The Straits Times, 5 March 1930
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Title Section38 1930-03-05 1 The Straits Times tMTABLISHED NIARLT A CENTURT] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5. 1930 PRICE 10 CENT The Straits Times M PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 5, 1930 PRICE 10 CENTS38 words
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Page 1 Advertisements
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Advertisement157 1930-03-05 1 Ny Carlsberg la bnttlea and on draofht. Solt Inportrra EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. doe. In Dantnark) BINGAPORR. GILBEY'S DRY GIN i f in V FROSTED BOTTLES. I i J Gilbey's Dry Gin is World famous for its TTIED IN LONBg unfailing quality. This distinction has only /^^^^v x been won157 words
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Advertisement15 1930-03-05 1 Prime Portland M 0 X" j CEMENT EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. (Inc. in Denmark) SIXGAPOHK.15 words
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Advertisement543 1930-03-05 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated In England) HAIL AND PASSENGER AMD CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAS AND ORDJNTAL SJJ. CO. CHDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOB CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore. MALWA IUOO Mar. 7 .NAGPORE &.300 Mar.543 words
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Advertisement591 1930-03-05 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam. Vessels Tonnage Dae SaU HARUNA MARU 10,600 Mar. IS 14 t KAMO MARU 8,000 Mar. 27 28 KATORI MARU 10,000 ApL 19 11 ATSUTA MARU 8,000 Apl. 24 SS KASHIMA MARU 10,000 Hay 8 9 HAKONE MARU591 words
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Advertisement473 1930-03-05 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated In Englaad). FOB BRISBANE, BYDNET AND MKU MUUMNaj VIA JAVA, UAJtWUI AMI* THURSDAY ISLAND. Esgnlar monthly sailings hy tka wellknown steamer MARELLA (786S tons) and the new motor vessel, MALABAB (4612 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia,473 words
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Advertisement651 1930-03-05 2 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAVIA) (laeorporatad in Hollaadi) Under contract wits NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telophona No. 8840, with sub-connections to Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Depts. and Manager's Desk. Re rcsentative for Singapore and Straits Settlements of the Official Tourists Bureau of Java. CREMER— March C, Belawan-Deli651 words
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Advertisement582 1930-03-05 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO. LIMITED. IMB CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in Englaad) REGULAR SERVICES TO MARSEILLES, LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMENGENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW—BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. (Route582 words
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Advertisement462 1930-03-05 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO LTD. (Imaorporated la S'ibi) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE Fer Kretay, Trengganu, Kelantan, Bangnara, Telupin, Patanl, Siagora, Lacon, Sichon, Bandon. Kohsamui, Langsuan, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure MAUNI In port Mar. 6 SUDDHADIB Mar. 10 Mar. 12 PRACHATH'OK Mar. 17 Mar. l'J The steamers are fitted throughout462 words
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Page 3 Advertisements
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Advertisement469 1930-03-05 3 DUTCH MILS N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij Ncderland and N.V. Rotterdamsche Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO OMsM Amsterdam Southampton Mar.rilk- Rotterdam Tonnage m.s. Chr lluyitens K..«00 S.M.N. Mar. 1 ■•< P.-itria 10,'jm) R.L. Mar. 14 M, Joh. Da Witt 10,3 V) S.M.N. Mar. 21 ..i. Slnmat 11, VM) R.L. Mar.469 words
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Advertisement1549 1930-03-05 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. 9OLLAM rnLAIMaUr UNB utWAMBUCAN MAIL UHE OT> fcjftV" 1 fill ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE From SINGAPORE and PENANC via COLOMBO. SUEZ. PORT SAID. ALLXANDRIA. NAPLES. «BNOA aod MARSEILLES to NEW YORK and BOSTON. Arrive Leave Lea»e Spore Spore Penang PUB. JOILNSON In port Mar. 6 Mar. 8 IRES. FII.I.MORE Mar.1,549 words
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Advertisement418 1930-03-05 3 LLOYD ROYAL BELGE SOCIETE ANONYME (Incorporated in Belgium) Monthly Service of Steamers from Singapore to Vancouver, Settle, Portland and San Francisco, via Hun? Koiik and Shanghai. Steamer Dur S'porr. s.s. CAUCASIEU Mar. 26 s.s. CARLIER Apl. 28 s.s. KAMBOVIO May SI s.s. BOLIVIER June 28 B.s. PATAGONIER Aug. 1 For418 words
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Advertisement251 1930-03-05 3 BEAUTIFY your Horn* I—nidi1 nidi Ornamental GARDEN FURNITURE Showroom— -10, HIGH STREFT. I ME Elkayes («>ncrete Works. htt Kcciverl Just Kecoived A HAND-BOOK FOR MOTOtt-OWNERS. THE MOTOR MAMAI. All ahi.ot motors in blmple lan^oac 2Wi I Edition *U« THK BLBCTBJCAL HAKVAL I f tth diltion) im IHK OW.VER-DUrVEira DANDOOOK: How251 words
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DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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Obituary70 1930-03-05 4 IAY At her residence, No. 611-3. East Coast Bead, on Monday, March 3, 193U, at 3.30 p in. Madam Tay Ham Siow, widow of the late Mr. Lin: How Eng. She leaves behina her four sons, Messrs. Lim Yew Tay, Tay Tian Yew, Lim Yew Lin, Lim Yew Ghee70 words
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Page 4 Advertisements
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Advertisement746 1930-03-05 4 SMALL ADVERTISEMENT FORM. To The Advertising Manager, Straits Times, Cecil Street Please insert the following small advertisement for days 1 1 There are approximately seven words to a line and there is a list rate charge of 25 f»n\B per line per insertion with A minimum of one dollar per746 words
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Advertisement693 1930-03-05 4 i MOTOR VEHICLES FIAT 509, latest model, condition a., new. $r>oo and eight monthly instalments of $63. IScstock, Robinson and Co., Singapore. MORRIS-COWLKY 1926. Done 27,000 miles, owner driven. Hood, wings, paint, battery, tyres, in good condition. Engine recently overhauled and running well. Price r >o. It, Straits Times. FOR693 words
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Advertisement957 1930-03-05 4 HOUSES, FLATS, ETC. TO LKT, 90, Meyer Road. Immediate entry. Apply Meyer Brothers. TO MR, 35T-A, East Coast Road. Apply 4, North Bridge Road. TO LET, 79, Meyer Road. Entry April 1, 1930. Apply, Meyer Brothers. TO LET, 302, Orchard Road, compound house. Apply 189, Cecil Street. TO I.XT, I.957 words
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Advertisement796 1930-03-05 4 OFFICES AND GODOWNS OFFICE ACCOMMODATION, Srd floor new building Robinson Road. Passenger lift, modern sanitation, total area 3,600 sq. ft. Apply United Engineers, Limited. EXCELLENT godown accommodation on offer in town with river frontage and access at all tides. Total area ground and first floor about 20,000 square feet. Apply796 words
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Advertisement690 1930-03-05 4 FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS NEW TIME TABLE will be introduced on March 10, 1930. A revised time table will be brought into operation on March 10, 1930. The train services have been re-organised and additional trains will be run over various sections of the Railways. The most important changes are690 words
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Advertisement860 1930-03-05 4 AUCTION SALE of valuable freehold and leasehold Singapore properties. At Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng ft Co's saleroom, No. 30. Chulia Strcrt, on Wednesday, March \2, 1930 at 2.30 p.m. Lots 1 to 3. Valunble freehold land situate at Parkatoaa Jl»id. Btnjapere, areas 7,358 sq. it., 4,8*12 so. A.. ;:nd r..ti'J'.l860 words
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Advertisement412 1930-03-05 5 A Unique Opportunity To Visitors to Malaya. For $1,000. Shooting a Tiger in His Natural Haunts Have His Skin and a CineKodak Film as a Souvenir. If desired can be shot from a platform. Apply 441. STRAITS TIMES. GUEST ESTABLISHMENT The Mansion OXLEY RISE. Phone 6681. VACANCIES. Very popular. Just412 words
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Advertisement177 1930-03-05 5 C 9*C 9* V^\ Cutaneous eruptions, small wounds and ulcers. No better remedy to give immediate relief and rapid cure than PUROL Tios 30 and 55 cts. Tubes 75 ew. j^SSjS^^N. Obtainable everywhere "SPEEDEX" A better Camera $18 black or brown. DIETHELM CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Switzerland) SINGAPORE PEN ANG177 words
