The Straits Times, 27 February 1930

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27. 1930. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1930 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      160 1 Ny Carlsberg Beer la bottle* and on draught. Sole Importer* EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. (Inc. in Denmark! SINGAPORE. REAL SWISS CREAM If you have ever been to Switzerland, you undoubtedly rclain a vivid impression of the abundance of fresh cream which was always available cream which for exquisite flavour and
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      404 1 The new P Stud MM, shown at left, r\ J!ffl> mS(IW\ takes about as much room as a cijjar, in your < TVT V i^^^SSJ^S^Lm^ <r vestpocketordreBsingoa.se. It will he one \SooJ£*y "^M^ of y°° r mos t valued <# equipments "—for a wOL 4 6 lifetime. For stiff mil.,,
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      12 1 Prime Portland "OK" CEMENT EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. (Inc. in Denmark) SINGAPORE.
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      544 2 P. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDEB CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJE. TV'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAB EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FBOM LONDON FOB CHTNA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore. MALWA 11,100 Mar. 8 NAGPORB &.300 Mar.
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      616 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail t KITANO MARU 8,000 Feb. 27 28 HARUNA MARU 10.600 Mar. 13 14 t KAMO MARU 8,000 Mar. 27 28 KATORI MARU 10,000 ApL 10 11 t ATSUTA MARU 8,000 Apl. 24 25
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      481 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in England) FOB BBISBANB, SYDNEY AND MKLmMJUHM, VIA JAVA, UAstWLN AIM) THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly ssilings by tke wellknown steamer MARELLA (786S tons) and the new motor vessel, MALABAB (4612 tons). The s.s. MARKLI.A is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      601 2 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 8640, with sub-connections to Pssssge, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Depts. and Manager's Desk. Re resentative for .Singapore and Btraits Settlements of the Official Tourists Bureau of Java. MANDAB— February 28, Prigi-Radjs,
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      544 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO. LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in England) REGULAR SERVICES TO MARSEILLES, LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMENGENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW—BOSTON, NEW YOBK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. (Route
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      502 2 TBE SIAM STCAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE For Kretay, Trengganu, Kelantan, Bangnara, Telupin, Patani, Singora, Lacon, Sichon, Bandon, Kohsamui, Langsuan, C^umpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure MALINI Mar. 3 Mar. 6 SUDDHADIB Mar. 10 Mnr. 12 PBACBATIPOK Mar. i: Mar. If The steamera are fitted throughout
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      495 3 DUTCH MAILS N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland and N.V. Rotterdamsche Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO |M Amsterdam Southampton Marseille* Rotterdam Tonnage a* Tjrrimai H.OOO R.L. Feb. 28 m.-i. <hr HuyKons X.,600 S.M.N. Mar. 1 «■< Patria 10,000 R.U Mar. 14 ■A Joh. I)e Witt 10.P.M1 S.M.N. Mar. 21 !>.j.
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      1520 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO, PORTLAND. ORE. JOINT SCHEDV.'I.E. Sailings for United Stales and Canada Points from Manila and Hong Won;:. San Franci*™ and l.o« Anßelf-s S.S. GOLDEN OKA(;<>N from Manlln Mnr. :t S.S. GULDEN D
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      497 3 JAVA-NEW YORK LINE JOINT SERVUE OF THE N.V."NEDERLAND" STEAMSHIP COMPANY N.V. ROTTERDAM LLOYD AND N. V. HOLLAND-AMERICA LINE For New York, Buaton and Philadelphia. Due .Spore Sailing s.s. Sinmloi-r S.M.N. Mar. 10 Mar. 11 ■A Breed;. 11. A. L. Apl, 7 Apl. R For both attaBMTI cargo can ba acccntrc)
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      210 3 MODERN SANITATION AND SANITARY EQUIPMENT for DOMESTIC AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Apply to Fong Hin G. H. Watts C«,, 64, WAIXHIT BTRKKT. SINGAPORE. Phone 7582. For— MOULDY ROT BLACK STRIPE WOUNDS and ANY OTHER DISEASE OK AFFECTION OF THE IiAHH USE BRUNOLINUM PLANTARHJM ORDfNABT KfiV R"<> Tlic proved tree PMifilHfl SalvAfcnt
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
      61 4 <if the late Mr. John Klassen and their families sincerely thank those relatad kind friends who attended his friaeral, and also those v.1.0 seal wnaths condolence. A Hi^h Mass of Requiem for the repose of "iii v. Ii In Mint; at the Cathedra] of iphcrt at 6.30 am. on
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      1467 4 SMALL ADVERTISEMENT FORM. To The Advertising Manager, Straits Times, Cecil Street. 1 !••:>•• iniiert the following small advertisement for days 1 There are approximately seven words to a line and there Is a flat rate charge of 25 eeota per line per insertion with A minimum of one dollar per
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      894 4 BOARD AND LODGING VACANCY, immediately, new home, Tanglin, every comfort. I'hone iiJl'J. A FEW VACANCIES occur at No. 7, Institution Hill. Mrl. Millurd, I'hone 7004. BALCONY Rooms at 2 I.ioyd Road. Excellent table. Very low rates. Central. Call 6 p.m. WELL FURNISHED douMt room with private bathruom and verandah. 410,
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      788 4 HOUSES, FLATS, ETC. TO LKT, new terrace and imall hou»es ai Bidefoid Koad, off Cairnhill Ruad. Motor j garage, water, electric and gas laid. Apply a i. 109, Bideford Road or V. Pakirisamy, Allen Gledhill. TO I-KT, Kntnng seaside bungalow, 46-A, 8m Avrnuc, partly furnished, two bedroom; witn bathrooms attached,
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      973 4 GOVERNMENT NOTICE TENDERS will be received nt the Colonial Secretary's Office, up to noon of March Jl, 1930, for the following works 1. Additions and alterations to certain staircases and conversion of the- sites of same into cells :it the Criminal Prison 2. Addition nnd repairs to the Pier at
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      883 4 NOTICE IN THE ESTATE OF GEORGE HERKKRT WEBSTER, DBCXASKD. I'nrtuml to Srrt>ii;:i .':< »f lh« TW Ordiimnrr I 1 2». NOTICE is hereby gilt n th«( t -.li tors and other person, havin:: ;n.\ ell M) or demands upon or against the ntat« George Herbert Webster late of Labi In
