The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 19 February 1926

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    12 1 Singapore Free Press BNTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1926. NO. 11,726.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    346 1 Salt Lake City has been swept by an avalanche, with the result that twenty-eiuht per: ons have been killed and fifty buried in the snow and debris Pag* i. The question of fierman>'s seat «»n the Council of the League of Nations forms the subject of many
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    IN CHANCERY LANE.
    992 1 A I'AKADISK OF DKYASIU STS. \Y»- 1M to bl s«en at a In minute '■>' fore 10 o'clock or: any week-day morning, grouped taajethei in Chancery-lane at the entiaiue t<» the huir building, in the pel pendicular style, whirl. is called tin I*ur>iic Record Office. We Me
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      200 1 gfjauam ariei.l-s GIMiFRMTT BISCUITS RAFFLES HOTEL No: 2920. SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors. TUESDAY, THURSDAY SATURDAY Dinner Dance. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY FRIDAY The' Dansant. LEVINE-HOPKINS DANCE BAND. «N.B. Evening Dress essential for Dinner Dances.) (.RILL ROOM. A. F. PEATE. I nder the supervision of an Manager, expert European. I $20 Deposit \M) SlO
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      232 1 PABCO PAINT, j I- A paint for iron roofs. Better than ordinary paint. ■I C» n he applied easily. J •I O^ rs complete protection. PABCO PAINT, j Absolutely anti-corrosive. J J Inexpensive. 2j Non-poisonous. Try it on your next job. 5 Sole Agents: l m m I Sime, Darby
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      113 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. H<'ttl attrattit-ns- PafEC 1. Capstan -j^ari'ttes Pay* .">. The Quaint< at Th at i I'ajrt' 2. Shippinc (>n P»*«i 10 1% an( Alls..pps beer from Caldbeck's Pa* R. Perfectipn whisky fr«.in Eastern hgtmewt F^as-M- Notice re Ratrui Basin Tin Dradgnnc N L- Pace 7. Spurts cups :«n<l trophies
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      7 1 SWALLOW 7 ARIELL'S VARIETY WAFERS ARE DELICIOUS
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      91 1 THE WEEK. Friday 19th. Hi^'h Water. ISI a.m.. :'.:<l2 p.m. Dates aoaieward auril doaaa, aja. Rodeo Show. Ajisoti Road, 9M p.m. Opera Co. at Theatre, Mi. Sctiinhiti, 20th. Hitrh Water, Ui a.m.. L4l p.m. P. I. outwanl mail ilue. Rodeo Show. An son Road, I.H P»»Opera Co. at Theatre. '.».:50.
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    IN SHARK INFESTED SEA.
    344 2 H w a y» unir Swansea ship's officer, resi i.ut an Aitllifl staman, after the seaK.a h hI bn I .-wir.unini* about for 23 hours shark-infest-. 1 M, was revealed by anr i-rn ement that Um Ship W lack and HvSMUM Society's Medal had been awaided
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    30 2 ri«j.f 11 f Drill-. Fiiday, i)r:l: Ha M ..ii. (iun DrilL B'okit Tmmh. Hu- RaOffti Malay C «m--fication. 8 a.!:..- Bukil Tiir.ah. Fanvi Malay Comp«iy, Hvslwtrj flassi-
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    133 2 itin: thi nurd oi Ike H<n. M.B.E. i.. Raja Sa if. a Loadoa paper a«tt iiiixvil. tU'>t-ri!;intr him Mi: i: K Said Zaapry irni. exSultai) Al d Malaya.* 1 Mi. K. K. W. Gihaaa, Coaitnrflw ot inlay «-n I trip t«» Imlia i «i|] visit In-lhi an.l coofei u.th the
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    143 2 Mr. Sonwraet Maugham, and h;s MCTVt•u\. Mr. Gerald Hu>:U»n. have U-en payinir N'.ith ilornt.. a visit. They went from nei l<y launch to Weston, and theme (a- train on Jan. H» t«.» Jesseltun, where t li*-y wii- the meats of Hi> Kxct-lUnty the <i crnitr and Mr.-. PmuTBOM ai (iovt-rnment
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      243 2 IRVINGS YEAST VITE TABLETS. A lightning Pick-me-up. The New and Wonderful treatment of PURE YEAST VITAMINES Obtainable from MEDICAL HALL LTD. 23, Battery Road. VICTORIA THEATRE. Commeneing from >I<»ndav, "March Ist, 9.30 p.m. R. B. SALISBURY'S COMPANY "THE QUAINTS" IN THK LATEST AND GREATEST LONDON SUCCESSES. Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday.
