The Straits Times, 14 February 1931

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  • 39 1 The Straits Times 20 PAGES [ESTABLISHED NAILY A CBRTtJET.] THE LARGEST r AND MOST, INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER EN MALAYA. SINGAPORE. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1931 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 P\GES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, H3l PRICE 10 CENTS,
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 122 1 SINGAPORE: TB. CKCIL ST. CPHONI 6161 T. \m «.15 TONIGHT 9.15 HF.HE DANIELS in j DIXIANA A Radio Pirtnrc. i S Phone 5261-5262. SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK FROM THE FERTILE VALLEYS OF THE FAMOUS SWISS ALPS. [^^^^^^^P| "Sledjte Brand" Sweetened R^SVVISS 4^l Condensed Milk is prepared and guaranteed by the I|«SjP
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    • 12 1 THE i\ B G (v^si^ H T SMOKE WILLS'* GOLD FLAKE CIGARETTES
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    • 144 1 n KUALA LUMPUR 27. JAVA ST. CPhONE SB3). ITOOTAL I "-flower f^. FAST COLOUR TT^^f CRETONNE S I ROBINSON Co., Ltd. (locorp«raUd in taa S^.) SINGAPORE. KUALA LUMPUR. CHINESE NEW YEAROur Orchird Road Store together with our Sub-Depots at Selegie Road. Grange Road, Katong and Keppel Harbour will be dosed
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    • 9 1 BEBK DANIELS in "DIXIANA" A Radio Picture. Phone 5261-5262.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 526 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 8J». CO. I'NDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOB CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnag* due Spore. SUM M.I r*eb 14 RAWALPINDI 16.607 Feb. 21
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    • 670 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. aasaßsam*Bßßmma*a«a*Bl mmmmmmaam (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA). R.I*JL OsVe will be removed to tbe opposite bailding. the Mr>er Chambers, Ist Soor. 1 on aad after FeSmsn TO LONDON Naples. Msrocllles, London. Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbroega. Vessel* Tonnag* Du* Sail t YASCKI NI MARL' 11.S00 Feb. 25 S6 HAKONE MARU 10.006
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    • 432 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia) FOR BRISBANE, BTDNET AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAT ISLAND. Regular monthly tailings by the wellknowa suamer MARELLA (7,866 tons) aad ths asw motor vessel. MALABAR (4,512 toas). Ths M. MARELLA ia oa* of the largest sad finest steamers trading to Australia, cabin*
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    • 595 2 HIE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (laaorporated la Denmark) Telephone SS2S. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE To GENOA. LONDON. ROTTERDAM HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Lea to B'por*. Penaag. m JUTLANDIA Mnr. 18 Mar. 20 m.i. ALSIA Mar. 26 Mar. 17 bj. SKLANDIA Apr. 6 Apr. 10 I m.s. FIONIA Apr. XX Apr. M
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    • 627 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP Co, LJMITEJ}. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in r.nglaad) REGULAR SERVICE TO MARSEILLES. LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM. AMWKRP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN GENCA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW— BOSTON. NEW TORE AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG.
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    • 521 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in Siaa) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE for Krotay. Tr*ngg»nu. Kelantan, Bangnara, Telupin, Petani, Singora, Lacon, Sichoa. Bandon. Kohsamni, Langsuan, Chumpan snd Bangkok. Arrival Depertor* AI.AYA MALINI Feb. 23 Feb. 26 PRAI RATTPOK The steamer* are fitted throughout with rlectric light and hay* excellent accommodation
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    • 432 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., BAN FItANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT fICHEDULE Railing* for United States and Canada Point* from Hong Kong. hi matter* aa4 L* Aa*a»aa. SS GOLDEN WALL »ail» from Hone Kon* 7 Saa Fraatlaco, S»altl«\ \a»con*rr
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    • 461 3 DOLLAA tTEAMfIDP UMB AMERICAN I MAIL UW ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE SINGAPORE, PENANG. COLOMBO, BJJEX, PORT SAID ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES, UKNOA, MAk.SEII.LKB, NEW YOU AND BOSTON ArriT* LMti Lttn S'por* B'por* Peaaaf (■RES. FTLLMORI P«b. 1« Feb. 19 Feb. II IRES. WILSON Mar. t Mar. i Mar. 7 PBES. YAM Xl KKN Mar.
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    • 487 3 4NORDDEUTSCHEK LLOYD (I»eorp«f»u4 U Otrmui). Ta« ond«n».nUoa»4 1M C«»H«^ InUadad flitor»«. OUTWARDS. lALLER for Hone loaf. Sfhai. Kob«, Taka. Delay •■<• Tiingtan PFALZ for Japan Porti and Vladivostok F tb Ij HOMKWARDS. DF.RFFLINGER for G«noa, Barcelona, AmiUrdam. Rotterdam irbure and Brcmao F*b. 1« 5 HAVKL for Jl'ieillet. Oran. Adam, R'dam,
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    • 316 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP (XL LTD. (Incorporated In Er.fland -ELLRKMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FRKIGHT 81EVICB TO THE UNITED KJNGDOM AND CONTINENT. FREIGHT SERTICR OUTWARDS Ta Haas Eaax. Skanfhal aad J«,-«a Daa S'para crnr of khios f< a, n CITY OF ATHKNS Mar. lti HOMEWARDS bit. CfrT OF LILLE for L'don Rotterdam
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    • 601 3 THE STRAITS TIMES and THE STRAITS BUDGET. H«a4 OtVa. CECIL AND BTAMBT STREETS. BINCAPORE. Braach Ofltea. 17. JAVA STEBET. R.ALA LUSil'l t. GsJRBR-l TIUEb, SiMiAiORK Tel r. UMi. I X »h'S. Sole A4vrr(i*ing Represeatativaa in Cr.at Rrltaia, Rl ltd.. (Advt. D«pt.) 24. OW JV»ry, La*a)aß, EX. (tkronga whom all boatnaaa
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    • 65 3 Flooring Tiles In various Artistic and Original l>csi)it's and I'ruductd by Experienced Workmen. LEE KIM SOO M, HIGH STRKKT, SINGAJ^RE. Ml l( it IH>»\ ISIONS. H" .•■>> roKi MIS i Rsm hi.n I'IIUWKU ON Mookt-d) I Rll II KMEI IH KMI KR M YM UN cliredi Kill HV. \>< kMI..
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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    • 335 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. words to a .re is a flat rat* charge of 25 r Insert insertion. A up to 10 mue. i cent, is charged for tb* use of mb*r. A r. •c r»r cent. allowed <•-turns of the same advi i I of t*n per r more insertions rmrnt
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    • 817 4 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET. I TO LET, Ko. 7», Mam Roao. Apply M«y*r Krothara. TO L»:T, No. *M. Orchard Road. Apply Meyrr llroth.'rt. n March 1. $110. las K!ai--. TO LET. 81, Meyir Road. Entry *\b. 1. Apply Meyer Brothers. I TO LKT. 90, Mayer Roa4. Imasadist* *ntryApriy Meyer Brothers.
