The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 February 1928

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    12 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE. S.S WEDNESDAY/FEBRUARY 8, 1928. NO. 12.528
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    JULES VERNE.
    1072 1 It is a maxim of liMtfcttttSr't lhat Mien eheri-h to the tmd of their day.- warm tccliny;s—whatever those benefa tor- subsequently became— towai d- th •-< who tipped them when they were hoys nt school. The maxim miyht he extended to rover those who contributed in any \\a\
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      271 1 .•.%%VAVAW.VW.W.V.V.'.V.\ SOLYPTOL SOAP |j IDEAL FOR THE HOME f. ••.%%VV.%V.V.VW.V.V.V.VdS-A RAFFLESJOTEL. j THE SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT OF n IPD THE FAMOIS UIINKK i nAMSAMT INTER->national dancers HAMCAMT I UA>M^r CHERIE VALENTINE UA^ANT I EVERY an(l EVERY Mnvnw TOMASITA BIRDWELL Tuesday. >lO>DAY, in THURSDAY, WEDNESDAY. Character and Modern AND I Dancing c
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      245 1 jQttle J4issJ6irlo helps KURLO will waah your woollens, aU your dainty fabrics quickly and JI J lit*! thoroughly, yet It cleanses so gently Jill J JJ jj that not a single thread it harmed or rTE. -JCST f| Tlf abrunken. The Kurlo way leaves your [J_]r' M woollens soft and
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      158 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Wak-efekl Caslarol the best lulnicamPairt' 7. The Dollar Academy t*' 1*- Round eductilkm —P_fje 2. The Straiis Motor Gamg for Use Kff*e_ tcar —Pajic .Many varieties of bae »n at the CVW Storage —Page 10. Sale of furniture and piano l»y Chinjr Konjr Lee— P_ca 2. Notification re
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      11 1 I THE KEST TABLE ITTTKR? i "SNOWFLARE" j ran chilled ckamhtr
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      384 1 THE DAY'S NEWS. The King's Speech »a- delivered in Parliament yesterday and refers to efforts which will be made to reduce the handicap of local rates «.n industry —Page 11. There were two suffragette episodes yesterday in London in connection with the opening of Parliament hut they caused little disturbance
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    L.O.N. HEALTH BUREAU.
    221 2 Ainsr il the health Bulletin of SflgW «»1 Nations' Kt&tm Bureau, fat th< we* -i endeti JanuaiA -Hth \<len: 2'J plague case> and H deaths as ,sl II tmn an<i S deaths during the pVtvtfKasj week. Hp^sein: 'A jJa^ue d»«atn>. Biimhax 2 plajriu- deaths; tl sinall>>o\ aid
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    LIBEL ACTION AGAINST DR. MARIE STOPES.
    225 2 Judgment for Editor of Morning Post. London, Jan. 25. T>c iHikf of Northumberland was among the ■llMllll in a ']M action brought by Mr. H A. flwvnnc. editor of the Mornine P ;.ca".nM Dr. Mane St«>pes in connecHHi adveitisement <»f the Bnth Contr I
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    CAMPAIGN AGAINST TAX ON WHISKY.
    117 2 In anticipation of the Budget, the distillers have launched a big campaign apain>t th tax on whisky. A feD-pagl advertisement of their case in all the newspapers. Tb ::.'illei- claim that the quintupled !)Ui. of whisky imposed during decreased whisky thinkiaf I t wot hi
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      316 2 mm mt for Coughs, Colds and all Throat Troubles. From all Chemists, Dispensaries and Stores. Sole Agents MEDICAL HALL, LTD. Singapore. THE HAPPY VALLEY PRESENT A Monster Programme OF Varied Amusements GATE 20cts. fXi Kclvcy's fc 1 Talented Wf Pupils Victoria ■f*| Theatre j? t Matinee, Feb. 6th. and 10th.
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      590 2 Victoria Theatre COMING ATTRACTIONS. THE BROADWAY FOLLIES. WAN BANROFF, BETH CANNON AND COMPANY. THE BATTLE OF THE FALRLANDS. the national french opera company, the popular whbir players, etc., etc. pavTl ion FROM TUESDAY, 7th. TO MONDAY, 13th. FEBRUARY. AT 9.15 P.M. SHARP THE LATEST PATHE GAZETTE Renee Adoree in JAMES
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    PROFITEERS THEN!
    939 3 HOW THEY PUNISHED THE BAKER. 500 Years Aso. The story of ihe Englishman is perhaps lest found m local history. In lelightfu now bock' by Reginald 1.. Him- telling o1 Hitchin one sees the story unfolding, for, a« the author sa} rs m his introduction: "One douhts sometimes
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    MARQUEZ, THE MATADOR.
    877 3 HOW HE "FOUGHT" FOR LLOYD GEORGE. His London Ambition. Folding my (TCtteoat around me like a oloak. snapping my umbrella in two and noldinK the top oi it like a <\vord, lowerinjc my head, I crept steadily and warily into i sumptuous suite at the Savoy Hotel
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      259 3 |the food of kings '<. Court Physicians know the best and S see that] Royal Babies have the best. 5 j: That is Why Glaxo has been used with success in 5 Royal Nurseries, jj Only the best is good enough for your Baby, for is he not a King
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      310 3 1 Estate Trust Agencies f (1927) Limited. ;S A Trust Company Registered under the Trust CompamtV ■I Ordinance of 1926, with Security deposited with the Stra: ■J Settlements Government. REGISTERED HEAD OKFK E: Nos. 1, 2& g, RAFFLES CHAMBERS. RAFFLES PLACE, I- SINGAPORE. >- BOARD OF DIRECTORS: j The Hon'ble
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    REVERSING OF MOTORCARS.
    283 4 Proposed London Prohibition. At the beginning of December the Minister of Transport issue*! draft regulations prohibiting tho reversing of motor-cais in busy street* in London. The many motorists who feel that their cars will not turn round in one movement were driven until January 11 to make
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    WHAT THE NEW FORD HAS COST.
    131 4 Dearborn (T.S.A.), Vt B. Mr. Henry Ford, in an interview to-day, declared that the production of his new car had cost him i'20.000,000. He stated that the time was approaching when each member of a family would own a car. Mr. Ford is already
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    31 4 With reference to the report recently that four motor cars had been stolen from the streets of Kuala Lumpur, we are asked tc state that these have all been recovered.— M.M.
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    SOVIET PETROL.
    930 4 BIG SALE INCREASE CLAIMED. Why Import Figures Are Down. I London. Jan. 2. Partly with reference to the agitation igainst "Soviet petrol," writes the London •orrespondent of the Manchester Guardian, have had an intervi?w to-day with Mr. P. N. Fridman, vice president of the Naphtha Syndicate of the
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    CHASED BOAR KNOCKS CAR OFF THE ROAD.
