The Straits Times, 7 April 1934

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CKNTDBYJ 77/£ LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1954. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, APRIt 7, 193?. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      404 1 SINGAPORE.' 78, CECIL ST. ('PHONE S151), i YOU I CAN NOW BUY I GOOD FURNITURE CHEAP I AT PASKOE'S 25-29, Orchard Rd. i l *why don t you co out J v J AND PLAY WJTH TME I OH. MUMS. J 4^M OTHED BOYS. ANDREw/jJ I CANT 00 ALII UfTl
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      165 1 KUALA LUMPUR 2S. JAVA ST. CPHOWErSroy" OVERTURE TO NEW FABRICS ROBINSON'S LATEST COLLECTION OF PRINTED SILK AND COTTON DRESS FABRICS PRESENTS A DISTINCTIVE GROUP OF PLEASANT DESIGNS WITH NEW COLOURS BLENDED TO PLEASE THE MOST DISCRIMINATING: FLORAL PRINTS THAT COMBINE THE QUAINT CHARM OF THE VICTORIAN ERA WITH THE CHIC
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      643 2 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. tlncorporated in England) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SKH VICES. jWINSULAR AND ORXSHTAL B^oo UNDER CONTBACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Due Tonnage Spore BANGALORE 8.000 Apr. 9 CORFU 15,000 Apr. 13
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      421 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. 1 (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) HOLIDAY TUP TO JAPAM. SA HAKUSAN MARU Apr. 33 S* HARUNA MARU May 6 LS. KATOBI MARD May 21 Cheap Return Tickets to Hong Kong. Shanghai Japan, available for 2 months. To First ctass Second Uaas Hong Koag 8117 8193 Shanghai 189 IS7 Japan
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      673 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED. (Incorporated in Denmark) PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Pi urn sProm Protn PlnOaß Spore Malacca Port Penang t EB&IA 9/4 19/4 11/4 IS/4 LALANDIA 1/5 1/5 J/5 4/5 AfKONIA 22/5 i 3/5 3S/5 25/5 ALSIA 12/8 12/6 13/6 13/8
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      240 2 £71.12.— FROM SINGAPORE TO El ROPE. VIA AMERICA. Thai rate ißckaties: (a) tad emas aaasagc flagioir to Baa. Koag. (b) Toarmt abas across the PaeeSe. (c) Ist eoaas rafl across Hmrrlrs. (d) Toarmt clam la tke aew and lianas s.s. Maal altaa ar um. Waahinrton. NOTE: If passage through the
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      1225 2 SHIPPING. THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE BUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO Steam Ship Ca, U4. aad China Mataal (1931) LTD. Steam Navigation Co.. Ltd. THE CUNARD STKAM SHIP CO, LTD. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO. LTD. T9Mt CHINA NAVIGATION CO, LTD. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE Ltd.
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    SHIPOWNERS STILL IN DIFFICULTIES.
    803 3 Warning Against False Optimism. In a review of the shipping position at the annual meeting of Clyde Steamship Owners' Association In Glasgow, Mr. Peter H. Woodburn, the retiring president, pointed out that there were no doubt serious rorld problems still to be unravelled and shipowners' difficulties
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    COLLEGE OF HUMOUR'
    177 3 Lupino Lane's Plan For Training Comedians. Lupino Lane, the stage and screen comedian, is proposing to found a college of humour in London for the purpose of training young actors In all branches of the comic art. Budding authors will also be taught how j to write
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    SHANGHAI WAR ECHO.
    88 3 $50,000 For Unknown Heroes Cemetery." The Shanghai City Government has appointed a committee of five members to supervise preparations for the laying out of an "Unknown Heroes Cemetery" to accommodate the remains of Chinese killed In the SinoJapanese hostilities in Chapel in 1932. ..bout 30 mow of
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    89 3 THURLAND CASTLE Brit.. 3.807 tons, from Manila 7.4, for lew York 11.4. ALBERT SARRAOT. Fr., 1,131 tons, from Bombay 7.4, for Saigon 7.4. RAJULA. Brit., 4.702 tons, from Madras 7.4, for Madras 12.4. PRES. VAN BUREN. Amer. 6.195 tons, from Boston 7.4, for Jiew York 10.4. CAP PADARAN,
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    125 3 Saturday, April 7. Ships alongside Uie Wharves or expected to arrive. SEFFEL HARBOUR. Maln Wharf TB. Cable. Lch. "Lady Clifford," Lch. "Alert." Van der Ujn, Tobali. Oil Wnarf NIL Coal Wharf NIL VESSELS IN DBT DOCKS. Tanjonc Pafar. Sheen Wharf Nil. Albert Dock 8.H.8. Hopper No. 4,
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      276 3 *flrl C. C. WakefieU K^ /JsJ^-J 4 Co., Ltd. |g \O7@J Singapore ftfe* MnTOROII I and Kfe (3ss&\ Penang N§; SSSgU BW 12 YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE! I ALSO SUPPLY the famous "Heiko Scents" of Messrs. HEINE CO., In addition to Essences and Colours for Aerated Waters, Essences for Tobaccos and
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      801 3 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In P.M.S.) LLOYDS AGENTS:— ROOKING AGENTS, IMPERIAL AIRWAYS, F.M.S. ELYS. AND BUM STATES RAILWAYS. TELEPHONE: Freight BO» Passage MJI CANADIAN PACIFIC. STEAMSHIPS LIMITED. (Incorporated In England) f STKAMSHIPS— RAILWAYS HOTELS— EXP BESS. (Incorporated in England). BEDUCED FARES SINGAPORE TO EUROPE, I First Class From £106.4.6 Up
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      492 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM HAMBURG Via Mi and Soei Canal Due Sal* (■•earner Spore B'por* ClTi OP BAODAD Apr. 14 Apr. If CirY OP LILLE Apr. 30 May 1 For HONG KONG, SHANGHAI JAPA*. Steamer Due Spore, CITY OF EASTBOURNE
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      92 3 IIDE TABLES. Saturday, April 7. H. W 2.27 a.m.. 8 ft. 2 In.. 6.9 p.m, 8 ft. 2 in. L. W. 945 am. 1 ft 2 in.. 8.20 p.m, 5 ft. 2 in. Sunday. April 8. H W. 3.38 a.m, 7 ft. 7 in, 7.18 p.m 6 ft. 3 In.
