The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 22 February 1929

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPCMtE, 8A FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1929. NO. 12,649
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    281 1 His Majesty the King is hoping to be abte to get out of doors soon Page 9. Australia and America are running an Antarctic campaign. America has got m first and claimed new areas. Australia is to send an expedition m November Page 9. The death is
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    HIMSELF HE COULD NOT SAVE.
    1121 1 It is sometimes the fashion to stress the shortcomings of those members of the medical profession who po down to the sea m ships to tend sick passengers upon the dark waters. Yet none but the brave (or foolish) will elect to embark upon a
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      257 1 SWALLOW ARIELL'S ROLLER FLOUR IN SLB. BAGS l uuuuuuuuuu D^ lilL m d l j^iui.iQqQl J Raffles Hotel! ROOMS WITH MODERN SANITATION. jg I EXCELLENT GRILL TFA DINNER DANCES SEA VIEW HOTEL DANdS i| MONDAY Modern Sanitary Arrangements. TUESDAY NrTONKDAi TFA nANrTQ Thursday i FRI pay ItA DANU& SATURDAY S
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      170 1 Jill l> W h«jiil^^^ 111 m i I Three Cafttes 'tit -I Iv 'II I I^^^^^^^^^^^ I I |I I 1 111 IIM till I EUROPE <|) HOTEL! I by Recommendation." g I TO-MORROW 1 I MORNING MUSIC ON THE VERANDAH FROM 1130 1 THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD. 7k g
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      111 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Notes on the Oil Palm bonds Page. 1«. The claim of >F. and N. drinks Page 16. Hillman cars at the Straits Motor Garage Page 14. The latest models m baby car? at Robinson's Page 13. Important land and property sale by Cheong Koon Seng Page 2. Meeting
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      8 1 SWALLOW ARIELL'S Biscuits and Cakes ARE WORLD RENOWED
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      157 1 THE WEEK. Friday, 22nd. Hitfh Water, 8.58 r.m.. 5.7, 11.5 p.m.. Homeward mail: Train, 4 p.m. Football: Inter-Corn. Cup: O.T-F.C. v*. 'Icn? Konjr and Shanghai i'.mk. Hockey: S.C.C. 'A' vs. V.M.C.A., V.M.r.A. S.C.C. Cricket trial. Police Band Katong F'ark, 9 p.m. Saturday, 23rW. Hitfh Water, y.50 a.m.. 1143 p.m.. 5.5.
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    WOMEN M.P.'S DIFFER.
    742 2 Clash of Views m Commons. Th* MM among the Commons cornered the discussion m the House on Jan. 17 suy> The Observer, lor the Rating: Relief Bill had arrived at the section which affects maternity and <-hild welfare. With these subjects, each felt her foot wa> r.n
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    THE KING IN CHICAGO
    157 2 1 1 t ia an incident which, not recorded m the Bn{ lish press at the time, is being quol I'd by Atyh rican eorrc: pondenti a> striking !> typical. Tl.<- British Air Mission recent y touring the United States was entertained m Chicago at a
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      274 2 "VICTORIA THEATRE *Flte Macdona Playerm IN PLAYS BY BERNARD SHAW. Friday, March Ist. Saturday, March 2nd. JiRS._ WARREN'S PROFESSION. CANDIDA. Monday, March 4th. Tuesday, March sth. YOU NEVER CAN TELL. DOCTOR'S DILEMMA. Wednesday, March 6th. Thursday, March 7. WIPOWERB HOUSES. PYGMALION. Friday, March Bth. Saturday, March 9th! MAN AND SUPERMAN.
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      427 2 ALHAMBRAI? Tan Chemr Kee Co., LUL, Propriety »ROGRAMME COMMENCING SATURDAY AND ENDING THURSDAY, 21 s i. ?EB In the Second Show at~9 pJn The Latest Empire News. John Barrymore IN "TEMPEST super-picture crammed with every element of suspense and I Epic of Russia's Red Days thn i^ A UNITED ARTISTS
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    FAIR KASHMIR.
    1441 3 WHERE DREAMS COME TRUE. The People of Srinagar. Tales of fair Kashmir," dreams of romance m fragrant gardens are the reward which wait for one after a long and difficult journey over the snow-covered mountains, writes a correspondent of the Manchester Guardian. The road winds m and out
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    HILL STATION RECORDS.
    58 3 The Government Health OflS turns fcr tl S3ven !:v wicli?! B?id.ni*»!i on Saturday, February KJth. afl follows: Penang Hill (2 10:* feet), average mean shade temperature Tl.iJl de&*. P., total evaporation inch, total lainfall 1.")57 inches. Taiping Hill (.'^,500 feet), average mean shade temperature 71.65 deg. F.,
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      PREMIER TANAKA APOLOGIZES.
      61 3 [By courtesy of the Xanyo NiohiKicU Bhimbnnsha.] Tokiei, IV b. i«i. In the House of Peers, Premier Tanaka expressed relief concerning the "HutiscfClt incident** of last year at the time of it.c resignation of Dr. Misnno as Minister -t Education. Akaike of the Dowakai put a series
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      NOTED SWIMMER HONOURED.
      121 3 YoKio. Fob. ~tb. Tcshio Irie, a student of [baraki Middle School, near Osaka, who hn.i distinguished himself at the Olympic Championship Garnet at Amsterdam last summer, J <.in-: shown considerable class In spit of his xtreme youth, was awatded on 4. v world medal by the Japaa
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      68 3 I Estate Trust Agencies 1 (1927) Limited. I Registered by and Security deposited with the 1 Straits Settlements Government. |i I Act as Trustees, Administrators, Receivers, Guar- I dians, Rent Collectors, Investments Supervised and Interest collected, Probate or Letters of Administration applied for and security furnished. vt "We specialize m
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    LOOKING BACK.
    654 4 Building London to Suit Fashions. If. like Peter Standish ir. the play Berkeley Square, we could go back m time for some hundred and fifty years, what would impress us most m our unaccustomed suiroundings? asks Lady Lawson-Tancred m the Evening: News. Would it be tne absence of
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    DRAPED HIP-LINE.
