The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 4 February 1927
1927-02-04
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Title Section13 1927-02-04 1 Singapore Free Press H ENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1927. NO. 12,020.13 words
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Article290 1927-02-04 1 Latest Cable news will be found on page 8. The breaking €ff of negotiations by Mr. Chen occupies all attention regarding China. The full proposals of Mr. O'Malley are published. Home press opinion is that the difficulty need not be regarded as fatal. The Cabinet has met290 words
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Article807 1927-02-04 1 ''I think you ought to go auay tor the worst of the weather," said Dr. driver to the Tenant; "your wife wants a thorough change in a milder county.'' "We're going away for a couple of months." said the Tenant's wife to .Mrs. Stamper, the807 words
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Advertisement165 1927-02-04 1 u 1 N G LOO N G IM,NISED HOUSE for I n TROPKAL SUITS. H!(,H STREET. [Raffles Hotel Saturday February sth, 8.15 p.m. j; Special Diner Dansant j (Dinners wil! be served in the Ball-room.) For reservations phone 2920. J J. WILLIAMS, Manager. < j u My Typiste uses a165 words
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Advertisement293 1927-02-04 1 ft ofe 1 nnnisif 1 fW^% I In rolls for immediate [-^-W-O^T^xJ^ J application. Think of -^-r^--^- v /^^i 2 the time you save!! '^^r-rr r-r -..^BSJWHn J When you roof with P |S Malthoid you roof to 7 r,^" s "V^z^^r 3 best advantage: for Mai- S^M*^SS^ 2 thoid293 words
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Advertisement127 1927-02-04 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Men of Steel at the Alhambra— Page 2. Tennenfs Pilsener for the East— Pape 8. Write to the Ocean for any sort of policy —Pape 16. Katz Bros, are apents for the fain* us Pears' Soap Pape 5. Robinson and Co. are showing a special selection of silverplate127 words
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Advertisement16 1927-02-04 1 WING LOO N G FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. ?tyle, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32, HIGH STREET.16 words
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Miscellaneous180 1927-02-04 1 THE WEEK. Friday. Ith. High W 7 ater. OR a.m.. 11.27 a.m. High Water, Malacca, 8.50 a.m., 9.10 p.m. Dutch homeward mail close?, 11. U. 9. mail close-. 2 p.m. Open Tennis S.C.C. Saturday, stfc. Hiph Water. 0.40 a.m.. 0.12 p.m. High W T ater. Malacca. 9.30 a.m., 9.50 p.m.180 words
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Advertisement1110 1927-02-04 2 ain t. ,ah SUnnper ont stay nowhere, TABLETS. where she's rubbed tam't likdy. She CKRTAJN RELIEF I N '"T:\ T£Z Allyn and Brarsup, Rheumatism oa O.y Green. i Sar* i ri?W M a the popular, verdict inWuenza hp np Sleeplessness. t I;irU iLftii Does not affect the heart. are properu1,110 words
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Advertisement333 1927-02-04 2 VICTORIA THEATRE SINGAPORE. R. B. SALISBURY'S FAMOUS MUSICAL AND COMEDY CO. Saturday, Feb. sth. and Monday, Feb. 7th. At 9.30 p.m. THE GREAT APOLLO THEATRE LONDON SUCCESS "OH! JOY," "OH! JOY." This delightful musical play is another "NO, NO NANETTE/' it scored an instantaneous success in Bombay and Calcutta, where333 words
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Advertisement295 1927-02-04 2 WISHING ITS CHINESE PATRONS \T^\ AND PROSPEROUS NEW YK\k f^L I ALHAMBRA Presents an Exceedingly Strong P To-Ni^ht und Following Nights A MIGHTY POWERFUL FFRST NATION Ai which has a tremendous fascination and buiMs a eonij is told in terms <»f \i\ id dra IT SERVES !N GIVING MILTON SILLS295 words
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Article401 1927-02-04 3 KEEN COMPETITION BETWEEN NATIONS. fhe i ucrnati nal race towards the pel I feetion of television continues. An announ cement h;is appeared re^ardin^ a method o i illuminating the object to he transmitter suggested by Mr. J. L. Baird, while MM Edouard Belin, de Broglie, and401 words
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Article395 1927-02-04 3 Working-Class Parents Eight little London girls and boys, the children of working people of small means, had the day of their lives recently when they gave a piano recital before a brilliant company at Compton Lod.ee. Dame Clara Butt's Hampstead home. These children are regarded as395 words
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463 1927-02-04 3 COLOURED HEROINE OF SOMERS TOWN. Kathleen was the heroine of Soniers Town recently. It was Kathleen who conducted the coml munity singing at the Magdalen College Mission Club in Clarendon-street when the Prince, with Earl Jellicoe, visited the mission. Kathleen Thomas is a coloured463 words
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264 1927-02-04 3 INSPECTION SAID TO HE UNSATISFACTORY. The Air Ministry's system of inspecting cloth bought for uniforms is considered "unsatisfactory" by the Select Committee of the House of Commons on Estimates. "No test is made," says the committee in a report, "to ensure that the composition264 words
