The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 February 1926

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    12 1 Singapore Free Press CENTS. SINGAPORE, S^., WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 3, 1926. NO. 11,713.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    346 1 Crowds lined the X .ite to Westminster ye slerday and Their .uajesties vm cheered during their state progress to the opening of Parliament Page 9. Am<;ng the n.any matters dealt wi^li m the KißfT*! speech w. re national economy, clevel >n:ert at the Empire, the Bfectricltj Bill,
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    QUARTETS.
    1178 1 Ifaca nay be made of numbers when t!i ;.re iunoiiiy manipulated haw M i the authority <>i a jrreat statesman for Uvidiag lies into ihree classes: or-linarj .ies. l:<s qualified with an adjective, *nd Statistics? In me, the mysteries of MB> will ...ways rtwsjn mysterious, ana J 0U lather
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      164 1 sWAILOW ARIELL'S fiIN(,ERNUT BISaiTS RAFFLES HOTEL No: OH SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors. TUESDAY, THURSDAY SATURDAY Dinner Dance. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY FRIDAY The' Dansant. LEVINE-HOPKINS DANCE BAND. N.B. Evening Drv^s essenti tl far D'nrur Dances.) (iRILL ROOM." A F pbaTß. I ndt-r the supervision of an M;.na?er. expert European. H M^^nnMßiw^w^i^^rxjr JSBESSntSaS^^ni n^^H
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      226 1 lAlissJfiirlo looks after the Uenn is^rocks. YOUR tennis frocks will give you double "service" if you let Kurlo wash them. Whether they are soft linen* crisp muslin, or dainty voile wash them all with Kurlo. Kurlo washes without shrinking. The Kurlo way is safe and simple. Obtainable from all Grocers,
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      163 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Capstan cigarette! I'a^<- 14. Shipping on paga 10. 12 aiul IS. Pramroi for aerated waten V:w 14. Natural inim-ral water, Bolter*! Page 1. Guinness' .<tout from I a dlK'ckV Pa^*- B. JJttU's IVnanir branch now open Pac«v B. ChamberlainV Paia Balm, Borneo < Page 14. Auction tale* b)
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      6 1 SWALLOW ARIBLL'S VARIETY WAFERS ARE DELICIOUS
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      68 1 THE WEEK. W'ctltKsdtiy. 'Aid. Hi^rh Water, \M ?:.tn-. \XI Thursilu 4th. Hi»rh Water, E.IS ul, SJ) p.m. B. I. hoinrwanl injiil clu>t">. PUI. Orchcstr:.. M.ni<irial Hall. 5.11 r""F rir m, 'it'ii Hiirh Water, 8.47 ;..ni.. J p.m. Dutch honu'wani n^ail eleaes. Mark I.«»<lco. •"?<> p.m. Sari Hijrh Water, M.J'J a.m..
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    MALAYAN MEDICAL JOURNAL.
    255 2 with m Sir l^> ll I Pneumonia i>> 1> Ma* aul ij A ip of ait i Estal H ftlth. urnal is thi- given: nrnaU ll i not a >w:^l« n d i I treat I i Malay a S vwt> aniquv. 1 J V i; jj;i
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      471 2 Buy Best British Brushes. MERITOR. Tooth and Dental Plate Brushes. Every Brush Guaranteed. Stockists MEDICAL HALL LTD. Singapore. THE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. The Town Amusement MALAY OPERA. CIJEMA. SIDE SHOWS AMUSEMENTS. CLEARANCE SALE AT Victoria Street, also Raffles Place. FEBRUARY Is! to 15th. i nt< v Re iuctions Smtishing Prices.
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      266 2 Extended for 3 more nights Feb. 2, an( j uT^^J ALHAMBRA I (Tan Cheng Kee Co., Ltd.. Proprietors In the Second Show at 9 p.m. I OKarlie OKaplin I In his Latest and Greatest Cometh I THE BIGGEST HE HAS EVER MADE I A United Artists' Super Phklui I THE
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    PARTIES.
    1391 3 Do we all feel the same about parties, or is it that lam peculiar? 1 like to think I am very different from other people, but is times goes on I discover, with diminishing pleasure, that I am not. Yet m this matter of parties, of jolly evenings m
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    LINKING-UP AFRICA BY AIR.
    331 3 ..hiri'im m Kenya Scheme. A joint n eting <»f the East and South African Secti< n> of the London Chamber of < .niiu'iiv unanimously d< *ided I 1 support cheme pui forward by Major T. A. Gladstone, for a regular ..i: service i< tween Khartoum a::<l
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    YEAR'S RECORD ON MR WAYS.
    243 3 The project to establish a 2,500-mile .it Rervice between Cairo ;m<l Karachi, with the fust machine leaving Ej^ypt foi Iruj .1 not later than Januar) Ist., 1927, w;i< tvu ther explained recently by the Chairman, l Sir Km- Geddes, at the annual meeting ot Imperial
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    21 3 In many prreat cities, including Manchester, one is aJiwost tempted to .sacrifite the? jrreat pift of siuhc- Mr. J. C. Sqmire.
