The Straits Times, 29 January 1931

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  • 41 1 The Straits Times [MTABLISHED ■BAKLT A CBHTUBT.) THE LARGEST. r AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, THIRSDAY, JAM ARY 29. 1931 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE. THIRSDAY. JAM WRY 29. 1931 PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 182 1 SINGAPORE: 78. CECIL ST. ('PHONE 6161). I •15 TONIGHT 9.15 "SHOULD A I :DOCTORTELL?" i lint i«h I. ion Prudurliun. Phone S2CI-SMS. BBBBBBBBBBCBBBBBB ■■■■■■■■■■■■I"* isfotm* i a ure s great gift C^ !jj?^ motherhood is y^^^^/ Bear Br and" Milk How grateful tho young mother feels when fc Jr baby
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    • 164 1 *UALA LUMPUR! 2T. JAVA ST. 'PHONE 3653), H Robinson's J|ft»| HAT MAGIC y*^WH^^A Banishes Years I jWM^^^Rb^y^te 1-^1 cc e delightful new straw models now JLT I/ f V\y\ on v ew straw treated in a new way ui/i^Bvl iy» original, chic, and s*> youthful. \Y\f l||l^V .I,^ fI J
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    • 17 1 I ».15 TONIGHT 9.15 "SHOULD A DOCTOR TELL ?"i British I ion i Production i Phone S2CI-5M2.
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    • 533 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINKS (Incorporated in Englaad) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tornage due Spore. KHYBER «.100 Feb. 7 *iV U I Feb.
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    • 694 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. ■MMMHm (NIPPON YtSEN KAISHA). TO LONDON Naples. Mamrille.. London. Antwerp. Rotterdam and Mlddlr.brough. Vessels Tonnage Du* Sail 5 KATORI MARU 10.000 Jan. 29 30 s KASHIMA MARU 10,000 Feb. 12 IS YASUKUNI MARU 11.80© Feb. J6 26 HAKONK MARU 10.000 Mar. 11 12 I SI W A MARI'
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    • 435 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia) FOR BRISBANE. SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA. DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,96* tons) aad the new motor vessel, MALABAR (.4.512 tons). Th* sal. MARELLA is on* of the largest and finest steamer* trading to Australia, cabins
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    • 613 2 Tffl EAST ASIATIC CO. iM (Incorporated in Denmark) Telephone SSSS. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE To GENOA, LONDON, ROTTKRDAM. HAM BURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leav* Spore. Peaang. bls. HORINGU Feb. 11 Feb. IS su. JI'TLANDIA Mar. 18 Mar. 20 m.v ALSIA Mar. 25 Mar. 27 mj. SFJLANDIA Apr. S At:. In bj.
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    • 603 2 THE BLUE FUNNft LIKE THK OCEAN STBAMSmiI* Caw LIMITED. TBE CHINA MfTVAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in Lnglaod) REGULAR SERVICE TO MARSEILLES, LONDON. AMSTERDAM. ROTTERDAM. ANTWKRP. HAMBI K(i AND KRKMKN GKNOA. HAVRE. LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW— BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY FFRVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON. ROTTERDAM AND
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    • 489 2 TBE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE, for Kretay, Trengganu. Kelawtaa, Telupin, Patani, Stag STekon, Bandon. Kohsamui, Lanf:>uan, < humpen and Baagkok. Arrival Departure MA LIN I Feb. 2 Feb. 4 SUDDHADIB Feb. S» r.b 11 AI.AYA The steamer* are fitted throuchnut witb electric light
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    • 375 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO^ IAM I K\N( ISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA. WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND. ORE. Man *=< MBwU Sailinjjs for I'nited States and Canada Points from Ilimir Kong. San Pranrlaro and I .m Aagelca. SS. OOUMCM TIM aails from Hong Kone Fab.
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    • 482 3 DOtXAM tTTAMfIDP UNI ceW AMERICAN MAIL UKB aj ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE SINGAPORE, PENANG. COLOMBO, SUEZ. PORT SAID, ALEXAMtHIA. NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES, NEW YOBK AND BOSTON' ArriTe Leave Leave Spore Spore Peaang PRES. HATES Feb. t fee. Feb. 7 I-RES. FILLMORF. Feb IA *eb. 1» Feb. SI PRES. WILSON Mar. 2 Mar.
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    • 574 3 *NORDDEUTSCQ£R LLOYD (laeerpetated la Germai.r). The aadenaeatleaed are the (■.•mpaifa aUnded ftxtarea. OUTWARDS. j SAARBRL'CEEN for Manila. Hong Kong, Keelung, S'ghai, Chemulpo, Taku, lialnjr and Tsingtau Feb. 3 t DESSAU for Saigon, Nagojra, Yokohama, Kobe, Oaaka and Moji Feb. A 5 ALLER for Hong Kong, S'ghai. Kobe, Taku, Dalny and
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    • 291 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO. LTD. Incorporated la England.) ELLERMAN- LINE I'ASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. FREIGHT SERVICE OUTWARDS To Hang Eoag, Shaaghal aad Japaa Doe Spore •i. CITT OF KHIOS Feb. IS HOMEWARDS KAZEMRE for Harre. London, K'ttrrdam and Hamburg Jan. SI m v CITY
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    • 895 3 THE STRAITS TIMES and THE STRAITS BUDGET. H W d Oak*. CBCIL AND STANLEY STREETS. SINGAPORE. Braaeh OasCw, 27. JAVA BTRBBT. KUALA IUMPUk. Cable. TIMES. SINGAPORE. TeWpftoa*. SINGAPORE IISI. KUALA LUMPUR Mia Sol, AdtrrtUini A|NU la Great Britain. REUTERS. Ltd.. 24. Old Jewry. Loadoa. X.C 2. (through whom all business
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    • 532 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. There are spproximat.-ly «even word* to n line and there is a flat r-te charge of Z'o cents per hie per insertion A minimum of one dollnr per H >n. v.!l U accepted up to 10 r v of i»«ne. A fee of 2. cent* ii charged for
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    • 646 4 HOUSES. FLATS JTO LET. Merer Road. Entry l>h. 1. Apply M. T. iw. Meyer Road. lancdiat* antry. Apply Mejer Brother*. 7 4 and 4A. RafTlet !'lae«. Immediate er.tr: Apply Meyer brother*. TO LET. No. 2. Amber £oad. [mnaj.ii* entry We. I. Apply kiey»r Brotlmi bungalow No. MA. Soohia Road. Uk«
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    • 654 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET. TO LET -ndowr.« N«-. 11, and 14, Wallich Street AAply The British Malaya, 1 ru«te.' F\ecutor Co.. Ltd.. TcN-. 59». TO LET. ground floor. 73. Cecil Street, also offices in Stanley Street. Modern sanitation. Apply 1. S. Nathan, 6, de Souzu Street. Nl I 'IT, *tore,
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    • 420 4 MISCELLANEOUS nt attractive desigaa irith a doien with pink c-.i i \<-» Year Chequt j^ tU. a book of It, Pctaire extra. Kl.\T'; I.APV offer* very happy home life to rhildien. Parents a!>road, Delightful hou-e, rxrl^n. sVfi good schooN or tiny a coulj be taught at home. Excellent reference* Write
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    • 540 4 PUBLIC NOTICES. SINGAPORE TURF CLUB ■BUI OF IMMM I PER CENT. DBBBNTUREB. The Committc. of th. «inr»p.>rr Turf Clui. hereby lisa* hmi been oversubscribed and th. now c d I I TOM SINGAPORE TURF CLUB To The .M.-mhcr». PORE TCRF CLUB. Gentlemen. Th* foil winr Members have b«Tn duly nominritid
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    • 125 4 LEGAL NOTICE ASEPSO NOTICE i^ h-rrb- TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL No| TENDERS NOTirK li a*r«t>j ».>-n now inTitf.l for th« ••rricaa, and that aaxticalan tt dan ma? ba obtain. 4 la 'ht Trndar Koom, Municipal OAcra. f cl SuppK TENDERS INVITED FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS o\- HUT! I<>\ DBPAKTMENI Rakraratef Drata
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  • 756 5 Need for More Enterprise In Malaya. Singapore Merchant" writes at follows hi I..111H", Monthly for January: "The prospeiity of Maliiya t..ti.i largely dependent upon the tin mining and rubber producing industries. The export of thc-e commodities ret tci-nts a \crv lar*c :>r..|...tion .f tin- t..'.;il Malayan export-.
