The Straits Times, 12 April 1934

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    38 1 The Straits Times [B3TABLIBHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, f§34. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1934. PRICE 10 CENTS
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      259 1 SINGAPORE: 78. CECIL ST. (PHONE 5151). PASKOE'S REMOVAL I SALE I COMMENCES TUESDAY, I 10th APRIL. at IS-tt, Oreharti ML I Over 1,000,000 ill-nourished ana BtR FATMeRs >o v\ ii PB^si I tlu l<l Ort M Bi cnuaren in cngiana V/w that .SCHOLAUMIP \im J K\ AW(<7 o^^i 0 Every
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      115 1 KUALA LUilW^tfts.iiAVA^T.'^ALJfe 3W93»r AS THE LUTE OF MEMORY PERFUME STRIKES THE MOST HAUNTING NOTES! I I— I >4 COMPLETE RANGE /iS^fcl lliTi F^i OF LENTHERIC Mfjß I Nd^C jHPL^IP O6 ta ,n«6/e/romf- SWG'APORfc- KUALA LUMPUrI V/^^^LU I fly i r M I E^iV^B l l lm^^l Yfl If id S^2itti
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      78 1 jC'^B^ TOOTH BRUSH lwfc&& A wi H outlast 3 rvj^aU^^^^^ money **^auya COX KINGS (AGENTS), LIMITED Head Office 13, REGENT STREET, LONDON, S.W. 1. TAKE CHARGE OF EASTERN KIT AT THEIR PORT SAID BRANCH HAVE IT LAUNDERED AND READY FOR YOU ON THE RETURN JOURNEY. Representatives board all homeward bound
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      630 2 P. k 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated ln England) MAIL PASSRHOKR AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORTKNTAL B.N. CO. UNDER OONTRAOT WITH 808 MAJEBTYS GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND PAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LOHDOH FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Due Tonnage Spore CORPU 15,000 Apr. 13 MANTUA 11,000 Apr.
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      613 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YU9EN KAISHA) (IncorporaUd In Japan) TO LONDON. Naples, Marsa***, Lmoob, An two* Rotterdam aai MlaVili ie«-h. Vessel* Tonnage Dim Sail I SUWA MARU 10.000 Apr. If 20 FUSHIMI MAHC 10.900 May S 4 HAKOZAKI MARD 10,500 May 16 17 HAKUSAN MARU 19.400 May 29 S9 I May
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      662 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED. (Incorporatad m DeamarkJ PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON. KOTTERDAM, HAMBIRGAND COPENHAGEN. Prom Prom Prom Prom B*pora Malacca Port Penang t ERRIA 11/4 13/4 LALANDIA 1/5 1/5 3/5 4/5 MKONIA 33/5 23/6 2S/5 25/5 ALSIA 13/g 13/8 13/8 lS.'f BORTMOIA 3/7 3/7 4/7 «/7
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      206 2 PRESIDENT LINERS £71,12.— FROM SINGATORE TO EVBOK. via a wren?* nu» rate Inch***: (a) Sat eIM« n»n Wici»«t to Hnc ■Mll»? IMnH nM KTM UK r»CtBC [<) lit daa rmll aer» Aawrica. !*> ItaM iafcXlii la Iks m ud fOM* aj. WfM— ar a*. Wnt93 (OTB: If passage through the
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      1164 2 siiipptnq. &t™ sss^«Tsaa! l i r, < s, L ff D THE uunl NAVIGATION CO, LTD. THE AUSTKAIJAN ORIENTAL UNF IJA Tta^UUi STEAM NAVIGATION ©a, TU STJNSHiJraaJioy WD INSURANCE. "si^fsri^'liir*' n^ n mr Mmmj M rt e RAILWAYS, Ta. Federated Malay States B Uwm WAW RaSways «f Siaaft. Imperial Airways,
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    SHIP SET ON FIRE DURING TRIALS.
    897 3 To Demonstrate Sprinkler System Of Protection. I Upon returning from progressive trials on the Firth of Clyde to her anchorage at the Tall of the Bank, Oourock, the new L.M.B. Railway steamer Princess Maud was discovered to be on fire in one of the
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    128 3 NGOW HOCK. Norw 709 tons, from Bangkok 12-4. for Sourabaya 13-4. NAM YONG. Brit.. 769 tons, from Batavia 11-4. for Java ports 13-4. KXANO. Brit.. 723 tons, from Penang 12-4, for Pt. Swettenham, Penang 14-4. MINDEROO. Brit., 1,836 tons, from FremanUe 11-4. for Java ports, Fremantle 17-4. HTJA
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    114 3 Thursday, April 12. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Lch. "Lady Clifford,'' Lch. "Alert." Tug "Pentower." Oil Wharf H.M.S. Veronica. Coal Wharf NIL VESSELS IN DRT DOCKS. Tanlun* Pagar. Albert Dock S.H.B. Hopper No. 4, Pile Pontoon. Victoria Dock Nil. Kenpal
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      197 3 WHY GO ELSEWHERE WHEN YOU CAN GET YOUR DRESSES MADE WITH THE FINEST OF MATERIALS BY EXPERTS AT MINIMUM COST. WE ALSO STOCK THE FINEST AND LATEST IN ALL KINDS OF SILKWEAR AT THE MOST MODERATE PRICES. U. GULABRAI GRAND NEW SILK STORE 58, HIGH STREET, SINGAPORE. A J.G.P. Zeiss
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      780 3 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated in FMS.) LLOYDS AGENTS: •BOOKING AGENTS. IMPERIAL AIRWAYS. F.M.S. ELYS. AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS. TELEPHONE Freight MM hntfi Hit CANADIAN PACIFIC. STEAMSHIPS LIMITED. STEAMSHIPS— RAILWAYS HOTELS— EXPRESS (Incorporated In England.) REDUCED FARES SINGAPORE TO EUROPE First Class From £106.4.6 Up Connecting with Canadian Pacific Atlantic Expresses.
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      475 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporate* In England.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM HAMBURG Via Port-, and Soe» Canal Due S»U« Steanvr Spore S'POrC CITY Gi> BAODAD Apr. 14 Apr M CITY OF t.tt.tj: Apr. 29 May 1 HONG KONG. SHANGHAI I*™*Steamer O"* 8 pom CITY OF EASTBOURNE Apr.
