The Straits Times, 21 February 1931

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTUBT.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 21. 1931 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times I'D PAGES SIMiM'OKK. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1931 I'RKE II) CENTS
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      107 1 SINGAPORE: 78. CECIL ST. ('PHONE 6161). Pap— j., 1 I «15 TONIGHT t.15 Manslaughter with CLAtJMra oouaarr. j Phone 5261-5262. SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK FROM THE FERTILE VALLEYS OF THE FAMOUS SWISS ALPS. "Sledge Brand" Sweetened ifi^S\ViTS S I Condensed Milk is prepared .^JgSEA j ant guaranteed by the I A&
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      526 1 Kuala Luj^qn' it j*m ■■■^frrnmr 3683 > The Cyclax Way To Loveliness. j£o^\ Give your skin the simple Cyclax day and night »§§&K i' treatment and keep the natural radiance of youth Why is a child's skin so exquisite Why do we los« its fresh bloom V<-^. 7 I as
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      516 2 P. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR UNES (Incorporated ia Englsad) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PKMINSULAB AND ORIENTAL SH. CO. UNDFR CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVEPNMENT, LONDON AND FAB EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOB CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage dus S'pon. RAWALPINDI 1««»7 Feb. 21 i^AKMALA 9.100 Mar. 7 PAN
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      695 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. aamßKaaaaaßaammmmßßmßßßßmaamßßßnßßaS sssVlallVsl i asl (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA). TO LONDON Naple*. Maraeillea, Loadoa, Antwerp, Rotterdam anal Midsiiesbreßgb. Veis'ls Tonnage Dae Sail t YAiUKU.SI MARU ll.koo Feb. 25 26 I HAKoNK MARU 10,000 Mar. 11 18 i BUWA MARU 10.700 Mar. 26 27 Irl SHIMI MARU 11. 00 Apr. 9
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      434 2 BURNS PHUP LINE (Incorporated la AustralU) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DAB WIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular moatkly ■ailinga by the wsllmowa steamer MA BELLA (7368 toaa) aad he aew motor vessel, MALA BAB (4,612 ons). The Mi M 4 U one of the argeat and finest steamer*
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      614 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO, LIMITED (lacorporated ia Deazaalfc) Telepaeae 8818. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE Ta GENOA. LONDON, ROTTERDAM, BAMBUBG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave B"pora. Penaag. m.s. JUTLANDIA Mar. 18 Mar. 20 m.i. ALSIA Mar. 28 Mar. 27 m.s. SKLANDIA Apr. 8 Apr. 10 m.s. FIONIA Apr. 28 Apr. 84 m.i. LALANDIA
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      648 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LLNE THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP Caw LIMITED. "Si TBE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporate i in England,) BEGULAB SERVICE TO MABSETLLES. LONDON, AMSTERDAM. ROTTERDAM. ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN GENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW— BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM
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      519 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (lacorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTINO SERVICE for Kretay, Trengganu, Ke'.antan, Bangnara, Telupin, Patani, Singora, Lacoa, Sichoa, Bandon, Kohsamui, Langsuan, Chumpen and Bangkok. Arrival Departuro MALINI Feb.\23 Feb. 26 PBA< HATIPOK Mar. 2 Mar. 4 81 HIpHAKIB Mar. I NUr 11 The atoamera are fitted
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      410 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. OCEANIC AND ORILMAL NAVIGATION CO^ \N I I N' I>CO, CAL. TA(X)MA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TAfOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO, PORTLAND. ORE. .'H>T PrBF.WLE StilifHT" f<>r nlvd Slates Bid Canada Nksßl from Honir XtBan Frsariaro and I-o. Antjeiea. .1 1 WALL aattt from Mar. 7 Saa rraici..... «<r.itle.
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      471 3 DOLLAR ffrtAMnP UNI caWAXniICAN .MAD, UMB ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE HiNCAPOBB, rENANC. COLOMBO. SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, 1.8.N0A, MARSEILLES NEW TOBB AND BOSTON Arr.»e Loaea Loavo Spore R'pofo Feaaar PRES. WIISON Mar. t Mar. i Mar. 7 *N BL'RF.N Mar. IX Mar. 1» Mar. tl •ilKIKI.I) Mar. «U Apr. 2 Apr.
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      582 3 *NOKDDEUTSCHEB LLOYD i Incorporated in <i< rmany) The undermentioned are the Company's intended fixtures. OUTWARDS 9 PFALZ for Japan Ports and Vladivostoek Feb. 25 SKRANKHRT for Saigon. Y'huma. Kob. and Moji Mar. 1 (MILKS/ for Manila. Hong Konr. Shanehai, Taku, Dalny and Tsingtau Mar. 3 irBmMKBM for Honr Knng. aVghai.
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      319 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO. LTD. i Incorporated in England.) -ELLERMAN- LINE ■AS<f M Xl: AND KRKIC.HT SKRVICE TO TIIK I'MTKD KlNlilxiM AND CONTINENT. FREK.HT SERVICE OITWARDS To Hong Kong. Shanghai and Japan Due Spore s.s. CITY OF Klllos Feb. 27 s.s. CITY OF ATIIKNS Mar. 1* HOMKW VRDS s.». CITY
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      688 3 THE STRAITS TIMES and THE STRAITS BUDGET. Head OtVr. < 11. \M» BTANUn IIBaUCIm, BOBBAMM KratK-h IMRce. 27. JW A SUM I I I I \l 1 .1 Ml'l K. CBBmwl TIMES. Sl\(. VI'OKK. Trlephom, SINC PORK SIM, Xl VI II '!l SoW .\dvrrti«inK Reprt -^r.lativrs in (Jreat HriUin. RKI
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      DEATH
      29 4 X 14, Waterlee avinir I'eh'n I Ml I. -in Hong Teck. Bad Kiai Lee, K.ian Huat an<l rtc ge will leav for Buk:' imarraw, Sunday, at ilaiacca pa|
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT
      19 4 Tan Bah <"hce an.! iheir i atonal < lut> f..r th'-ir wreaths re at faaeral. Scroll-. :•:«>», otr., in ih
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      545 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. Tfci re are approTimately seven words to a ■here is a flat rate charge of 26 rcr .nvrrtion w.th masa of one dollar per insertion. Au\'rti«emerts will be aceeated up to 10 air. on the day of issue. .i'.i is charged for the use of s lawswf. ?er
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      672 4 BOARD— RESIDENCE Excellent Baari Resi.U'nre ftvO 120. Mod. san. 11. St. Nicholas Flats 5— p.m. BOOMS without board from 150 with board I *rom |IJS monthly. Grosvenox Hotel. SCOTIA. No. 11, Scotts Rd. Single rooms 1 for. »ith board, (fwn b-room. Terms moderate > Phone 2462. ACCOMMODATION for bwhelor at
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      565 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET 1 I LKT, two storied godown. Boad and River frontage. Area 10,000 sq. ft. Apply Ul. ;r:uts Times. TO LET. OFFICES at 4. Prince Street, top floor and No. 22, Raffles Place. Apply Koh Chrw Kee, 129, Killmey Road. TO LET, godowa No. 47, Upper Hekien
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      475 4 MISCELLANEOUS 1 Never rpar.W a frattias child. Constipat- miv be rhe aaase. (live it TEABTON TABLETS. Ask your local chemist. A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO ALL our Friends and Customers in and out of Sin L-»L -»n o re. KIAT'S, 15. Col yer Quay. Mrs. H. AOKI. No.
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      763 4 PUBLIC NOTICES IPOH RACES PERAK TIRF LIB. Spring; Meeting. 1931. SATIRDVV. FF.I'.RI ARV BL IVaMasY, I i HKI ARV It. THIKSItAV. FKHKI ARV 2«. SATIKDAV. FEBRIARY ?v Arrangements a.< usual. Progr;.~ime« my he nhtained from the ••ecretarits of all Tarf CMmV THE HO HONG BANK, LTD. Meyer Chamltcrs, Raffles Place,
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      588 4 TENDKKS. FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS cvhnder hi All connect. tliiU I ...n to in-."-■•n.ler forms and cor.-i >: .1 nt Sealed tend. r Elect th.- OFFK I :LTF.R!KTEKDENT, tILWAY JENTUL, KUALA LUMI II A V N MARCH. B, IMI. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICB TENDERS NOTh'E is ow invited for the tnrices.
