The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 12 December 1923

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. riilKl) >KKiES WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 12, 1923. No. 1397
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    EXCHANGE.
    52 1 I 1 r, v. i in.=?. o 4 7-32 2|4 Sill i 4 qg anj 50 7^ 1 1 daya r3H T. 164 i, :cntr, demand Par i.-t, d. mand 107 Vi immmi 138** -r.'kok, demand 79^ 18, Xir -k Hwv.' 8.54 I l.'nirliii I; i: 4 n«». Londen
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    58 1 UKf BcaMacAaJ arrived m !Vum ESvnepe on Saturday, a voihlik-Uil on board the vessel OaMrltt and Alexander. h «ii con I .ittnl «>n infjr» nation 1 as to the vessel having i. KotHag was found, how- k i rtained that one of fsi (Tf\v had been fined H \e*H'l ief:
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTHS
      94 1 FISHSR. At 13 Gateway Road, Kuala Lajapar, to Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Fisher, of Rawaac iaaajMer. DAWBASK. At Xo. 1 Ross Road, Penan*?, U Mr. and Mrs, J. S. Dawbarn, a son. HEADKICK. Al Bats Gajmh, pn the 4Ui Dvcnaaer, to Sir, and Mrs. Donald H. Hcadrkk, ai
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      MARRIAGES.
      70 1 HARDIXG-KllAXrisrrS.-- On Xcv. UBth, at the Church vi the Visitation, Seremban, Jubcrt AndriA- Ihudinp, son of Mr. Mrs. .1. Hanlin>» of Hill S ik- Kstate, Seremban, and Muriel Victoria Frniu-iscus youngest dunghtcr of Mr.. <;. 1 raaciscua, of Sor.mban. AI'STIX-NIXOX. At Sl AadnsV*! CatheUraT, Sinjrapon*, o:v Urn th instant
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      DEATH.
      19 1 DEAT H. G&mWOOD. At Ottenhan Surrey, on S:h Dec. 1023, Martha Kmnn Crimwood (ne* Toltman) m htr 74th ytar.
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    PRODUCE.
    110 1 December, 10. Tin 100 Tons $117.75 Gamble r j:».,v.» repppr WhH Peppir Black 1C.50 Flake I' .]>:ooh 1J.75 Pearl Sjfc'o Small 9.25 Copra 12.C0 Copra Sunuricd 12.40 Opium, Benares unt. 4.WM Rice, P-ngoon white 275 00 Rice S. No. 1 for export 30.00 Ric SmH No. 2 for export
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    40 1 Owinr to n wriotis aciidint to Commander Puii, K.N.1!.. Harbour Master >f Penanr, Capt. Caithrop Calthrop, the Master Attendant who is m PfeßMg on business hi W BMCtkm with Trai, has lial to prolong hi< st :y m Penan;r Indeflll'tdy.
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    6 1 fliiart M Ist*: Uar*£9 «ad L«»
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    Penang Hill Hotel.
    446 1 D.c. r ihe completion of the Penang lull RaLway and an awakened interest i the matter oi' residence on the tilil L-y the people oi' Penang, have ai- i. ;.v.v ted tj considerao*e develop- :<.!u> and more are foreshadowed. Aji advertisement cai.s £6^ tenders i6j i-v 1
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    The Base and Bulges.
    369 1 Agitation at Home about the crea- j tion of a naval base at Singapore j siems to be dying down, save? Tor j the fey? irreconaileab^s who w&Ht to keep it aHve for political purposes. Recognition of the fact that if we i desire io have
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    Duty and Pleasure.
    523 1 Dee. C jhe olunteer Force of Malay-:, »:ke any odier reservoir p£ forCfc, i:eeus re.uu.ar and constant replenishing. Local conditions are such thai every year at least 25 per cent of the :r:en leave the Colony, get transferred, grow beyond the effective ace for volunteering, ur from
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      253 1 CONTENTS. I I UN Wl I'AGE. B 'low Mi I' :it>9 m :J6U Letter :{7o af Hyiritu :{7D l v ;J7O k'y CoMMeat :J7O at.ii Porricn Polity :i7l !v 1 \M> COVITf NEWS. Km Unfortunate Investment :J7.; Import Praad :;74 ag "a Li i :j74 Ai 1 li.ihb 1 r
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      273 1 THE WEEK'S NEWS: THE WKKK'S NEWS. The auril which arrived here •>:; Sunday. Dec l Jh. I rough] London advices up to Nov. In. This Wi.k'y leaves by the B. I. Tce«ta t<>-»: Two eases of fraudulent importation i* rabbcr into the Ce!onv were dealt with m th, Dblriej Coari
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    Colonel Spencer's Letter.
    364 2 Sir,- -1 addies! this letter to all men of British birth under 'J"> years of aue who hovt not so far joined the local Vokmteei Force. I a^k them to consider the following facts relative to Volunteering::— Fait l. The Colony lias a strong Volunteer Force and
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    The Lure of Hygiea.
    784 2 Dec. 7. In our modest modern way we sometimes think that we created tht science of preventive medicine, but the goddess of health, the daughter ol Esculapius, was held m hi«;h esteem among the ancients, although her statues generally show her with a veil, typical of
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    Politicians and Policies.
