The Straits Times, 3 February 1931

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    40 1 The Straits Times FSTAKLJSHED JOEAtLY A CENTVRY.I THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINC;\I*ORE, Tl ESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1931. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times I'O P\(;ES SINGAPORE. Tt ESDAV. FEIIRI'ARY t, 1931 PRICK 10 CENT
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      331 1 SINGAPORE! TS. CECIL ST. ('PHONE 6161). «15 TONIGHT MS i BERT WHEELER and j knKT VHUH in THE CUCKOOS': PkOM SMI-SMS. j 1! T mmmmilimm^^ "M"i" ||i||iil s l l f)o j want to go for a ride rf?-V, Ajt «P9Bm^^l^^.\ f^^'MW/ rea "y been cut down a lot on
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      23 1 KUALA LUMPUR: ST. JAVA ST. (PHONE 3663). 1 I' «.1» TONIGHTS S \i H»K] W lim fK >^ KOIII \Midl>M |a I PkOM (MI4MS.
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      542 2 P. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR UNES (Incorpo-stsd In England) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. rKNINSUI-AR AND ORIENTAL SJ*. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S, GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OOTWABB rBOM LONDON FOR CHINA A:. 1) JA.'AV Tonnage due S"pore. KRTTBRB *.iw> £'b. 7 buMAI 1 r t>
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      577 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. asssssßnawaWaWaamßWawmmmmmaawgamaffa^Bßl I (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA). TO LONDON Naples, Maraeillea, London. Antwerp, Rotterdam and MMdlesbroagm. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail KASHIMA MARU 10.000 Fob. IS 13, \AS! KIM MARU 11.800 Feb. 26 26 HAKONE MAKU lu.ooo Mar. 11 IS SI WA MARU 10.700 Mar. 26 27 I H SHI.MI MARI
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      437 2 burns imp line (Incorporated la AustralU) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNET AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA. DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regulsr monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,866 tons) aad the new motor vessel, MALABAR (MIS tons). The s-a. MARELLA to one of the largest snd finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      609 2 HIE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (laeorparated ia Denmark) Telephone UtS. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE To GENOA. LONDON. ROTTERDAM. MAM- j BURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leavs Spore. Peaaag.' m.s. BORINGIA Fsb. 11 Feb. It m.s. JUTLANDIA Mar. 18 Mar. SO m.s. ALSIA Msr. U Mar. 27 m J. SELANDIA Apr. Apr. 10
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      542 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING BERVICE for Kretajr, Trengganu, Kelantan, Bangnara, 1 Teiupin, Patam, Singora, Laccn, F rhon. Bandon, Kohsamui, Langsuan, Chumpcn and Bangkok. Arrival Departure MAI INI SUDOHADIB Feb. Feb. 11 \ALAYA Feb. M The steamers are fitted thnurhout with electric light and
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      420 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND. ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE Sailings for Inited States and Canada l'oints from Honjf Kong. flu Franrlsco «na I-oa Aaftloa. BJi. GOLDEN TIDE sails froa Hon< K-.ng Fab. It Pan FraaclM*, S*attU
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      472 3 OOLLAM tTVAMfIOr UXB -iW AMERICAN MAIL LIMB ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE SINGAPORE, PENAN6. COLOMBO, SUEZ. PORT SAID. ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES. GENOA, MARSEILLES. NEW TORE AND BOSTON ArriT* Leave Lmti S'por« g>ora Peaaag IRKS. HAYES In port Feb. 6 Fab. 7 PUS. FILLMORE Feb. 1« Feb. It Fab. I) I'W3. WILSON Mar Z Mar.
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      583 3 ftNORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD (Incorporated la German). I The aadoraMatioßod are tk* Compasv's auad.d fiitaras OUTWARDS. I SAARBRUCKEN for Manila, Hong Kong. Kcelnng, Sghal, Chemulpo, Takn, Dalny and fflfefß F» D t DESSAU for Saigon. Nagoya. Yokohama, Kobe, Osaka and Moji Feb. 6 I I AI I.FR for Hong Kong, S'ghai. Knhe,
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      303 3 EIIERMAIS BUCRNALL STEAMSHIP CO- LTD. (Incorporated la Engiaad-) ■BIXEBMAN- LDfB PASSENGER AND FREIGHT BBBYICB TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. FREIGHT BBRVICB OUTWARDS To n*ag Koag. Saanghal aad Jaaaa Du* S'por* s.a. crrr of khios Fab. i« i Cffl OF ATHENS Mar. 1« HOMEWARDS s.s. KAZEMBE for Havre, London, llot.rrdam
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      936 3 THE STRAITS TIMES and THE STRAITS BUDGET. Haad OaVa, CBCIL AND STANLEY STREETS. SINGAPORE. Bnacft OaV*. 17. JAVA STREET. KUALA LDMPUR. Cfeblaa TTMES. SINGAPORE. Talephaoc* SINGAPORE Sltl. KUALA LUMPUR SCSI. Sala Adrartsaiac Afcata la Groat Britain. REUTERS. Lt«U 24, Old Jewry. Laad—. K.C. J. (tkravjh whom all buaiaaM with British
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
      26 4 I. k* Sa:r :in<i family l.*r to t. thi ir fri*n«J i K ,u:. unH (.»vlail- H t I f 1 11 r k n
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      488 4 CLASSIFIKI) ADVERTISEMENTS. There are iinnroxiin-.t. MM »»r! lme aad tkai srlth A minimum of one Nam rill be acc'Tted uj to 10 a.m. aa rents m char-'d for the use of 111 1 A ra allowed the saase of tin per r more Insertions Rittl I' -th P r^i I
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      721 4 HOARD— RESIDENCE VACANT, I.:- aiff r™:^», with verandahs and hath ir private family. Suitable faf bachelor", in i::.nutcs from town. Cood footl. T.-rms on application. Mrs. Reese, 258, (IrI lOR ICCOafaMDATtON for bachelor at Omdurman," No. 12, Dalvey Roatl. Separate li.itii room verandah back and treat; tm*J convenience, carafe, tennis.
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      1164 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET. TO LKT, No. ti, Ralßes Plaea, for immediate entry. Also 14-C, Collyer Quay. Entry from February I. 1931. Apply Meyer Dros. TO LET codowns Nos. 31. 32 and 34, Wallich Streel. AAnly The British Malaya Trustee It Executor Co.. Ltd.. Telephone No. S»8». TO LET. itore,
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      658 4 PUBLIC NOTICES. NOTICE Commencing from February 1. our new address will be at 21. South (anal Road. LEE RUBBER COMPANY. THE HO HONG BANK, LTD. Meyer Chambers. Raffles Square. SINGAPORE beg to announce that thi-y inautfuratinr; n N -w Service for their customers in thr »hane of 3afa Deposit boxes
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      196 4 PUBLIC NOTICES. FEDERATED MALAY STATFS RAILWAYS NOTKK The Railv.iy Huk.t 1 fr.m i the Tih m«tant and v»! the ctu-- IU I I TM MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE IVquikt nf «|)Dr.nim.i;.l' late Mr. k. V* K. >an KI.-.-rT I. ih. linkmenl of the Tn»n of Sir^ .p..-- n:'l (Vmm BaM the
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    TUNNEL LINKS TWO COUNTRIES.
    485 5 U.S. and Canada. MILE LONG SUBWAY UNDER RIVER. The speeding up of communications between the I'nitr State- :m<! Canada has received a further impetus hy the opening of the Detroit-Windsor vehicular subway. Detroit is separated from Wind< the Detroit River, a connecting link in the Jreat
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    MAYA RELICS.
