The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 22 February 1928

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    12 1 Singapore Free Press CENTS. SINGAPORE, SS. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1928. NO. 12,:U0
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    263 1 Farther news enaeeming raUber restriction is contained >n a sj.ecial cable frean (sur Lcrdon c irre^p«mdent which is given on page 11. Our London correspondent in his financial cable states that the Times is taking up the cause against rubber restriction very strongly—Page 19. Ihe Eatl cf
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    VICTORY TO THE WOMAN.
    1016 1 "It i- described as a bold and splendid concept km.'* this plan for the new Sha» pearo Memorial Theatre a' Stratford Avon, lt has been chosen as the best >f seventy two plans sent m to be judged The woik of a young architect of bat
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      163 1 SO!.\PTOL SOAP j IDEAL FOR THE HOME j RAFFLES HOTEL .mt*IHE ™E FA^ors n ,v FR INTERNATIONAL DANCERS *"1,lj" „VSANT CHERIE VALENTINE DANSANT EVERY 1 ER^ and TUESDAY, N,,XY TOMASITA BIRDWELL THURSDAY AND I \KSDAY, m^' NEW DANCES SATURDAY. \M) also NISA LORULD ££££,5 For Reservations Phone 2920. i.tneral Manager:
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      243 1 jQttle JWissJ&rlo helps KURLO will wm«h your woolleiw. all your dainty fabrics quickly and |j J Il\ I I thoroughly, yet lt cleanses so gantly JMU I J^l HJUj J that not a single thread Is harmed or QSTZIZJf Tlf shrunken. The Kurlo way leaves your woollens soft and light,
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      129 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. New novels at Kelly ana Walsh's—l'age 10- ir Lateal Bhippmg notices mi page* and 17. Chanjre af pn)jr«'aninu' at nwUmm i«>night—Page 2. "The Blind C.oddes.-" il MM* EMM If If at the Alhambra i'atie 2. The Colli Storage b&> a limited supply of fbxh pArk—Pi<^ KK Ulu Beuut
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      12 1 i THE BEST TABLE IH TTLRJ j "SNOWFLAKE" I PURE CHILLED CREAMERY;
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      181 1 THE WEEK. WtfiwtwAww. l-»d. Bigh Water, 10.51 u.m.. I'.*.. ILM M*i Malacca: H. W. K2O a.m.. 93. S.SO p.m., 7.0. Falkiaml Islands lilm TbeetN 9^o. TWAWWmWf), wmtoi. High Water. ILS3 a.m., 10.1. Mahicca: H. W. 8.50 a.m.. '.t.lO p.m.. 7.12. H.K. the Governor rtturr.s. ?r%mmg 2Vh. Hijrh Water, 0.24 a.m..
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    CHINA'S FINANCES.
    570 2 Results of Foreign Co-operation. I raaaarfcaMc example of what fnraigi a.--istante can ia t"«.r China anti her revenue is fjrm>hed h\ the Salt Gabelle. of whL-h Sll Kuhard DfcßC was unpointed the first Foreign Chief Inspector rn If IS. Sii Richard Dane brought to his difficult task a
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    RUBBER GROWING IN BURMA.
    229 2 Mr. Nolan's Address Before Kast India Association. London. Eeh. 13. "Th" velopment af ruhWer gfoarteg far Burma afforded jrreat grooadi for optimian eve* a; ptwtl prices," said Mr. J. .1 feiltl Director of I'uldLity wk: the Cawil■■■■ i of Kurma- in ai address am tne Fat
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    "UNHAPPY INDIA."
    65 2 Lajpat B ti- Baph tt. 'Mother India". Calcutta, Feb. 13. Lata I ajpat Rai, M.L.A., ha- written reply to "Mother India", the pobliahing o' which ii m the bands of the Banna F'uY; in* < •>. The title of the hook is "Uahapi" Ifldia" an.l ;t will iaaaa
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      305 2 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 10 cts. IMDM. KELVEY'S SCHOOL OF DANCING. e'LX For Children and Young I ladies in Character, it} Classical, Clog, Exhibi-
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      362 2 Battles of Coronel AND Falkland Islands The Epic Naval Drama. SPECIAL ORCHESTRA SPECIAL MUSIC. 0 Under the distinguished patronaKe of:— H.E. THE GOVERNOR, SIR HUGH CLIFFORD, M.C.S., G.C.M.G., G.B.E, H.E. THE G.O.C. MALAYA. MAJ., GEN. C. C. VAN STRAUBENZEE, C.8., C.M.G. RIGHT REV., THE BISHOP OF SINGAPORE. CAPT. G. MACKWORTH
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      266 2 ALHAMBRA^^ (Tan Cbeiwr Kee. Ltd., I'roprietopb). COMMENCING TUESDAY. FEBRIARY. 21s(. AT 9 A MAGNIFICENT PARAMOUNT SUPER PRODI 'CTION. "The Blind Goddess' TENSEST DRAMA OF THE LAW (Ol RTS LVKR 111 K|) A GRIPPING MBI IRY with ESTHER RALSTON. First Show at 7.30 p.m. prompt. "The Ancient Highway A CANADIAN DRAMA
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    VODKA FOR "RED" GUESTS.
    205 3 Attracting Visitors to Moscow. Riga, Feb. 2. rree tickets to Moscow and plentiful supflies of Vodka are tbe chief inducement^ lo foreign guests attending the Tenth Jubilee of the Soviet TraJe Unions to be held on March 15. Bolstevi: agitators in India are well applied with
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    REPRIEVE FOR A MILLIONAIRE.
    186 3 Janker Who Killed a (iirl in a Motor-car Paris, Jan. 23. Gaston Guyot. the "millionaire" banker, who was sentenced to death last July for the murder of his sweetheart. Marie Louise Boulaget, has been reprieved by President Doumergue. The sentence has been commuted to imprisonment for
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    COLOUR IN EDUCATION.