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      130 3 !lI>K IABLts. Ihsnaday, April 13. H W 93. a.m.. 8 ft. 7 in. 10.15 pjn, < 8 it. 2 in. 1 L W 3 39 a.m.. 2 ft. 6 In.. 4.6 p.m.. I ft. 2 in. Fi.-y. April IS. H W 10.26 a.m.. 9 ft. 1 a 10.41 p.m., 1
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      66 3 SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Stations Yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Mm. temp. Ins. Sunshine temp. hrs. 8 P Alor Star 94 Nil 9.4 72 Sitiawan 90 0.01 9.5 73 K. Trengganu No report. Bukit Jeram 89 0.09 7.5 74 Malacca 88 Nil 10.5 78 Singapore (Mt.Faber) 88 0.01 7.8 74
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      22 4 SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS WANTED. NO. 315. Strait* i un?f. BOARD RESIDENCE man v .fjfc, MMfct.^HKL Road fjlstrlet .".BMf WlPHll COOKI/Ik, MOTOR VEHICLES
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      168 4 to Let. map. nit. Apia Blwre BtrJldlnt Cort, M Wutet Bt 0-A DC oOtDQK Stf 6rt Ration »mx nr« bunsstotn at Kstoog, OtScca tn Kocd hasfna"* ai?c comrno^lotig ci>dc«os, small stc Shoe? to North BrlJge Road and ether boglntn' wfion* ROr>t* Heter Hrothen -•,":rr\ :.:J ':,:r.r.!> preferred I rime*. WANTED
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      623 4 fciQAkf Notice the fcsta«e rf CttANjtf^ ttOFdrsßlnt t« NOTICE Is horcbj gticn that ML creditors and other pewu h»vte«r any Uic Estflt« of OIAV KJU UONO N3DO lat* of No. 112. nulr mfIfiJRP^JS dUd on Mar. 1, aud Prol»t« of vhote VHil wa* nanted to CUEANO TIIKAM CUO. CUEANG XTtEAM
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      429 4 PU§UE NQfl^i§ cards tOCit Wtftbtrts mm Nik frfafedtttt* Ail bkcen N coNsrtt tit* cßitt«<lAHOtTttter«n WAN tr«Mtftdti_tt»i CbiWHtT** At TtfT tJC.iI. StNQAM^ W w llvC Xoe o«&* ofi vorr*na2'icr, ivCTai f*n o*c™ UIIUIIUIII, BBTfemma HCU AU6fl§N NQflSii; nj Order of' the Mauicip.t Or the town of Singapore anaer the oo««» c_fcired
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    SINGAPORE
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    Tin Stocks And Improvement Of Singapore.
    54 5 next counch MEETING. ul MiieiUiV I»C«H »|ilU ill Iwu And «l MiimUi Itlll I 1.1 111, ,111. IlllwiU 111 I. 1 H Baiiil Aiuh«w'« Hill Id i Mr i wy lliti Ai linn i I iii MtfMM Nfl Wfw flu tMMWtM Urn 111 J*VH
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    PHOHI-HOLLAND
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    MALAYAN A.R.S. KUALA LUMPUR.
    60 5 I »«U), [p il 1 1 IMI BlTTlfnUti MH Ml Hi v u1.. 1 I I .Mrflt 1.1fc1.l lit Vi l.i. I M.v k It nut I II i i. li. Altfll i. i i»i.i Hyu v>h-i Otto* Unix I Him (11, ll— I MBJ llt.til
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      201 5 HOTELS TO Nltiin m. I*l uiNNtK CLASSICAL MUtIC IB tv U II |i m DANCE (FORMAI 941 tv Mium«h( with i i.c. FAMOUS MAGICIAN DEWVNB 'I |I|(IJ{I .11... SATURDAY, APRIL 14th SPECIAL DINNER DANCE with n.« FAMOUS MAGICIAN DEWVNE n\iiii *i i i iika it i) ORCHI ITHA PHONE 6381
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      166 5 ollirMkiNi kbINO I "MII-NES" N.T. UNITS I4UI tauuU lv. i UHK.H" PLATE LESS ACCUMUIAIORS (I tolu mhi> huum but* ticuu RADIO SERVICE CO. OF MALAYA, LTD. HHliiim kbl HOI l Itnhaid k ..a O«M(t O|K.*lui. ul HUltou *11l Tnilin) ...INK VMI PINANO TURF CLUB. EXTRA MEETING 1934. ibi i.i i
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      51 5 NEW iNQAPORK |M Bm M u( HAN i., HI THE Nouvt ah CO., .1 bi.ii.ii... Ma. 11. ti V >' Mi l .1 I \i |(Jpi f/I A I won'f fci// fi/fhy insecff INSIST on powerful FLIT In.. ti ...i. i i i• i .i. i..., 1 1 |p| t
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    THE WORLD HEADING FOR BARBARISM.
    1550 6 Gin Be Saved By Understanding Of Human Element. MR. J. G. LATHAM IN SINGAPORE. "There is a human element in human life and H is just about time that the world awoke to the fact that if we are going to allow our relations to
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    35 6 Under the auspices of the Singapore 'irrs' Association, the Rev. R. K. 8. Ad ims. will deliver a lecture tomorrow at 0 p.m. at the Anglo-Chinese School H II iCalrnhlll Road) on Travelling In' Australia.
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      171 6 CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS LTD. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) THE ABOVE COMPANY HAS FOR DISPOSAL A WIDE RANGE OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS ft SUPPLIES INCLUDING prndc Oil Engines v (from BV4 h.p. to 24 !s h.p.) electrical Fans Machi- nery and Accessories, numpfl (Hand and Power) Cnnltary Fitting rV>lfap«ible (Jntes pipe Fittings (Various)
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      275 6 REDUCE household expenses THIS EASY WAY takr advantage of Us ample ttorar and Us aclanUflcall; preper cooling (or each type of food. You wtll be ahlp to buy In money -saving quant It Ira nhrn prices are lowest and with no tear ol spoilage. Isn't that an Item worth ronaMering?
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      139 6 Today's Crossword Puzzle (CLUES.) ACROSS. n Moom 18 Harbouring ill-will i Knvm Jo Cutter I £c V«.nbh« 10. Bond |P£ M {I |»"'r customer, if. Lines 18. Nl«ht before 17. Feign 19. Indispositions Hi ESSf*!*' 011 1 Solution Of > cKtvnlav n 22. Edlblt starch S4 ParU C of feet
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    LEPERS MAY LEAVE KUALA LUMPUR?
