The Straits Times, 16 March 1933

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    37 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NBABLT A CENTUBT.J THE LARGEST MD MOST MFLVEISTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA PAGES. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1933. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1933 PRICE 10 CENTS,
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      225 1 INGAPORE: 78. CECIL ST. X'PHONE 618iTi CIS Tonight 9.15 IF I HAD A MILLION. Phone 5261-2. sfl l/fßAsM'' C. 9 ik, WLs'jA jM HJB 111/ wbb^^^ in ivinu bear hrand MILK to your children 111 1 b 1"v1 >"v" u ma y rt st |ssiirct I iat they are receivinjj
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      192 1 KUHA liJi&m: t|si)t"vA.rr. t'PHofic sees). m BISSET'S E LIQUEUR WHISKY iHfe'SES^ Jl RiccpT ■qSkH t h e m a rk f kxc L L E N E RT^^m REMEMBERED WITHOUT A REGRET. Bissefs Liqueur Whisky is representative of the finest blending that Scotland cnn you. The FIAVOUR AND QUALITY ARE
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      19 1 UpAtfiLieii j a^^^^^ToniehtJMj j i THEY JUST l HAD TO GET i t MARRIED. i i I Phone 6903.
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      476 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (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 j MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AMI JAPAN. Tonnage. Due Spore. 1933. < HITRAL 16.000 Mar. 17 KANCHI
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      624 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. sTWsW^ssW^sMWW (NIPPON YISEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseille. London. Antwerp Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. ia. Tonnage. Due Sail HAKOZAKI MARU 10,400 Mar. 22 23 t TERUKUX! MARU 12.000 Apr. 4 6 HAKUSAN MARU H..-100 Apr. 19 20 HARUNA MAKU 10.400 May 3 4 5 KATdRI MARU 9.800 May 18
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      453 2 BURNS PHUP LINE. (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAYi ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,865 tons) and the s.s. MANGOLA (8,362 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      508 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED. (Ijicorporat d in Denmark.) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER ANp FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From From From From Spore Malacca Port Penang Swett. ERRIA 28 3 28 3 29/3 81 3 LALANDIA 18/4 18/4 19/4 21/4 MEONIA 9/5 9 5 10/5 12
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      1128 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE JIUA KHIOW STKAMSIIII' col Mutual Steam Navigation 0., Ltd.) THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO I Tl) I THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE CUNARD STEAMSHIP CO.. Ill) THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD. TU AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE It The SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION Co- LTD. THE SUN
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  • Shipping News.
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      L'ATLANTIQUE FIRE INVESTIGATION.
      777 3 Deliberate." MASTER ON CAUSE OF OUTBREAK. Commenting on the conclusion of the Commission of Inquiry into the burning of the liner. Captain Behoofs, who wat in command of the French liner 1/Atlan- I tique, said, in an interview, that he was little surprised at them. as. from
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      U.S. MAIL.
      104 3 Shipment Via New Orleans For South Africa. The first mail shipment from New Orleans to Cape Town has been taken by the motorship Kota Radja, of the Silver Java Pacific Line, which recently inaugurated a regular service between New Orleans and the South African part. In the past,
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      BLUE FUNNEL SHIPS SOLD.
      606 3 For Scrapping in Japan And Italy. Two well-known Blue Funnel steamers have hewn sold, the one liccausc she is bejyood her allotted span and the other j because she is one of the vessels that wire taken over from another concern and never i|iiite fitted in
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      120 3 Tknrmlay, March It. Shlp» slongKJde the Wharves or expected lo Arrive. Entrance Hodnwn Gale. KEPPKL HARBOUR. Hall Wharf 1..h. "Hy W i;,." Tomohoi, 1.. I. -Al.ti.- Beott Harlc-,. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Pagar. Albeit Dock Nil. utoria Dock Nordhav. Kepp*l
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    249 3 VESSELS A RRIVED. H'OH, Brit.. S7B tons, from Penan* 16-3, for Pensnir 18-3. KIDDERPORE, Brit., 3.2 C! tons, frorNagoya 15-3, for Penanp. Colombo, Karachi 16-3. GOSLOR, Ger., 3.61; i tons, from Taku Ij-... for Aden 17-.!. (APE ST. FRANCIS, Brit.. 2170 tons, froi ■■< Hone Kong 16-3, for Mauritius 19-3.
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    PASSENGERS.
    742 3 la eagen I>y the Corfu, which leaves Sing) pore, ea route for Europe tomorrow. Mr. A. E, OIsSSIT Mr. K. B. Melwain, Mr. G. V. Roland, Mr. V. C Cox, Mrs. A. F. Cartor, Kiaa M. Ki'.l.lir. Mr. H. G. Moles, Mr. G. G. Sinclair. Mis* N. E. Stafford,
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    SCHNEIDER BILL.
    47 3 The Immigration Committee of the House of Representatives has passed the Schneider Bill, by which vessels would be forbidden to bring to United States ports foreign seamen who are not eligible for admission as immigrants into the United States, states a Keuter message from Washington.
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      532 3 &NORDDELTSCHER LLOYD. (Incorporated in Oermauj.) The undermentioned are the company's intended fixtures OUTWARD. t DESSAU for Japan Mar. 30 FULDA for Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, N. China Japan Mar. 31 HOMEWARD. GOSLAR for Aden. Marseilles, Dunkirk, Havre. ll'dam, H'burg and Bremen liar. 16 COBLENZ for Genoa, Barcelona, Lisbon, A'dajn, R'dara,
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      385 3 POIXAK fTEAMIIir tIX% iAsiAMBUCAN MAIL LINB nfiA" TO EUROPE Panama Cana] America VU Canada Suez BT PRESIDENT LINERS 24 to 53 days of real comfort Enjoyable Economy Swimming Bath— Excellent Calsla*. Large cabins with beds. Hot and Cold running water In every stateroom. DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LIMES, lIC LTI. (IncorpormUd in
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      518 3 111 1 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. Freight Service to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. ▼la Torts and Suez Canal OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI ft JAPAN Steamer s.s. CITY OF SHANGHAI ApL 29 Apl. 29 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OP MANILA for Havre, London, Rotterdam Hamburg
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      62 3 SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Stations Vestcrday Last ■night Max. Kainfall Bripht Min. temp. ins Sunshine temp. •F hrs. *F Mor Siar M Nil »Jt 72 K. Trenggann 86 0 i'l it.. r 71 Hiikit Jfiain Sit .\m S.7 74 Meniag h:; Nil C.7 7C Singapore no o.l'c ::.:> 72 C. D.
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      577 4 23w jferaite Mimes ■eaa Offlce: 78, Cecil Street, Singapore. Phones: 5151-5152. Tel: "Times" Singapore. Kaala Uapii Office: 25, Java Street Phoae: 368 J. London Office: 8, Bolt Coort, Fleet Street, London, E.C. 4. Phone: Central 4430. TeL: "Leadmalay,a" London. London Advertising Kepreaeutative: 24, Old Jewry, London, E.C. 2, City 3655.
