicket A j crowd of 2.000 spectators saw
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    • 165 11 Deadly Attack by Oxenham and Grimmett. (FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. Sydney, Jan. 19. Defeat appears inevitable for the West Indies m their third Test match with Australia here Australia scored 558 (Bradman 223; m their first innings and the Indies replied with the low total of
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    • 136 11 Good All Round Display. Constantine. the West Indian fast bowler I j from Trinidad, was the outstanding figure m I the tourist's match against Queensland, for ja message from Brisbane on Jan. 13 stat?s I 'hat after making 75 out of a total of 309 5 he took
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    • 123 11 Voce's Successful Bowling. i Pietermaritiburr. Jan. 12. Dismissed m each innings for 107 Natal were beaten by the M.C.C. to-day by an innings and 70 runs. It was a three days match but the Englishmen forced a victory m two days, dismissing Natal on Saturday for 107
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  • 58 11 The half-yearly general meetfng of the Singapore Municipal Employees Co-Operative Thrift and Loan Society will be held m the board room at the Municipal Offices to-day at 4. p.m.. when besides the ordinary business of accounts etc. a set of mortgage by-laws will b? brought forward. Mr. R. J. Parrer.
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  • 40 11 Severe Neuralgia Due to Overwork. [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Jan. 19. The Archbishop of Canterbury's doctors report he is suffering from severe neuralgia due to overwork, and that complete rest for at least three months is essential.
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  • 34 11 To be Transferred to Nanking. [Reuter's Par Eastern Service.] Nanking, Jan. 19. It is stated m official quarters that the French Government has decided to transfer its legation from Peking to Nanking.
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  • 90 11 Tragic Death of Lady Robertson. London, Jan. 14. A verdict of suicide while of unsound mind was returned at the Inquest on Charlotte wife of Sir Benjamin Robertson, who died of veronal posioning. Sir Benjamin deposed that his wife had suffered from nerves since her return
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  • 182 11 I ILLICIT OPIUM. "League's" Efforts to Reduce Traffic. I [Reuter's Service.] Geneva, Jan. 1». The League of Nations Central Opium Board's publicity and propaganda campaign has failed to reduce appreciably the world traffic m opium. Mr. Lyall. chairman of the 'Opium Committee, reporting to the
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  • 147 11 No More Long Reports to be Read. I Reuters fcseivice.j Geneva, Jan. 19. The League Council's proceedings are expedited and much time is saved by the proposal of Mr Henderson, president, to discontinue the practice of reading long reports by the rapporteurs Only resolutions appended to reports will
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  • 72 11 South Wales Miners Resume Work. [Reuters Service! London, Jan. 19. South Wales miners have resumed work today. The chief points of settlement m the dispute are: Wages to be unchanged until the end of February with seven and a half hour day. and a three-year agreement to b?
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  • 93 11 Press and Unlawful Instigation Bills. [Reuter's Service.! New Delhi, Jan. 19. In the Assembly Sir James Crerar, Home Member, announced that the Government had decided to postpone consideration of the Press and Unlawful Instigation Bills m view of the general desire of the House to create a
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  • 346 11 S.C.C. CRICKET IN 1931. iAST NIGHT'S MEETING. ret Eleven Stars Going on Leave. t the annual meeting D f i l q rr Mr. C. Suiter m the chair, Mr. R N Hawas elected captain Mr. p. h. shWconvener 2nd and other Xls Mr W I •cc, assistant convener 2nd
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  • 114 11 Busy Session to Open To-day. [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby. Jan. 19. Parliament reassembles to-morrow with a busy session m prospect. The main subj?cis for early discussion are education, trades disputes, unemployment and India. It is probable that some clore voting en some of these subjects will occur, but
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  • 107 11 Cross-Channel Motor Car Ferry. [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Jan. 19. A new steamer to carry passengers' motor cars across the channel by the FolkestoneBoulogne and Dover— Calais routes is being built for the Southern Railway. It is called the Autocarrier and will accommodate 35 cars as well
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  • 67 11 Handsome Bequest of Mr. J. A. Drinan. [British Radio— Official Service] Rugby, Jan. 19. The late Mr. John Albert Drinan, of the Constitutional Club, London and Nice, France, bequeathed £70,000, practically all his estates, m trust for the poor boxes of the Metropolitan Police Courts, London
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  • 49 11 U.S.A. Effort to Raise $10,000,000. FReuter's Service.] Washington, Jan. 19. Mr. Hoover has appointed a committee of 57 members headed by e< -President Coolidge and the ex-presidential candidates Al Smith and Davis, to assist the Red Cross to raise $10,000, 000 to relieve sufferers m drought-stricken areas.
