The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 22 February 1927

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS SINGAPORE, S.S., TUESDAY, FEIiRUARY 22, 1927 NO. 12,035
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    272 1 The text of the Hankow agreement provides for the handing over of the British concession from the British Municipal Council to a Chinese Council and later the amalgamation of all concessions under one administration Page 9. The Chinese authorities at Shanghai hay« executed a number of agitators
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    A VERY RARE ERROR.
    1120 1 tt I should have mother lift- to live, and money to spend in it, I might easily fall to collecting coins. know that because, when an od coin fall. j n my way. mane a pet of it. carrying it tor a while in my pocket,
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      139 1 WING LOO N G I RECOGNISED HOUSE TKW TROPICAL SUITS. 12, HKIM STREET. v^/.-.v.v.v.v.w.wav.-.w.-..=.vv.vvaww'-vvwav^av.v.v, I Raffles Hotel I* I s.s. Belgenland in Port I Cruise Dinner and I i THURSDAY— FEB. 24th. Sea View Hotel -Friday, Feb. 25th— $4. i KOR RESERVATIONS PLEASE PHONE 2920. a > J- WILLIAMS, Manager.
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      146 1 Over a Million Machines 5 wd Now in Use J J WHY BECAUSE OF THOSE 20 ROYAL REASONS i" ■I a==^"^^B^^ y,^^ J Sole Agents ?I^?. RE PENANr AND KUALA LUMPUR. J! rfJ**_, After dinner^ I r •I I TKe dancing 3 Grill. C Europe e ve J "i n^
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      114 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Try some ir od Devon wine Page 2. A remind* r about Bulloch. Lade whisky —Page 3. Guthrie and Co., stock Gilbey's Spey Royal Page hi. Whiteaway and Company for steamer trunks Pace 6. Beljrenland cruise dinner at Raffles on Thursday Page 1. Cheap bargains at removal sale
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      14 1 WING LOONG FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32, HIGH STREET.
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      168 1 THE WEEK. Tuesday, 22nd. Hijrh Water. 1.37 a.m.. 1.42 p.m. Hijrh Water, Malacca. 10.20 a.m.. 10.50 p.m. Maynard Co. Mtjr.. C. Bank. 12.15. Football: C. Bank vs. P. Simons. S.C.C. Wednesday, 23rd. Hijrh Water. 2.6 a.m.. 2.23 p.m. Hijrh Water. Malacca. 11.00 a.m.. 11.30 p.m. M.M. homeward mail closes, noon.
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    ALTERATION IN DISEASES.
    296 2 OLD TERRORS LOST. R tleston recently addres- -li lical Society -v. the changed cha liseases and the view- then I irward are published in the cumn ssue tin British Medical Journal. Sir H iry explained how the virulence nza had change I is recent years, i\ the
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    TwO HOLES IN ONE IN A ROUND.
    111 2 Unusual Goil Kent. IV .rs i HiU had an ri i.a- whil >lfing lt N. a:. Mr. P< rcy T ppii h t fourteenth, which measure* j O ne stroke. Playing to the nth a minutea later Mr. Walter Darvil] short sixteenth h»k
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    EAST IS EAST.
    145 2 that thi girls of the Philippine to shingle th< ii hail ami re- tresses as an outrag* testy wil pat bahly leave the v these islands unmoved. Tho r ppine Islanders, indeed, have never ed to lead ins fashions, and the only their attitude will be that
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      316 2 THE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. THE 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. THURS., MAR. 3rd. (MATINEE) 5.15 P.M. Mme.~KE~LVEY PRESENTS HER TALENTED PUPILS in a BUGHXER DISPLAY ETTER THAN EVER. NEW SONGS CLASSICAL, CHARACTER, CLOG, NATIONAL,
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      271 2 VIOXORIA THEATRE Two Great Musical Events. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, MARCH 2nd. and 3rd. ALFRED JOSEF Mirovitch and Borissoff The World Famous Pianist. The Celebrated Violinist. MONDAY AND TUESDAY, MARCH 14th. and 15th. FOR TWO RECITALS ONLY. tL lr Ji 1 Zj DATES FOR BOOKING WILL BE DULY ANNOUNCED. PAVILION FROM
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      186 2 TWO TOPPING NINE REELERS IX Tin From Thursday, 17th. to Tu^sdav >> nri AT THE lH ALHAMBRa (Tan Cheng Kee Co., Ltd., Prop.id,,, in the Second Show, commencing 1.15 HUMOUR, PATHOS AND POWeWuL HUMAN m n a story which will appeal to Grown-fips SPARROWS humour of a first-rate c medy.
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    CROOKS' SECRETS ON THE SCREEN.
