The Straits Times, 23 February 1933

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENjTURY.] THE LARGEST AJ\D MOST MFLVENTUf, NEWSPAPER /.Y MALAYA. ?o pages SINGAPORE, THCRSDAY, FEBRUARY 23. 1933. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 0 PAGES SINGAPORE. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 23, 1933 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      278 1 Singapore: 78, Cecil st. ('phone bird. I 6.15 Toniclit 9.1.".. I JMMd.ENE DIETRICH J I. BLONDE VENUS j Phono 5261-2. I I ....J DRINK MORE m^\ GOOD MILK! There is no milk of greater purity and higher quality than "BEAR BRAND." Guaranteed to be entirely free from adulteration and impurities,
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      174 1 KUALA LUMPUR 28. JAVA ST. ('PHONE 368SV THE MOST ATTRACTIVE PROPOSITION ON THE LIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET RALEIGH LIGHT TRANSPORT VAN SPECIAL 1 SPECIAL FEATURES jR >//4^ FEATURES I^^BBsSb 110. HIGH STflffET. t JfpyL: f l^^jJß capacity battery. Large goods compart /^^j^^RSVi bK^B ■^flP^lßsP' €plendid road holding «li^» provided with through
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      20 1 [pAviLieiy I say it wrffln j MUSIC I with I JACK PAYNE AND HIS BAND. I Phone 6903. l._ .._l
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      463 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGKR AND CARGO SERVICES. PsWINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER TON-TRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERN MFNT, I.ONDON AND FAB EAST MAIL SERVICB. OUTWARD FKOM I.ONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage. Due S*por* 1938. RANPUBA 17,000 Mar. X BHUTAN 6,000
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      598 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples. Maraelllea, London. Antwerp Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels. Tonnage. Due. Sail. FUSHIMI MARU 10,900 Mar. 9 10 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,400 Mar. 22 23 t TERUKUNI MARU 12,000 Apr. 4 6 HAKI'SAN MARU 10,400 Apr. 19 20 HARUNA MARU 10.400 May 3 4 S
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      460 2 BURNS PHILP LtHL (Incorporated in AustraMa.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly aailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,866 tons) and the s.s. MANGOLA (3.362 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is on* of the largest and finest stssmers trading to Australia, cabins
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      513 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., 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. FIONIA 7/3 7/3 8/3 10/8 ERRIA 28/8 28/8 29/3 81/8 LALANDIA 18/4 18 4 19/4 21 1\ MEONIA 9/5 9
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      1119 2 vw i I THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO. Steam Ship Co, Ltd., and China (1932). LTD. Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.) THE SARAWAK STEVMSHII' CO, LTD. THE STRAITS STKAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE CUNARI) STEAMSHIP (O LTD THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO.. LTD. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIKNTAL LINE,
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    Shipping News.
    1722 3 LESSENING fire RTSK AT SEA. British Requirements. ADEQUATE PROTECTION PROVIDED. The attention which has lieen specifi cally directed to electrical installations bj the recent regulations issued by th< Minister of Merchant Marine in France with regard to the measures which might be taken to improve the safety of
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    LLOYD'S CALENDAR.
    226 3 The following letter from Mr. S. W. Burprhos. principal cVrk to the committee of Lloyd's, appeared in Lloyd's Lift: I am instructed by the Committee of Lloyd's to inform you it has been dis:overed that owing to a mistake made >y the firm of lithographers who printsd the
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    232 3 PERSEUS, BrtL, MSB tons, from Otaru, 2X2. for Liverpool unc. HUA TONG, Hrit., 109 tens, from Port Dicks.,n 2:(.2. fur Muar 24. J. SENANG, Dutch, 729 tons, from Palcmbang 23.2. for Palembanir UJk. SIANTAR, Dutoh, :>.:i4S tons from Norfolk U.S.A. 23.2, for Now V.rk 25.2 FORTIIBRIDGE, Brit., 3,156
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
    94 3 Thursday, February 23. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to Arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Lch. "Hygeia," Tidore. Lch. "Lady Clifford," W. Bi. "Enterprise," Tug "runtower,' Maiivantara. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Pagar. Albert Dock Mat. Had. Victoria Dock Soli. Keppel
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    AIR PASSENGERS.
    41 3 Air pa —enters from Netherlands India to Singapore on Feb. 21 Mr. Lorenz and Mr. Lo Koong Hue. From Singapore to Netherlands India un Feb. 22: Mr. R. W. Paine. Mrs. Paine. Mr. Fran>n, Mis. Fraakoß and Mr. Schwartz.
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    THE SAKHALIN.
    154 3 Safe, After Missing For Twelve Days. The Russian steamer Sakhalin, which j ha» been missing: for the last twelve days and was feared lo?t with the whole of her passengers and crew in the Sea of Okhotsk, is safe, bat in need of a» su'tence owing to the
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    SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT.
    68 3 Stations. Yesterday Last night I Maw Rainfall Bright Mm. temp, ins Sunshine temp. •F hrs. *F Alor Star 91 Nil 8.5 70 Kote. Bharu 85 Nil 7.1 72 K. Trenggranu 85 Nil 6.8 72 Bukit Jeiam 88 0.11 7.5 72 Mersing 85 Nil G. 6 77 Singapore
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      619 3 «NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. (Incorportcd in Germany.) The undermentioned nre the c ompany's intended fixtures OUTWARD. LAHN for Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Japan and North China Mar. 6 S SAALE for Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, North China and Japan Mar. 1» LIPPE for Manila and Japan Mar. 15 FULDA for Manila. Hong
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      392 3 cAJAKHUCAN MAIL LJWB TO EUROPE (Panama Canal Americ Canada BY PRESIDENT LINERS 24 to 53 days) of real comfort Enjoyable Economy Swimming Rath Excellent Cuisine. Large cabins with beds. Hot and Cold running water in every Btatcroom. DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES. lIC. LTD. (Incorporated in U.S.A.) INDO-CHINA STEAM NAY. COMPANY, LIMITED.
