The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 9 March 1929
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Title Section11 1929-03-09 1 Singapore Free Press jjfcENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S. SATURDAY, MARCH 192* NO. 12,66211 words
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Article260 1929-03-09 1 The King's health continues to improve Page 11. In the fifth Test Match in Melbourne yesterday the M.C.C. occupied the wickets all day for 240 runs! Page 20. It is stated in connection with the Navy estimates that the Singapore Base is responsible for a slight increase260 words
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Article1154 1929-03-09 1 {'tticqniJ agunt homines nostri eat farrago Libelli Juvenal. The news continues to be good regarding His Majesty and it is now learned that H was Lord Dawson of Penn, who, travelling incognito, interviewed the house agents of Sussex privately for a suitable residence. If the experiences1,154 words
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Advertisement303 1929-03-09 1 )VING LOONG. r«K RFCOGMSED HOUSE TH for (TaA prAN TROPICAL SUITS. El > HIGH STREET. [Raffles Hotel! I McGuirc's Little 'Symphony t I PROGRAMME FOR SUNDAY, MAR. 10th, AT 9.15 p.m X frtW PRECIOSA C. M. von Weber Op«ra FtotMta TALES OF HOFFMAN J. Offenbach J MtertHrf. ♦J* Ballet roitf303 words
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Advertisement215 1929-03-09 1 V *ferssss£T)4* Bmrt'li -ITiIT V i fc^S~4 K^ners" p?^ X Br X I DO YOU DD RECIATE FINE I QUALITY PORTS SHERRIES? I THEN make your selection from the following:— X t N P E *!AN'S PORTS. OM Tawny, Douro, White, ♦j* Old Invalid, Finest and Oldest SANDEMAN'S SHERRIES. Full215 words
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Advertisement122 1929-03-09 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Alhambra cinema new programme Page 2. The m \v Buick car "is the new style" Page 13. For Safety's Sake Dunlop tyres Page 20. The Oakland 1929 car is faster, finer, and smarter Page 18. Hotel engagements, including one by new management of Adelphi Page 1. Visitors to122 words
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Advertisement18 1929-03-09 1 WING LOONg! I FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. 1 Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. I 32. HIGH STREET. I18 words
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Page 1 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous126 1929-03-09 1 THE WEEK. Saturday, 9th. Hiirh Water, 9.3 a.m.. H.O. 10 41 r r Selangor Races. Mac<!ona Players, Theatr*-. M.'O. F: rcwdi Performance. Sunday, lOf/i. Hijrh Water, 9.47 a.m., S.G, 11.3 p.m.. 8.1. Cricket: S.C.C. vs. S.R.C. William HeuKhan. Theatre, 0.30. Monday, Wth. Hich Water, 10.26 a.m., 1.1, 11.21 p.m.. 8.4.126 words
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Article318 1929-03-09 2 New Dog with a Strange Name. Dr. G. M. Vevers the superintendent of thr Bootofffcal Gardens the following particulars, to a Morning Post representative, of the 1 vie; nee dojr. which was shown at Graft's recently. Two years ago Dr. Vevers. with Mr. Clarence Elliott, prominent member of318 words
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Article256 1929-03-09 2 A Month's Respite from Story Writing. Mr. Edg*r Wallace is to auil to his man.\ activities the part of film director. He. has written a new story for the purpose and is now selecting his cast. The title of the film is "Red Aces,"256 words
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92 1929-03-09 2 Broadcasting in France will shortly be Tie-organised and placed under the control of the Minister of Public Works under schemes which are at present before the Chamber. This decision was made owing: to the confusion caused by the large number of independent stations, to the92 words
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Article49 1929-03-09 2 Miss C. B. Kibble, Lady Medical Officer, Alor Star, has jrone on leave. It is understood that Mrs. Issac from Kuala Lumpur, will succeed her at Alor Star. Mrs. Issac vrho was formerly Miss Hyslop, was stations! at Alor Star when she first came out from England. S. Echo.49 words
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Advertisement546 1929-03-09 2 I lANCIKC I EXCLUSIVE BALLROOM i I DANCING. I >• MISS J. BOSHOFF, Late of the TYNEGATE-SMITH SCHOOL OF DANCING, f Shaftesbury Avenue, LONDON. S Announces that she will give Indivi- <§ v <lual Tuition in the latest Ballroom I Dancing. w For engagements and full particulars §> 'I Telephone546 words
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Advertisement385 1929-03-09 2 VICTORIA Last Nigbt of the i MACDONA PLATES IN PLAYS BY 3BERNARD SftA^V. TO-NIGHT AT 930 pan FIRST ACT. FIRST ACT THIRD ACT. "PHILANDERER" "DOCTOR'S DILEMMA" "PYGMALION" Booking at Little's $4, 2 and 1. Sunday, March 10th, at 9.30. WILLIAM HEUGHAN. Booking at Little's Prices $3, 2 1. W. R.385 words
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Advertisement546 1929-03-09 2 ALHAMBRA^ Programme COMMENCING MARCH 7th. and ending TUESDAY M In the Second Show at 9 PJn> The Latest Empire News POL A NEGRI "BARBED WIRE A most human drama, brilliant and unusual A PARAMOUNT PICTURE. In the First Show at 7.30. Zane Grey's Drums of the Desert Rumbling through romance,546 words
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Article151 1929-03-09 3 Uj, <la imwl to be the longest lift in just heen ordered b y the West%kbn U ilal authorities, mto carry )*Zri7 n lhe ground floor to the upUifce f f St Award's Tower, a disfc :nute T lN<jfL| in a little over half a151 words
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Article1385 1929-03-09 3 LECTURE ON PALESTINE EXCAVATIONS. Bobbed Hair 700 Years B.C D,- W. r Bade, Director of the Palesme Excavations, who is now on his way to Palestine, dchvened at a meeting of th€ Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society oe'C Abrahan,^ A th< After a brief introduction by1,385 words
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Article59 1929-03-09 3 Mr. H. Cabot Lodge, son of the late' Senator Lodge of the United States of America, one of the passengers by the round the world steamer Resolute which arrived in Penang on Monday disembarked here and has proceeded to Singapore and the Netherlands East Indies. Mr. Lodge, who is on59 words
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Article369 1929-03-09 3 Determined Seven Meet a Determined Hostess. Seven very well-known young people thought they would do a little "gate-crash-ing." Seven very well-known young people suffered such an unpleasant rebuff. The heir to baronetcy was the leader of the Seven. A peer's son and an ex-Minis-ter's daughter were369 words
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Article230 1929-03-09 3 The rustics in realistic novels of country life are noteworthy mainly for their drunkenness and its revolting- aftermath. Whether or not this is a libel on our rural population I do not know, but if our yokel* really possess the prodigious thirsts with which they are endowed230 words
