The Straits Times, 26 February 1931

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    37 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED HKASLT A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 19S1 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26. 1931. price n» *****
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      217 1 SINGAPORE 78. CECIL ST. CPHONC 6181). 6.15 TONIGHT f.lS kaimo < ompi HMmnu "THE VERY i IDEA." Phone S2C1-526I. P Nature's great gift y^ to motherhood is W^W/ "Bear Brand" lilk Ir How frnitefUl the youn« mother feels when f baby happily sucks at his bottle, for well jj Y'X*
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      322 1 i ii m iimntiP" nri fm—^^^\ 3883 MANFIELD SHOES. Ar« now «t>Uinabie In SINGAPORE AM) KI'ALA I.I'MPIR. At Messrs ROBINSON Co., Ltd. i t ~JS£c^^^^^^ A Hfht wflrht »ho« is Una and neatnes.. Mrdiur WOS^^^^^ uuahty mid-tan willow calf. Fjujt Bttinf. Li»hl wnrh' Fine stitched U>«-cap. Kitra light sola for
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      13 1 *H TtBH'y r 9i'. •w^Ckra 1 kadios ■ntKin "THE VERY IDEA." Pk«M (Mi-sm.
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      527 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR UNES > Incorporated in England) MAIL I'ASSKXiKR AND CARGO SERVICES. lIMNSII.AR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. I DNTRAI T WITH HIS MAJftSTY GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAS MAIL BERVICK. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHLN AND JAPAN. Tonnage due S'por KARMALA U.lOO Mar. 7 SOI I>AN
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      685 2 SHIPPINC ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA). TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, Loadoa. Aatwerp, Kuttrrdaai sad MiddJeobroagh, Vessels Tonnage Due Es HAKU.NE MARU 10,000 Msr. 11 1 9St WA M/ HI 10.700 Mar. 26 1 IFUSHIMI MARU 11.000 Apr. 1 HAkoZA.il MARU 10,500 Apr. 22 1 TERUKTNI MARU 11.800 May 6 MAkl SAN
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      432 2 BURNS imp LINE (Incorporated ia Australia) FOR BRISBANE. SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. VIA JAVA. DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. 27 Regular monthly sailings by the wcl 10 known steamer MARELLA (7.M6 tons) an 7 the new motor vessel. MALABAB (4.51 !1 tons). Tha a* MARELLA is on* of ta largest and finest
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      590 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (Incorporated la Denmark) Telephone ittS. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE I. T» GENOA. LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HA) BURG ANO COPENHAGEN. It Leavs is S pore. Penang. to m-s. JUTLANDU Mar. 18 Mar. to m.s. ALSTA Mar 24 Mar tl ms. SELANDIA Apr. 8 A*r to "™'A Apr.
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      607 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO, UMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO. LTD. (Incorporated in England) REGULAR SERVICE TO MARSEILLE LONDON. AMSTERDAM. ROTTERDAJ ANTWERP. HAMBI R<; AM> BREMEN GENOA. HAVKK. U\ KKPIMtL AND <:L.Ai>(i<iW BOSTON. NEW YORK ANI) BALTIMORK WEEKLY SERvVE UiKDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON. ROTTERDAM
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      481 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAV. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Sin) BANGKOK COASTINi; H Krctay. TrrnfKanu. K.-.:ir:t:.n. Bangnara. Telupin. Patam, S.ngvra. Lacon. Sichon. Bandon. Kohiamui. Lai.^iuan. (kumpen and Bangkok. Arrival I'tiarturc PRACHATiroit Mar. 2 Mar. 4 81 KUHADIU Mar. y M«r. 11 VALAYA \g Tile itrtmrn are fitted throughout ».th rie l.rht
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      457 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRAM ISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA. WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND. ORE. JOINT S< 'HElll IE Sailings for I nited States and Canada i'oints from Hong knr.KSaa Francisco and Li* Angeles. S.S. GOI.MKN' WALL nails from Mar. 4 RIVFR sails
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      483 3 HOLLA* rrTAMOQP LD*l c*WAjmuCAj>l_MAIL 14MB fffr tlm-feS lift ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE SINGAPORE. lENANG. COLOMBO. SUEZ. TORT SAID. AI.EWNDHIA. NAPLES, GENOA. MARSEILLES. NEW YORK AND BOSTON. Arriv* Leav* Leave Spore Spore Penang IRES. WILSON Mar. 2 Mar. 6 Mar. 7 IRES. VAN BL'RKN Mar. 1« Mar. 19 Mar. 21 IRKS. GARFIELD Mar.
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      573 3 4NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD (Incorporated in Germany) The undermentioned are the Company's in.ended fixtures. OUTWARDS f PFALZ for Japan Port* and Vladivostock Feb. 26 I FRANKFURT for Saigon, Y'hama, Kobe and Moji Mar. 1 COBLENZ for Manila. Hong Kong. Shanghai, Taku, Dalny and Ts.ngtau Mar. S J FKANKEN fur Hong Kong, S'ghai,
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      302 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. (Incorporated in England) ELLERMAN LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. FBBIGHT SERVICB OUTWARDS To lloag Koag. Shanghai «..d Japaa Due Spore sj. CITY OF KHIOS F.b 27 sj CITY OF ATHENS Mar. 16 HOMEWARDS s.s. CITY OF WELLINGTON for Havre,
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      991 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS. NEDERLAN9CH IM)IS(HK HANDELSBANK, N.V. I !ab'i»hed IM3 al Am.terdam Authorised Oanital Gld? |no no<i.n<vi i ahout Paid up Tanital Gl.l about Reserves CM r.'.l:'' 1 BEAD omCE: AMSTERDAM nßANt'll OFFK i.S 1 lIH i!A ROTTBBDAM OVERSEAS BK\N< tl P BATAVIA Head Office fur Dutr Indies. SHANGHAI Head Office
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      657 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. There are approximately **v*n word* to a tine ard there is a fl..t rat* charge of 25 cent* per line per insert on w.th A minimum of one dollar per insertioa. A<4v«rti<emer'< he accepted up to 10 A f« f25 ceot* is chsrged for th* us* of but
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      771 4 BOARD— RESIDENCE 'IKD room, veranda atUrhf d. board. Mrs. Gnfflth-Janrs. 2i< Orchard Rokd. IN a Mes*. near 'i-ehard Road i* a plac open for a young man. Letters to No. 15 Straits Time*. i STIAX Flats, 20a, Orchard Rd opi Amber Mansion*. Good table, mod. swawa I a\oa. Spacious ro-ms.