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Advertisement268 1930-03-05 5 TflE LUXURY SOAP YOUVE LONGED FOR at an everyday cost Perfumed as once you thought only the most expensive soaps were perfumed a subtle blending of the fragrance of flowers you love it astonishes you that Lux Toilet Soap can be sold at such an everyday price. Its soft lather,268 words
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Advertisement155 1930-03-05 5 THE UNION HAIRDRESSING SALOON. X J|B-. jfl We, Matsuda, brother and sister, beg to announce that we have opened a hairdressing saloon with modern equipments. Complete satisfaction guaranteed. THE UNION HAIRDRESSING SALOON. No. 23, Orchard Road (in front of Light Studio). ENTHUSIASM. Have you ever heard a dyspeptic give three155 words
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Advertisement131 1930-03-05 5 THE NATIONAL GAS ENGINE COMPANY COLD STARTING HEAVY OIL ENGINES Vertical and Horizontal up to 600 H. P. Sole Agents for Malaya If* E N T R A I I V(# It-NCINE WORKS L r ?l La I SINGAPORE IPOH KUALA LUMPUR. WHEN PICTURES ARE POSSIBLE "KODAK" FILM GETS THEM131 words
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Article2269 1930-03-05 6 County Cricket in Low Water Appeal to Members. BOAT RACE SENSATION. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 6. Acceptances for the Lincolnshire Handicap were published !a^t night. The race is BOW radocad from an original entry of 76 to §4. It is noteworthy that that seven French-bred2,269 words
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Article151 1930-03-05 6 Forecast by Centenarian Club President. "It is quite possible that within a measurable time people will live well into their second century. I believe that the ultimate result of experiments now being made into rejuvenation will mean that the problem of death will be entirely overcome." This151 words
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Article1243 1930-03-05 6 WHAT TOURISTS MISS ON THE ISLAND. Wooing the Goddess Of Good Luck. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. 28. Before this letter appears in print both Penang and Singapore will have suffered their first invasion of the world tourists Whose presence we are so glad to welcome. Unfortunately,1,243 words
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Article235 1930-03-05 6 Luck of an Absent-Minded Merchant. A man named Lim Nguan, a merchant of Minburi, who was going to Bangkok to collect some monies due him, stopped at a rhop kept by Nai Choey, at Bang Kapi, for some refreshment. On arrival at the Sapatoom lock he235 words
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Article116 1930-03-05 6 Programme of drills up to and for weekending Mar. 9 Wednesday, Mar. 6, 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall, "D" (Eurasian) Co., Company Parade 5.15 p.m., Drill Had!, "E" (Chinese) Co., Weapon Training. Thursday, Mar. 6, 6.15 p.m.. Drill Hall, S.R.E. (V), Drill Parade 5.15 p.m., Municipal Offices, S.V.F.A., Lecture—116 words
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783 1930-03-05 6 JAVA LETTER. EX-SERVICEMEN IN WEST JAVA. The Box's Place In Social Life. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Mar. 1. The annual general meeting of the ExService Association, West Java, was held at the Box last week. Mr. G. Lambe, president of the Association, occupied the chair and gave a brief783 words
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Article170 1930-03-05 6 Attempt to Abduct Russian Girl. That Shanghai is living up to its reputation for lawlessness may be evidenced by the recent attempt to carry out an abduction of a Russian girl in broad daylight. Miss Minkoff was walking down Route des Soeurs between Avenue Foch and Rue170 words
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Advertisement59 1930-03-05 6 From March Ist. RENE ULLMANN JEWELLER AND WATCHMAKER, SINGAPORE begs to announce his REMOVAL from High Street to 8-Q-10, Capitol Building, Stamford Road. WELCOME TO EVERYBODY. SUN MAipRA[jINS tHave you had your Iron to-day? IF NOT EAT SUN-MAID D A fCfKJC I\ r\ I »J 1 1 1 J SEEDLESS59 words
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Advertisement466 1930-03-05 7 I ALHAMBRA OPENING DATE: FRIDAY, MARCH 7 Two Performances Nightly at 6.15 p.m. and 9.15 p.m. SEE, HEAR AND ENJOY METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER'S GREAT MUSICAL COMEDY TUE HOLLYWOOD REVUE 25 World Famous Stars and a Chorus of 200 All TALKING -SINGING -DANCING Special Extra Performances on SATURDAY. MARCH 8 and SUNDAY, MARCH466 words
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Advertisement224 1930-03-05 7 Raffles Hotel The following Round-The-World Cruise Steamers are Due Shortly. R.M.S "FRANCOISIA" Friday, March 7. S.S. BELGENLAND," Saturday, March 8. (CRUISE BALL AT RAFFLES HOTEL) S.S. "COLOMBVS," Monday, March 10. (CRUISE BALL AT RAFFLES HOTEL) All the above hold a Cruise Tiffin at RAFFLES HOTEL, Sea View Hotel All Rooms224 words
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Advertisement257 1930-03-05 7 I WILLIAM WILBERFORCE KNOCKED THE ''L" OUT OF SLAVING i BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT— YOU CAN DO IT BY INSTALLING A GAS COOKER A MUCH SIMPLER PROCEDURE AND AFTER ALL SAVING IS IMPORTANT THESE DAYS. GAS for homes of to-day, NEW WORLD THE NEW WORLD /l k n i nrT257 words
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852 1930-03-05 8 SHIPPING NOTES. HISTORY OF THE P. O. COMPANY. Progressive Policy In Australia. Mr. W. A. Uackay, senior resident partner of Mac-1 nalil. Hamilton, and Co. (agenta for the P. and 0. Company), who is at present paying brief business visit to Brisbane! raw •ome additional interistinjr particulars regarding the announcement852 words
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Article38 1930-03-05 8 From Holland, By SU\iiat, due at Singapore tomorrow morning. I mm Indo-China, l>y Andre I.ebon, due ;.t Singapore 7 a.m. tononmr. Europe (London mails despatched on I'd). by liahra, due at Ponang G a.m. to Borrow.38 words
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Article37 1930-03-05 8 Bt K. >lcr N.-.l.-rlan.li-n I Indrmi ra Sphinx left Arrd. 8'por* Loadoa Jin. 24 Feb. IS Jan. ao F«b. T> "in. ::i KhH. 24 I M;.r. I Krl.. M:ir. 1 l'«b. 7 Alar. \i37 words
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LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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SHARE MARKET REPORTS.
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Article77 1930-03-05 8 Singapore, Mar. 5. Rubber. Weak. New Scudais LWtt>lJStti lUlaka i'indas 1.6114-I.6GVi, L'lu Benuts 40' j12*4, United Malaccas 1.40-1.45, Bukit Jclotunys 52-59 cents. SandycroftH 1.05-1.15. Tin.-Weak. Kuchais 124-1.27, Kintas 1.301.34, Malay Consols. SU-31'/4 cents, Penawats 6-1-08 cents, Lukuts 1-1.10, Sunpei Way* 3.353.40, Renong Consols 195.-205., Puchongs 20s.77 words
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Article142 1930-03-05 8 Rose Macphail Penman, Ltd. Singapore, Mar. 5. Rubbei. London 7"<id., 'fed. down. Tin.—London 1169, £1 ss. down. Mining. Quiet. Sungei Ways 3.30-3.40, Kuchais 1.25-1.27, Kinta Dredge 1.35-1.36, (Clang Rivers 2.25-2.35, Hong Fatts (J3-T0 cents, Malaya Consols. 30-32 cents, Johans XIiS cents, Talams 1.10-1.20, Sungei Luas 41-47 rents premium, Ulu Klangs142 words
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Article224 1930-03-05 8 Bankers and Postal Officials Confer. The numerous mail-bag roberies which hove occurred during the past twelve months have been the subject of serious consideration for some weeks past. Representatives of banks have been in close association with officials of the London General Post Office, and a number224 words
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Article59 1930-03-05 8 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc., \tw York, send us the following cable iat.d Mar. 4, their quotations being in :old dollar cents closing bid prices Rubber Exchanges sales today 1,123 tons. March 15.20, April 15.30, May 15.50, June 15.70, July 16, August 16.20, September 16.40, October IG.CO, November59 words
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Article72 1930-03-05 8 Rugby, Mar. 4. I'oreign exchanges are Amsterdam 12.12^, Athens 375, Bombay Is. 5 27-32 d., Berlin 2<U6o, Brussels 34.89, Bucharest 818, Buenos Aires 42^, Copenhagen 18.165, Geneva 25.165, Helsingfors 18SU, Hong Kong Is. 54d., Lisbon 108.2:.. Madrid 41.45, Milan U2.78, New York 4.86 1-32, Oslo 18.17, Paris 124.24, PragueBritish Wireless - 72 words
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Article261 1930-03-05 8 EXCHANGES. Singapore, March .">. On London, Bank 4 m/s 2/3 15/16 Demand 2/3% Private 3 m. credit 2/3 T. On New York, demand 66% Private 90 ds 67)4 On France, Bank T.T. 1432 On India, Bank T.T. 164% v ir ntnt t t 001/ jOn Honjr Kong. Bank, T.T. 33)4261 words
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STOCKS AND SHARES.
