The Straits Times, 26 February 1929

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    13 1 The Straits Times No. 29,024. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1929. r?JCE 10 CENTS.
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      222 1 TROPICAL SUITING "FLORODOR"; (BD.A.) WING LOONG, j mGH 9T, SINGAPORE i IMPORTANT i MONSOL is the discovery of the laboratories of the Mond Staffordshire Refining: Co., Ltd.. produced after twelve years cf patient research by anneal chemists. Until MONSOL became available, there was no antiseptic in general use which could
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      145 1 fpROBINSONS »;i NEW STOCKS OF |f MACCLESFIELD SILK ffe, JUMPER V^I^BB Ifl JVwmM 1 LATEST DESIGNS j jmT/W jJM PLAIN OR STRIPE <W%S&~^J kl MODERATE ROBINSON CO., LTD., SINGAPOReT 4f. FRESH ENGLISH r Salmon Ducklings ENGLISH ENGLISH Plaice Bacon ENGLISH SCOTCH Chickens Kippers SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE C°T L T FOR
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      7 1 "FI/ORODOR" j (H.11.A.) WING LOONG TROPICAL WEAR.
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    ANTI-KEMAL PLOT.
    267 2 Application of the Iron Heel." London, Feb. 11Mi Ifi i tantinopie cor- c leaden of tlv secret 'Coa he Defence of '.been sentenced iti the i* '.inp t ho fanatical elomenta t I'm population for nmcnt'j Tlu> Daily inttaopl representative waa one ii Turkey. Phi' prixon n clonged
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    BIG AMALGAMATION.
    74 2 Iron Foundry Companies Join Forces. London, Feb. 15. A Lit air.alfran-ation in the light castitry, involving nine iroa foundry companiea and sum of '.-'.500,000 is anBinclair Iron Company, Limited pro lonal agreement i a new company to aequin the aha 111 of n'w companies at hi figure s
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    GIRL TYPISTS' ROMANCE.
    333 2 A Knight's Bequest. FORTUNE OF £10,000 A YEAR. Brighton was excited in mail week to learn that a local lod?ing-house keeper and her two daughters have come into a fortune estimated to produce no less than £10,000 per annum. Mrs. Stevenson, the mother, is the sister of
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    FRENCHMEN TALLER.
    106 2 What at first seemed to be an optical illusion is now a fact Frenchmen are becoming taller, says a Paris message. The boyj who flock out of school? nmi lycecs at noon or five o'clock are tal!i?i than thcii- predecessors used to be, and the last entrance examination
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    DOUKHOBORS AGAIN.
    109 2 Naked Fanatics Chase The Poiice. The Dookhobon, a f;in:-.iicnl Russian il in the di.-triet nf Grantl Fork.-. British rdum'iia. Mine ars afro, ax n' '■•■'.i with :he Provincial ■aaiaij omt the qvestion of th o :i> 1 1 di the children of tin ta.ii-;. Recently two poHccncn were
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    COMPULSORY DRILL.
    135 2 Proposal Adopted by Indian Legislature. New Delhi, Feb. 15. The Legislative Assembly to-day unanimously adopted Colonel Crawford'l amendment to Dr. Moonji's >vsn>ution to provide for compulsory physical training, games and drill for Imlir.n stud ;-.its between the ajres of 12 anil 20, a:s>: to encourage ihe use of
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    EDITOR'S BEQUEST.
    108 2 Annual Birthday Dinner For Old Friends. To provide an annual dinner on his birthday for several friends, Mr. Harry Kdimind WanMr, of Great Russell Mansions, Blooi;<sbury, left a bequest of £300. Mr. Warner left estate valued at 00,667 cross, with n<>t personalty £20,165. In his will f:iOO in
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      321 2 |CHOOSE >3 with care, s The soap you use "?ifor your skin mv s t have 6* definite qualifications for the 5 results you wish :^j to attain. (v Cuticura Soap Has hern ih» rholec of milli tur it.s do■\y Bghtf ully medicated, fnarty prophylactic effldenc) in rleansingt purifying ami
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      301 2 OVER 4 MILLION HAVE BEEN BUILT AND SOLD TO A DISCRIMINATING BUSINESS WORLD. -YOUiSHOULD BETA USER! Remington! STANDARD SINCE THE INVENTION OF THE WRIT! N 3 MACHINF Distributed exclusively by FRASER HEAVE, LTD. COVER CROP SEEDS We can supply from ready s»o<' s Calopogonium MwBMida Tephrosia Candida Centrosema Pubescens Phascolo
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    LABOUR M.P.'S AND INDIA.
    239 3 i Reasons for Deportation Of Non-Indians. London. Feb. 11. In th.< Honee of Commons to-day, replying to questions asked by .Mr. K. Thurtle (Labour) and Mi. S. SakUtvala (Com-in..ni.-t). Earl VftntertOfl reiterated thai. ;he Secretary of State for India had Baked thy Raj for v icport
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    NO TITLES FOR CANADA.
    118 3 Feeling Strongly Against Restoration Proposal. Ottawa. Kill. 1">. The House of Commons, by 114 votes to 80, rejected a motion which the Prime Minister, Mr. Mackenzie King, said that Government were ready to adopt, namely, in favour of amending the Addiess passed in lyl'.i praying the
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    47 3 I The celebrations of the Old Xaverian*' Association, Fennnfj, commenced on r'ri- day with :< roagMMJ performance, and last nipht a re-union dinner was held, at which over :;((0 members were present Mr. I.im Chc-nir Kan presided. Prizes were distributed for various indoor tournaments held during the year.
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    TESTS FOR BUDDING POSTMEN.
    574 3 Exacting Profession. "SKETCH A TAP AND A RABBIT HUTCH." The publication of the question papers set fur boy is..-s,i;,ers who nspin- to n mi England throws new light <.n the intellectual attainments of a much est emed eorpi lilnoilj honoured fur its qualities of endurance, and
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    SENATE "STRIKE" IN MALTA.
    155 3 Pope Congratulated on Roman Settlement. Malta, Feb. 14. The strike in the Senate, owing to the abstention of the Nationalist Opposition terminated to->lay, when the latter returned to vote in frvour of a resolution asking Cardinal Gasparri to convey the boOM'l congratulations to the Pope on
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    INCREASE IN BANK RATE.