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      337 3 7/.c ENERGY JMJiS of HEALTH |X iour growing child is expending fjy more energy m c Glaxo-fed baby is free from order to keep his health than he c r j, s^ s "ch dread diseases would m England Everything is as £nseric and Tuberculosis against him— the heat, dust,
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      151 3 Driving Belt \Jk f*l Unique Guarantees. iW-M LEWIS TYLOR. LtcU i\A\\ Works. Grifoly Mills. Cardifj\ ferJ i\ wiT Mis t& ■1^- "a GSIFOLY PA r I£NT BELTING STOCKING \<;KNTS:— SIME, DARBY Co., Ltd SINGAPORE. KIM. A LI MI'IR. II»OH, PVMAUG M \!.AC( A. y.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.^v.^v.^^v.v.^v■v.v.v.v.v.^^v■v.v. ICEBERG PURE CREAMERY BUTTER I- OBTAINABLE
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    CELLULOSE CAR FINISH.
    357 4 Fewer Scratches. (By Capt E. de Normanville m the Daily Chronicle.) Most motorists are interested m anything that saves the owner-driver time or trouble m the maintenance of the car. The new cellulose finish is one of the most interesting labour-saving devices, and an informative paper was
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    MOTOR CAR EMPORIUM.
    192 4 Tennis and Drinks Too. Paris claims to haw th«.- binni***: motor show roomi m th»- world. Then- i> c\»-ry reason believe that the chum is justified, foi the n< St. Didier organisation, m the vYest-end of the French capital, opened it> iM-w buildings recently with total area
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    "BRIGHTER BODIES."
    111 4 Coloured Cars m New ork. Some wei ks ajr<>. a contributor to the < columns made a somewhat humorous appeal for the introduction of "Brighter Bodies, referring of conrae to motor tan and n< t<> association.** Tlu> following news Yorn New York is therefore all thr more interesting:
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    THE SCRAPPING PROCESS.
    78 4 On the ■object of the Bomber of motorcars at present on the roads m the United States a Renter telegram observes It is estimated that one out of every five white persons m the country owns a mot tr-vehicle, and that a million cars were si-rapped during
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      163 4 J' There is something different i ill TNDOUBTEDLY there is something different m the production of these old firms; the merit of solidity, sound design, and perfection of performance was g very evident m the case of this famous Wolseley light car production. It is a highly jg satisfying quality
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      13 4 f =N\ < OMMON SENSE AND COURTESY ARK THE CHIEF ELEMENTS OF SAFK DKIYINc;
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      197 4 54 /CL consecutive THIS IS THE REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT Of LIEUT COL. MRS STEWART RIDING A STANDARD Rudge -Whiiworthj I Four Valve Four Speed lit H.P. MOTOR CYCLE ON THE MONTHLERY TRACK NEAR PARIS 2' 4 H.P. MODEL 21 World's Records WERE CAPTURED IN TH E EXECUTION OF THIS REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE
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    WHITE GLOVES FOR MOTORISTS.
    364 5 Safety First For All. The following is an extract from a wireless talk on The Road m Winter, broadcast from London to all stations by Stenson Cooke, secretary of the Automobile Association, on Thursday evening,, Dec. 3: "We all acclaim the white glove worn by the
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    GAS CONSUMPTION.
    143 5 Attempt at lteductinn. During the past 10 years the production of gasoline m \hv United States increased ."DO per tent. This hujrt' increase m tTe use of our natural oil resources has failed to alarm oil authorities. The Society of Automotive Engineers reports. "A sufficient supply of motor
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    FOR RICH PATRONS.
    128 5 Kansas City, t.S.A.. is experimenting with dc luxe buses soU'ly for the use of millionaires and wealthy rosidontis. The buses male the trip to the city's most select residential district and charge 2.1 tents pold per passenger. The vehicles are of the limousine type, equipped with every
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    THK "WHITE LINE."
    87 5 Luminous I'a'nt to l>< I sod m Madras. The "white lint'" as an aid to road traffic has now been Adopted m Madras, where the Commissioner <>f Police Is considering the question of introducing this safety measure on a large scale. The "white line" for keeping motors
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    THE 15-30 H.P. CROSSLEY for 1926.
    211 5 Thr.»uirhout IM tht- Crosshy Company ha^ directed a food deal (»f attenti »n to tlieii IS-M h.p. model with a view to making it a still more attractive investment for l'.>2«. It **9 k« stated at this point Hurt the (>c»ssley lft-SO will be
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    POWER ALCOHOL.
    89 5 t«. so* that the Auto hat deciM not to phut- any -f ;»!n.hnl as a fue! m IflM r;\ r cycle races. This r- |a <timulate a greater i .f p..wer alcohol. Che-hni.-illy it is admirable m Its BM is extended, it has i -Kit ';r<-at Britain tomki
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    ENGLISH REQUIRED.
