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

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    13 1 Singap ore Free Press CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1927. NO. 12,064.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    317 1 Ha£K a rd and weary refugees, who have reached Shanghai under the esc:;rt of warships relate graphic stories of their terrible experiences during the reign of terror in Nanking and attribute their safety to the action of H.M.S. Herald in bombarding Sooony Hill— Page 9. Strikers in
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    FORMOSA.—II.
    1111 1  - FORMOSA.— II. On the second day we found an imposing Atlniinis, ration Building, with an obliging official to answer our qpestfcotlS. PTe asked him if he could arrange lor it a trip tv the interior, but be said that it was impossible at the inie, and in any DMt it
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      271 1 liV IV,V1 V,VA i .W. I.V.Vl .V.V. t .W.V.W.V.\ FAULDINGS EUCALYPTUS OIL PIRE AND BEST. RAFFLES HOTEL Thursday, 31st March, Diner Dansant 8.15 p.m. j Dinners will be served in Ball Room 1 TO-NIGHT Tea Dance 5.30 p.m. Orchestral Selections 9.30 p.m. For reservations phone 2920. J. WILLIAMS, Manager. mmommMtm^^fmm*mm^m^mm^mi^mm^mmA
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      226 1 V.V.V.VpV.V.V.V.V.V-VAV.V.VAV.V.\VV.V.V.SV.V.V.V.V-V.V-V m THE FAVOURITE PERFUME OF QUEEN VICTORIA AND "J FAMOUS FOR MORE THAN HALF-A-CENTURY. J BNV m^W- 'lli\W A perfume happiv rhofen iuis a wonderful B tf(/Ml //r ".'i^^si' i effect upon the nerves ai:d ttehnss. Sweel- "tiPttlilitlP s^ ne?s et:e;v sweet n :ss. Crab Apple Bloss ms Wi
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      143 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Hotel Attractions Page 1. St. George's Day Celebrations Page 2. Our Flat at the Theatre Paj-es 1 and 2. Shipping Notices— Pajres In, 12 and IS. Gloria Swanson in Madame Sans Gene Page 2. Sunlight Soap Cleanses Clothes Naturally Page 1. Heifetz on H.M.V. Records. Moutru-'s —Page 16.
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      14 1 W.VWAW.W.W/AV.V.V.V.V. 1 J ORDER i SNOWFLAKE I PURE CHILLED CREAMERY m tter. \VA%VA*V-V-%%VVAV.V.V.V.VJ I
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      81 1 VHE WEEK. Hijrh Water. 4.39 a.m.. 7.1.. 8.3 p.m. %2. Hiph Water. Malacca, 2.30 a.m., 4.r,.. 3.40 p m Pontianak Gold Mtg. 12. Tuesday, '2 y Jth. Hiprh Water, fi.l4 a.m.. 7.1.. >voS p.;n. *i.;*. Malacca High Water, 4.40 a.m.. 4. P., L&Q p.m. Tnpah Rubber Htg, Evatt's. noon. Singapore
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    THE TONG QUARRELS IN AMERICA.
    119 2 Renter's Service.] Mew York. Mar. 25. I ir the uuiit cities all over Ameri t are guarding the Chinese Quarters reveal reprisals following the out- 1 b: •I I h tottg Wff. Up to present eitrh: persons have n id and t\\ i seriously wounded,
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    STEAMERS FIRED ON.
    34 2 [R Fa T S< S aangl li, Mar. V —ag lin* s ff s ilst going ver was o the banks msi T wer< anj HJI.S to take T re •ta
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    JAPAN'S DELEGATE TO GENEVA.
    39 2 JAPAN'S DELEGATE TO GENEVA. ■*s Far Eastern Ser* ice. nk> o. March -•*>• X a: ashi, ex-Naval At- app< inted chi< I at the forthc ming It is gi Derails •x- Baron Saito, Govern mn head the Ja anese G
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    PARLIAMENTARY CRISIS IN TOKYO.
    23 2 PARLIAMENTARY CRISIS IN TOKYO. Tokyo, Ssar< h 25. rhe r and Vice-Speaker of ■I, ilding Uw sibk foi >^ laj 's a] n ar.
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    313 2 i Puisne Judge, H ng red vacant by the impending Mr. j. H. B. NihiU Iraq. up by Mr. Philip Jacks, Land I Registrar of Marriages. Presbyt< iana in Perak will be glad, tin Ipok paper, to learn that the first ster for Uu chuu-h in IV-iak has i been
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      338 2 ASPRO TABLETS. GIVE CERTAIN RELIEF IN Rheumatism Headache Influenza Sleeplessness. Does not affect the heart. Wholesale and retail from tfoe Importers MEDICAL HALL LTD., 23. BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE. THE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. NIGHTLY THE PICK OF CHINESE— MALAY OPERAS. European and Chinese Restaurants. SIDE SHOWS ETC. GATE 10 cts. Mdm.
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      342 2 Victoria Theatre 1 J Ooming Attractions RETURN VISIT OF I MIROVITCH and BORISSOFF j THE JOYBELLS I 2 the WILBUR PLAYERS m BENNO i J MOISIVITCH I ZIMBALIST 7 DATES WILL BE DULY; ANNOUNCED PAV ILION From Thursday, 241 h to Tuesday, 29th March. AT 9 P.M. SHARP. PICTORIAL AND
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      251 2 A SPECTACULAR COMEDY, MINGLING SOMJ Gt WITH HUMOROUS SITUATIONS Prom Wednesday, 23rd, to Monday, 2Sth If*, ALHAMBRA (Tan Cheng Kee Co., Ltd., Propritt.us In the Second Show commencing 9 n m A UNITED ARTISTS' SPBCIAI BIST^ th k^TON in his usual quaint humour in a picture in which he i
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    THE NATION'S INCOME.
