Malaya Tribune, 16 March 1934

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    41 1 The Malaya Tribune THE MOST POPULAR DAILY NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. Vol. XXI.- No. 64 SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1934 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Singapore: Friday, Mar. l(>, 1954. Malaya Tribune f 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1934. 20 PAGES.
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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 coini and gold ornaments of every class and quality, paying highest prices according to daih exchange rates.
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    JAPANESE COTTON TALKS.
    189 2 Negotiations In London Break Down. Reuter. London, Mar. 14. rE Anglo-Japanese textile negotiations have broken down. The British delegates decided not to discuss the matter further and to refer it to the Government. The British memorandum to the Japanese textile delegation has been published and contains the
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    BELGIUM'S TRADE.
    80 2 Firm Policy Of Tariffs Foreshadowed. Reuter. London, March 14. P Having failed in her efforts to induce other countries to lower tariff barriers, Belgium has decided henceforth to pursue a firm policy to safeguard the home market against abnormal competition due to subsidies and depreciated exchanges. This was
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    FORCED WITH KNIVES.
    107 2 I} Chinese Close Stores In San Diego. "United P ress." Sail Diego. (Calif.), Feb. 23. It was -tportcd here to-day that Chinese business men in Enscnada, Lower California, nrre forccd at the point ct knives to sign agreements closing their stores. Prominent Chinese of the fishing and
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    KEEPING HA BY SAFE.
    61 2 Reuter. Pcague. Perambulators guaranteed ;ife against airraids were offered for sale by a group of men In various parts of Bohemia. The prams were said to have a specially con. structed alr-rald-proof and shock -resisting sides. Now the papers announce that strict measures are to be
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    ARMAMENT STATISTICS.
    60 2 117 If* Cologne, A Bremen him of cicwette manufacturers is Issuing a series of 3T>O cigarette cards headed "How the Others Are Armed in Spite of the Disarmament Treaty." Pictures of all the various type's of armaments are Included in the scries. For a small fee, the same
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    CHINA'S SOUL.
    97 2 Three Movements Struggle For Supremacy. Reuter. London, March 14. THREE movements are struggling for China's soul—nationalism, industrialism and Communism. This was a statement made by Mr. T. Cocker Brown, who recently succeeded Mr. F. B. Hawkins as Secretary for China of the London Missionary Society. He declared that
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    BRITISHERS IN BERLIN.
    107 2 Produee Plays For Benefit Of The Distressed. Reuter. Berlin. A graceful action on the part of British residents of Berlin is warmly acclaimed by Berlin newspapers recently. Members of the British colony have played the comedy "Nothing but the Truth" in a Berlin theatre and devoted the
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    RESTORING PROSPERITY.
    135 2 When Government s Task Will End. British Wireless. Rugby. Mar. 7. The Prime Minister. Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald, at the inaugural lunch of the South London Exhibition, which was opened at Crystal Palace this afternoon, in a brief speech said that the safety of every step Government had
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    LATE CZARS BOOKS.
    108 2 Acquired By A University Museum. Reuter. Philadelphia Ran* books whit once belonged to the late Ciar of Russia have been acquired ijy the University ol Pennsylva w museum. They were offered by leading JJ viet museums in exch-nec for works d mamly with scientific and ethnographical subjects.
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    MURDER SENTENCE QUASHED.
    40 2 Reuter. Lisbon. A man found guilty of murder and con. demncd !o imprisonment for life six years ago, Joao Rasteiro, has just been freed. He secured another trial, was found innocent, and awarded an Indemnity of £Goo—Reuter.
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    FRENCH SECURITY.
    115 2 Door Not Closed To A Settlement Reuter. Paris. March 14. It is authoritatively stated that the French reply to the British disarmament memorandum, which will probably be forwarded at the end of next week, will be so drafted as not to close the door to settlement. It is
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    FLEAS ON RATS.
    118 2 Average Rodent Carries About Four. Reuter. Baltimore, Maryland. "Big fleas have little fleas. To sit on their backs and bite 'em. Little fleas have lesser fleas. And so on, ad infinitum." This ancient schoolboy rhyme is recalled with the announcement that the average number of fleas on
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    NAZI PROPAGANDA.
    95 2 Suppression League Formed By U.S. Business Men. Reuter. New York. An anti-Nazi league has been formed by more than 1.000 New York business men who intend to fight what they describe as "the encroachments of Nazis and their propaganda" in the United States. The league has been given
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    "MISERABLE" ALLIES.
    92 2 America Will Not Honour Debt Defaulters. Pittsburgh, Pcnn*:. A request to change the name of "The Boul ard of the Allies", one of Pittsburgh's principal thoroughfares, because America's former ahies have defaulted In their debt payments, has been received by the city council. Mr. Frank C. Saver, President
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    COOKERY LESSONS FOR BOYS.
    41 2 Reuter. Prague. Cookery lessons for boys In Czechoslovak schools are now under conslderaUon. This follows the holding of a cookery and house-keeping course for men in Prague. A retired headmaster of 70 was among the pupils. Reuter.
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    ROME PEACE MEETINGS.
    338 2 The Austro-Italian Rapprochement. Reuter. Rome, Mar. 14. ITALY, Austria and Hungary are all striving to prevent the Danubian countries dissipating their strength in internecine struggles, declared the Chancellor, Dr. Dollfuss, interviewed at the opening of the momentous tri-partite discussions. He added that Austria's role was to conciliate
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    CLERK SENT TO PRISON.
    806 3 Cheating Charge. PAINTING OF NUMBER PLATES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Mar. 14. a hearing which lasted the whole day in the Johore Bahru Police Court before Mr. F. C. Marshall, who was specially detailed to try the case, Nai Seng Hiang, a clerk in
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    MORE AMERICAN GIRL SCOUTS.
    33 3 .fll/llli New York. The girl scout movement in America Si** new £1 H?adquarters Y in New York. This figure represents a 7 per cent, gain over the 1932 total.
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    APPEAL CASE DISMISSED.
