The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 7 March 1927

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    14 1 Singapore Free Press 10 f NTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1927. NO. 12,046.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    302 1 Arrangements am in being for the definite commencement of a Service air-base here and a vote is inserted in the current estimates. An air-boat cruise is also to be carried out in this area in 1928^Page 9. I A disastrous cyclono has struck Madagascar and wrought havoc
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    THE COCK-SPURS.
    938 1 They had been a source of pride and distinction to him for years. and the thought that they could no longer hold the young bloods' attention both worried and angered him. He began to finger their sharp points with less satisfaction. bujt clung to them still more obstinately
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      180 1 ORDER j J SNOWFLAKE > IRK i HILLED CREAMERY!; HITTER. RAFFLES HOTEL Aw i»Ti l^th March, Diner Dansant 8.15 p. m. (Dinners will be served in the Ball Room). TO-NIGHT Tea Dance 5.30. p.m. Orchestral Selections 9.30. p.m. For reservations phone 2920. J. WILLIAMS, Manager. 'he Kftvimt Steno- </ f^J^S*
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      195 1 v/tyiss /ooAs a/?^r theUennis^rocks. YOUR tennis frocks will give you double "service" if you let Kurlo wash them. Whether they are soft linen, crisp muslin, or dainty voile— wash them all with Kurlo. Kurlo washes without shrinking. The Kurlo way is &afe and simple. Obtainable from all Grocers, Chandlers and
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      91 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Heifetz on the records Page 16. Try "Old Rarity" whisky— Page 3. Coming "Madame San? Gene"— Pace 2. Little's chocolate specialities— Page 8. WhiUaway's for steamer trunks Page fi. Robinson and Co. for Home suitings— Pace 9. Mr. Aw Boon Haw's offer of passages to China Page 7.
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      9 1 EFAULDINGS j| CALYPTUS OIL jj >URE BEST. I ■ww%v«v.v.v.v.v.v.s
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      154 1 THE WEEK. \fonday, Ith. High Water. 0.36 a.m.. 0.46 p.m. Homeward mail (8.F.) closes, 11 a.m. Mary Wang Co.. Theatre. 5.30 p.m. Tuesday, &th. High Water, 1.8 a.m.. 1.33 p.m. Singapore Assizes. Selangor Races— 3rd Day. Football: U.E's vs. McAlister's, S.C.C. Mary Wang Co., Theatre. 8.30 p.m. Wednesday, Vth. High
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    AT NIGHT IN A LADY'S BEDROOM.
    337 2 She Ml ill j'fMsive meditation, her lovely tyi staling into the unknown of h.L*r own thoughts v.v.d her whole mind at rest and peac TBen to her consciousness came the feeling That she was m> longer alone, that another as trying to pierce the
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    HOSPITAL FATALITY.
    124 2 Hoag 5 mg Patient Jumps <> er Virandah. j Kong ■an inquest was I i a patient at the Tung Wah Hos- v: mnped over verandah on Janu- of aft act ored skull. ri. Th as, Se Kedical Officei 1 having admitted ofeeeased on and diagnosed Urn i
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    A 'FLU EPISODE.
    182 2 I met .i doct r wh was spending five tin club over tea, writes Ques Evening News. **The last five day£, i have been busi i with influenza eases that at any time shice the 1919 epidemic. T::i> morning, between SUM) and a 0...-.t! I ten seven
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    COON NOT WANTED IN AFRICA.
    112 2 Petition to Prohibit his Landing. t Capetown, Jan. 11. protest has been made against i sal to allow Mr. A. J. Cook to nt< S Africa, wfcere it is felt that will n-iid discontent among the natives Om prominent trade unionist official in Ra area
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    57 2 It is i imoinvtl that Mr. J. F. Owen, who vas ,:t mm time acting Under Secretary to Government. F.M.S., and who retired in 1921 when holding the substantive appointment of Commissioner of Lands, has heen Wlectcd to fill the post at the Malay State? Information Agency previously held by
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      216 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. ALL LADIES PENANG OPERA. 'THE NYO NYA'S BANGSAWAN." The Finest Display in the Orient. FIRE WORKS (Weather Permitting).
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      264 2 VIOXORIA THEATRE I Two Recitals Only Monday Tuesday, March 14th 15th, at 9.30 p.m. OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST MASTER OF THE VIOLIN. HEIFETZ Accompanist: ISIDOR ACHRON Booking now Open at Little's Prices. Stalk, $6 $4. Circle, $6. Gallery. $2. reginauTdenny WILL BE AT THE PAVILION From Thursday, 3rd to Wednesday.
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      280 2 ONE OF THE FUNNIEST COMEDIES EVFn From Tuesday, Ist. to Monday, 7th Man} l A ALHAMBRa (Tan Cheng Kee Co., Ltd., Propri< In the Second Show, commencing <) n A SCREEN VERSION OF THE BRANDON THOM which has held the board continuously f or \e a > of the globe,
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    CRICKET.