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  • 151 5 The following action is reported by committee no. •"> ol the Singapore Municipal Commissioners Following the explanations of heads of departments. iacaM to continue present m«-thnd of separate departmental meter- reading. Decided that a fee of $100 per day be ehaiged to the Hong Kong (iovernment for ea;h
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  • 383 5 Mother Who Wants To Keep Her Daughter. lln tiny Republic of S*n Marino i« HNd bf Italian carnbinier. the cause „f the strange state of a' 1 is a little Milanese icir! of ten MMMI and her mother, the Marchesa Bramtiilla u!w have taken asylum
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  • 323 5 Owner Refuses to Sell To Government. The Swedish Navy, already the <>f a numbri t,( Utamtt af variou" ate the Stockholm archiiK'laKo. recently "Hie further -:i\al purpose-, but MMMmd an unexi taataeJa. Ow mall Waad muM iI*. tight. sini«- it-; uwmr. who live*, a h<- mil life
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  • 135 5 Arrested Burglar Dives Underground. At on« o'clock in the morning recently c native wan arrested in .lohann«-sbur|r on a charge of burglary Ha wa^ haiuiiuff<<i. hut while beinjt taken to the |w.lu<station he liived into an un drain. Thr native policeman who -mat* «-.i him followed in
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  • 407 5 Death After Visit To A Cinema. The lUath hy noisoninjr af a brilliant ■tudent »a< sealed «t the inWatford recently. The di ad man was John Frederick Felir Frott.-r. av-e<! Hi a student at the Imperial ith Kensington. He iivwl at MiUlr. Wntf..rd. He took his Bach.
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  • 86 5 Ntw Attempt for England To Australia Flight. Hi i W A. Siott. the Qantas pilot, and in-truitoi of the Queensland Aer> II make an attempt, early in <> lower the flight record from England to Aastralia, e,».abli:hed by Air Kmgsfoid Smith. He explish the journey in eight
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  • 257 5 Is There No Remedy Save the Dole? Upsetting cvrn the predictions -l.ade m >tur. (ierman u«*n M.areil abu.e the ttm Thus Cermany I MBipio} ■> «-nt burn. that BM "no- Tinrall sorts of expert means for improv n* thii alarm inf of affairs. j Some uf
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  • 41 5 1274 Collected on East (oast Of Sumatra. (From Our Own < >rr*.->p<imU-nt I All Poppy Day contributions from tinFast Coast nt Sumatra have n<w received and us Mr I o Pinch, This figure reaMMrw ita JM* la. IM., collected in
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 190 5 1-1 -Pi HP Ih^ I C_. Raffles Hotel TONIGHT DINNER AND DANCE. MONIA LITTER'S CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA GRILL ROOM SPECIAL DISH TONIGHT ROAMT HI I.XT OK RKKf V 1.4 K \SIII Ki.HMot i.H.f.r\ ii i i.'ikji ETTI POTATOM $1.7.-.. TOMORROW. TEA DANCE 6.15 P.M. I \< client accommodation available with Modern
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    • 67 5 You want a Loa< Life electrical installation and the life of the installation depends upon the wires. Let your installation depend upon ff* 8 F Y CM. A. Wires the wires that will last as long as the building itself. W. T. JgMI g Y TELEGRAPH WORKS CO., LTD. Sole
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  • 793 6 SIAM LETTER. loading at Koh-si-chang. CUCEST XI TO VISIT PENANG. (Kroin Our O»n < ..rie-|>on.lent Bangkok. Jam ftl There h;i |w4 improvement in the rice trade during the past week. About -I hrtag tlaily. > and considerable quant it.es are being milled. Two larv'i lou
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  • 31 6 Cinema Manager Fined For Sdlinn Tickets. 1 indoii. Jan. 14. The a liirmingham cinema hms tickets of the Irish Krer State hospital sweepstake i on the Grand National.
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 608 6 To the Editor of the Strait* Times. Sir.—Animals and birds are apparently ■Bad after in this town than are ■ease human beings who, through no fault of their own, become idiot* or of unsound mind. I refer to the pathetic rase of lunatics in Singapore. A visit
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  • 345 6 MAKING GOLD Alchemist Goes to Gaol For Fraud. The strange assertions of the Dusseldorf ali hem ist, Kurscbildgen, who, as previous1 ly reported was on trial on charges of fraud, have been subjected to the opinions of experts, and the alchemist has now been sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment. Kurschildgen
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  • 1053 6 Prospects Remain Good. REASONS FOR COPPER MERGER. i (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Dec. 24. The Stock Exchange has passed a bad week, the slump in New York, producing the sharpest fall in prices in London for some months past. Many ordinary shares fell to
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  • 480 6 Divergent Views On Immigration. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan. Jan. 25. That the Japanese had no special intentions with their numerous settlements in the Sultanate of Siak was a statement made to me by the the Sultan of Siak Seri Indrapotra when I met him in
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  • 150 6 Descendant of Man Who Died in 1418. London, Jan. 18. The strange story of a disinherited son and a search for the descendant of a knight, who died 500 years ago. are revealed by the announcement in the London Gazette which state* inter alia that Francis
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  • 56 6 2.200 People Withdraw Resignations. Bombay, Jan. 17. The Director of Information says that up to the end of December, 2.200 villago oftVers and servant* in Gujrat have withdrawn their resignations, tendered in connection with the civil disobedience novement. This indicates a d'"'™* advance over the figure published in
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  • 1167 6 Some Real Life Stories Of The Gendarmerie. (By Jean Chiappe. head of the Paris Police, in an interne*.) Public order i* an expensive item. To keep the peace in n cty inhabited bj lions of human brings, to see that pi can sleep quietiy
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  • 106 6 NEW YORK— KARACHI. Fas! Freffjht Sen i< <■ Planned. New Tare, Jan. IC The manager in the I nited S Imperial Airways has armour negotiations are in progroa* for an ex preas freight Mr vile from the CniU-d States to India via England using aeroplanes, liners, trains and motor Bi
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  • 59 6 TITLED WOMAN'S S UICIDE. Death of Lady CharlotURobertson. London. Jan. 14. A verdict of suicide while of unsound mind was returned at the r charlotte, wife 4 Sir Benjamin Hubert died of veronal poisoning. Sir Benjamin deposed that his •uirered Iron: pf return > ear- ago and was perpetual II
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    • 129 7 E mmmml ll*f H H I mmmmmmv 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 I NNi folNm Urn urt-al stnrs of recent arasnßnmmmi *ith the beautiful '>l»r. nn of "THE LOVE PARADE" JEANNETTE MACDONALD \s ooKGBoi rtn donna WITH THK (iKANDKST OP l,|{\Mi III'KRA TKMI'KH MENU OH, FOR A MAN With Reginald DENNY The
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    • 225 7 Another Triumph! S9a9BHH| l L^aSl^BWfc-^B'''^fc»i»^a^-^La?^-i X Again Tonight -EDGARWALLACE'S All Talking Problem Play FEATURING BASIL GILL-NORAH BARING And an All Star Cast of English Actors Vide Press A PICTURE EVERY MAN AND WOMAN MUST SEE" A NOTICE TO PARENTS! (HII.DRKN SHOILI) NOT HE KNCOI K ACiKI) TO SEX THIS SENSATIONAL
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    • 127 7 On Wednesday For Two Nights Only UJ W The Finest Romance of the year fl H VILMA BANKY H H IN U A LADY TO LOVE L HER FIRST ALL-TALKING IK TIRK. ■j ONK (.LORHH'S NKiHT AND MONTHS M OF DKSPAIR. taamg A Drama packed with Laughter and Pathos. Lv*
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  • 1380 8 SHAREHOLDERS AWAITING MORE DEFINITE RESULTS. quota scheme fo .< les tin -h.nre I expected, r h..»evrr. -hare UM *p»-.iemei of pre h. mcv prefer to wait fm r.iKinr their hold ■I th;> tac the probabl. *hnh adherence to thi i nn» al.out. 1 r taken
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  • 169 8 Vessels Arrived. iKLAWAN. Dut.. M t..n>. from Ban.lj. rma•in ft-1, fur Kormai .11-1. IK( K. Put.. :iu t..n>. from Kt-lantan 2:M. fur Ki-lantan .'III >K WKKKT. Hut. •..<.-. |„n», from Samarimla W-l, for Kalavia I 1 MKKUN, tony from Saijron L'K! for BaiMa 111. ;K\. MRZINGEB. Krinch. MC4 tons, from
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  • 16 8 The Slat* Council has appointed Mr. O»n <hurnt-nien as political vie^Minister of Industries. Sin Kuo Mm.
