The Straits Times, 9 February 1933

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  • 38 1 The Straits Times (ESTABLISHED NEARLT A CENTUBT.] THE LARGEST "AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MAEZY2. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1933. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 9, 1933. PRICE 10 CENV
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 310 1 ■inuapork: m, cecil st. vphqnl oibd. «.1S Tonißht 9.15. TELL ME I TONIGHT. I i Phone 5261-2. I J A DOLLAR A DAY f|Ni"Jft— il The VAC-TRIC rjj&: ALL BR ITI SH L REFRIGERATOR J The Vac-Trie All British Refrigerator Z^^^. c an be yours for a dollar a day
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    • 120 1 IuALA tUBifUR: VS. Aviu^.tt-dtiONcH^» REDUCED PRICES SPECIAL OFFER FOR FEBRUARY MARCH WITH THE EXCEPTION OF WINES, PROVISIONS, H.M.V. GOODS, CIGARETTES, CAFE, ETC. AND A FEW PROPRIETARY ARTICLES ALL GOODS in ALL DEPARTMENTS 12i% DISCOUNT DURING FEBRUARY AND MARCH BON A FIDE PRICE REDUCTIONS TO ALL OUR CUSTOMERS. ROBINSON CO., LTD.
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    • 11 1 •GEBEEHT 6.15 Tonight 9.15. TELL ME TONIGHT. l'honc 5261-2. 1 .._l
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 485 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. (JNDKR CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage. Due SNore. 1933. XBANGALORI 6,000 Feb. 16 COMORIN 16,000 Feb.
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    • 605 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (MPPON YTTfIEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, l.nndon, Antwerp Rotterdam and Middlenbrouirh. Vessels. Tonnage. Due. Sail. 5 SUWA MARU 10,700 Feb. 23 24 FUSHIMI MARU 10,900 Mar. 9 10 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,400 Mar. 22 23 t TERIKTNI MARU 12.000 Apr. 4 6 HAkUSAN MARU 10,400 Apr. 19 20
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    • 467 2 BURNS PfflLP LINE. (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,865 tons) and the s.s. MANGOLA (3.352 tons) (Csrgo only). The m. MARSLLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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    • 507 2 THE EAST ASIATIC ICO., LIMITED. (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From From From From Spore Malacca Port Penang Swett. BORINGIA 14/2 14/2 15/2 17/2 FIONIA 7/3 7/3 8/3 10/3 ERRIA 28/3 28/3 29/3 81/8 LALANDIA 18/4 18 4 1U
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    • 1117 2 I THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HUA KIIIOW STEAMSHIP CO. Steam Ship Co, Ltd., and China (1932). LTD. Mutual Steam Navlfration Co., Ltd.) THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE CLXARD STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO, LTD. THE AUSTRAL! VN ORIENTAL LINE, Ltd.
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  • 1133 3 DRAGGED TO HIS DEATH Mysterious Murder. ANONYMOUS LETTER MENTIONED. Track marks of an unknown vehicle, and other marks which appeared as i» an object had been draeced behind, led from a main road .">0 yards into a plantation, and turned about a coconut tree. A Head liim'-e was found leaninir
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  • Shipping News.
    • 383 3 Largest Number of Lives Saved for Four Years. Daring 1932 the numl>er of lives rescued from shipwreck round the coasts of (ireat Britain and Ireland was 395, the largest number for four years, and 53 vessels were saved from destruction or helped to safety. Th? two
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    • 233 3 A onsidejpble Decrease Likely. Though all the inforr.-.ation necessary to complete the statement as to amount of shipping lying idle in Br.'tish ports in the last quarter ot IM2 is not yet available, it is understood that the improvement revealed at a number of the rM.rts narticularly on
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    • 134 3 Discovered In Durian Strait. The following telegraphic notices to mariners have been received at the Master Attendant's office, Singapore: "The lightbuoy Poxbanken has been repaired and the light on Sambar Lighti .-Kip is burning again, 'out irregularity. "A coral stone has MM located in five Pieires of water
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    • 143 3 DURDWAN, Brit., 2.911 tons, from Yokohama 8-2, for London i»-J. LAERTES. Dut., 3,613 tons, from New York 9-2, for Batavia 11-2. LARUT. Brit., 464 tons, from Malacca 9-2, for Malacca 10-2. MEDON, Brit.. 3,fi27 tons, fiom Moji 9-2, for Liverpool 10-2. ATLAS MARU. Jap., 4,511 tons, from Nago■yu
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    • 115 3 KKIThI HARBOUR. Main Wharf Tondja. (in Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. TanjonK Pacar. Sheers Wharf Nil. Albeit Dock Singkara. Victoria Dock Soli. Keppel Harbour. Kiuk'.- Dock Cromer. No. 1 Dock W. Ht. "Joan I," Nam Yon B. Xo. 2 Dock Minjderoo. Thursday, February
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    • 232 3 The following passengers snilcd on the i iiinnriii, which left London on Jan. 20: Fur Pcnang: Mr. R. M. Uawson, Lt.-Col. B. (i. Eaton, Mrs. R. B. Kennedy, Mr. A. Lindsay, Miss H. MacKenzie, Mr. Eric Newbold, Miss I. 11. Rayner. rapt. R. 1.. Shaw, MUs L. M. Siiwins,
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    • 42 3 Fined £600 For Fishing In Norwegian Waters. A Grimsby trawler, the Akranes, was brought into Vardo by a Norwegian inspection vessel and fined 11,000 kroner (nearly £600) for fishing in Norwegian territorial waters. The owners agreed to pay the fine.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 461 3 ftNORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. (Incorporated la Germany.) The undermentioned are th* company's Intended fixtures: OUTWARD. 8 NECKAR for Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Japan and North China Feb. It I LAHN for Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Japan and North China Feb. 18 HOMEWARD. I SCHLESIEN for M'seilles, R'dam, Hamburg and Bremen Feb. 15
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    • 387 3 9OUAM CTgAfcttaW UHE oaWAMDUCAN MAIL UNB TO EUROPE Panama Canal vu j America i Canada V Suez BT PRESIDENT LINERS 24 to 53 days of real comfort Enjoyable Economy Swimming Bath— Excellent Cuisine. Large cabim with beds. Hot and cold running water la every stateroom. DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES, INC. LTD.
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    • 532 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England.) 11 ELLERMAN n LINE. Freight Service to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Yla Porte and Sun CaaaL OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI ft JAP.UI, Steamer ■4. CITY OF KHIOS Due Spore Feb. 21 Sails S>nre Feb. 22 HOMEWARDS. •3. CITY OF LYONS for
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 66 3 SINGAPORE WEATHEB REPORT. Stations. Yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Min. temp, ins Sunshine temp. •P hrs. *F Alor Star 93 Nil lO.b 68 Kota Bharu 86 Nil 10.3 65 K. Trengganu 85 Nil 11.3 67 Bukit Jeram 91 Nil 11.5 71 Memnjr 82 Nil 10.8 67 Singapore 90 Nil
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    • 136 3 TIDE TABLES. Thursday, February 9. H. W. 9.44 a.m., 8 ft. 8 in., 11-29 p.m., 8 ft. 4 in. Friday, February 10. H. W. 10.25 a.m.. 9 ft. 3 in., 11.52 p.m., 8 ft. 6 in. Saturday, February 11. H. W. 11.02 a.m., 9 ft. 8 in., 12.15 p.m., 8
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 628 4 Sfe Strain Wm& |m4 Mni fi. C«e»l BtTMt, Mnw» rbone*. B! 51 -51 St. Tal: "Hum" fUnttft*. ImIi L»a«r OMcai 15- J»rm HtiM*. Phoaa: MM. t-1th O«t«: Bolt Coart, fl««t fltrMt. London. E.C. 4. Phooc: Cratral 441*. T.L "ijfdauUr L««d«». LndoB Ad»rrUaiBg RrpreMBUtivt: 14, Old iewry. L*m*m. Ei.l I i'.y
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    • 650 4 HOUSES. FLATS TO LET 81, Wilkic Roud. Apply, 8, Malacca Street. 6 A 16, Angullia Park, Oil Extraction Factory, 92, Robinson Rd. Angullia Co. TO LET, furnished flat corner Amber Mansions. Apply Swastika, t, Orchard Road. TO LET bungalow No. 9, Tomlinson Road, 2 bedrooms, modern sanitation, garage. Rent $100.
