The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 31 January 1925
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Title Section16 1925-01-31 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1925. NO. 11,403.16 words
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Article265 1925-01-31 1 The London Times says that the Straits Settlements could, in the long run, hardly lose revenue from opium if it more resolutely set its face against the traffic Page 9. Serious tribal fighting has broken out in Morocco, both sides sustaining heavy casualties Page 9. A French265 words
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Article960 1925-01-31 1 Quicquid agunl homines iiostri est farrag* Libclli JuTenal. High Street was en f.'-te on Thursday. Sir Harry Lauder had arrived seeking new sticks. The bargaining aroused the admiration of the most hardened purveyor to tourists. :J 0 tf "Lord a mercy," exclaimed ttife famous Scot as960 words
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Advertisement178 1925-01-31 1 *^j N LOO N G m BBCOCXBBD WHMW |M ,,H STKBBT. RAFFLES HOTEL. Guest Night. DINNER DANCE. SEA VIEW HOTEL. Sunda>. Ist Feb.— Bathing.— High Water, 4.29 p.m. Sunday Tittin^— Afternoon Tea. Dinner and Cinema. (inema at 9.45 p.m. •'Quincy Adams Sawyer." Metro Drama John Bowers. Dinner and Cinema. $3.00178 words
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Advertisement137 1925-01-31 1 After the best of dinners the qnebest cigarette STATE EXPRESS No. 555 are in perfect harmony with an exquisite dinner and rare wine, vivacious society and sojt-toned music. STATE EXPRESS is the one cigarette which intensifies the refinement of every occasion. Made by hand VIRCINIA N^»- CICARETTtS > N C137 words
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Advertisement100 1925-01-31 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Notice re Festival of Taipusain Page 7. -Alhambra cinema new programme Page Exchange Banks close next Saturday Page 7. Bankruptcy notices and Sheriff's sales Page 7. Compare the work Oi s Royal typewriter Page 1. Crawford's Cream Cracker! at Barlow's Page 3. Black Diamond Files at United Engineers100 words
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Advertisement14 1925-01-31 1 WING LOONG FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32, HIGH STREET.14 words
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Miscellaneous102 1925-01-31 1 THE WEEK. Sdtiaduy, Slst. Hiph Water, 3.5 a.m., 3.21) p.m. Lunns, annl. mtgr., Evatt's, noon. Rugby: S.C.C. vs X. Sembilan. S.C.C, 4.45 p.m. Harry Lauder, Vic. Theatre, 9.30 p.m. Sunday, F<b. Ist. High Water, 3.50 a.m., 4.29 p.m. Monday, 2nd. High Water, 4.39 a.m., 5.49 p.m. Legislative Council, 10.30 a.m.102 words
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Article151 1925-01-31 2 **We live ir r.t'ir.iity i)| i if ne iss 'y." de tered Lord Riddell, tnnuaJ p ing of PitSi h 01, Soul n Row, :r. the i' Kail, I mdon. •It is an aft*c of special ism/' he pj 1. "A great n le fail, e they n151 words
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Article149 1925-01-31 2 \..i Life. say* Aristotle, i at the Good Life It our object here below. The attention of i minded persons may b>- n I a little treatise <-n one imp i aspect of I living the noble science, namely, of 'W .in 1 uy— which ha> just been149 words
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Article128 1925-01-31 2 I rgettea Heirlooms IJring a Fortune. Tht ft] Mk of Rembrandt eteh- by Mr. J. E. Rudpe, of -ham. among forgotten family heirlooms bmnk, pleted on Dec. 17th., at Christie's. Che total f<n- ihn two days was M4471 "The First Btat of the portrait etching128 words
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Article142 1925-01-31 2 THE OTTER AM USES HIMSELF. Travellers' tales tell of the otter-slides pf North America, ami how the otters delight in tobogganing: down snow-slopes, so (hat MM will shoot down a slide twenty! times in sin-cession with all the <rusto of a boy on a toboggan. Something like a slide JIM142 words
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Article58 1925-01-31 2 Aix LV^-Bairis. Dec. 21. The dan age done by fire to the Hotel I'Albion, which is now nothing else but a burnt-out shell is estimated at 6,000,000 francs. The building was in the hands' of painters and plumbers and undergoing a thorough overhaul when the outbreak "occurred,58 words
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Advertisement400 1925-01-31 2 THE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. Owing to unprecedented success the present attractions are being: continued. ADMISSION 20 cents. Sunday Feb. 1 DAYLIGHT FIREWORKS. Thurs. Feb. 4 5. WONOSOBO CHARITY NIGHTS. MISS LILIAN NEWTON'S SCHOOL OF DANCING 40, Cairnhill Road, 'Phone 1608 CLASSES FOii CHILDREN MODERN BALLROOM DANCING. Ny Carlsberg Beer ft;400 words
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Advertisement210 1925-01-31 2 VICTORIA THEATRE TO-NIGHT TONIGHT at 9.30 and every night at 9.30 FOR A VERY BRIEF SEASON E. J. CARROLL Presents THE WORLD'S GREATEST ENTERTAINER Sir HARRY LAUDER Together with a Company of INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS "^4 Real London Show" CHANGE OF PROGRAMME MONDAY Prices Stalls and Circle $5 Gallery $2 COMING210 words
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Advertisement318 1925-01-31 2 Alhambra, From Saturday, 31st January, to Thursdax 1 eWi In the Second Show at 9 p.m. Sharp, THE WALL NUT 1 Reel Star Comedy. TOPICAL BUDGET of inttrcsl A POWERFULLY DRAMATIC AND tPPEALIM IT IS A J. STUART BLACKTON-VITAGRAPH SPEci with an unusually strong cast of LOU TELLEGEN, ANNA <}.318 words
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Article498 1925-01-31 3 THE ROMANCE OF A NAME. (By Alaus Lee.) At a l lance, it might appear that the example of Russia in twice changing over he name of Its capital had been adopted by Norway. But this b not the case. Rusftil chfcnjr;d th* mum- of St. Petersburg a name498 words
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Article91 1925-01-31 3 .Man's Eight Sentences in a Police Corrt. Birmingham. Dec. 23. A Birmingham accountant named Sidney Howard Withey had a full dav at the Birmingham Police Court to-day. He v.a> sentenced to: One month's hard labour for attacking tho police. A month'? hard labour lor neglecting91 words
