The Straits Times, 17 February 1933

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST 'AM) MOST. INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1933. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 10 PAGES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1933. PKICB It CENTS,
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      523 1 SINGAPORE! 79. CKCIL ST. TPHONK I1I1&~ I 2 I i j 6.15 Tonight 9.15. THE FLAG i LIEUTENANT with HENRT EDWARDS, j Phone 5261-2. I 1_... J FAMOUS FOOTBALLER'S P TRIBUTE JJjL Mr. GEORGE CAMSELL, jH^ thelamous British Football Player, writes: T^^P^^^V "C'very footballer who plays in a leading fijj
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      212 1 KUALA LUMPUR 21. jAV^U^ j MWHL 4*63). BRITISH CANNED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Blackberries No. 1 .30 ,pM|lll ll|< II lpj \ti Currants No. 2* .55 N< >- 2- j^Tj n |[jU 'A 'J 'In^ffc Strawberries, Picnic .28 Blackcurrants No. 1 .40 No 2 55 Loganberries Picnic .28 i^^B Carrots, Cut
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      16 1 i 6.15 Tonight 9.15. i THE FLAG LIEUTENANT with HENUY VDWABM. 1 I Phone > 2f.1-2. I.
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      3161 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. BURNS PHILP LINE. (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE. SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly aailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7366 tons) and th* s.s. MANGOLA (3,352 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is on* ot the largest and finest steamers trading to
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      A SHIP OUT OF COMMISSION.
      810 3 Caretaker's Duties. CONFIDENCE AND HOPE IN 1933. The following article from a home paper is of considerable interest because it refers to a condition which exists in almost every large seaport in the world; it will also be cheering to those most affected for it
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      "SLACK METHODS."
      147 3 Fire Patrols In Ships. A correspondent to a home paper calls attention to what he designates the slack methods of some steamship companies regarding fire patrol. His letter continues Men are signed en to act as waiters during the day and watihnien all night. The duties are to
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      STEEL HATCHES ON NAGOYA MARU.
      362 3 Big Saving in Time And Labour. The "epidemic" of fires on ships lately lias Kivtn rUe for much thought among ship-owners as to greater safety at sea. One method by which this can be obtained is the latest steel hatch cover which many shipping authorities
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      PASSENGER TRAFFIC.
      231 3 Decrease In German Liner Companies. According to the ''Hamburgische Borsen Halle," the Hamburgh-Amerika Liniu -•arried a total of 100,000 passengers last year, compared with 102,000 in 1931; of the total 83,000 (84,000 in IjGl> were on the purely overseas routes, and vhe valance were port-to-port pa3?onj;^r3. In ;he
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      MASTER'S DEATH.
      75 3 /Falls Into Tank Of Oil. Bi-lieved to have licon overcome by r umes wriioh caused him to topple into a ank partly filled with crude oil, the body it Frank Rugsprecht, master of the oiltanker Samuel L. Fuller, was found in :hc tank on board the vessel by
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      FIREMEN BURNED.
      109 3 I Heated Oil Thrown Over Body Through Explosion. Harry F. Marr, New Orleans fireman on board the steamer Munlisto, on a trip from Baltimore, was critically burned when a boiler-room explosion threw heated oil over his body when the vessel was off the coast of North Carolina. Another
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      ROTTERDAM LLOYD.
      56 3 We have received a well produced brochure from the Rotterdam Lloyd. The publication includes illustrations of the BaWran, Dempo, Sibajak and Indrapoera, with vtowi of the public rooms on those luxuriously fitted vessels. Statistics an- given as to tin- dimensions, etc., of the vessels, and a description of
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      VESSELS ARRIVED.
      128 3 BREIVIJtTN, Norw., 1.599 tona, from Hon^' Kong 17.2, for Penang. Rangoon 18.2. HAVRE MARU, Jap., 5.452 tons, from Bombay 17.2, for Kobe 17.2. GEN VERSPYCK, Dutch, 640 tons, from Natuna 17.2, for Natuna Us. 21J2. 'PALOPO, Dutch, 628 tons, from Pemanghat 17.2 for Rhio 20.2. KUALA. Brit., 396
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      96 3 Friday, Feb. 17. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to Arrive. Entrance Godnwn Gate. Ea*t Wharf On Ten. Nooit 20 1 Main Wharf Siamese I\-incc II Entpir* Dock Steel Scientist 30 3 West Wharf Kampar 2 4 Kcpong 1 4 h KITH. HARBOUR. Main Wharf Lch. "Hygeia."
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      PASSENGERS.
      178 3 The following passengers sailed by the Chrisliaan Huygens today: Mr. M. Arouetl. Mr. M. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. H. Barden, Mr. Blagg, Mr. H. N. Blommendaal, Mr. C. M. Douty, Mr. A. T. Eschauzier, Mr. M. Eyer, Major and Mrs. G. B. Foster. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. de
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      NOTICES TO MARINERS.
      80 3 According to telegraphic advice the Chief Inspector of Navigation at Batavia informs mariners that the position of the coral stone which has been located in five metres of water should read 0.57.13 N. instead of 0.56.13 N. Dangerous to Navigation. The master of the s.s. Olivebank reports
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      521 3 tf NORDDEDTSCHER Jfc LLOYD. timTjjll'al (Incorporated In Qtrmaa*.] The undermentioned art the company's intended fixtures: OUTWARD. I LAHN for Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Japan and North China Mar. i HOMEWARD. SCJir.ESIEN for M'soilles. II ivre, R'dam. H'lmrß Bremen Feb. 17 SAARBRUCKEN for Genoa, M'seillcs, Barcelona. .Adam, R'llam, H'burir Bremen Feb.
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      383 3 POUJUHTEAiWiy LIKE tArfAMHUCAN MAIL UN* TO EUROPE (Panama Canal America Canada Boea BT PRESIDENT LINERS 24 to 53 days of real comfort Enjoyable Economy Bwlmmlng Bath— Excellent Cnlsis*. Large cabins with beds. Hot and cold running water la erery stateroom. DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES, IRC. LTR. Uncorporat .4 In UJ3.A.) INDOCHINA
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      488 3 ELLERMAN BUCRNALL S'REAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.} "ELLERMAN" LIKE. Freight Service to UNITED KINGDOM AND! CONTINENT. Via Ports and Suez Canal. OUTWARDS. TO IIONC, MM, SHANCiHAI JAPAN Eteamsr i s.s. CITY OF KHIOS Due Feb. 21 Sails Feb. 22 HOMEWARDS. s.s. (ITY OF LYONS for Havre, London, R'dam A
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      142 3 TIDE TABLES. Friday, February 17. H, W. 2.32 a.m., 9 ft. 1 in, 3.21 p.m., 7 ft. 9 in. Saturday, February 18. H. W. 3.10 a.m., 8 ft. 7 in., 4.40 p.m., 7 ft. Sunday. February 19. H. W. 4 a.m, 8 ft. 3 in., 7,5 p.m., 6 ft. 5
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      563 4 SITUATIONS VACANT. W hen hi>i>I> intr for any position iidvertJHcd in thine rolumnH Mend rnpies uf It— timoninls. Ho not send 01 ivin..N. WANTED, Teacher (luulilic.l in Cookery and Nuning to take adult dlMM a few hours monthly. Apply stating qualifications to H>y. Strait? Times. WANTED. Experienced Office Assistant, British
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      717 4 HOUSES. FLATS TO LET No. 35, Barker Road. P> bedrooms. 81, Wilkie Road. Apply, 6, Malacca Street. BOUSB on Institution Hill. Moderate rent United Engineers. TO LET, Garden View, 2. luny Rd., Tanglin. Apply 41, Nassim R'.ad. EUROPEAN bungalow, Kaln.orul Crescent, slump rent. Apply 32, Balraeial Koad. TO LET, furnished
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      984 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LET, offlces No. 18, Collyer Quay, Apply Sime, Darby Co, Ltd. OFFICES TO LET, 24- B. Battery Hoad.j .Yd floor. Apply Guthrie t Co., Ltd. OKFICB, Robinsou Road, 3,700 aq. feet, lira', class property. United Engineers. TO LET, No. 110, Robinson Road, suitable \.r office
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      519 4 MISCELLANEOUS MODERN ballroom dances taught at Rena's [>ance Studio, Meyer Mansions Ist floor, flat \'o. 6, Coleman Street. IT TOD HAVI RBLATIVM OR KRIKNDS J?erssas, have the Straits Budget posted to them every week, $14 yearly, Including postage, outside Malaya (13J2C within Malaya). Orders, accompanied by remittances, c.'iould be addressed
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      319 4 BUSINESS CARDS. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE. Mrs. HARIT and Mm II AN 60, WATERLOO SIREET. Telephone 7167. Everything for the Garden Lawn Mowers and Rollers. Scythe Blades and Stones. Chaagkoh, Parangs, Syringes, Fertilizers. Win Netting, Barbed Wire and Complete Range of Tools. HOON SECK TRADING CO. 1, Raffles Place.
