The Straits Times, 28 March 1933

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    37 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY. THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. PAGES. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1933 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times SO PAGES. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1933 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      179 1 NGAPORE 70. CECIL ST. ('PHONE 6181). CIS Tonight 9.15 •t Me Explain, Dear. Phone 5261-2. tt «*;ve method v t and eKect»ve stomB eh U lII* 1 *fi tX C »"u s C U corrects SI -jfMjX B FAMOUS for 80 years n exclusive quality about "Chatwin" Tools. Only th«
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      167 1 CEMENT FLOORING TILESIN VARIOUS ARTISTIC AND ORIGINAL DESIGNS. PRODUCED BY EXPERD3NCED WORKMEN. Office and Showroom No. 89, High Street THE ELKAYES CONCRETE WORKS, SINGAPORE AWFUL BURNING AND IRRITATION Suffered Six Weeks With Eczema, Cuticura Healed. I suffered (or six weeks with ec«fm». It started with a ilifht rash on both
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      149 1 KUALA LUMPUR 25- JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683). Sutton's Seeds Grow your own delicious Vegetables and beautiful Flowers from the World's £k »^W"fc^^Me^MbA Brtt Seeds. y^^» 9^^mk fk Varieties suitable HdH ft or a^ countries J^^^tejiSiL an^ 1 climates. tUTTON'S CABBAGE LETTUCE SOW SUTTON'S SEEDS AND BE SATISFIED WITH YOUR GARDEN
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      11 1 PAVILION! J 6.15 Tonight 9.1:,. THE GIRL FROM CALGARY. Phon«> <i!io:t.
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      471 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. I Incorporated in England.) MAIL. PASSENGER AND CARGO SKRVK B, PFNINSULAR AND ORIKNTAL SJ*. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR KAST MAIL BntVTCX. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage. Due Spore. RANCHI 17.000 Mar. U X SOU
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      622 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles. London, Antwerp Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels. Tonnage. Due Sail t TERUKUNI MARU 12,000 Apr. 4 6 HAKUSAN MARU 10,400 Apr. 19 20 HARUNA MARU 10,400 May 3 4 S KATORI MARU 9,800 May 18 19 KASHIMA MARU 9.900 June 1 I
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      441 2 BURNS PHBLP LINE. (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY! ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,866 tons) and the s.s. MANGOLA (3,362 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the i largest and finest steamers trading to Australia,
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      514 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED. (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5325. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON. ROTTFRDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From From From From Spore Malacca Port Penang Swett. ERRIA 2R/3 28 3 29/3 SI'S LALANDIA 18/4 1R 4 19/4 21/4 MEONIA 9/5 9/5 10/5 12 5 ALSIA 80/5
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      1162 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HIA KHIOW STEAMSHIP col Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.) THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO, LTD I THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE CUNABD STEAMSHIP CO., Ill) I THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO.. LTD. THE AISTRAI.IAN ORIENTAL LINE, Lti The SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION Co.. LTD. THE SIN
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      UNITED STATES MAIL CONTRACTS.
      720 3 Proposals to Curtail Financial Aid. A memorandum has been issued by the I National Committee on the American Merchant Marine, following a meeting held recently at the offices ot the United States Shipping Board. The f'ommittee was appointed l>y Mr. T. V. O'Connor, chairman of the
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      SOUTHAMPTON.
      165 3 Passenger Movement Last Year. The Southampton Docks statistics for 1932 reveal an interesting change in the trend of passenger movement, for instead of there being a considerable balance in favour of outwaid bound travel there ■was quite a substantial balance in the MHM direction. In IVM) the number of
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      HEALTH IN EASTERN PORTS.
      324 3 Bulletin of the L. of N. Eastern Bureau. The report of the Health Bulletin of the League of Nations Eastern Bureau state for the week ending Mar. 18 Beirut 11 smallpox cases and no deaths as compared with 1 case and no death in the previous
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      AUCTIONED.
      129 3 The first auction sale of the year was held at the Baltic Mercantile and Shippmjr Exchange, London, recently, when C. W. Relloek and Co., Ltd., under instructions from the Admiralty Marshal, offered the steel single-deck steamer Enare. Bidding 1 which commenced at £3,500 and was confined to two people
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
      128 3 Singapore, March 28. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to Arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR, Main Wharf Lch. "Curlew," The Cable. Lch. "Alert." Viking. Lch. "Upique,' 1 Mujanic. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESBELS IN DIT DOCKS. Tanjong Pagar. Albert Dock Nil. Victoria Dock Magnet. Keppel Harboar. King's
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      VESSELS ARRIVED.
      277 3 SCOTT HARLEY, Brit., 193 tons, from Sihu 27-3, for unc. TIDORE, Dut., 82.1 tons, from P. Baroe 28-::, for P. Baroe :)0-:i. HAFTHOR, Norw., 761 tons, from Bangkok 28-3. fir Bangkok .SO-:f. CONTE ROSSO, Ita.. 'J. 995 tons, from Trieste 28-3, for Bangkok N-S. TAKADA, Krit.. 1.22.', tons,
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      PASSENGERS
      582 3 Tin' following are naasoagon hy the East Asiutic- m.s. Erria. which left Singapore to".Mr. W. E. Ainger. Mr. P. T. Allen, Mastrr Arthur Allen. Master Michvl Allen. Mr. aid Mrs. E. K. Allin. Mrs. J. M. bill. Master John Bell, Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Hrcvhin. Miss BUsabrth Brechin,
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      292 3 HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE OUTWARDS. Regular Freight Service to MANILA. HONG KONG. SHANGHAI AND JAPANESE PORTS. s.s. SEROOSKERK 8,000 Apr. 4 Apr. 4 HOMEWARDS. TO GENOA, MARSEILLES, ROTTERDAM, AMSTERDAM, ANTWERP. HAMBURG AND BREMEN. Tonnage. Due Leave Spore. Spore. s.s. OUDERKERK 8,300 Apr. 1 Apr. 2 Steamers call at Penang it inducement
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      305 3 Hj£ NORDDEUTSCHER rjl* LLOYD. n^'iifl (Incorporated 1b W'. r^ Qsrssaay.) The undermentioned are the company's intended fixtures: OUTWARD. t DESSAU for Japan Mar. SO FULDA for Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, N. China Japan Apr. 1 ALLER for Manila, Japan and Hankow Apr. 8 TRAVE for Hong Kong, Shanghai, Taku, Dairen,
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      412 3 PR RSIDR^T LINERS IT COSTS YOU ONLY £70.6.— for a beaotif ul trip from I HONG KONG TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA Special class across the Pacific Ist class Rail in America Tourist class Atlsntic on the famous and new ij. Manhattan or h.h. Washington. (If passsge throngh the Panama Canal
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      417 3 I ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. 'l (Incorporated in England.) "BLLERMAN" LINK. Freight Service to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. I Via Ports and Canal OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI ft JAPAN Steamer S.S. CITY OF SHANGHAI Apl. 29 Apl. SO HOMEWARDS. ML CITY OF MANILA for Havre, London, Rotterdam Hamburg
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      123 3 TIDE TABLES. Tuesday, March 28. H. W. 12.20 p.m., 9 ft. 1 in. Wednesday, March 2*. H. W. 12.15 a.m., 8 ft. 7 in., 12.62 p.ra, 8 ft. 6 in. Thursday. March M. H. W. 12.36 a.m., 8 ft. 8 in., 1.86 p.m., 8 ft. 1 in. Friday, March 31.
