The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 10 February 1928

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    Masthead
    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1928. NO. 12^30
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    232 1 Our London Correspondent sends an interesting cable on Press view* as to the restriction enquiry—I'nge Interviewed ai Bangkok Sir Hugh Clifford predicted a closer relationship between Siam and Malaya for advancement of mutual interests—l 'age 9. The Chinese who attempted to assassinate Cr. Wu was charged m
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    THE "CHILDREN'S COURT."
    1075 1 The "Children*! Coaftt" if London. v.iih th'-ii' woman Inotirc i*»wtii I Magistrate and their women proba'1 officers, an very inteMdtfag alacai indeed. But. because thf tenus of th< itution NMWe them a piivacy of working which possibly doubles their usefulness, t!.< general public knows relatively little their
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      328 1 j SWALLOW ARIEH'S IN I LB. BAGS i| :j PATENT ROLLES FLOIIR^ V.V.V.V.V.V.V.WAVAV.V.V.VA RAFFLES HOTEL THE SATIRDAY, FEB. 11th. DINFR SPECIAL DINNER DANCE nAW«T\IT DANSANT 9.30 p.m. to DANSANT pvfry THE FAMOUS INTERNATIONAL DANCERS TUESDAY, Monday. CHERIE VALENTINE Thursday, AKDNF^nw and AND TOMASITA BIRDWELL satirday. AISD w j]| appear during
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      123 1 j V" V jc^Cps^^L» \^V I" i_— i EUROPE^ HOTEL ra£ GRILL:-After-dinner dancing every TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY. THE"EUROPE* ORCHESTRA I THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD. 'Phone 2740. Arthur g. Odd!, Managing Director. i 2 4 TO-NIGHT. I SPECIAL AFTER DINNER CABARET DANCE 1 i on the ROOF GARDEN With the
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      122 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Insure with the Ocean— Taue Ww Canro notice re Lalandia—l atre 1Various trade mark aotifieaUOM lajri *Tae Colu Storage far Mi spet-ialities Serial attracti-i^ at Raffles Hotel>Priaer*a Wate, Mm ba«l iriMlHati ki silver— Page •">• o -ii Difttrea tale of a motor car by rV^" an<i Co. Pajre
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      17 1 V.VAMrW.VA'.V.V.V/.'.ViVr'rVA j: SWALLOW ARIELL'S I; •i (WORLD RENOWNEK) j| :j BISCUITS AND CAKES j V/AVA-.%V E VW.V.'.V.V.V.V.WA
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      164 1 THE WEEK. Hijrh Water, 141 a.m.. 1.7, Uli P-'V'.. 9X Malacca: FI. W. 10.00 a.m.. L 2, l*tt piv... 11. P. and O. homo\v:irl niai 1 clo-<'>. P. and 0. oJtward mail due. Dutch homeward mail clos»\-. ro»rt>Mlll Int.'i-C'-tnincrcial Cup. PffMC W (old Stc>i:>irc. Madame* Kolvty- PupiN. Ihoatro MS p.m.
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    ANTOINETTE EATS AGAIN!
    444 2 Just before leaving Paris I received an in\ iliuson to luncheon with my great friend. Antoinette de C. This did not till me with the joy and anticipation that one would imagine, for, m spile of Antoinette's be.aulifui ippai lament, her w->nderfui chef and her luxurious surroundings,
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    £1,000 REFUSED FOR A PAGE.
    125 2 Bkirtol i'oiporation have refused the offei of ill.OOr. from an American millionaire foi a papx of a seventeenth century document which was recently discovered m a lumbei room of the corporation offices which \va. beir.gr cleared out to provide more space. The document contained a
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    CHANGE-GIVING MACHINES.
    65 2 rm of ronrlwlzal device or 1 Indfruit-'ind railway stations is ;> which not only dates and issues I m- the eeßeet chanire if j> BhtDhif is dropped m the slot. tric*l d BftMc the machine tt a'. I. at —ftBin >t a ieOfl a- ■kmfa d to the
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      165 2 am mm 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. •-V MADAM -4 Kelvey s >; Talented v j Pupils Victoria j n Theatre TO-DAY AT s.ir,
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      255 2 Victoria JTheatre COMMENCING WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd. At 9.30 p.m. Under the distinguished patronage of: H.E. THE GOVERNOR SIR HUGH CLIFFORD. The Battles of Coronel AND Falkland Islands. The Epic Naval Drama. Ships Taking Part Are:—H.M.S. MALAYA. H.M.S. KARHAM H.M.S. CARDIFF. H.M.S. CONCORD, H.M.S. COVENTRY, H.M.S. CERES A DISASTER AnFa VICTORY.
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      154 2 The Alhambra Theatre (Tan Chens Kee Co., Ltd.. P*opriet<fffe) Commencing Saturday, 4th February. UNITED ARTISTS ATTRACTION DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS IN "THE GAUCHO FIRST HOUSE 7JW P.M. "THE HOUSE OF MARNEY' MATINEES. WEDNESDAY, AND SATURDAY 4.15 KM ADMISSION PRICES NIGHTLY BALCONY $2.SO—DOWNSTAIRS $2.00 51.25. 75cts. :Wts. BOOKING AT KELLY AND WALSH. Telephone
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    NEW YORK AT NIGHT.
    896 3 A MOST AMAZING CITY. The "White Way." It .was a c:»ld winter's night^ wherr^t arrived m New York. A vast torrent of traffic thundered and roared along the bed of high walk'd canyons which are inaccurately termed "streets." On every side tower ed buildings <*o gigantic
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    TRUE INTERESTS OF INDIA.
    971 3 PLEA FOR FRIENDSHIP WITH INDIANS. Europeans' Views. Bombiy, Jan. 19. Important political speeches were deliver, ed at the European Association's dinner to-night at which His Excellency the Governor and Lady Wilson were the principal guests. Mr. J. E. Needham, the President of the Bombay launch of
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      183 3 ADELPHIHOTEL i FRIDAY. FEB. 10.—SPECIAL AFTER DINNER CABA RET DANCE with THE MIDNIGHT g FROLICS on the Roof Garden at fe 9.50 p.m. Admission to Non-Diners $2.C0 p SATI RDAY, FEB. lI.—CAPARET DINNER AND DANCE. Final appearanc-u of the MIDNIGHT I KOLKX Cabiret Dinner and Dance $3.50 [3* Admission to
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      293 3 I Estate 8 Trust Agencies I (1927) Limited. j A Trust Company Registered under the Trust Compani»- j I Ordinance of 1926, with Security deposited with the Straits j| 11 i Settlements Government. i: J^ REGISTERED HEAD OFFICE: •I Nos. 1, 2& 3, RAFFLES CHAMBERS, RAFFLES PLACE. SINGAPORE. jj BOARD
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    WARMER ENGLAND.