    1426 3 Noble's Bo#k on Last Year's Tests. WORK WELL DONE. Mr. Noble's account of last summer's ■Test matches CT?::,se W^lv-^: The Auslialian Tour of 1926," by Bl A. Noble. 1 ofldon, Cassell, 15s. net), published recently is the besi given to as so far, but that is not saying much;
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    AGEING WHISKY.
    239 3 Bootleggers 1 Trick of Sending it For Sea Journey. As the result of investigation in Cali-. fornia, the authorities have oncovon 1 a remarkable business i rganisation that deals in illegal liquor, but does its business legally up to the very point of delivery to the customer. Canada
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    INTER-SERVICES' RUGBY.
    143 3 I Navy's Good Show against Airman. I London. Feb. 19. In the Inter-Services Rugby Tournament the Royal Navy beat the Royal Air Forte by 8 points to 3 at Twickenham. Prince George was among those present. It was a desperately fast and keen game with varying fortunes. The
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      78 3 CIGARETTES v v-*|N\ > Jf Jjjijs Made by hand /p One at a time 4^^B_M_^^T v < v >J j CO I*J 6 1 1 ■■■■''S§• '?>' I THE MOST ORDINARY DISHES 'S can be made delicious and appetizing I by the addition of I LEA&PERRINS' L vAUvCi y W
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      242 3 1 ii I- i J Jp^v Beautifully Finished IlinP^ ii Green-Red -Blue. 1 THE SWIFT Is A QUALITY CYCLE SECOND TO NONE. PHONE 3050 OR SEND FOR CATALOGUE TO MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD. j :OD-212, Orchard Rd., SINGAPORE. V.%V^AV.V.V.V.%V.V-V.VAV,VJVJ"A'.V.V.V.V-V.V.V.V.V«V.SV. j ZEISS I > Careful study of the diagram conclusively proves J
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    The Mocrcroft Manor Mystery
    4782 4  - The Mocrcroft Manor Mystery J. R. WILMOT bnmm SYNOPSIS. Silas Overington, widower ami successful financier, rents the haunted Moorcroft Manor, and. with be hajp of Lady Isabel Forrester, wife t Sir John Forrester, arranges a house warming party a: Christmastide. Among thosi invited, is a young Oxford man, Mori m
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    161 4 sieur, Madame and Mademoiselle positively cannot touch a thing- either ratable or drinkable. But a thoughtful baker ha? come to the rescue, and with flour, salt butter, sifted sugar, yolk of eerg: and lemon essence The boulang?r mixes the ingredients, makes a paste, bakes it for fifteen minutes, brushing 1
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    PARISIANA.
    594 4 PARISIAN A. The Movies and M)bn "SHRK\\ S |;i R, l>ar -la, English prommciatioi i -Shrewsbury" h«-in*r an,-. inettcally spatted and throw, A pastrycook mth havintr heard the *ord s bury'" was fix,,! ,n hi. .could not coiwecl it with portance. The,;. hi {the patissur had !iUlli bra.n uav meaorj,
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    BIG MEN AT HOLLYWOOD NOW.
    1759 5 Male Screen Stars. NOTABLE FILM QUALITIES. Perhaps the only two screen stars of the male gender who owe nothing to any direction except their own are Charles Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks; though Harold Lloyd also has helped himself almost entirely to his place on the
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    INTER-VARSITY HOCKEY MATCH.
    113 5 Cambridge Beat Oxford. London, Feb. 19. Cambridge defeated Oxford in the Intervarsity hockey match, played at Beckenham, by 4—l. The weather was fine and 3,000 spectators were present. There was a sensational start, Carpenter, the Cambridge centre-forward, netting almost immediately after the bully-off. The same player, who
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      176 5 O 7 (T)' 7 Opecial yoicycle JEWELLERS AND ENGRAVERS ice is hereby given that A. S. Shaikally and Co., of No. 49 Chulia Singapore jewellers are the manufacturers of the following and silver ornaments and medals: can be used tor bangles, earrings, buttons, links, tie clips, neckmany other articles of
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      58 5 1 1 mliiallllmrwtAr II If] luF Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd. (Incorpciat^d in the Straits Settlements) JUVENTA The Ideal Portable Typewriter $55 i African Eastern Trade Corpn. Ltd. i J SINGAPORE PENANG. J The 4siatic Petroleum Co., (S.S.) Ltd. (Incorporated in England.) ijigSp BATAVIASCHE I cT Chemische Wasschery mMf^l en
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    SHANGHAI THE PRIZE.
    1194 6 Liverpool of the Far East. MILLIONS OF FOUNDS OF "SWAG." Whether the so-called Shanghai Defence Force will be called upon to justify its title depends mainly upon the extremists of the Kuomintang, or South China, party. There are, of course, other foreign concessions where the same situation
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    BRILLIANT AIR DISPLAY AT NEW DELHI.
    251 6 VICEROY CONGRATULATES VI It VICE-MARSHAL. 1 New Delhi. Feb. 21. There was wonderfully brilliant serial display on hhe New Delhi Racecourse to-day in the presence of the Viceroy, the Com-mander-in-chief, the G< vernor of the Central Provinces, members of the Legislature and a hutre
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    ADVANTAGE OF EMPIRE MEMBERSHIP.