    791 3 1911 and 1924. POSITION OF THE AVERAGE MAN. In M Tlie National Income. 1924" (Oxford: .he Clarendon Press), Professor Bowlcy and Sir Josiah Stamp present with characteristic lucidity and force a comparative study of the income of the United Kingdom in 19U and 1924. The publication of
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    67 3 From Shanghai intimation has been received of the death there of C.P.O. Archibald Alexander Stephens, of H.M.S. Carlisle, after an illness of nine days. The cause of death was pneumonia. Mr. Stephens had made many friends in Hong: Kong: whilst the Carlisle was stationed there and was well-known at the
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    WORLD'S RICHEST MAN.
    601 3 The Wealth of Henry Ford. "USELESS," SAYS HENRY. i Henry Ford would not listen to "a guy from Wall Street" who wanted to give him 1 a billion dollars for his properties. The automobile manufacturer's fortune is estimated at between 1,500,000,000 and $2,000,000,000, and he hag $300,000,000
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    291 3 We welcome back from leave the Hon'ble Dr. P. A. Dingle, our genial P. M. 0.. who arrived by Kajang on the oth, looking extreme ly lit and well, after a well-earned holiday. We also t xtend a cordial welcome to Mb* Gordon who accompanies her brother-in-law, and trust that
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      68 3 I CIGARETTES Mf i M i i Wj |w > 4^^^B BY im Kir '5 I llt t V x p Singapore Amateur Dramatic Committee I MIKADO I Victoria XKeatre 1 March the 29th, 31st. I April 2nd, sth and 9th. Booking Open at John Little s. If ENHANCING PLAIN
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      220 3 tfHw-JU. Beautifully Finished !PfifflV\\ IN I(lmP^ II Green-Red-Kue. THE SWIFT IS A QUALITY CYCLE SECOND TO NONE. PHONE 3050 OR SEND FOR CATALOGUE TO MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD. 209-212, Orchard Rd., SINGAPORE. j: &J JLJ JL K^ fc^# li Careful study of the diagram conclusively proves the superiority of Pnnktal Lenses
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    The Mocrcroft Manor Mystery
    4122 4  - The Mocrcroft Manor Mystery J. R. WILMOT fe CHAPTER 25, «ras noi interspersed with a v;i t 3 i t mil r crises, it would rapidly lend to become doll and monotonous. On a me occasions a crisis is inevitable. One realises thai events are marching with a nttess tread
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    This Weeks's Great Day
    567 4  -  Charles Conway Memorable Events in the history of the Emptre- ~fr March 28.— The Crimean War. 73 On the 28th. March 1854. Great YEARS Britain declared war against AGO. Russia and became involved in the arduous and sanguinary campaign known as the Crimean War. For many
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      165 4 Foods The 'Allenburys' Foods are particularly suited to the feeding of babies in hot climates. They are germ free, and being simply and easily prepared by the addition of boiling water, their use gives complete independence of doubtful milk supply, and is an absolute guarantee against infantile diarrhoea and cholera.
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
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      S.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
      163 5 TO-DAY'S TIES. Profession Pairs. G. Goldsack and T. J. Winnall vs. Capt. I. K. Price and Lt. H. S. J. Bourke. W. B. Wigg and F. Young vs. E. S. Adlei and R. F. Vcelker. Paul Clerc and R. W. Sinclair vs. J. Wilson and S. E.
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      TUESDAYS TIES.
      149 5 Championship Preliminary. E. C. Poyser vs. E. B. Laybourne. Dr. M. C. Bain vs. Lieut. H. S. J. Bourke. T. X. Baxter vs. A. R. Linton. Profession Pairs. R. B. Lewis and W. H. Collyer vs. J. Donaldson and W. H. Findlay. J. S. Nathan and E. Mac
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      TANGLIN CLUB TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
      98 5 TO-DAY'S TIES. Dyne Cup. Rutley and Miss King, owe 3 vs. Bateman and Miss Richardson, scr. Cullen Cup. Esson and Miss Lamb, owe 15 vs. Cantrell and Mrs. Salzmann, plus. 5. Gents Double Handicap. B. Class. Ablitt and Riches, owe 15 vs. Clark and Hamilton, plus
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      L.O.N. HEALTH BUREAU.
      298 5 The following is the Health Bulletin of the League of Nation's Eastern Bureau, for the week ending: March 19th. Egypt: Port Said: 1 faial plague case. Aden (Aden Protectorate): 13 smallpox cases. India: Bombay: 2 plague deaths; Go cases of smallpox with 33 deaths. Calcutta: 52 cholera
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    197 5 RUBBER QUOTATION. Tokio, Mar. 25. Rubber f.a.q. sn,ct was quoted to-day at 81 sen at which certain lots changed hands. GOVERNMENT BUDGETS. The Government estimates for 1927-28, which passed the Diet, amounted to Y. 1,758.--000.000 which show? an increase by Y120,--000,000 over the estimates of last year. ANOTHER
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    HOPE FOR THE UMBRELLA.
