The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 28 February 1927

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    12 1 Singapore Free Press CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1927. NO. 12,040.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    373 1 General Duncan has arrived at Shanghai, has attended a military conference at the Astor House Hotel, and inspected fhe settlement defences Page 9. It appears from a Peking report ihat j General Sun intends tio defend Shanghai and General Chang, Nanking, against the advancing Southerners Page"9. Lord
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    THE FIGHTING BISHOPS.
    1060 1 News from troubled Mexico, where there is rebellion in the state of Jalisco; in .Jalisco, it is said, "Archbishop Jiminec of Guadalajara Is personally m the held at che bead of the rebel army of five hundred men.** So it is Reid: 1 must id] you that
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      300 1 ...v.'.v.v.v.w.w.v.vwyvi KAILDLNGS j: F.LCALYPTUS OIL j: i-iRE best. !i...,5v.v W .v,.v,.v.v.v.5 RAFFLES HOTEL Thursday, 3rd March, Diner Dansant 8.15 p. m. (Dinners will be served in the Ball Room). TO-NIGHT A V/ A JL V^ JL JL JL Tea Dance 5.30. p.m. Orchestral Selections 9.30. p.m. For reservations phone 2920.
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      157 1 y.^;V.V.%V«SV.\V.".V.SV.V. a .V.VLV.V.V.V.V-V-VW > -VAVAV.V.V, FAMOUS FOR MORE THAN HALFA-CENTURY. ■i n J |L_J| WILLIAM GOSSAGE SONS, LIMITED. J^ (Incorporated in Entr'and.t m* ■Xvav.vav.v.v-vav%vav.v.v..v.%v.v%%%v«v.v.v.v.".v.v.vl cfe* After dinner s 5 r f j 1 1 /< every JVI 1 1 1 Tuesday, J 4«^V^i^V^ Thursday J vC^Tt^^ 0 Saturday. m THE
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      94 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Hotel attractions Page 1. Bulloch Lade whisky— Page 3. Ledger clerk wanted— Page 7. Shipping on pages 10, 12 and IS. Seven-seater car for sale Page 7. Black mushrooms. F it*l«»'s —^we Flit kills microbes. Jacks— Page 11. Izal disinfectant, Guthrie's— Page 8. Whiteaway's for men's w?ar Page
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      12 1 f i ORDER II SNOWFLAKE f. < PURE CHILLED CREAMERY J BUTTER. f
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      139 1 THE WEEK. Tl L'h Water. 6.34 a.m.. 9.16 p.m. Hiprh Water. Malacca, 4.50 a.m.. 5.10 p.m. Malakoff Rubhe>- Mt?.. Union Fid-.. 11.30. Football: Singapore vs. Duke's. Madame Kelvey's dance display.— Theatre 9.16. Tuesday, Ist. Hig-h Water. 7.50 a.m.. 10> p.m. St. David's Day dinner Adelphi 7.30 p.m. Wednesday, 2nd. Hiph
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  • JAPANESE NEWS.
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      RUBBER QUOTATION.
      28 2 B urtesy of the Nanyo Xu-hi-Xichi Shimbunsha.) Tnkio. Feb. 2">. R spot was quoted to-day at 78 9< rhich ti ansael i >ns wi re made.
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      WASEDA COLLEGE IN TROUBLE.
      42 2 iati >n of the Wasada Collegie u r ■vi of the grievances on the pan ients in connection with the resig- Iku Mi wh became a 1.;. .t •>■ a proletarian political part] v n< prly inaugurated, is spreading
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      KEI-HIN TRAMWAY STRIKE
      43 2 T3 K. 1 s have called asi Oat 13 fifty have be* arresi m a dai ge ri instigating, an I r nil pen as, so far, have been i.; I-^ Kei-hin tramway runs betweei T an I V kohama.
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      PLAN TO GIVE KOBE WIDE STREETS.
      40 2 f constructing a net-work of ets in Kobe will soon be dennite- i-it The present tentative plan calls ad r rec >nsl ru ti nof 102 t »tal length I 139,006 metres st 7100,000,000.
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    SINGAPORE TRACTION COMPANY.
    386 2 i ing was the report of the direc- rs present* I I firsi annual general g held a 1 Wii hester House. Old B I lon, on Feb. 9, e< ring rteeo ami a-half n* ntl t rai m th< 30tn Sepl r, 926, rai ng th
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    HONG FATT (SUNGEI BESI) TIN.
    94 2 b vie* i the fact thai do prospectus was n this Company was floated, the hare sent to all shareholders the reports on the strength of i h tta H >:y Fart Mine was purchased. r reports are by Mr. E. J. J. Rodda, hot.
