The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 29 February 1924

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S.. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 29, 1924. No. 11, lil
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    199 1 An attack on (invcrnmcnt over tt'chnical lapst h\ onv i.i As Ministers, was withdrawn after t xplanatiiin** PMEe 7. Germany s m'ttini; anxious rt^ardinjj the proposed Inter-Allied control Measures Page 7. .Mr. Amm<;n has yiNtn lurthtr details regarding tht Baval huildini; programsM Page 7. Munich is getting
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    FAT MEN IN FICTION.
    1247 1 'Let me have nun ;.ln>. me that are fat." -ays Shakespeare's Caesar, and Shakespeare's Fal.-tatf was will qualified to be one "f Caesai companions. Fat men, in usually credited with good humour and good nat >om< i I -as was done t>\ the claimant's counsel in
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      165 1 PETTER OIL ENGINES GIVE ENTIRE SATISFACTION Guthrie Co., Ltd. Kariles Hotel TUESDAYw— Dinner Dance. Telephone 292#. (10 Linos). WEDNESDAY Orchettrml Concert Bailrooni in the THURSDAY.— Guest Night— Dai (il i; l!l lL> p ni FRIDAY.- ant. RAFi IKS ORCHESTRA. FP3 D/inQ/int edgai fiulland. lull LrilHOUllL SARKIES BROTHERS, «^*i^sMj^^/l iHfc^fc^S^^J^-^afcScs Mm
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      193 1 TtN SUC:h>S?UL USES I 1. Maithoid Reinforced Rootog over flat or sloping concrete, timber, tiles, iron etc. 9. Maithoid guttering and flashing under tiles. 10. Maithoid refrigerator insulation. SPECIFICATIONS SAMPLE- AND ESTIMATES, SENT FREE ON REQUEST TO Gordon and Company, VAPOROSITY, SIKGAPORK No. 2024. The "Europe Grill. Has already we!!
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      187 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Robbialac for your car Pag;e 'i Bolter's fine vegetables Pas;e 1. Buy Threi igarettea Tan .">. Postum is better than coffee— Page Uni-L%ht lamps al Robir son's P Latest shipping chances on pages B, 9, 10. Unrtaen for the Philips Arsrenta lieht Pajre 3 < rowther Shaw for
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      7 1 FOUR WHEEL-BRAKES MECHANICALLY PERFECT Guthrie Co., Ltd.
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      123 1 THE WEEK. Frithm, 29t.%. High Wat.T. 4.23 B.m. SJ22 p.m. Mehrillc Syndicate, Gathries, noon. Munirip.-ii Commission, 2.15 p.m. Sctiirdiu/, Ist. High Water, 5.45 a.m. s.u p.m. P. and outward mail dur. Indian I Ceylonese reception to. Sir P. S. James, 1.30 p.m. Civil Engineers Dinner. S'p.-n Club., 8 p.m. Boxing;
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    ON BEING IN A HURRY.
    548 2 It wa.- a wise man who first said "Festina lente," or Its equivalent. It is a still wiser who has schooled himself to act deliberately and consistently on the injunction. To din the wisdom of the advice into the ears of those who have to
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    25 2 A o Ulf h u, a modsta hy&m* classroom I>H backwards a:.d forward fcr M ,»mr,y as t M K ht y tnne,.-Hope Hope Bagenale
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      293 2 INSULIN. "LILLYAMPLE STOCKS FOR THE MEDICAL PROFESSION. MEDICAL HALL LTD. Agents for ELI LILLY, U.S.A. THE HAPPY VALLEY. o I ree Shows! Free Shows!! SPECIAL CHINESE CONJURERS. Malacca Ronggeng, Marionettes and Special Orchestra PARIS TOILET. NO. 1, COLLYER QUAY. HAIR DRESSING SALOON. EUROPEANS IX CHARGE. HAIR CUT 60 cts. SHAMPOO
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      253 2 Prices as Usual CIRCLE $2 STALLS $2 and $1 FOR THE GREAT SU PER PICTURE Blood and Sand STARRING Rodolph Valentino. COMMENCING SATURDAY NEXT MARCH Ist. fAT 9.15 P.M. Booking Open At The THEATRE. Friday Next Feb 29th Telephone 826. From February 29 to March 1 ELDORADO CINEMA, MALACCA WILL
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      386 2 Alhambra From Sunday, 24th February, to Friday, 29th I ebruar In the Second Show at 9 p.m. Sharp TOPICAL BUDGET British Screen News. ASSOCIATED FIRST NATIONAL PRESENTS RICHARI BATHELMESS IN K 11 C (1 N H Y oU n n In 8 Reels. (From the play by George V. Herbert).
