The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 February 1927

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press I.* CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1927. NO. 12,030.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    250 1 Fatal communal riots have broken out at Indore Page 11. A serious earthquake in Central Europe has caused the loss of many lives Page 11. A peculiar position has arisen at Hankow where the Nationalist Foreign Office seems to admit negotiations have been broken oT and Mr.
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    CHU-CHINAMAN
    1087 1 "All thai man need?- in thi^ transitory life is a splint hat and a rue bow." Chinese saying. Chu was a lug, burly hinaman. fat, jovial and excellent company, the sole gftrb of his son-tanned body being; a pair of flour-bag trousers ami. as occasion demanded, lar^v. pointed straw
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      210 1 I" i ULDINGS jj !j soLYPTOL SOAP I pofi TOILET PURPOSES. l\ s v^s v as%% vw v.ss%v.s swa RAFFLES HOTEL Thursday, 17th February, Diner Dansant 8.15 p. m. (Dinners will be served in the Ball Room). TO-NIGHT I lea Uance I For reservations phone 2920. SS i i i
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      205 1 V.V.V.SV.V.V-V.V.\V.V.V.%Vb\V.V.V.VAV-V.V H ".V.V.V.V.V.V.%V THE FAVOURITE PERFUME OF QUEEN VICTORIA AND FAMOUS FOR MORE THAN HALF-A-CENTURY. ■S jL~"OOStI?4f A perfume hanpi'y cheer, 1 a g l| Vgi t]OtsT* ttfijh^^£smJ% effect upon the serves a;. ci (-jel.nsv j^ V f}f*ffiltttC f|f-^n?B ne5S e^ el s weet;.^«?. r,-b A;>pie !>L- rr.i f H^^&^^Ji!^^
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      129 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Citroen car for sale— Page 9. Carjro notice re Glenjrarry— Page 16 Pabco paints at Sime. Darty's— Pape 8. Notice re Famosa trademark- Page 9. All the best in cars and tyres— Pages 4 and 5. Cow and Gate is the best baby food— Pape 8. Get one
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      11 1 .//•••'•ViViWAViVAViViW^ > SWALLOW ARIELL'S j AFTERNOON TEA j j BISCUITS. i >AV.V.\VW.V.%WAWWVbWt!
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      170 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday, I6tfc. Hiph Water, 10.10 a.m.. 11.38 p.m. I Hiph Water. Malacca. 7.40 a.m.. 7.50 p.m. W. Canadian and I'.S.A. mails dose. 2. I The Arcadians Theatre. 9.30 p.m. i Thursday, \~th. Hiph Water. 10 50 a.m. Malacca. Hiph Water, h.lO a.m.. 5.20 p.m. B. I. Homeward mail
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    CAN YOU TALK AMERICAN?
    297 2 \.v v« ;k TELEPHONE PROBLEM, j i ki talk Aiceru an I r not you bettei a quk that is. c undt rsto< I w hen you ring by v :>•<■! ov< ry mr house 1 states a i n« «si ap r. jis t a
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    THE ONE-MAN HAND.
    280 2 It most 1 years since I saw a one-man-orehestra in tlie street, or heard the peculiar jingling tame which warned me that he would sown be in front ol the house, ruddyface i. ragged, and perspiring from the physical efforts of his musk-making. I do not think
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      242 2 ASPRO TABLETS. GIVE CERTAIN RELIEF IN Rheumatism Headache Influenza Sleeplessness. Dots not affect the heart. Wholesale and retail from the Importers MEDICAL HALL LTD., 23. BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE. THE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. THE TOWN AMUSEMENT CENTRE MALAY OPERA. CINEMA. SIDE SHOWS AMUSEMENTS. VICTORIA THEATRE SATURDAY, FEB. 26th, 9.15 p.m. MONDAY.
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      260 2 VIOXORIA THEATRE Nightly at 9.30. R. B. SALISBURY S FAMOUS MUSICAL AND COMEDY COMPANY, THE QUAINTS THE ARCADIANS Wonderful Scenery and Beautiful Costumes all new for this Revival. Booking now open at Little's. Prices Si, $2 and SI. OWING TO ENORMOUS SUCCESS OF THH PICTURE THE MANAGEMENT IS EXTENDING TWO
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      289 2 AN EXCELLENT THREE KEATTRE ri{O(.l{ \\m,. From Thursday, 10th. to Wednesday, ifith Febrnan ALHAMBRa (Tan Cheng Kee and Co.. Ltd.. Propridorv In the Second Show. Commencing 9 nm A WILLIAM FOX SPECIAI A TALE OF LOVE, ADVENTURE. COURAGE \M) i, THE HIGH SEAS. THE BLUE EAGLE All I ll^ M
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    STRENGTH OF THE MUSCLES.
    470 3 DEAD FttOG VERSUS LIVE BOY Will the muscle of a live boy tire more r Fesa quickly than that of a dead frog? 1 was one of the questions raised and ai>.v. cJ by Professor A. V. Hill i.i the ;>( n i i'. 1 the
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    'PHONE EAVESDROPPERS.
    224 3 LISTENING IN TO NEW YORK CONVERSATIONS. The possibility of Transatlantic telephone conversations being overheard by people with wireless receiving sets in this country has now received the serious consideration of the authorities, following the claim of a listener near Birmingham i-hat he overheard part of a conversation conducted
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    RUSH TO SELL HEIRLOOMS.
    177 3 Applications for permission to sell entailed heirlooms are becoming so frequent, because of the pressure of taxation and death duties, that judges art now much more exacting in their inquiries, and arc insisting that the poverty of the applicants must be proved. The rush is undiminished,
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    BREAKING A DRUG RING.
    307 3 IMPORTANT POLICE CAPTURES. Details appear in the mail papers of the break up of a drug smuggling organization which covered Denmark, Switzerland, Italy, and extending to China and Japan. It was discovered that money was sent direct I from the Far East to Berlin. The Russians
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    DEATH VOLTAGE.
