The Straits Times, 14 March 1936

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    38 1 The Stratis Times tESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1936 PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1936 PRICK 111 CENTS
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      218 1 -x^Oi*^^ A new shipment of ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 14 now on view at 251, ORCHARD ROAD:— vacuum Cleaners Coffee Percolators Toasters Table Fans Cake Mixers Clocks All of most modern design and on sale at surprisingly low prices. THE BORNEO CO.. LTD. KLIM POWDERED WHOLE MILK. ENJOY THE CONVENIENCE OF A
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      196 1 Iw W 1 I MODEL 475 A. C. f&* THE AUTOMATIC MECHANISM CAN BE ADJUSTED SO THAT H Mfa— THE INSTRUMENT WILL Ijl tBBHBT FUNCTION M 1. As an automatic record-changing radio-gramophone which will play a H programme of 8 records or less, the J0 motor automatically switching off after
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      92 1 Daisy I MfeMIiMIII RUAtI uoyiH rrs Vrrt*'e WjJf (Amße^Vl/h<ions Meet the new Aroset Collar It won't wilt! y*ki Arrow Shirts are now mated with Aroser. the startiilcss collar that can't wilt or wrinkle! They come in white and a striking array of unusual patterns new figure designs, smart checks and
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      333 2 DOBREE— WILEY— On Mar. 7. 1936 at the Parish Church. EUfford. Essex, William Bonamy, eldest son of Mr. Pranklin Bonamy Dobree and Mrs. Dobrce of Coppid Hall. Stifford, to Wlnlfrid Raleigh Wiley rider daughter of Mr. Wilfrid F. Hamlin and Mrs. Hamlin of Shanghai. SITUATIONS VACANT When applying lor any
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      839 2 LOST A FOUND. Miss K. Francis hereby wishes to notify that she has found STELLA PARISH. Those interested are requested to meet her and hear the story of h»r "find" any evening this week at the Victoria, Empress Place. For advance appointment*— Dial 682 C WANTED WANTED. RoUleflrx Camera, second
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      900 2 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET GODOWN S. Read Street off River Valley Rood. 4,000 to 30.000 square feet United Engineers Limited. TO LET from Apr. 1. 122. Robinson Road at present occupied by Messagerles Maritlmes. Apply personally M-A, Market Street. OFFICES at 1, 2, 4 and 4-A, Prince St., No. 32.
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      858 2 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE of Valaabfe Freehold Leasehold Spore: Properties to ke heM at Oar Sale-room No. 11 Raffles Place. On Monday. Mar. 16. 1*36. at I 30 p.m. Lot 1.. Freehold land situate at junction of East Coast Road and Still Road, area 32.531 sq. ft. leu approxl. 2
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      730 2 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF REMOVAL. The business of the Llnotyp* and Machinery Ltd. i2B. Robinson Road, will .rom Mar. 31, 1936. be removed Into the premises of No. 63. Robinson Road, Singapore. Opposite the offices of the Bastern Extension Telegraph. SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO., LTD. .(Incorporated in the Straits Settlements).
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      520 2 BUSINESS CARDS. Etc MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mr*. HARL' and Mia* HANA 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. FOR ECONOMY—" DIROL." The Permanent Fuel for Pocket lighters. Non-liquid. non-rxplosive and easy to use. Lasts many times longer than ordinary liquid fuel. Each tube contains more than six month?' supply and
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      182 2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Singapore Within Outside Without Malava Malaya Postage Monlhl? Quarterly 8.50 SUM I TSO II, U Vearly SHOO SM.M $1».W Vearly $3*.M «40M Note.— OuUtatlon che«uet fJiomJ* tnchi** (hi- usual bank discount ADVERTISEMENT RATES. The :haritM and instructions lot CLA8SII II It ADVERTISEMENTS are as under:— 25 cent* oet
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      667 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. I (Incorporated la England.) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 8 N. CO UNDEP CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAffl MAII SKRVICB. OUTWARD FROM LONDON POR CHINA AND JAPAN. Due Tonnage Spore. 1936 NALDERA 16.000 V;-u
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      365 3 LkIM Wm I TW ™Ik In (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE. TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ Regular fortnightly tailings. London via Penang, Colombo, Aden, Suez, Port Said Marseilles and Gibraltar. S.S. SUWA MARU March 19. S.S. FUSHIMI MARU April 2. S.S. HAKOZAKI MARU April 16.
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      842 3 Vlt^l! B. I. S. N. CO., LTD. ftM^^Pwßr^VV^H (Incorporated in England) a rOB BONG KONG. AMOI. SHANGHAI PASSENGER AND FREIGHT moji. Kobe and osaka SERVICE. 9m%m SHIRALA BANGKOK LINK 8.900 Luxurious One Class Motorshtps. Most Ca- M«— u oe o bins have adjoining private batb. Excellent marcn M, 6 p.m.
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      1108 3 THB BLUB FUNNEL LINE (Ocean The Boa Kbiow Steanuhrn r» n«»i n. Stew Ship C. Ltd., and China Mutual The C«nard IVhltTsu, Ltd SJTS. N T Uo ft- LW Th, Sara"., S^ain^p' Co „M S* Steamship Co.. Ltd. The Au.tr.Uao Orlrnui line Ltd The China Navigation Co.. Ltd. Th* Irraw.ddT
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      PORT HEALTH.
      503 4 League Bulletin For Week Ended Mar. 7. Bassein and Colombo were again the only two ports in the Eastern Arena to report the presence of human plague, each notifying one case during the week. Colombo in addition notified the presence of rodent plague. Cholera has been reported from
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      PASSENGERS BY AIR.
      101 4 Left for N.E.I, by K.N.I.L.M. P.K.-H.F.L. Mar. 11: Mr. Undeyer. Mr. Challaghan. Mr. Sandbcrg, Mr. Roozeboom. Arrived from N.E.I. by KLM-plane Narhtegaal Mar. 11: Capt. D. Loos, Mr. Gregory Bateson, Miss Margaret Mead, Mr. H F. Higglns, Mr. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis. Left by KLM-plane Nachtegaal
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      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      134 4 Saturday. Mar. 14. Ships alonxkide Ihe Wharvea or expected U arrive Entrance Main Wharf Lch. Vededge. Lch. Lucifer. Lch Klttiwake. Patras, Manipl. RAF. Aquarius. Lch. Dolphin. Lady Dennlaon. Prader Oil Wharf Nleuw Holland. Coal Wharl NU. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. TanjMt Faor. Sheers Wharf n..y. Athene
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      294 4 T«day. East. North and South India (Kutsang) 3 p.m. DJambl K. Toengkai (Toba) 3 pjn Borneo (North). Brunei and Labuan (Marudu) 3.30 p.m Sarawak (generally) (Marudu; ..3.30 p.m Miri. Sarikei and Slbu (Marudu) ..3.30 p.m. Bagan, Bengkalls and Selat Pandjans (Toboali) ..4 p.m. Laboean Bllik (Rantau) ..4
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      61 4 Mails from Australia, Netherlands Indies etc. dispatched on Mar. 10 by air (Qantas). Time of arrival uncertain. Mai's from Netherlands Indies expected today by air (Netherlands) will be A'Hvered to boxholders at 3.30 p.m. General delivery of letters and parcels at 4.05 p.m. Malls from Europe etc. (London)
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      FROM MALACCA.
