The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 February 1925

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    18 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. a^^9_ l ;jMnT >v~_~«*i_MPraana__HH SINGAPORE, S.S., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1925. NO. 11,424
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    267 1 Owing to the big losses incurred the Coßtataawealtll Shipping Line is Ix'in^ < tiered for purchase I'a^e 9. A Moscow report states that Trotsky will»probably be a_Ter_d the Ambassadorship of Japan I'ajre t. The French ant— labile expedition has crossed Africa from Senegal and arrived at the
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    BODY IN FICTION.
    906 1 What one niaaea in th. modern novel is Body. Some would call it Soul, bui m taphors are misleading. When pract reader site down nowaday* t i novel thai can be peruaed in three or four hours, ha knows that, however brilliant and entertaining the matter may
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      307 1 FOR FRESH Butter •n "SNowFXAnr SARKIES SINGAPORE HOTELS. led under the personal supervision of the Proprietors.) GRILL ROOM OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT u nirrirO>? The Fiaeat Ballroom in the East. i\:liTL_-0 Tea Dance— Every Monday and Friday. N-rhta. Dfaact and Dane h^.— Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. tral Concert.— Every Sunday
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      104 1 H^ gossageFl *<SZI "WHEEL" r\xs!l____ TOILET soaps (^erresfuiKj/ as a oca Breeze WILLIAM GOSSAGE SONS LIMITED. (Incorporated in England.) I r~z~ -> Drums and Accessories. .'"v-^t a»_ s_i s\i i\\ \a a jyrrv X^ 4--. f__ i r Write for Foil Particolara j THE ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY LTO. OPPOSITE THE
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      166 1 I \TEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Gossage's soaps Page 1. Edd; Jacks— Page 1 from Loxley's— Page 12. C'l r'a Guthi Le's I Florodcr cloth, Shaw's P.-.: 2 Shipping on pages 10, 12 and 13. Cold Storage ice cream— Page Bungj ted t •ni Pag< 7. Whiteaway'j special offers— Page 3. Capstan cigarettea,
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      9 1 DON! ASK FOR FRESH Butter ASK FOR "SNOWFLAKE 9
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      94 1 1 a1 »v 7 Wedn**dmg t 2bth. Hi^-h Water, 0.3 a.m., 11.46 a.m. Broadcasting mtp.. Theatre, 5.15 p.m. Soccer: S.C.C. vs. S.R.C. SJP A ra&g., S.C.C., 5.16 p.m. Wish Wynne Co. Vic. Theatre, 9.30 p.m. Tkureday t 26.i1 Hi^'h Water, d.3i m.. 02* p.m. Selangor Races. Phil. Orchestra, Mem. Hall,
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    TRAGEDY IN HONGKONG WATERS.
    276 2 A tragic stoic was related M Feb. L7thj whin the Anjou, which ha«l just left tho port few hour* previously, returned toj Hongkong with piracy lights" showing, It j ap| ars that at ebQUt 1 p.m. some two boon after Leaving Hongkong, when the Vessel, which
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    THE KING'S ILLNESS.
    181 2 Qaecu Keeps Concert Knua^emenl. LonJon. Feb. 17. The King's indisposition emphasises th< widespread nature of the present epidemic! of influenza and cold-. sufferers frcm which' include the Archbishop of Canterbury. The official view regarding die King's health at first w i- that official bulletins were un- and.
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    FRACAS IN CANTON.
    53 2 2 Indians Killed. London, Feb. IH. A C anton message amy* a fracas occurten OB Sunday night between Yunnane*e i mercenaries and tndimn watchmen over the i possession of a motor launch and resulted tn several casualties on both side* Two I India* were Idled. The affair
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      274 2 CROMESSOL THE t PRAY OF HEALTH FOR PUBUC HALLS. CINEMAS, SICKROOMS etc DISINFECTANT AND INSECTICIDE MEDICAL HALL LTD. 23 Battery Road, SINGAPORE. THE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. CINEMATOGRAPH. Two Shows Nightly— 7.3o and 9.30 .•missies each show. .0 c, 20 C and 10 c.i TO-NIGHTS SPBCIAL FEATURE j ALF'S BUTTON THE
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      445 2 ffWITHOUT ANY TRUCULENT ADVERBS PATHE PRESENTS AT THE PALLADIUM From 23rd to 28th February "GOING UP" In 7 Reels Nothing elaborate SIMPLY A GOOD LAUGH With airplane stunts for thrill lovers. t* PALLADIUM THEATRE orchard Rold Pathe presents At 9.15 Douglas Maclean and Marjorie Daw At 9.15 TO-NIGHT in TO-NIGHT
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      271 2 NOTICES STRAITS SHIPPING PARCELS" MBICY GOSLING CO. EST. 1880. 41. ANSON ROAD, SINGAPORE. i Freight anc'. customs brokers, freight contractors, insurance storage commission agents, information agents. You need us if you are receiving, forwarding, storing or booking a passage. Agents: GRINDLAY CO., LTTX. INDIA. Great Britain. NEW ZEALAND EXPRESS, AUSTRALIA.
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      324 2 DOES IT PAY TO BECOME FAMOUS- Most people would think so. On 1 woman Fame at the expense of hearth and home 'id See the Splendid Photoplay a t th ALHAMBRA FROM TUESDAY, 21th FEBRUARY Tf) SI Ai.tx In the Second Shov commencing 9 A METRO SPECIAL, A FR_;i) WBLO
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    MILLIONS OF LOST GOLD.
    632 3 Th- foremost financial experts of the iay are mmjwmmd that we are on the eve of re return of thc sovereign as currency. LhcnjrjL in view of the fact that there aro about £'4,0(JO,000,000 worth of Treasury IV3t.a to he redeemed, the reint induction of the
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    16 3 Mary] bone woman: Sh'.' flew at me lihe a roaring lion and tore me to bits.