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    MILLIONAIRE'S WIDOW SUES EXECUTORS.
    786 5 Rs. 200 A Month Bequest From A 60-Lakh Estate. Bombay, Jan. 30. The luxurious life led by a Bombay millionaire, who did not make adequate provision for bu widow in his will, was referred to in a judgment delivered by Mr. Justice Rangnekar at Bombay High
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    MILITARY ASSISTANCE.
    103 5 Troops Called Out Six Times In India In 1930. New Delhi. Jan. 29. Sir James Crrrar, in reply to a question in the Legislative Assembly today, stated that there were six occasions on which troops were called out to assist the civil authorities during 1930. On the first
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      455 5 i^k T^ ¥T T C& Raffles Hotel TONIGHT Special Dinner Dance MONIA LITTER'S CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA Patrons are requested kindly to make their reservations early for Dinner and for Dance. GRILL ROOM SPECIAL DISH TONIGHT. ROAST SICKING PIG LEAF SPINACH. CHATEAU POTATOES. $1.75. Sea View Hotel All Rooms with Modern Sanitation.
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      327 5 HEUMLELY I! '•i'lll J **sy^^sffs» B fj^S^J^JHM 4^^^^~* a *"^^^^S^BHBV^BHBaVa^L7«BH OUTDOOR (INVERTED) TYPE TERMINAL BOXES I OR PRESSURES UP TO 22.000 VOLTS Write for Catalogue U.E. Section 5 .CENTRA. SINGAPOIE KUALA LUMPUK IPOH Sole Acents in Mala) a for W. T. Henley, Telegraph Works, Co., Ltd. NOTICE is hrrehy riven
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      231 5 Today's Crossword Puzzle. (CLUBS.) ACROSS. 21. Summit at, Herbage 1. Parts of circles 23. Part of the throat Slides 2*. Domesticates 8. Plant 28. More secure 11. Speed 27. Saltpetre IX. Furious 28. Entrances IX. Rend SO. Household deity It. Pulverized voalame substances 31. Vehicle K. Pereeiv.-d U. Else 18.
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  • FEATURES OF THE WEEK'S NEWS FROM CHINA.
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      WRONG EDUCATIONAL METHODS.
      953 6 HONG KONG LETTE, Headmaster's Criticism. THE FLYING CLUB'S BAH LUCK. (r'r ,nt.) I1I 1 Bg Konjr. Feb. U the other day nn'ia! pri/<- reinony at h, with the of tht- 1 If. m- Kong, is oui •aaiar itiaa, listened to „i:>e v.-ry p.,!Pt<-<| remarks and far-TCHI ■;.;,.,|;nv.
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      BAD YEAR FOR THE C.E.R.
      400 6 1930 Receipts Down By Roubles 18,000,000. Harbin. Jar.. 2<\. The statistic* now being checked up at the Chinese Eusiern Railway that the receipt* of the raflv wen about 18 million (fold rouM than the estimated rijcur.\ This result for last year is making it -aiy
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      TIENTSIN "REDS."
      61 6 Raids Result In Thirty-one Arrest*. Peking. re.. !1. A message from Tientsin states thi .he Bureau of Publi Safety, with the operation of the police of the < and native city. ade a n umbci i yesterday and arreHe i 31 alleged Con: munists. who were wpi-rted recently
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      COASTAL SHIPPING.
      247 6 COAST A L SHIPPING. Nanking's Reply to Capt. Dollar's Proposal. Magi Feb. :j. J Th > i rest nt«l l.y (hi Ca|itain Robert loa wth his suggestion: for U a of a Sin<>- American are undrrstood to tha f< Dawiag poin 1 i1 Tha HBjßJßßtiaa of Captain Dollar I pping
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      SHANGHAI'S PETROL.
      74 6 i Talk Of (heap Spirit From Soviet Russia. a Shanghai. Feb. 11. with .-irrouncements by th<> ■en i-.- in thr bMOBM cflWtive as hat a syndicate Um sale of cheap n row K'.nsia. -mlnK in;.-> efffi I p •p ILfl per irallon in ulk. 'a $lJt* pt-r gallon
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      PEOPLE'S CONFERENCE
      535 6 Dr. Wang Chung-hui Defines Its Object Nanking. Fei>. 2 Speaking this morning at the weekly memorial meeting at the National Gov rnment Office, Dr. Wang Chung-hui. chairman of the Judicial Yuan, state! that there was some misunderstanding in .rtain quarters in regard to the object f the coming
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      GAMBLERS BOMBED.
      93 6 Canton, Feb. 13. Another outrage was perpetrated last r>rht in Honam when a bandit threw a »mb into the U Fat gambling houv, Fm TVing Street, seriously injuring two MM, the guard and a gambler. The bomb exploded with great violence, r.ittenng fragments in every direction. The tr»mb!ern
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      HUCHOW BRIDGE AND ITS DEMON.
      943 6 Efforts to Suppress A Superstition. Huchow. Chekiang. Jan. 27. The local tangpu, always alert '<< enlighten the people and direct them along the thorny paths of progress, halately turned its attention t > a curious I superstition concerning one of the bM Huchow bridges. J
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      MURDER AND PILLAGE IN FUKIEN.
      205 6 Bandits Sack \in?tch ()R(;V OF Ml RDER. LOOT AM) ARSON. Kukien. whi k a horn,- ,if land!! to nun i.ver 4IMI| a f( wa-~ daaw and many ml. murdered or The city, apparently, li d been lafi i th« fact tha' have beravairuig th* The
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      LABOUR UNIONS.
      176 6 Kuomintanjr And In res I In Shanghai. Sl.a;.. At the vmion of ih.- k nir.:?':'r: f >r the raaffja nisa'n-n <:f '>.- held in M>nda;. th< fo! k»wing i 1 1 i (Ireati r Sha «1 into "<• union of r. tra't ach di--\fter t!w nrraliram.Vion umler factonf;
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      149 6 f SMMM^a^BB^BsBBBMMMW ajfl "t W MI 4**i^ I Sh f M? -J <-'w*»n ri»<-h«nic»l r»»*r»inr and developing MBBBJ •"T Cm* Film hy manual process li«t fl^B| \f yl- \l I OREATtR SATISFACTfOW FOR TOO H /4 You want tk« b«tt of your film* I 1/1 B °t ««eut«a r\ V
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      21 6 House-Hunters ihould •tady the small advertisement! on Pag* Four of today* STRAITS TIMES yomr nmw horn* may b* advrtited there I
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      205 7 TELEPHONE BOOKING Owing to the big crowds sightly packing the Alhaakra, patron* arc aiott earncttly requested to take up phone booki«|t not later than 9 p.m. as Matt cannot be retained after that time. L^^nfl 111 1 *f P HI n^knVnS TODAY TOMORROW 3.15 MATINEE 3.15 Children Half Price. 6.15
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      95 7 TODAY TOMORROW [sab\ MATINEE fjggl ferrsi NIGHTLY fe^»i The CLASSIC of the Talking Screen" Beautiful Exquisite CLAUDETTE COLBERT WITH FREDRIC MARCH In the Greatest Dramatic Achievement of the Screen •MANSLAUGHTERMagnificent Acting Faultless Dialogue and the most Gripping Vividly Real Story Ever Filmed Make Manslaughter Paramount' s Greatest _DR AM A_
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      220 7 ■WHS wn imPW 6,15 TONIGHT 9.15 Matinees- Sat., Sun., 3.15 Positively Last Night of gg U Fox Movietone Follie^ J Wtk Sunday and Monday The Screen's Most Romantic Thriller U ILLUSION" with J BUDDY ROGERS NANCY I CARROLL U ANOTHER LOVE STORY CRAMMED WITH I THRILLS tf ACTION. I Tuesday:
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    DUBLIN PORT RECORD.
    354 8 SI. ..VC NOTES. Lbrfcc Outlay on Improvement Works. \t a moetinic of the Dublin Port and ■aanj Mr. Charles Mc(;louifhlin, the chairman, on his re-election for a second }eai\ r.-vieweil the projrre2> of the 1 ami <|Uo 1 from a return, which showed lh:.- -he total of
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    EXHIBITION SHIPS.