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      389 2 Victoria Theatre. EXTENSION OF SEASON OF THE Russian Imperial Light Opera OWING TO THEIR INSTANTANEOUS SUCCESS. BALLET. BALLET BALLET. ___-_______-_________^_________^___________________________________._._W-^~~~~M~i To-Ni K ht CHARI-VARI Saturday THE COUNT 'OF at 9.30 p.m. Ist Edition. at 9.30 p.m. LUXEMBURG. Monday CHARI-VARI Tuesday at 9.30 p.m. 2nd Edition. at 9.30 p.m. Wednesday, Farewell
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      289 2 Wishing our Chinese Patrons A Happy and Prosperous New Year. I From Sunday 14th. to Friday, 19th lebruan I AT THE AL.HAMBRA I (Tan Cheng Kee Co., Ltd. Proprietors.) In the Second Show at H p.m. I A PARAMOINT PKTUME CODE OF THE SEA I IN G REELS I An
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    THE SNAKE CHARMING MYTH.
    325 3 Experience of Readers. Sir. < I. Vlsanl writes to the Times of Coy Ion: In view of the preseni discussion ;a to whether cobras hear or fed the following facts may Ik- of Interest: For tru- last eifrhteen years I have used nake-charmers for catching cobras
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    BOOK REVIEWS.
    920 3 The Pilgrim «f Eternity, Byron— A Conflict by John Drinkwater (Hodder and J Stonghton, London). Every vvritei- of critical memoirs has to late ihj certainty that, m ton great deal of his detail, l.e would be challenged by his subject. Even "original" sources are open t.) the widest
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      300 3 THE MIGHTIEST FILM EVER MADE. I NOTHING LIKE IT HAS EVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE I A PICTURE THE CENSOR I ■gi|. THOUGHT TOO g§ WONDERFUL TO CUT. 'I' PIT PHl<*9 MTJ t N v-i* 1 *Vt^^ 7Y/O(/ jsj} ,KK I NANIMOrS IX YOT T XG II rif PIC'TI'RE EVER c*%?^J
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      168 3 FORD OWNERS Prolong the Life of Your Car by Using White Star Oil Positively a Profitable Investment MAL4YAN MOTORS 209—212 ORCHARD ROAD. WEARNE BROTHERS LIMITED, Proprietor*. B Art iqiKites all other forms of lightinp, r ~*H *^§tf kerosene, jietrol or spirit. WH I "fc\ \k^^ Ku Cannot explode, as they
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    ON WAACTIVE SERVICE.
    931 4 No. I— ENLISTING I |9p* ..!ly Writun tar Free I'ress. I; 'v:.- in the laU- spring of 1 1> 1 7 that we mTS4 ntticcd <>n the hoardings a small blue poster intimating thai >t only Men. More Men. but WOSSea also were now urgently requutu j,
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  • MOODS and MODES of EVE.
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      TABLE TALK.
      384 4 ORIGINAL TABLE LAMP. A really original table lamp to lx> seen ju>t now has a small clock fixed in its stand. The particular lamp which recently attracted my notice was made of walnut in the Jacobean style. This lamp had a stem rather lonyer than that attached to
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      STAMPS AS DOWERIES.
      393 4 Two i-i mh schoolgirls are collecting >:;ur.p- -<• that th*-> may possess :t substan tial "dot" when the time comes for th« m t<> be married. Thi< lad was revealed when the result* «»f the stamp competitions in connection with the Schoolboys' Exhibition were ann<mnc <l at
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      MUSINGS.
      514 4 MERCY FOR THE GUEST. By MARION. Thi> is the time of the year when one realises that a food beotlM >s a rare treasure. For a variety of reasons, entertaining i< net ?uch a frequent pleasure as was with our grand part r.ts. and the wives of today are
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      WOMEN WHO CHARM ZOO BEASTS.
      261 4 Tifgrr and 1 r.'p.tr-i l-'riend 1 Have umiiwm peculiar power of charmiiiLT wild animal^"' Only recently the trustfulness of a woman k« fj r at the Manclv ster Eoo result d in her l«.>in«r her lift- wh.n sli«- m itHKfc l>\ a titrer. Neverthetfu, iwmi
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      OF PURPLE FELT.
      26 4 Very attractive i* thi> purple hat ot »«.ft felt. Its trimming i> simple, consisting <»f merely a narrow band ot purple cro«.^-urain ribbon.
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      "CITY CINDERELLAS."
      119 4 Prejudice Against Kmployment of Women Likening herself and her colleagues to "'City Cinderellas," Miss Holliday, a clerk at the National Provincial Bank, Piccadilly, expressed her dissatisfaction with the treat- ment of women employees in bijr banks. "There is still a tremendous prejudice against woin ii in hi*rh places,"
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      BOUDOIR & BOULEVARD.
      729 4 BOUDOIR BOULEVARD. One of the most amusing umbrellas I hiiv» seen this winter is fashioned from rich brown silk, deepl) shaped, so that it bathe appearance of cu orange. Then no less than fifteen little oranges, in wood, dangle from the end t*t the r»bs The stu'v.;>/ j handle of
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    MENUS FOR THE CHILDREN.
