The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 11 March 1925

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. i'\'lV SINGAPORE, S.S., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1925. NO. 11,436
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  • 216 1 The French newspapers are discussing the outlook vt Geneva m no veiled language Page i). The Privy Council dismissed the appeal m connection with the case of the sale of land at .Malacca by a Chinese woman m Dec. 1923. Page 9. The Belgian Government refused to
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  • 943 1 I have just finished re:. (ling a recently published collection of those joyous jeux d'esprit miscalled "Limericks." and it left n;e a little pad. Not that it failed l«» comtain a goodly selection of tho classic ribBpHttera on which I WU intellectually weaned. The collector was
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 139 1 INSIST ON t.KTTING Snowflake" IflE BETTER bITTER i Raff les^ Hotel. \%2£\ Friday, 13th March Cruise Dinner and Ball. "Empress of France" Around the World Cruise. In Port. |HflTll »> Ofce S ARKIES BROTHERS, "ill by no Tea Dame on Friday, the 13th. March REMINGTON PORTABLE The most desirable because
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    • 91 1 A BOON IN THE TROPICS *V ft free TM(SOiMi POWDER 1) I*2___4 V «!'*^""^N— >- •^^^^^^^""■■■a^ai^BMaaaWß^^^ agents- WILLIAM GOSSAGE SONS LIMITED. (Incorporate.! m England). V I Drums and Accessories. i Wrile for Full Particulars i THE ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY LTD, OPPOSITE THE POST OFFICE, SINGAPORE. (Incorporated m Hongkong) v> J
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    • 165 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS IGcld Spot?— Pas c 6. Fold car?, Wearne Bros Pa^e 4. WhiteawayV- revised prices Pape 3. Gilbey*! I»vy Gin, Gathrfefl Pace 8. Dodge ear, Central Motors Pai^e The Eddy Alter, William Jacks— Pag-e 9. Uae Lotol, W. R. Loxley and Co.— Pa*« 12. Auction sale of War Department
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    • 7 1 INSIST ON GETTING "Snowflake" THE BETTER BUTTER
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 102 1 THE WEEK. Wedm tdmjft lltk, Hifb Water, 10.-15 a.m., 11.29 p.m. Girl Guides Hut, Foundation Stone, 5 p.m, Naval Boxing, H. Valley. 9.15 p.m. rfcttrMtey, 12th. High Water. 11.22 a.m., HJU p.m. P. arid O. homeward mail leaves, Footbell: S.F.A. vs Navy. Friday, 13th. )lij;h Water, 0.0 p.m. P. and
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  • 424 2 M. Andre Maurois's Anecdotes M. Frederic Lefevre, Editor Lea v Litterairea, m England on a lecturing tour under the auspices of the Federation i l mites de l'Alnanc* Francaisedu Royaume I'ni. inaugurated the series at the French Institute. He took a> his subject, The Discovery
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  • 221 2 History of an Ancient Instrument. In the count wf Cardiff's Caledonian t programme *>n Monday, January 26, the music of the bag-pipes was broadcast. This instrument is really one of the most interesting music makers m existence. though the bagpipes have be.-n ad". by the Scots as their
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  • 117 2 Paris, Jan. 30. M. Jousselin, a Paris magistrate, is eon* ducting an inquiry Into the toss which was discox »red recently of a number of conftdentia decaments belonging to tin- Reparation < ommission. Some of these, forming a masi of about a hundredweight, aie stated t i
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    • 197 2 AGNESIA ANTISEPTIC DUSTING POWDER. CURES PREVENTS PRICKLY HEAT. Prepared by MEDICAL HALL LTD. SINGAPORE. THE HAPPY VALLEY TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT ARMY NAVY BOXING CONTESTS CHINA SQUADRON VS. SINGAPORE GARRISON NAVAL BAND 7.15 to 9.15 p.m. CINEMA. MERRY OPERA Etc., Etc. ADMISSION 20 ctsB 0 per cent to the UNION JACK ill
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    • 223 2 Theatre. TO-NIGHT AND NIGHTL Y AT 9-30 P. M. The Covered Wagon Booking at LITTLE'S Prices $3.00 $2.00 and $1.00. I? Cure Your Blues At The PALLADIUM Where a Programme ALL HAROLD LLOYD 1 I PALLADIUM THEATRE^ At 9.15 To-Night At 9.15 (Sunday night Nett receipts to Hok Eng Hylam
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    • 319 2 ALH AMBRA From Sunday, Bth March to I rida\ 1 3th TAN CHENG KEE CO., LFMITKn, Vu^^ A PICTURE THAT EVERYWh7y W| U lik on account of fa TENSE HUMAN INTEREST AND THE Sl>| F\hm THE PRINCIPALS bBWDID TIN,, fj[ In the Second Show, which Commei t 9 RUDYARD KIPLING'S
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  • 551 3 G*Tenua«Bt*fl Generous Offer. Liverpool, Jan. 30. Advocates of the project for constructing lew h-nncl under 'he Mersey, linking ivcrpoo] with the Cheshire shore, ate now m optimistic mood. The Labour Covern-nu-ni's offer of 12,375.000 towards thi cost of six militant was regarded as tc tally inadaqem'.e.
