The Straits Times, 4 February 1930

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 24 PACES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1930 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 21 PAGES SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1930 PKICE 10 CENTS
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      144 1 Ny Carlsberg Beer In bottlrn and on draught. Solr Importer* EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. (Inc. in Denmark) SINGAPORE. A SIGNAL SUCCESS Ife. "SIGNAL BRAND" !C^7~^^ DEAI SARDINES Here are offered at an economical price GENUINE r SARDINES— as quite distinct from sild and other small Gsh of excellent quality and
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      188 1 JUST RECEIVED €s)** The Latest Designs in RAYON FABRICS. Si \/M&3 FIQUARED ART SILKS. <3g|Mr PLAIN COLOURED. ffi^P| LUSCONA. q^mli TRICOLINE. IV 1 1 CELANESE FABRICS. ft I GEORGETTES. W jj LINENS. f*3K PETALSHEEN. ROBINSON CO., LTD., Singap<*e7 New Shipment SPECIALLY SELECTED ENGLISH PORK SAUSAGES SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE COMPANY, LIMITED.
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      14 1 Prime Portland "0 X" CEMENT EAST ASIATIC CO.. LTD. (Inc. in Denmark i SINGAPORE.
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      444 2 P. 0 M BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Ineorporatad in Englnnd) MAIL AND PA9BENGBI AND CARGO 8EBVICB& PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST vIAiL SERVICE. U TWARD FROM LOMDOU FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnago dje Spore. i, \s 9,100 Feb. 8
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      568 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp and KotlenUm. h Vessels i u.,ii..ko Due Sail t0 HAKLSAN MARL 1u.i0.. r*«b. 18 14 la I KiiA.Nu MAKU «,oi/u teb. Zl 28 Ai HAItUNA MARL lu.^UU Mur. 13 14 C i t KA.MO MARU B,uOO Mar. L' 7
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      514 2 BURNS PHUP LINE (Incorporated in England) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELUUIKNfc, VIA JAVA. UAKWIW AAU THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the welllown steamer MARELLA (7865 tons) and ,c new motor vessel. MALABAR (4612 ins). The s.s. MARKI.LA is one of the I rgest and finest steamers trading to ustralia,
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      626 2 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. I Telephone No. 3640, with tub-connections o Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine leptp. and Manager's Desk. Renrcsrntntive for Singapore and Straits Settlements of the Official Tourists Bureau if Java. ,AN DER LYN— February
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      570 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAM SniP CO. LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Kngland) lEGULAR SERVICES TO MARSEILLES, .ONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, LNTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN— jENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLAS-GOW-BOSTON', NKW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SFRVICK— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG.
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      531 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Sium) BANGKOK COASTINT. SERVICE For Kretay, Trongganu, Kelantan, Hangnara, r«lup:n, Patani, Sinirora, I.aeon, Sirtum, Bandon, Kohsamui, Langsunn, (Vjinpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure PRArHATIPOK In port i i MAUM Feb. ID Feb. U KIT|>|iHAI)IH I II I. b. I The steamers tire fit
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      474 3 DUTCH MAILS N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland and N.V. Rottcrdamsche Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO Genoa Amaterdam Southampton Marseilles Rotterdam Tonnage us JT< in 1 1 I"" S.M.N. I>!>. 1 M. Iniiulinde 10,000 R.L. Feb. 14 s.s. Prins dtr Ned. U. 200 S.MJ*. Feb. 21 s.s. Tjerirmn H.OOO R.L.
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      1457 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. OOULAM fITUUMnf UNI <-*W AMERICAN MAUL UHE ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE From SINGAPORE and PENANG via COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA and MARSEILLES to NEW YORK and BOSTON. Arrive Leave Leave Spore Spore Penang I'kES. ADAMS In port Feb. 6 Feb. 8 PRES. HARRISON Feb. 17 Feb. 20
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      331 3 BLUE FUNNEL LINE LS.S. PROTESILAUS Loads at Singapore for VICTORIA B.C, VANCOUVER and SEATTLE, giving direct delivery at these ports without transhipment. Takes cargo on through bills of lading for all OVERLAND POINTS in CANADA and the UNITED STATES of AMERICA also for MONTREAL (with transhipment at VANCOUVER and thence
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      198 3 MODERN SANITATION AND SANITARY EQUIPMENT for DOMESTIC AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Apply to Fong Hin G. H. Watts Co., 64, WALLICH STREET. SINGAPORE. Phone 7582. For— MOULDY ROT BLACK STRIPE WOUNDS and ANY OTHER DISEASE OR AFFECTION OF THE BARK USE BRUNOUNUM PLANTARIUM ORDINARY AND RED. The proved tree Disinfectant. Sub-AgMit
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    TALES OF CHINESE PIRATES.
    1151 4 Appalling Savagery. AN ADMIRAL'S DIARY OF THE 'SIXTIES. I'iraoy in Urn China seas in the 'sixties of the last century, and the methods adopted to suppress it, are described in a vii y interesting extract from the diary of Admiral (has. K. Walker, written while he
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    EXPLOITS OF U BOATS.
    252 4 Ghastly Page of War Period Recalled. Captain Hashagen, the German U boat commander, finds himself again the centre of a controversy which raises an interesting psychological point. Captain Hashagen has written a series of articles for the Evening Standard describing in simple language the destruction of
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    FLYING TOO LOW.
    77 4 Over Playground of Fiancee's School. London, Jan. 11. Flyin-j Officer Vincent Nicolay was today found guilty by court-martial of flying low over a thickly-populated area and siunting over an infants' school in Hampshire. The headmistress said that Nicolay flew so low, while the infants were drilling, chat
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    FINANCIAL BIRDS OF PREY.
    509 4 Strong Comments by A Lord Justice. I regret to say that this appeal must be dismissed, and I regret to say it because this seems to me to be a very bad example of the sort of thing that has been going on in the City
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    PITIABLE PLIGHT.
    254 4 Many of Britain's Blind Unemployable. That many of Britain's blind are in a pitiable plight is made clear in a report which has been presented by tHe Advisory Committee on the welfare of the Blind to the Ministry for Health. Means for granting relief are discussed, and it
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    COASTAL RESERVATION.
    130 4 Motion for Re-Circulation Of Bill Adopted. New Delhi, Jan. 23. The Coastal Reservation Bill, as reported on by the Select Committee of the Assembly, will be re-circulated for eliciting further opinion by April 30 next. Mr. Haji, the author of the measure, told the Assembly today that the
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    SCOTLAND YARD'S BLACK YEAR.
