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

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press v knts. SINGAPORE, S.S., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1927. NO. 12,054.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    283 1 The latest China news states that whilst Chang Tso Lin is pressing on in H;.nan the Southerners are moving close to Nanking. (ieneral Chiang Kai Shek does not appear to have come too well <>i;t of the struggle with the Extremists —Page 11. The underground labour agnation
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    SARTORIAL INADEQUACY.
    1031 1 The last news From Parti if mm* of a Parisian sort, news ol the rsshinm. Jt tells a tak of how If. Maurice de WaleilV. appearing with his friends in restaurant at dinner time, offended the eyes of tm other diners, who made complainl bo the manager of
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      173 1 /l .,..•.•.••v.^•.^^^^^^^v^flA^^• .U A1.1.0W ARIELL'S ji AFTERNOON TEA 'j BISCUITS. ji >. V.V.V.%S%%%SSSS> 1 V.«.%' i .-V.%SV.V.V.VAV.%SV.%^VAVAV.\\VU".VA^%V.%V.V.%%\ Raffles Hotel j WEDNESDAY. 16th MARCH, 6 p.m. Special Performance I Madame It ADDA C i andMons. WUKKUO I Tango Tea Dance Admission $1.00 5 For Reservations Please Phone 2920. I; J. WILLIAMS,
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      296 1 y»V»VW%VAVVAVWV^WVtf^VLV.VLVVy%\VJ\%V^AVJVVV B V.V.V\V^V |J THE FAVOURITE PERFUME OF QUEEN VICTORIA AND II- FAMOUS FOR MORE THAN HALF-A-CENTURY. j- B^k iin-ti+* *J I I)]|'P^=^''W I A periume happi'y cho.-pn haf a wonderful ?f| B V&S *j€Jttj lll[Ji'~^^kii'\ effect upon the nerves and Itelincs. Sweet- ?0 "J 'tiPjf'filitt.P, in '/'*^SLii^\\\\ ness begets
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      110 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. New films at the Alhambra Page- 2. Buy a Minerva 1927 model car— Page 4. Thornycroft's for motor boats Page 15. Sale oi Government land at Begamaf Page 9. Notice re Chamber of Commerce meeting —Page 9. Robins -n Piano Company for the Kastner player piano Page 1.
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      11 1 j| FAULDINGS J :j SOLYPTOL SOAP \l FOR TOILET PURPOSES. fvAWVAW«W/.V.V.V.'.V.
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      242 1 THE WEEK. High Water, 9.33 a.m.. 8.3. 10.42 p.m. 8.1. Malacca High Water. 7 a.m. 5.7-. 7 p.m. 5 7 Canadian <k U.S.A. mails close. B a.m.. 2 p.m. Football: U. E's vs. UcAlister's, Stadium. S.C.C. vs. Bendemeer. S.C.C. Thursday, 17th, High Water. 10.14 a.m.. B.6 M 11.06 p.m. 8.3.
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    DISARMAMENT PROBLEMS.
    94 2 Paris, Mar. 14. A i ci effort to persuade Franci to parti n ?vi > Coolidge's disarmament >v being made by the United States GoTernment who have handed the Mir sti Foreign Affairs a note replying to Frai objections. The note, which j inviting France to be repre-
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    DUNCAN AND SHANTUNG LEADER.
    72 2 DUNCAN AND SHANTUNG LEADER. Shani;hai. Mar. 11. P S. v c ben, Commandei oi the S an^toj I oops in the Shanghai area, called Genera] Don an G.0.C., Shanghai Force, ami :> kh« course ol mend.- ation ii came out dearly that the ai en I bis tro< I enter
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    445 2 r SI edy, Comn issi nei of lice, K< Ins pect r Hillary, als >' c, leave for h< n we) earned holiday. >f :!ie> in Kuala Lumpur ncr asing i ra] .i'y. W< ci this lv th« lack I I g lisp sal fa lit i r ne< ting
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      210 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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      302 2 Can you keep a "POKER FACE"? Then sit in on the greatest game ever played in the PAVILION From Thursday, 10th, to Wednesday, 16th March, 1927. AT 9.15 P.M. SHARP. LAURA L/A PLANTB and £dward Everett Norton in reLs "POKER FACES r™ In a farce comedy of a young man
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      316 2 A WONDERFULLY WELL PRODUCED PrCTft -*N From Wednesday. 16th to Tuesday. 22nd AT THE ALHAMBHA (Tan Cheng Kee Co., Ltd.. tajrfctoi In the Second Show, commencing A VICTOR SCHERTSZINCiEIM OX I>Rodi 1X Adapted from David BelaM-o's Stage IWltmpl tv life's Greatest Question "CAN THE DEAD RETURN TO COMMUNE Ii i
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    HOME FOOTBALL TO DATE.
    1217 3 HOME FOOTBALL TO DA TE. Results Including Saturday, March sth. Goals Goals PWDLF AjWDLFA Points Newcastle 31 13 I 1 48 li 6 4 6 28 28 43 Huddersfield 31 11 4 1 39 17 j 3 9 328 29 41 Sunderland 33 12 3 2 52 21 4 3
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    VOTES FOR WOMEN AT 25.
    144 3 Political Puzzle of Extended Franchise. London, March 2. Despite the adverse decision of a meeting of the Council of the Conservative Unionist Party against votes for women at the age of 21, it is understood that the Government is likely to give early attention to
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    ARMY RECRUITING AFFECTED BY STRIKE.
    99 3 ARMY RECRUITING AFFECTED BY STRIKE. Ten Per Cent Drop Last Year. London, March 2. The general strike markedly affected recruiting last year. According to the annual Army Report the year ended with a drop of ten per cent. The payment of the unemployment dole also militated against recruiting and other
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    26 3 Woman at Bow County Court: If my husband has told a fairy tale, it was for my sake and I suppose he thinks I'm worth it;
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      208 3 f^^ LAXO is the only food that has 1 X been used in 5 Royal Nurseries. Surely if there was a better' it would have been given to these Royal Babies. Your Baby is as precious as a Royal Baby, and must have the best food Glaxo, made from the
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      151 3 SWE (XP^ESS I CIGARETTES 4^ 'SrV*. J E[ tytiitt i Htytf* H tßß^^m E mmmiw v 1 F I iiiiui f*l+i >> Tuhlb [iTftlftt*** El tlllfll fftTTTt H i^^^^v F rTTfijlliUf a i Fir r'' i i\ tt T" *?4 ttTii 1 ttt!T*t^W^^^^^^^^^ Til Ijttf A SOUND JUDGE. "The President,
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    STANDARDISED EXCUSES.
