The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 28 February 1930

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  • 18 1 The Singapore Free Press ENTS. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1930. 20 PAGES DAILY. NO. 12,%2.
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  • 334 1 That a rhain of aeroJ'omes between Singapore and Kedah will be m existence by the end of the year was disclosed by it Lieu!. Carnegie, Captain of the i tying Club, at the annual dinner last night I\ige 11.. Statements by Japanese naval authorities indicate possible breakdown
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  • 1153 1 Hot earth, bluing rkv. burning wind, this our usual twenty-fifth December. Preparations go slowly forward, no one feels enthusiasm for roast turkey, ptum pudding on fire with brandy, even pulling crackers seems to involve energy grudged. But this year the weather pr \s for two weeks before Christmas
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 242 1 \OIR FOOTWEAR. BLANCONA MW SHOES NEW. I Raffles Hotel I SATURDAY, MARCH Ist. I I St. David's Day Ball I Dancing Till 2* a.m. FOR RESERVATIONS PHONE 2920) X MO* '>\Y TUESDAY s*\ 1 K SDAT Tea DaftCW KSSSfft? Dinner Dances MUSIC BY (Si THE CELEBRATED RAFFLES ORCHESTRA IKECTION OF
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    • 182 1 Huvc Cast lei Ciqun'ttrs jj 1 /^^&^^^^^K"i iir( 11 111 favour hut mild W r They s ui l even ll inmost P *J c 3 Sliii delicdie palaVes fe P^^p^T^j eft- 'ILrTi,,^^ If WiT^T T^7n^fiiP f *///0 am, I Iff \4 i\% fry, Mwvniii i will itfci &%>///, EUROPE
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    • 95 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Notice by Eastern United Corporation Guthrie's are agents for Tennents Beer age 10. Flit will kill the fever-8] 1 age 5. Tbe attributes <: Cap nablc —Page it A.i\ nil Studio Page 5. Over twenty million Willard batteries have been sold Page 13. The Whippet represent* fast, safe
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    • 7 1 MAKES BRASSWARE BRIGHTSHINE SHINE LIKE THE SUN.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 122 1 the™. Friday. 28th. High Water. 10.23. 9.0. 23 30, 8.5. Malacca: H. W.. 7.30 a.m., 5.06. 7.40 p.m., 5.10. Municipal Commission, 2.15 p.m. S.A.F.A. annual meeting. Stadium 5 p.m SABA mtg. Vie. Memorial Hall. 5.30. Revue de Luxe, Theatre. 9 30 p.m. Saturday. March Ist. High Water, 10.55. 93. 23.50.
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  • 375 2 "One Long Thrill" Says Mrs. Goldwyn. BMMUeI OoMwya has been married five \.ir But rather than finding that having a him magnate for a husband intei feres with domestic bliss, she declares that "lite is just long thrill." In last-minute interview before she
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  • 202 2 Another Name m His Old Regiment. Army deserter who w.v Stated x< nave (latent without rtcogDM appeared at MttylebofM P lic< Court. ■rnest Reginald White, i gun Bri- Royal Artillery. \V borne Is m Porteus-road. Paddir. on ad being a deserter tine* Januaij mt Jones said
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  • 206 2 At The Pavilion. \i. abandoned child, a circus band by whom ste is rescued, and a sensuous young nobleman are the main dgurea silhoutted against ti oinatn.L; background oi the "sawdust ring the ludicrous tumbling ol the funny men ;i!id tht Ughl ilker, m Laugta Clown, Laugh, Urn
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  • 103 2 Method of Precipitating Kain. The Hague, Jan. 24. trail* will watch with special interest Prof.s:.. i Teeeon'l forthcoming test of Ins theory that Mattering crushed ice from an aeroplane above the clouds will precipitate rain He calculated thai two torn of lee should cause ton* of
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 663 2 PRICKLY HEAT can be prevented and cured by using AGNESIA DUSTING POWDER 60 cents per box. $1.50 per 1 lb bag MEDICAL HALL, LTD., 3, Battery Road. Outstation orders receive careful and prompt attention. KELVEY'S SCHOOL OF DANCING. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. Classes and private lessons are now m full swing. Madam
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    • 299 2 VICTORIA X?^^^? j To-Night 9-30 REVUE DE LUXE TO-MORROW, SATURDAY- 6-15 and 9-30 P.M. jj Last Two Performances ij OF i GEORGE JESSEL IN "LOVE, LIVE and LAUGH" W 100 PER CENT. TALKIE j Booking at Little's $2 and SI. j MARCH 17th. and 18th. THE ENGLISH SINGERS. j SQ^sroißigfgfafi!fHiafiEiiai!^^
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    • 316 2 lALHAMBRA^I ALHAMBRA^ THEATRE*' i: COMING SHORTLY! I J[ ALL TALKING-ALL SINGING-ALL I)A\« Vli f MUSICAL COMEDY V METRO GOLDWYN MAVERS GREAT BCCCEBS THE HOLLYWOOD i REVUE V Cast includes 4 25 WORLD FAMOUS STARS AND A I CHORUS OF 200 j J A FEAST OF MUSIC AND COMEDY i <>
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  • 152 3 STRICT DIETS UNNECESSARY. It is a well-known fact that some foods have a greater tendency than others to cause indigestion and by UmUing one s to rluhi UnBppetizin(f foods stomach -roub c* can sometimes be overcome. Nine times O «nH n fJ^T Ver *<"**»<>" due to
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  • 74 3 Muslin Workers Clash With the Police. c INanyo Nichi-Nichi Service. 1 Tokio, Feb. 26. The labour dispute at the Toyo Muslin i Factory m Kameido. Tokio has culminated m s a serious situation, the workers, including s several hundred women colliding with the police, the fight resulting