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
    • 207 8 EXCHANGE. ion. Bank 4 m 'a I 1 m. credit 2 4 kj V.,rk. demabd M 1,16 )n Krance. Bank TT. u;u India. Bank T.T. >n Haskg K«.i.k Bank T.T. II liank T.T. 17.( >n Java, liank T.T. Jn Japan. Bank T.T. n.k tt B«rl.n Mail.,, Bank T.T. Bar lilvat
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
      • 406 8 '•1. I'd. Bu>.r, Seller* 2\ -jj -i Ayrr ilit.-.ni Tin 11 <i 1:; I cd. 1 £1 1!..r. k -rni T.n Ilk I 1 1 Kalanc Padang %M HI 1 1 il.itu t'nvrt (i ..ii M| 1 1 ilukil AMM (JJi U.4U :i i J Uurnun Malay in <;
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      • 229 8 luut I'd- Bayeri Sellers 2 2 Alex. Brick Ordi. 2.30 2.50 I AK\. llr k I'r.f-. U'.^il £1 lirit. Am. Tobacco 4.6.0 4.10.0 1 1 Central Knrinr 0.35 0.411 nom. I MM 1 Bank Tu.oo 7:,.imi i! >ML T. .s .7 J- ri .f. 17 3 17 'J (I
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      • 102 8 Singapore Cola Storage 7 p.c deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 101 105 ci Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. of mi red. 1930 f1,H78,000 pa.-. 6% prem Singapore Municipal 4S p.c. of ISW7 red. 1947 $1,600,000 96 par Singapore Municipal 4Vi p.c. of IiKW red. Itfi6 $1,000,000 35 par
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      • 355 8 rraser and Co. and l.jall and Evatl's quutalionv. Today* Pric«» Frucr Lyall A Co. Eratt Al!«nby .J; 0.9.", in:, i m Uor Cajaa Itl) 0 SK> 1.10 0.85 v.M HiUa (s|j 1 i.s |j| I.^o LM Kuniaf 111) 0M 0M 0M tji) K. Ma.«y <Ji 1.20 no 120
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  • 68 8 Th«jr«la>. Jsn-.n II Frida?. J.m urv M. II W I iuh arinua. ng, Chamber of ommSaturday. Janaarv .11. li v :i., ft. llt T ft iMaflaV, r'ehr»ar\ I. II v t v \|i.ndi> Xi I r iar> I r «e«da>. Mil II W I W .dnt»d.n
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  • 39 8 T.«U>. Hak., SMM Britain. Irelarvl, hump*, North America, to conn. r Mai. K p m U rn India Tun>i<rn.» Sertk, Nortl Sumatra, da ai Banka Sumatru i 4 p.m. ava. >otb Wr«l iith Kait bm Mi
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  • 12 8 Bt .s'prn. London \rrd D'ArtagMa Kdavana I Takl.ua Tjcnmai
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  • 39 8 Ships alonc>idr Ih. Hhinri or expected to trntr. Knl ranee Xl I-I-M II \KISII| K ■aJa W). Coal Wharf MM y i I l\ I;K\ Imm K~ Tan june raicir. All>ert Dack An Krpprl HartMiur. M
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 67 8 PAM FOR INDIGESTION Many people fail to get the full benefit if their food because their digestive powers weak. It Ii r.ot what one eats that r.akes him robust but that which is digested and appropriated in the up building of new tissues. PAM contains, in a con .vntrated form,
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    • 254 8 HUONG RETORT No. 437. The Chairman and Director* THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO., LTD. SINGAPORE. S.S. übm t the report -vf fat thr four weeks ending f. ..tairr rk completed for the period Is ft 40 ft Total ru»hed for the .'•1 tnnt. and the n ving a ictary,
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 208 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Bnifht Wind. Station. Temperature Rain- Sun- Ri-latlve liirec- Speed Weather Max. Mm. fall, shine. Humidity. tion. it ins. hours. m.p.h. 2'" r MH l-i 7 NHI I Fine h -f" n Nil 11.2 i,, uuv k l..nivam. U 71 n... ,|-n (load* Kr 'h
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  • 258 9 Further Fall in Rubber Price. ESTIMATE OF ISA. CONSUMPTION. M> Our Kinancia 1 Correspondent.) ir la- 10 a.m. Twin 'a I'rices KnMx-r. X". <. ;I t v |K r Ib. Tin, L'7'. !un at $38*4] per pirul. Price Rasarr, LaSaWjM Id. unchanged. Ne« 7 r rta. down
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  • 42 9 l/neasincss Caused by Slight Imnmc. Dm is. •1 in receipt of r.iinc to -r,r mon :»n for tke II as it is. althoagk las t. country. in compar f»ct that pro- :nber was .■I recorded dur•ir.March last can be
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  • 516 9 Little Business in Tin Or Rubber. ixiit. dated. Jan. 27, states I the definite derision of Gorernmont on the tin restriction question, the Li.nuuncemcnt regarding which is expected l'rom Home ikartly. ver)' little movement has taken place <n th- local tin share market and tka fey.- changes in
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  • 122 9 The Singapore Chamber >f Commerce I -ociation held its I.OC«rd auction or. M, traoa there was cataligued 1.5W2.071 J V.t tons offered 1.752.4H1 Ib. or sold 1.4*.3,iK>3 Ib. or C4».07 ton*. Thr next auction will be held on Thar. r.. N.B. A few specisl lots of good
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  • 59 9 Rut ay, Jan. 2* Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam Bombay Is. 5%d.. i, Braaaela HJt, Bucharest Ri* :>;. Buenos Air.s M 18. Cupen18.14 llrnrvi 2.' 10 Hclsingfors Hong Kong ll\d. Lisbon 10SJ5. 47 10, Milan M.T«%, MonU ide<. i !l-<6, Oslo IK.IA't. Paris ).':<s'j'v. Shanghai Is. :;'«d.. Stockholm Vtoaaa UM
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  • 352 9 LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES DEC. 31. M ;i l«; Brknta BUM I UuUit Kajanu 1 1 i. *u«f tl Bui.n Pal IV-, v «g CWrid I 111; Matey i 2 f«,t Uiatic '2 F M 8 l'".a S: (;«<l*k «fi i .nd» ifli ion ,2 l..n>tndcn kirn
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  • FINANCIAL & COMMERCIAL NEWS.