    305 4 A. great service has boon rendered to the I unimaginative by a Sacramento magistrate, Mr. Prank L. Gafney. who. after wearily listening f r many a long: year to the explanations of Californians summoned for exceeding the speed limit, has issued to the press a list of the
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    TRAFFIC SIGNALLING IN NEW YORK.
    107 4 Probably no city in the world has given more attention to the matter of traffic control by signal lights than New York. Tried out at first on a single avenue, the system has reached a point of development whert the main arteries of traffic are
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    LE MANS 24-HOUR RACE.
    72 4 Bugatti is reported to be thinking of entering for the 24-hours race at Le Mans on June 18th with one of his Grand Prix J cars, fitted with a four-seater body. This J car will be sold after the race with a qua- j rantee to
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    RULES AGAINST HORSE.
    54 4 Miller McClintock, traffic expert for the Chicago Chamber of Commerce, recommends that the horse be banned from the streets of the metropolis as a means of speeding up traffic. "One team of horses makes 100 motor trucks slow down to the pace of the animals at a
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    PETROL SUBSTITUTE IN SWEDEN.
    23 4 Sulphite alcohol mixed with petrol and under the trade name "LattbentyV is used in Sweden as a motor fuel.
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      135 4 BETTER THAN EVER. AND PRICES LOWER 77/ A/V £I^7?. Wonderful improve ncvei\ts Have again been made And -wonderfttl redttctions in prices again announced. j: Dddbe Broth &rs I MOTOR CARS j: From 1 ,980 i Standard Touring Special Touring Sports Touring j: $1,980. $2,105 $2,165. Seven Passenger Cars Standard $2,360-
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      157 4 i': High Pressure and Balloon Tyres and Tubes > t w£*r*ff l fr^ yV, TWOC «AW* HtG O 8 P«* OFr WL l f BjE t, if V £*'^ll^7W^ ,^r a MX3^IJ I jli 1 Distributors CYCLE AND CARRIAGE CO., (1926) LTD. Mn^pore Ij Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Ipoh, Malacca
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    CAR TALKS.
    877 5 XI. STEAM CARS. BY "MAFOO." The steam car seems likely at last to come into its own. At one time, when road tiansport was in its infancy, steam was the principal motive power for selfpropelled vehicles. There were even steam driven motor cycles. But development in those early
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    21 5 In 1910 Ford Motor Co. of Canada Ltd., employed 118 people. In 1926 there were 6,706 individuals directly on its payroll.
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    COMMEMORATION.
    77 5 COMMEMORATION It is proposed to give the name Gordon Bennett to one of the Paris streets. This will be a fitting commemoration of the late James Gordon Bennett, who, in addition to many other activities, instituted the series of real international races named after him. Each country was permitted to
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    BRITISH CARS IN AUSTRALIA.
    38 5 A new company has been fomv d in Melbourne with a working capital of £500,000 to handle British cars in Australia. It anticipates selling 5,000 Morris and Austin cars during the next 12 months.
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    AN AMERICAN VIEW.
    49 5 There art now about 675,000 private tars in Great Britain (says the Boston News Bureau), but according to the statistics 1 wealth there should be nearly twice Bf many. The same journal also remarks that the whole industry is kept back in Britain by oppressive taxation.
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    HACK-SEAT CHAUFFEURS.
    41 5 A "back-seat chauffeur,'* according to Dorothy Dix, a popular American journalist, is a periou (man or woman, usually wife of the car owner) who occupies a rear seat and is for ever instructing the irivt r how to act.
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    147 5 The marriage of Mr. Cttee Swee Hoe, of Ho Toitg and Company, shareholders, to Miss Gan Cheow Lean, youngest daughter of the kite Mi-. Ban Ngoh Bee ;"'<) <>f Mrs. Gan Xgoh Bee, of 'Aurora House," Light Streets Penang, took place on Sunday with the usual elaborate ceremonies attending Chinese
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    16 5 The Ford Motor Co. of Canada Ltd.. operates the largest automobile factory in the British Empire.
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      220 5 Be Guided By Experience for Economical Transportation Over two and a half million owners have discovered that it is possible to obtain in a i hovrolet all the advantages of a truly modern £ear-change car A 1 Models and Prices. <t the lowest cost. Be guided by the experience TOURING
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      251 5 t CLYNO 1 1 The Car for Economy and j| Individuality. The Clyno Overseas Model incorporates a three door body with special tropical jj| hood, large type radiator, fan, ventilators, electric horn, oversize tyres, specially i strengthened frame, etc and is built especially for the Tropics. I Two-seater $1895. Four-seater
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    BILLIARDS FOR THE AMATEUR.
    1105 6  -  TOM NEWMAN ON THE GREEN CLOTH. BY S« (CHAMPION SIX TIMES). NO. 2.— CONFIDENCE AND PLAYING ABILITY. MR. TOM NEWMAN is the most brilliant executant the game has ever seen. A protege of John Roberts, on his shoulders the mantle of the old wizard of the
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    ICE CARNIVALS OF LONG AGO.
    868 6 English Skaters Still the Best. SOME FAMOUS WOMEN EXPERTS. Th<- oft-.^uoTod passage from FitzStepben'a '•Description of London," telling of LondCMfS vho **tye bones to their feete an! mict their heeles." and, venturing upon the ice. *'do slide as swiftlie as a birde flyeth in the
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    BRIDGE NOTES AND PROBLEMS.
    827 6 ELIMINATION. by HORATIUS. {FREE PRESS SPECIAL.] What is the secret of the great, the reaJly first-class bridge players? It is usually explained as ''card instinct." but that is one of those explanations which do not explain. Of course, there is such a thing as card instinct.
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      580 6 FREE PRESS FOOTBALL COMPETITION. m For Only 12 Matches Or Next Best Must Be Won. Coupons will be published in the Free Press every Saturday and the foUowinkWednesday morning. The Prize of $50 (Fifty Dollars) will be •warded^tc the Sader giving TWELVE CORRECT RESULTS If no reader is successful the
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      115 6 Novel Crosswords No. 5 A correspondent oi an ingenious turn of mind has ForwAf4c4 puzzle? of a clever aiid unusual character. In these puzzles there art no numbered squares, but ill the i<f r In fitting the clui-s to the squares lolven havi of coins.. the number of letters in
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    FIRE BRIGADE SUMMONED.
