The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 4 March 1925

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. ENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1925. NO. 11,430
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  • 182 1 It is reported that Britain, Fran-.', Belginm and Gesmnny are discussirj: arrangenwnts for a security pact—Pnge }>. The earthquake m Canada did widespread damage and was also recorded in Melbourne* Page 9. America is taking part in the international conference on prison reform Pajje 7. Speculations as
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  • 1077 1 To Mr. P. H. Gosse we are indebted for accounts of Orchids in Jamaica .vhieh may prove of interest to some evidently k*eM local collectors. No tree in the lowlands is so great a nurse ry of them as the Calabash. On <»ne he found large masses
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 192 1 FRANCIS MONK U Co. (|o l. KEMOVBD TO No 44 ANSON ROAD rEL. 34»4. SEA VIEW HOTEL. Til. No. 110. nj Dinner. Served on the Hotel Lawn. Cinema mi 9.45 p.m. Programme. Mountain Woman. Fox Drama Pearl White. Apple Time in Evangeline's Land- Scenic. Dinner "invitm $3.00. SARKIES BROTHERS, tfatnsion
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    • 126 1 "TEETH LIKE PEARLS" CROWN j 2 Toilet Dainties TT contains \aiuabie x antiseptic and clean- k ss?■ '•'^^*^fifff!llllll/ H sing properties which \is.^J-o^kii^SS!f^l, present decay of the Z teeth, make tlicrr li-s- fi^s>^^^fcgWMl^ u leaves a refresh i u -en^e r*s^n^J^-^^B^; J'^s^KSSSBIw m (i f hygienic cleanliness. f~£3sW. f J*iSf/fj/t
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    • 204 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Glnxo far babies Pr.ge 3. The Sign on the Door Pnge ~>. The favourits Gapstnns Page 11. Get an Everendy flashlight Page G. Zam B.:k, the great healer Page «>. All the lat'.'st motor news Pages A and 5. Whitenwny's great revision oi pricea— Page 3. Give Crowther
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    • 13 1 FRANCIS MONK U Co. HAVE REMOVED TO No. 44 ANSON ROAD TEL. 3494.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 97 1 Wt (ivcvdi.ji, It I Water, -4.2:2 son., 6.46 p.m. B. I. homeward mail leaves. F mtbell: S.C.C vs S.C.F.A. Pantalooaatics, Vic. Theatre, 9.30 p m. Thursday, of A. High Water, 0.2s a.m., s.is p.m. Naval Boxing;, li. Valley, !M."> p.m. i at Vic Theatre, 9.30 p.m. Sth. High Water, ..">l
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  • 279 2 K. L Methodists Korenather. The members of the llcthodlsl Eqniscopa] Churches in Kuala Lumpur assembled at Um Methodist Girls' School on Thursday. Feb. 26. at an afternoon social in welcome (»f Bishop Titus Li>we. recently appointed to the Malaysia Methodist Mission, and Misses Klienhenn and Traeirer.
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  • 73 2 Among the first subscribers towards a fund of £100.000 being raised by the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture for buildings, laboratories and the instructional sugar factory at St. Augustine. Trinidad, and for the establishment of a research estate to fit students as experts on estates and agricult ual services tkioughout
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 219 2 SINGAPORE* PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH A GRAND BAZAAB and OIJJE ENGLISH FAYRE will be held in the Ml TORIA MEMORIAL HALL On Tuesday. 10th March, at 10 a.m. to be opened by H. E. MAJOR-GENERAL SIR THEODORE FRASER, G.O.C. ADMISSION FREE THE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. ELITE CINEMA FIRST CLASS FEATURES AND COMEDIES.
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    • 282 2 VICTORIA THEATRE THURSDAY, FRIDAY SATURDAY AT 9.30 P.M. <<■ 'i'': i>' ?S) SsT >''' n^isins*e4srjpdF>niseMMfr?sx ;sV jito < low^^BasßaaaaalP*^^^^^^^^^^^^V^ aaasa'Ws* *»<rMnC f Kh'- t e. _^r*^^jsaßanP^*^ a*as sa^al aan> I an aenM aaS7saa>Tßr sasa^Besk Mta^'M -ii*i THE CREATEST SPETACILAR ILLUSION OF THE AGE MISS EVELYN MAXWELL THE PSYCHIC MARVEL THE
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    • 430 2 ALHAMBEA TAN CHENG KEE CO., U A PHOTOPLAY OF THE MODERN x v V i: 'From Monday, March 2nd. to Saturday V. n Ti h In the Second Show at 9 n m ci GHOSTLY WALLOP 1 Reel Fox Cartoon. IXTERXATIO NAL E m ol interesting screen news. IT IS
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  • 610 3 THE (.ODD OLD DAYS. PI ;:o, the "Wild Bull of the Pampas/' wii' ui.ve Deaipaag the haidest battle of lus career I thought the World's Championship had passed when I saw Firpo knock the bi^ fellow clean out of the ring has been in England looking
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  • 12 3 Clerk at Winslow: Is his story imaginary? Woman: No, it's all wrong.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 253 3 EZZ^flf l* J^^r^s^X <7S •?> Hoy ml =7'\r»'P^\l^X r li L r t »1 Appointment =^Ji' *7S \W VV«V to the Court lour Baby needs this ramous food not only liecause the strong and sturdy. This safe, clean i .uses have been food for Baby is free from the risk
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    • 386 3 << WHITEAWAY S GREAT REVISION OF PRICES A GENUINE CUT ON ALL LINES GENT'S WATERPROOF COATS. BOYS WASHING SI ITS. With Belt. All sizes. W~\ Suitable for ages 2to 8 years. Stocked in Double Breast. Grey. 4 n j *> n+rk *\A i J ->J fast shades of Blue, grey,
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  • 177 4 While stating that th- IX] advancing the date of its am show at Olympia last year by was a success, the Society of M fscturers and Trassra edsuti 30,000 paid attciidai the show of 1921. Still, the dated exhibition has been t: v week in