    132 6 l'ress Paean for Injun Set lenient. Calcutta. Feb. 22. Ths South African settlement has been received with genets] satisfaction by the Press. The "Statesman* 1 characterises the Agreement as a thing of epoch-making importance. The "Englishman"" considers that it will serve as an object lesson of
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    BOTANIST'S EXPLORATIONS IN THE EAST.
    72 6 BOTANIST'S EXPLORATIONS IN THE EAST. London. IVb. 21. The famous botanist and explorer, Captain F. Kingdon Ward, has neturaed to England after a 12 months' jourmy in Burma, Assam and Tibet. Interviewed by Reuter. he stated that the expedition, which had been financed by the Royal Society and tht Percy
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      298 6 WHITEAWAY S| FOR i I Travelling Requirements t» THE 'TOURIST CABIN THE. TRUNK. 44^t^^Ki^Jr> (OIDIIX^ I]uilt on enuine 3 -p ly birch I I /A "T"^ > T^- foundation, covered with stout I ii%^^i^l?^|^l|^|^ IJ- dlj?lS»^ bentwood hoop battens, brass j^^^^i r^^^^^^-^WJ^^^^^-- rAT "w ever !lK>ks stout inside r a
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      169 6 j 'The ISllenburgs Foods Mad< Erotn the p» of cows pastured counties, tin Foods are M as matlier i m Ik. Wean bret and and quW k!> mad dition ot boiling wat< Mill* Hood No 1 M I Mah d V Frt^h st-.' -k.. of a« arc import' b p,
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    MUSSOLINI ON THE FUTURE.
    1979 7 1 Twentieth Century a Tragedy. WAR IS A HURRICANE. (Copyright 1927 in the Straits Settlements and in all other countries by North American Newspaper Alliance. Reproduction in whole or in part prohibited.) "Do you think," I asked, Mussolini, "that the skies for mankind are brightening-, that
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    WHITE WOMAN BOUGHT IN SLAVE MARKET.
    338 7 To Save Her From Afridi Tribe. A white woman slave w.v> w&6 put jp !'»r auction at a public slave market >•», the borders of Afghanistan has been bought by the German Legation in Kabul, with the approval of the German Government. This remarkable
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    HEART BEAT OF UNBORN.
    148 7 \ow Heard By American Doctors. A diagnosis of heart trouble in an un. bora baby has been made., and after birth, found correct, according to Dr. 1-. S. Sehmitt. director of the University of California Hospital. The director said the develepment of scientific instruments made it
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    "BEN HUR" CAUSES A RIOT.
    122 7 Mob Wrecks Cinema And l'urns Film In Street. As the result of a denunciation of the film "Ben Hur," which is now being shown in London, the synagogue at Bialystok (says the British United Press), a crowd of about 1.001 Jews held a demonstration outside
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    20 7 The fitters employed at Borneo Motors workshop in Laxamana Road, Ipoh, have been on strike since Friday, says Monday's T.O.M.
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      297 7 BUSINESS CARDS. fMARY SETON. J v KWOOD FURNITURE > i h \i!\M,HAI SHADES. I f i j E X MISER MANSIONS. J MV.'.'.V.V.V.Vi'AViWWi T oo^ i MILE TOPS. FLOORING, iII.KS. Bte. SPGAPOKE CASKET CO. tyarMt Merchants." Telephone «•>■ "TIBERT L. A. DALEY. IKE! MOM MENTAL ig*l Tel. 915. hire, i
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      668 7 NOTICES. FREE PASSAGE TO CHINA Mr. Aw Boon Haw f r the third tune imderiakea to send back to China ports, fn r of passage 300 persons above the age of 60 or persona who are unable to earn a ivintf due to sickness or deformities. Every person besides being
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      465 7 NOTICES. SELANGOR TURF CLUB. SPRING 1927 RACE MEETING Thursday. Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, the 3rd, sth, Bth, 10th and 12th March 1927. Stakes. $68,000. exclusive of Added M..ney. 12 races for all Horses, 11 races for Ex-griffin Horse;, 9 races for Ex-griffin Ponies. 2 races for all ponies, 7
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1927. Week-End Comment.
    728 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1927. Week-End Comment. The Air Estimates for this year lhave a particular interest for the j Straits Settlements because they contain the first definite indication of the policy of establishing an air base here, which has been so much mentioned lately. The amount in
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    452 8 Tenders are invited by the Resident Councillor, Malacca, for th« lease of the new Rest House. Malacca. A draft of about 150 officers. N.C.Os. and men from London. Malta and Port Said Is on board the Khyber en route to China. y.y. E. V. C. Thomson, of Messrs. Evatt and
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    FORT CANNING RESERVOIR.
    224 8 WORK COMMENCED. Work on the reservoir at Fort Canning: was commenced last week, wht .1 the business of collecting materials was begun. The magnitude of the vvoik may be guessed from the fact that when completed, the reservoir will have a capacity of thirty million gallons. It
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    DITCH WARSHIPS' VISIT.