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      605 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET T0 I^T, D 12, Second Sour, Union Buildiai; fO zl7 feet. Rent. $50. Apply D lO. Tolae r.*on* No. BUS. T'l LKT, two storied godown. Road ard River frontage. Area IO.OvO sq. ft. Apply rait* Times. LET godowns No*. 31, 32 and 31, -Wallieh Stret-t. Apply
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      504 4 MISCELLANEOUS MA Phi' tJJaaa 1. twasawafjfe it "Ha hit ■aha." The Gift Shop, 'J. Arrade. \'lvr the C'r P..V for th.. last Ir i. HUMS taker. rigula:ly restore safe natural way. A»k .-cjr 1 ral ch.aiitt. IF YOU BAVE RKLATiVES OR FRIEXDS iverseas, hare the Strait-, Budget posted to them
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      643 4 EDUCATIONAL. V ANTED. Fa» a period of three month*. French com State term*. Ho-, lit, S-ra;l» "i IIiMTV OLLBGi HI BK. I \II ta .legr Tkaarj Mu-ic Kxam. at fot the LTjCX mark Thr fallowing pup.:* oi Laaam. have 1 1 I V rr. v. H H0n.... Advanced Junior division
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      223 4 shipping; notices \rnarvo\<hii:k in, Con«igtiees of taf TENDERS. TENDER lOK TMK SIIMM 01 Sll CLOTHING FORTHr: I*OSTS \Ni) TELEGRAPHS [J M S.S. AND i .MJS n'ent* and r men. M 1 b. r 1.. I d. K f. I :h.in. Penanjr ihanic K La lan A ban i 1,274 Total
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      560 5 BANKING WE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. iF«t*blMhed lIH> I'.t.il Subscribed fully paid V 100.000.000 Fund Till .500.000 lent K. Ko lama. Esq. Vice-Prc.iilint K. Takturhi. Esq. Head OftVo Vnkokasna. icapore Rranrh 31 a. CHULIA STREET. LONDON BANKERS astor Bank. Ltd. The National Provincial Bank. Ltd. Lloyd's Hank. Lt.l HK\M Hi
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      547 5 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE •f •aevMent walnut sUined and wax a*liahrd teak household furniture, etc. To be hrtd at our saleroom Nea. 30 and 11. Ckwata Street, on Satarday. Feb. 28. I Ml. at MJI aj». Now on view. CHEONG COON SEMG <X)_-._ IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE of excellent walnut-stain**' and
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      231 5 HOTELS Raffles Hotel THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 2fi. S.S. BELGENLAND IN PORT CRUISE BALL 9.30 p.m. (Evening Dress not Essential.) SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28. ST. DAVID'S DAY SPECIAL DINNER and BALL DANCING TILL 2 A.M. Patrons are kindly requested to make their reservations early for Dinner and Dancing. (Admission to Non-Diners $1.) Sea
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      253 5 OUTDOOR (INVERTED) TYPE TERMINAL BOXES FOR PRESSURES UP TO 22.000 VOLTS Write for Catalogue U.E. Section 5 SINGAPORE I I KUALA LUMPUR IPOH Sol* Afcata ia Malaya for W. T. Henley, Telegraph Works, Co., Ltd. siang luTpark 7 GEYLANO. Phe rents of our garages have been reduced to $3.00 per
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    "AN ARTIST IN DECEPTION."
    1725 6 Divorce Perjury. TOUNG WIKK AM) "RICH UNCLE." Sir Guy dence at the Old Bailey recently -when Haruld Gla Iw; n <;ia;son, aged "J.'j, charged with contriving ar.d .nu-nding to deceive the I>i\oree i jrt and inn. arrive at an unjust iacWaa, and with jxrjui-y in an
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    GERMAN PARLIAMENT.
    190 6 Immunity Used As Cloak For Slander. lolitica! rjillll in Berlin are •eriously discuss. n.: the question of parliamentary immunity an.l the advisability of eventual changes in certain details connected with it. the problem having become urgent on aeeooat of the unprecedented fact that no fewer than 300 deputies
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    A GERMAN VIEW OF ENGLAND.
    563 6 Sir Austen Chamberlain "t In Park Lane. A Great Man Walks Down Park Lane. 1 r ir* ,h, h eadin across two columns of th* J frankfurter Zeitung. signed by its Lon don correspondent, covers a ciever feat t of journalism, says the Berlin correspon
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    BATTLE WITH FEAR.
    344 6 Nurse's Artificial Lung Ordeal. j p Uy Mu'-pyed probationer nurse. Mwi 25, in St. Luke's Hospital, Chicago lias won one of the strangvst battle* ,v me history of medicine, a victory ovtr both paralysis of the chest muscles ami a psychosis of fear. Her name is Frances
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    S.V.C. TRAINING.
    52 6 Programm* of drill, up to and for wnk I ending Mar. 1 o l ridv rr b 27> Sls P" 1 Dri S.R.h i i. Drill 5.15 pjn. Drill Hall. Bde. I Signal Section. Drill. Saturday F.b. 28. 2 .j,, B uk Jt Timak I Rant*. "B" Co.,
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      142 6 K^V^Jr HE DIFFERENCE f m twr«n m*rhar.ic»l r*T«nißg anil d«v»lupln« Hyr X y^» our Cin*-Film by manual proctM lies 17 /yl II A CRFATFR SATISFACTION 1 FOB YOU JA *'»>> manual procttt your Aim ii trratrr Ik '^V. i I und*r-*ipo>*d or owr «&[<•'.!■ on« fit Ol« DEVtlolls.. -TVT...S nil
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      135 6 Today's Crossword Puzzle. (CLUES.) ACROSS. I.. Pronoun ML K»vt«rn food parti ft. Demand debt 10. H..t bottoms boat 23. Lukewarm xvtfrm.ee i:i. Incline P I IT. Animal i: commence 29. Rev led I 11. Benefittinc >«• Ac- U. Sum 1 -teh 34. Mechanical power >. I'rocraatinaU 40. Seal* -<■•! to
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      213 7 TONIGHT 4V NIGHTLY 6.13 and 9.15 Matineei Sat. V Sun. 3 p.m. Children Half Price. Alhambra score* another smashing sweeess with Mttro-Goldwyn Mayer's "ALL LAUGHTER PROGRAMME BENNY RUBIN Robert Montgomery, Dorothy Jordan LOVE IN THE ROUGH Polish up your golf and your golf temper learn to "out stymie" a stymie
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      94 7 -<g>g_OO_OO OQOO Or; OO Or* f»e» <r<>s <.--. GO OK -b^l aaaaa^aV V a*B HI 0 tc m WAW A in I• I |of ®^^J The Bombshell Explodes TONIGHT! Two Performances of Uproarous 6.15| LAUGHTER 9.1 5 THE $15,000 BABY IS BORN— i °^a^H am. ta^B and it's a 'Howling*
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      247 7 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 Starting Thursday for Two gg Days Only. U DON JOSE MOJICA U fl One Mad Kiss C WITH AN ALL STAR CAST U W You Mtast Not Mis* This Intense Drama jfINJ WIIK II Is MM W PACKED WITH THRILLS. Pi MM SATURDAY The Vagabond Lover fl
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  • SHIPPING NOTES
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      PIRACY OBLIGATIONS OF CAPTAINS.