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      235 3 _T I JrwY _a« _B fmm, The Food of Kings! r K) YOU. Baby is the King of your household, 1 and claims as his birthright the Food of Kings —and as the best is not too good for the children of Royalty, it is not too good for your
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      518 3 WHITEAWAY'S |^_r _3| -TT* r— r t~*. I II /I^a\ ;,i ii THREE s i-__£"_^*__J^l S'V\ '_I>__L- 'W .IS-BTDSTrJEvAID I J^ j J^ aS^^ "(^R^ onl of white aw ays standard values W> B i! C "Wh-te-a-r" part Bhuk [rOQ Bed «e? A t,i i_ stead with spring. Bleached Damask
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    SKI-ING FATALITY ON SCHILTHORY.
    34 4 Kn^hm:<n Kil London. f< barren i Edgar Wills, Director ef the rmpei and a lady *< anche at Bngethsl d to the Schilthorn »k. The lady was was brouaht out dead.
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    10 4 At Row Comity Court h-re? Wife: Na mightiness in bed.
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    CARELESS PEDESTRIANS.
    120 4 The law is net always the prove. trial 'has." We noticed that In the Courts at Horn, recently a f°ot passenger who crossed the road in front of a stationary vehicle ami waa knocked down by a car going very slowly on the other side, failed to win
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    INDIAN MOTOR TRADES ASSOCIATION.
    466 4 Indian Govenuaent*s Lack of Support. Caleatta, Fah, 14. At the annual dinner of the Motor Trades night Mr. E. 11. Park, chairman, taid iii one province last y« ar .-uch hig] n was imposed that the sale of oeased and transport companies were closed down as
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    TESTS FOR DRUNKENNESS.
    143 4 Are th'. Police Msthodi I medical circles in th« that are applied h»i nn die -legal uspeel formed the basis ol livcre rei ently by h r .1 srt, pital, to the ■k_ as to th u th< tests usua luthorit ■I durin of the *1 1
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    AVIATION IN BURMAH.
    682 4 PERFECT FLYING CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED. Mr. Alan Cobham, pilot for Major-Gene-ral Sir Sefton Brancker. Air Marshal, accompanied by A. B. Elliott, Engineer, arrived at Rangoon recently and alighte.! on the south-east corner of the Brigau parade ground. Mi. Cobham said the landing in Rangoon on the race track
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    A UNIQUE ACHIEVEMENT.
    131 4 It is not often that an overseas agent has the temerity, when visiting the Old Country, to attack one of the long-established motoring records; but this was recently done with absolute success by Ur. R. T. Ryton, who owns the Auto Palace Garage at Shanghai. On a
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    30 4 Dr. Moffatt, In his new version of the Bible, refers to David's City as "David's Burg." We ought to be thankful that he didn't call it "Lil Old Jerusalem."— Punch.
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      435 4 The Nguj Good MAXWELL $2250 From Headlights to Petrol tank, this new good, Maxwell is remarkable for unstinted VALUE. At the lowest price in Good Maxwell history, it is yet the finest car that Maxwell has produced. Consider these improvements: A new design, vibrationless motor giving 8 more H.P. and
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      85 4 PIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIW DD-ißEßiinTriiEiis I MDTQg. EAU I i I J3L: QUICK ACTION BRAKES I 1 Jl EXTRA LAREE AND EXTRA 5 A F6 I I, i m e'ly Bt C __e_B_» i_k B_sy^^r 5 2__\ A Y_ w_t _-__S_^___Si W^__~* f*" 0 TT S^i) 1 C ■EE __£r-~ @_£?V^*i A. SI
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    FRONT WHEELS.
    160 5 i tei t sa Steering. ttion of front wheels tin relative ease and nder ell conditio* n ,,v be with the the BUtomobila dedriver <hould make frith the rudiments of By doing so he alignment, and so Cm large num- tilted outwards ..nag that the tyrs and road
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    JAYWALKER.—AND OTHERS.
    385 5 JAYWALKER.— AND OTHERS. ,v one-hundred par Si ipid I\ lestrian." •\w months tl.*- "traffic cop*** City have displayed b* much fyinf the word for an new Webster, as wishing from tht- street* I wildly from the sidetraffic: after but firmly pulled hr been friendly •g: 'Hey. you the whistle." and
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    TWICE ACROSS AUSTRALIA BY CAR.
    421 5 Mr. Amery on Empire Development. Mr. Aaecry waa .he chief guest at a linnir given at the Hctel Cecil by Messrs. A. Harper, Sons, and Bean, Limit .d, manufacturers of the bean, car, to mark t e successful cem.plc ion of the first douhli .-sing
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    MOTOR CYCLE COMPETIIONS.
    443 5 MOTOR CYCLE COMPETI IONS. The motor-cycling competition has developed to an exfcont unknown in any other similar sport and we are likely to see more of these events than ever in 192j. From a purely sporting" point of view these contests are excellent but as the motor-cycle 1 ecoiai more
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    53 5 From Iceland came two gentlemen who wanted a Crossley car. One of them sugrested the interior might be fitted with electric heating apparatus, but the other did not agree, giving for his objection the 1 aniising statement that "as the car would 1 used by his mother-in-law the temperature would
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    RAPID DETERIORATION.
    437 5 Cars Scrapped too Quickly. Automobiles ar: going to the junk heap fast_r than they ought to. Why? B. cause too many drivers, who don't want t<> bother with repairs and tyre trouble after the first year or so, trade their cars in for new ones. As a r
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    BUS SERVICE FOR MOSCOW.
