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

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1 12 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1925. NO. 11,435
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  • 245 1 Lord Curzon is dangerously ill Page 7. The Dutch Steamer Soerakarta has gone ashore off Hook of Holland Page 7. Prospects for a quintuple pact arrangement for security guarantees are be* coming steadily more favourable Page 5. Brazil and Columbia have come to a settlement of long
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  • 1199 1 Everybody says that there is no more Wt«t except on the films! Is there, then, no escape from this circumscribed civilisation of ours, this dismal circuit of living wood, brick, stone, this ring Of the rueful neighbours? Are there no nifcnless lands left for the landles-s men,
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 237 1 w ING LOONG rHF R» OGNISBD HOUSE for gTBOPEAN TROPICAL SIITS. HIGH STREET. Raffles Hotel. |S£S) Friday, 13th March Cruise Dinner and Ball. "Empress of France" Around the World Cruise. In Port. Kut.-n office SARKIES BROTHERS, T»i N Proprietors, I >r, "ill he no Tea Dance on Friday, the 13th.
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    • 177 1 BIG BUSINESS houses the world over have, after exhaustive comparison, adopted the ROYAL TYPEWRITER 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: COLLYER QUAY PHONE
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    • 162 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Everybody's Spot Page 4. Bismag for indigestion Page 2. Try Elliott's fruit saline Page 4. Detfiils re Saturdays race meetingPage 2. Little and Co. for Green Stripe \vh;sk\ —Page 10. New York firm wants produce agenda Pape 5. Win. Jack* stuck the well-known Rustiko] Pi.?e Gilbey's invalid port
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    • 14 1 WING LOONG FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32, HIGH STREET.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 84 1 THE WEEK. Tic, -dull. 10th. Hijrh Water, 10.8 a.m.. 11.4 p.m. M.M. homeward mail closes. Presbyterian Bazaar, Memorial Ball, !<i a.m. Wedmsihiy, llth. Hifrh Water, 10.45 a.m., 11.29 p.m. CJirl Guides Hut. Foundation Stone, •"> p.m. Naval Boxing. H. Valley. 9.15 p.m. Tkunimwt \2th. Hich Water, 11.22 a.m.. 11.55 p.m.
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  • 207 2 tiling I I .\\v.-, Mr. D. L. j .<.. Di la- j te anti-Christian c ment y due to tl tianity m recent Side with d ointment at 1 1 broken promises of Republicanism the {;< ;lc have markedly begun to turn to the Church, ami the Western
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  • 110 2 I". Nyo, landowner and honorary magis-l trato, and his sister Ma Kyin of Taunglon- byan Quarter, Pasoondaung, Rangoon on; i February 2:1 offered 11 vis-< of gold'to make d gold leaves to be put up on the Shvve DagOß I Pagoda and 5 Vial
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 371 2 COMMENCING Ist APRIL ALHAMBRA DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS m THE THIEF OF BA GDAD. THE HAPPY VALLEY EVERY EVENING. ELITE CINEMA FIRST CLASS PICTURES. FIE MERRY OPERA COMPANY. Niv Plays. N*W Songs Etc. And OTOfM other attractions. ADMISSION 10 cts. Watch for "The Sign on the Door'" T i 1 Charming Pollock's
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    • 268 2 i Otsre Your Bittes At The PALLADIUM Where a Programme ALL HAROLD LLOYD Including DR. JACK Is PRESENTED from MARCH 13th to 18th. I KiS PALLADIUM IBKATRE For Five Nights Only (Sunday niiri I —Nett receipts to Hok Eng Hylam School Fund) CHAELIE CHAPLIN and JACKIE COOGAN Special Half-price Matinee
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    • 228 2 ALHAMBRA^ From Sunday, Bth March to !>ida\ l >jh TAN CHENG KEE CO.. LIMITED, Vn.^Zt A PICTURE THAT EVERYBODY WILL LIKE on account of its TENSE HUMAN INTEREST AND ;!f; SPLENnin w thf: principals In the Second Show, which Co RUDYARD KIPLING'S Greatest Novel, a great throbbinj TKe I-*tgM that
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  • 933 3 THE "KNOBERI" DANCE. Special "Movies" for H.R.H. (By Geor K e Cecil for Free Press). The Prince of Wak-s' C (»niin K visit to outh Africa is a happy thought on the part <>f thos t who have engineered it. Afrikand(as white people born m
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  • 35 3 Mr. Epstein, the sculptor, is reported to hjivo denied that he eufffrested doing 1 a bust r»f Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald. So ther? must he some other reason for the ex-Premier's trip to Jamaica. Punch.