    146 4 Escape from Huntsmen. London. Dec. 31. The following: hunters' story is well attested. A local shooting club went out after "pig," meaning: wild boar, which are very plentiful this season, and very audaci- ous owing" to the hard weather. They f<und j one.
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    SCHNEIDER CUP OF MOTGRING.
    126 4 Mr. (amrbiir> "IJ'.ue Uird*' Completed. liondon. Jan. 20. Mr. MaKolin CaapMTi "Blue Mri" ha> been completed. It is Dlanmnl Hk H aeropiaru- an.i n--■■■Mta a bottle-nose«l whale with fins and a well back. The bottom of ihc tail has been cut off. The aeroplaiu *> radiator>
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    NEW FORD CARS.
    101 4 American States' Objections. New York. Jan. 10. The authorities of Washington. D.C., and of Pennsylvania, have announced that licences will not be issued for tfltt operation of the new Ford cars until they have been equipped with two sets of independently rperated brakes, in compliance with the
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    50 4 Suicide, we understand, is not. at present the actual intention of the gentleman who has recently purchased a fearsome-looking "twin" motor-cycle with aluminium sidecar. We can only hope that he will keep some of his nine and three-quarter horses in reserve when we meet him on the road.— 8.N.8. Herald.
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    RUNNING CARS IN.
    157 4 American Expert on an Intere-iinu Problem. Shaking before a nun in America recently. Dr. K. K the Standard Oil Co., ga\« it a- hi* that the instructions ordinaril> the owner of a new car to 2'' m.p.h. or so for the If* eJitiieh wrong. H» low speed
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    CARS SHIPPED UNBOXED.
    103 4 Cutting Irate liat. When the steamer El i \Yw York on her maiden carried a Christmas cars ly of American auto-r 1 Europe. The ship had hi the btaiaWHT Oiim^liw The Eberstein carried w to he the first shipment of itcord, fee th»- 188 Siiid«-I>a'r•« I motor
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    BRITISH MOTORS.
    63 4 Australian Ti«*- The British motor trad, w;' has Wn declining during months. A return show* that in < of 1926 the British pcrceruatr. imports of chassi*. assemble*! *J*T^,. bled, was 14.7 and. during the tu; of 1927. this was increa*^ t Kfltnd qv&er it .howed a furtl to
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      179 4 -High Pressure and Balloon Tyres and Tubes j XjOwP 1 U Tlm«to Re-tire r^nTil yr v f Distributors CYCLE AND CARRIAGE CO., (1926) LTD. Singapore. j I Singapore. Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Ipoh t Malacca- :i THE FISK RUBBER (FAR EAST) LTD: SALES DIVISION, < > G.ll and G.12, Union Building,
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      36 4 I^^ N all parts of the world and under all I V-^ conditions of tra\el, Goodyear Heavy 1 Duty Pneumatic Lorry Tyres are rolling up records of economy, endurance and Im^'. I 1 j 133 It?
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    THE WORLD'S CARS.
    327 5 Ratio to Population. Returns have rot been prepared for De- ember yet, but the regulations of new < vhick* from January Ist. until November Wh., 1927, in South Australia totalled 11.360. compared with 10,896 for the cor- responding period of 102**,. Of those 9.252 *erv private cars,
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    U.S. ATTEMPT ON SEGRAVE RECORD.
    148 5 A mystery rival to Major 11. 0. D. Sejrrave's record breaking motor-ear is being built in Philadelphia for Mr. J. M. White, a wire manufacturer, who hopes to set up a new world's record with this machine, ays the Daily Express Correspondent in New York.
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    MALAYAN ROAD REGISTER.
    202 5 CONDITIONS FOR MOTORING. NEGRI SEMBILAN. Tampin-Seremban Road. Widening operations are in progress between milestones 19-20 and 24-24 1-; motorists should drive with caution. Serein ban-Kuala Lumpur road (To Selangor Boundary). Road widening and deviations aie in progress at the 3rd and 4th miles; motorists should drive with
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    WORLD'S HIGHEST.
    221 5 I nigue Alpine Motor Service As a result of important motor tests now l,eing made over high and narrow A [fine passes it is hoped that the Swiss postal charabanc service will soon achieve the unique distinction of carrying passengers, pareeta and mails across the Alps all the
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    EYES AND ROAD ACCIDENTS.
    174 5 The "human element" is blamed for many accidens in which motorists are involved. \\-hen such accidents occur at night, the "human element" is often defective eye-?ight. Safety on the road is largely due to drivers' judgment of the speed and location of oncoming: vehicles. At night
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    THE OPTIMIST.
    90 5 A youth charged at Bangor Police Court with riding a motor-cycle with an inefficient silencer, no proper brake, and no licence naively said he had just bought the cycle, and the man who sold it did not tell him of the defects. Superintendent Jones: Have you since attended
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    WORLD'S OLDEST MOTORCAR.
    62 5 IS9I I'anhard StMl in Working Order. Paris. Jan. 22. The world's oldest motor->car. a one horse-i*>wer Panhard, built in 1891, with a speed of eight miles an hour, is still in working order and has covered 200,000 miles. It is offered for sale by the owner. Abbe
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    THE CARS ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT.
    365 5 Motorists who rush into print or write letters of expostulation to the manutacturors of their car^ regarding alleged inefficiency of the batteries might pause to consider whether they are giving these extremely hard-worked accessories a fair chance. The battery (says The Autocar) s the one part
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    87 5 The attention of the Minister of Transport MM drawn to the success of the autostrade in Italy, and he was asked whether he would consider a national of autostrade or motor roads in this country. Col. Ashley replied that in the circumstances of this country he was not prepared to
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    FAILURE OF FRENCH MOTOR RACING.
    249 5 The cancellation f tin- French Grand I ri\ for next year will not come a.- a surl'ii>c to any who have fallowed closely the pTCgBMi of motor car racing during past few years, and it il a distinct <-t the times. We have oft»n pmnir-l
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      110 5 f or Economical Transportation I I V I a. I BORNEO MOTORS LTD. (Incorporatetl in S.S.) J SINGAPORE KTALA LUMPUR J •I PENANG SEREMKAN < 5 IPOH. TAIPING. MALACCA, j FOR THE CULTIVATED TASTE. aMINERVA w jj I SILENT. POWERFUL. ELEGANT. i 5 Known as the -ROLLS ROYCE" of the
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      247 5 Through ESSEX Thousands Know I 1 The Ride That is Like Flying 1 I WITH THE EXCLUSIVE HIGH COMPRESSION ANTI- KNOCK MOTOR THAT TURNS WASTE HEAT TO POWER. All eyes turn to the Essex Super-six whose vivid brilliance of performance reveals in a single ride a smoothness and quiet, a
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    For the Leisure Hour
    6 6 Indoor Recreations
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    CHESS NOTES AND NEWS.