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      230 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. VICTORIA THEATRE MONDAY, FEB. 28th, 9.15 p.m. THIRS.,
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      260 2 VICTORIA THEATRE For Two Recitals Only WED. AND THURS. MARCH 2nd. AND 3rd. CELEBRITY TOURS. ALFRED MIROVITCH THE FAMOUS PIANIST AND JOSEF BORISSOFF THE CELEBRATED RUSSIAN VIOLINIST. From THURSDAY, 24th. Feb. to WEDNESDAY, 2nd. March. DORIS KENYON, JAMES RENNIE. Younp:. beautiful and pleasure-lovinjr,She was the product of the restless a<Jfe.
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      329 2 ANOTHER EXCELLENT THREE-FE \TIRF Pm From Wednesday, 23rd., to Monday, 28th I RA *H ALHAMBRa In the Second Show, commencinir Mr, v, ra r UFA FEATrRE PRODUCTION which differs from the average pictuie in node of p story and presentation of then i It presents an International Tast of Plavpi
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    PRINCESS DANCES WITH COSTER.
    373 3 UNIQUE SPECTACLE AT HOXTON CARNIVAL. A Royal Princess in evening dress dancing- with the Pearly King in t'uil regalia *waa the unique spectacle witnessed at the Hoxton Baths recently. It was a carnival dance, the object being to raise funds for the benevolent work of the
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    THE GIRL AND THE BISHOP.
    205 3 A Frock— And A Tramcar I rip Cut Short. In the story, which comes from Fribourg, a sleepy little Swiss town whose one industry is the manufacture of sewing-machines, there are three things that count The Bishop, The Girl, and The Frock. The good Bishop-
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    WHEN BOWLER HATS PURR.
    234 3 QUEER THINGS HEARD HY TELEVISION. It is possible that you might not be able on request to rv.ake a noise like cabbage 01 a bowler hat. A press representative in England, however, who recently attended i Mr. J. L. Baird's lecture on television at the j
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    HOLE LOST BY FALSE STATEMENT.
    600 3 INTERESTING RULING BY R. AND A. Truth and accuracy in simple arithmetical calculations an of greater consequence in golfing than some people who have listened to club-house stories may have imagined. At all events, a ruling just issued by the Royal and Ancient Club admits
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    £600,000 BID FOR LONDON CINEMA.
    158 3 'INTERNATIONAL' SYNDICATE AFTER THE CAPITOL. The syndicate pressing Sir Walter Gibbons to sell the Capitol Kinema, in the Haymarket, consists of one Englishman; one American; and one Frenchman. "I mustn't say who they are,'' Sir Walter said. "I am bound to secrecy. ''The negotiations aren't
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    JAPANESE PRINCE TO GO TO OXFORD
    101 3 Tokyo, Feb. .">. Prince Takamatsu, a younger brother of the Emperor, will be graduated from the Naval Torpedo School in July, after which he will become a member of the crew of a training squadron which will visit a number of American ports, on
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      48 3 CIGARETTES rf* ffw^A\ 7 •^rfr^ II i I V 1 ii 1 X y Mm r f f Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd. llncorpoiated in the Straits Settlements) Can you improve a 1 j BOILED EGG? Try putting I in a few drops of I V. SAUCE J
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      107 3 Jfe^ Beautifully Finished K-IFp^ Green-Red-Blue. OR SEND FOR CATALOGUE TO MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD. I ZEISS Careful study ot the diagram conclusively prov s J ;j the superiority ot Pnnktal Lenses over all others. t I bico^Kkes PutisSr3K&es distinct vkkhVj-^p distinct visioV^ B r to t^e ma^r/J Jup to the marginl
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    The Moorcroft Manor Mystery
    4252 4  - The Moorcroft Manor Mystery J. R. WILMOT ANJNTRI C UIiLC TECTIVE STORY By tLOMANTIC NEW SERIAL I BAPTER 17. Endsleigh Gardens, Chelsea, are approached n lh< Ight going southwards along the K;n_'s R<MMJ n SI BBC Sqcwre. A sharp ton down >'.. erry Grove, a short, unpretenti as I ighfare,
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    DOVER PATROL FILM.
    80 4 British Plans to. GnM |vti The filming of fa I of the Dover KM* i| a Bntish concert. tt»swi»<* As ye, theptea ii En tfei Naval rn-n P ,ratioii H I velop th, Mh,m, an,: jrotiatmjr with the »uth There .s. m Hm P reat .Iramat.r pfctW*
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      304 4 HEVEA BUDDINGWOod From the approved A.V.R.O.S clones Km 33 m-> tM m and 152 at fl. 2.-per Meter cut on the Estate, packing not eluded, no guarantee for deterioration.— Abdlv to Hm m llt Manager of Basilam Estate, Bindjei, Sumatra's Etsl BwwU^DAl B >p f- r/^r 'f r 1/ UieajKwf
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    FLYING IN INDIA.