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      492 4 SITUATION VACANT When applying for any position advertised in these columns send copiea of testimonial*. Do not send otifinn'iM. WANTED, CAPABLE CHINESE COOK with wife, up-country, Johcre. Apply Straits Time-. SITUATIONS WANTED STENOGRAPHER, IM words certificate. \.i-i experience, Vetfeatira Report Bpaeiulity. 270. Straits Tim.-. DOCTOR going leavo. desires employment for
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      636 4 ROUSES. FQTS TO LET HOUSE on Institution Hill. Moderate rent. United Engineers. 6 k 16, Angullia Park, Oil Extraction Factory, 92, Robinson Rd. Angu'.lia 4 Co. TO LET, Fur. or unfur. 7, Lermit Road. Modern sanitation. Apply *3J, 1 liomson Rd. TO LET, SHOP, FLAT, Amber Mansions. Apply Spore Building
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      604 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET GODOWNS, Head Street otf River Valley Road, 4,000 to 30,000 square feet. United Engineers Limited. TO LET, two storied godown. Road and River frontage. Area 10,000 sq. ft. Apply 424, Straits Times. MISCELLANEOUS LEARN French in 3 months. Rapid methods. Lady gives private tuition. 160, S.T
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      580 4 PUBLIC NOTICE THE AVER MOLEK RUBBER CO., LTD. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Twenty-Third Annual Ordinary General Meeting of the above Company will be held within thp Registered Office of the Company. No. 137, Heeren Street, Malacca, on Friday. March 11, IDT), at noen.
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      450 4 AUCTION NOTICES. STATE OF JOHORE. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE JUDGE AT JOHORE BAHRIT Land Anplication No. 24 of 1932. Between THE BATI' I'AHAT BANK LIMITED, of Batu Pahat, (harrce*. and TAN TK\(. CHBONG ol No. 3H, Exeter Koad. Singapore.; Chargor. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE of nil that piece of
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      388 4 BUSINESS CARDS. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE. Mr*. HARU and Misa HANA. <•. WATERLOO STREET, Telephone 7467. DOMESTIC AND 6ENKKAL MAMWABI (O) A .1' A 'S i§"f 4-lS Emiuirirs Welcome. BOON SENG Co., Ltd. Estate Supplient. Ship-CrwndU r>, Sail Maker*. General Ironmongers and Manufacturers' Agents. 3fi ft M, Robinson Koad.
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      82 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within Outside withovt Malaya. Malaya. PoMtuge. Monthly i 3.00 4.00 i quarterly S 5..10 $12.00 S 7.5* Half Yearly 517.00 (24.00 115.04 Yearly $34.00 $48.0* 531.00 NOTE.— Ootstat ion cheques should Include the osual bank discount. ADVERTISEMENT RATES The charges and instructions for CLASSIFIED ADVKKTISKMENTS appear on.
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    NIGHT LIFE UP THE RIVER.
    706 5 Bathing Parties. LIBEL ACTION BY ISLAND OWNERS. Up-river night lrfe was discussed in the King's Bench Division in a libel action brought by the United Kingdom Advei 1 f ising Company. Shaftesbury Avenue, against the printer and proprietors of, "Reynolds Illustrated News." Mr. J. i:.
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      342 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S I'KEMIKR HarßL. ROOMS WITH HOT COLD RUNNING WATER. TONIGHT 7 Special Dinner Dance 9.30 P.M. TO MIDNIGHT. GRILL IN THE PALM COURT RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA PHONE 5381. The Rotary Club Wof Singapore MEETS TOMORROW AT 1 p.m. AT THE ADELPHI HOTEL Speaker:— KOTAKl.-W SIR JOHN SCOTT.
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      6 5 They tavm you Afon.y? ON PA6I
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      310 5 RAFFLES CAFE Excellent Meals a la Carte at Moderate Cost BREAD daily delivery to all parts of the town. CAKES Cakes and Pastries, Sausage Rolls and Curry Puffs freshly made daily. Upcountry orders executed promptly. Chocolates, Sweets, Crackers and Fancy Goods. PHONE 5381. FOR UP-COUNTRY RADIO HO AWAY WITH HIGH
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      562 5 SINGAPORE RADIO TIME TABLE BY OUR EXPERT. STATIONS. Metres. TUES. WKU. THURS. FRL SAT. SUN. HON. KUALA lAJMPVR 48.H2 7to 9 p.m. _T to 9 p.m. 7-9 p.m. frSIAI> (Singapurt-tAmateur) (i g (i m oto 3 p.m. ____^z____ (> t0 i"" ;w 8 p.m. BANWtEMi S*M 1 pjn. Mo.l> 9M.
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    EARTHQUAKE TOLL IN CALIFORNIA.
    461 6 Full Military Honours For Victims. Unmloß, Mar. ML Four-year-old Dolores Spindler Miller ■who was crushed to tie.ith in her Lon»r Beach home with a Teddy bear in her arms in last Friday*! earthquake, will be buried tomorrow with full military honours at public services memorialising all
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    ONE DOGS DAY
    77 6 He Slew A Fox, And Saved His Master. Mr. G. J. Gardner, of Marsh Farm, Vange, Essex, whistled to his black c<»ker spaniel and went to collet: eggs from his t'hirkt n-ho.i MS. When he opened the door of one of the huts a large <li>k fox
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    RED "POMEGRANATE" CLOTH.
    835 6 Japanese Sue Chinese Firm. The protracted hear'n,j. with its mass of complicated detail-, of the charge i ar.ainst Chang Po, ma.iager of Chop Lee Sang Yuen Sing Kee, f->r the sale of cloth with a counterfeit trade mark was continued before Mr. H. A. Forrer, the Criminal
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    SCHOOL SHOW.
    48 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Mar. 26, l:ider the patronage of Mrs. C. H. G. Clarke, wife of the Resident Councillor, the staff and girls rf the Suydam G rls 1 School, Malacca, gave an excellent variety enterUrnnu-nt in the school hull on Thursday and FiiJay.
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    71 6 Th" fourth annual general meeting of the Estate Asiatic Staffs' Association, Kuula Langkat branch, was held on Saturday at the Morib Asiatic Club, Banting- The following were elected office-lu-meis: Chairman, Mr. K. C. Georg-; I vice-chairman. Dr. R. B. Sammi; secretlary and treasurer, Mr. S. N. Suppian; committuc, Messrs. K.
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    QUACK MEDICINE IN SINGAPORE.
    675 6 Discussed at the Medical! Society's Meeting. Singapore's quacks and quack medicine and the interference wi:h the legitimate practice of medicine wore referred to at the annual meeting of l\u Singapore Medical Practitioneis' Society at Sea View Hotel on Saturda-. The following subcommittee was elec'.H to deal
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    "THE PIED PIPER."