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  • 230 3 The undernoted non -fiction wo:l;s will be ready for issue on Saturday at 9 am Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers 1925. 5 Vols. illus. Claston iPB.i Plain Tales from Flanders 1929. Clemenceau .Georges) In the Evening of My Thought. 1929. 2 Vols. Dilnot (GeorgiM The Trial of
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  • 150 3 A film that deserves to take its place as the "Chang" of the African jungle, was shown at the London Hippodrome, m mail week. This is "Stampede," a British Instructional film made by Major and Mrs. Court Treatt and Mr. Errol Hinds m the Suddan with a
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  • 161 3 When I asked if there were really any use for cancelled common English stamps I did not expect to be snowed under with replies. There are, it seems, quite a nvunber of organisations which collect these unconsidered trifles, among them being the Queens Hospital for Children,
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  • 142 3 Mr. Albert Barnett and Miss Nora Chilo, two people who stand m high places m the world of dancing, being demonstrators and judges of the world championship and originators of the "Trebla," have arrived m Singapore m the course of a world tour with a mission
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 232 3 i^^^^s*s^"»^Sa li9?^^^^^^^S^m t"tqj« lln ?s*SB^ I ,1 *^^*^_1b tßj V rl V IDEAL BLUE SCREEN titchinjr with eyelets and nope complete. Order your TENNIS BLUE DRILL SCREEN jrood workmanship and I British Manufacture from MONO. BIN HOOSAINSAH. 66. BOBDfSON ROAD. Phone N*» 2454. KILL the Fever-Spreading MosquitoDistributed bt Wm Jackj
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    • 160 3 PRESS ADVERTISING. Sir C. Hicham on Cheapest form of Selling. Sir Charles Higham. addressing the Institute of the Motor Trade (Inc.) at the Holborn Restaurant, said: "The cheapest and most effective way by which the local dealer, or anyone else, can advertise is m the Press. I know of no
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    • 436 3 She was a young mother, and when Milk is vital to every baby m the the rime came that Baby was always world. But many babies cannot takecrying and not gainingany weight she dairy milk, and the ureat part which listened to a lot of different advice. "Lactogen" is playing
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  • 115 4 Tls. 30.000.000 Reported Hidden m Peking. a Peking telegnun to the Chinese pres that since (he removal of the national c to Nanking, no fewer than 20.000 houses m the Conner metropolis are now vacant. Another telegram sayi that the City Government of Peking recenUj received a report
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  • 241 4 Betrothal of lit .ma of Roumania. Bucharest. Jan. 11. The en*-u;:eme:it is announced cf Princess Ileana. of Roumania. to Count Alexander Frederick von Hochberg. second son of the Duke of Pless. Princess Ileana. who had been mentioned as a possible bride for the Prince of Wales, is
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  • 193 4 Less Cruel than Higrh Explosives, Says Scientist. London. Feb. «i. "Dreadful as it is, gas la far more humane than high explosives, and it caused k>«- temporary and permanent Buffering m prop i to military results during the war/ said vv I Herbert Levinstein, president of the
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  • 158 4 Revenue Officers' Discovery m Godown. Following the sensational Mime of $70,000 worth of contraband opium and chandu on board the P. and O. Kidderpore on Monday. Revenue officers, under Supervisor Clark, on Tuesday morning rt-ized 500 tahils of chandu. \alued at $3,500 at Godown 20. Tanjong Paf-ar,
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 344 4 :ji s^f *wtCs!i'™ FAST, SAFE CM I^|\ low-cost t.j '\L^tt haulage The advanced and sound engineering of the Whippet FT ACC T C Six l /2-Ton Truck makes this fine commercial unit Ij 11 /V^O ideally suited to the needs of modern business (h a a m transportation. \S 4
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    • 173 4 I NOTICE. 0. S. De SILVJU BROTHERS beg "to notify the public that they have opened new premises i as manufacturing jewellers, etc. AT No. 61, HIGH STREET. #1 »'«i < v "Capstan" I MEDIUM STRENGTH I NAVY CUT CIGARETTES jj Truth m Advertising j Promotes Confidence. jjj i I
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  • 1931 5 A TRUANT IN PARIS. Spent £10,000 m Six Months. Melbourne. Jan. 31st. TrnvellinK to Melbourne m charge of the Commander of the mail steamer Comorin. which pa^ed throuKh Fremantle yesterday, is Miss W«a Irving, a prominent and wealthy voune Melbourne society girl, who. rein to
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  • 203 5 Surrender to Peasants After Boycott. Berlin, Jan. 17. The town of Neunmn-ter. m Schleswig- Holstein. is about to surrender ceremoniously to the will of the extreme Conservative peasant around it. just as towns nurrendered during th< wars m the Middle Ages. It has been starvec out. Six