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      767 5 THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO., LTD. Incorporated in Queensland) Notice of Declaration of Second Infcrim Dividend. NOTICE is hereby given that a Second Interim Dividaad of Is. per share on account of the year ending March 31, 1930, has bean daelarM bj the Directors of the Company in Brisbane,
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      795 5 MORTGAGEE'S SALE of Singapore properties situate at Tanah .Me rah Resar, Joo Chiat Terrace, Onan Road, l.orong 4, Gaylang Road, Lorong F and 9, East Coast and Craig Road. To be held at Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng A Co's sale-room, No. 30, Chulia Street, on WedneMlay, March 5, USO, at
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      679 5 SELANGOR TURF CLUB. SPRING 1930 RACE MEETING. Saturday. Monday. Thursday and Saturday, March 1, 3, 6 and 8. Three runs for each division of Claae 1 Horses. Two runs for each division of Classes S, 3, 4 and 5 (combined) Horses and each division of classes 1, 2 Ponies. SPECIAL
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      428 5 Singapore Zoo SITUATION PONGGOL ROAD. Arrived per s.s. liakata Maru. from South Africa marvellous collection of rare birds and animals sent by the Government Zoo at Pretoria. Some, including Gnus, have never been seen in Singapore before. GEISUME BLACKWOOD FURNITURE AJSD CURIOUS. WUCHANG CO., 24, HIGH STREET. SINGAPORE. LOTIONS, ESSENCES,
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      113 5 THE NATIONAL GAS ENGINE COMPANY r I COLD STARTING HEAVY OIL ENGINES Vertical and Horizontal up to 600 H. P. Sole Agents for Malnya |r> E N T R A I I [ENGINE WORKS L'?l La t SINGAPORE ll'OH KUALA LUMPUR. ICE COLD FREE Sample of our Delicious PineappleSmash. Is
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    GENERAL ELECTION INCIDENTS.
    1480 6 JAPAN LETTER, Finance Minister Wants Freer Trade. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Tokio, Feb. 10. General flections are but ten days away as I write this and the entire business situation is bcin;; canvu.'.--.il and re-can-vassed as the Government and the Opposition air their napaUln view.. The former
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    LARGEST ELEPHANT IN THE WORLD.
    254 6 Eighteen Men Needed To Carry His Skin. All that is left of the largest elephant known to the world is now on view in the Transvaal Museum. The great animal was shot by Mr. F. O. Noomo, a taxidermist, in the Maputa district, south of
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    ESCAPED CONVICTS.
    165 6 4 Picked Up at Sea by Motor Ship. Five convicts attempted to escape from Pulo Condore but were picked up at sea by the m.s. Bintang on Feb. 9. They pioved to be Annamite French proteges. Om <:f them, convicted for murder and sentenced to lilt- imprisonment, had
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    23 6 The annual general meeting of the Malacca branch of the Malayan AgriHortieultiml Association will be held at the Malacca Club on March 5.
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    AERIAL SURVEY.
    331 6 Forced Landing Which Led To New Design. It was a forced landing in the bush in Rhodesia and a wr.lk of 70 miles through lion country which led to the design and construction of the Glootcr A.S. 31 Air Survey aeroplane, which v/as officially inspected in mail week
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    LABOUR IN OFFICE.
    120 6 Trying to Wean Party From Socialism. London, Feb. 14. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Baldwin arc visiting Belfast as the guests of the Marquess and Marchione.ss of Londonderry. Speaking at a luncheon given by the Unionist Council, Mr. Baldwin said it was obvious that the Socialist Government was
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    SIAM NO PLACE FOR COMMUNISTS.
    1433 6 SIAM LETTER. War Ministry Prosecutes Editors. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Feb. 18. The community has been greatly impressed by the Danish Royal Princes and Princess, who arrived here last Thursday afternoon. They were met at the island of Koh-si-chang in the morning by Phya
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      84 6 D'ORSAV'S PERFUMES PARIS All the nicest flavours in Beautiful Crystal Bottles EAU DE COLOGNE D'ORSAY SOLD EVERYWHERE. Ask for Official Price List at RENE ULLMANN -fcH& SINGAPORE. TRI'TH IN ADVERTISING PROMOTES CONFIDENCE. AH! SAUSAGES!! FRESHFOOD SAUSAGE per lb. 70 cts. WINDSOR SAUSAGE „70 GARLIC SAUSAGE „70 HAM CHICKEN SAUSAGE 70
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      61 6 A Thornycroft 2-ton Chassis. Robust construction Easy steering and ensures many years' gear change, reliable service. Economical to run Powerful engine gives and maintain, quick acceleration to 40 m.p.h. The 2-TONNER WHICH DEFIES COMPARISON for Value and Service. Write to-day for leaflet No. 470 which gives full particulars of our
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      21 6 »»«<««♦♦«♦♦♦♦♦♦■ House-Hunters should study the small advertisements on Page Four of today's STRAITS TIMES your new home may be advertised there I
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      339 7 Alhambra Theatre COMING! METRO— GOLDWYN— MAYER'S Wonderful Musical Comedy Success THE HOLLYWOOD REVUE 23 World Famous Stars AM) A Chorus of 200 Talking-Singing-Dancing OPENING DATE WILL HE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY. PAVILION I'rom Tuesday, Feb. 2."» to Sunday, March 2, at 9.15 p.m. sharp. THE LATEST PATHE GAZETTE LON CHANEY in LAUGH,
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      281 7 Raffles Hotel The following Round-The- World Cruise Steamers are Due Shortly. J. S.S. "RESOLUTE," Monday, March 3. 2. R.M.S "FRAJSCONIA" Friday, March 7. 3. S.S. BELGENLAJVD," Saturday, March 8. (CRUISE BALL AT RAFFLES HOTEL) 4. S.S. COLOMBUS," Monday, March 10. (CRUISE BALL AT RAFFLES HOTEL) All the above hold a
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      317 7 ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNIGA Eleventh Edition complete, 29 volumes, including index and three supplementary volumes '(1926). EDITION DE LUXE, INDIAN PAPER, MOROCCO BINDING, PERFECT CONDITION. Price $100 No Offers Apply 407, Straits Times ROYAL DUTCH INDIAN AIRWAYS _r SINGAPORE— BATAVIA in 7 hours. EVERY WEDNESDAY. EVERY TUESDAY. N7.00 Dep. SINGAPORE An-. 14.10
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    "SHIPMINDEDNESS."