    265 3 FAMOUS I'ATHOLOiiISTS VIEWS. Sir Bernard Spilsbury, the well-kn wr, pathologist, in his evidence at the inquest on a youth who was electrocuted by a live wire erected by a colliery company, said: ''The cause of death in my opinion was heart failure, due to the passage of an
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    IN SYMPATHY WITH CHINESE.
    246 3 COMMUNIST M. P. ADDRESSES INDIAN MEETING. New lh'!hi, Jan. 28. Delhi. Jan. 28th.— A public meeting was held in the Queen's Gardens this evening. Pundit Motilal Nehru presiding, and a resclution was carried expressing sympathy with the nati nal aspirations of the Chinese, and condemning the
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    24 3 A Lady M.P. is demanding equal rights for men and wome-n. All men will support her in her gallant fight for their interests- Punch.
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      139 3 -I^-^*SV '^sfff'"' ''^C^l drj^ Vy I The Food of Kings Court Physicians know the best and see that j) Royal Babies have the best. That is why Si Glaxo has been used with success in 5 Royal <> V, Nurseries. Only the best is good enough for <A y your
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      127 3 Ceramics CjELllmi3bhßs--^ Cj£ I vy v t v. y t. r v Y f lf I }*3wF/ Tbwßbm hHHbjks^3BHo'>/ VVVliiil'//// i lf vy the ancient dynasties of Rome and Egypt are admirable examples of tion and the same ideal of perfection lies behind the hand*making of STfiTEgPRESS VIRGINIA CIGARETTES ■888
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    A NOVEL TEST.
    320 4 MOTORS AND ENDURANCE ABILITY Endurance, the ability to last for a long' time, has always been acclaimed a* a most desirable quality in everybody and everything. Savages, in their religious and tribal ritual?, sometimes dance until they fall unc< nscious, the longest dancers earning greatest fame. Natives
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    EXPORTS INCREASE.
    304 4 I USE OF SALOON CARS IN THE TROPICS. Concurrent with the introduction at the Paris Salon of the Erskine Six comes the announcement by A. R. Erskine. President of The Studebaker Corporation of America, of sweeping success recorded by Studebaker custom sedan models in foreign markets, coupied with
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    REAR NUMBER PLATES.
    256 4 There have been a lot of complaints of late regarding' the inadequacy of rear number plate illumination. I have seen scores of cases in which the lamp gave hardly any light at all, in others it was so dirty that the light could not possibly penetrate through
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    ROAD FUND FINANCE.
    87 4 For the .war BD I I total receipt* from the 8 money that Brittel privilege of (wains rath,r r, thai W grant, amount. I the total net paymnr- i 000. During Utf tfa of rehfcfea for whit-h lieen wa 1.547.000. the corn- for the previous year beta
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    MORE EXPANSION?
    73 4 A jrivat expansion in tor cars in India Mi Reginald Ford. fa n don. expressed the ..pini-.n that mont of India »O«U per cent import duty i Ministry of Tran..,....-. rol tax to road dev.lo, out that rougrhly V' 1 used in India at I If the duty
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      165 4 BEHER THAN EVER. AND PRICES LOWER J. J. M.jL JL Jl t V Ir J/X V !j Woviderftsl improvements have J 3 again been made A.rad wonderful reductions in ;j prices a^ain announced. Oqdee Brothbrb j: MOTOR CARS Standard Touring Special Touring Sports Touring $1,980. $2,105 $g,165. Seven Passenger Gars
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      101 4 5 High Pressure and Balloon Tyres and Tubes i r9^Jlf M TRADE MAMI f|CG U S PAT OT- IB ■tv^Ti^^rß L 1 1 v B Hi 5 Distributors CYCLE AND CARRIAGE CO., (1926) LTD. >injrapore. 5 Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Ipoh, Malacca. p g^E^^^^g^^^^^^^^Biß^B^^B^^BF^Stj^^^^^^^^^p^i^^^Bß^^^^^^^^^^B^^^Pßßß^Bß^B i' V 5 THE FISK TIRE
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    CAR TALKS.
    1221 5 VII.— CARS OF TO-DAY. BY "MAFOO." In our talks upon the components of a car and the principles which underlie car design and construction we have in the main confined ourselves to standard practice. A study of the figures set out below will show that we had ample
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      54 5 Jot Economical Transportation yOU SHOULD NOT MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO INSPECT AT ONCE THE LATEST MODEL. THE NEW BISCAY GREEN COLOUR WILL SURELY WIN YOUR ADMIRATION. THEIR MULTIPLE-CYLINDER PERFORMANCE WITH CHEVROLET ECONOMY IS ALREADY A BY-WORD. SO SMOOTH— SO POWERFUL The Standard Toure Price $1500. BORNEO MOTORS, LIMITED L"NLQp, THE
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      49 5 CAR NOW IN OUR SHOWROOMS chassis. medium power-rating and fti^rtfti^ loon Seats and Steering Column .^j 1 Rear View Mirror AYnp/»fp/1 nnlv in mnrp PYnpn* TTT* J IJ TIT- t-\|JCCIcU Ulllj 111 IIIWIC CAUI-ir Windshield Wiper A f \i\ New Sun Visor g"OOd taste. Universal Cars, Ltd. Telephone 4444
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      BRIDGE NOTES AND PROBLEMS.
      943 6 SOMK MS ADVANTAGES OF THE rvvo bid. by— -HORATIUS." \FKEE PRESS SPECIAL.] Of ail the alls that lead to mutual recrininations between partners. n'»ne except the li-rh: N< Trumpei is so prolific of strong 1 lar.-uane as original bid of two in a sun. Once upon
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      SOME BLINDFOLD CHESS "MIRACLES."
      1184 6 ANNOUNCING MATE IN 16 MOVES! The passing- of time brings many changes, some perhaps for the better, many certainly for the worse. Among the latter is the disappearance of the English chess professional. Thirty years ago one would have said that the chess professional as an
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      SHOOTING WITH A POINT OF LIGHT.