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 250 5 Che Your S&in An OxygenDath ■^^^-M^iA-^-^r LV 3aa If%ECAtK Yusa incorporates that Mng element Oxygen it it natural puiifving and t t n on ihe skin, u^e of Ven-Yusa m th% 'ddian'. blemish-free com» ••ut» ises the s^m and gives protection it needs to .\te texture against suneat. Ven-Yusa Cream
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    • 388 5 It's Here the Greatest I For the 26th consecutive year Buick has produced a car outstanding *^U >^^ m brillant performance and utter dependability. And Fisher, master coach builder of the world, has matched it with bodies that make AY^ >£^^W ir look as fine as it really is lower,
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  • 633 6 GRAVES COMMISSION. How the Money is Found. there's some corner of a foreign field That is forever England." The British war dead the number of names registered is 1.089.919— are dispersed m every corner of the globe. Of the total number of dead no fewer than
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  • 357 6 Four Years' Experiments Bring Synthetic Wood. A remarkable discovery by which furniture and all kinds of house fixtures can be manufactured from cotton is claimed to have been made by a Clerkenwell London i. resident. He experimented for four years before discovering the secret, which is
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 272 6 lilt ..^^mm-,. BROTHERS j A NEW DODGE TRUCK AT A NEW LOW PRICE A new Dodge Truckof 133-inch tance to the quick, quiet and wheelbase now take* its place ture 4-wheel hydraulic brakes, m a line already unusually com* piete a remarkable chat* You can P ut one of thc
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    • 282 6 NOW HE'S H APPy j Jmtr <^fc ln w *T» on tk« move w h t fi^ hm f dine the York.h,r, B f^jfc -P«- At Yorbhire Re!« k \l *^^^Br pleaj« "After you with tKt f—^T M^ J^ r HMhl "^A- cerrbod, Mvfij oo to their meat or fi«b
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  • 1931 7 A TRUANT IN PARIS. Spent £10,000 m Six Months. Melbourne. Jan. I'.lst. Tmvellint to Melbourne m charge of the Commander of the mail steamer Comorin. which passed through Fremantle yesterday, is Miss Nri irvin*. a prominent and wealthy young Melbourne society Rirl. who. rent to
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  • 209 7 Surrender to Peasants After Boycott. Berlin, Jan. 17. The town of Neunuui-tcr, m Schleswig- Hoi stein, is about to surren.U r c eremoniously to the will of the extreme CV .lservative peasant around it. just as towns surrendered during th( wars m the Middle Ages. It has
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 259 7 Che Your Skin An Oxygen Bath BvenYusa incorporates th»t ling element Oxxgen it it ti naiural puuf>ing and ion on the skin. uw of Ven-Yuja m th% IM, blrmch-free ccmi ses the SKin and giv« ret ion ir neeas to kt« trxiure against j.mear. Ven-Yi»a Cream Ir is ftagrani, '•efreih-
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    • 392 7 It's Here the Greatest 1 For the 26th consecutive year Buick has produced a car outstanding -^^m m brillant performance and utter dependability. And Fisher, master coach builder of the world, has matched it with bodies that make At^ it look as fine as it really is lower, slimmer and
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  • 630 8 t RAVES COMMISSION. How the Money is Found. there's some corner of a foreign field at is forever England." British war dead— the number of names ed is 1 089,919— are dispersed m every of the glebe, le total number of dead no fever than r
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  • 363 8 Four Years' Experiments Bring Synthetic Wood. A remarkable discovery by which furniture and all kinds of house fixtures can be manufactured Horn cotton is claimed to have been made by a Clerkemvell (London), resident. He experimented for four years before discovering the secret, which is wonderfully
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 280 8 IIDDDGEr" 1 Bft OTHERS Y A flft fl w^SJBJBJBJBJS> j^^H^^^B^^^S^^^^^^J^^^^^^i^^^^^F #3 t IC| A NEW DODGE TRUCK AT A NEW LOW PRICE A new Dodge Truckof 133-inch tance to the quick, quiet and wheelbase now takes its plac« sure 4-wheel hydraulic brake* m a line already unusually complete a remarkable
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    • 223 8 NOW HES HAPPy; JB^ 2Te^ f #n move \g /^*-mr m^ i°??r ....-After TOU wi, h cJl^Br /HP iv Watch them drop Jt Sold rrerywher*. Pric« D^R^O^P^S OF DELKIOUiNEff Agents for Malaya— ADAMS ON, GILFILLAN i •^nle Manufacturers: GoodaH. Barkhnii^r I Leeds, n AN OLD FAVOURITE I Crosse U Blackwcll's
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 345 9 BLJSINESS CARDS, M^~~ASSAGE ISS FUMIKO Dkobj dh»ut. FUNERALS. gUMSAPORE CABER CO. IVnhas Road. i(T street— Phone 6075. TO LET. Apply Meyer Brothers. DAD. Apply Meyer Brotbers. I Entry March Ist. Apply m I ntrj AprU Ist. 1930 I Place. Apply Meyer Cre>cent and Apply Meyer Brothers Bridfi Road, Also, few*
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    • 785 9 TENDERS. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. NOTICE is hereby given that tenders are now invited for the following materials or service*, and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained m the Tender Room, Miuiicipal Offices: Tender «>ate of Closing Ball of surplus Plumbing and Drainage stocks at Noon Peoples Park Stores.
