The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 22 February 1926

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1926. NO. 11,728.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    321 1 Thtre is to bo a- debate in the House of Lords on Wednesday on the constitution of (hi Council of the League t Nations Page 9. The Peking (Governments War Minister has assumed the Premiership and a punitive expedition has been ordered againM W'u Pei-fu I'-.mv 9.
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    LYRIC POETRY.—1.
    1270 1 LYRIC POETRY.— 1. It has been said that England is famous Cot lur Constitution and her Lyrical Poetry. In a sense all verse is lyrical, for the lyrical spirit pervades all true poetry. The dif'erenci- between a lyric and an epic is one )f form rather than of substam-e. The
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      169 1 m'V 1 "SNOWFLAKE" THE BETTER BUTTER RAFFLES HOTEL h.m No: 2920. SAKKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors. EXTRAORDINARY NEW ATTRACTION THE GREAT INTERNATIONAL CHARACTERISTIC RUSSIAN DANCERS MISS LADOVA AND YOURY YOURLO 'he above dancers will appear at Raffles Hotel commencing, TUESDAY, 23rd FEBRUARY. Admission, Non-Diners $1.00. GRILL ROOM] T a f peate, I'nder
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      258 1 **Miss3tiirlo looks after the \/OUR tennis frocks will give you doubl* Y "service" if you let Kurlo wash them. Whether they are soft linen, crisp muslin, or dainty voile— wash them all with Kurlo. Kurlc washes without shrinking. The Kurlo way s safe and simple. Obtainable from all Grocers, Chandlers
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      148 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Happy Valley- -P;j irv 'J. Klim fresh milk Pajre f>. Tail uinvr at Little's- l»aKe S. Whiteaway's for value Page (Hlil Storage Ice cream Pape 8. Shipping on i»a»re.s 10. 12 antl IS. Flit Asutoyi insects. Jacks Pape ii. Fuller's ch«K-olates, Robinson's Page 0. Kelvinator electric refrigerator, I'.E's
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      9 1 SEE THAT YOU GET "SNOWFLAKE" PURE CHILLED CREAMERY BUTTER
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      108 1 TIIC WITC I* M mull! ji, 2'2»d. U\v.h Water, .^..Xfi a.m.. IJ p.m. TiuhiUuj, '2'\-d. Mijrh Water, tjf a.m.. i».IJ p.m. Lod^re St. (leorce. <\ n.m. Op«ra Co. at Theatre. \t :\ft. Wvd if Kthtji. 24fh. Hijrh Water, h.:? a.m.. i>..V.> p.m. M. M. homeward mail leaves. Open Co. at
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    HAPPY THO MARRIED.
    533 2 Dr. Harold Dearden haa a delightful article in The World To-day '«n l *Tatl and Mai riage." The following ia a quotation: Women an< incred y t n«.uirh iaV( iulu of thought and m ran and precious to them, their ewe la "He" whistles ah u: the
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      349 2 P«E HAPPY VALLEY LTDIhe Town Amusement CENTRE MALAY OPERA, CINEMA. SIDE SHOWS AMUSEMENTS. IRVINGS YEAST VITE TABLETS. A lightning Pick-me-up. The New and Wonderful treatment of PURE YEAST VITAMINES Obtainable from MEDICAL HALL LTD. 2.'*, Battery Road. v Mdn, RELVEYS ">| SCHOOL OF L DANCING Private latest Ball-room S* m
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      490 2 Victoria Theatre. To-Night To-Night Commencing At 9.30. Monday, March Ist. RUSSIAN IMPERIAL LIGHT OPERA. R B SALI ??^I S J|!!; IJaIM. Ballet. "THE QUAINTS" Tn the Latest and Greatest London TO-NIGHT Successes. /T¥¥ iHI 17 1 Mon., Tues.. Wed., March Ist, 2nd 3rd. LnAKI- V AKI THE SPORT OF KINGS.
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      277 2 From Saturday, 20th, to Thursday, 25th February |c»» f ALHAMBRA (Tan Cheng Kee Co., Ltd. Proprietors.) In the Second Show at 9 p.m. THE SUPREME ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SCREEN Cecil B. De Mille's Masterpiece, a Wonder Paramount IV, With an Exceptional Cast: Theodore Roberts, Leatrice Joy, Richard Dix, Nita Naldi
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    THE OLD JOURNALISM AND THE NEW.
    1253 3 With the death of Sir John Le Sape there pfi: vs away a veteran of journalism who misled Ilia chance. Superficially perhaps ;ather commonplace, he was nevertheless a vt i y lcii^aikabie man, shrewd, .enueious, I- Id without feting impudent, authoritative without being domineering
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    DISORDERS IN MANCHURIA.
