The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 February 1928

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    Masthead
    12 1 Singapore Free Press CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S. MONDAY. FEBRUARY 6, 1928. NO. 12,:)2f»
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    262 1 The tiiifstiop of Ihe rfgnf af 'nierrentioa <>t «>nc American State in Ihe affairs if ano'her ha; ari-.n in I'anAmerican discussions. —Pane !>. .Mr. Kellovii; has stated America is willing to sign a treaty with all Power* to abolish the submarine entirely— Page 9. Serious riots have
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    THE WEEK.
    102 1 Ugh Water, i0.:50 a.m.. 1.7. Mauicca: H. W. %M UL, 'LT. B.IQ p.n... UL Taipusain Plwtoork* Rafflt's Reclamation 9 p.m Bank Holiday. MsilllSSf Kt'lveys Pupils Vic. Th«atr« S.U p.tn 7".'. Kb* 7f/i. Hi^h Water, 0.4 a.m.. M, 11.14 a.m.. BJ. Malacca: H. W, 8.4i a.m.. <;.«">. Mi i'ii>..
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    THE PROMPT CORNER.
    945 1 K\(iy ptWienriaa hu< its aathoiofi of «--)(»(i yiciis. iad The tticatif is i>. t f-<"hin< mt A;.(I though, m in other i:.^>. of them have only a lechni al I tuite a a—ibet arc of wt *r«Moral apt There is. Cor instance, the a. l< r, who
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      285 1 jj MACKAY MONK^S j: COFFEE ROASTED AND GROUND DAILY j RAFFLES HOTEL THE SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT. hinfr I FOR A SHORT PERIOD ONLY "UlEai D V'SA\'T or DANSANT NISA LORULD. EVERY I KRV I-ASS.CAL d AN.,CHARACTER TL ESDAV> MOM)AY. Appearing During All Tea and THURSDAY, Dinner Dansants Alvn hedmeshay, XNI) ORCHESTRAL
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      254 1 jQttle CMissKiirlo helps KURLO will wuh your woollen*, «11 your dainty fabrics quickly and J| J I\ thoroughly, yet It cle«ns«s so gently jnLIJ Jl JJUjJ that not a single thread Is harmed or LjEEZI— Tl shrunken. The Kurlo way leaves your M_LJE woollens soft and light, and other lahrtcs
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      138 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. The Koiil fav M-iial>iiity and SCIvitSV Page 14. Talc Pfeps an.l end that persistent rough. —Page I. Pry'a make an assortment m cnooalatee. Australian black mushroom* from LHtle's.—Page Owen Rotter's latest book from k»! > and Walsh. -Pnjre 8. Little's Kave a large stock <>t »i;nniK ro«»m furniture.
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      12 1 VAVVWMV/i'i'MViViViW.'A •I SEE THAT YOU GET < RED LABEL BRAND f j: COFFEE
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    ANOMALIES OF LEAP YEAR.
    410 2 (iainer< and Losers by the Extra Day. Variou> interesting anomalies always •rise a? "Leap Year comes round, and when a leap year starts- <>n a Sunday, as did 1928, thv ili-tinctions and differences created ar< more marked than usual. lean Year ItH end* on a Monday,
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    SHANTUNG EMIGRANTS FOR MANCHURIA.
    261 2 I |h Taoyln of Ilan Circuit, North Man hina. is doing everything to encourage emigrants from Shantung to settle in hi:districts. Of ibt U hsien of the Ilan Cir Ct seven, including Ilan I'oli. Hwachwan PJMUMf, Hulin. Jaoho and Suiyuan, l>einu thrr.ly populated, have vast tracts
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      243 2 mm mm for Coughs, Colds and all Throat Troubles. From all Chemists, Dispensaries and Stores. Sole Agents MEDICAL HALL, LTD. Singapore. ~m happYTalley PRESENT A Monster Programme OF Varied Amusements GATE 20cts. f?4 Kelvey's 11 I Talented ff Pupils Victoria W| Theatre W V Matinee. Feb. 6th. t and 10th.
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      295 2 Victoria Jheatre COMING ATTRACTIONS. THE BROADWAY FOLLIES. IVAN BANKOFF, BETH CANNON AND COMPANY. THE BATTLE OF THE FALRLANDS. THE NATIONAL FRENCH OPERA COMPANY. THE POPULAR WILBUR PLAYERS, ETC., ETC. PAVILION Fr«wn Ttt<»dav. 31»t. January to Monday. 6th. February I*2*. AT 0.15 P.M. SHARP INTERNATIONAL NEWS THE LATEST PATHE GAZETTE Gumps
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      170 2 The Alhambra Theatre (Tan Gheng Kee ic Cck, Ltd., Propriet***) Commencing Saturday, 4th Februarv UNITED ARTISTS ATTRACTION DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS IN "THE GAUCHO FIRST HOUSE |J| IWL "THE HOUSE OF MARNEY MATINEES. WEDNESDAY, AND SATIRDAV 1.1 :> j > ADMISSION PRICES NBBILI BALCONY $2.SO—DOWNSTAIRS $2.00 si.:;,. HN BOOKIN(; AT KELLY AMD
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    This Week's Great Day
    594 3  -  Charles Cornie tUC\ bfetooi of tlie Emptrt. Feb. 6 The Relief of Gibraltar. 14f> Or. the Hth February 17M, the TKABB lengthy siege of Gibraltar came AGO. to an end. Tho famops fortress of Gibraltar, which has been aptly called "the key to the Medicvaiit.ui", was
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    JOINING THE ARMY.
    603 3 Not So Easy Now! A stout's throw from Ttaialgar-squan thlfff IS r*\ brick building ihat one might rjoaspsjli with one of the great London stores although perhaps a likening to the 6.P.0. might, be more suitable. Akin to the Postal Service in it? ramifications and flections it
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    FAMOUS C.I.D. MAN RETIRES.
    317 3 Brides in (he Bath Case Echo. The Criminal Investigation Department al New Scotland-yard has lost the services of Superintendent Arthur Neil, who has served longer in the department than any other officer, and has earned the distinction of being one of the niosi skilful detectives of
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    BRITISH MUSEUM CUPID!
