The Straits Times, 25 March 1929

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    13 1 The Straits Times No. 29.04G SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1929, PRICE 10 CENTS,
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      114 1 TROPICAL SUITING "FLORODOR" (8.D.*.) WING LOONG, HIGH ST., SINGAPORE. Doctors Consider /f# n "BEAR BRAND" Swiss Milk -^W NATURE'S IDEAL There's health and strength L "BEAR BRAND" j .^^r -v in every tin of "BEAR f Hyceni c i^Cfe l\ BRAND" Pure Natural «SgggJ^ggP kU l (U,x']! Milk. Rich in
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      100 1 The Very Latest cji, Ladies Evening Shoes ||J/ SPECIAL CONSIGNMENT JUST RECEIVED /58^ ONE BAR SHOES [/wfijit ?A Silver Brocade a^ P 6l^ P a^ r (\MSC'-~ "^w; Multi Coloured IJrocado wIL- <!IPiNF court shoes /^f^/Zflll* \i silver Brocade at $6.75 per pair. Multi Coloured Brocade flt $0.75 Beige Sateen
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      6 1 FLORODOR (8.D.A.) WING LOONG TROPICAL WEAR.
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      528 2 P. ft 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL B.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICB. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore 1929 KALTAN S.lOO Apl. < MORBA
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      594 2 Shipping Announcements (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam Vessels Tonnage Due Sail HAKOZAKI MARU 10.600 Mar. 28 29 HAKUSAN MARU 10,500 Apl. 11 12 t KITANO MARU 8,000 Apl. 25 26 HARUNA MARU 10,500 May 9 10 f KAMO MARU 8,000 May 23 24 KATORI
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      518 2 DURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,875 tons) and the new motor vessel, MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins
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      650 2 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF DATAVIA) (Ineorpcrated in Hol'.and) Under contract with toe NETHERLANDS INIUAW GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections to Passage, Freight, Transhipment Marine Dcpts. and Manager's Desk. Representative i for Singapore and Strait. Settlements of the Official Tourist Bureau of Java. All information, detailed
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      567 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in England) REGULAR SERVICE TO LONDON AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN— GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRB, LIVBRPOOL AND GLASGOW— BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WBBKLT SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH
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      495 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO- LTD. (Incorporated in £iam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. For Kretay, Trcngganu, Kclanlan Bungnara, Telupin, Patani, Singora. Laron, Sirhon. Bandon, Kohsamui, Langsuan, ChasjipM and Bangkok. Arrival Departure SUDDHADIB Mar. 2o Mar. 27 MALINI Apl. 1 Apl. II VALAYA Apl. S Apl. 10 The steamers are fitted throughout
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      495 3 Shipping Announcements ELLER^.^K BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP GO., LTD. (Incorporated In England). "EIXF.RMAN" LINE PASSKNfiER AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO THE UN'ITKD KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. rastcar service OUTWARDS To Hone Kong, Shanghai and Jipan Dup Spore CITY OF GUI SCOW Apl. 7 s.s. CITY OK MOQILE May 10 HHIWMM s.«. CITY OF GUtLPFORD
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      470 3 DOLLAR STFAMSIJTP LINE c*Sd AMERICAN MAIL LINE ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE From SINGAPORE and PKNANG via COLOMBO, SUEZ. PORT SAM), ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GLNOA and MARSKILI.ES to NEW YORK and BOSTON n -c Leave Leave Spore S'porn Tenang TUPS. JOHNSON Apr. I Apr. 4 Apr. B PUS. MOXKOf! Apr. .H Apr. 1« Apr.
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      515 3 DUTCH MAILS Stoomvaart MaatschappiJ Nederland and Rotterdam I.loyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO Renos Amsterdam Southampton Marmilleii Botterdam m.v. ImlrapoiT.i IJ.OOO R.L. Mar. H s.s. Kon. der Nod. :<.2(KI S.M.N. Apl. 5 s.s. insulinde lu.om) R.L. Apl. 12 ys. J. Cocn 11,180 S.M.N. Apl. IP m.v. Sil.ajak .l'.Mpii R.L.
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      414 3 HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO GENOA' ROTTERDAM, AMSTERDAM, ANTWERP,! HAMBURG AND BREMEN. Due Lear* Tonnage Spore S'por* t Ar.DF.RAUIN 7,700 Apl. 9 Apl. 9 OLDEKBSI 7,200 May 1 May 2 t Calling at Marseilles. Steamers calling at Penang if inducement offers. Steamers have limited passenger accommodation. Fare to
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      92 3 /^^^^> The Drink The Finest {^J^k tver Made FramrozfiCo, fg Established 1904. H f^^ h Jk n fFi cturcr^mh 1 British Electrical Manufacturing Organisation s^! in the Empire p^ CENTRAL r^N tfso ELECTRICITY BOARD Glib h-^^^Jk (LONDON) A ir^P' Have placed orders valued IV>^?'f^1 V >^?'f^ f vfi^Ji approximately £1,000,000
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    STERILISATION OF THE UNFIT.
    630 4 Need for Inquiry. APPEAL BY LEADING MEN AND WOMEN. The Daily Mail has published an important letter signed by many of the foremost physicians of Great Britain, by three Bishops, Privy Councillors, Lords and Ladies, heads of the great hospitals and many other distinguished people, drawing
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    EMPIRE-GROWN TEA.
    266 4 Unchallenged as the Cheapest Drink. Mr. Vernon Dean, a former chairman of the Tea Brokers' Association, speaking as gue.-t of the Royal Empire Society at a luncheon at the Cannon-street Hotel in mail week, said that the supremacy of tea as the cheapest drink in the world was
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    ALADDIN'S CAVES IN LONDON.