    282 4 forbears. These ladies would have their hair dressed on basket work foundations, some\eiirhteen inches high, and or. top of this were piled flowers, feathers, and farbclowa of varied description. The labour involve*! m these coiffures was so great that hairrircssing was frequently carried out but once m three
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    MOODS MODEL or EVE
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    BOUDOIR AND BOULEVARD.
    452 4 It is rumoured that long gloves are to be fashionable again for evening wear. The idea does not seem to fit m with our resent schemes. After having our arms and hands free m hot rooms, gloves would seem not only out of place, but most uncomfortaHe.
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    GEMS OK BEAUTY.
    173 4 I am told that opals are becoming more popular. I am not surprised for they are surely the most beautiful, as they are the most varied m their beauties, of all precious, stones. The sparkle of a diamond has a splendour of its own, but its brilliance
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    AN ORIGINAL NECKLACE.
    54 4 Coiml, pearl, and tortoiseshell combined make a striking necklace which would be sufficient ornament for the plainest fOWIt The coral, m the natural deep pink shade, is lifting m large untrimmed pieces about three inches long, a dozen piece- being used together, and separated by groups of
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    TABLE TALK.
    536 4 Biscuits are often sold m elaborate tins which one may keep after the contents have been consumed, but, when the collectior stows, the useless tins are eventually throwi away. Now and again, a special use is fount' for them. I was amused by a friend's ider of utilising
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    REALLY CULTURED.
    624 4 I put a long distance call through from Vancouver to Seattle and waited, my hear 4 heating fast; for was I not to speak frith the great Miss Cornish, whose fame has spread from coast to coast m America; to whost College pupils, even from Boston and New
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    THE PICNIC BASKET.
    643 4 [Special to the Free Press.] There seems to be a craze on at the moment for picnics; people are trying to discover the beauty spots of the surrounding country, and now we have the Johore Causeway there is no reason why we should not seek Malaya's beauties.
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    SPORTS AND SKIRTS.
    483 4 Long Versus Short. I had been down at the riverside on I bitterly cold afternoon watching" girls rowing (writes Muluntu m the Evening News.) They wore merely a thin silk vest, cotton shorts, socks and shoes, and they looked gloriously free, gracefull and natural. An hour later
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    SHORT-TRAINED GOWN.
    33 4 We are all getting rather tired of these slender, wraith-like young women of to-day. -Mr. C. B. Cochran. A short-trained evening gown of georgette embroidered with crystal beads. Maison Arthur. D.S.
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    LONGER SKIRTS.
    218 4 Thirteen Inches fro Ground. c ■Wrt b a mnttc of SL****, always mi tne world or t as ho?" S *C t STO'.v waitresses. n w a The fiat has U< n is-uol that Mt m the mttnmnt of turn m the City Chamber rtSuV 11 m.;dcin vogue
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    NOVEL EFFECT.
    27 4 Very novel m effect is this MM 1 1 Nile g^reen er4o< de chine, knotted at the shoulders and hip-line, with ar uneven flaring skirt.
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    SMARTNESS IS SO SIMPLE.
    87 4 When you want an Wiling really distinguished study MM*! It is so much effective than claW ation. i n ryc A frock of silk net. for over a silk underslip and «^**vVfrj design of bugle boadi outlining im little flares would look pretty. e It could
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    IRIDESCENT METAL.
    28 4 ,«neeofrf A metal which has tlv metal with a sl,ghtl> used to make tttectiv* beads are graduate!. .1 rope, and the cUsp «>« pearls, m the sanu
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    LEATHER AND DIAMANTE.
    41 4 7 i tow h Urge diamante »»tudj *w |tsir g gina.ity to the •^^"rfelh* are often worn with >!•«•'» :llrttur J studs are arranged m nan, Nim centn of the belt, and the boe* of diamante to mat( h.
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    WOMAN AND GOLD.
    1501 5 ADVENTURES IN NEW GUINEA. Determination Wins. It is impossible adequately to record my experiences m New Guinea within the limited scope of this article, but I will endeavour to give a brief outline of what the trip and the life entailed, writes Mrs. D. *R. Booth m
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    OUR IRISH LETTER.
    1239 6 MINOR TROUBLES OF GOVERNMENT. F. S. Coinage Impasse. [From Our Own Correspondent.} Dublin, Jan 23. \r> vrexr^rtvd rtVEmißif m connection with the Free State coinage cropped up during the week-end, necessitating a very hurried visit of Mr. Ernest Blythe, Minister of Finance, to London. Just two years
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    ACTRESS'S FEAR OF FALLING SCENERY.
    334 6 A premonition of a serious accident was mentioned at the inquest on Miss Gladys Nellie Francis, ihe 24-year-old Brixton girl who had been playing the principal boy m The Forty Thieves* 1 pantomine at the Grand Theatre, Brighton. She died from injuries received by scenery
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    MR. MAXTON AS "SPEAKER."
    498 6 Socialists m Fancy Dress. With the laudable Intention of celebrating the coming GeMrm] Election m advance, possibly lest thero shouM be nothing to celebrate afterwards, the Independent Labour Party held a fancy dresi dance at the Lambeth Baths. The idea of the organisers was that the
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    "OUT WENT HE !"
    113 6 "OUT WENT HE An Umpire Suspended tor Making a Catch An umpire named Pearce, who umpired liming the match between If.CC. ami Bendigo, at Btndigo, has been suspended by thic Cricket Association for making a catch during the match. While he was standing at square-leu; Jardine hit a ball m
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    GROWING CONGESTION IN NEW YORK CITY.
