The Straits Times, 25 February 1929

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    14 1 The Straits Times No. 29,02 a SINGAPORE, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1929. fRICE 10 CENTS
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      200 1 TROPICAL SUITING "FLORODOR" (8.D.A.) WING LOONG, HIGH BT, SING APOPE RiCK and CBEUiy FORE SWISS MILK > the mountain pastures of Emmenthal, in it.; uaiural state, ready for immediate w^JfJSjJfck. 9 uso Btraijrht from the hygienic tin, that's B^R" BRAND, yGIENICy GlENlC SWISS MI lX the milk which has for
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      81 1 ipF ROBINSONS ■0$: NEW STOCKS OF <f MACCLESFIELD SILK llfcl m JUMPER latest designs ROBINSON CO., LTD., SINGAPORE/ FRESH ENGLISH Salmon Ducklings ENGLISH ENGLISH Plaice Bacon SCOTCH Chickens Mippers SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE C°Y L T FOR QUALITY AXD SERVICE. LAGTOMALTINE IS COMPOSED OF THE FINEST SCOTCH BARLEY, MILK AND CREAM.
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      6 1 FLORODOR (B.UjO WING LOONG TROPICAL WEAR.
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    THE D'ARTAGNAN OF HISTORY.
    364 2 Dumas's Inspiration. HERO BY THE GRACE OF LITERATURE." Who <<<>■■>■■ riot kiuiw d'Artagnan in The T'nr.f Musket -e-.s?" But who has read the Memoir* of d'Artajrnan, on which Dumas MMd his immortal novel In making researches," Dumas write* in the prt face, "at the Bibliotheque Ropmie
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    DE VALERA'S SENTENCE
    42 2 London, Feb. 13. The Ulster Minister of Home Affairs ha.; a<l vised the Governor of Northern Inland '<> nv.iit the remainder of Mr. Eamon De Valera's sentence. Mr. De V:il. -i a, wi-ver, has refused to give the MCMMty undertakings.
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    BOMBAY-COLOMBO AIR SERVICE.
    388 2 Imperial Airways Reject Scheme. London, Feb. 11. Imperial Airways, LUl., stated authoritatively to-day that Lord Chetwynd's scheme for an aetoplan? service between Bombay and Colombo was only recently considered by the Board, solely as a means of speeding up the Australian mails, pending the extension of the
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    ECHOES OF BOMBAY RIOTS.
    271 2 Differing: Comments In British Press. London, Feb. 14. In an editorial on the Bombay riots, the Daily Telegraph urge* that a sincere and strenuous effort should be made by influential men of both communities to exorcise the spirit of blind suspicion and hatred Which hat added
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    PAINLESS HUNTING.
    86 2 "Mercy Bullet" to be Tested In Africa. Durban, Feb. 12. For the first time in history wild animals are to be captured j>ainless'y for a zoo. The authorities of the Pretoria Zoo have commissioned Captain Burnett Harris, the inventor of the ao-called "mercy bullet," to carry out this
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    ARMY ESTIMATES LOWER.
    361 2 Cut of £2,000,000. SHANGHAI FORCE REDUCTION. The Sunday Times understands that one of the methods by which the Secretary of Sta:e for War hopes to effect cuts In the Army Estimates for the current financial year is by a reduction in the troops at Shanghai. Sir L.
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    HOTTEST FUEL YET KNOWN.
    52 2 Leeds has over 100 staple trades, but Sir Charles Wilson, M.P., is hopeful of ntroducing another a new one, which, hf told Leeds und District Master PlumbeiV Association recently, wouU produce the hottest fuel they had eve: had. Beyond this announcement Sir Charles, when interviewed, would
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      94 2 NEWC/VK you will like its Uhwylppearnnee. You'll find in the lines of the shell, acorn design nickel New Ford Car, a trim beauty headlamps and smartly conentirely in keeping with its trasting tops contribute to lleet performance. distinctive appearance. There a is a choice of lustrous twoThe sweep of full
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      295 2 THE UNITED ALKALI CO., LIMSTED. LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND. A SUBSIDIARY COMPANY OF IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LIMITED. Manufacturers of PURE ALKALI (Soda Ash). CHLORIDE Of LUM (MMMfctag CAUSTIC SODA— Solid. Broken. Powder). CAUSTIC SODA— Powdered, CHLORIDE OK LlMB— Trapicml Petal, Flake 98 per cent. Quality. CALCIUM CHLORIDE— Solid, SALAMMONIAC. Flake. AMMONIUM CHLOItIDK
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    LONDON-KARACHI AIR SERVICE.
    216 3 £130 Single Fare Including Hotels. London, Feb. 14. II H Stated that the fan- for Imperial Airways, l.td.'s BfOfNtad Barries' from Laaajss) t'i Karachi, including hotels, will be £130. Already there is a big demand for BftSsagßS, Km- the first three weeks only i! will be carried
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    MR. SASTRI IN BOMBAY.
    143 3 Indo-European Co-Operation In South Africa. Bombay, Feb. 16. Mi. V. S. Srinivasa Sastri arrived here to-day from South Africa and was warmly welcomed. Referring to the establishment of the Indo-European Lcairms in Johannesburg and Durban, Mr. Sastri said that individual Europeans had always been friendly with
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    SPREAD OF LATIN ALPHABET.
    735 3 Changes in Soviet East. STRIKING PROGRESS OF NEW MOVEMENT. Quite in line with the general modernising tendency of the Soviet East, which I'mds i nimihin in aaefc thtaai as the establishment of factories and electrical rtationi in drowsy old trade marts, the installation of a radio
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    DICTATORSHIP IN SPAIN.