    101 3 DropiK'd Book Leads to an Author's Wedding. An unusual romaHTC. which be^an in the British Museum, ended in the marriage at the City Temple of Dr. J. Wesley Bready. ti.r Canadian historian and author, fo MisEdna Ruth Flnck, a student of history. Oik: day while on research
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      449 3 WbWyVVVdVWVWVVWVAVVWVb'^b-J'JVa W.V.WAVAVWA >AVAV/A iJ I Estate U Trust Agencies f I (1927) Limited. j j! A Trust Company Registered under the Trust Conpnfeft* 5 jl Ordinance of 1926, with Security deposited with the SI tail- <c J Settlements Government. jr REGISTERED HEAD OFFICE: \os. I. 2 ft, RAFFLES CHAMBERS. KAFTUBI
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      THE CABLE.
      2197 4 .John Blake, when Linda hung op th telephone i;'H>n him. accepted his rebuff with none of the dismay and chagrin ex■ccttd <i\ Joaa kenneti. He grumed in his boyish, excited fashion, brushing i ack his led hair with a conk vesture 01 surprise. He thought he cnuK. easily
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      CHAPTER X.
      1560 4 Gordon Persists. li John Blake was undisturbed by the. rebuff he received at -han's hands, the same cann< t be said >>i Carol vVin.-tanley. Carol -.va> not onjy bewildered and indignant: she was more Chan a little frightened at the brusque recepi i he- advance?. Sh< had mad.-
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      LOST THREE FORTUNES.
      381 4 MISIC-HALL ARTIST hiiv IN POVERTY Thousands That Went in a h av Behind the death of Mr. .1 U" u Fulham Hospital lies rich and well-known n has died a |>oor man. Jack Wilson, who u r Nellie Wanner, w. IF) years atro in <;». Australia. and
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      349 4 PICKWICK #IN PICTURES. By Arthur Moreland. No. 31. The Shooting Part> \n WAS THE FIRST 11 Agl Hi V^ rrjMW^^^ Al^' Q "1 il OF SEPTEMBER <R jS W(^ K^'^f*^ ft gB fef^4 f vj^ J BOTANVHEEL-.r^ROW M/MVH/r>/V-A lTil^>^^ Ij V 1 *A V# THtv ARWVEO AT T|& w^Fnnw(MN\i/HifH sl
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    BRITISH BOXING DECAY.
    1325 5 WHY OUR BOXERS FAIL IN AMERICA. Presort Training Methods at Fault. New Ycrk. Those who have had the jrood fortune t" see. the New Madison-square Garden cannot but be amazed at the size and magnificence of this arena dedicated to the staging of professional boxing contests. And
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    PLAN TO FLOOD THE SAHARA.
    114 5 Crieal ships of war ami commerce may come sailing into the heart of the Sahara Desert if the project of l>r. John Ball, Director of the Kjryptian Desert Survey, materializes. Dr. Ball has discovered an area many thousands of square miles in extent west of
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      109 5 Sole Agents Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd. l Incorporated the Straits Settlement). jiBUY EMPIRE PRODUCTS? < VUSTRALIAN ■I^*3^l PINT TINS :j »la( k Elf*?*sH PER TIN j: viishrooms. Mi^^PW ts- :j OBTAINABLE FROM ALL HIGH CLASS DEALERS j| or direct from J I; JOHN LITTLE &Ca, Ltd. j (Incorporated in
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      396 5 Flies Contaminate Your Food OUT of filthy drains, out of stables, and germ-laden refuse cans, the fly comes hungrily to your table. The feet with which he crawls over your food are foul with dirt and disease. Can you eat, with ease of mind, the food this germ-laden insect has
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    GREAT FEAT OF SURGERY.
    383 6 Boy's Brain Lifted by Operator. A successful operation by means of which a boy Winded and paralysed in one dde of hi? body as the rcslllt of his aC' cident has recovered both his sight and the use of his body, is repoited from Sydney, Australia,
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    BURGLAR TO WRITE A BOOK
    257 6 Reflections on Mora! Aspects of Thieving. .\then*. Forty burglaries in one month, without M accomplice, is the record of a fOBBf man of pleasing appearance, who waa I cently arrested here. The burglar was ftO proud of his work that the police doubted some of
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    MARRIED FOR 70 YEARS.
    204 6 HappineHN on a Pound a VYt*k. Rath. Mr. and Kn. Henry Harris, of Timsbury, North Somerset, ha? been married for seventy years en I'hri^tians Hay. Both are nearly nirret\ vean of age. The couple enjoyed pood health until a few months ago. when Mis. Harris beeaaM
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    22 6 Man at West Ham in straying dog ease: When I got it |mmmc I gave it sorm sort to warm it un.
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    "SIMON CALLED PETER."
    408 6 Robert Keable Dies on Lonely Island. Mr. Robert Keab'.e. the novelist Mtfcor of the "best selling" book ailed Peter," has died at His home j Tahiti, in the South Sea Islands The news which came to London in ma:l week in telegram sent by Mr. Keable'secretary to
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    HOSPITAL ERROR.
    251 6 Solution Too Cause, heath The injection of salitu- solution ;\\ont riin.-s tht- jtroiKM ill! till at the Qiu-. n" Ho-V'tal far < hiKlien. Hmknty Koiul. I don. resultod in thi- death of .John Wiilium Hutlt-y. aped two months, of Gretton'Honses Clolk' Uoa.l. Bothnal Of. At th*' in iui'?t.
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    NELSON CHAIR FOR THE VICTORY.
    184 6 Relic of Trafalgar Ketui n« <i A chair Ihat stood in Nelson's stattrooiv in the Victory at the batt'« of Trafai^ai has now been n*tored to its foimer pl«o '•f honour. After th»- <l«-ath «>f Nelson A<iini»'rt! (Jamhis tame into |Misses?ion »>f his st:.t room.
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    CAMERA GOODS COMBINATION.