      156 4 Malls will close at Malacca as follows Tuesday, Mar. 17. Uedan (vU Singapore) oy air (Netherlands) 6 p.m Persia, Amsterdam and London (via Singapore) by atr (Netherlands) 6 pm Java and Southern Sumatra (Singa-pore-Batavla) by at (Netherlands) 8 P m Kenya, Uganda, Tan* -fca, Northern and Southern Rhodesia
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      FROM KUALA LUMPUR.
      22 4 Mails will close at Kuala Lumpur as follows: Wednesday, Mar. 18. Nigeria and Cold Coast by air (Imperial) S.lSajn.
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      MONEY ORDERS.
      110 4 The current rate of excnange for the Issue and payment of Money Orders is as follows:— Canada $100 (S.S.) =57 (CD.) Issue. India and Ceylon $100 Rs. 154 issue, payment 156. U.S.A. $100= U.S A. currency 58 issue, payment 61. N.E.I. $100 Guilders 84 Issue. Indo-Chlna $100 Francs
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      DEFERRED DEPARTURE.
      26 4 The s.s. Burgenland for Philippine Islands. Malls previously announced as closing at 7 p.m. today will now close at 3 p.m. on 16th Instant.
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    Malayan Meteorological Service. Dally Weather Report.
    139 4 Superintendent, Meteorological Branch Malaya. Meteorological Office, Singapore, Mar. 14, 1936. Stations Yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Mm. temp. Ins Sunshine tetnD. •F bra. *F West Coast. Alor Star 9b 1.90 7.5 73 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 90 0.68 8.1 75 Sitiawan 90 0.05 8.1
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    HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE
    96 4 OUTWARD. Regular Freight Service to MANILA, lIONG KONG, SHANGHAI AN!) JAPANESE PORTS Due S par* S3. GAASTERKERK. Mar 28 s.s. MEEEKERK May 2 HOMEWARD. TO ADEN, JAFFA, MARSEII.I.KS. ROTTERDAM. AMSTERDAM. HAMHUBO AND BREMEN. Leave Tonnage 8 pure S.S. ZUIDERKERK Mar 19 S3. GROOTEKERK Apr 19 Via Penang.
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    RED FUNNEL LINE
    140 4 HEAP ENG MOH S.S. CO LIMITED. UncorDorated In Straits Settlements) EGI'LAR PASSENGER and Cargo Service* from Sinrapore to Java. Borneo. Banks and Billiton. For BATAVIA. CHERIBON and SKMAKWU ifcverv Tuetdav and Friday I ss. NAM YONG Tues. Mar. 17 s.s. BAN HONG LIONG Pri Mar 20 Far
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    NEW YORK LIFT STRIKE ENDS.
    71 4 6,000 Men Return To Work Today. New York, Mar 13. The strike of New York UfUrcn was partially settled today by arbitration negotiations under the auspices of Mayor Laguardia. Six thousand strikers In 600 buildings controlled by the association of Metropolitan Building Owners will return
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    IMPERIAL AIR MAIL SINGAPORE—LONDON.
    23 4 IMPERIAL AIR MAIL SINGAPORE— LONDON. The air mall dispatched from Singapore on Mar. 5 was delivered in London on Mar. 13 (8 days).
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      688 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated in F.M.S.) LLOYDS AGENTS:— BOOKING AGENTS, F.M.S. RLYS. AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS. TELFFHONE: Freight 5433— Paisafe Mil. CAN ADIAN PAC IF I C STEAMSHIPS, LIMITED. (Incorporated In England). REDUCED FARES SINGAPORE /EUROPE First class from £106-4-6 Second class from 70-6-1 REDUCED AROUND THE WORLD FARES BY
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      292 4 HIERMAN BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. COMPANY. (Incorporated to England) (Incorporated In DBA.) "ELLERMAN" LINE FOR HAVRE. LONDON. BOSTON. NEW YOP.K BALTIMORE ROTTERDAM HAMBURG. CA OF GOOD HOPE. Via Port* and 3n« Canal. Due Sails Taking rargo for Montreal A Halifax MEMPHIS CITY Mar. 23 Mar 2S Tta Colo
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      230 4 TIDE TABLE. SINGAPORE Today H. W. 1.48 a.m. 8 ft. 8 In.. 2.35 p.m.. 7 ft. 4 In. L. W. 8.11 am., 1 ft. 5 In, 8.04 pm. 3 ft 4. Sunday. H. W. 2.17 am., 8 ft. 5 in., 3.20 p.n,., 6 ft. 7 in. L. W. 8.54 a.m.
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    REPERCUSSIONS IN CHINA.
    138 5 Nankin? Fcreipi. Policy To Be Readjusted. Nanking. Mar. 9. The new European crisis caused by the entry of German troops into tne Rhineland was the subject of a discussion yesterday between Gen. Chang Chun, Foreign Minister, and Dr. Wellington Koo, new Chinese Ambassador to France, and Dr.
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    31 5 Tne Government of Zanzibar has appointed a mixed commission, under the chairmanship of the acting Chief f" stlce- inquire into the cause of the copra rioting on Feb. 7 and 8.
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    30 5 Dr Leonard Woods, physician in the u ner Majestic, ls engaged to Miss Margery Plckard. the English actress. who last year appeared in "Laburnum Groye Jn LondQn an(J N>w Yorlf
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  • LATEST LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      251 6 Fraser And Neave's Report. From Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, Mar. 14. All sections of the share market are very quiet today. Among tins, there is some inquiry for Sungei l.uas. llu Klangs Southern Kintas, Kramats, Southern Tronohs, Kampong Kamuntings and Siones. Kubber shares are entirely life'ess with
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      PRODUCE.
      200 6 Closing Prices, Friday. Bayer. Seller Gambler g 25 Java Cube 9.25 Hamburg 10 7*> White Muntok Pepper 17 00 Black Pepper 8.00 Fair Flakt Tapioca 4 15 Mcd Pearl Tapioca siO small Pearl Tapioca 5 20 Lingga Saga Flour •Sarawak Sago Flour Small Pearl Sago, rair White Pepper 16.50
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      SHARES REPORT.
      84 6 Lyall A Evatt's .eport dated Mar. 14, thorns: Few ire:h features appear in any section of the local market. Pending more steady conditions on the London Stock Exchange. practically complete apathy prevails and little fresh business is being contemplated. It Is difficult to visualise however, any serious drop
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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      MINING.
      580 6 issue Val. Praser ft Co. L>all Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 4/- Am pat Tin 5/3 5/9 5 3 5,9 £1 Asam Kumbang 28/9 30/-cd 29/- 30' -cd £1 Austral Malay 58,6 59 6xd 58/6 59/6xd 5/- Ayer Hit am 14/9 15, 6cd 14/9 15 6cd 1 Ayer Weng
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      GENERAL.
      426 6 z 2 Aiex tsncK urc. L'U 1.30 I.ZO 1.30 2 2 do 7Ci Prefs 145 1.60n. 1.45 1.60 10 10 Atlas Ice 11.75 12.25xd 11.75 12.25 £1 £1 B A T 5.15.0 6.5.0 5.15.0 6.0.0 1 80 B. M. Broadcasting 0.05 dis par 10 disc, par 10 5 B.