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      71 3 SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Btations Yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Mln. temp. Ins Sunshine temp. •F hrs. *F Alor Star 91 NU 10.5 72 Sitiawan 90 0.07 7.3 78 K. Trengganu 89 NU 8.5 68 s Bukit Jeram 88 OJS2 7.1 74 Malacca 84 0.04 1.2 75 Singapore (Mt. Faber)
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      420 4 SITUATIONS VACANT When appoint for »tt» posit Ion advertised In these roluunt tend espies ol tsstimonials. Do not tead origl—h, WANTED SALESMAN, one with knowledge of drugs and chemicals preferred. State (xperience and salary required to 518 Straits Times PRESENTABLE YOUNO LADY REQUIRED for European firm's stalls at forthcoming British
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      704 4 HOUSES. FLATS TO LET Bung-tows. Angullla Park. Anguma Co. TO LET. SHOP. FLAT. Amber Mansions Applj Spore Building Corp. 84. Market St TO LBT. Plat No. 323. Orchard Boa& Ground floor. Please apply J. Nathan. 6-A, De Sousa Street TO LET No. t, Mt KUrabeth modern sanitation tennis court, garage.
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      574 4 MISCELLANEOUS Too can nave TBS 8UNDAY TVKK8 delivered to you every week for three months Scr 11.80. Ibuitr. Band*f Thnea. LADIES DRESSMAKER. Have your materials made up by a dressmaker who is an ex- pert cutter, understands line and gives character to your gowns. Mb* Yun, SO, Selegie Rd >
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      766 4 PUBLIC NOTICES LOCAL EMPLOYEES BAVUfQ VACANCIES FOB EUROPEANS ABB DBGBO TO CONSULT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EUROPEAN UNEMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE AT THE Y.M.C.A. SINGAPORE. NEW SCUDAI LIMITED. NOTICE is hereby given that an application has been made to the Directors of thte Company to Issue a duplicate scrip in place of
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      854 4 AUCTION NOTICE. SUPREME COURT SINGAPORE Originating Summon. No. tS of 193*. In the Blatter of the Win of Kwek Bwee Chen,, deceased dated November 11. 1919. Between tbe Eatate Treat Agencies (1927) Ltd, PUintt_s and 1. Kwek Beng Seng. Teo Twan Inn (f) S. Liew Ek Chat (f) 4. Kwek
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      397 4 BUSINESS CARDS Q R O BEAUTY CREATIONS THB (Q prDMaNFMT WAVP *O rtß-|«Rt"l wTAVt BY EUBCPEAN LADI EXPERTS »,,Tlr. ___i KArfLKa HOTEL (Koom IX9) and -I "~l^t-' _____________________________ac I I H I __^l^^^^_r_B^^^^^^__^^^^__l J Hl■ A I I J 111 l i _TaJ 1-T-9 ___T^__! ___^^_i^^_l^^_L^^__l _ff_T^B__r* J_i MASSAGE HALL
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      178 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore .ilthin Outside Without Ma:..y« Mate? Postage. Monthly < SJM I *M Quarterly f «-50 UtM S 7.50 llalf Yearly SI7.N U4.M $15 M T-arr* U«-M Note— OuUtatlo- cheq-es should Include Urn urn. I bank discount. ADVERTISEMENT RATES Tl enarges and Instructions for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS are as onder:—
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    CHURCH SERVICES,
    701 5 I ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL.— Ist Sunday after Easter, Apr. 8, 6.60 a.m.. Holy Comn.; 7.30 a.m.. Matins; 8 am.. Holy Comn. (Choral) 8.30 p.m., Evensong (Choral) and Sermon; 10.30 a.m.. Air Force Voluntary Service; Holy Comn. on Mon., Wed. and Friday at 8 a.m., Tubs., Thurs. and Saturday
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    CIGARETTE HABIT.
    49 5 Cost China $300,000,000 Last Year. According to figures given out by the Nanking Ministry of Finance, the total value of cigarettes and tobacco leaf Imported Into China during last year was $300,000,000 and about 90 per cent of the Chinese tobaoco companies are uslnc the imported leaf
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    FRANZ SCHREKER.
    84 5 Death Of Noted German Composer. The death of Franz Schreker, formerly one of Germany's most prominent composers, was announced on Mar. 21 on the eve of his 56th birthday, after a long and painful illness. Franz Schreker was born at Monaco In 1878 and showed such an extraordinary
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      216 5 HOTELS TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE 9.45 to Midnight WITH THE FAMOUS MAGICIAN DEWYNE RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA PHONE 5381. SEA VIEW HOTEL I TO-NIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE AND GRAND CABARET PERFORMANCE BY "THE MEZEY REVUE" SUNDAY 1 1 a.m. to 1 pm. CLASSICAL CONCERT SPECIAL CURRY TIFFIN SUNDAY EVENING: DINNER SERVED
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      259 5 OUR MIDDLE NAME IS SERVICE WE UNDERTAKE ANY SERVICE WORK IN CONNECTION WITH OVERHAUL, TESTING, REBUILDING or REPAIRING OF RADIO AMPLIFIERS: OR TALKIE EQUIPMENT. ALL WORK GUARANTEED. RADIO SERVICE CO. OF MALAYA. LTD. BROADCAST HOUSE, 2, Orchard Road. SINGAPORE. Owners ti Operators of Station Z.H.1." 49.9 meters PHONE 7399. PENANG
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      276 5 WHAT GORGEOUS WHITE PUJ TEETH YOU HAVE! /^H In just a few days you'll see how '^jjBPWiJ^ M 'I much better and cleaner Kolynos IHto^. T makes teeth look. KOLYNOS mm «T GIVES TEETH A DOUBLE- 1 CLEANSING YOU CANT" GET WITH ORDINARY TOOTHPASTE. V, 1: Foams into every crevice,
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      330 5 PHOHI Holland TODAY. 8.50 p.m. Wllhelmus van Nassouwen. 9 Dance music. 9.25 Talk, "From week to week." 9.40 Dance music. 10 Catholic Broadcasting Society. 11 Dance music 11.25 Epilogue. SUNDAY, APR. 8. 8.50 p.m. Dutch National Anthem. 9.20 Gramophone records. 9.35 Holland Ireland football match. 11.35 Closing address 8.8.C. PROGRAMME.
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      352 5 2.35 A Variety Interlude. 2.50 An Organ Recital. 3.20 The News. 7.20 Reginald New at the Organ. 7.50 The Commodore Grand Orchestra. 8.35 An Organ Recital by Thomas i Christy. 9.20 The News. 9.35 The Droitwlch Spa Orchestra 10.20 "Comfortable Words." 11.5 Interlude. 11.20 A feature programme. 11.50 Light Classical
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    CHINESE LAW AHEAD OF JUDGE-MADE LAWS OF THE COLONY.'