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      70 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within Outside without %fnla>a.' Malaya. Postase. Monthl> t 3.00 4.00 1M Quarterly SJO $12.00 T..">0 ll:.lr Yearly $17.00 j- 1.0(1 $15.00 Y«-arl> JM.ffO $18.00 $:!0.00 ADVERTISEMENT RATES Tht- rhiiri-.'s and instructions for CLASSIFIED ADYEICTISKMENTS a|>!>.ar on thr furm at the bottom of thin pace. Contract ratt-H ir.ay
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      318 5 RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA S PREMIER HOTEL. THIS EVENING TEA DANCE--6.30 to 8.15 p.m. INFORMAL DINNER DANCE 9.30 p.m. to Midnight. New Amber Room now open for private luncheons and dinners. Strictly Private. ADELPHI SEA VIEW HOTEL HOTEL vwoiviMFM TONIGHT Sunday, Feb. 19th, 9.30 p.m. SPECIAL (formal) DINNER DANCE ROOF GARDEN
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      809 5 TENDER SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. TENDERS. MOTICI It herrby ci*«n that tendtri ar* bow invited for the following inaterlali oi •erricei, ard chat particulars of toeh tendert may be obtainad In ta« Tender Boon ■anicipal O(Bc*». Construction of a Dorr Sedimentation Tank »t Alexandra Road Sewage Disposal Works, using materials plant
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      820 5 AUCTION NOTICES. SHERIFF'S SALE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Writ of a iiinmi«»i.iii nf AppraiKcment Sale dated 19 1 -33. Admiralty Suit No. s of IM2. Between BAkAK lil\ AI.I.AV. Plaintiff and THE OWNER HIMUi PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE S.S. "KWONG > l< K
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      547 5 PWLtC NOTICE NOTICE. Mr. Chin Lay I'hor hus terininuted hi" service as my GenaraJ Manajrer on .lamuic •H. If:!:!, and he is no longer authorised to transact any business mi my behulf tinea that date. I HIA KM; BAT. Dated Singapore, fsaiaaif 11, IMS, LEGAL NOTICES HARRY S. ELIAS otherwise
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    SEVERE PRESSURE ON CHILDREN.
    1411 6 Matriculation System. HEADMASTERS' VIEW OF ITS VALUE. The School Certificate Examinations Report was the subject <>f discussion at the annual meeting of the Headmasters' Conference at Westminster School." A motion, tubmitted l>y Dr. C. Norwood, Harrow School, "that the school certifila'c in futuii ia i- tn
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    HUGE WATERWAY.
    305 6 Canal Completed By Ccnvicts. Moscow, Jan. 23. The construction of a gveat new waterway in the far north exclusively by convict labour i< being proudly described and lauded in the oflicial Soviet press. That convicts and political exile?, variously estinH|tcd between L'o,ooo and :!0.000, have worked for thn
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    AN EIGHT-YEAR DEADLOCK.
    383 6 Mavfair's Roofless Mansion. Two years, four years, eight years, and a new act has opened in the everlasting Comedy of Carrington House. It is one of the oldest and most historic buildings, and probably the ugliest house in all Britain. But to Mayfair, in whose midst it
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    EGYPT & TANA DAM PROJECT.
    350 6 EGYPT TANA DAM PROJECT. Outcry Against Great Britain. Cairo, Jan. IC. The proposal that the Egyptian Government should finance the construction of the dam it is prapoMd to build across the Blue Nile a little below its exit from Lake Tana (in Abyssinia) has created as (Treat a storm in
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    18 6 Inchc Abdul Aziz bin Ahmad, District Forest oflic?r, Tampin, has retired after 2fi years' service in the Oovernrru'nt.
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      33 6 GULL BAHAR P^IT j HAIR •MMaHfT^S 1 youiself. J •> 1 Obiainahlr FOURNIER'S HYGENIQUE MIXTURE TONIC ELIXIR World Wid« R*paution BafiM Substitatss. Mia bj all Cbemisti and Btorat «M rrauujL uisps-nsasj. M*9m» Bqoar«, dlnras«r«.
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      331 6 Performance is Proof. Yon W ill find :iiii|>kproof of World perConDHksci oa CASTROL in our 50 |Mfle boakkt Plesisc write for ;i copy. C. C. WAKEFIELD CO.. LTD. BORSUMY BUILDING. ROBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS. UNION STREET. PENANG. In the world's far corners and in its crowded centers Pond's
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      392 7 AU4AMBRA The Independent Theatre with the Pick of th: World's Pictures. MATINEE TOMORROW AT 3 P.M. MARIE DRESSLER GOD BLESS HER! Bringing you a fortune of gaiety and good times in her grandest comedy n«vcr funnier. Quei-n Marie eclipses ull her former triumphs in her gayest yet most dramatic picture,
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      298 7 Continued Success NIGHTLY i 1 :6.15! of 9.15 J Britain's Grandest Naval Story Lh N,v Vi J/\> H RF" FLAG LIEUTENANT From the World-famous Play by Lieut. -Col. W. P. ORURY, C.8.E., Thrilling Adventure! Roaring Comedy! Colourful Romance All set against a wonderful background of the FLEET I MAKE IT
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      280 7 !^K WE'RE PROUD TO HAVE /j>\ YOU SEE THIS ONE! SUCH A FILM COMES BUT ONCE IN A WHILE WE GUARANTEE YOU IT'S THE GRANDEST SHOW I YOU'VE SEEN FOR MONTHS LORETTA YOUNG! GEORGE BRENT DAVID MANNERS in the brilliant First National Production "THEY CALL IT SIN!"! Ik *l >
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    363 8 Fall in Rubber Prices Checked. ESTIMATE OF 1933 PRODUCTION. (By Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Friday. Today's Prices: Rubber. fi' N cents per Ib. Tin, Singapore price $75.75 per picul. Yesterday's Prices: Rubber. London, 2 1/1 6 d.. down 1/32 d. New York. 2 29/32 cts., up 1/32
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    90 8 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN. Noon, Feb. 17. R.S.S. equal to London Standard: Buyers. Sellers Spot Hoose) 6' a 6 3 it", (F. 0.8.) G",, 6 7 1" Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Buyers. Sellers Feb. 6i 't. 6 5 1 Mar. .6 5 16 6 H Apr. 6% K 67
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    PRODUCE.
    69 8 Singapore, Feb. 17. Gambier 5.00 (Cube) No. 1 unpicked) 10.00 Copra 4.95 mixed 4.50 1 SaX" flour, Sarawak 2.o<' White Pepper 21.00 Black Pepper 16.0<>! Pearl Sago 4.00 small 3.90 medium 6.0* Rice Siam $163 to 218 Saigon $132 to 140 Ranpoon ?128 to 14 4 No. 1 125
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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        MINING.