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  • 44 4 The stearin] thouj h Is constantly in moti i aitiveness to even thi and irr-gulariti. f car is travelling perfectly aaaooth c ur and all of th it trol the front wheel Hon, and. this beii onderstood that this unit vital control elements ol
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  • 432 4 Dealing with the subject of four-wheel braking. The .Motor remarks. Notwithstanding: the tact that four-wheel braking systems have been in continuous use for the last the years, fitted to a large number ta. cars, and that a good many Bait ...i- are now similarly
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  • 579 4 Walter P. Chrysler, President and Ch; nan Of the Board of Directors Ma.-.we.i Motors Sale- Corporation and Chrysler Corporation of the United States, writes: Here are a few facts about the American automotive industr. whi h will give anyone some idea of the size of this
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  • 213 4 The iv. i thai the Dunlop Co. are (f< lUg a COI -en COVei for use on eles ill r the minds of many that i ting wer ommi n use 12 j eai s ago. I ampetitioi days, lotor Cycling, the a in d-on n i
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  • 111 4 Never use too much pressure on the sponge or chamois when drying the b >dy of th- ear after washing, as to do lull the lustre. See that the trough in the crank-cas I ni'ed with oil before being attached, otherwise the bearings will burn rut before the >il pump
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  • 525 4 The Americans continue to devise mora i new kinds of motor-car freak- and other- —then th.- rest of the nations put together. One of the most Interesting that has been evolved recently is the new type of post office van which is used in every
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  • 469 4 Three road lighthouses —one at the Sandy Creek Bridge, IH% miles from Brisbane, endowed by the British Imperial Oil Co. (Shell); another at Goodna, 14 miles from Brisbane; and a third at Redbank, 15 miles from the city, were officially opened recently. The last two were endowed
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  • 23 4 If a quill is inserted in a puncture, allthe air can be removed more quickly, and I th? vulcanizing can be speeded up.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 106 4 fl Pllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!lllliilllllllllillll!lli!lllililllll!l!llllll!i!i|^ The Nguj Good v I Mjrv.'WELL UniiBBHRDTHSRs km\\\\ abaf t SSI From Headlights to Petrol tank, this new good, S T^tt Maxwell is remarkable for unstinted VALUE. At I—Pna1 Pna QUICK ACTION BPAKC the lowest price in Good Maxwell history, it is yet =j= A v the finest
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  • 856 5 THE VALUE OF PREVENTION. Unless one has experienced a fire on a ear, one cannot realise the startling rapidity w.th which the flames spread and their intense heat. The first thing to grasp is that it b the vapour given off by petrol which constitutes the
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  • 154 5 The great disadvantage of a sudden diminution of the illumination of the road id the inability of the eyes of most people rapidly to accustom themselves to the altered lighting conditions. For many motorists suddenly to switch off the headlamps with the side lights left on
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  • 709 5 A SHAKE OUT PREDICTED. The tremendous inert ase in the number of motor can in use In the United Stares which has aroused the admiration of those j who compute the progress and prosperity i of a country in terms of motor car production, appear* to
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  • 302 5 A case of considerable interest to motor cyclists who take part in road competitions and also to those who attend such events as spectators, was heard in Belfast recently. The parent of a boy who was killed by one of the competitors running off the load during
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  • 291 5 Le»s Angeles has completed the degradation of the horse. After next July anyone detected driving quadruped in the downtown district will be liable to a term of imprisonment. A Geneva message says the head <>f the Ahmadiya community has appealed to the League of Nations for its intervention in connection
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  • 645 5 A great deal of the necessary "opening up" of the vast areas in the interior of the African Continent can and should be done by means of the aeroplane, for, lon£ before nilwaya can be laid across these great and only half explored regions, airroutes can
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    • 296 5 FOKD -r MR THE PRINCR YB t WITHIH THE REACH M' Or ALL. N ,,W THE LOWEST PRICE IX HISTORY. $1,095 SELF-STARTER— SIBS EXTRA. ONE-TON TRUCK CHASSIS -TIME'S ALLY." K all space to Accommodate. Anyone can drive it. L»»u in first cost and upkeep. Price $1,150 ,aN BUILD THE BODY
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    • 54 5 Just arrived new shipment of the 'GARDNER" Tour-de-Luxe The GARDNER four cylinder engine with a five bearing crankshaft and magneto ignition has no equal. Silent, reliable and economical (Petrol consumption 25 m.p.g.) A ride in it will win your admiration and respect. t STRAITS MOTOR GARAGE, SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR. Sole
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  • LATER THAN THE MAIL.