    1026 8 SHIPMINDEDNESS." SHIPPING NOTES. British Still Feel the Call Of the Sea. There ha-, been a stvcRestion, mild, it is ti up, but nevci the'.ess a suggestion, that to the average Kritish citizen of today the rail of the Ml i* less compelling thai) it was in our fathers' time, anil
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    LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
    258 8 EXCHANGES. Singapore, Feb. 27. On London, Bank 4 m/t 2/3 15/16 Demand 2/3\ Private 3 m. credit 2/3 ft On New York, demand (6 1/lC PriTate 90 d/t *7V» On France, Bank T.T. 1432 On India, Bank T.T. l54Vi 0,, Hong Kong Bank T.T. 31
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    WEEKLY MARKET REPORT
    572 8 Tin Still Declining But Rubber Firm. Messrs. Fraser and Co., under date of Feb. 20, report as follows 1 he price of tin continues to decline and shows a loss of about i"3 on balance during the past week. The scheme for restriction of output appears now
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    SUEZ CANAL.
    329 8 Larger Traffic Last Year. With the publication of the traffic receipts uf the Suez Canal Company for December, the main results for the year 1929 are now known. The number of ships which passed through the canal last year was ti.2,1, as ■cm|K:red with 6,084 in 1928, and
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    PASSENGERS.
    253 8 The following passengers arrived at Singaorc yOsUrday: By the s.s. Bontekoe:— Mr. G. C. Woulley, Mr. and Mrs. Doe. By the s.s. Kxplorateur Grandidicr: Mr. ;ai ris. By the s.s. Pyrrhus:— Mr. N. MacLeod, Mr. (1. Fenton. Mr. K. Chalmers. By the s.s. Malaya:— Mr. A. McLcllan. Mr. (i.
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    39 8 From Australia, by Malabar, due at Singapore noon today. From Holland and Germany, by Johan Je Witt, due at Singapore tomorrow. From Europe (London mails despatched >n Ftrb. 6) by Rohna, due at Penang 6 a.m. tomorrow.
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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      MINING.
      480 8 Val. IM. Buyers Sellers £1 i'l Asam Kumbang 36/- 38/6/- 5/- Ayer Hitam Tin 18/6 14/3 £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 22/- 23/1 1 Balling Padaog 0.22 025 1 1 Batu Caves 0.96 1.00 1 1 Bukit Arang 0.90 1.00 £1 £1 Burmah Malay 12/6 23/6 i'l il Chcnderiang 1/6
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      GENERAL.
      227 8 Issue Vul. Pd. Buyers Sellers 2 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 2.75 2.90 cd. 2 2 Alex. Brick Orda. 2.75 2.90 cd. £1 11 Urit. Am. Tobacco 5.10.0 5.12.6 1 1 Central Engine 0.40 0.50 1 1 Cycle and Carriage 0.45 0.65 10s. 10s. Duff Development 6/- d/Bd. Dunlop Robber
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
      100 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 102 10S ci. Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. of 1901 red. 1930 $1,878,000 par. 6','c prem. Singapore Municipal 4V» p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,00 95 par Singapore Municipal 4H p.c. of l'JOit red. 1956 $1,000,000 95 par.
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      390 8 Prase r and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Allenby ($1) Alor Uajah ($1) A. Hitam ($1) A. Kuning ($1) A. Malay (|2) A. MuK-k (|1) A. Pana» (|1) Basset t ($1) Brojfas (|D Brunei (|6) B. Jelutong (ID B. Kutil (ID lijkit K. B. (|1) B. Kepong
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    SHARE MARKET REPORT.
    161 8 Rose Macphail Penman, Ltd. Singapore,. Feb. 27. London. Rubber 8 l-16d., unchanged. Noon price (London Standard) Spot 26*« cents. London.— Tin £173 17s. 6d., up 17s. 6d. Mining. Quiet. Sungei Ways 3.30-3.10, Kuchais 1.25-1.29. Kinta Dredge 1.36-1.39, Klang Rivers 2.20-2.30, Hong Fatts 05-70 cents, Malays Consols-. 32-34
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    228 8 The undernoted non-fiction works will be ready for issue on Saturday, at 9 a.m. Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, 1925, 5 V 01.,.. illus. Plain Tales from Flanders, (P. B. Clayton), 1929; In the Evening of My Thought, (Georges Clemenceau), 1929, 2 Vols. The Trial of Jim
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    57 8 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc., New York, send us the following cabltdated February 26, their quotations being in gold dollar cents closing bid prices Rubber Exchanges sales today 525 tons. March 15.80, April 16, May 16.30, June 16.50, July 16.80, August 17, September 17.20, October 17.40. Today's Singapore
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    EXCHANGES.
    72 8 Rugby, Feb. 26. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 12.12>4, Athens 375, Bombay Is. 5 27-32. Berlin 20.365, Brussels 34.885, Bucharest 818, Buenos Aires 42'n, Copenhagen 18.155. Geneva 25.195, Helsingfors 193 'h, Hong Kong Is. 6'» d.. Lisbon 108.25. Madrid 39.275. Milan 92.77, New York 4.86%, Oslo 18.18. Paris 124.26, Prague
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    VOLUNTEER DRILLS.
