The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 12 February 1927

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  • 13 1 Singapore Free Press H CENTb SINGAPORE, S.S., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1927. NO. 12,027.
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  • 350 1 How the President Harding fought a hundred-mile-an-hour gale and monstrous waves is told in the Captain's graphic story Page 11. Owing to slight indisposition Queen Wilhelmina has been ordered to remain indoors this week Page 11. Two hundred and fifty American marines have arrived at Shanghai from
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  • 975 1 Quiajuid ayunt hunilin: u<>*! n >st turrago Libclli Juvenal. Hurrah for the A.P.C. The Topicist sees that they have put it ■CTOSS the Penang Commissioners and got them to alter their byelaws to suit the Company's artist. But we are made of sterner stuff in Singapore
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 148 1 f Il*C LOONG y{ OGNISBB HOUSE roi }>KXN rROWCAL SUITS. M STRBBT. 4 ..-...v.v.v.v-v.v. .v.v.w.sv.v.v.v.v.v.sw.v.w [JRaffles j I b I To-Night February 12th, 8.15 p.m. Special Diner Dansant (Dinners will be served in the Ball-room.) > s For reservations phone 2920. J. WILLIAMS, Manager. V.V.V.V.".V.V.% V.V.V.V.V-V.\V.V-\V.WWAV s%sv«'- i I The
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    • 167 1 H^^i Carving y/v^j fir J f l i%2 P 1 r^ By*TW^y S3 j ancient and modern It has been the delight of craftsmen of all ages to transform plain solid material into a wonder of design and embellishment. A transformation which could only be achieved by hand. It is
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    • 129 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Auction of freehold land Page 2. European Civil Engineer wanted— Page 9. The Rugby, a car of proved reliability Page 5. The New Hupmobile six is amazing Page 8. Notice re using a patent in F.M.S. Page 9. The Quaints at Victoria Theatre tonight —Page 2. Superintendent for
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    • 16 1 WING LOO N G FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32, HIGH STREET.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 118 1 THE WEEK. Saturday, l'2th. High Water, 6.10 a.m., 8.43 p.m. High Water Malacca, 4.30 a.m., 5.00 p.m W. Australian mail closes, 11 a.m. S. African mail closes. 4 p.m. Ipoh Races. Junior Civil Service Club Opening 4 p.m. CCA. Meeting. V.M.C.A., 8 p.m. The Quaint?— Theatre 9.30 p.m. Suvdny, 13th.
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  • 532 2 Sunday's Route March. STILL RECRUITING good nan-oat is expected t'oi the rout* auu h on Sunday, all units joining in the ie. Accompanied by the band the Duk< oi Wellington's Regiment and the s.V.' 'and. the Volunteers will leave the I 'rill rk.il. Beach Road, at nine o'clock
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  • 18 2 Saturday. 2 p.m. Bukit Timah Range IMu'.uy Company. Sunday. 8.30 a.m. Drill Hall All UnitsS.Y.C.
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  • 18 2 Saturday, 12th Full Parade all Troops with Staves Headquarters 3.30 p.m. FRANK C. SANDS, Commissioner.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 237 2 THE HAPPY VALLEt LTDThe Town Amusement CENTRE MALAY OPERA, CINEMA. SIDE SHOWS AMUSEMENTS. VICTORIA THEATRE SATURDAY, FEB. 26th, 9.15 p.m. MONDAY, FEB. 28th, 9.15 p.m. WED., MAR. 2nd (MATINEE) 5.15 P.M. Mme.iELVEY PRESENTS HER TALENTED PUPILS in a BIGGER S h ce T r ER DISPLAY THAN EVBR. NEW SONGS
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    • 386 2 VICTORIA THEATRE NIGHTLY AT 9.30 P.M. R. B. SALISBURY'S FAMOUS MUSICAL AND COMEDY COMPANY THE QUAINJTS. TO-NIGHT THE ONLY PERFORMANCE THIS SEASON OF THE QUAINTS AS THEMSELVES A THREE THOUSAND POUNDS PRODUCTION. WONDERFUL SCENERY AND BEAUTIFUL COSTUMES ALL NEW FOR THIS REVIVAL BOOKING NOW OPEN AT LITTLE'S. PRICES SI, 2
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    • 318 2 AN EXCELLENT THREE- FEATVRE PRnr-»7^^^^ From Thursday, 16th. to Wednesday 16th Yu^^^ ALHAMBRa (Tan Cheng Kee and Co., Ltd., FVonrut In the Second Show. Commencinir <» A WILLIAM lOX SPECIAi P A TALE OF LOVE, ADVENTURE. COURitGE A vi THE HIGH SEAS Jh THE BLUE EAGLE In 7 Keels. It
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  • 336 3 SINISTER -FIGURE ADVISES CANTON GOVERNMENT. London. Jan. 28. Or.c of the outstanding figures in China at present is Jacob Borodin, Chief Adviser te the Cnnton Government. He played many paits as an agitator and was in Scandinavia after the War as a kind of Bolshevist
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  • 329 3 BANKS' ADVANCE TO INDUSTRY. I WHY NOT MADE PUBLIC. London. Jan 24. The Daily News describes as mysterious the statement made by Sir John Ferguson, the distinguished banker, at the London School of Economics on January 18th. Sir John said: "The banks have recently! made a very careful examination of
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  • 63 3 Mr. Herbert Whitworth's Scholarship Scheme. London, .Jan. 24. Mr. Herbert Whitworth, Chairman and Managing-Director of the firm or Herbert Whitworth and Co., manufacturers and merchants, has offered £10,000 to establish a scholarship fund with the object of assisting youths desiring careers in the export trade. The Manchester
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  • 27 3 A new Post Office, with quarters for the staff, is to be built early this year at Jasin, which is an important rising town in that district.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 226 3 f y*fr <***{ ij y| S~> LAXO builds firm flesh, V^ V^J. and a sound constitution. y\ Y. It contains nothing what- y\ ever to harm baby or cause him S) pain. That is why if Baby is fed <j on Glax«o he will progress M steadily day by day
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    • 92 3 WILKINSON, HEY WOOD Tel. 2790. BARLOW CO. j e j -71,1 D J. &tfc£*.*&m-9&}&m±<9<9> I 111 OCIVICC Best j[ l<plJ^n^J^ CYCLE Behind It J EQUIPPED WITH i CUT IN PRICES IN THE FOLLOWING MODELS I MODFI H P PRirF 1 SD 3 5.50 $600. R 3 4.99 $625 ELECTRICALLY EQUIPPED
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  • 890 4 I A DRUG ON THE MARKET AMERICA'S GRAVE EXPERIENCE Major F. A. C. Forbes-Leith, F.K.GS. (Author of "By Car to India.") The British motor industry has suffered, in the home. Dominions and foreign markets from the keen competition of the U.S. A There have been times when I
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 137 4 ANNOUNCEMENT. j Dodge Brothers, Inc., manufacturers of Dodge 3 I Brothers Motor Cars and Graham Brothers I Trucks and Buses, announce the appointment of I I CENTRAL MOTORS, 5 Lyons Motors Ltd Proprietors, As their direct importers and dealers in MALAYA. j In addition to cars, trucks and buses, a
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    • 86 4 j High. Pleasure and Balloon Tyres and TubeJ*> I fl a I 111 I J Distributors CYCLE AND CARRIAGE CO., (1926) LTD. Sinirapore J Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Ipoh, Malacca H^ i i > G.ll and G. 12, Union Building. Singapore. J •••to VA V AV. A V A Y.