    934 4 AN ITINERARY FOR WINTER. The Charms of the West. PART 111. We did not find Bode attractive with it croud even m September, although tho magnificent sands must be gloriously amus in* for children, and there art- such lovely pioknickin^ places all round. This did not seem to
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    THE UNEVEN SKIRT.
    56 4 The entire chic of this evening dress of grey blue crepe radium is m the flowing drapery of the uneven skirt and the huge bow of self material that is knotted m the fron;. The deep oval decollate is tilled with a vestee of a slightly darker
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      FOR FEMININE FINGERS.
      395 4 How to Make a Powder Puff. A powder puff that is only slitrhtH soiled is extremely unhygienic. It is liable to cause pimples, and blackheads, and, besides this, it gives the powder a grubby tinge that makes the complexion look anything but fresh. But why enumerate here
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      GLASS SLIPPERS.
      88 4 Class has never l>een so fashionable as it is at the moment, and now the glass slipper has arrived. A Paris shoemaker boasts that he has produced the perfect dancing slipper. According to their inventor, the slippers are *upple and friable and cling to the foot, bringing to
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      18 4 Utensils m which onions have been cooked should kf rinsed round m hot water containing a little vinegar.
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      BOUDOIR & BOULEVARD.
      789 4 BOUDOIR BOULEVARD. Every siuaii girl would like l^ nave, it>i hei best nightgown, the one I saw id a u< gem Street store yesterday. This del'ghtfully childish garment was of pale honey silk, trimmed with net to match. Just beiow the shoulder seams was a cluster of bebe tucks about
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      SASHED WITH CHERRY VELVET.
      29 4 Pale beige georgette makes this pretty afternoon frock whkh is so generously trimmed with pleated georgette. Tlie velvet sash is of a deep cherry colour.
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      TABLE TALK.
      329 4 Attractive Uses of Leather. The matching vogue is nicely maintained m a furnisher's establishment m the WestEnd, where there is displayed an imposing cushion of painted leather, bordered by stiff gold fringe. True lacquer colours are used on the soft leather, rich reds, black and I gold, making
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      PRINCE'S DANCING PARTNER.
      110 4 who keeps Mtt h<K>k and pencil m her shoppin^-batr «t capacious pfK-ket, and really makes use of it. to record her wants and the airouni sh;> can appropriate for rath section of her shopping. She rni^ht choose a leather case into which loose leaves are fixed- There
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      20 4 When preparing a boiled pudding, it will never stick if after greasing the basin you sprinkle it with castor sugar.
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      MAN-DECREED FASHIONS.
      535 4 WOMEN'S CLOTHINc. "CRAZES/ Ideas to Stimulate Track It is an amusing thing writes a woman correspondent i inp Post. When >hv. m adopted a more h\>ri«-ni. <ir. professi.-n threatened h.«r and Ivkinxjd her m antioipati«m of unl'orr venerations. The cler i-al profes-i »n lad shoulders the sins of
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      A BEACH ENSEMBLE.
      60 4 The all-popular shantung i> v the beach ensemble shewn sleevelet blous«- of pale pink, trill encrusted l.nnd> <>f severe >».. pink and blue is w>rn with I skirt of pink. The jacket i.» blue bordered with pink him! I handkerchief is m piriK crep< vrt with navy
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    KILLING ENGLISH.
    1393 5 ARE WE LOSING OUR LANGUAGE Slang and "Americanisms." b English becoming a lost language—to be found ultimateJy m the lost continent of| Imti?-. half-way between here and ArmImost every day Judges, Magistrates Coroners may be heard protesting inst the use of slipshod slangy words Latin and Greek terms
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    STRANGE COMPLEXIONS.
    179 5 Lady Pearce, the wife of the Australian Senator, Sir George Pearce, who has just returned to Melbourne, has a discerning eye. She says that m Europe the women are colouring their skins to match their frocks. In Geneva she saw a lady "dyed rosy sunset pink," and m
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    IF GERMANY HAD WON THE WAR?
    1263 5 CROWN PRINCE AS EMPEROR OF INDIA. Division of the Spoils. Here is the ex-Crown Prince's note of the Kaiser's little list of kingdoms to be bestowed when Germany had conquered the world:— Emperor of India.—This was to be the perquisite of "Little Willie" himself,
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      450 5 VIROL the food for GROWTH Gram ing children Deed Virol, build .-t uuku mmJ ivirhes I 'i in.l i-, ;i M ♦n- ill f IMMQS land < lean i»ts Mch health) growth I lootm 'it. Am it i > *«> I «!i 'lii- tli. a eves >1«! i« itc u?nl
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      374 5 j^C^* I)KIV i: rS PLATS is made at Mapp.n W^>" 1 «V \\.!,b- >h< ita id M;iin.(act"ry .11.< l p!:u<-,! w I n;>l« DtßfSflH «>i SAwr ulmU ensures a li(Vtim< >« .<<. 111 d.my houst'hoid ■tC P* < it" oiiv.i*Unt w ttb quality. ill' fnutfon PIM UMLOMG i' a kXU
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    MY DAY OFF.
    1038 6 IMPRESSIONS OF SINGAPORE. Of the East Eastern. In travelling eastward from. London to < hina or Japan, it is at Colombo that one receives the first impression of that mysterious region known generally and vaguely a* "the East," and at Singapore one receives the second. Singapore can
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    CALCUTTA'S BEGGAR DISGRACE.
    491 6 SALVATION ARMY CHIEFS CONDEMNATION. Big Effort Needed. ''The beggar problem is a disgrace to the city of Calcutta," declared Commissioner Stanley R. Ewens, Territorial Commander of the Salvation Army m Eastern India and Burma, m an interview with the Statesman. "It is such a vast problem" he
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    NEW ELLIS ISLE TERROR.
