Malaya Tribune, 7 March 1934

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    40 1 The Malaya Tribune THE MOST POPULAR DAILY NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. Vol. XXI. No. se SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1934 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Singapore: Wednesday, Mar. 7, 1931 Malaya Tribune 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1934. 20 PACKS,
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      29 1 %e,i<l The (Tribune In z^ifilaya il ji I 111 1111 B B I GIVES Yoi HEALTH j AND STRENGTH I OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE. I I "gjjyfe DARBY CO., LTD. i
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      43 1 A. FLINTER. 6, Raffles Place, Singapore. Importing Diamonds and Pearl Necklaces of every size and quality. Selling at latest and lowest market prices. Also buying gold coins and gold ornaments of every class and quality, paying highest prices according to daily exchange rates.
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    SEQUEL TO MOTOR COLLISION.
    486 2 Johore Claim. BUS OWNER'S SUIT SUCCEEDS. (From Oyr Oicn CorrespondentJ Johore Bahru, Mar. 5. a sequel to a collision between a large motor lorry and a Dogde bus on the Segamat—Labis Road on the afternoon of Aug. 21 last, when the bus was totally wrecked, a
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    MISS HILZ ARRIVES.
    66 2 Lost French Airman Reported To Be Safe. Reuter. Seoul. Mar. 5. Miss Maryse Hilz arrived here at 3.56 p.m. from Tsingtao.—Reuter. Copenhagen. March 5. Fears that the lone-distance French airman. Costes, had fallen into the North Sea. when flying hence from Le Bourget. whence he departed on
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    "LIVING BUDDHA."
    370 2 Enthusiastic Welcome At Suiyuen. Shanghai, Mar. 5. CHANG Chia. the "Living Buddna" of Mongolia, icft Peiping on Saturday I for Mongolia. He arrived at Suiyuen yesterday. The whole city turned out to j welcome him. Flags were seen in all parts of the city. The Nanking Government is
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    THE NINGHSIA WAR.
    187 2 Rebel Army Willing To Make Peace. "Sin Chew Jit Poh." and "Min Kau Jih Pao." Shanghai, Mar. 5. GEN. Sun Tien Ying. the commander of the 41si Army, has yielded to advice make peace with the Allies. Negotiations to conclude a truce will be held at Tengkow
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    CHILD WELFARE
    188 2 Donations To The Muslim Fund. Per Syed Hassan bin Mohd. Alsaffoff: Syexl Abdullah Alhadad $50.00 Sved Ibrahim bin Omir Alsagoff 60.03 Shaik Salim bin Talib 25.00 Shaik Awath Baobid 25 0") Shaik Sidig bin Omar Jama I 5 03 Shaik Ahmad bin Bakar Jabar 20 00 Shaik Said
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    ALLEGED LOTTERY.
    131 2 Seremban Chinese In Police Court. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban. March 5. In the police court this morning before Raja Kamaraizaman. polu,c magistrate, a Chinese named Lim Khim was chaiged with assisting in ttie management of a public lottery The accused claimed to be tried and was defended
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    AIR SHARES GRAFT?
    86 2 Senate Committee Orders Strict Investigation. Reuter. Washington, Mar. 5. Evidence that a block of 4,500 United Aircraft shares were sold on behalf of the J.P. Morgan Company within a fortnight before the cancellation of the air mail contracts, was presented before the Senate Banking Committee to-day in
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    A NEW SAINT.
    33 2 18th-century Spanish Girl Canonised. Reuter. Rome, March 5. A new Saint, Maria Micaela, an eighteenth-century Spanish girl has been canonised by the Pope with mil ceremony at St. Peter's!— Reuter
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      175 2 1 1 \mm*mmmmm i Beauty That Allures is the beauty of a soft, smooth skin, alluring to the eye, firm jsMMjjffl yet yielding to the touch —safe- jffl Bx>^ guarded by the secret lotion like E^mKrl blend of ohve and palm oils in Hr Palmolive Soap. I iH^H^^Pjk Morning and
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      341 2 The !>ri.qinaf /error is he?d iffJ a« Arcaciicj Works and its HflfiF aurhenricif} can be tcrificd. I feci 1 must unto and tell you that I think CRAVEN "A" arc the most delightful Cigarettes I've ever smoked I have tried all others but mmßlmtMSkuF' t find your Cigarettes arc the
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      164 2 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEERS. This Week's Programme Of Drills. Programme of Drills up to and for weekending Mareli 11. !934: TO-DAY 5.15 um.—Headquar *::s. Amid. Cir Section. Lec'ure. 5.15 p.m.—Headquarter*, 2nd Bn. Sig. Section. Fitting: of Clothing and Equipment. 5 15 p.m.—Headquarters, M.G. PI. I Eurasian). M.G. Training. 5.15 p.m.—Headquarter "E*' (Chinese*
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    OUR READERS' VIEWS.
    103 3 Letters To The Editor r n,;' rtadrrs a r e invited, to write to us on subjects of public interest. It must be under #i; a f ih" Malaya Tribune" does not necessarily endorse opinions expressed by conesLETTERS SHOULD BE AS BRIEF AS POSSIBLE, preferably typewritten (double
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    Factory Noise.
    124 3 n the Editor, "Malaya Tribune.") c Recently "Sleeplessness" comthe Malaya Tribune" regardie noise made by a biscuit factory the junction of Neil Road and suik Road, and the nuisance was ./s factory has again caused annoy- t< people living in the neighbour- iiv continued working after mid- It
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    Chinese Customs.
    306 3 (To the Editor, "Malaya Tribune.") Sir, —"Novice" seems to know much concerning Chinese customs in preparing seasonable cakes, such as "Kuay-Bakol," "Kuay-Chung," etc., and had it not been that he went so far as to accuse the youngsters of to-day of simply emulating these customs at the instance
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    Employment For Straits Chines?
    612 3 (To the Editor, "Malaya Tribune.") Sir, —The situation among the Straits Chinese schoolboys who after having loft school are unable to obtain immediate employment, is becoming very alarming. Hundreds are leaving school every year hoping to get openings, but they are finding that there is not
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    PAHANG NOTES AND NEWS.
    617 3 Selborne Estate Closing Down. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lipis, March 4. C. H. Sansom, Commissioner of -I"* Police, F.M.S., who recently returned from leave, visited Kuala Lipis District on Feb. 28 and inspected the Police Station and Barracks. returning the same evening to Kuala Lumpur.
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      776 4 M. HASSAN. ELECTRICAL AND WATER CONTRACTOR. 36-37, Bras Basah Road, SINGAPORE. If you are in need of electric lights, fans, motors, etc., and water service, please write to the above address or Thone 3411. f> TO LET. TO LET—74 84. Truro Road. Apply 47, Truro Road. TO LET—Compound House. 3.