    229 3 Judgment In Supreme Court. JUDGMENT was delivered in the civil Court of Appeal yesterday before Sir Walter Huggard (Chief Justice). Mr. Justice Thome and Mr. Justice Gerahty, K.C., in the appeal of S. S. Muthia Pillay. The appeal, which was dismissed, was against a decision of Mr.
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    FOR WINTER RELIEF.
    110 3 Nazis Institute "One Course Dinners." Berlin. The Irish riders who are taking part in the Berlin horse-show will share in the "one course dinner" which the Nazis have instituted on the first Sunday of each month for the benefit of the winter relief fund. They will be
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    AMERICAN UNEMPLOYED.
    95 3 Rising Tide Temporarily Checked. Washington. The latest published survey of the American Federation of Labour shows that the tide of industrial unemployment has been temporarily checked but that the problem remains unsolved. There were 10,826,000 people unemployed in December last, of which 4,000,000 were temporarily working on Government
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    STATE GETS £27,000.
    105 3 Result Of Discovery Of Jonker Diamond. Pretoria. The state had benefited to the extent of £27,600 as the result of the discovery of the Jonker Diamond, the fourth largest in the world, which was recently found on a farm near here. This figure represents super tax and
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    U.S. ARMY AIRCRAFT.
    83 3 Bill To Increase The Number Introduced. Washington. A Bill to increase the number of United States army aircraft from 1,800 to 4,834 and the personnel from 15,000 to 38,063 was introduced into the House of Representatives Dy Mr. McSwain. This action followed three days of secret hearing
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    MOTOR-COACH MISHAP.
    63 3 Vehicle Buried In 13-Foot Snowdrift. Cologne. Passengers in the Eifel-Trier postal motor-coach had a terrifying experience recently when the coach ran into a snowdrift and was buried under 13 feet of snow. They were eventually dug out and taken to the next village where they stayed until the
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      216 3 I It always pays to buy the best and this is JtXCHP'fJOfIAL especially true with regard to batteries. An will still be doing its job efficiently i J on S er a cnea P inferior battery has IOjIG U of its troublous life. Sole Agents:—The Borneo Motors Limited, Singapore, Seremban,
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      488 4 ML 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 'Phone 3411. TO LET. TO LET—Furnished Sc.i Pavilion. No. 99-1, Pasir Panjang. About 1% miles. Fortnightly or montlvy.
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      385 4 EDUCATIONAL. MERCANTILE INSTITUTE, 209, Ojoeen Street, AFTERNOON AND EVENING CLASSES Shorthand (Pitman Gregg), Book-Keeping. Typewriting and Good English. Prospectus available on application. 'PHONE 5755. FAR EASTERN MUSIC SCHOOL, Established 1928. (A Government Registered School). (For Boys and Girls). LA, Kirk Terrace, Dhoby Ghaut, Singapore. Enrol for a Sound Musical EducationSystematic
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      700 4 PUBLIC NOTICES. AUCTION SALE NO. 10/34. AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Freehold Building Allotments, Fronting Bukit Gedong Road, Cementry Road and in the Mukim of Bukit Piatu, Malacca. To be sold by Public Auction at Our Sale-room. No. 10. First Crass Street, Malacca, ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1934, AT 12 NOON.
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      213 4 NOTICE. [nONGAHj fc&g»| NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the trade mark- depict d above aie the excluiive property U AYE KOK COMPANY, cf No. 12, Grcve Read. Singapore, and that the Lame ere us:a ir respect of all kinds of soap manufactured and sold by them in the Straits Settlements.
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      319 4 PUBLIC NOTICES. "E. T. Special" (Famous Racing Tipster). MAKE RACING PAY SEI \NGOB TURF CLUB SPRING MEETING. Sat. March 17, Wed., March 21, Sat., March 24. IMPORTANT. Special-late Information WireOre Horse $5. T* o H«mes SS. Three Horses $10. Write or call personally between 11 am. anci 1.30 p.m. en
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      207 4 UNDOUBTEDLY THERE \\n SCORES AND SCORES of CLOCK, WATCH GRAMOPHONE I REPAIRERS IN SINGAPORE, BUT YICK WOH HING 429, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD (NEAR MIDDLE ROAD. can Hcncstly c aim (o have all the Required Experience to Safely Handle the Has* Delicate tf Watches, i > Aren't They the Contractors u
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    WHAT OUR CONTEMPORARIES ARE SAYING — Advertising. Penang.
    57 5 WHAT OUR CONTEMPORARIES ARE SAYING Adve rtising. Penang. Advertising Committee, headed by A Municipality and with the active f ihe various Associations who neral welfare of Penang at do a lot of good in attracting and thereby money to Penang. that the formation of such a become an accomplished fart
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    Those Waitresses.
    216 5 vISCUSSION at the recent Sanitary Board meeting about the employment w Stresses in local amusement parks ,lt only with two aspects ol the proOa the one side there was the to give young *omen the chance a living in what is generally sidered to be a reputable calling.
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    Malaya Must Fight.
    310 5 rE misnamed International Tin Committee, in that it is not really international, outvoting the Malayan view by three to one„ says that there is not going to be a quota increase on April 1, and as a result the price of "spot" tin has risen to £229.15.0
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    JAPANESE WORLD FAIR.
    111 5 2.600 th Anniversary Celebration Of The Empire. Tokyo. A world fair, costing at least 25.000,000 y n «£1.562,500 at current rates) to J ganisc* is to be held at Tokyo and Yokohama in 1940 in honour of the 2.600 th anniversary of the foundation of tne Japanese
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    SOLD FOR £700.
    107 5 Kreugers Last Picture Goes Under The Hammer. Jersey City, Hudson. A bacchanalian study by Rubens— *ne last famous art treasure held by the a ministrators of the Ivar Kreuge»' c iate—has been sold to a Philadelphia *ove manufacturer for £700. The Swedish "match king" is said to
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    A SCOT REMEMBERS.
    127 5 £50,000 For Mechanic Who Saved His Life. Toronto. A friendship originating in a shell hole somewhere in Fiance in 1918, has resulted in William MinU, a master mechanic, receiving word of a legacy of 250.000 dollars (about £50.000». according to a Toronto newspaper. The gift is from
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    OWN RECORD BROKEN.