    306 4 Mysteries of 1929. FOUR MURDERS STILL UNSOLVED. The year 1929 will probably go down as one of Scotland Yard's blackest years so far as unsolved murders are concerned. There are four cases of murder still outstanding, compared with one at the end of last year. They
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      120 4 The Public Decides ON FRIGIDAIRE There are more Frigidaires Sold throughout the World than f*** J jra^ 9 all other makes of electric re- H Ed jfQJ I The Public demands value for HI jfflWfcl I daire is the most popular f^^ I Automatic Refrigerator in the I FRIGIDAIRE was
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      110 4 < Ilousc-llunlers thould ttudy thm •mo// advertitmmtnti on Pag* Six of io-dny't STRAITS TIMES —your nmw homm •nay a* mJvmrtUmJ th*ri Superlative quality at Ssmm M an economical price igyT State Express 999 are for those smokers who require a first-class cigarette at an I|\ economical price. They are guaranteed
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      236 5 LOWER COST OF OPERATION »*-<a^. L^rrri /^A v f I y^ WITH MANY ADVANTAGES IOW PI'ICGCL C£€/*S "Finger.TipContror-one button in centre of steering r«'«Tt-« wheel, operates starter, Modern and scientific engineering Other important points or Whippet Ughuandhoro. practice makes the new Superior excellence include "Finger-Tip Whippet the most advanced of
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      282 5 %ry- i 4 *"> >. 4 < I THE BEST IS NOT TOO fGOOD FOR YOUR BABY! 4 4 p rpHE future health and happiness of your baby is decided tcday and it depends 4 upon the food he has in the first months 4\ of his life. It is
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      456 6 SMALL ADVERTISEMENT FORM. i i To The Advertising Manager, Straila Times, Cecil Street. I I'leto*.: ,i.»n th« following small adv*rtis*m*nt for day* i I ppn (iaiately seven word* to a lino and thar* ia a flat rate charge of line pti insertion with niiii.n.un. of one dollar per insertion. iha
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      401 6 MOTOR VEHICLES SMAST UABi KIAT saloon. 0^....u v con Mo*, two a.v ten sixties. 156, S, [iaMS, W'AWiuD, lx-ccnt model, Ein,..sh pivicrrei:. .vU»i..n Vi M lUorr.s-Oxtor-i. »'r.ci\ panic -rs 2do, Suaits Times. MISCELLANEOUS ISA MANILA CIGARS m pure.. PIANO ':oud. >r hutching from Kep.y No. J4a. \VL :;> drink i'hoL-n'i
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      851 6 BOARD AND LODGING ACCOMMODATION available for two lachelors or married couple. Moderate terms *[.p'y 24H, Straits Times. TWO ENGLISHMEN, quiet habits, require permanent board-residence with private European family. 244, Straits Times. LARGE FURNISHED room facing Cathedral. Would suit couple or two bachelors. Kitchen available. M, Strait.; Times. HOUSES, FLATS, ETC.
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      813 6 OFFICES AND GODOWNS TO LET, 81-4, Raffle* Place, second floor 57, T-B, 9-13 and 11-B, Change All»y. Lift well prepared. Apply Lim Tang Hln, 261, reloL Ayer Street. FINE GODOWN, 18, Clark* Quay, Read Street approachable high or low tide, area 11,000 eg. ft. frontage, Singapore river. Apply to P.
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      937 6 MUNICIPAL NOTICE The owners of any Motor Vehicles bearing the undermentioned registration numbers (Singapore) are requested to communicate wit-h the Registrar of .Vehicles, Sirgnpore, before March 1. 103 ft, after which <lnt* the said rcjrUtrations frill be cancelled, unless r.cknowledtfmrnts ol ownership niv received. A. W. B. HAMILTON, Registrar of
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      581 6 AUCTION SALE of valuable Singapore town and country properties at Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng It Co's saleroom, No. 30, Chuiin Street, on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 1930 at 2.30 p.m. ESTATE OF CHAN SEOW BEN 6, DECEASED. Lot 1. All those 3/Cth chores in land and houses known as Nos. IM7
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      480 7 RUBBER SEED THE PAMANOEKAN TJIASEM LANDS SOEBANfi, JAVA. (TIIE ANGLO DITCH PLANTATIONS OF JAVA, LTD., LONDON) offir for sale A. Ilrvi a Sccil from tin" ''ompnny'a isolated huddi'ri Reed Gardoni at Wanimenrcdja ("Tjikmloe :..-eH "i pnrticulars of whirh will be found ,n ihe Nerambw I J imue of "The Plantfr."
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      398 7 GREEN MANURE SEED THE PAMANOEKAN TJIASSEM COMPANY, JAVA. (THK ANGLO-DUTCH PLANTATIONS OF JAVA, LTD, LONDON) NEW CROP. The above Company will have available for gale from Jan. 1, l!<30, considerable quantitiei of Seed in the following Green Manure typen PRICE. Per p<cul c.i.f. TYPES. Singapore. Centrnnrma Plnemieri i 17.0* Vina
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      231 7 Life and Vitality given by VIROL! (Before Virol) Same boy age 5. (After Virol) Build your child's body for life Virol is literally the Food of Life. Case after case proves by photographs and authenticates by doctors* testimony that Virol abounds in the vital foods without which healthy life and
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      139 7 A PROOF OF EFFICIENCY AND RELIABILITY. laIT TRANSFORMERS The Total X.V.A. of BRITISH made Asea Transformers in Malaya is approximately 150,000 X.V.A. For particulars, apply to the Sole Aftafei IC E N T R A I [ENGINE WORKS L'?l Lk 1 SINGAPORE IPOH KUALA LUMPUR. A^f Smoked by i he
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    IMPORTANT ARMY VACANCIES.
    507 8 Changes at Home And Abroad. A number of important Army appointments become vacant this year. The r rdinary tenure of Field-Marshal Sir George F. Milne SS Chief 01* the Imperial General Staff expires on Feb. 19, but he \vill remain for a further period covering the changes
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    BOGUS "M.Ds."
    438 8 Serious Issue Raised In India. A writer in the current Indian Medical GftXCtU a>k; "Cannot anything be done to chc-k one of the gravest abusc-h in the lay Pkh "f to-duy I refer to articles advertisements woald be a batter tern published in lay Mwnusn ivir the bogus
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    THE LIGHTER SIDE OF LIFE IN LONDON.
    1702 8 Sybil Thorndike in a Humorous Role When Napoleon Pawned His Watch After The Revolution A Plot Which Failed An Adventure Into The Unknoivn An Ineffective Picture of Heaven Rescued By a "Dead" Father— Tragedy Made Beautiful. (By Oar London Critic, J. Jefferson Farjeon.)
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    ACCOUNTANTS AS ADVISERS.
    355 8 Their Limitations In Modern Business. According to the London Observer, many business men are beginning to look askarce at the large part accountants are playing in modern business developments. These "men of figures", they declare, ai gradually usurping control of many great businesses not only in the
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    REFRIGERATOR TRUCK.
    539 8 Bettering Fish Shipments On Cairo-Suez Road. Between Cairo and Suez lies he old road built by the Romans '.hrough the Ixmnilia Desert and still to he Men slong its ninety-mile stretch are eight towers which they erected to serve v < uti>i «=1 or relays for caravans. For
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    VOLUNTEER DRILLS.