    1050 6  -  OUR CHESS EDITOR. -by- I'nrfcUni St.. 41: (By A. F. Mackenzie). Whitr t%> nu.vf and mate in threw moves. Thi ihnsing game—the H4th—in the l«.n*e<: and greatest match in the history of the Rcyal game was a truly gigantic .-;rugg;» ami, in spite of it.? grt
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    BRIDGE NOTES AND PROBLEMS.
    1245 6  -  Ethereal Bidding. by HORATIUS A decidedly interesting hand was "played" by wireiess from London recently. 1 refer to it now. not so much to criticise the bidding (though it was. very open to criticism as because it illustrates rather aptly a further point about the informatory
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    INDIAN GYMKHANA CLUB.
    107 6 Attempt 1o Wipe Out Debt. London, Jan. 27. The annual general meeting of the Indian Gymkhana Club held this evening, unanimously re-elected Lord Hawke. President, and also endorsed the action of I'.ord Hawke and Mr. Ramsay in executing trust deeds whereby they hold the Club grounds in
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    ARMY CUP TOURNEY.
    26 6 London, Jan. 19. In the fourth round of the Army Cup the 2nd Staffords beat the Ist Coldstreams by 6 goals to 3.
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    34 6 Capablanca, who has just lost the world's chess championship, now says he prefers billiards and dominoes to chess. It must be in just the same way that the business man prefers bridge to work.
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    HISTORIC SCHOOLS' RUGBY.
    200 6 St. Peters, (York) v. h.S. (Canterburv) Histtu\ was made at thf Rectory Field when for the ftlvt time the two 1,300-year-old schools—St. Peter's, York, and King's School, Canterbury—were engaged in a Rugby match. The game was the outcome of the recent 1,300th anniversary celebra tion of the
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    PARISIANS.
    943 6 JAIL FOR COOK-SHOP PROPRIETOR. "Babies" Are Popular. (From Our Own Correspondent.) f'ari». Jan. 7. A vast amount of business recently has been done in "baby" ears, for which then iy a never-ceasing demand. The cheap H.P. two-seater, which costs a trifle o' seven thousand francs, is two-cylindered: the (air-cooled)
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    ROMANS HAD TOOTHACHE:
    298 6 —But Not Prehistory ;iU Most of us, from our earl;. at intervals gravely trouble*] It was not always The jaw bone of thv Heidell walked this earth about 500,(100 is placed alongside that oi We realise that our untorki<v German* call them, air but compared with those
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    THE C 3 PIGEONS OF ST. PAUL'S.
    249 6 A now method of ea; Tail's pigeons wa> adopted r< halt'.n. the rat catcher. p!o\ed by the (it tp- the (i.y'v pigeon p«tpulati< ii So\«'ral hundr. during the week «nd In n.t.incag«.'. .nt»« bioh Ihe i :i 11 ail of corn. hut thi>
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    15 6 Tho Deputy ontroll. r I i,s from Pwwai I by thr R.'hr.-.. I f lhi-u
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    OUR IRISH LETTER.
    1185 7 BAD TIMES AND SCARCITY. The New Year. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Dublin. Jan. 3. The advent of the New Year was celebrated in the usual way throughout the country. Very happily, the severe weather —which held the countryside in a firm grip of Frost and snow—relaxed following
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    EVENING DRESS COMPULSORY.
    352 7 A story toM to me by a st rong-mir.tki. 1 Australian about his Christmas Eve adventures is worth retelling as a record of London ways in 1927. He had been staying for some time in one of the great hotels on the Embankment, dining in the restaurant
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    THE BIRD-MAN.
    273 7 la the Held of mechanical invention one should practise a healthy scepticism but be prepared for surprises; many of those who thought that the secret of the bird might some day be discovered would have denied that a heavier-than-air machine weighing I rrany tons would ever take the
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    100 7 The Financial Times Sydney correspond-1 ent reports that scrip forgeries have be-1 come rampant in Australia, and it is stated 1 that the Chairman of the Sydney Stock I Exchange has issued a warning to member? I of the investing public who are interested I in tin and rubber shares
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      122 7 I L Til Mil ti i I Mil 11 mYj jt mMmp'' 'll i 'V 'I I fi -*"^B^y 'iT^^^^^^?^l^^?i y f ill I[ p 9 M i I 'Jr^ j» > j L I '4r J|[ I You will want the best whisky for the New Year. Black White
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      392 7 $f THE PORTABLE THATCHALLCN(iES^^^^^^i >ge Wonderful Tone jjS ]V)TII in TOXH an.! £2?%^ XT; SjXg VAI^UK the new Columbia inti mo po^' Xjjs Portable challenges the worfcL v^s VG? The volume and quality of Tone- sue {o£^ amazing in compact an instrument. J&£ v\X And as to price, there is
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    1146 8 MALAYAN CUSTOMS AND POLICE. A Change in Procedure. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 12. I understand thai a very impona:!* innovation is in progress with regard to the Straits Settlements Customs Service, and the Malayan Police —the qualifying examination is being waived in respect oi new
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    OLD MASTER SAVED FOR LONDON.
    223 8 Beautiful Duchess *ho Enlisted a Regiment. So many famous pictures and art treasures sold recently in London have been acquired by Americans for the United States that it is refreshing to hear of one that is to be retained in Britain. This is the portrait
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    57 8 Chinese New Year in Jesseltcn was extremely ouiet this year and no untoward incident was reported. The absence ol the familiar dragon was made up for by the constant stream ot cars and motor buses along South Road, which resembled on a small scale the Brighton Road or the Great
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      349 8 schering-kahlbaum! i A. G. BERLIN f I (vorm. Chem. Fabrik auf Aktien E. Schering). i I NOTICE 5 > WE BEG TO NOTIFY THAT WE HAVE APPOINTED MESSRS. S j:Handel Maatschappy v/hj Barmer Export Ges. j| I Singapore 4 As Our Sole Agents for S.S. and Malaya. J= 0 J
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      470 8 II In -*1 t H |i' E' X. f I You will be gratified to observe the admiration of friends and passersby for (gf^^^L Oldsmobile's smart beauty and spirited gP^jO|^ performance. But deeper and more genuine (Oyi^^(?§i still is the pleasure you will find as (S) time goes on in
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    EARL HAIG.
    323 9 LYING-IN-STATE IN EDINBURGH. Burial at Historic Abbey. [British Radio—Official Service-] Rugby, Feb. 6. %Siw-«' Saturday morning a continuous stream of mourners has passed the body of Earl Haig in St. Giles Cathedral, Edmburgh. When the doors of the Cathedral should have been closed yesterday afternoon at five o'clock
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    THE CALCUTTA RIOTS.
    67 9 Congress Members' Protest Against Police. [Reuter's Service.] Calcutta. Feb. 7. National Congress member.- in the Bentral Itsislathe Council have decided not to attend the meeting of Council commencing to-morrow. This action incidentally has frustrated the plan of the prominent Congress member, Mr. Bannirjee. to move the adjournment
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    PRINCESS LOWENSTEINWERTHEIM.
