The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 February 1927

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE. S.S.. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1927. NO. 12,038.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    334 1 The Chinese Labour Union has decided to call off the strike in Shanghai Page 9. The Union states, however, that it will continue its efforts to attain its "ideals" —Page 9. The Shanghai Commissioner of Defence has rescinded his orders for the executions of suspicious characters Page
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    THE FRENCH DOMESTIC CARPENTER.
    1068 1  -  Thr French. En addit Km to their other virtues, arc a singularly economical race. Nothing being wasted, packing-case boards are set aside by the careful pere de famille, while old nails are straightened and stored. For Monsieur often does his own carpentering, Madame and the children
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      249 1 ..V.V.V.V.V.V.V/dWV, BIUTISH AND BEST ihuVPULE MARGARINE^ FOB TABLE USE. l I 1 ...••.•A'.'ASSWAWAVkVN *f ///.'.^^V.V.V.VV.%%VAV.VAV.'.VAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAV. I Raffles Hotel 5 Saturday February 26th. 8.15 pm. Special Diner Dansant jl j (Dinners will be served in the Ball-room.) *l j For reservations phone 2920. J. WILLIAMS, Manager. 1j'..,.,.. > a a a
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      252 1 \ARMISH STAIN Produces a transparent, mirror-like finish on all woodwork. It stains, varnishes and preserves in one operation. Recommended for all fine interior woodwork, because its combination of high grade varnish with permanent colours m akes it preservative and at the same ti me transparent, thus sho\vir.£ the natural beauty
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      91 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Hotel attractions Page 1. Nash engine wanted Page 7. Shipping on pages 10, 12 and 13. Shell spirit and oil. A. P.C. —Page Radox bath salts. Anglo-Siam -Page 3. Key brand distemper. Guthrie's Page 8. Madame Kelvey's entertainment Page 2. Shop in the evening from Cold St >rage
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      19 1 v.v.% V.V.V.V.V.V.V. v. v.* J SWALLOW ARIELL S l "CHERRY RIPE" j: J" CAKES. I w.\v.\v.\v.v.v. v.v. v.v. J
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      183 1 THE WEEK. Friday. 25./?. Hiph Water. 3.23 a.m.. 4.21 p.m. High Water. M_al»cra, 12.20 a.m.. 12.30 p.m. W. Canadian C.S. A. mails close, 10. Dutch homeward mail closes, 1 p.m. Homeward mail doses 4 p.m. (train). Municipal Commission 2.15 p.m. Football: Adamson, Gilfillan vs. Robinson's S.C.C. Presbyterian Church Conpreprational ICtg.
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    DOCTORS' FEES AND PURSE OF PATIENT.
    674 2 DOCTORS' FEES AND PURSE OF PATIENT. rhargi a wealthy man nn ore khan a poor hief Justice Moore in a cas* V- in whi i doctor who lila visit fi a man w eth £30,000 was (red only I ss. a visit. Thk licti a will come as something of
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      266 2 ASPRO TABLETS. GIVE CERTAIN RELIEF IN Rheumatism Headache Influenza Sleeplessness. Does 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. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm i-i VICTORIA THEATRE SATURDAY, FEB. 26th, 9.15
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      273 2 VIOXORIA THEATRE For Two Recitals Only WED. AND THURS. MARCH 2nd. AND 3rd. CELEBRITY TOURS. ALFRED MIROVITCH THE FAMOUS PIANIST BORISSOFF THE CELEBRATED RUSSIAN VIOLINIST. PAVILION From THURSDAY. 24th. Feb. to WEDNESDAY; 2nd. March. At 9 p.m. sharp. |i "W% jy C C *\mJk\T m\'*E.7 tt> *m*\ I Starring DORIS
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      328 2 ANOTHER EXCELLENT THREE-FE VH RF \>\uu From Wednesday, 23rd., to Monday, 28th lehr MMh ALHAMBRA (Tan Cheng Kee Co., Ltd.. Proprietor In the Second Show, commencing 915 AN "UFA" FEATIRE PRODUCTION** which differs irom the average picture in mode of prod story and presentation of them, Elt presents an International
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    OUR IRISH LETTER.
    1617 3 The Coining Election. P.VRTIES FUSING. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Dublin, Jan. 25. I hear on the best possible authority that the new National League of which Captain Redmond, son the late Irish Leader, and the Farmers' Party are joining forces m view of the coming general election
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    F.M.S. GAZETTINGS.