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
      167 6 Si«L.Ar<JKE MUNIUIfAU 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 108 4'i 1907 red. 1947 si. 300.000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 112 l 2 '<. 1909 red. 1955 51.000.000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 118 1913 red. 1963 $2,000,000 Mai 31 Sept. 30 114 >%
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      351 6 Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt Ulenby 1.65 1.75 1.65 1.75 Uor fiajah 1.10 1.20 1.10 1.20 Unal. Malay (S3) 335 3.45 3.35 3.45 Vyei Hitam 1.45 155 1.45 1.55 \yer Molek 0.87 0.97 0.87 0.97 Vyer Pcvnas 1.45 155 1.47& 1.55 Jassett 0.57 0.61 0.57 0.62 3atu Untang 1.12
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    EXCHANGES.
    214 6 The following are the exchange rates fhis morning according to the dally circular Issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation: SELLING. London. 4 months' sight 2/4 London. 3 months' sight 2/4 3/32 London. 60 days' tight 2/4 1/10 London. 30 days' sight 2/4 1/32 London, demand 2/1
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    89 6 Closing Prices, Friday. Bayers. Sellers. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F. 0.8.) Mar. 26i/ 8 26«/ 4 Good F. A. Q. in cases (F. 0.8.) Mar. 26 26 1/16 No. 1 X. R. S. S. (Spot loose) Awardable Singapore 26 26VJi March
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    455 6 Another Lonjf List Of Falls. London. Mar. 13. Markets were again dominated by nolitlcal fears and there was a lurther all-round fall, this time extending to tin shares which fcitherto had offered some resistance ta t^ie genera.l tendency. War Loan was dealt In M low as 105 3;
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    EXCHANGES.
    90 6 Money To VS. London, Mar. 13. Parto 74 57 64 Athens 517 sellers Ne*> York 4 90 11 1U Bucharest 670 sellers Montreal 4.9G'«Ri- 4V« Brussels 29 30 sellers official Geneva 15.13 1 P.?'eiade 217 Amsterdam 7.26* Buei.os Aires unquoted Milan 62., Montevideo 39' i Berlin 12.29 sellers o«Hrial
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    GOOD BUSINESS AT B.I.F.
    454 6 1936 Fair "A Great Success." The Hon. C. E. St. George Caulfli Id, director of membership of the National Union of Manufacturers, in an interview, reviewed the 1936 British Industries Fair which c'.iscd on Feb. 28 "It is with much satUi'action that I am able to
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    TREASURY BILLS.
    41 6 London, Mar. 13 The total amount applied for in tenders for £45.000.000 Treasury Bills was £70.375,000. The average rate per cent for bills at three months was 10s. 9.24 d. against 10s. 5.08 d. a week ago— British Wireless.
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    CABLE TRANSIT TIMES.
    53 6 The transit time on full rate telegrams from Singapore to London yesterday was as follows: Telegrams handed In up to 5.00 p.m. 6 mm. Telegrams handed in up to 5.30 p.m. 8 mln. Telegrams handed in up to .00 p.m. 7 mln. Telegrams handed in up to
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      24 6 METROPOLITAN VICKERS FOR ALL TYPES ELECTRIC ARC WELDING HAND OR AUTOMATIC OVER 50 SETS OPERATING IN MALAYA SOLE AGENTS FOR MALAYA McALISTER Co., Ltd.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      JUDGE ON KNOWLEDGE OF GUILT.
      4282 7 Pepper Trial. The Jury Asked To Consider Defendant's State Of Mind. The following is a continuation i of Mr. Justice Atkinson's summing i up at The Pepper Trial at the Old Bailey. If you are satisfied that this is a false document and that it
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    RUBBER ABSORBS THE SHOCK.
    506 7 POLITICS ALMOST IGNORED. Stanton Nelson and Co., Ltd.. In their report dated Mar. 13 state: The action taken by Germany In defiance of the Locarno Treaty, took place over the week end after the London and New York markets had closed. This market was rather apprehensive
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    FOREIGN' TRADE MENACED
    171 7 FOREIGN' TRADE MENACED SMUGGLING IN NORTH CHINA. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Shanghai, Mar. 2. Here Is an Instance of the extraordinary state of affairs existing in the North over 13,000 tons of sugar have been smuggled into Tientsin since last October, and according to Mr. J. C. Taylor, chairman of
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    34 7 Pelplng. Mar. 6. Mr. Wu Tin-chang. prominent Chi nese banker, is reported to have conclu ded arrangements with Oen. Bung Che yuan, chairman of the Hopel-Chahai Council, for the economic developmen of North China.
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    "F. AND N's." GOOD YEAR.
    190 7 "F. AND N's GOOD YEAR. NET PROFITS OF $348,092. DIVIDEND AGAIN TO BE 50 CENTS. The 1935 report of Fraser and Neave, Ltd., shows:— After making adequate provision for depreciation and doubtful debts the net profit amounts to $348,092, which, with balance of $25,620 brought forward from the last accounts
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    MALAYAN BREWERIES REPORT.
    204 7 Dividend Raised To V/ 2 Per Cent. The full report of Malayan Breweries, Ltd. (referred to briefly in the Straits Times yesterday) states: After charging directors' lees to the accounts and making adequate provision for depreciation and doubtful debts the net profit amounts to $139,041.62 which, with
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    BASE METALS.
    400 7 Bolivia Unable To Produce Tin Quota. Messrs. Malcolm Bowley Son In their report dated London. Feb. 28 states: COPPER.— There 1» little or interest to report this week. During the latter part of the week an easier tendency developed, more due to apathy on the part of buyers
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    28 7 To reduce imports every metal tube In Germany must bear a warning to the purchaser not to throw it away as the metal Is to be usel again.
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      644 7 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated In the Colony of Hong Kong.) The liability ot members is limited to the fxunt and In manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 8 ot 192S of the Colony. AuthorLied Capital «0.000.000 Issued and Fully Paid- Up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund* Sterling 6.500,000 Hong Kong
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      458 7 BANKING. I CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. 'Incorporated id England by Royal Charter 1853> Paid Up Capital in ftirfi.OOO snares ol U each £3.000 000 Reserve Fund rj ono.000 I Reserve Liability ol Proprietors O.COO.OOO HEAD OFFICE: I J8. Bfcbopsfale, London. EC. I. i Alor Star Hong Kong
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    SWIMMING POOL FOR THE KING.
    58 8 CHANGES AT THE PALACE. V The King, it is learned, has decided to introduce innovations at Buckingham Palace. Plans have been submitted to him, at his request, for the building of a squash court and a swimming pool at the Palace. The King is a
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    KING GEORGE MAY ABDICATE AGAIN.
    111 8 CRISIS IN GREECE. King George of Greece, l.ot yet six months returned to his thrcne, is stated to be once more thinking of bdicating rather than submit to the dictation of the Military League. Political circles are gravely concernfd at the open interference in politics
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    CHIANG-ARITA MEETING FRUITLESS.
    82 8 Japanese Attitude Still Undefined Nanking. Mar. 13. A meeting between Gen. Chiang Kai-shek, Premier, Gen. Chang Chun, Foreign Minister. Mr. Arlta, Japanese Ambassador, and Mr. Suma. Japanese Consul in Nankin; was held at Dr. H. H. Hungs residence on Wednesday night. The discussion centred on means for
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    23 8 Sir Miles Lampsnn and Nahas Pasha laughing heartily over tea after the inauguration of the Anglo Egyptian negotiations at the Zaararan Palace, Cairo.
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    "A WORLD RACE FOR PEACE."