    93 3 Calamity Howlers Liable To Arrest. Madrid, Feb. 10. A Royal Ordinance orders the arrest af nil who publicly predict a calamitous i!. (I Cur the present regime or who seek to damage the authority and prestige of Ministers. It also orders the cl. sing of all clubs
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    SPEED OF 235 M.P.H.
    69 3 Rocket Sleigh Tested In Bavaria. Berlin, Feb. 11. A new model of the rocket sleigh, constructed by an engineer named Valier, was tried out on a frozen lake at Stranger*. Bavaria. The sleigh was charged with 18 rockets, which exploded at inter\ of one and a
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    HISTORY OF WORLD CONFLICT.
    463 3 Volumes of Newspaper Extracts. A hiRtory of the World War in newspaper extracts has been acquired by the N«w York Historical Society with funds provided by Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. The collection covers the period of the war from August, 1914, through December, 1918, and
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    SUGAR IN PERSIA.
    118 3 Agreement with Foreign jril|j Company. Teheran, Feb. 12. The question of establishing sugar factories in Persia, which has been under consideration for a long time, following discussions with a Czechoslovakian company, has been settled. An agreement has been signed whereby the company will send an expert to
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      490 3 4L4A4thktbtHtf Your Nerves Are Out of Order and Your Need is Dr. WILLIAMS' IMNK IMI.LS. TnmlilinK or unsteadiness of the haadl i< n sure and early sign of drljilitutril m I Ms. .1. the trciulilc may develep slowly i" th,' wont .-t;ii'<->- '!><• isfferer feeU anacceaataUy weak and aesry sftei
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      109 3 They have made their to*. way by the way they H 1 «V""*\ T^ b4MH at tatthnt. B TrS^ «sV> IKffT- Q WL^3 IIITsWsWfWsVT^ H -^«t^* TlHn li' -w -*™%jy sßsHir tII tk BOUNDER'S HEAVY OIL MARINE ENGINES. Are built to meet the exacting ronditHins as required in Marine Knviucs.
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      533 4 P. ft 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated it England) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. t'NPF.R CONTRACT WITH niS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore MSI MALWA 11,100 Feb. 23 •NAOPORf
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      568 4 Shipping Announcements (NIPPON YUSEN KAISFIA) TO LONDON Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam Veesels Tonnage Due Sail SUWA MARU 11,100 Feb. 28 Mar 1 FUSHIMI MARU 11,000 Mar. 14 16 HAKOZAKI MARU M.6CU Mar. 28 Ml HAKUSAN MARU 10,600 Apl. 11 12 t KITANO MARU 8,000 Apl. 2S 26 HARUNA
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      522 4 BURNS PHILP UNE (Incorporated In Auitral'a) FOR BRISBANI, SYDNEY AND MELBO URNB, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND Regular monthly sailing, by th. wellknown steamer MARKLLA (7,876 tons) and the new motor vessel, MALABAR (4.KU tons). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the Inrge&t and finest steamers trading to Australia.
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      646 4 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAYIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with the NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT i Telephone No. 3640. with sub-connections to Passage, Freight, Transhipment Marine Depts. find Manager's Desk. Representatives for Singapore and Straits Settlements of the Official Tourist Bureau of Java. All information, detailed
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      563 4 THE BLUE FUNNEL UNE THH OCEAN STKAM SHIP CO, LIMITED. THB CHINA MUTUAL STKAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated In England) REGULAR SERVICE TO LONDON, AMSTERDAM. ROTTERDAM. ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMF..\- GENOA, MAR- 1 SEILI.ES. LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW.— MARSEILLES, HAVRI, LIVERPOOL AMI GLABOOW— BOSTON, NEW TORK AND BALTIMORB. WKEELT SERVICH— LONDON
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      561 4 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTO. (Incorporated in Siam) 3 BANGKOK COASTING SERVICI. For Krstay. Trenffanu. Kelantan, Banirnara, Telupin, Patani, Singora, Lacon, Sichon, Bandon. Kohsamni. Langsuan, Chumpon and Arrival Departure SI J'I'H.ADIB r.L. i!."i Kro. J7 MA I.JM Mar. 4 Mar. I VAI.AVA Mar. II Mar. i.l I The steamere
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      497 5 Shipping Announcements ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England) ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO THE UNITED KIKODOM AND CONTINENT FREIGHT SERVICE ODTWABDfI To Hong Kong, Shanghai and Japan Da* Spore CITY OF DELHI Mar. 10 s.s. CTTY OF GLASGOW Apl. 10 CITY OF MOBILE May 10 HOMEWARDS
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      463 5 MILLAR STEAMSHIP LTNF <Jnd AMEMCAH MAIL LINE t""fl- Aw ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE From SINGAPORE and PENANG via COLOMBO, SUEZ. PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA and MARSEILLES to NEW YORK and BOSTON Arriv* Leave Leave S'por* Spore Penang RUTH ALEXANDER Mar. 4 Mar. 7 Mar. 9 I'RF.S. GARFIELD Mar. 18 Mar. 21
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      531 5 DUTCH MAILS Btooaraart Maatachaypl] Nederland and Rotterdam Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO Aautarlam Ronlhsaiptfl. Maraalll*. Battaraass Toaaag* Laava B'aore Slamat 11,600 R.L. Mar. 1 Prinses Juliana 8,100 S.M.N. afar. 8 Tambora 5.600 P.L. Mar. II R C. Hooft 14,600 &.MJJ. Mar. 22 Indrapoera 12,000 BX. Mar. 2!i ken.