    303 5 An I ndcrground Railway. A delegation from the Moscow Council arrived in London, >ays a message IBBV •■••i by the Russian Telegraph Agency I RcsLa fron their London headquarters.. The dk tega ion consists of the DeputyI chairman of the Council. M. Rogov, the Chairman of
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    BRIDGES OVER THAMES.
    185 5 Efforts to Save Waterloo 1 .ridge. London. Feb. 15. Important pre.posals, some cf a drastic nature, legarding the bridges over the Thames are mr.de in the report issued by the special bridges committee of the London County Council. The prDposals are to be considered at next Tuesday's
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    LONG MOTOR TRIP.
    461 5 To Adelaide and Hack. |fr. P. J. Allan, manager of Holders Motor Body Works, Brisbane branch, and Mr. A. W. Martin, manager of Messrs. B. Seppelt and Sons, hive ju>t returned fre.n a prolonged motor tour of the Southern States, having covered 4,205 miles in the space
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    AEROPLANE FOR INDIAN SERVICE.
    67 5 24 Passengers to he Carried. London, Feb. 11. The type of special aeroplane proposed by the Air Ministry for the Indian service is, according to the Daily Express, constructed entirely of steel with 2,000 h.p. and a minimum cruising speed of 100 miles. It will carry
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    55 5 Do not be annoyed if a valve spring should break and no extra spring be available. A metal washer with a hole larger than the valve stem should be placed between the two parts of the spring. This prevents their coiling around each other land so will serve until a
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      164 5 THE BEAN CAR England's Most Popular Medium-Priced Car. "^fX&O^Z-t^m ne 2^ models are fitted with front wheel brakes, balloon H tyres, rear windscreen, magneto ignition and are complete in r*#JM A jkj I every detail. fourteen! _v fm\\\ Am you are ng nonle on eav^. we can arrange to supply
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    GAMBLING ON THE RIVIERA.
    814 6 MONTE CARLO'S MONOPOLY. Periodically say every second winter or so one hears that roulette is going to be permitted all along the Riviera. Just now the tale is being repeated with insistence. The present Government, it is declared, favours it. M. Herriot himself has expressed his
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    BOMBAY RENT LEGISLATION.
    101 6 Bombay, Jan. 23. To-day's Bombay Gazette contains the Bonbav Government's new B'-ll to extend for three years the provisions of the Bbmbay Rent Act for residential buildings whose standard rent is not above Rs. 85 a month. The statement of objects and reasons shows that wh-le there
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    MEAT INDUTRY.
    660 6 CHEAPER TO LET CATTLE DIE. Excessive Costs in Australia. (Reuter and Australian Press Association). London, Jan. 21. Lord Vestey (a director of the Union Cold Storage Company), in giving evidence before the Food Commission, stated that the Union Cold Storage Company owned about 450,000 cattle in Australia, South
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    SIR HAROLD STILES TO RETIRE.
    111 6 Resignation af Edinburgh Chair of Surgery. Sir Harold Stiie- has announced his resignation of the Chair of Clinical Surger; in Edinburgh University, to which he was appointed in 1910. For hia cancer research work he gained thc first award of th-:> Walker Prize of the
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    AFGHAN PRETENDER'S ADVENTURES.
    93 6 Escape From Indian Jail Denied. Delhi, Jan. 2L The following press communique has been issued: The attention of the Government has been drawn to a recent statement in the English press that Abdul Karim Khan had escaped from jail in India when he made his way to
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    WILD UTTERANCES IN COMMONS.
    676 6 "MAKING A CLOWN" OF PfttNCß. Labour M.P's. Fatuous Haranjjue. London, Feb. 12. In the House of Commons, Mr. David Kirkwood, protesting against "all this humbug: that's going, on," said that before the Prince set out to see and cement the Empire he should see his own
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    A SENSIBLE ECONOMY.
    190 6 We quote the following taken important London newspaper aa an tance of where a aenslble Britisher, holdij a responsible position abroad cast sot-;.'.' considerations" (whatever they migl on one aide, in order to practice a commend able economy, says the Straits Beho. M Francia and Hubert, the
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      252 6 ABRAMS' MOTOR TRANSPORT CO. 3, Penang Lane TELEPHONE 3140. New touring 5-seater Gardner cars for hire. Price $3 per hour rating. This is cheaper than hiring a taxi. LAMPS LAST LONGEST. Sole Agents: UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.'. Electrical Department. 13, Battery Road. SINGAPORE. 44- 0 7?
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      154 6 "beumath t r r i "(.t.,v.,i d. witt-, im,;,., as mcnrable and t0 ,if,,,i, f^ M 5 •'♦•rl.a,, s the esi obbsatb,,,,, 1 efficacy of th f. 1 pper G Mr. Hobba I j Ihe pain I Igre me in •Wasadeaasw ll >"'■" we ni or do of De Wi
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL.
    1285 7 CHIEF SK( KTARY'S SPEECH ON ERA I. P estpeaeottaJ „f Debate. Tho fn meetn of the Feder.,l ouncil for the year araa Opened this morning in the ouncil Chamber, Kuala Lumpur. The Hon'ble khe Chief Secretary to Gov- rnnwht, in moving: 'That pending further information regarding the silting
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    SOVIETISM CONDEMNED.
    206 7 ENTIRE ABSENCE OF LIBERTY. WHAT THE LABOUR PARTY THINKS. [Reuter's Service.] London, Feb. 23. "It Ka not suggested that the entire Soviet system would be applicable to this country," is one of the main conclusions of the report of the Trade-union delegates to Russia, advance extracts of which
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    U. S. AIRSHIP MAIL PROGRESS.