        435 8 Issue Val. Pd. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang «1 £1 Austral Malay 5/- 5 Aver Hitam Tin £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 1 1 Batang Padang 1 1 Batu Caves 1 1 Bukit Arang £1 £1 Burmah Malay £1 £1 Chenderiang 1 1 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt 5/- 5/-
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        GENERAL.
        282 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick. Old. 0.50 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 1.05 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 4.17.6 10 5 British Malaya Trustee 5.00 £1 £1 Con. T. S. l r '< Prefs. 21/ £1 £1 Con. T. S. Ord. 15 9 1 1
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        150 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 100 101 ci. Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 1400,000 106 110 non-. •ingapurt Municipal 4Vi p.c. >f 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 104 105 nom. Singapore Municipal 4V& p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 104
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        374 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. Today s Price Fraser Lyall Evatt Co. Allenby ($1) 0.45 0.55 0.45 0.60 Alor Gajah ($1) 025 0.35 0.30 0.40 A. Hitam (Sl > 050 O.fifi O.oft 0.60 A. Kuning ($1) 0.10 0.05 0.15 A. Malay (J2) 0.76 1.00 0.75
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      203 8 SELLING. Singapore, Feb. 17. London, 4 months' sight 2/3 7/8 London, 3 months' sight 2/3 27/32 London, 60 days' sight 2/3 13/16 London, 30 days' sight 23 25 '32 London, demand 2/3 3 '4 London, T.T. 2/3 23/32 Lyons and Paris, demand 995 Hamburg, demand 163 New York,
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      EXCHANGES.
      108 8 Rugby, Feb. 15. Foreign exchanges are: Athens 600 Amsterdam 8.55 Berlin 14.44 Belgrade 255 Bombay 1/6 5/32 Brussels 24.61 >/2/ 2 Bucharest 580 Buenos Aires 41 14 official rate Athens 597 1/ 2 Copenhagen 22.45 Geneva 17.80 Helsingfors 226 Hong Kong 1. 3 1/4 Lisbon 110 Madrid 41 25
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      AIR MAIL.
      48 8 Mails by the Outward Dutch Aeroplane from Amsterdam are expected to arrive at Singapore by the evening express tomorrow. Correspondence addressed to boxholders only will be ready for delivery at 7.30 p.m. Applications from non boxholders for delivery at the General Post Office cannot be entertained.
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      OUTWARD MAIL.
      42 8 Mails from Europe (London mails dispatched on Jan. 26) by ex P. and O. Comorin which anchored at Penanfr at 10 p.m. yesterday will arrive by train tomorrow morning. Correspondence will be ready for delivery to beholders at 5.45 a.m.
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      "SWITZERLAND'S ETON."
      43 8 Lausanne, Jan. 25. Chillon College, the famous English public school near here, which is known as the Eton of Switzerland," was damaged by fire today. None of the hoys was injured, but dnmag« to the extent of in ,000 was done.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    270 8 Today. Bankn Tslnnd. Java, South-West Sumatra. South-East Borneo, Celebes. Moluccas and Timor Dllly lOp ten N.,<irt) ..SJtyjMi Solat 1-undjanK. Bengkalis, Siak, Pakan Baroe, Fort de Kock A Padang (Ampang) 8 p.m. No<-*h. N -East A N.-Wost Sumatra, (Toradjn) p.nu Sibu (Kuranda) 4 p.m. Banka Mand. (except Muntok)
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    44 8 By I. 1 1 Arrd. s purr I»nd»n Indraporra Conlf X..so .iv Bras Kaiar-I Hind I'lii-lai: Korii.ah Kunchi Dm. I D«c. a Die. !.'> Jan. 4 ttac. M Jan. 23 Jan. I Jan. 2H .'.m. II Kcb. 11 Jan. 20 Feb. 11
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    633,000 TONS.
    63 8 Estimated Rubber Output This Year. (From Our Own Cmraapoadnt.) London. Feb. K">. Charles Hope and Sons, annual riildti-r review eatiaatm that 1939 production will hi a- foUowi providing Uh price feel not exceed .'i^id.: Malaya l.V,,(M>i) tons; Ceylon 4:5,000, Biazil anil wild 5,000; D.E.I, and the remainder of
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    JAN. RUBBER RETURNS.
    46 8 I The figures in bracket! denote the output of the corresponding period of last >e Ku«l» Reman.- -20.000 Ib.. MR7,fiO2 Ib). Lok Kawi. 37,000 1"., IC.OOO Ib). Hrusih. 45,200 Ib., < ifi.ooo Ib). Lawas S.-.ruwak -120.x:i8 Ib. Jimah. IU.UIMI ii.. Ay-- HfllaK— UJM Ib.
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    KRIAN'S LOSS.
    35 8 KRIAN 'S LOSS. (Froni Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 16. Krian Rubber reports a loss for 1932 of »1,:<3- r > compared with a profit of £101 for Ittl. The sum of £-l,i:iB is carried forward-.
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    24 8 From France, by Porthoa, due Sinirapore 5 p.m. on Sunday. From China and Japan, by Akita Maru, due Singapore on Monday evening:.
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      189 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Today, February IT. Annual mtfr. of S'pnrc Boxing Assn., Adelphi Hotel. 5.30 p.m. Sinirapore Musical Socioty'« "Hiawatha 1 Werldine Feast." Memorial Hall. !1.30 p.m. Distribution of St. John's Ambulance Certificates by H.K. the Governor, Government Hou.se. ">.ir> p.m. Police Band. Telok Ayer, 5.15 p.m. Saturday, February
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      HISTORY OF TEA RESTRICTION.
      912 9 Present Scheme a Leap In the Dark." (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 19. The tea industry has not escaped the ilifii'.-ukies common to all raw material and foodstuff producers. Its total output increased balwaan 1924 and 1920 from 814 to 959 million pounds/ or by
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      No Stabilisation Of £ Yet.
      704 9 No Stabilisation Of Yet. WORKING OF GOLD STANDARD. Says Sir F. Leith-Ross At Geneva. The British Government cannot take any definite decision for the time being on the stabilisation of the said Sir Frederick Leith-Ross, the Government's Chief Economic Adviser, at Geneva. He was addressing the commission of experts which
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      RUBBER REPORTS.
      378 9 Barlow and Co., in their report, dated Singapore, Feb. 16, staf.' TMen il little or no change to r.j.crt in the tone of the local market, except perhaps that it has been quieter than uj'ual. The same position obtained in both London and Hi w York, where priatjl
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      SINGAPORE TRACTION.
      87 9 Reduced Profit For 1931-32. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 1!>. Singapore Traction Co. reports a profit for the year ended Sept. 'M of M&866 (against a profit of in,184) and E3.W6 was brought in makinjr a total of I'II.XHI. The allocation towards debenture redemption is £5, 1
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      U.S. CONSUMPTION.
      76 9 21,661 Tons In January. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. .16. United States Rubber consumption in January was 21,661 tons compared with 16,990 tons in December and 27,962 tons in January, 1932. Imports at 31,110 tons compared with .11,298 in January last year and stocks at .596,377 tons
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      COPRA MARKET.
      43 9 Barlow and Co. states that: The price for this commodity has ruled steadier during the week, but the volume ol husin&is transacted daily is limited 1 I' liur limitations an 1 »t follow* -Sun dried ?1»5 per piai! •>•' ti p i
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      233 9 Closing Quotations In London. (From Oar Ow» Correspondent.) London, Feb. 16. Closing quotations today of the principal British and American stocks are ffiveo be'ow: The rise or fall is in relation to the price of Feb. 15. GOVERNMENT STOCKS, BRITISH. Rise or Fall Conversion, Loan 5%
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      AMERICAN SHARES.