    1308 5 Recommendations by Air Board. GOVERNMENT MEMORANDUM. Delhi, Feb. 9. The aviation memorandum, discussing the recommendations of the Air Board regarding the provision of sites for supplementary airship bases within India itself, states for the reasons given by the Board it is certain that the necessity for a
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    AMAZING COURT INCIDENT.
    513 5 BRITISH PRACTITIONER REFUSED I HEARING. Failure to Wear Robes. I At the Provisional Court at Shanghai last j week, the peculiar situation arose of a British lawyer having to relinquish his appearance in several cases which arose in the Mixed Court as, because of his status, he
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      540 5 Mr "*3r *$»A""^R\\\ fiUlui mr fpUNLOP —THE STANDARD by wMch ALL TYPES art JUDGED ESTXTE OF AARON SHALOME JOSEPH JUDAH, Deceased. AUCTION SALE OF M IH LEASEHOLD LAND AND SHOPHOUSE PREMISES KNOWN AS No. STREET AND Nos. 40 TO 42 AND 42-1 BUFFALO ROAD AND Nos. 34-5 TO 34-8 KEEBAU
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      235 5 n* Ever Ready MH§±fLfmmmmm QO delightfully soothing on a cut or sore. So rapidly cleansing and healing. And, how much safer and more efficient than common ointments with their animal fats and mineral poisons. Ckiibu*'* Zam-Buk, compounded from rare Mwl r herbal extracts, is a wonderful cure for j£2y skin
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    UGANDA JUBILEE.
    297 6 PRIMATE ON GREAT RESULTS OF MISSIONARY WORK. The remarkable story of the progress of missionary effort in Uganda was told at a mass meeting held at the Albert HaH to celebrate the Uganda Jubilee. To-day the Anglican Church of Uganda possesses 71 African clergy, 0,201 African lay workers,
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    BANKER WHO FEARED BOLSHEVIKS.
    421 6 I CARRIED POISON WITH HIM AFTER BEING TORTURED. A remarkable story was told to Mr. H. K. Oswald at the inquest at Hammersmith on Mr. George Hageline. 4>>. Norwegian subject, described as a hanker, who was found poisoned at a hotel in South Kensington, where he
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    WEALTHIEST MAN IN THE WORLD.
    127 6 Mr. Henry Ford's £80,000,000 in Hank and £300,000,000 Invested. London, Feb. 4. At the Appeal Court, Washington, in the hearing of a case in which former shareholders of the Ford Motor Company were sued for income tax arrears amounting to £1,250,000, Mr. Hawkins, an accountant,
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    WHY DEAN INGE WRITES.
    425 6 'MORE WORTH WHILE THAN SPEAK IN (i." Dean Inge, speaking at a luncheon of ;he Society of Women Journalists at the ViUu Villa Restaurant, referred to the society as one of the most formidable assemblies in London. He addressed it with the utmost perturbation, for. as
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    WOMAN'S WORK.
    422 6 Not many years ago white women who worked for a living- in the Far East were looked down upon; now they are engrajreu in nearly as many capacities as their sisters at home, and nobody us any worse for the change, least of all the women themselves. Some
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    GALLANTRY IN ASSAM COLLIERY FIRE.
    41 6 GALLANTRY IN ASSAM COLLIERY FIRE. The K>-r has awarded the Edward Modal to Bhtkam Sirdar Krfgtofcutnar in recognition of his gallantry in saving liver rfurinpr the fire at Tikak colliery in Assam last February, when he rescued B3 Indianand 3 Europeans.
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    IN SHANGHAI.
    341 7 TROOPS IN THE LINE. THE DEFENCE PROBLEM. [Re liter's Far Eastern Service.] Peking, Feb. 26. The Fiench Legation has protested to the Wai Chiao Pu in regard to the bombardment of the French Concession and are making all reservations as to claim for any damage inflicted thorehv. Shanghai,
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    THE GENERAL DEFENCE SCHEME.
    118 7 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby. Feb. 25. A situation of considerable tensity continues at Shanghai. The advanced Cantonese Nationalist forces are reported to be in contact with Sun's troops, who are digging themselves in n^ar Sungkiang. The arrival of disorganised and unofficer<ni stragglers from Sun's army
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    UP-RIVER IN CHINA.
    74 7 STRIKE AT HANKOW. [Reuters Far Eastern Service.] Hankow, Feb. 2L Thousands of workers attended a mamm. th demonstration to-day as a result of the unions calling a 24 hour strike as a protest against British troops concentrating at Shanghai. A happy holiday mood appears to be prevailing
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    FOREIGN SHIPS SEIZED.
