The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 17 February 1919

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN ChiNTS SINGAPORE, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17. 1919. NO. 9,596
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    231 1 The balk of to day's telegraphic news is the text of the League of Nations proposals It is a thoroughly compre hensive document and should make clear many points of policy hitherto uncertain Page 5. The other discussions at the Peace Conference also contain points of m
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    GOING OUT FOR A WALK.
    1239 1 It is a fact tbat not once m all m; lite have I cone out for a walk. I have been taken oat for walks bat that it another matter. Even while I trotted prattling by my ouree'fi aide, I regretted the good old days
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      265 1 RAFFLESJOTEL. Afternoon TEAS will be served m the hotel lounge and on the lawn every Thursday from 4-30 p. m. MUSIC IN ATTENDANCE mm k3 \M Cinema Show on the lawn, especially for children, at 6-30 p.m. (weather permitting) I*^s We are the only English firm vf: fl c on^
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      113 1 liiiii m^b^ •uua— m^Miiii aau>> H;iiil J^l W IB P%t gjjft Mj S3 AHV SB l^M B***i jj SAFETY TREAD TYRES j i ARE YOUR TYRES j specified air capa- j I When you get SKfitfHP^ %dfl«««\ r i smaller air capacity 2^^^^^ I^* tH. iJL^ than you pay for,
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      130 1 LATEST ADVBBTIS3!B£#TS. Assistant teacher wanted Page 9. Singapore Dispensary ia voluntary l?q. Page 8. A large batch of Ching Keng Lee's auction eales on page 8. Angier's petroleum emulsion Page 2. Two cars (or sale Page 6. Kwaisaog (or Penang— Page 9. WassiamuU'e (or silka Page 8. Whiteaway LaiJlaw's further
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      75 1 THE WEEK, londay 17th. High Water— ll-40 a.m. Legislative Council, 1.19 p.m. Tuesday 18th. High Water— o-16 a.m., C-16 p.m. Rent Board, 2,1) p.m. Wednesday, 19th. High Water 0-42 a.m., 0-52 p.m. Thursday 20th. High Water— i 9 a.m., 1.29 p.m. Eastern Gate Regular, 8.30 p.m. Frtta? 21st. High WflfcX-~l
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    SFLANGOK RACES.
    332 2 from Our (hen Carrtipondtnt Kuala Lampnr, Feb 15. The weatber was perfect for to daj'g racing and the going was excellent. There was a good aueaitiuce. Klanq Stakes. 6 Furlongs. Victory 8 5 Turley 1; OaKia 9 Settle 2 Caram-it h4, Billett 3. Won by rive len*tb9, third
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    PICTURE SHOW.
    105 2 A William Fox feature film of an exceedingly thrilling nature entitled Ace High, m five parts will be screened at the Albambra to-night. It presents Tom Mix, a daehing wild west action, as the hero m a love story, whose wondetfal display of horsemanship ana powers of endurance
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    79 2 A Bluejacket on leave gives an in* t treating detail about ibe surrendered <H -man fleet. He wm m the party whiob took over one of the ships, and what puticularly struck him aboard it was a big brass plate recording the battles m which thie German man o' war
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    45 2 Orders fo» week ending Saturday. Feb 22. Monday Feb 17. Signalling Claw, V M C A Ground, 5.16 p.m. Thuwdaj Fab 20. Bugle Band Practice, Matey Volunteer Club, 5.16 pan. Saturday Feb 22. Field Day. Individual Troop Order? M iieoed by Scoutmasters.