    55 9 Leave to Presume Death. [British Radio—Official Service*] Kir.;by. Feb. 6. In the Probate Court to-day leave was granted te presume the death of PlinttCM Lowenstein-Wertheim. The Princess left England on an Atlantic flight with Colonel Minchin and Captain Hamilton last August. Nothing more was seen of them after
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    MR. KELLOGG IN CANADA.
    84 9 [Reuter's Service.] Ottawa. Feb. 7. Mr. KeUogg arrived here on a private risit. Interviewed he said apropos ot thi abolition of submarines, that the French press hail apparently misundci stood the position of tht United Slates. The latter Wai prepared to enter a world treaty to
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    THE QUEEN INDISPOSED.
    38 9 [Router's Service.j London. Feb. fi. It is announced from Buckingham Palace that the Queen has lately been suffering from a cold and it is considered inadvisable that she attend the state opening of Parliament to-monow.
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    EX-ARTILLERY OFFICERS DIVORCE PETITION DISMISSED.
    149 9 London. .lan. 2">. Harold Garnctt Lance Bower, an exartillery officer, and Daisy Brook, who were married in India in 1922, failed in their WCOBd attempt to be divorced. The wife's petition in 1i»24 was dismissed w the ground of collusion. The husband in June, 1927,
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    OUR NATIONAL DEBT.
    81 9 ANOTHER ANONYMOUS GIFT. Half Million Fund. [Reuter's Service.] London, Feb. 6. A benefaction officially described as of an "unprecedented character." has been anonymously made to the Treasury in the shape of £500,000 to be held in trust for the Nation to accumulate over a long period of
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    INDIA RESERVE BANK BILL.
    358 9 Government's Intentions. [Reuter's Service.] New Delhi. Feb. fi. In the Legislative Assembly Sir Basil Blackett said the Government bowed to the ruling of the chair with regard to the Reserve Bank Bill. It was unaware that its proposal to proceed with a new bill would be
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    INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE.
    60 9 [Rei-'er's Service.] Washington, Feb. 7. Senator Gillett introduced a resolution into the Senate requesting Mr. Coolirige to seek an adjustment, of views between the United States and •signatories of the world court protocol. This is the first step towards America's adherence to the Court of International Justice since
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    FRANCO-AMERICAN RELATIONS.
    26 9 [Renter*! Service.! Washington. Feb. The Franco-American arbitration treaty IUM been signed. New York, Feb. 7. A new direct Franco-American cable has been formally opened.
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    SOVIET AMBASSADOR TO ITALY.
    18 9 [Renter's Service.] Rome, Feb. 6. M. Kirski. the Soviet Ambassador to Italy has arrived.
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    MURDER OF COL. LEACHMAN.
    167 9 Tribal Sheikh on Trial. Baghdad, Jan. 26. A tribal sheikh, Dhari Mahmud, is being tried in Baghdad this week for the alleged murder in August, 1920, of Colonel Leachman, who made a great name as Political Officer in the Mesopotamia campaign. Dhari, a venerable figure with
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      475 9 BUSINESS CARDS. DAWN STUDIQ~f I \PANESE PHOTOGRAPHER J 4 PRINSEP STREET per cent discount will civen to all «or customers for Chinese New Year only. WEE BROTHERS, 2 Undertakers, m MONUMENTAL MASONS Krt^h Floral WreadKt. Mad to order. M 9 XrtifUrial WreatliM ANtvs in Stock. W m TEL. 3869. B
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      481 9 NOTICES. NOTICE is hereby given that the above Traata Navki wrm the pronerty of Chop Chionj? Hj;ir ;.r" \<r. Il'l N» :i k.»ad. and Tt Cross Street Sin^;.pore ami :;re u<ed by thrni in various sizes in ion:iection with Biscuit^ manufactured and o\i by them ::n<i known n< "Thyo Kek."
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      611 9 NOTICES. Emil Ja.nin K s "SSUSSS [JL^U "Faust" Mephist« BRICK KILN OPENED. We beg to inform the public that our brick i.iln factory at Pulai, Johore, has recently beer, completed, and the manufacturing of bricks i* tntirely under the control of experts. Sample of brick* can he seen at the
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      760 9 TENDERS. TBNDERS invited foi the demolition -.r<] re moval of shophctuses No- IK and 20 K< I;:titan Road. Apply 11. K. ftfi«M K. P L. AMhMm 6a Malacca Str<-et. JOHORE GOVERNMENT. TEXhF.KS will b«- received at the othce of the Stati- Secretary. Johore Bahru. up U :< n of the
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
    7 10 WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY S. 1928.
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTHS.
    47 10 SMITH. At the Kunig Home, Syen Rani. Kuahi Lumpur on Feb. t, L&2S, U Mr. :uid Mrs. A. C. Smith. Ba<r:':i I'r.toh. a >on. MELVILLE. At Ike European Hospital Kuala Loapur, on Feb. -i. IMS, to Mr. :m<l Mrs. T. A. Molville. a d&Ufhter,
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    NATIONAL DEBT EXTINCTION.
    739 10 Encouraged, and indeed possibly stimulated, by the example of a previous donor another anonymous benefactor has come forward with an immensely larger gift for the benefit of the Nation, and the Chancellor now has not only the £100,000 previously put upon trust for use in debt extinction
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    414 10 Friends of the late Mr. A. H. Alston are erecting a headstone to his grave m the (Seremban ceme^^y. Mr. Simpson, of the Seremban Post Office, is being transferred to Ipoh as Assistant Post Master. Mr. If. B. Shelley, M.C.S.. has left for Singapore, where he is to act as
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    PENANG APPEAL COURT.
    153 10 PRELIMINARY WORK DEALT WITH. Judge \^lio Advised Appeal. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penan g, Feb. 7. Justices McCabe Reay. Deane and Dinsmore sat in the Appeal Court here to-day. Three of the matters won- struck out. no memorandums having been filed. An extension of time was granted
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    DEATH OF MR. F. W. JACK.
    53 10 (Froir Our Own Corwßpaaiia*) i'rnaiiL'. Feb. 7. The funeral took place to-day of Mr. P. \V\ Jack, of Merah Estate. Kalini. wh<. di«d in tho General Hospital ea Sunday. The ceremony was 'arvclx t tt4-n«u id. The deceased, who wm* on\\ J ape. came
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    STRAITS GOVERNOR IN BANGKOK.
    72 10 Fifty Years Interval Bridged i From Our Own ..rre>pondent Bingkok. Feb. Sir Hujrh CliiToitl arrivt-.: ia Banc^-k t..-day. He was wtU"me<l by the British Minister, the CtMMi (ieiural an*i thi I ladies. Bishoj l\-rio>. and gjaww uAriali The Gi»vern<>r inspected the gruard of hoinur and then
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    AN IPOH BACCHANALIA.