    74 8 ProBTamSM of drills up Is ami f»r week "iidniir Keh. v Wednesday, Feb. BJS p.m.. Drill Hall. H.lr. Signal Sr.-tiim In.lian i. Drill Parade; :'.ili ;i.m., OuUidc Cricket Club, S.H.A. (V), t'j lire h Salute M the orcision of the arrival iii thr CeloajT (if U.K. Sir Cedl
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      135 8 ELLWOOD'S HELMETS "■^SSIaSgl INSIST ON A .wv FAMOUS f cr npe Z7^^^aß HAVING Jgggg HL FO R S P°tiao- VCr hi£h mm, OUr *efr»» Obtainable from all Storekeepers. e > never I n °Ueh IHUM PI I WfsOh Jfc QAfl\ r Charlotte Street. a £e w cqo cau*. JUnl> tXLWUUIJ
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      294 9 Commencing Tuesday, February 4 TIVOLI ph In Ihe Second Show at 9.15 Featuring BARRY NORTON and SUE CAROL A (lay Comedjl Drama abounding in Thrills, Fun and Romance Pfiwiii b> AMOTHBB FOX SI'KCIAI. Featuring MADGE BELLAMY From Imn Mvherin's Gripfiag Story of American Domestic Life SANDY Firs; Show TOM MIX
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      301 9 Raffles Hotel Mura Smirnova THE WELL KNOWN DANCER FROM SHANGHAI APPEARS DURING TEA DANCES DINNER DANCES Monday, Wednesday Friday Tuesday, Thursday Saturday SPECIAL ATTRACTION-WED. FEB. 5 MURRAY THE AUSTRALIAN ESCAPOLOGIST (Admission to Ball Room $1). Sunday, Feb. 9 ORCHESTRAL AND VOCAL CONCERT Special Engagement of MADAME MARIE CORNELL! (Admission to
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      264 9 VICTORIA THEATRE, Wednesday, Feb. 5 ifcWWJNEBW NORMA SHEACEft ifI'THE TOIAI OF MARY OUGAhf' THE TRIAL OF MARY DUGAN with NORM A SHEARER. "Infinitely Better than the Play." v »j VICTORIA THEATRE TONIGHT and Nightly at 6.15 and 9.30 Booking now open at LITTLE'S AL JOLSON The Jazz Singer Two Performances
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    PERSIAN PORTS.
    971 10 SHIPPING NOTES. Some Interesting Facts. And Figures. The new port of Uanciar Shapur, formerly called Khor Musali, is likely to supc node i:i; Live as the princrpcl Pc-.sian port on the Gulf when and if the projected railway from the Culf to Teheran in complcti-il. The ma n
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    LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
    280 10 EXCHANGES. Singapore, Feb. 4. On London, Bank 4 Hi 18/16 Demand 2/8K Private 3 m. credit 2/4 3/16 On New York, demand m 66 Private 90 d/s 67>i On France, Bank T.T. 1430 On India, Bank T.T. IMW On Hong Kong. Bank T.T. 29 (>:.
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    PIECEGOODS FIRMS TO CO-OPERATE.
    245 10 Scheme for Pooling Information. Certain local piccegoods firms and rcprernUtlvM at Shanghai have for some time pasl considered the advisability of forming u'tion with the principal object of niutu.il protection against dealers who refuse •<> Uk< n '.heir commitments. A« there is Uttli r«draH t-.irainst men
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    SHARE MARKET REPORTS.
    131 10 Macphail and Co., Ltd. Singapore, Feb. 4. Batter. Quiet. New Scudais 1.62-1.6 C, Alor Gajakl I.IS-IJO, Mtntnkabs 3R-38 cents.! Teluk Ansons 1.50-1.60. Punggors 46-49 cents, Ulu Renuts 36-38 cents, Tapahs 1.50-1.60.1 Malmka Pindai I.4tH-I^7H, Bukit Jeiotongs ir,-4<i lent.;. United Malaccas 1.25-1.30, Bukit Katils 62-65 cents, Tembalaks 66-70
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    Rose Macphail & Penman, Ltd.
    168 10 Rose Macphail Penman, Ltd. Singapore, Feb. 1. I London.— Ruboer 7Sd., down l-16d. Noon price (London Standard) Spot 24 i cents. London.— Tin £177 17s. 6d., down £1 155., down 355. Mining.— Steady. Sungei Way.- 4',. Kuchais 1.27-1.E9. Kinta Dredge l.l'J-1.11. Klang Rivers 2.L'O-L».30. Hong Katts 57-Cl cents, Malaya Consols.
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    63 10 Henderson, Hem and Company, Inc., Nsw York, send us the following cable dated February :i, their quotations hems in sold dollar ccv.is closing bid prices Rubber Exehwkfea sales today MOO tors. February 14.80. March 15.10, April ir,..-;o. May 1f,.:.0, June lr>.So.l r >.S0. July 15.90, August 16.10, September
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    45 10 The Revue tie I.ux? arranged and produced hy Mr. Vyner Gomez will !>o reorr.t''d at th; Victoria Theatre on Feh. 'JiJ. 27 at.d 28 (evening performances on the !Bth am! 2Mh it 9.30 p.m., and a matinee on the 27th at 5.15 p.m.)
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      MINING.
      479 10 Issue Val. I'd. Buyers Sellers £1 £1 Asnm Kumbang 36/- 3S-0/-6,'- Ayer HiUm Tin 14/3 15/£1 £1 Bangrin Tin 2(1 21/1 1 Hatanir Padang o.it v.2.> 1 1 Batu Caves 0.95 1.00 1 1 Bukit Arang 0.90 1.00 11 1 Hurmah Malay 22/6 23/6 £1 £1 Chenderiang 3/- 4/£1
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      GENERAL.
      231 10 lisa* Val. Pd. Buyers Seller* 2 2 Ales. Brick Prefs. 2.07 Vi 2.17 Vi xd. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ordt. 2.75 2.85 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 6.12.6 5.13.0 1 1 Central Engine 0.40 0.50 1 1 Cycle and Carriage 8.45 0.55 10s. 10s. Duff Development 5/- 7/C fed.
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
      107 10 I Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. I deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 102 ICt ci. I Singaporo Municipal 6 p.c. of 1901 red. 1930 $1,878,000 par. h% prem. Singapore Municipal 4V4 p.e. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 95 par. Singapore Municipal ihb p.e. of 1909 red. 1966
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      384 10 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Allenby ($1) Alor Gajali ($1) A. Hitam ($1) A. Kuning (*1) A. Malay ($2) A. Moli-K A. Panas ($l l Bussvtt ($1) Broga3 (*1) Brunei ($5) li. Jelutonjj (*1) U. Katil Hi liukit K. B. (fl) B Keponc (ID B.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
    192 10 Today. i China, Hainam, Japan, Korea, For- mosa, East Siberia, Philippine Islands, Western Canada and Wtsten Mates <>f l.s.A. (Demodocus) I'-m. Hamarang and Western Australia (Centaur) p.m. Irdo-China I Produce p.m. Swatow and Ainoy lAnhuii p.m. Selat I'andjanK, Siak, I'akan Baroe and I'ajaKi-mn) I Honi: Thuntri p.m.
