The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 13 February 1926

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, SS.,SATURDAY f FEBRUARY 13, 1926. NO. 11,722.
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  • 295 1 According to the Daily Herald, a critical sftuation has arisen m the Lancashire cotton industry Pa«e ft, The three Chinese gentlemen who were invited hy Sir Austen hamberiain to serve on the advisory c< mm it tee as regards the utilisation cf the funds of the Boxer
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  • 1322 1 <Ji<:' •,"!<! ntjon* DRJMI nostri e»t farrm <* 4feol Juvenal Foifeiy f<Sf ;at:-i<tti:- aasjasj a] the e>ase MBit y Marians m hijrh office who ;i« concerned h manufacture of 2 Vis million frum to Hi -usand franc notes m the <J tvernment :v.ap t.' iritinn establishment.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 208 1 WING LOO N G THE RECOGNISED HOISE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SbfTS. 32. HIGH STREET. j RAFFLES HOTEL LA DORINA premiere danseuse i m from des Folies Bergere de Paris Sj will appear at Sea View Hotel 5 on Wednesday and Friday and at Raffles Hotel on Thursday :j and Saturday.
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    • 97 1 Two sports- I one smoke I Fishing or shooting Each sport has its adherents believing their pastime unrivalled. But both agree that for cigarettes there can be only one choice swe(xpress VIRGINIA CIGARETTES The EUROPE HOTEL. GRILL Specially imported pDuUry game now available, N.B. Owing to Chinese New Year, there
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    • 184 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Trade mark notices Pa^re 7. An appreciation «>f N(»void I'a^e y. Opening nipht of Rodeo to-nitrht— Pa^e 2. Municipal and bankruptcy n»tict^ i'a-e 7. Real Dvtch etgan at Huttenhach. Lazarus Pact 1C Rcneo Ltd. aeH Biiti>h paads— lniy them -Pace 1. "Lonn John," is a special reserve Seateh
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    • 14 1 WING LOONG FOR HIGH (LASS TAILORING. Style, Cut ani Finish Guaranteed. 32. HIGH STREET.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 105 1 THE WEEK. Saiu,<lt!i. y ,th. Hi^'h Water, m.:{:> an-.. 11.55 p rr. Chiiiese New Pank Holiday. P. and O. outward mail due. T 'ukit Timah Rifle A'.eetinjr. Opea Tennis Tournament L.L.T.C British Me<i:ial A--". Mfctinpr. RocJeo Show. Anson Read, US p.m. Sunday, 1-Uh. Rich Water. 1 1 21 a.m. Chinese
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  • 223 2 •_:••> n1 j i m The A Ti .i- Etltf av.'iuntant m iH->tiU-ntiii has f» Luckily, the a may m end :ir. OC t-:'>nal tw.. three week* 1 Wnw eraising m the ;n l >nii<lerr:tlly benefiting mountains, fair.' Ma. Ivan i :i r l- frightfully h<>* from
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 246 2 Mdm. KELVEY'S i SCHOOL OF LgP DANGM Private 4j^ lessons > /*9sW^ latest f Ball-room v m Guarantee to teach V^m correctly and able to l^P dance m six lessons m CHILDREN'S CLASSES W from 3 years old ■L m Classical and j all styles. 1 Terms moderate. \M Write
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    • 336 2 Victoria Theatre. Tuesday Next Feb. 16th at 9.30 p.m. FOR ONE RECITAL ONLY The KendaH String Quartette BOOK NOW AT JOHN LITTLES HI Prices $3, $2 and $1. Commencing WEDNESDAY FEB. 17th at 9.30 p.m. SHANGHAI THEATRICAL ENTERPRISES PRESENT. The Russian Imperial Light Opera Company ?,0 ARTISTS FULL BALLET. Wednesday.
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    • 414 2 From Monday, Bth February, to Saturday. 13th II AT THE I] ALHAMBRA I (Tan Cheng K*e Co^ Ltd. Proprietors.) I In the Second Show at 9 p.m. X A REX INGRAM METRO SPECIAL I COM TEE PL AY BY Wi:;CHELL SMITH AND JOHN E. H\ZZ\R|) I FEATURING I ALICE TERRY
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  • 1019 3 RUBBER SHARES IN DEMAND. 'From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 15. Th;' rubber market moves up and down m accordance with the movements m the price of rubber. Nothing sensational need be expected m any direction tor some little time to come. It is true that last
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    • 460 3 as r -T^ W that thousands of Ul Do you know h ay v Mr^ constitutions Pj 2 undermined, if not ruined, by having milk E&. H from Tubercular cows K( I How is a mother to know that her baby I is safe from this risk. Better not to
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    • 223 3 Sole Agents: BARLOW CO. m 7 a j Civil Engineering j DESIGNS PREPARED AND ESTIMATES SIBMITTEI) FOR H WATER SUPPLIES a RESERVOIRS, EARTH and MASONRY DAMS, FILTERS, SERVICE TANKS, WATER MAINS, PUMPING INSTALLATIONS and SERVICE PIPES. 3 WHARVES p DOCKS, QUAYS, LANDING STAGES. SLIPWAYS and JETTIES, Ej BUILDINGS OFFICES. FLATS.