    467 3 FILM EXPOSURE OF EVERYDAY FRAUDS. Everybody wants to act in films or help in their production. Even crooks, it seems. After it was announced a few months ago that Mr. F. W. Engholm was going to make a series of short films exposing various commrn,
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    FEEDING CHINA DEFENCE FORCE
    182 3 FEEDING CHINA DEFENCE FORCE SIX MILLIONS MOKE TRADE THIS YEAR? Six million dollars will be spent in Hong Kong this year on provisions for His Majesty's Xaval and Military forces bound for Shanghai. This figure is the estimate of a leading merchant who maintains that his calculation is on very
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    IRISH FREE STATE TO USE TOTALISATOR.
    84 3 London, Feb. 4. The Irish Free State proposes to introduce the totalisator, as the result of a deputation representing all the horse breeding and racing interests in the Free State visiting the Minister of Agriculture. They urged the Government to drop the betting tax
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    ANOTHER BUMPER YEAR FOR AMERICAN CARS.
    52 3 Optimistic Forecast of Motor Magnates. London, Jan. 31. The President of General Motors Corporation, Mr. Sloan, and other American motor magnates predict that the industry in 1927 will be as prosperous as, if not better than, 1926. which broke all records for motor-car production
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      92 3 m :\\:\:\:w* m m .\'-:w.::\\ mm j ANOTHERJREMINDER! j I Keep in Good Spirits i BY DRINKING 1 WE BEST OF SPIRITS IOld Rarity" 15 Years Old, $3.75 Per Bottle. -I (old Label" Pedigree Scotch. $3.25 Per Bottle. i ffIGH ST. PROVISION STORE j--1 I 9- 111 a t &m.
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      464 3 m M A I^^# J 3 V^ F' Bjjg~" r~ ~~*^B 1 "v£ f» Bb wL i wj<8 j "H M_^ tfsi^ SB- I*'1 1 W T*st» s*4' '"M lrf^*'^tCsi ij P4tP^pdi 9Eh Jtf 1 1 j\^ M IF" O R^sfgC"^ SF Sole Agents i f?S 'Z^ f^^jfZS f**^ M^
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    OUR SHORT STORY. THE LAST KISS
    1853 4  - OUR SHORT STORY. THE LAST KISS Maurice Level ETERNAL DARKNESS. BY SI [FREE PRESS SPECIAL.) reive me Forgive me His VOKC wa> less assured a> he replied: "Get up. dry your eyes. I. too, have a good deal to reproach myself with." "No. no!" she sobbed. He shook hi.- head.
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    WHERE TITANS HAVE ROMPED.
    40 4 A Pharaoh returning in triump h might have driven under this mighty archway. All the massive majesty of the threshold to an Egyptian palace is caught by the architects in this wall of the Cordeaux Dan,
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    IVANHOE
    266 4 -S/r Wa/fer Sco^'s C/a55/c In Pictorial Form— No. 33. THE STORY THUS FAR— The scene is the England of Richard I. A party of knights, en route to a tournament, risita Cedrfc tin Sawn the Templar, becomes enamored of Cednc's ward Rowena. One of the party, disguised as a
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    CIRCUS BALL
    15 4 Miss Enid Stamp-Taylor's costume, in v.!. Guild's circus ball at Covent <: Sketch copyright.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      219 4 <iAVy ALDEMAR FITZURSE!" EXCLAIMED THE BLACK <EIX) UT THAT I JUDCE I LISTEN TO A VOICE WHOSE BE- *P HE YEOMEN AT ONCE KNEELED TO THE GROUND. W VANHOE AND THC KING MAD! < WEIGHT. "WHAT COULD URGE ONE OF THY RANK l®> HEST MUST NOT BE DISPUTED SAID LOCKS.
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    CHAP GOH MEH.
    669 5 THE CHILDREN'S FEAST. The Chinese fifteenth night of the tirst moon is Chap Goh Meh. To the Malays it i: known as Kuda Api night, thai is, Fire Horse Night and Europeans term i. the hildreirs Feast, says the Pinang Gazette. On this paiticulai night, years ago,
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    INDIAN GOVERNMENT CENSURED.
    123 5 Trouble Over Currency Ratio Bill. New Delhi, Feb. 8. The Assembly carried an adjournment motion by 52 to 45 votes, censuring the Government for postponing the Currency Bill until March 7th. Sir Thakurdas Purshotamdas declared that the country wanted a permanent ratio, not a ratio suitable for
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    THEM WERE T' DAYS.