    249 8 Scheme to Develop Foreign Markets. Communications have been sent out I relative to a scheme to irive manufacturers I o|.|»,rtunity to exhibit and advert ih> their producU in all parts of the world by the orirani'ation of a system of exhibition anips which would visit regularly the jKirts
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    TWO MOTOR LIFEBOATS.
    60 8 Anonymous Donor's Gift To Institution. faj in I ..mlon. who wishes to remain X.is relented to the Royal National Lifeboat Institutions a cheque to two motor lifeboat... The boats which she has chosen for her »-.ft aro. the new l>oat sent last year to Newhavan, md a
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      Oil Company in Receiver's Hands.
      104 8 £7,000,000. The Richfield Oil 0.. California, one of th- major concerns in the field, has been placed in the hands of a receiver. Liabial $3;>,OO0.OO0 (fT.OuO.XK)) and MMli $120,000,000 (X24.0«»0.000). Thej MM for the a<tion taken is the kMSwI outstanding non-col testable accounts. The Receiver
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      CHURCH SERVICES.
      578 8 ST. AMDUWS 1 Ai Ml liitAl.. Ist Sunday in Li-nt. K.i. B, 7 Mi 11. .1. 0 am. Malm» J a.m., 11... '(.hormli ano Addre», !o a.m.. Sunday School at St. An.ir* laksjol ■<.■'<> pm Ltaaaaag iCWrall und Sennun; H j Coxaa. Un .Von.. Wed. and Knda> at
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      SHANNON SCHEME.
      59 8 A dispute has arisen b.'twccn th. M«M n and Halske group and the Irish ■:r.e (Jovernmont conrcrninjr tho Shannon electric power wort: >. It i; tat.'d that the GmhlMbl ha« raiscil diWcu!t e^ about th? aattl -ment of the contract asjreement. The amount claimed by Siemens and Hnblce
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      264 8 EXCHANGE. Sln«*por«, Feb. 21. On London. Bank t/> t7/» Demand t'S II I'rivaU m. cr»dit S/4 3 32 Da New York, demand M 1 16 MUM M d i 67S On Franc*. Bank T.T. 1430 •n India. Bank T.T. IW* On HonK Konjr. Bank T.T. 69 p.c. dier. |>n Shanrhai.
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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        MINING.
        455 8 Val. Pd. Buy»rt. 8olUr». fl f I Aiam Kumbang tt 23 5-5 Ayi-r Hitam Tin 11 3 12 fl 11 Bangrin Tin 113 1!/1 1 BaUng Fadang 0.10 0.16 1 1 Brntu Carat 0.40 0.50 1 1 Burnt Arang 0.35 040 £1 fl Burniah Malay 10 6 12 nom.
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        GENERAL.
        262 8 liia* V»l. I'd. Buyer*. Stllara. 2 2 Mm. Brick Ord*. 2 .30 2.50 cd. 2 2 Alex. Brick Preft. i.l 2* 2.22H Cl £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 4.0.0 44.0 1 1 Central Eng-in. OJ6 100 BO Chm».e C 0.... Bulk 70.00 76.00 Cl XI Con. T. S. 7 Pr«f.
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        114 8 Singapore Cold Storag* 7 p.e. I deb. of 1926 rod. 1931-36 1M 106 ci. Singapor* Munici-al 6 p.c. I of 1901 red. 1930 11,878.000 par. 6% prom. Singapor* Municipal 44 p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 11,600.000 96 par iingapor* Municipal 44 p.c. of 1909 rod 1966 »1,000,000
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      377 8 Fra*)er and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Todty'* Prie« Frs*«r Lyall Co. Kvatt Allenby (|1) 1.00 1.10 1.00 1.10 Alor Gajafc ($1) OJO 0.90 0.80 OJO A. Hitam (fl) 1.16 1.26 1.11 1.26 A. KiaiM 111) OM OJO 030 A. Malar ($2) 1-2S MO 1.25 1.40 A.
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      SOVIET CONVICT LABOUR
      173 8 Move In America To Send Investigators. Wa<hirujt..n. IX N Kepie ?ntative Hamilton Fish, Jr.. Republican of New York, today asked Colonel Henry L. Stim.ton, the Secretary if State, for his co-operation in efforts to ban from the Cnited States >:ood> pro duced by convict labour in Soviet
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      U.S. TYRE COMPANIES.
      255 8 With ref<*r«n<f to the article. Tyre Companion in the 1.5.."' reproduced from lhe Ix'ndon Daily Mail in yestcnlay's -v.-. .Mr. K. Mu'ison Fetner, manairt r at the tyre sale* divi.ion of tht Firestone Tyre an.l Rubber Co. (S.S 1.t.i.. writes as follows I would like to correct
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      PASSENGERS.
      430 8 The following BMaMjjßtl f..r Malaya leTt i.<>ni|.iii on Jan. 23 by the I", and 0. M, Rawalpindi »huh arrived in Singapore today Lady Andcrum. Mr. AlisUir IV Ander-.n AMwMtk, Mi»s K. A»h. Mii» K. Bird. Miaa t L BalUntine. Mr. A. J. Buchan. Mr. A. J. B:nn»j. Mi» M.
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      24 8 From China and Japan, hf Yuonsanfr. uu» at Sinirapore a.m. tomorrow. Frum China ar'l Japan, hy Bengal Mam. due at Singapore tomorrow.
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      MOST INDIGESTION REALLY ACIDITY;
      135 8 MOST INDIGESTION REALLY ACIDITY; Nearly everybody «ufl>r» at timx rmtinr Sumr folk call th.» indignation. some dysnciMa, imi heartburn, others, Castrilia, but no matter what >ou call it the chinrm arc ten to one that the r»u.«ut the trouble i> 'acMHy.' Tina*! 'tomarh acid tours food before it has a
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    11 8 Sporting o»*«to will b« found separata heading on th* iporU p«g».
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    110 8 Mr* Indo-China IfMg 1 :l H Java. South -Wtit Sumatra. Southbit Illil, Cel.bes. M«!u. and Timor Dilly f Bar*S.uth -Ka«t Hcrnro <Blinji>e> Liat I .Mat-n-t Pi.ntianak iTohiti' Tembilahan ar.ii Indnnr.ri R..k.-ir 4 i Khi... Billiton. Java, Sumatm. South-East Borneo, bei, Moluccas »tid Tin:..r i>.llj B.nirkalu and Bagan
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    36 8 a mm JUU ArML Ranchl Jan. 9 Jan Print d«r Ncrferlandtn J«n K«b. i Slamat Jan. 16 Frb. I Ethiopia Jan. If F«-h. Sphinx Jan. I J. van Oldfnbarnrrelt Jan 23 Feb. It
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    142 8 Ships aioagsMe the Wkarrra at cisectra to arri»e. lEPPEL HARBOI R Main Wharf Uh. Kittiwak.-. I.<h < have' Uh. M«-> I BH Oil Wharf II M. Submarine and "Poseidon." Coal Wharf I VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjonc Pagar. V Albert Dock Nil Victoria Dock Nil. keppel Harbour.
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    EXCHANGES.
    31 8 Foreign exchange* are Amiterdan 12. Ml I*.1 Athn,- h<.tid»>. H. M.435. Km**, i- lU. I: I 1-U, Burm. 1K.165. Gen.-*.. H Hone Kong 1" Shstnrhai 1- I ■toefcas Silver >,- Wireleu.
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    60 8 A telefrrar.i from Keldkirch. Austria. ar nounces the death of Wmh.-r RoU-rt /iti, merman. th«- well-known San>k^ and I'roJessw.r af Sanskrit ..f St X'jiv.r'College, Bombay. I r. joined the Society of ttmm in 1R9S, want i. at to Bombay in li'll afl<-r it |<J ili» Sanskrit and Indian Philoaophy at
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      265 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Dill? Wmttor Krport. Bright Wind. Station. Temperature Rain- Sun- RrUtivr Pirrr- Speed Wr»th»r. Max. Min. fall, thine. Mumidit). tion. F. F. ini. hours. nip h. Alor SUr »4 71 Nil »J ENE 1 Finr Kota Bharu K7 4* Nil 104 SW 2 Fine K.Trencsanu No report. Kroh
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      175 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Saturday. February 21. II W. 12.40 a.m.. ft. 8 in.. 1232 p n.. Municipal <'om"-.-- M r I. M R J K.rrrr. Munit.|'-I Cmu*i\ Clmr SaMay. refcrmary 2!. H. W. 1.4 a.m.. 8 ft. 8 in., 15 p.m.. 9 ft. Mo«4ar. Fthrmmrr 2J. H W 12.'.