    2183 7 UNANIMOUS OPINION. Unreasonable To "Carry Baby" For So Long. (I'rnm Our Own Correspondent). Kuala I .umpur. Apr. 11. I Vcling wax iiifiiin ventilated at the Sanitary Itoard meetInjr today nuainst the existence of a leper settlement within the town limits. The matter WM fully debated,
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      584 7 i |-^M Tn KJipij- I ACCLAIMED BY PACKED HOUSES AT YESTKRH AYS ll'K I i r J________BP~^ TO-NIGHT OAPITOI PERFORMANCES AS A MASTERPIECE OF BRITISH f* 6156 15 9 15 I PRODUCTION. I.()NIK)N FILMS PRESENTS THROUGH UNITED ARTISTS A ELIZABETH BERGNER *"P douglas FAIRBANKS jnr (I 111 GREATEST ARTISTE OF
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    241 8 ninmoiis Queeiion On Restriction. (PTom Our Financial CorrespomliM I Binga|>ore, Apr News watt niriM-il from London that yesterday afternoon a question was asked in Parliament with regard ii rubber restriction, the Colonial Siiictmy rtpLjrlßf thai ni't'otiations wers still proceeding lull fiat he was not as yet in
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    PRODUCE.
    149 8 Nhuwporr, Apr. I!, I.' noon. iiu-r. Seller OttMl 4.00 J.i\.i fulif 6.50 il ui.huiK Oubl C.75 wiui. Muntok i".'i)per 30.50 Wliltr I.) 39.50 I Pepper 15.*) Mixt-tl Hl.uk I. i >• i •undrted 2.65 2.15 .small i 4.16 4.10 „v 5.00 5.19 riOUJ l.»7"ii 1.87 i LItiKKU Hugo F'luur
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    OUTWARD MAIL.
    12 8 <i Ml Mar ',11 hi. l>r« m t«6 an ""> will
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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        MINING.
        437 8 lNHtift Val. N, A'- 4/- Amj.at Tin II An. in Kunilianji Auatral Malay Ayer HiUm Tin I 1 Ayer Weng £1 £1 Bangrin In. Buy en 42/6 15/1.!»2V4 84 9 Selleri. 7 41/48/6 cd. 18/2.00 86/6 £1 £1 ChangkatTin £1 £1 Chenderlang 60 r>o Ilitnm Tim 43A 8/0.56 0/0.68
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        GENERAL.
        291 8 V.il I.l Buyers Sdlen. 1! AL'X. Brii-k M. 0.76 0.85 A'.\. Brieh Vntn. 1.45 1.55 il il i:.,l Am TobMOO 5.10.0 SJA Id f. lii itisli Mi'.laya Trustee 5.40 6.60 II H Om. T. S. T% Prefi. 26/9 27/9 ri Con, T, I. (ML M Ml fl 1 1
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS
        141 8 Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. of 1901 red. 1040 9400,000 106 108 nom. Singapore Municipal 4>/« p.c of 1009 red. 1955 $1,000,000 IC6 108 nom. Singapore Municipal 4'^ p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 105 107 nom. Singupini' Municipal 4 p.c. of I'll ml |N| $'2,000,000 102 103
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        366 8 Fraser and ('o. and Lyall and Kvatt'H QuotationH. Today'i I'ricea Co. Fraser Lyall Kvat All.-nl.y ($1) I -no 1.10 1.00 1.05 Mm Uijah (|1) 0.70 0.80 0.70 0.80 A. Kitam (91) 1.15 1.30 1.15 1.25 Malay (92) 2.15 2.80 2.15 2.25 A. Molek (91) 0.62 ft 0.70 0.60
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      222 8 The following are the exchange rates this morning, according to the daily circular issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Ranking Corporat Idii ffWUiitß London, 4 months' sight 2/4 11/64 Irfindon, S monthH' Might 2/4 5/32 Ix>ndon, 60 days' night 2/4 9/84 London, 30 dayiT sight 2/4Vd London,
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      73 8 Noon, Apr. 12. R.S.S. equal to London Standard: Buyers. Sellers. Spot (loose) IHi t IS 5/10 (K.oii) 18 7/16 18«/ i Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Huyers. Sellers. April 1 M M IK 7/16 May-June 18^ IK- July-Sept. lH'i 1H7 H Oct. Dec. 19H 19(4 Tone
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      DELIVERY IN TANGLIN.
      48 8 On and from Monday next the last dally delivery from Tanglln Bub-Pott Office will commence at 350 p.m. Instead of 4 30 p.m. m hitherto. The lateat time of posting at the Oeneral Post Office to connect with this dc livery will be. 3.30 p.m.
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    SINGAPORE MAIL CLOSE.
    85 8 rteai ■JSBJPMV Ni.iih Bait India l KlinliUull* ■Nlhsri India ißaJula) 3 pm. Heai r..' DKkalU. Blak t'Htc Mil Hani' Km I ilr 1..«k >n,i Hjdano iTuinre. 4 pm. Java. Boulh-Wut Sumatra, SouthEait Borneo, Uelebct. Molucca* 'ill! INtlmu I tit) I 4 |l 111. Hhlo, BUnjoa, Buniel Mai.
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    STOCK EXCHANGES.
    117 8 GtOd Knovrry In (;ilt-K(l K od. I. lul.iii. Apr in The Stock Excitant- ixi.iy uw a food recovery In silt-edged m. the new 3 per ottf miiullmk lv.m |m proving from 5,16 to l 16 d w.-.si Afrteani provided hirttu features imt mi lbs inh.T hand iv affected
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    74 8 rron "Miami tnd Oermany i>v Poelau Laut due at Hun today. From France by D'Arlumian ilu. it Singapore 0 v in 0B Kiiurduy. From China and Japtfl hv Nuuato Maru due at Slnmiporw on laturda) From Chliui and Japan by Yai Maru due at Singapore 8 am Ml
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    REICHBANK RETURNS.
    48 8 Berlin. Apr Hi A further loaa of 0,438,000 murka gold In ■hown In the Relchbunk for the week ended Apr. 7. OOMt, however, Improved from 8 7 to 8 0 p<-r MM owing to the withdrawal of 190,500,000 nmrka In notea from .it euUUon Kcuter Wlreleau.
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      97 8 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE INCORPORATED A.D. 1720 THE WORDS OF A FAMOUS AUTHOR 0 For a Corporation (o live for two hundred years is very well in itself; but to live at the end of thai time amidst the increasing confidence and goodwill of those who have entrusted their Interests to
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      103 8 ARRANCiKMKNTS POM TIIK WKKK. Vkmntay, April 11. HlnmnMirr Aflri-t^u Amu, vii.m, mnrral >„■ ii m Prtaon, i <a pm L»v»»t... Inhibition, April la Apill 3ft. )id Htrn i)iir»r KrMay. A;, il 11. IJvr.'... k biul Trurtr Bxhlblllon. Old !(>«•- r iun«. Inir by Rev. It K S Adkmn An i.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      299 9 Closing Quotations In London. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 11. Closing quotations today of the principal British stocks are given below:— The rise or fall is in relation to the price of Apr. 10. GOVERNMENT STOCKS. BRITISH. Rtoe or M Conversion Loan 5% IK 5/16
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      PALM OIL PRICES.
