The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 February 1926

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    13 1 Singapore Free press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1926. NO. 11,716.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    347 1 The Morning I\;st state* that Sir Austen Chamberlain s sending a special commissioner to South China to make a full report on the situation Page 8. This commissioner will attempt a settlement of the crisis, but the suggestion to send gunboats to Canton was rejected Page 8.
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1025 1 Qnmiiiid ugiuif I «<».•. Ml tioxfri rst Th reputation af the Straits of Malacca \s a safe passage for ships is endanjrt red liy the n <-r.ls of the last few we ks. "<hip ashore" U ml; a common signal from th»gaff. Somebody suggest d that
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      210 1 WING LOONG IHE RECOGNISED HOVSB for PUIOPEAN TROPICAL SbITS. 32. HIGH STREET. V.V.V.V.V.V.SW/.%V.W > V.V.\\ 1 .V.V.%V.%V.V.V 1 V. t iV.VA% i A% 1 j RAFFLES^HOTEL j Round tKe World Ortsise i; S.S. "BBLGENLAND" :j li\ Port ij Saturday &th. February. j: Extension of 3L/icei\se. Thiine 2920. A. K. PEATE.
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      96 1 One smoke Opinion is divided as<* to whether Golf or Hockey is the ideal tuinter Game. But on cigarettes all men of discrimination are unanimous. They insist on ST6TE(XPRESS +JSt^ f VIRGINIA CIGARKTTLS '•<■ i '*T¥i%S&<Z h AHDATO TOP \r(\) Co lid. The EUROPE HOTEL. GRILL Specially imported poultry game
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      114 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Chinese clerk want d ]'a\n 7. An Kssex ear for private salt* Pnce 7. Shift encineers amntjed for Miri— Tatre 7. Qovse t<> lei at SpottiswoesV Park —Pnce AiKtion- of bovsehcld I'uinituiv be— Pace 7. Ruhbt" machines at United Engineers Pace CaMbeck, Macfrecor ;•?•<• the ajrents f<>r Bols
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      14 1 WING LOONG FOR HIGH (LASS TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32. HIGH STREET.
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      113 1 THE WEEK. Hick Water. tM a.n\. Li Bja. S'poif Chine.-*' Girls' School Opcninjr. p.m. Hockey: B.C.C. v> K«cri Srmhilan, Stadium. Rujrby: B.S.C. n N. SemMlan. $HHtlit I/. 7t V Hi^h Water. 4.21 ;m, iJSH p.m. B. I. outwar.l mail due Mninliuf. £th. Hitfh Writer, .">.2> a.m.. 7.'J7 pja. Hie* Water.
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    HISTORY TEACHING CONDEMNED.
    69 2 Period It at > Much I »i\ «»r*«.-<L j m it> P Yv i Failed 1 which i h.* world n order thai > 4 d I d civilisation. F i much the out was one which should be tauirht to if ighter.) f the 1 \'a*
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    MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE.
    11 2 T By Order, \V. MARSH, t ,192 11.
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      613 2 Victoria Theatre. Tuesday, February 16th, at 9.30 p.m. The Kendall String Quartette KATHARINE KENDALL (Violin), DOROTHY JONES (Viola), DOROTHY BROOK (Violin), EDITH HANSON (Cello). BOOKING OPENS AT LITTLE'S, EDNESD^V, FEBRUARY 10th. Prices $3, $2 and $1. Commencing TUESDAY, I E!\ 23rd, at 9.30 p.m. R. B. SALISBURY'S CO. "THE QUAINTS"
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      305 2 FtirtKer bt»t Final ExtensiiT^ Frcm Friday, to Sunday, ."th to 7th Kebru Positively tKe Last 3 Ni&k# AT THE <5«U$ ALHAMBRA of the GREAT DRAMATIC CWiEHY Featuring: the one and onl> CHARLIE CHAPLIN His Latest, Greatest and Mod BajnaasCal Pic THE GOLD RUSH IN 10 REELS. All admirers of the
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    264 3 LAST KICK FOR THE SPECTATORS. I Perils of Football m Vienna. I Vienna, Jan. 1. I The lot >f the football referee is njwhere I a happy one, but m the outer suburbs of I Vicr.na. where a passionate, if rough, sort I of footbft!] is played, not
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    PERCY ALLISS ON HIS £800 POST.