      449 6 The "Flash-spotter" is the name of an ingenious device which promises greatly to facilitate the elementary course? in antiaircraft coast defence and field gunnery, Service and miniature rifle-shooting, practice with the ***** gun, the revolver, and pistol. In view of this wide range of
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      591 6 FREE PRESS FOOTBALL COMPETITIBN Coupons will be published in the Free Press every Sat u pin following Wednesday morning. The Prize of $r>o (Fifty Dollars it' awarded to the reader giving TWELVE CORRECT RESULTS. II n r rf successful the Prize will be awarded to the next best. In tb
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      109 6 NOVEL CROSSWORDS. o 0 o A correspondent of an ingenious turn of mind has forwarded a series of crossword pwriloi of a clever and unusual character. In these punks there are no numbered squares, but al! the letters of the alpha\>f't are use<.' once only. I- fitting the dues to
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    CIVILISING THE ESKIMO.
    530 7 Reindeer and Rodeos. NEW FOUND WEALTH Since the herding of reindeer has been populaiised in Alaska the Eskimos are becoming wealthy and surrounded with comforts. Many are gradually assuming civilised methods of living, using wooden and stone houses and electric light, and eating much the same food
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    ATTACK ON SEANCES.
    328 7 A novel attaci. on the credibility of spiritualists and on seances in general is made by Dr. William J. Mayo, the worldfamous American surgeon. Dr. Mayo, who is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, is reported in New York to have declared that the
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    SANDAKAN FORTY YEARS AGO.
    927 7 A Seven Inch Shell. THE OLD GERMAN TRADE. The 8.N.8. Herald gives the following extract from its issue of Jan. Ist., 1887. One of the curiosities in the Sandakan Museum is a seven-inch shell which in 1885 was taken out of the soft sand rock on
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    35 7 j Gene Tirnney says a boxing champion i can not marry, being wedded to his nrofessicn. Fortunately, most of them don't seer» to find any difficulty in keeping away from the ring.— London Passing Show.
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      110 7 I I OLIVER I TYPEWRITERS 1 1 DURABLE EFFICIENT I I i S SIMPLE J w NiSS Pal me mßßßW^^^B^PE^Ol^B^BpS^B^b^iS? jB^ CALL SEE THE LATEST MODELS AT The Borneo Comply, Ltd. I (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) Singapore Kual* Lumpur. n r jWf T§s? y v \^SH" Ih '*3^j '^*te^^^^*^^**^^^^j^B^HHHl^Bi^g'
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      205 7 I Raymond Concrete Piles. I After the core, surrounded by the shell, has been driven to penetration, the core is withdrawn and the shell, left in the j j 5 round and open to the j most rigid inspection, enI i-i^ls?^. ables you to know that :io^^&^hi^- i' ne concrete
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    CONTROLLING SIZE OF CHICK'S HEADS.
    583 8 Biological Experiments. STORY OF SNAIL WHICH REFUSED TO DIE. The demonstration by Professor J. F. Huxley and Miss N. A. Tazelaar of their experiments of the warming and cooling of chick embryos was examined with great interest by the members of the Society for Experimental
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    FUTURE MARVELS OF ELECTRICITY.
    264 8 Professor Michael Pupin, the retiring president of the Association for the Advancement of Science, in an address to the annual convention at Philadelphia, predicted new electricity wonders within the next twenty-four years which would make the present development of wireless and telephone systems seem insignificant. The
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    SIR THOMAS LIPTON RESIGNS.
    541 8 After Consulting Committee of Enquiry. AFFAIRS OF UPTON LIMITED. London, Feb. I. After consultation with the Committee of Enquiry Sir Thomas J. Lipton, K. C. V. 0., has relinquished control of the business of Lipton Ltd., London, Feb. 1. The Directors of Lipton, Ltd., announce that
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    SPIRITED POLITICAL CONTEST AT NEW DELHI.
    189 8 New Delhi, Jan. 31. After a keen contest, Maulvi Mohammad Yakub was elected Deputy-President of the Legislative Assembly to-day. There were four candidates: Mr. Yakub (Independent), Nawab Sir Sahibzada Abdul Qaiyum. K.C.I.E. (Nominated), Mr. S. Sherwani (Congress) and Mr. Kshitish Chandra Neogy (Hindu). Sir
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      156 8 S _tj....^l |j TAPERED ROLLER BEARINGS EFFICIENT ADJUSTABLE ji ome to us for Replacements j: —WE CARRY STOCKS FOR l\ ALL POPULAR MAKES OF CARS AND LORRIES— !j MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD. > 209-212. Orchard Road. ■■■•■■■>■■■■•■■■.■>■•«««<> mjuuuuuuj t j! 'BbMARINE ENGINES Jb** I I Vv .-Jr^^^. I I££RMATH Marine Engines
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      254 8 PABCO PAINTS I for every purpose I Sime, Darby Co., Ltd. I Lefs Enjoy Life! I D« you enjoy your leisure or are you I at clo«e of the day that you are only too glad to re; day you are using up energy energy which renewed. Without this power
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    HOME FOOTBALL TO DATE
    766 9 Results Including Saturday, Feb. 12th. Home Away Goals Goals Newcastle -J ,7 L W DL F A Point, S f 28 11 3042 17 4720 30 35 Sun.lerland 29,, 2 2 46 18 4 3 722 30 35 Leicester 29 10 2 2 47 22 3
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    A WILLOW-PATTERN PROBLEM.
