The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 10 February 1925

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  • 16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. il CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S.. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 10, 1925^ NO. 11,411.
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  • 239 1 \ictoria collapsed sensationally m ineir match against the M.C.G, Kilner taking five uickets tor three runs— i age 12. The British note to France on war ctebts is based on the principle of payment to llritain of what she has to pay to America. The Press comment
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  • 1333 1 And many a sheeny summer morn, Adown the Tig i is I was born. By Bagdad's shrines of fretted gold Tennyson Bagdad, the wonder-city of Romance and Eastern legend, lies on the river Tigris m the country formerly called Mesopotamia, but now known under the native Rama of Iraq.
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    • 240 1 j^VTn^ 1 0 0 n g tFXWMSRD HOUSE gnrOPEA> TRWICA! SIITS. {•M.li STREET. Raffles Hotel. Tel- No. 2920. Grill Room. Saturday, 14th Feb:— S.S. BELGENLAND." In Port. World Cruise. Red Star Line m co-operation with the American Express Co. CRUISE TIFFIN— CRUISE DINNER AND BALL AT RAFFLES HOTEL. Ann rican
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    • 176 1 BIG BUSINESS R°OY e AI th T^wpT^S a r' aftel exh usti ve comparison, adopted the KO\AL TYPEWRITER because it will do MORE work and BETTER work for a longer time at a less cost. •COMPARE THE WORK" AND YOl TOO, WILL REALIZE THE SUPERIORITY OF THE Sole Agents for
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    • 184 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Guthrit's for Milner's safes Page (J. Important notice to yachtsmen Page 3. Try Grayite boiler composition Pa^-e 'i. McAlister sell Burford's soaps Page 12. The lan-st m cocktail shaken at Little'f Pape 6. Th.- Three lluiketeers at the Palladium -Page 2. Adamson. Giltillan ami Co, for the Wahl
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    • 14 1 WING LOONG FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed 32, HIGH BTRBBT.
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    • 101 1 THE WEEK. Ti>< silay, lQ(h. High Water, 11.2 a.m., 0.9 p.m. Wednesday, Uth. High Water, 0.9 a.m., 11.37 a.m. Selanjjor Race Entries close noon. M. M. Homeward Mail leaves. Th-otsday, 12th. Hiph Water, 0.35 a.m., 0.13 p.m. S.R.C. cricktt meeting. Footb»ll, S.C.C. vi Pegasus. Phil. Orchestra, M- m. Hall, 5.15
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  • 369 2 Th« Law Courts and the Nathes. Capetown, Dec. 19. New legislation Limiting the freedom of nativet |i i ontemplated In South At Theie is proposal to remove nathrci from tht jurisdiction of the law courts and ap- Native Commissioner! to try their eas4 The matter was
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  • 65 2 The minister's servant, Sandy, had been sent to clean the w-ine cellar. Soon afterwards the minister looked m and discovered Sandy draining the bottles of their dri»gs. «'i am afraid it's bo use, Sandy," ■Mid the minister, "they're all Mead men.'" "Ye're richt, sir," replied Sandy,
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 215 2 VICTORIA THEATRE FOR ONE WEEK ONLY a Commencing Saturday, February 14. HOLL YWOOD THE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT WEN AIR CINEMATOGRAPH I (Eddie Polo m "The Dangerous Hour") THE MERRY OPERA COMPANY SHANGHAI WAYA^G Etc, Etc. TO-NIGHT ONLY AT 8 P.M. By kind permission of Hon. Mr. G. C
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    • 270 2 SEE AT THE PALLADIUM THE THREE MUSKETEERS (FRENCH VERSION IN SERIAL FORM.) Starting February IltK. 903 after Tp.m. P A l ,l, A 1)| [JM ORCHAKD-RI). 1986 before 4 p.m. 1 rkLfLfiWlVai at 9 Sharp TO-NIGHT at 9 Shar P WILLIAM FOX presents A. S. M. HITCHINSOVS Sat. 7th i
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    • 390 2 ALHAMBRa From Friday, 6th February. U; V ednesa TWO TOPPING SEVEN-REEL nCTUR&* n^£* r *n SPLENDID ENTERTAINMENT 01 ER|^ will be presented ONE IN EACH SHOW In the Second Show at 0 n m 5i,,., THREE RAISINS AN I) A C \KF ,r V M 1 Reel Fox Cartooiu KvsT
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  • 814 3 IPSWICH ROTARY CLUB AND PACIFIC PROBLEMS. At a luncheon inciting of the Ipswich Lary Club, held at the Great White Horse llotii on Jan. Ist. under the presidency f the Mayor (Lieut. -Col. F. W. Turner), m iftteicfcting a'! ires. s on Pacific piobkms was }>:i\,r bj
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  • 150 3 IJtnch Dismisses Two Motor Charges. The Hon. Eleanor Mary Plumer. daughter of Lord Plu :rer, was summoned at Bow Stieet Police Couit for contravening the traffic regulations by ne^leetinc; to stop her motor-car whtii requested to do so by a police officer and for driving:
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    • 366 3 The Perfect Companions llffij WAH£ PEN a and the New Perfected »LJB WW\ Jsfsi\SHAflP SH few TI I X same handsome dc- ffi! B yml»^ signs that are so popular H^sw^dEKsi^ prefer the rubber barrel will I!. I iI.I.AN m mm rt/jj T HE WAHL COMPANY, NEW YORK, N. V.