    • 79 6 London. Feb. 23. Wild weather has been raging to-day throughout the British Isles. Intermittent violent gales have been accompanied by snow and sleet. The English Channel has felt the full force of a southerly gale, the wind at times reaching a velocity of GO J miles
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    • 78 6 liOndon. Feb. 23. Sir Philip Cunliff^ Lister, President of tlie Board of Trad', replying to a question in the House of Commons, said he hoped arrangements would be made for an international conference on the subject of the suffering and loss of life to migratory birds
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    • 60 6 London, Feb. 2S. The Under Secretary of State for India stated that the Government of India had been authorised to make representations to the Government of the Union of South Africa in regard to the Bill recently introduced in the South African Legislature preventing natives
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    • 69 6 London, Feb. 23. In the House of Commons to-day. replying to Captain Crookshnnk whether a decision had been reached with regard to the appointment of His Majesty's representative in Turkey as Ambassador or Minister, Mr Chamberlain said that a decision had been reached in consultation with
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    • 68 6 London. 1 eb. 2S. Mr. Chamberlain declared in the House of Commons that there was no truth in the report that the British Government had made or contemplated approaches to the Government of Rumania respecting the establishment of a British naval base in the Blaek
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    • 52 6 London, Feb. 2.1. In the House of Commons, replying t 1 Mr. Lansbury, Earl Winterton stated that he had received the rscommendstion of the Government of India with regard to the admission of Indian students to the University Officers Training Corps and the matter was still
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    • 77 6 London, Feb. 2:1. The controversy ever the safety of St Paul's Cathedral was taken stags further to-day when the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedra] and their expert advisers were invited to meet a special sub-committee of the Corporation of the City of London at
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    • 72 6 PRINCE AND PRINCESS ARTHUR OF CONN AUGHT. Mandalav, Feb. 14. 1 aterday evening there was a dinner party at Government House where Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Arthur of Ccnnaught and His Excellency the Governor sre staying. To-day Their Highnesses and His Excellency motored to Maymyo and had luncheon
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    • 49 6 i Pstn-L, Feb. 21. Swarajist members of the Bihar and Orissa Legislative Council walked out uf the Council as a protest against the df of their amendment urging re-circulation oi the Local Fund Audit Bill, the aelet committee's report OH which was presented in the Council yesterday.
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    • 24 6 Delhi. Feb. 21. News has been received that an aeroplane crashed at Jac:>babad about noon to-day. No casualties are reported.
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    • 153 6 London. Feb. 21. The Kind's three doctors visited Buckingham Palace this morning and after 9< ling the Royal patient decided not to Issue a bulletin. It is understood that His Majesty passed good night and is going on will and that it is
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    • 43 6 la the House of 1 <,ndr I drsw attentio, «<«keys bein* expo„ ■n** from j,,',,, (land .nd tsked w| toUk f to.tcp lh E*r Winterton •nhead had wen »»bject and had a.sl Government of Ind nties f Londoi
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    • 136 6 ""•"'•V the mini Mr, "ation, in speech at rank lb Labour Government, nationalisation is ciahst movement hi fought for natioi Who is Sen,, tar. f thj is now bscking the emplo; they ar putting up. capitah an article is unfit to be n-vement.- "There- t< i
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    • 97 6 SHAH REF USES To ABDICATE. Conftdenl <>f Ssbjcets' 1 1 Lead aa. I The Shah report that it i- his On the other hand, he si tn Persis, ai II of his subjei Sardar pih Cobs. ilrst I I in-Chief i f P< ra a, a definite victory ding to
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    • 74 6 ploy 1786, wh< ther i1 v. man tha WSJ bUI > I then Hudson's debated befc ol th< H wind Hani;:: IS I lr S Dukedom of S seaman hinges in 17^7 betwa I I end Coh nel I S attention U ihowed thai Calcutta and tha L paid
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    • 34 6 Mr I An improvement m Mr condition continues. M and his tempciature although he is still «j fort from his thi be fit to-asorroa bo return I ham to London.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 719 6 ABRAMS' MOTOR TRANSPORT CO. 3, Penang Lane TELEPHONE 3140. T New touring 5-seater Gardner cars for hire. Price $3 per hour rating. This is cheaper than hiring a taxi. INTERESTING FACTS about 7am ßilk M&f* A Natural Balm V. Fatty Ointments Dressings -^^^^rf^J f X ancient times the Roman Gladia-
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    • 171 6 BSBSBSBSBSBSBSSSS^^^BB^^ J^ P without Fear Use your Flashlight if EVEREADY Flashlights I SAFE— DURABLE— RELIABLE _^^sOo^\ sn a i <*w\rrr -^sss^^SaaSßßi^tfSaa^C^^^^^"*'*"*' f\ I g"~' J3 Eveready Flashlights give a bright, white light, i 1 S TST\ instantly available at the snap of a switch. I 1 iv". ea< fit :nd
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  • 188 7 1 MARX'S PROSPECTS. I TWO ELECTIONS PROBABLE. [Reuter's Service.] Berlin, Mar. 2. Th« ugh the various political parties will not yet discuss the «.n of the nomination of candidate- for the presidency,' many names have been suggested, even that Of the ex-Crown Prince, though there is no foundation
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  • 80 7 i [Reuter's Service.] Wellingttm. Mar. 2. j The water-front dispute here has entered OB a serious stage, as. declaring that work I cannot be carried on in the face of the constantly recurring strikes, employers i have decided that no further calls on labour will be made until
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  • 75 7 [Router's Service.] London, Mar. 2. In tht Horse of Commons the Hon. W. G. Ormsby-Gore (U. Stafford) said the colonies and protectorates arould be represented at the Imperial Economic Committee by Sir Gilbert Grindle, of the Colonial Ofiice, with representative specially chosen by .•embers of whom will be
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  • 148 7 [Reuter's Serrice.] London, Mar. 2. mons passed the second read g tht- Trade Facilities Bill after site In srhkh Mr. Edward Grenfell (U. a) complained of the unfair advantage given to new firms srho are able to profit by the act, srhoroas old-established concerna were precluded. He
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  • 157 7 Bishop Lowe's Impressions. Bishop Titus Lowe, recently appointed to the Malaysia Methodist Mission, was in the East as far hack as sixteen y:ars afc'O. 1 when he was stationed for five years in India, and visited Sinjrapoie for a short spell. Coming bach after sixteen years,
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  • 31 7 Higher? to magistrate to two talkative women: We are much obliged to you both. j You have helped us in deciding the case, j pnu you will both be bound over.