    70 7 [Reuters Far Eastern Service.! Hankow, Feb. 24. Three Soeony motor-vessels, one Japanese lighter, one tugboat and many smaller craft were commandeered by the Nationalists near Shasi on Feb. 17. Their proper flags were removed and all vessels are now flying the Nationalist flag. Two of the Soeony
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    EAST ASIATIC PROFITS.
    41 7 [Reuters Service.] Copenhagen. Feb. 25. The report of the East Asiatic Company shows a working surplus of 14.026,000 kroner, compared with 17,945.000 last year, and declares a dividend of 10 per cent, compared with 14 the previous year.
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    INDUSTRIES FAIR.
    148 7 VISITED BY ROYALTY. PROGRESS OF EMPIRE INDUSTRY. [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Feb. 25. Tha King and Queen to-day visited the British Industries Fair in London. Their Majesties made a thorough inspection of the exhibits, and were particularly interested in those of the Dominions and the Colonies. His
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    SIR S. HOARE ON EMPIRE AIR NEEDS.
    133 7 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby. Feb. 25. Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary for Air, and Lady Maud Hoare were the guests of the Overseas League at a luncheon in celebration of their r?cent flight to India. Sir Samuel Hoare said: "I am more convinced,
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    MALAYA AND MALARIA.
    54 7 [Reuters fcervice.] London. Feb. 25. Sir Ronald Ross, interviewed on his arrival home after studying tropical diseases in the Fast, said that the mc-dical authorities were devoting greater attention to combating malaria in Malaysia, where the planters realised the value of prevention of the disease. They wore
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    FRENCH SEAPLANE TRAGEDY.
    50 7 Reuter"s Service.] A naval seaplane, cruising 30 miles off the ccast, fell to the sea in flames with its five occupants. A gunboat rushed to the resme and found .mo man injured and clinging to the plane wings. The other occupants were discovered dead with the wreck.
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    PRESIDENT AND THE LAND VOTE.
    78 7 [Renter's Service.] Washington, Feb. 25. Mr. Coolidge ha 5 vetoed the Farm Relief Bill. Mr. Coolidge found that the bill was economically unsound. He declared that the equalisation fee on cotton, corn, wheat, rice, hogs and tobacco amounted to discrimination in fixing prices and wag
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    CHINA AND THE LEAGUE.
    37 7 [Reuters Service.] Geneva, Feb. 25. Mr. Chao Hsin Chu. on behalf of the Waichiaopu, has notified the League Secretariat that China reserves its right to reply to the British memorandum to the League.
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    L.O.N. HEALTH BULLETIN.
    131 7 For the week ending February 19th. India: Bombay: 2 plague deaths; 1 cholera death; 35 eases of smallpox with 1.) deaths. Calcutta: 06 deaths of cholera as against 27 during the previous week; 208 cases of smallpox with 162 deaths as against 153 cases with 102 deaths
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      582 7 NOTICES. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. (i. H. Slot Co., Ltd., have removed tlu" Mficc to 100-B, Robinson Rd., as from to-day :*sth inst. CHANGE OF ADDRESS. Nr.tkf is hereby jrlven that as and from H larefe both our Import aii(J Produce Depart iaenti will be removed to 100-2 Robin.-on Road. LFKICAN
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      723 7 NOTICES. NOTICE. i My salesman. Mr. Tan Kay Chuan, having left my service, is no longer authorised to transact any business whatsoever on my behalf. P. A. K. BECKER, No. 2, Finlayson Green. 28-1 1-:', I THE THREE ESSENTIALS A man hankers after most, are Health, Wealth and Prosperity, to
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      582 7 FOR SALE. 7-seater car for sale. Body want- repainting but »:ntrine in very pood order. Write Bob N<>. 1,000 care of Free Press. PENANG GRIFFIN: Panacrc 4Cgh Spirits. Rising 5, bay peld. Quiet, pood tempered. Sound, make „ood hack, cost ftfO. Often to Griffin, care of Free Pres.-. TALBOT. 4
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTH.
      23 8 .MONK: At the Maternity Hospital, Sepoy Lines, on February 27th, to Mr. and Mrs. Errol F, Monk, a son i David Errol).
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      DEATH.
      38 8 CAVE: A' No. 9 Holland Park on Sunday.; 27th February, 1927, as the result of an ac- j cident, Percy Cave, of Messrs Guthrie and Co. Ltd., a^ed 2S years. Funeral at Bidadari at 7.30 this morning.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY. FEBRUARY 28, 1927. Week-end Comment.
    659 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY. FEBRUARY 28, 1927. Week-end Comment. Some slight hesitancy, which was excusable in view of the recent discussions regarding the St. James I Power Station affair, was noticeable' amongst the Municipal Commission- jers on Friday when the question of the Fort Canning reservoir construe-! jtion came up
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    458 8 The death is announced of Mr. G. D. iClough, the Attorney General of Nortbeni Rhodesia. Mr. E. E. Chambers, of the Chartered i Bank. Singapore, accompanied by Mrs. IChambers, arrived by the Macedonia. Owing r o the annual dinner of the St. Hand's ?->" 'ty there will be no tea
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    DISTRESSING SHOOTING FATALITY.
