The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 5 March 1926

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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    Masthead
    14 1 Singapore Free Press CENTS SING APC RE, S.S., FRIDAY, xMARCH 5, 1926 NO. 11,738.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    316 1 In a leading article the London Times calls for fair play for Germany and plain dealing in connection with the constitution of the League Council Page 9. Viscount Grey is of the opinion that the delegates at Geneva will only sucsted if they "talk European." Page 9.
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    OUR DEBATES.
    1278 1 It was tho vicar's idea, so the blame is not ours entirely. In his last parish they had a debating society which was opened with prayer, hut somehow from the first this was a very different affair. I daresay that sometimes it has seemed so outrageous as to
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      219 1 SWALLOW ARIELL'S GINGERNOT BISCUITS Raffles Hotel P hoße No: 2t BARKIEB RROTHERS. Proprietors. EXTRAORDINARY NEVV ATTRACTION. THE GREAT INTERNATIONAL CHARACTERISTIC RUSSIAN DANCERS MISS LADOVA YOURY YOURLO The above dancers will appear at Rallies Hotel THURSDAY AND SATURDAY. Admission, Non-Diners $1, (KILL ROOM." A y PEATE. I nder tho supervision of
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      195 1 I PABOO PAINT. A paint for iron roofs. l\ ■I Better than ordinary paint. *l I* Can be applied easily. > > J ■I Offers complete protection. PABCO PAINT. J ia I Sime, Darby Co., Ltd. I ■2 (Incorporated in the Straits Setttaaents). m l MALACCA STREKT. SINOAPORE. V.V.V.V.WVAW.\VA\W%W«..V/.V.V.V.V.V.W.V.V.V.VAA j
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      149 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTa Capstan cigari ttes Page 7. Cold Storage milk Page 8. Lactogen for chii Iren Page Alhambra's attractions Page 2. Shipping n n.i-j.- 1 |2 and 13. fiarmston'a Circa to-night —Page Ton Commandments a Alhambra Page •> "Tlu Rung Socfety," Kelly and Walsh— Page n;. Im Dion Boutoa ear
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      6 1 SWALLOW ARIELL'S VARIETY WAFERS ARE DELICIOUS
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      91 1 THE WEEK. Friday, •">'''. High Water. 1.30 a.m.. l.r>o p.m. I>utch homeward mail clones, a.m. St. George'a Society mtg Crickel Club, 5.90 p.m K. Sussex Dance, Govt. Hoose. Boxing, Happy Valley, 9.11 p.m. Hariaston*fl Circus, Opening night 9.15 p.m. The Qaaiata, Victoria Theatre. !».:*«> p.m. Sefardeg, c>tk. Hi>rh Water, &J
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    RUBBER COMMENTS.
    409 2 Out Helpless Prodacers! Mowing letters have appeared in i Times. Having graduated in the American doing b fa il is plain t»< re our British rubber producers is the ab I a co-op< ng agency. Individu I dling by M' \9 producers is bound so ::> r oi
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      320 2 COMBS. COMBS. MEDICAL HALL, LTD. have pleasure in announcing the arrival of a verv fine selection of the famous "ACE" Combs. They comprise Pocket, Men's, Dressing and Bobbed Hair Combs. Prices range from 50 cents to $2.50 I<> DIFFERENT PATTERNS. MEDICAL HALL, LTD. 23, Battery Road. TO-NIGHT Friday, 9«3t p.m.
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      303 2 PAVILION From Monday, lst to Sunday. 7th March. At 9.15 p.m. sharp. LATEST PATHE GAZETTE. RICHARD BARTHELMESS IN M THE SEVENTH DAY" 6 KEELS. Here are seven eventful days in a little fishing village. A party of society roysterers are stranded there Jazzhounds and cocktail coquettes. Just for fun one
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      372 2 Positively the last night Thursday, March lth^ AT THE ALHAMBRA I (Tan Cheng Kee Co., Ltd. Proprietors.) In the Second Show at 9 p.m. THE SUPREME ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SCRBm Cecil B. De Mille's Masterpiece, a Wonder Paramount With an Exceptional Cast: Theodore Roberts, Leatrice Joy, Richard Dix, Nita \aldi
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    THE RUBBER RUNNERS.