    87 10 What Police Raid Revealed. From O O* D rw spor.dent i Ip«»h. Feb. fc. A sensational dfofvtr| if illicit MMMM being distilled in a UntJttMtt CB*e in tnf region near Ipoh. was related by Supt. O'Connor before the [poll )Ufi«tZ»t* ytfterday. A sudden raid diadooed 23 stilli
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    IMPENDING RETIREMENT OF MR. H. TONGUE.
    146 10 Harbour Board Presentation. A farewell function. in honour of Mr. H. Tongue on his impending rctii\ menl from the service oi the Singap<>rt Ha^l >ur Board, was held on Saturday mjjht. at tfcf Singapore HaHx)ur Board Junior Btnriet Club. A .-ilk address in a
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    WEDDING: BEETLES LANGBERG.
    77 10 The weddinp took place ai the P»e>byterian Church on Saturday of Mr. -lo.seph Arthur Beetles to ffiaa Martha ('aroline HinKelberp f «>I.I»H Mr. N. S. Karr was the best man. and tht* onViat.n- lleiftfn\an m the Rev. 6. I>ou>rlas. A tmcef&m was after vards held at the
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    91 10 Mr. Justice H. W. Pri. hanl, K.< hai N turned to Seremhan. A Motor-cyelist eune Into oollSsioa wit! a car on Friday at the junction <»f .laht Tonka Hassan and Buch-ni., Scitnibar. The motor cyclist, a Chinese, was taken to hospital in an unconscious condition M.M On the eve »»f
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    OUR FINANCE CABLE.
    61 10 RUBBER ACCOUNT Ol'Pvv STEADY. Slight Stock Reduction. (Our Own Correspondent. Gtfyi London. The rubber share market ha^ (omnn-nc* the new account with a .-teady ton. fair business is passing in th. l^ni issues though the rum mod it) dull. Sto;':s have been reduced 6VJCH. The total <»f
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    THE BIG JAVA MERGER.
    17 10 The amalgamation IMVU 1< Rubber. Wavirley Coffvi V- Tybar have been unanimously a..,
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    PRO-RESTRICTIONISTS WHISTLING.
    60 10 The Daily Telegraph. MM the fall in rubber, state> that i: mains that restriction should n ti to lapse until 100 per e< nt i which cannot ht attained lot since full production at a t«O >i. ■ft is unobtainable before K< The- Kvoninjr News <av anti-p.'vtr:ctionist> <i\\n:>
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    ANOTHER "ANTI" RECRUIT.
    28 10 Sii da\ I ■>hne-> <>; resti tion, N ri.! y mea^un MOM api^mnt. If it had I :t\t been found a of eotwpetition with tht it
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    TIN MARKET PROBLEMS.
    75 10 market is depressed thouul .str«'TiK «ienian<i f<.r Southern of the other active count, though l«»v.<o' indivi<iua!'iy a"Tin ha.- MMT U^en so t'24" ar.<: this fit <iue to the I in rr-iduction and a Ruspicii n liock <>r th«. ("mtinen!. th<^.^; I feeling that the worst hi The
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    COMMODITY MARKET
    45 10 LATEST TIN AND Rl BBER PRICK- (Frotr Our o^-n C« rrt >p n<i« n London. Feb. 7, I p.m. Messrs. Syminjrton i-.nd S. notifv to-dav's rubhoi p'n Is. 55ttd. per Ib. IIfIMTS. Lewis. Lazaru- 11 not if v to-dav'?i tin pri £238" r—£24o*4.
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    SINGAPORE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
    224 10 It may hi eoinc'den-«. f i happy MM, that the Kazaai '»f the Presbyterian Church am •veeks hence, synchronises with of the present church, it having in IS7S. The congregation had bum I twenty-four years earlier, and alrca.?; become a powerful influence for social and religious life
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    IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF TROPICAM AGRICULTURE.
    70 10 i hred Nm tl* ic'a u i M'.v ui thr pn I an,! Um I'ntuipa!' Ifct Ifun-nal Cfitm T'"!'" ;t' luif, which ha> f-•< r -;aM'-hf«! «t custiiu-.s. Trini<ia(i sino- H'--of Mm Oafc«i i> t<- pr-vi.lf tra i siictuv atui prutKc if tnt to -indent
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    14 10 Mr. fog Fish.M. 6HW v Kir«t National In thi* ana Sinirinoiv y.^t.T.iav tt** etc.
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    PARLIAMENT OPENS.
    220 11 SPEECH FROM THE THRONE. Thi Problem of Rates. f| >erviee.] London. I t-b. 7. h «>n the opening of Relations with Foreign friendiy and it is the c«>nGovernment in cooperLeagmi >>f Nations to secure mtenmtisroi differences of panes. 1 haw I >f Afghanistan to visit me forward |t
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    SUFFRAGETTES AGAIN.
    127 11 fitempt to Deliver Letter to Kin£. iter's S*n ice.] London. Feb. 7. .rfiasrt'tt*-- wh«> had been im*nt- cause women's emancip- i tht* tenth anniversary of b\ ciininp in London on -> 1-, members of thi- "Young active operations thi> I)..\vnin^--trvet mn «.l<»st'il f an invasion but only four
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    MR. KUHARA AS JAPAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER.
    51 11 tfqn Nichj-Nichi Service.] Tokio. Feb. S. p vrally bt-hewd that the Premier. Faaalu has decided to appoint Mr. ud of the Kubaras the Ministei i^a rm, The apjx>intment i>* announced after the (L-nera' i ha.- announced his determin- r election in hi^ native >
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    KAN KIKUCHI STANDS FOR ELECTION.
    33 11 K AN KIKUCHI STANDS FOR ELECTION. \.ihi Nichi Scrvfe*.] Tokio. Feb. 6. Kik uhi. favouritt of JapanV rl«i. i^ standing for elect ior I diviM.-n ti Tokio >up- i'le>' Party. n page 0]-
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    INDIAN ASSOCIATION.
    100 11 A\ing was the result of the eleeart mental secretaries and offiir> (it-nera! Seeivtary Dr. K. •Mr C. R. Menon resigning); ;ir> Mr. .J. L«»uis; Literary Sec. K* Pradhan; Billiards Snperin'i: N. M. Sulei-nun; Social Servue l'ani. I F Sundratn; Holl.->e-Hr, Lall (hand Davar; Financt Secretary Mr. I M.
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    NEW PRAYER BOOK.
    331 11 THE CHURCH ASSEMBLY MEETS. Lord Cecil Interrupted. [Reuter's Service.] I >ndon, Feb. 7. the most fateful ami critical -es.Mons of the Church Assembly began at < hurch House. Westminster, to decide the amended Pra.wr Book. The As>-rnhl> consists „f 43 representatives of the House of ftilhspa. 31S
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    HINKLERS FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA.
