The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 17 March 1930

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press Ml. 12.!>7<i. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1930. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    393 1 General Primo de Rivera has died in' Paris Page 11. Whilst France and Italy have been un able to come to an agreement it i.s reported that Japan, America and Great Britain are likely to do so m naval matters Page 11. A message from .Moscow reports
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    BLACK JOK.
    1263 1 Shortly lifter sunrise on a bright June mornmg, when the Century was m its infancy. I climb i the hill called Black Bdg* m Liddisdate from the village of New-cast i« ton which iu-s at the tool thereof. From the summit, nearly 1.500 ft et hum sea-level, and
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      170 1 SH'AIIOW ARHI*S CAKES XMKKNOON TEA. j Rafiles^Hotel j Mura Smirnova THE WELL-KNOWN SHANGHAI DANCER APPEARS DURING »v MONDAY TUESDAY (r^\ Tea .Dances H™" 1 Dinner Dances ™g»*| 1 (Admission to Ball Room Non- Diners $1.) SEA VIEW HOTEL TO-NIGHT DINNER DANCE SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT OP BA PRESIDENT FILLIMORE" ORCHESTRA. g'©®®®®®®©®®®®@@®©©@©©(§)(§)@@@@ IMPROVED
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      238 1 V v In the name of Friendship and Highland >; Hospitality I offer you, with pride, the Pedigree [t; Scotch Whisky. I BULLOCH I I LADE BRAS Obtainable Everywhere. 3 I >: Sole Agents v McALISTER CO., LTD. j I EUROPE^ HOTEL I "Renowned by Recommendation 1 to-night. I Owing
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      179 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Fit Forts Page 5. Flit sptlls Health Page 3. Try T.K.Ks. tennis shoes Page 10. Nero. Alfred and Municipal ga^ Patt JO. Kermath boat engines are always reliable Page 3. Sime, Darby and Co; for the Aristo oils Pate 9. Sundour casement cloths at Robinson's Page 11. John
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      8 1 FOR DAINTY PASTRY SWALLOW ARIELL'S PATENT ROLLER FLOUR.
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    COPTIC PATRIARCH IN ABYSSINIA.
    350 2 Strange Scenes m the Capital. Cairo. Jan. 'lit. Ttu Orthtxiox Coptic Patriarch has returned irirri his visit to Abyssieati. Oreat preparation httd btri. made for I NkW hours from apital rwc Abyssiniai aeroplanes appear- •<: ißi flew over his train, showering it with flowers, and dropping
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    LANSDOWNE "MARBLES" SOLD.
    148 2 London. Mar. 5. Art lovers and collectors from all parts of <ii"at Britain. America and the Continent crowded Lansdowne House on the occasion of tlu sale of the famous Lansdowne "Marbles." collection of Greek and Roman sculpture as-M-mbled by the first Marquess m the 18th century. It
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    SEN GUPTA DIVORCE SUIT.
    78 2 Calcutta, Mar. 6. ">;<• High Court granted a decree nisi to Mr. Gupta. Municipal Magistrate, against his 'the late Lord Sinha's daughter) and •^arued Rs. 60.000 damages against Mr. OOBWami. ex-M.L.A.. the co-respondent, who •M also ordered to pay Rs. 5,000 costs to the petitioner and
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      272 2 SIR TRUBY KING'S NEW ZEALAND PLUNKET EMULSION (KARIOL) Small stocks available at MEDICAL HALL, LTD., 3. Battery Road. Opposite General Post Office. Outstation orders despatched with care, and prompt service. THE "HUMS" of POOH AT GOODWOOD HALL ON MONDAY, MARCH 24th.. at 5 p.m. Tickets at John Littles and at
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      423 2 j^v^. vtv vtv vt^ v^v vr^ AT«->'yA-«kA^A^Ajß^AT^jyAA^^j^j'A^kA' r AA' r Aj^jyAA' r AA r A victoria Theatre V TO-NIGHT AND TO-MORROW NIGHT V X A. STROK PRESENTS X i The English Singers X X THE WORLD FAMOUS ENSEMBLE A AND ENGLAND'S GREATEST MUSICAL AMBASSADORS 1 Booking at Little's $4; 2
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      294 2 I^ALHAMBRAf^? George Bernard Shaw will speak to you A EVERY EVENING THIS WEEK AT 6.15 P.M. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AT I P\| M followed by X AN ALL TALKING FOX MOViETQNF t B^» H I' bf^KiXv —^^k .^^^^BB^b^SGß^T^B^h ♦♦< 1 r^^sL *^m^^^^'" Nrffc •> BOOKING AT ROBINSON AND CO., FOR
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      235 2 THE WEEK. Mundiiy 17th. b Water. 00.00. 8.8. 12.10. 9 8 Malacca: H W 859 a.m 64. 910 p.m. 7.2. Chamber ol Commerce Rubbei AMRL annual meeting. 2 15 p.m Royal Empire Society mt« Council Chamber f» 15 p.m. SCC* Sprint lawn tennis tournament opens. A LM§M Ccmmittet meeting 5
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    TRAVEL UNDER THE SOVIET.
    1583 3 TRANS-SIBERIAN FAST. Sa hot aged Restaurant-Car and How We Won Through. Professor Arnold Joseph Toy n bee. who is Research Professor of International History it the University of London and an authority on Eastern and international affairs, has just returned to London from the Far East.
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    DEATH OF AN EMINENT ACTRESS.