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  • 986 4 SPECIAL MOTORING ARTICLE. IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER. Major F. A. C. Fnrbes-I>eith, F.R.G.S. (Author of "By Car to India.") In response to almost countless enquiries about second-hand cars, I will once again deal with the subject for the benefit of those who wish to take advantage
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    • 134 4 I THE rs^^*i OXFORD 4 cylinder 14 H.P. Touring Car. J^^jS^ 4 5 SEATER t__ i 4 "*W Vl"«£ M M#■ A^^. 2-Seater A CAR TO RELY ON j Malayan Motors (Proprietors: Wearne HTML, Ltd.) 1 T/i^re is something different I J «ljft. .'■-—> --^T^^l «I T NDOUBTEDLY there is
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    • 198 4 I 54 W ijL CONSECUTIVE for Art HOURS 1 THIS IS THE REMARK A I 1 X ACHIEVEMENT OF LIEUT COL. MRS STEWART RIDING A STANDARD [Rudge-Whitworth 1 1 Four Valve Four Speed j j 2*4 HJP. MOTOR CYCLE ON THE MONTHLERY TRACK NEAR PARIS 2U H.P. MODEL 21 World's
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  • 229 5 A Knotty IVoMem. •bile problem which must haw -p«>t m the conscience of many "Should a motorist who l<>\v-motorist breaking the law play the part of informer?" ■\ir. K. N« imai.'. V hi the (h\r.»r. having put the kn..u> p >»nt it is up to the
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  • 275 5 Overworking Self-Starter. No single improvement has contributed .-*.> much to the comfort and utility of motoring as the so-called "self-starter." Yet nothing has contributed M much to the BJ neral deterioration of the .rdinary touring car and commercial truck engines. In the eU days of hand cranking it
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  • 265 5 A Novel Italian Device. A novel indicator for controlttllg the ppeodl of all kinds of motor vehicle! is tieing tried m Italy. It consists of a telltale hall which, like (leorge Washington, cannot liv", and which automatically shows the driver and also the public and police, whether the
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  • 22 5 I The Rolls-Royce, Co. Ltd., motor-car manufacturers of London, have been honoured with the patronage of His Majesty the King of Siam.
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  • 644 5 TO EMPLOY DUST AS MOTOR FUEL. Product of Waste. New York. The Bureau of Chemistry of the United States Department of Agriculture is at vrork on a new fuel which pi omises to have extremely far-reaching results m the industrial world, according to W. A. Noel, an
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  • 26 5 The last number issued for motorcar registration up to yesterday was S-6603. The last number issued for motor cycle regulation was 8-1*339. v>
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  • 126 5 An automobile tra\ellinp at 10 miles an hour develops a wind resistance of only five pounds per square inch, while at 40 miles an hour the total resistance of tne wind amount? to 110 pounds per square inch. This fact was discovered by the en^ineering experiment station of
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  • 40 5 Washington state treasurers have estimated that the state highways will receive 8.000,000 from motor vehicle license and gasolene tax receipts this year. Of this amount, about $4,980,000 comes from motor vehicle licenses and about $3,020,000 is from the gasolene tax.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 163 5 In use m every country m the world. > •j Has an INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION of being: the finest lorry made > 9 m England. J Kxamine the LEYLAND Chassis and then compare it with other makers and J; > you will then realise the incomparable strength and power of the
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    • 125 5 j The World Famous Italian BIANCHICARS! I The car that has been selected by the Royal family of Italy for over 30 years. Each car built to order, 4 wheel brakes, balloon tyres, overhead valves, ad- j justable shock absorbers etc., ij Can be Obtained Throughout^ i Malaya. 1 Importer
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  • 1323 6  -  FRANK DAVIES /?£,4L SPORTING RECOLLECTIONS Afo. 0. Eighty Years of Sporting and Boh?mian If Reminiscences. $Z 55 THE HAPPY NIGHT-LIFE OF VICTORIAN ENGLAND. 1% s^ By xz Dy (Doyen oi Race-course Tipsters). O The author of this remarkable series of old-time reminiscences, Mr. Frank Davies, has
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  • 224 6 A WOMAN'S ADVKNTIIfe. 0a the Diamond Trail m British Guiana. »y Gwen Richardson. To Miss Richardson the trail counts for nore than the diinionds. Not that she ujrirists that the diamonds were but a preexl for embarking on an expedition such is no woman had ever
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  • 1715 6  -  ARTHUR CHANDLER SPECIAL FOOTBALL ARTICLE. I From Second to a New World. ss II WHERE PLAY IS NOT SO EASY. s? —By— (Leicester City.) Since Leicester City gained promotion into the First Division, I have often been asked what I think of that I^eajrue m comparison with
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  • 45 6 The Motor Ship for January has a ful lescription of the R. L. twin screw Bjntor >assenffer vessel "Indrapoera/ 1 for the line rom Rotterdam to the East Indies. She an carry 4GT paasenpers, 17.825 tons d's- iforeamut, and has a speed of fifteen knot-.
