The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 7 February 1928

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, SA TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1928. NO. 12.327
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    273 1 The Daily Telegraph betters that Mr. Kellotfj?. hefore stating America's willingness to sign a treaty to abolish submarines, ascertained that Japan was also willing—Page 9. The Times points out that Britain made a similar proposal at Washington in 1921. and l.v <)u<itidien remarks that \lr. Kellogg is
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    FIGHTING THE JIB.
    1218 1 h jr1 i|>!»ed him as he was making his fonard along the hurtling. heaving deck to see what he mH if with the jib, whuh was flapping madly about in the swirl an 1 the press of the pale. Its sheet had broken Jiway from the ring-bolt,
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      126 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Satbm'l ar.- agents for tht Buick. —Pagv 14. Auction s:ile hy Ching Keag Lee. Pago 7. I ittle's for ladies' 'taiiiinu; costunios. Page S. rheviuh-t prieei have been levised.— l'a^e 11. Wilkinson. Hc-ywoud and <".a:k's pa!7i's etc -Pasre S. Little's coffee ii ra—fed an<i frovad ttmb daily.--Pace '<.
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      107 1 THE WEEK. TliCtdlliJ. 7th. Hi^rh Water. 0.4 a.m.. U, 11.1! a.m.. 9.9. Malacca: H. W. a.m.. k">o p.m.. >..7. Chap Goh Mi-h. Ipoh Races third day. Australia!? mail c-losos ti p.m. Hijrh Water, 0.34 a.m., S.B. ll.ofi, a.rr... IJ. Malacca: H. W. K.40 a.m., <i.O, >..*>t> p.m., U. Thttrnduy. 9th.
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    CARDIFF MURDER CASE.
    194 2 Appeal for Reprieve of Condemned Men. London, Jan. 16. Th-. i. ricte hi Souti Wakt n rtirri ■I two i:i-r. Edward Bowlmia Dar.xi i who are due to b« txu.. MifM t"i- ler, bf catting the ihroat l.f Wit, a foot" I < a: :irT. John Rowlands,
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    FOOTBALL FIELD DEATH.
    269 2 Verdict at Inquest on Guardsman. An injury received on the football field that led to the death of Guardsman Charles Fdward Easter, aped 25. of the £nd. Batt. Grenadier Guards, stationed at Wellington Barracks. ~-as described at Westminster Coroner's Court. Guardsman Sidney Winyard. captain and right back
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      150 2 THE HAPPY VALLEY PRESENT Monster Progtamme OF Varied Amusements GATE 20cts. MADAM V Kelvey's T\l Talented Pupils f; \x Victoria > Theatre L Matinee Feb. 6th and 10th at 5.15 V p.m., Feb. 11th at 9.15 p.m. Baby wonders eautiful girls rilliant costumes etter Dancing righter items Booking now open
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      443 2 The Alhambra Theatre (Tan Cheng Kee Co., Ltd.. Proprietors) Commencing: Saturday, 4th Februan. UNITED ARTISTS ATTRACTION DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS IN THE GAUCHO FIRST HOUSE 7.30 P.M. "THE HOUSE OF MARNEY' MATINEES. WEDNESDAY, AND SATURDAY LU I'M 1 ADMISSION PRICES NIGHTLY BALCONY $2.SO—DOWNSTAIRS ttM ILff, Txiv BOOKINCw AT KELLY AND WALSH. Seats
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    FILM STAR DEAD IN HER HOUSE.
    221 3 Maid's Discovery in a Locked Room. Paris, Jan. 4. i.le. Claude France, the French cinema star, whs found dead by her chamber-maiu when :h? entered her mistress' bedroom this morning. The door was locked. Th. mail, alter knocking ma;>> times, i.eeanie f lightened, and
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    DEATH OF MRS. W. E. WILSON.
    182 3 Wife of Hong Kong Police Inspector. The sympathy of the community will go out to Inspector W. E. ("Tug") Wilson, of the Hong Kong Police, in the loss of his wife, who died yesterday at the Victoria Hospital, says a Hong Kong paper of
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    DEATH OF MRS. JAMES MACDONALD
    182 3 It i- with Ihe very deepest regret tha' mt rtad of Ulf d^ath. at the I htbea H« spital for Womej., ot" Margaret JTuill Macdonaid. \vido\% of Mr. James Macdonald who died at Jesselton on iUh July while he was District Officer, Beaufort. Always cheerful,
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    DEATH OF "THE SILENT MAN."
    132 3 Oath Kept for 30 Years. London, Jan. 22. Samuel FnMM&er, known as "The Silent Man." who has not spoken a single word for 30 years, died at the house of the "Miracle Rabbi" at Czortkow. Galida, today. Frommei, who had i-pent all hi» lei^u.e in
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    AFTER 2,000 YEARS.