    862 2 Dec. 8. It is not often that the same clay brings to a newspaper tw 0 such great items of a general election m Grey, Britain and a Presidential Address for the United States. It is a little hard on the Anglo-Saxon world to expect it to
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    The Weekly Comment.
    794 2 Dec. 10 Mr. Baldwin's great experiment Ins failed. The Conservath 1 las been soundly beaten i nd h:> lost even allowing for ts few ;:ain> practically a third of i;- si.nrt" i.i the Parliament just dlsThere is annoyance, irn:ati» n mA criticism m t! c Parly's mats*
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    Politics and Foreign Policy.
    742 3 Po litics and Foreign Policy. Dee, 11 M tllM tfcxt Mr. Rul:is;\ would reftaae to attempt form a Govcnunent if asked to do the prospects |K>liticall\% do not at a!! hopeful, and mainly for reason that whilst a working meat with the Liberals might anrhred at by aoiiM modified Conivative
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    31 3 The tender of Cheung Swee Kee for the construction work of Mosque-st. tenements, Block C, $140,000, has been accepted. Thirteen tenders were sent m, the highest beinff $190,000, tht* lowest $137,600.
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    BOXING.
    583 3 Reyei ti< feats Key. .atilin?,- Key. li. htweit>;ht Champion of IXalayj wa. beaten on point Cowboy Lcycs nt the New World <■ n Saturday night. To those who have st-tn Key m tb< fr-'hts when he used hijE 1 cad and punched with effect, his display against V. ws
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    SWIMMING CLUB.
    126 3 A large number of members tot k a-i--rentare cf the exceptionally favourably :!u^- >i'Uk-ia> and foot teams turned out i\.:* the team race, Over tbe first lap Webster gave bii team a valuable ka«i of ?e\xral from Oggier and BffcCrae, Aicgwcrth bcinu." long way behind. Stred\vi:k ira'ntaincd the
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    118 3 In a supplement to the F. If. S. Government Cassette, Hii Highness the Sultan o Pnak record* with deep regret the death of Wan Mohamed Isa, 1.5.0., Orang Kay a Muitri of Perak, which occurred on thti ii?nd November, 11)23. The .Malaysia Conference of the Metho- rt Bpiseopal Church commences
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    "HELLO SINGAPORE" LAST PERFORMANCE.
    374 3 "HELLO SINGAPORE" LAST PERFORMANCE. Cckbratteg RiaVs. The last performance of Miss Jill HiiiV fioviciion "Hello Singapore*' w"U be given to-night, and f the size of tht audience Mid Its enthusiasm arc on a par with that of Friday night the pern Ithnate evenms pwfoim&nce will not gc down to posterity
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    WARSHIPS AT LABUAN.
    284 3 Visit of If. M. S. Magnolia. For the second time th's month Labaa; ha.- been honoured by a visit from one < f Majesty's Ships. In the early j»a»" ol ike month H. M. S. Magnol a put m j trc fur twentytour boms on her wa,-
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      105 3 Malayan trade. NOVEMBER INCREASES. Tie total value of Foreign IMPORTS of Mnvhandi.se 'excluding parcel post) h.to British Malaya for November, 1923 was $55,330,900 or t'0,455,272 The total value of Foreign IMPORTS of Merchandise (excluding Parcel post) into British Malay i for November, 1922 was .$42,076,152 Jr t'4,908,885 INCREASE $13,254,748 cr
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    HOCKEY.
    322 4 S. IJ. t\ defeat (iarrion. The S. ii. i*. w»'>i' strongly represented, Penncfather being a valuable asset m tinfull back line, when they met the Clarrison m a friendly game <>n the Padang yesterday afternoon, the result being win for the Club by three goals to nil. Maj. Harrison
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    72 4 The run proceeds of the dramatic per. formaaw of the Amateur Sportinjr Association, which was given on November Nth. and ir,th.. amounted to $1,006.94. and his sum has been duly contributed to the Chinese Hicrh School Buildinir Fund tn»ou K h the courtesy of the Consul General for China. The
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    374 4 RUGBY. Singapore vs A Johore-Malacca Team. Outplayed m all departments, Johore anil Malacca were badly beaten by Singapore on the Padang on Saturday afternoon. Keenly contested though the match was, their forwards never seemed to be able to get going and M much did Singapore control the game
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    TIAN GUAN BRICK CO.
    568 4 The annual general meeting of Tiang Guan Brick ard Tile Manufacturing Company was held at Winchester House on Saturday morning. The Chairman, Mr. Chew Woon Poh, presided and there were also present Mr. Schirmer anei Dr. Scharenguivel (Directors), Mr. O. C. Smalley (secretary) and shareholders. In
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    MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
    139 4 Committee No, 1 reports the following at-t ion takii at a meeting hcirl on sth Dec:— Dscided thai the Superintendent Transport Centre may undertake mechanical examination of vehicles on behalf of the Chief Police Officer, provided the P.W.D. are unable to nominate a suitable officer. Decided that tax
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    THE NAVAL VISIT.
