The Straits Times, 6 March 1933

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    39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.) THE LARGEST rAIVDr AlVD MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. EC PAGES SINGAPORE. MONDAY. MARCH 6, 1933 I'RK'F 10 TENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1933 PRICE 10 CENTO
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      326 1 Singapore: 78, cecil st. cphone BiBiyi r _j J L3aaUKAA-.-l_l 6.15 TonicM 9.15. SLEEPLESS < NIGHTS with numxt i.iimno. j Phon« 5261-2. NEW SEASON'S FRUITS THE PICK OF THE ENGLISH ORCHARDS li^^P^ i ttihTT tm ♦^fc.^^-^ New Season's Fruits, freshly plucked in English Orchards, have just arrived. Hygienically Ir| St^ESk^
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      217 1 KUALA LUMPUR 28, JAVA ST. ('PHONE /*6Cp).M PL A V BROMFORD \XIYA FINEST y^r)^ GOLF BALL jt^ n FOR Q DURABILITY jWL/-^U TOUGHNESS If 1^ FLIGHT A UNEQUALLED. THE LIMIT OF LENGTH. BRCMFORD IS EV GUARANTEED TO BE THE LONGEST Wfip DRIVING GOLF BALL MADE. OBTAINABLE FROM ROBINSON Co., LTD.
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      19 1 1 rjHiii injL 9.15. i GEORGE ARLISS in THE MAN WHO I PLAYED GOD. Phone 6903. I I ..J
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      456 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WII'H HIS MAJESTY'S GOVFRNMKST. LONDON AND FAR KAST MAIL SEKVH K. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AM) JAPAN. Tonnage. Due S'pore. 1933. X BHUTAN C.000 Mar. 12 (MITRAL
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      679 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Vipli Marseilles. London, Antwerp Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels. Tonnage. Due Sail FUSHIMI MARK lO.l'OO Mar. 9 10 UAKOZAKf MARU 10.400 Mar. 22 23 TKRUKUNI MARU 12,000 Apr. 4 5 HAKUSAN MARU 10,400 Apr. 19 20 HARUNA MARU 10,400 May 3 4 KATORI MARU
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      470 2 BURNS PHILP LINE. (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY, ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,865 tons) and the s.s. 51ANGOLA (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., 1 LIMITED. (tcorporatrd 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 83 103 ERRIA 2R 3 28 I 2H 1 31 3 LALANDIA 18/4 18 4 19/4
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      1105 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HI A hIIK.W si KVMslllP < o Steam Shin Co.. Ltd.. and China (IMS), LTD. Mutual Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.) THE SAItAW \K STK VMSIIIP < O I Tl) THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE CVNARD STEAMSHIP I.TI/ THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO.. LTD. THE
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      P.C. HOOFT BURNT OUT.
      1473 3 Court of Inquiry. NUMBER OF MINOR FIRES PREVIOUSLY. Several wMMMM ha-o l>een examined by the Permanent Court of Navigation (Dutch Board] of Shipping) in connection with the loss of the motor ffMMl Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (14,729 tons gross), by fire, which broke out in port at
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    HEALTH IN EASTERN PORTS.
    342 3 Bulletin of the L. of N. Eastern Bureau. The Health Bulletin of the League of Nations' Eastern Bureau, for the week en.led, Feb. 25, 1933:— Beirut: 5 smallpox cases as against 3 during the preceding week. Alexandria: 195 smallpox cases and 40 deaths as against 300
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    TELEGRAPHS.
    12 3 Communication with Bangkok is interrupted. Telegrams are accepted subject to delay.
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    " SOMALI."
    24 3 SOMALI." The P. and O. Somali has left Hong Kong and is expected to arrive in Singapore at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Mar. 8.
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    GAS BUOY NOT BURNING
    33 3 . According to a teleirrapuic advice dated ■Ith inst. from the Chief Inspector of Navigation at Batavia the gas buoy on the DjamM River, exhibiting red light, is not burning.
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    282 3 SILVFRWALNUT, Brit.. 3.693 tons, fro:n Manila 6-3, for New York K-3. PRONTO, Norw., 1.283 tons, from Yang Chang 6-3. for Penang 7-3. BORIBAT, Siam. 363 tons, from Tumpat j-J, for Tumpat 8-3. THEDENS, Out., 1,181 tons, fiom Palembang 6-3. for Palembang 8-3. DAJAK, Dut.. 89 tons, from Panch
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    101 3 Monday, March 6. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to Ajax KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Lch. "Hygeia. JA M *r" cury," The Cable. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal DRY DOCK* Tanjong Pagar. Albert Dock Nil. Victoria Dock Valontijn. Keppel Harbour. King's Dock Nil. No. 1 Dock Tomohon. No.
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      508 3 §NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. (Ineorported la 2 1 Germany.) The undermentioned are the company's intended fixtures OUTWARD. g LAHN for Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Japan and North China Mar. 5 g SAALE for Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, North China and Japan Mar. 16 LIPPE for Manila and Japan Mar. 9 FULUA for
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      391 3 DOtXAK STFAfrMm* UMI TO EUROPE Panama Canal America VIA Canada Suez BT PRESIDENT LINERS 24 to 53 days of real comfort Enjoyable Economy Swimming Bath Excellent Cuisine. Large cabins with beds. Hot and Cold running water in every stateroom. MUM STEAMSHIP LINES. IK. ITO (Incorporated in U.S.A.) INDO-CHINA STEAM NAY.