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Advertisement263 1929-03-09 3 The sj^* j Health >^*&r^' of Women Medical science and the practical experience of many thousands of physicians have proved that j the Calcium needs of the body and the health I of the female system cannot be separated. 111-health of the body-cells is the cause of disturbance of the263 words
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Advertisement64 1929-03-09 3 fiRQSSLEY PETROL PARAFFIN ENGINES RUBBER ESTATES PINEAPPLE FACTORIES PUMPING UGHTING PRINTING Sole Agents: African t Eastern <malaya> Ltd. Singapore Penang r WHAT IS TBE LAST WORD **IT 17 I 9* 100 130 2200.00. Ofifl O/\/\ oft"" rf\ A A We recommend these machines with the fullest confidence, they possess every64 words
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Article331 1929-03-09 4 Trials without a Driver. This German Novelty, is the subject of a brief illustrated article in The Explosives Engineer (Wilmington, Del.) by Rudolf Feuchtinger. The development of the rocket-car, the writer tells us, is due to a German engineer, Fritz von Opel, chief of the firm of Adam331 words
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Article150 1929-03-09 4 The sliding seat, which Oxford has at last decided to adopt in her new boat now building for the cent nary race, first came into existence in the seventies, but its use was for a long time prohibited in public school races at Henley. The ban led150 words
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Article1166 1929-03-09 4 MR. COCHRAN ON THE FUTURE. The Need for Concentration. A suggestion for bringing together the separate interests in the film industry into a powerfully organised group for the production of really fine British films was made by Mr. C. B. Cochran, in an interview with a representative of1,166 words
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Article92 1929-03-09 4 A new aeroplane which has bei-n constructed on the principle of the motorless glider, attained remarkable results at a demonstration in Darmstadt before the President and the Minister of the Interior of the State of Hesse and a number of professors and officials. The aeroplane, which only92 words
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Article213 1929-03-09 4 Children Carried Off From School. A dramatic scene was itafeJ l "J|*i private school in Paris whin six sU men carried off a girl of thirteen and boy of ten in a motor car. ifltr m l teachers had attempted to prevent the P The children, Ruth213 words
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Advertisement169 1929-03-09 4 Si Jl« 1 i] S m^!^J B i fSi m I 1! S 1 1 II S K I ]i i I I For The Man Who Knows Tyres Drivers who insist upon the sort of service that m S ordinary tyres cannot give, find the utmost af pleasure and169 words
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Advertisement111 1929-03-09 4 g ECAUSE of their Built In Valve Patch steam Vulcanised Splice and many other speciaffeatun* of construction, Goodyear Tubes hold air unfailing And further, because they are made of the finest quality red rubber, Goodyear Tubes keep on holding their air for many thousands of miles. And each Goodyear Tube111 words
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Article211 1929-03-09 5 Mother of School of 50,000,000. When American visitors go to Plymouth next summer they will probably want to see the mother of the largest family in the world. She is Clara, the world's biggest herring, who has earned the title of Mother of the Shoals. She was caught211 words
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Article, Illustration502 1929-03-09 5 GOODYEAR HANGAR AT AKRON. U.S. Air Developments* Work is now under way at the Goodyear Akron Airport in the United States, preliminary to construction of the huge Goodyear hanger— to be the biggest building in the world and which when completed will be uiod for the construction502 words
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Article708 1929-03-09 5 MOTORISTS VIEW AT INQUIRY. "Careless Pedestrians." Mr. Robert John Smith, secretary of the Royal Scottish Automobile Club, giving evidence on behalf of that body at the Itoyai Commission on Transport said his view was that the whoie cost of highways, ooth as regarded construction and maintenance, should be708 words
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Article1060 1929-03-09 5 THE FIRST YEAR'S OUTLAY. An Old Problem. Writing- in the Manchester Guardian R. C. says on the old problem of "The New Car.' Ihe littie hours at the end ot the day a creeping onwards, steadily growing lighter and longer. They hold promise of brighter days, a1,060 words
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Article708 1929-03-09 5 ROAD MISHAPS DUE TO NEGLECT. Causes of bad Starting. by THE HON. MRS. VICTOR BRUCE. [Special to the Free Press.] When I started motoring some centurir»» ago or so it seemed, we were seldom aMe» to begin a run with any confidence that we should complete it708 words
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Advertisement68 1929-03-09 5 /$2,495\ BORNEO MOTORS I/TD. I (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements). I SINGAPORE. I »..k,,,,,,,h...,.-^.,,u --r-"T-TrT-frrfffrfrirTirrfrririifitmrrfnirnirniiiriifiiMii (iiiniiifiimifiniii umiiniii wiiiiiiwiw— i—— Racing Car Champions Jmm «JL \yX\y T s JLw m -^^Lj^^P* I Jl I I I CHAMPION SPARK PLUGS I Because they are Dependable. Every Plug Guaranteed. I i Sole Agents:68 words
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Article1129 1929-03-09 6 ij Not the Easiest Place cm f The Field. MORE DUTIES. I J [By Billy Smith. (Huddersfield's International Winger).— Special to the ■y Free Press]. Tootball. like everything: else, has changed with time, and almost every season sees something slightly different in the method of1,129 words
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Article634 1929-03-09 6 Plan to Appear in Murder Play. Widespread indignation will be Housed by thv news (says the Sunday Dispatch), that polore* the artists' model, has tlglted a contract to appear in the principal ]>ait of "1> Whose Hand?" a muider n.v.-tery ,)lay by Herbert Darnley. Negotiation! are proceeding634 words
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Article69 1929-03-09 6 The match between amateur and professional golfers of Great Britain, which was played unofficially last year for the first time, has now been made an official annual match. It will be played this year on April 6 at Sandwell Park, Birmingham. It is probable that members of69 words
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3173 1929-03-09 6 THE REMINISCENCES OF T. P. OTCONNOtL Early Orations in London Taverns. We publish to-day the second instalment of the Memoirs of an Old Parliamentarian, the parliamentary re miniscences of Mr. T. P. O'Connor over a period of twenty years, from 1880 to 1900, in which3,173 words