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    • 200 3 To Yachtsmen Boat Owners We have just received a small shipment of CABVELIN (THE PERFECT YACHT BOAT VARNISH) Specially made for this climate by Wilkinson, Heywood and Clark, the largest varnish makers m the world. WILL NOT TURN WHITE OR FLAKE OFF UNDER THE ACTION OF SEA OR FRESH WATER.
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  • 1396 4 Dona Carmen Garcia y Cassio, "la portera"—the concierge they call h«r, usted to become shorter and fatter every day. She sat on the doorstep with her hands about her comforting middle, and slept and shouted from hour to hour. Her sledga-hammer voice could be heard above
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  • 515 4 (By a Dance Musician.) America fir3t sent us syncopated music- which it had grot from the .southern negroes. Jazz, as all the world knows, is merely primitive nepro melody adapted to modern orchestration. And ever since the first jazz orchestra played m England the new vogue >
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  • 62 4 Giving her views In tfa Weekly Disn.. about the «xi i rabl [iss Mai is .Tempest are unp I nif mber the divine sunshine i i like Hongkoi snd Sii c duri world tour. But I an a the I ly—a Turkish bath. G>> and sit m the steam and
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    • 365 4 j DRINK BURNETTS GIN. I I (Old Tom Dry). j I" J I C I j Obtainable Everywhere. I i African Eastern i >. ade Corporation, Ltd. i i THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER The only Morning Daily m Malaya and the L Bt Medium for Advertising. Delivered
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    • 292 4 I yysalk Wv If you are S l\\mh W Weaks Amwnlc jg aJ *£^^A V Nervous, Bun-down ft Ja y° u need Wincarnis $j\ T^ 3 /zz£*f jf v Because Wincarnis offers you new i&\ '„'-j], T^^^iCxA ttrength to banish your weakness \X[ -^BHE V -*-*-K^«Si new r ch re<^
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    • 199 4 \litW i mated j an.! kmgmatcM lu fliiili mrsp Itched Terribly. Lost Sleep. Cuticura h 4. "Small, watery iMjSSrfi over my little boy 'shea and his head was c ■vf:. v i'v- i |^JJ eruptions. Th*and he used to ten ages. Itonsed ihairt He loukeJ lerril sleep whatever. I read
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  • 503 5 BRITISH NOTE. APPLYING THE KALFOI R SCHEME Renter's Service.] London, Feb. 8. j. The British note to France m regard t debt states that the Government adheres t I the principle of the BalfoUT note but part of Lord Cunoa'f note of July 11, 192< referring to
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  • 93 5 [Reuter's Service.] London, Feb. 8. Mr. Amery m speech at Liverpool )v--ferring to Singapore said: "At Singapore we stand on s sea lane tliat carries all the shipof the Far East. Clearly it is s direct influence on thi ful lecurity of the ire that we
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  • 202 5 An action will shortly come before the Anglo-Get man Mixed Tribunal m which Krupps, the German ordnance firm, will c aim royalties on millions of shell-fuses made by Vickers, Ltd., for B'itish soldiers during th" war. The case firs; came before the tribunal last September and was
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  • 338 5 tk A GREAT ADVANCE!" CHINA'S EXPLANATION. [Reuter's Service.] Geneva, Feb. 8The plenary sittiie: yeslorday afternoon of the Opium Conference passed iip reports 1 of sub-committees anJ after i'nc cxplana- tion of the Indian delegation reserved, for further consideration, the question of hemp m connection with the inclusion of
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  • 84 5 [Router's Service.] Grt noble, Feb. 8. The Congress of the Socialist Party opened this morning and is expected t-< lasi at least rive days. Considerable importance attaches to the big debat< m which the main issue will be whether to renew the Socialist Parliamentary Party's mandate to
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  • 29 5 [Benter*s Service.] Boston. Feb. 8. The death h-\> occurred of Mr. Thomas lav, son the well-known banksr and author, I who wrote the famous "Frenzied Finance."