    379 7 "EXCEEDING THE SPEED LIMIT." Great public interest was shown in the prosecution of Edward William Shepherd, a driver employed by the Brighton Fire Brigade, who was summoned for driving dangerously while on his wwasy s to a fire. Mr. J. R. Bishop, who prosecuted, said that Shepherd
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    CONTINENTAL TRAIN ROBBERS.
    403 7 An Englishman's Adventure. An exciting story of train robbers is contained in a letter received by Sir John CoodeAdams, the solicitor, of London, from his brother and partner Mr. Hugh Adams. Mr. Adams was set upon by a gang of four international thieves while travelling on the
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    82 7 Tuesday 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall "C" Company, S.R.A. (v), S.R.A. (v) Sigs. Wednesday 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall Ist Reinf: Group, "C" Company, S.V.F. Ambulance, M. Cycle Platoon. Thursday 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall M. Gun Platoon. Friday 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall "C" Company, S.V.C. Band, M. C. Platoon,
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    ROUSING PROBLEM SOLVED?
    433 7 CONCRETE BUNGALOW FOR $8,000. Messrs. Kenneison Bros, have constructed an experimental bungalow in the vicinity of Batu Caves, says Tuesday's Malay Mail. The building has been made entirely of reinforced concrete with the exception of the window frames, doors, and roof timbers, and would undoubtedly make an
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    TRISTAN DA'CUNHA.
    274 7 It fi a strange assortment of property that the Rev. R. A. C. Pooley, formerly an Acton curate, is taking out with him to Tristan da Cunha. the world's loneliest island. "'My bill of lading." he told me yesterday morning, "includes golden syrup and cigarettes (luckily for the
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    MR. SHAW AND MR. WELLS.
    174 7 A Reporter on the 'Sunday Express.' I Mr. George Bernard Shaw indulged in some characteristic quips at the expense of his old friend, Mr. H. G. Wells, when wi itinj>- in the "Evening Standard" on "The Yahoos," "the new club for the Suppression of Hypocrisy
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      300 7 vf\ ■DCE'SXfiESS^B BO *i TYPEWRITERS I J i I CALL SEE THE LATEST MODELS AT The Borneo ompdivy, Ltd. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) j! Singapore Kuala Lumpur. ji w.v.v.v.v.sv.w.'.w.w.'r 1 1 1 1 v.v s CURED HIS Rheumatism AFTER MONTHS OF PAIN Many bmd uid women Boffer for years
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      158 7 The Singapore Amateur Dramatic Committee WILL PRESENT IXI Hi MIKADO I >*~~ ».> \k \k la#l^Bk i f v T ■^Q^Bi On March the 24th v 26th, 29th, 31st. Booking Opens at John Little's on March 10th. I The Best Battery) ror Your Lar I >HQ(^Ky^B7S^tfß^BjßH^MP^Mj ASK YOUR DEALER FOR
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    THE MODERN NOVELIST.
    627 8 NOT LAZY BUT 'TOO CLEVER I can always write about novelists with a clear conscience and an unprejudiced mind, because I am not a novelist. I am a tale teller. I whole-heartedly support Mr. Arnold Bennett, who has charged the young novelists with laziness, because I have
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    LEITH SHIP-OWNER'S MUNIFICENCE.
    94 8 £15,000 to Build Students' Hostel in Edinburgh London, Feb. 21. j An important step towards removing what has been regarded as a weakness of the Scottish University system, namely the absence of provision for communal life, will be facilitated by a donation made by a Leith shipowner,
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    THE WAY OF THE NAVY.
    113 8 The other day in a crowded Tube train a naval officer in mufti was hanging on to a strap when an old lady entered, and as there was no seat for her, was forced to remain standing. Just in front of her a youth was
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    41 8 On Friday afternoon last week the Alor Star Railway Station platform was the scene cf a picturesque ceremony, when Mr. Speikman, the popular Traffic Inspector, and his wife were bade farewell by the Railway staff on his transfer to Kuala Lumpur.
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    THE ARAB HORSE.
    870 8 THE ARAB HORSE THE KING OF HIS KIND. The Arab is the King of Horses. His qualities are not always as fully understood and appreciated either in Great Britain or the Dominions as they deserve to be. He is the master of endurance and the picture of appearance. So far
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    46 8 A Chinese woman named Lam Ngan, living at the 3rd mile, Gopeng Road, who was charged at the Ipoh Magistrate's Court with being in possession of utensils for the manufacture of "samsu" without a licence for so doing, was fined $100. The accused admitted the offence.
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      232 8 MVll I W f sf f f Mm f S/ w j_ alf /i fl Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd. W.V.V.V.W.'.V.V.V.'.Y.V.V.'.V, J -.\W.V.V.W.V.V.V.%% B AV.VSV%"^ J ml i" ~"~*Tf~"" "i""~~^t^lll^.^jj_^ ft 9 S 'Tf fll B fll i^H iflßTflnfiw fll f^l fl^fl^^^^^r- _^s^SB BflfcL h fll *'f^~—^~--'^--"^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ r m fll
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      276 8 TAPERED ROLLER BEARINGS f SIMPLE EFFICIENT— ADJUSTABLE^ Come to us for Replacements i MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD. I 209-212, Orchard Road. J ■'VsV.VsFsW.W.V. 8.V.V.V.V.V.V.-.VB .V.V.V.V.V.V.-.V ■.V.V a V-V.V.V. e i .< PABCO FLAT WALL MINT An oil paint for interior walls of plaster, cement, metal, woodwork or wall board. t Sanitary,
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    THE NAVY ESTIMATES.
    697 9 COOLIDGE'S INVITATION. DESPATCH OF DEFENCE FORCE. [Router's Service.] London, Mar. 14. In the House of Commons, Introducing the Navy Estimates. Mr. Bridgeman, referring to Mr. Coolidge's invitation to a conference for the limitation .of armaments, emphasised that the Admiralty >vould welcome such a conference provided Great Britain
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    ALSACE-LORRAINE AFFAIRS.