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Article579 1929-03-09 6 Are Schools and Books Worth While jj HOW TO OBTAIN THE BEST. Ij [By Phyllis Monkman— Special to the K, t r J it is a question which occurs to every keen dancer these days, and one which means a great deal. How much are dancing schools579 words
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Article193 1929-03-09 7 Recruiting has been generally resumed in Madras Presidency but the following taluks are closed to recruiting' owing- to prevalence of disease: Cuddapah. taluks of C uddapah. Tarod<iatur, I^livendla. Rajampaet, Jammalamaduiru and Siddhavattam; Chinjfleoet. taluks of Chinjrlepet. Conjwvaram. Saidapet, Srir^erumbudur, Tiruvallur and Madurantakam; Kurnool all taluks except Kurnool. Koilkunrla,193 words
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Article226 1929-03-09 7 The committee of the Missions to Seamen I met on Feb. 15th, says the Cathedral Magazine. Mr. C. E. Wurtzburg was in the chair, and there were present the Bishop of Singapore, Archdeacon Swindell, Rev. G. G. Elliot, C. Graham Brown. Commander King-Harman, and G. G. Windle,226 words
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Article685 1929-03-09 7 More Vital Than Taking Food. Thr-j distinguished physicians have written a short symposium on "The Value of Sleep m The Practioner. They are at one JS«S st a n 8 3lee P »f more important than food for the human being, but not in complete agreement685 words
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Article317 1929-03-09 7 APPLICATION FOR INJ UNCTION. >lanaj{in« Director and l>«»ard of Directors. -At the Supreme Court, Ipoh, on Monday, before the Hon'ble Mr. Justice Prichard. K. C, a motion was made for an injunction to restrain the Board of Directors of Metah'V's Motors, Ltd., Ipoh, from selling a targe number of shares317 words
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Advertisement259 1929-03-09 7 jjA=^ PRE-EMINENT IN EVERY COUNTRY OF THE WORLD of finest golden Virginia tobacco, used exclusively for 555 Cigarettes, and the freedom from all dele- terious matter, VIRGINIA CIGARETTES I^^ w*/«^ «^J j^foc/e bu hand One ot a time IN LONDON BY ARPATH TOBACCO CO: LT~dT~^* \j^ "I am getting up259 words
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Advertisement235 1929-03-09 7 \CALOL pj (Pronounced Kal-ol) I ODORLESS COLORLESS TASTELESS I MEDICINAL LIQUID PARAFFIN CURES {CONSTIPATION I SOLD ONLY IN ORIGINAL PACKAGES I PINT AND HALF-PINT BOTTLES I I OBTAINABLE AT ALL CHEMISTS I For Children and Adults J| fc KEPLER' W lntfi (Trade Marh) Ctt^So Cod Liver Oil |juj I ™th235 words
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Article218 1929-03-09 8 In a London club last night I sat for awhile amonp a group of >< old boyg dig cussing historic practical jokes and pranks of their several schools and times. Old Rugbeians, of the vintage of the later EfehtiM, it was said, would remember a with I thl218 words
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600 1929-03-09 8 The costly aerodynamic tunnels with their blowing- machines, now used to test model airplanes, are likely to be superseded by a cheaper and more accurate method using moving: pictures of the actual plane in flight. This, at any rate, is the opinion of Jean Cabrerets,600 words
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Article907 1929-03-09 8 A Legal Views. Lord Shaw of Dunfermline has displayed high qualities of tact and judgment in the unravelment of the legal side of the trial and death of the Founder of Christianity. It was a thorny task, that many have attempted, and in the latest effort Lord907 words
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Article90 1929-03-09 8 [By arrangement with the Nanyang Siang Pau Press.] The Kuomintang elders are seeking a peaceful settlement of the Hunan affairs and a hopeful issue is anticipated. Li Chung Jen promises to return to Nanking when Lit Si Sum has arrived. Preparation for the National convention have progressed90 words
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Advertisement84 1929-03-09 8 111 IIM '^^^^^H __JZ_&i^ ■fc- j ß MM^^^^^*^ *Vjji^>^^ h l^^^^^^l I I tf) $Wm^ Mb wlEJ&^^^^m] MiM It 1 11 111 Jty^ 6^* S*lo«w* 2,950 lIH Brll lIHIB U\ THE OUTSTANDING CAR VALUE OF TO-DAY. lIU HI I CONCESSIONAIRES FOP MALAYA 111 ■all Y" i /V Y y^. CS84 words
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Advertisement134 1929-03-09 8 ~«o condition. tU, IT* J"TTS KID NEY AND 8&55V Doctor, u. and mmmmil^ PlL >* two with g Um o, wm«, wE^T* 11 To-morrow yon aototU* u. .^^""Ua yon food. faa, Jf\ Cutkura Talcum Is An Ideal Toilet Powder It is pure, smooth and fragrant and contains antiseptic property which134 words
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Article155 1929-03-09 9 MR LLOYD GEORGE AND MR. CHURCHILL. A Discrepancy of Memory. [Reuter's Service.] London, Mar. 7. Piquancy is lent to the appearance of Mr. Churchill's fifth volume of The World Crisis and the Aftermath which brings the story to the end of 1922 by patent discrepancies in the155 words
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Article161 1929-03-09 9 Commons Statement On Incident. [Reuter's Service.] London. Mar. 7. In the House of Commons at question line Karl Winterton (l nder Sec for India) <aid Mahatma Gandhi was not arrested. The Government of Bengal had intimated that he lighting of a bonfire to burn foreign iotbes was161 words
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Article152 1929-03-09 9 Delay in Ratifying 1925 Convention. [Reuters Service.] Geneva, Mar. 7. The league Council has adopted the Opium Committees' report presented by Mr. Dandurand (Canada). The report calls attention to the fact that over half the memben of the Leagne have not yet ratified the Geneva Opium Convention152 words
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Article78 1929-03-09 9 Court Martial Opens. [Reuter's Service.] Peshawar, Mar. 8. A court-martial, presided over by Brigadier General Wagstaff, ha? opened to try Major M. C. C. Harrison, D.5.0.. M.C., First Armoured-car Company, Royal Tank Corps, for culpable neglect to the prejudice of good order and military discipline in78 words
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79 1929-03-09 9 TReuter's Service.l Geneva, Mar. 7. The Secretary-General of the League has announced that the Nanking Government has invited the medical director of the health organisation of the League, Dr. Raichman, and Sir Arthur Ntwsholme and Dr. Victor Beisen of the International Health Division ot79 words
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Article59 1929-03-09 9 [Reuter's Service. l Washington, Mar. 7. As forecast in Mr. Hoover's inaugural address, a special session of Congress is to be held on April 15 to consider agricultural relief and limited changes in the tariff. Mr. Hoover has already had several confer. ences with the Attorney-General and59 words
