The Straits Times, 23 February 1935

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    38 1 The Straits Times (ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.) THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2S, 1935. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1935. PRICE 10 CFNTS
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      395 1 SINGAPORE 140, CECIL ST. ('PHONE 5471). PASKOE&CO. j CORNWALL HOUSE FOR FURNITURE AND I FURNISHING. E fl^rJi ENDANGERS Wfl HEALTH ,7/N^ \nl E9tu/ r V° 80 on. as many people do. fagged out (Jay X' m "^v after da y- r l lll^ serious Illness: any V, m iA chance
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      271 1 KUA'.A LUMPUR: 26. JAVA ST. f 'PHONE 3689>. The "Hollywood" Brassiere who would ever think THIS DAINTY GARMENT WOULD Qs^ ©IvP TAKE SUCH A FIRM HOLD ON YOUR f\ >^ r JV FIGURE? ksk\ \^^|jr SURPRISING, ISNT IT? YET YOU IV il flf f WILL FIND THE NEW 'HOLLYWOOD' NOT
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      19 1 I i 1 i for! j FLOWERS S PHONE 4097 I It 5. Orchard Road. I (Amber Mansion*' 1
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      469 2 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES DEATH CHEN —Mr. Chen Ngian Chin the father of Chen DJat Thiam. Dr. Chen Ah Poh, Chen Thiam Chion and Chen Thium Chit, passed away peacefully on Monday the 18th instant, at the age of 74, at his residence No. 31 Branksome Road. Funeral on Sunday the 24th
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      812 2 BOARD- RESIDENCE Vacancies at "Lloyd House," I, Lloyd Bd. EUBOP. Board Residence. B*s— s9o- Board apt. Mod. Ban. Oar. 11, St. Nicholas Plata. TBS MANSION, Oxley BJw, Singapore, three sntnutos from town high elevation, large airy rooms. M. 8. I*l. 3798. METBOPOLE HOTEL, Bras Basah RoadMod. San. service. Rooms from
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      751 2 FOR SALE WHITE Polished Italian Marbles, machine edged. 1 Telegraph Street. Tea, 3100. I DALMATION PUPPIES to good home only. 7 weeks old- IS Buklt TunggaL FOB BOY SCOOTS— Prates, Bogies, Drums and etc. Season Co., Ltd., 115. North Bridge Road. A BARGAIN— Kb ALTO SAXOPHONE. fn good tone and
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      925 2 I PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE, CHINESE TELEPHONE DtBECTOKT. Tbe 1935 January/June Issue of tb* above publication is bow off tbe Press) and subscribers are requested to send in their old copies to the onsets of tbe publishers, Messrs. The Advertising A Pabttelty Bureau Ltd.. 4, Battery Road, when a new copy
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      809 2 BUSINESS CARDS. Ere FIGARO By European Expert. PERMANENT WAVING By Fill aw— v Export* $8, $10 $15 only BAFFLES HOTEL (Room 12*) and at 93, Bras Basah Road. Phone ZMS. BOOKS THAT BELT. By Prank H. Vixetelly, LittD LL.D. 25.000 WORDS FREQUENTLY MISPRONOUNCED. $6.30. HOW TO USE ENGLISH. $6 30.
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      483 2 MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mr*. HARU and Mis* HANA 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. FULLY FURNISHED. NEWLY PAINTED and decorated throughout Comfortable Bungalow, 4 Bed. Large Dining and Sitting Rooms, Bathrooms, Servants' Quarters. Large Garage. Tennis. Piano. Telephone if detlred. Katong. Tb be let tor twelve months. Rent moderate.
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      181 2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within Outside Without Malaya Malaya Postage Monthly 3.M 4.M 2.58 Quarterly 8.54 112.M 9 7 58 Half Yearly $17.00 $t4.M $15.M Yearly $34.00 $48 00 $30 M Note.— OwUUUon ehesjaes should Include the naal bank atoeoaatADVERTISEMENT RATES The charres and Instructions for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS are as ander:—
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      623 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO BER VICES. v«NINSULAR AND ORIENTAL. 8. N.;CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJaWTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR BAST MAIL SERVICE. ■IUTWARD PROM LONDON FOB OKWA AND JAP>S Due. Tonnage Spore. 1935. BEHAR 6.000 Feb. 28 CATHAY 15.000
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      398 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ. Regular fortnightly Mail Service to Naples, Marseilles and London. Next sailings Bi. TKKUK.UNI MARU Mar. 6 HAKUSAN MARU Mar. 21 HARUNA MARU Apr. 4 KATORI MARU Apr. 19 Minimum fares to Ist class
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      651 3 Baaaaaaf^BV^^Bß a aaanßa*""Sa*aaV'">aaaaal PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From From Prom Fronv* Spore Malacca Port Penang M.S. Sham ALSIA 12/3 12/3 13/3 15/3 BORINOIA 2/4 2/4 3/4 6/4 ERRIA 23/4 23/4 34/4 25/4 I ALANDIA 14/5 14/5 15/5 17/5 JUTLANDIA 4/6 4/6 5/6 7/6
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      218 3 I PRESrDENT LINERS j Tourist Class AMERICAN STYLE £71.12.SINGAPORE TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA GREATEST ADVANCE IN TOURIST CLASS LUXURY. 1 Beautiful public rooms Bwlmmlnj pool J Delicious meals— Hot and cold running water In each state room. Cabins for two or more I passengers with real beds Modern ventlla- I
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      1256 3 THE BLUX FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO. Steam Ship Co., L<• and China Matoal (1G31) LTD. Steam Navigation Co.. Ltd.) THE CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. THR STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO, LTD- THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO.. LTIH. T^. C H J N 'l_ NAVIOATION CO LTD THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL
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  • SHIPPING AND MAILS.
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      ARRIVALS FROM MANILA.
      206 4 President Monroe In Port Today. The President Monroe arrived from Manila this* morning and docked at the main wharf. She sails for Penang on Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock. Among the passengers on board are a group representing the Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co., Ltd. They are
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      299 4 Today Borneo (North), Brunei and Labuan (Darvel) 3 JO p.m. Sarawak (generally) MM and Sibu (Darvel) 3 30pm Japan (Manila Maru) ..4 p.m. Netherlands Indies <The) Bagan and BeogkaUi (Toboall) 4 p.m. Bandjermasln (Bllnjoe) ..4 p.m. Djambl (Toba) 3 p.m. Laboean BUlk and Tandjong Balel (Rantau) 4
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      OUTWARD IMPERIAL AIR MAIL.