    87 3 Compulsory Liquidation of Bombay Cotton Stocks Bombay, Feb. 16. The increase in the Imperal Bank rate jrives ris^ to a number of important financial and industrial problems. Government are primarily responsible for the advance. At this time of the year the Currency Department lends ■Mrgmey currency
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    £5,000 FOR FIRST EDITION.
    87 3 In a pile of old books which a New York firm of secondhand book dealers bought for a trifle there has been found one of the greatest rarities in American literature the first edition of Edgar Allen Poe's The Murders of the Rue Morgue." Only two
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    INDIAN OFFICERS FOR SANDHURST.
    127 3 To Qualify for King's' Commission. The Indian Government has decided *o send annually to Sandhurst five Indian officers holding the Viceroy's commission that they may qualify for a King's commission in the Indian Army. Certain newspapers. Truth observes, refer to this as the beginning of the
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    BALLOONISTS' THRILLS.
    177 3 Involuntary Flight To Scotland. London, Feb. 12. Three German balloonists, Dr. Paul Rohr, a dentist, Paul Thielecke, and a farmer, G. Rexhausen, who ascended en Sunday morning from Bittefield, near Leipzig, for a short inland cruise, had an exciting adventure. Soon after the ascent a storm aroso. It
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    MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT.
    86 3 To be Raised to First-Class Department. London, Feb. 15. The newspapers state that the Cabinet has decided that, as roads have become sr« important to the nation, the Ministry of Transport should be raised to the status of a first-class State Department. The Minister will have a
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      227 3 Specialists in DYHNG AND DRY CLEANING KANZAKI CO. SINGAPORE. Phone :>516. No. H, ORCHARD ROAD. GENERAL DENTAL TREATMENT CONSULTATION HOURS Frum s a.m. to 5 p.m. Miss F. IMAI (D.D.S.), Tokyo 1..i(1v Dental Surgeon. No. in, NOKTII MIIWII RD., SINGAI'ORF.. CENTRAL [.ADDRESSING SALOON It. raOCMP STREET, SINGAPORE. IJ'-TO DATE HAIRDRESSER
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      143 3 Don't Smoke Scrap If you could look through a cheap cigar, you would find that it is filled with scrap tobacco and eonani with wrapper. Scrap Tobacco consists of waste and has no real flavour. TAKE AN "ALHAMBRA" and you will have a clean, good cigar made of the highest
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      2873 4 Shipping Announcements I (NIPPON VI'SEN KAISHA) T.i LONDON Naples, Mantilla*. London, Antwerp and V.nsels Tonnuge Daa Sail SU'.VA MARU It.IUC Fib. 28 Mar 1 FUSUIMI UARC II.OM M-.r. 14 12 HAKOZAKI MAR I 10.500 Mll. tt tt I HAKUSAN MASU lOJUO AM II U f KITANo MAR a B.IUO pl.
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      526 4 THE SIAJ3S STEAM KAV. CO., LTD. l!r.corpor»ttd in Siani) BANGKOK COABTINa SEKVICIS. For Kretay, Trvnttganu, Kelantan. B«. gnara. l«lu;iin, Pataal, ttiageira, Laeoa, Sichon, rliinti.il. Kohsninui, Lana>Ban, Lhun:pon and Bangkok. Arrival I'er">r'ur* HATiPOK ItALIM I \<\Y.\ Mar. 1 1 Mar. 13 Th« »leamer> an kttad thrvagb electric light «n.! h»ve sxevlleit
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      508 5 Shipping Announcements ELLERMAN BUCXNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) 11 ELLERMAN LINE PASSSNGEB AND FKKIcm SCBYICB TO THE I NITED KIMiDOM AND CONTINENT FREIGHT SERVICE OUTWARDS To Hong Kong, Shanghai and Japan Due Spore CITY OF DELHI Mar. 10 s.». CITY OF r.LASGOW Apl. 10 !TV OF HOMEW\RDS l
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      459 5 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE <vfW AMERICAN MAIL LINE UOUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE From SINGAPORE and PENANG via COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA and MARSEILLES to NEW YORK aaa 1 BOSTON Arrive Leave Leave Spore Spore Penan,; RUTH ALEXANDER Mar. 4 Mar. 7 Mar. 9 1 KEs. SAaWUUI Mar. 18 Mar. 21
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      500 5 DUTCH MAILS Stouni vauirl MaatMchap^lJ 44 Nederland and Rotterdam L)o>d WEEKLY MAIL ar.d I'AiSENGfch BERVICI TO Geae* t»»i*r*« Aoatbaaptea M.rs.ilU. KolW.lJlu Toauaace Leava S'porr Slaraat 11,600 R.1.. Mar. 1 Prinse. Jullaua 8.100 S.M.N. Mar. I Tambora 6,U()0 R.L. Var. V. C. Hooft 14,600 S.M.N 1 Mar. 22 Indiapoera 12,000 R.L.