    564 4 Great Treasures. £200,000,000 ON HALF A SQUARE MILE. London is the treasure-house of the world. It is the city in which, although the streets are not paved with gold, the shop windows are crowded with jewels and the houses filled with treasures of incalculable value. This
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    COLOUR-BLIND MOTORISTS.
    268 4 Men Suffer and Women Are Immune. One man in every four is colour-blind, but no women are, declared Mr. Mervyn O'Gorman, vice-president of the Royal Automobile Club, when he was questioned at the Royal Commission on Transport. Mr. O'Gorman was asked if he thought the system of road
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    INCREASE IN LISTENERS.
    69 4 According to British Broadcasting Corporation estimates, the number of listeners during December and January has increased by about 500,000. This is one of the biggest advances recorded. The increase in the number of licences for the two months is stated to be over 120,000 and is 20,000
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    EUROPE'S GREATEST ADVENTURESS.
    494 5 Rich Men Duped. CLERK'S DAUGHTER AS BARONESS. Th- Bum 'on <inii:.ni. Gin l< wa, otherwise kfarqui b ii hel Prineesi Vhtsimo, but actually JUthlM* Walter, daughter of an Austrian pc chirk, appeared in a Berth ceart n mail week tn an wer varleai chargi of fraud. She
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    LABOUR PROBLEMS.
    343 5 Visit of M. Albert Thomas To the Far East. M. Albert Thoma,. Director of the International Labour Office, accompanied by Mi. Phelan, Chief of the Diplomatic liiviiun .ni.l M. Viple, the Director's Principal Private Secretary, has returned In Geneva from an extensive tour of the Her Beet. During
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    CHURCH ADVERTISING.
    52 5 needs tOHtftjr is Upadvertising. I sh<<ul>l like m see e.ei\ hi.i.h worker vith the words l 'Church of England printed upon a band i round his hat." Thi< statement was made bf the Rev. W. (laipir.. vicar of St. I MaryV Bumiwn«tnwn. S.V.. *pr«kmc at narj f\hit>iti<>ii in
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    GEARED PROPELLER FOR THE R.A.F.
    323 5 Exhaustive Tests of New Device. The Reyal Air Force authorities are to conduct exhaustive tests with variable! pitch ail sue Wl for their aircraft. With I this end in view, variable pitch airscrew j have been ordered by the British A.i Mini' try for trial
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    SHAKESPEARE FOLIO.
    43 5 Purchased by New York BookSeller for £10.000. London. Mar. 18. One of the finest existing copies of the firs) folio of Shakespeare, the property :in English peer, has been bought by Mr. C. J. B-yer, a New York bookseller, for iId.OOO.
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    HAIG ON THE WESTERN FRONT.
    811 5 Intimate rtr-rie hitherto antold of the daiiy life of the late Kail Hftig durintfi the yean that he leilllnaiMlad the British armies on the Western Front are told in a took written !>y Sergeant T. Secrctt, for 25 yean the Karl's personal servant, which w:;s
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    EXECUTIONER FOUND DEAD.
    366 5 Grim Tales of the Electric Chair. The police authorities of New York State are unable to make up their mind.; whether John W. Hulbert, who was found shot dend in a cellar at his hosae, and whose hand turned the switch which sent to their deaths a
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    POPE TO VISIT LOURDES.
    33 5 POPE TO VISIT LOU RDES. Paris, Fob. .1. The Pope's first voyage, aecerdisg to a Bonn despatch, iii consequence of bis regained freedom of movement, will be to pay a vitH to Lovrdea.
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    ENGLISH AS WORLD LANGUAGE.
    394 5 Swedish Practice. "USED FOR FOREIGN LETTERS." In ;m inter with ;li< Stockholm eewspaper, "Nya Ha:.lii:i Allchanda," Professor Zaehrisson, University, recently expressed the view that English would soon i he rank, boßOur, and i^rnit v of a world language. Inspired by this, the paper has been making
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    THE ARMY'S HEALTH.
    367 5 Causes of Sickness At Shanghai. LJeutenant-General Sir Matthew H. G. 1011. Director-General, Ann] Medical Services, in hie report on the health of the Army for )'■>-', states that loth at home and abroad the health of the troops was satisfactory. There was an mcraaee of 12.9 per
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    BAN ON THE SERVICES.
    64 5 Glamorgan Education Committee recently placed a ban on any of their Student! [becoming trainees f"r the Koyal Air Force I or any other ai -i ting Services, and that none of th.ir students be nominated for apprenticeships. The Rev. D. M. .Join said that they ought
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      65 5 THE MARK OF REALLY GOOD MUSIC Instruments to suit every purse Records to suit every taste. S. MOUTRIE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Iloni; Kong) RAFFLES PLACE. OVER 4 MILLION J\r^^S^KJf Jjl^^Nll^ *"V** ■jW.HWg^^j^^ I BUS HAVE BEEN BUILT AND SOLD TO A DISCRIMINATING BUSINESS WORLD. YOU SHOULD BE A USER!
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      73 5 FRESH SHIPMENT OF FRUITS including PLUMS, PEARS PEACHES, APPLES and GRAPES all carry our Guarantee of Excellence. The FRESH FOOD and REFRIGERATING CO., LIMITED 233-5 Orchard Road. Phone 3500 Also at SELEGIE ROAD. ZZ 1 GUERLAIN'S W PERFUMES er-'-ii^^a The Best in the WORLD <\ fr^Sß^Lf Obtainable at ROBINSON CO..
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    CHETTY AND A DEBT.
    469 6 Curious Sale Described To; Judge. The methods of a chatty were des- cribed in the Singai.ore Bankruptcy Court on Friday afternoon, when A. L. I Singaravaloo, ot 93, Market Street, was examined at some length regarding hi? <) -ii ml of a payment alleged to have
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    BEAM TELEGRAMS.