    98 3 London. F«*b. IH. The dfaih hub occurred of Rodna P'ilhppi. the famous actres.<. Born at Venice o.i October 31st. 1866. Rosina Kilipp: |r«i educated privately and at schools m England. She married Mr. h. M. Dowson. The famous actresi vu prefMXCd for the stage by
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      165 3 0 IN JUDGMENT quire. The use of "KODAK" L_ J^^S&vJqßpr i ,tm, with its speed and Jgv ntude, however, definitely reduces the danger of under- fig* f over-exposed negatives. Jgv I .s why it is important to load with "KODAK" FILM the film that never lets you down. (<§) t
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      340 3 Estate Trust Agencies I (1927) Limited. 1 BRANCHES 21, First Cross Street MALACCA. X H' b isht Street PENANG. 14, Klyne Street KUALA LUMPUR. tot < V ft; Registered by and Security deposited with g the Straits Settlements Government. Act as Trustees, Administrators, Receivers, g Guardians, Rent Collectors, Investments Supervised
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    SQUIRE GOODALL
    5871 4  -  W. RILEY CHAPTER XX continued. DEFIANCE. It was a long afternoon for Souire Goodall •who found it difficult to keep his eyes open during the sermon That was no reflection on the sermon, which might have been excellent foi anything he knew, but the words that reached his
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    RAMADAN.
    421 4 The Failure* tf Science. The Almanai UUMMI last night— and Ramadan; but my Moorish Mr U use for the calendar Thej CODSttei terpieoe of mMCtbodm iDd UTOfUM HWC with the W who a: year into months and announce the beginnil they argue, why should there i» Li«ht Why. 80l
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    A GRECIAN "LORD BYNG"
    78 4 London and New *orl with DOMOB probl.-ir. ported a "Lord BynCecil Coke, an Eikl:^ 081 IllU and corrupt Ol midable and polite Soon after UM W legation of police office' with Veni/elos. tta P. to r ,,nove the ".hl...u* B VenizHo* reph.-d U»l matter over Hi>
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    ZUYDER ZEE TO BECOME DRY LAND
    206 5 How Holland Will Gain a New Province. Amsterdam. Feb. 10. The first act m the marvellous work of reclaiming tht Zuyder Zee began a.: noon today, after preparations over many years. The Dutch Minister for D\kes and Waterways formally started two electric draining machines,
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    AFFAIRS OF INVERESK GROUP.
    149 5 Press Ventures not Normal Expansion of Paper Making. Lo.itfnn. Ye'> Mr. B. H. Binder, the now Chairrmn <if .r Inveresk Paper Company, Ltd. reoortiric te the shareholders, says it is difficult to **eronci!e with the normal expansion of a company 1~ vfacturing paper the investment of
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    SAXON BEADS AND BROOCHES.
    375 5 Finds m Cemetery at Guildow.i. I Further discoveries have been made m the Saxon ccm.'tery at Guildown. on the Hoj'r Eacl;. near Gaild'crd. which i^ bctaf cnc*vatcc" by Lieutenant -Colonel O. H. North. S A. The total number of bodies uncovered ::cv. reaches 79. but 55
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    BIRDS TO CURE "T. B."
    80 5 A Doctor's Announcement Paris. Birds may soon play an important part m the world-wide fight against tuberculosis This prospect was revealed to the French Ac. demy of Medicine by Dr. Auclair. a French -•peeialist. who declared that he had found a ccietion m the pancreas
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    SLAVE TRADERS IN HONG KONG.
    220 5 In the House of Commons on Jan. 29 Mr. C. Wilson lAtterchffe. Lab asked the Under Secutaiy or State for the Colonies whether any information had yet been received upon the reported discovery of a gang of slave traders m HODf Kong, whose operations extended
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      122 5 V lieave the j incut DUNLOP I I modern motoring I conditions i I »*< v <> 4 V V V v y I i t&s®®®&sxsXst^^ j NOTICE. US, De SUVA BROTHERS i beg to notify the public that they have opened new premises fas manufacturing jewellers, etc. AT No.
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      337 5 ZA SMOOTH FLOW of POWER Ct graceful sweep of line* fl^P H^HIBBVV All fn-icej anj sfrci/u ncirm» (LOWER COST OF OPERATION Only the patented double sleeve-valve env^g^~ J=s^ >v gine can give such performance as you eny^^^^j^^S, joy m the new style Willys-Knight "70-B'\ /L^^^T^^^i This superior engine is notable
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    JOHN GILBERT IN A CAFE FIGHT.
    94 6 Blows Exchanged With a Writer Critic. John Gilbert, the Aim star, and Jim Tuny. the writer, admli blowi In s I ]es cafe i appears tl I crt was angry at him In a f< v. r. h I I v llh M. the
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    SOME CURIOUS CALCULATIONS.
    274 6 Shells that Kicked Urn Earth. Ttai I Btandard's m iv wheLher the war altered the the day n iuse many h< I The argument is that, when a shell is the recoil either accelerate! or retards the ro- .uth This el by the kick m the opposite
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    27 6 The current number of Tourism, the travel information publication of Netherland India, has as usual some excellent photographic illustrations and deals with East Java places of interest.
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    TERRA INCOGNITA.
    325 6 Mapping th< World From the Air. lai i :or the Sud of ill.- \a t unmapped i N ed south of r the t II us it a atlas cantai i ad I the land i still uncbai bo lit a- curatt Empire. I Desert trigonon* I m
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    BEST TRAGEDY SINCE SHAKESPEARE.
    24 6 Sir Forbi -Rob •■>n on S u:\\' r at ness. v a v pean th< •II In led m th'
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    24 6 fell t> combii I p:uativ,!y ifc be nwppi dal. and With I the Arctic »nd Ufi regi luratian the »lr neth ii !<i tu
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      477 6 WHITEAWAYS SUPER VALUES THE -CAIRO" PATTERN AND "DERBY" PAITE ND THE "JAMAICA" PATTERN GOLD LINE DINNER WARE. GOLD LINE DINNER WARE. AND GOL»> J INE DL\N£R C Heal eolomed design on pure white WARE. V On« ol the m ned designs, with I i, round, :i very choice and select
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      213 6 r 4^ Pretty gf^m pictures 9r Von can place complete faith m the K^M goodness of "Lactogcn." It is every* fe'-"^"""- thing that a mother would \vi>h it and require it to be. Good rich farm milk! N^^<__ Not a drop of the cream taken Irom N. it. All the
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    459 7 Singapore. March 14th. The prices quoted are generally those current at Clyde Terrace Market. At the other markets there may be small variations. MEAT. Beef steak Round i Kati 48 Beef stew or curry do *0 Pork, lean do 64 Pork, lean and fat (Ist quality do
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    "LEGLESS" BIRDS.