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  • 940 7 PREVENTIVE FLEET'S BUSY WEEKSixty Thousand Dollars in Fines! Twenty cases <;. smuggling or attempting to smuggle rubber were reported during last week. The Preventive fleet had a busy week, while the export duty officers, attached to the Customs at Malacca, have unearthed quantities of rubber which were Juried
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  • 76 7 Mr. Chamberlain informed Commanded j Kenworthy that the British Government i would not send an Ambassador to Moscow in present circumstances. He added that in a speech which he hsd previously made he had said that he did not think at tho present time there were
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 363 7 JSINESS CARD^ a>a>s>s>a>«HH k as>tJ<><MM--fto assEasa»r^> s___sa Send for the Illustrated g ♦.imue of Musical InstrumenU. Z "season cxx. ltd. j ,n and 118, North Bridge Road. "JTa B^KHHra>4HHHHI MAMLA CIGAR. I I Insular" ciKars have i brand in mansions, shore hifhess quality clttainable from: IN UTTLE t 0.. LID.
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    • 604 7 |)1 Watch for "The Sign on the Door" Channing Pollock's Great. Play. V NOTICES. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. B lacement of Bui:J aga Fort Canning. CONTRACT NO. 3. Tha Municipal Commissioners hereby give notice that th. dots for receipt of Under* for he above, which was originally advertised for he f»th March,
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    • 909 7 RIBEIRO S PRICES IN ALL DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN CONSIDERABLY REDUCED Write or 'Phone for quotations C. A. RIBEIRO CO., LTD. Stationers. Printers, Engravers. AUCTION SALE OF High Grade Was Polished, Walnut and Mahogany Stained Teak Jacobean design Household Furniture, Cottage Piar.f;. Hornless table grand (olumb a Gramophone with Records, Crockery.
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  • 27 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH. WOODROFFC— At Dorian Daan Hospital, Malacca on 28th February, to Mr. snd Mrs A. S. WssdfSSTo, Sungoi Salak Estate. Siliau. N. S. a son.
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  • 674 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, MARCH. 4, 1925. Bringing Up Law-breakers. Uniess either the price of rubber drops, restriction is removed, or the j Government can devise some method which will have a mild approach to success, the disease of rubber smugrjrlin^ will make Malaya as notorious :.s that of liquor
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  • 545 8 Sir W. George Maxwell, Chief Secretary, F.M.S., left Kuala Lumpur on Friday evening for Singapore, at, it is reported, the request of the High Commissioner. M.M. The Selangor A.D.C. are to product on the 12th and 14th irr-t. Ernest Denny's comedy. "All-of-a-Sudden Peggy," originally produced at the Duke of York's
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  • 140 8 In addition to a selection f \y. the undernoted works have bs* a dded to < Raffles Library and will be available for issue or Saturday, at 9 a.m.: Cole (G. D. H.), The Life of William Cobbett. Dors (Henri). Researches into Chinese Superstitions. 7 vols. Dundas (Hon.
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  • 714 8 A Filipino dancer named Lorst Fernan- dez y Castro was killed by a tiger while t dancing in the animal's eage at the .Manila Carnival on the 13th inst. t The word Puket" as is commonly know i here has since been retransliterated a> approximately the same as tht- original
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  • LOCAL WIRES.
  • 135 8 The Enterteinment I following d •eaU lor the play. members of the ii Dramath .ssociatioi the above Society: Ui a $4,300, Ud; G 6~.0, Loke 'i an Kit $1,000 M--1 Kim Tian $1,000. (1;:., I Hiap Thye Chiang $700, a $100, Lee Chin Tian of Chop Tmi
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  • 138 8 Proceeding, invoh i 9,000 dollar.- worth of ml l"i tons) from I .Japanese COB •m, K January 1 Ith. laat, District Court yesterday before Mr. F. 1 David, when s Mala) ru arrested in l'u Tel dishonestly retaining stolen pr erty. The arrest WSS Sullivan who raided the
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  • 142 8 The Municipal Commtotatm Of their Okkl D-BCfavll ifl Mr. B. Ball, at 0»S time Munic:;--ueer, started the ball rolling b from service ;i couple of yssn cam the departure of Mr. W E uh, was the Registrar of Vehiclei .J. A. R. Glennie, ths
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  • 83 8 imcK in« and planters Chine, Club yesterd Mv. Choo Ki;i P on the sub.". I Rubber Produc rs' rod will fin tin- d formation of such :> Very satlsftrfory from the labourers, th, promoters or tl Acially known ,as the^Ho Security Association, Ltfl formation given out bj ill the iharai
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    • 145 8 >^ The Connoisseur Comes to CaldbeckV V 6 otR TP of ____!!!l_r^ff V «^_t. Caldbeck Macgregor U Co., Ltd. >^ (Incorporated in Shanghai.) 4.1 Robinson Road. Telephone 228. >^ > j i ST. IVEL LACTIC ■CHEESE In 4 oz. Cartons. jl SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO., LTD. (Incorporated i.i the S.S.)