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    • 1204 4 FOR SALE. FOR IMsw, N 'ber tyrrj trailer, ji.li i.",£ enu tipumg. In good condition. Appi 11, Scraits TVltt EIXHESTEIN PU'.O. f..r sal*, splendi. r-trumrnt, alio Columbia grafonoia, cabin* model. Apply 301, Tanjlin Road. ConUiojticn Rv~ ular habits restored h' ..it. r- rCASTOM lAIU.ETS. Better than :untativi-s. Ask your local
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    • 663 4 1 PUBLIC NOTICES. I I KIM SENG LAND CO., LTD., SINGAPORE. t NOTICE hi hereby given that the *t>veral -reeks belongiag tv this Cvnpany between t.on (Juay and Kirn Srnr X I V I failing from the Sin<anore River towar ii Riv<:r Valley Road will be closed on Tuesday. I
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    • 677 4 I PUBLIC NOTICES j MALAYAN GOVERNMENT PROFESSIONAL OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION The Annual General M< et of the above ition will tx- hrld in the Selangnr i'lub i h:unl>. r-. Kaala l.umnur, al 7 p.m. t. 1931. Il.'Mness •i To reefivo the Accounts :m.l R«-pnrt of thr Cumrutt v fur I eial
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 337 5 wnTiri Cat Raffles Hotel TONIGHT Special Dinner Dance MONIA LITTER'S CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA GRILL ROOM SPECIAL DISH TONIGHT. KO\st NTCKINC PIC APPLE SAICE. LEAF SPINACH. LYONNAISE I'OTATOES. $1.75. Sea View Hotel SI NDAY. FEHRIARY 15. HiKh Tide Ml a.m. ORCHESTRAL CONCERT 11.15 a.m. 12.15 p.m. MOMA LITTER AND HIS ORCHESTRA. SPECIAL
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    • 261 5 When on leave, stay at the HOTEL LONDON I I, LaacasUr SI., l.anraatrr Gat*. London. W.:. a qnirtly «ituaud nrivatr hotel, very convenient for theatre and shopping *rea», fn mins. by bus or tub* from Piccadilly, two mins. walk from Krn>incton Turk (iardens. Constant h"t w.iter, ffa?-nrr« in bedrooms linths
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    • 1086 5 LEGAL NOTICES IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Originating Sammoaa No. 88 of I*M. la the Matter af Ike Eatate and effecta af Taa Hoo (deceaaed). and. In the maltrr of the andivlded motet) ar half share of and ia the land sitaale in the
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    • 908 5 TENDERS. JOHORE GO V ERNMENT TKNDERS will be received at the Chinese Protectorate, Johore Bahru, op to noon oa Mar. 7. 1931, for the right to receive a licence to net as pawnbroker under The Pawnbrokers Knactment, 1917," in th* Town Board Area of Kota Tingfi from April 1. 1931,
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    • 426 5 J| t £y APPOINTMENT TO MfcVriAj|>T> UUUOTI COMBINED. With our knowledge of fixing the correct fitting in the right position to expertly completed pipe runs, results in a modern bathroom that is most hygienic and pleasing. WE DESIRE TO QUOTE FOR YOU! REQUIREMENTS. SANITARA 1.1 ENGINEERS SINGAPORE IPOH KUALA LUMPUR.
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    • 432 5 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE IN THE SII'RKMK COURT OF THE F..M.S. AT SEREMBAN. STATE OK NBCBI SKMKII VN Onsinallnr Summ.. I IM»IN Tllf. MATTEK Or THK i ~T XTr \M« r!H< rs OK TAN ONN DJIT, l«rcea««l. Between T*N RHHBN NCUT, I'laintin". and 1. TAN MOr M. TKN. I\N MIIKVI.
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  • FEATURES OF THE WEEK'S NEWS FROM CHINA.
    • 1139 6 SHANGHAI LETTER Staff Reductions. HKCKINf; OF (.OLD-BAR GAMBLING. Frt-m Our Own Correspondent Shanghai. Feb. 5. Those of us who still write to the old Mkj at home (if for no other reason than t>> request the loan of a fiver) find that the high
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    • 672 6 Dr. Kung on Economic Development Striking, Jan. 27. Speaking at the weekly memorial service at Central Kuomintang Headquarters yesterday. Dr. H. H. Kung, Minister of Industry, made a general survey of trade. industrial and agricultural conditions in the country, enunciating, at the same time, the Government's
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    • 560 6 Three Months After Its Return to China. Weihaiwei, Jan. 20. After H years of British rule. Weihaiwei has now been three months under Chinese control. Conditions are not so good as they used to be, but the new officials are keen on the development of the port and many
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    • 84 6 Peking. Feb. 2. < rtasM and foreign travellers from Jehol and Suiyuan state that these provinces are becoming so increasingly infesttd with bandits that it is now most dangerous to leave the railway of the Suiyuan line, and that even the towns along the railway are not «afe.
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    • 533 6 FOOCHOW LIKIN. Government Policy Given Support. Foochow, Jan. 28. A meeting was held here yesterday with a view to strengthening the hands of the Government in abolishing likin. Mr. Kang Shao-chow took the chair and sketched the history of likin, shoving how it was started at the time of the
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    • 87 6 Poured into Victims' Ears By Chinese Pirates. Ms^aMsM Shanghai, Jan. :«0. The Chinese papers this morninir re-rx.-t that junk pirates, in the Woosung area on Tuesday, when pursued by an attacking force, poured hot oil into the ears of five boat people whom they had carried off for
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    • 730 6 Attacks on Missions And Foreigners. Hankow. Jan. 16. The litt'e newspapers which are published in Hankow each afternoon are con linuing their attacks on missions and fcreign firms with unabat d r.e.-t though, every now and then, one of them is -nuffed out by the authorities. The
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    • 1213 6 HONG KONG LETTER. Socialist M.P.'s Speech. ISOLATION OF SMALLPOX PATIENTS. (From Ou;- Own Correspondent.) Hunk.- kong. Feb. H'.ng- Kont. |.ar excellence the I capitalist! paradise, has received a teir.hi j..lt thit »nk. from which, h it is -;,,a|j i, covering. At tIM weeki.Rotary Club tiffn. Mr
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 153 6 y^^\ ykm i /il LdaV T anansas^Bßs^sssKN^ I W f mi hrtwren mrchaniral rr»ersinr »nd developing <^ H^r y^j| your Cint-Kilm by manual process lies \j I Yl I II k GREATER SATISFACTION 1 FOR YOU /I I You want the best of your films I 1 j not excuses
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 251 7 Isiiassii I I "Tn 'H I B^HBsiß 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 CHARLES FARRELL MAUREEN OSULLIVAN II IN A DfXIGHTFUL ROMANCE II or a PLumn who dared to .MAKK LOVI TO A PRINCESS "THE PRINCESS and the PLUMBER" IT SPARKLES WITH GOOD HUMOUE— BUBBLH WITH FUN —ITS CLEAN, WHOLESOME ENTKin AINMENT II
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    • 160 7 "~A ft\ sHHHb^bI b^sH sHHV ißißr XwSl ftZtjilsi* I I I »t A Weekend of Unrivalled HMiday Entertainment. SIX BIG SHOWS TODAYS Matinees 3.15 TOMORROW 16.15 9.15 If You Have Not Yet Seen Radio's. DKIANa BOOK NOW! Hundreds Are Clamouring To See It Again I Music (olour Mirlh. And all
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    • 325 7 ji 6.J5 TONIGHT 9.15 1 1 Starting Friday for Three Days Only. j Mats., Sat. Sun., 3.16. CHARLES (BUDDY) ROGERS IN HIS BIGGEST SKCESS Half Way to Heaven WITH Jean Arthur His Latest Screen Sweetheart Action!!! Love!!! Thrills!!! The Three Biggest Ingredients. Monday: The Battle of Paris. J SPECIAL Upstairs:
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    • 72 7 The British Malaya Trustee and Executor Co~ Ltd. (laearperaUa 1 la tha Btralts Settlements aaa BeciaUraa ■B<Jer Th« Trait Ceaaaale. Oralaaare l»i») U prepared to art aa EXECUTOR ADMINISTRATOR TRUSTEE CUSTODIAN TRUSTEE ATTORNEY OR AGENT The Company haa funda at Ua disposal which It la willing to lend at reasonable
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  • 276 8 MR.D.J. OWEN. SHI.-'j .AC NOTES. knighthood for the P.L.A. Manager. hi« d .onf>rred u|><>n the general i r London hf llonm.rs I. nt. \f a reof th.- onerous and far rcachtn/ til ..a 1 Brill r."n..r |M.r:. hat I ta> the of .it :«i!inini-trati..n. arhich 1... Aotherity n aahr- ■mg
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  • 14 8 v iKht on China ami Japan, l.y Ivo Maru. pen .>n Monday.