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      293 5 U Models. As supplied t.) tJM liiitih ami Colonial Govanunaatl arc! lcadint; curnnierciol ftraw. Kr.lo A:T<-nfs LNMM HBBii!.tS, LTD. 137. CKCIL STREET, BINttAFOatK he i reA of MALAYA OV ALL GROCEKS. Sole A:'< nt-i F. A. Butinloneiisz, Ltd., t-A. UATFLES QUAY. TO LEI r-' Park (Lorong 40,1 ;i large number
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      61 5 The Cine-Pictures you have always wanted <ire ntiii r»". A "KODALITE will miabu i tuna :ii uifbt, la Ih CINE 'KODAK" fi.9 s THE SPEED CA3IERA. KOOm;. USAIIED I Incot pirated la tin l« lilt) BOK.APOSE. aa3ummjs*tMi.\trr:.~:: I |/>ENTRA| j '■im mw^^mn '*ia\jj < For ij STRUC ,L I MECHANICAL
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      344 6 VICTORIA THEATRE The Macdona Players IN PLAYS BY Bernard Shaw FRIDAY. MAnm 1. SATURDAY. MARCH 2. Mrs. WARRENS PROFESSION CANDIDA MONDAY, MARCH 4. TUESDAY, MARCH 5. YOU NEVER CAN TELL DOCTOR'S DILEMMA wnnoHMT, MARcn 6. thirsday, march 7. WIDOWERS HOUSES PYGMALION FRIDAY. MARCH 8. SATIUDAY. MARCH 9. MAN AND SUPERMAN
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      357 6 PAVILION ST From Tuesday. February 2(i to Monday, March I, at 9.15 p.m sharp. THE LATEST PATHE GAZETTE ADOLPHE MENJOU A GENTLEMAN OF PARIS HAROLD LLOYD HAUNTED SPOOK (RE-ISSI E) In the First Show at 7..50 p.m. LEFTY FLYNN in GLENNISTER OF THE MOUNTED MATINEE Saturday. Hare* 2. at 1.30
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      655 6 THE S.S. POLICE BAND WILL PLAY AT WATERLOO STREET, 5 p.m. KATONG PARK. US p.m. FRIDAY, MARCH 1 TUESDAY, MARCH 5 TO-NIGHT AT THE TO-NICII I' NEW WORLD SHOW VAKIEU ATTRACTIONS. THE CITY OPERA TO-NlGHT— will •ta«e PANJI ISMARA A Historical Javanese Play Supported by Vau.ieville. ThurHddy. Frbruary Is BIG
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      560 6 CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS, LIMITED (Incorporated B v, NOTICE li i., r, i.. i vi n thai an Extn ordii sry General Meeting i cntrs Rorks, Limited, will Chambers, No. I, DV !>« ic. on Saturday, March 2, IS following :h,- Anneal Company (which Innu I I takea lace al 12
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
    111 7 ARRANGEMENTS FO R THE WEEK. Febnurjr 2S .1.9 p.,n. t 9.9. M ii. Annual MeetBchoel, r >.:iii p.m. IiOI X.,.i k and S, GoU .lub, Annual Meeting, (Vary !7 11. W. 0 ".'1 p.m., 9.8. Annual afsetlng, B. Rafllrs Quay, (Cm 1 iiemr.n In Malaya, annual uropa Hotel, C.;;u p.m.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    201 7 SINGAPOR E HARBOUR BOARD. Toe day, l-vi>. as. Ships alrni sUa the Wharves or expected to arrive. KKl'l'f.l. lIXKHOI K. •I tin What. I *n< Pontoon No. I I til Wharf Belle, Delay, Lighter Heaarong, 1 S IN DRY DOCKS. BBjwag I S.M.n. Hopper No. 2 ell Ho. i. CrasM
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    112 7 To -day. •J. p. hi Japan, Korea, Fori. l'hilippins Tl ..i, tin and Wesi A. I Iliiruna I »JB, i and TrrnKganu I kh ■< V a< 3 p.m. lmli.l v p.m. p.r.d Western India :i p.m. West Sumatra 3 p.m. in Bilik tnd Tand- p.i-i. ;.i;
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    ROUND THE MARKETS.
    332 7 Frost and Rising Rubber Prices. In their weekly report Issued ran and Co., Ltd., o' Kuala Lumpur, st.it, After slight reaction, which we were warned by cable from London to aspect, rubber has again risen tn a rich than any attained since April I, 1928, when sentence
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    THE TIN PROBLEM.
    352 7 Scouring the Globe for Th* Metal. Speakinjr at the annual mprtnp; of Tin n Traat, Sir ">V. D. Henry said I would ask you to believe that there exists an undoubted limitation of supplies, and I submit that this fact is readily susceptible of proof. For many
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    TONGKAH HARBOUR.
    138 7 increase in Plant— Tin Output Higher. Optimistic twtewaCM n. Ihe future operations of the Tongkah Harbour Tin Mining C pan] tm nnuieat the annuil of ahareholden ;it Sydney. M r Ualoolm Kennedy, the chairman, rwport-i-il that when all the company's dredKirg plant «as operatißg the ycaily outpir. would
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    128 7 Tuesday. Feb. N, Mi p.m.. Drill Hall. ktO. Bee. i Eurasian i. M.G. Training: T,.\; p.m.. Drill Hall. Ist Battn. Sig. Sec. Eqolpment Changing 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall, Bde. Sig. Sec. (Sinhalese), Signal Training. Wednesday, Feb. 27. Mi p.m.. Drill Hall. 1.G.1 I Company Parade. Friday. Mar.
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  • FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
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      256 7 EXCHANGE Bm gape**, Keb. 26. On London, Bajk 4 ui/s 2/3 2932 'Demand 2 3 2:, r.V> Private 3 m. credit J 1 On New Voik. Demand Private M I a b& On Irunce. 3r.nk T.T. 14S1 On India, Br.nk T.T. 1 on lloiii; Kong. Hank T.T. 1^ ox. dis.
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      SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
      60 7 SINGA PORE CHA MBER OF CO MME RCE RUBB ER ASSOCI ATION. Tone of Market I teady. Latest Cable :—L"ii.;.' Spot Shoal i::'.d. p.T Ib Now York:- Spot heal QJ eaata MW per lb. R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.O.F. Standard R.S.S. Un Tender Spot Sim! March April-June July-Svpt. ■ir,\ ■l"
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        MINING.
        454 7 Val. I'd. £1 £1 Asam Kumbung £1 £1 Kangrin Tin 1 1 Batang I'adang 1 1 liatu Caves 1 1 Huklt Aran* £1 £1 iiurmah Malay £1 (1 I'hcndoriang £1 £1 batm Siam £1 £1 Ilaad Yai 1 lliUri Tin 1 1 lions Vatt £1 £1 Hucy Yut Ord.
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        GENERAL.