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    326 9 l\K. Rubber Stocks Big Increase Estimated. TIN STILL MOVING UPWARDS. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Pinirap-.re, Saturday, 10 a.m. Today's I' rices Kubhrr. 11 1 cents per Ib. Tin. 300 tons at $S9' 2 per picul. Ynrlerda) Prices Huhber. London. :\',d. unchanced. Niw V..rk. 7',. down ct. Market
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    JAMAICA'S PLIGHT.
    74 9 c Memorial to the King Blames British Government. The Imperial Association of Jamaica, on betv.ilf of Jumaica. has adopted a memorial to thr King pointing out the serious conniton* pcwailiag N the island owing to the parlous state of the .-iiigar industry. It alaa point-* out tnat these
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      "ROCK BOTTOM" NOT YET REACHED.
      595 9 Outlook for Shipping Still Gloomy. When in October last we found nothing but a sombre outlook for shipbuilding in Lloyd's Register Returns for the September quarter, the percentage of unemployment in the industry was 87.3 states the Financial News. The December figure has not yet
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      53 9 Tone of Market Quiet. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 3-« d. per Ib New York Spo. Sheet cents TS per Ib. t.S.S. equal to London Standard tandard K.JS.S. on Tender •f f* M t* S; t Mwvk •'April April-June July-Sept. Bujren us Sailer 12 II
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      LONDON DISCOUNT MARKET.
      1284 9 Far-Reaching Changes. HOW BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED. (By W. T. V. King, B. Com.. Cert. A.1.1t. Money Market Editor. London Financial News.) The praises of the London money market have been sung by many authorities on many occasion!*, and it is oners!!)- recognised that both in organisation and
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      SINGAPORE MARKETS.
      466 9 Official List of Approximate Prices. Thr following arc the priori, rents per tatty when- not otherwise stated, prevail ■n* M tho Singapore markets M 1 -'<> ■if faramhed ly the F «.<i and Market IMMHW ■flat. Beef steak (raaaa 1 4* p< r ratty, beef it.'W or curry
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      RUBBER MARKET REPORTS.
      944 9 Can the Native Producer Be Knocked Out? Symirurton arj S;n> lair's wo. I!. r^r'« r '>. on 2< st i.in'c our I -.1 n-p' 't th.- r-.arkot has opma b.rn dull «.nd prieas kav* deeUaed fur;h.r Th<-ro if v*r>' littl* interest shown in forward pteJueaa bal food
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    HOME FINANCIAL MATTERS.
    788 9 Gratifying Progress In Life Assurance. BRITAIN STILL BADLY INDER-INSI 'RED.(From Our Own C«fTe«ponil«'nt l.omlon. Jati. 'JJ. •.as <•••■ iirn-d 111 the U ck markets during th« ta>t wi-.k t>> mseMHrac* hopn •I an early improvt-njent in ftm uit!i>n> and thtre has bfiti i> tcndi-nry :'.ir Ika gassNa]
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      303 9 Please Cut Thii Out For Future Reference. SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. ML EMILY SWIMMING POOL. AMENDED TIME TABLE. It is notified that from the Mnd Pebruary. 1931, inclusive, the above Pool will b« available for mc of the Public in accordance with the amended Time-Table annexed, ihowmjc also charges for admission. BY
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      9 9 COMING .411-Jkilhint// gZ L 111 Ikrillitu/f JPp(% VICTORIA THEATRE.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, FEB. 21, 1931. THE GRAVE OF EMPIRES.
    1111 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, FEB. 21, 1931. THE GRAVE OF EMPIRES. In al! the strife that has marked the past 20 years in India, one r'*c* has escaped. Work at Raisina, the New Delh has gone on uninterrupted by boycotts, nil disobedience or 'serious outbreaks of violence. Indians have
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    HOW TO BECOME A HYPNOTIST.
    1318 10 A Science Which Is Muc Misunderstood. I Itv Mrx.inHri- I ip/.trr. preitidrnt of the ll> pnoti-er-' \««uriation and head of the School of Practical Sug*«-Mion. Paris.) Profentor I Ik. firrt MM <i< <-*tmt* I\r real principle* of kypnottm at a d'.ttnnri and matt of thr
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    25 10 A dinner will I* given by the Municipal Commissioners to Mr. K. J. Karrer. CM U the retiring President, this evening in Mm Municipal Building.
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    25 10 The death took place on Feb. 13 of Mrs. Tay 800 Soo. wife of Mr. Tay B'x>. the well-known planter of Negri Sembilan and Malacca.
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    33 10 Dr. I. D. Stubbs. of Malacca, who Itaves for Europe at the end of thi> month has received news of the death of his only brother, Mr. W. W. Stubbs, in New York.
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    34 10 Lady Anderson and Mr. A. D. Anderson are on a isit to the East and have arrived in Malaya by the Rawalpindi. They expect to be back in England by the end of June.
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    26 10 Major R. P. Power. 0.8.X.. afl the Ist Batt. the Gloucestershire Re* been appointed Superintendent of the Detention Barracks in place of Major R. X. Whitty.
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    32 10 Mr. C. Gordon* Jtavon«. manager of Balau Estate, Semnyih, Selangor. has retired. He was a brother of Mr. R. Vivian Jeavons. of Lmli T. Leonowens Ltd., who was killed in the War.
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    31 10 The late Mr. Karl Kirchherger (67), of the National Liberal Club Whitehall Mace. S.W., and formerly of Katz Bros., i Singapore and London, left estate valued at £17.072 (net personalty £16,2*0).
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    34 10 The subordinate staff of the B: I^liartment. Municipality, will entertain Mr. T. C Ho>d, the Municipal !<• Engineer, at the Adelphi Hotel at 4.30 on Tuesday on the occasion of his retirement from the service.
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    51 10 T At the ninth annual general meeting I <f the Institution of the Rubber Indu>tr> v Mr. Eric Macfadyen was re-elected pre- 1 j sident. Among vice-presidents elected I I were Sir Stanley Boil, lir. J. C. Hay. c Sir Frank Swettenham and Mr. D. F. L. 111 1 Zorn.
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    775 10 HOPES FOR TIN. Though final acceptance of the tin quota scheme ha-t-d. the strong feelinjr I I sWssl in th. market has I .-.n «tan tal rises of pi. n during thi last few days. I appears to M inelualed !>y tht intere t r.tf n<-«*
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    INTERNATIONAL CROUP TO BUY UP SURPLUS TIN. INCLREASED PRICE EXPECTED.
    328 11 INTERNATIONAL CROUP TO BUY UP SURPLUS TIN. INCLREASED PRICE EXPECTED. Over 1150 by Middle Of The Year. QUOTA SCHEME. Dr. Shiels' Statement In Commons. (Krcm Our Own GMIMpaaia J-VI.. t$. there •>,- panUtmt n >nl*r nati< tne market* ■.t.iMy an.t ...lly whin I of consum; T»i. <h a |>oticy •f
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    FIRE ON THE KHIVA.
    56 11 Damage to Cargo And Deck. TaUa, N •r.>m Ku-a-i states that fire broke oul in im- of the tir-t e_MM (>. Khiva. U.und t.. l>airi-n. jreaterdajr aiurnoon, oIT th< I- ir destroyed ami cargo ore tn< vert quelled. Then l-ltw! an. l th<- >nii i. ii.
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    SILVER LOAN TO CHINA.
    25 11 American Proposal Endorsed In Nanking. Nanking. Ffcfch Mh li, ii. H. Kung. tka kfi-aatat o America! •ihrer I adjauia* in March.Keuter.
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    CAPE TO CAIRO.
    20 11 Ruci.y. rm tm •rom the Capi :th Afi: tan ftV' SalUbury S.-uth«tn Kh.Hi.,ia. today.— British Wire less.
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    PROVISION BY WILL FOR DEPENDANTS.
    103 11 Important New Bill In Britain. London, Feb. 21. The House of Commons, by 149 votes lias passed the second reading of a private bill submitted by Miss Eleanor Rathbone, Ind. representing the English I'ltivirsities, setting forth that a husband, in his will, must properly provide
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    IN AUSTRALIA.