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  • 319 5 New I'hase of old Conflict. Ir is proposed m the spring of next year to release thousands of toy balloons from fifteen weather stations, extending from northern Connecticut nearly to the Canadian border, m an endeavour to discover the leeretfl of the winds responsible for
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    • 366 5 I BUSINESS CARDS. I TT MHHK <KHH I >^^^ i., ffU e of Musical Instruments. i (tta SEASON CO, LTD. I hi tad 113, North Bridge Koad. I latkst iox-trot vV i\ KK.KN BABsX 60 cents. \lessrs. Moutric Co.. Ltd., or I \[i(k c... Singapore, Penang, I Kuala Lumpur. I
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    • 641 5 VJVNMVN INSTANTLY REMOVES CAUSE OF TROUBLE. orTv" ftL*y»^ you, causing pain that will d »»comf ort you want something wh^ P glVe y U quick relief That's just n" nSv U t T Ma&nesia and it doe. It Sanj u too! J «st tajce a do.c after eating and all
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    • 618 5 f AUCTION SALES. SHERIFFS SALE. he supnz ;i: court of the STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT of SINGAPORE. The undersigned have received instructions t *ell by Public Auction at their Sale Roon Baffles Chamber*, Raffles Place. ON MONDAY, l«th FEBRUARY, AT 2.30 P.M Wtit of Seizure Sale dated Nov., 20th 1924 Chee
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    • 450 5 U For__W,\TCH VALUE Specialising m accurate timekooprrs to withstand the dlmatic eondHiou j 1 of the East. I^OCKET WATCHFS JOHORE LIVER I $5 Fach IX TWO SIZES I MOTION LEVER THIN PATTERN WITH SCREW $H..->0 F -h. I CASKS i Stocks of Cold and Silver BOBttn and Half Hunters. WR?STLET~WATCHES
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  • 20 6 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH. BURNAXD.— On February 3. 1925. at Devon E*UUs, Malacca, to Mr. Uki Mr-. J- R- Bur-n-.ir.i'.. a >
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  • 681 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1925. War Debts. There can be little doubt that information and views informally acquired by Mr. Churchill daring his attendance at the recent meeting of ilnanee ministers m Paris, have had an influence m the framing- of the British note on War debts which
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  • 560 6 Dr. A. Picket!, cf Penang, will be going n leave m May or June. I II is proposed to. hold an Ajrri-Hortirul-tural show m Tanjong- Malim axrain this year. I There has been a complete change for the better m Dr. Sun Vat Sen's condition, according to cable received by
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  • 118 6 HOSPITALITY TO OFFICERS. As already announced m our columns, ships from China, Ea.-t Indies and Australian Souadron will be arriving at Singapore at the end of this month, and will Ik here until March. 19th. It seems very piobable that compar;<ti\ ly few of the officers will
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  • 89 6 The delegates to the International Conference at Singapore, convened under the auspicei of the Health Organisation of the League of Nations, were entertained to dinner at the Singapore Club on Saturday r.i^ht by the Society of ?»ledical Officers of Health of Malaya. On Sunday they paid a
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  • 270 6 L'nveilinj? Ceremony. On Thursday evening m the pretence of a large company, the Resident Councillor, the Hon. Mr. A. B. Voules, unveiled tho Memorial Tablet erected m the Caledonia Club to the memory of the men who fell m the Great War from this and the neighbouring estates.
