The Straits Times, 19 February 1935

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1 20 The Straits Times
  • 38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1935. PRICE 10 CENT The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1935. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 329 1 Singapore: 140. Cecil st. cphone 5471). PASKOE&CO. CORNWALL HOUSE FOR FURNITURE AND FURNISHING. "DULL FINISH" No man can resist the exquisite m *M loveliness given by this latest discovery w| In face powders. Every woman is en- rtjS M^v* yp*"^ r| vious of the rose-petal beauty It gives. I Dull
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    • 112 1 KUALA LUMPUR! 25. JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683>« j «j)ai§!t FOR j FLOWERS PHONE 4097 I j 15. Orchard Road. I lumber Mansions') I SOMETHING NEW "BELLA VISTA" I POTTERY j CHARMING ~^Steif\ ORIGINAL 'A -ENTIRELY BRITISHA HALF DINNER SERVICE (37 PIECES) $29.00. HALF TEA SERVICE (21 PIECES) $8.00. PASTEL SHADES
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  • 72 2 rilEN— Mr. Chen Ngian Chin the father of Chen Diat Thlam, Dr. Chen Ah Pah, Chen 1 hlam Chion and Chen Thiam Chit, passed B-xay peacefully on Monday the 18th instant, at the age of 74, at his residence No 31 Branksome Road. Funeral on Sunday the
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 374 2 SITUATIONS VACANT When *ppiym(t far any pmMlaa adwrtlsed in these columns lend copies ot testimonials. not »ei»d oriciruUa. EUROPEAN housekeeper experienced Hotels for first class Hotel. Apply with testimonials to 775, Straits Times. COMPETENT Restaurant Manager, first rlass Hotel, Malaya. Good salary, reliable man apply giving references to 774, Straits
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    • 836 2 HOUSES, FLATS TOLET BUNGALOW 4. Angulla Park. Angulia Co. TO LCT man middle March No. 10. Chat»worth Road, furnished. Apply Box No. 7»4, BtratU Times. TO LCT. First floor flat No. 314 Orchard Road, not $50. Par key apply to J. 8. Nathan SC De Bourn Street. TO LCT, Crescent
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    • 699 2 EDUCATIONAL Penaionnat NOTRE DAME for European Children at Cameron Highland.. European Parent* resident In Malay* will shortly see the realisation of a long -cherished hope In the Opening of the New Boarding School at Cameron Highlands. The Building will be complete and fully equipped for the reception of Pupils In
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    • 807 2 PUBLIC NOTICES McALISTER 4b COMPANY LTD. Notice U hereby given that an Interns Dividend of SH% has been declared payable to the Shareholders on the Register at February 28. 1936. Notice is also given that the Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Saturday, February 39 to Tuesday.
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    • 1072 2 BUSINESS C FIGARO By Eaupeaa Expert. PERMANENT WAVING By European Exports $8, $10 $15 only BAFFLES HOTEL (Roam 120) and at SJ, Bnu Baaah Road. Phone 2868. DONT SOIL TOUR BANDS! l'«e a PeacH Sharpener. The Chicago Pencil Sharpener. $2 75. The Giant. $4- The Premier with atomatlc feeder, $5.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 184 2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within Outside Without Malay* Malaya Portage Monthly S.M S 4.M f 2.M Quarterly S S.M tllM I 7 M Half Yearly SI7.N SS4.M *1S.M Yearly $M.M %t*JH $MM Not*-. Ontstatkm rhrqnes should Include the anal bark discountADVERTISEMENT RATES The rharres and hwtrarUons for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS are as
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 612 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. P. 0. BRITISH INDIA I AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated In England.) MAIL. PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR »»AST MAIL SERVICE. JUTWARD FROM lONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAf Due. Tonnage Spore 1835. BEHAR 6.000 Feb.
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    • 596 3 B^^si^a^^sßaWsl I^l "™^H w:nekai- passenger agents for cunard line. (jn- lrpoiaied in Japan* TO LONDCN. Naples, Manrilles, London. Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlrabrouch. VMMi Tonnage Due Sail. t HAKOZAKI MARU 10.500 Feb. 30 21 t TERUKUNI MARU 12,000 Mar. 5 6 HAKUSAN MARU 10.500 Mar. 30 21 HARUNA MARU 10.500 Apr.
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    • 658 3 I'ASSENJiEK AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA. LONDON, ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG. AND COPENHAGEN. Prom From Prom Prom Spore Malacca Port Penans M.S. Sham tMEONIA 20/2 21/2 ALSIA 12/S 12/S 13/3 15/3 BORINGIA 2/4 2/4 3/4 5/4 ERRIA 23/4 23/4 24/4 25/4 LALANDIA 14/5 14/5 15/5 17/5 JUTLANDIA 4/6 4 6 5/6 7/6
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    • 225 3 Tourist Class AMERICAN STYLE £71.12.- SINGAPORE TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA i GREATEST ADVANCE IN TOURIST CLASS LUXURY. Beautiful public rooms Swimming poolDelicious meals Hot and cold running water in each state room. Cabins for two or more passengers with real beds Modern ventilation throughout. Weekly service from Manila and Hone
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    • 1332 3 •5* .^^*^^s^s^b«^^T^^^^i^ i T^™™'^i^^^s«^^^^BSb»b»^^^^[/'^ r^ SHIPPING. THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO. Steam Ship Co., L.d.. and China Mutual (1931) LTD. Steam Navigation Co., Ltd THE CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO* LTD- THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO.. LTT». THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD. THE
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  • SHIPPING AND MAILS.
    • 169 4 Japan-Netherlands Talks Soon. Osaka, Jan. 30. Hope for the opening of the confterence between Japanese and Netherlands shipping interests rose today following the meeting yesterday of Mr. Roosegrade Bisschop, Managing Director of the Java-China-Japan UJn, with directors of local companies. Adding to the prospect for an early
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    • 101 4 Alarming Figures Of Comparison. Shanghai. Despite the seasonal rise in business in January, the month before the Chinese New Year festival, banking circles report that their estimates show that between December 11 and February 8 there were 117 important business failures in Shanghai, not counting the
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    • 218 4 Today Netherlands Indies (The) Bagan and Selat Pandjang (HongThong) 3 p.m. Bengkalia, Laboean Bilik Tandjong Balel (Rokan) 3 pjn. Port de Kock. Padang, Pakan Baroe. and Slak (Hong Kwong) 3 p.m. Ti* jnorrow. Java and Southern Sumatra (By Aeroplane) (Netherlands) 6 a.m. Karlmon (Tong Heng) ..9 ajn.
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    • 24 4 The s.s, Vyner Brooke for Sarawak. Mails previously announced as closing at 4 p.m. tomorrow will now close at 3 p.m. tomorrow.