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      451 3 ELLERMAN BUCRNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. Incorporated in England.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. Freight Service to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Via Ports and Suez Canal j OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHAXI lIAI A JAPAN Steamer HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF MANILA for Havre, London, Rotterdam Hamburg Apl. 15 Apl. IS "AMERICAN MANCHURIAN" LINE. Freight
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      204 3 SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Stations JTesUrday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Min. temp. ins Sunshine temp. °F hrs. °F Alor Star 95 0.66 9.2 71 K Trengganu 86 Nil 8.3 72 Bukit Jeram 85 0.35 4.2 72 Mersing 83 Nil 3.7 78 Singapore 87 0.20 4.9 73 C. D. STEWART. Superintendent
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      478 4 SITUATIONS VACANTT When applying for any position advertised in these columns send copies of testimonials. Do not send nriginnls. WANTKD. experienced I-<iy eaahter ami bookkeeper for Cafe. Write 160, Straits TiaM*. WANTKD, experienced pitce goods salesman, must have thorough knowledge of Singapore market. Apply to Box No. IC7. Straits Times,
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      697 4 HOUSES. FLATS TO LET TO LKT, Botanic "Garden View." Clury Road. Apply 41. Nassim Road. Small compound house. 15. Branksome Rd. April 1. Apply 358. Joo Chiat Rd. 6 16, Angullia Park, Oil Extraction Factory, 92, Robinson Rd. Angullia Co. TO LST, No. 11. Dalvoy Estate, furnishe.l. eniry end of
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      591 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET OFFICES TO LET, 24-B. Battery Road, 2nd floor. Apply Guthrie Co., Ltd. OFFICE, Robinson Road, 3.700 sq. feet, "irst class property. United Knginecrs. ~TO LET, OFFICES at 4 and 4-A, Prince St., top floor and No. 22. Raffles Place. fVpply Koh Chow Kee, 129, Killiney Road.
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      718 4 FOR SALE KELVINATOR ELECTRIC REFRIGERATORS USED KELVINATORS Low prices, easy terms, full guarantee. KELVINATORS RENTED Malayan Mechanical Equipment Co. 14, Robinson K<vad. Tel. 3464. PUBLIC NOTICEsT" MALAYAN TIN DREDGING LTD. (Incorporated in England) Cabled advice has been received from Lo idon of the declaration of an Interim Divide:!. i of
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      446 4 PUBLIC NOTICE ALEXANDRA BRICKWORKS LIMITED NOTICE is hereby riTen that the Fifth Annual General Meeting of Alexandra Brickworks Limited, will be held ax. the Registered Office of the Company, Borneo Motors Buildings, on Tuesday, March 14, at 1LM p.m. SHIPPING NOTICE. ML "MANGOLA" ARRIVED FEB. 28. 1933. Consignees of cargo
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      350 4 BUSINESS CARDS. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE. Mrs. HARU and Mis* HANA. SO, WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. BALANCES AND S< AI.KN BKA.SS WOOD SCKF.WS BRI'SHWARE MANILA or COIR ROPE OIL STOVES PAINT— ENAMEL or READY MIXED RABONE'S RULES 4 MEASURING TAPES, Etc., Etc. At reduced retail prices. HOON SECK TRADING
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      77 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within Outside without Malaya. Malaya. Postage. Monthly 3.00 4.00 3 2.50 Quarterly h.50 $12.00 7.50 Half Yearly $17.00 (24.00 $15.00 Yaarly $34.00 $48.00 $30.00 NOTE.—OutKtation cheqaes should include the usual bank discount. ADVERTISEMENT RATES The charges and instructions for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS appear on the form at the
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    LUCKY PALESTINE.
    153 5 The One Prosperous Country." Rugby, Mar. 4. I At the dinner given in London last rißt by the fsi itish section of the Jewish Agency for Palestine to "Friends of 'Palestine in Parliament," Sir Herbert I Samuel expressed the view that 'I c material, cultural and spiritual development
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    DISARMAMENT.
    103 5 Premier and Sir J. Simon For Geneva. London, Mar. :<. The dirision of t'M Premier an 1 Sir lobn Simon to prnteed to Gaeova as so n :is the journey can )>e arranged followa •in a spciial iournev to London made by 'Captain Eden, Undir-Seeretary for K reign Affairs,
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    TRAIN WRECKERS?
    112 5 Belfast, Mar. Thirty people were injured as the revolt of a crowded train from Belfast to Londonderry being derailed and wrecked on a sharp bend apparently owing tj interference with the points.— Reuter WireJess. dales Removed. Belfast. Mar. 2. Further outrages on the Ulster railways have been reported.
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    ANGLO-FRENCH TALK
    31 5 Paris, Mar. 2. It is understood that M. Daladier, the French Premier, will visit London within |he next ten days in order to discuss current problems with British states-
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    OIL STATIONS.
    260 5 Netherlands India And Japan. The Hague. Mar. i. There is n > onestion that Mr. Hatsnoka. during bis forthcoming rta* to Holland i< n rotating ;< Japan-Holland n >iaggression pac 1 declared the new Minister to Holland. Mr. Saito, who interviewed by Beater on hii arrrns! bore, said
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    FUR AUCTION.
    157 5 Opens at Leningrad On Mar. 6. Leningrad, Feb. 17. The fourth spring fur auction, organised by the United Fur Trust of the U.S.S.R., in scheduled to take place in this city next mr.nth. The Soviet fur auctions. .vhich were at first held abroad and later in Leningrad, have
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    CUBAN REVOLT.