    64 9 [Havas Service.] Strasburg, Mar. 14. The leading Alsatian Catholic organ, Elsaesser, publishes an open letter to Count Westarp, the German Nationalist leader. The letter declares that Alsatians are all agreed to reject any German interference in Alsace-Lorraine affairs, which only concern France. It adds that when Count Westarp
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    LOOTING AT KIUKIANG.
    53 9 [Reuters Service.] London, Mar. 14. In the House of Commons replying to Mr. H. W. Looker (C. Essex), Sir A. Chamberlain said Government would distribute among the British subjects who had sustained damage owing to the looting at Kiukiang the money paid by the Nationalist authorities as
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    KRETA AYER AFFAIR.
    147 9 QUESTIONS IN HOUSE. GOVERNOR'S REPORT READ. [Reuters Service.] London, Mar. 14. Replying to Mr. Pethick Lawrence (Lab Leicester), Mr. Amery (Colonial Secretary), read the Governor's report on the disturbance at Singapore on the occasion of the celebration of the death of Sun Vat Sen, stating that the
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    COST OF DEFENCE FORCE.
    279 9 [Reuters Service.] London, Mar. 14. In the H<»use of Commons replying to Cmdr. Kenworthy (Lab. Hull), Sir A Chamberlain said the Municipality of the International settlement of Shanghai hy.i not offered to pay any part of the cosi of the Shanghai Defence Force, nor ha<i he
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    DR. KOO ON CHINESE TREATIES.
    296 9 [Reuters Far Eastern Service.] Peking, Mar. 14. In the course of an interview with foreign pressmen, Dr. Wellington Koo declared the regime of special privileges enjoyed by foreigners in the past was now regarded as a grievance all over China. The Chinese Government felt the
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    INDIAN TRAIN DISASTER.
    38 9 [Reuters Service.] Calcutta, Mar. 14. It is officially reported from Bhadrak that the casualties in the train collision were 14 killed, 23 seriously and 25 slightly iniured. The engines of both trains were badly damaged.
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      473 9 3USINESS CARDS. 4 HI \CKWOOD FtTRNITURE [I SHANGHAI SHADES. E \MBER MANSIONS. S tftfORIALS. MARBLE OK GRANITE s|N( ,V!>ORE CASKET CO. I MENT A L M ASON S." IKI.EPHONE 73. TLBMtt L. A. DALEY. I I N Xl \KKR MOM MENTAL I MASON. I h bM 1*97. TeL 915. 1
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      788 9 NOTICES. STRAITS SETTLEMENTS TRADE MARK CAUTIONARY NOTICE ttODDARO'3 PLATE POWDER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the above distinctive Name and Trade Mark "GODDARD'S" is used as a Trade Mark by J. GODt)ARD SONS, of Station Street, Leicester, England; Manufacturer?; in connection with Plate Powder, and is their exclusive property, and
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      703 9 1 NOTICES. SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. The Annaal General Meeting of Members of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce will be held in the New Post Office Huilding on Wednesday, 23rd March, 1927, at 2 p.m. BUSINESS. 1. To receive the Committee's Report and Accounts for the year ended 31st December,
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      612 9 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE OF Office ;ind Hous(-hoU) F"urri:j t Rikisha, Liqu(»r>-. Wine.< etc Comprising: Cupboards, w-w.ij: de > boslt shelves, chairs, iron chnst, Oliver typewritsr, wine stand, vfate-Vtnegar, tria.- sheiv« .>i«lo boarrj, dinin}; table, almeirahs, la r ishholine 1 ijrht s, Kucho^ cake ha-ki-. h MM octave Baby piano,
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      MARRIAGE.
      24 10 ASHTOX JOHNSON REID. At 4 p.m. Mar. j 14th, at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, Francis Ashton Johnson to Beryl Blanche Reid of Shanghai.
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      DEATH.
      38 10 LLOYD. At the General Hospital, Penang, on the 11th March. Frederick Jasper Lloyd. third son of Colonel and Mrs. T. E. J. Lloyd i of Plas Tregayam, Llangwyllog, Anglesey, and i beloved husband of Violet Evelyn Lloyd.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1927 China Affairs.
    476 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1927 China Affairs. Indications at present point to more tranquil times in regard to China politics than for some time past. The conditions in Shanghai, in considering the general political posiition, can be ignored, because the Shantung troop incidents have been ■explained and probably
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    823 10 The road from Mentakab to Temerloh is now passable. Mr. and Mrs. L. Jorgensen returned from home by the motorship Glenluce. Mr. E. J. Kingr-Bell is due to arrive in Penang from Home by the Kashmir. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Lancaster have left Penang for England by the Patroclus.
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    NOTORIOUS GANG ROBBER CAPTURED.
    102 10 Caught While Asleep. MANY CHARGES AGAINST HIM. (From Our Own Correspondent. > Ipoh, March 15. The notorious leader of Chinese gangrobbers in Perak, whose operations have been going on for the past fifteen months, has been tracked to his lair in an obscure spot on the
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    A DEATH SENTENCE.
    62 10 (From Our Own Correspondent. I Penan k. March 15. At the Assizes Sadin bin Benoh was sentenced to death for the murder of a Malay man and woman at Kampong Telor in the Province, on February Ist. His L id- ship said he would send accused bo
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    A MOTOR COLLISION SEQUEL.
    74 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.! Penang. March I.V In the Supreme C urt the hearing commenced of the adjourned case in which S.H. O.E. Merican claims $1,500, being cost of repairs to car and |50 per month which he has been paying for the use of his
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    SELANGOR TENNIS CHAMPION MARRIED.
    77 10 SELANGOR TENNIS CHAMPION MARRIED. (From Our Own Correspondent.! Kuala Lumpur. Tuesday. The marriage took place yesterday of Mr. Ong Ec K> ng. the lawn tennis champion of Selangor. to Miss Loh Ah Moy. A dinner was held in the evening at the residence of the bridegroom's parents, and was largely
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    THE KRETA AYER AFFAIR.
    127 10 In connection with the inquest on the seven Chinese who were killed as the result of the police having to tire on a mob which rushed the Kreta Aver Police Station tW Saturday afternoon last, following a disturbance during the celebration of the death of Dr.