    112 8 Programme of drills up to and for weekending March 2, 1930 Thursday. Feb. 27, 5.15 p.m., Drill Hull. "C" (Scottish) Co.. 30 Yards Range No. 10 Platoon I 6.15 p.m.. Drill Hall, "D" (Eurasian) Co., Organisation Parade No. 15 Platoon 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall, "E" (Chinese) C 0.,,
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    186 8 Today. Tembilahan and Indrawn (Mahi.loli 2pm Java, South-West Sumatra, KouthEast Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas and Timor Dilly (BintaiiKi 3 p.m. lipper Burma, North-East India, Egypt, Europe, Canada and U.S.A. (Tairea) .3 p.m. Great Britain, Ireland, Europe, North America, to connect with the Air Mail Karachi-London (By Train) 4
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    42 8 By Egra AriKeri Khiva K. dcr Nederlandcn K K ra lndrapocra urn Arm. S'por* Losdoi Jan. 16 Feb. t Jan. n Feb. 11 Jan. 24 Feb. IS Jan. 2-1 Feb. IE Jan. 30 Fob. 22 Jan. 31 I-i-li. 24
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    286 8 Thursday, Kebruuiy 27. Ship, alongside the Wharves or «xa«ctc4 to arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Dredger Tembakul, Tug Belunttkas, The Cable, Juno, Tug I'riiu't, Bulan, Phy.ia, i'urpura, I.eh. Kittiwako. Oil Wharf Nil. Ctal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Pagar. Albert Dock Gascoyne. Victoria Dock Van
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      217 8 IF IT IS WORTH ADVERTISING YOU WILL FIND IT IN THE STRAITS TIMES. AUCTION SALE ot unredeemed pledges of jewellery of every Description. To be held at Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng Co's sale-room. No. 30, Chulia Street. On Saturday, Mar. 1, 19.10 at 10 a.m. On Tueaday, Mar. 4, 1930
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      257 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. i Bright Wind. Station. Temperature. Rain- Sun- Relative Direc- Speed. Weather. Max. Min. fall, shine. Humidity. tion. i F. F. ins. hours. m.p.h. Alor Star 95 74 Nil 10.5 7.1 Calm Cloudy Xota Bharu .87 89 Nil 10.3 8f> SE 5 Fine K. Trengganu
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      305 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Thursday, February 27 H. W. 9.45 a.m., 8 ft. C in., 11.8 p.m., 8 ft. 3 in. Annual meeting Huantan Rubber Syndicate, Chartered Bunk, noon. Homeward mail closes by s.s. Tairca, 3 p.m.. train. I p.m. Singapore Chinese Curls' School, annual prize Riving. -1 ..'10 p.m.
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    647 9 Speculative Counters Losing Ground. MAY TAPPING HOLIDAY DOUBTFUL. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Thursday, 11 a.m. Today's T*riceB Rubber. 26% rents. Tin, 150 ions $BH!i, per picul. Yesterday's I'ricrs Rubber. Undon 8 1 Hid. per Ib. unchanged. New York, 13*4 cts., per Ib., unchanged. Market Tone .-—Quiet.
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    THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
    141 9 The BiagUMl f'hanilior of Commerce Rubber Association held its 'I.Vith auction on leb. 20. when there was catalogued 2.2r,5,;)2» II). or 1.012.U2 tons; offered 2.056.761 Ib. or KIS.L'O tons sold 1,714,018 Ib. or 778.5S tons. Thp next nuctio.i will be held on Thurtdny. March rt. N.B. 1
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      FRESH FOOD ANNUAL MEETING.
      1963 9 Shareho* ers in Critical Mood. T ...annual general meeting of the i.vi h v Refrigerating Co., Ltd.. was h.M»«SI»y at the offlce of Messrs. Evatt fir Almeida Street, Singapore. Mr J* 1 sime chairman of the company, '"Tn A in K tne adoption of the report
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      58 9 t.S.S. equal to London Standard Spot 20% Standard K.S.S. on Tender March j; > April i!K April-June 28% July-Sept. 3d Tone of Market I tlfiril 27 27'4 M 29 aovi Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 8 l-16d. per lb. New York Spot. Sheet G. cts.
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      SEPANG VALLEY ESTATE.
      286 9 Thirty-Five Per Cent. On The Year. The annual report of the directors of Sepang Valley Estate, Ltd., state* that the profit for the year amounted to $74,386. After adding 315,073.08, the balance brought forwnrd from the previous y»ar, and deducting various amounts, the balance is $88,087.20. From
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      BRITISH RAILWAYS.
      51 9 Dividends for Last Year. The following total dividends on ordinary shires for last year are announced The Great Western Railway Co., 7 V4 per cent. The Midland Railway Co., 4 4 per cent. The Southern Railway Co. has declared a dividend of 24 per cent, on deferred ordinary
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      EMPIRE SUGAR.
      378 9 Smaller Dependence on The Foreigner. The sugar policy of the Empire has so far proved an unqualified success, said the Rt. Hon. L. S. Amery, M.P., chairman of the Sugar Federation of the British Empire, at a luncheon .at the Vintner*' Hall, on Jan. 22, in honour of
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      STERLING RUBBER SHARE PRICES
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    HOME TRADE REVIEW.
    1697 9 Speeches at the Big Bank Meetings. MR. HOWESON ON THE TIN POSITION. (By A. W. Still.) London, Jan. 2l>. The Hatry trial has ended in the only way it could, in heavy sentence* beiny; passed upon the chiefs of a gigantic conspiracy. The coldly severe manner in
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27. FRESH FOOD ACCOUNTS.
    1215 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27. FRESH FOOD ACCOUNTS. A representative of the Straits Times was present at the annual general meeting of the Fresh Food and Refrigerating Company, Limited, held in Singapore yesterday and his rpport of the proceedings appears elsewhere in this issue. Earlier in the week
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    AN EPS OF THE GREAT WAR.
    1513 10  - AN EPS OF THE GREA T WAR. Raffaele Ro-, tt j (Hy How the Vi*, us Unitis Was Svk. PART II. At last we neared the bo\ of tne |g. fated Viribus Unitis. I loo^j at my watch. It was 4.30 a.m. when hc viri bus Unitis capsized and sank,
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    237 10 Dr. M. E. Tiruchclvain, of the District Hospital, Taiping, who went to Ceylon on a short holiday to get married, hiis returne.l with his bride. Captain Jones, the wharf manager of the ricrnco wharf at Bangkok, is proceeding Home on leave next month. During his absence Mr.
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    727 10 AT LAST 1 1 We referred recently to the craze for War books which has swept over Croat Britain in recent months. Here is what Beachcomber of the Daily BxfCMI thinks of it after reading announcement* in the Daily Mail regarding the serialisation of Siberian Garrison
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    LABOUR'S "SQUEEZABILITY" AT NAVAL CONFERENCE.