    212 3 The following notifications appear in the current issue of the F.M.S. [Government Gazette.— Award of the Colonial Anxiliary Forces Long Service Medal to Private J. T. Nixon, M.S.V.R., Capt. C. R. Morrish, D.S.C., to be an Assistant Commissioner of Police, F.M.S. Mr. R. F. V. Leech to be
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      227 3 "vC %^*^?C^'r J__""""'' *-^Br^ H a ratch! Scratch!! Radox Bath Salts in your Dai ami nighl b a thr oom and put some in second's rest norn thai your tub each time. rrrtatkm. Radox banishes Prickly wearing a suit of Heat, and thousands of •tl nettles, isn't it? people in
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      227 3 M^lhm —THE SIGN 1 |7| QUALITY Follow The Lead \l OP the m _m _f*_ Wise Ford Owner :i I > HE USES White I t Star f I oil I J Sole Agents MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD. > m 209-212. Orchard Road. VAVkV.V.VAVbiV.V.VAV.V.V.V-V.VA\V.V.V.SVA%VAVAV.%V. ZEISS S Careful study of the diagram
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      GLIMPSES IN AFRICA.
      1147 4  -  IL— The Spirit of Hope. SUCCESS WILL FOLLOW FAILURE. [Specially Written for Free Press]. From May to late in November we endured this terrible aridity, earth and trees all burnt up. grass withered to a brown weediness. everything bright and burning, the air. the sunshine, the wind
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      BEAUTIFUL LACE WORK.
      18 4 A f.r.e example o* lace work exhibited recently by H. M. the Queen. Daily Sketch.
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      AT THE ARTS BALL
      18 4 Mrs. Christabel Russell as she appeared at the Chelsea Arts Club Ball.- Daily Sketch
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      BLACK, BUT NOT SOMBRE.
      49 4 A black georgette gown (designed by Suzanne), trimmed with tiny frills of Chantilly lace, with two large roses at the waist (Duvil)— Daily Sketch A TOQUE-BERET. Black satin is blended with chiffon velvet to make this little toque-beret. A lovely jewel is its solo trimming.
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      EXCELLENT EATABLES.
      333 4 Delicious Tea-Cakes. BY A COOKERY ENTHUSIAST. One has a pleasant feeling of secret satisfaction in placing upon the table a choice of dainty cakes made by oneself. By the help of the following recipes the amateur cook may be able to win an enviable reputation for tea-tr.ble cookery.
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      FASHIONS AND WEATHER.
      188 4 FASHIONS AN D WEATHER. I saw it stated only the other day that Russian boots were no longer in fashion, having been ousted by the gaiter and the spattee. Now another authority claims that the recent snowy weather ha> proved the triumphant superiority of the Russian boot, and that the
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      UNPOPULAR CALLINGS.
      344 4 Back fft, 1 an(j THE UJWJI, IH The Hertfordsh.r, ing an effort to sta> r, ful population to th< An Th is to render give pract.cal ir. the field and the 4 that when boyi and gi. MMM! knowledge 0 f r will be k*. liable to "f,
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    BOUND FOR THE FAR EAST.
    29 4 Nurses who are bound for China wuh the Shamrha I 1 Force. This photograph was taken at luncheou-ttnK Cambridge Hospital. Aldershot.- Dail y Sketch
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    ZOO IN MOURNING.
    302 5 FATAL FASCINATION OF BABOON'S WIDOW. The Zoo is again in mourning. This time as the result of "manslaughter" or j eihaps murder at the hands of an individual or individuals who sincerely trust that they are unknown. The victim is a lady monkey, the relict of one
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    FIVE TIGERS SHOT IN 20 MINUTES.
    80 5 Lieutenant-Colonel His Highness Sir Parbhu Narain Singh Bahadur, the seventy-one-year-old Maharajah of Benares, shot four tigers while shooting in the Urguja jungle. Sir Parbhu. who was accompanied by his son, came suddenly on a lair of five tigers. He shot four of them a-nd
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    BRITISH MALAYA RUBBER.
    574 5 All figures are in tons. Exports Restriction area do not include rubber produced in the Islands of Singapore and Penang, estimated for current quarter as about 500 tons per month. Figures relating to stocks are those for the last day of the month. The item "Carry Over"
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    PUBLIC HOUSES AS RECTORIES.
    192 5 WHERE SPORTING MEN GATHERED. Two public houses have recently become "rectories, and others have been put to newuses that contrast sharply with their former careers. Some oz' these transformations have taken place in London. A once-famous tavern in Bermondseystreet, which was the resort of sporting men
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    HULL RAILWAY COLLISION.
    140 5 APPALLING SCENES Injured Batter their way to Freedom. February 14. The terrific impact of the trains in the railway collision near Hull shook the neighbouring houses. The scene was appalling. The two battered engines interlocked and hissed out volumes of steam, while the woodwork was spiit into
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    FILMS AS AID TO POLICE RECRUITING.
    47 5 FILMS AS AID TO POLICE RECRUITING. Films illustrating the work of the Police Department, are being used as part of a campaign for the recruitment o*f cadet subinspectors of police in Burma. The latest film depicts the work of a Court Prosecuting Sub-Inspector of Police in Burma.