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    • 58 4 From Europe (London mails dispatched Jan. 31) by Rohna due at Penang 6 a.m. on Thursday, the 2lsl instant. From China by Takada due at Singapore tomorrow morning. From China and Japan by Hakozaki Maru due at Singapore noon tomorrow. From China and Japan by Penang Maru due
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    • 25 4 The s.s. Kui for Bangkok (Parcels only). Malls previously announced as closing at 10.30 a.m. today will now close at 2.30 p.m. today.
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    • 126 4 Tuesday, February Hi. Ship* ilupMc the Wharves or expected to arrlva. GodovD Gate Entramc KEPPEX HAKDOI'K Main Wharf Lch. Lucifer, Lch. Lady Gulllemard, Belawan, Dredger 'Kuantan,' Bulan, FMS Hoppers 2 4. Oil Wharf H.M.S. "Kent." Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS, lanjong Pagat. Albert Dock NIL
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 750 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In F.M.S.) LLOYDS AGENTS:— BOOKING AGENTS, F.M.S. RLYB. AND 81AM STATES RAILWAYS. TELEPHONE: Freight MIS— Passage tin. STEAMSHIPS LIMITED. (Incorporated In England). CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS LIMITED. (Incorporated In England). REDUCED FARES SINGAPORE TO EUROPE First Class From £106.4.6 Up CONNECTING WITH CANADIAN PACIFIC ATLANTIC EXPRESSES. Second
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    • 273 4 HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE. OUTWARD. Regular Freight Service to MANILA, HONG KONG. SHANGHAI AND JAPANESE PORTS. Due Spore SJ. SEROOSKERK 10,370 T Feb. 23 sj. ZUIDERKERK 10.035 T. Mar. 29 HOMEWARD. TO JAFFA, HAIFA, GENOA, MARSEILLES, ROTTERDAM, AMSTERDAM, HAMBURG AND BREMEN. Leave Tonnage Spore S.s. MEERKERK 11.155 T. Mar. 20 s.s.
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    • 434 4 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England.) ELLERMAN LINE. FOR HAVRE, LONDON. ROTTERDAM HAMIII UC, VU Ports and Suez Canal. Due. Fi.lt. Steamer Spore- B'nore. CITY OF NEWCAETL. Feb. 27 Mir. J •CITY OF NORWICH Mar. 14 Mar. CITY OF ADELAIDE Mar. 30 Apr 2 •Calls Dunkirk. FOB HONG
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 117 4 Today's Crossword Puzzle (CLUES.) ACROSS. 19. Before S3. Allows 1. Imagine Ship's channel 5. Guide 24 Military rank 8. In this place 9. Comes out 11. Residence Bundles 12. Place Tube 14. does away Tree, 16. Vote Bend. 17. Since 18. Devoured 20. Medicinal ball 21. Frolic volution Of Yesterday
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    • 127 4 SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Stations Yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Mm. temp. ins. Sunshine temp. •P hrs. "F Alor Star 92 Nil 10.1 72 Sitiawan No Report. Koto Bharu 86 0.92 6.4 73 Bukit Jeram 88 Nil 7.1 73 Malacca 89 Nil 4.4 72 Singapore (Kallang Aerodrome) »84 0.13 0.3
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  • 629 5 DEHIND the announcement of for- tunes that will be made by the pioneers of television lies an even more dramatic story of a man's fight to keep the Baird system In British hands. That man is Mr. Sydney A. Moseley.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 327 5 HOTELS Q MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL TOMORROW TONIGHT SpEC|AL SPECIAL DINNER cabaret attraction THE MNrnT WORLD FAMOUS 8.15 9.15 P.M. DANCERS nAtinc YOLA&PAUL DANCE (r°RMAD Late of Fol(ies> Bergere, 9.30 midnight Palladium, Ciro's Etc., Etc. RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA PHONE 5361. SEA VIEW HOTEL ENTIRELY RENOVATED IDEAL SEASIDE RESORT EVEKX ROOM WITH
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    • 150 5 WRITE, PHONE, OR CALL ON I jJM -J| 111* ■KVV^|st;\ (Owners Operators of station "Z.H.1." 49.9 Meters.) 111 v^S(ii\ 2-4 Orchard Road, 14, Beach Street 41, Station Road, 6-8, Java Street 'flfc 3^dfYr^Wi Singapore Penang Ipoh Kuala Lumpur §WB I s^s^f- ■&<^»oyl'''fiAV \^H THE LARGEST, MOST UP-TO-DATE, BEST EQUIPPED HPT^^^^^^**'*'*
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 317 5 8.8.C. PROGRAMMES. The 8.8.C. announces that in futuro the following wavelengths will bf used: metre. motre. 9.35 pm -11.5 GSE 25.29 OSB 31.55 11.5-11.20 GSB 31.59 11.20-12.20 OSB 31. 50 GSA 49. 5S I 12.20-12 35 GSA 49.69 12.35-1.5 GSA 49 59 OBD 25. 53 TODAY. Transmission 2. p.m. 6.20
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    • 311 5 Trocadero Cinema, Elephant and Castle. 7.35 Reginald Smith's "Nonsense."* A forty-five minutes' frivol. A comedy concoction composed of songs, sauc:, sophistication, and simple run, with artists culled from the West End cumedy companies and compared by Reggie Smith. Producer, Cecil Maiden. 8.20 Charles Manning and his Orchestra, relayed from the
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    • 329 5 BERLIN. TODAY. pm. 8.20 DJA. DJN announcement (Germ.. Engl.). German folk song. Programme forecast (derm., Engl.). 8.35 At Carnival Time all Scamps Rejoice A mcr-v Radio-Suite. 9.05 News In English on DJA and In Dutch on DJN. 9.20 Military Concert. 10.35 News in German on DJA and DJN. 10.50 "Married
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    • 289 5 SINGAPCXE. Broadcast Programme 01 S,a*lon "Z.H.1." Sing .pore— Wavelength— 49.9 metres. 1 Owned and operated by Radio Service Co. of Malaya 1934. Ltd.. Broadcast House, No. 2 Orchard Road, Singapore). TOMORROW. 6 p.m Recorded music. 6.30 Relay of Glance music by Raffles Hotel Dance Orchestra under the direction o( Dan
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  • 8 6 ALICE 'S ADV ENTURES IN PACT LAN D.
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  • 1822 6 Labour Cheers The Overcrowding Bill Progress With Slum Clearance. British Political Diary. From Our Own Correspondent. Straits Times Office, Fleet Street, Feb. 6. Will there be a General Election this year? If not, then will the Government be reconstructed? Would a reshuffled Cabinet include Mr. Lloyd George? THESE three are
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  • Article, Illustration
    37 6 "An effective deterrent against the fearfal possibility of sodden aerial attack" MM. Flandin and Laval arrive in London to discuss an "aerial Locarno Pact" between France, Great Britain, Germany, Italy and Russia. This picture shows M. Laval.