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    • 557 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LET, offleos W». ft. CoUyer ynay, Apply Sime, Darby A 'Co^ Ltd. I OFFICES TO LET, 24-B. Battery Road, 2nd floor. Apply Guthrie Co, Ltd. OFFICE, Robinson Road, 8,700 aq. feet, n>st class property. United Engineers. OFFICES to let on 2nd and 4th floors' Ocean
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    • 571 4 FOR SALE i 'Sol ftafeet Siqhi Eye troubles? Why Suffer? Get a copy "Perfect Sight." FREE. Commence easy home treatment. No risk. >{o obligation. Singapore— Phone .It lt. M. K/.KKIKL SONS, Manufacturing Ophthalmic Opticians. FACTORY FOR SALE Land ami Factory complete with Engines and Mnchinery for manufacturing ilubber I Goods,
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    • 511 4 PUBLIC NOTICES. CHANGE OF ADDRESS. TONi; LAM CO.. und THK MALAYAN FLOI'R MTLLINCi CO. have removed their offices from :>». Mitrket Street, to 4R 4R. Peck Seah Street. All future communication^ should be forwarded to the new ».i.lres>. McALISTER ft Co., Ltd. Notice is hereby ir'ven that an Interim dividend
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    • 348 4 BUSINESS CARDS. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AM) MASSAGE. MM HART and Mi«s H tiO. WATERLOO SIHEET. Telephone 71G7. YE OLDE TRAVELLER'S REST, KEPPKI. MAKROVR. TOM ROGERS who has recently taken over above Premises will, start supplying from Fab. I HOT SUPPERS AT SLUMP PRICES. Rally round the old firm. Little Giant.
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  • 375 5 LESS WORK SAME PAY. Geneva, Cure For Unemployment. Geneva, Jan. 10. An international attempt to drive j down the working week in industry, first to 40 hours and subsequently to 36 or 30 hours, will be made when the Conference on Hours of Work and UncmployritCHt. opens here to-morrow. The
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  • 366 5 Lea Bridge Nearly Ready For Traffic. One of the lliost impressive engineering feats in tlu- history of London hi«rUways has reached an important stage. It is the linking Of the Royal Docks with the City, a fJ.iitHI.OUO scheme which was first approved i>y the Government
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 299 5 HOTELS -mui»r #i <■»■»» »»m- IS T-m RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL. TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE AND LAST PERFORMANCE OK DOT'S REVUE CABARET 9.30 p.m. to Mid-night. PHONE 5381. New Amber Room now open for private luncheons and dinners. Strictly private. ADELPHI HOTEL ROOF GARDEN TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE CABARET
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    • 373 5 RAFFLES CAFE Excellent Meals a la Carte f< at IVfeoeFaie Cest. BREAD daily delivery to all parts of the town. CAKES Cakes and Pastries, Sausage Rolls and Curry Puffs freshly made daily. Upcountry orders executed promptly. Chocolates, Sweets, Crackers and Fancy Goods. PHONE 5381. BAND PERFORMANCES S.S. Police Band. FEBRUARY:
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    • 594 5 RUCTION NOTICES. ESTATE Or V. VANDEK IJKCK, I)K< K\SKH. AUCTrON SALE <>r was paltafcad e— sed hMk haaiahuld furniture, H M.V. table czand aomkas gramophone, crockery, nlasKvan-. etc. I" be liul.l at No. 22. Buflulo Koad, on Saturday, February 11, 1923, at 2.30 p.m. On view from Thursday. Cataioirucs issued.
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 172 5 Today's Crossword Puzzle ST~ »jl IH 55" ss~ sfe 11 p^!_ /5 _p!l_ CLUES J ACROSS jj g- 19. Dwcli at Jt. Kullti's thistle 6. Had courage Swt ar 10. fut on L>t; Ha f 11. Lok joints :!0 I>R t V1 12. Pointed hill jrick 14. Kurioun x (;jv(
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  • Round The Cinemas.
    • 2741 6 Making A Film In The— Arctic Seas. A CHILLY SWIM HEATHER ANGEL 24 TODA V—SPECIALY SPECIAL SHIP FOR CAVALCADE ANOTHER CONAN DOYLE FILM SOME COMING PRODUCTIONS. By Our Film Correspondent. After the task of unloading the Borodino had been accomplished and the S.O.S. Iteberg company and supplies encamped within a
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 147 6 WE SPECIALIZE IN DEPENDABLE GUARANTEED ILWD..MADE FURNITURE FOR OFFICE AND HOME. WITH PRIDE i: CAN REFER \i>[ TO GOVERNMENT ALSO PRIVATE WORK WE carried out 20 years ago and over. ALL OF WHICH STILL GIVING PERFECT SERVICE. Within Ilir paafl 12 months we have carried out and delivered THE LARGEST
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 175 7 AWAMBRA The ladepenefent Theatre with the Pick of the World's Pictures. SPECIAL MATINEES TODAY! TOMORROW! SATURDAY! SUNDAY! AT 3 P.M. It's here! The Snappiest, Merriest and BIGGEST Musicomedy yet!!! —-^^^]r Smuel oolduyn Palnay A- CHARLOTTE GREENWOOD^ COMK AND ROAR YOUR HEAD OFF! Hear those ditties See those giris Yell those
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    • 467 7 C 'Every ward "f the advance notices was entirely justified..." STRAITS TIMES 8/2/33. WE TOLD YOU! London doesn't rave over Nothing I "Last night's audiences were enthusiastic I I they ci'cn applauded /;_v all means see 'TELL ME TONIGHT'".. STRAITS TIMES 8/2 33. j TAKE GOOD ADVICE! SEE The Gaumont
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    • 396 7 TALLULAH BANKHEAD With PAUL LUKAS CHARLES BICKFORD IN "THUNDER BELOW" A Paramount I'icturo. A j*reat star in her greatest picture SPECIAL NOTICE! As many Acre unuble Hi jjuin admission at the hist pajrfanMMKM of "The I-ove Fiiradi- we have made arnmUcmi'nts to scrcc-n this Production at the 3.15 p>m. matinees
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  • 174 8 Malay Youth Willing To Accept $20. 11 omeone fractured your jaw ho.v much would you charge for it? There is Malay youth in Singapore, Bnaop bin Abdullah, who is quite willing to .'i 1 s l) tor undergoing thai once. He said so in
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  • 188 8 Mr. E. N. Taylor and Miss M. Howes. The wedding took place at St. Andrew's Cathedral ye.teiilav of Mr. Kvan Nutta' Taylor. M.C.S. the ass start Otlii I Assignee, son of the late Mr. T. A Taylor and Mrs. Taylor of Leek BtaaTordahire, and Miss Margaret Howes .laughter
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  • 200 8 Celebration of Hindu Festival. The Hindu festial of Thaipusam (th'time when the god Suhramamam appears to his deroteea) iK'ir.m featerday morning with the proceaaion of the Silver lar fium the Tank Road temple to thNew Bridge Road temple. Followed hy crowds 'fit devotees. ideating drums, chanting prayers and dancing,
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  • 124 8 Story Of A Domestic Arrangement. "The accuse I.- wif- is the complain ;> i's natetreea vi'h their rnneent T% ninplaiiiiint rapporta both the aeenaed and his wife on thai c mdition." said Court Inspector Bheedy '.<> the Si. i^-- i iniinei l> ;^trict Judge, Mr M. A. Foi
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  • 63 8 A Chinese ajrwl about It was foun<! I b/mg m KaHaag Road with wwiad en j. his head la Digßt. H< was hlt^iin;; t) profusely from the cat 1 I Tl am ilaace m Immediately te! r piiQted for L-iit the mar. teanabad to his y injuries