      187 8 Honjf Kong: Regulations Amended. Hong Kong, Feb. 14. nt: Kong Gazette contiins impor the regulations ma<i.- rray, the Tiosl tKe WHH of reh raadi a- full w- <-h«rterer. lice:i«c i.mni >.f staff, membpr that aeraaa shall render I vt-e a!l neccssiry litie- m his power, tj
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      THE FELIX ROUSSEL.
      259 8 Maiden Trip of French Line's New Vessel. M< riM Maritimes if. v 11 arrive in Singapore o'i her maiden trip on Mar. 21 from She will be placed on HM mail run. Ik- K. Rooaaal, which was built at .•in >ard of the Ateliers and rhantiei^ im
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      San Francisco Record.
      63 8 itani receipts of .'an Francisco .lew nvord for the port. bjmbWv nj foreign vessel-ii-nrn-g that port was grea Og any other year of iN hi c >lli-ii. n« were:— li»:'0. $1:^,040,0.^^. 0. I I J, 1..U. The foreign trade mis shuw that 2,011 vessels tO, urainst 2.002
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      TIN CURTAILMENT PERCENTAGES.
      473 8 I A Defence of the Quota Minimum. i I The followhur letter from Mr. S. niaker. :t.. appuaxed in the Financial Timoa in mail week Mr. F. K. Mair's letter in the Financial Times of Jan. 6 contain; two vivy '.a'cments. First, that whatever the mean- may
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      SINGAPORE TRACTION.
      204 8 {ncr£|Mo Revenue And ""Distribution. flM* I Gross of the S.mraporVTroetii* I Co. for thrVfea,- to .SeyM. :{0 last anioont<-l t.> i'1'.m;.:,27. ro»r.pare.i with 11 74,047. >.V profit shows an incre:. at i">7,;>: AfUr urn a^uin.t L", I lo :if •tiMre re k motion. 0 •«im«'i to writing <«iT
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      259 8 EXCHANGE. Singapore, Feb. 2C. On London, Bank 4 as/s 2 3 27 32 iKniand 2 1 23 32 Private m. credit 1/4 a J2 Jn New York, demand 64 1 1$ Private 90 d »tu )n France, Bank T.T. 14M in India, Bank T.T. 165> kon*. Bank T.T. 584 p.e.
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      FRESH FOOD COMPANY MEETING.
      874 8 Year's Trading: Results Disappointing. The Annual central meetirv cf th< Frcih Food and Refrigerating <.'■■. 1 va* held todty at the office <>f the auditors. Kvatt and Co., French Bark Building*. Mr. S. y. Wi.nr Those MaMBj incl'.idnl Mi--i-. Klias. K. C Ku. Lm Chin Tuan.
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        MINING.
        430 8 ft* »*d- Buyers. Sellers. il t\ Aum Kumbinf 22 23 ■-5 Ayer Hitaui Tin 11 3 12 .1 11 Bang-Tin Tin 11 3 11/- < 1 Batang Padanc 0.10 0.16 i i Batu Ommm 0.40 o.so 1 1 bukit Arang OJS tl (1 fciirmah Mala* 10 6 IX -non.
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        GENERAL.
        211 8 KM M Buyen. Sellers. I 2 Al.-x. Brick Ord«. l.W> 2.1» xd. I 2 Al.-x. Buck Prefs. 2.12 I.*1 2.22* II £1 Ur:t. Am. Tobacco 3.174 Ui I 1 Central Engin* 0.36 "40 no i. 40 Chines* Co.v. Bask 70.00 75.00 il XI Con. T. 8. 7Vc Pr«f. :7
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        126 8 S.ngapore Cold Storage 7 p.e. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 102 lot ci. Singapore Muniei- al 5 p.e. of 1901 red. .1930 $'..378,000 par. 57, pram. 1 galore Municipal 44 p.e. f 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 96 par Singapore Municipal 44 p.e. of 1909 red 1966 $1,000,000
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        366 8 Fraaer and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotation*. Todtjr'i Trie* Fraacr Lyall Co. Kv.U illi 1.00 1.10 1.00 1.10 v: .r ,-j»h ($l, OJO 0.»0 O.tO OJM) I ll. mm (|1) 1.16 1.26 1.16 US >. Kun.nj ill) ir.JJ 0.10 cO> H..W i. Malay {Ui 1-Ji 1.40 12J
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
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    PASSENGERS BY AIR.
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    PASSENGERS.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    46 8 -nig* alongside the Hhar.es or expwled to arrive. nrm hakuoi-r. Main W...rMb fM BAM UK) DOCK*. I 7 an June I'agar. Alb.rt I> rk s 'arp«nti*r. Krpprl Harbour. Km B! I. k N N II Vessels Arrived. l'al»mban« T'iHII I f.ntrir.-. \\h. w,
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      47 8 MOV ADO WATCHES AMD CHRONOMETERS. '■^^■Wj Chromiuai. etc. Standard and Automatic f Winding, made in three sixes. Pu.o tangmg j^~ ir^— Snf ifJfH ala>»V--~^ B'laßl^nsßnsltJ^^^ wlHHlHkssa»m^^3 IfflmSßal ll' rO-OATE WATCH /f^^ Hi f sMsssWt h^nV^ A(rni R^ Iv^Sf^Hf II *S. aa4 r.MJ. "n^^ $*f^ r^^T' RENE ULLMANN
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      270 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Bright Wind. Station. Temperature Rain- Sun- Relative Direc- Speed Weather Max. Mm. fall, shine. Humidity. tion. F. F. ins. hours. m.p D Alor Star .95 «7 Nil 10.5 «5 NNE 5 Kine Kula Bahru 88 6» Nil 10.4 7& SSW 10 PiM K. Tniiffiuiu
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      62 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. iruarjr I*. II L' -1 -.m.. ft. 2 m f, ft. 1 in. IV. Quay, 8 i 'l I > II I i>id«>. r.hr U «r> II K p.m.. .< n Rot.. S«t«rd«>. I'.i.ruar. II. V It. 5 in., Ml S.»da>. March I. II W Ml
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    394 9 Dullness Prevails In Rubber. RESTRICTION THOUGHTS AGAIN. (By Our Financial Correspondent S.ni'apoir, Thursday, 10 a.m. T«Jay'« Prices KubhtT. it l cent*, per Ib. 'I in. 171 n :is at M 1.75. 75 per picul. Ye*lirda>'s Prices Kullk-i. l^.ndon I 11-ISd. up 1-lftd. N." ><>rk. 7 rt-.. unchanged.
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    MARKET REPORT.
    225 9 Local Market Unaffected By Quota Scheme. ..ml In.'j report, dated M>. 24. In riew «t the rec-nt local holidays only ;i few bu l.ut lit t!>- < h:.n;-.- t !>,• Mtai :n tin ir.lu-iri.-ii m.irlrt whi.h iiui.iinj quiti n srttk hi respective In any grw.f U|> -.lii' Ml.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      NOTES ON BRITISH INVESTMENTS.