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  • 182 6 When joints becorr- ful, get a box of DE V IIT < r> r I**. the nearest chemist, an,! \mm with the 5in,,,.. '■y box. That quickest way to ar. Physicians recomnii i m prefers v to llt; ment because- they bai k tr,,
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    • 483 6 NOTICES. I IMOX JACK CLUB. h»-rehy jrivt-n t h:» t th«> Annual ■eitiag o? the Club will be h* l.i m the Iwtfn fcilW on Thur.-day. 25th Frbruary, IMS, at o |».m.^far th»> following purposes:I. To 1 recf!Vf the accounts tor the year .Tided the 31st December. IMS. To JIiHMMJ
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    • 195 6 TROUBLED WITH TETTER9_YEARS Whole Body Affected. Of a Dry Nature. Itched Terribly. Cuticura Heals, I was troubled with tetter for nine years. The whole of my body was affected. It was of a dry nature and itched terribly. Large, try scales formed that used tc pee', off and leave a
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  • 1499 7 POLITICAL HAPPENINGS. A s (From Cur Own Correspondent.) eS Dublin, lan. 13 The rift between thy Northern Natic X alists and the Fiee Staters is now wide ing rapidly— the former holding that t >' latter sold them for British gold— and the past week or so
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  • 185 7 Th« Venice known t<» history n not Urn nly one that mw find- ft| attraction^ threatened by nodera progress. About twenty yean ago there was founded m California a town of that aaaie which was i laid out m canals resembling those of it- Italian prot< type.
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  • 170 7 It ;hi foilowms stuiy is true. 1 fesrh thai the Prendi jmir—Hiti must be rmtker Callous \-avv. All the most important ws mgeneiea were nmg up ;m<l l <\i tkmi Georgei Va! .is. the French Fascist leader, 1 1 •v;is about to have two revolver .-hot;
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 314 7 business cards. lEZry seton. E. AMBER MANSIONS. Orchard Road. t, *Jar.-.-st.. llea-t* Send for the Illustrated catalogue .»f Musical Instruments. SEASON CO.. LTD. li:>. North Bridge Road. LLS, HAKBUE OH GRANITE SINGAPORE CASKET CO. IENTAL MASONS TELEPHONE 75. CARS FOR HIRE. Great Reduction m Rates THE ASIATIC MOTOR CAR CO
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    • 896 7 NOTICES. SELANGOR TURF CLUB. SKY RACE MEETING. (Under S.H.A. Rules of Racing). I FRIDAY :>th ard SATURDAY 6th MARCH, 1921. nWT DAvZp^av, sth Mar. R K\ E \h!i aV' n7 THE F!! T PONI f i A. B.C. am 1 D of a divided namlicap fo, all pop.es if and
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    • 548 7 other than money, shall not be included, a no deduction will be allowed for entrance any other fees or expenses incurred m cc nec-tion with such race. Entries must be maue on the S. R. Forms, which may be had at the secretary Office or on application to the Secretari
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    • 55 7 i a. ii!. Hijrh Mass and Sermon. r 3 pjß. Benediction. CHRISTIAN OCBIICB RBADOIG POOM c, B«t.4teg Rorm oi»en, fn?e to all, on Wecne 8 days ant Friday* from BJ&H i.wi to 11 i.m. Service:- Suiufi f 10 a.m. Tistinr.ony Meet::.£. La<=t VT*«ne*«t- c m <>uh month 5.30 pjm. iftld
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 686 7 CHURCH SERVICES. I ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. tifr SINDAV, FEB. 11. ss j. 7 a.m. Holy Communion. 7.45 a.m. Holy Communion (('hor:^' Hymn* 429, S00, 31o. s 8.50 a.m. Sermon. ik 9.15 a.m. Matins and Litany. ie \4 p.m. The CMmMmi, r».:?o p.m. Kwmmmmt .-w.d Sermon. Anthem 'Let the wo?ds." Hymnv
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  • 1062 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1926. The Singapore Memory. Jn the following remarks nothing i> intended tv apply to that form of memory which does not want to remember, nor to excuses which are as convenient as they are insincere. It i« generally admitted that Kong residence m the
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  • 131 8 The following telegram has been received from the Secretary of State by the High Commissioner for the Malay States, dated 10th February, 1926: In reply to question m Parliament by Mr. F. G. Penny, I have made the following statement: My Honourable friend will understand that it
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  • 31 8 The action m which Mr. J. A. Archibald was sued by Mrs. Vera Phillips has been settled, the plaintiff withdrawing and both parties paying their own cos 1
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  • 237 8 The Chinese who was arrested by Inspector Bostock of the Mafimi Police m a m Keppel luWw with ar. automatic pistol and two hundred rounds of ammunition m his po>>ession. was yesterday produced m the District Court. Kvidence was given against him by Mr. d. A. Spaddingr.