    141 6 20,000 Denier* i TK- photograph ;<■ << citement <»v.i a pr^i-o a*s<»( iHti'>n >•' mani. and n*ta s i I iMaphi< appuratii-. by i.hr I'hoifjri ;> an<l ha> thr sui»i important nu<nul':i< hirer* poscH some ini Tt 'In- proposal N mariufn; MRvff «■<•• to .-ui>t»!: c«nn assoc
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    OLD WINCHESTER TO BE SAVED.
    98 6 Ntheme to Pri*»i' < An Huildinu t «efc lit- h Health V,an\ in Wn vandalism «»i i ten -mi^ tft« w« s e <i« molisl i ri! i-annot I ii!V> which still >-.jt tho> i' mow > .:iuiinp>. i i UylkliiH a'onj: r If no
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    MAN ACCUSED OF 60 MURDERS.
    78 6 An •K.vr.iMM.nrr" .-t I I \li:iordinat I fin- tna) ■in km "I1;- <' police "ti m:<!m. rian ini«-««■-'-. ;>i^ I Hi ttrat'-::<■ Th* mail. who H nftVer. and cotv.mati MM duv.nu i*11 xv nll' have c>n-tnui< 801.-hi-viM Cnmnhiri kM« tiom th< 1 hiiirf them Huncaiy.
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    24 6 IptffefaM ;1 tb<* Vmdm I William H -iv |.<»l;tap I 1 "'1' (ho loati MhW mhi M»ff»r, I Hk tel the last I streets."
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      64 6 I LAST WEEK J OF WHITEAWAYS STOCK-TAKING The closing of our Financial Year makes it imperative that our huge stocks should be turned into cash and consequently all prices have been drastically reduced. Final reductions in all Departments j L/et&t Day j Saturday j j February 11th. j m 1—■
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    RIOTS IN INDIA.
    355 7 ATTACKS ON iHE AUTHORITIES. Many Police Injured. j A ter fhv Lto !n<' »f the i r nei ■tl >;f the residency College by the students, Sir Carles Ttprart. r niT'oni—ir of P..; ice, •■i-U-avoiired to persuade ihe fttudeaU to disperse. The students refused to do so
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    NO TAX REDUCTION.
    95 7 [Renter's Service] London. Feb. 3. Mr. Churchill, in a speech at Birmingham, said there could be no general election in 1928 M the bill enfranchising women similarly to men must first be enacted and the aid •f th;« new voters registered. This would •arry them into the
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    FRENCH POLICY.
    87 7 [Reuter's Service.] j I'aris. Feb. 3. In the Chaiber M. Poiacare spoke foil ;l.ree more btUI in th;> morning and ha not yet flnhhtd. He dwelt on the I liffii'ulties of the burning question ot I stabilisation and >aid the hour for lej^all tabilisation had not yet struck
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    KOSLOFF'S STUDY OF ASIA.
    42 7 [Reuter'a- Service] Moscow, Keh. 4. The Russian Geographical Society !<a organised un expedition to Central Asia mder Professor Koslov ro study the Tibet ahk'land and investigate the Boureci of the \Tanjrtsekianff. Th^ expedition will proba)iy last three years.
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    GREEK GOVERNMENT RESIGNS.
    25 7 [Renter's Service.] Athens, Feb. 3. The Goventmaat has resigned after dis-1 itneement with the Cabinet in'regard to a I oad building contract.
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    A NEW ADMIRAL.
    29 7 [Re. liter's Service 1 London. Feb. 3. Sir Henry Oliver has been promoted Adniral of the Fleet, in succession to the late Sir W. de Robeck.
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    R.A.F. FLEET'S TOUR.
    17 7 TReuter's Service.] Akyib, Feb. 1 Thf R.AF. flying boats have arr'ved hero from Calcutta.
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    TEAPOT DOME.
    85 7 JNOTHER PHASE OF A LONG FIGHT. K. W. Stewart Charged. [Iteuter's Service.] Washington, Feb. 4. R ben W. Stewart, Chairman of thi board of the Standard Oil Co., Indiana, ha» been arrested on an order of the Senate for refusing: to answer questions before the Senate Committee investigating
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    EARL HAIG'S PASSING.
    275 7 [British Radio --Official Service.] Kughy, Feb. ft The funeral of Karl Haig to-day may be said to have been marked by three distinctive phases Firstly, the late FieKl Ma.;slial's famil> and friends joined at St. Columba's Church, where he had worshipped, in a homely ac of devotion.
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    NORWAY CUTS DOWN ARMAMENTS.
    60 7 [Revter'f Service.] Oslo. Feb. 4. The Labour Government has signalised its advent by submitting t<> the Storting bills cancel linir military training: for I!>2S. restricting naval training-, reducing the army estimates by 4,500,000 kroner and thenavy estimate! by over 750.000 kroner. It has withdrawn the late
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    INTERNATIONAL LABOUR.
    64 7 f Reuters Service.] i^neva. Feb. 3. The executive eouacQ of the International Labour OfTue has passed a resolution Kb favour of holding an international maritime labour conference immediately after the ordinary labour conference next year. The motion was supported by the labour tfioup and opposed by the executivf
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    GENEROUS LOAN TO BRITISH MUSEUM.
    50 7 [Renter*! Service.) Dayton. Ohio. Feb. 1. The original Wright biplane in which th< first successful flight in .heavier than air machine!- was made at Kittyhavvk, North Carolina in 1 !>'):} has been dapped to Orea* Britain for exhibition in the British Museum for an indefinite
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    RUSSIA AND GERMANY.
    21 7 [Router's Service.] Moscow. Feb. J. Official economic negotiations are ahoui to open with the German Government lr Berlin.
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    EX-KAISER WINS A LAWSUIT.
    85 7 Kerlin, Dec. 15. The ex-Kaiser has won his action against HefT Fiseator, the producer of the j>i3y lFa-nu';n," m which an actor took the part •»f William 11. for a few minutes. The Berlin court upheld the temporaly ir-.-j unction granted to the ex-Kaiser, mmJ n
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      387 7 BUSINESS CARDS. DAWN^STUDIO": \IV\NESE PHOTOGRAPHER X IMUN'SFP STREET 1 recount will I I *■> all our I I <. h.r.e>e -!y. i a WEE BROTHERS, S Indertakers, m MOM'MENTAL MASONS. .-h Moral Wreaths. Mad- to order. iti.i.il Wreaths Always in Stock.) 1 SELKCUB ROAD. TEL. IMI |J \ATIONAL ELECTRIC CO..