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      514 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. Incorporated In England.) ELLERMAN LINE. In ii;ht 111 lln to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Via Ports and Sue/, (anal OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG. SHANGHAI JAPAX Steamer HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF LYONS for Havre, London, R'dam Hamburg Feb. 28 Mar. 2 s.s. CITY OF MANILA for
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      424 4 SITUATIONS VACANT. Wh.-n iip|.l>inir for any position ndver-' lisid in thi*..- iiiliiiiins send copies »f tehlinuiniuls. l)o mil send otiginnis. WANTED, "tea salesman. Apply 133, limes. WANTED, experienced shorthand typist, male. Apply 186, Straits Times. uUn BD teno-typlst, apply I full particular* and salary required to I-.. Straits 1 mm
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      649 4 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET nOUSB on Institotien HiU. ktoderau rent OniUd Engineers. TO LBT, SHOP, FLAT, Amber Hansloos ipply Spore Bnilding Corp., 64, Market St TO LET, Flat No. 822, Orchard Road, jrouud floor. Rent $60 per month. Please apply J. S. Nathan, 6-A, De Sousa Street. TO I.XT, Amber
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      742 4 FOR SALE Ii i r>FR ESTATE, lil district. Singapore. What off-is I I.ii. S. T. I FOR SALE, one B.S.A. Air Rifle No. 2 model, bore .22. 121, Straits Times. FOR SALE, ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITAN- NICA, latest edition, very new, what offer. Please apply 118, Straits Times. THE rUTUM FORETOLD BY
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      521 4 LEGAL NOTICE. NOTICE THOMAS rntt KM. ROBINSON I)E< KASKI) late of Singapore. The Official Assignee has been granted Letters of Administration of the estate of the above deceased. Creditors must send in their claims to the undersigned before April M, IM:!, aftrr which date the assets will be distributed. ALLEN
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      563 4 AUCTION NOTICES?. REMINDER Friday, February 24. I*l3, at 2.30 p.m. At No. 2, St. Thomas Walk, off River Valley Road. AUCTION SALE of well-made fine design wax polished teak household furniture, etc. Comprising an excellent toned eottajce piano by Season in perfect condition, sitting ■lining and bedroom furniture of every
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      469 4 BUSINESS CARDS. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE. Mr*. HARU and MUn HAW. 60, WATERLOO SIREET. Telephone 7167. M Wi iy\i t comprehensive IM* r'.f^ range of Garden T.miU Obtnin yourn at BOON SEN(. (JO, I.TI>. 36 .IS, Robinson Ko»d. T.I. 72M. AUCTION NOTICES. ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE of excellent Jacobean daaiM
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      79 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within Outside »i!h;ut laj Malaya. P—ttji. Monthly .1.00 s I. .,11 S 2 .10 Uuiirt.ilv I s.-.ll MM 7.30 Hall remriy S17.00 2 1 .o» SU.OO Viail> SJJI.OO Sls.00 $.10.00 ADVERTISEMENT RATES The ckargM ami t—twtloi r..r CI.ASSIFIKl) ,\li\ KKTISKMKVTS appear on the form at the bottom
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    WAR DEBTS.
    220 5 Relief for a Stricken World." Rugby, Ffb. 21. Rcferrin«? to the War Debts question, (lurinK his snetch at the Pilgrims Society <linner in London to-nicht. Sir John Simon said that the British Government vere fortunate to have been able to mako cor.tact with the President-elect before he assumwl
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    ARMS FOR AUSTRIA.
    177 5 Sir John Simon Announces Settlement. Rugby. Feb. 21. In the House of Ccmmons this evening the Foieign Secretary, Sir John Simon. was asked whether a settlement had been reached in the matter of the recent importation of arms into Austria. He replied: "The Italian Ambassa- j dor
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    26 5 Dr. A. K. Bedell, medical officer of Health for Pukct, is going home at the end of next month. A Siamese doctor will take his place
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    GRUESOME FIND IN LALLANG.
    106 5 Dumped Body of Young Chinese Boy. A startling discovery was made by party of Indian labourers working at tlv- milestone. Kast Coast Road, this morning when they came upon the body of a Chinese youth lying in the lallang. The Joo Chiat police were immediately communicated
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    BETTER BUILDINGS.
    240 5 Malacca Municipal Offices. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Feb. Suggestions for tfca improvement of the Municipal offices Bud arrangements for hous; kf the staff w\ PS discussed at ihi meeting of the Municipal Con'mia iioajon natafday. The Pie-idcnt, Mr. C. H. G. Clarke. pointed out that they lu-l
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    SAKAIS FILMED.
    106 5 Mr. H. k>. \<*>ne's Journeys Into The Wikfc. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping. Feb. 22. Aii. H. D. Wooao, Ethnographer. IVrak Slate, TaJping. spoke on "'Hill Tribes#>f .Malaya" at the Kin;? Edward VII School. Taiping, on Monday. Films of the various tribes of sakais Mr. Xoone encountered during
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    EAR-CUTTLNG THREAT.
    105 5 Extortion From Chinese Shopkeepers. (Kroin Our Own CotTCOffMaoai.) Malacca, Feb. 22. A ChUMM walke.l iiito two shops in Mriliniau leu-ntly laying he belonged to tie Japanese luiyuitl iaveesigatiofl coniWlttee, thuatened lo (J 1 off the cars of the shopkeepers baMUKe thry weve dcalfng Japanese goods sod then demandel
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    CLOSING A TIN MINE.
    417 5 Indian Mandore's (Maim For Wages. Reference was made in the Supieni Court today to the closing down of I Chinese tin mine in Ipoh, known a.< the Fukien Kongsi, and the alleged difficulties of the Chinese and Indian labourers employed by the mine in obtaining payment
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    ST. ANDREW'S
    299 5 Yearly Report of The Mission Hospital, May 22 this year will set? the tenth anniversary of the St. Andrew's Mission Hospital and the report for 19.T.2 is now issued. The honorary secretary says that the main subjects under consic!eration by the committees were (a) the cutting down of
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    WORKING STILL.
    164 5 Chinese in Charge Gets Fine of $600. N'K Ah Boon adopted the novel )>n>.- tluic of addressing a petition for leniency i tin- District Juclri' before 1 .<■ <amup for saatsaec this awrataf <>n .1 charge tlu iH>ss<-ssion <>f On liiiui r at TkMaf Bahru. Mr. F. S.
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    14 5 Mr. T. D. Hughe.* has been appointed 'o officiate as M*M Adviser, Kukub. Johorc.