    234 9 CHINESE GIRL BETROTHED BEFORE BIRTH. The following story, told by the Peking correspondent of the British United Press, thrown an interesting light on the struggle between modernity and ancient custom in China. Twenty-three years ago two families, the Hans and the Tsaos, were neighbours in the small
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    59 9 A sensational stabbing affray occurred recently at Kuala Pilah. An elderly Chinese is alleged to have stabbed a Chinese boy of about fourteen years in the chest. The man is said to have then attempted to commit suicide by stabbing himself. Both the man and the boy are now lying
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      332 9 'business cards. ...v.V.V.V.'.VAVA'.W.VAS MARY SETON. rI tcKWOOD FIUMTURE S SHANGHAI SHADES. \MKKR MANSIONS. v.v.v.w.w.vJ, ;|:i i i w;i E TOPS, FLOORING I i I ES. Btr. .j\<,\! <>KK CASKET CO, irUc Merchant^." I rlcphont* 7."». "ALBERT L. A. DALEY. x IK' vV M«>M MKNTAI. i *M lei. MS. 'cars for
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      631 9 NOTICES. ROYAL SINGAPORE YACHT CLUB. ANNUAL DINNER. ■ilh c Jli n h b 7/ °7 he Royal Si »«ap«w Yacht Ch* wil] hold a dinner at the Europe Hotel >n Friday, the »th March. 1987, at 8 p.m The ;.«;-n.odore Sir Laure.ee Xunns C^llem.™ w= li I,'. V* i. f";
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      659 9 NOTICE. a nd has been long used m the Straits Settlement, and ..lseNvho.v in 5 Sweet* and l Confectionery manufactured by the fi™ GEBEUDEE TIMM m turc, o t Sweet-Meata an.l Confectionery, of No. h 4 IwX sZ£ 1W KODVK DAVIDSON Dated this loth da, of Pebn^y. v,r,. 1-l (i
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      333 9 AUCTION SALE 01 Deak household fornitare comprising board with bevelled mirror, !th bevelled nirror door, Ire o« table washstand, marble top tables, inn f double bedsteads, crockery, cUst and plated ware- etc. At W M] Ran Course Road afl Bafeetlar Road, :.cu'- new Chinese Few On Saturday. Feb. 19(h.. at
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCESDEATHS.
    101 10 RENNIE. On 14th instant at Moseley, Birmingham, Sara Maria Rennie, in her .*-4 th year. i relict of the late James Rennie of Newton Stewart, Kircudbrightshire and Birmingham. I By Cable) R.1.1'. WEE KWEE XEO. On the 14th inst. at No. i!."i Tanjong Rhu, Wee Kwee Xeo. aged
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  • SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 16. 1927.
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      Our People Endangered.
      657 10 One of the curious and distressing phenomena of modern social conditions at Home was disclosed recently by the figures of the births and deaths statistics of Great Britain, and that is that the Nation is slowly, but apparently inevitably, becoming a nation of old people. This is
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      The China Position.
      190 10 We do not know what the cause is but there has undoubtedly been a more restrained and sober tone about the Nationalist utterances of late and this is again emphasised by the careful statement of the Nationalist Foreign Office regarding the breaking off of the Hankow negotiations
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    237 10 The next cinema show will be held in the V.M.C.A. Hall on Friday at 8.30 p.m. An excellent programme has been arranged. Mr. R. M. McLay accompanied by Mrs. McLay after a tour of inspection following' Home leave, have returned to Singapore. In the account of the escape of a
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    202 10 PREMIER WAKATSUKI. (By courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, Feb. 14. Premier Wakatsuki declares that his health condition necessitates his taking a < rest for recuperation but he does not see any reason to resign from his office. AMERICAN DISARMAMENT PROPOSAL Admiral Takarabe, Navy Minister, declared in
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    MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
    288 10 ACTION TAKE IN COMMITTEE. The following action was taken at a meeting of Committee No. 4. held on February, 11th: Confirmed decision only to allow tank storage of benzine at No. 4o Etochore Canal Road. Disapproved use of "Brouette"' as a meanof conveying benzine. Disapproved application for benzine
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    THE QUAINTS.
    104 10 Last night at the Victoria Theatre, the Quarnts gave a very successful performance of lan Hay's well-known racing comedy. "The Sport 'of Kings." Mr. R. B. Salisbury gave a clever portrayal of the role t>< Amos Purdie J.P. and Mr. CUve Woods and Mr- Gordon Rennie were very
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    53 10 A serious motor accident occurred at Sentul at noon on Saturday, when a Tamil cyclist was knocked down by a hire-car driven by a Chinese, proceeding towards Sentul village. The cyclist received grave injuries, his left eye being destroyed and his left thigh-bone broken. The driver of the car has
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    MATTERS MUSLIM.
    553 10 Pilgrim Accommodation I NEW (HAiriKHs (By Our Mush., <..... Hovided a sufficient n are > ff( '<^g. Kei p i.;. Company will tiv Rangoon earti ia M.v, i (aamer mil „m v 1, lim paafßngen the „il, Servants deck will be space and aocotnm Th steamer i. Jeddah
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  • NEGOTIATIONS MYSTERY.
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      CHEN DENIES RUPTURE.
      75 11 0! urn h persists 1 eastern Service.] Hankow. Feb. 15. „.-Ma:i«-> affluent fa not red negotiations have signed after whai final mference. gl (MBeC states but that does n t S!>a:rrh;ii. Ftfc 1">. spondent at ut're it< gorically h-.' bad made an OTOallej imli- i, vermnent conit
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      SHANGHAI RELIEVED.
      194 11 SH AN GHA I RELIEVED. IHK H©> UIPAIGN. m Service.] Feb. IT>. pg has been eduction by rifty insurance tttomniWa. Kfeeliag of relief Idiers is I n:::iued les..:;a!y pleasure real Shanghai I to have di>Pl tinx being. »ituati b i> still .v centre? in Honan es have completely I b
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      JAPAN'S REAL INTERESTS.
      38 11 I Eastern Service.] Tokyo. Feb. I~>. n the Upper House reign Affairs asserted intend forcing either akc a statement at Rg the safety of Japanese r:a ami Mongolia as in ssaraacc would be of little
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      THE POSTAL QUARREL.
      50 11 Eastern Service. Shanghai, Feb. 15. to the Hankow new? felt ol postmasters it is eking -hat the co-Director Peking, has replied to GoTcnnaeal "P stal Com- iwt nominated by the Pekm nt >■•• bj myself 90 the Pekw notkiog to do with the I earn >: agree
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      THE INDIAN CONTINGENT.
