The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 February 1924

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. ENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1924. >;o. 11,127
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  • 171 1 The Siinday I'mcs, comaießting «,n the probable budget, says the Cabinet has definitely decided to drop the Singapore naval ba«<e Page ti. The French (iovtrnment has paaaedl al its tax proposals and the franc ha^ recovered slightly Page 7. The Experts new reckon that (iermany has dispo<ed
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  • 693 1 Thcs4 clever men should rta'.lj be more careful. It was quite satisfactory t<> 1m i mi y( ai ago, and fy the information, that we could, I faraway :n the South Atlantic, pick up the 10 p.m. Greenwich time signal by and ra correct our
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 266 1 PETTER OIL |p GIVE ENTIRE %S& SATISFACTION Co., Ltd. [> f£\ I WEEKLY PROGRAMME. iiames Hotel DAy mi >„]>a\ .—Tea Dantant. T*pl~sm (,•«*.>. S^ "Met rt. rHURSDAY.- I NightDinner and D and Dante. BAFFLES ORCHESTRA. loa Udlioalll IRKIEB BROTHERS. Propriet ikin^, no good work whatever ran be pei*f< and the
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    • 175 1 SAFETY AND RELIABILITY. and not ono Gum Dipped Cord A. Stockists: CENTRAL MOTORS, LTD. and Principal Dealers Throughout Malaya. The Europe Grill. Hu already irell established itse'f m th< public favour daring its brief existence. tirfy the ii divid ach and every client from h fc m a fascinating atmosphere
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    • 203 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. l.> Iter for Ma'.t U er— Page 1. Shipping changes— Pages s. 10. Paris toilet saloon prices i"<>r men Ffcge i. Formamint for threat <n Page 2. Williams' double tap shaving stick P-gi 4. Try tin Berna mills Dupire brothers Pave 6. Little- and Co. for fresh creami
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    • 12 1 FOUR WHEEL-BRAKES J^mFJn MECHANICALLY /S^/Z^if PERFECT A9ii^^[ (iuthrie Co., Ltd. Cf>^ —I
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 81 1 THE WEEK. Mvuduii, 2~>th. High Water, 1.12 a.m. 1.25 p.ra. Dv eh homeward mail cli S.C.C. Football mtv:.. 6.80 p.m. Tui.-'dini, 2f>th. High Water, 1.J7 v.m. 2.16 p.m. Wsjbteftfay, 2~tl t High Water, 2J2S a.m. B^l"p.m. Thundmp, nth, Hiph Water, B^o man. I.U p.m. Phil. Orchestra, Mem. Hall, 5.16 p.m.
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  • 198 2 The many friends m Malays <>f Mr. Charles < umadi. formerly of Messrs. Adamsnn. (Jiimian &nd Company, Limited. and other* will read t v following with Interest sayi tin Pinang Gazette:— The Xm X ha? ord ined, aim the "London Gasette," that the tin.-. of the on.sent Earl of
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  • 225 2 Bangkok papers give interesting details (>• the bequests m the will of Dr. T. Heywv rd Ha\s. of i' of the oldest foreign residents o c Bangkok, and a distinguished mem- \n r of the community, whose work and and bt efs tioi hive been tv-
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  • 178 2 Mention of Batu Gajah and the Paid Regiment biings to mind thoughts of poor old Taiping, say- the T. <». M. What will happen to Taiping when the Paid Regiment (I u-v the M i7ie Paid Regiment because we have an Unpaid one m the M.S.Y.R.* is shifted
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  • 117 2 Though tin meita at 232 deg. C. and tl,( melting point of iron is l ,r>:;2 deur. the tin of tin ears >n!y one per cent is not readily separated. En tin* experiments of the Seattle st < i o the V S. Bureau of Mint-. 1)1 > haw beei
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 293 2 EVER-HOT BAG. WATERLESS. HEATS ITSELF AND STAYS HOT FOR 24 HOURS, L MEDICAL HALL LTD. 23, BATTERY ROAD SINGAPORE. THE HAPPY VALLEY. o For Three Nights only Commencing February 25th. IN THE BOXING ARENA CHINESE CONJURERS. Prices of Admission: SI, 50 25 cts CHINESE "ACROBATS Free S ous Free Shows
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    • 165 2 VICTORIA THEATRE t TO-NIGHT AT 9.15 P.M. THE WORLD'S YOUNGEST AND MOST FAMOUS SCREEN STAR. JACKIE COOGAN IN In which Jackie Gives a Delightful Exhibition of "THE BLUES." Also Buster Keeton Comedy "COPS" and Gazette. Booking at the Theatre Telephone 826. POPULAR PRICES $2 and $1. Children. Half Price to