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  • 394 8 The following action vvas taken at a meeting of Comniittee No. 4 held on Keh. 10th: Apjuoved ciassiTicati.n ti Mr. L. Knut- m Cla>s "A" under HuiMinp By-law 1.'»4 t.. suhinit plan.- on I lf of Mes>r-. Sime. IKil»\ and Co.. Ltd., only. Approved alterations etc.. to the
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  • 77 8 (From Our Own The wedding to,,k |t F^ 't Presbyterian Church, th,* ii^% Ralph H. Berry-Han a- f^. Kalumpontf Rubbe, Alice Harries Wa-, M* James Wan, of Shaneha, jj^ wa, Mr. M. A. Fraser f G ula Vf^ Estates, and the Mat,,,,, o f H iri i
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  • 231 8 It is Ml a!u cat. as *p before the Distrii T rda Jennings, confident that" i sought a sumnv appeal anre. be for. V,. day. or. her neighbor k\ Hajj gjj? Hussein lived m th. d, where the., vs.,, Kn. faaataßi toti i PMiM intruded i
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  • 116 8 Holidax Arrangement The General Post Ofln. cts air closing M M I ■■•day. Tin- Saving Order Branch wil' kt TeW-jrraph Office Vli h Ihe Exch*nxe H»nks ar< lx)th days. Th*- Singapore (*amk' Kubl^r AssiM-iatinn market will be cKwd MoM<iay tnatthf The Insurance Association* offices of their members
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  • 169 8 INJIVTION AGAINST EIMH* \Mi I'l HJMUH An injunction PMtrvfotne Goh La. ihe editor, and the In 1 I.. Mm •s. of h««>k em {Urn Hood Kiat." h ;iicintr dP*> of a photograph f W..nc f< I complainant m th<- vu* ti M-wral nutnt 1 MM rfMM^BMI vn
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 188 8 THE FREQUENTLY A^^ ™JV!L IMITATED BUT k DE LUXE Ml NEVER COPIED ii-Sii FRAGRANT "DTTV/TTViTC! p^-^ IS THE ~mMk GENUINE flsk f° r lt No 1 cup J Bottled m London. Sole Agents: CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. (lacoipomted m Shanghai). 15, Robinson Road. Tel 228. PATRONISED jQI jf\ ST BY
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    • 54 8 FOR ALL T VERMIN USE KfiirSS.-'l g^. n^^^=~2-J t B I -Jft? I I AGENTS: W. R. Loxley Co. FA TfV Tf~A TT^ 9 a 1 lh l*r F Wj I GOLDEN SERIES. L DRINK THE BEST BEER. VmC-anißßwr co .\zMl V^. LONDON, Jg/ J Adamson. (lilfillan Co.. Ltd. Singapere,
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  • 286 9 CHINESE REPRESENTATIVES. BJUfaWUt CONSTITITION. British Radio- -Official Service.] Rusfby. Feb. 11. Foreign Office announces that Dr. t Dr. V. K. Tin- ar.d Dr. C. C. 1 BSSSpssd Sir Austen Chamber- s »tion to serve as Chinese mem- I •he committee which is to advise r pi Secretary
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  • 57 9 i i Radio OssjCSal Service]. Kuub>. Feb. 11. fr m London to Man- -hmg through Kuirl>y Sta- I as coaches was oi>- re. The train was stopped d a fight with the rtann .:ion af Brinklow. The L mm aim >st destroyed be- extinguished and a num-
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  • 27 9 [Reuter- Service.l London. Feb. 11. .t- .pproved of the appoint- i 9 Waterlow (head of the Far I»*-partmtnt of tn Foreign Olfice) .pi.
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  • 98 9 [Reuter- Service.] Paris. Feb. 11. ia> announced that he intends Finance Bill into two parts. providing the funds needed i aacc the budget, should *t.J by the Chamber by Feb. i.">th both March 1. The BMand part, com-:t-ure^ of amortisation of debt financial reform, will be taken
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  • 13 9 [Reuter's Service.] Melbourne. Feb. 11.the the Government's \i prospecting for petroleum.
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  • 34 9 [Reuter's Service.] London. Feb. 11. f Commons, replying to va>ten Chamberlain said that I or any other support had I the British War Office to the Uem at Hankow m the nth*.
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  • 27 9 [Reuter's Service.] New York. Feb. 12. f Government of the CmsolidKxchangv have passed a r with the members for f dissolving the exchange and Malta.
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  • 641 9 OFFICIAL STATEMENT. TOO EARLY TO TALK. ißritish Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Feb. 11. Sir Austen Chamberlain, Foreign Secreary, was questioned by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Labour leader, regarding the statements which have appeared m the iress that two Powers, m addition to Gernany, were to be granted permanent seats
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  • 90 9 [Reuter's Service.l Paris. Feb. 12. B«>rkus«*vitch. Soviet representative at Riga, has handed the Latvian Foreign Minister a note protesting against the failure of the Latvian Government to reply to the Soviet demand that Soviet representatives should participate m the investigations into the number of the Soviet courier
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  • 55 9 [Router's Service.] Philadelphia, Feb. 12. A settlement of the anthracite coal strike is likely to-morrow when, it is expected, the agree me nt will be signed. New York, Feb. 12. With the combined resources of a billion dollars, a merger is announced between the Chase National Bank and
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  • 80 9 WEAVERS' BASIC RATE. LANCASHIRE CONCERNED. [Reuter's Service.] London, Feb. 12. According to the Daily Herald, a critical situation has arisen m the Lancashire cotton industry, owing to the refusal of the employers to accept thi operatives suggestion of arbitration on th.« claim of the Weavers Amalgamation for