      74 11 spoke in the absence of the Under Secretary for India. Ear] Win tort on, said it was not in the public interest to state the number of Indian troops recently sent to Ch ig?He added that they were despatched at the request I f His Majesty's Government
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      WHAT DEFENCE FORCE WILL COST.
      58 11 WHAT DEFENCE FORCE WILL COST. [Reuters Service.] London, Feb. 14. In the House of Commons, replying Cmdr Oliver Locker Lampson. (C. Handsworth), Mr. R. McNeill (C. Canterbury), said the total charge on the three service departments to Mar. 31st. in connexion with the despatch of troops to the Far East
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      MINNESOTA AT COLOMBO.
      42 11 [Reuters Service.] Colombo, Feb. 14, The Minnesota with 1,000 marines has arrived for China the Coldstreams are expected to-morrow. Shanghai, Feb. 15. The fourth battalion of the First Punjabs and the third battalion of the Thirteenth Punjabs nave arrived.
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    EARTHQUAKE IN EUROPE.
    75 11 MANY PERSONS KILLED. NINETEEN SHOCKS IN 20 MINUTES. [Reuters Service-] Vienna, Feb. 15. There has been considerable loss of life and damage to property as the result of an earthquake in Herzgovina, Dalmatia. Twelve deaths are reported at Sarajevo and many persons were killed at Metkovio, Dalmatia.
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    PROJECTED TRADE UNION LEGISLATION.
    169 11 [Router's Service.] London, Feb. 14. The House i f Common? by 313 to 135 rejected a Labour amendment opposing the projected tradeunion legislation and adopted the Address replying to the Speech from the Throne. The Lab ur Members are uncertain as to the Government's intentions but
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    "UNDERGROUND" REDS.
    96 11 Reuters Service. 1 New York. Feb. 14. According to a survey of American Communism issued by the Rand School of Social Science there are only about 6,000 members of the Communist party of America compared with 35,000 in 1919. The survey reveals that the man chosen in 1920
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    BUTLER STIRS NEW YORK.
    46 11 Keuter's Service. New York, Feb. 14. Dr. Butler. President of Columbia University, created a stir in New York State Republican circles when he declared he bad n i intention oi being a candidate for Republican a >mination at the Presidential election 1928.
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    COLOMBO HARBOUR STRIKE.
    46 11 fEei ter's Service.] Colombo, Feb. 14. A thousand harbour coolies are striking a rise in wages and an attempt is bein£ made to bring out the coal coolies. The Jervis Bay has not discharged her Colombo cargo as the crew refused to unload.
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    BISHOP SCOTT DEAD.
    47 11 [Reuters Far Eastern Service]. Tokyo. Feb. 15. The death has occured of Bishop Scott, [The Rt. Rev. Charles Perry Scott was 80 years oi ape and had been in China from lv s 74 to 1913. He was Bishop of north China from 1880-1913].
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    JAPAN'S POLICY.
    150 11 TO BE GUIDED BY CIRCUMSTANCES. CO-OPERATION WITH BRITAIN. t ßeuter's Far Eastern Service] Tokyo, Feb. 15. "Japan's policy of non-interference in China never means neglecting the necessary protection of her rights and interests China" stated Baron Shidehara repaying to interpellations in the Upper House, adding "Naturally Japan would
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    JAPAN ACCEPTS COOLIDGE'S PROPOSAL.
    115 11 [Renter's Far Eastern Service.] Tokyo. Feb. 15. It is understood the Cabinet has decided to reply to America accepting the proposal for a disarmament conference subject to Imperial sanction. Replying to interpellations in the Upper House the Premier stated the decision to participate in the proposed
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    AVALANCHE DISASTER IN JAPAN.
    61 11 Reuters Far Eastern Service. Tokyo. Feb. 14. As a result of the heavy snowfall all railway, telegraphic and telephonic communications are suspended in Niigata prefecture where C 2 persons have been killed 29 are missing and 113 houses have been destroyed. Forty persons have been killed
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    RED PROPAGANDA.
    186 11 [British Radio— Official Service] Rugby, Feb. 11. In the House of Commons a number of questions were asked about relations with Russia. One was whether any communications had passed between the Soviet Republic and the Foreign Office on the subject of China. Mr. G. Locker-Lampson, Under-Secretary for Foreign
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    SAFEGUARDING PEACE.
    80 11 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Feb. 14. In accordance with a resolution adopted at the December meeting of the Council of the League of Nations, a committee consisting of Lord Cecil, M. de Brouckere and M. Titulascu will meet in London tomorrow to draft a definition of article
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    HULL RAILWAY COLLISION.
    19 11 London, Feb. 15. The death-roll in the Hull railway collision up to the present is ten.
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    47 11 The wedding took place on Saturday morning at the Church of the Assumption Penang of Mr. Henry John de Souza, Consulting Engineer, Singapore, and Miss Celene de Souza, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. de Souza of Anson Road, Penang The Rev. Father Devals officiated.
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    RIOT AT INDORE.
    99 11 MOSLEMS ATTACK HINDUS. MANY KILLED OR INJURED. [Reuters Service.] Bombay, Feb. 15. The Times of India reports serious communal rioting at Indore. Five persons were killed and VJ injured. A party of Hindu women motoring from a religious ceremony were attacked for allowing music in front of
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    S.S. (SINGAPORE) ASSOCIATION.
    561 11 The following are the minutes of a committee meeting held in the Singapore Exchange Room on Monday at 5 p.m. Present: Mr. J. G. Campbell (President), Messrs H. B. Layton, E. A. Elias, W. J. C. LeCain, D. T. Lewis, Dr. K. K. Pathy, j Messrs Scow
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    140 11 The friends of Miss A. Mcßrride, for many years matron of various hospitals in Malaya, will sympathise with her in the death of her brother, Mr. J. C. Mcßride, 0.8. E., who died on January 15, at Putney, at the age of 65. Mr. Mcßride was an authority in the
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    HEAD HUNTERS OF BORNEO.