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      344 5 THE PREMIER TEA OF IVULAYA OF ALL GROCERS. Sole Agents F. A. Bartholomeusz, Ltd, 8-A. RAFFLES QUAY. FRESH SHIPMENT OF CHILDREN'S SHOES just unpacked with a very large and attractive selection various sizes and up-to-date designs. THE HIGH STREET GENERAL STORE, LTD. 51 «nd 52. HIGH STREET. AQUADIST TH» MBH
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      121 5 The Cine-Pictures you have always wanted are now possible. A KODALITE will enable you to make moving pictures at night, in the house or outside, with a CINE-KODAK" f 1.9 lens THE SPEED CAMERA. KODAK LIMITED (Incorporated in England) SINGAPORE. GENERAL ENGINEERS Installations Repairs. Brass and Iron Castings CENTRED SINGAPORE
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      279 6 VICTORIA THEATRE The Macdona Players IN PLAYS BY Bernard Shaw FRIDAY, MUICIT 1. SATTRDAY. MARCH 2. Mrs. WARRENS PROFESSION CANDIDA MMBAY, MARCH 4. TIKSOAY, MARCH YOU NEVER CAN TELL DOCTOR'S DILEMMA lllllllllllftT. MARCH 6. TIHRSDAY, MARCH 7. WIDOWERS HOUSES PYGMALION FRIDAY, MARCH 8. SATl'RDAY, MARCH MAN AND SUPERMAN FAREWELL PERFORMANCE
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      383 6 ALHAMBRA TAN CHENG KEE CO.. LTD.. Proprietors. PROGRAMME Commencing Saturday, February 23, ending Thursday, February 28 In (he Second Sho-.v at 9 p.m. THE LATEST EMPIRE NEWS METRO— GOLDWYN —MAYER Presents FLESH THE DEVIL Starring JOHN GILBERT The Romantic Film Sensation of tho year. A mitrhty drama of elemental emol
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      216 6 THE S.S. POLICE BARD I Will. n.AY AT KATONG PARK, 9 p.m. BOTANIC GARDENS, 9 p.m. TO-NIGHT SUNDAY, FEB. 24 ALHAMBRA Commencing FRIDAY, MARCH 1 WILLIAM f?T^! PfgSENTS^^^^ The Gripping story of a Olcbratod Aotres-. and Mattel who n-.anairc'cl her rise from the depths of ohscuiity to the hfifthts of
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      538 6 JOKORE GOVERNMENT PUBLIC WORKS DBPAKTMKCT. I TcnJors will be rrcrivcii nt tho Ofiico of |KonT>l« THE STATE SECRETARY, ioliiiK.; I BAHRU, up to noon of March 16, 1929, for I the erecting of foor Mb of Driver's Quarters Kluane 1. Batu V::i:::> Plans and (MCiftaaMoa may 1>? Men lad all
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
    166 7 M..nd:iy. February 2S 11. W. ll.j; 9.9. i laUr-Com, Cup N.1.C.8. v. i <<]il Storage. ehruary 26 H. V. n.9 p.m., 9.9. hurrh Mission, Annual Meeting. :<t. Andrew's School, 0.30 p.m. ■■■If Club. Annual Meeting. !'.m. I iy, February 27 If. W. ii ...n a in..
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
    343 7 Monday. Feb. 2".. ShipH aluniTKidi' Ihr Wharves or expected to arrive. KKITKI. HARBOUR. i. li.nf ClMM Pontoon No. 2. Ilirmrs, Lighter Mesaronit, W. lit. AkTins I. Oil \Vh:itf Nil 1 J Wharf Bh Mb, Daisy, Bun K a. HU IN IIKY DOCKS. Vanning I'agar. S H.It. Hopper
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    EXCHANGES.
    67 7 [BRITISH IMPUUAL KADIO] Rugby, Feb. 24. Foreign exchange! are Amsterdam Merlin 20.44, Bombay BrasMls :14.94ft, Bucharest tISH I'.u.nos Aires 47 11-J2. Copenhagen 18.20, Helsinirfors 192%, Hong II ..1.. Kobe Is. 0 15-16 d.. Lisbon l.llii, Madrid 31.41, Milan 32 <" N.ik I.k:i :i.:i2. O«lo 15.1H5. Paris 124.275. I'racae -a-32,
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    WILKINSON PROCESS RUBBER CO.
    313 7 Loss on the Year's Working. The directors of the Wilkinson Process Rubber Co. in their annual report for the twi-lvc months ended Sept. 30, 1928 state that a gross profit of $45,848.86 was earned for the period accounted for. The increase in output of process material
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    330 7 Singapore and Penang Boarding Officers. A number of changes will take place in the Singapore and Penang Boarding Offices during the next week or two. Capt. Saunders, who has been on leave, is due back in the middle of March, and will then resume his former post as
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    150 7 To-day. Hong Kong (Calypso) 2 p.m. Latnaaa Hil.k (Sri Muan 3 p.m. Selat Pandjang, Bengalis and Bagan Si Aj'i Api (Aing Lcoiki 3 p.m. China, llainam, Japan, Korea, Formosa, East Siberia. Philippine Islands, Western Canada and Western States of L'.S.A. I.everkusen) 3 p.m. Ftaaea (Paieela) (Amhoisc) 3.30
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    23 7 From Indo-China, by Amboise, due at Singapore 2 p.m. to-day. From China and Japan, by Sumatra Maru, due at Singapore to-morrow.
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    104 7 Among Singapore properties sold byauction by Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng and Co., at their saleroom, 30 Chulia Street, on Feb. 6 and 20, was freehold land at the 13th mile Changi Road, area 4 acres 2 roods 12 poles which was bought by Mr." Chia Eng Say for $12,600. Freehold
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
    267 7 EXCHAttGB Singapore, Feb. 25. On London, Bank 4 m/s 2/3 20/32 Demand 2 3 2i H Private 3 m. credit 2/4 7/18 On New York, Demand M Private 90 d/a 68 On France. Bank T.T. 1431 On India, Bank T.T. 153 54 On Homk Kent. Ba*| T.T.