    257 8 rragic Death of Mr. P. Cave. KEEN AND POPULAR SPORTSMAN. A distressing fatality occurred at Hoi land Park early yesterday morning, resulting in the death of Mr. Percy Cave, a popular mcml er of the younger European community of Singapore, at the early age of 28. A
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    569 8 The following <-hanges in the Methodist Conference appointments have been made: The Rev. Edward Isaac of Taiping. gOtt Teluk Anson and he will be succeeded by Mr. Fred. David. Rev. J. J. Knvilpillai. of Inoh. i will go to Malacca and be will be succeed led by the Rev. S.
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    THE SNAG:
    227 8 On l«, in SIM.APORKW <>\ M I A BfaCftlNWMft, a I England, seodi I cost of livmjr, v:... I those who an p I Marrud -Tuar: K .-.-h U 1 thoM- With 'a,...., I ward fco spending r!()Ukrr this year, will 1,, v I to mak.- Midi m
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    MADAME KELVEY'S PUPILS.
    132 8 FINISHED niM'i il mi \\M\ Madam Reive; com on Saturday ni| Rented her talent* in a awmbej i eluded i Khlbiti H, song and danci i m The Victoria presented a prettier the ittdience mm v twenty charming little mai fairyland of loweW I titled -'In the
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    ELGIN BRIDGE "FIND."
    73 8 BuMtiSßl ->n th. Singapore Rivei to «H» I building of Elgin 1' an interesting -timl- in Hay iar>. Th, uA I tidemble **<*. cow tbe^wer, di I water nuuk. On, -f H 1/^, but thecr^m turr is all that Ife Buppositton thai they in whu-h raccesta I
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      180 8 94 THE CONNOISSEUR COMLS TO CALDBECK'S" I It Isn't Every One Who Knows that Caldbeck's have a Retail j^^^^P Store it 45 Robinson Rd., and what is more, will deliver any quantify, however small to Customers' houses. CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. ,/,,-,,r ora^ under the Companies 1 Ordinances of Hongkong)
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      6 8 JTo-dav's Feature. < THE MOORCROI j MYSTERY
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    DUNCAN IN SHANGHAI.
    87 9 Mil ITARY CONFERENCE AT ASTOR HOUSE. INSPECTION OF DEFENCES. r Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai, Feb. 27. gantie, with General Duncan and rd-Hertford and Second Boimta on board, arrived last night. an and his staff remained :::.>rnin<r. when they diseni- nded military conference B >osc Hotel ey inspected
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    FIRST DEVONS AT HONG KONG.
    12 9 Honu Konsi. Feb. 27. Regiment on board,
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    ON THE BATTLE FRONTS.
    84 9 an Chang Tsong Chang train from Nanking to night and arrived this mornjust left i Sungking, where I any, against the South- Ite be made. > some working ar- Sun and I bang, the b is not known. »sage says H is reported t S fend
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    WHAT CHANG FEARS.
    91 9 tnfij no deny this It certainly has all the robabttity. lea patting oat numerous r, with the intention of deceiving reign sources of inform--9 etimes unreliable, and rship at Peking. Hankow, Bang how, it is not easy to i v :e false. in is still, apparently, a
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    THE FENGTIEN CAMPAIGN.
    18 9 i ea continue to cross the at various points between Menghsien, apparently plan- r h?ngchow.
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    POSTAL COMMISSIONER THREATENED.
    45 9 r oochow. Feb. 26. ra this morning guardthe head office here i and prevented the utering. P stal Commiss'. -ner was ■•.■■<■ unless he granted from the beginning ioner, under duress, comp- which is being subdirectorate of the Pests and at present normal.
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    BIRKENHEAD NOW.
    55 9 •'<'•'> Service.] London. Feb. 26. nowkdgt that a Chinese guns Helled the French conces- soldiers are >ur concession in Shanghai, been said of any British Bndwd from its prime n.-k.nhtad. in a speech at g '.he dispatch of troops. h* if Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald MM he would
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    "PEACE-LOVING" POLICY.
    530 9 THE REDS REPLY TO BRITISH NOTE. A MASTERPIECE OF EVASION. [Reuters Service.] Moscow, Feb. 26. The Soviet Government has handed the British Charge d' Affaires a reply to the British note to the Soviet. Moscow, Feb. 27. The Soviet reply to the British note states that it is
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    DISTINGUISHED OFFICER SENT TO JAIL.