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    • 292 2 Alhambra From Sunday, 24th February, to Friday. 29th Februan In the Second Show at 9 p.m. Sharp. TOPICAL BUDGET British Screen News. ASSOCIATED FIRST NATIONAL PRESENTS RICHARI BATHELMESS IN "SONNY" W W II II I In 8 Reels. (From the play by George V. Herbert). The story is human m
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  • 578 3 (By 'Esme.') This year Evea hair is a more important < f her tout emsemble than ever. It doubtful, indeed, whether hair has been porant sir ct- the t me of power and l><»- hss. In Victorian and Edwardian days lr*:ght tnd sleek, or bunchy and very i>
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  • 433 3 WA R ON THE BOLL-WEEVIL. "Dustinjr" by Aircraft. War from the a:r ii to be waged on the bell-weevil, tht destructive parasite which, m a single year, is computed to have caused damage to the American cotton crop involng a loss of more than £35,000.000. Virtually tin whole cotton belt
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  • 769 3 Islam and the Psychology of the Musulman. By Andi*' Servier. The British Empire ha.- a larger Musulman population than any other polity, '<nd it follow* that a knowledge of what Islam is and what it may be (and its future can only be deduced from
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  • 229 3 The qius. ,'M of the proper provision of oil fuel dipots for the Navy is dealt with by the naval correspondent of the "Dail> Express,* 1 Parliament has already commitcd the country tc an expend tan oi £4 293,0C0 en tuw oil fut! storage depots
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    • 381 3 SECURITY. YOUR FUTURE SAFE YOUR FAMILY SAFE-IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO YOU A Cheque for £1,370 op £2,810 VCCORMNG TO YOUR ARRANGEMENT. of th.s announcement ia voucher inserted hv the Sun Life of reads th's paper may gnm, „,.a opportunity trith .nnple m-t Writ ing your nan,, J2 Lddress, and B
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    • 159 3 /mT m^m^mWfjyfffTtfffm WA3 TTX i 1 lyl v ,^^^iF 10 1 THE ONLY WAY f 10l to avoid accidents is to 9 have good car lights. fj J A Willard Battery and jf m k I ill United Engineers Limited. I(I I (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements.) U I>. y^llxv
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  • 1073 4 MRS. CLTNBS AND MRS. HENDERSON. "A very kind-her.rted, motherly woman who has done a grtat deal of valuable work for the Labour movement, especially m her own district, M was the description given by one of her women friends m the Labour movement of Mrs.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 557 4 v The Doctor Knows T"^\ON'T ask your doctor if you may drink coffee tell him that JL^you do drink Postum. His nod of approval will show you ,^lL.^^i!*j^g*^Bggg^ For the doctor knows it's part of his business to know that g ■T^^^^^^^^^B *j the drug caffeine m coffee is dangerous
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    • 273 4 A big rich lather from a big new stick Because its wonderful lather quickly softens the toughest beard and soothes the tenderest skin, Williams' Shaving Stick has always been the leading shaving stick of the world. Williams tDoublecap SHAVING STICK is the last word m shaving economy and convenience. Follow
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    • 394 4 1 GOLD FLAKE CIfiARETTiT are Famous all the World Over. j^J^w* Cover cut .ttie..Lato«< .roimd^^^f Out3/ID3,bIG ©o@^Kti c u s iFSS .1- trom all I'effi asißMßSMßsisyB^'i I ~w~\ i «isr»T^«o t**d- «*«rf"" DO CGIItS P6l ISI o(o)J2y3lin&0 (o)J2y3Iin& °Tin"of 50. IMPORTERS: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO Co. (Straits). Ltd. I (Incorporated m
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  • 576 5 Japanese Secret K*cipes for Blossoms. The use of medicines for flowers m Japan is a very old custom. And so when a learned Frenchman announced recently that treatment with U] rin would revive wilting; flowers, mf.dern ?cience took another step forward and found itself on the path trodden
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  • 192 5 I we may credit reports from Vienna. Dr. Freund and Dr. Kaminer heve discovert possible cure for cancer. Their rcseprchee have, at any rate, brought them to the point of belief m two of their work j ingr assumptions: that a substance present m the blood
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  • 142 5 In the Supreme Court, Penang, last week before the Court of Appeal consisting of S r Walter Shaw, Chief Ju ti Mr. Justice A. V. Brown and Mr. Justice McCabc Reay. Mr. B. K. Ross, rftig on behalf of Mr. Arthur ("ane 1 Advocate and Solicitor, Penang,