    513 3 Peking. Jan. 20. The occurrence! on the Chinese Eastern Railway have a rather particular Interest ai the present moment. The administration of the lino is practically Russian, and is directed from Moscow. The military and police protection and control is purely Chinese, directed from Mukden, Mukden is
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      281 3 1 A GREAT I FEMALE MEDICINE taK MORSE'S INDIAN ROOT PILLS are frequently prescribed for the many ailments peculiar to the female sex, for the very reason that these Pil'.s are purely vegetable, mild in their action, and effective as a laxative and cleanser of the whole system. Throughout t^
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      318 3 USE: BRITISH TT IVT TC "F. TST Tapered Roller Bearings. Most Efficient Readily Adjustable. Every Roller Gauged Accurately to within T One-Twelvethousandth of an inch. WLI r Sole Distributing Agents: ■•■^^&l^B 11 Malayan Motors Agents in F.M.S. SINGAPORE. Messrs. WEARNE BROS., LTD.: Penang, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur, Malacca. WEARNE BROTHERS LIMITED,
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    D'BURNEY'S GREATEST CASE
    3452 4  - D'BURNEY'S GREATEST CASE DIXON KAYE COMMENCE OUR NEW SERIAL TO-DAY- 'BY CHAPTEB I. MM telephone; th« bel] ha,! ju«t y s^ki,,^.- he wwml t Arc y »u there?" you're ai home. Barney," eame .Manor. My Bister haa st £g£ 1 *ani you to c« me over at once iwiouj, 1
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    RUBBER SMUGGLING.
    256 4 Week w ithc.uf Caninrea. l-..r the first time lince the introduction of Restriction and the establishment of the F.M.S. v tom« preventive tU-ei. the weekly i ecord i iptui wreck a£o it was reported that the K»-<ii.ii. :t: tf.45 a.m. oti Jan. SO, had cap- Batu Pahitt, a
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    LOST CIVILISATIONS.
    116 4 If the "mystery" which awaits the injVestigatioii of Mr. T. A. Joyce in the Maya territory of British Honduras yields any general clue to the decline and disappearance of the Maya and other great tropical j civilisations the world's knowledge will be infinitely enriched. The causes leading to
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      324 4 @X EGG DISHES ne wonderfully improved by he addition of a few drops of i PERRINS' ipa^/pmmfsmmt^mmrj^v^janMmmm ?*m*r* Mmms» art.^. ZZ^T" I |^saßfi^4S2a^K^. r,maMmmmff*u*<dhm%. f^" g, B 4 j To smoke one is to be converted to "CAPSTAN" I W. D. 4 H. O. WILLS. BRISTOL LONDON'. ft 1 a
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    OUR JAPAN LETTER.
    1744 5 DEPARTURE OF SIR CHARLES ELIOT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Tokyo, Feb. L The British, community of Tokyo, the entire Diplomatic Corps and high Government officials bade Sir Charles Eliot, K.C.M.G., for the past four-and-a-half years H.B.M.'s Ambassador to the Court of the Mikado, a final farewell this
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    112 5 Mr. John Roakruge Wood M. A. (Cantab.), hairisttM-at law. who. for the third time haa been actiac raoeatly as Pniaac Judge of th Svpreme Court of Hongkong. h;;» been appointed to the Mibatantive post, m Boccea■ion to Mi. n. H. ,i. Gomperta, who was recently appointed Chief Justice of the
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      1188 5 NOTICES. ++famM6*m\*.s'?*<-?**32iMf '^Btt**jißC'~*t^&MJß*4^BßßßKUlßß^KtkJ*33oiv&ttßgi^g^B&fßJUß^^^^^^^^^^^M pontianak Gold Dredging Concessions, Ltd. (Incorporated in Singapore under The Companies Ordinance, 1923). f Capital $2,000,000 Divided into 2,000,000 shares of $1 each. \,,t <« is hirthj given that the above-named Company is issuing a Prospectus, i l> 1 7th. l?>2<i. a copy of which has betn
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      627 5 Vendor or his nominees of 1,025,000 shares in the Company credited as fully paid up and the payment of $225,000 in cash in four instalments payable in April, June, Septemper and December, 1926. The agieement provides that the 500,000 of the Vendor's shares to be allotted to him on or
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    RECOLLECTIONS OF JOSEPH CONRAD.
    1196 6 Some of the reviewers of my "Notes on Joseph Conrad" have accused me of making the man himself more sinister than he was.! Together with Henri de Toulouse-Lautreo and Vladimir de Pachmann, he was th«s most sinister man I have ever met. Pachmann has the head
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    WHEN WAR WILL BE A CRIME.
