The Straits Times, 24 February 1932

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTAELISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST 'AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      505 1 frfr LUmB»^ w4a U«i*L. SINGAPORE: 78. CECIL ST. ('PHONE 6151) i j S £.15 Tonight 9.15 i INSIDE the LINES with BETTY OOMPMM and RAUMI KOKBEB. Phone 6261-2 !#i TRAVEL GOODS 9 j^J|g||f>s> WE HOLD A VERY EXTENSIVE STOCK OF TRAVEL GOODS, TRUNKS, SUIT CASES, KIT BAGS, DRESSING CASES, Etc.,
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      17 1 6.15 Tonight 9.15 IM^IDF the I IMl?^ with BETTY OOMMON I and KAl.ril I OKBKS. Phone 5261-2
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      461 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage. Due Spore. 1932. KASHGAR 9,000 Mar. S CORFU 16,000 Mar.
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      753 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISrA.) TO LONDON. Naples. Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesboroagh. Vessels. Tonnage. Due. Sail t HAKUSAN MARU 10,500 Feb. 24 2B HARUNA MARU 10,500 Mar. 9 10 SKATORI MARU 10,000 Mar. 24 25 S KASHIMA MARU 10,000 Apr. 7 8 t YASUKUNI MARU 12,000 Apr. 19
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      444 2 BURNS PHUP LINE (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown ■teamer MARELLA (7,865 torn) and the s.s. MANGOLA (3,352 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      570 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBUPG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore. Penang. M.s. ERRIA Mar. 16 Mar. 18 m.s. ALSIA Apr. 6 Apr. 8 m.a. LALANDIA Apr. 27 Apr. 29 m.s. MEONIA May 18 May 20 m.s. BOKINGIA
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      577 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED. THH CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England). REGULAR SERVICE TO MARSEILLES, LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG nnd BREMEN, GENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL and GLASGOW— BOSTON. NEW YORK and BALTIMORE. WIEKLT SERVICE— LONDON and NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM >nd HAMBURG.
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      586 2 SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION I CO. LTD. (Incorporated in Siani.) BANGKOK COASTING 3KRVICF. For Kelantan, Tabai. Rnngnarn, 7.■7 I ">n.H Patani, Singora. Lacon. Bichon, It.in.ion. K"h-H samui, Langiuan, Taku, l'i?umpon amlH Bangkok. Arrival. Departure.^! PRACIIATIPOK In |><>>t Feb. LllL 1 1 1 M.\I.INI 16 Mar. J I SUDDHADIB 1-Yi>. M M
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      241 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE Sailings for United States and Canada Points from Hong Kong. San Francisco and Los Angeles, S.S. GOLDEN RIVER sails from Hone Kong Mar 16 A rental ANGLO-SIAM CORPORATION, LIMITED. (Incorporated in England.) SINGAPORE. Telephone 5817.
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      427 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE cfrx/AMERICAN MAIL LINE WHY TRAVEL THE DOLLAR WAY? BECAUSB I Presb California fruits and T«c«twtltm art served at ever/ meal 2 Srtcjr atrteruof* is an onta!d« eabls. S Outdoor salt-water iwfwßdai pool on Deck. Orchestra moele for T«a-Dandng> Dinner and enteitainoaenta. S Vint Baa Motion PiotarM, A'
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      615 3 ELLETiMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) ELLERMAN LINE. Passenger and Freight Services to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Via Ports and Suez Canal. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Steamer Due Spore. s.s. CITY OF DERBY Mar. 29 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF WORCESTER for Havre, L'don. R'danv H'burg
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      393 3 THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England.) Capital Authorised COOO.OOO Capital Subscribed 1,800,000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1,666,845 Capital paid up M 1,060,000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS J. M. Ryrie, Esq., Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq, Charles J. Hambro, Esq, W. H. Shelford, Esq., Sir Thomas Catto, Bart, Sir
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      564 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY, N.V. Netherlands Trading Society. (Eatabllahed at Amsterdam 1824.) PAID UP CAPITAL fl. «0,030,-)00 STATUTORY RESERVI Fl. 40,015,000 HEAD OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM WITH AGENCIES IN ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUB. HEAD AGENCY IN BATAVIA. BRANCHES •Bandoeng Hong Kong Rangoon Bandjermaaljj Kobe 'Semarang Bombay Welterreden Shanghai Calcutta Medan
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      483 3 NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANE, N.V. Established 1863 at Amsterdam. Authorised Capital Glds. 100,000,000 (about £8,500,000). Paid cp Capital Glds. 65,000,000 (about £4,600,000). Reserves Glds. 29.190,007 (about £2,432,000). HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICES THE HAGUE, ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES BATAVIA Head Office for Dutch Easi Indies. BRANCH OFFICES DUTCH EAST INDIES Ampenan, Bandoeng,
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      662 4 classified Advertisements. There arc approximately seven words to a line and there is a flat rate charge cf 26 cents per line per insertion with: A minimum of one dollar per insertion. Advertisements will be accepted up to 10 a.m. on the day of issue. A fee of 2."i ct-nts
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      840 4 BOARD-RESIDENCE Front and Back room vacant, $3. r >-$45. Board Ift, Mod. San. Garage. 11, St. Nicholas Fts. EAST ANGLIA, OXLEY RISE, Phone (390. Central, Convenient, Homely, Tennis, Garages. Daily or monthly rates. ROGERVILLE. 30S. Orchard Rd.. double and single room vacant, good table and cleanliness. Fhone Mrs. Platt 4-161.
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      503 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LET, shops at Grosvenor Hotel Bldg. OFFICES TO LET, 24-B, Battary Road 2nd floor. Apply Ourthle Co, Ltd. TO LET, SHOP, FLAT, Amber Mansions. Apply Spore Building Corp., 64. Market St GODOWN. River Valley Road, suitable Motor Gnracre or Store, area 4,358 square feet. Apply
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      377 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET OFFICE, Robinson Road, 3.700 sq. feet, first class property. United Engineers. MISCELLANEOUS^ EUROPEAN LADY GIVES DANCING LESSONS. Apply 62Q, Straits Times. FRENCH AND DUTCH CONVERSATION LESSONS given hy lady. Apply 621, S. T. IF TOU HAVE RELATIVES OR FRIENDS overseas, have the Straits Budget posted to
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      491 4 FOR SALE GENUINE SLUMP SALE From Feb. 22 to March 7 PIANOS New and secondhand. Violin* Mandolines etc., etc. FROM 30 PER CENT TO 50 PER CENT REDUCTION. MUSIC, 5 cents per piece. W. J. GARCIA, AMBER MANSIONS. BUKIT TOH ALANG RUBBER ESTATES LTD., In Liquidation. (Incorporated in Hong Kong)
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      780 4 TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE TENDERS NOTICE is hereby given that tenders are now invited for the following material* or services, and that particulars of soeh tenders may be obtained in the Tefrfer Boom. Municipal Offices. Supply of Portlnnd Come.it for nine month* only commencing April 1, IMS. Date of closing.