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  • 93 5 A problem which is engaging the at- j 1 ntion of legal expert-- is the fate of the' El5O election deposit connected with Sir 1 Frederick Banlmry's election candidature n consequence of his subsequent eleation to the peerage. Lord Banbury v> unable to recover the
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 300 5 BUSINESS CARDS. -.nd for the II ustrated „t Muvir;«.l Instrument^ \-o\ LTD. i i N..rth Hii«lu<- Rna.l. OPTICIANS. I tionally |<m prices. ii!\ OPTICAL CO. l i" er Cross Street. H. SWEET shop. VMt Our Tea Kiosk \T THE i« \L GARDENS. PHOTOGRAPHIC STORES. ■hie I 111 < o H
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    • 384 5 SHIP-CHANDLERS AND GENERAL CONTRACTOR! s H. MOHAMEI) 19 Raffles Quay_p h «ne 1254 STATIONERS. FOR EVERYTHING IN THE LINE OF STATIONERY Try MAT'S— Tel. Nos. a nd 813. REMOVAL NOTICE. Our Addn ai tron Ist March will be 1«. RAFFLES PLACE. E. J. MOTIWALLA AND CO., Stationers, etc. Tnternational~ ===>
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    • 556 5 TENDERS. WAR DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS. o— Seak'd tenders will be received at Headquarters Office, Fort Canninp, at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 3rd., 1924, for: Coolie Labour. Coolies for Carrying Water. Bullock Transport. Sampans and Tongkangs. Steam Launches. And at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March sth., 1924, for:— Bread. Meat. Groceries.
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    • 752 5 AUCTION SALES. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Freehold acd Leasehold Residential Propert At Our Saleroom, No. 30 Chulia Btn ON WEDKKBDAY, 27th FEB. AT _\:;o p.m. 1. Valuable freehold and leasehold lard and the compound dwelling h?u.<e known as Xo. 1^ Newten Kord. ih hou«« i. built nt hardwood with
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    • 593 5 TO LET TO LET No. 2s CkaHa Btreet, apply to Tar. See Jin, No. <> Boat Quay. From Ist. Apr 1924. A and B Chancery Lane. Electrid Liirht and W Note. No. B B ii fully furnished and the furniture may be taken over at Apply personally, ESTATE AND TRUST
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  • 53 6 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. MARRIAGE STEVENS-ROBINSON. At St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, S. S. On the -Ist Feb. 1924, William Lionel Stevens son of the late Lt. Col. S. J. Steven*, 16th Lancers, and Mrs. Stevens, to Irene, daughter of the late W. G. -on of Dungannon, County Tyrone. Ireland and Mrs. Robinson.
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  • 797 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1924. The Weekly Causerie. The mail brings sores of references to the Singapore Base and its lible fate at the hands of the Labour Government, and the wires have told of the discussion which arose over the light cruiser building. We imagine that tin
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  • 318 6 Raja Said Tauphy, D.0.. Krian, is leavfor the British Empire Exhibition m j the near future. The Time- of .Jan. 30th has a view of Penang Hills Railway, opened by Sir Laurence Guillemard. "It is electrically <>p« rated and is the first hill railway m Malaya." There will be no
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  • 568 6 RBOEGANIZING THE FINANCES. The following i> the report of the Committee for the year ended '-^H .January, LU24, to be considered at the annual meet- Tig on Sunday, Manli 2nd, at the club Bungalow, at 10.30 a.m. The Working Account for the year under I review shows
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  • 404 6 "D" Company. 2nd Bn. The Royal Sussex R< giment, will carry out a march thro the Xii ta district, Perak, leaving Sii pore on 26th February and returning to quarters on sth March. A picture m one of the daily illustrated papers shows v- an artist at work on a
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  • 141 6 [Rout. f t Washington, Mure vu btter dii >enatf to-rla\ n the oil I. i The debate <l«;i't chief) urt> and ltd h\ Senatoi ledared himself willing ion of impeachment pr... ()nl> hall of tli,- v om ot fort) millii n dollar; Iklj M-lwrb.d bi re rci nf
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  • 44 6 Tin- death look pital, Ranj n, on F< McCarthy C. B. Rangoon Gazette i since LBB9. l devot< 'i himself h.Til lived Bentative <>f Burma )H| a Lef is lai ed for a i to hi« He wa ver.