    178 9 DISTINGUISHED OFFICER SENT TO JAIL. British Legion Poppy Factory's Loss. London, Feb. 15. "I shall pass upon you a sentence greatly discounted in consideration cf your services to your country." remarked the Recorder at Old Bailey, in passing a sentence of nine months' imprisonment in the Second Division on John
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    HONG KONG BANK MEETING.
    234 9 THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST GREAT BRITAIN. BOYCOTT STILL CONTINUES. [Reuters Far Eastern Service.] Hon Kong, Feb. 26. At the annual meeting of the Hong Kong Bank, the Chairman, in his speech, said that for British firms carrying on business in China tha political developments of last year
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    AMERICA AND LEAGUE ARMS CONFERENCE.
    84 9 [Reuters Service] Geneva, Feb. 26. The United States Charge d'Affaires has j informed the Secretary-General of the League that the United States will be re- presented at the special conference meeting lat Geneva on March 14 to examine the prij vate manufacture of arms, munitions
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    U.S. NAVAL VOTE.
    75 9 Renter's Service. Washington. Feb. 26. The Senate has accepted th? House of Representatives' amendment providing for $450,000 towards the construction < f cruisers. [A Renter telegram of Friday last stated: The House of Representatives, reversing its previous attitude, has overI ridden Mr. Coolidge'? budget recommenda- tions and
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    DEBTS, NOT HONOURS.
    65 9 [Reuters Service] Washington, Feb. 26. The passage of a bill submitted to Congress in order to empower two United States naval officers to accept the Legion of Honour, which France had conferred on them, was blocked by the Democrat representative of Blanton, Texas, who declared: "I want
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    COLOMBO STRIKE GROWING.
    25 9 [Reuters Service! Colombo. Feb. 26. The harbour strike is growing worse. The labour leader has threatened to call out the warehouse coolies.
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    DE PINEDO'S FLIGHT.
    21 9 [Reuters Service.] Bahia, Brazil, Feb. 26. The Marques de Pinedo has arrived here. [Saturday's cables on page 7].
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    FORT CANNING RESERVOIR.
    117 9 WORK TO BE DONE BY DIRECT ADMINISTRATION. Following their ordinary meeting on Friday the Municipal Commissioners considered the tenders of Messrs. J. C. Gammon and Co., Messrs. Fogden, Brisbane and Co., Messrs. Perry and Co. (Overseas) Ltd., and the United Engineers, for uha construction of the new
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    NICARAGUAN POSITION.
    130 9 I BRITAIN'S ACTION NOT RESENTED. WHAT WASHINGTON BARS. FReuter's Service.] Washington. Feb. 26. It is officially announced that Mr. Coolidge sees no ground for remonstrance at the British action in sending a warship to Corinto to serve as a refuge for Britishers, in view of the fact that
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    TWO AVIATORS KILLED IN PLANE COLLISION.
    124 9 PARACHUTE FAILS TO OPEN. [Reuters Service.] Buenos Aires, Feb. 26. The four United States airmen, who are flying round South America, have arrived here and were officially welcomed. Buenos Aires, Feb. 27. The arrival of the United States' army airmen was accompanied by a
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    THE LATE MR. E. N. LEE.
    427 9 CREMATION ON SATURDAY. There was a Large attendance at the funeral of the late Mr. E. X. Lee, which took place at Bidadari on Saturday m< rning. Following a service in the Chapel, the remains were taken to the Crematorium for cremation. The ashes
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    SATURDAY'S RUBBER PRICE.
    57 9 Through the courtesy of Messrs. Macphail and Company we learn that the price of rubber in London on Saturday, according to quotations by Messrs. Henry Gardner and Company, was as follows: London standard sheet, spot in warehouse London Is. IVtd. C.i.f. London standard sheet and crepe, March
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    PARISIANA.
    1027 11 YANKEE (URLS MAKE THINGS HUM. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Paris, Jan. 23. Although the "freak" dinners which occasionally take place in Paris usually are engineered by the male Yank, several of their womenkind have yearned to launch out in this direction. Recently, three pretty and well-10-do American girls, bent
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    A REVIEW OF MOTOR SHIPBUILDING.
    890 12 Britain the Leading Country. A RECORD YEAR. In publishing statistics of motor shipbuilding for 1926, it is scarcely necessary to say that production, particularly in this country, has been seriously handicapped as a result of the seven months' coal dispute, during which period the difficulty
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      25 12 ful position in shipping, it does not seem too optimistic to suggest that 1927 will be a record year for motor shipbuilding. j Motor Ship.
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    CITY RECTOR SURPRISE.
    354 14 WHY INDUCTION CEREMONY WAS STOPPED. Clergymen and many members of thei congregations of City churches, both men and women, who went to St. Peter's, Cornhill, i'oi the institution and induction as rector of the Rev. J. A. S. Bullock, curate of St. Botolph's, Bishopsgate, were "•really surprised
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    THE ADVERTISING UNDERTAKER
    217 14 \<toundinu "'Offer*' to a Hospital. The matron of a London hospital for women received a private caller the other day who begged her to accept a basket containing a bunch of tine hot-house grapes. "To whom am I indebted for thi> gift?" i she asked. "Oh!" was
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    THE TRAFFIC VETERANS.