    169 8 In connection with the various arrangements which have been made officially and otherwise to entertain the members of tbi personnel of the Dutch warships Soemba and Flores. which are duf here to-morrow morning, and include football matches with the Dukes and the S.C.C.. entertainment at Government House,
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    THE DUTY OF GOVERNORS.
    263 8 The Bangkok Criminal Court gave judgment in the case brought against the G verr.or of Lopburi (Phya kamchat Sonadhucharit). Ther- were three chargec against him. The first was thai, in breach of his duty as an official, he let a man g<» free who had escaped
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    217 8 It has been definitely settled thai Mr. A. B. Jordan is to be Chairman of the Kinta Sanitary Board when Mr. Sturr ck takes over tie duties of District Officer Kinta. The staff of the Federal Rubber Stamp Co.. Kuala Lumpur, entertained Mr. Yeoh Cheow Chong. their late manager, to
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    LATEST CHINA NEWS.
    127 8 THE SHANGHAI Fto*| I WILL THK PASS fy M| I [Beater* fl Fai I There Ei m m* fcveto, I tary situation. T fc I tc strengthen then I Nanking OUhrajr. I I Chang Tsung < I Soochow when- lik I strengthened. I Present indicati.,..- I the
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    A PARTY SPLIT.
    56 8 A PARTY SP LIT. [Beater'e P« The Smo-Fon gi yivinu promtneno n i derates and e\Kuomintang, which m ai Canton Nanchang. Elsii H ien, (Cat ions the leader of the rad dk termined bo overt! while I faiang is anxi Borodin. Boom wernaculai pan f< rotation of a moderate parts
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    KIUKIANG SETTLEMENT.
    55 8 [Beuter'e Fai X.--BaaJoMi i« Mr. O'Nalley It-: 1 moraine. Hi Fetehman reman to tin ewßctitkm I a-i- and pouted with Mi. Eugene Chen, Before Mr. Olfalk mem wa- peached a ti Kinkiawg eoncessii which it being band* rities. Th< <n;r>- ion of coi k mws Battened b$ the
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    HERMINIUS REACHES HONG KONG.
    20 8 [Beuter'i Fai Easto n Serfl Battl K*m The Serminiue with the I ins ha> arrived here.
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    WEEK-END FLOODS.
    111 8 l\l SI All > HK.Ii NW The heavy lain experienced during week-end combined with imw tides in Hooding the low-lyinj i Singapore to I considerable Saturday aad Sunday, i 8 in front of the T. id n water wac aver tw< i P te markef itw 11 I
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    SATURDAY'S RUBBER PRICE.
    21 8 Thtough the coßfte*! and Companj we team rubber m London on Company, wai at follows CXf. London rtandi
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    7 8 Mr. C. G. B"ti> h:his own name.
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      199 8 "THE CONNOISSEUR COMLS TO CALDBECK'S" It Isn't Every One Who Knows that CaldbeckV have a Retail Store at 45 Robinson Rd., and what is more, will deliver any cuantity, however small, to Hjj| Customers' houses. CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. (inoorpormtod wmdtr the Companies Ordinanets of Hongkong) ((Incorporated in Shanghai.) singapore.
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      9 8 I To-day's Feature^ OUR SERIAL STORY j < i Pa<!<
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    AIR-BASE IN SINGAPORE.
    76 9 U ,)KK ALREADY BEGUN. dc 183,000 for the. and repair facilities mpanying the Air reparations, progress- it developing the between India and mi a will l>e provided ntioti '>f making an ters, finally visiting a at present being arty. par i ide tl-">. ."■>."<>. o<X> a I
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    PORTUGUESE AIRMEN'S MISHAP.
    61 9 WRECKED: PLYfiRS I \i'H RED. >\ n ice 1 B rges and Rg I 1i n i has ayan airman ritl sev< ra ipa- ieces I Cape Jul v in en is no trace f rish 1 ribes in the revolt. alighted at >ea a ugnt refuge
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    11 9 Xa-hi-Tokio. %lar. 1. was quoted to-day at waa Tlone.
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    OBITUARY.
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    LORD-STEWARD OHMORI'S DEATH.
    8 9 sine he visited late Emperor's
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    YEN EXCHANGE.
    91 9 9 rernment intention Rt f Of lifting rhe gold isc of tht upward 9 \tn exchange rat* 1 The; I -as i\ vised the I i ws:— On London T.T. 1 Stm V ;k T.T. 4!' dot I 'xl> I FARMEH H1!.!.. 9 D which i> being I
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    ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA IN TWO WEEKS.
    54 9 ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA IN TWO WEEKS. London, Feb. 20. ran London u> Aus- 1 hm ta rapidly taking! HUtt, Mr. Bert, Hink- Avro-Avian 34 horse ed by a mechanic. lipped with a single weight to he carried MCQOMModatt petrol to n-ach Australia in a an,,- -hops." hoo« daily, Mr. Hinkler
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    INDIAN OCEAN CYCLONE.