    62 4 A public meeting of the Selfthgor Club ha< fortned a general committe c to arrange for the entertainment of th c naval squadron m February. Mr. Ralph Scott. British Resident, presiding, mentioned that the Government would make a grant when the requirements were known. H. H. the
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    925 4 THE GREAT POLITICAL GAMBLE. (From Our Own Correspondent). London, Nov. 14. Writing before the* Election our London ccr respondent rammed up the situation as follows: Ca December Gth we intend to decide the greatest political gamble of modern times. Here you have a party ta Office v.
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    INTER-STATE RUGBY.
    75 4 INTER-STATE RUG BY. (From Our Own < onv-|«>!. Kuaia I.um| m. |> M (l Seianpor fiafltcted a severe d f the pecont? Tim M Ni^ri Si-ml-:.. InUr-State rugts r match 01 whon they won hv M ptfaltl j^anie was fast throuphout, S wards and IkfCd playing :t iasll i f
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    GOVERNMENT PARTY IN PENANG.
    140 4 GOVERNMENT PARTY IN PEN ANG. On (itneral Inspection Work. As hat already bct-n UMMMIO Straits Ec-ho, Sr I'tdeiuk BccretUT, the Hon. Mr. (J. C. !>■ mai. I joe io!' Gent-ial of Poiu*-. H< I. H. W. Park. Ctkmt* E Hon. DM, R. (>. \V i.'< ucatioti and (apt. Cfctttarp luacter
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    131 4 Mr. E. Seimund, technical F.M.S. Museums, who is due lwick fr~ni Homo leave, is expected by th P I O. "Kashgar" on Decemlx r 2ft. Among: the passengers who i-ann < tic Patioelur lad tut WBW I> T. Murray Kofctftna, and Mi A. G. Duke and child. Invitations have been
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      260 4 F. M. S. CHILDREN EN.\( 1 vikn The following- rude* under enactmcit are published m tho F. Af Government Gazette of November 10 1. No child shall bo required to cam any weipht which, m the (.pinion of any Government Medical or Hialth Officer likely to be injurious to the
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    WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1923.
    725 5 WEDNESDAY, DECE MBER 5, 1923. r F. Piia. the Minister of France Urn Coorl of Siam. left Marselles oti ni.-s post by tfv M. M. An're .\«>v. l«;th. m a sampan off Beach Road, risHgtJ before the Second yen.rday with being m posi ion of a quantity of non-Government \\;.s
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1019 5 Scotlam, has decamped with must of tL] hcn< urs of the St. Andrew's ftmci by folk*WIBS vi t>,(. r i :isv success m the soc *er iv?tch with nvj.h more hardly gained v'ctory m the r^goT. Their success m t lie h.Uii mauh b rive points tc; nil
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    BROMHEAD MATHEW'S SHIELD.
    368 5 Thi re- boct for the above Shield took place i.t Stktar Kai ge on Sunday last. Tki vi er w&3 kinder thn doring tit previous week <n<!, althouuli sbcotaisj conOitlona v\tr<- rot dtal, cwnj to the on. v.v. ja! short bi heary showers. S. H. A. (v)
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    89 5 A lit v inn Cop. Til- ropterod tie for this cup between Mi rsrs. K. L. L. Braddell and K. C. Mil Igan was won by E. C. Milligan with a e< score of &J. The Ladies' December Spoon was won !>;• Mrs. J. A. Be*ton wi
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    BRITISH CHESS EXPERT FOR INDIA.
    104 5 Subject to the necessary financial rrrtcgemenU being mode, the c^u;. :1 of the Hi it i-h Chess Federation bav< defied u> tty to meet the request from tht Indian unit by se.idirtr the British Champion, Sir G. A- Thomas, to India m the eoUl weathei
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    SINGAPORE CRICKETER IN INDIA.
    49 5 Mr. B L l>. WodeJioaas, who, before ie&vhlf: the Colony for India a fey weeks i ack, had been one of the most prcminc.n: figures m Strrits cricket, was to pUy lor the Presidency- European t«ar> iv the Bombay Quadrangular Towraameri which opened on Monday.
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    MURRAY CUP.
    50 5 The al ove cup was won by the Teboir: Section, "A M Company, Malaet-a Volunteer Cor.)- with a score »>f I">2. No. 'i Section r«" Company Malacca Volunteer Corps beJag Fccrnd with a reore of 123. Alto- !vr- tixrtcsa tcans competed, no otVieteem however .si-orir*;? over one hundred.
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    BAGAN RIVER RUBBER.
    310 5 Thi- following i; the fourth repoit to be presented at the annual meeting on Dec. 12th at neon at Harrisons Barker and Co: Of.K, s Chartered Bank Chambers. increa c was made m the cultivated frta Juii:^ the period under review. Tl»e i c.-A ion y.a a>
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    AN UNFORTUNATE INVESTMENT.
    206 5 AN UN FORTUNAT E INVESTMENT. Mrs. Ambrancia Hansel, one of the tWJ v omen partners m the business of tkc Alec* Motor Garage, Orchard Road, W9M examined m the Singapore Bankruptcy Court on Monday before Mr. Justicv Srroule. In reply to the Assistant Official Assignee, Mr. G. B. Keliagher, she
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    PEVON, ESTATES.
    184 5 A net profit of $365,607 for Ihc jr«wur inced Jane 30th a shown by tbc annual it>* port of the Devon Estates (Malacca), Ltd. which im to be prtsenied at the arm .ai rccet'ng at the French Bank Building .it DOOO on Thursday, Dec. HUh. To this ivast.