    246 3 When one looks back on one's schooldays arith an inquiring eye. what strikes one a much as anything is the utter absence of colour impressions ether than that of a uniform grey. The place *>r beauty m education was not studied, and even to-day W« have-not got
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    MARBLES AND MATHEMATICS.
    173 3 It ia interesting i<> learn from a ichclastic authority that tho gim of marl les is irooH for arithmetic, because "a hoy whr» plays marbles must continually make lightning calculations'*; lut it would be stiil more interesting to know what sort of marbles must be played in
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    116 3 The report of the general committee o r the Sungei I Jong Club, Seremban, for the half-year ended Nov. oO last, to be presented at the annual general meeting on th 25th inst., stale.- that the number of n tw members elected during the half year was and the total
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      230 3 j THE FOOD OF KINGS Court Physicians know the best and a see that. Royal Babies have the best. That is Why Glaxo has been used with success in 5 Royal Nurseries. Only the best is good enough for your Baby, for is he not a King to you Give
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      202 3 SxMtsß MARINE ENGINES aW^ TT'ERMATH Marine En■l -^-gines are made for every Jj type boat. Made in 13 sizes 'jm from 3 to 150 horsepower, Kermath will give you that rugged, enduring power C that triumphs over every emergency. i" All parts Standard and lnter- changeable. American Bosch Magnetos—impulse coupling
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      291 3 Estate Sf Trust Agencies I 11 (1927) Limited. f j. A Trust Company Registered under the Trust Company j J Ordinance of 1926, with Security deposited with the Strait- Settlements Government. V\ J REGISTERED HEAD OFFICE: J C Nos. 1, 2& 3. RAFFLES CHAMBERS, RAFFLES PLACE > SINGAPORE. J; 5
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    UNAUTHORIZED TRAFFIC SIGNALS.
    359 4 Not Accepted as Defence in Law Actions. Motorists often receive helpful signals from pedestrians at danger soots indicating that it is safe to cross or turn. On several occasions, however, The Motor has warned its readers not to Ih> too reliant upon such help, as thes.- well
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    WHAT IS A "LIGHT"?
    159 4 It is strange, says The Light Car and Cyclecar, that in the new Road Transport Lighting Act there is no definition of a light. Centuries ago, when householders were first required to hang out a lanthorn to light the streets on dark nights, the ordinance required
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    17 4 To the Last Words of the Great series has been added the phrase: "See me do sixty!"
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    BUYING A SECOND-HAND CAR.
    895 4 "BARGAINS" MAY BE VERY EXPENSIVE. Points to Consider. Maj >r F. A. C. Forbes-Leith, F.R.<;.S. (Author of "By Car to India"). ESPECIAL TO FREE PRESS.] As Spring comes nearer, many people are no doubt, turning over in their mind the question of whether they can afford
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    121 4 License holders are shortly to be made compulsory for car owners m these States, and enterprising dealers are said to have large stocks on order. It is perhaps not generally realized that it is not essential for a licence holder to be fitted facing towards the near side, nor even
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    MALAYAN ROAD REGISTER.
    203 4 CONDITIONS FOR MOTORING. NE(.KI SEM IJI LAN Tampin-Seremban Knsd. Widening operations are in progress between milestones 19-20 and 24-24 1_; motorists should drive with caution. Seremban-Kuala Lumpur road (To Selangor Boundary). Road widening and deviations are in progress at the 3rd and 4th miles; motorists should drive
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    ACCUMULATOR CAPACITY.
    220 4 After continuous use the ■ccumulatoi of the lighting equipment tends t' ;t of condition, but it may le improvi Neiy simple manner. The old acid should be poured sol of the battery and the interior should be thoroughly rinsed ont with tw<. or three supplies wt distilled wwi
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    26 4 "A" Company, 3 20th Burma Rifles, pa.--sed through Taiping on Sat unlay from Cameron's Highlands en route for K«oh where they will remain until April. T.O.M.
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    PINK SUBSTITUTE FOR PETROL.
    231 4 Maker*' Claim- "Ethyl is coming i Hundreds ot vertised statenu.it tuit sf a laaaaa, and ha\< what if Ethj I tl And why i.i n, Ain one in tn» ric a could ha w rtet Gendoa I There is no ni) there. Thi; haw k while.
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    BIG TYRES AND SIDESLIP.
    98 4 I have lately best r fitted with \U:. ll t!•• i certainlx add |•< atly %i entirely sill and do not lessor the t\ able extent. I do thin! tl |s sideslip writes 1 Rangoon GaaeMo k underinflated is -i»< p« et. K\«-n a lar. r«rr<
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      178 4 High Pressure and Balloon Tyres and Tubes j; l" Wl I —mfm*t-\ m _o__\ _m w*a\\ _a l*rJ_^_*\^_Ur_m mm Time to Re-tiro jyjMl/ "V" m*% mum mt. u ht orr. B Distributors CYCLE AND CARRIAGE CO., (1926) LTD. Singapore. Singapore. Kuala Lumpur. Eenang, Ipoh, Malacca L V. m_M WM Hi
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      29 4 I G°OD^BAlt^X^\ Goody ear Inner Tubes continue to he chosen by discriminating A motor car owners the world over I whose first consideration is highest J J quality. 1
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    SECRET CAR FOR WORLD RECORD.
    174 5 <*tpt. Campbell's Windcheater. the engine of the car which Uptar. Malcolm Campbell drove in beating r>^ed record at Daytona. Florida, n»^ .ir? being kept a close secret. rlipped to Florida in the Berenl^Vbruary 1, accompanied by a •ll m-t hanics,,to see that none 9m Schneider
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    AVIATION IN INDIA.
    108 5 Rig Development Proposals. New Delhi, Feb. 1. Numerous proposals connected with the progress of aviation in India have been sanctioned by the Standing Finance Committee of the Assembly. These include the completion of a mooring mast for the airship base at Karach' and also the acquiring of
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    ECONOMY EXTRAORDINARY.
    113 5 At Melbourne, Australia, recently, a motorcycle petrol-consumption test was conducted by the Editor of "The Motor Cycle and Bicycle" in Australia, says "Motor Cycling.'' The machine selected for the test was a brand-new and standard British-made Triumph taken from stock and put into the test without any preparation
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    OWNER-DRIVERS' WANTS.
