The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 11 February 1929

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    14 1 Singapore Free Press To CENTS. SINGAPORE. S.S. MONDAY I &BRUARY 11, 1929. NO. 12,640
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    256 1 His Majesty was taken to Bognor on Saturday and stood the journey very well. Immense crowds cheered him both m London and the country Page 9. The riots m Bombay show little sign of abating. Continual firing by the troops occurs and communal attacks are frequent Page
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    OUR GARDEN.
    1684 1 I This morning, when I walked round the garden just to see how it was getting on, what did 1 find but long cracks of mouths wide open across every bed, really, just as if it had never had a meal or a drink m its life. And
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      179 1 -r^TmiGHT METAL KLb BRIGHT WiHTSHINE" ,101 ID METAL POLISH I A SPECIAL DINNER AND DANCE f will be held at J^ I Raffles Hotel! I TO-NIGHT m connection with the Malayan Rugby Union Match f NORTH vs. SOUTH X y i X DINNER AND DANCE S4. ADMISSION TO NON-DINERS $2.
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      216 1 I ;__s\i aifjii'l i iit m lilMlgilinlrTO __yi*miilWw"_ri_\ v „irviV i fi *^<_2EB _-^_W>'^_i Kv^l_^__* ■^^CTS __T t__s*^l______ <V-_3__l^ 4b_____^___w_Hr \mmtMCM JL*He£m^C LABEB. Pedigree Scotch Whisky 1 MC ALISTER h CO., LTD. 1 Sole Agents for S.S. 6 F.M.S. u x_sisins___n_i__to___^^ [^EUROPE 0 HOTELI r: "tteduiflnsi *fey 9ccommendation. M ptiaFm_^D_^iE_ir
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      91 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Furnished flat to let— Page7. Auction sales of furniture by Powell -md Co. Pag. 7. Robinson's for a speciality m men's under£sar I^-ge i*. c Latest Cinema changes; Verdun Urn at the Theatre— Page 2. Kelly and Walsh for Upton Sinclair's latest book Page 8. Whiteaway's are showing
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      7 1 KEEPS NEW SHOES NEW I I ________________________j__HM_H-H-H-HH-B_»
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      152 1 this; wkbk. Monday. 11th. High Water. 11.14 a.m., 9.7. Public Holiday. No issue of Straits Times. Vo issue Malaya Tribune. Rugby: South vs. North Stadium. Hockey; S.C.C. \V vm. Medical College. Verdun tilm Theatre 9.30. Tuesday, }'2th. Hirh Water. 0.22 a.m., 5.7.. 11.5:> a.m., IJ. Public Holiday. No issue of
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      266 2 NEW STOCKS. j I BEMAX. The New Vitamin B. Food. TAKY DEPILATORY. NONN TONIC TABLETS. ESPANOL SOLVENT. The New Reducer. MEDIC AITiALL LTD,, Opposite Post Office, SINGAPORE. Quality Service Price Economy. Theatre Hoyal JOHORE BAHRU. Lessee and Manager L. Faulkner-Willis. SUPI_R CINEMA. TO-NIGHT Tne Management Present .TACKY COOf-AN i IN
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      392 2 VICTORIA TffiATRE? Commencing Monday, Feb. 11th and Nightly at &30 THE MOST WONDERFUL FILM OF THE YEAR. >__""___■_ jm*w _-s__^__i""2__-~ I __^^_______c___! ______P ~"v A _____r^______________r WITH A MUSICAL SETTING WORTHY OF THIS GREAT PICTURE. THE COMBINED ORCHESTRAS OF THE THEATRE AND ADELPHI HOTEL. Conducted by Mr. Frank Penrose. POPULAR
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      188 2 AIJ_Al_eRA$ •Ru, Chen* Kee_&_Co.. Ltd. P roprietort SPECIAL THREEFEATURES PROGRAIWMP m SUNDAY. FEB. 10th. AND KS^JX?*** In the Second Show at 9 nm **W*l "_r The Latest Empire Ne Ws Georges Sydney Charlie Mm, LIFE OF RILE? Season's Wildest Laugh Ri (M Dry Martini with Mary As tor A Tale
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    MAN WHO OWNS 23 DAILY NEWSPAPERS.
    821 3 DEVELOPMENT OF THE HEARST PRESS. £50,000 A Year for Chief Editor. It is not surprising that Mr. William Randolph Hearst's biographer gives his book the title "An American Phenomenon." Almost everything about this creator of the Yellow Press is phenomenal. He owns 23 daily
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    WOMAN M.P. AND HER PAPER HAT.
    130 3 WOMAN M.P. AND HER PAPER HAT. Failure to Catch Speaker's Eye. London, Jan. 2:">. Miss Susan Lawrence's habit of never wearing a hat m the House of Commons placed her at an annoying disadvantage yesterday evening when she attempted to iaise a point of order alter a division was called.