    99 7 [Reuter's Service.] Washington, Feb. 23. Rear-Admiral Moffett, of the Bureau of Naval Aeronautics, upon his return from Bermuda, declared that the Navy Department hoped to send the Los Angelas on a round trip with mails for England in thc the COUTH of the coming summer.
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    SIR HERBERT SAMUEL'S SUCCESSOR.
    107 7 Neither Pro-Jew Xor Pro-Arab. London. Feb. 11. In connection with rumours aa to a possible successor of Sir Herbert Samuel m High Commissioner of Palestine the Manchester Guardian understands that the Colonial Office has hitherto choaen nobody and ill reporta arith regard to Sir Gilbert Clayton,
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    ARMS AND DOCKS.
    216 7 PREMIER ON JAPANS VIEWS. WHY REDUCE NAVIES ONLY. [Reuter's Service.] London. Feb. 23. In the House of Commons replying to Mr. Cecil Wilson (Lab. Attercliffe) Mr. Baldwin said he believed certain sections of opinion in Japan felt some suspicion that the works at Singapore indicated a lack
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    ALBANIA'S OIL FIELDS.
    108 7 [Reuter's Service.] London, Feb. 23In the House of Commons replying to Cmdr. Kenworthy (L. Hull) in regard to the Anglo-Persian Oil Company's concession in Albania, Mr. Chamberlain stated that the Albanian Government had granted a concession in 1920 enabling the Company to pn sped over a large
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    ANOTHER SINCLAIR CLAIM JUMPED.
    98 7 [Renter's Service.] Moscow, Feb. 2.">. The Rosta Agency states vhat owing l^ thc Sinclair Oil Company not executing the conditiona of the grant <>f oil concessiens in Xoith Saghalien in 1022 the chief of the Concessions Committee had submitted to the Moscow district court the question
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    NOTED PHYSICIAN DEAD.
    78 7 [Renter's Service.] London. Feb. 23. Sir Thomas Clifford Allbutt is dead. [Deceased was a very well-known and brilliant physician, and had written a number of valuable works on disease, medicine and surgery. He attained the ripe age of 88 years last July. Since 18!»2 he had been
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    PRESIDENT EBERT ILL.
    27 7 [Reuter's Servce.] Berlin, Feb. 24. President Ebert was operated on to-night -'< v _r.di?itis. Chancellor Luther carries ont the Presidential duties during President El>:rt's illness.
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    ANOTHER CAIRO RELEASE.
    34 7 [Reuter's Service.] Cairo, Feb. 23. Nokrashi Bey, Under-Secretary of the Interior in the Za<*hlul Government, who was detained in connection with inquiry into the muvder of the Sirdar, has been released.
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    GIVEN ANOTHER CHANCE.
    20 7 [Reuter's Service.] Houlojfne, Feb. 23. Dr. Alessandri, ex-President of Chile, has sailed en his return to Chile.
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      364 7 BUSINESS CARDS. I.A'VKST Ff:\-TROT gy ICTOGBN i -BE. 60 cents. rie Co., Ltd., or re, Penang, bum pur. r^THE PREMIER MANILA CIGAR. Insular" cigars have brand ia mansions, where highest quality i tainable from: [N [JTTLE A CO.. I.i D. A 8. (anal Rd. I vaN""'- SAHIB, D'Almsida St. CO
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      1070 7 j Thc Swiss Industries Fair. Bask 18th to 28th April. You have a good opportunity to see and buy in Basle the world renowned quality goods of the Swiss industries and to make it the occasion of excursion, to view the incomparable natural beauty of Switzerland. Particulars from the Consulate
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    SINGAPORE EREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1925. The Prai Scandal.
    675 8 SINGAPORE EREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1925. The Prai Scandal. Details of the discussion regarding the Prai dock, at the meeting of Federal Council, which we publish elsewhere, will be interesting to those who have followed the matter but not el present satisfying, as the full debate has been postponed.
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    616 8 Mr C W. Shorland. who has been appointed a cadet. Malayan Civil Service, assumed duty on January 17th. It is authoritatively learned that the Daily Chronicle's report with regard to Lord Lytton succeeding Lord Reading as Viceroy is baseless. The Prince of Wales ia presenting an oak pew. with carved
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    62 8 Si VMESE C ONSUL'B CLAIM. (Fiom Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. I en. 24. Mr. Justice Deane gave judgment for the plaintiff for $1,000 and costs and diamii the counter-claim in the suit in whieh the Siamese Consul for Penang sued Mr. Buhl foi damages to bis car on
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    RANTAU RUBBER REPORT.
    46 8 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penan;. Teh. The directors' report of Rant > shows a profit of 1.70-) dollars, has to ta added S.O U dollars n year. The directors rec< cent, dividend, leaving $4,706 to bv carried forward to next i< to directors' fees.
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    WISH WYNNE AT THEATRE.
    313 8 A Cordial Reception. Wish Wynne and her talented company pave the nneninp- performance of their return visit before a very appreciative audience at the Victoria Theatre Ui>t night. Singapore is receiving its. full share of night entertainment and Mix Wyi n has come at a moment
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    431 8 Mr. H. D. Kiddle, of Messrs. Osb*orn< Chappel, [poh, is leaving short.) for Home. The appointment of Major-General C. C. Luard. C.8.. C.M.G.. to the command in China has been formally gazetted. Rafcindranath Tagore, the Indian poet, has cancelled all engagements to lecture in Italy because of failing health. Mr.
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    SUPREME COURT.
    127 8 IN 01 Bapr. i in .pp, i tei that brouj I Moh l i at the 1 of wfe I of tl i to Ti o [iars Hue S of D fuilders. Lim Chiew, he the bush but th< business on cr mi <-• h V m I,
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    MIDDLE ROAD AFFRAY.