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  • 117 6 '1 he Ri of Sara* ->.l and i\ iTwo pa I .wak a;. read at a mci s .I \v!c\ S:n;.\v; I I a mi dated "ivy •;il or l. t Of British X; w.)- about 1 1 ,000 t limit. 1I thai aa- .i d li irra
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  • 190 6 Tht Mi real tile B ii Sourabayi w Hi ris, f rraei Penan gr, m eha 1 The Hoi < v ti> Ipoh lau-tl. Mr. Maxw< lip t" Ma will go ba then u'o to [p< m April. For qu difficult to wen. m her ;i woman of her acq
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 120 6 Ml i 1 CALDB£CKMACGJ?EGOfi&CH rD I 'THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECKV Caldbeck Macgregor Co., Ltd. Incorporated :n Shanghai). IHI OLDEST WINK AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS I\ THE FAB FAST. 1 mtt PORK SAUSAGES MADE FRESH DAILY, FROM PRIME DAIRY FED PORK, UNDER HYGIENIC CONDI- TIONS, AND PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION BY THOROUGHLY
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    • 53 6 iiiiniiiMii nmmiiiiim!!mimM'i»tt h BERNAp SWISS CONDENSED MILK. a ls Switzerland's best, and s 0 the best of all. DUPIRE BROS. Sole Agents j S.S. and F.M.S. i l£rennnmxuggiuraut:i:::xnKaisiincrac 5 'r ?V THE NAME IS ON THE PENCIL. 11l St< kiStS M| JOHN LITTLE A: Co., Ltd. ROBINSON Co., Ltd. Wm
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  • 355 7 TAX BILLS PASSED. POINCARB BAFE. \i< Service.] Paris, Feb. 2:1. .-ipl'loved by 864 V< k>v< rnment'i t. on pi<>! expect d to 1 liai i- addiMosi <»♦" it w in j H Ur n g the budj?< t erabU exp< il! to Germany's tion wit!, his victory
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  • 46 7 oun y f the Nanyo NichiShimbuns Tokkt, Feb. 22 hundred mostly occupied th' outskirti of Numasn, M. The Emperor :»n«l Emprem are were <1. rnyed by fire. Three i a relief fund wu granted ror. It i- stated the Rre a be m-curd shop.
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  • 120 7 ei of Dr. W. A. Spoo Ward* nship of New College, Oxmore launched on as a fl I eW. One of the l known ia th n ply supposed been made by Dr. Spooner, when luate, to i I e inqu ry ol P and college— "('(toner. "Bui ia there
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  • 2382 7 BANQUET AT GARDEN CLUR Sir Frederick James and Lady James were entertained by the member* of the community at the Garden club on Saturday night, on the eve of their de!"•"<'•re from the Colony for England, an i anally for the Windward Islands, to the rnorship
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  • 222 7 RACIAL QUARRELS. A SHARP LESSON. ißeuter's Service.] Delhi, Feb. 23. It is reported that fourteen Akalis have been killed and a number wounded m an affray m Nabha State, between tioops and a force of armed Akal: fanatics who raided the State. It is rumoured that a
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  • 398 7 London, Feb. 22. The presidential address to the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom was delivered by Sir Alan Anderson, who sad that the depression continued, but he thought we had touched the bottom of bad heights. There was still a redundant fleet of vessels ir. all
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 162 7 X^ His W tei -.Vojco"/ j River Road THE LATEST FOXTROT X I CRAZE. ASK FOR j rfc^ >;: I RECORD B. 1(595 i^ 'iff/ 4^ i AUTHENTIC "BLUES" I' yiiff I I MUSIC. NEW ISSUE |ffijJ I OF THE VERY V ljl| LATEST HITS. l\ f' FEBRUARY LIST OF
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 678 8 STEAMER SAILINGS BLUE FUNNEL LINE i Regular Serrie«a te LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN. GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. r MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. BOSTON AND NEW YORK. Taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for all Overland Points. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore.