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      181 3 I If your Kodak has not been used lately it may want cleaning. Bring it.in to us at Battery .KODAK" SER.VIOJE. COSTS NOTHING I KODAK LIMITED. (Incorporated m England.) I 8, Battery? Road, SINGAPORE. All the essential whisky are £1 S embodiedin j piw^^jgj 1 j this superfine it,,,,...,, ,Jf
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      646 3 B .j. _g I Estate Trust Agencies I (1927) Limited. I 1 fjjj 111 Registered by and Security deposited with the jjj J; Straits Settlements Government 9 1 i jjjj Act as Trustees, Administrators, Receivers, Guar- [111 dians, Rent Collectors, Investments Supervised and m Interest collected, Probate or Letters of
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    The House Of Silence
    3797 4 SYNOPSIS. JAN GREGORY, an attractive girl, be- comes secretary to GIDEON BARNISH, an l eccentric old man who is compiling a history of rare jewels. He lives at 17, Courtneyrow, an old house which unaccountably depresses Jan. Next door live MR. and --jRS. PHIPPS, a devoted
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    THE BITER BIT.
    177 4 Hunter's Appendix Full of Game Shot. There is a pretty little illustration m thr Lancet, says a mail paper, showing a radiogram of a vermiform appendix with a num ber of largish black dots m it. After removal of this well-filled sack the dots were found to
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      163 4 A_ THE SECRET op JJJk THE SUCCESS OF II i« that it I NEVBRPAiL, I 10 All Chemists 25 11 TABLETS Stock Ta ll 9*. IA «LETs cents. AM'KU. CENT^ COLDS "ISPflO" DOES jm mme. MALARIA _L__tfs__f\\ dengue HARM THE HEART, JE^S SLEEPLESSNESS LUMBAGO _SSEjM-____--B RHEUMATISM The Hy ienic IRRITABILITY
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    PERAK SPRING MEETING.
    490 5 The Entries. The following are the entries for the Spring meeting of the Perak Turf Club on February 16th., 19th., 21st., and 23rd. Perak Cup.— Class I Hones— (1 Mile and Distance):— Autumn Fire, Tinakill, Lady Chic, Greenut, Ellen's Book, The Mahdi, Cumerlong, Mont Aiguille, Martin Ash,
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    THE BRIGHTER CITIES MOVEMENT.
    229 5 Oslo Experiments With Pink and Green. Oslo, Jan. 2. "No more dull streets: the city should be bright and radiant with gay colours." This is the programme of a new movement which is finding many influential supporters ir Oslo. Most of the streets m Oslo are
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    HOPES FOR RAILWAYS' FUTURE.
    425 5 Powers on the Roads. "From the point of view of the railway service, the year 1928 has been disastrous*! states Mr. J. H. Thomas, M.P., m a New Years message to The Railway Review, the organ of the National Union of Railway. men. "There have been
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    57 5 The Ipoh Police fought gang robbers with revolvers m the dark near Ipoh on Saturday and captured four, whilst a man who then escaped was found m Menglembu on Monday morning with a bullet hole through one of his arms. The man is m hospital and will recover to stand
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      166 5 $v> i di NURROUGBSI V long line of A ADDING, SUBTRACTING, f MULTIPLYING, CALCULATING BOOK-KEEPING MACHINES ♦j# includes over I ISO V I STYLES. J* l STOCKS OF POPULAR MODELS ARRIVED, 4 ♦I* X Ibrinkmann s col SOLE AGENTS, <& ST. HELEN'S COURT COLLYER QUAY, 11 STAMFORD ROAD. jf \J
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      214 5 SQCQNY 1 (Pronounced SO <__- NY) 1 I Mlt Pays to Buy the Best m I STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF NEW YORK m (Incorporated m U.S.A.) I SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR IPOH PENANG. i t Ml l i l M l MiTi.Ml. l ..li...TTr I Acrawatte Tea I g When you
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    SPLENDID EXAMPLES.
    997 6 WOMEN'S LIFE AND WORK IN KENYA. Aiding Empire Development. Kenya's most remarkable feature is the antithesis which it provides to the picture imagined at home, says C. J. Ketchum m the Daily Express. One reads of it as a country where the roaring, man-eating lion of the jungles,
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    15 6 Noah was a ship-builder who went afloat, bat was not a seaman. Sir Arthur Clarke
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      174 6 _n Njf I IS KsS I THIS preparation contains the natural medicinal I principles of the Grape and Lemon. Bl !t relieve^ headache, biliousness flal H sickness. It has a special appeal as a blood purifier to all I those living m hot countries. *M\ H Stocked by MEDICAL HALL
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    SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST.
    145 7 Singapore Improvement Ordinance, 1927. AMENDMENT NO. 1 OF 1929 OF THF GENERAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. Notice to owners or reputed aaraafl of property affected by the plan. Whereas the Singapore Improvement Trust h.is considered it necessary to prepare hy way >f amendment of the General Improvement Plan, i
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    ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE. Hong Kong.
    56 7 (Established 1903. Entering New Buildings 1929) Boarding School for Chinese Students. Classes a English by resident English and Chinese raduates. Chinese classes compulsory. Special ourses m Chinese for Over-seas Students. Prepares students for the University. Footall, Tennis and Swimming. Chinese or Foreign ood. For prospectus
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    BOMBAY RIOTS.