    304 4 SK.CESTIONS FfIKTHKi^,,, (Specially Written i. Little Britishers in come very fastidiow an<i petite for a spell. vrood plan to intiodih. then diet and the lull appreciated by m> (>u ■4 «h,ch art- rail,. vince of the ordinal;. < i Brt.kfasts.— (l» I pn pared a^ ft**
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    "DENGUE."
    194 4 Wiu-n Hist tho-e Hi mn< i Like Shake.*!* At once the very <vui<t I I I l.i -hudders r'pt It w:t> that flaming kkti Most eolratafted I W$ f>«.\\«k'i-pi;tT m mm 1 1 A nil MM mi But obstinate nma r I looked rt-o as any Then, likr thv
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    41 4 One Mf m ohildn-" pb ■IJntil \hton appr.a.h-.' Whitwortli >nui. *hM •> #f< ..>•. or Trip >kirt> in th« I •> p lonjr skirts' .awl Mr. W survly m h* nuu h V w niothei- if w. WHT >h<-rt *l^ child i n ply.
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    MUSICAL—AND UNMUSICAL-LONDON.
    1718 5 MUSICAL— AND UNMUSICAL-LONDON. MF.IJIOR SINfiERS AM) IGNORANT A Neglected Composer. [Specially Written for Free Press.] 1 ond« n is— strancre anomal> -both musical and unmusical. A large percentage of it> inhabitants Wtlco— e the leading instru- I iventali.-ts from all countries, following their performance with undei standing anu interest. Bein«r,
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    GOOD NEWS FOR MALACCA.
    414 5 Rural Sanitation i mpaiun. The (ioverniiHTv of the Straits Settleim nv< through its ITedical Department has enteied into an agreement with the International Health Boerd <-f the Rockefeller !■<. :i lation for a Rural Sanitation Campaign in the Straits Settlements over a period of three years.
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    63 5 Mr. A. Gilmour, of the M.(\S.. retanied to Penang <>n Friday after a holiday in Knirland. Mr. Gilmour was attached to the Labour D. partn.ent before he went on leave. If he is again Btationed here he should be of considerable assistance to Penang in the forthcoming cricket matches as
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      246 5 fit (B gj I Let *Cy Your f) Child be 1 1 First -ne t -j:ldren '"go. They l*>vv in t. tir BMach gwid at !>on't !t*t vour child Kiter." i •<> well un>^^ m -.oV I m \I V^ m d cm take the place fen ay— stop is
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      288 5 A SLOGAN WITH MORE TRUTH THAN POETRY. (DRINK PERFECTION WHISKEY I AND LOSE THAT MORNING HEADACHE I |K Sole Agents S) I Obtainable at XT? TXT T*r\ TT"DnP T»T3Tr Tm i EASTERN AGENCIES LTD. fl 3 ALL GOOD DEALERS. -I»I7 LSi UVJ UX>l— 1 It X II SINGAPORE. S I
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    875 6 SNOW SPOILS MANY GAMES. From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Jan. 21. Wnvr (it ranged football on Saturday. Man;. League grounds were covered with HMT, Others were iron-hard with frost. In.-, for the m >st part players adapted them <Tn well to unusual conditions. In two ca-e- fog prevented
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    LENIN'S TOMB A RIVAL OF LOURDES.
    993 6 RED WALLS AND FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. Body Quite Unchanged/ As the Bones of Saints are credited with miracles of healing, so the remains of Lenin in his Moscow mausoleum, are credited by simple-minded Russians with mysterious power to cure the ills of the flesh. A
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    "G.B.S.'s" MONOMARK.
    214 6 Drawbacks, to befog a Celebrity. Mr. George Bernard Shaw is the latest recruit t> the ranks of monomark enthusiasts. He thus describes his reasons f< r becoming a convert to the new system ■.I identification: "My reason for taking out a private n. momark is that 1 am
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    68 6 Th<« Seremban-Malacca run must sorely by one of tin- most pleasing in tho country just now. It is always a pretty drive, with its recurring rice fields, and to add to this the surface of the road, especially th Alo-i Ciajah-Malacca section, is in excellent condition. The short cut from
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    BROADCASTING SKIT
    274 6 A Communist Rising. An ultra-original Item in Saturday*! wireless entertainmi nt from Lomlmi has resulted in sharp criticism of the British I'.!* ladta.-tin^r Company. Father IJ«»nald Kn<>x, a wt-11-kriown Roman Catholic preacher, whosr reputation for wit is equal to that of his well-known hrothtr K. V. Knox ('Kv<.-.")
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    51 6 Among the passengers on the P. and 0 steamer Mahva. bound for England from HongfcMg, wore Mrs. A. H. Barlow, wife Of the chief manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, and Lieut-.Com. Conwoy Hake. R.N.R. (Assistant Harbmr Master), brother of Mr. H. B. Egmont HaL*\ of Messrs. Harrisons. Barker,
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      383 6 I war Declared on Insects/ I TiILIT DEATH to all insects. This is search out the cracks and crevices where jH YLIT WEEK the call to clean up insects hide and breed. It is economy to I insects most dangerous enemies to use Flit and avoid disease. Flit is clean,
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    SCOTTISH SPORT.