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  • 126 3 Ny attempts have been made to die* aver how many eiaasei of liqu.-r it lakes to make a man drunk. During the hearing- j «>f a cam at the Criminal Court at Biisbane i a wittiest said that he had only had six! long been during the
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 252 3 Do you know fe^rt-! f j j., constitutions undermmed. if not ruined, by having milk trom 1 übercular cows > j How is a mother to know that her baby li is safe from this risk.- Better not to run the risk Give Baby Glaxo raj I Pf X ed
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    • 420 3 _W HI T E AWAY^ The "New Perfection" Oil Cooking Stoves Mi Ovens. NEW o PERFECTION fpgM| l-""t u» nemonnrait lv Lone Blue Cttmnry bornef. 5W I^t i New Perfection Oil Cook Stoves New Perfection Stove. "CLEAN HEATS the thintf." A lonjr chimney on an oil «fc>vc is very Rcvi<;eH
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  • 352 4 "Big Ben" Heard m Nor<h Bora**. Among numerous letters recently *02ived by the British Broadcasting (..jmpany from persons m distant parts of the world who claim to have picked up speech unci music broadcast from B. B. C. stations is one from Mr. C. F. N Wade, superintend
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  • 238 4 importance to Wirelos Telegraphy. Professor F. J. Cheshire, of the Optical Eneineerir.- Departmeni of the Imperial Coi ege of S t .-t\ delivered a popular science lecture or. behalf of the King Edward's 1 I Fund f r London at the Ni them Polyti thnk on 26th
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  • 177 4 Uotor omnibuses are likely to prove inereabingly useful m dealing with trafnV probfentl m Melbourne, and at the present time the Public Works Ik-partn-er-t has on hand no fewer than 119 application! f i 'bus routes. Regu!at o ns are now being frai '<• The Minister U empowered
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  • 110 4 iiti t, f Euro) ov(- t. ICo i :a will be carried :r I ng cars, but tl l mil sisi thi I ;h only the w-seated not be alto Iminating fo alteration has bean made hn piston dispacement, which remains at CjC. while the weight of
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  • 113 4 According u> Walter Chrysler, of the American motor corporation bearing his name, recent international automobile -h >ws demonstrated that traffic conditions a^c having more and more influence upon car design and construction. **No loiigei will a motor-wise public m it Krorld i lerat< car which i*
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  • 73 4 ts who German; it tut- jr.oni y they had the British Royal Autoi c Club I tl Ger luties.li ernment, through the clearing against the ELA.C payment of the duty on the can lin qu The R.A.C. stoutly resisted. I and eventually succeeded m securing the
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  • 108 4 recent p trol consumption test-, arby the Perth Royal Automobile Mr. W. J. Lawton pat up a good perIformance w th a 14-h.p. Bean five-seater [touring car. On half a gallon of spirit. with passengers, :.nd over hilly country, rp turns with little straight running, the Ban coTered
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  • 89 4 There are shortly to be built m America two motor tups of entirely novel design. Tin so will be stern-wheelers, and instead "f the engine driving the stern wheel direct through gearing the Diesel electric system employed. A six cylinder oil engine driving- an 85 kw. 240
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  • 74 4 It seems probable that before long the larger petrol supply concerns will adopt a scheme already operating m America, by which each brand of petrol may be recognised by its colour A dye ha? b?en discovered Which does not affect the properties of the fuel, and all motorists
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  • 141 4 Motor Taxation. The Ministry of Transport has furnished for publication figures of the number of motor licence* issued from December 1. 1023, to November 3<>. 19C4. a:ul of the "ax collect. that period m Great Britain a« return. Ed by the local authorities, together with ite
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  • 192 4 In looking at present day designs from the critical viewpoint of an owner-driver mechanic, one i« unable to find any serious (attempt on the part of makers to render their more ea>iiy repaired than m MferaMir years. Perhaps they are not altogether to blame m this respect,
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  • 182 4 The following is n description thc»d ■sfuiiy employed hi order to remove dent from tank. First scrape clean the centre of the dent over an area about the r^izo of -i sixpence and tiii the bare metal with solder. A 5-16 m. counter-sunk screw is cleaned
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  • 108 4 At a Hastings inquest on Alfred Rumrne. ley, bootmaker, killed at Hurst Green, near Hastings, Eric Rowle, of Balm-road, Hackney, N. E., employed by a Tottenham firm, said he was driving to London when he was dazzled by two powerful headlights m front of him. They belonged
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  • 334 4 Tho traveller from this country to Japan has some choice of routes at present. He may do the trip m five or six weeks by th" comfortable all-sea route via Suez, or cut a week or two off at some ineoT.venionce by croinp via America,
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  • 138 4 Two interesting events- included m a recent programme at the Melbourne Autodroroe were a light car race and a motorpaced bicycle match between F. Corry and W. Smith and F. Cosaplino (Italy), who were at liberty to take up th'> riding when they desired as against Corey's sustained