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  • 379 5 THE "TURN RIGHT" SIGN. There still seems to be some doubt amongst motorists as to what is indicated by the s mewhat ambiguous signboard at the Rafflts Square entrance to Battery Road, which '.clis one to turn right there if they wish to turn right. It is
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  • 116 5 Two American Offers Arrive Late London. Jan. 2^. The Morris Motor Car Company's offer to take over the Wolseleys has been accepted, subject Co the approval of the Courts. Two other offers have since been received. One offer exceeding £600,000, was made by an
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  • 185 5 Only soft water should be used for the cooling system of a car and all water should be passed through a filter before being poured into the radiator. It is not always possible, however, to procure an adequate supply of rain water; hence water containing a
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  • 144 5 A writer in a contemporary makes a very strong appeal for the four-cylinder motorcycle, but I doubt greatly whether its advantages outweierh its disadvantages. It is perfectly true that a four-cylinder engine is more powerful and it is certainly quieter. There is less vibration and its flexibility is
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  • 333 5 MISS CORDERY'S ROUTE Miss Violet Cordery. the 24-years-old racing motorist, holder of many long-dis-tance records, intends to drive round the world shortly under the official observation of the Royal Automobile Club. The start has been fixed for February 15, and Miss Cordery expects to be absent
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  • 264 5 Professor Low, whose intimate connexion with motor-cycling matters is so well known and so much appreciated, has rather an intriguing- article in a contemporary on the motor-cycle aeroplane. Basmg his remarks on the recent progress which has been made he does not think that it will be
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  • 221 5 Hehind the Buying Thi question which some of the n j < > t successful motor-car manufacture** in the Midlands would like BOmeOttC to aii.-wc! for them is "How much of their prosperity is due to feminine influence?" Manufacturers aw already finding it difficult
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  • 71 5 The remain? of the "first petml driven vehicle now lie broken and rusted in the basement of a building in Indianapolis. Ind. The old tar was built by Charles H. Black, a blacksmith and carriatremaker. who was denied patent paper- For his invention in 1891. Black was offered patents M
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 205 5 tor Economical Transportation YOl SHOULD NOT MISS THE OPPORTUNITY T 0 INSPECT AT ONCE THE LATEST MODEL. TH K NEW BISCAY GREEN COLOUR WILL gOSELI WIN YOUR ADMIRATION. THKIK MILTIPLE-CYLINDER PERFORMANCE HUB HKVKOLET ECONOMY IS ALREADY A BY-WOKD. SO SMOOTH— SO POWERFUL Ehe Standard Toure Price $1500. BORNEO MOTORS, LIMITED
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    • 118 5 I W ANNOUNCEMENT. We have pleasure in announcing having;: I been appointed sole distributors in Malaya for the j; jl Essex and Hudson Cars as from the Ist Jan. 1927. :j I; Immediate delivery of Essex Coach and J Touring Cars. j; Full range of spares always in stock. jj
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  • 1630 6  -  G. L. Hosking DARIXG INSURANCE FRAI DS. *<« <t<« II Gambling in Human Lives. SS -BY In this fascinating series ot articles on Insiwance Crimes, Mr. G L Hoskir.^ writes of some methods employed by agents and others who uambic in human lives. He recalls one or two
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  • 111 6 Protective Legislation. A Bill to further and protect the activities and interests of the Boy Scouts Local Association is about to be introduced, in the Federal Council, and is published in I the F.M.S. Gazette. The object of the Bill is to protect the local Boy Scouts
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  • 87 6 London, Jan. 27. The British India Steam Navigation Company has decided to immediately raise £2,000,000 new capita! by the issue of 10,000 5% per cent, cumulative preference .-hares of £100 each, as authorised in 1924, and a similar issue created. This decision was reached at a
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  • 74 6 Sydney, Jan. 9. The well-known racing motorist, Mr. R. G. Garlick, whilst travelling at a speed of more than 90 miles an hour at the Maroubra Speedway last nijrht. crashed into an electric light pole, and was killed instantly. His oar. No. 13, which he called "The
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  • 895 6  -  Sir Philip Gibbs AMERICA 9 S WORLD POLIC Recent Events That Have Made IbscrHn |g WILL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION BY GFBVDF Several recent events have directed th< attention of European observers, and m pecially British public opinion, to the world policy of the
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 453 6 FREE PRESS FOOTBALL COMPETITION. EOnly 12 Matches Or Next Best Must Be Won. Coupons will be published in the Free Press every Saturday and the following Wednesday morning. The Prize of $50 (Fifty Dollars) will be awarded to the reader giving TWELVE CORRECT RESULTS. If no reader is successful the
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  • 748 7 Second Atlantic Flight Since the War. THAMES GULLS FROM THE BALTIC. A starling with a marked ring which was found at Beaconsfield by an Evening News j reader has been identified by the Museum i Zoologicum Universitates at Helsingfiors, i Finland. < In England we have
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  • 45 7 London, Jan. 28. Five hundred and fifty-eigrht cases of smallpox were reported in England and Wales last week, of which over half occurred in Durham. This total compares with 675 for the previous week. No deaths have been reported.