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Article482 1930-03-05 8 Isiuc Val. I'd. Buyers Sellers 5/- 5/- Pahang Consols. 9/6 10/0 5/- 6/- Pangnga River 5. 3 6/.15 .15 P. Plandok 0.04 0.08 1 1 Penawut Mi 0.70 6/- 5/- PengkaJen Ordi. 18/- 19/1 1 Petaling 5.45 5.55 xd. cr. £1 £1 Huchong 21/- H 11 1 Pungah It/I482 words
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Article235 1930-03-05 8 Val. Pd. Buyers Seller! 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 2.12 Vi 2.20 2 2 Alex. Brick Ordi. 2.75 2.SK) cd. £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 6.10.0 6.12.6 1 1 Central Engine 0.40 0.50 1 1 Cycle and Carriage 0.45 0.55 10s. 10s. Duff Development 5, 7 B Bd. Dunlop235 words
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Article100 1930-03-05 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 102 105 ci. Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. of 1901 red. 1930 $1,878,000 par. 67c prem. Singapore Municipal 4Vs p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,00 96 par Singapore Municipal 4Vi p.c. of 1909 red. 1956 $1,000,000 95 par.100 words
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Article382 1930-03-05 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Today's Pricci Fraier Lyall k Co. Evatt Allenby (|l) Aior l.ajah (fl; A. Hitam ($1; A. Kuning ($1) A. Malay (f2) A. Molek (?1) A. Punas (*1) ImMI ($1) Brogas <*U Brunei ($5) B. Jelutong (fl) 3. Katii i>lj Bukit382 words
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Article186 1930-03-05 8 Today. North and East India (Namsang) 3 p.m. Panka Island, Pladjoe and Palembang (Thrderis) Z p.m. Pladjoe and Palembang (Van der Lyn) 4 p.m. Pontianak (Raub) 4 p.m. Philippine Islands (Trier) 1 p.m. Kanka Island KNcpt Muntnk) 1 I.uudon 1 4 p.m. (Uylon and United States of186 words
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Article215 1930-03-05 8 Wednesday. March 5 H. W. 12.35 a.m.. 8 ft. 8 in., t.10 p.m.. 9 fl. Air mail leaves for Katavia. Laying of foundation stone of new Straits Chinese Church at IN, I'nnsep Street, 5 p.m. Thursday, March 6 H. W. 1.23 a.m., 8 ft. C in.,215 words
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Article96 1930-03-05 8 The following MaaragßSS arrived by the s.s. Kedah yesterday Mr. and Mrs. English and two infant... Mr. mil Mrs. J. B. Nicola, Mr nnd Mrs. W. M. Campbell. Mr. t-.nd Mis. Wilkinson. Colom-I, T. B. Mackic, Mr. C. E. O. Wood, Mr. T. H. rempertey. Mr. K. S. Bost.96 words
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Article128 1930-03-05 8 The following passengers for Singapore arrived by the s.s. President Johnson from Manila on Monday Mrs. Cecilia S. Bell, Mr. and Mrs. Bert M. Brack, Mr. Beit, M. Brush. Jr.. Miss Leota M. Brush. Mr. Norman Clcaveland, Mrs. Greta C Cook, Miss Virginia V. B. Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Roy128 words
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Article251 1930-03-05 8 Wednesday, March 5. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. Entrance KETPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Tug Prince, Physa, M. Lighter Rusa, Brentv, I'u'.rol. Oil Wharf Adamastor. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCK!. Tanlong Pagar. Albert Dock Nil. Victoria Dock M. Krian, s.s. Makasser. Keppel Harboar.251 words
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Advertisement111 1930-03-05 8 INTER-SERVICES BOXING ROYAL NAVY vs. ARMY Team Contest for Lowther Grant Cup. IN AID OF THE UNION JACK CLUB At the MOONLIGHT HALL. NEW WORLD on Friday, March 7, at 9 p.m. Prices $4, $3, $2, $1 and 80 cents. Services in Uniform at Half Price. FOR EVERYTHING IN School111 words
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Advertisement482 1930-03-05 8 ALHAMBRA OPENING DATE FRIDAY, MARCH 7 Two Performance* Nightly at 6.15 p.m. and 9.15 p.m. SEE, HEAR AM) ENJOY METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER S GREAT MUSICAL COMEDY THE HOLLYWOOD REVUE 25 World Famous Stars and A Chorus of 200 ALL TALKING, SINGING, DANCING. Special Extra Performances on BATIIKDAY, MARCH 8 and SUNDAY, MAKCII482 words
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Page 8 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous260 1930-03-05 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. i Bright Wind. Station. Temperature. Rain- Sun- Relative Direc- Speed. Weather. Max. Mm. fall, shine. Humidity, tion. F. F. int. houn. m.p.h. Alor Star .94 73 Nil 7.5 75 NE 10 Fine Kota Bharu .88 71 Nil 10.9 75 SSE 2 Fine K. Trengganu260 words
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Article427 1930-03-05 9 AROUND THE MARKETS. Drop in Prices Still Continues. U.S. DEMAND FOR TIN VERY POOR. (By Our .Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Wednesday, 11 a.m. Tuday's Prices Rubber, 25 cents. Tin, :t(H> tons at $85 per picul. Yesterday's Prices Rubber. London 7»»d. per lb., down '/id. New York 15 cts. per lb., down427 words
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Article224 1930-03-05 9 Ample Supplies for AH Purposes. The Financial Times recently published a ■tßttmmt thut the Bermoi.dsoy Borough Council had informed the Ministry of Health that there was considerable difficulty in obtaining adequate supplies from the home market of common bricks and that supplies had to be obtained from abroad.224 words
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Article243 1930-03-05 9 Foolish Failure to Utilise Valuable Article. Whilst on the subject of propaganda there is mm lii-ld that has been curiously neglecterf, says The Rubber Age. Having savoured the solid comfort and convenience of goloshfs during this damp winter, it has been source »f surprise to us that243 words
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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Article510 1930-03-05 9 Research Association Short of Funds. We arc sorry to learn that the financial position «f the Research Association of British Rubber Manufacturers is again causing grave anxiety, and indeed has become so critical as to threaten the curtailment, if not the continuance of the good510 words
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Article563 1930-03-05 9 Boastful Comparison By New York Professor. Doubtful economic and business conditions to the contrary, the United States is entering another of its most prosperous years all because it will do nearly as much work in 1930 a* all the rest of the world put together. Prof. Thomas T.563 words
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Article64 1930-03-05 9 Tone of Market .-—Quiet. Latest Cable :—London Spot Sheet 7%d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet G. cts. 15 per lb. ««..»«»>»»♦♦♦-» R.S.S. equal to London Standard Standard B.S.S. on Tender Spot March April May April-Junu July-September Buyen 25 ■25 >,i 26 26 V4 26Vj64 words
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Article736 1930-03-05 9 NORTHERN TAVOY TIN DEDGING. Sir William Henry on The Outlook. I The second ordinary general meeting of Northern Tavoy Tin Dredging, Ltd., was held 1 on Jan. 29, at Winchester House, London, EC. I Sir William D. Henry, Kt., C.I.E. (the 1 chairman), said that the year had been a736 words
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Article336 1930-03-05 9 The R.G.A. and Producers' Interests. At the annual meeting of Takau (F.M.S.) Rubber Estates, Ltd., held on Feb. 5, at 6, Lloyd's Avenue, London, E.C., Mr. W. C. E. Gibson (the chairman) said that the past year's crop of 502,650 lb. was produced at an all-in cost336 words
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Article25 1930-03-05 9 The Dutch Company for Harbour Works, of Amsterdam, has concluded an important contract for the construction of port works in North China amounting to £1,200,000.25 words
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526 1930-03-05 9 Share Capital Increased To $500,000. An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Perak River Valley Rubber Company, Limited, was held on M.,nduy at Penang when the subjoined resolutions were submitted for confirmation at special meetings 1. That the capiUl of the company be526 words
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Article472 1930-03-05 9 Official List of Approximate i Prices. i The following are the prices, cents per I catty where not otherwise stated, prevailing i at the Singapore markets on Feb. 28, t as furnished by the Food and Market t Inspector Meat.- -Beef steak (round) 49 per catty, t beef472 words
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Article826 1930-03-05 9 Costs Substantially Reduced. The eighteenth annual generul meeting of the Caring (Malacca) Rubber Kstatc, Ltd., was held on Feb. at the Council Room of the Rubber Growers' Association, 2, 3 and 4, Idol Lane, Eastcheap. .London, E.L., Mr. Edward G. Dane (the chairman; presiding. Mr. E.826 words
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Article199 1930-03-05 9 Exhibited by Singapore Agents. An Erskine six of completely new design and of (rreatly increased power has been received by the Malayan distributors, United Engineers Lim ted. This car, which is a product of the Studebeker Pierce-Arrow Export Corporation, is notable among cars of its price199 words
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Article100 1930-03-05 9 Policy of Unrestricted Output. In an interview by the Amcsterdemsch EiTectcnblad with the Rtlliton Tin Company with regard to the statement of the British Tin Producers' Association that satisfactory conversations with Dutch-Indian tin producers were proceeding, the manager stated that it did not suit Billiton at all to100 words