    318 3 Tutorship at the dtrman "Sunniiu^dale." l\n\ Alliss, th Wanstead c;< If Club profc sional, who a leaving at the end of March to take up an appointment m Germany, stated to an Svening Standard representative that he had received m remtinerative an offer that
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    SPEED VS. STAMINA.
    220 3 U ih.- Hriti>h Ihorouirhlmd Ditf riorafinu? i lf-.n. George Ljunbton, m tru- fir-i of a series of aniil-s m Knirlisli Life, difl ensues the question. "Is tic Britten Thoroughbred Deteriorating?" He <;m >>(.•<.> no cau.se for alarm when the bet; il'jrte m France pr«»v«:s also the best
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    INCOME TAX IMPLIES "INCOME"
    167 3 London, Jan. 2.">. The decision of the Court of Appeal whereby, according to the Attorney-Gene-ral, "t hi> whole machinery of Income Tax Arts m force for 120 yean will break town," is being questioned m the House of Lords by the Crown. Captain Reginald Henry Benning,
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      325 3 I Your Baby needs this famous food famous, not only because the strong and sturdy. Th,s safe, clean ch.!aren of 4 Royal Houses have been food for Baby free from the risk I reared on G axo. but because m all of such dread d seases as Entenc and I
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      94 3 Sole Agents: f^ n TKI 279n barlow co. TEI 27!M H i FOR HAND OR POWER M lj v H TVDF jL/ 1 iFj n H'ITII 1^ \> II 1 1 /f<.it«\ m. v 3 W Ull v T 111 I H qi Pi i \i k v 1 1
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    MOTOR CARS OF THE FUTURE.
    877 4 SPECIAL MOTORING ARTICLE ARE PETROL ENGINES DOOMED Major F.A.C. Forbes-Leith, F.R.G.S. (Author of "By Car to India"). So rapid has been the growth of motoring j m recent years, that even the most negligent observi r is profoundly aware of it. Those I who have
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      297 4 SKipmerwt Jt»st Arrived. The Studebaker Duplex Meets All Weather Conditions THE Studebaker Dupltx- Phaeton and workmanship. Unlike other Amencombinea all the desirable fea- can automobile manufacturers, Studetures of an open car with the pro- baker and Ford build cars complete m tection given by an encloaed car. their own great
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      197 4 54 y lif.fi Jjt\ CONSECUTIVE fi HOURS THIS IS THE BEMARKAKLE ACHIEVEMENT (W LIEUT COL. MRS STEWART RIDING A STANDARD I Rudge-Whiiworihl I Four Valve 'Four Speed 2J« H.P. MOTOR CYCLE ON THE MONTHLERY TRACK NEAR I' \R|s 2' 4 H.P. MODEL I 21 World's Records WERE CAPTURED IN TH
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    UNSCRATCHABLE FINISH FOR COACHWORK.
    142 5 UNSCRATCHABLE FINISH FOR COACH WORK. v u.ndard Company ann<>un«.*-> that it *~n wiy adopted cellulose finish inpaintin*. exclusively fur all its witii open or all-weather bodies, j MM, Zofelac c-Lulose unscratchable kas been evolved after more xperimental work, and after has been found to bt entire- "fattory. The surface is
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    CRANKSHAFT BALANCE.
    225 5 During the pnxress of an overhaul strict at: nti. n should be paid to th? question of ciankshaft balance, for which special instruments are neces. ary. Briefly, provided tho crankshaft is designed to resist centri-fugal-force distortion, the process of balan inir ent;_jl< the fastening of small portions of
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    THE ONLY WAY.
    447 5 There is only one way to kevp any car rattle less ami unsqueaking, and that is to attend seriously to ej.ch sound as soon as it makers its presence known. Procrastination m this all hfMwtam MsttcrJi ussurv<i]y the thief of opportunity for if four or live noises
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    47 5 An English inventor has patented U automatic switch' for the ignition circuit which is operated by th« suction m the inlet manifold. When the engine is cranked, the vacuum produced m the manifold draws a piston to the top of the cylinder thereby closing the ignition circuit.
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    SPARTANS OF THE ROAD
    242 5 HOW THK LONDON-EXETER KIN WAS MADE. To explain the aina/inir popularity of th^ annual run from I>>n«l<>ii to Exeter an<l hack, organised by the Motor-rycling Club, is a '.Hffu-ult task, taya motor correspondent m the News of the World 00 January 3rd Whon one takes into
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    THE LATEST NUMBER.