    332 6 How Many Feathers has a Goose? New York Mr. Emanuel Oiler. "M.P." for Brooklyn has made puMie an exchange of tones pondence with the United States Treasury Department concerning the astonishing tests required of a would-be Polish immigrant. The woman, he says, was asked. "How many
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      198 6 \Jfie Perfect Mealtime Drink —for a pleasant change, try Iced Instant Postum ON hot, stifling days, to quench that parching thirst, try a big, cool glass of Instant Postum. Simple to prepare by following directions on the tin. Then chill and when serving add sugar and milk to taste. Let
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      163 6 Acclaimed by every nation of the world as the supreme and perfect poet ami playwright, Shakespeare has attained immortal fame. MB®y^ nrADCTTffc t Mhfß wQ -dPlr \zSt- ff{, '.%pf; are known and appreciated by men ol cul**"'sd£?\s> tured taste from p#le to pole. Their supreme *<$&&&) „rt and perfect quality
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    BRITISH FOREIGN POLICY.
    784 7 SIR A. CHAMBERLAIN'S STATEMENT. The Position m China. [Rtwti'l Service] London. Feb. 8. In the Hou.se of Commons on the resumpJon of the debate on the Address Sir Ausbm Chamberlain m a statement on foreign affairs reaffirmed the policy animated by goodwill and friendship for China and
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    MEXICO-WASHINGTON FLIGHT.
    35 7 FReuter's Service. 1 Washington. Feb. 9. Costes and Lebrix have arrived and were received by the Secretaries for War and lhe Navy, Ambassador Claude!, tho acting Secretary of State and many flyim? officers.
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    INDIAN RESERVE BANK.
    187 7 GOVERNMENT DEFEAT IN LEGISLATURE. A Curious Incident. [Reuter's Service.] New Delhi, Feb. 8. Duiin^ discussion on the Reserve Bank Bill Sir Basil Blackett repeated his previou.' warnings against the Assembly trying tc force unacceptable amendments on the Government and said that under no circumstances would Go\ernment support
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    RUSSO-GERMAN TRADE DIFFICULTIES.
    117 7 [Reuter's Service] Berlin. Feb. 8. Despite ihe ;J..~..000.080 credit guaranteed by the German Government with the object ot stimulating Rus.^o-German trade the ex pocted improvement therein did not mate rialise last year. Numerous complaints wen made m Germany of unfair Russian busi ness methods and violation^ of
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    NATIONAL MEMORIAL TO EARL HAIG.
    116 7 Renter*! Service.] London. Feb. 8. The House of Commons on the motion of Mr. Baldwin passed a resolution m favour of petitioning the King to direct that a monument should be erected at the public c-ha**gt m inemoiy of Earl Haig. an inscription paying tribute
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    FRANCO-AMERICAN TREATY.
    95 7 [Renter's Service.] Paris, Feb. 8. The text of the Franco-American Arbi tiatioa Treaty has been issupd. It provide: that any dispute, when ordinary diplomatic proceeding* have failed, shall be referred to the permanent international commissior treated by the Bryan Arbitration Treaty (t 1914. Arbitration procedure will no< apply
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    THE NURSE CAVELL FILM.
    80 7 German Protest Against Exhibition. [Renter's Service.] London, Feb. 8. The pn posad exhibition m London of the British film dealing with the execution of Nurse Caveli has led to an <.fficial German protest. The Foreign Uff.ce m Berlin has issued a -tatoment that the German Ambassador
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    NORWEGIAN GOVERNMENT CENSURED.
    31 7 [Renter's Service.l Oslo. Feb. 8. Pailiament to-day by 86 votes to 6i J» carried the Radical vote cf censure against the Government, which is consequently resigning on FiHay.
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    YUGO-SLAVIAN POLITICS.
    33 7 [Reuter's Service.] Belgrade. Feb. 8. The Yugo-Slav Cabinet has resigned m order to facilitate the settlement of the political situation following the reient resignation of Ministers belonging to th« Democratic Party.
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    AMERICAN FINANCIER'S DEATH.
    20 7 fßeuter's Service.] Chicago. Feb. 8. The death has occurred of Mr. Watson Franklin Blair, retired financial magnate.
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      490 7 BUSINESS CARDSw DAWN STUDIO, i JAPANESE I>HOTO(;itAPIIEK I I'KtXSPP STREET i If \<*r cert .nonnt will I l 'a nil our j t u.-toPMtr* lor Chtrie^e I v Year onty. a a i i**^f Jb^isisrK > WEE BROTHERS, I Undertakers. a HONUMBNTAt. MASONS. H U frr-h Flural Wr««atUs. Mad« to
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      622 7 NOTICES. NOIiCE is hereby that the Trade Mill; eattfcfetimg of the picture of heraldic 4»tM h th« Tra:« Mm** r-KPFFRELT. MARUFACTVSIKG OOMPANY Caafwrailiw c!^Hni7e«i hw.\ .ist nf aadw the Laws of the -t.-ste mi MiwiranaiTtif .mi tMrryiag on business :-s M::nu;.'ctn or- a! lfifl Stale street, Bos ton, Mavaackwsattta, Uaited
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      665 7 NOTICES. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that K. V. A. L. R. M Palaniappa Chettiar, of No. 21 Market Street Singapore, has been appointed Manager of the Chitty Temples at Tank Road and New Bridge Road from the Sth day of February. 1928, until further notice. All persons having business
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      854 7 TENDERS. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. Tender? will be received at th«- ''olunial Secretary's Office, up to noon >f February. I rh ]92K, fc»r the follow \r\g works: 1. QaaSaral ajpain, pjtntjnp. vWaptaak np and tarrinr to l>.H-«ar- (Ju:i» r ''ulo Brani: 2. General repaii»- ;»aii!tinn and *'fiii t- -ninp t-< Animal Quarantine
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. ANNOUNCEMENT.
    32 8 Tl.i' engagtwenl b nnnouneed of llr. Fr;itu.. Joseph Hoatciro, eldest son »f Mr. bim! Mrt. R. A. McMiteiro, t<> Miss Clara Lambert, daughter ,f Mr. and Mrs. W. Lambert.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10. 1928. A RESTRICTION REFERENCE.
    735 8 A certain amount of interest must necessarily attach to the news tha* the Prime Minister has requested a standing committee to enquire into the matter of restriction and to report. We say a certain amount advisedly, because it would be
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    372 8 The Hon. Mr. Justice Deane .arrived m Penang from Singapore by the Klang on Monday. There will be matins and sermon at H. 11. Naval Base on Sunday, February 12th., at 10.3 C a.m. Mrs. E. A. Reutens has left the General Hospital, Singapore, and will l>e returning to Seromban
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    OUR SIAM LETTER.