    1059 3 MALAYA S TRADE IN SMUGGLING. Cac! and Handscme Compensation. (Cy Si- Po rei val Phillips Penang. Jan. 2. Malaya is rathe* dazed by its sadden prosperity. The rubber boom has ift H ittaay planters out oi poverty, and their K<>od fortune is reflected in the g ncral
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    MODERN SMUGGLERS.
    663 3 Oer Special Correspondent on tlu Riviera drew a doletul picture the other day of the anxiety of those who have silk garments I and want to bring them home. He showed how strcnj was viae temptation to smuggle them: he more than hinted that many would slice, mb
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    THE NATIONAl LIFE OF AMERICA.
    192 3 THE NATION Al LIFE OF AMERICA. Bitter Criticism New 'I ork. .ian. i7. One <•; the bitterest critiques of American life has Im »n given by Dr. Charles Shaw, Professor of Philosophy in the New York University, and one of Amelia's ichool of younger philosophers. He said that some philanthropist
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      282 3 rr i r lufiu mmf inriini uf j jiim in jui 1 1 1 iiuj in nm untui intiuiiu mil mtiujiuuii nun uttui inuuuuuuuui titi u^ Sore Throat Then take immediately m^^9to/f^Sß^Wßm^ Formamint destroys /V'V.^O^^^^v w infectious complaints IOPKFItK writes in his book DIPHTHERIA In Fornuimint tablets mmm nsof fremniinj
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      210 3 I FORD OWNERS Prolong the Life of Your Car by Using White Star Oil Positively a Profitable Investment MALAYAN MOTORS 209—212 ORCHARD ROAD. WEARNE BROTHERS LIMITED, Proprietor*. I 1 G.423 Sleepless nights are often caused by A^FJ3* l j^Jlllfl a d i -><'ri lt-red digestive tnn. I Thousands have lound
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  • MOODS & MODES OF EVE
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      MUSINGS.
      499 4 DO MEN NOTICE? By MARION. Do men observe what women wear, or tfckt any interest in the subject Women often speculate on this point. The other evening, at a dinner party, s< :\e most inteiesting disclosures were made. Most ot" the peopU present at the party had be: B
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      FROM A WOMAN'S DIARY.
      330 4 HERALDS OF SPRING. (From Our Lady Correspondent). London, January. It is said that no two English pers ms can ssset without discussing tbe weather, but might it not more truthfully be said that only the imperturbable English could In-ai the amazing vagaries of their climate? After
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      ATTRACTIVE LITTLE FROCK.
      439 4 ATTRACTIVE LITTLE FROCK. gladden the heart, if it lighten- the purse. >r every right-minded Londoner. To-day there are few cities in the world with B greater variety "f flowers on .-ale all the J'eaj" round, at really reasonable prices, than London. Thi- morning, letting my thirst for knowledge >vev-ride my
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      OUR DEMURE GIRLS.
      180 4 O UR DEMURE GIRLS. "America want- out girls. It like.- their refined demur ness and their easy, natural style, and I am looking for another bevy to take back with me to \ew York shortly." Miss r.-irrie Graham who has come over t put the chorus for Chariot's repertory vue
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      TABLE TALK.
      659 4 This sketch shiiMs a pretty, and fashionable, adaptation of the tani -hunter. It i-» made in a rich beige velvet, tit- SSSiI) to the head, and needs no (ewelled tenements ts enhance it- attractivenena. A SCENT SECRET. Cirls who are particularly fond of scent often rind it difficult
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      SHOULD GIRLS SMOKE?
      145 4 SHOULD GIRLS SMOKE? More huurii us to Them Than to Bovs While sir Bruce Bruce-Porter was discoursing n loi don on smoking by boys. the authorities of Boston were wading j through hundreds of parents' replies to a questionnaire dealing with smoking bi girls. One parent did not see why
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      BOUDOIR & BOULEVARD.
      740 4 BOUDOIR BOULEVARD. Palis may he rel -d upon to produce an in 1 ken succession of eccentric modes. I-a lati si and most notable of these i- a i crepe-de-chine jumper patterned with a •.■••> of Pari-! Al distance, the printed design look.- like nothing more prat tual than the
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      "IF SHK WERE A MAN."