    47 5 That the English language has become the universal commercial language is shown by the fact that Andre Citroen, chief French manufacturer of light auto mobiles, has decided that all of his department heads and others who hold responsible offices must have some knowledge of English.
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    PREFER AUTOS TO DRINK.
    38 5 "Voluntary prohibition is coming to pass m England as result of the automobile," says Fir Henry Mnyhury, director general of roads of Great Britain. "The motor industry is developing at the expense of liquor."
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    AUTOS SEAT 70,000,000.
    41 5 It is estimated that the railroad passenKtr cars m the United States have a seating capacity for about 2,250,000 people and automobiles have a seating capacity of 7C.000.000, or about 30 times the statins capacity cf railroad cars.
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      271 5 The Cheapest British Car That is Built, Trojfljx, y Will climb any hill and take you over the roughest of unmetalled roads a ear that will go anywhere and do anything. If you need a car. and money is a serious consideration to you, buy a TROJAN CAR. You will
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      180 5 The World Famous Italian i BIANCHI CARS The car that has been selected by the Royal family of Italy for over 30 years. Each car built to order, 4 j wheel brakes, balloon tyres, overhead valves, ad- j| just able shock absorbers etc., Can be Obtained Throughout :j Malaya. Importer
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    CONFESSIONS OF A MODERN SEER.
    3890 6 VFIROXICLESOF THE_ OCCULT— No. 5. My Meeting with the Divine Sarah. X i i^< I.S. PRESIDENTS WIFE AND HER LIFES DESIRE. U b > tit c trt "CHEIRO" (the World-Famou. Seen. «j[ ar* I numbered amons '•'>* m > n <l I asked her to
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    "LANGUAGE OF THE HAND."
    73 6 < i.»'iov i|m at th« < ii-.um An iff it ing, no%*h variety numbers at ih« Mxt wtH'k will Ik- "W* I.antrua^r*- if ih«- Kami." ur« i).ini>c<-n»-« f »•< r >ay* a Skit^h 0f .lan. 2. Authentic au: numerous celebrftlM m ,iu-. including th<x X i
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    THE SHAH'S JEWELS.
    790 6 SKA OF I.HiHT. Thfl jewels of the Shah of Persia i:;>v Ici »i the greatest right m their way that world could show, and are worth several ions. The Kaianian erowv is shut a flowerpot with the small en«l epefl and the other closed, having at the
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    FRENCH INCOME TAX.
    292 6 i I There can be littU- doul't that if only M. n Dmw eavli enf»»rce th«- iiuumt' tax tht'iv li would U' no need for such proposals as that which came from the textile industry. \\Y t mentioned last week the pn posterous diss parity between the
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    14 6 A happy ending t > a cat not mean marrying a mouse. Mr. Robert 1
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    TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
    610 7 POLICY OF "WAIT." Th. Technical Education Ct.minittee h'ld its first mee.inp m Juno 192."), met six time- and signed its report m October last. That ivpoit was laid on the tabk of the Legislative Council on Monday. We ffat to-»iay, the conclusion. Our recommendations may bi summarized i
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    93 7 The writer of A Londoner** Diary m the Evening Standard has been told ihat the man who is looking after Soviet interests m China is none other than Roustam Beu, who was a journalist m Fleet-stre t not so very long ago. It Would, he days, take a London journa'ist
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    165 7 While exact plans for carrying out the work of th; Commission on Extraterritoriality cannot be ascertained beforehand, it is generally believed, says a Peking news agency, that the Commission will appoint thr«-e or four Committees to take up the work of investigating the Chinese judicial system and Uk administration of
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    JAVA NOTES.
    1331 7 AMERICA'S INTEREST IN THE N.E.I. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hatavia, Jan. 30. The interest which America is show-in*? m the Netherlands Indies and which I have mentioned several times m my letters, does not appear to be coding off—on the contrary, telegrams arrive nearly every day containing- decisions
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    INDIA AS A CAREER.
    557 7 The India Office acted very sensibly the ot it day m senuinir a representative t<> the Headmasters' Conference bo expound the opportuaities for a career offered by the Indian Civil Service. In lhat Service, m«- mparably the tint -t and most nttrartive fcgency of its kind,
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      349 7 BUSINESS CARDS. Xp~* Plrase Send for the Illustrated J < atalogue of Musical Instruments. o SEASON CO., LTD. 111 and 113, North Bridge Road. I.MOUIALS. MARBLE OR GRANITE SINGAPORE CASKET CO. MDNTM E N I A L M A SON S." TELETHONE 75. CARS FOR HIRE. Great Reduction m Rates
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      550 7 NOTICES. SINGAPORE AUTOMOBILE CLUB. RKLIABILITY TRIAL. Eatria CSSM <>n Monday Mh instant. GATTKV A: BATKMAX, Btciataiita. 3 8-2 NOTICE. NOTICE htrtby ffoai that Qaa Hock Chwee (son of the late Mr. (Jan Tianjr Wnf) v/ill carry on the busiru s> af Messrs. Konjr Chenjr. of labour, boiler cU'uni>rs cau!m<J ballast.