    571 11 THE NAVY LEAGUE PROTEST. Mr. Churchill Criticises The Government. NO MORE REDUCTION. "We Ought to Build For Our Safety." London, Feb. 26. A meeting of the Xavy League in London has passed a resolution opposing any further reduction in British naval forces. Mr. Winston Churchill,
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    HANKOW DEBENTURES
    234 11 Mr. Henderson and The Boxer Indemnity. London, Feb. 2G. In tin 1 House of Common*, in reply to ■flections, Mr. Arthur Hradefeea), the Foreign Secretary, stated that, as far as he m aware, there \\:i no default of payment of the int i "ii the debentures on tin-
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    NO TAPPING IN MAY SCHEME.
    112 11 R.G.A.'s Appeal to British Producers. London, Feb. 2G. The Rubber Growers' Association has circularised rubber producers, recommending them to agree to the Anglo-Dutch Liaison Committee's proposal to cease tapping in May and stating that every effort should be made to secure the support of producers
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    AIR MAIL SERVICES.
    200 11 Australian Route and Tin Dutch, London, Feb. 26. In the House of Commons, Lieut.-Com-mander .1. M. Kenworthy, the Labour member for Central Hull, asked when the establishment of the England to Australia Air Mail Service mijrht be expected, ami whether arrangements had been made witr the Dutch
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    YOUNG PLAN BILLS.
    136 11 Postponement of Second Reading. Berlin, Feb. 26. The Reichstag steering committee has unexpectedly postponed the second reading of the Young Plan Bills under the middle of next week and when it is hoped that the coalition Parties will have found a solution of the present deadlock over
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    POLITICAL CRISIS IN FRANCE.
    165 11 Tardieu to Form Cabinet. WILL POINCARE AGAIN ENTER ARENA? Paris, Feb. 26. M. Tardieu, summoned to the Elysee ihis morning, told President Doumergue he considered that with four important international problems on hand (the Naval Conference, the Geneva Conference, the enforcement of the Young Plan, and
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    KAYE DON DEPARTS.
    72 11 Silver Bullet on Her Way To America. London, Feb. 2G. Mr. Kayc Don, the British racing motorist, loft Southampton aboard the Berengat\a today, en route for Daytona B?ach, Florida, where he will make an attempt on tho world* motor-car speed record with his enormous 4,000 hor^e-power car.
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    SPRING ARRIVES.
    114 11 Heat in New York Floods In Canada. New York, Feb. 26. Spring has arrived with a vengeance. The temperature in New York yesterday was 73 decrees, which is a record. Temperatures in the south are even higher. A case of heat prostration is reported from Washington. Would-be spectators
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    COTTON AND WHEAT.
    46 11 American Senate's Demand For Better Prices. Washington, Feb. 27. The Senate has passed a resolution calling upon the Secretary of Agriculture to submit recommendations regarding the price of cotton and wheat, even to the extent of the temporary closing of the exchanges. Reuter.
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    WHY NORTH CHINA HAS RISEN.
    577 11 Marshal Yen's Position. CHARGES AGAINST THE PRESIDENT. x Nanking, Feb. 18. Vigorous denunciation of the dictatorial government at Nanking under Marshal Chiang Kai-shek is contained in another cable from Marshal Yen Shi-shan, the Model Governor of Shansi, in reply to Mr. Wu Han-min, the chairman
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    REDUCING CHINESE TIN OUTPUT.
    325 11 Forty Properties Backing T.P.A. Campaign. That definite support is being given by Chinese miners to the campaign of the Tin Producers' Association for reduction of tin output is shown by a communication from the Local Advisory Council of the Association. The Council has been informed by
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    DUTCH ACTION.
    85 11 'Fairly Substantial Reduction" At Billiton. The Hague, Feb. 27. The board of the Billiton Tin Mines, in a statement, declares that although th_> Dutch East Indies tin producers have maintained a fairly stabilised rate of production during the last few years, th 3 Company was disposed, in the
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    A GRATEFUL REPUBLIC.
    62 11 Munificent Gift to President Masaryk. Prague, Feb .27. On the occasion of the 80th birthday on March 7. of President Thomas G. Masaryk, the first President of the Czechoslovak Republic, Parliament will vote him a personal gift of over £120,000. President Masaryk was the son of a
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    NEW SUGAR EXCHANGE.
    21 11 Rugby, Feb. 27. The new Sugar Exchange at Liverpool was officially opened by the Lord Mayor. British Wireless.
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    SIR CECIL CLEMENTI IN JOHORE BAHRU.
    55 11 This photograph was taken at the Istana Kesar, Johore Bahru, on Tuesday afternoon, when H.E. the Governor and Lady Clementi were welcomed by Hi! Timl.u MahkolM and hU co-Regent, the Dato Mentri Resar, nnd a number of leading Malay and European residents of Johore
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    RINGING UP THE EMPIRE.
    582 11 Overseas Wireless Phone Plans. RUGBY TO BE USED. Four Circuits to India And Dominions. London, Feb. M, In the House of Commons Mr. EL B. Lees-Smith, the Postmaster-Gcnral, announced that the Government had eeeided to conduct the overseas wireless telephony services from the Post Office stations
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    SIR ALFRED HUPP Famous Frothblower Dead.
    160 11 SIR ALFRED HUPP Famous Frothblower Dead. London, Kei>. 86. By the death of Sir Alfred Krij'i 1 wnirli is announced by Reuter today Knglaii'l loses one of its most prominent surgeon and charitable workers. A popular association with Ills name, is that of the Froth-Blowers which moverncnt he founded several
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    MILLIONAIRE'S FLIGHT.
    32 11 Jerusalem, Feb. 20. Mr Van Lear U.ack, the American newspaper magnate, who is flying to the Far Kast, has arrived at Gaza and is leaving for Baghdad on Friday. UcuU'i.
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    BOARD ANNOYED WITH ARCHITECTS.
    1899 12 STRONG WARNING. "Attitude of Defiance" Alleged. THREAT OF REMOVAL FROM APPROVED LIST. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 20. A threat to remove a well-known firm of architects from the board's approved list, should they repeat conduct alleged to be defiant to the board, was
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    MORTON-FORSTER.