    387 5 In America, they say, every citizen who aspires to hold his head up among his fellows must have a motor-car, whatever else he lacks. In tropical Africa they are not so ambitious, for, according to the Governor of French West Africa, the hall mark of respectability
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    130 5 It is so seldom that any written information is available about gardening in this part of the world that we are sure there will be many who will welcome a very handy little volume called "Gardening in Malaya," compiled by Mr. E. St. C. Morford of Sungei Siput, and sold
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      194 5 They I GIVE VALUE DUNIjQP; TYRES are the most popular tyres, because they are the longest-wear-ing, safest and most economical tyres of all. The longest and best experience in the Industry is behind every Punlop Tyre you buy. Dunlop was the pioneer Pneumatic Tyre Maker, and is still the acknowledged
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      15 5 Dr. D. W. G. Faris, Medical Officer, has been transferred to the Health Department, Ipoh.
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      323 5 s?;< usuries'. v ftMl^ v^m^t 'i^^LmP^ Sp RIDE A RAPID RELIABLE 4 RALEIGH I SOLE AGENTS: Robinson Co., Ltd, Singapore SOUND IJ I J I f y a^» m I ~L I it. :;i .--J... > S br .11-t.- Ar.w ■i. .0 itHiMuc IA.. tSU.IUJ Lid MB'lJti By Order of
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    LABOUR CONDITIONS IN RUSSIA.
    992 6 Dismal Sidelights. DOCTORS' UNION'S COMPLAINTS. A lather dismal account of the increase of unemployment in Russia, writes the Man- Chester Guardian labour correspondent, was i given by the Commissary of Labour at the recent Trade Unions Congress in Moscow. Industrial and Labour Information, the organ of
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    PYRAMID BUILT BEFORE THE FLOOD.
    555 6 Events Foretold by its Structure •'BRITISH-ISRAEL." The theory that the Great Pyramid at Egypt «U built before the Flood— an event which some people still repaid as historical is put forward by Mr. Basil Stewart, in a solemn, but irresistibly entertaining, volume called "The Witness
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      141 6 VALUES New Stocks Arriving Weekly r* ADD c Glareguard Goggle AOFG^^^ Good Q^lity Material fT v AJK<c> ANTIGLARE Throughout rustless; non-inflammable; X. 1 s^ GOGGLE c SS^\ THE comfortable in wear, these goggles ably *s^&^^ J /I protect the sight under all conditions at J^^ 11 1 a very small
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      145 6 The inquest into the death of llr. li. B. Francis, a European assistant mi Bukit Jallil estate. Petaling, who died as the result of a motor-cycle accident on Feb. 1-!. a! the first mile. Damansara-nl.. near the Lake Gardens, was concluded on Saturday, in the Kuala Lumpur police court, before
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      210 6 PILES CAN BE CURED. A Treatment That Is Different If you are su fieri n* the its kindred ailments, a: known remedy without obtain you to give 1»k Pile Plasma a trial I action on the inflamed with the first IDOthtl will be quickly convno you have found a re.v
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  • The Story of Nanking.
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      FIRM NAVAL ACTION AT NANKING.
      586 7 FIRM NAVAL ACTION AT NANKING. FReuter's Far Eastern Service. l Shanghai. March 25. The story of what happened at Nanking fter the British and American naval forces helled Standard Oil Hill yesterday afteroon is told in official wireless despatches ow available at Shanghai. Under cover of the barrage a rescue
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      WARNING HAS ITS EFFECT.
      326 7 [Reuters Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai, Later. This evening's despatches from Nanking indicate that as a result of the British and American naval forces firm stand the situation has eased sufficiently to permit of the evacuation" of the remaining foreigners without recourse to the drastic action earlier
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      THE GUNMAN PROBLEM.
      203 7 Shanghai, March 2rt. In contrast with the truculent attituk of the Nationalist military authorities i*i Nankin". Chiang Kai Shek and Tai Ching Hsi profess a desire for an amicable settlement of yesterday's incident. A Wuhu message from Japanese sources states that the former yesterday evening sent to
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      EMERGENCY POSTOFFICE IN SHANGHAI.
      74 7 EMERGENCY POSTOFFICE IN SHANGHAI. Shanghai, March 25. The Municipal Council ha? established an emergency postofnee for the despatch of mails everywhere except in China. Owing to the postal staff still striking a hucre accumulation of mail matter in the Chinese pastoffiee remains undelivered. Other than the postofnee situation the strike
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      MINISTER APPOINTED FOR SHANGHAI.
      58 7 Shanghai, Mar. 25. Quo Tai Chi has been appointed Ccuwmssioner of Foreign Affairs at Shanghai. The nost is important as it represents a point of Sinn-Foreign diplomatic contact. Quo was at one time Secretary to the President of China and later held a post in the
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    TROLLEY 'BUS BOYCOTT.
    955 7 Due to Unfounded Panic OR OUTCOME OF KRETA AVER RIOT For the past four or five days, certain section* of Chinese have been agitating for a boyeo.it by the Chinese population of Singapore, of the Singapore Traction Company's trains and trolley bases, with the result that there
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      364 7 'business, cardsJ fMARY SETON. J m xi-KWOOD FURNITURE >j 1 B SHANGHAI SHADES. v \MBER MANSIONS. jjj > .v. w.v.vava wavA ..•••A '^Hl I MLS TOPS. FLOORING, TILES, Etc. M v.\IM>RE CASKET CO. Maitit Merchants.'* Telephone 7">. "TLBbKT L. A. DALEY- I nMvKFR&MOMMENTAL I MASON. I -hfd 18ft. TeL 915.
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      600 7 NOTICES. Malaya consolidated tin dredging co. Ltd. (Incorporated in Penan^. S.S. i NOTICE. Issue of 400.000 Shares. Notice ia hereby given that the Ist Call of _"> tents per share is due for payment on or before the 7th April 1927. The Register of partly paid shares will be closed
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY. MARCH 28, 1927. Week-end Comment.
