The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 March 1926

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    Masthead
    13 1 Singapore Free Press 1 CENTS. SINGAPORE. S.S., WEDNESDAY. MARCH 3, 1926. NO. 11,736.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    296 1 Severe criticism by the British press is directed against Sir Austen Chamberlain'? speech on the League Council Page ft. In Syria French artillery have bombarded the rebels, who haw cut the Hedjax line between Keswa and Damascus—Page 9. Canton is quiet superficially but generally the state of
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    ON THE ROMAN WALL.
    1133 1 A WINTER PILGMMAGB. The calendar asserted it to he winter and called evidence in the shape of languishing patches of snow in the higher crannies; hut it was really four days of OBt n spring weather, save that the wind rioted a trifle too b >isterously.
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      216 1 gfTAtXOW ARIELL'S MARIE BISCUITS Raffles Hotel horn No: -020. SAUKIES UROTHERS. Proprietors. EXTRAORDINARY NEW ATTRACTION. JUL (iREAT INTERNATIONAL CHARACTERISTIC RUSSIAN DANCERS MISS LADOVA AND YOURY YOURLO The above dancers will appear at Raffles Hotel THURSDAY AND SATURDAY. Admission, Non-Diners $1. (;rill room. a. f. peate. I ndt r the supervision
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      272 1 TRADE MARK WARNING! It has come to our notice that Soaps are being sold as Gossages which are not of Gossages' manufacture. In order to protect consumers from these imitations, Gossages* Soaps are now stamped with the Trade Mark on the reverse side. Gossages* Soaps have over 50 years' good
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      33 1 WINES PROVISIONS RING UP 522 FOR PRICES. Nowhere Cheaper than at H. BOLTER, NO. 8, ROBINSON ROAD. i~ ~^n J JOHN HAIG'S GOLD LABEL WHISKY THE BEST SWEE LEE CO. WLNB MERCHANTS. II
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      7 1 WORLD RENOWNED SWALLOW ARIELL'S. BISCUITS AND CAKES
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      103 1 High Water. 0.41 a.m.. Ml p.m. l>uko of Wellington's Regt. arrives. The Quaints. Victoria Theatre. '.).:?0 p.m. Hiaa Water, 1.4 rv... HI p m. B. I. bomawarJ mail closes, ChiUJ Welfare BoctftS, <J<>vt. House. p.m. Dalhoasic Chapter. S.:?0 p.m. The Quaints, Victoria Theatre. Ml p.m. High Wster. IM son., IM
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    HOCKEY.
    115 2 i.>;\\ MRkilMiJ Ail ARSI 1 NAT< H. l.oiid;»ii. 1 «i». IT. Despite pou t. and the en pitch. en Oxford gity p.nd Ca I w s ng and remarkable of tbs ua ipn at. Cantabs, in tht lii I half, :..;>u«l tics and hai d ■■.<■■. er the Ten
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    "COMMERCIALISATION SCANDAL."
    261 2 VMRIJNG Ul\<- S fiRIP 0\ EM RIVIERA !!.NMS. .tiin'.--. I eh. 1 h. eat en sat ion has been caua< -i in Riviera by the declaration <-f the inten everaJ intei nati >nal j'ia > rs to* < x|>^ "*<■' mi ial iaation and also to show how
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    RUGBY.
    47 2 HOSPIT VLS AND N. I CUP COMPETITIONS. London. Feb. 19. In the Inn r-Hospitah Cup, second round, S:. Bart's beat St. George's by eight points to nil, at Richmond. In the aecond round of the same competition King's >>vit St. Mary's hy In points to nil.
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    NORTHERN UNION.
    31 2 Londi n. Feb. 17. in Use Northara Union League match Bramley be*t Leigg >, v oints to In the Ncrttiera Usaaa Cap ra-play BradU f^rd drear with aVaghley, p )inl
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      395 2 COMBo. COMBS. MEDICAL HALL, LTD. 1 have pleasure in announcing the arrival of a verv fine selection of the famous "ACE" Combs. They comprise Pocket, Men's, Diossf ing and Bobbed Hair Combs. r Prices ran«:e from 50 cents to 12.50 Ifi DIFFERENT PATTERNS. MEDICAL HALL, LTD. 23, Battery Road. TO-NIGHT
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      674 2 A -w-^-v-m-r Positively the last niffht Thursday, March ith PA V ILION I AT THE From Mondav. Ist In Sunday. 7th March. A T I— /V IX/T 1^ L^ A At 9.15 p.m. sharp. JT\, \\j XTL IVX il> X\. mmwa (Tan Cheng Kee Co., Ltd. Proprietors K LATEST PATHE
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  • HOME SPORT.
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      THE RACING OUTLOOK.