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    65 5 (By Coratesy of the Nsnyo XicbiXichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, Dec. Viscount Katch, President of the Kens-. Partly, at the meeting of the managers declared that he would net oppose the proposed non-Seiyu Parties Union if it can b^ ftconed without disorder, though the plar must be most carefully consd^red
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    TOWN PLANNING.
    1263 6 THE DEVELOPMENT OF CITIES. The Principal of the University of Birmingham, Mr. C. Grant Robertson, MA., 0.8.0., pMskM at an inaugural lecture givcil at* the Univtrsty of Birmingham by Mr. Raymond Unwin, F.R.1.8.A., on October o, on "The Cty: its Past and its Future Form," and m his
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    FUN IN IPOH.
    475 6 An aniu: ing incident is causing a good deal of talk m Ipoh. Recently a dinner was given m honour of Towkay Lam Lookintr's sixtieth birthday. The Time* of Malaya published a long report of the affair and subsequently received a letter from Mr. A. J. C.
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    RUBBER IMPORT FRAUD.
    890 6 "LOT OF SMUGGLING GOING ON/ In the District Court yesterday mornin.;. a case came up for hearing: m which Thio ,v)\v Yai:£ of Chop Aik Lieong Chun was ihargcJ with having committed an njftwot under the Rubber Restriction Ordiiiai.cc Mr. WUtley, the D.P P. appeared for the
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    HOTEL MANAGER'S LEAVE.
    544 6 UNSUCCESSFUL ACTION AGAIN*? VAN WIJK COMPANY The Hotel Van Wijk Company [.imiicl were defemiarts to an action bi agairst them m the Supreme Couit day morning, before the Chief Justin, Sir Walter Shaw, m which they were sutj by a former manager of the hotel, Mr. a
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    A RING THAT WAS LOST.
    222 6 A diamond rin£ which was hamUd I>> plaintiff to tl>? defendant for *aft cjsirdy fefld wav la«t, led to the ait'on whic MMW before the Chief Justi Sir Walur Shaw, m the Supreire Court yesterday i-i»;i rintr. whin .Air.;. R. K. Solomon s'J<<: R. Sajan
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    THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6. 1923.
    625 7 Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm Watson are goin£ ie India this month. After a three months* ,-ay there, they are going home. beat -woman was recently fined as much £2,500 m Htn rkong for being m posses m if raw op: m. The alternative «M > months'
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    RUSSELL vs. NG HONG GUAN.
    101 7 RUS SELL vs. NG HONG GUAN. na Our Own Corresponder.t). Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 5. Mr. ftafuiTl appeal against the rtcen; •>\ concerning the prosecution of t'.e Montr Guaii claim, came up ths mi^rnniir, Mr. s. Carver and Mr. Joaqumi if ntr for the appellants, and Mr. V. P. KnowJes and
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    802 7  -  LEOPARD THE SINGAPORE BASE. To The Editor. Sir, There has been so much controversy anent the Singapore Base, by those who claim to know all about it, that it has more or less— engendered a chaotic con dition of mind m "the man m the street,'
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    46 7 They have rival speakers m the Peking Parliament The house elected Ku at 145, the meetinpr being called for 2 pj«.. i»nd when the Speaker Wu arrived with supporters ho turned out Ku. There was a general ftprht and lout members were njured m the Ku-Wu-injr
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    FANTOME'S CRUISE.
    872 7 30,000 MILE JOURNEY. The Backwash of the South Sea*. The Hon. Mr. Ernest Guinness and the cruising party which arrived m Singapore on board the Fantome 11, ore of the best known of the Itoyal Yacht Squadron, will have a great many souvenirs to take back to England
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    ANOTHER RUBBER CASE.
    634 7 HEAVY FINE INFLICTED. Tb c Chinese manager of Chop Thian Sei;g Chan of South Canal road was the defendant m another prosecution under the Rubber Restriction Ordinance which was heart! before the District Judge, Mr. P. F. David m the District Court yesterday tnorninp. Mr. N. H.
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    "KNOCK-OUT" AT AUCTIONS.
    175 7 The "knock-out" system at auctions continues to flourish, here and at Home, like many other wicked things. The representatives of two firms a' a sale waated burners worth over a hundred pounds and two bidders agreed not to compete. The burners were knocked down for £7.10. but
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    THE PRODUCE MARKET.
    139 8 YESTERDAY'S AUCTION. The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rabbi r Association held .its 632 nd auction ytsttrday, December sih, when there was Catalogued 1,601,110 lb*.; 754.96 tors. Offered 1.114,810 lbs.; 497.68 tons. Soid 004,308 lbs.; 403.70 tons. PRICES REALIZED. Spot Uadon ls 2y d New York 2GTs ct?
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    MACPHAIL & CO. LTD'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    377 8 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S WEEKLY REPORT. Singapore, Dec. 5. With the price of tin steady during the week there has been a considerable amount of business m the mining: section and nearly all last week's prices have been maintained. A sudden rise m Teluk Kruins i« to be noted but after
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    SIAMESE AIR MAIL.