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Article21 1929-03-09 9 f [Reuter's Service.l t Vienna, Mar. 8. Unemployment is steadily rising and has reached a record of 300,000.21 words
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Article430 1929-03-09 9 SIR AUSTEN AND VS. PRESSMAN. An Unfortunate Incident. [Reuter's Service.] Geneva, Mar. 7. What Sir A. Chamberlain himself described as an "unfortunate incidents has occurred. Addressing British pressmen two days ago on the minorities problem, Sir A. Chamberlain in reply to a question made some remarks on the430 words
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Article132 1929-03-09 9 More Conflicting Reports. IReuter's Service.] New York. Mar. Newa from Wra Cruz says the loyalists have occupied Wra Cruz seaport. On the other hand General Borquoz, rebel commander in Sonora, claims the insurgents have captured the State of Sinalo. Catholic churches in Sonora celebrated high mass to-day132 words
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Article193 1929-03-09 9 Coming Regular Trunk Lines. [Reuter's Service.] London, Mar. 7. In the House of Commons introducing the Air Estimates, Sir S. Hoare remarked that Great Britain would welcome a reduction in air forces provided it was general and did not leave Great Britain and the Empire in a193 words
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Article39 1929-03-09 9 [Reuter's Service.] Berlin, Mar. 8. For the first time since the stabilisation of the mark th^ Reichsbank has been obliged, to sell gold to meet its commitments. It disposed of 6,000,000 marks to America.39 words
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Advertisement525 1929-03-09 9 jgJSjNESS CARDS. «FLORANGE W ,S HIGHLY CONCENTRATED PURE FRUIT MEMORIALS. sL vGAPORE CASKET CO. MONUMENTAL MASONS. Telephone No. 75. I 1912. Tele. 3492. D MASSAGE MR MRS. FUJIMORI JAPANESE BONE-SETTER 0 y 0 19, Dhoby Ghaut, Singapore.! Hours 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. I Have you plenty of flowers for525 words
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Advertisement857 1929-03-09 9 NOTICES. I ROYAL SINGAPORE YACHT I CLUB. ANNUAL DINNER. 1 CIJhVnT^ r8 u° f the Royal Sin a P°re Yacht Club will hold the Annual Dinner at the- Europe 1?u L° n Wednesd »y» April 3rd, 1929, at 8 p.m. ■™e Commodore, Sir Hugh Clifford, M.C.S., I »k! ll GBE857 words
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Advertisement755 1929-03-09 9 NOTICES, SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENI TRUST. Singapore Improvement Ordinance, 1927. AMENDMENT NO. 2 OF 1929 TO GENERAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. Notice to owners or reputed owners pi#» perty affected by the plan. Whereas the Singapore Improvement Trust has considered it necessary to prepare by way of amendment of the General Improvement Plan, a755 words
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Advertisement537 1929-03-09 9 TENDERS. MUNICIPALITY OP SINGAPORE. j The Municipal Commissioners of the Town of Singapoie are prepared to receive temden ft>r the supply of the following: I 120 tons of Sulphate of Alumina. 120 tons of Lime. Form of tender and specification niuy be ob» tained from the office of the Municipal537 words
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Article21 1929-03-09 10 GRAHAM De PONDY. At Kuala Lumpur, on March ♦>, 1929, Richard Graham, A.L.A.A., to Gladys, widow of Count Pierre dt> Bon«!y.21 words
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814 1929-03-09 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, MARCH 9. 1929. OIL PALM PROSPECTS. The full account of the opening of the first oil palm factory in Perak, which we have been able to see, makes interesting' reading because it serves to mark a heightening of public interest in this cultivation which may, in814 words
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Article410 1929-03-09 10 Mr. A. Hyde has been appointed to act as Second Assistant Secretary, S.S. Mr. C. Boden Kloss, Director of Museums, has been granted three months leave The effective date of accession of the Johore to the International Sanitary Convention was Oct. 29 192tf. Dr. Tagore is expected to arrive here410 words
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Article587 1929-03-09 10 SULTAN OF JOHORE AND G.O.C. LEAVE. Large Gathering at Wharf. A riot of colour, representatives of all nationalities, a guard of honour formed by the R. A. and various units of the Singapore Volunteer Corps and musical selections rendered by the band of the 2nd. Battalion the Welch587 words
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Article72 1929-03-09 10 LATEST RUBBER AND TIN PRICES. {FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT. 1 London, Mar. 8, 4.5 p.m. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows Spot £220 2 16 (up £1 7/16. Forward £220 5 16 (down 5 '16). The market is steady. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair72 words
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Article117 1929-03-09 10 Armed with pistols and knives, six Cantonese, it is reported, entered a Chinese dental surgery in North Bridge Road on Wednesday nijrht and took away $3,000 in cash and jewellery. An old and feeble Chinese woman, one of the occupants of the house, is said to be117 words
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Article90 1929-03-09 10 M. Frasetto, of Saigon, has now taken over the Adelphi Hotel and with his largo experience in his business it is anticipated clients will get every satisfaction. It is contemplated carrying out several innovations and improvements in the hotel, a bakery will be established while M. Frasetto will90 words
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Article61 1929-03-09 10 TWO BOYANRSF DISCHARGED^ Successful Alibi. When the ca se apainst wan and Saman bin Sarilah n M*»accused of committing ar V*° Bo >ane* alternatively of volun\arT* whilst committing the robbeT"* h^ sumed at the Assizes befonT* Deane yesterday, the accused evidence to prove an alibi forw »rd The61 words
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Article310 1929-03-09 10 MYSTERIOUS "UNKNOWN" GATHERING. How five Chinese Yin Tan* t Chan, Nam Tai, Chow Y^ «5 f U Uk were balked in their ende.^JT 1 coffee shop in Balestier R OS4 H <!,"*« 4th. was next told. n Jar >«*r, The five men were chared with ing to commit gar,* robbery310 words
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Article316 1929-03-09 10 The strategy of a rikisha coolie led to it conviction of a Chinese named Uew Hin oa charges of highway ptbhery. possession of arms, and intimidation. Accused was sentenced to three yew imprisonment and oHe red to receive 10 strokes of the rotan. Mr. N. H. P.316 words
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Article26 1929-03-09 10 IFRKE PRESS SERVICE. OlffgfJ Their Mljtlfiw Wtofttto«* tI J?Lg tish «nd Danish Mini>t(M> and MJ» g at dinner on Thursday »d also Ladu Cook.26 words