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    40 10 By Kdavana Fambora Khyl.tr Itajput iri.'i D'Artnxnan C. Mooft l.eil Arm. S'pore London Jan. 2 Jan. 2« Jan. 3 Jan. 27 Jan. 4 Jan. 28 Jan. 9 Kch. 1 Jan. 9 Kcb. 1 Jan. 10 reb. 1
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    215 10 Tuesday, February I. Ships aloncsidc (he Wharves or expected to arrive. Entrance But Wharf Rohna B 1 Main hail' rtah IN Kalstria 11 S Adams 1 1 I Acnea.-, 1* 3 Lord Londonderry 7 3 Empire l»"«k DraodKW, BeBiamn ;'i Kayeag :t- 3 Bhinco Maru 37 3
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    60 10 From China and Japan, l>y Mantua, due at Singapore a.m. tomorrow. From China ami Japan, by Ceylon Maru, due «t Singapore tomorrow. From Manila, by President Hayes, due at Singapore daylight on Thursday. From Holland, by Tjerimai, due at Singapore on FriHay morning. From KuroiK- (London mails despatched
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      186 10 mki ♦♦»!>»»»♦« i BUY OR SELL THROUGH THE STRAITS TIMES SMALL ADVERTISEMENTS. ABOUT CHILDREN WHO ARE ALWAYS CATCHING COLD. Why is it that one child seems to catch I every cold that is going, whilst others livine in precisely the same environment ■lo not Most often you will find thnt
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      435 10 PI'BITY Keeps the hands soft and smooth Your hands can be well kept, by cleaning them with a Soap that is more than a "washing" snap. CIITICURA its work thoroughly; it is antiseptic, effectively removing all causes of irritation; it is aoothiag and healing. Try O 1 1CURA now— and
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      268 10 MMMMIMHIM >M»M« MMIMMII>>M»» MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Bright Wind. Station. Temperature. Rain- Sun- j Relative Direc- Speed. Weather. Max. Min. fall, shine, j Humidity. tion. F. F. Ins. hours. I m.p.h. Alor Star 91 72 0.25 4.9 8"> ENE 2 Fine KotH Bharu 85 68 Nil 9.1 75
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      255 10 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Tuesday, February 4 H. W. 1.40 a.m., 8.8, 1.28 p.m., 9.2. 'The Jazz Singer," Vic. Theatre, C.15 p.m. and Ml p.m. Wednesday, February S H. W. 2.8 a.m., 8.7, 2.10 p.m., 8.7. H.E. Sir Cecil dementi arrives in Singapore, 10 a.m. t The Trial of Mary
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    567 11 Rubber Prices Slightly Easier. BOLIVIAN POSITION UNCERTAIN. (By Our Finsncial Correspondent.) Singapore, Tuesday, 11 a.m. Today's Prices Rubber. 21 i rents, per Ib. Tin. 204) tons at $«0 per picul. Yesterday's I'rkes Rubber, London 7' 2 d. per lb., down 1 Hkl. New York 14'/» cts., per
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    SURPLUS SILVER.
    138 11 May Be Too Much But Where Is It? Bine* |eM h.i- see* denied to me A aaga of the land, I.it silver !><• supplied to me" II. is liein my just demand I may not have sovereign, Sn (five me twenty bob. And 1 nay feign contentment with
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    EXCHANGES.
    74 11 Rugby, Feb. 3. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam I^.ll Athena ,7.'., Bombay ls. 57»d.,5 7 »d., Berlin 310.36, Bnuaell S4JCS, Bucharest 818, Buenos Aires lIS,. Copenhagen 18.195. Geneva 25.215, Helsingfors l'.ri'j. Hong Kong ls. 614 d., Lisbon lOsMB, Madrid :16.775, Milan 92.tf1, -\.-w r«lt IM 11-tt, Oslo 1851, Paris 123.V7,
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      LOANS WITHOUT SECURITY.
      386 11 Novel Scheme For Protecting Banks. Creation of an insurance contract which is expected to make bank funds more accessible to individuals in need of personal loans, and at the same time provide protection for the bankt in rose of the borrower's death, was ai nounced by Frederick
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      SOEMBER AJOE RUBBER.
      795 11 Interest Acquired in Pahang Estate. The nineteenth annual ordinary I*"*™ 1 meeting of the Spember Ajoe Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held on Jan. 7 at 71, at. Mary Axe, E.C. Mr F B Budgett (the chairman), IS the course of his speech, said Before examining the accounts
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      63 11 S i nit pore, 12 o'clock noon, Feb. 4. Bayers t.S.S. equal to London Standard Sp.it 21', Standard K.S.S. on Tender February 24 March 25', April 26 April-June 264 July-Sept. Sellen 26 25 >± 26', m% 27% Tone of Market Quiet, Latest Cable London Spot
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      FORD MONEY IN CANADA.
      502 11 British Manufacturers Reap Harvest. More than thirteen million dollurs gold were spent in Canadian cities during the first nine months of last year by the Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, for materials Used in manufacture of Canadian Ford cars and trucks. Manufacturers in more thnn
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      B.N.B. CHAMBER.
      372 11 Deputation to Acting Governor. At the last meeting of the committee of the North Borneo Chamber of Commerce the secretary reported, with rtf.rence to the chairman' speech at the :.n 1 i ling, thai a letter had been received from the Government Secretary statine U hi >j;:icer Ad-
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      SOCIALISTS AND THE BANK.
      790 11 Mr. B. Bracken on State Interference. Mr. Brendan Bracken, M.P. for North Paddington, a well-known financial authority, treated Socialists and the Bank of England" I a.s the subject of the fortnightly lecture of the Individualist Movement at Caxton Hall, Victoria Street, London, on Jan. 6. Supporting
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      SUGAR SUPPLIES.
      259 11 Indications of Better Prices Later. Mr. Booncr, of the Lamborn Company, writing in the Journal of Commerce on the world's sugar situation, points out that while the immediate future of the price outlook does not appear to be encouraging because of excess of visible supplies carried forward from
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      PERAK HYDROELECTRIC.
      523 11 The Big Loan From The F.M.S. Meetings of debenture holders and shareholders in the Perak River Hydro-Electric Power Company are called to consider a scheme for the provision of the further capital required to complete the company'? programme of construction. It is not uncommon, says the writer of
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      SINGAPORE MARKETS.
      450 11 Official List of Approximate Prices. The following are t'.ie prices, cents per catty where not otherwise stated prevailing at the Singapore I irkets on Jan. 29, :s furnished thl Food and Market Inspector Meat. Beef stea.. round) 48 per catty, beef ttnr or curry 88, pork, lean 64,
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      LONDON RUBBER STOCKS
      38 11 A cable received by Lewis and Peat (Singapore), Ltd., from their London correspondent states that rubber stocks show an increasa of 311 tons during the past week, the total > now on hand being 80,377 tons.
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    LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
    1027 11 United Kingdom Stocks Rising. MEETING THE NATIVE RUBBER MENACE. (By A. W. Still.) Lomlon, Jan. S. The tone of the rubbrr Bwrint ha; bean depressed since publication of the oMod figures of Malayan ghipm>nt< during December. These raise h- tntal net Malayan production r 117,487 tons, for
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4. THE BIG REVOLVER.