      62 9 Thi- London-New York rross-ratc at the time these figures were cabled m :i.i:i ;1 i u|i N compared witb the previous day). (leneial Moton Standard Oil ex. pd. l\S. SUel N'ationnJ City Ba.ik General Klcctric Union P:ici;:c Rail Ord. American Tohrcco B. American Can. I.S. Rubber Woolworth Rndio
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      PALM OIL.
      98 9 (■uihnt and Co., supply ux with latest I uyo>-s' prices, received by cable, for Malayan Palm Oil and Palm Kernel.*. Palm Uil in Bulk: <\i.f. landed weights New York Phaladel l>hia 2.10 cents (U.S. cuiTtncy) per lb. c-.i.f. la nit ci weights U.S.A. Pacific Ports i.OO cents (U.S.
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      JAN. TIN RETURNS.
      146 9 I The figures in bra i;c.s denote the output of the corresponding period of last year). Takuapa Valley. -Output first half February s*<<J hrs, 1 18.00(1 cv. yds. 806 pels. Renonir Consolidated. --lira, run a3O, cv. yds. treated 90,000, tin ore won pels 64». Katu.— Hrs. run
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    AMUSEMENTS—Singapore.
    137 10 AMUSEMENTS— Singapore. ALHAMBRA.- Marie Dressier A Polly! Moran in Prosperity. 6.15—9.15. Phone. 6909. CAPITOL.— The Flag Lieutenant with| Henry Edwards and Aims Ncagle. 6.15 9.15. Phone 5261-62. GREAT WORLD.— Lois Moran in The Dancers. Gate 10 cts. Ladies Free. STAR TALKIE. GREAT WORLD.— Rebe Daniel in Love Comes Along. MARLBOROUGH.—
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      36 10 MOUAT.- On February 15, 1933. Margaret Mouat at 22 College Road. Singapore, axe I 86 years. Professor J. R. and Miss K. Kay-Mouat wish to thank all those who sent wreaths and letters of sympathy.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEB. 17. 1933. A MALACCA REFORM.
    886 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEB. 17. 1933. A MALACCA REFORM. In planting circles throughout Malaya there is much interest in the effort which is being made in the territory of Malacca to enforce a dry policy in respect of toddy. The part which this beverag3 plays in the life
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    331 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mrs. John Mac Donald is leaving for Canada next Tucsd;«y. Mr. K. 11. Sargent and Mrs. Sargent iire going on leave by the I'hitral at the end of April. Mr. A. C. MacFarquhar, of Pegoh Estate, Tampin, has gone home on sick leave. Mr. Morgin, Executive Engineer, Kinla.
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    BOOMS AND SLUMPS FORTUITOUS.
    735 10  -  Lord Melehett. We Must Plan to Exploit Prosperity. (Bj Bctov is the seroni jmrt of an nrtirlr hit Lord Mrlchrtt on monetary romiitionn and thr paradox that xlu.iip aoeura hi a time of MSMNNRaVed lilintu. Thr long view, hr snys, tiitixt he toiiitnls vver-inci rasing prosperity
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    12 10 Mr. J. Sanderson, Inspector of Mines Tapah, has gone home on furlough.
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    23 10 The Singapore Fire Brigade were called out to Chancery Lane yesterday when 4 small patch of grass caught fire but was quickly extinguished.
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    33 10 Mr. Chew Boon Poon, nephew of Mr Chaw Boon Juan, of Kinta, has passed his Law Final in England. Mr Choon Poon was educated in Ipoh and went to London some years ago.
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    22 10 The American speciality dancers Huge and Josephine are still appearing at the Raffles Hotel dances and have wcome favourites with Singapora audiences.
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    48 10 The Maye Sisters, two Australian dancers, continue to be a popular attraction at the dances at the Adelphi md Sea View Hotels, where Paul Strauss's orchestra plays. They performed at a roof garden dance at the Adelphi last night, and tonight they will again be at Sea View.
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    895 10 THE ASHES. ~H The iVurtli Test match hM ended in a much moie cordial atmosphere than that which attended the previous proceed inc-. giving hope that Urn naforttinato veisy liy which the series will rhiclly Iv rcir.eml tied is on the way to being settled. It
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    JAPAN ADVISED TO WITHDRAW FROM THE LEAGUE. TO TAKE PLACE ON FEB. 25.
    1315 11 JAPAN ADVISED TO WITHDRAW FROM THE LEAGUE. TO TAKE PLACE ON FEB. 25. What Action Will The Powers Take U.S. PROPOSALS. Armed Resistance The Only Way for China. Geneva. Feb. IC After a private meeting of the whol" Japanese delegation the result of the deliberations was telegraphed to Tokio. It
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    CHICAGO'S MAYOR BETTER.
    1333 11 Full Account of Miami Outrage. ACCUSED IN COURT. Mr. Roosevelt's Courage And Coolness. Mr \nlon Cermak. Ike Mayor of hi<a"o. who was m -rku-ly wounded when :il Italia* iiilimpUd to assassinate Mr. PraafcUa ttssetvslt, the American Piislaial rfcrt at Miami, is now reported to be making excellent
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    NEW PRESIDENT OF R.R.I. BOARD.
    166 11 Planter Replaces Director Of Agriculture. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 16. Mr. K. N. T. Cummins has been elected president of the Rubber Research Institute .aid chairman of the Board in place oi Dr. EL A. Tempany, Director of Agriculture. Mr. Cummins is
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    COALITION.
    167 11 Gen. Hertzog's Proposal For Agreement. Cape Town, Feb. 14. The Coalition Government is now a step nearer. General Hertzog, Prime Minister and Leader of the Nationalist Party, has handed to General Smuts, Leader of the South African Party, a letter containing a definite outline of the Nationalist Party's proposals
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    ARMS TRAFFIC.
    136 11 Prohibition of Export To South America. Rugby, Feb. 15. Answering a parliamentary question, Sir John Simon said that on the initiative of the British Government an exchange i f views had taken place between the (iovi lnmcnt of the United Kingdom anil United States, Frai.ee and Italy with
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    FREE STATE DUES.
    121 11 Mr. Thomas Considers Further Measures. London, Feb. 14. Mr. J. H. Thomas today told the House >f Commons that he was constantly con--idcrir.g the question of taking further Measures to secure for the Exchequer ;ums equivalent to the balance due from he Free State and not covered
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    NEW PEER.
    55 11 Lord Runciman Takes His Seat In The House. Rugby, Feb. 15. Lord Runciman, whose peerage was announced in the New Year's honours list took his seat in the House of Lords today. He is 86 years old and is the father nf Mr. Walter Runciman, President of the
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    LITTLE ENTENTE.
    31 11 Geneva, Feb. 16. The Little Entente agreement between Rumania. Jugoslavia and Czechoslovakia tvas signed this morning by the re-pe.--live Foreign Ministers, M. Titulesco, M VevtiUh and M. Benes. -Keuter.
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    JAPANESE CEMENT COMPETITION.
    233 11 Hong Kong Co. Closes. MORE QUESTIONS IN THE HOUSE. Hcng Kong, Feb. 16. T! c (ireen Island Cement Co., the biggest industiy in Hong Kong, has betn compelled to close as a result of the dumping of Japanese cement. It is hoped that the company will reopen
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    MICHIGAN CRISIS.
    82 11 Governor Urged to Extend Moratorium. Detroit, Feb. 16. A delegation of 60 banks outside Dl>iro't urged the Governor of Michigan to extend t-.e moratorium. Meanwhile President Hoover and Mr. Mills ere drafting a federal law to expand the aid of the United Stales in liquidating depreciated bank assets.
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    EUROPEAN CHARGED.
    72 11 Government Employee In Court. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Feb. 16. Today in the District lOoutft, 'before Mr. H. C. Willan, Inspector Byrd produced G. T. W. Perkins, Assistant Superintendent of Government Monopolies, who stood charged for an alleged breach of trust in respect of $977. Perkins was
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    COLLAPSE IN COURT.