    318 5 New British Expedition To be Made. Maya remains of about thr beeinnine of the (hiistmn Kra will bt- rxiavatt-«l t>v British Museum i-xptdition, which will England for British Honduras on Feb. .V If the formal permission of the Treasury is received, the expedition, which iv th.--iixth organised by
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    THE "RED" MENACE IN AMERICA.
    537 5 Fuller Details of the Fish Report Washington, Jan. 17. The congressional committee headed by Representative Hamilton Fish of New York, which has been invest iga'mg Conmunist propaganda in the I'nited States, filed a report today which envisaged Communism as an active and dangerous force, harmful
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    RADIO NEWS.
    214 5 The Week's Programmes From Saigon Station. The broadcaiting programmes from the Saigon Radio station for the week are Riven below. Orchestral concerts are from approximately 8.45 to 9.45 p.m. Tuesday. L'impressario (Mozart), Concerto (Saint-Saens), La Source (Les Delibes). Saxophone solo par Charles Rogue*. Berceuse (Schumann), Invitation a la
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      678 5 HOTELS Raffles Hotel TONIGHT DINNER DANCE MONIA LITTER'S CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA TOMORROW. WEDNESDAY. FEB. 4th s.s. EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA IN PORT TEA DANCE G. 15 P.M. AND Cruise Ball 9.45 p.m. Sea View Hotel All Rooms with Modern Sanitation. Wednesday, 4th February. Special Dinner and Dance Music by a*. PRESIDENT HAYES
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      21 5 —a— House-Hunters itudy the tmall advertisement* on Rag* Four of today m STRAITS TIMES your new komtrn «*>•> «W advertised tkmrm I
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      833 5 CUIRASS PRODUCTS LIQUID PROOFING ANTI-CORROSIVE PAINTS ma c rt/MB d ft v BRITISH BYPRODUCTS, LIMITED. SOU-: AGENTS C' ENTRAI I IENGiNEVYOftKSLTOiL SINGAPORE IPOH KUALA LUMPUR. Tel. No. 5471 (4 lines). TENDERS. GOVERNMENT NOTICE Tender* will br received at the Coloninl ISttfiSLZf^SZ-* F'b '0> ..n.truciion „i a >v, wall i-t Tanjong
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    Ghosts Which Haunt.
    1098 6 The Theatre BY JUNE (LADY INVERCLYDE). TMIK circumstances surrounding the tragic death of William Terriss were vividly recalled to the memory of the British public recently by the weird, subdued knockings heard in a dressing-room at the Adelphi Theatre, London, all in- j vestigations of which ended
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    CIRCUS PROTEST.
    205 6 Mr. Bertram Mills' Reply To Critics. Captain E. T. Macmichael, secretary of the Performing and Captive Animals' Defence League, reported at a meeting at Kensington Town Hall that he had written to Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald protesting against his visit to a circus where wild j animal turns
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    TYPHOON IN SAMOA.
    73 6 Offsetting Expected Food Shortage. Washington, Jan. 21. The navy asked for an additional $30.000 1 today with which to repair the building* damaged by last week's typhoon in American Samoa. Arrangements we.t concluded to *****) 1 50 tons of rice. 30 tons of salmon and 20 tons
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    VATICAN COINAGE.
    214 6 Figure of the Pope On Principal Pieces. A 1 iw for the issue of special coinare by the Vatican State has been promulratcd by the Pope. Coins in sIU-it, nickel, and copper will be struck to the total of 1.000.000 lire I (£11,000). but no limit is placed
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    POISONING DEATH.
    39 6 Bareness Paulette de Pidoll. Shanghai, Jan. 12. Baroness Paulette dr Pidcll, wife of Baron Charles de Pidoll, local representative of the Luxemburg steel combine, died in the hospital here today of what her physician diagnosed as poisoning.
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    £1,600,000 FOR A WOMAN.
    323 6 Mrs. Armour, of Chicago, Wealthy Again. Three years after sacrificing her personal fortune of about £2.000 000 to meet the debts of her husband, Mrs. Loliti Shelton Armour, widow >f Mr. J. Ogden Armour head of the great meat-packing house, has come into] a for*une of
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    SAILING DAYS OVER.
    104 6 Former Presidential Yacht Burned. Philadelphia, Jan. 24. The former presidential yacht Mayflower burned almost to the waterline in the navy yard here tonight. Officials of the yard said that her sailing days were over. The Mayflower was decommissioned a year 'ago as an economy measure on orders
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    FROZEN POND DRAMA.
    134 6 Villagers' Sacrifice for Dead Boy. Men, women, and children made sacrifices so that a diver could be employed at Trimdon Grange Village. County Durham, to recover the body of an 11-year-old boy. Robert Porritt, who was drowned while sliding on an ice-covered pond. Many of the villagers
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    PRISON RIOT.
    70 6 Convicts Yield In Face Of Machine Guns. Jefferson City, Missouri, Jan. 24. A short-lived riot occurred in the Statr penitentiary here today. Four convicts, all Instigators of the trouble, were slightly injured. The convicts in a cell building housing 473 desperate inmates overpowered three guards, seized their pistols
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    RUSSIA THREATENED.
    116 6 Youths Urged To Prepare For War. Moscow. Jan. 22. Soviet Russia in threatened with the greatest war in history, M. Varoshilor, the Cpmrois-'ioner for War, declared today in an address to the Congress of Communist Youths. He asserted that Russia must organise the mass* i, not only to
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    G.B.S. TALKS ABOUT WOMEN.
    1083 6 The Voice of Common sense "THEY HOLD THE WORLD IN THEIR HANDS." As I came cown the step* of the Hotel de Cap one afternoon in July, a cab, piled wi'.h luggage, stood in trie way. My M rested on the occupant for a mement in'l'fftrently
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    JAPAN AMD U.S.
    285 6 Interest in Immigration Laws. Tokio. Jar Boron BhMajaara, xtirur premier, told the fifty-ninth Diet t .day that Japan ii still itching the American ur. migration law with keen interest. The law Japanese and CMmh from the United States. nur friendly relations with the I rope snd America
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    TOM MIX LOSES SUIT.
    65 6 $90,000 Judgment Goes Against Him. Erie, Pennsylvania. Jan. 21. Zack Miller, owner of the 101 Ran. Shows, was awarded a judgment a $90,000 by a jury here today in a breac of nnlra. t -utt I r >ugru by hi.n atrain» Turn Mix, the hi ■ion
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      148 7 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 Positively Last Night SWING HIGH Pat he Superb Musical Extravaganza of the Circus! SEVEN GLORIOUS SONGS A STORY YOU'LL LOVE Clowns Acrobats Animals TOMORROW "The best news in years!*' GOOD NEWS WITH UKELELE IKE BESSIE LOVE and a host of others Jutt the spri&htliest, merriest, speediest, happiest
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      203 7 6.15 LAST NIGHT 9.15 Of Radio's Great Musical Comedy Success THE frS cuckoos All talking. Singing, Dancing VI an<^ Trchnir olour S«»sation ■I mm *^m wri'ii jM y^T f The famous pair of Comedians J^ bert WHEELER Wp* robt WOOLSEY Po«itiv«ly the last two performances. DON'T MISS IT! TOMORROW PARAMOUNTS
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      141 7 U Starting Monday for Two Nights Only I i BRITAIN'S WONDER OF THE I TALKIES ELSTREE CALLING n Twenty of the Most Famous Stars of The Stage, Screen and Broadcast. Witty Dialogue Sparkling Songs Brilliant Dancing. THE PICTURE TO MAKE YOU FORGET EVEN THE SLUMP. Wednesday: WILD COMPANY SPECIAL Upstairs:
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  • SHIPPING NOTES.