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  • 42 7 HEAVY FINES IMPOSED ON KIT CAT CLUB. London, Jan. 28. The total fines in connection with the Kit Cat Club case amounted to £1,509 with the £150 costs against the Club, while the fines against the consumers and frequenters amounted to £389.
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  • 586 7 "Pioneer Spirit in England Dead." MINISTERS ADVICE. Mr. F. A. Mitchell Hedges, explorer, biggame hunter, and big-game fisherman, who recently returned from a fresh investigation in British Honduras of the ancient Maya civilisation, fully agrees with Sir Rennell Rodd that the old pioneer spirit
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  • 242 7 STUDENTS TRY "PERSUASION ON MINISTER. HON. GHUZNAVI PROTECTED BY POLICE. Calcutta, Jan. 30. A large posse of policemen, aimed with I lathis, stationed opposite the Calcutta Club, i where the Hon. Mr. A. K. Ghuznavi, the newly-appointed Minister resides, attracted the attention of passers by this morning. It will be
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 334 7 A Delicate Girl Meß> y*: t&^Mk M 7V* e value of suffi' m f it 99 For i ast growing girls a sufficient calcium content in blood and bones is of vital influence on their future. Symptoms of calcium deficiency are anaemia, general weakness, sluggishness, tooth decay and menstrual disturbances.
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    • 181 7 j: Raymond Concrete Piles, j; The taper provides maximum eccnomy and enables you to Jj C take full advantage of the bearing capacity of your soil. l> :lf>^^~~ Vt^- y 1 Curve 4 A f 1 X' i^^i'^fer' indicates > £C- hdJi^U-- increase in cli 4 1 M i mi
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  • 895 8 Bencher Who Would Have His Rights. A HIDEOUS BLIND BEGGAR AND HIS CRIMES. Why has the Inner Temple no ghosts? He: c is Mr. Charles Benwell, collector to j the society, retiring; after 61 years in the Inner Temple without ever having "heard I tell"
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 63 8 l^V" I come down from the realm of much r ts ama2m^y moderate cost you will i f\ enjoy road mastery, ease and flexibility t\ i outstanding ruggedness, stamina, and \I "p BORNEO MOTORS LIMITED. BS^Sy &9f 3 t*z '^h^QT bß^^h i^Z^^h .^BE7 H^Sg w^B^ Swp^ t^3^ SIX H C
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    • 132 8 OUT OF Q of ail cars on the road use QWPN SPARK PLUGS Champions for every Car, Lorry and Mas Engine. Obtainable from— MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD. 209-212 ORCHARD Rl).. SINGAPORE L||J|| M m PABCO FLAT WALL PAIMT An oil paint for interior wall> of p!a<tti cement, metal. wo»dw< rk or
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  • 1514 9 CHAMBERLAIN'S SPEECH. WHAT WE HAVE DONE. [Renter's Service.] London. Teh. 10. The debate on China was opened in the House of Commons by Mr. C. P. Treyelyan (Lab. Newcastle) moving an amendment in reply to the Address. He opined that as far as the Canton Government was
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  • 80 9 [British Radio Official Service.] necessary for any settlement that the troops Rugby, Feb. 10. Amsterdam 12.12%. Athens 372%, Berlin 20.47, Bombay Is. 6 l-64d., Drussels 34.88, Buenos Aires 4(5 13-16. Copenhagen 18.20, Geneva 25.22, Helsingfors 192 Hong Kong 2s. 0%d., Lisbon 2 17-32, Madrid 28.95, Milan 112%, New
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  • 67 9 Harvey S. Firestone, jun., the son of the American rubber magnate, who has just returned from a three months' inspection of the newly acquired Firestone Company's 1,0C0,000-acre rubber plantation in Liberia, says he believes American manufacturers can control the world supply of rubber if they will take up its virgin
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 416 9 BUSINESS CARDS. fMARY SETON. oiU'KWOOD FURNITURE SHANGHAI SHADES. 3; \MBER MANSIONS. S LvA l vvWIV SVWISVWW B TABU TOPS. FLOORING. TILES. Etc. N G APORE CASEET OX Marble Merchants." Telephone 75. "ALBERT L. A. DALEY. NDKRTAKER MONUMENTAL MASON. ■Hrtflilmri Hit. Tel. 9ir>. ~CARS~FOR HIRE. Greal Reduction in Rates THE ASIATIC
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    • 652 9 NOTICES. FEDERATED MALAY STATES PATENT NO. 280. iTotke hereby given that the Proprietor of Federated Malay States Patent No/280 for "Process oi Klirninatintr A-h-Korming In-, eda nt> from CrirburKiceojr, Materials," being denroos of exploiting haa invention in TKe Federated Malay States is prepared to grant licenses for the working thereof
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    • 175 9 ROSE MACPHAIL CO 'S. REPORT. Singapore. Feb. 10. Rubber. London, Is 6%d. Up l 'sd. Local 04% cts. Tin. London, £295 15s. Down 20s. Local $153 for 200 tons. I Mining. Ulu Piah 1.05 1.70, Rahman 'Hydraulic 2.45 2.50. South Taiping S6 88, Rantau Old., 1.77 1 1.82 I Rantau
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    • 359 9 AUCTION SALES. SHERIFFS SALE EN THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTIEMENT OF SINGAPORE. IN THE CAUSE 51 Khatija Hil)i t>in t <■ Nakhuii:. Jsmi^l iW ;> hi iff. Venn. Ariif MooMJl Cendant. Orcier of Court i" Suit No. 1 1 1927 dated 4A,H Kcbrunry 11'L'T. AUCTION SALE OV
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 572 9 CffIJRCH SERVICES. SEPTUAGESIMA SUNDAY. St. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. 7 a.m. Holy Communion. 7.45 a.:r.. Holy Communion (Choral) and Serin o n 0.15 a.m. Matins and Lita<iy. 4 p.m. The Catechism. 5.30 p.m. F^venso-ng and Sermon. ST. MATTHEW'S CHURCH. 7 a.m. Holy Communion. During the following week at the Cathedral. Monday. 7.40
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    • 15 10 ROMNEY.—On February 11th.. at Singapore to Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Romney. a daughter.