    592 6 LEAGU i^,C E I Sir W. Birdwood and Safety of Empire, i Delhi. Jan. 29. His Excellency th? Commander-in-Chief resided over a largely attended meeting f the Delhi branch of the League of Naior.s this evening at Stephens College. Mr. Chatterjee, .secretary, read the
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    CAPTAIN CANNING.
    80 6 Statement in House of Commons. London, Feb. t. Replying t question put by Mr. Noil Melx-an. in the How** of Commons, Mr. G. Loefctr-Larapooa said no instructions bad Uen issued to the (\»nsul-General t i ivqoesi Capt Gordon Canning to loave Janvier. Capt. Canning t—mtfb had appaahd tor
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      639 6 YOU CANNOT BUY THESE GOODS ELSEWHERE Whiteaway's Standard Value Lines represent the utmost value in everyday usable articles. They cannot be purchased elsewhere. I THE "HARnWEAR" COTTON THK MOMEO" AKSORIiENT THK *PFRFF( TO" STEEI si-spex,, E r «u. p«Ssg2Tv^S km. m nipl Ett THE TOURSI M" WOOL THF -W VVI
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      133 6 The only Dentifrice with iong-lasting action Odol is pleasant and 800l j, delightfully refreshing and perfec harmless, yet so eff< ve that' keeps teeth and mouth dean the breath pure for bom after use NATURE'S REMEDY Clements Tonic is Nature's greatest remedy for the nerves and brain, lots of appetite,
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    THE SHIPPING WORLD.
    214 7 SOME CASUALTIES. I'XDER PROHIBITION FIRE. [Reuter's Service.] Lunenberjr, Nova Scotia, Feb. 20. The British schooner Eastwood, Captain Splindler, has arrived with her decks, spars tnd hull splintered by shell fire. The Cap- 1 tain declares that he was bombarded by th** United States revenue cutter Seneca twenty
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    LANCASHIRE COTTON.
    165 7 fßeuter's Service.] London. K'b. IN. At the annual meeting of the Federation of Master Cotton-spinners Associations, at Manchester, the President, Mr. Fred Holdroyd, attributed th- last Ave years depression in the American section of the Lamashire cotton trade largely to the trade war upon which several ot their
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    SIR ARTHUR YAPP'S JOURNEY.
    127 7 fßeuter's Service.] London. Feb. 20. Sir A'-thur Yapp, leaving London <>n Feb. 2~< for a tour of India and the Far East, said that his win k Would begin at Bombay and tWO or three conferences had been arranged it Calcutta. He would then go to
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    LIBERAL LAND PROPOSALS.
    151 7 British Radio- Official Service]. Rugby, Feb. UK An important compromise on the Liberal land proposal! which will, it is believed, mean averting a I.ik ral split SM tin proposals, was received at the Liberal conference to-day. The agreement resulted from a private consultation held in the anteroom
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    COOLIDGE CONCERNED.
    81 7 IRcutor's Service. l New York, Feb. 20. Th<» Associate Pros** haft a telegram from Washington stiainp that President Coolktg*, in an interview with pressmen, expressed his concern in regard to the opposition to the Italian debt settlement which had developed in the Senate. He declared that he felt
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    THE PRINCE AND TRADE.
    327 7 ACTIVE INTEREST. VISITS TO INDUSTRIES. [British Radio Official Service]. Rugby, Feb. 19. The Prince of Wales, and his younger brother the Duke of York, were to-day both giving fuither evidence, if any were needed, ot their active interest in the industries of the country and in
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    WATERS OF THE NILE.
    200 7 (British Radio OsnciaJ Bervioe]. Ifimliv. Feb. 19. The British and Egyptian governments have agieed that the w ,rk of the Irrigatiofl Commission, which was interrupted by th. illness of 'he late H. Cremors, President >f the Commission, shall be resumed by the tWe lemaining menders ef
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    AMERICA'S ALIENS.
