The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 March 1925

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. 20 CENTS SINGAPORE, SJSL. TUESDAY. MARCH 3, 1925. NO. 11,429
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    235 1 The Inter- Allied Military Commissi*..; reports that the (iorman Army is being secretly re-organised Page 7. Much alarm was caused by the earthquake in America and several deaths are reported Page 7. Australia has made 203 for six wicket'- in the Test Match Page 12. The proposals
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    WITH A MOTORCAR IN QUEENSLAND.
    1153 1 Elisabeth sighed, couched, hiccupped, threw herself forward in a series of convulsive j rks, and then stopped dead. Thirty miles from the township, fifty from anywhere else, she spat out the last drop* of water from the fapfng rent in her radiator, and stood there
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      424 1 WING LOONG i OGNIBED HOUSE for f| roPEAN TROPICAL SLITS. HIGH STREET. SARKIES SINGAPORE HOTELS. ducted under the personal supervision of the Proprietors Further Reduction in the Price of Wines from Ist March GRILL ROOM OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT hRAFFI fSP 'ne Irincst Ba l lro <>™ in the East. (l/tITLEa/
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      182 1 BIG BUSINESS w^^I^SS&SSSU^t 9 afttr exhaustive comparison, adopted the RCTiAL nPEWRITER because it will do MORE work and BETTER work for a longer time at a less cost. "COMPARE THE WORK" AND YOU. TOO, WILL REALIZE THE SUPERIORITY OF THE Sole Agents for Malaya: R°NEIO Ltd. COLLY ER QUAY 'PHONE
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      130 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. I'« siti3B filled— rajie 5. Rustikol, Jacks— Page 7. K. Bolter's notice Page 5. Paris dres-es, Lee Page 2. Steel pulleys". U.E's— Pslge European wants post Page Shipping on paces s. 9 a nd 10. -Gilbey's port. Guthrie's -Page Lager beer, Sime, Darby Page 2. Bungalow wanted to
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      14 1 WING LOONG FOR HIGH (LASS TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. •52. HIGB STREET.
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      122 1 THE V'EEK. T >" Hij h W. iter, .28 .i.m.. 4.48 p.ra. Maynsrd'i snnL mts; M Chartered Rank, 2^o. Pantaloonaties, Vic. Theatre, 9.30 pn, ir< dm mi,'. At h. li Water, 4.22 son., 6.48 p.m. I*. I. aesseward mail loaves. Pantaloonaties, Vie. Theatre, Q m. Tkurtdrnp, ~>tk. High Water, .").2.
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    THE K. L. BOMB OUTRAGE.
    699 2 WOMAN COMMITTED. From the account oi the peHee eouit proceeding*, in this matter an Friday, as given by the Malay Mail, era tak the f< How ir. g pa it icnla H The court ami en wiled by Chinese, many of whom stood up on
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    53 2 Proposing the toast of "The Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture," at a luncheon on Jan. 29, Mr. Amery, M.P. 'Secretary of State for the Colonies), hoped that West and East Africa and the Eastern Colonies, and other important parts of the tropical regions of the Emqiro, would presently have their
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      273 2 THE HAPPY \ALLEY LTD. "ELITE CINEMA" FIRST CLASS FEATURES AND COMEDIES. }sr Show 7.30 p.m. 2nd Show 9.30 p.m. THE MERRY OPERA COMPANY. New Actors and Actresses. Special Plays.> NUMEROUS OTHER ATTRACTIONS. Admission 10 Cents. VICTORIA THEATRE ENORMOUS SUCCESS LAST TWO NIGHTS TO-NIGHT ft TO-MORROW NIGHT at 9.30 p.m. H.M.S~
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      335 2 COMING NIBELUNGEN A Get man Screen Adaptation of Germany's National Lejrtnds A Marvellous Cinema Achievement in two EpochsSIEGFRIED. VENGEANCE of KRIMHILDE. Watch for Further Aiaiounctmenis! SOLE DISTRIBUTOR FOB S.S.— F.M.S.— SIAM: R. M. DONATI, 186 ORCHARD ROAD. I. J Tel. 1986 before w^„ *m m Pm PALLADIUM Orchard Road Tel.