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      303 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL. TONIGHT Special Dinner Dance Cabaret HUGO JOSEPHINE 9.30 P.M.— MIDNIGHT. RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA PHONE 5381. ADELPHI HOTEL Patrons are requested to kindly note that, the ROOF GARDEN being engaged, there will be NO DINNER-DANCE TONIGHT. SEA VIEW HOTEL TOMORROW NIGHT DINNER DANCE CABARET ENTERTAINERS
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      100 5 RAFFLES CAFE Excellent Meals a la Carte at Moderate Cost 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. MILK AT ITS CREAMIEST g^^gjji Canned well
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      325 5 Dr. ALEKHINE World Chess Champion Dr. Alrkhinc will pl;cy I MmulUinn.us mutch a*uin>i a t<-;ur: of Siagafwrs Chfss players at the ADKI.I'MI HOTEL, Col*. man St.. Singapore on SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 26th at 10.30 a.m. Tho Public nn> invih'd to witness the exhibition. ADMISSION $1. The Honorary Src-ivtary of the
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    Britain Plans Big Film Push
    3206 6 rpHE greatest film production programme ever undertaken by a European studio is U'inir l-ii'.iched by Gau-mont-British. Following the triumph of "Rome Express" a whole batch of new productions is under way at the I'L'fiO.OOO Lime Grove Studio and the Isliifton Studio. They include: "The Good
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      144 6 WE SPECIALIZE IN DEPENDABLE GUARANTEED HAND-MADE FURNITURE FOR OFFICE AND HOME. WITH PRIDE WE CAN REFER YOU TO GOVERNMENT ALSO PRIVATE WORK WE carried out 20 year* ago -and over.' ALL OF WHICH STILL GIVING PERFECT SERVICE. Within the past 12 months we have carried out and delivered THE LARGEST
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      177 7 "William Haines a veritable whirlwind The Picture is GREAT ENTERTAINMENT thrilling to a degree TNE CAPITALS ARE OURS BUT FREE PRESS WROTE IT! ALUAMBRA The Independent Theatre with the Pick of the World's Pictures. ft pictures arc hack .I^.llll gJL The fastest boats iifloat... H^^ picture that smashes all %iiN
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      292 7 The Famous Star of SHANGHAI EXPRESS"— Co-starred with a Brilliant English Favourite! 3zXapJtoj^El TO-NIGHT MARLENE P| DIETRICH fJ Powerful Dramatic Triumph inKr^V* "BLONDE VENUS" IS. With the popular English Star, HERBERT MARSHALL flp||| See Glamorous Marlene as the toast of the Berlin and Paris Cabarets. Hear her sing three songs!
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      365 7 LISTEN TO THE FOOTSTEPS OF AN APPROACHING FAME! GEORGE ARLISS W "THE MAN WHO PLAYED GOD." tVERYBODY WIIL ENJOY .^t^ A feast of Melody <^%V^»- twwfc a!U Romance 't^^^^^#» a m we are >J^ jjw^ happy to add to '''k-clt.^vV v^^ our previous W^T^-^W^/ t. v^^ r Isritisli successes. x*^lSf^^s
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    208 8 Tin Slightly Lower. RUBBER STOCKS DECLINE. (By Onr Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Thursday. Today's Prices: Rubber, fi 3/16 tents ncr lb. Tin, Singanore nrice $75.50 per picul. Yesterday's Prices: Rubber. London. 2 1/lfid.. down l/32d. New York, closed. Tin. London. (3 months.) £148, down ss. (Spot), V 147
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    109 8 Kerosene oil. Shell, two 4-gaDoo tins 84.14; Fish and Dragon, two 4-galloii tins $8.89; Crown, two 1 gallon tins. $8.74; Cross two 4gallon tins .■<:'..")!>. Prices tor Crown and Crou kerosene in drums arc 1") cents per 4-gaflon drum less] than above. Devoe's imp. Hrillian' .^•J.i;'.* per tin, Sylvan Arrow
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    PRODUCE.
    67 8 Singapore, Feb. 28. Gambier 5.00 (Cube) No. 1 unpicked) 10.00 Copra 4.60 mixed 4.2. r > Sago flour, Sarawak 1.90 White Pepper 21.00 Black Pepper 16.00 Pearl Sago 4.00 m small 3.90 medium 6.00 Rice Warn $141 to 220 Saigon $136 to 141 Rangoon $127 to 134 No. 1
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    80 8 Noon, Feb. 28. R.S.S. equal to London Standard: Buyers. Sellers Spot (loose) ..6 316 6' t (F. 0.8.) ..6L'» 6 9/16 Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Buyers. Seller* Mar. 6 :1 6 7 16 Apr. ..6 7 16 (i'j Apr.-June G'<» 6 9 16 July-Sept. ..6
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      198 8 SELLING. Singapore, Feb. 23. London, 4 months' sight 2/3 27/32 London, 3 months' sight 2/3 13/16 London, 60 days' sight 2/3 25/32 London, 30 days' sight 2/3 3/4 I London, demand 2/3 23 32 London, T.T. 2/3 11/16 1 Lyons and Paris, demand 985 Hamburg, demand 160 New
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      EXCHANGES.
      110 8 Rugby, Feb. 21. Foreign exchanges are: Athens 607 1/2 Amsterdam 8.45 Berlin 14 9 32 Belgrade 2521/2 Bombay 1/6 5/32 Brussels 24.32 1/2 Bucharest 508 Buenos Aires 51 \'-> official rate Athens 597 V£ Copenhagen 22 7/16 Geneva 17.56 Helsingfors 227 Hong Kong 1/8 3/4 Madrid 41 3, 16
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      40 8 From China and Manila, by President Adams, due at Singapore daylight on Saturday. From China and Japan, by Paris Maru, due at Singapore on Sunday. From China and Japan, by Honolulu Maru, due at Singapore daylight on Monday.
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      24 8 Interest coupons payable on March 1, 1933, may be presented for payment on and after that date at any Money Order Office in Singapore.
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      LADY HOUSTON.
      76 8 Burglary At Her Jersey Home. Lady Houston's Jersey home, Beaufieli). St. Saviour's, was entered by burglars during the night. Drawers and cupboards were ransacked, and it is believed that several articles have been stolen. Thieves who broke into an isolated garage on the lonely Snap Road near Kendal,
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        MINING.
        432 8 Issue Val. Pd. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang H HI Austral Malay 5/ 5 Ayer Hitam Tin £1 £1 B-ngrin Tin 1 Batang Padanjf 1 1 Batu Caves J 1 Bukit Arang £1 £1 Burmah Malay £1 £1 Chenderiang 1 1 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt 5/- 5/- Hong
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        GENERAL.
        281 8 Vftl. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 1 1 Malacca Electric Ord. 0.92»<. 1.00 cd. 1 1 Malacca Electric Pref. 1.80 1.90 10 10 Maynard Co. nom. 1 1 Malayan Breweries 0.80 0.87 V-i 50 50 McAlister Co. 65.00 70.00 xd. 10 5 Overseas Ass. Corp. 4.20 4.50 40 40 Oversea Ch.
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        149 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 100 101 d. iingapore Municipal 6 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 lingapore Municipal 4Vfe p.c. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 iingapore Municipal 4V£ pc. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 Singapore Municipal 4 p.c. of 1913 red.