    214 7 [Ranter*! Service.] Montreal, Feb. I*. Countess Craven has arrived and iv joined her husband. Nfw York, Feb. If, Lady Cathcart Iris secured a respite 'n connection with the order for her exclusion Croat the I'nited Stales). A Federal judjr*' has issued a writ of habeas corpus, calling for
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    53 7 Louis Ebert, the Penang youth who some months ago started to walk round the world, ivached Kuala Lipis on Monday, after journeying through Siam, Saigon, and Hanoi, crossing the frontier of western China, and seeing a good deal of the Malay States. He proposed t) Itave for India after visiting
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      374 7 BUSINESS CARDS. MARY SETON. E. AMBER MANSIONS. Orchard Road. 'j "U.i-e Send for the Illustrated i italegsje of Musical Instruments. SEASON CO., LTD. I and 113, North Bridge Road. MK M .RIALS, MARBLE OR GRANITE SINGAPORE CASKET CO. MONUMENTAL MASONS." TELEPHONE 75. 'cars for hire." Great Reduction in Rates THE
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      633 7 NOTICES. THE PULAU BULANG RUBBER AND PRODUCE COMPANY, LTD. Application has been made to the Directors of the Company to issue to Ardeshir Kuvarji Maki-Dalal of Bangkok, Siam, a duplicate certificate of 50 shares in the Company or other Certificate or Certificates in lieu thereof upon the statement that the
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      497 7 3,000 PILE SUFFERERS CURED IN TEN MONTHS. Three thousand pile sufferers cured in England in ten months. This is the record of Dr Van Vleck's Absorptive Pile Plasma, which has never failed to cure all forms of Piles. Ulcers Fissure, Prolapse, Tumours, Chronic Constipation and all rectal troubles. This wonderful
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      535 7 TENDERS. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. The Municipal Commissioners of the Town of Sipapore invite tenders for the demolition of the OH Municipal Offices at St. Andrew's Road. Specifications and Form of Tenders may be obtained at the Municipal Architect's Office, durinpr office hours. Tenders to be. lodged with the
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    Week-End Comment.
    628 8 Week- End Comment. The trouble between Canton and HonyrkonK has not abated. All attempts at negotiation have failed, the Chinese authorities wanting" to introduce the political element into the discussions. There is lots of impatience about the situation and the Homing Post has had quite a campaign against how Britain
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    533 8 Sir Niil Malcolm K-ft IS, Cranley-^ardens, on Jun. tl t f«»r EK.vpt. and will \k av.ay for uhout a month. Mr. K. C. Sands, 0.8.E., the <\>m■ntgtiofT of Boy Scouts for Malaya, arrived in Ipoh on Thur>day from Penang. Mr. G. W. A. Trimmer, chairman of the Singapore Harbour Board,
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    MALACCA PLANTERS.
    253 8 THE SHORTAGE OF LABOUR. (From Our Own Ccrrespondent. Malacca, Feb. 21. The annual meeting of the Malacca Planters' Association was held in the Malacca Club to-day, when Mr. H. Burgess was elected Chairman, Mr. G. B. W. Gray ViceChairman, and Messrs. Pole, Milne, Nixon, Strivens and the hon'ble
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    226 8 The following had tht honoui of dining with His Excellency the Governor and Lady Guillemard at Government House on Friday, February l°th. H.E. Major General Sir T. Fraser, K.C.8.. <\S.I., C.M.G.. Miss Fraser. Hon. Sir William Muris^n. Kt. Bach.. Hon. Mr. Have.and Mrs. Marriott. Hon. Mr. M. H.
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    BOXING SQUAMBBLE.
    110 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penan g. Feb. 20. Bayam, until re<-ently Al Trono's manager, interviewed as regard* the notice appearing in a Singapole newspaper to the effect that Al Trono has severed his »«»n--m ction with him. snid that ho was not aware until shown the notiie here
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    RUSSIAN OPERA COMPANY.
    90 8 A larjfe audience witnessed the presentation at Um Victoria Theatre on Saturday nipht of the Count of Luxemburg by the Russian Im|*rial I.itfht Opera Company. The chorus work was again much appreciated, especially the dancing. The Company grave a very enjoyable j>erformance of the popular opera, the
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    ALLEGED BREACH OF TRUST.
    86 8 Arrested in Kuala Lumpur on Friday last, a Eurasian named V. O. Rice was brought up before Mr. Bull. Second Magistrate, on Saturday on a charge of criminal breach of trust as a public servant. Rice claimed trial and was remanded a week on bail of
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    OUR ENERGETIC PRINCE.
    21 8 [Reuter's Service.] London. Feb. 20. The Prince of Wales has resumed hunting and followed the Blankney hounds today.
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    ROYAL SUSSEX REGT.
    652 8 GOVERNOR'S OFFICIAL F\K E W Ea Presentation of MedaU The Royal Sussex Regiment r pore for its Indian ■Ution V March 6, the Duke of m*m m £*+< ment, which is to relieve the here, being due to arrive from three days previously. His Excellency the Govern,
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    QUICK N. W. JUSTICE.
    51 8 Ottawa. r> h k[bertt> A tefefnun from Drum says that Jack Nolan, the V ei of the United Mine v a well-known boxer. W*> policeman, who ■nMtod It is understood that Nolai the consUble. who. after u.r it. the abdomen. Thr COB detained in the police
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    THE BUSH FIRES.
    34 8 [Reuter's Sen Melboan*. r» All the missing in tfct h' 1 ace Hinted for. The toti thirty-one. Relief works lenience d in the devastate! and clothing for the suff« pouring in.
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    THE LEAGUE PROBLEM.