    821 7 FOOTBALL, CURLING, BADMINTON. m (From Our Own Correspondent.) Edinburgh. Jan. 20. The playing fields in Scotland were very heavy, five inches of snow being cleared off some of the Border grounds, but practically all the enjraj^unents were carried thijti^h. Two matches with an important bearing on the championship
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    TALKING WITHOUT WORDS
    954 7 Addressing' the International Theatre Society recently, Mr. G. K. Chesterton sang the praises of dumbness, declaring that if h-j Mere writing a Utopia he would describe one in wHch language would be entirely abandoned and people would talk in gestures? i wonder if he realises what a
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE
    698 7 LYALL AND EVATT'S WEEKLY REPORT. Singapore, Feb. 17. Despite the interruption «»i the Chinese New lear Holidays and a sharp decline in tiie price of the commodity whitfi closes at 2s. .>V4d., the Rubber Section has continued to attract good attention, and a lair anie-unt < i
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    THE AMERICAN DEBT
    319 7 Not all Americans view the question s4 ullied debts to America through the eyes of vote-catching politicians. One of the most brilliant and caustic, expositloaw (> :lu other way .f looking at the n— rtion which I have seen is contained in the Deber issue of th<
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      205 7 BUSINESS CARDS. > "MARY SETON. ft \MBER MANSIONS. Orchard Road. t Send for the Illustrated „u e of Musical ln-truments. SEASON CO.. LTD. \\>r;h Bridge Road. FUNERALS! I SINGAPOM CASKET CO. M»KKTAKEHS. M I FI .KI'HONE 75. tOR HIRE> !<edujtion in Rates THE tflC MOTOR CAR CO. u 09-h, Bukit
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      454 7 NOTICES. RATRUT BASIN TIN DREDGING CO., N.U (Incorporate*! in New Soutii Wales.) NOTICI m hucby fiven that .-t Dividead at the rate of per -hue wiU be paid to Shareholders on Thandhyf. Ike L'.'ith February NOTICE i> further jriven that the Transfer Hv>oks of the Company will he closed from
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      350 7 trouble is imlicatt-d !>\ a variety of iistPMMiag symptoms such as pain ftffeer rating. headftdML lethargy and sleeplessness, and if neglected it eventually leads to a dunirenms condition of jrastritis or dyspepsia. If the exiw-:iei of doctors, hospitals ;.n<l I! <' ]iu»»lic the world over for \var> |>ast counts for
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRECENCES.
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      BIRTH
      19 8 JOHNSON:- At their residence, N<>. 3'J, Cairnhill Komi. Singapore, Thursday, Februarj 18th, to Mr. and Mrs. I. Johnson,
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      DEATHS.
      70 8 HARDOUIN. On Sunday, February 14, at .">. Arratoun Road, Prnang, tin- residence ot hii t. Mr- F, Mathieu, Entile Joseph Hard r<'i.'l soi of the l^ti i'h;ii!r; tfardouii Hardoliin Estate, Welle ley, aged •'"> year*. JOHANNES. At ill Meyei Road, Singapore, I Virginia, bel< wife of the late Eleazar
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1926. Fickle Menior-or ?
    657 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1926. Fickle Menior-or In a letter vrritten to the Editor lof tht' .Malay .Mail, Sir Prank Swettenham has descended from the [serene atmosphere <»t Mayfair (and trie City) into the discussion as to what developments are possible in the Federal System. He cannot lel
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    481 8 Mr. M. l». Fallen, of Serendah estate, has returned from leave. \i. »nd Mrs. ftlungo Part hav« recentl) d in Kuala Lumpur. Mi. an I Mrs. V. J. Hall haw left Ipoh f tr A usi i a i.;i "ii holida} Mi. K. .1. H Sidney W-t'i Ku.iLi Lui <•!)
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    78 8 SIAMESE BANISH EE ARRESTED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) iVnanir. Veb. 18. After shadowing a Siamese banishee thioujrhout the whole day a I'cnang detec-tic-e was rewarded by seeing a man named i N>ah Menir steal a tin of cigarettes from a rikisha. There was a sequel in the Police
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    226 8 INK KENDALL STKI\(. (Jl AiriKIIK. U.K. the (iovcinor and Lady Grttftteauud v Btertaiacd am than 2"»0 at their Ai 11 mic lust niyht arid thu- provided furthar oppoctHßitjf <*t" eajoyiac th<- i: uhtful music which the KcMßkfl Btl Quartette (the Ifiawa Kathariac KaaaaJL vi<»lin. Dorothy Bro(»k. \iolir\ Dor
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    RUSSIAN OPERA COMPANY.
    235 8 Th«- \|«-rr> Mm "The M«i!\ Widow" > mosi i»f ii- t>\ its popular waiti airs iiltiny music, bai tl in ever-pofmlar ni corned) invxented 1a Russian I.:^I:T Opera Cotnpan) .r Victoria rheatrc bd nicht »*ai parti tnterestma;, for :t inclodcd many t'»u(i^'> pweaea< day mu-ir ami daoctaja;.