    • 60 9 12 o'clock noon. Smtapure. Jan. 19. Tone of Market Easier. Lat.-st Cable i— London S., t Sheet ai, per :b. New Yurk Spct J=h.-. -t I pa* ib. I.S.S equal to London Standard Itandard R.S.S. on Tender MM M Mnrrh M»r. April June Jul; U
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    • 2116 9 ADVANTAGES OF A FIVE-DAY WORKING WEEK. The following article, reprinted from the India-Rubber Journal of lh-r 6. rontriboted b> Mr. V. A. Tavler. me of the auth'ir- ol the report on native ruhber in the Ihitch Ka«t Indies, deplores the rapid repatriation of Tamil labour from
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  • 854 9 Bank Position Worsening Every Day. THE EFFECTS OF "JAZZ" SALESMANSHIP. <l!> V W. Still London. De A hiack .war in the history .if UM It mirinir imiu -i|f MM hopefully than cou!r have born predicted a few afru. TIM ttkMkfa if outlook ..1.-.inly. indeed wholly, la a
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  • 1052 10 1\ 'he general njblie the most interesting information which the meeting of the Legislative Council brought to light was HM NsMM that in July it will actually l.c nossihle to speak by telephone between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. The fact that
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  • 908 10 How Slumps Begin And How They Develop. (By J. A. Hoh-Min. M.A.. the British iMMMhi) rnder-consumption in one sense is no tht i.i y but an obvious fact. If we look at the economic system, a* represented n the world marke's for foods, raw mater
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  • 278 10 Mr. C. B. Grabum of Sungkai. will be foing home on leave about April I. Mr. F. G. Ridout, of the Singapore Harbour Board, has returned from Home leave. Mr. F. Y. Thompson has just arrived in Siam and has taken up the appointment of F.nglish lecturer
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  • 250 10 RIMAU COMPANY." The Sultan of IVrnk that whin h.-. :n hi- i-.< ..pp. intnient th. cuaril;:iri- ..f nnil orii.-r »cr«- kn..un whrrea? today si be called Rimau Company i ■mating tc mur'r I Malayan Ik.-. W I ment anil ndsrM il I 'hi* ».i. rMMssW tht-
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  • 12 10 Mi I W »l finals at Malaya on f t<> Msn t ♦< >;
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 150 10 sl^B^an TRUMP 'Arro\v Shirt ARROW I PRC SHRUNK m 9 TRUMP TWO DISTINCT QUAUTIES. TRUMP." PADDOCK." In plain blue, tan and grey. In plain white only. Price $4.23 nett. Price $5.00 nett. Displayed and Stocked for the first time in Singapore by JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. (Incorporated In Enflar.d) ■NGAFOBS,
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    • 87 10 U.S. DE SUVA BROS JBUmUM* MAMOMB MKRt hant> I „.kN In Slrrling Silver and K.l>. Ware 30. )rsr»' riprrirwr Trl CI, Mil. ll ST. rhoiw Mlvabroc." BIN6APOBB. 45U Cohiiiibi^x^»*?r^ A^Graphophone "like life itself" VMAZING VOI.IME AND TONE QfALITY. REDUCED PRICES From $675. M £a^£k^s^^Bi^3K«?^a*#^^^Bs*! The Columbia Kolster Viva-tonal plays any
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    • 41 10 BUY ADVERTISED GOODS. Not all the advertising that is offer**! to th« Straits Times is arecpted. Kvery effort is made to aa/eguard reader*' interests and ALL advertisers using the Straits Times are, to the beat of cr knowledge, THOROUGHLY BfcLJABLE. J
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  • 154 11 Liberal Party's Ix>an Plan. WILL THE GOVERNMENT ACCEPT IT? RugHy. Jan. 28 The Prime Minister's latement on the unemployment problem next week is awaited with exceptional interest in view of rumours that the Government will ;<i<i-pt the Liberal Party's resolution
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  • 259 11 Trades Disputes Bill Passed. MAJORITY OF 27. Mr. Churchill's Vigorous Attack. London. Jan. 28. H m Commons motion for rejection "f the Trade* Disputes Bill, w h it- h I mv. It- ted by :l ;i motloa by Mr. Baldwin to I■ nil reil tee of the whole
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  • 104 11 Relieving U.S.A. Drought Sufferers. U hinnton. .la: A tra| has been joined one hand and the lied < ro»i and President H.mv«r on ..n the >|ue<tion of who >hall v I from drought in the agricultural Mr. Payne, th.- head "I the Re<i Cross, nounced that he will
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  • 63 11 Sir Otto Beit's Gigantic Fortune. Rugby. Jan. 28. South m -worn jHMMM t" ling BMN t.. Kin* Rdward's H >]Mta! rund and £25.000 to a Dutch lady by T.rt.oroh J Gallery m from h: >n valued at I'.'.tuxi to the Victoria and Allierc Museum. Other picture-, including GaiMbaVMgil
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  • 55 11 Distinction for Woman Teacher Of Chinese. l.i.nd.m. .lan. 2". The UmveiMty of LoawH ha.< conferred Literature in Oriental languages (Chmi-rl on Kvangeliiu l> Edwards, a teacher at the Oriental Studies, London, and formerly a tea. her in China. This il the lir^t time that an English i
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  • 27 11 Shanghai. Jan. J(v A i»g delegation of Shanghai manu- ding to Nanking to appeal tor the postponement of the i inw Sin Kuo Mm.
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  • 281 11 Rand Thinks Mr. Darling's Plan Impracticable. Johannesburg, Jan. 29. The proposal made by Mr. J. F. Dar- i Itag, a director of the Midland Bank, for the rehabilitation of silver has naturally interested the Rand. amucl Evans, a distinguished economist and the chairman of the Crown .ivs
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  • 97 11 Important Statement By Dr. C. T. Wangr. Shanghai, Jan. 28. I»r. C. T. Wang, the Chinese Foreign Mini-ter. who has been unwell lately, is returning to Nanking on Jan. 2 J. In an interview he states that if Soviet Russia is sincere in her efforts to settle
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  • 97 11 Situation Takes Definite Turn For the Better. Shanghai. Jan General r'u Tso-yi ha* announced his willing**** to ri'tirr. thus paving the way for a reconciliation between Marrhal Chang H.'ueh-liang and the Nanking Government on the one hand and the j Shuns general.* on the other. It ia
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  • 76 11 New Form of Emergency Flotation Gear. Rugby. Jan. ml The I nJer-Secretary for Air, Mr. K Montague, in reply to a question :n the House of Commons, said experiments ••n giving buoyancy to all-metal aircraft ha<l been successful and an order had Keen given that all such craft
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  • 56 11 On Tunjf Kianjf 100 Miles East Of Canton. Hong Kong. Jan. 2ft. li is reported that :i,OOO bandits are j concentrated on the Tung Kiang River, abf.ut 100 mile* east of Canton. The military authorities at Canton are M ruling troop* to Lolung to launch a general
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  • 42 11 Death of Marshal Joffre's Chief-of Staff. Paris, Dec. 29. The death has occurred of General Borthrlot,' who was Marshal Joffrt-'s chief of staff at the outbreak of War. He had a leg amputated soon after Marshal Joffre's operation.- -Reuter. T
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  • 24 11 Twenty Men Killed In Indian?. Linton, Indiana, Jan. 28. Twenty miners were killed through an I explosion in a mine here. Reuter.
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  • 561 11 Seventy Smashes a Month. SHALL MALAYA FOLLOW BRITAIN'S LEAD? (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. ml Following on Mr. J. S. Arter's appeal at the iast meeting of the Federal Council for compulsory insurance for hire-car owners, your correspondent ha.< made inquiries which reveal
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  • 106 11 Two Killed in Fight With Police. Luxor, Jan. 28. Over 100 police surrounded a sugar cane plantation hen- and kept up a fun, .us haul, with bandits, who had previously tired on a car near Deir Bahari containing the wages staff of the Metropolitan Mv euni Of
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  • 65 11 International Proposal Made To China. Shanghai. Jan. It is stated that Rajchmann (probably M. Ludwick Rajchman. the director of the Health Section of the League of Nations is meant) is closely connected with the international consortium pro- I posal for a £100,000,000 loan to China. This proposal,
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  • 50 11 Meeting of Diplomats to Be Held Shortly. Shanghai, Jan. 28. It is announced that represent^.. i ■.■< "f the American, French, Dutch and Danish Ministries in China will meet at Nanking (sic) towards the middle of February to discuss the abolition of extra-territoriality and other pending questions. Sin Kuo
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  • 102 11 Preferential Treatment For Britain. London, Jan. 2*. Ir the House of Commons Mr. (jeorge l.ainU-it. Liberal member for South It, asked what were the riowi Of the] 'signatories if the Washington Treaty of; IIMI eOMonanf the "preferential treatnun', to I*- accorded to Great Britain with regard to the
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  • 91 11 Fresh Hopes of An Early Settlement. Rugby. Jan. 28. The Prime Minister having broken «.he deadlock in the I-cn< ashire cotton dispute by inviting the representatives of employers' and operatives' organisations to meet him in London tomorrow, hopes of an early settlement are revived. It i» anticipated that
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  • 113 11 Cordial Reception from The Press. A French cable states that the new Cabinet includes four members of the Senate one independent, two Left Democratic Radical Socialists and one Union Republican. There arc 25 Deputies, of whom six are Left Republicans, five Left Radicals, four Action Democratique Socialists, three
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  • 69 11 111-Health Delays Return To India. Rugby, Jan. 2K. Sir Malcolm Hailey. the Governor of the United Provinces, who came from India in October to serve in an advisory capacity at the Round-Table Conference, has been compelled en medical grounds to postpone his departure for India. He has
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  • 378 11 Reply to Criticisms At Geneva. Genev». JnAt a meeting of the Opium Con Sir Malcolm Delevingr. I httm) point -d out the necessity of turth r control in order to prevent the chartering of I ships for the illicit traffic. Mr. M. Sa- > (Japan* declared
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  • 50 11 Strength Maintained During The Day. Rupoy. J.. A bulletin iaMCd at K< tonight sUtes that I is suffering from acute bronchi! fracture<l forearm, ha- maintained her strength during the day. Bnti>h \\n<less. The Queen of Spain, who i> the <lauifhter of Princess Beatrice to aiii\i in London tomorrov
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  • 48 11 Mr. Chadbournc Confident Of Agreement. N«l V.rk. Jan. M. Mr. < hadNiuine has arn\e.l an interview he predicted that, before long, the prui rise about tti eontl a pound from the present ruinou- MM and a tail He is confident that an Internationa! agreement will t*- ter.