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Article69 1927-02-04 3 Three Officers Killed in Forced Landing London, Jan. 18. Malta. Lieutenants G. 0. Owen Jones. E. Chafe and Flight Lieutenant C. F. Brewerton, attached to His Majesty's Air-craft Carrier "Eagle," were killed when the aeroplane in which they were flying made a forced landing and struck the69 words
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Advertisement93 1927-02-04 3 3LJ w V l l J HTnei we first started in business our quest was "Quality' Md no cheapening influences of competition i] make us forget it. I UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED. eorporated in the Straits Settlements). ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT, MAGICAL SOAP GUARANTEED PURE t I" p T A Free Lathering Soap.93 words
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Advertisement193 1927-02-04 3 ®T Jb^\ Beautifully Finished j Green-Red-Blue. OR SEND FOR CATALOGUE TO MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD. t 209-212, Orchard Rd., SINGAPORB. WWbW«WWW.V,%V AVUWUVUfa VVVVWVVWVVVUUVVIA VWWWWW- j ZEISS I t Careful study of the diagram conclusively proves < the superiority of Punktal L?nses over all others. N Looking through Lookiny Ihruuoh S i193 words
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Article339 1927-02-04 4 The Animal Kingdom Scores. LITTLE HAPPENINGS IN 8.N.8. [Specially Written for Free Press.] This time it is the animal kingdom which scores all al ng the line, beginning with that of th? railway, which we were walkin? up one evening in starch of pigeon as the339 words
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Article, Illustration362 1927-02-04 4 tempting specimens, finer than any which sprint? up on the sunny lawns, one of the gardeners accidentally slanted his (No. 11 sized) bare 3quare foot on them and solved the problem for me. He probably thus saved us from a sudden unpleasant death from mushroom poisoning. Table362 words
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Article510 1927-02-04 4 The Guest's Comfort. A FURNISHING NOVELTY. A delightful, furnishing novelty, labelled "For the Guest Room" is displayed H) j the window of one of the up-to-date furnishing houses in t.wn. This consists of a pretty glass tray, holding water caraffe, j two tumblers and a biscuit jar. Turquoise510 words
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Article211 1927-02-04 4 A novel kind of spectacles has made its appearance in the United States, and will probably turn up in the shops here soon. At first glimpse you would fear that the wearer were blind, for instead of the conventional type cf passes you see only211 words
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Article, Illustration27 1927-02-04 4 Claret coloured chiffon velveteen is used to make this gracefully-cut frock. The cellar, and cuffs are of crepe de Chine in the same deep shade.27 words
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Article1018 1927-02-04 4 BOUDOIR BOULEVARD. The beauty of red is well expressed in the brilliant crepe-de-chine frocks worn by the dainty chorus in a revue recently staged in the West-End. Deep scallops are worked on the hems of the wide, circular skirts, making the frocks ideal for dance wear. It is surprising to1,018 words
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Article396 1927-02-04 4 Home-made Ices. BY A COOKERY ENTHUSIAST Some-made ice- give a delightfully professional air to even the most unpretentious- of menus, and when one realises that the preparation of them entails no more trouble than does the more mundane kind of "cold sweet." one wonders why these frozen delicacies396 words
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Article393 1927-02-04 4 Some New Ficti on AUSTKALI AN The Bushland Man. (London. Rodder ami $1 Square). The author ha- i r breathes through.m.phere of the Australia ever, a great pity thai a better plot than ft which he uses. Ufa is excellent. hut ;i wearied with long die 9 and393 words
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Article, Illustration29 1927-02-04 4 This simplf. ««lmhth ItfWg natural pongee i> tnmni.i m jabot collar in pNfee, >i>rmM<green polka-dot-. Ih» l>« It M kid and the hai i- I iofl29 words
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807 1927-02-04 5 (Second List). Mr. Boey Kok Leong, the Hon. General Secretary, thanks gratefully the following donors for their subscriptions towards the Malayan Floods Relief Fund. Already acknowledged $21,770 Seong Lim Sawmill 300 Ho Kwong Sheng Loong 250 Yong Kwang and Co. 150 $100 ea. from Mrs.807 words
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Article15 1927-02-04 5 Thye Loong, Boey Leng Hin and Dr. Ho Siu Khan. $920 Total to date $30,03515 words
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Advertisement321 1927-02-04 5 "Mothers know they ASh can trustit 9 fflMB baby wakes •creaming and you don't know what is wrong. wft S Tncn try Woodward's Gripe Water, and give immediate relief. W// st certainly the trouble is indigestion. Woodward's will CUTS t »nd anyhow it can tdo any harm. wtt H ej321 words
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Advertisement89 1927-02-04 5 -s^J^^X«»^^i ii -—^b»^— ii i va 1W j IWIfW Mi 'I*" Mr 1 1 \H h1 1 I m^r r^i 1 1 £5 i^«^ I ppi it c D j Pears' Soap is transparent to all j who use it. It is j matchless for the skin I and complexion89 words