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  • 111 4 With the expansion of the motor trade it is becoming noticeable that the public are placing their entire confidence In reputable houses when the choice of a used car is beinp considered. There was a time when the potential buyer of a used car approached a trader
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    • 184 4 THE GRAY CAR. Ifacaeto driven. Ir. dark blue or n— r~B~^!^S^^^^s^S BMBmUmUßßSSS^s^^^^^i> jj'rey. ond c n t. hrt I>. jSolci com- M B |iletel\ equipped. fr f^S^\ v^^fl VjjJß \^*J|mß loc IM^^j^L^ r .^mV >■ V «L '.^M^^MtßH^Bm^m^M "3m^H l^m^mV m^v i^*VVi l tf^^B^^^aM'^^fcjim^m^B^^BmtmVßmTßa3rfce^Bm^ 4omß 7^ HK^H ■vaQ^HJra«MB KMEWOMmBmI mw
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    • 93 4 FORD Cars KIT FOR THE PUIXCE..VP, ,v, T1! V T(I R] NOW THE LOWEST PRICE IN HISTORy $1,095 SELF-STARTER-4138 EXTI FORD ONE-TQ^ I TRUCK OHASSIS "TIME'S ALLY. 1 Needs but small space to Mcomn it. Low m first c,,st md upl Price SI 150 WE CAN BUILD THE BODY TO
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  • 707 5 IDS TAKE [AUGER SHARE OF TRAFFIC. 9 of the turn m the S r manufacturing world 9 returned profits fl hing- over £3,500,000, 9 Losses to report, these £1,250,000. This is sign of trade i m prove--9 i m this sphere of in--9 mes to the
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  • 166 5 A Ni'v Daimler. Ihe Osaka fire brigade has invested m a new piece o£ equipment that greatly inrer.ses the value of the services that it an offer, especially m these days when ligh buildings grow more numerous every fear. The new purchase is a Daimler urnable motor
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  • 584 5 Recently m Broadway, says a motor writer. I saw &t least one motor theft frustrated. A smart limousine was parked just off the bright lights, ;.:.<! euddenly a be!! rang out with startling distinctness. No sooner *1 i tl the din ccmn ence than a man who
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  • 1278 5 According to thu official figure* issued l»y the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, there was a production of three million two hundred and eighty thousand tars las: year, m addition To three himdrei I unl seventy thousand commercial mot »r vehiclea from the U.S.A. factories. This was a
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  • 282 5 Interest among otoriati lias been aroused by a suggestion that car hoods should be fitted at the front with a transparent panel which would afford rear passengers a wider view, especially wh-.n touring. We all know that when the hood Ka raised the pailengm' vuw from the lear
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    • 25 5 pi::i!!!!!!!!!l!!:i!!^^ I^9 9^ Please request Catalogues and Prices from CENTRAL MOTORS Tel. 1863, LIMITED. Singapore, CENTRAL SeremLan V/ORKS LTD. CO., LTD. MOTORS. CO S O;;i;;;;;;;;!!!!!!!i!i!!iiiiiii:iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiii^
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    • 101 5 i *\iii'i rivL f <A*> n ew,st\U better X o^ MAXWELL qX a lower price The New Good ."> to 2") Miles per hour m WLA^JdVELXt 8 seconds. 2 2 5 58 Miles per hour These are but some of the feature. oi' the new Good Maxwell nou selling Tt^&mKM'^
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  • 1020 6 "GHOSTLY ADVENTURE" OF THE CAPE-TO-CAIRO TARTY. Lion m a Street. Messina, Transvaal. It is six days since the expedition left Johannesburg. For six days we have trekked across the high country, camping out m the chilly night wind, with thunderclouds all around us.
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  • 736 6 ADVENT I RES IN EUROPE. Public interest m Italy has been excited writes the correspondent of the Daily Tele graph at Rome on January 22, by the ex traordinary and romantic adventures of ar t alleged Indian prince, who, after visiting m great pomp Rome,
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  • 104 6 British OiHcor Wh«» "Only DM His Dttty.' j Bombay, Fih. I The mother of Mr BawU, tlv murdered Bombay merchant, lu.s sent a cheque foi £300 to Lieutenant Baegert, the British .officer who wen; to his rescue when he wma attacked on Malatar Hill, while m a
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  • 209 6 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. The only Morning 1,,,kJ the best Median, for A, ed with the Chota U V/ with Latest T,1,,, tl B Lates t Announcem. Tel^one 56. Cabi, P O R 0. Box \o. 206 s C °™™nicati,,ns h* lU Should The Edltor Bingap.,, Communications
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    • 475 6 This is the sixth time I have seen the name W^ Every Motorist Needs an lta_L"* J i l *__i Jj 9 fcigiiiM To back around, to avoid, ditches and dark I 1 embankments, to locate engine trouble, to I S i.vor.Hcy change tires, to find tools, to read directions
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    • 84 6 Mr Jt£ \V Irze Wineglasses given fa buyers ci HaU i IV.nc A special cr meglasi made to dose will be pi to every purchaser o( i bottle of Hall's Wine. I Hall's Wine if Bl n«h recommend < doct >rs to build up health and itrei vie nerve I
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    • 321 7 BUSINESS CARDS. c >«nd for the Illustrated f.ioeue of Masfeal Instruments. (lt SEASON CO.. LTD. Ip R! 113, North Bridge Road. THK PREMIES MANILA CIGAR. i Insular" cigars have ted brand m mansions, where highest qualL demanded. The following jus! arrived: 0 Mil [toque de Hernani St. Marina di T.