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Advertisement292 1925-01-31 3 Your Baby I will be sturdy and /happy I i ii his food contains all the Your Baby needs Glaxo to make I jnsning elements of the purest him as you would have him, I obtainable, and happy if that milk abounding in good health and nin an easily digested292 words
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Advertisement191 1925-01-31 3 I > Crawford's VJream Ijrisp and V/reamy BARLOW COMPANY, TEL. 2790. SOLE AGENTS TEL. 2790. OoMFORTABLE JtiIGHLY TRY IT AND JtiIFFICIENT BUY IT *\T FROM !I BORNEO Reliable MOTORS Only LIMITED q>1,500 xIiCONOMICAL FTI X RANSPORTATION. PARIPAN LTD., PICCADILLY CIRCUS, LONDON. -MANUFACTURERS OF THE ENAMELS SUPREME PARIPAN GLOSSY PARIPAN FLAT191 words
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Article402 1925-01-31 4 Arising out of the inclusion in the King's Speech of a ;«tatement that a now Bill is to be introduced to amend ami consolidate the law with regard to the DM of road I vehicles much speculation and somewhat wild conjecture have been indulged in by402 words
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Article97 1925-01-31 4 Surprising Figures. From Ist May to 31st October, 1924 (6 months) the Automobile Association Touring Department issued more than 170,000 itineraries, running to the colossal mileage of approximately 68,000,000 or 8,000,000 in exctss of the total issued for the whoU of last year. The itineraries have touched97 words
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Article121 1925-01-31 4 Here are Some Rules. There are ten rules for saving gasolene, and obedience to all of them ought to result in cutting gasolene bills at lea?t onequarter. Tlie«e rules are: Keep tyres well inflated. See that brake? do not drag. Sec that battery is well charged. Keep engine121 words
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Article24 1925-01-31 4 The latest number issued by the Traffic Branch for a motor-car is 5331. The highest number for a motorcycle is 1140.24 words
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Article135 1925-01-31 4 For Reconstruction Work. The arrival reported by the Japan Automobile Co., at Xakano, near Tokyo, of a shipment of Thornycroft lorries indicates that the gigantic task of reconstruction after the Japanese earthquake is now proceeding. These lorries created an excellent impression, and the engineers in charge of135 words
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Article87 1925-01-31 4 Traffic accidents in the Settlement during i the month of Nov., 1924, numbered 547 as compared with 47 X in November of the pre- I vious year. A total of 203 persons were injured and 10 killed last month as com- pared with 167 injured and 1187 words
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Advertisement224 1925-01-31 4 BLACK DIAMOND I m INFIMTK VARIETY <^mm <«m FOR GUARANTEE 1 1 S OF EVERY SHAPE AND C^ I I t^ AND SATISFACTION |l 1 CUTTING QUALITY' IS MJ I Jj MU ij INSIST 0N GETTING THE 1 I 1 H AVAILABLE FROM "BARNETT BLACK Ml| 1 HB stock. DIAMOND"224 words
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Article112 1925-01-31 5 tfchltsi Driven. Nutter, Limited. tfOed the following tnben of the $it mainly a attennd tbt irla i whether riual gem- March. i he j>ua! monthly eld a October, 1 I •\n menMr. <>n to of Mr. i ease In w bai n';.de it every pos- ad- rred112 words
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Article28 1925-01-31 5 Kuur(een I)ays Cairo ridew, T. lk «r, who crowed the nee, da£ .which rub, rorw iiad to ..ver in ttOH maty ldl v h ir28 words
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Article101 1925-01-31 5 Possibilities have U-< i Overlooked. Some day, when roads are smooth, duj-t--less, and perfect, when engines are tiny and Incoaspieaoas, and when beaaty can be givtn full expression In motorcar, wonder- fu\ colours and patterning* of different tints will be used to decorate motoi vehk Bu:101 words
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Article96 1925-01-31 5 Stage of I'rac.ual Usefulness. Paris, Dec. 26. In the Chamber to-day the interesting: question of the possibilities of a "national carburant," that is to say, of a substitute for petrol for driving motor engine?, was raised on the Estimate! for the State Munition factories. In reply96 words
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Article, Illustration368 1925-01-31 5 The motor omnibuses oi Paris are driven by a mixture containing 25 per cent, ofj alcohol, and all the military motor vehicles use a mixture of which rleohol forms 50 par cent. If there was a shortage of this form of motor spirit it v. a? becauseEx - 368 words
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Article15 1925-01-31 5 Dutch interests have purchased the Rubber Trusts Stalmann's lands conre«-sion3 ir. Sumatra for £365,000 cash.15 words
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Advertisement114 1925-01-31 5 highest di'^rw "t quality and efficiency. K^^> BwogniM-d as the best constructed in the y&fyr* VWy^Kj? guaranteed against any defect. M |wu^^^9 Among: the thousands of Leyland users are: ,1 M. The Kintf. H. M. Government. H. M. Admiralty. H. >» uar mce I?" AiF Ministr > H. M. Postmaster114 words
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Advertisement197 1925-01-31 5 »»Tr»-*-irw^v«"«"W"^"« 1 THE NEW A NEW TYPE OF BEAUTY 1 MANY UNIQUE FEATURES EFFICIENT HYDRAULIC FOUR-WHEEL BRAKES, ji IMPROVED GEAR CHANGING. "I SPECIAL STEERING DESIGNED FOR BALLOON TYRES. 5 LIGHTS CONTROLLED FROM CENTRE OF > j! STEERING WHEEL. l\ GENUINE BALLOON TYRES. BALL TYPE ACCELERATOR. J: JB I Handsome and197 words
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Article455 1925-01-31 6 "Victory Over Spain Not Enough." Paris, Dec. 18. Official quarters here have obtained confirmation of the disaster infiicied on the j Spanish forces by the revolt of the Anjera I tribes nien. There is serious misgiving rej raiding the future, as it is feared that j Abd-el-Krim,455 words