      1853 3 Old Tay Bridge and the National. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Feb. 4. Racing prospects still concentrate on the Lincolnshire and Grand National. On analysis many .xperts consider the probable winner of the Lincolnshire Handicap to be Coram, and the dangers. Nothing Venture and Pa -ha. On
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      SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
      62 3 Wednesday, 3rd 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall M. G. Platoon. Thursday, 4th 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall Motor Cycle Platoon. Friday, sth 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall M. G Platoon. Brass Basah Road Malay Coy. Saturday, 6th 2.30 p.m. Fafrer Range Eurasian Coy. 2.30 p.m. Bukit Timah Chinese Coy. Sunday,
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      593 3 I. AS Y Ur chi,dren should be hih of the I H-Vi g od MUI To ensure good m t__± form part **SS 1- su^b.e or ft n Tis m L h r ever v n TOr ,L„ j alw ays exposed to >. da gerS dust "ies and e
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      149 3 The Super l_m\tf/ Driving Belt \L\wl Unique Guarantees. aL_f>'_W LEWIS 6< TYLOR, Ltd__ WiVV Works: GkiroLY MILLS. CARDIFF* K* i wi WA WgT Gmpoly PARENT BELTING j STOCKING AGENTS.— I SIME, DARBY Co., Ltd. SINGAPORE, KUALA LUMPUK, lI'OH, PBNANG MALACCA. L < *'*»i^— _^^l -jj /^PINEAPPL? _kA^Y^lSEa7^^^'' N l__^__l: ffi^'*
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    THOSE MOTOR DAYS.
    378 4 Are (June for Ever. Only one who has watched the automobile Of been connected in some way with the industry since its youth can appreciate the marvelous advance in improvements and refinement^ over few short years ago. There are few motor car owners to-day wh<> realise what
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      173 4 I There is something different I r_"i Si I <cg i> f "U NDOUBTEDLY there is something different in the production of these old 1 firms the merit of solidity, sound design, and perfection of performance was g& 'r very evident in the case of this famous Wolseley light car
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      73 4 rVVWVWWVVVV_V_^_^_WW_VWVW-VW_VVV^ _T^2PW^__*_L S Timet* Re-«l~» __f9__V _f <_># FI<IIC B J(s__fcor X VT% I^% nuor maw nt<i u$ «r orr. JS kCar>u I tmw ______rV_^^_l Bir^LJ _r Fisk Tyres are through and through First 1 Quality they are dependable and j 5 I represent more than their money value in
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      168 4 r f I Ride With an Easy j Mind on Goodyears Peace of mind, whatever year Tyres it provides the conditions of his durability that ease> travel, attends the rider one's mind on the score whose mount is shod of expense, with Goodvear Motor Cycle Tyres. ne other exc,usive rcn
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    DIRECTIONAL SIGNS.
    532 5 NEW TYPE FOR MOTORISTS. New directional siprns for motorists have been approved by the London Traffic Advisory Committee and will shortly be used on the following "alternative" routes:— Hyds Park Corner to Vauxhall Bridge, Sloans-square to Westminster Bridge, and Bayswdter-ioad to Islington. Yellow globes, i 12in. in diameter,
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    BRITISH MALAYA.
    191 5 Increasing Demand for Motor-cars. Then- was a wry large increase in the British .Malayan demand for mot ucars (passenger and commercial) and motorcycles daring the Brat nine months of last year, due, no doubt, to e large extent to the prosperity of the principal in dusiries of the
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    143 5 It's hardly worth while to speed, finds the Automobile Chlb of Southern California, after several tests. Tests were made in trying t<> pain time and in complying with speed laws. The former method uar.ed only live minutes in an hour's driv From a statement by the Preach Ministry f the
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      360 5 I THE FINE NEW 1 I OVERLAND I «TH SIX CYLINDERS i _B___^______n__BB&M&^< t «_t 7_| 33-5. <i_.'^U _i_B B B *M*k^--_--B___sl_l_-^^ Super -Abundant Power and Perfect Balance. j jj The new six-cylinder OVERLAND is, in every sense,, an automobile of jj quality, newly designed to meet a definite need.
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      483 5 j The World Famous Italian f BIANCHI CARS f The car that has been selected by the Royal family of Italy for over 30 years. Each car built to order, 4 I; J wheel brakes, balloon tyres, overhead valves, ad- J justable shock absorbers etc., I Can be Obtained Throughout
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    CONFESSIONS OF A MODERN SEER.