    758 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY. MARCH 28, 1927. Week-end Comment. Once more the Divinity which shapes the ends of the British Empire has .succeeded in* turning what looked like a position of hopeless disgrace into one of remarkable triumph. A few weeks ago there were many ready to say that British
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    405 8 Mr. R. J. H. Sidney has been given the appointment of Education Officer, Johore. and will take charge of the leading; English School in Johore Bahru. Mr. Hugh Fraser, District Officer- Kuantan, was entertained by the public at a garden party recently. on the occasion of his transfer to Kedah
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  • TANG'S TALE.
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      TANKS, SUBMARINES AND GUNS.
      127 8 ALL FOR TWO MILLION. [Reuters Service.] London, Mar. 26. Tang Leang Li, a Chinese student member of the London branch of the Kuomintang, told a representative of the Morning Post an extraordinary story of how he had been approached in London by a mysterious stranger, claiming
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      CHINESE NAVAL ACTION.
      162 8 (Reuters Far Eastern Service*! -Shanghai, Mar. 27. H.M.S. Argus, lying at Woosung. had an excellent view of the unique spectacle offered by this morning's Chinese naval action. as she was used as a screen by one of the participants the Northern cruiser. Haichi. which arrived in the
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    HARRIERS STRENGTHENED
    148 8 [Reuters Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai. Mar. 27. In anticipation of possible tr able in v;e\v of big mass meetings which are bong held in the native districts to-day barriers everywhere are being still further strengthened. Access to the Interna ional Settlement from the French Concession ibecoming more difficult.
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    AUNTY VOSS' UNCONSCIOUS HUMOUR.
    134 8 AUNTY VOSS' UNCONSCIOUS HUMOUR. [Reuters Service.] Berlin. Mar. 26. The German correspondents at Shanghai, telegraphing to the papers regarding the situation in Nanking, endeavour to showthat German residents in China have nothing to fear from Canton troops, or the Chinese populace. They declare that they will nn touch a hair
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    OUR TROOPS' RESTRAINT.
    114 8 [Reuters Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai, March 26. The great restraint displayed bf the British troops is revealed by the fact that official reports show that only 49 rounds were fired, resulting in 48 casualties throughout the worst time en the northern border of the international settlement, namely
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    BORDERERS LEAVE FOR SHANGHAI.
    22 8 Hong Kong, March 26. The First Border Regiment has left for Shanghai by the P. and 0. Karmala.
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    CHINA PROBLEMS.
    389 8 THE FLOW OF WORi) S A CHARACTERISTIC CHUfc HlI EFFORT [Rcuter's Servic,.. London. M The matter of China WMt giv* ence to in Cabinet Minister-' night. Sir L. Wort&ngton-Evai a( that the policy of protection v, cd not entirely in MluaHiH Japanese and United Static u a ported
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    AMERICA'S FORCES INCREASED
    113 8 Reuters Service Washington. Mar > Fif een hundred MlditJOM WU I '■< been owiftwd to proceed l announcement followed an early ny conference of Mr- \Vilh::r irttti and military corps adv m question was considered H ttl I forces in China. Washington. Mi.: The reinforcements orde;.-,: <
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    SHIPLOADS OF REFUGEES
    64 8 Shanghai. Mar<h H.M.S. Dauntless H fat Mrs. Giles and Captain Bpeai is progressing favourably. Tliv is escorting two farther -in fugees from Nanking Rlld <>"•■ from Chinkiang. The lattei inclu. the British residents in ChfaMatlg nine men \\h« remain rtandtm Nationalist propatrandist- circulating reports thai v were
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    ROYAL TOURISTS REACH SYDNEY.
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    PAIL LECAT REFLOATED
    16 8 Shanghai. Mar The M.M. liner. Paul Uet, yesterday and leaves for PraMt h
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    THE NAVY SAVED US."
    394 9 REFUGEES' GRAPHIC STORIES OF NANKING'S REIGN OF TERROR. ORGY OF LOOTING AND DESTRUCTION. FOREIGNERS DRIVEN OUT, BEATEN AND ROBBED BY CANTONESE GUNMEN. ami children, who arriv- steamei Kimy-Wo, escorted ket and the I '.s. Destroyer ribk experiences at the pa mobs of Cantonese r las. X
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    A WONDERFUL ESCAPE.
    183 9 Shanghai, March 26. :>m!ent at Nanking says •John Jack had an extrascape. Having reached Sohc decided tc make a H.M.S. Emerald to join :;in:l..<-.! doWB the cii.V wall •unter a party of Southerners, ng him off to the execution the firsi shel" Off the bomerashed into the
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    DR. WILLIAMS MURDERED.
    102 9 Shanghai, Mar. 27. American casualty has at Nanking, a marine being woundkn eye-witness of the Williams' murder that the Doctor stood outside his home the Cantonese looted it. As the soliers departed he called out "Good-bye" in nese, whereupon a soldier turned and I him. Among picturesque
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    JAP CONSULATE LOOTED.
    161 9 Shanghai, March 27. A Japanese from Nanking describes an •utrage at th« consulate, where numerous cat ..:> were gathered before the evacuation. Early on Thursday morning I">'> uniformed Southerners besieged the consulate and pi ceeded to loot it- meanwhile firing at thi refugees and man-handling the womenfolk.
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    CONCERTED ACTION IN SHANGHAI.