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Article455 1925-01-31 6 The Lord Chamberlain has taken a step which is unusual, but not unprecedented, in banning a sketch in which four members of the company were to be made up as Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Mr. Winston Churchill, and Mr. Austen Chamberiain. Prominent politicians have455 words
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Article413 1925-01-31 6 Caustic Letter in Daily Telegraph. I..»ndon, .[an. 10. A caustic letter from Lord Oliviei uproars in The Daily Telegraph, in which Lord Olivier states that, as the Labourites are no lonper in office, t.nd no patriotic purpose, however imaginary, can any longer be senred by413 words
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Article59 1925-01-31 6 He was in many respects an excellent msband, but tact was never his strong )oint. "I was just wondering, my dear," je remarked, as he stared into the gas ire, ''what sort of an epitaph you would ike to have on your tombstone?" His pouse considered for a59 words
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Article292 1925-01-31 6 Knifing Master^ Tribute to the Vom S< hoolhoy. 1 indoor "People v.w not now ash* I religion. They do not i If numbera of boyi attend the -> i Thia view wn- expreaaad in an ai view by Mr. A. M. Goodhart, wh baa retired from Eton,292 words
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Article38 1925-01-31 6 Par- j*^ A sensation rooms at Cannes vrfc R Mrof Toronto, tried his luck p tf CWI, after bt N*as iv.liu^i last iwiinv. He iron b*ck U2.000 w^ until dawn, when he was U.38 words
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Advertisement186 1925-01-31 6 4/ ""-^9 I FRASER NEAVE, LIMITED, j I Singapore and Branches. n I Manufacturers of Aerated Waters, Syrups, Squashes, Cordials I and Culinary Essences, renowned for their excellence throughout Malaya, Siam and the Dutch Indies. FOR QUALITY AND SERVICE. THE TOILET DRESSING I JwS&wL 1 FOR HOT CLIMATES 1 /^^^&S^|186 words
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Advertisement286 1925-01-31 7 cigar; haw ,rand in mansions, been tw highest quality ar j a obtainable from: 1 25-A S. Canal Si. D'Almeids St. KvTAICHAN., 19 T€lok Ayer St. ffwYEWCHYE A SONS^ High St. A A i EXCIES LTD^ Choalia St. I %uA r«* the Illustrated 1 I i'.f'iloiriff of Musical lastrumenta. Z286 words
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Advertisement876 1925-01-31 7 1 TROPICAL AGRICULTURE. I LORD MAYOR'S APPEAL. NEED FOR EMPIRE COLLEGES. [Reuur's Service.] London. Jan. 29. 'he Lord Mayor presided at a luncheon ihe Mansion House in connection with lan appeal for £ioo.( upport the Imperial Collefe of Ti. Agriculture. I bare was distinguished company, intiudinjr Hiph Commissioners and AgrontsGeiM876 words
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Advertisement660 1925-01-31 7 GOLD PARITY" BANKER'S OPINION. EMBARGO ON EXPORTS. [Reuter*s Service.] London, Jan. 29. Mi. Waiter Leaf, Chairman of the Westminster Bank, presiding at the annual meeting of shareholder*, said it did not follow because we had reached a parity that we c.uld immediately temove the embargo on export gold. This was660 words
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Advertisement608 1925-01-31 7 NOTICES. the Manufactu Life Insure Compar 0 moved their oSce to the 2nd ;ioor Honj kong Bank Chambers, Collyer Quay 31 6-2 ORDINANCE No. 44 (BANKRUPTCY), IN THE SUPREME COI'RT OF THE STRAITS SE TTLEMEXTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. In Bankruptcy. x o 35S of 1924. Re (1) Lew Yong Choi.608 words
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Advertisement557 1925-01-31 7 For WATCH VAI.ITB Specialising in accurate timekeepers to withstand the climatic eondHloni of the East. POCKET WATCHES JOKORE LEVER I $5 Earh IN TWO SIZES MOTION LEVER n THIN PATTERN WITH SCREW SB-50 Kach. CASES J Stocks of Gold and Silver Hasten and Half Hunters. j WRISTLET WATCHES NEW PATTERN557 words
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Miscellaneous758 1925-01-31 7 CHURCH SERVICES'. ST. A KDREWI CATHEDRAL. I «>urth SsndajF after Epiphany, (Dedicati(;n estival). a.m. Holy Communion. 7.40 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral). y-15 a.m. Matins followed by Holy Communion. 4 p.m. Children's Service. 5.30 p.m. rests] Ev-ensonp and Sermon. ST. MATTHEW'S SLTOY lIXES. 1 a.m. Holy Communion. JOHORE BAHKU, 8 P.m.758 words
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628 1925-01-31 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1925. A Fault of Westernism. S u>e:l have we become, through growing up with it. to our civilisation that we have failed to discern its ugliness and crudities. Whilst these have escaped our notice they have impressed themselves on the thinkers of the East628 words
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Article598 1925-01-31 8 Mr. T. W. H. Kingston has been appointed .i Police Magistrate for Penan*. The importation or bringing into the Colony <>i The Muslim Standard, published in Berlin by M. Wall Khan, is prohibited. The Postmaster-General has appointed the Post Office at Merlimau. Malacca, to be an office of the Post598 words
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Article52 1925-01-31 8 CHINES!! WOMAN CHARGED. Kuala LiimPur. Jan. 30. A Chinese woman, giving: the name fti Wontj Sunj<. was charged in the Police Court with attempted murder in tonnetion with the Chinese Protectorate bomb outrange, and remanded till February Bth. Her left arm was in a sling; otherwis she52 words
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Article111 1925-01-31 8 (By Courtesy of the Nanyo NichiXichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio. Jan. 29. Mr. Tokichi Tanaka, ex-Vice-Ministei f*>r Foreign Affairs, has been elected President of the Japan 1 iir.es Press. The difficulties which weie brewing in the Seiyu-Honto, the only party out of Office, have increased, and it is stated that111 words
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Article620 1925-01-31 8 Messrs. F. V. Duckworth. W. Taylor and A. Hyde have been appointed cadets in the Malayan Civil Service. Mr. Donald Pateraofl has been appointed local chairman of the Singapore Harbour Board. Che Mohamed Ali bin Mat Saman has been appointed an Export Duty Officer for Malacca. Mr. N. D. Mudie620 words
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LOCAL WIRES.