    123 5 Ex-President Flees To Florida. New York, Mar. 2. The long-heralded rebellion has bioken out in Cul>a, according to Cuban refugees who have arrived in Florida. They include the eN-Pie..ident Beneral Menocal. The Miami correspondent of the New Yiork Times quotes the ex-President as stating thut the rebellion at
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    NEW FIELD-MARSHAL.
    85 5 Sir Philips Chetwode Promoted. Rugby. Mar. 8. The Kinjf has approved of the promotion of General Sir Philip Chetwode to the rank of Field-Marshal in succession to the late Fie'd-Marshal Sir William Rol-.ertson. Sir Philip Chetwode has been Cmb-mandcr-in-Chief in India since IMC He was one of the
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    TRADE HANDICAP
    101 5 Mr. Baldwin Urges Exchange Action. Ruffl.y, Mar. The urgency of effecting modificationin exchange restrictions, which are one of the main handicaps b 'rale recovery, was attain emphasised in a speech of Mr. Stanley Baldwin at a luncheon during hivisit today to the Birmingham section the British Industries Fair.
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    SOVIKT AMENDMENTS
    434 5 SOVIET AMENDMENTS To British Plan At Geneva. Geneva, Feb. 17. Ai today's meeting of the Political Commission of the Disarmament < (>.'- fciemv ol M. Maxim Litvinofl S > v i < I 'ni,! I.i ..-.ir for Foreign Affaira and head of the Soviet delegation, proposed twn i nents u>
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    FRANCE AND SOVIET.
    125 5 Non-Aggression Pact Ratified. Km am, Voh. 16. The Franco-Soviet Pact of Non-Ajr-<*t<"ssion, signed in Paris last November iy M. Dovnalevski, the Soviet Ambassador, and M. Edouard Herriot, 'hen prrm;er of France, was ratified by M. Albert T ebvun, the FVi-nch President, on Feb. 11, ptates an announcement
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      297 5 h o tj: l^ RAFFLES HOTEL MAJ-AYA'E PREMIER HOTEL. ROOMS WITH HOT COLD RUNNING WATER. TONIGHT BOOK NOW FOR TEA SANCE Wednesday AND Bth MARCH. INFORMAL AFTER S .S. RESOLUTE DINNER DANCE in port PHONE 5381. EXTENSION TILL 2 A.M. I NKN AMBER ROOM NOW QKM FOR I I PRIVATE
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      172 5 ALL— MAINS BATTERY OPERATED SHORT WAVE RECEIVERS ANP Electric Gramo Amplifiers RADIO SERVICE Co. (>! MALAYA 2. ORCHARD ROAB, SiNfiAPOHE. riioNK T-;m. ALF. SKHVK K REPAIRS GUARANTEED. EYESTRAIN whether mused by reading nr a visit tv the cinema run ba relieved by the uae of ■uitulile glaasex. Consult JOHN DUKE.
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      272 5 SINGAPORE RADIO TIME TABLE BY OUR EXPERT. STATIONS. Metres. MOM. Tl'KS. WK1). THIRS. fKL BAT. BUN. MALA l.l.MITR 48.2 <!.:!0-8.30 p.m. I 8 P- m 7;i I 1 1 BANDOBNG 38.M' C.30-10 p.m. 6.3<PlO p.m. 6.:!0-10 p.m. 6.30-10 p.m. 6730-10 p.m. i;.::n-M> p.m. R.80-10 p.m. VMAD (Singapore Auwtein) 42.M i
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    DISGUISED AS A PASSENGER.
    429 6 How Chandu Smugglers Were Caught. A conversation overheard by a revenue officer, lUeglllllnl as an ordinary passenger, on board the s.s. Hong Kheng on the vessel's arrival from China ports on Feb. N led to the discovery of :55 tahils of r.on-Governmfcnt chandu and to the
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    'QUAKE TERROR.
    128 6 Thousands Homeless In Japan. Tokio, Mar. 1. Harrowing scenes are reported from the earthquake-stricken districts on the northlast coast, where tens of thousands rendered homeless spent a miserable night in the open or in rickety shelters improvised from the wreckage left by the receding waves. Occasional after shocks,
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    NOT PRESSED.
    126 6 No Option But To Take Action." A Sikh was charged before Mr. 11. A. Foirer, the Criminal District Jud^e, on Saturday under the Courts Ordinance with typing an assignment of a judgment without authority or without being a qualified advoiaU- or solicitor. He pleaded f uilty. Mr. C.
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    STRAPPED TO LEG.
    62 6 I Chinese "Armed" With Pointed File. Tan Tian Tuck pleaded guilty, and was remanded i <r sentence urrtil Mar. 10. be- I fore Mr. 11. A. Forrer, the Criminal District Jtiil^e, on Saturday to going about ■need in public. His "armoury" con-si.-t ;l of a pointed iron
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    ASSAULT AFTER ARREST.
    287 6 Successful Appeal In Sawmill Case. The rWU' of f Chinese cc^lie rrnpioyed at the Seng Hua saw mill following an assault after he had been arrested for stealing firewood WM recalled in ai nnpeal before Mr. .'i:st>o Mills in the Supreme Court on Saturday. The appellants, who
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    TWO IPOH FIRES
    116 6 . Celluloid Blaze At G. W. Wilson's. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Mar. 4. Two fires broke out in Ipoh last ni^ht one at the offices of G. W. Wilson and Co., Ltd., and another in one of the largI est Chinese sundry poods' stores. The outbreak at
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    FASTEST TRAIN.