    85 7 MORE HINDU-MOSLEM ATTACKS. Many Killed. [Reuter's Service.] Bombay, Feb. 8. At 10 o'clock this evening it was reported Pathans were attacking Hindus and looting *hops m Dongri and Jakaria Masjid. The military fired here and also at Kolsamoholla m the Mahommedan quarter. Peace has only been restored m
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    RUMANIA'S STABILITY.
    89 7 [Reuter's Service.] Bucharest, Feb. 8. M. Madgearu, Minister of Industry, m a statement says that as a result of the stabi'isation of currency Rumania will re-enter the economic life of the world. Under a State Monopoly Fund Bill foreign capital will be admitted on an equal footing with
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    REPARATIONS PREPARATIONS.
    69 7 [Router's Service.] London. Feb. 8. While Pans is bristling with reparations experts of six countries and their staffs, gathering for a final effort to settle the problem, n statement of the Agent-General for Reparations issued m Berlin discloses that the funds available for distribution m the fifth annuity
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    ANGLO-CHINESE RELATIONS.
    66 7 [Reuter's Service.] London. Feb. 8. On the occasion of the enforcement on Feb. 1 of the Sino-British tariff autonomy treaty Mr. Wang, Nanking Foreign Minister cabled to Sit A. Chamberlain Imping the treaty will usher m bright prospect! and further strengthen mutual friendship. Sir A. Chamberlain reciprocated, hoping
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    DE VALERA IMPRISONED.
    26 7 TReuter's Service.l London, Feb. 8. De Valera has been sentenced to a month's imprisonment m the second division at Belfast for entering Ulster.
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    U.S. SUPPLY BILL PASSED.
    21 7 [Reuter's Service.] Washington, Feb. 9. The Senate has passed the Supply Bill, involving appropriations up to $347,000,000.
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    DEATH OF MR. E. DENBY.
    22 7 [Reuter's Service.) Detroit, Feb. 8. The death Tias occurred of Mr. Edwin Denby, ex-Secretary for the Navy.
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    364 7 The Bishop of Singapore was m Malacca over the week-end and took Holy Communion, Matins, and Evensong m Christ Church on Sunday, and held a confirmation service on Friday evening, all being well attended. A committee meeting was held after Evensong on Sunday evening, at which the main topic of
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    THE R. R. I. ENQUIRY.
    801 7 THE BOARD'S REPORT ISSUED. Director Vindicated. In view of allegations, explicit or implicit, that have appeared m the local press, the Board of the Rubber Research Institute of Malaya has, at the request of the Director of the Institute, held an enquiry into: (i) the
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    DEAD MAN SPEAKS.
    127 7 Minister's Voice Heard at His Own Funeral T give and bequeatb my Bible to tht hur<-h m order that it may receive some Chriatianity; my hammer to Freedom, tc 'cnoek oil her shackles; and my alarm clock o the police of Minneapolis." 1 hifl pas c ap:c
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      205 7 >___---------"- B, 1^ a i^^U___. _^r<? -?__zfl7 fe w _#'_fe_>r t^rx'^^__________i *1 i I i F Perfumer*. .f, JB-________Z_____B-___a_______________________j NOTICES. EXCHANGE BANKS. The Exchange Banks will be closed on:— 11th February, Monday, Chinese New Year. 12th February, Tuesday, Chinese New Year. THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO., LTD. (Incorporated m
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      784 7 I By Order of C. C. Duitman, Esq., Receiver to the Estate of Ongr Tek Lim (Deceased). IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE of MAGNIFICENT WAX POLISHED TEAK AND ELABORATELY CARVED CANTON BLACKWOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, MILNER'S FIRE-RESISTING IRON SAFES AND ALSO A GOOD-TONED COTTAGE PIANO BY MUNT BROTHERS, LONDON, Etc. To
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      283 7 BT ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. The Undersigned have been instructed hy the Estate A: Trust Agendo* < 1927) Ltd., Receivers of the Imperial Motors, to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION at their Sale Room, No 17 Raffles Place. S pore.. On Monday. Feb.
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      MARRIAGE.
      43 8 ANDERSON HODDER.— On 9th February, 1999, at St. Andiew*> Cathedr:;!. Singapore, by Yen. Archdeacon Swindell, William Anderson, only son of James Anderson, of Musselburgh, Midlothian, and Francis Mary Arkcoll Hodder, only child of the late Henry George Hodder, of Singapore and Cheltenham.
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      FUNERAL.
      34 8 The 4*9* of the funeral of Mr. Tan Yew Chay'-* mother-in-law was altered a:id fixed for la«t Saturday at 11 a.m. i Bukit Brown Cemetery) instead of to-day, 11th. instant, as previously announced.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
    7 8 MONDAY. FEBRUARY 11. 1925.
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    WEEK-END COMMENT.