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  • 630 3 How interesting it would be if the example just given by Sir James Burrie were adopted throughout the theatrical world, writes CO. m the Evening Standard. You will have read, perhaps, that the large illuminated letters acquainting the world of Piccadilly-circus with the fact that Sir James is the
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  • 165 3 Discovery at Dahshur. Cairo. Feb. 1. In the course of work m the neighbourhood of Dahshur, a few miles south of Sakkara, the Depaitmcnt of Antiquities has fcund evidence leading to the belief that this is the site of the lonjr-looked-for tomb cf Pharaoh Shepseskaf, the
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  • 82 3 Lisbon, Jan. 30. The Ball piven at the British Embassy, on Wednesday, m connexion with the Vasco da Gama celebrations was a brilliant success. Most of the members of the British colony and many naval officers were present. The Diplomatic Corps also attended the ball, to which
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 271 3 fTTsafeguard Against jUrous Colds Chills. v Oilt .1 sjfi osrrjr a Untie ,b v v 1 s novel and invaluK ;r v. underfill potency the inseoiomi form of a :riKs the volatile SC foreM into every i iiirative afncy Ugh, cold or i iull the throat, chest, »oVeep if [t
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    • 489 3 "ASEPSO (Regd.) Bacteriological Test. As long ago as 1897 we caused samples of some of our Disinfectant Soaps to be sent to Dr. b. Rideal to report upon (he also obtained competing samples to compare) as a result of which the following article appeared m the "Lancet" under date of
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  • 1154 4 ITALIAN HOLY YEAR ISSUE. The first postage stamps cf 1925 commemorate the Hcly Year m the Roman Catholic Church. Two of the designs, beautifully engraved m oblong format by Professor Blasi, depict the ceremony of the opening and closing of the Jubilee Door m St. Peter's, Rome,
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  • 603 4 A SHORT REIGN AM) A LONG EX lIX (By an Englishman m Italy.) The old Italy cf principalities and powers seems so far away nowadays that the death of the last Queen of Naples, announced recently, comes with quite a shock. Maria Sophia dj Wittelsbach
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  • 94 4 Paris, .lan. 2S. A young woman called at the Fort Office yesterday to see If. Herrfot. SI asked the rea* f her visit, and she replied that she bad a mission to fulfil, and that she had come all the way from the Lorraine village of Senonges
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  • 84 4 Brussels. Feb. 1. It has been decided to issue Royal rec imn ly creating a reserve m tn Belgian Congo. Thi-: reserve, which vfil be known as the Albert National Park. will be situated m the north-eastern district :>f <he colony betw en Lake Kivu and
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 107 4 What is the spot lor every man? 3' 1 JL^l. JL JL ,1 [BURNETTS GIN. j: Obtainable Everywhere. I Dont ask for <SP«feP > JSI^ A GALLON OF OIL §t^^^ j An Imperial Gallon of W%MMW^W** Shell Motor Oil *^IS S KO METAL CAN TOUCH YOU have won their popularity
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    • 223 4 m lOftbedayl Cult.vate i!,.. H a l.t.i, ot I I ln half tlinib! J 1 E7S$ I > Abheakh&l draught^' dwmmj which cnJi^ I i per »«wAtd t,o m r in I t I Hie sr-.n. a ipatklt m t t I I and brmk vijouf h actiors which b.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 351 5 •^TkKmTfK MANILA CIGAR. start 188S-U Ini Oar* cigars i;ave the accepted brand m mansions, where highest quali. led. Tht* following snrived: p U( 11.-rnani Manna B. Carrion Extra rina. N.I A r |Vrt c c 1.-I -v INSULAR" INC 10fl Robinson Koad. Tel. 3486 t r^T^r g<HHHHH»a»»ODPIBBB» n Ms*! end