    1029 12 The Straits Times SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4. THE BIG REVOLVER. Ever since Sir Stamford Raffles in his report to the Bengal Government in 1823 announced his intention to declare the Port of Sinfrapore a free port, and the trade thereof open to ships and vessels of every nation, free of
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    FIGHTING CRIME IN AMERICA.
    854 12 How Gang Terrorism Is Applied. (By Edgar Wallace, the Famous British Author and < riminoloKwt, in an Interview.) Much has been said and written about crime in America. Many people in Europe seem to imagine that America is a land where crime and criminals are regarded
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    398 12 The resignation of Capt. J. S. Miller of his commission in the S.S.V.F. has been accepted. Mr. A. E. C. Doscas, of the Department of Agriculture, is lying seriously ill at the European Hospital, Kuala Lumpur. Rev. Brother Aubert, formerly attached to St. Joseph's Institution, has returned
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    747 12 A TRUE STORY. During the recent gales at Home a small crowd gathered on the sea front at Hove to watch the salvage of smoked sheet and first latex crepe that had been washed up from an old wreck. The following conversation was over heard by
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    25 12 It is understood that Sir Cecil Clementi will pay a formal visit to Perak about April, for which occasion an elaborate welcome is being prepared.
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    57 12 Mr. L. F. Knight, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Singapore, and Miss Juanita Boshoff, Standerton, South Africa, were quietly married before the District Judge, Mr. C. H. G. Clarke, on Thursday, Jan. 23. The religious ceremony will be performed by the Rev. L. F. B. Knight, the father of the bridegroom,
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    DISCARDING THE SURE SHIELD.
    1131 13 Press Alarmed by The Naval Cancellations. FOUR CRUISERS. Also 4 Destroyers, 2 Sloops, 3 Submarines. Rugby, Feb. X After a week-MV.I sp;nt in freedom from negotiation the de-legate-:; to the Naval Confi ream wan again in session today, the main problem under consideration at the moment
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    EX-NAVAL OFFICERS MASSACRED.
    80 13 Hundreds Executed By The Soviet. Ri-ja, Feb. 3. News has just been received from Russia relating to the biggest massacre of officers since the early days of the revolution. It appears that the "Ogpu" oarried out a mass execution of all the remaining ex-naval officers, namely those
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    BOMB AT MUSEUM.
    156 13 Adventure of Mr. Biggs Of Brighton. London, Feb. 2. While Scotland Yard officials are very reticent regarding developments, the morning paper? generally express the belief tha'. the British Muss-urn bomb affair Aar. a hoax, ar.d it is now believed that Eadiaa students were rot responsible. In order
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    THE COTTON TRADE.
    241 13 To Take Advantage Of City's Offer. London, Feb. 3. The joint committee of the entton trade organisations, at a meeting in Manchester, welcomed the recent announcement made by Mr. .1. H. Thomas, the Lord Privy Seal and Minister in Charge of Unemployment, regarding i'he City's willingness to
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    RUSSIA ANGRY.
    244 13 Wild Accusations Against French Government. Moscow, Feb. 3. The Press hails with satisfaction the Russian Ambassador, M. Dovgalevski's demarche at the Quai D'Orsay in informing the authorities that Russian emigres were planning a systematic raid on the Kmbassy. and demanding effective protection against the brutal attacks and provocative
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    MYSTERIOUS PARCEL OF NOTES.
    483 13 G. 20,000 on Verandah. IS IT CONNECTED WITH MAIL ROBBERY? Although the mail bag robbery which occurred recently on the Singapbre-Djambi route is still a mystery, a remarkable incident has come to light in Singapore which may provide a clue. The Sze Hai Tong Banking and
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    AMAZING WEALTH.
    52 13 Twenty Americans With £1,000,000 a Year. Washington, Feb. 3. The Federal income tax returns for 1928 reveal that there are 20 persons enjoying an annual income of £1,000.000 and nearly 500 with incomes of over £200,000. Stock market profits amounted to nearly $5,000,000,000. compared with nearly $3,000,000,000 in
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    FOOD DUMPING.
    142 13 Premier Finds His Hands Tied. Rugby, Feb. 3. The Premier was asked whether he would introduce immediate legislation to stop the dumping of food products in this country at a price below cost of production in the countries of origin, through the machinery of Government subsidies. The Premier
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    COAL CONFERENCE.
    185 13 No Hours Decision This Year. Rugby, Feb. 1 The proposals made by the recent Coal Conference at Geneva, regarding the hours of work in the coal industry, will be considered at a meeting of the governing body of the International Labour Office, which opens at Geneva tomorrow. A
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    MR. PETER LARKIN.
    143 13 Death of Canadian High Commissioner. Rugby, Feb. 3. The High Commissioner for Canada in London, Mr. Peter Larkin, died in England this morning, aged 73. He was taken ill at the recent Hague Conference. Mr. Larkin had been High Commissioner for. the past eight years.— British Wir*
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    WARNING TO CHINA.
    180 13 What Britain Expects Of Nanking. London, Feb. 3. In the House of Commons, Mr. Arthur Henderson, the Foreign Secretary, said papers with regard to cxtrality were being issued today. The negotiators had not progressed since his last statement, owing to Sir Miles LaTnps;;r>.'s unavoidable absence in Hong
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    WUCHOW IN DANGER.
    80 13 A Sin Kuo Mm message states that in view of the fact that General Chang Fatfui, with his Ironsides," has combined forces with the Kwangsi General Pei Tsunj»-hsi anl his troops .that a counterattack is be!n» launched on Wuchow, and that General Chang Tsi-tang's army is in
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    PROGRESS OF WAR IN CHINA.
    523 13 President's Monthly Review. A Sin Kuo Mm message states that President Chiang Kai-shek has issued a statement that, from now onwards, the Nanking Government intends to issue monthly statements reviewing the political and military situation. He hopes the people will co-opeiate with the Government. The
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    YOUNG PLAN SAFE.
    156 13 German Leaders Come To An Understanding. Berlin, Feb. 3. The Young Plan's way through Reich." legislative machinery was smoothed up to a point when, on Monday the Chancellor and the coalition parties' leaders achieved harmony on all outstanding points, including the domestic financial reform scheme to balance
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    RED AND BLACK LISTS.
    102 13 Soviet Plan to Increase Production. Moscow, Feb. 3. In order to encourage public interest in the Five Years Industrial Scheme-, Pravda, he Soviet official organ, announces the forthcoming regular publication of red and back lists. In the red list will be enumerated the factories, trade unions
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    WHEN SILENCE IS GOLDEN.
    451 13 101 Questions Relating To The Soviet. "I DENY NOTHING." Arthur Henderson Hedges On Propaganda Issue. London. F«l>. 1 Mr. Arthur Henderson, the Foreign Secretary, was almost nvcrwi lined wi'h questions in the House of Common:; with regard tc Ang'.o-Kussi.tn relations. He mildly protested at 11-e number
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    DOMINION EQUALITY.