    93 6 No General Reduction In 1 Charges Contemplated. v London, Mar. 12. In the House of Commons Mr. Wilfred Wellock (Labour). NCtrrfasg to the substantial profits made on Beam telegrams, asked if a further reduction of charges was contemplated. Viscount V.'olmer, Assistant Post-mas- 1 tor-General, replied that no general
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    PORT SWETTENHAM.
    351 6 Improvement of Shipping Facilities. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kua'a Lumpur, Mar. 11. At the annual general meeting of the Selangor Branch of the F.M.S. Chamber •>f Commerce held at the office of Messrs. Kvatt and Co., Secretaries. K.ia'.a Lumpur. Mr. D. F. Tophani. pi-esidinjr. said tin >urely local
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    ETON'S JAZZ BAND.
    122 6 Boys Play at School Cinema Show. Eton's new jazz band made k* Ural public appearance recently in connection with a cinem:i entertainment criven in lh<Schml Hall. .Jiizz is immensely popular with pan 1 Ktonians, who enjoyed both the msslc an the pictures. The hall was packed with
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      295 6 The Famous OVIWIA Spcrial!) presents a lwl#% Rccommendcfl and very .v. \W "tB "fl or KvveaMUl. JJ. i M. Hard Wear. PUU NICKEL HUNTER POCKET WATCH. Sold wi'h the CYMA factory"! WAREANTT and the puarantee of your own local Watchmaker Special "TRUSTY" Cyma— lo lewd Movement. c Contained in a
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      175 6 Sweetened Condensed Milk Bfe^ This Milk is prepared from Tl RE UNSKLMMEI) COWS f-n^OEN^ED Mil MILK, and in condensation jU w SWEETENED tiothinjj but FINEST \MIITE •MS WGAH is added. FJoinjj pre•SHlDo^. life \itl\oM pared under the most hyjfienic °°AMD t Q\QV^y/% conditions, this Milk is espec-~>;-~.,J* 'fflk,^ :Ml\ ial!y
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      129 6 IjLj 1 1 Oiks jLjJt jLOI-i Li Determine Your Choice Fraser Neave, Ltd. AERATED WATERS SPECIALISTS. NON-ELECTUiC FANS r~^ British Made SiYnt and Or!<itirlosH. DKItDCntC ro., i.tt>. (S*L) <rrit»j i W Will you pl.'ai. <!• pß'rh Nt one*, a further Y/tSSii two (I) Ky-ko Hal A.r Fans on thi> Coin-
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    AUTHOR BURNS HIS NOVEL.
    486 7 Mr. Moore's Birthday i Story. Mr. <; >ir<- Moore, the famuos essayist, rovelisl, poet nnd playwright, who was event: -xven naatk ago, has buniM the- .niKiiial stor> of his new novel "Aphrodite in AuT f«ai axo, while ill, lie mad* :i nienxirable >trui{i;le to complete the
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    FACTS AND FIGURES OF RUBBER.
    1283 7 BROKERS' FORECASTS. Probable Production And Consumption. MALAYAN OUTPUT FOR THE CURRENT YEAR. The usual annual rubber market rei. ws of Maaara, Symington and Sinclair and Mama. Hymans KraaK and Co. hi<v<jus' been published, containing a MWMBary of events during ID2U and their views ot the
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    EX-KAISER'S SISTER.
    70 7 Bankruptcy Proceedings Instituted. Bonn, Mar. 12. Bankruptcy proceedings have been instituted against Princess Victoria, the ex-Kaiser's sister, who recently married a Russian emigre, Zoubkoff. The Princess is living in semi-seclusijn in a palace near Bonn. It is public property that it has been taxing her resources. She has
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    "ARMY'S" LEGAL COSTS.
    181 7 Not to Come Out of SelfDenial Fund. Salvation Army headoiiarters. in an official statement issued in mail week, made the following announci ,nenl "All expenditure connected with the raeent legal aeiion or of an> future proceedings into which the Army may be foreeH will be Miet out
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    MRS. LANGTRY.
    285 7 Buried in Place Where She Was Born. The funeral of Lady de Bathe (Lily Lanptry) took place in mail week at the Church of St. Saviours. St. Heliers, Jersey, of which her father, the Very Rev. W. C, 1* Breton, Dean of Jersey, was rector whin she was
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      96 7 THOMAS A. EDISON'S Greatest Musical Achievement THE EDISONIC Smß a. I AN EPOCH MAKING ADVANCE IN MUSICAL RE-CREATION. Sole A<enti KUNSTZAAL EDISON mELTBYMEMH (KaUvia) RYSWYKSTRAAT. EX STOCK "EDINA" Power-Driven Winch J| Illustration is the EDINA 5 5-cwt. HOIST with 34 H.P. Petrol Engine, for raising the KM load at 120
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      378 7 JESS I'ull range of your bet may be tike this JM (W Valves or this 1S& or even this W$ ratable. n^T Complete price Qzfcr^^W^^^^^ lis( f [{adio on request. AVeJve may look like this 2 C\ Pi Prices are Ol* this Nl Of even this V iiracticallv the st*-^
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    196 8 To-d»y. Chiaa, Haiaaat, Japan, Korea, ror-iiio-a. Kan Bibaria, I'liiiiiipme lalanda, Waatan Canada and Waatein Stataa oi I S.A. (Sin Aik Latl 2 p.m Saint I'.indjane. Bvngkalta and n.^.m Si Api Api (Aiag Ltoaa-) 2 p.m Kemaman and I ron;v:anu i Will o' the Wis;n p.m I.uboenn Bilik
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    37 8 By Ekma Sphinx Kashgar Joh»n de Witt Slamat KUcnifa Spun- London Feb. 14 Mar. 9 Feb. 21 Mar. 18 Keb. 22 Mar. 16 Feb. 22 Mar. 18 Mar. 1 Mar. 1M Feh. 2« M»r.