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      551 5 Acts like Magic wants to sleep as muck a* yon n°f r i_. mx ii ii* JT ••***vii bs you Qo. Hut Ka mm SmWnaruraLr dehcate-nervou.. &he m y have creative pain. M Moodward. Gnpe Water wUJ ,oothe him e.ther ca.e-and H cannot do him any harm. Mother^ nur^ doctor.-.U
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      13 5 I WmmmamamW^ "^Vfo* I *P^'M Sole Agents Katz Bros. Ltd., Singapore and Penang
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    34 6 Mr. F. V. Duckworth, who was formerly attached to the Labour Department, Penang, has returned after studying Tamil in India and has been appointed Inspector of Tamil Schools, Butterworth. Mr. Duckworth resides in Penang.
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    40 6 Mr. Justice P. J. Sproule went into Hospital for one day on Friday last after a slight dental operation had been performed by Dr. Becker. His Lordship left the Hospital the same evening and has been about since. -S. Echo.
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    We Hear from London
    1446 6 We Hear from London Winston's Budget Task Princess Pat Burglars Foiled The New Prayer Hook A Tragic War memory London's Death Traps Flemish Art. London, Jan. 27. Mr. Winston Churchill, who has been spending a part of the recess sketching in Athens and Rome, and visiting the Pope and Signor
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      182 6 Avoid Artificial Stimulants HPHEY accomplish the exact opposite of the effect desired. JL How often a person asks for a cup of coffee "to brace himself up." Little he realizes that the caffeine in coffee is apt to quicken his heart and rouse to fevered action the nerves he is
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      667 6 ESTATE OF AARON SHALOME JOSEPH .lUD\H |> AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE LEASEHOLD LAND AND SHOPHOUSE PREM ISI |f» 114 CECIL STREET AND Nos. 40 TO 42 AND 42 1 BUFFALO 34-5 TO 34-8 KERrJAV ROAD, SINGAPORE Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng and Co.'s SaknM.m. M < i ON WEDNESDAY, 2nd. MARCH,
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    A PROTEST TO RUSSIA.
    845 7 UNFULFILLED PROMISES. THE PROPAGANDA PROBLEM. Reuters Service.] London. Feb. 23. The British note to Russia on ib subject of anti-British propaganda is couched in emphatic terms and indicates tl at unless the recent British representations bear fruit the whole position of the Anglo- Russian trade agreement
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    ARMS FOR CHINA.
    261 7 THE CHIEF OFFENDERS. DELICATE DISTINCTIONS. [Reuters Service.] London, Feb. 23. Enquiries ahout China were again prominent in the House of Commons in connexion with the supply of firearms to the contending Chinese forces. Sir A. Chamberlain said he believed Russia supplied the Cantonese with aeroplanes or aeroplane
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    NAVAL CONSTRUCTION.
    41 7 [Reuters Service.] Londtm, Feb. 23. Mr. Bridgeman (First Lord of the Admiralty, replying to Lt-Cdr. Kenwoithy (Lab., Hull) said the cruisers at present under constructs n for the British Empire, Japan and the United States, were 11—6- 2 respectively.
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    DE PINEDO HELD IP.
    52 7 1 Reuters Service.] Fernano Noronha, Keh. 22. Thi- Marques de Pinedo has informed the Italian Government that he does not know when he will be able to continue his flight to the mainland as his aeroplane was seriously damaged when landing in the hay of Santo
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    U.S. DESTROYER FOR CHINA.
    25 7 [Reuters Service.] Washington. Feb. 24. It is announced that the American naval forces at Shanghai will be augmented by four destroyers.
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    224 7 Kameneff to the effect that the Communist Party wa.s paying undue attention to internal waif are instead of concentrating on revolution in foreign countries, and finally the ''even more aggressive hostility" of M. Bukharin in addressing the Party executive at Moscow in October last year expressing the opinion that the
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      362 7 BUSINESS CARDS^ V S MARY SETON. j u'KWOOD FURNITURE > •I SHANGHAI SHADES. J J E \MBER MANSIONS. [J I NT.I.AI.S? >1N( ,\|M)KE CASKET CO. >;r UNDERTAKERS.'' rKLEPHONEn ALBERT L. A. DALEY. N! M;! VKER MOM MFNTAI, >1 \sov j bMljßft Tel. 015. CARS FOR HIRE. (toal Reduction in Rates
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      720 7 RID YOURSELF OF DYSPEPTIC MISERY. Y«>ur stomach controls your life, affects your mental outlook, and makss i r mars nol only four own happiness, but that of those near and lear to you. Trace almost any disorder and v<>u will find it commences in the stomach; Madacha, sleeplessness, sickness, blood
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      501 7 NOTICES. TRADE MARK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that WILLIAM HENRY ATKINSON, care of Kali Besar Bouw Batavia, Java, is the Owner and Sole Proprietor of the following Trade Mark. *t_2^ The said Trade Mark is used in respect of the description of goods following, that i> ts say, Any mis-use
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      488 7 AUCTION SALES. SHERIFFS SALE IN THK SUPREME COURT OF THK STKAIT.- SETTLEMENTS, SETTLEMENT OF BNGAPOfcS. lii tho cause vt Netherlands rrndlng Society PlaiutMb. Hock Bag Ba; n t: Co. n i mim t«. AUCTION SALE OF All the furniture, comprising teak roil tap '■•■bis, blackwoo.j armchairs :mii teapoys, mirrors, clock,
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
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      73 7 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS. Programme of Drills up to and for Feb. 27th. 1927. Friday, 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall S.V.C. Band. C. Company, Eurasian Company. Malay Drill Hall Malay Company. 5 p.m. Johnston's Pier D.E.L. Unit. Saturday. 2 p.m. Drill Hall S.R.E. (v) Sigs: and M. Gun Platoon. Bukit Timah Range
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1927. The Russian Note.