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      942 4 PUBLIC NOTICES, NOTICE. RE CHOP "KIAN SENG HUAT.'* NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the above Chop carrying on the business oi a Lodginghouse and Passenger-ticket Agency at No. 90, Amoy Street, Singapore, is the sole property of Kho Hcng Tew (alias Kho Lo), and that neither Goh Tiong Lay nor
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      495 4 SITUATIONS VACANT. WANTED —An Expert Cutter, experienced men need apply personally with testimonials. International Tailoring Co., 138, Selegie Road. WANTED —Experienced Provision Salesman with thorough knowledge of local market. Reply with copies cf testimonials, stating salary required to Box No. 314. c o Malaya Tribune. !WE BUY OLD GOLD 1
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      274 4 EDUCATIONAL. MERCANTILE INSTITUTE, 209, Queen Street, AFTERNOON AND EVENING CLASSES Shorthand (Pitman Gregg). Book-Keeplng, Typewriting and Good English. Prospectus available on application. •PHONE 5755. FAR EASTERN MUSIC SCHOOL, Established 1928. (A Government Registered School). (For Boys and Girls). l-A, Kirk Terrace, Dhoby Ghaut, Singapore. Enrol for a Sound Musical EducationSystematic
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      233 4 FOR SALE. 1 FOR SALE —Fiat Car Model 520, Good Running Order. Apply Lohmann and Co., Ltd., 124, Robinson Road. FOR SALE—A Bungalow with three bedrooms, electric, water installed, near Thomson Road Police Station. Area of land 8.858 sq. ft. Price $3,200. or near. Apply Box No. 541, c|o Malaya
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      513 4 IF YOU DLVIRE REAL SATISFACTION BE SURE YOU TAKE A! CLOCKS, WATCHES VXD GRAMOPHONES THAT OO WRONG TO YICK WOH HIM; 429. NORTH BRIDGE I (NEAR MIDDLE HOY., FOR PROMPT SKKVK! SKILLED WORKMAN sil l r MODERATE CMABGI Contractors fcr th" Rep;<:: and Watches to the Britisl Malaya NEW SHIPMENTS
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    WHAT OUR CONTEMPORARIES ARE SAYING — Penang's Aerodrome.
    188 5 WHAT OUR CONTEMPORARIES ARE SAYING Penang's Aerodrome. Penang will be put on the air map v after a'l if the present developm uterialise. A favourable report one to the Air Ministry and we also rstand that Group Captain S. W. Smith, commanding the R.A.F. in Singapore, has .sent notices to
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    The Aged And Decrepit.
    501 5 IT has been left to the Singapore Municipal Commissioners to take a step in the direction of righting the wrong. Greatly though the move of the civic guardians of the Southern Settlement is to be admired, their public-spirited action cannot solve what is not a parochial
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    "Dog's" Hard Times.
    326 5 THE report of the Selangor Club for the past year serves to remind us that probably no Club in Kuala Lumpur has felt the effects of the slump quite so much. It has, indeed, suffered from its very size. Its offshoots, which at the time of their
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    English Education.
    311 5 Malacca Guardian. IT seems to us that if this Government wants to help in preserving the individuality of each race intact, and at the same time inspire a common allegiance to King and country, it should follow the Ceylon example and make primary vernacular education to the children
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    A SURGICAL AID.
    91 5 Soviet Doctors* Invention Of "Artificial Heart." Moscow. Doctors at the Bagdasarov Institute claim to have perfected an "artificial heart.'*. They call it an "autojector." It can be placed inside a patient to keep him alive while his own heart is removed for "repairs." Successful experiments, it is
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      22 5 I ||poday-as always■s Best Health-/or Sleep- 11 111 j /cVr Work Reieet substitutes They are I J not like Ovaltine i i
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      183 5 I THESE NI TO&a STAMPS B^^S widen your knowledge, and knowledge gained through such attractive pictures is retained. Nestles Volume II a companion book to Volume 1 —illustrates and informs you about birds, insects, plants, monuments, bridges and the wondrous works of nature things you will want to seeSend 10
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      459 5 CLUB DIARY. I [There are rumerous Clubs and Societies in Singapore, most of the] members of which are readers of the '•Malaya Tribune." This Diary is provided specially for them. Secretaries' are invited to co-operate in keeping it-up-to-date and complete. Happenings] of general interest will still be included in the
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    Shipping News & Notices. U.S. SHIPPING POLICY.
    963 6 Shipping News Notices. U.S. SHIPPING POLICY. Temporary Suspension Of Construction Loans. rHE -vithhniding of new construction loans from the Government's $250,000,000 (£50,000,000 at par) revolving fund for a period )f 60 to 90 days is ordered by Mr. Roper, tne United States Secretary of Commerce, in announcing approval of policies
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    BIBBY LINER SOLD.
    384 6 Formerly On Indian And Burman Service. THE sale to Clydeside scrappers of the well-known Bibby liner "Hereford's aire" means the passing of a well-loved ship for, since she was built by Messrs. Harland and Wolff, of Belfast, in 1905, a- a result of the extraordinary success Of
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    WRECK SOLD FOR £2.
    105 6 Amsterdam. The wreck of the British steamer "Oakford." *hich was stranded on the Island of Texe.. on Jan. 18. with the loss of 10 lives was sold for 25 guilders (£2 at par) last month. The captain and the nine members of the rew of the
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    THE "HILDEBRAND."
    559 6 Tourist Liner And Armed Cruiser. S™.tt very famous ships are passing M Vnie hands ol the scrappers toto tl haying up costs so high, h imer hildebrand" is one and the occupied a position 2, t the British Merchant N She was built by Scotts, of Greenock, 101
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    SAILING SHIP SUNK.
    46 6 Violent storms raging Hi Turkey recently interrupted all railway communications. Numerous accidents occurred in certain ports with many casualties. A great number of steamers sought refuge in the ports of the Black Sea. A Greek sailing ship of 120 tons sank off Smyrna.
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    FRENCH SAILOR'S CLAIM.
    461 6 New Device Found To Refloat Ships. fPHE recent demonstration of an invenJ- tion to raise sunken ships or to prevent damaged ship:} from sinking, which took place in Cherbourg harbour, has attracted the interest not only of maritime officials everywhere, but also of the numerous insurance companies,
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      506 6 STEAMER SAILINGS^ P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (incorporated In Ensland.) MAIL PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENT AT NAVIGATION CO ICNDON AND FOR EAST MAIL SERVICF (Under Contract with His Majesty's Govemmm 1 OUTWARD FROM LONDON For China and Japan. Due Tonnage Singapore 1934 -21--- 6.810 Mar. 14
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      31 6 AMERICAN LLOYD AGENCY, LTD., (Incorporated in S.S.). TRAVEL, SHIPPING AND INSURANCE AGENTS. Bookings to all countries. Steamship Lines, Railways and Airways. NO BOOKING FEES. TELEPHONE NO. 3180. NO. 64, ROBINSON ROAD.