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    FROGS ON ICE!
    197 5 FROGS ON ICE Unusual Cargo For London. The queerest cargo to leave a South African port during 19;; i consisted of 400 1 living frogs, carefully packed in an ice I box. which were sent from Cape Town to London in the German liner Njassa. Unobtainable in England, they are
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    CORAL FISH.
    160 5 Capture of Extremely Rare Species. Four cf the rarest fish in the world have been caught at East London recently. They are cora fish, and their total value is estimated at £250. The day before they were caught a fishing trawler from England, which has been cruising in
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    BORROWING AND THRIFT.
    1199 5 Municipal Society. LARGE INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIP. The half yearly general meeting of the Singapore Municipal Employees' Cooperative Thrift and Loan Society vas held in the Board Room of the Municipul Building yesterday afternoon, Mr. Tan Sim Hong presiding. Alao present were Mr. W. Bartley (president), Mr. W.
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    A LOCAL BREWERY.
    244 5 Building Contract For United Engineers. Work has been begun and will be concluded in about Mven months' time on the buildinj* of Sin^ ad brewery, belonpint; to t' tgo Brewery Co., i,\ (Archlpel Broawerij Compafrnit", N.V.) Th? contract for the erection of this building was K' v
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      770 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL Excellent Accommodation with Modern Sanitation. TO-DAY'S ATTRACTION TEA DANCE— 6.3O— B.IS. INFORMAL AFTER DINNER DANCE 9.30 To Midnight. I Will the lady who took away the wron*- Spanish Khawl from Raffle* Hotel by mistake on Saturday evening, plraite I communicate with the Hotel Office? THURSDAY— DINNER DANCE
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      11 5 FOR PERFECT VISION CONSULT H. LAZARUS Co. CAPITOL BUILDING. TEL. 2751.
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      174 5 A REAL HOOK TO PRIVATE ROAD OWNERS. SUCCESSFUL ASPHALT PAINTING. Cheap, Durable, Nrat, l> To- Date. We dont oare whether the road to your Bungalow is roujrh or smooth, hard or soft, even or uneven. With our Method of Painting your Road with pure Bitumen you not only add to
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    The Film That Set The Strand On Fire.
    1708 6 Ai.AST minute change ban been made in tl"' I kin;.--. for the n vvw the gre t Dominion jiliiiT". "Tons in' Money," starring Rilph Lynn, will be shi A MOTION picture of particular Interest llil- I 1 I.eil by the Pavilion Theatre,
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    Men Are Natural Polygamists
    853 6 Says Leila Hyams SUSCEPTIBLE TO FEMININE CHARMS. >TINETY-NTNE women cut of a hundred at once will say yes if they are asked whether they think that man is by nature a polygamist and the hundredth hesitates before replying no. But all will be at a loss
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      60 6 Of all possessions v'.othes are the most intimate, for they represent seveneighths of a man's outer semblance. By the ciothes you wear you will uc kliown. The art of the good tailor not only throws high lights o.i the good points but hadows the defects. H.B. WINTER 20, BATTERY ROAD,
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      125 7 "todaY MATINEE at 3 EVENING 6.15 9.15 Last Night's Audience Endorsed London's Praise— "A Grand Show!" Typical of Alhambra's Unfailingly High Standard. ROBERT MONTGOMERY CHARLOTTE GREENWOOD IN Til IT MAM Ell ■I c n a n si POSSESSION IT'S A SCREAM I Don't Miss the Joke BOOK AT ROBINSON'S TONIGHT
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      218 7 \J^!l^^[ Where There is ALWAYS a Sood Show! Commencing TONIGHT! One of the most gripping Pictures of the Sound Era! Premiere for Malaya EARL DERR BIGGER'S famous story of Daring Intrigue that Juggled the Fate of BRITAIN'S Mitfhty Naval Stronghold— GIBRALTAR "INSIDE THE LINES" A RADIO PRODUCTION presenting The Far
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      309 7 PAVILION 615 LAST NIGHT TONIGHT 9.15 "THE KIBITZER" with HARRY GREEN A hilarious comedy with a vein of delightful romance. You'll laugh plenty at the antics of the Kibitzer OPENING TOMORROW AN ALL -BRITISH SUPER COMEDY Lautrhn! Laugh*! Thciv are so many in Tom of Money" 1 that your sid.-n
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    PASSENGERS.
    349 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Feb. 9. Tb.- followtaf pas*pntrer* for Malaya are board >v i" I*. »n<l <>. Corfu, which left London on Feb. 5 and is due in Sinjpipore on Mrs. H. T. Allwriht, Mr. and Mrs. L R. R-rckinr, Mr. O. Beckett, Mr. nnd Mrs. S.
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    PRODUCE.
    141 8 rv. Feb. 24. 13.00 No. 1 unpicked) 18-00 ir, Sjruwak 2.95 White Pepper 32.00 Pepper 24.00 5.00 > 6.00 nn di ."a pearl 6.00 $183 to 235 »16S to ITS 1. $165 to 182 No. 1 of 123 i-attics gross 4*o < i ISC cutties gross 4.60 H tuns
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    20 8 npore tomorrow. ope (London mails dispatched! 111 1 by Rohr.a, tlue at Penanjj I (> n.m. on Friday. I
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      192 8 Singapore. Feb. 24. SELLING. London, 4 months' si«ht 2/4tt ndon, 3 nonths ngb< 2/4 1/S2 i ht 2 3 31/32 ugh 2 3 15/16 London, demand i London, T.T. 2 "3 13 16 Lyons anil Pitri-, demand w*a amburc, demand lr New York. il»;imn<l 40 Catavi.-i, S;iurabjya, demand
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      183 8 Tot*). Banka Island, Pladjoe and Palembang (The Hens) P, I.m j?nr,iaran»r (Shirala^ ..3 p.m Uva South-West Sumatra, South l ".n%t Borneo. Celebes. Mnlueem and Timor Dilly (Eurybates) 3 p.m. '.'iaiMt Khner 4 dp Ceylsn, Egypt Italy (Col Di Lana) 4 p.rr. Deferred Departure. Miri. Philippine Islands, China
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      MAILS FOR EUROPE.