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    • 38 10 EU KONG.—At Eu Villa. 7 Adis Road Singapore, on the 9th inst..Mrs. Eu Kong, the beloved mother of Mr. Eu Tong Sen. Funeral will take Place upon return of Mr. Eu Tong Sen to the C olony.
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  • 633 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12. 1927. The Hankow Agreement. It seems evident that for the moment at any rate in China the war dogs of extremism have been tied up and Mr. Chen is in a frame of mind when reasonable agreements can be discussed. This satisfactory condition of
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  • 245 10 We understand from Mr. Cranna that negotiations with regard to finding a place for the proposed down town V.M.C.A. tiffin and rest room, have reached the satisfactory stage of the lease of the Union Building basement being granted. This is good news because the project now
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  • 122 10 Preventive Officer Missing. FEARED RUBBER SNUGGLING TRAGEDY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 11. It is feared that Mr. Clarke, Commander of the Rubber Smuggling Prevention Department launch, Pikat, and the members of his crew have been dr wned owing to the capsizing of a small boat
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  • 54 10 The i'; j ral< Football Association have accepted the invitation to play Singapore i Kuala Lumpui d March sth. Trir.l gai i are being arranged. It transpires that th< objection I dged n the last race yesterday agaiast llagwyne's rider for alleged boring by Greenut, tfc winner, the
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  • 553 10 We have received from the Ganesh I ing Works, Penang, a c ■;•> I tJ cii i j tear-off wall calendar. Appraisers' or auctioneers' (town) licences have been granted U H. k. Arbensz J. W. Campbell and C. 11. ran Cuylen- As the Chek Jang school is being use for
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  • 119 10 I Mil. KKNV(,v" SM| I[NK!) yon Slado «v duty, jbya rash act and dm out a licence on Decembei l I was conclude.] ii fe P Iday. when the a,,,-, fmfr rash driving and |5 for licence. He wai Ed in the case. It will be rementben driving
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  • 249 10 I ha the I 'it- mar. 1 a Olive?' We!b\ ai Mr. rod Mrs. G in Civil ts most v of tl Ife6srs tmi Although then a ;.",< in pr >fficial tota is 1.50* me telephone Hie Hon. Hr. I' per, !..-■< :<i Singapore for tin ative Couiu-ii returni I
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 186 10 >Vt%%\%%SV.\V.S%%%\S%S'^V^V-V-*.AV.V.V.%V.%*AS%V.S%V.V.'.V J "THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" J THE UvJv^ 1 (JllV BRAND M Sole Agents. CALDBECK. MACGR EGOR CO.. LTD. vpvnted under the Companies' Ordinance* of Hongkong) (Incorporated hi Shanghi I' SINGAPORE. BY SPECIAL V^- C^t APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY 'fit E KIXG 0F SIAM QUALITY SERVICE AND PRICE
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    • 66 10 m m m *ur*_ FOR ALL •I f^^* 1 VERMIN USE i a o •I ""I > AGENTS: i: W, R. Loxley Co, _~i_i i; 1 OFApV' 1 kl GOUJEN SERIES. L PURPLE TRIANGLE S BASS a\ i»4c #0./ THE BREW FOR THE TROPICS Sole \gents Adamson. Giltlllan Co.. Ltd.
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    • 9 10 To-day's Feature. i /i 1 II- m rm -^p—^r"*^"^
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  • CHINA PROBLEMS.
  • 57 11 tstern Service.] Shoaghoi, Feb. 10. rso Lin'a telegrams say i hoy are reniag to Wu Pei Fengtieu march Shanghai, Feb. 10. Peking states that ran-- Tso Lin's '-'ith the Fengtien sting Chang Tso Lin I troops he is sending rancing beyond *hen endeavour to arinding between his
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  • 80 11 N York. Feb. 10. says the State anted thai Great Brirejected the Am. the world court. -Our Gorget on without -•'i but the rest tin world doesn't. It warns people against a spirit of foolish self-sufficiency. The World says: "If the country had a President and State
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  • LINER'S ADVENTURES.
    • 132 11 CAPTAIN'S TERRIBLE STORY. [Reuters Service] New York, Feb. 11. Liner President Harding docked this afternoon six days late after what the Captain described as the worst trip of his forty years at sea. He said that from the time they left Cherbourg the ship was
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    • 24 11 [Renter's Service-] The Hatjue, Feb. 11. r to slight indisposition Queen Wilina has been medically ordered to re- indoors :i week.
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    • 45 11 [Reuters Service.] I cntdon, Feb. 1 1. b< Board f Trade returns for January 1 13,600,000, Exports r -~>.~ 122,000. [The Decemfr figures were:— lmports, £113,312,000; Exports, £49,707,000; an inreas< of £18,000 and a decrease of £3. 356. actively, compared with November.]
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  • 30 11 [Renter's Far Eastern Service.] Tokyo, Feb. II). In Lower House passed the budget unaltered totalling 1,730 million yen including Navy 12~.~ million and A: my 212 million.
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  • 25 11 [Reoter's Service-] Colombo, Feb. 11. Five th »t2sand harbour co-dies have struck For a rise of wages. Several departures are delayed.