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  • 403 6 Mrs. McCabe Reay is going- Honu by the Kashmir, due to sail from Singapore on the 27th inst. Rao Sahib Arulanandam Pillay, the Indian Government Agent, who had been on a visit tc Penanff, has returned to Kuaia Lumpur. ElxpcrimeatS have been tried m Perak m cornecti< n with laying
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  • 293 6 <T Mr. Cobbett *20, an.i Delay |150 10, h A^nandO 110, v>. 1.. HO, H I. X P> r .Mr-. Salzmau Town Of! 16, F. Scott H 16, V. B. Ma, 16, P. W. S W. Godfrey $5, v Per Mr>. Kin.lr Per Mr* \V:mrh.. J* S2^.
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  • 276 6 Lai] Friend [avefrti The Hyiani "boy" > Fore the Koala Lumpur m Jan. SO on eharfi lutomatic pistol, the prop* I ploy* r, Mr. Marsh il pany. wa< brought up at *hen anothei cl the theft of *42, pr ty ion also of the B rneo I
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    • 359 6 THE CONNOISSEUR #£gM COMES TO H CALDBECKS B^HI Jas. COUTTS S Cos. ws*~ A' I)^J!I?^ SUPERIOR LONDON W W SOLE IMPORTERS Caldkck, Macgregor U Company, Ltd. (Incorporated m Shanghai.) 15, Robinson Road. Telephone No. 23SPATRONISED KOYALTY A GOOD INVESTMENT THIS NEW YEAR. IF YOU BUY SOMETHING PRECIOUS at THE UNIVERSALLY
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    • 28 6 ■jirual cJUquxu t //fulr?;i4. l a Classow I |W9.IOXJ.SY* Q ACEN rS.Sii- XSJ SOLE AGENTS: W. R. LOXLEY CO. RobiBSOU Road, Singapore. [j PEARS'I fj y GOLDEN SERIES.
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  • 69 7 pggSS OPINIONSMEASURE. "■1 l .iulim. Pssjl 9. ob the rah- neroufi offer France's r,c of r v vt!<l et of th" debt note generally §x« i ff< t if. t has been thinks that done well In i.-.1.r.0t be' the i intends Mr. from with hai already
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  • 61 7 l\.n,. IVI>. I. the Gov- ntion to the I i find will re- on the I it must n (hi be i'l" the kWO g two bundled milI, under the icd t- re- which P*JT" yield o! Lraw up a ut'aita "of the Mid it
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  • 42 7 •I v Greece, Feb. 8. \t(l from the t Ha from of the loca; Harrison, the 1 we learn that ft Sii r»pore on Rgc hud yet nrminff the that a s.O.S. President Karri- passenger arai Consul-General 5 f«.]
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  • 135 7 TIMES CRITICISM. SOME ADVANCE HAM. l/»ndon, Feb. 9. subject of the Opium Conference the Times regrets the withdrawChinese and Americans from •Ad expresses] the opinion that this withdrawal should net condemn the Costerence to sterility. The conference still has Viscount Cecil's proposals before it and will
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  • 113 7 ater*s Service.] Vancouver, Ftb. *>. Ni be! nging to the Japanese B missing as the result of the a launch, m which a large part) Was ret from shore leave. It Is understood that the launch contained sixteen men who were returning to the cruiser Idsumo. Seven
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  • 60 7 [Reuter's Service.] New York, Feb. 8. oastguardsmen have brought m to harbour the British steamer Homestead with twelve thousand casts of liquor twenty-eight of the crew who were capture 1. 11 i| understood tlu vessel was seised within "one hour's steaming from shore." J: rted the coastguard ship
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  • 37 7 [Han Service.] Pari>. Feb. 8. Thirteen persons were ki!!e,l and fifteen R| to the co -lapse of a '.a!! during v fire at a disused barracks m The dead art' mostly soldiers anl firemen.