    339 6 Too Many People. While other cities over the organising "booster" dabs, New beginning OM of the strands- a m the history of any incorpnrate<i <*. niunity. Its regional planners have a "back-to-Main Street niovemtn:. warning has been issued te kwp Ml greater city, or
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    CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
    128 6 [By arrangement with Nanj Siang Pan Prc-vj glu»fffc»i. I The police m the I sation yesterday I eing «ii**ati>' .»'.i rnth nient. The Govei Mil has i| Chi uid liv Shui F: «:> ternational postal conferenw. ChianK K«i Shek Fenirhua. ..#it Pene Vu Ff«larg ha* n Nanking
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      12 6 H e Pli|moiitn fUMOVTU WORM* BORNEO MOTORS, LTD. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements).
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    NO NAVAL CONFERENCE.
    290 7 MISTAKEN INFERENCES MADE. Erroneous Press Deductions. I Reuter's Service."! tandon, Feb. 20. In the House of Commons replying to Cmdr. Kenworthy (Lab. Hull), Sir A. Chamberlain said communications with the Dominion Governments did not concern the British Government summoning- a new conference. The United States note of
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    EVACUATION OF KABUL COMPLETE.
    151 7 Questions m the House. [Reuter's Service.] Peshawar. Feb. 20. The aerial evacuation of foreigners from Kabul ha* been completed. The only foreigners remaining are the staffs of the legations. London. Feb. 20. In the House of Commons replying to Mr. Wellock (Lab. Stourbridge). Sir A. Chamnerlain
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    FOREIGN INTERESTS IN HANKOW.
    140 7 [Reuter's Service.] London. Feb. 20. In the House of Commons replying to Mr. Wardlaw-Milne Kidderminster) who sought information regarding the safeguarding of British interests m the Hankow concession areas. Sir A. Chamberlain said he was not aware that the Hupeh Government had given pledges regarding the
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    RUBBER RISE BREAKS BROKER.
    57 7 [Reuter's Service.] London, Feb. 20. At a meotinp of creditors under the failure of 6. Page Smith, rubber brokers of Mincing Lane, the Official Receiver reported the rankink liabilities were iU7,000 and assets .114,000. The debtor mainly attributed his position to the sharp rise m rubber
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    BIG GERMAN PASSENGER MOTOR SHIP.
    36 7 [Reuter's Service.] Hamburg, Feb. 20. The Hamburg- A merika Line's 17,000 ton motor vessel, Milwaukee, has been launched. She is the bigpest motor driven passenper ship m the German mercantile marine.
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    DISASTER TO BRAZIL COFFEE CROP.
    33 7 DISASTER TO BRAZIL COFFEE CROP. FReuter's Service.l Sao Paolo, Brazil, Feb. 20. The heaviest rainfall for a decade is estimated to have reduced the coffee crop m this area by 25 per cent.
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    NEW YORK TUBE FIRE,
    194 7 DRIVER'S DASH INTO THE FLAMES. Frantic Scenes. [Reuter's Service.] New York, Feb. 20 It transpires that four trains, crammed with 2,000 people going home to New York were concerned m the Hudson River tube disaster. Twelve of those injured are still m hospital. The Transit Commissioner
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    SOUTH AFRICA'S COLOUR PROBLEM.
    119 7 [Reuter's Service.] Capetown, Feb. 21. The Native Parliamentary Representation Bill passed the committee stag* after many divisions, the Government majority ranging from eight to twelve. General HerttfOfE subsequently moved the second reading tf the Coloured Peoples' Rights Bill which provides that coloured people outside the Cape
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    INDEPENDENCE FOR THE PHILIPPINES?
    105 7 hA Democrat's Bill. Reuter's Service.] Washington, Feb. 21. Senator Kinir (Democrat) introduced a bill granting indefM ndence to the Philippine Islands. Senator King declared that American sovereignty m the Philippines was being maintained to permit "exploitation l>y American capitalists." Senator Dill (Democrat* asked whether there had
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    CHAIR OF IMPERIAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS.
    91 7 Boosting Empire Produce. [Reuter's Service.] London. Feb. 20. The Empire Marketing Board has made grant to the London School of Economics for the establishment of a chair of Imperial Economic Relations which will provide an authoritative centre for scientific study of many economic problems confronting
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    HOOVER'S NAVY SECRETARY.
    58 7 [Router's Service.] Washington, Feb. 21. It is learned Mr. Hoover has chosen as Secretary of the Nary, Mr. Charles Francis Adams, a lawyer, treasurer of the Corporation of Harvard College. He is a famous amateur yachtsman and is a great-grand-son of President John Quincy Adams and great-great-grandson
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    TRAIN'S FATAL PLUNGE.
    42 7 [Reuter's Service.] Peoria, Illinois, Feb. 21. Five miners were killed; four gravely and 150, less seriously, injured, m a railway accident near here. Four coaches of a train conveying 500 miners to work plunged over a 24 foot embankment.
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    M. TROTSKY.
    27 7 [Reuter's Service.] Berlin, Feb. 20. The German Consul at Constantinople has forwarded to the German Foreign Office, M. Trotsky's request for permission to enter Germany.
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    COSTES TO START AGAIN.
    35 7 [Reuter's Service."! Paris, Feb. 20. Capt. Costes' crash is attributed to water freezing" m the feed pipes. Costes will again attempt the flight m a similar plane m about a month.
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    ARCTIC WINTER.
    222 7 TRAGEDY IN THE WAKE OF THAW. Consternation on the Continent. L Keuter's Service.! London, Feb. 21. The tardy thaw has at length arrived m England and traffic dislocation is disappearing. Plumbers are reaping a golden harvest from burst pipes. Meanwhile the melting snows are bringing disaster m many
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    THE INDIAN COASTAL TRADE BILL.
    107 7 [Reuter's Service. 1 New Delhi. Feb. 21. The Assembly by 55 to 42 carried the motion of Sarabhai Haji referring; to a select committee the bill for abolishing; deferred rebates m the coasting; trade of India, despite the opposition of Government and Diitish shipping interests.
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    THE CHARFIELD PAIL DISASTER.
    109 7 Driver Held Responsible. [Router's Service.] London. Feb. 21. The Ministry of Transport enquiry into the Charfield railway disaster on Cht. 18th., has found responsibility rests with the driver of the mail train, E. H. Aldington, who passed the siunuls when at danger. It urges the desirability
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    AMERICA'S FOREIGN TREATIES.