    778 8 "A WORLD RACE FOR PEACE. German Interpretation Of The International Situation. Berlin. Mar. 11. "France wants peace, and Germany also; may be we are starting a peace race competition," said Herr Goebbels, inaugurating the electoral campaign at Deutschlandhalle in a speech broadcast to 200 halls in Berlin. "We do not
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      36 8 WESTINGHOUSE I 3 Belli ISA RADIO8 INCORPORATE EVERY WORTH-WHILE IMPROVEMENT KIIAIIOWdKAril TUNING KNOWN TO THE INDUSTRY TODAY-WORLD-WIDE RADIO CO. ALL-METAL TUBES HIGH-FIDELITY TONE CONTROL AUTOMATIC VOLUME CONTROL CONCERT- TYPE DYNAMIC SPEAKER lit. W«rth BfhUt Road. Siacapora.
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
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      700 8 Broadcasting EMPIRE STATION, TODAY. TRANSMISSION 1. Two of the following frequencies will be ned: GSN 11.82 (25.38 m), GSD 11.75 25 53 m.), or GSB 9.51 Me/s (31 55 m.) pjn. 4.20 The News. 4.35 Close down. TRANSMISSION 2. The following frequencies will be used: GSJ 21.53 Met (13.93 m.).
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      801 8 IMe/i (31.32 in.), GSB 9.51 Me, (31.55 m.), GSA S.«5 Me s (49. 59 m.) am. 6.20 Big Ben. A Recital by Anlon Young (Canadian Baritone) Dedication (Franzi Pill a Glass with Golden Wine (Roger Qullter). Deep in the Valley (Besly). The Spanisu Lady <arr. H. Hughes.) Te? Ycjx (Rabey).
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      563 8 I Miller. Old Berlin Humour. Text by Lotte Tr-elle. SO News In English. 05 Romanzas for violin and piano by Beethoven, '.athar Ritterholl and Kurt BoracK. JO Germans Avar Out Thrre. Maslc and poetry by Germans abroad. 05 News In Gerrran. 20 Concert of light music 20 News tn Engllsn.
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    SLAM'S FOREIGN POLICY EXPLAINED. Her Friendship With Great Britain.
    1039 9 SLAM'S FOREIGN POLICY EXPLAINED. Her Friendship With Great Britain. (From Our Bangkok Correspondent). 2 In the Siamese Assembly last month s a question was addressed by an M.P. to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Luang Pradlt Manudharmi asking (or infor- mation as to the Government's rela- tlons with and Its
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    36 9 i vli'IKE TOURISTS.— Lord and Lady Greenwood left LonJcn on the Stirling Castle boat train for South Africa, which is the only British possession they have not yet visited. They were In Malaya several years ago.
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    SECRET AIR DEFENCES.
    298 9 INVISIBLE WALL AS GUARANTEE. Eminent scientists and engineers are working on a new method of air defence for Britain which, they claim, affects the whole system of modern warfare. But their greatast dread is tha*. they will not be able to put it into practice because of
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    24 9 An emergency Decree establishing a military tribunal under the presidency of the War Minister, to try the Japanese rebels, has been promulgated In Tokio—Reuter.
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    19 9 Reuter learn that no warning whatever reached the British Govern men' regarding the rj'mbolic occupation of the Rhineland. —Reuter.
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    WHEN BRITAIN WOULD GO TO WAR.
    320 9 WHEN BRITAIN WOULD GO TO WAR. COLLECTIVE SECURITY AND THE ARMY. London. Mar. 12 The Secretary for War, Major A. Duff Cooper, in the course of his speech presenting the army estimates in the House of Commons this afternoon, referred to tho suggestion sometimes heard that should Britain be involved
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    Fresh Anti-Red Drive In Shansi.
    43 9 Peiping, Mar. 13. The general offensive against the Reds in Shansi was resumed yesterday, and severe fighting is reported The Fenhsien and Shiaohsien arc;u have already been cleared of th* Reds under Mao Cheh-tung. Stn Chew Jit Poh.
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    RDAFFLDES LIBRARY.
    357 9 The following new works wll! be ready for issue at Raffles Library on Saturday. Chinese Art. Illustrated, Leigh Ashton; Dog Heroes. Illustrated, Peter! Shaw Baker; Palmer, Dud ey Barker: More Great Tales of Horror, Marjorie Bowen; Marxism and Modern Thought, N. I. Bukharin and othersWisdom and Waste in
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      256 9 RADIO PROGRAMMES. NIROM. TOMORROW. am. 7.50—9.20 Church Services. 10.50 WUhelmus. 10.53 Concert Nirom Orchestra. 11.25 Solos by members of the Nlrom Orchestra 11.48 Carillon. 11.50 Ujjht music by the Nlrom Orchestra. p.m. 12.20 Cinema-organ concert by Qucntin Maclean. 12.50 Coleman Hawkins and his Ramblers. 1.10 News. 1.20 Popular programme. 1.50
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    AMUSEMENTS
    107 10 SINGAPORE. GLOBE THEATKK. SKEAT WORLD I Found Stella Parish. With Kay Francis. 7—9.307 9.30 p.m. GOODWOOD PARE HOTEL Dinner 4c Dance Thurs. 19th. after Dinner Admission Charge. GBEAT WORLD "Wonder Bar." NEW WORLD Side Shows. Cabaret. Dancing. Talkies. Theatres Cinemas. RAFFLES HOTEL Special Race Dinner Ball (Formal) RITZ. GETLANG
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MAR. 14, 1936. CHANGES WE CANNOT IGNORE.
    805 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MAR. 14, 1936. CHANGES WE CANNOT IGNORE. In offering comment early in the week on the announcement of Germany's withdrawal from the Locarno Pact, we quoted Herr Hitler's denunciation of the Versailles Treaty as having been drafted in an atmosphere of fear and hate, no
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    S.S. APPOINTMENTS.
    100 10 Chinese Member Of Harbour Board Reappointed. The following appointments are notified In the S.S. Government Gazette Commander C. C. Dix. C.M.G., D.S.O PN. (retired). Deputy Master Attend- ant, to act as Master Attendant, S.S. in addition. Mr. L. B. Gibson, M.C.S., to act as District Judge and First
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    S.S.V.F. CHANGES.
    128 10 New Member Of Malacca Advisory Committee. The following changes in the Volunteer Force are notified in the S.S. Government Gazette Mr. W. E. Vow!er has been appointed to be a member of the Advisory Committee for the Settlement of Malacca, vice Mr. H. F. Cardwell, deceased. The promotion
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    ST. ANDREW'S, PENANG.
    82 10 The Rev. R. M. Minto, until recently assistant minister at Kelvinside Church, Glasgow, arrived at Penang by the P. and O. Naldera on Thursday, accompanied by his wife. Mr. Minto had been recommended by the Malaya (Home) Committee in London to the local Presbyterian Church and a
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    Dutch Consul At Penang.
    25 10 Mr. F. Helmers has taken charge of the Netherlands Consulate at Penang consequent on the departure of Mr. P H. Bonnerman.
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    29 10 The Hon. Mr. Justice John Aitken and Mr. Justice Frederick Gordon Smith have been appointed to be Judges of the Court of Appeal, states a Kedah Government Gazette extraordinary.
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    SHANGHAI, AS SEEN BY A STRAITS CHINESE.
    662 10 Feminine Fashions And Make-Up. SHANGHAI, as seen by a Straitsborn Chinese for the first time, provided Mr. Lim Cheng Ean with one\ Cj the most interesting parts of his\ recent address to the Penang Rotary Club. Mr. Cheng Ean travelled as an honorary
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    A Gardens Calendar.