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Article25 1929-03-09 10 KoutcrV Serviced London. y The 4mth ha- oeewrrtd fron nt !u 'J;,f, the Rev. Geoffrey Studdeii ****t&: mou.s P»drt known M "Wood*25 words
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Advertisement332 1929-03-09 10 I DEJNHARD'S I BERNCASTLER I I ESTATE WINE I S The connoisseur will appreciate this Superb 5 Wine The Product of the world-famous a* jjj vineyards of the Berncastel District. I CALDBECK MACGREGOR lU, LID. 1 gU (Incorporated und*r the Compan-*-*' Ordinance* of Hong Kong). X (Incorporated in Shanpkai.) jg332 words
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Advertisement19 1929-03-09 10 lEEE MAC From aii. DEALERS. 18. WINTER TAILOR, I BATTERY ROAD. I SINGAPORE I Phone 188 P.O. Box 662. <|19 words
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Advertisement13 1929-03-09 10 I To-day's Feature. 1 t. p:* memoir* I —Second Inddl*** I —Page i*13 words
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Article770 1929-03-09 11 SINGAPORE BASE CONTRIBUTION. Increasing Amount. [Renter's Service.] .London, Mar. g. T w, Navy estimates presented to-day I £55.865,000. a reduction of £1,435,000 Z^red with 1928. u r Bridpoman (First Lord of the Adg!ty) > n a tatement accompanying the estimates points out that a redaction be* made770 words
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Article38 1929-03-09 11 SERVICE. COPYRIGHT. I Ivondon. Mar. 8. h l nkk of Malaya, in the Times ocal governments should bo f t ri tiaU contracts on Um spot wwrt Crown Agents. lEarlif r on page 9.]38 words
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Article177 1929-03-09 11 60,000 TON WHITE STAR LINER. 1000 Feet Long. CBritiah Radio— Official Serrice.l t Rn«by, March 8. bord Kylsant, chairman of the White Mar Lane, last night gave an interesting statement regarding the new 60,000 ton VVTiite Star liner now being built at Belfast. When completed the vessel which177 words
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Article66 1929-03-09 11 I British Radio— Official Service. J Tl Rugby, March 8. lne King again passed a good night. 1 here was brilliant sunshine at Bognor this morning, although the wind was chilly. His Majesty yesterday conferred the insignia ol the Royal Red Cross upon Nurse Davis, one of66 words
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135 1929-03-09 11 Deputation to Mr. Churchill. (Reuter's Service.] London, Mar. 7. A deputation representing every branch of the motoring industry and motoring public has urged on Mr. Churchill the necessity of relief from the high motoring taxation and cost of petrol. Mr. Baldwin, replying to a number135 words
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Article57 1929-03-09 11 [Reuter's Service.] Capetown, Mar. 8. Mr. Van Lear Black, the American newspaper magnate, who left Croydon on Feb. 11 in his Fokker plane with Dutch pilots and arrived at Pretoria on March Ist, has arrived here and has left for London. From London he intends to57 words
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Article51 1929-03-09 11 [By arrangement with the Nanyang Siang Pau Press.] Hong Kong, Mar. 8. Before his departure for Shanghai to-day Lit Si Shum wrote to journalists and denied the rumours of the war between Wuhan and Nanking. Recent rumours, he said, had been circulated by revolters and Eastern51 words
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Article29 1929-03-09 11 [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio. Mar. 7. The labour dispute in the Yokohama electric car department has been settled. The operatives resumed work from this morning.29 words
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Article178 1929-03-09 11 [Reuter's Service.] Whiting, Indiana, Mar. 7. The battle between Colonel Stewart and the Rockfellers jurior and senior for control of the $900,000,000 Standard Oil Company of Indiana was fought out at a shareholders' meeting and resulted in victory for the Rockefellers. The latter claimed that178 words
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Article135 1929-03-09 11 REPORTED AGREEMENT AGAIN. The Shantung Clause. [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] TT ToW iUr. 7. Unofficial negotiations for the settlement of the dispute on the Tsinan incident have finally reached an agreement. It is understood that formal negotiations between Dr. C. T. Wang, Chinese Minister for Foreign Affairs and135 words
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75 1929-03-09 11 [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio, Mar. 7. The Trade and Industry section of the Tokio Prefectural Government, with a view to introducing Japanese textile and other miscellaneous goods to the South-Seas, has decided to hold a samples show in various centres there. A trade delegation75 words
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Article53 1929-03-09 11 [Renter's Service.] London, Mar. 8. The Daily Express understands that the Board of Trade Committee under the Merchandise Marks Act has refused the application of the Empire Tea Growers to have all tea packets marked with the name of the country of origin. [Earlier cables on53 words
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Article1655 1929-03-09 11 HIGH COST OF LIVING AND LOW WAGE& Bullock Cart Driver's Failure. In the Bankruptcy Court yesterday, before the Chief Justice, Sir William Murison, Goh Tin Hoot, born in Singapore, married' with seven children underwent his public examination. Bankrupt said that seven months ago he was a bullock cart1,655 words
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Advertisement207 1929-03-09 11 fROBINSON Sf Y ARE NOW SHOWING A j^^^^^ Y CHOICE SELECTION X GENTLEBffiN'S OPEN END TIES utlf REAL MACCLESFIELD SILK {«£/> f Cut from Silk Squares in a Variety fll V c*ZsamaL f Exclusive Designs and Colours. j> jft Price $5.00 each, rfll X X t pVL 48 ins. LONG.207 words
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Advertisement67 1929-03-09 12 3I^B IB 1 %V^^J B l» i' w%v>^^Ayvyj^)l L T3BjLk B B B— *=B fl F iH^i^l ..^^AjJ^^^^JlSl.^k^b^ct^ B— B m^B ■^■k if I! in ifltS*^£l i^Bb^Lj^iLD^ *B\ \^S3Bstk bb^— —^B B B Lr B bb£^^ ~^B BHtf^Dl BhIIIb^BpIIhbbBIII] BB^ B^^Z "^^B bH BBK BBT— *^Bbß B^BH I^B 1 B^B^^^"^67 words
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Article914 1929-03-09 13 am HISTORY AND ALL H ABOUT HIM. A Horned God. •>rn f we have il on the autn °rity of A. the soldier that "le diable est mort," s a personal that at some time or 11* in most of our lives was very much J, writes R914 words
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Article50 1929-03-09 13 Has been received in Bangkath on Feb. 27 in Copenhagen Schultt, a former Managing •^iarn Cement Company. The bulU, who was born in 1884, It v ><'ar.s in America, and when lent COmpany was formed in engaged as manager. He may completely established what v t(J a most flourshing industry.50 words