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  • 61 9 [Reuter's Service. 1 [.i.ndin, Feb. 12. Twenty-one thou.--.and tons of shipping WMI chartered by the Baltic Exchange yes- t< relay, to carry Australian wheat to Japan. It is reported that further 41,000 tons will be uquired to t>e delivered m Japan by April Ist., when it is
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  • 87 9 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby. Feb. 11. A meeting between the representatives of the wireless operators and employers brought ah nit by the Minister of Labour began to-day at the Ministry. A proposal! b\ the employers that the men on strike i ihould return to their ships
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  • 94 9 [British Radio Official Service.! Ragfcy, Feb. 11. It \\a> stated m Belfast to-day that the. firm of Harland and Wo'ff are negotiating j witl. the White Star line to build the largest liner m the world. The new vessel i> to hi' nearly sixty thousand tons grosi
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  • 150 9 (British Radio Official Service]. Kunb>, Feb. 11. The story »t' another gallant rescue at sea is told to-day. At imminent peril to I their own lives, the crew of the Grimsby trawler Irene Wray of 21»"> tons saved the! 'I crew of thirteen of the Norwegian steamsi
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  • 177 9 [Renter*! Service.] lUrlin, Fib. 11. Mussolini's anti-German outburst had a Uack sequel m Berlin Society. <\>unt"ss Gabriel Sera Maaiachedda, well-known figure m social circles, crratod a scene at I the Artists Club, where she called out cheers for Mussolini and indulged m violent insults against Genaaay, greatly
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  • 55 9 The programme of the concert to be given by the Kendall Quartette at the Victoria Theatre on Tuesday night will be: Beethoven's Opus 18 No. 6 m B. flat. Tschaikowsky m D. (by request). "By the Tarn" and "Jack o'Lantern" (Eugene Goossens). "Cherry Ripe" (Frank Bridges). "Molly
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  • 290 9 MISMANAGEMENT BY ATTORNEY ALLEGED. Mismanagement by the attorney whom lie left m charge of his moneylending business at Singapore during the four years that he was m India was referred to by M. S. T. N. Somasundram Chitty m the :ourse of his public examination m the Singapore
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  • 132 9 Two Chinese brokers were also examined by Mr. Taylor m regard to their affairs. One of them. Chew Hock San, stated that he sometimes earnt a thousand a month and sometimes nothing. He had nine children to support as well as a mother-in-law and sister-in-law. He
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    • 309 9 THB Sl"l .1 AN MOSQt'E. SINGAPORE. I'o the Kditur I'ear Sii.— My attention was drawn to invitations Issued by the Trustees of the above Mosque to oertain Muslims asking them to attend a so-called "Mashwarat yang kha.- bagi Islam" to he held m a certain Aialt Club ir> Newton Road.
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  • 90 9 Mr. A. K. Linton of the Mercantile Hank. London, is on a visit to Singapore. Mr. Fo> Wha Cheng, the Honorary General Secretary of the Perak Mining- and Planting Association. Ipoh. has received a beautiful bronze medal from the Commissioner. Malaya Pavilion of the British Empire Exhibition, awarded to the
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    • 12 9 Mr. Robert Johnstone, M.C., has received a commission as Second Lieutenant S.S.V.F.
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    • 14 9 Mr. R. P. Bingham has been appointed a cadet m the Malayan Civil Service.
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    • 242 9 Choice Perfumes FOR I lOHine&e New Year I gCTpC^ ATKINSON'S Wg&^% P"cc $3.75. BUNGAB RAJAH WHITE ROSE AND PERFI ME BUNGAH KEMANTIN. Price $2.25 per Bottle. Price $1.75 per Bottle. Robinson Co, I^td. (Incorporated m the Straits Settlement*;. Raffles Place, SINGAPORE. yj— wr j— w mmmm mmmm g:itv* mmmm gmamm
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    • 740 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 Lading for all Overland Points. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. EUMAEUS Marseilles, London. Rotterdam, Hamburg and Dunkirk Feb.
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    • 625 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). "EUERMAN' r LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. s.s. CITY OF SINGAPORE Mar. 1 HOMEWARDS. s.s. MALATIAN Marseilles, London and Hamburg Feb. 21 s.s. CITY OF LAHORE Marseilles, Havre, London,
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    • 565 10 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated m England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SEUVK i PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATIOV m LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVK I;. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Governi OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMI For China and Japan. For Marseilles. London <it \<\ nXm Due
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  • 1570 11 PLAIN TALK TO- INDIANS. The New Methodist Tamil Church Hall at Short Street was fully packed on Wednesday nipht, when Dr. Lim Boon Keng, 0.8. E., gave an address under the auspices cf the Indian Association. The Chair was taken by the President of ihe Indian Association,
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  • 14 11 Mr. W. A. Lowinjfer, Surveyor-General, S.S. and F.M.S., is on a visit to Taiping.