        234 7 fssue Val. I'd. Buyers Seller* j 2 2 Alex. ISrick Trcfs. 2.07,4 2.12'^ 2 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 2.50 2.C0 cd. II £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 6.10.0 6.15.0 Canadian Eagle 11 UMf 1 1 Central Knirine 0.70 0.80 cd. 1 1 Cycle nnd ('.irriace Ml Ml 10s. 10s. Duff
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        116 7 U. Eng. 6 p.c. 1,225,500 Norn. Spore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 192G red. 1931-3 C 101 103 ci. Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1901 red. 1930 $1,878,000 par H.i prcm. Singapore Municipal i% p.c. oflUo7red. 1947 $1,600,000 95 par. Singnpore Municipal 44 p.c. of 1909
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        381 7 Fraser and Co. and I.yall and Lvatt's quotationa. To-day's Prices Frasrr Lyall Co. Evatt Allcnl.y (*ll Alor Gajah <$U A. Ilitam (*l; A. Kun.n K (*1) Am. Malay <W) A. Molck ($1) A. Puai i #"> i Balfownit ill) I*ll liroiras N. 1*1) Brunei U. ($1) B. J«lntun
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    LONDON RUBBER MARKET
    180 7 Speculative Element In Evidence. Lewis and Peat, Ltd., report London, Jan. 30. Plantation Rubber.— Towards the end of last week owing to American, influences prices recovered sharply 'and spot was done up to lH4d., but when the stock figures showing an increase o! 1.196 tons were published,
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    58 7 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc., New York, send us the following cable, dated Feb. 25, their quotations, being in gold dollar cants closing bid prices Rubber Exchange sales to-day 6,176 °Slarch 26.40. April 26.70, May 26.90, fiunu 27.00. July 27.00 August 27.20, September 27.30, October 27.20. To-day's Singapore
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      Macphail and Co., Ltd.
      122 7 Biagapere, I Rubhti. Laoal 46U cts. pe* !'j. Steady. Tin. London 1223 12s. 6d. Rubber. Quiet. New Seudali 3.024-8.10, Beaute 87Va-70 cent i. Conncmarai 2^o-2.30, Mentakab.* S7't-*1 cents, Ayer Moleks 146-2.46, Balgownies 845-3.60, Brunei- 6.16-4.71 leram Kuaniana 140-1.70, Katoyang B 10, Koals Sldfms 845-846, SandyerofU 246-240,
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      Rose Macphail and Co.
      159 7 Singapore, Feb. 26. LoaaWa. Rubber Is. l'sd., up l-10d. Local IBti eente. London.— Tin £222 12s. fid., up 225. 6d. Mining.— Steady. Johans 4HIK eonta. Ulu Klaag lJS7\k-lM\k, Pataliag ...ij-. ex div.. Penawat 91-SW cents. Malaya Consols. 61-63 cents. Hong Katts H4I ci-nts, Klang River 3.40-3.50,
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    EXCHANGES.
    79 7 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby. Feb. 25. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 12.11\. Athens SIS, H.rlin »AU, Bombay Is lid.. Brussels MJM, Bucharest 814. Buenos Aires 47 11-32, Copenhagen UJO, Geneva UJSt, Helsingfors lU%, Hoiig Kong Is. 11-»d., Kobe is. 0 15-16 d.. Lisbon mil-, Madrid tIJU, Milan afJH, Me» York
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    PASSENGERS.
    113 7 Paoaoagan leaving by East Asiatic motor shin Kionia tor Genoa and London are: 1- om Singapore. Mr. and Mrs. K. W. LjnUl .Mi.. Mrs. an I Miss W. 1.. Cowley, Mr.-. K. C MUligan and Master MUllgan, Mrs. 1 H lump. Mrs. H. Gregory Jom i, Miss 1.. The.n
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    27 7 From Australia, by Marella, due at Singapore on Thursday. London mai!s, despatched on Feb. 7 by Rohna, is expected at Pcnang 6 a.m. on Friday.
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      DEATH
      65 7 Mr skow CHTI wait (aos Toe Boej Nool departed this Ufa at Oberon, n Kmerald Hill Koad, Singapore, on Saturday, Fob. l1:;.l1:;. IMS. age 70. leaving her sorvivinß tkros -oiis. tare* daughters, throe sons-in law. four dauuhtira-in-luw and twenty-six grandchildren. Kuneial at p.m. OB Wednesday. 27th Instant, to Bi'kit
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      ACKNOWLEDMENT
      45 7 A. Kf Kiti:itd. C. Edgar, Arthur U ij ijrekoon, nephews of the late Mr. Jann--A. Wijcyekoon thank all thail •-.■hitives an i fiic-nds who MBl them IvtUn, telerfrain of cumioletlcc and w^eath^ anil thoM who atiendorl the funeral of Mr. Jamc* A. W ijiyekoori.
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      166 7 The enicasremcnt i>. BnnoBnccd 01 Mr. li Chmg Moh, second son of Mr. Too Kn Sviik and thv latf Mis. li" Bag Scnir. I Lin Kim V.nK. MTiif.il daurhtor <■ Mr. and Mrs. Lim Tcck Kim. and Lkt mai ri;:w will tal;t- pt*M early this year. 634 Ladies' Tennis Shoes,
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      728 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Classified Advts., nee page 16. WANTS. FOR SALE. ETC. h';'R BALE, Alsatian dog, 8 months old, tehing. Apply 161, Straits Timer). II.AT LET, four room;-, (ra*. water, v :;riv' relcphone. Apply 7."'. Hill St.. n, i.-..'.i dp) CENTKAIXT LOfATED rurniahH niUtloii, n>rage, telephoa*, 1 1 KV-KO K.\::.
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      70 7 .METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. Kandang Kerbau Station. (B> Courtesy of Government Health Office.) For the 24 Huurn ending at Midnight on Keb. 23. De K Max. shade tSmpsratßN Mm. shade temperature ?■< t. Mean shade temperatuw "'.'l M;.x. sun radia'.ion l»l F. Mm. crass radiation IMF. ■as Umparatur* Ma:;. Mm. t. Mean
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26. MALAYA AND THE B.B.C.
    1022 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26. MALAYA AND THE B.B.C. Mr. Powell Robinson's letter regarding the position of the Malaya Broadcasting Company, Limited, which is dealt with in another column, contains little to justify a revival of optimism among people in this country who had been thrilled at the
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    GLANDS AND MORALS.
    1890 8 Can the Doctor Cure The Criminal Physical causes of crime, of unmanageability in children and of temperament arc explained in this article by Dr. WalUr Ti-mme, Clinical Professor of Neurology at Columbia University, who also outlines the aims of an important research centre in New York. The
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    449 8 The name of Mr. Arthur Cecil Potts has been added to the Commission of the Peace, Singapore. Mr. Frank Garland, of Ipoh, who was recently very seriously ill, is leaving for Europe at an early date to recuperate. The Lady Loch, the Hon. Jean Loch, Mr. and
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    NOTES Of THE DAY.