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    253 8 Hie Prohibition oawntkio, in icufcimi Delhi, pa.»s<'d a ivftolotioa unnng tin- Government at In<iia anci L^eal (i<v» nimcm> t ancpt th»- total prc>hit>it ion of ■Irofeftlir Uqnot as tb« f«s] sf tht-ii eacbt policy. The C'hiiH'Sf c inmuinily in liau^.'ii perturbed »ver rhv functioning; ti the (hineae Advisory B^aid \\hi«h
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    STRAITS SETTLEMENTS (SINGAPORE) ASSN.
    235 8 SOCIAL HYC.IKM b|, 1(N Tho following minu;. rue tin? held <,n I". Hmwr Eachani ruppliea: I'ristut M(-> i, sident i. I. < the hon'ble Mr. I I. t« n. Dr. M. I. Kali. W. tap, Llphid.. (i;iv. Khek K C. in < k mi I. vv.
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    THE LEVERHULME SALE.
    60 8 (lit U!« Ml l~ h <>! < -ihilii llf I .l.i 1 Rft, arprarin;' ;:i *h. I "f 'h« artist-" lam w. n rr...ny in a !>:■ rough*! T'Tiia:! sf m Y inj prioM HMtt. Kruter caM !< I i \<i bulme <.il«- ba« s:,( i, 1.,,.,,.
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    ALLEGED BREACH OF TRUST.
    36 8 Two Caujtonesi Kai have iH-t-n riiminal bmnrl .S"..tK!(i arorth af pw*ller is charged wit h haaffsnes as I > nant, ChMaf fcii "f 1; snaa was menasnad in t. Caajrt austerday and p
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    39 8 H. K. Sit William I'.' out a iiK'tt:iiij «-f thr J>< ft [Mf of NatJ k, I L«pK had .-staMishod itpossihlo chalU-njre it w trust the safety of tho 1 ■riv outside proup of n?1 i ;tiui well meaning.
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      138 8 "THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" WHEN YOU HAVE ONCE TASTED ALLSOPP S BEER YOU WILL WONDER WHY YOU WERE EVER SATISFIED BY OTHER BRANDS. Sole Agents: CALDBECK, MACCREGOR CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Shanghai.) SINGAPORE. Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Ipoh and Klantf. •JJUST ARRIVED I- SMALL TRIAL SHIPMENT OF I; FRESH I;
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      52 8 :J Parfums de Luxe J ji GOTY I Chypre J j- Origan J J Rose Jacqueminot J Paris ■I Emeraude J EAU DE COTY j J« to he had from all dealers I" Dupire Brothers. >®$ V.'.V.V.V.V.W.W.V.WAW.VA Sole Agents THE BORNEO COMPANY, LTD. Sinuapi.rr. IVnani;. K*ia!a lunipur. I|x»h, \lor Star
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    AVALANCHE TERROR.
    106 9 HKA \Y DEATH-ROLL. h ,»H'l INT!> tANYON. 9ii«ka.] -,lt lake I zty. Keb. 17. H b fc« d as tne result f ami r<>ek> near \u. v, i»ulu.i n«r a boanfiaft iMaaet and jiu'iuly or.'ki- out in tht* en bodi s have btOT worUag frantically Btoi I doetotl
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    AUSTRALAIN BUSH FIRES.
    12 9 > rviee.J Melbourne. Kfl>. 17. «>ut in fur.«J. v. I
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    THE NEAR EAST.
    12 9 i: Sen Kuirb}. Kt-h. 17. f his n"I <!•• that
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    LABOUR BALLOT.
    15 9 1 ft] >• Ragftp. V\h. 17. ■■i K: and > I by i l I
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    ROCKEFELLER'S GIFT.
    32 9 *-r Service. l < air«>. l'« '>. IT. II Mr. §*t ;iriir th> i n l* h yvti t< :h>- E Mr. Ifo \m* 1 I Mi Re kefelkr tl» •\f rr.ir.»-rt.
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    TRINCOMALEE TANKS.
    23 9 l.ontfoli, Kel». 17 •f i 'nainii at qu» I it he :tntuipHtC'i nstrt.cId 1 it Ike <>ii Ii nervlUu I %r>
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    A BY-ELECTION.
    10 9 >• rv: London, Feb. In. ii > 'aptain I>^k-. liber-
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    HOLLAND'S DILEMMA.
    23 9 Service.] I ht> llasiut. K-*>. I.'. has be?n summoned the Socialist nothe Que^n to o- n.-ider S ..n.i t^hamlxM- :n. con12u.
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    THE LEAGUE PROBLEM.