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Article921 1930-03-05 9 Lancashire Corporation Increases Capital. POLICY OF THE TRADE ORGANISATIONS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Manchester, Feb. 5. Since a week ago the outstanding event has been the slump in raw material rates. For some time traders have been afraid of such a development and the holding back of921 words
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Advertisement13 1930-03-05 9 IF IT IS WORTH ADVERTISING YOU WILL FIND IT IN THE STRAItS TIMES,13 words
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1091 1930-03-05 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAR, 5, 1930. A LEAP INTO FAME. On Monday, February 3, 1930, there suddenly leapt into fame one James Edward Spiers (or James Roberts), aged 37. Spiers (or Roberta) was a carpenter who had been sentenced on January 31, at the Old Bailey, to ten1,091 words
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Article1441 1930-03-05 10 How It Can Be Achieved By All. (By Aldous Huxley, the Brilliant English Novelist.) Automobiles, movies, and bootlegging arl the three biggest American industries. After these, I suspect, comes beauty. Look through the advertisement pages of any popular American magazine you will find that at least1,441 words
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Article261 1930-03-05 10 Captain G. H. Freyberg. R.N., 0.8. E., Master Attendant, sails by the Macedonia on Friday on Home leave. His place will be taken during hii absence by Commander W. G. Oldershawc, R.N.R. The junior staff of the United Engineers. Ltd., Malacca, ent«rtafined their manager, Mr. Kenneth McMillan,261 words
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Article940 1930-03-05 10 OIL PALM RESIGNATIONS. Some days ago, in this column, we invited information from Oil Palm Plantations, Limited regarding rumoured resignations from the directorate of the company. No reply was forthcoming and we have thcrefors consu'ted the records deposited in the office of the Registrar of Companies.940 words
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Advertisement139 1930-03-05 10 NAVY CUT CIGARETTES W D. Is H O WILLS. BRISTOL ti LONDON. r^^ IUUMIII] illlll liEsJlj i <ST(WFS ||jp THE FAMOUS V*7 WELLSTOOD, 1 jj SCOTLAND. G2232. DOVER B. No. 8 G2233. DOVER B. No. 9 STOVE. STOVE. Size of hot plat« :\Z x 21 x 25 \x\%. Size of139 words
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Advertisement89 1930-03-05 10 634 NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. TENG SENG GUAN Established 1905. Tel. No. 2IIS. T. K. K/S LADIES' TENNIS SHOES. Si7.cs 25 to 40 ins. From $1.10 to $1.60 per pair. GENT'S TENNIS SHOES. Sizes 25 to 43 ins. From 70 cts. to $1.15 per pair. GENT'S SHOES. Sizes 35 to 44.89 words
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Article269 1930-03-05 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 4. Mr. Stanley BtMwtn'l speech today li's. apparently, fully satisfied LoJ Beaverbrook and Lord Rothermere.— Straits Tines Copy light London, Mar. t. In view of the unusual political situation thi Press were admitted to the normally private nut-tings of the CentralReuter - 269 words
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Article682 1930-03-05 11 Must be Lifted Clear Of Politics. A British Wireleu message states that Mr. Baldwin, in the course of his speech, ■aid the gravity of unemployment, combined with the far greater and wider nacrttoß of uniting the peoples in the Kmpire and visualising the Kmpire as an economicBritish Wireless - 682 words
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Article256 1930-03-05 11 Protective Tariffs Favoured. London, Mar. 5. At the meeting of the Central Council I Conservative and Unionist Associations a resolution urging an immediate and continuous campaign in favour of the adoption of tariffs to protect the industries and the agriculture of Great Britain and the workers therein, with256 words
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Article166 1930-03-05 11 Lord Beaverbrook Gives Support. London, Mar. 4. Lord Btaverbiook has made a statement declaring that Mr. Baldwin's pronouncement is perfectly satisfactory, involving as it does acceptance of the main purpose of the Empire crusa'le. He does not doubt that Conservatives generally will accept Mr. Baldwin's lead. Therefore166 words
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Article70 1930-03-05 11 What the Earl of Onslow Expects. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Lond6n, Mar. 4. At a meeting of the Society for the Preservation of the Empire's Fauna, the Earl of Onslow said he expected the proclamation of a great Central Sanctuary in Malaya. Straits Times Copyright. The70 words
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Article165 1930-03-05 11 U.S. Governor Annoys The Germans. New Orleans, Mar. 6. An international incident was narrowly averted as a result of the unorthodox attire of Mr. Long, the Governor of Louisiana, who received the Commander of the German cruiser Emden and the German Consul-General, New Orleans, tlres'-.cd in grcepReuter - 165 words
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Article63 1930-03-05 11 Is Germany Shipping It To China? Peking, Mar. 4. The Chinese Chamber of Commerce has wired the German Consul-Generai at Shanghai expressing anxiety concerning the many reports that Germany is shipping large quantities of poison gas and bombs to China for the use of President Chiansr Kai-shek andReuter - 63 words
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Article125 1930-03-05 11 Suggested Curtailment In America. Washington, Mar. 4. The Federal Oil Conservation Board, which is composed of four members of the Cabinet, has suggested the curtailment of petrol production and the operation of refineries during six days a week instead of seven, and has called upon the Governors ofReuter - 125 words
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Article53 1930-03-05 11 Cargo Boats to Transport Machinery. Moscow, Mar. 4. The administration of the Merchant Marine has announced the purchase from the United States of seven additional cargo boats totalling over 50,000 tons, to ply between the United States and the Black Sea ports, and chiefly to carry53 words
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Article88 1930-03-05 11 Resolution of Confidence In Mr. Lloyd George. London, Mar. 5. Then were smiles on the faces of all the participants in the meeting of the Liberal Parliamentary Party, held in the House of Commons, as they filed out after four hours of successful effort* to compose the I'artyReuter - 88 words
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Article508 1930-03-05 11 Preparing to Resume. EXPERTS' REPORT TO BE CONSIDERED. London, Mar. 4. There were signs of a re-awakening of the Naval Conference? to full life today. Beautiful spring-like weather encouraged a feeling of optimism in the delegations. A communique refers to the intended activities of the ConferenceBritish Wireless - 508 words
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Article295 1930-03-05 11 Premier to Confer With Opposition Leaders. London, Mar. 4. In the House of Commons, Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald, replying to Mr. Stanley Baldwin, said the orders issued to the Army, the Navy and the Air Force made it clear that there was no compulsion to attend the295 words
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Article31 1930-03-05 11 Tokio, Mar. 3. The Fukuju Maru is reported to have been wrecked off Aomovi. It is feared that the entire crew, numbering 32, may have l»ccn drowned. Nichi-Nichi.31 words
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Article749 1930-03-05 11 Mr. Richards' Tribute To Johore. The outstanding success of Mr. A. F. Richards' brief regime in Johore as acting General Adviser was clearly shown at a very pleasant function held at the Istana Besar, Johore Bahru, last night, when the Regents gave a farewell dinner to749 words
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Article79 1930-03-05 11 Not Returning to Kabul Via Turkey. Stamboul, Mar. 1. Ex-Kinu Amanul!ah of Afghanistan has booked a stateroom on an Italian strainer for his return to Rome, thus dispelling the rumours of his intention to return to Kabul. It is understood the Ex-King s ita? was chiefly devoted to79 words
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Article59 1930-03-05 11 U.S. Proposal to Send Relief. Washington, Mar. v. The Senate Agriculture Committee has decided to consult Mr. Mac Murray, the ex-Minister to China, and Mr. John B. Payne, the chairman of the Red Cross Society, regarding the proposal of the Farm Board to buy $25,000,000 v/orth ofReuter - 59 words
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Article349 1930-03-05 11 Feared Loss of Hundred Lives. PATHETIC SCENES. Many Isolated on Roof Tops. Paris. Mar. 1. The worst floods for n hundred years are afflicting a number of towns Bad villages in the south of France, the most serious inundations being in the Montair !i;in district, the349 words