      97 9 Weekly Report Of Guthrie And Co. Guthrie and Co.. Ltd.. report the buyers' prices, received by cable on Apr. 5. for Malayan palm oil and palm kernels. Palm Oil In Bulk: c.i.f. landed weights New York-Philadelphia 2.45 cents (VS. currency) per lb. c.i.f. landed weights U.S.A. Pacific
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      DIRECTORS' REPORT.
      219 9 Teluk Alison Rubber Estate, Ltd. The Teluk Anson Rubber Estate, Limited, directors' report for the year ended Dec. 31, 1933, ta be presented at the ordinary general meeting in Singapore on Apr. 20. states: Accounts— After providing for de preciation and directors' fees, the accounts, for the year
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      FINANCIAL LETTER.
      1070 9 IMPROVED POLITICAL SITUATION. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) London. Mar. 23. London financial opinion was well satisfied with the slight Improvement in European political relationships which occurred at the beginning of the week, and which left conditions more favourable for business. On the other hand, a rather more than
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      RUBBER COMPANY RESULTS.
      119 9 Batu Tiga's Dividend Of 4 Per Cent (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 10. Batu Tiga: Profit for 1933, £3,680; forward credit. £12,777; dividend, 4 per cent, tax free. Lanadron: Profit, £1,396; forward. £7,760. Ledbury:— Profit. £1,406; forward, £8,14. Clunj:— Loss, £107; forward credit, £3,160. Martidu:— Loss,
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      FINANCIAL WISDOM.
      275 9 "Confidence Is Returning To Britain." Mr. Lloyd George: "This country can afford to invest its financial reserves In the development of our resources at home, but it cannot very much longer i afford to neglect doing so." Sir Dennis Herbert (Chairman of the Equity and Law Life Assurance
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      RUBBER CROP.
      216 9 'Monthly Figures Of The R.G.A. The Rubber Growers' Association. London, issues the following, dated Mar. 12:— Crop Returns. Preliminary Figures for February, 1934: So far 330 companies with an output In February, 1933, of 9,642 tons have returned lor February, 1934, an output of 10,278 tons. The analysis
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      672 9 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated In Hong Kong). The liability of members Is limited to the extent and In manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1920 ot the Colony. HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up '20.000.000 Reserve Funds:— Sterling 6.500.000 Silver
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      64 9 QUALITY FIRST CYMA WATCHES THE HIGHEST STANDARD SWISS MADE QUALITY AT STRICTLY CORRECT PRICES. i\ Chronometer* 9EHB 'EVER ||l|l Jflk CYMA MBl^Bk 1S II B H ON TIME JP?^>N*vL I JL THE JEWELS Ib 9 M TIME CkroaoHcten WATERPROOF 1 SANDPROOF l SHOCKTROOF YEW PATTERNS JUST ARRIVED GOLD— WHITE GOLD—
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, APRIL 12. 1934. LIBERTY.
    1003 10 For the past five years there have been rumblings, Increasing steadily in Intensity, of the battle which must be fought in Oreat Britain in the not very distant future IX the liberty of the subject is to be preserved. The first
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    673 10 A GREAT ACTRESS. It is not usual for the Straits Tunes to express editorial opinion on tho quality of films that are being exhibited In Singapore, but this departure from custom Is made as a tribute to the magnificent performance of Elizabeth Bergner In the tlUe
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    TODAY'S SPECIAL ARTICLE.
    1193 10  -  Paul Reynaud. FRANCE AND GOLD. (By PThe question whether France will succeed in her efforts .to maintain the gold standard is one of vital importance not only to France herself and other gold standard countries, but to aX those who aspire eventually to return to gold. The
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    MASS EXECUTIONS BY RED ARMIES IN SZECHUAN.
    833 11 20,000 VICTIMS IN HUGE BURIAL PITS. OUTLAWS DRIVEN BACK. Police Forced To Open Fire In Shanghai Riots. Further details of the reign of terror by the Reds in Szechuan are now known. Following an intensive drive, in which the outlaw hordes were driven
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    35 11 nMtn an accident In Orchard Road this morning In which a cyclist was badly injured, this motor-car plunged into the canal. Then came the rain rai (he car became almost submerged. Story on pare 13.
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    AIRMAN'S DRAMATIC SUICIDE.
    103 11 Doctor's Ban. WHY HE CRASHED TO HIS DEATH. Prague, Apr. 9. The siren-call of the air has driven a crack aviator, condemned by the physicians to a lifelong enchainment to the solid ground, to a spectacular suicide. The stunt pilot Jan Zonnek, who on account of a
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    STRIKING OPENING.
    163 11 Minister's Speech On Road Dangers. Rugby, Apr. 10. An unusual and striking opening to a Parliamentary speech was employed by the Transport Minister, Mr. Oliver Stanley, this afternoon In moving the second reading of the Road Traffic BUI. "I wonder whether it Is realised," said the Minister looking
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    S.C.C. TENNIS.
    41 11 Singles Championship Final Postponed. The final of the S..C.C. singles championship will not be played today owing to rain. It is hoped to play this final tomorrow, in addition to the godown doubles final and the veterans' doubles seml-Snal.
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    WEIGHED HIMSELF.
    69 11 How Jiro Satoh Went To His Death. Colombo, Apr. 11. It Is assumed that Jiro Satoh made certain that he would not be rescued by tying two davit-turning handles round him with a skipping rope before going overboard from the Hakone Maru I shortly after the ship had
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    SOVIET EMBASSY.
    58 11 Formally Opened At Washington. Washington, Apr. 11. With Soviet flags fluttering from the roof-top the Soviet Embassy was formally opened today and a glittering reception attended by 800 people, including Mr. Cordell Hull (Secretary cf State) and many diplomats and distinguished people was given by M. Troyanovsky, the
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    MINER SHOT DEAD.
    44 11 Workers Invade Royalist Meeting. Leas, Apr. 12. A miner was shot dead and 20 Royalists seriously Injured In a fight when the workers Invaded a Royalist meeting at Menlnlletard. Revolvers, knuckle-dusters and other weapons were freely used In the encounter. Reuter.
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    PROPELLER TROUBLE.