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
    288 8 •lond.iv, March r. 11. W. io.4i a in., :i.::. ||.ia p,,,., K.r,. Mo.. n. Full. 2 h. 16 n. p. ii Moon. In KqaaUr 10 h, pjn. Banvard Eaflish Corned/ L.., I bark," k-. Theatre, MO pja. ue-dav, Han* N 11. W. 11.20 a.m., 9.4. 11.43
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR HOARD.
    71 8 lon«ar< >tar. 19. .Ship* ali>ng«id<' Ihe Wbarr** or cipectvd to a niiv. ■V-t Wharf Main Wharf Emp ra Dock iVm, Wharf faetian In Nil Elm 1* Aim..!.:, 1 *i S:u:.. Maru I I ii.iwi.ii iiuru II Kcciuur. '.i Laom«d< -i 7 Di liv M I'anfrkor 31 Mexico
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      444 8 'S e ALHAMBRA "S: TAN CHENG KEE CO., LTD.. Proprietors. PROGRAMME Commencing Monday, March 25, ending Saturday, March 30 In the Second Show at 9 p.m. THE M.G.M. WORLD'S NEWS THE LATEST EMPIRE NEWS VILMA BANKY THE AWAKENING with LOUIS WOLHEIM and WALTER BYRON A symphony of love, passionate pulsating,
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      202 8 JrlL VljuL %J i H sm. From Thursday. March 21 to Wt4mtu4»y, March 27, at 9.1-") p.m. wlwrp. THE LATEST PATHE GAZETTE Together with the Bbck Bott— Dane. In Ihi* First Show at 7 '■'.'<) p.m AL WILSON in WON IN THE CLOUDS Seat* lyioked nncl not p.iid fur wW
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      481 8 iNnr.K Tnf: ai spicks or ttir. si.ngaI'OKt; Ml ->.'.ii- \i iI 1 AND lilK riOAKI tit CONTftOI. AN EXPERIMENTAL CONCERT MEMORIAL HALL ON SUNDAY, APRIL 7, at 9.15 p.m. Mr. K. A. BROWN) l» be |.ul.li»h<d l.llrr. Admission $2 (reserved), $1 (unreserved). 634 T. K. X.'s INTEnCHANCiEAIJI.E H.U.LOON TYKES. 31
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      68 8 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. Kandang Kerbati Station. 'Bt Cmirtes; of Govrrnrarnt Health Ofllre.) Pa* Ihr 2< IBM! ■•ndinr it Midnixht no Manh J(. KaX. nhade fin ■>.in. had* tnapamtur* i l."> K. ile^.i ihad* Ump< it MJF. Max. .mji! rmdiatien IU I .Mm. tfiass radiation M t. Mean wet bulb smawsatur* X
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    HAYTOR RUBBER ESTATES.
    1029 9 Chairman on the Need For New Areas. At the annual general meeting of Haytor Rubbei Estates, Ltd, held at French Bank the lion. Mr. F A. Pledger presided and othen present were I. Murray and C, V. Bailey. In n > iii of the report and aeeounta,
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    LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
    241 9 \l. is. Lewis and Peat report: London, Feb. 27. Piuntnlion KuMier.- The past week has seen another active market with a consider■ble volume of business passing, and a new Irii level of pries was reached on the 25th *n spot touched 1 I'a per lb. and October
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      JAVA SUGAR.
      218 9 Estimate of Stocks And Consumption. Amsterdam, Feb. 21. Dr. H. C. Prinsen Geerlings, the wellknown international sugar expert, writes as follows on the Java sugar position in the Indische Mercuur "Sugar stocks in Java on May 1, 1928. totalled 7,000 tons and the crop of 1928 was 2,939,000
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    • SHARE MARKET REPORTS.
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        Macphail and Co., Ltd.
        113 9 Singapore, Mar. 25. Rubber. Local 36' i cents per lb. Market Easier. Tin.— London £223, (23-3-29). Rubbers.— Weak. New Scudais 2-2.10, Ulu Benuts 43-45 cents, Malaka Pindas 1.75-1.85, Pajams 1.70-1.85, Mentakabs 37^4-40'j cratl, Connemaras 1.C5-1.75, Punggors "7 1 Mining.— Quiet. Kuchais 1.37-1.39. Johans 30-39 cents, KinUs
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        Rose Macphail and Co.
        163 9 Singapore, Mar. 25. London. Rubber 11 Ud., down '.id. .Spot '■i'l'-'t cents. London.— Tin £223. Mining.— Dull. Sungci Way 3.10-3.20, Kuchais 1.37-1.40, Kinta Dredge 1.4C-1.50, Klang River 3-3.10, Hong Katts 62',i-6T'j cents, Malaya Consols. Bit-61 cents, I'cnawats 89-91 cents, Petalings 5.T0-5.80, Ulu Klangl l.:n 2 -1.42'-j,
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      RUBBER PRICES.
      59 9 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc. New York, send us the following cable dated Mar. 23, their quotations being in gold dollar cents closing bid prices: Rubber Exchange sales to-day 2,575 March 22, April 22.10, May 22.20, June 22.40, July 22.50, August 22.60, September 22.70, October 22.80, November 22.90.
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      KOMBOK (F.M.S.) RUBBER.
      56 9 Messrs. Guthrie and Co., Kuala Lumpur, write that with reference to their letter of the 7th taut, advising the payment of a final dividend of 7'j per cent, by Kombok IF.M.S. Rubber Co., they are advised by cable that the dividend is payable on Apr. 23 and
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      HEALTH BULLETIN.