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      650 7 TENDERS. TENDERS FOR THEATRE. Tend* r> are invited for building a the- It Singapore for Eti Tonjar Sen, Escj. O. B. K. Tenders close at noon on L'Tth February, 1 i The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. SWAN MAC LAREN. Architect Honjfkoitfr Bank Chanib<'rs. 14 M WAR DEPARTMENT
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1926. Industrial Education.
    767 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1926. Industrial Education. To-day we publish the conclusions of the Technical Education Com- mittee which has been sitting **to consider the feasibility of industrial and technical education in Singapore and the type of classes and institutions required.* 1 The genera] note of the report
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    435 8 The St;ttf < ai-t.-un "1" the Empress >>f Si' tlan.l. K. N. Stuart. K.N.K.. who Wll m jH.rt yesterday, hold* the V. C. well athe I). SO A Gazette Extraordinary issued yester- > announces that the rubber export pei ccntasje of restriction for t h*- quartet beirinnine Feb. Ist., i-
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    115 8 TIN COMPANY MEETINGS. (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, Feb. 2. At the annual meeting °f Telok Kruin Fin, Mr. R. P. Brash, who presided, said that they had had i profitable year and SO per cent m interim dividends had been paid and they were now declaring a
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    PENANG NEWS.
    49 8 (From Our Own Correspondent! Penanx. Feb. 2. Cheanir Kee. a .servant, has been I fenced to four month.-- 1 licorous impi ment far criminal breach of trust m nap to eleven myarns and seven noons of The Siamese Consul-General left Penan*: t«»-nijrht for Singapore aboard t^<- KaMaf;.
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    DISARMAMENT PARLEY.
    148 8 lK"utfr'« Service J i.<nf.;i. i. Five nu'inhei of tK»' Laague < including Fratm-. Ita!\ aad Japan, leqiustt-d a paftpoaojMHt if th»- !ih-< t;nu '1 the preparatory co aatwtwii f<ii th<- Dwirmamafrt < afercaee ti\«-(l foi 1 I*.1 Istfa propoae that it U- h«-ld before Mi I*l 'I- tary
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    THE BANK NOTE CASE.
    142 8 i Rev:« i'§ Sen m lUid.ip vt. |>h A tvMty-aewra j ;»l'« iwlietaMMl ■ar k note ■ffair ha- bern •><■'■• tmeaty«ix persons. The iadictroenl Priaov RTindisrh Grafts of pi i I tini york of the forg»rj one thooaasi "laru Rftstated bj <■ .ml tk Carl naj
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    COTTON TRADE'S PUGHT.
    132 8 fßfiit- r*« Serv it*e. I London. I th. 2. Aicordini; tfl tht Manchv-' «i;aitl;an .■>rd Kmniott i« at apWaa Thai, it" tluJUKftshiM cotton iinlu-try i- a!l".vni rift uncht-ckid m tin- direction i- |v a t rovin foiac condition- will kr terribV efone Icac Lord Bauaott has wnivn
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    BIG AMERICAN FIRES.
    61 8 [Keuti>r*> Si'nicr.] Soiiihlwnd Feb. 2. A} iimxiiuately U\<» million itHut dam- rt* has btH'n caused by a fire m tht- busimv strict, which destn.yt-d nim- laiyr retail i e lops. While this >va> rHfrint; a second finanother part of th< town destroyed the :andard Oil Company's offices,
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    AMERICAN RAILWAYMEN.
    41 8 O fßeuter's Service.] New York. Feb. 2. The drivers and conductors of the East- a n States Raihvr.s haw requested the unloyers to apree by March 2nd. to an P crease m pay of a dollar a day. r<
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    THE MORRISS APPEAL.
    143 8 SCATHING .11 Ih;m ENt PROPFK SE\T^7 h SEiniTlhK Ml [ReuterV 5..., v] The < ".urt of Oin, n X*K I. missed the app a fc and his wife. TV pealed M that p ;ir *«>• sting of a year", ini?ll hard labour. r The UH CUrf J**j
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    FRANCO'S JOURNEY
    49 8 IBetrter*i s l'«"-namhuf Im- i I avmjr v pain. H. :.>,' i: t'\ t,, the Iriit.-d iVrii.tinlit, I h«- \a? I i H F«-»nan<i" N«.r;.r ring 'lark nosiv H« was f l«»n»r w :nu *a\t- th»* rvai |>r r.i. H. -k**. Tt ••:.nir an.i t.' ran rt,. protM
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    AMERADA OIL ACQUISITION.