      40 8 Left Arrd. London II (AIM •iphinx Porthos Kara; ara J:.u. v Dee. tmn, u« U Jan. 14 Dec. 25 Jan. 16 Jan. 11 Feb. 6 Jan. 14 Fob B Jan. 27 Feb. 22 Jan. 28 Feb. JO
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        MINING.
        443 8 Issu* VaL Pd. Buyer*. Seller*. £1 fl Ai«m Kombanf 24/- 25/£1 £1 Austral Malay 18/- 20/5/- 5/ Ayer HiUm Tin 10/- 11/£1 £1 Bangrin Tin 10/S 11/3 a £1 Batang Padao* 0.07H 0.12H 1 1 Batu Cave* 0.18 0.23 1 1 Bukit Aranc 0.30 0.40n0m. a £1 Burmah Malay
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        GENERAL.
        252 8 tarn v'aL Pd. Boyert. Seller*. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 1.70 IM 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 1.90 2.00 -.1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco S.l">.0 3.18.0 1 1 Central Enpinc 0.20 0.30ncm 00 50 Chinese Com. Bank 70.00 76.00 a £1 Cob. T. S. ''■'< Prefs. K> U 1
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        132 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 100 101 ci. Singapore Municipal 6 p.e. of 1901 red. IS4O $400,000 98 10) Singapore Municipal *'t p.e. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 W WSingapore Municipal 4H P-c of 1909 red. 1955 $1,080,000 91 0* Singapore Municipal
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        400 8 Fruer and Co. and Lyal) and Evatt's quotation*. At Ui* preeeut time the majority of above -rhb*r there quotation* are nominaly oiu> Today's Ptic« Fraser Lyall A 4 Co. Evatt Aller.by <%1) 0.85 0.75 0.60 0.65 Alor Gajah ($1) 0.35 0.45 MTH 0.42 1 A. Hitam ($1) 0.75
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      MALAYAN WIRELESS PROGRAMMES.
      753 8 Tonight's Music From Saigon. (By Our Wireless Correspondent.) Singapore, W«dw The list of stations whii-h may be heani daily in Malaya is as follows (Singaporetime only is ghen) ALWAYS ON THE AIR. BANDOENG, PLM., S2 metres. 5.10 to G. 30 p.m., recorded music ti.3i} to 7 p.m.,
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    Vessels Arrived.
    122 8 v. u t... 639 Sourabaya 24-2, in.- Bagan 84-2. KARUAH, Brit, 112 tons, from Muar M-8, PERAK, Brit., -ill' torn, from T. Anaon I'IJ, for T. An ion via port* 2>;-2. BORJBAT, Biam, t... from Bacha for Bi cho M porti 26-2. fOMOHON, l,jt., 684 tons, fn>m Singkawang
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      74 8 EftßfeL WITH YOUR &l AA the few cents you save M 4 lif i^P IS IT W ORTH IT? K^i. TMT*iy .^^l Insufficient li^'ht saps your VwJj^W^^^m strength, your energy That proper illumination imparts real vitality, helps M&^^ t0 make life better and brighter m^^^^^^/^S //V imperative for you i^^KMßiM»a^
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      73 8 KOR ALL THING? RADIO WRITE. PHONE OB CALL ■^m^mmm*amm^»BmmtimmmmtmmmumaP fzctdCo fi&xvtce Co wmmmmmmßßanlßßKLmaßßsmimmi' Corner Opposite Amber Manxloß. Sole Asenta and Representativ t, oi the Leading Radio Manoiactarera, SHORT WAT* RECEIVERS WIRELESS COMPONENTS Up-Country Order* Executed br Kttorn Poat. PHONE 739». BUY DIRECT FROM MANUFACTURERS BRITISH SULPHATE ef AMMGNIA GUARANTEED NITROGEN
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      307 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. YESTF.KDAY. 1 P.M. YESTERDAY. Bright Wind. Stations. Temperature Kain- Sun- Relative DireoMax. Mm. fail, shine. Humidity. tion. Force. Weather. I F. F. in. hours. m.p.h. Kedah AKr Star .90 70 Nil 8.5 j 65 WSW 2 Cloudy Kelantan I Kcta Bharu .86 70 Nil
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      191 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. W. Imtsjr. Fvhrnary 21. H. W. M.l-J kjn. 10 ft I in. S'i>i>ri- Co-otxratiTe Union mtg., Fullcrton I'.aml at Ja'an Bcsar, 5.15 p.m. Thursday. 1%-hruary J.,. Jl W. ItM n.m., 9 ft. 2 in.. 12.2S p.m., 10 ft. 4 in. P ilica Bnnd. Tcluk Aycr, (45
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    202 9 Fair Demand for Rubber At 7% Cts. GENERAL DROP IN TIN PRICES. (ISy Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore. Wednesday. Today's Prices Rubber. 7;, cent- per Ib. Tin. 2"> tons at S7l per picul. Yesterday's l*rices KuHber. London. 22 J4d.. up 1-lfid. New York. :!•>< ct<;.. down :1-I6 ct.
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    U.S. AND RUBBER.
    259 9 Efforts to Assure an Adequate Supply. 'Twenty year> from now the proiriammec under way today nay be upected to the United S ate* national self.ufflciency so far as rubber is concerned." an Important conclusion reached by l>« in James C. Lawrence, of the University of Minnesota, in
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      CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE.
      577 9 A Strong Position. HIGH RATIO OF LIQUID ASSETS. The sixty-fifth annual meeting of the Canadian Bank of Commerce was hold in Toronto on Jan. 12, 1932, and Mr. S. H. I Logan, the general manager, in tho course of his awdrOßa, said The financial statement just
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      63 9 Tone of Market Quiet and lllgHlj easier. Latest Cable Lon lea ivot Sheet 2\d. per lb New York Spot Sheet G. cts. 1% per lb. R.S.S. equal to London Standard Standard K.S.S. on Tender Spot iH.irch April A|>ril-.lune -'ulv-Scpt. Buyers. Sellcn. 7 T Business dom
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      INSURANCE RISKS.
      245 9 Basis of Disability Business. "Is Disability Insurance Practicable was discussed on Jan. 25, by Mr. E. E. Rhodes in a paper submit'ed to the ordinary general meeting of the Institute of Actuaries at Staple Inn HallMr. Rhodes reviewed the development of disability insurance in the United States and
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      UNITED SERDANG.