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    AMERICA'S REPARATIONS EXPERTS.
    148 3 Owen D. Young, chairman of the directors to* General iSlectric Company and recently selected a* number from the I Unittd States of the reparations committee to he I.])1 balance the German budget and stabilize thf mark, Bailed for Europe from New York, December 29th. Two American! were
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    POPULAR ERRORS.
    1475 3 THAT THE OSTRICH HIDES HIS HEAD IN THE SAND. Once upon a time there were two regions Of the earth where ar.y fabulous story might be safely located, both because their ractcr was well known, and because they were BO remote and inaccessible that disproof was not easy.
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      157 3 i 4-23-27 I AN IDEAL SHEET PACKING. write is a high-pressure asbestos sheet packing. is designed for high-temperature and high-pressure joints but is ually well suited Tor low pressures and temperatures. le pricipally of asbestos with just enough "binder" or 'filler'* to make the sheet pliable and strong. The asbestos
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      263 3 LLLfI LjlJJs W 4,I BSjSHSSBjiaaK^ BF %^BJ Sole Agents for £The Best Lamp Made UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED. iln«>t«r«»«l in thf Straits Settlpments.) ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT 13, Battery Road. SINGAPORE. w^B^.^^BS^r 4EHd£ BBSSBS9BBS9B9BSJBBBfIBSBSSSBS!BS^ *1 I~\ C\ J m>m \V\Tf'HITC i 1j& tiatinum and diamonds 9JP Kwry description of Pocket uud Wrist Watches
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    THE ORIGIN OF UMBRELLAS.
    393 4 It ilise how Britain evei t umbrellas, but, somehow or other, she did. Jo inway, the traveller, who in 1786, was the first man to carry an umbrella in London— and the guttersnipes i t:> follow him about and pi It him mud and cabba] Ics.
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    12 4 The franc is depreciated for psyeholofricl reasons.— M. d 2 Laste re.
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    CANNED FOODS AND HEALTH.
    865 4 RECENT RESEARCHES. Foods pr:-erved in sealed vessels form a large and rapidly increasing proportion of our diet. According- to Dr. W. G. Sa\ age, who has published his recent Milroy lectures as a little book in the Cambridge Public Health Series ("Canned Foods in Relation to
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    31 4 If the object of statesmanship be to convert Europe into a shambles within the lifetime of this generat on, then the Quai d'Orsay is or. the riijht tack.— Mr. L:»y<l George.
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      153 4 for 111 oo every tin of cigarettes you buy and you can be sure of getting a cigarette that cannot be bettered no matter what you pay. V The bright golden leaves of Virginia Tobacco used in the making of THREE CATS cigarettes come i from the famous Old Belt
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      728 4 Preliminary Notice! FOR SALE BY AUCTION AT AN EARLY DATS ONE COMPLETE CHINA LAV p A CIORi NOW PRODUCING, TOGETHER WITH 5 ACRES OF LAND SITUATE AT SUNGEI PKRAPAT, JOHORI 40 MINUTES FROM KRAX.n IJY MOTOR I. FULL PARTICULARS [ROM AUCTIONEERS ESTATE TRUST a<.,n l Auctioneers and K Bt ORDER
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    "RED" PROPAGANDA IN CANADA.