    124 3 Roman Galleys to be Raised from a Lake. Rome, Jan. 3. Two beautiful galleys of imperial Rome, which have been lying on the muddy bottom of Lake Nemi for nearly 2,000 years, aie to be restored to Rome by an arduous piece of engineering, the contract for
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      247 3 ADELPHI HOTEL I Tuesday Feb. 7.-TEA DANCE, 5.30-7.30 p.m.. with the 1 Kami of the s.s. President Wilson. it Admission $1.00. f$J THE MIDNIGHT FROLICS on the Roof 1 Garden at 9.30 p.m. Admission $2.00. WedneMiay. Feb. B.—CABARET DINNER AND D\NCE— I TUO BANDS. The Band of the Mk President
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      213 3 *4S\\ These materials which C 7 lUjLJi^. emanate from the hT^ "I I£ famous house of A O^O^ J"?I ki Wilkinson Heywood y/\ '*N C Clark are well worth ■^E V —^>___ a trial and will always y/^^_ "^vO Sive satisfaction. 1 Xf \L** t*\ 1 Wy» r«L V IV
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    LIFE IN THE FOREIGN LEGION.
    1523 4 OX THE FROSTIER OF ROMANCE. What it Means To-day. STORY OF AMERICAN WHO DESERTED. •U litt.v .\i-lu>ively i\>r th. BiasJSp+TC J'r»-t- Press and the N.A.N A.| ->,- is she first of a series of articles by Besmstt J. Doty, the young American v. fio^t valiant
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    MURDERED AS A WITCH.
    88 4 Culprits Acquitted. Vienna, Jan. 18. Believinjf her to be a witch, fouT peasants, influenceil hy an insane companion, Vincent T«>kar, bound, murdered »nd dissected an old woman who entered Tokar's bedroom for the purpose, he alleged, of bleeding: him. Subsequently it was discovered that she was
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    FREE PRESS FOOTBALL COMPETITION.
    174 4 $100 For Only 12 Matches. $50 Must Be Won. \W publish every Tuesday morning coupons for our weekly lootball Competition. A urize of $100 will be awarded to the reader who forecasts the CORRECT RESULTS OF THE TWELVE MATCHES in the coupon below. In the event
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    EVOLUTION ON THE FILM.
    287 4 A Daring Exhibition in Germany. The most daring: film ever shown to the German public was released by the Ufa Company, as a special feature of the holiday season. This is Love and Nature, the story of evolution "from the cell to the human being." Nature
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    CHANNEL AIR LINER'S RECORD.
    52 4 London to Paris in 00 Minuu*. London. Jan. 19. Captain A. S. Wilcockson of the Imperial Airways flew in a seven ton Handley Patre Jupiter air liner from London to Paris in ninety minutes, averaging 100 miles an hour. This is a record for this size
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    FLYING DAY BY DAY.
    1360 4  -  T. Stanhope Sprigg PLANS FOR THE R.lOO Pilots' Feathered Friends. LIGHT PLANES POPULAR. by Editor of "AIRWAYS. 1 \SnCtAL TO FREE PRESS The other afternoon I had a rather MM in^ but significant experiem e in IOJNNi t the gieat airship R.IOC. which b now neai
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    SOMERSETS'S "TOM THUMB" DEAD
    46 4 Dwarf Wh > Swallowed Swords. London, Jan. 22. Arthur Williams, Somerset shire's "Tom Thumb," died at Boston, Lincolnshire, tu day at \h- age >ui I1 o a dwar <u-> f w ,n HTUiwm va~ d<>u! 1« c owncii. and >\vall<»w EM < f ten.
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      475 4 Cut Here FREE PRESS" FOOTBALL COUPON. (Cross out losing club; if draw, leave both standing.) Matches Played Saturday, February 11th. ASTON VILLA vs. SHEFFIELD UNITED. BLACKBURN ROVERS vs. NEWCASTLE. CARDIFF vs. HUDDERSFIELI). WEST HAM. vs. ARSENAL. SUNDERLAND vs. BURY. DERBY COUNTY *s. BURNLEY. PORTSMOUTH vs. LIVERPOOL. LEEDS vs. PRESTON N.E.
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    COLDER STILL.
    630 5 The Extremes of Temperature. Most of mankind foeb n-ally comfortable »n!y within a very slight rani;*.' of temperature —about 2". degrees F. Below 65 depiees V.. for instance, we English feel hilly and our efficiency is impaired unless we keep moving about; and above 80 F. we bepin
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    A GOOD EXAMPLE.
    212 5 Scathing connnents were made by Judge Herbert-Smith, at Norwich County Court, in a case in which Alfred B^ewster sued James Cecil Martin, of Mildenhall. for £16 f>s., II weeks' rent of a house in Sprowston-road, Norwich. Mr. Keefe, Martin's solicitor, pointed oik the rent before the war
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      258 5 jm *$~m 12 H.P. Models. 7 H.P. Models. MM^ LAmiMM Tourer. $2550 Tourer. $1295 _MM*wMJmmiJUMMt^ Saloon- 325° Saloon- mo *^^W MMMfg^^^^^^^ Semi-Sports (G.E.) 1500 Special Home Leave Facility. 1^- ;<( WINDSOR SALOON We can arrange delivery of any of the 12 h.p. models in ,r hngland at the l<H'a! price
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      98 5 «^^K> this winter! oT\m i/*/\ I JL liberated by Evan.' Partilie. quickly kill tW y Jn 1 M.Ms% germ* tliat lurk in tl»e ob»cure byeway* of tke I F> nomc- throat and cheat, aoothing the aifecte* 1 \j|^\ 4 I put*. Doctor* atrongly recomraen<l them. EVANS* rnnin\i\jC\\w*m ANTIiEPTiC TMIIOAT Pastilles
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    NO STANDING ROOM.