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  • 212 8 Young Americans to See Singapore. The training ship Californ.a State, ■aerated l>y the California Nautical" School, will arrive in Singapore on Feb 12 about '.< a.m. This vessel is loaned to the Stata of California by the United States Navy Department and is used in the training lit
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  • 190 8 Revenue Officers Get Big Drug Haul. A tampan anchored off KainponK Malacca, in the Singapore Kiver, was examined by Revenue officers. A haul of $1,240 worth of chandu and $230 of opium came their way. The sequel was that two Chinese a;>peared before Mr. H. A. Forrer, the
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  • 157 8 How Six Stills Were Captured. When seven men wen charged in lour ■icparale cases, with distilling liquor, Mr. Taibot, assistant Controller of the Government Monopolies, Mated to Mr. H. A. Foiici. t ho Criminal District Judge. >.hat 'I.:- vim another instance of "swimming acTOSt a river to get
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  • 71 8 Alleged Criminal Breach Of Trust. (From Our Own t'orrospondon;.) IVnaig, Feb. 8. <:i'i Da Silva, a Eurasian, until reI'iitly a bookkeeper ti> the Successors of Ifotne < 'unite. affMta for the Messa.?erus I ;ui'i i line, wa.* (hiii";'i'd in the |oliie i-ii rl lux iuiluv with criminal breach
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  • 71 8 Eurasian's $600 Breach Of Trust. A Eurasian hi II -co! lector, C. de Souza, rrmeriy «f the Sinpapore Casket Co., leailtii guilty to a charge of criminal h K trust before the Se:ond Poli- e lagistiato, Mr. A. W. Hay. yesterday, in tapad of sums totalling
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  • 465 8 Tried to Avoid Collision. A summons arising out of a motor collision was heard by the Third Police Magistrate, Mr. J. F. F. Gregg, yester day when Mehar Singh was summoned by Charles Gayet for rash driving. Mr. K. A. Seth appeared for the complainant while Mr. C.
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  • 74 8 Pilots Found Dead By Machine. Kort Murray (Alberta), Feb. 6. Two experienced pilots named Calder and Madin left the most northerly air base in Canada on the way to Edmonton across completely deserted country at the end of January. As no news had been heard of them several
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  • 170 8 Matrimonial Triangle And Tallulah Bankhead. "Thunder Below," the latest Paramount production featuring Tallulah Dankhead. now being shown at the Pavilion, is not up to the standard usually associated with her work. The story concerns a matrimonial triangle, and only excellent acting saves it from the mediocre. Miss Bankhead,
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  • 46 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Mcdan, Feb. 6 A strike has lirokm out amongst th--tappers of the I'aincnotkan and Tjiascm properties (Java) in connection with the unsatisfacloiy s.v*t "i;i of advances foi the Lobaran (native New Year.) Three nundred ami eifffcty coolies arc involve.!.
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  • 23 8 The Comte and Comtesse de Preval, Mr. R. E. Holttum and Mr. R. D. S. Shrimpton left Singapore by air yester:!ay for Batavia.
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  • 38 8 Among the passengers arriving at Singapore today by the Indrapoera wei— Mr. R. Allen Haden, American ViceConsul; Mr. W. L. Grut, Consul-General for Sweden in Bangkok; and Mr. J. ten Hagen, agent for the Rotterdam Lloyd in Singapore.
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  • 117 8 Rugby, Feb. 7. Foreign exchanges are: Amsterdam 8.53 Athens 600 Berlin 14 13 32 Belgrade 252 1/ 2 Bombay 1/6 5/32 Brussds .24.631/ a Bucharest 585 Buenos Aires 41 V-> official rate Copenhagen 22 7/16 Geneva 17.75 V> Helsingfors 226 1/ 2 Hong Kong 1/3 1/4 Lisbon 110 Madrid
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  • 123 8 M.C.C. Sportsmanship Not Questioned. Melbourne, Feb. 8 The Australian Board of Control has replied to the M.C.C. as follows regarding the use of the word "unsportsmanlike" in the first cable of protest against "body line" bowling: "We do not regard the sportsmanship of your team as being
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  • 84 8 Imposing Ceremony On April 1. Rome, Feb. 5. All States having: diplomatic relations with the Vatican have received special invitations to send delegates to take part in the ceremony of the opening, by the Pope, of the great Sacred Door of St. Peter's. The ceremony, which will take
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  • 41 8 Mails from Europe, (London mails despatched 19th January I, Ml B. I. Rajula which anchored at Permr.fr at 1 a.m. today will arrive by trail tomorrow morni irg. Correspondence will be ready for delivery to boxholders at 8.45 a.m.
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  • 57 8 The Hon. Mr. J. D. Hall, tho IJritish Advisi-r, Kc-dah, who was admitted to the General Hospital, Penang, on his arrival by the Corfu, is suffering from paratyphoid. The Hon. Mr. A. C. Baker is continuing to act for him, and will shortly leave for Kelantan to relieve the Hon.
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  • 170 8 Singapore. Feb. 9. Gambier 5.00 1 (Cube) No. 1 unpicked) 10.00 Copra 4.80 mixed 4.35 1 Safro flour, Sarawak 1.95 White Pepper lit., Black Pepper 15% Pearl Saj?o 4.00 small 3.90, medium 6.00' Rice Siam $162 to 220 Saigon $142 to 148 Rangoon $140 to 165 No. 1 125
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  • 164 8 I India Should Reduce Duty." London, Feb. K. The House of Commons discussed the Lancashire cotton industry on the motio.i of Sir Walter Smiles (Cons., Blackburn) drawing attention to the decline in exports and urpinif the Government to assist the industry. Sir Walter referred to the serious effect
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  • 41 8 Six Months and Fine Of 500 Rupees. Bombay, Feb. Mrs. Gandhi has been sentenced in the i Bui-sail police court to six months' fan- I pi isonmer.t and a fine of 500 rupees, or six weeks in default Keuti-r.
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  • 221 8 Today. North. N.-Ki^t and N'.-West Sumatra, Ecypt, Beropt and (Iroat Britain K.ita Pfaaas) 'Dutch .Mail I 7 p.m. Sinm. Burma. India, Iraq, Palestine, BaTat, East and South Africa, Europe, Great Fritain, Ireland. North and South America, to eon* nect with the Air Mail at Alor Star (By
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  • 39 8 ■r Christiaan Huygeru Corfu Indrapoera Conte Rosio Poolau liras Kaisar-I-Hmd B'iKin Londoa Not. 26 D«e. li Nov. 26 Dee. IT Dtc. 2 Dee. IS Dee. 16 Jan. 4 Dec. 29 Jan. 28 Jan. (i Jan. 2*
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  • 76 8 Buloh and Val dOrs Small Losses. j From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 8. Buloh River reports loss for the year ended Sept. 8(1 of 0,636 -vhich compares with a lo^~ for the previous twelvj months of V2,7iii> and which increases the debit carried forward to £12,5i>5. Val
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 73 8 RADIO PROGRAMME. Empire. 2.30 p.m. Time Signal from Big Ben. Concert by Laddie Clarke and his Imperial Hydro Hotel Orchestra, from the Imperial Hydro Hotel, Blackpool. 3.0. Evensong from Westminst'T Ahlx'V. 3.45. The Week in Westminster, a talk. Bandoeng. 12.30-3. Lunch music. ii.-GA'i Children's ,hour. 6.45-7. News. 7.-7.10. Classical Music.