    662 10 Flower Memories An Office Ordeal The Amaryllis Lily A Ginger Flower. DICTURE your faithful Gardens annalist trying this week to write about flowers In a room in which four typewriters are clattering. That is his fate, and now he has added his own typewriter to the battery,
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    725 10 BUTLER PILLAY. M ANY years ago> wnen a paper called the Perak Pioneer was in existence. Its editor cut out from the Straits r Times a paragraph which the Straits t Times had cut out of a Calcutta paper. A reader of the Perak Pioneer thought
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    LONDON TALKS' PROGRESS.
    81 11 FRANCE BELGIUM SEEK GUARANTEES. London, Mar. 14. \I7HILK the non-German Locarno ■ignatorici appreciably assimilated their viewpoints at yesterday's meeting in London, there has been so far no healing of the breach with Germany. It is officially stated that the Bntisn Government have not communicated with Berlin since
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    Soviet Workmen Fired On.
    51 11 ■MW, Mar. 13. A party of workmen deepening the A:mr Rivrr near the village of Kkatrrinon Xiko!s\ was (ired on by live Japanese Manchukuan troops from the Mar.chuknan bank of the river. The workers fled and the Manohukuan soldiers crossed the border and inspected the work.—
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    38 11 like measures, but seek guarantees to replace the security furnished by the demilitarised zone. The League Council will meet at 11 a.m. today. It will be a formal sitting, and the Council will then adjourn until Monday.— Renter.
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    ITALY'S ULTIMATUM TO LONDON.
    166 11 NO HELP UNTIL THE WAR SETTLED. Rome, Mar. 14. It is revealed that Signor Grandi, the Italian Ambassador in London, speaking at the London meeting of the Locarno Powers yesterday, denounced the policy of sanctions against Italy. He declared that until the Abyssinian question is solved,
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    PUBLIC OPINION IN BRITAIN.
    597 11 UNOFFICIAL VIEWS OF SITUATION. London, Mar. 13. REPRESENTATIVES of the powers assembled In London to consider Germany's denunciation of the Locarno Treaty continued their discussions today. The morning meeting lasted about two hours and the afternoon meeting, which began at 5.20 p.m. ended about 7.30 p.m..
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    SIR T. INSKIP AS DEFENCE MINISTER
    141 11 ATTORNEY-GENERAL TO CO-ORDINATE SERVICES. London, Mar. 13. CIR THOMAS INSKIP, the Attorney-General, was today appointed Defence Coordinating Minister. Sir Thomas has been AttorneyGeneral since 1932 a position which he also held between 1928 and 1929. The present appointment carries with it a seat in
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    3 BRITISH OFFICERS KILLED.
    54 11 Jammu (Kashmir), Mar. 13. P ITU Y -SIX people were killed by avalanches In North Kashmir while returning from a skiing expedition. The dead include three British officers. Another avalanche in West Kashmir swept 25 people to death and 50 others have perished in the snow
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    France And Belgium To Speak.
    73 11 Many foreign statesmen arr:»ed in London yesterday tc attend th: meeting of the League of Nations Council at 11 30 a.m. today at St. James" Palace. The business at the first meeting is likely to be confined to statements by representatives of France and Belgium
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    Lord Realty's Funeral.
    36 11 London, M-ir 13. The funeral of Admiral cf the Fleet Lord Beatty will be relayed fnm St. Pauls Cathedral In th<; BBC Empire Drocramme on Monday at 7.20 pjn. Malayan Time) .—British Wireless.
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    DR. RUXTON SENTENCED TO DEATH.
    674 11 DR. RUXTON SENTENCED TO DEATH. Found Guilty Of "Ravine Murder." A MAIDSERVANT'S STORY. London, Mar. 13. DR. Buck Ruxton was today sentenced to death for thoj murder of his wife.— Reuter. Dr. Ruxton completed eight hours in the witness box yesterday emphatically denying he murdered his wife or his nursemaid,
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    19 11 The Dutch Government will consider the German offer c* a non- aggression pact to Include Ko land -R« uter.
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    GRIP ON N. CHINA TIGHTENS.
    219 11 JAPANESE LOAN MAY BE ACCEPTED. MILITARY ADVISERS ENGAGED Peiping, Mar. 14. Japan's grip on Hopei and Chahar is tightening, according to latest reports. The Agricultural Co-operative Committee of the Hopel-Chahar Council Is reported to be considering a $2,000,000 loan from Japanese financiers for the expansion
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    Committee Of 13 To Meet.
    29 11 The Committee of Thirteen which is considering the Italo-Abyssinian question, will probably meet in Ixmdon next week at the request of the Italian delegation.
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    ITALY AND THE SUDAN BORDER.
    83 11 ITALY AND THE SUDAN BORDER. Thrust On New Front. MOVE TO CARAVAN JUNCTION. Asmara, liar. 11. AN Italian thrust along a totally new front is announced today. This is along the AngloEgyptian Sudan border towards Noeara which is an important caravan junction, 15 miles north of the River Setit. The
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    28 11 Probate is announced of tlv will of Princess Victoria, sister of liie late King George, who died last December. Her estate was proved at £237 455 British Wireless.
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    $1 FEE FOR ALL CYCLISTS.
    138 12 Singapore's thousands of cyclists will have to pay a fee of $1 per annum from Oct. 1. The Municipal Commissioners have decided on this following the passing bj the Legislative Council of Bill to amend the Municipal Ordinance. This Bill gave the Municipal Commissioners authority
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    BRIDE'S BOUQUET ON CENOTAPH.
    365 12 Riches— Wald Wedding. Soon after her marriage to Mr. H. G. G. Riches, of Sime Darby and Co., Ltd., at St. Andrew's Cathedral yesterday, Miss Enid Holland Wald, of Singapore, placed her bouquet on the Cenotaph, her husband standing beside her. This was In memory of
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    THREE MAIL PLANES ON MONDAY.
    70 12 The Imperial Airways eastbound mail plane scheduled to arrj/e at Seletar tomorrow left Karachi 24 hours late, and may not arrive till Monday evening. The Qantas machine scheduled to land at Seletar this afternoon, bringing malls from Australia, has been held up by adverse weather
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    CHINESE BANKERS' RECEPTION.
    466 12 Ng Ek Huan. Koo Set Kin. Lee Tet Cho. Lee Wee Nam. Lee Choon Eng. Nah Wee Liat, LJong Yuen Ho. Cheng Kee Sun. Lim Hiam Kiau. Fu Chi Hong. Han Chlau Chun. Tan Chin Lai. Tan Gak Tze. Tan Cheng Tiong. Koh Ben Gak Tze. Tan
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    TALKIES IN MALAY
    178 12 HOLLYWOOD PARTY'S PLANS. The luxury yacht Athene, In which Mr. Tay Garnett, the pro- j ducer, and other Hollywood cele-1 brities arrived last month to get; authentic background for the films.: Singapore Bound" and Trade Winds." will leave for Ceylon and Bombay tomorrow. Most of the party
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    31 12 The Hon. Mr. Tay Lian Teck. who has been in China for nearly a month, will return to Singapore on Monday in the Antenor. He joined the ship at Hong Kong.