    135 9 MADAGASCAR STRUCK. TAMATAVE IN RUNS. f Rente**! Service. 1 Capetown. Mar. 5. It is reported from Port Louis, Mauritius, that 50C people have been killed by a cyclone at Tamatave, Madagascar. The cych. ne struck the east side of the island and devastated Tamatave. The steamers Catinat
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    REGULATING MONEYLENDERS.
    208 9 [British Radio— Official Service.! Rugby, Mar. 1. Ihe H use oi Commons passed without division the second reading of a private bill referring to moneylenders. Mi. J. B. Barman, Conservative, who fathered the bill, said there was nothing in would cause honourable money- j era the slightest uneasiness,
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    THE STEEL CARTEL.
    113 9 Berlin. Mar. .">. The reduction of output by 1,500,000 tons f the Bur pean Steel (artel in the first ree months of the year will be discontinued n the second three months when production will revert to the normal 29,000,000 to ns in accordance with the decision
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    REORGANISING MARCONIS.
    57 9 Li rdon. Mar. Drastic alterations in the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company are recommended r the report of tht directois comprising a .vneral re rganisati r and appointme:n f ••w direct >rs, cancellation of capital to xtvnt of 11,626,000 ami >i.i sequent re.^v urion of the n rmal capital
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    MIKADO ARRANGEMENTS.
    289 9 The booking office for the S.A.D. Committee product! n of the Mikado will open %i .John Little and Co/a premises on March at 8.30 a.m. Plans will opt'i at 8.30 a.m. prompt, Nc idvance bookings, or reservations by tele>hone will be allowed, and the only seat? i i
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      ADVANCE ON SOOCHOW.
      96 9 NORTHERNERS ALARMED. [Reuters Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai, Mar. 5. It is new dear the Southerners are making a big effort to reach the ShanghaiNanking railway Chang Tsung Chang's main line of communication. The indications so far are that their main effort is against Soochow from which their
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      AMERICANS SMART NAVAL COUP.
      123 9 AMERICANS SMART NAVAL COUP. [Reuters Far Eastern Service]. Hankow, Mar. 2. The Standard Oil motor vessel which was seized on Feb. 25 has been recovered by the American gunboat Pigeon. The latter spied the motor-vessel on Sunday at daybreak tied up at the native city at Hankow. It drew up
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      AFFAIRS IN HANKOW.
      56 9 [Renter's Far Eastern Service.] Hankow, Mar. 3. Mr. O'Malley is leaving f r Shanghai and; Peking to-day. This does not indicate any' change in relations between the British Legation and the Nationalist Government O'Malley'- departure being due to the obvious necessity for a full consultation between the
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      RIVER TRADE RUINED.
      37 9 Seven up-river passenger freight vessels of vari as nationalities arc now anchored at Hankow on account of inability to operate above Ichang without seizure from troops. Upper Yangtze commerce is at a total j
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      SUFFOLKS RETURN TO HONG KONG.
      37 9 [Reuters Far Eastern Service.! Shanghai. Mar. .">. The Coldstreamers are coming from Hone Kong to replace the Suffolks who are shortly goinu- t" Hone Kon^ whera they were originally drafted fr< m Gibraltar.
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      ANTI-SEDITION MEASURES AT HONG KONG.
      26 9 [Reuters Far Eastern Sei-vice.l Hong Kong, Mar. 5. Under the emergency regulations a prohibition is gazetted against seditious meetings and processions.
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    FUNERAL OF CWM MINERS.
    38 9 [British Radio Official Service.) Rugby, Mar. 4. Arrangements have been made for a united funeral of the ">2 miners who lost their lives in the Cwm disaster. The funeral will take place on Sunday.
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    GERMAN MARKS.
    132 9 The following 1 reaches us from the German Consulate and may interest holders of German marks. "Referring to the publication of March 18th., 1926 dealing with the conversion of German Public Mark loans (old holdership) it is now notified by tht German Legation in Bangkok that at present
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    DESERTER'S TERRIBLE DEATH.
    92 9 Nine Cuts Needed For Reheadal. A man, who, with six others, was said to have deserted from the army and gone looting, was condemned to death and beheaded, at Wusih recently. He had a terrible time of it. His executioner, who was to decapitate him, made three
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    NAVAL MANOEUVRES.
    144 9 FLEETS IN MEDITERRANEAN. IMPOSING SIGHT. [Reuters Service.] Gibraltar, Mar. 4. The magnificent spectacle of eighty warships of the Mediterranean and Atlantic Fleets concentrated here preparatory to combined exercises and spring manoeuvres commencing on March Bth. at which journalists will be present for the first time since the war,
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    COMMUNAL RIOTING.
    160 9 THE PONABALIA AFFAIR. [Reuters Service.] Calcutta. Mar. 4. The shooting- at Ponabalia on March. 2nd. is officially explained in a message of the district magistrate stating that a strongarmed mob of Mohammedans unjustifiably refused to allow passage to a smali Hindu procession wfth music. Repeated persua- sion failed
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    DAUGHERTY GETS OFF.
    160 9 [Reuters Service.] New York. Mar. 1. The second trial of the former AttorneyGeneral Daugherty, ex-Custodian of Alien Property and Mr. Miller on a charge of consj i acy, ended in a verdict of guilty in the case of Miller but the jury was unable to agree as
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    AMERICO-GERMAN CABLE.