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      646 4 BOARD-RESIDENCE GROSVENOR Hotel. Service rooms furnished, modern sanitation, from $50 monthly. "KINRARA" 8, Claymore Hill. Highly rreommci.ded. T. MO7. .Mrs. Jam*! L. Campbi-11. l VACANCY, $90. Separate entrance, verandah, Imthrnom. European, good situatun. Thnno 4717. I AT SUNNTSIDE, 7. Oxley Road, doable I single room vacant from #1(10 upwards, all
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      604 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET OFFICE, Robinson Road, 3.700 sq. feet, first class property. United Engineers. TO LET, No. 110, Robinson Road, suitable for office store. Apply S. Manasseh A Co., 6-2, Malacca Street. TO LET, OFFICES at 4 and 4-A, Prince St.. top floor and No. 22. Raffles Place. Apply
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      589 4 FOR SALE LARGE ASSORTMENT OF LADIES UNDERWEA R:— ln Ctepe-de-chine, Artificial Silk and Mercerised Cotton. TO BE CLEARED AT LESS THAN MANUFACTURERS' PRICES. Chemises, Dancettes. Petticcats, Rloomers, Panties, Vests, Sun Suits, Corsets and Stockings. ALSO "PALMOLIVE" Vanishing and Cold Cream 45 cents per Jar. MART EXCHANGE 24, High St. (Eurcpe
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      506 4 PUBLIC NOTICE FRASER NEAVE LIMITED. NOTICE is hereby given that the ThirtySixth Ordinary O?neral Meeting of the Cocapany will be held nt the Registered OlBcs of the Company, fi and 7, Trafalgar Street, Singapore, on Saturday. Mar. 25, 1933. at noorr, for the following purposes 1. To receive the Directors'
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      172 4 BUSINESS CARD 9. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE. Mrs. HARU and Miss HANA. 60, WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. CHINESE METHOD HAIR DOMESTIC AND (.KNEK.U. HKASSM MM. "an' Ssd-jt w 7TT. O^"""^— ~-y Enquiries Wei.i.me. BOON SENG Co., Ltd. ■state Suppliers, Ship-C handl. r,. Sail Makers General Ironmonger* Bad Manufacturer*' ASMts,
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    TEAR GAS.
    33 5 Belgrade, Mar. IS. During a student's demonstration b*sfore the University of Belgrade a ;tu-d'.-nt threw a liomb containing tear xa:; at the police. The crowd was dispersed by the police. Aneta-Havas.
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    44 5 Mr. -I. S Castle, who was plant ng in Malaya from l'.tlOto \'.)2'), is now employed in connection with the organisation of the rubber asctiou of Brtish Industries House, a new "Buy British" project which is being arranged in the Carnage Hu'ldinir, Marble Arch.
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    OFFICER SUES AS POOR PERSON.
    886 5 £5,000 Divorce Damages. D.S.O. MAJOR NAMED AS CO-RESPONDENT. A petition in which a retired Army officer cited a man wrjo was once his supei tor ofleer and asked for a de.ree for ;bc dissolution of his marriage was heard l.y Lord Meirivale and a special
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    STABBED INSPECTOR.
    355 5 Nine Months' Gaol For Chinese. Displaying very little interest in the proceedings. Ang Ah Hee pleaded before Mr. H. A. Forrer, the Criminal District Judge, this morning that he could not remember what had really happened .>n the day in question. He was charged with voluntarily causing grievous
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    60 5 The wed<ling reeaol ly took place at St. James's Church, Spanish Place, Lond<n. of Mi\ Billy Loonard, the wellknown attor, and M'ss Esmc Scott Harston. eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Scott Harston, of Hong Kong. Mr. C. D. Melbourne, formerly of Hong Kong, gave the bride sv.ay, and
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    SUPREME COURT.
    450 5 Unusual Defence in ProNote Action. An unusual defence, based entirely on an oial agreement, was put up in a case heard today by the Chief Justice- (Sir William Murison) in the Supreme Court. I The part es were Kheng I*ee ano Co. (plaintiffs), represented by Mr. K. 1.
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    59 5 Information has boon received by mail of thf death of Laur.. Francis, widow of Mr. Wade Gsrd*B«r at the Hollies, fdnipton, (tuildfunt. the residence of her son, Lieut.-001. R. D. Gardner. lira. Gardner, wh< uas interred in (h-klynge Cemetery. Sattbouroe, was 'in her 741h year. ']>«• late Mr. Wade Gsfrxfner
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    LESS DRUNKENNESS.
    71 5 Removal of Prohibition In Finland. BaMngfors, liar. 12. The first twelve mo.iths since the »lx)lition of prohibition by lofficntlinii penult ed in contributions hi the ex< ■)■,< 200,000.000 Finnish marks, i.f winch ha 1 is net profits by the state alcohol monopoly administration and the other half the
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      257 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL. ROOMS WITH HOT COLD RUNNING WATER. SUNDAY NEXT I TONJG HT GRAND ORCHESTRAL TONIGHT CONCERT SPECIAL DINNER by DANCE R.M.S. "CARINTHIA'S" 9.30 p.m. to midnight. BAND (WORLD CRUISE.) GRILL IN THE v PALM COURT. BOOK NOW. 9 P.M. SHARP. RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA. PHONE 5381.
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      116 5 SHORT-WAVE COILS R.I. AXTINODAL COIL 12 TO SO METERS (WAT! CBANCB Hi SWITCH) TEISEN DUAL RANGE COIL 20 TO HO METERS \VK HAM.X XV B WITCH) COLVERN S.W. COIL i\\ il iK£l in SWITCH) IGRANK 2 PIM S.W. (OILS 2. I. 6 and 9 TIRN EDDYSTONE ft IMN (OILS 2LB;
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
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      491 5 SINGAPORE RADIO TIME TABLE BY OUR EXPERT. STATIONS. Metres. THURS. FRI. SAT. SUN. MON. TUES. WED. KUALA LUMPUR 48.92 Tto fl »jn. 7-9 p.m. 7to 9 p.m. "BANDOENG 38.M 6.30-10 j 6.30-10 p.m. 8.30-10 pJL 6.30-10 p.m. 6.30-10 p.m. 6.30-10 p.m. 8.80-10 p.m. "?SIAD (Singapore Amateur) 42.M 6-8 p.m. II
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    "Divorces On Parade:" The Film Hollywood Has Not Yet Made.
    1374 6 "Divorces On Parade:" The Film Hollywood Has Not Yet Made. So They Had To Get Divorced! I I i Nik Asther Spoke Swedish To His Mother: i Helene Costello Called Husband Lowell Sherman I "A Ham Actor Bull Montana Made Faces At Mary Poulson Gladys Frazin I Made Chronic Disappearances:
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    PAVILION.
    815 6 THOSE, who saw. Holiday," will be glad to learn that Ann Harding, who scored such a hit in this picture, returns to ♦>>-> Pavilion "T^"-*-" on «"-< "Westward Passage," which is her latest production, i.^uis tei.wvssk a..>. frankly with the matrimonial shoals that foii-.^. Imiu -■> ♦he problems of
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    CAPITOL.
    617 6 THE Capitol announce a num. I ceptional attractions for th.- i .aiing season, comprising a variety of British, American and Continental successes whic'.i will set an exceedingly high. Standard »i ertertainment. Irotiowing lhe I'ai amount production If I h;:d a Millun which opened to enthusiaa» c audiences last nii.ht.
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    ALHAMBRA.