    102 8 MIDD LE ROAD AFFRAY. rdicts ol i ulpablf HwmiritV. ner eg linsl I I ed by the Del with the fat j short whiU igo, I down b: aome Imemberi fa i I i rem. ml et that r come to the stt for v ning down Qi i by
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    RUBBER SMUGGLING.
    93 8 On the '.'th Insl of the Rubber Restriction D psrl laeca, caught two Unisys 'm loading up 7 pikul* 72 Icstt e* of' a boat at I.ubok China Oh while the other *1 MT I before Mr. Daws* at Alor I 13th Instant, when hattempted smuggling si the
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    FAREWELL TO MR. J.P. HALLAWAY.
    52 8 A plesfl Ml eipel Gas Works, k day, when tl:. bads far. well to Mr. H" i< shortly leaving 3 servic witl nated nddress and scribed were pn these indicating the I he ii held by ei pleasure of WOrki group photograph hs I ments
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      121 8 "T//f; CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" j| WHISKY. Caldbeck, Macgregor Company, Ltd. (Incorporated in Shanghai.) 15, Robinson Road. Teh phone No. 228. ST. IVEL LACTIC CHEESE In 4 oz. Cartons. SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO.. LTD. (Incorporated i.i the S.S.) Retail Depot, Orchard Road. "GOLDEN I GUINEA" iMfi The Finest i Sparkling
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      39 8 e. tef BERLIET Cars am) LORRIES do not advertise, ask the owners. See them at the Eastern Auto Company. Dupire Brothers AgentsP BLACK WHITE I ____jff____t::;:;i-:j: *^ffi-*J J t -^_________E_l r'' ___f-~~"~ mm Z. k»L) Pr_w- *w^" ~rrx_s WHISKY
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    COMMONWEALTH LINE.
    58 9 BIG LOSSES. PURCHASE INVITED. J- rvke.] Melbourne, Feb. 24. he balani e she* t wealth Line for the seven Ist., 1924, -bowing a 1 172. el Gov< opinion that 'u tl Australian rath refore, immeto pan base the on the c ondition lined in the Australian en i.
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    HIS MAJESTY'S PROGRESS.
    24 9 i london. Feb. 21. i good night and this morning, but It is m ai probable, tainno fui nlletin, Hi- Majesty's
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    TROTSKY FOR JAPAN?
    61 9 THE AMBASSADORSHIP. i A (.1 ESTION OF HEALTH. [Reuter's Service.] London, Feb. 21. The Moscow correspondent of the Daily Rxprei that M. Trotsky will probably offered the Ambassadorship in Japan. His acceptance depaads on the state of his health. V. Joffe, the present Soviet Ambassador m Austria,
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    ACROSS AFRICA BY CAR.
    41 9 1 1; iter's Service.] Paris. r,b. 24. The French automobile expedition, starting from Senegal, has nrrived at MaeaauahJ on the Bed Sea. having effected the Brat i »iag of Africa, via, 6.000 kilometre-. lespite numerous difficulties.— Haves.
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    DEATH OF M. BRANTING.
    26 9 [Reuter's Service.] Stockholm, Feb. 24. The death is announced of the ex-Pre-mier. M. Bi ant ing. (Earlier cables appear on pane 7.1
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    174 9 (By Courteaj f the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio. Feb. 23. The poll for election of members of the; Chamber of t oinmeive. Tokio, has resulted in an even Strength of both pai'ties, namely Mr. Haita Fujiyama'- and Mr. Keniehi Fujita's. Mr. Eiaaburo Sugihara has been defeated. It Is
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    SHANGHAI MILLS' STRIKE.
    26 9 nice.] Shangkai, Feb. 21. Japai ba cottonidation having >mpl< vine. 7.000. will <!« mend fcr in- ill. i ibl ;i|)|)v;ir on page 7. J
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    MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
    62 9 aken at a v 7. held on Feb. al lampi it- at I bore lers by tlu Mu\<sistant Municipal President and re. of 150,000 as •vard- acquisition of between MacS1 the provil> I I ihould not le let a; «art 136 snd ls7 of the c 1913. I
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    COMMUNIST ACTIVITES IN TUNIS.
    94 9 London. Feb. 11. rthy in connection with tho i Zinovie_T_ letter that there from Tunis of Commutes then-, lending to collision* I Government has now rtain Sheikh official of facili•mmunist oropaganda, Court has sentenced imprisonment and a fine of two inager of the Com- Jewspap, r
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    ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL.
    29 9 I* Funds to Preserve National Memorial. donations have been re- kn..wled Ke d BMfSJH il made" out in favour •tion Fund, and adt. 11 Collyer Quay,
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    ROYAL TOUR IN INDIA.
    28 9 ROYA L TOUR IN INDIA. I Calcutta. Feb. 16. Arthur of Conuaught K*iaer Angora for Burmah 11 undergone an operation owning, and went aboard M m bandages, accom-
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    WIRELESS STATION IN INDIA.
    110 9 Delhi, Feb. 11. The granting «>f license to an Indian Company tor the erection of s beam wireless station in India for communication with the United Kingdom was the subject of a long series of questions in the Impel ial Assembly to-day. It was stated that
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    IMPROVING CROYDON AERODROME.
    96 9 London, Feb. 11. As a result of the inquiry into the disaster on Christmas Eve, immediate steps aie being taken to improve the Croydon Aerodrome, and it is understood that the Air Ministry is seeking powers from Parliament to allow improvements hitherto held up owing to local
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    INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC SPREADING.