    65 9 [Reuters Service.! Berlin, Mar. 4. Friendly Germano-American sentiments were exchanged on the occasion of the opening; of the direct Emden-New York cable the first time direct communication has been established between the two countries since the war. Marshal Hindenburg cabled congratulations to Mr. Coolidge who responded with a
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    SESSUE HAYAKAWA NOT DEAD.
    36 9 [Reuters Service.] London, Mar. 4. The report of Sessue Hayakawa's death was published in a Paris theatrical paper but enquiry from New York shows that Hayakawa is alive in the United States.
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    MOVE TO QUASH INDIAN CIVIL AVIATION GRANT.
    83 9 i New Delhi, Feb. 16. Congressmen and Nationalists are nowcanvassing to reject the Civil Aviation Grant of ten lakhs on the ground that there is not sufficient gurantee that it will conserve Indian interests, ensure Indian personnel, and Indian capital for the development
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    LIVELY FASCIST QUARRELS.
    634 11 LIVELY FASCIST QUARRELS. Duels and Writs. THE COSMOPOLITAN RABBIT" AND HIS ARCH-ENEMY. Rome. "Let this be a year of fraternal affection between Fascists/ urged Signor Mussolini in one of his New Year messages, while his j lieutenant Siernor Turati, nsver tires of inculcating the lesson of concord. Despite all atlempts,
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    214 11 The following had the honour of dining with His Excellency the High Commission?! and Lady Guillemard at Government House. Kuala Lumpur,' on Monday evening:— His Highness the Sultan of Perak, His Highness the Sultan of Selangor, His Highness the Van'- di per Tuan Besar of Negri Sembilan, the Hon'ble the
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    351 12 THE SINGAPORE FRES PRESS. The only Morning Daily in Malaya; a live "news" paper 40-50 columns of news daily, also the best Medium for Advertising. Delivered with the Chota Hazri each morning, with Latest Telegrams, Latest News and Latest Announcements together with exclusive special features, "Pictures of tht week" Serial
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    160 12 The Belle rophon, with supplies for the Shanghai Defence Force, is due here to-daj any mfty go alongside the wharf. The honourable Dr. Hoops, Mrs. and Miss Hoops arrived at Singapore yesterday fronr Labuan on board the Darvel. The Seabelle left Port Swettenham ai 11.30 a.m. yesterday with
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    147 12 NAVAL ROUTE MARCH. IMPRESSIVE TURJf OUT. Admiral Takes Salute. Some fifteen hundred naval men, in full marching order, with bayonets fixed and in steel helmets, carrying Vickers, and Enfield machine guns and Lewis guns, made a very impressive sight as they paraded through Hong Kong with bands playing.
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    NAVAL OFFICER MISSING.
    224 12 C Search for Vindictive Lieutenant. The Settlement and French police have en searching for Lieutenant R. L. Wight who has been reported missing from H.M.S. Vindictive. Lieut. Wight came ashore from the Vindictive and during the afternoon is said to have been seen at various clubs. In
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    STOWAWAY SENT TO GAOL.
    140 12 Paul Rasmussen. a native of Oslo, Norway, charged in Hong Kong with being a destitute, made a long statement to the effect that he had at one time worked on a farm and also at a lumber camp in Canada, eventually coming out to the Far
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    BANGKOK DOCK CO.'S PROFIT.
    124 12 The report of the Directors of the Bangkok Dock Co. Ltd. for the year ended 31st December, 1926, state?: The profit for the year, after writing off Ticals 45,366 as depreciation on the Company's Property and Plant, amounted to Ticals 202,919. To this sum has to
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      174 12 Sri Wongsee, Brit., 52, from Karmion 5, for Karimon 6. Tronoh, Brit., 73, from Penang 5, for Penang 5. Will o' the Wisp, Brit., 118, from Muar 5, for Muar 7. Silverash, Brit., 3,091, from New York 5, for New York unc. Kinta, Brit., 519, from Penang 5, for Penang
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    CEYLON HYDRO-ELECTRIC SCHEME BUNGLE.
    866 14 Impressions of German Expert. I DOUBTS WHETHER BEST SITE WAS CHOSEN. Thi> following is the report furnished to 'jovernnunt by Dr. Oscar Yon Miller on the Ceylon Hydro-Electric Scheme: I have before me a copy of Sessional Paper S9S Hydro-Electric Supply No. 1, and during my
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    51 14 The death took ptace on Monday at Penang, of Mr. Louis Gautier, of the Penang J Harbour Boaid, at the age of fifty-six. The funeral which took place the same evening was fairly largely attended. The Rev. A^ Devals officiated at the funeral ser- J vice at the Western Road
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    95 15 CHEVIOT RUBBER. Messrs. Guthrie and Co., Kuala Lumpur, Agents, have received a telegram from the Secretaries of Cheviot Rubber advising that j the Directors have decided to recommend, in respect of the financial year ended 31st >j December. li»2f>. the payment of a final dividend of 17%
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    LABU RUBBER.