    1318 9 COUNCIL STRENGTH. THE GERMAN SIDE. [Keuter's Service.] Kerlin, Feb. 17. AeCCJwiag to the arrangements between Sir Eric Drummond ami the Foreign Ottce, I'l.'nr.any's application for admission to the I i auue will be leferred to a committee <l>i»>inu<} fcjr the Asaesßbty at Geneva on Maid Sth. This
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    FUTURE AIR TRAFFIC.
    262 9 COMING SOON. AIRSHIP LINES. [Reuter's Service.] London, Feb. 18. Sir Samuel Hoare, in a speeih at Camriidire. said that the Egypt-India air route Would begin next winter and would save live to eight da\ s in the carriage 01 pasBCBgen and mails. It was hoped that tin
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    GREEK DISPUTES.
    39 9 I Reute Sei vice. A then*, lib 17. 1- llowing recent friction between General i';.ii. ;<i<-. Dictator, and Papanastasnioa, exPremiei and leader of the Opposition, \'n\ ri;.-:.i--i<>ii. General Kondilis (ex-Minister) irul ten other oAcert have !>*• a arrested.
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    THE BASE COOLIES.
    97 9 HARD WORKED. PAY NOT TOO HIGH. [Reuter's Service.] London, Feb. 17. A In the House of Commons, questioned regmrding the demand of a Singapore rubber plantation company, that less feftget should be paid to coolies employed on the naval base, on the ground that it was tending:
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    HOIRS OF LABOUR.
    301 9 [Router's Service.] London, Feb. 17. hi i he House of Common* at question inn', Sir Arthur Steel Maitland said that itatistlCfl showed th.it the working hours in •otton mills in Japan in 11)24 averaged 9'4. ,vith two shifts daily. Tin Labourite, Mi Johnston*, suggested ■hat the Japanese
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    KENTISH COALFIELDS.
    229 9 I British lUdi< Official Service], Ragby, *•> it. Parliamentary White Paper announces thai under t ht- Trade Facilities Act sum i f £2,000^000 has been guaranteed to the tii in of Pearson and Dorman Long wer period of 30 yean for the development of coal ti«-l«ls in Kent.
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    miTNTRSS DEPORTED.
    104 9 fßeuter's Service.) New York. IVb. 17. The Department of Labour has ordered the exclusion of Countess Cathcart. Niw York, Teh. 18. The statement announcing that the deci sum to exclude Countess Cathcart Bays that sin* admitted the commission of an offenc* involving "moral turpitude." A considerable number of
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    THE PRESIDENT'S COLD.
    20 9 [Renter's Service] Washington. Feb. 17. President Coolidpe has contracted a heavy cold and has cancelled to-day's engagements.
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    RUBBER-PLATED GOODS.
    1072 11 Metallic articles, and even cloth and ether fabrics, may now be rubber-plated in ivuoh the same way that metals are silver-plated. Dr. D. H. Killefer, associate editor of Indus'rial and Engineeiinj* Chemistry, who desciibes the new process in The Scientific American (New York), believes that it opens up
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    "ABSURD" WAR DEBTS TO U.S.
    641 11 BITING AMERICAN SATIRE. What is described as the most bitinp satire on the situation yet published in America r n the subject of the repayment of war debts, recently appeared in the Nation, a Radical weekly with pronounced German sympathies. It bears the headline, "Lafa
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    WHAT TEARS TELL.
    177 11 Containing a special protein, human temn add another t(. the various ways of distinguishing man from the lower animal? according to the journal of the American Medical Association. Thumb prints jrield torprising identifications and discoveries: Mil blcod carries chemical proof of its species identity; and in lower
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    184 12 The M. M. outward mail st?amer, Andre Lebon, is due here from Colombo on Feb. 22nd at 7 a.m. and will leave the same day at about 2 p.m. for Sai°;on, Honpkong, Shanghai and Japan. Tht homeward bound Spanish maw steamer, Lopez y Lo}x>z, is due to arrive
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    TUNGCHOW PIRATES.
    55 12 Few Death Sentences Passed. Shanghai. Feb. 10. Four of the eight men arrested by the Fiench police in connection with the s.s. Tungchow piracy have been sentenced to death by the French Mixed Court. The others have been ordered to be handed over to the Chinese authorities, and
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    C. P. R. CAPTAIN RETIRES
    136 12 Montreal, Jan. 4. Captain John Thomas Walsh, manager of the Canadian Pacific Steamships, with onVe in Montreal, after over twenty-two years" service with the company, and one of tie best-known authorities in marine tildes, is retiring from his post. While retiring from active duty, ("apt.
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    RESCUED IN A GALE.
    162 12 Ifi a furious with heavy as tinKast Asiatic Co's steamer Nippon, which arrived in Shanghai, rescued th«' crew of a smkinir junk off the coa^t of Tongjting. When sighted by ilu- Nippon, the junk unpractically submerged. Her crew were waving rags as signals of distress. Although
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    MOTOR BOAT IN DISTRESS.