    290 6 Panic Danger in New York. New York has not standing room in its streets for its population. The statement has often been made that if through some panic the skyscrapers in lower Broadway and Wall-street were to empty together, thousands of people would be unable even to
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    THE POPULAR ZOO.
    185 6 New Record of Attendance Last Year. Weather or no weather, the Zoo always itlnylE That would seem to be the reasonabW conclusion to draw from the fact that during 1927 an unusually disheartening year for outdoor amusements, the number of visitors to the Zoological Gardens exceeded that
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    "MILTON'S HAIR" RELIC FRAUD.
    135 6 Conviction of Bogus Antiquary. London. Jan. 16. Hunter Rogers was sentenced to-day to twelve months' imprisonment for selling as genuine bogus relics of celebrities including William Penn's spade, the poet Gray's lantern, a lock of Milton's hair and various Shakespearean relics, some of which he sold
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    SPEECH WITHOUT LARYNX.
    88 6 Three Remarkable Cases in Vienna. At a »*i*.Tl of the Austrian Soclet: I Fxporimenta! Phonetics, three persons were introduced, one of whom was operated oi six years affd, fhe seconu three years ago. and the third three months ago. Although in each case the whole larynx had
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    PREVENTION V. CURE.
    90 6 "I have just returned from Suffolk," write? a correspondent, "where the state of some of the snow-bound roads gave colour to the following slander, which has spread widely through the county, its source of origin being of course, changed to suit the 'ocality. "That's a'goin to snow
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    10 6 Mr. J. M. Barron is acting as District Officer, Klang.
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    POLICE OBSERVATION TOWER.
    114 6 Erected in Trafalgar Square. London, Jan. 26. A police observation tower, 25 feet high, has been erected m Trafalgar Square to facilitate the control of the police forces at times of a threatened disturbance. The walls are of six-inch stone, pierced with slits like those of a
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    24 6 Applicants for position a> some of the lonjr-disUnce an lin« pass some amusinß tests. < solo motor cycle through traft' tray loaded with food balanced
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      430 6 H iV/udzy made in Scotland 4n -id distilled from Zjxvrtm/ Rfe hi w ¥>ARLKV is a vdluabie food and the distilled isk W essence contain., properties that are not Hjl |k only reNtoniti\e but are aho health t-i^in^ in a JfJ] Filly itreater degree thun jny other di .filled artiele.
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    OUR FINANCE POLICY.
    244 7 CHANCELLOR ON RATES PROBLEM. A Matter of Urgency. [British Radio—Official Service.] Rr.rfhy. Ick I. In a pfreech at Birmingham last bight, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Winston Churchill, said that obviously t&ere f~uM be no Geneial Election in T.J2-. Th? Fianchise Bill must be panned into
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    HAIG'S DIARY CLOSED.
    146 7 [British Radio- Official Service] Rugby, Feb. 5. It is estimated that 150.000 people yesterday passed the body of Earl Haig lying in state in St. Giles' Cathedral, Fdinburgh. It is announced that Earl Haig's personal views of the conduct of the Great War will remain a close
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    KING RECEIVES CANADIAN FARMERS.
    89 7 [British Radio—Official Service] Rugby. Feb. 5. The King- and Queen received yesterday afternoon, at Buckingham Palace, a party of TO Canadian farmers who are visiting this country. It was noticed with much pleasure that the Queen wa> wearing the maple leaf given to her on her
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    RESPITE FOR WHITE RUSSIANS.
    32 7 [Reuter's Service.] Const intinople, Feb. 5. The period of grace for the stay of Russian monarchists in Turkey, due to expire to-morrow has been extended for another year.
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    29 7 Dr. Alex Scott, Penang left for Home on holiday by the Blue Funnel steamer Pyrrhus and Dr. W. J. Pixon. i'o, r.uf 1. of TlOOft Tai])injr. is in chaise.
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    THE SIMON COMMISSION.
    212 7 SIR JOHN'S MESSAGE TO INDIA. Appeal to Public Opinion. [British Radio—Official Service.] (tcgfcy, Fe\ 4. :;r iichn Simon nad other members of ihe Statutory Commission arrived-at Bombaj yesterday. Sir J'hn Simon issued a statement to the Pi ess in the following terms: "My cdl'-atrues and I have
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    BACK TO THE PLATFORM AGAIN.