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    • 682 7 HOBBS SENTENCED. i ECHO OF MR. a. CASK. JUDGE ON ROGUES. E I LX» uter's Service.] p j L«>nlt;n, Mar. 9. V After trini lasting Intermittently since he was arrested m th- c*Me, H bi j has been found guilt; mspiracy t J defraud and has bam sentenced to two
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    • 592 7 ABRAMS' MOTOR TRANSPORT CO. 3, Penang Lane TELEPHONE 3140. New touring 5-seater Gardner cars for hire. Price $3 per hour rating. This is cheaper than hiring a taxi. HUDSON'S THE SUPPLY HOUSE FOR MUSIC and MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS THE HOUSE OF THE CATCHY MUSIC. WHERE THE MUSIC HITS <:OME FROM. TRY
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    • 619 7 x\OTICES. NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given that the partnership heretofore subsisting between WEE KAH KIAT TEO CHENG HEE and WEE KAH KENG carrying on business as Rice Merchants at No 1 New Fridge Road, Singapore under the style or firm of HONG GUAN 1 CO hr,s beer dissolved by mutual
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    • 803 7 AUCTION SALE OF WAB DEPARTMENT, UNSERVICEABLE OBSOLETE STORES. To be held at The Ordnance Store, Palo Brani ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18th, AT 2 P.M. j Comprising: Belts, braces, straps, slings, brass buckles, hooks and -rp-ws. haver. sacks, flutes, piccolos, helmets, ammunition pouches, intrenching Implements, axes, shovels, parangs, scythes, spanners, buoys,
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    • 417 7 IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE. IN THE ESTATE OF CHUA LIP SIAN DECEASED. The ondersigned have been instructed to *ell by public auction at their Sale-room, Raffles 2 Chambers, Raffles Place. ON MONDAY, 16th MARCH, AT j.3<» P.M. East Coast Road ll) Valuable freehold land containing an area of 32,770 iq. ft;
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  • 414 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1925. His Excellency's Extension of Duty. It is a little difficult to decide whether His Excellency is to be personally congratulated or not upon the Home decision to extend his term lof office, because, apart from the na- tin al desire of any man
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  • 409 8 Whether it proves successful or not, there is no doubt that the trawling experiment which the Malayan Governments are to undertake, as outlined by Mr. Green m his interesting lecture on Monday, will be of considerable public service. It is a remarkable thing that m an area referring
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  • 403 8 Inspector R. Smith, who recently returned from Home leave, has been posted to Gopeng as O.C.P.D. Mr. K. C. Caldicott, District Engineer, F.M.S. Railways, has been appointed to ad as Secretary tv< the General Manager. There was rumour m Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, says the Malay Mail, that Sir George
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  • 85 8 His Excellency the Governor and Lady Guillemard g'avc a dance on Friday, March 6th, m honour of the visiting Naval Squadrons. Some 300 quests were present. The music was .supplied by the band from the Europe Hotel. The following had th<i honour of staying at Government House as
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  • 101 8 The proposition to put back the clucks m C ylon half an hour ami thereby j^ain halt hour's more daylight is very attractive and appeali to many sections of our community, .said the chairman of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce recently. The Chamber was asked for its opinion
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  • 633 8 Dr. M. A. Cassidy, has arrived m B<-in by the KajaiiK, and intends, to takt- np medical work m Sandakan. Mrs. C. D. Slater has arrived back m Kuala Lumpur, after some years' absent-. She travelled out by the Trafford Hall.— M.M. HJS. the Commissioner has been pleased t-. award
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  • 213 8 The list of t W by the Prevent Mail, doe, I Malacca, ih, I a find, kath of rub I from th, I On eight i ixur, of which I u"'nirv I:il:i t l Bnaya! h. Id I evidence r. In the ther off the Joh I ruary
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  • 78 8 At H March 10th, Mr. S V regarding ft ment into force i m rate] I P if Municipal Commisi S the Tan Cheng I commit! Abdullah will ask I men I B and Mr. C tmpb< Rubber Growers B ft Motiom b) |20 00 Ito St. F
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  • 64 8 Hi- H vi.it to Europe the previous Friday, H farewell danc* attend J tinued well im the eluded the leri fl «hi H Hi appreotot, I m aGi el Ex H to adi Jurin, h Tua M and bhl hands ol a ministration Chief Secretary. The
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  • 32 8 Thew.rshi i 7; I lian Fleets v. p.m. All the i •rhilst the flag of tl I also limned m lig H The ressela pn which ua~ I niAed. I
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  • 15 8 "That the W-: I Will be tin Ittbje. Indian Association K. M. it Henon wi\
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    • 120 8 The Connoisseur Comes to CaldbeckV* y^ Caldbeck Macgrcgor 6 Co., Ltd. >, (Incorporated m Shanghai.) 45 Robinson Road. Telephone 228. i NEW ZEALAND VI RE CREAMERY FRESH ANCHOR* BRAND. (Incorporated ij the S.S/» Retail Depot, Orchard Road. WATCHES. London Made. New Models Just Received. John Little Company, Limited. (Incorporated ir.
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    • 25 8 BERLIET Cars and LORRIES do not advertise, ask the owners. See them at the Eastern Auto Company. Dupire Brothers. Agents. 0 BLACK WHITE I WHISKY
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  • 107 9 nN \(.RKKABLE POSITION" K»R BRITAIN. vl DRAGGED IN. fr. Service l Paris, Mar. 10. pondenti at Genev i ,1 length. > i( [f the impression i n *n»J Germany are and the Little Entente. that six out ..f the Led at the Council f these Intend
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  • 62 9 Service] London, Mar. 10. lissed th.' appeal the Supreme Court Seti i on Dee. 22, 1923, of the AttorneySt tits, against the order Lennard at S i n tin of the Attuidiamissinc a peiL by tho responden**, ng a declaration tha; by the Collector
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  • 93 9 Service*] .t--hington. Mar. 10. award m the disPeru m regard to ry orden a plebisquestion <>t" sover- m.i-«>. de Chile. Mar. 10. f President Coo- reat rejoicing;, Tacna-Arica con- j m i:• >gresa for forty "f Ancon m 1884 Peruvian provinces of ntinoe m Chilean j can after
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  • 47 9 Service.] Cairo, Mar. 10. h«ol< u; a] mission, un discover*) at Giaeh phagus, intact, which the tomb of Senofru. Huston. Mar. 10. s visiting America from the important find at sion is nut the tomb of retainer. H« be- Dahshur is the tomb
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  • 34 9 iter'i Service.] R«ol of H«.3land. Mar. 10. S Hiakarta has al- > for the worse. The broken but it bending. r nine of the crew this 1 pilot, mate and ire still aboard.