      93 4 Mis- Constance Warner, member cd* an old Toabridge family and a town councillor, declared at a recent Council meeting that if she Wpm a man she would take the bousing clerk outside on the Castle lawn and give him the biggest thrashing he had ever
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      CUPID THICKS THF LAW.
      86 4 To overcome legal barriers to their marriage, a Germaa couple travelled by aeroplane from Cologne to London, and then took train to Edinburgh. Then they learned that the marriage could not be solemnised because neither partv had lived 21 days in Scotland. To surmount this difficulty
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      MRS. TOPSY'S TREASURE MACABRE.
      298 4 A DOMESTIC TRAGEDY. [Specially Written foi I p I am Mrs. Topsy's bouses aid. i ly nature of an laquisitive disposjtu 'ver since I hate been in Mrs. T., psv^ /ice I have been assailed b> an nlnaJ whelming desire to diseovei < nu a certain
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      OLD BLUE TUNIC GOWN.
      325 4 box again. 1 1 v powdei ha I smell. There was nothing int< testis* n. I wa- disappointed. I do'i't know what 1 expected the box, but certainly not this poarder! i should Mr.-. Tops) be so anxioua I serve it It was not even m
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    DRINK PERFECTION WHISKEY
    31 5 A SLOGAN WITH MORE TRUTH THAN POETRY. AND LOSE THAT MORNING HEADACHE Obtainable at ALL GOOI) DEALERS. IF IN DOUBT-TRY IT Soie Agents EASTERN AGENCI^ LTD. six; APORE.
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    OUR JAPAN LETTER.
    1563 5 TRAGIC DEATH OF PADRE. From Our Own Correspondent). Tok\o. Jan. 20. Dead in his hath-tuh in Ins own home in Kobe— such was the tragic and sudden end on Sunday last of the Rev. A. CI. Goldsmith, of the- Missions to Seamen. A postmortem examination revealed that
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    31 5 There are signs that Europe is awakening to a consciemsness of the fallacy of trying to stimulate trade by tying it up in red tape. Messrs. J. Henry Schroder and Co.
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    U.S. RUBBER TRADING.
    117 5 A I'romiifent Member. New York, February ft Mr. Jesael Livermore, considered one ed' Wall Street's most spectacular plungers in recent years, bas become a member of th; Cocoa and Rubber Exchange, which started operations m Tuesday. The fact that membership bas e^n taken out in his own
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    MAGIC CITY OF FLORIDA.
    625 5 A MINIATURE NFW YORK. Miami (Fla.). Fifteen years ago Miami, on the ast roast t f Florida, was a tiny town with 5,500 inhabitants, and felt highly honoured if a big fishing smack sailed into its harbour at leaft, as far into its harbour as the
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      394 5 mm lllSST"" Lonely x fiairforyOU have the beautiful, rich, ur that the world's most -Ness, by UMiig Lavona ibis is the wonder liquid secret ingredient which reesthc hail roots and soon promotes 4 thu most beautiful hair or dandrutf, falling hair, esi and baldness Lavona without equal. kavortaHairTonic v tmaring
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      421 5 To-dav I Samc 13 years ago. 1 p 1 f'. m Kc. Age 5. Before ..-•>•'. 1 Age 5. AftTTVroL Age 18. CYRIL D. COLSTON. I Once a hopeless case DOCTOR'S REPORT that he is of average build and that Sr d January. 1925 hl muscular system is uell de-
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    PARISIANA.
    794 6 WHEN MELBA SANG IN PARIS. (From Our Own Correspondent). Paris, Feb. 1. Although Melba's (wisely-considered) retiiement has proved so interesting to the musical public in England, the younger generation of Parisians give little thought lo tlie event. It is many years since the diva appeared at the Opera, and
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    64 6 Sir Arthur Balfour, speaking at the Japan Society's dinner. toLl the story of a Chairman who took forty minutes to introduce a lecturer, ending up with "And now I will call upon the lecturer to give us his address/' The reply was full of meaning. "My address," he said, "is
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    THE CAUSES OF DISEASE.
    873 6 A NEW BACTERIOLOGY. Th? annual report tf the Medical Research Council fl r 1924-25. shows that the year under review was big with important developments in many branches of medical seienc\ The most important development of all, however, was the discovery by Dr. Gyo and Iff.