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    • 532 8 STEAMER SAILINGS "ELLERMAN" LINE. j ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. j (Incorporated m England). PASSENGER SERVICE. Steamer. Due Singapore. HOMEWARDS. *s.s. CITY OF CANTERBURY Marseilles—London, Feb. 26 *s.p. CITY OF YORK M&rseilles— London April 4 ♦s.s. CITY OF CAIRO Marseilles London Apr. 23 PASSAGE RATES. *A Class Steamers Ist
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    • 491 8 STEAMER SAILINGS P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated m England). MAIL, PASSENGER ANH CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION I LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). o OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS. For China and Japan. For Marseilles, London an<] Tonna^^por, Tonna,.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 477 9 STEAMER SAILINGS OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY I IMITFn THB CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION Ltd. X) LKRMAN BUCKNA A Li D STEAM SHIP Co., Ltd. (AMERICAN MANCKURIAN LINE) (Incorporated m England JOINI SEBVICI TO BOSTON AND NEW YORK Via SUEZ OR PANAMA FROM NEW YORK n Due Spore. Route For JJ
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    • 466 9 STEAMER SAILINGS £UMm£M JW "Around the World" EfeS FAST PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE From Singapore and Penang to Boston and New York via Port Said, Genoa and Marseilles. •s.s. ROBERT DOLLAR February 29 s.a. PRESIDENT HAVES March 12 m. PRESIDENT ADAMS A q w. PRESIDENT GARFIELD a':, <Z ..>. ESTHER
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    • 737 9 STEAMER SAILINGS ISTHMIAN LINE Amving from America via Fwama and Loading for BOSTON, NEW YORK, AND BALTIMORE VIA SUEZ DIRECT s.s. STEEL MAKER due Singapore Apr 85 Taking cargo on- through Bills of Lading to all Inland Potato For freight and particulars, apply to McALISTER CO. LTD. koninklykfTpakftoart maatschappiX ROYAL
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  • 158 10 MOPLAS GIVING TROUBLE AT SEA. Madras, February 9. The sea coast near Palliport, within native Cochin waters, is again becomingunsafe for native craft. There was a case of piracy a few days ago when about eight Mopla- boarded the 'Pattamar" f.oing- to Bombay rom Cochin. They went m
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  • 166 10 Di ring- Saturday and Sunday 22 tteamera arrived m port from various parts of the world. It is interesting to note that among this number seven different nations were represented. There were 13 vessvls flying the Britirn fla*r. 2 :he Drtch, Norwegian and .Japanese,
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 187 10 EIS-Sb Chamberlain 's 'Wg? Cough Remedy {it|, BEHETO Cures Coughs, Colds, Croup, !'l croS°p Sore Throat, knit) *****11 xlO2irS6ri6SS, MOMMMtM, ill' sore throat, Bronchitis. fnantk. s>* 1 |l ill, tuririMMT Cohtvirnnm \A/ r^ AAYMM rt I Cf w\ ....u^«..«r.. WllOOpillg OOUgll »»P THROAT and LUNGS. u.i>M. v!u !T i and
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    • 128 10 NOTICES. i Hatters Costumiers Coy. hk;h street. o A CHEAP SALE AT THE CHEAPEST STOKE IN TOWN. SOME LINKS In Wool Juni} tis *2.00 Soft Lawn Embroidery Princess Petticoats from $1.50 to 1400 Each. Assorted Sponge Cloth dresses all Colours from $5.00 to $7.50 Each White Wool Gel. era *^.00
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    • 290 10 I. j -~-i I. <*i^'* /7^ V "i Jt./I»^"-^ JJ-- oJ'I .<»/>» j --V BLACK AND WHITE SCOTCH WHISKY. OBTAINABLE IN ALL FOTELS. CLUBS AND BARS. OK FROM THE SOLE AGENTS. The Borneo Company ltd. (Incorporated m England). TNGAPORE— IPOH— PEN ANG. STEAMER SAILINGS. EVDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (Incorporated
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    • 249 10 STEAMER SAILINGST LLOYD TRIESTINO S.N. U (Incorporated m Italy). HOMEWARD SAILINGS. For Penan?, Briiidisi, Venice and Triaw v.h ports taking cargo on through B d Lading for Fiume, the Levant and Kiti Sea Ports, also to all ports on the W»»t Coast of Italy. Due t0 Due to Arr Sail
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 395 10 MAIL TABLE. o to-dayl Btedan, Saban*, Colombo, Port Said, Marseilles, Southampton and Rotterdam, taking roper, bribed mails for Europe j; San,bu Pul au uJZSSI llt M^r p SSto t Amur Hon a: R^lUdMh. T^^nan^ S M rmgiri Sri Wongsee lp m -Malacca and Muar Sri Muar 3pn Hongkong, Shanghai and