      974 9 The Big Five's Balance Sheets. rOBACCO COMPANIES' BIG PROFITS. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 29. The balance sheets for the Big Five English banks show chances from last year such as might be expected in view of the general state of trade. The contra? tion
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      54 9 1* o'clock bom. Feb. Ton* of Market :—Su-jdy. Latest Cabl* :—London Spot Sheet 3 11-l«d. p*r Ib. New York Spot Sheet G. renU 7S per Ib. t-S.S. equal to London Standard ;Und»rd H.S.S. on Tender Spot ink April April-June July- Sept. US 12 Wk 12H
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      HOME TRADE REVIEW.
      1332 9  -  A. W. Still (By Investors "Diddled" Out Of £41,000,000. HOW FRANCE PAYS HER DEBTS. London. Fran:e has drtmiti ly refused la R> cognisv the equity of the British aMa that Hritish lenders in gold an to be repaid in gold and iv t in a currency w.>rth
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      ALEXANDRA BRICKS PAY 5 PER CENT.
      992 9 Annual Meeting. NEW LOCAL INDUSTRY STARTED. Tho annual mt-ctinir 'of Alexandra Brickworks, Ltd, was hold yesterday at •he offices of the secretaries uhe Borneo C... LM.), Mr. F. E. DilU-y pmidH awl :he others p:c-..cnt were the Hon. Mr. F. A. Pledger, Mr. J.hn
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      EXCHANGES.
      80 9 Rurhy. Feb. 2.".. Foreign exchanges ar* Amiterdan 12.11 Athena 375. Bombay la. i\<i Berlir 20.44. Bruaaels 35^44, Barhareat 817. Rk> 1 S 16, Buenos Aire. 3K IS-K. lonenht k Tr 1M.16. Grntra HJft, HeUmirfon 19.1. Montr Kunir ll'.il. Lisbon 108.25. SUUrid 4fi I" M.lrn M.T9H. Monti- Video 3BH. New
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    STERLING RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
    793 9 LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES JAN. 28. Auaeo i.l i Aila'ar (2 I 1 Amhtrst '2 1 Anglo- Malay ifl) Ayer Kuninc ■£1) 13 16; Br.ffan Serai ifli V,; Bahru 1 2 23; Bar.trnir i£l> Batim* < on-,ohdat.-d 1 2 i 6; But j Cave* ifli 9 16;
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    THE SINGAPORE AUCTION
    107 9 Th* Sinrapor* Chamber of Commerce Robber Association held iv 1 ,006 th auctior an Feb. 2f>, vhen Ikara >v ratalocv. 'I 2.759J6* Ib. or LXISJI ton; swMVd 2.1 M.444 Ib. or JT7B.T7 tons xold I."HJUI:> Ib. or 759.10 tons. Spot. London New York PRICKS REALISED. Übk«4 SsmM
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    CABLE RECEIPTS.
    25 9 Thr following i.< a mmptmon of the wtim«Uil traaV rareipu of Urn Imperial aad International ommunicatmn- IM, January. 1931. fII.VJOh January. IMO, MIMM
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    U.S. MOTOR TRADE.
    98 9 The foreigp trade 1 I n- tor-car indu-try, amade publir by •>-. Thambor of Coiht lional I :l hi(f*l tablishe.: in I.2 I I r cent. Evan so. the va abroad by the An Tiount.-d 1 Altoti ther in roUdai wi o'her words, foreign 1 .i 16
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, FEB. 26, 1931. PATERNALISM GONE MAD.
    1019 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, FEB. 26, 1931. PATERNALISM GONE MAD. In discussing the lecture by Professor Delisle Bums which gave, so it is alleged, an unfair impression of labour conditions on Malayan rubber estates, we had no space left in which to deal with an equally remitrkable addrecs on
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    THE MECHANISM OF A "SLUMP."
    1013 10 Why France Has So Little Unemployment (By Pierre l.a\al. I'nmr Minister of France, in ma interview.) Although France enjoys a favoured position in the world today in respect of unemployment, in spite of the economic depression, and our position is undoubtedly a sound one, the
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    327 10 Mr. and Mrs. W.C.A. Freeman have I arrived in Singapore from Bangkok. M. Sylvestre, a Governor in IndoChina, is now in Singapore on his way I home to France on leave. He will return toward* the end of the year. OftVers who have recently been taken on
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    534 10 CRISIS AVERTED. Mr. J. H. Thomas. MT. Dm Secretary, and his daughter paid a ssjr-' prise visk on Tuesday to the British Malaya stand at the PritiMh Inilu>iri.^ PUr «hei.he is reported to have nsjafM a (li*h f r Dineapple. to his great MsWk In the
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    INDIA'S BUDGET: DEFICIT OF 15 CRORES ANTICIPATED. INDIA'S FINANCES.
    69 11 INDIA'S BUDGET: DEFICIT OF 15 CRORES ANTICIPATED. INDIA'S FINANCES. Heavy Deficit in Budget Expected. New Delhi. Feb. 25. A heavy deficit in th? neighbourhood of R I"..nfi.mi.( mi. is expected to be annnunc.it in the Budget speech to be made on Feb. :>. Fresh taxation, hitting the entire community, is
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    COMMUNIST CALL TO WORKLESS.
    170 11 Riots in European Capitals. "RED WEDNESDAY." Three Demonstrators Killed in Leipzig. I»ndon. Feb. 26. A Communist call to unemployed throughout the world to demonstrate on Red Wednesday produced a crop of in various European cities. The most serious was at Leipxig, irhiß a crowd attacked the
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    CAPTURED PRIEST.
    111 11 Death Threat by Chinese Bandits. I'eking, Feb. 25. Grave MM is to hand here regarding Father Tieraey. His captor* are seriously threatening tn kill h.m if his ransom is not paid very shortly. The British authorities continue to make the strongest representations to the Central nnd Provincial Governments
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    AL CAPONE AGAIN.
    80 11 harmed with Non-Payment Of Income-Tax. Chicago. Feb. 25. The notorious gang leader. Al Capone, today appeared in eamrt for the first time .irgcd with conterrpt of court i in connection with the non-payment of income tax. The case has been pending for two years. and mounted police
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    A RIVAL FOR HEARST.
    89 11 New York Newspapers In The Market. New York. Feb. 25. Negotiations an- projrre.-sing for the t the Evening World, the Morning World »nil t h«- Sumlav World ti the ••Howard jrroup. which is a formidable rival to the Hearst |a; •yees of the Evening World, the
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    JAPAN AND CHINA.
    28 11 Trade Mission Expected In Canton Shortly. Hong Kong. Feb. 24. A Tapanese Trade Mission is expected t<> arrive in Canton very shortly. Sin Kuo Mm.
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    LEGISLATION FOR TIN QUOTA.