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Article131 1925-01-31 8 v collision occur, evening between mot. r cycle ridden V i «w Bu.tern Exien which the cycli« ly with only ./ihJ coming towards t<m,, bungalow, N PK2B2, .ming fr i: wheel of th, Bruard. Theeai cont'inu. Ens to the ii,rht and p Us h :1 d?stan f ixtj131 words
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Article47 1925-01-31 8 (From Out Own Cotresp IVnanit. J an The yacht Sapphire, U. H. Broughton. wl with Mr. Blair, th „,j jj£ and Lord Inverclyde, ship* '•■eve laafl evening. Th*- foal amton on Nov. Ist undei I CapUin Reavley, anH has t«u and Rangoon. It Singapoi47 words
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Article232 1925-01-31 8 Pupils of the Education n-purtmtttm nastic classes gave an exe< the ICtmorial Hall v~ fere a record hi use. triumph for Mr. .1. W. Jeff m uci ulhais concerned. The profraisat ms] ,(1 was followed by the tud keenness which was inspired If the m lent quality232 words
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Article161 1925-01-31 8 Th Mi'.j drivers of 1 J >tor cam ftfrured in a < r-hfch n ird M Ctori The Ui i f having drr Timah-road on the 26th. inrt ti ifflc. It a»- i by Hi Joh re Bahru, I Lj, N J.8.113 t > pas* the a161 words
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Advertisement135 1925-01-31 8 f IB THE CONNOISSEUR i COMES TO JJ CALDBECKS |t Hm Jas. COUTTS S Co's. *^S^"H SIPERIOK LONDON H SOLE IMPORTERS Caldbeck, Macgregor^ Company, Ltd, (Incorporated in Snanshai.) I!, R«»binson Road. Tel< phone No. 228. PATRONISED C^^^l^^^^^ ROYALTY A GOOD INVESTMENT THIS NEW YEAR. m IF YOU BUY SOMETHING PRECIOUS135 words
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Advertisement34 1925-01-31 8 i IP h^^st n jfnuai //A >.'■ i+ I r'ilmcu r Jttww~x. t t'» -~.'t i M CIASCOW I |WWj.OXLEYic ACEf»75.S.i»f «.sJ SOLE AGENTS: W. R. LOXLEY CO. Robimon Ron Singapore. |j PJ&lli' t I34 words
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Advertisement21 1925-01-31 8 MemlHis and Wen U Mr I c-iation will bo fbd to t JJ w Dawood has v»m> fe> .sent the Aaaodation21 words
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Article46 1925-01-31 9 S i nadon. .J« r Opium I foreneos, j< n thai too Hongkong, B nd sayi that ttlententi hardly lose from raflc, ler it Progresi elst- that eflcient, the manageable > of the i. tion is at nd at i B principle sound one.46 words
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Article56 1925-01-31 9 Sen ice.] I ..ndon. Jan. .in. t,. term! Prime do the U ftai- i atteni that oat in bmh4 "f that after some AUM Krim'^ feba former ei their luli'a Sev< re Aghting ii< es, ai an 1 nephew isonei at Tazeiut. red. Pari>. Jan. M. that56 words
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Article41 1925-01-31 9 S< rvke.] Pan-. Jan. :?0. he recent Soviet the Rnesorelude to Bnafoand 5 I rman alliance has n Anglo-Franco-.Matin layi s that Germany from yieldtm alliance MM. declares hvrchill fav an Angiote subject to Ger>f her peaeafnl inten-41 words
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Article40 1925-01-31 9 [Kent S Hltfc, V* Hampshire. Jan. .U). blizzard yesterday M! v ith a crew ot led on the roeki at her poaitioi nnable to react Uld heavy sea- breeche* ven miles o hoot a line to her.40 words
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Article40 1925-01-31 9 [Renter's Service.] l*ari>. Jan. 30. to the newipapen the Chamthe Government t*aired after strong Herriot to avoid a split in The Premier said he W they abstained from *I intended be would become er "«*Rifht Parties and wol"d40 words
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Article26 1925-01-31 9 fewter'i s ni«.] •'aris, J an :i0 i- l-arned that the -'Uml Darostadt nih "niitaries ordered It number of public M>;u'ar <»u page 7.]26 words
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Article26 1925-01-31 9 7**. F-M.S. Gov- A person enterull h pound of ■pfi^W J-5 on the total Pound or Ln T tra <iuty of 1 !Mlt "f <>ne pound.26 words
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Article1358 1925-01-31 9 RIBEIRO CO. ALTERNATIVE TO \\IM)INfMI\ MoStfha k\ M»rt to be Presented. The fteveutesatn ordinary general Meating Of MtMri C. A. Kibciro and Company 1 I at the Company's oflV.'s yesterlay BftorßOOß. Thi> chairman (Mr. C A. a BUva) presided, and there wer* also present the hon'bl.- Mr. E. Tespensohn, ISM1,358 words
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Article1342 1925-01-31 9 THE Bl KIT TIMAH FLOODING. Mr. DwuMM on V.-s'i Pondss. In the absence of Mr. ft. J. Fa'rrer, President, Mr. J. Robertson presided over the ordinary meeting of th:* Municipal Commissioner* hfld yesterday rfternoon. Those esent were Messrs. London, A. J. An- njr, S. Q. Wo«Ci See Tiong1,342 words
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Article155 1925-01-31 9 Tamil House Servant Punished. An instance was to be seen at the Kuala I Lumpur police court recently of the dange- j rous risks of bringing false charges. Francis, a Tamil kitchen help in a Eu- ropean bungalow, charged Suppiah, employed in the same household, with the155 words
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Advertisement58 1925-01-31 9 1 An open competitive examination for I j admission to the Indian Civil Service will ij be held in London, beginning on Aug. 1. I The regulations for this examination may be inspected on application at the Fede- ral Secretariat, on any week-day between i the hours of 9 a.m.58 words
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Advertisement217 1925-01-31 9 SUTTONS VEGETABLE AND GARDEN SEEDS. JUST ARRIVED. FLOWER SEEDS VEGETABLE SEEDS I Every Packet in Sealed Tins. 10 cts. per packet. 65 cts. per packet. umwft Q, r f r r r DJB*£iii hucton .i market favourite. ASTER. Mixed Colours. CELBEY, Wright a piant white. BALSA}.!, improved rose-flowered. COS LETTUCE,217 words