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        377 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 (SI) 0.50 0.65 0.50 0.60 A. Kuning ($1) 0.10 0.05 0.15 A. Malay (S2) 0.76 1.00 0.75 0.90
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
    118 8 Friday, February 24. Municipal Commissioners' mcetihg, 2. IB p.m. Police BnnH. Katorir Park, 5.15 p.m. Saturday. February 25. R.A.F. 1st unnunl rifle meeting, Bukit Timah Ranee. MO Annual (ten. mill, of Teachers' Thrift and Loan Society, Raffles Institution, 10.oO a.m. Hulf yearly mttr. <>f <I .P.O..
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE,
    234 8 Today. Selat Pundjarnr ami Honjrkalis (Hong C'huan 1 3 p.m. Upper Burma, North and East India, Aden, Egypt, Europe, Great Britain, Inland. Canada anri U.S.A. (Karagola) (B. I. Mail) 3 p.m. Semarang. Sourahaya, Celebes. Moluccas and Timor Hilly I I'.eael) 4 p.m. Selat Pandjang, Bengkalis, Siak, Pakan
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    HAILS FOR EUROPE.
    41 8 By Conte Rosso Poelau Bras Kaisar-I-Hind Poelau Roebiah Ranchi Buloerun Left Ami. Spore London Dm. II Jan. 4 Dec. 29 Jan. 23 Jan. 6 Jan. 28 Jan. 19 Feb. 11 Jan. 20 Feb. 11 i'cb. 3 Feb. 28
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      34 8 AIR MAIL INSURANCE cover granted on CASH, BONDS, SECURITIES etc. at low rates by the ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE Incorporated A.D. 1720. Branch Office for Malaya: CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS, SINGAPORE. Resident Manager— A. Gordon Lee.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      LONDON TIN MARKET.
      772 9 Stocks Dropping. COLD HAMPERS EXPORTS FROM AMERICA. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 25. Market trading has been listless just lately in the absence of any stimulus either in the shape of support to prices ox the circulation of wild reports in an enV.t to whip up
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      OUTWARD MAIL
      41 9 Mails from Europe (London mails dippatched on Feb. 2), ex B. and I. Rohna which anchored at Penan* at 5 a.m. today will -nivo by train tomorrow morning. Correspondence will be ready foi delivery to bocdwMen at 8.45 a.m.
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      SHARE MARKET.
      692 9 Fraser and Co.'s Weekly Report. Fraser and Co.'s report, dated Feb. 22, states: With the commodity markets for the most part unchanged and public interest still somevhat apathetic, there is very little that calls for special notice in the local share market during the past week. The gravity
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      ZINC HARDENS.
      631 9 Other Quotations Again Decline. Messrs. Henry Gardner and Co. repoit as follows upon business on the London Metal Exchange on Feb. 6: Copper—- Quiet, but steady. The opening transaction was at £28 ss. for a nearFebruary prompt; following this, cash sold at £28 65., three months at £28
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      STERLING RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
      607 9 LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES FEB. 7 Ahaco (£1) |t| Allatrar (2/) /4V4: Amherst (21) /I; Anglo-Malay (£1) 4/6; Ayer' Kuninjr (£1) 10'; Bagan Serai (£1) 5 10; I Bahru (Scl.) (21) 1/; Banteng (£1) 7/6; Bufnt- Cns. (2/) /2; Batu Caves (£1) 7/-,; B. Tiga (£1) G.UOH:
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      278 9 Closing Quotations In London. (From Our Ova Correspondent. London. Teh. 22 Closing quotations todsy of the principal British and American stocks are given below: The rise or fall is in relation to the rice of Feb. 21. GOVERNMENT STOCKS. BRITISH. Rise or Fall Conversion Loan 5%
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      RUBBER STATISTICS
      94 9 Malayan Production In January. According to the table issued by the Department of Statistics the production of Malayan rubber in January by estates of 100 acres and ove.- was 19,716 tons, while the estimated production of estates of less than 100 acres Was 16,106 tons. The F.M.S. is
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      SINGAPORE'S HEALTH.
      150 9 The Municipal health statement for tha week ended Feb. 18 gives the total number of deaths at male 108 and female 63. The death rate was 18.63 per mille per annum compared with 22.11 in the preceding week and with 19.68 in the corresponding week of last -year.
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    AMUSEMENTS—Singapore.
    122 10 AMUSEMENTS— Singapore. AI.HAMBRA.-Fast Lift with William Maims, flirt* Edwards M*4m Evans <\'ira.t Nagel. fctt—fclS. l'hone 6909. CAPITOL.- Marlene Dietrich and Herbert Marshall in Blonde Venus. CIS 9.15. Phone 5261-2. GREAT YVOKLD SKY TALKIE.— Janet Caynor Charles Farrell in Merely Mary Ann. Gate 10 cts. Ladies Free. STAR TALKIE, GREAT WORLD.—
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, FEB. 23, 1933. TRADES UNIONS.
    694 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, FEB. 23, 1933. TRADES UNIONS. Remarkable evidence of the steady decline in the trades union movement in Great Britain is provided by the belated but interesting report of the Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies for the year 1931, which has just been issued. It is
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    265 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Miss E. A. Reutens of Seremban left for Europe by the Felix Roussel. Mrs rkward Pedkw an.-i Mr three children have returned to Singapore. Mr. J. L. Graham, export sales manager of the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., arrived by the Comorin. The wedding of Miss Maud Howe, of
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    IF THE SENSES WERE TRANSPOSED.
    1353 10 IF THE SENSES WERE TRANSPOSED. Vibrations Which Affect The Human Body. (By Professor A. M. Low.) Mini, sail* thr irntcr. It learning "sottmllixs" sound* that are M pewei/«l that thru li ill hill si.ml 1 <,rat ins of i ■Hilintioiix vhich suriimnd all living things with an aura, percept ihl<-
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    841 10 THAT AIR MAIL. Hon in sorrow than in anpor. a correspondent informs us that a letti-i sine to him by Biitish r.ir mail f nra London on Jan. 25 reached him on Saturday. On the same day he received confirmation f the letter sent liy oulir.aiy
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    EMBARGO ON ARMS.
    513 11 Inquiry By British Cabinet. FURTHER ACTION. Labour's Demand For Economic Boycott. Now that Japanese defianre of the I^asue is nK.re or less a foregone conclu- 1 sion the policy which the Powers, should adopt is causing some em- barrassnient. While going to war is felt to be
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    JAPAN'S MANDATES.
    79 11 Will Never Surrender Islands." Tokio, Feb. 23. The islands held under mandate are Japan's lifeline on the sea as Manchuria is the lifeline on land. Japan will never surrender them." I his is the declaration made in a semi-oflirial statement emanating from the Navy Ollice which is given
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    LEAGUE POLICY.