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      HEALTH IN EASTERN PORTS.
      126 8 Hulk-tin of the L of N. Eastern Bureau. ll'.u'h Bulletin ol the league of Hjieau, for the week i. i. ■g eamm ami 2 <)• :nallp>x rase. rri rase and death* I cases and I'J .i M and 25 deaths duriai aradhsf week j 28 smallpox
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      HEIAN MARU.
      196 8 Excellent Performance On Maiden Voyage. 1 ht- VY.K. in.- H.-ian M»iu irn-sed .ir.in aa h»-r maiden trip. V .ki baaaa t.i Victciria. in 10 days 4 hiMii- f.T n.inut«~. and arrive! at St-attle jim ■>i"- fal 'lay »h«-a<l of be-i f.n the trip v. .i IT II aaa
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      U.S. SHIPPING FUSION.
      69 8 Amalgamation of Important Companies. itnation was announced ir 1 ork in mail week of the Interna- aotOa Marine Company, which American. Red Stnr. Atlantic C.inuma-Pai-ific and Ley land I MSjawM Steamship ComIt i- atated that the ama'.Kaniatior |.:inifs will provide a worldng crvioc. M Athos II is
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    PASSENGERS.
    59 8 r- hiive arrived in i President Hayes I. I Utaa, Mr. It C Allen MasUl K.t-on Berlin, Mr. Mi It \l Howir.an, Or y lienne rlurnrc*. Mr i > Mr. It. C. Caeataae, Miss A. W. Kmj»riiiry. Mr. I r-.■r Im, Mr i i C. Sr.ith, Misii Madeline r.
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    29 8 l«ft Arrd. D*c. 2« Jan. 17 Jan. t Jan. 24 Jan. 1 Jan. M Jan. 2 Jan. Jan I Jan. SI Jin U iYb 2 1a
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      SOUTHERN MALAYAN TIN DREDGING.
      877 8 Well-Equipped to Weather Depression. Ih. fourth annual PMawlwJ nirrting uf -outhetn Malayan Tin HiriK.nir. LUL, w:i teld <>n Dae. I4J Mr I ttesAea the chairman pi rh raainaaa in the rourw of hi- »p«tn kid Tka total anl-ie. nf ground tl h,- fuur dnnirex »n I
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        MINING.
        454 8 ■MM '■I. I'd. Bayert. Srll*n. 9 II A*am Kumban* 21 22 < 5 Ayer Ilium Tin 11 6 12 4>, cd. I (1 Hanirrin Tin 11 6 12 6 1 1 BaUnr Fadanf 0.10 O.ITi l 1 Batu Cmm MM Mi 1 1 Rukit Ar»nic 0.35 0.4U I £1
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        GENERAL.
        261 8 >'al. I'd- Buytri. S«llcn. t t A'.i. Brick Ordi. 2 M tM 2 2 Alex. Brick Pntt. UtH UtHli £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 4.50 4.10.0 1 I fntral Kn»in« 0.35 0.40 nom. 100 50 krncw Com. Bank 70.00 75.00 0 £1 Con. T. S. 7 Pr.f. |1 S J7
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        112 8 Mfifapora Cold Storar* 7 p.c. deb. of 19M red. 1931-36 1M 1M el. ■iinjapore Municipal S p.r. of 1801 red. 1930 $1378.000 par. 6% prem. iingapore Municipal 4W p.e. of IW7 red. 1947 $1,600,000 N par 3inrapore Municipal 4-» p.e. of 1908 r«i. 1966 $1,000,000 95 par
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        398 8 Fraser and Co. and Ly.ill and Evatt's quotations. Today'* Price* Frutr Lyall A Co. Kvatt UlrnSjr rtl) 0D. r 1.06 0.95 1.0.1 Alor <;»jah ift) 0*0 0 :m 0*5 i> V.". HiUm ($1) 1.16 125 1.20 1.30 Koninf (fl) 0J« OJO 0.20 OJO V. Malar (S2) 1.20 1.40
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    EVILS OF PRICE INSTABILITY.
    454 8 Sir Basil Blackett and The "Monetary Machine." A stable price level is an requisite for real human proprr-~ in thr twent.eth century." declared Sir Basil Blackett. h.c 8.. a director f tka Bank of Kngland and the representative „f the Ge*ernment un the hoard of Imperial
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    170 8 T«4ay. ilia, 1.ab0.-.n Bilik and TandMM J-»ndj»n», Brngkai.v Si«k. I'»k«n Uaroe and >'a,,akombo g K-.»,)r X i B*gan Si-ApiApi < Kimeralda I p.m. h..!.. t. hiaa aa<J Java, Suuth-Wral Sumatra. SoulhKatt Burnru. (rlrl.r^, Molurra* Java, Suuthrrn Sun>atra, SouthKa«t H.tim w, -Irben. Mulu and Timor Hilly Hy Aeroplane)
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
    133 8 Tu. Ships alongside Ihc Wharves or expected to arrive. am HAKBni r. Main Wharf l'hv-a. M.ta H«n. Th. c lor». Lch. llyma. Lch Kittiaakr Oil Wharf is. Vjnrr Brooke. CMi Wh»rf N.I. flMI IN HRY DOCKS. raniong I'acar. Albert I*' k N 1 Victoria Di.ik II, Krr**l
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    VOLUNTEER DRILLS.
    210 8 Pn^- rilli up to and for week•nrfiru- Tu. m.. Drill Hall, <-t 3n. S.S.V.F. JJ U < lat>. Drill i 'a rade kit p.m.. Tan Took S»nr Hoapital. Nursing. Kirst Aid, and Organisa :ne«.lay. Fell. 4, > .10 pm- Miniature Rwp T.nifl;:. liarrack*. Ut Bn. I are »n«i
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      44 8 MOVADO WATCHES AND CHRONOMETERS. v^aP^^* »^n^ Wrist Watches 3j-Ba§^^^^sf ".sssssss?*"**^m»»l^^^mmßrln' >^^^ MOVADO Standard and Aotomatir WindinK. made ia three Prices ranging f§ jv isssssssHsP v«7 «3 a3 DO I I in imti: tt \T< m t^^^Bllfimmwawal \fenl ssssssssssssl s.S aad VMS. I M RENE ULLMANN
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      143 8 You ran buy a Camflß QIICKLITE LAMP hR)9HBHM|v I and use it for I 4 while year /^^^4wl md the total /'*2rTi*SjX irost u«mp,^jr *m\ :uel, mantles) I^V will be less W> :han just the f^f coat of fuel alone for an aid style lamp. j\ (Ml VOI GEI 4tSwamw9S^kkX
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      271 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Bright Wind. Station. Temperatur* Sain- Sun- Relative Direc- Sp««d Weather. Max. lira. fall. thin*. Humidity. tion. I F. P. int. hours, i a.p.h. Alor Star 92 (9 Nil 10.9 86 Calm Fin* KoU Bbaru M 67 Nil 10% >•:, i aim Fin* K.Trengganu 85
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      173 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Tar«da>. February 3. H. 9. 10..'. a.m.. ft. 8 in., 11 50 p.m., I in. Oxford and Cambridge Society of Malay*. annual meeting. Adelphi Hotel. 7 p.m. Wednesday. Febraary 4. H H". 1( JU a.m.. 10 ft. 3 in. I a.m. Thursday. Febraary J. II W
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    275 9 Rubber Still on The Decline. TIN QUIET WITH STEADY DEMAND. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) ■port, TujsJay, 10 a.m. Toda>\ In Uuhbcr. ll', rrnis. per lb. I hi. Z2~> kasM at •>'** per picuL t<rda>> Prices Knbhrr. lon !on I l:i-16d. H«wn '-'lid 7 s rt~.. di>v 11
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    PRICE STABILISATION.