    36 11 [Renter's Service.] 1.4Indon. Feb. 7. Bert Hinkler started from Croydon at dawa to-day in a M h.p. Avro-Avian in an attempt to reach Australia in 18 days flying by 1.000 m.le stages.
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    NO MORE SWORD WEARING.
    31 11 [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio, Feb. 6. The Home Office's decision for the substitution of police swords by billies is likely to be put into force next year.
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    JAPAN'S CORONATION CEREMONY RICE.
    39 11 [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio, Feb. 6. Shijra and Fukuoka prefectures have been smarted to raise the sacred rice to be offered during the Imperial Coronation Ceremony by His Majesty to the spirits of his ancestors.
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    HIGH SPEED TRAMCARS FOR TOKIO.
    49 11 [Nan\o Nichi-Nichi Ser\ice.J Tokio, Feb. 6. Another plan :o connect Tokio and Osaka by tramway in six hours has been put forward for sanction to the Home Off.ce. The authorities concerned are stated to be favourably considering the plan. [Karlier cables on page 9].
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    A ROAD SIGN DEMONSTRATION.
    181 11 A demonstration of non-illuminated, reBectinc road >itrn> was given by Messrs Winter Cooke and Company. Ltd.. at the junction of Napier Road and Tanplin Koa<l at T oVlihk yesterday evening. The firm are the agents for these sitrns which are largely used in Knjrland an<l elsewhere
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    63 11 Lieutenant R. E. Le Sueur. Sarawak Rangers, has been appointed Captain, to Ml as Officer Commanding Sarawak RangWl and Police. Miri, District OffictT. Miri. n( J Chairman of Miri Sanitary ar.d Muniripaj Advisory Board. The following have be«« appointed members of the Board: Mr. A H. Noble, Dr. A. M.
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    MUNICIPAL DEBENTURES.
    855 11 AN EXCHANGE FOR WAR LOAN. Eleven Million New Debt. At their recent meeting t-he Municipal Commissioner* igrwd to the borrowing of a sum not fSBMcHag .^21,000,0«;0 by the creation of Debenture Stock, application for which is to be invited early in July, the stock bearing interest at the
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    MATTERS CHINESE.
    950 11 munity welcomed their distinguished compatriots yesterday at Kan Chow Association, New Bridge Road, and after that, the commission will probably pay visit to Johore Bahru. They will sail from Singapore tomorrow morning. NATIONALISTS AND CHINA POLITICS. Statements Made by Prominent Leaders. (Our Chinese Correspondent). When the steamship President
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    CANTON CHAOS.
    965 13 RAIDS AND EXECUTIONS GALORE. Plotters Promptly Disposed Of. The determined efforts of the Canton Government to stamp ru; communism an shown in the way in which it h handling 'he New Year's eve plot to bring about another "Kt-d" uprising in the city. A number of raids haw
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    WEIGHTS REST ON AIR.
    723 13 LAWS THAT ENGINES MUST OBEY. Ingenious Models. Water was boiled by means of vigorous work recently at the Royal Institution, and a cork was h'own by the force of the steam thus generated almost to the ceiling of the lecture theatre at the Royal Institution, when
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    ENGLAND'S WOMEN MAYORS.
    53 13 Ceremonial Parade in Liverpool. London, Jan. 19. The first woman Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Miss Beavan, entertained nine women Mayors to-day. Wearing their robe«, gold chains of office and three cornered hats, they toured the city earlier in the day. The- toast list speeches were limited to
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    VISCOUNT BYNG.
    105 13 Refusal to Pay £1,000 for Title London, Jan. 17. The title of Viscount Byng of Vfrny conferred on General Byng in October 1926 has been gazetted at last. The delay was due to Viscount Bynjr de- dining to pay the necessary fees. He said he failed to see
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    BISHOP OF LUCKNOW DEAD.
    47 13 Allahabad. Jan. 16. The death occurred to-day of I>r. OMQpi Westcott. Hiihop of Lutknow, and brother of the Metropolitan of India. It appears that Dr. Westcott was welJ till evening yesterday and he preached »t the Cathedral, but he suddenly fell 111 mt
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    NEXT ENGLISH CRICKET TEAM.
    354 14 "Hobbs Unlikely to Come." Fremantle. Having played for Oxford in 1592, and represented Somerset for nearly 20 years up to the period ended 1910 Major V. T. Hill has retained his interest in cricket. Interviewed on the OrsoVa shortly after its ariival at Fremantle from London,
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    YORKSHIRE CRICKET VETERANS TO GO.
    75 14 Age must Yield to Youth London, Jan. 18. Some of Yorkshire's Cricket veteran.may bo dropped in 1928. The hint was conveyed in Mr. F. C. Toone's annual report which draws attention to the increasing ape of certain players. The fact that battincr lacks solidity, bowlinp
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    AMERICAN NAVY HOAXED.
    235 14 Civilian Feted bv an Admiral. New York. Ik*. 29. A hoax on the American Navy, recalling the Koneniek cobbler's hoax on the German Army, has been perpetrated by Charles Shambaugh. a motor-car para go owner- of Lafayette, Indiana. He never saw a diver in his life, and
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    ANTI-TIP PORTERS.
    189 14 At this time of year, which is pre-emin-ently the tipping reason, one learns with something of a shock that the Pullman car porters in the United States are, through their union, requesting the Inter-State Commerce Commission to prohibit the tip'ping practice on their cars. Their earnings from tips,
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    MEDICAL VIEW OF TEA DRINKING.
    373 14 extracts from the tea leaf practically all the available caffeine, while the longer the tea is infused the greater the amount of tannin extracted. "It is evident/' he adds, "that the idea of diluting strong and stale tea for second cups is quite fallacious, since
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    THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
    376 15 M ming Daily in Malaya; j»apt r—4o-50 columns of news Medium for Advertia-.«-rei} uith the Chota Hazri each Telegrams. Latest News *rmouncements, together with ■n\ feature*. "Pictures of the Story, I .ailies' Page, etr. .•r,.ne No. 56. a Address "Advertiser.** P. O. Box. 206. a" n
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    CANTON OFFICIALS CHARGED.
    975 15 ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF $100,000. Requisition by Canton Government. Two t'.»rmer officials of the Canton Gov-I ernment. Mr. Wang Tsung Chu. at one| tinu Finance Commissioner and Chief oft Ikt Central Bank during the regime of I General <hanj; Fat Fui, and Chiu I'ok Sang fieneral Manager of
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    WOMAN'S VISIT TO TIBET.
    463 15 Eerie Dances at a Monastery. SHOOTING 21,090 FEET UP. One of the most rcma«kablp shooting ox-1 petitions in which a woman has taken pan has just been safely accomplished by Lieutenant-Colonel 8. Gordon Johnson, late of the South Staffordshire Regiment, and his wife. They have returned
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    THIEF REPROVES A VICTIM.