    113 7 [British Radio—Official Service] Kugby, Feb. 5. On account of the introduction into Parliament of proposals which aie expected to give votes to all women at the age of 21 an interesting reunion took place yesteulay of suffragettes who fought for women's votes some If years
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    WHAT MR. AMERY LEARNED.
    123 7 [British Radio—Official Service] Kiffby, Feb. I. Ha\inii completed his great tour of the Doittinioßfc, The Colonial Secietiry. Mr. -\mery. accompanied by Mrs. Amery. left N e w Brunswick last night for England. In a final speech at St. .John's. Mr. Amory MM it hod Ween a
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    AIR POST FOR PERSIA.
    20 7 [Reuter's Service.l Teheran, Feb. .">. A Russo-Porsian agreement has established a weekly airmail from Teheran to Baku.
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    TURCO-SWEDISH TREATY.
    17 7 [Router's Service.J Constantinople, Feb. 5. A Turco-Swedish treaty of commerce and navigation has been signed.
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      486 7 BUSINESS CARDSw i DAWN STQdid f I \|»\NESE PHOTOGRAPHER I PRINSEP STREET M t «iiscount will I to all our i •or Chinese Year o: I m.»^~m m m m. m^ u WEE^^TOERsT I a Undertakers, m MOM MENTAL MASONa n a h Kloral Wreath*. Mado to order. B :itit-inl
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      368 7 A SI'RE WAY TO STOr INDIGESTION. •p T, y frequcnllv ((r(jjna bica > th „o, "h"' neVer r-aiisi.n« -'though V'; h;; lm lining .nd\nay fir S2 "h Ulcers- A ilft remedy '•isorated •mI '"oment you takt NOTICES. NOTICE i< hereby that the above Trade Marks are the property of Chop
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      217 7 Keep illness at arm's length JUJr 1 Bovril gives the body jjj I n^ strength to keep illness \^fe at arm's length i Shell Spirit and Oil The Asiatic Petroleum Co., (S.S.) Ltd. (Incorporated in England; f NOTICES. S.S. ORDINANCE NO. 197 .LABOI'R) AND THE LABOUR CODY.. \92:\. EMPLOYERS OF
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      264 7 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE OF One Japanese Oil Motor Bout, 57' 2" long, 12'.:]". wide. (V 2" deep, known a* S.S. "Siioua Maru" No. 4945 with 2 biff :.i:i« -i ail coiis rope, 1 wooden In tub, 1 MMbH witli cn.iir.. 5 hurricai.e lamps, 2 copper nu-np-. ca: side covers,
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      135 7 PICKWICK IN PICTURES. By Arthur Moreland. No. :]2. (aptain lioldwiK. M« PICKW.CIC ASLEEP VW COOL COME CENTISSr TMKkStTAN SDCKANOA&AROENW OAOTY, SO THEY HAVE' 3AID PRODDING M* PtCKW.CK WITH H.S HE WAS FINALLY IN THE BARLOW. HE l)t^ 1 'JJ?l?/Si52S^SlJ^/^^ AMD^SI^-SSoENER WTrsSScAPIAIM CAPTAIN &OLDWIC -'EH f ST.C^. COLO PUNCH' MURMEQED RLSCUEDBV
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, FERBUARY 7, 1928. AMERICA'S POLICIES.
    748 8 As far as can be gathered from the brief cabled summaries the PanAmerican Conference at Havana .seems to be getting very mixed up between the theoretical and practical rights of Nations. Theoretically a Nation has a right to live its own
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    369 8 Mr. Justice >*tcCabe Reay left Johore on Friday to preside at the Penanc Conn of Appeal. Mr. R. St. J. Braddell has arrived in Pcnang to appear in a case in the Court of Appeal. All ladies who are willing: to help (in an\ capacity) at the 1928 St. Andrew's
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    54 8 THE GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO SIAM. Impressed with Hua Hin. fFrotC Our Own Cnrro^pondent.» Bangkok. Feb. A Sir Hugh and Lady Clifford enjoyed their visit to Hua Hin. Th»* Governor played golf with the Minister ti OMMNN^ and expressed himself impressed with the value of Siani's seaside resort. His
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    IN MEMORY OF EARL HAIG.
    62 8 (From Out Own Correspondent* Kuala Lumpur. Feb. fi. Earl Haig memorial services were conducted by the Bishop at St. Mary's Church, by the Rev. A. A. Cooper at the Presbyterian Church and the Rev. Orton Cooper at St. Mark's, Seremban, where a wreath was laid
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    HOUSING PROBLEM.
    564 8 Singapore Action. [To the Editor Malay Mail Dear Sir. —I see that in a paragraph in your paper deaiinvr with a letter which I wrote concerning Singapore Municipal limits you say that the GovflfcMftMt took almost no action on the Housing Commission Report. I have seen this statement
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    142 8 The following appointments have rerently been made by the Secretary of State for the Colonies:—Straits Settlements: Mr. W. L. Blackmore, M.8., Ch. 8., M.R.C.S.. L.R.C. P., Medical Officer; Major S. R. MacKenzie, D.5.0., Commandant S.S. Volunteer Rejft.; Mr. A. A. M. Crawford and Mr. E. E. Vesey, Police Probationers; Miss
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    A DANCING MATINEE.