    155 7 The presence of Birds of Paradise at the Crystal Palace show reminds us that these most beautiful allies of the crow tribe, were first known m this country only by their skins which were brought by traders from New Guinea as they were prepared by the natives, namely,.
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      316 7 inlVrior tennis string is not only W tnrioyinf hut expensive as well. I m Ixrry player appreciates a string from which JlJv^^M Kti maximum service and on which he can t3f -^J^H lor the resilience and durability that make -?^^B all ihr difference. IhCK is an Armour's string for every
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      249 7 LL^^^^^ J?^R^^^^£l=~- 'I If ill' Take a ride m a CHEVROLET 6 If you have never driven "lugging", not even when a six-cylinder car, it you accelerate swiftly m is impossible for you to high gear! form any idea of Chev Quje Hard rolet performance from <rom he motor You
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    OUR WEEKLY LETTER FROM DUBLIN.
    1176 8 NORTH AND SOUTH. End of Suspicions and Mistrust. [From Our Gvui Correspondent.] Dublin. Feb. 12. That the overwhelming majority of the people of the Free State had lost any desire, if ever they had it. to interfere with Northern Ireland or its constituted authorities was
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    MRS. BOTTOMLEY DEAD.
    26 8 MRS BOTTOMLEY DEAD. Mrs. Horatio Bottom* rtnrt iiHu-s. k1 her h sham Mrs. Bottom*. a if*a HortocHdau tractor. IB 1««J :t; St John* Chuich, Wan I
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      106 8 kl r^ m^X%^¥^ il l It I f fir., fd I 41uil» I 7 9 PROFITABLY YOURS Put your faith and your money m a Dodge Truck. You will profit through more work done, more time saved, more customers gained, more profits earned. Dependable, powerful, speedy, long-lived, good-looking and miser-
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      292 8 Jp./'^S Say WHEN. Man l| i p, ..■A IKijia^oßgeiy" |!|!ii ll! l! -!!!|P! l l jJir i l 7^B!r OLO SCOTCH j liiiMiiitA WHISKY i THfi DISTILLERS AfiEKCY LiMJTkO, 'S.st'Jiers, FOIKBUftCN. Foods Made from the purest milk of cows pastured m the home counties, the 'Allenburys* Foods are as easily
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      491 9 BUSINESS CARDS. -fo lUTSINESS MEN. rttuir.d and Typewriting Bureau .p»Ti.Wly for your (oitvenl*nce. ..rv v ill Ht all tunes receive mir bikt Httrntton. s rvicr Charges Moderate TVPFWHITINO BUREAU. Street. BINGAPORE. M^ ASSAGE AMCURH ISS FUMIKO 32 Dhoby Ghaut. "marble merchants. SINGAPORE CASKET CO. \..v 1 A 3. Penhas Road,
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      461 9 TENDERS, MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. NOTICE is hereby <;iven that tenders are now invited for the lollowing materials or services, and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained m the Tender Room, Municipal Offices: Tender. Date «f Closing. Sanitary Installation at Child Welfare Clinic. Noon, Prinstp Street. March 21st, 1930.
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      538 9 AUCTION SALES. DISTRESS SALE. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Distress No. 16 of 1930. IN THE CAUSE OF Sycd Omar bin Ahmed Ba&ahai Landlord versus Wee Seng Tenant. AUCTION SALE of ONE LOT STOCK-IN-TRADE OF A SARONG DEALERS SHOP. Comprising: Sarongs (Bateki, sarongs (Pulicat),
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      513 9 MASSAGE HALL. MRS. HARU AND MISS HANA. 60, Waterloo Street TELEPHONE 7467. UUffINSPIU* ■F w >«ly apon MARTIN'S PILLS. \>ld fry *U CUmiuU 4 Star— I TIM MS DISPENSARY, Raffle P Sqamr*, Singapore. THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. The Premier Morning Daily m Malaya, a live "news" paper 30-40 columns of
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      96 9 D'ORSAY S PERFUMES PARIS ALL THE NICEST FLAVOURS IN BEAUTIFUL CRYSTAL BOTTLES -^ftS^T^^^^^^^Bfl bV# BS^H I BV^tvnwf^BT^H jff^>^^^-'jßm KfH^^^Bi !|b| pj[ b "DANDY," "DUO," "CHARME," etc EAU DE COLOGNE D'ORSAY SOLD EVERYWHERE. |J ASK for Official Price-List at ■RENE ULLMANN r SINGAPORE. FRENCH DrDO CHW^ URISTO I MOTOR OILS 1
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      DEATH.
      30 10 MAXWELL Georgina. the beloved wife of A. \V Maxwell. Signal and Telegraph Engineer. F.M S Railways Kuala Lumpur, aged 45 years, at the General Hospital. Penany. on March 12
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY. MARCH 17, 1930. WEEK-END COMMENT.
    942 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY. MARCH 17, 1930. WEEK-END COMMENT. The reports which have been cabled from London and Tokio regarding naval agreement may reasonably be taken to indicate, when considered m conjunction with the reports regarding the FrancoItalian deadlock, the possibility of a three-power understanding and that despite the fact
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    160 10 Lady Clementi. accompanied by Mr. T. O." Sullivan, Inspector of Schools, paid a visit to the Malay Girls' School at Kampong Bahru on Thursday. M.M. Commander Reynolds, R.N.R., representing The Royal Empire Society will lecture at the Drill Hall at 6.45 p.m. on Tuesday on the aims and objects of
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    THE ROYAL EMPIRE SOCIETY.