    211 9 COUNCIL EXTENSION. DEBATE IN LORDS. I Kadio— Official Service]. Kusrby. Feb. 20. be a debate in the House of Wednesday on the constitution of „f the League of Nations. ,r. who was a number of II (',,>vornnient. will ask the House it it is not desirable on
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    FRANC GOES DOWN.
    158 9 POLITICS THE CAUSE. NO PAMC BUT STEADY DECLINE. fßeuter's Service.] Paris, Feb. 20. After a slight recovery yesterday the Mane resumed its steady downward course this morning, though there is no panic. It stems that tht movement is not due t3 speculation, but mainly the trade position.
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    POLAND AND THE LEAGUE.
    98 9 [Reuter's Service.] I'aris. Feb. 20. The m .st interesting fact in the controversy regarding Poland's candidature for the League Council, says Pertinax in L' Echo de Paris, is the bringing into the iimelight of the conrK-t of Anglo-French policies, Warsaw, Feb. 20. The British "Minister. Sir
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    INTERNATIONAL LABOUR.
    120 9 Radio —Official Service], Rugby. Feb. 20. tatioi has now been sent to the I.aix'ur of Belgium, France. '^nnany. and to M. Thomas, l)iInteinaticnal Labour Office, to conference in London to consider ility of securing effective interLgreement f"i rtgulating the hours The day suggested is March replies have yet
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    HEAVIER PUNISHMENTS.
    137 9 H [Reuter'a Service.] H London, Feb. 19. H the recent Hayley Morriss H in the Home of Commons. H I t<- incNMi the powers of the H lict puni-Hp-ient in the case of H M aas presented for -econd H Mr. fir.iiw. Lord, Conservative. I object is to
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    SHIPBUILDING TRADES.
    56 9 Kadi,,-- Official Service.] Kugby, Feb. 20. I result Of the ballot of unions Federation of Engineering *Hg Trades on the ratification Ri ement < <ti-blishing new concilia- -> for the /oidance of disputes Lding industry, shows that rot* for the agreeiffainst. In addition to the ken DBioM intimated
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    MEISE FLOODED AGAIN.
    25 9 I Renter's Servfct.] \m>terdam, Feb. 20. in th*> level of the Meuse >v<- again recurred in lour ■re flooded and others are
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    COAL STRIKE OFF.
    20 9 i: 'tefi Service.] Paris, Feb. 20. 1 miners' strike has appar- **i district settlements i Pract.cally everywhere.
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    THE WIRELESS STRIKE.
    72 9 flit itish Radi.. Official Service.] Rugby, Feb. 20. The terms of the settlement of the strike of marine wireless oj>erators. which ended on Thursday night with the return of the operators to work, provided that renewed vitscussions between the two sides shall begin not later than March
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    THE BANK NOTE CASE.
    61 9 I Reuter's Service.] Berlin. Feb. 20. Pvendi detectives have arrived to co-oper-ate with the German police in investigating the German ramifications of the Hungarian bank note forgery scandal. A German photographer. Schulze. who was arrested in connection with the arlair. says that some machines used in
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    SYRO-TIRKISH TREATY.
    59 9 SYRO-T IRKISH TREATY. [Hava< Service.] Paris. Feb. 21. The papers lay stress on the purely pacific cluiractc r of the Syro-Turkish Treaty concluded at Angora. I /Echo de Paris says that the Quai d'Orsay denies that France would have granted Turkey the control of the Bagdad Railway. The Treaty pr
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    THE MOROCCAN CAMPAIGN.
    52 9 [Havas Service.] Paris, Feb. 21. Le Matin states that France's winter action in Morocco was marked by no important operations, brought about by the submissi >n of a greater p ar t of the rebellious territory in the French zone. A total of 20,000 warriors have left
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    TURKEY AND THE U.S.
    46 9 [Reuter's Service.] Constantinople, Feb. 19. A Turco-American modus vivendi has been signed, giving the United States the most favoured nation commercial treatment for a period of six months. The United States is consequently excluded from the operation of the increased customs duties.
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    RUSSIA BUYING MACHINERY.
    40 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, Feb. 20. According to the Morning Post's Vienna correspondent, the Russo-Austrian negotiations relate to the acquisition of part of the machinery of the Vienna arsenal, for the manufacture of articles of a peaceful character.
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    SPANISH PETROL DUTIES.
    117 9 [Reuter's Service.] Madrid, Feb. 20. A decree is being officially published appiying the second scale of customs tariffs to all kinds of petroleum and petrol imported into Spain, regardless of the country of origin. I consequent saving of valuable, time is of great interest. The lining of
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    CHINA AGAIN LIVELY.