    73 8 The Air Mail from Korat to Roi-Ech and Übon was- opened m June last year and continues to prove of gr*at v*alue. A second servic c is to be opened. The route will be from Korat to Roi-Ech and Nongkai m the Circle of Udorn. All three
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    SUNGEI PARIT REPORT.
    144 8 The annual report of the Sungei Parir Rubber Company, Ltd., for the year endeo Sept 30th (to be presented at the annua. meeting at the French Bank Building* on Tuesday, Dec. 11th, at noon) shows net profit of $3,873.91 which the director* recommend be carried forward to
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    SIMPAM VALLEY, TIN MINE.
    515 8 THE FUTURE PROSPECTS. The eleventh ordinary general meeting of the Simpam Valley Hydraulic Mines, Ltd., was held at the offices of the Company, Chartered Bank Chambers yesterday. Amongst those present were Mr. Chew Woon Poh, Chairman, and the Hont>le Mr. Lowther Kemp. In moving the adoption
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    MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
    108 8 The following action was taken at Committee meeting held on Nov. 29: Authorised Mr. Preece of llcmti Preece, C*n)ew and Rider, Consulting: Engineers to the Commissioners for the proposed Klectric Power Station, to negotiate with the Chairman, Singapore Harbour Board, for the supply of electricity to the Commissioners
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    99 8 (By Courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, Nov. 4. China has been thrown into great confusion now thac a second Washington Conference to save China is proposed. It is i tated that Great Britain and the United States aacr c supporting, while Japan is opposing, the proposal.
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    37 8 Lady Skinner Turner and Miss Millicant Turner are paying a visit to Bangkok early next month. Sir Skinner Turner is detained by official duties at Hongkong and is unable to accompany his wife and caighter to Bangkok.
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    BRITISH NORTH BORNEO CO.
    1080 8 EFFECT OF WORLD-WIDE DEPRESSION. The eighty-first half-yearly meeting tf the Brkish North Borneo (Chartered* Cnnpany was held at River Plate Hous &.C., the Rt. Hon. Sir West Rtfgeway. G.C.8., G.C.M.G., X.C.5.1., the presi dent, m the chair. The President commenced hi* address by commenting: on the
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    PASSENGERS FOR HOME.
    280 8 The following- passengers are prvc< to Europe by the ss. Kalyan saiiir.gr a'. 4 p.m. to-day, December Cth-.—M- H lingrton, Mrs. Paton and child, Mju*jl Paton, Dr. Hoops, Mrs. Wait, two infant* and amah, Mrs. Hayward. child and irfant, Mr. F. R. Dixon, Mrs. Broe* uiiv and
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    PASSENGERS ARRIVED
    223 8 Per Patroclus:— Mr. J. B. Aiviu-r. Mr* M. E. Brown, Mr. J. H. BurchcU. M H. M. Cuff, Mrs. J. W. Campbell, MisK. M. Campbell, Mr. V. R. Conolly. Wm J. H. Vincent CClarek c ami infant. Mr. A P Cranna, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Dako ft»
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    64 8 At the invitation of Mr. Win. Turner. Renter's General Manager m the Far Ea*-' a thoroughly representative party of Shan* hai newspaper men asssembled at a tifiV at the New Carlton recently m order u> meet Sir Roderick Jones, the Chairman and managing Director of Reuters Ltd who is visitirg
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    FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1923. ALLEGED MALICIOUS ARREST.
    611 9 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1923. ALLEGED MALICIOUS ARREST. i:\NKIIinS ACTION AGAINST Tl .IBEK FIRM. bank i opt t mber merchant, Goh Kia.i .rig. is pla^.tiff in *-he action which ::imenced in tie Supreme Court yesterday tfore the Chit*: Justice, Sir Walter Shaw, which the Siong Huat Sawmills ar- fur thre. thousand
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    IMAGINED GOLF FIFFICULTIES.
    168 9 truth is golf is a self hypnotic. I 'ripe Kypnou-e themselves with the* d d fficufties. They create its troi fi.r themselves. When they begin th. -rarae tnry are overawed by its difficult/. he rta! difficulty is that they are afraW: making fools of themseh'es hy nvssin-
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    VOLUNTEER RECRUITING.
    509 9 YESTERDAYS GOOD START. The powers that control the weather m thi.. part of the Empire evidently hn<i stion;: intentions of doing their best v ipoil yt-:-urday as a special recruiting cay for the Singapore Volunteer Force, Vt tfcty changed their minds at the criticrl moment. The result was
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    25 9 The Seletar Riflo Rar.ge has been al U.tr^d to A. Company Lewis gunners *n Saturday afternoon. Buses wil leave *he Drill Hall at L4I p.m.
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    CRUELTY TO CHILDREN.
    241 9 Mr. Stirling of the Chinese Protectorate pioi.'uced two Chines? women before the Distnct Judge, Mr. P. F. David, yesterday, c. charge- of cruelty to children. In the first case, the accused, a Chinese woma;i n*n ed Lim Neo, was stated by Mr. V. V. Knowks, coui.sel for
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    88 9 Among the unofficial representatives of Malaya m London none does more toward* keeping the Peninsula before the pubho than Sir Ernest Birch, whose self-posses-sion m running a meeting or a dinne: i? proverbial since he came to Singapore with a visiting- cricketing team and took charge of the smoking concert
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    LARGEST AIR STATION IN THE WORLD.
