The Straits Times, 3 March 1933

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. to pac;es SINGAPORE, FRIDAY. MARCH 3, 1938 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times *0 PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1933. PRICE 10 CENTS,
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      531 1 INGAPORE: 78, CECIL ST. CPHONE 5151)." tmZJaml*m\AJ\~l—M i «.15 Toniifht 9.1.'. SLEEPLESS I NIGHTS with si iNLBI I I I'INO. I'hono r»261-2. PHOSFERINE f*\ Wonderful lor Toning f^( k^*'*^\ Increases Will-Power M^^>^ and Appetite. k ***^s^^lk wQlk*^^ The Mighty Young Apollon, -,^^9k, *V4aj ti&' Britain's Champion Strong A tlifl^^' Man,
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      308 1 KUALA LUMPUR 28, JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683). Greatest f_ J)i^^%\i Finest Artists Reco rding. "Hi* Master's Voice NEW RECORDS FOR MARCH and LATEST POPULAR RECORDS KAY NOBI.E AND HIS OKrHESTKA. >KW M AYKAIR DANCI ORCHESTRA. "A little stroft when old friends "Ich 1-lx' dich. my dear." l"ox Tratl |tr.t(t7 nu-oi
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      19 1 -PAmiSNr j. 6.15 Tonirht ,«.15. *3 1 GEORGE ArKiSS B* THE MAN WHd^™"* DlAVcn n I'honi' CiiiO.".. I ..-I
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      467 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINESr (Incorporated in England.) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SKRVICE. OUTWARD TROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND .lAPAN. Tonnage. Due Spore. 1933. RANPURA 17,000 Mar. 3 vHIILTAN 0,000 Mar.
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      691 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels. Tonnage. Due Sail FI'SHIMI MARU 1 0.lii Mar. I 10 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,400 Mar. 22 23 t TERUKUNI MAKU 12,000 Apr. 4 5 HAKUSAN MARU 10,400 Apr. 19 20 HARUNA MARU 10,400 May I 4
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      469 2 BURNS PHILP LINE. (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR nniSIIANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY. ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,865 tons) and the s.s. MANGOLA (3,352 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      506 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 1 7/3 8/3 103 ERRIA 28/3 28 3 29/3 31 3 LALANDIA JB/4 18 4 19/4 21/4 MEONIA
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      1116 2 THE BLUE KI'NNEL LINE (Ocean THE Hl'A KHIOW STFWISIIIP <>■ Steam Shin Co.. Ltd., and China (19.12). LTD. Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.) THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO, LTD.! THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE CUNARD STEAMSHIP <o.i in I THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO.. LTD. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE, LI The
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    STREET CHASE ENDS IN COURT.
    298 3 Indian on Attempted Bribery Charge. T(u re m a treat deal of excitement in Cecil Street nwu- the Singapore detective station and Robinson Road yesterday afternoon when police whistles were blown and a party of detectives led iy a European inspector dashed along in net
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    SNATCHED BANGLE.
    198 3 Year's Gaol and Rotan For A Chinese. Seated on th» interpreter's stool by the side of the dock a little Boyanese sari —Mil 1.-ah -tilled acawst :< Oiifwr. lleii>: A)i Heng who was accused before Mr. A. W. Hay, the Singapore Second Magistrate, this morning of having snatched
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    ARMY ESTIMATES.
    67 3 Establishment Remains The Same. Lomli n, Mar The British Army estimates total £37,900,000, an increase compared with last year of i 1.402,000. The establishment remans the same at 148.700. The strength o( the regular army, inclusive "f the British troops in India. i> 5.11(1(1 below establishment compared with
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    BISHOP OF SINGAPORE.
    114 3 BcffbudSf of Tour of The Country. The Bishop of Singapore, the Rt. Rev. B. C Roberts, left Singapore yestenlay by the fcedah for Pen;* lg, beginning a tour Which will end with the diocoun ■Meting in Kuala Lumpur on Mar. 27. From l'enanjr, which he will leave
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    18 3 Mr. Justice Whittey has left Singapore for I|> h where he is sitting in it'i O.mt of Appeal.
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    24 3 Mr. L. A. Allen. District Officer, Klanc has returned to Klaiig liom home leav >. He will shnrtlj he |eteg to Kinta m District Oflksjr.
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    EIGHT CONVICTIONS.
    165 3 Young Tamil's Record Of Crime. Rinuirkine: that 'h> accused had a •in *t wonderful record," Chief Court A. E. Shelly proved eitfht pnvious convictiois r.^ainst a yojnj Tamil nan-.ed Ma.sulamani this morning when he was brought up for sentence be--fore Mr. H. A. Pomr, the Criminal District Judge,
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    IDENTICAL NOTES.
    181 3 U.S. and Peru's Dispute With Colombia. Rogbjr, Mar. 1. The United States Government has informed the Secretary-General of the 1..-UKIH- that in identical Notes to Peru ;>n<i I'olomhia it has y:iven the fullest -u|>l>oit to the aiti«m if the Lesw*Je <<>niniittee whiih has bsjsja ngajMt] on itsolving the
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    KIDNAPPED BANKER.
    96 3 Released After Payment Of Ransom. Denver, Mar. 2. Mr. Charles Boettcher, the millionaire bufctr, who was kidnapped from his own doorstep on Feb. 14, has been released unharmed from a motor-car on the outskirts of Denver. He immediately communicated with his father's home, and is now being taken
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    WHO WANTS A LION ?
    126 3 WHO WANTS A LION London Zoo Is Giving Them Away. Lions have become so plentiful and cheap that the London Zoo is giving them away. The price of a lion, once in the region cf £150, has fallen to £15. I^ast year the Zoo took over eleven lions from the
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    WROTE OWN OBITUARY.
    117 3 And Selected Hymns For His Funeral. Mr. Richard Dellow, of High West Street, Gateshead, who died on Feb. 4, WTPta hU own obituary. He had made arrangements for his funeral and had selected the hymns to be sung at the service. The obituary contained the following phrase
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    BANK OF ENGLAND.
    24 3 London, Feb. 28. The Bank of England announces a further purchase of gold to the value of i'l, soo,ooo.— Reuter Wireless.
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      VESSELS ARRIVED.
      122 3 TOBA. Out.. 684 tons, from Sambas 3-3. for Sambas 7-1. KUALA. Brit., 396 tons, from Bangkok 3-3, for Bangkok 7-3. HUA TON(J. Brit.. 109 tons, from P. Dickson 3-3, for Muar 4-3. AFRICA MARU. Jap.. 5,943 tens, from Santos 2-3. for Moji %A. ERRIA. Dan., 5.481 tons, from
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      101 3 Friday, March 3. Ship* alongside the Wharves or expected to ArriTe. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Leh. "Hym-ia." Valentijn Oil Wbart Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSEL 3 IN DRT DOCKS Tanjong Pagar. Alb.-rt Dork Dp W.-.rt. Victoria Dock Nil. Keppel Harbour. King's Dork Nil. No. 1 Dock Tomohon.