    46 9 Breakdown of Voluntary Agreement^. Th. .1 A|:ncu!lur priMl acme is a w-i-.imut th* k riy un- have noi ftcn 1 .11 M they used t.. 1.. ..winit I 1 ps are thr in- Bfl Iforts to' 1 r.jre's. 1 1 thrnjyh amalr^snatioa. hich am
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      AYER HITAM TIN DREDGING.
      713 9 Curtailment of Output Not Regretted. The fourth annual r»n«iil mettinf of I!. tarn Tin Dredsrins;. Ltd., was held at the registered office of thf company, 73 Kasinrhall Street. London, on Dec. 11. Mr. C. V Thomas ithe chairman 1, who presided, •sid The ijuantny of cround
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      MORE RESTRICTION.
      54 9 Kor the y.-«r 1931 the directors of four of thi Sn.-nd. Huldane group of rubber prol.ited Malay. Rubber Estates oi Kt-rt >t::. lUikella < Ceylon and Higrod.ll h >re der dril to adipt a tapping policy by which th. n|lS|lti Mitrntial outputs of the Tour rom|i.nio will be
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      71 9 Tone of Market —Dull. Latest Csble :—London Spot Sheet :i U-'.6d. per lb. New York Soot Sheet Q. rents f% per Ib. R.S.S. equal tv London SUndard. Spot Awaaaas buyers price for Jan.. I.' l.S.3. equal to London Standard lundard K.S.8. on Tender mm Spot
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      FINANCIAL WISDOM.
      317 9 Small Car Saves British Export Motor Trade. H.R.H. Th* Priace of WaU-. The great amuunt of money saved throug-h the purchase of Saving; < tirates has a considerable siirnificance trom the purely economic aspect beeau«it represents a valuable nddition tc the i nations capital resources." Kt. Hon. W.
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      SINGAPORE MARKETS.
      482 9 Official List of Approximate Prices. The following arc thr prices, rents per catty where not otherwise stated, prevailing at the Singapore market 0:1 Jan. •> furnished by the Ko«.<! end Market Inspector Meat. Beef steak 1 round) .'0 per ratty, j beef stew or curry 4u, pork, lean
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      EXCHANGES.
      71 9 Rugby. Feb. 2. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam Berlin SMI Br 1 I I *17. Bio 4' 11 32. burnt Air. h*g*n 18J6. G«nr»a -"j1.; 1 H'l ingfor \tS% Hoar kong 11 Li.b. Madrid 47.76. Milwi «.77'.a. Monte- Ywteo n\ New York *ib 19-32. Oilo 18J4H, I'arw 12JUH, Shmachai It.
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      BILLION LETTER.
      596 9 New lx)w Record For Silver. Samuel Montagu and fo.'s weekly l>ulli>n MSM dated London, Jan. 7 states taM The Bank of Knirland void reserve aajaiMaf, notes am..unt. d to *UT.fJ.',.S.'.' on Dee. '1 ins como"c.l with il4^^^i.U7 on !>••<•. 24. i'J rr' -.sents ar increase of lIJMMM Sim
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      INDENTURED LABOUR.
      150 9 North Borneo and The U.S.A. Tariff Act. At a committee meeting of the North Borneo Chamber of Commerce, held in the offices of Messrs. Harrisons and CrosfieM (Borneo), Ltd. on Jan. 16. the Hon. Mr. K. \V. Pinnock in the chair. Section 307 of the U.S.A. Tariff Act
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      RUBBER COMPANIES ANALYSED.
      974 9 Positions as Disclosed By Latest Reports. This rfcmpany la a member of th.- M. P Evans group and dates back to A;>nl. 1909. Total planted are* is 2.282 acres, of which 2.122 MiM are mature. For the season MM-M >harehollers received 27'; ps-r cent. MM r- -ult
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      RUBBER STOCKS.
      29 9 1 and Peat, Ltd. dated r staUi thai the stodu of rubber in I ..-pool are IS MM tons, an 'tajaaaaaa aa thr u».k «1 «,im SM.
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    LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
    640 9 j Producers Working on A False Basis. MR. V. A. TAYI.FR cV TIIK FIVE-DAY WSEK. (By A. W. Still.) n. 7 It has bajaa liull wceJi vi.i 1 feared in the genera! dt-pr. ion. I", re fell t.i 4*44, en J.i nn effort me day, i.ut it
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      76 9 The highest speed ever attained by man (357.7 m.p.h.) Accompl thed by Squad. Leader A. H. Orlebar, A.F.C., on Supermanne Rolls-Royce 5.6, using m.Q^33am\ Stockrjh JL*f^ ESsmmi Eastern Auto Co. Gu*n Hoe 4Co ft" V- lar^mmmmfc Gusn Hoe Hin i Co. Hock Hoe Co. ae^^a/gl i^\ W& and all the
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, FEB. 3, 1931. A PORTENT IN PERAK.
    1028 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, FEB. 3, 1931. A PORTENT IN PERAK. What is certainly the first proposal to IToducc rice in the Federated Malay States by modern mechanical methods was j .iis( ii<sed 1-y the Perak State Council at its last meeting, and that very interesting debate is wel!
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    MY LATENT CRIMINAL TALENT.
    922 10 As A Swindler I Could Have Made Money. (By Edgar Wallace, in an inter*ie».) If I were not a writer I might I* an ,-nVient criminal, and nothing would kt easier for me than to m*ke money as a ti swindler. I must admit that there
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    220 10 Mrs. V. Asbridge, formerly of Sinra-' fore, has rcturnrd from X' I'luntl on 7 a visit. The Rev. P. L. P«ath. Prinripit of the Anglo-Chines*- School, was entertained by the An£lo-C'hinc«? School Union on Saturday on the eve of his departure for the L'-.ited StaU-.-. Pundit MehU
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    596 10 IARNUM WAS RIGHT? Thi <>1«1 fraud* To anyone I I .f livinc on their wt: <>■• ilimen:.. t ht% trrT :tnm*ly advise !h. »UI meth(Kl« which h«vi- ime. With the exampi [.oramr as warning, why ;ry I :ho tre»ch«-niu-- seas of hiirh t» .-..1 d hrirks
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      176 10 Over Six f| Years Oia kj IS a result of the vigilant r" n care taken in the process of L j distillation and the period of >i\ yiars or more allowed for J*'* jLtt>_ CANADIAN JiOB CLUB S wniaiM in wood, the high standard of %_^r quality lonyr recognised
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    TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKE HAVOC IN NEW ZEALAND. HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE.
    387 11 TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKE HAVOC IN NEW ZEALAND. HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE. All Buildings in Napier Demolished. I'R(,ENT NEED. Warships Speeding With Assistance. The town of Napier on North l-lami. New Zealand, has suffered trrribh a- the result of an carthiiuake which occurred early this morn'nc Keport- m> far are fragmentary, hut
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    SENTENCE OF DEATH. Murder of Lieut.-Col. N.S.