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      717 2 ANSii.n's PETROLEUM I EMULSION. fresh stocks at I MEDICAL HALL Cppcsite Post Office, Singapore. HAVE YOU TRIED GOODRICH FULL SIZES P LARGE STOCKS NOW AVAILABLE. THE SO\G-O-PHO\E a^NorHo c Every distric— whether it has a Town Band :o- not— should also have a BONO-O-PHOME i I AND not only for
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      1138 2 PALLADIUM ORCHARD ROAD. To-Night! at 9-30 To-Night 1 1 ENORMOUS ATTRACTION The Great Selznick Super-Film m 7 Parts 7,000 Feet Long ENTITLED "The Common Law" Featuring America's Famous Actress CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG, The British Official Pictorial News THE OCCUPATION OF LILLE The "Vindictive" at Ostend, etc. i i, IN THE
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    BRITISH NEWS
    870 3 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE London, Feb 14. In the Houea cl Commons Mr Wilton Fox moved at amendment to the Address advocating icqatry into the proipecta of iacrtasiof rcveLue by stiir.ulaticg productive enter pciM throughout the Empire. He m s.t.»iw«tl Mr ChuichiU'e bold investment oc behalf of the Government m
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      849 3 I THE SINGAPORE DISPENSARY, Ltd. (In Liquidation). In the Hitter of the Companies Ordinance 1918 and la the Matter cf the Bletftpora Dispensary, Ltd. I Notice is hereby given that the Creditors of the above earned Company, which is beitg voluntarily wound op, ac required, on or before the 3
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      677 3 AUCTION SALE OF Excellent Wax Polished Teak Household Furniture, Cottage Piano, Singer's Treadle Sewing Machine, also a good collection of well grown plants, etc. TO BS HELD AT Bungalow B. Institution Hill off River Valley Road On Saturday, 22nd February, at 2.30 p.m. COMPFHTNO An excellent toned cottage piano by
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      106 3 AUCTION SALE at Messrs Chlng Keng Lee Co's Sale-Boom Raffles Cambers, Raffles Place On Saturday 22nd Feb., 1919 at 11 a.m. One two-neat tr Singer Motor Gar 4 Oy lintf ere, recently overhauled and painted, spare wheel, two sets c ushion covers, m excellent rnnning order. CHING KENG LBS A
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      230 3 THIS WEEKS SPECIAL OFFERS WHITEAWAV'S SALE if 'I In R habi or ft j E i Usnal Pplce 21tM P I SALE PRICE jH| |T it^^ —^j v■v 3U pS 1 Men's India ,'l^^^S Baglan sleeves. W T^Tl Lined check. €9 E* Size 28 to 36. mM Usual Price $21.
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURENCES.
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      WEDDING.
      37 4 Couch-Edlin —February Uth, 1919, at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, by the Yen. Archdeacon Swindell Frederick William Couch to Edith Isolde, second daughter of the lata Mr E F. H. Edliu aud of Mrs. W. H. Palgrave.
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      DEATH.
      20 4 Gutteridge —At the General Hospital, Singapore, on the sth, G. H. Gutteridje, Manager of Jasin Malacca Rubber Estate, Malacca.
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    The Singapore Free Press Monday, February 17, 1919,
    653 4 The Singapore Free Press Monday, February 17, 1919, Intense indignation is felt m Singapore, and will assuredly also be felt m the FMS and other settlements, at tbe news that the Home Government has commandeered aU the passenger accommodation of the P O steamers Nore and Novara homeward bound, for
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    634 4 Ml- and Mrs P A Anthony travelled by the mail train on Thursday eight to Singapore. Me Erie Macfadyen writes that he expects to come out again to the FMSin March or April, (M M.) The production ot Turkish tobacco from the crop m South Africa is estimated at 250.0C0
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    LATE TELEGRAMS
    816 4 London, Feb 16 Troops marched into Belfast Gasworks and Elejtrc Pjwec station early on Saturday tnoraing Toe Lord Mayor issued a proclamation btnting that bavins fiaally received an aeeorance of military support, he would be glad to receive the names of volunteer workers to carry on the municipal
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    THE METHODIST CONFERENCE.
    341 4 The Malaysia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church adjourned or Thursday, and the Bishops left on Friday for Java. A number of changes have been made m the appointments cf the worker* many of them doe directly or tndirecth to the departure on sick leave of the
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    P AND O PASSAGES EXPROPRIATED.
    82 4 The P and O S N Company's local Agent informs us that he was on Saturday morning m reoeipt of a telegram staling that the Admiralty London have requisitioned all passenger accommodation m she "Nore and Novara." He desires therefore that passengers already booked by
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    132 4 Princes Yolanda of Italy, consider* d one of Earope'a most beautiful members of royalty, is reported to be engaged to marry the Prinoe of Wales. The Foreign Trade Department recently issued a new consolidating list containing the names of over 4 000 persons and firms with whom persons m the
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    WEDDING : COUCH-EDLIN.