    46 12 Marriage by Special Licence At Penang. (From Our Own Correspondent-) Penang, Feb. 26. The wedding took place today by special licence before the Registrar of Marriages of Mr. Denis Morton, chemical engineer, and Miss Eva Forstcr. Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Ccokc signed as witnesses.
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    FIONIA LEAVES SIAM.
    40 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Feb. 27. The Danish Crown Prince and party last night attended a State b«nqw«t-.and civic ball. After ihp ball they proceeded directly on board the Fionia, which sailed at 2 a.m. -today.
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      "BULLDOG DRUMMOND."
      221 12 To the Editcr cf the Straits Times. Sir, Having given in your issue of today's date the Singapore censor's reasons for the banning of Bulldog Drummond perhaps it would also be possible to make known to the public why certain alterations are necessary before The Broadway Melody can
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      118 12 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I saw the talkie picture, Bulldog Drummond in London recently, and are amazed that it should be banned in Singapore. The scenes objected to are momentary -and perfectly innocuous. The production is first-class, and streets ahead of the rubbish shown recently. It
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      520 12 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, One cannot help sympathising with "C.T." and M.H.K.S.." who write condemning the censor for banning the first British talkie, but do th?y really expect discrimination for British films If we are to havt a ccrsor and Beard instructed to cut out everything
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      302 12 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, The original idea of cutting or banning a film is to eliminate bad impression on and imitation by local ruffians of any criminal acts shown on such picture. While the intention of the film censors may be sincere and seemingly fatherly, it
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    A GREAT BARRISTER.
    345 12 Mr. Presgrave Honoured By Bench and Bar. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. 26. At the Supreme Court today striking references were made to the late Edward William Presjjrave, founder of the legal firm of Presgrave and Matthews. Mr. Balfour Ross said that for many year;; the
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    BLOODSHED IN TOKIO.
    62 12 Clash Between Police And Strikers. Tokio, Feb. 24. The labour dispute at the Toyo Muslin Factory in Kameido, Tokio, culminated in a serious situation when the workers, including several hundred women, collided with the police. The collision led to bloodshed. So far 34 workers have been detained
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    MURDERED IN HIS SLEEP.
    39 12 R.E. Oncer's Fate At Landikotal. New Delhi. Feb. 26. Lieutenant Hawkes, of the Royal Engineers here, was murdered while sleeping in his bungalow at Landikotal. The assassins, who are believed to be robbers, escaped. Reuter.
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    COLONIAL CONFERENCE.
    103 12 To be Held in London On June 23. London, Feb. 26. It is officially announced that the Colonial Conference will meet in London or. June 21). It will be attended by the Governor. CT by the senior official, of as many Colonies, Pi doctorates and Mandated Territories as
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    A US.CARDINAL.
    89 12 Two high dignitaries of the Roman Catholic Church in America, Cardinal Dougherty, Archbishop of Philadelphia, and his Coadjutor, Moseigneur O'Hara, have been a visit to Singapore, and left for America on Tuesday for Hong Kong. This is the first time that a Catholic ecclesiastic of the rank of
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    24 12 Notice of the forthcoming marriage between Mr. John Goring Jekyll and Miss Margaret Somervilie Relth has been pnsted at the British Consulate-General at Bangkok.
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    STEAMER ON FIRE.
    127 12 Off Australian Coast South Of Perth. Melbourne, Feb. 26. The China Mutual Steam Navigation Company's steamer, Ningchow, laden with wool and general cargo, but carrying no passengers, bound for England, was afire in the vicinity of Cape Naturaliste, Western Australia. A tug from Fremantle equipped with fire-fighting
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    RUSSIAN CONCESSIONS.
    89 12 Soviet Government's New Policy. Moscow, Feb. 26. In pursuance of its policy of increasing rigour in dealing with foreign concessions, the Soviet Government is at present negotiating with the head of a Japanese Oil Coy at Sakhalin, Admiral Nakasato. for larger capital investment, failing which the Soviet Government
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    IN DARKEST AFRICA.
    134 12 Kenya-Uganda Railway Extension. Rugby, Feb. 27. Answering/ a question with regard to Colonial Development Schemes Dr. Shields said a preliminary application for assistance from the Colonial Development Fund had bten made by the High Commissioner for Transport for Kenya and Uganda, in connection with the proposal to
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    NEWS FROM CHINA.
    82 12 Marshal 'Feng to Command Kuominchun. A Sin Kuo Mm cable states that Marshal Yen Shi-shan's anti-Government announcement dated Feb. 23, reached Shanghai today (Wednesday). Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang did not sign it. Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang is reported to be proceeding to Chengchow shortly to direct the Kuominchun forces.
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    MARCH ON AMERICAN CITY HALL.
    49 12 Police Powerless Against Communists. Los Angeles. Feb. 'J7. Several tlu.usard men and woaicn, alleged Communists, bejran march on the City Hall at six o'clock in the evening. Two hundred policemen armed with tear and smoke bombs were unable to keep back the demonstrators. Reuter.
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    SOVIET DEMONSTRATION
    97 12 Warlike Display on Border Near Manchuli. A Sin Kuo Mm ■MBMge from Shanghai (dated Feb. 26) states thai 10,000 Soviet soldiers at Chita advanced on the border town of Manchuli on Tuesday practising bombardment for over one hour." Cavalry were stationed at Bavlia and Soviet aeroplanes lowered over
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    WANTED IN SINGAPORE
    94 12 Chinese Arrested At Ipoh. (From Our Owi Correspondent.) Ipoh, Feb. 27. Cheah Tat Lok, a canvasser employed by tr.? Oil Palms, Ltd., has been arrested here on a Singapore warrant am! produced at the local Court, the charge being cheating the Oriental Hotel by tendering two cheques,
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    AFTER AN OPERATION.
    118 12 Cardinal Merry Del Val Dead. Rome, Feb. 26. The death is announced of Cardinal Merry Del Val after an operation. Reuter. The late Cardinal Raphael Merry Del Val has had a distinguished career. Born in 1865 he was educated at Slouch and Ushaw College, Durham, later graduating
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    19 12 \V. Hammer and Co. nctify that on Monday next, Hari Raya I'uasa, no water will be supplied to shipping.
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    Phil Scott's Bid for World Title-Tonight's Big Fight at Miami.