    132 11 SENTENCE OF DEATH. Murder of Lieut. -Col. N. S. Simpson. Calcutta. Keb. 2. Oinesh (lupta. thf sole survivor >l the thr-.-e tanariati who murdered Lieut.Colonel N. S. Simpson, the Inspectorgeneral I I PrlaMM, .md wounded Mr. j .1 M -on ;hf liv';ii remembrancer. nt.nccd ic. death,— I: It will lie
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    CLAIMS IN CHINA.
    146 11 Obligations to British landholders. 1., ndon. Feb. 2. In Ifesj 11, .u5. f Common* M V M Samuel. Unionist meiabai for Farnhain, urged thai made concerning live British members of the staff of the < anor. Hankow railway who had not ><t received their due. Mr H.
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    CHINATOWN RAID.
    66 11 C HINATOWN RAID. leader of Drug King Evades Capture. Newark. New Jassja*, Keb. 2. A hundred ami sixty-thiee UssM were rounded up early this morning during raids M Hi opftim <lens in Chinatown, in an a'- ,|.!urc thf leaik-r of the dri k >•>„- \vh" wa« kaasm mi>- io .-m«-d
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    MR. F. E. MAIR AND THE QUOTA SCHEME.
    1637 11 What He Said at Rambutan Meeting. In the Straits Times of Jan. 22 s> cable appeared from our London correspondent lealing with a striking speech delivered by Mr Frank K. Mair at the annual meeting of Rambutan, Ltd., in which he stated
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    BOYCOTT THREATS IN INDIA.
    196 11 Questions in the House. RELEASE OF CONGRESS LEADERS. Rugby, Feb. 2. Answering questions in the House of Commons, the Secretary for India, Mr. Wedgwood Benn, said it was too soon to appraise the effects in India of the RoundTable Conference and of the unconditional release of
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    CHINA'S SHIPPING.
    231 11 Interesting Suggestion To Dollar Line. Nanking. Feb. 2. H It is officially stated, in connection with the proposed Sino- American shipping I agreement, that Captain Robert Dollar recently submitted to the Chinese Gov- j I ernment a memorandum proposing that the Dollar L ne should provide a line
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    AUSTRALIAN WAGES.
    128 11 Cabinet Ask for Cuts To Be Reconsidered. Canberra, Feb. 2. 1 The Cabinet decided to ask the Arbitration Court to reconsider the decision to reduce the basic wage rates by 10 per j cent. Reuter. It was reported on Jan. 22 that the Arbitration Court had unanimously ordered
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    TWENTY YEARS AFTER.
    37 11 Oil (iushcr Discovered In lUly. Rome, Feb. 2. After twenty yean of unsuccessful l Karen for petroleum in Italy, rushes yielding 175 gallons a minute have been c fund at Fonteviva. near Parma. Reuter.
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    RUBBER EXPERIMENT ABANDONED.
    446 11 Mr. Ford's Decision. CLOSING DOWN BRAZIL PLANTATIONS. New York, Feb. 2. i A mewage from Para states that there are indications that Mr. Henry Ford is I abandoning his rubber-growing experiment after having invested several million dollars in plantations in the Tapajos River region of Brazil. The
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    MINISTERS RESIGN.
    101 11 Mr. Scullin Stands by Mr. Theodore. Csnberra, Feb. 2. l The Prime Minister, Mr. Scullin, has i accepted the resignations of Mr. J. I Fenton and Mr. J. A. Lyons, and Mr. K. M. Korde has been appointed Minister of Customs, Mr. A. K. Green PostmasterGeneral, and Mr.
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    TERRORISTS IN EGYPT.
    174 11 All Bandits Rounded Up By Police. Luxor, Egypt), Feb. 2. The province has been relieved by the news that all the band it- terrorists have been rounded up, thanks to the tenacity ot the police in chasing their quarry, to the last m»'.. day and night, over
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    CHINA INDEMNITY BILL.
    108 11 Purchasing Committee to Be Appointed. lx>ndon, Feb. 2. In the House of Corrmons at question I limr. pressed to expedite the appoint- ment of the China Purchasinx Commission under the China Indemnity Bill, Mr. I H. Dal ton, the V nder- Secretary for I Foreijrn Affairs, said
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    ROYAL ROMANCE IN SWEDEN.
    139 11 King Refuses Consent Tc Marriage. Stockholm. Keb 2 A Royal love romance is the subject ai a Court Circular issued today, in which j King Gustav finally refuses his consent t< the engagement of his gran ison Prinn I>ennart to Miss Karin Nis.wnndt. thi daughter of
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    MR. F. M. HALE.
    172 11 Death of Explosives Expert. London. Feb. The death has occurred of Mr. Frederick Marten Hale, engineer and explosives expert. Reuter Mr. Hale, who MM •'>«'. years of age, began specialising la th.- manufacture and u«e of high explosives, and in torpedo and artillery work. He was
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    SLASHING ATTACK.
    111 11 Manufacturing Countries And Drug Traffic. (ieneva. Kel. J 1 A slashing attack on a system thst permitted "the pr<>-|H-ruy of a great country to be sacrificed to the ;nt.-rest I of a few manufacturers was amml b\ Mr. A. L. Lyal!. chairman af the Permanent Opium Board, addressing
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    ELECTORAL REFORM.
    73 11 Conservatives Oppose New Measure. j. In the House of Commons U«l»y the Hfime Sevretarry. Mr. J, R. «'|ynes. Masai the second reading af 'he RaaraaH tation of the Psaals Bill, which intn.luces the alternative vote and other changvii in electoral procedure. Sir Samuel Hoare moved rei. behalf of
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    SNOWSTORMS AT HOME.
    22 11 Kug Severe snowstorms in the Midlands and the north of Kngland during U end caused tiuftV aissscauotl Hnti.«h Wireless.
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    WAR CLOUDS IN CHINA.
    766 11 Marshal Wifs Activities In Szechvan. THREAT TO SHENSI A Kwangsi-" Ironsides War Declaration. The nawi today saggosja Urn nsaoi l*ilit > of a renewal ol n\il »ar in China. In h»anr-i (.eneral < hanc Kal-fui. the li .h)«-: of the Iron- ••lev" »nd (•eneral I'ei hunu
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      74 11 TODAY'S FEATURES. ftp My I «lrn( riminal Talent —By Kd*ar Wallace 10 IMMH Side of Life in Urn*ib.— llv J. Jcffrraoa Fari«m .15 The Daughter of the Tsar IS Medical PiMeera in Malaya. II WiM Life oanaiuion Sh tiac II letters to the Editor lfi I ondon Rabber Market -Hy
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    ANIMALS WHICH SPREAD DISEASE.
    1213 12 Biologists' Evidence At Wild Life Inquiry. FEVEH DANGER. VRKS O\ SINGAPORE HOTEL MEM given to thr I Commission. ng :r. .Singapore, when Mr Jtinln-y ur •c of Medicine i la;. Md the opinion that Ml MHMIJI before legis I of wild life and utid tropical typhu--
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    CLARA BOW CASE. Jury Still Deciding Fate Of Secretary.
    128 12 CLARA BOW CASE. Jury Still Deciding Fate Of Secretary. Los Angeles, Jan. 22, Th<- jury which is deciding the fate <>! i Daisy Dc-boe entered today upon the second day of its deliberations. Ihi defendant is charged in 35 indict monts of stealing $15,400 from Clara Bow while employed as
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    WIFE THRASHED DAILY.
    94 12 Husband's Practice of 18 Years Stopped. I A woman giving evidence at Govan. Clasfrow, wh.vi her husband. William fcfcKechnic. appeared in answer to a 11 charge if assault, stated that he hail thrashed her every daj for 18 years. She raid that he sent the children into
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    24 12 I The Strait- Steamship Co.. Ltd. i advertise specially reduced rates for week-end fares between Singapore and Port Swt-tunh.ii. and Penang and For* Swcttanbam.