    815 8 STRAY DOGS. Frequently people comment on the depressing sight of diseased and starving dogs wandering about the ?"treets of Singapore and ask whether something cannot be done about it." The Municipal employees whose dut/ it is to remove such animals and put them out of their
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    MILITARY PACT SENSATION.
    708 9 Denials in France And Belgium. FANTASTIC FORGERY. Sequel to Newspaper Story. Paris, Feb. 25. The Quai d'Orsay has issued a statement to the effect that the details of an alleged secret military convention between Holland and Belgium published in a E-itch newspaper are entirely apocryphal. -ofli-ial statement
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    79 9 According U a Reuter cable from Paris the death has occurred of th.? we'.lknown French composer Andre Messager To English audiences he is best remembered by his ul light opera Veroni.HU- his other works were I-a Basoche, Mtrette, U'« Potites Michus. Fortunio iind Lei Detu Pigeons. He wmi Of Covent
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    CHINESE IN SOUTH AFRICA.
    129 9 Grievances Owing To Restrictions. Johannesburg, Feb. 25. The Chinese Consul-General communicated with the Minister of Interior outlining Chinese grievances, particularly with regard to the restrictions due to the fact that Chinese are included ir. the category of coloured persons." A deputation of Chinese, headed by the
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    EARLY ELECTION?
    246 9 Mr. Winston Churchill To Decide. London, Feb. 17. One effect of the recent by-elections lias been to strengthen the demand for mi early general election. Emphasis is laid on the advantages of getting the election over by the end of May. It i' believed that Mr. Winston Churchill
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    LICENCE REFUSED.
    49 9 Ford Communications To Brazil. W.- i'.ington, Teb. 26. The Radio C >mmission has refused the Ford ConpanyY application fo: 1 commercial licences for six stations through which it is desired to establish communication between the plant at Dearborn, near Detroit, and the rubber plantations in Brazil. Reuter.
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    INDIAN STATES.
    65 9 No Direct Relations with The Crown. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Feb. 25. It is understood from reliable sources that the Butler Committee almost completely rejected Sir Leslie Bcott's suggestion for direct relations between the Indian States and the Crown, and reaffirmed tho fact that the Viceroy, as
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    KING'S GOOD DAY.
    64 9 In Spite of Chilly Weather. Rugby, Feb. 25. It was officially announced from Craigwcil House that the King passed a good day. The weather was chilly, and this prevented the King from sitting at the window. In the evening His Majesty sat up for some time in
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    FREE STATE ARMY.
    47 9 To be Reduced To 5,000. London, Feb. 19. Following the resignation' of Colonel Fitzniaurice, Chief of the Irish Free State Air Force, General Daniel Hogan, Chief of Staff of the Irish Free State Army, has resigned. The Army is to be reduced to 5,000.
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    A FASCIST ASSEMBLY.
    29 9 Rome, Feb. 25. Signor Mussolini has convened a general assembly of the Fascist regime on March IV. It will afterwards be hold every five years. Trans-Ocean.
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    30 9 The liner Belger.land with American tourists on board visited Bangkok on Sunday. The usual customary sightaee- ing programme was carried out. The liner is leaving this evening for the south.
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    ARMY ESTIMATES LOWER.
    327 9 £505,000 Decrease. COST OF CHINA FORCES. Rugby, Feb. 25. The Army estimates for the financial year total f 10,545,00 J, showing a reduction on the present financial year of £505,000. The decreases include £293,000 in army pay, £133,000 for supplies, road transport and removals, £192,000,000 for works,
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    JAPAN AND THE PACT.
    137 9 Ratification Opposed by Certain Section. Tokio, Feb. 24. The veteran politician, Mr. Yukio Ozaki, who leads the neutral members in the House of Commons, has decided to oppose the Bill to ratify the Kellogg's anti-War Pact on the ground that trie" wording peopies in a certain
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    KOENIG'S FLIGHT.
    121 9 Young Airman Due At Seletar Shortly. Baron Koenig, the 22-year old German airman who is making a solo flight from Germany to the Dutch Indies in p Klemm-Daimler light aeroplane, expects to leave Bangkok on March 1, states a message received by the German ConsulGeneral at Singapore. The
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    WOMEN IN POLITICS.
    78 9 Nearly 100 Candidates Expected. At present 54 women have been adopted as camlirlats at the General Election to le held in May or June, but it is not unlikely that many moie will come forward as prospective members of Parliament. In polit cal circles it is anticipated
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    MARSHAL FOCH.
    34 9 Paris, Feb. 25. I Marshal Foch has had a slight setback, one lung again becoming inflamed. This indicates that the critical stage of the ill— ntsj has net yet been passed. Reuter.
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    BOMBAY NORMAL.
    32 9 Rugby, Feb. 25. Earl Wintcrton. the Under-Secretary for India, stated in the House of Commons that the situation in Bombay was now. ar.d had been for days, normal. British Wireless.
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    OUTWARD MAIL.
    30 9 The 8.1. steamer Rohna with London mails despatched on Feb. 7 is due at Penang on Friday morning. The mail should be delivered in Singapore on Saturday morning.
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    RACING MOTORIST INJURED.
    452 9 Two Air Crashes. CAPT. CAMPBELL'S MISFORTUNE. Cape Town, Feb. 25. Capt. Malcolm Campbell, the British racing motorist, has been the victim of two remarkable aeroplane accidents in one day. This morning at Calvinia, Cape Province, he was proceeding by aeroplane to Verncuk Pan to make his attempt
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    U.S. BANKING.
    89 9 Sixth Largest in The World. New York, Feb. 26. The formation of the biggest bank in the United States and the sixth largest in the world is announced through the consolidation of the Guaranty Trust Co. and the National Bank of Commerce The combined resources exceed $2,000,000,000, compared
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    DEATH OF LAJPAT RAI.