    432 6 tfXi >;'.'• attention ia likely to ba i (ocussed on the Alhambra tin-; weekend for "Son-Daughter," the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production which dealj with the overthrow ot the Manebu dynasty, will be thr attraction. To Singapore audiencea t lii-. pietare should be of unique interest, c pi bally li inliri-' p'ayera
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    Do You Know That:—
    111 6 Do You Know That: John Boies has an a!l wooil clock dat- t«3 centuries or more Miriam Jordan usually is attired in my. The Jama Dunn-Maureen O'Sullivart romance la really .serious. Prank Atkinson was once an internationally known war ace. Pox !u!;>ik research library \< considered the iiicsi complete of
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      51 6 FRANKEL BROTHERS NOTICE MALAYAN BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT For Padmore" Challenge Shield. A PUBLIC MEETING OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS OF ORGANISED CLUBS IN MALAYA IS CALLED FOR FRIDAY MARCH 17TH AT 5.15 P.M. AT THE OFFICES OF FRANKEL BROS. 375 VICTORIA STREET TO DISCUSS ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FORTHCOMING ABOVE MENTIONED BILLIARD
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      167 7 ALUAMBRA The Independent Theatre with the Pick of the World's Pictures. TODAY TOMORROW IN RESPONSE TO PUBLIC DEMAND! A REPEAT SEASON OF FOX'S CHINESE NEW YEAR SUPER CHANDU WITH EDMUND LOWE. SATURDAY: Opening to Four Performances 2.15 4.30 6.30-9.15 pm. Chinsi's Straggle A&tinst the Mnncluis Vividly Brought to the Screen
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      302 7 Last Night's Two Packed HOUSES endorse the Opinion of H.R.H. The PRINCE: "EXCELLENT ENTERTAINMENT!" I CAPITOITI Something New Something Different Pai amount's Unique 15-STAR Comedy Directed by 7 famous Directors including ERNST LUBITSCH Ij 1 A MILLION" with CHARLIE RUSGLES, GARY COOPER, CHARLES LAUGHTON, WYNNE GIBSON, ALISON SKIPWORTH, RICHARD BENNETT
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      78 7 I It is a scream from start to finish Straits Times: Wed. ,/T^\ NIGHTLY 6.15 C 9.15 P.M. WHAT YOU NEED IS A GOOD LAUGH AND HERE IT IS J^THEY JUST HAD j |Tv 7T v7v 7v 7 TO GEtMARWED I W^' /J»AmWNMERVIUI ROLAND YOUNG and FIFI D'ORSAY NEXT CHANGE!
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      176 7 Today's Crossword Puzzle I 2 3 11 4 5 Z Wi? T5 I jo (CLUES.) ACROSS. fe.vi.h 1». R I. Rustic r- i:rl i. Enterprise ri 7. Crevice 11. Attract I'";"' il>. Part of v,.,i, -1., be" tl IS. Born s^! to, 5: pSTtLbi. g: t-"- 1 g i g
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    192 8 Tin Quotations Ip Again. RUBBER MARKET STEADIER. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Thursday. Today's Prices: Rubber. 64 cents ocr lb. Tin. Singapore price $76.75 per picul. Yesterday's Prices: Rubber. London, 2 S/SM, no change. New York, 3 1/16 eLs., up 1/16 <t. Market Tone: Steady. Tin, London,
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    82 8 Noon, Mar. 16. R.S.S. equal to London Standard: Buyers. Sellers Spot (loose) G'i. 6 5 16 (F.0.b.) 6.. Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Buyers. Seller.s Mar. ..6 5 16 6 <« Apr. 6"> rt 67 16 May ..6 9 16 (i Apr.-June ..€9 M 8% July-Sept.
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    PRODUCE.
    151 8 Singapore, Mar. 16. Gambier 4.7* CuU'i ke:i) 10.00 Copra 4.4" nixed i > Sago flour, Sarawak 9 V'nit<> Peppei Bli ti is g I 'earl Sa." «mall No. 1 125 catties gross 4.20 No, 2 125 catties grass 4.15 Rice Siam $140 to 200 Saigon $132 to 138 Rangoon
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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        MINING.
        429 8 Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang ti. £1 Austral Malay 5/- 5/- Ayer Hitam Tin £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 1 1 Batang Padang 1 1 Batu Caves 1 t Bukit Arang il Burmah Malay Ml il henderiang 1 1 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt 5/- 5/-
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        GENERAL.
        281 8 litm Val 1 Buyers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick. Ord. 0.50 0.80 nom. 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 1.05 1.10 £1 fl Brit. Am. Tobacco 4.12.6 4.17.6 10 5 British Malaya Trustee 5.20 5.50 £1 £1 Con. T. S. l r 'r Prefs. 21/6 22/3 £1 £1 Con. T.
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        133 8 ?in>jfapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. ot 1926 red. 1931-36 100 101 ci. Siagarwe Municipal 6 p.c. ;»f lM\)i red. 1940 1400,000 105 110 MO. Singapore &uninpal \y% p.c rad 10.15 $1,000,000 104 luGnom. Municipal 4Vi P-c 1907 red. 1947 Sl.<?oo,rtf«O 101 106 noia Sfoffftnorfl Municipal 4
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        348 8 Fraaer and Co. and Lyajl and K\ alt's Quutations, loday a Fries Fraser Lyall Evatt Co. Aiienby (H) 0.45 0.55 0.45 0.60 Aior Gajah ($1) 025 0.35 0.30 0.40 A. Hitam <$1) 0.60 0.65 0.60 0.60 A. Kuning ($1) 0.10 0.05 0.15 A Maiaj ($2) 0.76 1.00 0.76
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      196 8 SELLING. Singapore, liar. 16. 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 Hamburp. demand 164 New York, demand 39%
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      AIR MAIL.
      52 8 Mails by the Outward Dutq.i Aeroplane I from Amsterdam are expected to arrive at Singapore by the evening express on [Saturday, the 18th instant. Correspondence addressed to boxholders only will be read? for delivery at 7.30 p.m. Applications f;cm non-boxholders for delivery at the General Post Office cannot
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      32 8 From China, by Kutsang, due at Singapora toaoritm morning. 1 ;u,i (hir.-. liy Tilawa, due at Singapore on Saturday. in Frarce, by Chenonceaux, due at Sir.paiiore 5 p.m. on Sunday.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    209 8 Today. Upper Burma, North and East India Ci-ylon (Kidderpore) Ej bourahaya, Celebes. Moluccas. Timor Dilly and South-East Borne* 'Cnnne Ann) 4 pm< Selat I'lindjan?. Bensrkalis. Siak, Pakan Baroc, Fort de Kock Padane (Tidore) B 4pm# Semarang. .Sourabaya, Celebes, Moluccas and Timor Dilly (Reael) 4 p.m. Aden, Kgypt
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    34 8 By ndre L«bon !bcm ianpe hristiaan Huygens aldcra Left Arri. S'por* Londui Feb. 8 Mar. I Feb. 9 Mar. I Feb. 16 Mar. Feb. 17 Mar. I Feb. 17 Mar. 1]
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    OUTWARD MAIL.
    41 8 Mails from Eurcpe (London mails dispatched <n Feb. 23), ex P. and O. Chitral which anchored' at Penang at 7 a.m. tolay will arrive by train tomorrow raor:ng. Ccrrespomler.ee will \>c ready for lelivery to bo.-inolders at 8.45 a.m.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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      34 8 AIR MAIL INSURANCE cover granted on CASH, BONDS, SECURITIES etc. at low rates by the ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE INCORPORATED A.D. 1720. Branch Office for Malaya: CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS, SINGAPORE. Resident Manager A. GORDON LEE.