    912 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1927. The Russian Note. The British note to Russia need not, as far as we can see, arouse any particular interest or cause any great argument. Russia, as represented by her wholly unreliable statesmen, has f little more than an academic interest jsave for
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    286 8 The hon'ble Mr. J. H. M. Robson is going to England next month, says the T.O.M. The hon'ble Mr. H. E. Nixon and Mrs. Nixon, of Devon estate, Malacca, leave for Home in March. The Ginting Simpah-rd., which has been closed for the last few days, is now open to
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    HEALTH MEASURES.
    316 8 What Singapore Needs. A SUGGESTED TUBERCULOSIS FARM. Members of the medical profession with whom a Free Press representative discussed the proposal for the establishment of a convalescent home in connection with the General Hospital found them in agreement with the suggestion up to a point, but they were
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    443 8 Mr. R. T. Ryall. of Borneo Motors, Ltd.. Kuala Lumpur, ha^ been admitted to the European Hospital. Th- inquest proceedings in respect of the death i f three persons killed by die rock fall at the Cave Temple in Ipoh a few weeks ago was opened by the Ipoh Magistrate
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    BELGENLAND ARRIVES.
    563 8 Cruise-Winners and r^ Readers. Kepor t. a dry *JM*n. m *x The Bel^nland. l^ner which il making of the world. re,,., I yesterday morning. v 1( York on Dec. 14th. and the Hawaii.. Island-. Bangkok ano Batavt. Mtled through hr.eh- has not yet encourv. A m( ,n,stth,p;^,,,, ;i
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    YOUTH AND LIFE.
    113 8 HEALTH FILM at TMIMI^ The film. Youth an.l Life, M screened by permission of the Chief Officer at Che Vh- ri- Vafterno- n. was a highly intl tion and contained ireat tive matter, which WtU illustrated in the Z, St*** man... it possible for the foil m
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      40 8 m m < Parfums de Luxe 5 COTY S Origan |j Rose Jacqueminot S Paris > Emeraude > EAU DE COTY to be had from all dealers v Dupire Brothers. v.^^^^^■.■-^^^•.^v_WiW_^fl_^/vw.v.■. ■«mma_m_B____m_m___mmß__mmmr PROTECT YOUR CHEQUES PROTECTOGRAPH. Agents: THE BORNEO CO.. LTD. jj ■"""■■■■■■■■mimo__Ea___m._a__immia
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      9 8 If To-day's Feature. FASHION AND FANCY, j J —Page
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    SHANGHAI SITUATION.
    61 9 tfOlK UNION CALLS OFF STRIKE. N >K ITI K.MENTS TRANQUIL. r Fai Eastern Service]. Shanghai. Feb. 24. h I decided to call off our has issued a communie has lasted i'wl- days elf-sacrificing has met with led ap] eal from thi --neral Labour j take steps ..-Nt (nr
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    MILL HANDS RETURN.
    21 9 OFFICE POSITION. I a rk_ and now are still to a lack of isa of Chinese and thirdly
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    CHINESE "DIRECT ACTION".
    40 9 I LEADERS KIDNAPPED. Shanghai Feb. 24. k< resumed work I estei laj afternoon. il the strike I beed-H£ th? a complete as Lab n the Chinese au reach eon- ped a large strike leaders. vrledge of the
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    NO CHINESE PAPERS.
    42 9 UWB THKE ATENEI) WITH Shanghai. Feb. 24. nese papers being arc not prohibited bo the present b impossible to publish hick -a ill not offend Ka ::.:ntang. suthorities recently editors aad proprietors of they would be lal tour manifestos,
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    O MORE EXECUTIONS!
    56 9 O MORE EXECUTIONS I^» CHANG'S ORDERS. Shanghai. Feb 24. mg, the Shanghai has suddenly n tifying the canrders for the execution of I tklivering public speeches, ballets, p in_r inflammatlr an.: us character." *c«. I y the numerous subordinates. They were rdera to execute "Ut qoestioa and without I hstt
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    WARSHIP MOVEMENTS.