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
    • 592 8 ST. ANDREWS CATHtDrtAL (|uiaqaalt«sinii», hrh. It, T a. n. H"i> < "'»n •-.'> jiii. .Hatm- I a.m.. Holy I omn. <i'hural> .:> a.m.. Holy (omn H> a.m.. Sund i a: St. AndrvwV Siho .1 rail anrt Sermon H 01 Mjn.. Wmd. a:..l Knday at •aJ I- ll.jii. and
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
      • 460 8 V»l. Pd. Bayers. Seller*. £1 £1 Atam Kumbanf 11 22 -3 Ay*r Hitam Tin 11 6 12 £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 11 3 M/< 1 1 Bating Padanf 0.10 0.15 1 1 Batu CaWt 0.50 OSS 1 1 Bukit Arang 0.35 0.40 £1 £1 Burmah Malay 10 6 12
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      • 260 8 ■MM Mb Pi. Bnyeri. Scllcn. 1 t AUx. Brick OHt. 1.30 tM 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefi. M2H 2.22 <* tl £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 4.0.0 4.5.0 1 1 Central Engine 0.46 0.40 nom. 100 60 Chinese Com. Bank 70.00 75.00 n xi Cm. t. s. 7 Pref. it
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      • 113 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. IWI-36 102 106 ci. Singapore Muniri-al 5 p.c. of 1901 red. 1930 $1,878,000 par. Vi prcm. Singapore Municipal 4S p.c. of l»07 red. 1047 f1.600,000 »S par Singapore Municipal 4<> p.c. of I'jirj red 1955 (1,000,000 95 par
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      • 397 8 Frascr and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Tnuay Pnre ft— I Lyall A to. Evatt Kun.l. ns .Si I Ijn 1 in IJi 1 M Lunai 1*1) 1.00 1.16 1.U6 1.16 1 M I'mda.-. ($1 i Ml I I H M. Tckonx 1(1 I 0.16 oJ2onom. 0.17
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    • 457 8 Official List of Approximate Prices. Th* following are the BWBII. cert« per MM| «hrre not ulherwiie ttaUd, prevailing at the Singapore market on Feb. 1.1. H furni«h.-l the Food and Market lor Meat. Beef >t«ak i round I M per ca4ty. beef stew or curr> 42. Bark, leai
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    • 153 8 At an extraordinary meetinir Rubber. 1.t.l held on Jan. II at I Ironmon ger Lane. 1...nd0n. Mr. C. B. Kastland ichairrnai. prei>id.ni(. Maatatiaajt X.re unammou ly passed approving Ike araalsitwa of th.e>tale and undertaking of l.intang Ru'lf KsUtes t Ltd. 'f<»- -han- f Scgari Kakkerl. and incrraaing the
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    • 60 8 Rughy. Fob. l->. Foreign exikanges are Amsterdam 11.10%. Athen> 37.1. Bombay 1 S\d.. Berlin 2).«:.. l; Bucharest IM. Xi Kurnix Aire> Si 71«. CaaMsMfta livln',,. (i.ncv.i tt.l9, Halsiaafai Reag Kong !<>VI. La>lx>n lOHiS, Madrid Milan MM%, M«.nte id... M4S, Pan« 12S.!** 1 Shanghai Is. I'\H St... kholi l-.l uai't.
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    • 54 8 Th. f,.||..«rii,ir i.as-eniter for Malay, l.f Lit.l..ii on Jan. lri in the N.I h Ma'u. due in S.ngaiiore lemsliaa |)r F. A. IMnglc. Mr». M Flekvr, MiP. A Kish. r. Mr Flail I, Mr a. A. Isak »en. Mr. I. lver-en. Mr. A E. K.-r,ha«. Mr W. Mutter>head. Mr
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    • 40 8 PVagtaauM of .Inll. up U and for week endinc Feh. 1... Ki.il Saturday. Feß. 14, \> r.\ Huk.t Timah K.ini-.-. SK A. (V I. Table II Saaday. Feb. la, 7.:ui a.m.. Bukit Timah Range, S.R.A. i\ i. Table B.
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    • 113 8 Saturday. r'r)>ruai> I I Skips alongside Ike Waarvaa ar exaecUa to arrive. EEPPEL HARBOl-R. Main Wharf Tho (able. Leh. Kittiwake, Uh < h«>rr. Kl.v SchouI trn. Uh Mury Ku.r. M l.irhtrr Shell II. Oil Wharf N.I Coal Wharf Tug I'rir.cc. VESSELS IN OBY DUCES. Tan on( Cagar.
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  • 100 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Satorday. February 14. H W. 7JS a.m.. ft. 1 in., 10.10 p.m. 7 ft. i> ii SbmUv. Krhruan IS. II W am.. ft. 6 in., 10.46 p.m., 8 ft XomUv Krhmin It. H 8 >n, 11. IS p.m., S ft Tmtwday. I'rbmary 17. H W. MJI
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  • 65 8 Mar. I'pfWr Burn.. I Na»»to Maru SoatavEaal II Puntianak iTol Hong- K Mir,. UbUI i l>anrl> iJarak (h.t.a, Uiimn, Japan. Kor»a. F»rraoia. Eul Siberia., >'h .>p|.in« Islands. WMiitn Canada and n Statrs <.f 'All. t Rhi... Bilhton. .1 Sumatra BoHth-l K. nitksl and Bacmi Teml'lahari and Ind
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  • 30 8 ■7 S >x.rr Lrfl l.ond..i Arrd. Ranrhi Prins dor NVderlanden ■mmi Kthiopia Sphinx Jan. I Jan. D Jan. 1>; Jan. It Jan. I J. \»n Old*: l.»rn.-vrlt
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  • 62 8 AKii'.ASt). Italian, v: < II V <r 1.1 II V K*a« M-.'. f..r I'eo-- KAKI AH. Bi US for Mi;.. KINTA. Krl fi.r NW« MEDI'SA. Hi for Malacca NANKAM A MAKI Mnke 14-S, for Austral I'KRIM. Mr I RAO, Br.t i STEEL TRAVELLER Philadelphia V..rk L'l I SELANGOR,
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 37 8 WRIGHT'* Coal Tar Soap HIGH CLASS JEWELLERY :it prices meaning INVESTMENT \'vr\ l>in assortment of ENGAGEMENT WEDDING RINGS WEDDING PRESENTS Silverware WATCHES A SPECIALITY Thousands of different patterns in stock RENE ULLMANN apitoi Building. Stamford Road. Singapore.
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    • 275 8 Eczema in Big Watery Blisters on Hands Cuticura Healed "I had euetru (or afcjfei and a half years. It first slai'.rd wiih a lr-« on my hands, then tftfaa to tm and feet. By that time it was like big watery blistert which u»ej to break jnd inn sure eruf
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 99 8 RADIO NEWS. The Week's Programmes From Saigon Station. The broadcasting programmes from the Saigon Radio Station for the week are given below. Orchestral concerts are from approximately 8.45 to 9.45 p.m. Saturday. Cortege dv Serdar (Marc Delmas), Gitaneries (Razigade), Arcvelk (Snoeckr, Alletcro Appa.v-ior.ata (S«tint-Saensi, I'aysaires d'Al&ace (G. Brun). I -a
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    • 262 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Heather Report. Bright Wind. Station. Temnersture Bain- Sun- Relative Pirec- Speed Weather Max. Mia. fall, shine. Humidity. tion. r. T. ins. hours. BIP»I H 7i Nil fi.4 i rial Overcast Kota Bharu M 0.01 7.3 < aim i loudy X Tr.i.-itanu M ~..i Nil i»J (aim
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  • 203 9 Rubber Steadies Tp After Fall. ANXIOUS HOUBS FOR TIN. (By Our Kinanri.il f«rrpsr«r.d» r.t.) Saturday, 10 a.m. Todat's I'rirf* r, I! o i,t Tin. 2<MJ ton I I picul. Yes-.erdajs I'rirt-s RafcsW, i.r! n ur.rhnnj.-irf. .N nrl. 7 '< «l-.. imrhan*fd. Marhal i'ont -Steady. Tin. 1^ nHin
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  • 23 9 T 1,000 I •ai-d 8 i•7 "I I icjij j tin i.r. *.*> nst'i int.-- (m! ,71ii, m. I |h. rwanl.