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      SHIPS ICEBOUND.
      107 3 Trapping While Taking Supplies. Archangel, Feb. 17. Seven Soviet ships are spending the winter in the eastern part of the Arctic Ocean, icebound. These ships set out to carry equipment, household and hunting implements and supplies to the inhabitants o? the Soviet far north. Despite extremely difficult conditions
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      m.s. ARAMIS.
      43 3 The Messageries Maritimes m.s. Aramis (Captain Sabiani) is expected here from Penang on Sunday, Mar. 5, at 7 a.m. The vessel will be dispatched for Saigon, Hong Kong and Shanghai on the same day at 3 p.m. from the S.H.B. wharves.
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      3 3 BEER IS BACK!
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      538 3 ANORDDEUTSCHEB LLOYD. (Incorported In Z Z Germany.) The undermentioned are the c ompany's intended fixtures OUTWARD. 8 LAHN for Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Japan and North China Mar. i SAALE for Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, North China and Japan Mar. 1C I LIPPK for Manila and Japan Mar. U FULDA
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      397 3 POUJUI tTKAMWP UMI JsWAMPUCAN MAIL UK! TO EUROPE Panama Canal VIA America Canada Suez BT PRESIDENT LINERS 24 to 53 days of real com Tort Enjoyable Economy Swimming Bath— Eirellent Cuisine. Large cabins with beds. Hut and Cold running water in every stateroom. Lnnnnn^n^B^^s^an^aK^nnnT DOLLAR STEAMSHIP UIES, lIC LTO. (Incorporated
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      450 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. i Incorporated in England.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. Freight ■orvtoi ta UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Vis Torts and Surz Canal OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG. SHANGHAI ft JAPM Steamer HOMEWARDS. s.B. CITY OF MANILA for Havre, London, Rotterdam Hamburg Apl. 15 Apl. 18 "AMERICAN MANCHURIA?^ LINE. Freight terries
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      205 3 SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Stations. 1 tsterday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Min. temp, ins Sunshine temp. •P hn. *P Alor St*r 96 Nil 9.9 72 K. Trengganu 86 Nil 9.1 70 Bukit Jeram 89 0.03 9.3 72 Mersing 84 Nil 11.1 70 Singapore 87 Nil 8.7 74 C. A. LEA.
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      530 4 ADVERTISEMENT RATES The Jiaipsa and instructions for CLASSIII] II \ii\ KiniSKMKVrs appear on the form at (he bottom of this page. Contract rntcH may he had on application to the Manager at Cecil Street, Singapore, or the adiertUini; representativeH in London and New York. SITUATION VACANT When applying fur any
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      625 4 nouses, puts to let HOUSE on Institution Hill. Moderate rent. United Engineers. TO LET, Botanic "Garden View," 2, Clur.y Road. Apply 41, Nassim Road. FLAT in Eu Court to let, furniture to be taken over at valuation. Phone 6367. 6 16, Angullia Park, Oil Extraction Factory, 92. Robinson Rd. Anicullia
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      591 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET OFFICES TO LET. 24-B. Battery Road. 2nd floor. Apply Guthrie Co., Ltd. TO LET, OFFICES at 4 and 1-A, Prince St.. top floor and. No. 22. Raffles Place. Apply Koh Chow Kee, 12<». Kiliiney Koad. TO LET, spacious modern office accommodation with godown on KnHles l'lnce.
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      649 4 FOR SALE KELVINATOR ELECTRIC REFRIGERATORS USED KELVINATORS Low prices, easy terms, full guarantee. KELVINATORS RENTED Malayan Mechanical Equipment Co. 14, Roblnoon Road. Tel. 3464. THE SINGAPORE PIG /£*> FARM /iSf/ 9'i mile, Jur<.nu Road. IS NOW IN X X%J^/ J\& hirh has *in the pafit been an hi;hl> appreciated. Supplies
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      578 4 PUBLIC NOTICE THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION LIMITED NOTICE in hereby given that an Interim Dividend of f>' in respect of the year cnd:-d June 30. 1933. will be paid to Shareholders standing in the Register OB March IK. l!»:t:i. AND NOTICE is also hereby grvra that the Transfer Books
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      451 4 BUSINESS CARDS. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE. Mrs. HARU and Miss HANA. •0, WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7167. BALANCES AND KAUM BRASS WOOD S< KKWs BRLSIIWARE MANILA or COIR ROI'E OIL STOVES FAINT— ENAMEL or READY MIKED RABONE'S KULtt i MEASURING TAPES, Etc.. Me. At reduced relail i,rirf«. HOON SECK TRADING
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      35 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within Outside without Maiaya. Malaya. Poßtage. Monthly .1.00 4.U0 5 2.H0 Quarterly B.AO $12.00 7.50 Half Yearly $17.00 "(I $15.00 Yearly $.11.00 $45.00 $30.00 NOTE.—Outstation cheques should include the usual bank di-count.
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      238 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL. ROOMS WITH HOT COLD RUNNING WATER. THIS EVENING PEA DANCE 6 30 T0 815 PM INFORMAL DINNER DANCE 9.30-MIDNIGHT GRILL I IN THE PALM COURT j RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA PHONE 5381. t at ni t g h h e t SEA VIEW HOTEL DINNER
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      267 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. AM MAINS KATTERY OI'ERATED SHORT WAVE RECEIVERS
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      802 5 MUNICIPAL LIST OF BAND ENGAGEMENTS FOR MARCH 1933. Date i Day Time Place Remarks 4— .1- in Siiteintay 141 Katong Park x -:j- ;::t Wednesday a.oo Botanic Gardraa in 33 j Friday !i on re-Ink Aver Near full U Baadajr '■<■<»> Katonir P:irk Moofl II :t— :v.i Wadnasday i.ll Waterie.e.
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      282 5 SINGAPORE RADIO TIME TABLE BY OUR EXPERT. STATIONS. Metres. WED. THIKS. FK1. SAT. SIN. HON. Tl KS KL'ALA LUII'IR 4K.2 6.80-8.80 i>. m. 7-!i i>.m. I 6.30-8.30 p.m. i;\.M)OEN(; ."iH.M 8.80-10 p.m. 6.30-10 pjn. 6.:iO-'lO p.m. <•■■<> 1" p.m. f,.:;o-10 p.m. r>.:so-lO p.m. 6.30-10 p.m. \.SiAD (Singapore Amateur) 42.M i
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  • Correspondence.
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      TIGERS vs. HUMANS.
      775 6 Wild Life Commission Report. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. —No one, having read the full report of the Wild Life Commission, could fail to be impressed by this monumental work, drafted With such meticulous care by its authors. But, like its predecessor, the First
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      "TECHNOCRACY."