    77 9 London, Feb. 17. The influenza epidemic has not abated and is accompanied by bronchitis, although the death-roll is not alarming. Many M.P.'s ore in bed, including thirty Conservatives. Far! Winterton, Sir John Simon and Mr. Arthur Henderson are among the victims. There were poor attendances at offices,
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    60 9 The engagement is announced of Miss Chan Swee Neo (alias Alice Chan), second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Choh Kim Lo>\ of 108 High-st., Kuala Lumpur, to Mr. Tay Chim Bong, of the Borneo Co., Ltd., only son of Mr. and Mrs. Tay Eng Leong, of 07 Spottiswoode Park-rd., Singapore.
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    NEW TELEPHONE NUMBER.
    13 9 I etß kindly request- name in their m Raper, H.W.
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL.
    804 9 CHINESE FA VOIR RESTRICTION. Bateau. Conference Suggested. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 21. At the meeting ol Federal Council during the speeches on tue edjornment the t hon'ble Mr. Kindersley referred to the necessity of legislation in regard to copra dealers and also the amendment of
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    17 9 Stourport and Wilden (Worcestershire) have presented a congratulatory address in a silver casket to the Prime Minister.
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    LATE MAIL NEWS.
    200 9 GENEVA DISARMAMENT PROTOCOL. Specious anj Impracticable Proposals. (Times of Ceylon Service.) London, ''Feb. 13. That the Geneva Protocol as at present framed is about as dead as Tutenkhamon is the verdict of Mr. J. L. Garvin, writing in the London Observer. In the course of a lengthy
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    TRADE UNIONS AND RUSSIA.
    128 9 Bolshevism Not Suiled to England London, Fe*b. 13. The General Council of the Trade Union Congress has unanimously adopted the report of the delegation to Russia, which will be published next week. The Daily News understands that the report is limited to points on which there
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    AMUSING INCIDENT IN COURT.
    122 9 London, Feb. 13. An unprecedented incident occurred in Mr. Justice Tomlin*s Court, in the Chancery Division, when the amount of costawarded was decided by the spin" of a coin. The action was between relative- and was in process of settlement, the only question being whether the
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    MR. GHANDI ABHORS BLOOD.
    153 9 i Calcutta. Feb. 13. Replying in Young India to a correspondent, who refers to a promise said to have been given by Mr. Gandhi that he would retire from the political field when the revolutionaries again became active, Mr. Ghandi writes: "I never made any promise
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    SEQUEL TO CALCUTTA RIOTS.
    113 9 Calcutta. Feb. 13. In June of last year, a deplorable outbreak of mob violence took place in Calcutta, when six Sikhs were clubbed or stoned to death on the allegation that they had been implicated in human sacrifice to the new Hoogley Dock. Subsequently, 150 arrests
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    CRUSHING TREASON IN FREE STATE.
    99 9 Dublin, Feb. 16. The text of a new Treason Bill has been issued and constitutes the most dristic measure so far introduced in the Free State. It is designed not merely to arm Government with powers to inflict the death penalty for open rebellion Jnbut
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    1073 11 BURNS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS. DBCAY OF THF "DORIC." Om Own Correspondent). Edinburgh, Jan. 28. li-htations were this year i read than at any time since the war. Scarcely a town or without some recognition of the and in the cities and larger gstheriaaja sysse many and kiaractor. It ki
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    MAH JONG PARTIES.
    290 11 A Successful Nov.';.. H have held mah-jong progressive drivea during the p^i.-t three months have been congratulated their enterpi ise. Several leading society hostess. have given chives thifl winter fcr two or three hundred people. A very pleasant pan>\ however, tan be made up with ten tables
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    THAMES BRIDGE TWO MILES LONG.
    211 11 A bridge two miled long across the Thames and the Albert Docks from Woolwich to Barking has been suggested to the London County Councils Committee on Thames bridg s. This would be the nearest bridge to the mouth of the river. it eras one ef
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    INDIAN IMMIGRATION.
    319 11 At a meeting of the Indian Immigration Committee, held at Kuala Lumpur on February 14th, at which the Controller of Labour, S.S. and F.M.S. (Mr. E. W. F. Gilman) Chairman, the Deputy Controller of Labour. (Mr. C. D. Ahearne) Vice-Chair-man and .Secretary, the Principal Medical Officer, F.M.S. (Dr.
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    A BOUQUET.
    327 11 Bangkok racing stewards are in hot water again, this time for what some local enthusiasts regard as an exhibition of weakness or ineptitude, says the Straits Echo. The circumstances are sufficiently interesting and amusing to be worth relating. As the Bangkok Times tells the story, a rider named
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    26 11 Mr. Byron Fox, who was with the Yukon Gold Company in Malaya, is now secretary and treasurer of the Dutch Guiana Gold Co., of New York.
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    SARDINIA'S RESCUE WORK.
    361 12 JUNK CREW STRICKEN WITH SMALL-POX. Fuller details of the Sardinia's rescue of 145 Chinese from a derelic: junk while on her voyage form Hongkong to Singapore were available yesterday when the steamer came into Port and proceeded to the quarantine anchorage where she was boarded by the
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    MARINE COURT.
    136 12 Troublesome Quartermaster. In the Master Attendant's Court yesterday morning, a Chinese quartermaster on board the British oil tanker Cassis was charged with wilful disobedience to lawful commands of the Master. It was stated in evidence by the Master anJ corroborated by the Second Officer that the accused was
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    220 12 The arbitrary of $2 goid per <cale ton to Baltimore and Philadelphia has been cancelled. The master of the Giang Ann reports that Orion Buoy appears to be out cf rosition, as he did njt ght it on Feb. 21s;. Sis Curtiss aeroplanes, which have been held for more than
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      113 12 HUGO STINNES LINES (Incorporated in Germany.) REGULAR MONTHLY FREIGHT PASSENGER SERVICE. OUTWARD BOUND lONGKONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. J.s. Carl Legien 9,000 tons Mar. 12 s.s. Adolf von Baeyer 9,000 tons Api. 9 HOMEWARD BOUND ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. s.s. Scheer 12,250 tons Mar. 22 s.s. Albeit Voegler 9,000 tons Api.