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  • 21 11 As from Monday the offices of Messrs Syme and Co., have been moved from 14c Collyer Quay to 68 Robinson Road.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 71 11 I GOLF CLUBS. I We are offering a few j Golf Clubs. Including j j Samples Submitted by I I Various Manufacturers:- At SHKSO Each I All well known brands and I m good Condition I I Rohinson 8 Co., Ltd 1 SINGAPORE. s fi w. WV^ W v^v^^^; ri
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  • 3491 12 PENMAN CASE OPENS AT THE ASSIZES. Over $280,000 Involved. ACCUSED AND MR. MILLARD WATTS' SPECULATIONS. Mir trial of William Brcwn Penman, broker, of Singapore, charged with criminal breach «f trust m respect if over $280,000 as a director and joint manager of Rose M.v I'h.nl and Penman Ltd.. sharebrokers, of
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  • 479 12 WEEK-END YACHTING. Mowgli m Favourable Position. On Sunday at the R.S.Y.C. the •B Ciaso were sailing the second of the series for vhe Chinta trophy and at 10.10 a.m. a start was mads m a light north easterly breeze. The first leg was towards
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  • 56 12 Record Speed by British Air Liner. .'British Radio OScial Service Rugby. Jan. 18. An Imperial Airways liner established a commercial air speed record yesterday byfly Ing from London to Cologne, on the first stage of the England-India flight m avo hour, five minutes, at an average
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  • 31 12 Forced Landing m Poland. f ßeuters Service] Berlin. Jan. 18. Miss Johnson made a forced landing at Klodawa owing to engine trouble. She was unhurt md resumes tomorrow.
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  • 145 12 MAIL BAGS RIFLED. Startling Monday-Morning Discovery by Officials. CiTitials arriving the General Post Office yesterday mcrnins discovered that the strong rcom containing registered parcel post had been broken open and several mail bags removed. The lock hnd been wrenched cpen and a large
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  • 100 12 Mishap During Railway Journey. fßeuter's Sarvice.l Bordeaux, Jan. 18. The mishap to the train on which the Prince of Wales and Prince George were travelling, occurred at Morcenx m the heart of the desolate Landes District, on arrival at which the Princes faced an impassable barrier of
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  • 292 12 Interesting Collection m Singapore. What is clafcMd :o b- one of the finest collections of cuKured p::uls is ;ow 3.1 _whibit2on at Messrs B. P. De Silva. Hiyh Street Mr. S Mizuma of Kobe is m charge of .he collection, which include a larg^ vari.^v of articles from
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  • 168 12 Mr. Arthur Henderson's Apprehension. IBmuh Kadio omciai ■mnotui Kugb>. Jan. 18. Mr. Arthur Henderson, the British Foreign Minister, speaking yesterday at Geneva before the committee for the econenre union of Europe, referred to the different League economic conferences and recalled that 29 governments had accepted the principles
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  • 61 12 Miss Bondfield's Message to the Disputants. [British Radio Offic*-il Service.] Rugby, Jan. 18. The Minister of Labour, Miss Bondneld has telegraphed to both sides to the cotton dispute reminding them that the effects of the Moppage cannot be confined to the parties concerned but must inflict injury
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  • 70 12 Commissioner of Metropolitan Police Louden, J:in. 11. The possibility of Sir William Birdwood bern« appointed Commissioner of the Metropolitan Pc.lice is envisaged by the Weekly Dispatch. The paper says that, as a result of the indisposition of Lord Byng, there is a strong feeling] <n police circles
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  • 594 12 NEW IMPOSTS MUST ST\y Committee Suggest Betting I 3X. The following is tfc* rept>r: oi Committee appointed to consul, r the cf making such reductions <t the F.M.S. Supply BUI ft* |fg] Government to cli pnrc rhoUj the taxation imp<. Ed hi October Our terms of r.-ferenee
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  • 107 12 ij).ooo,ooo lbs. of SugareaM Burned. Rt-uter's Service. I ll.i\.n.i lai H Newly 19.000.000 lbs. I I burned NriMdV at Mat.msas H vinces. The act is attributed to In I This i< 'he htf|Mt f*f I AN EXPANSION PKKVI NM\ I MI N»\\ V«iiK. A Havana message
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  • 31 12 Primate Ordered Thr. W««t* Rest. IRiv,, rV S I 1, It H 'ifTicially announced of Canterbury has bern months' rest n.s lie Is SUI neuia'jva duo to uvei work
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  • 24 12 The Newton Koacl Sir. Tragedy. The Coroner. Mr. V. Li- verdict of suicide m tin Fox who was fcumi lho( December 30.