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  • 37 9 [Renter 9 Service.] Brussels, Mar. 10. *tat« that Do Valera *M m BnttMli under the 1; *mn Activist Movement, Government refused to ai- Belgian territory. r appear on I»a K e 7.]
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  • 1024 9 SEQIEI. TO MOTOK FATALITY. Sti nts-liorn V hinesr AcquitleJ. hew Cr°i (1 Sm^P O1 Assies opened befoie Mr. Justice Barrett-Lennard vester- --ning. There are twenty-on^se< «n the calendar, including rive of murder, IJK Ji attempted murder, one of abetmen of murder (;ne of causing death bj a rash
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  • 892 9 A SUCCESSFUL FUNCTION. Help tor the Organ Fund. To provide the basis of a large sum which is needed to finance a scheme for 'the installation of a new organ m the Presjbyt rian Church, and for carrying out structural alterations, a grand bazaar and Olde English
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  • 41 9 Appeal for Funds to Preserve National Memorial. The following donations have been received: Previously acknewk-dged $24,004.1 3 Cheques should be made out m favour of Saint Paul's Restoration Fund, and addressed to Reuter's Agent, 11, Collyer Quay. Singapore.
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  • 437 9 TRADE MARK LITIGATION. Action by Sarcng Dealers. Litigation between two firms of sarong dealers, involving a trade mark, th? representation of a chair, occupied the attention 1 of the Chief Justice, Sir Walter Shaw, inth? Supreme Court yesterday. The plaintiffs, C. H. Kizar Mohamed and Company,
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  • 161 9 The Hontoh's Last Card. (By Courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNich: Shimbunsha.) Tokio, Mar. 9. It is anticipated that with a view to play, ing their last card, the Hontoh party, th_only opposition, will resort to an action for a n<»r; -confidence vote. I pper Hou^e and Budget. It
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  • 182 9 The following action was taken at a meet- ing of Committee Xo. 2, held on March 6th: Approved amendment to Section 229 of Ordinance No. 135 (Municipal) for the purj pose of giving the Commissioners power to demolish insanitary buildings. Recommended that provision be made m the 1926
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    • 70 9 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS. Programme of drills up to and for Mar. 15. Wednesday! 5.15 p.m. Robinson Road Signals. Thursday, Siglani Camp, Officers and N.C.O.s. Friday, 5.15 p.m. .Paill Hall Band, 5.15 p.m. Robinson Road Signals. Saturday, 2.45 p.m. Bukit Timah S.R.A. (V); 2.30 a.m. Drill Hall Signals. Sunday, 7.30 a.m.
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    • 122 9 ATTRACTIVE FABRICS FOR ALL FURNISHING PURPOSES NEW SEASON'S MATERIALS IN ALL THE LATEST FURNISHING COLOURS I You are invited to write for patterns and prices and special schemes will be submitted gratis. II ROBINSON Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements.) II La ll.i ir iiLJII the original Cream of
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    • 753 10 STEAMER SAILINGS BLUE FUNNEL LINE Regular Services to. LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN. GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVKRPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVKRPOOL AND GLASGOW. BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. Takr'ng cargo on through Bills of Lading for all Overland Pointa. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. t
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    • 523 10 STEAMER SAILINGS Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) E" ELLERMAN" 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 ■A CITY OF ATHENS due
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    • 501 10 STEAMER SAILINGS BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR UNtfl (Incorporated m England) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO BBEYldfl PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVKiATION m LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with His Ivlajesty's Government) OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS For China and Japan. For Marseilles, London and Am Due Aniwerj TOnnage 192
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  • 1180 11 DELIGHTFUL HOLIDAYS. An Appeal to the Empire. (From Our Own Co-respondent). Montego Bay, Jan. 18. Jamaica is revelling m an exceptionally fine Winter Season. The temperature has been almost too high on the Coast. The boats are coming over from England an.i America crowded with tourists and are
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  • 199 11 British military medals are not conspicuous for beauty of design, but the Victoria Cross, which was instituted by royal warrant sixty-nine years ago claims distinction for its severity and plainness, as v. el! as for the commonness of its material. It was originally struck from the metal
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    • 83 11 Uj An exceptionally fine 'ig old matured Scotch \\'hisky,dclishtfullysoft J^k^ 4 nd mellow. The best '^K^ hk! company and a at all times. K. McNDH V CO.. LTD.. 3 "A Q "< i w-^ I r;i- jii I V V Mm BflSssl'l'^H iTI /^5 4 f 0 mi I i
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    • 227 11 m or West, North or South of it for l^j I ki A\7 V PUT n^ADPTTCC I i l^^r i^\ V»" 1 (Incorporated m England) I |||S Do not suffer from cramp ■omen, n»su»*ri f;' 1 PiIN IM m mm > 01 pain m l c stomach L' lst Colic.