      603 6 To the Editor of the S. raits Tim m. Sir. In your issue of last Saturday, a correspondent paid to a couple of others and myself, a compliment, in saying that he wanted to hear us on '"Technocracy." During th past month or two. I have "rushed into print,"
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      TEACHERS' HOLIDAYS.
      134 6 To the Editor of the Straits Tinu-s. Sir, —Perhaps few persons in Malaya understand the teacher so well as Mr. H. R. Cheeseman, who was himself a keen and conscientious member of the profession for fifteen years, and who today is a happy administrator of teaching affair;. In
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    LARGE FAMILIES.
    38 6 Association Of Parents With Many Children." Berlin, Feb. 26. Hen- Hitler received the executive of the "National Association of German i Parents with many Children," and spoke on the country's need for healthy families. I Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    BERLIN BOURSE.
    61 6 Berlin, Feb. M. In spite of the renewed American bankI ing crisis and anxiety regarding Far j Eastern events, the Bourse showed a healthy tendency. The public was inclined to sell out to cover liabilities at the end of the month, but speculators proved able to absorb everything
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    AMBULANCE CALLS.
    65 6 The number of calls attended by the Singapore Fire Department accident ambulance service in February was 192, I and of these 15 were to cases outside Municipal Limits. The cases were classified as follows: Motor car accidents 17, I motor lorry accidents 9, motor bus accidents 7, trolley
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    GERMAN AVIATION.
    38 6 Berlin, Feb. 28. President von Hindenburg received Wolfram Hirtah, the aviation engineer and head of the gliding school at Hirschberg, and presented him with the Hindenburg < up for best flying performance in Germany in 1932. Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    AIR SERVICES OF D.E.I.
    856 6 1932 Report. TRADE IN FLOWERS TO SINGAPORE. The annual report of the K.N.I.L.M. (Royal Netherlands Indian Airways) for 1932 says that the passenger and freight, traffic on the regular services declined owing to the economic crisis, 't only decreased, however, to the same extent or even
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      3 6 BEER IS BACK!
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      356 6 Open Letter \o PUBLIC/ Dear Sir or Madam, SUMMIT QOAUTY YgtCIBIA CIGARETTES. Por many years now you have been asked to purchase cigarettes which have coupons paokad with them. You will have readily seen th»t the Olft value. offered for these coupons fluctuate considerably. Furthermore you will undoubtedly have recognised
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      222 7 ALUAMBRA The Independent Theatre with the Pick of the World's Pictures. HHHMATIKEE TOMORROW" at 3 p.m. I AGAIN YOUR FAVOURITES I BRING YOU A BLITHESOME I SHOW wflgj iv Jf I llicb life «nil hilarity .:u.>. the Vert devil Hk .*!*>?'> I gloom Bt thi~ ...rn, pair Mdl BbV^KS-I I
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      214 7 niMTni CERTAINLY CAPITOL '"jS?""' "Quite one of the best things of the kind put out by a British studio STRAITS TIMKS. Greeted by BIGGER and BETTER CROWDS NIGHTLY! B. I. P.'s uproariously funny Musical Farce Comedy STANLEY LUPINO I BBBvl BIBfIBF^ BSwBBBK with Bw 3uT Bm^-S^a DfteiHgs^^gßl |.^^jhf B I
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      31 7 K^\ NICHTLY 6.15 C 9.15 P.M. MATINEE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, at 3.15 p.m. Nothing we can say will add to its Glories. GEORGE ARLISS /^-c^bW the man .^L gEr V/ARNEP KKOS.-
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    201 8 Ix>ndon Tin Falls Back Again. RUBBER MARKET FIRMER. (By Onr Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Friday. Today's Prices: Rubber, 6 1/16 cents ocr lb. Tin, Singapore price $75.12 Vi per picul. Yesterday's Prices: Rubber. London, 2 l/16d., u;> l/32d. New York, 2 29/32 cts., up 1/16 ct. Market Tone:
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    89 8 Noon, Mar. 3. R.S.S. equal to London Standard: Buyers. Sellers Spot (loose) ..6 116 6 3 l(i (F. 0.8.) Hfc 6 7 16 Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Buyers. Sellers Mar. 61/ v 6 6 16 Apr. I 1G 6" May *H 6 7 16 Apr.-June
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    PRODUCE.
    169 8 Singapore, Mar. 3. Gambier 5.00 (Cube) No. 1 unpicked) 10.00 Copra 4.m mixed 4.05 Sapo flnur, Sarawak I.9<> White Pepper 21.00 Black Pepper 15.50 Pearl Sapo 4.10 small 4.00 medium 6.00 No. 1 125 catties gross 4.10 No. 2 125 catties gross 4.15 Rice Siam Si 10 to 150
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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        MINING.
        433 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang £1 £1 Austral Malay 5 5/- Ayer Hitam Tin £1 £1 By.ngrin-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/-
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        GENERAL.
        285 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick. Ord. 0.50 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 1.05 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 4.10.0 10 5 British Malaya Trustee 5.20 £1 £1 Con. T. S. V< Prefs. 21 6 £1 £1 Con. T. S. Ord. 15 6 1 1 Cycle
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        145 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 100 101 d. Singapore Municipal 6 p.c of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 101 110 nom. Singapore Municipal Ay% p.c of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 104 105 nom. Singapore Municipal 4V£ pc of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 104
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        357 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatf s Quotations. Today's Price Fraser Lyall Evatt Co. Allenby ($1) 0.45 0.55 0.45 0.60 Alor Gajah (SI) 0-25 0.35 0.30 0.40 A. Hitam (SI) 0.50 0.65 0.60 0.60 A. kuning ($1) 0.10 0.05 0.15 A. Malay ($2) 0.75 1.00 0.76 0.90
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      194 8 SELLING. Singapore, Mar. 3. 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 London, demand 2/3 23/32 London, T.T. 2/3 11/16 Lyons and Paris demand 990 Hamburg, demand 163 New York, demand 39
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      TELEGRAPH.
      7 8 Communication with Bankok has been restored.
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      AIR MAIL.
      47 8 Mails by the outward Dutch aeroplane from Amsterdam are expected to arrive at Singapore by the evening express tomorrow. Correspondence addressed to boxhokk-rs only will be ready delivery at 7.30 p.m. Applications from non boxholders for delivery at the Geineral Post Office cannot be entertained.
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      LINK WITH OLD SINGAPORE.
      254 8 Death of Mr. A. G. Crane. The death occurred at Ickenham, Middlesex, on Jan. i.% at the agfe of 85, of Mr. Arthur (leorpe Crane, son. of thai late Mr. Thomaa Owen Crane, who was one of the pioneers of Singapore. Mr. A. G. Crane was
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      RUSTY PISTOL.