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Article401 1927-02-04 6 QUESTIONS IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. At a recent meeting- of Ceylon Legislative i Council. Mr. H. R. Freeman asked: Are actual figures of production of rubber in all unrestricted areas in the British Empire (i.e., exclusive of Malaya and Ceylon) of the last three years locally available,401 words
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Article221 1927-02-04 6 SEQUEL TO A DEATH AT MONTE CARLO. Owing- to the death in h\s villa at Monte Carlo on Christmas night of Sir Rupert Clarke, a boy of seven becomes a baronet and inherits a fortune estimated at a million. Sir Rupert was sixty-ons and the221 words
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Article156 1927-02-04 6 Improved status and assured means of living for the women who are now slaves and concubines will be thg objective of a new women's organisation formed in Canton. The leader of the movement is Miss Su Man-sang, a woman jurist. The new organisation is called the156 words
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Article509 1927-02-04 6 FOUNDRY IN THF: WEALD The village of Buxted, in Sussex, whicl was recently the scene of the Sussex "shov< ha'penny" final, has an even greater clam to a place in the history of England. Buxtec made England's earliest iron cannon. "The first cast-iron gun to be509 words
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Article373 1927-02-04 6 DEBRETTS VIEW OF A HACKNEYED TERM. The only way to settle any bickerings about whether you are a gentleman or not i? to consult the new Debrett. The authority in charge of the 2.183 pace volume for 1927 has pone out of his way to define373 words
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81 1927-02-04 6 London. Jan. 21. Commenting that the Bishops have completed the Prayer Book revision earlier than anticipated the Church of England newspaper states that the marriage service has been completely remodelled, the baptism and burial services considerably revised, numerous new prayers and collects added for the regular81 words
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Article45 1927-02-04 6 London. Jan. 21. The Vatican has annulled the marriage <<f Signor Marconi and his wife, formerly Hon. Beatrice O'Brien, daughter of the Earl of Inchiquin. It is reported that Signor Marconi is engaged to the twenty-five year old daughter of Count Scali.45 words
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Article256 1927-02-04 6 I AUTHOR 01 I 111 \i;< \ii; I Tin r< w a a rcmarl Brighton Police A ml. lent, the pla\ Arcadians," and M A Si mac charged wit! derly in Print c A A pre\ in,:- i argt mage to a polio j.iurncd sine die.256 words
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Article13 1927-02-04 6 At an toqoed of Bantley. factor throughout Cfcrfat" much for him. H 113 words
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Advertisement400 1927-02-04 6 Sore Throat? At the first sign of Sore Throat take a few Formamint tablets. Formamint destroys the dangerous germs in mouth and throat and so cures Sore Throat. Let your children suck Formamint too, so that they will not catch Other children's infectious diseases. fORMAMIKT W The C«rm Killing Throat400 words
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Advertisement229 1927-02-04 6 I —it ii IVj__)i A Life loir a Life > $t'^&- I YOU die that mosquitoes may live This is f r^l^^^^l an appalling thought, but it is the truth. (J AY !jM Most mosquitoes cannot continue in exist- /Ifc^ mC^ ence without blood human blood to I V^^jJ/^s help229 words
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Article740 1927-02-04 7 London's Travellers. A BUS-DRIVER'S IMPRESSIONS. Lots of people besides those who emploj ns aad those who operate the "buses take a hand in the running of London's motor'bus services! There is, for instance, one regular patron well-known to a lot of us who carries a pocketful of postcards740 words
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Article179 1927-02-04 7 Under-Officered and Under-Manned. It is a very gloomy picture which Mr. Wilbur, the Secretary to the Navy, presents in his annual report on the condiion of the American Navy. It is not precisely fit for the scrap heap, but it is lot fit for much else. The179 words
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Article619 1927-02-04 7 Professor Demonstrates on His Children. HOW NERVES WORK. Scores of happy children assembled at > the Royal Institution to attend the first 1 of the lectures delivered en Nerves and I Muscles by Professor A. V. Hill, and to see the Professor's children take through619 words
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Article231 1927-02-04 7 European's Arrest in Calcutta. < Calcutta, Jan. 24. The Englishman reports that the Calcutta police yesterday searched the top flat of a certain premises in Sudder-street occupied by a European giving his name as Campbell j and took charge of papers believed to be connected with Soviet231 words
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Advertisement571 1927-02-04 7 NOTICES. I WOH TIN DREDGING LTD. (Incorporated in United Kingdom). J The following cable h;^ been received froai th« Secretary in London: J '-Ipoh Tin Dredging Ltd., will issue Temoh i mi Dredging Ltd.. at the end of February list applications dosing 7th. .March 1927 to'lnoh I'm Dredging Ltd., Shareholders571 words