    3196 6 Mr. Song Ong Siang's Lecture On Legitimacy Bill. A lecture on the legitimisation of children by the subsequent marriage of their parents, with particular reference to the legitimacy bill recently introduced in the Legislative Council of the Colony and its application
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      151 6 CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS LTD. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION.) OFFER COLLAPSIBLE GATES. PIPE FITTINGS i (GALV. GAS, RED STEAM) GLOBE VALVES Etc. ALSO A WIDE RANGE OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS AT ATTRACTIVE PRICES TEL. 5471. FOURNIER'S HYGENIQUE MIXTURE TONIC ELIXIR World Wide Reputation Refuse Substitutes. Bold by f U Chemists and Stores and
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      429 6 But now you can Cure your o teeth from within— VL Many troubfaa Kara th. Jv (r *fr V* FREQUENT HEADACHKS^gM 'ALUNO OUT >t*^Vj&gS 1 •KIM TBOUBLE MS?- Y&ffi^l FEMININE ffgßS^a COWFXAIMT* fMk 'f JFjHSjrßentember teeth are MJllbjjjr living parts of your body ff&fr^ aTU ma y k*^ through lack
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    MAKING ENGLAND TWO ISLANDS.
    163 7 Waterway Across The Middle. A scheme contemplated by the River, Nene Catchment Board win make fc.ngland two great Islands. The plan Is to make the Nene navigable from the Wash to Northampton, and there to connect with the inland canal systems, affording water transport westward to
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    POTEEN TRAFFIC.
    48 7 A marked decline in illicit distillation Is reported from the counties of Donegal and Londonderry. This is attributed to the action of the Catholic Church authorities, who Issued an order making it a reserved sin for members to have anything to do with the poteen traffic.
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      149 7 Enjoy a Fine Dinner at the CAPITOL RESTAURANT and then See "Dancing Lady" Phone 4906. GREAT WORLD SHOW NOTE THE DATES! APRIL 6, 7 B— FRI., SAT. SUN. at 10.30 p.m. FAREWELL PERFORMANCE. LAST THREE NIGHTS ONLY OF FIRE DIVING By TEH CHENG KEAT AS A SPECIAL TREAT TO OUR
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      325 7 OPENING TO-MORROW ALHAMBRA AT THE ATIWE 3 15 TO-DAY 3.15 6.15 9.15 gfel |fc Last day of the picturi- f*/ sation of Lady Eleanor Ro"^ Smith's famous novel Y Jjg CTESTIRMORRIt Vm TlJI^ HEIEN TWUYETRfE* V W^Ll(P^ i^^A —In which cheaters in %/,7U^ #>(«%W^l love nnd the 9nd of |k
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      171 7 Today's Crossword Puzzle i i [ft p~~i ijp~~pn pi I w~ ill hi in hi ii """21 22 ii 23 II v, IH in m m t (CLUES.) ACROSS. H *at-s te 24. Bitter gibe 1 Tornado 26. Tilt?d 4 Hardy 29 Water vesvel 9 Rural 31 Performer 10. Performance
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    190 8 Industrials Continue Steady. (From Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Apr. 7. The local rubber market was quiet despite further rumours regarding restriction. London and Liverpool rubber stocks are expected to show an Increase of 1,250 tons. The local tin share market was again very quiet and rubbers remained
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    PRODUCE.
    315 8 Singapore, Apr. 7, 12 noon. Buyer Seller Gambler 4.00 Java Cube 6.50 Hamburg Cube 6.75 White Muntok Pepper 29.30 i White Pepper 28.50 Black Pepper 15.50 Mixed Black Pepper Copra, sundried 2.55 Copra, mixed 2.10 Small Flake Tapioca 4.45 Fair Flake Tapioca 4.35 Med. Pearl Tapioca 5.35 Small Pearl
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    AIR MAIL.
    20 8 The Air Mail dispatched from Singapore on Mar. 28 was delivered in London on Apr. 5 (8 days).
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    33 8 Prom China and Japan by Arizona Maru due at Singapore tomorrow. From China by Santhla due at Singapore on Monday morning. From China by Laomedon due at Singapore noon on Monday.
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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        MINING.
        446 8 Val. Pd. <!,'- 4/- Ampat Tin £1 £1 AtbiCi Kumbanp £1 £1 Austral Malay 5/- 5/- Ayer Hitam Tin 1 1 Ayer Weng £1 £1 Bangrin Tin .Buyers Sellers. </9 7.- 41/42/6 43/6 cd. 15/- 16/1.87^ 1.92V4 34/6 35/6 £1 £1 ChangkatTin £1 £1 Chenderiang 50 50 Hitam Tin
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        GENERAL.
        281 8 Issue fal. Pd. Buyers Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 0.75 0.85 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 1.45 1.55 11 1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 5.18.0 6.2.0 10 5 British Malaya Trustee 5.40 5.60 tl £1 Con. T. S. 7% Prefs. 26/9 27/9 11 1 Con. T. S. Ord. 23/9
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        136 8 Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 1400,000 106 108 nom. Singapore Municipal 4'<fe p.c. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 106 108 nom. Singapore Municipal 4V£ p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 105 107 nom. Singapore Municipal 4 p.c. of 1913 red. 1963 $2,000,000 102 103
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        378 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. Today 8 Prices Co. Fraser LyaJl Evatt Allenby ($1) 1.00 1.10 1.00 1.05 /lor Gajah ($1) 0.70 0.80 0.70 0.80 A. Hitam (?1) 1.15 1.30 1.15 1.25 A. Malay ($2) 2.15 2.30 2.15 2.25 A. Molek (51) 0.62»/fe 0.70 0.60
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      219 8 The following are the exchange rates this morning, according to the daily circular issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/4 11/64 London, 3 months' sight t/4 5/32 London, 60 days' sight 2/4 9/64 London, 30 days' sight 2/4 8 London,
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      EXCHANGES.
      91 8 Rugby, Apr. 5. Foreign exchanges today were: Amsterdam 7.61 Athens 535 sellers. Belgrade 225 Berlin 12.95 Bombay 1/6 3/32 Brussels 22 Bucharest 517»/2 Geneva 15.90 Buenos Aires 36V& sellers ort-ial. Copenhagen 22.39 Vt Heteingfors 226 '/o Hong Kong 1/6 Lisbon 110 Madrid 37 11/16 Milan 59 29/32 Montevideo 37
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      68 8 Noon, Apr. 7. R.S.S. equal to London Standard: Buyers. Sellers. Spot (loose) 173/t 17% (F. 0.8.) 18 18i/ 8 Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Buyers. Sellers. April 17% 18 May-June 18 18>/« July-Sept. 18 5,16 18 7/16 Oct.-Dec. 18% 18% Tone of Market: Dull. Latest Cable:
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      MONEY ORDERS.