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    78 6 A serious tire occurred on Friday at GonoUf Semenggol. in the Krian district, nine miles from Bagan Serai. The outbreak was caused by a tin of kerosene oil in one of the shophouses catching tire. A row of seven shophouses and the Malay school were completely burnt down before tie
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      809 6 AUCTION SALE OF MAGNIFICENT WELL-KEPT TEAK HOUSEHOLD I FURNITURE, PIANO, ETC. I At Villa, No. 4, Uukit Avam Road, (off Bukit Chermin Road) Ken.), u I 1 "arbour I ON SATURDAY, MARCH 6th.. AT IM VW I Comprising: an excellent toned cottage piano by Robinson P I :eak stool to
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      143 6 PRELIMINARY Witt AUCTION SALE OF Vi i valuable Eurorx situated ;.t the junction of Bi Caranagh Roada eeatral reach of the Town ai 1 Be Iprisinc three srell designed Ibuill two itorey dwelling hou* sd and ifi good State >• Municipal No, :'.<; Carsnagh I land and brick and tile
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    HOME FROM THE SEA.
    1667 7 To return from a long voyage is almost to be born again- There is one brief moment, after landing, wh;n you discover your old life as Columbus discovered America when you play "stout Cortez," not on a peak in Darien, but ea a bleak English quayri<
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    AMERICA AND RUBBER.
    401 7 AMERICA AND RUBBER. (To the Editor of th Financia] News). Sir,- lt is Stated 'hat the heavy arrivals' of rubber now coming to hand are the natural results of the increased export allowance t<> M per cent If prices can tun from 4s. Bd. to l\-. Sd. on the strength
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      350 7 hj "^S3 CARDS. m^Y SETON. < f VMBER MANSIv)NS. S f > f r u i consignment has arrived j /e-gning clothes for children. J 1 J\, i .y.\ o =v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.% L iMHKHHHKi «HI4Mi O&tHHHr >%?>-* /pieeet Send for the Illustrated LtHloL'ue of Musical Instruments. «> J' 3 SEASON CO..
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      802 7 GOT INDIGESTION? HERE'S NEWS FOR YOU! Do you realise that nine eases of digestive tiouble out of every ten are caused by .x- cess stomach acidity, and that this is eaaily neutralised? It's a fact, nnd you can (!cJ monrtiate it by taking a little BISURATED MAGXESIA next time you
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS FRIDAY. MARCH 5.1926.
    737 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS FRIDAY. M AR CH 5.1926. Passenger Traffic. a Singapore is committed t<> the replacement ot' its trams Uy railless buses and some of the new vehicles aie in tlie course 01 erection in the Harbour Board Godowns at KeppelIrd. The new company has been very vigorously at
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    432 8 Mr. arid lira. Edgai Jones have arrived ii Ipoh fi on Home. Ilr. John Ford, of Mew*. Evatl and c.. Penang. has gone on a business visH Siam. Tin- Director* of Pontianak (odd Dredging Concessions, Limited, notif) thai the flotation ba- b en oversubscribed. A rogue elephant, which had w
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    93 8 A MALACCA WEDDING. (From Our Own Correspondent). .Malacca, Mar. 4. The wedding was celebrated at Christ Church this morning of Captain R. L. Cuscaden, Superintendent of Customs, to Miss Bertha Middleton. The Colonial Chaplain, Rev. E. N\ Bower, officiated, the bride was given away by Mr. G. P.
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    IN THE PENANG COURTS.
    95 8 IN THE PENANG CO URTS. (From Ogr Own Correspondent I. Pinang, Mar. 4. The managing director of the Ganesh Printing Works and the Secretary of the Valiba Sangum Aoeocintion were involved an assault ease in the Police Court today, the former alleging that the Secretary struck him in the face
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    LABOUR MP. SUSPENDED.
    590 8 [Reuter I Service.] London. Mar. I. In the House af Commons the crowded house and packed galleries which had as.-em bled in anticipation of the keenly awaited statement on the League Council had a preliminary thrill at qneation time, resulting in th«- suspension of the Labour member.
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    61 8 Mr. T. Hone, who had been tarryi" business as Hope and Co., Kuala I has gone to Ipoh as manager of cher Trading Co., a new general R hardware firm with English backing hIC has its headquarters in Kuala 1 Temporary oflW es have bet n opened in Low Street.