    78 9 1 i,ER,( AN DESTROYERS 1 vs *f:mble. I We irt on, Feb. 24. announced that the 1 N t and Preble are 1 anghai from Manila. The I Rone te Hong Kong 1 Part, fa proceedI Fuchow. 1 I Eaateni Service.] 1 Hon, Kong. Feb. 24. 1 *«gaa*tic
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    THE NOTE TO RUSSIA.
    287 9 LONDON PRESS COMMENT. NO EFFECT LIKELY. [Reuters Service] London. Feb. 24. The note of the British Government to Russia was presented to the Soviet Charge d'Affaires in London yesterday. London, Feb. 21. The morning papers comment extensively n the British note to Russia. The Daily Telegraph
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    SHOCK FOR GOVERNMENT.
    62 9 LABOUR WINS STOURBRIDGE. [Reuters Service.] London, Feb. 24. The by-election at Stourbridge to replace the Conservative, Mr. D. P. Pielou. who died, resulted as follows: Mr. Weilock (Labour) 16.561 Mr. H gbin (Conservative* 13.462 Mr. Edwards (Liberal) 9-535 [At the last election Mr. Pielou won a three-cornered
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    CANTONESE PLAN TO BUY IRON MINES.
    90 9 [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Shimbun]. Tokio, Feb. 23. The Kuomintang Government is reported to be contemplating the purchase of the Sino-Japanese enterprise known as the Hanyehping Iron Mine Co., in connection with a plan to form an organization to operate various mines in Hupei. Hunan and
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    FREE AIR.
    54 9 [Reuters Service.] Washington, Feb. 24. Mr. C olidge has signed the Wireless Control Bill, which is aimed at preventing any radio interest getting a monopoly of the ether. The Bill provides for the establishment of a Federal Wireless Commission, which will be empowered to make the necessary regulations
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    AUSTRALIAN FLOUR FOR SHANGHAI.
    45 9 [Reuters Service-] Melbourne, Feb. 24. The War Office" has accepted the New South Wales Millers Association's tenders for the supply of 112 short tons of Australian flour for Shanghai and 100 tons for Hong Keng. The price has not been divulged.
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    DE PINEDO'S PROGRESS.
    22 9 [Reuters Service.] Pernambuco. Feb. 24. The Marques de Pinedo has arrived at Port Natal. [Earlier cables on page 7.]
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    NICARAGUA NOW.
    103 9 WARSHIP TO PROTECT BRITISH LIVES. Washington, Feb. 24. Mr. Kellogg has made public a telegram from the American Minister at Managua stating that he was informed by the British Charge d'Affaires that Great Britain contemplated the despatch of a warship to the west coast of Nicaragua "in the
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    FAMOUS LAWYER DEAD.
    155 9 SIR E. MARSHALL-HALL [Renter's Service.] London. Feb. 24. Thf death is announced of Sir Edward Marshall-Hall, K.C. the famous lawyer. One of Great Britain's most brilliant criminal lawyers. Sir Edward Marshall-Hall was lorn at Brighton in 1858, and was educated at Rugby (mathematical prizeman), and St. John's
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    JAPANESE DELEGATES TO GENEVA.
    47 9 [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Shimbun J. Tokio, Feb. 2:> It is announced that the Japanese delegation, headed by Mr. Tetsutaro Shidachi, a director of the Nippon Hypothec Bank, will participate in the League of Nations' economic conference, which is being held at Geneva in May.
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    COALING CEASES IN COLOMBO.
    29 9 Colombo, Feb. 24. Coaling has ceased owing to the harbour dispute and vessels are being diverted. The troopship Herminius has proceeded to Singapore to coal.
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    ECHO OF D.E.L REVOLT.
    38 9 [Reuters Service] The Hague, Feb. 24. Six Socialists in the Lower House have introduced a resolution demanding an enquiry into the cause of the Communist rising in the Dutch Indies in November and January.
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    JAPANESE POLITICAL LEADER DEAD.
    34 9 [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Shimbun]. Tokio, Feb. 23. Mr. Utaro Noda, Vice-President of the Seiyukai Party, died this morning. He was born in Fukuoka Prefecture in 1853. [Earlier cables e-i page 7.]
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    WEDDING AT BENANG.
    107 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) The wedding took place at St. George's Church yesterday, the Rev. Keppel Gamier "officiating, of Mr. T. R. P. Dawson, of the Co-operative Societies' Department, Penang, and Miss Angelina Marianne Jannabhai, the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Daniel. Both families are
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    MALACCA NOTES.