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Advertisement776 1925-01-31 10 STEAMER SAILINGS ~WMTONpLTmE~~ Regular Services to. LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN. GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. Taking rariro on through Bills of Lading for all Overland Points. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. t SARPEDON Marseilles,776 words
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Advertisement505 1925-01-31 10 STEAMER SAILINGS Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (♦INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) ELLERMAN" LINE. Passenger and Freight Services TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG. s.s. CITY OF TOKIO due In Port s.s. CITY OF DUNKIRK due Feb. 26 s.s. BLOEMFONTEIN due Mar505 words
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Advertisement566 1925-01-31 10 STEAMER SAILINgT^^^I BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. I (Incorporated fan England) K MAIL, PASSENGER ANI» CARGO SERVff E S PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION I LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. I (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government) I OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARD* I For China and Japan. For Marseilles,566 words
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THE LIGHT SIDE OF LIFE.
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Article1560 1925-01-31 11 (From Our Qwn Correspondent). I<Qiwion, Jan. 1. ror the ttrnt time to-day J noticed in the oronibuvjes that a boot polish was advertising its wares in about a dozen different languages, from Chinese to Maygar. This is what we are com In* to. I am1,560 words
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Article205 1925-01-31 11 High Proportion of Doaths irom Motor-cars. Paris, Dec. 20. The 1 annual report on 'he Paris police, which was distributed t > the members of I rhe Municipal Council yesterday, shows that during the eleven months from January 1 to November 30, the number of street205 words
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Article318 1925-01-31 11 "I Have Learned More Than You Know." New York. Dec. 16. The Grand Duchess Victoria, wife of the Grand Duke Cyril, who recently proclaimed himself "C»r of all the Russia*," sailed in the French liner France this morning without obtaining official recognition oi' her ■elf-asstuned318 words
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Article223 1925-01-31 11 When a Tenant may Act in Self-Defence. The ritfht of a man to kill a fcVMpMMT in his house wai explain* d bf the Lord Chief Justice ni the Court of Criminal Appeal when the ccurt quashed the conviction of Israel -lames Hussey, a coloured223 words
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Article97 1925-01-31 11 ECHO OF THE CZAR'S M URDER. Brussels, Dec. 16. Doloboridoff, one of the presumed j»b--■aMIBI of the Russian imperial family In Ekaterino.-lav, and an active au'ent of the Moscow Government, is said to be amontf a batrh of Russian Communists who have recently been expelled from France. His arrest in97 words
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Advertisement332 1925-01-31 11 Itackache I T :K !r •lirtH-" 11^ when I r^pilb arc iwed. Relief m XS]ll .imnst inatanUy and I '„,/tl,. trouble I Kperienet of Mm. I r ;i: the »M,st proof of Ihe I J ike remedy, tor ben w;i 3 I cate. Writing from I m lurk got **n*332 words
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Advertisement462 1925-01-31 11 A NOVEL COMPETITION I CASH O*l (\f\f\ CASH I I PRIZES PRIZES I NO ENTRANCE FEES. I 1 Prize of $500 $500 1 II 2 Prizes of $100 each 200 S 4 Prizes of 25 100 20 Prizes of 10 200 W $1,000 j= 1 atv i^ British-American Tobacco Company,462 words
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Article108 1925-01-31 12 An unrecorded row on a big interstate liner was told to the Brisbane Courier by a shipping man as illustrative of what is possible under conditions of the last few years. The crew of this vessel took exception to the bo'sun. They said he would have to leave. The company108 words
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Article309 1925-01-31 12 The Shipping and the Import and Export Offices will be open for one hour only (from IP a.m. to 11 a.m.) on Saturday, Feb. 7th. Selat Sinki. To-day, and probably for about one week, a vessel will be employed sounding in Selat Sinki. Masters of ships are requested309 words
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Article77 1925-01-31 12 In the Marine Court, seven members of the crew of the steamer Perak were charged with disobeying lawful orders and assaulting Mr. W. Luckin, Chief Officer. It was stated that the accused refjsed point blank to carry out instructions to fill water buckc:s for the sanitary pip^s and77 words
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Article81 1925-01-31 12 Lieutenant -Commander Ingham, R.X., Sfai present on the invitation of General Wong Suk Chi. when the letter's troops conducted operations, on Jan. 19th and 2uth. against a gang of pirates and robbers at Bias Bay. As a result of the operations, which were completely successful, 1781 words
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Article246 1925-01-31 12 Samoan's Exploits. Auckland. Dec. 20. The arrival of three half-caste Samoans aboard the Tofua concluded one of the OTDSt daring escapades in Samoan history. About six months ago four Samoans boarded the fire yacht Anna, in Apia harbour, making a complete escapt in the stolen 'laft. Soon after246 words
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Article176 1925-01-31 12 Adventurous Englishmen. (Australian Press A sociation.) London, Dec. 26. An expedition of 14 men, under Captain Norman Wilkin, of the Royal Naval Reserve, will sail in thn three-master frigate Marian, on New Year's Day, from Appeldore, where Drake weighed another in 1577, and follow minutely the route176 words