    1130 8 SIR HUGH CLIFFORD'S ARRIVAL. Old Memories. (From Our Own Correspondent; Bangkok, Feb. 4. Sir Hugh Clifford passed the Siamese frontier this afternoon on his way to Bang kok and for the next seven days the head of the Straits Settlements will be an honoured guest amongst us.
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    143 8 EXPLOSION FATALITY I\ IPOH. Child Burnt to Death (From Our Own Correspondent IpMh. Mb A distressing accident occunwi I ■•ail LnW Street, one <f i ciowded thoroughfares. It appet laijre drum af nu'thylate*! >|,m opened near the draif. m f r( .nt she>p and the- contents p« ure<i
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    PENANG APPEAL COURT.
    100 8 A Promissory Note ;im (Ki<»m Our CHm I IVnani: Ii: the A|Mxa: ("iirt judgment seived m tht BMt *<< J. a^rain>t the decision «.f Mi Just holdinp that an attempt had defeat an honest claim missory note for ?♦>•" \aluable consicii ration to respondent, L'ns I'honj; li
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    ATTACK ON ESTATE MANAGER.
    93 8 The Affair at Krian. Ipoh I. A magisterial en<)U;i> was ht lluntar yesterday int. charIndian cooly, of <tal>binp Mr. 1 bank, Manajrt iif U»M Ksta I T latter related tin i-used for allowing his jfoat- iMau-. Later they nu-t on th< Mtmd nMnriy atta<-k^<i h.v. knifo.
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    PENANG ST. GEORGE SOCIETY.
    31 8 I'cnanu. I'»••». I At the annual meeting (l' S(.ciet\. Mr. Hilt,liin Simj. ..!i ra President. The accounts sh<-\s»«j a halar.. of $907, which was *17* mon >ear.
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    GERMAN MINISTER TO SIAM ILL.
    21 8 (FrumOurOwnOii- 1 Banpkok. Feb V The German Minister to Siam ■ted upon this morning for append:■—
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    193 8 Mr. F. H. Sareant and Miss Olixr Bo^le. The wedding was solemni?.* .r drew's Cathedral yesterday a1 Mr. Frederick BtfWti II I D.F.C.. of the AHMI Lt.l.. Singapore, and Mi>s DH«« lyn Bople. younpest iftflgfafo "f 1r Mrs. Bo^le/of Manly. NSW T Archdeacon F. C. Swindell oft'u•:.. The
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      192 8 -THG COW'OISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" j: '^^^T^-^^^p^r^fJ^ I l m m 1 GUINNESS STOUT BOTTLED BY E. J. Burke of Dublin i m J Qts. Pints and Nips. j: CALDBECK, MACGREGOR Co., Ltd. j: 11forporated nnder the Comftatirs' Ordinavci s <•' Hntuj Kong). corporatfd m Shanghai.) m m SINGAPORE. 5
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      114 8 vwvwnwv/Avuw.vw.v.v.w &i < Parfums de Luxe jj COTY I ij Chypre 5 ■I Origan ;j Rose Jacqueminot J Paris J Emeraude l\ EAU DE COTY J B to be had from all dealers Dupire Brothers. WAV. W- \WVA l, IWyWA < 1 Wi lA I r| i i| A J|
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    RUBBER ENQUIRY.
    111 9 THE TURN OF THE TIDE. |>wover> of Obvious Truths. it) ,i (>rr« >p«>ndent.—Copyright). London. Feb. 9. incial Times, commenting on the announcement of an enquir recent developments the .u'ht since restriction has not ■a* n«»w ionic when results l».>ily *'xamint-d. Though n inir.vill be inspired since there >d
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    SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTION STEP.
    99 9 nmmittee to Consider Scheme. [Ke'iterV Service.] London. F«rb. j*. Mnriatei has MfcH the Con- ;tich to consider the I im.l tvTcctl of the present resI ri; n i txpofftl a.iW consider lh* restrict ions should 1h« left un- nullified or removed; also to subrnmendations reirardinir the policy
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    46 9 \TKST TIN AND RUBBER PRICES. tieaw Drop m Rubber. S-rm Our Own Correspondent). l.ondun. Feb. 9. 4.5 o.m. MtSdis. Symington and Sinclair to-day's rubber price as -i. per lb. lm& Lewis, Lazarus and Sons r.otifx tonlay's tin prices as 58 1 16—£240 7 40.
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    WELCOME TO MR. AMERY.
    97 9 [BtitJtl Kadio—Official Service.] Rugby. Feb. *>. lunlMJ of State for the Domi- Mr. Amery. will return to his par- duties next week and arrange- i>v«'n made for a dinner of the railiamentary Association to be honour on Wednesday »n the 1 mnions. bjec of the dinner
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    PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS.
    58 9 Ml Radio—Official Service.] Rugby. Feb. 9. '•intinent of John Anthony Hawke f High Court creates a vacancy ntary representation of St. Ives, wht-re at last general election nser\ative> had a majority of Liberal opponentRugby. Feb. 9. •f Mr. Trevelyan Thomson, anterday. necessitates a by-elec-lleshoroufrh West, for which he
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    O. S. K.'s NEW S. AMERICAN LINERS.
    45 9 Nichi-Nichi Seivice.] Tokio, Feb. 8. lament of the Osaka Shosen i decided to float debentures to r V 10,000,000 with a view to 'A', passenger-freight vessels H •ai h for the South America run. cables <.n page 7.]
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    15 9 II Mthrop. Secretary of the Sungei '".üb. Sereniv:un, arrived lack m 'rum Home on Monday.
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    SIR HUGH IN SIAM.
    171 9 COMPLETE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHED. Value of Present Visit. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok. Feb. 9. Sir Hugh Clifford, m the course of an interview, predicted clr-ser contact m the future between Malaya and Siam. Since he was last m the Malayan PeninMi:a all possible sources of disagreement
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    A UNIQUE RAILWAY.
    162 9 London's Letters Underground. [British Kadio—Official Service-1 Kugby, Feb. 9. The Poafl Office tube railway m which rrains travelling o."> miles an hour will carry malla umie'- gr( und through London comes into full operation on Monday. It is the first railway of its kind m the world.
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    INDIA'S FOLLY.