    97 5 A correspondent to a home paper refers to two small business dinner bills of 1831 and 1833. They indicate not so much heavy eating as very efficient drinking. One bill was for 25 dinners at 17s. a head, and they disposed of 65 bottles of champagne,
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      533 5 |0r Economical Transpottotion 1 W X^L X v^ J^ JL X JVL H^i t I 4 I Jg 7 w» ESTATE OI AARON SHALOME JOSEPH JUDAH, Deceased. AUCTION SALE OF ABL LEASEHOLD LAND AND SHOPHOUSE PREMISES KNOWN As No. 14 II 3TREET AND Nos, 40 TO 42 AND 42-1 BUFFALO
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      303 5 AUCTION SALE OF Valuable 99 years leasehold land and shophouse premises known as No. 92-9 Neil Road, Singapore. To be held at MESSRS. CHEONG KOON SENG COS SALEROOM. NO. 30 CHULIA STREET ON WEDNESDAY, 23rd FEBRUARY AT 2.30 P.M. Particulars: All that piece of valuable leasehold land situate at Neil
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    HIA HIN.
    190 6 A few softly murmured complaints have reached us regarding what is stated to ■■v the growiri habit of wearing a dinner jacket at Hua Hin hotel, says the Siam Observer. The basis of the complain: is that cne of the chief attractions of the h to! i> its
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    TEXT OF JAPAN'S NOTE
    183 6 Washington. Feb. 20. Japan's acceptance of the American proposal for a five Power supplemental naval conference at Geneva, only stipulates that the date of opening of the conference shall not be earlier than July Ist. so that the delegation from Tokio with adequate instructions is able
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    LADY HOARE HONOURED.
    41 6 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Feb. 18. The King has approved the appointment of Lady Maud Hoare, who accompanied Sir Samuel Hoare, on his flight to Inda, to be Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
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      308 6 WHITEAWAY'S "FOP Dependable and Inexpensive Travelling Requisites f^ Z^^"^ "THE f^ fr"^ TRAVELLER FMPIRF I Leather Suit casl imi v■ >*.!■■■ KSrf*^"'" S C7/Vf^/" WH/T£AWAYS S7AHOARD VALU£S T --^^^k fell J The Traveller I m! i^~^> English Leather The 4 Neverbreak g > p c rF w rr WAr: OU.lt
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      429 6 EUGENE CHEN AS VENDOR OF PILLS. FORMER LIFE OF CHINA'S MAN OF THE MOMENT.' i Remarkable new light was thrown on the character and capabilities of Mr. Eugene j Chen, China's Nationalist Foreign Minister and the "man of the moment" in the Chinese dispute, by a London business man i
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      276 6 £,1000 GUARANTEESunlight Soap has a guarantee of purity on every bar. Purity is everything in soap means so much real money to you. Sunlight saves the clothes makes them last twice as long. Its pure lather cieanses the clothes naturally, NOT chemically Buy a carton of Sunlight to-day, and start
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    AN EXTRADITION CASE.
    804 7 Fisherman Who Was Killed. JAVA MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE, j A Habeas Corpus moo n. nada in res- 1 peci Oj t ..i extradi.idn ruer u&ain t a Chinesa Darned Feck how Kirn, wim is wanted iri .i^.ii o.i a cha*g< oil ina-iri.aughter, was heard in 1b.2 I upreme
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    143 7 national line is nothing that can be eompai ed to the electrical development of Ontaric where the householder gets his current muc cheaper than h'.s neighbour across the bore er; the well-known semi-public institutio that goes under the name of the C.P.R. coul 'net very well have been developed in
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    UNCLE SAM AND CANADA.
    961 7 Friendly But Not In Love. AN AMERICAN VIEW. The action of the recent Imperial Confei- nee* in putting its official seal on the not so new status ->f the overseas Dominions lifts evoked con^iderol Je discussion in the American press, of course, that act of the
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      195 7 CARD& ffflyßY SETON. VMBFB MANSIONS. J iil iV^,v/,'.v.v»v.v.w» > ffljfl^ m;i;.; O« GRANITE m;aP oRE CASKKI CO. 's \:\i M \sons." HONE 15. •^SFI L. A. DALEY. |M ONVHBOTAI MASON. j It'i. Ml"). FOR HIRE. tctlon in Rates HI 5 .ih MOTOR CAR CO. n Bakit Timah Road. > And
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      871 7 NOTICES. NOVICE. MEETING OF THE HOARD OF LICENSING JUSTICES, SINGAPORE. 1. The quarterly ses \o*\ of the Board of Licensing Justices for the Settlement of Sinsraore for the second 4uarter of the year 1927 I be held in the P'ir-t Magistrate's Court, I i-on\ at 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 22nd
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      653 7 NOTICES. BOARD OF ARCHITECTS. (-Constituted under the Architect* Ordinance 1926). An examination for the purpose of enabling persons to qualify tor registration under the Architect's Ordinance will be held on Monday, thi' seventh day of March, i!>ii7. and the four following daya at the Raffles Institution Singapore. The subjects of
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      535 7 AUCTION SALES. _> PRELIMINARY NOTICE. 'jo lx j Offered al I'ublir AuctMiii M Uw 22nd day of March 1927. if not previottsly disposed >■'■ privately. PSBBHOLD PKOPHRTV. A.rv, LOT J.- N.i. II < scpttttter Btteel tht-f ston -hnp-hi)u-c buil! of hi jda ■th tQe noof. v s LOT 2. Mo.