    245 13 SCOTT vs. SHARKEY TONIGHT. World Championship Bout At Miami. Miami, Feb. 26. Under the waving palms, before the most opuhnt crowd in America, Phil Scott, the British heavyweight champion, enters the ring at ten o'clock tomorrow evening (about 9.30 a.m.
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    304 13 Handicaps for Opening Day's Events. The following are the handicaps for the opening day of tlic Selangor Turf Club meeting on* Saturday PoaiM, CUM 11. S.-conil Division Hive fur leaga). ('mil Gam U. Snow Laduit- It. Rosette 8.11. Lady Kemingttn Ml, Ch« Bit) x.H, ('..lake >>.<",, My Poscy
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    HELEN SAYS "NO."
    99 13 Champion Against Changing Traditions of Tennis. New York, Jan. 11. Miss Helen Wills (Mrs. Moody) votes an emphatic no on the proposal that tennis players should be limited to one soive instead of two. The champion, in response to an inquiry addressed to leading players in the
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    COMMERCIAL CUP.
    274 13 A.P.C. Show Good Form Against Telephone Co. A. P.C. 4, Telephone Co. 1. The Telephone Company offered poor oppesition to the Asiatic Petroleum Co. at thi Stadium, Anson Road, yesterday afternoon, in the Inter-Commercial Cup competition, and lost by 4—l.4 1. The A. P.C. team were superior in
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    TROUBLE OVER PRIZES.
    194 13 Proposal to Reduce Values Defeated. Northern athletes do hot intend to submit quietly to the attempt to reduce the value of first prizes at open sports from seven guineas to five guineas. This was made very evident at the annual general meeting of the Northern Counties A.A.,
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    F.A. COUNCIL.
    149 13 Donations to Benevolent Funds. Mr. W. Pickford presided over a meetins of the Football Association Council held in London at which Messrs. J. McKenna, H. Walker, C. E. Sutcliffe, H. G. Hines, H. A. Porter, T. A. Kirkup, and E. Case were elected as the subcommittee to consider
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    S.C.C. FORWARDS IN FORM.
    668 13 Indo-Ceylonese Trounced By Eight Goals. S.CjC. 8, I.C.F.A. 1. Unless the Indo-Ceylonese show a miraculous change for the better in their first eleven it is fairly certain they will not gain admission to the premier section of the S.A.F.A. League this season. Such was the conclusion
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    SINGAPORE BOXING.
    40 13 The annual melting of the Singapore Amateur Boxing Association will be held at the Victoria Memorial Hall tomorrow at 5.30 p.m. Non-members as well as members are welcomed, as it is hoped to receive suggestions for next season.
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    128 13 Thursday, Feb. 27 Football: S.C.C. 2nd XI vs. Combined Colleges, Padang S.C.F.A. League Match, S.C.F.A. ground. Friday, Feb. 28 S.A.F.A. annual meeting. Stadium, 5 p.m. Annual meeting of Singapore Amateur Boxinir Association, Victoria Memorial Hall, 5.30 p.m. Saturday, March 1 Entries close for S.C.C. Spring tennis tournament. S.C.F.A.
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    TOTALISATOR PLANS FOR ASCOT.
    565 13 Largest Installation In England. Now that a standard all-electric totalisator has been devised which is claimed to be at least equal to any type at present operated, it is expected that the majority of racecourses will have the machine working some time during this year. Royal
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    'VARSITY HOCKEY.
    169 13 Last-Minute Goal Saves Cambridge. London, Feb. 15. In the inter-Varsity Hockey match played at Beckenham today, Oxford and Cambridge drew 2—2.2 2. There was a dramatic finish to the game, when Cambridge scored their equalising goal 30 seconds from time and robbed Oxford of what had seemed a
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    JOCKEY KICKS HORSE.
    115 13 Morris Heavily Fined By Bombay Stewards. Bombay, Feb. 4. E. J. Morris, the well-known jockey, has been severely reprimanded and fined Rs. 500 by the Bombay Stewards following an incident at the races on Saturday. Morris rode Mr. Noble's Chestnut Arab, Shamsuzaman, in the Tom Le Mesurier
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    EVELYN COLYER.
    44 13 London, Feb. 11. The tennis star, Miss Evelyn Colyer, is to be married next week to a Scottish tea planter from Assam, Mr. Hamish Munro, whom she met recently at winter sports in Switzerland. Both will proceed to India probably in March.
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    'VARSITY BOXING.
    39 13 Indian to Captain Oxford. London, Feb. 16. DonaW Obeyesekere, junior welterweight, who is from the Colombo Royal College, will captain the Oxford boxing team against Cambridge in the inter- Varsity boxing match on Mar. 6, at Cambridge.
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    M.C.C.'s MISFORTUNE.
    109 13 Capt. Stanyforth Compelled To Return to England. Georgetown, (British Guiana), Feb. 15. The M.C.C. commenced another match against British Guiana on Saturday. British Guiana, truing in first, had made £12 for 7 at the close. Capt. Stanyforth injured his finger, necessitating his immediate departure to England. British Guiana
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    SHEFFIELD SHIELD.
    112 13 Won by Victoria for Twelfth Time. Adelaide, Feb. 17. Victoria won the Sheffield Shield for the twelfth time since its inception in 1892, beating South Australia by 223 runs. Victoria scored 118 in the first innings and 438 in the second innings, in which J. EHis made 68,
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    45 13 Home Teams Take Full Points. London, Feb. 26. The following were the result* of English League matches played yesterday First Division.' Manchester City 5 Portsmouth 2 Second Division. Bradford City 3 Bristol City 1 Third Division (Southern). Bournemouth 3 Northampton T. 1 Reuter.
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    AMATEUR S.C.
    170 13 Oldest Club to Encourage Young Swimmers. Several important changes affecting the policy of the clvb the oldest :n: n London were decided upon at the 62nd annual general meeting of the Amateur S. C. The club's headquarters are being changed from Fitzroy Baths to the Prince of Wales'
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    A MASTER OF THE IVORIES.
    632 13 Stevenson's Exhibition At The S.C.C. H. W. Stevenson, probably one of the most colourful caeietl im seen in the East, gave an interesting exhibition of how billiards should be played before a large attendance at the Singapore Cricket Club last night. Although the ex-cham-pion has
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    SUPPORTERS REVOLT.