    103 9 Chance of Finance Control Wrecked. [Reuter's Service.] New Delhi. Feb. H. The (lovvinnient has decided to oVop the Resent' Bunk Bill altogether. The derision at present ends the hope* of transferring control of Indian finance from England to India for which Sir Basil Blackett had worked his hardest.
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    THE ARBITRATION TREATY REFERENCE.
    52 9 Welcome at Washington. [Reiser's Service.] Washington. Feb. 9. The reference m the King's speech to the, proposed revision of the Anglo-American Arbitration Treaty is regarded by American officials as a favourable indication of the success of the negotiations which will begin immediately the present Treaty expires
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    BRITISH CONSUL ATTACKED.
    50 9 [Reuter's Service.] Belgrade, Feb. 9. Bandits waylaid and l>eat Mr. J. Pureell, the British Consul at Kortchak, Albania when he was out motoring near Vrotchichte. on the Scrbo-Albanian frontier with an English major named Barbrouck, who is an inspector m the Albanian Police. His car was wrecked.
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    JAPANS HEAVY IDLE MONEY.
    62 9 [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio. Feb. 8. Following inactivity m the country, business if m a state of difficulty to make use of the idle money. The offer for the pre-contract of the new Exchequer Bond has reached nine times the intended sul»cripti.»n. and the amount i
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    JAPAN'S PARLIAMENTARY SESSION.
    49 9 [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio. Feb. 8. At the special Cabinet Meeting, it was proposed that the extraordinary session should be held on or about April 10th. This is to be officially decided by the Cabinet meeting after the coming General Election. [Earlier caMes on page 7.]
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    21 9 The Rev. \V. E- Holrlcy, M.8.X.. leaves Ipoh for England Ml March on furlough. He will he away about a year.
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    HINKLER'S FLIGHT.
    130 9 LLOYDS SPORTING INSURANCE. Profitable Record Beating. [British Radio Official Service] Kugliy. Feb. 9. The second stage of Captain Hinkler'fflight to Australia on a light Avro-Aviar aeroplane was completed yesterday wher he reached Malta from hom«\ Hinkier hat taken out a polu-y with Lloyds for a premium of flfii
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    SOUND FACES.
    206 9 Wonderful Television Experiments. [Router's Service.l London, Feb. 9. A pale picture of a face, as though printed on a cloth fluttering m the breeze, waf projected on the wall of the London headquarters of the Baud Television Company to-day-This "pilot image" was merely dummy head turned into sound
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    NAVAL NEWS.
    94 9 Nelson's Fine Trial Results. [British Radio -Official Service.] KuKfoy, Feh* 5). It is authoritatively stated that the new British battleship Nelson m her official trials last year developed, without undue forcing:, horsepower of 4o\opo and a mean speed of 23'a knots and that manoeuvring was completely satisfactory. Her
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    AUSTRALIA'S SUBMARINES START.
    28 9 [British Radio—Official Service.] Rugby, Feb. 9. The new Australian submarines, Oxley and Otway, left Portsmouth for Sydney yesterday. They are due at Gibraltar .-on Sunday.
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    KAWASAKI OPENS SOUTH CHINA LINE.
    49 9 [Xanyo Niehi-Xichi Service] Tokio, Feb. 8. The Kawasaki Steamship Company m response to the request of the Russian Mercantile Marine Fleet is preparing to resume the latter's South China service, which has been m abeyance since the rupture of relations with the South China.
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    745 QUAKES LAST YEAR.
    38 9 [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio, Feb. 8. According to investigations made by the Toyooka Meteorological Station, 745 earthquakes were recorded by it? seismometer last year, of which 453 were severe. [Earlier cables on page 7.]
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    140 9 The marriage of Mr. Tan Kirn Swee, a son of the late Mr. Tan Thian Lye, of Ipoh, and Miss Lim Swee Chow, daughter of the late Mr. Lim Boon Hoe, of Penang, will take place at Seremban on Sunday. The engagement is announced and the marriage will take place
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    THE ATTACK ON DR. WU.
    571 9 ACCUSED CHINESE IN COURT. Murder Intention Confessed. The Police Court sequel to the sensational incident m Hill Street took the form of a very brief mention of the charge against the accused yesterday. The matter was brought up before Yr. Dakers, Third Police Magistrate, Mr.
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    THE MISSIONS TO SEAMEN IN SINGAPORE.
    128 9 Ladies' Guild. A meeting was held at Bishopsbourne on Wednesday, at the invitation of Mrs. Roberts, wife of the Bishop of Singapore, at which it was decided to form a guild of Lady Helpers for the work of the Missions to Seamen m Singapore.
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    229 9 Mr. Simpson, Senior Clerk, Post Office, Seremban, has been promoted Assistant Post Master. Ipoh, to which place he is going an early date. Mr. A. E. Coope, M.C.S., who is expected ffom Home leave during the first week of March, will succeed Mr. V. G. Ezechiel. Magistrate, In>>h. when the
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      779 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES ■X PRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice .Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre.) Due Spore. Konte subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE—LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. PERSEUS Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg
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      581 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England). 'ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA POUTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREiGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. n a m TO HONG KONG. SHANGHAI AND JAPAN D«aSpor«. 1928. s.s. CITY OF ADELAIDE J5 s.s. CITY OF DUNKIRK Mar* s.s. CITY
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    STARING AT A TIGER.
    1023 11 WHEN THE HUMAN EYE TRIUMPHED. An Exciting Moment. To iui rate one's most eaeittaf moment >> nut an easy matter when you have travelled m thirty eifiht ci.untiies and cnc.^unU- e.J queer people and things m flange iun is, lemarki Lieu L Colonel Ktherton m :h
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    TURNING WOOD INTO METAL.