    1486 10 SINGAPORE DINNER. Comdr. Reynolds Explains its Objects. The visit to Singapore of Commander R. M Reynolds, R.N R Travelling Commissioner of the Royal Empire Society, was the occasion for a dinner at the Europe Hotel on Saturday night when Sir William Murison presided over a large
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    THE LATE PRINCE MAHIDOL.
    47 10 CREMATION^ CERE*^ Large Crowds tu nd it Btngkok. [FREE PRESS SERVIc; f,p YR koti m The cremation of Pi noon drew very him. The diplomat v community was tttUj American Church vice to enable the I The late Prince M degrees fan America.
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    MIROVITCH VISIT.
    139 10 Last Night'? Recital, Alfred Mirovitch at the victoria The itn audiences winch nsuall: m Singapore p It weather had 00l Impi bee? use ilthough Mi M opening numb- ing m l COB climax fan the PttgS :::>. nSSS <■! A \.iv sdenUous n M his playing ol the
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      91 10 1 SUNDSTRAND 1 I ADDING MACHINES PATERSON, SIMONS CO., LIMITED, 4 Prince Street, Singapore. I PHONE 2700. 634 j North Bridge Road. j TENG SENG GIUN. j I Established 1905 Tele. No: 2415. j T. K. X S I J Ladies' Tennis Shoes. Sizes 25 to 40 B l From
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    SPAIN'S DICTATOR DEAD.
    172 11 SHORT RESPITE. What He Did for His Country. Heater's Service, i Paris. March 16. RiVWI the former Spanish ft] !..•!<• XiMilitary Directory eh I the State. :'ifnt ■dßrinttraompUshed without on It In which both civil and from different I I Uaturbaneei h mn i rioui aim tin
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    AMERICA'S GIANT SUB.
    37 11 Has Two (iun-decks. Heater*! Service.) M;tre Island. California. Mar. 16. *'nited States submarine was She is 371 fe»t long <■:" J. 760 tons, has two 8 officers and 80 men filer cables on page 12
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    WEDDING: GREENFREEMAN.
    217 11 Diocesan Occasion. ;>ore had an unusual The Cathedral on Saturday he officiated at the wedding Mi^s Lilian Maud Freeman. Often, of Sourabaya. formerly local church and missionary a valuable worker, for Miss ;j:ed the position of secreBi>hop for several years, first to v.son Davie twho sent a cable
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    43 11 I>AY'S RUBBER PRICES. 'HESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London, March 15, noon. Symington and Sinclaii to-day's rubber prices a* 4?'- 16d (down 116). For(unchanged). market is quiet ot Dr. D. W. O. Faris and Miss 1 take place on Saturday. March Malay Mail.
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    NAVAL CONFERENCE CHANCES.
    472 11 THE BIG THREE AGREE. Limited Settlement Possible. i ßenter's Far Eastern Service] Tokio, M»r. 15. rae leading vernacular papers issue extra editions featurin, London* c.tspatchc-o repoiu-i-U AOMrftcan-JaptiMM pnMnkMUV agreement |tvte| JtpU almost 70 per cent." of the American auxiliary snvm-th. Official confirmation k lacking but mo»C hopeful
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    THE BOOTLEGGING BELT.
    128 11 Canada Breaks the Buckle. fßeutor's Service.) Ottawa. Mar. 15. In a two hours speech m the House of Commons Mr. Mackenzie King, the Premier, emphasised that Government could no longer consent to be a link m the chain of "rumrunners and bootleggers who live by defying the
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    ANTARCTIC CLAIMS.
    114 11 Anglo-American Rivalry. fßeuter's Service.] Washington. Mar. 16. That national territorial claims cannot be affected by verbal relinquishment by a discoverer is the burden of a statement of Mr. Cotton, acting Secretary of State, alluding to Admiral Byrd's speech at Dunedin, that Americans are far more interested m goodfellowship
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    SPANISH SUGAR ENTERPRISE.
    30 11 [Reuter's Service.] Cordova, Mar. 16. A group of financiers m Seville and Cordova has formed a company with a capital of £500,000 to establish a suppi refinery.
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    DEATH OF MISS MARY WILKINS.
    27 11 (Reuters Service] Metuchen, New Jersey, Mar. 15. The death has occurred of the novelist, Miss Mary Wilkins. [Earlier cables on page 12.]
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    GANDHI PILGRIMAGE PROCEEDS.
    299 11 SALT TAX REFUSALS. The Counter-Revolutionary Plans. [Reuters Service.] Ahtnedabad, Mar. 15. Some of the Gandhi volunteers have fallen sick and were accommodated m a car when the party set out at Matar. Nadiad. Bombay Province. Mar. 15. Despite fatigue the Gandhi volunteers covered the ten miles from
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    THE HATRY CRIME.
    82 11 Gialdini Under Arrest. [Reuters Service.] London. March 16. According to the Sunday Dispatch. John Gialdini one of the chief personages m the Hatry share manipulations who fled to Italy, surrendered to the police of Milan who were on the way to arrest him. Rome. March 16. Gialdini
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    SIAM AND BRITISH LEGION.
    78 11 Lord Jellicoe's Gift to Kins. IFREE PRESS SERVICE —COPYRIGHT. Bangkok Mar. I*>. Lord Jellicoe. on behalf of the British Lh gion. has forwarded to the King of Siam a special copy of the Legion book. In asking His Majesty's acceptance Lord Jellicoe wrote that it was
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    MALAYAN TURF.
    124 11 Selangor Amateur Meeting. The following are the entries for the Selangor Turf Clubs Amateur meeting on March 21st and 22nd Horses: Class III: Temoh. More Yet. Speardale. Alowroi. Star of Athole. King's Maid, Prevail. Final Opinion. Horses: Classes IV and V: Ayrcrest, Japhet. Gay Deceiver. Polycreta. Bawin. Galloway.