    226 12 (rev. Taken off by Kkyfccr. A- already reported, on the afternoon ofP Jan. ISth, the P. ;:nd O. steamer Khyber, on her way from Japan, to Shanghai, sighted a motor fishing boat at anchor. flying a signal of distress. One of the Khyber's boats was low
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    81 12 Owing to the refusal of several Transcaal municipalities to ura»it or renew the trading licences >f Indians, the Transvaal Indian community have decided to appeal to 'the statesmen of '.her parts of ihe Empire, directing public attention to the gross injustice and relentless persecution which is being waged against defenceless
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    FUEL PROBLEMS. OF THE EMPIRE.
    1302 14 At a recent meeting: in Singapore of the Institute of Chemistry (Malaya Section) a paper i.n the above subject was read by Mr. R. E. Wilfcrcss, E. Sc, A.R.C.S. \Vi(k -^jnead public interest is being focusiwJ at the present time in Great Britain jpun the
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    IMPERIAL ITLAY.
    195 14 The latest resolutions adopted by the Fascists Grand Council are not »f a nature to lessen that uneasiness as to the evolution of Faacismo which we have frequently expressed and which a few of our readers have misinterpreted as hostility t i Faseismo {H i r se. It
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    27 14 I do not think one finds such a larjr< output of artist Crtfkmnen absorbed yearly into commercial work here as one does in France. —Col. Vcrnon Willey.
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    OUR COMMERCIAL LETTER.
    1152 15 RUBBBTB TRANSITION PERIOD. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 21. 1 his is a transition period for rubber and the up and down movements need surprise nobody. Last week markets were dull and prices declined, though on the whole there was a fall, which reduced the spot
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    EXCHANGE.
    66 15 February IS. Bank 4 m.s. I 4 7-16 Bank demand 2 4 1-16 Privi U cifdits :l m.s. 2 4 19-32 New York, demand 56 13-16 Credits 90 days 58% France, demand 1500 India, T. T. 04% ffoiUJrWIC dciiiarni :;'i pc. Prem. Yokohama, fiemaml 122 .lava, demand 140*» Bangkok,
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    PRODUCE.
    203 15 February I*. Tin 175 Tori- |MSJtt Gaabier 14J§ Pepper White 62.00 Pepper Black toM Flake Tapioca 6-50 P««rl B*C* Small 8.75 Copra 11.10 Copra Sundriiti 11. 4t) Opium, Benares up*. 4.000 Rice, Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eatfle (New) 830 Rice, Siam old NV 1 Rice, Ranr.jon Birtan fl
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    C. or C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    36 15 Singapore. VeU. I>. 1- asaa. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot 1.0" 1.05H; March I <»•••. u I; April-Jaae 9fH 97; July-Sept. 91 95. Load. n Quotation Sheet 2s. :><i. Market Steady.
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    87 15 In order t-» eliminate the middlemen, BBd to ensure cultivators the full value of t; produce of jute, the Govemmeeita of Bengal have drawn up a co-operative ■theme which, it is expected, will be in operation from the next financial year. '•Kvei\ inch of Indian progrew in com* merce is
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    115 15 RUBBER AUCTION. YESTERDAY'S LIST. The Singapore Chamber <»f Commerce Rubber Association held its 747th. auction yesterday, when there was Catalogued B7JM4 lbs.; ;JH6.14 ML Offered M 6.422 lbs-.; 2:iO..V> tons. S -Id 4r>u.iC>2 lbs.; 201.32 tons. Spot. London 2s. M. New York 60 ct.-. PRICES REALIZED. Ribbed
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    MACPHAIL & CO.. LTD'S REPORT.
    191 15 MACPHAIL CO.. LTD'S REPORT. Singapore. Keb. 18. Rubber.— Local 1 the— London £28 10s. Ixxal 143. IT', ions sold). Rubbers. Shar* s arc dull. Bukit Katils an- quoted Ll5 1.20 and Bukit Jel«.tonii> LM 1.12 1 Ml mil hi haw buyers at 8.75 and Kewpoa at x.i'O. «L ram Kuantans
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    242 15 ROSE MAC PHAIL CO'S REPORT. < 1.. R, .Vacphaih. Singapore. Feb. I>. ku'-iherw— 2« i\d. Down £4. I»cal L#s. Tin. .L'mi lCs. liul.anufd. Local 17.'» tons soM at 1 i:;. Ihe narket continues .lull in all tsctisai with business <>n a restricted Male. Rnhhers. Colinsbvrsjhs are vantcd at :{.'.♦<». an.i
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST
    81 15 Y«">terda>"s Alterations. I-lii> (i'l ."i2s r>4> Kmhai Prefe. ($1 l.(»> L7«! Kmhai Onis. i*\) l.«s» LW I.intrui (sl> 1.40 1.&0 Taipuur IJi 1.40 Ayt: I'ana> 12.2;") 1f.60 CUiualy fin 2/JO L3O Kt><lah (1) :> --"> (l ».TC Lunas r IT.:>O 17.7 lialalu IMmla < 1 > 2.70
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    57 15 H. E. the Governor-General. Portuyu* •>< India, has tondorod hi? resignation owinp it is stated, to the unfavourable attitude taken up by the Government of Portugal towards the measures proposed by His Excellency for the rehabilitation of the finances of Portuguese India involving: an increase of land assessment and taxes
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      39 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England bf Eoyal Charter A. D. 1710). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee Administration Bonds Singap^Q Repfresentativf -Messrs. BARLOW &O. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO WCHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor) A GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    EXPERTS DISAGREE.