    790 13 How the Tattoo Artist Makes Some of His Money. '•Natural Man," the title of a fascinating b«>ok on the people of Borneo by Dr. Charles Hose Macmillan. 80b.), may be perhaps a ittle misleading:. It may suggest that the van us tribes which make up the
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    90 13 i Tuesday 15th. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall, S.R.E. (v) Signals, S.R.A. (v) Signals, S.R.A. (v). Malay Drill Hall. Malay Company. Wednesday 16th. &.15 p.m. Drill Hall, SV F \mbulance, Eurasian Company. Vridav 18th. 5.15 P.m. Drill Hall, European Units. (Officers and N.C.O's Classes.) S.V.C. Band. Malay Drill
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    THE TYROL SKI-ING DISASTER.
    672 13 How the Party Was Overwhelmed. An eye-witness's story of the New Year's Day ski-ing disaster in the Austrian Tyrol. in which eight lives were lost, including a London party cf six, is told by Dr. Eitner, who rescued one of the two survivors of the accident.
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    BETTING TAX WORKS SMOOTHLY.
    244 13 FINANCIAL SECRETARY ANSWERS CRITICS. London, Jan. 28. Discussing the Betting Tax yield, Mr. Ronald McNeill, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, speaking- at Maidenhead, said:—. •'I think it quite likely that we shall not get £1,500,000. We put it down at that, as a rough guess for
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      426 13 How to choose the right battery Unless you are highly technical you must rely on reputation in sel ctin the best battery to replace the worn-out one in your car. Here are some facts that may aid you: Exide was the first batten on the first electrically equipped car. To-day
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    RUSSIAN COURT JEWELS.
    591 14 Gems Valued at More Than £50,000,000. DISPLAYED BY SOVIETS. As proof that the Crown jewels of Russia had not been sold Soviet officials displayed them in a closely barred room for the benefit of press representatives. The jewels are estimated to be worth more that £50,000,000 and
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    CONFLICTING GOLF DATES.
    278 14 AN ANGLO-AMERICAN COMPROMISE By an arrangement between the Royal and Ancient Club and the United States Golf Association, the clashing of dates which had been arranged for the Open Championships of the two countries has been obviated. The Royal and Ancient Club issued the following official statement:—
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      208 14 jS "Sweet and twenty, blithe and gay, m tjS Jw S/ keeps her looks the Kruschen way.'* i. Jim X A **--sS^ Sm. *fi tt?*s' s ■f it J? j £&S 'if r^ Your Complexion needs Kruschen! A woman must be careful of* her looks in hot countries tropical conditions
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      280 14 JiL JMj Collaborate I with you p The range of Thornycroft models. lg i»M (on which may be fitted bodies built I. jbjjllpl 1 g locally) provides for complete satis- l-Tll faction no matter what the problem !ffi II I fffc^ lMi of operation. You can make no better transportation
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    THE NAME OF "SHELL."
    568 15 The names of most commodities have 9OBM identifiable association with that of their inventor, owner, scurce oi purpose, but that of "Shell" motor spirit, of which ue are reminded by the death of Lord Bearsted, was long a mystery to all who were not of the
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    A THOUGHTFUL TAXI-DRIVER.
    209 15 CIGARETTES. MATCHES, AND FLOWERS PROVIDED. Had I not seen it T would scarcely have believed it, for. somehow, one does not asSOCiate London taxicab driver with flowers, with an eye for the comforts of others, or, indeed, with anything much more than a keen business eye for
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    13 15 The Maoris beat the British Columbia University's rugby team by 12 to 3.
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    297 16 WHAMPAO PORT. American Engineers Delayed. Canton, Feb. 6. The Kuomintang papers here explain that the reason for the quietness of the Whampao port development movement is the delay in the arrival of architects and engineers from America. It is said that the Port Development Company has engaged a
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    42 16 Canadian Settler, Can.. 2,155, from Cardiff 15, for Muji 17. Perak, Brit.. 519, from B. Deli L 5 for B. Deli 16. Kambangan, Dut., 4,389, from P. Swettenham 15. for Batavia 15. Xagrato Maru, Jap.. 4.324. from Yokohama 15, for Calcutta 16.
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      293 16 BIBBY LINE of fast twin-screw Oil Driven Mail Passenger Vessels between RANGOON. COLOMBO. MARSEILLES AND LONDON. with through connection from Singapore and Penang. HOMEWARD SAILINGS. Steamer. Leave Rangoon. Passage Rates include Train Fares to Port of Embarkation from Singapore or Penang to London. Single 84 720.00 Return 147 1,260.00 (within
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      170 16 LLOYD TRIESTINO NAY. CO. (Incorporated in Italy.) HOMEWARD SAILINGS. Monthly service for Brindisi, Venice and Trieste via ports taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for Fiume, the Le- vant and Black Sea Ports, also to all ports on the West Coast of Italy. M.V. ROMOLO In PPotr t OUTWARD
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      668 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantat) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taipjng, Penang and Kedah and lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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      74 16 CLEARANCES. Feb. 15th. Khoen Lie, Singled, (Dut); Kelantan. Mundra, (Brit). METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. (By courtesy of the Government Health Office). For the twenty-four hour? ending- midnight February. 14th. Maximum shade temneratuie 87 F Minimum shade temperature 75 F Mean shade temperature 79.9 F Maximum sun radiation 156 F Minimum grass radiation
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      460 17 TRAVEL* COMFORT DOLLAR <hSI& •president" JRL Dollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. All state-rooms are outside rooms, well-ventilated and cooled by electric j fans. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having an electric reading lamp. Stateroom* with private bath predominate, all have hot and cold running
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    FIREMAN CONVICTED.
    464 18 Trouble en British Troopship. ACHILLES' ENGINEER ASSAULTED 1 j At the Hong Kong Marine Court last i week Vim Tim and Lvi Kau, firemen on I the British ship, Achilles, were charged with assualting Mr. J. G. Inne-ss, eighth engineer of that vessel, when on the high i
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    A NEW TSAR.