    38 7 Washington, Feb. 10. Mr. Kellogg and the Chines? Minister have exchanged ratifications of the SinoAmerican tariff* treaty signed at Peking last July. Mr. Kellogg and the Norwegian Minister have signed th" Norwegi -tn-Anierican Arbitration Treaty.
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    RESTRICTION IN OIL INDUSTRY.
    38 7 Sew York, Feb. 20. Tho American Petroleum Institute announces the formation of a committee composed of the heads of about SO leading oil companies m the United States to study means of controlling production.
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    THE SPIN OF THE COIN.
    174 7 [To the Editor of The Observer.] fUtBKt Sir, Forty years ago I was reading m the Natural Science School at Oxford and then conducted an experiment m the tossing of coins, the results of which were embodied m a paper read to the Junior Scientific
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    69 7 Mr. K. L. Johnson, Acting Chief Detective Inspector, Malacca, slipped and fell on Wednesday afternoon while playing Badminton, and sprained his ankle. If.G. French police are endeavouring to solve the mystery of the death of Mine. Hodoyer, the Ly(.ns lawyer's wife. Sho was a member of a fanatical Indo-Chinese sect,
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      747 7 NOTICES. OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE DINNER. Oxford and Cambridge men are reminded of ihe mee^ins to be held this evening at the Anelph, Ho:el at Ml p.m. for the purpose o Universities Dinner on Boat Race nifcht, the 23ttl March. TAKUA^A~~V^I^~TIN~ DREDGING N.L. (Incorpoi itcd m N\. w South Wales). Notice
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      672 7 TENDERS. MUNICIPALITY OP SINGAPORE. Tenders are invited for the purchase, jfmolition and removal of the bungalow at the Muni-» cipal depot at Trafalgar Street. Inspection may be made taring workinjr hours on application to the Depot Superintendent. Tenders should reach the undersigned ROt later than noon on Monday, the 2f>th
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH.
    22 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH. BURN AND. At Durian Dauri Hospital. Malacca, on Feb. If, t«> Mr. nn<\ Mr<. J. R. Burnarxi. a sun.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
    7 8 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1929.
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    FILIPINO INDEPENDENCE.
    636 8 The debate m the United States Senate regarding the independence of the Philippines may, we assume, be taken as little more than the customary bringing of this matter forward as a kind of recognition of a pledge which was reasonably to be inferred from the wording of the
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    774 8 His Excellency the Governor, Sir Hugh Clifford, accompanied by an A.D.C., yesterday paid an official visit to the Siamese Royal Yacht and warships m the outer roads. On arrival a salute was fired. The driver of a Chevrolet truck had a narrow escape when his lorry ran off the load
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    MACDONA PLAYERS.
    428 8 "GETTING MARRIED" STAGED. Clever Handling. There is something cynical yet elusively enjoyable about Shaw's outlook on marriage as given us at the Victoria Theatre last night m his disquisitory play, "Getting Married," by the Macdona Players. Acting of the highest quality, the performance a most enjoyable one and
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    SOUNDING THE TOCSIN.
    164 8 The Inspectors "pop" reminds me, writes a correspondent of the Morning Post, of a story told by an official of the Education Department of Australia. Accustomed to visit the isolated schools of his wide area on horseback, he bought not long ago a motor-bicycle. On using this
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      BIG GARAGE FIRE AT PENANG.
      55 8 BIG GARAGE FIRE AT PENANG. Wearne fc*^ [Fr °m oUr"^^^n^ ri A fire broke out early'T*' F 'b 21 Wearne Bros. Kara** lllls ed the whole upper Pan 7 th; n nd <! including the offices. buiHin The Brigade succeeded b fire spreading: to the Hhow.Zl?ll^ pair shop but consi()e
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      MURDERERS HANGED
      48 8 [From Our Own Cm,,,,^ Ismail bin Abdullah and"^' two Boyanese horse tftt J blfl H tenced to death at last Penan* aL^ 8 murder of Chah binti Sahid, a MtU? 1 were handed at Penan»r iranl'tv,; '""a. Mr. B. S. Walton was p^-nt L>*instantaneous. a n$
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      PENANG ST. GEORGE SOCIETY.
      48 8 [From Our Own Correspond, I A »Vnan Xi p^ I At the annual meetiny of the Royal I* I of St. George, Penan X Mr. R r J*** I Frost was re-elected I'rvsi.im.'it I decided to hold a supper and ball thu J^ I
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      HELP THE MINERS.
      87 8 The Position of Malayan Fund* The public of Malaya have now conn, buted nearly $:tt.<M)o m aid of thedis-rnsri miners and their dependents at Hon.*. donations m now coming 1 m r a ti*» more slowly. The Times of Malaya Fund now stands at $10,564), the Mala,
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      LATEST RUBBER AND TIN PRICES.
      71 8 [FREK PRESS SERVICE.—COPYRIGHT London, Feb. 21. 4.5 p.m. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows: Spot £221 14 16 (up 5 161. For. ward £222 14 16 (up S 16). The Market is Steady. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's rubber
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      CHINESE CABLE NEWS
      93 8 [By arrangement with Nanvang Siang Pau Press.] Shanghai. Feb. Feng Vu Hsiang has circulated a t^lt'cra--proposing to recall Wan*: Ching Wei. The Government has appointed five ministers: Quo Tai Chi (Italy). Fu Pin Chare (Belgiun), Chu Chang Yen (Sweden and Norway), Chi Wen Sze (Holland*. Tai An
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      JAPANESE CABLE NEWS.
      98 8 Motion of Censure. [By courtesy of the Nanyo NiohiNichi Shimhunsha.l T«kio Feb. 2s. As opinions among members on the o tion of the so-called "indiscreet incident are irreconcilable, the management of Kenkyukai. the most powerful croup ii Upper House, has decided to allow I hers free action
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      MINISTERS COMPROMISE.