      333 9 Thr report nf ihe directors of the Vnited Serdang (Ssmaitra) Robber Plantations. Lid., a:rl accounts for the fnipr.clal year ended August I; 1 ttatu Aa foiwahadowwl by tl".' chairman <•: th« last general meeting, approximato'iy 1.250 acres of the oldest rubber. whi<;!i •Hi reported to be permanently uneconomic,
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      111 9 Wc-dnc.day, February M. Ship* alongside the Wharree or expected to •rrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Helcion, Lch. Mars. The Cable. Northern Light, Lch. Iphigeneia. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf ML VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. dtniniic I'ußir. Vllicit Dock Rajah of Sarawak. Victoria Dock Islander. Keppcl Harboar. King's
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      FIRES ON LINERS.
      182 9 Underwriters and Recent' Claims. In its annual report the Liverpool Underwriters' Assoeatioin states that, together with kindred bodies, it intends to press for the passage of the Insurance Undertakings Bill into law. This measure was embodied in the repcit of the Departmental Committee which inquired into the
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      THE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS.
      493 9 The following publication* were K-ued or ■d by the Department of Statistics, S and F.M.S.. totlPg the period from Jan. iodashra and air available for ISC ill the Rcfernnci Library, r'ulleiButldinff. Sinjrapnre. Application may by members of the pnhlic resident n Malaya to borrow these publication!
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      265 9 Closing Quotations In London. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 2.'!. Closing quotations last night of the principal British and Ameiiean stocks are given below The rise o- fall is in relation to th* (price of Feb. 19. GOVERNMENT STOCKS, BRITISH. Ri*e or Fall. Conversion Loan
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      EXCHANGES.
      86 9 Ragby, Feb. IS. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam VOO, Athens 270, Bomb; y I<. "G!il.. Berlin U 19-82, Brusseli U ir>-ir.. Bucharest .i«o. Rio Buenos Aires .:;i h-k; nominal. Copenhagen 18 Geneva 17 13-16, Helsingfora l'2u. Hong Kong Is. G 18-lfld LI bon 109%, Madn I". Milan C' 1 Monte
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      RAFFLES LIBRARY.
      275 9 The andemeted non-fiction works will be ready for isaue on Saturday, at a.m. Gordon and the Sudan, 1981, Illui, 18. M. Allen i The Unseen Assaisins, l'J.i'J, Economics i, iSii Norman Angelll Btoang! 'Crimes, IKo2, ,ilus.. IH. Aahton-Wolfei Zeppelins over England, iUM. Illus., trans. from the German, (T.
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    ENGLISH COTTON TRADE
    506 9 Slightly More Business Done. AGGREGATE TURNOVER UNIMPORTANT. (From Our Own Correspondent Manchester, Jan. -7. It canont be said that the condition-; in the Manchester market since a wee!; ago have shown v?ry much alteration. |t is true that the larger inquiry in cloth has been maintainei, and
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    S.V.C. TRAINING.
    219 9 Programme »f drills up to and for week ending Keb. "Js i Wednesday. Feb. 21. 8.18 p.m.. Drill Hall S.R.A. (V), Battery Parade; MS p.m. Drill Mail, B.le. Signal Section, Section garad* pi"-. Drill Hall, Donot Co. ".y. K<;> Course B.U p.m., nWay Drill Hall, "r iMilavi Co..
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    AMUSEMENTS.
    128 10 Blngapor*. ALH.lMBRA.— Charlotte Greenwood and Kobert Montgomery in Man in Possession. 6.15—9.15. Phone 6909. CAPITOL. Bftty Coiupson and Ralph Kerb*! in Inside the Lines. 6.15 9.lf>. Phone 52C1-2. GAIETY TALKIE TIIEATRE.— Nnr Jehan —The Light of India. GKEAT WORLD.— Wayansrs, Cinemas, Zoo Joycars and Donkey Rides. Gate 10 cts.
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
    19 10 Mr.-. M. A. Martin and family return sincere thanks for kir.d sympathies in their sad bereavement.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 24, 1932. A MINING MYSTERY.
    827 10 Yesterday's meeting of the F.M.S. Chamber of Mines was wrapped in mystery. What appears to 'nave been ore of the fullest and frankest discussions of the tin restriction policy yet heard is not to be jriven to the world
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    240 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. G. Boutcher, of Ipoh, is staying in Penang. The Hon. Mr. A. P. Robinson has returned to Singapore from Fraser's Hill. Mr. Ts\ A. Curtler, of the Agricultural Department, is now stationed at Tana.! Rata, Cameron Highlands. Mr. C. A. Railton, of the Anglo-French Trading Company, Seremban,
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    SECURITY & COMFORT IN THE AIR.
    1328 10  - SECURITY COMFORT IN THE AIR. Maurice Farman, Problems the Designers Have to Face. (By the famous French designer and aviator, in an interview.) hi civil aviation the questions of security ami comfort in c of even greater importance tli>m those of speed mid cruising ladiny. Thin is the vieie of
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    776 10 AMERICAN SLUMP. We hoar a great deal m wadays al>out the severity of unemployment in the United StetM, Bt It is worth BotiEg there has lieen an astonishing fall in prices to offset in some di-rree the impoverishment ol" the people Below is girea a list
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    JAPANESE RESUME NORTH SHANGHAI OFFENSIVE.
    4916 11 Chinese Still Hold Their Own. TWO MORE DIVISIONS FROM TOKIO. Graphic Accounts Of Monday's Fighting Around Kiangwan. The Japanese offensive on the Ki:mgwan front, north of Shanghai, «?s resumed yesterday. While the news to hand is again very meagre, it is evident that the Japanese
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    POSEIDON HERO TALKS WITH THE KING.
    136 11 C.P.O. Willis Invested With Albert Medal. Rugby, Fel. 23. The King held the first Investiture of the year at Buckingham Palace today. Among those decorated was Chief Petty Officer Willis, who received the Albeit Medal for the great heroism he displayed in the Poseidon
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    POLICY IN BURMA.
    115 11 Commons Debate to Be Deferred. Rugby, Feb. 23. Asked in the House of Commons today whether the House would have the opportunity in the present session to discuss the report of the Burma Round-Table Conference and the Government's declaration of policy on constitutional advance in Burma, Mr.
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    MALAYA'S STALL.
    74 11 Duke of York and Prince George Visitors. London, Feb. 23 Among the visitors to the British Industries Fair at Olympia today were th? Quoen, the Duke and Duchets of York and Prince George. Both the Duke of York and Prince George spent some time at Malaya's stan find
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    REMOVAL OF CAPITAL.
    133 11 Denounced by Well-Known Chinese Scholar Hong Kong. Feb. 23 Dr. Ma Chun-wu has sent a telegram to Mr. Wang Ching-wei (the President of the Executive Yuan) and to Marshal Chiang Kai-shek denouncing their decision to remove the cr.nita! from Nanking to Loyang and also alleging that they
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    "REDS" IN SOUTH CHINA.