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    • 487 5 THE SECURITY PROBLEM M. HERRIOTS COUNSEL TO POLES. GERMANY'S EASTERN FRONTIER. [Reuter's Service.] Nrls, Mar. 8. In contrast with the meagre information vouchsafed to British correspondents last nißht, the newspapers here appear with copious reports of the Herriot-Chamberlain conversations from which it emerges that security and not disarmament was the
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    • 949 5 nil L/uuni£i. INDICTMENT OF PUBLIC MEN. Sinsapiire Criticism. (To the Editor, Malay Mail.) Sir I" its issue of March 2nd.. the Time: of Malaya said inter alia: "The public i< very dissatisfied over the Prai discussion at the recent meeting of the Federal Council It was hopod that >: not
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    • 694 5 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Replacement of Buildings— Fort Canning CONTRACT NO. 3. The Municipal Commissioners hereby give 5 notice that the date for receipt of tenders for t the above, which was originally advertised for the Uth March, has been extended to the 16th March, noon. By Order, I W MARSH, Municipal
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    • 1221 5 I For WATCH VALTTE Specialising m accurate timekeepers to withstand the climatic conditions of the East. POCKET WATCHES JOHORE LEVER I $5 Each IN TWO SIZES MOTION LEVER THIN PATTERN WITH SCREW Xa <" h CASES Stocks of Gold and Silver Hunters and Half Hunters. WRISTLET WATCHES NEW PATTERN MOTION
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  • 27 6 MARICAR. on March 7th L*2s. at 16 Rowel] p.m. to Mr. :;r.i Mrs. Haji Man. i S:ihi>^ Maricar i ion. Madras papen lease copy.
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  • 723 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1925. Unofficial Protests: A Rejoinder. Now that the hontrie Mr. J. H. hi. R son ia> taken the rather unusual course of writing a letter to the Malay Mail— of which he is prelably th guiding spirit m reE ar d mwe passed the
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  • 400 6 Mrs. A. H. Miles and he J. Mai Inspector X BirtM appai Fisheries I Straits I y the S etar; .^r. E. E. < hambers, i of the I he Chari tred B; k, s. Chambers, who have been n a month's to Bras have i ang. It reported that
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  • 39 6 DOCTOR*B TRAGIC DEATH. (From Our Own Correspondent). Malacca, Mar. 9. Yesterday evening-, shortly after a gam of tennis at Tebolang Estate, Dr. FergQson, of the Malacca Agricultural Medical Board, expired. His funeral will take place here to-c'ay.
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  • 55 6 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penantr, Mar. 9. In connection with the death of a Chi woman on Weld Quay, the Coroner returned a verdict that death was due to internal haemorrhage from wounds to the lun^r and heart. Teh Ban Tonp:, the husband of the deceased,
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  • 51 6 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang. Mar. 9. A faaf robbery is reported from Balik Pulau m which eipht Chinese broke into ,the house of a Chinese and decamped with about 200 dollars worth of spoils. No arrest has been made, and the police are proceeding with their
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  • 51 6 Appeal for Funds to Preserve National Memorial. The following donations haw- been received: Previously acknowledged $23,979 13 I t.-Co!. H. R. Brancker 25*00 Cheques should be made out m favour of Saint Paul's Rest* ra i m Fund, and :*-i- ed to Reuter's Agent, 11. Collyer Quay.
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  • 469 6 Mrs. T". (J. Bourne, the wife of Mr, F. :>. Bourne. Coroner for Sin/ i ha- return ed from home. Mr. .John Mitche I, of Messrs. Hmcrit and Barker, Singapore, was on a i»il to Penang on Friday. Mr. Arthur Sleep, Assistant District Officer Telufc Airson, is being transferred t(1
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  • LOCAL WIRES.