    75 11 Illness of Mr. Justice Avory. London, Feb. 14. Mr. Justice Avory collapsed in a fainting fit while sitting in the King's Bench Division. He was carried out of Court, and after recovering was conveyed in an invalid chair to his private car. The court was adjourned for
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    "CHINA HOUSE."
    94 11 New Home For Students In London. London, Feb. 16. China House," Gower Street, the Chinese students' new home in London, will be formally opened by the Master of Balliol, Dr. A. D. Lindsay tomorrow. Mr. Su-chang, of the Chinese Legation, has been appointed warden of the home, the
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    FRANCE AND RUSSIA.
    45 11 Non-Aggression Pact Comes Into Force. Moscow, Feb. 16. The Franco-Soviet pact of non-aggres-fion concluded last November comes into force immediately as the instruments of ratification were exchanged by th« Assistant Foreign Commissar and the French Ambassador at the Foreign Commissariat yesterday. Reuter.
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    MUTINY RUMOURS DENIED.
    116 11 Position in Holland. REPORTED SUICIDE OF COMMANDER. The Hafcue, Feh. 11. Rumours that mutiny has broken out among the garrison at Ten Holder arj officially deni' It is stated that the police mereh arrested five soldiers for [iistributinr handbills calling on soldiers ard sailors to revolt in
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    BRITAIN'S BUDGET.
    123 11 Income-Tax Payments Speeding Up. Rugby, Feb. 15. The week's Exchequer returns show a speeding up of income-tax payments. The amount received during the week was £2H,7G2,000, which L; over that for any week since Jan. 1 and exceeding even last year's figure of £22,252,000. In comparison with £19,718,000
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    SILENCE IS GOLDEN.
    87 11 Sir Ronald Lindsay Returns To United States. London, Feb. 14. Carrying the full views of the British at. nude towards War Debt payments, Sir Ronald Lindsay left Southampton today for the United States, where he will resume personal contact with Mr. Roosevelt in -preparation for the coming
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    ARGENTINE MISSION.
    85 11 Reception At The Board Of Trade. Rupb>. Feb. 15. The President of the Beard of Trade today received Dr. Julio Roca and other members of the Argentine Special Mission, who are remaining in this country on the conclusion of the official visit in connection with trade negotiations bctw<cn
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    BELGIAN CABINET.
    55 11 BELGIAN CABIN ET. Respects King s Wish And Retains Office. Brussels, Feb. 15. In deference to the King's wishes the Cabinet has decided to remain in office. Reuter. The Cabinet resigned following the Government's defeat by S2 to 72 on a Socialist motion censuring the Minister of Interior for cancelling
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    PROHIBITION.
    64 11 Repeal Vote Passed By Senate. Washington, Feb. 16. The Senate adopted a resolution in favour of the repeal cf Prohibition. It now goes to the House of Representatives, after which, if it is adopted, it will need ratification by a special convention of 4ji States. It provides for the
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    RECEIVERSHIP.
    58 11 Willys-Overland Motor Company. Toledo, Ohio, Feb. 16. The Willys-Overland, Co., motor manufacturers, has been placed in receivership by the Federal Government. Mr. John Willys, chairman, ar.d Mr. L. A. Miller, president, are named as receivers. The action is understood to be in the nature of a friendly suit brought
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    KING CONGRATULATES THE M.C.C.
    429 11 KING CONGRATULATES THE M.C.C. Loyal Co-operation Brings Victory. London, Feh. It, The King has sent the following Megram to Lord Lewisham, president oC the M.C.C.: As patron of the M.C.C. I wish yon to convey to the team in Australia my warmest congratulations on their victory. I have followed wi'h
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    GERMAN DISASTER.
    93 11 Moving Scenes at Funeral Of Victims. Nueakirrhen, Feb. 11. Moving irene.. Were W-tneauwl a, Ihe coflins of the victims of the explosion were conveyed in fifteen horse-drawn wagons to the cemetery. Kach WagOM was escorted by firemen carrying lighted torches. The Vice-ChaaceUor, Urn M Papea the German Minister
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    "PEOPLE'S RIGHTS."
    95 11 Disorderly Scene At Berlin Meeting. Berlin, Feb. 14. An attempt to hold a meeting of the Reichstag "committee for the protection of the people's rights" proved a faihii. the meeting being dissolved amid scenes of disorder. The Nazis' deputy chairman, Herr Frank, announced that he would preside and
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    POISON IN PATENT MEDICINE.
    601 12 Obtained from Bark Ol African Tree. A.l\« k for the m juvenati<> i ol men resulted in s charge under 1 1 dinani t before Mr. 11. A. Porrer, the Criminal District Judge, >■ l.i day. T ie preparation was said to eontail dWd yohnnh..ie. The
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    "SINGING GIRLS."
    145 12 Ex-Detective On Trial. i The trial of Leone K;:m Wah. s Cantonese ex-detective, who «;is ehntgsd with extortion of three sums of money from Chinees "singing girls" in the Tanjong Pagar area, was continued before Mr. il A. Porrer, the Criminal District Judqre, yesterday. Another Chinees singing irirl
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    POPPY DAY.
    61 12 Excellent Result In Johore. Although the lucsnerity of the State was at the lowest sob known lor many ■cars, the lohore collections for the I- i -i. i in ii 1 mil. Tell from Bata Pahai Muai -LOIS."-!, Johor*- Bahvj $945.86, Scgamat $*****, Kota Tinjriri $170. Kluang $170,
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    JUNGLE RIDDLE.
    382 12 Body Found Hanging From Tree. Tin- limli ig of M_ dt i ■imposed body of an unknown man, presumably a Chinese, hinging from a t*WJ near the II 1 miletine Ms idai Road 'off Seletar Road) by two pottos constables out -vi patrol duty 01 ran, B MM
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    HER OWN CLOTHES.
    203 12 Offered for Sale to Malay Woman. A .Malay woman who had her clothe-; stolen went to a stall in Arab Street to i eplenish her wardrobe and was surprised to have her own property offered for sal". The sequel was that two Chinese, both stall-keepers, were charged
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    BROTHERS' SCHOOLS.
    155 12 Visit by the Governor To St. Patrick's. lI. E. the Governor (Sir Cecil Clementh accompanied by the Hon. Mr. F. Morten. Director of Education and the Rev. Urother James, Visitor of Christian Brothers' Schools, Malaya, yesterday visited St. Patrick's School, the new in:,titution at East Coast Road, Siglap.
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    CHETTIARS' WIVES.
    84 12 Public Reception By Ladies' Union. The Ladies' Union, Singapore, has decided to give a public reception to Mrs. -A.R.A.R.M. Chocalingam Chettiar and Mrs. M. S. Than«ermalai Chettiar, the fast Chettiar wemen to break tradition and set East on Malayan soil, who will arrive in Singapore this afternoon at
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    55 12 .'nnua! gensra! meeting rf tht Syrian Cht!itian Association held cr. Feb. the foHewir.g office bearers were elected for the current year: president, Mr. Ipbc N. Benjamin; vice-president, Mr. M. C. M.\th-ws; secretary, Mr. P. I. Titus: treasurer, Mr. M. Mnthew" and committee Menus, Until Puduseri. BA. hi I1I 1 j
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    DIRECTORS SUED BY BANK.
    438 12 Sequel to Failure of Daily Express. l From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. lti. After a three-day hearing Mr. Jusiic McFall reserved judgment today in the case in which the Kv.ong Yik Banking Corporation is >uing four directors of the defunct Malayan Daily Express. The
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    $2,000 CLAIM.
    123 12 Case Settled Out Of Court. The case in which Tan Eng Lee claimed from Lim Boon Phock a sum of $2,000, which was first heard by Mr. Justice Mills in the Supreme Court on Wednesday has been settled. The plaintiff, who was represented by Mr. N. A. Mallal,
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    INDIAN IMMIGRATION COMMITTEE.