    42 6 Cheltenham Flyer's New Record. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 4. The "Cheltenham Flyer," the world's fastest train, did the journey between Cheltenham and Paddington, 772 mibs in 63 minutes today an average speed of 73 '/2 miles an hour.
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    UNEMPLOYED FUND.
    71 6 The following contributions to the Non-European Unemployment Fund are acknowledged Previously acknowledged $28,797.84 A. Subramaniam, Gemas $2, Staff of American Consulate-General $12.50, Railway S?rvants Benefit Fund $103, Railway Servants in Singapore and J oho re $15, Muncipal Subordinate Staff $281.70, A.P.C. fS.S.) Ltd. (Feb. donation) $250, Singapore Eurasian
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    VAGRANCY
    86 6 . A middle-aged Chinese must have felt that insult w»s being added to injury when, following his discharge from hospital after being knocked down by a car in Thomson Road on the night of Feb. 25, he was produced before Mr. A. W. Hay, the Singapore Second Magistrate, on Saturday
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    DRAMATIC GESTURE
    82 6 . Berlin, Mar. 2. The Cabinet's decision to hold the opening meeting of the Reichstag at the Garrialcn Church Potsdam, is a dramatic gesture. No communist and probably no socialist will be allowed to tread this hallowed spot so the Government will be easily ablo to carry out the
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    ROAD vs. RAIL
    27 6 . (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Mar. 4. A general reduction of railway fares is expected within the next few weeks to meet road competition.
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      126 6 HOMEWARD BOUND frai^ els G^b The World's Best K| > I JB CABIN WARDROBE TRUNKS H^2^ ■^-^■i ALL SIZES— E 9*W SLUMP PRICES. Immediate Delivery Before Deciding Elsewhere tlYsl flit c al i PRODUCT FRANKEL BROS. VICTORIA STREET. $40/" Up. Dependability Hard work, day after day, with never a *****.
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      253 6 3R iW>~B Hk^/Z OilVriiK; freezing ;it the In west M m Wwlmz^^^va? p^siwe o^t tik- all i-.kmtisii \QF GBRATOR operate! from either G»», Electricity, or kerosene. B™ B P^ Ml Bllffl r I If requires no mnti>r, is air o»)IWBt I 3kwi CcI alul absolutely noiseless in ■B^lf jj^W fflHSBrW
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      262 7 ALUAMBRA The Independent Theatre with the Pick sf the World's Pictures. WHAT'S IN A NAME? DON'T LET THE TITLE FOOL YOU SEE WHAT THF FREE PRESS SAYS:— some of the In-st awght we have had in full ;h lilm lluro i* KW dull moiiK'nt* a MVOttTy nrj ...excellently portrayed." JOAN
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      201 7 Owing to Tremendous Success Season Extended for one more Night! Positively LAST NIGHT of The Saucy, Snappy ALL-LAUGHING Musical Farce "SLEEPLESS JH| NIGHTS KB STANLEY LUPIISO ft |H Pally Walker ami :i Hew of Itcuuliflil Girlfl jJ^S Iliiinlnik lire roila)H hack lo sre il j TO-MORROW:— The First National Sensation,'
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      317 7 j/T^ HlCtlTl_y "6.1.5"^" 9.15 P.M. 7th. AND LAST DAY!! j Mr. GEORGE ARLISS IN THE MAN WHO PLAYED GOD TOMORROW! j THE SAUCIEST, SMARTEST AND SWIFTEST COMEDY I YOU COULD IMAGINE! 'TROUBLE in PARADISE'! AN ERNST LUBITSCH PRODUCTION STARRING HERBERT MARSHALL EDWARD EVERETT HORTON CHARLES RUGGLES MIRIAM HOPKINS KAY FRANCIS
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    144 8 U.S. Crisis Hits Markets. RUBBER FALLS BACK. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Monday. Today's Prices Rubber, ">?„ cents per lb. Tin, Singapore price $75.75 per picul. Saturday's Prices: Rubber. London, 2 d., up l/32d. New York, closed. Rubber. The local market was weaker following news of the
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    74 8 Noon, Mar. 6. R.S.S. equal to London Standard: Buyers. Sellers. Spot (loose) 5~/ H 5 15 16 (F. 0.8.) ..6 3/16 6«4 Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Buyers. Sellers Mar. 515 16 6 Apr. 6 6 1/16 May 6 6 1/16 Apr.-June 6 6 1/16 July-Sept.
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    PRODUCE.
    172 8 Singapore, Mar. 6. Gambier 6.00 (Cube) No. 1 unpicked) JO.OO Copra 4.50 mixed 4.15 Sago flour, Sarawak 1.92 White Pepper 21.00 Black Pepper 15.50 Pearl Sago 4.10 n small 4.00 mediun> 6.00 No. 1 125 catties gross 4.10 No. 2 125 catties gross 4.15 Rice Siam $142 to 216
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      210 8 SELLING. Singapore, Mar. 6. 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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      EXCHANGES.
      105 8 Rugby, Mar. 3. Foreign exchanges are: Amsterdam 8.52 Berlin 14.52 i/ 2 Athens 595 Belgrade 250 Bombay 1,6 1/8 Brussels 24.49 Bucharest 580 Buenos Aires 41 official rate Copenhagen 22 7/16 Geneva 17.6214 Helsingfors 226 >/> Hong Kong 1/3 5/8 Madrid 41 Lisbon 110 Milan 67 5 16 Montreal
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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        MINING.