      213 9 Health bulletin of the League of Nation*' Eastern Bureau, for the week ended Mar. lti, 1929 Aden One smallpox case. Baghdad Four plague cases. Basrah Two smallpox cases. Bassein One plague death one cholera death. Bombay One plague death 112 smallpox cases and 58 deaths as against 148
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      260 9 EXCHANGE Singapore, Mar. 25. On London, Bank 4 m/i 2 S 23/82 Demand 2/8 26/32 Private 3 m. credit 2/4 13/32 On New York, Demand 66 1/16 Private 90 l/l 68 On ftilMi Bank T.T. 1431 On Indiu. Bank T.T. 153',i Ob :1 ug Ki.iiK. Bank T.T. ll'i p.c. <ii.;c.
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      SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCN.
      66 9 12 u'cluck noon .Mar 23. Tone of Market Very <|uiet. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet ll'xd. per lb. New York Spot Sheet Q. cents 22 per lb. R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Sta.nlurd U.S.S. Standard R.S.S. on Tender feat Spot April April-June July-Sipt. Oct.-
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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        MINING.
        453 9 Val. I'd. i! i Aun Combaac £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 1 1 liatanir l'adang 1 1 Ifatu Cuvcs 1 1 linkit Arang £1 £1 Burmah Malay £1 £1 Chcndcriang U £1 Kastern Siam £1 £1 Haad Yai 1 1 Bltaa Tin 1 1 Horn; latt £1 £1 Huuy Yot
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        GENERAL.
        218 9 Imm Val. Pd. Buyers Scllen Z Z Alex. Brick Pref(. Z.OTA 2.12% 2 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 2.45 1H £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco C.2.6 6.5.0 i .ma-iiar Kade 10/- 11/1 1 Central Kngine 0.70 0.80 1 1 Cycle and Carrlag* 0.60 0.65 10s. 10». Duff Development 10/6 11/6
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        116 9 U. Eng. 6 p.c. 1,225,600 Mom. Spore Cold Storage 7 pi. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 101 101 cl. Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. of 1901 red. 1930 $1,878,000 par B% prem. Singapore Municipal 44 p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 95 par. Singapore Municipal 4H p.c. of
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        391 9 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. A Hen by ($1) Mor Gajah ($1) Hitam (»1) A. Kilning ($1) Am. Malay (J2. Molck ($1) I'anas (*5) liaiKownie (*1) Bassett <J1) Bro K as ($1) Brunei <*5) Jelutoni; ($1) B. Katil ($1) Bukit K. B. ($1) B. Kepong
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      FRASER & NEAVE, LTD.
      847 9 FRASER NEAVE, LTD. Satisfactory Business Last' Year. The annual general meeting of Messrs. i Fraser and Neave, Ltd., was held at the company's offices, Trafalgar Street, on Saturday. Mr. W. H. Mucgregor presided and others present included Mossr*. K.I Walker, F. E. Dilley, R. L. Hastre, E. M. i McNair,
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      SHIPPING APPOINTMENT.
      56 9 New Deputy Registrar Arrives. Lt.-Commander J. C. Derrick, R.N.R., who has been appointed Deputy Registrar of Shipping and Observer for Time-balls, Singapore, arrived from Home to-day, by the s.s. Mexico Maru. He is filling the position made vacant by the death of Lieut. C. J. Wilson, R.N.R. Lt.-Cmdr.
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      EXCHANGES.
      85 9 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RAW"! Rugby, Mar. 24. Foreign exchange* are Amsterdam 12.12, Athens 374' i, Berlin 20.45\, Bombay Is. 5 31-32, Brussels 34.96. Bucharest 8164, Buenos Aires 47 5-16. Copenhagen 18.21 H, Geneva 25.23, Helsingfors 192' i. Hong Kong Is. II VI.. Kobe Is. 0 15-16 d., Lisbon 10K, Madrid
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      23 9 From China, by Talma, due at Singapore on Wednesday. From China and Japan, by Indus Maru due at Singapore on Wednesday.
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    PASSENGERS FROM HOME.
    332 9 The following passengers for Malaya were booked by the P. and O. liner Mantua which left London on Feb. 22 and arrived in Singapore on Sat irday Mr. H. C. Anderson, Mr. Ayres, Rev. and Mrs. Band, Misses Band. Mrs. R. C. Banks, Mr. and Mrs. H.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 25. AIR SERVICES AND SUBSIDIES.
    1022 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 25. AIR SERVICES AND SUBSIDIES. At long last there are signs of movement toward the introduction of commercial aviation to Malaya. We have endeavoured repeatedly to emphasise the urgency of this matter and we welcome with an enthusiasm which is not easily curbed even
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    458 10 The Hon. Mr. M. H. Whitley and Mrs. Whitley and Mr. C. J. Smith dined at Government House on Thursday. Mr. W. H. Macgregor, Mr. E. A. Stringer, Mr. G. Wiseman and Mr. D. Ascoli dined at Government House on Wednesday. Mr. John Campbell, of Merlewood, Drummond,
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    FOREIGN POLICY AND PEACE.
    1505 10 What a Labour Government Would Do. Some striking pronouncements by leading figures in European politics are given below. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald declares that a British Labour Government would do everything in our power to see that the conditions created by the Peace Treaties aiv fulfilled." French
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    895 10 THE NEW tiF.SERVOIi: one hundred y«u ajrn the inhabitant* of Singapore wen dependent for their water supply on wdb and ill nil Today, in addition to the two reservoirs on the island which have met the needs of the city since 1012. a pipe run* across
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    OPIUM REVENUE REPLACEMENT.
    894 11 Colonial Government must, therefore, be I prepared t<.. the eventuality of the comIplete cessation of its Opium revenue at I some future date. Although I must, therefore, insist on the maintenance of the Reserve Fund, the perusal oi the Committee's report has led me to tonsiilrr whether
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    FUTURE OF PRINCE GEORGE.