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  • 36 11 Conference to Discuss Transportation. Shanghai. .Jan _'v i The Ministry of Railways is making arrangements to convene a National Railways Conf. the whole question of the improvement of trans- portation. Sin Kuo Mm.
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  • 41 11 Fitting in an Act Before Easter. Rj(tby. J.--The Prime Mini-ter in of Commons today that he nopoa to rir.'l time before Easter for a motion in favour ,of accession to the general Arbitration, < onciliation snd Judkia Settlement. British W;r
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  • 41 11 Famous as Rescuer Of Nobile. Stockholm. Jm The airman. Captain Lundborg. ha.s crashed and died of injuries. He won fame by rescuing General Nobile after the accident to the air-hip Italia in the North Polo Expedition of l'.'.'h Reuter.
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  • 141 11 Sequel to the H.M.S. Lucia Courts-martial. LACK OF TACT. Officers' Appointments Terminated. v v tlenu Imsralty. < a num) •Kident on il I the Hoaul of Admiralty I, the lark of ci ntenti siderat on th.- pal I The i and certi ■a ill anwnc thi It
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  • 70 11 Cabinet's Decision May Ho Reconsidered. lan B. l»er< of Parliami I I that he m willh I'art in the Schneider Trophj rac< and make a slat' in the House tomorrow. Mr. Ma<-I>onald. wh" ha« done a f Itymg. i- i»Hj an a" •r>'|'h\ and the ii ed ry
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  • 23 11 To Continue Flight AcrtW America. Rue The H<m Victor ■rare, wh flyinjr of her rliKht hiouih«' following <»' Will Not burl
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  • 31 11 HUE. PAVLO VA. Body Lying in State In lx>ndon. famous dancer, arnveii m U niorninp from Gravesend and was taken to the Ruoian Orthodox Chun* lying in state until t WireU—
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  • 25 11 Troops Who Declined to (.<» To kiangsi. Shanghai, .'an oral Sun Liani; chung> main in West Shant the National Govcrnn tnsfef nandit suppr<
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  • 23 11 Airing at lii-rmuda With His Brother. Bermuda. J The I'nni c of Waics and I'r have arrived ben R
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  • 35 11 (kneral Cnoag CM I ha:i Chai-tong. th« Kwangtl n chief) has arrived at Shanghai ami is proceeding t.. Nanking with the National (iovernment the que« tion of the rehabilitation oi Kwangai province. Sll
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 84 11 TODAY'S FEATURES. Ps t Danger of Over-Saving. By J. A. Hobaon .10 Rasputin's Lant Days The Inner Story 15 Labour on Kubixr Estates 9 ■ana Inge on the Fallacy of Feminixm 18 Stories of the Paris Gendarmerie Correspondence (are of Lunatic* S Overseas Hank- and Slumpo. li Home Trade Reviewed.—
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  • 688 12 Police Ad ion Criticised. "NOTHING SHORT OF A 9CANDAL.* 11 never navel ni. .hi li :ving. J a cur m Chriatmai i Gowan and Bench Road ai .ipart from maV>ng they did not police, on ■ruted, and •'..r the I lence, that he Middle Roa. K|. J
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  • 289 12 Trustee's Alleged Breach Of Trust. In the nri today before the tu. -i illian Murison). in the ni'mter of the will oi I.im Yaiv. Nao ■ad M Mootiah a do-laration that a breach of tm hii'l loon >■ mmitted by Bang < im Bag, the only
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  • 100 12 Cnemployed Agitated Hy Communists. rerk 1m ecearred hi wkejt a i b] Cor.. I asarck on tho city hall. md l>ystanl hvjared r wd to !ij*ht the ili.e. A number f| Made. after a relegation of 15 unoniploye.l returned from a meeting w.th .M.i. V. ;ary at
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  • 63 12 Express in Collision During Snowstorm. n. Jan. 1!». More than 5(» pomsr >ns were -njurod toi!a> whon a Now York bound express.! sjK-eiiing through a snowstorm, and a local passenger train eokUded on a eros I adville. on tho Now York. Now Havon and Hartford railway line.
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  • 504 12 Chinese Ordered Prison And the Cat." The hearing was b.i-un ye the case in which three eharg< mpted murder arid one of nalawful n of a pi.' tol and ami ferred againv I'hua Tann Kwai. The I) P.l' (Mr. V A. Mi i d fo? the O(
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  • 15 12 Mr. W. Lineham, who OaVar, Kuala Lipis. kafan geeng on sMva. etuins on Feb. 19.
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  • 285 12 Encouraging Larger Families. Worrh tavcontrol propaganda in Franco the N.it:»nai for ihe lacraaat of Urn Frtaefc is trying a new ■chin r< nch couples to rai-e larger familieiiisr flooded with beautiful population" mans which graphitrati that Franco r.oeds larger families. These mars are being raaik-J family
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  • 75 12 In the report published in y. Strmiu Times of the trial at Penang of Mr. Matthew Reid and Mrs. Ellen Jam Mason on a charge of causing death by Mtar-CBW in a rash and noglir<nt manner, we referrr:! to or.c of tho Mr. Hong Hack Chuan. as manager
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  • 37 12 Tho throo K.A.F. land machines which !o:t Seletar on Monday passed over I'cnnnz tho same day and headed north. Tho machines will go as far as Calcutta. < t>-.| back .-it Seletar on Pak. n.
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  • 24 12 K is notifiiil that Calcutta is declared tad ace on account of cholera and small-pox. Bombay is declared a place on account of cholera.
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  • 148 12 Expedition Seeks Reason For Collapse. Karachi. Jan. J. .p*ed bo fnre the a: mi. tt Joshua is a q«aation v kiefl the expedition to Palestine, led by r John d.Tstand. f l.ivi i|H>i.! :'y. will irv to a--Sir Charles Marston, who with the lat l.'irn Ml ■aid
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  • 124 12 FIRE AT CIN EM A. Two Projecting Machines Pamaged. in the operating room of the Tivoli theatre wai responsible for bring ing tho show to an abf aat nigh;. A i hinese talking picture Wl shawl i-nd there was a .airly large attendance. :.i lour aftor the thaw ha;i began
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  • 63 12 Another New York f Jan?f Murder. r cold-blooded gang mv New \.irk's limit :i-,i whop tho M>eakeasy" warith mth bullets in his ewa after a desperate pistol battle "the'r territory." It* rushed into the place ■hfeld f or theojeerve* and firei volley aft -r volley, splintering woodwork and
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  • 47 12 Tho Asiatic I'nomployrier.i Kurd hat tho following donation 90; pei Mr. I. in. Kit Cheek, anomrmoai $1M j Mr I.e.- Kirn Boa *J"; per Haiji A/rbok Booth amounting to $100; pei Mr. V/eat Ah Fook, Bbssap >re Harbour Board employees, sert:.n 7. $12 .'.it total
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  • 99 12 Straits Budge: the first hockey >r ph.vod b.-twi.-n representative Singapoi ..ngor team:*, and v whole page of >portmg pictures. Martrarot Tan. of Sin) first girl in Mahura to via a Qaeea'i Scholarship, ami l-.r t.roth. i. Mr. T;in Th'n.n Lip. last yeai's v. inner of i pnz' and
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  • 17 12 D H. Ifn.ltf-.n ami Mr. T. A. Btroac, of ;h.- font iK-partmn, 1 nned froni home leai'e.
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  • 422 12 MURDER OF MR. G. A. SCHOTTLE. Coroner's In(iuir>. NO (HF VET POUND BY THE POLICE. A. Bel I by the i 'The li. kii wife H Siagapcn li or less r. ant. Jan 1" n to tho now the front I >•■ laaaeat. \>nicn Bourne, Bag. Mr i mourning Ire
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 45 12 You will be satisfied with "GLOVER" BRAND PRODUCT OF DENMARK, The leading Dairy Country in the World. k*.. Oa nish milk Br \y/ IDEAL FOR BABY FEEDING. Obtainable from all Provision Dealers in Singapore. Sole Importer! The East Asiatic Co., Ltd. PENANG SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR.
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  • End of Season Rugby Matches.—F.A. Cup Replays and League Results.