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  • 107 6 A err bishop On An "Evil Habit." We should get out of the cvu habit of singing Amens at the end of hymns." said the Archbl-'iop of York (Dr. Temple). I think it is always rather a bore," he added. The Archbishop was speaking at the annual
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  • 69 6 Propaganda By Match Boxes. To'iio, Jan. 23. Shizuoka gendarmerie, headquarter today were reported to be so.'irir,,? i manufacturers of matches contained in boxes carrying "Chinese propa^a'v a slogans," the Yomiuri Shiir.bi' n said today. j The match wrappers, acccr_. i;? to ithe newspaper, read: "Chinese! Aba;:- don
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 326 6 RHEUMATISM GOES WITH EXCESS FAT Both Banished By Kruschen. When one realises that the cause or overweight Is closely associated with the cause of rheumatism. It is easy to understand how It Is that the two troubles can so easily be overcome by the same remedy. The experiences told In
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    • 260 6 RIDING changed to GLIDING in the New 1935 VAUXHALL LIGHT SIX fey I fr=j> lIDEPEHEIT SPRINGING JPss^^Jitf/V" JoT^^L/ ou I°°^ or a norma l front J^^^QMMtoi (p j q} axle on this new Vauxhall Light Six— you don't see it! *J nc ou a^ e c car on lc roomier^
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  • 108 7 The death took place at the General Hospital. Talplng. on Feb. 11. of Miss Mona Ruth Estrop. The late Miss Estrop was the third daughter of Mr. jnd Mrs. C. H. Estrop. of Taiping. and was In her twentieth year. She wa» educated at OM Convent.
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  • 621 7 Rotary Address. SURPRISED WE COULD SPEAK ENGLISH." 1*HE first experience of the Malayan contingent of boy scouts when they arrived at the Melbourne camp was described by the Rev. R. K. S. Adams, who led the party, in his address on the tour to the Singapore
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  • 110 7 Dispute With Owners Over Hire Charges. A number of ricksha pullers In Singapore went on strike this morning. The reason, it Is understood, is because owners intend to raise the price of hire of their vehicles. Some pullers are refusing to work and others are also
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  • 108 7 Dr. Lim Boon Keng Delivers Homily To Couple. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. 18. A large gathering of prominent Chinese were present at the Chinese Town Hall yesterday at the wedding of Mr. Chew Beow Chin and Miss Lim Phaik Tin, daughter of Mr. Lim Seng Hooi,
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  • 217 7 SOCIAL PERSANAL Bishop To Visit Bangkok New Ipoh Protectorate Appointment. Mr. D. R. Harper has gone on a local leave trip to Hong Kong. The Hon. Mr. S. Veerasamy. of Kuala Lumpur, has returned from his holiday at Belawan Deli. Mr. J. C. McEvett has succeeded Mr J. T. Rea
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 126 7 GREAT CLEARANCE SALE I PRIOR TO REMOVAL TO 13, COLLYER QUAY! DRASTIC~REDUCTION IN ALL LINES SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY FOR BOOK -LOVERS GET YOUR STATIONERY AT REDUCED PRICES. SAVIN6S UP TO 75% TO OUR PATRONS. ONLY FOR A FORTNIGHT BUY NOW THE FEDERAL RUBBER STAMP COMPANY. 32. RAFFLES PLACE, SINGAPORE, S.S. NEW
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    • 157 7 *****33 W PHONE 626 1 LAST HIGHT of ruummt'i rTtiHmrrtlay Laofh-thow "KISS ah MAKE-UP" with CARY GRANT EDWARD EVERETT HORTON GENEVIEVE TOBIN and the famous fftnpu Baby Stan ALSO SPRINGBOARD CHAMPIONS A grand ipofUnf anbjeet of spwial Interest to all Fminmim and other excellent short* TOMORROW! JACK HULBERT "THE CAMELS
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    • 444 7 rmm-ttM I2A^ 1 1 Mil PHONE.6OO9 PHONE l£Os OPENING TONIGHT AT 6.15 9.15. LAST NIGHT The "Twntac of the shrew" eoBM* BINNIE BARNES to the kmbl in Universal's Big Hit "there's always Ik« M.H,onv wlth FRANK MORGAN ==s "EXCELLENT FILM" i^^^^^mM says free: press. wM STARTS TOMORROW! I nmr'k iiiCiJKiafii.
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  • 222 8 Rubber Price Advance Prospects. (Fiom Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Feb. "-9. The local rubber market steadied up considerably this morning cwing to the decision in the Gold Clause case in the United States. Although there is no heavy buying jroing on at the moment, it \i felt
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  • 222 8 Singapore, Feb. 19, 12 noon. uuin oellei Gambler 5.00 Jara Cube 8 7b Hamburg Cube 1100 White Pepper 52.00 White Muntok Pepper 50 00 Black Pepper 18.-0 Mixed Black Pepper Copra, sundried 4.75 4.75 Copra, mixed 4 15 Small Pearl Sago, fair 3.50 Fair Flake Tapioca 4.00 Med. Pearl
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
    • 159 8 Operators Waiting For Situation To Ciear. Messrs. Lewis and Peat in thsir weekly rubber market report received from London today by air, state: Our market has been overshadowed by the serious difficulties in the pepper market. The uncertainty of the O^ld Clause issue in America Is also
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    • 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 7/32 London, 3 months' sight 2/4 3/16 London. 60 days' sight 2/4 5/32 London, 30 days' sight 2/4Vn London, demand
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    • 69 8 Daily Prices Current ror R.M.A. No. 1. K. Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Noon, Feb. 19. Buyers. Sellers. Tone of Market: Quiet. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 6 7 16d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet G. cts. 13«4 per lb. Spot (loose) 21' 2 <F. 0.8.)
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
      • 399 8 Issue /ai. Buyers SeUers 4/- Ampat Tin 4/- 4/6 £1 Asam Kumbang 34/- 35/6 ±;i Austral Malay «l 62/5/- Ayer Hitam 13/6 M' 6 1 Ayer Weng 2.05 2.10 £1 Bangrin Tin 24/6 26/£1 Chenderlang 9/3 10/3 50 Hitam Tin 0.50 0.53 1 Hong Fatt 0 54 C 57
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      • 305 8 Issue Val Pd. Buyers. Sellers 2 2 Alex Brick Crd. 1.30 1.35 2 2 do 7% Prefs 1.70 1 85 10 10 Atlas Ice 10 00 10 75 £I£IBA.T. 5.15 0 6 0.0 10 5 British Malaya Trustee 5.75 600 £1 £lCon T. S 7% Prefs. 24/- 25/£l£lCon. T.S.Ord.