    154 11 Preparing to Attack City Of Kanchow Hong Kong, Feb. 23 The Kiangsi Communists are becoming more and more active in the southern hall of the Province and are reported to have advanced ouite close to Kanchow, which city they are prepared to attack. Kanchow is on
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    POST OFFICE SYSTEM.
    62 11 Committee to Report On Necessary Changes. Rugby, Feb. '2,1. The Postmasur-General, Sir H. Kingsley Wood, has appointed a committee consisting of Lord Bridgman (chairman), Lord Pleader and Sir John Cadman, to inquire and report as to whether any changes in the constitution, status or system of organisation
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    IMPORTS FREE LIST EXTENSIONS.
    406 11 The Ottawa Conference. NO HAGGLING SPIRIT WITH DOMINIONS. London, Feb. 23. Extensions to the free list under the Imports Duties Bill, announced by Mr. Neville Chamberlain in the House of Commons, include maize, pearls, semipi etious stones, platinum, all animal hair, esparto grass, potash, ores >f
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    SKY SHOUTING.
    135 11 Worse Possibilities Than Skywriting. Rugby, Feb. 23 The Home Secretary received a deputation of member.-, of Parliament yesterday who, while not proposing total prohibition of skywriting, asked that it should be brought under effective government control before large vested interests were established. The Home Secretary said he was
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    NO AUTHORITY.
    84 11 Unable to Intervene in Arrest Of Ruegg. London, Feb. 23 Questioned in the House of Commons by Labour members with regard to the arrest of the Rueggs, the organisers of the PanPi ci fie Trade Union, by the Chinese authorities, Capt. R. A. Eden (the Undersecretary for Foreign
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    CANTONESE STUDENTS.
    71 11 Raising Money Now for The Shanghai Troops. Hong Kong, Feb. 23. News to hand from Canton states that the Changchun University students have decided to divert the funds collected on behalf of General Ma Chan-shan's forces in Heilungkiang. North Manchuria, to Shanghai. Sin Kuo Mm. Recently, of course,
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    DISARMAMENT TALKS CONTINUE.
    355 11 Important Issues For Committee. Rugby, Feb. 23. The general committee of the Disarmament Conference will meet on Wednesday at Geneva under the chairmanship of Mr. Arthur Henderson. The new French Prime Minister, M. Tardieu, has informed the British Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, of his intentiion of
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    MINERS' HOURS.
    109 11 Great Britain Favourably Disposed. Rugby, Feb. U. Answering a Parliamentary question today the Secretary for Mines, Mr. Foot, stated that the Government was favourably disposed towards the International Convention on Miners' Hours. The detailed application of some of its provision to British coal-mines presentea certain problems which were
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    "SWEEP" SWINDLE.
    164 11 Gigantic Plot Foiled By Detectives. London, Feb. 13. An attempt at a wholesale swindle in Irish sweep tickets to the extent of £100,000 has been frustrated by the cooperation cf English and Iri'-h detectives. The scheme was to sell genuine Irish sweep tickets and forward bogus receipts to
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    SUGAR IN JAVA.
    140 11 British Factories Not To Close Down. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Feb. 22. According to reports in the Sourabaya Press the two sugar factories of Fraser Eaton, which have not joined the big Java Sugar Producers' Association, will not be closed down. The area of Ngelom will
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    EFFECTS OF THE TIN QUOTA.
    1384 11 "1929 Basis Inequitable To Malaya." STRONG CRITICISM. Suggestions of the Malayan Chamber of Mines. (From Our Own CoiTMpondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. The Council of the X.M.S. Chamber of Minos decided yesterday afternoon not to issue a statement, relating to the Chamber's debate on the lOCr«t
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    YEAR IN GAOL FOR INDIAN DOCTOR.
    1317 12 Extortion Threats To Young Girl. POSTERS ON HOUSE. VIGOROUS SPEECH BY COUNSEL FOR DEFENCE. Described r.> a nan with a highly distinguished record of service in the Indian police. Defismel Sood. an Indian, who later turned his hiind to the practice al inerlirinc. pla>ed
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    MAGPIE FIGHTING.
    70 12 Two Chinese Each Fined SlO. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca. Feb. 22. Two Chinese were fined $10 each in the police court here before Mr. W. G, Reeves for allowing two magpies to light. A detective said the birds were fighting and bets were being made by the
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    STRANGE STORY OF SOME SOCKS.
    427 12 Owner Nearly Flies Away Without Them. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Feb. 22. O<" all towns in the Dutch East Indies wh.cr. were visited by the Minister of Defence. Dr. L. N. Deckers, during his recent inspection lour, Sourabaya made the most of His Excellency.
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    CHANGE TO PALM OIL.
    46 12 Amsterdam Rubber Co.'s Reported Intention. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Feb. 22. According to a report in the Deli Couran:. Medpn. the Amsterdam Rubber Company is considering the possibility of commuting 1,000 acres of Liberia rubber estate into a palm oil estate.
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    RUBBER TYRES FOR RAILWAYS.
    287 12 Successful Test in Great Britain. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Pact, '.i. A petrol driven rail coach witn pneumaiic rubber tyres underwent a successful test on the L.M.S. branch line between Oxford and Bletchley yesterday. ?.;:"lc !>v the MicneHn Tyre Company, of Stoke-on-Trent, the coach is
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    THE FLYING FRAULEIN.
    147 12 In Sourabaya on Her Way To Bali. (From Our Own Correspondent.). Batavia, Feb. 22. Fraulein Elli Beir.horn. who left Ban- doenp on Saturday morning, arrived al ithe Darmo flying field. Sourabaya. at j 1.15 p.m. Many people, including the German consul, the commander of the Sourabaya naval
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    16 12 The monthly meeting of the Singapore Mnnicipal Ceanmissioners will be held at 2.15 p.m. on Friday.
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    ART TREASURES.
    153 12 Stolen but Found Later In Junk Shop. London, Feb. 13. World-famous paintings, magnificent carved ivories and other art treasures worth, when stolen. £27,000 have been recovered by the police in a badly damaged condition in a junk shop in the East End of London. These treasures, some of
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    IMPRISONED IN SEWER.
    195 12 I Man's Eleven Hour Search For Escape. Motor-car diivers in (.ale Street, Durban, recently were startled by cries issuing from the middle of the ioad. One motorist, wondering whether the holiday festivities had been playing him false, stopped his car and stepped out to investigate. To his
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    TWO MILES A MINUTE IN 7 H.P. CAR.