    78 5 French Airman Who Soared tt,532 Metres. Antibes. The French airman Pierre Bourdin, holder of the world altitude record for seaplanes with a load of 500 kilogrammes (about 1.100 Pounds i has broken his own record established here a month ago. He reached an officially certified height of
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    ITALY AND AUSTRIA.
    275 5 Enthusiastic Welcome To Dr. Dolfuss. Reuter. Rome, Mar. 13. DR. Dollfuss arrived to-night and was greeted by Signor Mussolini, high officials and an enormous cheering crowd. He raised his* hand in the Fascist salute, but displayed evident surprise at the cordiality of his reception. General Gomboes has
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    HOLY WEEK PROCESSIONS.
    135 5 Church Decides To Have Them In Seville Again. Madrid. The Church has decided to hold the famous holy week processions in Seville again. They have been suspended since tne advent of the Republic, for fear of street disturbances. The religious authorities of Seville have voted in favour
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    CHAIN STORES.
    67 5 French Protest Against Them. Paris. A petition that chain stores be subject to stringent regulations has been presented to the Ministry of Commerce by the National Committee of Commerce and Industry, which complains that chain stores: Are chiefly foreign in ownership. Specialise in foreign goods. Sell an inferior
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    Shipping News & Notices. FIRE PRECAUTIONS ON SHIPS.
    826 6 Shipping News Notices. FIRE PRECAUTIONS ON SHIPS. Means Of Detection And Extinction. IT is a noteworthy fact that on British-buil! and owrfed vessels during the last to: years only nine passengers have lost their lives owing to fire. Ii is also worthy of note that among the larger passenger vessels
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    THE YELLOW RIVER.
    77 6 Sum Of $12,920,000 Required For Conservancy Work. "Kuo Min." Tsinan, Feb. 24. j A sum of $12,920,000 will be required for the conservancy of the Yellow River In the three provinces of Hopei, Honan and Shan. tung according the plans of the Joint River Affairs Bureau for
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    SUEZ CANAL TRAFFIC.
    268 6 January Figures Show An Increase. FIGURES just issued by the Suez Can at Company for January show that traffic through the canal is steadily increasing. Transits of ships during January number 497 and receipts amounted to 78,230,000 francs. The increase can be seen from the following table:—
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    INTERESTING RELIC.
    194 6 Rudder Of H.M. "Bounty" Found. It is very interesting to hear that Pitcairn Islanders, in try? course of their fishing, have discovered and brought ashore what is undoubtedly the rudder of H.M. storeship "Bounty." from which the island was first inhabited. It will be remembered that her crew
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    RICE SHIPMENT.
    53 6 Large Consignments For Germany. The H. A. L. "Bochum" from Europe was expected at Kchsichang last month to load elgnt thousand tons of Siamese rice for Germany, and this month the N. D. L. "Aachen" trom China is calling to load a further three thousand tons of rice,
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    LESS IDLE TONNAGE.
    288 6 The Result Of Subsidised Scrapping. A YEAR ago. 20 per cent, of the world's tonnage was in the list of vessels laid up, but the latest figures published show that this has been reduced to 16 per cent. The reduction is not largely owing to the recommissioning
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    FRENCH NAVY.
    58 6 A Dispatch Boat Sails For East. After the departure into far sailings of the colonial dispatch-boas "Dumont d'Urville," Bougainville." and others, the colonial dis-patch-boat "Rigault de Genouilly." cf the same type as the above ships, will leave the COa*( of France early in March and. calling at four
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    "JEFFERSON" AGROUND.
    65 6 Tide Forces Vessel Out Of Channel. Aided by the Dollar s.s. "Pre.ldent Jefferson." which went aground yester. day afternoon while leaving the harbour here, vras refloated this morning at three o'clock. The steamer continued on Its way to San Francisco, via Yokohama. A strong wind that was blowing
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    AWARD OF B.O.T. SHIELD.
    460 6 For Best Wreck Service fit The Year. rpilE Board of Trade Shield, awarded anJL nually to the life-saving apparatus company in Greet Britain or Northern Ireland which performs the best wreck service of the year, has been awarded for the year 1933 to the Cairnbulg, Fraserburgh
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    SWEPT BY THE SEAS.
    294 6 A signal was then made to the "North Queen" to float a line ashore. This was tried, bu'„ the line could not be found. Shortly afterwards, the wind having eased sligntly, a rocket machine was taken .some distance ,to a pactly-subrnerged rock, and from this position
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    LATEST SINGAPORE QUOTATIONS.
    604 7 Mini ng Shares. Singapore, Friday, 11 a.m. The following tin share quotations are by Fraser and Co., exchange and stock broken. Issue Value Buyers. 8cll««. 0 a. am Kumbang Tin 37 38--r] a tral Malay 42 43 6 5s A ci Hitam Tin 14 6 15 6
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    Financial News & Views. TO-DAY'S MARKET POSITION.
    164 7 Financial News Views. TO-DAY'S MARKET POSITION. HIGH LOCAL PRICES. Heavy Demand For Rubber. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Friday, noon. 'o-day's Prices:— Rubber (Singapore), 18% cts., up ct. Market Tone Firm. Tin $117%, up $Wzfesterday's Prices:— London Rubber, 5 11 32d., unchanged. Market Tone: Steady, after easier. New York, 11
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    PRODUCE.
    190 7 Singapore, March 16. R. (Siam) W. Coast N. 1 per Koyan $99 R. (Siam) W. Coast N 2 per Koyan $95 Rice, B. Siam N. 1 per Koyan $91 Rice, B. Siam N. 2 per Koyan $84 Siam, No. 1 J}™ Siam, No. 2 HJ Siam, No. 3 Siam,
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    RUBBER REPORT.
    208 7 Review By Guthrie Co., Ltd. MESSRS. Guthrie and Co., Ltd., in their weekly rubber report dated March 15, state: The past week has brought a further rise in the price of the commodity and at time of writing the tone of all markets is steady. The belief that
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    RUBBER AUCTION REPORT.