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      122 12 INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) Direct Services to Japan via Hongkong and Singapore and to Calcutta via Penang from Singapore. Taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for Canton, Macao, Swatow, Amoy, Chefoo, Tientsin, Newchwang, Yangtze ports, Formosa, the Philippines, etc. FOR PENANG AND CALCUTTA. HOSANG Mar.
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      561 12 Vv "QO THROUGH THE HOUSE WITH LOTOI' /> V■ f Thorough Mte s!? sTet H.B <*f S£ *S_l FS fe 1 s3 A C' _£__S»^_l_a^O_r Tto _K i_bji1 X: *9^ 'B, I *f( THE SPRAY THAT SLAYS )l _r) >fs^Bk Y ou w,!l hnd LOTOL ,ndi NV 1 pensable for
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      681 12 MAIL DESPATCHES.*"* TO-DAY. Djambi Singkep 9 a.m. Cucob and Benuit Mersing 9 a.m. Karimon g Soon Lee 9 a.m. Pontianak Khoen Foeng 9 a.m. Rhio and Billiton Myer 11 a.m! Banka Island, Pladjoe and Palembang Van Noort noon Pontianak Donggaia 1 p.m. Selat Pandjang and Bengkalis R. Schiff Bahru 1
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      814 14 SCOTLAND'S VICTORY OVER FRANCE. First Hound of the Cup. (Fron Our Own Correspondent.) Edinburgh, Jan. 28. Scotland v. on the first of her Rugby International engagements by defeating France at lnverieith, thus compensating for the unexpected defeat sustained in Paris iast year. The most enthusiastic Scottish supporter, however,
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      20 14 For illegally collecting letters for transmission to China a shopkeeper, of Taiping, was fined $25 for each letter so received.
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      1925 GOLF SEASON.
      927 14 THE ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP. As usual, the University golfers opened the new competitive golf season when they gathered at Rye, their favourite course on the Sussex coast, to play for the President's prize, writes the Golf Correspondent of the "Evening Standard." This is in the form of an
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      405 14 lAN An 'Allenbury.' V***^N Baby at tbe age f of 7 month*. I^^ 1 .W>SS Pro^ re i lan has been reared from birth on the 'ABeaburys l ood<thougn below normal \>|eight when born he progressed so that at the age of seven months he was fiv#- U J average
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    FRASER & CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    462 15 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. 11 "SDAY, FEBRUARY _$th. ■I [Figures in brackets sl^,. fi- \*t the Share in i, u she ]ssue valu < j marked.] ml OthAJgmbsi K. Kamnntinj- (10.) 4 ,V IlinU Assn. (10) 6 Jj JJ Rahman Hjrd.. ($1) RencngTin *g "J* Sauth Taipinsa g
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    EXCHANGE.
    66 15 February 24. Bank l bus. 24 1 Hank demand 2 4' 1.3 Private credits :>, m.s. 2 4 17-82 New York, deaumd kkix 1 redita W dajn 57. France, demand 9^ India, T. T. lfA% Hon^kone, demand a t _>,•,.,,, Yokohama, demand 14i>;. Java, demand 139 1 Bangkok, demand
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    PRODUCE.
    215 15 February 24. Tia 800 Torn $132.50 Gambier 25 00 Pepper White Pepper Black 18.75 Flake Tapioca GOO Pearl Sago Small 5.50 C °P ra HOW Copra Sundried 11.85 UpiuD, Bennrss unt. (,008 Rice, Liang Hin Chan Mark Blue Eagle (Old) 375 Rice, Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New)
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      MACPHAIL & CO. LTD'S REPORT.
      171 15 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. r Singapore, Feb. Kabbtr.—London Is. 5%d. Steads I Tin.—London £266 ss. Local i.:,,! 2 tona boM. Rubbers.—.Unchanged. Mining.—Steady. Muraia are better with buyera at 2.90 and sellei* at 2.95 Rah mans offer at 1.75 and Hitams at 1 ■>>hxn* have buyera at 54 and sellers at
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      ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
      185 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (L. K. Maephail). Singapore. Feb. 21. Robber.— Is, 5%d. Local 64. Tin. £265 "s. 132%. Tons 200. The market continues quiet In ail ate t: (i> with enquiries mainly confined to Industrials and Loan*. Mining sham arc steady and Rubben practically neglected .Mining.— On quiet* market
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      LYALL AND EVATT'S REPORT.
      181 15 mm. Singapore, Feb. 24. <9nn ,)S I)ovn l6s L ,;il 132»_. tons. Robber.- Is 5%d. i;„ i sl j. Local 14. iftere is little change from jresterday and Tin and Rubber sectiona continue dull featureless. Interest in Industrials and Loans h ts also slackened off. K-.hbers.—
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      QUEENSLAND'S NEW YEAR.
      284 15 The year 1925 was heralded in Brisbane with the usual joyous and boisterous methods of welcome; but behind all that, which means nothing, there appears to be a confidence and an optimism that is intensely hopeful. The total value of the Commonwealth trade for the year, imports
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    37 15 Singapore. Feb. 21, 12 noon. Singapore Standard Pale Crepe. Spot 63%. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot 63-% 64; April-June 61 61% July-Sept 60 60%. London Quotation Sheet ls 5%d. Market Steady.
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    A THIRD OF SCOTLAND BOLD IN SIX YEARS.