    213 6 Pretty Children And Costumes At Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 25. An amateur show of an unusual kind filled thr Town Hall on Saturday evening. It was a musical performance •>( Browning's poem, "The Pied Pjper of Hamelin," and some thirty European children
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    CONGRESS LEADER REPENTS.
    61 6 Bombay. Mar. 1. .lamma Dass Dwarkadas, the prominent member of Congress, who was sentenced to imprisonment early last year in connection with the civil disobedience movement, has been released from gar.l after giving an assurance that his views regarding civil disobedience have undergone a change and that
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    TOAST OF "THE KING" OMITTED.
    437 6 In Deference to Threat By Emma Goldman. Great surprise was caused at Foyle's Literary Luncheon, held at Grosvenor House, Park Lane, by the deliberate omission of the toast The King." The speaker at the luncheon was Him Emma Goldman, the international anarchist, who spoke on
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    KING'S HOUSE.
    193 6 Monday, Mar. 30. Mr. F. St. Barbe and Miss St. Barbe had Luncheon at "The Lodge.* Friday, Mar. 21. In the ■Toning Hi Excellency. Lady Clementi and th? Misses dementi returned to Kinir's House, Kuala Lumpur, fro;*i Fruser's Hill. Baturday, Mar. \i~>. H.s ExeoUenejr wu.-- preeinted at tas
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      217 6 Kar anpßnnV' 4|^l nY '^3nnT tint Careless Washing Spoils the Hair Ths simple bair styles of today makt baautiful hair a necessity. Luckily, beautiful hair ia now easily obtained. It is simply a matter of sham■ssiag Proper shampooing makes the hair soft and silky. It bring;: out all the real
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      244 6 YOURCAfcto /^nm nnnnnnnnnnnnnn Ny df Inlnanana^ nV^nn! I nw '^snm nanaV S ftnanfl gnnnnn gnr nnnW '^^nm K nnL^^anas As your ship warps into her berth and you crowd the rail with fellow passengers, eagerly scanning the sea of faces below for a glimpse of a well remembered s-mile ...you
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      383 7 A CYCLONIC SUCCESS ALUAMBRA The Independent Theatre with the Pick of the World's Pictures. It K II I N(. N E\\ T I W C T ENTERTAINMENT I'EAK W| A I IN t t I T II T II I MOST SENSATIONAL SHOW SEEN T*fca»«^i»r*»laV at n til in mmcapou
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      312 7 Amazingly Clever "Absolutely Brilliant! S" Last Night's Audiences Enthusiastic at the C A P I T OlTl You must see the famous child Danseuse- -FIRST APPEARANCE IN MALAYA If LN t |H||r I j Direct from a World Tour! Wfo* I in v ri'iHTionv of umaziiijilj i^HH(^^fli ck-ver Dance Creations
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      273 7 NICHTLY 6.15 C 9.15 P.K4. LAST NIGHT! FIFI D'ORSAY Fasciiuitinfi French Star i<i "THE GIRL FROM CALGARY" HEAR, "MISBEHAVIN' FEET" "MAY BE, PERHAPS" "COMMENT CA VA" FIFI SINGS THEM! also SLIM SUMMERVILLE Comedy. CARY GRANT NANCY CARROLL RANDOLPH SCOTT IN "HOT SATURDAY" She led men on a game she wouldm't
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    312 8 Shares Again More Active. KI'IiBER STILL VERY DULL. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Tuesday. Today's Prices: Rubber, ft cents per Ib. Tin. Singapore price $77.62 Vi per picul. Yesterday's Prices: Rubber. London, 1 .'l/32(1., no change. New York. 2 15/16 cts., no change. Market Tone:— Dull. Tin.
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    PRODUCE.
    172 8 Singapore, Mar. 28. (Jambicr 47c (Cube) No. 1 unpicked) 9.00 Copra 420 mixed 390 Sago flour. Sarawak 1.87/--' White Pepper 21-VJ I '-la k Pepper 14.00 Pearl Sago 42,^ 'mall 400 medium g(y No. 1 125 catties jjross 4.1;No. I 125 catties gross 4 10 Siam $139 to 168
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        MINING.
        440 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang £1 £1 Austral Malay 5/- 5/- Ayer Hitam Tin £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 1 1 Batang Padang 1 1 Batu Caves 1 1 Bukit Arang £1 £1 Burmah Malay £1 £1 Chenderiang 1 1 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt
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        GENERAL.
        275 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 0.30 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 0.90 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 4.13.9 10 5 British Malaya Trustee 5.30 £1 £1 Con. T. S. 7* Profs. 21 3 £1 £1 Con. T. S. Ord. 15 1 1 Cycle and
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        137 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 100 101 ci. Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 105 110 nom. Singapore Municipal 4«/£ p.c of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 104 105 nom. Singapore Municipal 4'/«» p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 104
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        369 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. Today's Prices Fraser Lyall Evatt Co. Allenby ($1) 0.45 0.55 0.45 0.60 Alor Gajah ($1) 0.25 0.35 0.30 0.40 A. Hitam ($1) 0.50 0.65 0.50 0.60 A. Kuning ($1) 0.10 0.05 0.15 A. Malay ($2) 0.75 1.00 0.75 0.90 A.
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      197 8 SELLING. Singapore, Mar. 28. 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 162 New York, demand 39
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      77 8 Noon, Mar. 28. R.S.S. equal to London Standard: Buyers. Sellers Spot (loose) 6 6 '/fi (F.0.P..) ..6 5/16 6% Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Buyers. Sellers Apr. 6«/ 8 6 3/16 May 6Vi 6 5/16 Apr.-June 6«4 6 5/16 July-Sept. ..6 7/16 6'/ 2 Oct.-Dec. 6%
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      EXCHANGES.
      104 8 Rugby, Mar. 25. Foreign exchanges are: Amsterdam 8.4!)' •> Athens 6021/. Rerlin 14 11 32 Belgrade 252 >„ Bombay 1/6 1/16 Brussels 24.54' -j Bucharest 575 Buenos Aires 41 official. Copenhagen 22 7/16 Geneva 17.75 1... Helsingfors 226'/. Hong Kong 1/3 7/8 Lisbon 1 10 Madrid 40«> Milan 66
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    281 8 Today. North, N.-Enst and K.-Wmt Sumntra, anil Ceylon RagM Maru I 3 p.m. China, Hainum, Japan. Korea, Formosa, Kast Siberia. Western Canada and Western States of U.S.A. (Conte Rosso) ..3 p.m. Selat Pandjang. Bengkalis, Siak, Pakan Baroe, Fort de Kock Pa dang (Hone Kwong) S p.m. Splat
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    35 8 By f'hiistiHan Huygens Naldera ■clix Rousbel Rajinitana I rll »m. Spin l^indna Kcb. 1? Hmr. S r«b. 17 Mar. II Krb. 22 Mar. 21 M»r. I M«r 27 M.'i I Mar. K
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    LORD CASTLEROSSE.