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    134 10 Worthy of the best traditions of the Welsh people with their fame for hospita lity was the welcome given by some thirty to forty members of the Hong Kong St. David's Society to an equal -number of guests on the occasion of the annual St. David's dinner observance. Slowly but
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    A MASTER'S VISIT.
    578 10 Last Night's Recital. I CROWDED \l WEN, I Keenly aware of the s was to be provided f,,. r I ence impatiently awaited Jascha Heifetz. the v, f.,| I violinist, at the Victoria T- I Extra chairs wert provided ment of the Theatre uh. BY be squeezed
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    HEIFETZ INTERVIEWED.
    175 10 HEIFETZ INTERVIEW ED. IMPRESSIONS Of THK BiSI Jncfta HoitVtz, the pattest violinists, is. Ufa nearly everj lTh r singularly modest and tIMIWtWiMH interview with a Free PtWi >••! seemed far more inclined t H people than about himself. Alt!. so warm, he IllceC the Kast WCty "Hi has lx>en in
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    MUZZLING KAI SHEK.
    74 11 cKNERALISSIMO WITH i.ITTI.E POWER. g l MINISTERS CHEATED. ,r Eastern Service.) Hankow. Mar. 14. the Centra] Executive of assed a resolution abjoos of Chairman of the Standing Committee and of which Chiang Kai and instituting instead I -Mm is to be of the Military a merely a
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    SHANGHAI UNREST.
    6 11 *»hanurhcii. Mar. 15. places.
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    SOUTHERNERS APPROACH NANKING.
    41 11 Shanghai, Mar 15. the occupation of Lake, but there a bei c bt tieve the tting close to the are making a bitr t-rTort isolate it by cut- south. mplctc fov the eva- n and children from krisc
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    NORTHERN OFFENSIVE PROGRESSES.
    44 11 IVkinir. Mar. IS. tarters claim t'ur- n with the ad- i They state the severe l«><ses on Chin r- aring to attack »wn it is reported aied. Üb*9 air-:',. ice is co-operating v X is claimed is bomb- v > i Headquarters.
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    U.S. GUNBOAT FIRED ON.
    56 11 BTLI <>} SAYING SOCONY LAUNCH. [Beater's Service.] Peking. March IS. I March 13 interfered near Wuhu. •n-nt to its assistance arty aboard and later nek when the soldiers 12 miles from Wuhu. !g< was hit twice but ndties. iritll machine-guns, "nsui at Hank.-w has been I
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    CHINESE LABOURE LEADERS REFUSED VISAS.
    51 11 CHINESE LABOURE LEADERS REFUSED VISAS. •M>h Home Offic*. London, March 3has refused to approve r: visas to Hanringlia •pivx-ntatives of the m*-nt. who are at pret*c London Trades -M-U-avoured to further said that their object ruaet with prominent its in and out of Par- Hat the fullest mfor- situation might
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    16 11 I -HZ- I !> and Mongolia on I I expects to arrive in J ■■-'♦•th. inst.- M.M.
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    KELLOGG'S DILEMMA.
    131 11 HAITI PERMIT REFUSED U.S. SENATOR. CLASSED AS "UNDESIRABLE." [Reuters Service.] Washington. March 15. Political circles are keenly interested in the dilemma confronting Mr. Kellogg regarding the case of Senator King, who is now in Porto Rico preparing to sail for Haiti. The President of the Republic. M. Louis
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    BEAM STATIONS.
    112 11 VERY SUCCESSFUL TESTS. [Renter's Service.] London. March 15. It is announced that the Beam Stations built for communication with Australia have successfully passed an official seven days test. The General Post Office is informed that Marconi's stations more than fulfilled the required conditions, namely, capability of communication at
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    INDIA'S CURRENCY BILL.
    128 11 [Renter's Service-] Delhi. March 15. Clause four of the Currency Bill dealing with the matter of gold bar purchase, as j I finally carried included Mr. Ayyangar s amendment. [A Delhi wire of March 12 said: The A ssembly spent five hours discussing clause four of the
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    FRANCE AND NAVAL DISARMAMENT.
    50 11 Paris, Mar. 15. The United States has addressed to Fiance a new note indicating the agreement of England and Japan to participate in the naval disarmament parley at Geneva in June and urging that France may be represented. France will he probably only send an observer.
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    PRESIDENT OF LATVIA DEAD.
    26 11 [Reuters Service.] Riga, March 15. The death is announced of the Pre>ident of Latvia. M. Jahnis Tschakste. [Earlier cables on page 9.]
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    159 11 Among the Homeward bound passengers leaving this week is Mr. \V. Roger Sanffuinetti. who joined the Selangor P.W.D. in li»00 after serving for five years in the Jamaica P.W.D., says the Malay Mail. He has worked in many F.M.S. districts, and recently ended his official career out here as State
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    S.S. (SINGAPORE) ASSN.
    515 11 II Administration. j i SINGAPORE'S AMBULANCE SERVICE.! I The following are the minutes of a Committee meeting held in the Singapore Exchange c.i arch 14th. Present: Mr. J. G. Campbell (President). Mr. H. W. Raper Vice-President), Messrs H. U. Layton, E. A. Eljas, Scow Poh Leng, Gaw
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    THE MIKADO.
    233 11 The public performances of Gilbert and Sullivan's popular opera, The Mikado, commence next week and, from all we have heard of the progress of the rehearsals, it. seems safe to anticipate a noteworthy addition to the already long series of productions by the Singapore A.D.C.. which since 1901
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    THE NEW BOOK MERAH.
    96 11 Yearly this fine production of Messrs. Fraser and Neave grows more comprehensive and complete, occupying a place in the business life of the town which no other production is likely to challenge. As a directory it covers the whole of the Peninsula and Siam, as well
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    THE ASSIZES.
    654 11 Murder in a House. FIREARMS USED. Two Chinese appeared at the Assize^ yesterday o-ne on a charge of murder and the other on a charge of armed robbery. The Deputy Public Prosecutor (Mr. N. H. P. Whitley) who appeared for the Crown said that the evidence for the
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    COUNCIL AND MALAYAN FLOOD RELIEF.
    133 11 SPECIAL VOTE OF $50,000 PROPOSED. A motion by the Colonial Treasurer that the Council approves a special vote cf $50, 000 on account of assistance rendered in connection with the floods in Malaya is on the agenda for the meeting of the Legislative Council on
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    THE CHINESE CUSTOMS.