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Advertisement664 1927-02-04 7 I TENDERS. JOHORE GOVERNMENT. Tenders will be received by the Kxecutive Engineer, Segamat, Johore. up to noon of February L'Oth. L 927, for the erection of: (1 Post Office at Labi.-. (2) Quarters for Post Master at Labis. (3) Three .-ets quarters for Subordinate Officers at Labi*. (4) Five sets664 words
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Advertisement579 1927-02-04 7 AUCTION SALES. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE OF Artistic Jacobean design Teak HottSehoM Furniture. Piarxi etc At Villa St. Josepil No. 192-c Paaair Panjang Road [9% 9aala«M|, On Satu-rday, Feb. r>th.. at IMQ p.m. Comprising: An .(-client <i oattajpi piano l>y W. Garcia and one ton* or-pan by Bemhard Koch both in579 words
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Article44 1927-02-04 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTHS. WiLso.N -On January 31st, at Kuala Lumpur, to Peggy, wife of Ronald E. Wilson, Malayan Civil Service, a son. ALEXANDER.— At the General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, on 29th January, 1927, to Mr. and -Mrs. K. T. Alexander, of Sentul. a son.44 words
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848 1927-02-04 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 4, 1927. The China Situation. The news from Hankow, disappointing though it may be, can hardly be said to have been entirely unexpected because it has to be recognized in any consideration of the China problem at present that the one factor which can never848 words
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Article273 1927-02-04 8 Professor and Mrs. Bostock Hill, who have been visiting Seremban. have left for Ceylon. The next cinema show will be held in the V.M.C.A. Hall to-day at 8.30 p.m. An excellent programme has been arranged. Last Saturday Mr. F. C. Sands M.B.E. (Commissioner for Malaya) made a formal inspection of273 words
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Article1092 1927-02-04 8 The Royal Tour. A WONDERFIL RECEPTION (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Jan. 29. Their Majesties are still in the north. and will not be back in Bangkok until after Chinese New Year. Their reception there has been little short of marvellous. The utmost loyalty ha* been displayed,1,092 words
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Article232 1927-02-04 8 Keutei It b learned fed H inu- will be b. Id I i tton of Macttng Shanghai w,i 1 Reuters 1, Fhe Htilitars somewhat obflCU There ba« the past Eewdayi huar J sustained a seriou* d chow bul thes< an tative foreign denied by Sun (huai. They a:.232 words
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Article67 1927-02-04 8 The Opium Comfti has adopted •> yiegac that methodical should Ik undertaken bj the c of all cotratrb s Drder bo deb rmine tti< traffickers in di an.l the ni'-th (In tfcej measutes h bi i facturer, imj i"• i guilty an<i know ii For ani pus,-.67 words
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Advertisement235 1927-02-04 8 'THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" I CURACAO I y^ w £y I CHERRY BRANDY I X 111 CREME I>E MENTH I ijl 11. Jj KUMMEL I MARASCHINO I CREME DE CACAO I I ACKNOWLEDGED BY I Connoisseurs as being the best J CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. I (fncvrpvrQtod under the235 words
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Advertisement37 1927-02-04 8 V.V.VAVWyWWVbViV.'.W.'.V.V. Parfums de Luxe k* GOTY Chypre I Origan J ';j Rose Jacqueminot Paris > Emeraude EAU DE COTY to be had from all dealers Dupire Brothers. %%%\\v.v.v.vav.\sva%vavav SIDEROSTHEN Iron, Wood, etc. i Agents: THE BORNEO CO., LTD.37 words
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Article409 1927-02-04 9 HIT(H NOT FATAL. ;;IH POUCI UNCHANGED. Service.] London, Feb. 3. mation yet can be tc the Cabinet disresterday, the news. that the British nation «>t the New \ork ai defence force may X an.l Wei-Hai-Wei. an editorial, states that is xcelleni and them t.> relinquish lion.409 words
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Article467 1927-02-04 9 LIBERAL AND GENEROUS. MR. OM ALLEY'S STATEMENT. [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Feb. 2. The following: is the text of the British proposals which were communicated to the chief authorities at Peking and Hankow on January 27: 1. His Majesty's Government are prepared to recognise the modern Chinese467 words
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Article89 1927-02-04 9 London. Feb. 3. The Independent Labour Party has received a long cable from Mr. Chen enclosing a copy of his statement to Mr. O'Malley breaking off negotiations at Hankow. Mr. Chen's cable, which was in reply to cables from the National Joint Labour Council and89 words
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46 1927-02-04 9 Bangkok, Feb. 1. \n Australian named Roy Gow assistant on the Lampeh Tin Mine has been sentenced by the Trang court to two years for causing grievous bodily harm to a Hylam serwas released on bail of Tcs. 7,000 pending appeal.46 words
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Article105 1927-02-04 9 hostile gesture and challenge. SPAIN'S SYMPATHIES. Madrid, Feb. 2. Rc-plvin* to the British Government', memorandum to China, the Spanish Government agrees with the British proposals with regard to the immediate apphcatior of the customs' surtaxes and a gradua modification of extraterritoriality, provided adequate guarantees are given respecting Spanish nationals residing105 words