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Advertisement504 1925-01-31 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE Repular monthly Failings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) •nd MONTORO (5,000 ton*.) The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins Luxe, single berth cabins, swimming bath, gymnasium504 words
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Advertisement355 1925-01-31 12 THOMASMOSLEY&CoI GIBRALTAR. I SHIPPERS OF HIGHEST I QUALITY PORT WINE. I OBTAINABLE FROM I John Little Co, Ltd. I (Incorporated in England.) H SINGAPORE AND KUALA LUMPUR. I MESSAGERIES MARITIMES Under contract with the French Government Mail and Passenger Services. DIRECT FORTNIGHTLY FAR EASTERN SERVICE. HOMEWARD MAILS. To Marseilles via355 words
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Advertisement288 1925-01-31 12 LLOYD TRIESTINO S.N rn (Incorporated in Italy.) HOMEWARD SAILINGS Bi-monthly service for BrindiVi. Y«and Trieste via norts taHnz through Bills of Lading fur Fin?/ Levant and Black Sea Ports, also ports on the West G ast of Italy. Due to D Uf u Uriie SjiL VENEZIA Feb. 14 M| NUMIDIA288 words
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Miscellaneous589 1925-01-31 12 MAIL TABLE. TO-DAY. Hongkong, Shanghai and Dalny Patroclus 8 a.m. Cuccb and Pontian Houg Soon 9 a.m. Pulau Soegi Sultana 9 a.m. Karimon Fook Mow 9 a.m. P. Sambu, "Banjoewangie, Carnarvon and Fremantle M. S. Kangaroo 9 a.m. Cucob and Benuit H. Cheang 9 a.m. Cheribon Samarang V. Hoorn y589 words
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Advertisement553 1925-01-31 13 Y^ STEAMER SAILINGS 0 S K. Line. pectinations Steamers. Arr. Dept. -tarf IMtcniam. Antwerp, l*n<i<*- Ha C(l iombo Aden and Port Amazon Maru Feb. 6 Feb. 7 via San Francisco, Panama Havre Maru from Kobo Feb. 19 V (P ri Elizabeth). SantM and Buenos Canada Maru Feb. 7 Feb. 9553 words
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Advertisement414 1925-01-31 13 STEAMER SAILINGS PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE 38 Days to BOSTON 41 Days to NEW YORK OILBURNERS. NO COAL DUST. NO CINDERS. ABSOLUTE CLEANLINESS. via Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles. From New York these fine new liners continue on Round the World, returning to Singapore in 110 days. Next414 words
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Advertisement759 1925-01-31 13 STEAMER SAILINGS 1 AMMCAN FAR EAST LINE. I OPERATED FOR UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD I 1 fcY STRUTHER AND BARRY, MANAGING OPERATORS SINGAPORE TO LOS ANGELES AND I SAN FRANCISCO. U.S.S.B. WEST CARMONA Feb 6 U.S.S.B. WEST CAJOOT Mar U.S.S.B. WEST SEQUANA Aprii and subsequent steamers approximately 30 days apart.759 words
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Article1503 1925-01-31 14 HOLIDAY FOOTBALL. Gale Stops Matches. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 1. Christmas Day was quite fine and sunny and so, for. the most part, was Boxing Day. The Saturday brought weather which will remain long in the memory of all. Still, let me deal with the better1,503 words
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Article283 1925-01-31 14 Alleged Effect of Suddtn Acce»»ion of Fortune. Paris, Dec. 22. A remarkable case of alleged murder, in which a husband i* accused of having taken his wife's life btc^use, although she had assisted him devotedly tj make his fortune, he did Dot consider she was suit-283 words
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Article126 1925-01-31 14 Re* arch Work in Sc; hern Rhodesia London, Doc. 19. On the invitation of the High Commissioner foi Southern Rhodesia, Sir Francis Newton the authority of the London S-'hooi of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine have agreed to send out research worker* to investigate diseases common to Rhodesia and126 words
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Article36 1925-01-31 14 a uv v Montreal, Eke. 2«. A hre which broke out in St. Catherinfe•treet, in the west of the city, this moiting, resulted in damagr* to four ktor^ reckoned at 200,000 dollart.36 words
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Article1544 1925-01-31 14 THE DISASTROUS CLOSE OF 1924. TEKRIHC GALES AND FLOODS. (From Our Own Correspondent-) l.ondim. Jan. 1. 1924, so far as the weather i- eonccrned, has ended very m jcb as it has been throughout the entire year, and we are no: likely to forget it in a1,544 words
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Article153 1925-01-31 14 <.o\< raaM Pests i < 'f" ;!:1 A new .ii%; ion t city by wind pow< t.» be sent K- di:\^ the of Agriculture. The inventor, M« artillery officer, gavi I i the apparatus ;•■-<•••'■ NN Berlin, and generated to feed a battery tUppt] a low153 words
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Advertisement528 1925-01-31 14 Relief from Indigestion is a matter of minutes Bisurated Magnesia stops your Indigestion almost immediately. A remarkable and valuable feature of Bismac: is the quickness •Mth which it acts in the relief of Indigestion, Flatulence, Heartburn, )yxpepsia, Gastritis, etc. Immediately it enters the stomach it starts to neutralise the acid528 words
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609 1925-01-31 15 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. I RIDAY, JAMAin 80ih. Ll'icruiv, .n brackets show the issvt Taiu. weShM in doliara unle*. atherwi^ g«tang Padang Pin 60 60 Hitana r iin x ft Idria Hydraulic 2 7a 28s an tin -j s KamimUng (10s) 42a U>e x .all :vinta Awn- (10)609 words