    • 50 6 TamilVS <^ t following comm ■M.-.an.iW,,;,,,. A1 the c- ru'!u>i.,. ■f Indian len thy di,"L r«ldUcu, sion a rollowing tlii- b h )Ur l><> t theforn! branch of the Ma!av i Association. Mr. I> H wcretary f row Kual* I BMtCint. The formed, the hon^le M •toctod
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    • 38 6 FAREWELL DINNER TO RETIRING COMMANDANT. (FromO i Colonel Gr.h.^^^l •'ant of the MS\ •t ■> taruvll dinner at, Maj, and the oropan: 1 Colonel Graha man stressed the rk hi- had Eat MAM >nel Grahmn en a lif which
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  • 20 6 The public of S I lying it; the Bar I to 11 p HJI.S. i I I
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  • 15 6 ■DFGFGFDGFD I nnd in 1 D I herself 1 k they d
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  • 49 6 Bin n i r Ice up a a luncheon hour, tl C the chief —birds ird, th< m and is now chi< ,1« hay,- thefr regulai I it ai :onsequen?e ha> i [hem. Tl low Tui ihuri.hu;? (rrain laily, hut Mil with r icho< b > i
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  • 32 6 Orders for week Tuesday. March [eadquarter's, 5.15 p.m. Wednesday. M 'lass Headquarters, 5.1 Thursday, March leadquarter's, 5.15 p.m. Friday. March 13th.. P' arv Tattoo HeadqusH FRANK C. SANDS, I >«««'
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 109 6 Connoisseur Comes to Caldbeck's" yf y^^ Catdbeck Macgrcgor Co., Ltd. >< y^^ (Incorporated m Shanghai.) >^ 43 Robinson Road. Telephc-ne 228. ESTD 1872 PATRONISED X^^^SiSiSiSw^ BY ROYALTY. THE PICK OF THE LATEST MANUFACTURES JUST ARRIVED IX LADIES GOLD MESH BAGS WITH VANITY COMBINATIONS, SILVER MESH BAGS. IN* NUMEROUS DESIGNS. AND
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    • 22 6 ne. n Moyai Juaiuax J/At'jn v. 5 Glasgow I |WRIOXI.EYaCTAGENTS.££iFMjsJ SOLE AGENTS: W. R. LOXLEY CO. Robinson Road, Singapore. jj pEARS' j
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  • 29 7 riSIORATION BEGINS. PORTIONS CLOSED. Service.] London. Mar. i, Paul* Cathedral beling the choir and the end of this tervices suspended work of restore. Ice some years to
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  • 42 7 g n ice.] I «.nd<»n. Mar. *>. that Mr. Cham- 1 discussed on which the French rej to London memorandum on not noticeably and will insist rium to Prance tents reach a of the perthe French }>ay(lt rman pay-
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  • 24 7 rvice.] London. Mar. 9. n*a LonCurzon under- morn can be expected <iiti<m must days.* 1 while dres. sutfer- g a::
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  • 14 7 Mar 8 the 11 d MKll V •>■'■■ He at nai
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  • 16 7 ice.] '■c.u-.a. Mar. 9. f the League g presided wai mainly the ar11.
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  • 21 7 r t\ Rmi d«- Janeiro, Mar. 9. concluded at I aril and Columbia 1 tiled and con- ised through-
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  • 18 7 I; rvice.] Ifatavia. Mar. 9. I caught fire 40 onk and has th< crew are
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  • 12 7 taasterdam, Mar. 9. < manafacturert, Wwtiaai irerc dv<- on I»i««re
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  • 31 7 d the Orchestra for to-morrow llnr 'i- Mid dance is '■<• Who hM disi-ovor- malaria, has teen r., rik r Hum,, th la<t fwo India, Russia, and <;,,^ named "Peracrina foven rapidly and
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  • 73 7 REPORTS EXAGGERATED. NO CASUALTIES. [Reuter's Service.] London, Mar 9 < "ntrary to the wireless reports circul ated tho fire at Woolwich Arsenal on Marc! 4 w a > not serious. It broke out m a workshop and spread to the anti-gas factory. Fire engines confined the blaze
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  • 153 7 TReuter's Service.] London. Mar. 9. Tie Rotterdamsehe Lloyd cargo ship Boe. rakarata went ashore oft North Pier. H K»k Holland m a" heavy sea and Strong wind. She is m a dangerous position. Two liiVttempted to reach the ship but one ran agtound and probably capsized.
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  • 42 7 [Reuter's Service.] Helsingfors, Mar. I m Leningrad gainst me S i M >s1 I irreste I ai i I x-teachei or pu] "Alexander G\ which. ring th< mati The sch Scl Schuld- Bai dcx irlier cables ippear oa Page 5.]