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    ACCOUNTANT CHARGED.
    112 12 Alleged Criminal Breach Of Trust. Arrested on a warrant at the instance t( his employers. A.N.H. Van. Cuylenburc was produced before Mr. J. F. F. Gre?g. the Singapore Third Police Magi-trat: this morning and charged with criminal l.rench of trust in respect of $14,000. i Van Cuylenburg was
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    SCHNEIDER TRIO.
    195 12 Harpsichord To Be Played At Recitals. The first pcrf jrmance of the Schneider Trio in Hifpow will take atan at the Dutch Club on Thursday evenin^ when a programme o. 1 clamical music will he givw. ThnV will comprise pieces fat th_violin, vie-lincel!o, piano and ha-psu honi. The
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    PRINCESS BEATRICE.
    43 12 Condition Rather More Satisfactory." Rugby. Feb. 1 The following bulletin was issued today from Kensington Palace "Although the slight setback recorded last evening was followed by a somewhat dirvturbod night. Princess Beatrice's condition this morning is rather more satisfactory--" British Wireless.
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    TO STUDY BERI-BERI.
    43 12 Austrian Professor Proceeding To Java. Vienna. Feb. 2. Professor Wenckebach has accepted an invitation from the Netherlands Govern- ment to study beri-beri in the Dutch Indies. He is shortly leaving for Baiavia for I a stay of six months. Reuter.
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    CHINA'S TRADE WITH MALAYA.
    141 12 Report Submitted by Our Recent Visitors. Snanghai. 1 The Industrial and Commercial Irve^ti 1 yaticn Party has returned and has aubi niittcd a renoit conta ninp recomn-.enda- tions to meet thi- iVniamls of the Chinese of thi Straits SHtlementr.— Sin Kuo Mir. This probably refers to
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    UNEMPLOYMENT.
    88 12 Royal Commission to Present Interim Report. aWSfcr, Keb. '2. 1 The Prime Ministe.- announced in the li< use of Commons that Ust hV ■tavjiaa on ur.em ploy men t insurance had :c.l to make an int< rim rij>on or. the subject of Uunsit'oral Lem I:' .it an e»rly date.
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    PERI'S FINANCES.
    98 12 Postponing Payment Of Foreign Loans. New York. Kel.. Ll.L 1 It is reported from Lima that the new Finance Minister of Pe«u declared that the Government would f' How the advicof the American financial opt I N \V. Kemmerer, who is re-cnanising Dm tinancci of Peru and who
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    61 12 From China anrl Japan, by Comorin, due at Singapore noon tomorrow. From Western AwUalia, by Minderoo. <.a at Singapore tomon From China and Japnr. by T>tton Marti, due ul Singapore i n mw. Krom Holland, by Indrapoera. due nt Singapore on Thursday morning. From Europe (London mails dispatched
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    73 12 A *a\e cf magazine? anil periodicals, purchased for Raffles Library between January and June of this year, will bo I kali at the Library on Thur S p.m. Purchasers at thai aaJc will receive buck numbers of magazines anJ periodicals regularly as current numbers arrive. For the convenience of those
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    TAIPUSAM DEVOTEES.
    130 12 Man with 101 Nails in His Body. A feature of yesterday's Taipusam festival ivlobratinni was the visit to the Tank R.-ad tempi" "f a number of devotees i undergoing various forms of self -torture Particularly noticeable was a ca«e where 'an elderly man had stuck in his body
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    BOY KILLED BY LORRY.
    214 12 Rash Act Charge at Singapore Assizes. The Singapore Assizes resumed its sitting this morning before Mr. Ju-tiiv Whitley when I.im Bah Chik was charged with causing the death of Tan Peng How !by drivirj; h-s lorry in a rash and r.i glijTeift manner on Dat, 21
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    SIAM'S NEW TARIFF.
    107 12 Duties on Spirits Go Up 100 Per Cent. (From Our Own Correspondent Bangkok. Feb. 2. (■fit for Siam -a_ published and put into force today X 'hi customs tariff of I cable increases in im|K>rt duties on brnndy. whisky, rum and gin which have been increased 100
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    PRISON FOR EURASIAN.
    242 12 Counsel's Plea For leniency Mat tf four months' rigorous impii onment was pasrn! on C. Richards, a i Kurarian, by Mr. G. C. Dodd, the SingaI" ii Criminal District Judge, this raorni ing. Richards, an employee of the Eastern Extension Toloprai h Co.. plcadeti guilty to i!ai^e
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    CAR ON FIRE.
    69 12 Accident While Carrying Out Repairs. A motor-car was totally destroyed by .■>;ul 6 p.m. yesterday at a house in (>r< hard Road. Certain repairs to the beniine tank MM be in* carried out when the petrol caught fire and soon the car was in a >f flames.
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    ROAD ACCIDENTS.
    46 12 h 'i»n anil < him rd to nlh a motor far and a motor lorry in i rrn t-rangnt* Road. yesterday Both, the vehicles utnl badly damaged. A Chinese was knocked down by a mctor car near Keppel Harbour, yesterda<-. Hi v th* Gtntral Hcjnital.
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    MOTOR LAND SPEED RECORD.
    508 12 Capl. Campbell's Attempt. UNOFFICIAL TIME OF IM MILKS AN HOUB. Dayt<>n:i. I aal— CamnU-li. driving h<1,400 h. I h tar. B!ui bird, in a piaf. c run today, attains ian ao| hour. Tho run The late Sir Hem 231 m.p.h. !h. ■i apart frcn. keeper-, tht
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    IRISH "SWEEP" WARNING.
    102 12 IRISH SW E E P" WARNING. Bogus Tickets Make Their Appearance. A widespread a' tempt i ■ell bogTis tickot- for th. tacoad grwi sweepstake organised on hospitals. Books of ticket! arc ir^ the fint ticket in order an forced. A mar •n I. ndon by a rer,ell him a book
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      HOOPS REMEMBRANCE CUP.
      776 13 Interesting Yacht Race. CLUB ENTERTAINS PjCJLO. Sunday injf the occasion of the fare- Be* I»r. A. L Hoops and Mr Hoops, thr "B" Class raced the first r the Hn »ps Remembrance .it th. Royal Singapore Yacht Club. m< rninit «M Baa, with a really Mowtakf, and
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      SOCCER PROSPECTS AT S.C.C.
      668 13 Nucleus of a Useful Team. The first S.<\(. foutball trial, which was played at the Harbour Board ground yesterday, was more in the way of a lung-opt r*r that anything else, and practically all the flayers were suffering from the beginning-of-thc-seaaon feeling. The match was divided
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    HOCKEY.
    72 13 Final S.C.C. vs. Welch Match Tomorrow. The final hockey match between the S.C.C. and the 2nd Batt. Welch Regt. will be played on the Tanglin Barracks ground tomorrow, bully-off 4.45. The ngimer.tal team will be L.Sergt. Richards; Bdsm. I veiny and 2nd I.uut. J R. Welchman; Pte. Hughes, Pti.
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    RUGBY.
    64 13 Kafflesians' Team vs. C Co. Welch. The following will represent the Past and Present Rafflesians against C Company, 2nd Batt. Welch Regt.'s B team today on the school ground at 4.4-*> R. Goldman; S. L. Ochlers, D. C. D'Cotta. A. Fox, C. Goldman M. Hani.', J. I.oveday; J. LeCain,
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    LOCAL GOLF.