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    • 463 10 East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1) Van der Wijck 22; Teesta 20. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3) Rindjani 18; Attaha 15; Durban Maru 12; Charon 8; Eurypylus 6. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3) Yuri Maru 30; Ipo*i 32. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 4) Neleus 48. West Wharf (Entrance Gate 4) Ayuthia
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  • 52 11 February, 23. Bank 4 m.s. 2)4 7-32 Private credits 3 m.s. 2,4 Credits 90 days 51>3. 8 France, demand 1100 Hongkong, demand I 1 p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand 111 Java, demand 140 Bangkok, demand 79i. s Sovereign, Bank Buying 8.54 Bank of England Rate 4 p.c. Bar Silver London
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  • 175 11 February. IS. Opium, Benares ant. 4,000 Rice, Rangoon whiue 276.00 Rice Siam No. 1 for export 30.00 Rice, Siam No. 2 for export 310.00 Rice, Saigon No. 1 for export 232.00 Rice, Saigon No. 2 for export 213.00 Rice, Siam Broken Al for export 190 Rice, Siam Broken Cl
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  • 38 11 Singapore, Feb. 23, 11.30 a.m. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot 48 48H; March 48 l 2 4K* 4 April-June 49% 50; July-Sept. 51 51%. London Quotation Sheet Is. I%<L Market i Firm.
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  • 18 11 Saturday.- Alteration-. Murai Tin 3.05 3.15 Petalinjr Tin 1.15 1.20 Central Motors (10) S 3.28
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  • 178 11 Ottawa,— Dr. J. H. Grisdale. deputy M. nister of Agriculture, ii back from England, pleased with the present position of Canada m the British produce market and optimistic as to the future. Dr. Grisdale> investigations convinced him that the pn>uuets of Canada had
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    • 168 11 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. Siu>ja|>(.r», Feb. 2.J. Kubbtr.— London Is. l Local 18 Tin.—London £272. 7>s. Local LB6. 17;, tons sold. Rubbers. -Ayer MoUka l 1.07*4, Bukit Katils 57% &2 l- Craigideai 47% r,2'-. Glenealju 1.20 1.2:>, Hayton 6 5.25, Kedahs 1.90 l.i>7» 2, Malaka Pindaa 1.324 I.:i7'-. Mentakabs l!>
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    • 144 11 Sinjuap.-n, IYI,. n, I m. £272. ss. Down 675. C,<i. Kuhber.— ls. 1 7 «<1. Up '„1. Rubbers. -New Craigieleaa v.i 51, Lnnaa 7.2.") 7.60, New Scuda.it 1.06 Ll5, Kadaha L.95 2.05, llandai Tekonga :u S6, Bukii Jelotongi 48 52, llentakaba 20 22 I'lu Bc--nuts 21',
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    • 143 11 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (L. R. Macl'hail.) Sir.Kaport, Feb. St. Rubber.- l>. l%d, 4*. Tin. 6272. ss. 185 17:> tons sold. Rubber.— Bukit Jelotongs 4."> .".0, Colin*- burghs S5 i>u, Glenealys 1.2.") 1.30, Bs 1 1.05, Sunpei Tukangs 21 26, Bids wanted for Haytors, Sandycrofta and lialakoffs. Tin.— Taipinu> 1.27'^
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    • 267 11 The report for the year ended I>< SI., for presentation at the meeting on Feb. -'.•th, stat«'s that the area remains unchanged at 1061 acres, 808 planted, 222 n r. »•_•<». The labour force has been sufficient for requirements* recruiting from India having been moderately successful. Health
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    • 439 11 tsseti over $5,000,000. TUE 1 r»Dl?4rr Pinmrnv Assurances m force over $17,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. HFAD OFPtpp. w l (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) Ife Company te^^Z'^^^T^ r. f LONDON OF ™E: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the
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    • 313 11 INSURANCE. IBSSSBSSmi (Incorporated ir. Great Britain). jSecuritv £22 000 000 FIRE, MOTOR CAR, COMMERCIAL VEHICLES, AND MOTOR CYCLES. Agents throughout Malaya BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m F.M.S.) COMBINE OP SLIYTER'S AND CO. JAVA SEA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD 1 A-B FINLAYSON GREEN. Tel. 1714 Local Manager:— H. P. G. BAKKENIST.