      69 8 Chinese Pleads Guilty To Carrying Arms. A rusty-looking but effective automatic pistol and eleven rounds of ammunition were produced as evidence against Tan Kirn Liang before Mr. H. A. Forrer, the Criminal District Judge, this morning. Accused pleaded guilty to carrying arms and ammunition without a permit but
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    279 8 Tp4mS. Bank* Island, Java, SoUth-Weit Sumatra. South-East Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas and Timor Dilly (Op ten Noort) 2.30 p.m. North, N.-East and N.-West Sumatra (Tinombo) .3. p.m. Selat Pandjang, Bengkalis, Siak, Pakan Baroe, Fort de Kock Padang (Ampang) pj». Ranekok Erria) 3 p.m. Banka Island. (except Muntok) and
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    33 8 By Conte Rosso Poelau Bras Kaisar-I-Hind Poelau Roe'jiah Ranchi Spore LondonDec. 15 Jan. 4 Dec. 29 Jan. 28 Jan. 6 Jan. 28 Jan. 19 Feb. U Jan. 20 Vtb. 11
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    S.V.C. ORDERS.
    71 8 Programme of drills up to and for week cmline March 5, IMS: Friday, Mai. ;>, HI p.m., Headquarters, Ist Bn. Signal Swtion, Cabla Layinjr; 5.15 p.m.. Headquarters, Bde. Signal Section, Section Parade; 5.15 p.m., Serangoon Road, S.V.F.A., Lecture. Saturday. Ma-, i, r > p in.. Opening <>r Now
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      104 8 ARRANGEMENTS F0» THE WEEK. Saturday. March 4. Police Band at Katrine Park. r >.15 p.m. Opening of S.S.V.F. Headquarters by H.E. the Governor, Drill Hall, 5 p.m. Monday, March 6. Legislative Council meeting, 10.30 a.m. Tuesday. March 7. Annual (ten. .nitg. of Malacca Electric Lighting Ltd.. Evatt .4 Co., noon.
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      994 9 Investments Up. INDUSTRIAL MARKETS CHEERFUL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Fe!>. Developments in matters of higher finance" over the past week were cordially received in the British financial markets. Their reception was reflected in higher prices for investment stocks Conversion Threes showing surprising advances almost on the
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      306 9 Closing Quotations In London. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Mar. 2. Closing quotations today of the- principal British and American stocks are given below: The rise or fall is in relation to the price of Feb. 28. GOVERNMENT STOCKS. BRITISH. Kise or Fall Conversion Loan y,
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      MALAYA TIN EXPORTS.
      137 9 Foreign exports of t:n, being final shipment* on ocoan-itearoers at all Malayan ports, during the month of February, 193:). Detmnntion Tons. United Kingdom 550 United States of America 1,74" Continent of Europe 1,348 British Possessions I.M Japan 131 Netherlands India 5 Other Foreign Countries 52 Total 4,0ii4
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      BRITISH FUEL FOR NAVY.
      366 9 BRITISH FUEL FOR NAVY. Big Contract Given By Admiralty. It was announced on Feb. 9 that Low Temperature Cwbonisat.on, Ltd.. 'had secured a contract with the Admiralty foe tht supply of oil fuel from British coal. This contract is for a period of one year. The amount of o.i or
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      PALM OIL
      101 9 luthrie and Co., Ltd.'s report, dated Mar. 2, states: the latest buyers' prices, received by cable this morning, for Malayan Palm Oil and Palm Kernels are: Palm Oil In Bulk: c.i.f. landed weights New York/Philadelphia 2.20 cents (U.S. currency) per lb. c.i.f. landed weights U.S.A. Pacific Ports 2.15
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      RUBBER REPORT
      119 9 Guthrie and Co., Ltd.'s rubber report, dated, Mar. 2, states: The market has been dull and inactive since our lasi tcport, and only a small business nas been done. Latest quotations are: Spot 6 cents down '< cent London 2.1 32d. down 1 32 d. New York 2.27/32
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      RAFFLES LIBRARY.
      114 9 The undernoted non-fiction works will be ready for issue on Saturday at 9 a.m. An Account of Fran.-n Painting, illus., ("live Bell: Ellen Terry rtul Bernard Shaw, a correspondence, C. St. John; Queen Kli/.alieth and some Foreigners, illus., Victor Von KlarwiU; Private Sea Journals, 1778-17X2. illus., R. M.
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      NOTES ON HOME INVESTMENTS.
      444 9 City Rejoices. SATISFACTION AT WAR DEBTS MOVE. 9 London, Feb. 2. The City is rather in a mood to make the best of things nowadays. Its plea sure at the initiative taken by PresidentElect Roosevelt in taking steps ti ensure that the War Debts shall be
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      FINANCIAL WISDOM.
      292 9 "No Return To Gold." (Fri.m Our Own Correspordpiit.) London, Feb. 2. Rt. Hon. Neville Chamberlain, M.l. We cannot back to the gold standri'l at any parity until there has been a settlement of debts, until artificial trade larriers have been lowered, and pressing world problems are on the
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    AMUSEMENTS—Singapore.
    129 10 AI.HAMBRA. The First Year with Janet Gaynor A Charles Farrell. 6.15—9.15. Phone 6909. CAPITOL.-Sleepless Nights with Stanley Lupino Polly Walker. 6.16—9.15. Phone 5261-2. GREAT WORLD—SKY TALKIE.—Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy in Pardon Us. STAR TAI.KJE, GREAT WORLD.Miss Wu Sam in The Two Orphans 100 r Cantonese Talkie. MARLBOROUGH.-Richard Talmadge h
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      42 10 ISAAC MOSS-Master Mariner.—Died ai his residence "Vcrnon," 1,091. Serangoon ltd. at 12.20 p.m., March 2. 19}:!, aged 7.i Cortege leaves his residenc at i p.m. sharp today for interment at the Bidadar Cemetery. Deeply IfHttuJ. English an;' Australian papers please copy.
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT
      19 10 Mrs T. O. Mayhew and family wish to thanV all friends for floral tributes and message? of sympathy.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1933. LIVING ON LOANS.
    928 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1933. LIVING ON LOANS. not fear that the money could not he raised on the security offered, but tha' the principle involved was dangerou? and unsound. The scheme would work well enough if there was an economic recovery in three years' time. The
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    162 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Comdr. and Mrs. J. T. B. Notley arc passengers by the Rajputana, leaving Singapore today. Mr. F. H. Dale, manager, Teluk Buluk Estate, Teluk Anson, and Mrs. Dale will >c leaving shortly for home. Major R. L. Nunn, Deputy Director oi Public Works, and Mrs. Nunn, left Singapore
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    FRANCE, U.S.A. AND WAR DEBTS.
    1115 10  -  Pierre Etienne Flandin.) Europe Mv& Put Her House in Order. (By The Lausanne agreement gave proof of the greatcxt possible riii'Oiint (if flood icill on the jwrt of European rmn>t)iix" statin M. Flandin, who tens formerly France's, Finance Minister. "It cost them, and esjtecialhf France^
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    773 10 PILING ON THE AGONY. H. R. H. Prince Puracnatra, of Siam, in the course of an inteiview granted in Singapore of few days ago, spoke of the progress made recently to hii country in the development of wireless telegraphy and telephony. He s-tntwl that it was
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    CHINA'S LEAGUE DELEGATES HAND IN RESIGNATIONS.