    331 9 To be Pjilt at Croydcn. The largest air station m the world to be established at Croydcn by the Air Ministry, the scheme involving the diversion of the road and the building- of i&ilway station at the aerodrome. Electric trains are to be run
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    MURDER WILL OUT.
    325 9 At the conclusion of the Coroners enquiry touching the somewhat alarming (ftrcovcry of a sack containing" human bones niltwd ashore by the tide on an island off Changi only a short time ago, Mr. Nico!. the Coroner, returned a verdict of culpable homicide amounting U> murdeT against
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    115 9 (By Courtesy of the Nanyo NichiXichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, Dec. sth. The organization of the Kensei Party Yas decided to abandon further negotiation for formation of the Non-Seiyu Parties Unior. A resolution to confer a bonus amounting to V .350,000, for services rendered by Mr. Ikegami, the recently resigned
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    FRASER'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    454 9 During the pa^ week the Local share market ha* experienced a comparatively quiet tinie. Tin has remained firm and tin shares have been m good demand although a certain amount of profit-taking ha: resulted m a slight easing of prices m certain of th c more popular
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    LEWIS AND PEAT'S REPORT.
    217 9 During the pa<t week the market ha* been affected by the news of a local firm being unable to meet their differences. The immediate effect was to bring into tho market a fair number of sellers, not on!} locally, but also m New York and London,
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    ROYAL STURGEON.
    158 9 In the fish department of a large West End store a centrepiece is mad c of a very fine sturgeon. Customers aacr c asking what the fish is, for it? rather grey flesh, its si ining scale?, and it? thickness d i?er from the other varieties round about
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    NEGOMBO.
    1215 10  -  FREE LANCE Not so many years ago I dreamed to the sound of surf boating on the shore and the whisper of the wind through countless coconut tret.. The friend beside me suggested Samoa, but the presence of half-naked blacks dispelled the idea: they were not the true type,
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    ANDAMANS FOR ANGLO-INDIANS.
    309 10 ANDAMANS FO R ANGLO-INDIANS. The proposal that Anglo-Indians gfeodld colonise the Andaman Islands (now that the penal settlement ha* been abolished > is an excellent one one of the best suggestion* for the solution of the Anglo-Indian problem that have been made. We wi-h the scheir.e every success, and hope
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    156 10 Rear-Admiral Sir F. L. Field, who is m command of the fleet that is to visit the outlying portions of the Empire, was m command of the battleship King George V. at the Battle of Jutland, and was mentioned m despatches for his services or. the fateful day. Since then
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    SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1923.
    691 10 Mr. C. D. Ahearne is appointed Deputy Controller of Labour. Mr. R. W. Grant has been promoted to Class V Civil Service. The resignation of Lieut. S. A. Grey M.C. from the S.S.V.F. has been accepted A proposal is to be put before the Bengal Government
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    RUBBER SMUGGLING CHARGE.
    148 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, D* On the resumption of the case of aW* rubber smuggling at Batu Feringh;, Swee Khoon, senior nitlbar officer,*' y,^ discharged without being called on fo* his defence. The District Judge intimate that he would like to hear the defer*© of Ong
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    RAILWAY CHARGES SCARE.
    65 10 RAILWAY CHARGES SCA RE. (From Our Own CorrespondenLl Ipoh, Dec. Local business circles are much agitatw by the proposal of the General Manager of the Railways to increase the existing wharfapo and handling charges. The Perak Chamber of Commerce and Chamber of Mines are conferring shortly with view to a
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    183 10 Reserve Service Abolished. The rule? and regulations umk-r the Volunteer Ordinance contain NMplftt fad matter as under: Reserve Service. Under the l» Ordinance, 1023, the Reserve Sefric abo'ished. Members ov<r 40 for transfer to Auxiliary Imria and members under 4o to Colour 9 Member? over 40 may
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    PEARL'S HILL SCHOOL.
    226 10 The annual prize distribution of Pearl's Hill School was held ytsteroa, afternoon m the school hall, attractive';! decorated fcr the occasion, on thr wall* of which were displayed drawing 1 and otl work done by the scholar*, boys rp the ag-e of about eleven. After a programme
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    51 10 The vrtddinp is shortly to take i>i<*> m Singapore of Mr A. G. A. Bei.*n^ and Miss Auiviia Addison ekiett 'iaufcli^' of the late Mr and Mrs. J. AduUon. Addison was for many year> an Engineer Commander m the Siamese Navy. B< >t t he anJ Mrs. Addison died m
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1403 11 J nr-i'*id apnut hotrimea nottri .$t /arrap* Juvenal tiry pUM <f politics at Home is under ntw rules which do l appeal to us. The days of the :i* -i' returned anil it may be nearj i>. i evert to the old practice «>f a ly
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    RUBBER.
    193 11 Thtre is small comfort for hoKiers of rubber shares m the latest report of th" Works Kngineer of the Co^omtjo Municipality. One would have thought fhat, i r rubber could be utilized profitably for roadmak ng m any country, that country would he Ceylon. It i= all the mor?
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    THE WORK OF ST. DUNSTAN'S.