      101 8 The rate of Issue Is Rs. ISS=SIOO. The rate of payment is Rs. IS9=SIOO. The rate of payment is the rate current on the day of receipt of the Money Order Advice by the Straits Settlements Post Office. The rates of issue of Money Orders drawn on the
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    149 8 Today. Kemaman. Kemas?k. Kietay. Dungun. Trengganu <uid Besut (Uplsi 2 p.m China. Japan. Korea, Formosa. East Siberia, Western Canada and Western States of USA (Menestheusi ..2 p.m. DJambl (Tcta) 3 p.m. Rangoon. North East India (Bengal Maru) 3 p.m. Sarawak, Slbu, Mirl. Labuan. North Bornej and Jolo
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    36 8 m Ranpura Karagola Johan d? Witt Rawalpindi J'aroa Lett Arr<k. Spore I -t Feb. 16 Mar 12 Fc'o. 22 Mar. 17 Mar. 2 Mar. 22 Mar. 2 Mar. 24 Mar. 8 Mar. 31
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    RUBBER REPORT.
    552 8 The Effects Of Profit Taking. Symington Wilson's weekly rubb2t market report from London, dated Mar. 21, states:— The higher prices ruling at the De o ..ning oi taa* we~'k jrjught Oi.. a considerable volume of profit talcing by {outside operators and although the n.oi, 6., a )IC tniS
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      52 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Saturday Ap-.tl 7. Singapore Plowei Show, New World, second day. Un\ed Chinese Musical Association performance. Great World, 9 p.m. Sunday. April 8. Singapore Plower Show, New World, third day. Sporting events will be found under a separate beading en the sports page. For Tid? Tables see
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      LONDON TIN MARKET.
      942 9 QUESTION OF "WHAT WILL PRICES DO NEXT?" (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Mar. 19. The tin market has worn a very Interesting appearance during the past few days. For some time past prices had been talked up. £240 per ton being mentioned in some quarters, so that
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      MALAYA TIN STATISTICS.
      88 9 Foreign imports of tin ore during March. Country of Origin Tons. 1. Alaska 2. Burma 251 3. Netherlands India:— Banka fc BUliton Slngkep Other Places 2 4. French Indo-China 127 5. Japan 78 6. Siam 1,737 7. Tanganyika 15 8. Union of South Africa 77 9. Uganda
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      72 9 New Scudal.— 3l,soo U>. United Paiani.— 232,o4s lb. Malakoff.— l3l.loo lb. Taiplng 121,119 lb. Sungel 8atu.— 45,500 lb. Windsor— 3o.7so lb. Foothills.— 2s,ooo lb. Bertam Consolidate! —248.167 lb. Kuala Muda.— l9s,ooo lb. Val D0r.— 39.00C lb. Gadek.— 11,350 lb. Kuala Sidim— 7l.BBo lb. Bassett 30.332 lb. Jimah— 3B.237
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      COMPANY RESULTS.
      37 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 6. Jugra Land.— Trading profit at Nov. 30, £18.081. but net after writing off depreciation only £765; forward credit, £1.359. Trolok.— Loss at Nov. 30. £313; forward debit, £5,136.
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      TALAM MINES.
      504 9 Chairman's Views On Pools. (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, The fourteenth annual general > meeting of the Talam Mines Ltd. was I held on Mar 22 at the offices of Messrs. Evatt and Company with Mr. A. N. Kenlon In the chair. The Directors' report and accounts for
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      TIN RETURNS.
      103 9 Rahman Hydraulic. 525 pels. Hltam— 78.27 pels. Rawang— Hrs. 580, cv. yds. 240.000, prli. 1.428, approx. working costs $18,750, approx realisation $105,000. Kuala Kampar. Hrs. 468. cv. yds. 140,000, pels. 588. approx. working costs $14,500, approx. realisation $43,500. Changtat— Hrs 573 cv. yds. 220.000 pels 756. approx. working
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      AYER TENGAH RUBBER.
      336 9 Crop Harvested Falls Below Estimate. I The directors of Ayer Tengah Rubber Estates, Limited, In their report, to be presented to the seventeenth ordinary annual general meeting on Monday, April 9, at Malacca, state The year's working: has resulted in a profit of 2,348 17 To which
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      LIBRARY NOTICE
      439 9 Department Of Statistics Announcement. SIM-foUewiag-iinbHeatiens'-were Usued or! received by the Department of Statistics. 83 and P. M.S.. during the period Mar. 24 to 30. inclusive, and are available for public use in the Reference Library, Pullerton Building. Singapore. Application may be made by m:mbers of the public resident
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    AMUSEMENTS
    111 10 Singapore. Raquel Torres, Oret* Nlaaen in Red Wagon. 8.15— 9 15. CAPITOL Joan Crawford 4c Clark Oable in Dancing Lady. 6.15—9.15 GOODWOOD PAUL HOTEL Special Dinner tc Dance GREAT WORLD Cabaret— Ben Hur tc Around the World in SO Minute*. MARYBOROUGH Naksh K. Sulelmanl. 6.15—9.15. NEW WORLD Side Briows,
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1934. A PRICELESS POSSESSION.
    1028 10 Will this country ever see any action taken for the preservation of wild life It Is now nearly four years since a commission was appointed to carry out a diligent and full Inquiry concerning the protection of wild life
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    579 10 ENTERPRISE. Following the announcement of the plan for distributing The Sunday Times by air, we have received several catalogues and a letter which begins Believing that you might be Interested In the purchase of aircraft for the express delivery of your newspapers. BRIGHT! A contemporary's bright
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    TODAY'S SPECIAL ARTICLE.
    1284 10 GOLDEN GRAIN. (By Norman Ginsbury.) Corn is the staple f -od of humanity in many parts of the world, and it has so many byproducts as to make this vital commodity a universal provider for the many requirements of mankind. How else are we served by cor
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    FRIENDLY BATTLE BETWEEN BRITAIN AND FRANCE.
    103 11 ANOTHER NOTE ON ARMS. Loopholes Or Rigid Obligations? FOUR POINTS. Economic Sanctions Suggested. Paris, Apr. 6. Another French Armaments Note to Great Britain is expected within a week, proposing: Firstly, that seml-mllltary organisations be rendered harmless Secondly, that French armaments remain at their present
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    ONLY THREE SURVIVORS
    59 11 Explosion Aboard Launch Off Changchow. Hong Kong, Apr. 7. There were only three survivors of a crew of 20 aboard the steam launch, Lee An, split into two as the result of a boiler explosion yesterday. The tragedy occurred off Changchow Harbour while the Lee An was
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    ACROSS THE CHANNEL.
    61 11 Young Airwoman's Feat In A Glider. Rugby, Apr. 5. Miss Joan Meakln, a young London airwoman, crossed the Channel today in a glider towed by an aeroplane. She left Ostend early this afternoon and made a safe landing at Lympne, afterwards proceeding to Heston. Before alighting she
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    VLADIVOSTOK
    60 11 Harbour Equipment To Be Modernised. Moscow. Apr. 5. The Soviet Government has decided to modernise the harbour equipment ol Vladivostok, the sum of 11,000,000 roubles having been appropriated for the work to be carried out during the current year. It is proposed to construct new piers, build new varehouses
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    INDIAN LEADERS DISAGREE.