    3158 6 CHRONICLES OF THE OCCCULT.—No. 9. My Reminiscences. ■—__—__> MY MEETING WITH H. B. IRVING, MADAME CALVE, AND JAMES K. HACKETT. by CHEIRO 1 aright never have had the pleasure omeeting H. B. Irving, for whom I had profound admiration, had it not been far a
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    188 6 I PpCff House and <.o\ eminent Budget. (By courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNiehi Shimbunsha >. Tokio. Feb. 28. The Government Budget h to be laid foi lieeneeioa before the H .use of Peon to lay. <iin/.a Fire. A tire gutted the building occupied bj Fkuryukan in Ghana. Sixty
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    134 6 The story of a fortune made and lost in hue years was related at the Liverpool Bankruptcy Court on February 16th. by Mr Harold Bowler, a eotton merchant, who said that three years ago he was worth £250,000, nnd at present the deficiency amounted to' over £100.000. One year's losses
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      499 6 I THE GAPORE FREE PRESS. only Morning Daily in Malaya; jws" paper 35-40 columns of new lso the best Medium for Advertising ed with the Chota Hazri each morn th Latest Telegrams, I_\t*«t New ktest Announcements together wit! re special features, "Pictures of th< Serial Story, Ladies' Page, etc. me
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      354 6 NOTICE. UMJ MDT CTOSOUDA^.^ 1 Xotict fivei Annual General Meeting lht S ixu be h-ld on Saturday, _OtJ i mpa »y t» Directors will rtcommi <h ls^, 15 per cent, for the yes, ™p*M 1925.be psid toth, Sh, I tor on that date. tk( Notice is also beret) r Books
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    L. 0. N. EXTENSION.
    884 7 VEXED QUESTION. PUSH I ER'S STATU ENT. I British Radio Official rvicej. Kughy. Mar. I. Mr. Baldwin, Premier, announced in the House of Commons that he hoped to be able to make a statement on Thursday or perhaps on Wednesday, regarding the instructions to be five*
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    THE SWIMMING CLUB.
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    THE ANNUAL REPORT.
    562 7 The report of the committee oi* the Swimming Club for the year ended January 31st. 1926, states, inter alia: Finance. After providing for the usual deputation there remains a surplus on the year's working of $65.82. Entrance fees, which amount to $2,300, and have been placed direct
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    SINGAPORE AND SOUTH MALAYA BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    135 7 Tin- Bxecutive Committee acknowledge v\ith thanks the following donations for Hon. Mr. 6. C. Clarke *r>o Hon. Mr. Hayes Marriott 2"> l»ritish American Tobacco <<». 50 W. H. Margiegor ."»0 M. A. P>. K. Guttey 10 r. c. a__ Methodist Publishing House 2.>
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    37 7 Mr. (1. H. Irwin, Assistant Engineer, Engineer's Department, Penang Municipality, will be leaving for Home shortly on seven months' leave. Mr. Donald Cameron, Engineer, who is due out from Home, will fill the shortage in this department.
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    CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY.
    1214 7 IMPROVED FINANCIAL POSITION. New Home Opened. His Excellency Sir Laurence Guillemard presided over the annual general meeting of the Children's Aid Society held in Government House yesterday. Before moving the adoption of the report and accounts, His Excellency addressed the meeting as follows: lam glad to say
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
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      THE GEYLANG FIRE.
      108 7 To the Editor. Sir Your paper says that the lire bega about 12.30 yesterday (Monday) and you contemporary says one o'clock. Whei travelling by car through Gaylang at 1.1 on Monday, several Malays informed nr that the fire had been burning strong?) for an hour and they
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      MENNONITES RETURN.
      184 7 A recent Canadian Press despatch deal ng with the return of a number of Menmnites t > Western Canada leads in part >a follows: groups of Mennonites, who in 1922 and !i«23 disposed of their large farm holding B Western Canada and went to Mexic >, uive returned
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    "45 METRE" LEAGUE BOOTS.
    178 7 From Ireland to Indo-( hina and Hack. A well-known Irish radio amateur. Mr r'. R. Noil (SNJ), has bed the satisfac tior f being the ttrat nmntenr in the British fales to nrork dire* I with French Indochina. This long-distance teat wa- achieved or December sth,
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    A WIRELESS TRAGEDY.
    119 7 A friend of mine is convalescent after i lerious illness. Ho limls greet pleasure ii 'listening-in." and on Suturdav evening es ially remained awake in anticipation ol ■no particular item. During the evening ar •nthusiastio young wiicloss e\|>ert lookee in, and had, of course, to try my
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      458 7 BUSINESS CARDS^ f MARY SETON. i y \MHEK MANSIONS. jj S aomierful consignment has arrived s iE I>i ie-going clothes for children. m u t please Send for the Illustrated i*t»U)iiue of Musical Instruments. t> SEASON CO.. LTD. J ui ami 113, North Bri lge Road, g n*oU"Pflsooeaoßßnuoa»s___i eea w
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      347 7 t. NOTICES. AMERICAN CONSULATE GENERAL, SINGAPORE, S.S. n l INCOME TAX NOTICE, r n Individuals and organizations eoaeeraed an 5 informed that the receipt of-American income tax forms for 11*25 will probably be delayed. Applications for extension of time for tiling returns should be made on or before March 15,
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTH.