    1864 11 BUT AGREE TO CARRY ON. Centre of Gravity Now In Jehol. JAPANESE EMPIRE. Singapore Hong Kong Within Its Grasp." Declaring that the centre i.f gravity hid now shifted to Jekoi, the CM«**e delegates to the LeagM Assembly cabled their resignations to Nanking hut apparently
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    JAPAN HIT BY EARTHQUAKE.
    204 11 Town Wiped Out By Tidal Wave. HOUSES ENGULFED. Instruments in London Broken by Shock. An earthquake bo strong that instruments in London were broken has hit Japaa. Hundreds of houses collapsed and hundreds more were engulfed by a tidal wave. Tokio, Mar. 2. An exceptionally severe
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    SENATOR WALSH.
    218 11 Sudden Death of New U.S. Attorney-General. Wilson, South Carolina, Mar. 2 Mr. Thomas James \V:.lsh, the 74-year-old Senator whom Mr. Roosevelt appointed Attorney-General, died during his Bleep <m the train to Washington. He was returning from Havana with his bride, a member of a wealthy Cuban family. Mr.
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    FRAUD CHARGE.
    161 11 Harman's Spectacular Career. London, Feb. 28. Martin Oolm Harman. charged with conspiracy to defraud in connection with the affairs of the Chosen Corporation, has had one at the most remarkable and spectacular lareeis in the history of the City of 1/ rdi.:u Starting as a junior clerk, he
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    MR. ROOSEVELT.
    59 11 Arrival in Washington For Inauguration. Washington, Mar. 3. Mi. Boom will has arrived in readiness for the inauguration tomorrow. Union station was heavily guarded, and even MM V*n hi-ld several hundred feet lroni Mr, Roosevelt's train. Police, mounted and on foot, formed a living square as the President-elect
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    RUBBER RESTRICTION SUGGESTED.
    256 11 Statement By Dutch Minister. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 2. The Financial Times' Amsterdam cor respondent reports that the Minister for the Colonies stated in the Chamber yesterday that action to enforce restriction of rubber was necessary, but the Dutch Government would only consider a scheme
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    FLOODS IN BRITAIN. Mails Delivered By Tanks.
    161 11 FLOODS IN BRITAIN. Mails Delivered By Tanks. Rugby, Mar. 1. Floods sti'l extend over large areas in the North of England, the West Country and the Thames Valley caused by the dispel sal of the snow from last week's blizzard, but the situation generally tends to improve. Sntw still remains
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    BRITISH SAFETY.
    147 11 Questions on Germany In Commons. Rugby, Mar. 1. The Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, was asked in the House of Commons today whether his attention had been drawn to the serious situation in Germany, whether he was satisfied with regard to the security of British lives and property
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    NORWAY'S CABINET
    41 11 Oslo, Mar. 2. The new Cabinet formed under Mr. Mowinckel is of purely Liberal complexion. It includes Mr. Lund as Minister of Finance and Mr. Kobro as Minister of National Defence. Mr. Mowinckel will also be Foreign Minister. Reuter.
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    "TERROR" PLOT IN GERMANY.
    606 11 Amazing Disclosures. PLANS FOR A CIVIL WAR. Berlin, Feb. 28. Experts who have examined the burnt out Reichstag unanimously agree that it was scarcely possible for one man alone to have started the fire snd the police are convinced that the arrested Dutchman, Van Der Luebbe,
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    U.S. NAVY.
    41 11 Senate's Amendment To Bill Approved. Washington, Mar. 2. The House of Representatives approved the Naval Appropriation Bill as approved by the Senate. It now goes to Mr. Hoover. Reuter. The Senate reduced the amount from 15,4 19,000 to $308,000,000.
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    MORE BANKS CLOSE IN U.S.
    361 11 Dollar Balances. 50,000,000 AMERICANS AFFECTED. New York, Mar. 2. The number of States joining the bank holiday has been augmented by the addition of Arizona, California, Nevada, 1 Oregon, Louisiana and Oklahoma, where restrictive measures varying from four to five days' duration have been proclaimed.
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    M.C.C. TOUR.
    87 11 Good Start Made At Melbourne. Melbourne, Mar. 3. The M.C.C. tourists' match with Victoria started here today before about 2,000 spectators. The weather was fine, and the wicket in good condition. The M.C.C. won the toss and chose to bat, and at lunch had lost two wickets for
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    79 11 Markets Still Very Uncertain. London, Feb. 28 On the Stock Exchange today, apart from the improvement in Chinese and Japanese securities and the further advance of Brazilians, the markets have continued very uncertain, most prices moving downwards for want of fresh support. Sterling opened strong but afterwards reacted.
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    U.S. APPOINTMENTS.
    69 11 Speaker of House Of Representatives. Washington, Mar. 2. Mr. Henry T. Rainy, of Illinois, has been elected Speaker of the House of Representatives in succession to Mr. Garner. Reuter. Washington, Mar. 2. Mr. William Phillips, the former Ambassador to Belgium, has been appointed Under-Secretary of State. Mr. l'hillips
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    AMAZING OFFER IN KUALA LUMPUR.
    335 11 European Houses for Ten Dollars a Month. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala, Lumpur, Mar. 2. What is probably the most remarkable offer ever made by an owner of house property in Malaya is being advertised in Kuala Lumpur. Four nVles out of town on the
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    BRITISH REVENUE.
    165 11 Income-Tax Payments Slackening. Rugby, Mar. 1. Although income-tax payments have slackened somewhat during the past week, the amount £12,153,000 received by the Exchequer is not discouraging. Continuance at this rate for each of the five weeks until the end of the financial year would mean that the estimate
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    TRADE WITH SOVIET.
    117 11 Negotiations For A New Agreement. Rugby, Mar. 1. In reply to a question in the House of Commons it was stated that during the eleven years of 1922-32 there was a £136.5 million excess of imports over exports in the United Kingdom trade with the Soviet Union.
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    WAR IN THE AIR. Resolution For Total Abolition.
    79 11 WAR IN THE AIR. Resolution For Total Abolition. Rugby, Mar. 1 The Air Committee of the Disarmament Conference today discussed the French proposal concerning the internationalization of civil aviation and with a view to ensuring participation of the German delegate. Mr. Arthur Henderson, president of the Conference, introduced a resolution
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    MALAYAN TIN DREDGING
    33 11 Interim Dividend Of t% Per Cent. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 2. Malayan Tin Dredging. Ltd. is paying an interim dividend of 1% per dent, on Mar. 17. I
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      68 11 ON OTHER PAGES. Page Singapore Radio Time Table 5 Letters to the Editor 6 Around the Markets. By the Financial Correspondent 9 France. I/.S.A. and War Debts.— By P. E. Flandin 10 New BulTet Car for F.M.S.K. 12 Junk Adventurers' Mishaps 1English Turf Topics 13 China Page 14 Municipal Thrift
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      62 11 ACTION The Straits Times correspondent at Kuala Lumpur telephoned the following message shortly after noon today: The F.M.S. Chamber of Mines andthe Selangor Miners' Association have been invited by the F.M.S. Government, through the Senior Warden of Mines, to evpress their opinion in the matter of the continuation of tin
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      6 11 "DOCTOR X" ARRIVES ON THE 7th.