      60 4 The local, Agents of the Imperial Airways notify that the outward aeroplane is expected to arrive at Singapore at about 6 p.m. tomorrow. The mall will be available for bo.xholders and window delivery ticket holders 'at about 8 p.m. Correspondence for non-boxholders will be sent out
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      VESSELS ARRIVED.
      118 4 PRKS. MONROE, U.S.A., 6,195 tons, from New York 23-2, for New York via Penane 28-2. SARPEDON, Brit.. 1,928 tons, from Liverpool 23-2, for Hongkong 25-2. KINTA. Brit., 509 tons, from Penang 23-2, for Penang 25-2. MANILA MARU. Jap., 5.936 tons, from Buenos Aires 23-2, for Mojl, Kobe Osaka
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      116 4 Saturday, February 23. Ship, alongside tbe Wharves or expected arrln. Godown Gat* Intranet KEPPEL HAKBOUK Main Whurt Lrh. Lucifer, Lch. lady Gullleinard, Dnclger Ki Anton, Tug Hercules, FMB Hcppers 2 4, RAF Aquarius, Tomohon, Bulan, Belawan. Oil Wharf NIL CoaJ Wnart Nil. VESSELS IN ORX DOCKS, lanjoot
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      PASSENGERS.
      65 4 l The following were passengers oy the Royal Dutch Air Lines this week; From N.I. to Europe and India on Feb. 20.— Mr. v.d. Brock, Mr. and Mr.;. Cochrane, Mr. Kestler. From Spore to Medan on Feb. 21. Mr. v. d. Goot. From Europe and India to Spore on
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      751 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporate* la PM S) LLOYDS AGENTS:— BOOKING AGENTS, F.M.B. RLTS. AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS. TELEPHONE: Freight 54SJ— Passage 51 3 L 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
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      275 4 HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE. OUTWARD. Regalar Freight Service to MANILA. HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPANESE PORTS. Due Spore SS. ZUIDERKERK 10.625 T. Mar. 29 S*. GROOTEKERK 10.090 T. Apr. 26 HOMEWARD. TO JAFFA, HAIFA. GENOA, MARSEILLES, ROTTERDAM. AMSTERDAM, HAMBI'RG AND BREMEN. Leave Tonnage Spore s.s. MEERKERK 11,155 T. Mar. 20 s.B.
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      442 4 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) -ELLERMAN" LINE. FOR HAVRE. LONDON. ROTTERDAM HAMBURG Via Ports and Su~i CanaL Due. Balls. Strempr Spore Boor*. CITY OF NEWCASTL Feb. 27 Mar 3 •CITY OF NORWICH Mar. 14 Mar :6 CITY OF ADELAIDE Mar 30 Apr 3 CITY OF DERBY Apr.
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      320 4 SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Stations Yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Mm. temp. ins. Sunshine temp. 'F hrs. 'F I AJor Star 93 Nil 11.1 67 1 Sitiawan 91 Nil 9.6 72 Kota Bharu 88 Nil 9.9 71 Bukit, Jeram 89 Nil 10.8 72 Malacca 89 Nil 10.1 74 Singapore (Kailang
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    MARCONI PLANS BETTER TELEVISION.
    217 5 EXPERIMENTS which may result in important developments in television are soon to be conducted in Italy by the j Marchese Marconi. He plans to enable long-distance communication to be made with his micro-wave radio apparatus. The radio link is at present the greatest television problem to
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      283 5 HOTELS qJ MALAYAN PREMIER HOTEL TONIGHT SPECIAL RACE DINNER DANCE (formal) with YOLA PAUL in an ENTIRELY NEW PROGRAMME YOU PjflpA THE CLAMOUR JBnM^^H FAMOUS ENCORES JnBI LATE OF FOLLIES BERGERE, APPEARING j|j PALLADIUM, NIGHTLY CIRO'S ETC., ETC. A CABARET OF SUPERB ACCOMPLISHMENT EXTENSION TO 1 A.M. BOOK YOUR TABLE
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      347 5 INSURANCE. FIRE-ACCIDENT-MOTOR FIDELITY GUARANTEE-MARINE-WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION. THE LONDON ASSURANCE HONO KONO FIRE INSCE CO. LTD. PHOENIX ASSURANCE CO.. LTD. WHFTERN ASSURANCE CO UNION JNSCE SOCIETY OF C/NTON LTD EAGLE STAR ft BRIT DOM INSCE. CO LTD GUTHRIE Co., Ltd. (In oroorateo In S.S.) BRASTAGI. 4800 FEET A.S., NEAB MEOAN. HEALTH BESORT.
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      370 5 8.8.C. PROGRAMMES. The 8.8.C. announces that In futuin the following wavelengths will be used: metre. metre. 9.35 p.m -11.5 OSE 25.29 ORB 31.55 11.5-11.20 OSB 31.55 11.2C-12.20 OSB 31. 5 i OSA 49.56 12.20-12.35 OSA 49.59 12.35-1.5 OSA 49 59 OSD 25.53 TODAY. Transmission 2 p.m. 6.20 Big B:n. The
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      343 5 PHOHI-HOLLAND. TODAY. pjn. 8.50 Dutch National Anthem and opening announcement. 8.55 Newstalk by Mr. L. Aletrlno. 9.15 Station orchestra conducted by Loa Cohen. 9.35 Latest news from Holland. 9.50 Declamation by Jan Hartman. 10.10 Station orchestra. 10.35 Talk on literature by Jon. Koning. 10.55 Records. 11.10 Declamation by Jan Hartman.
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      272 5 SINGAPORE. Broadcast Programme of Station "Z.H.1." Sing ipore Wavelength 49.0 metres. (Owned and operated by Radio Service Co. of Malaya 1934. Ltd., Broadcast House, No. 2 Orchard Road, Singapore). TOMORROW. 11 a.m.- 1.30 p.m. Recorded music. MONDAY, Feb. 25. 6 p.m. Recorded music. 6.30 Relay of dance music Sy Raffles
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      197 5 BERLIN. TODAY. p.m. 8.20 DJA, DJN announcement (Ocrm., Engl.). German folk scng. Progrpmma forecast (Germ., Engl > 8.35 Funny Sonss and Fooilsn DitU s 8.05 New* in English on DJA nnj in Dutch on DJN. 9.20 Concert of light music. 10.35 News In Orrmar. cs DJA and DJN. 10.50 Dance
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    RE-EQUIPPING ROYAL AIR FORCE.