    1136 5 OILING WITHOUT TROUBLE. It is not out of the question that car makers will follow the example of motorcycle manufacturers and stiffen their prices a little, especially for the small car, writes K. C. m the .uarChester duardian. As matters are tending this would not be an imprudent
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    THE RISE IN MOTORCYCLE PRICES.
    158 5 Commenting on the impending increase in motorcycle prices, Motor Cycling re-« marks that the public will not be seriously perturbed by the fact that a machine previously listed at £50 will tost £52 10s. at the beginning of next month. Motorcyclists generally stand to gain
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    MOTOR SPORT.
    161 5 Everything points io an importani development in the world of motor sport during the coming season- a development associated closely not only with amateurs, hut with the sporting puhlic which follows racing and all competitive events and which be it said has admitted a feeling of ennui in
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    17 5 Mr. R. R. Breckenridg *V new General Secretary of the Kuala T -inipur Y.M.C.A.. has arrived there.
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    31 5 The Hon. Mr. Justice Sproule, though still r.ot fully recovered from his bad foot, went to Kedah to sit in the Court of Appeal the:e. an<l also a'tended Court on Tuesday.
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    UNDERGROUND PARKING PLACES.
    208 5 With the ever-increasing traffic the problem of parking ears becomes more and more acute. A stationary car in a narrow street causes considerable obstruction, when as sometimes happens, there are dozens of cars standing in a long line the other traffic is pretty well stopped. Vet, obviously,
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      183 5 __\__^m* f__\*y^^ m\ Through ESSEX Thousands Know I The Ride That is Like Flying 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,
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    CHESS NOTES AND NEWS.
    701 6 OUR CHESS EDITOR Problem No. 32: (By E. Carpenter) White 7 pieces. >.-. era! of the Continental Hasten were prevented by the inclement weather from «r«.s-.ng to England in time foi the Opening tings Congre-.-. But aiiowanc I ads foi the circum.stan ••> bj an ai
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    DANCING MEN I MEET.
    614 6 Our pas.-ion fof going to dances reflect! 1 suppose, some credit on the opposite .-ex. writes modern girl- Yet the regularity with which we turn up in ball-rooms is itraace enough isaslining what we Bad th*-r« Roughly speaking, our dancing partner fall iaas classes. The tirst
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    LONGER DRESSES.
    118 6 I wonder if longer hair and longer frocks are really coming back into fashion? Hairdressers and clothes experts seem undecided, but, after all, what they say does cot count so much as the evidence of one's eyes. At two recent dances there wore a number of women present
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    23 6 Music which Sir Henry Coward and I do not like to-day will be A B C in fifty years' time.— Professor Percy Buck
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    BRIDGE NOTES AND PROBLEMS.
    1076 6  -  HORATIUS Strange Bidding. by A correspondent sends me details of a hand played at his ciub which evoked some decidedly curious bidding, and a result that on the bidding seems incredible. It is. I think, of sufficient general interest to pass on. We will start with
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    POSERS FOR SPORTSMEN
    238 6 Answers. 1. No goals must be scored by one side to constitute a cleai goals win Cot th. other. Thus 4 1 is not a three cieai goais victory, leu •'*—0 is. 1. Racing colours may be registered an nualb. at a :oat of "> or for
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    THE REVOLUTION IN NICARAGUA.
    1371 6 General Sandino's Personality PEN SKETCH BY HIS BROTHER. SPECIAL TO FREE PPE>< What manner of man is Augusto Cesar Sandino. the tffcami leader who, from his mountain stronghold, defies the (b eransmM i country and the armed force of the Uaited State- 0 Ipatriot, renegade or
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    OUR JAPAN LETTER.
    1382 7 THE PROBLEM OF OUR UNEMPLOYMENT. A Guild of Students. [From Our Own Correspondent Tokio. Feb. 2. The industrialization of Japan must be placed in the forefront af Japan's foreign anti domestic policies. Premier Tanaka told the rotart of -Japan to-day when he spoke into a microphone which
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    RESTRICTION MUST GO.
    1403 8 WHY DO WE HUG AN ILLUSION Drastic But Futile Assessment. Writing in the Pinang Gazette Mr. J. C. Pasqual says: Overproduction and consequent low prices brought on the sJump and the lubber industry to the brink of ruin in 1!>22. Rubber was a drug that was flooding
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    QUICK EARS.
    406 8 Sounds That Are Not Heard. Few people who work or live in cities realise that in addition to the noises that we cms only t>o easily hear there are thousands of noises that we don't heai anu thousands more than we car't hear. Tkoce that are tro shrill
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    TO—AND ON—BIG BILL.
    85 8 Just a Word or Two. Sav. Bill. "That sure was a nasty one the Xew York World had on you the other day. Seen it? Here it is, according to Reuter: "If such clown as .Mayor Thompson could drum up a following in a supposedly enlightened country
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    AIR LINER KILLS BIRDS.
    82 8 While piloting an Imperial Airways air liner over Kent Captain A. S. Wilcockson flew into a flock of rooks and killed two of them. At a height of aOO feet he saw the rooks approaching at the same level. They made no attempt to avoid the
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    RUBBER QUESTIONS.
    238 9 PREMIER REPEATS HIS ASSURANCE. British Interests will be Considered. [Reuter's Service.] London, Feh. 20. In the House of Commons at questiontime Mr. Baldwin said he had received a communication from the Kuhher Trade Association with regard to allowing the pres ent restriction scheme to remain in force until
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    IS AMERICA CONCERNED.
    44 9 [British Radio-Official Service.] Rugby. Feb. 20. Su- Austen Chamberlian waa a^ked whether any communication had passed betweea the British and the United Suites Governments within ths \-u< few months »n the subject o\' the rubber restriction. He replied in the negative
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    SENNAR DAM BENEFITS EGYPT.