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      193 6 HfLLOYD TRIESTINO (Incorporated in Italy) EXPRESS SERVICE. CARGO SERVICE. SINGAPORE TO ITALY AND CHINA. Cal'ing at Penang. Colombo. Bombay. Karachi, Aden, Massowah, Suez, Por: Said, Calling at Penang. Colombo, Bombay, Brindisi, Venice and Trieste. Suez, Port Said, Brindisi, Venice Trieste. m.v. HILDA Mar. 15 Mar. 15 Due Leave Due FOR
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      255 6 HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE. Deutach |H f|| Australlsche Dampfschifls OiliBilll» < Companies incorporated In Germany). PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICE. OUTWARDS. HONGKONG. SHANGHAI. NORTH CHINA AND JAPAN PORTS. Due Spore. t ms LEVERKUSEN, via Ho Ho, Manila Mar. 11 m s. ERMLAND, via Manila Mar. 19 t m.s. BURGENLAND. via Manila Apr. 3
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      640 6 STEAMER SAILINGS. NORDDEUTSCHER tj3fit3 LLOYD. (Incorporated in The underncted are the Company fix'ures: OUTWARDS. 1934. "DONAU," for Manila. Hongkong, S*hai, North Chir.;i and Japan liar "SAARBRUCKEN," for Manila, H'k< ng S hai, North China Japan Mar. P8 HOMEWARDS. 1934 "TRAVE." for Aden. Djibouti. Genoa, Marseilles. Barcelona. Casablanca, Adam. R dam
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    LATEST SINGAPORE QUOTATIONS.
    566 7 Mining Shares. Singapore, Wednesday, 11 a.m. tin share quotations are rasei and Co., exchange and stock brokers. Issue valw Buyers. Bellara. l limbang Tin 37 6 38 6 Aus ral Malay 45 46 Hitam Tin 14 14 9 r 1.80 1.90 Li Bangrin Tin 34 6 35
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    Financial News & Views. TO-DAYS MARKET POSITION.
    126 7 Financial News Views. TO-DAYS MARKET POSITION. IMPROVED PRICE OF RUBBER. Effect Of Good Trade Buying. (By Our Financial CorretponAenl.) Singapore, Wednesday, noon. To-day's Prices:— Rubber (Singapore), 16% cts., up ct. Market Tone: Firm. Tin (Singapore), 8114%, down Yesterday's Prices:— London Rubber, 5 1 16d., up l|l6d. Market Tone: Firm. New
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    BANGKOK DOCK.
    57 7 No Dividend Declared For 1933. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, March 6. THE chairman of the Bangkok Dock Co. announced at the annual meeting that no dividend could be declared for 1933. Personally he was without hope of a dividend for 1934. but at the same time the
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    PRODUCE.
    194 7 Singapore, March 7. R. (Siam) W. Coast N. 1 per Koyan $102 R. (Siam) W. Coast N. 2 per Koyan $96 Rice, B. Siam N. 1 per Koyan $93 Rice, B. Siam N. 2 per Koyan $88 Siam, No. 1 $160 Siam, No. 2 $138 Siam, No. 3 $H8
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGES.
    234 7 Present Calm Heralding A Storm Reuter. London, March 6. SOME circles are of opinion that the present quietness in foreign exchanges is only temporary, the calm heralding another storm. Rumours are current here and in the United States of a second devaluation of the dollar, but it is
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    SUGAR RESTRICTION.
    141 7 Opening Of The London Conference. Reuter Wireless. London, March 5. The principal aim of the sugar conference will be to find the basis of an agreement between countries, mostly Continental, whose sugar production has decreased and Great Britain and the United States, whose production has increased. and thus
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    RUBBER CROP.
    30 7 The output of New Scudai. Ltd.. for February. 1934. amounts to 32,430 lb., making a total of 428.500 lb. for the iieven months of the current financial year.
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    MONEY MARKET
    267 7 Keen Demand For Loans I In London. Reuter Wireless. London, Mar. 3. AN the money market this past week 2* the demand for loans has been keeping supplies fully usable. This week's I Treasury Bills were allotted at a higher i rate of 18 5. Signs of the
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    MALAYA TIN STATISTICS.
    110 7 Foreign imports of tin ere during th- month of February. 1934. Country of Origin. Tens. 1. Alaska Burma 244 3. Netherlands India: Banka and Buliton Singkep Other Places 4. French Ind -China 1 7S 5. Japan 72 6. Siam 853 7. Tanganyika 8. Union of Sou h
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    WEEKLY MARKET. REVIEW.
    753 7 Statement By Fraser Co. MESSRS. Fraser and Co., in their weekly market report, dated March 6, state: The local share market has again been very quiet in all sections throughout the v/eek, with generally a slightly downward tendency In quotations. Investors and punters in Tin shares were
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    INDIA AND D.E.I.
    63 7 May.Exchange Textiles And Sugar. Reuter. London, Mar. 6. ACCORDING to an Amsterdam telegram, it has been learned from Batavia that important negotiations have been started for the purpose of securing an extension of commercial relations between the Dutch East .Indies and British India. It is considered probable
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    LATEST SINGAPORE QUOTATIONS.
    684 7 Rubber Shares. Singapore, Wednesday, 11 a.m. The following rubber share quotations are issued by Fraser and Co., and Lyall and Evatt. Issue Value. Fraser Lyau at (shares. Co. Evatt. 1 Allenby 1.00 1 10 1.00 1 10 1 Alor Gaiah 0.65 0.75 0.75 0 80 1 A.