      32 8 A compromise has been Mr. Mitanchi, Finance MlaWwr. Yamamoto. Minister for A*TH thus the Government is now ready duce both the Peasant Ptoprfc* and the Manure Control Bill s®®®-®®®®®®s>v« i
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      25 8 <§)®®®®®®®®«<s>ssx?^ From July 1 the Charted Ba Australia and China Mates Agency m Perak ami become* having control of all tat Piei m IVrak.— T.O.M-
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      AUSTRALIA'S DISCOVERY EXPEDITION.
      202 9 AUSTRALIA'S DISCOVERY EXPEDITION. ft Start m November. [levtor'fl Service.] Canberra. Feb. 21. if Bruce announced m the House of Re- wtivcs that (Jovornment had decided |f t— an c\f>edition to the Antarctic !V the limltnM|l <>f Sir Douglas Maw- > would probably sail at the end of .ir an( j
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      BYRD FINDS NEW LAND.
      196 9 Claimed for America. [Reuur's Service.] New York. Feb. 21. I vast new Antarctic •cry. which he has claimed for the ij States is described by Commander despatch lo the New York Times iated newspapers. territory was discovered by two aero- :jrinK' an extensive flight and has
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      INTREPID AVIATORS.
      43 9 Cross Heroes' New Venture. ItEM SKRVKE. COPYRIGHT.] Sydney, Feb. 21. TO Kißfiford Smith and Mr. Ulm, thi Southern Cross, are prer their rti^ht to England and will »r Sydney on February 28. r non-stop from S>^dney to (West Australia) thence to
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      GODDARS'S DENOUNCER.
      37 9 Crated by Home Office. SEKVICE—COrntIGK.] v London, Feb. 21. fan Josling, who was compelled Police i-orce enouncing the corruption of /'"Ward and others, has been offi--1(i by the Home Office. makirm-a clam for substantial '^Pf-nsation.
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      DEATH OF LADY LODGE.
      30 9 Oliv^'s Expectation. I< E. COPYRIGHT.] i on don, Feb. 21. »;ife of Sir Oliver """•i>t. has died. Sir hii certainty that m **<* with him from the
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      SIR CHARLES HARTOPP DEAD.
      27 9 COPYRIGHT.] London. Feb. 21 -10- k Hartopp, the Mad at thy Bgc tian ca.r.paigrr and r Piomatic service. ut)U s 'n pasro 7.]
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      9 9 l-,. n Kdil the Malay 55 v, thl EotwS
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    CHINA FAMINE.
    244 9 HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS DYING. Indescribable Conditions. [Reuter's Par Eastern Service.] Mr F H nr PeJdn K. Feb. 2K Mr. L H. Oliver, representative of the China International Famine Relief Commission transmits to Peking a report on appalling: conditions m the area of Shensi between the Yellow River bend
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    FAILURE OF STATE SHIPPING.
    164 9 IHugre Losses. [Reuter's Service.l London. Feb. 21. Sir William Currie. m his presidential address at the annual meeting of th« Chambers of Shipping of the Unite! Kingdom, said the most important and gratifying sign n the past year had been the marked improvement m relations between
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    N.S.W. COAL DISPUTE.
    106 9 Federal Government Intervenes. [Reuters Service.! Canberra, Feb. 21. The Federal Government has intervened m a dispute m the New South Wales collieries whereanent the owners issued dismissal notices to 10,000 miners following the refusal of the trade unions to accept the proposals of Premier Bavin for rehabilitation
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    KING WANTS TO GO OUT.
    115 9 f ßritish Radio Official Service.! Rugby. Feb. 20. It was officially stated at Craigweil House, Kognor, this evening that the King had passed a satisfactory day. His Majesty was able to sit at a window a?ain and enjoy the sunshine. It is now understood that
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    TACNA-ARICA DISPUTE SETTLED.
    40 9 [Reuter's Service.] Santiago de Chile, Feb. 21. The Governments of Peru and Chile have settled the 46 year old Tacna-Arica contioversy whereby the province of Tacna coes to Peru while Arica, the port of Tacna, goes Chile.
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    RAMSAY MAC WILL NOT RETIRE.
    40 9 [FRFK PRESS SKRVICE.— COPYRIGHT. I London. Feb. 21. Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald who was reported m some of the papers to be contemplating resijjninjr from political life, ridicules the report. [Earlier cables on page 7.]
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    15 9 Sir Edward Cook has returned to Bangkok) from Hua Hin benefited by the chanqre. j
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    MATTERS MUSLIM.
    935 9 REDUCTION IN MUSLIM PILGRIMS. What is the Cause? (By Our Muslim Correspondent). I understand that the number of Muslim pilgrims who have It ft this port for Jeddah up to date is about 5,000. This number is far lower than was expected. In former years during the pilgrim
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
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    CRACKER FIRING.
    158 9 To the Editor. A Petrtion! Excellent idea! I sincerely Jf yo Mr Editor, will bT Tod Tn^ti y Ur Bddress for the rc «iPt of petitioners' names. The memory of sleeplessness endured by hXLV^ famUy While two neighbours induced m an orgy of crackers and reed pipes m
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    60 9 To the Editor. Sir.— Bravo! Comrade P. C. Chan, for taking up the cudgel. Yours is the spirit that suffers not, but conquers lot. You wonder the silence at the three voices, which ii not far to seek. The world cares not for the whiners. But a single voice has
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    MALAYAN FOLK SONGS.
    81 9 To the Editor. Sir notice from your paper of this morning the programme of music to be played at Katong on Friday evening includes Mr Minns's Malayan Folk Songs. To those who have already heard these songs as rendered by the Malay folks themselves I would commend
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    HAUNTED ISLAND.
    305 9 Fishermen "Chased" by a Headless Woman. While the unemployed fishermen and others of Peel (1.0.M.) are eagerly looking forward to the "treasure hunt" m Peel Castle, which is to start at the end of the month, there is one job which no man wants, and which probably no
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    75 9 Among Malayans going: on leave this season are Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Stennitt, Dr. D. C. Macaskill, Mrs. R. E. Wilson, Mrs. M. J. Kennuaway, Mrs. Hort, Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Cuscaden, the Rev. and Mrs. O. B. Parsons, Mr. and Mrs. J. Huggins, Dr. and Mrs. R.