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Article158 1930-03-05 11 India Asked to Reconsider Cotton Tax. Tokio, Mar. I. Kxprcs'-.infT the deepest concern over th<proposed taxation of imported cotton goods "which is obviously aimed at Japanese imports, therefore showing unfair discrimination, hardly compatible with the spirit of the Indo-Japanese Commercial Treat>" the Indo-Japanese Association has telegraphically appealed to158 words
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Article108 1930-03-05 11 Equal Status Demanded With Europeans. New Delhi, Mar. 4. Mr. V. S. Srinivasa Sastri, whom the Indian Government appointed to inquire into the conditions of Indians in East Africa, has reported. He expresses the hope that the Luboui Government will make a clear ment of policy,Reuter - 108 words
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Advertisement52 1930-03-05 11 gpMMNMMMIHIiMIMim TODAY'S FEATURES. P«*« Woman's Quest fur Beaut by Aldoux Huxley 10 Home Sport Reviewed 6 Letters from Penan* and Java 6 S Gambling Raid on Malay Club 17 Cotton Market Reviewed 9 Kanicers Beat Queen's Park U gj Around the Markets, by the Financial Correspondent 9 H4HMtMMHH»l»m II WHmUMUMBHMIWWWWmUW52 words
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Article749 1930-03-05 12 Ceremony at Seletar. H.E.s INTENTION TO FLY TO JAVA. The <>fn<-ia! inauguration ceremony of the iiir x i vice between Singapore and Batavia took place at the Seletar Air Base yesterday afternoon. The large hangar, with the immense Fokker monoplane in the foreground, provided a fitting749 words
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Article118 1930-03-05 12 Coolies Who Struck Manager Get Off Lightly. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 4. At the Sungci Patani High Court, last Thursday, a Malay judge reduced the lines imposed on two coolies of Paya Besar Kstato for assaulting Mr. R. E. Cole, the manager, from $100 each to118 words
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Article37 1930-03-05 12 The I.M.S. Railways notify the permanent rltuhftf of the Holland Road halt, between Bukit Timah and Cluny Ro"d stations, and of Bukit Brombong siding halt U'twi't'ii liatu Anum and Buloh Knsap pUtiun*, i.ii and from March 10,37 words
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Article372 1930-03-05 12 Troubles of Inharmonious Staff. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 5. At the Police Court yesterday a case wa.s heard in which George Bilainkin, editor of the Straits Echo, wa.s charged by a Chinese workman with having used criminal force on him on Jan. 29. Mr. Mundis372 words
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Article247 1930-03-05 12 Official Statement on Prai Accident. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 4. In connection with the derailment of the tender of the c-ngine of the mail train at Prai, a numbtr of senior officers arrived from Kuala Lumpur yesterday to hold a special inquiry on the spct, although247 words
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Article55 1930-03-05 12 Bequeaths $100,000 Legacy To Queen of Spain. Pittsburg, Mar. 4. The Sun Telegraph announces that Mr. A. P. Moore, who was appointed American Ambassador to Poland but who died prior to taking up the appointment, has bequeathed $25,000 to Senor Caruso's widow and $100,000 to theReuter - 55 words
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Article37 1930-03-05 12 Cotton Depression Causes Big Increase. Tokio, Mar. 4. The number of unemployed is now estimated at over 700,000. This enormous increase is attributed to the recent decision to curtail work in the cotton industry. Nichi-Nichi37 words
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Article25 1930-03-05 12 February Imports Exceed Exports. Tokio, Mar. 3. Trade returns for February show a total of Y160.705.000 for imports, against Y118,886,000 for exports.— Nichi-Nichi.25 words
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Article45 1930-03-05 12 Naldera Given a Clean Bill Of Health. Sydney, Feb. 29. The P. and O. liner Naldera has been examined and given a clean bill of health, but the passengers will h»ve to report regularly until March, in case they develop smallpox meantime.45 words
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Article437 1930-03-05 12 Convictions Quashed By Mr. Justice Stevens. Mr. Justice Stevens gave some important findings in his judgment on thu appeal by Feng Cheng Cheng in the SupremeCourt recently against the conviction and sentence imposed in the case which was generally known as the Club Street Casino prosecutions.437 words
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Article272 1930-03-05 12 Chinese Newspaper Sued By Late Manager. An interesting motion cann- before the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) in the Supreme Court yesterday in connection with the claim for commission, brought by Mr. Tan. late news manage, of the Lat Pau Press, against that company. Mr. See Tiong Wah272 words
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Article142 1930-03-05 12 Chinese Found With Goods But Acquitted. At the Singapore Assizes yesterday before Mr. Justice Stevens, Chan Moon claimed trial on a charge of voluntarily causing hurt while committing armed robbery. It was alleged by the prosecution that he, with two other Chinese, assaulted a Chinese in Temple Street,142 words
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Article88 1930-03-05 12 Wanted at Kuala Lumpur By Police. Acting on a warrant issued by the Kuala Lumpur police authorities, a European, Charles Brown, was arrested yesterday afternoon at Raffles Hotel by the local Detective Branch. Brown was produced before Mr. P. S. Williams, the Second Police Magistrate, this morning and88 words
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Article115 1930-03-05 12 British Residents' Plea For Protection. Tientsin, Mar. 4. A meeting of British residents, here convened under the auspices of the China Association, has passed a resolution petitioning the Government to defer the contemplated withdrawal of part of the Tientsin garrison until the present political situation is clarified. TheReuter - 115 words
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Article278 1930-03-05 12 The Value of a Boatman's Limb. The question of what compensation to award a man whose leg had to be amputated following an accident, for which another was alleged to be responsible, was before the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) this morning. The man was a278 words
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Article283 1930-03-05 12 Further Discussion in The House. Rugby, .Mar. 4. In the House of Commons Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister, the former President of the Board of Trade, initiated a debate on the subject of the Tariff Truce Conference. He said that, if the Convention went through, every single one ofBritish Wireless - 283 words
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Article76 1930-03-05 12 Chinese Boy to be Given The Rotan. When a twelve-year-old Chinese boy was charged in the Second Police. Court yesterday with placing stones on the railway! line near Somerset Road, he said that another boy did it first and he followed his example. Court Inspector King76 words
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Article60 1930-03-05 12 Nice, Mar. 3. The German wife of the late D. H. Lawrence, the British author and playwright whose works repeatedly offended the sensibilities of the conservative section of the British public, and whose exhibition of nude paintings in London last year was closed by the authorities,60 words
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Article22 1930-03-05 12 Paris, Mar. 4. The Air Minister, M. Laurent Eynac, received the Chinese Naval Mission, headed by Admiral Tu,— Reuter,Reuter - 22 words
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Article112 1930-03-05 12 Greece and Turkey Settle Serious Disputes. Angora, Mar. 4. Tho Foreign Minister and the Greek Minister have initialled the Greco-Turk-ish Agreement settling disputes arising out of the Lausanne Treaty in connection with the exchange and reeompensation of nationals. Furthermore the agreement provides that Turks domiciled in Western112 words
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Article97 1930-03-05 12 "Wets" Direct Their Final Blow. Washington, Mar. 5. The wets directed a final blow against prohibition when they concluded their seven days evidence before the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives on the proposal that the 18th amendment should be repealed. The wets gave a shockingReuter - 97 words
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Article195 1930-03-05 12 Prince of Wales Now Convalescent. Nairobi, Mar. 4. A bulletin states that the Prince of Wales is convalescent and expects to leave for Uganda on Sunday, as originally arranged. Reuter. Rugby, Mar. 4. Last night's official announcement of the continued improvement of the Prince of WalesBritish Wireless - 195 words
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Article26 1930-03-05 12 Frankfurt, Mar. 4. The death has occurred of Professor Richard Wilhelm, the eminent Chinese scholar, who was an ex-profess<Tr of Peking University. Reuter.Reuter - 26 words
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Article144 1930-03-05 12 Air Concerns Linking Up With Railways. Rui;by, Mar. 1. The Manchester Guardian says the acquisition by the Southern Railway of an interest in Imperial Airways, Ltd* w i l probably prove tho first step towards closer co-operation between all railway companies and air lines. Negotiations areBritish Wireless - 144 words