    374 11 Still Impossible to Make Statement London. Feb. 26. In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. W. Ormsby-Gore, the Unionist member for Stafford, regarding likely legislation in Nigeria and the F.M.S. restricting the output of tin. Dr. Drummond Shiels. the Under-Secretary for the Colonies, said that
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    SCOTTISH SILKS.
    292 11 Three Accused Released On £2,000 Bail. London, reD. *o. Bail in *2.000 each has been allowed j to the accused John Gardner, Robert llannay and Arthur Callender Strachie, ;>ut was refused to the nine others, in the Scottish Amalgamated Silks case.— Reuter. n earlier mecsage, dated reD. 17,
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    FUTURE OF CHINA'S TRADE.
    197 11 Commons Questions. AID FROM BRITAIN SUGGESTED. London, Feb. 25. In the House of Common* today questions were asked by Mr. G. Shakespeare, the Liberal member for Norwich, as to whether Mr. Arthur Henderson, the Foreign Secretary, was in consultation with the Powers concerned with a view
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    PRINCES' TOUR.
    49 11 Round of Visits In Valparaiso. Rugby, Feb. 25. The Prince of Wales and Prince George spent today in the neighbourhood of Valparaiso. Accompanied by the Chilean Minister of Marine, they visited the port works and in the course of their inspection they boarded a destroyer.— British Wireless.
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    MODERN MARKETING IN MALAYA.
    1417 11 Big British Combine Here. SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF REQUIREMENTS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 25. Whatever may be true of other British industries, that great combine known as Imperial Chemical li.dustries, Ltd. certainly cannot be accused of faiJinc to give thorough study U the Malayan
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    THE BELGENLAND IN PORT.
    27 11 The ss Belgenland which arrived in Singapore this morning wilh 331 lorld touri "s This is the veil's seventh annual consecut.ve ..rid cruise.
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    "REDS" IN SOUTH CHINA.
    334 11 Notorious Li Ming-shus Activities. Shanghai. Feb. 24. Li Ming-shu's Red Army has fled to j Sungyee, in Kwangsi. Sin Kuo Mm. In. the above connection the following 1 telegram from Canton, dated Feb. 14. re- < cently appeared in the Hong Kong news- J papers:— The
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    AVIATION AWARDS ANNOUNCED.
    750 11 British Men and Women Honoured. Part*. reD. 2ft. The International League of Airmen award* include National Trophies to Air ComrDddurc Kingvford Smith and Captain Barnard. The Woman Aviators Trophy foes to Miss Amy Johnson and Medals of Hoi are awarded to Mrs. Victor Bru ■>■. the Duchess
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    U.S. TARIFF ACT.
    89 11 Limitation oi rresiaem Powers. New Yoik. Feb. ?5. A decision of the greatest cons to importers is involved in the rul.nL- al the rr.it.-d States Customs Courts that.; und.-r the flexible clause of the Tariff Act, lh> Pn. -orient is empowered only t.> alter the trs. and
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    FLIGHT TO BASRA.
    22 11 Rugby, VC. The Royal Air Force Rangoon flying boats on the flight to Basra have reached Malta.— British Wireless.
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    PEACE PACT AND BRITAIN.
    426 11 Effects of the General Act SAFEGUARDS. Position of Dominions Defined. RujTt.y. rA memorandum wa» issued teafrjfat regarding the proposed recession of the Covernment of the L'nit* .1 Kia^lM the Gemral Act. It is recalled that ratification of the optional clause was regarded as "an essential part
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    PERU REVOLT.
    115 11 Rebels Establish Government In the South. Sew York I A message from Lima, the capital of Peru, states that the rebds in th. have established their own Government. The troops at Cuico have JatasM them. ~Cuxco is the capital of 'he Peruvian department of the same name an.l
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    R101 DISASTER.
    79 11 Valuable Results Expected From Experiments. Th.' I'n.ler -Secretary for M'.ntamie. informed the H" m.ns today that at the ramjMl of th court of inquiry into the R 101 tain experiments were beinß earn. at the National Physu-il Laborator a view to fixing more deftni elj of the accident.
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    ECONOMIC EXPERTS.
    92 11 Arranjfemenw ior inquir> .11 Geneva. Rug) A meeting of economic exp< begin ai Geneva next Mon.ia\ •h the League of Natiol into the causes of the world i Although as yet it is imp I state when the report of the in<|u available a considerable amount of matcrtal
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      57 11 TOD ATS FEATURES. Pate The Mechanism of a "Slump." —By Pierre Laval 10 Final Tent Match Drawn 13 Commercial Cup Result 13 Japanese Davis Cup Players' Exhibition 13 Home letter 17 I .-n.-r- to the Editor 18 Home Trade Reviewed.— By A. W. Still Around the Markets. By the I
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    BAND OF JAVANESE HOUSEBREAKERS
    1926 12 Round-Up of Tanglin Pests By Detectives. VARIED COLLECTION. THREK THIEVES GO TO GAOL. There have been more than fifty ca x-< of rourclreakinc in the Tangrli-. diMi:ct inn* the past six months but line- th..^ band of J-ivanc. c housebreakers w.i '.::■•<• 1 et n none,"
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    ARRAY OF COUNSEL.
    222 12 Chun? Ah Quee Case Again in Court (From Oar Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. 25. Further litigation in connection with thi «-tate of Kapitan Chung Ah Quee. which i has been in and out of court for many years, was begun in the Supreme Court before Mr. Justice
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    KUOMINCHUN REMNANTS.
    226 12 Ordered to Leave Shansi By The Young Marshal. Shanghai, Feb. 24. Marshal Chang Hsueh-iiang, the Manchuriaii leader who, as vice-commanilcr-in-chief of the Nationalist Forces in China haj charge of the reorganisation af the erstwhile rebel forces in Shnn-i province, is reported to have issued a> ytructions that the
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    PEACE MOVEMENT.
    33 12 nternational Press Bureau In Amsterdam. Amsterdam. Feb. 24. An International Peace Press Bureau has been founded in Amsterdam. It will circulate all important news relating to peace movements. Central News Wireless.
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    AUSTRALIA'S FIX.
    68 12 Mr. E. G. Theodore's New Financial Plan. Melbourne. Feb. 25. Mr. E. G. Theodon. the Paiaml Treasurer, has produced a row plan for tfv i linancial rehabilitation of Ai-stralia. I: is understood that it provides for the creation of credits of 116,000,00 the Commonwealth Bank. The Conference af
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    EUROPEAN AGRICULTURE
    170 12 EUROPEAN AGRIC ULTURE No Tangible Results Reached At Paris Cnnfprpnrp. Paris. Pea. at I The Plenary Session of the l'ur.ipenn Agricultural Cor.fercnc has rr -Ived in lav.ur of a system for the cuntrol and 1 marke'irtr af Nrahßl wheat. Pan The Ekrepeaa AfiKteiral < has ende<l withcu' The conf' r.
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    TWO CLOSE ESCAPES.