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    • 111 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Thursday. February 9. Thuipusam Kv-tivil. Dot's Revue, tfeflles Hotel, 9.30 p.m. Friday. February l». ThaipuMim Ml .va! Nraworka Display, kaSei Reclamation, I i .in. Saturday. February Jl. •Much Married." S v |>"ro Rrnertory Player*, Victoria Theatre, »M p.m. Aanaal mta;. c>r Cey*»n 8i>orti Club. I p.m.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
    • 618 9 R.R.I. Press Comments. CENTRAL BODY'S POLICY UPHELD. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 8. At the annual general meeting: of the Ulu Selangor District Planters' Association, Major C H. A. Huxtable, D.5.0., .V. < in the chair, the chairman informed the meeting; that the resolution deprecating
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    • 135 9 Chinese Railway Development. The director of the Chinese Purchasing Commission, who is spending some three and a-half million sterling of the Boxer Indemnity in Kngland, on his return from a visit to the United States rcLfen-ed, Keuter. to the purchafr work of the past year, which he described
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    • 589 9 Fraser and Co.'s Weekly Report. Fraser atid Co., in their report, dated Feb. 8. state: The pas' week has been a quiet one In all sections of the local share market find there are no outstanding features which call for comment. Rumours and anticipations with regard to the
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    • 40 9 Ftp- beinjr in possession of 80 cents -tii cf non-Government char.:lu. o i h'ni-c, Cnjr Kah Chiok, was sentenced lo a fine of $7 or 10 days' imprisinmtnt. 'the arie-t was made at "S, Ophir Road.
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    • 404 9 Southern Kampar Tin Dredging. For public information only, in accordance with Stock Exchange requirements, particulars are published of Southern Kainpar Tin Dredging. The company, which was formed a year ago, has acquired from the London Tin Corporation two contiguous min-ny leases situate in thi' wel] known Kinta Valley,
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    • 106 9 deliberately Set on Fire Arrest Imminent. Paris, Fi'l>. !v The arrest uf a man who is believed deliberately to have set five to the French liner Atlantique is imminent. It is understood that he is regarded as the agent cf an anti-Fieich organisation, a member of a revolutionary
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    • 85 9 New York, Feb. (J According to the New York Times there is v reign of terror in Cuba. For ih" moment President Machado has stifled the rebellion by the sumiiifiry execution of l"(i to 200 students by virtue of mi old Spanish law permitting the shooting of
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    • 270 9 Closing Quotations In London. (From Our Owm Correspondent.) Loti<lon. Ff'i. B, Clo?inj» quotations loday of the principal British a;?d Americnn stocks are piven be'ow: The rise or fall is in relation to the price of Fib. 7. GOVERNMENT STOCKS BRITISH. Rise or Fall Conrarsioa Loan 6<
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    • 285 9 Increase of 6.2 Per Cent. Over 1931. The fierures for the complete year show thai the output of the Rold mines of the Hand duHns: 1982 was easily a record, total production beinjr 11,553,504 fine Bonces, compared with 10,874,145 fine ounces in the preceding your, which was
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    • 634 9 LONDON EXCHANG E PRICES JAN. 24 Abaco (£1) VI; Allopar 12/) /4%; Amberst; (2') Anglo-Malay (II l 9; Ay •> t KuninK (£li H' Bagan .Sirai (£1) r.'lO; Bahru fSel.i (2/) 1 Bantcng (£1) 8/9; I Bat'nE Cn«. /2; Batu Caves (£1) 7/; < B. TiKit
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  • 99 9 The Bißgaporc Chambci of Corai Ruliber Association held it i.io^th auction on Feb. x, v,h<n there v.as catalogued *****)10 Ib. or 589.24 ton offered 1*09,132 lb. or :.:W.7'.( tons; -<>li! 908.840 Ib. or I Spot. J.-.ndon 2 1 Virl. N. Vnrk 2 2S I'ItKKS MCMIttKB Kihhid Smoked
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    • 625 9 BANKING, NEDERLANDSCH, INDISCHE HANDELSBANK N. V. Established 1863 at Amaterdaa. Authorised Capital Gldb. 100,000,000 Paid up Capital Olds. 55.000.000 Beserve* Glda. 24.190,324 HEAD OPFIfE AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICES: THE HAGUE, ROTTERDAM. OTEBSEAB BK4NCHFS. Batavia: lleud office for Dutch Bait Indiei. BRANCH OFFJCES DI'TCn KABT INDIKS Arapenan, Bandoeng Cberibnn, Gorontalo, Makassar, Medan,
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    • 263 9 BANKING. NEDERLANDSCHE HANDa-MAATSCHAPPiJ, N.V. (NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY) Established in Amsterdam 1821. HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM WITH BRANCHES IN ROTTERDAM AND THE BAGUE, HEAD OFFICE FOR THE EAST: BATAVIA. Branches throughout the Dutch Kn«t Iniiies and in tho Straits Settlement*, li.J;n, China, Japan and Arabia. LONDON BANKERS The National Provincial Bank, Limited.
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  • 1012 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, FEB. 9,1933. PROPAGANDA. Since we last referred editorially to the Sino-Japanese dispute there has been a development which at one time threatened to assume tho most serious proportion? for Great Britain. The position between the two countries directly concerned and the League of Nations remains,
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  • 1303 10  -  A. D. Cohen. (By What Modern Research Teaches. The writer, who is n resident of Mnloya, dixcusscH food vplmx end suggest* that wrong eating is tht cruise of much chronic ill-health ami VMM of cancer. Most people, he says, should eat less i.teat and more dairy
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  • 271 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. Eric Newbold, of the Eastern Smelting Company, is expected back from home leave this month. Mr. J. B. Middleton, Manager of Kamiri and Karai Estates, Sungei Siput, has left for home. Mr. A. Harman-Orr, General Manager, Changkat Salak Kstate, Salak North, is due from home on Feb.