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  • 440 7 Film at Theatre. i prey for the '> i pu -am- j m 4 Buper pro- In pi g the preliminary siness *v are broadcast scriminate manner m order thai Im company may obtain rertisement for their waves and! tC of the public whetted for what i«
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  • 1052 7 EXPERIMENTS TO BEGIN. Prospect af !.owir Fish I'rices. The introduction of trawling m local waters was dealt with by Mr. Green, Director of Fisheries, m an address delivered at the meeting of the Singapore Natural Histr.ry Society m Raffles Museum yesterday ning. The Rev. Mr. Dexter Allen
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  • 324 7 KUBBER GODOWN DESTROYED. Splendid Work by Fire Brigade. Splendid work by the Singapore Fire Brigade m the early hours of yesterday morning prevented a fire, which completely gutted a big godown containing a large quantity of rubber, from spreading to adjoining buildings and destroying a congested
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  • 254 7 Crown Frees Convicted Chinese. In the Supreme Court yesterday morningthe Chief Justice. Sir Walter Shaw heard the appeal of a Chinese. Lim In. who wan convicted by the District Judge for being m possession of a revolver and several i ds i f ammunition and sentenced
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  • 260 7 The ease m which Chua Keng Hwee. the i Chinese merchant who was committed t" prison some days a.Lro for contempt of court on an order which was suspended until yesterday, was brought up before Mr. Justice Barrett-Lennard m the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon, when Mr. A.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 108 7 ATTRACTIVE FABRICS FOR ALL FURNISHING PURPOSES NEW SEASON'S MATERIALS IN ALL THE LATEST FURNISHING COLOURS You are invited to write for patterns and prices and special schemes will be submitted gratis. ROBINSON Co., Ltd. Incorporated m the Straits Settlements.; SINGAPORE. Where Quality counts and Large Size Cigarettes are preferred. 4^^—
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 772 8 STEAMER SAILINGS BLUE FUNNEL LINE Regular Services to. LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN. GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. r BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. Takrjig cargo on through Bills of Lading for all Overland Point*. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore.
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    • 477 8 STEAMER SAILINGS EUerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) ELLERMAr~LIHL E 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. CITY OF ATHENS due May
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    • 465 8 STEAMER SAILINGS **S P. "a BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated m England) MAIL, PASSENGER ANH CARGO SERV,CKS PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL^TEAM NAVIGATION m LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government) OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. H( upu Dho Fo CMna and Ja pa, For U^^T^ Tonnage. Singapore.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 538 9 STEAMER SAILINGS 0. S. K. Line. Destinations Steamera. Arr. Dept. Hamborf, Rotterdam, Antwerp, a ulombo, Aden and Port Alps Maru Mar. 14 Mar 15 'iMSt-TT 1 ShunltoMa <™™>* A P end Buenos Aires h Panama Maru Mar. 21 Mar. 23 1 \am-ouver Paris Maru from Kobe Apr 8 l;tv T
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    • 399 9 STEAMER SAILINGS £ml< Round-the-World Bay il_ 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
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    • 707 9 m STEAMER SAILINGS AMMJCAN FAR EAStTiNE. OPERATED FOR UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD I BY STRUTHER AND BARRY, MANAGING OPERATORS SINGAPORE TO LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO. U.S.S.E. WEST CAJOOT Mar 15 U.S.S.B. WEST SEQUANA April U.S.S.B. WEST PROSPECT May and subsequent steamers approximately 30 days apart. For rates and further
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  • 171 10 1 A Tokyo wire of Feb. 26th, says that the light cruiser Furukata, 7,500 tons, was launched at Nagasaki yesterday. Mr. W. H. W. Hannigan, who is :i student of the Nautical Academy, has been successful m passing his examination for p'irst Mate, Board of Trade. The P.
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  • 395 10 A daily rent of £110 is a BtAffgering figure, but that is the approximate amount I that it costs to keep one of the world's i largest liners m dry dock while she is j being overhauled. Twice a year every liner is dry-docked for examination,
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  • 204 10 Medals for Gallantry. In connection with rescue work at Hongkonf during the typhoon of Auerust. 1923, the King, on the recommendation of th? Prt-sident of the Board of Trade, has awardled the Silv.T Medal for Gallantry m Saving Life at Sea to the folk-wing officers and
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  • 188 10 The members of the Seattle Commercial Commission to the Orient, -who wore retently m Hongkong, suffered a heavy and unexpected loss by the sudden death, whilst visiting Manila, of the head of the Commission, Captain J. S. Gibson. It appears that Captain Gibson had attended a dance
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  • 17 10 The nations live stock are being more icientifically and prudently fed than the nations children. Lord Bledisloe.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 554 10 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia.) FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via JAVA, DARWIN, T THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) •ad MONTORO (5.000 tons.) The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins Luxe, single b^rth cabins, swimming bath,
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    • 191 10 I "GREEN JJ STRIPE" Obtainable from all Dealers I l Sole Agents: JOHN LITTLE &JCO., LTD. (Incorporated m England.) SINGAPORE AND KUALA LUMPUR. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES Under contract with the French Government Mail and Passenger Services. DIRFXT FORTNIGHTLY FAR EASTERN SERVICE. HOMEWARD MAILS. To Marseilles via Colombo, Djibouti and Port ?aid.