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Article74 1925-01-31 15 Jam; ny 30. Bark 4 m.s. j 4 7 32 I lsanK demand 24 i Priv :te credits 8 m.». 2 1 21-3-*' New York, ut-nimul 557/ Credits 90 day? 6 y France, demand 9-5 India T. T. 15 lt Hongkong, demand p. c Prom < Tokohama, demand 1474 words
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Article209 1925-01-31 15 Janus 10 Tin iiM Tona s<. Gambier 27#60 Pepper White 89.50 Pepper BUck 210.) Flake Tapioca 7 q,i Pearl Sago Small Copri 12 j20 Copra Sundricd 12.50 R«« r,j util Rice, Liang Hin Chan Mark Bloc Bade (Old) 375 Rice, LUng Hin Chun Murk Red Logic (New) 298 Rice,209 words
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Article33 1925-01-31 15 Singapore. Jan, 30, 12 noosL Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot f;» t 60%; Feb-March 60 April-June 58 68H; July-Sept ."(> 4 ■"'7. London Quotation l< 5%d. Market Quiet.33 words
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Article213 1925-01-31 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (L. R. Macphaii). Singapore, Jan. .'JO. Rttbber. I>. :>\ L 5944. I'n. £268 ss. i:J4 1 4. 100 tons. The cabled price of tin r.tctal again sh. wa small advame of 80s. hut business in Mining shares is not easy to negotiate buyers and Bella* ideas213 words
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Article132 1925-01-31 15 Singapore, Jan. :j() lm.—£2<3B ss. 134.25. LOO toi I Rubber. Is. ~>\*d. Mining.—A fair business continue* to pass in Tin Share* and advances have be noted in Kinta Tin Dredges which have been placed up u> 84ft, Teluk Kniini have made I.O'J with further buyer* and Johans are132 words
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Article202 1925-01-31 15 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. Singapore, Jan. HQ. R bb.r.— ls. 5%d. Local GO. rin.— London £268 ss. Local 134)4. luu LQns SClu, Rubber*.- Weak. Minis*. Johana have in, proved to buyers 56 with sellers ar 58! KinU Dredgui after fluctuation are now quoted M M alambaui nave improved to buyers202 words
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Article143 1925-01-31 15 icuhbcr.— is 5%d. Down \.l. L, Rubbers have practically no enquiries I the shares are neglected. Tinv con provide fair business and shorn some improvement* in quotations, chiefly amongst Dollar counters. Industrials re- mam firm. V Mining.— Kanim.n-s can be placed at 4 6d and offer143 words
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Article191 1925-01-31 15 {uhitr— Dunns- the past Wt«k the n ket has been steadier with the price of Spot Sheet round about (>O. Owing to the intervention of the Chinese New Year bolitiays. the local auction, this week, was be d (lav later than usual, fte tone throughout was iteady and191 words
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Article118 1925-01-31 15 T Singapore, Jan. 30. The market has been quietly firm during the past week and values have appreciated slightly. The demand for near position, continues and this has been the chief support. Locally the market was dosed for two days over the Chinese New Year Holidays and the118 words
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Advertisement188 1925-01-31 15 C /w>n ...u. IHllll^Hlli|il||| I IJU— (iv rr >-).U(HM)00. m THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE ommwm (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) HEAD (M-'KU'K:— Winchester House Sinp-annrp T ittkAiTIVK I'LANS OF ASSURANCE ol "panies Act Si AGENTS WANTEM M -TO Erector Actuary KNOX HORACE W. RAPER. A. ROBINSON, F. I. A INSURANCE.188 words
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Advertisement402 1925-01-31 15 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK^ LIMITED. —Established 1880.— Capita] Subscribed y 100,000,000 fully paid up) R««erve Fund Y. 77,500,000 President: K. Kodama Esq. Vku -President: R. Ichinoraiya. Esq. DIRECTORS. V Yainftkawa, Esq. Baron K. Morimura. M. Odaffiri, Esq. N. [rarashi, Esq. Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Mogami, Esq. K. Tat?umi, Esq. K.402 words
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Advertisement510 1925-01-31 15 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AM) CHINA Inccrporated in England by Royal Charts Paid up Capital in 600,000 sharf? £5 each £3,000,000 Keserve Fund 3,900,000 Keserve Liability cf Proprietors 3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE, 3S Bk»hops^at*>, London, E.C. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Hamburg Puket Ammsar CMlo Rangoon Ban-kok [pot. Sftigon Batavia510 words
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Advertisement135 1925-01-31 15 s BANKING. J BANKING CORPORATION (Incorporated in Hongkong) i Authorised e Ca P Uai e: Hon «kong. i Issued and fullv no^ $50,000,000 k-m"«B£gjj «*****S W 1 p F DIR ECTORS. HP WH? F"' i? Sq Cha i™«n. ■B D F Bci h V q PUty Chai a AH. g*135 words
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Advertisement54 1925-01-31 15 "f ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. I (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720). fl I FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE I Fidelity (Juarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Represent tives— Messrs. BARLOW Co. x Messrs. HARRISONS, I I BARKER Co., Ltd. I I Branch Office 64, The Arcade, Collyer Quay. I A54 words
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Article1611 1925-01-31 16 FREIGHTS NOT TO BE PAID. l*p-Country Member's Protest. The annual general meeting of the members of the Singapore Turf Club was held at the Exchange yesterday evening. The Chairman (Mr. A. W. Vick) presided, supported by the following members of Committee (Messrs. H. J. Fougere, E. S.1,611 words
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Article329 1925-01-31 16 SIKHS ALLEGED ATTACK ON FELLOW-COUNTRYMEN. What the prosecution allege as a calculated and coldblooded attempt to n.urder three of their fellow-countrymen If being investigate by the Chief Justice (Sir Walter Shaw) and a jury during the trial at the First Assizes of six Sikh taxidrivers, who are alleged329 words