    229 11 Trade Unions State Of x National Emergency.** J Canberra, Feb. 20. A (it-legation from the Australian > 1 of the Trade Union Congress, r Sydney, has arrived here to demand the c >ii<laration of a state cf national emerg- I ncy. It was refu.-ed (a hearing) by Mr.
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    INDUSTRIES FAIR.
    153 11 Satisfaction at Amount Of Business Done. Rugby, Feb. 20. (ireat satisfaction is expressed by the exhibitor! at the British Industrie.* Fair the extent of the business done with hi me and foreign buyers. J The Manchester Guardian say* an ..rder for i.000.000 yards of the fabric. called Sparva.
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    WATER SPEED RECORD.
    82 11 Miss England II Never Yet Full Out. London, Feb. 20. Mr. Kaye Don has sailed for Buenos Aire< to defend Sir Henry Segrave's wnt. r i-peed record in Lord Wakefield's mour-boat Miss England II during th* international motor-boat regatta arrang•d in connection with the British Empire I
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    OFF TO AUSTRALIA.
    64 11 Young "Light Blue" Held Up At Lyons. Lyons, Feb. 20. A young Cambridge graduate named Fairbaim, who left London yesterday in light aeroplane on an attempt to beat AirI'lmmodorr Kingsford-Smith's record to! Au>iralia. has been held up by unfavouraUa weather. Reuter. Air-Commodar* Kingaford- Smith flew irorn England
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    REUTER'S AGENCY.
    44 11 Important Headquarter Changes. London, Feb. 20. Mr K. H. Coules, senior editor of r\.. and Mr. Ridcatson Hatt, the head of Reuter's New York Bureau, have teen appointed joint editort-in-chief in London. Mr. D. C. Pandrigh become* associate j chief editor.— Beuter.
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    SHOTS AT ALBANIA'S KING.
    400 11 Attack in Vienna. MEMBER OF SUITE KILLED. Vienruu Feb. 20. Two men fired shots at King Zogu when he was leaving the Opera House. A member of the King's suite was killtil, but Kinir Zogu himself escaped. The asrailants were arrested. King Zotfu is undergoing treatment
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    "SLAVERY IN CHINA."
    114 11 Sir John Simon and Position In Hong Kong. London, Feb. 20. In a speech at Oxford Sir John Simon sfter referring to the tremendous amount of slavery' in China, alluded to the position la Hong Kong and said he felt that, in ipite of the efforts made,
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    THE SPEED HERO.
    260 11 Enthusiastic Welcome In London. Rusby, Feb. 20. Capt. Malcolm Campbell had a rousing reception from large crowds on his arrival in London today. In Westminster Hall he was welcomed officially by the Minister of Transport, Mr. Herbert Morri«on. and Mr. G. M. Gillett. Secretary of the Department
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    PRINCES JUST MISS REVOLUTION.
    445 11 Outbreak in Peru. PRESIDENTS PALACE ATTACKED. New York, Feb. 20. The Prince of Wales and Prince George, by their departure from Lima on Wednesday, narrowly missed an attempted revolution in Peru. Armed civilians attacked the Presidential palace in Lima errl> in the morning, but were driven
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    GENERAL BALBO.
    341 11 Welcome in Rome After Great Flight Rome, Feb. 20. Sitrnor Mussolini warmly embraced the Air Minister, General Ball*), who. with his aerial colleagues, were vociferously welcomed by a beflagged capital on their return after the recent trans-Atlantic flight.— Reuter. It will be recalled that General Balbo. in command
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    MRS. VICTOR BRICE WELCOMED.
    429 11 MRS. VICTOR BRI CE WELCOMED. Congratulations from The Air Ministry. Ru(fl>>. Kel>. 20. Mr?. Victor Bruce, the famous racing motorirt and aviator, concluded 19,000 miles T.orM flight toilay win arrived at Croydon MNiNM lr in Lymr*. No single par: of her l!lu aeroplane has bten NMai during the flight. She
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    FLOODS IN ARGENTINA.
    157 11 Rio Grande Overflows Its Banks. Buvm» Aires, Feb 20. Torrential rains in thi Cordoba have caused the Rio Grande tv I overflow its banks. Wuli- tract* of land hnve U-«-r fl.««l«-<i and a number of aavaaM have l««en I drowned. Rail and road traffic has been interrupted.
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    LABOUR IN JAPAN.
    75 11 Rights of Workers to Collective Action. T01a.... F«l>. A Labour I'nion Bill, recognising ih. right of workers :<> orgaa to collet -live a<".ii>n within itiei! limits, has bei ment t-> the Lavaf II'»u»e. Hitherto union* have existed on sufferance only am", no legal recognition ha.been a«ronl< d
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    'MAD MULLAH" IN AFRICA.
    115 11 How British Oflicer Was Killed. FANATICS AROISEI). Frontier Force Quells Insurrection. Sierra li■ I The exploit* of th- I Mullah," it Mohamm.ilan aaa from French (iuini-a, hay. i .1. .1 with the death ot and of I Idara rained lafliiaara aa LWill Iti ill fy th
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    SIR JAMES SALTER.
    167 11 League Economic Expert Arrives. K.<'.B., i I. iii N for Onna t<> n financial He has recently i*«n in India, when hi question* Hag financiers and b__BMI men. ■r. arrival b) a rfpiiin IBM, Mr J;. ■.ment <>n worl.l i "million^ I h.- did ir>t knew the
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    FLIGHT ABANDONED.
    39 11 Machine Wrecked Airman Uninjured. Kuir, Flight holo flight from K-.glan i t.. Ca| Hi- i" likely i- al«out a week 111 I'alanye iffecting repair* to Urn underwhich wai n larding after a fliirht fron, Bulawa;. was umr.'ur-
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    STEEL WORKERS IDLE.
    29 11 (•crman Trust's Decision To dm Down. (Mm Kighl thousai.d and I idle Tru»t at KuhrortThe tni ill th« employei*' offer I \.orking at a wage. rwdaetfcN
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    DUTCH WHEAT.
    45 11 (.«»%i rnmtnt Plan to Assist (i rowers. The Hague. K. I Th- Cr.am'~r, kf 'I. tr> 20, authorised Hutih mt .■ni.-nnjc that fur thre. 25 |ht cent. <if DuUh -.heat or flour niui-t ba ground or mixed with similar ed _ra in— Reuter.
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    ARMS ON CABLE SHIP.
    745 12 Police Discovery. MXEGED ATTEMPT TO SELL REVOLVERS. -.il*.re Criminal Diatrii i judge, rec rded evtdeexe Malay named v u!'ii.>' .n lah.i an 1 a Chinese, Lim Ah I vith il^aling in mM i'! with posse«sion 1 to a police out on beard the cable ship I'atr
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    FRENCH ARMY.
    16 12 Paris, Feb. 20. m-h Army e*>'mates amount to N tmo.rtw m the pi«.-U«. tevaL—Ueuter.
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    "LETTING THE JUNGLE IN."
    144 12 I^ord Lloyd's Criticism Of India Policy. Loadon. Feb. II Ftrong crricism of tho Government's policy in India was made by Lord Lloyd in a speech at F.dinburgh. He said Parliament was showing extreme patience and unfailing temper, and had met demand after demand by the extremists
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    DARTMOOR'S RECORD INTACT.
    90 12 Second Escaped Convict Recaptured. London, Feb. 10. Gaskin, the second of the escaped Dartmoor convicts, was re-captured at Plymouth after five days' free.lorn. He strenuously denied his identity, but after a jug of tea al the police sta'ion he admitted it. It appears that after the ocape
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    A "WARNING."
    172 12 Dr. Tagore And The Indian Problem. Boml>«y, Jan. 30. Dr. Rahindranath Tagore, in a statenunt to the I'ress on Eh return from Kurope today, declared that India had attracted world-wide attention not merely by her struggle for political freedom but by the inherent moral appeal of the nn-thixl-
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    NAPTHA SYNDICATE.
    37 12 £600,000 Oil Base For Constantinople. Moscow, Fob. 20. The naptha syndicate has concluded an agreement with the Constantinople Municipality for the construction of an oil base at (Vn^'antlnople at a cost of 1600,000 (Turkish).— Keuter.
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    R.A.F. ACCIDENTS.