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      152 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Friday, March 17. Malnvan Billiards mtc at Frankel BrosVictoria St.. 1.18 p.m. Police Band. Telok Ayer, 5 l. r > p.m. Saturday. March IS. Sir John Scott's "At Hon.o" to members oj Society of Yorkshirpmen, 7 p.m. Japanese Elemcntarv Schoolchildren 1 .Work exhibition. IM, Waterloo St.,
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      FRASER AND NEAVE LIMITED.
      244 9 $220,000 Profit For 1932. The report of the directors cf Fiaser and Neave, Ltd., for the year ended Dec. 31, 1932, states: Your directors havo pleasure in submitting a duly audited balance sheet at Dec. 31, 1932, together with a profit and loss account for the
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      N.B.C.C.
      370 9 N. B. C. C. At the monthly committee meeting of the North Borneo Chamber of Commerce htld in the Sandakan Club on Wednesday, March 1, the following were present: Mr. J. K. S. Malcolm (in the chair), Mr. S. D. Key, Mr. G. Mayor, Mr. A. Mcl^ndrick, Mr. A. E.
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      93 9 (The figures in brackets denote the output of the corresponding period of last "lor Pongsu.- 96,913 11>. Ayer Kuning. 13,669 Ib. Bedong (Malaya I. 42.fi»l lb. Clovelly.— 22,ooo lb., (21,100 lb.) Henrietta. 88,000 lb. Kota Tinggi. -54,000 lb., (58,000 lb.> Kuala Kepis.— 2B,loo It.. (24,000 lb). Lawas t
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      HARRISONS & CROSFIELD.
      42 9 HARRISONS CROSFIELD. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 15. Harrisons and Crosfleld, Ltd., announce that they will pay an interim dividend of i |>er opM m >lf frrre<l, ordinal > jiml inana^i'iiuiil shsrci M la^t your. The dividend la payable un Aoril 1.
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      EXCHANGES.
      121 9 Rugby, Mar 14. Foreign exchanges are: Amsterdam 8.52 Athens 605 Berlin 14.42 V> Belgrade 252',^ Bombay 1/6 Brussels 24.57 ';> Bucharest 580 Buenos Aires 41 official. Copenhagen 22 7/16 Geneva 17.75 V;, Helsingfors 227 Hong Kong 1 4 Lisbon 110 Madrid 40 11 16 Milan 67'j, Montreal 4.13V-J Montevideo
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      TIN RETURNS.
      174 9 Avit Wonit (Rahmuri. 180 pels. (iopeng Consolidated. 006 pels. Tekka.-240 pels. Tekka Taiping.— 47s lb. I'enirkulen Dredges !>7i', tributcrs 2 I net) 9?:: pds. Kinta.- 350 pi Is. Idris Hydraulic. --305 pcU, Laha'. Trihut.-i- Is.'. is. Telok Kruin.- Tribut.-rj 88 pels. PetaliiiK- 2,000 |u-ls. fusing. Tribulcrs 113 pels.
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      I.C.I. DIVIDEND.
      52 9 A final dividend of ."{'/a per cent, on ordinary shares, makVisr fi per rent, for the year, 1932, will be recommended by the directors of Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., at the annual meeting on j April 11, accord tig to a Telegram re- i ceived today by 1.C.1.
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      PENAWAT TIN.
      267 9 Reduction of Capital Confirmed. An extraordinary Keneral meeting tf tl'e shareholders of the Penawat (Malaya) Tin Dredging Co.. Ltd. was held at tho icaistered oflice or the company, Charteri'd Bank Chambers, Penang, on Frida;.', Mar. 10, at 11.30 a.m. Mr. J. J. Saunders (chairman) presided, r.nd the others
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      CHARTERED BANK.
      49 9 At the annual meet^tv of shareholders, the directors of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China will reeom. mend a final dividend at the rate of 14 per cent per annum s-ul.jcct to incotna lax; £1 83,883- 16-4 is carried forward, says a telegram raeaivwl today.
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      RAFFLES LIBRARY.
      227 9 The undernoted non-fict on works will be ready for issue on Saturday (18-3-33) at 9 a.m.: India Insistent, Sir Hurcourt Butler; Strar.pe Intelligence, Memoirs of Naval Secret Service, K. C. Byoat.r- and H. C. Ferraby; Don Alfonso XIII, A Study of Monarchy by H. R. H. Princess, Pilar
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      STERLING RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
      613 9 LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES FEB. 21. Abuco (£1) '4; Allaitar (t/) 'fi; Amhrrst (2/1 Ani;l<'-Malay dl) 6(5; Aycr Huiiing li'll 12': Bafran Serai (£1) E It; Bahru (Sell.) 12) I/ 1 Banung (i«. *U; Bat'nir Cns. (2/) /3; Batu Caves <£!> B. Tiga (£1) H l' Bekoh
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      300 9 Closing Quotations In London. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Mar. 15. Closing: quotations today of the principal British stocks are given below The rise or fall is in relation to the price of Mar. 9. GOVERNMENT STOCKS, BRITISH. Rise or Fall Conversion Loan W'( 117H Funding
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      PROFITS UP.
      51 9 Mercantile Bank's £179,809. (From Our Own Correspentlent.) London, Mar. 15. The Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd., announces a profit for 1932 of £179,809, as compared with the profit of £152,081 for the previous year. The dividend is maintained at 12 per cent, while the reserve is increased to
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
      121 9 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1,113 th auction on Mar. 15, when there was catalogued 1,4-ll.'J»'.i Ib. or 643.40 tons; offered 130.171 Ib. or 602.76 tons; sold 1,168,319 lb. or 521.57 tons. Spot. London 2 3/S2d. New York 3 cts. PRICES REALISED. Ribbed
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      TAIPING RUBBER.
      21 9 Taiping Rubber Plantations, Ltd., announce that the annual accounts have bnea i mil allowing v profit ..t ijot!. Tin-
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    AMUSEMENTS-Singapore.
    117 10 AMUSEMENTS- Singapore. ADELPHI HOTEL.— Dinner Dance A De Luxe Cabaret Show. ALHAMBRA.— Chandu with Edmund Lowe 6.15—9.15. Phone 6909. CAPITOL.— If I Had A Million with Charlie Ruggles. 6.15—9.15. Phone 5261-2. GREAT WORLD— SKY TALKIE. —James Dunn Sally Eilers in Bad. Girl. BTAK TALK4E, (.KhAl *OBLD.— Monte Carlo Madness. MARLBOROL'GH.—
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE. THURSDAY. MAR. 16, 1933. TIN TOPICS.
    938 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE. THURSDAY. MAR. 16, 1933. TIN TOPICS. A few days ago a I'enanjr reader twitted us gently about the disappearance from the news column of our Danielcsque duily inset 'Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upliarsin,' or Only Ninety-Nine to Nought Days!'" That daily appeal disappeared when it had served
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    179 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. Palgrave Simpson, is leaving for home by the Corfu. Mrs. C. R. Howitt is leaving for home by the Corfu tomorrow. The Dowager Countess of Seafield is a passenger to Europe by the Corfu. Lieut-Col. M. I. T. Reilly and Lieut.Col. T. J. Hutton left for Java
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    THE SCIENCE OF INVESTMENT.