    • 79 13 Arsenal Score Nine Goals. London. Jan. 2*. The following were the results ,>f Enjr lish League matches played tcMiay Klrtt lli>i.iM. Manchr<trr U.d. 4 Sheffield WrJ 1 Shrffiold I'td. 1 Manchriter < ity 2 Lee4l United I Blackpool 2 Birmincham 2 ForUmouth Arsentl V Urimiby Town 1 Third
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    • 88 13 Sunderland Wolverhampton Enter Fifth Round. I,ondon. Jan. 2*. The result < of replayed fourth round ties in the Knglish F.A. Cup today were at follows: Sundrrland I Holtun Wan.lv 1 Whampton 4 Bradford < it> 2 R*ut»r. The draw for the fifth round, to be played on
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  • 1499 13 llrceding (lassie Winners. RUNNING UNFIT HORSES IN STKKIMKC HASES. i Nni Correspondent Ixindon. Ilec. .11. Hr. r*MsflaMt*i your late Racing nl in Kngland, would certain- keenly interested in a corres- l.i n proceeding lately M the breeding of r he was a recognised the subject,
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  • 380 13 MOST FOR CAUSE OF SPORTSMANSHIP." Bobby Jones Gets 1930 Sullivan Award. New York. Jan. 19. Rol.hy Jones' last and greatest campaign has won for him the Sullivan Memorial award as this country's outst inding amateur athlete during 1930. Bobby Jones, who accomplished the unprecedented feat of winning a!' four majoi
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  • 251 13 Handicaps for First Day's Events. The handicaps for the first day of the fourth professional meeting of the Taipir.g Turf Club which starts on Saturday. are as follow Race I.— HomeM— Class 3— Div. I.— (AlM.ut 5 furs.> Cocoa Nib 9. Scotch Tartan 8.12. Sunmaid 11. 8.7. Scotch
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  • 472 13 Third Rugby Contest. RIVAL COMPANIES MEET AGAIN TODAY. I Only one fixture is holding up the closing of the Ru-rby season on Saturday and that is the semi-final of the intercompany Championship of the 2nd Welch Regiment. The contestants are l> (MjG.) and ••<■" Co., and
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  • 53 13 Welch Rejft. Teams to Visit Swimming Club. Two teams from the 2nd Batt. the Welch Regt. will visit the Singapore Swimming Club on Sunday morning. This will be the Welch team's last visit before their departure from Singapore, and it ia hoped that there will be a large
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  • 222 13 British Team To Visit UJJL The programme for the visit to New York and Florida of the British women's team, which consists of Miss Diana Fish»vk, the British champion. Miss M. White. Miss K. Dix-Perkin. Miss Kathleen Gamham, Miss Haycock, and Miss Jessie Firth, is given below. The
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  • 84 13 Filipino Who Once Boxed In Singapore. Oakland, Calif., Jan. ID. Speedy Dado, Filipino ■lyweight, knockcJ out Jackie Evans, of Kansas, City. Miitotiri, in the second round of a scheduled ten-round main event fight here tonight. Dado started fast and downed Evans for the count with a flurry
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  • 47 13 Cricket Practice to Begin Next Week. Cricketers at the S.C.C. are notified that net practice will be available on Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning on Feb. 2. Tennis courts at the S.C.C. will be epen for play on Tuesday next and may be booked as usual.
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  • 119 13 Scores in Inter-Port Practice. The following were the score* in a Singapore Volunteer Rifle At*ocittion intur-port practice shoot: Spuun Winnrr. Antngmtr nrtt I K. 1.. Nur(n R I <..i! !ai, Hep. I. C l'.imor* 500 <-d>. neti hror Kanr Sghet 11 Hep. J Ford It. •00 yds. ni-tt K.
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  • 184 13 Dead-Heat in Novel Horse Race On the Roads. The road from Hyde Park to Windsor Park Gates becam* a racecourse in mail week when two team.-* of seven riders three of them women raced on horseback over the distance of 24 miles for a silver cup. The
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  • 161 13 Tedious Affair Between Genaro And Woljcast. Frankie Genaro, although he was bom in New York of Italian parents, ami although he is acknowledged in Europe' as the flyweight champion of the world, is not rated as such by the New York State Commission. The National Boxing Association
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  • 638 13 S.R.C. Successful. BRILLIANC K OF OKHLKKS BROTHERS. S l< C I c The Padang Clubs met at hock. day, and. as was up by a ctimfortable margin. It by any means a gemi game, for the hockey of the most part was of a |..w standard. neither
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  • 109 13 Tfcnnrfa>. Janaar> If. Rug-by: 'I M.' W/l. h Friaay. Jaaaary M. Singapore Turf CM annual r*n«ral meeting. Chamber of Commcrc*. b M p.m. Koiball: i „mmrrnil 'up: Man»n«ld'i vi. Wcimtv Stadium. HI'H *l Soc Sateralar, Jaaaary Taipinc rsc*§. first Monthly Mcd i llu k 'i. Hockey K.M.S n
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 46 13 NOW AT REDUCED PRICES! 1 MOUTRIE" PIANOS nett Style II 570.00 less 15 per cent. 485.00 Style 111 645.00 15 548.00 Style IVB $800.00 15 680.00 Haby (irand $1,480.00 15 $1,258.00 IMayer-l'iano $1,480.00 15 $1,258.00 S. MOUTRIE CO., LTD. (lacorpoMUd ia ißoag Cea«) BAFFLES PLACE SINGAPORE.
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  • 745 14 Story <»f the 1906 Outrage. feOMB CONCEALED IN BOUQUET. I Waaasml. late af the .1 Itr.mrh At Sr» Scotland Yari.) \i..\ .1. I9M| i hi Macarthy i. attached ta the lla'u-nburg. i to tami wa- to unite the with that of Spain. i
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  • 278 14 German Doctor Discovers Cause. Mr. H <■ U."» famous tale of the the K!ind L remarktlion by the d in the village of Tiltepec. ovar foM' thousand feel e»el, in th<- ">U-< -..n State af <>nxaca, all the inhan 'ants were •r birth. The village eaatainad more
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  • 155 14 Volunteer I'aradod With Blackened Face. New IMhi. .lan. The indignity of having his !ace blacknu i I -hiKs ti «l toun<l his aock, was the punishment allotted a I'i.tiohmteer" -to take a bribe. The "volunteer." it appeal-, was discovered taking bribe from a man who had pwrehaaea
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  • 83 14 Second Largest Industry Of The Country. The masmfaetan af amtar-ean rank- ai Kra.m- seroad largest iadaatrj iiiployed. -sued. are engated in ;he manul. trs and hie. arc lld.iXM) men employed in the workshop.-. 1"• »oi in accessory factories. k-aged in tyro manufacture, nad '.'<i,(hk) are te-t chaufrhere
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  • 43 14 <\K to inform.ition today the Gei man cmi >r "Knaaaaj" «iH not call either at Peaamg ar Singapore) cluiinjr her tour ta thi Kast. She will probably call at Miri or l.al.uan in the end of March to take on fuel.