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  • 59 11 r Renter's Service.] Ottawa. Feb. 10. In the House of Commons, the Prime Minister, Mr. Kingr, said at present he did not intend to send Canadian forces to China bui if the situation changed the Government would consult Parliament. Canada fully sympathised with China's aspirations and Britain's policy
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  • 55 11 Renter's Far Eastern Service. Hongkong. Friday. The houseboys' strike at Hankow has been settled by each boy presenting his own demands. The Provincial Government at KiuL kian? has lodged a protest in connection with the landing of British troops on Tuesday. Great excitement prevails on the Bund caused
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  • 158 11 [Reiner's Service.] London, Feb. 11. Mr. Chamberlain's letter to the League of Nations reviews the principles as regards China adopted at the Washington Conference, whereon since 1922 the British policy in China was based. Its complete success, however, depended on the co-operation of a single Central Government
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  • 543 11 EFFORT TO REDUCE NAVIES. APPEAL TO POWERS. [Reuters Service.] Washington, Feb. 10. Mr. Coolidge in a message to Congress says he has instructed the Ambassadors in London, Paris, Rome and Tokio to-day to present to those Governments a memorandum suggesting that they empower delegates at the forthcoming
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  • 60 11 London, Feb. 11. President Coolidge's disarmament proposals have been favourably received in authoritative circles in London. No detailed comment is available until the experts have studied the memorandum. The New York Press greets with peans of praise the proposals which come as a complete surprise, faint murmurs of
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  • 70 11 At the united service of intercession for China in St. Andrew's Cathedral at 10.30 on Sunday the address will be given by the Lord Bishop in English but interpreted into Chinese. The prayers will be taken by clergy of various bodies. It is hoped that
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  • 88 11 Mr. Boey Kok Leong, the Hon. General Secretary of the Hoi Thin Amateur Dramatic Association states that the Hon. Treasurers of this Fund, Messrs Ng Sing Fhang, J.P. and Ong Kah Lock, have forwarded another cheque for $10,000 to the Hon'ble, Mr. W. Peel, the
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  • 48 11 PORTUGAL'S REVOLT. [Reuters Service.] Oporto, Feb. 10. The casualties in the fighting are now estimated at 76 dead and 350 wounded, while 37 officers were arrested. Lisbon, Feb. 10. The deathroll here is estimated at 198. The rebels assassinated Major Americo Olavo, ex-Minister of War.
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  • 98 11 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Feb. 10. Wireless messages received this afternoon from the cruiser Comus, which earlier in the week proceeded to Lisbon as a precautionary measure in case the interests of British nationals were endangered during the revolutionary movement in Portugal, states that the
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  • 362 11 ABBEY SERVICE [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Feb. 9. A service of prayer and recollection for the Emperor of Japan was held in Westminster Abbey to-day, and was attended by !.1 large and distinguished congregation. Prince Arthur of Connaught represented I the King and Admiral
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  • 223 11 The following action was taken at a meeting of Committee No. 2 held on February 7th:— Agreed to permit Dr. Copeland, A.H.0.. and Dr. Gilmour, Bacteriologist, to undertake instructional work at the Medical College and to accept the small fees payable therefor. Apprrved post of Market Keeper for
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 142 11 Robinson Co., Ltd. j (Incorporated in Straits Settlements.) I JuL mmer^ n t 1 1 /xT^VI SWIMMING COSTUMES II Made in Canada. J 5/ STYLE AS ILLUSTRATION. < I- \V" STRONG WOVEN COTTON. I PLAIN NAVY. J 'fefe-^lj NAVY W ITH CONTRAST BORDER. f" WHITE, ORANGE, RED. S ft PLAIN
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 656 12 BLUE FUNNEL LINE p Frill AR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES «XP,.ESS^ER"rCE MAR^YLL^ LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY EXPKE !L!! R WEiKLY SERVICE LONDON, AND N. CONTINENT. Twice monthly service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre.) WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. t SARPFDON Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Glasgow Feb. 13 MACHAON
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    • 563 12 Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England). PASSENGER AOTFREIGOT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONGKONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Doe Spore. s.s. CITY OF MADRID eD s.s. CITY OF WELLINGTON Mai. 14 HOMEWARDS. ss CITY OF LAHORE London, Rotterdam, Hamburg. Havre j
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    • 483 12 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APC Mi LINKS. (Incorporated in Enplane) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SEIi X Ks. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAAL STEAM N\\ i \TK»\ n. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL ShttVKR. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Gowernti OUTWARDS FROM LONDON HOMKW\IM>s For China and Japan. For Marseilles, l.on-.l m
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  • 309 13 M.C.C. In Madras. VISITORS WIN COMFORTABLY. The M.C.C. had a comfortable victory over the Europeans and Indians of Madras. Scores: M.C.C. Ist Innings. Sancham, 1.b.w., b Penfold 43 Wyatt, b Johnstone 13 Tate, c Ward, b Ganapathy 21 Brown, 1.b.w., b Gopalan 84 I'iii sons, c and b Ganapathy
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  • 216 13 VIEWS ON THE SEXES. A crowded lecture-room at University College, Gower-street, W.C., rang* with laughter when I>r. W. Kimmins, formerly chief inspect r of schools under the London County Council, read to a meeting of the Private Schools' Association an essay written by a school-girl on the
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  • 132 13 In the current Science Progress, Sir Ronald Ross makes a strong' plea for the provision of pecuniary compensation for men who have achieved important medical advances at their own ecst. Government*, he complains not without justice, prefer to obtain their scientific benefits for nothing. He has
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    • 230 13 igproudofßabu #Mc\ r' n fiopfed Baby! How "A W\ U I Ija ptogfcss makes yoo led 3 M him on Mellin's! A J| ..I.Mellin's Food con- /"V^^i Wffl ntcossiry for Baby's 1 A nt. It is the per- Jfi^*™^ SjJ mother's milk. Lr W^ T f Sal FOOD THAT FIFOS
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    • 611 13 The Liquid Enjoyment oi a Genial Tete-a-tete I W/ rHEN you seek the shad > r c ol ot thc verandah and chattily hold I I V that ''post-mortem", when you lazily lounge in your chair and your 1 I mouth thirstily cries for a long cool drink, then think
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  • 1084 14 American Films and British Censorship. As one who was for upwards of six year: the Editor of an English News Reel— th< most strictly censored form of film in th< whole world and as one who, through tha period took the greatest interest in ever: development
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  • 623 14 Professor in Queen Anne Costume. A demonstration such as Hauksbee might have given in the opening years of the Eighteenth Century was the most striking feature of the opening meeting of the 17th annual exhibition of the Physical Society and the Optical Society held
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  • 98 14 Golfer held not to he Responsible. London, Jan. 20. Cheltenham. The County Court Judge to-day decided that a golfer \va- not responsible for the damage to the windscreen vf a motor car through which he drove his ball from the tee on the common, and
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    • 346 14 Cured of Lumbago after 2 Years off Pain A remarkable instance of the efficacy ol De Win's Kidney and Bladder Pills in cases of Lumbago, is reported by Mr. Libretto, ♦»<>, Deninan Kd., Camberwell, London, S.K., who writes: "•if bad not tested De Witt's Pills in my own r.t>e I
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    • 217 14 s r take. Each one is made from the finest steel by an exclusive Gillette process, That is why each genuine Gillette blade, used with a genuine Gillette Safety Razor, gives such delightful, comfortable shave. leveling every hair Sold by dealers with the skin without the least Wt or puii.