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      387 2 ALHAMBRA TAN CHENG KEE oL CO., LIMITE I PR 0 A PHOTOPLAY OF THE MODERN SI From Monday, March 2ivl to Saturday, March 7tk In the Second Sh< at I GHOSTLY WALLO] INTBRNATION Al. N of interesting screen m IT IS A METRO SCREEN vs~j, Adapted from the Play by
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    THE BRITISH MUSEUM.
    555 3 Numerous Acquisitions During January. I A large Squid (Stenoteuthi caroli), which was washed ashore on the Yorkshire coast, north of Spurn Head, on January ha. been secured for the British Museum, largely through the promptness and courtesy of the local Coast-guard and of .Mr. F. Needier, M
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    ORIGIN OF SIR HARI SINGH'S FORTUNE.
    186 3 "I'rincoly Income From His l-'ather." Delhi, Jan. 20. The IOOTN of t\ie i'ls<»,(K»o paid by the Rajak Sir Huri S»ii»rh in conntction with the racaat bank case is DOW revealed in order to refute the sufseation that this noney really belomred to the State
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    THE NEXT GREAT WAR.
    198 3 Riar- Admiral Tells af Spit^ from Japan. Disclosures about Japanese secret anrriec work throughout the Far East were made hv Eear-Adiniral V. G. H. Bernard on Jan. 21. He was speaking after a lecture at the Royal United St-rvice Institution on "The Situation in the Pacific,"
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    TROTSKY'S FALL.
    451 3 An Official Explanation. London, Jan. 27. Stal.n, Kameneff, and Zinovieff are pursuing their feud against Trotsky. A ■nesial resolution passed by the Central Committee appoints Frunze, Trotsky's arch-enemy and rival, to be his successor, noc e;nly on the Revolutionary Military Council, but also in the post of Commissary
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    AIRSHIP MOORINGS.
    217 3 Questit/.i of International Standard. London, Jan. 26. Dr. Ecktner, chief of the Zeppelin Company in Germany, and Herr Lehmann, vicepresident of the Goodycar Zeppelin Company of America, have arrived in England to confer with Commander Burney, M.P,, director of the Airship Guarantee Company. it is understood tha: a
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    COTE D'AZUR BLUE TRAINS.
    238 3 Experience of New Police. Paris, Jan. 27. The newly-organised section of the French police, whose special duty it will be to safeguard travellers by the sleeping-car trains, has already commenced operations. In the course of a chat a day or two ago with one of these
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      198 3 I >^/ 'I Elliott's C innamon Compound > most effective BTcdicin.- for idsevmg Cough*- Cohfi, Catarrh, Asthma and Bror.chitis. Its principal mgre itnt, Cinn.mior.. i> ofLci.il!> d os o pr. phNlCusrzaand n1 j., r throat •nd cfaral deftioa I<* r^ative proprrti miicfc j reiatee jnJ Colk and i IV It
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      132 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 in the world. WILL NOT TURN WHITE OR FLAKE OFF UNDER THE ACTION OF SEA OR FRESH WATER.
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    VASCO DA GAMA.
    688 4 Half the world has sent delegates to take a part in the ceremonies with which Portugal is celebrating this week the deeds < of her sea captain Vasco Da Gama, says j the Daily Telegraph of January 27th. It j should be a congregation from all the
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    GERMAN HISTORIAN ARRESTED.
    207 4 Alleged Theft of Stale Documents. Dr. Hauck, S well-known German his-! rorian and an authority on medieval times, ha* been arrested in Berlin. Dr. Hauck, who. in consequence of his outstanding: position as a historian, had access to the archives of many European States, had formed for
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    VILLAGE WHERE NOBODY DIES.
    84 4 Modem Ftopia on A Mountain. Rome, Jan. 26. Salecchio, a mountain village in Piedmont, has suddenly become famous, and crowds of people are flocking; there. It has been proclaimed a place where nobody dies. No deaths have occurred there during the past three years. The Mayor
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    POLITICAL CRISIS IN PERSIA.
    367 4 Sardar Sepah's Hid For Power. Calcutta, Feb. 11 The ultimatum of Sardar Serah to the j Persian Parliament that it must choose be- tween the absent Shah and himself at supreme ruler of the country expired yesterI day, and news of what has happened ifl i
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    SIR A. CONAN DOYLE OPENS A SHOP.