    162 9 Special Inquiry Demanded By Indian Unofficials. New Delhi, Feb. 15. The Legislative Assembly, by 67 votes to 45, despite strong Government opposition, to-day carried an Unofficial motion for the appointment of a Committee comprising the party leaders and the Home Member to inquire into the allegations
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    TWENTY KILLED IN CYCLONE.
    31 9 New York. Feb. 25. Twenty people are reported to have been killed and 100 injured by a cyclone at Duncan, Mississippi. There were only 000 inhabitants.— Reuter.
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    FILM STAR'S ILLNESS.
    15 9 Hollywood, Feb. 25. Charles Chaplin is suffering from acute ptomaine poisoning.— Reuter.
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    CAPT. SHEPHERD'S ESTATE.
    43 9 The late Capt. E. A. Shepherd, of the Singapore pilot service, who died at se* on April 11, 1928, left an estate in England and the Straits Settlements of £18,935 14s. lid. The Straits Settlements assets were sworn at $153,420.
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    FAMOUS BOXER'S ESCAPE.
    100 9 Shot Fired at Jack Dempsey. Miami Beach, Feb. 25. Jack Dempsey, the ex-champion boxer, had a narrow escape when a shot was fired into his bedroom last night but went wide. Dempsey was occupying the same bedroom as the promoter Floyd Fitzsimmons in a friend's house on
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    REPARATIONS.
    89 9 System of Payments In Kind. Rugby, Feb. 25. The experts committee on Reparations in Paris to-day received the report of the sub-committees on the procedure to be applied regarding that section of the German annuities which are transferable under conditions. It has been decided that a second sub-committee shall
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    HOPES DASHED.
    71 9 No Tax Reductions Expected. London, Feb. 26. Hopes that the next Budget would provide reductions in taxation are somewhat dashed by the issue of the civil estimates and the estimates of the Revenue Department, amounting to over £308,000,000, or £13,000,000 over last year. The rating relief scheme accounts
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    CALCUTTA SWEEP.
    171 9 Two or Three First Prizes In Future? London, Feb. 14. As already reported in the Straits Times, there are indications of far-reach-ing changes in the allocation of prize meney in the next Calcutta Derby sweep. There will be two or three first prizes of £100,000 instead of £250,000
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    SYNTHETIC AGAIN.
    107 9 German Rubber From Charcoal. London, Feb. 12. A process for making rubber out of charcoal has been discovered by two Germans. It is an industrial invention, and, it is claimed, promises to revolutionise the rubber industry. By means of five specific stages a transformation of charcoal into synthetic
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    THE POFE.
    44 9 May Agree to Attend Catholic Congress. Freiburg, Feb. 25. It has been decided to invite the Pope to attend the Catholic Congress to be held here during the summer. Informed circle arc of opinion that His Holiness will accept the invitation. Trans-Ocean.
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    U.S. NAVY.
    30 9 Washington, Feb. 25. President Coolidge has approved the bill authorising the allocation of the sum of $14,800,000 for alterations and repairs to the battleships Pennsylvania and Arizona. Reuter.
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    ITALY'S TRADE.
    26 9 Rome, Feb. 25. The Italian balance of trade for 1928 shows a deficit of 7,514,000,000 lire as against a deficit of 4,743,000,000 in 1927.-Trans-Ocean.
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    BRITISH MINISTER LEAVES KABUL
    497 9 Legation Staffs Evacuated. GERMANS REMAIN. King's Congratulations To R.A.F. New D«lhi, Feb. 25. The British Minister, Sir Francis Humphry*, and the remaining members of the Legation have '.eft for Peshawar by air. Sir Francis Humphry* and his staff have arrived at Peshawar. The entire French and
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    ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS.
    136 9 Primitive Man in The Transvaal. Pretoria, Fob. 10. Further important archaeological discoveries in Springbok Flats have been made where a tooth of a giant Cape horsu has been unearthed indicating that thu hg€ of the Springbok man must be somewhere in the neighbourhood of a hundred thousand years.
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    LET OFF LIGHTLY!
    86 9 "Insult to a Smoker In Germany. Dresden, Feb. 16. Herr Krause, hurrying homo one night last year refused a stranger's request to light his cigarette with Herr Krause's glowing cigar-end. The stranger sued Herr Krause in the Civil Court for insult. Herr Krause was fined. On appeal
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    DR. LANG CONVALESCENT.
    41 9 London, Feb. 25. It is announced from Lambeth Palace that the Archbishop of Canterbury is now convalescent. A friend has put a housa near Bognor at his disposal, and here tha Archbishop hopes to reside during March. Reutor.
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    CHINESE WOMAN DRIVER FINED.
    74 10 Causing Death Charge Withdrawn. the Third Police Magistrate, i. \V. Gourlay, ye terdaj the charge man, of hiving ai cl irge againal >f abetment of that the police. i nnecnoa wi h ound that it ion with a car. it tba; nee lo show or ParquhaisoTi
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    PENANG LIBRARY.
    112 10 Foreign and Popular Books Wanted. Our <lv ii Correspondent.) Penang, l The Hot :I! ,i Meadows Frost, M.C. m ill. r, presided al the an- I ibrary yeaternan -i.il positioa waj ■onml tin- balam o i-i hand had of tt-. Ordinary i,. by 1«. but th» junior i
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    MURDER AND SUICIDE.
    76 10 MURD ER AN D SUICIDE. Tragedy in Klang Lodging House. report reeehred in jreiU nlny a middle-aged litti d raiclde in a Chines.' ;.t Klanu after stabbing a r irl of 14 years. TIk 1 laughter <>f a fruit Kuala Lumpur, under whom i man Is said to have been
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    SIR C. ELIOT'S VISIT.
    74 10 Former V.i'hissador to Japan In Singapore. [hi Hon. Sir Charles Blot, P.C., C.!;.. arrired in Singapore i will leave this evening for Charles has bad a long and most ca .e\ ill the liritish diploit. wa I., itiah Amoaa- Japan from 1919 to 1926, H.M.s immissioner
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    MOTOR-CYCLIST CHARGED
    91 10 MOTOR-CYCLI ST CHARGED hino c e Knocks Down Tamil Woman. Or i 1., a young Stra I •II ial in the Third Court nini.' on a charge of causing hurt i act. ■tor Parquharaon said the fhl ;t any time have to be to i i. rich graver one. as
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    SETTING AGENCY RAIDED
    75 10 SETT ING AG E NCY RAIDED Straits-Horn hinesc Fined. i a\l Urn Kirn Puat. in Chinese, pleaded guilty nd Police Magistrate, Mr. i isting in the '•mon betting bouse, Mr. B. I. Oakeshott. A*st. Supt. of Pol.ci taid the accused were taUag bets on upmed ream 'h 1 found in
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    LONDON RUBBER STOCKS.