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  • 1325 15 Lord Armstrong's Little Sum. A STATUE IRVING GAVE. It was a great delight to me when, some five years ago, I prevailed upon the Viscount Beamed to buy for the Guildhall Gallery, from the present Lady Millais, the exquisite pre-Raphaelite picture, "The Woodman's Daughter," painted by Sir
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  • 201 15 Civij Service Rights. A correspondent sends us the following: At a meeting of the Ceylon Legislative Council, the Hon. Mr. K. Natesa Aiver asked I.— Is the Government aware that Ceylonese residing m Malaya are deprived of their right to compete for the Ceylon Civil Service 2.—
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  • 169 15 Is a toman. a fruit or a vegetable? This is a question which has never been legally decided. It i-. noi improbable, however, that learned counsel will argue the matter in court in the not distant future. The totnato pulp controversy has, according to the Australian Minister
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  • 60 15 Base In Netherlands Indies. Rotterdam, Holland, Jan. 28 The police seized 100 revolvers and 30, 000 rounds of ammunition which appeared to be destined for China. Evidence is also said to have been obtained which points to wholesale smuggling of arms out of Holland into the East Indies,
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    • 174 15 CHARITY <.;KUSSWORDS. fi A t fh^» film rw»+ i•■ i- --OiULlof] i a.v i mt v oiiipoLl tor spiKiini? in fh 1 will DC romittfo to the Tcfasurtr of tht* s Arstnic. 39. Relief. 40. Fund. n i; COMMUNICATIONS SHOULD HE SENT TO THE .«k :ji or- ti- h~T m
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    • 268 15 kAN OXYGEN vS^tSS^JS ,Z"Z^ < n n WacoH >> f tpphed to th* 1 I Get Transport you 1 1 can depend on 1 1 I j^OTHING is more expensive I I than an unreliable vehicle. It I I costs far more in running and repair I I costs than
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  • 27 16 Joseph Gurvich (27), a Jew, who stowed away from Shanghai on board the motor ship Fulda, was charged at Kowloon and sentenced to fourteen days' hard labour.
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  • 374 16 The N.Y.K. mail and passenger steamer, Kamo Maru, left Colombo on the 10th ins' and is due at this port on the 15th idem. She will probably sail the following day from the wharf for China and Japan. The death took plu:e at sea, shortly before the Dclius
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  • 16 16 The 8.1. troopship, Bankura. left port yesterday with British and Indian troops ioi China.
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  • 122 16 The performance of the motor passenger liner P. C. Hoot't on her first round voyage has proved completely successful. This ship is equipped with two 4,000 b.h.p. Sulzer engines, and is the largest Dutch motor liner, being owned by the Netherland Steamship
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  • 150 16 German BaHleship Nearly Salved. The difficult task of salving the German battleship Yon Moltke, which had lain bottom upwards in 70 feet of water in Scapa Flow since 1919, is meeting with success. The scheme adopted to lift her was to plug all the outlets in her
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  • 21 16 Per Meriones:— Mr. R. P. Floyd. Mr. J M. Kennedy, Captain D. S. Harvey and Mr G. H. Enderly.
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  • 168 16 The following passengers are due to arrive from Europe by the Kamo Maru next Tuesday:— Mr. H. H. Banks, Mrs. D. F. Barber, Mrs. R. L. Bengtsson, Miss P. Bengtsson, Mr. F. V. Boardman, Mr. and Mrs. C. Bunsri, Mr. S. Kimitsuka, Mr. R. L. Eber, Yiss N.
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    • 705 16 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR SYDNEY. MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE. lUgular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tong) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The w. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe, single
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    • 359 16 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc. 44, HEAVER STREET, NEW YORK (Incorporated in U.S.A.) General Agents. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA \\r BALTIMORE (via Suez). m.s. SILVERBEECH m.s. SILVERASH s.s. VENICE MARU m.s. CUBA MARU >ue s.s. TYNE MARU ■PACIFIC ORIENT SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCIS! r». LOS ANGELES
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    • 159 16 Old Castle Navy Cut Ready-Rubbed tor i!u I';f,, A blend of several plugs ready -rubbed Not only does I rubbing of < Navy Cut sa i I trouble and asti —it irives us ;>:; i pp rt mit blending -< < ral N Cuts. A "sii N could hardly give
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    • 649 16 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, lpoh, Taipjng, Penang and Kedah and lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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    • 658 17 O. S. K. Line. Definitions. Steamers. Arrive Leave j on X tterdam, Hamburg, Bremen, intwerp. via Colombo, Aden, Port fSri* ri Port S* {d Amazon Maru Mar. 11 Mar. 13 har Mg m Bay. Cape Town, Rio. 4 B. Aires. t" Montevideo Maru Mar. 6 Mar. 8 u, m basa.