    138 4 'Psychic" Library Near The Abbey. London, Jan. 27. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is becoming a shopkeeper. Next week he will open a bookshop in Victoria-street, eighty yards from Westminster Abbey, and he propom I to supervise the business himself. It will, however, be
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    STORIES OF MANY PRISONS.
    160 4 haplain's Mesaeriea »»f B)n "What I pity you'n i crook you'd haw mad said to the Rtv. Eustace Jen "Twenty-Five Yean in Six Pi er Uhwin). The implied suj understand- tl M of men who have been Wormwood Bcrubs. P i fam out In many <
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    CROSS-WORD PUZZLES AND EYE-STRAIN.
    86 4 CROSS-WORD PUZZLES AND EYE-STRAIN. Loads* Mr. W. B. Barker. Preside Optical Association, on Wednesday, Jai the varieties of headache arising strain, and mentioned a variety were caused a form with which the grapple. He said that New 1 had reported this trou opticians in this country with similar symptom* which
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      184 4 i i DRINK [BURNETTS GIN.| j (Old Tom Dry). I 1 Obtainable Everywhere. j j: African U Eastern Trade Corporation, Ltd. j TRADE MARK Imk Cod Liver Oil with ||g|| Malit Extract Builds firm flesh, bone and muscle. Almost $in(^yl indispensable in hot climates. Taken on bread or P*l~_JH li
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      266 4 Beware Infectious .Throat Troii wes;» When your throat feels raw, sore g t I^ISV^K and inflamed, you may be sure that *5 V J jju the trouble is due to infectious germs. jf J/ftt \I; These infest our dust-laden atmosphere m $W\ jjljj) 1 and especially the fetid air of
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    FRANCO-GERMAN PACT.
    128 5 nO duration limit. ALLIES TO BE CONSULTED. LReuter's Service.] Paris, Mar. 2. It Ks reliably mailed that the proposal for a Franco-Germ. .n. pact Was received by M. Hen from Herr Stresemann ten days ago. The proposal is reported to have more general scope than Chancellor Cuno's offer
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    FRANCES NEW TAXES.
    138 5 [Reuter's Service.] Paris, Mar. 1. < The Chamber, after an all ni^ht sitting, paaaed by 328 to tS9 votes the Finance Bill. balanrhag the bodgat at 34.180,000.000 j francs. M- Loucbeur said that the Bill Imposed I heavy sacrifices on the people, but they would apree to
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    PRESIDENT EBERT'S OBSEQUIES.
    91 5 PRESIDENT EBERT'S OBSEQUIES. l [Renter's Service.] Berlin, Mar. 1. Thousands of torches illuminated the Tiergarten through which the coffin of the late President Ebert, eaeorted by Reich-- wehr and police, assed at midnight from the I nursing home to the presidential palace it lies in the stateroom draped with and
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    THE AKALI REVOLT.
    47 5 [Reutei 's Service.] Lahore. Mar. I. Th Baiiar Akalis who were convicted and sentenced here were charged with conto verthrow the Government, murder and dacoity. The movement instituted by this notorious sevt ia now regarded Bfl having ended with the iruviction of the is.
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    155 5 (By Comtesy of the Nanyo NichlXlchi Shimbunsha.) Tt)kio, Feb. J7. China*! deposed Emperor, Hsuan Tang, hat postponed hii depai Lun from Tientsin rapan sine die. Th- ion ol Viseoant Hhmta (Keop-I .f the Privy Seal) is stated to be gat-l ing worse and hi b in a critseal
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    THREE NEW CUNARDERS.
    105 5 Three big Cunarders will be commissioned during the coming spring and summer, says the Observer the Carinthia, Alunia, and A: eania. The Carinthia. of twenty thousand tons, a sister ship of the Franconia class, will carry first, second, and third-class passengers, and is destined for the Liver-pool-New
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    A MARE'S NEST.