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    Soon Lee s Fight With Wind And Sea.
    1922 12 ADVENTURERS' OWN STORY. Starting Again When Battered Junk Is Repaired. Less lhan a month ago a small Chinese junk named the Soon Lee sailed cut i>t Singapore Roads bound en perhaps the longest cruise ever attempted by such a craft, Singapore to
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    ANOTHER PRINCE AS AIRMAN.
    237 12 Flight from India To Australia. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 1 Following the recent visit of the son of the Aga Khan in his own aeroplane, another Indian prince is expected to fly to Malaya in the near future. This became known last Tuesday,
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    K.L. EX-SERVICE MEN.
    104 12 Office Bearers For New Year Elected. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala, Lumpur, Mar. 2. The annual meeting of the Kuala Lumpur branch of the Kx-Servicos Association of Malaya was held yesterday. The election of office-bearers for the ensuing year resulted as follows Chairman Mr. A. C. Jomaron
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    STRAPPED TO WOMEN.
    80 12 Containers For Illicit Liquor. An interesting exhibit in a case against two Chinese for possessing dutiable liquor and fermenting, before Mr. H. A. Forrer, the Criminal District .Judge, this morninp was a zinc liquor container. Mr. P. H. Klkins, Controller of Government Monopolies, said that these containers
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    38 12 The property in Raffles Plaae and Change Alley which was sold to Kelly and Walsh. Ltd., for $.145,000 was that formerly occupied by the firm. The present occupiers are the British Dispensary and the Federal Rubber Stamp Co.
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    POLICEMAN BANGED ON HEAD.
    639 12 Who Did It ACCUSED NOT ASKED FOR DEFENCE. A police lance-corporal failed to sustain his allegation that he had been assaulted by a Chinese hawker whom he was trying to arrest and the accused was acquitted by Mr. A W. Hay, the Singa- pore Second Magistrate,
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    TRACTION COMPANY DIVIDEND.
    340 12 Preference Shares 13 Per Cent in Arrears. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 2. Presiding at the annual general meeting of the Singapore Traction Co., Ltd., the chaitman, Mr. L. W. Hawkins, said that the position disclosed by the balance shts.-t was entirely satisfactory. Traffic receipts for
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    NIGHT EXCITEMENT.
    111 12 Chinese Committed To Mental Hospital. An elderly but sturdy Chinese bleeding from a wound on his head caused some excitement at the New World last night but the Indian additional police constables there managed to take the man into custody. This morning he was produced before Mr. A.
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    CAMBRIDGE EXAMS.
    203 12 The result of the Canrjbridge senior and junior local examinations held in December are now available. At the Anglo-Chinese School 60 seniors passed out of 82 and 62 juniors out of 77. Nineteen out of 32 juniors passed from the Anglo-Chinese Continuation School. At the V.M.C.A. School of
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENT.
    29 12 Miss Riboet's company continues to draw large audiences at th© New World. Singapore After Midnight was well received last night. Marcheta will form the bill this evening.
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    FRAIL TAMIL AND BIG SIKH.
    557 12 Both Tell a Tale. HORROWEI) MONEY AND A LORRY. A report of assault one ni^ht b> a frail-louking Tamil and a round -re port of robbery In a well-built Sikh a f*w hours Inter culminated in the former appearing In-fore Mr. II Forrer, the Criminal
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    BUFFET CAR.
    247 12 Comfortable travel On F.M.S. Railway. To the various amenities of travel wlhich the railway authorities have recently introduced, there is ill be added an improvement in the shape of a buffet car which is to be attached to the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore night expresses. When the starting time was
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    POLICE BAMD.
    47 12 The Police Buml will play the following programme at Katong I'atk tomorrow at Ml Symphonic Man h (Mancini); Overture, Lustpiel (Bela); Selection, "The Pirates of Penzanee (Sullivan); Piccolo Solo, "Cassiopia" (Barsotti); "The Butterflies" (Bendix); Three Dance* from Nell Gwynn (Gerawa); Selection, "The Show Boat" (Kern).
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  • English Racing Reviewed.—Revival Of Athletics In Selangor.
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      TOPICS OF ENGLISH TURF.
      1796 13 National Pointers. GOLDEN MILLER A WONDER HORSE? From Out Own Correspondent.) Straits Times Office, Fleet otreet, Feb. 14. "Will Golden Miller run in the Grand S'ational is the question which nil -acini; men in the country are asking hemselves and each other today. And he answer
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      ATHLETIC MEETING FOR SELANGOR.
      249 13 Lack of Interest In Singapore. The recently formed Selangor Amateur Athletic Association is getting to work with a will, and has decided to hold State meeting just prior to the Malayan Championships' event, which is to take place at Kuala Lumpur again this year, while an
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    BADMINTON.
    33 13 The first European badminton club to be formed in Malaya has opened this week, its covered and electricallylit courts being situated in the grounds of the Agri-Horticultural Association at Kuala Lumpur. i
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    SEREMBAN FOOTBALL.
    190 13 Malay Team Beaten By Odd Goal. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Thursday. St. Pauls' Institution soccer XI today met and defeated a Malay XI led by Ali, last year's statle centre -forward, by 2—l.2 1. The Malays opened the scoring but Ah Kuan equalised before the interval, and
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    SELANGOR TENNIS.
    160 13 Hewett Wins Open Singles Final. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 2. In a gruellinp match yesterday H. S. Hewet-t won the open singes in the Selangor Club tournament, beating H. J. (Sinclair 8-6. 4-6. 6-2. I This match concluded the tournament. The results of the various
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    FOOTBALL TEAMS.
    51 13 The following have been selected to represent Raffles Institution against the Chinese 111 today in a friendly Soccer match on the school ground Jwee Yeow Seng Quee and Abdul Razak Yew Leng, S. M. Ally and Joon Look Beng Wan, Kirn (Juan, Choon Seng, Kirn Chua and Syed
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    61 13 Today. March 3. Cricket: S.C.C. trial. Saturday, Mar-h 4. Cricket: S.C.C. trial; Ceylon Sports Cljb vs. V.M.C.A.. C.S.C. rrii. Khalmt Assn. v.s. Asiatic Youths. K./i. (trd. Indian Assn. vs. Nondescripts, F.A. «rd. Football: Chinese II vs. JTUtafciN 11, Jnlan Besar. Galf: Singapore O. C. March honey competition; Island
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    143 13 Two-Day Meeting Starts On Mar. 11. The following are the entries for the Selangor Turf Club spring meeting which will be held on Mar. 11 and 18. Horses, Class II: Winfield, Erato, Marmon, Laneham, Tetrawa, Neelaveni, Mentone, A lor Star and Brown Tony. Horses, Classes III IV (Combd):
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    S.C.C. TRIAL.