      20 8 SMITH. Oa March i>t. to Olive, wi «>f Major C. I'robyn Smith, M.H.K.. of BelHl Plantation*.. Sinjfanorv. a .-on.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1926. In the Balance.
    848 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1926. In the Balance. The news of a threatened lock-ou In the engineering trade in Londoi shows how precarious Is the poaitioi oi' British trade as regards the labou aspect. Only a month ago there wa ii crisis threatened in the railwa; world, barely
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    469 8 sI i Mi. and Mrs. A. S. Bailey have arrived v Kuala Lumpnr. e The annual meeting of tin Child Welfare 1 Society will In- held at Govanunenl House i to morrow (Thursday) at B p.m.. anjl nil Intorosted in thil w<»rk are invited to attend. 1 j An educational
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  • LOCAL WIRES.
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      TAMIL CHARGED WITH MURDER.
      48 8 (From Our Own Correspondent >.' Penang. Mar. 2. Chelliah, a Tamil, has been cOnimitted to the Assizes on a charge of murder in connection with the tragic death of Mr. Ljuis Karl, Chief Conservancy Inspector, Penang, on Feb. 13th. The accused rt served his defence.
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      KILLING A BULLOCK.
      90 8 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang. Mar. 2. A peculiar charge involving the mischievous killing of a bullock was prof erred against a Chinese, Gho Ham Hock. The complainant stated that he had pulled up his cart and was counting his mom y when' his attention was drawn
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    GIRL GUIDES RALLY.
    284 8 Under very pleasant weather condition the Singapore Girl Guides held their anttcsl rally at Government House yesterday atternoon, the lawn facing the building proving a splendid site for a display of this nature. After Lady Guillemard had insj>ected the girls, there was an interesting programme, in which
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    YESTERDAY TRAFFIC EXPERIMENT.
    311 8 YESTERDAY T RAFFIC EXPERIMENT. Bauhnma Men Sane Halt aa Hour. tmnV experin.in: wa> ■uccassfull carried out by the police authorities al Em pies.- Blace yesterday, the main stream a traffic from offices in town to Tanglin an other places boing put through half a hour SOOneT than under the old
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    THE EINSTEIN THEORY.
    837 8 SUPPORTING EVIDENCI M THE BCUPBE F J Uoeent Ge^_Ex nrinu„t s 1 'ON *a«ncdby Mr. C. Un 4 astionomer, m Itlt in BU ppor f stein theory of relativity and h E«was the principal abjective f tC'T' 3 Dutch eclipse expedi.i..n T enervations at Baneoolei d riaa_?*
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      114 8 j "THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" AN J I \A/UIQ_ r V 1 W rllolv I „_Hwf*M C-Mbeck, Macgrcgor Go., Ltd. H (Incorporated in Shanghai*. SINGAPORE. I SMALL SHIPMENT JUST ARRIVED FINEST SELECTED FRESH FISH FILLET NO BONES NO WASTE j jj FROM '41b UPWARDS AT (iOcts. PER LB. I
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      56 8 < Parf urns de Luxe COTY Chypre > Origan "I Rose Jacqueminot > Paris f Emeraude I EAU DE COTY to be had from all dealers Dtipire Brothers. Sfgr tb J*mW IIL. tt- -__k Tm\\ m m m mm^\ ym Sole Agents j THE BORNEO COMPANY, "1 Singapore, lYnanir. Kuala
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    THE WORLD'S NAVIES.
    33 9 A COMPARISON. BRITAIN'S MODEST PROGRAMME. [Reuter's Service.] I ondon. Mar. ij. i j e-book that has been issued indi- Mowing figures for the navies mis of the world. Built. Building.
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    CHAMBERLAIN AND THE LEAGUE COUNCIL.
    334 9 SEVERE PRESS CRITICISM. [Renter** Service.] London, Mar. 2. ten chamberlain's speech yester- to a lively renewal of press unst the reconstitutioa of the il at the forthcoming meeting the admission of Germnny. i estei Guardian states that Gjvt rnment, unfortunately, n almost the only Government
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    FRENCH DEBT.
    78 9 Radio Official Service]. Rugby, Mar. 1. .<. the French Finance If. Doomer, nil] com..- to London take up negotiations with the dtor of the t_ccheuuer, Mr. Winston nil, regarding France's war debt to ft. The provisional agreement in last year's discussions be- CaiOaux and Mr. Churchill was of
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    FLYING NEWS.
    47 9 [Reuter's Service.] Karachi. Mar. 1. 't- Oliver and Flying-Officer departed in an attempt to flv »nd in five < iya. Cnpetnem, Mar. I. I I Mdola in Rhodesia e «*yieK his departure owing to London. Mar. I. nyers have arrived at Assuan. was iprnrenUy slightly dam-
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    THE SYRIAN WAR.