    97 8 [R«*ut«r- Si Wrk M lleenrv Dillon, K< -a.i an«: n<»uß» tlkming th« tu-quifcition iMtMMti r. Ah,.-..: < ompW. 727 >liaif> »■< mnion sux-i •<: U tho pultlu a* and annual common stocfc pi t >liar* prwkoMy will A Rtutt-r iablt .la b um!ci>iiKMi ;i Mi Mn i
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    BRITAIN AND POLAND.
    85 8 I. i.-i. Km-: (Mi I S Kucht. It*. I. Mated t Poland that she won! support Poland's applir. Mnt seal on the CouthNatioti> if I\.'.an<l prrwitffe military establishment. u;> ImM \>\ the Koroivrn Otf J pointed out thai mii >• i Staafl Britain -ul<] consi I :lu-
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    SOCIALISTS' OUTRAGE IN TOKIO.
    46 8 [N'anyo Xiehi-N'iehi IWle*ra«)T..ki.«. I•" Show window- of owr t« iinza MM badly frw^rd ivor forty Socialist uspended by the police, it his suspension an.uwd th. md caused a riot, during which vi: > windows were smashed to pi<«-« h.rU-d that t\v«nty-tV' I estod.
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      110 8 "THE COXXOISSEUR COMLS TO CALDBECK'S" /**i^^S^\ The More You I^^S^^ywg OUW TRftgCj^^^;! V^^ft/ The More You'll Like It. CALDBECR. MACGRRGCR CO., LTD. (ltWf llld m Shanghai.) 45, Robinson Road. Telephone 228. ij REALLY GOOD BUTTER I •j WITH BREAKFAST MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE. ji SEX THAT V()l GET I "Anchor"
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      50 8 Parfums de Luxe OOTY I: > Chypre Origan J Rose Jacqueminot Paris < Emeraude < EAU DE COTY i 5 j to be had from all dealers Dupire Brothers. .ij V.V.V. I.V.V.V.VMW.VJ 1.% V. lA% SoU- Aden's: THE BORNEO COMP \W 11 D. Siagaporr, Penan, Kaala l.iimpur. IjMih. \liir Star
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    PARLIAMENT OPENS.
    607 9 THK MX.* SPEECH. BTSLOrfNC THK EMPIRE. i Reuter*> Service.] London. Feb. 2. leaden sky. brightened by fitful crowds lint'd the r >ute from •r. Palace to Westminister and Majesties i>n the occasion of mir.g's State Sf/SfUHSj tf Parlia■M It.- u-u:: com|>etili<>!i bete members »f the House of j
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    GALLANTRY AT SEA.
    503 9 ANOTHER FINE RESCUE. 1)1 Ti H VESSEL'S CREW SAVED. [Reuter's Service.] London. *2. The storms m the Atlantic have not abated and further calls for assistance are recorded, one from the collier. Johanne Dybwad. from Barry to Boston, which signalled that she was badly smashed. Fears are
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    BIG MOTOR SHIPS.
    163 9 [British liadio— Official Service], Uui;bv, Feb. 1. An important event m the annals of the British Mercantile Marine will take place 'ii February 2»;th. when the first 'nrpe hiirh■paad oil driv«-n ocean liner to sail regularly from a Briti-h port will mak- her maiden j trip. This
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    JAPANESE POLITICS.
    56 9 [\anye> Xiehi-Xichi Telegram], Tokio. Jan. SI. Mr. \Vakat.-v.'ki has socesjsjjfnlly formed a new Cabinet, m v hieh he holds the se*at of Home Minister m addition to that of Tremier. Other members of the Cabinet are unchanged. Tokio. Feb. 1. The baparial Dk't reassembled to-day. 'The late Kato
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    MOSLEM LIBEL ACTION.
    1968 9 YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDINGS. Mr. Mundell Still Addressing Court. 1 The hearing of the libel action m which a Tamil Mohammedan merchant named J. Mohamcd Ismail Marican is sued for d'l.n- ages by Meeran Lebbaik Maullim, Immigra- tion Fund Inspector at Singapore, and Iv. 1 C Marican. a merchant,
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      353 9 RALE I C H XI IC COLD MEDAL i I ilk MOTOR-CYCLE Copy of Telegram. j: RALEIGH, NOTTINGHAM j j: "OFFICIAL RESULT RELIANCE TRIAI^-RALEKiHS SWEEP THE BOARD. !j The Reliance Cup, the Butterworth Challenge Trophy, the Trident Trophy Team Prize, Two Special Class Awards. Four j ■I Gold Medals, Two
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      733 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR SERVICES TO LONDON AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM. ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN. GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. Taking cargo on through Bills of ading for all Overland Points. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. AGAPENOR London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Fib. T x
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    THE SEAMY SIDE.
    1039 11 I\ TU LONDON COURT& Matrimoniai troubles are not unknown m police courts. They usua ly are brought then by a black- eyed woman, who complains that words hail j developed to deeds on her husbands part. but recent]) at East Ham we were intro- dueed into higher
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    How HOOLIGANS ARE CURED.