    44 9 NEW PREMIER. THE ROD FOR WU PEI-FU. [Reuter's Service.] Peking, Feb. 20. General Trhiatehyao War Minister, has assumed the Premiership in place of Hsu Shih-ying, who has resigned. The Cabinet has issued a mandate ordering a punitive expedition against Wu Pei-fu.
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    "A STUNT LIKE THIS!"
    131 9 TReuter's Service.] New York, Feb. 20. Lady Cathcart, in an interview, replying to a remark attributed to Mr. Davis, Secretary of Labour, suggesting that she came to New York to seek publicity, said: "Would any sane woman plan a stunt !ike this? I came hero to
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    THE DITCH GOVERNMENT.
    136 9 [Reuters Service.] The Hague. Feb. 21. Her thret months has "lapsed since the oj.lition (lovtrnment resigned owing to the Second Chamber deciding t6 ab >lish the Dutch Legation at the Vatican and it is now practically certain that Hter Van Limburg hftc hi en no more successful
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    INDIAN PROTECTION.
    83 9 [Router's Service.] Delhi. Feb. 19. The Indian Commercial Congress Subjects Committee rejected a proposal of the Bombay Mill-owners Association, that Government be urged to terminate the IndoJnpnMM Convention of March «")th, li)Of>. The proposal accordingly was abandoned. Cngmi passed a resolution urging Government to adopt measures like the
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    COMMUNIST OBSTINACY.
    62 9 [Reuters Service.] Moscow. Feb. 21. Addraeatag a session of th«' enlarged executive committee >f the Communist International, in which thirty-tw > countries are report*'d to be represented. President Zinovieflf declared that the basic- programme and tactical principles of the Communist International remained unchanged. Th* Cjn\nunist International would reject
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    THE SHANGHAI CONVICTS.
    56 9 [Reuter's Service.] Shanghai. Feb. 20. The convicts rm ntioned in yesterday's wire are all desperate criminals convicted of armed robberies. Their attempt* d outbreak from prison had evidently been long pit-pared. Four who failed to escape on Wednesday night committed suicide on Thursday. Several of the wounded
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    NEW NAVAL C. IN C.
    28 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, Feb. 20. Sir Walton Cowan has been appointed Commander-in-Chief of the North America and West Indies station from June Ist.
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    THE LEVERHULME PICTURES.
    26 9 [Reuter's Service.] New York. Feb. 20. At the auction of Lord Leverhulme's col lection, 296 pictures realised a grand tota of over $347,000.
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    GUNONG PULAI.
    934 9 VISIT BY COMMISSIONERS. The Progress of the Undertaking. Most of the members of the Singapore Municipal Commission joined in the trip to Gurong Pulai yesterday morning and witnessed for themselves the progress that has been made in the gigantic undertaking, which, when complete, is going to add something
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    1944 11 LITTLE ARTHUR'S HISTORY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 21. What are the eight most striking and important events in British history? "The first Test Match?"— No, quite wrong 1 "Alfred spoiling the Sally Lunns?"— Wrong again! ''Canute taking sea foot baths," Dead off the track! "Appearance
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    ECLIPSE OF THE SUN.
    385 11 British Astronomers' Success. (To the Edflor of The Times >. Bir, In The Times of Wednesday a tele-. ETUI from Batavia was published stating that a lain number of astronomers from different countries had assembled in the South of Sumatra for the purpose of observing the
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    THE DEVIL'S CHARM.
    108 11 "Y.Y.," in the New Statesman, writes: The Devil has, it is said, a great deal of v hat is called charm, but charm merely means the power to tret your own way and to dtceive other people into dob* what y->u want them to do. You often
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    13 11 Nowadays in a civilised country a tyrant ?annot be "pood."— Prof. G. Salvemini.
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    212 12 The former German commerce raider, the Moewe, is lying: in Stalbridge Dock, Garston, near Liverpool. Now named the Green Briar, the ship is owned by a British firm, and 'instead of bearing guns she carries bananas from the West Indies to Garston. In recognition of their services on
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    WAR ON PIRATES.
    76 12 Twenty Executed. According to the Foochow con tspoiwien! Of the Shanghai Times, a rather determined effort is being made, after man> months of terrorism, to rid the coast soutl' of FoochoW of pirates, particularly th« roast of Haitang Island, and the Ngucheng Peninsula, near Futatag. (> r<"
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    EAST AFRICAN LINE.
    219 12 N. Y. h. Project Abandoned The Nippon Yusea Kaisha. which B ihort while ago announced the inauguration of an Kast Afrkan iine, has cancelled the announcement Cor vhe present. The plan WM to put its three liners 0U the South Amerua.i line en this service, connecting at
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    HONGKONG SHIP PIRATED.