    82 9 REBELS BOMBARDED. THE HEDJAZ LINE CUT. i Reuter's Service.] Cairo, Mar. 2. A message from Beirut shows that Damascus is completely encircled by barbed wire. The French artillery on February 28th. bombarded groups of rebels at Yalda and Yayla. It is also stated that the rebels have
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    IMPERIAL WAR GRAVES.
    206 9 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Mar. I. Mr. Ronald McNeill, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, moving a vote of £48,700 for Salaries and cap uses of the Imperial War Craves Commission, explained that last summer all the Governments of the British Empire, including that of British India.
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    THE SINGAPORE STRIKE.
    112 9 1 Reuter's Service.] London. Mar. In the House of Commons, Mr. F. G. Penny ashed whether the Cantonese Bolshevik elements in the Straits Settlements were propagandising and fomenting strikes and wh ther the Chinese master tailors of Singapore bad petitioned the Governor to hare the Tailor. Guild
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    FRUITFUL FAIRS.
    109 9 [British Radio Official Service]. Rugby. Mar. 1. Mr. Samuel. Under-Secretary for Overseas Trade, stated that a meeting of the advisory ommittee of exhibitors at I"? British lnlustrfc Fair had unanimously xpressed the opinion that the fair had been a BUCCeSI and urged that it should be continued permanently.
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    FINANCE BILL.
    75 9 The Finance Committee of the Chamber, discussing the financial proposals voted by the Senate, rejected the rate proposed in the Senate Finance Bill for the payments of tax but intends to propose to Government a reduction of the rate of this tax which, with the other taxes adopted
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    IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.
    72 9 [British Radio Official Service]. Rugby. Mar. 1. Mr. Ame;y. Secretary for the Dominions and Colonics, was questioned in the House of Commons regarding the agenda of the Imperial Conference, which is to be held in London next October. He replied that it was contemplate I that there should
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    MR. CHU TO ROME.
    33 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, Mar. 1. Mr. and Mrs. Chu have departed for Geneva, en route for Rome, where Mr. Chu I wiil take up bis office as Chinese Minister.
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    MOSLEM LIBEL CASE.
    1112 9 DEFENDANT IN THE WITNESS BOX. Alleged LiLcl Written by Malvis? The hearing of the Moslem libel case arising out of the ciiculation of a pamphlet in Tamil in Singapore was continued before y.v. Justice Deane yesterday. The defendant. J. Mohamed Ismail Marican, givng evidence, stated that the
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    ALLEGED MALICIOUS PROSECUTION.
    312 9 SEQUEL TO POLICE COURT CHARGE. Two thousand dollars damages for alleged malicious ptosecution are claimed by Ng Khoon Hong, otherwise known as Ng Kuan, and by Hadjee Messin in an action which commenced before the Chief Justice. Sir William Murison, yesterday. The defendants are Arig Heng Kim,
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    RAFFLES HOTEL.
    97 9 Mesttrs. Levine and Hopkins, the jazz. piaaittt and drummer of the Raffles Hotel orchestra, have left Singapore t fultil an engagement la Europe, and the Hotel h*ve been fortunate in securing the services of Tod Sanborn, a jasi drummer and an expert aylophonlst, who will, in future, appear
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    LABOUR CONFERENCE.
    52 9 [British Radio- -Official Service]. Rugby, Mar. 1. Lord Wiatertou, Under-Secretory for India, announced that it was the intention of the Government of India to nominate an Indian to represent India at the eighth and ami ninth MBliena of the International Labour Conference at Geneva on May 2<*>th and
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    IN FASCIST HANDS.
    65 9 [Reuter's Service. 1 London, Mar. 1. In ihe House of Commons, questioned re- J aiding W. Ellison, the employee punished W apenkfaag about Signor Mussolini, Sir tuaten Chamberlain said that Ellison hadl tdged an appeal and the British Consul ma watching the case. Sir Austen added hat
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    CHAOS IN CANTON.
    47 9 [Renter's Service.] Hongkong. Mar. 2. Canton is quiet superficially, but generilly the state of affairs is chaotic. The ocal Government has not stopped the pickets from taking possession of various joods belonging to different nationals, principally Germans, which had boon returned :o the Customs.
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      93 9 WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED 1. I AN ORIGINAL AND EXCLUSIVE ASSORTMENT 1 VOILES, ORGANDIES AND BATISTF vm I IH 1} ALL THESE ARE PARTICULARLY ATTRACTIVK AND M I ROBINSON CO., LTD. Cream/ M w SP I 1 t I K finishing touch" to fresh, stewed or canned fruit, with NESTLE'S
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      552 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). u ELLERMAr~IIME PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. s.s. CITY OF SINGAPORE Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan In port HOMEWARDS. s.s. KORANNA London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Mar. 14 s.s. CITY OF WELLINGTON
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      627 10 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). a— OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS. For China and Japan. For Marseilles, London and \n!w«- rp Due Ltam
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    SCOTTISH SPORT.