    242 12 Britain Breaks Record. BEST RUN SPOILT BY DRIED INK. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Straits Timk.s oh hi. Fleet Street, Pea. Taking hi; life in his hands, Captain George Kyston raised the baby car r.peed record to 118.IW m.p.h. on tluPendinc Sands at
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    HOGMANAY HERMIT.
    255 12 Goes to Office to Avoid Festivities. Deliberately shunnine all the gaiety "f New Year's Eve. one man chose OH that night to mope alone in his flat the queerest fish in Johannesburg. About !> o'clock, driven by his boredom <nu pangs of hunger, he went into the streets,
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    THE ALHAMBRA.
    186 12 Robert Montgomery In Excellent Farce. Robert Montgomery, Irene l'uriell and Charlotte Greenwood are featured in an excellent Metro-Goldwyn Mayer comedy, '•The Mm in Possession," which opened at the Alinambra test ni^'ht. Thi re is not 1 dull moment in thi- highly amusing atory of the young man, Raymond
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    "REDS" SENTENCED.
    170 12 "REDS SENTENCED. Chinese Volunteer A Communist. The four y. .uiur Chine i who were rounded up in a room in a Japanese hotel in Wilkie Road l>y the special branch of the Singapore riminal Intelligence Department for alleged Communist activitic were again before Mr. A. W. May. (be Third Police
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      BUD WALLEY WINS ON A FOUL.
      242 13 Bert Kirby Beaten. SINGAPORE BOXER IN FORM. [Fmi Our Own ('■>nv-i>or.cl- r.i London. r\-!>. 2\. Bud Wnlley. the Singapore boxer, v.i.s the winner over Bert Kirby, the former British flyweight champion, at the Rinn last right, but the contest had a disappointing ending. Kirby
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      S.C.C. SOCCER.
      612 13 Strong Set of Inside Forwards. Colours 6 Whites 1. The S.C.C. have formidable trio of inside forwards, as was shown in yester<!:iy's trial, when Colours, the probable n, t rieren, be»t the Whites by six goals to one. Although the Colours were not at full strength. Keade, Harper
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    RACE COURSE GOLF CLUB.
    335 13 To be Wound Up at End Of March. Regret that the club would have U> be wound up at the end of March was expressed at the seventh annual mer-ting of the Race Course Golf Club held yesterday. There was a small attendance. Mr. E. S.
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    BATTALINO FINED.
    98 13 Suspended as Result of Fight Fiasco. Cincinnati, Jan. 28. The State Boxing Commission today lined Christopher "Batt" Battalino $5,000 and suspended him indefinitely as a result of his fiasco of a match last night with Feddie Miller, which was declared I r.o contest. The national association promised to
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    PENANG MATCH.
    77 13 Medan Visitors Beaten By Odd Goal. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. 24. The Penang Football Association XI beat the Sports Vcreeni;*ing Mcnara ot Medan in a soccer match by two goi.ls to one. The visitors put up a good fight against the pick of Penang footballers. The
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    TODAY'S TENNIS AT THE S.C.C.
    281 13 Players in Married vs. I Single Matches. An interesting series of tennis matches, Married vs. Single, will be played at the S.C.C. this afternoon. N. S. Wise will partner D. H. Kleinman against Roy Smith and R. B. B. Donnell. The matches will be as
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    BOXING & THE REFEREE.
    362 13 BOXING THE REFEREE. Inconsistencies Which Spoil Sport. This matter of refereeing is undoubtedly one of \ital importance to the game (states a writer in Boxing.") The question as to whether or not a referee should officiate j in or outside of the rinjr. has caused a deal j of controversial
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    138 13 Wednttday, February 24. Tennis: S.C.C. Married vs. Sincrle. Football: Glouce* en vs. Mala- s, Jalan Besar Stadiui,- S.C.C. Xr R.A.. f'adantr. Thursday, February j. Football: Commercial Cup semi-final-Harbour Board vs. Cattle Trading: Co.. Anson Rd. Stadium. Friday, February 26. S.C.C. Cricket Trial. Football: Chinese vs. S.C'.C. Amon Rd,
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    SINGAPORE CRICKET.
    358 13 Teams for Week-End Trial Matches. The S.C.C. C ■i'-.v. sea: on will occn next week-end with two trial matfhs One match will begin on Friday at 5 p.m. and be continued on Saturday at 2 pan. and the other will begin at 1 sum. on Sunday. The teams
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    YACHTING.
    83 13 Programme of Race?, For Next Sunday. The Royal Sirjr.-.pore Yacht Ciub announces lhat or. Sunday the A class will sail the last of :i series of races for the Van Vliet trophy. Starting at 10 a.m. The B class will sail the last of a series of races for
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    REFEREEING IN THE RING.
    693 13 Encourages Clinching. VERBAL REPRIMAND WANTED. Should a referee i>e inside the ropes or outside the ring when jiNlninjj- hwdng < on tost? I From the time when pugilism reigr.ed. :.< .1 during the long period when glove tiirhting for end in ail c merged into the
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    Malaya's Wireless World.
    1142 14 New Developments In Malayan Wireless j Singapore May Yet Have Its Own j Station Deliberations On An I Elaborate Scheme Ceylon's Lead. i (By Our Wireless Correspondent.) I ii n ♦»♦*♦♦♦♦<♦■.♦♦♦♦«♦♦♦♦««♦«♦♦>♦»»,,,« THINGS are Iwirinninj* to move again in local wireless circles and there ill quite v spiri
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    LOCAL WIRELESS.
    29 14 The in > teetlng of tli,- general (imlll of 'In- Axnicijr Wireless > -en Malaya (Singapore) »i!l be heM <>n Thursday, Mar. at thy club house at 6.13 p.m.
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    NORWAY'S SHIPPING CREDITS.
    585 14 Payments of Instalments Over Five Years. If it had not been for the extended credits granted by shipbuilders in \arious countries, there is no doubt that the great expansion in the Norwegian merchant fleet which has taken place in recent yeara would not have occurred. Among the
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    UNSATISFACTORY BURMA FINANCES.
    167 14 Immediate Correction And New Taxation Necessary. Tn introducing the Burma Budget on Feb. 11 the Finance Minister used the; plain term unsatisfactory to describe! Bui ma's finances. There was a fall r.-f, r.no and a half eiores cf rupees in revenue; which would continue until agricultural prices
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    DARING ESCAPE FROM GAOL.
    138 14 Man Who Tried to Kill Sir Charles Tegart. Midnapoie, Feb. IS, A daring escape from gaol was made on the night of Feb. 7 by three long-term prisoners. They were Dincsh Chandra Majumdar, who was sentenced to transportation for life for the bomb outrage on Sir
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      BRITISH WALKER CUP TEAM.