    62 13 Boycott of Scottish Team's Matches. London, Feb. T(. Supporters of Greenock Morton, who arc dissatisfied with the management of the team, have inaugurated a boycott movement. The attendance at the match on Saturday was reduced by half. The disgruntleds" held meetings at the Kmpirp Theatre and the Labour
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    MR. HOWESON ON TIN RESTRICTION.
    1724 15 A LONDON SURVEY. 10,000 Tons Cut in World Production. WHAT IS "THE GROUP" DOING That the curtailment of tin production in force a month ago represented from y.OOO to 10,000 tens was the estimate put forward by Mr. John Howeson, a leading IpN in tin
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    UNEDUCATED SCIENTISTS
    89 15 Unable to Express Themselves Properly in English. The lack of .general education amone science students was criticised by Mr. H. T. Tizard, Rector of the Imperial Collece of Science, London, when he welcomed the members of the Science Masters' Association at their 30th annual conference. He maintained that
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    1233 17 Mr. John Scott's Tribute. "A PROVEN INDIAN GENTLEMAN." A glowing tribute ti> the sterling qualities of chief Inapeeter M<hta Prithvi i'hand, of thi Criminal Intelligence Department, waa paid by the Hon. Colonial Becrotary ye itorday afternoon, when the Simlhi Indian M. \chants gave a tea-party in honour
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    339 17 Strange Story of Sergeiev Monastery. Over 1.000 churches were closed throughout the Soviet Union during the recent Christmas drive against religion, according to an estimate by an official of the Society of the Godless. The size of this Godless success may be judged from the fact that
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    159 17 Local Jewellers Victimised By Clerk. When Kwee Liang Cheng, a Straits-born Chinese clerk employed at M. Sternberg Co., Ltd., pleaded guilty to theft of a cheque and two charges of forgery in the Criminal District Court yesterday, Chief Court Inspector Meredith explained that the accused first stole the
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    128 17 Revolutionary Propaganda Training. London, Feb. 12. Replying ta a question asked by Commander C. Bellairs, Unionist member for Maidstone, in the House of Commons tods/, regarding the references in Russian organs to the training of Indians in revolutionary propaganda, Mr. Arthur Henderson, the Foreign Secretary, asked for
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    42 17 The Manila Times, the oldest American paper in the Orient and the first paper to be printed in English in tne Philippines, will cease publication after March 15. The Times was burned out last year anil has been since running under difficulties.
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    603 17 S.S. Association Discusses Development. (From Our Own Correspondent-) Penang, Feb. 26. The annual meeting of the Straits Settlements Association, Penang branch, was held this' afternoon, Mr. C. R. Samuel presiding. The chaiiman, after briefly referring to the accounts, gave a short resume of the more important
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    542 17 Evangelical Activities In Singapore. Presiding at the annual meeting of th St. Andrew's Church Mission yesterdu.. aftrnioon, the Bishop of Singapore suggested that the time had perhaps eoiM when the Mission would have to stand on it? own feet, not without the sympathy or interest of the
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    81 17 2,000 in the North River Districts. Owing to the withdrawal of the garrison troops to participate in the military campaign :n Kwangsi, the activities of the bandits in the North River districts have been revived. It is estimated that their total number is nearly two thouThiere are at
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    266 17 Brothers-in-Law in Court Dispute. Two brothers-in-law were parties in a' :.uit that came before the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) this morning, the' matter in dispute b'ing commission on the Lale of a rubber estate. Vincent Pathinaike. claimed from Walter Abcycgoonasekra the hull' of $26,161, commissior. en the
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    255 17 British Officer Fined Forty Rupees. Bombay, Feb. 12. Lieut.-Col. F. V. Pogson, of the Indian Army Service Corp3, was lined Rs. 40 today on a charge of assaulting a public servant in the discharge of his duties. The prosecution alleged that Mrs. Pogson went to the Post
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    111 17 Drastic Action by Police In Jugoslavia. Works of G. B. Shaw, Jack London, Upton Sinclair, Darwin. Haeckel. Emilc Zola. Barbusse, Renan. and many other famous authors have been banned from the public libraries at Laibach and" Marburg in Jugoslavia. Everything dealing with Socialism has been withdrawn, and
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    PRELATES FILMED.
    164 17 Sound Picture of a Church Ceremony. Scund-film producers invaded the precincts of Additcombe (St. Mary's;) Parish Church, Surrey, recently and took the Archbishop of Canterbury (Dr. Lang), Bishop Kyre Chatterton, and the procession which passed round the forecourt preliminary to dedication of the new tower and be'A. The
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    60 17 Mr. Peter Jackson, of the F.M.S. Kailways. Kuala Lumpur, early on Sunday morning: killed a bull elephant in the Sungci Buloh Forest Reserve with his first shot at 20 yards' range. The beast Was one of a small herd which Mr. Jackson has been hunting for several \veekn past. There
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    MUNICIPAL MEETING.
    98 17 Bylaws for Pyoenger lifts Proposed. The monthly meeting of. the Singapore Municipal Commissioneri will ba held tomorrow. The agenda includes Ike folloving Proposed addition! to the theatre bylaws for regulating, operating, rewinding and battery-chartfimr enclosures in connection v.ith theatres used f"r cinematograph purposes. Proposed amendment to hawkers bylaw
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    MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
    90 17 Vacation Leave for Cold Climates Only. No. 7 committee cf the Singapore Municipal Commissioners took tl following action ut a meeting held on Feb. 21 Recommended that Rjle •"> of liic I.m ■<• Regulations for Senior Officers be anuiidcd to read "All vacation leave shall lie .spent in
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    25 17 Three thousand students of ths Manila North High School are out on strike because an Americnn woman teacher railed the members of her clnss "im
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      173 20 THE OCEAN I ACCIDENT AND GUARANTEE CORPORATION, LTD. 1 (Incorporated in Great Britain) Head Office for Malaya SINGAPORE. m Ai\ciei\t i OWParf Real Antique Rare Old Scotch Whisky k,.., „...,,......,,?z«& Sole Importers BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. GIVES \OU Sl§g| STRENGTH J^g -^^f^^////i'i/il 'I building. It creates ''///f the feeling of wellbeing
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