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Article804 1927-02-04 9 NEGOTIATIONS SEVERED. OBJECTION TO BRITISH FORCES. Reuters Far Eastern Service. Hankow, Feb. 1. Mr. Chen has broken off negotiations, refusing: to sign an agreement when British armed forces are concentrating on Shanghai. Hankow, Feb. 1. Mr. Eugene Chen's statement to Mr. O'Malley breaking off negotiations declares:804 words
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Article396 1927-02-04 9 AMERICA'S "CALL." BRITISH TROOPS LEAVE MALTA. Reuters Service. J New York, Feb. 3. The military authorities have called exservice men or "especially promising recruits" to volunteer for service in China with the American forces in Tientsin. Washington, Feb. 1. It is learned at Whitehouse that Mr. Coolidge does396 words
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Article156 1927-02-04 9 Reuters Far Eastern Service. Hongkong. Feb. 1. Merchants interviewed by Reuter regarding Sir Austen Chamberlain's speech consider the Canton Government assurances until implemented by concrete friendly acts are insufficient. They point out that the assurance regarding the removal of the Canton-Hongkong boycott of Oct. 10. last156 words
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Article53 1927-02-04 9 Shanghai, Feb. 1. Employees of the Hankow British Municipal Council, who are taking refuge in Shanghai, have received word that the banks at Hankow have refused to extend further credit to the Council therefore no funds are available for January salaries and there is practically no53 words
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Article85 1927-02-04 9 Peking, Feb. 2. The British Legation has protested to; the Foreign Office regarding Sir F. Aglen's dismissal. Peking, Feb. 1. The Wai Chia Ho Pu's note urging withdrawal of troops going to Shanghai and the dismissal of Sir F. Aglen, is regarded by most foreigners as85 words
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Article20 1927-02-04 9 These events have been fully reported by Mr. O'Malley, who is now awaiting instructions as to how he should act.20 words
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Advertisement178 1927-02-04 9 Warranted Sterling Silver-Plate on Nickel Silver, j: i M |M C \R HOUN i VII FINELY PIERCED FRUIT OR :^3™l^^. 2 MOULDED MOST POPULAB PATTKRN j| GLASS. Beautiiully Pierced Colours: Yellow an^ embossed edge. I PRICE $3.00. PRICE 51 0.50. > ROBINSON CO., LTD. ii 7 7 C* f It178 words
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Advertisement734 1927-02-04 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR PASSENGER A CARGO SERVICES EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON, AND N. CONTINENT. Twice monthly service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre.) WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. TEIRESIAS London, Rotterdam and Hamburg In Port t SARPFDON Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and734 words
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Advertisement570 1927-02-04 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England). I'ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONGKONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Due Spore s.s. CITY OF MADRID Feb. 17 p.p. CITY OF WELLINGTON Kar. 14 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF570 words
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Advertisement472 1927-02-04 10 w^ {XT I J Jfc- %M* Vf BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LlNhs (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SBRVlTfig PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAAL STEAM NA\i;\Tinv LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICR. (Under Contract with His Majesty's CSovernniei 0 OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMI \!:i,> Kor China and Japan. Knr Marseitles, I472 words
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Article553 1927-02-04 11 A TRUE STORY. He strolled, alone, into the baccarat room of the casino at Nice, a jovial cockney with a genial, sun-burnt face, a ci#ar in me hand, a soft felt hat under his arm, and a London newspaper in the other hand. Which was all wrong, anyway,553 words
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Article176 1927-02-04 11 ENCOURAGING ADVANCEMENT OF SELF-GOVERNMENT. London, Jan. 17. "The responsible Government of British India cannot go with the autocracy of the Indian States, whether large or small," concludes an editorial in the Manchester Guardian based on Sir Sivaswamy Aiyer's presidential address before the All-India National Liberal Federation.176 words
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104 1927-02-04 11 ECHO OF AUSTRALIAN BONUS DISPUTE. London, Jan. 18. Melbourne.— Considering the reasons for not playing in the forthcoming matches against New South Wales and Queensland unsatisfactory, the Committee of the Victorian Cricket Association has decided not to allow Ryder and Ponsford to participate in the local matches while the inter-State104 words