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    THE SPRING DOUBLE.
    69 11 National Candidates on View. [FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT I London. Mar. 15. Easter Hero, who was under suspicion, is now reported to be improving and is on offer at 20—1. Gregalach was last at Hurst Park on Friday m the three mile chase. Donegal being an easy
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    DEATH OF MAJOR H. L. GRIFFIN.
    129 11 The identity of the European who was found dead m his room at a Japanese Hotel m Bencoolen Street some days ago has been established as Major H. L. Griffin, D.S.O. late secretary of the Malacca Club. According to the hotel management. Major Griffin
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    MOSCOW CHANGES FRONT.
    94 11 TEMPTING THE PEASANT. Anti-Religionism Must Cease. [Reuter's Service.] Moscow, Mar. 15. The Central Committee of the Communist Party has ordered all local organisations to fight resolutely against compulsory collectivisation of farms but to intensify efforts to attract peasants to collective households on a voluntary basis. Furthermore churches
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    ASTRONOMERS JUBILANT.
    204 11 The Sensational New Star Discovery. [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.) London. Mar. 15. Leading British astronomers are most enthusiastic over the '^Magnificent' 1 "sensational discovery of a new planet which is regarded as the most important astronomical event of nearly a century. A cablegram from Professor Slipper, head of
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    SILVER BULLET TRIALS.
    74 11 Nearly 200 Miles an Hour. ("Reuters Service.] Divtoiu, Mar. 16. At the close of the first trial runs of xho Silver Bullet Kays Don bad attained ios milea an hour. (It was announced that Kaye Don would not try to work up to more than about 140-150
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    SCOTLAND HEAT ENGLAND.
    68 11 Amateur International Soccer. r Reuters Service. London, Mar. 15. In the annual amateur soccer international at Hampden Park. Glasgow Scotland bent England by one goal to nil. [England won at Let'ds last year 3 l] iFREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London. March 15. In the amateur international at
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    331 11 The Spring Cup. The '-Spring Cup" was competed for on Saturday and yesterday and resulted m a win f or Mr. H. W. Hawkins. Eighty-six cards were taken out. n:id the following were returned: H. W Hawkins 87 12 75 P. S. Gibson 76 scr 7«5 M.
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    BRITISH COLONIAL SUGAR.
    88 12 GOVERNMENT HELP. Financing the New Crop. r ßeuters Service. 1 London, March 1 1. The Secretary of State for the Colonies has telegraphed to the Governors of the West, Indies r.d Mauritius that the British Government is prepared to shoulder half of the Colonial Gov«rnments' losses up
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    NAVAL CONFERENCE.
    59 12 Lranco- Italian Deadlock. Reuters Service. 1 London. March 14. M. Bnand and Signor Grandi conferred alone for a whole hour, m regard to which there is extreme eagerness, as the chief and immediate inttrest centres on the FrancoJtalian deadlock. Signor Grandi aitenvards declined fed reply to journalists but
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    MARRIED WOMEN'S WOES.
    122 12 Question of Citizenship. neuter's Service] r The Ha*ue. Mar. 15. Sir Eric Dnimmond who Is attending the conference for the modification of international law expressed the opinion at a non-official leathering at which he was entertained that the members of the League v ill have to make
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    THE GANDHI MARCH.
    29 12 (Reuters Service. I \h nwd.il. .id Mar. 15. Enthusiastic reception marked the Gandhi party's arrival at Matar covering the two miles from Vasna m an hour.
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    LUFT-HANSA FOR CHINA.
    65 12 [Reuter's Service.) Berlin, Mar. The recent Sino-German ah" traffic agreement provides for the foundation of a SinoGerman Company to establish a postal service, between Germany and China and later r i pass* nger service. The company will have a capital of £300.000 of which Luft-Hansa contributes a
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    THE CHANNEL TUNNEL SCHEME.
    290 12 Geological Doubts. t tßritlsh Radio Official Service.] Ruffby. Mar. 14. A report is issued of the Economic Advisory Council oi the Channel Tunnel Commit tei. The report 6ays that the feasibility of 'he construction of the tunnel under the English Channt 1 depends upon the nature
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    CHILEAN LEGATION ESTABLISHED.
    126 12 [British Radio— Offlclal Service] Ruirby. Mar. 11. Tin- Kiiiß has approved the recommendation toy the Foreign Secretary that His Majesty's representative m Chile shall m future be the Ambassador instead of the Minister, as hitherto and that the Ambassador from the Republic of Chile shall similarly be
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    HOME LEAGUE TABLL
    964 12 NECK AND NECK NOW. Port Vale's Useful Lead. Rangers 30 23 3 4 78 25 50 Aberdeen 33 21 7 5 74 52 47 Motherv.ell 31 18 8 5 74 45 41 St. Mirren 32 18 11 3 67 45 39 Celtic 31 17 10 4 71
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    17-YEAR OLD INDIAN PILOT.
    173 12 17- YEAR OLD INDIAN PILOT. Karachi. Mar. 6. Ths Daily Gazette publishes the full details of a secret flight to England m a Moth aeroplane by one of the world's youngest pilots, a 17-year old Indian named S. P. Irani, son of Mi. M. H. Irani. Divisional Engineer. North-Western Railway,
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL MEETING.
    896 12 F.M.S. BETTING TAX. Stamp Bill Clause Withdrawn. Prom the Malay Mail we take the following reference m Federal Council proceedings to the betting tax clause m the Stamp Bill: The Hon. Mr. Gibson said the bill was an Enactment to consolidate and amend the law relating to
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    CAT'S SELF-SACRIFICE.