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    70 7 DAILY PRICES CURRENT. Singapore. March 12, noon. Buyers. Seller*. R S.S. equal to London Standard. Spot UOOCS) I** do. (F. 08.) 11 17 Standard R.S.S. on Tender: March 17 t April June 17 171,4 July Sept. j C.*t.D'c W% 1 1% Tone of Market: Steady, j
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      56 7 THE SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD., (Incorpo:ated In New Zealand.) I IRE, MARINE, MOTOR AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION. L. C. MARGOLIOUTH, Manager. OH H E: 2, FINLAYSON GREEN. THE EASTERN UNITED ASS TRANCE CORPORATION, LTD. FIRE, MARINE, MOTOR CAR, PERSONAL ACCIDENT and WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE. l*iAl, Of HCE: No 4, Cecil
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      89 7 THE EASTERN BANK, LIMITED. (Incorporated in England). SINGAPORE BRANCH 4. D'A'meida Street. Authorised and Subsciibed Capital £2 00 °2 Paid-up-Capital £1.000.000 Reserve Fund and Rest 500.000 HEAD OFFICE LONDON. BRANCHES: Bombay. Calcutta, Colombo, Karachi, Madras, Ainara. Baghdad, Bahrein, Basra, Kirkuk, Mcsul and Singapore. CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and money recrived en
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      84 7 A Woman Peeps at Singapore she does it weekly, in the Sunday Tribune.' In sE*i jol cl WHEN YOU HAVE A SAVINGS ACCOUNT. No doubt you have some unrealised dream heretofore made impossible by inadequate funds. A Savings Account will soon enable you to make these desires a reality. Sufficient
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      212 7 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited. (Incorporated in Strains Settlements.) SUCCESSORS TO thf ranram commercial bank, ltd., the ho hong bank, THE CHIN ESE AN!) THE OVERSEA-CHINESE BANK, LTD. 1 CAPITAL Authorised $40,000,000.00. Paid Up 510,000,000.00. HE til orFICE CHINA BUILDING. CHULIA STREET SINGAPORE. toC AL branch 45«, north bridge road BOARD
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      328 8 S W C FIELDS fKIPWORTH i jjf l|k ■M NEW WORLD OBAREI m |1| CABUBET DE LUXE TOJ We wont the following recipe for a M I fffll PLEASANT EVENING jtfAJlj llNl A Dance to the soft and melodious music ,WJ WjjjU tf DE SILVA S SYNCOPATOR*. LWif U B
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      152 8 "ANOTHER POPULAR STAGE and SCREEN DOUBLE Attraction Opening to-day at the Matinee at 3.15 Z *****1 1 *****1 11 ■i••§ i ii 11 •i• i .—i ANCE JAMES DUNN, )UNE KNIGHT, LILLIAN ROTH. CLIFF EDWARDS. f LILIAN BOND, l DOROTHY LEE, J VJ£^-— %i LONA ANDRE, I s yrt he
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      218 8 ANOTHER GRAND j LAUGH SHOW! W A DFI ICHTFULLY AUDACIOUS, DARING. FRENCHY PAW E! j A DELIGHTrL PERT PIQUANT! PEPPERY! CANDLELIGHT" I j THE FUNNIEST STORY PA^by^ou^^J cV JANGLED "AFFAIRS" EVEh j SCREENED! j FAREWELL PERFORMANCE j OF DOROTHY AND ALLAN I (FBXOB TO AN EXTENSIVE FAR EASTERN KM X
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    JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW- TO-DAY'S SHIPPING
    215 9 "JAVANESE PRINCE:' Puts Into Gibraltar For Repairs. Gibraltar, Mar. 6. The motor vessel "Javanese Prince," 1 Hon: Singapore to New York, has ut m here for repairs. detention is not expected to be 1i ious.—Reuter. The Javanese Prince" is owned by the
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    HARBOUR BOARD.
    101 9 SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE. Singapore. March 7. East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1). Nil Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3). Kashima Mara 18: Bulan 15: Soudan 13: Ktetaa 10: Deucalion 8. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3). Raby Castle 30; Adrastus 32: Karoa 34. Empire Dock (Entrance
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    103 9 Mails from Batavia and Palembang by aeroplane are expected at the General Post Office, Singapore, at 5 p.m. to-day From Europe (London mails despatched on Feb. 15». by the "Rajula," due at Penang at daylight to-morrow. From China by the "Soudan," due at Singapore at 10 a.m. to-day.
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    FELL DOWN STEPS.
    179 9 Inquiry Into Death Of Chinese. The death of a Chinese coolie named Lim Chin in Cross Street on Feb 25 was inquired into by the Singapore Coroner. Mr. W. G. Porter, yesterday A verdict of death by misadventure was returned. The evidence showed that the deceased was
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    MONEY MARKET
    220 9 SELLING. Singapore, March 7. London 4 months' sight 2 4 11 G4 London 3 months' sight 2 4 532 London 60 days' sight 2 4 964 London 30 days' sight, 2 4',. London demand 2 4 764 London T.T. 2 4 332 Lyons and Paris demand 888 Hamburg
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    WOMAN M. P. DEAD.
    100 9 London. March 6. The death of the Hon. Mary Ada Pickford, C.B.E.. Unionist M.P. for North Hammersmith since 1931. occurred tonight.— Reuter. The deceased was the vounger daughter of Lord Sterndale. Master of the Rolls. She was educated at Wycombe \bbey School and Margaret Hall Oxford
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    DIARY OF THE DAY WHAT'S ON?
    186 9 i Public Functions And Sports Fixtures. TO-DAY, MARCH 7. High Tides.—1.35 a.m., 2.21 p.m. Victoria Theatre, Grant Anderson Co., "While Parents Sleep," 9.30 p.m. Rotary Tiffin, Adelphi Hotel. 1 p.m. Football: S.A. Union "B" v. Fort Canning, Jalan Besar; R.A.F. v. P. Brani, Anson
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    AMUSEMENTS
    89 9 ALHAMRA.—W. C. Fields and Alison Skipworth in "TUlie and Gus." APOLLO.— Heroic Lover" and Chinese Tarzan." CAUITOL -Take A Chance" and stage attraction. EMPIRE.—"The Little Actress." Cantonese talkie. GREAT WORLD.—Cabaret Dancing, sideshows, Dean's Grand Opera and Chinese Wayangs, cinemas. Talkies: Sky—-"Storm at Daybreak." Star— "The Girl from Calgary." MARLBOROUGH.—Hindustani
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE. ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
    44 10 Mr. Choa Eng Wan and family beg to tender their sincire thanks to relative.» and fri ndu who at ended the funeral of the late Mrs. Choa Giang Thy and tc those Vho sem wieaths and tcl-grams and letters of condolence.
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    DEATH.
    55 10 LlM—Mrs. Lim Poh Seng <nee Madam Chua Peck Hey Ne:). aged 74 y:a:s. passed away a: th? Tan Tock S?ng Hospila'. en March 4. leaving on? sen and daughter-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Lim Tiang Swee, one daughter and con-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Ang Kee Seng, and several grand-chilcren to
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    JAPAN AND RUSSIA.
    830 10 'JHE newspapers of the world have treated the coronation of Pu Vi as Emperor of the Manchukuo as a farce. So it was—one of the mos: spectacular farces enacted in history —but it so happens that this farce brings nearer the probability of a Far Eastern war.
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    287 10 Mrs. J. Lee, who has been in hospital as the result of an accident, has now returned home. Capt. G. A. Fenton, R.A., assumed duty in the appointment of G.S.O. 3rd Grade, Malaya, as from Feb. 28. The "Malayan Police Magazine" hears that Mr. A. F. Sheedy, Chief Inspector, has
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    Topics Of The Day. Luxury Liners.
    172 10 V-EARLY 300 more tourists invaded Singapore yesterday, when the Lurline," a world pleasure cruiser, was in port. Exactly what this means to the local trader can best be judged by a wnik around High Street or North Bridge Road when such a ship is
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    Recovery ?
    174 10 Recovery A REMARKABLE res.oration of confidence in America was reported by the United States Ambassador to London when he arrived at Plymouth after a trip home. He stated, among other things, that the repeal of Prohibition has helped considerably towards achieving this end. President Roosevelt undertook a gigantic task when
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    Dancing In Singapore.