    6 11 Governor-Generalship Suggested.
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    THE KING'S PROGRESS.
    7 11 Prime Minister Visits Craigweil.
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    BOMBAY MILL STRIKES.
    230 11 Scheme for Standardising Wages. Bombay, Mar. 23. The report of the committee recently appointed by the Bombay Government to inquire into the strike at the cotton mills expresses approval of the scheme for standardisation of wages and duties and the numbers of operatives, agreement to which had
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    U.S. IMMIGRATION.
    119 11 Big Increase in British Quota. Washington, Mar. 23. Under the Immigration Act establishing national origins as the basis for the immigration quota from July next, the new yearly quotas arc as follows France, 3,086 Germany, 25,957 Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 65,721 Irish Free State 17,853 Italy. 5,802
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    GENERAL SARRAIL.
    42 11 Death of Great French Soldier. Paris, Mar. 23. The death has occurred of General Sarrail. one of the leading French !(ienerals during the Great War and the former High Commissioner of Syria. He i wan 73 years of age. Reuter.
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    LYING IN STATE OF MARSHAL FOCH.
    491 11 Traffic Occurrence. PRESSURE OF CROWD AT ARC DE TRIOMPHE. I Paris, Mar. 24. ere was a tragic occurrence at the <le Triomphe, where the remains of hal Koch were lying in state. Eignt .and people lileil past every hour. The mre in the evening
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    CARNIVAL OF SPORT.
    147 11 Many Interesting WeekEnd Events. The week-end witnessed a carnival of sport in England, detailed reports of which will bj found on Page 13. Of greatest general interest was the centenary boat race between Oxford ard Cam bridge, but the result was disappointing to those who expected a
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    U.S. FATALITIES.
    118 11 Deaths Through Floods And Tornado. Hmm York, Mar. 23. Only four people were killed in the tornado in the southern States. Although a wooden schoolhouse in Georgia was turned completely round, none of the children was hurt. Atlanta, Georgia, Mar. 24. Ten people are missing at Harriman. Tennessee,
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    ESCAPE FROM PRISON.
    9 11 Unheeded Warning. THIRTEEN CONVICTS AT LARGE.
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    POLICE AND PUBLIC.
    346 11 Royal Commission's Recommendations. Rugby, Mar. 23. Important recommendations regarding the future of the police force and the attitude of the police towards the pubiic are contained in the unanimous report of the Royal Ccmmi.-'sion on Police Towers and I'rocsdure. The report is issued in the form of
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    COMMONS HISTORY.
    98 11 Record of All Past Members. Rugby, Mar. 14, In response to suggestions by a large L-iiy of members of the House of Commons that a complete record should be prepared of all past members of that I Chamber, the Treasury has appointed a committee to report on the
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    BOMBAY COTTON FIRE.
    21 11 Bombay, Mar. 21 Cotton valued at SUO.OOO was destroyed in a fire at the Sewri cotton depot. Reuter.
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    SETTLEMENT FOR TSINAN.
    344 11 Agreement Reported At Last. Shanghai, Mar. tC With reference to the conference between Dr. Wane und Mr. Yoshizawa, it is a practical certainty that they will sign the agreement settling the Tsinan incident, as Reuter's Agency is informed that all the documents were ready for signature yesterday
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    ITALIAN ELECTIONS.
    134 11 For or Against Fascist "Ticket." Rome, Mar. 23. The General Election, which is to be held to-morrow, will uccur under a uniqi:c and partly experimental electoral system. Only producers will be entitled to vote, and about 9,500,000 men come under this category. The Fascist ticket," headed iiy the
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    NORTH CHINA COMMAND.
    81 11 Hong Kong as Supreme Authority. Shanghai, Mar. 24. The North China Command is being abolished, and in future all the British forces in China will be under the command of Hong Kong. As a result of this elecision, Major-General A. E. Wardrop, of the North China Command,
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    THE GRAF ZEPPELIN.
    41 11 Airship Starts on Flight To Jerusalem. Friedrichshafen, Mar. 25. The Trans-Atlantic airship Graf Zeppelin has started on a four days cruise to Jerusalem and back. Herr Loeb.-, tho President of the Reichstag, is among the 28 passengers. Reuter.
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    A GERMAN RAIDER AT LARGE.
    1115 11 In the early months of t!ie (I rent War the German crui-<;'i Kmdi -it. which in times of peace had hern ser\ing on the China Station, became lamous throughout the uorld bj reason of her raids on Allied shipping in Eastern MM. In these extracts
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    LATE SIR HAYES MARRIOTT.
    1213 12 Governor's Tribute. AERODROME VOTE BY COUNCIL. A n leting (,f tin Legislative Council wai heW this morning, H.E. the Governor HK. I■■ General CMRcar Ceassaanasng, the Colonial retary, the ft IHi Treasurer. the Commi i of lands, look the oaths nn asseuning their si ata, and
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    UNIVERSITY DINNER.
    471 12 Oxford Cambridge Men Foregather. A very successful Oxford and Cambridge dinner was held at the Sea View Hotel on Boat Race night, when over 50 University men assembled to celebrate the occasion. The decoration of the ball room was completed by the draping cf the classical figure of
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    COMMUNIST GATHERING.
    103 12 Strict Precautions Taken Around Basle. Berlin, Mar. 24. The ban on to-day's big Communist demonstration has assumed international importance. German and French mounted police are patrolling the frontier, and the German authorities are maintaining strict control of all traffic. The Swiss authorities have taken elaborate precautions, including a
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    BERLIN TRAGEDY.