    191 13 Report Discusses Pcwer Of The Crown. London, Fib. :5. The conference on the operation of Dominion legislation representing Britain, tlv Dominions and India which sat in London last year, has issued a report embodying recommendation;; frame. l with the otiiict of carrying into full effect th:' iquaiitv status,
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    TOMORROW'S LANDING.
    96 13 Traffic Arrangements For The Ceremony. Sir Cecil Clementi, the new GoverDOl of the Colony, is due at Singapore tomorrow by the s.s. Mantua at ft a.m. He will make a ceremonial landing at Johnston's Pier at 10 a.m., and proceed to the Legislative Council Chamber. Persons attending the
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      83 13 I TO-DATS 24 PACES. Psge i Fighting Crime in America, by Edgar Wallace 12 Lighter Side of Life in l/mdon. by J. Jefferson Farjeon 8 I A Review of Business Outlook in I'.S 17 London Letter 20 Letters to the Editor. 19 London Rubber Position, by A. W. Still .11
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    HAPPY HOURS FOR HIGH STREET.
    1102 14 Tourist Season Starts. A THRILL FOR MALACCA THIS YEAR. The round-the-world tourist season opened at Singapore this morning, when the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Australia arrived with 400 passengers. Contradictory opinions as to the effect of the American stock market crash and rumours t.f
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    U.S. CHIEF JUSTICESHIP.
    301 14 Mr. C. E. Hughes to Succeed Ex-President Taft. New York, Feb. 3. Ex-Presidtnl William Howard Taft has resigned the Chkf Justiceship of the United States of America. Mr. Charles Evans Hughes, the exSeercUry of State, has betn appointed Chief Justice in succession to ex-President Tnft. Mr. Charles
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    BANISHEE'S EXCUSE.
    124 14 Peninsula Better Than Sumatra. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 3. A middle-aged Malay, Sam See bin Tamnn, of Sumatra, was charged, in the Police Court yesterday, with having been found in Kuala Lumpur on Jan. 27 after having been repatriated from the State of Beiangor on
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    EUROPEAN KILLED.
    79 14 Cycles Collide at Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 3. Mr. Hugh Ross, 24 .years of age, employed by Messrs. John Little and Co., died at the European Hospital this morning, following a crash in Circular Road, Kuala Lumpur, at 6 p.m. yesterday, when his
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    JURY STOP ASSIZE CASE.
    574 14 Not Enough Evidence To Convict Malay Syce. A Malay syce, named Jamal bin Jaman, was acquitted at the Singapore Assizes yesterday before the Chiof Justice (Sir William Murison) and a common jury on a charge of causing death by a rash act. The accused was defended
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    ALLEGED THREAT.
    140 14 Accused Meant Himself Not Complainant Must Die. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kur.la Lumpur, Feb. 2. Wong Chong, a middle-aged Chinese, was charged, in the Kuala Lumpur Police Court yesterday with having committed the offence of criminal intimidation on Jan. 27 by threatening to cause the death of the
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    ILLEGAL GRATIFICATION.
    91 14 Supreme Court Clerk In Trouble. A. Puspalm, a clerk with several years' service in the Singapore Supreme Court, was yesterday produced before Mr. J. F. F. Gregg, the Fourth Police Magistrate and charged with receiving an illegal gratification. He was remanded on bail of $100. It is alleged
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    A DUTCHMAN'S CIGAR.
    95 14 Plea of Ignorance Gets Him Off. Puffing a big cigar, a Dutchman, J. Jansen, walked into the crowded Second Police Court this morning and was charged with contempt of Court by Mr,. J. F. F. Gregg. Jansen pleaded ignorance but admitted, in reply to his Worship, that
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    SOVIET EMBASSY.
    391 14 Paris Ambassador Fears A Raid. Moscow, Feb. 3. M. Dovgalesky, the Soviet Ambassador in Paris, has officially advised the French Foreign Ministry that supporters of the former Czarist General Koutepoff are organising a raid In force on the Embassy in Paris under the leadership of a former Russian
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    THE WANDERLUST.
    173 14 Globe-Trotting Motor-Cyclists From Latvia. Dusty and dishevelled, two more "globetrotters" arrived at the Straits Times office yisterday morning, bearing all the trappings of those who are afflicted with the wanderlust. This time they are motor-cyclists, hailing from Latvia, and on thtir travelstained A.J.S. motor cycle they have covered
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    MOTOR ACCIDENTS.
    131 14 Malacca Celebrates The New Year. (From Our Own Corresponaent./ Malacca, Feb. 3. At 10-30 a.m. on Friday last, a car driven by a Malay driver while coming towards Malacca at Kandang knocked down a girl about It years old, and a European who happened to be passing stopped
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    CAR TURNS TURTLE.
    111 14 Malacca Party Upset By Cow. (From Our Own -Correspondent) Malacca, Feb. 3. At 10 a.m. on Sunday last, while a party consisting: of Messrs. R. Paul, Neo Yoon' Watt, Neo Yoon Scan? and Lajis bfn Bachee were returning from Kuala Lumpur and three miles out of Kajang.
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    WHAT IS A HINDU MARRIAGE ?
    891 14 WHAT IS A HINDU MARRIAGE Enticement Case Echo. APPEAL TO GO BEFORE THREE JUDGES. The Indian who was recently convicted in the police court of enticing away a Jaffna Tamil's wife appealed to the Supreme Court yesterday against the conviction and sentence, and the case was referred by Mr. Justice
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    CEYLONESE DISPUTE.
    95 14 No Address to be Presented To the Governor. As a result of the dispute among the Ceyloncse community of Singapore whith was reported last week. BM address of welcome will be presented to Sir Cecil Clementi on behalf of the community at tomorrow's ceremony. Two conflicting groups nominated
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    COURT OF APPEAL.
    70 14 Only Three Cases on Penang; Calendar. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. The Penang Court of Appeal opens on Feb. 14, Sir William Murison. Chief Justice, S.S. presiding. The other judges will be Mr. Justice Thorne and Mr. Justice Burton.' So far only three cases are listed
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    Great Britain to Visit Germany in First Round of Davis Cup.
    275 15 COMMERCIAL CUP. Hong Kong Bank Easily Defeat G.E.C. The Hong Kong Bank registered a victory by five clear goals over the General Electric Company in an Inter-Commercial Cup match at the Stadium, Anson Road, yesterday afternoon. As the score
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    A BRIDGE REVIEW OF THE YEAR.
    889 15 Sharp Controversy. "CLAMOUR OF A NOISY MINORITY." Mr. A. E. .Manning Foster reviews the year 1929 from the bride* player's point of view in The Observer. The only excitement this year, he writes, has been the legislation for Contract as the result of a
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    A COMING PLAYER.
    67 15 Stars Beaten in the Texas Championship. San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A., Feb. 3. At San Antonio. Texas, Densmore Shute, the Ohio professional, won the Texas State golf championship and £300 with an aggregate of 277 for 72 holes. He returned 71 in the final round, resisting the challenge
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    SINGAPORE POLO.