    307 10 TTHGHTEEN months, or it may t> years ago, dancers began to realise that a new step had invaded the room. The Rumba, it was named soon bands were bus ly producin.: particularly catchy rhythm which dance calls for. But the s*cn pr< difficulties Experts differed as to
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    Passing Thoughts
    464 10 By "Looker-OiT ¥N Singapore it never rains but it pours. A Yesterday's twenty-four hours of more or less solid downpour may or may not have been a record, but it was near enough to go on with. A I had to repeat "The sun will shine again" many
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    ON OTHER PAGES.
    56 10 JOHORE NEWS, on page I OUR READERS' VIEWS. 013 pa I PAHANG NEWS, on page 3. CLUB DIARY, on page 5. SPORTS NEWS, on pages 14 and I CHINA NEWS, on page If. INDIAN REFORMS, on page 1 RADIO PROGRAMME, on page EARTHQUAKE FUND, on page 18
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    DRAMATIC PROTEST AGAINST RADIO CENSORSHIP. "SPEECB CUT UP."
    197 11 TRADE UNIONIST'S OUTBURST. Listeners Astonished. Travesty To Deliver It." Reuter. London, Mar. 6. i unprecedented protest against the British Broadlas ting Corporation "censorship" jias made by a young London ,le nitionist named Ferric, who *as to broadcast on the Labour Mem. Listeners
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    MORE FOLKS EMPLOYED.
    133 11 Nazis Claim A Big Trade Success. Reuter Wireless. Berlin, March 4. The success of the National Socialists reducing unemployment and improvtrade was recounted by Dr. Goebbels, opaganda Minister, when open ng the Lrinzig Fair. lie claimed that the 6.000,000 unem,ved existing in January, 1933, was down to
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    SWOLLEN RIVERS.
    92 11 Widespread Floods Follow Blizzard In America. New York. March 6. Hidespred floods are threatened mhout the country as a result o lv.'.like weather following blizzards. Swollen rivers in New England are iindating towns and farms and t°fcthe evacuation of many riverside Uings. Three children were drowned ough floods
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    FRANCO-GERMAN PLAN.
    96 11 Joint Control Of Air Line To South America? Reuter Wireless. Paris, March 3. it is understood that the Government 1. S postponed its decision with regard ne agreement signed on Feb. 12, )int Franco-German exploitation oi air line to South America, in view the necessity for exhaustive enqu
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    GERMAN GIRL FLYER.
    27 11 Reuter. Tokyo. March 6 Marvse Hilz. the German iix who has flown from Benin, (t at 3.15 p.m. and was given an ton. Reuter.
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    MR. HENRY WAUGH DEAD.
    113 11 Many Years Resident In Penang. MR. Henry Waugh, head of the wellknown Malayan firm of Henry Waugh and Co., Ltd., died in London yesterday, according to a telegram received by the Penang branch of the firm. Mr. Waugh was well-known both in London and in Malaya.
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    A PAIR OF EARRINGS.
    133 11 Breach Of Trust Charge In Singapore. Charged with having committed criminal breach of trust in respect of a pair of earrings set with brilliants, an English-speaking Chinese, Puan Y°un Mong, claimed trial this morning before the Second Magistrate, Mr. N. It is alleged that the accused
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    STRIKE THREAT.
    89 11 Thirty Thousand Workers May Be Affected. Reuter. New York, Mar. 6. A threat of a strike by Jioro than 30.000 workers hung over the motor car and motor-body building factories a. netro't and Cleveland to-night. Meanwhile the National Labour Board atTasSngton is working avert by Federal arbitration, a
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    PLAGUE IN INDIA.
    35 11 Reuter Wireless. Lucknow, March 5. Official figures show that 2 868_P*ople HiPd in the three weeks ending *co. m. aitoe of a plague which is raging in the United Provinces.—Reuter Wire less.
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    TERRORIST GROUP IN FRANCE.
    767 11 Stavisky Revelations. WAS JUDGE PRINCE MURDERED Reuter Wireless. Paris, Mar. 4. v A TERRORIST organisation exists and is aiming at strangling the Stavisky enquiry, and will not even stop at murder," declared M. Cheron. Minister for Justice, this evening. The Public Prosecutor at Dijon has told
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    EASTERN RAILWAY PROBLEMS.
    456 11 Russia And Japan. "DEFINITE PROGRESS" MADE. "Min Kuo Jih Pao." Shanghai, Mar. 7. jyjß. Koki Hirota, the Japanese Foreign Minister, and M. Yureneff. the Soviet Ambassador to Japan, discussed for about two hours on Monday the question of the Chinese Eastern Railway. It is alleged that during
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    EDUCATION IN SIAM.
    54 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Mar. 6. Pressure of business has compelled the Assembly to extend its sittings to four a week from Mar. 10 until the end of the month. Yesterday's session agreed to ine foundation of a second university in Siam for the teaching of
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    GUILTY OF MURDER.
    73 11 Lady Doctor Gets 25 Years In Prison. Reuter. Chicago, March 7. rwR. Alice Wynekoop has been found guilty of the murder of her daughter-in-law and has been sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment.—Reuter. [The young bride of Mrs. Wynekoop*s son was found dead on the operating table in
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    "THE WORST LIBEL IMAGINABLE."
    126 11 Judge's Comment In Film Case. Reuter Wireless. London, March 5. THE costs in the Rasputin film libel suit are estimated at £20,000. The jury took over two hours to con- sider their verdict, after listening to the brilliant summing-up of Mr. Justice Avory, in the course
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    EARTHQUAKE SHOCK.
    64 11 Sydney, March 5. Earthquake vibrations at 2 p.m. almost wrenched off the needle of the Riverside Observatory seismograph, denoting one of the severest upheavals ever observed. The shock is believed to have been 1.500 miles distant, in the direction of New Zealand.—Reuter Wireless. [Another message, published yesterday stated
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    BRITAIN'S NAVAL ESTIMATES.
    582 11 Singapore Base. FULL MAINTENANCE OF WORK. Reuter. London, Mar. 6. THE Navy estimates amount to £56,550,000. representing an increase of £2,980,000 compared with last year. The Admiralty explains that £1,427,000 is required for the normal progress of new construction, £1,000,000 worth of this being the result of
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    Kandang Kerbau Market Tragedy.
    915 12 ALLEGED PLOT TO KILL. Assizes Trial. QUESTION THAT WAS NOT PUT. r pilß story of an alleged plot to kill an employee of a rival firm was related at the Assize Court yesterday in the hearing of the case in which GuJ Zaman and Mahawali Khan
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    KNOCKED DOWN BY TRAIN.
    451 12 Tragic Death Of Tamil Coolie. DEATH by misadventure was the verdict returned by the Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. G. Porter, yesterday, at the conclusion of the inquiry into the death of a Tamil coolie, Karuppiah, who was run over by a railway truck at the civil
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    VEXATIOUS COMPLAINT.