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  • 761 10 NOT TEMPTING! Today's gliaqpM of tin- i|bl l»1 "That way lay confiscation not a tempting l>;iit to danple before the eyes of tho inwtor." Sir Alfred Watson -=ppH];n!';- in London. REFLECTED GLORY. A certain Singapore journalist MushH very deeply last night when a younir lady approached
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    • 263 10 ..THE FILTER TIP by removing impurities keeps you fit j What the FILTER TIP doe. WMWV' *P» .i»ol«w»*ntwiob«co««ni. THEfHTtRTtP- V^P >SK a. Jk a Gvardi ohyutat Vitntu ~< Jf r-clfC(Ir -clfC(I liOI and Iffl*! from It4"> J*'/''^^BJl^Ham fil S"O« '°b«co Dttdri ''OKI ftdmf Into ito FAMOUS SPORTSMEN PROVE IT lag
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    • 282 10 AMUSEMENTS Singapore. ADKITHI HOTEL. Special DtaatT Hume nnd Cabaret. Thy' .Mayr Bitten. ALHAMHKA. Palms Day* with Ed4i« Cantor and Cliarlntte Greenwood. •Jt. Phone 6909. CAPITOL.— TeII Me Tonight with Jan Kie. pura and Sonnie Hale. C.l6 9.1 R. Phone 5261-62. GREAT WORLD.— Jeanette Mac Donald and Refrinald Denny in "Oh
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  • 660 11 EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT." No Communistic Leanings. PURSUIT GOES ON. Ready to Surrender On Terms. Kvcrytliinc on board is all right," stales another wireless message received from the mutineers on the Dutch battleship De Zeven Provincien. Thi'> Ml out from Olehleh. Sumatra, after overpowering their
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  • 72 11 Outbreak On British Cargo Boat. Rugby, Feb. 6. A FnracM Withy cargo steamer, the Pacific Shipper, UN tons, wMk a crew <if IT hound from l.omlnri to Portland, Oregon has reported that her engine rooni is alilazc ami that the tiro was spreading when 16 null's i.ff Ca]H'
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  • 665 11 Panic Conditions In Tientsin. Shanghai, Feb. 9. With the long-delayed Japanese genernl invasion of Jehol still hanging fire, North China is in a state of tension which is near reaching breaking point and the whole country is a hotbed of rumours concerning Japan's intentions. The tension
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  • 52 11 Premier May Go To Washington. London, Feb. 9. Router's Agency understands that the Government has made provisional arrangements for Mr. Mat-Donald, Mr. Runriman and subject to Budget exigencies Mr. Neville Chamberlain to proceed to Washington in due course to engage in conversation on the subject of War debts.
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  • 242 11 KING'S PALACE FOR SALE London Rumours. WHOLE AREA MAY BE COMMERCIALISED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 8. It is rumoured that the King is planning: to sell Buckingham Palace and recondition Kensington Palace as the principal Royal residence in London. It is believed that the Crown's concession to a
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  • 55 11 Three Lives Lost In Tokio Bay. Tokio, Feb. 0. Developing engine trouble, one of the Japanese Navy's latest and largest flyinglioat* plunged into Tokio Bay last night. A lieutenant-commander and two petty, officers were trapped in the fuselage atiH drowned. The remaining seven of the crew were
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  • 109 11 Rumours of Large Orders For Munitions. Toronto, Feb. B. Persistent rumours that the International Nickel Co. has received laiec orders from the Orient for munition purposes, though denied by the general manager of the company, have led the largest volume of trading in the company's shares for
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  • 89 11 Takes a More Serious Turn. Belfast, Feb. 9. The railway strike has taken a in<>! serious turn. Mr. Cramp, secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen, stated that it was proposed to intensity the struggle in every way in their power. The dockers at Stranraer have bein instructed
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  • 71 11 50 People Hurt and Much Damage. Berlin, Feb. 8. Earthquake shocks, were felt o»sr a large area of South Germany this morning. Rastoff and Baden were the greatest sufferers, and it is reported that 50 people were hurt and considerable damage property was done. Damage was also sustained
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  • 71 11 Gustav Lilienthal Dies In Harness. Berlin, Feb. 7. The death is announced of Gustav Lilienthal, a close collaborator with his more famous brother, Otto, who was the first to construct an aeroplane in which a gliding flight could be maintained. He was aged 64. Death overtook him in
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  • 546 11 6,000 Miles Non-Stop. TRIUMPH FOR AIR FORCE. Cape Town, Feb. 8. Squadron Leader O. R. Gayford ar.J Flight-Lieut. E. Nicholetts, rtying :i Fairey-Napiei- monoplane, beat the long distance non-stop record at 10 p.m. Greenwich mean time when they reached latitude 18.30 south. The airmen alighted at
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  • 68 11 Fishing Boat Sinks Near Shore. Paris, Feb. 6. Seven fishermen were drowned in the harbour at Boulogne, when the boat in which they were going ashore suddenly sprang a leak and sank less than 150 feet from land. Eight occupants tried to swim ashore but were dragged down
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  • 39 11 Four Men Killed In Hampshire. London, Feb. 8. Four members of the R.A.F. were killed when a Virginia Bomber crashed into a tree at Wexcombe, Hampshire and burst into flames. One of the occupants escaped injury. Reuter.
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  • 51 11 Herr Hitler's Appeal To His Party. Berlin, Feb. 7. The National Socialist organ Voelkischer Boebachter publishes an appeal on behalf of the Chancellor, Herr Hitler, requesting party members to desist from staging further ovations in the Wilhelmstraase, as these arc calculated to disturb work in the Chancellery.
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  • 74 11 Seaforth Officer Under Arrest in Tower. London, Feb. 8. The War Office states that an officer of the Seaforth Highlanders is under arrest in the Tower of London charged with an alleged offence under the Official Secrets Act. An earlier report quoted the Daily Express as
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  • 94 11 Women to Vote for First Time. Madrid, Feb. 7. The latest developments in the Cortez strengthen the belief that the Azami G< vernment, for the ti.->ie beiig at least, will retain office with Socialist help. What changes may ctnie will doubtless depend on the new e!u:tions which will
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  • 83 11 U.S. To Restore Balance Of Population. Warm Springs, Feb. 2. Plans to restore the balance of population between the city and the country artunfolded by Mr. Roosevelt. They provide for the employment of 70,000 unemployed at the outset, on I uildinK huge flood control basins in tinhighlands and
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  • 97 11 Madrid Government's Plans For New Buildings. Madrid, Feb. 7. The Government envisages a big scheme for the embellishment of the capital. The plan includes the building of a new Town Hall, three ministries, a new police headquarters, the reconstruction and enlargement of the North and South railway stations and
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  • 111 11 Crew Saved In Nick Of Time. Archangel, Feb. 7. Twenty men of the crew of the ict breaker Albatros, which has been marooned on the ice for weeks have now been lescued. With the eight saved a fow days ago, this accounts for all the mi^sins, men. The
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  • 82 11 Wholesale Arrests In Vienna. Vienna, Feb. 7. A big espionage scandal has broken out here. A telegraphist of the Ministry of Defence has been arrested on a charge of having sold to a foreign power freely asserted to be Czechoslovakia the key to a secret cypher used by
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  • 66 11 Three Of Escaped Spanish Monarchists. Paris, Feb. 7. Three of the 20 Spanish monarchists who some time ano escapinl from Villa Cisneros, on the Gold Coast, have arrived in Paris from Lisbon and Le Havre aboard a French steamer. They are thY Marquis Saint Rafael, Marquis Saillinas
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  • 2360 11 City Magnate's Plain Statement. IMPRACTICABLE. But Rubber Outlook Not Hopeless. No doubt was left as to his at tit ltd towards rubber restriction by- .Mr. J. (i. Hay. a former chairman <>< the Rubber Growers' Association, in an. address at Kuala Lumpur yesterday. After an able
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  • 161 11 Mr. Eric Miller On The Position. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Fel>. S. Too many producers continuing to turn out all they can with the remit Hur. surplus stocks have accumulated on ;i vast scale in the United States and the industry as a whole is slowly hut
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  • 2112 12 Claim to Chinese Tobacco Business. OVER 100 EXHIBITS. PROLONGED LITIGATION IN SUPREME COURT. A handwriting expert and several photography experts were included among the witnc in cas,- which ha> jn. hed th concluding stages after lf> days' hearing before the Chief Justice l»ir v. The sun
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  • 529 12 V.M.C.A. in Another Light. Dramatic art is so rare a feature of the life of Singapore today that every new effort towards its more general expression must immediately find Ua sup port from the impoverished public or what G. B. Shaw has described as the "Clapham
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  • 39 12 Berlin, Feb. 9. The Bavarian Dim adopted a Nazi motion demanding that the Government of the ivnh should nationalise big banking concerns foi the purpose of reducing interest rates and safeguarding the Reich's Btibfldies to banks. Reuters.