    120 12 A stray black cat, without pedigree or family tradition, sacrificed her life at the Columbia Country Club premises m an attempt to save her kittens from a raging fire started by a careless cigarette smoker m an old barn here, says a message from Washington <D.C. >. The
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    35 12 Mr. and Mrs. Osborn Taylor (Mr. Taylor is the deputy Mayor of Chatham), who spent three months m Malacca as guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. McLernon of the Police, have left for Home.
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    GANDHI'S INFLUENCE IN INDIA.
    563 12 THE MAHATMA. Personal Magnetism of Idol of Thousands. Mr. Gandhi's title, "Mahatma," supplies a key to the mystery of his lasting influence with the people of India. It is applied to those who are considered to have transcended the limitations of the flesh, and indicates, that
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    FIRST FLYING YACHT.
    98 12 Three- Engined Monoplane for Hon. A. E. Guinness. London. Feb. "*2. The first flying-yacht built m England has appeared. It is a thrte-engined monoplane with a cruLsinr speed cf 100 miles an hour, and will carry 6 passengers. 3 crew. 600 pounds of baggage. It has a
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    TONS OF BONES FOR SALE.
    294 12 London's Unknown Industry. London. Feb. 12th. An industry Of great importance flourishes it Marshgatt'-lane. E.. where thousands of tons of bonp> from London's abattoirs and butchers' shops are deposited daily. They are piled m enormous heaps at this spot, and from them valuable product*, such
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    EASTERN AVIATION PROGRESS.
    527 12 FLYING IN CEYLON. Hopes for Success of New Seaplane Club. i "Perhaps we have asked for too much." remarked the Secretary of the Aero Club of Ceylon. Mr. A. Chettle. when talking to a representative of the Times of Ceylon regarding the application made by the Club
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    LORD HAILSHAM'S VIEW OF EXTREMISTS.
    375 12 Why He Did Not Meet Gandhi. Rcmbay. Feb. It. Lord Hailsham. e>:-Lorci Chancellor and Lord Peel rx-Secrf tary ot State for IndU* have ronrludfd their tour ot India and will sail for England to-morrow Interviewed at Government House this afternoon *uth of them raftiwd to
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    NEW VATICAN LABORATORY
    83 12 A new Vatican laboratory for restoring canvases, of which the Vatican possesses a great number, is to be opened shortly. This institution will be an addition to the laboratory already created by the present Pope for the preservation and restoration of pictures and frescoes. One of the
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    THE BIRTH OF THE STRAITS TRADING.
    686 12 AN OLD TIMER'S \U\[ M|>l| "Scots Wha HaY Wj< arku It would be hard t<- Trading Compmiy owk! v "eighties" u> the h<*pit;»iiu Mackie. my Hibernian eloqu< spur of the popular iali< PBCKIeM days I MM* H I G. Templer Ti< kell m Bu:.
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    FIRST BLIN GIRLS TO FLY N.Z.
    76 12 Ihrtv blind |Mi wl <i\tr Auckland—the Bltf H»hl is declared, to Jly m Nmissed lew oi thr (Mill I keeping them ronrtintlj po the nCBCry, nature of U« machiiie was abtnn (0 undtftakt "It was like nciinc n. I which skimmed aloti. I and
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      THE TEST CAPTAINCY PROBLEM.
      263 13 I). K. Jardine's Claims. I ""don Jan. 27. I'iank Miti'.iell. the OUOt lumous Yorkshire cricketer, In faatuiod article m the daily orai the m.cc, to appoint d. r. Jaram« as Urn i». Xt Test match captain instead 01 Chs.pman. Can or White He say. the captain
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      THE LARGER WICKET.
      190 13 Clubs to Experiment ring discussed the question i bj chine i I Urn rLC.C.I satwider and bJfh >r rt when m London tin Club Cricket Conference li Mr. t g. Ortetei lent asked that all dubs m:tk;nu the experiment should r an official rep .rt ol their
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      TILDEN'S FIRST ENGLSIH CONQUEROR.
      191 13 E C. Peters has reason to be proud of himself, for he hi the only Englishman who ha. r beaten Tilden BWJOC the latter became meat Tlv.it. unfortunately, is not to eaf that we Coond "hope** al last, for In the next round Cla.>hm. of the
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      TILDEN'S DISAGREEMENT WITH AN UMPIRE.
      76 13 Cannes. Con.siderable delay was caused m the semifinal Ol the mixed doubles at the Carlton Club by di.samitnitnt between W. T. TfMen and Mr Wiilli.s Iflyen, who was unvjiring the match. TOaen disputeo Mr. Wallis Myerss decLsion regarding a fool fault, and after some discussion
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      19 13 Mr B X Castor, fcrmerly of Oejkm, has aval ;:pp<'ii» t( (l secretary of the Essex County Cricket Cluh
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      BRITISH WALKER CUP TEAM.
      350 13 A Surprising Omission. Discussing the selection of the BritiF'n team to liifct ttu- American amateur golfers m the Walker Cup match m May. the Manchester Guardian .>ays: In it is experience, an extremely \aluable quality, and players have been named lot because of any recent brilliant
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      CEYLONESE CRICKETER FOR ENGLAND.
      198 13 C EYLONESE CRICKETER FOR ENGLAND. The London Evening News gossip columns recently had the following Interesting paragraphs: •I hear that "Raaor" Smith the ttrst Englishman to coach m Ceylon Is bringing one of his Ceylon pupiis to England when he returns In March for the purpose of getting the boy
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      DROPPED GOALS
      292 13 In ten seasons between the war and ..lils real the results of only five international awtcne BJCK affected by dropped coals, but m ihi current competition three sides have alre:id" been beaten by that method of scoring. Th( earlier matches referred to were those m a-hich Wales drew
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      137 13 NICHOLAS NICKLEBY IN PICTURES: No. 61: Newman Overhears A Plot. Bu Arthur Moreland. i I\\ <«^^L IJ^^^Si?!^® WO THE PR.CE OF RALPH'S HELP WAS THE PAVMEMr \^^»> _JI If Jt li sS J&& re op «y OF BRftV's DEBT ftND 4500 OUT OF MADELINE'S RALPH PUT BEFOGE BRAY THE PROPOSAL
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      172 16 Karuah. Brit. 103. from Muar 15. for Muar 17. Muar. Brit. 70. from Bagan 15. for Bagan 17. Hong Peng. Brit. 1924, from Amoy 15. for Rangoon 16. Fulda. Ger. 5525. from Darien 15, for Hamburg 17. Siantan. Dut. 5378. from Batavia 15. for B. Deli 17. Proteus. Nor. 1025.