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Article79 1930-03-05 12 Bandoeng Station Relayed By Berlin. Berlin, Mar. 4. A novel broadcasting experiment was made when a Berlin sender relnyed part of the programme of the Java station of Bandoeng, whose short wave wa.; fa; sformed into long wave by the Berlin receiving station. The announcer, speaking in Dutch,79 words
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Article51 1930-03-05 12 Serious Illness of Queen Of Sweden in Rome. Stockholm, Mar. 4. The authorities have banned the carnival festivities on account of the Queen's critical condition. Her Majesty has for a long time been seriously ill in Rome where the King and the Crown Prince are at her bedside.51 words
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Article55 1930-03-05 12 £2,000 in Victory Bonds For Mr. Snowden. Rugby. Mar. 1. The Chancellor of the Exchequer ha;; received from an anonymous donor Victory Bends to the amount of £2,000. Mr. Snowden expresses his thanks for this gift to the nation and hi? warm appreciation of theReuter - 55 words
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Article53 1930-03-05 12 First Investiture Since His Illness. London, Mar. 1. H.M. the King, in the uniform of a Field Marshal, held a full dress investiture at Buckingham Palace. He stood for half an hour while the recipients of decorations slowly passed him. This was His Majesty's first investiture sinceReuter - 53 words
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Advertisement20 1930-03-05 12 ANDREWS LIVER SALTS. Glowing Health! Sole Agents THE BORNEO COMPANY, LTD. (Incorporated in England.) SINGAPORE, PENANG, KUALA LUMPUR AND IPOH.20 words
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Article67 1930-03-05 13 Boxer Who Stood Up To Camera. i Oklahoma, Feb. 18. The Swede, Ericksson, Chicago's Man j Mountain," established a record for America in lasting 285 seconds against Camera. He amazed the crowd by the way he .stood up to a volley of left and right hooks. He did67 words
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Article976 1930-03-05 13 Rate of 2»/ 2 Per Cent. ESTIMATED REVENUE OF Rs. 250,000. A Draft Betting Tax Bill, which His Excellency- the Governor foreshadowed in his address at the opening of the new Council Hall last month, is now published in the Ceylon Government Gazette said the Times976 words
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Article249 1930-03-05 13 Splendid Recovery Against Chinese. S.C.C. 2nd. 3 Chinese 2nd 3 The S.C.C. second ehven made an excellent recovery against the Chinese second team on the Padang yesterday afternoon, when after being thre? goals in arrears they managed to force a draw. Early in the game the Chinese opened249 words
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Article85 1930-03-05 13 Mr. G. H. Bostwick Returns To America. Mr. G. H. Bostwick, the young American millionaire, who rode his brother's horse, Spot Cash, in the Chandos Amateurs' Handicap Hurdle at Warwick Races in mail week, has returned to the United States. He regretted leaving England before the National Hunt85 words
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Article13 1930-03-05 13 The V.M.C.A. swimming pool has been Hosed for cleaning purpose until further notice.13 words
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Article186 1930-03-05 13 Out-stations Easily Defeat Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 2. On the Selangor Club padang, in a cricket match beginning yesterday and continued today, the Out-stations' cricket team defeated the Kuala Lumpur XI by three wickets. Batting first, Kuala Lumpur were dis- missed for 73.186 words
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Article42 1930-03-05 13 Big Win Over Waikato In New Zealand. Hamilton, Feb. 20. The M.C.C. beat Waikato by an innings and 155 runs. Today the tourists declared when they had scored 340 for 7 wickets. Nichols making 133. Waikato were dismissed for 105.42 words
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Article31 1930-03-05 13 British Boxer's Victory At Albert Hall. London, Feb. 18. At the Royal Albert Hall. Dick Corbett beat Emil Pladner, the French boxer, on points in a twelve rounds bout.31 words
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Article44 1930-03-05 13 Good Recovery from Serious Operation. Gene Tunney, former heavyweight champion of the world, has left hospital in New York apparently cured of his serious kidney ailment. He has made a good recovery from the operation performed on him earlier this month.44 words
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Article276 1930-03-05 13 Would-be Jockey's Escapade At Leicester. After Arklow had fallen in its Evington Steeplechase at Leicester one of the spectators jumped into the saddle in a bold attempt to bring the horse back. Arklow, however, took, charge of the proceedings, and galloped down the track, and the impromptu jockey276 words
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Article64 1930-03-05 13 Major Randall's Death In Lahore. Lahore, Feb. 3. Major B. Randall, of Skinners' Horse, fell from his mount while playing in Indian Cavalry Polo Tournament today. His pony further hurt him after his fall by putting his hoof on his throat. He was attended to immediately on the64 words
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Article27 1930-03-05 13 Members of the S.C.R.C. are reminded that entries for the tennis tournament clos? tomorrow at 5 p.m. when a competitors' meeting will be held to elect handicappers.27 words
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Article326 1930-03-05 13 Kedah-Perak Match Spoilt By Rain. (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Mar. 4. Rain prevented the inter-State match between Kedah and Perak being; played to a finish. Kedah batted first yesterday and shaoed well. Their captain and Tudor Evar were responsible for the best partners', of the326 words
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Article117 1930-03-05 13 Donaldson's Eleven Obtains Close Victory. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 4. The opening cricket match of the season was noteworthy because of the fine recovery of Donaldson's XI, who defeated Anthony's side by one wicket. BattinT first Anthony's side compiled 207. After a ba.d beginning Donaldson's replied117 words
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Article110 1930-03-05 13 S.C.C. Teams for Week-End Game. The following have been chosen to play in the S.C.C. cricket match on Friday (at 5 p.m.) and Saturday Over Thirty R. L. L. Braddell, Col. Dickinson, R. N. Hamilton (capt.), Capt. Hill, R. H. C. Laverton, R. B. Lewis, G. R. More,110 words
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Article97 1930-03-05 13 One-Club Competition at Race Course G.C. The One-Club competition held at the Race Course Golf Club, which was played during the last week-end, resulted in a win for H. H. Hoeden, %vho returned a net score of 60. The following are the best scores G. H. N. H.97 words
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Article106 1930-03-05 13 Wednesday, March S Football: S.C.C. lit XI v». The W.lrh Regt., Padang. Thursday, March t Football: S.C.C. "B" XI vs. Telephone Co. S.C.F.A. League Match, S.C.F.A. ground. Friday, March 7 Boxing: Royal Navy vs. Army, Moonlight Hall, New World, 9 p.m. Saturday. March 8 Football i S.C.F.A. League,106 words
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Article34 1930-03-05 13 Rangers Take Full Points From Queen's Park. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 4. Glasgow Rangers visited Queen's Park today in a Scottish League (Div. I) fixture and were successful by 3—l3—1.—Reuter.Reuter - 34 words
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Article226 1930-03-05 13 Late Goal Puts Bankers In Cup Final. iH. K.&S. Bank. 1 Harbour Board.. 0 By defeating the Singapore Harbour Board by the only goal of the match the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank qualified for the final of the Inter-Commercial Cup competition at the Stadium, Anson Road,226 words
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Article51 1930-03-05 13 Second Defeat in International Tournament. London, Mar. 4. The British Army suffered a further reverse in the Army International Triangular Tournament today when they were beaten by the French army by the odd goal in three.— On Feb. 8 the British Army lost 4—24—2 to the Belgian51 words
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Article162 1930-03-05 13 Javanese Team's Fine Display At Selangor. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 4. Selangor Rangers.. 2 Javanese XI.. 2 The football team chosen from Miss Riboet's Javanese Operatic Company, (now paying a brief visit to Kuala Lumpur), met the Selangor Rangers on the Stadium ground, Circular Road,162 words
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Article36 1930-03-05 13 Three Women Players To Appear At Wimbledon. Calcutta, Feb., 19. Miss Jenny Sandison is going to London for the Wimbledon Tournament on Mar. 8, and Mrs. Garham and Mrs. Mackenna will follow in April.36 words
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Article82 1930-03-05 13 Aggregate of 250,000 Pts. On Tour. London, Feb. 21. The amazing scoring facility of Lindurm was illustrated on his reaching this afternoon a quarter of a million points since the start of his tour in October, against an a^greKate by his opponents of 209.7-3. The total time82 words