    184 11 Coming: Elections. GANDHI REVIVING THE SWARAJ PARTY. New Delhi, Apr. 6. Gandhi has approved the decision of the Congress leaders to contest the forthcoming elections for the Legislative Assembly and Is reviving the Swaraj Party for this purpose. Gandhi has undertaken to render the party all assistance
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    SHIPPING TROUBLES.
    185 11 Four Nations Look To Britain For Aid. Rugby, Apr. 5. The Danish, Netherlands, Norwegian and Swedish Governments, through their respective Ministers in London, have recently made representations to the British Government regarding the present precarious state of the shipping Industry. They have expressed the view that this is
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    7 11 Jiro Satoh, right, with his brother, Hmyotnre.
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    MLLE. MARYSE HILSZ.
    31 11 Nanking, Apr. 6. Mile. Maryse Hllsz, who recently completed a flight from Paris to Toklo, has taken off on a non-stop flight from here to Hong Kong. Reuter.
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    Big Victories Over Reds In Fukien.
    437 11 Shanghai, Apr. 7. ft communique from the Fukien anM bandit headquarters claims sweeping victories over the attacking Red armies at Tainlng and Chlennlng, in NorthWest Fukien. Thousands of casualties were suffered by the Reds before they abandoned the assault. Meanwhile the work of clearing
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    THOUGHT HE WAS BURDEN TO HIS COLLEAGUES.
    1251 11 Satoh's Farewell Letter Before Throwing Himself Overboard. The full story of the death at sea of Jiro Satoh, captain of the Japanese Davis Cup lawn tennis team, was made known on the arrival of the N.Y.K. Hakone Maru at Penang yesterday evening. As
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    STOCK EXCHANGE CONTROL.
    353 11 New U.S. BilL MAY REACH BOTH HOUSES NEXT WEEK. Washington, Apr. 6. The Senate banking committee has unanimously passed an amendment to the Stock Exchange Control Bill for excluding small exchanges from regulation. The spokesmen of both the House i sub-committee and the Senate bank committee forecast
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    NEW AERODROME.
    50 11 Rugby, Apr. 5. The Prime Minister and Lord Londonderry, Air Minister, will tomorrow fly to Liverpool to attend the opening there of a new airport. After the ceremony they will attend a civil luncheon and the Prime Minister will fly back to London in the afternoon— British Wireless.
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    PROPOSED BUFFER TIN POOL.
    100 11 "Pressed By Secretary For Colonies." PROTESTS IGNORED. Tin Mining Expansion In Unrestricted Areas. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 6. Commenting on the International Tin Committee's re* commendation that the signatory governments to the tin restriction scheme should accept the proposed buffer pool without delay, the
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    FUNDING LOAN
    85 11 Subscription Lists Quickly Closed. Rugby, Apr. 5. Subscription lists opened this morning for the British Government 3 [per cent, funding loan of £150,000,'OOO offered at the price of 98 per cent. At 11.30 It was announced that the lists had been closed. This issue completed the series of
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    PARIS DEMONSTRATION.
    80 11 Protest Against Cuts In Salaries. Paris, Apr. 6. A noisy demonstration of postal and telegraph employees occurred this afternoon In front of the Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs In protest against the reduction of salaries. The demonstrators shouted abuse against the Government, singing the Internationale. This Is the
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    Memorial Unveiled At Krupp Steelworks.
    355 11 Essen, Apr. 3. A memorial has been unveiled at the Krupp steelworks by the well-known German Industrialist leader, Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, to 13 workmen belonging to the steel foundry who were shot dead by French troops on Easter Sunday, 1923, during the occupation
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    PLANTER SAVES THREE LIVES IN SHIPWRECK.
    534 12 Presentation Of Humane Society Medal To Mr. H.E.B. Jones. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 6. A small gathering stood on the lawn of the Residency this afternoon, listened to a tale of great bravery and witnessed the presentation of the Royal Humane
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    LIFE IN PRISON.
    219 12 Month's Liberty In Five Years. A young Indian named Mohamed Ismail with four previous convictions for theft was yesterday sentenced to a further term of Imprisonment by Mr. J M. Brander, the Third Magistrate, for .■-.••al'ng a motor-car from Collyer Quay on Mar. 19. Accused had pleaded
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    F.M.S.R. THRIFT SOCIETY.
    103 12 2'/i Per Cent. Dividend Proposed. The tenth annual general meeting of the Railway Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society. Ltd., will be held at the Town Hall, Kuala Lumpur, on Apr. 26, at 4.30 p.m. Among other Items on the agenda It is proposed to declare, a dividend
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    THREE IN HOSPITAL
    71 12 During a family quarrel at 11 o'clock yesterday morning a Hokien Chinese living at the 6th mile. Upper Serangoon Road, is alleged to have attacked his wife and mother-in-law with a chopper and to have inflicted severe injuries on them. He is then said to have attempted
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    MONSTER MYSTERY
    61 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Pe^-r Apr. 6. The Pulau Rimau monster is alleged to have been seen by the chief engineer of the Kirn Kean Aun, between Langkawi and Tarrautaw Islands. He way unable to give a description owing to the darkness, but he said It was moving
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    FLOWER SHOW.
    285 12 Winners Of Special Awards. Mrs. Caldecott. wife of the acting Governor, yesterday opened the flower show at the New World. There are 46 different classes of plants on view Including a special section for orchids which it one of the most interesting features of the show. Among the
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    ALLEGED CHEATING.
    72 12 A Sikh moneylender made the allegation before Mr. J. M. Brander In the police court this morning that a Chinese clerk had cheated him of $24 by making endorsements on a promissory note In excess of the amounts actually repaid. The accused, Lim Chin Wah, claimed trial, and
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    STREET MISHAP
    29 12 A collision between a motor and a rlklsha occurred In ?aterson Road last night. The riklsha puller aryl his passenger, an In lian tamby. were slightly injured.
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    31 12 The next Rotary meeting will be held at Goodwood Park Hotel at 8 p.m. on Wednesday. Dinner will be followed by a dance Interspersed with concert items of an International nature.
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    32 12 The Kuantan Amateur Dramatic Association staged a. Tamil Play "Leelavathi Salochana" in the Chinese Theatre Kuantan on March 30, in aid pt the Viceroy's Indian Earthquake Fund and the Tamil School Kuantan.
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    MALAYA COMMAND.
    145 12 Strength Of Land Garrison. (From Our Service Correspondent.) London, Mar. 26. The land garrison of Malaya, which Includes the Singapore base, will be maintained at a strength of all ranks and arms of 2,332 during the coming year. This force will be made up as follows Royal Artillery
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    SIR JOSIAH CROSBY.