    119 15 The past year ranks as th" poorest 11 the estate market in Scotland since the \va»\ only 300,000 acres having come into the market daring 1924, as compared •rith 900,000 acres in 1i)23. The most important of the larger properties disposed of
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      374 15 ksets over $5,000,000. ai a_aa_^_B THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE MmST LmSST (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFlCE:— Winchester House Singapore. LONDON ovrwvwnu, Tbe c.mpanv has £20,000 deposited with the Sunr«„_ n*»- v L OND P N OFFI CE. o2 Old Jewry, E.C. the Supreme Court o England, and complies
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      438 15 BANKING. BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong Authorised Capital $50,000,000 U«*ad and fully paid up $20,000 000 Reserve Fund:- Sg terling I ZZ,0 00 Reserve^Liability of Proprietors $1o 5 ,00°2;5So 0 COURT OF DIRECTORS. tt d i.M?? tte den Est l- Chairman. r n s^__ e V Es,q
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      502 15 j BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AXD CHINA. Incorporated ir. England by Royal Charter. Paid up Capital in 600,000 shares £o each £3,000.000 Reserve Fund 3.900,000 Reserve Liability cf Proprietors 3.000,000 HEAD OFFICE, 38 BLshopsgrato, London, E.C. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Hamburg i'uket Amritsar floilo Rangoon Bangkok Ipoh
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      157 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives— Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER Co., Ltd. Branch Office 64, The Arcade, Collyer Quay. A GORDON LEE, Resident Manager. THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. (Incorporated in the
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1250 16 The fr. ights question has now been decided, and the poll was as overwhelmingly in favour of payment as might have been expected, seeing that probably the bulk of the members who voted could not be expected to understand what lies beneath the whole controversy. We think the
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    94 16 HOME FOOTBALL. i Cup Draw and League Games. [Reuter's Service.] London, Fen. 23. he F. A. up draw for the fourth round, which will be played on March 7th., la as follows: Southampton ve. Liverpool Cardiff vs. Hall ar Leicester. Sheffield United rs. West Bromwich Albion or Aston
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    SUBMARINES DEFEATED.
    73 16 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang. Feb. 24--.A Penang eleven defeated the submarine flotilla at football by I iron! to nil after hard struggle. The following will represent the S.R.C. against the S.C.C. this afternoon on the S.R.C. ground, commencing at p.m.: V. C. WesterboQt, B. G. Wheatley, L.
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    NORTHERN UNION CUP.
    68 16 Dras n For Second Round. London, Feb. 16. The drawn for the second round of the Northern Union Cup to be played oa the 28th. instant is as follows: Rochdale vs. Huddersfield. Hull Kingston vs. Wigan Highfield. Bat by vs. Widnea. Leedf ,s. Wigan. Oldham va. Warrington.
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    REMARKABLE SCORE.
    110 16 London. Feb. IH. The -core f 116 points to nil by which Wigan defeated Flimby A Fothergfll in the Northern Union cap-tie at Wigau on Saturis not a record In Northern Union all. as. in 1014. Huddersfiek! beat Swinton Park by 19 goals and 27 tries I I
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    THE CHAMPION BANTAM.
    123 16 London. Feb. 23. v- th Natioi ai Si rtii b, in a match twenty rounds r thi bantam-weight Britain and £600, Johnny f the title, noat Harry •it. of Hackney. Tin I v wa< thi in in the sixteentl i and. wn att. tlj and alth, ugh
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    41 16 Fifteen cards were taken out for the February ladies spoon played on Monday, the 23rd instant, and resulted in a tie between Mrs. A. S- Gardner ."0 9 41 and Miss 1). Bow ver Smyth 46 5 41.
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    THE M.C.C. AT SYDNEY.
    190 16 N.S. WALES' BRILLIANT REPLY. Record Second Wicket Partnership. [Reuter's Service.] Sydney. Feb. 24. The match between the M.C.C. and New South Wales was continued he-e to-day in sultry weather and before 5,700 spectators. The Wicket was good and is wearing well. New South Wales replied to
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    FINAL TEST IN S. AFRICA.
    121 16 TOURISTS LOHE P.Y 21 Rl NS. [Renter's Service Port Elizabeth, Feb. 24. The fifth and last unofficial Test Match concluded here to-day, when South Africa defeated Mr. S. B. Joel's team by 21 run-. Batting first South Africa made 183, Sied'.e scoring 52. Geary took
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    THE LAST TEST MATCH.
    380 16 Ensrland and Australia meet at Sydney on r viduy in the fifth and last Test match. On March 6th. tht English Cricketers are due to play the Northern Districts, ar.d the torn concludes uith tin match against South Australia which, commences at Adelaide on March Mth.
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    POLO CLUB GYMKHANA.
    76 16 Arrangements for the afternoon's pony racing got up by the Polo Club for Saturday, March the 14th, are now in full progress and sweep tickets and the lotterv sheets are available at the Turf Club offices. The lotteries will be held on Fridav March 13th in the
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    433 16 LOGUE TWICE DISMOUNTED. Keiagcdd Fays $164. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Feb. _4. Ideal weather favoured the second day's lacing here to-day and attracted a huge attendance, those present including the High Commissioner and party, His Highness the Sultan of Perak, His Highness the Yang-di-Pertuan Besar of
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    TANGLIN CLUB TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    249 16 esterejay a Play. A. Cb\s« Doubles (Mixed.) Mis. Han ilton and Whitley, minus 4. hear Miss ftawcett and BattishiH, plui 2, 6 3. 12—10. Miss J. Gunn and Darbishire. plus 1 beat Miss and O. P. Giiffith-Jones, scr., B—6. 3—6, 6—3. Mr. and Mrs. Hewitt, plui
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