    694 11 Hostilities Should Not Be Facilitated. London, Feb. 22. The Times declares that the Assembly will have to decide whether to take further action oj merely recommend the settlement advocated in the report and then disp. rsc. l t would certainly be ad\isalile and in the interests of the
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    KAISER'S CURE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT.
    171 11 Assign the Machine To Secondary Place." Berlin, Feb. 20. International regulation and limitation of modern machinery is advocated by the ex-Kaiser as the radical remedy f.ir worldwide unemployment in a letter addressed to the United States publicist, Mr. Gaffney, from Doom, and published in Germany. He
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    CIVIL AVIATION.
    155 11 German Motion Defeated At Geneva. Geneva, Feb. 21. The German motion not to deal with the question of regulating commercial aviation before the Disarmament Conference's main committee has definitely decided whether the abolition of the military air forces and the ban on air bombardments is really desired by
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    MINISTER RESIGNS.
    117 11 1 Mr. P. J. Pybus Returning To Commerce. London, Feb. 22. Mr. P. J. Pybus, the Minister of Transport, has resigned in order to return to business. .Major the Hon. Oliver Stanley will succeed him. Beater. Mr. Pybus, who is a Liberal Nationalist, has represented the Harwich division
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    MUNITIONS.
    93 11 Big Importation By Yugoslavia. Rome, Feb. 20. According to a newspaper report 3,000 machine-guns, 600 guns and enormous quantities of munitions have been sent to Yugoslavia by the Czechoslovakian Skoda factories, during 1 the lust three years. The newspapei points out that the delivery of arms took place without
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    ITALIAN ROYALTY.
    36 11 State Visit to King Fuad. Cairo, Feb. 21. The King and Queen of Italy, accompanied by Princess Maria, arrived hey» for a state visit, being welcomed 1 at the station by King Fuad. Aneta-Tran.s-Ocean.
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    BUYING ARMS.
    58 11 Russian Mission Now In Paris. Paris, Feb. 20. A Russian military mission is stated 'to have arrived in Paris and to have been received by General Weygand and the General Staff. According to the same source of information the mission intends to make I important purchases of arms
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    ANOTHER THREAT TO MR. ROOSEVELT.
    212 11 Bomb by Post. CHICAGO'S MAYOR WORSE. Washington, Feb. 22. Mr. Roosevelt's life has again been jeopardised according to the Washington Post, which reveals th«it a bomb addressed to him was discovered in the city post office. The parcel containing the bomb tumbled out of the
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    NOTHING IN IT.
    154 11 German Delegate's Visit To Berlin. Berlin, Feb. 21. The German chief delegate to the Disarmament Conference Ambassador Nadolny, whose unexpected arrival in the capital on Sunday caused some speculation, conferred on Monday with .the Foreign Minister (Baron von Neurath) and the Reichswehr Minister (Herr von Blomberg), and
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    SINGAPORE BASE.
    94 11 Completion of Contract In 1935. London, Feb. 22. Speaking in the House- of Commons, Sir Bolton Eyres-Monsell, First Lord of the Admiralty, announced that the date for the completion of Sir John Jackson, Ltd.'s contract for the Singapore Naval Base was September, 1935. There was no reason to
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    DUBLIN SENSATION.
    76 11 General O'Duffy Removed From Office. Dublin, Feb. 23. A sensation has been created by the announcement that the Government has removed General O'Duffy (>"? m the office of Commissioner of the Civil Guard which he has held since 1925. He will be succeeded by Col. Broy, chief superintendent.
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    INDIAN REFORMS.
    65 11 House of Commons Defers Judgment. London, Feb. 22. The House of Commons, by 297 to 42, rejected a motion by Brig.-General Sir Henry Page-Croft urging that the provincial autonomy of InJia should precede the transfer of responsibility at the centre. The House adopted a pro-Government amendment in favour
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    U.S. COTTON BILL.
    17 11 Washington, Feb. 22. The House of Representatives agricultural committee approved the Cotton Bill.— Reuter.
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    ADDS 20 M.P.H. TO OLD TIME. SIR MALCOLM CAMPBELL'S NEW SPEED RECORD.
    952 11 ADDS 20 M.P.H. TO OLD TIME. SIR MALCOLM CAMPBELL'S NEW SPEED RECORD. His Worst Ride." DRIVING WITH ONLY ONE HAND Driving with only one hand as he had strained an arm Sir Malcolm Campbell flashed along Daytona Beach yesterday in his new 2. .100 h.)i. liluc Bird car at over
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    VISITING MEDAN IN MOTH PLANE.
    289 11 Kuala Lumpur Airmen's Holiday. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 22. Another illustration of the advantages of air travel in this part of the world will be provided next month by two members of the Kuala Lumpur Flying Club. Messrs. Mungo Park, a past
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    "MUI TSAI."
    195 11 Questions as to Position In Hong Kong. London, Feb. 22. The suggestion that young girls were being imported into Hong Kong as adopted daughters in order to evade the mvi tsai law was made in the House of Commons by Mr. W. Lunn (Lab., Rothwell) in the course
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    SILVER PROBLEM. Sir Henri Deterding's Views.
    126 11 SILVER PROBLEM. Sir Henri Deterding's Views. Ix>ndon, Feb. 20. Writing on the subject of silver in a letter to the Times "Sir Henri Deterding says: "Although I am a partisan of the raising of silver to an adequate price, it is my firm conviction that artificial plans never give durable
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    FIFTH TEST AT SYDNEY.
    256 11 Australia Start Badly. BRADMAN OUT. Three Wickets Lost For 64. Australia won the toss in the fifth Test match at Sydney today, and chose to bat. The game opened sensationally Richardson being out before a run was scored. Rradman and Woodfull wore out with the total
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    LATEST SCORE
    235 11 Australia 132 fee three Thus one wicket was down before a run had been scored. Bradman, who was playing in his first Test match at Sydney, filled the breach, and sent the first ball he received from Allen to the boundary, and then twice got Hammond away through
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    ELECTRICAL ECONOMY!
    85 11 Prison for Extravagance In Moscow. .Moscow, Feb. 21 The administration of the electric works complains that despite reneated warnings consumers have not limited their use of electric current but exceeded the allotted amount. The administration points out that further infringements of these regulations will entail not only deprivation
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    FARES REDUCED.
    33 11 North German Lloyd's Enterprise. Berlin, Feb. 20. The North German Lloyd shipping company has decided to reduce all passenger rates by a third on ships 04 thi Far Eastern run. Aneta-Havaa.
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    ATTEMPT TO FAKE A SUICIDE.
    868 12 Dead Man Tied to Tree. VALUABLE EVIDENCE BY EYEWITNESS. "Eveiy house in the district has been combed for witnesses tut none other than this man apparently saw <h( hanging. remarked Inspector H. Gray before the Singapore Coroner yesterday, when the infinity into the death of
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    HE GRUMBLED.