    210 9 [British Radio—Official Service.] Rugby, Feb. 20. The Foreign Secretary was asked in I arliament about the capacity oi the Sernar dam in relation to the*requirements i Sudan and Gesira, and how the method i>f operating ihe dam affected navigation ra riu' Nile in Egypt and the
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    FUNERAL OF LORD OXFORD.
    184 9 [British Radio—-Official Service.] Rugby, Fob. 20. Tin remains of the Earl of Oxford and taguith weie interred to-day in the churchard of Sutton Courtney, m Berkshire, with ceremony a^ simple as has ever attended the funeral of a great statesman. Members of the family and persona
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    INTER-OCEAN SPEECH.
    29 9 Router's Service.l Washinirti.n, Feb. 20. Telephonic eommunicsUon between Washin^rtcHi ind Stockholm has opened with the exchange of congratulations between Mr. Kellogg and the Crown Prince of Sweden.
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    CLEARING UP THE WAR.
    28 9 [Keuter's Service] Waaaiagtoa. F c'h. 21. The Senate ba^ fMtEßfld the A'ier. Property "i'i v hie.h eonstitatefl settlement of Gern!an, Austria" ;>."! ffmu^irian arar claim.-.
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    OBITUARY.
    21 9 [Reuter's Service.] Coblenz, Feb. 20. The death is announced of the Earl of Erroll. a member of the Rhineland Commission.
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    DISARMAMENT.
    152 9 RUSSIAN CONVENTION TABLED. Effective in Four Ye'ars. [Reuter's Service.] Geneva, Feb. 20. The sittings of the Committee on Arbitration and Security have opened. The Soviet representative, who was present as observer, submitted to the League Secretariat a draft convention on general disarmament based on the proposals of M. Litvinoff
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    ITALY'S LEGISLATORS.
    198 9 A Handpicked Crop. [Renter's Service.] Rome. Feb. 2<>. On the Council of Ministers' proposal, Sig. Mussolini has approved the- Electoral Reform Bill under which the Kingdom will form a single electoral College of Deputie to the number ol 0. Candidate* wi:' ixproposed by thirtec.i large national corpo~ tat
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    AN ELUSIVE ISLAND.
    184 9 [British Radio official Service.; Rugby, Feb. 20. Vise-.unt Saadon (Cona^ Salop. Shrews bury) asked the Foreign Seereta?y what information he had regarding the existence denied by Norway, oi* Thompson Island. ;laimed by this country, and what aras th positii n a to the rival claims of the
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    GERMAN METAL TRADE DIFFICULTY.
    67 9 I Reuter's Service.] Purlin. Feb. 20. The delegates of the Central (ierman Metalworkers' Union and also the Astoria tion of German Metal Manufacturers having declined to accept the Arbitrator's award in regard to hours and wages the Mi nistry of Labour has invited both parties to
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    CRUDE OIL RESTRICTION.
    64 9 [Renter's Service.! New York, Feb. 20. The Journal of Commerce says negotiations are being conducted for the purpose af restricting the production of crude oil as ;< preliminary to a settlement of the world oil dispute. It is expected restriction will begin in Venezuela, where the oil
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    SAD PILGRIMAGES.
    52 9 Renter's Service.l Wa: hing*on. Feb. 2!). The House of Representatives has pflBB- 1 a bill to enable mothers and widows of servicf men buried in Europe to visit the gravel at Government expense. Visits of Dot exceeding three week? may be made at any time in the next
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    FLOODS IN RUSSIA.
    33 9 [Reuter's Service.] Moscow, Feb. 20.. A large ice jam on Iho Kuban river near Krashoder capsed 80.000 acres to be flooded. The water* are rising and the situation is dangerous.
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    DOMESTIC OCCURENCES. DEATH.
    27 10 BROWN. Suddenly, ;.t Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 1928, Jarne* Brown, ret Government Printer, K.M.S.. and late of Stratton Batata, Petaliaft .tpo<l 74.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1928. RUBBER RUMOURS.
    728 10 Some alarm was occasioned locally yesterday by reports of pessimistic statements in regard to the restriction position having been made by the Premier, but as a matter of fact Mr. Baldwin did little more than repeat that hasty steps would not
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    642 10 The deaths are announced of Admiral John Pattisson. Sir David Barbour and Sir Robert Bellew Adams. The Haa. Mr. Balgrave Simpson and Mrs. Simpson wore to leave Penang foi Bangkok on Monday. Baehi bin Abdul Rhani. head peon at ih« Resident Councillor's office, Malacca, has re tired after 38 years'
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    CHINESE AFFAIRS.
    139 10 Siamese-Malayan Conference. Details are now available concerning conversations which took p!a s < n February 13th. at the Siamese Ministry of the Interior, Bangkok, between Siamese official.* and the Hon'ble Mr- A. at. Goodman (Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Straits Settlements) and Mr. P. T. Allen (Secretaiv for Chinese
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    ST. DAVID'S DAY DINNER.
    174 10 The annual dinner ot* the St. David's Society of Singapore will he held at the Adelphi Hotel on St. David'? Day. Thur>day March Ist. The acting president. Mr. Owen Owen, will preside, and His Excellency the Governor (Sir Hugh Clifford) and Ladj Clifford will be the
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    FUNERAL OF MR. J. BROWN.
    191 10 The funeral of the latf Mi. J. Bn-wr. who died suddenly at Kuala Lumpur t>ok place at Cheras m Sunday evenir:p. Messrs. R Charter. R. Corma*. W. Muir. I. E Wa lace. Sutherland Brown anti G- Veij a> pa 11-hearers. In addition to the widow
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    42 10 LATEST TIN AND RUBBER PRICES. (From Our Own Correspondent London. Feb. 21. 4 p.m. Messrs. Symington anu Sinclan notify to-day's rubber price a^ Is. 2* ad. per lb. Messrs. Lewis. Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as £227",.—£230:» H
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    BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR.
    138 10 SEVEN MILKS Op STALLS Royalty Inspect London Section. [British Radio -Offi. !>' The Duke and Duche-. four hours yesterday in-p. of stalls arranged in avenue section <>f the British IndlisU is n w span. Tlr. K np an<l <^.m i to-day and on Thurso.i will then visit
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    "DAWN" BANNED.