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    THE QUAITS.
    574 8 "NO, NO. NANE... Successful Presentation H p„ r t omedj After three eminently > irCt mances of lan Hay's „i v of Kings" the Qaainti chai B gi amine last niglr. deli, which left little seating Victoria Theatre with th No. Nanette." the p|;, lemarkable young veterai smith
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    AMERICAN AIR FORCE.
    79 8 a [Reuter'- Service.] Washington, Mtr Mr. I lavis. Seer tar> for Wat lished the military aviation pfOf the next five year.-. If ndoptcd n Air Foice will possess "J. -'•><> sei-opl*"*' five years, heme the personnel will si.-t of 1,660 regular army ..til. serve officer:- on active
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      54 8 *i V m Parf urns de Luxe COTY I Chypre Origan Rose Jacqueminot 5 Paris f Emeraude EAU DE COTY 5 to be had from all dealers i Dupire Brothers. I 10 te? ns«n«MiaHM«a«Mawni Sole Agents: THE lIORNEO COMP A NT, ITO. Singapore. I'enang. Kuala l.umpur. Ipoh. A lor Star
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    FAIR PLAY FOR GERMANY.
    733 9 QUEERING THE PITCH. > TIMES ON PLAIN DEALING. (Renter's Service. 1 London. Mar. 4. [•imes hu.- broken silence ever the constitution of the league Lading article, in which it no international question in hai there been so emphatic j a (U monstrstion of British Koreigti observers
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    AFFAIRS IN CHINA.
    262 9 TARIFF CONFERENCE. SITUATION AT PEKING. [Reuter's Service.] London, Mar. 3. In the House of Commons, replying to a suggestion that the British representatives at .he Tariff Conference at Peking should be impressed with the necessity of expediting tht decision on the interim tariff proposals, Sir Austen Chamberlain
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    THE FATE OF WEMBLEY.
    113 9 I Reuter's Service. 1 London. Mar. 3. The Wembley Urban District Council has sgreed with the liquidators of the Exhi--1 ition that the site of the exhibition should be used for factories, with the exception ot the part which will become an open spate. Tin- New
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    THE MOROCCO CAMPAIGN.
    82 9 Rabat. Mar. I. Riffinn attacks against Mtiuas srere (token down bj French patrols and the ii y were pu.-hed lack to the boundaries -f Mtiua territory. The commandment decided to maintain and organise the position a 0.-cupied beyond the line of the French poets in order to
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    BIOGRAPHER DEAD.
    87 9 I Rut ish Radio Official Service.) Rugby, Mar. 3. The death occurred in London this after* noon of Sir Sidney Lee. the famous biographer. Sir Sidney will be chiefly remembered as an authority on Shakespeare and Elizabethan England. In addition he was en gsged on tlu* biography of
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    NEW YORK SHARE MAD.
    166 9 RAILWAY TOKENS. SOME MADE WEALTHY: SOME POOR. [Reuter's Service.] New York, Mar. 3. There were indescribable scenes in the stock market as a lesult of a record slump in railroad shares, hundieds of thousands of which were freely offered. Trading ii. the afternoon was done at
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    THE ARMY ESTIMATES.
    200 9 r British Radio Official Pel ties.] Rugby. Mar. 3. Sir Laming Worthington-Evans, Secretary foi War. has confirmed that the Army Estimates for 1926-7, which will shortly be issued, will amount to i'42..">u0.000. as computed with 144*500,000 for lttS-6. Sir Laming declared that he had had a very
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    FOREIGN COOns MARKED.
    142 9 British Radio official Service). Ragby, Mar. 1 The Kill which was introduced in Parliament yesterday by Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister. President of the Board of Trade, provide! that imported good- bearing the name or trade mark of any British manufacturer or trader aie n<»t t<> aold in
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    BANK AS PLAINTIFF.
    335 9 BRQURL TO SUPREME COURT An application under a section of the ivil Procedure C <>de which provides that i where a judgment has been obtained against linn the party who had uhtaincd the I judgment and elaimed t<» be entitled t<> execution against any other member of
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    MATTERS CHINESE.