    123 13 Preparation for First League Match. The following teams wall play in a trial match on Tuesday next om the Padang: Colours: T. G. Lashmar; J. G. Glasgow and F. A. McCaffcry; F. G. E. Hindley, E. Laidman and C. J. Bembroke; G. Bennett, F. Kirk, A. Telfer, R.
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    SIONG 800 A.A.
    285 13 The Siong 800 Athletic Association, 128, Cecil Street, Singapore, held its annual meeting on Sunday, Mr. Chan Seng Hin, presiding. The report stated that the membership of the Association at Dec. 31, 1932 totalloJ 106. The committee had to work hard against odds in the matter of
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    S.C.C. CRICKET.
    201 13 Season Opens With Two Trial Games. The S.C.C. cricket season opens this week-end when two trial matches will be played. The first match starts at 5 p.m. today, and will be continued at '2 p.m. tomorrow. The teams have been selected as follows: Riches' XI:-E. J. Riches (capU,
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    MALACCA CLUB.
    175 13 Suffer Firjtf Defeat Of Season. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca. Mar. 2. The Malacca Club suffered their first defeat yesterday, when they were beaten 2—l by the Bunga Raya Football Club. It was the first oscasion this season the Club had a full side out, but it was
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    CRICKET TEAMS.
    92 13 The following will represent the Ceylon Sports Club on tomorrow and Sunday, against the V.M.C.A. Khalsa Association, on C.S.C. ground. On Saturday vs. V.M.C.A.: A. S. A. Jansen, M. A. K. llamid. K. Muttucumurn, B. Dudley, A. S. Maniam, V. Paramsothy, K. Thambirajah, E. Sinnathurai, V. Anibiavagar, S.
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      NOTES FROM SHANGHAI.
      2009 14 "'Hell Expected To Break Loose" Mr. Soouk's fighting Speech Enemy May Capture Mankind But \o Qne There To Sign Terms (if Surrender If ill Yangtse I alley Be Involred? Action Had Been Taken In I*)HI Ja/tan's I ndertakinfg To Protect Foreigners Lord Lytton's Frank Talk To .hipunvs,
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      SAD PLIGHT OF SHENSI.
      281 14 Thousands On Border Of Starvation. Peking, Feb. It!. Bayatal thousands ul paopto living in western fi(hei>si are on the bonier of starvation because famine conditions in all western h^ien of that provinte according to advice.- from Sia.n re iveel by the China InteiTcational Famine Relief Cusililli—
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      FUKIEN COMMUNISTS
      213 14 Defeated Reds Retreat To Kiangsi Border. C-.i von. Feb. 2& Communist remnants in south-west* c-i-fi Fukien are bcin^ rounded up by the 19th Route Army ::i conjunct i."i with the first independ mi eiivHion e.f thi First Group Army, according to military reoaroed here today. The d*ive against
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      NEW GOVERNOR. Manchukuo To Replace Jehol Official.
      74 14 NEW GOVERNOR. Manchukuo To Replace Jehol Official. Cl.angchun. Feb. 1:'. The Manchukuo Government has decided to relieve (Jen. Tang Yu-lin of the Governorship of Jehol and to appoint Gen. Chang Hai-peng. Chief Aide to the Chief Executive, as Acting Governor, says an official announcement to-day. The Manchukuo Government has also
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      DEATH DUEL IN HARBIN.
      563 14 Bombs and Revolvers. KIDNAPPERS SHOT BY POLICE. Harbin, Feb. 8. A notorious armed robber named ValelTsky, who waa killed recently after a desperaite fight with detectives, is now believed to hav^ l«;en one of the gang A.ho kidDapptd Mr. Sh •rrell de Florance in Harbin last
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      STORES RAIDED.
      241 14 Action By Boycott Society In Canton. Canton, Feb. 24. Several seizures of goods were made liv members of the Kwnngtung National Salvatlion Society (the An,tUJaranef;e Boycott Headquarters) during the last two days. The most outstanding raid was organised on Wednesday when the boycotters visited the first and second
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      CONSCRIPTION IN CHINA.
      135 14 All Males Liable For Service. It is understood that the following general principles governing tht- proposed Conscription Lav.- were approved at a meeting of the Central Political Coon il: 1. All male citizens of the Republic shall be liable to military service. 1 Military asrvtee shall be
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      KWANGSI REFORMS.
      298 14 Ban On River Vessel Gambling. '.Vuchow. Pah, 18. The attention of tike Government has I bsen drawn to the la>ce. amount of gambling vh'.li is !><-i jilt done on thi- I motor-boats plying lie* ween Wuchow and N'ann'ii^. Instructions have now be. n issued to the various shipping
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      KWANGTUNG SPY SCARE.
      114 14 Foreign Secret Agents Reported Active. Cunton, Feb. 17. The Depart meat of interior of the Kwangtung Provincial Government have issued instruction.-; to all the district magistrates and mayors throughout this province to watch for foreign spies, who tour the country as travellers. It is alleged that these
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      CANTON RESIGNATION.
      63 14 Head of C.K.R. Retires To Enter Business. Canton. Feb. 23. Some .surprise has been caused by the resignation of the managing director of the Chinese section of the Canton-Kow-loon Railway. Mi. Li Long-yu. It is hinted unofficially that pressure of Mr. Li's private business, which demands his attention
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      JAPAN TO HOLD MANDATES.
      299 14 Far-Reaching Decision Made In Tokio. UNCHALLKNGKVM.K. Naval Leaders Meet In Conference. Tokio, Feb. ic. Begardlesi of di-aws from the Lmkbc o f Nations a •i result of the Bino-J« -he will continue lw>ld the and otKr :-Ia il in thi Pacific Oecai handed r.vei t- her
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      UNEMPLOYMENT.
      129 14 Overseas Chinese In Difficulties. Canton, Feb. fe In view of the large number of Wdr 1 less people who have returned here fro abroad, the Provincial Department of I! construction is opening rubber faeta I to provide work lor the unemployed. While plans to build Ini- fa. I being
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      PANCHAN LAMA.
      98 14 To Preach Resistance I Mongolia. Peking, Feb. 17. The Par him Lama, exiled spirit! head of Tilt t. baa thrgiwn in his against Japan. toUnhwd at K'lei'.ii;, (in the eve proceeding to PaJlinmiac, Moi Pant-han I.ama declared that he was mg i.i preach throughout Mongolia on t of
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      TAXATION BUREAU.