    324 11 The appended part of Lord Lytton'a speech to the Rotary Clu^> of Calcutta on as a failure The Rrsl was a small colony m the cwunu\ to which only the in<«>t hardened jroong n.M.li-rans boys and irirU. were -♦•tit. The children (aged from l"» t \*>)
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    51 11 Programme of Drills. Wednesday. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall, IS. 6. Platoon, Gum Drill Friday, 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall, M. G. Platoon, Gun Drill. Saturday, LSQ p.m., Bukit Tunab. Kuropcan Kotruits, Recruits Musketry. Sunday, 9 a.m.. Fanvr Kan^e. Milay Company. Rifle Meeting. 4.80 p.m., Bukit Timah, S.V.R.A.. Match
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    98 11 1 =s» The Municipal Htalth Officer's statement for the week tndintr Jan. 23rd. records a j total of 209 a death rate per milk per annum j of 26.42 compared with 28.91 m the preceding week. Under nationalities the death were Europeans one, Chinese IG6. Malays 27, and Indians 14,
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    THE OVERBURY CASE.
    1138 11 JUDGE PARRY'S BOOK. Judges (save only m the Courts )f Appeal) are solitaries, perched up, far from tht madding crowd's ignoble strife, m more or less splendid isolation, and their jeeupati ;n is terribly serious, more serious than any other that can fall to the lot of
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    CAMBRIDGE DISMISSES A SCIENTIST.
    255 11 I Mr. S. Haldane "Disciplined." A great sensation has been caused m university circles by the brief announcement that Mr. J. B. 8. Haldane. of Trinity, the distinguished scientist, has ceased to be Reader m Bio-Chemistry" m ttie Cni'veisity of Cambridge Behind this laconic statement lies
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    UNCLE SAM AS CRY BABY.
    254 11 Wh York, Jan. 2. "Who is tfctiinjr the money?" is the pertinent question asked t>-day with reference to statements freely made here as a result of Mr. Hoover's allegations that Bri- 1 tain is extorting i' 140.000.000 a year from the American public. An examination
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    OUR SPECIALITY.
    36 11 Beautiful Rattan Chicks and Bertam Panel-. Ideal for bungalows and Club?. Superior quality hard wear. Old Chicks promptly repaired. For quotation writ<- to: ■OBAMSD BIN HOOSAIXgAH. ISA, R<>!. ins,. n R«.a.. Phone No. 2454.
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    THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
    352 11 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. The only Morning Daily m Malay*; a live "news" paper 35-40 columns of news daily, also the best Medium for Advertising. Delivered with the Chota Hazri each morning, with Latest Telegrams. Latent News and Latest Announcements together with exclusive special features, "Pictures of the week" Serial
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      21 11 DYSENTERY AND DIARRHOEA t BROWN'S SPECIFIC i To be had of 'three IHspensarie* t in Battery-road, and of j MISS BROWN.
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    EMPRESS OF SCOTLAND.
    1119 12 BIG TOURIST SHIP ARRIVES. With approximately half of a 30,000-rinle globe-girdlinpr cruise m her wake the Empress of Scotland, flagship of the great Canadian Pacific fleet and the longest and tallest vessel ever to have circumnavigated the earth, docked here yesterday morning with 437 passengers aboard. She
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    136 12 The Shipping and the Import and Export Offices will be open on Satu:day, Feb. 13th, and Monday, Feb. loth, for (;n? hour only (from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.). Saturday, Feb. 6th, being the anniversary of the Settlement of Singapore, it is requested by Government that all vessels
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    THE SARPEDON.
    35 12 Messrs. Mansfield and o. are m receipt Of a cable saying that slight damage was caused to the Sarpedon by the Carmania, and the Sarpedon was to proceed on her original voyage yesterday.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    146 12 Ship* alongside the Wharvet-. or expected to arrive. East Wharf (Entrance (.at.- 1). Kh<xn Foeng EL Basin; Centaur 22; V\ai la Ida Ml Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3). Quorimba 1H; PaciAc Maru 15; Fushsmi Maru \2; BeUerophon i»; Cyclops T. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3). Calypso SO;
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      693 12 I SINGAPORE-NEW YORK SERVICE OF THE NEDERLAxND STEAMSHIP COMPANY. "ROTTERDAM I i OVn HOLLAN D AMERICA LIN E. AN 0 Sailings on fixed dates via Suez to New York and i; s.s. MADOERA f s.s. VEENDYK t s.s. DELI hrn Cargo if abo accepted to Philadelphia, Baltimore, and to I..