    891 6 Good Progress Reported. (By Our Services Correspondent.) Further progress in the re-equip-ment of numbers of R.A.F. Squadrons with up-to-date machines is reported. These re-equipment plans, under which two Singapore squadrons receive new aircraft No. 205 (F. 8.) Squadron Singapore Ill's," now on their way out from
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    G. B. S. SAYS FILM SEX IS LEGITIMATE
    249 6 "LICENSING BEST EXPEDIENT" "Censorships are the very devil." said Mr. George Bernard Shaw, who figured with Miss Madeleine Carroll, the actress, In a surprise London broadcast. "Sex appeal," said Mr. Shaw, "Is a perfectly legitimate element in all the fine art* that
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    133 6 Sir John Simon was a guest of honour with his wife at the annual banquet of the British Chamber of Commerce In Paris Referrinr to the visit to London of M. Flandin and M. Laval he said "We believe that we then did rood work together, food work not merely
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    AMERICA'S INCREASING DEFENCES.
    480 6 Ambitious Plan For Preparedness. Washington, Feb. 11. It is learned authoritatively that the Administration is planning development and expansion of a threefold national defence system: an efficient merchant marine, a powerful coast defence force and greatly improved air bases. It is learned that Mr. A. Mitchell Palmer,
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    57 6 Full territorial autonomy, with the city of Kiev as capital, was demanded for the Ukrainian people. In the course of a speech before the Polish Diet, by the Ukrainian deputy, M. Lewich, who said that the autonomy plan which he proposed "would weaken the U.S.S.R. and save European civilisation, as
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    MORE PYRAMID SECRETS
    488 6 PICTURES OF COURT LIFE IN 4000 B.C. FURTHER discoveries at the Gizeh pyramids are likely to throw most valuable light on the Egyptian civilisation of nearly 4,000 years B.C. A month ago it was reported that secrets of the Sphinx, the tomb of Queen Rekhetra (3666 8.C.),
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      240 6 ZKISS IKON CAMERAS THE BEST VALUE FOR TOUR MONEY We Stock:— ZEISS IKON CONTAX, SCPER-NETTEL S BIIPER-IKONTA. IKONTA J NETTAR BOX CAMERAS BINOCULARS ETC, Send a 5 cent stamp for catalogue*. SINGAPORE PHOTO CO., S7-39, Hich Street. SINGAPORE. L.W ..J G* mI //mi v m Wr{ J'Jmm k >• tkromgk
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    747 7 CHUBCH OF ENGLAND. ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL, 3eXK«lin» Sunday, Feb. 24. 6.50 ajn.. Holy Comn 730 a.m.. Matins: 8 a.m., Holy Comn (choral); 6.50 p.m., Bvensoni; (choral) and sermon; Weekdays: Holy Comn. an Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8 a.m.; Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 7 am Evening Service
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    58 7 Zora. 20-year-old leading Interpreter of Javanese and Oriental dancing, will do a speciality number In a new film Rumba." Zora has Just completed a tour of Japan and China and was on her way to New York for a winter theatrical engagement when Leßoy Prlnz. dance director, induced her to
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      308 7 race ball W EXTENSION TO 2 A.M. SPECIALLY AUGMENTED ORCHESTRA SPECIAL VAUDEVILLE WALTZ FANTASIE by MARTINIS PEACHES SNAPPY JAZZ by NANCY JOCKEY DANCE by MARTINIS PEACHES BALLOONS STREAMERS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED. ADMISSION $1. SUNDAY, FEB. 24. "LES ANDRES" THE TALENTED TROUPE OF CONTINENTAL ARTISTES WILL PERFORM FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY
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      48 7 6REAT CLEARANCE SALE PRIOR TO REMOVAL TO 13, COLLYER QUAY DRASTIC REDUCTION IN ALL LINES SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY FOR BOOK-LOVERS GET YOUR STATIONERY AT REDUCED PRICES. SAVINGS DP TO 75% TO OUR PATRONS. ONLY FOR A FORTNIGHT BUY NOW THE FEDERAL RUDDER STAMP COMPANY. 32. RAFFLES PLACE. SINGAPORE, S.S.
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      639 7 Naturaily-THIS IS YOUR LAST DAY' BIG SHOW FOR THE T 'l 111 1 ri kk f "if f T ■■I'llß WEEK-END! W+* phonemob^J; M'J'VP l^K^ L^^^^n^^?ffß 3 Shows Today Tomorrow F"T,T f 1 m I'Jn at 3.15 6.15 9.15 PHONE W5 P~ f HONE 5261 AMOTHER GREAT PARAMOUNT MATINEE 315
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    151 8 Rubber Prices Steadier. (Fiom Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Feb. 23. The local rubber market was rather steadier this morning, London having advanced slightly yesterday influenced by the prospect of a further cut in the quota, which may be decided next Tuesday. l'K. rubber stocks are expected to
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    PRODUCE.
    316 8 Clming Price* Yesterday. Hu»n Sellei Gambler 5.00 Jara Cube 875 Hamburg Cube 11.00 White Pepper White Muntok Pepper Black Pepper 17.00 Mixed Black Pepper Copra, sundrled 4.86 Copra, mixed 4.55 4.55 Small Pearl Bago. fair 3 50 Fair Flake Tapioca 3.90 Med. Pearl Tapioca 5.75 Bmall Pearl Tapioca 5.50
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    PEPPER PRICES FIXED IN LONDON.
    55 8 White Muntok Unexpectedly High. (Prom Our Own Correspondent) London, Feb 22 The prices for pepper were fixed In London this morning by the Pepper Trade Committee as follows: White Muntok. spot 10d.. Jan -March 9d March-May 9d Black. Jan -March 33 7 H d buyer*.
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      NAVAL COURTS MARTIAL NEXT TUESDAY.
      157 8 Inquiry Into Hood Renown Collision. London, Feb. 22. The courts martial In connection with the collision last month of the battle cruisers. H.M.B. Hood ami H MS. Renown will be held on Tues day at Portsmouth. H.M.S. Hood is in dry dock at Portsmouth, and
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      TWO PRINCESSES IN ROAD CRASH.