    1241 11 A large gathering at Government Hous<* \t*terday evening, including His Excellency the Governor, Lady Guiilemard, and the Bishop of Singapore, witnessed the screening of a film showing the work which is King done at St. Dunstan's, the Home where our bl.nded soldiers and sailors an
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    410 11 The greater part of the proceedings m the Singapore Bankruptcy Court, ove»which the Chief Justice, Sir Walter Shaw presided yesterday afternoon was- taken up by a motion by Mr. J. G. CampbeV, tn behalf of Messrs. McKie and Company, fcr an order that the Official Assignee should admit
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    KUANTAN RUBBER, LTD.
    84 11 The fifth ordinary general meeting of the Kuantan Rubber Syndicate Limited, was held at the offices of the Company, Chartered Bank Chambers yesterday. Amongst those pre.cnt were: Messrs. H. Robinson, Chairman, th hon'ble Mr. Lowther Kemp and Mr. P. N. Knight for the secretaries, Messrs. Harrisons Barker
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    MUNICIPAL ACTION.
    63 12 MUN ICIP AL ACTION. The following action was taken at a meeting of committees 5 and 6, held on Srd December. Agreed to offer the Sim apore Harbour Board ecu am terms for supply of electricity by the Board to the Commissioners as ruggested by Mr. Preece. Decided to approach
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    DEATH TO INSECTS.
    121 12 To the Editor. IX ar Sir,— With regard to your leader on "The tat of Hyariea," I wculd like to point out the way m which the hygiene of some of the local ships has been immensely improved. I refer to the fumigaticn of t hips trading
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    JAPANESE NBWS.
    73 12 (Bj ovrtesy the Nanyo NicbiNicbi Sl.imhunsha.) T«kio, Dec. 6. J#paaeae Trade returns for Novemb^-. -!iew V 119,436,000 impoi-ts compared witii Yl55,2'JiM)OO exports. A forthcoming issue is 3 million Yet (iebentures of the Nippon Yusen coastal service Company, which marks the com oletion of negotiations for amalgamation of the
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    284 12 A Idler received by the Malay Mail from German; bare stamps <;f the face value if 40,000,»:Oi),(MK> (forty thousand millions) of iw.rks. If the Prime Minister i.« ready to on from the declaration of \Me Plymouth speech, I am with him unreservedly, whatever the result, and to the end. Rt.
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    A RUBBER COUPONS CASE.
    186 12 A charge of lu'hijj- m fraudulent poscf i Dumber of rubber coupons. valued a: about $400 was preferred ajrainst i Chinese m the Third Magistrate's Court yt«tti\Jay nomine* The accused Le i Seng Lai, who described himself ai a travtliiiii merchant, was aiYßtted by the Detective
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    ALOR GAJAH REPORT.
    196 12 A LOR GAJAH REPORT. Report for presentation at the aiMfUli meeting en Dec. 18 at Derrick and Con peny't office at noon. The re i oil for the year ended 30th S'-'j:t-imbcr, shows a profit of $10,752.50. whicii must be deducted from the balance brought forward from la.st year viz.
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    THE GOVERNOR'S ENGAGEMENTS.
    84 12 His Excelkncy the Governor will be leaving Singapore a: 2 p.m. or. December 13th by the Sea Btlle. His Excellency is proceeding to Klang to attend the birthday celebrations of H H. the Sultan of Selangor on Friday 14th. His Excellency will proceed to Penang on the
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    KUALA LUMPUR CHEATING CASE.
    66 12 (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 8. The man Davidson, who said his rcai name Simmons, has been sentenced to niit Hicnths rigorous imprisonment for cheat ing ;;n Eurasian out of ten dollars, m Pi it of a lawyer's fee m connection \vit i <n
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    21 12 The postponed meeting of the Ijogislative Council has been fixed for Monday th c 17th instant, at 10.00 a.m.
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    MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1923.
    332 12 Major General Sir John S. Fowler h. 4 Leu "appointed Colonel Commandant pf te Ro. al Corps of Signallers. Mr. G W. A. Trimmer, of the Singapore Hrrbcur Board, is m Penan*? on official business Mi. J. W. I\,kett, Assistant Super-i.i,i!t-,t 0? CfJ3tom», Ipoh, ik jren?
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    R. S. Y. C.
    976 12 Saturday aft. moon saw the la~t race cf the series for Mrs. Blake's Cup and the four boats that famed out had a rough passage and it speaks well fcr the ladies' steering that th»v got round the cour; without trouble of any kind. It was
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    POPULAR ROMANCE FILMED.
    503 12 POPULAR ROMANCE FILMED. ATLANTIDE A! THK 1W1.u,,,, There is no fcppg of *u,r des HMk abun<l;n.. >..iik.- for tlte nor which ler,^ iU If nu r- ;1 mir.v the creation of an attra f}i m th' maaaccn which hav< i-mai the ima^inati ns of su h author* i d:, Hansard.
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    POPPY DAY AT PENANG.