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    59 7 Ton* of Market .--Firm. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 13d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet 0. cents 25 per lb. I.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.P. Standard R.S.S. Un Tender MM ir Spot Spot March April-June July-Sept. H 4.5% 45% 47 47 tt 45
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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      MINING.
      455 7 Val. Pd. Cl £1 Asam Kumbnng Cl £1 Bangrin Tin 1 1 Batang Padang 1 1 Batu Caves 1 1 Bukit ArunK £1 £1 burmah Malar £1 £1 Chenderiang fl £1 hum Sinm Cl £1 1 1 and Y.-.i 1 1 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Futt Cl £1
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      GENERAL.
      232 7 Issue >'■>!■ I'd. Buyers Sellers 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 2.07 "i 2.12H 2 2 Alex. Brick Orda. 2.50 2.60 cd. :i £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco C.10.0 6.15.0 Canadian Eagle 11/6 12/6 1 1 Central Engine 0.70 0.80 cd. 1 1 Cycle and Carriage 0.60 0.C5 10s. 10s. Duff
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
      117 7 U. Eng. 6 p.c. 1,225,500 Norn. Spore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 101 103 ci. Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1901 rtd. 1930 $1,878,000 par 6% prem. Singapore Municipal 44 p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 95 par. Singapore Municipal 4 4 p.c.
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      389 7 Fraaer and Co. and Lyall and Kvatt'a quotation!. To-dey's Prices Fraser Lyall A Co. Evatt lllenby ($1) Mor Gajah ($1) Hi turn (*l| L Kunin* (»1) Vm. Malay <*2) V. Multk ($1) I. I'anas ($5) lalKownie ($1) Jashctt (»1) Jrogai N. (SI) Jrunei U. (»1) I. Jelutonj ($1)
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    SHARE MARKET REPORT
    165 7 Macphail and Co., Ltd. Singapore, Feb. 25. Rubber.— Local 45 cents per lb. Market Steady. Tin.— London 1221 10s. Rubber. Steady. New Scudais 3.07 ::.1 Tambalak 1.114-1.20. Sungei Tukangs 1.301.40, Tapahs 2.65-2.75, Kundongs 3.60-3.80. Mentakabs 69-63 tt cents, Ulu Benuts 6971H cents, Brogas 1.43 V 1.50.. 50.
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    RUBBER PRICES
    11 7 Today's Singapore price is 45*4 cents and London 13d.
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    42 7 By Rdavaaa P. di-r Nederlanden <<h-- M Kllon K a rjerimal j.rn Am. B'porc I/ondon J.n. 17 F.h. 8 J»n. 24 Feb. 18 Jan. Zfi F*l.. 18 ■•n V« »«K IB Jan. 31 F<?b. 25 Feb. 1 Feb. 25
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    30 7 The M. M. steamer Amboise is due BM from Saigon to-day at 2 p.m. and aill probably sail at 7 p.m. for Madras. Pondirherry Colombo. Djibouti. Port Said and Marseilles
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      DEATH
      61 7 EOW CIIYE W.VT (naa Kao) dtpartod this Ufa at Oberon, 177 Emarald Mill Road. Singapore, on Saturday X"X. 2::. IW.I, 76, laeriDg h»r sur\'ivi:ij three 5.,:.5. three dauichttr-.. thrtc- MBB-la-law, four tsvaghtan-ta-law and tvaatr-sb crundchildren. Kuneral at 4 p.m. or Wi-.ini-s.lay. 27th insUnt, to Bukit Brown Tht childnn I.ok
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      ANNOUNCEMENT
      32 7 The Kcmains of James Alfred Wijeyekoo:: (J.P. and President if the BingkalcM ..tion) will bs removed for interment from his rcsid.-nci- 17. D^ol)y Ghaut, at 1.30 p.m. to-day to Bidadnri Cemetery.
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      600 7 KYLASA.M I'ILLAI. (.11 Peb. 11, IMS, at the re aide nee at Mr. S. Poanudurai, Courts Sesanii-.;. Joborr, to Mr. :.;•.<! Hi X Fifiai, of tki and Tjiaaemlan ilen. rfoel.anK. Jlvk. a Mm. Mother anr! chil.l an <M. 2 lf- m You can't get wet in the i4leiitcunac Feather Weight
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      794 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Classified Adyta., see page 16. WANTS. FOR SALE. ETC TO UCT, (.o.lown Ko. 7, Bornara Street, Apply Mayer Brothers. WANTSO, -mall unfurnishi-.! '.uniral-w ia kxlo::? al mrt of $fitl to *M. MS, S. Times. TO oß< naoa RoasJ, r, r ,t id part at prouml iloor. Apply
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      63 7 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. KandiiriK kerbau Station. IH> (..url.-> ..f !..,>, rnmrnt Health Office.) or tne -'I M..U-- ending at Midnight on K.b. 24. Deg. Max. -had.- temperature 88.4 F. v !i:|ierature 74 F. I't-ratura 79.9 F. in radiatka 160 F. i .nation 70.9 F. r. 1 balb te.npcrature 75.5 F. I.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25. THE OLD LADIES OF THE LAKE.
    1085 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25. THE OLD LADIES OF THE LAKE. Singapore Municipal Commissioners will present at their meeting on Wednesday the third and, we hope, the last act of Tho Comedy of the Lake. We use the word comedy after examining with great care the case put
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    LITERATURE AND THE TROPICS.
    1654 8 Conrad, Tomlinson And Clifford. [Specially Contributed. l So many travel books appear every month that the prudent reader is bewildered by their numbers, their versatility and the fullness of their page's. In former days men travelled with discovery as their object if they wrote of their
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    338 8 A Now York message f.om Reutcr records the death of Mr. David Gideon, the well-known racehorse owner. Ki liter cables from London that the death has occurred of Mrs. Ogden Goelet, a famous hostess between the eighties and nineties. She was mother-in-law o£ the Duke of Roxburtjhe.