    80 10 [R. Tl 9 srd ai I11 sanction the exhi' tiln: "Dawn." \\H\ DAW V \N It [British Radio I Ifl i Warn night refused film which tells tht st Cavell. They issued li. our opinion t n aatwtf its exhibit i. i nt in preseat c The film
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    BRITISH EMBASSY AT RIO.
    35 10 [British Ran* The House tioned a vote m the S mates foi- 'he Bard erection of a i Janeiro. It is < I will be C 26.000 and th- will be {80.000
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    THE PAN-AMERICAN UNION.
    26 10 I liter* tmwwm M Th- head- ot the convention for Pan An.ei nan lr: I govern np Ixtard a.id u Earlfa i >si
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    DEAD IN A RIKISHA.
    27 10 From Out Oa B I mu A Chinese cont: :<• >r and died whilst prw i a rikisha ht re a* SSI 1 I
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    PENANG SWIMMING CLUB.
    24 10 (From Our Offl < \'t I V. C Da. M the Penanp Swimming dent'- Cup and al ship. Hi- tinM as 1
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    A SCOUTS' FAREWELL.
    23 10 t From <'i (>u Pen. To dav th. h naaft v of Mr H. R. < he, < ommissioner. vho shortly for
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    27 10 Th.. Genasi Ci rninp Lei ing, ha located a hundred i Lhnssn. Be fatmrnk headed b\ the mifrom Kan-u. Th. ■ii ed to reo h Lad month.
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    RUBBER RESTRICTION.
    118 11 L'STEAD AND CO/S COMMENT. lom mission Welcomed. i orrespondent.—Copyright). Lund »n, Feb. 21. i I "mpany, wriii.ig ii ths -übject of Tm*r*jm+\mnm\ ninienl »tep in appointing rice they contend always reganied the schssne a.< .n-ound ami unwise, and disI Is n lew oi ihe .i» lion. -a>. that
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    THE EARL OF OXFORD'S FUNERAL.
    42 11 \hhe\ Service. I ondon. Feb. 21. Bangsi si ParliaWwtWt and Na 10 at half-mast when •.".at.- and other ,t--embled in lid their last tribute r 0 luith whose Bdsd by hi- family. in the Berkshire urtney yoterday.
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    THE COLLISSION AT CHINKIANG.
    150 11 w Eastei i Sen ice.] Shanghai. Feb. 21. llm Atssrta Maru Ka 11. that hii was troing of Chinkiang when instfs leavinp thr 1 ipinsr-chow going up river. the 700 tomer Hsinrrs ol tht tttr rsswsd the Hsintamside, holing the srs of the H.^inths waterline. n
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    SIMON COMMISSION AT CALCUTTA.
    38 11 (k«-uter*s Service. 1 Caleutta. F eb. 21. of Congre^ volunteers I iaocrihod with "Go Back :r Foreign Goads Particulparaded north aad south Calil teqaeatl] cuimntid and itl not r,, mjtwm British cloth till Lainod.
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    U.S. LEGATION AT OTTAWA.
    23 11 Wwafa Service. 1 Ottawa. Feb. 21. Government has pur- nga fronting Parliament .ossri Legation. The buildings i occupation in
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    PAN-AMERICAN CONFERENCE CLOSED.
    18 11 [keu' rt Service.] Havana. Feb. 21. Pan-American Conference has IsSJEBti OTS genera" '.y >atis- results.
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    GOOD NEWS FOR HONG KONG SERVICE.
    34 11 [R- haan i t.] L« ndon Feb, 2«». hssi aK' sed t i il").0l:J to ma'. .1 i I exchange hi the pa; at Hong h on pajre
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    AT GENEVA.
    179 11 ARBITRATION ANI) SECURITY. The British View. [British Radio—Official Service.] Rugby, Feb. ZL Lord Cushendun. expressing the British view at the meeting at Geneva yesterday of the Arbitration and Security Committee, welcomed the remarks of the President, M. Benes. in his introductory memorandum that: "The Convenant creates a measure
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    HONOUR TO HINKLER.
    154 11 [British Kadio—Official Service.] Rugby, Feb. 21. A greeting interest i- beinp displayed in the progress oi Captain Hinkler as he approaches the objective of his preat solo roydon te Australia. Airmen in London who are acquainted with hi- plan- anticipate that he will attempt the ion«r h>p
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    CAPTAIN HINKLER'S PROGRESS.
    62 11 Mr. G. \V. A. Trimmer yesterday morn ing receivci s cable from Capt. Hinkler at Bandoeng stating that he passed over Batavia at 1&45 p.m. on Monday and nearly two hour- later reached Kalid Jati srher he eras delayed owing to a passing -to) m. Capt Hiikler
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    BRITAIN'S NEW AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE.
    112 11 (ier man Fears Lulled. [Reuter's Service.] London. Feb. 21. The apprehension- expressed in the German Press with repard to the appointment of Sir William Tyrrell as British Ambas sador in Pari». on the pround that he is <tronply in favour of French aspirations antl is
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      GENERAL ELECTION CARRIED OUT.
      144 11 (By courtesy of the Nanyo Nichi- I Nichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, Feb. 20. The results of yesterday's General Elec- tion have not yet been disclosed. Reports say that 26 per cent, of voters in Tokyo refrained from voting, while in Yokohama 35 per cent of voters failed
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      KOBE-OSAKA AERIAL CABLE LINE PLANNED.
      36 11 A plan to build an aerial cable line connect ;ng Osaka and Kobe for passenger service is being promoted by Mr. ichizo flsjFMhl. former Governor of Osaka Prefeel use, and others.
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      ARMY DAY CELEBRATION.
      54 11 In rommemoration of the victory of the Japanese army in the battle of Mukden in ths Kusso Japanese War, celebrations will be held throughout the country on the Rikueun Kinen-bi or the Military Commemoration Day. March 10th. in the form of mimk fights. lectures and movie shows.