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    • 29 8 MS I* BERLIET Cars ami LORRIES do not advertise, ask the owners. See them at the Eastern Auto i Company. Dupire Brothers. AgentsP at BLACK WHITE I -j WHISKY
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  • 86 9 (h M \\Y AND ALLIES. xNJ oris ;ai 861 \KI>EIi. J ice.] I on "■> n. Mar. ft. that the Cabin.-: ials for a new I German] and i| e i ths extent i sen already con- and New the proj lii. .em ie K nto line,
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  • 82 9 rrice.] Qaebec, Mar. due to the earthquake BS approximately o_ ikfl weiv at the station 9gt at Sainte h ami partially I arere sliph*m the _eismOfra< disturbance wai ty of the Safuenay ig< from Murray Bay, pht si ai>- still being Bi ixty miles vast of pr
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  • 51 9 Service.] Moscow. Mar. 3. Rosta Agency a ird of Management of Railway, said the I Iway to the Soviet and j the management great- i railway's indebtedness, I tnsfer amounted to te.i Tf, I v. working normally t Dear future direct communica--1 be established between Moscow
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  • 14 9 AMERICAN PUBLIC MAN DEAD. [Renter^ Service.] Ne* York. Mar. 3- of ex-Senator, ••>••- I lai-K.
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  • 17 9 TUR KISH GOVERNMENT RESIGNS. [h-u ers Service.] < <»n<,tantinople. Mar. vernment bai resigned. cablei appear on Page 7.]
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  • 118 9 x, anh „Kj Suffrage Kill. Tokio. Mar. 2. have finally accepted i for the moditlcanclau* in the bill af Man **»<* is to be discussed in V. when a full drc :i debate U P>*ca It is stated that "'y opposition party, haj M "»m asserting that i
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  • 76 9 A GERMAN PAYMENT. NOTING OTMKI BONDS. [H i's Service.] Paris, Mar. I. Herr Nogsum, trustee of Germany's in- 1 fastrlsl bends, has reported to the Ra-J Derations' Conunission that Gsrssany has deposited Ave miliiai ds of five per cent bonSa under the Dawes scheme. I protocol hai
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  • 142 9 [Reuters Sv rvice.l v\ aaaingtan, Mar. :>. 1 i is thronged with visitors' from all arts f tl s Unite >•■ tes and c< entries on the o easfon of :he inauguration of President Coottdges fit sh term of office to-morrow and General Dawes taking the oath
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  • 51 9 FUN DING FRANCO-ITALIAN DEBTS. [Reuter's Service.] Washington, Mar. ft, It is announced by the Treasury Department that Ifr. Mellon expects Fiance and Italy shortly to move towards a funding of lebta to America. It ia stated Mr. Mellon Ls privately informed that economic conditions in France and Italy have surprisingly
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  • 62 9 Wellington. Mar. 3. In reply to the employers' ultimatum yesterday the Wellington Watersideis' Union resolved not to give the guarantee required, declaring their determination to fight the employers to the bitter end. The Union has asketl the Waterside Federation to seek financial assistance »n New Zealand and
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  • 66 9 [Reuter's Service.] Washington, Mar. 3. The Supreme Court has held that the New York-Porto Rico Steamship Company must nay a fine of $1,000 for each alien passenger illegally brought into the United States. The New York court had imposed only -a $400 fine on each of
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  • 41 9 [Reuter's Service.] Washington, Mar. 3. President Coolidge has requested Congress to authorise American participation in the proposed International Prison Conference to be held in London in August, and authorises the appropriation of $10,000 towards the delegation's expenses.
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  • 53 9 [Havas Service.] Haris, Mar. ft. According to le Petit Parisien, the French Government has intimated again to Angora that permission will be given to Turkish troops to cross Syria only in regard to military forces strictly necessary to restore order in Kurdistan. I Earlier cables appear
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  • 129 9 Sentence of six months' rigorous imprisonment was passed by Mr. Clarke, Second Magistrate, yesterday, on a Chinese who was prosecuted by Court Inspector Stewart on a charge of cheating. i The accused, it was stated, had purchasled two hollow gold bangles which he filled 'with metal to
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  • 1845 9 SIR DAVID GALLOWAY SUED BY DENTIST. I J Lnusual Supreme Court Action. Sir David Galloway, the prominent i Singapore doctor, and Mr. T. O. Naughton, t the vv.ll-hnov.n dentist, were parties to an v unusual action which tame before Mr.!] Justice Barrett-Lennard In the Supreme Court yesterday.
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  • 107 9 "The Covered Wagon" is the film epic of pioneer days the story of the sturdy Americans who fought the wilderness and conquered it, spreading civilization westward until it reached the shores of the Pacific. It is a colourful tale of the days of '49, told with amazing
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  • 50 9 Appeal for Funds to Preserve National Memorial. The following donations have been received: Previously acknowledged $23,778.50 St. Andrew's Cathedral Box 5 Mr. and Mrs. Loveridge 25 Cheques should be made out in favour of Saint Paul's Restoration Fund, and addressed to Reuter'> Agent, 11, Collyer Quay, Singapore.