    65 15 Pony Show Postponed Until Feb. 22. The Siamaorc Pi I<> Club show for polo ponies and ladies' hacks has been postponed to Feb. 22 which date has now been tixt.l for the official opening of the polo Details will be published in a few days, lc.it players may
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    SINGAPORE G.C.
    144 15 Mrs. E. A. Gibson Wins Medal Competition. The Singapore Golf Club ladies' bogey competition was played yesterday afternoon, and resulted in a win for Mrs. K. A. (libson, who returned 6 up. Forty-five cards wore taken out, and the following were returned Mr<. K. A. Gibson Mr.-. C.
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    THE CHESS CLUB.
    124 15 Progress of American Han'cp. Tournament. Th" results of the Singapore Chess Club's American handicap tournament, Kvans canibit accepted, to-date are as >llows Klink Pick T;:n Luang Kia Rcay Juniubhoy MuchoUiff l.nii Kam Wuun Celman Parbnry gtevem Barwar Matthew* Mrlntyrc MaU Van RoberUon C. V. W. L. Pts.
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    STILL UNBEATEN.
    441 15 London Welsh Retain Their Record. London Welsh defeated the Old Leysians at Wandsworth Common in mail week by (28 pts.) two placed goals and six tries to pta.) one placed goal. The speed of their three-quarters enabled the London Welsh to retain their unbeaten record. The Welsh attacked
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    MINISTER CRITIC.
    202 15 Southend Team at Local Sportsman's Service. Southend United football team, whose 4 i defeat at home was one of the surprises of F.A. Cup-ties, in mail week, attended a special sportsman's service at the Argyle United Methodist Church, Westcliff, and heard a criticism of their play by the
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    BUD WALLEY IN ENGLAND.
    471 15 Wins Eleven Out of 21 Contests. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 8. Bud Walley, the flyweight and bantamweight champion of Malaya, who sailed from Southampton for New York on Jan. 4, had 21 contests during his year in England, of which he won 11, drew
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    TROUBLE IN BANGKOK.
    70 15 Football Tourists Refuse To Complete Programme. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Feb. 3. The Chinese footballers from Hong Kong left this afternoon and refused to play in the final match arranged for a silver cup. Altogether an unfavourable impression was created of their sportsmanship, though the local
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    SLUR ON WELSH RUGBY.
    302 15 Players Going Over To Northern Union. Ever since the introduction of professionalism in Rugby football, the Northern Union, or the Rugby League as it is called to-day, have exploited Wales as a recruiting ground. This has been the big trouble of the Welsh Rugby Union, and
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    MIDDLESBROUGH WIN.
    77 15 Third Time Pays For All Against Charlton. Lcndcn, Feb. 3. In the second replay of their fourth rounrl tie in the F-A. Cui. Middlesbrough defeated Charllon Athletic by a goal scored after extra timo. The match was played on Manchester City's ground. Middlesbrough will havo a stiff task
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    VALUE OF BABE RUTH.
    195 15 Reason Why the Negotiations For a Contract Hold Fire. Col. Jake Ruppert, owner of the New York Yankees, revealed that in his confJßf nee; with the mighty home run slugger, Babe Ruth, befcre th? latter':; departure for Florida, he had failed to reach an understanding with
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    PERAK RACES.
    80 15 Scratching^ For Programme This Afternoon. The scvatehings fov the Perak races this afternoon are as follows Race No. 1.- Rammy, Roy's Best. Race No. 2. Black Auster, Rosemary, Merry Chris. Race Neo. 3. Leaulys, Temoh. Race Isjo. 4. The Nile. Race Mo. 3. Bon Cro?.=, Brown Hill, Janitor,
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    DRAW FOR DAVIS CUP.
    89 15 European /one. BRITAIN MEET GERMANY IN FIRST BOUND. Paris, Feb. The draw for the European /.one of tho Davis Cup took place hire today and reEiilted as foOvwi First Hound (Top Half). GIMM vs. India. Japan ys. Hangar)'. Delirium vs. Spain. First Round (Hot turn Half).
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    NORTHERN UNION.
    120 15 England Beats Australia In Final Test. I.omi.'-i, Jan. l"'. At Rochdale, In the deciding Rugby League Test match, England boat Australia, by points to r il, thu^ winning the rubber. England ha; won twe matches, Australia one, and one »a< <ir:iv.:!. Twenty-five thousand sp rtai the game, which
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    79 15 Wednesday, Feb. 5 Cricket Practice S.C.C Hockey: S.C.C. I VS. B.R.C. 1, S.C.C. Into r-Com. Cap Cold 81 Publishing l!uu.<c. liiciay, Feb. 7 Intcr-Toni. Cup Wcarno Bro v*. Rarbonr Board. Hockc; S.C.I Bom anil ItnuxtKut, S.C.C. S.K.C. Marrii d Suturd.iv, Feb. S Oi>™ine »f Polo s.v, ;..n Parade
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    3104 17 An Optimistic Review of the Business Outlook in the United States To-day. WHY THE COUNTRY CAN RECOVER IN SIX MONTHS' TIME. -THF business outlook of the United States by far the largest customer of the Malayan rubber and tin industries was dealt with recently
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    PRINCIPAL CENTENARIES OF 1930.
    1747 19 TWO ENGLISH KINGS. French and Belgian Revolutions. LITERATURE SCIENCE REPRESENTED. The personal centenariei of MM will none oT them I)' particularly (Xciting. They Include the biith of one English King and the death of another, but in neither ruse dooi thi occasion tend itself to ideal
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    CHINESE MEDICINE.
    549 19 Three Devils Caused Malaria. Two thousand years ago, the Chinese believed that malaria fever was caused by three devils. One stood by and poured s bucket of water on the victim to jive him chills. The second carried a stove to can* fever while the third trotted along
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    THE MADRAS STATES.
    54 19 The 1929 edition of the Madras States Directory, a copy of which has been forwarded to us fcr rDview.'is an exhaustive and will produced reference book, and invaluable for anyone having connections with the five Madras States. The price is Rs. .4 and the publishers are the
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    HAWAIIAN ISLAND PARADISE.