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY.
    • 1047 13 A Famous Test Captain. A great, cricketer, a stern captain and a auperb amateur boxer that is J. W. H. T. Douglas iwho was lost ir. the Baltic disaster as he vffl always b? tboogbt 01 by oport^nun everywhere, says a mail week paper. He was born on September
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    • 1008 13 Prizefighter Who Sat m Parliament. It was said of Gene Tunney when he retir-d from professional pugilism that he was sick of the game, and that he was rorry he had "v-r been connected with it. That was not true as Tunney frequently informed me. but on* man
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  • 71 13 foundation, and, succeeding B. J. Angle as the club's official referee, controlled many championships. He would always insist upon clean boxing, clean "breaks," and clean hitting with the knuckle. Shady tricks never passed his eye .without severe condemnation. J. H. became president of the A.B.A. m 1906. *bnd held office
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 191 13 BOVRIL I %tkk soon gets I an Invalid I '/jj! out of bed I ;y y 8 7 i L^Laaw a^ft^aV a^Lk a^L^L^r aA T^ "^^b^^bV Jta^a^a^am #i' v f»T *a^a^a^a^F ''^SBl^ff^* f OfChrmists B W?^^ ML^Bf j 1 and Blaiai fi hi II m two si /t-s. Catarrbal, Fermentative,
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    • 395 13 At the Theatre Before leaving home use "'hazeline' A (Trade Mark) >^|B SNOW" I SI iiIJMK and again during the -BP^^^TKBHP jmJ It keeps the skin cool and i Iff Igfv i prevents the face becoming >Jl a _J flushed and shiny as it is iwHtf^S*^ y so liable to
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 881 14 Blue Funnel line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. BXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice Monthly Serrice Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre). Route subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT One. Sails tSARPEDON For Marseilles. London. Rotterdam and
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    • 488 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd* (Incorporated M ■*t^»"»> 1 u ELLERMAN" UNL PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). I FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Doe Singapore. SJS. CITY OP KHIOS Feb 16 n HOMEWARDS. s.s. kazembe For Havre,
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    • 452 14 P. O. British India and Apcar Lines. (Incorporated m 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. Dim Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnage. Hinr 4Dor 1931. COMORIN 15.100 Ap/T KHIVA
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    • 674 15 to Angetai and New York— (from Kobe) Express Freight Service] g anyo Maru peb vjctoii;, v-tle and Vancouver:— (from Kobe) t Arabia Maru Feb. 25 Uadon. X tterdam. Hamburg (Bremen) Md AntWtrP Atlas Maru Feb 15 16 paroan. Port Elizabeth. Cape Town, Rio <1i BanfeOß, Montevideo Buenos Aires ,K..und-the-world passage
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    • 487 15 rjf OF FAMOUS Z^m PRESIDENT LINEKS. WW TO MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AND BOSTON, *KOM SINGAPORE AND PENANG via COLOMBO, SUEZ PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES AND GENOA. Arrive Leave Leave Arrive Singapore. Singapore. Peaaag. New York. Pres. Harrison In Port Jan. 22 Jan. 24 Mar. 3 Pres. Hayes Feb. 2 Peb.
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    • 559 15 K. P. M. iWffIHHJKE PAIHTAART MAAtSCHAPPU. CROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION COMPANY OP BATAVIA (Incorporated In Holland.) leiepnone No. 6451, with sub-connections to:— Passage Preiahta Transhipment. Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Brpreaentatlres I. the Strait. Settlements (Singapore and Penan., the TRAVELLERS OFFICIAL INFORMATION BUREAU. BOOKING OFFICE BOYAL* DUTCH INDIAN AIRWAYS S^n^- T
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  • 449 16 Visits to West Indies. The programme is now issued of ihe spring cruise of the Atlantic Fteet. which begins with the departure of the ships from their horn? ports on January 7 and 8. and concludes *ith their return to thoss ports from Gibraltar on March 31
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  • 19 16 Jan. 19,— Toussoum, Plancius, Houtman I Saruah, Kinta, Sin Kheng Seng, Hong Lam,' l Ung Leong, Fyrrhus, (Brit).