    80 12 (From <^ur Own CorrespoHt'ir; I'tnang IM\ s 'i' 1I X r W ;;t- fur V |ny D:i v. i ".24*;. 0."). made up ■f OrflectfcMiß |557<--1 .Ma ri:r H K7 77. Ignornnci aui**s D.alh. At i hi iiKju^s: on a Chinese nannd <.nm Sir\v, tfec jury
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    58 12 Sectcncc of thi-.c numti^ rlgyrow ;n;muit Has passed r>n a (hiw < v w;.s brought up bcf<»i\' thi Ds.iit .1 i»! Saturday. The ma;: VM t-o!ni.t fi chainv of lobbt'ry. I; m Btfl In- was < :u- cf the time nu-n ai«(' robbed a Chinese m Cro > Si few
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    TELEGRAMS. HOME.
    6401 13 TELEGRAMS. HOME. Rev er's Serv ice.] London, Die 3. 1- M > -rat forty men have been at Nurne: -pit, She.ffi.-ld. Tub? 176 men were hurled to tKom of the rit shaft, owing to a rop ikinjr. Am? ulances and doctors wei i it* the pithead, where a lar^e cruw-.
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    FOREIGN.
    2212 15 (Reuter 1 Service.] London, Dec. 3. The Spanish Embassy m London, m view of the interpretation placed en the visit of Their Spanish Majesties to Italy calls attention to the ftatemer.t of General Di Rivera, that there is nothing mysterious m the purpose of the vis^t. Spanish policy is
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    44 15 The marriage was solemnized at the Church of St. John the Divine, Ipoh, on Saturday, the Rev. J. \Y. Bottenrartk officiating of Mr. Leonard Goodwin, of Messrs. PritchariV local store, and Miss Elizabeth Smith, who arrived m the F.M.S. with her mother. Mrs. Smith.
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    TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1923.
    761 16 Eleven public holidays have, been appointed for the year m Johorc. The British India S. X. Co. Mai! and Immigration contract has been extended for ore year from Feb. 12th, 1924. Forged rubber coupons are now being di: -ovend m Ceylon an! police court proceeding have
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    NORTH BORNEO NOTES.
    1303 16 CONVICTED BY HIS SON'S EVIDENCE* (From Our Own Correspondent). Jessclton, Dec. 2. The trial was concraded at Kudat on rCovcmter 30th. of a man whose crime, r».nd th c manner cf whose detection, are sifTLitntly uncommon to merit attention. There lived until IGHh. June last an ftdcrly
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    PAJAM REPORT.
    286 16 Report fcr presentation at the asstt%J ♦sorting on Dee. 18 at Derrick and Com]>i nys office at 12.30 p.m. The rrr lit for the year ended Sept. :)0 wmi (V7g*****« to which falls to be add^d t!»- balance moj'^.t forward from la t Aococnt 192,384.77, making total of
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    SELANGOR MOTOR TRIALS.
    53 16 (Fbqbi Ouv Own orresnocdettt). Ivntla Lwpyi, Dec. 1(1. At the motor reliability triage wMcb wer c beM b id#U wssther, there vero 54 entrants, of whom 5] s'.arted, two tars beintc driven by buiies. The testf toclodetf ac'.eltration and slow in:ininjr, and the wlio!^ f jnction was
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    50 16 11. EL 7-j.isku AJtmsd DJC has been appointed a member of the Licensisg Board Johore Eahiu, vice llr. Fvast. r. The Assistant Adviser. Ko.a Tin^u-i. Ke appointed a member of the Scuth Jchon loot] ton.niittre under the Rubber RcsUfetiMi enactment, &cd Mr. V. c. Hume of th< **i"th Johoru Committee.
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    SIR FREDERICK JAMES.
    199 16 A Has Time m P<*nunK. Th Colonial Su-ntarv is n KOMI WKm un;Lr h I fc, j n J with his OHtomary energy, has 1,. c j n things for Uw If Ml hearing to hrn -aid al»ou' lhern. wit!. at ion m Uk imnv Kate futin
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    FORGED NOTES CHARGE.
    148 16 FORGED NOTES CHA RGE. Two Cl.in: \v rr eh;;! ,i, r Ccuiiax. T!v:-(1 M; :M!a:». BK ininti- with 1»< j os>es>ia»i $5 notes. 'Hi i!»; n wire uvnted iv ult cf n:i(i con<:u.-te;l iIntpi H'u Irst a i:i ;i I ill I'pr' r < 'Mn w-ur the Po' v found
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    HONGKONG UNIVERSITY.
    221 16 New Vice-Chancellor appointed. The Court of the Honpkonp Ui at a met tine: on Doc. 3rd, appointed Mi. \V. W. Homell, C.1.E., Director of VahW Instruction m Bcr.^nl, as Vice-Chancellor of Honirko::.L r University, m succession to S'r William Bunyate. K.C.M.G. Th< Vice-Chancellor is expected to ■rrfc the
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    M.S.V.R. FIELD TRAINING.
    39 16 (From Our Om Cjji— |>m Vouuttesr ti.lvi operations btoMi BRturdßjr. 11. 11. t Mtn is fciti camp on Tlrare« i the <■ i krtmnred fi<r reek <>f btcn v fcf the M. B. V. K. r, ik.
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    87 16 A sal a;-v i.i« .v is said to have at Vl^t lonian- Ml Sjnda R While cut bailing m the sea ItiwMb, Straits bom A h'iu-s.-. riM of Mr. Khao IVn^ Hin of U > road, was suddenly seen to be m difli i:1 His bi-othtr who v.a- ov of
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