    63 9 Shanghai, March 26. Combined Anglo-American-Japanese action to deal with the Nanking incident and to prevent a repetition, is foreshadowed in despatches from Peking, which state that the Ministers of the Powers concerned are conferring with regard to remedial measures. It is stated that the American Minister
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    AMERICAN INDIGNATION.
    177 9 [Reuters Service.] Washington, March 27. The American masses, who are indifferent to the financial loss of the powerful commercial interests in China, are fired with Intense indignation at the horrors committed in Nanking, the outrages on women, he shooting of foreigners and the burning of American institutions. China
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    KAI SHEK AT NANKING.
    301 9 SITUATION NOT IMPORTANT. Shanghai, Mar. 27. Chiang Kai Shek did land at Nanking, but. made only a short stay, as he considered the situation was not important. In a statement to correspondents through Pai Tsung Chi, he asserted that the Nanking affair was finished and all
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    ANTI-CHRISTIAN AGITATION AT FOOCHOW.
    103 9 TENSE SITUATION. Fooehow, Mar. 26. A serious anti-Christian agitation has been! started here by Communist students, who held a meeting yesterday at which speakers j harangued the mob urging them to over- 1 throw hristianit.. The students seized and bound a Chinese I Pastor, on whom
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    FEELING AGAINST FOREIGNERS INCREASES.
    117 9 EVACUATION BECOMING GENERAL. Shanghai, Mar. 26. Further wireless reports confirm that the wh le up-river situation is taking on a very alarming aspect necessitating the rapid evacuation of the remaining foreigners. At Kiukiang the local Nationalist commander replied unsatisfactorily when approached in regard to the safety
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    SHANGHAI TELEGRAPHI DIFFICULTIES.
    77 9 Shanghai, Mar. 26. With reference to the report that Moscow telegrams to Shanghai cannot be delivered, Reuter is informed that there is no question of refusing to deliver the telegrams. The position is that it is physically impossible to do so outside the settlement boundaries owing to
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    MR. CHEN REAPPEARS.
    60 9 A wireless from Hankow of March 25 says Mr. Eugene Chen has sent urgent representations to the Nationalist military authorities in regard to the Nanking situation urging that the utmost be dene to extricate foreigners remaining in the city. Chiang Kai Shek went to Nanking from Wuhu
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    THE SECOND PHASE.
    245 9 COMMUNISM ON TOP. TROUBLE ABOUT TO BEGIN. [Reuters Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai, Mar. 26. The Soviet flag is flying this afternoon on Shanghai north station, the terminus of the Shanghai-Nanking railway, which is a Chinese and foreign company. Strikers are returning but are mostly armed, and are
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    TRYING THEIR STRENGTH.
    90 9 Shanghai. Mar. 26. The majority of industrial establishments and essential services in Shanghai have now I resumed full activity, including the postoffice, which began to function normally again this afternoon. _A fresh cloud, however, has appeared on the industrial horizon as a renewal of the geneI ral
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    DEFENCE OF FRENCH CONCESSION.
    414 9 SINGLE CONTROL WANTED. h [Renter's Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai, Mar. 27. A petition is being widely signed by British and non-British, as well as French residents in the French concession, that the defence of the concession should be placed in the hands of General Duncan. At
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      745 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice monthly service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via i* en fie and Havre.) WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. ADRASTUS Marseilles, London, Rotterdam, Hamburg and Hull In port MERIOXES London, Rotterdam
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      538 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). "ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONGKONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Due Spore. s.s. CITY OF CARDIFF Apr. 14 s.s. CITY OF KOBE May 11 HOMEWARDS. s s. CITY
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      468 10 Jr. <& U. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England;. MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIG \TION I I LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. HJnder Contract with His Majesty's Government) OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS For China and Japan. For Marseilles, London and Tonnage. Singapore.
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    MATTERS INDIAN.
    800 11 An International Fellowship. (By Our Indian Correspondent) Prom the last issue of "The Indian" the monthly journal of the ImHarr Association —which is just off the press, it would appear that the local Y.WC.A. Secretary and a few other enthusiasts are endeavouring to start an International Fellowship in
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      174 11 fIIES SPREAD DISEASE I spray Roaches- Bed Bugs-Fleas N >lp ana other f>onsehp>'3 fn-tecL-Ijffiy Tastes may differ, but jSuS^ s renowned brand of ilflHH "SCOTCH" captivates I'%^^a| delightfully mellow ijiTirill l i!i l rVn CUR I THE DISTILLERS' IfeMJIH Edinburgh— Scotland. Pffl? a real cough or cold. MU U U
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      94 11 The Municipal Health Officer reports that the total number of deaths which occurred during the week ended Inarch 19th. was 285. Of this total 239 were Chinese, 28 Malays, 12 Indians, 2 Europeans, 1 Eurasian, and 3 other nationalities. Pneumonia was the cause of 48 deaths, convulsions, 28, phthisis, 21,
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      287 11 AaV IHi *fe. aTaTavl HBm Dr lH Nickeled Radiator shell and radiator shell and lamp rims. I^^^^ Skin Tortures End Thanl tf ul Mother lelh °f n^ Sore Places heal Jyi|P h zJ i( L e mmZT p oi YTo^. when the Blood |i^SP^:' nnxjr l'lace, Lowesmoor, V\ or- j§
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    132 12 The Dutch (X.P.M.) steamer Van der Lyn which struck an uncharted rock on a voyage from Singapore to Selat Pandjang, arrived in Singapore yesterday, having put back for survey. The Master of the Ipoh reports that at £.30 a.m. on March 3 he passed a two- masted tongkang,
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    WARNING TO SHIPMASTERS.