    832 5 > nder the above caption the Straits Echo the following amusing-, if at times slightly < ill using:, article on racing matters "We iind it difficult, however, to believe that the turf in Malaya is really faced with such a serious crisis as that which the Free
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      360 5 BUSINESS CARDS. PREMIER MAMI.A CIGAst jss^ "I i Insular'' cipars have brand in mansions, S and whew hi hest quality from: S [JTTI E fi < 0^ LID. M v GHEE 0-. 25 A S. Canal Rd. v\njo< V:,,(,i ia st v 0., Beach Road. i\l (lI AN.. 49 Telak
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      137 5 TE LEI 'HON E S I BSC RISERS. P!»'j:-e ;.u.i the followicc number to your January Directories. No. MM Anthony Co., Exchange h Share Brokers. t-3 4-3 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. BEPLACEMENT OF BUILDINGS FORT CANNING. CONTRACT NO: I. The Munieipal Commissioners of the Town of Singapore invite tenders for the
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      747 5 A DOCTOR'S WAY WITH INDIGESTION The wife of a well-known London physician became a sufferer from digestive disorder and, naturally enough she a*kel her husband for a remedy. The doctor made her up some medicine of th^ kind usually given to mild cases, but it failed, so, without more ado,
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      791 5 NOTICES. =5 NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. FRASER AND CUMMTNY;. Notice is hereby given thai the Partnership hitherto subsisting between the undersigned Harold H. Ellis end V. Homey Collins under th: sboee stylo st Singapore has been dissolved by mutual consent as from the Ist day of January »9?5! Th..
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      183 5 ~-^L MOTIONS i For WATCH VALUE Specialising in 'stoettrate timekeepara to withstand the climatie conditions of the Baat 1 'OCKBT WAR HES JOHORE LEVER 8J Each IN TWO SIZES i MOTION LEVER THIN PATTERN WITH SCREW CASES j Stocks of Cold and Silxer Hungers and Half Hunters. WRISTLET WATCHES NEW
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1925. A Franco-German Pact.
    322 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUES DAY, MARCH 3, 1925. A Franco-German Pact. J 2 it is found practicable the German proposal for a Franco-German guarantee pact will exert a tremendous effect upon international relations. The information has come without any preliminary heralding lor the secret appears to have been very well
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    An Oil Menace.
    323 6 International co-operation in noncontentious legislation, it has been shown by the recent formation of the Epidemiological Bureau in Singapore, is a department in which the League of Nations can, by its different committees, carry out very useful work, and by so doing lead in gradual stages to
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    612 6 The Band of Hope will meet at the Y.W.C.A. to-morrow at 4.30 p.m. There is tome talk of His Highness the Yang di Per Tuan Besar of Negri Sembilan paying a visit to England thi: year. The Rev. H. Parsons is staying on in Singapore for a little while on
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  • LOCAL WIRES.
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      THE RUSSELL CASE.
      58 6 (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 2. The Malayan Colli -Ties appeal and crooaappeal, were withdrawn this morning before Justices Sproule, Brown and Dean. The plaintiff-respcndent gets costs in the appeal Russell versus Russell and Company and costs in the cross-appeal. Plain-tiff-reepotuient gets costs as between
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      MAYFIELD RUBBER.
      85 6 (Front Our Own Correspondent). Penang, Mar. 2. Presiding at the annual moating of Mayfield Rubber Plantations, Mr. F. A. Pledger said that the profit wa.> $74,093. which, ■with $76,120 brought forward, made a 1 total of $160,213 to be dealt with. A 10 per cent dividend Was declared,
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      PRESENTATION TO MR. PLEDGER.
      60 6 (From Our Own Correspondent*. Penang. Mar. 2. Mr. F. A. Pledger, director. Maters. Boustead and Co., who la leaving to-m.or- row for Singapore on transfer, was presented with an address mount .ed 00 silk and enclosed in a silver casket suitably inscribed by Chinvse tin and
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    PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BAZAAR.
    94 6 The Presbyterian Church is holding a bazaar and Old English Fair in the Victoria Memorial Hall on Tuesday next, which H.K. the G.0.( Sir Theodore Fraser, has kindlv consented to declare open. The Church has to [natal a new cigar., the o.d one being tn.w in a
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    503 6 I Mr. G. D. A Fletcher, of Moure. Harrisons and Barker. Penang, has gone on a visit to Brastagi. Mr. E. P. Harris, of Intan, has been appointed General Manager of the Knmpar River Tin Dredging Company. Mr. C. T. Parker has been appointed hon. secretary of the Seremban Golf
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    SUIT BY THE GENERAL HOSPITAL.