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      407 7 NOTICES. NOTICE b gives that ;h.- abov< ■tt Cfci©«| H'J -t 13 N- Cnm Street ■v al:'! u ■<! by them in viriuus ftbei •aettiaw with Bi*ca:ci Manufactured ami io!d by thi-m arid k'lowr- 115 Thyr Kik." "Yah w,h :in:l •Ai K<..:" Pboi'ti in the Si nil Sctih ..n-. 1
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      727 7 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. I 'ho Premier Morning Daily in Malaya ve "news" papor- JO-50 columns of new* !y. Also tho best .Medium for Advertis- Delivered with the Chota Hu/ri each rninp. Latest Telegfajna, Latest HrWf i latest Announcements, together wit! lusive speria! future?. "Pictures <.f th- i week" Serial
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      385 7 I !Sllenburgs I I Foods I I Made from the purest milk I of cows pastund m the home I counties, the Allen burys' I Foods are as easily digested I as mother's milk. They are I germ free and nre simj ]> I and quickly made by the adI
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH.
    40 8 WILSON. On Saturday, February Uh.. m* N».. l-A. KampoßC Java Ko-.ul. to Irene, wif* DoUCI*8 Wilson, (hiu^rhtfr. DEATH 6SOVE. Jan. S, at r.uy's Hospital, Edwan 1 Lon^ Gn-vf. oi Tunbvi.lp- W«IH, an.i h.tc of Sarawjik, ujrvil 65.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY. FEBRUARY 6, 1928. WEEK-END COMMENT.
    665 8 The outbreaks in India which coincided with the arrival of the Simon Commission, may probably be taken as a rather frothy demonstration which the extremists have engineered in order, if possible, to emphasise the disapproval of the people at the idea
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    409 8 To-day is the anniversary of the i'oaiulinu- of Sing:ap<^re. It is 10i) years ajjo since Sir Stamford Raffles hoisted the Briti>h flaj? over the small native settlement which then existed here and signed the tieaty by which the island was ceded to the East India Company. The tollowinjj Cadets have
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  • LOCAL WIRES.
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      IMITATING F. AND N. LABELS.
      47 8 Seizure at Bangkok. (Fr(»m Ou» "Ov r. Correspond* nt) Bangkok, Feb. 4. Messrs. Fraser and Neave here have made, a big haul of imitations of their soda and sweet water labels at a Chinese aerated factory and the premises of the printer.
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      PENANG MOTOR ACCIDENT.
      65 8 Chinese Woman Killed. (From Our Own Correspondent I'enanc. Feb. 3. At the inquest on a Chinese woman *fca was knocked d«.wn by a motorcar at the junction of Bnrmah and Cantonment Koa(J the jury returned a verdict that the driver of the car was to UaflMt. The
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    SIR HAYES MARRIOTT.
    133 8 Takes Oaths as O.A.G. Sir Hayes .Marriott took the- Oath.- a Officer Administering the Government m the Legislative Council ClwWr M Saturday morninp. The Oath- WCTC administered by the Chief Justice (Stl William Muris.-nl in the prtWf of H.K. the t;.O.< < Maj«»r Genera! C. C. van
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    A SPECIAL DANCE PERFORMANCE. .
    117 8 A SPECIAL DANCE PERFORMANCE. At the Victoria Theatre this afternoon at 5.15 o'clock Madar.e Kelvey will presenJ her pupils in a series of s<>!<> and combined dances wh:ch will il!u>tran> not merely her known MMMM a- bHWlwr but als'i the exceptional aptitude < p.rfornurs. Woth young and old. Th« tntt-rtainn^nt
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    286 8 LATEST RI'BBER PRICE. (From Our Own Correspondent I. London. Feb. 1. 12.30 p.m. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's rubber price a5 Is. 5- T|.d. The committee of the Sunpei Ujon*r Oul have had under consideration a scheme foi rebuilding the piwMl club-house. Plan have been submitted but
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    LATEST HOME SPORT.
    57 8 SCOTLAND'S SURPRisivp DEFEAT. Welsh Forwards in Form (Our Own Correspondent. I <»ndon. eli j At Murrayfield. F.din!. ed Scotland by I.'. pointscoring being d<<?u- in > fcround was soft hut the v..-ath. The result was a surprise ,m<. not hcaUn Scot lan last victory herns at <
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    THE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
    35 8 Cornwall and Yorkshire Finalist* (Our Own OmiipMktl I <»ndon. I «-h. 1 At Richmond in t)u Count\ I: pionship Cornwall defeated V points to 3 and thu> qu;: shire in the final.
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    CLUB RESULTS.
    29 8 ((Jur Own CoiTep|jond«nt. London. i Tlif following ai» thf re of the p»intip;i! RutrK\ Ml day:— Bristol Oxford Swans* Covor* Army PortsnK.uTl: Si Leicester Northan.irM- 11 Newport
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    HOBBS PRECHES MODERATION.
    58 8 SKMEf or si <( Km (Our Own <mdon. IYl». 1 H<>hV>>. t'*!< "A--known Sun Enjrlarvl crtelu writing in •j r e p a i :i I MoMthl>. preach os the need :".-r mode r a t i o n in drinking, smokinp and eatinp f< players. He
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    BARRY BACK HOME.
    35 8 Sells Koat for Passaut Mone> (Our Owi. Com I^>ndon. Kth I H A. Barry, the w.t. pion, has arr;ved honi apain>t Cioudsell. Hous reception but it wahad to soil hi> boat M
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    WIMBLEDON.
    20 8 (Our Own .>rro> For the forthcoming W the appluat:or.> [ft ti.'k,--tht demand, these applications xtent of £.')0.000. which i-
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    "THE GAUCHO" COMES TO TOWN.