    82 12 His Time In Court Not Wasted After All. nes« hawker was not content to lot w*U alone and after he ha.J given the benefit ef the doubt and discharged on a charge of obstruction by Mr. A. \V. Hay, the Second Police Magistrate, yesterday, he left thi> court
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    'LIGHT AND DARK '
    311 12 'LIGHT AND DARK Witness's Evidence And Time of Day. Deck passengers on the m.v. Cremer outward bound from China ports were placed on quarantine immediately they arriveJ in Singapore ami. after their period of detention were landed opposite godown B on Feb. 2. All baggage was examined and two tins
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    FIRE CALLS.
    109 12 Blaze at Rubber Estate. An area of about 15 acres of rubber was involved in an cutbreak of fire at the Bukit Timah Estate yesterday aftevrcon. Two engines turned out shortly after time r 'clock and found the thick fiowtb cf h'llan:r blazing merrily. Out pumi) was utilised
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    THE ALHAMBRA
    197 12 William Haines In Fast Life." William Haines makes a tine return to the screen in "Fast Life," which opened at the Alhambra Theatre last night. The picture lives up to its title, and has humour and thrills. The hero is ably supported by Cliff E-iwards, who supnlips the
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    DRIVER MISSING.
    116 12 Motor-Lorry Accident In Scudai. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, 22. A warrant has been issu«d for the driver of a motor-lorry which was involved in an accident at Scudai, six miles from Johore. It is alleged that the lorry which was travelling towards Johore Bahru, after taking
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    78 12 The following' have been elected members of the Building and Subscription (omihittee of the Geylang Methodist Girls' School: the Rev. Abel Eklund and Messrs. Song Chin Eng, Litn Poh Chin, Lim Soon Bee, Chan Hye Senjj, Ng Thian Poh, "Per Wah Kok, Chew Hock Hin, Hoh Koon Toh, Chia Poh
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    JUST WALKING ALONG THE >ROAD.
    408 12 JUST WALKING ALONG THE >ROAD. And the Detective Was Hit Accidentally. The discovery of two sacks containing! a little over eleven pounds of ganja, on '.vhich the market value was approximately $445, on two Chinese who were walking alone Tras Street on Feb. 2 resulted in the appearance of Lim
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    " SAY IT WITH MUSIC."
    212 12 SAY IT WITH MUSIC." Jack Payne And his Band At The Pavilion. The success of a picture which featurts a popular dance band is of coursp, entirely a matter of how well the music is recorded, and here Say It with Music" fulfils all requirements. Jack Payne and his band
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    ATTACKED CHILD SHE LOVED.
    325 12 Chinese Woman's Strange Conduct. That people sometimes hurt those they love best is an age-old truism which was once again borne out in the case of a childless Chinese marrie.l woman who developed a great affection for a neighbour's child. The mother objected, and after matters
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    CHARITY SHOW.
    188 12 Miss Riboet at The Theatre. European.«, Malay;, and Chinese turned up in large numbers at the Victoria Theatre last night for the chanty pevformance by Miss Kiboet's Malay Dramatic Company, Orion, in aid of tli European and Non-European Unemployment Funds. The chief item on the programme was the
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    EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS.
    23 12 Salonic.a, Feb. 20. Several earthquake shocks occurred between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Sunday but no great damage done. Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    SPINE SEVERED.
    181 12 Man Stabbed and Beaten With Poles. Bali Lane, a backwater of North Bridge Road, was the scene of a factional tight among rival gangs of tongkang coolie* some time ago. One of the combatants was removed to hospital after the affray with a severed spinal cord and is
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    CHARGE IRREGULAR
    156 12 How Kedah Law Differs From S.S and English. (From Our Own Correapondant.) i i Bang, Feb. Pointing out lhat the law in Keduh differed from the law of England or of the Straits S. tIW r.i'.-nl and thai, in Kedah a separate charge should have been made in
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    THE CAPITOL
    361 12 Marlene Dietrich In Blonde Venus." After seeing "Blond.- Venus," wMflk 01 ined at the Capito| la»l light, one cannot but ft-el a U-vii utmftstiofl f«n Jt.sef Von Stcrnler,- a- a director, and Paramount's photography expc-its for the fine manner in which they have film ed th» picture. There
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    POLICE COME TO BLOWS.
    134 12 Early Morning Quarrel Ends In Hospital. Possibly as a reaction from the r.train Of seeing that others preserved the j.eace, two constables forgot their duty as guardians of law and order and themselves came to blows in the early hours o* this morning. The affray took
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    14 12 Mr. R. W. Brown, of the Straits Trading Company, Butterworth, has left for home.
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    CHURCH IN GRAVE POSITION.
    866 12 Selangor Finances. NO CONTRIBUTION TO DIOCESAN FINDS. (From Our Own («>ne*],<,ntlint.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 22. Inless more Rapport is forthcoming it will be impossible tor the church o f toe;- I land to keep a ehapMo in Selangor. This was the problem thai wai pt fore
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    SEREMBAN AFFAIRS
    109 12 No Deaths From Typhoid Since Jan. 12. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sercmban, Feb. 21. Them have been no deaths from the typhoid outbreak since Jan. 12 wa MM af the statements made ai the meeting of Ihe Srrc»mnan Sanitary Beard by the I chairman, Che Ilarr.7;t.i bin AMuilali.
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    S. C. C. Mixed Doubles Tournament Ends.—-English Cup Replays,
    10 13 S. C. C. Mixed Doubles Tournament Ends. -English Cup Replays,
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    MIXED DOUBLES AT S.C.C.
    481 13 Concluding Stage Of Tournament. The mixed doubles tournament at the SC.C. came to an end yesterday, with the completion of the open event, which was won by Mr. and Mrs. K. A. Taylor in three, sets against Major H. L, Graham and Mrs. C. .1. Smith.
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    WINTER SPORTS.
    125 13 World's Championships Decided. Berlin, Fi-b. 20 A number of world championships at winter spurts in decided today and wire favoured by the first spell of real winter sports' weather for a long time. The ice hockey international tournament, with twelve nations participating, was continued at Prague. Germany beat
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    22 13 Goal-posts will he tixct! up on Ih. S. pailanir this afternoon for foot-ball-playing memlvers who wish to ub tain si. me practice.
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    WHAT GERMANY CAN TEACH US.
    314 13 Boxers Provided With Proper Facilities. Both Walter Neusel and Hans Schonrath have told me of the tremendous popularity boxing is enjoying in Germany and of the many fine young "prospects" at all weights in different parts of the country, says Straight Left in the Sporting
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    TAIPING LEAGUE.