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    166 9 who made a suitable speech m acknowledging it. GENERAL. Inche Abdur Rahman has been transferred from the District Office, Seremban, to the Land Office at I ort Dickson. The Honourable Inche Mohamed Eunus bin Abdullah, M.L.C., has returned after a fortnight's holiday m Java. It is reported that a Sumatra
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      527 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) 'fUERIMM" UHt PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Doe Spore. 1929. s.B. CITY OF DELHI Mar. 10 b.s. CITY OF GLASGOW Apr. 10 s.s. CITY
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      725 11 EL F TVT KOWNKLYKE PAKETVAART NAATSGHAPPU. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OF BATAVIA). (Incorporated m Holland.) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub. connections to: Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representatives m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penaog). of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    476 12 HSINWAH SINKING. Jury's Remarks at Inquest. The Coroner's enquiry into the death of an unidentified Chinese male, one of the victims of the Hsinwah disaster has concluded. The Jury returned an open verdict of found drowned. Addressing: the jury, the Coroner said: It is now impossible to call
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    THE CAP LAY DISASTER.
    240 12 Appeal Court Judgment. Saigon, Feb. 13. Hanoi: On the request of Captain Benteu and Lieutenant Mege that the judgment of the Appeal Court, originally fixed for the March lMh. should be expedited, that Court delivered its judgment m the Cap Lay case on Saturday morning. This
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    MAURETANIA'S RECORD.
    53 12 New York, Jan. 17. A wireless message, states that the Cunard liner Mauretania broke her own record ior the eastward Atlantic crossing when she anchored at Plymouth this morning four days nineteen hours fifty -five minutes aftre leaving: New York. Her former best was four days twentyone hours
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    51 12 The motor vessel Greystoke Castle (Agents: Paterson, Simons Co., Ltd.) which sailed from Singapore on January 11th reached New York on the 18th inst. thus accomplishing the voyajre via Port Swettenham, Belawan. Penan**- and Colombo m 38 days. She carried 4,200 tons cargo from the Straits including 3,600 tons of
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      571 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 the motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.B. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins de
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      451 12 Kerr Steamship Co. 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.SJU A v GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE th BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE. ANI) M.S. SILVERASH In port M.S. SILVERGUAVA due Mar. 14 F«b. M.S. SILVERBEECH due Apr. 4 sails M* r 19 PACffIC- JAVA -CALCUTTA sEdS 1 SINGAPORE
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      198 12 LLOYD TRESTINO Mil (Incorporated m Italy i. (o) SINGAPORE TO ITALY Calling at COLOMBO. BUNM9.fI and TRIESTE by the folio* ine up tii Liners: I VENEZIA ***** tons TIMAVO 10.660 tOM due REMO 17,300 tons due k PIAVE 10.670 tons due Ajr 1 *The»e fast Motor Vessels ha*t and well
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      684 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. Kuala Pahanc* Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gem as and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 ajn. Bangkok every Thursday 6 aoav Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipob, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a-nr (Celantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 p.m.
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      86 12 Lipis, Brit. 460. from Kuantan 20, for Kuantan 23. Mm, Brit. 392, from Asahan 21, for Asahan 24. Nagano Maru, Jap. 2,307, from Yokohama 21, for Calcutta 22. Petaling, Brit. 51), from Muar 21. for Kota Tinggi 22. Senang, Dut. 729, from Palembang 21, for Palembang 23. Sphinx, Fren. 6,724,
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    HUNGARY'S LITTLE INNS.
    739 13 Court Banquets for a Florin. Budapest, Jan. 17. The little inns of Budapest are doomed tc extinction and famous names like "The LittU l'ipe," "The Golden Griffin," »The Seven Electors," "The Five Larks," "The Marble Bride." "The Blue Flask," "The Hunter's Horn," "The Rose Stalk/ and "The
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    111 13 By the death of Earl Howe, Viscount Cur zon becomes a Peer, and must vacate his m the House of Commons and his position as a Junior Lord of the Treasury, which tarries with it £1,000 a year, has been conferred on Mr. F. G. Penny, Kingston's Member of Parliament.
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    STOMACH VIEWS.
    536 13 Camera's Inside Informaticn. Photographs taken by a camera inside the stomach were demonstrated at Sing Sing Prison recently, with Alexander Valero, a convict, as the subject, reports an Ossining correspondent of the New York Times. Valero recently underwent an operation for gastric ulcers, and the demonstration served to
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    FASHODA RECALLED.
    252 13 How Kitchener and Delcatsse Prevented War. M. Jacques ScydotlX publishes recollections of the Fashoda incident m the Petit Paiisien m connection with the recent interview with General Marchand. "It occurred," he writes, "'.n the rammer of 1897. We were at the French Embassy m London, and the ill-feeling
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    FAMOUS CHATEAU SAVED.
    176 13 New Uee for Home of Harons of Khazuns. A CQ-operative public utility company ha? btM'n formed with the object of purchasing Rhiiziins, one of the finest chateaux of tht Grieofst, lestorinj? it, and making it inhabit able again. The chateau will then be tittet' up on modern
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    COMMERCIAL PILOTS' TESTS.
    155 13 Regulations have been issued by the Ai Ministry instituting modifications m the re quirements for Class "B" pilots' licences designed to ensure that the pilots of aero planes carrying paying passengers shall U m every way fit for their work, and that B< pilot who is out
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      155 13 DAVID COPPERFIELD IN PICTURES. by Arthur Moreland. No. 24. Micawber m the Marshalsea. i*^. rviir AWC cR AND THE LftNDLAD^WAS (Vf>/ FA.VrS.jr7I.TE LOJNGJMG if^-MlCAWr.i:^ PREPARED A PETiTiON TO V^^WttJ^^^JL^ »I|J' f-r Mti.Y WENT TO LIVE IN PP YDK W; p| Pn ..ONOON BRIDGE, .^"Li Ajvi-nt,PPAY:nG FOR AM P>.LTdRATiO»vi IN SOME
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    THE GERMAN MIND.