    666 9 AFTER THE FIRE. r— The House That Escaped. (From Our Chinese Correspondent). The disastrous fire at Geylang on Monday destroyed a hundred houses, and the great pity of it is that in the majority of cases these houses were occupied by the poor people of the village. The
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    AMATEUR WIRELESS SOCIETY OF MALAYA.
    239 9 AMATEUR WIRELESS SOCIETY OF MALAYA. Listeners-in hail a special treat on Tuesday evening, when a concert party, arranged by Mr. Barlow, provided a very attractive programme ol Vocal and instrumental music. Conditions were favourable to broadcasting, and reports received at the Society's room indicated that excellent transmission was taking place,
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    SCOTTISH LETTER.
    1540 11 THE INDIAN Jl TE INDUSTRY. Charges Against Millowners. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Edinburgh, Feb. 3. The report of Mr. Thomas Johnston, M.P., and Mr. John F. Sime (secretary of the Dundee and District Union of Jute and Flax Workers), who were sent to India by the joint committee
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    NEGRO'S TRIAL FOR MURDER.
    259 11 Troops and (iuns te Prevent Lynching. New York, Feb. 1. Elaborate measures to prevent p >ssible attempts at lynching an accused negro will bt taken to-morrow at Lexington, Kentucky, by order of the State (i >vernor, Mr. W. 1. Fields, who has ordered out eight companies
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    A REAL CANADIAN GOLD MINE.
    193 11 Although a complete accounting oi lbs income of Hollinger gold mine for 1920 nas not yet been made, it is evident tha; ihe gross income reached approximately .Jie 000,000. As near as may be estimut 1, Ills income was made of a recovery of $3.20
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    H M.S. VINDICTIVE.
    212 12 Latest Arrival on China Station With the arrival of H.M.S. Vindictive <>n the China Station, says a Hongkong paper, the Biitish Squadron in Far Eastern waters is further strengthened, by the addition of a first class modern Vessel, with offensive and defensive powers which are in every
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    86 12 NOTICES TO MARINERS. i The following has been received from the Harbour Master, Selangor Angsa Bank Light Vessel will shortly be temporarily withdrawn from relit and will be replaced by a light buoy showing a light with the same characteristics and painted white with the letter A in
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    FRANCONIA DUE TO-MORROW.
    288 12 The Franconia, one i f the Cunard F'leet, jl doe to arrive at Singapore on ht r third PHriiie ds hlia round the world <>n Saturday, Mar. 13th. The cruise commenced from New York on January 11th, and the total distance covered will bc over SO,OOO miles,
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    GIANT MOTOR LINERS.
    463 12 GIANT MOTOR LINERS. 1 ir->( Veyage af the 4stnrias An important event in tlu- annals ol the British Mercantile Marin*- t«>«>k place on February 2«;. when the first large LivrH- speed oil-driven oeeaa liner ko iail regularly from British port madv her maiden voyage. This vessel ii tbe Royal Mail
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    39 12 instead of the foremost gun carried by the Hawkins, the Vindictive has instead a small hangar and runway for seaplanes. Details of construction are not available, but it i.s understood that this hangar is capable of housing three planes.
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    OUR IRISH LETTER.
    1397 14 THE FREE STATE COINAGE. I (From Our Own Correspondent). Belfast, Feb. 3. The Southern Government hoped to effect a saving of about i'600,000 on the proponed m w coinage of silver and nickel coins. How th saving is to be effected is not made particularly clear, but
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    ANTI-MALARIAL TACTICS.
    266 14 ANTI -MALARIAL TACTICS. Ictivities in Malaya The following is an extract from the 'British .Medical Journal" of January 23rd: Tht report of the Malaria Advisory Board of the Federated Malay States for 1924, short though it is, afford- abundant evidence that the authorities are fully alive to the dangers of
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    PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURB.
    156 14 PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURB. The new movement to persuade the public to pay regular visits to the doctor whil they arc well, Instead of waiting till they get iii, <>n the principle that prevention is better than cure, is sound in theory. We apply the same principl to machines.
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    "SNAKES IN ICELAND."