    195 8 Splendid Picture at the Uhambm The "house full" n<-tuv wa* at the Alharr.hra Sfl the lir.-t val Wttmm^m wi:h I>'>upla> Fairbanks a~ place. Ft is said Had I Kpired to make t! to l>umie>. an<i :h MB) for hi.- City of th* Mra in this
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    PAN-AMERICAN DISCORD.
    138 9 THK SOVEREIGNTY OF STATES. American Polio Attacked. Heater's Service.] Havana. Feb. .">. 1 raising of the quesnt. rvention ot* one Amoiicai. lilrfn 'jf another occurred on th. COMHUIM of the Pan I r-fer-nc** „r. a report by SeBOV ru defining the sovereignty nations and declaring that niteriere in
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      Chamberlin Crashes.
      55 9 fKeuter's Service. 1 Richmond. Virginia, Feb. I amU-rlin and Hop *h a M world's enrd baj tailed, the aer<«--ra-h-.r-c r hv ijrht <>f 40 feet r takinii off at Byrd Field, hurt hut the ma- 'i. Offiiials conrash was diu- t<« tht> runway short for the machine, whirh
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      WORLD'S "LOOPING" RECORD.
      61 9 St. Paul > Minnesota. Feb. Shank, a law -tudent interested in u: >ia> established a w >rld record for pi i.u "looping." making ">l5 loops in 1* minutes, thus heating by 2(H> MagrMVi^i PtCtW in Frann. Nt-» Orleans. Feb. t md I.ehrix, who are New York, have
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      EARL HAIG'S FUNERAL.
      72 9 !mpri»i\e Scenes in Edinburgh. [Keut»T- Service] London, F**b. 4. rcre 'er> impressive scenes at >n the arrival of Karl Haig's body zhi. The procession to St. Giles' \va!»hed by an immense multitude, ftl < nlj «t>unds disturbing the midnight l* :h*» tollinir of bells all over the
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    A FISHERY COLLEGE.
    56 9 rNan>> Nich-Nichi Service. 1 Tokio, Feb. 3. co for those who want to rx experts has just been es- in Yladivostock, according to a i rman who has just returned. in and five women were enlisted He^e as first year students this o.liege, which has a nine-year
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    TRANS-PACIFIC FLIGHT.
    29 9 Nuh-Nu'hi Service.] Tokio. Feb. 3. •h;U the trans-Pacific flight take place in June ned. i Aeronautic Association i tht> flight i- now consider•f the reversion of the
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    COST OF JAPANESE ELECTION.
    34 9 N vh-Xuhi Service.] 1 ..kio. Feb. 3. that no less than ten I be expended by political the forthcoming General >• iyukai and the Minseit* Y3.500.000 and Y3.000, "•■♦•!> t'«»r the expenses.
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    PROFESSOR LORENTZ DEAD.
    19 9 <'• r'- Service] Haarlem. Feb. 4. announced of- Professor scientist and r me, ■J n pagre 7.]
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    SIMON COMMISSION
    175 9 SAFE ARRIVAL IN DELHI. "All Fit and Well." (Reuter's Serviced H^lhi. Feb. Simon Commission arrived here io-<iay and was received by Mr. Cunning ram. private secretary to the Viceroy, and Mr. rerar. Home Member. rWty members of the Indian Legislature y intr<*iuit><> to the Commissioners, wto conversed with
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    HARTAL TO BE CALLED IN MADRAS.
    49 9 >ladra>, Feb. The Simon Commission Boycott Propaganda Committee here unanimously dtdded tn-day to call a cowplrtc hut ptfful hartal i»n tht* (iay of the Coounissioa'a arrival ai Madras. N« meetings an.l no pnceaaioßa will bt held so as Ut avoid any poesibk (Jisturhance.
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    TEAPOT DOME OIL CASE.
    118 9 Mr. Stewart's Arrest. fßeuter'* Service.] Washington. Feb. 4. Mr. Slvwart'a arrest in connection with t:■»• Teapot Dome case was merely technical. He will bt required to remain at his hotel in company with the Deputy Servant at Arms, who will take him before the Bar of
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    MR. COSGRAVE LEAVES AMERICA.
    67 9 [Reutcr's Service.] New York. Feb. 4. Mr. Cosvrrave has left for England aboard the Olympic. He did not meet De Valera. wh> was in N\\v York at the sanie time. a> neither a a.- invited t«> functions at which the other was a puest. Mr. (osjjrave
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    NEW GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENT.
    35 9 [Router's Service.] London, Feb. 4. It is officially announced the King has approved the appointment of Earl Stradbn>ke as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture in succession to Sir J. Bledisloe.
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    TRAIN ON FIRE.
    39 9 [Renter's Service.] Moscow, Feb. 4. Fire broke out in a saloon car on a train from Leningrad to Murmansk. The Railway Commissioners, who were travelling in the oar, threw themselves out and three were seriously injured.
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    NODA SOY DISPUTE.
    43 9 [Xanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio. Feb. 3. The protected labour dispute at the Xoda soy plants is likely to be settled by the arbitration of the Labour Federation to which the men involved in the dispute have entrusted it without condition.
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    SMALL CAR INSURANCE INCREASED.
    30 9 (From Our Own Correspondent* London, Feb. 4. The insurance rate will be raised by 18 vvr cent, from March Ist. on all cars up 0 h.|».
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    HERMES OUTWARD BOUND.
    26 9 [Renter's Service.] Port Said, Feb. 4. The aircraft-carrier Hermes has arrived for China and leaves on February sth. [Earlier cables on V&ge 7.]
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    SUBMARINE MENACE.
    152 9 AMERICA WILLING TO ABOLISH. General Agreement Needed Router's Service.] New York. Feb. 4. Mr. KeJloirtr ..as advised the Foreign Affair* Committee of the House of Representatives that the American Government h willing to a treaty with all power.? in the world prohibiting the use of submarines entirely. Washington,
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    DUTIES OF THE PRESS.
    194 9 Mr. Coolidge's Homily. [Rtuter's Service.] Washington, Feb. ;">. Dedicating the Natkmal Tress Club today President CoolidgC made some interesting obsenrationa on the duties of newspapers. He declared that the Press should CO-Opeiate with the Government in interliationa! atfair-. He laid down the principle that the Government
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    EUROPEAN LADIES ROBBED.