    154 7 The weekly rubber auction report Dy the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association, dated March 14, statts: Catalogued 1.568.658 1b.=700.29 tons. Offered 1.525.620 1b—681.08 tons. Scld 1,232.308 1b.=550 14 tons. London, spot, s\d. New York, spot, 119 16 cts. PRICES REALISED. 14IBBED SMOKED SHEET: Cents per lb
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    PALM OIL PRICES.
    93 7 Me srs. Guthri? and Co., Ltd. reported the following latest buyers' pric received by cable fcr Malayan Palm Oil and Palm Kernels: PALM OIL IN BULK: c.i.f. landed weights New York, Philadelphia $2.62 (U.S. currency) per lb. c.ii. landed weights USA. Pacific Ports 52.55 (U.S. cumncy) per
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    KWALOE RUBBER.
    238 7 Reconstitution Of Directorate. R. J. Arnold, presiding at 2, Idol Lane, 1" E.C., at the adjourned annual meeting of the Kwaloe Rubber Estates (1931). said that the Board had not been able to agree with the committee appointed at the last meeting en the future policy for -the
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    GERMANY'S TRADE.
    82 7 Large Adverse Balance For February. Reuter. Berlin, Mar. 15. Germany's foreign trade continues to decline. There is an adverse ba'ance for February of 35 million marks as compared with January, when It was 22 million marks. Exports were 343 million, nearly seven million oown and the lowest since
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    NATIONAL REVENUE.
    61 7 Surplus Over Expenditure Last Week. Reuter Wireless. London, Mar. 13. The national revenue last week exseeded expenditure by £8,942,000, the agures being: Revenue £21,892,000; 2xpenditure £12,949,000. This current surplus, after allowing for American debt payment of £3,304,000 and Sinking Fund payments of £7,215.000. amounts to £15,202,000, comoared with
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    71 7 DAILY PRICES CURRENT. Singapore, March 16, noon. Buyers. Sellers. R.S.S. equal to London Standard. Spot (loose) W4 do. (FOB) 18 916 18*4 Standard R.SS. en T:nder: March 18',• UN April June 18 N 18 7 s JulySpt. 19 19'• O&.Dcc. 19% l 9 Tcne of Market:
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    TAVOY CHAMBER OF MINES.
    282 7 Tin Restriction And Burma. AT the annual meeting oi the Tavoy chamber of mines, held on Feb. 9, the President, Major M.S.D. Day, briefly reviewed the position in regard to tin control. No definite information, he remarked, had been received from Government, but he himself considered
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    PETROL PRICES.
    160 7 Asiatic Petroleum Co. (S.S.), Ltd. Price: for Shell Motor Spirit and various bandg of Kerosen? are as follows Shell Aviation Spirit in 4-gallon drums per British Imperial gallon $1.19 She'l Motor Spirit ex pump per British Imperial gallon $0.82 Shell Mctor Spirit in 4-gallon drums per British Imperial
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    LATEST SINGAPORE QUOTATIONS.
    668 7 Rubber Shares. Singapore, Friday, 11 am. The following rubber share quotation! are issued by Fraser and Co., and Lyall and Evatt. Issue n f Value. Fraser Lyau m Shares. Co. Evatt. 1 Allinby 1.10 1.20 105 115 1 Alo. Gajah 0.70 0.80 0.70 080 1 A. Hitam
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    RUBBER OUTPUTS.
    61 7 The following is a list of rubber Outputs for February: Output Total to date Output Name for Feb. of current for Feb. 1934. financial year 1933. lb. lb. lb. Brunei 30,400 Bmths. 266,500 34,800 Changkat 31.700 1 31,700 24,975 Haytor 16,005 2 32,604 19,067 Lunas 37,900 4 184,600
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      82 7 The output of Raub Australian Gold Mining Co., Ltd., for the four weeks ended Feb. 28 amounted to 2,033.60 oz. LEE WAH BANK, Ltd. In the 5.8.). No. 18, SOUTH CANAL RD. Foreign exchange business transacted at favourable rates. Correspondents at the principal centres in China and other parts of
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      226 7 It's a poor week-end without the Sunday Tribune "—Malaya's brightest and cheapest weekly journal. Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited. (Incorporated in Straits Set lements SUCCESSORS TO THE CHINESE COMMERCIAL BANK. LTD., THE HO HONG BANK, LTD. AND THE OVERSEA-CHINESE BANK, LTD. CAPITAL Authorised $40,000,000.00. Paid Up $10,000,000.00. HEAD OFFICE. CHINA BUILDING,
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      169 8 I Read the I "Sunday, Tribune" i Dominant in Malaya. A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS FOR A ST' ENDOI S FII M. j X- aaaa «9 0a to-day 6.15 p. 15. TO-MORROW 3.15, 6.15, 9.15. j A F*cry Ixyond jurat wUd t imajinaUcns and ;he sUarge?f cvrr ur'jlL'ed en he "rcen j
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      186 8 I LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS TO LET OR FOR SALE—37-r Read (beiw.en Dunman Read and trick bungalow w.th 3 bedra m water. Apply 58, Joo Chiat Terra NOTICE. The City s.udio and Pbotogrm] hi beg *o notify th paKfc tha bhshcd h? busies:, of photographic r and enlarge at No. 46. Bras
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    JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW – TO-DAY'S SHIPPING
    766 9 JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW TO-DAY'S SHIPPING rHE TOKTHOa." nos" will leave at 11 a.m. on 18. instead of noon for koi g, and Shanghai. THE CONTB VERDE. Triestino liner "Conte al Singapore at daylight from Shanghai and Hongwill berth at the Harbour irves. She will sail the same
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    MUNICIPAL ACTION.
    423 9 Minutes Of Committees Three And Four. The following action was taken by Municipal Committee No. 3 at a meeting on Mar. 6: Approved, by a majority, the proposed purchase (at an estimated cost of $200» and replacement of two "prohibitory." reflex-lensed traffic signs, on the centre line of
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    U.S. TREASURY BILLS.