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    • 623 9 TENDERS. TENDERS. Tenders will be received at the office of the Under Secretary to Government at Kuala Lumpur up to noon on March Cth, 1930, for the purchase of the motor launch 'Pikat," built 1923. length 57'- ieet, beam 11'.. feet, draught 4 feet 9 inches. Launch can be inspected
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    • 624 9 j NOTICES. FRASER AND NEAVE, LIMITED. i 1 Our Delivery Stall will ob.erve Hari Hays Puasa on Monday, consequently 110 dcliverie; will be given on that dr.y. It is requested that orders be sent to reach us by 10 a.m. on Saturday to ensure delivery on that riav. THE EASTERN
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    • 613 9 AUCTION SALE of VALUABLE BUILDING LOTS IN THE TOWNSHIP OF KOTJt TWOOT, JOHORS, To be held on the Spot ON SUNDAY, MARCH 9th, AT 12 NOON. Lots 1 to 34, and 3H to 45.— Valuable Building Allotments m T.wnship of KoU Trngßl, Johore. areas from 1.600 square feet to 2.000
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    • 346 9 SHERIFFS SALE. Writ oi seizim and Baai Dated Pebruai) nth. 1930. IN TIIK SIPREMF (OIRT OK THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. tKTTLBMBNT of sinc.apore In the (-jiu.se of Chop Chin Guan Plaintiffs Versus 1. Neo Slow San. 2 Chop Tong Chec 'A. Yeo Lak Sai, 4 CtMfi lian Huat Ho d» s,
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  • 1203 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY FEBRUARY 28, 1930. ST RANGE BED- FELLOWS. An interesting chapter m the latter day history of the Philippine Islands has undoubtedly been opened with the report that an effective Moro representation has joined with the Christian Filipinos m the plea for independence. Those here who remember
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  • 74 10 In connection with his question m Legislative Council on Jan. 27th regarding the prosecution of hawkers, the hon'ble Mr. Tan Cheng Lock has been informed that for the year 1929 the number of convictions and amount of fines m each of the three Settlements was as under:
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  • 1246 10 VALUE OF COOKERY. What Napoleon Might Have Said. Lady Clementi revealed hers* 1 as the possessor of a philosophic strain and definite views at the Singapore Chineoe Girls' School Cairnhill Road, where she made her maiden speech m Singapore after distributing the school prizes,
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  • 434 10 THE LANCASHIRE tr. U)F To the Editor. Sir— Though a n:-.. textile tiv.de. I cannot ing on some of tht I forward by "W, ■3 his letter to y.m of the he asks -Why dOM v ese only'" Sur.lv m a clear. He mentions th. outstanding
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 313 10 i 4 r ste i I jS THE HEART and SOUL 3TR of a BOOTHS P^ W» GOOD COCKTAIL. jxBBBiBBte:;, Bb^ Sole Agents CALDBECK, MACGREGOR Ik CO^ LTD. •m ruorated under the Companies' Ordinance* of Hong Kong (Incorporated »m Shanghai). 90 llobinson Road. Telephone 6226. .-.s>.\ I NEW SHIPMENT DUTCH
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    • 78 10 «XsXsXsX«X»XsXsX«)®(^^ JTHE UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITER I A guaranteed Machine with guaranteed service. tt *^*m **.^um d, S^T# PATERSON. SIMONS CO., LIMITED. I Princ<? Street, Singapore. PHONE 2700. I 634 North Bridge Road. j TENG SENG GUAN. FstAbUshed 1905 Tele. No: 2415. I TRY T. K. K/s. I I Latest Pattern of
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  • 951 11 A CHAI N O F AERODROMES IN MALAYA. COMPLETED BY END OF THIS YEAR. FLYING CLUB CAPTAIN'S DISCLOSURF AT ANNUAL DINNER GOVERNOR AS PRINCIPAL GUEST. I MfCff i secret that before the end of this Ml*""' between Singapore and Kedah ViT' l!^™ chabl of UK nrM i»lw months be completed
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  • 83 11 Smoke Bombs o\<ru helmed. I lce.j 1 M \n.-r«-l«*s. Feb. 11. women, alleged to •<n-h on the City arrmd with te?»r to ktvp back Angeles. Later. hundred men, the and dispersed who were mostly ■ML There were m other cities and 135 ago, a dozen at too.
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  • 237 11 Mr. G. H. Putnam Dies m New York. (Reuter's Service] New York. Feb. 27. The death occurred here to-day of Mr. George Haven Putnam, head of the well-known publishing house of G. P. Putnam and Son, at the age of 85. Mr. Putnam, who was born
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  • 219 11 JAPAN ADAMANT. Seventy Per Cent of American Strength or. I [Reuters Par Eastern Service] I A^ TOkiO Feb 27 Admiral Baron Bakanoto. the well-known I publicist, writing m Hochi declares Japan is I unable to conceive any solid reason for I America's refusal to recognise
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  • 170 11 rremier Hopeful of Disarmament Agreement. London, Feb. 27. I In the House of Commons this afternoon Mr. Geoffrey Mander (Lib. East Wolverhampi ton) asked whether it was the Government's 1 policy to arrive by international agreement at 1 the Naval Conference at the largest possible scrapping
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  • 104 11 Plan for a £350,000 Building m Westminster. I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT London. Feb. 27. At a dinner given by the Institution of the Rubber Industry m honour of its President. Mr. Eric MacFadyen. the possibility uas disJ cussed of the Institution joining m a scheme
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  • 51 11 The T. U. C. and Pan-Pacific Movement. IKeuters Service.] Melbourne. Feb. 27. The Trade Union Congress to-day rejected a motion reaffirming the affiliation of the Austra--1 lian Trade Union Council with the Pan-Pacific Secretariat. This is a severe set-back for the "Reds." [Earlier cables on page 12.]