    33 5 Th^ hitest number imiwd by tlu* Traftk* Branch for ni< (tor-car ropi^trati(»n is 5-6573, an Austin. The last number issm-d for motor-cycle registration up to yesterday was S-1334, a Raleigh.
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      215 5 feW flpiif > In use m every country m the world. Has an INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION of beins the finest lorry made m England. •i Examine the LEYLAND Chassis and then compare it with other makers and > you will then realise the incomparable strength and power of the LEYLAND. Every
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      239 5 i Ask a about I RUGBY ECONOMY J He will tell you that, compared r OwTlPf* with any car that offers anything Vy YVlld approaching the same degree of com- fort, the RUGBY is unquestionably i STANDARD TOURING the less cx P« nsive vehicle. There is 5 m every detail
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    THE TOUGH OLD DAYS.
    1425 6 REAL SPORTING RECOLLECTIONS. Eighty Years of Bohemian and Sporting II Reminiscences. v w NOTABLE PUBLIC EXECUTIONS. —by— s>* FRANK DAVIES (Doyen of Race-course Tipsters). <*# •C-Cf <»♦ This interesting series of old-time reminiscences, by Mr. Frank Davies, the d< yen of race-course tipsters, is full of
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    ABANDONED FLIGHT.
    151 6 K36 not (icing to Kuypt and India. It is stated that the projected flight early this year of the bipr rijiid airship R'Mi from this country to Ejjypt and India will not tak. place.. This decision has been reached part y in the interests of economy, and probahiy
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    THE KICKING-OUT PROBLEM.
    927 6 SPECIAL RUGBY ARTICLE. FRANK WOMACK, (Birmingham). I have frequently been asked to give my opinion on the much debated topic of kicking the ball from the field of play, and the penalty which should be awarded when this if done. The question seems to be whether the
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    MOBILITY IN WAR.
    356 6 How the duns Were Fed at Ypre* The great change thai has come over the conduct «>f war m consequence of the Introduction of the introi engine i> discussed m the Quarterly iftiiinr, 'The Fighting Forces," by Colonel J. F. C Fuller, the Tank expert. Examining the
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    ALLEGED MINE "SALTING."
    314 6 Sensational Meeting. l^mdon. Jan. 1 I. Tkero m >ensational meeting af ih_shareholders of the Binjro Gold Mitu [Canada m Wine Water House (Laajdam) day. uhct. .1- -ph Myers (the Manair:ng Director) faced Sir William Maxwell, X B. (the CfcaJraHM <»f tfcs GaaajajM/), a;u ae> cused the directorate
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    37 6 Mr. Justice R. D. Acton, who had U'<»n staying at the Judpe s Bungalow. Wcstam Road, Penanp, has moved int«. Governmctti House, Sepoy Lines. Mr. Justice A. V. Brown, Senior Puisne JudtH>, is now «t stern Roml.
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    BEST TREATMENT FOR BACKACHE
    233 6 What is the best treatment, back? The question hJ^L!^ 1 sands of times by suffering m all parts of th, w«r M methods of treatment h'avj V""* I**1 Some have f a ,M hopefe^, given temporary relief, buttfe!!?^ of all have been ol,, where DE WITT'S
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    THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS
    336 6 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS The only Morning Daily m Miitn f live "news" paper 35-40 column* of m daily, also the best Medium for Adirti^ Delivered with the Chota Hazri etcfe «fr ing, with Latest Telegrams. Latert S«r and Latest Announcements toother is exclusive special features. "Pictures rf* ireek" Serial
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      131 6 I the iecpgrozedj Standard 1 nnHunuTia^Bk^LJl^nuw L l^^unanni I H bum unuWsnnnnvMm^nnna II Hills Bros I Estb 1878 syp -y^v>. o v.-.roi' j EXCLUSIVE EXPORT REPRESENTATIVES: GETZ BROS. CO. (Inc< rporated m U.S.A.) SINGAPORE. S.S. Head Office: San Francisco, U.S.A. BRANCHES AND AGENTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. 1 ;■> I Disfiguring
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    CHINA AND BRITISH OPINION.