    467 8 MME. KELVEY'S ITI'H s AT THEATRE. A Delightful Performance Madam Kehey presented h«r another excellent programme of dan< the first of her series of nerforman. i year at the Victoria Theatre ye^.r teinoon. It was an excellently K show *nd apart from the personal m tfe-ndenc- of
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    43 8 LATEST TIN AND KIMIKR PRICES. (From Our Own Corre»pendent» L«mdon. Feb. :U0 p.m. Messrs. Syminjrton and S noti^^- to-dav's rubber prio Is. 5 7«d. per Ib. Messrs. Lewis. I^zaru> ami han^ notify to-day V tin price* £242*11 16— i'24:* 11 16.
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    THE RETIRING. COLONIAL TREASURER.
    156 8 A quiet, unassuming man. Mr I uh.. is retiring from Mala\a mvt m** Colonial Treasurer. S.S.. ha- a I<T< friends, says the M*la> Ma disposition, never s|Hakmir a w+* of any one. Mr. McLean years' service in Malaya Hcountry, a Wrangler fr.-m I it is amusinp
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    22 8 The death is reported of Im;h« Mohamed Amin. late Chief Visitin. cher, Perak The deceased ret Government service only m J«nua year.
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      9 8 To-day's Feature. THE TRUTH ABOCT TB FOREIGN LEGIOS Paff<
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    THE SUBMARINE QUESTION.
    251 9 RFI.VTIVE STRENGTH OF THE POWERS. Japan Willing. TReutcr's Service.] I ondon. Feb. 6. plomatic correspondent of the Daily PH that Mr. Kellogg, be#>re n that the United States was <gn a treaty with all Powers ptohiiirines. s«>um!ed Tokyo and asit Japan was similarly willing. naval progranjme provides
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    FRANCO AMERICAN ALLIANCE.
    44 9 [Havas Service.] Paris. Feb. 6. The papers recall the bonds of friendship -ynpathy hatVMI Frame ami the I'nittied l">0 years aifo to-ii:iy. by the of the Franco-American alliance it>, la be strcn>rt^e.H-d ttwlay hy th ng ««f the Franco-American arbitral* i:y.
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    EXPLOSION SINKS STEAMER.
    53 9 [Router's Service. 1 Spulatu. Feb. 6. terrific explosion occurred in a cWft ak-ium carbide aboard the steamer i otT Sebenico <a port in the Adriatic). The ship was split in twain and sank in fe* minutes. A stoker was killed and the ■4 i ur nnd two
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    INDIAN FERRY BOAT TRAGEDY.
    44 9 [Reiser's Service.] Allahabad. Feb. 6. Ne*'s from Hyderabad says H persons irv drowned by the capsizing of a small -ry-boat on the middle Indus between Ahan and Doulatpur. Seven men and four unvn were rescued. [Earlier cables on page 7.]
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    PROMINENT CHINESE LEADERS IN SINGAPORE.
    232 9 Mudying International Conditions. admission of Chinese politicians, ♦ring amongst its members a son of .at* Dr. Sun Yat Sen. arrived in Singar yesterday by the Dollar liner President Wilson; The commission consists of Dr. C. i former ltereign Minister of the v-.nfr Government). M-r. Sun
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    26 9 accident, reciting in the death of ar kwM male Tamil coolie, aijed about 41) o»ouire<! en Friday at about 11.4«> lock at thf Silibin Road level-grossing
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    LONG FLIGHTS AGAIN.
    83 9 HINKLER'S AUSTRALIAN TRIP. To Heat Keith Smith's Record. [Reuter's Service.] I <»ndo n Feb. 6 Weather permitting, Bert Hinkler takes off from Croydon to-day on a solo flight to Australia in eighteen days, in a 30 h.p. Avro-Avian machine. He hopes to cover the journey in 1,000
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    SIR ALAN COBHAM IN UGANDA.
    40 9 [P>ritish Radio—Official Service] Rugby, Feb. 6. Alan obhajn, who is engaged in an air survey of Africa, accompanied by Lady Cobham and a crew of four, yesterday flew from Mongolia on the Nik-, acroai Uganda.
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    THE LOOPING RECORD.
    38 9 [Reuters Service] Paris, Feb. 6. The newspapers diclaie that Shanks' looping the loop perft.nuance at St. Paul's Minnesota does not attain the record of the Frenchman. Fronvals. who made 902 loops in under four hours.
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    LEVINE WANTS TO FLY TO MOSCOW.
    38 9 [Reuter's Service.] Riga, Feb. 6. I evine. the Atlantic flyer, has applied to the Flying Department to a>>ist in the arrant:.ng of a non-stop flight from New York to Mo^cmv this sumnui.
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    NEWALL AND VINCENT RESUME.
    25 9 [Reuter's Service.] Le Boucget, Feb. 6. The British airmen. Newall and Vincent, who are flying East, took off for Rome to-day.