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  • 10 9 fi! n:.lf Der. 11, M I-• pati
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
    • 364 9 Mr. P. E. (tourju on The Year's Results. At thi rnnual umerai meet ne of the Pon•^n (Malar I Kjlilier < Last, held at 7 Must, London. Mr. i hilippe K. Bearja (the chanmanl said: The aceaaaU no» pisented show a «mall working- loss for the year, though
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    • 71 9 -jlkr reptrt. date M..n- ten ha; h^en >h',wn ly I,'jyerdarias list the f»rk.-t i« a|ipreci.M>iy b<-;ler. TV-re hari' beea a f inquiries locally but '..> ar.v extent ntncl < lightly, but i v valves ahjorhed any At the tim-' tbe market is steady witk a BSMMi r rrcdes.
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    • 63 9 Report for year end^rl Autr. IVM, utatr* that cron obti.'ired ilurnif eleven month!i .ri-.f Wlt'i ,r. n "U-. twelvi- Briee realised for all sMS fi-lVd. per pound K^ngapora u:\-alent to rer (i.in.l I.undon .ardrd tfrm?«'. ißrrrnt y«ar m.s.fM'o Ib. WorVinr rewlud :••> (araintt pr fli ..f tIJ7S), and
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    • 23 9 M.r li rnu Ib. Hrieh Jl>Crt Ib. .•1 111. ■•o Ih. Mr' .v J7.7»l Ib. rak. Mi!. SIM lh. remerbk '.h.
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    • 50 9 Vr.t Java Somatra H:ir.de!ir.aat«rhapnij's J hi", l^ 1 ht.tis I'ruis have v II r.Tili p- r pirul during the r a-'ounl of now export ba»iSur.pii.s show the ual lner< -iv«- t < the »pi>r arh of the V.ar hi'hdsys. The ".arUet tier at the following :'jn.irn IV!>:> KM.
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    • 59 9 12 o'clock boob, Feb. U. Tone of Market Quiet. Latest Cable IsfßtfM Spot She«t 3".d. per Ib. New \ot\l fi po. Sheet G. rents 7»« per Ib. Spot V*i rutry M-rch lyrfl hpril-June luly-S«pi. Buyer* 12 uw 12\ 13 13 Si Sellers 13 13V R.S.i.
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    • 2370 9 FROM CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS TO THE PRESENT DAY. INTO the dark jnws of the jungle a.one the Amazon River two years a<ro a Treat motor-ship with screened decks and a scientific laboratory took its way an emissary of Henry I'jrd in a w;lderness of Riant trees
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    • 208 9 Enough Assets to Tide Over Crisis. At tho twcnty-seci.rd sjmml eral meeting of thi Kubber i'lant.itiur* 1.:.i h.-, t al Avenue, London. Mr. D. 11 Sinclair man i said tKal it v a» o autU r runt and rtajret taal eondiUons iiperiod vi.' I imhi i shoAinc In
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  • 111 9 HOME FINANCIAL MATTERS. Banl, h ?(jll of ilijrh SUuidii s A DISASTROI YEAR KOK SII.N ER. '.in. 15. Tho lto«t arith omv lad ir.g- the laaWtMa rate at :>veJ and nil ti i after th>ir i. f>n the in i >Pil Hi:' The i! siMatioa .-.lf»i.ly. I actual volume <>f
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    • 210 9 A CAR for YOUR LEAVE you are aura to wan! a Car. I 3^ \\lf 1^ Vvvs. >ou arealHome. Ihe main M^^^^^-^?F^^?j£~^^~^ niuitt buy your car from I Bfc^^sMs*ass*J*>«s>MaW >i Su< h it I inn i« I s^si^^^Sßsß^sTniw^^sS^sM LEAVE CARS LTD. OFFER I (i) To supp.y any make of car.
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  • 1009 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE SATURDAY, FEB, 14, 1931. IN THOSE DAYS. People who lived in Singapore before the War will remember that it was once possible to get quite a respectable bungaI low in the Tanglin district for $80 a month. During the War rents remained at a fairly moderate
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  • 1253 10 GRIT SPORT DO NOT MAKE A MAN. Where British Ideals Go All Wrong. (By Anthon; M. l.udovici It was one of the doubtful Ml the Great War that it M v* t" too hastily that «-verything was as ri^ht as it could be with cur manhood. Laag before the War
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  • 403 10 Mr. J. P. Biddulph, M.C.S., has been granted home leave. i Mr. C. D. Ahearne. M C.S.. has (>een appointed Controller of Labour, Malaya. 1 Mr. Seena Amin Sahib has heen ap- pointed a Justice of the Peace, Penang. Dr. G. D. Gordon, who was Medical Officer,
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  • 281 10 EYES. IDEAS AND IDEALS. We havo achif^fi I honourable liati.'n Referring I Matter i I while w< i i-i.t. m ■My that ih. >■ fact that m<- I line* an. l th< m xic! AN C VINOUS COMMENT. A reft at the i Lumpur V. .1.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 85 10 THE PRODUCE OF SPECIALLY SELECTED GRAPES FROM THE Finest VINEYARDS in FRANCE Sul« Agent! JOHN LITTLE Co., Ltd. (Incu:; ral d in England) SIM.U-OKK. Xl AI.A UIMFVJB, MUM AND IPOH. Where to spend the ETEMJVGS? AT The Capitol Restaurant. Excellent Food. Quick Service. Moderate Prices Luncheon at $1.25. Dinner "a
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    • 122 10 30 YEARS EXPERIEHCE. You buy safely when you purchase Sterling J Silver and Electro- < Plated ware from j U.S. DE SUVA j t AND BROS. JEWELLERS AND I DIAMOND MERCHANTS HIGH STREET. SINGAPORE. J Trl. SiWabrmt." Phone tin. *•••>« n^oScY"""" iim THEATRE, KATONC. WATCH FOR OPENING NICHT. 'TheCm Gifclody
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  • "MALAYA'S TROUBLES CAN ONLY BE TRANSIENT
    • 678 11 Mr. MacDonaU Explains White Paper. JUSTICE TO ALL." No Departure from The Mandate. ■>. IS. Tho Prim Miii-:- Mr. MmDsjmM ha« aMrasjaad a k \\Yi7marln which of th. I'ap.r anil Nfff f u .ornment policy Mi Ma. I' said M:i aaawtan Mnndate, a* I Jigatioßl an.l
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    • 60 11 Still No News of Cabinet Decision. (From Ovr Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 14. There is (till no news from London as British adherence to the tin agreement, l.ut it is possible that the expected may arrive this week-end, i The Cabinet meets on Wednesdays,
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    • 216 11 Cotton Mills to Re-Open On Monday. London, Feb. 13. As a result of a cotton trade conference in Manchester today the manufacturers ;ik.-rif:l ti> withdraw the lock-out notices j.ii'l to discontinue the more looms per \m:ivct <v| crimwnt at Burnley. The n ills will re-open on Monday. iv
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    • 135 11 Two Killed and 77 Injured In Communal Clash. Benares, Feb. 13. Armed police »re patrolling the street* and shops are closed as a result of com- mur.al disturbances after the murder of ■>•■• Moslem foreign cloth dealer. A number of Hindus and Moslems have bten seriously injured and
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    • 59 11 Families Penniless And Without Food. Washington, Feb. 13. The Ciovemor of Arkansas, in broadMM appeal on behalf of a million people who are starving in the drought-stricken nrea. said the situation is most dire. Cattle are dying by the roadside ard families are penniless and foodless. Cohtributions
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    • 305 11 Injuries to Workers. 1 GRAVE FINANCIAL POSITION. Wellington. Feb. 13. A message from Napier states that the most severe earthquake since that of Feb I 3, which wrecked Napier and Hastings and i caused the loss of more than 200 lives, < occurred at 1.30 this
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    • 135 11 General Shih's Terms to The M Young Marshal." Shanghai, Feb. 13. General Shih Yu-san has promised to return the railway rolling stock com > mandeered by him in south Chihli (Honci) i:l'i>n Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang gun- ranteeing, in full, the monthly appropriation which he (General Shili) is
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    • 120 11 Suggested Monopoly in China Opposed. Shanghai. Feb. 13. Mr. Tang Shao-yi, who recently accepted the post of Magistrate of the Chungshan model district, today presided at a meeting held in support of the AntiOpium Association's petition to the National Government urging that the I Nanking authorities should not
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    • 46 11 Lady Astor Supports Mr. Scrymgeour. Rugby, Feb. 13. In the House cf Commons today a "Prohibition" Bill introduced by Mr. E. Scrymgeour, the Independent member for > Dundee, reached its recond reading and was rejected by 137 to 18. Lady Astor supported the Bill.—Biitish Wireless.