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    • 424 16 Burns Philp line. (Incorporated In Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular motualy telling) by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and tha motor vessel MALABAR (4.512 tons). The fijs MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia Cabins de
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    • 211 16 sjel GLENSHIEL. Consignees of cargo per the above steamer from London (arrived Jan. 12, 1931) are hereby notified that a General Survey of all cargo landed m a damaged condition will be held at Oodown No. 48-» on Tuesday January 20th, 1031 at 9 a.m. No further Survey will be
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    • 513 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. Inc. (Incorporated m U.8.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. NEW YORK SERVICE. j Regular Freight Service to Boston, New York. Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Suez). Dae Salb Dae New M.S. SILVERWILLOW Jan. 25 Feb. 1 M;i g I M.S. SILVERYEW Feb. 3 Peb. 9 For rates anc* other particulars please
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 670 16 MAIL DESPATCHE& BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Eembin and Kuantan (via Qenw and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 4 an Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m Kota Tlnggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Slam 6 axr Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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  • Port and Shipping News.
    • 304 17 From Sourabaya: Mr. J c and Un R Hunter, Mr. and Mrs tin. Orumme. Miss Malmbaeh kin H B Dollar and family. Mrs i tamily. Mr. and Mrs. The Ing X Gwmwtll. Mr. Whelan. Mrs Mr O. Lupschutz. From SemaR P. Brooks. Mr Kho Suie Liorg. ••> Wm
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    • 231 17 Position of the Sailing Ship Owner. annual report of th? British Sailing l Association, attention is directed fart that Ula earnings of sailing vessels OM lower than this time last I that tIM employment of these ves%?l? "n mure precarious than to-day. The Wp nf the Association
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    • 111 17 A Little Heard of Hepartment. who take a delight m "tilt--1 rnmeat Departments, which cannot N doubt healthy criticism is neces--0 brine about reforms but seldom silent hard-working Depart <)f the Registrar-General of "ii n. located on Tow r Hill. LonMode] worthy of appreciation by 1
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    • 382 17 Effect of Polish Decree. Warsaw, Dec. 22. it is probable that the agencies of foreign steamship companies m Poland will have to close If the recent Polish decree compelling Polish emigrants to travel direct from the 1 Polish port of Gdynia or from Danzig to North or
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    • 328 17 Captain's Account of Collision. Copenhagen, Dec. 23. Captain Eric Hjelt, the Master of the ill- FlnlanCl LUle Steamer Oberon *hich wu holed and sank m the Kattegat on Saturday has given an interview to the Copenhagen paper Berlingske Tidende. on the subject of the disaster, m which
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    • 209 17 Vessels That Steam 4,000 Miles for Supplies. The increasing demand of the British public fcr irth fish, growing competition with foreign fishermen, and fish migration ars combining to bring about important changes In the British trawler fleets "Bigger and better equipped trawlers" Is th.order of the day m
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  • 607 17 The Ships Come Up the Thames. On London's waterway day and night have little meaning But all shipping is subject to the changing cycle of the tides. Through the night hours the Pool of London is thronged with craft of every description, waiting for the morning tide,
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  • 296 17 Huge Consignment of Morphine. Eleven hundred pounds of morphine— $1,000,000 (£200,000) worth at trade rates— which has been lying for more than 10 days on Brooklyn waterfront with machine-fcuns trained on the cases containing it, have been 1 seized by Customs agents, says the Times
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  • 152 17 The son of an old shipmaster remarked:My father commanded a "tall ship,' as a young man. and whenever he came home he was welcomed by underwriters, who sought information concerning other ships m which they had an insurable interest. If he could give them news, he was right royally entertained.
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 296 17 £*ifre44 J&WjA W^% C VERY MOTORIST HH •knows what tb* pPiM S3 nameEXIDE stands for. ■^^Zfl^Sj k* sound construction and m m/M dUM efficient service. The 1 ilMHllil llSiSili Lf Xide <44> Battery, J BVWj fcMiile offered at a V SP9 EBtM^9 low price. iV ■V^J^kTl K^Vh^H ma nta ins
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    • 201 17 ie has the word B^\ Quaker on >C^^^ Vr Quaker Oats is ac-^^^^lj KMICK CQO^S tually ready to eat m 2^ minutes from the time the U^lSS^lßSilcll water boils, though you can I|r^^^f Faster than toast! Faster than coffee It not only saves time and labor, but think of the
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  • KING CAROL SETTLES HIS LOVE AFFAIRS.