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    OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.
    73 9 To-day's Ceremony. [British Radi<.) —Official Service] Rugby. Feb. 8. Parliament will l>e opened tomorrow. The King and Queen will leave Buckingham Palace, accompanied by a sovereign' escort of the Royal Horse Guards. The debate on the Speech from The Throne is expected to engage the attention of
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    STEEL HELMETS AND COMMUNISTS CLASH.
    51 9 [Router's Service.] Berlin. Feb. 6. Four thousand police turned out to protect 2.000 •'steel-helmets" on their annual parade. This Monarchist semi-military organisation included two of the ex-Kaiser's sons. Six thousand Communists counter demonstrated and there were minor clashes and 125 arrests. [Earlier cables on page
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    ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY.
    317 9 Malayan Branch Report. The annual general meeting of the Malayan branch, Royal Asiatic Society, will be held at Singapore on the 20th. instant. The report for 1927 states that the close of the year saw 6GO names on the memberhip roll, as compared with 662 at the
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    TAIPUSAM FESTIVAL.
    622 9 PINS, SPEARS, HOOKS AND RODS. Birthday of God Subramaniam. (By Our Indian Correspondent). The spectacle of long, sharp pins stuck by the hundreds into human flesh and limbs, of glistening spearv caught in back and chest, of fierce hooks pierced through flesh and attached to a burdensome cart,
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    EFFECTIVE PYROTECHNIC DISPLAY.
    117 9 Last night the neighbourhood of Raffles Reclamation was thronged with people of all nationalities who had assembled to witness the annual display of fireworks in celebration of Taipusam. Both the quantii> and quality of the fireworks were excellent, and the onlookers were evidently well satisfied with their
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    RUBBER SMUGGLING.
    164 9 Preventive Fleet's Captures. Only two captures of rubber smuggler* have been reported by the F.M.S. Customs Preventive launches during the past week. When on patrol off Pulau Undang at 7 a.m. on Jan. 28 the Rewak captured a prau with 15.53 pikuls of rubber and three Maays aboard.
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    MATTERS CHINESE.
    529 9 HOUSING AND LANDS ASSESSMENT. Rising Costs. (Our Chinese Correspondent.) The Singapore Chinese Daily Journal of Commerce gives details regarding housing schemes and lands assessment in Singapore for the last eight years, which may be of interest. It is reported that the cost of lands and buildings had gradually
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    LIFE IN FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION.
    111 9 American's Remarkable Experiences. Bennet J. Doty, the young American whose valiant service in the French Foreign Legion and his subsequent desertion, imprisonment and release have made him a f.gure of world interest, has a remarkable story to tell of his arduous experiences as a L«gionaire.
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    HEALTHY SINGAPORE.
    166 9 United Empire, the organ of the Royal Colonial Institute, states that Sir James Barrett, K.8.E., president of the Melbourne Branch, forwards the following extract from a letter received by him from Singapore: "I have read your article in United Empire re Peopling Tropical Australia. I went to the
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    97 9 The floods during last month were the worst experienced for some years. Boating: was tne favourite pastime on Tuaran Estate where in one kongsi the water was waist deep, that is approximately fourteen feet above ground level. B.N.B. Herald The 8.N.8. Herald records with deep regret the death on 21st
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    "ATMOSPHERIC" CINEMAS.
    393 11 Open-Air Illusion in Theatres. -pheric" theatres will be the next vojfue in Great Britain, according John E.nr^on. America's foremost ind cinema architect, who ha. -tud\inK our buildint* and ventilation ft, which he think> are not so foul >hould be. Kherson is the archil..»ct of foity iheric" cinema theatres
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    ADVENTURES IN KENT.
    908 11 Mississippi Minor. I One who ha" never seen the Mississippi may perhaps be pardoned for recalling it. The Medway in flood, pome eitrht miles from Maidstone, supplies the visionary link. Please don't th'nk that even so insular a person is capable of seriously comparing the size and
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    THE LIFEBOAT'S EPIC.
    689 12 Over 60,000 Lives Saved By Institution. This Christmas gales and the severe storms of October and November brought vividly before the public the worn of the National Lifeboat Institution, which during its 104 years of existence has saved 61,130 lives, or an average of 11 a week.
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    SUCCESSFUL OPERATION ON DOLLAR LINER.
    97 12 Mr. \V. M. Sanderson, a nas?en(*er on board the Dollar liner. Present Wilson, had an acute attack of appendicitis whilst the vessel was at sea two days airo. The steamer's surgeon. Dr. Ernest Fox. M.D.. and two American doctors amonir the passengers, Drs. R. O.
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    153 12 The Halvdan brought a rice car*r<> from Bangkok yesterday. A livestock cargo of 1,488 sheep arrived on board the Centaur from Fremantle yesterday. Some surprise was caused in Colombo recently when it was noticed that the City of Lahore, bound from Penan;* to New York, instead of entering the harbour,
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    EX-MAHARAJA OF INDORE'S ROMANCE.