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    854 8 WITCHCRAFT MURDERS. At first si^'ht it is rttrtHwf to Irarn that belief in witchcraft still flnilllehoi to un appalling extent in ti.e I'mtrd Static. Recently Nc'r-on P. Behmeyor, a farmer of North Hopewc'l, im ,-,r York, Pennsylvania, was killed by John Bly■liyer, an all; god iiex
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    17 8 Tin- Nizam of Hyderabad has donated f l,<-00 to the Ross Institute and School ji Tropical Medicine.
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    LEGATIONS LEAVE KABUL.
    329 9 Evacuated by Five Aeroplanes. BRITISH DECISION. No Further Object In Remaining. London, Feb. 24. Five aeroplanes have arrived at Peshawar from Kabul. It is believed that they conveyed number:- of the staff of the Hritish LmfftJOM anil the entire staFs of the French anil Italian Legations Nc«
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    PRINCE'S HUNTERS.
    107 9 Sold by Auction At Leicester. London, Feb. 23. Twelve of the Prince of Wales' 15 hunters were offered l>y auction at ter and fetched i;.i!»(i. RcuUt. Rugby, Feb. 24. The highest price. 1750, was obtained for Miss Mulct, the Prince's favourite nare. The Prince watched the sale from
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    FLOATING AIR PORT.
    142 9 Flight from New York To Bermuda. New fork, r. a. -'i. Mr. Henry GieloW, director of a firm of naval architects, announces the forthcoming coiiMrueticn of a floating air port, to be anchored -M> tailcs out at ?ca midway between New York and Bermuda. Work will be
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    SPAIN'S DICTATOR.
    100 9 De Rivera's Retirement Foreshadowed. Madrid, Feb. 23. A rc-markalilo article, foreshadowing the early demise of the Dictatorship, is published in I.a Nacion. It states that the final gesture of General da Rivera will be to mbiuit to a asahiacita a draft constitution and cognate bills governing the elections.
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    NEW YEAR HONOURS.
    21 9 Lead a, Feb. lm. It is t the N a \>;m i at the ir.d «i" February.— Kouter.
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    SHIPPING HELD UP OFF BRITAIN.
    261 9 Cold Weather Again In Some Places. London, Feb. 25. Shipping on the coasts of Great Britain has been held up over the week-end bj dir.se fi>(;. Many minor collisions (Marred Colder weather is forecast, with sleet and snow. Warsaw, Feb. 24. The losses owine to
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    ROOTS IN COMMON.
    279 9 Great Britain and United States. Rugby, Feb. 23. Sir Austen Chamberlain, speaking at Torquay last night, said Great Britain and the United States have many roots in common in their past history, and we live largely under the same laws and speuk the same language. We have
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    ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
    92 9 Exploring Possible Air Route. Ottawa. Feb. 21. An international scientific organisation known as "Acroarctic" is seeking, through the intermediary of Captain Walter Bruns, Canadian support for a proposed flight by the German Government airship I,Z 127 this year from Leningrad to Alaska and thence over the Canadian Polar
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    PLANTS OF THE EMPIRE.
    59 9 Rugby, Feb. 24. The Empire Marketing Board has mad a grant to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, to assist in the complete classification of all plants in the Empire. The Kiait. which is for a period of four years, amounts to i' 1.200 in the first
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    WRESTLING CHAMPION.
    38 9 A Quick Victory For Gama. New Delhi. Feb. 24. Gama. the famous Indian wrestler, defeated Peterson in a contest at Patiala described as for the world's wrestling championship. The match las-ted 1 mm. 11 sec— Reuter.
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    POLICY IN NORTH BORNEO.
    657 9 Sir Neill Malcolm's Visit. FORMER G.O.C. ARRIVES IN SINGAPORE. A distinguished former resident of Singapore arrived by the outwarc-bound Mahra on Saturday ir. the person of Major-Cineral Sir Nciil Malcolm, a former General Officer Commanding the Troups in Malaya and now the President of the hart-rid
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    DISARMAMENT.
    96 9 American Preparations For Conference. Wa hington, Feb. L >C J. Hagh Gibson, tne United States Ambassador to liclgiuin, accompanied by Admiral Hilary Jor.es. who was associated with .Mr. Gibson on the Geneva disarmament conference in T. 127, visited President Coolidge «t White House. In an interview with ReuU-r's Agency
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    GYMNASIUM FIRE.
    115 9 Frantic Rush for The Doors. Jacksonville, Fei». 23. ■jiient was killed and eight others ware injured, the Matron seriously, daring a fire in the gymnasium of the Illinois Women's College on the occasion of the celebrations of th? bi-centenary of George Washington. Tho student who was killed Kaped
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    FIRM WINS CHEQUE CASE.
    1287 9 Important Ruling. CHINESE BANK TO BEAR FORGERY LOSS. The Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) delivered an important judgment on Saturday in the case in which E. A. Barbour and Co. sued the Ho BoMJ Bank for $10,000. His Lordship granted the plain•ifTs the amount claimed, with
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    SECRET MILITARY ALLIANCE.
    190 9 Allegation in Dutch Newspaper. Amsterdam, Feb. 21. The terms of an alleged secret military convention between France and Belgium are published in the Utrechtach Dagblad, which explains that possession of them was obtained through fortuitous circumstances and claims that authenticity is guaranteed. The convention is alleged to
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    OPTIMISM IN CHINA.
    278 9 The Hong Kong Bank Meeting. Hong Kong, Feb. 2.1. At the annual meeting of the Hour Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation the chairman, Mr. A. H. Compton, made a speech reviewing the trade of China, and said that, taken as a whole, last year was marked by
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    THE KING'S PROGRESS.