    547 5 Disclosures at a Trial. Remarkable facts were disclosed before Mr. Justice Ke'.lv at Port Arthur (Ontai<>) in a civil action brought by a section I f the Nat.onal Ukrainian Society Prosvita tr recover property alleged to have Dei I seized by extreme numbers of the Organisation
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    "TAKE, O TAKE THOSE LIPS AWAY."
    324 5 The historian of public emot'on should that the French Boxing 5< leration has juat ruled that boxers on French soil to !.'.-> each other at end of a match, but ju-t to »kak? hand), a.ter the more f rig d fashion of tl lisfa
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    NO VENICE VANDALISM.
    79 5 Signor Mussolini has vetoed the proje t for building a bridge capable o. accommodating ir.otor-i.av- iiiul charabanc::; across the lagoon at Yen ce. Such a load would have permitted vehicles to drive right up to the square before St. Mark's, but all lovers of Venice were shocked
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      651 5 BUSINESS CARDS. DENTISTRY. "HORROCKSES." rest rh.irpts for best work. LONGCLOTBB, SHEETINGS, DRILLS. Dentist, 0 years experience. supplies cannot be j;ot. Apply II >j \N(;_32 ftlcwn St for rtl tailers names to i svme Co., Amnts. :^tTttt»lHlllUUllUlMlM»TTTrTrT^ rTTTTrrn MACMFIERS. g M.i :.if>inp (iiasses from $1.50 each.:: 4 SHELL" MOTION, SMITH AND
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      609 5 NOTICES. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. o Suit Xo: 10 of 1<»24. Between Sng Kim Tee Plaintiff and Cheong B.ng Chye Defendant All pcrsor.s having any claim against the Seiat Rubbt"- Factory should send same together with full particulars thereof to Lee Peck Hock,
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      518 5 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE OF One, 3-4 seater Wolsley Car, 4-Cylinder, 10 H. P., Clover Leaf Body, 1921 Mod.-l, SelfStarter, in good running order. To be held at our Salerooms 16 18 Raffles Place ON SATURDAY. Ist MARCH. AT 11 A.M. POWELL Si CO., LTD., Auctioneers. MORTGAGEE'S SALE. Valuable Land
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      459 5 TO LET Prom Ist Auvnst, ground floor other in present Telegraph Building?. Apply Thr I Asiatic Co., Ltd. 28-2 M TO LET. No. 1 Oxley Road. Apply to Meyer Brothers. M-2 u.c. TO LET Xo. 28 Chulia Street, apply to Tun Soo Jin, No. 9 Boat Quay. 23-2 Offices in
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  • SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29. 1921.
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      A Change of Heart.
      368 6 The member.- of the Labour Government are proving themselves expert politicians by the way they are determined so to conduct the business of the Government as to cause no great change from the policies of their predecessors, and so allay the fears of those who thought
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      The Navy's Oil Fuel.
      409 6 Singapore as a naval base, whether it be equipped with a dock big enough to take a lame duck and workshops to repair it or not, must exist as a fuel-base. Most visitors to the place, having their curiosity whetted by all the talk that has
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    1322 6 Mr. Arshak Sarkies h returning to Singapore at the end of the week Mr. H. Waugn is expected back in Penang on Monday next from Bangkok. The H0,,. Mr. A. N. Kenion, who had been away for a holiday to New Zealand, returned to Ipoh on Monday afternoon. Mr. ii.
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    LATE WIRES.
    162 6 [Renter 1 i';ir m i The fall of (Be Belfi which ha. ,au.,d eofteraation .n,"'"" nent circles in Pari.. .r, huroptan .sit union r,n ,k< uru national implication. |n| «h, n r r T setm to l,i entering M a ,1 The uppo.it on im quartcn and »a>
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    THE "MORNING POST."
    166 6 Rumour savs the Moi I changing hand:perJervid mind 11 its service. The M Moi unliki ly to l>< <>nu' a J tics, 1 ki- those of 1 1 nought" and the oni trem< that British people ma) I j give tin m a u ide tx rth.
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    PAINTER'S FATAL FALL.