    302 8 He Has His Own Style In Clothes. d*rtd l>y Viaeonnt r; siicro m- Iron Men r*. Oaken, tailor, of SaviL Bow, W., to tako with him In AiriLrica in .May, W32, >nd dvaXtibea by him "a* only lit for lUppln Terrace at 'It- Zoo," wiie the tubject <>f
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      134 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Wednesday. March 2J. Rotar>- Tiffin. Sir Ir.lm Seotl »n "A Modern Periplua," Adelphl Motel, l p.m. Police Band, Tclok Aycr. i.l& p.m. Thurxday. March SO. Annual mtg. of Island Club, Clubhouse, Thomson Rd.. M 0 p.m. Wiltshire Regiment bund concert, Memorial Hall. 9.15 p.m. Friday. March
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    NOTES ON HOME INVESTMENTS.
    890 9 Prudential Expands. BIG DIVIDENDS FOR SHAREHOLDERS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Mar. 2. The Prudential Assurance Comp.mj aiready by far the larjresi, expand-.', further last year. The accounts show that total assets rose by £7,<t00,000 to the new record of £2t'<:1,700,000, and the increase would have been
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    TELUK ANSON ESTATE.
    253 9 Loss of $19,857 In 1932. The directors' report of the Tehik Anson Rubber Estate, Ltd., which is to be presented at the annual meeting at the secretaries' offices, Derrick and Co., Hong Ki-n«f Bank (Inambers, on April 7 at noon is as follows: After providing for depreciation
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    WEEKLY BULLION LETTER.
    630 9 Samuel Montagu Co.'s weekly bullion letter, dated, Feb. 22, states: The Bank of England gold reserve against notes amounted to £132,262,947 on the 15th instant, an increase of £5,055,556, as compared with the previous Wednesday. Purchases of bar gold by the Bank of England have again been
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    ENGLISH COTTON TRADE NOTES.
    542 9 No Improvement. VS. AND FAR EAST ANXIETY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Manchester. Mar. 1. S;nce a week ago there has been practically no improvement in the cond tion.s prevailing in the Lancashire cotton industry. Very few spinners and manufacturers have been able to sell current production
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    LONDON TIN MARKET.
    717 9 Quota Exceeded. U.K. STOCKS DOWN AGAIN. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 1. The last issued statistics of the International Tin Committee made a far from impressive display, for while the Bolivian excess of experts had been somewhat reduced, Malaya. Nigeria ai;d Siam had ii. creased their
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    AIR MAIL.
    18 9 A mail from Batavia and Palembang jy aeroplane is expected at Singapore at 1.30 p.m. today.
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    18 9 From Europe (London mails dispatched -n March 9) by Ranchi, due at Penang a.m. on Thursday.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MAR. 28, 1933. FEDERAL AFFAIRS.
    898 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MAR. 28, 1933. FEDERAL AFFAIRS. Although the Federal Council was unusually expeditious in the conduct of its business yesterday, and no matters of first-class importance were dealt with, the meeting produced a considerable amount of interesting information and opinion. The decision to postpone explanation of
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    259 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Miss Franks has been admitted to the General Hospital to undergo an operation for appendicitis. Mr. B. M. Kauffmann, of the A.P.C., Singapore, sailed today by the Erria with Mrs. Kauffmann on leave. Mr. J. V. Cowgill, of the Malayan Civil Service, well-known in Perak, sailed for home
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    ODDITIES OF SOVIET MARRIAGE.
    1052 10  -  Eugen Kuli-ilur Some Queer Matrimonial Tangles. <"> The writer, who in »rofetsor of international lair 0i Berlin University, describes the marriage system which has grown up under Soviet rii'e in Russia- ax catastrophic. The fnmily is being deliberately destroyed and the authority of parents' deliberately underJ
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    NOTES OF THE DAY,
    766 10 "PERI PLUS." If the element of r frood lecture i* ;■> start your potential :>in!:c.iie guessing as to what you are fro-.ig to talk al«>ut. then Sir John Scott has achieved it in what will bt his valedictory ■ililnwi to the Singapore Rotary dab tomorrow. having
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    AMUSEMENTS—Singapore.
    121 10 AMUSEMENTS— Singapore. AI.HAMBRA.- -The [■■■nffl with Any Zolnay. Also No GfMMr Lovu. 6.15 9.15. Phone 6909. CAPITOL. Rene I'avlctto. Also Gene Gerrard in Let Me Explain, Dear. I'm.) —9.15. Phone IMI-t. GREAT WOKI I>— SKY TAI.KIK. J, hn Gilbert in Redemption. STAR TALKIK. QKSAT WORLD.— Wheeler Woolmv la H;,lf Shut
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    JAPAN'S FUNDAMENTAL CONFLICT WITH THE LEAGUE. WHY SHE HAS LEFT.
    2746 11 JAPAN'S FUNDAMENTAL CONFLICT WITH THE LEAGUE. WHY SHE HAS LEFT. Peace Before Academic Theses." GROSS ERRORS. League's Failure To Grasp Realities." Arciisinc the League of Nations of "attaching a greater importance to upholding inapplicable formulae than to the real Usk of assuring peace, and a higher value to the vindication
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    SEEKING MINERS' VIEWS.
    407 11 F.M.S. Chamber and Tin Restriction. The need for obtaining the full views of the miners before Malaya is committed to a further period of tin restriction has been constantly urged, and it is reassuring to find that the importance of the question is being realised. Tlhis is
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    112 11 Tenders for Conversion Ivoan. Rugby, Mar. 25. The result of tenders received yesterday for the- first issue of the new 2£ per cent. Conversion Loan is regarded as entirely satisfactory. The average price received for the loan was £94 11s. 9.09 d. The Times' City Editor regards the
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    COTTON STRIKE.
    82 11 Men Determined To Fight Indefinitely. Paris, Mar. 24. The cotton spinners' strike at Armentieres, which has been going on for more than a month, threatens to lead to general exodus. The largest cotton mill has already decided to remove business to St. Quentin and other concerns ha<-e announced
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    GOOD RELATIONS.
    44 11 Czechoslovakia And Germany. Berlin, Mar. 23. The German Government has agreed to the suggestion made by the Czechoslovak Government that negotiations should be opened to remove the difficulties which have arisen lately and obscured the good relations between the two countries. Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    DEATH AT 104.
    38 11 Berlin, Mar. 24. The German capital's oldest woman inhabitant, Frederike Mueller, died today aged 104. Enterprising and active, Frau Mueller two years ago applied for the grant of a free aeroplane flight over Berlin. Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    THE FLIGHT OVER EVEREST.
    169 11 Gale Blowing. AWAITING FAVOURABLE WEATHER. Purnea, Bihar, Mar. 27. The Houston expedition is meeting with difficulties in the attempt to fly over Mount Everest. Owin,j to a 73 mile anhcur gale the test flight which was intended to take plate tjday was cancelled. The weather at
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    "STEEL HELMETS."
    129 11 Raided by the Nazi Police. Brunswick, Mar. »8. Nazi auxiliary police r.iiiltcl the guard house of their allies the Steel Helmeters this evening and confiscated the weapons of all the Steel Helmet auxiliary police. They arrested several leaders on suspicion of being concerned in a counter-revolu-tionary plot and
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    ZEPPELIN BASE.
    70 11 Regular Port Of Call At Barcelona Barcelona, Mar. 23. After prolonged negotiations with i> Eckener the Catalan government has put in a bid for making Barcelona a regular port of call for Zeppelins in the transAtlantic service by deciding erect a mooring mast at a cost of 600,000
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    NEW PARTY.