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  • 1122 14 Parenthood the (ilory Of Married Life. At thr request <>f the Bienop'i Council of Clergy, the B:sho,. of Ckickaater, I>i W.vn Bell, has published a |as toral letter in the Chichi Gaaatta, addressed ta tho.-e who wi^h to ba married in any of the chu.chi Th<
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  • 185 14 Problem of Regulation Of News. Wi-.h the growth of the Vatican State 'titi rnatwna! ir.turest deet>i r ..n pr..1.- ta withii cuarded frontiers. tion bristling with difli. ulties is trovidid now by journalis;- wh" il.ue their from "the Vatican City," and nil af aaWaJ sanction for inforxation
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  • 189 14 Vatican Protest Against Cheap Edition. The ant'<iuii'-c::ient th;it a committeo foim.-d to brini: out complete and efeaan edition of I»'Annun7.io'- »..rK;. ■all known, are on the Vatican's imlex of prohibit!-. I Ik. .k>. hai j.!'-<i forth a ;itoiiM In the Oaaariratan Raaaaaja. -i-tinir national, and expaajaiee, id. tion
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  • 147 14 Scheme to Make Lundy A Sports Centre. The future of I.umly Inland, situateil in the Hristol Channel a few mile* off th« North ihvcin faajasntai m .1 scheme which ha.- just baM -tar' e\-Army anasW and oth. rs. who have toundf I ;i r>-w organisation called the l.uticiy
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  • 154 14 Amendments to Russia's Criminal Code. Various amendments to the Criminal Code of Kuss, a Proper will be submitted to the A II- Russian Central Executive Committee (Yz.k) in session thi> month in M cow, according to a statement in In the case of minor crimes a of
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  • 991 14 For Persian Kxhibition. PROFESSOR MBGUISED AS PILGBOt (Ity I'rof. I pham Tope, honor ji* ad in art to the I'er-ian <. overtime it When I undertook to seaicr the world for exhibits for the Internationa. Kxhibition of Persian Art I knew that the task would
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 63 14 Standard 9 h.p. Car Meets the Demand for a comfortable car that can be relied upon, under all conditions, to give every satisfaction. It is notable for 1. MODERATE FIRST COST. 2. MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY. 3. RIDING COMFORT. 4. ECONOMY IN RUNNING COST. (all and inspect the new Models. Sole Agents
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  • 3605 15 The Secret of His Power Over the Empress. HOW RUSSIA'S TERRIBLE MONK WAS MURDERED. ■I BUN 188 PARES. r l' rnrtmsta for I n she them ■A'nh. of where •a huh s the I ■,urgs, > -•■rnal. time v batag v. as that I
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 98 15 WHAT A NEWSPAPER CAN DO. For fifteen years the Campbell Soup Company, of Camden, New Jersey, refused to enter into any extensive newspaper advertising campaigns. It did not thrive as the directors had hoped and it was decided a year ago to begin newspaper advertising on a large scale. Six
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 106 15 Today's Crossword Puzzle. (CLUES.) ACROSS. "«J 19. I'2. Thankful H. Ka.hion J Chamber 11. (law If. Deadened 16. C'tiniumrJ 17. Viaion J(i I'ntil 21. Demon.trative nronoun _>;( Hordrn 'Tnial wnti Cupel T :i Knock iMbaa >cean 1 1.. ■■> MM I Km.l .rr,.--11. (ir..»> n~ht 43. Flow back M, (irrcian
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  • 1113 16 I Counsel's Application In Mason-Reid Case. DISALLOWKD. HKTHER ACTION A GREAT HARDSHIP.*' (From Our Own Correspondent.* I'.nang, Ja' n which two Europeans. Mr. lansrield and Mr- Kllen Jane Ma«on. -i of a named Kuppusamy, n Greea 1-ane 1... driving a motor-car in a nefUcent mann.-r,
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  • 101 16 Man Arrested for Outburst In Court. (From Our Own Correspondent.) IVnar While Mr. turtis, the actini; police i ina^istiatc. was hearing a case this m<.in ing a khaki-clad Tamil rushed up and attempted to meant the bench. A p. on and corporal removtd the man lo
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  • 91 16 Little Christmas Tree And Penny Toys. Just before Christmas a temporary as ristant bailiff, taking part in the evictions tH'injr carried out by Kdmonton, N, Council, helped to remove the furnituv from one house, hut did not return to I work. When asked why, he said
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  • 89 16 Simior (irandi on Present Relations. A French cable states that on returnin-.: Lo Rome from Geneva Signor Giandi declared that circumstances had ej »hieh gare the impression that the rela:ions betvietr. the two great Latin nations were not *s cmiial as they once were. Their common destiny,
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  • 549 16 Sinclair Lewis Lets Loose A Broadside. N. w York. .lan. II Sinclair Ked Uwis. of Main Street. Babl.itt and other great Amencn gai uovles. l.urst loose w-ith a broadside ia Stoekboha while l>eing crowned Kinir af American literature Mf! the Associated The gaaarml faatiaf on the part
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  • 237 16 \\hat Has Happened Since Retrocession. Shanghai, Jan. 3. The contrast batwaaa Briti h jnd «'n.n- rale is -trikii'trly brought out in an in the Manchuria Daily New.-, a laamaeaa aaper published at Dairen, commenting unlav.-uniMy on the administration M Weihaiwi vn. c i:s return to < hina, aßjrt :i
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  • 112 16 His Will a Source of Sorrow To Actress. London, Jan. 17. ■hi Auri'>! I.e. the actress and play producer to whom Sir Sefton Brancker, who v i. killed in the RlOl disaster, left hi entire estate seems to have found the r a .source of sorrow. Interviewed
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  • 342 16 Hold-up in Centre Of New York. The New York ii'lic- l.aye been ou'- i wilted by a beardless boy bandit, who, in their own words, has lor.imrUed the (-oldest crime for years. The boy stole $((i|ll.loO representing week-enu receipts, from tne Paramount 1 Theatre, in the
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  • 233 16 OH, FOR A MAN Joanette Mat- Donald Reginald Denny at the Alhambra. >ne of the latest production of the Fox Film rorporation, "Oh for a Man!" is 'he present attraction at the Alhambra. m! the popularity ot the principal artists uas shown by the large audiences which were present vesterda>.
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  • 144 16 Now in India Helping Siam's Trade. Prince Purachatra of Siam, who re- cently returned from a tour of the Philippines. China and Japan in the interests of Siam's export trade, is now in India for the same purpose. When ;n Rangoon Prince Purachatra stayed at Government House and
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  • 326 16 Experience of Motorist Who Was Chased. I have ineti I hased hy a speed cop. writes the motoring correspondent ot the Kveninjr Standard. It happened today on one of the mam roads leading from the northwest into I London. I was driving at my usual goinic-to busines.-
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  • 289 16 Romance of Very Quiet Wedding. The secret romance of Lord Cushendun I «i< revealed recently in the announce1 ment that he was married very quietly to Miss Catherine Margesson. Miss Margesson is the daughter of Sir I Mortimer and Lady Isabel Margesson. I She was married by her
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  • 153 16 Plaintiffs Get Judgment For Rent Arrears. (From Oar Own Correspondent Penang, Jan. 28. The cane was mentioned in the District Court today in which Cheang Kok Sang Cheung Chee Cheong, Cheang Kok On and Kok Ho Teik. owners of No. ti. Beach Street. Penang, sued Mr. H. (_iart.«ide,
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  • 109 16 Woman Found Dead And FuUy Clothed. Miss Alice Greidy. 54. of Hampden Street. Paddmgton. was found dead en- closed in a folding bedstead. At the inquest a doctor said that the woman was fully clothed, and the til had closed over her like an oyster shell.
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  • 18 16 From Europe London mails distiatched on Jan. 8), by Rohna. due at Penang 6 a.m. tomorrow.
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  • 112 16 Alfonso Prepares a Castle Out of Spain." Prague. Jan. H. A refuge is being prepared for King Alfonso of Spain in the event of the revolutionary movement in his country being successful. It is to be at the castle of Ober-Raui-chenbach. Ciecho-Slovakia, according to Press reports, which
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  • 202 16 Dramatic British Production At thr Capitol. (By Our Film Tell'" wMeh w.-i i at the Cap big improvement on i productions seen in The liirector ha* -oiii'V achieved realism, i■ik and diali real thai one might well mag me 01 the law ourts, London. Then there
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  • 190 16 Coolie Kilied by Fallinjf (rate. As a result of an it>;< < the steamer A treat which alongside th. wharf at Tanjonj; rday, a Chinese cargo <-.... lie life and anolhf-r is m,* General Hospital in a critical condition. It appears that a large- crate contain inir
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  • 23 16 The I ..n*. l,ong Trail. 1 featuring popular H <, bee* to an all talking *>«frn thriller, open* at the Marlbor. tonurht.
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    • 56 16 0 After (httdtHtr t.xerrise <> II n*h Out Your Port* <| wilh i i iifirurai S«mp j! J«nd ■>•! mlrr \:n Hit an* irdnr»« or mufhliru W I uilrura IHalnenl 4 N..ibio( brttrr for krrpiaf the >kin in (co.m! ontiiltoß BJBV" siwfl. «w4 Sna. Oman. wm4 ift i.i. k_ mmtu,
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  • 241 17 Admiral Who Served With Distinction. I wl-i .1 has ht-en granted U» 1 Admiral SI Lewie Bayly. K.C.B. X.: M.<;.. C.\.0.. lave hit, ly been (riven: ':uirals who served with specia' inction during tV late War. and not nSir Lowal Payly wi'l be rem. mbered for hi.'