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      • 153 8 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL S% 1901 red 194 c $40D.J00 I Int. Mar 31 Sept 30 no 112 norn I Hfc% 1907 red 1947 $1,600,000 Int. Mar 31 Sept 30 114V 2 116' 2 norn I 4'/ 2% 1909 red 1955 $1,000,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 119 121
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      • 353 8 Fraser and Co., and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. (Shares are SI unless otherwise stated.) Today's Prices Fraser Lyall ft Evar Co. Allenby 1.90 2.00 1.90 2.00 Alor Oajah 1.50 1.60 1.50 1.60 A. Hltam 2.37'/ 2 2.42'/ 2 2.37'/ 2 2.42'/i A Molek 1.35 1.40 cd 1.35 1.45
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    • 44 8 Nominal Prices In London Yesterday. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 18. There were again no dealings in the London pepper market today, and the nominal values are: white muntok and black, Jan.-March 4d. March-May 4%d. Straits Times Copyright.
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  • 71 8 Commission Of Seven Appointed. In the House of Commons yesterday t'.ie Premier announced (says Reuter) that the following had been appointed to serve on a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the private manufacture and rading in arms. Sir John Eldon Bankes. Sir Thomas Allen; Dam?
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  • 155 8 league Of Nations Appoints Adviser. House Of Commons, Feb. 13. Mr. David Grenfell fLab. Gowri, Inquired what steps were being takea by the League of Nations to continue work in China be mn by the technical agent Sir John BbMn said assistance continues to be rendered by
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  • 77 8 Mr. Jyunsoku Trchigi, president of a Ko'-e firm of Ion ore irrrrrters, nnr.czn^'s that Cror-m Pri-cr Twhu M-thc—.-med of K*dnh. one of t' Unfedr-ated r'a'av States, wM visit J^pan for two months fc«""Vi? in r.lay. Mr. Tcch'fi. fko own* iron mm?'. it Ke-lah. has been
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  • 20 8 The Sixth Division has emo^iked from Cantan for Kw?;jrnw to talio part in the Anti-Red campaign, cays Sin Kuo Mm.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 58 8 heart burn /3^^K and many other ailments are Ai»oin Mftrl 1^ simply the result of Acid Tablet Form |§J^y| Stomach. This condition is Convenient to If=HMUM*: carry wth you. Q*^?^ easily and quickly corrected E.. h Tablet the equivalent of rsss by taking one teaspocoful «gj AT •i the Uquid.
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    • 22 8 AS SUPPLIED TO P.W.D. throughout Malaya, Rubber Plantations etc Large Stock Spares Carried McALISTER CO., LTD. SINGAPORE, PENANG, KUALA LUMPUR and IPOH.
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  • 87 9 The following are outputs for the month of January and figures In brackets are for the corresponding period of last year. Sung<?i Raya.— 31,050 lb. Kedah.— 6B,o«7 lb. Parit Perak— so,B2s lb. Batu Lintang. 60,020 lb. Sukudai— lB,633 lb. Brunei— (3o,loo lb.). 38,500 lb. Bukit Timah— lo.294 lb.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
    • 1265 9 AND CO. Reactions In London Money Market. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 1 The difficulties of Strauss and Co., Ltd., of the Baltic Exchange, allied with the collapse of pepper and shellac in Mincinpf Lane, have overshadowed all other developments this week. The position
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    • 1118 9 METAL MARKET REVIEWED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 4 A vigorous criticism, of the methods employed in the iron and steel industries has been contributed to the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers by Mr. C. F. Ramscyer. Mr. Ramseyer is not concerned
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    • 447 9 The following publications were issued or received by the Department of Statistics, S.S. and F.M.S.. during the period Feb. 9 to 15. 1935, inclusive, and are available fcr public u?e in the Reference Library, Fulle.ton Building. Bingapor:. Appli-ations may be made by members of tho public
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 656 9 BANKING HONG KONG SHANGHAI s BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated ji Hong Kong) The liability of members is limited to the extent and In manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1930 J the Colony. HEAD OFFICE: HONO KONG. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid us $20,000,000 Reserve Funds: Sterling 6.500,000
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    • 16 9 YOU SEE IT EVERYWHERE because it's liked everywhere Xk McCALLUM'S |s£Utw» PERFECTION L-^Si^ SCOTS WHISKY. \g"""g
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    • 414 9 BANKING CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated In England by Rc?a) Charter Ifeo3j Paid Up Capital In 600.000 shares of each £3.00f1,m» Reserve Pund £3.000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors t3.000.0U0 HEAD OFFICE 83, Bbhopsrate London E.C. 8. Agents and Branches. Alor Stir Iloilo Saigon AmrlUar Ipoh Seiuarang Bangkok
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  • 956 10 What was expected to have been on. I important speech by Sir Arnold Robinson did not materialise in the Legis lative Council yesterday. Ever since i this member tabled his resolution that the balance of the $10 millions set
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  • 111 10 His Highness the Sultan In Council has appointed the following as ths Johore Assessment Committee under the Rubber Regulation Enactment for the year 1935 The Deputy Controller of Rubber (Chairman), the Hon. Y. M. Ungku Abdul Aziz, the Hon. Mr. W. Miller Mackay, the Hon. Mr. D. G
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  • 25 10 Th following notifications are made Mr. D. Smith has been seconded for service In Johorp. Major D. M. Noyes-Lewis has been granted leave.
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  • 1623 10 WITH THE BUFFS IN PERAK.— I. First March Through Dense Jungle. (The Ist. Batta'ion the Buffs formed part of the fcrce sent from Bengal to take part in the Perak War of IS7S-76 which followed the murder of Mr. J. W. W. Birch. Below are published extracts from the regimental
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  • 746 10 TTHAT favourite- cf Malayan ornamental trees, the tembusu. is the subject of an article by Mr. R. E. Holttum in the current number of the M.A.H.A. Magazine. We all know the fragrance of the tembusu blossom, but few of us know at what time of the
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 114 10 FAMOUS HOME GROWN FRUITS VEGETABLES V v\ fisli ALWAYS in scasoa That the reason why "7 'XH*fck~ Smedley s Strawberries and Raspberries are 4kJ T\r«. so popular Whenever you want choice ISM 4F\\ Mrawbetnesor Raspbeiries in summer or winter. HPYIrd'AV Smodley s provide a supply of delightful whole WUjLk^ilA •run
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    • 47 10 DOG'S HEAP GUINNESS Sole Agents jt Malaya rit^"' CIMC nADRV o line d s?** fit L 1 1^» .^9gflgfe^^^^g^H 19 Warm Sluiliot S Did'nt You Know Our Watches are designed and constructed to stand up to this difficult climate, and are priced reasonably Opposite the New Pier.