    278 12 INDIAN IMMIGRATION COMMITTEE. Expenses of Quarantine Stations. At a meeting of the Indian Immigration Committee held at Kuala Lumpur on Feb. S the chairman, the Hon. Mr. C. D. Ahearne, stated that the whole question of payment by the various administrations for expenses incurred at the quarantine stations at Pulau
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    STOLEN LATEX CUPS.
    101 12 Only 299 Recovered Out Of 9,200. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sercmban, Feb. lfi. When two Chinese, Lay Sen and Lock Chee, were charged with retaining stolen property, namely 299 latex cups. Mr. Donuld Gilchrist, manager of Sennawang Estate, told the court thnt the first theft took place
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    SCHOOLBOY'S DEATH.
    83 12 Sequel To Fall In Anglo-Chinese Playground. As has already been briefly reported in the Straits Tinies, Tng Poh Song, a ten-year-old pupil at the Anglo-Chinese School, Fort Canning Road, was removed to the General Hospital in a serious condition following a fall while playing on the school ground
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    MUSICAL SOCIETY.
    216 12 Final Polish for This Evening's Concert If the final rehearsal on Wednesday night is any criterion the concert to be given by the Singapore Musical Society in the Victoria Memorial Hall tonight i. already assured of success from a musical point of view. Both chorus and orchestra have
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    FALL FHOM LORRY.
    219 12 Coolie Dies In Hospital. A fatal fall from a moving lorry wnieh resulted in the death ol a ]„,i", coolie, Lim Huay Soow, on Feb. 2 oil the Chaniri Road was inquired into by Mr. F. G. Bourne, the Singapore Coroner yesteiday. Dr. Au Kok 800 said
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    MALACCA GARDENERS.
    199 12 Horticutural Society Annual Meeting. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Feb. 16. Mrs. C. H. G. Clarke presided at th<annual general meeting of the Malacca Horticultural Society, when the following were elected office bearers for the ensuing year President, Mrs. R. C. Gould vice-president, Dr. Tan Seng Tee hon.
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    GAOL FOR " RED."
    64 12 GAOL FOR RED." Siamese Sentenced To Ten Years. Bangkok, Feb. 16. A Communist who was arrested while engaged in the distribution of revolutionary leaflets has been sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. The leaflet was an incitement against the new Government and the King. Recently there have been many escapes of
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    TANGLIN CLUB.
    49 12 Performance By Repertory Players. The Singapore Repertory Players will give a performance of "Much Married" at Tanglin Club tomorrow, starting at 9.45 p.m. It is hoped that it will be possible for a new play to be presented by the comaany at the club every alt«rnate Saturday.
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    STOLEN BOAT.
    44 12 A Johore Malay, Mohammed bsn Yayah, was accused in the Singapore Second Police Court before Mr. A. W. Hsy yesterday, of having stolen a "koleh" (native boat) from Johore on Sept. 8. 1932. The complainant is n comnntriot. The case was po^'pnned.
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    TWO RAIDS WITHIN FIVE DAYS.
    436 12 People of Pulau Minyak Used to Them. "There was no c ;cr ement among the inhabitants." paid Mr. A. E. S. Tall>ot, Assistant Controller of Government Monopolies, "because they were quite used to the presence of revenue offlei describing an excise raid in the little
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    STOLE BIG LOG.
    124 12 Boys' Theft From Yard Of Boatbuilder. Two Chinese buys, still in their early teens, were Convicted and remanded loc MrtWßi by Mr. J. F. F. Gregg, the Singapore Third Magistrate, yesterday wh-.'ii they appeared on a dungs of theft of a lo(r of wood used for boatbuilding
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    EMPIRE UNITY.
    117 12 Economic Consultation Committee Meets. London, Feb. 14. Tin' Imperial Committee of Economic Consultation met »i Canada House Milmorninar and elected Mi. 0. D. Skclto.i, the delegate representing 'he Canadian Government, as ehaJflUU and decide I forthwith to review the existing inter Imperial institutions referred to in th i
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    TRANSPORT BILL.
    54 12 Receives Approval Of The Opposition. Rujrby, Feb. 1"). The Ix>i»l(.n Passenger Transport Hill m read a third time in the House of Commons by 2.i2 votes to 46 la-^t nitrht. The Labour Opposition regarded the measure as a stei> Jn the rijrht direction and did not oppose the
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    GIANT AEROPLANE.
    44 12 Return Flight From South America Postponed. Port Natal. Keb. 14. Bad luck is dogging the taunt French plane Arc en Ciel, which cannot leave on the return flight across the Atlantic until March 11 owin;; to trouble which lias developed. Reuter Wireless.
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    MRS. MOLLISON
    36 12 Lc.iut. Feb. 14. Mrs. Mollison will leave Snuthampton in the steamer HiKliluv.'i Brigade on Fe:>. 18 for the Canary Islands, where \he will await her husband on vis return from liou'h Ameika. Reotei Wirel<
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    Final Stages Of The Fourth Test.—Australian Team For Sydney Match. HOW ENGLAND WON THE "ASHES."
    148 13 Final Stages Of The Fourth Test. Australian Team For Sydney Match. AUSTRALIA MAKE CHANGES. Oldfield to Play in Fifth Test. Melbourne, Feb. 16. The eleven to represent Australia in the fifth and last Test match, which begins at Sydney on Feb. 23, will be selected from the following: W. M.
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    HOW ENGLAND WON THE "ASHES."
    869 13 HOW ENGLAND WON THE "ASHES." Paynter's Honour. CONGRATULATIONS TO JARDINE. Brishanr. Feh. 16. The weather was laChor threatening when Layhutd (66) oad Haminond (8) WOBI out to continue Kngland's second innings in the fourth Test match here today before a small attendance with th'> lotal at IH7 for two. The
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    ARMY BOXING.
    136 13 Interesting Team Contest At New World. The team luxing Mates! between the Army and the R.A.F. at the New World Arena tomorrow night for the "India Cup should prove extremely interesting an'i entertaining, for a nomber of ieal!y excellent bouts have been arranged which, ought to produce good
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    MR. L. L. MORRISS.
    41 13 Meets With Accident At Newmarket. London, Feb. 1(5. Mr. 1.. L Moi l lm. son of Mr. Harry Morrias, the well-known racehorse owner Bad breeder, fell and broke his collarbone while riding :ii Newmarket p day. Renter,
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    Y.M.C.A. BEATEN.
    61 13 Anglo-Chinese School's Good Display. The V.M.C.A. were defeated at football on tin ir own ground yesterday by three goals to one by the Anglo-Chinese School who iiu'-de a splendid rally in tho later staves. At the interval BO scorewas I- 1, following even play, but in the second
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    S.C.C. SIX-ASIDE COMPETITION.
    516 13 Bennett's k Success. FAVOURITES BEATEN IN FINAL. The S.C.C. si\-a-side tournament conefatted yesterday, when G. Bennett's team secured a surprise victory, but nevertheless a well-earned one, over W. Rodger's side in the final. The iunnors-up, having a very strong team, were "favourites" for the competition after their
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    SELANGOR CLUB.
    264 13 Cricket Fixtures For 1933. The Selangor Club cricket season opens tomorrow with a trial match. The more important fixtures of the reason arc against Singapore at Kuala Lumpur on Apr. 15, 16 and 17; against Negri Sembilan at Kuala Lumpur, May II and II; agninst Penang at Kuala
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    PERAK RACES.