      1114 14 Probable Players. TOLLEY AND PERKINS ACCLIMATISED. j At last the welcome announcement is < made that the R. and A. have received the customary invitation from the Unit- ed States Golf Association to send a British team across to do battle once more for the Walker
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    CHARLIE PADDOCK.
    98 14 Refused Registration Card By American A.U. Once known as the "fastest human,"' Charlie PaJdock, the Californian sprint and world's record-holder, has been refused a registration card by the American Athletic Union, which thus bars him from all amateur athletics. It is an open secret that the A.A.U. looked
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    GRUESOME WORK.
    211 14 Woman Who Spends Her Time Among Bones. There is a woman in London who spends nearly all her time among i skeletons and human bones. She is Mil's M. L. Tildesley. who has just been appointed curator of the Human Qsteologica! Department of tbe Museum oi the I
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    NEW DIVORCE CENTRE.
    166 14 Easy Method at The Reno of the North." Paris, Feb. 14. The easy divorce facilities available at Riga, which has risen to fame as the Reno of the North," have led to a diplomatic representation by the French Government, according to Le Matin, which states that the
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    TO PLACATE AN EVIL SPIRIT.
    512 16 Farmer and Fortune. SACRIFICIAL BURNING OF MONEY A story of a "sacrificial" burning of money U> placate an evil spirit standing between a fanner and a fortune was related to th* magistrate in the remote village of Llansawel, Carmarthenshire, recently. Lily Jones, a^ed 50, and
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    A WIFE'S RIGHTS
    124 16 Recorder on a Husband's Privilege to Pay The Recorder (Sir Ernest Wild, K. C), when summing up in a case at the Old Bailey, said: •'A wife cannot be compelled to go back to her husband unless he gets an order for restitution of conjugal rights, which,
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    ROLLS ROYCE OF US.A
    79 16 Firm Declares Itself Solvent And Unembarrassed. The Rolls Royce Company of America, in answer to a receivership suit pending in the Federal Court, denies insolvency, and claims that the concern is financially unembarrassed. It admits a loss in 1930, but claims that this is largely due
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    MURDERED IN SHOP WINDOW.
    251 16 Hundreds Pass By And See Nothing. Glasgow, Feb. 1 A woman was murdered in a shopwindow in one of the busiest streets in Glasgow last night. Hundreds of people and scores of tramcars passed by within a few feet, but her body, which was visible from
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    MR. H. E. STEEL.
    363 16 Death of Weil-Known Racing Man. While in attendance at a club meeting at the Exchange Hotel, Liverpool. Mr. H. E. Steel, the well-known racehorse owrer, suddenly collapsed and died. Mr. Steel, who wsa sixty-four years cf age, had owned horses for about thirty years, and met
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    SEAMEN'S WAGES.
    96 16 Conference Agrees To Reduction After a further conference lasting six hours, the National Maritime Board. which represents shipowners and seamen, has agreed that seamen's wages must be reduced by 18s. monthly in the case of foreign-going vessels, and 6s. weekly in the ut'.e of coasting-trade vessels. These reductions
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    U.S. AIR "ACE" KILLED.
    106 16 Plane Strikes Flagpole On Golf Course. Owing to his plane running out of fuel. Mr. Edward A. Stinson, the flying "Ace" and aircraft manufacturer, crashed on the polf course in Chicago and was fatally injured. In making a forced landing the machine struck a flagpole. Three
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    GREAT FIGHTER FOR EMPIRE.
    497 16 Mr. Leo Maxse. MR. BONAR LAW AND A BARGAIN. Mr. Leo Maxse, whose death has taken place in London, was the most vigorous publicist of his day, one of the most consistent patriotic journalists, and a controversialist who was never compelled to withdraw a single word
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    PEPPER PISTOLS.
    244 16 Weird Weapons Shown In Police Court. A collection of weird lethal weapons was displayed in Birmingham Police recently and a detective had to explain to the magistrates their uses. They were displayed during a case in which a ir.an was charged with threatening to murder his wife. Detective
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    COBRA IN CELL.
    159 16 Indian Detenu's Ordeal In Gaol. For ten minutes L. Bhopatkar, a Poona lawyer, confined as a political detenu under the ordinances, near Gandhi, in Yeravda gaol, faced death in his cell, while the head of a cobra swayed within striking distance of his face. Bhopatkar was seated
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    LEAGUE OF NATIONS NOTES.
    479 17 Co-operation Between Finance and Trade. A: the morning meeting of the Council of the League of Nations on Jan. 28, Herr Von Weiszacker (Germany) submitted bi- report on the work of the Economic Cofriimittee. Analysing the part of tho Committee's report concerning the influence of the
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    WIFE BURNS HOME
    241 17 Jealousy After She Had Run Away. The leniency of French juries i;i dealing with "crimea nassionnnllos has been farther exemplified at the Seine Assizes.! A jury there has just acquitted Madam*; i who. after leaving home with her buahaad'i Mead, became consumed with jealousy when her husband
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    HOUSE IN AEROPLANE.
    73 17 First to Take Part In Aerobatics. A BMChank of tlx 1 Wostland Aircraft works wa overhauling a Gipsy Moth li^ht aeroplane beloajriag to Mr. F. S. Symondoott, when be noticed inside one of trie wtnxa a mow el nest. Mr. Bymondnon had been using his machine for
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    STILETTO DEATH.
    53 17 Watched from Shore By Riviera I'romenaders. l'i 'iinn-iiitdi-i Bl the Casino in Monaco, Mcaattjr aa» a jrotlllg Italian student row cut to sea in a hind boat and plunge a u,ng atUetto into Bin heart. The Ixxly which the weapon had completely tinii-ii\eil. v,;t- bioiifjht ashore by I
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      771 17 Need of Keeping Him In The Country. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, It is lepoited that 130,781 Indian labourers have been repatriated from Malayu. At least 50,001) of these might havo remained in the country. The fait is that owinjr to the expenses connected
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    PALM OIL TANKS IN LIGHTER.
    248 17 Socfin Win Suit Against Central Engine Works. I The suit between Socfin and Co., Ltd.. of Bangsar Estate, and Central Engin: Works, Ltd., arising out of the construe Hon of three tanks for the carrying o palm oil in a sea-going lighter belonging to the
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    FOR EFFICIENCY.
    141 17 Advice for Government Commercial Works. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Feb. 22. Several members of the People's Council lave submitted a motion inviting tho Government to appoint advisory committees to the various commercial Government works, as for instance the Banka Tin Industry and the Salt Monopoly, in order
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    S.V.C. ORDERS.