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    22 11 Raja Musa. Assistant Collector of Land Revenue. Seremban. is at present officiating as M agist lyte in the Jelebu Court, sitting weekly.
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    A RESTRICTION POINT.
    748 11 JUDGE UPHOLDS MAGISTRATE'S VIEW. An Interesting Case. The Chief Justice in the Supreme Court yesterday pave judgment in the interesting Rubber Restriction Case which he heard the previous day. The judpment was as follows:This is a reference of Section '110 of the Criminal Procedure Code. It is
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    DROVE CAR INTO THE SEA.
    132 11 A "Clever" Cleaner. A Malay who was responsible for the ioss of a motor car which he drove over the edge of a pier at Keppel Harbour on Sunday evening, was fined $1 in default of one day's rigorous imprisonment by the Third Magistrate. The
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    65 11 Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the Labour leader, in an article on the Simon Commission ir the journal The Indian, says: "India has failed to take a great opportunity presented to her. I cannot imagine what is goine to happen to the poor country. Short -sighted advisers have thrown away her greatest
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    MATTERS MUSLIM.
    875 11 THE ALSAGOFF ARAB SCHOOL. Prize Distribution. (By Our Muslim Correspondent). J The annual piize distribution of the Alsagoff Arab School took place in the morning on the 16th. inst. Some prominent Muslims were present and Mr. Alii Ahmad I Khan Surattee, who has taken much interest in the
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    CHURCH WORKERS' ASSOCIATION.
    54 11 A Jumble Sale of old clothes, etc. will be held at St. Andrew's School, Stamford Road, on Saturday. March 3rd at 10 a.m. Any contributions will be gratefully received and may be sent to the Parsonage, 0, Fort Canning Road, not later than Thursday, March Ist. Warm
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    27 11 A meet irg of the Perak State Council was held at Kuala Kangsar on Wednesday H.H. the Sultan presiding. After the meeting His Highness left for Penang.
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      599 12 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England). "ELLEiilfllNE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREiGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN Oue Spore. 1928. s.s. CITY OF ADELAIDE F«b- 26 s.s. CITY OF DUNKIRK Mar. 10 s.s. CITY OF
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    IS DANCE MUSIC SO FRIVOLOUS?
    504 13 A PASSING PHASE. 'Popular" music, as indeed all forms of "popular" art. a!moat invariably reflects thc spirit of the age. In the days when income tax was a trivial consideration, and every class had amnio leisure tor indulgence in their favourite sports and vintages, this
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    JAPANESE THEATRICALS.
    223 13 The "Tear" Room. Miaa Musme Watanabt, attired in Japanese costume, gave a lecture-recital under the title of "Tales and Xo Plays" at Kingston Congregational Guild on Jan. 16. The No plays of Japan, she explained, are those attended only, in the main, by the aristocracy. They are usually
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    VOCATIONAL TRAINING.
    198 13 It is arnounced that "Chicago May," the "queen of Chicago's underworld." intend* to devote the remainder of her life to writing crook stories. This is giving very pertinent p.dnt tcu Henry James's theory that a writer of fiction should first undergo a piocess oi saturation in his subject
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    25 13 Among impending changes in current Bi itish Colonial postage stamps is noted the 35c. Federated Malay States, with script watei mark for the first time.
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    RUBBER SMUGGLING.
    462 13 Charge Against Towkay Fails. Ihe case against S.m You Chong, a welil.nown towkay. who was charge.! with being concerned in an attempt to smuggle S pikuls of rubber from Titib on the" night ot Dec. 4 last, was concluded in the Telok Datoh police court on Thursday, before
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    ANTHEM ANATHEMA.
    253 13 It Menu that the Xew South Wales footballers perturbed their Toulouse city hosts the other day by asking that the "Marseillaise" should be played. The Toulouse city fathers are Socialists, and French Socialists object to the "Marseillaise" as a bourgeois anthem. It reminds me of an experience of
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    IMPOSSIBLE WHISKERS!
    265 13 When the modern girh gazing approvingly at clean-shaven or tooth-brush-mous-tatht'd modern youth, says that, of course, whiskers of larger dimensions than the "side-board" variety would be quite impossible nowadays, does she realise just howtrue tho statement is? liy fiicnd the barber would not venture a definite opinion as
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    LOVE STORY OF A VERY RICH GIRL.
    382 14 Otto Kahn s Daughter to Wed a Journalist. HER LIFE IN LONDON. Here is Romance. Miss Margaret Dorothy Kahn, younger daughter c<f Mr. Otto Kahn. the millionaire banker whose name is known all the world over, has been wooed and won by a
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    AN ANTI-SPEECH MOVEMENT.
    374 14 All efforts to improve the existing scheme of things are worthy of admiration even though the effort is m the nature of a forlorn hope. Thus notice may very properly be taken of the attempt to improve public dinners which was made by Miss Margaret Balfour when
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    GULLS RAID FISHING NETS.
    179 14 The hard weather on the South-eastern part of the Kent coast has reduced seagulls to a state of starvation. Early on January 7th. unusually large swarms of the birds invaded tbis portion of the Channel, where they found fishermen in the act of hauling in their
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    103 14 According to reports, Mr. Van Lear Black, who last summer flew from Croydon to Batavia and back, intends chartering a K.L.M. machine for a flight from London to Cape Town. Geysendorffer and Scholte will act as pilots. We hear that, when the Hon'ble Mr. K. C. H. Wolff goes on
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    LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
    1434 15 POSITION AFTER EIGHT YEARS. What has been Accomplished. Writirg in the Spectator Lord Cecil says; Eight years ago the Couneu oi the Leapue l f Nations met for the hist time at Pai important personalities gathered round the able, bat it is sa.e lo say that very
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    300 LEAP YEAR GIRLS' RECEPTION.