      42 8 Princess Ileana of Rumania and Princess Irene of Greece had a narrow escape from death when tnelr car. tia\elling a high mountain road ber. 1 1 ii Padua ar. mo.Uo coUided with ai.j'lier Both princesses were lnjuriti
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      SCOUTS "THANKS BADGE" AWARDED.
      60 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. 23. The annual meeting of the Penang Boy Scouts Association yesterday was marked by the presentation of a Thanks Badge to Mr. R. P. Philips for his services as hon. treasurer for the Scout Jamboree Fund. The Resident Councillor. Mr.
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      KING HOLDS THE FIRST LEVEE.
      43 8 London. Feb 22 His Majesty the King drove in state morning to M. James Palace, where he hpid the flrt>. levee of the year. ('is Majr/iy was accompanied by the Duk-j Li York and Lord Harewood British Wireless.
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      ALOR STAR AERODROME.
      25 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. 23. Work In connection with the construction of metal runways at Alor Star aerodrome has betrun.
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      TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION.
      120 8 DAIMON Tarthe* and Batteries. The representative of this famous German factory being at present In Singapore is desirous of making agency arrangements «Itn a pushing fli-m »ell piaced in the Bazaar trade. Apply to 816. Straits Times. ASSISTANT STOW KMCPER required by electrical firm* Must have
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      STERLING EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS.
      121 8 Yesterday's London Figures By Radio. 1 Closing: Prices Yesterday. Foreign exchanges today were: Paris 73 45 64—3/32. New York 4.88— 9 16. Montreal 4.83 3 /4 Brussels 20.83^— .02' 2 Geneva 15.02—02. Amsterdam 7.19^4— .00^. Milan 57 15 32—. Berlin UlHfc— o1 l 2 Madrid 35 9/16—1/16.
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      223 8 dogintr Prices Yesterday. The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the daily circular issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Cjr- poration 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'
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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        MINING.
        407 8 All shares quoted above are fully paid. issue i/ai. Buyers Sellers 5/- Pahang Con. 10/3 11/3 5/- Pangnga R. 9/3 9/9 5/- Pengkalen 9/6 10/0 1 Petallng Tin 6 30 G6O £1 Puchong 12/- 12/9 1 Pulau Kamirl 0 25 0 28 £1 Pungah 2«/- 27/- xd 1 Puteh
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        GENERAL.
        302 8 Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.30 1 35 2 2 do 7% Prers. 1.7& 1.85 10 10 Atlas Ice 1000 10.75 £1 £1 BAT. 5.17.6 6.2.6 IU 5 British Malaya Trustee 575 600 £1 £lCn T b 7% Prefs. 24/- 25/£1 £lCon. T.SOrd. 20/- 21/£1
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        149 8 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL 1901 red 194 c 5403.J00 Int. Mar. 31 Sept 30 110 112 norn 4V*% 1907 red 1947 Sl.ootf.ooo Int. Mar. 31 Sept 30 114' 2 H6V 2 norn 4>/fc% 1909 red 1955 $1,000,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 118 120 nom' M 1913 red 1963
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        378 8 (Share* are $1 nnie s* ot&erwlae stated.) Eraser and Co., and Lya Today's Prices Fraser Lyail Evat: ti Co. Allen by 185 195 185 195 Alor GajaU 150 1.00 150 1.60 A. Httam 237«j 242' i 2 37»fc 2A2V 2 A Molek 127 1 37xd 1 .30 1
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    SHORT-LIVED RIPPLE OF OPTIMISM.
    348 8 Effect Of Gold Verdict LEV/IS PEATS RUBBER REPORT. February. 21 The judgment favourable to tJia Government of the U.S.A. in tha Gold Cause Case induced lived ripple of cp.imism, since whe i lack of interest and stale long positions have caused a sagging away n values
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    67 8 Daily Prices Current tor R.M.A. No. 1. K. Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Closing Prices Yesterday. Buyers. Sellers. Tone of Market: Dull. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 6-i «d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet G. cts. 12 15 16 per lb. Spot (loose) (F. 0.8.) March
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    PLANE FOR BRISBANE LEAVES CROYDON.
    31 8 London. Feb. 22 One of the four-englned De Kavilland machinese ordered by Qantas Empire Airways for the Australian Services left Croydon today for Brisbane. British Wireless.
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      45 8 SUPPORT EMPIRE O) QUALITY Ptl PRODUCTS R I C HAMPACiv^ HTrcjg Jm Only $3.25 per quart I including Duty. cH AMPACNe ALSO %flP "Ronalo" Sparkling Hock IN3MA'Lb $2.80 per quart. AS GOOD AS THE BEST! obtainable fron, KIM ANN Co., AND ALL FIRST CLASS DEALERS.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      TIN MARKET OVERSHADOWED BY PEPPER CRISIS
      1412 9 PRICES SHOW A TENDENCY TO WEAKEN. Mediocre Buying In U.S. Markets. (From Our Own Correspondent). London, Feb. 11. DURING the past week the London tin market has inevitably been under the shadow of the pepper crisis. The knowledge that it was practically certain that
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      ESCOT RUBBER PAYS 31/2 PER CENT.
      627 9 A Satisfactory Year. CONFIDENCE IN FUTURE OF INDUSTRY. A larger profit, of £6,266, was recorded at the fifteenth annual ordinary general meeting of the Escot Rubber Estates, Ltd., held in London, at which Mr. H. L. Haddon Owen (ch'alrman of the company) presided. The
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      LOWER QUOTA IN APRIL?
      421 9 Market Dull. EARLY OPTIMISM FADING. London, Feb. 24. The Rubber share market (says the Financial Times) latterly has been showing signs of a feeling which would be better summed up as one of weariness rather than impatience. For instance, a fall of a shilling on the
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      RUBBER STOCKS STILL RISING.
      173 9 Production Last Year Over A Million Tons. In their supplement to the "World's Rubber Position," Just issved. Messrs. W. H. Rlcklnson and Son say that the International rubber regulation j scheme has been In force for seven months oat of the period primarily fixed of 55
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      TREASURY RETURNS.
      79 9 London, Feb. 19. The Treasury Returns Issued tonight show that revenue for the year up to now totals £594,000.000, compared with £609,000,000 at the corresponding time of last year and the Budget estimate of £706,000.000, leaving £112,000, 000 to be collected In the remaining six weeks. Expenditure up
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, FEB. 23, 1935. TOURISTS AND THE BASE.