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    169 17 .i question m th:> Hon?.« nf Comm.iil week it was state! fhnt the < irk to be carried out by HM Ships thus year includes surveying h I Malacca. North West Coa v ipproaehss to Hong Kong. departure for Home on the P. and Captain A.
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    ATLANTIC LINERS IN GALE.
    343 17 DajMgc from Heavy Seas. New York. Feb. n Ban hners which arrived mci to-day reported encounter- the worst weather they had e\>-r Atlantic The Atlantic Transport kahda was buffeted by waves and ittnod all the way here from London '.ate So were the Cameronii Line) and
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    JUBLIEE OF FROZEN MEAT TRADE.
    522 17 Tributes to English Pioneer I larion of Refrigeration celeOth anniversary of the foundation ttsen meat trade by a dinner at the Hotel, at which Lord KyLsant presided February 6. 1880. :i luncheon was held to celebrate the arrival of the first Moment of fro 'en
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    NEW LIGHT ON POLAR TRAGEDY.
    599 17 Strictures Upon General Nobile. London. Feb. 17. The full text of the report of the commission which Signor Mussolini appointed to enquire into the cause of disaster to the Italia Arctic Expedition, commanded by General Nobile, which was formerly suppressed because of its harshness has
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    HALF MAST FLAG FOR LIVE MAN.
    127 17 Escapade of Ship's Cook Who Wanted To Go Home. George Edward Cole, a ships cook, who was sick and wanted to go home, hid himself m a Lowestoft fishing smack m the hope that the crew would think that he had been lost overboard
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    LIVERPOOL'S KINSHIP WITH THE SEA.
    1159 17 "Strange and Wonderful Mastery." London. Feb. 8. Liverpool has devoted this week-end to the celebration of her kinship with the sea. How important was the occasion cannot be judged even by the enthusiasm of those who took part m it, for. unlike many less fortunate
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    SACRIFICE OF DR. CHARLES FRY.
    464 18 HARD WORK AT 83. World Appeal for His Beloved Cathedral. Dr. Thonr:s Charlen Fry, Dc?.i of Lincoln whore dcv.th h reported) had only recently reti:rped from South America, where he had been Xllactfaf funds for the restoration of the Cahedral tint he lovei so much.
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    WHY WE READ.
    650 18 Is the Answer Creditable As far back ftj Aristotle the joys of contemplating leality have been thoroughly appreciated, but it la only m our own dayi thai the development rf statistics and the ritfilul u?e ol :he quattlonnaJn have rnahlrd us to get a thorough grasp on
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    LONDON THEATRES SOLD.
    179 18 Purchase by "Journey's End" Producer. One of the many rumours connected with the alleged sale of London theatres materialised on January 14. when Sir Alfred Bu f t stated that the leases of the Queen's and the Globe Theatres had both been sold to Maurice Browne. Ltd..
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    30 DROWNED NEAR VILNA.
    100 18 London. Mar. 3. Warsaw— A wedding party of 30 persons, including the bride and bridegroom, returning from a wedding at the village church at Swienciany, near Vilna, decided to take a short <*ut across a frozen lake. The sleighs, with their merry occupants, all prosperous farmers,
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    FROM DONKEY CART TO PROFESSORSHIP.
    157 18 Death of an Eminent Philologist. London. Feb. 2S. The death has occur red ol" Professor Joseph Wright, the eminent philologist. He started work at the a^e of ?ix yeais and drove a donkey and cart ten hours daiiy loi eighteenpence a week Later, he worked
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    BALLOON CLUB FOR OXFORD.
    108 18 Dirigible \s< «iits Everj Sui Oxford Unive Kj Bal Hrn tttte ol ■> <*■ (1 b Speaißht and Mr Oik P lor m. It is their Intention make MNOftl I'very Bund*) Mr. Ptejrfotr st.v. that jniversity rule they WOIIM > miles out of the rttj "We
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    FRASER AND NEAVE MEETING.
    786 19 Increased Profits. Macgreaor praMri at the mmmm! Messrs Praser and Neave .mpany-s oOm on Saturday wen MMH J A Clarke. R. L. Mom, H E. Somerviiie and E. A. Bei r.tary. 'ion <if the report and ar- m Li id late* on be ailorded Ml lining
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    MUNICIPAL TRADING.
    376 19 Parliamentary Debate. L con .turn with the recent correspondence m these columns regarding competition by the Muiucipality at the Theatre with local efcMM theatres ,t is of interest to note that m the House of Common, m BMfl week, the question tt^pal tradtai CUM up for debate Mr
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    200 19 Sinjfapor*. Mar. 15. Rubber. London 7 .d. ,d. down. Noon Prices London Std Spot 24',. S.S. R.S.S oi iVndtr March 24 April 25' Apr- June 26 July-Sept. 27 Dull-steady Tin.— London £16? iOs. 0c! 10s. down Meafaef. Steady Sungei Ways 3.25 3 35. Kncfaali 122 1.25.