    114 6 lii the coroner*! court Saturday, an inquiry ua L. V. J. Laville, concerning a Chinese painter, who, whil< tffolding, erected ii the Chinese theatre, fell t<> U- was killed, one of supp broken *'tf. Several w tn< ->•- eluding two other i •rcrk on tin* same l
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    CHRISTIAN FRIEND-IN-NEED SOCIETY.
    33 6 CHRISTIAN FRIEND-IN-NEED SOCIETY. Thv annual n 190 members, a I 011- Agures capital a i- itfhl piesideni is Mr. J J Mr. M. F. .Mow.-. Hoi The annual meei st.. at 9.30 a.m.
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    67 6 During the pa I cata of Sandaka from of the Europe ai live and ieven of I i a few 'i' N the disease i cati died off ir mgo. (B. N. B. H< i An unfortunat< the night of Janoarj Bajau village 01 B. N. Borneo, 1 women and
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      156 6 What is a Connoisseur A CONNOIBBBUH IS ONB WHO KNOWS •M) LOVES THAT WHICH IS COOP. lUTIFUL, UNCOMMON, INTERESTING, EVERYTHING THAT IS THE BEST ITS KIM) AM). ABOVE ALL, GENUINE. The Connoisseur conies to Caldbeck's. Caldbeck Macgregor Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Shanghai). WINE AM) SPIRIT MERCHANTS. OFFICE, 43 Robinson Road.
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      51 6 BERNA SWISS CONDENSED MILK. j Is Switzerland's best, and s 0 the best of all. DUPIRE BROS. Sole Agents S.S. and F.M.S. j ROBBIALAC THE PERFECT ENAMEL FOR MOTORCARS AND CYCLES FOR FREE BOOKLET— -INSTRUCTIONS FOR AMATEURS TO RENOVATE Applj ADWiSON GILFILLAN ft CO, LTDSingnp 'iv. Penan* Kuala Lumpvr, and
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    CITIZEN, NOT MINISTER.
    332 7 HJAMKRSON RKBIKEI). URTHI Ml ICK ON GOVERNMENT. I .nr.don, Feb. 27. rnment was again the target "ii a motion for an adjourn- Mr. Roland Mc\ nt'u n t«. the question «>i' the I onsibility for the utterMinisten outside the H was made to the < with regard
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    CHINA'S CLAIM TO L. O. N.
    78 7 London, l\l>. 27. x < ntury on Nation- by Chao laims to a e L< ague. He emph&s the principles <>f the "ts out that the failure to hica lat is of the may pn the i i world-wide i situated on the Ii
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    REMARKABLE FILM AT PALLADIUM.
    117 7 nif-ltaaic Hunting. S »re do not freportunity which i> being Ke Palladium this wet k the remarkable nature production which ia being Phe impression bhat irai •'n. "Hunting Bi»r Game Khibited to newtspap r a f.-w wi' u :t^ i Brht when t)u' production «ras tor
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    CONTINENTAL POLITICS.
    496 7 GERMAN NEWS. MILITARY CONTROL QUESTION. [Reuters Service.] Pars, Ftb. 27. The Ambassador*' Conference has asembled to discuss the British memorandum military control of Germany, which pro- revive the Inter-Allied plan of Sept. 1922 substituting a committee of guarantees, with limited functions for the I L :!t control commission.
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    JURONG ROAD ROBBERY.
    130 7 The five Chinese who were arrested in ection with the serious robbery at furong some time bgo, were before the Third Police Magistrate, Mr. Gourlay, ■<iay when the preliminary enry into the charges against them was tinued and further evidence Lgainst recorded. The affair will be rememd
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    FIRE AT AYER RAJAH ROAD.
    115 7 Three attap and wood houses in the vicinity i^ Aver Rajah load were completely royed K a tire which broke out on Wednesday night. The huts were close to he oil tanks, hut fortunately the wind was !< wing in the opposite direction and here
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    51 7 nasty motor -mash up occurred just ft River Valley road yesterday morning. '"he vehicles concerned were a motor lorry, Vo. r»2*. and a Chevrolet bus o 3576. Apparently, the lorry lan right on to the bus, the front of the lorry being buried in ;he bus. The police are making
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    THE ELKAYES CASE.