    71 13 Best Scores in Rubber Trade Tournament. The following were the best scores returned at Bukit Timah yesterday in lb<annual rubber trade y<>\{ tournament: K. Vining 2 down H. W. Hawk<-swo< > d I F. P. Donnelly S K. F. Voelker :i K. G. Collier :i The Keppel Golf
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    31 13 Stoke City Take Full Points From Preston, i London. Feb. 2. In a Second Divition match today Stoke City beat Preston N. E. by three goal* to one. Reuter.
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    SINGAPORE CHESS CLUB.
    210 13 Positions in the Singapore Chess Chib grand handicap tournament to date are as follows i 1 i Ine folowing are the fixture* for Friday, Feb. 6 Lo Kam Woon va. Bird. Colman r«. AlMkroff. Kionir Chin Eng vs. Wilmot. Peck v>. Jumabhoy. Tan Luang Kia vs. GosMTsky.
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    AREA CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEME.
    596 13 Chance of Recognition For Every Boxer. An area championship scheme, with all the strength of the Board behind it, would prove not only a boon and a blessinz to good lad.* who never seem to be 1 able to (ret "just there" in the champion- I ship
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    CARNERA IN TROUBLE.
    207 13 Italian Federation Deals Out Punishment. Primo' Camera is again in trouble. Rejected by the New York State Athletic Commission, he came home to bask in the adulation of his Venetian countrymen, but now even they have turned on him, and with a violence almost unknown even in
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    RUGBY FOOTBALL.
    90 13 Blackheath and Harlequins Both Beaten. London, Jan. 24. The following were the results of Rugby matches played today Coventry 14. Btackhamth S. Abrrtillerjr 3, Newport 0. j Bristol 10, Plymouth Albion Cambridge 12, H»rleq«tni 10. Guy's '.<. CloucaMr S. Manchester ft. «Trl»nK*ad P. 23. Northampton 14. Royal Air
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    TILDEN TO RETIRE.
    438 13 World's Greatest Tehnis Player." Big Bill TiWen, the greatest lawn tennis player of all time, the winner on several occasions of both the British and American singles chair pionships, and the, man who at 37 years of age made a dra- matic "come back" at Winvbledon last
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    OFF TO GERMANY.
    223 13 Jockey Who Twice Decided On Wrong Derby Mounts. Arthur Smith, who had the mount on Warning in the Castle Selling Handicap Hurdle at Manchester in mail week, leaves shortly for Germany, where he has fixed up a retainer to ride over the jumps. Smith was at one
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    SPEEDY DADO.
    73 13 To Meet Newsboy Brown A Third Time. Lot Angeles, California, Jan. 19. I Speed Dado, of Manila, hailed in these parts of the country aa the logical successor of Pane ho Villa, who knocked out Jackie Evans, of Missouri, in the second round last night, has been matched
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    BRAHMAN'S BOOK.
    199 13 Does Not Think It Broke Agreement. The board decided that I broke the agreement. I don't think I did," said Brad man when interviewed on the Australian Board of Control's decision to retain £50 of £150 good conduct money I never saw a newspaper man in England," he
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    LOTT BEATS VAN RYN
    28 13 Montreal. Jaa M. George I>«tt. tbi- Amirican Davi- v :u«!ay sates •U-«i hi Canadian indoor championship, Johnny Van Kyn. of Philadelphia, 5-7, T-a, M
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    114 13 Taeasiay. Prbrnary 3. Football: Cesasaercsal '"up: B.A.T. m <; u \t. Moai ibs v Stmit» Tr».ln X I 1 II Ii irrolin.l Indian A ll V..M I V..M •yaaaaaaac, Febnuo ■eekry: indn.', l—sriatisa 1 A S i x Wetea laniclin. 4.4.1 p.fl Taipinr Racr*, Second Pay. r»«tsell rommercial
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    MEDICAL PIONEERS IN MALAYA.
    2871 14 The Unwritten Annals Of The Past. FRUITS OF RESEARCH. Ol'R PLACE IN TROPICAL MEDICINE. 1 tribute to the medical mm who •.raed in Malays during the early uar. ol Hritish iniuence in thr>« itmtn p* w "1 KM.S members of the Brttwh Medical A«*oeiati«4i on Saturday.
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    DOYEN OF DRAMATIC CRITICS.
    508 14 Death of Mr. Henry Chance Newton. Not only by the theatrical world on both sides of the footlights and by his journalistic colleague but among countless friend* ej eveiy ila«. age. and calling, regret will be felt at the death ot Mr. Henry Chance Newton—" Carados
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    HOUNDS CHASE DONKEY.
    82 14 Impromptu Hunt Durin;: Exercise. There was a unique impromptu hunt at WiKtfinton, Hertfordshire, recently. A pack of hounds was In-inK exerci*e<l in the usual manner, but apparently they de*>ed something mure realistic They suddenly ran off in full cry after a donkry and refused to be called
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      55 14 Sore Throat? a We arc never without FORMAMINT— a little common-sense protection is all that matters.** Mrs. R.J.-W. iHaaltfTl \A^B aaM pr nta l"'*ctioua ■BuOAjJI "aT|MB dlmm, ouch m» ymry influenza *^^aW DIPHTHERIA TONSILITIS Form*m,M J*Hr»y f> > A\ O |U| A k-f I ft (a* SSwcs fOKnAMINT fHiiiaatlit oBOi
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    THE LIGHTER SIDE OF LIFE IN LONDON.
    1361 15 "TiMid Of Toad llair-i Play That Has Everything That The Children Love Animals, Nursery Humour And Fantastic Scenes "Cavifire" Highbrotc Shoic With Several Good Things In It, (By O«r Limim Critic J. Jefferson Farjeon.) i 1 HAVE at i Imn not Ix'in ■i
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    FATAL OBSESSION.
    374 15 Dead Man in Female Clothing. An extraordinary storf HI r.veale<l at the ini,u. r<-c.-ntly <.n Oaarlea Arthur Vale, aped It, <>f WaaV bjaaa Raai, W.r .-t-r. who wa- found hanged at hi- BkwM dr ir. women's Th,. I that :ifter returnini; from his < hristmas holidays at Birmingham,
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    MECCA TELEPHONES.
    268 15 Search for Mohammedan Engineer. The King of Hedjaz and Ncjd has signH a contract with the Marconi Company for the supply of IS wireless stations, which will provide Arabia with a complete system of telegraphic communication. In addition to the fixed wireless station* which will be erected in
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    HAUNTED VILLAGE.
    151 15 Residents Terrified by Wailing Woman. The village of Coolock. near Dublin, has been terrorised by the ghostly figure of a diminutive woman who follows resident*, late out-of-doors, with what are described ss weird, wild, unearthly cries. Between midnight and 1 m.m.. on one occasion, the village was startled
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      202 15 Today's Crossword Puzzle. ~~~~aa^snaaaas F^^^naK^^Sfi (CLUES.) ACROSS. jj T,,r;*t •a. Hnuis 1. Quibble official rnumrratlon uf population I Having the property uf forming fulls a jelly -.reams 8. Allay a». Dasgcrs M.-hrit cards U. Impiess IL*. r ..j.t Indian coin Turved IS. Trvadl* M. Claw* 1 I-.ut M. Blur glass
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      VOLUNTEERING.
      386 16 To the Editor of the StraiU Timet. Sir,- It was indeed a pleasure to read >r.;ir ixnmrk- about the younger men of Singapore «ho da nut join the \okirtYou may remember we emptyBMaW jrirls wen- admonished in no uncertain terms in your pace* not so !'<ng ago, and 1
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      RESTING RUBBER.