    174 9 "An Entirely Different Man." Rugby, Feb. tt. It was stated officially at Craigweil House this morning that the King had passed a good night. Officials of the Royal household comment on the great improvement in His Majesty since he went to Bognor. "He is an entirely different
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    FLIGHT TO SAIGON.
    37 9 Paris, Feb. 21. The French airmen Le Brix and Paillard have arrived at Calcutta. Le Brix telegraphed stating that he intends to stop at Akyab, Rangoon and Bangkok on his *ay to Saigon.— Reuter.
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    COMPLICATIONS IN SHANTUNG.
    306 9 Parleys with Japan Held Up. CHINESE STATEMENT. Impossible to Oppose Chang Tsung-chanjr. Shanghai, l\ '■<. £4. Tho Foreign Mim.-ur. in p.v.-s 'ntcrview. stated that the Sino-.'aiiaw ;e MgOUbIImh arc held up pending satisfactory assurances from Tokii) tli.it any ngiccment henceforth Mcfcad l>y Mr. Wanjf and Mr. Yoshizawa
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    U.S.A. CRUISERS.
    248 9 Reversal of Senate Vote. Washington, Feb. The final vote on the Navy Department Supply Bill, including ihe appropriation for the construction of cruisers was postponed in view of the unexpected voteon the Dill amendment (forbidding the use of Government credits for transport of Marines from NieaiagU IXtopt for
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    MEXICAN OUTRAGE
    85 9 American Mining Men Murdered. Mcxi.o City, l-v>. M. It la reported from Guanajuato that two United States mining engineers, M. Underwood and C. Calsthorpe, were murdered during a Bghl between Men who had kidnapped them and Federal They had been Uikon from their uuartcrs at Gustos mines by
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    NURMI BARRED
    64 9 Action by AthleticUnion. New York, Fc!.. 24. Pavlo Nurnii, the famous runner, has been barred from further competition in the United States by *.h registration committee of 'he Ail Athletic Union. The grounds I act <.n were N;:riiu to compete in a two-mile stcaplochase n the natiir.al A.A.I.',
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    SINGAPORE'S BIG FIRE.
    798 10 Motor Firm's Loss. UPPBB PART OF PREMISES (JUTTED. .us fire occurred at the premises <( the Cycle ami Carriage Co., Ltd., Orchard Krai!, on Saturday afternoon, and I, ut for the splendid work nf Uh Sinpapore l''iir Brigade thf damage might have modi graajlaj figure than JJdll.OIMI.
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    VIENNA DEMONSTRATIONS.
    48 10 Vienna, Feb. 24. Nine thousand members of the Socialli.iniHialie Defence I'nion and 4,000 numbers of the Heimwehr went in ii through the city. Elaborate police precautions were taken and these prevented the processions clashing. Forty Communists were arrested for carrying iirearma and obstructing the police. l'.euttr.
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    AMERICANS ABROAD.
    27 10 Washington, Feb. 24. The State Department estimates that 100,000 Americans live outside the United f whom 230,000 are in Canada tind 77,000 in Europe.— BeuUr.
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    MR. CHURCHILL'S HINT
    100 10 Possible Repeal of British Tea Tax. London, Feb. 15. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Winston Churchill, replying to a deputation representing industries and the Empire Press, led by Sir Harry Brittain, M.P., which urged the return to penny postage, said that he was not sure whether
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    MISS BETTY NUTHALL.
    54 10 May Visit Singapore Next Year. A letter received from Mrs. Nuthall, mother of Miss Betty Nuthall, the wellknown tennis player, states that it may be possible for Betty to visit Singapore next year. It is possible that Mr. P. I). B. Spence, the South African champion, will
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    A GERMAN DICTATOR?
    88 10 Chancellor Hints at New Developments. Berlin, Feb. 24. A sensation has been caused by the Chancellor. Hr. Mueller, writing to the Morgenpost stating that whatever happens the establishment of a dictatorship in Germany cannot be entertained. The methods of Italy, Spain and Lithuania I are impossible in
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    121 10 Mr. G. B. Page-Miss Dorothy Richardson. The wedding of Mr. G. Barry Page, son of Mr. D. G. T. Page, of Birmingham, and Miss Dorothy Muriel Richardson, daughter of Mr. Sydney R chardson, of London, j took place at St. Andrew's Cathedral or i Saturday afternoon. Archdeacon Swindell
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    MURDER AND SUICIDE.
    57 10 Fatal Quarrel in Local Ricksha Depot. A quarrel on Saturday afternoon between a ricksha proprietor in Solomon Street and a ricksha coolie, over the latter's alleged refusal to pay for the hir« of the vehicle, resulted in the proprietor fatally stabbing the coolie and then turning his
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    TROTSKY IN TURKEY.
    84 10 Constantinople, Feb. 23, Medical examination of Trotsky has revealed acute malaria, and one lung is seriously affected. It is proposed to summon the German specialist Professor Klempeter. Trotsky's permission to reside in Turkey expires on May 1, and any extension is doubtful. On the occasion of the
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    LOCAL LAND DISPUTE.
    51 10 The Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) gave judgment for the defendants, with costs, on Saturday in the case in which Haji Mohamed Sirat bin Haji Salleh sued Siew Kwan Wong and others for a declaration that he was the owner of certain premises at 552 Kampong Bahru
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    THE POPE AND AUSTRIA.
    54 10 Vienna, Feb. 23 Catholics are entertaining a proposal to Invite the Pope to visit Austrai on the occasion of the I,oooth anniversary of the town of Speyer in 1930. Should the Pore accept he would be the first Pontiff to visit Austrian soil since the Constance
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    HURDLES RECORD.