    260 12 Chinese Woman Ordered To Pay Compensation. When the case in which the principals ?n M V3^ e o h^ ouring chj nese book-shops In North Bnd?e Road figured as comoiamant and accused was concluded before the Fourth Magistrate Mr. J. M Blander, yesterday the former, a woman was
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    At the "At Home" recently given by the Civil Service Cub of Johore to the Sultan and Sultanah of Johore : Standing on the left is H.H the Sultan and beside him the General Adviser. Johore Dr R. O. Winstedt. The Sultanah is seated in front of him to black. The Tung Ampuan Besar of Pahang is seated third from the left
    64 12 At the "At Home" recently given by the Civil Service Cub of Johore to the Sultan and Sultanah of Johore Standing on the left is H.H the Sultan and beside him the General Adviser. Johore Dr R. O. Winstedt. The Sultanah is seated in front of him to black. The
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    "HOPELESSLY SLACK."
    192 12 Judge's Severe Comment On Magistrate. SEVERE criticism of a local Police Mvgistrate and an officer conducting the preliminary inquiry of a case was made by Mr. Justice Prichard at the Singapore Assizes to-day. in the Supreme Court during the further hearing of the trial against Gul Zaman and
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    ALLEGED TRESPASS.
    65 12 Chinese Makes Charge Against Brother-In-Law. Alleged to have trespassed into 113, Joe Chiat Place, on March 5, and used criminal force on his brother-in-law (Chew Hock Sam) a Chinese, Koh Tiam Swee. was this morning produced before Mr. N. Grice, the Second Magistrate. It being announced that counsel
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    SECOND ESCAPE.
    167 12 Prisoner's Bluff With Dummy Pistol. Reuter Wireless. Crow Points (Indiana), March 3. A NOTORIOUS outlaw, John Dillinger, has staged his second dramatic gaol escape. Dillinger spent several weeks in his cell fashioning a dummy pistol out of a chunk of wood, with which he was successful in scaring
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    BRITAIN AND JAPAN.
    74 12 Breakdown In The Cotton Negotiations. Reuter. London, Mar. 6. Mr. Okada called on Mr. Matsudaira, the Japanese Minister to Great Britain, last night and reported a breakdown in the Anglo-Japanese textile negotiations. Mr. Matsudaira merely acknowledged the information and said he regretted the position. It is assumed
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    26 12 A meeting of the committee in charge of the Second An.iual Live-stock and Trades Exhibition will be held at Raffles Hotel at G. 30 p.m. to-day.
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    LOCAL RADIO.
    312 12 The Stations Heard Last Ni£ht. THE unsettled weather conditions last night were responsible for bad reception. Atmospherics were violent at times and interfered seriously. The European stations were fading badly md good reception was not possible before midnight. KUALA LUMPUR, ZGE (48 metres) Received strongly but subject to
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    GIRL BITTEN TO DEATH.
    240 12 Step-Sister Charg< I. BODY POUND DRAIN. A SENSATION was the Chinese squatti the Yeo Chu Rang distrii when the news spread six years of age had b death by her step-si years. The body of the vi ci covered in a deep drain > away from
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    ACCUSED DISCHARGED.
    274 12 Acquittal Follows Lejral Argument. AN argument arose between twj l<><-al lawyers yesterday when Chan Ah Yoh was charged before the District Judge. Mr. H. A. Forrer. with ob'aiiiins credit for more than $100. whil" an undischarged bankrupt Mr. S. Fung and Mr. V. D Kr.owkwerr to have conducted
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    BRITISH INFLUENCE IN YUNNAN.
    738 13 Chinese Protest. SEIZING A RICH DISTRICT? Reuter. Shanghai, Mar. 7. Chinese Foreign Office has lodged a formal protest with the Legation against the alleged (treat Britain in Yunnan re definite attitude is being regarding the report that the h have trespassed on Yunnan ry from Bin
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    NAZIS IN DUTCH TERRITORY.
    280 13 Swastikas Plastered On Road. Reuter Wireless. Amsterdam. March 6. THE police were compelled to restrain the indignant inhabitants of Doetinchem, eight miles from the German frontier, when several hundred Nazi sympathisers marched in from German territory to attend a meeting of the National Socialist Netherlands Workers'
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    COMPOSER'S DEATH.
    61 13 Edited Numerous Works On Music. London, March 4. The death is announCe^, M p n the R eu?er poser. Mr. Norman O Neill. —Reuter The'late Mr. Norman O'Neill was born in 1875 and educated in London and m Frankfurt-am-Main. Besides being a composer he was a playwright and
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    HEAVY RAINFALL.
    384 13 Floods Delay The Night Mail. T-HE heavy rainfall of yesterday, which was continued during the night was responsible for flooding in the Newton district and has held up the night man. The water was knee-deep in tne ujvernment Trade School at Scotts Roaa and made work impossible. Th
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    BRITAIN AND RUSSIA.
    46 13 New Commercial Agreement Ratified. Reuter Wireless. London. Mar. 3. Sir John Simon to-day signed the British ratification of the Anglo-Rus-sian Commercial Agreement. The ratifications will be exchanged in Moscow about the middle of March and the agreement will then be effective.— Reuter Wireless.
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    ALLEGED BREACH OF TRUST.
    340 13 Local Chinese Business Man Acquitted. THE hearing was continued before the j Third Magistrate (Mr. It. J.F. Curtis) yesterday of the case in which Ng Chiang Koh. one of four partners in a firm dealing in hardware merchandise, is charged with criminal breach of trust in
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    AT THE CINEMAS.
    244 13 Plenty Of Laughs In "Tilly Gus." That veteran comedian W. C. Fields and the spritely if not so young Alison Skipwcrth make an excellent team in Tilly and Gus," the Paramount Picture which forms the new offering at the Alhambra. It is a crazy comedy and gets
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    "By Candlelight" At The Pavilion.
    185 13 Elissa Landi takes the leading feminine role in "By Candlelight," the Universal picture which began a season before good houses at the Pavilion last night. The film is full of action and romance and features also Paul Lukas and Nils Asther. The plot is thoroughly
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    NEW PRISON.
    88 13 Chop Woh Hup Secures The Contract. Chop Woh Hup, one of the biggest local Chinese contracting firms, nas been awarded the contract for the erection of Singapore's new prison. This is understood to be m the race t-f competition from numerous otner firms, including European concerns The total
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    Singapore Amateurs Again Provide Thrilling Boxing.
    996 14 More Spirited Bouts At The Drill Hall. Former Middleweight Champion Wins Convincingly. A LARGE crowd was treated to some thrilling fighting at S.VC. Drill Hall last night, when another programme of preliminaries was held to determine the finalists in the championship tournament which is
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    F.A. CUP DRAW.
    290 14 Interesting Matches For Semi-Finals. London. Mar. 5. THE draw for the semi-finals of the F. A. Cud ccmoetition. to be played on March 17, resulted as follows Manchester City v. Aston Villa I (at Huddersfield). I Leicester City v. Portsmouth (at Birmingham). —Reuter. The match between Aston
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    MALACCA CRICKET.