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCESDEATH.
    23 8 RITCHIE.— George W. Ritchie, of Victoria Estate, Padang Serai, Kedah, and Brechin. Scotland, at the General Hospital. Penang, on ISth instant.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 22, 1927. A Masterstroke of Censorship.
    464 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 22, 1927. A Masterstroke of Censorship. Anyone who has visited the cinema film entitled "Sparrows," will, we think, agree with us that there is an utter lack of sense and proportion in the working of the Censorship in this Colony. Here we have a department
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    The Hankow Agreement.
    260 8 The news that the Hankow agreel merit las been signed is highly satisfactory although the mair thing of course is in what spirit its terms will be interpreted. Recent events in Yangtse ports have shown clearly that whilst the official difficulties between ourselves and the Southern j
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    338 8 The Hospital ship Maine leaves on the 23rd for China. The B. I. troopship Rajula left on Sunday. Two pneumonia cases were landed from the Minnesota and Megantic anil left in hospital here. The Fire Brigade were called to a fire in Amoy Street yesterday evening shortly after six o'clock
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    ROYAL SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE.
    756 8 The annual meeting of the Roy.*! Society of St. George was held at the S.C.C. yesterday evening, the hon'ble Mr. C. Everitt presiding over a small attendance. The accounts showed that the Society have a balance at the bank of $1019 and cash in hand
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    39 8 Sixteen cards were taken out in the iovernor's Cup competition and the follownp cards were returned: G. F. Murphy. 2 Down Lt. C. Harker Taylor S Capt. \V. C. Mackinnon 4 Lt. A. J. Frith 4
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    TANGLIN CLUB TENNIS.
    38 8 Members are asked to note that the en- L tries for the Tennis Tournament close on j 25th February and those still wishing to enter should send their names to the Cluh before that date.
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    LADY GIILLEMARD LEAVES.
    18 8 Penang. Feb. 21. Lady iGuillemard leaves for Kuala Luniur by the mail this evening. 1
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  • SHANGHAI LATEST.
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      NOT MUCH CHANGE.
      239 8 »1™ A NKV^, ;iKv I The .tajjte Sha^ X changed r»H tri mostly J. a which the SfWtet at> 40,000; Chto^e mill ilf th«. postmen p Renting th, bsM ,ft;; from working. |*xpwt,,i „)tr, string t work Mil ,;k, nt(( An aukuani s j tua!l to a
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      LATEST TROOP MOVEMENT
      77 8 [Reuter'e Fai Ea S Shanghai.!. Hie second batta MTived. Meanwhile th<- Punj:. Hong X ng an- returning: to tl The Suff<i!k> com| »■:< W I about 4.50 ii neit Th<- !'ur... part of the ragvlar H ng X canu- ketv first i en measure until the an:'.
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      WEDDING: MAIR-MCNAMEE
      49 8 [From thn Own < |Vn;inu. W Thi- wedding book St. AndrewV ChunK officiating, of Ethel R of Mr. W. HcN«nee of Tt egr pany and Mr.-. KcNftWCe V ley Mair. of KcAiiiti M ;n P an> paporc Mr. L. M. H i man. The lervioe tns fully cho»i.
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      DEATHS OF TAIPING. RESIDENTS
      72 8 !|*>h Th.- death ha- taken Craigvn. ptopritters plant. Ectete,T*ipfoc, whid indor ctacumstenoet Taipinjr. He rfgtted th. Net i «b iR tat and «v i^deiilj day was removed I pind fn.m hrart tiwAle. Mr. 'raip-fii W vva> Ml the BW P*« Wife. M nl The funeral prafi
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      LAWER ADMITTED.
      10 8 7mm Mr. K. C. Bi-h..r how. •norninjr. I
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      30 8 FOR ALL J^ VERMIN USE |A H AGENTS: W, R. Loxley Co. I Golden Glory Golden Youth PURPLE TRIANGLE THE BREW FOR THE TROPICS Sole \gents Adamson, Gilfillan Co., Ltd.