    148 14 I Nine of London's 'Busmen With 12 Years' Service. London's traffic must not be so perilous as it looks or perhaps it is better to take j an active part in the traffic than to watch i or rleo from it These recollections arc compelled hy the
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    107 14 In connection with the motor accident which occurred recently on the Puehong-rd., when a car driven by Mr. Napier, Planter, of Seafield estate, Puchong, in which were three other Europeans RtessiS. H. V. Buckridge, Roberts, and Chalmers, the lasi named of whom died in the European Hospital as the result
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    FRASER & CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    726 15 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2Kth. [Figures in brackets show the issue value of the Share in dollars unless otherwise marked.] Buyers Seller? Assam Kumbang 57s GJ 58s Gd c.d. Bangrin Tin 32s 6d 33s Pd Ba.ang Padang 89 92 Chenderiang 27s 28s. Ou Eastern Siam 24s
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    EXCHANGE.
    67 15 Febru irv '6 Bank 4 m.s. 2 4 3-32 Bank demand I i 23 32 Private credits 3 m.s. 2 4 5-1 <3 New Yuik. demand 55 15-16 Credits i)Q days .">T France, demand 1396 Bong Kong, demand (l i p.c. I' Yokohama, demand ir; Java, demand 139% Bangkok,
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    PRODUCE.
    208 15 February 26. Tin 200 Tuns $158.00 Gambier J-00 Pepper White 77.00 Pepper Black Flake Topioca 6 67 Pearl Sago Small Copra I Copra Sundried 11.05 Opium. Benares unt. 4,000 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) Rice, Siam old No. 1 330 Rice. Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice, Rfingo
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    55 15 February 26th., )2 o'clock noon. Buyers Seller? R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Snut 601Standard R.S.S. Spot i on Tender Mar. 67% I i Apr-June Tv rO% July-Sept. 72*4 T-:; i Tone of Market: —Steady. Latest Cable:—London Spot Sheet 19% d per lb. New York Spot
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    71 15 Sir Cecil Budd, C.8.E., K.8.E., a Director of the Eastern Smelting Co Ltd., who is on a visit to Malaya and left by the P. and 0. f r Home yesterday returned to Penang on Tuesday from Singapore accompanied iy the Hon. Mr. P. M. Robinson, the locai General Manager
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    276 15 ROSE MACPHAIL« (OS. REPORT. Stntrapons, IVh U«i. London. Eubbei i U m q I cal P ctli B. London. 1 in E3CI 1 Mining. Kuyoh [.26 L3O, N. Hoot 7* Ma aya I onsol 1.14 LI Kucl i 2.30 2.35, Kinta 2.28 2.32, Ptetautta 1.45 1.52%, r<
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    RADELLA RUBBER ESTATE.
    257 15 The following s the n-nort l>\ I Directors to the c enteentl ordinary annual i'iv: of sharehokk p I bg held on March 5, at 1 1.30 a.m. at Mala r i hartriii'.'- all expel ture i revenue year's working ii i profit <>f Deduct interim dividends:
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    33 15 Too many of our Senator! teem to )h* turning up in Washington with PMI m> tead of a future.- Detroit it News k l .ny by y y u hu'
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      Rugger Internationals.
      153 16 KAIN DELUGE SF'OILS MATCHES. <Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London. Feb. 26. The rugby international matches at Dublin and Swansea were spoilt by rain. There was a pji feet delude at Dublin, where 25,000 spectators saw Ireland defeat Scotland, and the ground was an ohsolu+e ax »ras s. The
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      INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY.
      25 16 (On Own Correspondent. Copyright). London. Feb. 2(i. In the hockey international match, played in Wales, Ireland defeated Wales by four groals to i.rie.
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      VARSITIES BEATEN AT TWICKENHAM.
      40 16 I(Oui Own Correspondent. Copyright). London. Feb. 26. A: Twickenham t< -day, before an excellent attendance, :i ruerby team selected from D minions 1 Universities defeated a combined Oxford and Cambridge Varsity side by S t-ints to
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      CLUB MATCHES.
      139 16 (Out Own Correspondent. Copyright). London. Feb. 28. Plaj ing at h me, Blackheath defeated M seley by 12 points to 3. >t Fart'- visitt I Northampton, where th« an proved sup* r and won by 13 points to 6. An even 9truggl< resulted fn m the meeting of
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      F.A. AMATEUR CUP.