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  • 160 11 London. Jan. 17. The Weekly Despatch says that Sir William Nott-Bower, wha is at present writing his reminiscences, recalls the fact that he was Chief Constable of Liverpool m I*>'.» when Mrs. Maybrick was sentenced to death for poisoning her husband. He emphasises tht fact that although
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 213 11 D tributor. WILLIAM JACKS Co., Singapore, REGISTERED J^^X V] TrtAl>E MARK. #V j^\ SOLID NICKEL SK\ K\ JEWELS PRECISION. Actual Size. lent, Adjusted lev all cli nates. Anti-magnetic. q EL l~\ Absolutely Guaranteed. Each 4 O OvJ «i J 11 Kt. Solid G->ld Wrist Water*** accurate, fully t Jewelled. 18
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    • 31 11 Act 4 at c£eef>-*t<oot&of J|*C7r%fAS*J NAVY CUT CIGARETTES /^ip'M^SS^'i' wD H Wl LLS zf^v: 'liMf ri! BRISTOL LONDON WISDOM When contemplating the purchase of a Camera MEANS CHOOSING A CONTESSA NETTEL
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  • 75 12 H.M.S. Hermes, the air-craft carrier, came into port yesterday. Lying alongside the oil-wharf at Keppel Harbour, she is a queer looking craft, but has proved her value m China. The Hermes is homeward bound. The N.Y.K. mail and passenger steamer, Hako&aki Maru, left Colombo on 11 inst. and
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  • 282 12 Five of the engine room crew of the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company's steamer Feiching were killed and the ship was beached 30 miles north of Amoy on the night )f January 10, when the steam line leadiner from the boilers to the main engines
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  • 361 12 PORT OF SOU RAHAYA Sourabaya is probably known to many as j *OM of the few iMft towns of Java," but not M many are aware of it>» rapid rise as [an outlet for the extensive produce of the [country, the much older and better known, Batavia having falh-n into
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    • 569 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia.) FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and MALABAR (4.512 tons.) The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe, single, berth cabins, swimming bath,
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    • 481 12 If I7CC k /TD HX? MAD ITflf EV RUoij Aul4mw MAKI 1 Uueaj HOMEWAKI) MAILS. To Colon bo, Djibouti Port Said. Marseille! from Simrapore. D'ARTAGNAN 20,500 tons Feb. 24 ANGKOR 12,000 tons Mar. 1/) FROM PENANG ONLY. COMPIEGNE 17.000 tons Mar. 2 OUTWARD MAILS. To Saigon, Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan.
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    • 194 12 Stewart's I I I i. U i IBLENDED Old Scotch Whisky Sole Agents: JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. (Incorporated m Enjr'.and.) Singapore, Penang and Kuala Lumpur. LLOYD TRIESTCSO NAY. (I (Inc rporated m Italy, i HOMEWARD SAILINGS. Bi-monthly s«-rvk-<- for Br.ndis:. Vena and Tnestf via ports taking: through Bills of Ladinp
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 715 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuan tan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 p.m. Kota
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    • 257 12 PASSENGERS ARRIVING. The following are expected by the Hakozaki Maru on Tuesday next:— Mr. F. Blackwell. The Hon'ble E. Coke. Mr. L. J. Hazel. Mr. Dempsie, Mr. Gallinaph, Miss P. A. King. Mr. C. K. Kwok, Mr. C. M. Larsen, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Trustram. Mrs. M. M. Parsons,
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    • 685 13 i O. S. K. Line. Destinations. Steamers. Arr. Dept. n Rotterdam, Hamburg, \nt»*rp». Br«men, via Colombo. IVrt Sudan and Port Said. Amazon Maru Feb. 20 Feb. 21 Dan. Cape Town, Santos, Rio, and Buenos Aires via Colombo. t Hawaii Maru Apr. 14 Apr. 16 .jvb,.. Bombay. Karachi via Penang. t
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    • 443 13 VK STEAMSHIP 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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    • 687 13 KAWASAKI— ROOSEVELT UNE GENERAL AGENTS:— Kerr Steamship Co., Inc., 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.SA.) regularTreight service to BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA and BALTIMORE (via Suez) s.s. WALES MARU In Port s.s. NORFOLK MARU <* U e Feb. 28 Kor rates and other particulars apply:- CiUTHRIE CO., LTD
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  • 23 14 JA PANES E NEWS I: W r r I I 1 tta Et thenl H s Bank Bank <• i '-.ink f T:. :v-
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  • 791 14 SILENCING A WOKDY SP2AKEB. (From Our Own C rrespoodent). l\tri>. Jan. 10 In (be <lays wh n French <•: t .r always h.tv.- been famed for !i'\\ of words and well-turned phrases) unnecessarily long mi pubcasions, theii hearers lisler.ed enrap IT. Poincare might speak for an hour, th<- only
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  • 43 14 ii i i Orliadi X BiiMfl Li GHBm 11. s i Man itador. Hti C|«n I B ft tn la. S 1 airait. > "..n:'.» T If G >. i i H Pyrarr, I'ta;. H-.r-v Criflin> ComMdrum, M.. nil m K\-<»riiiui Hur-t-. X
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    • 477 14 \WWWMHVUWWV^^ WWWAVAVWWWftV.V.V.V.V *»dVA > iW. t .V.ViV.V/W.V.V.V.V B IMWWWWWIWM^V^ I ££>: FOR 1926-THE BETTER %£%>} 5 I VALVE-IN-HEAD PD 5 1: STANDARD 5 SEATER ■^■■BF^F^ T INCREASE IX ihwer. I TOURING J^^^JiwWi Si *f C U TCH< t «ansm,^ lON I S2 650 S/ll^^Tl t A JrT AXLES FRAME \VHKKL>
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  • 509 15 PHASER CO.. EXCHANGE AND SHAKE BROKERS. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12th, 1926. [Fi-ures m brackets show the issue vaue MIMING. Asam Kumbang- (J) Uj £f* °5i ie uatang I'adang Tin 70 °?l C d dltan Tin j,, Johan iin 55 6 Kamunting 67 6 kmta Tin b "J Kuchai Prefs. ($1) JJS
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  • 105 15 Brushes with rubber bristles, which are omewhat larger than ordinary bristles but oi V; m the same way, are claimed to have Wy material advantages. They are Bade for the bath, for shaving, for he clothes, for the shoes, and for ill purposes for which brushes are
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  • 69 15 February 12. Bank 4 m.s. 2 4 7-16 Pank demand 4 3.32 Private credits H m g. 2 4.% New York, demand 56' /g Credits DO days 5^% France demand 1485 India, T. T. 154y 4 Hongkong, demand 3% p.c. Prem. Yokohama, demand 125 Vfc Java, demand 140 7
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  • 216 15 February 12. Tin 7"> T.»:i> $141.00 Gambier 14.00 Pepper Whit 65.00 Pepper Black 55,00 flake Tapioca 6.50 Pearl Baga Small 8.75 Cepra 11.05 Copra Sradried UJU Opium, Benares unt. 4.000 Rice, Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 330 Rice, Siam old Nc 1 3.10 Rife, Rani; ion Birtan
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  • 31 15 Singapore. Feb. 12. 12 noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoke! Sheet. Spot 1.10 1.10%; March 1.09 1.09%; April-June 1.07 1.07%. London Quotation Sheet -s Sd. Market Steady.