    354 12 Large Quantity ol Ballfon Stolen With the arrival in H<>ntrk(>n«r Feb. H'th ->f the Fremh vessel Jade. from Kwong chau Wan. a piracy outrage, which occurred on board after the ship had been aboul eight noun a si a. wrae reported to the Police authorities, the loss
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    ELECTRICAL PROGRESS IN 1925.
    1288 14 By D. H. Dunlop, Director, The British Electrical and Allied Manufacturers' Asso- I elation. The past year, as far as the electrjeal industry is concerned, has been characterised by a certain decree of inertia in the home market with a steady increase in the demand for
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    MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
    325 14 The following action was taken at a meeting of Committee No. ij held on Feb. ICth: Decided that the original decision to ■apply electric enrrem to th*- Singapore Traction Co. at a flat rate ot 1' 2 rents pet unit up to ihr. Slat, IS9e\ t»e confirmed. The
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    THE INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER.
    68 14 In a review „f Lord BOTMtfMk'l bo:>k lively successful popular «<■«,,.„,,,., -n,pa,,,uv,,v sn,al. .-ir, nations. h ,v, the sort of p a p t .r, that km „,,||y '"""-tional as national ,V Thoy wer( ?i)d n al] r Ofi». of th world, on, day a journalistic sen
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    EXCHANGE.
    70 15 February 20. Bank 4 m.s. 2[4 7-16 Bank demand 2 4 1-16 Privi te credits 3 m.s. 2 A 19-32 New York, demand 56 13-16 Credits 90 days 58\ France, demand 1520 India. T. T. 154\ Hontfkonjf. demand :i l t p.t. Pri-n>. Yokohama, demand !22Vfc •lava, demand 140
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    PRODUCE.
    213 15 February 20. Tin |M Toms $141. .",0 (in m bier 14.50 P. pper White 64.00 Fvpp.M- Mack "i3.00 Flake Tapioca tf.fiO Pearl Sago Small h.75 Copra 11.20 Copra Sundrietl 11. r>0 Opium,- Benares un». 4.000 Rice. Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 330 Rice, Siam old No. 1
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    38 15 Singe part, j eb. 20. 11:10 a.m. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Sp«»t 1.004 1.01%: March '.<»;«_. i'T 1 April-June 98% I'-I'j: July-Sept. 90 Vi 91 H. London Quotation Sheet _»s. I'-d. Market Steady.
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    JACKS' METAL REPORT.
    387 15 London. Jan. 27. Mil hill Speculators Mem more inclined at the monii'in to operate oa tin- bear tack and the fears of trottble with the railwax u.iikers caused lower prices all round. (iernwmy i.^ selling raw materials instead of Consuming raw materials. bui with the ftaanciaJ assistance
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    254 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO\S REPORT. (L. R. Macphail). ll Singapore. Feb. 20. Kiibber.— 2s. 4Vjd. Id. down. Local UV Tin.— £2B2 ss. Unchanged. l»ull and uninteresting conditions prevail in all sections of the share market. Kuhbers. Ayer Panas can be placed at 12. Kenipas made 8.75 and Inui-agiris
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    GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
    139 15 Sin Ra pore, Feb. 20. The t< ne «.f tin- Commodity Market ifl pesftimistie and the value of spot robber i> under a dollar. PIiCM have fteadily declined throughout the Wflk in all markets and London in particular has been shaky under the liquidation of a stale hull
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    OIL AND COAL SUPPLIES FOR JAPAN.
    364 15 I'arlevs with Russia Kobv. Japan is Woefully deficient in supplies of •il. producing l>ut halt" of her Mads, During hi post war ti. ablet in Russia she ocmpkid he Northern half of Saghalien. where she s reported t• > nave discovered oU-baaitas; and>. In
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      40 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (IneorjormUd in England bj Royal Charter A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singap^s Representative Messrs. BARLOW Cv. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., Mr CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor) A GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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      THE F.A. CUP.
      134 16 LONDON CLUBS DO WELL. [Router's Service.] London. Feb. 20. The fifth round of the Football Associa- tion Cup to-day resulted as follow: Clapton Orient 2, Newcastle 0. Millwall 0, Swansea 1. Sunderland 3, Manchester U. 3. Notts County 0, Fulham 1. Southern} t, Notts Forest 1. Bolton
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      THE SCOTTISH CUP.
      60 16 HOLDERS GOING STRONG. Router's Service.] London. Feh. 20. The third round of the Scottish Cup to- day resulted as follows: Dumbarton 3. Clyde 0. Third I^anark 4, Breehin 0. Falkirk 0, Glasgow K. 2. Morton 1. Albion 0. Aberdeui 2, St. Johnstone 2. Bathpate 2. Airdrieonians i.
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      LEAGUE RESULTS.