    268 8 It is with deep regret, and sincere sympathy for his widow, that the many friends of Sir Hayes Marriott will learn of his death m London on Saturday. The happening had been partially prepared for by the news received the day before of his critical condition, but it
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    57 8 AMERICAN STUDENTS IN BANGKOK. Ten Days Sight Seeing. [FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT. I Bangkok, Feb. 10. A large party of girls and boys, American students, arrived here from Penang by special train. They will be the guests of Government this afternoon and will put m ten days intensive
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    WEDDING OF PERAK SPORTSMAN.
    43 8 i [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, Feb. 9. The wedding took place at Taiping to day of Derek Barr, the well-known Rugger player and Olive Hewetson. It was attended by many Rugby members and was a very happy function.
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    DEATH OF SIR HAVES MARRIOTT.
    337 8 We understand that a cable was received by the Straits Government yesterday from the Colonial Office to the effect that Sir Hayes Marriott, news of whose serious illness m London had been received the previous day, died on Saturday morning. The Flags on Government House
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    40 8 SATURDAYS RUBBER PRICE (FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.] London. Feb. 9. 12 noon. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's rubber prices a? follows Spot lid. (up 2 16). Forward 11 4 16d. (up 2 16). The market is firm.
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    L.O.N. HEALTH BUREAU.
    232 8 The following is the Health bulletin of the League of Nations' Eastern Bureau, for the week ended February 2nd. Basrah: 1 smallpox case and 1 death. Bassein: 3 plague deaths; 1 cholera death. Bombay: 2 plague deaths; 44 smallpox cases and 25 deaths as against 42 and
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    92 8 The marriage of Mr. Donald M. Cameron, of Kuala Lumpur, Malay States, and Edinburgh, and Miss Kathleen H. Bradshaw, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. G Bradshaw, of Meed House, Retford, will take place on March 2 at Kuala Lumpur. A verdict of death by misadventure, when trespassing: on
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    MINERS' RELIEF FUND.
    229 8 FIRM STAFFS TO TH > RESCUE E First Instalment R emiN Saturday gave our fund a over the holidays for the total r over a thousand dollars. ,v^ tj, As the first remittance f or cabled by the Chartered Bank t r the same day the balance
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    PERAK GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION.
    139 8 [From Our Own Correspondent.] rrt. y The first official Contribvtttt to the Miners' Fund has ban promised by the Perak Government. H. H. the Sultan. de>iring at a meeting: of tin Stat.- Council th. week to make a contribution. The Sultan himself kftj vnt $250 to the
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    282 8 Mr. W. Anderson and Miss t. M. A. Hodder. An interesting and pretty wed_:r.solemnized at St. Andrew*- CatW Saturday afternoon, when Mi. William l» derson, only son of Mr. Jam** Aider*** Musselburgh. Midlothian. was WAtrki Miss Frances Mary Arkeoll Hodder. J child of the late Mr. Henry GeOTgC
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    To-day's Feature.
    65 8 jj OUR MONDAY SERIA*\ 111 i Fn_ To*-' When the case ■garoat m* Chinese mining labourer of •>>' P* charged with aelling chandu cence, was called at the Ipo" •>'< J Court on Wednesday morning u<ttfß is. Sichel, Assistant Superintendent w^ u;lr Ipoh, informed the Court that m
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    KING LEAVES LONDON.
    500 9 CHEERED BY HUGE CROWDS. His Majesty's Hand Wave. [Reuter's Service.] I/ondon, Feb. Kiritf left for B<»gnor at 10.34 a.m., ptor ambulance. His Majesty, as jUgri. froai the Palace, waved his j the huge crowd m response to a h4 L vi cheering. The crowd outside the Palace
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    END OF THE ROMAN QUESTION.
    109 9 Muslims Mid for Support. Kome, Feb. 9. I *«»atur« the Vatican Treat y has ■JJI stponed to Feb. 11. L^JV. closeted m a secret section of >^an printing hou.se. finally eorrect- "_<_* of the halo-Vatican Treaty fe r r p at hlch i:> destined to
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    POLITICLA INQUISTION IN SPAIN.
    58 9 POLITICLA INQUISTION IN SPAIN. [Beater*! Service.] Hi drid Feb. 9. I ordera the arrest of »>■ Predict a calamitous end of damet* the autho■»f*; of Minuter.. It orders rtubs where politics an 1 l< vi Potion of records of J'" ial reference to those h tility to the dicta- i
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    U.S.-GREECE DEBT SETTLEMENT.
    53 9 U.S.-GREECE DEBT SETTLEMENT. h t Feb. 10. h< Passed a Bill for )jn^<.reek debt to the United y .6 2 r Wment of $18,125,000 fVi'/Y; t,8 a fu »ther United I m y h h^ m) the agreer of p,, BIU ha s already passed and now goes 'able. „n
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    BOMBAY RIOTS.
    514 9 SITUATION GROWING WORSE. Continued Firing. [Reuter's Service.] M Bombay, Feb. 9. Trouble, due to malicious rumours, has flared up without warning m practically all centres of previous disorders. The severity of the outbreak is accentuated by the fact that fraternising Hindus and Moslems who mixed freely, felled each
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    NICARAGUA AT PEACE.