    122 15 A woman who had her handbag stolen in a tram at Basle received the following note from the thief:— "Madam. I stele your handbag and on opening it found 120 francs, your card and your wedding ring. This was my first theft and, overcome with remorse.
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    M.C.C. IN SOUTH AFRICA.
    337 15 The Tfcird Test. The scores in the third tost match at Cape Town were as follow: M.C C. Ist Innings. Holmes t Caterall b Nupen TO Sutcliffe b Vincent 25 Tyldesley C Siedle b Vincent IB Wyatt lbw Vincent 0 Hammond b Vincent 96 A still
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    273 15 Australian XI to Tour New Zealand The selectors —Messrs. V. Y. Richardson. J Hu^h Trumble. and T. Howard —have chosen the following team to tour New Zealand in February and March of next TMH" W A. Ponsford IV.) \Y. M. Woodful (V.). D. Blackie (V). V. L Morton (V.).
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    QUEEN VICTORIA'S LETTERS.
    673 15 REVELATIONS OF SECOND SERIES. Her Dislike of Gladstone. London. Jan. 18, The second series of Queen Victoria's letters from 1862 to 1865 will be published to-morrow. They coincide with a series o1 calamities which was shaking British. prestige throughout the world. The calamities intluded the death of
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    57 15 Mr. C. Thanipiah, Po.<tmast«-:, Ipoh, h.i left Ip<-h fur Ceylon ;i: r to retirement j Mr. Thawgjm fcn tmrfi Uw F.M v <: eminent faithfully and wi 11 for o'er years and durimr the time he h-ts beer Postmaster (a Ipoh has won esterin jvrhu to his never failing courtesy
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    108 16 PASSENGERS DEATH. FATALITY ON BOARD DOLLAR LINER. On arrival in Hong Kong from New York and Shanghai, the President Wilson reported the death of Mr. James W. Wilson, at 8 p.m. on January 17, when the vessel was in Latitude 33.3*7 North, Longitude 114.5 East. The cause of
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    PORT SWETTENHAM HARBOUR NOTICES.
    81 16 The following notices to mariners using Port Swettenham Harbour have recently been issued:— Four tlruni buoys painted black will shortly be moored in lat. 3 deg. N., long. 10L5L60 E. to long. 101.23.10 E., about two cables north of No. 2 mooring buoy (approximately), for the
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    Alteration in Leading Harbour Lights.
    114 16 A beacon has been erected on the Railway Water Tank, Port Swettenham Harbour, about twelve feet high, carrying a small diamond-shaped topmark painted white, one and a half cables north of the Railway Passenger Pier. lat. 3.00.08 N., long. 101.23. 32 E. (approx.f The two
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    57 16 When the Glen Line motorship Glenogle was about to leave London for China in December, -her captain discovered arms and ammunition secreted on board. The P. and Malwa has left Hong Kong and is expected io arrive at this Port at 10 a.m. to-day, the Sth instant. She will proceed
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    WINDJAMMERS AT SEA.
    447 16 Famous Ships Still in Commission To this day one of the chief joys of failing the high seas in a steamship is the ever-present expectation of a glimpse of white sail??. For it is not a fact, as John Masefield and many other old sailor.* continually assure
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      22 16 CLEARANCES. Feb. H.—Sphinx. (Fch); Kijarur. C. Hiiv Tay Yit, (Brit); Mahella. (Nor); Tankn, Zosma. On t-en Noort, Mossel. (Duti; Tjm< Maru, (Japan).
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    SEX PROBLEM IN EXAMINATIONS.
    1249 18 HEAD MASTERS URGE DIFFERENTIATION. "Girls Suffer More." Rugby. Eton ar.d nearly all the public schools of the country were represented in the emphatic declaration made by the Head Masters" Conference at Rugby. "That it is leither desirable nor necessary that the jondiiions of examination imposed for
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    KEDAH POLICE SPORTS.
    195 18 Brilliant sunshine, efficient management and keen competition maHe the annual ath letic sports of the North Kedah Police an, Prisons a great success last Saturday a' Alor Star. Through the courtesy of thi Kedah Club a part of the Race Course wa use*d for the occasion and
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    CHICAGO BANS MISS ROYDEN.
    530 18 PENALTY OF SMOKING CIGARETTES. "It Isn't Done.' New York. Jan. 2. An engagement for Miss Mau.k Royden. the famous English preacher, to a Mress the Women's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Chicago on Febiuary 12 has been cancelled by Mrs. 1). B.
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    BACK TO THE PHARAOHS.
    108 18 rnlMMffta' u'l in Kn>i)i ritpirattawj arc now iH'ing: c>nipl« jtod lo» mm of the itnaajaat aadal aaawtaMaati af tht- it«nlury tru t initiation af MM jx^ople ftonj California t«» the banks <tf the Nile, where they will live as the Kirynttans live in IJOt K<". The
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      225 18 PICKWICK IN PICTURES. By Arthur Moreland. No. :>:5. The interview with Dodson and Fo££. fsggS^ rx^^^tcnrr'c ir^^ 1^ I I I \J&A\ MR-PICKWiCK WAS SHOWW UPSTAIRS 11 BEING BUtIT UP fl ONE OF US.SIR, PRAY DO. WE SHALL NOT I IANOSEIZEOHISMftSTtRBYIHEAWL fc^fiS I,—1 DOOoONIFOGGSI J If^ff TO MR FO&GS ROOM.
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    FRASER & CO. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    835 19 FRASER CO. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. TUESDAY, FEB. 7th Buyers Sellers Asam Kumbang <£) 57s 59s c.d. bangripn 'iin 36s Gd :;7s 6<J batang Padang ($1) 56 Bfl Batu Caves 4sl) 1.40 1.45 Uhenderiang 18s lys Chin Chin ($1) 1.05 1.10 Eastern Siam 23s 24s Haad Yai (£1) 28s 3d
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    EXCHANGE.
    62 19 February 7. B;mk 4 u. I 1 3-16 Bunk demaad Private credits 3 m.?. 4% Now York, demand MM Credits i*U ilnjr^. 5" Franco, demand 14.S;> India. T. T. 1*4% H'rnp Kon>2. demand II 1- p.c Dis. okoh;:in;., dcaMMd 18QH Java, demand 140 1-.. Bangkok, demynd (l Bar Silver
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    PRODUCE.