    56 11 Suggested Following Of Tardieu's Ideas. Paris, Mar. 24. M. Franklin Bouillon calls for the formation of a new party bearing the name "United Nation," with a programme tending towards M. Tardieu's ideas of a constitutional revision and alteration of the Franchise, enforcement of treaties and development of national
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    CENSORING NEWSPAPERS.
    29 11 Others Suspend Publication As Protest. Vienna, Mar. 24. All newspapers in the city have suspended publication as a protest against the censoring of Socialist newspapers. Reuter Wireless.
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    CRISIS ENDED.
    38 11 Riga, Mar. 24. After some weeks the ministerial crisis has been solved by the leader of the small Tenants' Party, M. Blodneck, forming a Cabinet which received a vote of confidence of 49 to 40.— Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    ARMAMENTS FIRM SENSATION.
    331 11 Alleged Bribes. HIGH STATE OFFICIALS INVOLVED. Bucharest, Mar. 22. Considerable uproar has been created by sensational chrrges of corrupt practices levelled by the opposition leader, M. Lupu, against high state functionaries. M. Lupu maintains that of 15 milliard lei paid by the Rumanian Govern ment in the
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    PAUL POIRET'S FALL.
    53 11 Now Dress Designing In A Circus Tent. Paris, Mar. 24. "The King of Fashions," Paul I'ciret, one of the most famous dress designers in the world, been fallen from his former high estate and is now doing lightning dress designing in a circus tent for prices from
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    FARM CREDITS.
    100 11 New Move by President Roosevelt. Washington, Mar. 27. President Roosevelt has informed Congress that he has ordered an amalgamation of all Federal agricultural credit agencies into a Farm Credit Administration." He also, announced that he has ordered the abolition of the Farm Boards' crap stabilisation operations and j
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    "JIMMY" WALKER.
    44 11 Wife Gets Divorce For Desertion. Miami, Mar. 27. Mrs. Walker, wife of Mr. "Jimmy" Walker, ex-Mayor of New York, has been granted a divorce on the ground, inter alia, of desertion. Mr. Walker is at present in the South of France. —Reuter.
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    GRAF ZEPPELIN.
    44 11 Berlin, Mar. 24. The airship Graf Zeppelin will make its flight to Italy at the end of the month of May, when it will proceed along the west coast of Italy as far as Naples, with an intermediary landing at Rome. Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    FASCISM IN SPAIN.
    30 11 Madrid, Mar. 24. The Government appear* determined to repress Fascism and the police are ban- 1 ning the delivery of blue shirts and sym- 1 bolt. Aneta-Trans-Ocean. <
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    REDISTRIBUTION OF COLONIES.
    111 11 Story Persists Despite British Denial. Paris. Mar. 23. Despite the British Government's denials the special London correspondent of the Echo de Paris reiterates that the question of the redistribution of colonies was thoroughly discussed in Rome by Mr. Mac Donald and Signor Mussolini, and that the Duce's
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    BRITAIN'S CREDIT.
    355 11 Money Pouring in For Safe Keeping. Rugby, Mar. 25. An optimistic view of the outlook was taken by the Chancellor of the Excheaucr, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, in a speech nt Birmingham last night when he appealed for confidence in the National Government to enable them to complete their
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    PENSION CANCELLED.
    46 11 Man Who Refused to Sign Treaty. Berlin, Mar. 24. The pension paid to the Socialist leader l Scheidemann, ex-Burgomaster of Cassel, I has been cancelled. Herr Scheidemann proclaimed the German Republic in 1918 and refused to sign the peace treaty at Versailles. Reuter Wireless.
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    TEA CONTROL.
    54 11 British And Dutch In Agreement. London, Mar. 24. The Indian Tea Association announces that the Dutch Government has approved the scheme for the regulaton of tea exports, and has approached the governments concerned through the British Foreign Office in order that measures may be taken to make the
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    "ABROGATE TREATIES."
    51 11 Movement Against Germany In United States. Washington, Mar. 28. A resolution to abrogate all treaties between the United States and Germany unless racial and religious persecution ceases and the German Government punishes the guilty and makes restitution has been introduced in the House of Representatives by Mr. Sirovitch.
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    NO OVERTIME.
    36 11 French Plan To Combat Unemployment. Paris, Mar. 23. According to newspaper reports the Minister of Laboirr, M. Francois-Albert, has drawn up a decree proposing to com- bat unemployment by prohibiting all overtime work. Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    BRITISH PLAN APPROVED.
    304 11 Geneva Discussion On Disarmament. MIDDLE COURSE. Russia's "Series Of Noughts." Geneva, Mar. 27. The acceptance by the General Commission of the Disarmament Conference of the British plan is contained in a resolution stating that the Commission notes that the British draft remains within the framework of the
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    EQUALITY RIGHTS.
    81 11 Turkey Claims Treaty Revision. Geneva, Mar. 24. The question of equality rights has been raised from a new angle by the Turkish delegate, who informed the General Disarmament Commission that Turkey would ask for a revision of the StrftHf Convention, annexed to the Treaty of Lausanne. He said
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    SUEZ CANAL.
    56 11 Big Improvement In Gross Income. Paris, Mar. 2H. An encouraging sign of^ economic impiovement is seen in the latest report of the Suez Canal Co. The company's gross income totalled 49.2 million francs for the first three weeks in March, as compared with 46.5 millions during the same
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    FOUND SHOT.
    33 11 Suicide Of Well-known I Cartoonist. Berlin, Mar. 24. Paul Simmel, Berlin** well-known cartoonist, has committed suicide. He was found shot in bed. The motives is presumably traceable to economic distress.— Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    SIR W. ROBERTSON.
    34 11 A Famous Field-Marshal Leaves £49,000. j London, Mar. 24. Field-Marshal Sir William Robertson, the only man in the British Army who ever rose from trooper to field-marshal, left Uii.QOO.— Reuter Wireless.
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    RUBBER'S RIVAL IN JOHORE.
    1518 12 Oil Palms Take Its Place. FACTORY OPENED. ULU RE MIS ESTATE ITNCTION. Where once robber ruled in lonely and glorious .state, H.II. the Sultan of Johpre yesterday, set in motion the latest addition to an industry which threatens to take its place. This was at I.ayang
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    THE CAPITOL
    170 12 Excellent Dancing And A Good Comedy. It is rather difficult to say which is the bigger attraction on the programme at the Capitol Rene Pavlette and the Capitol Ballet or Gene Gerrard in "Let me Explain Dear." They are both jo very good and entertaining that it is
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    THE PAVILION
    137 12 Fifi IVOrsay In The Girl From Calgary." "Hot" numbers, sung inimitably by Fifi D'Orsay. the fascinating FrenchCanadian star, some glorious all-colour -et nes. a great many pretty girls who can really dance, a little comedy and a dash of drama, these are the attractive ingredients of "The Girl
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    DRANK CAUSTIC SODA BY MISTAKE.