    71 12 Indian Merchant Shoots His Partner. Berlin, Mar. 23. Indians were involved in a murder and suicide drama which occurred in Berlin last night. A wealthy Indian merchant named Mohamed Nazar, aged 30, committed suicide after shooting and killing his partner, Ali Zareem. Nazar invited Zareem to his home
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    POLICE INSPECTOR CHARGED.
    438 12 Allegation by Chinese Immigrant. Mr. Alfred Charles McLening Inspector of Police attached to the Marine Division, was produced before the District Jud^e, Mr. C. H. G. Clarke, this morning on charges of criminal bleach of trust in respect of $25 Straits currency and $40 Hong Kong euireru;y,
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    PRESIDENTIAL ECONOMY.
    60 12 Yacht Maj'flcwer to Be Decommissioned. Washington, Mar. 23. President Hoover has decided to decommission the Presidential yacht Mayflower and render the officers available for sen-ice in new warships and thus save £60,000 a year. The Mayflower was built at Clydebank. She was the flagship of Admiral Dewey, who
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    BRITISH EXPORTS.
    55 12 Big Increase in Empire Trade. Rugby, Mar. 24. Statistics have been published which show that of £723,000,000 worth oi British exports last year the overseas Empire absorbed £327,000,000 worth. Tne Empire share of exports was thus 45.5 per cent., which represents an increase of 11 per cent, on
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    TANGLIN CLUB.
    84 12 With reference to the notice which has been recently circulated to members of the Tanglin Club regarding the Mayfair Four, the committee regret to have to announce that a letter has been received from Penang, stating that owing to an alteration in their sailing arrangements the company will
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    POSITION IN MEXICO.
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    19 12 Mr. H. B. Winter, who has been in hospital during the past week, has now recovered and resumed business.
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    48 12 The screening of the film Fit to Win at the Victoria Theatre under the joint auspices of the Chinese Association, Straits Chinese Recreation Club, Straits Chinese British Association and the Chinese Christian Association has been postponed to Apl. 2. at 5.15 p.m., the theatre not being available to-day.
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    48 12 The bard of the S.S. Police will perform the following programme, weather permitting, at the Botanic Gard-n.-; tomorrow, commencing at 9 p.nv March, Royal Standard (Keith) overture, Raymon'. (Thomas) ballet, Egyptienne (Luigini) serenade, Quand tv Chant (Gounod) piccolo solo, Cassiopia (Barsotti) fantasia, Bacchanalia (Kinck) Three Dale Dances (Wood).
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    24 12 Hi Hon. Raja Chilian, C.M.G., Rajah di Ililir of Perak, is now in much better health than he has been for some time past
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    34 12 A wireless enthusiast informs us that 'uoadcasting times this week from Huizen, Holland, wavelength 16.88 metres, will be as fellows Monday 8 to 11 p.m., Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 7 to p.m., Singapore time.
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    117 12 Over 200 dancers took the floor at the Advertisement and Fancy Dress Ball, which was held at the Drill Hall, Beach Hi.ad, on Saturday evening. The fancy diess costumes, in advertisement of local commercial firms and their business, had as a background advertising matter ingeniously displayed about the walls, while
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    HONOUR FOR A JOURNALIST.
    116 12 Burial of Mr. Melville Stone. Washington, Mar. 21. In recognition of his contribution to American ar.d Internationa] journalism, the late Mr. Melville Stone was buried ir. Washington Cathedral, which c intaim the ashes of President Wilson, A Imiral Dewey and othei- distinguished Americans. President Hoover, Mi.
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    SCHNEIDER TROPHY.
    104 12 Arrangements for Great Seaplane Race. Rugby, Mar. 24. Arrangements are being made for j staging contest for the Schneider Trophy, which will be flown for over the Solent tHllas) in September, so t'r.iit the fullest opportunity will bo afforded to spectators on land of following its course. The
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    JAPANESE TARIFFS.
    51 12 Decrease in Certain Luxury Taxes. Tokfc, Mar. 21. After proloryinjj the Bession until pas'. midnight, the Upper House approved thebill removing certain articles from tho 100 per cent, luxury tax. Including cocoa, coffee, black tea, cheese, cameras and athletic equipment, which arc now placed on the lower tariff,
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    FAMINE IN CHINA.
    57 12 Nanking Authorities' Plans For Relief. Nanking, Mar. 23. The Government famine relief coiv.mittee, at its first meeting yesterday, decided to petition the National Government for a levy for the year of two and a half per cent, on the customs surtax, the proceeds of .which would be
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    NETHERLANDS BANK RATE.
    19 12 Amsterdam, Mar. 23. The Netherlands Bank has increased the discount rate to s',a per cent. Reuter.
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    SPECULATING ON THE ELECTION.
    269 12 41 Majorities." STOCK EXCHANGE FORECASTS. Mi ■■'in is of ihe London Stock Exchange who are Interested in politk exercising their judgment I>> dealing in ".Majorities" in connection with the forthcoming General Election. One or two "sportsmen" have opened books, and quite an active business is being
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    EXPORTING ELECTRICITY.
    66 12 Costly Decision oi French Court. Belfort, Mar. S3. The lccal courts decided that electrical snergy exported for SwiUerland must pay customs dues, j ued the electricity eompan) !<! < 10,000, ;'.ml the company resisted, pleading thai cal ene'-py was imponderable an l therefore could not be taxed. Th
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    48 12 Three of the most pular artint of the screen, Yilnia Banky, Louis Wblheim and Walter Byron, appear In The Awakening," which will be shown at the Alhambra from to-night. It is one of the best offerine? of the United ArtMs Corporation, and tells a romantic story.
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    ENGLISH COMEDY CO.
    23 12 I The successful Aldwyeh force "Thark will be presented by the Banvard English Comedy Co., at the Victoria Theatre to-night.
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      CENTENARY BOAT RACE.