    • 664 18 Mme. Lupescu Secures a Castle as Well. King Carol of Rumania has mad-? a anal settlement with Mme. Lambrino and Mm?. Lupescu, the companions of his years of cxi]-^ m exchange for their renunciation of all claim, on him. Mme. Lambrino. with whom h? contracted a morganatic
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    • 297 18 Greater Encouragement Towards Thrift. The Army Authorities are doing all they can to get the soldier to cultivate the habit of thrift. This was done with great success during the war. and since the formation of the Army Savings Association, which is affiliated ►c the National Savings Committee,
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    • 19 18 Too many Nelsons would spoil a navy, and one blind eye is enough for a fleet.— Mi- Robert Lynd.
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  • 112 18 Prince of Wales to Hunt Again. Melton Mcwbray. Dec. 14. The Prince of Wales will resume hunting m the Melton Mowbray district on Friday, when, according to present arrangements, he will be out with the Quorn at their inset at Beeby. The Prince will spend some
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  • 26 18 Acton Police Court niisM.»n n CTJHte that a husband am! stated to have had I b:Ut:< their home, were nally ICQ I
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  • 19 18 C:'rm.ny MM so v.nf:ti:»v I I umtaticc UuH i ibouM be I I were a Gonnan. DMM Im^' I
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 172 18 REASONS FOR THE SUPERIORITY I OF I j TOURER I $1,495 HO. 4. Take the Chevrolet controls for instance the steering wheel is free of all levers and gadgets, I the dimmer switch is foot-operated, thus keeping I your hands free; the gear lever comes comfortably I to hand, the
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    • 762 18 INSURANCE. THE v SOUTH f||J BRITISH x^|; 7 INSURANCE COMPANY, LlMlin, FIRE, MARINE, TRANSIT AND MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPTIh LOWEST CURRENT R i Ts L C MARGOLIOUTH. M Office: 2. Finlayson Gta PERSONAL ACCIDENTS. FATAL ACCIDENTS are everyd.r HAVE you made provision for ti of your dependents should mm overtake
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  • 1548 19 OFFICIAL STATEMENT ISSUED. I. M.S. GOVERNMENT NOT TO BLAME FOR ANY DELAY. In the follouin X statement the Senir.r Warden of Mires embodies some part of the n.,,>«.rUnt discussions winch touk pl.u < m ih. ccuis* of answtr.nff questions at the hu.iLi I.uinpur avl I;
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  • 376 19 Stocks of Rubber, including Latex, Concentrated Latex and Revertex held hv r»~i IT Exports, and the Estimated Production of Estates of less than 100 Acres,' for t^JS^'S^Tim^^ Tons^ PrOdUCU n f orts a <* Stocks at deduction by Production by beginning of Estates of 100 j Estates
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  • 316 19 The following is an analysis of the Principal articles of Imports and Exports for 1930. as' compared with 1929. A. Increases m Quantity and Increase m Valut. < $000 's 1. Kerosene Tons 19,000 2,294 2. Liquid Fuel 12.000 340 3. Motor Spirit 249,000 46.694 4. Sago
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  • To-Day's Price Changes.
    • 3 19 .,xczvmm.nmn,
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    • 212 19 ,f,xn,.m./m.n../cv. PRODUCE. January 19. Tin 175 Tons 59 1 3 Gambier 9% Pepper White 36 Pepper Black 21 Flake Tapioca 3 7 Pearl Sago Small 6.50 Copra, Sundried 5.75 Rice. Anam No. 2 250 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 6.30 Rice. Siam old No. 1 320
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    • 66 19 January 19th., 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers. Ft.s.s. equal to London Standard, Spot 12 t s igqi Standard R.S.S. on Tender Jan. 13 »4 13 Feb. 13 Vi 13% Mar. 13% 14 Peb.-Mar. 13% 13 7 Apr.-June 14 'i 14 Tone of Market: Stagnant. Latest
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    • 76 19 Yesterday's Alteration. The Trade and Customs Staff, Teluk Anson, entertained Mr. C. O. Williams, Assistant Superintendent of Excise, Lower Perak, and Mrs. Williams to tea at the Customs Office premises on Jan. 8, on the eve of their departure home ,©n leave. Mayers tellers. Ayer Hitams Tin
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  • 237 19 LYALL EVATTS DAILY REPORT. Singapore. Jan. 19. The rubber market continues to stagnate and there is smill possibility of any appreciable change m the present Mtoam of th? market, for som? Urn weeks. A faU cf Gold m ihe New York tin price came as rather a surprise to the
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  • 119 19 MACPHAIL CO.'S DAILY REPORT. Singapore. Jan. 15». Tin.— Weaker. Sunget Luas 1.04 1.07. Ha.it v Prcfs 35 40. Pcnawat.s 48 51. Idris 7s 6d 3s 3d, Johans 24 30. Kuchais 75 82. Paroi Tin.s Par Malay Consols 18 L 21. Pungahs 14s 15s. Talani Mines 60 65. Hitam Tin 21
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  • 108 19 A crop of 698.7601 b. was obtained by the Broome (Selangor) Rubber Plantations for the year ended June 30 (against 636,5231 b. for the previous year). The gross average price realized- was 7.70 d. per lb. (against 10.56d>. and the fob. cost was 4.86 d. per lb. (against 4.75 d.>.