    181 18 ACCUSATION AGAINST A RUSSIAN COMMUNIST. Moscow. The astounding charge that Leo Kamenev, former chairman of the Soviet and People's Commissar of Internal Trade, asked the Grand Duke Michael to ascend the throne when the Tsar Nicholas abdicated in face of the revolution in 1917, is made by
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    EX-BRITISH OFFICER ARRESTED AS SPY.
    199 18 EX-BRITISH OFFICER ARRESTED AS SPY. Vivian Stranders, the Englishman arrested in France on a charge of spying for Germany, was a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery during part of the war. He transferred to the Royal Flying Corps early in 1917 as an equipment officer, and in the spring
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    TOO QUICK DANCES.
    836 18 The Elderly Danfcer Speaks. HOW STEI»S ARE CHANGING "Modem dancing," said a doctor who is tango expert to me the other day "is physical jerks with the jerkiness left out. tt is the best possible remedy for the commonplace ills of a sedentary life, and I always
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    95 18 The Incorporated Guild of Wig-makers, Hairdressers, and Perfumers is considering a code of hygiene which, if carried out, will make an unclean shave almost impossible. The code provides that each barber shall have three or more lather brushes, numbered and used in order; three razors, and at least three combs,
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      278 18 Military M<%^xJ 1 Tattoo <^ oce^t>± hi-r i o Played kt sh, ig Assisted by Drummers of t f, 1 AbS^ > Cuard- and Piper> o f ih. t fc|(f 4&T (Conduct,^ l,j i.i,. in With the STAI)HM( HOIK hn- L w^ of q f Matt* v" Pipes: AthoU and
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    THE MALAYAN FLOODS.
    328 19 NEWS FROM THE MINES. News has been received by various Lond n companies of the extent of the damage resulting from the abnormal flood? which affected the southern portion of the Malay Peninsula. Thus, for example, the Pahang Consolidated Co., Ltd., interested both ir. tin and rubber,
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    JACKS' METAL REPORT.
    317 19 Owing to thi delay in obtaining coal and coke at reasonable prices blast furnaces have een held up the production of iron and steel plates has barely commenced and tht industries of the country are not yet under way Bear, have taken full j advantage of this
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    52 19 Phin Soon Tin, Hours run, 208; Yardage treated, 18,764; Ore won, 261. Nawng Pet Tin Ltd. Excessive heavy rains prevented production of tin during January. The mine if now unwatered and the working faces are being cleaned up. Normal production will be resumed about the end of February. All dums
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    EXCHANGE.
    40 19 Pebru .ry 15. Bank 4 m.s. 2 4 3-32 India, T. i". l. r i:;i 4 Hongkong, demand 10% p.c. i>.-. Yokohama, demand ill Bar Silver London 26 3-16 Bank of England Hate g ji.c. Sovereign, Bank Buying BJ»4.
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    PRODUCE.
    185 19 February 15. Tin LOO Tun- $151% Pepper- Black 41.00 Flake Tapioca 5.10 Pearl Sago Small 7~ s Copra 10.60 Copra Sundried 11.15 Opium, Benares unt. 4.000 liice Liang Hin Chan Mark Rice, Siam old Xo. 1 S3O Rice, Random Bin 2C.0 like, Siam Glutinous No. 2 320 Rice, R
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    48 19 February loth.. 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers. R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spot <"."■_. 65: Standard R.S.S. on Tender Feb. 66 66>i I Mar. <;7 r-June 69 Latest Cable: London Spot Sheel I9d per lb. New i iM-k Spot Sheel G.cts 38 per lb.
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    THE EXCHANGES.
    75 19 [British Radio Official Service.] Bugby, Feb. 14. Amsterdam 12.12%, Athens :;74 I.j.1 .j. Berlin 20.47. Bombay is. i\'-i\\ Brussels 34£9, Buenos Aires 46 >]-02. Copenhagen 18.20, Geneva 25.22, Helsingfors I92\k, Hong Kong 2s. od.. Lisbon 2 17-:>2. Madrid 28.74, Milan 112%, New York 4.85%, Oslo 18.85, Paris 123.30,
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    MR. FORD LAUGHS AT BIG OFFER.
    66 19 Refuses to Sell His Business For £200,000,000. I London. Feb. New mk. Mi. Henry Ford has refused an offer of over £200,000,000 to sell his motor business. This fact was disclosed by a Wai! Street banker, Mr. Prentiss, who said thai Mr. Ford laughed
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    129 19 Harimau, 8,200; Majedie (Johore), 13,000; Muar Ham, 24.81):;; Permas, 24,500; Sekong 17,250. Bou stead and Co., Penaner, Aorents. Takuapa Valley Tin. 605 pkls., 540 hours worked, 120,000 cubic yards treated. Barlow and Co., Kuala Lumpur, Agents. Ayer Kuning (F;M.S.) L 00,000; Bade Rubber (Staffield Estate) 26,300;
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      175 19 The following is the direct w* report b» :li <- Members of Maynard in I I ;,[<!., to be presented at the annual i.^-tiny on I ebi ua!-y 2£ad. al Harri one, Bai k< i .-.ad Company, Limit d at 12.15 p.m. The y,.-,,- L 925-26 shows profit
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      ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
      203 19 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. Singapore, I <-b. 11. Loadon. Rubber Is 6%d. I i hanged London. Tin £294 15s. Unchanged Local L 51 7 v for LOO tons. Mininu. Malaya Consol 1.15 i.l"\ Petaling 4.:. i. 4.."; 1 Ifambau L.52% L.57%, Rahman Hydraulic 2.45 2,50, Trim train 1.57% I. i'!u
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      FRASER'S SHARS LIST.