    165 13 Prospect of Interesting Football Season. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Feb. 22.The following: officials were elected at the annual meeting of the Taiping and District Football League: President, Mr. N. F. H. Mather; vice-president, Mr. K. R. Blackwell; hon. secretary and treasurer, Mr. S. Selvanayagum; committee, Messrs. Gnoh
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    95 13 T<)d«>. February 23. Foothall: Chinese Letftue: St. Mitthew'i Y.P.G. vs. Aston A.C., Jalan Besar. Friday, Febmary t*. Football: S.C.C. Trml Tadanc: Chinese Lm(M: Sionc 800 A. A. v.-. Amicable A. A.. Jalan !tt s»r. Saturday, February 25. Football: R.AF. Corporals vs. Marine Department Ist. Seletar; Malays II vs.
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    HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS.
    163 13 Brighton's Plucky Fight Against West Ham. London, Mar. 22. The following were the results of replayed fifth round ties in the F.A. Cup: West Ham Utd. 1. BhirMon o.* Birmingham .">, Middlesbrough 0. 'after extra time. The amended draw for the sixth round to be played on
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    LOCAL GOLF.
    45 13 Keppel Ladies' Foursomes Competition. Eleven 'couples took out cards for the ladies' foursomes competition at the Keppel Golf Club, which was played yesterday afternoon, and resulted in a win for Mrs. R. H. Wilson and Mrs. R. R. Moms 48— 10 Mi— 37':...
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    SELANGOR FOOTBALL PROSPECTS.
    253 13 Many Junior Teams Last Season. From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 22. The S.'langor Football Association will hold its annual meeting on March 7. In the meanVme the Council has issu-'d its annual report, which states that during the :«?ason under review eighteen teams entered for
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    RIFLE-MEETING.
    93 13 R.A.F.'s First Competition At Bukit Timah. The Far East Command, Koyal Air Forte, will hold their first annual rifie mtciirig at the Bukit Timah Range on Swtuii'ay, starting at 3.30 a.m. Thtrc are four riflj events, fjur revolver events and three pistol events t< which altogether 16 prizes wi!!
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    PLAYER-WRITER RULE.
    374 13 Welsh and Scottish R.U. Differ. London, Jan. 19. The attainment of an international cap ir the natural dream of every Rugby player in the British Isles. That it is important in which island' the dream is hatched was proved last week. The Welsh Rugby Union have just allotted
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    131 13 last of the mateh was scored in an unusual fashion. The centre-forward found himself in possession of the ball following the kick-off, but without opposition. There was no one to tackle Omar, so the latter deliberately took the ball to medium range and sent in a stinging shot which the
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    FIVE CLEAR GOALS' WIN FOR MALAYS 11.
    548 13 R.A.F. II Well Beaten At Jalan Besar. Malays 2nd XI. r»; K.A.F. 2nd XI 0. The Malays' second eleven scored a decisive win by five clear goals over the R.A.F. second eleven in a football match at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. A feature
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    CHINESE TOPICS IN MALAYA.
    993 14 The Singapore I nli-i >imim Swift y— nm /hiil'/i For 10,0 AM) Members Curaliv c Home For Addicts To He Established I -Day Cou rse Sufficient Temptation Is he (it .4 way i realm cut To lie Free WhiU The Habit Costs— From $150 To $5,000
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    CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY.
    218 14 Ur, (I. .1. Fougere, the 808. treasurer oi the Children's Aid .Society, announces j the .second lift of subscriptions tor the year IME-38 as follows: Previously acknowledged (6^012.76; I Pet Hn. Shoe: Mr. 1). W. Brisbane! |60, .Mr. T. F. Anderson Pole $25, the' Hon. Mr. .lames
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    CAUGHT WITH KNIFE
    43 14 i MiMannamr. a TV.mil, who admitted a previous conviction for theft, in Kuai.i i Lumpur,, was fined $50 or three months I day by Mr. H. A. retiw, the Criininal District Judge, for going about armed with a large knife.
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    ORIENTAL ART.
    72 14 Exhibition Opened In Moscow. I Moscow. Feb. 10. An exhibition, "The Art of the East," devoted to the a>'t of China and Japan of the Xlth to XXth century an.i the art of Persia and Turkey of the Xlllth to XXth century, has been opened here. A special
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    7.000 ARMENIANS
    81 14 Leave Greece And Bulgaria For U.S.S.R. Krivan, Feb. 10. I)ii!I )ii! ing the course of last year, according to figures published here, over 7,000 I Armenians from Greece and Bulgaria I arrived ami settled in the U.S.S.R. An- other 987, it is reported, left Bulgaria l lor the
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE
    281 14 Me i. .;;.y. r\b. 13. The Horn. Sir John Scott and Lady Scott, Mr. David t. Kaufman, Mi. W. Keblinnd, Captain Topp, Mr. G. tinn-lay. Dr. K. Joins aid Mr. K. CrWSiiian had luncheon at Government Hou^e. TTmlimitaT Feb. 15. Ml ail. I Mrt. Kotewalt amved to stay
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    SNOW IN ENGLAND
    26 14 Ru«by, Feb. 20. Further snow showers fell today over most of England and north Yorkshire, where drifts are s«.m«.' feet deep. Britixh Wireless.
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    Your Car Kept Fit For Five Dollars A Month.
    1390 15 SINGAPORE SCHEME FOR COMPLETE SERVICE. Bringing Down That Big Repair Bill. A short while ago, the works manager of a local firm told me he Eland than was a growing tendency amonc Kuropean motorists in Singapore v:: inly to postpone itTecting
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    New Super-Balloon Tyres.
    565 15 LIKE RIDING ON PILLOWS! OROBABLY one of. the greatest events in the history of motoring was th? advent of the balloon tyre in 1923 and it now appears that another great improvement in this particular section of riding comfort has been introduced. Three leading tyre companies announce
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    TRAGIC VISIT TO SINGAPORE.
    740 16 Woman's Death. LITTLE SON'S STORY OP HOW SHE DIED. Leaviag .Johore Bahru where he i.« employed in the police force, a Malay inspector came across to Singapore with a party of friends, including three Chinese girls, to sec the fireworks on Thaipusam n Kht. He was
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    43rd ANNIVERSARY.
    233 16 Chinese Christian Association. An interesting programme was provided at the Y.M.''..\. last night when tho Chinese Christum Association heid their -l.'ird anniversary meeting, w;th Mr. I. 11. GeeJcc in the chair, a number of •misical itnns. soims and sketches contributing to the pleasure of the evening. n "hi-
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    GLUT OF AMUSEMENT IN K. LUMPUR.