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    LINDBERGH BABY'S GRANDMOTHER HERE
    366 12 LINDBERGH BABY'S GRANDMOTHER HERE Mrs. Dwight Morrow And Daughter Shun Publicity. Senator Dwight Morrow was once Ambassador to Mexico, and was United States delegate to the London Naval Conference. He had high literary and legal qualifications, and was awarded the D.S.M. by General Pershlng "for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services"
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      621 12 WHAT IS ON TODAY. THK Straits Times is publishing tot cinema. "I Pound Stella Parish" is a thl« da'lv lecture lo <nvt» S* P roduction mads "P l melodrama, rayinis aa IV leaiure 10 |fivi» stPrv ramnnce thrills and sentiment, and readers a n>mprehensi\e sum- even tnoso who do not
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    PERAK EUROPEANS URGED TO JOIN VOLUNTEERS.
    187 13 PERAK EUROPEANS URGED TO JOIN VOLUNTEERS. LIEUT-COL. HORNIDGE'S APPEAL. (I- mm Our Own Correspondd t.) I poh. Mar. 13. LIEIT.-COL. Hornidge. ofhcer commanding. Perak Battalion. FMS V.F.. has made an urgent appeal to the Europeans of Perak who are elidible to become member* of the Volunteer Force. Lieut. -Col. Hortiidge
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    CHINESE DIPLOMAT IN SINGAPORE.
    60 13 Mr Wunsz King. Chinese minister to the Hague, on his way back to Nanking on leave, arrived at Singapore, yesterday in the Naldera. He has been attached to the Chinese legation at tha., Hague for over two years. He v/as met on board by Dr. P.
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    IPOH LIBRARY RULES PASSED. Office-Bearers Elected.
    97 13 IPOH LIBRARY RULES PASSED. Office-Bearers Elected. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Mar. 12. The interim committee's report and draft rules for the Ipoh library were < accepted at a meeting held in the Town Hall, with Mr. A. R. Aston preeidin.g. The meeting decided that the president of the Ipah
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    NEW BARRACKS READY IN A YEAR.
    116 13 First Contract Soon. Contracts for the new Infantry barracks at Changi will be let at intervals during the next six months. Thcro will be no general contract for the whole barracks. The contract 'or barrack blocks will probably bs let in about six weeks'
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    TORPEDO BOATS LEAVE.
    85 13 The new Siamese torpedo boats. No. 11 and No. 12. and the training ship Chao Phrya. left Singapore unexpectedly yesterday evening lor Bangkok, en the last stage of their 7,000mile cruise from Trieste, where the torp:do boats were constructed. According to origina! plans the Chao Phrya was
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    FAREWELL TO TAIPING MAGISTRATE.
    129 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. Mar. 12. I Che Mohamed Salleh, magistrate at Taiping who is a keen scout officer, I was given a farewell tea party on the eve of his departure f>r Kajang on transfer. Mr. R. E. Ince. district commissioner for Peral;, voicing
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    ELOPED WITH HER UNCLE.
    303 13 Each Blames The Other. Opening the door of her father's shop in North Bridge Road at 2 a.m. on Jan. 25 last, the eve of the Chinese New Year. 15-year-old Tan Slew Kce found her lover waiting outside by arrangement, and they left in a car.
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    TANDJONG PRIOK. Competition With Singapore.
    258 13 TANDJONG PRIOK. Competition With Singapore. fFrom Our Own Correspondent.) •THE Batavlaasch Nieuwsblad review- ing the annual report regarding the shipping traffic via Tandjong Priok in 1935 mentions the following interesting items. The shipping at Priok remains at present exclusively for regular liners. 'Stray' ships call at thati pert only for
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    $80,000 BOOK DEBTS.
    115 13 Wee Tok Sian, managing partner of Heng Bee and Co., stated in the course of his public examination In bankruptcy yesterday that his unsecured liabilities amounted to $70,000 and his book debts, which were mostly bad, represented a sum of $80,000. He started business with a capital
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    SINGAPORE DIOCESAN ASSOCIATION.
    46 13 The annual meeting of the Singaprta Diocesan Association will be held in the Parish Hall. St. Mary's Church. Kuala Lumpur, on Thursday. March 26. at 5.30 p.m. The meeting will be preceded by tea at 3.30 p.m. arranged by members of the C.W.A.
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    19 13 Mr. Fidahusain Tyebally of tne Bombay Trading Co., Singapore has returned with his family by th? Victoria from Bombay.
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    END OF SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA.
    355 13 Singapore To Fremantle. BEGAN IN 1886. (By Our Shipping Correspondent.) A half-century of shipping betw?en Fremantle and Singapore has Just I been brought to a close by the voluntary winding up of the West Australian Steam Navigation Company, j Ltd. It was 50 years ago
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    24 13 A striking picture of New York skyscrapers overtopping the Reliance which is now on a world cruise and is due in Singapore on Tuesday.
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    PHOTOGRAPHY AND COLOUR.
    189 13 i Demonstration Of New Process. While the use of "natural colour" in cinema films Is still in the j experimental stage, a process has j been perfected by which amateur j photographers can make "home movies" in colour which for sharpness of outline, subtlety of shades and
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    SECOND BANKRUPTCY
    75 13 G. G. Stubhs, a bachelor with no dependants, stated in the course of his i public examination in the Bankruptcy Court yesterday that ne owed $1,400. This was his second bankruptcy. He i was made bankrupt in 1931 with liabilities amounted to $2.ion and his application for discharge
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    RUBBER DEALER WENT BANKRUPT.
    221 13 Discharge Granted. Tan Keng Tin, the son of a wealthy Hokkien timber merchant, j who launched out on his own as a rubber dealer, copra merchant and rice importer in 1921 and ended up in the bankruptcy court in 1928 with liabilities amounting to $172,000 applied
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    OXFORD & CAMBRIDGE SOCIETY.
    272 13 OXFORD CAMBRIDGE SOCIETY. Office-Bearers In Malaya. At the annual meeting of The Oxford and Cambridge Society of Malaya in Singapore on Thursday, th? following office-bearers were elected lor the year 1936-7:— President. Sir Shenton Thomas. K.C.M.G.. 0.8. E., (Honorary Fellow of Queens' College. Cambridge). Vice-presidents. The Hon. Mr. Justice A.
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    MR. C. JINARAJADASA
    120 13 Weil-Known Theosophist To Lecture Here Mr. C. Jlnarajadasa. M.A., the wellknown author and lecturer, will be l:i Strgapore again on Mar. 17 when he !will give a public lecture under the .auspices of the local Lodge of the Theosophical Society on "The work ol the Christ In
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    33 13 A meeting of the literary section of the Tamils Reform association will be held at 7 p.m. today. Mr. A. Shanmugam will speaic on 'Untouchablllty' and Mr. K. Damatharan will occupy the chair.
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    408 13 Correspondence. THE TIN FAMINE. ARE PRIVATE RESERVES BEING BUILT UP? To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— With reference to your correspondent's remarks in yesterday's Issue, surely th? Co-called tin famine In thr United Kingdom cannot altogether be blamed on the International Tin Committee. The present price of tin.
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    TAIPING MAY HAVE A ROTARY CLUB.
    58 13 (From Our Own Correspondent Ipoh, Mar. 12. There is a likelihx>d of a Roiary Club being started at Taiping th? initiative having been taken by th? Hon. Mr. S. B. Palmer who has written to various residents In the town with a view to
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    TODAY'S NAPS AND SELECTIONS.