    1069 7 TOWKAY SAYS HE WAS A FOOL. When h< fourth day of the trial of the action in which Leo Kim Soo is BC«d by a former manager for damages for wrongful dismissal concluded btfore Mr. Justice Alton yesterday, the defendant had comf»c.:ccd his rfden^e. The plaintiff, G.
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    REWRITING SCOTTISH HISTORY.
    442 7 IEM OTTISH ARCHAEOLOGIST'S VIEWS. The Luxor Trouble. That the early history of Scotland, wou.'d require to be ix -written in consequence or i the discovti.es made during recent excava--1 tion work at Earl Balfour's estate at Haddington, some eleven miles out of Edir.buigh, was the view expressed
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
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      CRICKET.
      156 7 Te the Editor, S r, —Will the authorities con erned with the Singapore Tournament inform me through the medium of this valuable journal, why the Y. M. C. A. is not included in this year's League? If I am not mistaken, last year they were informed that their application
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    THE ROBINSON ROAD COLLISION.
    221 7 Yesterday morning 1 Mr. David, the] District Judge, delivered judgment in the cas r in which Dr. K. Black stood charged in consequence of an accident which occu.ied in Robinson road in October la-t year. It will be remembered that Dr. Black' was (h'ivinir his car
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    124 7 The Chin* Be driver of motor lorry No. 473 was brought up before the Third MagU- trate yi sttrday as a result of an accident I h v. hich he was involved and remanded on charges of rush and negligent driving and failing to stop after an accident. The accident
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      127 7 UNI-LIGHT LAMPS Economical and Efficient Lighting. IT JBP" i ML I A I IB I V Af V^ s OUTDOOR LAMP. TABLE LAMP INDOOR LAMP. STORM PROOF OPAL SHADE ROBINSON CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Singapore.) THE PROPRIETORS OF j LACTOGEN BABY FOOD are prepared to send FREE OF CHARGE one
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      643 8 STEAMER SAILINGS BLUE FUNNEL TINE Regular Serried u LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN. GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVEkPOOL AND GLASGOW. BOSTON AND NEW YORK. Taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for all Overland Point*. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. DEMODOCUS London
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      495 8 STEAMER SAILINGS "ELLERMAN" LINE. I ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England). j PASSENGER SERVICE. Steamer. Due Singapore. HOMEWARDS. ♦s.s. CITY OF YORK Marseilles— London April 4 ♦s.s. CITY OF CAIRO Marseilles— London Apr. 23 PASSAGE RATES. ♦A Class Steamer* Ist Class £86. 2nd Class £56. Deck £22.
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      506 8 STEAMER SAILINGS P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION <>. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMXWARD6 For China and Japan. For Marseilles, London and twerp Dug Tonnage.
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      476 9 STEAMER SAILINGS THE OCEAN STEAM SKIP COMP4NY T IMITFTI .he china mnojSTa^vA^SS&ifc^S: BLLBSMAN BUCKXALI? STEAM SHIP Co., Ltd. (AMEMCAN MANCHURIAN LINE). (Incorporated in England). 9BBYICI TO BOSTON AND NEW YORK Via SUEZ OR PANAMA FROM NEW YORK. men. Dr.e S'pore. Route For Ma! Suez Philippines and Chin... Mar. 20 Sue
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      467 9 STEAMER SAILINGS FAST PASSEN(.ER AM) FREIGHT SERVICE From Singapore and Penang to Boston and New York via Port Said, Genoa and Marseilles. s.s. ROBERT DOLLAR i n )ort b.s. PRESIDENT HAYES March 12 s.s. PRESIDENT ADAMS April 9 b.s. PRESIDENT GARFIELD ]Ul 23 b.s. PRESIDENT POLK Mav 7 and thereafter
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      768 9 STEAMER SAILINGS ISTHMIAN LINE Arriving from America via Firama and Loading for BOSTON, NEW YORK, AND BALTIMORE VIA SUEZ DIRECT. ia MONTGOMERY CITY doe Singapore Mar r, 89. STEEL WORKER due s, ;ir; Mar.' 26 s.s. STEEL MAKER due Singapore Apr. 26 Taking cargo on through Bi!Js 01* L*uiing to
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    223 10 The British transport Syria arrived in Singapore on her way home to Southampton yesterday with over 870 British Naval ratings on board. The M. M. outward mal Amazcue is expected here from Colombo on Sunday, March 2nd. at daylight. She will leave the same day at 2. p.m.