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    • 421 17 TRAVEL* CX3MTORT DOLLAR "PRESIDENT" HH LINERS "^£^^^^3^ Dollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. All state-rooms are outside rooms, we 11- ventilated and cooled by electric fans. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having an electric reading lamp. Stateroom* with private bath predominate, all have hot and
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    • 730 17 X P M KQNINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSGHAPPU. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OF BATAVIA.) (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 Penaog) of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF
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  • 624 18 COMPULSORY RETIREMENTS IN ROARD OF EDUCATION. Londoa. Jan. 17.— 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 fccm the recent compulsory retirements in the Board of Education. The
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  • 136 18 London, Jan. 30. For the first time on record, a number i of periodicals are displaying startling adI vertisements booming the Parliamentary Debates and informing readers of the "high class" fare they will miss if they don't read Hansard regularly. The advertisements point out
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  • 88 18 London, Jan. 27. Notwithstanding the coal stoppage. Great Britain's adverse balance of trade las£ year was only £12,000,000 according to the "Board of Trade Journal," which estimates that the shipping and overseas investments and other invisible exports yielded £465,000, 000 against a visible adverse balance
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  • 293 18 FAR EASTERN CONGRESS IN CALCUTTA. Delhi, Jan. 19. At the invitation of the Government of India, th_> Far Eastern Association of Tropical Medicine will hold its seventh congress in India in 1927. The Congress will open at Calcutta on December 5, 1927 where the scientific sessions will be
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  • 322 18 IMPERIL THE RACE, SAYS A DOCTOR The race is doomed unless American wro men st«>n smokfng cigarettes, is the opinion f Dr. Danie] H. Kr.-s. nerve specialist oi the Washington Sanitorium. "America is face to face with a serious problem; whi! the cigarette bar. it is harmful to
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  • 252 18 The Russian film star Ivan Mousjoukine, who has played for many years past in French pictures, has recently sailed for America to fulfil a contract with the Universal Film Company in California. It has been decided by the American managers that Mousjoukine. who is famous throughout picture-going
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    • 263 18 THE EXPORT ADVISER OF N UMiEROUS FIRST-GLASS BELGIAN AND FRENCH MANUFACTORIES Trading with STRAITS SETTLEMENTS offers you his services for the MONTHLY SUPPLY 07 ALL GOODS. on the most advantageous terms. Deals only with Import Traders res ding: in Straits Settlements. Address: J^k VAN DUYSE, Export Adviser. 33, Church Street,
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    • 124 18 I RECORD upon RECORI)^ On Shell Lubricating Oils i- and if Shell Motor Spirit. I >VtftfV^VWVViJVyVVVVVWVW > A'ASV.% WWWA V A' fetal Recent photograph of William Con* y-. M f |fl X t Same boy a year old if I! School Children need Virol j VTROT I Forty Million prescribed
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  • 96 19 GUTHRIE'S REPORT. Singapore, Feb. 11. The Rubber Market has been generally s ia.v, with minor fluctuations chiefly in near position values, and closes tbe week practically unchanged on balance. There are good export orders just under the market, but short covering takes precedence and raises the parity.
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  • 190 19 Feb. 11th, Closing Prices. Buyers Sellers Ayer Weng 1.25 1.35 Batang Padang w) 90 R :am Tin 1.10 1.15 Johan Tin 33 36 Kinta Tin Died. 2.27 1 2.32 Klang- River 3.90 4.00 Kroh Forest 20 dis 10 dis. Xai Hoots 82 87 Padang Plandok L 6
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  • 427 19 j A woman placed on probation at H«il 1 for robbing a gas meter was stated to have 1 used the same penny for fifteen months, consuming gas 774 times its value. 2( millions in gross earnings and the knowledge that even the lower payments will make
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  • 71 19 February 11. Bank 4 m.s. 2 4 3-82 Bank demand 2 3 23-82 Private credits m..<. 2 4 5-1 1> New York, demand 55 L 5-16 Credits 90 days 17% France, demand LS96 India. T. T. L 6?.% Hongkong, demand n 4 p.e. I > is. Yokohama, demand 114
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  • 185 19 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle i New.) 330 Rice, Siam old No. 1 530 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice. Siam Broken No. 1 220 Rice, Siam Broken Xo. 2 200 Rice, Siam Glutinous Xo. 1 360 Bice, Siam Glutinous Xo. 2 320 Rice, Rangoon Glutinous Xo. 2
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  • 61 19 February 11th., 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers. R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spot *;-j j iv Standard R.S.S. on Tender Feb. 65 Ssty Mar. <ii;> 4 66*£ Apr-June 68 69 July-Sept. 70% 71 Tone of Market: Quiet. Latest Cable: -London Spot Sheet i>" 4 (i
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  • 44 19 H UEY YOT TIN DREDGING. Messrs. Bruce and Macgregor inform us that the .Secretaries of Huey Yot Tin Dredging Limited have received cabled advice that 460 tons of the Company's 1 ticket dredge were shipped by Messrs YVerf Conrad. Haarlem, on the 7th instant.