    163 14 SINGAPORE. RACE 1. RACE 2. RACE 3. RACE 4. RACE 5. RACE 6. RACE 7. RACE 8. "CAPT DASH." LADY KEITH GRAND CATCH (NAP) SMILING QUEEN OF HEARTS (NAP) STRATH PEFFER BETTODA KALJIJ RUSSIAN ROSE Place Bet. Katliryn George Edward* K&r&nga Stariock Sunshine Sue BiUgrim Singing
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    THE ACCEPTANCES.
    1048 14 •"THERE were only eight scratching^ at noon yesterday, three of these being in the division II pony race. As usual the placing of each animal during its last three runs will be found on the left of each horse's name. The full list of acceptances is as follows:
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    Y.M.C.A. SOCCER.
    75 14 The following have been selected to play for the V.M.C.A. Junior Department against the Bata Shoes on Thurs day. March 19. on the Anscn Road ground at 5 p.m Ec Than Han: Tan Kwang Seng and Phon Keng Haik: Hugh Chee Tong Ngan Fook Chrong r.nd E. C
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    Y.M.C.A. CRICKET.
    65 14 The following have been selected to represent the V.M.C.A. Junior Department against St. Andrew's School on Monday. March 16. at St. Andrew's:— J. Ferguson (Captain). Ong Swee Keng, M W. Armstrong Shim Kah Poo, Tay Yew Wee. K. Leembruggen. E. C. Hope. Gob. Chin Chy<>. J. Trail. K.
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    Strathpeffer Should Romp Home This Afternoon. BACK GRAND CATCH AND BETTODA.
    575 14  - Strathpeffer Should Romp Home This Afternoon. BACK GRAND CATCH AND BETTODA. Capt. Dash. By yilK going was heavy early this morning but If there is no further rain it should be quite fair for this afternoon's card of eight events. Strathpeffer, who is known to Asiatic racegoers as The Kuda
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    K.L. RIFLE CLUB
    111 14 There was a good turn out ol members of the K.L. Rifle Club .ast Sunday for a handicap spoon shoot competition at the long ranges. The light proved difficult and many good scores at 900 yards were spoilt by failure at 1 000 yards. The spoon was
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    S.T.C. YEARLINGS DRAWN FOR.
    256 14 •THE results of the draw under the Singapore Turf Club Yearlings scheme, which took place on Thursday, are as follows No. Description Pedigree Drawn By 1. Bay Filly 2. Brown Filly 3. Bay Filly Pantheon Mar j an ah Honan Brinawa Captain 8100d Cream Jug Lee
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    THREE-YEAR-OLDS AUCTIONED.
    572 14 $3,400 PAID FOR RAINBOROUGH. Three Fillies Fail To Fetch Reserve Prices. DV permission cf the Singapore D Turf Club the British Bloodstock Agency Ltd. sold by auction yesterday at Bukit Timah eight three and four year-old English geldings and fillies, which were brought out by Mr. Lamb last
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    19 14 Jark Harrison, the new Irish boxer, who m:i!:es his debut at the New World on Friday against Som Pong.
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    BIG SPRING RACKS.
    159 14 Latest Lineo T n shire And National Better; i?. London, Mar. U. THE latest cail-overs on th? Grand National, to be run at Liverpool on Mar. 27. ar.d the Lir.colrshT!?. to be run at Lincoln on Mar 25. are as follows: Grand National. C to 1 Golden.
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    SAPPERS SHOW IMPROVED FORM AND BEAT THE GUNNERS.
    505 15 FORMER SECOND TEAM CENTRE A SUCCESS. R.A. Have Number Of New Players Rogers Shines. R.E. 2; R.A. 0. "TIIE Sappers showed improved form in their First Division match with the Gunners at Anson Road Stadium yesterday and won by two goals to
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    S.C.C. TOURNAMENT.
    118 15 Time And Runs The Two Important Factors. A number of readers have questioned the correctness of the result of last Sunday's SC.C. cricket tournament match in which the Public Services and 8.8.1. beat the Etceteras by one run. These matches are played under a time limit rule. Each
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    152 15 SATURDAY, MARCH 14. Racine: Singapore Turf Club Spring Mtetlng. 3rd Day. Shootinc: R.A F. Annual Rifle MeeUng at Seletar. 2nd Day. Cricket: S.C.C. "A vs. Raffles Institution at S.C.C; S.C.C. "A" vs. Nondescripts at McNair Road; S.R.C. vs. Indian A.vmi at S.R.C: Ceylon S.C. VS. V.M.C.A. at Balrstler:
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    LEAGUE FIXTURES FOR TODAY.
    265 15 Home Football. London Derby At White Hart Lane. ACCORDING to Reuter's cable on Monday the home league fixtures I for today are as follows: First Division. Aston Villa vs. Leeds U. Bolton W. vs. Chelsea Derby C. vs. Stoke C. Brentford vs. Manchester C. Everton vs.
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    M.C.C. SECRETARY
    38 15 London, Mar. 13. Lieut.-Col. R. S. Rait Kerr, D.5.0., M.C. of the Royal Engineers has been appointed secretary of the Marylebone Cricket Club In succession to Mr. W. Pindlay. The appointment begins on June I— Reuter.
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    19 15 The S.R.C. soccer team which beat the V.M.C.A. s—l in a third Division match on Thursday. —Straits Times Photograph.
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    MALACCA SCHOOL CRICKET.
    488 15 year by that fine young Chinese cricketer. Tarn Kong Yen. There are several very promising players such as Tay Koon Lim. Tarn Weng Hon, Lee Klin Tee and C. laFaber In the running for places S.F.l.' s Intried Youngsters At St. Francis' Institution, things are not so
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH
    832 15  -  "LEIGHTON." Joe Diamond heaving Malaya Going To India With A I Rivers And Young Johnson His Record The Next Promotion D.R. Harper Back Again. Conducted by OINGAPORE boxing supporters will be sorry to hear that Joe Diamond, the best light-weight Malaya has ever produced, is leaving the
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    MORE DUAL INSTRUCTION.
    295 16 MORE DUAL INSTRUCTION. Penang Flying Club Activities. A club record of 67 hrs. 50 m.'n. was set up for dual instruction states the Penang Flying Club report for February is accounted for by the large number of new members who have started training. Two machines were flown to Singapore piloted
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      MALAYA'S FOOD.
      1042 16 A National Agricultural Policy Wanted. To the Editor of the Straits Times I Sir.— With the possibility of war drawing ever nearer, may not the happenings Incident to the shortage > of Malayan grown rice during the years between 1914-1920 give us cause for serious thought on the
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      IS IT ECONOMIC?
      98 16 Volunteer's Criticism Of The Survey Department. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Can the Survey Department find nothing else for Its European personnel to do than supervise the building of launches for the Straits Settlements R.N.V.R.? In the interests of economy, I suggest this matter
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    NEW AERODROME IN MEDITERRANEAN.
    109 16 X.L.M. To Land On Island. The X.L.M. will change over from winter to summer schedule on their service to N.E.I, on April 22. Planes which now arrive on Mondays and Thursdays will arrive at Seletar on Sundays and Wednesdays. The X.L.M. planes will soon land on
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    SEVEN PROMISES.
    98 16 Reoublican Platform Points Outlined. Washington. Feb. 13. The principal points in the Republican platform were cut'ined in various speeches on Lincoln Day. Firstly, the Republicans promise to protest the Constitution and to place a limitation on the Government's intervention in business: secondly, to protect the home market for
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    INDO-CEILONESE BODY FORMED.