    34 10 LOND ON RUBBE R STOCKS. tved hf U wis and Peat I Singapore). Ltd., from then London cor■hat rubber stocks in London and Liverpool show an increase the past week, the lag J'.USs. tons.
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    SULTAN OF JOHORE.
    405 10 Entertained by Chinese Community. At the Johore Government Rest House, Johore Itahru, last evening the Chinese community in .loh'.'e entertained H.H. the Sultan at dinner in honour of his Impending departui for liuropc. His H welcomed by the Hon. the Date Toh Ah lioon and the Hon.
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    SIAMESE PRINCE SUED.
    103 10 Ticals 240,000 and Costs To Be Paid. (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. Feb. 25. The Dfta Court, th;- highest in the land, has given judgment in a case in \vh:cn Chae I'hya Surisakdi sued His Roy-il Highness Prince Svasti, father of tho Queen, for a sum of
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    ROBBERY IN COURT CELL.
    151 10 Prisoner Holds Up His Fellow. The remarkable case of a prisoner holding up nnd robbing his fellow prisoner came up before the Second Police Magistrate, Mr. C. Wilson yesterday afternoon. Both men are Chinese, and were among a number of prisoners confined in the c-11 below
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    MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
    114 10 Fire-Proof Character of New Building. The following action has been taken by committee No: 7 of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners Recommended that the Municipal Ordinance be amended to provide that p opertiee owned by the Improvement :.ill iv exempt from assessment. In view of the tire-proof nature of
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    "THE LAKE" BUNGALOW.
    100 10 At to-morrow's meeting of the Singafote Municipal Commissioners Mi. J. .aycock will move the following resolution That the *ite of the house known as The Lake be sold on lease on such t i \-< ravewurt as v. i! ensure control being retained by Ihe Commissioners of
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    MALAYAN STUDENTS IN BRITAIN.
    205 10 The Appointment Of (.iiardians. The I i Britain Committee,! Singapore, baa received information thpt the Victoria League, I ond bai secured from the P. and <>. Steami hip I the con e'e.l half-price i jtes for di »ta n Great ii.luain who may di Jn to
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    CHAP GOH MEH.
    151 10 Brilliant Celebration In Fenang. (Krom Our Own Correspondent.) PetaHagi Feb. 2fi. The Chap Cnh Meh procession v. during the past three evenings 0,. an elaborate scale although it was spoilt to a j certain extent by rain. Beach St; a lra's of illuminations. an>! other cluba :"id
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    SIAMESE CORONATION.
    83 10 Anniversary Celebrations At Bangkok, (From Our Own Corrcrnondnnt.) Bangkok, Feb. M. The Coronation anniversary ceremonies have been taking place' during the last three days. Yesterday afternoon the King received congratulatory addresses from the Princes and officials. Thi.--. afternoon his Majesty will review the troops and in the evening
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    WIFE FOR TWO WEEKS.
    379 10 Would Not Live with Husband's Aunt. When a Straits-born Chinese na-.ncd Lee Peng Nam was charged in the District Court yesterday with refusing to maintain his wife, Kwt-h All Toh, after two weeks of tiie marriage, ha pleaded that the lady refused to live with him.
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    28 10 A reminder is criven cf the annual general meeting of ihe Society ..f .>ik- Ishiremen 111 Malaya, to he held to-morrow I MO J'.m. at the Europe Hotel.
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    LOANS FOR MARRIAGES
    504 10 Co-operative Society's Views. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Koala Lumpur, Feb. M. At the half-yearly general meeting of s. Posts -.1 Telegraphs Thrift and Loan Society Mr. W. 11. Greo welcomed Mr. Strickland 1.C.8I) ,i tor of Co ietici in the Punjabi and tWwhwi him for theadvice which
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    A CITIZEN'S DUTY.
    195 10 Failure to Report A Robbery. A BtrsJte-bora fTihmi named Tco Swee Hong was censured by the Second Police Magistrate, Mr. C. Wilson, yesterday for failing to report a tubeetf. !t was disclosed that he failed to ivI ml to tho Police that his woman servant had been
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    45 10 The change of programme at the Pavilion to-night brings two favourites of the screen to Singapore audiences. Adclphe Menjou will be seen in A Gentleman of Pans," and the other feature is a re-issue of the popular Harold Lloyd Btan, "The Haunted Spook."
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    28 10 By an oversight it wa? -ttatcd in yesterday'l Notes the Day that the disrotd Kuala Kubu to Fraser's Hili is sixty miles. This figure should have been sixteen.
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    34 10 Wi understand that the damage occasioned by the fire which occurred on Saturday at the Singapore premises of the Cycle and Cairiage Co. was confined to the store? department. The office and were untouched.
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    106 10 The funeral of Mr. James A. Wijeyekonn, J.P., President of the Singhalese Association and doyen of the Singhalese community, who died at the General Hospital on Sunday t>ok place at Bidadari lay. The Rev. H. B. AmsthU, of '.■yan Methodist Mission, officiated* and Mr; George Abeyanayake delivered a feneral oration
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    VOLUNTEERING IN MALACCA.