    1278 10  -  Hargreaves Parkinson. How to Study Figures And Avoid Mistakes. (Bj Simple testa which all invcttms shauid mmln t<> find out the nt'.rr <■/ Ut4 BMtJNMaj fa which they urc investing arc described in t-his WrtteU l>,i Hui gieari x I'tirkiimoii. Stork Exchange editor of the London
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    809 10 ESTATES FOR SALE? The following advertisement shows Uiat rul.ber is still a tempting Investment La some people WANTED.— To buy small RUBBER ESTATES from 75 up to 200 ;i re within 15 miles radius of Kualu Lumpu The explanation of this offer is tli.-ti even with
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    24 10 Mi. 11. C Atkin-Beiry, of tV Arm <>! Swan and Maclaren, and Mrs. Atkin Kerry art BflMMg the pUM|m leaving for home by iht^t'oi l'u.
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  • BRITISH PRIME MINISTER TO VISIT SIGNOR MUSSOLINI.
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      NEW DISARMAMENT EFFORT.
      580 11 Franco-Italian Parity. EUROPEAN "PEACE CLUB." Geneva, Mar. 13. Mr. MacDonald's efforts to form European peace club caused him t< accept with alacrity an invitation fror, Rome to visit Signor Mussolini there nexi week-end. Before his departure for Rome, when he wi!l he accompanied by Sir John Simon
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    READY TO CROSS GREAT WALL.
    1450 11 If Chinese Continue To Attack Hsifengkou. JAPANESE THREAT. Desperate Fighting And Heavy Casualties. .l.i pan left a wry l>iu locphole when she qualified her assurance that she did im.i wish to in\adc China Proper with the proviso that such a step might Im 1 necessary
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    MANY KILLED BY TORNADO.
    202 11 Widespread Damage In United States. Nashville, Tennessee, Mar. IS. At least 88 people were killed and L'l"l injured by a violent tornado, known as a "twister."' which swept Tennessee, Missouri and Arkansas during the night. Tlie damage, which is estimated at several million dollars, occurred chiefly
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    CRACKER FIRING.
    79 11 Sir P. Cunliffe-Lister To Make Inquiries. London, Mar. IS. Replying to a miiwtlini by Mr. E. T. Campbell (Cons- Bromley). Sir Philip Cunllffe-LUter, Secretary of State for the Colonies, promised to ask the Governor of the Straits Settlements to report on the circumstances of the restriction of the
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    NAZIS' VICTORY.
    301 11 The Anti-Communist Crusade. Berlin, Mar. 18. The result of Sunday's mukkioaJ elections accentuated la-t Sunday's over- I whelming victory of the National Social- ist-; and their allies, who gained comfortable majorities in nearly all the important centres, includin-r the capital, which during the post-war period have hitherto invariably
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    FOREIGNERS ATTACKED.
    71 11 Critical State Of Affairs In Germany. Berlin, Mar. 18. Many acts of violence against foreigners continue to Ik- reported. Among others the American writer Dalbery was beaten with a cane by a Nazi. Jacob I.estkschinsKy, correspondent of the New York Jewish daily newspaper Km ward." is still under
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    MR. L. URQUHART.
    71 11 Death Of Well-Known Mining Engineer. London, Mar. 14. The death has occurred in London of Mr. Leslie Urquhart. aged 5S, chairman of the Kusso-Asiatic Consolidated Mining Trust. He was prominent a few years ago in efforts to obtain for their original owners the large oilfields then and
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    RUBBER PRODUCTION.
    66 11 Decline In February Compared With Last Year. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 15. The Rubber Growe/s" Association's preliminary fijfures for February show that 36.J companies produced 10,077 tons of rubber compared with 10,441 tons in Feb- i nary last year, representing a decline of per cent. 1
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    STRONG PROTEST TO SOVIET.
    183 11 British Subjects Arrested. MAY AFFECT GOOD RELATIONS. London, Mar. 15. In the House of Commons Mr. Baldwin announced that the Ambassador in Moscow had been ordered to make strong representations to the Soviet regarding the arrest of British subjects employed by Metro-Vickers. pointing out that it
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    R.A.F. ESTIMATES.
    441 11 Economy Which Causes Anxiety. Rugby, Mar. 14. In presenting the Air Force estimates in the House of Commons today Sir Philip Sassoon, I'nder-Secretary for Air, said that the contributions to economy made by the Royal Air Force had not been made without anxiety. Risks had to be taken.
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    PETROLEUM.
    40 11 Production May Be Regulated In U.S.A. Washington, Mar. 15. The Secretary of the Interior has summoned the governors of the oil producing States to meet in Washington on Mar. 27 to consider regulation of the overproduction of petroleumn. Reuter.
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    MURDERERS RELEASED.
    38 11 Five Nazis Who Killed A Communist. Berlin, Mar. 16. Five Nazis who were sentenced to leuth last year for the murder of a 1'ommunist and subsequently reprieved lave been released by order of Hen Hitler.— Reuter.
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    U.S. POLICY IN FAR EAST.
    131 11 May Consider Recognition Of Russia. London, Mar. 18. Considerable interest has been aroused by the repcrt from Washington that, following the decision of the UnitcJ States Government to co-operate with the League Advisory Committee on questions affecting the Far East, there is a likelihood of
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    FULL CONFIDENCE.
    112 11 Mr. Roosevelt and New Note Issue. Washington, Mar. 13. In a radio message from the White House Mr. Roosevelt declared that the banks which are being allowed to open this week would be in a position to deal with all ordinary business and alluded to "certain bankers who
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    TRADE RECOVERY.
    99 11 China a Tremendous Factor. London, Mar. 15. In the course of a debate on economic* in the House of Commons, Mr. Waiter Runciman, President of the Board of Trade, deplored events in the Far East just when it appeared tlhat the Chinese market, which was the greatest in
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    THE OATH BILL.
    53 11 Irish Senate Desires A Settlement. Dublin, Mar. 15. The Senate, by 21 to 16, rejected the Removal of the Oath of Allegiance Bill and carried an amendment in favour of Anglo-Irish negotiations for an amicable agreement. Nevertheless the Bill will automatically become law within <>0 days of
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    TAXES IN CHINA.
    70 11 Liability Of British Subjects. London, Mar. 15. Speaking in the House of Commons Mr. Baldwin said the Government had been informed of the Chinese attempts to levy business taxes upon foreigners in Hankow. He added that the Chinese Government had been reminded of the British offer to
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    NAVAL RELIEFS.
    26 11 London, Mai. 15. H.M.S. Cumberland left Portsmouth for China today with naval ratings ti> relieve ratings of H.M.S. Suffolk who are proceeding home. Reuter.
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    PLANS TO HELP UNEMPLOYED.
    1066 11 Three Simple Schemes Put Forward. 5% OF SALARY. European Sets Example For Those in Work. A number of constructive MglKetiMM lor helping to relieve the BBBtrees •>! unemployed of all com in unit its have reached the Straits Times during the past few da>s and the
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    ROTARY TRIBUTE TO SIR J. SCOTT.
    2529 12 The Best Qualities Of An Englishman. FAREWELL DINNER. WHAT THE CLUB HAS ACCOMPLISHED. "What shall We sa> <il Sir John?... In him are exemplified all the be-t qualities of th,- Knulishman... We shall miss him lor in the words of our pa A president.
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    FUSHIMI MARU FIRE.
    338 12 FUSHIMI MARU FIRE. Fight with Flames In Penang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) t'enang, Mar. 1(>. The fire on the Fushimi Maru appears to have raged during the whole of yesterday, with the officers and crew and officials of the port tackling it with every means at their disposal. The exact
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    THE CAPITOL.