    41 11 VS. Vessel Drifting In Pacific. Toklo. Apr. 11. A message from Hakodate states that i the Hayataka Maru wirelessed that the American steamer Silksworth, from' Vladivostok for Muroran, has propeller trouble and Is drifting East 135.40, North 42.35.— Reut—
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    43 11 David Edgcombe, page, and Fliylli. Keble, bridesmaid, at the wedding at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd yesterday of Mr. T. M. Stevens, of the Singapore Municipality, and Miss Helen Clarkson, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. F. II (larkson, of Alexandra Barracks, Singapore.
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    Priceless Treasure Taken By Thieves,
    396 11 Brussels, Apr. 11. A priceless treasure of Flemish art was stolen from the Cathedral of St. Bavon in Ghent during the night when a panel of the altar screen bearIng the famous triptych, "The Adoration of the Lamb" by Jan and Hubert van Eyck. was
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    FASCIST MEETING.
    115 11 Cause Of Disorders In Bristol. Rugby, Apr. 10. Answering questions regarding the recent Fascist meeting in Bristol tbe Home Secretary said that a large number of stewards wearing the Fascist uniform prevented the outbreak of disorder in the hall, but afterwards four or five hundred Fascists assembled outside
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    UNABLE TO COMPLY.
    83 11 Britain's Reply To German Film Protest Berlin. Apr. 11. Films are again the subject of AngloGerman diplomatic representations, the Government having protested to Britain against the American film entitled "Captured," shown In Britain, on the ground that It Is a hate film and defames the officers of
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    BIG AIR RACE.
    113 11 Irish Sweeps May Be Represented. London, Apr. 10. Irish sweepstakes may be represented in the London-Melbourne centenary air race to be held in October this year. Mr. Joseph McGrath, managing director of the Irish Hospitals Trust, organisers of the sweepstakes, has' announced that he intends to enter
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    LADY LYCETT GREEN.
    107 11 Death At 68 Of Well-Known Racehorse Owner. London, Apr. 11. The death has taken place of Lady (Lycett) Oreen at the age of 68. She was a well-known racehorse owner. Her death recalls the sensational Tranby Croft case In 1891, In which Sir William Gordon-Cummlngs, an officer
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    DESTINY OF U.S. AND JAPAN.
    145 11 •*To Keep Peace In Thcj Far East" SAITO'S SPEECH. No Possibility Of War Between The Two. J New York, Apr. 11. "America and Japan are destined to work together to keep the peace in the Far East," declared Mr. Hiroshi Saito, the new Japanese Ambassador,
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    EIGHT KILLED.
    115 11 Explosion Among Smugglers. Berlin, Apr. 12. Eight persons were killed and seven seriously injured in an explosion caused by smugglers at a lonely farmstead at Kutzoben, near the Germano-Polish\ frontier. While filling pigs bladders with ether, and methylated spirits, one of thai bladders caught fire causing the explosion
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    BIG REWARD OFFERED.
    104 11 Discovery Of Those Who Derailed Express. Vienna, Apr. 10. A reward of 5,000 schillings Is ott>red by the railway authorities for the discovery of the perpetrators of the outrage which resulted in the derailing of the Vienna-Paris International express during the night. The fireman on the train
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    WFLL-KNOWN PAINTER.
    65 11 Death Of The Hon. John Collier. London, Apr. 12. The death has taken place of the Hon. John Collier, the well-known painter.— Reuter. The Hon. John Collier, the second 'son of Sir Robert Porrett Collier (afterwards Lord Monkswell), was born on Jan. 27, 1850. He married twice. Educated
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    TITLE REFUSED.
    71 11 American Heir To Estate In Scotland. Washington, Apr. 10. Mr. Munro Ferguson, whose mother Is a member of the House of Representatives, has refused the title to the estates of his Scottish uncle, Viscount Novar, who died recently. A condition of his acceptance was the surrender of his
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    MISS MARY MORETON.
    36 11 35 Years' Mission Work In China. London, Apr. 11. The death has occurred of Miss Mary Moreton at the age of 78. She was a missionary in China from 1886 until 1921.— Reutcr.
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    RICE DEALERS AND RAT DESTRUCTION.
    1653 12 Public Authorities Appeal For More Co-operation. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 11. j The question of Improved methods of storing rice— an Indirect campaign against rats— was discussed at length at the Sanitary Board meeting today. The subject was brought up by Mr.
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    COUNTERFEIT COINS.
    161 12 Might Have Deceived An Expert (From Our Own Correspondent.) Talplng. Apr. 10. Mr. F. E. Byron, a chemist at the Institute of Medical Research, Kuala Lunipur, giving evidence in a counterfeiting case here, said he might have accepted the exhibits himself as change. They were only seen to
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    LOCAL WEDDING.
    226 12 Mr. T. M. Stevens And Miss H. D. Clarkson. At the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd yesterday afternoon, Mr. Trevor Miles Stevens, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Stevens, of Gloucester, was married to Miss Helen Doreen Clarkson, daughter of Captain and Mrs. F. H. Clarkson, of
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    BANGKOK MILL STRIKE.
    25 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. Apr. 11. The ricemill impasse continues. There have been eleven cases of stabbing since the trouble began.
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    MR. H. S. LEE'S APPEAL AT SANITARY BOARD.
    295 12 Waitress Question. SWING OF PUBLIC OPINION. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 11. "I ask that the whole question be discussed again at the next Residents' conference." This was the plea made by Mr. H. 8. Lee at the Sanitary Board
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    MUNICIPAL ACTION.
    121 12 Prohibition Of Tricars For Passengers. Action taken at a meeting of Municipal Committee No. 1 held on Apr.3. Allowed claim No. 1080 for refund of rates on 102, Lim Road in respect of the half year ending Dec. 31, 1933, subject to deduction of 10 per cent., and
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    18 12 Mr. Sadlar arrived from Athens and Mr. Saw Aung Oyaw from Rangoon by the Imperial Airways on Tuesday.
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    "KUALA LUMPUR TOWN COUNCIL."
    379 12 Board's Request LITTLE LEGISLATION NECESSARY (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 11. The question of the changing of the name of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board to that of Kuala Lumpur Town Council was again broached at the Board meeting today. "I bring it up
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    THEFT OF TIN ORE.
    183 12 Chinese Gets Six Months'! Imprisonment. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 11. Arriving at the Toh Teck Mine in Sungei Besi early on Monday morning a kapala shouted to a man whom he noticed carrying a bag. which he sus pected contained stolen tin. The
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    STRIKE AVERTED.