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Article18 1925-01-31 16 Saturday, 2 p.m. Bukit Timah, S.R.E. (v). Sunday, 7 a.m. Bukit T^ah, S.R.E. (v).18 words
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Article106 1925-01-31 16 Reuter's Service. Hobart, Jan. 31. The M. C. C. commenced their second match in Tasmania to-day. The weather was glorious, and 4,000 spectators were present. The wicket wa« tricky at th-3 outset, but latterly was easy. The home team batted first but could only hold the wicket106 words
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Article138 1925-01-31 16 Prince of Wales' Message. Lafield, Jan. 21. During the luncheon to the All Blacks, H.R.H. the Prince of Wales sent the followir.g cablegram to Gilligan, the Captain of the English cricket team in Australia, "At a gathering of British sportsmen assembled together to bid farewell to the138 words
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Article85 1925-01-31 16 [Rputer\s Service.] Grahamstown. Jan. 29. Mr. S. B. Joel's XI beat Eastern Province by eight v ickets. Eastern Province, in the first innings, collapsed before the bowling of Geny anil Ktftncdj ieing all out for 62. Geary too!' four lYv SO and Kennedy85 words
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Article56 1925-01-31 16 BjCjC Versus Negri Sembilan To-day. The S.C.C. rugby season will conclude ihis afternoon with a match against Negri Sembilan on the padar.g. The S.C.C team ha> b?en chosen as follows: Dr. Lindow; Ablitt (capt.). Robertson, King. J. T. T. Webster; Seville, Poison; Leonard. Phayre, Weston, Wilkinson, Thompson. Reed, Mallin>on56 words
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Article107 1925-01-31 16 Interesting Second Round Matches To-day. The F.A. Cup competition will he carried a stage further this afternoon by the playing of the second round of the Competition, the draw for which is as a follows: Bristol City vs. Liverpool. Sunderland vs. Evert on. Blackburn vs. Portsmouth. Sheffield107 words
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Article91 1925-01-31 16 London, Jan. 23. Before their departure from London, Mr. Porter and Mr. Dean -:ert the following message to the Secretary of the Fellowship oi' the Empire Exhibition: "The Captain and members of the All Blacks, at the conclusion of their tour in Great Britain, in which91 words
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Article43 1925-01-31 16 London, Jan. 21. At Rugger, Cambridge University beat the Royal Air Force by 19 points to 13. In the County Championship, Middlesex beat Kent by 8 points to 3 at Richmond. Northern Union. Rochdale 18, Wakefield 12. Bramley 2, Batley 6.43 words
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Article53 1925-01-31 16 London, Dec. 13. Buenos Aires.— -Louis Lacey, Jack K-rney. Pan Kerney and Charles Land comprise the Santaines Club polo team which is participating in the Anglo-American matches next year. The team has a handicap of 27. and is practically identical with the s?de which won the Argentine Open53 words
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Article95 1925-01-31 16 R S. Y. C. To-day, Kathleen, No. 2 will challenge Ann, No. 17 for possession of the Lundon Cup. On Sunday, Feb. Ist, the 2nd race for the C. I. Wilson Trophy will take place. The following are plus handicaps: Golden Girl 5.1, Ella 4.7, Gertrude 4.6, Joy 2.7, Puteh95 words
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Article54 1925-01-31 16 The following will represent the Y.M.C.A. vs: R. E. at hockey to-day (Saturday) at Pulau Brani, commencing" at 5 p.m S. Hurst; W. Collins and A. Katyal; R. Lyne, T. B. Smith and W. C. Tripp; M. Catchatoor, R. Day, H. G. Stack (Capt), S. N. Ahmad, and G.54 words
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Article134 1925-01-31 16 Good Looking "Pugs." Modem pugilists cannot be distinguished at sight from professional cricketei*s and the like, the flattened noses and "cauliflower ears" of the old bruiser type being seldom seen. Some of them, indeed, are very handsome men. When Billy Wells "tame back" the other day, a woman spectator134 words
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Article101 1925-01-31 16 At the unuual general meeting of the Stiaits Union Football Club the following: were elected office-bearers for the ensuing year: President, Mr. Tay Kin Soon; VicePresidents. Messrs. Koh Chin Joo, Lee Peck Choo, Too Ling Slang and Song Kee Poh; Hon. Joint Secretaries, Messrs. K. B.101 words
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Article82 1925-01-31 16 Appeal for Funds to Preserve National Memorial. The following: donations have been received. Previously acknowledged $1,070 Mr. W. R. Mowll 25 Mr. E. Walker 25 Mr. J. Bagnall 25 Mr. W. J. Wikoxson 25 Mr. P. A. F. David 100 Mr. D. T. Lewis 50 Messrs. Swan82 words
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Article251 1925-01-31 16 A baby show under the auspices of the Child Welfare Society of Singapore, and under the patronage of Lady Guillemard, will be held at the Town Hail on Wednesday, April 29th. There will be three competitions, of which the first will be held between 9 and 11 in251 words
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Advertisement204 1925-01-31 16 iiiEv om.v paid svstem<,f E rad ll;r |pay m J" r r!!-rr!!'"!?'*'''*- > !r!^'"''"''"M- I***^**^*^ S. Motstrie fir* Co., Ltd SINGAPORE. I Two Soaps of Outstanding Merit W^ *>> MCAnSTERfcCo.LTD.SSAFMS Quality and Purity Unequalled. r— ASK FOR BURFORD'S Sole Importers: McAlister&Co.,Lti\ Singapore, Penang, Ipoh and Kuala Lumpur. ADELPHI HOTELS NOTED204 words
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