    87 11 The Statistical Department of the Inspectorate General of Customs, China, forwards a monograph regarding the collection and disposal of the maritime and native customs for the last fifteen years, together with an account of the loan services administered by the Inspector General of Customs. The monograph is
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    BIRDS' 71bs. OF FISH A DAY.
    479 13 CORMORANTS. The only visitor who ever has a cold welj com? to the Scillies is the cormorant. I There were fifty of then sitting on a rock taking stock of me. They made a black oiass ■>; glis.o S ><, ;iV n sheenf their
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    COMEDY OF A 'RED TAPE' VETO.
    280 13 WRONG MAN SUFFERS AS WIFE DESERTER. A recent fchreal by the Soviet Government that Government clerks found guilty of "red tape" procrastination would be dismissed ha.- caused the d mestie felicity of an elderI iy member of the railway police to be rudely disturbed.
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    GLASGOW OMNIBUSES COLLIDE.
    95 13 passenger Burned to Death. London, Feb. 21. j Two single-decker omnibuses carrying 20 j passengers each, collided at Heaton, near Glasgow, as the" result of one of them skiddine on the slippery road. Both burst into flames, and were destroyed. One passenger was burned to death and
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    IDLE WRITERS OF TO-DAY.
    373 13 MR. ARNOLD BENNETT'S ATTACK A typically caustic attack on the idleness of the present a je was made by Mr. Arnold Bennett in the Evening Standard. Mr. Bennett referred to the lack of creative effort among present-day young writers, but also dealt generally wfth the slackness
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    "UNSEEMLINESS" OF BRIGHTON.
    194 13 Mayor Replies to an Attack. A remarkable attack on Brighton by Mr. K. V. Lucas, the author, was mentioned at a meeting of the Brighton council. The council were discussing the problem of traffic i n the front. Mr. Harry Preston said that Mr. Lucas in a
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    MR. MORRIS'S £1,000,000 COAL SCHEME.
    105 13 London, Feb. 25th. Mr. W. R. Morris, the "Henry Ford" of the British motor industry, has formulated a scheme, estimated to involve £1,000, 000, to negotiate for the purchase and development of collieries in the Forest of Dean district, with a view to reorganising the
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    AUSTRALIAN TEST TEAM BEATS THE REST.
    97 13 London, Feb. 22. Sydney. Continuing their second innings against the Australian Test XL, the I Rest of Australia advanced their overnight i total of 146 for 2 wickets to 344, leaving their opponents only 117 to get for victory. O'Connor contributed 101 and Morgan
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    39 13 The new Government English School, Seremban, which is in course of construction by Messrs. Fogden and Brisbane, will 1 cost $300,000. It is to be a concrete structure, and it will be the finest school building lin Negri Sembilan.
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    INCOME-TAX RAID ON "OUTCROP KINGS".
    368 14 FORTUNES MADE IN THE COAL STRIKE. The Treasury is likely to be enriched by many thousands of pounds shortly, when the Income Tax Commissioners make a swoop on coal-strike fortunes, which are still being spent lavishly in Chesterfield. The 'victims" will be men known locally
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    RARE STAMP FOR SALE.
    277 14 One t.f Nine Copies of a West Australian "Freak." One of the rarest stamps in existence was to be sold in London on Mar. 4. It is the famous fourpenny blue stamp of Western Australia. 1854, in which the swan is upside down. There are only
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    PARISIAN'S LEAF FROM EIFFEL TOWER.
    133 14 London, Feb. 21. Paris. An extraordinary suicide took place in the early hours at Eiffel Tower. After quarrelling with his wife, who forbade him to play billiards, Gaston Orpholan climbed the girders of the Tower in the middle of the night to the second platform,
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    74 14 A reward of $3,000 is offered by the Perak Police Department to any person, or will be apportioned amongst persons, giving information leading to the recovery of $30,000, stolen from the Post Office mailbag despatched from Ipoh to Kuala Kangsar on the night of the 14th and 15th February last.
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    RASKOLNIKOV UNDER THE SOVIETS.
    312 14 LIGHT-HEARTED MURDER BY A STUDENT. Okhotov, a nineteen-year-old High School student in the provincial tow,n of Uft, writes a Moscow correspondent to the Manchester Guardian recently committed a curiously cold-blooded murder which in some respects suggests the philosophically inspired crime of the student Raskolnikov in Dostoevsky's
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    JOHN G. KERR HOSPITAL IN CANTON.
    253 14 Impossible Conditions. On February 2^ all the patients, both public and private, still in the John G. kerr Hospital for the Insane at Canton were transferred to the Department of Public Health, which has undertaken to care for them. This completed the work of
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    WEDDING: GUEST-FINCHER.
    134 14 WEDDING: G UEST-FINCHER. The wedding- was solemnized at St. Peter's Church, West Point, Hong Kong, recently of Edith May, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Fincher, and Albert Edward Guest, only son of the late Mr. G. W. P. Guest and Mrs. Guest of Singapore. The Rev. H.
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    BENTA RUBBER ANNUAL MEETING.
    113 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, March 14. At the annual meeting of Benta Rubber the Chairman reported a working profit for the year of $105,4G0, of which $70,000 had been used towards repaying a loan of $120,000, besides another $15,000 which had been paid since the
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      273 14 "That Kruschen Feeling." a phrase which, started a few \<..: England by a few Krusclten enthusia now encircled the whoU world, ard as well as Charlie Chaplin ot Old Bil No empty phrase either! Truth endure, a lie can not live,— and "that ru feeling*' means the boundless ero rgj
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    MATTERS MUSLIM.
    742 15 Burial Ground Committee. A MUSLIM NEED. (From Our Muslim Correspondent). At a recent meeting of Municipal Commissioners, Mr. R. J. Farrer, the President, appointed Mr. R. Tessensohn to fill the vacancy on the Committee of the Christian Burial ground, due to the death of the late Mr. Tessensohn.
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    IMPORTANT COMPANY LAW DECISION.
    142 15 Conviction for Felony Impossible. London, Feb. 28. At the Glamorgan Assizes, Mr. Norman Birkett, X.C.. who appeared for the defence in place of the late Mr. Marshall Hall, challenged the indictment in the Cory Brothers' case, which was heard on January 11th, contending that the Crimes
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    BRAVE WOMAN'S PLEA TO BURGLAR.