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    • 659 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia.) FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via JAVA, DARWIN, f THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE Regular monthly sailing by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) *r MONTORO C>,ooo tons.) The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabina f« Luxe, single berth cabins, swimming
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    • 334 12 m SPRAY LOTOL FREELY-1T *D£S7ROVi At i, In unsewered districts every >^ home should have fe 'sl S' s y (f £r PIS'- llfWl^l. -'Mfnm, K^4U VBBk </3)A9 v"*~"If 1 THE SPRAY~YHAT SLAYS \V PROTECT your family from •^f^S^ l^ e that lurk m out- houses, drains, sinks, bath- rooms,
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    • 115 12 LLOYD TRIESTINOS.N.IU. 1 1 rpoifti HOMBWARO BAILINGS. Bi-monthly trriot I and Trieste via port through Bills of La Levant and Black Set P r ports OB the Wi Arri»". FUME L. GERANIA (carfc only) PERSIA OUTWARD saii W FOR CHINA AND JAFA2I Due to !>«*'• SILVIO PELUCO I D. ,I'AOSTA
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 1604 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. I SHIPPING NOTES. TO-DAY. The X.P.M. steamer Tasman, from AusCucob and Benuit Heroine a-i» tralia, is due to arrive here tit daylight on Karimon Soon Lee V a.m. Fiiday, March 13th., and will sail again for Djambi Singkep Ii a.m. Australia at noon on Saturday, March 14th. Ceylon,
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    • 531 13 STEAMER SAILINGS »M o. J^.. ijine. *>*»-*— Steamers. Arr D t Rotterdam, Antwerp, >mbo, Aden and Port Alps Maru Mar. 14 Mar 15 k'SrS-T?"' ShUnkoMa v Apr.end. Buenos Aires J Panama Maru Mar. 21 Mar 23 Vancouver t Paris Maru from Kobe Apr 8 1 Hondtthl Maru Mar 15 Mar'
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    • 380 13 STEAMER SAILINGS JSb?l_ 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 m 110
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    • 660 13 oiCAMtlt SAILINGS AMERICAN FAR EAST LINE. OPERATED FOR UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD BY STRUTHER AND BARRY, MANAGING OPERATORS SINGAPORE TO LOS ANGELES AND U-S.S.B. wp, t c AJ oo£ AN FRANCISCO. U.S.S.B. WEST SEQUAXA J 15 U.S.S.B. WEST PROSPECT pril and subsequent steamers epproximately 30 days apart l<or rates and
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  • 197 14 Guest Received m His Shirt. An interesting story of Cecil Rhodes is told m "The Life and Letters of George Wyndham" (Hutchinron, 2 vols.) by Professor J. \V. Mackail and Mr. Guy Wyndham, just published. Rhodes wanted to thank Wyndham for his work on the South
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  • 144 14 Excavations by two Frenchwomen. Paris, Jan. 25. Two young Frenchwomen are responsible for bringing back m vivid form to the modern imagination the ancient glories of Mallia, the capital of Eastern Crete, founded about 2100 B.C. and destroyed between 1900 and 1700 B.C. In an address
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  • 132 14 LonJon, Feb. 23. Inquiry reveal-- that m authoritative quarters hare reports which have appeared m the press of alleged far-reaching implication of the Soviet -Japanese Treaty m regard t > Sakhalin are considered to be quite baseless. It is declared that the agreement seems to be en a
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  • 117 14 Fatal Fall Into the Seine I'aris, Feb. 1. A fatal hydroplane accident occurred m '.ho Sei:>.\ near L'T.gchaiVip.s RacecouTS?, resterday morning, when a military machine which was being tested i>y a,> army pilot before being taken over by the War Oftcfc came down m the river.
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  • 57 14 Moscow, Feb. 9. After a month's trial seven officials of the Leningrad State Leather Trust have been sentenced to death for having been connected with a so-called economic count-er-revolution. The officials made contracts with private dealers, thereby securing private profits. Three other directors were sentenced to
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  • 68 14 Paris, Jan. 29. A new type of Farman aeroplane, which has been baptised the "Jabiru," was placed on the Paris-Brussels-Amsterdam service tc-day. It landed at Brussels at 12.37, having covered the distanca of 172 miles m 71 minutes, its speed, therefore, being 145 miles
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  • 189 14 Reminiscences of Nationalism. 1 Constantinople, Jan. 23. "No Turk was ever seriously m favour of establishing Bolshevism m our country," says the Deputy Younous Nadi Bey, who is publishing reminiscences of the Nationalist campaign. He maintains that the assistance given by the Bolsheviks to the Turkish
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  • 193 14 Long Delay Probable. Rome. Jan. 23. Some time ago a false alarm was raised that the gondolas of Venice were to be replaced by awtor-boats. Nov. it is savl that Venice is £oing to construct an underground railway to solve her traffic f. roblem a sad
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  • 135 14 Rome. Feb. Ifonaignor Bomajuti Ik!> refused to obt^y the decree forbidding him to wear ecclesiastical garb while lecturing. He sayi that he feels that he belongs to the Church more than ever. He was ex-communicated m 1921, but he effected a reconciliation m Marc, last, although
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  • 98 14 Copenhagen, Fob. S. Th? Socialist Government has introduced arkable provisions m new Amendmen 1 to the Criminal Code. The Bill increases penalties for fraud, illicit speculation, drunkenness, and offencoj against women, children and animals^ md abejishes capital punishment, but reduce? V:.v rtnalties for crime? against the State,
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  • 57 14 Seventeen Horses Draw it to the Station. One of the most wonderful oak trees m England has been removed from the Duke of Buccleuch's estate near Kettering. It has a girth of foity-seven feet, an.l seventeen horses were occupied three days removing: it to Corby station.