    119 12 Tailors To Approach Protectorate. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. 10. There Is the possibility of a tailors' strike here tomorrow, the men demanding increased pay, an eight-hour day and only four hours on Saturday. Employers are agreeable to raise wages, but not the amount demanded, and as
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    43 12 Commander J. E. Sissmore, DSC. R.N., for over two years Staff Officer (Operations), China Station, passed through Singapore on Tuesday on the troopship Somersetshire on his way home. Mrs. Sissmore Is a passenger by the Ranchl and will rejoin her husband In England.
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    Town And Country In Malaya.
    434 12 THE CHURCH STREET FIRE. We must emphasise that the due regard to public, as well as private, safety does not rppear to be taken with regard to the licensing of premises as rubber stores and we would urge the Immediate necessity for a complete overhauling
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    PORK TRANSPORT.
    156 12 Not To Be Carried On Bicycles. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Apr. 11. Prompt action has been taken by the authorities here in dealing with a complaint raised at the last Sanitary Board meeting by a Malay member, Inche Ahmad, who protested against the exposure of Chinese
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    AMUSEMENTS
    119 12 Singapore. ADELFHI HOTEL Spscial Dinner Dance Cabaret with De Meaey Revue. ALHAMBBA Lew Ayres June Knight In Cross Country Cruise. 6.15 9.15. CAPITOL Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Elizabeth Bergiier In Catherine The Great. 11l til GEEAT WORLD Cabaret Made on Broadway Ac To-night or Never. MARLBORODGU Shashl Punhoo. 6.15—9.15. NEW
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    WHY MR. J. G. LATHAM IS VISITING FAR EAST.
    822 13 Australia's Relations With Her Neighbours. The Australian Eastern Mission headed by the Right Hon. J. G. Latham, C.M.G., K.C., M.P., Deputy Prime Minister, Attorney General and Minister for External Affairs and Industry, reached Singapore by special plane from Java yesterday afternoon.
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    FACTORY NOISES.
    175 13 i Committee Finds Nuisance Not Insurmountable. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 11. Two rubber factories situated on the I flfct land by the Gombak River annoy- > ed the suburban dwellers the noise created when at work. Complaints I were made at the 'ast Sanitary Board
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    ACCUSED BELIEVED.
    165 13 Motor-Car Fitter Charged With Theft (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, April 11. A Tamil motor-car fitter, Eby, who was charged with stealing secondhand motor accessories, worth about $20, yesterday morning from Kyle Palmer's depot it Temple Road, was found not guilty by the first magistrate today. The
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    OPEN VERDICT.
    50 13 In our report of the coroner's finding in connection with the death of Mrs. Mary Toft she was described as late of Po Gardens, Ipoh. This was incorrect. J The error arose from the fact thai she was living in a lane generally known as Po Gardens Lane.
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    SAILOR'S FALL.
    61 13 I A Japanese sailor on the Shunko Maru sustained a fracture of the right leg by a fall on the ship. He was attended to by the ship's doctor, after which he was conveyed in the company's launch to the ntw pier, where the municipal ambulance took the
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    "HOSPITAL WEEK."
    162 13 St. Andrew's Mission Appeal. The committee of the St. Andrews Hospital are preparing details f c r their "Hospital Week'" which has been provisionally fixed for next month, commencing May 14 Mr. O. A. Potts ot Harrisons, Barker Co. Ltd. Is In charge of the campaign to raise
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    CAPITAL CHARGE.
    175 13 Three Men And Three Women Again In Court. The three Sikh men and three Sikh women charged with the murder of yet another Sikh by arsenic, poisoning In River Valley Road who were first produced before Mr. J. M. Brander, the third magistrate, on Apr. 5, made another
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    RESTRICTION.
    114 13 i Colonial Secretary Declines 5 To Make Statement. London, Apr. 11. In the House of Commons at question time this afternoon. Invited to make a statement on the position of the negotiations for rubber restriction, in consequence of the contradictory official and unofficial statements from the Continent, Sir Philip
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    BRIBERY CHARGES AT KUALA LUMPUR.
    153 13 Chairman's Reply To Allegations. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 11. A reply to the serious allegations of bribery and corruption against certain of the staff made by Mr. John Hands at a Sanitary Board meeting six months age was given by the chairman,
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    CYCLIST HURT.
    137 13 Car In Drain After Accident. A Chinese cyclist was seriously injured In an accident in Orchard Road this morning and the car with which his machines came Into collision finished up in the drain. A Malay syce who was sitting beside the European driver was also hurt. The
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    VITAL STATISTICS.
    82 13 Outbreak Of Chicken-Pox Reported. One hundred and eighty-one deaths were reported during the week ended Apr. 7. the nationalities affected being: European 1, Eurastiins 2. Chinese 140, Malays 25, Indians 12. others 1. The chief cause of mortality was phthisis 25. pneumonia 20, enteritis 19 and beriberi and
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    32 13 The s.s. Kutsang, aboard which a Tibetan delegation is travelling to Shanghai with a view to inviting the Tashi Lama to return to Tibet, is due in Singapore at 3 p.m. today.
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      TO IMPROVE RACING IN MALAYA.
      973 14 Singapore Turf Club's Experiment. The Improvement of the standard of racing In Malaya Is the object of the following circular which has been Issued to owners by the Singapore Turf Club: "In recent years, of the various Club importations of griffins, only a very small
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      SERVICE CRICKET.
      1813 14 1 MALAYAN CRICKET NOTES. Need For New Talent.— P. S. L. &I. Win Easily, Chinese Disappoint. School Games. P. W. D. In Form. Up-country Matches. (By Our Cricket Correspondent.) The Public Services, Law and Insurance gained an easy victory over the Service* In the S.C.C. Tournament on Sunday,
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    56 14 The Ex-Services Association of Malaya's annual golf competition will be held at the Garrison Golf Club on Sunday, Apr. 29, at about 9 a.m. It will take the form of a flag competition of about nine holes on handicap. Entries, stating handicap, should be sent to the Hon. Treasurer, Ex-Services
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    AUSTRALIA'S STAR BOWLER HURT AT ADEN.
    53 14 Aden, Apr. 12. As the ss. Orford was putting in here today O'Reilly, Australia's star bowler, tripped on the deck. He fell heavily and Jarred his wrists. The doctor is unable to say whether there are any bones broken but it Is not likely.—Renter.
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    INTER-SCHOOL GAMES.
    114 14 At Jalan Besar This Afternoon. The Singapore Inter-school games for the Hazi Abdul Hamid Shield will be held on Thursday, Apr. 12, at Jalan Besar Stadium, commencing at 3 p.m. The following 12 schools have entered for the competition: St. Joseph's, St. Patrick's, St. Andrew's St. Anthony's, Anglo-Chinese
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    CRICKET TEAMS.