    210 9 Inder Nose of Armed Patrol. A few MCondi after an armed patrol hail patfd, two ladies were held up at the ">s i mile Upper Seiangoon Road at S p.m. on Saturday by two Chinese. One of the ladies was robbed of a bag containing amongst other
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    TIGER AT LARGE.
    86 9 It wai rumoured yesterday that a large tiger belonging to a well-known local dealer in wild animals had escaped from its cage. The last report of it was that it had been seen in the Tamil graveyard Vio <hu Kang Road. It is not yet certain that
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    129 9 At the annual general meeting of the Indian Association held on Sunday, January 20th at the Association premises, the following were elected to serve on the Committee for the enduing year: President Mr. S. N. Dutt; Vice-President Mr. W. L. S. Basappah; Hon. Secretary Mr. C. R. Menon; Hon. Treasurer
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    MALAYAN RUGBY.
    547 9 ATTRACTIVE GAME IN KUALA LUMPUR. North Beat South. North. 21 pts.: South. 14 pts. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kualt Lumpur, Feb. 4. The North beat the South by three goals and two tries (21 points) to two goals and a drop goal (14 points) this afternoon. The ground
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    SCOTLAND WELL BEATEN AT EDINBURGH.
    90 9 Wales* Surprise Victory. fßeutor's Service.] Edinburgh, Feb. 4. At Murrayfield to-day Wales beat Scotland by II points to nil. Rain fell, making the ground soft. A crowd of 00,000 was present. The teams were:— Scotland:— Drysdale; lan Smith, McPhereon. Dykes, Simmers; Greenlees, Douty; Bannerman, Graham,
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    LOCAL WEDDING.
    84 9 Mason Foster Irvine. The wedding took place at St. Andrew'? Cathedral on Saturday of Mr. V. A. Mason, of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, and Miss Jane Foster Irvine, daughter of Major nnd Mrs. Foster Irvine. The service was conducted by the Venerable Archdeacon F G. Swindell. Mr.
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    £12,000,000 WORTH OF BURIED TREASURE.
    250 11 Search in Bolivia. I omhui. Jan. 24. 12,1''0.000 wottk <>f tutted treasure, in M silvt! and diamonds. fUarded hj the heat el "dolorous death" for the dist er. is ih«- subject of the prospectus of company which has been floated in thr itj wiih a
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    REVISED PRAYER BOOK.
    136 11 \asila-Catkatic Move for I)i .establishment I. indiii. Jan. IK. Lt ili^k oijxneTits of the revisn n of the 1 iaytr Book haw airain lettered ihe HsU ■gahMl thi i>roposal »>f th ilj hops u ntece before ra?i:ament "th sans I'raye [*ook. with exi>lana* inns of small details."
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    IMPROMPTU BULLFIGHT IN MADRID.
    143 11 I -li'd r. Jan. 23. Vj ißzprottpta bi;lltigh f eeeatred n> Mad rid tiiis monrinf when. a< some eattta were being driven to the municipal slauphterh- use. NH t^anel an<l Mfflwd along the strvetn, pmrmmi by police on Mttor cycies. The uemdJ scattered in a panic,
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    51 11 Duiirj: excavations in Umber Strict, Hull, stv.-ral hundreds of clay pipM of a deafen (iatirtr back. i'. if claimed, t<> the year 1660 were found. Manv of th^)i are brltoTvd bfl thf w«»rk of John Chaoman. lUjlll of Hull, wfct WW om- of the I »dtag pi untmetann of Ui
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    WOMAN'S STRUGGLE WITH BURGLAR.
    328 11 Sensational Incident in Calcutta. Bombay. Jan. 24. After a -period of qifigt, and just as- the Calcutta police were beginning to congiatulate themselves that they had got rid of the burglars who had effected so mair successful raids in the European rcsi'.ie^tial quarter south of Park
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    EXTRAORDINARY SCENES IN DARWEN CHURCH.
    163 11 London. Jan. 23. Extraordinary scenes were witnessed yesterday at St. Hubert's (tic) Church Dai wen. where recently there have beer several pi* tests against the character ol the services. Four hundred people, who participated ir to-day*! demonstration against the singincr of the Eockllist, held up
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    SOCIAL REFORM AMONG CHETTIES.
    149 11 Up to now, says the Pinang Gazette, though a large number of Chetties come from India and cany on money-lending business in Malaya, Burma, and other places either as agents or proprietors of their own businesses for periods of three •eats and over, they were by
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    WIFE'S RIGHT TO A HOME.
    141 11 Paris. ('an a husband force his wife to live with he? mother-in-law A Paris court has decided that he cannot and that he is not entitled to a divwrce if his wife leaves him rather than share the housekeeping with her mother-in law. The wife.
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    58 11 An American system of lipht si£nal!in£ in beinp examined and considered by the Ministry Of Transport, with x view to its adoption f°r it^'ulatinp the traffic. Threicoloured lijfhis are used, such as those in IMccadilly—red, j?reeii and yellow—but srhereafl the lights in Piccadilly have to be worked by I polin-nian,
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    OIL POLLUTION AT SEA.
    745 12 Use' 1 of Separators Urged. Statements as to the possibility of ittstalling in oil-burning ships separators which overcome the problem of pollution of the sea xvith oil fuel, and as to the geneially unsatisfactory effects of Hie decisions made at the international conference which met to
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    METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
    71 12 (By courtesy of the Government Health Office). For the twenty-four hours ending mid night Feb. 3rd:— Max. shade temp. 87.8 'F Min. shade temp. 73.2 F Mean shade temp. 79.1 F Max. sun radiation 160 F Min. tfrass radiation 72.5 F Sea temperature Max. K3, Min. 82 F
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      488 12 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc., 44. HEAVER STREET, NEW YORK (Incorporated in U.S.A.) o GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA h BALTIMORE (via Suez) M.S. SILVERMAPLE due Feb. 2:} M.S. SILVERGUAVA due Mar 10 M.S. SILVERBELLE due Apr. 4 PACIFIC JAVA CALCUTTA SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO
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      689 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 am Bangkok every Thursday t> a-"1 Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday <>
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      81 12 SHIPPING NOTES. The Hua Tong arrived in Malacca for the first trip from Singapore on Friday of last week. The master of the P. and 0. liner Alipore reported on arrival from Bombay on Saturday that the Tree Island Light was not burning at 2.25 a.m. on Saturday. The Skipsea,
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    PRIZE "HOWLERS."