    238 12 Attempts on Life of President Of Cuba. Havana, Kel.. A .oonJ attempt to a.^-a Gener i Germrdo Hachada-y-Morali the Prea'.unt at Coha, failed ye terdav af.- moon. The police seized a youth who m drawing r. v Ivor in or,:, r to bool al Machado while he
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    "BIG BILL" WINS.
    170 12 Defeats Anti-Gangster Ir Mayoral Nomination. Chicago, Feb. 25. "Big Bill" Thompson has won his fourth May <ral nomination, defeating Judge I vie. his anti-ganirstcr opponent. Both candidate-, were Republicans. The litter fi^'ht. in which Al Canone Thompson to the extent of £:)0.000. and which has left a
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    WAR ON MR. SNOWDEN
    156 12 Fierce Criticism by Sir Oswald Mosley. Loti'lon, X, The I.:;l)oiir pert.irlation at Mr. Sn> v. nek »a» reflected at a nu-et in* of the Indc]'endenl Labour Party's entary >, r '"U|> in the HeaeeefCeea- r.lny <m mnjt when the opinion that the Chanctl: !ic> »i- irreconcilable
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    HONG KONG CURRENCY.
    147 12 Personnel of the Mission Announced. I.on.fon. Fi-'i. J". Ir li<-.- Im of CmmMM, in reply t.> imi th. ":ny f r Uli it hail i>«rn arran^mi that a M 1 i.Wlth i i inq«ir« int.) the curn-ncy syst«ni tt thiTht Mr. \V. H. the n-riti Mr. P.
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    ANHUI PROVINCE.
    244 12 I hairman Impeached New Appointment Probable. Shanghai. Feb. 24. The public of Anhui province has im- I "I Mr. (hen Tiao-yuan. the chair- <f the Ar.ht:i Provincial Govtrn- that Mi resignation is ible. General Yang Ch-en i>-, mentioned probable mere* .i. >ii, K .■> Mm. Chi i Tiao-yu^n
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    " RUNNING TYRES TO THE CANVAS."
    949 12 RUNNING TYRES TO THE CANVAS." Replacement Must Come. MR. MAHONYS VIEWS ON TRADE SLUMP. ■n passing through :i con»tm< said Mi Mahony. :it of thr In. ■l i\ .lii j Times representative on hi.< aSingapore, this morning un Belgrnland. The pre-ent t. ti 1 down to a bettrr when we
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      1915 13 Exhibition at S.C.C FINE FORM OF LOCAL MEN. ■ni ti-r.nis was presented ji, \.->ti-niay. I I team isn- I I in exhibition f th.> a ntre court vii strain;:. I wt«-d, and I-■ Ml f"r the play many thrills. Incidentally, "laiayan tenris I fa\ourabl<- iight. for.
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      TENNIS.
      40 13 Tanglin Club Tournament Results. Yesterday'* results in the Tanirl.n Club tournament wire as follows Mix.d Doable* Handicap. Mini Skey and Oork boat Mrs. Fu'.rher and Amifr, 6 2, ft- 3. Major and Mrs. Nunn beat Mr*. Morrtlt and Pcntelow.
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      SOUTH AFRICA WIN TEST SERIES.
      867 13 Fifth Match Drawn. KNGUH BATSMEN AGAIN FAIL. The final Test match between s»uih Africa and England »a« left drawn. This it the fourth of the five matches of the present serie* to be drawn, and the »erie« goes to Soath Africa by virtue of their
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    COMMERCIAL CUP.
    619 13 Hong Kong Bank Knocked Out from Final. Gen. Kief. <•. 1 Hong Kong Bank 0 IK i r 1 1 F.leetric C'j. will meet Fraser an I .Wave in the final of thChumnU '"up competition, for the defeated the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank yesterday at the Anson
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    IPOH RACES.
    207 13 Scratching* for Today Saturday's Handicaps. Thv following are scratching* in today's races of the spiing meeting of the Perak Turf Club Rare No. 1. Melan. Race No. 2. Lady Tcmr, Caliph, Prince's Gold. Race No. 3. Haiti Boy, Ti.ania, Wcrribon Laaa. Racr \u. 4. Jock's Fancy. K«ct- No.
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    ALLEGED THEFT OF A PIG.
    1042 14 A Queer Case. SEQUEL TO DISPUTE OVEI DEBT. n custom of the Chines* Ml before then to the appearance of I farm* r Ir. G. E. Dayton, th« nd ['..lice Magistrate, yest oa to answer the unusual rikr a pijr valued at $32. The alleged
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    "I WAS TEMPTED."
    86 14 Alleged Theft from Amber Mansions. When a Chinese was produced before i Mr. G. C I)odd, the Singapore Criminal I District Judge, yesterday and charged t with the theft of two pairs of shoes t from 25 Amber Mansions, the accused said that he saw the shoes
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    45 14 I The Very Idea," a Radio comedy adapted from the stage play of the name opens tonight at the Capitol. I Ladies of Leisure." a Columbia dramal tic production featuring Lowell Sherman s and Barbara Stanwyck, opens tonight at ti the Victoria Theatre.
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEERS.
    162 14 Routine orders by Lt-C<>l. M. J. T. Reilly. X.C.. Cumraan<Jin K S.S.V.F. No. 8. Singapore, Feb. 25. I The following camps are published for > information I March 14 and 15. All Officers and N.« .O«. Hn. S.S.V.K. 1 March 2- and H, All Officers and N.C.Os. 1
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    IN SOUTH KIANGSI.
    290 14 Cantonese Troop to Attack Reds and Bandits. Hong Kong, Feb. 25. It is reported that General Chang Kwang-ngai's powerful Cantonese division is to go to Kiangsi on March 1 to help suppress the bandits and the Communists who have been causing considerable trouble recently in the extreme
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    CEYLON DOMICILE.
    230 14 Kuala Lumpur Judge Dismisses Divorce Petition. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 25. A petition for divorce brought by Mrs. Catherine Grace de Silva, of Kuala Lumpur, was dismissed in the Supreme Court on the ground that the respondent was domiciled in Ceylon. Giving evidence, the respondent,
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    INDIA-CEYLON CLUB.
    190 14 Committee to Start Building Fund. Two suggestions were put forward at I the annual general meeting of the IndiaCeylon Club held yesterday at the Club promises, 361, Orchard Road. One was the holding of a Club Day and annual dinner and the other was the starting of a
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    POLICE BAND.
    87 14 The following Police Band programmes are announced Katong Park tomorrow at 9 p.m. March. Namur (Richards) Selection, The Beggar's Opera (Austin) The Rosary (Nevin) Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Patrol, Jungle Drams (Ketelby); Valse, Dream of the Ball (Joyce), Selection, Catherine (Tschaikowsky). Botanic Gardens on Sunday at 9
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    43 14 A jumble sale will be held by the Church Workers' Association at St. Andrew's School, Singapore, on Saturday. Mar. 7. starting at 10 a.m. Gifts of clothing should be left at the Cathedral or St. Andrew's School not later than Thursday, Mar. 5.