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  • 386 12 "Petitions" Allowed But Not Appeals." (From Our Own Correspondent.) I Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 8. The attempt which is being made by the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board ;o assist ratepayers who are in difficulties came up for discussion again at i.he meeting of that body this
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  • 144 12 Three Dollars A Month Fee Unpopular. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Liiinpur. Feb. 8. The question of how best to secure adc qvate maintenance of private septic tunks was discussed agiir by the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Bou;J today. It was explained that last June the Board agreed
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  • 520 12 Music Inspired By A Painting. There was a marked absence of the more "solid" composers, such as Bach and Beethoven, at the final recital given by Benno Moiseiwitscb in the Victoria Memorial Hall last night but in spite of its light nature the programme was varied
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  • 100 12 Proprietress Shot By Nazis. Berlin, Feb. (5. A detachment of 15 Nazis entered ri cafe in the Sehcencherz district of Berlin which is known as a Communist meeting place and forced the clients to raise their hands above th^ij- heads. The proprietress, a widow of 57, was
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  • 1342 12 Event of the Season. MISS GRACE HO TUNG AND MR. HORACE LO. I One of the most brilliant social fune"Ons ot the Hong Kong season was that connected with the wedding on Jan > c -''T iKY H(J a daughter of a crt Ho Tung an<l
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  • Wiltshires' Successful Hockey Tour.—Fine Football By Chinese.
    • 1515 13 A Hectic Finish. DOLFATTAH HAS AN "OFF DAY." Chinese I; Malays 2. What's wrong with the Malays 1 Maoj people were asking that at JaJan Beasw terday when they lost by the odd pro. I in live to the Chinese, and did not i-.tn merit sharing
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    • 733 13 Malacca Beaten FOUR GOALS SCORED AFTER INTERVAL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malaga. Fek 7, The Wiltshire Re«i. hen-key eleven 1 whk-h is O|i a tour up ■iiiuntry. scored H convincing victory ovrr Malacca on tfw Padang this owning, winning by four clear goals, all sored in tho
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  • 288 13 I Results of Yesterday's Ties. The following were the results of tiei played yesterday in the S.C.C. mixed doubles tennis tournament: Mixed Doubles Handicap. Maio;- H. I Graham ;:i>d Mrs. C. J. Smith (owe 15) beat F. R. Hobbes anil Mrs. V It. Hobbaa (eer.), 6—:!,
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  • 445 13 How He Retired Against German Boxer. Walt. NYusi'l. tli!. German heavy. wujrht, beat Reggie Keen, of Deaborouffh, in th- sixth round of ;i twelve muni. contest at the Uranbv H or Jan i). Ueen retire I fought for every rrond with bsd >v above his lafi
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  • 124 13 Four Byes in Third Round. London, Feb. 8. The dm tor the third round of the Scottinb (up, to bft played on Feb. 18, is us: Hearts vs. St. John-;tone. Celtic vs. I'artick T. Motherwell v.-. Duiulee. KilnHUnoek n. Rangers 01 Qut-en's P. Albion. Civile. Stenhousemuir and iJilicmiuns
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  • 44 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) I'enang, Feb. 8. The following ha.v Si ep selected to repi< .nt Pteaag at hockey against the Wiltshirea <»i Friday In Penang: Van Houten; Yahaya, Matlii-.son: Best, FosUr, Harvey; Cheow Tefk, Hoblyn, Strahan. Farrow, Bvana.
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    • 41 13 Other Sporting News Appears On page 15. f <^£\ V\\ FINEST GREATEST ")^r \i \j iL-j^KiUf RECORDINGS ARTISTS NEW "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" RECORDS FOR FEBRUARY AND MID -FEBRUARY NOW ON SALE AT MOUTRIE'S "H. M. V. S PECI ALISTS. RAFFLES PLACE, SINGAPORE.
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    • 75 13 h 7~ -dncldqoocl 's^ To get from beer all the Mi pleasure and nutriment it ft can give it must be frosh. jf^YAN WKHiI^ 1 pS In Malaya there is only one X^GEr/'^mßß^ p? fresh beer and that is TIGER \g£/ (the 100% pure) BEER. It is as good and
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    • 58 13 There must be more than surface finish and superficial fashion to your suit. There must be <]ualit> ot material, excellence of workmanship, and, above all. that good taste in style which is ever fashionable. It is significant that each year sees us catering to an ever increasing clientele. Witt^ fcMMfßfc
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  • 3589 14 A Talk to Rotarrans On Fishing. WHERE TO GO. BIT TAKK A BOAT YOU \N SLBBP IN "Fishing M«lho.l> of Today" the subject of an address bj Mr. W. Birtwi>tl.-. oea-(■iT-in-fhiirjf<-. Fisheries Dcpartmtnt. S.S. and I.. M.S. to the weekly luncheon meetinjr of the Singapore
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  • 104 14 Bankruptcy Scandal In Batavia. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan. Feb. A big failure in Batavia ha- EMM d I scisation. one cf the o'dcvt and best-l.iv-wn Chinese- firms, Tet Hoo, beins proved insolvent. The liabilities are 00 "00 guildtis, for the biggest pai« onrtflK European creditors and it
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  • 381 14 Important Measures Before Parliament. Rugby. Feb. 7. With a programme of exceptionally important work ahead. Parliament re- j assembled this afternoon after th Christmas recess. Several interesting announcements were made during quction time. The Secretary for India, Sir Samuel Hoare, stated that Government intended to lay a White
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  • 171 14 Welcomed by Prince Of Wales. i llugl.y. F, 7. The Prince of v. uniform ef a Colonel of the Irish duard*, was prerant at Victoria Station '.Ins afternoon to v.eh'unc. on behalf i King, Dr. Julio R l" i -n" o! th Argentine Id |.i It. who with
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  • 97 14 New Aeroplane May .Change Flying. To, k, I'Vb. 1 A new type ol sen lane invent d may I revolutionise the hnuiue of living, the ll'oivller being replaced by four ridge:! I I two on eil hine. The argie ki wr-i-li the air i- .-truck I enables the
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  • 76 14 Great Improvement In Health. H. H. Tungkn Abu Bakmr, the Meoad of 11. H. the Sultan of Johore, who \.i to 8* n I ■nth- ago with lung trouble ia grccitly improved in health and iray re;n n to Johcre next month. A medical n thai the
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    • 25 14 EYESTRAIN «k«tb«r eamad by rca'dta* •r a rtilt to th* c)B«m« t* rtl'.ittd by tk* IN *f c.*••«•c Con»l» JOHN DUKE. 11, Battery Kuad. Singapore,
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    • 113 14 m I* I II li I m l\ I 11 0 T C7L Wolsetey i"~8 ff 11 JP nbJ fh Hornet Fouv-Door Saloon JH J m^yey ■m I M-J ML is definitely regarded as u^g* the finest small "Six" ever c^r^NiDER pi oduced. Quality is defined in every line of
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  • 219 15 Mixed Foursome At (.arris:,n. The (Janison GoU Club's January's Mixed foursome- competition was played on Tuesday. Tile following were tile !ict return-: Mr P. Power and Ft. I.ieut. W. S. Allen 11l I K Mr. and Mra. R. C. G\ggins 4fi-10;. :;:>'. I.ieut.-Col. and Mrs. K. Hyland I*-
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  • 163 15 South African Apprentice For Wootton Stable. Terry Ryan, the twelve-year-old boy who rode with such remarkable success in South Africa last year, is to be'apprenticed to Stanley Wootton for a period of five years. Although he will not be l.'i years of MM i.nti! March, Ryan h s
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  • 1055 15 M.C.C. vs. N.S.W. SCORES AFTER FIRST TWO DAYS* PLAY. Sydney, Jan. 27 The weather was rather sultiy and the crowd small when the second day's play in the M.C.C.-New South Wales match was lesumed today. Hammond and Verity had the batsmen completely at sea on a rain-affecte.l
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  • 255 15 £24,000,000 Personal Expenses. Stockholm, .lan 9 The disclosure that Ivar Kreujter, the Swedish "match king," personally spent 432,000,000 Swedish Crowns (atout £24. 000,000 at par), during the period ot more than fourteen years, covered by his frauds, is made in the final Report of Messrs.