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    • 287 9 f i\ ROBINSON *V Co., Ltd. in the Straits Settlements.; "FLEET-FOOT" SPORTS SHOES Mens "Wimbledon" Oxfords Strong White Canvas Uppers with Crepe Rubber Soles. P Price $3.50 Pair nett. Stocked in Sizes and •_> Sizes wide fitting STRONG SERVICEABLE. ROBINSON &> Co., I^td. SINGAPORE. 9m 'J Jf \2* -_i *^jff/'
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    • 794 10 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. Takr'ng cargo on through Bills of Lading for all Overland Points. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore MERIONES
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    • 524 10 STEAMER SAILINGS t M M mmwmwmwmmm Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) u ELLERMAJT LINE. Passenger and Freight Services TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE HAVRE. LONDON, ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG. s.s. BLOEMFONTEIN due Mar. 28 s.s. CITY OF CANTON due April 27 s.s.
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    • 526 10 STEAMER SAILINGS BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England). MAIL, PASSENGER ANI> CARGO KFRVK PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Uuder Contract with His IvTajesty's Government) OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS For China and Japan. For Marseilles, London An t w Tonnage. Singapore. T
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  • 812 11 SPEEDING LP BATSMEN. Interest the Crowd. With the record crowds which the past two test matches have drawn, it hardly ■COM necessary to make cricket more popular, writes "Sevens" in an Australian paper. Yet the contrast between the crowd of a test and the few who watch
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  • 160 11 Bombay, Feb. 22. The following communique has been received by the Associated Pro- with regard t^ the health of Dr. Rabindranath Tagore who has been under medical examination sincn his arrival in Bombay: Dr. Rabindranath Tagore hn^ recently suffered from two attacks of influ *nsa which have
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  • 13 11 IfsiytobOM husband: A wife is the most necessary evil I can think of.
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  • 610 11 CHANGE OF POLICY DEMANDED. Ai km t three years ago, when Sir William waa bidden farewell by the Hobart Marine Board, on retiring from the Governorship of Tasmania, the Master Warden, the Hon. T. Murdoch. M.L.C., re- I. marked in the course of his speech that
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    • 259 11 mm The man who knows j the climate, knows j Calvert's 10°/o Carbolic j MEDICAL SOAP He an tell you the occa- I lions when such a strong j epCic soap is needed C i as it so otten is in this i Climate. Examine the j nunc and trade
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    • 144 11 ■i n mil, B_g_g____ ii. it.'. I, tf i %&£*> teg _i P\ \tl ir il l l *s~~~sss--iS----_-_-__«_S5BM----S-----__^ iiumfl I j W.D.& HO WILLS 1 CAPS^CH BRISTOL LONDON British- American Tobacco Company, (Straits) Limited. (Incorporated in England). _fj 4 yyy STRAITS SHIPPING PARCELS AGENCY GOSLING CO. EST. ISM). 11,
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    • 40 11 Ny Carlsberg S'^_^V_Sv^l JiJ y »f!..m_r» Jl ft Vii__J__Uw//__ f Y ..v" _l*"T3P*/J| vQj!±^2±Z2&^/®{ i_| THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Denmark) SINGAPORE. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE 90, WATERLOO STREET. Mrs. HARU and Miss HANA. Telephone No. 1467.
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  • SHIPPING NOTES.
    • 257 12 A new Ellerman Line steamer, "The City of Mandalay," has run her trials. The Messageries Maritime* steamer Armarid Behic, built in 1892, has been sold for scrapping. The Chepita, a 2,700-ton tanker, has been launched by Beardmore for the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. The 10,000 tons d.w. motor vessel Piesander has
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    • 43 12 The British steamer Havre, owned by the I Asiatic Petroleum Company, arrived in Singapore from Brisbane under temporary repairs, having sustained damage through grounding off Kings Island, Torres Strait on January 22nd. The Havre will undergo rerairs in dock here.
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    • 47 12 Two Chinese fishing stake owners were summoned before the Marine Court yesterday for erecting stakes without a licence. Mr. Norman appeared for the defence and on certain points being raised, the case was postponed to the 11th inst. The Senior Fishery Officer, Mr. Shak prosecuted.
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    • 319 12 Derelict Barges. Fremantle, Jan. 30. Upon the arrival at Fremantle this morning of the liner Barrabool. additional particulars of the derelict bar-'-.s ercountered in the South Indian Ocean were obtained. When the lookout on the Barrabool reported on Wednesday that he had noticed what looked like a
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  • 104 12 The Greenock-owned steamer Rowanpark reached Belfast on Jan. 23 from the Baltie with 800 tons of flax, which caught fire shortly after the ship left her port of departure. The captain called at Copenhagen, where carbonic gas was poured through holes bored in the hull in the hope of extinguishing
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    • 681 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via JAVA, DARWINTHURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and MONTORO (0.000 tons.) The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins Luxe, single berth cabins, swimming bath, gymnasium etc.
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    • 125 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. FOOKSANG Mar.