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    125 14 The following were elected officers at the annual meeting of the Singapore Sinhalese Association President. Mr. A. R. Wijeyekoon vice-presidents. Mr. B. S. R. Chandrasekera and Mr. M. D. A. Goonetilleke hon. secretary, Mr. R. C. Jayaratne. asst. hon. secretary, Mr. S. I'. M. Fernando; hon. treasurer, Mr. M. S.
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    46 14 The half-yearly ordinary general meeting of the Singapore Government Servants' Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society, Limited, which was to hare been held yesterday in the Legislative Council Chamber was postponed for want of a quorum and will now be held on Friday, Mar. at 4J0 p.m.
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    A Night of Terror In The Forest.
    1012 15  -  Dr. WILLIAM EWING. BY THE WELL-KNOWN EASTERN TRAVEL LERi RINGED ROUND WITH WILD BEASTS willows, an I od, which <nin.suio.s .i- (small i'lace and. i m-ithl-p ir, 1 (>,■- .1 ch CM iy armeil mX the inimc nl the :n a I aphoi
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    TALKIES IN SCHOOLS.
    128 15 May Become Part of Usual Curriculum. London. Feb. t>. TK .ai.M.l .hilciien throughout the their comat lifti-t-n Mi. lill. t .1. n-.ontary ■■tekteg talk.njc films as, part i-f !'u- ~>hi«..! i;:irin:lun under the .nul i>x|K-rt« who l articulariy barkwmrd «h.l<lr«!.' raaeUaw vmh mi nir thi« now instrument
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    ARAB "HEALER."
    215 15 Arrested on a Charge Of Swindling. It has just been proved that among the large Arab population of Paris there are many who believe that the Koran may be an adequate substitute for the pharmacopoeia. Some time ago the police learned that an Algerian named Adadi Belkacem, living
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    BILLIARDS' TITLE.
    450 15 4 Players Hold Championshi Of Their Own. The outcome of the controversy which has arisen over this year's Professional Billiards Championship is that four flayers, Joe Davis, the holder, Walter .indrum. Clark McConachy, and Tom Newman ha-e decided to disregard the Association and hold a championship of their
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    BIG RACE CRISIS.
    194 15 Will England Compete At Baldoyle Apparently the athletic trouble in Ireland, which drags its weary course and gets no nearer solution, is likely to be reflected in connection with the international cross-country match due to take place on Mar. 2K at Baldoyle Racecourse, Dublin. Certainly the Executive
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    PLUNKET SHIELD.
    79 15 Canterbury's Easy Victory Over Otairn. After losing th.-ir first seven wicket.* 'or iH runs in reply to Canterbury's 22H Otago were all ou» for 71 in the N»-w Zealand Plunkct shield cri.ket competition. Canterbury totalled 193 in their second innings, and Otago again scored 71, giving Canterbury an
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    126 15 Thursday. February It. Ipoh races. Football: S.C.C. ts. Chines* Sporti Association, Padang-. Tanglin Tennis tournament. r r,d«>. Frbruary 27. Football: Commeieial Cup Final. Anson Road Stadium S.R.C. six-a-sidc competiCrieket: S.C.C. trial. 6 p.m. Tanflin Tennis tournament. Saturday, February tS. Ipoh raees. Cricket: S.C.C. trial, 2 p.m. Polo season
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    SIX-A-SIDE FOOTBALL.
    695 15 Thirteen Teams to Compete At SRC Thirteen team* are to take part in the Singapore Recreation Club six-a-side football competition, which starts tomorrow. In the opening day, J. R. Brown's team will meet D. dc Souza's at 5.10 p.m. and I.. Mailer's team will meet a team captained
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    68 15 The Oxford and Cambridge Society of Malaya will hold it < annual dinner on boat race night. Mar. 21, at Sea View Hotel at 8 p.m. All members are expected to make an effort to attend and members of either university, not being members of the Society, who with to
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    ESCAPED PRISONER.
    176 16 Chinese Rearrested And Charred. While awaiting trail on a charge of 1. ing and theft in November last year. Lai Jin Peng, a Chinese, escaped from the dock of ibe S.nirapoi.' Criminal :iml uu< at luik>' a hen he again fe'l into the 4 the police. I I'ciik
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    LADY FRANCES BALFOUR.
    91 16 Duke's Daughter Who Hated Electricity. I<-n<ion. Fob. 26. .:-;.'Ji is announced of Ijidy I (>ur. ekaMptai of women'* r, ><l«-rn Sh<- hatrd electricity and, until n ihiiit; bat own h<.:ne. MQti r f.,ur r.l. P.. I., v .f tlM l:il-- the llf'i, ci' th t ?>.h Duke
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    32 16 rmany, by Jan ilm at Siii^ai I Haaabar, due at ning. 1 tils dispatched on rYI>. "it i.y Ri iin«. r«>w. Japan, by Honolulu .V..-v. due at ngapore M Saturday.
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    ROCKET TRAGEDY.
    99 16 Disaster Ends Efforts To Probe Mysteries Of Space. Rome, Feb. 3. Tragedy tmlay overtimk th« attempt to ile-. into apace from n Northern Italy, uhih l»r. Darwin-Lyon, an I ami a distant musin nrwin. The ''"i ountl rookrt of stee! anil lium. li'!' w.ih ;i MCfal \i>!. mixture
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    24 16 The annual general meeting of ihe Inoi.i- w will be held at .'1.30 V« ...iatK.il art I the year in the; •rill lc distributed.
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    COUNCIL REFORM.
    314 16 Deep Thought Required Says Mr. H. E. Slowe. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. 25. 14 One only has to live in this country for a number of years to appreciate the ..-nt manner in which the Governny functions," said Mr. H E. Slow i- nlVinnjr to council
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    SEDITIOUS DOCUMENTS.
    164 16 Three Chinese for Trial At Assizes. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Pcnang, Feb. 25. Mo-vr vi'h British Imperialism,** liivi .irn.ci uppoi to the Soviet Union," urote I-ani WMfJ on the wall of the lockup in the second police court here yester.av whin brought up there to be charged in
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    "POSITION DESPERATE."
    74 16 Maxwell Rubber Scheme Support. (From Our Own Correspondent) I.ondon, Feb. 25. The annua! ijeneral meeting yesterday Uid'her gflataW Ltd.. Mr. W. A. Addirs, i|. the chat-nan and managing ifireator, said that the .-tatiitiral position < f the rol :>vr industry was desperate and ..ipully worsening, lie srongly supportii
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    LONG CASE ENDED.
    150 16 European Fined as Car Crash Sequel. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. Feb. 25. The protracted hearing of the ca»e in which Mr. Blnckshaw. of the Perak Hydro-Electric Company, was on a chare* of causing death by a rash act and on two charges of causing hurt by
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    SHOTS IN CHINATOWN.