    26 9 Reuter. Washington, Mar. 15. M^ M wS n of$i0S h wlU 21 and maI to the highest bidder I on a discount basis.—Reuter.
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    MONEY MARKET
    215 9 SELLING. Singapore, March 16. London 4 months' sight 2,4 1164 London 3 months' sight 2 4 j>|i£ London 60 days' sight 2 4 wm London 30 days' sight London demand 2 4 i London T.T. 2 4 332 Lyons and Paris demand Hamburg demand J* 7 New York
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    MALACCA NEWS.
    190 9 Malay Charged With Criminal Trespass. (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca. March 14. The death took place yesterday of Madam Koh Boon Neo. aged 67. mother of Messrs. Pang Teck Choon and Pang Teck Swee. after a short illness at her residence at 215. Tranquerah Road. Malacca. She leaves,
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    147 9 The local agents of the Netherlands Air Mail Service notify that the outward aeroplane is expected to arrive at Singapor? at about 4 p.m. to-day. Provided that this information proves correc the mail will be available to boxholders and window delivery ticket holders at 5 p m. Correspondence
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    HARBOUR BOARD.
    126 9 SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE. Singapore, March 16. East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1). Plancius 22; Kutsang 20 Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3). Cepolis 15; Tokushima Maru 13, Silverbelle 11: Gemas 9. Kola 8. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3). Unyo Maru 32; Himalaya Maru 34. Empire
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    DIARY OF THE DAY WHAT'S ON?
    319 9 Public Functions And Sports Fixtures. TO-DAY, MARCH 16. High Tides.—ll.2o a.m., 11.50 p.m. Football. R.A. v. Wilts, Anson Road; P. Brani v. Police, Jalan Besar; Khalsa "B" v. Post Office, S.H.B. Police Band: Katong Park, 5.15 p.m. Inter-Club Billiards, Semi-Finals, New World. 7.30 p.m.
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    AMUSEMENTS
    62 9 ALHAMBRA.—"Eskimo." APOLLO.—"Mystery Airman" and "Struggle for Love." CAPITOL—Eddie Cantor in "Roman Scandals." EMPIRE. —Chinese pictures. PAVILION. Dorothea WiecK in "Cradle Song." GREAT WORLD.—Cabaret Dancing, sideshows, Dean's Grand Opera and Chinese Wavangs, cinemas. Talkies: Star— Knight Of The Garter." MARLBOROUGH.—"Eskimo." NEW WORLD.—Cabaret Dancing, sideshows, Malay Operas, Chinese Wayangs, cinemas, etc.
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    SHORTHAND WRITERS.
    154 9 Celebration And Presentation Of Awards. The 2<ith anniversary celebration of the Singapore Shorthand Writers' Association was reid on March 10 and 11. at Mr. Aw Boon Haw's bungalow. A larg-. number of members and friends wer> present and indoor games were held. The function was brought to a
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      67 9 DEAN'S GRAND OPERA TO-NIGHT I AT THE GREAT WORLD. j Mtf Th- proccs. ion of Aye Na'icnaii-.tes OeWmttaf j I San 'stia Intan TerpUe, Hud Kunv, and Bunga Telor will be distributed to our audience. J j A SURPRISE TO EVERY ONE IN THE SHOW RTr hTER SHOW OFTEN IMITATED
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      13 9 A Woman Peeps at Singapore—she does it weekly, in the 9 Sunday Tribune.
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      139 9 [POSTAL IHTULIGtNCt SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE. TO-DAY. Belawan and Medan (Tlnoinbot 3 p.m. North and East India <Kutsang> 3 p.m. Selat Pandjang, Bengkalis, Siak, Pakan Baroe, Fort de Kock and Padang (Ampang) 3 p.m. Ceylon. Southern and Western India, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt, Europe, Great Britain, Ireland, U.S.A., Canada and Western Australia
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    INDUSTRIAL CHINA.
    761 10 4,r pHREE movements are struggling for China's soul—nationalism, industrialism and Communism." The speaker is Mr. T. Cocker Brown, and as he is the newly appointed secretary for China of the London Missionary Society he may be presumed, at any rate, to know something of that vast country. But
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    399 10 Mr R. M. Bousfield. manager of Highlands Estate. Klang. is sailing for home :>n leave shortly. Mr. C. A. Goebel. of the Nestle and \nglo-Swiss Milk Co.. left Kuala Lumpur on transfer to the office at Batavia The Rev. V. Renard has returned from •us health trip to Hongkong and
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    Topics Of The Day. Air Force Tragedy.
    176 10 rpHE whole of Malaya will hear with the profoundest grief and concern of the tragedy off Singapore yesterday in which a gallant sergeant of the Royal Ail Force lost his life. In Singapore we have learned to know these officers and men of
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    Telephoning Java.
    249 10 iyE are getting on. That Malaya-Java telephone service has long been talked about, and many have been the urging* to the authorities to get busy. Now at last it has been brought in!o being, and Monday next will see it in full operation. From then, at a cost
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    Malaya's Newspapers.
    202 10 \IR. G. L. PEET is to be thanked for 1 1 an exceedingly interesting address on the Press ol Malaya, an add] combined shrewd comment with patient research. No doubt i 1 surprise to many readers to l< 129 years ago, 14 years befon was even thought of,
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    The Press In Court.
    196 10 I UfHEN the Government think j building new and better for the local Court* we suggest that attention be Ito the prevision of suitabl» 'moriation for the Press. Ti arrangements for reporters h to be desired. In the Police Cotul instance, there are no special tab!
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    Passing Thoughts
    398 10 By "Looker-OrT .rrvvvo men at least who received the news of the Malaya-Java telephone service coldly are the sports editors of the "Malaya Tribune" and the "Sunday Tribune." A The telephone is anathema to them, though they admit tta usefulness, and they view the prospect of any extension
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    ON OTHER PAGES.