    84 12 Appointment To Bangkok Welcomed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Apr. 6. The appointment of Sir Josiah Crosby to be British Minister has given the greatest satisfaction to British people in Siam. vis knowledge of the language and c untry <-uring m-jiy years consular service in all parts
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    OFFERED A BRIBE.
    52 12 Sequel In Taiping Court. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Apr. 6. The Taiping magistrate imposed a fine of $10 or nine days' rigorous imprisonment on a Chinese lorry attendant. Lam Phlng, when he pleaded guilty to offering a bribe of $1 to a constable, who had stopped
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    ALLEGED KIDNAPPING.
    103 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Apr. 5. The Alor Gajah police court was occupied the whole of today with the hearing of the case In which two Malays; Haroun bin Tallp and Pendek bin Mohammad, were charged with kidnapping Wong Llan, an attractive Hakka girl, from the lawful
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    MR F. S. CLARKE.
    236 12 Death Of Former Local Resident A correspondent informs us of the death at home recently of Mr. F. S. Clarke, who was well known In Singapore. Mr. F. S. Clarke was a son of Mr. W. R. Clarke the senior partner of chartered accountants in Manchester.
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    BOMBERS AT TAIPING.
    66 12 Several Days' Aerial Manoeuvres. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Apr. 6. Four Wlldebeester torpedo bombers belonging to the 100 Squadron "A" Flight, attached to the Singapore Naval Base, which took part in the official opening of the Sungel Patani Aerodrome, stopped at Taiping on their return flight.
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    REV. BECHERAS.
    101 12 The Reverend Father Edward Becheras. Vicar of the Catholic Church at Upper Serangoon, a d Director of Holy Innocents School, will sail for home on leave on April 18 by the Porthos. When he returned from the war In 1919 he took charge of the Upper Serangoon Village,
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    15 12 Mr. P. Carmichael, who went into the General Hospital on Easter Sunday, Is progressing favourably.
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    THREE BAD MEN OF TANJONG PAGAR.
    716 12 Bound Over. REMNANTS OF POPEJOY SEARCH ROUND UP. In the third court yesterday three out of the group at Cantonese, numberIng 23, who were detained by the Singapore police In the search for Inspector Popejoy's murderer on the night of March 15, were bound
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    1931 LOCAL CRIME.
    75 12 Alleged Culprit Arrested 'In Penang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. 6. A man alleged by the police to be Lum Lye Choon, alias An Tiang Teng, has been arrested on a warrant from Singapore for criminal breach of trust in respect of $8,000 when employed as
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    Town And Country In Malaya.
    599 12 THE DEMAND FOR LATEX. Agjin there is the quest'on of late* export. Latex grows more and more in demand for special purposes for which rubber In any other form is useless. Would it not be possible to form a t manufacturing company. out here lir
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    INDIAN'S SUICIDE,
    167 12 Woman's Discovery In Plantation. The Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. O Porter, yesterday held an inquiry into the death of an Indian who was found hanging In a plantation. Tan Ah Chee related that at 4 p.m. on Mar. 30 she left her hut in a plantation near Mount
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    MORE FIRST AID MEN AND NURSES.
    563 13 Revival Of St. John 's Ambulance In Singapore. Efforts to revive Interest in the lecal branch of the St. John's Ambulance Association are meeting with great success, the Straits Times learns. A strong and efficient body of flrslaid men and women in Singapore would
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    FILM AGREEMENT.
    161 13 Distribution In Malaya And North Borneo. The number of first-class motion pictures shown in Singapore will be considerably increased shortly as the result of an agreement concluded yesterday between Mr. E. D. Leishman, representative of R.K.O. Radio Pictures now visiting Malaya, and Pavilion, Ltd. for the distribution of
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    SISTER"S WEDDING
    56 13 Malay aught Stealing To Get Money For Feast. (From Our Ov;n Correspondent.) Taiplng, Apr. 5. Not having enough money to prepare a wedding feast for his sister, a Padang Gajah Malay. Argus bin Rajab. stole rubber from a neighbour. He was caught and the Taiping magistrate fined him
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    WILFUL TRESPASS
    30 13 (From Our Own Correspondent) Sercmban, Apr. 5. For wilfully trespassing into the pounds of the Seremban Residency, a Chinese was fined $10 or in default 14 days' imprisonment.
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    SCOUT JAMBOREE.
    132 13 Malaya Will Send Contingent To Australia. It is still too early to say how many local scouts will make the trip to Australia for the Australian Jamboree to be held at Melbourne at the end of this year, but that a contingent will be sent from this country
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    F.M.S.EUROPEAN FUND,
    96 13 F.M.S. EUROPEAN FUND, List Of Donations Received In March, 1934. Government contribution, account repatriations $895.31, Ex-Services Association of Malaya, account repatriations $400.00, Incorporated Society of Planters $133.34, J. A. Harvey Esq. $5, ■BOB." $5, W. G. A. Smith Esq. $5. W. J. Corney Esq. $2. W. H. W. Gubb!ns Esq.
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    MR. LOW KEE YEW.
    49 13 '(From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Apr. 5. The death has occurred at Seremban of Mr. Low Kee Yew, father of Mr. Llew Choon Meow of Anglo-French and Bendixens Ltd: and of Mr. Llew Ah Swee, the N. S. Footballer. The funeral takes place on Saturday.
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    ROADSIDE PLAY TO GET SALES.
    144 13 Chinese OHve- Vendors Fined $1 Each. (From Our Own Correspondent). Talplng, Apr. S. Eight Cantonese olive-vendors who staged a play on the roadside in order to attract customers for their wares at a cent each, found themselves In conflict with the law, when they were
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    MEDICAL STUDENTS.
    526 13 Results Of King Edward VII School Examinations. The following are the results of the March 1934, King Edward vn, College of Medicine examinations. Medical Results. Final. Student* who have passed In Part I, and Part II and have been granted the L.M.S. Diploma:— Urw Chin Seang, Man Kee
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    TRUSTEES' CLAIM.
    66 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, April 5. Raja Kamaralzaman bin Raja Mansur, the Seremban magistrate, today delivered judgment In the sum of $433/90 In favour of plaintiffs In the case in which the trustees of the estate of Loke Wan Tho sued Mrs. Tan See Kee, widow of
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    17 13 A meeting of the Upper Chamber of the Negri Sembilan State Council takes place at Seremban today.
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    BREACH OF PROMISE ACTION.
    359 13 Girl Receives $500. COURT CONFIRMS A SETTLEMENT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, April 5. For refusing to fulfil his contract of marriage with Chan Bay Thye of Kampar, Hor Tat Sam, a clerk in the Government Machinery office, Kuala Lumpur was ordered to pay $500 as
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    "A BAD CASE."