    475 16 Three Parks to Compete For Profits. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 22. Cot-throat ci.mpetition between thr-c amusement parka In a town one fifth th size of ir/ngajwre is the prospect with whit-h Kiial: Lumpur is faced. The Hollywood park, which was openei
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      511 16 WHENCE WHY WHITHER To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Your correspondent in Penanß- who wrote ur.der the norn de plume, "Rising Generation." appears to have come to the conclusion that "religion is an opiate to the peopK 1 But bfcfore he makes it a fm»l one, may I
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      " POOR FOOLS!"
      287 16 POOR FOOLS To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, In his London 1-etter your Louden correspondent say.s For example, unemployment is writing the gieatest tragedy of tillage. On Surday afternoon I saw vast crowds stand shivering in the chilly and foggy gloom of Hyde Park protesting against the Government's
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      "LATEX FROM MALAYA."
      153 16 Monday'^ Straits Times contained a letter under the heading Latex From Malaya." Owing to a fault in the office, the last line of the letter and the name of the writer were omitted. The final paragraph should have read Then c learning latex, with the addition of
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    CONTRABAND TOBACCO.
    269 16 Brought Over Causeway In Ricksha. Hang Ah Chang ami Puah Qww Heoiiir, ;>. ricksha puller and his fare, were both convict cil liy Mr. H. A. Korrer, the Criminal District Judge, this morning and lined ?.25 or seven weeks for .he possession of contraband tobacco. The ricksha was
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    CAMPING RALLY.
    1754 16 International Meeting- In England. Rugby, Feb. 21. .Many tiuropean countries will bo represented at the camping rally to be held in a private portion of Hampton Court on the banks of the Thames at Whitsuntide under the auspices of International Federation of Camping Clubs formed last year at
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    A "COOLIDGE" STAMP.
    35 17 The United States Post Office has ordered the Bureau of Engraving and Flirting to prepare dies for a three-cent. (I'ad.) postage-stamp in memory of Calvin Coolidge. the former President, who died recently.
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    "'THE GRANDFATHER OF ROTARY."
    1974 19 (ieorge Washington's Distinction. HIS INFLUENCE. TRADE COMMISSIONER'S ADDRESS. Tv George Washington* memorable soldier and a statesman, tin Colonial Secret**^ Sir John Scott, at the Rotary Club meeting yesterday, the 301 st anniveisary of the birth of the vreat American, ad<>ed that of being the "irrandfather of
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    DISARMAMENT AND SOVIET.
    688 19 Text of Declaration. "ENSURING UNIVERSAL SECURITY." Moscow, Feb. 8. The text of the declaration made by M. Litvinov on behalf of the Soviet delegation before the General Commission of the Disarmament Conference at Geneva on Feb. G has been released here for publication. The declaration, embodying the
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    CHETTIAR RECEPTION
    190 19 Celebrating A Social Innovation. The venture of the two Nattukkottai Chettiars, Messrs A. R. A. Rm. Chocks* lingam Chettiar and M. S. T. Thanneermalai Cht'ttiar. who broke the accepted canons of 'heir community by bringing their wives 0.-t with them to Malaya has i«en sponsored by the approval
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    SPANISH POLITICS.
    198 19 Many Squabbles But Commerce Succeeds. Madrid, Feb. 18. The resignation of General Ruiz Fronettas, the Under Secretary for Har, is announced. The reason given is the death of the general's son. General Luiz Castello, General Inspector of the Army, was appointed in his stead, and will be succeeded
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    GERMAN TRAWLING.
    108 19 New Tariffs to Give Protection. Berlin, Feb. 10. The new Government's protective policy was extended to fish and bees under the new tariff decree promulgated on Saturday increasing the duties on sea fishes, sweet water fish and honey on an average up to r>oo per cent. The decree
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    RUSSIAN DAM
    130 19 Most Important Completed In 1932. New York, Feb. 10. Despite the depression and financial difficulties, man pushed ahead on many fronts in his conquest of natural forces duringl !K!2, states the National Geographic Society in an outline of outstanding engineering achievements during the years. Dams, bridges, tunnels and
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    NEW MAP OF WORLD
    103 19 French Author's Plea For Germany. Paris, Feb. 20. The influential provincial paper. Petite Gironde, in a signal leader, declared that German is being kept in a too narrow bondage, and it is a mistake to hem her expansion east and south-east. France should take the initiative
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    SYNTHETIC PETROL.
    65 19 Its Commercial Use Being Studied. London, Feb. 20. The Government committee of investigation on liquid conbnstibles describes the work done in studying the commercial possibilities of a synthetic petrol with an oi) basis. It is stated that it should soon be possible to mix this essence with ordinary
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    BAN ON JESUITS.
    73 19 Move To Forbid Residence In Yugoslavia. Belgrade, Feb. 20. A proposal to forbid Jesuits to live in Yugoslavia is before Parliament and has been signed by 50 deputies. It includes a clause of banishment for all foreign Jesuits and advocates sending the local head of the order
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    WAR IN THE AIR.
    173 19 Putting Ban Proposals Into Action. Geneva, Feb. 20. The commission to study aerial navigation met today, with Lord Londonderry representing England, Mr. Pierre Cot, France, and Herr Brandenburg, Germany, and considered the abolition of military aviation proposed by the English delegates, including the outlawing of aerial
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    COMMUNIST BANS.
    68 19 Ridding the Party Of "Undesirables." Moscow, Feb. 19. A ban on all new admissions to the Communist Party and on the restoration to membership of penitent comrades who have been deprived thereof .on account of heresy has been ordered by the Communist Party's executive committee in order to
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    STREET FIGHTINC,
    28 19 Four Killed And Thirty Wounded In Germany. Berlin, Feb. 20. Four people were killed and 30 wounded in street fighting in Berlin in Sunday. Nenta Havas.
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    SUEZ CAN il LOSSES
    146 19 Tendency to Improve j Clearly Shown. Paris, Feb. 2(1. In refrring to the figures for the past year the Director-General of the Suez Canal stated that, for the first time in history, British India did not furnish the most active traffic through the canal. The Director
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    WAR PENSIONS
    76 19 Restored in Germany By Emergency Decree. Berlin, Feb. 19. An emergency decree removing the harsher features of the social service legislation passed or proclaimed by previous governments was promulgated on Saturday. The decree, which, it is declared In official quarters, represents only a beginning, calls for the outlay
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    BERLIN ORCHESTRA. Triumphant Success In London.
    77 19 BERLIN ORCHESTRA. Triumphant Success In London. London, Feb. 20. The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Heir Furtwangler, had a triumphant success at the last of a series of seven concerts given in England on Sunday last at the Albert Hall, which was packed to the roof. The programme included the
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