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    • 315 10 LLOYD TRIESTINO S.N eu (Incorporated m Italy.) HOMEWAHD SAILINGS Bi-monthly service fe( Brindiii v and 'n-ieste via ports utfe. L 'hroueh Bills of Udine f ?p 9 Wnt and Black Sea Poll; F .CVi! ports on the West Oast of lv* Dv to Due ro Arrive. Sail PIUME L. Mar
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 758 10 MAIL DESPATCHES. TO-DAY. J China, Hainam, Japan, Korea, Formosa East Siberia and Philippine Islands Sweden M. 9 a.m. Karimon Fook Mow 9 a.m. Siak and Pakan Baroe S. Patana 1 p.m. Selat Pandjang, Bengkalis and Bagan Si Api Api Esmeralda 1 p.m. Ceylon, Southern and Western India, Djibouti, Egypt, Europe,
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  • 55 11 March 0. Bank r.i.s. o o.> Bank demand o 4 Priwte enditl •"> m.s. 2 4 19 New York, demand Credits i>o days 57 1 Prance, demand loon India, T. X. 1: Hongkong, demand 1^ p. c [j Yokohama, demand Kom. Bangkok, demand Scv.reiiri:. Bank Buy i of Bank
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  • 114 11 Rice. Liang Hin Chan Mark Rod Eagle Xew Rice, Siam old No. 1 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintan Rice, Rangoon Sioka 257 Rice, Siam Uioken No. 1 220 Rice, Biaa Broken No. 2 200 Rice. Siam Glutinous No. 1 360 Rice, Siam Glutinous No. 2 320 Rice, Rangoon Glutinous No.
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  • 38 11 Singapore, Mar. k .k 12 ntMin. Singapore Standard Ribbed Sir. Sheet. Spct 67 67%j Marc* 67*4 67 April-June 06 66^; July-Sept 64; Oct-Dec 62% 68. I. »ndon QuoUl Is 7%d. Marl I idv.
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  • 54 11 Vt.storday'- Alterations. Johan Tin 54 56 Lingui Tin 5.45 cd. Kuchai Profs. (11) L.Ol N'awng Pet t*) 1.72 I.TT 1 Rawang ($1) 1.17% Renong Tin t':> *■.;> Us x.ii. Haytor ($5) 4.00 4..">0 x.d. Pajam (5) ~>.l") 5.35 Radelia ($5) .115 Straits Traders ($10) 26.40 I'G.T.") L'nited
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  • 134 11 SUCCESS OF AMATEUR FARMERS. Winnipeg, An interesting feature of recent Western winnings is th>: number of town-bred Englishmen who, starting aa amateurs m agriculture, have climbed I the head of the list. A casual survey >hw\\ th? names of Seager Wheeler, Rosthern; .T. C. Mitchell, Dahinda; .V. W »ver, i
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  • 250 11 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. D Singapore, Mar. 9. Rubber.— London i<. 7%d. >- eady. Local Tin.— London £252. Local 124% 17 > tons .-old. Rui>bcr>.— Firm. Ne* Craigieleaa offer 56. Coiinsburgs have buyena ai I 17% with sellers at 1.22%. Kun&wgs have buy" era at l.is and
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  • 146 11 _lin. E252. London Mar. 7. Local 124%. li.'i>b.r._ u I Unchanged. Local Rubbers have the monopoly of bosincie, a b*sues being m demand at enhanced prices. Malakoffs arc wanted at 3.15, Nya- .;;> at 4.50, New Scudaia have enquiries ai and cffe 25. Malaka Pindaa buyers
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  • 189 11 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (L. R. Macphail). liui)l K r.— 1. T'.d. ii 7 Rn.-<252. L24fc. I i ln.- mar :et open ther a»i\ the juice the commodity to attract attention but busin «a ia difficult i m Bharea are dull with no turea vi interest and Loana ait- changing
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  • 59 11 Messrs. Guthrie and Co., K'.::iia Lumpur, are* in receipt oftelegraph.it advice from the Secretaries of* Cheviot Rubber to the effect that, m respect of the year 1 1*24. tho Directors have decided to vet ommeud the. payment on 25th inst. of a dividend of 1% cent to place
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  • 139 11 Messrs. Guthrie and Co., Kuala Lumpur, received telegraphic advice from th^ ■etarks of Labu Rubber t<> the effect m respect of the yar 1924, the Directors have decided to recommend the payment on L'fith in~i. of dividend of 7% per cent, to place 64,000 to reserve, and to