    150 16 Detective Uses Gun Against "Bad Hats." i I'andemonium reiirned in Sago Street, in Singapore's Chinatown, shortly after i nine o'clock last nijtht. when gun shots rtartled the residents and pa**ers-*>y. As a result a Chinese, alleged to be a notorious character, is now lying in hospital with
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    MORRIS DANCING.
    153 16 An Exhibition to be Given In Singapore. Mis* Yera Piae«1 Gee, a pupil of the Margaret Morris School of Dancing. i« to pi vi an exhibition at Goodwood Hall after dinner on Saturday evening. Misa Get-, who has given successful performances in London and Sydney, is a singer
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    MR. EUGENE MEYER.
    152 16 New Governor of US. Federal Reserve Board. Washington. Feb. 25. The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Mr. Kugem Meyer, of New York, ay Governor of the Federal Reserve Board, in succession to Mr. Roy Young. Reuter. Mr. Eugene Mayer is a prominent New York banker and
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    RADIO NEWS.
    75 16 The Week's Programmes From Saigon Station. The broadcasting programmes from th< Sairon Radio station for the week ar« Ifiven below. Orchestral concerts are from approximately 8.45 to 9.45 p.m. Thursday. Menuet du Quintette (Boccherini), Fina' <lu Concerto de Violon (A. d'Ambrosio) Koi.ert Baxras, Cuadros (Scenes d'E«pairne) (Raoul Laparra),
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    EARTHQUAKE RELIEF.
    43 16 The Singapore committee of the New Zeland Earthquake Relief Fund has received the following donation* Previously acknowledged *U86.40 > Capt. V. C. Watkina $10, ILA.M.C. (Other Ranks— 2nd insUl) $3. Mr. R. A. Hunt iBatavia) $23.60, Mr. Sam Mom $15; total $6,437.
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    FATAL FALL.
    37 16 A Chinefe, who was stated to be earryinu out repairs on the roof of Fullerton Bui Wine, fell down yesterday and suitained fatal injunev The ambulance wa* called but the maa died before it arrived.
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    OBSCENE POST CARDS SOLD WHOLESALE.
    310 16 Gaol and Stiff Fine For Japanese. The statement that Yoshio lfotsuda- a local Japanese photographer, was the originator of obscene picture post cards sold largely in Singapore, was made by Mr. E. Tongue, head of the Singapore Detective Branch, before Mr. G. E. Clayton, the
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    NAVAL PARLEYS.
    245 16 Henderson and Alexander Reach Rome. Rome, Feb. 25. Mr. Arthur Henderson, the British Fortiri Secretary, and Mr. A. V. Alt xan-ler. the British First Lord of the Admiralty, I have arrived here from I'aris.—ReuU?r. A Reuter message from F'aris., ilat«n., Feb. 24, spates that Franco-British Agrecment had been
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    27 16 Frankel Bros. announce that, by arrangement with Cheong Koon Seng and Co., auctions will be conducted at their premises in Victoria Street every Saturday, starting at 2.80.
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    2982 17 The Trouble on H. M. S. Lucia: Admiral Dewar's Comments. ROTHERMERE PRESS PRAISES MR. CHURCHILL. (IU Dutch \ir Mail.) (r'rom Our Own Correspondent.) I.ori'lnn. Feb. 3. if .'.i'ulay;in at home I have but little i thi' week. The Sultan and Johorc aie at pnMat in I they
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    CRISIS IN COPTIC CHURCH.
    269 18 Stability Imperilled By Controversy. A controversy which ha' been ragins for im Met ween the Clerical and Reform Partiea of -he optic Church a H may create irrepar able da al ility of thai ancient I urch. H of Egypt, which i th" whole o« .i.
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      480 18 To tht Editor of the StraiU Tim**. > Q ir. In reference to the remarks under IIM h<a<lir.j Loc»l Football Topics In y< jr issue of Tuesday, would von Allow me to put forward the attitude of the i.fn ill Council, as I understand it? The
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    COMPLICATED CASE.
    437 18 Need to File Further Pleadings. The issue of a case as tn whethei I certain accounts were settled ur not wa< tried before the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) yesterday. In th< issue. K. Sultan Maricar Bros, and Co (who were defendants in the action) are I th«
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    ANIMAL WELFARE.
    410 18 Activities of the Local Society. j At a meeting of the committee of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Singapore, the hon. secretary, Mr. C. E. Collinge. reported the action which it is hoped will resu't in the regulations governing the stacking of pigs lin crates
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    IMPROVING PENANG.
    81 18 Scheme Involving $900,000 Proposed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. 25. A memorandum on the proposed town planning improvement schemes for Penang hes been uhnnttod by the President to the MunVipal Commissioners The plars arr laid for work extending over the next 40 or s>l MM and include
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    MONEY WITHOUT WORKING.
    517 18 Unemployment Insurance Inquiry. Sir Arthur Robinson, Secretary of the Mini 'try of Health, gave evidence recent- ly before the Royal Commission vn 1 I nemployment Insurance. 1 Sir Arthur reviewed the scope of the Poor Law, stating that, broadly speak ing, a man got less than if
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    VICTIMS OF THE SLUMP.
    1291 19 Can You Help These Men/ In accordance with the offer made in the Notes of Ihe Day column we icivr publicity to the following appeals for work from men who are unemployed as a direct renult of the -lump The Editor will be pleased to place
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    ALIEN SETTLERS IN CANADA.
    550 19 The Need for British Emigrants. The following letter appeared in th< Morning Post Sir, I should like to draw attention through the medium- of your paper, to th» extent of Central European settlement ii Western Canada during the past feu years. I write from my own
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    ART DEALER'S FALL.
    299 19 Death of Man Who Gave Up Law. Mr. Brandon Davis, a well-known London art dealer and collector, died in Westminster Hospital recently following a fall from a window of his flat on the fifth floor of Whitehall Court, Westminster. S.W. Mr. Davis attended his business at his
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    THE GIFT COUPON SCHEME.
    642 19 4 Low Value n Currency. GROWING VOLUME OF OPPOSITION. me reeling against Kift coapon schemes in KwlMd m crowim. The gift coupon has for long played ar important part in trading conditions in th* United State? of America, but it ha; com* into prominence in Great
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    ACCUSED OF PLAGIARISM.
    136 19 Allegation Against Poet At Eisteddfod. Plagiarism wan allowed by th« literary adjudicator, Mr. J. Jones, of Uangoed, at Talorn Eisteddfod held at LJangefni Anglesey, in the competition between eleven poeta for the bardic chair. Mr. Jones said that one poem was of outstanding merit, and was worthy
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    NIGHT CLUB BUSINESS.
    145 19 Gangster Wan Killing It In New York. London, Peb 14. The overlords of American gangdom ire alarmed at the slump in night club MM Al Capone summoned his vassals and ?nemies to a conference in New York and elivered a homily ursine them to behave SgerUemea and
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