    561 6 An action in *hi claimed payment of i tT*t Court. repreaeated the Dop contested the Uairn that ha had not receive? ment while Mr. H. U HoskTn, General Hospital, that a bin M dollars, wh» Hospital for Av< made out li so Hons laid loan,
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    CARTER THE ILLUSIONIST.
    108 6 The visit to Great Is causing s d si uf will be aeanred of s hearty JJ his appearand- at V** Thursday next. It i- *>« rears since Carter has traveller] right round during that period, visiting erv country and eon ha baa another world'- tour carrying
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      23 6 AULO SCOTTIE j Whisky. J tttSSShGCaUMISI *J| SOLE AGENTS. W. R. LOXLEY CO., Robinson Road, Singapore. I PEARS' I J I GOLDEN SERIES.
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    AMERICA'S EARTHQUAKE.
    228 7 IfIDBSPBEAD ALARM. V N\|)\ A I I ECTEI). Service.] Sea York. Mar. 2 nd two o ■nini senK icing shaken off the I railway during an sterday evening, which at Suit ury, Canada, South Carolina, and Th< seismograph 10th «'f an Inch. eni in the i l 7.V.,
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    THE PANTALOONATICS.
    165 7 atics, ;t company i f enter- fran H.M.S. Durban, gave a per- actors a large audience at the I aartni last night. The show •»ely well presented and much J those who took part. were quite at home on the they gav« a programme which "f real mirth,
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    ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY.
    96 7 '<* lav an R« "•ranch Annual Meeting. 1 meeting of the Malaylumn ati( S(; <-iety, was held Jt. r PUr > ,n f"Oay afternoon, with the* th <" President, in [Wl also present Dr. WinSW* Wfct and Messrs. KLT2 "«milton and others. i office-bearers were then uWift
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    "SECRET GERMAN ARMY."
    292 7 FAILURE TO DISARM. MILITARY COMMITTEE'S REPORT. ["Renter's Service.] P:iris. Mar. 2. According to le Journal, the report of the Military Committer >{ Versailles is now considered by the Allied GovernBSOnts. It contains the substance of the report of th Military Control Commission regarding German evasions of the
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    DISARMAMENT !
    119 7 DISARMAMENT [Router's Service.] London. Mar. 2. Commenting on the return of the world's fleets, just issued by the Admiralty, the afanr Guardian describes as senaationnl the disclosure of the fad that the new Japanese cruisers appnrently cany twelve 8-inch guns. The paper says that, if this is so, Japan is
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    A CAIRO CONFESSION.
    112 7 [Router's Service.] Cairo, Mar. 2. In the course of an enquiry into the murder of the Sirdar, the brother of Anayat confessed to have been concerned. [A Reuter cable from Cairo, dated Feb. 11th., stated: It transpires that the two men arrested on the 2nd inst. are
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    LOCAL HEALTH FIGURES.
    169 7 The Municipal Health Officer's statement for the week ending Feb. 21st, gives a total of 199 deaths, including tl from pneumonia, 21 from phthisis, 16 from malaria, 12 from convulsions, and 9 from beri-beri. There was one fatal case of diphtheria, and one of plague. Among the
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    16 7 Viscount Wolmer, Parliamentary Secretary to the Post Office, announces that 1,200,000 wireless broadcasting licences now exist.
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  • OUR LONDON LETTER.
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      TRUTH IN NEWS.
      1626 7 THE ST. PAULS CONTROVERSY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Feb. 6. He is a wise man w/10 nowadays Knows v. bat truth in news is. I am not referring to news from China, which nobody ever believe^ under any circumstances. 1 am referring to ordinary everyday happenings
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    THE "NIBELUNGS."