    227 14 In tie- •Natural History of Iceland," mentioned by Ur. Johnson on a well known occasion, it was M Chapter I.XXII. Concerning Snakes" which consisted of the brief bat effective summary. "There are no snakes to be met with throughout tho whole islam!.". But in the new volume,
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    75 14 Mr. Owen Owen, who has been in charge of the .Malacca branch of the Asiatic Peti > ieum Company (F.M.5.,) Limited, for about a year past, loft Malacca on transfer to Singapore, on Friday last, says the Malacca Observer. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Owen will be much missed in the
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    WOMAN VICE-CONSUL.
    74 14 WOM AN VICE-CONSUL. An American girl, Mis Pat tie Field is mi* of Or.- two Vice-Consuls attached to th* American ('insulate at Amsterdam. .Miss Field, who i.-- only twznty-four, studied interns ional law for two years in Pari-, and was the only woman among the ISO candidates who sat for
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    GIANT AERO-ENGINES.
    172 14 Teats on New British I lyinjr Beat. A flying boa t. mounting two 1,000 h.p. engrinea, is to h tested shortly for the Vit Ministry. Thif will be the highest powered twin-! engined flying boal in tin- world. It will! mark tin- ft rat stit^r in the Introduction
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    FRASER & CO.. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    604 15 FRASER CO.. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. THURSDAY, MARCH 4. i/SPSF in brac^p s how the issue value in dO,l s ot.urw.se MINING. 1 Asam Kumbang (f) Bat.ang Padang li n Hitam Tin lulls (£l) huyers 64a i.i.; y.is (»d Seliera ~>as x.d. s0 1.46 c.d. Johan Tin 57 1 j
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    C.OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    39 15 S intra pon*. Mar. I, 12 noon. Singapore Standard Rihbed Smoked SI-.'! Spot Sfs S<P L March and April 1 P6? April-June 84% B6; July-Sept. R4. London Quotation Sheet 2s. 2%d. Market Steady and Quiet.
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    84 15 W.50 with further enquiries. Praaer and Wfl"" can ho placed up to 4^, a few offering a* 49. Hammers are ouiet at 170 17.">. pi"n.,jw have slitrhtlv better "ncjuiries at 29.?". sellers holdinir for 80. Wearnes arc a shade easier at 17.35 17.6"». Smelters continue in erood demand at 13.90.
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    EXCHANGE.
    67 15 •March 1. Bank 1 m.s. _> 4 1 {.32 Hank demand 2 I tl-fg Private credits 8 m.s. li 4 New York, demand M 7-ir» Credit. 9M days 58 7-l<> Franc* demand 1475 India, T. T. U Hongkong, demand 2 p.c. Prem. Yokohama, demand Pi:; 1 Java, demand 140%
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    PRODUCE.
    214 15 Tin 125 Tons si 12.00 Gambler 12.50 Pepper Whit.- 55.00 Pepper Black 51. 0n Flake Tapta gjg Bear! BagO Small 8.75 Copra i2.ot Copra Sondriad 12.;><> Opium, Benares unt. 4.000 Rite. Lianp Hin Chan Mark Rod Fa^le (New) 330 Rice, Siam old No. 1 jj.jo Rite, Baag >on Bir
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    558 15 LYALL AND EVATT'S WEEKLY REPORT. Singapore, Mar. A fair amount of interest has 1 een displayed iti the Rubber share market, and sharp fluctuations in the commodity quotalion have been fully reflected in share values, which close round last weeks idea. after realising much improved pricea. Pear covering was indulged
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    177 15 MACPHAIL CO.. LTD'S REPORI. Siagapace, March I. Rubber. Local 96 per ll>. Tin. London 082 10s Od. Local J 42. 125 tons aold. Ratters. Shares are weak. Jeram Kuantans are quoted 1.52% 1.57*, an<i Ulu Benuta at 70 72*. Tambalaka offer at 1.27 1 2 and l'nited
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & COS REPORT.
    263 15 ROSE MACPHAIL COS REPORT. (L. R. Macphail). Singapore. March 4. Rubber.— 2a 2%d. Down 2d. Local 86 Tin.— £282 10s. Down 40s. The market is again on the quiet side in all sections. Rubbera. Brogaa eaa be placed at LOS ram Kuantana were taken .it I 57* Mentakaba at 46
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    LEWIS AND PEAT'S REPORT.
    202 15 Singapore, March i. Kebber.— Since our last the market ha^ aeen heavy (fluctuations and quotations are down on balance. The rise which took place ai the beginning of the week waa mostly if not whollj due to bears covering both here and in London. Our London
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    BARLOWS REPORT.