    193 19 Febiuaiy 7. Tin 2.M) Ton- MJl', (lanibier Pepper White l« Pepper Black 68 Flake Tapioca W Pearl Sano Small Copra Copra Sundiied Opium. Benares unt. -1.000 Rice Lianj: Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle <Ne\v) 330 Rice. Siam old No. 1. Rice, Kanjroon Bintan Eice, Ranjroon Sioka Rice, Siam Broken
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    54 19 Feb. 7th.. 12 o'clock ihmhi. R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.K. spot n% ••I 1--Standard R.S.S. on Tender Feb. •'•P. «".l"i Mar. tt% ft% Apr-Juni' ISH .luly-St'pt. NH H% Ton of Market: Slightly Httier. L;itest Cable: London Spot Shei-t lT'-nd per ib New York Spot Sheet
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    192 19 aOSE MACPHAIL (OS REI'dKT. ■lasapatte, Feb. 7t!i Rather. -Loaaioa, i- «i. 144. imwa. Local Nour. cts. < toting t] eta Yin.— London, £24:5 12? (ki h« 6d down Local $121 1/ 4 for $1 0 raas. Mining.—Quiet. Kucfcai 2:2'* 2.2\. Kinta Dredge Loi i.'i. Rahm«« Hydraulic 1.70
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    388 19 Mhr. Tui I(NV a.'i.i Co., A|d Haji:uau. ;.",(.,i; Hajedie (Johore), 12 it Ifuar Ham, i 17; Pet mas, 22, I IT.* Ea<t Asiatic Co^ Ltd.. Afntak January output*. East Asiatic, -11 .i> Mount Austin (Jokore), 22&M bat low arm t .>.. Miala LaaapMT Agents. Aver KHaiBC
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    127 19 Yesterday's Alteration* IVbruary. 7th. (losing I'm.Boyei s< An asm 1.40 i.i"> Kinta Tin I)ro<i. Ual 1* Usl** Kut hai 2.1! 2.2:1 Kuyo 1.17 1.22 Malayan m 1.14 I.l* North Tai.. ing- I tt Penawmti *2 Rahman Ilyd. 1 I. South Taiping I Taiping 1- tm 1.12 1.15
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      359 19 -ITS O\ER $7,500,000. ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $27,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) iLAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27 Old Jewry, E.C. Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act. ATTRACTIVE
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      334 19 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Incorporated in England by Royal Charter. Paid up Capital in 600,000 shares of ±7, each £3,000.000 Reserve Fund 4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 3,000,000 Head Office: 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. Ajrcncie3 and Branches. Alor Star Ipoh Rangoon Amritsar Karachi Saigon Hangkok Klang
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      365 19 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hong Kong). Head Office: Hong Kong. Authorise' 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 A. H. (ompton, Esq., Deputy Chairman W,
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1450 20 The match at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday between the North ami South was even more entertaining and productive of better Rugby than was the meeting between Singapore and Perak in the final of the Tup competition a week before. That is largely explained by the fact that the
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    THE FIFTH TEST.
    107 20 LATER ENGLISH BATSMEN FAIL. Seven Add 66. [Reuter's Service.] Durban, Feb. fi. At {he close of their innings England had •Cored 252. Hammond made GC>. Xupen took for <>■'). Smith Africa had made 6 runs for no ticket when stumps were drawn. Durban, Feb. 7. The weather
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL RESULTS
    33 20 [Renter's Service] London, Feb. ti. In the first division of the League Tottenham lost to Bolton by 2 goals to 1. In the second division Port Yale beat Pivsion 2-0.
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    FOOTBALL COMPETITION NO. 24.
    100 20 Tanjrlin Provides the Winner In our Football Competition No. 24. relating to matches played last Saturday Ive COaipetHcn sent in coupons on which were correctly forecasted the results of ten the twelve games. These competitors, in the order in which their coupons were scrutinised, were:—Pte. R.
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    MALACCA NOTES.
    108 20 (From Our Own Correspondent.) The first practice shoot of the Malacca Volunteer Corps Battalion Rifle Association s season took place on Saturday, at Bukit Sebukor Range. Conditions 200. 300. M0 yards deliberate. The scores were as follows: Nett with h'cap A. V. Lambert K4 95.33 H. S. Pereira
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    RIFLE SHOOTING.
    74 20 Malay Volunteer Rifle Club. The following is the result of the Spoon Shoot held on the Farrer Range, Seletnr. on Sunday afternoon. 200 Yards: Xett. Sergt. Rahari bin H. Ismail. Handicap Pte. Abdul Rahim bin H. A. Aziz. 300 Yards. Xett. L.-Cpl. Abdul Kadir; Handicap L.-Sergt. Mokhtar. 500
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    PERAK TURF CLUB.
    455 20 (From Our Own Correspondent.^ Ipoh, Feb. 7. The going- was good and there was a fair attendance including His Highness the Sultan of Perak. Open Horses. Purse. Third Division (Five furlongs):— Stiffy, Irvine 8 1. Bronavio, Robinson 9.3 2. Highborn, Huxley 9.2 3. Time 1.4 1-5. Won
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    TO-MORROW'S WEIGHTS.
    159 20 Race No. 1. Horses (Purse) —Second Division—Six Furlongs:—Grey Habit D.2. Caliph 8.8. Royal Assent 8.8, The Miser 8.7. Equimaid B*6, Wallace Rex 8.3. Himena 712, Cassidy 7.4, Uranus 7. Race No. 2. Horses (Purse) —First Division—One Mile hnd Fifty Yards:—Guardsman 9.2, Queen Humbug- 8.12, Tija 8.9, Sextant Boy
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    65 20 Fifteen cards were taken out for the monthly mixed foursome and the following weie the cards returned: Miss V. H. Patterson and Bald 49 9% Mrs. J. R. Smith and Barron 51 6% .44H Mrs. J. Groothoff and Cullen 5.'J 5% 47*4 The February Monthly Medal (stroke)
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    A HOLE IN ONE !
    62 20 A HOLE IN ONE With reference to the performance by Mr. T. M. Hussey in holing out the Bth. hole on the Garrison Golf Club links in one last week, it has since been ascertained that this is not the first time, as Mr. F. W. Lyall performed this feat
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    RUGBY TOURNAMENT.
    519 20 THE SERVICES' UNLUCKY DAY. A Heavy Defeat. 8.8.1 23 pts.; Services. u pis. Owing to the S.C.C. padang being unfit for play, yesterday's Rugby Tournament game between the 8.8.1, and Services wa:^ played on the S.R.C. ground. When the game commenced the Service? were still three men short
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    THE TOURNAMENT POSITIONS.
    158 20 Pts. P. W. L. I). F. A. Pts 8.8.1, and P.S. 4 3 1 0 93 3 f A I>C- 4 2 2 0 39 37 A Etc and Law 4 2 2 0 38 81 4 Services 3 1 2 0 28 51 2 Merchants 3
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    RUGBY.
    146 20 ILG. Platoon S.V.C. vs. The Duke's The newly formed Machine Gun Platoon (S.V.C) sports club commences its activities on Saturday with a Rugby match on the upper ground at Tannin Barracks against a strong: XV from the Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Lieut. Dearden, the United Services skipper, will referee
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    SINGAPORE VOLINTEER CORPS.
    30 20 Programme of Trills up Co and for 12th February, 1928. Wednesday. Bth. Ui p.m. Drfll Hall Machine Gun Pltn:, Motor Cycle Pltn:, «C" (Scottish) Coy., Eurasian Company.
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