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    • 544 11 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Incorporated m England by Royal Charter. Paid up Capital m 600,000 shares £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund 3,800,000 1 Reserve Liability of J Proprietors 3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE. J 38 Bishopsgate, London, E.C. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Hongkor.gr Puket Amntsar Iloilo Rangoon.
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    • 503 11 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by R( ya! Charter A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives— Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. WEARE Co., Ltd. J Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER Co., Ltd. Branch Office 64, The Arcade, Collyer Quay. A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager. BANKING. HONGKONG
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  • 971 12 PBLKY (JETS THE DBCIBION. T)UI n«W Malay. Boxing Stadium m Ma °I*ned very successfully' n^ht. a bi f crowd turned' ""i thru. WM only hitch-the u«jwe. Mr. <;,.„ Redfe*rn failed to tun up. *n« preliminaries were commenced, an,! Mr. i1: (lv c Kitt>. mi n onM to |f r
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  • 863 12 A FINE MORNING'S RUN. Yesterday morning aw fifteen boats out m the second rate for the Guillemard Cup. Conditions were idea! and filled the book to the last pajje from the yachtsman's point j of view, m tlu re Wli a good breeze, smooth wvter and competition keen as
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  • 132 12 o A Chinese lad about 10 years of ape appears to have miraculously escaped >erigiu injury on Wednesday evening at Penang after receiving a cricket ball ripht m the cent re of his head. Several P. c. C. members were practising at the mts, and one Of them had skied
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  • INTERNATIONAL RUGGER.
    • 429 12 London, Feb. 23. For the ru<rger match at Edinburgh the weather was glorious and the event attract<d a crowd of 20,000. Scotland beat Ireland by 13 points to 8. Scotland scored after seven minutes, through Waddell, Dry.sdale converting. I;\ land took up the attack and the Scottish
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    • 426 12 Third Day I Racing. The Selangor winter meeting closed on iliv There was a larger crcwd of spectators, who were rewarded some good rac iig on an improved coon Dividi ran well! After the races Mrs. distributed the prizes, including rilver cigarette cases to the jockeys and
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 213 12 B. C. C.'s First Match. If Saturday afternoon weather conditions continue more or less throughout the next fey nr.or.thi as pleasant as they were on Saturday, when the S.C.C. opened the seasen w th a practice game on the Padang, a very delightful season may be anticipe ted. rhere
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    • 205 12 lv T X Y^i C r C f ktt e!tivta w (•A- m a one innings match n the Pa<Un« on Saturday. The Arcocia tien went m firs; tnd knocked cp m, the utstanding scorer being A Moreira .n-^cic 43, and Jayawrdin
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    • 116 12 A meeting of a!] interested m S. C. C all will be held m the loung< I I '».:>'» this evening to considei I ngementa for tlu coming seaa Severn] mw players will be sesn m tl S. C. C. s:<k« which is to meet Aston
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    • 28 12 The following cards were returned m the Ladies' Mcrthly Medal. Mrs. Julius, one down. Mn. D. Phiiiii two down. Mrs. E. J. Mason, three down.
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    • 69 12 The following will represent the O'<l Rafflesians' Association vs. St. Joseph's Old .W<> iation at hockey to-day on the Raffles S hco! Ground: -G. Armstrong; C. Richards d M. Ismail; F. B. Oehfers, V. C. Westerhout and G. Tower.; R. C. Oehlers, E. E. (1- Souxa, 11. G. Slack
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    • 105 12 Each number of this publication M< -sts. Thomaa Cook and Son is of tacreasin.; puhli value to the large number of ;,'.!< who \v^h to travel m Malaya and the Far East. Special attention is being paid to the British Empire Exhibition and acccmmcHation for ji at
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  • 25 12 Monday, Fob. 25.— Individual Tro im Parade. Wednesday, Feb. 27.— Ban 1 I -a-ti-e Headquarters, 5.15 r ni# FRANK c. SA:;i)S. CofamiMloner.
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
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