        424 8 Issue Val. Pd. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang £1 £1 Austral Malay 5/- 5/- Ayer Hitam Tin £1 £1 B«ngrin Tin 1 1 Batang Padang 1 1 Batu Caves 1 1 Bukit Arang £1 £1 Burmah Malay II £1 Chenderiang 1 1 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt 5/- 5/-
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        GENERAL.
        274 8 Iftm Val. Pd. Buyers. 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. l rf < Prefs. 21/6 £1 £1 Con. T. S. Ord. 15/6 1 1 Cycle and
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        144 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 9400,000 10* 110 norn Singapore Municipal 4V4 p.c of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 104 105 nom. Singapore Municipal 4V& P-c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 104
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        368 8 Fraser and Co. and LyaU and Evatt'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 0.80 0.40 A. HitHin (|1) 0.60 0.65 0.50 0.60 A. Kuning (SI) 0.10 0.05 0.15 A. Malay ($2) 0.76 1.00 0.76 0.90 A.
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    AIR MAIL.
    31 8 The Air Mail Alor Star Amsterdam dispatched from Singapore on Feb. 23, arrived in Amsterdam on March 5 and was delivered in London, on Miarch, 6 1933 (11 days).
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    38 8 From China and Japan, by Malacca Maiu, due at Singapore daylight tomorrow. From China, by Suisang, due at Singapore on Wednesday morning. From China and Japan, by Tokushima Maru, due at Singapore 5 p.m. on Wed-nu.-<!ay.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE,
    172 8 Today. Selat Pandjanp anil Bengkalis (Hong Chuan) p.m. Benttkalis, Laboean Bilik Tanjong Balei (Retch) X pj«. Siam (except LewW .'-•ami (Haftbor) Z p.m. Crylon Southern Western India, Egypt, lii-i.na. Europe, (ire.il Ilritain and Copenhagen (Fionia) .7 p.m. Denmark (Parcels) (FionUj C p.m. Tomorrow. SinukawHnir, l'emangkat and Sambas
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    MAILS FOB EUROPE.
    46 8 MAILS FOR EUROPE. By Conte Rosso Poelau Braa Kaisar-I-Hind Poelau Roebiah Ranch i Andre Lebon Kuroa S'pore London Dm. 15 Jan. 4 Dec. 29 Jan. 23 Jan. 6 Jan. 28 Jan. 19 Feb. 11 Jan. 20 F.o. 11 I- <-!». S Mar. S leu. a Mar. 4
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    RESTRICTION OF RUBBER.
    594 8 What They Think At Home. The following letter wai addressed to the Editor of the Financial Times. Sir, —Notwithstanding the potential uses which have been foreshadowed in various directions lately, there seems no doubt that for some time to come the rubber industry, must very largely rely
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      102 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOH THE WEEK. Saturday. March 4. Police Band nt Raton* Park. Ml p.m. Opening of S.S.V.F. Hendquarters by H.B. the Governor, Drill Hall, 5 p.m. Monday, March 6. Legislative Council meeting, 10.30 a.m. Tuesday. March 7. Annual gen. rnte. of Malacca Eleetrlo Lighting Ltd.. Evatt Co., noon. Children's Concert.
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      SHOULD CONTROL BE CONTINUED ?
      633 9 SHOULD CONTROL BE CONTINUED Perak Opponent of The Tin Scheme. A correspondent signing himself A Chinese Miner writes to the Times of Malaya to express the hope that the question of renewing the international agreement will be taken up seriously by the leaders of the industry in this country. He
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      EXAMPLE OF TEA.
      286 9 Sir. It appears strange that rubber should be about the one and only commodity where it does not appear possible io arrange restriction. Last November Sir John ('adman suggested that "if the politics of oil could be applied to the world, to all nations and to all
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      METAL MARKET.
      377 9 William Jacks and Co.'s weekly report dated Feb. 8, states: the "Gold Rush" has diverted speculation from Commodities, but will in the end benefit business, us on all previous occasions it has been the precursor of an all-round revival in trade. Let us hope it will be W
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      IMPERIAL TOBACCO.
      271 9 Year's Net Profits £8,657,000. The accounts to October 31, of the Imperial Tobacco Company (of Great Britain and Ireland), which were issued on Feb. 9 show a reduction in net profits of £1,229,166 at £8,656,898. The Stock Exchange price of the ordinary (of which there is £37,492,625 rssuod)
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      MOTOR SHARES.
      98 9 Keen Demand At Home. Increased attention has been given to motor shares recently, the satisfactory Austin and Standard export figures creating a keen demand. Standards have been actively dealt in with a steady rise from 435. to 455. 4%d. Austin Ordinary have been readily taken at substantially higher
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      LONDON RUBBER & TIN.
      93 9 LONDON RUBBER TIN. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Londdon, Mar. RUBBER. (Quotations as supplied by Symington and Wilson.) Spot (Buyers) 2 3/32. (Sellers) 2 1/32. Apr.-June 2V». July-Sept. 2 7/32. Oct.-I)ec. 2 5/16. Market tone Steadier. Tin. Spot KMT. Three months £147 10s. SILVER. Spot 17 1/I6d. Two months '17'^d. No
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    MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS.