    108 13 Six Months' Prison For Malay Housebreaker. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping. Apr. S. "The case is a bad one" said the Taiping magistrate, Che Mustapha Albakrl, in sentening a Malay, Harun bin Yahaya, to six months' rigorous imprisonment on each of three charges of house-breaking and theft
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    TWO TAMILS FINED.
    55 13 Toddy Bought And Sold Without Licence. (From Our Own Corresponded Talplng, Apr A toddy-tapper, Slnnathamby, fined $30 or six weeks' rigorous i. prisonment by the Talplng magistral for selling toddy without a licence. Another Tamil, Appoo, who bought the toddy, was charged with abetting and fined $15
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    26 13 At the literary meeting of the Lotus Club today Mrs. M. V. Pillai and Mrs. A. Katyal will be the speakers, in English and Hindustani respectively.
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    MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE.
    260 13 Mr. O. H. Eustace, Managing Director of Imperial Chemical Industries (Ma'iya) Ltd., left Singapore by the Ophlr for a visit to the main centres of Java and Sumatra. He expects to be away three weeks. The engagement is announced, and the marriage will take place early next
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      TENNIS TOURNAMENTS IN MALAYA.
      428 14 Final Stages At Cricket Club. The S.C.C. spring tennis tournament has now reached the semi-final stages and next week will see the conclusion of the event. Yesterday R. B. B. Donnell and Dr. Dcmeny reached the semi-finals of the championship doubles by virtue of a victory
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      Entries For Selangor State Championships.
      262 14 I From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 6. An interesting feature of the entries for the Selangor State tennis championship is the increase in Malay competitors for the men's Doubles. The draw resulted as follows: Men's Singles. Byes— J. B. Bong, Dr. R. S.
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      MONOPOLIES TOO GOOD FOR Y.M.C.A.
      233 14 MONOPOLIES TOO GOOD FOR Y.M.C. A. Govt. Monopolies ..3; T.M.C.A. Good team-work by their forwards and a well balanced understanding by their defence earned a three-goal victory for the Government Monopolies when they met the V.M.C.A. in the third division (B) league of the S.A.F.A. There was too much of
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      FOUR GOALS IN SECOND HALF.
      664 14 R.A.F. Take A Long Time To Settle Down. R.A.F. .4; I.CFJL ..I The R.A.F. were far below their usual form when they met the IndoCeylonese in a First Division fixture at Anson Road Stadium yesterday. During the first half they displayed very poor football and
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      Jack Doyle's Sensational "Come-Back."
      745 14 Jack Doyle's Sensational "Come-Back. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Mar. 23. Several important boxing matches i&ave tMfin staged this week. The best iof them was the fight at the Albert Hall on Monday evening. In which ;Jack Doyle, the Irish heavy-weight, staged his "come-back" and knocked lout Frank Borrington. of
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      FURTHER S.A.F.A. INQUIRY PENDING.
      410 14 Incidents During Java Tour. The Straits Times understands that a further Inquiry Is pending in connection with charges of professionalism against football officials and players I. Singapore. This further inquiry will also r..\. as its basis the tour of a team Of Malays which visited Java
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      HUDDERSFIELD'S TASK AT HIGHBURY.
      299 14 One of the mast interesting English League matches of the season is down for decision this afternoon, Arsenal meeting Huddersfleld at Highbury. These sides are at the top of the First Division and should the Arsenal be successful it witll greatly enhance their chance of retaining
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      SPORTING FIXTURES
      193 14 Saturday. April Football: S.A.F.A. League, First Division. S.R.C. vs. R.A., J.B. SUaiura 5.15 p.m. (Pte Hughes) Cricket: S.C.C. vs. St. Joseph's Institution, S.C.C. 2 p.m.; S.C.H.C. v>. S.R.C.. S.R.C. 2 p.ra V.M.C.A. vs. Ceylon S.C.. C.8.C.. 2 p.m.; AngloChinese School VS. V.M.0.A., V.M.C.A.. 2 p.m.; Raffles Inst. vs.
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  • Favourites Fail In Kuala Lumpur.—Rugby Review.—Penang Boxing.
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      LITTLE BELLA UPSETS AT SELANGOR.
      937 15 Successful Opening To Amateur Meeting. Favourites were unsuccessful here tcday on the opening day of the Selangor Turf Club amateur meeting, but in spite of this the majority of the winners were well supported on the tote. The biggest upset of the day was Little
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    TODAY'S FOOTBALL.
    73 15 Recreation Club To Meet Gunners. The Singapore Recreation Club will meet the B.A. in a First Division match at Jalan Besar Stadium this afternoon. The S.R.C. team has been selected as follows: J. Sanderson; H. C. Humphries and T. Sta. Maria; F. W. Ay res, 1. Moller and
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    NARA WINS RETURN WITH DIAMOND.
    202 15 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. 4. About a month ago Rough Diamond, a rising young boxer of Penang, was awarded the decision In his encounter against Boy Nara, the Penang champion, although In* the opinion of many Nara had won. The return contest yesterday
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    FOOTBALLER HURT.
    107 15 Accident In Selangor League Match. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 7. An unfortunate incident marred Third Division match In the Selangor League yesterday between the Postal Union and the Customs Dept, which I ended in a win for the former by 4— 2. I Halim (Customs)
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    103 15 Women's April Spoon Competition. Twenty- four cards were taken cut for the Keppel Golf Club women's April spoon competition and the following were returned: Mrs. E. A. Elder (13) 1 up Mrs. J. C. MacLeod (14) lup Miss G. Farnell (18) 1 up Mrs. P. J. Crawley
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    Y.M.C.A. BILLIARDS.
    271 15 Ties In the first round of the V.M.C.A. Billiards Handicap will be played as follows Monday, April 9 at 8 p.m. Khoo Hock Tian +30 vs. Hajl Ahmad +20. Tuesday, April 10 at 8 p.m. Lee Kwong Soon 40 vs. Teo Lam Chye 105. Wednesday, April 11 at
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    ENGLAND'S CALCUTTA CUP VICTORY.
    1323 15 Scotland Fail In Great Finish. (From Our Own Correspondent.) 1 London, Mar. 18. I By defeating Scotland at Twlcken- ham yesterday by two tries to one try I (6 points to 3), England not only regained the Calcutta Cup, but, for the first time since 1927,
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    TWO PLAYERS SENT OFF IN SELANGOR.
    195 15 The first division League match between the present champions, the r.P.C.A., and the Selangor Malays on the Kampong Bharu padang, Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, resulted In two players, one from each team, being ordered off the Held by Mr. C. G. Sollls, who refereed
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    Aeroplane Attack On Swarms Of Locusts, f
    363 16 POISON DUST CLOUDS. Rugby, Apr. 5. A large scale attack by clouds of poison dust distributed from an aeroplane Is to be made upon locust swarms which cause annually £1,500,000 damage in tropical and sub-tropical Africa. This new method was evolved by Mr.