    1664 16 DIVERGENT VIEWS IN SI PREME COURT CASE. Estimates of Fire Damage. Tht two exjH'its called to irive evidence in the Supreme Court action yesterday as to the extent of the damape caused by the In which originated in the Lam I hoon Rubber Works in Lavender Street last
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    207 16 Ir addition to a selection of new Action the ■denoted works have been added to Raf- .!< s Libia 1 y and will be available for issue morrow at a.m. Beaumont (A.) The Hero a theory of ragedv. abell <.F. li. Beyond life. CamsaaerU (Emile) The Poetry of
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      POLE JUMP RECORD.
      49 16 NORWEGIAN'S FIXE PERFORMANCE. [Reuter's Service.] New York, Feb. 18. The Norw< gian, Charles Hoff, cleared the bar in a }M)le jump at a height of IS feet 4 inches. [Last week Hoff, after falling on his face ai the first attempt, cleared IS feet .1 inches].
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      'VARSITY HOCKEY.
      24 16 'VARSITY HOC KEY. [Keuter's Service. J London, Feb. 17. Playing in th-> annual match at Beekenham, Cambridge h<-at Oxford by three goals to two.
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      SCOTTISH FOOTBALL
      26 16 [Renter's Service.] L<:ndon, Feb. 17. In the Scottish League Dundee r**at Falkirk by <>nv go*] t<> nil; Aberdeen drew with Pfcitiek Thistle, neither wearing.
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      WEST INDIAN CRICKET.
      30 16 [Renter's Service.] Georgetown, Feb. 18. Stumps were drawn owins to the rain, the M.c.c. having scored 24^ for the loss of B wickets. The match was drawn.
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      LAWN TENNIS.
      107 16 Renter*! Service.] Nice. Feb. 17. MIU I^englen spent the day in U-d and her father said she wai going on a-- well n v could be expected. She will probably play in the Monte Carlo tournament. New York. Feb. IT. In the national indoor lawn-tenni- tournament Richards ix-at
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      TANGLIN CLUB TENNIS TOURNAMENT
      130 16 TAN GLIN CLUB TENNIS TOURNAMENT Yesterday's K«-^uli«». Championship Pairs (Mi\fd). Mi«i -l. Gunn and Miles beat Mrs. Cullen and Savagei 2 B, <> 7—6, M m Hope-Falkner and ami i<»ji beat Mrs. Elder and GrinHh-Jonea, <•— 2. 6 Championship Pairs (Mm). Rickey and Wild beat Bateman -»nd Holyoak, 6 I,
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      CRICKET.
      100 16 S.( Practice Match. The following have U-en invited »»ht\ I ticket in 8 match. Captain's XI v*. VieeCaptain's XI. commencing r> p.m. to-day and continuing at 2 p.m. U»-moirow: Vice-Captain's XI: H. M Cantrell, R. N. Hamilton, K. J. Riches, J. T. T. Webster, I.t. Col. Maseldine, G. S.
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      91 16 On Wednesday evening the Royal Army Medical Corps played a friendly fame against the Old Rafflesians, on the Raffles School ground, the Medicals running out winners by -I—l.1 1. Great improvement was shown in the Medicalfl side and some really good play was seen in the forward line. MeGill
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    SARAWAK MUSEUM JOURNAL
    84 16 The December number of this publication is of much interest to scientists. There are notes on a new race of flower-pecker, and fly catcher, and on 8 collection <f reptiles sni] amphibians from Mount Murid. Dr. Malcolm Smith discourses on the serpents of Borneo, Dr. Karny on
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    MEETING OF MUSLIMS.
    513 16 SULTAN MOSQUE KAMPONfi GLAM. The following haa been officially communicated by the Chairman of the Mosque: A meeting of the Muslims was held on Saturday, the 13th. instant, at the ArabicSocial and Literary Club at No. 26-A, Newton Road, Singapore, in connection with the proposal to rebuild
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    INDIAN IMMIGRATION.
    100 16 Recruiting has been generally resumed m Madras Presidency but the following taluks are closed to recruiting owing to prevalence of disease. Salem District: Talukl of Salem and Attur (under the jurisdiction of the K. C. Madras), Salem, Rasipuram and Attur (under the jurisdiction of the A. K. c.
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    CHARGED WITH FORGERY.
    152 16 (ioh Teck Huat. a Sti aits-born Chinese was arrested in Hongkong recently on instructions from the local police and was yesterday produced before the Second Magistrate, Mr. Bull, and remanded on charges of forgery. The prosecutors in the case are the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, it
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