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  • 945 11 COURT'S MAJORITY RULING. Action Which Was "Illegal But Right." RELIEF IN THE MARKETS. rfHE LONG AWAITED decision of the Supreme Court of 1 the United States on the Gold Clause case was given in Washington yesterday. It was held
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  • 96 11 Planes Search Over Timor Sea. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia. Feb. 19. The Master of Sempill, the famous aviator, is missing over the Timor Sea. He left Kupang on Sunday and has not yet arrived at Sourabaya. Five naval planes from the Netherlands East Indies force
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  • 38 11 The Chief of Staff of the Japanese Kwantung Command has returned fr:m Tientsin to Peiping. His object, it is understood. Is to convene a meeti. ing of all Japanese military officers ir. China.- Tin En Mir..
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    24 11 Joyce Higginbottom and Clare McOwan as the bride and br'degroom in "A Kewpio's Wedding" in the baUet at the Victoria Theatre, Singapore.
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  • 440 11 PRINCE OF WALES KING'S JUBILEE. Thanksgiving Scheme. EMPIRE GATHERING IN LONDON. The Prince of Wales, who is due to return from his holiday in the Austrian Tyrol towards the end of the month, is to inaugurate a scheme for a national thanks offering to celebrate the King's Silver Jubilee. The
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  • 17 11 Another group of 25 Chinese expelled from Japan, arrived in Shanghai yesterday. Sin Kuo Mm.
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  • 298 11 Government And Pepper Pool Failure. TO AWAIT INQUIRY INTO BANKRUPTCY. Mr. McKenna Says He Is Not Involved. Mr. Duff Cooper, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, announced in the House of Commons that the Government would await the result of the inquiry of the Official Receiver in the
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  • 547 11 JAMES SHAKSPEARE. Principal Allottees Of Recent Issue. (From Our London Correspondent.) Particulars filed at Somerset HOUtt relating to James and Shakspeare, Ltd., the metal and produce brokers for whose winding up a petition has been pressnted. show that Vi i company was registered on June 22. 1917, to acquire the
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  • 105 11 Hitler Refuses To Pardon Them. Berlin, Feb. 18 It Is officially announced that two women, Frau Benita Von Falkenhayn the Frau Renite Von Natzer who were sentenced to death on Feb. 16 for betraying military secrets were executed by beheading In the court yard of the
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  • 12 11 Sir Edward Campbell, HP. snapped in Singapore this morning.
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  • 110 11 Admiral Byrd Returns. DOCTOR-TXPLORER'S j RADIO ROMANCE. The American explorer, Rear Admiral Byrd, arrived at Dunedin, New Zealand yesterday on his way back from Antarctica where he has spent a year. During his absence he has annexed for the United States 200,000 square miles of
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  • 265 11 A Contemporary Record. The Straits Times begins publica- Ucn today of an account o! th 3 exp.?lience of a British regiment in tho Perak War of 1375-7 G. This regiment, the Ist Battalio.i the Buffs, landed at Teluk Kertang, a village in the estuary of
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  • 146 11 We are informed from an authorltitive source that the position with regard to the Singapore ricksha strike is that a section of the pullers are dissatisfied with new conditions under an agreement which has been in force for nearly a month. In December the ricksha owners issued
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  • 580 11 British Postal Officials Here. GOOD PROGRESS IS BEING MADE. Three Services A Week To Singapore. By Our Aviation Correspondent THE JOINT Air Miniatry- Post Office delegation which left London at the end of January to di.-cuss with local experts the British Government's ambitious Empire
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  • 499 12 Lord Lothian Speaks Out. "TEARING UP" TREATIES. A SERIOUS view of the Immediate future of SinoJapanese relations was expressed yesterday by Lord Lothian. I do not think it is open to doubt" he says, "that Japan hopes to face the world with a fait accompli in
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  • 395 12 The Carioca As It Was Originally. We all know the carloca, .he dance which was brought to Singapore in an American film. That however and what is seen at the hotels and cabarets— is the Ampo^an version of this old Brazilian d .nee. The
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  • 45 12 S' Andrew's Cathedral Church Work?rs" Association is holding a Jurrb'.'- sa'e at St. Andrew's School Hall, on Friday. Mar. 1. at 4.30. Gifts Ming cc will bp gratefully received and should be sent, to Temple House Tank Ro?d not later than Feb. 27.
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  • 48 12 Dr Frank Car wrlght. representative or the Methodist Board of Foreign Missions, New York, wi'l speak at the \^sp?r service at Weslev Church. r<np*pon, th.s evening. This will be the last opportunity to hear Dr. Cartwright b of .er? he returns to New York.
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  • 59 12 The enca urn nt is announced, and the marriage will take p'?ee in Kuala I.urr.pur, on March 30. 1935, between Mir.3 Foo 'looi Chuan. eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs. Foo Win Poe. and Mr. Cunn Lay Cheang of the United Engineers Ltd. Sercmban. son of Mrs. Gunn Tons Fang
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  • 130 12 SINGAPORE ALBAMBK4 H :i Cat with Robirt Armstrong Ann Sothern C.15— 9 15. C APITOL Kls» It Ma-c-Up with Cary Orant ft Cenevieve Tobln 6.15 9.15. CLOSE TIIKATRE. GREAT WORLD King Kong 7 15—9 15 p.m. GRFAI WORLD Cabaret— On The Air Massacre. HOLLYWOOD l>. SERANGOON ROAD Tarzan. The
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  • 98 12 Hylam's Suicide In Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Feb. 18. A verdict of "suicide by poisoning" was returned today by Mr. J. P. j Blddulph, at an inquiry into the death of a Hylam. Tan See Soon, who died from the effects of drinking
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  • 74 12 The Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association dinner takes place tomorrow at the Adelphl Hotel. i Pahits will be served in the grill room, and tables there will be number- ed to correspond with those on thei dinner table plan, which will be on view in the pahlt
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    8 12 Tola and Paul, see column 1, this page.
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  • 411 12 Coroner Clears A Homicide Charge. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 18. The story of a dispute over sleeping accommodation in a room at Pudu village which subsequently led to a fatal street fight shortly after dusk on Jan. 19, was told today before
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  • 50 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Tn the Supreme Court this morning the appeal of Kwek Swee Kee. who was convicted and fined $1,000 in the police court on a charge of making a i book on the first day of the Penang races en Dec. 22, was dismissed.
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  • 30 12 A new postal agency has been opened at the Teluk Anson Wharf railway station, in charge of the station master, and this convenience Is much appreciated by the local public.
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  • 133 12 Result Of Singapore Examination. Below is a list of successful candidates who obtained the Certificate of the Royal Sanitary Institute, London, at the examination held in Singapore from Oct. 25 to Nov. 3, 1034, 31 candidates presented themselves. The following 27 candidates were granted certificates:— Ting Slew
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  • 200 12 Residents Help. DESPERATE FIGHT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. 18. Prompt action by Penang Hill residents and employees of the P. W. D. and Municipality at work on the hill prevented serious damage to property on Saturday afternoon when a fire broke out on
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  • 78 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Feb. 17. "Found dead cause of death unknown" was the verdict of the Seremban coroner yesterday when an inquest was held into the circumstances attending the finding of the body of a female child In a drain, near the Rasah bridge.