      1062 16 To the Editor of the Straits Tinea. Sir. viaiifying to >cc Ml. Tayler taking up aims against the re■Uon of Tamil labourers 11 :>i Malaya. I' is also interesting tn about weekly re«lru--and his suggestions might help i ne production and consumption i nn-re favourable iifiportion an I
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      THE COST OF RACING.
      673 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Si. With leferenoe to the report of •he Singapore Turf Club meeting, and the remarks attributed to me :rom where I was seated it would be difficult for an> leportei to hear me distinctly I made no comment on
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    SIGNOR ALVAREZ DEAD.
    17 16 Madrid, Jan. 22. Enrique Garcia Alvarez, the Spanish playwright, died here today of pneumonia.
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    RUSSIAN TREASURES.
    235 16 Taken Secretly to London For Exhibition. Russia sprang a last-minute surprise Ml tbe Internat'onal Exhibition of Perls ian Ait. whicli opened at the Royal AcaIdin.y ai the 1« tinning of last month. sent, unexpectedly, some of her Lgtvatcat Measures objects of Sasnanian I Ii!. the only known pieces
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    FOOTBALL RIOT.
    120 16 Police Fire on Crowd After International Match. An army sergeant and one civilian were killed, a sailor, five soldiers, three police and five civilians were injured in a not which lasted more than half an hour between troops and police at the National Stadium, following an international football
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    WOMAN POSES AS DETECTIVE.
    440 16 Goes to Prison for Nine Months. The story of woman who posed ai a detective was told at Exeter Quarter Sessions recently when Daphne Freeland afrtd 44. pleaded guilty *o three chanre* of fraud, and was sentenced to nine month*' imprisonment. Mr. 8. I>. Roberts, who
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    RUGBY PLAYER IN DOCK.
    70 16 Opponent Who Died After A Heavy Tackle. The trial began at Bordeaux in mail week of the French Rugby footballer TailIrtndou on a charge of having caused the death of an opponent in a m-ntrh at Pau un May 4 last year. Taillandou, it is alleged,
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      232 16 "You Cannot Cut-Price COTYS" The house of Cotys Products are in world wide favour and have a reputation to sustain. It has come to our notice that some of our Retailorare selling: Cotys Perfumeries at prices under those of our list. This reflects on the integrity of these few dealers
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    U.S. MARINES ATTACKED.
    105 17 Eight Killed and Two Wounded. j A fierce engagement between bandits and United State* Marinas in the moun- tainous regions of Nicaragua, has been reported to the Navy Department by the Riigade Commander at Managua. Fight of the Marines were killed and two seriously uoended in the
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    V.C. COLONEL RETIRES.
    42 17 Th? r» on 'I-. Indian Army cf Lieutenant -to'.orcl G. C. Wheeler, V.C.. is announ-t >. Lieutenant-Colonel Wheeler was awarded th. Wtiria rro,« n 1917 wnrn Major, irl.h-i K'flp-. Indian Army, "for mo t conjf icuou- bra try and dttennoutwo.'
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    DUPED BY TWO WOMEN
    258 17 O»mt Sequel to Man's Kindly Action. The story of how a Newcastle MM 4 <fl»pe<i by two women posm;; as mother i and daughter was told at Nc*<- 1 < Quarter Sessions recently wiien I < Brown, aged :m. and Elizabeth Small. a»re I 4 18,
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    "TIRED OF EVERYTHING."
    198 17 Captain's Suicide In Hotel. A verdict of suicide white of unsouiv! J mind was returned at the taaoJMat at Pnd 1 oinirtoti recently on Captain Vktaw Man-.-! f Childs de Sarigny, who was fouml sh >t in his room at the Royal Palace Hotel, Ken- sington. Lieutenant-Colonel
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      726 17 VICTIMS OF THE SLUMP. Can You Help These Mer^? In accordance with thr offrr made in thr Notes of th«- l>:iy nilumn we rivr publicity t.i thr following appeals for work from mm w !io arr unoiw- (.'<•% td as a dinct result of thr slump. I hi- I.:li:nr wi!l
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      653 17 CHINESE. Straits born, aged 43. seeks employment on a commission basis m% travelling salesman and insurance ran\a«vr. Experienced in sale of electrical Roods and accessories, ear tyres, estate supplies, building materials, general furniture and household goods, liquor and provisions. Also knows fire and Kfo insurance. Apply, Unemployed 20A. CHINESE. Aged
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      221 17 How Quickly Baby Grows! il "yOUR Baby grows more rapidly in the P first year of his life that is why hit food at that time is so important to him; 4 P not only must it feed him, but it must P give him the elements to build firm
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    Daughter Of The Tsar ?
    2596 18 Daughter Of The Tsar WAS SHE THE EDWIN T. WOODHALL Tc-LS OF HIS MYSTERIOUS CHARGE IV the year IMi I was sent for by a very eminent and exclusive firm of solidI presented myself to the principal. Mr. Woodhall," he said, "Your name habeen given to me by my friend,
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    MRS. BENJAMIN GUINNESS.
    125 18 Death of Noted London Hostess. Mrs. Benjamin Guinness died recently a; Surnybank hospital, Cannes. She was taken ill at the end of Decemboi and underwent an operation. Their only son, Mr. Loel Guinness, w»> married in |M1 to 'he Hon. Joan Yarde Buller, the daughter of Lady
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    RAILWAY PROGRAMME.
    121 18 Extensions to Great Western Railway. The directors of the Great Western Railway have authorised a big list of new works. They include £1.199,000 for rolling stock, and locomotives to be built at Swindon £12fi.fiOO for 219 new motor vehicles am tractors. New garages at Exeter and South Lambeth,
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    CALIFORNIA—JAPAN.
    113 18 CALIFORNIA— JAPAN. Flight Planned With Only One Stop. San Francisco, Jan. 22. Plans for a one-stop flight soon from California to Japan were disclosed today !>y Zenaaku Azuma. Azuma v the Japanese aviator and caf< owner of Los Angeles who recenft% re :uracd to the United States aboard the Tatsuta
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      1919 19 Aflwta «<*•* $II,OM,fM. Aavwrnmt. i. fore* ertr f3B^to,ooo. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. ffasstairatt, la t*s StraiU SettlaiMri.) HEAD OFFICE WlaehasUr Haaaa, Siagaaora. LONDON OFFICE S7. Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has sBO.OOO deposited with Ue Supreme Court of England aad complies with the British life Assurance Comaani.s
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      142 19 RUSTON RELIABILITY PROVED AGAIN In 1930 this 100 B.H.P. cold starting oil engine ran for 8,670 hours only 90 hours less than the total number of hours in the year. And this is not exceptional as the engine has been worked like this in Singapore since 1927. the afr^s! ammAßP^^Ltk
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      611 20 OCEAN MOTOR POUCIES i ii'iliiilililllllllllllllllilllH F SAVES TIME AND TROUBLE, IS INEXPENSIVE AND I CARE-FREE I I R GOME YOURSELF i I I I i v^^SjSfe llowever dependable a refrigeration system ma> lie. you ax- interested, as business men, MHMHfIHBIj WbT^^^^^^^ m its cost of operation. Ir^l M&XL c COSt
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      20 20 THE OCEAN ACCIDKNT IND UUARANTKE OBPM MIMN. I l|> In rpotitr.) in Ci«M it: la MrU Ma] tot Malax SIM.AfORL.
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