    613 9 Social Affairs. SOME INTERESTING TENNIS. '(From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Feb. 22. The Hon. The Resident Councillor, Captain Meadows Frost M. C. entertained a large number of friends at an At Home at the Residency on Saturday, about 200 guests being present. Some excellent tennis was witnessed in
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    SPARROWS.
    174 9 Sparrows, the Mary Pickford film, has been showing at the Alhambra, Singapore, since last Thursday, says Wednesday's Malay Mail. It was, presumably, passed by the official censor before being shown. Yet a telegram was received on Monday by the manager of Prince's Theatre, Kuala Lumpur, where the film was
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    24 9 David Davies, "the Dartmoor shepherd," who disappeared from Llanfyllin Workhouse on the night of January 13, was found at Overton-on-Dee by the Flintshire .police.
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      508 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England). PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT TO HONGKONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. HOMEWARDS. s.B. CITY OF LAHORE London, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Havre and Liverpool Feb. 26 s.s. KNOWSLEY HALL London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Mar. 20 s.s. CITY OF CALCUTTA Marseilles, Havre, London,
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    DARKEST LONDON THEN AND NOW.
    790 11 Reminiscences of 50 Years. PREBENDARY CARLILE AT 80. Prebendary Carlile, the founder of the Church Army, who at eighty is as hale and as active as a man twenty years his junior, gave in an interview on his birthday to a representative of the Observer
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    88 11 The International Dairy Congress, held in Holland some time ago, was so successful that a similar -gathering is to be held in London next year. This is the result of a decision made at a meeting of representatives of the National Farmers' Union, the National Federation of Dairymen*' Associations, and
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    ISLAM AND ITS FORTRESS.
    799 11  -  Sirdar Ikbal Ali Shah Mecca and the Moslem World. BRITISH FRIENDSHIP. Few people in this country are fully aware of the extent to which anti-British propaganda has been carried on by the enemies of England through the agency of an unsch' larly hierarchy of JVohammedan priests
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    129 11 A Javanese girl named Rosminah was brought up before the Second Magistrate Mr. H. K. Bull, yesterday on a charge of bigamy. She gave an address in Johore and was remanded, a date being fixed for the hearing of the preliminary enquiry. Displaying an attitude cf nonchalance, she sat in
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    100 12 The transport KinfaUns Castle, with the 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards on board, arrived in Singapore late yesterday afternoon. There are over 1,000 troops on board, one or two sick cases being landed. The Kinfauns Castle proceeds on her way to China to-day. Labour troubles in Canton continue. The
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    RANPURA PASSENGER OVERBOARD.
    42 12 While the Indian mail steamer Ranpura was approaching Plymouth one of the passengers bound for London fell overboard. He was picked up by a fishing boat and transferred to the pilot cutter, which took him back to the Ranpura.
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    LING NAM SOLD FOR $150,000.
    61 12 The Ling Nam, which has been lying idle in Hong Kong for months, is reported to have been sold to a Hong Kong syndicate for 8150,000. The vessel was formerly on the Hong Kong and South America run, but it is stated that under the
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    GUNBOAT CAPTURED BY PIRATES.
    83 12 100 Bandits Released. A gunboat belonging to General Li Fuklam's army, carrying 100 bandits from Kongmoon to Canton, was attacked by pirates in Linfashan just outside the Canton harbour. The gunboat battled with the pirates for nearly an hour, but was defeated and captured, together with
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    AMERICAN STUDENTS AND SAKE.
    409 12 AMERICAN STUDENTS AND SAK E. JAPANESE ESCAPADE. The" following incident connected with the cruise of the Ryndam, the "Floating University." while that vessel was in Japanese waters is told by a Xew York Correspondent of the Observer. While the Ryndam was in a Japanese port, two or three months ago.
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      697 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 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 p.m.
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      69 12 City of Bath, Sri Patana, Sri Wongsee, Perak, (Brit). METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. (By courtesy of the Government HeaLh Office). For the twenty-four hours ending midnight February, 23rd. Maximum shade temperature 88 F Minimum shade temperature 73 F Mean shade temperature 79.6 F Maximum sun radiation 160 F Minimum grass radiation 70
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    ANOTHER VIEW OF MR. CHEN.
    1079 14 A Very Clever Brain. < NOT ANTI-BRITISH. Mr. Peter Liglis, whose name is oilknown in journalistic circles in China, gives the following interesting '.account ;f his acquaintanceship with Mi. Chen, in an Australian newspaper. About the most acute brain in China is that of Mr.
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    THREE YEARS OF PROSPERITY.
    467 14 Government Experts' Forecast. WORLD ORDERS. Three years of peace and prosperity! That is the prophecy of Government trade experts, who have just completed a searching survey of Britain-after-the-strikes. They predict at least three years' peace because labour has profited by experience, because the world is eager
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    RUBBER PRICE AND QUOTA.