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    • 48 11 Japanese Naval Airship's Performance. Tokio, Feb. 13. A Japanese naval airship, while carrying out an endurance test, broke the previous Japanese record by remaining aloft for 30 hours and 45 minutes, after which it was ordered to descend owing to a heavy snowstorm. Reuter.
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    • 30 11 New Chinese Chamber Of Commerce. Hong Kong. Feb. 12. The new Chinese Chamber of Commerce will be inaugurated here at the end of this month.— Sin Kuo Mm.
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    • 154 11 Excitement Running High. 1 WILL KING ALFONSO ABDICATE Madrid. Feb. 14 Excitement was running high at mid- t night as the result of mysterious political activities among members of the Gov- emment and other political leaders. The cafes were buzzing with rumours, including a report that
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    • 333 11 Alleged Free Fight In Waterloo Street. As a result of an incident in Waterloo Street last night in which men of the 2nd Batt. the Welch Regt. are said t> have been involved, three soldiers have been uetuined and a Chinese woman is in hospital suffering from injuries
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    • 135 11 General Strike of Postal Employees Threatened. Shanghai, Feb. 13. The members of the Chinese Postal Union are threatening to strike unless their demands are accepted by the National Government. The situation is serious. Sin Kuo Mm. It was stated recently that, owing to grave unrest in labour
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    • 66 11 Important Poets for Generals Wang and Wu. Shanghai. Fab. 13. The State Council has confirmed the appointments of Generals Wans; Shaohung and Wu Ting-yang.— Sin Kuo Mm. It was announced a few days ago that the Executive Yuan had recommended th« State Council to appoint the two Kwangsi
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    • 34 11 New Ten Dollar Note Comes Into Circulation. Hong Kong. Feb. IS. The Central Provincial Bank has issued a new ten dollar not*, which comes into circulation as from today.— Sin Kuo Mm.
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    • 185 11 Dealing with the Financial Problem. Canberra, ftk 1 The Conference of Prime Ministors ha* adopted a three-year plan for dealing with the nnaiciml problem. It includes a reduction in the wages of civil servants (whirh, however, would have automatically on <■ into operation next month), and
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    • 134 11 Conditions Discussed By Congress Committee. Allahabad. Keb. 13. The Congress working commttrc ta la> began the discussion of the <lration, prepared by Mr. Gandhi, lyinic dowi the conditions on which th«- CoaCTWM if prepared to suspend the civil diaobed campaign and help the further stay the work
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    • 62 11 Picked Up by Amateur In Penang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) I'mang. Kel>. 1-!. The broadcast to the world by the Pope at the inauirurat.on of the Vatican wireless station w;i-i picfead up at lou.i speaker itrenKth \<y Mr. Cllt|l Putt.K-k. whose wirelesa set wn home mad»'. Amonu
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    • 69 11 B.I. Rajula Quarantined And Fumigated. (From Oar Own Correspondent. I'enantf, Ki-l>. IS. Upon the arrival of the B.I. Rajula from Madras and Negftpalam this m<>t" in« it was reported that thtre was cholera on b.wmi. 1 'he MM 1 was quarai and thomuK^ly fumigated. Pansenirers MR n..t allnwod
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    • 79 11 Sudden Death After \ery Brief Illness. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala I.umpur. Fib. 14. Th* death took place in the F.uropean hospital here y. >U-rday "f Mr. R..y W mi bury, of the Fletcher Tradir.K < 'o. Ltd., after a very brief iIIMM. Mr. Wimbury was a
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    • 402 11 Co-operative Spirit In Malaya. MUTUAL HELP. Governor's Hopes for The Future. Sir Ooil Clemcnti, th«- GuMI—T ti the Straits Settlement*, wh.. I '>n leave, sent the following Htm Y. a- him«ajre to the magazine British Malaya In the yecr IMS, th»- 'annus miraliihs' of Ilntish Malaya, the
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    • 108 11 No Night Work for Women And Children? Washington, Kab. IS. An assurance that the elimination of nifrht wi.rk for women an<i children in I nited State* rattoa nulls ha«l n..w t>e< unw practically certain was Kiven to I'n-Mclcnt Hoovi-r !■> Mr. <;e«.rit>' Sl.ian. the hia.l le\til« Institute
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    • 64 11 Production and Prices to lie Regulated. lxmdon. r«> A hallot of the mfinlM ■••r»ti<.n <>f MmUt Cottoß-Spinati Aaaociatu,ns result.-.! in favour «.f the |>i<-i-•ion for thr r«ifuiation of the pro.l'jction »n<l tH.- ftiem <•{ y»rn» mad* \mrrn-»n ci'iton. The rt-nrral cummittw has passed a resolution empowrrinic a tmk
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    • 64 11 Britain's Request for Ix>wer Tariffs. London. Kfli. IS. As a sequel t'> la.<t Noven bers international truce confer. -a (in-at Britain has sent a note to a nun.i« r of continental nations re<|ur>tirig lower tariffs for certain British product*. Pans. rel>. U. The Pre«s .say.-, a 25
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    • 74 11 TODAY'S FEATURES. Page "I. rit and Sport Do Not Make Man."— By Anthon> M. l.udovici .10 K. I. umpur Sam!ar> Board Meeting Maintenance Claim 16 Sir Wai l-amp»on on t hina 17 K. \.F. beat the hinese 13 hnt-land'- Kine Stand in T«-t Match H Kor Women Readers 1 4
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  • 2561 12 Sanitary Board And An Editor. CRITICAL rNOFFICIAI^I NEED FOR MIMCIPALITY EMPHASISED. Ihe internal politic* of Kuala I vn v r mrived a thorough airinif at mn-tiriK of the Sanitary Hoard r<la>. when critiri-ms by a local newspaper were officially answered axd tv tease extent supported b*
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  • 318 12 Indian on Attempted Murder Charge. The alleged attempted murder of an i Indian revenue officer attached to the Singapore Preventive Service by a com- I patriot on the Singapore Harbour Board premises, was inquired into by Mr. J. F. X Gregg, the Third Police Magistrate, yesterday afternoon.