    449 9 FOREIGN IMPORTS OF RUBBER DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 1933 IN LONG TONS DRY. WET. OCEAN SHIPMENTS OF RUBBER, INCLUDINC, CONCENTRATED lATEX. LATEX A» n RFITRTFT MVTNr pivai srtpmfmt* ON OCKAN RTEAMOH AT ALL MALAYAN PORTS, Dl.KINti THE MONTH OK KEBKWART, ISINUHrcToNsT^ Prnokci Country of Origin. Sheet.
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    93 9 Ntpiers, but they are now below best. Rolls-Royce also nave bwn in favour at still higher flSrures, arid Simpers have livined up eon?idei-ably with a smart recovery to lls. l'^d. Humber Preferred have picked up a little, and S.T.D.s have met with a better demand. On the other hand. Fords
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    AMUSEMENTS—Singapore.
    134 10 AMUSEMENTS— Singapore. ALHAMBRA.— Me My Crl with Spencr Tracy Joan Bennett. 6.15 9 15 Phone 6909. CAPITOL.- Sleepless Nights with Stanley Lupino Polly Walker. 6.15—9 13 Phone 5261-2. GREAT WORLD— SKY TALKIE.— Charlotte Greenwood Kcginuld Denny in Stepping Out. STAR TALKIE, GREAT WORLD.Harold Lloyd in Feet First. MAKLBOROi:<;H. Igloo A!so
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    SINGAPORE. MONDAY, MAR. 6, 1933. THE FIVE-YEAR PLANS.
    1049 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE. MONDAY, MAR. 6, 1933. THE FIVE-YEAR PLANS. Even now, when Russia has been under a Communist regime for nearly sixteen years and when she has embarked upon her second five-year pian of forced industrialisation, it is not easy to get reliable information about that vast and
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    AEROPLANES OF THE FUTURE.
    1314 10 Problems Which Remain To Be Solved. (By Sir Alliott Verdon-Roe.) The writer, who it, of eowse, the builder of the Avro," discusxrx the question of cost as affecting further development in the tciencc of aviation. Eventually, hr thinks, the cheaprst form of long distance travel may
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    185 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. Roland Braddell will address th< Singapore Rotary Club on Hollywood Impressions" at the Adelphi Hotel on Wednesday. Mr. E. A. Gardiner, Executive Engineer, Central Kedah, is going on leave and will be succeeded by Mr. L. A. Lalfan, Assistant Engineer, from Alor Star. Mr. E. W. Morrell,
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    NOTES OF THE DAY
    791 10 SATURDAY'S "TAMASHA." How Singapore loves a tamasha! Ir addition to over 2,000 guests, at least another 2,000 people of all nationalise: stood transfixed in Beach Roud on Satur day to watch the formal opening of th< S.S.V.F. Headquarters. The show h described elsewhere and a very
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    14 10 Tapt. R. L. Cuscaden has been appoint-l ed Supervisor of Export Duties al l'rui,
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    ALL BANKS NOW CLOSED.
    1106 11 Congress Called to Meet Crisis. RUSHING NEW LAWS. Weeping Women Outside Guarded Banks. Kv«t> l.S. bank and financial and commodity market has been closed an a result of the money crisis which has suddenly swept America. Unconfirmed reports declare that the I'niied States will now abandon
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    STOP PRESS.
    26 11 New York, Monday. Embargo placed on all gold and silver exports. National liank holiday till "after Thursday." Government taken absolute control nation's gold. Reuter.
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    OFF GOLD.
    40 11 New York. Mar. fi. The Daily News Washington correspondent states that he has learned at White House from a prominent Democrat that the I'niU-d States will go off the gold standard officially as well as technically tomorrow. Reuter.
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    284 SEATS FOR THE I NAZIS. I
    787 11 284 SEATS FOR THE NAZIS. Absolute Majority Likely. Berlin, Mar. 6. The provisional final result is Nazis 284 seats. Socialists 118, Communists 73. Centre Party 71, Nationals 52, German People's Party 7, Bavarian People's Party 20, Christian-Socialists 6, State Party 5. A feature of the elections so far has been
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    CHINESE PREMIER IN SINGAPORE.
    544 11 Goes to Hospital. "RESISTANCE TO THE JAPANESE." A policy of resistance against the Japanese ard unity among the Chinese are the mtans of saving China according to Mr. Wang Ching-wei, President of the Executive Yuan, the Nanking Premier aid Kuomintang Leftist leader. Mr. Wong has been
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    40 11 Lieut. N. ISa.illii--Stewn.rt. the Seaforth Highlander, who was recently arrested and imprisoned in the Tower of London on a charge of treason, is here seen (marked X) with the Prince of Wales and brother officers. i (Picture by air mail.)
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    CHINESE COLLAPSE IN JEHOL.
    1549 11 Troops in Flight. DRIVEN INSIDE THE GREAT WALL. Shanghai, Mar. 5. The utter collapse of the Chinese armies in Jehol, although not entirely unexpected, has cast a pall of gloom over the whole country, everyone feeling that a nyjch sterner resistance could have been provided, National
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    INAUGURATION OF MR. ROOSEVELT.
    806 11 May Ask Congress For War-Time Powers. Washington, Mar. 5. Enormous crowds watched Mr. Hoover's and Mr. Roosevelt's procession from the White House to the Capitol in motor cars escorted by cavalry. After Mr. Hoover had signed the legislation passed in the closing hours of Congress, Mr.
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    ASIATICS AND THE M.C.S.