    35 12 Public Demand for Official Inquiry. (From Our Own Correspondent) I^ondon, Feb. 20. The public is alarmed at the numerous a -< ulcnts in the Royal Air Force, and an immediate official inquiry is demanded.
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    QUICK WORK !
    29 12 QUICK WORK Kuomincluin and Shansi Units Reorganised Shanghai. Fob. 20, It is reported that the reorganisation of the Kuominchun and Shansi military units has been completed. Sin Kuo Mm.
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    TROOPS FOR KIANGSI.
    51 12 Shanghai, Feb. 21 It is now reported that half General Sun Liang-chun's troops are at Pukow, en tho Vangtse River opposite Nanking, awaiting embarkation for Nanchang, the capital of Kiangsi. Sin Kuo Mm. It wa« reported two days ago that these troops were on their way to
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    21 12 Monday, Feb. 23. being an American national holiday (Washington's birthday) the American Consulate-General in Singapore will be closed on that day.
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    68 12 Notice of appeal was g\v*n yesterday afternoon in the case of L. E. Osmond, who was sentenced to six weeks' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. J. F. F. Gregg, the Singapore Third Police Magistrate, on a charge of assaulting a police corporal outside the Riffles Cafe, on the evening of Feb.
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    WHAT IS HAPPENING IN CHINA.
    999 12 Address by Dr. T. Z. Koo. "A PEOPLE STRUGGLING FOR FULLER LIFE." An analogy between the Israelites of I haroah's day and the Chinese was drawn by Dr. T. Z. Koo in an address to th International Fellowship Association at the Y.W.CA. yesterday evening. Thi
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    EARTHQUAKE RELIEF.
    124 12 Charity Tennis Tournament At Malacca. (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Feb. 19. The Malacca Club held a successful tennis tournament yesterday in aid of the New Zealand earthquake relief fund. The tournament was well patronised. H. M. de Sousa (jr.) and Yong Fu Kong won the men's doubles,
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    NEW PEER'S TITLE.
    31 12 Sir Ernest Henry Lamb, upon whom a peerage was conferred at the New Year, has taken the title of Baron Rochester of Rochester in the County of Kent.
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    ECHO OF KATONG TRAGEDY.
    178 12 Additional Charge Of Murder. Arthur Bernard Kspeckerman, the Ktirasiar who is charged with the murder of Mr. K. Den Dekk.r \ver»u< Kat>ng. by attacking him with a ha ivy iron rod during the early hours of •he morning of Jan. 2, was again produced Wore Mr.
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    MR. J. D. FETTES.
    103 12 Death of Penan? Water Engineer. (r'rom Our Own Correspondent) I'enang, Fi-b. 20. N'wj ha* lieen received from England of the death of Mr. James Dollery Fettes, I the Municipal water engineer here. He ■vent home on leave in November, l'J2'J. and was due back next month.
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    BOY HIT BY CAR.
    73 12 Hostile Crowd Surrounds European. (From Our Own Correspondent.) I'enang. Feb. 20. Whiie driving a motor-car through Tanjong Tokong a Malay boy was knocked ilown ar<l the driver. Mr. Hoseason, was surrounded by a crowd of Malays, many lof them ain.ed with saves who became hostile. Other
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    CENTRAL CHINA.
    81 12 Final Biow to Crush Reds Expected Shortly. Shanghai. Feb. 20. Repoits which have reached here state that the National Government cloMng in upon the Reds in the provinces of Munan ami Hupeh. They are now awaiting orders from General Ho V ng-ching. the War Minister. v.-h" i. r
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    ENTICING AWAY CHARGE.
    74 12 Sikh Says Woman Is His Daughter. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. 20. Chat Sinjrh. a 70-year-o'.d Sikh, pleaded' not guilty today in the second police j court to enticing a married woman. The magistrate remanded Chet Singh in custo.iy and ordered the case to be tried
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    EXTRA LITY.
    55 12 To be Thrown Overboard n Before Next May. Dr. C. T. Wang, the Chinese Foreign Minister, is reported to have stated that extra-territorial privileges will be thrown overboard prior to May. Meanwhile negotiations are progressing favourably. Sin Kuo Mm. It is significant that the People's Cor- ference has
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    £2,200 TOMB DAMAGED.
    60 12 Chinese Gets Three Months' Rigorous. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Feb. 20. The Chinese who damaged the tomb of 1 Madam Lim Cheng Teik, the millionairess and philanthropist during a quarrel with a kepala in the cemetery, was today sen- > tenced to three months' rigorous impri-
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    67 12 1 At the third annual general meeting of the Malayan Students' Union in London, the following ware elected as office-bearers for the year Mr. C H. Tan, president Mr. S. K. Teh, vice-president Messrs. B. H. Chia and S. C. K. Lee. Hon. secretaries; Mr. H. S. Lee. auditor; Mr.
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    SURPLUS MONEY IN BANKS.
    300 12 Straits Currency. BIG NOTE RETURNS TO TREASURY. Nearly four million dollars worth u( Strait; Settlements return**! b\ the banK- to thi TieeMTJ fariag thi <! is tod* Iwcoining \i\ :i that the banks are hndinK money ana an- xthaiigini? it with th« Treasury for stilling. In
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    SHANGHAI AND THE DOGS.
    130 12 Greyhounds Now Going To Macao. Shanghai. Feb. 20. It is stated that the greyhound racing companies are removing thi-ir parapher nalia from the Shanghai ln'.rnational Settlement to Macao, the Portuguese colony at the mouth of the Canton River, KwanjrtTini: Province.— Sin Kuo Mm. It will be
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    SHE TRUMPED HIS ACE
    114 12 Man Goes Wild And Ends In Padded (ell. Because hit. partner trunip.-.! his ace at a Ilet.oit bridge part;. Mr, John Bolin went wild. He finished the night in a padded cell. By the time the polirc reached the scene, says the official It pact, Bolin
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    CHINA AM) RUSSIA.
    128 12 Mr. Mo Tch-hui to Return To Moscow on Feb. M, Shanghai, fi Mr. Mo Teh-hui. the leader of the Chinese delegation to the Bin Conference at Meaner, who h»Nanking for a »«k or two consulting high officials of the National Government v. ith regard to the deadlock
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    SUBMARINE CLBLES.
    52 12 Rendition by Japan To China. Shanghai. Feb. 20. The agreement l»l»wti the Nankin* cr.d Japenaae authorities for th<- rendition of the Tsingta-vSasebo submarine rablm was signed today. It is expected that the already completed agreement for Urn rendition of the Shanghai -Nagasaki lin«s will be signed soon. Sin
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    17 12 Bishop Edwin V. Lee, D.D.. will pr-uch in th« Oylaag Methodht KpeKafeJ Church tomorrow at 10-30 a.m.
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      S.C.C FORWARDS IN FORM.
      419 13 Naval Team Beaten. GLUT OF GOAI 8 AT JALAN BESAB. Xi < 7 H.M. Submarines 1. ■if 7 1 a^'»in-t H.M. Subnianr.es in their match atr:nn<t the S.( .<'. laj a: the Jalan Bvsar Stadium i fair roftYx of the K'ime, but ihc S.< C. had
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      COMMERCIAL CUP.
      352 13 Fraser and Xeave's Enter Semi-Final. F rawer and Nfnir'i 2 Ho Hong Bank 0. The postponed Commercial Cup-tie between Fraser and Neave's and the Ho Hone Bank was played at the Anson Road Stadium yesterday, and a keenly contested game ended in a win for Fraser and Nrave's
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      S.C.C. FOOTBALL.
      151 13 Teams For Padang Matches Next Week. The following have been invited to plmy for the S.C'.C. in matches next wtek vs. Sim* Darby on Monday on the I'aiianir F. M. Adams A. P. Goldman an.! S. Dodds R. N. Elliott, H. A. Binm n.lyke and A. T. Aird
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    INTER-SCHOOL SPORT.
    67 13 Malacca Teams' Vir.it To Seremban. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca. Feb. ly. f the St. Franri«" ln«titmuin. Malaira, journeyed to Seremban play St. Paul's Institution a' cricket ami aadujT. Th« vi i hampions among the tdsaali in iv rarious tporta, drew at footnt l.< at St. Paol'l in
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    265 13 English and Scottish League Matches. Thr following are the fixtures for today in the English «nd Scottish Leagues First Division. Ap>mil vs. Mnnchester DM. Birnunirhani Aston Villa. Blackburn R. r». West Ham ltd. Blackpool ri. Bolton Wand. llc-rby County v». Newcastle Utd. Leeds 1'nited rs. Liverpool. I l-rirejitcr
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    WEST INDIES' TOURISTS.