    435 11 Wonder Material For Aircraft. London, Jan. 10. I examined yesterday what may possibly prove to be the most revolutionary invention m aircraft design since the Wright brot^rrs first flew a heavier-than-air machine. Mr. W ladimir J. Kinstein. who is now staying m London, is the in\entor
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    81 11 The sequel to a fatal aeeident which occurred m Holland Koad on the evening- of January 24th. was commenced m the Police Courts on Tuesday, when the inquest was opened touching: the death of a Chinese lady. Deceased was a passenger m a Baby Austin when a Stutz car driven
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      261 11 4 cvcnjbodij under tke Sun drinks i kiCNTSEPI?^f FT/1 tiMe juice co«cxajl > ,A :rr the Keat and turmoil ot the day. after a game ol golf or tennis drink a f \jn* glistening glass of 1 cooling 'Montserrat.' X Always refreshing yf Hi and healthful ga i"1 strong m
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      230 11 Fleas Bring Torment and Disease 'TpHAT stinging, irritaring torment —that repulsive, inflaming bite A with which the flea tortures its victim is more ihan a misery—it is a real danger to health. Fleas carry the germs of bubonic plague I from rats and readily transfer them to humans. Guard yourself
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      300 11 PICKWICK IN PICTURES. By Arthur Moreland. No. 35. An evening at The "Magpie and Stump." ;i^^i-.-M. ■e&i^T^^^', I AND AFTER MAKING j I C&& ?==^J ,—r^ /""A. lTfStf*SFnn^^J^M\ This arrangement'-V t^ V^v«?*u Mil lV -*l "Vt *'<r ilfi —l JPt.'l'llff RESUMED H.5 WALK U J >^N |^*J^*? 6§^ J^>- I
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    68 12 H.M.S. CORNFIX)WER EXPECTED SHORTLY. For the voyage to the China Station of the sloop Cornflower, which is coming out to replace the Hollyhock and is bringing out a new crew for H. M. Survey ship Iroquois, the following programme has been approved: Gibraltar, Jan. 9-11; Malta, Jan. 15-17;
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    AUSTRALIAN CRUISER TO BE SCRAPPED.
    199 12 The Australian cruiser Melbourne, Captain F. H. W. Goolden, which according to the Navy List has recently been acting as the flagship of the Royal Australian Fleet, is shortly to return to England. She is expected at Portsmouth about April 13. The Melbourne is to
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    HEAVY OPIUM TRAFFIC FINE.
    91 12 A tine of $10.0 >0 was imposed on a Chinese, who was charged at the Kowloon Magistracy with being: m unlawful possession of 520 taels of raw opium on board the Luchow. The defendant, it was stated, was a through passenger, travelling direct from Canton to
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    80 12 A movement is afoot to debar Asiatics from serving m Dutch ships. The wages of officers of the American Merchant Line have been increased. The Bibby liner Warwickshire, built m i l'.u)2. is to be converted into a cargo vessel. (apt. 11. J. Henderson of the Glen Line has died
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      481 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and tile new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tone). The s.a. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe,
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      182 12 S.S. "GLENAPP." Consignees of carpo per the above steamej from Europe (arrived Jan, 31st.) are hereby notified that a General Survey of all cargo landed m n damaged condition will be held at Godown No. 6, 7 on Friday 10th February 1928 at 9 a.m. No further survey will be
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      352 12 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc., 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) Q GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA \\|> BALTIMORE (via Suez) M.S. SILVERMAPLE due Feb. 23 a M.S. SILVERGUAVA due Mar. 10 M.S. SILVERBELLE due Apr. 4 PACIFIC JAVA CALCUTTA SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN
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      202 12 M.S. LALANMA. Con-.jrtu«•- (:.im» p« r th< fr«>m KurojM arnvt-ci I- notified th;tt fled m a WTi ■M. at I 4 i thk BM? Ml a o I k CHARGEURS REIMS. (Incorporated m Franc*| -(olREGULAR MONTH IA FREIGHT »W PASSENGER SERVHK outwards. SAIGON, TOL'RANE XM> HAU'Huv Out CAP LAY TAP
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      680 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. KuaU Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday t> a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and lower Siam 0 a-ni. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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      478 12 onjr. Nam SanfT, (Brit >; Adriaan Stoop, (Dut); Auhy. (Sar>; Nerite, Pahud. Loudon, Reaei, Ejnile, Buyskes, (Dut); President Wilson, (Ami; Suddhadib, (SiamJ. METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. (By courtesy of the Government Health Office). For the twenty lour hours ending midnight February, sth. Max. shave temp. MJ F Mm. shade temp. 72 F
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      616 13 O. S. K. Line. 1111 Steamem. Arrive. Leave. I :n. Rotterdam, Hamburg, Bremen, Vitwerp. via Colombo. Aden and At lay Maru Feb. 11 Feb. 12 art .m. Cape Town, Rjn, Santos, !eo and Buenos Airea. Montevideo Maru Feb. 16 Feb. 17 Zanzibar, Dar-** -Salaam. -uivmo Marque and Turban, f Panama
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      460 13 TRAVEL-COMFORT DOLLAR ja& •president* m LINERS Dollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. All state-rooms are outside rooms, well-ventilated and cooled by electric fans. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having an electric reading lamp. State-rooms with private bath predominate, all have hot and cold running water.
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      692 13 XT p Tt£ KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ, (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO.. OF BATAMA). (Incorporated m HoMand.) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections to:—Pa>s«ge. Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representativea m the Straits Settlement* (Singapore ami Penang). of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF JAVA.
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    WAYS THEY HAVE IN THE ARMY.
    923 14 HOW DISCIPLINEHAS CHANGED. Old Army of A new War Office order' issued at Aldershot allows commanding" officers to arrant private soldiers of good conduct the privilege of "walking out" m civilian clothes. Sir George Aston, who has studied the private soldier and his ways
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    OFFICIALS SHOCKED.
    525 14 CALLOUSNESS OF CARDIFF MURDERERS. Hysterical Scenes Outside Gaol. London, Jan. 27, Driscoll and Rowlands- were-members of the racecourse gang known as the "Forty thieves." Their callousness prior to the executions shocked even the prison officials. While the crowd outside was tinging hymns and praying., the condemned mesj inside
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    MARRIAGE GOOD FOR DIGESTION.
    216 14 beery Conversation !he IW»st Sauce. IJumafrias 1 men and women between the ages uf thi-ty and fifty suffer mare from dyspepsia than the married folk of similar tige. This discovery has followed a Berlin ,>hysicifcu'i Laborious investigation of cases of Stoniadl trouble. It U one that
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    "NEUVE CHAPELIE."