    750 11 SYMPATHY WITH CHANG TSO-LIN. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 7. Chinese news occupies much attention m :hs. papers, though ther? is relatively little comment. We have the announcement that Lord WflHagdoo and Professor Soothil! are ;;o;njr out with Dame Adelaide And.rson to investigate en the
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    A MASTER CRIMINAL.
    142 11 Ei>;ht Years of Train Kobberies. Cologne, Dec. 31. la April last ihe master criminal of a L*anir of train robbera was sentenced at Crefeld to nine years' penal servitude, and with his removal from freedom comparative security obtained on the Crefeld-Neuss-Colofrm lin., which for many years had
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      287 11 I) Watch h&hht prow 11 1-xuUiae of thr p.opcr feeding is cleariy sho^n m |k b ibv s rapid progress *hen put on Mellin's Food. Mixed ■1 m*nt*4 lt prmilM a perfect substitute for mother's WL milk and contains ever> substance necessary to build R b. dy^, ,ne and bra.n.
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      139 11 %^kW&%jJkM Passengers NAVY CUT CIGARETTES 6^fili£^ mafic ~tnem contented i^AniPriiw I t WD.&H.O. WILLS /ffy^^^m^ I BRISTOL LONDON m?y j ffil I WISDOM T^y j r*-l When contemplating the purchase of a Camera Vigour! hrwarkarplay! MEANS CHOOSING A HoHicfcsH^Uguritto you. Light, nourishing cosily digested, HoHidzs is just the eneryher and
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      419 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia.) FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN, 7 THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and MALABAR (4.512 tons.) The >~s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe, single. >«crth cabins, swimming
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      162 12 HOME LEAVE. HAVE YOU BOOKED YOUR PASSAGE YET? As OnVinl Ajpnrti for all principal Steamship and Railway Comnuuei and with offices throughout the \\<>rM W9 can secure the best •CfOVnodation ava:i;»M»\ Pot rtservati'>ns and th«- latest information apply to: THK AMKRH AN BXPKBBB CO.. INC. (incorpof tad m r.s.A.) Union
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      383 12 UTCVC Ar^CDfITC MAPfTfIfW luEajd AuCJilrAj IfIAIVI I llTllaj HOMEWARD MAILS. To Colombo, Djibouti, Port Said, Marseilles from Singapore. FONTAINEBLEAU 17,000 tons Feb. 10 D'ARTAGNAN 20.500 tons Feb. :>4 FROM I'EXANG ONLY. COMPJEGNF. 17.00(1 tons Mar. 2 OUTWARD MAILS. To Saigon, Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan. PORTHOS 19,000 tons Feb. 8 ANDRE
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      157 12 Stewart's Old Scotch Whisky Solo Agents: JOHN LITTLK CO., LTD. (Incorporated m F:.?'.an<L) Singapore, Penang and Kuala Lumpur. LLOYD TRIESTINO NAY. 5 hu- 'rporatt I n Italy. HOMEWARD SAILING> Bi-monthly sei r Brindis; I and Trieste via p.'r;< viking c»r|r through Bili> ft l..id:n^ for Fiaw. Levant and Black S
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      674 12 CHURCH SERVICES. ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL. SEXAGESIMA SUNDAY, FEB. 7. .30 a.m. Litany. '.45 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral); Service i Stainer m F. Hymns (E.H.) 301, 331, 400,' 329. 5.50 a.m. Sermon. KM a.m. Matins and Holy Communion. I p.m. The Children's St-rvice. i.30 p.m. rH-ensonj? and Sermon, Hymns (A M
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      685 12 SHIPPING NOTES. The P. and O. steamer Delta has left Hongkong, and is expected to arrive at this port at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, the 9th instant. She will proceed alongside S.H.B. Wharf on arrival. MAIL DESPATCHES. BY STEAMER TO-DAY. Djambi Toh Lam 'J a.m. C'ucob and Bonuit Mersing 'j
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      704 13 O. S. K. Line. Destinations. Steamers. Arr. Dept. Rotterdam. Hamburg, Antwerp. Bremen, via Colombo. IVrt Sudan ami Port Said. Amazon Maru Feb. 19 Feb. 20 -ban. Cape Town, Santos, Rio, j Buenos Aires via Colombo. f Manila Maru Feb. 7 Feb. 9 Bombay. Karachi via Penang. t Sumatra Maru Feb.