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  • 41 12 Report Of Municipal Sub-Committee. At the meeting of tho Municipal Commissioners on Friday, the report of the sub-committee appointed to consider the question rt providing a home or homes for the aged and infirm poor will be considered.
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  • 37 12 .From Jan. 28, the registered offices of The Rubber Growers' Association (Incorporated), the Rubber Producers Research Association. Rubber Roadways, Ltd.. and the Crepe Sole Rubber Association of London, have been at 19, Fenchurch Street, London, E.C. 3.
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  • 61 12 At a Coroner's inquiry held today before Mr. W. G. Porter, a jury of three returned a verdict of suicide on Peon Cheng Ban, a 50-year-old Cantonese woman, an inmate of the Leper Settlement for the past four years. She was found by a fellow patient on
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    • 197 12 A Chinese Neighbour On A Distressing Case. To the Editor, of the Straits Times. Sir,— One Cf the most distressing sights It has been my lot to witness is the plight of a European and his wife and family who live next to me. It la
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    • 148 12 Singapore Pranakan Association. Tie general meeting of the Singapore Paranakan Association for the first half of 1935 was held at the premises of the Association on Sunday. The following wt-it attainted management committee. President: Pasha, vice-presidents: dents: Haji Abu Bakar b. Hassan and Haji Abu Bakar b. Hassan
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  • 4280 13 Full Report Of Legislative Council Meeting. TERMS OF THE GIFT TO IMPERIAL DEFENCE. A surplus of between one and a half and two million dollars is anticipated for 1934, declared the Hon. Mr. E. Newbold in the Legislative Council yesterday moving the voluntary contribution of
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  • 513 14 R. E. S. WYATT MAKES A SOLID 71. Rubber To Be Decided Next Month. Georgetown, Feb. 18. The third Test match between the M.C.C. and West Indies was drawn. Thus the fourth Test, which starts on Mar. 14, will decide the rubber
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  • 300 14 NEGRI F.A/S SMALL BALANCE. Only $19 In Hcnd For The New Season. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremtan, Feb. 17. The precarious financial position of the Nejrri Sembilan Football Association, which began with a cash and bank balance of $408.08 and ended the year with a cash balance
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  • 171 14 Lawn Tennis. Several Matches Go To Three Sets. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 19. Yesterday's results in the Selangor Golf Club lawn tennis tournament were: Men's Open Singles. H. J. Sinclair beat S. Brown, 6—o. ■3—3. Men's Handicap Singles. H. S Lee owe 15.5 belt
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  • 57 14 Arsenal To Play Away For Fourth Time. London, Feb. 18. The draw for the sixth round of the F.A. Cup to be played on Mar. 2, is a* follows: Everton vs. Tottenham or Bolton. West Bromwich vs. Bristol City or Preston. Sheffield Wednesday vs. Arsenal. Notts Forest
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    32 14 Some o.' the Singapore G.C. and Sepoy Lines golfers who took part in the Wei Hal Wei Cup final at Bukit Tlmah on Sunday. The S.G.C. won by four matches to one.
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    45 14 HOW JAMES WORKS: Arsenal defeated Sheffield Wednesday in a First Division match at Highbury by four goals to one. Alex James the Arsenal wizard follows a hot shot by Drake but Brown saves and is protected by by one of bis own backs. (Planet News.)
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  • 126 14 S.C.C. Trial Match At Anson Road Stadium. The following have been Invited to play Association Football this afternoon at Anson road Stadium. Ist XI (In Colours): T. G. Lashmar; D. E. Nickels, A. P. Cralgle, J. Wallace. J. W. Muncey, F. E. Hutchinson; G. J. Merrifleld, J. E.
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  • 45 14 The friendly soccer match arranged for today between the Malays and Chinese has been postponed and will now be played at Anson Road Stadium on Monday, Feb. 25. The Malays meet the S.C.C. In a friendly on the S.C.C. padang on Friday.
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  • 102 14 Tuesday, Feb. I*. Golf: Keppel Club, committee meeting. Football: S.C.C. Trial Match. Colours vs. White* at Anson Road Stadium. Wednesday. Feb. M. Golf Keppel Club, Women's Championship, flnt round. Football: B.C.C. "B" vs. M.P.H. at Anson Road Stadium. Boxing: Entries close for novices' amateur competition. Thursday, Feb. 21.
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  • 145 14 Annual Meeting Held At Ipoh. The annual general meeting of the Perak branch of the Malayan Lawn Tennis Association was held at Ipoh on Saturday night, with the Hon. Mr. Chung Ah Ming, president, in the chair. The following office bearers were elected for the ensuing year: President,
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  • 95 14 Chinese Player's Fine Round At Gardens Club. San Kwok Lecng. with a score oi 77 led the field by the margin of eight strokes In the qualifying stage of the {Gardens Golf Club championship at j Kuala Lnmpur during the week-end. lonly eleven cards were returned and
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  • 254 14 RETURN FIGHT ON SATURDAY. Both Men Taking Their Training Seriously. The New World Stadium is likely to be filled to capacity on Saturday for the return contest between Al Rivers, the Malayan middle-weight champion, and Young Frisco, welter and middle-weight champion of tiie Orient. Frisco had
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  • 226 14 Association Football. Poor Standard Of Play By Both Teams. V.M.C.A. 1 SKA. 0| The V.M.C.A. beat the Singapore Khalsa Association in a friendly football match on their own ground yes- 1 day. Had their finishing been better] the margin of victory would have
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  • 58 14 London, Feb. 18. In a Second Division match today West Ham beat Norwich by a goal to nil. This puts them in second place, though they have now played a match more than Brentford. The Scottish cup-tie replay between King's Park and Ayr United was drawn each side
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  • 50 14 At a meeting of the Straits Chinese Recreation Club the following gentlemen were elected to form the Billiard Sub-Committee for the ensuing year: Mr. Tan Boon Poh, captain. Mr. Cheong Chee Tong, convenor. Mr. Ong Slow Kee and Mr. T. W. Ong, the honorary secretary, as exofficio member.
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  • 36 14 Paris, Feb. 16. In a ten rounds content today M. Holtzer (France) beat Freddie Miller (U.S.A.I, the feather-weight champion of the world, on points. Nc titles were at Stake on this match.— l avas.
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  • 646 15 STARLIGHT, FORFEIT BRUAS MOVE WELL. Main Track Now Looks In Excellent Condition. Quite a large number of horses were out on the second track this morning. The bell went at 605 a.m. and the first few animals really did their training in
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    25 15 WHERE DID THAT ONE GO TO HERBERT?: 1. C. Barry (left) and W Eldred evidently shaken by the length (or direction) of someone else's drive.