    309 4 WEDDING COUCH-EDLIN. St. Aadrew'p Cathedral on S&turdiy af tern no a vrii th: ECPtia of a pretty wedding when Me Frederick William Couch of Mefsrs J:»hn Liute aid Co, was married to M' 39 Eii'h I afrel E in. the et-conj daughter of the late Mr E F H Edlin,
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      89 4 CLARETS. 1 Dozen 2 Dozen Bottles. i Bottles. K//V ORDINAIRE SB.OO $9.00 WEOOC 9-0° 10 00 ST. ESTEPHE 75.50 76.50 ST. JULIEN 16.50 17.50 MARGAVX 17.50 18.50 CHATEAU LEOVILLE 17.50 18.50 Duty $1.20 pericase. OALDBEGK MAG6RE6OR 00. FAIRBANKS Platform fir^^g K^lBF T I^' APPLICATION i Jo/in Little Co., Ltd. (Incorporated
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      30 4 VICTORIA THEATRE. PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT. THE MIDDLE EAST FILMS Ltd. will shortly present THE LAURA GUERITE REVUE COMPANY After a Record Tour of America, Africa and India. Watch tor Further Particulars.
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    THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS
    1433 5 TEXT OF PROPOSALS A TURNING POINT IN HISTORY I f.d.)o. Feb 14 Tbe text of the L* >„ :e o f Nations convenant is officially P'ib i-htd. Ihe preamble states 'In order to promote international co operation and to Btcate international peace and security i by
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    QUESTION OF COLONIES
    989 5 Article nineteen deals with "colonies and territories whiob m consequence of tbe late war have ceased to be under the sovereignty of the states formerly governing them, and whioh are inhabited by peoples not yet able to stand by them selves under tbe strenuous conditions of Ihe
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    PEACE CONFERENCE
    343 5 INTRODUCTION OF THE LEAGUE Paris, Feb 15. The special interest evinoed m to day's plenary session of the Peace Conference has been heightened by the knowledge that Mr Wilson, Lord Robert Cecil, M Bourgacis and other prominent men are speaking. Mr Wilson read the draft of the League
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    USEFUL WORK RECORDED LABOUR AND ETC
    462 5 Paris, Feb 18. The sub committee of ihe Commission on International Ports, Waterways and Railways has been formed and held its first meeting m the afternoon. [t is noteworthy the Commission is work* ing on tbe British draft as are also the Commissions on
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      167 5 ROBINSON Co. WALKER'S BLOCKETTES (PATENT "CARBOUCENE" DISINFECTING PERFORATED BLOCKS) I. They ensure Healthy Homes and a pure, pleasant and beneficial atmosphere. i 11. They purify and sanatize the air, and are a safeguard against infectious disease 111. They last many months, cost very litt'o and require no attention. BLOCKETTES <<^|llllfe
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      488 6 NIPPON VUSEN KAISHA. (ISCORPORITED IS JAPAN) UNDER M4IL CONTRACT WITH THB IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT. (Subject to alterations without notice) EUROPEAN LINE. (Via Suez Canal) Fortnightly service. For (Malacca), Penang, Colombo, Suez, (Marseilles) London or Liverpool. MISHIMA MARU for London about 26th February 11 SAD 3 MARO M for Liverpool 27th
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      650 6 K. P. M. Konlnklyke Paketvaart Maatschappij (Incorporated In Holland.) ROYA.L PACKET NAVIGATION 00. OF BATAVIA Telegram Address PACKETVAART Telephone 131 Passage Dept. 1202 Freight Dept. 1002 Managers Desk 1437 Superintendent 3 COLLYER QUAY. UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENTS. Mblchior Tbeub Belawan Peli Feb. 17 Indragiri Prigi-Radja, Sapaft, Tembilahan,
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      650 6 AWD rmpcAfr Linj (OoELpanies Incorporated m England Mail and Passenger Services PENINSULAS AND ORIENTAL S. N. Co. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government.) The Company's MAIL SERVICES E&.ST OF BOMBAY are at present suspended. INTERMEDIATE SERVICE FROM LONDON TO MARSEILLES A LONDON DUB bINOAPORE LEAVE SINGAPORE ."Ml*.- about CtbMarcb J-l'.gSE...