      91 16 (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright X London. Feb. 26. A- a result of to-day's marches in the F.A. Amateur ("up. Southall, Leyton, Barkin| and S nth Bank emerged successful and enter :h<. semi-final. Or.:v two I these teams, South Bark and Southall, have ever reached the final. In
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      BOAT RACE PROSPECTS.
      36 16 (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright). London. Feb. 26. After watching the Oxford and Cambridge crews at practice, experts express the opinion that the eights are about equally good, and a rine race is expected.
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      SUZANNE COMING TO ENGLAND.
      45 16 (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright). London. Feb. 26. Mi>< Suzanne Lenglen has arrive*! at Havre from America, It is stated to be her intention to give exhibits n matches in England during the summer, but she will not play during Wimbledon week.
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      TUNNEY'S CHALLENGER.
      34 16 THIRD ELIMINATING BOLT. [Reuters Service] New York, Feb. 26. In thi third eliminating bout to decide Gene Tunney's challenger, the Spanish champion, Paolino Uzcudun. narrowly beat the Danish-American, Knute Hansen, on points.
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      LADIES' FOILS CHAMPION.
      21 16 (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London, Feb. 26. Mrs. Freeman has won the ladies' foils v-hamp'mnship ol Great Britain.
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    RUGBY INTERNATIONALS.
    274 16 Ireland Defeats Scotland. GROUND CHURNED INTO MORASS. Inland 6 pts: Scotland. 0. [Reuters Service.] London, Feb. 26. The international rugby match between Ii eland and Scotland at Dublin was played in rain, before 20.000 spectators. Ireland beat Scotland by tj points to nil. The ground was churned into
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    WALES WIN AT SWANSEA.
    174 16 FRENCH DEFENCE OVERWHELMED. I Wales. 25 pts: France. 7. f Reuters Service. 1 London. Feb. 2tf. In rainy weather at Swansea, 12,000 spectators saw Wales defeat France in the rugby internati nal by 25 points to 7. The baHj^as very slippery. The Welsh backs wer« well
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    JOHORE RIFLE CLUB.
    223 16 ELECTION OF OFFICERS. Ar a genera] meeting: held on Jan. 31st the following gentlemen were elected officebearers for the current year: Hon. President. F. Glendinning, Hon. Vice- President. Hon'ble Dato Mentri Besar; Hon. Treasurer, Capt. T. Prince; Hon. Secretary. Onn B. Jaafar; Committee. Y. M. Ungrku Abdul
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    263 16 Over Two Hundred Goals. ARSENAL'S SIX AGAINST BURNLEY. [Reuters Service.] London, Feb. 26. To-day's English and Scottish League matches resulted as follows: Division I. Arsenal (3, Burnley 2. Birmingham 1, Tottenham 0. Blackburn 4, Leeds 1. Bury 1. West Ham 2. Derby Aston Villa 3. Huddersfield 0, Everton
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    INTERNATIONAL MATCH.
    159 16 SCOTLAND DEFEATS IRELAND. Scotland .2. Ireland 0. [Reuters Service.] London. Feb. 2*i. The international football match beween Ireland and Scotland was played :n fine weather at Belfast and before an attend- ance of 40,000. Scotland beat Ireland by two goals to nil. The game was fat«" :Mid keenly
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    TO-DAY'S TRIAL MATCH.
    75 16 Boon Eng is unable to play in the trial match between the S.E.A. and the Duke's at the Stadium this afternoon, and his place in goal will be taken by Cherrington. who played an excellent game for Robinson's in their Inter-Commercial Cup match against Adamson, Gilfillan's on
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    INTER-COMMERCIAL CUP REPLAY.
    38 16 The match between Robinson and Co. and Adamson. Gilfillan's in the Inter-Com-mercial Cup competition, which was drawn on Friday after extra time had been played, will be replayed on the S.C.'C. ground on Friday next.
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    BOYS SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    32 16 Orders For Week-ending March 3th. Thursday March 3rd. Band Practice Headquarters 4.30 p.m. Saturday, March sth. Full Parade Headquarters 3.30 p.m. Final Rehearsal for Rally. FRANK C. SANDS, Commissioner.
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    YACHTING.
    818 16 North-East Bowl and Cups. VICTORY FOR THE POLLY 11. The third and final race for the NorthEast Bowl and Cups, presented by the Vice-Commodore of the Club, Mr. C. Boden Kloss, saw ten boats face the line for a morning's scorching yesterday. The B. class boat Prima-Donna, had the
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    MR. L. TENNYSON'S XI IN JAMAICA.
    74 16 Tyldesley and O'Connor (Wi i enturies. London, Feb. 18. Kingston, Jamaica. In glorious weather, in the presence of 3,000 spectati rs. and on a perfect wicket, the first day's play in a two-day match between Mr. Lionel Tennyson's Eleven and Colts XVI. was commenced
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