      230 13 Easy Victory For Cambridge. London. Mar. Jl. Cambridge won the Boat Race, beating Oxford Bf even linjfths in the time of P.) mm. M BBS. Glorious weathar arevasW, and there wan practically no win-l. Over 1 .<>' ii> ,i,n;i peoah crowded the towpatha. Cambridge won the toss
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      COMMERCIAL CUP.
      621 13 Mansfield's and A.P.C. Qualify for Final. Playinu at thr Stadium during the weekend the A.P.f. and Mansln-ld's qualitied for the tinal of the Inter-Commercial u| by defeating the United Engineers Ml Robinson's respectively. AIM. Defeat the Holders. The largest crowd which has witnessed the seiirs of names this
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      S.R.C. FOOTBALL.
      40 13 S.R.C FOOTBALL. Tin- tinnU of the S.R.C. Six-a-side football tournament will be played tomorrow at 5.1J0 p.m. l>etween Teams H nnd J, captainnl by Moreira and Mollcr .siuvtivelv. The lion. Mr. Noel Clarke will distribute the prizes after the match.
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      S.R.C. BEATEN.
      310 13 All-Round Superiority Of S.C.C. j The S.C.C. obtained a convincing victory over the S.R.C. in the match on the I'adang on Friday and Saturday. Marshall and Dickinson put on well over a hundred for the first wicket, and the captain was able to declare for 2'M with three
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      S.C.C. XI SUCCESSFUL.
      557 13 Beat Ceylon S.C. in Low Scoring Game. Playing the Ceylon Sports Club at Balestier Road an S.C.C. XI obtained a narrow victory by 21 runs. Only Jasinghe, Retnam and A. de Silva could withstand tha bowling of Bradbury, Vine and Moro, with the result that the home
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      LEN HARVEY'S SUCCESS.
      198 13 Frank Moody Beaten in Six Rounds. Len Harvey, the middle-weight, won his bout in six rounds against Frank Moody, the Lonsdale Belt cruiser-weight, at the Crystal Palace last month. Moody had come in at the eleventh hour for the fight, as Jack Hood had met with an
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      27 13 Particulars are advertised of the running in duplicate of the night mail train between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore during the Faster holidays March 2S to April 1.
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      HOME CUP-TIE RESULTS.
      321 13 Portsmouth Surprise Aston Villa. London. Mar. M. The semi-final rounds of the English and Scottish fups to-day resulted as follows Engllah Cup. Aston Villa 0 Portsmouth 1 (at Highbury) Bolton Wanderers 3 Huddcrsficld 1 (at Liverpo 1) Scottish Cup. Kilmnrnock 1 Celtic 0 (at Ibrox Park, Glasgow^
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      LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
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      HOW THEY STAND.
      294 13 The following are the positions of clubs in the English and Scottish League tables after Saturday's games Fort Canning lost by an innings and 82 runs to an S.R.C. eleven on the Padang yesterday. K. Legge 59 retired and V C Westerhout 52 batted well for the
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      TENNIS.
      83 13 Borotra's Success in New York. New York, Mar. 24. J. Borotra won the national indoor tennis championship, defeating W. T. Hunter, 6—4,6 4, 6—o,6 0, 4 C, B— C. Borotra thus gains permanent possession of the trophy, which he won twice previously. In the doubles finals Tilden and Hunter
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      HOME RUGBY.
      61 13 Middlesex Win County j Championship. London, Mar. 23. In the replayed final of the Rugby county championship, at Waterloo, Middlesex beat Lancashire by nine points to eight. In the previous match the sides drew at eight points all. Army Beat Navy. In the Navy v. Army match at
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      STREPHON'S SUCCESS.
      96 13 Great Three- Year-Old Wins Again. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sydney, Mar. 23. Strephon, Australia's greatest three-year-old, had a runaway victory in Uie Chipping Norton Stakes, over IVi miles, at the Waiivick Farm Meeting, winning at the short price of sto 4 on. Limerick, at ."> to 1 against,
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      RIFLE SHOOTING.
      33 13 S.L.R.A. Monthly Spoon Competition The Singapore Ladies' Rifle Association monthly spoon was held on Mar. 21. The spool and ammunition sweep were won by Miss Holt. Twelve cards were taken out.
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      CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING.
      72 13 British Success at Paris Meeting. Paris. Mar. 23. The international cross-country championship took pla«c here with 90 runner? representing ten countries. The course was approximately eight miles. The result was W. Cottrcll, (England) 1 H. Dartiguc France) 2 R. Courtier (France) 3. Won by ten yards. Time 42
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      VARSITY SPORTS.
      34 13 Another Success For Cambridge. Cambridge scored another success in the inter-varsity sports at Stamford Bridge, winning seven events to Oxford's five. The weather was glorious, and 12,000 people witnessed the sports. Reuter.
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      WHITE BARRACKED.
      143 13 M.C.C. Draw in Losing Position. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sydney, Mar. 23. In the last game of the tour the M.C.C. were opposed to an Australian XI at Perth, and when time was called the English side were in a difficult position. Eventually, however, the match ended in
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      THE SELANGOR CLUB.
      227 13 Visit of Australian Cricketers. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala 1..M11-.IUI-. Mar, Thin were no fireworks at the annual general meeting of the Belaagor Ctab which was held this evening with the Uoa. Mr. C W. 11. Cochranc in the chair. There v.as large attendant el members, The
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      GOLF.
      93 13 Garrison G.C. Competitions. The Garrison Coif Club Shanghai foursomes competition oral played yesterday, and the following ranis were returned rapt. H. B. W. Snvilo anil Capt. H. J. Hollingsworih 711— 11' 67% Tapt. C. V. 8. Crippa und Lt. C. E. !t. Hir -!i 70 1 1 n.OS F.
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