    118 14 The following will represent the P.W.D. Sports Club in week-end crick- et fixtures: Saturday vs. the Nondescripts' at McNair Road at 2 p.m. G. Morgan (capt.). V. Ponnlah, Samson de Sllva, 1 A. G. Cooke. J. V. T. Campbell, G. Carlo Perelra, A. Inglis, A. E. Johnson, D.
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    57 14 The following have been invited to play cricket for the S.C.C. against the Wiltshire Regiment on Saturday on the padang: R. A. Ashworth, C. N. Reed, F. P. H. Pearse. A. B. Jordan: .J. E. Jeans, R. L. Moir, W. H. Mc1 Neill. A. L. Hill. W. R. M. Haxworth.
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    TAMPIN'S POOR REPLY TO N.S. CLUB.
    466 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sereroban, Apr. 9. The two State cricketers, A. R. Chapman and F. de Silva. were In a scoring mood at Tampin yesterday when the Negri Sembllan Club and Tampin drew. Scores: N.B. Club: W. Senevlratne st. Luis b Raman 3.
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    BADMINTON.
    185 14 The hon. S3cretary of the Singapore Badminton Association has arranged for the following exhibition games today on the occasion of the official opening of the second annual Livestock and Trade Exhibition by the hon. Mr. Andrew Caldecott. C.M.G.. V.B.E, Officer Administering the Government. Singles:— Mr. E. J. Vass of
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      Malaya Wins First Game In Hong Kong.
      843 15 The Malayan hockey team did not greatly impress in their opening match at Hong Kong, but nevertheless did well enough to beat MM Civilians XI by the odd goal in five. According to the South China Mornine Post the ground conditions were adverse
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      OVER 100 PLAYERS IN GOLF MATCH.
      732 15 Island Club To Entertain Singapore G. C. The following are the teams and starting times for a match between the Singapore and Island Golf Clubs at the Island Club on Sunday by four- ball foursomes on handicap. 8.30 R. Cralk (1) and S. N.
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    SARAZEN'S BEST TEN GOLFERS.
    365 15 Densmore Shute Heads List. Miami, Florida. Feb. 28. Ignoring his own righteous claim to be numbered among the ten best golfen In America today, Gene Sarazen, on whose head has rested virtually every major golf crown, has named Densmore Shute as King of 1933 golf, heading
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    MANY MISHAPS.
    161 15 Brescia, Apr. 8. Rain and slippery roads increased the dangers in the Mille Miglia motor race of a 1,000 miles over mountains and plains through towns and villages. Fifty-eight competitors started including four M.G. racers. There was a sensation soon after the start, three cars crashing on the
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    HEAVY SCORING.
    66 15 Five Matches Produce 2» Goals. London, Apr. 11. The following were the results of matches played in the English and Scottish Leagues today: First Division. Sunderland 0 Manchester City 0 Third Division (Southern). GUlingham 5 Northampton 1 Third Division (Northern). Wrexham 5 Tranmere R. > Scottish League (Div.
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    PETER GEORGE.
    141 15 East African Bantam Arrives. Peter George, East African bantamweight boxer arrived by the Khandalla from Rangoon yesterday morning. George said that he had come here on a contract with Mr. C. A. Bell, the well-known boxing promoter. He had had a successful tour in India and Rangoon. At
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    TENNIS.
    148 15 S.C.C. Tournament. The rain washed out tennis at the Cricket Club yesterday and ties have been re-arranged as follows FRIDAY. Veterans' Doubles Handicap. Semi-final 0. R. S. Bateman and R. B. B. Donnell owe 15 vs. C. V. Miles and S. H. Moss owe 14. Godown Doubles Handicap, Final
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    CAMBRIDGE WIN AGAIN.
    35 15 Pile Up Big Score At Princeton. Princeton, Apr. 11. Cambridge University Rugby XV defeated Princeton University to-day by 40 points to 10. The half-time score I was 16 points to 5. Reuter.
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    28 15 Brand heads a centre from Kint over the bar in the First Division match between the S.C.C. and Malays on the padanr, which Europeans won by 2—l.2 1.
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    TODAY'S FOOTBALL.
    81 15 Recreation Club To Meet Pulau Brani. The Singapore Recreation Club will meet Pulau Brani in a First Division match at Anson Road Stadium this afternoon. The teams have been selected as follows: PI LI A BRAM: Weekes; Slack and Dunn; Patrick, Rogers and Griffiths; Smith, Powell, Holmes, Thomas
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    LOCAL BOXING.
    89 15 Weber To Meet Graham In Return Fight Frankie Weber will meet Aircraftsman Graham In a return fight over 12 three-minute rounds at the New World Arena tomorrow evening. When they met previously Graham was given a narrow verdict on points, but many considered Weber had done enough to
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    110 15 Today, April 12. Football: S.A.P.A. League, First Divi- sion. SRC. f>. Pulau Br»ni, A. R. fflnfilnm. 5. 1S p.m.; Second Division, B.C.C. vi. Police, B.CC 5. 1S pm.; 1 Third Division "A", B.R.C. vs. Brara- toco, 8.R.C., S.IS p.m. Tennis: B.C.C. singles championship final. Inter-School Gam«, Jalan Besar
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    SIR GERALD DU MAURIER DIES AFTER AN OPERATION.
    453 16 Great Britain's Most Famous Actor-Manager. London, Apr. 11. The death has occurred here of Sir Gerald dv Maurier, the famous actor-manager, at the age of 61. Sir Gerald underwent an operation for internal trouble last week. His progress was regarded as satisfactory
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      307 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— According, to reports in the newspapers, the demand for tin is Increasing and a large number of tin dredges now lying idle will soon require staffs to work them. Trere are also materials purchased for new dredges which are
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      MONEYLENDING.
      535 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— l am sure you are aware that at the moment a good many commercial houses, besides the government departments, are preventing members of their local staffs from contracting loans from chettiars etc., and in lieu thereof they themselves give out loans
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    GEN. FALKENHAUSEN.
    42 16 Leaving Berlin To Join Gen. von Seockt. Berlin, Mar. 30. Gen. Alexander Ernst von Falkenhausen. former Commandant of the Reichswehr Infantry School, will leave here for Nanking shortly to act as adviser to the Chinese Government under Gen. von Seeckt.
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      3 IN THE WAKE PROGRESS.