    157 14 In their weekly market report, a wellknown firm of rubber share brokers remark that the comparative strength of thi- commodity market, in spite of further heavy increases in London stocks, lends credibility to the belief that strong efforts are being made, presumably by those behind the
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      153 14 Fj^k When a man wants 1 "g(P^ Ac finest of Scotch I wmfr I s V he calls for I Eg I N.J-Clwh-tobeswe I iSf? Napier johnstone's IH II9IIH WiJfi'vlLMP _L WHISKY CALDBECK. MACGREGOR Co. Ltd. "■•J m Sole Agents for Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States. ___^^M m^^ m
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      295 14 1/ (Meaimt te Nun oi The ALBION I lAf^ TCH your running costs. It is I there that you can make the I I biggest economies by buying thr I right vehicle, or incur the heaviest 1 I losses by buying the wrong one. I I In the East, especially,
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    591 15 LYALL AND EVATT'S WEEKLY I REPORT. I Singapore, Feb. 24. The Metal quotation has improved sharply exceeding the £300 mart:, closing however, slightly below bes;. The revised estimate of shipments for February being much lower than at first anticipated has helped to strengthen quotations; the local market
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    SI AMS RICE CROP.
    151 15 According to the latest returns from the Ministry of Lands and Agriculture (Siam) the total area planted in the Seven Innei Circles in 1926 was 10,600,000 rai. The total aro:; damaged is reckoned at 400. Q0( rai, leaving 10,-:; 0 000 rai to be harvested. This
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    32 15 Yesterday's Alterations. Buyers Sellers Eastern Siam 24s 9d 23s 3d Rembian ($1) norn Tambalak ($1) 1.40 1.45 x.d. Straits Traders ($10) 34.35 34.75 c.c.r. Wearne Bros. ($5) 14.50 15.00
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    21 15 Most of the present inhabitants of fhe earth, I feel sure, have never kisaed anybody under the mistletoe. Mr. Robert Lynd.
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    EXCHANGE.
    16 15 New York, demand 55 15-16 Batik of England Mate 5 p.c. Sovereign, Bank Buying 8.51.
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    PRODUCE.
    212 15 Tin KIO Teas (156-25 Gambier 9.00 ***** l Black 4.:00 Flake Topioca 5-67% Pearl Sago Small 7" R opra c l Copra bun dried 11.U6 Opium, Benares unt. 4.OUU Rice Liany Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (Xew) 330 Rice, Siam oid Xo. 1 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice,
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    56 15 Singapore. 24th. February, 1927. Buyers Seller.R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spot 66 Z Standard R.S.S. Spot 66% 67 on Tender M.i r. *'7 <*7 April-June 69% July-Sept. 71 7__ Tone of Market: Quiet. Latest Cable:- Lomion Spot Sheet 19 d per lb Xew York Sput
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    JACKS' METAL REPORT.
    284 15 London. Jan. 26. The troubles in China and the change ol Government in Germany have discouraged consumers from covering their requirement? in iron, steel and non-ferrous metals, and outside speculators are disinclined to add tn their Bull commitments until the position is clearer. Pears have therefore had
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    OUR FINANCE CABLE.
    122 15 IS A RUBBBB REVI\ Al GOMIVGT Sound Tin Position. (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) The market- are taking on a better ton* and Chinese descriptions are steadying u;now, despite the unsatisfactory news peeeft ed regarding the position in Shanghai. RUBBERS HARDER. Rubbers also are showing sign.- of hardening
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S. REPORT.
    249 15 ROSE MACPH AIL CO' S. REPORT. Singapore, Fefc. 24. Rubber. London, l- 7%d. Qp %d_ Lopal 66% ets. Tin.— London, E299. tip IQ*. ocnl (156% for LOO tons. Mining.— Lingui L.87 a L.92%, Ulu Piah 1.57% L.62%, Petaling 4.5< 4.57%, Kuchai 2.31 2.34. Kinta 2.27 2-31, Langsuan L.02% l.n7'_. Sungei
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    BARLOW'S REPORT.
    130 15 Singapore, Feb. 21. Rubber.— There have been minoi ductus tions during the past week, with a stead} undertone. Although 1 :h London and X- a Ymtu are reported steady at Is 7% and *W*Aj cents Igold respectively, an increase ovei yestei day's quotal ions, tl oca mai bet,
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    LEWIS AND PEAT'S REPORT.
    170 15 Singapore, Feb. 21. The i ha cci a bright r m irket daring tile past wee a fair vejime of In. -it, has been dom the forward posit i i •••i t inuing iv attrac i a I enl ion* B intei is ha* been hieflj
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    36 15 Yesterday's A Iteral ions. Feb. < 10-in r»ri Hitain Tin l.l_ UT l^ Hong Fatt l lm 1.30 Kroh 12% 97% <!;>; Straits Traders 3C2S M 1.7.". 7." UniU iEi ?incei 1 1 00 I
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    45 15 We are informed that the Direct r- <. r Langsuan Tin. Limited, advise tha; tbe sp« tion ovei the Company's property in Siam given to Peninsula Tin. Limited, at £33,500 has now been exercised and delivery f ho property will be given on the 28th. instant.