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  • 197 11 Experts from Malaya to Advise Colony. That two experts m malariology have been engaged from the Federated Malay States and were shortly due to arrive m the Colony, was disclosed at a Hong Kong meeting of the Sanitary Board last week, when Mr. M K.
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  • 56 11 [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio. Feb. 26. t The Seiyukai has gained a seat in the Diet > as the result of the death of Mr. M. Suzuki (Minseito) who sat for Fukushima. Mr. K. t Hajakawa takes the seat by virtue of having
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  • 143 11 PREMIER'S STATEMENT. Effect of Reduced Exports on Exchange Position. [Reuter's Service. Canberra, Feb. 27. Mr. Scullln, the Premier, m a statement on the financial outlook, said the fall In the value and volume of the exportable primary products of Australia m recent months was responsible for
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  • 186 11 A COTTON ENTENTE CORDIALE Anglo- Japanese Proposal [Reuters Far Eastern Service.! Osaka, Feb. 27. The Mainichi says that Lancashire desires an Anglo-Japanese cotton entente cordiale m foreign markets. The paper states that Lancashire's desire was communicated to Japanese cotton leaders some time ago by the British Consul at Osaka. The
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  • 56 11 Five Killed m Lancashire Disaster. [Reuters Service] London. Feb. Five miners were killed and 20 injured m a colliery explosion followed by fire at Haydock. Lancashire. [This is the second colliery disaster m England m two days for on Tuesday three men were killed and seven injured
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  • 65 11 Question m Parliament. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. London. Feb. 27. Lieut. -Commander Kenworthy. the Labour member for Hull, who has just returned home after a visit to India, has received information of the decision to prohibit Kuommtang activities m Malaya and has given notice that he
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 221 11 COMMODITY MARKET. Ijj LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN *1 AND RUBBER PRICES. *J [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. London, Feb. 27, 5.05 p.m. J Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Son.' J> notify to-day's tin prices as follows: Spot £170 816 (down 13 16). For- ward £172 14 16 (down £1 1 16).
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    • 293 11 x II J Tasteful Tailoring 1 I There\ a genial friendliness about clothes cut the Robinson Way^ such as can on| y come of really good cloths JL Prudently chosen from selected sources. There is, too, a X Ie tf^ A?\ gracefulness of style J^ rs A 4t^*^'V JK^i a
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  • 322 12 BRITISH STATEMENT. Fears of Breakdown Allayed [Renter's Service.! London. Feb. ?G. A conference communique says: "The heads Of the delegations Wttfa the French Ambas tdor met the Prime Minister m the afternoon to COnsidet the continuation Of the work of the Conferenoi r? MM arranged,
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  • 70 12 INDEPENDENCE FOR THE PHILIPPINES Moros Support Home Rule. [Reuters Service.! Manila, tcb. 1.. A del ol 4" aforo leaden rfpTwnttng 83 per ct n> ut the lloro population, have joined with Christian Filipinos m adopting it resolution expressing a cie ire for a separab Government for the Philippine ])eople. The
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  • 42 12 >Ir. Van Lear Black's Visit to the East. JerusaJem. I el». l*i. Mr. Van Leai Bi .< k the ftmrrlcsn paper masjnate. who Is Hying to the Far Bast, arrived a r Gaza and leaves lor Li. .ad op Frldav.
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  • 128 12 [jSSUter'l Service.] LiKirton. Feb. 2U. In tii: Hov e of Cbe tton time Mr. Henderson < Foreign Minister) stated that as far as he wm aware there wai m default m th? poymeni of interest on the debentures «n the ex-British concessli a at Hankow
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  • 248 12 Seizure During an X-Ray Examination. lime. Emmy Desttnn, meat soprano, great dramatic actress, great lover of her country Csecho-Slovaais and for years one of the favourite* i Count Oarden open audiences, Is dead She went to her doctor m Prague for an X-ray examination i
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  • 1111 12 AGENCY BESIEGED. Enthusiasm That is Checked. (From Oir Own Correspondent. I London. Jan. A'thouuh WC Lrnthn that t r:\de condition are at their worst m Malaya never weir- CO many oc pie want m? to go out not merely far plr.ntlnu but for business purpose..
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  • 3797 12 HOROSCOPE IMPORTANCE. Old Established Ceremonials Described. The following full description of the various eeremoniaftl attaching to a Chinese wedding is given by X.C.C. m the Straits Chinese Annual: It may be noted that a few items m the repertory have a doubtful origin not quite Chinese, m
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  • 30 12 ENGUND-AUSTRALIA AIR MAIL. COMMONS Q| ESTloxg Ncn-CoaraHtal Mini _Replj T 11 b Lng b .as j., p t that 1 ala I thi n of thi tMI [l fCN U
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  • 18 12 U'hat the Conference Will Discuss. Rl I I; will ofN i, and Ml
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  • 42 12 FRANCE'S OLD POLITICAL WAR HORSE. Will M. PoUscmrc be Prautr Afain [Heuter'i B r.inv i, si M atlons I the formation ol and .:.t I promineni membi m the Si oaU 11 Is note* be prepan i t i rternmem If called
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  • 25 12 Munificent Gift t(» M. MaiHiryk. PvagM l <> n ol Urn I [M U the Republi unan. stai i .'ii n.