    417 14 Death of Frother-in-Law May Delay Wedding. Bombay, Jan. 24. According to the Bombay Chronicle, although the future plans of the ex-Maharaja of Indore are still secret, the movements of his emissaries in Indore leave no doubt as to the wishes of the ex-Maharaja regardinghis niarriajre to
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    FILMING A "Q" SHIP EXPLOIT.
    391 14 Y.C. as Director. The >inking of the .German submarine U 98 by the "hush"' thip Stocki'orce. whi; n took place in 1918, was realistically reproduced for the New Era film *'Q Ships," otf Plymouth recently. For three days operations had had to b abandoned owing
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    31 14 Sir Robert Williams, chairman of the Anglo-Dutch Rubber Plantations of Java, predicts that in the future, with scientificcultivation, an acre of rubber trees will be producing a thousand pounds of rubber.
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    ACTOR SWALLOWS HIS MOUSTACHE.
    208 14 Mr. Davy Burnabv's Novel and Unexpected Feat. The prize for the most interesting per formance by a theatrical "star" during the Christmas season went to Mr. Davy Buinaby, a popular figure in "The How-Wows" at the Prince of Wales' Theatre. He swallowed his moustache! This was
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    THE SHEEP'S LAST RESOURCE
    174 14 The plight of so many sheep lost on the exposed and snow-swept places of Britair calls to mind the strange habit of animals in the extremities of hunger, eating each others's wool. Canon Rawnsley, in his enteitaining "Lake Country Sketches," vividly describes some trying winter experiences
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    BRITISH TRADE IN INDIA.
    608 15 Lord Ebury Criticizes Home Producers. IMPERIAL ACTION. Bombay, Jan. 20. Lord Ebury. Chairman of the Army and Navy Co-operative Society has given an important interview to The Statesman, Calcutta, en Gseat Britain's trade problems. 'Xsreal Britain is lagging behind," he laid, "in the race for trade
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    79 15 The total value of imports into Ceylon in 11)27 was Rs. 406,107,210, this being Rs. 11.349,187 in excess of the total for I(J2G and, roughly speaking, fiO millions ahead of 1925. Exports, however, showed a falling off, being valued at Rs. 479,421,170 as against Rs. 532,251,421 in 1926. The total
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    PRODUCE.
    197 15 February S. Tin 17. r, Tons C122 Gambier T' L Pepper White Nil Pepper Black H Flake Tapioca 19 Pearl Sago Small Copra 11.1" i'h >r Bund I 1 iJti Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Rice Linn? Hin Chan Mark Kt'd Katie New 330 Rice, Siam old No. 1. 190
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    GROWTH OF VANCOUVER.
    329 15 An Outpost of British Commerce. TKI i"th anniversary <>i the arrival o the first transcontinental passenger irair in Vancouver was recently celebrated by a public luncheon. T of tha train maj e said to mark the rt I birtl what ly a city of clot upon 100,-
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    PENNY POSTAGE AND PENNY CHEQUES.
    150 15 Chamber of Commerce Support. Reiterating their demand for ecoih public expenditure, the Birmiagham O;; bet of < ammerae bI bh injr express the belief that if the Government merits were instructed by th«' Tica.su; L hili- revenue for the ensuing twelve motUh: would be on
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    141 15 IS RESTKKTION UHBtiOKOMII PM CBYLOK? Smiijrplinu in Malaya. In the Ceylon Legislative um il pea nf ly Mr. H. R. Freeman gaw .lotic* <>t ih» following (jucstiona:— Did the GovfiniiKTU in jenrodtii Rubuer Restriction Ordinal ice in IfQ »eDKffCflft t«< Council that »"< M la c- mm
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    Time Limit Asked For Restriction.
    146 15 Mr. 1- iiv i ,iu-nt t«--;;up what wee the- export figure for |f£7 oi" unn Mrk-u-d rubber Bri t.>h Kmpiie troi fan I >;neo and Sarawak, md what w<. rv tin* Ceylor wtricted export Bgfan I hmm p< m-k!. foil-, v. i;ik Icwnei for I.'l'T
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    BRITISH GOODS ABROAD.
    266 15 A Floating Exhibition. Preparation.-- an- now being made by number ot commercial men l«> send a >hij to Latin Anurk-a and patti on th< \\a> there lor the purpose of exhibiting, adverti^injr, tmi .-<-lliriir Briti^h Alr.a<i\ tiims in Glasgow. Belfast. ;;nd Liverpool have agreed |t t.tke spac-o
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    YACHTING.
    189 16 WEEK-END EVENTS AT THE CLUB. The Boden-Kloss Cup. In a strong breeze on Saturday afternoon the Prima Donna and Marlon argued it out as to who should hold the Boden-Kloss Match Cup. At 4.30 p.m. the boats were sent off on the course and both were well reefed. In
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    THE B. CLASS EVENT.
    325 16 On Sunday at 9.55 a.m. the B. Class boats saileu the second of the series for the prize presented by M*. H. Worham. The weather was very kind and a strong breeze was blowing throughout the morning. These boats were in their element and made an
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    THE A CLASS RACE.