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  • 261 15 Club Meetings. Prize Giving At Port Dickson R. C. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Feb. 17. Mr. S. Ponnampalam presided at the annuil general meeting of the Saint Paul's Old Boys Association held yesterday at Seremban. The others present were: Messrs. J. R. Sta Maria,
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  • 195 15 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Feb. 17. Inche Mohamed Idris, District Officer, Port Dickson, presided at the annual general meeting of the Port Dickson Recreation Club. Exhibition lawn tennis matches followed by tea preceded the meeting. The following officials were elected for the year: President.— lnche Mohuned
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  • 68 15 The following have been Invited to represent the SRC. agalnjst the RAJ*, at the Air Base on Saturday at 5 p.m. C. Alphonso; H. C. Humphries and T. Albuquerque (capt.) F. W. Ayres, W. Gomes and G. OUvelro; G. Ross, J. G. Reutens, A. O. Valberg, A. E.
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  • 157 15 On Grand National And Lincolnshire. London, Feb. 18. The latest betting on the Grand National, to be run at Aintree on March 29, is a* follows: 9 to 2 Golden Miller taken and offered. 8 to 1 Thomond 11. taken and offered. 100 to 8 Really True
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    28 15 GERMAN WINS: Petersen on all fours during bis fight with Neusel. The British champion was badly battered and threw in the towel in the eleventh ronnd. (Planet News.)
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  • 610 15 Malacca Sport. All Ten S.F.I. Wickets Fall To A. Bahri. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Feb. 17. On Friday on the Malacca Club Padang the European hockey XI, with four Asiatic substitutes, was beaten by a Eurasian Eleven by a goal to nil. Kee Slew In
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  • 623 15 Singapore Rugby Skipper Weds.— A Great Forward. Malacca Bowler Equals Batty 's Feat— Out For Speed Record. Conducted by "LEIGHTOS" LJERE Is wishing luck to A. E. S. Tal- bot whose marriage takes place this afternoon at St. Andrew's Cathedral to Miss Violet Blackwood SewelL "Botts," as
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  • 1254 17 Supreme Court Judgment. In the Supreme Court on Friday Judgment condemning counsel to pay the costs of his own clients was delivered by Mr. Justice a*Beckett Terrell in the matter of an originating summons concerning the trusts of the will of Low Guan Swi, deceased.
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  • 140 17 Society To Give Six Programmes Weekly. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. 16. The annual general meeting of the Penang Wireless Society was held yesterday at the Society's premises In Perak Road. Mr. M. J. Thorpe, president, was In the chair. Reviewing the year's activities, he said
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    19 17 Water Polo Team of the Chinese Swimming. Club which took part in the Grand Carnival held on Saturday night.
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  • 230 17 Malanyu Retrocession Hopes Bright. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Pelplng, Feb. 13. Mr. Yuh Chla-chi has been appointed secretary- general of the Pelpin? Branch Political Council in succession to Mr. Ho Chi-tung, who has resigned. It is understood that the recent Sino-Japanese discussions in connection with the demilitarised Luantung
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  • 73 17 Five Cantonese Plunder Shop. A gang of five Cantonese, armed with pistols and knives, burst Into a Teochiu provision store at the 13th mile, Changi Road, on Saturday night, held up and tied the Inmates, and decamped with $22 worth of Jewellery and $100 In cash. The
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  • 104 17 Rescuer Of Stam Baby To Be Honoured. Washington, Feb. 2. The well-known Congressman, Mr. Hamilton Fish, Jr., has sent a letter to the Secretary of State, Mr. CordeU Hull, asklp; for collaboration with the Chinese Government in Identifying the Chinese who sacrificed his life to save the baby
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  • 156 17 Successful Appeal By Malays. (From Our Own Correspondent. Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 15. An appeal by four Malays against their conviction and fines imposed on them for failing to attend mosque within three miles of the place where they lived was allowed by Mr. F. K. Wilson, In the
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  • 61 17 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Feb. 15. The Hon. the British Resident N.S. (Mr. J. W. W. Hughes) will preside at a public meeting to be held in the ha'J of the King George V school, at 5 p.m. on Feb. 22 in order to make arrangements for
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  • 36 17 The members of the Geylang Straits-Chinese Association will celebrate the 12th anniversary of their association on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 23 and 24 respectively, at 15 Amber Road, near the Chinese Swimming Club.
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  • 35 17 Mr. Gunter-Smith, who has been the manager for the Nestle and AngloSwiss Milk Co., Ipoh, for the past two years, has proceeded on leave, and Mr. R. O. Cranford Is now In charge at Ipoh.
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  • 34 17 Mr. J. M. Brander, the Singapore third magistrate, has returned after a fortnight's holiday In the Cameron Highlands. He has re- assumed duty relieving Mr. R. N. Oakeley who had been acting or him.
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  • 439 17 Question In 8.N.8. NEW LABOUR LAWS NEEDED. At a recent me ulng of the committee of the North Borneo Chamber of Commerce it was decided to inquire of Government whether preference was given to local trading concerns when their quotations, delivery and other terms for
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  • 64 17 Colombo, Feb. 8. It is estimated at least 30,000 have died in the malaria epidemic In Ceylon, 6,000 of which occurred in the Central Province In order to ensure proper distribution of relief, convalescent homes throughout Ceylon are to be under Government control. Reuter
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  • 29 17 A boarding school Is being opened at Cameron Highlands In May. The school is intended exclusively for European children of all nationalities and will be undenominational.
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  • 231 17 American Doctor's Assertion. The tropics is now the great goal of the white race, declares Dr. Warren D. Smith, head of the Department of Geology, University of Oregon, In the January Issuj of Scientific Monthly. He disagrees with Colonel Woodruff of the United States
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  • 102 18 Hitler Refuses To Pardon Condemned Men. Two men sentenced to death by the Peoples Court last year for the betrayal of military secrets were beheaded on Feb. 9. Herr Hitler, who all along has had the right to pardon did not exercise his prerogative. The men. Kurt
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    67 18 "Air peril conscious" Londoners crowd into Downing Street on a bitterly cold January night to greet M. Flandln and M. LavaJ, the French Ministers who are seeking an "aerial Locarno Pact" of mutual security in Europe. It is proposed that Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Russia should agree to
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  • 108 18 To Be Earmarked For Six Months. Shanghai, Feb. 17. It Is learned authoritatively that an announcement will shortly be made to the effect that silver Imported into j China in future will be earmarked and allowed to be re-exported alter a period of six months without
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  • 102 18 Council Of State Dissatisfaction. New Delhi, Feb. 12. Dissatisfaction with Sir Samuel Hoare's recent declaration with regard to the ultimate goal of the India reforms was voiced in the Council of State, which has begun a three-day discussion on the proposed new Constitution. Mr. Ramsarandas.