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    STOCKS AND SHARES
    1325 7 [lined by FttASEK Co., Kxofaan^a and SUara B-okara, Feb 15th. *kXk laotetlOßi ol Sietling Btoum man fee idgMdal m yoialv aomlMl lot iht k eaeai Oa» Xiaov Vaxd. labs Or? Evvrn?. ?«&*aßc 100.00 C II IE AM&ifti 16% t fi 3 0 879,939 te 83 An*io-Jav» 85%
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      249 7 IN STOCK FINEST GRADE EUCALYPTUS OIL In Cases Containing IDS© ilvuut (2 by 28 lb. tins.) QUOTATIONS ON APPLICATION. THE BORNjEO CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) SOLE IMPORTERS. 1919 Motor Car Directory Copies can now be obtained from the Printers RIGKARD Ltd. e Z,T (FOR ACCOUNT OF CONCERNED) gaßffljftfe AUCTION
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      576 7 BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED. (^corporitbd by Bpeci l imperial Charter m Japan.) Capital Subscribed Y. 30,000,000. Capital Paid Up V 25,000,000. Reserved Foods Y. 6,030,000. Pre&id'Bt TY>eutaro Sabor&i, Esq Vice President Kj ri Nabagawa, Epq. DIRECTORS. Iyctcsbi Fada Esq. Kyorokn Y&mat.aii, Eeq, BfciDgo Mio&ini, Y.?q, BEADIOFFICE TAIPEH, FORMOSA (Taiwan). BRANCHES
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      537 7 CHARTERED BANK Of Kstfte Australia &nd Shin, ■>mit< it Eijlacd bf Boyal Riirtor. *rD CP CAPITAL £1,800,000 [fSHTO FCKD £2,000,000 Utarva of Pror'it*cri £1,100,000 HEAD OFFICE H S)6EC?e«ITE, LOSDOM, I. 0. Amrit^ar EtaMjjkjOb| PoT}^.iif Bacgkok iiclio Pui:» Satavia [pob Rau£;<ca Bunb^f t Fla! gee CaCiU.i Dteg cjrctab->» Canton Kr.br ShAUfbat
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    GERMAN COLONIES.
    1849 8 Sir Hugh Cliffords Book The question whether Germany is to regain her lost Colonies has now been rirtnally decided m the negative. It is unthinkable that the Allies should fail to loncar m the very clear statements to this Bflect by British Ministers. Yet it is Important that
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      752 8 AUCTION SALE OF SIXTY THREE TONS OF DAMAR TIMBER TO PE HtLD AT At Telok Ayer Reclamation at bach of the Onion Jack Club On Thursday, 20th February 1919, at 11 a.m. To too Sold m Nine Lots < CHING KENG LEE Co Auctioneers tncl I state Af.ents. AUCTION SALE
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      48 8 THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY. THERAPION No. 1 THERAPION No. 2 THERAPION N0.3 No 1 for Bladder Catarrh. No. 2 for Blood SktoMfMMJ. No. 3 for Ohronlo WeaknoMM SOLD BYLEADINGCHEMISTS. PRICE IN ENOI.AND.3s. D«i.ECtEßCMe<l.Co..Haverstockßd..N Wi.Londoo SEE TRADE MARKED WORD THERAPION IS OH BRIT. GOVT. STAMP AFFIXED TO GENUINE PACKETS
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      640 8 The Natural Milk food I For Infants and Invalids j Obtainable at all Dispensaries. j I C THE HOUSK ®M Hi I That has Specialised I 1 1 TiWENTV j COTTONS SILKS. I I c iYAMATO COMPANY, I I SINGAPORE, jW I AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE LAND AND WELL-BUILT COMPOUND
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      726 9 Ataets ever $2,000,000 Assurance m force over $9,000,000 THri GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, EX. The Comf any has £30,000 deposited with the Bafreme Cour^ of England, and oomplles with felio Brltishbife laaataaoa Oompntas Vat
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      435 9 NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY (Incorporated In Great Biltain). TOTAL FUNDS exceed TWENTY-THREE MILLIONS Sterling. ANNUAL REVENUE exceeds FIVE MILLIONS Sterling, FIRE Simple Contracts, Latest Concessions. MARINE Marine and Transport Insurances of All Kindn transacted at current rates. MOTOR CAR Policies issued by this Company cover Accidental Damage, Pablio
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      609 9 WANTED j.%--.—^ WANTED an Afisiafnn} Teacher for the Government Er.gMs!i Schoal, Kuaa Lipfs. OantSir'ates should supply foil information as to nationa'ity, age, the certificates held and other qualifications, and teaching experience. Particular mention ebould be made of certificates for drawing or drill. Applications to be sent to the Inspector of
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      486 9 VESSELS IN PORT. Steamers Nat. Tonnage Master From Consignees For Barrattu Bri 6 > Mogg Brisbane 27 Singapore Besitang Dat 270 Forme Saroboe 7 A P C Dock Unc Utrecht Dufc 806 7 Velthus Pg Scestoe 24 AP C Singapore Sisimaa Bri 756 Bridge Bombay 24 Admiralty Unc Peckenpy Fr
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      522 9 EXCHANGE. (CORfiBCTED Up to Feb 15.) Back 4ms 2 4 11 82 demand 2 4 8-82 Private credits Bn-s 2 4 17-82 France demand Bui fe 80li India, T. T. 166 Hongkong, demand 87%Prem Yokohama, demand 1071 Java, demand 185 Bangkok demand 96$ Sovereigns Back Buying 18 54 Back of
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    SOHORE PLANTERS MEETING.