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  • A REIGN OF TERROR.
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      SHANGHAI EXECUTIONS.
      73 9 vx \> \KW MINOR STRIKES. !':ir Kastern Service.] Shanghai. Feb. 21. morning were some- bj the wholesale decapita- rs suspected men by Sun i rials in the native city. I iritaMc rt-iirn of terror. g heads Inug ng from most of the b affecting the strikers leaders, who
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      POST OFFICES STILL CLOSED.
      85 9 a Eastern Sen ice.] Shanghai, Feb. 21. A male mill-workers and also the three neat ioned. hand. 4,000 employes of h tusc in China. The tralked wit, while the ■en suspended, alst rike, Iql really be- I 9 and comap] bsor the m hand or the
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      HUNDRED THOUSAND IDLE.
      268 9 Eastern Service.] Shanghai, Feb. 20. aree elopmeni in the 'Uiriir to it being: ■< determine the stimated that between rkera arc i lie. n playing a great International Settle- '.y forced out this transportation is conthe puhlic hire motorservani ■>t yet affected. 1 striken include employees Chinese
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      FRENCH SAILOR BEATEN.
      60 9 W Eastern Service] Shanghai. Feb. 20. '^'^y, the demonstration ■*t tfa auspices of the r -">n against two British shipping firms which had rejected the Union's demands, ended without incident except that a French sailor was assaulted by mistake, the mob taking him to be British. This
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  • CHEN-O'MALLEY PACT.
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      THE FULL TEXT.
      209 9 SHANGHAI THE DANGER ZONE. [Reuters Far Eastern Service.] Hankow, Feb. 20. Mr. Eugene Chen and Mr. O'Malley have signed an agreement. The following is the agreement relative the British concession at Hankow signed on »Feb. 19. The proper British authorities will summon the annual general meeting of
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      THE KIUIANG AGREEMENT.
      71 9 Hong Kong, Feb. 21. The f< (lowing is in the agreement relative to the British concessi n in Kiukiang the settlement being on similar lines to that of Hankow. It any direct losses due to the action or culpable netrliirenee of the agents of the Xati nalist
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      PRESS OPINION.
      348 9 [Reuters Service.] London. Veb. 21. The Daily Mail, commenting on the signature of the Chen-O'Malley agreement, says that it i> to be hoped that the Cantonese authorities will keep a stricter hand in Shanghai than they did a' Hankow o.i mob and lo >ters accompanying Eheir armiesThe Daily
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      PEKING DISCUSSIONS.
      84 9 [Router's Far Eastern Service.] Peking, Feb. 20. Sir M. Lampson and Dr. Wellington Koo are meeting to-morrow to discuss the recent British proposals. Certain Chinese anticipate that Koo will urge a drastic revision of the existing treaties but the British position is understood to be that while immediate
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    COMMUNAL RISKS.
    73 9 SERIOUS BOMBAY RIOTINGT POLICE FIRE ON MOB. [Reuters Service.] Bombay, F« b. 27. As a result of Sikh-Moslem disturbances while a Sikh proccssi.n was passing a mosque, the armed police were called out and fired on the mob. One Sikh and one Hindu died from injuries during the
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    INDIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
    142 9 A SATISFACTORY AGREEMENT. [Reuters Service.! New Delhi. Feb. 21. The Scuth African Settlement Bill has been tabled in both housesThe South African Government recognises that domiciled Indians who are prepared to conform to western standards should be enabled to do so, while others can avail themselves
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    MORE TROOPS FOR NICARAGUA.
    138 9 BUSINESS MUST BE RESPECTED. [Reuters Service.] Corinto, Nicaragua, Feb. 21. Eight hundred and ten American Bluejackets have landed here of whom 400 are posted at Leon 300 at Chinandega and other- are scattered along the railway to guard the permanent way, bridges and watertanks. Admiral Larimer
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    SPANISH POLITICS.
    22 9 [Reuters Service.] Madrid, Feb. 21. Senhor Yanguas, Foreign Minister, has resigned and General Primo de Rivera has assumed the portfolio.
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    FOOTBALL COMPETITION NO. 11.
    130 9 TEN CORRECT RESULTS WIN PRIZE. Competitors in our football competition Xo. 1 1 found the four matches in the Scottish Cup competition much less of a stumbling- block than those in the English competition, where nearly all the results were of an unexpected nature. Many competitors
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    143 9 The wedding of Mr. C. H. Loveridge. second son of the late Mr. T. C. Loveridge. and Mrs. Loveridge, and Miss E. A. Tatton, cf Leicester, a nursing sister at St. Andrew's Medical Mission took place at the Cathedral yesterday morning. The Bishop of Singapore (Rt. Rev. C.