    485 12 Inquest on Wife of A Buddhist Monk. A Cantonese Budd'il-t monk appeared a? a witless yesterday to give evidence a: the inquest on his wife before Mr. F. G. Bourne, the Singapoie Coroner. The woman died as the result of drinking caustic soda in mifraka
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    HONESTY!
    86 12 HONESTY I Went Into The House To Steal." I went into the house with the intention of _stealing," said a Chinese to Mr. A. W. Hay, the Second Pcliee Magistrate, yeateiday, when he was charged wirh housebreaking with intent to comma theft. H" n-'ded, '*Then the people awoke an:l I
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    BEATS WORLD CHESS CHAMPION.
    179 12 Distinction for Mr. Yap Ah Hian. Mr. Yap Ah Hian, of the Chinese Recreation Club, had the distinction of defeating Dr. Alekhine, the world chess champion, when ten local players met tne champion in a blindfold demort£tratfc)n match at the Adelphi Hotel yesterday. Dr. Alekhine returned
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    BISHOP'S DEATH.
    186 12 On Way Home After 46 Years in China. (From Our Own Correspondent. Penang, Mar. JS. The death took place in the General Hospital last r.ight cf Nonseirne; 1 Ci M. F. de Ooroatarra, a Roman Catholi? bishop of the China Mission, who was en route to France. Deceased,
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    THE ALHAMBRA
    148 12 Jmanoff Dancing Troupe As Added Attraction. An enthusiastic reception was afforded thckXmanoir,v the Viennese dancing troupe, and Any Zolnay, when they performed at the Alhambra Theatre yesterday, as an added attractim to the Columbia film "No Greater Ix>ve." The ImanofTs are sufficiently well-known now to need further extolling.
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    BRITISH TRADE COMMISSIONER SUED.
    1747 12 "New World" Alleges Slander. $500 CLAIMED. SPEECH AT MEETING RESENTED. The point as to whether a claim for $500 damages for alleged slander came within the jurisdiction of the Civil District Court was argued before Mr. H. K. Bull, Civil District Judge, this morning in a
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    DECEMBER LOSSES
    194 12 Over Sixty Steamers Broken Up. The list of Maritime Casualties recorded during the month of December, 1938; which has just be>en published by the Bureau Veritas is notable for the large number of steamers which have been broken up. During the month the names of H.i stsamers eight
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      COMMERCIAL CUP MATCHES.
      702 13 A.P.C. Forward's Six. OVERWHELMING DEFEAT FOR NAVAL BASE. Three Commercial Cup matches were played yesterday with the following results: A.P.C. ...7. Naval Base ...1. (at Jalan Besar). Harbour Hoard 1. Tost Oflice ...1. (on S.H.B. ground). MI'H. I. Monopolies ...1. (at Anson Road). Paid The Penalty. The
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      FIRST TEST MATCH ABANDONED.
      614 13 Violent Dust Storm. 1 NEW ZEALAND'S TAIL FAILS TO WAG. I Christchurch, Mar. 27*. A violent dust storm broke-over the ground shortly after the tea int9rval, completely obscuring the players* in the first Test Match here today between Eng- land and New Zealand. Conditions wee so
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    SUNDAY'S EVENTS AT R.S.Y.C.
    560 13 SUNDAY'S EVENTS AT R.S.Y.C. Tarbet's Easy Win. MERLIN LEADS WAY IN B CLASS. In a light wind frmu a south-westerly lireclion the six metres started in the first of the series for the Somervitle Bowl with the wind aft, on the first leg to the man-o'-war. Tarbet was over the
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    40 13 Middlesbrough I>ose To Sheffield Hid. London, Mar. 127. Rf suli.-. of malilics played today in the English Leagm wen as follows:— First Division. ►Shclli. 1,1 ltd. Middlesbrough 0 Second Division. West Hani Uul. (I Lincoln City 0 Reutcr.
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    LOCAL GOLF.
    286 13 Garrison's Match With Wiltshires. A match between the Wiltshire Regiment and the Garrison Golf Club, played ■in Sunday 26th inst., resulted in a win for the Garrison Golf Club by 8U points to W. 'A.ie scores were as follows (Wiltshires' players mentioned first I Lieut. R. C. Thompson
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    CLARKE SHIELD
    72 13 St. Francis' Institution Win Second Match. (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Mar. 27. St. Francis' Institution defeated the Malacca High School in the second of three matches for the Clarke Shield on Sunday, by 13 runs. The winners total!, d 149 and 90 runs in their first and
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    F.M.S. RIFLE MEETING.
    41 13 To Be Held At Kuala Lumpur Next Month. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 25. The Championship and central prize meeting for thr F.M.S.V.F. Rifle Association will br held at Kuala Lumpur on April 15 and It.
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    BADMINTON
    55 13 The fallowing will represent the Mayflower B. P. against the Changi Rantjer? in three singles and three doubles at the former's court on Sunday next: Singles Eng Hee, Miang Cheng and Eng Liat. l»i uhli Choy Kian Miang Cheng, Chim Bock Eng Hee, and Chin Lam Kng Liat. Reserves
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    SELANGOR F.A.
    109 13 Attention Of Clubs Drawn To New Rules. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 26. The Selitngor Football association nas issued a circular requesting members and future applicants for membership to regulate themselves in accordance with the new rules, which came into force on and from March 8,
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    CRICKET TEAMS.
    60 13 The following have been invited to play cricket for the S.C.C. against United Services on Sunday Tanglin at 11 a.m.: C. G. Windle, C. G. Je.iner, R. B. Lewis, K. A. Ashworth, Mr. Justice N. H. P. Whitley, D. R. Harper. H. B. Noon, A. U Hill", D.
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    BILLIARDS.
    64 13 The Malayan billiards championship tournament for ths Padmore Shield will be held at the New World starting Saturday, Apr. 15. Entries close on Saturday, Apr. 8. The tournament is open to bona fide member of any recogn sed club in Malaya, and is' played for the open championship of
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    LOCAL CRICKET.
    417 13 H. Boon's Good Score Against S.C.C. The S.C.C. were heavily beaten by St. Joseph's on Saturday. The Club were one short, H. Boon carried his bat for the winners being unlucky not to get his century. S<?ores St. Joseph's: H. Boon not out 94, Le Mereier b Cfanford
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    S.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    357 13 ITaylor Takes Wise To Three Sets. > r N. S. Wise had in unexpectedly hard l fifsht in the championship singles of the S.C.C. tennis tournam.'tr yesterday. K. I A. Taylor making th« mutch go to three I sets before admitting defeat. The first set was ly
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    F.M.S. Dissatisfaction With Empire Duties.
    6428 14 MALAYS UNDER THE "AXE." Higher Charges For Land At The Highlands. That Empire preference was almost "a dead letter" in the Federated Malay States was the startling statement made by Colonel Rae, «i Perak member, in the Federal Council yesterday. Charges of extravagance in the
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    OXFORD SOCIETY'S AIMS.
    742 16 Linking Members. GIVING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE. A meeting of Oxford men and women ■Mashers of both Houses of Parliament wa: recently held in the House of Commons. Owing to Ij>rd Grey being unavoidably prevented from attending Lord S;.!; bury presided at his request and was supported by
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    LETITIA CONFLICT.