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    • 176 14 WOODS' GREAT PEPPERMINT CURE I For Coughs, Colds and Internal Troubles m y i t?J Is/ jl 1 THE TRUMPETER. The stinted <. /jW of- Waterloo, at r «V- trfttrA decisive battle picts a trumpeter of the regiment ployed a tin- GREYS "at the memorable furt~ CNOWY paper, evenly filled
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    • 17 14 DYSENTERY ANQ DIARRHOEA BROWN'S SPECIFIC To be had of Three Dispensaries m Battery-road, and of MISS BROWN.
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    • 350 14 1 flfl-'WI £S^ to the healthy ou nee,, 1 "^/A Dont rem?ia Wea <S n f W *"M counties, hundred! <$ mi eriillcd 7 %^> I'w»e,1 'w»e, w M 'W\ H 5" d l kpf !!5 a Tr 110 run. SI \y l r down r" arKJ %vIl were .trivmo
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  • 67 15 March 10. Bank 1 m.s. 2 A 3-32 Bank demand Private credits 'A m.s. 2 4 19-32 New fork, demand 55^ Credit! i»0 days 571., Franc-, (ipnvird |qqq f India, T. T. 151 4 Horiftkor.gr, demand n.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand 1°,7 Xorn. Java, demand 139",, Bar«rkok, demand 70 s
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  • 157 15 Opium. BsanrM unt. 4.wuu Rice, Liang Hin Chan Mark Rice. Liang Hin Chan Mark Rice, Siam old No. 1 330 Rice, Siam Broken No. 1 220 Rice, Siam Broken No. 2 200 Rice. Siam Glutinous Xo. 1 360 Rice, Siam Glutinous Xo. 2 320 Rice, Rangoon Glutinous Xo. 2
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  • 32 15 Sinjraivre. Mar. 10, 12 noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot »>'» 66*4; Mar »Ul v 66 April-June 65K 65*4; July-Sept <> London Quotation Shift i-. 7Hd. Market Steady.
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  • 148 15 Niagara Falls; Ont. A contract has been let for the installation of a battery of 24 searchlights, providing 1,320,000,000 candlepower, for the permanent illumination of Niagara Falls. The installation will be completed m time for th > opening ceremonies on May 24. the birthday of Queen
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  • 63 15 United Engineens (10) 7.00 7.Br> Wearne Bros. ($5) 7.70 7 ;m» LOANS. S. S. 5U per cent Loan 1918 redeemable 1928 528,65."),700 102 'j 103 c.\ S. S. 5H per cent Loan 1919 redeemable 1920 136,710,000 104 U 106U ci. S.S. 5 per cent Victory Bond? redeemable 1984 $l."\07S.000 104
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  • 269 15 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. m Singapore, Mar. 10. Kubber.— London Is. 7d. Quiet. Local 06 l -j. Tin.— London C 249. Local US* I*s tons sold. Rubbers.— Jeram Kuantans have buyers *t 40 and tellers at 41... Colinsburgs'aro enquired for at 1.19 with Belters a 1.22% Kundongs
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  • 135 15 Singapore, Mar. 10. rm.— £294. Down 90s. Leal 123* L 25 KuUher.— l> 7Hd. Down ',d. Loeai I»«>th sections of the market aiv dull ami business is on a very restricted scale. Robbers. Jemn Kuantans offer at 12. N.vaias at 4.50, Craigieleaa at Mala. koft\> are
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  • 227 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (L. K. Macph.nl). Singapore, Mar. 10. Rubber.— ls. 7U«i. 66*. lin— £249. 125%. Tons 126. Wuh a further fall m the price of Tin and a drop of '4«1. m Rubber the market is dull and featureless. Industrials continue to attract attention and all issue Loans
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  • 249 15 The first meeting this year of the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce took place en Jan. 2. when Mr. K. Heldring, it- i'r. -id'-nt. delivered the customary New Years ad. ln Hi', as usual, reviewed Holland's economic positi< n, and said, m regard t<» the Hutch East
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    • 333 15 laeto over $5,000,000. rriin /inrim r4nmnf m Assurances m force over $17,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, UMTTED(lncorporated m Straits Settlements) HKAD nvTas £^n h6Ste f r Sin^ ore LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. The ompanj has £20,000 depos.ted with the Supreme Court of England, aud complies with
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    • 436 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Keserve Fund:— Sterling 4,500,000 •t> T. Silver $26,500,000 i Keserve Liability of Proprietors $20.000 000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. d. M. Young, Esq. Chairman H. P. White, Esq. Deputy Chairman
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    • 506 15 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Incorporated m England by Royal Charter. Paid up Capital m 600,000 shares £*> each £3,000,000 Keserve Fund 3,900,000 Keserve Liability cf Proprietors 3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE, 38 Bishopsgate, London, E.C. Agencies ami Branches. Alor Star Hamburg ruK«t Amntsar Jloilo Rangoon Bangkok Ipoh Saigon
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    • 534 15 frRASER CO., EXCHANGE \ND SHARE BROKERS. TUESDAY, MARCH 10th. MINING. Batan g Padan g Tin H Se K. KamimUng (10.) 4^^ 4^ Wris Hydraulic o^- 2 Hitam Tin fl* 2b \i d x -dJohan Tin I# ;J l l7 > U. Lu,,,,n, r ta Sg yngui Tin Kuchai Prefs. ($1)
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    • 42 15 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, Collyer Quay. A GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 1248 16 The weights for Saturday's sky meeting organised by the Polo Club have, as was inevitable, caused a great deal of heart searching and surreptitious scale testing-, but the handicappers were faced with the usual difficulty m amateur event.-, namely the great disparity between the capabilities of the ponies
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  • 487 16 FOOTBALL AT THE STADIUM. Chinese Beat China Squadron. In a fast, clean and splendidly contested Match at the Stadium yesterday afternoon, the S.C.F.A. defeated the China Squadron bf two goals to nil. In the first half there wa* little to choose between the two sides, but the Chinese
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  • 104 16 i« a I'adaPir Games ig matches were played on lang yesterdaj aftei n< m, the S.C.C g team from H.M.S. Hawkins on i. while team fn.rn the ChaIa C mbined i from the Durham sle on the other side. The CiuK p ala t oi c, Beville and most
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  • 28 16 The following side will represent the S.C.C. against th? Concord on the Padang to-night: Barnes; Lee. Wallich; Goldman, IfacLennan, Edlin; Meredith. Tait. Rogers, A >: si and Smith.