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      233 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday G a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 0 p.m. Kota Tinggi
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      675 13 O. S. X, Line. Destinations. Steamers. Arr. Dept. Rotterdam. Hamburg. \.itverp. Bremen, via Colombo. Sud m and Port Said. Amazon Maru Feb. 19 Feb. 20 Durban. Cape Town, Santos, Rio, and Buenos Aires via Colombo. t Manila Maru Feb. 7 Feb. 9 IW mhay. Karachi via Penang. f Sumatra Maru
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      450 13 I b4[ T r -M L^J9 ICanT .^A fIH STEAMSHIP LINE JSS» 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 Colombo, Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles. From New York these fine new
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      654 13 KAWASAKI— ROOSEVELT LINE GENERAL AGENTS:— Kerr Steamship Co., Inc., 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA and BALTIMORE (via Suez) «.a. VENICE MARU due In Port s.s. WALES MARU due Feb. 8 For rates and other particulars apply:- GUTHRIE CO., LTD.
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    SCIENCE ASSISTS AGRICULTURE.
    881 14 MALARIA PROBLEM. Mr. Albert Howard, Director of the Institute of Plant Industry, Indore, and Agricultural Advisor to the Indian States m Central India, who is the President of the Indian Science Confess, held at the Royal Institute <»f Science, Bombay, on January 1. addressing the delegates, said:
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    84 14 Mr. A. B. Site, chairman of the Kuala Selangor District Planters' Association, informs us. m connection with the question of •ood prey rnion m the district, that the tesiden, hmk paid two visits to the district jformg the past month, and that he (Mr |lac) is .n hua: a Lumpur
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    JAPANESE COMPETITION IN INDIA.
    684 14 LANCASHIRE'S INTERESTS. Speaking at the annual meeting of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of India and Ceylon at Calcutta recently, the Viceroy #aye the most categorical denial r< suggestions that the suspension of the cottm excise duties was the result of any bargaining with outside interests.
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    BENDEMEER ATHLETIC CLUB.
    138 14 The annual general meeting of the al><>\r Club was held on Sunday. :>l-t. ultimo, ;it their Club House. N 121, North Bridge Road, and the following gentlemen were elftcted oAVe-bearera for the ensuing year: rations Urn Kee Cheok, .1.!'.. B. C. Seah, Quek Liang Choon; president. Tan
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    62 14 Mr. Douglas Robertson, who has beta si*rn in>r per pro. for the Borneo Co.. Ltd. a' Bangkok for tome time, has been transferred t( the head oAce m London where he wi 1 bs assistant manager. Mr. and Mrs. Douplas Robertson will be liavinjr Banpkok shortly. F'rior to jroinp to
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      282 14 I i^PO fX Antiquates all other forms of lightinp. i |i^ v\i tV^JP// I" kero^i-ne, petrol or spirit. L'2sil W\ \^2hK/ Cannot explode, as they have no PtL^r •I container with a quantity of fuel. gv (live off no heat like kerosene. 1H j Burn brighter, and more economical. %^M
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      298 14 THE ONIV MEDICI NE SUITABI.K FojJ s Kidney Trouble X"o Cure Kidnty TroubU- y<»n mu>t Th«-y Ml <ln.«oniploy a tmm4f capable of acting t;.ke n«>ho<|\dirtctly upon th<^ kidneys, and D<- Witt's way you pnam Kidney and Bladder Pills meet this re- i s il)> with quiiement n exactly that many
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    38 15 Singapore, IVIi. 2. 12 assn. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked ?hee< Snot and Feb. 1.09% 1.10; I-Vi».-ilarch 1.09 1.n L April-June I.o<> 1.06 4; fuly-Sept. 1.03 1.03%. London Quotation ?hee! 2s. Bd. Market Steady.
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    RUBBER PLANTATIONS CO. UNITED.
    40 15 I Messrs. Barlow A: Co.. Kuala Lumpur, adiae us that thy Board of the above Com»any had decided t(^ pay on January 6th a .'-•(.ml interim dividend of 20 per cent -ainst 10 per cent previously.
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    FRASER & CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    484 15 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. FDJSAFHDASGHFHGFH Batang PadangTto I',. Hitam Tin Ij idrii (£1) ,i 1 t) lohmn n,, 4^ 4^ Kamunting <i) »o Kim. A\/o) ,«SS ,55 Kinta Fin 19 Kuchai Onis. ($1) 7 Lingui <*i ■Malayan Collieries (10) 39.00 39.50 Mambaus ($1) A 1 N. raiping 771.,
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    EXCHANGE.
    68 15 February 2. Bank 4 m.s. g 4 15-32 Hank deman<l 2 4% Private credits m.s. 4 11-16 New York, demand 567^ Credits N days 58% France, demand 147.1 India, T. T. |f4% Hongkong, uemarw! 4 p.c. Preni. Yokohama, demand liM 1 ■lav.i, demand 1 w^ Bangkok, demand 7;u 4
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    PRODUCE.