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  • 61 15 Many Problems For Parliament. Rugby, Feb. Parliament reassembles after the Christmas races tomorrow and a busy session is in prospect. Foreign affairs are likely to occupy much attention; particularly war debts. disarmament and the Far Eastern situation. In domestic matters, finance and unemployment questions will overshadow others, particulaily
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  • 179 15 Tudaj, Thursday 9. -r^'Keb™:^ iv: Wiltshire RcKt Ipoh Hockey: Penanp vs. Wiltshire Rcet, I'onanic; Kort Canning v«. V.M.C.A., Kori Canning 1 Tennis: S.C C. tournament. Sa(orda>. Febraary 11. Football: Malays vs. Wiltshire IWt. Jalan Besar; R.A.F. vs. Chinese. Selct»r: VM.a, vs. Tan Kah Kec's XI. V.M.C.A. grd. Hockey:
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    • 275 15 Sporting News m\\* iwm LUfiLJir"T W ■w i 1 1 1 1 1 i >L_ INSURE ACAINiT ALL FIRE I LIFE MAMME ACCIDENT CUAQANTEE ANO MOTOD 0 1 JK I WJ» '/>,> mwTO 'l !t $4 ft'y j Arthur C I'olts. Hs»nm n...l IMisfwrtssr, iMn Branch, iingapore. ■v mßmw mm
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    • 68 15 BACHEIDRS 1/ FASriNATF F \V CAPTIVATE- M^^m% f 'l^ yV T ARx mm 1 Nl SsW^siß^B^r^^"^ -«y^ t S W-flSc jHhMHHdV tP^ mßm^ k j*4s 1 -^9H mBsTV b y w J f-h C-^SmBBbH MM I f'fl 1 I < VdMH sH t *> Pi* Jms^Mm3m^m^m^m^m^ml mk^ 1 S m.
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  • 1030 16 KuaPa Lumpur Fire. CITY FATHERS ASK THE REASON WHY. (Frosa Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Fob. K. There was a aaasej in the Sanitary Boa nl meeting this morn'ng to last ■Teak's lire in which six garages, one motor-car and five motor-cycles were destroyed. Mr. Khon Teil;
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  • 574 16 $1,000 Damages for Libel On Girl. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Feb. 8. "I find that he lias published a very glOas and offensive liliel on the complainant and that he published this defamatory statement to the prospective husband of the complainant and although given the
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  • 238 16 Appointment to Be Resumed. BiHin Jan. 10. Following the recognition of Germany's equality of status in armament quostions, the German Government has decided to reaUBJM the appointment of naval and military attaches for the first time risM th? War. The importance of military naval quistioah in international negotiations
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  • 69 16 Fishing Boat Sinks Near Shore. Paris, Feb. G. Seven fishermen were drowned in the harbour at Boulogne, when the boat ;n; n which they were going ashore suddenly sprang a leak and sanl: leaa than 150 feet from land. Eight occupants tried to swim but were dragged down
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  • 268 16 Foreclosure Auction Oniedy in U.S. New York, .lan. 10. < Hgaimi attempts to i"llec! Uucee, mortgages, and ordinary dubts herfftV auction* are spreading rapidly in the agricultural sections of the are presenting n serious, imc-s amusing, problem. Tin strike, which most often consists in I ii
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  • 185 16 Old Woman's Reply To Recorder's Appeal. "If ever there was a reproduction in modem times of the widow's mite, till-; is it," said the Recorder (Sir Ernest Wild, K.C.) at the Old Bailey. He w;.s commenting on a letter he hal received from a Sussex village in
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    • 88 16 THE LATEST BABY CAR THE MODEL 508 I -tiAfIHHBI^BBBBSBBBVt MHM is^SBBBBBBBB^SBBBBBBBBBB^SBBBBBsB SBBBBBBBBBBsH t L. SBsfll< BAb stiKflßSiaHi MB sHsL 9 ■n£tr.< *~"h Wk NEbb^B T-wS KqS? bWHbi m£#l > I HAS NOW ARRIVED f j EXTREMELY LOW CONSUMPTION, ASTONISHING ACCELERATION, HYDRAULIC BRAKES, HYDRAULIC SHOCK ABSORBERS, CARBURETTOR WITH AUTOMATIC STARTER, AIR
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  • 1609 17 Simgmpere Chamber Of Commerce in 1 932— Small Surplus Hut In Arremn WUk High School Subucriptioiv-Colhct* mx Fund.* For Wm 1 ictitns-Mctc Hnildinsi Scheme Abandoned— More About The Bus (.ontrorersy-JSo Derision Yel Ry Municinaiity-Asiatic* And The M.C.S.- Why /Yd Hifih Municipal Appoint-ments?-Teaching Mundarin To Straits-Born
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  • 151 17 The Municipal health statement for tho week ended Feb. 4, gives the total number of deaths at male 88 and female l>s. The death rate is 10.0(! per mille per annum compared with 20.15 in the preceding week and with 21.5fi in the corresponding week of last year.
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  • 196 17 Whole Interior To Be Scrubbed Clean. The interior of St. Paul's Cathedral is to shed the grime of 70 years. For ar. lonjr as the oldest vergers can remember, the ceilings and pillars ha\e i Leen gently accumulating, the grey dirt; of London. The wreaths of carved
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  • 110 17 Dr. .1. S. Crone, Deputy Coroner for West Middlesex, giving evidence at :in inquest at Isleworth on Henry Frederick Coomer, aged 10, of Napier Road, Ash- ford Middlesex, who died from lockjaw, i stated: "I have never known such a rapid movement of a germ; it must have
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  • 604 17 i Wealth or Leisure. MEN OUSTED BY MACHINES. Geneva, Jan. 10. A real danger, which must at once be laced. threatens the world today thiough the extraordinary rate of proviess of technical improvements in inilustiy. acco'.ding to the experts' report submitted to the Conference on Hours < f
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  • 217 17 Do Medical Certificates Garry Them. The influenza epidemic shows little signs of abating arid the Post Office is suffering probably rriore than any othor public service. Mr. Canter, secretary of the Post Office Employees' Approved Society, which has a national m. mbership of 73,000, told a Morning n
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    • 304 17 LAMPS OF LASTING BRILLIANCE I fooAfor the name BRITISH MADE UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED. < Incorpjsraf' 1 in Straits Spttli'nioiits I SINGAPORE AND BRWIHKS. Stockists: JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. Buift for the Owner Driver THE AUSTIN SEVEN SALOON THE AUSTIN SEVEN TOURER sets a new standard in small cars. the embodiment
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  • 908 18 Automobile Association Considering Matter. SINGAPORE TRAFFIC SIGNS. I "What Ti. k me most about a night journey from here to Kuala Lumpur during the Chinees New Year was the hriffhl of the signposts. They were a regular nuisance." li \\a- siX !i common but
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  • 193 18 i Experimental Strips In United States. Mi.torists in the "cotton belt" of th United States now tiavel on cotton highways. Road builders have learned ihat i the soft staple strengthens paving matj. I rial and serves as a hinder to road beds A 2' -mile section of cotton
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  • 190 18 Causes of Excessive Consumption. Undue oil consumption may be produced by a variety of causes. Bearing wear can contribute to this trouble by increasing -the quantity of oil thrown on to the cylinder walls. Other common faults leading to a high oil consumption are worn rings and i.vlinder
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  • 131 18 Singapore Doctor Invents New Gadget. Or. Cyril Paulusz, Assistant Medical Officer of Health, Warrincton, whose i family is well-known in Singapore, is the inventor of a neat gadget that creatid much interest at the recent Exhibition < > f Inventions in London. It f.in.sists of a clock on
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  • 1269 18 WHAT CONSTITUTES LUXURY Some little time ago I was struck by a very practical letter in which the writer voiced sentiments after my own heart, writes L. Mantell in the Light Car. He suggested that instead oi a de luxe model being merely an identical chassis and engine but with
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  • 128 18 Tin- line huii- cracks which arc in evitable witij uki' ami contraction arc thus made haimle», for there is no ratable surface i:ndernealh. ami cellu losing therefore on a metallised body makes a real "Job" of it which will pro. bahly outlast the car. I can
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    • 86 18 •Twnwtc >* VALVES /HBra when filling up will I obviate "oil stravation" of your engine: will increase engine efficiency: provide smoother running and probably reduce petrol consumption. During the "running in" period of a new car. CJL^^^K ("nslrollo is invaluable. V<-_^4_F LUBRICANT ■01.1.0 i- n-maik.ihh MOll. A quart tin rosin
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    • 279 18 ____p?^__^^^ x^ __^^**^^5i I NA til THE TIME I ll TO PURCHASE W USED CARS The prices of second-hand cars are today lower than ever before Look over the cars mentioned below and you will appreciate the excellent value they offer. Remember all these cars are in very good running
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  • Rubber Planting In The Empire.