    559 16 A Close Finish. The first round for the trophy presented by Mr. J. C. Cobbett was sailed over the N. E. Monsoon Club course on Sunday at 10.05 a.m. Jean 11. on the port tack, had the best of a good start in the dead nip
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    PERAK TURF CLUB.
    274 16 THE FEBRUARY RACE MEETING. To-day's Weights. Race No. 1.—Horses (Purse)—Third Division—5 furlongs.—Bronavio 9.3, Highborn 9.2, Omadhaun 8.7, Earldom 8.5, Melgco 8.4, Bess 8.2, Taipinn 11. 8.2, Baroni:i 8.1,' Stiffy 8., Faugh-A-Ballagh 8., \V\nillo 7.11. Torono 7.10, Panrilla 7.10, Bombastic 7.8. Humourous 7.8. Gay Reveller 7.."i, Balron 7.5,
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    FOOTBALL COMPETITION NO. 25
    56 16 The coupon for Football Competition Xo. 2'» appears this morning on page 4. Competitors this week are required to forecast the results in twelve matches in the First and Second Divisions of the League. Entries tktm Hi*t post on Saturday morning. The result ot Competition Xo.
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    177 16 Volunteers vs. Army. The match S.V.C. versus Regular Army resulted in a win for the former by l 4 point. S.V.C. mentioned first:— E. X. Wolkrton and .1. J. McMichael 0, Major. J. C. Burnett and Major. A. S. R. Hughes 1. Maj. L M G. Haybittel
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    75 16 Ladies* Bogey Competition. The February Ladies' Bogey competition was played yesterday afternoon and resulted in a win for Miss Richardson, who returned a card of All Square. Eighteen cards were taken out, and the following were returned:— Miss Richardson 15 All square. Mrs. Wade 6 1 down.
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    88 16 Programme of Drills up to and for 12th February, 1928. Tuesday, 7th. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall "C" (Scottish) Coy., S. V. Field Ambulance, S.R.A. (y) Sip: Sect. Wednesday, Bth. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall Macnine Gun Pltn:, Motor Cycle Pltn:, "C" (Scottish) Coy., Eurasian Company. Thursday, 9th. 5.15
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    THE FIFTH TEST.
    102 16 "HORSESHOE DEANE" WINS TOSS AGAIN. England Bat First. [Reuter's Service.] Durban. Feb. ♦>. The weather was bright when before a small attendance the fifth and last Test match started to-day. Deane won the toss for the fifth successive occasion, thus equalling the record held by M. A.
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    INTERNATIONAL RUGBY
    238 16 How Ireland Beat France. liOndcn. Jan. 29. The ground was soft after rain. The French lacked their chosen scrum-half necessitating a rearrangement. Ireland kicked off as selected and attacked. After eight minutes Ganly, intercepting, gathered the ball and ran cleverly to score a try which was not converted.
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    WARATAHS DRAW WITH LONDON.
    148 16 Ground a Sea of Mud. London. Jan. 28. At Twickenham it was raining and the ground was muddy when the match between the Waratahs and London, which was postponed from Boxing Day owing tc snow, was played to-day. The tourists early had an escape the ball
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    DISAPPOINTED SPECTATORS.
    200 16 Mistake Causes Game to be Cancelled. London. Jan. 29. Seven thousand Rugby enthusiasts waiting nt Leicester were bitterly disappointed at the non arrival of the Richmond team, who were due to play against the Leicester fifteen. Finally, the pate money was returned. It was thought that the cup
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    SHEFFIELD SHIELD CRICKET.
    106 16 Century by Oldfield. Sydney, Jan. 31. In the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and Victoria, New South Wales won in the first innings. New South Wales made 533. Kippin contributed 134, Morgan 110, Nicholls 110, Oldfield 101. A. Becket took six wickets for 111). In
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    28 16 Mr. M. G. Clarke, of Bukit Nanas Estate, has left for Europe on leave, and Mr. M G. F. Moffatt, from Linggi Plantations Siliau, has taken his place.
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    726 16 INCIDENTS IN CUP MATCHES. A Fafrcical Aspect. I London, Jan. 28. Wretched weather washed out much of the usual enthusiasm connected with the Cup ties, but at least 350,000 persons braved the elements, which transformed mosi grounds to quagmires. Players slipped and the ball got stuck in the
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    STRAITS SWUM FIFTY YEARS AGO.
    80 16 Miss Gleifzt's Illusion Shattered. London, Jan. 27. Paris—lnterest in Miss Gleitze's attempt to swim the Straits of Gibraltar depended on the idea that she would be the first to accomplish the swim. A Casablanca newspaper has shattered this illusion by announcing that the Straits were
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    WHY WAKEFIELD DID NOT BECOME STEWARD.
    47 16 Many Social Evils Imminent. London, Jan. 27. Waketield. the rugby international, who refused to act as a Steward of the Greyhound Racing Association, said greyhound racing was not a sport, and he considered it would entail many social evils if unchecked.
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