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Article184 1927-02-04 11 LOW SALARIES AND SECURITY OF TENURE. London, Jan. 17th. The Association of the First Division of Civil Servants has taken the unprecedented step of addressing a memorial to the Prime Minister regarding the professional grievance arising from the recent compulsory retirements in the Board of Education. The184 words
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58 1927-02-04 11 Calcutta, Jan. 19. Mahomed Suleiman, a Councillor of the Calcutta Corporation and a member of the Bengal Legislative Council was sentenced to-day by the Police Magistrate at Sealdah to three month.*' rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 250, on charges of rioting during the58 words
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Article222 1927-02-04 11 MONSTER GERMAN BOOK OF PROPAGANDA. What has been described as the "mos* gigantic whitewash book in the world" is now complete, save for its index. This is the immense collection of 15,889 documents from its Foreign Office archives which the German Government has been publishing during the222 words
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Article41 1927-02-04 11 A man was fined 7s. 6d. at Wille^den fur stopping people in the street and wishing them a happy New Year," the police charging him with disorderly conduct. "It was certainly a mikl form," said the magistrate.41 words
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Article236 1927-02-04 11 SENTENCE ON H AK(,E OF FAUSB PRETENCES. I.«ndon, Jan. IH The Hon. I E. H. Palk «|l senteii. -•<! at llarylebone Police Covet to-day to torn months' in the Second Division on a charge of false pretence-. Counsel for t Vi e d< n said that defendant236 words
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44 1927-02-04 11 Anachronism is only the pedantic word for eternity. Mr. G. K. Chesterton. On .lan. 22nd., Towkay Loottg Van Tuck, broth<T-in-Uiw of the late Towkay I»ke Yew, gave a dinner at his residence, 2nd mile, Kampong Jawa-rd., Klang, on the occasion of his 65th birthday.44 words
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Advertisement216 1927-02-04 11 The Best Hot Drink in the World XTATURALLY children cannot have coffee, because it conXN *avis me drug stimulant caffrinr. But they relish a warm drm< at mt^l-tune the same as grown-ups. then every where DO* give their children Instant Postum. Ills a nveiiitnt a teaspoonful of Instant Postum in216 words
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Advertisement164 1927-02-04 11 jj ji *4%/n The Cream of Evolution jj -JflLySr^ 9 n Design, Construction, Not Forgetting Purely British Workmanship i| BC y" *"rs*" '^^^^^J 1 i. v >- f\ a' >^* jfc 'A^j^—- j^^^^^^* V ''^s^l Mb\iC& BAW' •> t^JJ^^^^^^flM^H' WIV 1 J BBHj»- The 12 H.P. Tourer. The 7 H.P.164 words
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Article138 1927-02-04 12 Amongst passengers by the Tonkin recently were three French officers, 11 noncommissioned officers, 186 Annamite soldiers equipped with arms and ammunition, bound for Shanghai. Information having been received that cholera exists in a sporadic state at Bangkok and in the ports of southern Siam the Resident of Perak138 words
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Article280 1927-02-04 12 THE LIGHT CRUISER SQUADRON. A British cruiser, the Frobisher, and three T.B.D^s., the Diagon, Danae and Delhi, were in Singapore for a few hours on Wednesday, en route for Hong Kong. The Frobisher, which was launched on March, 1920, was one of the first three ships of the280 words
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133 1927-02-04 12 The Presidente Sarmiento. training ship to the Argentine Navy, arrived in port at 5.30 o'clock on Wednesday evening, under the command of Commander E. Videla. An auxiliary sailing vessel of 2.000 tons net. and 2.850 tons gross, the training ship has an armament of eight133 words
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Article67 1927-02-04 12 The 8.1. steamer Takliwa. which left Calcutta on Jan. 2th., arrived in port on Wednesday with 1.080 tioops on board, consisting of the Second Durhams and a platoon of Indian Machine gunners, under the command of Lt. Col. Jefferies. Unfortunately the troops were unable to land, as67 words
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Article51 1927-02-04 12 The B-I. steamer Vasna arrived at Puke Bukam Oil Wharf yesterday with the Second Battalion of the Gloucester Regiment and the 55th. Supply Issue Section. It is not yet known whether the troopship will tie up at one of the Singapore wharves or proceed < n her51 words
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Advertisement670 1927-02-04 12 Burns Philp Line JL (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR SYDNEY. MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe,670 words
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Advertisement533 1927-02-04 12 Kerr Steamship Co. I nc 1 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW York f General Agents. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA I* BALTIMORE m.s. SILVERAY m.s. SILVERBEFCH m.s. SILVERASH s.s. VENICE MARU m.s. CUBA MARU PACIFIC ORIENT SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANC IS( LOS ANGELES HARBOUR M.S. SILVERLARCH due533 words
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Miscellaneous581 1927-02-04 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taip.ing, Penang and Kedah and lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6581 words