      207 16 CHAMPIONS SHARE WITH BURNLEY. [Router's Service] London. Feb. 20. Tht foHo-wipfr art* the results of to-day's English and Scottish League matches: Division I. Burnley 1. Hudderstield T. 1. Cardiff City '2, Birmingham Si lieeds United l f Liv?rpool L Sheffield U. 3. W. Brom A. 2. Tottenham H.
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      ARMY BEAT THE NAVY.
      28 16 (Free Press Exclusive CaHo. Copyright London. Feb. 20. In the annual association fo»»tball match the Army defeated the Navy hy 0 goals to 2.
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      S.C.C . PRACTICE MATCH TO-DAY.
      85 16 S.C.C PRACTICE MATCH TO-DAY. There will be a practice match between two S.C.C. teams on the" Padang to-day, when the sides will be composed as follow: Colours: Butler; Sinclair. Wallich; Craik. Jamieson, Edlin; Dawson, Falls, Hill. Barnes, Cameron. White**: Wainwright; Bonaventura, Penrice; Bovens, Herbert, Thorp; Sturgess, Lambert, Smith, Lee, Dr.
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      HOCKEY INTERNATIONAL.
      20 16 [Reuter's Service.] London, Feb. 21. At Dublin to-day Wales beat Ireland at hockey by 4 goals to 3.
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      DOGS' MARVELLOUS ENDURANCE.
      46 16 [Reuter's Service.] Quebec, Feb. 21. Frank Dupuis won the three-day international dog Derby, covering 123 miles divided into three laps each of forty-one rmles, in 12 hr. 32 m. 10 sec. The second day's lap was completed during a blizzard. Twenty teams competed.
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    350 16 SATURDAY'S RESULTS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 20. For the first day of the Selangor races m going was good and there was a large ttendance, including the Chief Secretary, ir George Maxwell, and Lady Maxwell; also le Sultan of Perak. The following are le results:
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    LINCOLNSHIRE AND GRAND NATIONAL.
    127 16 THE LATEST BETTING. [Five PNM Exclusive Cable. Copyright >. Londn. Feb. 21. CoVMH and Lustucree It ad the betting f<»r [he Lincolnshire at 100-U. Sumlerland 10(i-,\ Zionist 100-7, and Philippi, Dignity, Pasha and Tom Pinch 100-0. C«>ram, which arrived from France during mail week and is
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    INDOOR LAWN TENNIS.
    119 16 [Rojtor's B*l f iee.J New York, Feb. 19. In the quarter finals of the National InJoor I^wn Tennis Tournament, Laco^te boat Vincent Richards, 6— 4. 6—2. Borotra beat Tildtn, 11 11, 6 3. Brugnon beat Francis HunU>r, 6 4, 6- -4. New Yorrk. Feb. 20. In the
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    KELLEWAY AND THE TESTS.
    72 16 'HAS ARRANGED TO COME TO ENGLAND." London, F«b. 12. Sydney. —It is reported that Kelleway has arranged to come to England with the Australian Test team and will sa'M on the "Otranto" on the 3rd March. The Australians ere to spend ten days in London before
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    BOXING.
    30 16 MILLIGAN BEATS ZIVIC. (Free Press Exclusive Cable.— Copyright). London, Feb. 20. Million and Zivic met in a ten-round contest in New York, the former getting the verdict on points.
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    YACHTING.
    742 16 THE GOLDEN GIRL TROPHY. j Teeming Skies and Fluky Winds. Captain Flett started eleven boats at 10.30 .m. yesterday in weather that was a change rom the late strenuous going, en route for ie Man-o'-War Buoy, the Joy, after per- j arming various gyroscopic manoeuvres j midst the hulks,
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    HOME RUGBY.
    188 16 'WINS uui SCORE AKAINST OXFORD. [Free Pirn Exclusive Cable.— Copyright.] London, Feb. 21. In one »>f the semi-finals of the County Championship Hampshire, winners of the South Eastern Divisi<*n, beat Gloucestershire, winners of the South Western Division, and one of last year's finalists, by 16 points to 0.
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    CRICKET.
    614 16 B.C.C. PRACTICE MATCH. A Bright Innings by King. The S.CC. practice match between teams >f twelve a side skippered by the Captain ind Vice-Captain was continued on the 'adang on Saturday afternoon and resulted h a comfortable win for Cantrell's men by 17 runs. The Vice-Captain's side, which had
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    BARNES COT POLO.
    268 16 It KS I ITS OF FINAL CHIKKEKS. There was an excellent attendance at the jalestier Ground on Saturday afternoon to vitness the final chukkers in the Barnes "up Polo rom petit ion. amongst those present luuivr I>ady Guillemard and H. E. Maj«»r-(Jeneral Sir T. Kraser. The uonu-.
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