    50 10 EARLIER CABLES, on page.' 2. ft. and 10. CLERK SENT TO PRISON, o I SPORTS NEWS, on pages 14 and I CLUB DIARY, on page 15. RADIO PROGRAMME, on paeo 15. MOTOR TNG NEWS, on page 16. CINEMA NEWS, on page 17. THE HIGHLANDS, on page 18.
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      41 10 Visiting ii Film Stars nave seen fit to give Wing Loong their patronage and hava expressed extreme satisfaction Why not you We guarantee that extreme satisfaction t<>.all, in every department of Men's Tailoring. j! WING LGONG High Street, Singapore, 'PHONE 7627.
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    TANK THE MOST FORMIDABLE WEAPON IN THE WORLD. BRITISH ARMY ESTIMATES.
    243 11 \i;\V DEFENCE CORPS CREATED. For Emergencies. Reason For New Works in Singapore. Reuter. London, Mar. 15. LODUCING the Army estimates, \\v. Duff Cooper announced the at ion of a new branch of the Terria Army, namely the Royal DeCorps,
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    U.S. AIR MAILS.
    93 11 Allegation Of Fraud In Contracts. Reuter. Washington. March 15. Defending Mr. Roosevelt's cancellaion ol the air mail contracts, Senator < nson, the Democrat leader, told the e of an alleged fraud in connection v i the contracts. 'Ihis. he said, "was accomplished witn connivance of the former
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    SAMUEL INSULL.
    67 11 •Disappears During The Night." London. March 15. IMB. Samuel Insuli disappeared Si durins the night. The police are making inquiries.—Reuter. Formerly a multi-millionaire in the United States. Mr. Insuli became a lijjure of world-wide interest after the collapse of his concerns in the coamk crisis and the subsequent
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    BRITAIN AND CHINA.
    59 11 Need For Commercial Air Service. Reuter. London, March 1!). ticncd in the House-of Commons pt. A. V. G. Dower (Cons., Stockwit h regard to the desirability 01 »ti-h commercial air service in Sir Philip Sassoon replied that ';le matter was being actively f'jnsidered. f- pt. Dower urged
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    LONDON – SINGAPORE IN 8 DAYS!
    287 11 LONDON SINGAPORE IN 8 DAYS! Imperial Airways' New Time-Table. PURTHER details are available to-day regarding the revised time-table of the Imperial Airways' Par Eastern Service. It is now confirmed that important changes will come into effect shortly wherpby the schedule for the journey from Singapore to London and vice versa
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    INDUSTRIAL CONTROL.
    135 11 New Organisation Formed In Germany. Reuter Wireless. Berlin, Mar. 13. The leader of the economic organisation which will control industries, is a Nazi, Herr Phillip Kesaler. Chairman of Bergmann's Electric Co., "and Hitler s Industrial Adviser Krupp von Bohlen will h eac the mining group, while Herr Blohm.
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    CRUISER ABANDONED.
    53 11 Fire On U.S. Warship Off Hongkong. "Sin Chew Jit Poh." Hongkong, Mar. 16. rpv-p American cruiser Fulton," which paueht fire at Capt Rock outside Hongkong on Thursday, has been completely ab Nn d Uves were lost; the wreck was towed to Junk Bay by a British tug SShirnSV"'wmteh*."-"Sin
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    ANOTHER R.A.F. FATALITY.
    818 11 Bomber Dives Into Sea. SERGEANT'S DEATH OFF SINGAPORE. j fifth accident in which R.A.F. machines have been involved since the Unit was established in I Singapore occurred yesterday shortly before noon, when a Vilde Bee te machine belonging to No. 100 Bomber Squadron crashed into the sea
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    DETECTIVE OUT OF DANGER.
    320 11 Man-Hunt Continues POPEJOY MURDER CLUES. PRACTICALLY every European member of the local Police force was out last night, directing and assisting their subordinates in the search for the Cantonese who was responsible- for the shooting oi* Inspector Pope joy and Tan Chan Swce, the detective who
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    BRITAIN'S BUDGET.
    35 11 To Be Introduced On April 17. Reuter. London, March 15. Speaking in the House of Commons, the Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald, announced that the Budget would be introduced on April 17.—Reuter.
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    DUKE OF GLOUCESTER.
    53 11 Heavily Thrown In Point To Point Race. Reuter. London, March 15. THE Duke of Gloucester, the third son of the King, was heavily thrown when his horse fell at a fence in the South Oxfordshire Point to Point Steeplechase at Chippinghurst. His Royal Highness fell clear and
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    TEN PASSENGERS KIDNAPPED.
    113 11 Piracy On a Jardine Steamer. "Sin Chew Jit Poh" and "Min Kuo Jih Pao." Hongkong, Mar. 16. YET another steamer has been pirated in Chinese waters. The "Yee«Sang," a Jardine steamer, fell a victim to pirates while on her way to Amoy from Shanghai near Taichow, which
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    BOOK ON LANSBURY.
    49 11 Alleged Breach Of Official SecreV Act. Reuter Wireless. London, Ma.-. 13. Mr. Edgar Lansbury has been served with a summons alleging contravention of the Official Secrets' Act, following publication of his book "George Lansbury—My Father." The book was withdrawn a few day ago for revision—Reuter Wireless.
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    SHOUNING LOOTED BY "REDS."
    876 11 Relief Measures. ANOTHER DRIVE ON LINCHENG. "Sin Chew Jit Poh" and "Min Kuo Jih Pao." Hongkong. Mar. 16. IT reported that the Kwangsi leadc ri have agreed to the proposal of Gen. Chen Tsi Tang, the Canton warlord, for the establishment of a branch of the
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    Salaries Of European Planters. MATTER FOR THE P.A.M. ?
    610 12 Salaries Of European Planters. MATTER FOR THE P.A.M. Better Times Ahead. BATANG PADANG D.P.A. MEETING. (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Mar. 14. PRESIDING at the annual genera! meeting of the Batang Padang District Planters' Association at Sungkai this morning, Mr. Callard, the Chairman, referred to the pro posal put forward
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    F.M.S. APPOINTMENTS.