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      442 13 VB£|, SIEAMSHIP LINE J^SL 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 liners continue on Round the World, returning to Singapore
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      665 13 KAWASAKI— ROOSEVELT UNE GENERAL AGENTS:— Kerr Steamship Co M Inc., 41, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA and BALTIMORE (via Suez) b.b. VENICE MARU due In Fort 8.8. WALES MARU due Feb. 8 For rates and other particulars apply:— GUTHRIE CO.,
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    EVENTS IN CHINA.
    785 14 PROGRESS UNDER DIFFICULTIES. Events m China during the past few weels have been crowding on one another's heels with surprising rapidity, but on the whole the situation looks clearer and rather more promising than it has done for some months. The civil war appears to have reached
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    MR A. J. COOK'S SHARP CRITICISM.
    86 14 I.alxsur Leaders i;e:«»minu Tm Fi:»un:i <»is. l.om!<»ii, Jan. 2.J. "Was it not a fact," asked Mr. A. .J. Cook, Secretary of the Miners' Federation, m ipeech at Bfthnall Green, "that the k iJers •>t Umb Labour Movement were more eoncer'X' with a food name
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    ITALY IN THE NEW YEAR.
    788 14 I FASCISM IN COMPLETE CONTROL. Rome, Dec. 30. A horoscope has been ca& for a year of peace b>th at home and abroad. Italy i? bravely preparing for the payment of debts and a continued period of unremitting work, while the Premier shows a desire
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    118 14 It is a dreadful prospect that Sir Herbert Stephen holds out m his letter to The Times of a neglected and forgotten Thanrca Once the great highway of London! it has .eased t i count as an artery of locomotion; ;»m> susi>oits that m the bright lexicon o the London
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      477 14 NOTICES. SINGAPORE AUTOMOBILB CLUB. RELIABILITY TRIAL. Entries close on Monday Bth instant. GATTEY BATEMAN, Secretaries. 3-2 8-2 THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD. < HINKSE NEW YEAR- SATURDAY, 13th FEBRUARY, 1926. WORK AT THE WHARVES. NOTICE. Any vessel alongside and working coal or car>ro before 10 a.m. on Friday, 12th February, will
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      234 14 ji FOR BEST RESULTS j i I I i I SOCON V i s MOTOR I I GASOLINE j )TAf^^S\ Obtainable from ji Mt^SOCONY|?Jv\ WEARNE BROTHERS. llsn 1 1 n»o<H*#» I T jJll 1 11, I unjnp IJII lEE KIAH soon, ito orchard road GASfll iNwE Xj/J BEE HUAT vV
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      63 14 I I'm I D l *^^S I ICEBERG^ I PURE CREAMERY jj BU i I LK I OBTAINABLE FROM ALL PROVISION HEBN \X S(»"e Agents for BJL, F.M.S. Rumnlra and Si: m. j! Singapore Cold Storage Co., Limited. j| huo!i)..r:ito«i :m thr Strait> Bcttl ESJ u/uiTE nOßst j 111 Hn"
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    ERASER & CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    555 15 ERASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. FRIDAY, FEB. sth. [FfeWM m brackets show the issue value -M*^*-. >n do.lar, unless otherwise MINING. «uytrs Sellers Asam Kumbang (f) 54s 55s Batanff Padang Tin v liitam Jin I_n i i d »M£i) 47s 1 V 2 J L han lm 50 55
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    34 15 Singapore, Teh. .">. 12 noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sh-et. Spot 1.09 1.09%; Feb.-Mar 1.06% 1.09* April-June 1.05 J 1.06; July-Sept.' 1.0'% 103. Lmidon Quotation Sheet 2s. Market Steady. i
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    77 15 i < On one of the oldest producing gold mires m the Porcupine region of Ontario, Canada, gold on assaying nearly 66 per ton. across 28 foeii has been discovered. ;1 Ar-ording to statistics issued by the .Ame. rican Government, over a thousand million pounds' worth of goods were sold
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    EXCHANGE.
    68 15 February 5. Bunk 4 :n.s. 2|4 15-32 Bank demand 2,4 Private credits 3 m.s. 2 4 11-16 New York, demand 56 15-16 Credits M dajn 58 7 X France, demand 1475 India, T. T. 154 3 Hongkong, demand p.c. Prerti. Yokohama, demand 12*i>, 4 Java, demand 140* i Bangkok,
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    PRODUCE.