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Article172 1930-03-05 13 Ring Superintendent's Hint At Nottingham. Some surprise was occasioned at Colwick Park Races in mail week wiien a bookmaker, following the custom recently initiated in the South, displayed a price I list in Tatter^all's ring, and was called upon by the ring superintendent to discontinue. He172 words
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Article223 1930-03-05 13 Referees Subject To Angry Demonstrations. What threatened to prove an ujjly incident at the close of the game betwten Queen's Park Rangers and Northampton Town at Loftus Road, Shepherd's Bush, was quelled by the prompt action of the stewards and police. During the second half of the match223 words
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Article35 1930-03-05 13 In the billiards match at Edinburgh, Smith beat Newman, the final scores being as follows Smith ***** Newman 19,475. Smith made a. break of 957 on the last day and Newman ons of 1,053.35 words
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Article21 1930-03-05 13 Paris, Feb. ID. Frank Bullock, the trainer, announced that Palais Koyal 11. has been scratched 1 from the Lincolnshire.21 words
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Advertisement254 1930-03-05 14 —and inwardly digest AH the difficult cases come to Milk is the natural food for a baby. Lactogen" now. Babies who are not "Lactogen" is the rich creamy milk growing! Not gaining! "Lactogen" which Baby has been needing all the is given to babies like these and you time. With254 words
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Article820 1930-03-05 15 Petrol Giving Out. CAPTAIN CHICHESTER'S EXPERIENCE. Sydney, Jan. 30. The New Zealand airman, Pilot F. C. Chichester, arrived at the Mascot Aerodrome this afternoon, on the completion of his solo flight from England. Hundreds of persons cheered his arrival, and he was warmly congratulated upon his820 words
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Article498 1930-03-05 15 Chiefly the Lure Of Money. A writer in the Nangsue Bimb Dai (Bangkok) sets forth the aims of the Communists' at some length. At the outset he gives a brief biography of Mr. Kuay Yong, a Hylam Chinese who was recently arrested in the Nang Lerng district. He is498 words
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Article70 1930-03-05 15 Turkish Government Makes Bold Bid. Constantinople, Feb. 20. Ths Government has decided to reduce ihe transit duty on Persian rugs and :arpets from 400 piastres per kilo to three piastre?. It remains to be seen whether the reduction will again attract this trade to Constantinople from London70 words
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Article600 1930-03-05 15 BEHIND THE DRESS SHOWS. Greedy Mannequins Envious Women. Dress Show." The term, which would make a good title for a modern novel in the new impressionistic style, conveys to many people the idea of something sinister, brutal beneath the trappings of silk, of passions brooding under the suave pageant of600 words
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Article211 1930-03-05 15 Plea for Co-Educational Schools. A woman's plea that love is a stimulant to work failed to move members of the Liverpool Education Committee from their decision to abandon the education of boys and girls together at the Holt Secondary School after 22 years. Mr. J. Hamilton211 words
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Article171 1930-03-05 15 Addition to Famous Oxford Statute. London, Feb. 7. A curious mingling of cn;ient and modern occurs in a Statute just passed by the Congregation at Oxford, which lays down, in Latin, rules for undergraduates engaging in flying. The Statute, which is published in Latin because it171 words
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Article119 1930-03-05 15 Scheme to Help Farmers And Stabilise Prices. London, Feb. 19. About 100 member of Parliament of all Parties interested in agriculture attended 4 meeting at the House of Commons at which Mr. E. F. Wise, Labour member for East Leicester, explained a scheme for controlling wheat imports.119 words
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Article238 1930-03-05 15 Don't Give U. S. Back To Britain." Mr. William B. Shearer, the American Big Navy propagandist, whose activities were the subject of a U.S. Senate Committee inquiry recently, announced in a violent speech at New York that he was making his last utterance on naval matters." In238 words
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Article213 1930-03-05 15 Perhaps Caused Mysterious Air Mishaps. Meteors may bo to blame fcr mysterious aeroplane accidents, strange explosions, forest fires and even bad weather, a noted French authority, General Frederic Chape!, retired, has affirmed in a special interview with the Associated Press. He is the author of several works on213 words
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Article38 1930-03-05 15 Explosion in Hand Grenade Depot. Athens, Feb. 19. Nine persons were killed and a number (vere injured as the result of an explosion in a depjt containing 200,000 hand grenades, in the suburb of Liossa.38 words
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Article702 1930-03-05 15 Cocaine in the East. MORE POLICE ACTION URGED. At the meeting of the League of Nations Advisory Committee on Traffic in Opium and other narcotics, held at Geneva on Feb. 4, Sir Malcolm Delevingne, the British official member of the Comnittc^', suggested thnt further co-ope-vaticn between702 words
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Article251 1930-03-05 15 Narrow Escape of Assumption College. Fire broke out about 4 a.m. on Feb. 14 in a row of buildings belonging to the Roman Catholic Mission a little below Oriental Avenue and adjoining th<> premises of the Assumption College, Bangkok. The lire-biigiHics were abb to extinguish the flames251 words
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Advertisement21 1930-03-05 15 House-Hunters should study the small advertisements on Page Four of today's STRAITS TIMES your new home may be advertised therm t21 words
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Advertisement135 1930-03-05 15 VLEK'S KINAWIJN (Quinawine) EM VLEK'S KINAWIJN has been preK3I pared from pure grape juice »nd ffSml quinquina of first quality. |JJ<H Due to it 3 fine composition this beverage is much in demand a? a fv«s Jj rea^ TONIC, invigorating and anti/ftg^fiiA febrile. It gives a good appetite, -^^^l_i dispels135 words
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Advertisement13 1930-03-05 15 "GOLD BOTTLE" BEER has one big advantage IT saves you from a headache.13 words
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Advertisement174 1930-03-05 16 Proved and established by its host of owners 2 Praise from owners v mcaaorable in terms of greater VSiftltf one of the mauy impor- and more lasting satisfaction tant reasons why De Soto Six that experience has A\mr\c^^A is addixij to the widespread pub- standard of performance oonv lie preference174 words
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Advertisement766 1930-03-05 16 HIGHER and HIGHER Soar the sales of Austin 7 cars. The car that has proved itself in every part of the Globe. BIGGER and BIGGER Grows the list of enthusiastic owners. Amazing performance. Proved reliability. Ask an owner he will tell you. BUY ONE-NONE BETTER Full particulars gladly sent on766 words
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Article1749 1930-03-05 17 Pranakan Association. MEMBER TURNS CROWN WITNESS. A reference to gambling in the Singapore Club and Tanglin Ciub was made in the courts yesterday afternoon when a case affecting an o!d established Malay club in Singapore was heard by Mr. P. S. Williams, the Second Police1,749 words
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Article223 1930-03-05 17 Date of Lady Hermione's Wedding Fixed. London, Feb. 21. The wedding of Mr- P. M. Cameron ("Kirn") Cobbold and Lady Hermione Lytton will bo celebrated at Knebworth on April 30. The Daily Mail correspondent at Murren, Switzerland, on Jan. 12, .stated Lady Hermiono Lytton tonight bade au revoir223 words
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Article98 1930-03-05 17 Commander R. M. Reynolds, R.N.R., who is visiting Malaya on behalf of the Royal Empire Society, will be entertained to dinner at the Europe Hotel on Saturday, Mar. 15, under the presidency of Sir William Murison. Tickets may be obtained from Mr. W. R. Boyd, the hon.98 words
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Article673 1930-03-05 17 Sparkling Show by Miri Amateurs. (By a Special Correspondent.) With the best will in the world to be detached and critical, lest it should bo thought we were unduly pleased with our own achievements, it was extremely difficult to find anything to complain of| in673 words
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Article62 1930-03-05 17 Presented to the Nation By Sir J. Cahn. London, Feb. 21. Sir Julien Cahn, who sailed with tho English cricket team to the Argentine yesterday, has bought Newstead Abbey, Byron's ancestral home, for presentation to the nation without reservation. Sir Julien won £62,000 as a half-share62 words