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  • FURIOUS ATLANTIC GALE.
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      NEW YORK COAST LOSSES.
      99 9 STATEN ISLAND FLOODED. [Reuters Service.] New York, Feb. 21. Over a score of persons are dead, and $3,000,000 damage has been done by a terrific storm on the Atlantic Coast. A wind at eighty miles an hour lashed the sea to fury with mountainous waves. An
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      NINE DEAD IN PATROL BOAT DISASTER.
      43 9 fßeuter's Service.] New York, Feb. 21. Gales and very high tides have caused considerable damage at New Jersey and th? New England coast. A coastguard patrol boat was wrecked off Provincetown and the entire crew of nine
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    YACHTING.
    499 9 A WIN FOR THE POLLY. On Sunday eleven yachts were sent off at 10 a.m. by the Vice-Commodore in the second race for his North-east bcwls and cups. Conditions were unsatisfactory: the race began in North-east airs on a strcng flood and ended in slackish water and a Southeast
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    FRAMROZ CUP RESULT.
    123 9 On the Y.M.C-A. ground yesterday the home team beat Raffles Institute by five goals to nil. At half-time no goals had been scored, but after the interval Stack scored the opening goal, Arathoon adding four further goals before the final whistle blew. Y. M. C. A. are
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      143 9 4H ust ReceivedNew Spring MillilUsry S A large selection of I Suitablo for morn- I n^ an^ afternoon jjgjsjfp ttk Latest Styles Colours W $6.50 each Our House is continually receiving fresh shipments MODELS IN MILLINERY Robinson Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements). I "Varsity" Mixture I Cigarettes. I
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      26 9 Members of the Chinese Volunteer Rifle Club are reminded that the annual general meeting will be held to-morrow at the club premises at 5.15 p.m. j
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      650 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE I REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES ■X PRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON, AND N. CONTINENT. Twice monthly service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre.) WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. IIACHAON London, Rotterdam and Hamburg In Port DEMODOCUS Marseilles, London; Rotterdam Hamburg
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      535 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England). PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONGKONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Due Spore. s.s. CITY OF MADRID In por^ ss CITY OF WELLINGTON Mar. 15 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF LAHORE London, Rotterdam,
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      359 10 BRITISH INDIA AND APC Mi IJ\K< MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAAL STEAM W\ \n LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL S OUTWARDS FROM LONDON HO.Mi.W For China and Japan. Kur MarwitliK, l.<:r Tonnage. Singapore. MACEDONIA 11.100 June 17 KHIVA KASHGAR 9,000 July 1 KOREA RAWALPINDI 16,100 July 15
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    BRITISH CABLES LINK THE WORLD.
    300 11 SPANNING ::.(iOO WILES OF LONEL^ESS. Thg return oi" the world's largest cableship, the Domin'a. to Greenwich after completing the duplication of the longest 1 cable Li the world, 3.600 miles in length, which c insects E:imfi British Columbia, j with Fanning Island in the Pacific,
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    PREPARING FOR THE TOTAL ECLIPSE.
    306 11 FIRST IN ENGLAND FOR 200 YEARS The first total eclipse of the sun seen in I England for more than 200 years will tak- place on June 29. just after sunrise. Greenwich astronomers have not prepar- j ed any new large telescopes, for the best
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    STAMP PROBLEM OF THE KING'S HEAD.
    124 11 The League of Nations may frown on the new postage stamp issue from Tanganyika (formerly .German Fast Africa and now a mandated territory), which presents a curious feature. In deference to representations by the League, the stamps are now inscribed in full: "Mandated Territory
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    QUESTIONS FOR MAGISTRATES.
    101 11 Among the many duties of a Magistrate i? that of acting as an information bureau. Mr. Clarke Hall was asked at Old Street: "Can a man marry his brother's son's widow?" He promised to consider the question, which was all that could be expected on the spur
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      256 11 JEVEA BUDDINGWOOD pproved A.V.R.O.S clones Nos. 33, 33, 4 r J, 52 and I p r >ut r cut on ftc Estate, packing not inrantec for deterioration.— Apply to the Manager it P>indjei, Sumatra's East Coast.— (D.E.l.) So equal Value in/ Safety Razors The razor that sharpens its own blades.