    28 10 Charlottesville, Feb. 24 Harry F. Lippen, of Virginia University, covered 60-yard low hurdles of four flights in six seconds, which is an indoor world's record. Reuter.
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    N. D. L. DIVIDEND.
    25 10 Berlin, Feb. 23. The directors of the North German Lloyd have decided to proposed a dividend of eight per cennt. Tran-Ocean.
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    DUTCH INDIES BANK RATE.
    21 10 Batavia, Feb. 25. The Java Bank has increased the discount rate by a half par coat Aseta.
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      168 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— My attention has been draw* to the article published in your issue of the 22nd instant under the heading of "A Radio Prophet." At this juncture I am not desirous of raising the question of motive or motives, being solely
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      547 10 The above information summarises the i position and policy of the company to-day, und that, too, after more than five years' strenuous endeavour to establish "Broad-! 1 casting in Malaya." During the lengthy period of what may be termed protracted negotiations with the Government, members i of the Malaya Broadcasting
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    36 10 The Singapore Fire Brigade received a call at 8.50 p.m. yesterday to Smith Street, where the first floor of a Chines* house had caught alight from exploding fireworks. The fire wa» put out with hand eatinjruiiheri.
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    FLIGHT TO CUBA.
    43 10 Havana, Feb. 24. Georjre Haldeman, who accompanied Uuth Elder in her unsuccessful transatlantic flight last year, has completed a non-stop flight from Windsor (Ontario) to Havana. He left Windsor at 3.49 a.m. and arrived at Havana at 4.43 p.m.— Reuters
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    LIFEBOATS PRESENTED.
    37 10 Rugby, Feb. 2i Throe lifeboats are being presented to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution by four of the principal shipping companies in response to the appeal made by 'he Prince of Wales last year.— Reuter.
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    18 10 Four persons have died of hydrophobia within three days in Colombo. They did not apply for Parteur treatment.
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    UNEMPLOYED MINERS.
    151 10 Eight Hundred March 1*0 London. London, Feb. 23. With 0Mb raaki ikiptotad W t^r cent. owinjr to the wvere waathar SOO unemployed ir.irei constating of four main ••ups from nil over the country, arrived on the on Irti I f London iMt niitht and were Meommodatad, in workhousi-
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    A PRIZE FOR MANNERS.
    188 10 Lady Clifford at (him.se Girls' School. Lady Clifford gave away the prizes at the annual prtaMhring OX the Singapore Chinese Girls' School. L'meiald Hill, on Saturday afternoon. The proceedings opened with an entertainment by the pupils. The principal. Miss Nisl;et, in the MVTSS of her rci'ort.
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    PLANTERS AND WAGES.
    70 10 At a spadal .n'cting of the Kuala Lumpur District Planters' Association on Saturday the following resolution was nonsly: "Thai although iliis Association docs not ;:>;;. e that a minimal I cents foi men and ■10 coins for woomsi is Justified, yet in view v" the i.-.'t that
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    SISTER'S LAST FAREWELL.
    53 10 Miss Clan lacdwon, aged 34, liviiK with -.< r in an Orchard Road flut, expired at the Oneral Hospital yesterday. She was taken i!l earlier in the day and after her death a letter was I'oiind liiildin^- food-bye to -her sister. It is believed that she had
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    MUNICIPAL REPORTS.
    208 10 Home Agents and Power Station Inquiries. The report of the special committee appointed to inquire into thr benefit! 'I" rived from the employment of Ham Agents will be presented at Wedl meeting of the Singapore Munich' missicners. The interim report of Hie coi appointed to investigate the ci'rtn:
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    JOURNALIST'S DEATH.
    232 10 Body Buried at Sea Off Penanp;. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penan:', Mb. 24. The death took place at his residence in Aratoon Road on Saturday evening of Mr. Robert Greening, a memK-r of tha editoiial staff of the Pinar.g QaSCtte. In mordanrs with his last wtahet h was
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    34 10 The final of the Mariied v. Single snookers tournament at the Tantrlin Chili will be played at US to-day, C. 11. <:. Clarke and S. H. Moss Meeting A. H. Assitcr and E. M. Murphy.
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    HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS.
    323 11 Reversal of Form. LEAGUE LEADERS WELL BEATEN. London, Feb. 23. The following are the results of to-day's matches in the English and Scottish Leagues Firat Division. Birmingham 4 Sheffield Wed. 1 Burnley 5 Leeds I M 0 Bury 2 Aston Villa 2 Cardiff City 2 Manchester Utd.
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    ARMY INTERNATIONAL.
    40 11 Great Britain Beats France. London, Feb. 23. At Relhurst Park, London, in the Army Soccer Triangular Tournament, between the British, French and Belgian armies, Great Britain beat France by five goals to four i-n the first match. Reuter.
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    LEAGUE TABLES.
    943 11 Sunderland's Challenge in First Division. The following are the positions of clubs in the English and Scottish Leagues to date: First Division. P. W. L. D. F. A. PU. Sheffield W. SO 16 6 H 6H U 40 Sunderlantl 31 16 9 6 74 49 38 Aston Villa
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      BRILLIANT "REST."
      529 11 Splendid Display Against Europeans. The match between the Europeans and the Rest, played at the Stadium on Saturday in aid of Diocesan Funds, ended in a victory for the Asiatics by four goals to one. There was no doubting the superiority of the winners, for throughout they played
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      HOCKEY.
      98 11 V.M.C.A. beat Military Team. The S.O.C. were unable to turn out a team on Friday against the V.M.C.A. so that an eleven from Fort Canning opposed the Association. The Military side attacked strongly from the commencement and netted two goals in quick succession through Edwards and Lupton. Before half
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      S.C.C. CRICKET.