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Miscellaneous186 1927-02-04 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1). Pres. Sarmiento E. E. E. Wharf Kumsang 20. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3). Shirala 18; City of Palermo 16; Plancius and Laisang 14; J. De Witt 12; Dolius 8; Tjerimai and Palembang 6. Empire186 words
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Advertisement594 1927-02-04 13 I O. S. K. Line. nl ti on^0 n^ Steamers. Arrive Leave. bin, Hamburg. Bremen. .lombo, Aden. Port Said Atlas Maru Feb. 7 Feb. 9 B tape Tuwn. Rio.. t Montevideo Maru Mar. 6 Mar. 8 H i. Dar-es-Salaam, Bay and Durban. f Panama Maru Mar. 1 Ma*. 3 Manshu594 words
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Advertisement438 1927-02-04 13 TRAVEL- COMFORT ufboard jfrnM DOLLAR <£jS|& "PRESIDENT* ft LINERS -zz^J3**£3BDollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. All state-rooms are outside rooms, well-ventilated and cooled by electric fans. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having an electric re-iding lamp. Staterooms with private bath predominate, all have hot and438 words
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Advertisement720 1927-02-04 13 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSGHAPPiJ. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OF BATAVIM (Incorporated in Holland) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections to:— Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's Desk. Representatives in the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penang) of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF720 words
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Article605 1927-02-04 14 THAT NEVER DIE. A gas meter inspector says that people I who use shilling meters ransack the town 1 for now shillings, under the impression that j the heavier the coin the more gas they will j Set It is, he says, impossible to persuade j them that it605 words
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141 1927-02-04 14 Provided that the full facts of the cause of the trouble are known and understood, .there's a remedy for practically every rift in life's kite, whether it's a matter of vital rational importance or a commonplace thinp like, say, indigestion. It it's indigestion, the141 words
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Article96 1927-02-04 14 Every Available Hospital Utilised. Lonidon, Jan. 19. The Durham Comity Council is taking strong measures to deal with the small-pox epidemic, following the warning of Dr. Eustace Hill, the County Medical Officer, that unless measures are taken in the immediate future to curtail the epidemic it96 words
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Article215 1927-02-04 14 I>uried in a Garden lor Safety How tlie Great Seal of England, the J supreme symbol of Governmental autho- rity, was once buried in a flower bed by a Lord Chancellor, who afterwards forgot J where he had put it, is related in "Histolical Notes on the215 words
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Article416 1927-02-04 14 PLANS FOR A TRADE UNION CAMPAIGN. Another demand is being planned by th< trade unions in the Civil Service, supporter by the entire trade union and Socialisi movement. It will open with a concerted campaign for a national minimum wage of £3 10s. a week for416 words
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Article94 1927-02-04 14 London, Jan. 20. The Administrative Committee of the National Liberal Federation has accepted the offer of Mr. Lloyd George to provide a sum sufficient to enable a full fighting line to be placed in the field at the next election. It is understood that the sum approximates94 words
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Advertisement161 1927-02-04 14 Ny Carlsberg Beer. SOLE IMPORTERS: THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD, (Incorporated in Denmark.) SINGAPORE. WATERPROOF CANVAS. Beautiful Green and White Blinds "I and Tarpaulins of First Class British < manufacture including stitching with U eyelet and rope complete. J FIRST QUALITY. J Size 12 x 16 537. «J WJ 15161 words
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Advertisement93 1927-02-04 14 wudiiiy lids fndti" ,^^g^^^^^^^^^fessa^ f" j aun f yttiiiii mends or t!MP^ii^|P[ THE BLUE TIN. Vid^.^ tr?s /fV NIA CIGARETt^ ll 111^5' VIRGINIA H tt ,<ggjg|giggggy ALEXANDER BOGUSLAVSKY, LTd'!lK_^^^ r TAKE A NEW INTEREST I in your meals by creating new and I tempting dishes with the help ol I93 words
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Advertisement349 1927-02-04 15 U ok* *<7 Dill) fW)O < P J tsuvei *i,vw y vw, zjx* Assurance in Force Over 23,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) [EAD OFFlCE:— Winchester House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. i *npany has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of349 words
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Advertisement866 1927-02-04 15 BAJMUJNU. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Honffkonpr) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund:— Sterling 4,500,000 Silver $27,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon: Mr. I). G. M. Bernard. Chairman Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang. .Deputy Chairman W.866 words