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      361 11 (fj§&\ Build up y^[Jy your strength, §:W <a^\A I ST^S your vigour, f 1 tyoiiy vitality! I- i^ n<i^^^m^i^' Take Wincarnis the Tonic \|fps^ Wine that for over 40 years Vv^kfe-/ '[/^Ai^ y wonderful body building For weakness after illness, for anaemia, nerve troubles and general \\ai?h'i^VjS- ;U debility Wincarnis
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      365 12 Bums Philp Line (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). Th« bj. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe, single
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      242 12 HUGO STINNES LINES. (Incorporated in Germany). REGULAR MONTHLY FREIGHT. PASSENGER SERVICE. OUTWARD BOUND. Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan. s.s. Emil Kirdorf {V) 0.000 Mar. 16 s.s. Scheer 15,500 Mar. 24 s.s. Tirpitz 12,250 May 5 m.s. Rheia 10.000 May 30 HOMEWARD BOUND. Genoa, Marseilles, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Hamburg. M.s. Ruhr 10,000
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      433 12 Kerr Steamship Co. I nc REGULAR FREIGHt'IsERVICE Tn I BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA ay BALTIMORE (via Suez). m.s. SILVERBEECH m.s. SILVERASH s.s. VENICE MARU m.s. CUBA MARU s.s. TYNE MARU PACIFIC ORIENT SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES HARBOUR M.S. SILVERLARCH due M.S. SILVERPINE due For rates and other
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      193 12 Old Castle IVavy Cut Ready-Rubbed ior tb Pb 1 A Blend of several pluas j ready -rubbed I I Not only does the rea robbing of Old I as) I. Navy Cut save you trouble and wast*— 6 gives us an opportunit blending several Cuts. A "single" Navj Cat S
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      684 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lenibing and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday f 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 dnd Saturday 6 P-
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      858 12 SHIPPING NOTES. STEAMER RUNS AGROUND. The Boribat, a vessel of 563 tons gross, and 352 tons net, belonging to the Siam l. Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., is reported as I. having run aground off Trenggannu about a fortnight ago. Ten days elapsed before |t the vessel was refloated, the whole
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      473 13 I O. S. K. Line. I l)w tin«tion9. Steamers. Arrive 1 torn, Hamburg. Bremen. rrive Leave. I 0i..m1).\ Aden, Port I r: AmaZ n Maru Mar. 16 Mar 18 I Bay, Cape Town. Rio. ar# 1S 1 f Montevideo Maru Mar. 6 Mar R I ar, Dar-es-Salaam. I Hay and
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      324 13 TRAVEL* COMFORT "PRESIDENT* electric r M(ling lamp Stateroom tith prha t e t t 'hH have hot ami cold running water Th predominate, all is a.wa ys fined with Tan legate/ SPaC US tank sident liners. you aA L n Woilar PreTO EUROPE AND NEW YORK VIA PENANG-COLOMBO- ALEXANDRIA NAPLES-GENOA-MARSEILLES
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      600 13 (Incorporated in Holland) Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's Desk. Representatives in the^traits Settlements (Singapore and Penan.) OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF JAVA All information, detailed itineraries, free of charge MnSQi?i T ~TT! Apply KRM Tourist Office. vKfc;^ Feb 22 B^awan-Deli. Pangalian-Estate and Rengat 8 J taM 1 "111 l TM»K S
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    SUNNING IN SERVICE AGAIN.
    286 14 CAPTAIN PRINGLE SCOTCHES A RUMOUR. Exactly three months after the piracy of the vessel in Bias Bay and the epic exploit of a mere handful of British mercantile marine officers in re-capturing the ship, the Butterfield and Swire steamer, Sunning is due to sail from Hong
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    STRONGEST MAN IN THE WORLD
    241 14 Who is the world's strongest man? The claim to the title of the Samson of the Age is likely to be decided in L.ndon when Herman Carl Corner arrives from South Africa. Gorner is considered to be the strongest man of the century, and his
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    A DESPERATE REMEDY.
    175 14 According t i Judge Sen Lindsey, of Dcv ver. there is an i utbreak of lawlessness ::r"! wholesale rebellion against sex conventions, and he declares that America must legalise some form of trial marriage in order to combat this state of things. He condemns present-day marriage inadequate,
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    SHAM GERMAN ROYALTIES.
    145 14 Posing as a relative of the ex-Kaiser seems to be a lucrative profession in Germany, and one that is open to those of quite humble origin. Hard on the heels of Harry Domela, the "Hohenzollern Prince," comes Martha Barth, ex-kitchenmaid to a member of that illustrious house,
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    BRANDES DEAD.
    18 14 Copenhagen, Feb. 20. The death has occurred of the eminent historian and litterateur M. Glorges Brandes.