      133 14 Large Sums On Tobacco In Southern Areas. Canton. Feb. 17 According to Urn Consolidated' 'I Bureau for Kwungtuiikr. Kwa«lg»l a Fukier. over >1,0J>0,000 revenue is de vi'l monthly from < garettes, cotton ya wheat flour. and matches. The largest item is from eigaret I which netted over 1600,000
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      78 14 Mr. Aw Boon Haw. of Singapore, who has given a sum of $375,000 for the construction of a Central Hospital in Nanking;, has been presented with a gold medal by the National Government who have also invited him to be present at the opening ceremony on either May 1 or
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    ANOTHER BLOW TO RUBBER.
    250 16 Soviet Chemist's Big Discovery. Moscow, Feb. 16, Academician Zelinsky, one of the foremost chemists of the Soviet Union, has discovered a method of producing artificial rubber from acetylene. There ai-e already several large plants in the Soviet Union producing artificial rubber, using alcohol as raw mah
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    IN A DIRIGIBLE.
    257 16 Students' Adventure In Leningrad. Leningrad, Feb. Hi. The Soviet dirigible, V-2, while carrying a crew and a RTOap of aeronautical students, numbering eleven persons in all, went through an exciting experience in mid-January which might have ended I in tragedy if not for the courage and reI
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    151 16 Big Progress Made In Canning Industry. Moscow, Feb. 1!). Hundreds of factories manufacturing food products, including many types of plants new to the U.S.S.R., have opencl during the last four years, states a report of the People's Commissariat of Supplies on the results of the Five-Year Plan. Factories
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    MALAYAN PLANTING TOPICS.
    2559 17 Doe* Fruit Growing Pay?— Facts About Local Orchards Unfair Treatment And The LS.P.-—Why Xot Publicity?— Arrack From IS i pah. (By Oar Planting Correspondent) SOME attention is being given at pre■eat to the feasibility of establishing fmit orchards on a large scale in Malaya. The local supply
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    42 17 The Provincial Government is sending the first batch of candidates for intensive radio instruction to the National Radio station, XGOA, in Nankins;. These men :ue now on the way to Canton, where preliminary instruction will ba niven them, before going to Nanking.
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    MUNICIPAL THRIFT AND LOAN.
    696 17 Fewer Members. JOINING THE UNION FAVOUKEI). A decrease in Monthly subscriptions dtH i» wiilnlia-.vals by meroben owtag ;<> iiiivnchment was reported ill tho halfyearly general meeting of the Singapore Municipal Employees' Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society, hold in the Municipal board rootae* on Wedaeeday. Mr. W.
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    WORLD TOURISTS.
    164 17 Resolute Arrives In Malacca. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, March 1. Thi- Hi-mburjr America liner Resolute, on its tenth round-the-world cruise, irrived in Malacca touir-. A contingent of •OHM HO passengers landed soon afti-r midday and the usual convoy of cars nu seen 'taking the visito: s to
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    CHOPPER AND AXE AS EXHIBITS.
    365 18 Chinese Sent to Gaol For Attacking Another. A vicious-looking chopper and an axe formed two of the exhibits in a case of voluntarily causing grievous hurt against I Tan Chew before Mr. H. A. Forrer, the I Criminal District Judge, yesterday. The complainant was Yong
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    CAPT. I. MOSS.
    203 18 Death of Singapore Master Mariner. The death of ("apt. Isaac Moss, a wellkaowa Singapore anittr mariner, oc- cmied yesterday at his residence Vernon, Siiiingoon Road. C < )t. .Vloss. who was 75 years of age,! wai horn in Singapore, and most of his career was in these
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    LAND DISPUTE.
    148 18 Judgment Reserved In Paya Lebar Case. Judgment was reserved by Mr. Justice Mills yesterday in the Supreme Court in the case concerning the rightful ownership of certain land at Paya Lebsr. The partial were V. V. R. Suppaya Ch-.>ttiar (plaintiff) and Ariffin bin Yahaya and two others (defendants),
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    GIVEN 14 MONTHS
    116 18 Chinese In Possession Of Counterfeit Coins. From Our Own Correspondent.) IVnantf. Mar. 2. The second session of the Penang Assizes was opened before Mr. Justice Piichard with three cases on the calendar. In the first case a Chinese named Ng Cheng Hooi was indicted on three charges
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    19 18 The annual general meeting of the Chinese Association will be held at 5, Short Street, tomorrow, at 3 p.m.
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    MR. T. O. MAYHEW.
    818 18 Funeral Yesterday At Bidadari. The funeral of Mr. T. O. Mayhew, M.8.E., whose tiagic death was reported in yesterday's Straits Times, took plate at Bidadari Cemetery yesterday afternoon and was very largely attended. It was a semi-military funeral, a detachment from the S.R.A. (v.) being present.
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    PLEADS FRAME-UP.
    201 18 Retaliation Story Not Believed. Alexander van Toni Rivjero. describing himself as an American- Eurasian, who successfully defended a charge of theft brought against him by a Malay woman some time ago before the Second Magistrate, appeared again on a similar charge yesterday before Mr. J. F. F. Gregg,
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    HOME SPORT REVIEWED.
    5444 19 Novis Inspires England To Overwhelm Ireland. OXFORD'S BEST CREW SINCE THE WAR. i From Oiir (>v.n CorreapondCTt.) Straits Times Office, Fleet Street, Feb. 14. A year ago it was Borland of Bristol whom name ni in the mouth of every ***** playing or watching man and ■choolboy
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    WELSH CELEBRATION IN SINGAPORE.
    426 19 St. David's Society Dinner. The St. David's Society ..f Singapore celebrated the National Day of Wai.- in good style at Raffles Hotel "n Wednesday. The dinner was quite informal and there were only a handful of Welshmen present, well supported, however, !■>■ some Saxons who with
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    Mr. G. Bernard Shaw Visits Sir Robert Ho Tung In Hong Kong
    54 20 Mr. G. Bernard Shaw Visits Sir Robert Ho Tung In Hong Kong WHEN THE EMPRESS OK BRITAIN reached Hong Kong on her world tour Mr. Bernard Shaw paid a vi it to the home of Sir Robert Ho Tung. The two pictures show Mr. Shaw w th Sir Robert and
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    18 20 A SCENE in (lie native quarlrr <tl Hsinking, the capital of slorrm Manhiikiin. (Picture from the JapUMM (.'on.sul-Gen.vral.)
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    17 20 SMALL HOUSES are bein:; ru.shed up like mushrooms ir. Hsinking, the Manchukuo capital. (Picture from Japanese Consul-general.)
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    19 20 ANOTHER area of Hsinking which in undergoing- transformation as a result of the building boom. (Picture from Japanese <'onsul-General).
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    22 20 ONE OF THE LUXURIOUSLY-APPOINTED saloons which have Mist been adopted by the WMM. Railway for the Kuala Lumpur— I Singapore night express.
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