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    95 19 Saturday's Alterations. Buyers Sellers. A am Kumbaim <£• 35s 37s M .tlnyan Tin issi 2.is 26s 3d e.i. P.n:tuat <S1» 65 70 Snivel Ways •$1 :}.30 3.40 Tronoh issi Mi <>d 21s 6d e.r' Ulu VMM <£' 19- s 9d 20s 6d Aver Molek ($1) 1.45 1.55
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      226 19 March 15. SELLING. London 4 months' sight 213 IS|lO London 3 months' sight 2 3 7 8 London 60 days' sight 213 13 1(5 London 30 days' sight 2 3 25 32 London, demand 2[3 3 4 London, T.T. 213 11(16 Lyons and Paris, demand 1432 Hamburg, demand
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      840 19 March 15. Tin 175 Tons $82 7^ Gambler 9 4( j Pepper White 7 0 Pepper Black 4 9 Flake Tapioca g.oo Pearl Sago Bmall 8.25 Copra Sundried g.BO Rice, Anam No. 2 250 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mar* Red Eagle (New) BJO Rice, Slam old No. 1 320
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    62 19 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION. March l.'tth.. 1 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers. R.S.S. equal to London Standard. Spot MH 24-, Standard R.S.S. on Tender Mar. 24 25 April 25', 25'May 2<J 2(5 > April-June 26 26 t July-Sept. 27.. 27 Tone of Market: Dull. Latest Cable: London Spot slut t
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    880 19 Past Year Reviewed. The year that has passed has aram witnessed widening of the propaganda activities of the Association although further expansion has. during the last few months been cheeked by the uncertainty M to future funds This uncertainty, apart from the general slowing up of
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    INTERNATIONAL RUGBY TOURNAMENT.
    411 20 THE CALCUTTA CUP. No Scoring m Fierce Battle at Twickenham. [Reuter's Service] London. Mar. 15. England 0: Scotland 0. In the international Rugby tournament the match at Twickenham between England and Scotland for the Calcutta Cup was drawn, neither side scoring. The game attracted the huge attendance
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    RUGBY CLUB GAMES.
    49 20 •FREE PRESS SERVICE —COPYRIGHT 1 London. March 15. The following were the chief club results: Richmond 9. Chatham Services 0 Blackheath 10. Birkenhead 24 Cardiff 35, Glamorgan 3 Bristol 11, Plymouth 6 Llanelly 5, Newport 3 Western Scots 13. Edin: Wanderers 13 Northampon 4, Bath 8
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    CHINESE BEATEN AT JALAN BESAR.
    500 20 r Malays In Form. Malays 1; S.C.F.A. 0. Mat Noor was through all on his own a few minutes from the start but he tried to place the ball with the result that although Ah Kow was beaten. Cheok Wah succeeded m clearing just on
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    ENGLISH LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    568 20 RELEGATION SPECTRE. Canaries' Sing High Against Coventry. (FREE PRESS SERVICE —COPYRIGHT]. London, Mar. 15. Snowfalls m the Midlands and the North and showers m the South marked the weather conditions for football to-day. Arsenal, playing at Home, were cheered by a crowd of 40.000 m their match
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    SECOND TEAMS MEET.
    243 20 Malays 2nd XI 2; S.C.F.A. 2nd. 1. The Malays 2nd II defeated the S.C.F.A. 2nd II at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Shortly after the Malays had kicked off, Mohamed scored for them. He shot from a distance, and the Chinese goal-keeper hardly saw the
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    EXCITING CRICKET ON THE PADANG.
    679 20 S.C.C. AND SERVICES TIE. S.R.C. Win With Last Ball of the Match. Remarkable demonstrations of the tagaries of cricket were given m the two Padang matches on Saturday, where m exciting finishes, the Cricket Club and the United Services tied. Captain D. V. Hill, the
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    S.C.C. VS. CEYLON SPORTS CLUB
    168 20 Ceylon Sports Club defeated an S.C.C. XI on the Padang yesterday by 21 runs with three wickets m hand. Hoblyn was top scorer for the Club side with 46, while Ignatius knocked up a useful 55 for the Ceylonese. S.C.C: Glasgow Ibw b Muthucumaru 12;
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    RIFT-RAFFS VS. WELCH REGT.
    299 20 On the Raffles College ground yesterday, the Welch Regiment defeated the Riff-Raffs by an innings an 80 runs. Ivimey of the Welch just failed to top the century mark, being run out when 99. Riff- Raffs— Ist Innings: W. T. Pearce b Brown 10; P. R.
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    DECLINE OF OXFORD ATHLETICS.
    105 20 CAMBRIDGE WINS. Dark Blues' Sixth Successive Defeat. [Reuter's Service.] London, Mar. 15. At Stamford Bridge to-day m the annual inter- Varsity sports Cambridge beat Oxford, for the sixth successive year, by 8 events to 3. [Cambridge won last year by the same margin.] [FREE PRESS SERVICE
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    DEMPSEY TO RETURN TO THE RING.
    151 20 To Meet Camera. [Reuter's Sen-ice.] Chicago. Mar. 15. Mr. Molloy. the promoter, is offering a purse of $1,000,000 for a proposed Carnera-Dempsey fight which is conditional upon Camera defeating Chuck Wiggins here on Monday. Dempsey has not yet definitely accepted. He said he would
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    HAGEN'S AUSTRALIAN TOUR.
    27 20 [Reuters Service.) Melbourne, Mar. 15. In the first match of their Australian tour Hagen beat Kirkwood 2 up m a 36 holes match to-dny.
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    S.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    120 20 The spring lawn tennis tournament opens at the S.C.C. to-day with the following ties. Championship Preliminary. E. Jackson vs. G. R. More. D. R. Howgill vs. E. A. Joy. C. J. Stephen vs. W. B. Wigg. C. J. Bembroke vs. A. G. Hay. V. C. Pearson vs.
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    S.R.C. SNATCH A GREAT VICTORY
    430 20 Capturing three wickets m the last over of the match an S.R.C. side gained a great victory over an S.C.C. XI on the SRC. ground on Saturday by 67 runs. Scoring at a very slowrate on a slow wicket the SRC. took more than 2»»
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