    368 15 Each to Brinji a Younjr Man. Three hundred unmarried women ahove the ape of 18 are the sole invited guests for the mayoral reception of Councillor Alan Moss. Mayor of Loughborough, Leicestershire, and each has been asked to take a fOVBg man with her. The
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    88 16 The Harbour Master, Teluk Anson, reports that the White Rock Light is now burning. The Raja Permaisuri of Perak and Suite have booked passages to Jheddah by the Ling Nam of the Straits Hejaz Steamship Co., scheduled to sail from here on tht 28th inst. The M.M. homeward
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    SECOND WORLD CRUISE.
    373 16 Franconia Expected To-Day. The 20,000-ton Cunarder, Franconia, the second of the world-touring vessels to touch here this year, is due to arrive at 7.30 this morning from Colombo. The Franconia is under the command of Captain R. B. Irving, 0.8.E., R.D., R.N.R., and carries nearly 300 passengers,
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    A ROUGH SEA TRAGEDY.
    147 16 Japanese Drowned. A veidict of accidental death by drowning was given at Saturday's impost at Penang concerning Matriugyu, a Japanese, who was one of the crew of a fishing boat lying near Pulau Langkawi. The skipper of the boat said that the men had been diving
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      210 16 Barratta, Gemas, Hong Keat, Xagina. Sarvistan, (Brit); Eva. (Ger); Hakodate Maru. 1 (Jap). VESSELS ARRIVED. Asp, Norw. 93, from Port Dickson 20, for Palembang 21. Hydra 11, Norw. 823, from Bangkok 21. for Bangkok 23. Hock Seng, Brit. 1222. from Sourabaya 21, for dock. Darviken, Norw. 1777, from Swatow 21.
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    MR. CLYNES AND SURTAX PROPOSALS.
    714 18 The Ability to Pay. I My. J. R. dynes, M.P. addressed a meet-K-of his constituents in the Platting Divi Hk of Alamhoster on June J Thf airman was Councillor Cassidy. and the etino- was addressed also by Mr. Gioson, lo is to ba the Prime
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    SKIER KILLED BY HIS SKI.
    67 18 Genera, Jan. 23. Ar. extraordinary fatal accident occurred yesterday daring a ski jumping competition in which English people took part at Fngelberg. A Swiss skier named Hans Is3gii, of Andennatt after making a jumn, fell forwaid on the snow, and the point of one of
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    38 18 Surbiton Hospital has sustained a loss by tho Migration of Sister Jessica Scale*, who on Jan. 27 is sailing on the P. and 0. Mantua for Hong Kongj to take up a hospital appointment under the Colonial Government.
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      234 18 PICKWICK IN PICTLKES. Rv B > Arthur Moreland. No. 11. A shock for the Nu f« I [[WjNTHE PERSON OF ll ||M*NUPK!NS II u ip^NupKNtsacMEHs p >^ had made £mjk Th z/7sAm\ dd m w* ICZ 1 EXPOSES A CERTAIN >* £fl A CHANCE figX! I-JY*^ I w* i A
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    766 19 February 21st, Closing Prices. Buyers Sellers Ayer Weng i.oo i.o"> liatang Padang 52 56 Batn Caves 1.27' i; L 32% Chin Chin Tin fully paid 1.00 1.05 Hitams 05 1.00 Hong Fatts 74 78 •Johan Tin 10 22 Kinta Tin Dred. 1.35 1.40 Klar.g River 3.50 3.60
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    EXCHANGE.
    65 19 February -1. Bank 4m.-. 24 .M0 Bank demand 2 4 Private credits 3 m 2 t% New York, demand 56 Credits WO days. 5S Frame, demand 143G India, T. T. ISA'S. Hong Kong, demand IP-., p.c. Ms. Yokohama, demand 120 1;, Java, demand 140- 4 Bangkok, demand 80 Bar
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    PRODUCE.
    210 19 February El. Tin 175 Tons Mi-P< Gambier T% Pepper White 107 i'lPf er Black M Flake Tapioca 10 Fearl Sago Small Copra H Copra Svadriad liii Rice Liang Hin Ch«n Maik Red Back (Mav) 999 Rice, Siam old \'o. 1. IM Rice. Rangoon Bintan 200 Rice, Rangoon Sioka 250
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    164 19 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. Singapore, Feb. 21. Rubber. London Is 2:\d. -VI down Local noon 51V4, Closing ."H)a4. Tin.— London i2o*>. 20a down. Local 1 HPs for 175 tons. Mining.—Malaya Consolidated 1.08 1.11. Kinta Dredge 1.38 1.42. Penawat 77 80, North Taiping 1.27*2 130 cum, Taiping 1.22 1.2.".. Hitam !>7
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    OUR FINANCIAL CABLE.
    207 19 TIMES COMMENTS ON RESTRICTION. An Independent Enquiry. (Our Own Cr respondent. Copyright I «>H<n. Feb. 21. Babbara opened the new account to firm in tone hut the cawtmadity mark<'t weakened at the close and was unresponsive to the fall of stocks by 1.170 tens. The Times, commenting
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    60 19 Feb. 21st. 12 o'cl.K-k noon Wjg S. |aal to Standard g 1 :.i> 4 BtaadaN K.S.S. Spot :.i 11% on Tei.<u r Bar. •">!■•, .~>2 i» A f .lulyS.pt. 52 Tone af Market: Steady at the decline. Luti-t Chic: Luii.i<m Spot Sheet 14;: 4 d
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    98 19 Yesterday"> Alterations Buyers Sellers Pan grin Tin (t'i 33s ;»d 54 s Haad Vai il i 2".- 2ftHong Pan .$1 i 75 Klang River (fl) 3. :,.i 3..". Pergkalea (saj 14s 15T'ja .Malaya i i'l 17- M Ik.- M Titi Tin (>'2i nominal. Tron h (".>» le
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    THE RESTRICTION BOGEY.
    72 19 Ore can only hope (laid Major J. C. McFermn at the Krubong meeting in Len don recently) that the necessity for Ht t;i n mm\ goin-j To la-t for many fWOXW I- I g*r. If it fc, I am afrai that Briti conij anie< .'ti going to
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    NEW RUBBER PAVING.