    608 11 FOOTBALL, CURLING. AND BOXING. (From Our Uwn Correspondent.) Edinburgh, Feb. 3. High scoring marked the games in which the leading Scot is h Rugby clubs were engaged. Glasgow Academicals, George He»lot's F.P., Edinburgh University, and Glasgow High School F. P. all securing over SO points. Stewart's came out
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    MR. ANT TRIES IT ON.
    165 11 This week*! tall story is undoubtedly to lu extracted from a recent lecture at the University of California by an eminent student of animal psychology. Dr. Wolfgang Kohler, director of the Psychological Institute of Berlin. According to the "Telephone Press Service,'* Dr. Kohler said: In
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    WAR TIME SURGERY.
    434 11 NOT IDEAL FOR THE PBACE TIME SI R(iEON. The Fortitude of the CMases Soldier. i The belief that war time surgery is not an Ideal training foi- th«- peaee time surgeon was eorrobomted by his ex|HMaenee at the Kan Yuan military hospital. Dr. Nont Reid isiting professor
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    110 11 The Crown Agents for the Colonies havejust placed an order for the supply of necessary material for about thirteen miles of .'W,OOO volt overhead transmission line, to bs erected in Kuala Lumpur. A present the line will consist of three .15 square inch copper conductor with a 7/14 SWG galvanised
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    ABOVE RAPALLO.
    863 11 Sunshine and Church Bells. A charm of the Itiviera climate is that it rarely sulks. Bad-tempered it may be, when, sometimes for days together, it will leant you with cold winds that chill th* body and MM to set every nerve on edge. Passionate tits of rain it
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    EXTRAORDINARY SIAMESE OUTRAGE.
    229 11 Mr. Johns' Narrow Escape. On the evening of Feb. lDth the British Minister- (Mr. Robert Hyde Greg) and the British Consul-Genoral (Mr. .1. F. Johns* went by motor car to the neighbourhood of Phya Thai and then leaving the eut proceeded far a walk. Two men pan
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    63 11 It is stated that the Canton director of telegraphs,' has informed Sheklung, Sami ehun, Hongkong and Swatow stations that f steps will be taken to restore communif cation between Hongkong and Swatow. The I land line will branch off at Cheung-mulc-i tau (on the Kowloon-Canton Railway) to the East River,
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      572 11 N UK SUPREME COURT OE THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS S SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Suit No. 1049 of 1923. a ttei of Kulsom binte Haji Ahmed (m.w.) and Ahmina ,f, a dded by Order of Court dated the 20th. September, !,924. ",i ot 1924 r», :n <' Plaintiffs. and Shaik Allaudin k
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    START OF THE WAR AT SEA.
    1110 12 AN ADMIRALS MEMORIES. By Admiral Sir Herbert King-Hall. I had collected my small squadron for a cruise in 1914 when the war clouds began to gather, following the Sarajevo tragedy. And before we left Mauritius, in duly, the situation was obviously very serious. When
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    FIGHT FOR THE ASHES.
    611 14 NOBLE DOUBTFUL OP Al STKALLWS. The famous old Australian cricket an tain, Mr. M. A. Noble, in very interesting I letter to Mr. S. P. Foenander in Ceylon l I gives hi> opinion of the team thai has been chosen to go on tour. Writing from
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    CEYLON CRICKET.
    192 14 Impressions «_J* Horn bay Tourist-. Hombay, Feb. Isth. The Bombay cricketer- returned from Ceylon to-day. Interviewed, tiny stated thai they bad most enjoyable tinv at the people in Ceylon -are very hoopitnbk and one and all sj>ortsnun. They dcclan-d thai tin worst ground in Oeylcu trag b#-»-tei J
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    M.C.C. IN WEST INDIES.
    301 14 THK LAST TEST MATCH. London, Feb. 18. Georgetown. The third and last Te>*t match between the M.C.C and ihe WVt Indie, was drawn. Rain interfered with play. West Indies. Ist. Innings. Dewhurst, e ;it:d l> Jai i< -«>n .">i Challcnor, c Smith, b K liner x2
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    HAMMOND IN FORM AGAINST DEMERARA.
    80 14 Lend tin. IVh. 20. Georgetown.— -The M.C.C return match 1 .iin<: Demerara began hen- to-day in tin- I presence of Z.OQO npectatora in fine weather •i- drst- rain afterwafdn interfering with M.CC l-t. Inningn HolmeM, c KiTnan.it-. It Jemaiotl u Smith, >> N't bletl IS
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    TOUR PRODUCED TWO FINE PLATERS.