    89 15 Messrs. Guthrie and Co., Kuala Lumpur, Agents, have received a telegram from the Secretaries of Labu Company advising thav. the Directors have decided to recommend, in respect of the financial year ended 31st December. 1926, the payment of a final dividend of 17% per cent, payable on 11th
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    KARMEN RUBBER.
    48 15 Messrs. Guthrie and Co., Kuala Lumpur, Agents, advise that they have received a telegram from the Secretaries of Karmen Company to the effect that the Directors have declared an interim dividend of 5 per cent, in respect of the current financial year. payable on 22nd instant.
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S. REPORT.
    158 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S. REPORT. Singapore, Mar. 5. Rubber.— London, is 8d i up. Local 69^ cts. Tin.— London, £301 Lss. Up ss. Mining. -Kuchai 2.27 2.30 Malaya Consol: l.iZT I.32Vi> Telul Kruin I*.^^ L.dO Lingui 1.87% 1.92^s Klang River 3.75 -3.82% Sungei Way 3.60 3.67% Rantau Pref: 1.87% I.!t2 1
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    20 15 Saturday's Alterations. March. .",th v Closing Prices. Buyers So: '<">■•? Malayan Cons. 1.30 ].3~ Petalmej 4, Rambutan 21s )<) <
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    41 15 Saturday's Alterations. Buyers Sellers .Malay Corisd. ($1) 1.20 1.24 Xai Hoot ($1) 78 80 Rambutan (£1) 20s 6d 22s 6d Ulu Yams Tin 48s 9d 49s 9d Glenealy ($1) 2.90 :).Qc Ribeiro and Co. ($10) 10.l 1 10.75
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    EXCHANGES.
    74 15 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Mar. 4. Amsterdam 12.12%, Athens 874. Berlin 20.47, Bombay Is. 5 (H-Wcl.. Brussels 34.90, Buenos Aires 47 7-1 f!, Copenhagen 18.20, Geneva 25.28. Helsingfors H>2 X L Honsi Konjr Is. 11% d., Lisbon 2 17-32, Madrid 28.87%, Milan 110%, New York 4.85%, Oslo 18.68%,
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    EXCHANGE.
    24 15 March 5. Bank 4 m.s. 2 4 3-32 Irnii;;. T. T. lal Hong Kong, demand io 4 \>.v. I»i-. Sovereign, Bank Baying £.54.
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    PRODUCE.
    191 15 March 5. Tin 100 Tons |156% Gambier 9.00 Pepper White 7C.UO Pepper Black 41.00 Flake Topioca 5 75 Pearl Sago Small 8.00 Copra 10.45 Copra Sundried 11.14 Opium. Benares unt. 4,ouu Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle New 330 Rice, Siam ola No. 1 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintan
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    61 15 March .">th. 12 o'clock no n. Buyer* Sellers R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spot 69 69 V Standard R.S.S. on Tender Mar. 69 70 Apr. Jui 7^ 4 July-Sept. Ti i < >ct.-Dec. 7»; 7<P Tone of Market: -Quiet. Latest Cable: Lend..:; Spot Sheet 20d
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    407 15 ver-producing companies have impn ved appreciably, and shareholders, after the experiences of the previous twelve months will note the change with pleasure, It will be remembered that apart from a small and temporary rally last July, the price of sflvei Tiir ughout the whole of lii2t'» was tending downwards, the
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    OUR FINANCIAL LETTER.
    815 15 Rubber Idle. THi: (IT AMI THi: POOL. London. Keb. 10. Fhere ''<•••> been n relief in the general idleness of Rubbers during the pa>t week, the market being; in state of apatai Bend* ing a turn m the price of tbi commodity. At the start a drooping
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      441 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,00 C Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund Sterling £6,000,000 Silver $10,500,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon: Mr. D. G. M. Bernard. Chairman Hon. Mr. A. O. Lan^r. Beputy Chairman
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    SPECIAL SPORT CABLES.
    265 16 The Lure of the Cup. MONSTER ATTENDANCES ON SATURDAY. <Our Own Correspondent. Copyright). London, Mar. 5. Nearly all London appeared to have succumbed to the lure of the Cup to-day, all of the matches attracting monster attendances, Jn spite of the fact that the weather was showery.
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    EVERTON'S ATTEMPT TO SAVE RELEGATION.
    68 16 (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London. Mar. 5. Everton. who are second from the bottom of the First Division, in an attempt to escape relegation, have signed on R. Forshaw (Liverpool). W. Cresswell Sunderland >, E. Critchley i Stockport County) and Taylor. The transfer fees will
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    INTER-SERVICES RUGBY.
    39 16 (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London. Mar. 5, In the inter-Services Rugby Tournament at Twickenham, the Navy beat the Army by six Pi nts to three. Last year the Army defeated the Navy by eleven points to eight.
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    CLUB MATCHES.
    169 16 (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London. Mar. Rugby to-day was played in showery weather and the grounds were slightly on the heavy side. Richmond visited Bla:kheath and were defeated by 17 points to 8. A fine game was seen in Lond n, where Northampti n beat the London Scottish
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    VARSITY BOXING.