    210 15 February r». Tin 125 Tom $140. (i. > (iambier 15.00 PopfX i Whit.- MM Pepper Black r>-v M Plaice Taj i Pearl Bags Small 9.00 Copra 11.10 Copra Sondried II.JS Opium, Benares unt. 4.000 Rice, Liang Hin Chan Mark Rod Eairle New) 330 Rice, Sianj old N'c 1 J}.>o
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    440 15 Singapore. Feb. 1. Tie prices Quoted are jr< neraily th* >t •urrvnt at Clyde Ten ace MaikcL At th* eUUsf markets ther? may be small varaUons. MEAT. i steak t Round t Kati -i* Beef stew <>•• curry d > 41 Pork, lean do ••._< "i-k. Iran
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    193 15 MACPHAIL CO.. LTD'S REPORI. Sinuaix»r«'. lei). Kunlnr. London 2s ,&d >'eadv Local l.uy. Tjn. London £27-. Ijh,! 14... 12", t >ns sold. Xi Ijlkts. Shares remain dvii. M, ntakabs an- quoted 4S.:>O, ani :u Beaota at <2 74. Lnited Mahccai haw bvyen at -.•)7 1 and Ntw
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    141 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. <L. K. Vacphaih. S:njjai>ore. 1YI;. I t0.— £278. Up I'- i and uninf.-e.-tin i esattioM >{.A prevail m th- sha.c nuu-ket and la aIJ sections if diflfeull to iu'«:<ti i 14. bbcrs. lenua hu;.- NUcen at Amt Pmhm 12. I m i kndraffirti 8.60. AUenbya (;4il
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    GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
    110 15 Singapore. F«-l). m lav kepi fairly rtemdy on ,juieL -i'-h v ma nly c >nfined t<» ojf positions. There km .-i fair arder« for near ruobcr which has been Kn temporary ih iopply. Th 1 I per n at. quarter has i ,i. but the Ear] ate aw.
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    THE CHINESE PARADOX
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    2236 16 YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDINGS. Order Against Former Cafe Proprietor. St wral matters of inteiest came up before Mr. Justice DoUM m the Bankruptcy Court yesterday. jetition was apptiad for by Mr. J. B. Woms, an behalf of a former employee of the Vienna Cafe, agajissl the Vienna Cafe. Mr. I
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      63 16 The following will represent the Y.M. C.A. vs. Police for the Framroz Hockey Cup on Monday on the Raffles School Ground: R. H. Pennefather; C. A. Pennefather and R. Lyne; F. Albuquerque, T. Damadoram and D. K. Samy; M. Catchatoo, E. T. Bretlelle, H. G. Stack (Captain), C. I).
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      43 16 Thi following will represent the S.C.C. against Headouarters <<n the Padang on Tuesday:— R. B. Falls. F. Young, R. Craik, G. Kdlin. If. Janiiesdn. L F. Holiday, Paul StOtT, A. S. Anderson, P. C. Barnes. A. \Y. Wallick. and V. o. Charlesworth.
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      166 16 A Silly Rumour. It is persistently iH'inj^ stated that there i is s pi i| -i.-al t<» h«»i<l the Selangor Turf Club t race meeting m Penans;. The only reason that is vouchsafed for this extraordinary happening 1 is that the Selangor Course was recently under water and
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    142 16 Garage* Broken Oik n. Petty thefta are becoming commoa at Sereaibaa, amyi the Mahij Mail. A few nighti ago tlx- premihea «>f Mr. H. M. Thoaiaas, •porU ••uititt*-r. wen brohea into. 'and a nunilx-r of tins of Caatrol luKricant j removed. Mr. Mather, i)n- Sereaibaa aaigia
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    26 16 [Renter's Service.! I olid tin. Ji 1 1 1. The following was the result of a Football Association (up re-play match:—Milltrail 2, Bury o.
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    175 16 The Cameras Highfanden have earned sensation m Wiesbaden, but \voai\rs of the kiit m foreign lands cannot exped to f* unremarked. Occasionally the ftttentioM have beea earibarnaaiaf, as when Highland regiment was stationed m Sicily early last century. A paragraph iMotod m The Observer df 1806 explains the course of
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