    167 15 London, Feb. 28. "I beg you to leave the house. We are here together in the sight of God and 1 appeal to you to go quietly. My aunt's life is in your hands. Her heart is weak and a shock would kill her." With
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    JOHORE NOTES.
    629 15 TOWN FLOODING. i With the high tides coinciding with the heavy rains, Johore Bahru Town has been experiencing Hooded streets, to the delight of the small boys. The parts invariably flooded are those known as the Kampong Ah Fook and the reclaimed area between the Jalan Lumba Kuda
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    38 15  - Sar. Gazette Firemaster Sadam, who has just retired on pension, has had nearly 36 years' service under Government, first in the Police and latterly in the Fire Brigade. We hope that he may long enjoy his well-earned leisure,
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      113 15 B^B^teW^fc— w fß^^anHFi tb^bbt^^^^B navn^ MBbVb*b%^ bbv^bv^bvVbU^bv^bVl ann^B^^n^ .^bt^^ ««bi^^^bh9b^P^^b> wr .^B^bV^' .^BV^BTBB^Bk J^3^^Hfc«^^^'^"«* 9 3^^^ THORNYCROFT SHIPYARDS at Tanjong Rhu, Singapore Building Boats for Malayan Waters is a matter calling for experience of Malayan conditions. Thornycroft has this experience, together with a knowledge of boat building that has made
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    120 16 DESTROYERS' THREE DAYS' VISIT. TEN BRITISH WARSHIPS DUE. The eighth destroyer flotilla is expected to arrive to-morrow afternoon from Colombo, and to leave on Sunday morning for Hong Kong. The Flotilla consists of Captain (D), H.M.S. Bruce (Captain R. V. Holt, D.5.0., M.V.0., R.N.) and the destroyers Seraph,
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    FRENCH WARSHIP EXPECTED.
    25 16 The French Despatch Vessel Bellatrix left Colombo on March. 10th.; she is expected to be at Singapore from to-morrow until March, 22nd.
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    DREAM YACHT OF A MILLIONAIRE.
    347 16 The t'Bo.ooo luxury jracht Crusader, which has been built for Mr. A. K. Macomber, the American millionaire racehorse owner, is almost ready for her official trials. Three hundred workman have been busily putting- finishing touches to her, and every minute she becomes more like the
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    126 16 Three of the twelve cruisers now on the China Station are shortly to receive new commanding officers. Captain R. B. Ramsay, who had been selected to command tht Vindictive in succession to Captain Ronaid Howard, is appointed instead to the Despatch, and Captain D. B. Le Mottee, from the latter,
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    JAVA NOTES.
    1168 18 Cause of the Recent Rising. N.E.I. BrDGET IN THE CHAMBER. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bat a via. Mar. 12. Referring in the First Chamber to the divisional report of the Chamber or the N.E.I. Ladget, the Colonial Minister stated that he concurred wkh the expression of sympathy with
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    AND NO SUZANNE !
    289 18 AND NO SUZANNE I>\ 'mbk'don Seats Applied for Many T«m^s Over. Although the Wimbledon iawn tennis i unpionships meeting does not begin un- j til June 20th, the management is already sn«-\ved under with applications for season j tickets. j February Ist was the last day for such applications, and
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    TWICE POSTPONED WEDDING.
    183 18 V.C/S Memory Affected by Shell-Shock. s i London, Feb. 28. A bride, accompanied by her parents and a large number of friends; waited patiently at St. John's Wood Church on Saturday for her bridegroom, Lieut.-Com-mander Wildred Malleson, R.N.. to arrive, i and only dispersed when the news
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    66 18 A farewell and welcome function was 1 held at the Anglo-Chinese School, Dato J Kramat Read, Penang, on Wednesday even- J ing to bid farewell to the Rev. Devasagayam, who is going to India on leave prior to proceeding to Bukit Mertajam, and to welcome the Rev. V. Samuel, who
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      92 18 THE SANDYCROFT HI BBER COMPANY, I IWHM Ir.rorp..r .t-'! r Kotte :•■.■!,> giw ordinacy gem ral »e«f i the SkMarfyeroi I*"' 1 -ba heM wli tin nfces »f th« H-.r.k niMiihrn. Sinjraj. rtii;r^.say. Hftfdl 1 7th, ]{AHKlS<'\>. IM »j The fine art of taOmm f I)ispla> ni < r THE
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      SANDYCROFT RURBER COMPANY.
      233 19 Th^ following- is the twenty-second report of the directors to the shareholders to be presented at the annual meeting of Sandycroft Rubber Company on March 22nd at Harrisons, Barker and Co., at noon. The Balance brought forward at the credit of the Profit and Loss Account was
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      AVER WENG.
      294 19 At the meeting of the Ayei Weng (Rahman) Development and Prospecting Company, Limited, held at the registered otYwv of the Company in Penang, Mr, L. Vanghan, in reply to ques i< i n by Major] Edwardes with regard to water supply, said that they had people from the
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      FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
      144 19 Buyers Sellers [Bangrin Tin (£'"> 33s 6d ;>4s 6d Eastern Siam (£3) 25s 2Gs Hitam Tin LlO 1.20 Idris 58s 58s 9d c.d. K. Lumpur Tin (£i) 3Os 9d 37s 9d iKlang River ($1) 3.77% 3;87% jKuchai Ords. ($1) 2.2.) 2.30 Lingiii Tin ($1 1.85 1.90 c.d.
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      MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
      64 19 March 15th., Closing Prices. Bnvprs SeiWs Kuchai 2.25 2.:0 Mai Hoots .78 .82 Goners Cons. 51 s 6d 53s 6d Ipoh Tin 49 S 50s Penpkalen ord. 23.00 24.00 Rambutan 22s 6d 23s Renon.cr Ord. 51s 53s Southern Perak 02s 65s ex div Teja Malaya 29s 30s
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    183 19 the {nice rising: to 27 IM-10 <m January 29th. It would, however, be wrong to suppose that there has been any Midden change in the statistical position of the metal. The higher price is duo to the cessation of depressing forces; the covering of the Largi India hear account was,
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    EXCHANGE.
    65 19 March L 5. Bank 4 m.s. 2;4 3-32 Bank demand 2 3 23-32 Private credits 3 m.s. 2'A 5-lfi New York, demand 56 Credits 90 days 57l 2 France, demand 1400 India, T. T. 153% Hong Kong, demand p.c. I)i>. Yokohama, demand 11." Java, demand 139% Bangkok, demand 81
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    PRODUCE.