    54 14 TO UR PRODUCED TWO FINE PLATERS. lon lon. Feb. 18. Plymouth. 1 ord Harric arrived from the We-t Ind-es to-day. He Baid the West Indian cricket tour had produced two very fine players, Hammond, of Gloucestershire, and Watson, of Lancashire, both of whom would have to be considered wb.cn the
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    RANJPS NEPHEW FOR SUSESX.
    25 14 London. Feb. 17. Duleen Sinhji, having qualified for Sus- j •x. will play in the county matches in the forthcoming season.
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    SILVOS MISHAP.
    85 14 SI L VOS MISHAP. LIKELY TO RESUME TRAINING FOR NATIONAL. I^idon, Feb. 1">. Captain Percy Whitaker, tli<> trainer (»f Silv tin* National candidate which met with a mishap while training last week. fttate* that a veterinary examination icvealed a slightly ■prained Boacle of one of the fore leps. Professor Mac
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    ICE HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP.
    25 14 London. Feb. 19. Paris. -Results in the international ice hockey championship are as follows: Fl «nee Canada 2. "norland tf, Belgium 3
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    OUR TRADE LETTER.
    1020 15 HI -....Kit I'LHTI ATIONS. (From Our Own Correspotidetit). London. Feb. 4. There lias been a rood deal of market fluctuation OB rubber, hut nothing of any special note. Business has remaned withj In narrow limits and prices were allowed ,to sag towards the cloae. The following is
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    EXCHANGE.
    65 15 March 2. Hank 4 m.s. j j i_;,j Hank demand 2 8 ''>\-'\2 Private credits "> m-. 2 4 i..- New Y«>rk. demand ."><>'. Credits \K\ days .-,M." France, demand IdM I India, T.T. 153H Hongkong, <1. mand Pram. Yokohama, demand 123 1 •).o demand Ikm Bangkok, demand 7'.'
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    PRODUCE.
    198 15 March 2, Tin ISO Ton- -<; irnbier 12..-10 Pepper Wait* 85.00 Pepper Black 61-66 Fisk'- Tapioca 8.28 Pearl Saga Small s.t.- Copra 12.00 Copra Snndried \2.'\o Opium. Benare? ur' 4 60S Rjce, liang Hin Thnn Mark Re. Basic (New) ?r>«> Rice, Siam old No 1 %.W Rice. Bangaoa Blrtan
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    35 15 Singapore. Mar. 2. 12 noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot and March 9SH 94; AprilJune MS l July-Sept. 9m 92 1 1...nd0n Quotation Sheet 2s. 3d. Market Strong. I
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    SIAMESE FINANCIAL REFORM.
    197 15 S me months ago we Commented on -d terioration which had taken place during the past few years in the financial position of Siam, as shown by the report on th«' current year"-- Budgel by the new Financial Advis r. .'ir Edward Cook, who was formerly Secretary
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    FEBRUARY RUBBER.
    177 15 0 Statement of quantity and value of rubber exported from British Malaya luring February, 1926. total Total Feb. 1921 Feb. 1928 tkii rear last y as K. 7,269.27 8,971.02 12,633.61 4,406.07 '.s.A. 19,966-97 15£39.92 42,961.92 50.04d.50 S'ropc lj9Sd.es 2,204-Sd r »0-].!M 1,106.70 i. Pan. 79 *;<»:». 7:> 1,139.91
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    MACPHAIL & CO.. LTD'S REPORT.
    172 15 MACPHAIL CO.. LTD'S REPORT. Singapore. Mar. 2 Rubber.— Local I in. London v_>>.» i:, s Local 111* 7 150 tons sold. .lubbers.— Shares nre firmer. Jeraau are quoted 1.52Vi L57% and Mandaiiik mgs 65 .0. Bfalaka Pindas have buyer* it 2.70 and I nited Malaccas al 2.50. TamLalaks are quoted
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & COS KEI'OIM.
    275 15 ROSE MACPHAIL COS KEI'OIM Singapore, Mar. I Rubber. 2s. 3d. I '_d. Local 93. Tin. i2^"> 15s, o.">s. up. Rubbers sre is good enquiry with qu I lions market! up all round. Mining shares' continue stead] Industrials and Loans are urn hanged. Rubbers. Bassetts have buyers at 1.32*4. Brunei Uniteds
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    FRASKK'S SHAKE LIST
    115 15 Kramat Pulai. Limited, have receive<l information from their London office that a dividend of I shilling less Income lax 4s. payable in London on March !>th., has been declared. Local shareholders will be r»aid /heir dividends on arrival of the list from I England. — — H
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1382 16 There has l>een considerable activity at the Racecourse lately in preparation for the spring meeting. The building which is to house the electric totalisator is rapidly approaching completion. Two expert mechanics have arrived from Sydney and are co-operating with local electrical experts in the installation of tihe machine.