    287 12 Many Stars In If I Had A Million." Regular patrons of the cinema, and today that seems to include practically everybody, have often been struck by the fact that the leading producing houses have runs of successes. Just now it is the turn of Paramount, which has been
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    STABBED TO DEATH ON WORLD CRUISE.
    411 12 Millionaire's Fate In Java. Social circles in New York and Philadelphia have been startled by the news that Mr. John R. Fell, a wealthy member of a banking family, has met his death by a knife wound in an hotel at Surakarta, Java. Mr.
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    HONG KONG CEMENT
    89 12 Green Island Company Resumes Operations. In spite of continued heavy dumping of Japanese cement into Hong Kong the Green Island Cement Company's works lesumed operations on Mar. 8 (states nhe Hong Kong Telegraph). Mr. Allan Keith, secretary of the company, said Green Island Cement prices had been
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    POLICE VAN ACCIDENT.
    40 12 A conductor of the Singapore Traction Co., was knocked down by a police van yesterday afternoon in Lavender Street opposite the Rumiih Miskin police station. A Malay corporal who was seated in the van also slightly injure'!.
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    FALSE EVIDENCE CHARGE.
    772 12 Linguistic Complications In Court. A complainant speaking Punjabi and having a working knowledge of Hindustani, the accused only speaking; Hindustani and counsel trying to elucidate the niceties of the two languages in English through the medium of Mr. Dhanwant Singh, one of the police court interpreters, formed
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    TRAGEDY AT SEA.
    116 12 Second Engineer's Fatal Injuries. i A tragedy occurred on board the Bri- j tish cargo boat Lilian Moller, when it was about two days from Singapore on a passage from Miike, Japan. On her arrival here, it was reported i that the Second Engineer, Mr. R. Davie,
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    41 12 Mr. C. Hannigan, former Commissioner I of Police, F.M.S., who for the last year i has been advising on the re-organisation i ■f the Sarawak Constabulary, is leaving r IDT MM )-y th,- tMtlu, tog"***"'' with I I Mrs, llanniKaii. I
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    SHOOTING THREE ELEPHANTS.
    708 12 Kuala Lumpur Suit. HUNTER AND OIL PALM COMPANY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lamport Mar. 15. A claim for $l,:iOn in roped of the ■hooting of three elephants was dismissed by Mr. Justice Terrell this afternoon after a hearing lasting two days. The elephants formed part Of
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    CAPT. R. B. DAVIES.
    154 12 Fine War Service of New Cornwall CO. (From Our Service Correspondent.) London, Feb. 16. Captain K. B. Davies, V.C, the new ;:>mmanding officer of the cruiser Cornwall, China Station, won his Cross while serving with Royal Air Force Naval Air Service. It was during the attack
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    THE ALHAMBRA.
    51 12 So remarkable was the success of Chandu," featuring Kdmund L<>we, when t was screened some time aw at the fVlhambra, that it was brought back last tight for a short MSjSOB, ll MM evidenlh nnt Hum ai i( :ip|ii-,il fol the :ii It •ii.lmiu U both hOMOs was
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      83 12 fKEY BRAND Eau de Cologne. There is a refreshing lingering fragrance to "Key Brand" Eau de Cologne rendering it distinctive and attractive. This worthy product of the British Empire is of £tffe great strength, and is MiV^r« priced sufficiently low to &^xi^S enable everybody to use it t^HJJii freely for
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      GRAND NATIONAL ACCEPTORS.
      420 13 35 Probables. LEADER TO RIDE THE FAVOURITE. The final acceptances for the Crane: National Steeplechase (about 4 milesHot; yards), which is to he run at Aintree Liverpool, on Mar. :M. are as follows: Mrs. A. GemmeU's (iREGALACH (Fawcus) 11 yrs., 12.7, Miss Dorothy I'agets GOLDEN MILLER (Leader)
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    57 13 Middlesbrough's Fine Win At Huddersfield. Resul > of matches played today in -he English and Scottish Leagues were is follow.-: First Division. inddenficld 8. 7 Middlesbrough 1 Scottish Leagae (Div. i.) gaeen's Part 2 Particl: Th. l Rtuter. The closing date for entries for th'j Clerical Union billiards
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    TENNIS.
    343 13 S.C.C. Tournament. Owinp; to rain there was no play in the S.C.C. tennis tournament yesterday. Th" followin- ties have l>een arranged for today I (iodown Doubles. Roy Brown and P. M. Aldred plus 5 vs. H. Busby and w. Hamilton plus r>. W. R. Dobbs and R. S. Mac
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    CRICKET TEAMS.
    276 13 The following are the Young Indian Recreation Club teams for week-end cricket matches: Vs. V.M.C.A. on Saturday at the V.M.C.A. ground Chelliah, Pradhan, S. R. R. Singam, K. Nakhoda, S. Raja, N. S. Muthu, T. Nathan, Bairamjee, Saliri, N'adaraja and Emerson. Reserves. Hctnam and Husseini. Vs. 1.A.11 on
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    INTER-CLUB GOLF MATCH.
    199 13 Keppel to Entertain Garrison G.C. Tlv- inn Tor the twetn the Keppel .imi tli.' Garrison Golf a Sunday. <m ,1 players mentioi LowatEi an-l H. Jac'.;s- n I .ill-. A. E. Sim. U. Wan vs. S. P. Holmes-Smith and P. it. 8.56 las i nil G. J.
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    LEAGUE CRICKET IN KUALA LUMPUR.
    161 13 To Be Run After Match With Colony. (From Our Own Com Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 16. It has been dec d-.nl to star; .he Kuuia Lumpur and District Crick League after the K.M.s. vermu olonj match in August and continue until September. It wifl i>e tilay
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    S.A.F.A. LEAGUE.
    86 13 Full Points For Will:-h ires' Second Team. I In Jie I (•olid Dvision of the ;'..A. r '.A. League yesterday the Marine J>epi., drew with the second eleven of the Malays S— S, at the Anson Koad Stadium, and the Chinese second eleven were defeat 'I by the
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    IT'S NOTHING AT ALL.
    89 13 i Jaw Dislocated But Resumed Playing Rugby. I A dislocated jaw is a more bagatelle |to W. E. Henley, the former Oxford 'forward and hero of the 1930-81 interj 'Varsity match. While playing for St. Mary's Hospital against Pontypool at Richmond in mail week Henley's jaw
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    CALCUTTA CUP.
    364 13 Scotland's Prospects For Saturday's Match. In view of Scotland's convincing dis- pay when defeating Wales by 11 loin's to 3 on the first Saturday in February, It is not surprising that the selectors deem j any change unnecessary. Doubtless, however, they would ha'e been glad hail the Dublin
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    JOHORE GOLF.
    152 13 March Medal And Caddies' Competition. j The Johore Civil Service Golf Club March Medal was played last week-end and resulted in a win for Mr. B. J. K. Barton with a sc<»:e of 84-24-00 net. The following cards were returned. Mr. ii. J. B. Barton 84-24-60. Mr. E.
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    TOPICS OF ENGLISH TURF.
    1734 13 Spring Double Favourites. GOLDEN MILLER AND ALLUVIAL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Straits Timk.s OfFKI. With practically every racecourse in the country deeply ed with now, racing has been ;i i Ciis oral t'ni- week. Only at Newtury wi»re they fortunate enough to be able to nq'icew
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      BOXING.
      63 14 Rivers To Meet Ellis At New World. At the New World Arena on Saturday Al Ri\( rs will he opposed to Bdr. Kllis over ten three-minute rounds. Kllis is in fine condition and is confident of putting up a really good show. The supporting bouts include an eight three-minute
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      WEST INDIES.