    147 12 The following appointment appear in the F.M.S. Gazette: Messrs. F. G. Aplin M.C. and E. H. Hime to be Senior Superintendents. Trades and Customs Department. F.M.S.; Dr. W. Young to act as Deputy State Medical and Health Kn a n S n a^ 0r; Mr Mv Kandiah to
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    AT THE CINEMAS.
    272 12 A FILM OF THE FROZEN NORTH. "Eskimo" At Alhambra And Marlborough. «J7SKIMO," probably the greatest film record ever made of the people of the frozen North who defy death in order to live, opened last night at the Alhambra and Marlborough Theatres simultaneously. Not only has the
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    "42nd Street" At The Roxy.
    77 12 Warner Bros.' glamorous musical comedy production, "42nd Street," commenced a season at the Roxy last night and enthusiastic audiences thronged the hall at both performances. The picture is lavishly produced on the lines of "Gold Diggers of 1933" and "Footlight Parade." Warner Baxter and Bebe
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    BY INSTALMENTS.
    141 12 How A Worker Is Paying His Fine. A recent amendment to the Criminal Procedure Code, which allows magistrates discretion to permit fines being paid in instalments, was taken advantage of yesterday by an employee of Tan Kah Kee's, who had pleaded guilty to a charge of fraudulent possession
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    SLUM CLEARANCE.
    101 12 Huge Scheme By Home Government. Reuter Wireless. London, Mar. 13. Under the new slum clearing scheme proposed by ,the Government, 1,250.000 persons will be removed from the slums and re-housed in up-to-date premises. This compares with a total of under 200,000 persons removed from slums since 1875. The
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    SAMUEL INSULL.
    93 12 To Be Given American Papers? Reuter Wireless. Athens, Mar. 13. In order to facilitate the departure to Chicago of the ex-financier, Samuel Insuli, following the refusal of foreign consulates to visa his Laisser Passer, the Greek Government has decided to furnish him with American papers in conjunction with
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    FADELESS FABRIC.
    491 12 Alleged False Trade Description. THE proprietor of Utamaran and Co., of Arab Street, was produced before the District Judge. Mr. H. A. Forrer. yesterday, on a charge of using a false trade description. It was alleged that the accused sold batik sarongs, the colours of which he guaranteed
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    GERMANY AND ARMS.
    32 12 Reuter Wire less. Berlin. Mar. 13. The German reply to the French disarmament memorandum of Feb. 14 was handed to the French Ambassador by Yon Neurath this evening.—Reuter Wireless.
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    MISHAP TO POPE.
    119 12 Lift Accident At St. Peter's. Reuter. Vatican City, March 15. THE failure of the recently installed lift from the Vatican to St. Peter's led to an embarrassing situation this evening, when 10,000 pilgrims were waiting for the Pope to participate in the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
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    CHINESE TELEGRAPHISTS
    120 12 Annual Meeting Of Staff Association. The annual general meeting of the above Association was held at 139, Tank Road, on Mar. 11. The accounts show an excess of income over expenditure of $53.35. Since its inception, the Association rendered financial assistance to six bereaved members. The following were
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    THEFT OF BROOCHES.
    117 12 Elder Accused Takes The Blame. Mohamed Ali. a young Malay from Selangor. and Mohd. Yusoof. an elderly compatriot from Perak. pleaded guilty yesterday before Mr N. Grice thf Second Magistrate, to theft of two gold brooches, valued at $46. The theft is alleged to have occurred in
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    CATALONIA STRIKE.
    51 12 Army Occupies The Power Stations. Reuter. Paris, March 16. A strike of employees in gas and electricity undertakings throughout Catalonia was declared at midnight, according to a message from Barcelona. It says that 28,000 workers are affected in the technical services. The Army has occupied the power stations.
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    ATLANTIC SHIPPING BILL.
    185 12 Protest From American Company. London, March 15. IN the House of Commons, referring to the injunction sought by the International Mercantile Marine regarding the Cunard-White Star merger, Mr. Neville Chamberlain said the Oceanic Board had been authoritatively advised that they were entitled to implement their part of
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    EUROPEAN UNEMPLOYED.
    213 12 Cash Summary Of The F.M S Fund. The European -Unemployment Comnittee reports a balance at Feb. 1 of "22.489.12 exclusive of deposit interest amounting to $125. The amount is made up of $11,648.90 Singapore). $4,897.77 (Penang) and '6.067.45 (F.M.S.). The cash summary of the F.M.S. Distressed European Fund
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    ALLEGED OBSTRUCTION.
    208 12 Boxes On The Five-Foot Way. "You can summon me any number of times you like. I don't care. I will engage a lawyer every time I am summoned." These were the words alleged to have been used against a police officer by a Chinese clerk of a Serangoon
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    POSSESSION OF HEMP.
    89 12 Indian Admits Three Previous Convictions. Pleading guilty tc a charge of pocsession ol a quarter pound of Indian hemp, valued at $10. an Indian Muslim named Islam bin Saleh admitted yesterday befece the District Judge (Mr. H. A. Forren having had three previous conviction* for similar offences.
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    HEALTH OF THE TOWN.
    79 12 The Municipal health statement for the week-ended March 10, shows that there were 174 deaths, compared with 190 in the preceding week, and 150 in the corresponding week of last year. The chief causes of death were: Beriberi 10, phthisis 16. malaria 3, pneumonia 24, convulsions
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    FIVE YEARS FOR ACID-THROWING.
    632 12 Chinese Convicted. STRONG REMARKS BY JUDGE. SEVERE condemnation ths crime of acid-throwing, is usually accompanied by hon disfigurement of the features intense agony, was made by M r Justice Prichard at the conclusion ol the hearing in the Singapore A yesterday of the case in which
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    FOUR EUROPEANS IN COURT.
    1196 13 Sultan's Complaint. ONE DEFENDANT FINED. qpHAT foiu" Europeans had entered th< Sultan of Johore's car and when they were told to leave it, of I'nem used an offensive against the Sultan was the n of the Sultan's driver, yes- when he gave evidence before J M.
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    ARMS DEBATE.