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  • 195 15 I am glad l<- Bee m your issue of 1 a > t Friday th»- letter of Mr H. \V. Morrison l:i\ inn stress m a point of view I ha\e for a long time emphasized, namely, the better treatment of oversea! British and. m particular, planters.
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  • 111 15 Toronto, Ont.— Agricultural implement firms m Canada have r. c.-ivtd tome large nders from the Rnssisn government for tractor plows and ther equipment, recently m:l it, i> said tins are but the forenmnen f larger ones yet to come. The Coduauti Plow Company of Brantford#has an
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  • 83 15 A hollow thread produced by a Belgian process is stated to promise great improvement m Italian rayon products. One of most serious defects of th c artificial silk textiles has been thoir stiffness, and this is overcome by the new thread, which gives softness and draping qualities to the mate•ial.
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  • 115 15 THE JAMARY STATISTICS. The following: is a comparative statement of the total value of foreign merchandise, excluding parcel post, imported and exported to and from British Malaya during 1925 and 1926. IMPORTS. 1925. 1926. Increase. (In thousands of dollars). January 65,347 87,905 H£H February 59,1K(1 March 68,485 April
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  • 156 15 MACPHAIL AND CO. LTD 'S Singapore, Feb. 12. ■■hfci i I mil i 10 Tin. Li nd<,r; |Jgi. Kuhbers.-Shaiy* are quiet on the approach ol the CUmm New Year New 6cudaiB are quoted tAS 2Jt and Indrawn N»U Ji. Menukaj s offer at 51 and JeSS Kuantan, at L 57%.
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  • 288 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (L. K. Macphail). tt Ninjrapore. Feb. 12. Kubher.- 2s. nj. Inchan^d. Local 11U i 7!\~r ILM <lown Lutal 7:> ton.- mM at 1-i I J 4 guu-i rottdttio** still prevail m tht >h Kubhers. --Q;;«.ta:i..ns if* steady lana> -na.lt 12.7 and Colitisbunki 4.25 Bassctta were placed
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  • 107 15 Singapore. Feb. 12. lhe past week has seen a dull and uneven market, and small business mainly m near deliveries for short covering purpose. Trade demand continues slack and a small ontinental enquiry faded before free offerings. The cut m American Tyiv prices is t. ported to have
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    • 311 15 v ,,tt- <>^ r J?i.500,000. Assnrartce m force over $19,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LlMlTED(lncorporated m Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE :-Winche3ter Houae Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C Hi Company has £-0,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies
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    • 896 15 J BAN ggL G BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, HONGKONG AM) SHANGHAI J352L- BANKING CORPORATION. Cpiu; Sub«ribJd V.100,000,000 (Incorporated m Hongkong) (folly paid up) M. cSETfcf 1 NXfa.nir^r 11 Be c Liability 'of proprietor. SS^SSo Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Mogami, Esq. COURT OF DIRECTORS K. Tatsumi^Esq. K. Takeuchi, Esq. W. L,
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    • 40 15 p ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Eoyal Charter A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee—Administration Bonds Singap<^* Representative -Messrs. BARLOW Cc. Messrs. HARRISONS. BARKER CO.. LVI CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor) A GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 226 16 This Year's Performances m Singapore. A meeting of the 1926 Military Pageant Committee was held at Fort Canning on Monday, Mh. instant, at which it was decided that, provided the necessary arrangements can be made, the pageant this year will be held between August 2Kth, and
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  • 720 16 Cm JISTICE DELIVERS INTERESTING DECISION. In deciding that a sum of $79,994. which had bien paid into Court by the Lee Wah Bank as being due on account of transactions between the Bank and the Saigon bian-h el the Chinese Merchants Bank Limit-. <1. a bank incorporated m
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  • 265 16 TO-DAYS LEAGUE MATCHES. The following matches m the English and Scottish Leagues will be played to-day: Division I. Arsenal vs. Newcastle U. Aston Villa vs. \V. Brom A. Birmingham vs. Sheffield U. Blackburn R. vs. Tottenham H. Bury vs. Cardiff City. Huddersfifld T. vs. Everton. Leicester City vs.