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  • 62 18 The first fruits oi Oen. Chiang Kaishek's recent tour by aeroplane of the north-western provinces Is seen in an official Kansu report announcing the abolition of 57 taxes, says Sin Kuo Mm. In the past five years, it is estimated, 2,000,000 people In that sparsely-populated
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  • 56 18 RETURNING TO TOKIO Shanghai. It is understood that Mr. Arlyoshi, Japanese Minister to China, will return to Tokio at the end of this month to receive further instructions In connection with the Japanese move to improve relations with China. Oh the Minister's return, it is said, his Shanghai offices will
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  • 49 18 New York. Bishop Francis McConnell. In a statement urges all Methodists throughout the country to oppose "the Fascist tendencies represented by such men as Huey Long, of Louisiana, Father Coughlln, the Detroit priest, William Randolph Hearst, the publisher, and the United States Chamber of Commerce."
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  • 229 18 Severe Fighting In West Chinchow. Shanghai, Feb. 13. More risings are reported from West i Chinchow where heavy fighting has been going on since Monday when the Manchukuo garrison there mutinied. Five hundred more Minchukuo troops have mutinied since Monday and heavy casualties are reported. Three high
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  • 51 18 The smaller buildings In the southeastern bastion of Fort Comwallis. near the Queen Victoria Jubilee Memorial clock tower at Penang have already been demolished. It Is now proposed that the old drill hall of the Penang and Province Wellesley Volunteer Corps should be demolished tenders having been Invited lor this
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  • 152 18 Oil-Feed Trouble In Mid-Atlantic. Porto Pramo (Cape Verde Is.) Feb. 17. The long-distance fliers Codos and Rossi, attempting a first non-stop mall flight from Franr* to South America, were compelled to return to Cape Verde Islands owing to oil-feed trouble. The discovery was made between Cape
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  • 144 18 Navy's One Battle Cruiser. London, Jan. SO, Now that H.M.S. Renown, which was in collision with the Hood off the (Spanish coast, has been found to have sustained damage that compels her to return home for repairs, the Hood is, for the time being, the only battle-
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  • 100 18 Sweeping Changes In America.. New York A comprehensive plan to extend Federal regulation to all forms of transportation on land, sea and air has been recommended by Mr. Eastman, Federal Co-ordlnator of Transportation, in a report to the United States Congress. The entire transportation network
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    46 18 Prince and Princess Torlonia in Paris from Home on their way to London where they were to see ex- Queen Ena of Spain, mother of the Princess (formerly Infanta Beatrice of Snain). The Queen was not at the wedding of the Prince and Princess (Planet News.)
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  • 89 18 5,200 Miles Or Roads Built Last Year. Shanghai. The National Economic Council reports that during the last twelve months 5,200 miles of motor roads were constructed in the Provinces of Kiangsu. Chekiang, Anhui, Kiangsi, Honan. Hopei, Hunan and Fukien. Three thousand miles are nearing completion shortly. The Provincial
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  • 107 18 "Manoeuvre Of Fascist Dictatorship.". Moscow, Feb. 17 The German reply to the London proposals is bitterly cammentcd upon in a special article in Pravda which declares that the reply is calculated 13 start a hidden struggle between B.itain and France and alms to con wit the
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  • 115 18 Former Boxing: Champion On Scientific Trip.' Naples. Jan Gene Tunney former heavy weipht boxing champion of the world, and Mr. John Lagorco. vics-chairman of the "National Geographical Magazine." landed at Naples yestsrday on their way from New York, on a scientific six-month Journey to the
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  • 149 18 Diving Bell Being Made For Exploratory Purposes. Madrid. Jan. 2ii The prop:ssd construction of a s2kilometre tunnel under the Strait of Gibraltar at a depth of 1,300 feet was fast approaching actuality yesterday. It was announced that a diving bell is now being constructed for the purpose
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  • 137 18 Harvest Of The Scilly Islands. The Prince of Wales's flower farms in the Scilly Islands are now sending large quantities of blooms to London. The harvest Is earlier than usuul this year. 1 Last week nearly 6,000 box dispatched from the Islands, containing mainly "Sol dOr"
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  • 1392 19 OUR INDIA PAGE. Colombo Municipality In A Quandary. (From a Ceylon Correspondent) k DIFFICULT situation arose recently in regard to the atti- tude of the Colombo Municipal Council towards the question of existing wayside shrines in the city, owing to the possibility of action
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    11 19 SIR ABDUR siAnnil. die new President of the Indian Legislative Assembly.
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  • 24 19 A box containing Rs. 12,000 has been removed from Jhanjharpur treasury, Darbhanga, by a gang of burglars, says a Patna report.
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  • 30 19 The Sikang Living Buddha who was In Canton last summer, will visit Canton again some time at the end of March, says the Canton Gazette. He is now in Hunan.
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  • 345 19 PROTECTION DEMAND. Deputation Waits On Viceroy. The Burma Indian deputation recently met His Excellency the Viceroy, who, it is reported, assured them thai the Government of India would endeavour to do their best for Indians in Burma, particularly in the matter of protecting their rights,
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  • 161 19 An Indian's 50 Years' Service, (From Our Own Correspondent) Calcutta, Feb. 9. Visitors to the Bishop's Palace, Calcutta, will have often met a stately old Indian who carried their cards in to the Bishop or his Chaplain. He Is Ram Saran, the Bishop's head bearer. Nearly 80 years
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  • 73 19 Death Of An Orthodox Hindu Leader. The death has occurred in Madrss of Mr. M. K. Acharya, a former member of the Assembly. He was a leader of the orthodox Hindus and was the president of the Varnashram Swarajya Sanga of Midras. He gave evidence before
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    24 19 A REVOLVING SOLARIUM, the first of its kind in India, which has been erected at Jamnagar at a cost of over Rs. 5 lakhs.
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  • 51 19 Story Of Feud In Burman Village. Nineteen persons, including two Buddhist priests. were recently brought to the Pyinmana police suffering from poisoning, says a Rangoon report. They are said to have drunk water from a well allegdely poisoned by a fellow villager following a dispute with the
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  • 23 19 Mr. G. W. Leeson has been elected a member of the Bengal Legislative Council In place of Sir Edward Benthall who has resigned.
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  • 128 19 New Delhi. Feb. 5. The Indian Himalayan Expedition Club, Delhi, is organising an expedition next summer to attempt to climb Nanda Dcvi, about 26,000 feet, the precipitous Kumaon peak. It is proposed to recruit members for the expedition from different parU of India. The
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  • 634 19 Frontier Tribesmen May Take Part In Film. Calcutta, Feb. 7. CHOOTING for the exterior scenes of the film version of Kipling's Soldiers Three will, it is expected, be begun during the second week of this month, some of it in the Khyber Pass country,
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