    101 14 King Writes Forewcrd to New Hook. London, Jan. 31. Coinciding with the War memories revived by Earl Haig's death, a book on Neuve Chapelle has been published to-day, to which His Majesty the King has written a foreword recording- the unveiling of the Indian memoiial. The King hopes
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      305 14 For Lung Troubles ~> <m Colds, Coughs, Bronchitis tfjfrk v*afti vLjlLd R>zai »y weakness of rhroat /^rV 3^H^^^^>« «>r chest or any tendency IfvV!V)J T_' ,'%r'*\ to tuberralosis; for a? MW^« troublesome cough, •"Z^T^*^B;VVi'^ hrorichiaa- or any chest "^^^^^ZAj^SjjM auction, the standard ij^aa^^^^^^^j^^^^fcr^ approved treatment is a //ijjfc/rDT^T/ cours." of
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      203 14 BATTERIES PHILCO FILLER tAP No tight thrcatk. Oft' and on with a alum*"' turn. Hi pliors—no skinned knuckle*. V V PHILCO DIAMOND Ufctlt H^Sn!ik^^^KlH—N \\ari)inii, short cuttiim. la^^f^lH^^jJflJ latticed to lock j)ower \n\» M£^^&!^§Mf/ chemical or the platvs. LONGER LI IK HIGHER EFFI(IK\( N BORNEO MOTORS LIMITED JTlerc i§ the
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    826 15 Singapore, leb. s. A further heavy fail is recorded m the Tin quotation, which closes i' 7. lower on balance over the week, the closing price of i24u. ;-s. bein^ the lowest on record since 192,). The position creates something ol a paradox, for while
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    EXCHANGE.
    67 15 Febru .ry 9. Bank 4 m.s. 2 i 5-W Bank demand 2 4 Private credit* 'i m. 4% New York, demand Credits 90 days. 58 France, demand 1436 India, T. T. l. r>4? 4 Hong Kong, demand lt% |i.c. His. Yokohama, demand 129% Java, demand HO 2 Bangkok, demand
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    PRODUCE.
    205 15 February 9. Tin SOQ Toai *120H« Ciambifr 1% Pepper Whitt IM Popper Black 68 Flake Tapioca M Pearl Sago Small 9 Copra 11 Copra Sundried II.M Opium. Benares unl. 4,000 Rice Lianjr Hin (h;u. Mark Bed Eagle < New I 380 Riie. Siam old No. I. :<•!<» Ricf. Rangoon
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    59 15 Feb. Hth.. 12 o cWk noon. R.S.S. onu.il to Standard Q.C.F. >?t'i til';, r,i=, St:i!i.i;mi R.S.S. u?i Tf ml- r Feb. fil 4 »i_' Mar rti» i;ji 4 Apr-June «:i ♦;.;i 4 July-Stpt. H4 Tone of Itarkd: ■Task. Latest Table: Loiition Spot Bacd 17",.1 per
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    179 15 Yesterday's Alterations. February. 9th. Closing I'ri.es. Hitnins UOtH 1.07'_• Honjr Fatts SS 92 Kinta Tin Drod. 1..",0 1.55 Klantr RivtT :{.70 :;>" Kuchai <$) 2.15 £20 Kuyohs 1.15 1.2 M fJiurnii ttt&hk 2.07 !j Malayan Com 1.12 1.1«; Mambaus 1.40 1.47 1- cum North Taipin»<: 1.2(1 I.:'.
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    FINANCING YUGO-SLAVIA.
    77 15 fßeuter's Service.] Belgrade. IVb. c. la connection with the agreement eluded at Belgrade for a new Yul' stabilisation and public works loan 't i und^j stood that the British an;i An banking groups concerned hay** |g1 issue a lon up to 650,000,000. 1 instalment will be £12,000,000 ano
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    112 15 YESTERDAY'S IU'ISREIt AUCTION. The Singapore Chamber if .»nim«'»« Rubber Association eld it- s.'Oth. auction yesterday, when there was Catalogued 1.01.*. ?!»;> lbs. 404.1 it tons. Offered 728.067 325.0.*] tons. Sold £40.214 l"s.; 285.81 t Spol London Is. |%4. New York K% rents PRICES REAI IZEII. Ribbed Sniuked
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    AMERICA'S FOREIGN TRADE.
    112 15 Tin* office t£ the AmiTuan Trade < misaionei. iA. Ocean Building, has received i>> cable from Washington, tin CeHewiai Statistic* relating: to the lorc-ipm trade thi- United BtasM iarnej tna asadn nf I>' eeSftber, K»2T: —Total Inip«xt< into tht I'.S |330^21v00l (jcoldt T«»iai RsSMtts fr<»n. T.s. |ttsvKSjlt6.
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    SPANISH PETROLEUM MONOPOLY.
    42 15 International Protests. [Her.tt-r's S<i\icr.J I'aris. l«b. h. The GovenMKMl Imm imm dipioi. pcvteal to Madrid ajrai.ist tht- jn'trolcun> monopoly a< Ikmhk ilotnnnntal to 1- r< interest.-. It i> undt-i stood that liritain and tli«United State- ha\< |h«.u>uml »>n tin'
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    167 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. Sinuap »i>. |-Yh. Rubtorr. i»n<ion, l> .»-»u. i| I Nooa »>1 »ts. <"l»>sinu iU\\ Tin. London, £23£ ~>s 4:<> <!>\\r Local JlJiu ii>r l'imi Tum>. Min«in»r.— Quiet. Kucha: LIS Lit, K:nta Drvdgl 1.4h 1.~>2, ilahmati H\dtaulu 1.75. Malay Consolidated 1.12 1.1-"> Lin puis L.<> > 2.10
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    FRASER' SHARE LIST.
    131 15 Yesterday* Alteration*. Bu>« rs >.-.! or» Aram K'.inil>an^ «ti Hitam Tin (#1 1 it.". l.;< Hone Fan (slj 85 Id) is <:,<•> i. j.;< wd Kuchai 2.1 7'^ L'.Jl Malayan <"..ns.j. (sl* 1.12% I.l. N. Tyipin^r ($1) \T< 1 I'.-talinu \M I PvdumK (17a '>'l Pn^pth <]()-»
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      384 15 ASSETS OVER $7,*00 f OOO. ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $27,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27 Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance
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      334 15 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. •ncorporated m England hy Royal Charter. I Paid up Capital m 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,0§0.00C Reserve Fund 4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 3,000,000 Head Office: 18, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. Atroncies and Branches. Alur Star Ipoh Rangoon Amritsar Karachi Saigon Bangkok
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      372 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hong Kong). Head Office: Hong Ktmg. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund—Sterling £6,000,000 Silver $13,500,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon: Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, Chairman A. H. Compton, Esq., .Deputy Chairman W.