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  • 205 12 j Criminal Breach of Trust At Port Swettenham. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 13. The hearing has concluded at the Selangor Assizes, before Mr. Justice N Mjdie, of the charges against the) former clerk in charge of Port Swettenham 1 Government chandu shop, of falsiftcati
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  • 726 12 President's Appeal For Greater Support. A .hung anneal for taking an in. re as i iii m>i^ mthusiastic interest in Urn ...i*. ■mMR was made by Mr. K. A H ,v;i. praMnrt "f the Singapore and S<uth Malaya Boy Scouts' Association, at .he annual metting held
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  • 92 12 Memorial Hall Effort For Unemployed. Two very iufco:..>'ul dar.cc-- in aid of th? European ami Kurasian unemployed iriven in thj Sinjrapore Memorial I Hal! yesterday. From "> to 7.:U) there wan a children'. 1 fancy dr«» carniva'. during which th<- j v.!>-known dancer Zlata tave two rharm- in^
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  • 77 12 The following letter hms been nveived from the secretary of the London Association of Accountants I" thf rc;v.rt of the proceedings in the case of William Brown Penman, it i KtatPd that Mr. Penman is drrcribed as a Certified Acr junta**.. Certified Acnuntnnt i* the desiirnatinn of members
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  • 54 12 The Singapore <.ommittee of the New 2 aUn.l Earthquake Relief Fund h«b a n.-eived the following donations: Previously acknowledged $6,btjo-in j., Mr. M. R. Holgate 60. Capt. T. G. n Meadows 100. Mr. H. H. Johnson 25. Mr. S L. Thompson .">O. St. Patrick's Society b ol Singapore
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  • 758 12 Ten Cents Fine Imposed HYLAM SKIiV \NT WHO 14 ASKED FOR IT." (From 0-r Own GetraaMMieflt.) Kuala Lumpur. I In finir* Mr. K. Shim-. Huricr, planter, »«m ikinj: a Hylai bo) a! in*', th magi -irate. Mi. G. said I >• MVi N tM I
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  • 100 12 Counsel's Allegation A«ain>t Police. The police strevii this section." reMarina 1 Mr <... y.. < |»>i Second 1' wh'n he acquittal Svhan Siafffc, who »a* :harged by Detcctiv. idge. to kkaw cause wkjr h« should no! I* bound R<-ferrinir to Mr. i artruren.s for the defence and his
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 60 12 Try this Once— \t>+ °ANISH MILK lX«/ \SBpk. mVAs \t7/*ml —you'll be compensated with better health when you become a constant user "CLOVER BRAND" MILK This product of the leading dairy country in the World IDEAL FOR BABY FEEDING and obtainable from all Provision Dealers in Singapore. The East Asiatic
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  • Test Cricket in South Africa—Local Football-Today's F. A. Cup Ties.
    • 372 13 Fourth Test Match. YK.OROIS INNINGS BY LEYLAND. Juhar.ne-hurir, F<match opened at >'!ay in sunny weather be- I' K. <hap-l!n>{n-h beat the new I aptain. 11. B. Camen-n. ir baa* to bat. At the dose of play England ha.i six. The te.irn- are M follows Kngland A. F.
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    • 56 13 W. \1 Ifull ■sVlriMfn the •i Cricket BmH <>f Control in V.< Ihourne ..n <>f the last urged the 11-.ard to grant baSMM, particula'ly of the fact that the financial re...|.l Ih* 1 <-f the |.revi..us tour declined la enter nting out that it was ..wti interests
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  • 244 13 Today's English Scottish League Fixtures. The following are English and Scottish League and Cup matches to be played today Eaaiiah (a.. Kirminrham v*. Watford. ChrlM-a vv Blackburn R. Barasley vs. Whampton Wand. >•. ,rt. m..uth ra. Went Broth. A. Kvrrton >i. Grimaby Toiwn. Kxrtrr t :t> v- Le«di
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  • 90 13 Alleged Irregularities To Be Investigated. Alleged irregularities in the affairs of the Tooting Town F.C.. members of the London league, have caused the Football Association to request the Surrey F.A. to i inquire into the matter and to take such steps as may be deemed necessary. The
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  • 201 13 New Nominations Which May Prove Expensive. li.Jer the altered conditions of th? Giand. National, the race is to be restricted to six-year-olds and upwards whicn by March 17 this year have been placed Mt at. second, or third (by the judge) in a steeplechase of three miles or
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  • 373 13 R.A.F. Beat Chinese At I Stadium. R.A.F J S.( F.A 2. Although it must I* said that the Chinese turned out only a try out tleven." the Royal Air Force gave a promising display against them at the Anson Road Stadium yesterday afternoon and won
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  • 186 13 Tanulin Club Tournament. The following are Monday's tics in the Tanglin Club tournament Men's Doablr. Handicap. Pott* mt wiM- ra. Kaii^ aad Valaatav <-< nni>h>. \1 ...I lattisaill w Ai.l.t; at Mixed Doable* Handicap. Mr. and Mr*. HUUapa v-. Mr.. Morrrll and PenUlow I t.i tinish Mr. and Mr,.
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  • 62 13 Miss Ryan Loses to Mine. Paulo. > Miss Ryan caused another surprise at j Tennis in mail week by losing her women's singles semi-final match in the Beau Site Tournament to Mme. Nicoio Paulo in straight sola. The other semi -final was an all-British one in which Mrs.
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  • 112 13 Teams for Monday's Charity Match. A women's hockey match will be held at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Monday, starting at 6.15, in aid of the unemployed Europeans and Eurasians. The teani.»ill be as follows Miss Griffith-Jones' XI D. Sewell; B Sturrock and A. Pinner; (J. Hunter. I
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  • 50 13 The following will represent the Indiar Association against the Medical Collegi Union at hockey on the LA. ground ot Monday V. Raj. A. N. Chatterji. C Lall. D. K. Sammy. G. Kennedy. Subhi 1 Singh. P. K. Bhaskaran. Namar.ie. N. A Mallal. P. Pnrnnioti (.apt and Warn 1 Sinffß.
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  • 790 13 Insists On Fight Under N.B.A. Rules. Max Schmelinjr. christened the "German Dempsey." after ht had man-handled, Paolino. the Basque, has been deprived of his title and suspended by the New York ommissior. for refusing to conform: to American demands that he quickly gets busy defending the
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  • 93 13 (apablanca's World Chess Record. New York, Feb. U. i What is claimed to be a world chess r« tord was made by Capablann. the Cubai ex-champion, yesterday when he player f.fty games with four men at each board making a total of 200 opponents drawi from the leading
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  • 28 13 i IThe Katong Golf Club monthly cup com petition will be played off on Tuesday am t Wednesday next. The condition- :ir.> 1 holes match play.
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  • 326 13 G.E.C. Player Receives "Marching Orders." V..E.C. M.P.H. The General Electric Co. defeated the Va'aya Publishing House yesterday on the Singapore Harbour Board ground in the second round of the 'ommercial Cup competition by ll— o after a hard fought irame. The ground was in a sodden condition. the
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  • 159 13 Conversion Wins Great Coursing Contest. Ixmdon. Feb. It, The Waterloo Cup final was run off today at Altcar. Conversion CM on I beat Mad Again. The races began on Feb. 11. Reuter. The Waterloo ut> when it was founded \\a- an eight-dog stake at Iwo sovereigns each and
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  • 75 13 Chinese Teams to Visit S.S.C. Tomorrow. Two water polo teams from the Chinese Swimminc Club will visit the Singapore Swimming Hub tomorrow. Those whn intend to be pre-ent are asked la note that owing to the state of the tidr the first match will start at ten o'clock.
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  • 85 13 Argentine Team To Visit United States. The Hiirlingham Club have authoi ise.l the Argentine Polo Asso.i»tion to send a team to the l'nit.-.t State., to play in the r. itional tournaments. The Argentine team, which has ur. aggregate handicap of H goals, will be :.se<l of I-ewit. 1.,
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  • 163 13 Bert Kirby knocks Out Dick Ingles in 80 sees. I1I 1 Bert Kirby (Birmingham!, the recently I deposed flyweight champion, met a sub- tute opponent in Dick lngHes (Sheffield I i in the chief contea* of 15 rounds ut the Madclcy Street Baths. Hull, and knockel him out
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  • 596 13 Conference Called. CONCILIATORY MOVE BY CONTROL COUNCIL. The situation in profeftional circles becomes more taaffgaJag iay. Dissatisfied with the venue Baleri ed lor the r.'.fl championship Birminc ham and various other points in (MM tion with the tournament. Water I.indr i Clark McConachy, Joe D»vi«. and T.>,,.
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  • 60 13 FAMO US SCULLER. Krne<t Barry. «he world-femou hus, it is understood, loft the Berlin HHI-»-Rowing Club, whuh he has eeecfced jjrjtl OMHfinWM mj i •-> f nearly thrt< year*. L ].«rr«Jy "»-inr v'u hl tarfl Germans' Ml the double sculls at th. Amsterdam Olympic <i»me». Barry has been five time*
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  • 110 13 Salarda>. rrbmarjr 14. ■tall: Chinese 2nd Wilih. Jalan Ink. Sands), »>br»ary .c n. Sinrapore < i Golf Ctak. w t r i-,, < h:ncse teams -wimminr lul>- J Vaveki s an. l 11....,,, Rrmrmbranrr < h»liM»n<U>. f.-kmary It. fwilllal <up f and H. vs. H H B«nk. Stadium.