    121 9 But Sandino Still at Large. [Reuter's Service.] Washington. Feb. 10. The Nicaraguan Legation has announced that it has been officially! informed that Sandino and his bands of insurgents have left Nicaragua and peace has been re-esta-blished everywhere. Apparently, however, the Nicaraguan Government is only temporarily relieved of
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    AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN INDIA.
    34 9 [Reuter's Service.] New Delhi, Feb. 10. The standing Finance Committee has sanctioned £187,000 plus a yearly grant of £54.000 m connection with the establishment of a Central Agricultural Research Council.
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    NEW YORK TRAGEDY.
    37 9 [Reuter's Service.l New York, Feb. 9. Mrs. Viola Fokker, wife of the Dutch aeroplane Inventor, fell from a window on the 15th floor of an apartment on the River Side Drive and was killed.
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    PEACE PACT FOR EAST EUROPE.
    33 9 [Reuter's Service. l Moscow, Feb. 9. Russia, Poland, Rumania. Esthonia and Latvia have signed the Litvinoff protocol tc make the Peace pact effective. [Saturdays cables on page 7.]
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    15 9 Licensing Boards for Batu Pahat and Ku hip are notified m the Johore Government Gazette.
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    JAPAN RECONSIDERS.
    320 9 CHINESE NEGOTIATIONS BROKEN. Situation Strained. [Reuter's Far Eastern Service./ Shanghai. Feb. 9. The Chinese Foreign Office Spokesman m a Reuter interview m connection with the breakdown of Sino-Japanese negotiations yesterday evening said the Foreign Minister was thunderstruck at the reversal of Mr. Yoshiza wa's attitude on the subject
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    TOKIO RETICENT.
    95 9 [Reuter's Far Eastern Serviced Tokio. Feb. 9. Though reticent regarding the contents of the reports from Mr. Yoshizawa, the Foreign "Office does not regard the breakdown >f negotiations as a complete rupture, adding that Mr. Yoshizawa will remain at vShanghai .nd attempt to resume conversations. Officials state a
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    JAPANESE CABLE NEWS.
    110 9 OPPOSITION AND TSINAN SETTLEMENT. (By courtesy of the Nanyo Nichi Nichi Shinbur^hu. Tokio. Feb. 8. What if to be done with the honour of the army which is threatened to be stained by the Government's rash action m the Sino-Jtipanese negotiations? This was the impressive question put
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    CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
    85 9 [By arrangement with Nanyang Siang Pau Press 1. Shanghai. Feb. 9. The State Council will make Chung Shan Hsien a model Hsien appointing an admi'•ntive committee. The State Council decided to establish a rivers conservancy committee. The standing committee on disbandment has decided that a naval disbandment
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    OBREGON'S MURDERER EXECUTED.
    27 9 [Reuter's Service.] Mexico City, Feb. 9. Jose de Leontoral, the young artist assassin of Obregon m July 1928, has been executed by a firing-squad.
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    U.S. NAVAL DEVELOPMENTS.
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    46 9 The Chinese of Kuala Lumpur have subscribed a sum of $880 to the Lepers Aid Fund. The Fund provides small luxuries for the leper women and children, extra articles of food and comforts for the sick lepers anc 1 sports materials for the healthy lepers.— M.M.
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    EAST COAST-RD TRAGEDY.
    254 9 THE CORONER'S FINDING. Death by a Rash Act S: Bourne the Coroner, delivered the following finding on Saturday m connection with the death of Mr. W D McLean who was killed m a collision between a Morris Cowley car driven by Mr. E. A Ellis and a
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    BANVARD'S FAREWELL.
    270 9 A Successful Evening. The Banvard Musical Comedy Company brought a very successful season to a fitting conclusion at the Victoria Theatre on Saturday night when "The Pick of the Bunch" was presented. As the name suggests, the revue consisted of a collection of some very good bits from
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    SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTS.
    234 9 Annual Meeting. The minutes of the annual general meeting of Singapore Society of Architects (Incorporated) which was held at the Victoria Theatre on February 7th., at 5 p.m. with Major P. H. Keys m the chair, state that after the minutes had been read the annual accounts
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    FIRES IN SINGAPORE.
    126 9 The Singapore Fire Brigade had a busy week-end. Four calls were received on Saturday. In the morning the Brigade despatched engines to Joo Chiat Place where an attap roofed house had caught fire. The flames were soon put out. Later a call was received from Moulmein Road
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    19 9 Mr. J. Hobbs, Deputy Commissioner of Customs, Kuala Lumpur, returned there on Thursday morning after visiting Ipoh and Taiping.
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    ALLEGED MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS.
    336 12 Fate of Liverpool Skipper. Some light waa thrown on the mystery of the death of Capt. W. T. Pinnington, of the tugboat Ngatsein, and engineer Phillips,, by Miss Elizabeth A. Pinnington, the sister of the captain, m an interview on Jan. 5. with a
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    NAVAL LOSSES IN THE WAR.
    213 12 M. Georges Leygues, Minister of Marine, m his recent speech to the Commission for foreign affairs of the French Chamber of Deputies, adduced some interesting figure. as to naval losses m the war. During the war, he said, the British Navy lost 570,000 tons of
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    THE ENCROACHING SEA.