    407 14 Two All-Day Matches On Sunday. (From Our Own Corresvondent) Malacca, March 5. TWO all-day matches were played en Sunday. On the r own ground the Sc. Francis Insti.ution ran up 126 runs against the Banda Kaba For the 5.F.1., A. Fernandez, first wicket man, played patiently for 26
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    S.C.C. FOOTBALL.
    111 14 Matches Against R.A F. And Chinese. The following have been invited to .•lay association football for the SCC gainst the R.A.F. to-morrow at the ■5.C.C. ground E. Cherrington; C. J. Bembroke F A McCaffery; D. R. Harper, J. W Muncey' A. Donald; W. S. Morgan, E. A Joy
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    C.S.C. CRICKETERS.
    91 14 The Ceylon Sports Club cricket teams for the week-end will be chosen from the following Against the Wilts on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Tanglin T. E. K. Retnam (capt.). A. S. A. Jansen. K. Muthucumaru. V. Ponniah, Ben Dudley A P Rajah. R. V. S. Sundram, P.
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    Y.M.C.A. TENNIS.
    37 14 Entries for the V.M.C.A annual tennis tournament close on Saturday. The following is the list of events: Ladies' singles handicap; men's singles championship; men's singles handicap: men's doubles championship; men's doubles handicap; mixed doubles handicap.
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    E. R. T. HOLMES TO CAPTAIN SURREY.
    61 14 Jardine's Letter To The President. Reuter Wireless. London, March 5. MR. D. R. Jardine has written to the president of the Surrey Cricket Club suggesting that as he is unable to play regularly for the county a successor should be appo'nted. E. R.
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    DAVIS CUP.
    111 14 Australian Players Leaving For England. The "Orford," which will touch Colombo on April 4, will carry the Australian cricket team to England. The Davis Cup tennis team, consisting of Jack Crawford, Adrian Quist, Vivian McGarth and Don Turnbull, will also pass through Colombo by the same boat. Mr.
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    S.G.C. LADIES.
    92 14 Club Champ onship Competition. The following are the results of the first round of the Singapore G.C. ladled Club championship competition: Mrs. Richardson beat Mrs. J L Campbell 5 and 4. Mrs. G. V. Allen beat Mrs. Gerahtv 4 and 3. J Mrs. Atkin-Berry beat Mrs. J. I.
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    Y.W.C.A. FETE.
    109 14 Interesting Items For Saturday Evening. The Chinese Chia Woo Athletic Association is to present a very in cresting programme at the Y.W.C.A. Home and Children's FeTe on Saturday evening. Short 20-minute programmes, with intervals of ten minutes between each programme, will commence at 7.30 p.m.. and will include
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    PLAYFAIR B.P.
    92 14 The following will reoresent the Plavfair B P. against the Green Hill B P. in a friendly match of five singles and two doubles at their home court. 37, Jalan Raja, off Balestier Road, on Saturday. March 10: SINGLES: S.P. Teo. S. Q. Quek, S. L Heng, C.
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    V.M.C.A. SWIMMING.
    55 14 The ninth annual handicap swimwing carnival of the V.M.C.A. will be held at the V.M.C.A. Pool. Fort Canning on Saturday, April 7. Entry forms will be obtainable on Saturday, March 10. The Framroz Cup water polo competition will commence on Tuesday, Mar. 13, and will continue every Tuesday
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    LOCAL BADMINTON.
    51 14 A meeting of the committee of the Singapore Badminton Association will b<* held this evening at eight o'clock at 126, Chin Swee Road, to draw up the annua! report and the statement of accounts, to approve applications for membership and to discuss any matter that may be brought
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    SINTIT B.P.
    37 14 N*r. Onong Pak Fen, general managti of Messrs. Nanyang Exchange Corporation, and Mr. Scow Yit Chai (general secretary of the New Book Company, Shanghai Branch) have become Patron and Vice-President respectively for the Sintit B.P.
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    MALACCA'S LUCK.
    39 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, March 5. Malacca's continued run of luck in Malayan sweepstakes was kept up when the first and second prizes in the big pool in last Saturday's Singapoie races fell to local folks.
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    M.C.C. DRAW IN BOMBAY.
    788 14 Concluding Match. MORE "BODY LINE" COMPLAINTS. JHE three-day charity match ween the M.C.C. and an Indi», eleven in aid of the earthqoaki victims cincluded to-day in a draw The M.C.C. brought their overnigfc second innings score of 132 for fogr to 215 to-day, Bakewdi being ton.
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    MATCH CANCELLED.
    27 14 Owing to the rain, yesterday match between the S.C.C. and the M cal Services, which was to have been played on the padang, was cancelled
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    CRICKET IN SELANGOR.
    96 15 nurs Make Useful Scores. Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, March 3. Club were unlucky not to win their match against club to-day. Selangor Club comI White knocking up Stone (54) and C. Mills but, were also in form. Club had lost nine wickets when stumps were drawn
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    POST OFFICE CLUB.
    118 15 (Mice Club celebrated their rsary on Sunday in the at 82. Rangoon Road, where general meeting took place. good attendance, which ipeari Officers of the Postal lit drinks were served, and the Club were entertained uiggeng party. iwing were elected office- the period 1934-1935: at, Mr. Wong
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    GREEN HILL BEAT H.V.B.P.
    114 15 Green Hill BP. beat the Harbour B P. at their court by 7 games to 2. Una to 2. Scores "Green Hill names first > 0 Hong Chuan beat Wee Teck Choon 15-5: Tan Ah Tong lost to Punnumv 13-13 < 3-5«. 9-15: Peter Tan lost
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    230 15 Result Of March Bogey Competition. rpHE March Bogey Competition of the Singapore Golf Club was played at Bukit Timah on Saturday and Sunday and resulted in a win for R. Craik in "A" division with a score of 6 up and in a tie in "B" division
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    N.S. BEAT TAMPIN.
    90 15 Club Cricket On Seremban Padang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, March 4. Playing on the Club padang to-day, the Negri Sembilan Club defeated the Tampin Recreation Club by an innings and 81 runs. The visitors batted first and scored 28 runs (De Silva six for 12, W.
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    ANSON BADMINTON PARTY.
    99 15 Members of the Anson B.P. are requested to note that badges are now I ready for sale in the hon. secretary's j house, 98. Tras Street, at any time, or i during this second quarterly general meeting at Mr. Ong Hong Tee's resi- j dence if preferred,
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    MALACCA BOXING.
    412 15 Lian Song Loses To Bobby Ang. (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, March 5. BOXERS from all parts of the Colony and a couple from the F.M.S. were featured in the card offered by the City Park management last night. Mr. "Nobby" Clarke refereed all the bouts, and Mr.
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    PRESS LOSE.
    370 15 Municipal Services' Record Unbroken. PUTTING up a plucky display against a clearly superior side, the Straits Times Press Sports Club were beaten by the Municipal Services in a Commercial Cup football match on Monday at the Geylang Stadium by three goals to nil. Play was in favour of
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    V.M.C.A. FOOTBALL.