    6459 11 Government Proposals Outlined. CRACKER FIRING. Strong Speech By The Governor. Further details regarding the Government's scheme for the admission of Asiatics and the locally born to the Malayan Civil Service were given by the Colonial Secretary in the Legislative Council this morning. The cracker-firing nuisance was
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    CURRICULUM OF RAFFLES COLLEGE.
    1542 12 Weaknesses in Present System. PROPOSED CHANGES. EXTENDING SCOPE AND \i UNITIES. The following paper was laid on the taste at il.is ■Mraiag's airrtiag of the I 1','islalixo t'iKiiiril. ieecriMag proposed chanKi". iti the run iciilum of Kaffirs College ami the mi- limit of award of ncholarshipv,
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    MURDER ECHO.
    76 12 Man They Did Not Hang Dead. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 4. The man they did not hang," William Wallace, who was sentenced to death on a charge of murdering his wife and who subsequently was three weeks in the condemned cell before bis release by the
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    MALAYAN RUBBER EXPORTS.
    677 12 Big Drop in February. RAISING THE RATE TO JAPANESE PORTS. According to the latest ftjgwt faewri by the Department of Statistics there was a big drop in Malayan rubber exports in the moata f February. The provisional doasectk exports for February are 32,065 tons, compared i>> the
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    THE DEFENCE OF I SINGAPORE.
    929 12 THE DEFENCE OF SINGAPORE. Warning Words. OPENING OF S.S.V.F. HEADQUARTERS. The opening of the new S.S'V.F. head Quarters in Boach Ro;'.<i fcy H.E. tin Governor ({Mr Cecil Clem/nti) on Satur day was marked l>y two things in paiti cular. These were: The striking efficiency of the pk-k-.-c volunteer units liiAinp
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    FATHERS DEATH.
    188 12 Daughter's Alleged Suicide Attempt. Overwhelmed with grief at the death of her father, a young Chinese married I woman is alleged to have attempted to take her life by drinking washing soda. When the ambulance arrived, however, she was almost normal and the only sign that anything untoward
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    THE ALHAMBRA
    242 12 . Spencer Tracy And Joan Bennett New York's East Side-, w here the people are tough and given the wise-cracking, is the scene of "Me and My Gal," the Fok picture now Doing shown at the Alhambra, and it has to be admitted that when it is a case
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    BACHELOR TAX
    34 12 Wellington, N.Z., Mar. 2. An equivalent to a bachelor tax, estimated 8i produce £25,000, is provided for in the annual taxing bill introduced in the New Zealand House of Representatives. Reuter Wireless.
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    ALLOWANCE TO THE GOVERNOR.
    846 12 r Entertainment NEW VC(T'P: OF £1,000 A YEAR. A new rot« "(iovc'i,,,: Ki.t' ilainment AlUiwHicc fi.iiiio -i." iia> been approved r the Secretary of s.ai'. for the Colonies in consequence of which the provision ap|i suing in the 1983 .'V.imatos. "EnteiIninmcr. of Disti ig ill hed
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  • Rain Interferes With Cricket.—English And Scottish Cup Results.
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      | WEEK-END CRICKET IN MALAYA.
      714 13 WEEK-END CRICKET IN MALAYA. S.C.C. Trials. RAIN INTERFERES WITH OPENING GAMES. U.e opening cf the S.C.C. cricket seuscrj, latt enough in the first place, was, to all intents and purposes, again delayed over the week-end for the fiist trial match n Kiiday evening and Saturday was washid cut and the
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    CHARITY MATCH AT JALAN BKSAR.
    459 13 CHARITY MATCH AT JALAN BESAR. Wiltshire and Chinese Seconds Draw. Wiltshire Begt Ii 'W.n-.-s.- 2. In an iatereatiag charity football match at the Jalan Item Stadium on Saturday, Hrn Wiltshire Regiment and Chinese d elevens drew, each sMe Koring twice. Tin- c ni not much difference between the teams, except
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    BRILLIANT PLAY BY CRAWFORD.
    175 13 Army Soundly Defeats Navy. 'F'om On O'vn Correspondent London, Mar. 4. A crowd of 10,000, among: whom was H.R.H. the Duke of York, witnessed the Mvtn defeat of the Navy by the Army to the tune of 19 pts. to nil at TwickenI ham today. The
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    V.M.C.A. IN FOKM.
    206 13 Y.M.C.A. IN FORM. Score Well Against C.S.C. The Ceylon Sports Club opened their irickei season with drawn game against the V.M.C.A. on Saturday afternoon at Balestier Road. The Association batted all the afternoon, and only declared halfan hour before stumps were drawn. Scores: VMC.A. R. Lyne b Muttucumaru 7, G.
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    S.R.C. TRIALS.
    226 13 Splendid Innings by T. Leijssius. The S.R.C. trial match was played yesterday, the game being abandoned late in the afternoon owing to rain. Scores Mr. Leijssiuß' XI: D. D'Cotta lbw. M. Cordeiro 3, A. G. Valberg b G. Westerhout 2. R. C. Oehlers b M. Cordeiro 15, T.
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    F.A. AND SCOTTISH CUP-TIES.
    614 13 Four Draws. ARSENAL'S LAPSE IN LEAGUE MATCH. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 5. High scorns marked the Cup games yesterday. Birmingham, playing away ngainst W<;t Ham United, were be ten by four dear (foals. There was a crov/d of al ut 000 present. A free
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    LEAGUE TABLES.