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Article, Illustration1306 1929-03-09 13 MRS. BALDWIN'S AT HOMES. Our Versatile Prince. A L London, Feb. 10. Among: the important social events of the New Year that are likely to grow in interest as the General Election approaches are Mrs. Baldwin's weekly At H'omes. These take place every Thursday afternoon during the1,306 words
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Advertisement95 1929-03-09 13 |^B I 1r .^fl Hll. J/ Singapore) PRODUCT OF GENERAL MOTORS N. V.Straits Java Trading Co., (Motor Dept.), Singapore. Malacca Motors, Malacca. I X7"OLYNOS cleans and washes the I f l l2 I JEW. teeth,gums, theentiremouth. I S **^B H S It kills decay-producing germs and I I II I95 words
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Advertisement760 1929-03-09 14 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES ■XPRBS& SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON ft N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre.) Route subject to alteration without notice. 1 WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Dim S*pm«. ACHILLES For Marseilles, London,760 words
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Advertisement452 1929-03-09 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in U.SJL) 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 s.s. CITY OP GLASGOW Apr 10 s.s. CITY OF MOBILE M^ y452 words
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Advertisement401 1929-03-09 14 British India and Apcar Lin., (Incorporated in England.) li *HvJ l MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARm SmviCES. G0 PENINSULAR ANJTorFeNTAL s m UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY^ roYPD?' C LONDON AND FAR EA^T_ M all SFRvI CE MENT OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND u Pw Doe 01. Tonnage Singapore l'«401 words
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Advertisement678 1929-03-09 15 0. S. K. T line. Destinations. Steamers. Arrive. Leave. n( jon. Rotterdam, Hamburg, Bremen, Dunkirk and Antwerp via Colombo, A( j t .n, Suez and Fort Said. Amazon Mara Mar. 18 Mar. 19 Durbar. P. Elizabeth, Cape Town, Rio U* Jantiro. Santos, Montevideo and Buerui- Aires. [Round-the- World passage £150.]678 words
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Advertisement494 1929-03-09 15 TOraM^COMTOHT Dollar President linen dhr you luxurious travel comforts. All state-rooms are outside rooms, well-ventilated and cooled by electric fans. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having; an electric reading; lamp. State-rooms with private bath predominate, all have hot and cold Tmmimi water. The spacious steel swimming tank494 words
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Advertisement830 1929-03-09 15 K. P. M. HPHNNLYKE PMETVAART MAATSCHAPPU. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OF BATAVIA). (Incorpoiated in Holland.) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub. connections to:— Passage, Freight, Transhipment. Marine Departments and Mmacr*»r*s desk. Representative* in the Straits Settlements (Singapore an -I IVnang). of the OFFICI A830 words
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Advertisement653 1929-03-09 16 Burns Philp line I (Incorporated in Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. (0) Regular monthly sailings by the well-known ste&mer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the motor ve^i MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.B. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia.653 words
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Advertisement662 1929-03-09 16 Kerr Steamship Co W 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. f (Incorporated in U.SJL) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE m BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE. ANl > M.S. SILVERGUAVA due Mar. 14 M.S. SILVERBEECH due Apr. 4 ails Mar. ft M.S. SILVERBELLE due May 8 sails Apr. 9 M.S. SILVERMAPLE due662 words
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Miscellaneous715 1929-03-09 16 BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembm and Kiwntan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 ajm. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 n.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 p.m. Kota715 words
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Miscellaneous724 1929-03-09 16 SHIPPING NOTES. The outward bound Spanish Mail Steamer C. Lopes y Lopez is due to arrive here from Barcelona, Port Said, Sue* and Colombo, at about 7 a.m. on Tuesday, and will probably be despatched for Manila at about 4.30 p.m. the same day. An old Bangkok skipper in the724 words
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Article712 1929-03-09 17 Three-Valve Receivers. Mr. W. James writing in the Morning Post says: One of the most interesting as well as popular receivers has three valves, the first of which provides high frequency amplification, the second detection, and the third low frequency or pov/er amplification. Receivers of this type712 words
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100 1929-03-09 17 PARLIAMENT AND MALAYAN "BROADCASTING." From the following extract from the official Report of Parliamentary Debates (February 6) it would appear that Parliamentary information on the matter is somewhat out of date. Co'onel Woodcock asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if negotiations are now completed for all parts of100 words
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Article202 1929-03-09 17 Surprises For Some Swedish Towns. Stockholm. Jan. 30. The holder of the ancient Swedish post of king-at-arms is having a busy task examining all the coats-of-arms of various Swedish cities, where in many cases seal> have been used for centuries which are now found not to be in202 words
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Article87 1929-03-09 17 The discovery has been made in the National Library of Naples of an Ariosto manuscript, believed to consist of fifteen "ottave" of "Orlando Furioso." hitherto unpublished. It is part of a collection which came from the library of San Martino fifty years ago. The find has87 words
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Advertisement168 1929-03-09 17 "4 Plates j^e% 1 I full for fSH* 1 20 cents 1 JnT^B l^ennvJenwV .^tf^^ Don't take the time and (b I trouble to make Soup when the best is all ready to hand, I all d you can serve up in g five minutes four brimming %l plates full168 words
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Advertisement305 1929-03-09 17 \wlflHil\\ (fond*" TTW^^ 1^ guarantee of Purity Quality in every Craven "A" cigarette Analytical report from Institute of Hygiene's London Laboratory, on Craven "A" Cigarettes: Analytical data obtained in our iTi!A OriCS m respc t of thosc cigarettes show that the amount of moisture in the tobacco of which these305 words