    522 14 Amusing Mistakes From The Schools. The following are among the '"howlers published in the University Correspondent for January, ftf havinj? been received in lesponse to an offer by that publication of a prize for the be^t collection oi 12 snius irjr mistakes by school children: The Greenwich Meridian
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    'VARSITY "RAGS" BANNED.
    126 14 Notices Posted at Caitihridjf'. London, Jan. 22. As the outcome of a confort.net' aatwtas tin' Home BatWtiy, Sir William Joyr.son Eficka and the Vice-Cluuwailon <>i' the 0»« ford and Cambridge Uaiveraitiei ia ivla tior. to the serious 'ra^s," which occurrec PCCcatly, notices bavc L>e«.'n piloted through out
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    BOXERS' SECRET MEETING.
    96 14 Paris, Jan. 1. A sensation recalling that which followed the famous fight between Carpentier and Battling Siki ha? been caused in Paris by the announcement that the French Boxing Federation has decided to open an inquiry into the fight between Eugene Criqui, former French champion, and Al
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    MEDICAL TEST FOR SPORTS GIRLS.
    120 14 French Women Athletes' Decision. Paris. French girls engaged in sports must in futurv present a special medical report on tiitn physical fitness for athletics, according to a decision of the Frenchwomen's Sports Federation. Complaints have recently been made that *port was ruining the health of
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    18 14 Solicitor at Feltham: What side of the road do you call the right side? —Man: The correct side.
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    BUD-GRAFTING.
    87 15 Research Institute to Report. IC von. uur Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 4. Dr. Bryce. Director of Rubber Research Institute, writes to the Malay Mail with re ference to queries as to the results of budcrafting in Sumatra, that the botanic al division of the Institute has been steadily
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    SINGAPORE TRACTION CO.
    102 15 Financial Times' Blissful Ignorance. (Our Own Correspondent.—Copyright). London. Feb. 3. The Financial Times, discussing the Singapore trams, expresses a doubt as to whether trolley cars will .supersede them since the chancre would be costly and similar experience has not hitherto been uniformly satisfactory. The paper considers that
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    THE TRADE OUTLOOK.
    164 15 [British Radio—Official Service.l Rugby. Feb. 3. Sir Austin Harris, presiding at the annual meeting of Lloyd's Bank, endorsed the opinions which have been expressed by chairmen of other big London banks regarding 1 the encouraging trade prospect*. He added: "Two features of a very grati fying nature
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    EXCHANGE.
    63 15 Ft'tm .ry 1. Bank 4 ma. ■'>-** Bank demand -4 Private credits 3 M.S. 4 5.» New York, demand IWi Credits 9(» days. 5^ France. demand 1430 India. T. T. IM% Honp Kong. demaiH 11% p.c Pis. Yokohama, demand lL'O 1,. Java, demand" 140 J 2 Bangkok, demand 80
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    PRODUCE.
    213 15 February 4. Tin 200 Ton- $122 v Gambier 1% Pepper White I'll Pepper Black 68 Flake Tapioca 10 Pearl Sago Small 9 Copra 11.10 Copra Sundried lUSS Opium. Benares unt. 4.000 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 330 Rice. Siam old No. 1. 330 Rice. Rangoon Bintan
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    60 15 Feb. Ith, 12 o'clock noon. R.S.S. equal to Standard QjCF. Spot Wt% W% Standard K.s s. m Ttaato Kei». »>2 a 4 Mai. t\:\\ r,4 Apr-.June »;4'j f»4*» July Sept. fio 1-.. «).*)v 4 Tone of Market: Quiet. Latest Cable: London spot Shad IT 7..!
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    74 15 Saturday's Alterations. February. 4th. l«*sin>; Price**. Kuchai ($> 2.1S 2.2:! Rantau Pref. LBt% LB7tt Taiping- LSt% LS7% Idris %tw Gas Renong Cons. 2s 3d Is 6d dis. Tongkah Harbour \UA 11.G0 Allenbys 2.9") 3.0." Brunei Ltd. wJSA 5.80 Bukit Jelutonjr VMht LtTfc Bukit Katil \Jkt\k 107 1-.-Chanpkat
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    89 15 Saturdays Alterations. Buyers Sel'er* Batu Cave's ($1) 147% 1.42% Chin Chin ($1 > 1.05 I.W Kuehai 2.22 2.27 Lahat Mines (l) IS li» Malayan Consd. ($1) 1.2n 1.2". Pengkalen (ss) I".- 10s Petalinir 4.85 AS', Rahman Hyd.. (fll L.72% 1.77% IYmeneor Hi !#d 24s Kd r. Harbour
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    THE COTTON CRISIS.
    55 15 fßeuter's Service.] London. Feb. 3. The crisis in the cotton industry was the subject of further conferences in Manchester to day. Representatives of the operatives stated their attitude was unchanged. I "ndnn. Feb. The cotton conference at Manchester ha broken down owing to a complete deadlock in
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    179 15 j ROSE MACPHAIL (OS REPORT. Singapore. Keb. 4. Rubber. —L< n<lun. 5 7y«i. Up L<x*ai Tin.— London, £24fi. 12-. <;,l. l>. l.ma. $122% for 200 Ton*. \lininjr.--^uiet. Kuchai 2.21 2.2";. Kinta Dredge Lit LSS, Rahman H\draulu- L79**< LTI%, Kantau I'rtfs I>;s I "7. T«i|iif litt 1.34, North
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    GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
    269 15 SinKap-»re. Keb. 4. All Markets have been in the thro*- <*f htav> liquidations and values have suffer ed a severe set back, losing entirvl} the griound gained during the la^t Restriction quarter. The cause oi the break was the citation of an unfavourable atatoepbere by citation ;>nd rumour.-
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    THE RUBBER SLUMP.