    60 12 Danger of Chinchews Being Robbed. Masters are advised by the shipping authorities to warn their chinchews and other persons to whom large sums of money are entrusted that there have recently been cases of such men being held up and robbed when in possession of large .sums.
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    THE N.Y.K. PORTS OF CALL.
    81 12 We are advised by Messrs. Nippon Yusen Kaisha that, commencing with the Katori Maru. sailing from Singapore on April 29th., all the mail steamers of the in. 000 ion class on the European line will omit calling at Malacca, but will call at Naples on
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    THE CALIFORNIA.
    192 12 TOIRIST VESSEL PASSES THROUGH. The Anchor liner California, seder the command of Captain A. Collie, arrived in port on Saturday morning with 621 tourusto on board, and left again later in the day. The C'alifoi.iia is a vessel of 10. 100 lons net. and 16,791 tons gi\>ss. built
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    PASSENGERS DIE.
    297 12 Per Kashima Maru to-morrow: Mr. F. Abrahamsen, Mr. C. H. Andersen, Mr. J. Andersen. Mr. P. Banomyong. Mr. A. Borg, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Bartholomeusz. Mr. and Mrs. J. Brown, Mr. M. A. G. Buer. Mr. A. Dahl. Dr. T. Y. Chia. Mr. F. G. Day, Mr.
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    PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
    54 12 Per Blue Funnel Hector: Miss C. M. Fereruson, Mr. W. Williams, Mr. G. A. Watt, Mr. B. Lowick, Mrs. M. Stra~han, Mrs. T. lE. Hodgson, Mrs. A. M. Williamson and child. Rev. Dr. T. Burns. Mr. C. Roberts, Mr. J. H. Harris. Mr. G. L. S. Rhodes. Mrs.
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      725 12 Burns Philp Line s (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR SYDNEY. MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe,
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      264 12 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc., 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AN! PACIFIC ORIENT SERVICE LOS ANGELES HARBOUR GUTHRIE CO.. LTD.. Agents: Singapore an., I nan| THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO., INC. (Incorporated in U.S.A.) ITICKETSB j| JMTOURSI Passages booked by all steamship lines. Independent
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      315 12 LLOYD TRIESTINO NAY. CO. Incorporate HOMEWARD SAILINGS. Monthly service for lirmrii-i Venice and Trieste via port* taking carff() through Bills of Lading lor riurm tfci Lentf and Black S^a I'urt- ||m t,, portv op th« »-1 ml OUTWARD SAILINGS. FOR HONG K(>\(, <H\\(,H\i AM) JAPW VEXEZIA Dates of Bfciliags, are
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      672 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Gem as and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Skeremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and lower Siam 6 a.m. j Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and
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      40 12 Minimum shade temperature 74 F Mean shade temperature 79 F Maximum sun radiation 155 F Minimum grass radiation 72 F Sea temperature 81 F Mean wet bulb temperature 76.2 F Mean relative humidity 83 p.c. "Evaporation .074 ins. Rainfall Nil.
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      645 13 PO. S. K. Line. Destinations. St*»i»»»«. a ©learners. Arrive. Leave. m, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Bremen, ;aerp, via Colombo, Aden, Port S"- :ind Port Said Alaska Maru Apr. 21 Apr. 22 .-an. Cape Town, Rio, Santos, H -.video and Buenos Aires. f Hawaii Maru Apr. 14 Apr. 16 v usa. Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salam.
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      443 13 TRAVEL- COMFORT DOLLAR fiflljh "PRESIDENT II LINERS ~^x,JJgc^& Dollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. All state-rooms are outside rooms, well-ventilated and cooled by electric fans. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having an electric resiling lamp. Staterooms with private bath predominate, all have hot and cold
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      696 13 K. P. M. (Incorporated in Holland) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 8640, with sub-connections to:— Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's Desk. Representatives in the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penang) of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF JAVA. All information, detailed itineraries, free of charge. Apply
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    BLIND ROSETTA'S BIG RACE.
    1061 14 A Day's Trotting at Greenford I Park. A TALE OF A BILLIARD CUE. I 1 leaned out of the judge's box on the Greenford Park Trotting Course the only trotting course near London, and one of the few remaining in the country and peered down the
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    232 14 One of the- newest members of the Pink 'Un Vat, says that lively paper, is His Highness the Sultan of Perak, K.C.M.G.. X.C.V.0., on whose belralf his A.D.C., Captain Lindsay Years, has sent the usual "Five Bob." His Highness was educated at Oxford and was known for his charitable acts
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    SPOILING THE COAST.
    561 14 Some Dreadful Examples. THE BETTER WAY IX JERSEY. It is delightful bo see that a small place has taken the first definite statutory steps to preserve its natural beauty. It i< announced that the States Assembly of Jersey has adopted a measure to his end. The means
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    44 14 A Strait! Chinese woman vain Honjj" Kontf with assaulting a littl< vant tfirl at West Point. The poih, n that the girl, who was alleged to ha« been thrown downstairs after l>< mv was not tit to attend < uiirt. A fui remand was ordered.
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      344 14 W A doctor of Dental 1 &W% Surgery writes '•-J^ In "Kalzana make* Afl~^gT the tmeth strong l g--and hard and *o A mtm^^ stops tooth decay." W^ f/ mmm *<*^^^^ Make R Your Teeth Stronger with Kalzana Very few people get enough calcium from their ordinary food. Yet medical
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      229 14 (T\ 0 f 4* T^rrvJU 2)o you Clean. *^^5 $^£x, everylooth e^ertpbm^^^/m^^ MUCH of your general health depends on your teeth. A /l^ clean tooth never decays. Brush your teeth regularly, at j^^trW S'y least twice a day with the Pro-phy-lac-tic Tooth Brush. Pro- w 7 s^~\ tect your teeth
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    216 15 FONTIANAK (iOLD DREDGING CONCESSIONS. MR. H. WILSON'S AMENDMENT. Mr. Herbert Wilson writes that he has given notice to the Secretary that at the general meeting of the shareholders to be held this morning, he will move the following amendment to the resolution which is to be put
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S. REPORT.