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      232 14 Feel Fit and Fresh with Sanatogen Energy Bodily health and nerve strength These arc the secrets of those happy exceptional days when "everything seems to go right," when you have an unwanted ieeling of vigour and cheerfulness, and every' one remarks "You're looking awfully well tO'day." Read the figures given
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      206 14 i ''''niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin f^\ f ~-i A Tablets of i \^^b_. ii 1 mwk dP^mf^tPM^ 1 Br All I £bmdP£^ AJ. I UMvI w A vFU 1 Qfiv lUJInX \i: 9< &ayo* Tablets of Aspirin, dissolve them in water I i Iflfiftj^^ action will be better and stronger. The numerous imitdllllllllllllfflx.
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    EXCHANGE.
    67 15 February 2L Bank 4 m.s. 2 4 3-32 Bank demand 2 3 23-32 Private credits 3 m.s. 2 4 5-16 New York, demand 55 15-1G Credits &0 days 57^ France, demand 1396 India, T.T. ISS% Hong Kong, demand 1% P-c. Dis. Yokohama, demand 114 Java, demand 139% Bangkok, demand
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    PRODUCE.
    176 15 February 21. Tin 150 Tons $156.50 Flake ropioca s.r>n Pcai'l Sago Small 7% Copra 10.70 Opium, Benares unt. 4.UUO Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Rice, Siam old No 1 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice! Siam Broken No. 1 220 Rice, Siam Broken No. 2 200 Rice. Siam Glutinous No.
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    390 15 MALAKOFI REPORT. The following is the seventeenth report of the- directors to the shareholdi rs, bo be presented at the annual meeting on Fcb 28th at LL3O a.m. at Union Building (BowsThe net pri fit foi the < ar, after making full provision for <!' pret iation,
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    178 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. Singapore '•>■ -1 Rubber. L >ndon, is Jta &ng« I Local 66% ct ■j in.- London, anf cd. 1 f] j for L5O tons. Mining. Menglembu 22, Kuybh L.2 L.30, ichai 2. Sung< v. 1.1 It i 8 com, I ngfui L.85 L.90, < bin Chii
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    THE EXCHANGES.
    77 15 [British Kadi Official Service.] Ku^ln !<■!,. 2f. Amsterdam 12. n 15-16, Atbem Berlin 2ik-H\ Bombaj Ls. 31 sels ;;4.>7'-. Buenos A.iree 17 I 16, Copenhagen ]S.l'j 4 <;« !.i ft i 1 _i Helsii 192%, Bong Ken-- 2s. I Lisbon t Uadrid 28.79, Milan 1 LO%, \< w
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS
    32 15 Boustead and Co., IVnanjr, Agents. TaKuapa Valley Tin. 302 pkls., 200 hours worked, 40,000 cubic yards treated, Lost 108 hours, Chinese Mew Year and Bucket bashing. (First-half February).
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      263 15 e l Over $7^000,000, S.C. Assurance in Force Over 23,000,000. j THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) H EAD OFFlCE:— Winchester House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. mpany has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life
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      426 15 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED, —Established 1880 Capital Subscribed Y.i00,000,U00 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund V.89,500,000 President: K. Kodama Esq. ice-President: R. Ichinomiya, Esq. DIRECTORS. M. Odagiti, Esq. K. Mogami, Esq. Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Takeuchi, Esq. K. Tatsumi, Esq. T. Hodsumi, Esq. F. Watanahe, Esq. T. Okubo, Esq. ■won
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      446 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capifl $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund: Sterling 4,50u,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,
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      603 15 l FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21st. I [I 1 igures in brackets show the issue value lof the Share in dollars unless otherwise marked.] MINING. Buyers Sellers A.sam Kumbang 57s 6d 58s tjd c.d. Bangrin Tin 32s 33s Batang Padang (JB) 89 92 Chenderiang 27s 28s
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      322 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSORANCE. (Incorporated in England b? Royal Charter A.D. 1720 FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives.-— Messrs. BARLOW ft CO. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER ft CO.. LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION. Febmarj 21; i.. 12
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    3913 16 Informal Committee of Investigation. MR WILSON'S FI'RTHEK REPORT. Sto; my passages between Mr. F. C. Peek I ami the Chairman (Mr. H N, Ferrers) punctuated the proceedings at the extraordinary genera] meeting oi Pootianak Gold Dredtri>i<r Concessions limited, which was held at Raffles Hotel at n on yesterday.
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      210 16 VMVA'.V.V.'W.W.VMV.V.V.'.V.V.'.V.V, f ViV «V.v j: The Broadwood Piano J f IS AN ALL BRITISH UASTERPIECE \KD 1 USE FOR MORE THAN 150 YF *ft£ F: I > DESPITE FOREIGN COMPETTTiON I SUPREME IN QUALITY \St) V I :j I CALL OR WRITE FOR CATAIXM I R I I S. Moutrie
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