    203 17 Routine orders by Lieut. -Col. M. J. T. Iteilly. M.C., Commanding S.S.V.F. Singapore, Feb. 24. Lieut F. G. Hill has been granted leave from Mar. 10 to Dec. 81. Lieut. W, CorkhQl is transferred to the i J and P.W.Y.C. H.K. the Governor has appointed the follcwing to
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    EX-PRISONERS HELPED
    246 17 The Singapore After-Care Association. A meeting of the Singapore After-Caro Association will be held at the office of the Superintendent of Prisons on Mar. 0 at 4.45. The report of the committee for the year ended Dec. 81 states: The funds in the hands of the Asso- I
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    "THE MESSIAH."
    111 17 Plans for Singapore Musical Society' 3 rendering a:e now opsn at John Little's. Holder! of vouchers to be exchangcJ for seat ticket-- should note that Friday's performance starts at 9.15 and not at 9.30 as printed on the vouchers. The recording for His Master's Voice will take placs
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    INCREASED ARMY PAY.
    30 17 Army Oidei* announce that sergeants «-nd '.ante-sergeants of machine-gun companies will receive an additional fourpenn- a month at home stations and' threepence a month at Mediterranean stations.
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    A STRIP OF STEADY INDUSTRY.
    1178 18 PENANG LETTER Big Trade In Betel-Nuts— Library Report— What Books People Read— The Hardy Fig Tree— Will It Sometime Be Worth Tapping Young Muslim Union— Fish Prices Two Bridges Open Again. (From Our O-.vn Correspondent.) THK aarrow -trip of ground lyini be-| twoan Victoria Street
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    CLIMATIC TESTS FOR CONCRETE.
    191 18 Weather "On Tap" In New Laboratory. The English climate in miniature will be reproduced in a laboratory for investigations concerning concrete and cement that is nearing completion at the Building Research Station near Watford. This laboratory, the first of its kind in the world, will establish
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    ALASKA TRAGEDY.
    112 18 Many People Buried in Ice Coffins. Nome (Alaska), Feb. IS. Human bodies encased in sheets of ice are the sole .srrim relics of seven Eskimo villages wiped out by severe floods east I of Nelson Island, in the Bering Sea, jusi before Christmas. News of the disaster has
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    ITALY'S WORK IN NORTH AFRICA.
    145 18 "Rebellion Completely Ended." News received in Rome from Tripoli a:nounces that the Governor of Libya, Marshal Badoglio, has published a manifest), announcing on the first anniversary of the occupation of Cufra the total acilication of Italy's North African possessions. The manifesto opens: "I declare that
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    "A SOFT SPOT."
    261 18 Magistrate's Sympathy For j Street Trader. When Thomas James Mayo, a street trader, appeared at Tower Diidgl Police! Court-— having been arrested on a warrant as he ciid r.ot answer to his bail charged with being drunk while in charge of a pony and trap and with
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    FILM ACTRESS'S HAIR THAT WENT BLUE.
    194 18 Hairdresser Ord«r«ed To Pay £210. la the Dublin Circuit Court Mrs. Kosnlie McMillan, of Stanhope I", sidaas, iighjrate, London, a film actresi «1M iwarded £210 against Messrs. Proat, hairtraaaan of Dublin, for wrongful and negligent treatment of her hair, whicl.', it ,vas contended, became
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    "BURDENS OF MARRIAGE"
    102 18 Mr. Justice McCardie And Divorce Suits. Mr. Justice McCardie dealt with 11 undefended civorce cases at the Assizes at Ipswich. In one east the judge was informed that 'he hi' si and (the petitioner) was wall 111 when he was nineteen and haj an order made against
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    " HE THAT IS SURETY. . ."
    91 18 HE THAT IS SURETY. A judgment debtor, a Jew, at Shoreditch County Court, said, I didn't incur the debt, but became surety." Judtfe Cluer— Then you are the person who has got to pay. You don't read your own Book or those words of the wisest of men: "He that
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    EMANCIPATION OF IRAQ.
    1556 19 Commission's Report. PRAISE FOR BRITAIN'S WORK. On Jan. 28 the Council cf the League r>£ Nations dealt with the British proposal for the emancipation of Iraq. The rapporteur, Mr. Marinkovitch (Yugoslavia) recalled that M Sept. 4 the Council had requested thu Commission to give its opinion on
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    UNKIND SPEAKING.
    105 19 Cause of Much Misery, Says Judge. At the Somerset Assizes at Taunton damages amounting to £10 each, and costs, were awarded to Mrs. Hale, headmistress of Godney Council School, near Wells, and her daughter, a temporary assistant teacher, against Edward Hayes, of Henton, Wells, a correspondent to the
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    SETTLEMENT OF WAR DEBTS.
    587 19 Britain £200,000,000 Short. In presiding over the annual meeting Of the Westminster Bank, on Jan. 17, the Hon. Rupert E. Beckett, th» chairman, made a searching examination of the international debt, situation and its bearing on world trade. Hope and confidence, he said, would be restored
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    ALL OVER A CHAIN.
    140 19 Costs 6d. But Takes 255. To Fit. The foreman at one of the L.N.E.R. London suburban stations noticed that a chain hanging from a gas lamp on one of the platforms was loose. He pointed it out to the travelling lamp cleaner. The cleaner replied that
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    RAILWAY DEFENCES.
    93 19 Gen. Chiang Kai-shek Inspects Military Units. Hsuchow, Feb. 8. It is learnt in military circles that General Chiang Kai-shek has completed plans for national defence. During the last few days he has been conducting an inspection of the various troops stationed along the Lung-Hai and Peking-Han-kow Railways and
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    KINFAUNS CASTLE.
    167 19 Great Scottish Estate Sold To Pay Death Duties. London, Feb. 5. In order to pay death duties the Earl of Moray has disposed of his Kinfauns Castle Estate, Perthshire, to an anonymous purchaser. This is the most important Scottish estate transaction since the disposal, eighteen months ago, if
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    LATE HEAD OF COOK'S.
    56 19 Death Duties of £500,000 On £1,000,000 Estate. London, Feb. 10. Estate of a gross value of over £1,000,000 was left by Mr. Frank Henry Cook, late head of Thomas Cook and Son, Ltd., tourist agents, who died: on Christmas Day. It is understood that the death
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    ALLEGED CHASE IN HOTEL.
    531 19 Pursuit by Indians. "DETAINED" BY HALL PORTER. In tho King's Band) nrently Mr. Albert Bdw»rd Peck, of DaVU Road, Acton Vale, sued the Hyde Park Hotel, Limited. Knight.sbridge, S.W., claiming damages for assault and false imprisonment at the hctcl. He alleges that he was detained by
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