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    A FAMOUS SHIP.
    93 10 A small, sturdily-built wooden ship has just left Southampton en route for Norway. A casual observer noticing her passage down the Southampton Water might well feel inclined to describe her as an "old tub." Yet this vessel ha- been a shrine at which many hero worshippers have
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    PENANG IMPROVEMENTS.
    452 10 Nt« Church Strtet Jetty. The construction of the new Church Street Ghaut jetty, which has long been awa ted to relieve the congestion now existing between Penang and the Province, has at last been started, and very interesting model is on view at the Chamber of Commerce Rooms,
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      239 10 C£J^ m^m [K^ji I GOLD FLAKE GieHREIiES Famous all the World Cver. ©o©.aK[i I u i: ir[is 11 om dii t«*c t«»o« ~mT- Qq C6nts p6r BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO Co. (Straits), Ltd. (Incorporated in England) SINGAPORE— PEN ANG —KUALA LUMPUR. SOUTHERN RHODESIA [Southern Rhodesia possesses cne of the finest climates
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      141 10 Nights of Agony Nights oi Sltep I It is foolish to lie awake all the Ions; night through with that intolerable m Uciiiosoaused by Eczema, Prickly Heat or other skin disease. D.D.D. Prescription is oiade for you if you an a •ufferer. It will 000l that hot. fl «Ti»ii and
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      418 10 Genasco Roofing 2 PLY AND 3 PLY COMPLETE WITH PATENT KANT-LEAK KLEATS AND NAILS FOR FlXINii GENASCO IS QENAS OIS ''■-V" d THE RESULT Or IN THE OVER 40 YEARS j RUN,CH, EXPERIENCE ||f O^P^ THAN A INTHE ;4ASi4 iTISX MANUFACTURE B i Rr A c> PR( K OF READY
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      250 10 STEAMER SAILINGS LLOYD TRIESTINO S.N. u (Incorporated in Italy). HOMEWAKI) SAII.IN For Penang, Briiidisi, Venice and Tr,MU v i ports taking cargo on through E Lading for Fiume, the Levant and Bltei Sea Ports, also to all ports on the W»»i Coast of Italy. d uc to Due to Arr^
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
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      154 10 MAIL TABLE. TO-DAY. P. Samba and Pulau Soeffi Bonuit !> a m 1 Samhu and Pulau Soegi Cucob and Pontian Hang Chiap 9 a.m (ucob and Pontian Edina 9a m (ucob and Bcnuit Mersing 9a m Karimoii Soon Lee 9 a'm' cntianak Don^ala 11 a.m. Penang, Colombo and Bombay M
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      627 10 Merstag Hong Lian 1 p.m. Ktmaman, Kuala Dungun and Trengganu Hong Ho 2 p.m. Batavia, Samarang and Sourabaya Van der Wyck 2 p.m. Batavia and S-Ungei Liat Scott Harley 3 p.m. Malacca and Muar Meran .1 p.m. Batu Pahat Hang" Yon '.I p.m. Muar Flying Dragon 3 p.m. Medan Janssens
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    EXCHANGE.
    60 11 February, 28. Bank 4 m.s. j 1 3 16 Bank, demand 2 4 3-32 Private credits 3 m.s. '2 4 19-32 New York, demand 50 V* Credits 90 days 52'Hongkong, demand p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand llO l^. Java, demand 140 Bangkok, demand Tfjf Sovereign, Bank Buying 8.54 Bank of
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    PRODUCE.