    715 10 Few people in Singapore had! looked upon the naval base as an asset for the purposes of tourist traffic until Sir Shenton Thomas stressed that aspect of it at the Straits Settlements Association dinner. Yet His Excellency is
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    S.S. APPOINTMENTS.
    215 10 Mr Weisberg To Act As Treasurer. The King's Exequatur empowering Dr. Pavel Stransky to act as Czechoslovak Consul at Singapore, has received His Majesty's signature. The promotion of the following officers of Class V. M.CJS.. to be Officers of Class IV. has been approved: Messrs. J. F. F.
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    EXPLOITING THE DEAD SEA.
    835 10 Tourists Industries On Its Banks. (By Gabriele Tergit.) No plants grow in the Dead Sea, no fishes live in it, not a worm, not a shrimp nothing lives In it It is dead, full of phosphorus, salts and sulphur. Beneath its waters, the Bible tells us.
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    NOTES Of The DAY
    755 10 IT has been stated in one quarter that Dr. Lim Boon Keng has already collected the equivalent of $300,000 in Chinese currency for Amoy University In Malaya. The Straits Echo remarks that we should not be at all surprised to hear that the doctor has been
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    TIN "CORNER" DENIED.
    286 11 "POWERFUL INTERESTS" EXPLAIN. SPOT METAL SCARCITY. ON WISH TO GIVE SPECULATORS EASY MEANS OF COVERING. A DENIAL that they are attempting to corner supplies of tin in London was given to Reuter yesterday by "powerful tin interests." There is, however, a scarcity of spot tin on the
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    Dance For 600 Deaf Mutes.
    98 11 ORCHESTRA OF BLIND MEN. Six blind musicians will provide music for 600 deaf and dumb people at a dance to be held in Leeds Town Hall on April 6. Mr. Leslie Ashworth, of the Leeds Training School for the Blind, said Deaf and dumb people
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    JAPANESE "LAWRENCE."
    35 11 After Interviewing Messrs. Wang Chlng-wel and Tang Yu-Jen at the Nanking Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Major-Gen. Dohihara returned to Shanghai yesterday. The Japanese "Lawrence" Is shortly leaving for South China. Sin Kuo Mln.
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    NEW FLYING BOAT TYPE.
    38 11 The new supermarine reconnaissance flying boat, which is now being tested by the Royal Air Force. Of all-metal construction, with two Bristol Pegasus engines, it is one the fastest twin-engined British military flying boats.
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    AUSTRIA TO JOIN IN EUROPE TALKS.
    160 11 Herr Schuschnigg Arrives In Paris. Paris, Feb. 21. Over 800 preventive arrests wero j made outside the Gare de Lest, where j the train by which Herr Scbuschnigg travelled ;rom Vienna arrived without Schuschnigg, who with the Austrian Foreign Minister left the train outside
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    24 11 The J .panese Government has sold twj old gunboats to the Manchukuo Government. These have been rechrlstened the Kuanjen andShanllng savi Sin Kuo Mln
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    ROOSEVELT'S RELIEF PLAN DEAD.
    123 11 Will Not Accept Proposed i Wages Amendment. New York, Feb. 23. Administration circles predict the President Roosevelt will put his public worlgs programme before the nation, either directly or through the medium of the State Governors and Mayor?, following the Senate's decision to return the bill
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    LEWIS AND PEAT, LTD.
    47 11 With reference to the cable from our London correspondent published yesterday, we are Informed by Lewis and Peat (Singapore) Ltd., that their firm Is not a creditor of Messrs. Rolls ar<l Son, and Is not concerned In any with the London pepper sensation.
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    AUSTRALIAN PILOT.
    29 11 Captain L. J. Brain, chief pilot of Qantas Empire Airways Ltd., being welcomed by R.A.F. officers at Seletar when t he flew out the first D.H. "86."
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    MR. S. BALDWIN'S FIGHTING SPEECH.
    288 11 Socialism Denounced. PARALYSING BANKING SYSTEM. London, Feb. 22. A cold douche was poured on British political scaremongers by Mr. Stanley Baldwin in a speech at a mass meeting at Chelsea today. He declared the Government was lot breaking up. There was not jolng to be
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    MASTER OF SEMPILL FOR SINGAPORE.
    36 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Feb. 23. The Master of Sempill, who arrived here yesterday, left for Singapore at 6.20 a.m. today. He is expected In Singapore by noon.— Aneta Copyright.
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    TWO UNKNOWN PEPYS DIARIES DISCOVERED.
    301 11 THE GREATEST interest has i been aroused in London byj the bringing to light in the! Pepys Library at Magdalene: College, Cambridge of two j more Pepys Diaries. The "diaries" have emerged from a mass of Pepysian documents which have been under examination for some
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    BIG TRADE DIVERTED.
    234 11 DAMAGE TO ENTREPOT. RESTRICTIONS SINGAPORE, GERMANY-N. E. I. CHANGE. (Straits Times Special) ANOTHER striking example of how new trade restrictions are damaging the entrepot trade of Singapore, ideal of its founder, Sir Stamford Raffles, arises from a recent trade agreement reached between I Germany and Holland over
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    QANTAS PLANE OFF AGAIN TO AUSTRALIA.
    392 11 Capt. L. J. Brain Pilot Of D.H. 86. DEFECT REMEDIED IN SINGAPORE. Four Governments And The Popular Comets, t (By Our Aviation Correspondent.) THE future of two leading British aeroplanes both manufactured by the famous firm of De Havilland— is clearer today. Ever since
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    ARMISTICE DAY HOLIDAY.
    23 11 His Excellency the Governor has appointed Armistice Day, Nov. 11, 1935, as a public holiday throughout the Colony. S.S. Gazette.
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    4 NEW BRITISH CRUISERS.
    398 11 A Naval Forecast. REASONS FOR BIG PROGRAMME. (From Our London Correspondent.) It is anticipated that the Naval Estimates for 1935, on which the Admiralty experts are now concentrating their attention, will provide for the construction of 4 (or possibly 5) cruisers 1 flotilla leader 8 destroyers
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    RIBBON SHAVE, SIR?
    79 11 At last the overlasiing razor blade! Sheffield has sfiown its iginality at the British Industries Fair, now open in London, by producing one 58 in. long, which winds up like a ribbon. No stropping, cleaning or drying and it lasts six months. The manufacturers do not tell
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    PRIME MINISTER AT B.I. F.