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  • 148 17 Communist Activity In Bulgaria. A treat revival of activity on th> j'f the Comintern has been n-»ti I roeoailj :n Bulparia. Kevently the loAa Court had before it a I irroaa of 17 y>un.' Coiiin-unist.; arre't?d rg-ansinjr a Soviet conspiracy. The larioaaen ■■intilned a provocative attit.i towards
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  • 125 17 Photographing Celebrities At The Tables." Paris. Jan. 10. Special Kuanl- have ixen ousted on the I balconies and in the roo is of the farmus i ca.-ino Palai.- H la .Mi litcrranee at Nice where the manairemer.t, accordinic to the Krench police, camr^t two Germans whi were
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  • 417 17 Journalists Win Signal Victory. nnicnt interference with Ihe has increa««l MotooaUy <lurir:- rrs thnni'j t-, fiirh! for complete dimii eenaornhip ■>! their jmiiool iikclv rramme will d i-.i'inn tho coming year, bt P Mb t I ii m at lint rtont f.ire<\' Mr. K 1 pz»
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  • 102 17 Soviet's Promotion A MiHtarj KnowledKc. An Al!-So\ let t Secret of the Os->aviakhim (Soeiet] for and Chomieal Kefemel ha- k m Moaeaw Ut nassUar Urn rwalti ef t*i "decade of defen i.: n 15 t Nov 2> thmii^ho.it the T.^ SK. Malinovsky. the MMnl Mereter] 'he onvirtkhiin,
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  • 101 17 Minister Objects to I'nion Jack Salute. Tni- Sydam Ijibnur (our to u^k .Mi. Lang to impose a tax "f 111a work on impty house-. <o a.- to di-.-coiiragi i:in :inri's from >>i t'nj teMKtl is in arrear through unemployment. Mr. Daviej. the Mini ter of I'uhlic Instruction,
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  • 44 17 Wristlet Watch Found to Ho Still Tkktaff. Ha). New South n\A« f'.ur-l .in ImAa ra v i '.ic-kitiK away mvi.-il) The watch bore the inscription, Yours till death Rill." The makers of the watch and th" nolirc ar. ;h« evntr.
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    • 487 17 victims of the slump. Can You Hdp These Men In armrrf inn- with thr !Tcr made in Ihr N rulumn we i'y in (he fi>lln»iiie appeals fur »rrk I -uri nun liti are iinemp|«j of the -Snip. he BdHor I* plea-d < ;ii|lov«-t > in i., < ..mm.ito >nr »r
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    • 637 17 JUNES E. Straits Ix.rn. aged 43. seeks employment on a ronmiuion basis as travelling salesman and in■MM canvasser. Experienced in vile of rlrrtriral Rood* and accessories, car lyres, estate supplies, building materials, general furniture and household Roods, liquor and provisions. Al-o known flrr and life insurance. Apply, Unemployed 20A. HINESR.
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    • 241 17 IN'I)!\N. Azed 21. Exf»er:eiteed clerk and tjrpiat. Excellent refer ences. Apply, Unemployed GOA. INDIAN CHRISTIAN. Two years" experience a- clerk. Apply, I nempluyed 71 A. TAMIL. Malaya-bora. Experienced clerk-conductor, know* hudgraftinK and factory work now in charge of a division of 379 acres. Apply. Unemployed 6.1A. MAl.AYALEE. Aged 23. Experienced
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    • 305 17 ANY CAR FROM HENLYS IS WORTH MORE \^aa^^gav^mi J V/JeV Worth more because if i» backed by a fi»m you Qp can trust with a nation. wide service o^amsation Because t carries a .iberal and oependable guarantee to repurchase at the expiration of your *4B^ VB'am leave. Because it is
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  • 1030 18 DEAN INGE ON 'In F/ie Cfiildless Jiome Woman is Untextd." II Wit k word to rharav.'m<! political movement- .Irrr parted, Ihatf word patios. In religion, tho !>f<>rinat'i :i emancipated oae half of from the domination of Rome i* macM' t -ai h nation IndapWHlawt in oriranisinjr
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  • 442 18 Revolutions Hatched In B^ot-cleaninjf Parlour. A fall l».otl.iai -k. IaBMT Vicente Scarlatto. il one of the most romantic nnd ii I r.- ent ArgenH« is the confident inch fn. n.l of S.-n..r Irigoyen, a«-nt. and haa -tooJ b\ aha a. tor the c\^'resident's Ned. the owner
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  • 1342 18 European Co-operation. HOW AMERICA WOULD BENEFIT. (Hy Professor Dr. Carl Duisberg. the famous (ierman industrialist.) The effects of the present world economic crisis, through the coinciding "f different factor*, have not left ■ftftasjefced even thf ►>.--• ipiiowed system* of natio,.al economy. Kven the prosperity of
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  • 451 18 Cuts Vein on Author's Door-Step. A young actress, hnvin? read the book* .f Waldc.i r BtMMels, Urn imr>us (ierman pxtTcliat, fell that he wa< the on. man' v ho could really understand mmT. The mor.- -he %twi Era* and the Ciosp«ls, KIh;: Wt f Youth,
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  • 96 18 Plantations Ruined When Swept by Typhoon. Washington, Jan. 19. Report* of a serious food shortage in S:imo:i aril a request for immediate as->-il by the n;ivy <lc n.irtiient today from Capt. I.ir>c >ln. (ioveinor of A:r.eruan Samia. Mary mi the -mall islands were swept by a Uphoon
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  • 58 18 Operation on Shipping Magnate. San Rafael, Calif.. Jan. 19. (apt Kolx-rt iJ-llar. the 80-year-old head the Dollar thipi mc ;nt. w..~ p< rate<l upon at hi- home today fai al trouble. Mr. Dollar became •iolor.tly il. last night ::rd hi- phyMiuns. af't-r h consultation, .opeiated .'.t nmn.
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    • 169 18 'WHY WE BOUGHT MORE ALBIONS' No. 1 ■•ißHisHaißVsa. Mi m tK>!'l K I mm r: ft'i'lii^Hr" "RESULTS PROVED THEM ECONOMICAL AND RELIABLE" HERE IS what Mrssrs. SSSMaM r.» our sWh*S»y »erCooprr «c Cos Si '"f" f I j i II I thrMe*tirnH\xMandt,u!Seremad Lid. thr well-known Crocrrs roa</f ahaund lhtir ft
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    • 493 19 Afwets exwd 11t.000,000. Aauarance in force over |38,000.0e«. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. Incorporated la the Strait* Settlements.) HKAD OFFICE Winche.Ur Hon... Singspor*. LOMDON OFFICE 27. Old J.wry. EC. Th. Comp.n, h.s 120.000 depo.iud with th. Supreme Court of EngU.d aad compile, with th. British Life A.sarane. Companies
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    • 548 19 BANKING NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK. N.V. Established IMS at Amsterdam Authorised Capital Glds. 100,000,000 (about rtJOO.OOO) Paid ap Capital Glds. 65.000.000 (aboat 14.600,060) Reserve* Gld*. 28,1R7,7»7 (aboat n.mtirTT HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM URANCH OFFICES THE HAGUE, ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES i RATAVIA Head Offic* for Du'eh East Indies. SHANGHAI Head One* for China
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    • 744 19 BANKING P. AND O. BANKING CORPORATION, LTD. (Inrorporated in England) with which is affiliated ALLAHABAD BANK. LTD. INDIA. I Authorised Capital £5.000,000 Capital subscribed and paid up fJ.594,1fi0 j R***r** Fund i 1(0,000 BEAD OFFICE 117-IM, Lcadenhall .Street, London. E.C. WfST LOHMM BRANCH 14-16, Cock.pur Street, London, B.W. 1. EASTERN
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    • 299 19 RUSTON REUABILITY PROVED AGAIN In 1930 this 100 B.H.P. cold Parting oil engine ran for 8,670 hours only W hours less than the total number of hours in (hi* >car. And this is not exceptional as the enirinc has been worked like this in Singapore rian 1!»27. Eafl aaial -w^jaaaf^^^a^^
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    • 110 20 i H \\\y 111 tV*** g \jr*m ll II JT^ -ft illi I^UDPttAßfl* ■^s^' WILLSS GOLD FLAKE VIRGINIA CIGARETTES W D <> H O "'V! i S BRISTOL LONDON 1 COX KINGS (AGBNTS). LIIHTBD Hfi Oflcc IS, REGENT BTREET, LONDON. B.W. 1. TAKE CHARGE OF EASTERN KIT AT THEIR PORT
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    • 158 20 THE OCEAN ACCIDBN F \"-'> GUAIANTH CORPOKATION, LTD. wawiMadJ in ('nil BriUial Bt«4 Ofccr f..r Mlll)J SINGAPOHr. rr.rj »arkrt of Tea arm oat ondrr the name of "COLD LEAF f*t aaK rmponnibihty that i. not rntirrlr mra«ar*d by Ita prir*. RUadily Ih^y hhr« > r f rown In favour and
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