    222 13 Handicaps for Third Day's Events. The following are the entries and handicaps for the third day of the I'erak Spring Meeting, to be run at Ipoh tomorrow: j Race 1.- Tambour Battant 9, Sun Mniil P. 7, Smith Udean 8, Monte Carlo 7.8, Vibrate 7.4, Sure Cure 7.4,
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    2956 13 Grand National Weights. BIG HANDICAP FOR GOLDEN MILLER. (From Our Own Com-spomlent.) Strait-; TCMH Okfuk, Kl'.'t Stnvt, .lan. SI. Tlk> weights for the (liuml National, to h run on March 24, »re warn announced as f.Mows: Grcralach lt.l Vinicola 10.1:! Ormkl* \t» Impu.ifii! BareylO.lt Coup <le ChapMU
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      NOTES FROM SHANGHAI.
      1884 14 Farce Or Tragi-l.omedy At Geneva Japan Pre/mred To Leave League Mr. Eugene Chen"s Return A Chilly M elcome For Sir Miles Lam /man Anti-British Campaign Resentment At Sir John Simon "Like A JMtryer Picking Holes In A Contract For A Shady Client But What About China's (hvn
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      480 DROWNED WHEN SHIP SINKS.
      563 14 China Coast Tragedy. BRITISH MISSIONARY AMONG VICTIMS. Shanghai, Jan. 30. Four hundred and eighty persons, all Chinese except one, British missionary, were drownwi when the steamer Hsin Ning Tai sank on Jan. 15, according to a Chinese who arrived today from Ningpo claiming to be
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      GAMBLING RAID.
      154 14 Three Hundred Arrests In Shanghai. Shanghai, Feb. 3. The Shanghai-Woosung garrison gendarmerie raided a nalatial gambling house in Greater Shanghai late on Wednesday night and arrested over 300 persons, which is believed to be a record for raids of that. type. i While the house was the best
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      HELD CAPTIVE FOR FOUR MONTHS.
      1127 14 Bandit Adventure. FRENCHMAN'S TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE. Harbin, Jan. 30. Mr. Sherrell de Florance, the Frenchman who has been in the hands of bandits for the past four months, is now back in his home. The story of his kidnapping, his treatment while- in captivity, and his
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      KIRIN TO HARBIN.
      137 14 Work on New Line To Begin in Spring. Harbin, Jan. 25. According to the Russian preys, the (onstru.tion cf the j>ro posed Kirbk-Har bin Railway by the South Manchuria Railway will be cninnu need in the siirin^ of the current yeas*. The station for Harbin will be
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      KWEICHOW ' AFFAIRS.
      287 14 KWEICHOW AFFAIRS. Wang Chia-lieh Resumes Governorship. Canton, Feb. 8. Concerning iho appointment by the South- West Political Council of Gen. Wang Chia-lieh, chairman of the Kweichow Provincial Government, as a member of the South-West National Defence Committee. the Central PreM learned today that the K'.vcichow leader will soon go to
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      A CANTON LETTER.
      938 14 Thrashing Out Differences In The South Demand Tit "Go The hole Hog Let Marshal Chiang tt alk The Plank"" Cooling Thf> Martial Ardour of Civilian Politicians Kuangtung Pays While Others Talk 1 9th Route Army Costing Canton Si oo. ooo A Month Burying The Hatchet H "hile
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    LOCAL GOLF.
    179 15 Rotary Club to Meet Island Club. The following: are the teams and startinjr times for the match (Shanehai foui--totnes) lot ween ho Rotary Club and th 3 Ireland Club to be played on Sunday I'o-iiinjj ovi-r the Island course, (Rotary players mentioned first): BJ& H. Bowrey and L.
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    S.C.C. TENNIS.
    36 15 The final of the mixed doubles handicap will be played at th? S.C.C. on Monday. The remaining semi-final in the mixeii doubles level competition will be played on Tuesday and the final on Wednesday.
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      WATER POLO.
      260 16 Teams for Matches On Sunday. polo matches between ChfaWM and KuropaUM will be |)laye«l at ihe iiu»gapore Swimming Club on Sunday maiming. Th( leauis. v. ill be as follows:--First Match. BnrOMMtt: M C. Kain: 1. Kurd ami >'. G. VVii-lle; (J. i>udd..; T. H. Allen. Goldman and K.
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      SPORTING FIXTURES.
      164 16 Tbda). February IT. .Ann!, (run. n.tg. of S'porr Baxing Assn.. Aclolphi Hotel. 5.30 p.m. Tonni-: tournament. Football: Chinese League: St. Matthew's y.P.C. Hrndcmrrr A.C.. Jalan Besa:. l|..ti\: Wiltshire* vs. V.M.C.A.. Tangiii!. Saturdnv. February 18. Boxing: Army vs. R.A.F.. New World, 9 p.m. I. i:ik Tuif < lub mtp..
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      SCULLING
      352 16 World's Best Amateur May Turn Pro. A mes<afce from Ottawa states that il is reported from Toronto that H. R. "Bttbh.v" l-Vnrve, the Australian holdi: ot tho Diamond Sculls, may turn p;i>fesstonal. Pearce is undoubtedly the finest amateur sculler in the wo, ld, and, it is said, ho contemplates
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      ASCOT CUP.
      195 16 Hopes To Send American Crack. Mr. A. C. Bostwk-k has not abandoned ihe intention of sending Mate from theI'.S.A. to contest an Ascot Gold Cup. In a statement in mail week, he said: "It was my intention to send Mate o*l l here in October, but he did
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      AMATEURISM IN LAWN TENNIS.
      794 16 Is It Out of Date AUSTRALIAN CRITIC ANSWERED. The it ***** tirade by Sir Joynton Smith, a former Lord Mayor of Sydney wherein be MoA »t the L.TA. of Oreat Britain for it* reoeiit efforts to check thu growth of "shjuwateurism," is tmufcing, for Sir Joynton
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      ARMY BOXERS.
      181 16 British Team Lose To Danish Club. The Sparta Club, of Denmark, and a team of British Army boxers met in Copenhagen in mail week in a match for the Anglo-Danish Cup, the Dance succeeding by five events to three. Each country has now won the trophy en four
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      SINGAPORE TURF CLUB.
      135 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— l wish heartily to endorse "Old Timer's" sentiments as HCpnMad i* your issue of Feb. 14 with reference to making a charge for ladies' tickets. Sim-ly these are not the time* to i-hai-jre us more for our amusements. What
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      78 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I have often seen adverse criticism of our postal service. It will probably interest readers to know that a letter posted at 11.55 this morning was delivered at 12.45 p.m. I consider this very excellent service on the
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    PUPIL'S PRANK.
    168 16 White Flag Tied to Top Of Church Spire. Stralsur.d, Germany, Jan. 22. Surprise was felt here by both ihu population and the authorities yesterday morning when they saw a huge white fla.'r flyiiiK merrily on top of the 106-metre hijrh spire of th? Church of St. Marie. It
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    MALAYAN PLANTING TOPICS.
    2843 17 A Notable Occasion— The R.G.A. And Malaya A Closer Liaison Wanted Who Is Right?— Mr. Hay Or Mr. Miller?— Tapping During Wintering Mr. Rasmussen's Proposal. (By Our Plaiting Correspondent) ■TNDOUBTEDLY the planting topic of the pi.^t few days lias been the able review of the rubber situation
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    SLUM PROBLEM.
    233 17 25-Year Task for City Of Leeds. According to an exhaustive report prepared by :i special suli-eonimittee of the i'y of Leeds Improvement Committee. it will take a quarter of a century to solve completely the slum problem in Leeds. The report, which deals with the present position and
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    TIENTSIN PRECAUTIONS.
    57 17 Japanese Garrison Forces Increased. ihaagkai, Xi (>. Reports from Tienl«i.i state that Mar 1 ti&l Law has been eruoiicd in the Japaneye .Concession after da*-k. The garrison forces have bc2ii limiaaiiri by 200, while 300 plain-clotht?s volunteers are on night duty. The military authorities have ordered all Japanese
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    THE SUN INN.