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    SOLD MEDALS TO ENEMY.
    112 16 Workman's Boast COURT CASE SEQUEL TO; DISMISSAL. Berlin, Apr. 1. A remarkable labour dispute was ended in Berlin at the week-end when the Supreme Labour Court confirmed the right of an employer to discharge without notice a workman who openly boasted of having sold to his
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    SHIPWRECKED CREW.
    132 16 Safe Arrival Of Plane From Drifting Camp. Moscow, Apr. 4. A Russian aviator, Babushkln, a member of the crew of the Chelyuskin, accompanied by a mechanic, had I landed safely at Cape Wankaren, from where he plans to return to the base camp at the earliest opportunity. This
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    STELLA MATUTINA.
    82 16 Famous Jesuit College To Be Transferred. Vienna, Mar. 25. The famous Jesuit college, Stella Matutlna. at Feldklrch. iv the Province of Vorarlberg. will be transferred to the Black Forest town of Sankt Blasien, in Germany, according to a decision of the college administration. The Institution was founded in
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    TO COMBAT CANCER.
    56 16 New Association Formed In Paris. Paris, Max. 25 The German scholar. Prof Borst, has been elected acting chairman of the International Association to Combat Cancer, which was formed here yesterday. Prof. Godart. the French scientist, was elected chairman. Fire professors (Belgian, Italian, English, American, and Spanish) were
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    FAITE DECIDED.
    70 16 Charlottenburg Opera House. Berlin, Mar. 28. The municipal opera at Charlottenburg, Berlin, the fate of which has been hanging in the balance for some time past, has now become the property of the Reich and placed under the Jurisdiction of the Ministry of Propaganda. The new director will
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    "THRILL PICTURES."
    86 16 Yangtse River Scenes To Be Filmed. CiVia will I>e the scene of the next fllm production of Mr. Clyde E. Elliot, maker of "Thrill Pictures," says a message from Hollywood. He announced that he will go 1,500 miles up the Yangtse River for scenes, but that he was
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    BALKAN MINORITIES.
    108 16 Questions No Longer To Be Referred To League. Athens, Apr. 4. The love-lorn League of Nations was Jilted once more on Tuesday when > the Balkan Conference here decided no longer to refer the minorities problems of the Balkan nations to the League but to a committee of
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    SUBMARINE BASE.
    75 16 Work Reported To Have Begun At Calais. Paris, Apr. 4 I Le Journal claims authority for the report that the channel port of Calais, which served as the centre of operations for the Allied submarines during the Great War, will again be developed as a submarine base. The
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    HURRICANE TOLL.
    51 16 18 Drowned Off New Caledonia. Paris, Apr. 4. Messages from New Caledonia on Tuesday report heavy damage wrought by a furious hurricane which whipped the Pacific Ocean east of Australia during the week-end. In the French I colony alone 18 persons were drowned and 12 boats were sunk.
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    MARYSE HILSZ.
    25 16 Hong Kong, Apr. 6. Mile. Maryse Hilsz, the first woman to fly from Nanking to Hong Kong, arrived here safely thla afternoon.— Reuter.
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    BRIGHT PROSPECTS FOR FLAT SEASON.
    1413 17 Expected To Be Finest In English Turf History. (From Our Own Correspondent 1 Straits Times Omci, I Fleet Street, Mar. 20. i The flat racing enthusiast's winter s of discontent Is over. Yesterday saw I the beginning of the Lincoln Spring i meeting, the great
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    OXFORD WIN.
    91 17 Women's Boat Race On The Cam. London, Mar. 12. Oxford won the boat race on Saturday! But it was that between the women of ..the rival universities, who rowed over a half-mile coarse on the river Cam. The crews rowed independently, Cambridge following the Dark Blues after a
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    27 17 I Satoh (right) taking part In an exhibition at the S.C.C. with his brother during their visit to Singapore in February, 1931, on their way to Europe.
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    INTER-SCHOOL SPORT
    156 17 Hockey, Football And Cricket Matches. i From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Apr. 1. The Clifford school from Kuala Kangsar. Including the school's players now on their way to Hong Kong, defeated the King George V school here by s—l5 1 at hockey. At soccer the local school wore
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    British Failures In America's Cup.
    1143 17 The history of tbe America's Cup is i Indeed remarkable. In the course of i 93 yean there have been fourteen < challenges, and Mr. Sopwith's Is tbe I fifteenth. Every one has 1 ailed so well has the New York Yacht Club defend- 1
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    Tennis Amateurs Criticised.
    214 17 Paris. Mar. 17. Scathing denunciations of tee ways of some prominent tennis amateurs are contained In the report of the international committee on amateurism, drawn up by the representatives of the United States, Switzerland. Germany, France and Great Britain. It Inveighs against the ever-Increas-ing concessions accorded to
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    ORGANISING A TENNIS PARTY.
    492 18 •THE thought of giving a tennis party, much as they would like to do so, worries many women. Yet It Is no more difficult to organise a successful tennis party than any other kind of party— easier, in fact, for you do know, at least, what
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      CULTIVATE THOSE CURVES.
      391 18 (By Our Beauty Editress.) Who would have believed a year or two ago that the time would soon come when women would be found to bemoaning their slimness? Yet the unbelievable has happened. Fashion is distributing her favours to the woman of comely proportions, and it behoves
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      BEWILDERING ARRAY OF NEW FASHIONS.
      897 18 LOWER WAISTS, SHORTER SKIRTS INTRODUCED. (From Our London F^shlca Correspondent.) Straits Tntis Oftice, Fleet Street, Mar. 10. TOOTHING Is more bewildering to the mind than a constant rush from one collection of beautiful dresses to another. It is only some time later that one is
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      CONSIDER YOUR BEDROOM.
      617 18 (By Janet Joyce.) Let your dining-room, if you like, be the embodiment of all the beliefs that modernism imposes upon you; your drawing-room the expression of t all the old-world traditions inherited i from generations of ancestors who never knew the twentieth century; your morning-room or study
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    TIPS TO PASS ON TO THE COOK
    214 18 j l| ARD- boiled eggs will be found to j peel quite easily if cracked at either end Instead of round the middle. Sardine tins can be opened more easily If a strong skewer is pushed through the handle of the opener. Do
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    EASTER BISCUITS.
    144 18 When Good Friday is over, and all the buns are gone, you will find that a tin of Easter biscuits will very soon disappear. If you have never tried making them, the following recipe is very easy to follow: Ingredients— 2 lb. flour, >jlb. butter, j 4 lb.
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