      92 14 Ask Nelson For Services Of Constantine. The Nelson Cricket Club' Committee hmve received an application from the West Indies Board of Control for the services oi L. N. Constantine, the Nelson professional, i the three Test matches aaains.i Kn;!!aid this summer. These games, unfortunately, clash with important Lancashire
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      SPORTING FIXTURES.
      203 14 Today. March 16. Football: S.A.F.A. Tiiv. 1: RAF. vs. R.A.. Anson Road Sta<l liiv. Medical Services vs. Abattoir S.C., Julan Besar. Friday. March 17. Football: S.A.K.A. Div. I: Wiltshire* vs. 8.C.0. AiiMin Rd. Stadium; l>iv. :i: Public Barvieai vs. V.M.c.A latan Baaar. Malayan llillianl- tutu. :is Prank*] l(r<»«.,
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      19 14 The en-nperation of rluh secretaries i requested in keeping thi< diary of sporting! SVSatS aSSecasS and up lv dale.J
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      RICE RESEARCH.
      420 14 Move to Recapture Export Trade. Dacca, Feb. 13. With a grant of rupees one-and-a-half hikhs. spread over five years, from the Imperial Council of Agricultural Re search, the Department of Agriculture Bengal, has started work on the improvement by selection, hybridisation and other plant-breeding methods, of the trade
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      ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION.
      104 14 Loses Greater Part Of Equipment. Oslo, Mar. 11. The Riser Larson Antarctic E\peaitioa lost the greater part of its equipment and all its dogs during a .io'ent snow storm and blizzard, says a telegram from the expedition. A Norwegian whabr rescued the personnel. The expedition had made a
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      SWEEP WINNERS.
      178 14 Legal Custody Of Money Won By Juniors. The directors of the Hospitals Trust, Dublin, have issued 'he following statement concerning the position of minors for whom winning tickets have been drawn in the Irish Sweepstakes: "As a person under the ago of 21 can- not give a leijal
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    MALAYAN MOTOR RALLIES SOON.
    1613 15 MALAYAN MOTOR RALLIES SOON. The Motoring Correspondent Prophesies I MENTIONED last week that the Automobile Association of Malaya veto start an official monthly organ next month under the nam of "The Malayan Motori Since th>n I have seen a "dummy" of the first tone. With a gwarantaed circulation of about
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    MOTORING NEWS IN BRIEF.
    396 15 rpHE unc?rtain situation in the Far East, following the renewed Japanese offensive in Manchuria, serves as a reminder of Britain's important share of trade with China, which might be affected. Mot ii-ear.; form a large item in Britains exports to China and, as indicating the I
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    10 15 Motor Vehicles Registration O'lico in i'rinsrp Street, opened last Saturday
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    Billion-Pound Storm Over An Inch
    1029 15 THE "inch" is safe for posterity. Thagitation which has been in prosrre s for years looking t:> abandonment of the English system of measurement based 1 uion that unit, in favour of the netric system, is at an end. And as a eon- sequence, the
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    Home To Cure Opium Victims.
    778 16 Home To Cure Opium Victims. CHINESE TOPICS IN MALAYA. NEW BUS COMPANY TO BE FORMED? (liy Our Chinese Correspondent. I Singapore, Mar. \r>. Undet the chairmanship of Dr. ("hen .Shu-lan, the Singapore Anti-Opium Society, with headquarters in the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Hill Street, is I making good progress. As
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    GIRL WHO LOVED A BANDIT.
    329 16 Urged Him to Kill Another Man. One of the most remarkable episodes in the history of banditry in Corsica was recalled before the assize court at Bast in when Reine Gabrielli, a beautiful worn in of 2.5. appeared in the dock. She was an associate
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    TUNKU MAHKOTA'S RACEHORSE.
    814 16 Blum Tau Destroyed After Accident. A Chinese lorry driver who ran into a racehorse belonging to H. H. the Tunku Mahkota of Jottore in Bukit Timah Road was produced before Mr. A. C. Boyd, the Fourth Magistrate, yesterday, on a charge of driving in a manner dangerous
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    DENTISTS "OFF GOLD."
    121 16 DENTISTS OFF GOLD." Stainless Steel For Dentures. Dentists are being compelled to follow sterling off the gold standard. Gold for dentures ha.* become so expensive that increasing attention has been paid to the possibilities of stainless steel, and two British dentists claim that they have solved the problem. Each of
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    POLICE BAND.
    52 16 The Police Band "will play the following programme »t Telok Ayer tomorrow, starting at 5.15: Overture, "Le Cheval de Bronze" (Auber) Waltz LMe d'Amour (Batifoit); Selection, "Bitter Sweet" (Coward) Gavotte, "Premier Bonheur" (Salabert); Patrol, "Britain's First Line" (Williams); Selection, "Princess Caprice" (Fall); March, "When the Guards are on
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    OIL EXPRESS.
    223 16 6s. Bd. Fuel Bill For 113 Miles. The first Diesel-electric express in England made its first journey with passengers from Boston to Birmingham recently. It is a single carriage in white and blue. The 250 horse-power engine, running on heavy oil, can MMTSta enough electric current to run
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    PICCADILLY CIRCUS.
    177 16 Most Costly Police Spat In Britain. London spends more than £10.<!0f> every year keeping policemen on duty covering less than half an acre Picca-dilly-circus. It is Britain's most costly thoroughfare, although other parts of London run it close. In Oxford-circus, for instance, before automatic signals were eu-etetl, the
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      202 16 ODD flrescription I If you me a rtinii'KT from H K,'/rm.i. Ringworm, Dfcgeiaa \m Itch. Salt Rheum, PrickJy Boat. ■J^ Paoriasis, Siagapurr Foot, Itching Eruption* and Rasht-a, uae I D.D.D. Prescription. .lust I drojn of thi* marvellous lot ion and I you bare inslaau rrlfof. Irritation I and pain puca
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      271 16 CARS A YEAR AHEAD. The new 1933 SINGER CARS sire essentially a forecast of what motoring in 1934 will be. They embody entirely new and unique ideas in comfort, safety, speed, engine performance and appearance. 1933 SINGER The Nine and Twelve Horsepower Models now on view in our Showrooms are
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    PATIENT PRODUCES A PISTOL.
    608 17 Attempt to Kidnap Doctor in Hong Kong. An attempt to kidnap Dr. B. C. W "ii K \\a- made IB Hong Kong on March 10, states the South China Morning Host. Ho outwitted the four gangster- who waylaid him by quick thinking. Dr. Woßg MM ai
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    "BACKDOOR " METHODS.
    91 17 BACKDOOR METHODS. Severe Warning From Magistrate. The employment of "backdoor" methods nearly landed the husband of a Chinese complainant in serious trouble when he ■ddraaaed a letter to Mr. A. W. Hay, the Singapore Second Magistrate, containing allegations against the accused. The man «a vcy severely reprimand<"d by His Worship
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    AEROPLANE FOUND.
    46 17 Santiago 4$ Chile, Mar. IS, A iiiismii£ civil aeroplane has been located by aviators iii the Andes near I'anagia. 11l kilometres West of Meii.lo/.n Two cara-. ans have left to go to thf assistance of the pilots, UaemiUan and Diamond. Anela Havas. ■■■■■■■■■■■{■■■■■■■c aßaaßakßi
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    HINDU MARRIAGE REGISTRATION.