    36 16 (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright). London, Mar. 5, In the bantam, feather, light, welter, middle, light-heavy and heavy-weight contests, Cambridge defeated Oxford by four matches tc three, a similar result to that of last year.
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    INTER-DIVISIONAL HOCKEY.
    52 16 (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright). London, Mar. 5. In the inter-divisional hockey match, the South beat the North by two goals to one. In this series of matches the South have won 23, the North 4. and 1 has been drawn. The South have scored 109 goals to their
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    BOAT RACE PRACTICE.
    43 16 (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright). London, Mar. 5, The Oxf rd University crew rowed from Marshlock to Hambledon in 13 minutes 41 seconds, which is 12 seconds faster than the record. The Cambridge crew are rowing well and satisfying thoir suppcrters.
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    ACCIDENT TO TYLDESLEY.
    29 16 (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright). London. Mar. 5, Tyldeslev -ustamcd injuries in a motor accident in Jamaica, but they were not sufficiently serious to affect his cricket.
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    86 16 Saturday's Cup Ties. GREAT WIN BY READING. fßeuter's Service.] London, Mar. 5. To-day's matches in the sixth round of the F.A. Cup resulted as follows: English F.A. Cup.— Sixth Round. Chelsea 0, Cardiff 0. .Aisenal 2. Wolverhampton 1. Swansea 1, Reading 3. Millwall 0, Southampton 0. Th;> foil
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    LEAGUE RESULTS.
    198 16 The English and Scottish League matches •esulted as follows: Division I. \ston Villa 3, Sunderland 1. ,'jolton 1, West Bromwich 1. Burnley 3, Blackburn 1. Derby 4, Birmingham 1. Leeds I, Leicester 1. Liverpool 3, The Wednesday 0. Manchester U. 1, Bury 2 Newcastle 7. Everton 3. Sheffield
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    BOXING.
    62 16 SCOTT WINS AT BERLIN. [Reuters Service] Berlin, Mar. 4. Franz Diener, the German heavy-weight champion, and Phil Scott, the British champion, meet at the Sportpalast to-night in a ten round fight. Both are in the pink of condition. Berlin. Later. Ten thousand were present at the fight. Scott out-pointed
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    FOOTBALL.
    135 16 Inter-Commercial Cup. It is anticipated that the final of the Inter-Commercial Cup will be played on the Stadium ground on Saturday, April 9th., and in this connection a suggestion has been put forward that on the night of the final an Intel -Commercial dinner should be given at :i
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    ARMY RACQUETS FINAL.
    47 16 (Our Own Correspondent. -Copyright.) London, Mar. 5, In the Army racquets final Lieutenant G. N. Scott-Chad (Coldstream Guards) defeated Lieutenant J. R. Duckworth-King (Coldstream Guards) by three matches to one. Last year Lieut. Scott-Chad beat Colonel W. E. Wilscn-Johnston (Indian Army) in the final.
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    BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP.
    35 16 (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London, Mar. 5, In the final of the men's singles of the All-England Badmintop Championships, J. F. Devlin retained the title by defeating Harbot by two matches to nil.
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    33 16 Mr. Heah Seng Hye, who had to go to the hospital for treatment on Monday evening owing to an accident during Polo is, we are pleased to hear, making good progress. Pinang Gazette.
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    510 16 Social and Sporting Success. ANOTHER GOOD DAY FOR MR. DICK. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 5. The second day of the Selangor Spring Meeting proved successful, both from a social and sporting point of view. There was an excellent attendance, which included His Excellency Sir Laurence
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    TANGLIN CLUB TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    112 16 MONDAY'S TIES. Gent's Doubles Handicap A. Class. Teale and Potts, scr. vs. Murphy and Holyoak plus 2. Milligan and Franklin plus 4 vs. Cameron and Hunt owe 15.3. Bell and Nicoll, plus 1 vs. Sinclair and Esson, owe 2. Hindhede and Mikkelsen, plus 3 vs. Dr.
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    60 16 The Perak Turf Club has given a generous donation of $500 to the Toft Memorial Fund which to-day amounts to just under $2,000. It is understood that the Trustees look forward to a fund at least double this amount if it is to be an effective endowment fund and we
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    190 16 THE MARCH COMPETITION. The March Bogey competition was played on Saturday and yesterday, and resulted in a win for Mr. G. C. Nash. Seventy-nine cards were taken out and the following were returned: The ball sweep was shared by Messrs. Nash and Milligan on Saturday, and was
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    L.O.N. HEALTH BUREAU.
    254 16 Bulletin for the week ending February 26th. India: Bombay: 2 plague deaths; 48 cases of smallpox with 25 deaths. Calcutta: 43 deaths of cholera as against 36 during the previous week; 170 cases of smallpox with 105 deaths as against 208 cases with 162 deaths during the
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    117 16 The Kuala Kangsar Malay College met the Penang Free School on the Schoolground for the second time on Thursday, for the Challenge Cup presented by His Highness the Sultan of Perak to take the place of the Wanchee Ariffin Cup which had been won outright by the Free School before
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