    59 11 Visits Both Sections With His Daughter. London, Feb. 22. The great advance In the technique of manufacture and improvement in design Is displayed in the exhibits in the British Industries Fair was commented upon by the Prime Minister, who visited both sections of the Fair
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    KEDAH PADI SHOW NEXT MONTH.
    68 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. 23. Active preparations are being made by the Depfirtment of Agriculture, Kedah, for a padi show on Mar. 13-14. The show will be the first of its kind to be held in Malaya, in that it will consist entirely
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    SULTAN OF JOHORE CALLS ON GOVERNOR.
    289 11 SULTAN OF JOHORE CALLS ON GOV ERNOR. Java. Thus Is a check kept on goods from Germany to Java and from Java to Oermany. Complete Severance. These restrictions have caused the complete severance of Singapore's share In the N.1. -Oermany trade. As is always the case the new system Is
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    STALLHOLDERS AND MUNICIPAL LAW.
    2506 12 Confiscation Proposal Referred Back. THE proposals for compulsory confiscation of stallholders' stock-in-trade on conviction of an offence under section 187 of the Municipal Ordinance, approved by committee, was referred back at yesterday's meeting of the Commissioners. Reference was made to the recent ricksha strike. Mr. J.
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    AMUSEMENTS
    114 12 Bi-lons To Me with Lee Tracy <fc Ma Mack C.15— 9.15. APITOV The Camel* Are Coming with Ja:k Ilulbert 6.15—9.15. GLOBE THIATRF.. GREAT WORLD Thank Your Stars 7.15 9.15 pm. CHUT HOKLD Cabaret— Clear All Wires Mas- .■acre HOI YWOOD V. SEKANGOON ROAD 1 ty Girl In A Monastery
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    4 12 Ht the Singapore Zoo.
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    CHARCOAL DEAL HAS COURT SEQUEI
    254 12 Two Men Face Cheating Charge. A charcoal deal resulted in the appearance of O. D. Neubronner ana I Mohamed Abubucker before Mr. J. M Brander, the third magistrate, yesterday on a charge of cheating. Both accused were defended by Mr. N. Mitter. j Outlining his
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    SIR J. SIMON TO VISIT BERLIN & MOSCOW.
    411 12 SIR J. SIMON TO VISIT BERLIN MOSCOW. European Peace Talks. IMPORTANT developments in European peace negotiations are announced. It is expected Sir John Simon, the British Foreign Minister, will visit Berlin, Warsaw and Moscow in the near future. His projected meeting with Herr Hitler is regarded as of great significance.
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    STERLING LOWEST EVER IN PARIS.
    181 12 Gold Touches New High Price Record. London. Feb. 22. Gold established a new high record 3f £7.3.6'/ 2 today compared with tne previous record of £7.3.3. on Oct. li, 1934. The rise is due to the wcakn is of sterling in terms of francs, which
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    GERMAN MERCHANT VESSELS SOLD. TO RUSSIA
    31 12 Manned by Soviet crews, several German merchant ships and two salvage vessels sold to Russia by Hamburg steamship companies, have left Bremerhaven for Soviet Ports.
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    SOVIET DEMAND.
    50 12 Payment By Manchukuo Cf 18,000,000 Rouble. The Soviet Government is reported to ha/c presented a demand to th 2 Manchukuo Government for the payment of 18.000,000 roubles, repressntini Chinese Eastern Railway charges for transportation of troops and supplies since the Japanese cceupat\on of Manchuria. Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    7,000 CASUALTIES IN LUAN FIGHTING.
    44 12 It is estimated that some 3.000 wera killed and 4.000 wounded in the recent fighting in the demilitarised Luan region between the militia anl police forces. Civilian casualties are more than 100 killed and wounded Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    SHIPS OF MANY FLAGS.
    1026 13 A Harbour Log. Newcomers To Singapore— An Interesting Greek— And A Yugoslavian— Jack Ashore. OINGAPORE harbour was the rendez-M vous of ships of many flags last week, and many of them saw this port for the first time. But in all cases < they carried useful
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    MADAME MICHAUX.
    182 13 Wants Husband To Pay Passages Home. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpum, Feb. 22. Madame Michaux. wife of M. Robert nrr.il Michaux, o; iiuala Lumpur, trom whom she was recently granted a judicial separation, made a further application in the Kuala Lumpur Supreme Court before Mr. Justice Burton.
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    LODGE MALAYA, LONDON.
    460 13 Consignment Of Gifts From Singapore. The January meeting of Lodge Malaya, No. 5213, was held at the Hotel Rembrandt, South Kensington. Present Bros. Norman Kerr Bain. W.M., C. Stewart, 1.P.M., H. SampsonRelph, S.W., C. S. Woodroffe, J.W., M. A. V. Allen. P.D.G.W. Chaplain, F. A. Punter, PD.G.W..
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    UNEMPLOYED YOUTHS.
    108 13 Hon. Col. Rae On A Grave World Problem. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Feb. 20. The Hon. Col. Cecil Rae, Rotary Commissioner for Malaya and Slam, addressed the Kuala Lumpur Rotary Club today, relating his experiences at i and impressions of the Rotary International assembly at Detroit,
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    THIEF GAOLED.
    48 13 Mr. Norman Orlce. the second magistrate. Imposed sentence of a' month's rigorous imprisonment and six! months' police supervision on a poorly- J dressed Chinese, who was caught after he had attempted to steal a coat In; Arab Street. The accused Ud a previous con vie- tion.
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    45 13 Boys awarded scholarship* by the Rotary Club of Singapore to enable them to complete a further year at their respective schools. Left to right: Lye Chen Fah (St. Joseph's Institution), Tan Seng Teck (Raffles Institution), Edward Tan (Anglo-Chinese School), and Reggie Quahe (St. Andrew's School).
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    CHETTIAR'S CLAIM SUCCEEDS.
    278 13 Malay Woman's Singular Story. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 19. A civil suit in which R. M. P. Perumal Chetty, of Klang. sued an old i Malay woman, Ampah bintl Long, for $952, and for the sale of land which was given in security for
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    WOMAN SENT TO ASSIZES.
    123 13 Alleged Attempted Murder. A middle-aged Jaffna Tamil woman, Sellamih Ratnasingham. was committed to stand her trial at the March Assizes on a charge of attempted murder. Falaniyayee limped into the witness box and was given a seat while she was giving evidence. She said she had
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    TAMIL CHARGED WITH MURDER.