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  • 42 7 [Aneta Service.] Weltevreden. Feb. M. Information has been received here that i c ie has murdered a planter on Bulning Estate, Batangara, which is on the east ast of Sumatra. (F.< r lier cables apjH*;ir on Pave «">• I
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  • 231 7 Tokio, Feb. 7. The Imperial Diet has unanimously passed a j (-solution expressing: its heart-felt V mentation for the death of Mr. Yokota. Mr. Efoikirhi Ogftwa has been appointed to be Minister of Justice m succession to the late Mr. 8. Yokota. Depressed Share Market. Depre>sion m share
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  • 43 7 ffcwerV Service,] \ni»ferc;ini, |> n y y the British litiona] informal International unity, the i Federation of »olttti< n offering when the latter i". ion and dekt i: a coniel unity after willingness deration, T**" 'lM»,, r „n Page 1.1
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  • 30 7 k a'bT" l^ $22,861.50 ales ud Mrs. I A. i 50 -.:.ut m favour oi Pond and ad--1 A -"'-t. 11 C.llyer Quay E. WALKER, 1 Aifent.
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  • 13 7 £330,000 ON POPPY DAY. r london, Jan. 29. r Hth realisec a record.
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  • 1193 7 ANNUAL MUTING. Institution to Stjnd Alone. The hull of Urn Y.W.C.A. m Fort Callniafj Road, was well tilled yesterday afternoon on the occasion of the annual meetIng, owe which Lady Guillemard presided. Ibe minutes of the last annual meeting uviag ten read and approved, Lady Guilieniard asked
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  • 836 7 THE NAVAL VISIT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Jesselton, Feb. 2JessdtOSJ enjoyed a thoroughly gay time beginning on January 18th and ending on the 24th, thanks to visits, first by the submarines Ll3 and LII) and afterwards by li.M.S. Durban and Bluebell. The weather vas appalling, but cleared
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 111 7 The "TOREX" PETROLEUM INCANDESCENT LAMP. FITTED I I POLISHED WITH BRASS A l 4fiß Rib^p* -i i 2i* 50 jft SI S 75 The latest and most perfect Development m Petroleum. Oil Incandescent Lighting. 85 Gar die Power. ALL SPARES STOCKED. j ROBINSON Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m Singapore.) H Where
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    • 783 8 STEAMER SAILINGS "BLUE FUNNEL LINE 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. Takfng carjro on through Bills of Lading for all Overland Points. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. TROILUS
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    • 529 8 STEAMER SAILINGS EUerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) ELLERMAIT~LINE. Passenger and Freight Services TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMRURG. s.s. CITY OF DUNKIRK due Feb. 26 s.s. BLOEMFONTEIN due Mar. 28 s.s. CITY OF CANTON due April 27
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    • 551 8 STEAMER SAILINGS I p. &~a H BRITISH INDIA ANH APCAR LINE:, I (Incorporated ia England) I MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES I PENINSULAR AND ORIENTaTTteaM KAVWATIfiU r I LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE I (Under Contract with His Majestys Government) I OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS l For China and
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    • 577 9 STEAMER SAILINGS K. Line. DeHtinations Steamera. Arr. Dept. ii h hurt Rotterdam, Antwerp, mbo, Aden and Port Alps Maru Mar. 12 Mar. 13 ria San Francisco, Panama Havre Maru from Kob* Feb. 19 i Bay Tort Elizabeth), Santos and Buenos n be, t Canada Maru Feb. 7 Feb. 9 Ta
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    • 422 9 STEAMER SAILINGS v j^» Round-the-World H^L.' vw PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE 38 Days to BOSTON 41 Days to NEW YORK OILRURNERS. 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