    114 16 Segamat Decision. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Segamat. Mar. 12. At the Government English School Hall on Wednesday the Segamat IndoCeylonese community welcomed Dr. C. Chelliah, of Batu Pahat, who has replaced Dr. S. T. Ayathurai, as Deputy Medical Officer, Segamat. About 80 members of the community were
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    1131 16 3RD SUNDAY IN LENT. NO NEUTRAL GROUND Recent political events hare shewn the extraordinary difficulty of any nation remaining neutral In the struggle for world power today, and the parable of the "strong man armed" (S.Luke XI. vv.2l ff) illustrates, not only the value of being prepared bu'
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    CHETTIARS SEE GOVERNOR.
    143 16 Appeal For Nominated State Councillor. The Ceylon Natukottal Chettiars' Association sent a deputation to His Excel?ency the Governor to urge their claim for a Nominated Member in the State Council. In addition to the reasons already given by them, they pointed out that hitherto every Indian nominated
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    SEGAMAT NOTES.
    189 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Segamat, Mar. 12. Inche Samsu bin Mohamood. Assistant Collector of Land Revenue. Segamat, has returned from Singapore after the Harl Raya holidays. Mr. Yusof bin Hajl Mohamed Tuff, of the Segamat Electrical Department, is spending his two months' leave at Muar. Of ten candidates
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    PUBLICITY STAFF FOF MALAYA?
    289 16 INDIA'S EXAMPLE Should Malaya have a publicity staff? The question arises as a result of the decision to expand the Bureau of Public In.ormation In India. The Assembly Finance Committee was informed that the Government of India have been considering tha question of improving their publicity
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      Strong Nanking Protest To Jananese.
      71 18 Peiping, Mar. 12. Under instructions of the Nanking Foreign Office, Mr. Ching Shi-keng called on the Japanese military attache yesterday and verbal^ made the third protest in the past few weeks against the unauthorised flight of Japane?? military planes ov°r Hopei and Chahar territory. 'If
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      11 18 The King received Mr. Baldwin and th.' Minister of War—Reuter Wireless.
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      NAVAL HISTORY AND MODERN PROBLEMS.
      996 18 Japanese "Armada Victory" That May Prove Important. The Realities of Naval History. By Brian Tunstall. (George Allen and I'nwin. Ltd. Gs.) ALTHOUGH the air force is today probably the most discussed of the fighting services, the new naval building programme envisaged in the recent White
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    CHINA by a CHINESE.
    558 18 "JUIY Country and My People," by Lin Yu-tang (Heinemann. 155.), Is an account of China and th 3 Chinese. Mrs. Pearl Buck, whom many have come to accept as the most sensitive Western Interpreter of China, thinks the book the truest, the most profound, the most
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    Father And Son In The Ceylon State Council.
    371 19 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS. Communist Leader Defeated At Morawaka. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ceylon, Mar. 4. POR the first time in the history of the Ceylon legislature, father and son will occupy seats in the State Council. They are Mr. D. S. Senanayake,
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    61 Film Companies In Bombay.
    40 19 'T'UFRE are 61 film-producing companies in the Bombay presidency, of u-hich 54 were in Bombay city, three in Poona. three in Kir'hapur. and one at Nasik. There are 19 ft. m studios in the ffesidency.
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    India's Contribution To The League.
    263 19 New Delhi. "I HAVE been asked, what does India pet out of the League? I may ask in return what does the League get out of India," said Mr. Pelt, representative of the League of Nations, now touring India, in a broadcast message. He suggested
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    Attempt To Abduct Film Star. Foiled By A Vigilant Policeman.
    136 19 Attempt To Abduct Film Star. Foiled By A Vigilant Policeman. AN attempt forcibly to carry away a cinema star in broad daylight, while she was going m a tonga along the Mail Road, a busy part of Lahore was mad% by three youths. They had. however, counted without the sloth
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    Aiding Settlers In New Quetta. Distribution Of The Relief Fund.
    242 19 Aiding Settlers In New Quetta. Distribution Of The Relief Fund. New Delhi, Feb. 1. A rough Idea of how the money was spent and purpose for which the balance will be spent Is now available regarding the Viceroy's Quetta earthquake relief fund which amounts to Rs. 51.77.910. to which may
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    Purchases From Germany.
    106 19 Indian State Railways' Share. In the House of Commons Colonel Wedgwood inquired whether material for Indian State railways was still ordered from Germany and wheth&r If such orders were placed in the future they would be used to free British frozen credits In Germany. Mr. R. A.
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    Campaign Against Caste Tyranny.
    314 19 CUSTOMS AMONG THE SANTHALS. A CAMPAIGN has been started at Dumka with a view to removing several private forms of social abuses prevailing among the Santhals. The worst form of social tyranny Is known as "Bitlaha" by which a member of the community is ostracised for
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    INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS.
    197 19 INDIAN INSTITUTE TO BE ESTABLISHED. New Delhi, Mar. 3. A DISTINGUISHED gathering at the Viceroy's House decided unanimously today to establish an Indian I Institute of International Affairs for ithe purpose of the scientific study of International affairs Tfce Viceroy, presiding, welcomed the Commander Stephen King-Hall, the official
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    An Apple For The President.
    121 19 "Treat" For The Lahore Councillors. LAHORE municipal councillors were recently served with an unexpected treat at the hands of one of their colleagues. Willie tne meeting was in progress one of them, a leading fruit merchant of the Lahore municipal market, -started, pulling out oranges
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    JACKAL KILLS BABY.
    62 19 Two babies, agsd one month and 15 months, daughters of Babu Phanlndranath Pal. of Chatra. Serampore, were sleeping In a room one afternoon when a jackal made its way Into the room and attacked them. The younger infant died immediately, while the other baby was taken to
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    INDIA'S MILITARY EXPENDITURE.
    80 19 ARMY CHIEF ON BRITISH REARMAMENT POLICY. New Delhi. BT 17 votes to 31, the Council of SUte rejected the resolution of Mr. Mathra Prasad Mehrotra urging that the relation of military expenditure to the average income in India should be the same as in the Dominions. The
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    Safety Measures In Coalfields. Conference Held At New Delhi.
    194 19 Safety Measures In Coalfields. Conference Held At New Delhi. A conference convened at New Delhi recently to discuss safety plans In Jharia coalfields agreed on certain measures which are likely to minimise mining accidents. Sir Frank Noyce presided. The conference recognised that measures regarded as desirable could not be put
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    THE CALCUTTA ELECTIONS.
    169 19 NOMINA TIONS PROVIDE SURPRISES. I Candidates For The Moslem Seats. Calcutta. THE nominations for the forthcoming Calcutta Corporation elections provided several surprises. Despite the decision of certain Moslem leaders to boycott the elections, all the seats reserved for the community will be contested. Contrary to expectations, Mr.
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    SUBSIDY TO INDIAN AIRWAYS.
    57 19 1 Government's Decision. New Delhi Sir James Grigg announced in the Legislative Assembly that Government does not propose to follow the advice jof the Standing Finance Committee against the grant of a subsidy of Rs. 1.12.000 to Indian Airways but would include; it in the Budget
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    "Ice Breakers" On The Surrey Canal.
    149 20 men kr.vo had to break thick ice before being able to take their craft through the Surrey Canal at camberwell, where it has been frozen o/er by the severs weather. Whirling and screaming hungry gul's wait for tit-bits at the Round Pond. Kensington Gardens,
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