    129 19 Member, of thc Kensington Borough (''•until on .lan. L':s paid visit of in-pe. te a SO-paid stretch ef inedwaj at IWrlei place dff Exhibition-road, i n a warn kind <>f rnbber pavingr-bloek i- to Ik tested. Mr. T. S- Cberper, the inventor, ha.- been f r ''ic
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    114 19 At the aanual meeting < Petaling Tin Lid., it Ipoh on V< •!>. 11. .Mi. F. L. Wa Paula wh.. pi. tid shoved exp. twelve month. 292 an. K ::.j, a decrease in tXpeaoei of ST.TI'4 and U Ctcnec in fTOOI revenue ..i |311,821, ti.. mini.ig profit for the j.
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      403 19 \SSETS OVER $7,500,000. ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $27,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED (Incorporated in 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 Companies Act.
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      333 19 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Incorporated in England hy Royal Charter. Paid up Capital in 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund 4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 3,000,000 Head Office: 3S, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Ipoh Rangoon Amritsar Karachi Saigon Bangkok Klang
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      351 19 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hong Kong). Head Office: Hong Kong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fullv paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund—Sterling £6,000,000 Silver $13,500,000 Reserve Liabilitv 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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      68 19 NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. (Incorporated m New Zealand). IRE. MARINE AND MOTOR CAR. Cliief Agents for Eastern Archipelago. DAMSON. GILFILLAN CO., LTD. Incorporated m England), THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INS. CO. 2nd FLOOR, HONG KONG BANK CHAMBERS, SINGAPORE. Assets—£l4,ooo.ooo. All plans of Life, Endowment and Annuity policies issued at lowest
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      38 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee—Administration Bonds* Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISON'S, BARKER CO., LTI). CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (lst floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident xManager.
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1725 20 The English and Scottish Football Association Cup competitions have been carried a stage nearer to the final and Ll clubs who on Saturday morning had hopes, of varying justification, of surviving to play again in the next round, have been disappointed. Some of them who have, been dismissed
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      YACHT RACING PROBLEMS.
      172 20 To the Editor. Sir, —As the Pilot in charge of the "Ocean Going Steamer" mentioned by your Yachting Correspondent in to-day's issue, I must take exception to his remarks that "we sailed through the fleet." Every consideration was shown by the vessel in question on Sunday morning,
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    24 20 [Reuter's Service.] London, Feb. 20. In the second division of the League Barnsley beat Port Vale 4—2 and Stokt beat Chelsea I—o.
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    73 20 A Full Court of Appeal assembled m the Kuala Lumpur Supreme Court on Monday, the Judges participating being the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gompertz), Mr. Justice Acton, Mr. Justice Thorne and Mr. Justice r*richard. The criminal appeals, only t\v< in number, were taken first, and after that the civil" appeals
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    289 20 KLEINMAN AND CLERC TRIUMPH. Some Fine Tennis. When Sir William Murison sent out in .vitations for the match at his house between Kleinman and Clerc and Hooi Hye and Choon Leong, everybody knew they were going to see a good match, but the tennis last evening exceeded all
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    TANGLIN CLUB TENNIS.
    155 20 THURSDAY'S TIES Dyne Cup. Green and Mrs. Freyberg vs. Holyoak and Mrs. Atkin Berry. Murphy and Miss Green vs. Mr. and Mrs. Laing. Major and Mrs. Stoehr vs. Mr. and Mrs. Whitley. Stevens and Miss Stevens vs. Leggatt anti Miss Mayson. Capt. and Mrs. Price vs. Fuller
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    MALAY VERNACULAR SCHOOLS.
    88 20 Football Competition. It is proposed to hold, after Bulan Puasa, a football competition, probably on knockout lines, amongst the Malay vernaculai schools in Singapore. The gift of a shield by Daing Makah bin Daing Palemai has already been lecorded, and now comes the generous offer, on the
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    FOOTBALL COMPETITION NO. 26
    116 20 Four Readers with Nine Correct Forecasts. The matches in the English and Scottish F.A. Cup competitors on Saturday produced several surprises and. in consequence, no competitor was successful in forecasting the correct results of the twelve matches selected for Football Competition No. 20. P our readers
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    JUVENILE FOOTBALL CLUB.
    92 20 Billiards Tournament. The following are the results of the matches played in the various tournaments. A. Class American. Mr. Choo Lye Huat (200) beat Mr. Chan Seng Hin (198). Mr. Choo Choon Chew (200) beat Mr Sng Chwee Seng (129). Mr. Wee Han Leng (200) beat Mr.
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    VOLUNTEER NOTES.
    485 20 ENGINEERS' RECRUITING EFFORT. This Years Training. The 1928 training is well in hand with most units now. In the S.R.A. (v) a special class in gunlaying has been started for any members of the unit who wish to take their layers' badges, and up to the present the
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    POSERS FOR SPORTSMEN.
    149 20 On this page every Wednesday morning will be found a series of questions—of which the following are typical examples—which will be of interest to sportsmen, recalling a» they do remarkable achievements of the past in various branches of sport. The answers to these six questions will be
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    MATCH LASTS FOUR HOURS.
    46 20 Victory for German Couple. London, Feb. 12. Cannes. —Four hours were needed to decide the final of the Men's Doubles in the Carlton Tournament, in which Von Kehrling and Gaslini beat Corbet and IL G. Mayes, 5 —7, 6 —3. 6—4, 6—2.
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    70 20 Programme of Drills up to and for 26th. February. Wednesday. 22nd. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall. M. Cycle Platoon. "C" (Scottish) Coy. Thursday, 23rd. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall. Chinese Coy. Friday, 24th. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall. S.R.E. (v) Sigs., S.R.A. (v), Chinese Coy.. S.V. Field Ambulance. Saturday, 25th.
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    BOY SCOTTS ASSOCIATION.
    25 20 For week ending Sunday 2«th February Thursday February 23rd. Band Practice. Headquarters, 5.15 p.m. Friday February 24th, Ambulance Class, Headquarters, 5.15 p.m.
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