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    • 684 9 STEAMER SAILINGS AMERICAN FAR EAST LINE. OPERATED FOR UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD BY STRUTHER AND BARRY, MANAGING OPERATORS SINGAPORE TO LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO. U.S.S.B. WEST CARMONA In Port U.S.S.B. WEST CAJOOT Mar. U.S.S.B. WEST SEQUANA April and subsequent steamers approximately 30 days apart. For rates and further particulars
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  • 185 10 The P. &nd O. Morea, has left Hongkong and is expected to arrive here at 4 p.m. to-morrow. She will proceed alongside P. and O. wharf on arrival. The P. and O. steamer Dongola is expected to arrive here from Hongkong at 4 p.m. on Thursday, and will
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  • 231 10 Captain and Agent Fined. The sequel to the seizure by revenue ofi ficers of some $10,G00 worth of opium and j chandu on board the steamer, Sarvistan, on January 20th. last was heard m the District Court before Mr. P. P. David yesterday, I when the Captain
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  • 195 10 An amusing incident was witnessed by n any people on board the steamer Ellenga I at Penang on Friday, a tame goat on board being responsible. The Standard Oil Com- pany of New York are shipping to Madras j .tout o.'O empty boxes and one of their
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  • 118 10 Leafield, January 20.— The British r-tea- 1 I mer Archangel ran aground and struck the southern pi r ar thi Hook of Holland while arriving from Harwich m heavy fog to-day. There were 140 passengers aboard. Efforts 1 v ere made by three tugs to refloat the
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    • 577 10 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia.) FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and MONTOKO (5,00 c tons.) Tbe s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins l« Luxe, single berth cabins, swimming
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    • 490 10 II T B M i:J M t v v ,»:-v*i H^ VBt&ut&blc from «il Dealers, JOHN LITTLE CO.; LTD. I (Incorporated m England.) H SINGAPORE AND KUALA LUMPUR. I INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. I (Incorporated m Hongkong). I s.s. BARRYMORE I (Tonnage 5,415) I FOR HONGKONG, AMOY, SHANGHAI AND
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 787 10 MAIL DESPATCHES. TO-DAY. Ktnimon Fook Mow 9 a.m. Banka Island (except Muntok, and Djeboes) and Billiton r Edendale 9 a.m. Lucob and Benuit Hong Cheang 9 a.m. Cucob and Benuit Hong Soon 9 a.m. Pulau Soegi Sultana 9 a.m. China, Hainam, Japan, Korea .Formosa East Siberia and Philippine Islands Sarvistan
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    • 312 10 I Miss L. Smith, Miss E. J. Sahl, Mr. W. H. Smith, Mr. K. Sumi, Miai R. Saville, j Miss V. Susman. Mr. M. Suzuki, Mr. U. i Suzuki, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Train, Master i W. T. Train, Miss M. W. Train, Miss N. Tanaka, Mr. K. Takao,
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  • 66 11 February 9. Bank 4 m.s. 2 4 7-32 Bank demand 2j4 U Private credit* 3 m.s. 2 4% New York, demand 55 B Credits 90 days 57a" France, demand 975 India, T. T. 155Vfc Hongkong, demand i^ v c Prem. Yokohama, demand 142 Java, demand 13*)'., Bangkok, demand 791"
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  • 204 11 February 9. Tin 100 Tons $l:; 2.», Gambier 25.00 Pepper White Pepper Black 20.50 Flake Tapioca 7.50 Pearl Sago Small ■.:> i Copra 11.60 Copra Sundried 11. SO Opium. Wuwmrisa unt. 4.uuo Rice, Liang Hin Chan Muik Blue Eagle (Old) 375 Rice. Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New)
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  • 43 11 Singapore, Feb. 9, 12 noon. Singapore Standard Pale Crepe. Spot bO I*.1 Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot (50 60%; Feb-March 60»i 60%; April-Jtme 59 59%; July-Sept 58V4 sfc%. London Quotation Sheet and Crepe 18. 5%d. Market Steady.