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      36 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England b. Royal Charter A.D. 1720 FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (lst floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    RAFFLES COLLEGE.
    726 16 Satisfactory Progress. LARGER ENDOWMENT URGED. The building Of Raffles College is now proceeding apace. The walls of the first Hostel, which will be named the "Eu Tong Sen Hostel" to commemorate the munificent d nation of $100,000 by that gentleman, are now up to first floor level. The
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    IPOH RACE SEQUEL.
    629 16 Mathematicians at War. HOW TO DRAW A SWEEP. It seems that after the draw of the big sweep at Ipoh there was what the Scots call an "argie bargie" as to the method employed. Never having had any skill in an '"exact science" by which one can
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    ARTHUR RICHARDSON'S ENGLISH OFFER.
    219 16 ARTHUR RICHARDSON'S ENGLISH OFFER. Cricket All the Year Round. When the Australian test team was in English last year, cable messages were persistent in the assertion that an offer had been made to Arthur Richardson to play for one of the leading Lancashire League clubs. Denials to these statements were
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    50 16 Uncertainty as to the length of tenure to be enjoyed, by the Stadium Syndicate, of the Stadium is removed to a certain extent by the intimation just received from Government that possession is assured until the end of 1929, after which, it is presumed, the matter will be further considered.
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      266 16 YESTERDAY'S MATCH WITH S.R.C. The members of the Belgenland's Social Club met an S.R.C. team at cricket on the Padang yesterday afternoon, the game concluding with the Recreation Club within sight of an innings victory. The following were the scores: Belgenland S.C— lst Innings. H. Benson b D'Almeida
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      FOOTBALL COMPETITION NO. 12.
      65 16 Entries for the Fiee Press Football Competition close this morning. They must teach this office not later than ten o'clock. The iiist coupon for Competition Xo. 18, in which competitors will be required to forecast the results of matches in the sixth lound of the English
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      HOME FOOTBALL.
      75 16 DRAW FOR FOURTH ROUND OF SCOTTISH CUP. t.e Liter's Service. London, Feb. 23. The draw for the fourth round of tht Scottish F.A. Cup competiti< n. which is to be played on March ■">. resulted as follows: Falkirk vs. Rangers. Bo'ness vs. Celtic. Partick vs, Dundee U. or
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      ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH LEAGUE RESULTS.
      58 16 Results of League matches played to-day are as follow: Division I. Leeds 0, Liverpool 0. Division 11. Xotts County 2, Middlesbrough 2. Orient 1. Hull 2. Division 111 (Southern Section). Bristol City 5, Southend 1. Scottish League. Celtic 3, Falkirk 1. Dunfermline 1, Rangers 3.
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      INTER-COMMERCIAL CUP.
      39 16 The following will represent Adamson, Gilfillan's against Robinson's on the S.C.C ground to-day. commencing at 5 p.m. sharp: I. Branson; Snewin and Poyser; Thiam Seah, Japah, Grant; Eng Siang, Chin Beng, Hudson. Teck Chuan and Chin Tian.
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      ROYAL SINGAPORE YACHT CLUB.
      102 16 On Sunday the final race for the ViceCommodore's N.E. Bowl and Cups will be sailed for over the Club course. Start 10 a.m. Polly leads with 13 points, but since she has to start at scratch, the final issue is by no means certain. The handicaps
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    FOOTBALL.
    621 16 Yesterday's Charity Match. DUKE'S AND MALAYS DRAW. Duke's 2, Malays 2. The Duke of Wellington's Regiment met the Malays at the Stadium yesterday, and a very fast ami interesting match ensued, the result being a draw of 2 2. The pioceeds of the game, the arrangements for which were
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    MONDAYS TRIAL MATCH.
    125 16 THE SINGAPORE XL The following side has been selected to represent the S.F.A. against the Duke's in the initial trial game at the Stadium on Monday for the Perak-Singapore match in Kuala Lumpur on March 26: Boon Eng (S.C.F.A.); Yeow Soon (S.C.F.A.). Pennefather (S.R.C); Boon Lay (S.C.F.A.).
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    A WORLD FAMOUS FARCE.
    106 16 ''Charley's Aunt," which has been running continuously on the stage for the past thirty-five years, is to be shown at the Alhambra shortly. Writ;en by Brandon Thomas, the farce was first produced in England in 1892. Syd Chaplin plays the title role of "Charley's Aunt from
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      47 16 The total number of cases assisted by the United Services Fund last year was 117,879 at a cost of £482.392. The number of cases assisted was the highest during any one year since the fund was started, the corresponding figure for the previous twelve months being 100,076;
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