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  • 37 16 THE CUP SEMI-FINALS. [Reuter's Service.] Ivondon, Mar. 9. In the Association Cup draw semi-finals, to be played on March 28, Southampton meets Sheffield United at Chelsea and Blackburn meets Cardiff on the Notts County ground.
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  • 50 16 [Reuter's Service.] I.ond:«i. Yinr. fc In the first division of the English 1 eague Tottenham Hotspur teat Leeds 2 to 1. In the second division Barnsley beat Derby 3 to 0 and Coventry beat Blackpool 2 to 1. In the Southern division Aberdare beat Chartton 2 to 0.
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  • 75 16 [Router's Service.] London. Mar. 10. At the National Spotting Club, m a twenty rounds cor, test for the Cruiser- Weight Championship of Britain, Tom Berry (London) defeated Serjeant Syd. Pape (Yorkshire) on points. Berry, who is approaching the veteran ■tag*, was quicker and cleverer throughout, his chief scoring;
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  • 94 16 fßeuter's Servue.l London. Mar. 10. Oxford beat Cambridge at boxing m 5 to 2 events at Oxford. TANGUN CLIB TENNIS To-day's Ties. Championship Pairs (Men.) DonneU and Rutley rs. Pitt and Palmer. Championship Pairs (Mixed). Mi>< Fawcett and Fulcher vs. Miss Hope Falkner and Denham. A. Class Doubles
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  • 103 16 Tbn c race-horses were landed m Colombo week. Two >f them, Mr. Tinkle and Fiume, are for Mr. Alford and the other foi Mr. \V. B. Ban m. Mr. Tinkle ii a three-year-old gelding by Louvoia oat of Fairy Music. In seven outing* last year he won
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  • 416 16 Ai angements for this meeting on Saturday the Etaceci urse are progressing very satisfactorily. Th Lottery sheets have Riled well and will be held on Friday at I 9 p.m. m the section o? the Grandi which fa now used by the Golf section ••f
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  • 219 16 PASSAGE TICKET PROFITEERING. To the Editor, Sir, The fare for a third class deck pass, age from here to one of the South Indian Ports m the British India Steam Navigation Co's boats is $19.50 with extra 25 cents for boat hire or so. I hear
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  • 206 16 Prince's Programme Not Affected. London, Feb. 23.— 1t fa authoritatively learned that the King's proposed yachting cruise will not affect the arrangements for the tour of the Prince of Wales, who will leave England on March 28. It is a remarkable coincidence that His Majesty the
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  • 160 16 Urban Council's Demand for Improvements. At a meeting of the m Urban Council ion Feb. 3, it was spotted thin a committee meeting, th- surveyor ard clerk having reported rho result of Lhcir intervs with Mr. W. Ou&hton (secretary to the Epsom Gra:!*! ::d AssocH n)
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  • 70 16 From a letter to the Times of January 124, entitled, "The Rt-al Universe," by Proj fessor Case: For. as say also the Pythagoreans, the all and all things have been determined by the three, as end and middle and beginning have the number of the all, and these
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  • 38 16 Or.c of the somi-finals of the Russian j Pool Tournament at the S.C.C. was played off last night, tho result being: E. Challen and C W. G. Brown 250; J. L?e and A. D. Hallows 191.
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  • 91 16 Parents are reminded that a special childrens' half-price matinee will take place this afternoon at the Palladium at 5 p.m., when Charlie Chaplin m "The Kid" and "Pay Day" will be screened. The death occurred at Lunawa. Ceylon, of Mr. P. J. (Paddy) Thomasz, the Veteran Colts cricketer. The
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  • 40 16 BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION. Order? for week ending March 15th. Wednesday, March 11th.,— Signalling Class Headquarter*, 5.15 p.m. Thursday. March 12th., Band Practice Headauarter's, 5.15 p.m. Friday, March 13th., Practice for Mili- tary Tattoo Headquarters, 5.15 p.m FRANK C. SANDS, Commissioner
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    • 184 16 WHY BE WITHOUT A PIAXo \\iii.v A VERY SMALL OUTLAY YOU CAN HlvJ A MOUTRIE SENT TO y 0 CR Hr J TO-DAY. CALL OR WRITE FOR OUR I v, T ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE h PARTICULARS OF OUR GRADUAL PAYMENT SYSTEM. S. MOUTRIE Co.. Ltd SINGAPORE. MONOPOLE CHAMPAGNE SEC, GOUT AMERICAN,
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