    253 15 Singapore. March L Rubber. Prices this week have fluctuated considerably, the lowest being about 84 and the highest 96. The local auction, held yesterday, opened With ti fairlv steady tone with a nominal quotation of 95 for Awarded Spot Sheet. However, shortly after- the commencement of the stile,
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      433 15 insets over $5,500,000. A A Assurance in force over $19,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LlMlTED(lncorporated in Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFlCE:~Winchester House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. r company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act
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      839 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong i Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50 COO.OOC Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund .--^Sterling 4,?00,00t Silver $26,500,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. W. L. Pattenden, Esq., Chairman H. P. White, Esq. Deputy Chairman W. H.
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      40 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated In England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapo Representative -Messrs. BARLOW Cc Messrs. HARRISONS. BARKER CO.. Ltt CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (lst floor) A GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    LIBEL CASE ENDS.
    2603 16 COUNSEL'S CONCLUDING ADDRESSES. 'Plaintiffs Not Called Kafir n The Moslem libel case came to a conelusion in the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon on the eleventh day of its hearing. Mr. H. .P.. Mundell, for defendants, who coneluded his address just before the lunch adjournment, stated that the
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    ROYAL SINGAPORE YACHT CLUB.
    224 16 I lie following Arrangement* sre an nounfced: On Sunday tin- first race for the •Lan 2! Chal>nge Cup will be tailed. Yachts t'> be steered i>\ t ht- i owners unless the Sailing Committee permits otherwise. Time sllowaneea to be taken al tin* beginning of the
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    93 16 Japan Supports China's Claim. (By courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha). Tokio, Mar. 3. It is slated that Japan, at the forthcoming meeting of the League Council, will support the Chinese proposal requesting the Council to admit her to a seat on the Council. Shanghai Cotton Mill Strike.
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    54 16 THE TEST SELECTORS. [Reuter's Service.] London, Mar. 3. The Test selectors have co-opted Hobbs and Rhodes. [The Test selection sub-committee was appointed at a meeting of the M.C.C. at Loi ds on Feb. 24th. It includes Mr. P. F. Warner, as chairman, Messrs. Perrin and Cilligan, and the
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    DOUGLAS OPERATED UPON.
    41 16 TReuter's Service.] London. Mar. The cricketer, Mr. J. \V. H. T. Douglas, has been taken to hospital for appendicitis. It is understood that an operation is necessary. London, Later. Douglas has been operated on, and is progiessing satisfactorily.
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    23 16 [Reuter's Service.] London. Mar. 3. The following are the result- of to-day's League Matches: Division I. Notts County 8, Birmingham fl.
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    RACK COURSE GOLF CLUB.
    88 16 Twenty-six cards were taken out for the February (1926) Medal of the Race Course Golf Club, and the best nine returned were as follows: H. L. H. Lim 11 11 71 T. l.eijssius 12 45 1 4 7:} J. Lee Keng Tye 49 4.. 11 74
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB vs. GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    132 16 The following are the nanses of the teams (Keppel players mentioned tiisti for the above match, which will be played over the Keppel links -'ti Sunday: i». Jones and Campbell rs. Mc Michael and Macphail. 06. Stewart and Stewart rs. Cuthbert snd J.
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    TANGLIN CLUB TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    131 16 Yesterdays Kcsults. Handicap Doubles (Men). Hickey aad Griffith-Jones, owe 15.2 l*'at Col. Haseldine ami Major Vyvyan, owe 4. Championship Pairs (Ladies). Mr>. Cullen snd Mrs. Savage heat Mis* 1 Hutchison and Mis< Griffith-Jones, 4 s, fl J. 6 t. Handicap Singles (Men). Sykcs, plus 2 beat
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    SWIMMING CLUB.
    25 16 It is pointed out that there will l>e a good tide for hathing at the Swimming Cluh on Saturday and Mondav. ladies' days.
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    14 16 Saturday. (?th. Wireless Class. Headuuarters, 4.30 p.m.
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    26 16 Miss E. J. Nye (Camh. T. D.) and Miss K. AI. Young have arrived from Home to join the staff of the Government Girls' School, Penang.
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