      116 19 «'s««rda\ > Alicration^ J Buyer &Ii re [di l i l :,7- 58i Kinta Tin 2 29 2% Kuchai Ords. 1 2.29 Liny l. i Tin LB7 L 92*£ Malay Consd. < i Lie L^u .\';>: Hoot <1 t Rajah Perak ($1) .12 pm. Etambutan (£1) 30g
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    82 19 YrsierdayV Altei at ii»n» I'd). !">lh.. idvino rri.«Buyers Se Ayer Weag j.-j Hong h'uw [^25 1.2S Kuchai g Malayan Cons. 1 j v Xai 1 1 >< it s v(i JJawttg Pet I.,;;; Petaling 5 Rembian Slingej Ways 3 3 East< in Sian 26e 26i Wris p
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    32 19 A man who was said to have KntUffKtad Horatio Bottomley's reminisce:],' from Wormwood Scrubs Prison in |§£f was sentenced to three months' hard labour at Salisbury < n a charge of false pretence*.
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      431 19 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BAM LIMITED, —Established 1880— Capita! Subscribed Y.100,000,u00 i fully paid up) Reserve Fund V.89.500,000 President: K. Kodama Esq. :ce-Pivs:dent: R. Ichinomiva, Esa DIRECTORS. M. Odajiri, Esq. K. Mogami, Esq Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Takeuehi, E*q K. latsumi, Esq. T. Hodsumi, Esq. F, Watanabe, Esq. T. Okubo, Esq.
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      456 19 AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) 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. 1). G. M. Bernard, Chairman Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang. .Deputy Chairman W. H. Bell,
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      39 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in Enpland 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.
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1534 20 It seems perfectly safe to predict a successful addition to the programme of soccer events in Singapore through the inauguration of the Inter-Commercial Cup conpetition, the first match in which between the Borneo Company and the Hong Kong Bank, has been arranged to be played at the Stadium
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    25 20 HOME FOOTBALL. [Reuters Service.] London, Feb. 14. In a First Division match Blackburn beat West Ham at Blackburn by four goals to one.
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    INTER-COMMERCIAL CUP COMPETITION.
    68 20 The Draw. Tli s draw for the Inter-Commercial Cup Competition took place yesterday, and resulted as follows: I irst Round: Borneo Co. versus Hong Kcng Bank, the rest byes. Second Round: Winner of above vs. Doustead's. Chartered Bank vs. Paterson Simons. M.B.K. vs. Guthrie's. Adamson, Gilnllan vs.
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    FOOTBALL COMPETITION No. 11.
    69 20 Ov page 6 will be found the second coupon for our Football Competition No. 11. This week'< competition is of particular interest, since the matches, the results of which readers are required to forecast, are all in Cup competitions, tight in the English event and four
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    S.V.R.A. FEBRUARY SPOON SHOOT.
    94 20 This will take place on Sunday, at the Bukit Timah Range at 8.30 a.m. The ranges are 200. 500, 600 yards as for Kind's Ist. Stage. An allowance of two points to be made for men not using aperture sights. Entrance Fee 50 cents per match.
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    IN THE COURTS.
    133 20 Chinatown Shooting. TWO MEN CONCERNED. Two Chinese whose names are unknown, are alleged to be concerned in a serious shooting affair which took place at the junction of Banda Street and Sago Lane shortly before one o'clock yesterday morning. Both the culprits got away but the police
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    AN ESTATE CASE.
    63 20 The District Judge yesterday heard a case in which a Chinese was charged with criminally intimidating Mr. Monsey, a European assistent on the Bukit Sembawang Rubber Estate. It is alleged that when Mr. Mousey accosted the Chinese who was seen tapping on the estate, the man threatened
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    A LUCKY ESCAPE.
    135 20 A matter concerning a Cantonese woman's fall out of a window at the St. Andrew's Hospital, was mentioned before Mr. Smith in the Third Police Court yesterday, when a charge of attempted suicide which was at first preferred against her was withdrawnThe accident occurred on January 26
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    GAMING CHARGES.
    96 20 On Monday. Mr. Dickinson. A.S.P.. arrested a Cantonese in a house in North Bridge Road and charged him with assisting in the management of a public lottery (a chap-ji-kee lottery). The accused, who has been further charged with being a member of an unlawful society, was brough r
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    CAR COVER STOLEN.
    41 20 Mr. X- H. Jarman. Secretary to the Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, reports to the police that a canvas cover valued at ?50 was stolen from his car which was outside the Hongkong Bank Chambers on Monday.
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    HOME RUGBY RESULTS.
    88 20 February 5. The following: are the results of matches played under Rugby Union rules to-day. Birkenhard Park 6. Headingley 24. Devonport Services 4, St. Bart's Hospital 0. London Scottish 18, Leicester 5. Mosley 14, Manchester 3. Northampton 3, Harlequins 6. Old Blues 14, Old Edwardians 17. United
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    29 20 Thirteen cards were taken out for the Ladies' February Spoon Competition which resulted as under: Mrs. J. M. Ormston 1 down Mrs. J. D. Mair 2
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    ALL-INDIA LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
    119 20 In the All-India Lawn Tennis Tournament, in the ladies' singles .championship finals the trophy went to Miss Jenny Sandison, a Calcutta girl, who beat the lady champion, Mrs. McKenna, B—6,8 6, 6 4. In the men's doubles championship, the victors were Nigel Jones and N. B.
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      Appeals Against Awards.
      280 20 INTERESTING VALUATIONS. Three appealg against the awards of the Collector of Land Revenue in cases of compulsory acquisition of land by the Municipality were heard by the Chief Justice, Sir William Murison, in the Supreme Court yesterday. A. R. A. L. Alagappa Chetty was the claimant in
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      MOST EXTRAORDINARY FIGURE.
      352 20 •Tuderment will be delivered to-day in the case in which tho owner? of a property of 0 acres. 7 poles at Tiong Bahru. Lim Chan Sun and Lim Chin Chye. and the mortgagee. Chia Peng Neo. claimed $65,000 as again-! the Collector's award of $27,000. Mr. H.
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      PRICES AT MORTGAGE SALES.
      246 20 Mr. E. L. Talma appeared for Cheoag Chwee Puan who claimed $6,000 in respect of 1 rood 17.7 poles at Tiong Bahru. the Collector's award being $4,000. Mr. R. Williamson appeared for the Collector. Mr. Talma submitted that as the appellant, had built a house on
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