    92 13 Splendid Performance Against South Australia. Adelaide, Feb. 11. South Australia defeated the West Indies' t -jurists by one wicket here today. West Indies 383 (Grant 102. Headley Ti and Constantine 63. Grimmett 5 for 144). South Australia 278 (Lee 106, Grim-mi-tt .'it. Constantino 4 for 73). W.-st
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    RYDER CUP.
    88 13 Cotton Refuses to Af?r?e To Condition. The British Ryder Cup team, (foinjc out to the Lnite»l States to defend the <"up in June, may not have the services of one of the btst British players, Henry Cotton, who hns refused to Hirroe to the <i>ni!ition that all the
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    HOSPITALS CUP.
    28 13 St. Mary's Eliminate St. George's. London. Fob. 12. In the Ruk<>>' (Hospitals) ("up. second round. St. Mary's beat St. George's by 1 18 points to ten.
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    MAMMOTH SWEEPSTAKE.
    73 13 To Be Organised by Syndicate From the Continent. London, Vvb. 11. It is learned that plans are being completed to launch a mnmmoth international Derhy sweepstake by a syndicate working from the Continent, headed by Mr. J. J. Hamilton, the organiser of the Stock Kxrhange Sweep. It is
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    182 13 Saturday. Febraary U. Huckey: Rafflct ull*K« M. Indian Anuriation. I.A. Ipoh rim. I. L.T.G Tournament. Finals. Golf: Guillemard Cup at Kepp«l. Sund.>. February Mb Yachting: Biack Swan Trophy anil Tilling Challenge < up. LS.YX. Wei Hai Wei Cup: Singapore Golf Club vs. Rare Curse CC, Bukit Timah (.uillrmard
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    SINGAPORE TENNIS.
    476 13 Finals in Tournament At L.L.T.C. The finals of the men's open doubles and the women's singles were played at the Ladies' Lawn Tennis Club tournament my. The first event ended in success i for Key Smith and N. S. Wise, and the latter in victory for Mrs. Lain?,
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    THE LINCOLNSHIRE.
    177 13 Latest 1 ist of NonAcceptors. London. Feb. 11. j, For the Lincolnshire Handicap, over on mile, which will be run on Mar. 25, the .-I latest scratchings include Alcyon. Caer- I In. n. Moyresque, Ultra Voilet 11. Midi ith■an. I*ansdowne, Sweet Swan, Go Easy, tl Sunnier. Old Contemptible,
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    MALAYAN RACING.
    50 13 Scratching^ for Perak Turf Club Meeting. The Perak Turf Club spring meeting begins today. Scratchings are as f( follows I.— Sana. 2.— Sterling Hope. 5. Hannah's Garden. B.— Air Defence. 0. Maisons Lafiitte, Grecnut. All engagements Durga, Orient Express. The big sweep will be held on race 7.
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    YACHTING.
    88 13 Arrangements for Tomorrow The Royal Singapore Yacht Club an ounces Tomorrow the A class will sail the third and last race for the Black Swan Trophy. The course will be posted in the usual Position on the morning of the race and the start will be at 10 a.m.
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    BERT KIRBY.
    379 13 To Fight Again for His Own Title. The recent edict of the British H Board, in which it was declared that Bert Kirby, the Birmingham holder of the British flyweight championship, had forfeited that title by failing to renew his licence, led to important nut-tings in mail week
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    "ALL-IN" WRESTLING.
    103 13 ALL-IN WRESTLING. Matches Staged to Popularise Sport In England. A number of all-in wrestling i matches were itaged a' the Ix>ml«n Sport* Cluli, Baker Street, in a furth«r effort 1 to popularise the apart in Great Br I Atholl Oakeley. who has recently turned professional, decisively beat Mick r O'ltourkr,
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    TEST TRIAL GAMES.
    107 13 Advocated by P. F. Warner Before Australian Visit. At the annual meeting of Middlesex ricket Club in mail week Mr. P. F. Warier, who arrival back in England that veek grently improved in health, crit'iid the system wlmh prevente<l Surrey jeing met in the rhanpionship. He r.i'vocated
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    M.C.C.'s BIG WIN.
    95 13 Inninirs Victory Over Orange Tree State. Bl.imfr.ntein. Feb. 12. The HX.C. w»n their match quickly oday against the Orange Free State, the mine team only aii.lmc 4J la their ov. rlirht total, and t!-. I MM win omfi-rtably by an innings and JIT raaa. The M.C.C. had
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    K. S. DULEEPSINHJI.
    44 13 Succeeds (nlligan as Sussex Captain. London, Feb. la, The appointment of K. S. Duleepinhji a^ captain of the Sussex cricket earn is announced in the Daily Mail today. The paper comments The anpoin'nent is as interesting as it will be popuar."
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    LOCAL GOLF.
    47 13 The (jarrison Golf Club ladies' monthly ledal was played on Wednesday and fhursday, when six cards were taken out. ["he best returns were Mrs. J. I). Breakey. 3 Down Mr*. E. C. Milliran, I Mrs. J. I. Miller. 4 The tie will be decided later.
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    HARVKY IN I .S.A.
    739 13 Had Luck in Opening Match. \at[ Harvey, middle -weigh champion of l.reat Britain, wh tl I what is .iesi-nbf' th<- must amjunic McUm ii Ik ra MM innaN of bt>xin<; when h. I l>eaten by \ime I>undee. of Baltimore, at Mndlson Square danliti. New, York, in
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    BANGKOK CRICKETERS.
    62 13 Sungci I'atani Beaten B) Bowling. (From Our Own Correspondent.) i'enang. Pi The Bangkok cricket tram wh cd Penan* brat Sungei PaUni t 1 I.. U May. who had a pair (if spectacles iinim.n I'enanir. hi' up M ai.d Meynart made 47. For Sunifti i'atani Ijt Brooy made HI
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      DRESS HINTS FROM THE STAGE.
      1236 14 Keeping: Frocks Fresh, By A London Wardrobe Mistress. OOKOfG aftei dresses worth hundreds of pounds muiy of them worn every vi-ek-nitrht for a year produces many heap p* them fresh and new '-looking. The w of Hress care lies in giving am*! etotaMa n n!g.-tly
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      18 14 ANOTHEK example of the off-the forehead type of hat which is still very popular.
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      MADAM, ARE YOU A LADY?
      717 14 If So, Says Mrs. H. L. Mencken, It Is Only Because There Is A Man About WHEN H. U MENCKEN, America's scoffer-in-general, recently married deep interest was expressed in the type of woman he had chosen for his wife. Mr. Mencken had never been a
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      "COCKTAILS" MADE OF PERU ME.
      759 14 tiered black lace model. The skirt just reaches the ground and at the top of each flounce there is a dainty pleatir? of tulle. Horn*** Scarves. r|MIKRKr|MlKRK seems no decline as yet in the popularity of coatees, which are often in striking contrast to the
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      HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
      362 14 To remove ink from paper rub gently with the finest sandpaper procurable. When \ha best china is being washed line the washing-up bowl with a towel this saves many chips. Pears in jelly make a good change. Stew the pears and dissolve a littU gelatine in the liquW
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    In Quest of the Woman Beautiful.
    648 15  -  GONMOSKE KOMAI 7/;<- ftftmm /><•, t. By A World -wide Search for the True Source of Feminine Loveliness —lgnorance of Charm the Height of Perfection Beauty in the Humble of Field and Tavern— Wonder^ ful women of England. WII' 1..- nio-t .-rtain < I
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    new ideas for new evening frocks
    737 15 I in the highways, those whom I saw in the tavern*, in the shops and labouring in the fields. Many such women of humble extrartion I have seen in my life, and many I have passed by without .i second plance. Some then- are.
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    Sportswomen In Trousers.
    231 15 Sportswomen In Trousers. VICTORIAN revivals may threaten modern woman with corsets and crinolines in her languid hours, but in sport she tends ever more definitely to at amlon the skirt altogether in favour of trousers. In the opening rounds of the women'; squash racket < championship, played at Queen' 3
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    ARE YOUR HANDS ALLURING?