    33 15 (Our Own Correspondent.—Copyrifrht). London. Feb. 1. The TXaily Mail ro-affinns that the slumj in rubber is purely American engineer«--; with the object of undoing* ?> the signatun. of low forward contracts.
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    U.S. BANK RATES.
    26 15 [li< liters S«-r\ice.J San I ranciN/o. Vvk. 4. The Federal Keser\. Hank re-dis, rate will b<' 4 per cent, as irom February 4-
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    MANUFACTURING CLOISONNE IN SHANGHAI.
    234 15 The China Commercial Company, an n.i porting and exporting firm organized m Gh*N in 1917, an.! incorporated int.. a limited cunijany two y. ir> latei, has now torn- into the manufacturing bwftM* WH a factory attache*! \m its Shanghai hrancfi on Haining Ki.ad. It in the
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    PERAK TURF CLUB.
    603 16 SATURDAY'S SUCCESSFUL RACING. A First Event Surprise. (Fr -m Own nißPoadtnt^ Ipoh, Feb. 4. The weather was fine for the second day's racing of this meeting and there was a larpe attendance. The fcoinfj was pood and the afternoon's sport most enjoyable. The day opened with a
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    THE SWIMMING CLUB.
    19 16 T«-lay bein-r a holiday arrangements have been made for tiffin to be served the Swimming Club.
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    82 16 According to a message from Frankfurt-am-Main, the Japanese cultivated pearl i> doomed la detection by a machine invent _H by Dr. Nackt n. Director of the Mineralo-STK-al Institute of the Ua'vcroit) at Frank fun-am Main, :m<l I>r. Jatjer. The pearl i suspended *n a silk thread in a >rlass tube
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    104 16 THE SCOTTISH CUP RESULTS Celtic and Rangers Win. nUvter*! Service.] London, Feb. 1. The Scottish Cup matches in the second mind, played to-day, resulted as follows:— Forfar 1, Kilmarnock 2 Hearts 7, Forres 0 3t Mirren r>. Vale of Athol 1. Dundee United 3, Dundee Dunfermlme 3, Leith
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    ENGLISH LEAGUE RESULTS.
    220 16 Valuable Points for Huddersfieid. Rasaltl in the English Leagues were:— DIVISION I. Evert on's Heavy Defeat. Arsenal 3, Derby 4 LMimintfham 2. Blackburn 1 Burnley :i, Sunderland 0. Bury 0. Aston Villa 0 HaddersfieM 4, Everton Leicester ti. Portsmouth 2 Clverpool 1, West Ham A YhM^Mhi OMgh
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    BELFAST INTERNATIONAL.
    65 16 Wales Beat Ireland. [Router's Service.] Belfast, Feb. 4. There was a crowd of 80,000 here to-day to see Wales beat Ireland by 2 poals to 1. The ground was heavy. The teams were:— Ireland:—Scott; McCluggage. \V. MeConnell; Irving. Morgan, Sloan; Chambers. Dunn, Davy. P. McConnell and M. Hood.
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    173 16 February Monthly Medal. The February monthly medal was played on Saturday and yesterday, and resulted in |l win for Mr. H- L. Marshall. Eighty-four cards were taken out and the following were returned:— The ball sweep was won by Mr. Marshall tm Saturday, and by Mr. Guy
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    LEAGUE POSITIONS.
    736 16 EFFECT OF SATURDAY'S GAMES. Second Division Fight. The positions in the English Leagues following Saturday's matches are as follow: DIVISION I. Goals. P. \V. D. L. F. A. Pts. Bverton CT 14 7 I 71 43 WW HuddersfteM H 16 I 7 07 43 34 Leicester S8 13
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    109 16 The following novels were added to RaJßea Library during che past fortnight. Krennan (F.H.) God Got One Vote. Clayton (1.N.) Desert Flames. Cooper (Henry St. J.) Morning Glory. Dennis (G.) Declaration of Love. Fenchtwanger <L.) The Ugly Duchess. Green (Julian) Avarice House. Moberly (L.G.) The Voice. Montague (C.E.)
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    STATUS OF TOTALISATOR BETTING.
    57 16 To be Legalised Next Session. London, Jan. 24. The definite introduction of a measure during: the next session of Parliament to legalise totalisator betting was foreshadow ed by Col. Guinness at Newmarket. He explained that it would not be a Government measure, but Government would take
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    BOXING.
    29 16 Johnson Beats Gipsy Daniels. London, Jan. 23. At Blaekfriars, in a fifteen-round contest <U 12-st. 81b., Len Johnson of Mancheste1 on points the British cruiser-weigh* ■hanipion, Gipsy Daniels.
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    104 16 THE DAVIS CUP DRAW. Thirtythree' Entries. [Reuter's Service.] Paris. Feb. 3. The Davis Cup complete draw tor th< European zone is as follows: Australia vs. Italy; Roumania vs. Belgium; Germany vs. Greece; Chili vs. Spain: Jugo-Slavia vs. Finland; Argentine v* Great Britain; Hungary vs. Norway; Ireland vs. Holland;
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    THE M.C.C. IN S. AFRICA.
    27 16 Rain Stops Fifth Test. [Reuter's Service.] Durban, Feb. 4. In the fifth Test match there was no play to-day owing- to rain-
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    THE TOTALISATOR.
    522 16 A Water-worked Method. A new type of totalizator is undergoing tests at the present time, which it is claimed will greatly diminish expense and facilitate the transporting of the machine from place to place. The Hydro-totalisator. which is the invention of Engineer-Com-mander Barry Hosken, R.N. (retired), is based
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    90 16 Mr. J. F. Walker, manaper of Dintfwal estate. Mambau, Negri Sembilan. entt re<' the General Hospital, SeremUan. on Tuesda; nijrht, and was operated on for appemlii it is He is making satisfactory progress.- M.M The voting at Wednesday's meeting of thi Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board, on tht amendment that the
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