    177 11 Tin 150 Tons, |I*»% Gambier ->(j jq Pepper white 25.00 Pepper Black I^oo f Flake Tapioca 14.00 Pearl Sago Small y.-.O Copra 12.40 Copra Sundried 12.70 Opium, Benares ant. 4.000 Rice, Rangoon white 276.00 Rice Siam No. 1 for export 30.00 Rice, Siam Xo. 2 for export 310.00 Rice,
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    27 11 Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot 47 47^ April-June 48 48 1 July-Sept. 49% 19%. London Quotation Sheet Is. l%d. Market Steady.
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    127 11 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (L. R. Macl'hail). Singapore, Feb. 28. Rubber Is l%d. 47. Tin. £279 10s. 139.62*4. 150 tons sold. Rubber. Brogas GO 65, Craigieleas 50 52%, Pa jams 5 5.15, Colinsburghs 85 90. Tin. Taipings 1.32% 1.37 1 cum, North--1.30 1.35 cum, Souths 1.05 1.10 ex, Petalmgs 1.14
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    BARLOW'S REPORT.
    177 11 Singapore, Feb. 2v Rabber. Since our last report the local market ha> somewhat fluctuated. At one time Spot Sheet touched 48, but dropped away again to round 47. The tendency was easier in yesterday's auction, hut in spite of this, prices realised show an improvement on those of
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    PHASER'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    547 11 Si n gapt,re, Feb. 27. The price of Tin after reacting to 872. 55., has again advanced t<> 1279. I<>>.. cau--\i\jjr a steadier feeling in the local >hatv market. A certait> amount of profit taking has resulted in a slight decline in sum the more speculative count
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    MACPHAIL & CO. LTD'S REPORT.
    110 11 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. Singapore, Feb. l»>. Kjibber.— London li. i> 4 d. LlK ai 47 Malays ijfH 1.1»7',.. Btaitto 1 LO3 Kedahs Ul „,;>,, Ma|aka p^J* i*.17% 1^0%!" L>l L nltt d "2u^aw MininK. A>am Knmbuifli Ma Ala Hnams 1.46 1.60, Kampo^- S SJi' Pet. 180 I'M,. Petal,,,, LlSfc
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S REPORT.
    139 11 n Singapore, Feb. 2v Fin.— £2ii> 10s. Unchanged LS9 i 150 tons. Rubber.— is. i%,j. miehaagwL Rubbers.— ew Craiffieleaa SO 52% Lunac 7.25 7.r>o. t w Scudaia 97% 102'"' Kedahs I.').', 2.0.',, Man.Jai T«k<Mltl 87 Bukit Jelotonga 49 52, ICentokabi 20 22 Liu Benut^ 21 >,
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    MALACCA NEWS.
    394 12 RETURN OF MISS JILL HILL. (From Our Own Correspondent). Malacca, Feb. 27. Mi>s Jill Hill and Coy., paid a return visit to Malacca on Saturday and grave a show at the Club before a large and enthusiastic auditnce. So much has been written about Mis> Jill Hill that
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    THE LATE MAJOR A. D. ELLISON.
    370 12 Wi regret to Announce that Major Arthur I -avid Ellison, M.C. R.F.A.. died in S;am on January 22. at the age of "29. from burn- t during the destruction the Borneo Company's office by rire. Bfaji r Ellison's death follows soon on at of
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    DISCIPLINE.
    130 12 One <>f the finest examples of discipline saving the situation is recalled to a Correspondent, who witnessed the incident, by the story from Melbourne n armed man running amok and killing two women and a man. A tepoy of an I in regiment had gone temporarily mad, and, aimed
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    25 12 •N"t a drop of rain has fallen during the past month in Sandakan and the heat during the middle of the day, is sometimes suffocating.
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    18 12 I THE LINCOLNSHIRE. [Reuter's Servce.j London, Feb. 27. Epinard has been scratched for the Lincolnshire Handicap.
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    BOXER SIKI SICK.