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    THE GOVERNOR AND THE KATHIS.
    154 16 On Thursday last Bui it Tunggal, tin- re- Idence <<f Syed Omar Alsagoir, was en fete »»n the occasion of n tan given in honour <>f Sir Laurence (iuillemard. "in grateful r« cognition of his kind and helpful \\<»rk in i i n j_r tht*
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    DOUBLE MURDER MYSTERY.
    149 16 •Fust at the time when the road leading to Geylang district was congested, on the nigh, of the big iire. a double murder was <•• mmitted in an atiap house situated in a lane off Lavender-street, revolver shotbeing heard about 9 o'clock. The police «oon arrived at
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    THE GEYLANG FINE.
    38 16 Relief Fund to be Opened. A meeting will he held at the Chinese Protectorate on Friday to make arrangements for opening a relief fund for the people rendered homeless by the recent ?i»-e at Ceylang.
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    MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
    30 16 The following action was taken at a meeting of Committee No. 6. held on February 26th: Decided to instal oil-burning apparatus at the Electric Power Station, St. James.
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    INDIA TO ENTER FOR DAVIS CUP.
    33 16 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, Mar. 2. The Allahabad correspondent of the Pin'tns: Gazette telegraphs that India has doaided to enter a team in the Da\is Cup.
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      AUSTRALIAN CRICKET.
      107 16 Test Team's "Try-Outs." [Reuter's Service.] Launceston, Tasmania. Mar. 2. The Australian Test team won the first nf the two try-outs, beating Tasmania by an innings and 175. Tasmania made 104, Mailey taking five wickets for 56. In the second fhnings 10fi, Mailey securing five wickets for 69 and
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      WAI.Es HEAT ENGLAND AT SOCCER.
      155 16 [Reuter's Service. 1 London. Mar. 1. At Selhurst in dull weather. In-fore a crowd numbering 20,000, W T ales beat England at soccer by three goals to one. Play in the first half was rather loose, neither side showing effective combination. Both goals had several
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      LEAGUE FOOTBALL RESULTS.
      44 16 Renter*! Service.) London. Mar. 1. The following are th< results of nia'rheplayed to-day JDixision I. Blackburn Sheila-Id U. L Pirlelan 11. Wolverhampton l. Darlington o. Scottish Cup. In a thud round roping, Aberdeen beat Rt. Johfiatone by one goal to nil.
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      SELANGOR TURF CLUB.
      98 16 Skye Meeting Batrfea. The follonrlng ire the entriee lac the* s. lanjror Turf Cluo Skye Meeting te held en Friday, March sth: Open Harare*- Dorinda, Tin Squib. Holddemean, little Marvel, Beaforth, Rockmine, II:i\ iton, I ittle Beauty, Furioue, Tigabiaa, Dinty, Aryun. Open I'oni: s. G.oaaUltg, Hummingwa\. Jar.e,
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      GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
      127 16 The followiing cards were returned in the nun's February medal. Twenty-eight card. were taken out: Lieut W. P. Fendall, 1 up. C. Hewitt. All square. Lt Col. R. H. Haseldine, All square. Captain K. Ix'-Gallais, 1 d >wn. T. M. Hussey, 1 E. 11. Gordon. 2 C.
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      TANGLIN CLUB TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
      120 16 Yesterday's Results. Handicap Doubles (Men). Hiekey and Griffith-.! >nes, owe 16.1 beat Giggins and Wardell. ser., 6 4, 6 4. Championship Pairs (Mixed). Miss Griffith -J onus and Sinclair beat Mrs. Goldie and Fulcher, 6 l, o—7.0 7. Championship Pairs (Men). Cameron and Hunt beat Paterson
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    THE CUP-TIE MATCHES.
    566 16 WLHAM'S DRAMATIC WIN AGAINST NOTTS COUNTY. Amazing Scenes at Edinburgh. London, Feb. 21. The attendance and receipts at Saturday's natches in the fifth round of the English were as follows: Attendance Receipts. Villa 72,000 £5,457 Sunderland 5(V>OO £3,540 Manchester City 51,630 IMH Bolton 48,166 £3,238 Notts C.
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    THE CANNES SCANDAL.
    56 16 Definite Charge Against British Player. Heaulieu. PeC 21. A sensation was caused here when a conference of the leading tennis players met to investigate charges to the effect that players had trafficked in tickets f»r the Cannes tournament. Proof has been submitted that a watt-known English player
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    THE FORTHCOMING HO AT RACE.
    79 16 London. Feb. 20. The Oxonian's new boat, completed and designed by Dr. Bourne, is shorter and deeper than the normal boat. It is (51 feet 4V_ inches by 10 1-5 inches, the broadest point bring: at the back of No. 4. The rigger is notable
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