    204 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S. REPORT. Singapore, March 2»i. London. Rubber Is Bd. Unchanged. London.— Tin £297 12s 6d. Down 2s 6d. Mining. Malaya Consolidated L 25 1.28, Langsuan 68 70, Lingui L.87^2 L.92%, Kinta 2.27% -l.'.'rl 1 Petaling 4.50 4.57%, Hong Fatt 1.28 1.32, Kuyoh 1.26 1.30, South Tai- ing 77
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    131 15 Saturday's Alterations. March 26th., Closing Prices. Buyers Sellers Hong Fan L3l L.35Kinta Tin Dred. 2.27% 2.30 Kroh Forest 05 par Malayan Cms. 1.26 1.29 Menglembu Lode 30 35 Nai Hoots 78 .^0 Papan 24 28 Puteh 2-") 27% prem Rahman Hyd. 2.4<> 2.45 Sungei Ways 3.40 3.45
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    EXCHANGE.
    44 15 March 2 Bank demand 23 23-32 Private credits 3 m.s. 2 4 5-16 Now York, demand 50 France, demand nil Song Kon<.:\ demand 11."'...I 1 ]>.<:. His. Yokohama, demand 113 Java, demand 139^6 Hank of England Rate 6 pjC Sovereign, Bank Buying 8.51 V
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    PRODUCE.
    159 15 Opium, Benares unt. 4,U00 Rice Liang Hiii Chan lltrk Red Eagle I New) 'S'iO Rice, Siam old No. 1 iSO Rico, Rangoon Bintan 260 Kue. Siam Glutinous Nc. 2 M2O Rice, Rangoon Glutinous No. 2 320 Rice, Anarn No. l 2/--G Rice, Anana No. 250 Rice, Siam Broken CI
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    SUNGEI BILUT RUBBER.
    304 15 The following is the report to be submitted at the annual meeting on March ■Jl < t ai noon at Rennie, Lowick and Co*s offices. During the year alterations were eff< in ihi.- Capital Account which now consists of L 16,000 issued ordinary shares of *i each
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    93 15 Saturday's Alterations. Rnven Pullers K. Lumpur Tin (£1» 38s 3i».* T. Harbour 15.00 15.50 Ulu Pi«h ($1) 1.45 LIS Allonby ($1) 3.10 8.20 Aver Panas ($5) 13.80 1-J.2~> B. Kepons ($1) 2.35 2.« x.d. Glonoaly ($1) -'•i'T 1 5^7% Jeram Kuantan (50) US 2.05 Kedah (SI) 4.().")
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    HAYTOR RUBBER.
    595 15 The Annual Meeting. DIVIDENDS TOTAL it PIM (KM. The annual general Meeting of the H; tor Rubber Estat b, Ltd., wa aetd in the Company's Offioe, French BanV Buildings, on Saturday, die hon*ble llr. < Everitt pte siding, other-- present wen Messrs. r* A Pledger, -J. Iturraj and
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    51 15 March, 2<ith.. 12 o'rl«»ck MM. Buyers Belief* B.S.S. equal to Standard Q.f.F. Spot Standard RJ3LB. -^J 70% 71 Api-.1m..' TJ 72 i July Sepl T I, !!>«■(■ Ton*- of Maiktt: Steady and gun-: Latest OaUe: London Spot SbeH Mi pa Now Ork Bpof ghcct Gxtl
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    19 15 Not since tho war ha> ih» n been id •"> general feeltnc optimfeni a- I 'ra.i< prospects. Sir Burton Chftdwick.
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      394 15 ASSETS OVER $7,500,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $27,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act
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      427 15 i BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. —Established 1880— Capital Subscribed V.100,000,000 i fully paid up) Reserve Fund V.92,500,000 President: K. Kodania Esq. Vice-i'resident: R. Ichinomiya, Esq. DIRECTORS. M. Odagiri. Esq. K. Mogami, Esq. Baron K. lwasaki. N. Takeuchi, F.sq. K. Tatsumi. Esq. T. Hodsumi, Esq. F. Watanabe, Esq. T. Okubo,
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      445 15 BANKING. i HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, L (Incorporated in Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund— Sterling £6,000,000 Silver $13,500,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon: Mr. D. G. M. Bernard. Chairman Hon: Mr. A. O. Lang, Deputy
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      100 15 INSURANCE. THE ASIA INSURANCE CO., LTD. < Incorporated in the S.S.) DIRECTORS: Teo Chong Siong, Esq. (Chairman). Chua Han Leong, Esq. Wong Yong Kai, Esq. Loke Van Kit Esq. Lee Pie Soo, Esq. Leong 1 Foong Siew, Esq. Lee Chin Tian, Esq.. Thio Kirn Chuan, Esq. Mr. Au Mm Thong.
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      40 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO, Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER ft CO., LTD CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    DISTURBANCE AT PEOPLE'S PARK.
    579 16 Fire Brigade to Disperse Mob. SEVERAL EIREMEN INJURED. Disturbances arising out of the boycott of the trolley huses occurred in the neighbourhood or People's Park last night. Large mobs gathered and in order to disperse them the Fire Brigade was called out. Driven back by st
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    SIR HUGH CLIFFORD.