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    • 663 12 I \bur Qreat es 1 1 help for Home I Cleanliness 1 V I THE SPRAY THAT SLAYS" ft M) IH3ffi_____^AJ^VEßMlh^ ii \(M BT=n6^-— l-l YOUR best help for rid- l) Y«? 8 L ?|'o# d»ng the house of Insect <( fi/ J J i4C/- Pests and Vermin is LOTOL
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 617 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. TO-DAY. Siam except Western Siam Kistna 8 a.m. Karimon Soon Lee 9 a.m Pulau Soegi Sultana 9 a.m. Djambi Singkep 9 a.m. Prigi Radjah, Tembilahan and Indragiri Sri Patana 9 a.m. Banka Island, Pladjoe and Palembang Van Noort noon Cucob Hong Aik 1 p.m. Java, South West Sumatra,
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    • 588 13 STEAMER SAILINGS 0. S. K. Line. Destinations Steamers. Arr. Dept. Ramborg, Rotterdam, Antwerp, l0 B r ni Tl via Colombo, Aden and Port Alps Maru Mar. 14 Mar. li m Tort via San Francisco, Panama Shunko Maru from Kobe Apr. end. Rio, Santos, te-ideo and Bueno„ Aires ColoiabQ t Panama
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    • 415 13 STEAMER SAILINGS Round-the World PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE 38 Days to BOSTON 41 Days to NEW YORK OILBURNERS. NO COAL DUST. NO CINDERS. ABSOLUTE CLEANLINESS. via Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles. From New York these fine new liners continue on Round the World, returning to Singapore in 110
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    • 717 13 STEAMER SAILINGS AMERICAN FAR EAST LINE. OPERATED FOR UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD I BY STRUTHER AND BARRY, MANAGING OPERATORS SINGAPORE TO LOS ANGELES AND TTCct3 SAN FRANCISCO. U.S.S.B. WEST CAJOOT 1S U.S.S.B. WEST SEQUANA A 15 U.S.S.B. WEST PROSPECT May and subsequent steamers approximately 30 days apart. For rates and
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  • 1477 14 LONG MILITARY CAREER. Services in Africa. Field-Marshal Lord Grenfell, whose death cook place at his home in Surrey on Jan. 27th, had a long and distinguished military career, having been Sirdar of the Egyptian Army and commanded the Army of Occupation in Egypt and an Army
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  • 349 14 London. Feb. 19. The Convention drawn up by the Second Opium Conference was signed ai c: this evening. The Second Convention deal: with a wi ier problem, ita object beinj suppress contraband in dangerous drugs bj more effective limitation of their production and by exercising closer control over
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    • 216 14 WOODS' GREAT PEPPERMINT CURE For Coughs, Colds and Internal Troubles YjT PPEr\RANGE is not usually deceitful. Take 4i Greys" Cigarettes, for instance. Note their cleanI cut ends, their silky touch, their plump j evenness, their promise of generous enjoyment to come. Then light up I and see how Greys fulfil
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    • 254 14 I// Marine Engines All Ports Standard and Interchangeable American Bosch Magnetos— impulse coupling f' W K«rT-_fh Marine r.nfilne* _r* made with the precmon r*f, -II port* evenly bal-ncul, ellmln_tin_ rtbratloii n .l r,!T More power with lew fuel. For deptti-abUlty Inatall a kIV,,,!^ KE&MATH AGENTB: x s>^ UNITED ENGINEERS sy
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  • 478 15 ANNUAL MEETING. The annual general meeting of Messrs I Maynard snd Co. Lt<l. was held in Chartered' Bank Chambers yesterday afternoon The Chairman (the hon'ble Mr. J. Mitchell) presided, and there were also present Dr Crawford, Mr. G. li. McWalter (Directors), Mr l Dawson, and Mr. P. N.
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  • 139 15 Tin MM tt r^ Sin 8 a P«re, Mar. lin.— t2oj 16a. Down 150s. Local 126). Mtoiv-t, i«%d. Up %d. Local BS%: Rubber—With the further sharp rise in pr.ee and a reduction of t 750 tons in Lon--225 o Cks shart s are marked up all
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  • 52 15 Vancouver, B. A further order for 8.000,000 feet of railway ties or sleepers has been received by British Columbia sawmills from buyers in the British Isles. At j the present time sawmills in the Province have on order 20,000,000 t\et of railway ties to be delivered by the end of
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  • 12 15 I have never paid more than B*. for a pipe. —Mr. Baldwin.
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  • 11 15 Bank d«mand o j' _o.> Hongkong, demand > 4 p.c. Dis.
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  • 189 15 Copra Sundried 1145 Opium. Benares unr. 44MMI Rice, Liang Hin Chan Mark Blue Eagle (Old) 373 Rice. Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 298 Rice. Siam old No. 1 330 Rice. Raatooa Bintan 333 Rice, Rangoon Sioka 237 Rice, Siam Broken Xo. 1 220 Rice, Siam Broken No.
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  • 33 15 Singapore. Mar. .J, 12 noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked i Sheet. Spot 60 66%; April-dune 04 1 94% July-Sept. 6294 63%. London Quotation Sheet Is. 6%d. Market Easier.