    2295 10 SOHORE PLANTERS MEETING. ALLEGED CRIMPING OF LABOUR. RGA Attitude. There was some veiy plain and straight forward speaking at the annual geceral meeting cf th* Johore Piasters' Association held on Saturday m the Civil Service Club, Johore. Mr C W Bradburna presided and there were over thirty members present. The
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    FOOD CONTROLLER IN IPOH.
    237 10 The Hon Mr F Seton Jemes, cuo, the Food Controller, with Mrs James, and Mr A H James, his brother, arrived m Ipoh on Wednesday by tbe mail train from Kuala Lumpur says the Times of Malaya. In Kuala Lumpur Mr James had a conference with
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    GANG ROBBERY.
    165 10 At the 7th mile, Cheras Road, on Tuesday afternoon, a hired motor car coming into Kuala Lumpur from Ksjang, contain ing three c hinese passengers, was held up by two Chinese armed with revolvers. They relieved the three passengers of some fifty dollars edd and ether property, and
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    47 10 In the third police court on Saturday morning two Chinese, Goh Teh and Ng Pai, were fined 15 eaoh for selling half a kati ot prawns at 82 instead of 80 cents. In addition the latter was fined 120 tor being m possession of a false daohing.
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  • Correspondence.
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      THE CHERNIAVSKY VISIT.
      288 10 To the Editor Dear Sir, I should be the last man to quarrel with the press, which, I find, ia uniformly friendly to promoters of en teetain vienta wbo tij fairJj to please the public Here I write not as a promoter at all, but as a
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    PERAK'S SHAME
    154 10 Habitat of the Gang Robbers There are indications that the police m Perak have at last taken the menace of the gang robbers seriously and of late the results of their watohfulneSß are more apparent than before. The gang of terrorists who had made the swampy jungles of
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    KAMPONG KAHUNTING TIN.
    146 10 The agects Latham and Co report tbe January output. j No. 1 Dredge 600 bouts run 88,000 oubic yards treated 51.79 Tin Oxide tons 1.82, value ot per cubic boring 140 valne j of ground m recovery. No. 2 Dredge 611 hours run 76,600 cubic sards treated;
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    52 10 The following Club ecgigements stand for the S C C— Monday, 17 th Feb the S C C play Association Football vs Singapore Har bour Board. Saturday, 22nd Feb an exhibition game of Baseball will be played. Saturday, Match Ist the S C C will play Malacca at
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    S.V.C, DRILL PROGRAMME.
    72 10 Attendance at three recruits' parades a week is compulsory. [Drills Marked are compulsory.] Monday, Feb 17. 5.15p Drill Hall SVC Rroruits Tuesday, Feb 18. j 5.15p Drill Hall SVC Recruits No 1 Platoon Eurasian Co, > SVC Wednesday, Feb 19. I 6.15p Drill Hall SVC Recruits Friday,
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    48 10 A Chinese postman named Chai Ah Lee was brought up on Saturday morning before Mr G L Ham m the third police court charged on three counts with wilfully detaining postal articles hand ed to him for delivery. The case was trausf erred to the district court forbearing.
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      145 10 THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS 2,000,000 Red Cross War nun I iiTTPPif LUa.ll LULLuI J Friday, Feb. 28 THE RED CROSS REQUIRES FUNDS To-day as urgently as at any Every Ticket Purchased Means a gift of $3 to the Hed Cross A JN \j A Loan of $7 to the Empire. Tickets
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