    414 15 Fussy, Futile (iestures May Mar A Lovely Woman. TTHE modern fashion of embellishing the •I finger-nails with varnishes of brilliant hrn whether to be commended or not. certainly draws attention to the hands and gives them prominence. Manicurist* tell 0«t that it is their experience that
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      97 15 generous dash in hath and wash fIBi ,WiV»Bii)MKBML*-» Af jfi. basin, its regular use alter sports ;^fl Rk JSk ■finKfMfSH/i ivM X*?; Bftj faJlf JKmt For the rttention of youthful allure and DBS3mQb#HB dvJ ftg^gll' L*<//rL *<//r -f charm, for the care of beauty and personal k^BHoßnifHK fli^Hl Mnl r-f
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    CHINESE MUSIC EXPLAINED.
    876 16 Folk-Songs And Lore. INTERESTING ADDRESS AT ROTARY LUNCH A most unusual, but at the same time 'in*, address wu (riven at the Singapore RoUry Club yesterday by Dr. T. I. Koo, of Shanghai, whose subject was "Chinese Music." TOie president (Mr. Koland Hrni.lcll) at the outset remarked
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    68 16 [Tae BtraUa Tlssss U act r— »»«sl»U fat taw ocialoaa of Its eonssa— aeata. Corf— •eaaeats saeaM bear la miad that letten ■ast be short aad to tas point. Long •aistlee ar* liabU to se njeetaa or eat lowa. Ccrr*spond«nts must eaeloee tastr ■aaae aae addroaoea, ae* aeeeeaartir far
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    SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS.
    100 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, May II second "Ex-Serrice's proposal regarding hospitality towards the troops stationed in Singapore I have otter, wondered how the private soldier's wife manages during these hard times. I have seen their children in the Botanical Gardens an<' must admit
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    LIQUID GOLD.
    150 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Mr, I. like many others, feel it a duty to report to you the discovery of liquid gold Last night at a local hotel I called for a bottle of mineral water and was informed by the boy the price was
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    THE IMPOSSIBLE.
    1016 16 To the Editor of the Straits Time*. Sir.- Your leading article of Feb. 18 anenl Sir George Maxwell's ncheme of rublxr output control reminds me of the •-id Malay saying of "Tabolfh tidak--miuti" whi^L uears "No matter whether you can or you cannot-- you must," for, a* previously
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    " GOOD-BYE AND GOOD LUCK."
    135 16 GOOD-BYE AND GOOD LUCK." Sir H. Stanley's Message To Ceylon. Good-bye and pood lack to everybody," said Si' Herbert Stanley, the retiring Governor of Ceylon, when he left the Colony on Feb. 11. Sir Herbert, while he was in this country, was the friend of everybody (says the Times of
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    PETITION OPPOSED.
    390 16 Debtor's Offer of $5 A Month. On the ground that a debt of (306 was the only one owing by K. P. Song, Mr. A. V. L. Davies, appearing for hi:n. asked in the Bankruptcy Court yesterday that the creditor's petition for a receiving order against him be
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    107 16 Certain of the new ships of the French Navy are to make a special cruise this year in the Far East. The ships will include the new 10,000 ton cruisers Colbert and Koch, and the flotilla leaders Verdun, Valmy and Guepard. of 2.43t'> tons. The cruise rs are the latest
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    SIX MURDERS.
    143 16 Three Women And A Man Burned Alive. Lahore. Jan. 28. A report of a dacoity, accompanied by nix murders, in village in Lahore district about 20 miles from the district headquarters reached here this evening. It is stated that about 12 dacoits, armed with firearms and spears, went
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    VICTIMS OF THE SLUMP.
    1329 17 Can You Help These Men In arrnrdanrr with the ofirr made in the Notes of the Da} rolunin wo K.v. publicity la the MMrtag appeal.* for work from mm who are unemployed as a direct mall of the slump. The Kditor uiil bo phased m prn-porti\r
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    THE NEW YEAR.
    517 17 Canton Measures to Stop Celebrations. Canton, Feb. 8. The lunar calendar, which has been ir» vogue from time immemorial, murt be forever banned, according to the late»t order of the Canton police. With the old Chinese New Year only eight days off, and the people in general
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    SELF-GOVERNMENT.
    324 17 Europeans of Madras Give Support. Madras Jan. 31. Spealcinjr tonijrht at the Madras branch of the European Association dinner at which the Governor was present. Mr. F. Bir!eychair:..ar. r. femd to the safeguard in a future < j in for India mentioned l.y the Prim* .li.:si*r at the conclusion
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    CROSSING THE LINE.
    96 17 Prince Of Wales As Neptune's Barber. Crossing the line on the morning of Feb. 28 wi< the occasion for most merry rx-vnes on board the Oropea*. in which the Prince of Wales played a leading part as barber to scribe Vm." Attired in a striped red and
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    DEARTH OF CLERGY FOR INDIA.
    511 17 Suggested Recruitment Among Anglo-Indians. Bombay. Jan. 31. One of the- rrobiems to be dis. at the forthcoming meeting of the Bombay Diocesan Oiuneil b that of how to provide a supply of clergy to India in the future. A meT.oran-Jum on the subject by Canon
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    S.V.C. TRAINING.
    75 17 Prorramm* of drills up to and for week ending Feb. 22 Saturday. Feb. 21. 2 p.m., Bukit Tiraah Range. S.R.A. (V), Table "B" Classification 2 p.ii., Farrrr Range. "C" (Scottish) Co, Table "II" Unification 3 p.m., Siglap Camp. "B" 'Kngliihi Co., Camp. Sunday. Feb. 22. C.45 a.m.. SigUp
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    EUROPEANS IN INDIA TODAY.
    746 18 What They Ask Of The New Constitution. Calcutta, Feb. 5. All that Wt a«k i« that the now coni»l! make it im;>o isible for us t U-come helots in a land to which we have given the be«t part of our lives, our full .inrl our
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    RAILWAYS IN CHINA.
    504 18 Nanking Frames Important New Laws. Nanking, Feb. 2. I lamed that new railway law: defining the status of Government rail ways as well as the conditions under whir private interests or local government may construct or operate railway MM i China, has been drafted by the Ministr
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    TOWARDS DEMOCRACY.
    301 18 What is Being Done in N.-W. Frontier Province. New Delhi, Jan. 31. A communique by the North-Weu Kiontier Province administration, the text of which has been issued to the Press, states that though public attention is at resent focussed on the larger aspect ■>( popular representation in legisla've
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    BOMB-MAKERS.
    62 18 Three Youths Arrested At Ignore. Lahore, Jan 31. The police arrested three Hindu youth >day just before daybreak in Lahirc ty on a charge of making 1 preparation.- >r the manufacture of bomb*. i A large quantity of material used for f le manufacture of explosives was re- I
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    INAUGURATION oF NEW DELHI.
    588 18 INAUGURATION oF NEW DELHI. I Four Columns From Th< Dominions, i. New Delhi. rV... 111. h Inauguration Wick at NYw Delhi iiecai j fittingly today with the unveiling of thi n four Dominion Columns. The Viceroy, addressing a large and dis I tiniruished gathering on the historic oeca -|sion. said
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    CIVIL SERVICE PENSIONS.
    175 18 To be Unaffected by Post Retirement Earnings. Emoluments earned after retirement will not affect the amount of pen-in. n payable to a civil servant under a Bill to be introduced into the Legislative Council shortly. The Bill is instituted to amend the Pensions Ordinance. 1 Section 15
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    RADIO NEWS.
    119 18 The Week's Programmes From Saigon Station. The broadcasting programmes from the Saigon Radio Station for the week arc riven below. Orchestral concerts are from approximately 8.46 to 9.45 p.m. Saturday. Ouverture de Ruy-Blas (Mendelssolm) serenade (pour vieloncelle), Mme. Si none Chefnay (Squire) Sous les Flam>oyanU (Andre Soyer) Clematite
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    ESCAPED FROM RUSSIA.
    384 18 How German Mennonites Reached Harbin. Harbin, Jan. Cfi. Another largo party of German Men noniu-s. who manajr«-<l n escape from Soviet Russia, arrived in Harbin yesterday, many of them in a distressful condition, dv.- to privations and th> MM winter weather. Many wore suffering from frozen limbs
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