    74 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. Feb. 18. A Tamil rubber Upper employed on an estate near Chemor was today produced in the first magistrate's court I and charged with the murder of his mistress. The case was postponed until Feb. 25. It alleged that on Saturday,
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    STRANGE ACCIDENT.
    71 13 An unusual accident befell a Chinese at Kamunting on Sunday.. While at work on a wooden platform about seven feet high, he slipped and fell, and his chest was pierced by the horns of his own bull, which was directly bel>w him. He was picked up in a
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL
    383 13 SOCIAL PERSONAL An "After New Year" Function Mr. M. J. Kennaway Returning Kedah Prince Leaving For England. Miss Dorothy Round and Miss Mary Heeley. who have been spending a fortnight in Kuala Llpis. left on Tuesday last week for Pekan and Kuantan on a sight-seeing tour of the east coast
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    COLONIAL SERVICE APPOINTMENTS.
    105 13 Medical Officers For Malaya. The following Colonl .1 S:r\ pointm.^nts and promotions ar.? announced: Colonial MecTcal Service. M L. Bynoe, MB., Ch.B S. J. Campbell, M.8., Chß, O. E. Fisher MB. Ch.B, I. D. Gobble. MB. Chß., G. M. Gnham, MB., J. H. Hudson, MB., Ch.B, Miss
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    SINGAPORE TURF CLUB SPRING MEETING STARTS TODAY.
    437 14 PROSPECT OF SOME KEEN RACING. Penang, Pride Of Perak And Vedas Likely Favourites. The Singapore Turf Club three-days Spring meeting opens at Bukit Timah racecourse at 2.30 this afternoon. Of the 92 horses and ponies entered for the eight events only four, Snuff
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    Selections For Today.
    376 14 LEIGHTON M.F.J. BOOKIE (Free Press.) RACE 1. SPOT WHITE PALM OIL LADY ROSSDALE La Gal Phar Bong Palm Oil Lady Rossdale Lady Rossdale Biddy Marsh RACE 2. PENANG SILVER MONK PENANG Nonya Bukit Timah Penang Silver Monk Aslnj Asluj Ledger Line RACE 3. BIGAMY MYANEE ETONA Lady
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    BIRMINGHAM'S JOY DAY.
    1388 14 Home Football Topics. Arsenal Soundly Beaten. Derby County Having A Great Run Of Success. DEMAND FOR SCOTTISH PLAYERS. (From Our London Staff.) Fleet Street, Feb. 11. Every week the leadership and relegation problems in the various divisions of the Football League seem to become more open than
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    BROWN STILL A CHAMPION.
    279 14 ITALIAN BEATEN IN FOUR ROUNDS. Amazing Display Of Speed And Perfect Punching. London, Feb. 12. Jackie Brown, the world's fly-weiglit champion, made a spectacular return to the ring at Belle Vue, Manchester, last nierit. The champion knocked out the Italian, Orlando Maeliozzi, in the fourth round
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    TONIGHT'S BIG FIGHT.
    76 14 Rivers Expected To Win At The New World. The return fight between Al Rivers and Young Frisco takes place tonight at the New World Stadium. Frisco was strongly fancied when the pair met at the beginning of the month, but was lucky to get a draw over
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    INEGRI SEASON TO OPEN TOMORROW.
    208 14 Cricket. Railway Institute Defeat Tampin R. C. (From Our Own C^rr. spord nt.) S:r:mban. Feb 21. The Nogr! E-'mbllan cricket sea. in v/lil op.Mi tomorroa wb m t>u*. ea >- taincd by W. SenevtrttßC and A. K. I Chapman w.ll t k'j (lie Held. Most
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    83 14 Saturday. Feb. 23. Races: Singapore T.C. Spring Meetln" first day. Boxing: Al Rivers vs. Young Prlsco, New World. Football: S.R.C. vs. RAP.. Seletar. Sonday. Feb. 21. Football: M PA. League, Kota Raja vs. Spore r*ranakan. Ja'an Besar Stadium. Golf: Keppcl Club v>. Singapore Golf Club. Crl-k»t: Ceylon Sport*
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    SOCCER THRILLS ON PADANG—SIX GOALS SHARED.
    989 15 SOCCER THRILLS ON PADANG— SIX GOALS SHARED. PRESCOTT MAT NOOR SCINTILLATE. A Fair Result On The Run Of The Play. (By Our Football Correspondent.) S.C.C. 3 Malays 3. Although at one time it looked as if the S.C.C. were going to run out easy winners in the friendly match against
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    LEAGUE AND CUP FIXTURES.
    372 15 ARSENAL TO VISIT MANCHESTER. While Spurs Are At Home To Sunderland. The two most Interesting league fixtures for today are those at Manchester and White Hart Lane where Arsenal and Sunierland meet the City and the Spurs respectively. The Manchester team will be all out to
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    H. M. S. KENT LOSES TO KEPPEL G. C
    152 15 Golf. Competition for Captain's Prize On March 2 3. The match played between Keppel Golf Club and H M.S. Kent on Thursday, over Keppel links resulted In a win for the home team by 4 to 3M>. as under: Kent Keppel
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH.
    770 15 A Racing Journalists Reminiscences. Fascinating Archer. The Art And Science Of Betting. Hendren's Great Record. Conducted by "LEIGHTON." |T5 Gordon Richards the finest Jockey the Turf has ever known? I ask the question after reading "Horses, Jockeys, and Crooks" (Hutchinson. 12s. 6d), a very readable book, in
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    1620 16 12,000 Added To The Population What The Dindings May Hope For Proposed Cricket Carnival In Perak. IF those still retaining even a sentiment Interest in Perak's first port of entry, Port Weld, had hoped for any revival of activity in that centre of mangrove swamps, the retrocession
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    TAIL WAGGER CHATS
    554 16 ARISTOCRATS OF THE DOG WORLD. All Meet At Cruft's. By Philokuon. A visit to one of Cruft's shows Is an experience t: at is not likely to be forgotten. Whether you are particularly keen on dogs or not you will get plenty of amusement by visiting the
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    CLOSER UNITY WITH JAPAN ASKED.
    154 16 Korean Member Appeals For "Spiritual Fusion." An appeal to the Government to take steps promoting the "spiritual i fusion" of the Japanese and Koreans was made in the House of Representatives by Mr. Baku Shunkin, a Korean member. Mr. Boku also asked for Korean participation
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    MR. HENDERSON'S REPLY.