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    • 74 19 ASSETS EXCEED $11,000,000. ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $38,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. I (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 nd complies with the British Life Assurance Companies
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    • 73 19 IN A.D. 172a (two hundred and ten years ago.) There were no Railways j no Omnibuses H no Stage Coaches j jg Steamships were unknown. War vessels were built of hearts of oak. j BUT— The Royal Exchange Assurance was j i /oundeci m that year and proved to be
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  • 2842 20 i i Recent Imposts to Stay. I SOCIAL BILL PASSES COUNCIL Plight of Perak Smallholders. I Iw »<(!< r.il Council yesterday adopted the report of thn select committee appointed to consider the possibility of making reductions m expenditure m ttw F.M.S. Supply Bill
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  • 49 20 Tuesday (Championship Semi-final) K. H. McParlane vs. H. Gray. Wednesday (Doubles Final) R. A. Ashworth and E. A. Hudson vs. H. Henshelwood and A. E. M. Mitchell. Saturday (Handicap Singles Final) L. Bruyeres vs. H. Gray. The club championship final will be played on Monday, January 26th.
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  • BLOW TO CHELSEA'S CUP PROSPECTS.
    • 220 20 Insulting Language to Referee. An incitfeYit m the First Division match between Chelsea and Grimsby at Stamford Bridge on Dec. 27, which Chelsea won by five goals to nil, has had a serious sequel for the Chelsea club. It will be recalled that Gallacher, Chsltea's Scottish international centreforward
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    • 141 20 Two of Most Expensive Players to be Transferred. London, Jan. 13. A sensation has been created m football circles by the announcement that Newcastle United have offered to transfer two of their most expensive players. Jack Hill (centre half) and Joe Devine (inside forward), who together cost
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    • 265 20 Easy Win Against Keppel Coif Club. The match between the Keppel Golf Club and the Garrison Golf Club, played on Sunday resulted m a win for the Garrison Golf Club by Bai8 a i points to 1' 4 The scores were as follows. Keppel players mentioned first.
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  • 54 20 Yesterday's Third Round Replays. [Reuter's Service.] London. Jan. 19. Third Round replays In the English Cup competition to-day resulted as follows Bradford City 2. Middlesbrough 1. Manchester United 4, Stoke 2, (at Liverpool). Reading 0. Crystal Palace 2, (after extra time at Stamford Bridge). Charlton 1, West Bromwich
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  • 56 20 F.M.S. Side to Meet the Colony. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Jan. 18. The P.M.S. team to meet the Colony on January 31st., is now announced as follows: Swee Lin (Perak); Greig (Selangor), Mathleson (Perak); A. N. Other, Hovil [capt.] (Selangor), Hodgkinson (Selangor); Watson (Perak), M. Moreira (Perak), R.
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  • 48 20 North Perak Beat Penang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. Jan. 18. A rousing Rugby match between Penang and North Perak was played at Taiping on Saturday, which Perak won by a goal to nil, Stafford scoring. Hill did not play. Penang had a very strong team out.
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    • 183 20 »iißfi!fi!iaaaatf^ "HIS MASTER'S VOICE"! RECORDS. FOR MID JANUARY j Now on Sale I S. MOUTRIE Co., Ltd. I (Incorporated In Hone Kong) [> RAFFLES PLACE, SINGAPORE. J ifi!IPJPJPJg|?J?J?J?J^^ I PASSE PARTOUT. w I No. 1 Outfit each $1.50. I Extra Passe-Partout Binding, 1 Creasers .30. I Glass Cutters, containing 4
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