    193 12 Defence Work m West Somerset. The Somerset County Council have at Blue Anchor, near Minehend, for several years been waging an unceasing fight against the encroachment of the sea, and have spent large sums m defending the mile or so of foreshore at this spot. This part
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    NEW P. AND O. VESSEL'S ACCIDENT.
    83 12 When the steamer Corinaldo, inward bound from St. John (N. 8.) entered the port of Glasgow on January Bth. she collided with the new P. and O. steamer Viceroy of India, lying at the Shieldhall Wharf. So far as can be ascertained the Viceroy
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      438 12 Kerr Steamship Co. in c 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m UJ3JL) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON. NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA Axm BALTIMORE. m M.S. SILVERASH due Feb. 16 M.S. SILVERGUAVA due Mar. H BailB F «b. 22 M.S. SILVERBEECH due Apr. 4 >ls i 9 PACIFIC-JAVA- CALCUTTA
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      246 12 INDOCHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO. (Incorporated m England). Direct Services to Japan via Hon* ?m Amoy and Shanghai and to Cikttti via Penang from Singapore Taking cargo on through Bills of Lafcj for Canton, Macao. Swatow, Amoy, (Ml 1 Tientsin, Newchwang, Yangtazr ports, th Philippinee. etc. FOR PENANG AND CALCUTTA. 1
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      741 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. Mr train. Kuala Pnhansr, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Enantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday aad Friday 6 ajn. Bangkok every Thursday 6 aoav Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Koala Lnnmur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 aunv Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday aad Saturday 6
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      87 12 SHIPPING NOTES. TRANSPACIFIC FREIGHT BUREAU TARIFF No. 12. Referring to notice of 24th. ult. the increase on Robber for overland shipments has been postponed until further notice. The British Resident of Selangor has consented to become a patron of the Port Swettenham Mariners' Club. The Admiralty tug St. Just has
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    SINGAPORE PLYING CLUB.
    645 13 Weekly Progress Reports. Report for week ending December Bth. Total Flying Time 7 hours 50 mins. Solo 20 Dual Instruction 4 00 Air Experience 3 20 I Tests JO The very small amount of flying time put m during this week has been due to the fact
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    EUROPE'S NEW SUPER-CINEMA.
    256 13 Vast Buildings m London Suburb. Europe's largest cinema it is claimed the Davis Theatre, m the High Street. Croydon, was formally opened recently. It has 3,000 armchair seats, and accommodation m its cafe, restaurant, and dancing floor for at least a thousand more people. This impressive building,
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      475 13 FREE BOOK ON HOW TO TREAT BRONCHITIS ASTHMA BY B. W. HAIR. M.O. The Registrar-General reports that last year 68,853 PEOPLE DIED FROM ASTHMA AND BRONCHITIS IN ENGLAND AND WALES. D,\-" 1 L-t Bronchitis or Asthma wear down your can quickly recover and avoid Ammmmwf^^^^m-. attacks by taking Dr. Hair's
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    FRENCH CREDULITY.
    892 14 THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE AT LYONS, Some Recent Cases. Paris, Jan. 2. It is difficult, writes The Observer correspondent for anyone who has not lived m France long enough to recognise instinctively, without attempting to understand, the paradoxical inconsistencies of her national character, to believe that the French are
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    FATAL SEAPLANE ACCIDENT.
    78 14 Affed Botanist and Wife KiHed. Aniibes, .lan. 2. r >. The seventy -four year old retired doctor, John Bulla r from Guernsey, who ii encased In botanical research was returning by sea- lane from Tunis, accompanied by his 69--year old wife, when the pilot misjudged the lanuiT.-}
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    COBBLER FRIEND OF COOLIDGE.
    304 14 Useful Hints on Courtship. Mr. James Lucey, a cobbler, aged seventyfour, of Northampton (Massachusets), President Coolidge's "guide, philosopher, and friend," who has been declared by Mr. Coolidge to have been responsible for his political success, was entertained at the White House at luncheon. It was the
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    FRASER & CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    213 15 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. FSADFSDAF Dunlop (<>s Bd) 26t 2hs Eastern Smelters (fl I">.o0 I0.80 F and Neave ($5) 17.00 1&25 Fresh Food ($1.60) 10 05 cis. Hammers and Co. (100) 207.50 211A6 H'kong and S'hai Banking corp. (H.K. $125) tl 1 5 E148 c.d. Hornr Kong Hotel*
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    EXCHANGE.
    63 15 February 9, Bank J mj, re i Bank t2ern<.n<i qi-i I'nvate credits 3 m.s. 2 4 3^ New York, demand 6 Credits 90 days 58 France, demand 1431 India. T.I. IMMkh Hong Kong, demand 12 p.c. Di»". Yokohama, demand 122 U Java, demand 139^t Bangkok, demand SO% Bar Silver
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    PRODUCE.