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  • 121 15 Yesterday's Alterations. K. Kamuntinjr (10s) 41s 4?s Kinta Tin Dredges Hit yl Idris Hydraulic (I 1 29a SOl XjL Lingo] Tin 5.40 -V>o c.<!. Pengkalen (t'l) 1&25 16..")0 Rambutan L»7> (kl 28s Gd Rahman Hyds: ($1) 1.6-"> 1.70 Rawang (|1) 1.15 1.20 A lor Gajah 1.05 1.15
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  • 58 15 Artichoke sugar seems to have _ome pro mine as an article of commerce, according to the investigations of the U. S. Bureau of Standards. It is about one and a halftimes as sweet as cane sugar, can be produced abundantly and inexpensively tht sugar yield of the plant being heavy,
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  • 155 15 The following is the statement of quantity in tins and value of rubber exported during February, 1925. Feb '-o Feb *2 To <i n U. K. 2,971.32 2,***** 97 8,011.30 s. A. 15, 239. 32 14,283.31 50.046.50 SI Ct. Edrope 2, 20 1,208.00 1,108.70 ft, Posees. 809.78
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  • 58 15 (From Our Own Correspondent I'enang, Mar. ,'L The North Taiping Tin Dredging Co., Ltd. directors' report shows net revenue of $170,404. After deducting interim dividends, etc., $57,275 is available for d\ tl bution. From this sum tho directors r command that $87,801 be written off, leaving $19,973
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  • 88 15 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, Mar. li. The report of the directors of the Taiping Tin Dredging Co., Ltd.. >tates that the revenue for the year amounted to 3*720,688. After paying off expenditure, there is a balance of $420,824, to whieh must be added $65,976, leaving a
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  • 266 15 The report of the Directors to che shareholders of the above Company which will be presented to the annual meeting at Malacca on March 7th is as follows: The profit for the year amounts to $21,958.43 after making full provision for depreciation, which together with the balance
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  • 169 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. _1_ al ui i s «nKapore. Mar. Rubl»er.— Is 6%d. 65. Tin.— £253 15s. i2o>_. 860 tons. The substantia] fall of 150. in the price of Tin metal has had the effect to easing mining share quotations. A further advance in the price of rubber has
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    • 1466 15 (issets over $5,000,000. i rniir« /mrAm n i nntamr-m, Assurances in force over $17,000,000. THE GREAT KASHBN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) I ,IKA1) nv^^l^^^ SingaPore LOND °N OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry EC i ompan, has £.0,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with
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    • 42 15 EXCHANGE A^URANCE. (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives— Messrs. BARLOW ft Co. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER Co., Ltd Branch Office 64, The Arcade, Collyer Quay. A GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 545 16 INGLORIOUS COLLAPSE, (■rimmett's fine Rowling. [Reuter's Service.] Sydney, Mar. 3. The weather was warm, and, later in the day, overcast, for the continuation of this match to-day. The attendance numbered fourteen thousand. The wicket was perfect but stumps had to be drawn at 5.10 p.m. Kelleway hatted
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  • 140 16 Speaking of the hazards of his latest illusion, in which a lar^e live lion is used, Mr. Carter, the great magician, who appears at the Victoria Theatre from Thursday night j says: "Everything has to be timed preci- 1 sely. I appear with the lion make-up just I
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  • 14 16 -•nV the Se View Hotel to-n'Kht there'' w."l be .pedal dinner and einema sW
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  • 697 16 i FOOTBALL. Naval Team's Good Win. On the Padang yesterday the S. R. C. ■QCCet t am entertained H. M. S. Concord's football representatives, the naval side decisively defeating the Club by four wellearned goals to one. The Sailors displayed rare form for a side which has not
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  • 248 16 Finally, there was Nieoll. varying his I pace, length and break, bowling with all ;the cleverness of which he is capable, completely deceiving the majority, played with difficulty by a few, but absolutely mastered by none. His performance on a hard and fast wicket was of far greater merit, than
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  • 17 16 We acknowledge receipt of the annual departmental reports of the Straits Settle- ments for the year 1923.
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  • 1026 16 In a rather amusing comment the other day en the general question of racing matters, the Straits Echo took the line that racing in Malaya was a pleasant social affair of no great importance and with no great interests involved. That may have been, and was the case
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 22 16 [Reuter's Service.] Sydney, Mar. 2. Australia, represented by Anderson, Pat- terson and Hawkes, have challenged for the Davis Cup.
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    • 94 16 1 F.M.S. Team v. Colony. Representatives from Perak, Selangor and Negri Sembilan met at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday and selected the team to represent the F.M.S. in the first annual match for the "Guillemard Cup," to be played at the Selangor Club on Friday and Saturday next: Chung
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    • 226 16 Yesterday's Play. Handicap Doubles (Men). Rutley and Cameron scr. beat Milligan and Griffith-Jones plus 1, 6 4, 4 6, 6 2. Denham and Lee Warner minus 3 beat I Winter and Salter plus 1, 4 6, 7 5, 6 4. Hutchison and Summerhayes plus 4 beat
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    • 119 16 The fo are the weights for this j Sky Meeting to take plac< on Saturday at Seremban. Class A. 6 fur.— Dodger 11.7, Kiwi ll._. atra 10.7, Dreadnaught 10.5. Class B. ti !ur. Shanghai 11. Cyril 10.11, I r 10.11, Monreve 10.7. Dinty 10.7, hinta Hati :MO.
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    • 199 16 The S.R.C. beat St. Joseph's Old Boys on Saturday, scaring 14". for eight in reply Ito the St. Joseph*! 125. Scores: S.J.o.ij.a. A. Samy c substitute (Westerhcut) b L. E. Campbell 4. F. Shepherdson c Cordeiro b S. D. Gander 1, T. Weerakody b R. Peai-se 32. Leijssius C
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  • 102 16 Programme of Drills up to and for March Bth. Wednesday, 5.15 p.m.— Drill Hall M. G. Platoon; Eurasian Co. Recruits. Thursday. 5.15 p.m, Drill Hall S.R.E (V); Signals. Friday, 5.15 p.m.— Drill Hall Chinese Co.; "C" Company; Band; 5 p.m. OfT. and NCO's Euras. Coy; 5.15 p.m. M.
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    • 268 16 WHY BE WITHOUT A PIANO WHEN FYwT^ A VERY SMALL OUTLAY YOU CAN Hw F A MOUTRIE SENT TO YOUR HOME j CALL OR WRITE FOR OUR LATEST ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE AND PARTICULARS OF OUR GRADUAL PAYMENT SYSTEM. S. MOUTRIE Co., Ltd SINGAPORE. HERE ARE THE PRU^I YOU' RE LOOKING FOR;
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