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  • 26 16 r ßeuters Service. l London. Ken. 11. Blackburn beat Hoddenfteld by two goals to one m the Pint Dhrisi »n of the English League.
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  • 215 16 The following will itpmai the Indian Association m football against the Selan>ror Indian Association, of Kuala Lumpur, <>r. the Junior Civil Service Association ground this afternoon:- Manik Singh; A. S. Roman (capt.l and A. N. Cattsrjee; K. Saniy. T. Rajaloo and P. B. Sinph; I». K. Samy. A. Dnraihannoo,
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  • 129 16 [Reuter's Service.] London, Feb. 1 1. At th? Albert Hall, m the contest of twentj rounds for the British Ufht-Weiffhi championship, Harry Mason, holder, defeated Ernie Rice, the latter being disqualified m the fifth round for hitting low. Both weighed tat l 2 lb. Mason was quicker
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  • 79 16 WAL LEY AND AL TRONO FIXED UP. Wfl arc informed by the Woodsdftlt Syndicate that articles have been signed with Hoy Wai ley and Al Trono for a 1"> (3minute) rounds^contest to take platv at the Happy Vallvy on Friday, March Mh. As Wallty's Fly-WVitrht tit U' will by at
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  • 34 16 London. Feb. 3. Westport. The British team bowlers beat W( stport by 154 points to 147. The V.M.C.A. Swimming Pool will be reopened for use on Monday, February 15th.
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  • 14 16 Saturday,— Wireless Class at Headquar- rs as mitl FRANK <\ SANDS, Commissioner.
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  • 213 16 ENGLISH CHANGES FOR TO-DAY'S INTERNATIONAL. England and Ireland meet at Dublin this afternoon m the International rugby championship, and they will be represented by the following XVs. England: H. Catcheside (Percy Park); R. Hamilton-Wickes (Harlequins), A. Aslett (Richmond), T. Francis (Cambridge). Sir T. Devitt (Cambridge); A. Young (Army), H.
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  • 34 16 WELSH RUGBY PLATERS TRANSFKRRED. I.onion. Frh. 2. The VV<lsh Rnffb) Footballer, D, Daries, Neath'a •Cmai-lialf, hn> joined Broughton Rangers, th» Northern Union Club. Kl\v\n Evans, of FJanelly, has joined the Northern Union lul>. Salford.
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  • 117 16 Powerful < ombinatrm Leaving m July. Ii ha- almost Urn dvtinitely decided to rend a N« w Zealand Rugby I>en*:u« team to tour England thu year. England has cone t<» the extent i»f bookinj? th** pas:u» s of (he team ;'n«i all that was
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  • 28 16 [Revter*i Service.] Gasrcetawa, Feb. 12. The match between ;he M.C.C. and De« nierara wai drawn. Maryleboas MOflvd 3.'io and for no wicket. Demerars made 37.5.
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  • 149 16 The S.C.C. cricket season will open to-day with an iatcr-clab match starting iit 1,1 a.m. Th«- following are the sides: C. <;. H. larkeV Xl— C. E. H. Jacobs, V. o. Charlesworth, .F. N*. Wainwiigbi, P. Vine, C. Hewetaon, H. F. Hammond, R. S. Herbert, I. C. McKay, .1.
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  • 196 16 '"Men Who \\:mld He lU'tter m X rig land** London. Feb. 3. Adelaide.— "We dotti want any help from England jn feelecting our team. She should I have quite enough to do choosing her own i team.'" said .Mr. Clem Hill, one of the Aus-
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  • 473 16 THE OPEN TOURNAMENT. Yesterday's Results. In spite of Urn rain yesterday afternoon very good progress vas made with the ties m the open tournament which is being held at the Ladies' Lawn Tennis Club. His Excellency, (Sir Laurence Guillemard) was piesent during the afternoon. The results of yesterday's
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  • 155 16 [Rruter's Service.} Cannes. Feb. IL The weather is clearing after many hou.s continuous rain. Only (he first round tv. \so far U'fn decided ..nd there is now P prospsd <»f the I^iiK'ien-Wills meeting m the final <»n Monday. The two BOSS remain indHTerei t to all fosi
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  • 206 16 Tuesday's lies. Dyne Cup. Mrs. Pierrepoßt snJ .Moss, owe IS vs. Miss Faweetfl and Rutley, <»wo l.'vl. Mr. and Mr>. Patersoc, ewe ;\!i> > (Inn juim Miles, owe l. r >.4. Miss Stephensoa and Webb. mr. \>. Miss iffith-.Toni *s and Fulehei. owe 30. Mrs. Savant'
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    • 183 16 J 7/ie i4cme 0/ Perfection. I THE STEIMVAY I PIANO S. MOUTRIE CO., LTD 5. (Incorporated m Hon^k..n{ri. j: k vfh.es place, wrifm ■J Sole Ajrents. AvVA\\V\VaV. 8 .V.V.-.V.V^AV.V.VV.VV.V.V.\-.VA- v,, f "AlV^ VAV.V."AVJ I^AV.V.%^.VyVVJVVAV.V.V.V.\V.\\v.«.v. Vil I Van der Tak I DUTCH CIGA.RS. |M CORONA GLAPA, jj |^B Packed nice cedar
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