    198 15 February 2. Tin l'(( t Ton* 113K.75 Gambler loJtt Pepper White 71.n0 Pepper Black lljtt Flake Tapio I'.-:h! S;;jr<i Small < opra if :«i Copra sun:: IMI Opiam, Benarei ur>» 4.000 Rice, I.i.'injr Hin Chan Murk Red Eagle I New i 330 Rice, Siaa old No I Mt Rice,
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    BRITISH MALAYA RUBBER.
    138 15 JWIARY EXPORTS. J;:n. 1«*26 .lar, 192f. 1 X r».364.:<6 i.4::,.(i:L'.S.A. 2-J.-I1- HgMJfl H i'">- :»40.14 120.7* J; 'lan Ht.fi ♦.11.11 >*»■« Fi 77 s.:t<« T«.ta! JIT, i;,,Tht- ali'.\ !ijruiv> rvprt-scnt the t«.n.lOmpifed lr<»i:i <ice ;*rati. n- n-a-ix up t<» th« last day <.l the )n<»tith lot tßpactl
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    MACPHAIL & CO., LTD'S REPORT.
    143 15 MACPHAIL CO., LTD'S REPORT. Singapore. Feb. 1. h r. Local 1 vu 1 1 IJu'iUt*.— Shan- regain dull. Mor.aKalw are quoted IB.SQ and Ulu H*-nut. i 4. Jeraw Kuantani have buyers at I iiii.l Tamlialaks at 1.22.. cum. Bro*a* an quoted at l.« 0 I.Ca 1X an.l Bas«eU Connemaras offer
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    AMERICAN TIN PLATE INDUSTRY.
    307 15 Protection -inH !"?*•<• lrai«'. <To Ed "t tin or. Sir, Colonel McDonnell art ibute* tin successful exit fence <>f r fact u re m Tin- United St;s'< fto tl There was another cause an<i. I -u^i >t. more potent one, a^ South Wales v.>> !<>n^ able
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    RUBBER GOODS PURCHASED BY UNITED STATES.
    261 15 RUBBER GOODS PURCHASED BY UNITED STATES. While the United State* pi duces an enormous quantity <»f Manufactured ruhber a large portion of which finds it* way to foreign markets, nevertheless finds it necessary to import rubb«*r products from other countries to the value ol nearly $4.000,0 M. The actual ■mo—
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    JACKS METAL REPORT.
    238 15 ondon. Jan. 6. I N« Vc;t! has opened paiaU t«, a ejeaeaal i m trad< for soim* month- t< c« 'Hi' 1 t r. r e H > ot tli is commodity rotipumptloa, and n ;;n< '(tamable on an\ rw. 1 m. I- ahi M MM mr
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      370 15 A»eb .v«r $5,500,000. tmmm fcß> oyer a)jmm THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE. -Winchester House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry EC The Company has *20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life B -u ranee ATTRACTIVE
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      40 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. 'Incorporated In England by f.oya! Than*? a. D. 17Z01 FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee Administration Bonds Singapw* Representative -Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., Ltd CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor) A GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1547 16 The entries for the open lawn tennis tournament which is to be held at the Ladies* Lawn Tenni? Club at Chinese New Year are >re numerous than was anticipated, but should the weather hold good there is n<> reason why the event should not be carried through with
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    IN THE COURTS.
    364 16 \M.-mpi.d Theft at \\hiteawa>'*. Two employees of Messrs. Whiteaway, I aidlaw an<i Compaq) w«-ie charged m the Third Police Court yesterdaj with theft un«l aU-tnicni <»f th. offencv. respectively. Th«- ftrst accused, i tamby, named Moha hum! Ghouse, pleaded guilty and b.ith were remanded. I» i< alleged
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    IPOH GYMKHANA CLUB.
    456 16 SECOND DAYS RESULTS. From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Feb. 2. Hot weather prevailed for to-day's luces and then- was a larfjt attendance. The £<>in*r was good. The following were the results: l» act Merry Maiden (Sleigh) P. 2 I .ladi (Billftt) X.5 2 Cleopatra (Davies) 5.4 Won
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    FORTHCOMING CIVIL CASES.
    337 16 Wlhii th<- list >f casei down t«»i hearing during thifl month wa< fixed yesterday morning a larjre number of tlu- fifty-four laction*I action* had t<> be »1 1 over until March, the number of dates available t»t*i n^ affected o\ the fad thai on February »> Mr.
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    1025 16 READING DISPLACE PLYMOUTH. Third Division Changes. Thi' positions m the English and Sc ittish Leapues to date are as follow: Division I. Goals. I\ \V. L 1). F. A. Pts. Sunderland (7) 2s 14 9 6 65 50 SS Arsenal (.10) 2G 14 7 5 56 42 33
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    SINGAPORE POLO CLUB.
    162 16 The following are the teams for American Tournament starting to-day. Play will commence at 5 p.m. sharp «>n Wednesdays and 4.45 y. t w. <<n Satarday*. The teams will play m th<- following order to-day: Ist: Newell, H. 11. Tnnku Ahmat, Clayton and Miller vs. Davies, Woodruffe,
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