    117 16 Complaint That Peru Is Still Fighting. ieneva. Mar. IX. The riin-uKative ccinmission on thiLetitia :<Miflict *at <n Wednesday t-> consider Colombia's lomplatat that, dta pite the unaiiiinous decision of th' League Council, Peru is continuing hostilities. The raaimiaehin took note of the complaint without making any decision, hut
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    GREGORIAN CALENDER.
    30 16 Tallinn. Mar. 23. The Gregorian calendar has now been intacducad throughout Estonia. The Julian calendar had previously iKen in use in the districts bordering Russia.— Aneta Trans-Ocean. I
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    SNOWSTORM HAVOC IN EUROPE.
    145 16 Trains Fight Through Deep Drifts. Berlin, Mar. 23. Though in the capital itself the weather is sunny, reports come from many parts of Germany and in Central i'tid south-eastern Etiioro of a unseasonable cold spell. A passenger aeroplane flying between Bucharest and Paris was caught in
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    HOLIDAY REFUSED.
    124 16 Disarmament Conference To (io On. Geneva. Mar. 23. The Disarmament Conference's main c(,nimittee met <>n Thursday forenoon to consult on the desirability of an adjournment until after the Kaster holidays, but to the general surprise it refused to confoini with certain powers by changing U-; time-table. When the
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    BISHOPS ANNUAL REPORT.
    896 16 Financial Difficulties During 1932. The report, of the Bishop of Singapore, to be presented to :ho annual Diotean Conferuue is H follows: The conclusion of my report for 1081 rsnttoiwly expiessed the hope that the following twelve month. 5 woulil witness a turn of the tide, but
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    M. POINCARE.
    38 16 I'ans, Mar. 2J. M. Poincare, who foi the past few months has been vesting in southern France, has. according to I,e Matin comprletely recovered from his long 'I! Jnd will shortly return to Paris, V Trans-Ocean.
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    WAS IT MURDER OR SUICIDE?
    580 17 Strange Story. MAN WHO MUMBLED OF THE MOON. The unusual behaviour oX a Chinese who mumbled shout the brightness of the moon on the nitrht of his death was part of the evidence recorded by Mr. K. Bourne, the Singapore Coroner. yesteHav, when he nek)
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    FIVE INJURED.
    103 17 Accidents on Aerodrome Railway. There were three accidents yesterday i the light railway at the Civil erodrome. Two of these were at Kampong Batha. i the liist a Chinese was badly injured hen he get in the way of a heap of ones btiU unloaded. Iti the other
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    Y.W.C.A. VISITORS
    149 17 World's President And The General Secretary. Miss van Asoh van Wyck. the presi.,U d| the \V..il«fs Y.V-.CA., arrived cm Java t.y the Op Tin Wort yesterday orning anil is the «vest cf -Mrs. F. I), honipson. vice-president i f the BingaM V.W.C.A at 9, Firestone Park. i-< Niven.
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    D.A. ANNUAL MEETING.
    30 17 Owinjr t<> shortage of space our report the annual general meeting of the ngapore Diocesan Association, held at j»la Lumpur yesterday, ha> been held er nil tomorrow.
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    WEALTHY MAN'S SON IN TROUBLE.
    446 17 Told to Go Away And Behave Himself. The statement that the accuse Jr. patent; wished to have nothing further tc do with him was maae by Court Insptctor Meeten before Mr. A. W. Hay, tnc Secood Police Magistrate, yesterday, when Teo Beng Hock, the son
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    MID-OCEAN LEAP.
    160 17 How Tobacco Smugglers Were Caught. A leap by a revenue patrol in mid-ocean from their motor-boat into a sampan being: sailed at top speed on Mar. 20, was described by Assistant Supervisor Tan Ewe Chee at the trial this morning of two Chinese for the possession of dutiable
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    RAIL PURCHASES.
    42 17 Contracts Signed In London. London, Mai-. 27. The Chinese Purchasing Commission has signed contracts in London in connection with the Hongchow-Kiangshan railway for six fast locomotives, 7.000 tons of rails, 34 passenger cars, 50 wagons and much miscellaneous stores. Reuter.
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    AIMS OF SINGAPORE TAMiLS.
    352 17 Fourteen Points to Be Pursued. The Victoria MemoutU Uiill was crowded on Sunday eveni.ig v.i>. n a mass meeting of Tamils was held under the presidency of Mr. I. I. Modr. Nagalingnm J.P. The need for a Tamil representative body was explained at length by Mr.
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    TWO STORIES.
    118 17 But Neither Believed By Magistrate. When Low Boon H;'iii» came up before Mr. H. A. Forrer for sentence this morning for the possession of dutiable tobacco, he first pleaded that he had no intention of smuggling but was arrested before he could declare the tobacco. In the same
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    FALL INTO TRAP.
    147 17 Distillers Caught By Revenue Men. An unoccupied attap housp in Paya Lebar was utilised for the purpose of distilling liquor and when a revenue party l aided the premises they found the hut untenanted. There was, however, plenty of evidence that distilling had been in progress and
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    NOT A PAIN AT 78
    189 17 She Feels Like 48 Aches ami pains are n..t inevitable in eld age. When they do come. th. always a cause for them a cftuse that can be overcome. Here is a little lesson on gro.ving old. by a woman of 78.— For the last
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    MASONIC FUNCTION.
    291 17 District Grand Master Installed. As a result of the recenn retirement of the Hon. Mr. Justfea P. .1. Sproule, who «as the District Grand Master of the Eastern Archipelago (English tion), an important Masonic function took place in the Memorial Hall. Singapore, on Saturday, when Mr. <; \V.
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    ILLICIT LIQUOR.
    145 17 Big Fines for Women Bootleggers, A woman bootlegger was lined $1,000, or in default 20 months' imprisonment by Mr. H. A. Forrer, the Criminal District Judge, yesterday for the possession of dutiable liquor in a house in Lavender Street on Mar. is. Mr. P. H. Elkins, Controller of
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    SPREAD OF FASCISM
    72 17 Mussolini's Joyous Allusion. I Home, Mar. 2:?. A joyous allusion to the spread of Fascism was mail" in an inspiring message by Signor Mussolini to the nation on the occasion of the Fascist anniversary, declaring the Fascist watchwords of Duty, Discipline and Combat had now been taken
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      27 17 THE OILY ALL BRITISH CHEST ON THIS MARKET |f, EtoNOfilCAt I>ACKINI. AM THE BEST. A PRODUCT OF MALAYA MALAYAN COLLIERIES, LTD. 7W. 4265. KUALA LUMPUR. Telegrams 'AkAXG."
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      NEGRI BADMINTON.
      146 18 Schoolboy Wins Wilson Cup. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seivmban, Mar. 26. The final of the Negri Sembilan badminton single-! tournament for the E. H. Wilson Cup was played yesterday when Choong Foong fteong, of the King George V School party, beat Lim Eng l!e<\ of the Seremhan Chinese
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      MALACCA BOXING.