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  • 173 13 £600 Each As Well As £1 10s. a Week Expenses. The members of the Australian team will be paid £600 each £50 m advance. £450 during the tour, and the balance on their return to Australia. In addition there will be an allowance of £1
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  • 121 13 There is a tree near the eighteenth hole of a Surbiton golf, club which the oldest member always hit. He now asks m his will that his ashes be spread around and under it. It is a noble revenge Alive, he knocked the bark of that tree
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  • 155 13 Engagement of Miss "Billie" Tapscott. The engagement is reported from Johannesburg of Miss R. D. cBillie") Tapscott. the little South African lawn tennis player, and Colin J. J. Robbins. the South African Davis Cup International. Robbins and Miss Tapscott played together m the mixed doubles at Wimbledon
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  • 1227 13 SPORT OF T HE DAY. > BUFFALO FIGHTING DYIN( OUT. Ousted by Football. > Buffalo-fighting, once a national sport t now being ousted by football m the Mais States. Although admittedly cruel, Malay bufTalc fighting is a finer sport than Spanish bul fighting. f The buffalo has a fair chance,
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 179 13 JDirt Track Racing. X M*r CycHsta and all interested m this new Snort I NM.apore are .nv.ted to attend a meetin X on I luesday. March 4th af 5 D m TO BE HELD AT Singapore Speedways Ltd. f i Office. I \TTF.RY ROAD SINGAPORE *J* THE PURPOSE OF FORMING
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    • 171 13 fCure sore Throat and prevent dangerous infectious diseases by takina Formamint. Give Formamint i to your family too. It will destroy the germs m mouth and throat before they can do any harm. FORMAMINT P The Gfrm X,!I !n g Throat Tablet m f CAR BATTERIES I OVER 20,000,000 WILLARD
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 245 13 NICHOLAS NICKLEBY IN PICTURES; No. 17. Mr. Squeers Would Gladly Help. iiu Arthur M l>r( ,an,l II l I 1 I J^^ rtALPH.UPS6T6yTHENEV« R^Sot^D^I^SGHTFoIJY a"i?tS3s ua, SH^ S OF DOTHE^YS TEARS^A.D H>S FATHER -THERE'S OIUNESs" f1 I i** M Tc X >'* OFSIRMiJLBERRyHAWKE. -p^CED ThaT^QuFpos WA^^Tn LnSoOHON W^ 1 -^EOtNG
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 756 14 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. f EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES. LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. I WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twtee Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Gen— and Havre). Route subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. |*PYRRHUB Por London, Rotterdam and Hamburg
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    • 595 14 Ellerman Bucknali Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In England). "ELLERMAN" LINE. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL.) FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Dae Sing-spore. BS. CITY OP PEKIN l__- 2 8-i. CITY OP SHANGHAI Apr 3 5.5. CITY OF
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    • 378 14 P. &=> O British India and Apcar Lines (Incorporated In England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S N m UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S <.o\ umilv LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL MftVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA \\H u»u Due W Tonage. Singapore. f MALWA 11,100 Mar.
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    • 555 17 0. S. K. Line D«,tin.tion* WmUL Afr u>^ R.-rf-rriRT.. Hamburg Bremen 1 c ilombo Aden. ju« Amazon Maru M ar. 24 Mar. 25 hJ h. Cape Tow- Rio de Mont«vidto. and Buenos th. \\«>rld passage £190.] t Hawaii Maru Mar. 4 M ar 5 &h a D;ir-es-Sulaam Durban and Belm
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    • 402 17 Afloat lit. coinfortrt and convenience* of lli<- Im -t lioi< U are your* on the President Liners I win Im.U. Private hath*. Running hot and -^tf cold nater m e\.r> stateroom. Fans uithoul extra charge. Thermos bottles. Wardrobes. Separate (iiiHoniers. M,, r than ample room lot |i.i(.«i <omfort \n interior
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    • 735 17 RONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSGHAPPU. II (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OP BATAVIA.) (Incorporated In Holland.) LNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections to:— Passage. Freight. Transhipment. Marine Departments and Manager's desk. KrpreMMitaUves m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penan*) of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF JAVA. VAN
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 663 18 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated In Australia). FOR BKISBANE, 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.M2 tons). The sj mareljla Is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins de
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    • 581 18 NOTICE. Messrs. W. Hammer and Co., Ltd. hereby give notice that Monday, March 3rd. 1930, being Hari Raya Puasa, no water will be supplied to Shipping on that day. Customers are therefore requested to obtain their requirements on the previous day. BIBBY LINE (LONDON ADDRESS: Bt, PALL MALL, LONDON, S.W.I).