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      55 15 NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. m New Zealand). IRE. MARINE AND MOTOR CAR. Chief Aeents for Eastern Arohinelapn VDAMSON. GILFILLAN CO.. LTD Incorporated m England). THE QfE^ ACCIDENT AND GUARANTEE CORPORATION, LIMITLD. (Incorporated m Great Britain.) Eastern Branch: Singapore. Manager for Malaya: C. Norman Bennett. SECURITY and SERVICE ASSETS EXCEED
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      38 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee—Administration Bonds. Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    STRAITS RACING.
    582 16 THE IPOH FEBRUARY MEETING. A Mild Upset. *From Oj» Ov.r. Correspond* nt> Ipoh. Feb. 9. Fine weather favoured the fourth «Hy of this meeting and there \vi»s a larjre attendame including His Highness the Sultan and the Resident and Mrs. ("ochrane. The racing was interesting and the first
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    101 16 The Singapore Volunteers commence serious training with a route march on Sunday. uHits parading at the Drill Hall at T.'iO a.m.. marching on markers at 7.45 a.m. and the Corps moving off at I a.m. The band and drun*> bfl the 2nd. Battalion the Duke of Wellington's
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    ICE MACHINERY DISPUTE.
    122 16 In the Civil Court. Bang} ok Mr. A. Koch. on l^half of Messrs. Paul Pickenpack, churned from Luang P>handa the sum of T«s. 99,r.00 odd being the price of ice machinery which was delivered to him. and which h now erected near the bridge at Wat Sam
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      51 16 Third Round Draw. The draw for the third round to be player 1 on Feb. IS is as follows: Celtic vs. Alloa. St. Mi wen vs Partk-k. Dundee vs. Dunfermline. Hibernians vs. Falkirk. Albion vs. Airdvieonians. Kind's Park vs. Rangers. Kihsarnock vs. Queen's Park. Hearts vs.
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      SECOND ROUND REPLAYS.
      27 16 In the second round of the competition fcfctherweii won their replay by defeating; Raith at Raitta 2 l; and Dundee beat Dun- United I—o.
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      SCOTTISH LEAGUE RESULTS.
      34 16 Results of maU'hcs m the Scottish League Cowdenbeath I, Clyde L Pkrtiefc Hibernians 0. St Johnstone I, Dunfermline 1. Heart! Falkirk Aberdeen Hamilton 0. Airdrieonians <>, Kilmarnock 2. Bo*nes9 Queen's Park 0.
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      THE ENGLISH LEAGUE.
      34 16 In Division I of the English League \st.,n Villa defeated Burnley at Villa Park 3— 1. In the Northern Section of Division HI i rewc beat Rotter ham at Crewe 3—2.
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    SOUTH AFRICA'S TEST SUCCESS.
    131 16 [British Radio- Official Servii-e] Rujrby, Feb. 9. The South Africans' sensational victory yesterday m the final Test niatih is the rabject of irlowinjr tributes m the English press and it is irenerally agreed that although li«»nours of the rubber are easy. South Africa m the end
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    NEW CREST A RIN RECORD.
    46 16 I British Radio—Official Service-] Ruffby. Feb. 9. A new record on the Cresta Run at Saint Moritz was created by Lord Xorthe.sk yesterday who accomplished the full length of the run of 1.320 yards m a Bobsleiph race m 58.5 seconds.
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    OIL CONTROVERSY CONTINUES.
    255 16 Defence of Dutch Shell Group. Calcutta, Jan. 20. Replying to the Standard Oil Co'i recent statement the Asiatic Petroleum Co.. the Burma Oil Co.. the Indo-Burma Petroleum Co.. the Attoi-k Oil Co., and the Assam Oi 1 Co.. tolW'ftively state that the essentia' fact of the natter
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    WHOLE TEAM SIGNED FOR ONE MATCH.
    144 16 Wrexham, Dec. 30. A ■iagnlV proposal was di-cussed at a special emergency Committee of the Welsh National Football Leatftte at Wrexham today. The Colwyn Bay Club have to fulfil a League tixtute with the Druids on Mond:*.\ at Aevefair and were also desirous of
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    LOCAL FOOTBALL.
    565 16 INTER-COMMERCIAL CUP. United Engineers Enter Second Round. L\ Engineers: ft; U. Insurance Cos. 0. At the Stadium yesterday the United Engineers defeated the United Insurance Companies team by six goals to nil after an interesting game m which the newcomers to later-Commercial Cup football were I>> no means
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    FOOTBALL COMPETITION NO. 25.
    26 16 Intending competitors are reminded that entries for Football Competition No. 2.") close to-morrow morning, and must reach this office by ten o'clock.
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    SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
    170 16 Goals. P. W. D. L K. A. Pts. GUsfo* Ranter. 25 19 4 2 so tS 42 Motherwell M 16 6 4 67 31 3S Oltk 25 15 7 I 66 23 37 Heart. II 16 4 7 73 38 36 Kilmarnoek 27 12 h 7 II 51
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    YACHTING.
    85 16 On Sunday the second race for a Trophy presented by Mr. J. C. Cobbett will be sailed for by A Class yachts over the current Club course, starting at 10.05 a.m. B Class yachts will cross the line at 9.55 a.m. to commence their final race for a stop
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    HOCKEY.
    53 16 The following 1 will play for the S.C.C. \er_ sus D.W.R. at hockey on February 15th: P. W. F. Mills; Capt. C. H. CoOfdoß, O. R. S. Bateman; B. E. Ablitt, Dr. C Carson. T. H. Holyoak; A. F. Baughan. B. Brooke, H. L. Marshall. R. B. Gotch and
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    SINGAPORE RECREATION CLUB.
    44 16 A tennis tournament (handicap events only) will be held at the S.R.C. m the first week of March. The events will include Handicap Single? A and B, Handicap Doubles, and Handicap Mixed Doubles. The entry list is posted m the Club.
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    JAVA NOTES.
    854 16 KRAKATAU IN THE SULKS. Temporary Lull Disappoints Sightseers. (From Our Own Correspondent). Garoet, Feb. 4. The increased activity of Krakatau which I referred to m my last week's notes suddenly died down last Saturday so that only very minute spouters were to be seen. The K.P.M 7. who
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    RUGBY.
    33 16 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS. Friday, 10th. f>.lo p.m. Drill Hall Motor Cycle Pltn:. S.R.E. (v) Signals, Eurasian Company. Chinese Company, S. V. Field Ambulance. Sunday. 12th. 1M a.m. Drill Hall All Viv*s S.V.C.
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