    686 10 General's Farewell Salute. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Fei.. The Volunteering Beaton In Mahwra opened with a Battalion routs march. The M.V.C. rell in outride Headquarter!) ail I marched through the more densely populated districts of the town. The salute was taken by the G.0.C., Major General
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    Y.W.C.A. ANNUAL MEETING
    110 10 To-morrow at 5 p.m. at B Raffles Quay, the fifty-second annual meeting of the Y.W.C.A. "will be held. AM members are urged to attend, and the public will be welcomed. The report and balance sheet will be present"d by the President, Mrs. B. C. Roberts and the
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    60 10 The death has taken place at the General Hospital, Penang, after a long illness of Mis;. Lulu Smith, sister of Dr. J. E. Smith. The funeral was on Saturday at the Western Road Cemetery, Father Devals conducting the service.both in the chapel and at the grave-side. There was a large
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    112 10 In the Supreme Court. Penang, yesterday Mr. N. Rughavtn, son-in-law of the late Mr. P. K. Nambyar, was admitted to practice as an advocate and so'icitor. M. Balfour E. Ross, in making the application, stated that all the papers were in order. Mr. Chidson, on behalf of the Peeking Bar
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      LOCAL MARRIAGE LAWS.
      144 10 LO CAL MA RRIAG E LAW S. To the Editor of the S'raits Time Is it not time that the Strait! Settlements cam" into line with tin < Ivilixed o:irts <>f the Era] marriage law I I w.i: recently marriei here am! !-.u<! il ii.l I en fol that my
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      RENTS AND CALENDARS.
      149 10 RENTS AN D CA LENDARS. To the Editor of the Straits Tine Sir,— May I ask you to advoevl-: legislation adopting the solar calen lar uli^n paying house rent Some landlords, taking advantage <>\ the fact that people must go to them I n .it bouses, luggoat payment according to
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      PRISONERS' AID.
      539 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, A leading article appeared in the columns of one of your contempori Feb. 20 with reference to the work <>f the Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society. There arc several points of interest touched upon and the signatory is only 100 pleaaadi
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    ST. DAVID'S SOCIETY DINNER.
    64 10 The annual dinner of the St. Society "I Singapore will l«- held Adelphi Hotel on Friday. [I.E. U Governor and Lady Cliffoid will b« tl guests of honour, and the chair will t taken by Mr. R. M. Williams, the prea dent of the society. We
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    MALAYAN CRICKET.
    450 11 Easy Win for P.R.C. Over ?JCJC. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. LM. An interesting cricket match was played on Batarday on the Esplanade when the Pi-nanp: Rocreation Club, with 139 for nine wickets, defeated the I'mang '>'■, who scored M. The departure of StewartBrown and P. v
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    COMMERCIAL CUP.
    242 11 Cold Storage Enter Second Round. The Singapore Cold StoniK' Co, pro Ted their ri(?ht to enter the second round i<f the Inter-Commercial Cup competition at the Stadium yesterday, when they routed the Netherlands India Commercial Bank to the tune of Seven dear goals. Tht K«me v.:i* replay, the
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    RIFLE SHOOTING.
    103 11 S.L.R.A. February Spoon Competition. The rVbroan n shout of the Sin(t«oclation m held l:ukit Til Elrrvn cmi taken out and l\\v f.lluwintr wcrt- returned The spoon w:i< wsa ly Mrs B.irbour. nnd th«- ariiinjinlioii s»i-> p liy Mrs. J. M. Jark»on. 300 >J«. Mrv Bnrlu.ur H Mr,. Morrvll
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    BADMINTON.
    98 11 BADMINT ON. The Hercule* Badminton Parly J th.- Ort rasas Badminton Party ir. a match en the latter 1 court on Sundr.y. The rirs a> follows, H.B.P. mesoben being named first Singles Wee Kirn Hean beat Koh X.m Swoo, ii r > I, IK— 4; thin Thiam Su.. beat P.
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      YACHTING.
      461 11 Fleets Small, But Sport Interesting. Sunday morning found only three boats on the line :it faaflre. Colonel Sanders /.tuning the .lune, Kut'nlcen and Jean II al 10.11 a.m. over the club tMM la-Dorothy was an absentee being Itod at Tanjong Rhu, while Joy lag ;i rest. Kathleen and Jean
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      GOLF.
      416 11 (iarrison Shanghai Foursomes. Ten cards wan taken ou*. for the Shanghai foursomes at the Garrison Golf Club on Sunday, and the following were returned G. G. Franklin and S. H. Moss 77—11 =66 "apt. B. r. S. Cripps and Capt. S. E. V. Quin 76— 6Mi=69Vi \V. L. Stevens
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      SUTCLIFFE AND HAMMOND.
      111 11 Complete Rest Ordered By Doctors. Sydney, Feb. 18. Sutcliffe and Hammond arc both hors de combat and have been ordered to take i 10 days rest ut least. Sutcliffe, who has been complaining of a pain in the righ? shoulder, underwent an X-ray examina- tion, which showed
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      MALAYAN RACING.
      138 11 Classification of Horses And Ponies. The following amendments to the I Straits Racing Association's classification of horses and ponies is notified Transfers.— Burra Peg from Class 2 to I 1 Class 1, Monte Palace from 2 to 1, Greemit from 2 to 1, The Nile from 2 to
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      RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP.
      77 11 London, Fab. IS. In the County Rugby Championship. Devon boat Gloucester hy 11 points to nil, at Torquay. Mr. J. Robson, the Kuala Lumpur motor-cyclist, who won a number of trophies at the last Trial held at Pasir Panjaritf, is attempting a non-stop run from Penang to Singapore
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      SINGAPORE TENNIS.
      197 11 S.C.C. Championship Tournament. Entries for Uie Singapore Cricket Club spring tennis tournament will close on March 4. The championship singles and moMm events ore to be competed :;t this tourr.arnent, anJ other es-ents will be Profession Pairs, Godotra Doubles Handicap and Veteran Doable* Handicap. Last year the i
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      TILDEN BEATEN.
      58 11 In Ffnt Tournament Since lic-Instatement. Brooklyn, Feb. 12. Tilden, playing ii his flrst tournament •ince he was nr, wus rleriUvely defeated by John Van R;.n, of Orange, New Jersey, i:i the tir.als of tl.e Iirookly.i Hcirhts Casino Invitation Tcnni'; Toaimament, 6—1, 0—4. t;~ 2. Tililen irai i while
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      HOME FOOTBALL.
      52 11 Port Yale's Comfc? tibie Home W r in Agai»»t Reading. London, I\b. 2,".. In thv Seeoad Division of the English ;:k- defeated Read:ng by four clear goals. Router. S.C.C. BILLIARDS. I Entries for the billiards handicap (A and B clcsses) to be held at the S.C.C. i close
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