    63 15 The following are selected to play football for the V.M.C.A. against the 22nd Battery. R.A., on the V.M.C.A. ground at 5.15 p.m. to-day: J. Ferguson; Au Peck Kan, Au Peck Whye; Chan Ah Wing, Chan Joo Kirn, I. Reshty, J. Lovick, Lee Ah Chee, D. Ross, Tan Hock
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    "Tribune's" China News Service. FUKIEN TREASURY EMPTY.
    523 16 Nanking Subsidy. CENTRAL TROOPS ADVANCE. Foochow, Feb. 16. rjMiE new Fukien Provincial Government is in a very bad financial mess. It is understood that when the Fukien rebels were driven out from the provincial capital they did not leave a single cent in
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    TREATY TALKS.
    175 16 China's Demands To Britain. Nanking, Feb. 16. NEGOTIATIONS are now in progress between China and the United States for the revision of the existing Commercial treaty between the two countries. It is understood that the Chinese cuthorities have demanded the abolition of extra-territoriality and inland navigation rights in
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    THE "YOUNG MARSHAL."
    115 16 Going To Peking Or Nanking? Shanghai, Feb. 17. Marshal Chang Hsueh Liang, who returned to Shanghai from Hangchow during the Chinese New Year holidays, is leaving for Nanking early next week to ask for instructions pertaining to his new post as Vice-Commander of the Bandit Suppression Army
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    CHINA'S PROGRESS.
    99 16 Reclaiming Waste Land In Kiangsu. Nanking, Feb. 16. The National Economic Commission has drawn up plans for the reclamation of waste land in Northern Kiangsu. The plans include the construction of new canals, modern irrigation systems, dykes along the sea coast and four dams. Apart from these gigantic
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    THE CIVIL WAR IN NINGHSIA.
    316 16 Planes Play Havoc With Rebels. Peiping. Feb. 16. GOVERNMENT aeroplanes are now playing an active role in the warfare in the North-west, according to latest military advices from Ninghsia. A full squadron of Government aeroplanes are conducting daily aerial raids on Gen. Sun's forces, inflicting
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    KUPEIKOU CITY.
    114 16 Barracks For Japanese Troops. peiping, Feb. 16. Mr. Ying Ju Keng, member of the Chinese Retrocession Commission entrusted with the worl. of taking over the Kupeikou Pass from the hands o: the Japanese, has left for Kupeikou to start negotiations. According to Mr. Ying. all preliminary negotiations have
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    PEIPING RAILWAY.
    67 16 "Sin Wen Pao." Peiping, Feb. 16. According to information from political circles, the Japanese are again approaching the Chinese authorities for the resumption of traffic on the PeipingMukden Railway on the ground that the Chinese have no ground for opposition after the retrocession of Shanhaikuan. The Chinese authorities
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    TAELS REPLACED.
    46 16 "Shun Pao." Shanghai, Feb. 17. The Ministry of Industry has issued p circular order to the provinces instructing that beginning from Feb. I, land tax in the country should be calculated in terms of dollars instead of taels as it used to be.—"Shun Pao."
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    MEMORANDUM ON INDIAN REFORMS.
    166 18 Assembly Motion. THREE POINTS OP VIEW. New Delhi, Feb. 15. IT is understood that a move is afoot to get the support of the leaders of the parties in the Assembly to a resolution generally supporting the Indian Delegates' memorandum and specifically mentioning the need for
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    SIR SAMUEL HOARE.
    161 18 Says "Chance Of A Life Time." London. Feb. 15. Sir Samuel Hoare in a speech at Chelsea Conservative Association, of which he is re-elected President, exrjressed the opinion that the task of the National Government was not nearlycompleted. He referred in this connection to the gigantic problem
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    THE DIEHARDS.
    178 18 Sir Henry Page-Croft's "Safety-First." London. Feb. IG. Not a single section of organised political opinion in India was satisfied with the White Paper, which would not brine peace, declared Sir Henry Page-Croft. in a speech at Chichester. Addressing the Government, Sir H. Page-Croft added, "'lf you now find
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    MUSLIM PILGRIMS.
    100 18 Delhi To Mecca By Lorries. About fifty Mussalmans have left Delhi on a pilgrimage to Mecca by lorries. It is probably the first time thai such a trip has been undertaken. Tin 1 caravan will pass through Baluchistan, Persia, Iraq and afler crossing the Northern portion of Central
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    ACTING VICEROY.
    69 18 To Be Sworn In On May 17. Sir George Frederick Stanley, Governor, prorogues the Madras Legislative Council on the pfternoon of March 24. He will leave for Ootacamund on Mar. 27 and as present'v arranged he will be at Delhi on May 16. After meeting Lord Willingdon he
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    THE EARTHQUAKE FUND.
    462 19 Arab Street Merchants' Efforts. BELOW is a list of contributions organised by the Indian piece goods merchants of Arab Street, Singapore, for the Indian earthquake fund: Messrs. Ranchordas Purshotam 101 Maganlal Nagindas 101 B. S. Simoda and Co. 100 M. A. Fazal Ellahi 50 A. A. Valibhoy
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    CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LESSON.
    228 19 The following passages are selected from the lesson on "Christ Jesus" read at all Christian Science services on Sunday. The Bible:— "The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light; they that dweTl in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the
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    EMPEROR PU YI IN TOKYO.
    122 19 British Ambassador To Ignore Him. Reuter. London, March 5. IN the House of Commons to-day Mr. Tom Smith (Lab.) urged Sir John Simon (Foreign Minister) to instruct the British Ambassador at Tokyo not to attend any function given in honour of Henry Pu Vi when
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    MOST "SNAPPED" MAN.
    126 19 Babe Ruth Heads List Of Public Celebrities. New York. Who is the most photographed man in the world? The answer, according to an analysis of newspaper files here, is: Babe Ruth Next to him come President Roosevelt the Prince of Wales and Colonel Lindbergh. President Roosevelt, it
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    YEAR OF TRAVEL.
    124 19 Mrs. Roosevelt's Interest In "New Deal." Reuter. New York. March 5. Contrary to the wives of previous Presidents, who usually were content to remain at the White House to supervise domestic matters. Mrs. Roosevoit has travelled 40.000 miles, visited all parts of the country and made 67
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    MADAME STAVISKY.
    118 19 Charged With Complicity In Swindling. Reuter Wireless. Paris. March 2. Madame Stavisky will be charged with complicity in swindling and receiving. The arrest followed a night of tremendous activity by the police, as Ihe result of the mysterious recovery of missing counterfoils of Stavisky's cheques. The counterfoils were
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    ELLAMS SELF-FEEDING DUPLICATOR.
    112 19 100 copies a minute. Speedy and silent in action, this Duplicator is capable of turning out one hundred copies a minute. The machine is of a particularly solid construction. By means of the variable pressure lever fitted to the machine, the density of copies can be varied
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