      128 18 Singapore Boys Beaten On Points. M mm Otll Own ('oiicspon.l -n! Mal.ie.a, Mar. L' 7. Amateurs and professional! provided a pivifratnme of six event* at the City Park Hoxini.' arena I. -i night. The resuits were: \niii.i-nr Ba«Ub Slippery Choi* (7.71 h.ai Battling Koh (ti.x) on points. Kid
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      SWIMMING
      133 18 V.M.C.A. Annual Carnival On Saturday. '1 h eighth annual handicap swimming carnival of the- V.M.C.A. will be held at the V.M.C A. .swimming pool on Saturday stoning at l.'M p.m. The preliminary heat* will he swum <>«f on Thursday e.t <1.-'io p.m. The handicap swimming carnival is the opening
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      IN ONE MINUTE
      59 18 Speedy Victory For Teddy Fong. Teddy Fong, the Singapore lioxer, Mored a quick wi i i.i lhe main event of a pnsruuM ;>.t Pert H s opponent was T. Watt. Potg cut out a hard !>«<<' flow the .^tart, an< the fight had only been in inogiv-s
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      SIKHS AT PLAY
      57 18 (From Our Own Correspondent). S.-.vml.an, Mar. 27. The Selaigor Sikh Uiiion were the |BMtl of th Wirri >\ .r.dilan Sikhs yesU 'day at badminton, ping-pong, hockey. i itket and football. The badminton r.'icl ci icket matches it? ulted in draws, while Selangor won tic hockey and football
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      MALAY UNION
      97 18 The annual meeting of the Malay I'nion WM hrld ;it the Kanipong Glam Malay School on Saturday, Mar. 25. The Hon. Imhe Mohamed Kunos presided. The following officials were elected: President, Ihe Hon. Inche Eunos bin Abdullah; virt -presidents, Mr. H. Sooloh and Dr. 11. A. Samat; hon.
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      "GENTLEMAN JIM" CORBETT.
      735 18 Classic Fights. ONE OF WORLD'S BEST BOXERS. With the death of "Gentleman Jim" Corbett, heavyweight champion of the world for five years, there passes one of the few survivors of the great days of bare knuckle fights and the sawdust ring, according to the Sporting Life. Corbett's
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      FIGHT FOR SIGHT
      152 18 Secret Of Noted Boxer's Silence. There is a story of pluck, endurance, and indomitable upirit in the come-back of Douglas Parker, the Sunderland boxer. Parker, after a meteoric-ally successful career he knocked out Dom Volante twice and five other noted boxers met Nel Tarleton for the feather-weight
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      FOOTBALL TEAMS
      70 18 The following will i?|.iesent the Y. M. A. against the Abbstolr S. C. in a Third Division mat.h at Jalan Besar Stadium on Friday '»t ."> |>.m. Chu Swe; Hung, Tan Von;^ Poh, K«e Yew Hock, Then (Jeok Soei,' Chai Joo Kirn, Chan Ah Winjr. Chan Joo Hang,
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      SELANGOR C.R.C.
      70 18 The following officials were elected at tho annual m— ting of the Selangor Chinese Recreation Club: Mr. Loh Kong Imm, president; Mr, Loko Yung Hong, vicepresident; Mr. Choong Soh Chee, hon. general secretary; Mr. Ang Kirn Soon, hon. treasurer; committee:-- Messrs. Lai Tet I.okc Wong Kook Yew, Gunn
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    HUSBAND'S ESTATE NOT DIVIDED.
    399 18 Did the Widow Commit Breach of Trust Whether in neglecting to divide the estate of her late husband into shares proportionate to the shares of the beneficiaries a Chinese woman named Sect Siew Neo, the administratrix of tho estate had committed a breach of trust, was
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    HARSH LAW FOR DEBTOR.
    236 18 London Magistrate Shocked." More than 6.800 m«>n are imprisoned in this country annually for debt. This remarkable disclosure was made by Mr. Claud Mullins, the North I.on den Pplice Court magistrate, at a meeting of the Brixton Prison Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society, held at the Mansion
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    MUSSOLINI SNUBS AN AMBASSADOR.
    244 18 French Envoy Kept Waiting Two Months. Paris. Mar. 3. Signor Mussolini has secured a diplomatic "victory" over l'rance at the expense of her most brilliant diplomat. Two months ago Frame sent M. Henri ile Jouvenel to Rome as Ambassador with instructions to smooth over the dif
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      389 18 Sealed in the TRU-VAC tin, VIR.GINIA. Cl CAR.E.TTES" reach you in FRESH condition and smoke better than before Mr If »S^g^/*^l|»3 >^sP^V «»eCvM*U* m/ it AL 3 <rt w*^m A^O \L;?S*™'^\/b™^ m ta 'he a r ru»he», kiiset in Ml J^' aV^H\\ A^AV^^a#V3 \g«\ alul >OU lilt the- IM ml
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      RACING MATTERS.
      904 19 Questions Asked as To Finance. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— ln your issue of Feb. 4 appears repent cif the annual meeting of th Singapore Turf Club, in which the aaairman makes a ftw arresting lemarks. If he was attempting to justify th? existence <>f
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      497 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. There is a good deal to be said for those who complain at the withdrawal by the Singapore Turf Club of the privilege of free tickets for laides. Quite apart from the rights of the iiiU'stion, members can justly feel r.^rscrieved at
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      THE VOLUNTEERS.
      703 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Permit me, as a private in the S.V.C., the courtesy of your columns to offer a few suggestions and criticisms to those, Regulars and Volunteers, who run and are responsible for the local Volunteers. 1. Cut out some of the
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      RUBBER CONTROL.
      251 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. As an alternative to the method of dealing with Dutch native rabbet as out lined in my s.heme dated Feb. 6, the following inii^nl be considered prefer able 1. Purchase the whole of the Dutch native exports at the equivalent of
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      MUDDLING.
      121 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, A recent Gazette Notification ha^ made it- illegal to shoot snipe during ihe months of January and February in the Xegri Sembilan, probably the best time of the year for snipe shooting in that State. Is this a new amateur policy
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      ONE HORNED RHINO.
      150 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. In the BtraJtl Budget of Mann 16 you mention of ;he rarity m < tain specie* of wild animal known a.- the one-horned rhino. It may inter to know that there arc a good number c,l" these in the
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    BOYCOTT OF PREMIER.
    163 19 Socialists Decline To Attend Luncheon. Socialist members of the London County Council, at a party meeting, decided by an overwhelming majority not to attmd a luncheon at the County Hall at which the Prime Minister I of Mr. Angus Scott, the Chairman of the L.C.C. Mr. Scott
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      1266 19 MALAYA FEBRUARY RUBBER STATISTICS. TAB LE I. ACREAGE STOCKS, PRODUCTION, IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF RUBBER, INCLUDING LATEX, CONCENTRATED LATEX AND REVERTEX, FOR THE MONTH OF FEB. I'm. IN DRY TONS. planted Production by estates Production by estates IMPORTS EXPORTS with rabbet «f 100 acres over, of le.is than 100 acres
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    Amazing Thames Flood.
    115 20 TART of the jrreat area in the Thames Valley, which has been devastated by the recent flood, seen from an aeroplane. (Planet News.) A PICCADILLY CIRCUS flower-seller whose motto was "Business a.s I'sual" despite (ho lua\\ rain which London has been experiencing. KEEPING WATCH on the Thames
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