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 76 13 GETTING TO KNOW GOOD MUSIC For the lav man there is no easier or mure la-rinatniK way of acquiring ■astral appreciation than that provided by the 4 iramophooe. Start your musical roerae acw with an instrument that will de justice to all that is hvst in music. Let it be
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  • A Page For Women Readers
    • 1481 14 Charm More Potent Than Heauty Says MAKII.YN MILLER Famous Stage and Screen Star. ('II \KM '('.I I i weapon a i..n ran possess in this .1 is human life, can be hand.-on>«\ nut mil l*autiful. bat, with the exception of a low unfortunate*, any one can
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    • 500 14 Tea stains can lie removed from delicate china by rubbing lightly with salt. Treacle or syrup does not hoi! out of t:wts if a coaling of desiccated coconut i< put over it. Su"de gloves or shoes can be cleaned by rubbing with a pad of rlannel dipped in
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    • 243 14 A REC IPE FOR RABBIT AND ANOTHER FOR CHICKEN. WINCF. together 6o*. eaakal v.iWiit meat and ax. cooked ham. ami pound well with S chopped small onions, lor. butter, a tcacupful of thick while sauce ami salt and pepper to taste. Beat im \olk- of 3 eggs, mix well into
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    • 239 14 PERFUMES TO MATCH YOUR LATEST FROCKS. U/lIII.K Urn <lrej* dvftigners are per focting their creations for the spring shrws, flower pickers on the Rivien are gathering in crops of flowers from which will be made light perfumes to match these summery frocks. As soon as spring conies there is always
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    • 363 14 »»«< you, are a fruitful source of copy to humoroun writers and cartoonists, but real friend* in need to those women, both at home and abroad, who have to MM way and mean* where their iMal a ance* an- concerned. An increasing numWr of Mm
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    • 240 14 Writing in The Daily Express. WHY it la luun.l ai tr>' t" rope him in .111 b.tn Hi hm^um what thru- awn own-folk Uuk man! Kven that n h >i rj man. \h» till] Ih fault Im ii t *1»». has one nilcrn hvw t<> iK'h^-i Urwai
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    • 1147 15 Wife and Lover or Friend and Companion Men Now Seeking Intelligence and Sympathy Women's Deep-rooted Love of the Home. A WOMAN'S Ml k Ml < .mplete unless she has a husband ami children. I To mm Imv k\ incidental to the main theme of existence; to
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    • 258 15 Washes That Reveal The Hidden Lights In Your Hair. lII.KP washes for the hair quickly! reveal the hidden lights and tints which, although they may have boon hidden, are actually present in the most t ordinarj- hnir. A henna julep will give life and lustre to all medium shades of
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    • 286 15 Getting That Snake-Like SilhouetU riCirRE-niouldir.g treatment. l>ut by massage and exercise rather than me a branch of t h fashionable London dressmaker's nuWith the trend of fashion favouring f-o k- n.oulded to the tx'dy and stressing a wcM-defined natural waist-line, wonu-n with the »l m, graceful figure
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    • 95 14 I Rni fl "^'S-^*] I SoirdfPcVth. (Li autio in *Parts) TOILET PREPARATIONS There it geivus in "SOIR da PARIS, the latest, newest, dnett creation of M. SoutjOis. Nona but ha could hava. conceived so distinguished, so alluring a perfumt. The mysterious, artcSanting fragrance ot Soir da Paris" toilat preparations, their
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    • 39 14 fl MB I I y I I' w hrn «r.ih »h«h I at I at I'• "f 1 1 o B p^rly •*>.«•« m <!•< < 9 E g§ ODOL nil pha~ fx >•<>> ><• M B^^^^^^_^_^^^^^^_^^^^_^^^^C M p»«» io ih' mouth If*—- 4.-111
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    • 140 15 H lilt' S////* W Mw W^l^ VfX Uh /Not hv her beauty, but by 14 V > )^R^r> "^mSml '^f licr subtle attractiveness and bH-At^ May W l mW charm, enhanced and under- T W K I lined by the alluring fragrance '> t■ W, w 1^ of 7/l~ Tosca.
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  • 1302 16 Maintenance Claim. WELL-KNOWN CHINESE IN COURT. plaining of thv*»e hard times," the consequent reiuctiin n his salary, and the drop in the price of rubber, Mr. t'hua Bok l.wi-e, a well-known memIht of the local StiaiU-born Chinese Miinmunity, applied t efore Mr. C i> •()>!.
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  • 1011 16 Bankrupt's $20,000 Capital And $130,000 Cost. The circumstances that led to the bankruptcy of a Chinese who started building houses mainly with borrowed capital were told in the Bankruptcy Court, yesterday before Mr. Justice Whitley. N'k Kw ii Nam, the bankrupt, stated in Sis public
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  • 536 16 War Disclosures Of Submarine Officer. Lieutenant W. G. Carr, him«e!f an experienced nubmArine officer, in hi* oddly named book "By Guess and by God (Hutchinson, 10». 6d.) tells the extraordinary story of the British submarines' achievements in the War. "By Guess and by G >d."
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  • 2288 17 British Minister's Impressions. NANKING LEADERS. (;ettin(. the country on its feet. Sir N :i. British M China aftkcf at the Singapore I Rotary Club yesterday. Mr. Roland Bra and Hi* F.xnllen. > OAcei rmjr th* Government (Mr was among those Dcm mWtMWM in China ti>«l»\ a:.
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  • 138 17 One Year's Rigorous For Chinese. A Chinese named Teng Oi Lai was sentenced to one year's rigorous i;.n>ri»oni ment by Mr. G. C. Dodd, the Sinimporn Criminal Diatafct Judge, for being in possession of counterfeit coins. I Ace-used, it was stated, wont to s Chinese woman hawker in
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  • 154 17 Possession of Stout With Spurious Labels. A Chinese named Aun.c: Kirn Cheam, owner of a i-hop at 27, Sam Seong Road. was fined $M<> by Mr. G. C. Dodd, the Singap-Ti' Criminal District Judtre. f r i beinjr in posse»<ion of several bottles of stout with a spurious
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  • 132 17 Chinese Attempt Evasion Of Immigration Laws. Two Chinese who tried to evade th.' restriction of immigration from China < I into Singapore by stowing away at 1 Swatow in a vessel bound for this island were both sentenced by the Master j I Attendant in the Marine
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    • 4 17 COMING l< TOKIA THKATRK.
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    • 254 17 ggmm^tfj "WALTER IJM-K tUUmei '••'-'^a- "THE Hill i AS SlPl'l It 1) UV I'VDMoKK'S «gjHK^^^^ AKI. ARVKI.I .S WALTER LINDRUM (REGISTEUEU. HIGH GRADE BILLIARD TABLES BILLIARD CUSHIONS AS SUPPLIED TO WALTER 1.1.Mi M THE WORLDS < HAMHON SOLE MAKERS THKtil <;U«»IT THE WOSUM THOS. PADMORE SONS. birmin(;h\m (CONTRACTORS TO H.M.