    1637 17 Case Against Birth Control Health Of Mothers And Social Judges Marrying On The Dole— The Economic System. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— Counting myself a regular reader of the Straits Times, it came as a surprise to me to read in your' editorial columns
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    ANOTHER OPPONENT.
    244 17 Degenerate And Demoralise This Generation." To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, with a temerity chaiacterictic of this "broadminded" age, the topic of birth-control attains the dignity of Press controversy. Birth control in any shape or form Is to be rigorously opposed. You do not permit the
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    TODAY'S TRAFFIC HINT.
    151 18 Beach Kua J, Stamford Road and St. Andrew's Road traffic junction: This junction present* a certain amount of difficulty to new drivers. Drivers of vehicles approaching Stamford Road by way of St. Andrew's Road and wishing to turn into Beach Road signal tgalnst v I Si Andrew'
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    PERAK MOTORING MATTERS.
    541 18 APPROVAL OF STANDARD SIGNS FOR MALAYA. AS a result of the very successful motor rally held by the Perak branch of the A.A.M. last year, the committee are at present contemplating a reliability trial and oraking test. Among the other matters considered by the committee at a
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    MOTORING
    955 18 MOTORI NG PEDESTRIANS MAY BE PUNISHED. For Ignoring Street Traffic Signals. ARE pedestrians, and push; cyclists also, aware that signals at traffic junctions apply to them equally as much as to motor cars and other vehicles ancl that they are liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding $25 for
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    27 18 Not a prehistoric monster, but Sir Malcolm Campbell's reconstructed Blue Bird, now at Daytona, ready for the attempt on its own land speed record of 273 m.p.h.
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    AUSTINS TO RACE AGAIN.
    187 18 Duel With M.G. To Be Resumed. T am given to understand, writes! Thomas H. Wisdom In Sporting Life, that the Austin concern Is to make a spirited return to motor racing this season In the 750 c.c. class. Stanley Woods, an Irishman, and the greatest of
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    Revolutionary New Petrol Engine
    288 18 In the garden of a Thames-side villa an Immensely strong concrete "pill-box" is being built. Fifty yards away a deep trench has been dug. These war-like preparations are for the testing of a revolutionary new petrol engine. For more than a year engineers have been constructing
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    6 18 Mr. Hore-Bellsha, the British Transport Minister.
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      CHINA'S POLICY TOWARDS JAPAN UNCHANGED.
      957 19 RAPPROCHEMENT DENIED. Concerted Action Against Chinese Pirates Shanghai, Feb. 11. COLUMNS of "copy" have been written during the past week in the form of news and comment about the "Tungchow" piracy an unhappy affair which attracted more than ordinary attention by reason of the fact
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      Excavations In China.
      41 19 communication has b?f i adtirrss.d to all the Provincial Governnn n:s by the Central Antiques Pr.s^va'ion C";mmi::s'on. to the t.lcct that excavation by fcroi r ners in Chines? territory of ancirnt K relics is to be strictly prohibited
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      VS. TRADE MISSION TO ORIENT.
      172 19 Former Envoy As Leader Of Party. Mr. W. Cameron Forbes will head the American Economic Mission U» the Orient, It was announced In New York this month by the American Council on Foreign Trade, which Is sponsoring the visit Mr. Forbes Is recognised as one
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      THE RECONSTRUCTION OF CHINA.
      476 19 A Review Of The Latest Achievements. have registered with the Government. Out o/ 2.325 overseas schools i existence, only 156 have secured registration. "See China First." Special travelling concessions have been arranged by the Ministry of Interior to encourage tourist traffic to the various frontier provinces,
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      Nanking's New Inquiry.
      321 19 TERMS OF REFERENCE. New Monetary Advisory Body's Task. The Nankins Government's decision to appoint an advisory committee of economic experts, financial officials, and business leaders to sit in Shanghai and advise the Government on an economic and financial policy suited to China's present needs, has aroused the
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      GEN TSAI RETURNING TO CHINA.
      453 19 Attack On Nankw?. REGENERATION OF CHINA. San Francisco. f>b 5. A demand that China shoutd oTer unrelenting resistance to Japanese encroachments was voiced today by Gen. Tsal Ting-kal. hero of the 1932 SinoJapanese undeclared war at Shanghai, as he sailed aboard the Mari' r v*a,
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      NEW EXCHANGE TAX REGULATIONS.
      162 19 Tradings For Cash Exempt. The Wanking Legislative Yuan has adopted the revised regulations governing the Exchange Tax Among the rates provided in Article 2 are: Gold bars $0,007 per bar bonds and shares. $0.04 per 100.000. If the contract Is fulfilled In seven days, but $007
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      NANKING'S WAR DEBTS TO CANTON.
      146 19 Yearly Instalments May Be Tsde. Canton. The Central Government has asked for the figures with respect to the loans that Kwangtung advanced or three occasions to make a success of the northern expedition of Gen. Chiang Kai-shek in 1926. Staggering figures have been released by
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      U. S. Expedition To China.
      49 19 The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently reversed a decision of a lower court and ordered that Mr. Rudolph Hommcl be allowed to continue a proposed expedition to China and the Orient, financed by a $100,000 trust fund left by the late Dr. H. Chapman Mercer.
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    22 20 There were many entries at the Royal Agricultural Hall, Islington, for the Shire Horse Show. Photo shows The Kins's entry Appleton Pansy.
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    38 20 All the gold ingots, worth C 22.000, which disappeared from the Hillman Airways liner while flying in a storm from Le Bourget to London has been found. Madame Marguerite Dion, the woman who found the gold. (Planet News.)
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    21 20 Rough seas pounding the south and south-east coasts. Photo shows: Galelashed waves sweeping over the sea- front near Eastbourne. (Planet News.)
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    21 20 Hungry gulls driven inland by the gale, take advantage of Sunday afternoon crowds at the Serpentine in Hyde Park. (Planet News.)
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    30 20 As an added protection to young pupils, a North London school has appointed boy monitors to act as traffic police when the children arrive at and leave school. (Planet News*).
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    49 20 A fierce outbreak of fire followed an explosion at the gasworks at Wapping Wall, New Gravel Lane, Shadwrll, London, E. A scrubber nearly 30 feet high, which is used for purifying gas, exploded. The gas inside it was sat alight. Householders being escorted from the danger zone. (Planet News).
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