    209 19 .March K>. Tin 100 Tons (154% Gambit 1 9 16 Pepper White 74.00 Pepper Black 40.00 Flake Topioca 5.75 Pearl Sago Small 8.00 Copra 10.30 Copra Sandried 10.90 Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Rice Liang Hin Chan Murk Red Eagle (New) 330 Rice, Siam old No. 1 330 Rice, Rangoon
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    58 19 March l"»th.. 12 o'clock noon. i Buj'ers Sellers ELS.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Latest Cable:- London Spot Sheet 20*4 d per Ib. New York Snot Sheet Gxts 41% per lb. Spot <>-' -i Standard R.S.S. on Tender Mar. 7" Apr-June 71 4 12 July-Sept. 73Va
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & COS. REPORT.
    187 19 ROSE MACPHAIL COS. REPORT. Singapore, March 1". London. Rubber is BKd. Unchanged Local 70 cents. London. Tin £299 2s 6d. Down 22 6d Local l") 4:; .s for 100 tons. Mining.— Malay Consolidated L 23 1.2" Kinta 2.20 2.24. Kuchai 2.25 2^B, Petaling 4.50 4.55, Teluk Kruin IJ&lht 1.62%, Rantau,
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    OUR FINANCE LETTER.
    850 19 Rubbers Steady. MOSB OITI'IT KSTIMATKS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) I.otuion, Feb. 17. Bobber shares here this week displayed v generally steady appraraif* and there lias been noticeable dearth af Niters. On the other hand. ;h<re has BMBi a little inquiry tor cheap .-hares. I ut hu.-i ne<s
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      1188 19 Assets Over $7,000,000, S.C. Assurance in Force Over 23,000 000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. t Company has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance
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      44 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. U (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A.I). 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE H Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, I BARKER CO., LTD. H CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). U A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1500 20 The course of the game and the result of the meeting between teams representing Under 30 and Over 30, which opened the £>.C.C. cricket season last week-end, again demonstrated pretty conclusively that the old hands will have to continue to form the backbone of the first eleven this
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    255 20 Selangor Amateur Races. THE HANDICAPS. The handicaps for the first day of the Selangor Amateur meeting, on March 17 are as follows. Race 1 The First Pony Handicap Division E s furlongs: Hatstand 11.7, Rodeo 11.4. Cuttysark 11.3, Sunchoke 11.2, Ginger 11. Fatty 10.11. Race 2. The First
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    72 20 Mr. J. C. Lapage, of the F.M.S. Railways, met with an accident near the Bank House in Maxwell-rd., Kuala Lumpur, on Sunday night, his car running off the road and dropping about six feet down the embankment. The car, which is a Crossley, had its fall checked by hitting up
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    298 20 Hockey. FRAMROZ CUP. The concluding match in the above league was played off on the Raffles School ground on Monday between the V.M.C.A. and Raffles Institution, and resulted in an easy win for the V.M.C.A. by 6 goals to 2. At half time the Association led by 4
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    TANGLIN CLUB TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    130 20 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Gents Doubles Handicap. A. Class. Sinclair and Esson owe 2 beat Bell and Xicoll plus 1. "(5—3, 6—2. Cameron and Hunt owe 15.3 beat Milfigan and Franklin plus 4. 7 5, 6 2. Miles and Bateman owe 2 beat Davies and Prentis plus 1.
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    TO-DAY'S TIES.
    94 20 Dyne Cup. Assiter and Miss Wallis plus. 2 vs. Brooke and Mrs. Meade Scr. Mixed Doubles Open. Dr. Chill and Mrs. Murray vs. Riches and Miss Nicholson. Linton and Miss Gunn vs. Hall and Mrs. Laing. Mr. and Mirs. Webb vs. Batt-msin and Miss Richardson. Utermark am! Lady
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    36 20 [Reuters Service.] London. March 14. League matches played to-day resulted as fellows: Division 11. Fulham 0. Portsmouth 0. Hull 0, Southampton 0. Barnsley 3, Preston 0. Division 111 (Southern). Mill wall 1, Coventry 0.
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    68 20 Ladies' March Spoon (Stroke). Fifteen cards were taken out for the Ladies Competition and the following were letumed: Mrs. A. J. Donald 49 12 37 Mrs. R. H. Wilson 48 7 41 Mrs. J. Groothoff 55 12 43 Miss M. Sinclair 56 12 44 Mrs. J. Binnie
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    58 20 The Blue Funnel steamer Calchas, with 480 troops, comprising 200 Gloucesters, R.A. and regimental details, aboard, arrived in port on Sunday. With commendable despatch the Services Entertainment Committee arranged for six football matches to be played, whilst the troops, who looked exceedingly fit, also took full advantage of the facilities
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    MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
    496 20 Committee Action. BUNGALOW AT FRASER'S HILL. The following action was taken at a meeting of Ccmmittee No. 4 held on March 11th: Accepted tender of the Central Engine Works for supply of two spare bodies for nightsoil wagons, tenders being as follows: —United Engineers Ltd., $1,460; Central Engine
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    LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EXAMINATION.
    145 20 Raffies Institution Evening Classes. The following students of the Raffles Institution Evening; Classes ob:ained passes in the November Exam, of the London Chamber of Commerce: Senior Book-keeping: Lee Soon Chuan (with distinction); Choo Kok Eng: Oon Kok Peng;; Tan Chwee Tan. Senior Shorthand: Ong Peck
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    ASTON ATHLETIC CLUB.
    119 20 At the annual general meeting of the Aston Athletic Club, held on Sunday, at the Club premises 41 Beach road, the following were elected Office-bearers for the year 1927: President: Mr. S. K. Tsai; Vice-presidents: Messrs Tan Kee Chor and Lav Ah Choo; Honorary Secretary: Mr. Low
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      124 20 HEIFETZ Plays For Two Days Only in Sinsapon H ut y May Hear Him Every Day "His Master's Voice Records" LET US PLAY THEM OVER FOR O( S. MOUTRIeTaND CO., LTD RAFFLES PLACE, SIN(, AI'ORF. Practise Economy j Not only is inferior tea unpleasant but it is wasteful. You will
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