    218 7 The great film. The Nibelungs, which Messrs. Pathe are to show in Singapore the middle of this month, was given the following high praise in the Daily Mail: The film of The Nibelungs, shown last night at the Albert Hail, is artistically the most ambitious ever yet seen
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    146 7 (By Courtesy of the N^nyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, Feb. 28. Mr. Yoshisada Shofu, a Kyoto porcelainware manufacturer, and Mr. Bunji Suzuki, President of the Nippon Labour Federation, were announced to have been elected Japanese representatives to the International Labour Conference. The former is the chief representative for the
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    385 10 The German steamer Hagen arrived from Hamburg yesterday with a cargo of coal. One case of small-pox was reported among the passengers of the British fttam er Seistan which came into port on Sunday from Hongkong. We have received from the K.P.M. copies of various prospectuses, issued by
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    SELF-STEERING SHIP.
    304 10 Much interest has been aroused in shipping circles by the news that the "Aorangi," the first big motor-liner, has arrived at San Francisco a day ahead of time. She started a day late, and so has made up ah ut two days since she left Southampton. The "Aorangi"
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    INDO-CHINA STEAMER ASHORE.
    90 10 I News was received in Hongkong on Feb. 20th to the effect that the Indo-China j steamship Foo Shinp, which left Swatow for Shanghai at 6 p.m. on the 19th day, went ashore on Lammock Rocks. The No. 1. hold started to leak badly, and it was
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    BATTLESHIP SUNK BY GUNFIRE.
    193 10 Shattered From Stem to Stern. At the Admiralty it was stated that the Dreadnought battleship Monarch (22,500; tons) was sunk by the battleships and cruisers of the Atlantic Fleet. The Monarch had to be destroyed under the terms of the Washington Treaty on naval armaments, which
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      156 10 HUGO STCNNES LINES (Incorporated in Germany.) REGULAR MONTHLY FREIGHT PASSENGER SERVICE. OUTWARD BOUND HONGKONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. s.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. Albert Voegler 9,000 tons Api. 14
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      107 10 flhnnml W*nnnsl MOSLEY S ftOLD TAWNY HBi BLACK SEAL THE FINEST QUALITY PORT WINE SHIPPED. Sole Agents: JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. r( Incorporated in England.) SINGAPORE AND KUALA LUMPUR. Coaaignees of cnrjro per tae ■bore steamer from Austral:;: (arrived 24 Feb. 1 are hereby notified th.-.t General Survey of all
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      323 10 MESSAGERIES MARiriMR Under contract with the Fr^hC, J.. Mail and Passei DIRECT FORTNIGRTLI FAR EASTERN SERVICE HOMEWARD M Ul S To Marseilles Tia Colombo. Djibouti and Tort Said PORTROS IMMani H ANGKOR 12*00 <hi OUTWARD MMIS To Japan via Sairon. Hongkong and Shanghai ANGERS 1.V00n.i,,. v PAUL LECAT ft** ia*
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      510 10 MAIL DESPATCHES. TO-DAY. Cucob and Benuit Mersing 9 a.m. North and East India Hosang 11 a.m. Rhio, Tambelan and Pontianak Singkara 1 p.m. Selat Pandjang, Bengkalis and Bagan Si Api Api Esmeralda 1 p.m. Ceylon Great Britain Eurypylus 1 p.m. Sourabaya, South East Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas and Timor Dilly Ban
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      222 10 I PASSENGERS ARRIVED. i 1 Per Mdehior Treub:— Mr. L. Leger, Mr. i A. J. Ylamming, Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Foucar, Mr. C. Tailor, Mr. G. J. Hennessy. Mr. Sadas Mute. Mrs. F. Ch. Dewing, Mrs. A. A. Dewing, Mn. A. Holt, Miss T. H. Kellner, Mrs. N. X.
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    FRASER & CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    566 11 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. MONDAY. MARCH lof 2rSn.r; f he is T i marked.] d llaiS Jn,ess otherwise MINING. BaUng Padang Tin K. Kamunting (los a, S^„ W«- m H dra«, k U) 3 3 Johan Tin l, 2 L Z2 Kinta Assn. (10) gJJ Kamunting (£•> ktTT!
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    EXCHANGE.
    60 11 March 2. Bank 1 m.s. 214 Bank ik'mand 2:4 l-'.VJ. Private credits n:.<. •> i New York, demand 5.-> Credi 1 90 days 57 Pram C 1....?. 1 1000 India, T. T. lf,r 4 Hongkong, demand Yokohama, demand 138*,, Java, demand 139 U Bangkok, demand 79 Sovereign. Bank Buying
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    PRODUCE.