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  • 328 11 Hi slur Import Duties Kecom mended. Melbourne. Recommendations of the Australian Tariff Board for a revision of the tariff. to provide additional protection for struggling industries and thy? rectification of anomalies, have been shelved by the Federal Government. The Nationalist Party is pledged to the policy of adequate
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  • 176 11 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. Singapore, It 1,. <„ Kubrter.— London Is. s»sil. Quiet. 1.. 60 Tin.— London Feb. 6. 1266 10^ I 132%. 100 tons sold. Kubbers. Neglected. Mining— Talams buyen at f>4 with I lera at W. Kintas arc easier and offer v bo. Teluk Kruhu
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  • 173 11 Singapore, Feb. <♦. 1m. £265. Unchanged. Local 182? !00 tons. Rubber.— l s s*d. \J i 4(l> Loca le share market Openi on a quiet seal. again. Rubbers provide little Interest fcavjng sellers all round at bargain prices and buyera hard to locate. Amongst Tins, Sterl
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  • 186 11 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. Singapore, Feb. Rubber.— ls. 5%d. 60.. Hn.— (265. 132%. Tciw !00. Tiu' market again opens the wee}; quietly. Rubber has gained 44d. hut there i- still very little doin<r m rubber shares. Industrials ati.l Loaiu continue to attract attention at slightly improved quotations. Mininjf. Chenderiantrs have
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  • 84 11 The Postmaster-General, Sir William Mitchell-Thomson, has consented to receive a deputation from the joint industrial council of the Printing and Allied Trades. Mr. A. E. Goodwin, Joint Secretary of the Council, stated that they desired to place further evidence before th« Postmaster-General that the trading
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  • 138 11 Longstanding Dispute Settled. Ottawa, Dec. 26. The Government announces an amicable j settlement of the long- standing dispute with the Hudson's Bay Company regarding the amount of land to be allocated to the Company under the Agreement of 18til«. by which the Company by the deed
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  • 559 11 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. MONDAY. _FEBRL ARY 9th marked.] Glials unless otherwise. MINING. Satan.- Padang Tin SeIlers Hitam Tin fi Mris Hydraulic m l 70 Johan Tin i^ K. Kamonting (10a) JX J? Kinta Aasn (io> 44s Kamunting u\ M C J? 6.(30 g»h LumpW Tin g g
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  • 42 11 Canada has won the world's championship for the best wheat thirteen times during the last fourteen years and ten of these contests were won by Englishmen Lorn and brought up m English cities with no farming experience until they came to Canada.
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    • 354 11 Its over 85,000.000. THF TREAT rACTCDV iirr immn m Assurances m force over $17,000,000. IHL (iKtAI LASTERN L»E ASSURANCE COMPANY, LlMlTED(lncorporated m Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICEr-Windteßter House Singapore. LONDON OFFTPF- v om t 22»™' I LANS F AM^NOi. PamMACt AGENTS WANTR[| Secretary Managing Director Actuaiy G C KN X HORACE
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    • 422 11 BANKING. HONGKONG AND~ SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. fcuthoriMd Capital $50,000,000 >sued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund .-Sterling 4,500,000 > r•, Sl l^'r $25,500,000 Ceserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. W. L. Pattenden, Esq., Chairman. .U y hlte Es <!" Deputy Chairman.
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    • 560 11 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA incorporated fa England by Royal Charter. Paid up Capital m 600,000 shares £5 each £3,000.000 Reserve Fund 3.900,000 Reserve Liability cf Proprietors 3,000.000 HEAD OFFICE, 3S BLshopsgatA>, London, E.G. Agencies and Branches. Alor Mar Hamburg I'uket AmriUar lifrflo Rangoun BangkoK Ipoh Sftifofi
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    • 43 11 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives— Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER ft Co., Ltd. Branch Office 64, The Arcade, Collyer Quay. A GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • CRICKET SENSATION.
    • 184 12 Six Wickets for Fourteen. [Reuter's Service.] Melbourne I cb. t). The it turn match between the MX.C and Victoria was interrupted before the lunch interval by a thunderstorm m reply to the M.c.c. total of :>oo the Home Bids were all OUi for 179 m their first innings
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    • 27 12 [k«uter's Service.! New York, Feb. 8. Nuruti won special two mile race m 9 nins 8 sees., two-fifths of a second below the world's record.
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    • 40 12 London. Jan. 30. The Football Association has received a cable definitely agreeing to an English representative association football team touring Australia only. The team win leave England oil April 4th and return on September 3rd.
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    • 51 12 London. Jan. 29 The Welsn soccer team ?irainst Scotland :.t Edinburgh on February 14th will consist of Gray (Otdham Athletic). Russell (Plymouth Argyll. Jenkins (Brighton), Moulsdale (Corinthians), Keener (Cardht City), Jennings (Bolton Wanderers), W Daviea, Nieholls and Len Daviej (CavdiiT City), Richards (Fulham). and Vir. H (Bolton
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    • 24 12 London. Jan. 21 The All-Black s tOUT resulted m a profit i I £">t\ooo, thr English Union netting aoout A-40,000.