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  • 801 19 Rubbers Cheerful. (From Our own Correspondettt). London lan. 20. Rubbers arc more cheerful. Internet in 'shares baa shown a substantial increase during the past week, and with buyer* willing t<. ))ay the higher prices asked by sellers, a general advance is shown in quotations. Paris continues ti
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    • 393 19 Assets Over 57,000,000, S.C. Assurance in Force Over 23,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. I (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE Winchester House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance g
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    • 861 19 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capit 1 $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. D. G. M. Bernard, Chairman Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang, Deputy Chairman
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    • 99 19 INSURANCE. THE ASIA INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in the S.S.) DIRECTORS: Teo Chong Siong, Esq. (Chairman). Chua Han Leong, Esq. Wonjr Yong Kai, Esq Loke Van Kit Esq. Lee Pie Soo, Esq. Leong Foong Siew, Esq. Lee Chin Tian, Esq.. Thio Kirn Chuan, Esq. Mr. Au Mm Thong. Tho Company
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    • 42 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England bj Royal Charter A.D. 1720 FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Ci»arantee Administration Bonds i I Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW ft CO Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 673 20 An Incitement to Massacre. OFFK lAL MANIFESTO IX SWATOW. Swatow, Jan. 31. Were there any doubt about the recent (Official attempt to bring about anti-foreign riots in Swatow the attached extract should dispel it. The manifesto is a deliberate infitenu n: t<> the mob to rise up
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  • 77 20 "DUST OR GLARE.' To the Editor. Sir, Perhaps I should make myself more explicit in my letter of the Bth instant. What 1 wanted to point out was that the glare of such a nature was likely to cause accident*. On the day in question I
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  • 579 20 A Matter of Nail Clippers. AMERICAN OR JAPANESE. Nail clippers played an important part in a criminal District Court action which was commenced before Mr. P. A. F. David in the District Court yesterday. The complainants. Messrs Muller and Phipps. alleged that two Chinese Chops had ussd
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  • 200 20 VERY LITTLE BUSINESS. Tht list of cases at th^ Bankruptcy Court yesterday before the Chief Justice. Sir William Muris n, was very small, and the business of the Court took a very short time. In the case of Chop Ban Choon Chan, Mr. C. Da Silva applied for
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  • 45 20 The Hongkong and Shanghai acknowledge the following subscriptions for the fund Already acknowledged $34,784 Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association 1,000 Major G. Streeten, R.E., per Singapore Free Press 10 Dr. Frank D. Adams, of Mountain Street, Montreal 40 Total $35,834
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  • 310 20 Ipoh Races. HANDICAPS FOR TO-DAY. The following are the handicaps for today's races at Ipoh: Race 1. Open Horses, Class D. Six Furlongs: Navarino 9, Equimaid 9, Florrie's Pet 8.4, Shoreham 8.1, Swiftsure 8.1, Crisp 7.7, Chestnut Stew 6.12. Race 2. Ex-Griffin Horses, Class C. One Mile and
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  • 52 20 The following have been invited to play hockey for the S.C.C. against the S.R.C. on Wednesday on S.R.C. ground: F. M. Osborn. Capt. C. H. Congdon. 0. R. S. Bateman. B. E. Ablitt, Dr. C. Carson. J. W. Smellie. W. R. King. C. E. Brooke. G. F. Murphy. J.
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  • 33 20 Borland, of Natal, performed a remarkable bowling feat in Griqualand's first innings in the Currie Cup tournament. He sent down only five balls in all and took four wickets with successive deliveries.
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  • 201 20 It is a pity that the suggested offer to Ponsford of a round a run is for the past and not for the future. Brighter cricket would surely be assured if our descriptive writers could turn out this kind of stuff: "Fireworks were expected from Ponsford as
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  • 68 20 Recruiting has been generally resumed in Madras Presidency but the following taluks are closed to recruiting owing to prevalence of disease: South Arcot: taluk of Chidambaram; Tanjore; taluks of Nannilam, Shiyali" Mayavaram, Thiruturaipoondy, Papanasam, Kumbaconam and Negapatam; Trichy: taluks of Odayarpalayam, Trichy, Lalgudy, Musiri and Perambalur; Madura: taluks
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  • 64 20 All members of the Budhist Community and others interested in the worship of the Lord Buddha will be glad to learn that owing to the absence of a suitable site and the difficulty of obtaining one, the Government has been graciously pleased to extend the period of
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  • 39 20 The Chief Secretary and Mrs. Peel left on Sunday to visit Pahang, to inspect the flood damage. Mr. Peel proposes to visit Bentong, Temerloh. Raub, Benta, Mentakab, and Lipis, and will return to Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday morning. M.M.
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  • 295 20 LEAGUE FOOTBALL. [Reuters Service.] London, Feb. 10. In a First Division match Leicester beat j the Arsenal at Leicester by two goals to i one. I TO-DAY'S LEAGUE MATCHES. The following matches will be played in the English and Scottish Leagues to-day: j Division I. Arsenal vs. Leeds
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  • 41 20 THE CUP PROGRAMME. The first coupon for the Free Press Football Competition No. 11. is published today on page 6. It will seen that matches in the English and Scotti>h Cup competitions have been selected.
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  • 254 20 The accompanying table, by its figure of merit, gives an accurate summing up of the Cup records, in the last six seasons, of the sixteen clubs who are still interested in this year's Cup competition. Note.—S S»K ni fi^s semi-final, F. final, and W Winnw.
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  • 74 20 INTER PORT FOOTBALL. Thousands of spectators saw Hong Kong defeat Shanghai in the Interport football match on the Hong Kong Football Club ground on Chinese New Year day. Hong Kong won by four goals to nil, and although it might be said that Shanghai were unlucky to lose by such
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  • 43 20 The light heavyweight championship of India was contested at the Globe Theatre. Calcutta, when Gunner Melvin (the holder) again retained the title by another victory over Farrier Berwick in exactly the same way as on the last occasion, Berwick dislocating his wrist.
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  • 24 20 Mr. C. M. Speers, son of Mr. W. E. Speers, Commissioner of Police, Kedah, has been appointed a Police Probationer in the F.M.S. j
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    • 160 20 %V^VWSV.V.V.%'.SV.V.-.V.V.V-V.V. VAV.V.V,V,V f < f A TRIUMPH IN SOUND REPRODUCTION H fcfi AT BEEN ACHIEVED BY AST "His Masters Voice' I COME IN AND HEAR THE NEW HODEI We will be pleased to prove thi« to you at any time f S. MOUTRIE AND CO.. LTD. (Incorporated in Hongkong:). I*
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