    970 13 Interesting Position In First Division. The following are the positions of the teams after Saturday's matches: First Diviaion. Vrsenal Sheffield Wed. Vston Villa Newcastle Utd iVest Brom. A. Jerby County iudderstield T. J eeds United iundtrland ilackburn R. Portsmouth Sverton Sheffield Utd. Liverpool lolton Wands. Blackpool 3irmingham Manchester
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    281 13 R. Craik's Fine Round In March Medal. The Singapore Coif Club March bogey competition was played at Bh'kH Timah, on Saturday and Sunday, and '-esi'lted in a win for R. Craik in "A" division with a score of 7 un and in a win for J. II.
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    JACK HOBBS
    49 13 . Refuses Invitation To Visit New Zealand. New Zealand cricket enthusiasts are greatly disappointed at Jack Hobbs' irfusal of an invitation to visit their country, but the great Surrey batsman is reported to be anxious to get home in readiness ft* the opening of the next English season.
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    PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOOTBALL.
    372 13 High Scoring in Old Boys' Matches. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Pi Results >f Rugby anil Association football matches played l>y the Public School* this wwi »ny te folio 1 KUOfIY. School 24 Kancroft'i ■'■.••< 0 tapla "A" W. Buckland s.'h. 'Colft'i <;. s. c l", of
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      145 13 BOAT RACE. Oxford Stop Training Owing to Staleness. 1 (From Our Own Correspondent), i London, Mar. 4. Oxford's boat race training has bean st pped for a week owintf to staleness. Cambridge are now warm j'avouritcs. 'VARSITY BOXING. Cambridge Well Beaten By Oxford. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 1.
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      104 13 SPORTING FIXTURES. Today. March 6. Golf: Singapore G.C. Women's bogey competition. Football: Commercial Cup; Harbour Board vs. Naval Base. S.H.B. itrd. Fraser and Neave v«. A.P.C.. A.R. -Stadium; M.l'.H. remotest Monopolies. J.B. Stadium. Golf: Sepoy Lines G.C, ladies' medal. Tuesday, March 7. Football: S.A.F.A. League (Dv. I): S.R.C. r». X.A..
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    AIR ROUTE TEST.
    119 15 Mechanic Killed Pilot Injured. Irkutsk, Feb. 17. A commission has been sent to the spot •near Lake Baikal where the well-known Soviet airman, Vodopianov, crashed on Feb. 14. to investigate the causes of the accident. Vodopianov was engaged in a 23,000kilometre flight from Moscow to Petropavlovsk in
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    SOVIET SHIPPING.
    102 15 I.oscow, Fcp 17. The Soviet shipbuilding yardo of the Shipping and Wharfage Trust will construct during 191*3 shins to the total vahie of 260,000,000 roubles, it is announced here. Nine large timber freighters and one passenger-freight vessel are to be built for the sea lines, and twelve trawl-
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    GOVERNMENT AND RETRENCHMENT.
    915 15 Comment on Report. LAW AND ORDER MORE IMPORTANT. The comments of tho Straits Settlements Government on tl;e Retrenchment Committee's report were laid on the table as a paper at the Legislative Council meeting this morning. The total savir.er recommended by the Rtf renchme:lt Committee is $5,148,890, the
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    WORLD EXCHANGES
    261 16 . London, Mar. 4. Reutei's Agency is tfuially informed that there will be no dealings in foreign exchange transactions in London' today. Paris, Mar. 4. The dollar was not quoted on the exchange market this morning. The bank> refused cheques drawn on American banks where the moratoria is operative.
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    MONTE CARLO FRAUD.
    156 16 Casino Packs Stolen And Marked. An ingenlon* fraud alleged to have been carried out at the Monte Carlo Casino by the chemical treatment of pucks of playing cards was described ;ii the trial of nine men accused ol robbing the International Sporting Club of several million francs.
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    SOVIET AIR LINES.
    88 16 Tranacaucasian Routes Expanded. Moscow, Feb. 17. C-vil aviation activities in Transcaucasia nre undergoing considerable enlargement. Pour aeroplane* fly daily aloinr the routes Tifii.s-Bai;u and Buku-Mineralnye V'ody. Regular transportation by air of th* 1 lifl.s newspapers to Ganja, Kclakh and l!a!:u, and the Baku newspapers to Tiflis, has
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    CHANG'S CONCUBINES
    125 16 Last Of Hatch Paid Off By Widow. Tientsin, Feb. 5. Although the 16 concubines of Gen. Chanß Tsung-chang, the notorious warlord <f Standing who- was assassinated some j months ag-o, have been each given $3,000 and sent away, the aged mother of the late geneial was recently threatened
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    TIENTSIN THREAT.
    977 17 Nothing Known About It In Japan. Tokio, Mar. J. The Vu Office knows nothing of 'Jen. Nakamura's alleged demands. on Tientsin, which are due, it is said, to "Nanking Propaganda." The spokesman declared that no invocation of the Boxer Protocol would i.o made without first consulting representatives of
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    TRADE PACT.
    63 17 Argentine Agreement Not Complete. London, Mar. 3. The report that signature of the Argentine trade agreement was imminent proves premature though the negotiations are progressing favourably. Matters under discussion by the subcemmittee include possible steps to free as much as possible frczen peso credits in dhe Argentine in
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    ■ BRUTAL KILLINGS."
    39 17 "BRUTAL KILLINGS." Madrid, Mar. 2. Ji vote of censure on Government in connection with the alleged lirutalitv of the Civil Guards at Caaseviehaa recently when •_'i rebels were put to death was defeated today by 191 votes to }2&
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