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    • 589 18 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. L 44. BKAVKB BTBIBBT. NIW YOKE ***V| 'Incorporated to DBA i GENERAL AGENT* REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE 10 BOSTON. NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA A y, BALTIMORE Our 6all» M.B. BILVERMAPLE In Port afar. 1 ?ln I MS. SILVERPALM Mar. 17 Mar. 23 M.S. SILVERASH Mar. 31 Apr 6 PACIFIC
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 720 18 MAIL DESPATCHES. BT TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembtn and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 0 ajn. Bangkok every Thursday 6 ajn. Kota Tinggi. Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Talping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Slam 6 ajn Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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  • 497 19 LYALL AND EVATT'S WEEKLY REPORT. I Holiday Proposals I Market. 1.-h I .bb-r active and I anticipation ct the 1 I Dutch plantan nsctI thoda of restnctin>.: 1 .'.u.ntly. without I planttnt intera ti nd coop n q I tack! u-iis < stop tapI ipubory, if de&utclj tan cumc) IKM
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  • 343 19 I Chine* Mines Reduce Hour: The a- ivtary ofl the Srlangor Mi,,,,,' A :;;t n I!lformed th ii ai n. Tta Producers' Association that the follou c hmvt reduce their daii ited Pram Janu; Mo Tang Pati Muting c.» sin's' An M PM IMI 24 U) l
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  • 80 19 Board 9 Decision. tßfutcrs Service] ■agae, Feb. Tlie Board of Biilu -jii Tin Mm-, states that ilthough the Dutch East Indies tin producers have maintained fairly stabilized rate of production during the last few years the company M dL^osed m the general interest to fix
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  • 48 19 Senate's (all to Action. [Reuter's Service.] Washington. Feb. 27. The Sen.ttf has panned rasotuUao calling n the Secretary for Agriculture to submit n>--<'i].iiH'ndati(;ns regarding the price of cotton »nd wheat, even to the t xtent of I temporary ■l".=inp of twcl anßcs.
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  • 25 19 LIVERPOOL'S NEW SU GAR EXCHANGE. [British Radio Official Service.] Busby, Feb. >7. Ihe new Sugar Exchange at Liverpool was rfflctaPy opened by the Lord Mayor.
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  • 37 19 The Directors Eastern United OfOMM Asurance Corporation lunre declared an interim d Ol s', on account of the year ending Fune 30th. 1930, payable to shareholders standnu. on the register on the 17th. proximo.
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  • 390 19 To-Day 's Price Changes. EXCHANGE RATES. v February 27 SELLING. London 4 months* sight 23 15,1 s- London 3 month? sight 2!3 78 London 60 days' sight 23 13 16 London 30 days' sight 2 3 25 32 London, demand 23 3 4 London, T.T. 23 ***** Lyons and Paris,
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  • 869 19 Singapore. Feb. 27.. Closing p r j ces Buyers Sellers. Aver Wen* 00 j 25 Batane Padang 21 24 BfttU Ca.v> 94 10Q Bukit Aranga 80 90 nom Hitams 35 43 Hong Fatts 67 70 Joteo Tin 36 38 Kinta Tin Died 1.36 1.40 Klaus- Riv.r 2.20
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  • 273 19 GUTHRIE'S WEEKLY REPORT. I Singapore. Feb. 27. Since last reporting the market has be< fairly steady, principally on the strength of favourable outcome of the decision to recur mend a tapping holiday during the month May to European Growers. It will be not* from the Press this morning that, so
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  • 78 19 Amended Contract System. [Reuters Service. 1 New York. Feb. 27. The Cutton Exchange has adopted an amend meat of its bye-laws whereby a new contrac is created eliminating the differential betweei delivery m New York and designated southen markets. The amendment is expected to eliminate Nev
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  • 62 19 February 2*th., 12 oVlock noon. Buyers Sellers R 5 S. equal to London Standard. Spot 2G 27 Standard R.S.S. on Tender March 27 27 'j April 28 28', April- June 28 29 July-Sept 30 30 Tone ol Market Dull. Latest Cable. London Spot sheet 8
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  • 118 19 Yesterday's Alterations. Huey Yot Pref c.> 6d 10s Gd Kinl Tin (2st 5s 5s 9d El'ani Riven <s 1 > 2.22 2.30 Puchoog i£) 21s 22s Pl'ngah (£J 2Cs 23s 9d Puteh "0i» 80 90 Haub Aust. i£) 9.70 ]0.00 cd rekkl Taiping 21s 6d 22s 6d
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  • 546 19 B Development of Reserve Mentioned. ,f Mr. G. A Potts presided at the annual meetd ing of the Kuantan Rubber Syndicate. Ltd.. s held at the offices of Messrs. Harrisons. Barker t and Co.. Ltd.. yesterday at noon, supported by j Mr. A. P. Robinson and Mr.