    344 19 No Liquor, Gaol, Or Dogs. Fifty years behind the times and frarkly determined to stay so, the island of Niihau, twenty miles west of the Barking Sands on Kauai, is Honolulu's least known and most interesting bit of terrain. Owned outright by Aubrey Robinson, a British subject,
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      194 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Eir, The police court case reported in your issue yesterday, under the heading Raffles Professor Wins His Case," should be sufficient to illustrate the unsatisfactory methods of the road force of the Singapore Police, as far as traffic is concerned. Ask uny
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      226 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, That a foreigner can serve in the M.S.V.R. but not in tho S.S.V.K. is merely legal splittinf of hairs, and it seems to mithat "Willing Dane's" suggestion (in your issue of .lan. 2'J) of the formation of n foreign platoon
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      315 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— The statement that "in case of fowls, it is the practice of poulterers in all countries to cut their throats and let them bleed to death," appearing in your note of Jan. 30 under the above heading, is
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    141 19 Welch Soldier Who Stole Challenge Cup. Pte. Edward George Hays, of the Welch Regiment was before Mr. C. H. G. Clarke. the District Judge, this morning charged with theft, housebreeking and lurking for the purpose of housebreaking. Hays pleaded guilty to the first two i harjres and
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    CHINESE CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
    498 19 Fortieth Anniversary To Be Celebrated. At the annual meeting yesterday of the Chines-. Christian Association, the president, Mr. Song Ong Siang. presiding, the following office-bearers were elected fur the ensuing year Pit-: Meat Mr. Sonjf Or.g Siung vicepresident, the Rev. Mr. W. Murray him. secretary, Mr. Tan
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    74 19 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Feb. 8. The new building for the Bands Hilir Chinise Association, Malacca, was opened at 4 p.m. on Saturday last, when Mr. Loh Kirn Swi. J.P.. M.C.. performed the ceremony. He s-poke at length touching on the good work done by the
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      72 19 RAFFLES CAFE BAKERY AND CONFECTIONHtY. BRAS BASAR ROAD. 'Phone 2920. QUALITY and SERVICE MEALS ALA CARTE New Up-to-date Kitchen and Special Grill Installation in use UNDER EUROPEAN SUPERVISION SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. Varieties of Confectionery, Cakes, Chocolates, Sweets and Special assortment of Crackers and Novelties, etc., etc. AFTERNOON TEAS AND REFRESHMENTS. WEDDING
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    THE LONDON LETTER.
    2459 20 Prince To Fly over Jungle: New Labour Peers. A CANNY- SCOT (From Our Own Correspondent.) I.oi'don, Jan. 2. r.l.'nrations to MkoM ths N«W Yi-ar took place all over I,ond<;n on III" night (if Deienbcr SL St. Paul's Chun -hyard was, as usual, the centre of those which
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    HUSBANDS AT 16.
    223 20 Changes in Marriage Age Acts. Of the statues passed in 1929, the one which perhaps most directly concerns social life is the Age of Marriage Act, rendering void any marriage either party to which is under the age of 16 ysars. The previous minimum ages, writes Mr.
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    2333 20 LABOUR LUKEWARM. "Fatal Check Would Seem To Be Inconceivable." I BUT FUTHER DELAYS POSSIBLE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Canberra, Jan. 6. Thoughtful Austrnlians arc gravely concerned about the future of t,l:e Singapore Base. General surprise has been caused by tho failure of the Commonv/or.lth Govt.nmcnt to
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    RUSSIAN MENACE.
    248 20 Why The Danger Has Passed In India. Speaking at the Royal Empire Society on Afghanistan, Sir Hamilton Grant, who has beon associated with the North West Frontier administration for many years, expressed the opinion that the Russian menace against India no longer existed. The Afghans, he said, realised
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    71 20 A sale of magazines and periodicals purchased for Raffles Library between January and June of this year will be held at the library today at 5 p.m. Purchasers at this sale will receive back numbers of magazines and periodicals regularly as current numbers arrive. For the convenience of those who
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      53 20 OORSAVS PERFUMES PARIS All the nicest flavours in Beautiful Crystal Bottles j»v '.it^m^T^ T\ A MTi 1 V EAU DE COLOGNE D'ORSAY SOLD EVERYWHERE. Ask for Official Price List at RENE s §J|ANN IMPROVED REMINGTON PORTABLE NEATER LETTERS. COMPACT. SIMPLE. NEW TABULAR FEATURE. Guaranteed for One Year. PRINTERS, LIMITED, 10,
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    ECONOMIC PLIGHT OF CHINA.
    632 22 Foreign Banks Blamed. PRESIDENT CHIANG'S BOLD THREATS. In the course of a somewhat grandiloquent speech, delivered at the Kuomintung headquarters last month, Marshal Chiang Kai-shek dealt at length with the disast-ous effects on China of the slump in silver, and attributed the situation to the activities
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    199 22 Prophesied in All Future Film Productions. Tlip genuine dramatic valuf of colour in motion pfettma and the life-like presentation of objects and characters on the tcrtm under tin- now improved photojrraphic praeaMM will result in the production <>f all future talking pictures in colour, according to Mr. tmm
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    SPEED TYRE SECRET.
    591 22 Tests for World Record Attempt. The closest secrecy is being observed in the making of the tyres on which Mr. Kaye Don will presently attempt to break the world's land speed record. The place where they, are being made) is not known, and the manufacturers have even
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    CROWDED ETHER.
    250 22 Englishman Claims New Invention. An enormous advance in the selectivity of radiocasting receivers is claimed by the invention of Dr. James Hobinson. recently chief of the radio research department of the Air Ministry, particulars of which are now made public. By the use of a quartz crystal resonator
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    1045 22 American Experiments. THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF LIFE. Two American ofceervers, Miss Hoefer and Mis 3 M. Hardy, recently endeavoured to discover if a relation existed between the intelligence of school children and the nature of their infantile diet. They selected a set of public school
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      2036 23 Assets exceed $10,000,000. Assurance in force oveV $35,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements). ■BAD OFftCB, Maehf tat House. Sinraporc. LONDON OFFICE: 27, Old Jcwrv. B.C The Company li.-.t £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British Life Assurance
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      296 23 TRIUMPH 1885-1930 Every year the world-famous TRIUMPH COMPANY produces something new, something definitely superior to its own previous best. Quality is the bed-rock on which the Popularity and International Fame of TRIUMPH are based. 1930 Sees TRIUMPH Forging Ahead United Engineers Ltd. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) SINGAPORE. «»!2Ulenbunjs Foods
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      184 24 OCEAN MOTOR POUCIES Maggi's Products T^ -tW a fottiie66~ agaimt kitchen wovuto wHi SOUP TABLETS SEASONING OBTAINABLE FROM ALL LEADING PROVISION DEALERS. HENRY WAUGH Co,, Ltd. SINGAPORE. I'ENANG AND KIALA LlMl'l K. fix L^^^^^SS^KgKK^r (.all r., in tK o:*ni..r— .he speakers voice Y V l&W*"^ if willorry prrlectly. an.l will
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      37 24 good tea am'cl fresh > fifoek* Boad JENSON NICHOLSON'S "YATLAC" VARNISH In Quarter and One-gallon Tins. "THE VARNISB THAT WONT TURN WHITE." Sole Agents ADAMSON, GILFILLAN CO. LTD. (Incorporated In in«lanj) OF ALL DEALERS AND GROCERS IN MALAYA
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      130 24 THE OCEAN ACCIDENT AND GUARANTEE CORPORATION. LTD. I Incorporated in Urcat Britain 1 Head Office for Malaya SINGAPORE. 8 PREPARED, IT iH not from synthetics nor >/JLyjj^v impurted fruit juice spoilt /jM f% f\ excess preservatives* but from pure ripe tyali'ihu>li CALIFORNIAN g£_^ ORANGES I PSP Specially Imported by ill)
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