    • 956 19 Contains More Than Half Total Acreage. lore than one half of the acreage under plantation rubber is in the British Empire and British Malaya contains three-quarters of the Empire area" states "Plantation Crops" (H.M. Stationery Office Ad. net), the latest report to be issued by the Empire
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    • 61 19 Relative importance by value of exports if rubber from the chief exnortinir countiies. (a) Para rubber and latex. Count rk-s. Dutch East Indies V v million gldn. A Average val All dMMstic produce. 1.17:: lue of exports, 1926-80. Pci-centatrc Rubber. <>f IJubU-r to total. •H 21 British Malaya (a) 111
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    • 119 19 Ana under plantation rubber in K m|im an( f(, lt .i K n countries. (thousand ■ens.) |Eni|iiiv ivuir i British Malaya Vylon Hiitish BoOMO India Others lin'ii. I!H'7. li»28. 192 i» ZjUi 2.791 2.«i»ii 2,!»G(; .",20 r i:{:; 540 543 24(1 HO5 .J46 .{6B IM 152 167 171 imp 20
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    • 99 19 In spite of the larger acreage in tho Dated F.ast Indies, British Malaya in ISM was still piodueing l>y far the Ingest quantity of rubric:-, because a very considerable proportion of Hh native-owned treat Of the former am had not vet come into bearing. About six \t .v
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    • 248 19 In the years H»2ti to UKiO, rubber on the average made up nearly one-half by value of th<- exports of British Malaya and about one-tifth of those of the Dutch East Indie-- and Ceylon. The total value of the Kress exports of rubber from
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    • 259 19 In LtM the United States look about (W per cent, of the gross exports of Britixh Malaya and Ceylon, and 50 per cent, of the exports of the Dutch East Indie.* other than those consigned to British Malaya. Of the exports to the United Kingdom, a considerable
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    • 184 19 In the period MM H par cent, of the rubber entering the United Kingdom was consigned from Empire countries, although a portion of the rubber coming from British Malaya was actually grown in the Dutch East Indies and elsewhere, partly on British-owned estates. During the same period
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    • 415 19 The controversy which for nearly a decade has raged round the tiny Church of St. Klhelburga the Virgin, in Bishops- jrate. X.C.. is to be revived. There is at present every indication that in its revived form the controversy will prove as complicated and prolonged as any phase
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    • 88 19 (thousand tons.) British Malaya Ceylon India Others r.'-j<;. S8 20 I i •.••.>:. 88 18 I ■1 li»28. 6.1 14 I IMP. 119 IS I 1930. 119 17 6 3 l'.i:;i. Sli 10 5 3 Total, Knipiie countries 116 114 85 146
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    • 82 19 Prop ram nu- of drills up to and for week ending; Fefe. 12:— Friday, Feb. 10, IM p.m., Headquarters, Ist Bn. Signal Section, Test and Examine Stores; 5.15 p.m., Headquarter:-, 2nd Bn. Signal Section, Inspection of Stores; 5.15 p.m., Headquarters. Fortress Coy., European Enrolment Nijrnt; 5.15 p.m., Malay
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    • 160 19 The Empire has a surplus of rubber, which in 1929 and 1930 rose to over 400,000 tons per annum. On the average of the years 1926-1930 more than threw quarters of the net exports of Empire countries went to foreign countries, the United States being by
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    • 45 19 In view of the large quantities of rubber which are re-exported from the United Kingdom and the considerable variation in stocks of rubber h«Jd both in that country and in the United States, a table of gross imports into the chief importing countries,
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    • 49 19 It seems unlikely that there is any commodity which has varied in price since the wmr over such a wide range as rubber. The highest monthly average price, in November and December, 1925, was 4s. 2?* d. per lb., and the lowest so fat record-
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  • Correspondence.
    • 136 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, We have read with K'eat 1 1 the letten oi Mr. Laurence Henderson ■:> Nippon of tht- Nuns and the Christian Brother*. We cannot htlp admiring the .-tand he has taken m their behalf and, we are urged by nothing
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    • 239 19 'A CONTINENTAL HOLIDAY." To the Editor of the Straits Times. Mr, kindly alloy an "axed" mine manager hi-* appreciation of this metriclion controversy. That there is no Dutch tin. we know we neverthe'e aix- informed by aa cx-(;ovemmeiit tervant, presently the chairman of man\ British mines, -ome o|>en, BOOM ni.v
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    • 293 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sii. 1 shall be glad if you will kindly allow me a little space in thi' culu.rns of yrur valuable paper to put forward i suggestion to the committees concerned that auißUUoMirti be nawb Her tin Singapore (Hit- t.. neat
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  • 130 19 Midland Bank Wins Action in U.S.A. 1 Boston Mh.-> I. .lao. 1" The State Supreme Court today uphold the decision of Superior Judge Gray, ditmisain* tht> 7,(K)o,(»00 dollar (at par £1,400,000) suit broupht t.y the Universal Adjustment Corporation of Boston against the Midland Bank, London. The full
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  • New Scenes In Old London.
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      8 20 r One of W-.-en's masterpieirs at I'.ishnpsßatc.
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      22 20 PUMP (OrKT. Middle Temple. One ol **«L*A the few spoN which has not changed in *|j ..ulwiiri] appearance for several decade. f''#WH
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      12 20 A striking photo of the Tower of" London seen from the Thames.
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      13 20 THE SAVIU.E THEATRE. An example of one of the late.Ht styles of architecture.
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      46 20 THE CENTRE OK THE EMPIRE. The Houses of Parliament and Bit; \irn »s BMB from the corner near the new ountj Hall looUiiiK over Westminster H idvf. The above photoKraphH are from a serien isHued by the Travel and Industrial Development Asa ociation of <iceat Britain.
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