    963 14 WAR DIARY OF A STAFF OFFICER. No Change i The Morning Post gives the following review of a Fatalist m War by Rudolf Bind- < ing. (Allen and Unwin). 4 Rudolf Binding is an interesting person. i le began by becoming a famous breeder of horses, and
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    THE MATCH.
    637 14 A Chelsea Afternoon. It is not an afternoon promising much enjoyment out of doors, writes a correspondent m The Times. A drizzle of rain blurs the sharp outline of the sooty trees and a lavender-tinted mist blots out the view down the road, but through the- wet. empty
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    28 14 The marriage took place at Lodcnoiw on Feb. 11, of Mr. A. B. Walton, of Raw-ant- Selangor, to Muriel, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. A. Clark, of Edinburgh.
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    PAINLESS CAPTURES FOR ZOO.
    80 14 Pof the first time m history wild animaU will hi* captured painlessly for the Zoo. The authorities of the Pretoria Zoo have commissioned Captain Burnett Harris, the m vcrtor of thr j so-called Mercy bullet, to carrj out this ta-k. The Mercy bullet is y»racti cally
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      261 14 I AGAIN CHOICE S EXPERT! vw I MAJOR H. OD. SEAGBAVE ♦|> has purchased TWO Hillman straight 8 Saloons to act as ♦> Tenders to the famous GOLDEN ARROW X DURING HIS ATTEMPT TO BREAK THE <^ WORLD'S SPEED RECORDS I HILLMAN CARS X THE CHOICE OF THE EXPERT X
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      236 14 jSTOP THAT I Less Work! t I FAK and a 4 > I Better ResnU.H V«. am quickly repair xc «UltS J t leaks or cracks m radi- a ators. why be stranded fe a miles from home, when it can be avoided by O^*"\ fIR 4 purchasinx a tin
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & COS REPORT.
    210 15 ROSE MACPHAIL COS REPORT. Singapore, Feb. 21. Rubber.— London Ll ot>/16d. 'nd down. Local 42. 'Jin. London 12b 6d. 22a 6d down. Mining. Steady. Jonans ;>s 4m, Ulu Ktang \.A2\j IJS7V4, ceialing 6.02 Vi 5.10 x.d., Penawat 90 i»2, Malaya Consols. »">2 64, Hong Fatts 52% m l Klanj«- River
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    715 15 Feb. 21st, Closing Prices. «vr Buyers &eller». v > NV i 1.00 i.2o Latang Padang 46% 49 Batu Caves 1>61 /;J XJ *my, huKit Arangs 1.07% 1.13% mrem Hon m Fatt 65V^ Johan Tin XVoVk 39 Kinta Tin Dred. L47tt 1 5S% Kiichfi RiVCr M8% 3 Malayan
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    EXCHANGE.
    64 15 r eb a ,ry 21. Bunk 4 m.%. 2 3 29-32 BatiK deniaml 2 3 25-32 Private credits I bj, 2j3% New York, demand 56 Credits 90 days 58 France, demand 1431 India. T. T. 153% Honj* Kong:, demand 12% p.c. Dit;. Yokohama, demand l23Vi Bang-kok, demand 80 Bar
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    PRODUCE.
    225 15 Pearl Sa^o Small 8 Copra Sundried 9.30 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 830 Rice, Siam old No. 1. 830 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice, Rangoon Sioka 256 Rioe, Siam BroVen No. 1 2' JO Rice, Siam Broken No. 2 200 Rice, Siam Glutinous No. 1 360
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    55 15 Fefcraary, 2 1st.. 12 o'clock noon. R.S.S. equal to Standard, Q.C.F. Spot 42 4ji_. on Tender Mar. ;j'-_. 43 Apr-June i:* 1 -n July-Sept. 4\ 1 1 Tone of M«rket: Finn Sellers reserved. Latest (■.!!>!.■: London Spot sheet 1l" 4 <l per Ib. New York
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    70 15 We are informed by Messrs. Rengjrvler] And Martin, says Wednesday's Malay Mai!, that thi" Batu Caves Tin Dredg'ng Company's started working yesterday. Dr. A. V. Oonun, of Chicafpb University, claims that he has found a way of changing roosters into hens. He has not yet. however, induced them to lay
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    237 15 BARLOW'S REPORT. Singapore, IVj. 21. The firmer tendency ixvordeu ta*t week culminated m a rapid rise to Is (Had m London, 25 H cents jrold m New York and 43V-J locally, alter which a reaction set m and to-day's cables quote London at Is 00/lfid and New
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    109 15 Yesterday's Alterations. Buyer* Seller*. Malayan Collieries (10> 44 «;o -1.-.-m Penawai e>> k<) RanUu Prcf. <>1 > 1.40 !.4"> Liv Klanir c>l > 1.33 !.SS Connemara <s> 2.'J(> 2.40 Lttnai (si 2.r>(» 2.70 Malaka Pinda <$l > 2.4<) 2.60 New Scudai ($2) 2.85 2.95 I ajam imi
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    BIGHTY-EIGHT VARIETIES.
    197 15 The mwi that BhefieM is about u> star! manufacturing "automatic slot machines'* which, m return for tilt Correct coin, art prepared to deal m ei^hty-eiirht dUferent commodities, "from chocolates and cijrarettei to tins of sardines and razor blades," surest s a stak p uerin<; blow to that limited
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    158 15 Gathrie and Agents Kuala Lumpur. Galang Besar 13,652; Bintan 53,354; Ophir Valley UM.OOO; Talgarth 13,600; Erin Rubber 25,443; Sungei Buaya (Sum.) 86 420; Ampat (Sum.) 72,607; Kwaloe 52,191; Sumatra Caoutchouc Maatschappij 230,641; Sumatra Caoutchouc Maatschanpij (5.\:;!".» Kilos Palm Oil; Sumatra Caoutchouc Kfamts chappij 12,840 kiloi Pmlm
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    30 15 Five British aircraft ouumfaqtoirtag com- Dailies, si\ American, mid nn« Italian have [entered for the Guggi nheim Bmfe Aeroplane Competition. The first prize, says Ntm I York telegram, is £20,000.