    255 17 Action Urged At Malacca. il'idm Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Mar. I^. Registration of Hindu marriages has he- i! arced here in view of Mr. Justice Whitlcv's important decision in a recent criminal case in Singapore. At a meeting of the Straits Settlements (Malacca) Association on Monday ut
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    EXCHEQUER RECEIPTS.
    24 17 Rugby, Mar. 14. The Exchequer receipts for the weekending March 11 amounted to £27,649,526, while the expenditure totalled I £10,961,764. British Wireless.
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    BATA SHOE COMPANY SENSATION.
    804 17 Embezzlement Charges In Hong Kong. There has been a sensational turn to the case in which Mr. Carel Tomas, mar. ager of the Bata Shoe Company in Hong Kong, is charging Mr. Carel Weiss, nnoihcr official of the company, with £M theft of a diary and
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    CAR ABLAZE.
    93 17 Exciting Few Moments At Hotel. Mi. F. Combia, of Printers, Ltd., Singapore, had driven only a few yards upo i leaving Raffles Hotel after the dance la. t night when his two-seater Fiat car caugi't (ire under the bonnet. The management of the hotel 'phont:l ihe Fire Brigade
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    MORE ORNAMENTAL THAN USEFUL.
    194 17 Malacca Peeps Into Its Coffee Shops. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Mar. 15. The employment of women in coffee shops was one of the principal items discussed at the Municipal Commissioners' meeting held today, the Hon. Mr. C. 'A. G. Clarke presiding. The President said that
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    DEATH BURNS.
    128 17 Clothes Catch Fire In Lighting Lamp. A verdict of death by misadventure was returned by Mr. F. G. Bourne, the Singapore Coroner, yesterday at the conclusion of the inquiry into the death of Ooh Ah Chong, the Chinese proprietor of a goldsmith's shop in Beach Road, who sustained
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    TRAGEDY ON HARI RAYA PUASA.
    1344 18 Kallang Road Car Collision. After whol yesterday, I this morning at the Assise Court before Mr. Justice Mills. m which Jalik bin Januk, a kfal*? driver. ;tan<ls trial <>!> i charge of causing the death of his wife, by a rash act This is a
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    CARGO LOADING FATALITY.
    416 18 Passenger Killed on Dutch Liner. Watching cargo being unloaded from •ho outward-bound Dutch steamer, Van Heats, ended fatally for a Chinese passenger on that boat who died as the result of being hit on the head by a sling of planks. At the inquest before Mr. Bourne,
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    CRISIS IN AUSTRIA.
    144 18 Police Eject Deputies From Parliament. Vienna, Mar. 15. Tha poliea prevented the Deputies entering Parliament after the Government's decision that the summoning of the National Council by the Deputy Speaker was unconstitutional. The Parliamentary ■■d other public buildings are strongly guarded by troops, and the situation tens?.
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    45 18 The death ha- taken place in Shanghai of Mr. Max Hoertp'-, member of the linn of Slevogt and Co., importers and exporter*, Szchuen Road. Mr. Hoertit. who would have l.ei-n fifi years of :gc on May 15. leaves, a widow, four daughters and a son.
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    U.S. ECONOMIES.
    71 18 President's Bill Passed By Senate. Washington, Mar. IG. The Senate has passed President Roosevelt's Economy Bill. Reuter. The Bill provides for cuts in bonus payments to war veterans whose disabilities are not total or directly traceable to service, and also cuts to a maximum of 15 per cent,
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    EVEREST EXPEDITION.
    50 18 Allahabad, Mar. 13. One of the aeroplanes belonging to the Mount Everest Expedition broke its moorings during a violent storm and after taxi-ing for a hundred yards crashed into an obstacle and was badly damaged. It is feared that it will be unusable for r > original purpose.
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    WHY NOT A CRUISE TO MALAYA?
    2270 19 Holiday Travel Developments. A SUGGESTION. FORTNIGHT'S TOl'R OUTLINED. Pleasure cruises to Malaya are mmd by Mr. Edward E. Long, C.8.E., I R.G.S., in the following article whkh i- reproduced from "British Malaya." The latest developm«"nt in holiday travel is the pleasure cruise, on an
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      PREFERENTIAL DUTIES.
      455 19 Letter From Mr. T. C. Hay. i To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— l do not as a rule express my views on public matters in the Press, but some public protest against the existing obstruction to tiao> between the Colony and the F.M.S. is long
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      CURRENCY PROBLEMS.
      539 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I concluded my letter published in your issue of Tuesday, March 7, by stating This is why, while the present monetary system obtains, they (go»1 ernments) must retrench and economise I while the public are, apparently para- doxically, told to
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      "ME" AND "I."
      284 19 ME AND I." To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Your Malacca correspondent "C. P." instead of thinking controversially, as G. B. S. advised, merely quotes from grammars. But grammars are merely the result of some men thinking analytically, in an attempt to reduce the custom of the spoken
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      "MISOGYNIST MUSSOLINIS."
      233 19 MISOGYNIST MUSSOLINIS." To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Somebody has called the committee members of the Singapore Turf Club "Mysogynist Mussolinis" for their complacent disregard of members' opinions. He could not have selected a better name. I would be inclined to have the word "Miserable* added in front
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      OUR FILTHY LANES.
      124 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I shall be very thankful if you will permit me a little space to express myself on the subject of our filthy lanes. Singapore has been known as a very clean city, yet one has only to go off
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      TRADE BALANCES.
      244 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Honour those to whom honour is due. Great Britain's imports from Denmark in 1932 were £40,556,327 and Great Britain's population, 44,950,818. Great Britain's impcrts from Denmark in 1932, per head of population, were, therefore, 18s. 6d. Denmark's imports from Great
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      DANGEROUS CARGOES.
      60 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, It seems highly desirable that a !aw should be brought in prohibiting absolutely the carriage of inflammable cargo liy any passenger vessel. The potential risk of fire through the presence of such cargo is always present despite the care that
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      65 19 [The Straits Times ft not responsible for the opinions of its correspondents. Correspondents should bear in mind that letters must be short and to the point. Long epistles are liable to be rejected or cut down. Correspondents must enclose their names and addresses, not necessarily for publication but as guarantee
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    SHERWOOD FOREST.
    426 19 New and Interesting Discoveries. Xew and interesting historical information relating to Nottinghamshire has recently come to light through the investigations of the County Records Committee, of which the Duke of Portland is chairman. At one time valuable documents were tied in brown paper parcels and piled indiscriminately in
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    BARREL-FASTING.
    198 19 New "Outbreak" In I,ondon. Barrel fasting, which recently ceased suddenly in London is again being exploited. In Peckham, S.E., an tincmployed youth end girl have, for eight and four days respectively, provid I a distasteful spectacle for thousands of morbid men and women. The couple are Ted Mayo, aged
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    "BLIGHTY" NOW IN DICTIONARY.
    476 19 "Jazz" "Whoopee" Too. BUT "TOTE" AND "DORA" LEFT OUT. The astonishing growth of the Knglish language during the past Jil jrean anil tin numerous chantri which it has undergone are revealed iv the publication i-< two volumes of t! c Shorter Oxford English Dictionary lOxford University
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    BRITISH SUCCESS.
    386 19 Rectifiers for Electric Railways. Tin- system of electric current conversion on the northern extension of iho Piccadilly line of the London Underground Railways is the most important example to date of the use in Knglund of British mercury arc rectifiers for railway electrification. It is now understood in
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