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Miscellaneous178 1929-03-09 17 DAVID COPPERFIELD IN PICTURES. by Arthur Moreland. No. 37. Somebody Turns Up. ■ow he WAS SETTLED cah-» tuc oiArM F APE CVao mht iviopp turn okip <um i ikit< *s3& t rrr^*~*^lb)^jTa —^^W^~~^^^B I jlu -^^S^^iap^^BF'JiJ^'i To YARMOUTH COULD BS HAD W ORTH OF GiMGdRBREAD IN ANYONE URIAH HEfiP WHO^€-178 words
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Article1119 1929-03-09 18 AMATEUR TRANSMITTING LICENCES FOR MALAYA. (From Our Wirelass Correspondent.) The providing of high-tension batteries to operate wireless sets and amplifiers is one of the worst problems to solve for tropical countries. Here in Malaya we have a humid climate which plays havoc with the drycell type1,119 words
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Article271 1929-03-09 18 Beam Experiments. The actual experimental stages of the facsimile method of transatlantic telegraphy have long been passed by the Marconi Company, and the day when the transmission and reception of telegraph messages in facsimile instead of by the Morse system will become the normal procedure has been271 words
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Article295 1929-03-09 18 Aeropfene't; Messages. *e» York, Jan. 27. Uno of the Most extraordinary feats of communication ever performed was accomplished in the small hours of Friday moming, when wireless messages were exchanged between Commander Byrd's aeroplane Stars and Stripes, flying over the Antarctic, and the New York Times wireless295 words
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Advertisement300 1929-03-09 18 J^M^Mm t b^bV %MM m %£>M %m>m Sm bbbbbbbbbbbHbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbßE-Tt:^^^ BB^^^B BH B B|^[^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^BB^^y^nEE^4^^t^^^^^^^^^^^^B I —^^^^^M^^^^^^^B —^^^^1~-~^^^^^B -^^^^^k—^^^^^^m\. ff^"™^^™22S^^^t J[|^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^BXBBg[fflßlß«-*h8BaB?WBlBBBMBBBBBBBl B^^^B^^^^^^Ba B^P^^B^^^^Bfl B^^^B^^^^^^B^^^B^^^Bb B^b II f^X K^k lll^B^B/ *B» B^^k. ft DJ>J>. Pi^tiulption is an infallible rem~ ij^TfcßH 9 W I V T^^T* Vflßßßsffl T^^BBstf 1 I BBBbV MUMbI m B300 words
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Article237 1929-03-09 19 ROSE MACPHAIL&CO'S REPORT. D Singapore. Mar, S. KubbcT.-- ■London il o'fea. Vfc*d up. ClosV' M Tm 4 March a *i A )ril AprilJune 44»a, July-Sept. 16%, Oct.-Dec. 45% steady. I in.— London £220 10s. 16a down Mining.— Steady. Sun^ei Way 3.00 S 10 KUchaU L.S9 1.42, Kinta237 words
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Article165 1929-03-09 19 Singapore, Mar. H. Market activity has lessened and juices have gradually fallen away closing 2 cents down on the week. The general undertone is distinctly easier while speculative positions are more or less subdued. Malayan exports for February totalled 17,1>2>) tons, of which liL'.sjT tons went to the165 words
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Article46 1929-03-09 19 Yesterday's Alterations. Eastern Slam 7s 6d v s Kentti (fully paid) 5s 9d Us 3d K. Lumpur, (fully paid) 32s 3d 33s 3 1 Pangna Rivers 6s Id 7fl Kinta Electrics 1.3:) 1.40 Robinson Ords. 22-80 23.10 S'pore Traction (Ord.) lis lis 4%d46 words
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Article132 1929-03-09 19 I Yesterday's Alterations. Buyer*. Sellers. Batang Padang ($1) 43 48 Kent Tin (2s) 5s 7%d 6s 4%d x.d. Kinta Dredges ($1) 1.45 1.55 Malay Consd. 59 63 Murai Tin ($1) 1.15 1.25 Nawng Pet ($1) 1.10 1.15 Petal ing 5.40 5.60 Sungei Way 3.10 3.30 Brogas ($1)132 words
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Article66 1929-03-09 19 March s. Bank 4 m.s. L > ;i 20-32 Bug demand 2,3 25-32 Private credit.- I m.s. 2i3% New Yoik. demand 56 1-19 CioWit- lays 5 8 France, demand 1431 India, T. T. i|g£ Hong Konsr, demand in* p.c. Dip. Yokohama, demand Il's nom. Java, demand 140 Bangkok, demand66 words
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Article253 1929-03-09 19 March X. Tin 1 T.*> Tons £111 Gamble r 71^ Pepper White 11(5 PepptM Black 02'.. Flake Tapioca 7 Pearl Su«o Small S Copra Sutnlried 9. 70 Kuv Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle New 1 3.30 Rice, Siam o!<i Xo. 1. 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Kiev. Rangoon253 words
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Article58 1929-03-09 19 C. OF C. R UBBER ASSOCIATION. March Hth.. 12 o'clock noon. K.s.s. equal to Standard, Q.C.F. Snot -I"; 4314 Standard R.S.S. on Te«det Mar. 4^'_. 4.'{-% Apr-June i 4 45 •July-Srpt. 4.V_. r>" 4 Oct-Dec. 16 4»i l 4 Tone of Mai Quiet. Latest Cable: London Spot »heH l_','i. per58 words
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Article122 1929-03-09 19 The Malayan Agri-Horticultural Association is Issuing $150,000, per cent. tran?f< rable ftfteen-year debentures of $100 payable in $25 application, allotment and subsequent, in connection with the purchase of a .-ite of 14 acres at the corner of Ampangand brcular Roads, Kuala Lumpur. The issue is to provide for122 words
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Article157 1929-03-09 19 The loral management <>f the Eastern Bank has received tho following telegram from the Head Office: Net profit of the Bank for the year ending December *l l st... li>2B. £164,468 l'.'s. >ml. Tho annual meeting of shareholders will be held in London on March '27th. when the157 words
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Article71 1929-03-09 19 We have received from the United States Department of Commerce here a copy of an interesting: pamphlet on The Shark Fishing Industry, published by the Leather Finance Corporation of New Jersey. The pamphlet is a practical exposition of how to skin and prepare the hide and use71 words
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Article45 1929-03-09 19 OUR LONDON FINANCE WIRE. Need of Check on Rubber Price. fFREK PRESS SERVICE- COPVRIGHTI London, Mar. 3. Business in rubber ikMPtl is inati and the scale of prices is marked lower in the absence of buying support, though the falls are slight.45 words
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Article77 1929-03-09 19 The Financial News states that the market is somewhat "tired though after the vise it is natural that a halt should be ."ailed. The healthy condition of the commodity, the paper states, is likely t<> develop more favourably if some check be kept upon the price at77 words
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77 1929-03-09 19 Symington's state that there hai been some disappointment in the rather heavy February Malayan shipments and a fair volume of speculative commit merits have been liquidated, though it has had little effect on the market. There hai beef) similar movement on the New York maiket. The77 words
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Article19 1929-03-09 19 The tin sharemarket is dull Mid Ifstlf and the: e hai been little business in Pattern shares.19 words