    245 15 February 9. Tin 175 Tons Sill (i-innier g Pepper White ||f Pvppei Black C 7 Flak* Tapioca 714 Pearl Snpo Small 8 Copra Sundried 9.90 Kice Liang Hin Chan llari Red Eagle (New) 830 Rice, Siam old No. 1. 830 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice, Rangoon Sioka 266 Rice,
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    59 15 Februar\ 9th.. 12 o'clock noo n R.S.S. equal to Standard, Q.C.F. SP-t 37 7 4 Standard R.S.S. on Tender Feb. :.7 87 H Mar. ;.7i.. as Apr- June :',s- 4 July-S.-pt. 39% ,S;ti_ Tone of Market Steady. Latest Cable: London Spot sheet lOftd. per lb
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    JACKS REPORT.
    413 15 London, Jan. 16. The past week kai Men a set-back m the prices of those commodities such as Copper where the advance has been unjustifiably rapid, but we see no reason to change our belief that after the past eight years of trade depression we are on the
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    218 15 ROSE MACPHAIL COS REPORT. Singapore, Feb. ft, Rubber .—London 10 fed, unchanged. Local 36% cents. Tin.— London £224 10s, 355, down. Mining. Firm. Hong Fatt SI 62, Ulu Kiang 1.21 1.25, Kiang River 3.40 3.50, Petaling 5.10 5.20, Kinta Dredge 1.47V1.02'_, Penawat 88 90, Sungei Wav 2.90
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    GUTHRIE'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    154 15 Singapore, FVh. With the approach of Chinese New Year business has Blackened off, but the Market remains quiet and steady with a firm undertone. Values show little variation over the period, minor fluctuations m terminal marked ruling local prices. Malayan exports for January were again heavy at
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    20 15 I»ro\vn, Phillips and Stewart, Penang. Secretaries. Perak River Valley Rubber 40,008; -Jura Eetetea, *57..;7i. Semanggol 86*283.
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    MACPHAILS SHARE LIST.
    88 15 Saturday's Alterations. Buyers Sellers. Hong Fatt <Sl> HP, 70 i.„;n. Kuchai LS7H 1.414 Mala vaii ons. t''\ 65 Rantau Ord. ($1) 1.40 1.50 Rantau Fief. 1.45 1 1.514 Talam 1.474 1.55 Kents (fully paid) Bl 6t Bd cum. Renong Consolidated 21s :>d 22s Sd Tronoh .Mine i
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    OIL PALM PLANTATIONS
    78 15 The Rrat progress report of Oil Pahai Plantation.- Ltd. states that application! for bonds to date ivpresi nt bond capita! of over $30 1,000. Operation! on the estate have been begun and the nursery site has been felled and an adeouatt supply of select ed seedlings from
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    £10,000 REFUSED.
    95 15 If I had liked to take the commission often offered me m regard to the purchase of materials 1 could have walk*.; away with £•10,000 m my pocket." This Statement was made by Mr. James Xeave. the borough surveyor of AHe i shut m thanking the council for
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      324 15 mm* OVER MM. ASBI»_NC_ FORCE OVER THE GREAT EASIERN IM ASSURANCE COUPANY IfflOTH). (Incorponted m Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON nwmrv- 9- n M t The Company has £20,000 iS^K Supreme Court of^d, mTmmJL SL^BrS Life Assurance Companies Act ATTRACTIVE PLANS OF ASSURANCE *a»UKA«IE. AGENTS WANTED. Secretaiy
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      323 15 BANKING, CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Incorporated m England by Royal Charter. Paid up Capital m 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund 4 000 non Reserve Liability of 4.000,000 Proprietors 3,000,000 Head Office: 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Harbin J Tomjkah BS
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      387 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hong Kong). Head Office: Hong Kong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund—Sterling 6,000,000 Silver $14,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. A. H. Compton, Esq., Chairman. N. S. Brown, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Hon. Mr. B.
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      39 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FKB MOTOR CAB MABINE. Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds. Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO.. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (lst floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    RUGGER INTERNATIONAL.
    180 16 IRELAND GAINS A CLOSE WIN. England's Costly Mistakes. (Reuter's Service.] London, Feb. 9. Ireland,. 6; England 5. At Twickenham the ground wa_, m excellent condition. The Duk«? of York was present and the teams were presented. The Irishmen pressed from the start, and after five minutes ougden Hung
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    IRELAND'S FINE SHOWING.
    80 16 (FREE PRESS SERVICE.- COPYRIGHT.) London, Feb. 9. There were nearly 60,000 present at Twickenham. The weather was rainy and the ground heavy and Ireland's dramatic start caused intense excitemtmt. Tht* Irish team scored a well deserved victory m a desperate struggle and were chaired off' the field
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    RUGBY: NORTH vs. SOUTH.
    63 16 This match will be played at the Stadium this afternoon and seats can be booked there from 3.45 p.m. Spectators are asked to be m their seats by 4.45 p.m. while players are asked to attend at 4.10 p.m. By kind permission of the Officer Commanding
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    47 16 From the reformatory school at Kohsichang it is leported that on the 27th ult., one W /u c b yS attacked a Policeman with a hatchet, inflicting a serious wound on his lead A couple of days before the boy was punished by the policeman m question
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    WALLEY vs. INKLES.