    246 17 Famous Hostelry to Be Preserved. It was announced at a meeting of the Saffron Walden Town Council that Ihu whole of the money required by th; National Trust and the Society for 'ho Protection of Ancient Buildings for the purchase of the old Sun Inn property at
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    33 17 Little Missenden, Bucks, Council have n>tructed their dustmen to collect unly domestic refuse, following the leaving out fV collection of an old motor-car, and a complaint that th<? dustman failed to collect it.
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    49 17 The largest road-tunnel in Britain 500 foet long, and completed after two years' work at a cost of £52,000 was officially opened by Sir Richard Williams. It is at Penmaenbach Point, on the main Chester-Holyhead road, where the danger of rockfalls from tne 2,000-ft. hondlni-.fi have made traffic perilous.
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    MACHINE-GUN FIRE.
    134 18 Casualties in Bucharest Strike Riot. I'uchaic-l, Feb. lfi. A ecoce of people, ntoetly women Were wounded by machine-gun fire in a clash between troop* and sympathisers with trikert who bail leaded themselves in railway workahopi following iho arrest of their leader. The troop-, hoped that cold and hunger
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    TAEL REPORTS.
    75 18 Fixed Rate May Come Into Operation. -liai, Feb. 8. Reports thai Urn Tad will be abolished on March 1 appear ;o be premature. Agreement >i;» been reached between the Chines,' Government and the native bantam wherebjr faced Tad-Dollar rate may come into operation then, but thereafter the community
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    UNEMPLOYED.
    39 18 Opposition Motion Of Censure Rejected. London, Feb. 16. The House of Commons, by 414 to 49, rajactafl a motion by Mr. George Lanshury, leader of the Opposition, to censure the Government for "failure" to deal with .incmployment. Reuter.
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    BRITISH PROGRAMME.
    458 18 Sir John Simon Reviews Affairs. Rugby, Feb. 15. International affairs were surveyed by the Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, in a speech at Southampton tonight. Referring to disarmament, he regretted that the Geneva Conference had been unable to make more rapid progress in its most difficult but mo.-.t
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    OPIUM COMBINE.
    161 18 Reported Organisation In Yunnan. Canton, Feb. 6. The reported formation of a million dollars' opium syndicate by Chinese and foreign organisers in Yunnan for the purpose of exporting large consignments of raw opium, Yunnan products, for distribution among the coastal ports and districts in Kwangtung has attracted much
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    THE BOYCOTT.
    169 18 Canton Mayor Yields To Geneva Pressure. Canton, Feb. 2. Few local newspapers printed the correspondence between the Mayor and the Japanese Consulate General, concerning the execution of the four alleged smugglers of Japanese goods. The Consul's request for an explanation went unanswered for many days. It appears that
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    51 18 A prize of £100, founded by Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, for an essa;- on some subject connected with the maintenance of international peace, and having some Waring on the principles or work of the League of Nations, has been awarded this year to Alexander Johnston Mackenzie, of the University of
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    NEW CONSTITUTION.
    316 18 Work to be Completed In A Year. That i.he drafting of a permanent constitution for the nation is expected to be completed within a year was the statement made to a group of newspaper reporters in an interview granted I>> Dr. Sun Fo, the new president of the
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      293 18 nnnnnnnnW J 'J^ f*** nnanW nnnnfl *£fe' LnnnnnnW F BtL JH C^^nnnnr j4LnkV\ I ~f^ -^ga^^D SaJ SM anm^nnna a> aw As your ship warps into her berth ard you crowd the rail with follow passengers, eagerly scanning the sea of faces below for a glimpse of a well remembered
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    TOUR CENTURIES OF RUBBER.
    1470 19 Ntw Methods. TALK TO CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS. Rubber cultivation formed the subj t of an interesting paper read by Mr. F Shackleton to the Society K Charicred Accountants in China at their meetirig in Shanghai on Jan. 20. L'h rubber cultivation is of comparative recent origin, said
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    AMERICANS ARE WELL OFF
    424 19 Living in Europe Found Appalling. The state of living in the United States at its worst today is better than th^ state of living in Europe at its Ix-st. This was the confirmed belief of John A. Zehntbauer, pi'e.«ident of the Jantzen Knitting mills, who returosd
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    LONDON POOR LAW WORK.
    670 19 Grave Deficiencies in The Hospitals. The condition of scores of London's public health hospitals when they were handed over to the Ixmdon County Council is revealed for the first time in the report of Sir Frederick Menzies on tho Keneral and special hospitals controlled by the
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    VIOLENT TACTICS.
    82 19 New Zealand Workers On Strike. Wellington, (N.Z.), Jan. IS. Violent intimidation tactics, including night attacks with bludgeons, are now being employed by the trade union slaughtermen, who are still on strike in the meat export works. Trade unionists are being replaced by free labour, working on a chain
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    S.V.C. ORDERS.
    82 19 Programme of Drills up to and for week ending Feb. 19: Friday, Feb. 17, 3.15 p.m., Headquarb ers. B.R.A. (v). Practice Demonstration: 6.15 p.m., Headquarters, Ist Bn. Signal Section, Lecture Inter-comirrunication 6.15 p.m., Malay Headquarters. "F" (Malay) Coy., Ceremonial Drill; 5.15 p.m., Serangoon Road, S.V.F.A. N.C.Os., N.C.O». Coarse;
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    DISAFFECTION IN RUSSIA,
    397 19 No Respect for Past Records. Riga, Jan. IC. In a speech delivered last week to the Moscow conference, now ended, of the Central Committee of the Soviet Com•munist Party, Bukharin declared that "all sentimental considerations about past records, personal services, and respect for man as man must
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    A HARMFUL POLICY.
    265 19 Trivandrum, Jan. 30. The attitude of non-co-operation adopted by some responsible leaders of certain communities is regretted by the Travan'•ore Government in its reply to the deputation of Moslems, Ezhavas and Christians which recently waited on the Dewan. The deputation urged reservation of seats in the Legislature
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    THE GIFT OF TONGUES
    1306 19 How to Compel It. CHANGE OF OUTLOOK NEEDED. As the quality of a man, M al ■•> i!io quality of a nation is revealed I>y its inaction t» misfortune; liy the immediate effort of sc'lf-piouvuir.. tint still more b> the renunciation of past errors and frame
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      142 19 Today's Crossword Puzzle 1 p K HHP j6j 6 V P HHF jlOj 10 I" In V€~ '•I rS lip mii-l ft if _IIJCIL (CLUES.) acros* aa of L' 2. Billow tcp 2.'.. Exrursii.ns lllir 27. Permanently fixed Lern women abode l^ok slyly. ■Ul. Ardour I :ii. Indian l.uir.-.10 biecta
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    LOOKING UP
    13 20 AT THE SINGAPORE Clock Tower from an rf unusual angle. i
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    Rubber Asphalt Experiment
    51 20 ON KUALA LUMPUR—KLANG ROAD. KUALA LUMPUR'S rubber road. Two hundred squar- feet of the surface rf the Kuala I.umr.ir K'ane road w<-n last week laid with the rubber asphalt mixture invented by Mr. V. K. Singhan. »hn is s<en in the photograph at the seem of the
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    11 20 THK ESCORT: This little fellow tSOTrta his elder sisters to school
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    23 20 HOI V YEAR PROCLAIMED: Seen in a church in Rome at the announcement of the Holy Te«r pfMMsBCd by the I'opo. (I'lanet News.)
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    23 20 FORTUNE TELLING The fortune teller with his majfic paper and tame birds is still well patronised in the side streets of Malayan towns.
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    15 20 GLEANING! Boys on the look-out for unwanted scraps of vegetables in the Beach Road market.
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    18 20 THE BISHOP OF NORWICH arriving at Lambeth Palace (or the annual meeting of Diocesan His hops. (Planet News.)
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    31 20 WITH the return of the hot weather, ice-water sellers are doing a brisker sale. Moat of these street vendors carry half a dozen varieties of iced syrup water in thermos flasks.
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