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Advertisement645 1927-02-04 15 MR. CHEN'S VIEWS. No Anti-Foreign Animus. BUT CHINA MIST IJE FREED. Hankow, Jan. 12. Mr. Eugene Chen. Minister of Foreiga Affairs in the Nationalist Government, in a statement given to foreign correspondents here to-day, made another explana- tion of the attitude and policy of his Gov- J eminent, and made645 words
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Advertisement799 1927-02-04 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England b; Royal Charter A.D. 1720 FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager. COINS TOO COSTLY Why Paper Notes Hold the [MPROVING THE KING'S799 words
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Advertisement738 1927-02-04 15 OIR FINANCE (MILE. Rubbers Still Dull. STOCKS (I Ml! \TIN(i. (Our Own Correspondent. -C pyright.) I.ondon. I V!t. 2. The reduction in the rubber quota has n Ear faded in iMi;. wa; bo s< imuhite t!., awe ket an.] in the meanwhile, presumably owittsj to the Inr use of Unused738 words
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Article840 1927-02-04 16 Eurasian Coy's Headquarters. OPENING BY THE G.O.C. Situated in the compound of the Singapore Volunteer Corps Drill Hall in Beach Road, the new headquarters of the Eurasian Company form a splendid building for the activities of the Company, and when they were formally opened on Wednesday840 words
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Article891 1927-02-04 16 The Jasin Outrage. ASSAILANT UNKNOWN. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Feb. 1. A dastardly outrage took place on Monday, near Jasin, about 10.30 a.m. Mr. W. A. Lavender, Assistant Engineer, P.W.D. Jasin, was returning to Jasin from Kesang in his car when he was fired on and wounded891 words
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Article644 1927-02-04 16 The Open Tournament. YESTERDAY'S PLAY. The bad weather has proved a seriou: handicap to the invitation open lawn tenni: tournament which was to have been playe< at the Cricket Club during Chinese Nev Year. The Cricket Club courts were unplayable yesterday as well as on Wednesday and operations644 words
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79 1927-02-04 16 ENTRIES CLOSE THIS EVENING. In the ordinary way entries for the Free Press Football Competition No. 9 would close at ten o'clock this morning, but in order to give competitors, who had other things to think about during the holidays, the opportunity of getting79 words
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Article61 1927-02-04 16 The Men's monthly medal for February (Bogey) will be played on Saturday and Sunday 12th and 13th. and the Ladies monthly medal (Bogey) on Thursday 17th instant. The Governor's Cup will be played for on Saturday and Sunday 19th and 20th inst. Entrance fee $1. Open to61 words
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Article58 1927-02-04 16 The following have been invited to play Hockey for the S.C.C. against the R. E. on Monday the February 17th on the S.C.C. ground: F. M. Osborn; P. W. D. Dewdney, R. E. Cox; J. F. A. Swallow, W. L. A. Smith, A. S. Anderson; J. W. Smellie, Austin,58 words
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Article76 1927-02-04 16 F. A. Cup Replays. BRENTFORD OUST WEST HAM, [Reuters Service.] London, Feb. 2. Results cf replays in the fourth round of the F. A. Cup to-day were as follow: Brentford 2, West Ham 0. Everto-n 2. Hull 2. Arsenal 1, Port Vale 0. Bolton 3, Leeds 0. South76 words
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Article227 1927-02-04 16 MR. TAN CHENG LOCK AND CHINESE MARRIAGES. At Monday's meeting of the Legislative Council Mr. Tan Cheng Lock will ask what action Government proposes to take with reference to the matters concerning marriages dealt with in the report of the Chinese Marriage Committee, viz: the registration and dissolution227 words
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Article256 1927-02-04 16 The following novels were added to the Library during the past fortnight: Ashley (William) The Man of Htr Choice. Bacon (Sir R.) The Stolen Submarine. Bareynska (Countess) Mint Walk. Baroja (Pio) Weeds. Baroja (Pio) Red Dawn. Trans, from the Spanish by Isaac Goldberg. Beach (Rex) Padlocked. Blake (George)256 words
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Article32 1927-02-04 16 His friends in Malaya will be glad to hear that a C. M. G. was bestowed on Mr. A. S. Jclf, now Colonial Secretary of Jamaica, in the New Year's Honours List.32 words
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Article30 1927-02-04 16 Friday 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall European Units, S.V.C. Band. Malay .D.rill Hall Malay Company. Sunday 7.30 a.m. Bukit Timah European Units Recruits. Fairer Range Eurasian Company Recruits.30 words
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Advertisement225 1927-02-04 16 A TRIUMPH IN SOUND REPRODUCTION tUg V' j; BEEN ACHIEVED BY LAf?T "His Master's Voice COME IN AND HEAR THC NEW MOLKi S J We will be pleased to prove this to you at am y S. MOUTRIE AND CO.. LTD 3« (Incorporated in Honpkorijn J RAFFLES PLACE, BtNGAPOKC .V.VASV.V.V.W.VAWAVA'AVAVAV.V.V.V.V,'.',,.,.,225 words
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