      207 11 Practice Abandoned Owing To Rain. The S.C.C. practice match on Saturday was abandoned owing to rain, it not being: possible to conclude one innings. Mr. W. N. Hansell's side continued their innings from Friday evening, and had lost Un wickets there were twelve players a sirl* when play
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      INTERNATIONAL RUGBY.
      425 11 Wins for Scotland And Wales. Two international Rugby matches were play on Saturday. At Dublin Scotland Ix-at Ireland by 16 points to 7. At Cardiff Wales beat France by 8 points to 3. Glorious weather prevailed at Dublin, and 40,000 people witnessed the match. The Scots carried the
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      SOCCER INTERNATIONAL.
      257 11 Scottish Victory At Belfast Scotland beat Ireland by 7—37 3 in a match at Belfast. The weather was fine and there were 35,000 spectators. Scotland forced three corners in three minutes, the third of which was fruitful through Gallacher. This player speedily added another, drawing out the goalkeeper
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      TENNIS.
      102 11 Tanglin Club Tournament. Tuesday's ties Mixed Doubles Hep. A Class.- Mrs. Bennett and Byatt vs. Mrs. Pierrepont and Moss. Mixed Doubles Hep. B Class. Final.— Mr. and Mrs. Hesta vs. Mrs. Davies and Mcade i if Meade not playing; in the lien's Doubles). Mer's Doubles Hep. J. S. Anderson
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    PERAK RACES CONCLUDE.
    1037 11 Some Easy Wins. MAYO TAKES JOCKEY'S WHIP. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. Feb. 23. The Perak Turf Club spring meeting concluded to-day. The weather was cool nnd fine, and the going good, although some rain fell between the sixth and seventh races. At the conclusion of the
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    ON THE GARTER ROLL.
    503 12 Humble Descendants Of The Order. Some trivat surprise-* art following upon the tmk of tracing li'ire descendants of t,. whom an I made far matataanM ford «>•" EBO.OOO for Ctapd, ■i'ii's chap la, <'f eouraa. the ..ml the name of each one— there taw ecn MMtMag
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    W. AFRICAN AIR SERVICES.
    99 12 French and Belgian Enterprises Rumoured. London, Feb. 23. In the House of Common* today, replying to questions, Sir Samuel Hoan> laid he did not think there was any hk-lihood that the proposals to oatabl r.ew French and Belgian air services in West Africa would result in
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    ANOTHER NUER RISING.
    69 12 "Wizards" Killed by Cavalry And Police. Khartoum, Feb. 18. column of mounted troops and police was attacked on Feb. 8 by 200 Nuer tribesmen, near the Dengkurs Pyramid, the stronghold of the "Wizard" Gwek. The cavalry pursued the attackers for three miles, killing 18 and woundinp a
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    GANG WARFARE IN CHICAGO.
    90 12 Eight Gunmen Mowed Down With Machine-Guns. Chicago, Feb. 15. Ganfrmen. disguised as policemen, drove up to the headqusurtara of a rival gang, rotted in, ordered the eight occupants to put up their hands, then herded them into a room at the rear of the building. ThrM
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    COMING TOTAL ECLIPSE.
    122 12 Observations to be Made In Malaya. London, Feb. 15. The Kiitish Astronomical Expedition, v.h'rh will Irave for Malaya to-morrow to abaci Ta thu t<>t;il eclipse of the sun on May '.<th. will take out 10 tons of scienifii- initrameata, including a giant astrotelescope weiphinj? nearly four tons,
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    MOUNT EVEREST.
    57 12 Another British Expedition Foreshadowed. Montreal, Feb. 13. riuf—msT Och'U, of Harvard UniverMty, who MM a member of the 1924 expedition, announces that a British expedition will atrain attempt the conquest "f Mount Everest. lie >;iys it is hoped that the difficulty with cagmrd to the Dalai Lama's refusal
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    PRINCES AND THE RAJ.
    298 12 Maintenance of British Connection Essential. New Delhi, Feb. 13. In the Chamber of Princes to-day the Maharaja of Patiala moved the following resolution While adhering to their policy of non-intervention in the affair?, of British India, and repeating their assurances, of sympathy with its continued political
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    16 12 Mr. F. E. Mair has been marie a life member of the F.M.S. Chamber of Mines.
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    NATURE'S GIFTS TO CHINA.
    440 13 Immense Potential Wealth. Professor George B. Cressey in choosing a title for the lecture he delivered over the radio at Shanghai, covered a great deal of very htcr":-tin!r ground, "Nature's C.ifts to China." China, be laid, hns no potential or developCl resources equal to the United
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    ENGLAND IN ARCTIC WEATHER.
    679 13 Scottish Football Hero. EXECUTIONER HELD UP BY SNOW. London, Feb. 13. The hero of the cold wave to-day was an enthusiast who waited 15 hours outside the gates of Hampden Park, Glasgow, 1 on the coldest night in fifty years, in order to bo the first
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    MOSCOW AND THE EAST.
    122 13 Soviet President's Boast Of Helping Hand." London, Feb. 13. The Morning Post's Geneva correspondent says that according to the official Soviet record of the recent Congress, M. Lozovsky, President of the Red International, declared that the body was firmly established in India and other Eastern countries,
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    WHIP HAND ON WAR.
    369 13 World's Nickel in British Hands. Through the £120,000,000 deal by which the Monri Nickel Company has acquired control of the International Nickel Company of Canada, the whip hand over war has practically passed into British hands. Modern warfare is impossible without the rupplies of nickel which
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    LABOUR ON THE CONGO.
    65 13 Proposal to Import Indians And Chinese. Brussels, Feb. 14. The question of recruiting labour for the Belgian Congo is reaching a critical phase Supporters of the proposal to import Indians and Chinese contend that these are more active, more intelligent and better disciplined than negroes. On
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