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    • 99 12 s.i.C. a-. H.M.s. Pegaana. The following will represent the S.C.C. r.er.inst H.M.S. Pegasus on the Stadium ground on Thursday: J. C. Pratt: R. W. Sinclair and J. W. Winter: J. Cee. K. MacLennan and G. Edlin; G. C. Meredith, A. J. Tiiit. E. C. Rogtis, A. D. If. Poison
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    • 127 12 A (irim Contest. London, Jan. 31. At Biighton, Bombardier Wells beat the Canadian. Soldier Jones, on a foul ir the sixth round. Wells, characteristically, was floored within a few seconds, and suffered the same fate repeatedly. Only the bell saved him m the fourth round, but
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    • 17 12 London. Jan. 30. The death has occurred of Jimmy Driscoll, the well-known boxer.
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    • 43 12 London. Jan. 31. Cambridge (Massachusetts). The combined Oxford and Cambridge 'Varsities have accepted an invitation to meet the combined Yale and Harvard 'Varsities m athletic contests on the 4th July, and the combined Princeton and Cornell 'Varsities or- the 11th July.
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    • 17 12 The February monthly medal competition will be played off on Feb. 14th. and 15th.
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  • 29 12 Mr. Jacl Bennetts, the popular pianist and siffieur of the Madeline ttossiter Company, has been il! at he French Hospital, Hongkong, suffering from a serious affect.on of the heart.
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  • 1011 12 THE INJURY TO TATE. London. Jan. 16. Colonel Philip Trevor, writing m the Daily Telegraph, says that the Australian batsmen seized a fine chance. "Things were m a bad way when Andrews and Ryder made their stand. Neither was oveiawed by the importance of the occasion and
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  • 968 12 WEST BROMWICH SURPRISED. The surprising defeat of the Albion on their own ground on Saturday displace* them from the leadership of the League, which they had held for many weeks, Huddcrsfield, the present Champions, going to the top. The positions to date are. Division 1. Goals. P. W.
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  • 37 12 The first half-yearly sale of papers at the V.M.C.A. will be held on Thursday next". This is a pood opportunity for members and friends to get excellent papers and magazines, at reduced prices.
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  • 113 12 MASTER ATTENDANT. To the Editor. Sir, With reference to your correspondent's "Interested" enquiry I may say, though not for certain that it is the origin, that m the Certificates of Competency given to the crews the following are very conspicuous owing to their bold types: "Certificate
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  • 161 12 Three More Seizures. Three capture? have been made by the Preventive Fleet since those last reported. On Jan. SI the Pikat seized a boat off the coast of Muar containing 2 pikuls 96 katties of rubber. The boat was m charge of four Malays, who made a determined
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  • 252 12 A picture with this somewhat sensational title will be seieenc-d at the Alhambra m its next vhange of programme on Thursday. It ii a Charlei Chaplin pro- luction of a lerioua iharat'eY, the nr*t oi a series that the I_*n ted Artists Corporation has made or
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  • 91 12 Since its unequalled success three years ago. Dumas's captivating romance of chivalry, The Three Musketeers, was never shown again m Singapore. The Palladium management, m agreement with Pathe, has decided to bring back the French version of this wonderful achievement of the mute art, especially
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  • 34 12 Following are the numbers of arrivals from and departures to Madras Presidency for the month of January: Adults Minors. Arrivals 1,018 139 Departures 2,820 208 The arrivals relate to aided passengers only.
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  • 58 12 Tuesday, 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall S.R.E. (v); 6 p.m. Drill Hall, Eurasian Co.; 5.15 pm Drill Hall, Officer and N.C.Os Band. Thursday, 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall S.R.E. (v). Friday, 5.15- p.m.. Drill Hall, Eurasian Company; 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall, Officers md N.C.Os Band. Saturday, 2 p.m Farrer Range, Eurasian
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  • 29 12 Tuesday, 10th. Signalling- Clasp, Headquarters at 5.11 r»m. Ambulance Class, Headquarters at 5.15 p.m. Thursday, 12th.— Band Practice, Headquarters at 5.15 p.m. FRANK C. SANDS, Commissioner.
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    • 184 12 WHY BE WITHOUT A PIANO \v H f> A VERY SMALL OUTLAY Y< I A MOUTRIE SENT TO yotip I CALL OR WRITE FOR OUR I.ATPsT I ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE AN I PARTICULARS OF on: I GRADUAL PAYMENT I S. MOUTRIE Co.. Ltd I SINGAPORE. I •H Two Soaps of Outstanding
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