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 108 17 Today's Crossword Puzzle. I 1 I* P~~F~~"ammmmmmmmmF F P I I P C| EmT^ 1^ r*' MjP dftS SmmP^^T (CLUE S.) ACROSS. ><> S2J 19. Ut-un on metal 1. OMstMMM farmer J»» «-»cap* L'j. Uintr handled brush M. Kncuur.ter 30. J'iru.e SI. Turning-points lii H. ...Ik- trrm :1 J»J*M«(aas*) II
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  • 321 18 NOVELIST DIES IN PENURY. Willy's Quips, Puns And Personalities. Willy, 'hv clitic and gay novelist, a brilliant figure of artistic Paris l.efore •In- War. died last Month at 'he age of 71. of an apoplectic attack. Two and a half year- ago hi was kn'«k«il over by and he Merer
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  • 145 18 From the Straits Times Of Feb. 14, 1881. The Bi it i- 1 v hu-h was abandoned short !:me ago by her captain and o:Ii< > u'nn on i voyajre from Tongkah to Penanc with :!5 to 40 ■li itt.d in < harge of her gunner to
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  • 162 18 Committee Appointed To Inquire Into Revenue. A commit: I appointed to inquire into the ex. .-ting sources of of th.' Singapore Rural Board. of Mr. \V. Bartley (chairman). Mr. V. T. Tree (Commissioner of Lands V I. A Klia-, R. A. Dix, and Lev Kirn Soo. The terns
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  • 556 18 42 Outrages in Bengal In Last Two Years. New Delhi, Jan. 20. la the Assembly this morning, the debate on the Bengal Criminal Law Amendmnt Act (Supplementary Bill) was resumed. Sir Hari Singh Gour. in supporting a motion for circulation, held that the Bill i was a
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  • 100 18 Special Legislation for Buddhist j Marriages. The Singapore Sinhalese Association i Committee's report for laat year states i that the Association was not wall sup1 ported financially by its members. Owing to the slump subscription lists 1 for the purpose of obtaining funds to put u;> the Association's
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  • 56 18 Likely To Be Enforced In D.E.I. (From Our Own Correspondent.) < Medan, Feb. 10. According to the BaUvia correspondent i ni the Sumatrapost it is intended by the Dutch East Indian Government to enforce a new and higher customs tariff. It is understood that a new custotnr
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  • 78 18 Miss Vera Praed G«e, a Margaret Morris diplomatist, gave exhibitions of the dances in which she specialises at the Raffles Hotel yesterday afternoon. While having a certain interest from the point of view of demonstrating a new i I school, the dances lacked something as > I a
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  • 70 18 The marriagrc of Dr. S. H. Tan, eye specialist, eldest ton of Mr. and Mrs. Y. K Tan. and Miss Hilda Edith Maunder, only 1 daughter of Mr. and Mr*. Arthur Maun I der of Stoke Newtnrton, London, took < place at Bethetda Hall on Saturday, Feb. 7. A reception
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  • 20 18 Hammer and Co. announce that on Feb I 1'.'. Han Ray a I'uasa. no water will be supplied to shipping
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  • 195 18 Asiatic Planters And The Price of Rubber. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Feb. 10. The Hon. Mr. Tan Cheng Lock, a mem- ber of the Legislative Council and president of the Asiatic Planters' Association of Malaya, has arrived here for a month's 1 stay
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  • 150 18 Search for Missing Customer. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Feb. 13. While a Chinese va? making up medicine in a chemist's ;-hop in Carnarvon Street last night there was an explosion which wrecked the counter and so seriously injured the Chinese that he was taken to hospital in
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  • 209 18 Visit to Perak, Penan* And Malacca. H.R. the Officer Administering the Government. Mr. John Scott, will leave Singa- < pore for a visit to Perak. Penang and Malacca on Feb. 20. and will be away until Mai. 13. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Scott and attended
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  • 54 18 Alleged Criminal Breach Of Trust in $197. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Feb. 12. Abdul Rahini. the editor of a Malay newspaper, was charged in the police court here today with criminal breach of trust of $197 at Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, in r.»2x. Tha case was [ostponed and
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  • 160 18 Monday, Feb. 2. His Excellency and Mrs. Scott accompanied by Captain A. V. Aslon, M.C.. A.D.C., left Tanah Rata for Tapah Koad and proceeded by day mail train to Kuala Lumpur, and went into residence at King's House. Wednesday. Feb. 4. His Excellency and Mrs. Scott accompanied by
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    • 52 18 Freckles Secrrfly and Quickly Rrmovdl Will— v'> Prrfklr I rrui Murbn tkrmoyl ahilr Lra.M) Ik. >kia M>fl id «kili IW na. Btruon frr-h. rlcar .nd nalur.L wt 37 >car- lkNMid« m( uwi iMtr radorM^ it. So rmmf <• m^ n> fln« Ju pratcm Iv H|k xilfc. Stillman's Freckle Cream Kfiurra
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    • 381 18 Helping Mummy! When Baby is coming on it means that hrinj»« Bahv on. And the reason work. When he isn't it means worry is simply ti.:-. From" Lactogen" Baby tno. And \vorr>- h worse than work. gets rich, genuine full-*, ream milk. Nothing you could name has stopped AH the
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    • 535 19 Assets exceed $1 1,0*0,000. A*sur««ce in force over $88,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in tho Straits Settlements.) HKAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singaporo. LONDON OFFICE 27, Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has 120,000 depoiitted with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British Life Assurance
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    • 573 19 BANKING NEDERLANDSCHE INDISCHE HANDELSBANK. N.V. Established 1863 at Amsterdam Authorised CapiUl Glds. 100.000.000 (about s-8.600,000) Paid up CapiUl Glds. 65.000.000 (about £4.600.000 Reserves Glds. 28,187.797 (about mjmjm HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM BRANCH OFTM'KS THE HAGUE, ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES I BATAVIA Head Office for Dutch East SHANGHAI Head Office for China and
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    • 598 19 BANKING P. AND O. BANKING CORPORATION, LTD. (Incorporated in England) with which is affiliated ALLAHABAD BANK. LTD, INDIA Authorised Capital tt.000.000 Capital subscribed and prid up f.'.594.1«0 Reserve Fund 180,600 HEAD OFFICE 117 12.', Loadenhall Street, London. E.C. S. WBBT LONDON BRANCH 14-18, Coekspur Strret, London, S.W. 1. EASTERN BRANCHES
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    • 250 19 INSURANCE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO^ LTD. (Incorporated in England) Fire, Life, Marine, Accident, Guarantee and Motor. Assets 160,000,000 ARTHUR C. POTTS— Manager and Underwriter, Eastern Branch, Singapore. SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CO., OF CANADA. Aaaeta Asaaraaees la force G. 13*8,197.954 G. $2,401.237.03« The Sun Life Assurance Cora- pany of Canada paid
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    • 147 19 WAILES DOVE "BITUMASTIC is being used by the F. M. S. RAILWAYS To Protect The Steelwork OF THEIR NEW BRIDGES ON THE SINGAPORE DE VIA TION SUPPLIED BY SOLE AGENTS. United Engineers Limited (Incorporated in tha Straits Settlements) SINGAPORE BRANCHES. NOBEL NON-RUSTING •11 llM*f ItE .a^^/^OSsW SMOKELESS f .jr^JßPL^^ AMMUNITION
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    • 178 20 OCEAN MOTOR POUCIES SMOKE CIGARETTES STOP AT ONCE/ y^ TTS not the food you eat which causes pain, bat *~^J xthe excess stomach acid which sets up food fer/t^^^ "tT^^^ mentatioii, generates painful gases and attacks the f~ vHllJ^^Ti o>licate stomach lining. This exces> acid must, tbere- 9 •**\Slß II
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    • 233 20 AUSTIN i j LEADS AGAIN I y_4 M.P.H. ON AN I jbM 7! -^AMAZING I A NEW BRITISH RECORD MADE BY CAPT. CAMPBELL j BORNEO MOTORS, LTD. j SINGAPORE Penang, Taiping, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur. Sfrembjin. Malacca and Haad Yai. By Special Appointment to h.m. The King .f si.-. HIGH CLASS
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    • 217 20 THE OCEAN ICCIDENT AND fiTARANTEE CORPORATION. I-TD. ilnrorporated in tlrrat Britain) Head OHlee for Mala>a SINGAPORE. a CINE PROJECTION SCREENS New Shipment just arrived. MADE OF BEADED MATERIAL TO GIVE DOUBLE BRILLIANCE TO YOUR PICTURE. Price from $10.00 to $60.00. SINGAPORE PHOTO CO., •..3. HIGH STREET. SINGAPORE. Invaluable after any
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