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    • 1898 11 \ssots over $5,000,000. m/inriArr norrrmT Assurances m force over $17,000,000. GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE:-Winchester HonsltnJZT SettlemCntS) company has £20,000 deposited wTh Z W emP r w L ND N FFICE: 32 W JeW^' E C P with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the
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    • 92 11 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives— Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER Co, Ltd. Branch Office 64, The Arcade, CoUyer Quay. A GORDON LEE, Resident Manager. ASSURANCE COMPANY 7 no by Special Act of
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  • 864 12 A SUCCESSFUL MUTING. The Negri Sembilan Sporting Club's Skye Meeting was held on the Seremban Race Course on Saturday, til most successful and was largely attended. The Hon. Mr. E. C. H. and Mrs. Wolff were present, and amongst many visitors from other States and Singapore,
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  • 901 12 LEAGUE POSITIONS. The positions m the English and Scottish Football Leagues to date are as follow. Division I. West Bionuvich 30 19 7 4 48 26 42 Hudderstield 31 If 6 10 54*22 42 Newcastle 34 13 6 15 51 37 41 Eolton 32 16 8 8 57
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  • 171 12 Handicap Doubles (Men). Bridget and Hewitt, plus 4, beat Rutley and Cameron, 6 '2, 6 -3. Dobscn and Hickey, plus 5 beat Phayre If and Beville, plus 6, 6 3, 6 4. Donaldson and. Teale, plus 15.2 beat Hut- chiton and Summerhayes, plus 6, 6 2, 6
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 339 12 FReuter's Service.] New York, Mar. 8. Denmark, Canada and Australia have challenged for the Davis Cup. France, Czecho-Slovakia and Japan had previously challenged. HOCKEY. S.C.C. Defeat China Squadron. Quite a glut of goals resulted from the meeting of the S.C.C. and China Squadron on the Stadium ground
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    • 365 12 Hujrey Competition*. The Ma:vh Bogvy Competition was play*** for over the week. Th Senior Divisioi was tied for by: W. R. Forde, F. Hani <n. A. EL E. Youner. E. Pretty and H. R Nichol with a score of one down. 'hi Junior Division «v won by
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    • 15 12 The March monthly medal will be played off on March loth 16th.
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    • 127 12 The pccend night of the Services boxing will be held at the Happy Valley to-morrow when the China Squadron will meet, the Singapore Garrison for the Lowther-Grant Cup. There will b€ seven eontp*t s of three rounds from fly- weight to light-heavy weight. In addition to this there
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    • 537 12 To the Editor. Sir, My committee have instructed me to furnish you with the following particulars relating to the Amateur Wireless Society of Malaya. I would mention that this Society is essentially an Amateur concern and m no way associated with any existing Commercial Broadcasting Company, or
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  • 79 12 ii S.F.A. Team Against Fleets. The following team has been selected t > represent the Singapore Football Association I against the Combined Fleets at the Sta{dhrai m Thursday: Boon Eng; Sinclair. Penncfather; Lee. Chee Lim. Edlin; More dith. Chan H e. Smith, I'n Sun, and Muti Fun. Colonel Impey
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  • 193 12 Father and Son Charged. Two Bengalis named Assu and Labu, father and son, were brought before the t second magistrate, at Kuala Lumpur, on f Friday, m corn?ction with the death of a compatriot. In opening the preliminary enquiry pro--1 ceedings, Inspector Colbert, of Sungei Besi, stated
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  • 34 12 The well-known Hongkong firm of Lane. Crawford, Ltd., though not quite as ok* as the Colony itself, is very nearly so It was established m 1850, and on March 2nd celebrated its 7nth anniversary.
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