    195 16 WHY HE IS COMING TO MALAYA. Penang. Mar. 27. The Pinang Gazette's correspondent at Colombo tables that Sir Hu^h Cliffordspeaking last night for the first time in public since his new appointment, said that he desired 10 remove any misunderstanding regarding the reasons which caused him to
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    'THE MIKADO."
    60 16 The Singapore A.D.C. had a large and appreciative audience to entertain with their second presentation of "The Mikado" in the Victoria Theatre on Saturday night, the performance being attended with as much success as on Thursday night. Five more performances are to be given, to-night, Thursday and Saturday
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      43 16 ARSENAL AND CARDIFF WIN. [Reuters Service^ London, Mar. 26. At Chelsea to-day, before 55,000 spectators, the Arsenal defeated Southampton by :\vo goals to one. Before an attendance of 40,000 at Wolverhampton, Cardiff beat Reading by three goals to nil.
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      SCOTTISH CUP SEMI-FINALS.
      43 16 WINS FOR CELTIC AND EAST FIFE. London, Mar. 26. In the semi-finals of the Scottish F. A. Cup Celtic beat Falkirk by one goal to nil at Glasgow, and East Fife defeated Partick by two goals to one at Edinburgh.
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      LEAGUE RESULTS.
      232 16 London. Mar. 26. To-day's English and Scottish League matches resulted as follows: Division I. Bury 3, Burnley 3. Everton 2, Sheffield Un. 0. Huddersfield 1. Liverpool 0. Leicester 1. Derby 1. Wednesday 2. Manchester Un. 0. Sunderland Leeds 2. j Tottenham 0. Aston Villa 1. j West Bromwich
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      AN INELIGIBLE PLAYER.
      61 16 STOCK PORT COUNTY PENALISED. Manchester, Mar. 26. The English Football League Commission has fined Stockport County £25 and deducted two points for playing an ineligible player against Stoke on March 19th. Stockport were also fined £100 for acting contrary to the instructions of the League. [Playing at
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    DEATH OF MR. BEN MITCHELL.
    101 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 27. The death occurred late last night of Mr. Benjamin Mitchell, at the age of 65 years. For many years he was Commissioner of Police. Kedah, and was the first to hold the post. He retired in 1910. Among
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    SATURDAY'S RUBBER PRICE.
    57 16 Through the courtesy of Messrs. Macphail and Company we learn that the price of rubber in London en Saturday, according to quotations by Messrs. Henry Gardner and Company, was as follows: London standard sheet, spot in warehouse London Is. S^d. C.i.f. London standard sheet, April shipment Is.
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    RACE COURSE GOLF CLUB.
    43 16 The monthly medal for March will be played for on Saturday and Sunday, the 2nd. and 3rd. AprilThe Ellison Cup will be played for during the Easter holidays. The conditions of play vill be posted at the Club House.
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    CRICKET.
    520 16 An Easy Win For The Rest. SUCCESS OF NEW S.C.C. WICKET. The 12-a-side team composed cf last year'? winners of the S.C.C. Tournament, the Bankers, Brokers and Insurance, and the Nondescripts (late Etceteras), went down badly en the Padang on Saturday before a side selected from the Rest cf
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    S.R.C. BEAT A.P.C.
    207 16 Playing on the Padang on Saturday, the S.R.C obtained a comfortable victory over the A.P.C. Features of the match were the batting of Leijssius. who carried out his bat for 7">. and the bowling of Bartels, who captured four wickets for 14 runs. Scores: A.P.C. Sturgess lbw.
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    S.C.C. XI. BEAT S.C.R.C.
    109 16 An interesting match took place on the ground of the Straits Chinese Recreation Club on Saturday, when an S.C.C. XI defeated the S.C.R.C. by the narrow margin of 24 runs. Ashworth batted well for the S.C.C, hitting ten 4's during his innings of 55, and also
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    274 16 Singapore Beat Perak in Charity Match. CHINESE PLAYER ORDERED OFF. Singapore 2: Perak 0. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Saturday. The match between Singapore and Perak football elevens, which met last year in the final of the Malaya Cup competition (in which Perak won as a result of
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    MALAYA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION.
    73 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Saturday, H.E. the Governor (Sir Laurence Guillemard) was elected Patron of the Mialaya Football Association at the annual meeting: of the Association to-day. The Chief Secretary (the hon'ble Mr. W. Peel) was elected Hon. President, Mr. W. D. Mayor, honorary secretary,
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    S.C.C. FOOTBALL
    102 16 The following have been invited to play football for the S.C.C. against the Police to-morrow on the S.C.C. ground: J. Mcleod. A. F. Johnson, R. E. Cox, W. Lindsay, G. H. Daly, J. A. Grant. J. E. Cogswell, T. C. Welch. H. W, Kuenzler, F. G. Hill, and
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    MOTOR-CAR FATALITY.
    64 16 INQUEST ON MISS P. FOLEY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 27. At the inquest on the death of Miss Patricia Foley. a Eurasian girl, who was fatally injured in a recent motor collision, the jury found that both drivers were guilty of negligent and rash driving, but
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    200 16 The following cards were returned in the ladies monthly March medal: Mrs. R. S. Nelson, 52 less 10—42 Mrs. D. J. Ward, 48 6—42 Mrs. Hugh Shipway, 51 8—43 Mrs. R. Renton, 54 8 46 Tie to be played off before 31st inst. Seven card? were taken
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