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  • 15 19 A.P.C. OIL PRICE REDUCTIONS. lut on Kerosene. BeOStaM prtOM art' rediu-cd 10 cents pt-r imp
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  • 206 19 ROSE MAC PHAIL AND PENMAN LTD'S REPORT. Bhn«fr*. Feb. r.. Rubber.— London Bs. l-16d. Unchanged 4 p.m. Pi ice (London Standard Spot 2G'. centl R.S.S. on Tender Match 27. April 27%, AprilJune 28... July-September 29 Qu* t. Tin.— Londo2i £I7J 17s. (jd. 17s. (kl. up. Mi niufi:.— Quiet. SunceJ Ways
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 77 19 ASSETS EXCEED $10,000,000 THE GREAT EASIXRN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, m m> DAD OFF.CE: W tad estCT TI S SM 8) -ne Company has £20,000 deposited with LONDON OFFICE: 27 Old Jewry, E.C. aepos,ted with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance ComDani^s Ant ATTIt ACTIVE
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    • 40 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Incorporated In England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720.) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE. j Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds. Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 204 20 SCOTT'S MESSAGE TO WIFE. British Champion's Task Against Sharkey. [Reuter's Service Miami. l>b. 27. "Give my love to my wife and kiddies and tell them I will bring home the championship." "Scoit's a mere set-up for me." With these last words respectively Phil Scott
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  • 273 20 Their Records This Season. The following tables indicate what the members of the Australian Test side and other candidate- for inclusion m the party, have done during the current season. O M R W Avg a "Beckett <V> 115 4 20 264 16 16 50 Oxenham »Q
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  • 265 20 Race Won by Two Seconds Another thrilling race was sailed by members of the Port Dickson Yacht Club on Sunday when the following nine boats competed: Pippa (Clarke- Walker and Mrs. Cocket. Miianda <G H. Wood and Reid>. Waless <H. Maund and Blackmant. Nereid <W. H. Wood
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  • 108 20 [Reuter's Service.] London, Feb. 26. English League results to-day were as follow: DIVISION I. Manchester C. 5, Portsmouth 2. DIVISION 11. Bradford C. 3, Bristol C. l. DIVISION lll. (Southern Bournemouth 3, Northampton 1. At West Maitland, Australia, 51 runs were •cored off an over by W. Jarrett
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  • 83 20 SEMIFINAL DRAW. Holders to Meet Uniteers or Fraser and Neave. The draw for the semi-final of che InterCommercial Cup Competition has resulted as follows: March 4th. Harbour Board vs. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. (Referee: Mr. Tan Lee Wan). March sth. A.P.C. vs. Winners of Uniteers and F.
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  • 320 20 Australian Arrangements. Sydney, Jan. 31. Messrs. R. A. Oxlade. B. V. Serymgour. J. S. Hutcheon. and W. S. Stott. were appointed a committee to-day by the Board of Control to prepare a programme and conditions for the tour of the West Indian team m Australia, and
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  • 253 20 Notts County Football Club, one of the founders of the League, find the financial position so bad that they have decided to circularise all the League clubs, inviting offers for any of their players (says the Manchester Guardian*. Sot only are Notts County heavily m debt,
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  • 145 20 Match m Sydney. A good match is arranged for the Sydney Stadium to-night, says the Sydney Referee of Feb. 5. It should prove a fine contest. Prankie Jackson, of Australia, meets Young (Boy) Walley. of America, and these two flyweights are fierce little fellows. Walley appeared
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  • 81 20 The following will play for the Chinese I Swimming Club against the Singapore Swimming Club on Sunday: Choo Seng Kay, Goh Buan Cheok, Ng Mong Guan, Lee Fong Lim, Scow Sian Chye, J. E. Tan. Lee Choon Nghee, Seah Teng Ann, Ho Chin Lai, Lim Fook Loong.
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  • 57 20 At the conclusion of his billiards exhibition it the Singapore Cricket Club on Wednesday svening, Mr. H. W. Stevenson was presented c vith a cup by Mr. E. B. Evans, on behalf of a p ew friends, on the occasion of the ex-cham- b
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  • 337 20 BRISBANE INCIDENTS. Unparalleled Behaviour m Shield Match. Brisbane. Feb. 2. Incidents unparalleled m Queensland cricket history occurred yesterday when the Queensland tail-end batsmen m the Shield match against Victoria, tried their best to get out. and the visitors tried equally hard not to get
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  • 283 20 Million People Try to Get Tickets. 1 met Mr A. J. Elvin during the week, the man who bought Wembley Stadium, and who is now the managing director there, writes Trevor W:gnall m the Daily Express. We talked about the Cup Final, and he completely astonished me
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  • 254 20 International Event m Chicago. The proposed $100,000 International Race, planned by the directorate of Arlington Park, Chicago, is as nearly assured as is humanly possible six months prior to its running, through the promised cooperation of three of the best known sportsmen abroad tsays the Thoroughbred Record).
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  • 99 20 Members and all others interested m the sport are reminded that the first annual general t meeting of the Singapore Amateur Boxing Association takes place m the Victoria Memorial Hali at 5.30 p.m. to-day (Friday). It is parti- cularly hoped that the attendance will be fully representative
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  • 1076 20 BROTHERS-IN-LAW AT LAW. Sequel to Transfer of Baju Property. Two well-known Sinhalese residents m Singapore, Mr. Vincent Pathinaike and Mr. Walter Abeygoonesekera, were the parties m an interesting action begun m the Supreme Court before the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) yesterday over certain
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    • 174 20 X New "His Master s Voice f ELECTRICAL RECORDINGS J MID-FEBRUARY ISSUE INCLUDING T A ♦|> A great dramatic record, "Death of I r 0 V —Flonzaley quartet records dejidom Strauss waltzes McCormack sings a( j s X —special Scottish records. i f TO-DAY AT < |^S.MODTRIE§Co.,Itd, X AGENTS. SINGAPORE.
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