    14 12 Havana, Feb. 27. Battling Siki hi lerioosly ill with bronchial pneumonia.
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    S. R. A. STIPENDIARY STEWARD APPOINTED.
    351 12 Mr. Ridftarn Chosen. Mr. (J. V\\ K. Redfearn has been appointed Stipendiary Steward and Official lie*surer to the S. K. A., for a probationary term of nine months, commencing Ist oJ May. 1924. He will sever his connection with his present training and livery
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    S. C. C. BILLIARDS.
    185 12 Finai^ <t Snooker and Class. The second billiard tournament at the icket n,h ended yesterday evAing, when the finals of the B. Class billiards. ami the snooker tournament were play* In the snooker final A. L. Gilmore beat K. H (J:::e hv f.6 po nts. In
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    S. C. C. TENNIS.
    185 12 Opening «>t Spring Toiirnanu nt. Tlu S. Spi ng Lawn Teni is Tournament commences on Monday, when the fol towing ties will be pli-ycd: NcwCMacrs' Handicap. Dr. Lfrdow vs. E. D. Andrews. K. A. Phayre vs. J. Berry. R. K. Smith vs. K. T. Mallinson, W.
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    S. R. C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    90 12 Entry sheets for the S.R.C. Spring T< nnil Tournament are now open. Entries close on Wednesday March 12th by which date all entrance fees must have been paid. Australian mails have brought news of the death of Dr. W. H. Lang, handicapper ♦<> the Victoria
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    534 12 THE LEAGUE TABLES. The positions of the clubs in the various Home Leagues are. Division I. Goa.s. P. W. L. D. for agt. Pts. Cardiff C. 28 16 3 9 49 24 41 Sunderland 29 16 6 7 50 33 39 Huddersfteld 26 16 6 6 42 22
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    YACHTING.
    105 12 Tnv' following Royal S ngapore C arrangements are announced. "n Sunday, the last of the oeries ol races for the Guillemard Challenge Cdjp wil! be sailed over the Club Coursi Startg gur at in a.m. Hand caps: Kathleen 8.0, Polly Scratch, Betty 5.1, Helen 3.5, Gertrude 6.8, Klla 4.4
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    CRICKET.
    52 12 Tlu f< [lowing vi'l p'.uy for the s.R.c Lanka Union on Saturday commencing at i m. iharp on the S.R.C. ground. K. Bartels, T. Leijssius, M. 6. Antho n:<z, L. Campbell, G. Armstrong, V. C Westerhout, S. I>. Gander, H. c;. Stack i Bligh, W. A. Keyt, and C.
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    ENGLISH GOLF UNION RECOGNISED
    39 12 London, February 14. At a conference oi delegates of County Golf Unions it wt announced that the Royal and Ancient would recognise the newly-formed Englisl Golf Union. Tht meeting unanimously Je. ided t<> challengt America.
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    RUGBY FOOTBALL HUMOUR.
    258 12 Dunn i a sternly-contested match a Ruirby football, Ln which no quarter i: given <>r expected, the rules are sometime! broken accidentally, on purpose. >o t( -peak. Thus in an old-time Yorkshire match a player was grassed when he wa< not in possession of the ball, and
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    SINGAPORE NAVAL BASE.
    927 12 AN INSURANCE FOR HOME SUPPLIES. It can be authoritatively stated, in spite of pronouncement? to the contrary, that no decision has been come to by the new Government to abandon the scheme, for developing 1 the Singapore naval base to fit it for a first-class fleet. Furthermore,
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    21 12 +1 Mr. S. D. Holland assumed management of t>.€ Jesselton Office of the State Bank C North Borneo on 15th inst.
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    62 12 Programme of Drills up to and for 2nd March, 1924. Friday, 29 .h, Eurasian Coy., M. G. Platoon, S. R A. (v). Saturday, March Ist, Parrcr Ran^e. S. V. C. vs. H. M. S. Carlisle, teams of eieht. Sunday, March 2nd, Fairer Ran?re, S. V. R. A.
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