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Article44 1930-03-05 17 A committee meeting of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association will be held on Tuesday. March 11, in the Singapore Exchange Room at 5 p.m. The agenda includes the following Straits Settlements (Penang) Association, Housing (Amendment to Improvement Ordinance), and Singapore river congestion.44 words
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Article187 1930-03-05 17 Calcutta Mayor Pleads For Unity of Asia. Believing that a meeting of the representatives of two Asiatic peoples, groaning under foreign domination, will tend to draw them closer to the heart of each other," J. M. Son Uupta, Mayor of Calcutta, strongly endorses the holding of the conference187 words
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Article240 1930-03-05 17 Good News for Poor People In Singapore. The competition in tho oil trade in Malaya, which started in I'erak, hus spread to Singapore, according to information gathered by a Straits Times representative. The commodities affected range from kerosene oil to motor petrol and heavy lubricating oils, and240 words
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Article122 1930-03-05 17 Diplomatic Immunity as A Cloak. Paris, Feb. 20. The examining magistrate found no case for trial in regard to the drugs which were discovered in the luggage of Ghulam Nabi Khan. An earlier message said There is considerable mystery with regard to a consignment of heroin and cocaine,122 words
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Article102 1930-03-05 17 Burglars in Hotel Barber's Shop. The Japanese hairdressing saloon in Raffles Hotel has a^ain had the attention of burglars. Ten days ago, a thief succeeded in wriggling througTi the small aperture above the door and entered the shop. Three hundred dollars were missing the following morning.102 words
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Article825 1930-03-05 17 CAN MOHAMMEDANS SELL PORK V.M.C. A. Downtown Centre Dispute. Allegations that he took the law into his own hard:, anil wmr.gfully confined a man wore made against Mr. Gordon Cranna, general secretary of the Singapore V.M.C.A.. before the Criminal District Judge yesterday afternoon. Mr. Cranr.a claimed to be tried on825 words
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Article135 1930-03-05 17 Giving Kanchenjunga A Shock. London, Feb. 19. Mr. F. S. Smythe was the guest of the evening at a dinner given by the AlpineSki Club in London on the occasion of his selection as a member of the international expedition to attempt the ascent of Kanchenjunga early135 words
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Advertisement31 1930-03-05 17 AD VERTISERSIf you want your goods to reach a really responsive public who have time not only to read yoar announcements but to digect their significance, advertise in the -STRAITS TIMES.31 words
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Article1019 1930-03-05 18 Effect Not Fatal. HOLOCAUST WROUGHT BY SHOT AM) SHELL. Wliil the delegate! of the great naval Powen are chaffering and bargaining in i ii >■ midst with a view to limiting *he calc and risks of war in the future, writes A. G. Gardener in1,019 words
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Article22 1930-03-05 18 Mr. H. Afthplant, rubber specialist. South liiiiic. has resigned his appointment through continued ill-health, and wiß he returning to England vciy shortly.22 words
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Article264 1930-03-05 18 No Help to Restoring Industry. Mr. Frank Hodges, who is a director of Messrs. William Beardmore and Co., Glasgow, presided at a luncheon of the Industrial Co-partnership Association in London in mail week at which rationalisation of industry was discussed. The people who attacked workmen's wages as being264 words
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Article196 1930-03-05 18 Possible Effects of New Bill. Norway, with its martial traditions f1 om the time of the Vikings, is well on the way to seeing a woman as Admiral of the Fleet and General in Command. The Liberal Government now in power is preparing a Bill giving women196 words
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Article897 1930-03-05 18 Centenary of the R.G.S. THE WORLD THEN AND NOW. One hundred years ago a prospectus of a more disinterested kind than usual came into the hands of those adventurers and globe-trotters who were resting from romance in London there could not have been many of them,897 words
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Article159 1930-03-05 18 "Sent to Cure the Curse Of Adam." Machinery was sent to cure the curse of Adam," said Mr. George Lansbury, at the opening of the new baths and washhouses at Weston Street. Bow, in mailweek. The equipment of the new baths includes nine electi ically-heated washing machines. I159 words
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Article452 1930-03-05 18 Cleopatra's Needle. MAN WHO MOVED IT FROM EGYPT. Mr. Waynman Dixon. of Great Ayton. Middlesbrough, England, t man who brought Cleopatra's Needle from Kirypl. to the Thames Embankment, li.-v <li<-il a the age of 86. In March, 1*77, the Kbcdiw of Egypt offered to Knclaml V<■ oboUok,452 words
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Advertisement50 1930-03-05 18 DELIGHTFULLY DIFFERENT PHCENIX ORANGEPOP made entirely from vajHMB Best California |2!jsj^ Oranges ?J* HEALTHFUL AND j REFRESHING Phone 3163. For your Trial order PHOENIX AERATED WATER WORKS SINGAPORE. HfIRRISONS,BaRKER C?. L 7?L 7 onvanATSO IX mi Straits SETTLCMBTTS i WE STOCK Formic Acid Paints Wood Preservative and other Estate Requiremnets.50 words
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Advertisement34 1930-03-05 18 MAN LION Portland Cement Recent "MAN and LION" contracts:— NEW MUNICIPAL OFFICES B.A.T. FACTORY MERCANTILE BANK UNITEERS BUILDING ALEXANDRA ROAD SEWAGE WORKS. Price Competitive. Sole Distributers i ADAMSON, GILFILLAN CO., LTD. (laeorporttad la Inglead)34 words
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Advertisement369 1930-03-05 18 A CAR FOR rf& YOUR LEAVE ,£§T When you come Home on L*«ve jj T ft I^L*^9^TV or on a vijit, you are sure to I y t j_ JEjs!ss^^_^_|j want a C»r. Prrhaps you will r l v "ij^<i»^ 7 take one back with you. or it k ■£i*^J>369 words
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Advertisement566 1930-03-05 19 Assets exceed I 10,000,00«. Awtrtnce In force pver $85,000,006. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (laeorporated U th. Straits Bettlaaiaata). HEAD OFFICE, Winchester House, llagapora. LONDON OFFICE i 17, OM Jewry. B.C. Tie Company aaa IXO,OOO deposltad with tha Sapreme Coart of England aad compile! vltk the British Llfa566 words
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Advertisement616 1930-03-05 19 BANKING NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK. EsUbliahad 1868 at Amsterdam Authorised Capital Gldi. 100,000.000 (abaat £8,500,000) Paid no Capital Gldi. 66,000,000 (abaat £4,600,000) Resarrea Gldi. 27,186,868 (abaat £2^70,000) HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM BRANCH OFFICES THE HAGUB. BOTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES! BATAVIA: Head Offlce for Datah Ba.it Indies. SHANGHAI i Haad Offlce far China aad616 words
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Advertisement667 1930-03-05 19 BANKING THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED (lacorporaud by Special Ckaftar la Japaa) Capital Subscribed T15.000,000 Capital Pald-op TUAaJ.«W Praaidant I 8. Shlmada, Ea«. DIRECTORS T. Hlaamana, Esq. M. Arakl, BaaJ. N. Taaagita, Esq. N. Takagl, Ba«. T. Tosaida. Esq. HEAD OFFICE Talsah. Formosa (Taiwaa) BRANCHES AM) AGENCDBiJ Amoy Hong Kong667 words
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Advertisement322 1930-03-05 19 INSURANCE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO. LTD. (Incorporated in England) Fha, Llfa, Marina, Accidint, Oaaraatoa and Motor. Assets M 0.000,00* ABTHUB C. POTTS— Manager and Underwriter, Eastern Branch, Singapore. THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANX DOES A Warld Wide Basiaaaa IS Enjojln* Rapid Orewtti HAS A Policy for Every Naad. EaUbliahed IM7,322 words
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Advertisement189 1930-03-05 19 MYERS SELF-OILING i tdfe*.^ s Wherever water is used in sufficient volume to justify the installation of a Power Pump, there is a MYERS SELF-OILING BULLDOZER PUMP ready to give maximum service at a minimum cost, with minimum attention. Capacities 260 to 9,000 Gallons per Hour. STOCKED BY SOLE AGENTS189 words
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Advertisement67 1930-03-05 20 OCEAN MOTOR POLICIES MORRIS The Outstanding Car of 1930. THE MORRIS OXFORD SIX NOW ON VIEW MALAYAN MOTORS LTD. Sole Agents. Iv presented throughout the F.M.S., by WEARNE BROS., LTD. Kuching, Sarawak, by Messrs. SIME, DARBY CO. Medan, Sumatra, by HARRISONS CROSFIELD, LTD. [ESSEX] I MOTORS I prrsofr CHALLENGER *^^j67 words
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Advertisement255 1930-03-05 20 THE OCEAN ACCIDENT AND GUARANTEE CORPORATION, LTD. (Incorporated in Grsat Britain) Head Office for Malaya SINGAPORE. Sankcy Sheldon Steel Furniture BRITISH MADE. STEEL STORAGE SHELVING BUILT TO CUSTOMER'S SPECIFICATIONS. Quotations Submitted on Application. ALSO STOCKS OF FILING CABINETS, STORAGE CUPBOARDS, PLAN FILES, INVOICE FILES, JUMBO FILES, CARD INDEX DRAWERS, etc.,255 words
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