    212 11 March 2. Tin IT."> Tuns 1 L".» To Gambier 25.00 Pepper White 37.50 Pepper Riack 19.75 P'lake Tapioca 6.00 Pearl Sago Small s.s«i Copra U.50 Copra Sumlried 11.85 Opium. B*»nt;-s ur.t. 4,000 Rice, Liang Hin Chan Maik Blue Eagle (Old) 375 Rice. Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New)
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    33 11 Singapore. Mar. 2, 12 noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot 65% 65%; April-June 63% 64; July-Sept. 62% 63. London Quotation Sheet Is. 6 s xd. Market Firm.
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    CANADA TO BE BIG OIL PRODUCER.
    133 11 Montreal Canada within the next few years will be producing oil at the annua, rate of 100,000,000 barrels or more, and will rank with the leading oil producing countries of the world. That production will tome largely from the territory of Southern Alberta, which
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      MACPHAIL & CO. LTD'S REPORT.
      230 11 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. Singapore. .Mar. 2. Rubber.—London Is 6*»d. Firm Local 06. Tin.—London Feb. 2s. 361 .)S. Local 12:»; 4. 17b tons sola. Rubbers. —Firmer. Mining. Rencngi hnve buyer* al ii und sellers at 45s cum. Mumbaua have buyers at 1.07 and seller- at 1.1 o cum. Murais have
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      LYALL AND EVATT'S REPORT.
      166 11 -T Singapore, Mar. 2. I in.— t'2<;i ss. London Feb. 28th. Local 121>%. 175 tons. Rubber.— ls. 6**d. lit) i„d. lx>cal 65* Rubbera have enquiries all round, but buameaa La difficult and few tmnaactiona have passed. Bukit KutiL- offer at 11, Bukit K. Ba. at 52.
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      ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
      239 11 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (L. R. Macphail). Singapore, Mar. 2. Rubber.— ls 6 a *d. 65%. Tin.— £26l ss. 129%. Ton* 175. With no cabled news of tin and a small advance in the juice of rubber the market i ngain opens the week on the quiet side. In- dustrials
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      EXPORTS OF CANADIAN MEAT.
      113 11 Ottawa, Ontario, Official figures red ntly issued show that Canada exported 1,341,900 pounds of fresh beef to the United Kingdom durinpl the month of November, 1924. and 392,000 pounds to the United S*:\tts. The value of the exports of be( f to the United Kingdom was
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      BANKA TIN.
      42 11 During the m<<nth of January ."'.»l pikuls of refined tin from the Government tin-mines at Banka arena sold realising a sum of f6,230,892 which was nearly a million guilders more than the sales realised in the same month of 1024.
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      KUNDONG RUBBER.
      39 11 The directors of the Kundong Rubber Kst.. Ltd., have declared an interim dividend of 4 per cent, in respect of the financial year ending September 30th., 192f>, payable to shareholders on the register on March 14th., 1025.
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      349 11 lasets over 55,000.000. >ir nrm im ,i. r>,r«^^ Assurances in force over $17,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LlMlTED(lncorporated in Straits Settlements) HEAD ()h V CE ™lll n eSte USe Sin^ ore LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and
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      432 11 BANKING. HONGKONG AND~SHANGH^ BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund:— Sterling 4,500,000 Silver $26,500.00' Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. G. M. Young, Esq. Chairman H. P, White, Esq. Deputy hairman t>. 1). F. Beith, Eaq.
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      494 11 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Incerporated in England by Royal Charter. Paid up Capital in GOO.OOO shares £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund 3,900,000 Reserve Liability cf Proprietors 3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE, 38 Bkshopsgate, London, E.C. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Hamburg i'uket Amritsar lioilo Rangoon Bangkok Ipoh Saigon
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      133 11 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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    FINAL TEST MATCH.
    391 12 SWKI.TF.RIM; HEAT AT SYDNEY. England's Last (hanrc r[ReUt4 rt Service.] Sydney, Mar. 2. The fifth Test Match was continued here I -.lay in sweltering heal, lui as the after Hi tn advanced the weather becnme cloudy and stumps were drawn at 5.35 p.m. owing to bad light.
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    ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL.