    548 16 Details of a Fine Fight. The home papers by the mail M Saturday contain interesting references to I»ud Walley's (»r_A tight m En^_ ;.nd. an eight round contest against Dick Inkles of Sheffield at the N.S.C. on January 15. It if clear from the reports that Inkles,
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    SPECIAL SPORTS CABLES.
    74 16 SATURDAY'S RUGBY RESULTS. Some High Scoring. [FREE PRESS SERVICE. -COPYRIGHT.! London. Feb. 9. The following were the results of the chief Rugby club matches played to-day. Leicester 3, Newport 0. Northants 15, Coventry 6. Richmond 15, Chatham Sers. 0. London Scots 13, Army 13. Gloucester 28, Old
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    A NEW OWNER FOR AINTREE.
    41 16 (FREE PRESS SERVICE. -COPYRIGHT.) London, Feb. 9. Lord Melchett has bought a half share m Lord Ednam's May King (Cherry King Widgeon's Last, eight year old)' for the Grand National; his daughter-in-law has the other share.
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    A DIRT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP.
    23 16 I FREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.) London. Feb. 9. The Auto-Cycle Union is probably estab lisbing a dirt track championship.
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    SMITH'S RECORD THOUSANDS.
    31 16 [FREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT. 1 London, Feb. 9. Willie Smith has created a world's record m billiards by scoiing three breaks of over I COO m four days.
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    FLU STOPS HUNTING.
    26 16 [FREE PRESS SERVICE. CfJFYRICHT.I London. Feb. 9. The influenza epidemic which is still raging all over the country has stopped the Quoin Hunt.
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    FATALITY AT WINTER SPORTS
    27 16 [FREE PRESS SERVICE.-- COPYRIGHT. 1 London. Feb. 9. Lyle Samuel, son of Sir Harry Samuel has been killed at St. Moritz whilst bobsleighing.
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    NURMI BEATEN AT NEW YORK
    119 16 Canada Beats America. [Reuter's Service.] New York, Feb. 10. Tn^ hitherto regarded as almost invincible Finnish runner, Nurmi, was decisively beaten m a mile run at Madison Square Gardens yesterday evening by Ray Conger >( Illinois Athletic Club) who finished twelve yards ahead of Nurmi
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    LAWN TENNIS PLAYERS REINSTATED.
    73 16 [Reuter's Service. l Paris, Feb. 8. The Lawn Tennis Federation has re-in--tated as an amateur the ex-Davis Cup player, Paul Feret. New York, Feb. 9. At a meeting of the United States Lawn Tennis Association Tilden was reinstated to complete amateur status. He leaves for Europe
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    LADIES' SWIMMING RECORDS.
    66 16 [Reuter's Service.] Sydney, Feb. 9. -**> the New South Wales 15© yards ladies' swiinn.ing championship free style, m 50 yards laps. Jean Cocks was first; Edna Davey second; and Dulcie Raine third. The time was 1.45 1-5: an Australian record and only one-fifth outside a world's record.
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    TANGLIN CLUR TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    138 16 WEDNESDAY'S TIES. Mixed Doubles Handicap A. Class. Mrs. Bennett and Byatt ser. vs. Miss Walna and Stephen owe 15.1. Mixed Doubles Handicap B. Class Mrs. W. H. S. Clark and Assiter ser. vs. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. G. Clarke ser. Mrs. Skey and W. G.
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    41 16 The death is announced by Reuter from Phoenix (Arizona) of Mr. Frederick Gads the adviser to Mr. John D. Rockefeller's philanthropic activities. Mr. Gads was said to have been the originator, amongst other things, of the Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research.
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    280 16 A BAD DAY FOR HOME TEAMS. Chelsea Well Beaten. [Reuter's Service.] London, Feb. 9. To-day's matches m the English and Scottish Leagues resulted as follows: Birmingham 1, Sunder land 0 Bolton 2, Sheffield W. 2. Burnley 0, Leicester 1. Cardiff 0, Aston Villa 2 Huddersfield 0, Arsenal 1
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    PERAK TURF CLUB.
    472 16 Weights for First Day. The following are the weights for the Spring meeting of the Perak Turf Club on Saturday. February 16th. (first day). R*«e 1. Horses Cla*s 2 4 th. Wr, (o furlongs):— Merry Chris 9.2. Prevail 8.9, Lothario 8.5. Traitor 8.3, Cay L? clitr 6
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    THE FOURTH TEST.
    821 16 MACARTNEY'S OPENING COMMENTS. The Art of Batsittanship. C. G. Macartney's first special cable tc the Times of Ceylon on the fourth Tes Match is as follows: Adelaide, Feb. lst. The weather was dull, but warm, at th< start of the fourth Test, and later it turned into
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    47 16 Three Hong Kong firms were convicted recently of having m their possession desk calendars containing seditious matter. The calendars were m Cantonese and the seditious matter consisted of a leaflet concealed m some of the blocks. All the firms pleaded guilty but denied knowledge of the leaflet.
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