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    MALAYAN TURF.
    551 16 PERAK T. C. FEBRUARY MEETING. P Third Day's Results. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, Feb. 21. It was fine weather to-day and the groin was good and attendance large. The Res dent and Mrs. Worthington were present. In the opening" events Hop Over and Leg onite were favourites
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    AUSTRALIAN TURF.
    60 16 Favourites for Coining Races. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.] Sydney, Feb. 21. The following are the favourites for the Newmarket Handicap (6 furlongs) at the forthcoming Victoria Racing Club meeting: Mollison, Gothic, Figure and Karuma (owned by the Aga Khan). For the Australian Cup (2V4 miles) at the same
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    ENGLAND'S FIRST TOTE.
    26 16 [FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.] London, Feb. 21. The first totalisator is now being built Hurst Park having the distinction of oeing the pioneer.
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    FATE OF BANGKOK GUNMEN.
    65 16 Nai Yit Sue and two other Chinese gunmen who wiere previously convicted and sentenced to heavy terms of imprisonment for seriously wounding Dr. Ang Kee Eng m August last, were brought up m the Bangkok Criminal Court for judgment on the fresh charge of murder, following
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    47 16 Members of the Penang Schoolmasters' Association gave a party on iFebruary 19 m honour of Mrs. Peach and Mr. and Mrs. £umstein. Among those present were:— Mr and Mrs. Zumstein, Rev. and Mrs. fS* €V U and Mrs Pykett, and also about' School achers from the Anglo-Chinese
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    129 16 ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH CUP RE-PLAYS, Scottish Cup Draw. [Reuter's Seivice.] London, Feb. 20. The following: are the results of F.A. Cup and Scottish matches re-played to-day: F.A. Cup. West Ham 3, Bournemouth 1. Arsenal 1, Chelsea 0. Portsmouth 1, Swindon 0. Scottish Cap. Motherwell 3, Airdrieonians 1. Dundee
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    SINGAPORE AND MALAYAN DIRECTORY.
    304 16 The Much-Improved Jubilee Issue. Fraser and Neave. Ltd., the printers and publishers of the Singapore and Malayan Directory, the familiar Book Me rah. are to be congratulated on their Jubilee ir*sue, which on Monday next will be obtainable at No. 2 The Arcade or from any
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    HOUSE OWNERSHIP JUDGMENT.
    124 16 The Chief Justice, Sir William Murison. gave judgment m the Supreme Court yesterday m the case m which Haji Mohamed Serat bin Haji Salleh claimed a declaration of ownership of the house and land situated j at 552 Kampong Bahru Road. Mr. R. Page appeared for the
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    BATTLE AT BANG HIA.
    171 16 The Sri Krung gives a long account of an encounter between the gondarmtrie and a gang of dacoits at Bang- Hia, m the changvad of Samud Prakarn on the 3rd instant. Though comparatively near Bangkok parts of that changvad are frequented by very dangerous characters. On
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    72 16 The Siam Army Court recently read the judgment m a case m which three officials were prosecuted on various charges of misappropriation of Government funds. Lt.-Col. Phra Chamnong was sentenced to imprisonment for six years; Second Deputy Councillor Bin to two years and seven and a half, months; and CaJ>t.
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    LOCAL FOOTBALL.
    555 16 WELCH BEAT S.C.C. IN FRIENDLY. Deering's Fine Display. Welch 3; S.C.C 0. Even play was the order for the greater part of the match between the S.C.C. and the Welch at the Stadium yesterday, but the Regiment were full value for their victory. Opening up the game m
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      YESTERDAY'S RESULTS.
      63 16 Men's Doubles Handicap. Poyser and Potts owe 15.1 beat A. D. Andersen and Wise owe 30 (> 8, 7 .">, 6 B. Mixed Doubles Handicap A. Class. Mrs. Bennett and Byatt scr. beat Miss Wallis and Stephen owe 15.1 2 *>, 6 3, r 2. Ladie*' Doubles Handicap.
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      FRIDAY'S TIES.
      48 16 Mixed Doubles Handicap A. Class. Mrs. Zylstra and A. D. Anderson owe 15.8 vs. Mrs. Atkin Berry and Doig owe 1. Men's Itouhles Handicap. Davies and Meade scr. vs. Rowland and Gillett owe 15. Moss and Morrell plus 3 vs. Duff Mid Stephens owe 1 5.
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      CRICKET.
      37 16 The following are dates of the Non-Ben-ders Fixtures: vs. Selan^or C.C. April 20th21st.; vs. S.C.C. May 25th. 26th.; vs. Neprri Sembilan m June; vs. Penan}? C.C. July 13th., 14th.; vs. Perak C.C. August 10th. and 11th.
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      LECTURE ON TYRES.
      66 16 On Monday at 9 p.m. m the large Hall of the V.M.C.A., there will be screened a very interesting cinema film on the subject of "The Care of Tyres." This film is of great interest to all car owners, transport managers and tyre dealers, as it will
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      SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
      61 16 Friday, 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall, <4 C" (Scottish) Coy.; "A" (M.G.) Company; M.G. Section (Eurasian); Ist. Bn. Sig: Section. Saturday, 2.30 p.m. Siglap, European Recruits. 2.00 p.m. Bukit Timah Range, "C" (Scottish Coy. 2.00 p.m. Farrer Range, S.R.A. (v). Sunday, Siglap Camp, European Recruits. 7.30 a.m. Bukit
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    JAVA NOTES.
    978 16 MANY KILLED IN SERIOUS FLOOD. River Overflows. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Feb. 16. During the week the river Tjisingaroeng >verfiowed its banks and flooded the subiistrict of Tjiniroe m the district of Koen- ingan. No less than 87 houses were washed away and it is believed that
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