    40 12 Appeal for Funds to Preserve National Memorial. The following donations have been received: Previously scknowledged |55,778.M Cheques should be made out in favour of Saint Paul's Restoration Fund, and addressed to Renter's Agent, 11 Collyer Quay, Singapore.
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    R.E's DEFEATED BY H. G. STACK'S XI.
    228 12 An exciting game between the R. E. and Mr. Stack's XI at Pulau Brani yesterday ended in s win for the latter by 13 rans. Scores: R.E. S.-Sgt. Sowray nin out G. Spr. Rnwson c Stack I) King 1, Capt Kidd b Stack
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    23 12 According to an ■>. \< ,-t foment in a House Paper, »i x section engineers are required for the Construction branch of the F.M.S. Railways.
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      ADMIRALS' OFFICIAL VISIT TO GOVERNOR.
      496 12 The Admirals of the British and Australian Navies who are meeting in Singapore during the next fortnight to discuss various matters affecting the Navy in this part of the globe (Vice Admiral Sir A. F. Everett, Commander-in-Chief of the China Station, Rear-Admiral P. H. Hall-Thompson,
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      GUILLEMARD TENNIS CUP.
      58 12 (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 2. The F.M.S. team, which will meet th. I J at lawn, tennia for the Guillen. ar Cup at Kuala Lumpur, on Friday and Satur- will b< Ah Ming, Duncan. John- Nunnel y, Oliver and Scovell. lie- rvs Bligl Orr,
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      TANGLIN CLUB TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
      243 12 Handicap Doubles (Men.) Phayn and Seville plus G boat liej Michael and Sturrock plus 15.2. 6 4, G 3. A. (Mass Doubles (Mixed.) Mr. and Mrs. Trendgold scr. beat Mr. ftnd Mrs. Potts scr., 6 o, G— 4. Mr. and Mis. Cameron minus 6.3, beal Mr.
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      SPORTING NEWS.
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      FOOTBALL.
      245 12 Chinese Rejoin the S.F.A. Il will be very welcome news to all who take an interest in soccer affairs in Singapore that the S.C.F.A. have rejoined the Singapore Football Association, from which they resigned last year. The news, which was communicated to us officially, means that the Singapore League
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      ENGLISH TEAM TO TOUR AUSTRALIA.
      182 12 ENGLISH TEAM TO TO UR AUSTRALIA. The Football Association are quietly but carefully proceeding -with their arrangements for the forthcoming tour in Anstialia. says the Athletic News. The parent body will want to know exactly where they stand in regard to plnyen, and in this project the Association ha> th<
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      FINANCIAL RESULTS OF ALL BLACKS TOUR.
      267 12 An attempt has been made to estimate the profits resulting from the New Zealand lour just completed, Buys the Athletic News. It has been estimated that nearly 650,000 people san th< All Blacks play in [the United Kingdi m, and that the total fits
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      BOXING AT THE HAPPY VALLEY.
      153 12 The first of the three series of contest to take {dace at the Happy Valley will be held on Thursday, sth March at 9.15 p.m. On this evening there will be the eliminating contests of the Australian fleet. These will consist of fly, bantam, feather,
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      GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
      31 12 Men's monthly medal (stroke) will b, played on Saturday and Sunday, 14th. and 15th. March. The ladies monthly medal (stroke) will take plate on Thursdav March 19th. j,
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    920 12 LEAGUE POSITIONS. The positions in the English and Scottish Football Leagues to date are aa follow.— Division I. West Bromwich 30 19 7 4 48 26 42 HoddersMd 81 16 5 10 64 22 42 Bolton 31 16 7 8 37 29 40 Newcastle 33 12 6 15
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    THE DAVIS CUP.
    19 12 f Reuttr's Service. New York. Mar. 1. Belgium and Portugal have challenged for the Da\is Cup.
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    HOCKEY.
    87 12 HOCK EY. j On the S.R.C. ground yesterday evening j the S.R.C. beat Y.M.C.A. by l Cu al to nif, D. Oehlers scoring the winning goal in the first hai/ of the match. The raeehor<e owners who attended the meeting in Kuala Lumpur were the hon'bh Mr. Choo Kia Peng,
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    24 12 A musical class will be started at the Indian Association shortly. Those who are interested in music are requested to communicate with the secretary.
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