      363 17 ttention To Details. lent) uck by ere re- which lly. 5, when mselves an be sound. to glide erwhe>ald to so long cc him I puncut that. which, emoved but aU not lnwhich. special >er retdown c ac-| uestion, i Brad- as told led to
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      RECORDS FALL TO RILEYS.
      151 17 Mr. Freddie Dlxon achieved a mountain lap speed of 71.15 m.p.h. on his unsuperchanged Rlley Nine at Brooklands, thus breaking the Class Q» record, previously held by a supercharged car. It may be recalled that a 1,500 c.c. Rlley driven by Mr. R. Mays holds the
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      GOOD RESULTS.
      108 17 "Having completed a round tour from Adelaide to Melbourne and back In my Morris Minor," writes an Australian Morris owner to Motors Ltd., of Adelaide, Morris distributors for South Australia, "I should like to bring to your notice the excellent results obtained with the car. Accompanied by one
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      U.S. CAR BOOM.
      104 17 Ford Figures. Motor-car production in the United States expanded so rapidly during the last half of January, that assemblies totalling approximately 150,000 units were assured for the month, the three leading manufacturers Ford, Chevrolet and Plymouth— were mainly responsible for the pronounced upswing. /ord's operations have surged
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      ' THE SWARF SHOP,
      225 17 THE SWARF SHOP, A new department, with the above Intriguing title, has .lust been opened at the Wolseley factory. Swarf, a term unfamiliar to the layman, means the shavings or chippings of metal resulting from the transformation of rough castings or forglngs Into finished parts by machine tool operation. This
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    "Definite Upward Trend In Business."
    313 18 Miami, Apr. 11. Gen. Johnson, administrator of the N.R.A., arrived here today to confer with President Roosevelt, who will finish his holiday tomorrow and is expected to return to Washington with Gen. Johnson. The latter is expected to announce to Mr. Roosevelt a very definite
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    TREBITSCH LINCOLN.
    132 18 To Found Monastery In Europe. Vancouver, Apr. 11. Accompanied by six nuns and four monks, Trebitsch Lincoln arrl/ed here today on board the Empress of Russia. He declared that he Intends to found a Buddhist monastery in Europe and described himself as "the most calumniated man in the
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    SIR WALFORD DAVIES.
    50 18 Appointed To Be Master Of King's Musick. London. Apr. 6. Sir Wa! f ord Davles has been appointed Master of the King's Musick In succession to the late Sir Edward Elgar. Sir Walford Is popularly known for the attractiveness of his wireless talks on music —Reuter Wireless.
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    INCITING FORCES TO DISAFFECTION.
    135 18 Tightening-Up. GREATER POWERS FOR MAGISTRATES. London, Apr. 11. A number of changes In the law concerning incitement to disaffection are proposed In a Bill Introduced In -the House of Commons by the AttorneyGeneral "to make better provisions for the prevention and punishment of endeavours to seduce
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    18 18 The commission of inquiry into the purchase of the Sungel Besl Power Station resumed Its sitting on Tuesd?.y.
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    Singapore-Australia Air Route.
    129 18 Singapore- Australia Air Route. London, Apr. 11. In the House ot Cqmmons Sir Philip Sassoon (Under- Sec re tary for Air) announced that the Government hoped that the final section of the Empire air route, between Singapore and Australia, for which the British and Australian Governments were taking the responsibility,
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    CIVIL AVIATION.
    53 18 To Be Merged Into One Uniform Concern. London, Apr. 5. British civil aviation is to be merged Into one powerful uniform concern, according to press reports which add that this vast enterprise will be headed by Imperial Airways, the biggest concern carrying on traffic with foreign countries and
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    FOUND SHOT DEAD.
    65 18 Shouted Alarm From A Burning House. London, Apr. 7. A man whom a policeman saw shouting fire through a window of an apartment house in Bloomsbury, from which dense smoke was coming, was found shot dead in tht room wheie the fire started. He was Edward Stanley
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    NO SUBMARINE BASE.
    39 18 Paris, Apr. 5. The report published by the newspaper Le Jour that the channel port of Calais was to be converted into a French submarine base is denied in official quarters as devoid of foundation. Aneta-Trans-O~
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    THE RANGHI.
    258 19 kike Of Northumberland Disembarks. Two distinguished visitors arrived !n Singapore this morning by the P. and O. Ranchl homeward bound from the Far East. One is the Duke of Northumberland who left the boat here to catch the Imperial Airways plane which leares for home or. Sunday moiuing.
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    COURT CLAIM.
    198 19 Existence Of Partnership Denied. 1 The hearing was continued in the 1 Supreme Court this morning before the Chief Justice (Sir Walter Hug- gard) of the case In which Yeo Kian 1 Leong asks for the dissolution of an alleged partnership with Ang Sam Leng. for the hiring
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    QUIT RENTS.
    101 19 No Reduction In The F.M.S. Recent agitation among planters and other holders of agricultural lands la respect of quit rents, which found expression in speeches at the Legislative and Federal Councils, has had effect, bat only in the Colony. A notice warn Issued on Thursday by the Colonial
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    DIED AFTER QUARREL.
    91 19 A quarrel between some Chinese in Hill Street on Tuesday night resulted In one of them. Ng Ah Swee, being removed to the General Hospital. The man died yesterday, and on the strength of his dying deposition two others. Lim Kirn Soo and LLm Hoi Tong. were
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    ADMITS CHARGES.
    85 19 1 Arrested in the Jungle off Kirn Keat I Road yesterday, where he had been caught running a secret distillery. Loh Kirn Hor was produced by the Monopolies Department on three charges before Mr. H. A. Forrer in the first court this morning. He pleaded guilty to all
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    29 19 Remarking that they had been In custody overnight, the second magistrate yesterday cautioned and discharged a Malay boy and a ricksha puller v .h- K »r- i-w) o* f!*hMn?
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    31 20 KAL GO.MBOS. the Hungarian Premier, welcomed by Signor Mussolini <■ v he arrived In Rome for the three-power talks between Signor Mus- General Goniha::, and Dr. Dollfuss, the Austrian dictator. (Planet N.)
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    23 20 CHANCELLOR HITLER and members of the Bavarian Government attending celebrations of the first anniversary of the National- Socialist regime in Germany. (Planet News.)
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    15 20 HERS HITLER at the opening of the Berlin Motor Exhibition at the Kaiserdamm (Planet News.)
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    18 20 AN INCIDENT in the football match In Paris between the French Army and the English Army. (Planet News.)
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      16 20 THE OCEAN ACCIDENT AND GUARANTEE CORPORATION, LTD. (Incorporated In Great Britain) Bead Office far Malaya: SiNGAPOKE.
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