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Article84 1929-03-09 19 Messrs. Guthi-i" and Company. Kuala Lumpur, agents for Kombok Rubl tr Company are in receipt of a cable from the Secretaries of this Company stating that in respect of the financial year Mlded December :>lst. the Directors have decided to recommend the payment of a final dividend of84 words
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Article99 1929-03-09 19 The F.M.S. Department o;* ICinei hai compiled and published a very useful bulletin of statistic! of the tin mining industry which will issued in future Kit nthly. Mr. J. Lovettt Inspector i^t Mineral Ores, is responsible for the compilation and he has brought together a quantity of99 words
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Article312 1929-03-09 19 Brace and McGregor, FYnann, BtuHiiif February output! N'awnt* Pet Tin, Bouth hour- run 413, yards treated 25,000, North, I hours run i >4. yards treated 20,000, outi 360 pkls. There are 34 feet of water ..i top dam. There are 2'i feit of water in No.312 words
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Advertisement1282 1929-03-09 19 ASSETS OVER $8,000,000 ASSURANCE IN FOBCE OVER $30,*****0 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27 Old Jewry EC The Company has 520,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act1,282 words
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Advertisement39 1929-03-09 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. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A GORDON. LEE, Resident Manager.39 words
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Article, Illustration666 1929-03-09 20 MODERATE START BY ENGLAND. Hobbs' Splendid Century. [Router's Service.] Melbourne, Mar. 3. The fifth and final Test Match opened here this morning before an attendance of 10,000. The weather was showery, with bright intervals. In the English side Sutcliffe was omitted and A. P. F. Chapman,666 words
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Article57 1929-03-09 20 The following are the twelve centuries made by Hobbs for England in Test matches against Australia. 1126*— Melbourne, 1911-12. 187— Adelaide, 1911-12. 178 Melbourne, 1911-12. 107— Lords, 1912. 122— Melbourne, 1920-1. 123 Adelaide, 1920-1. 115 Sydney, 1924-5. 164 Melbourne, 1924-5. 119— Adelaide, 1924-5. 119— Lords, 1926.57 words
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Article24 1929-03-09 20 We hear that Mr. G. P. Cuscaden, C.P.0., Selanjror, will act as Commissioner of Police, F.M.S., during Mr. Hannigan's absence in Japan M.M. I24 words
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Article418 1929-03-09 20 H.K. BANK DEFEATED BY MANSFIELDS. Winners 9 Good Combination. Mansfield's 2; Hong Kong Bank 1. Excellent combination on the part of Mansfield and Company brought about the downfall of the Hong Kong Bank at the Stadium yesterday. On the run of the play, Mansfield's deserved" their win, but418 words
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Article210 1929-03-09 20 Over 30 f s vs. Under 3<Ts. The Over 30*s team batting first against the "more" youthful members of the Cricket Club at the Padang last evening, started off in high style, judging by the number of fours scored during the first evening's play. There were eight before210 words
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64 1929-03-09 20 The following will represent the Municipal XI. against S.R.C. XI. in a friendly cricket match to be played to-day on the S.R.C. ground at 2 p.m. sharp. Messrs. A. H. Assiter, C. F. Anderton. R. Brown, C. R. Bartels, I. M. Eber, J. M. Fraser,64 words
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Article48 1929-03-09 20 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Men's Doubles Handicap Final. J. S. Anderson and J. K. Hamilton Plus 1 beat Bartley and Salmond Plus 2, 6 3, 4—6, 6—2. Mixed Doubles Open. Mrs. Zylstra and A. D. Anderson beat Mr. and Mrs. Bennett, 6 3, 2—6, 6 l.48 words
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Article20 1929-03-09 20 Scratching for To-day. Race 1: Pauline; race 2 The WHtch; race 9 The Mahdi. All engagements Quantico.20 words
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Article57 1929-03-09 20 The Mayfair Four cabaret show which has been much appreciated at the Adelphi Hotel has arranged to stay there two nights more and will give a two hours performance on the roof garden on Monday and Wednesday at 9.30. They will give an entertainment in the Civil57 words
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Article225 1929-03-09 20 TO-DAY'S LEAGUE FIXTURES. English League. Division I: Aston Villa vs. Birmingham; Burnley vs. Derby C; Bury vs. Portsmouth; Cardiff C. vs. Sheffield W.; Leeds Un. vs. Everton; Leicester C. vs. Manchester C; Liverpool vs. Arsenal; Manchester Un. vs. Huddersfield; Newcastle Un. vs. Sunderland; Sheffield Un. vs. Bolton W.;225 words
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Article311 1929-03-09 20 Annual Meeting. The annual general meeting of the Singapore Chess Club was held at the Adelphi Hotel last nijrht. when Mr. Justice McCabe Reay presided. After the Hon. Secretary's and Treasurer's Reports and Accounts for 1928 had been read and passed, the following officers were elected for311 words
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Article278 1929-03-09 20 The sequel to a disturbance in .Jalan Besar was heard in the Police Courts yesterday when a Chinese youth was charged with riding a bicycle without a lamp after lighting up time. The accused's brother was charged in connection with the same affair, with attempting to rescue278 words
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Article31 1929-03-09 20 Saturday. 2 p.m. Bukit Timah Range, Eurasian Coy.; Seletar (Farrer Ranee), "C" (Scottish) Coy. Sunday, 7.30 a.m. Bukit Timah Ranee, Eurasian Coy.; Seletar (Farrer Ranpe), "C" (Scottish) Coy.31 words
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Article795 1929-03-09 20 THE M.F.A. ANNUAL MATCH. To Be Played at the Stadium. [By Our Muslim Correspondent.] Malay football "fans" will be interested to know that all the necessary arrangements have now been completed for the annual football match between the Mohamedan Football Association, Penang, and the Malaya Football Association, Singapore.795 words
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Article152 1929-03-09 20 The members of the Women's Section Ex-Services Association of Malaya held a very successful swimming 1 party on Sunday afternoon last at Changi bungalow. An American mixed doubles tournament will be held on April 6th at the Ladies' Lawn Tennis Club. The Committee of the Club is152 words
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Advertisement89 1929-03-09 20 Records i rollicking wholesome fan whld^L S J OT| and tK these delightful Records. Me to found 1 1 I "Hi« Master's VoJ^., ffi Mto bear the* record, or write for descripHve,^ S. MOUTRIE CO., LTD (Incorporated in Hong Kong). j gi Raffles Place, SINGAPORE Malaya PiMdii L™ Stamford Road89 words
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