    87 13 Long Term Policy For World Safety. Reuter. London. March 15. «TF necessary, the Government will 1 not hestitate to alter the British disarmament memorandum, even on the fundamental principle," declared Lord Stanhope, renlying to the debate on disarmament in the House of Lords. He added that as Soon
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    SOVIET BOMBING PLANE.
    181 13 Japan Asked For Its Return. Reuter. Moscow, Mar. 15. T-HE Soviet Commissariat for Foreign Affairs has instructed the Soviet Ambassador in Tokyo to make urgent representations to the Japanese Gove'nmfot with regard to the return to the Soviet of the Soviet light oomber and two pilots who
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    HUGE DEATH ROLL.
    125 13 Terrible Explosion At San Salvador. Reuter. San Salvador (Paraguay, Mar. 15. More than 250 people were killed and jat least 1,000 injured in the explosion here. The fire destroyed four blocks of buildings, inc'uding the City Hall and Church and 100 workers' houses were burned out. Most
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    COTTON BREAKDOWN.
    155 13 Japan To Withdraw Delegates. Reuter. Tokyo Mar. 15. IT is learned that the Japanese Foreign Office does not intend to start negotiations with the British Government on the heels of the rupture of the Anglo-Japanese Cotton Conference, tm is ready to consider any proposals from Great Britain on
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    A GERMAN DIVORCE.
    79 13 v Because His Wife Was A Jewess." -Router Wireless. Berlin. Mar. 7. For the first time in German legal history, the Court has g:anted a divorce to a Christian merely because his wife was a Jewess. The marriage was contracted before Hitler came into power. The Judge
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    THREE NATIONS IN CONFERENCE.
    157 13 An Important Political Declaration. Reuter. Rome, March 15. ALTHOUGH so far the conversations between Sir. Mussolini. Hr. Dolfuss md Hr. Gombocs have not been political, it is understood that an important political declaration will be formulated when the three statesmen meet again to-morrow. A declaration which
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    Prospects For To=morrow's Races At K. L. Selections And Pointers For Punters.
    1328 14 Form Shown In Singapore Should Be Maintained. ißy Man-at-the-Rails.") rpHl\ opening day of the Selangor races at Kuala Lumpur tomorrow will see many of the recent runm is at Singapore contending for honours with a few others who
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    WILLIE SMITH.
    339 14 Not Disturbed By Jazz Music. MR. Willie Smith, the billiards professional, was not concerned or upset at all by the jazzy music being played in the adjoining cabaret, or by the Malay operatic music that came from the neighbouring hall on the other side, wl en he played
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    VICTORY FOR THE WILTS.
    500 14 Easy Win In Second Division. THE Wiltshire reserves secured their second victory in the second division of the S.A.F.A. League yesterday at the Jalan Besar Stadium by four clear goals at the expense of the Straits Cattle Trading Football Club. The winners, who beat the Police
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    S.C.C. CRICKET.
    51 14 The following have accepted invitations to play cricket for SC.C. v. Wiltshire Regiment at 2 p.m. to-morrow at Tanglin: R. N. Jack, H. Gibson. P. Bartram. D. R. Godfrey, G. B. Page, J. M. Brander. J. E. Jeans, W. D. Charlton. F. Vine, J. W. Jackson, J. H.
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    S.C.C. TENNIS.
    22 14 No play was possible in the S.C.C. tennis tournament yesterday and will not be possible to-day, the ground being wet.
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    TEACHERS LOSE.
    264 14 Cricket At St. Andrew's School. THE St. Andrew's School beat the Singapore Teachers' Association by 46 runs when these two sides played a halfday cricket match yesterday on the school's ground. W. Pullen played a useful innings for the winners, scoring 55 runs, which included six sixes. Scores:
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    SLOW GAME.
    416 14 S.R.C. Win By A Penalty Goal. In a friendly game on the padang yesterday evening, the S.R.C. beat the S.C.C. by one goal to nil the goal bein*, scored off a penalty awarded agains, the SC.C. five minutes before the end. A brilliant display of goalkeeping was given
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    RUSSIAN POOL.
    94 14 Ties In The Cricket Club Tournament. The following are the ties in the S.C.C. Russian Pool tournament, now being played: To-day, March 16, at 5 p.m.: P H Romney and R. S. Wilson v. N. G. Bishop and E. H. R. Bowerman. Monday, March 19, at 6.30 p.m.:
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    FRIENDLY SOCCER.
    56 14 Singapore Athletic Union v. Samboe Sports Club, Puloe Samboe ground tomorrow. Singapore Athletic Union: F. L. de Silva, Wan Hussein, Wan Puteh, Ban Soon San, W. B. De Roza. Omar Ali, H. V. Street, Mohamed Hussein, Ibrahim Ali, Mahmood, Harun, T. C. Tang, Bakar, Sulong, C. K. Pak,
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    LINCOLNSHIRE CALLOVER.
    301 14 Probable Starters And Jockeys. London, Mar. i| rpHE probable starters for the Lincoln A shire Handicap, to be run 7* Lincoln (one mile) on Wednesday VpA Mar. 21, together with the call-over m day, are as follows: THE CALL-OVER. 100 9 Versicle offered. 100 8 Quartz taken and
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    GOVT. SERVICES F.A.
    137 14 Officers For The New Organisation*. A meeting to confirm the rules and regulations of the newly-formed Government Services Football Association League, was held yesterday at the shipping offices. Fullerton Building. Dr. J. S. Webster, the president, was in the chair. The election of office-bearers resulted as follows:
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    WATER POLO.
    103 14 S.S.C. And C.S.C. To Meet On Sunday. The Singapore Swimming Club and Chinese Swimming Club will meet once again at water polo on Sunday at tn? former club at 11 a.m. The Chinese Swimming Club will u represented by the following:— 1st Team: Choo Seng Kay, Ng Mong
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    EASTER COMPETITIONS.
    52 14 Arrangements By Keppel Coif Club. The following competitions will b< held over the Easter holidays by Keppel Golf Club: Friday, Mar. 30 and Saturday, Mai 31, a ball sweep (stroke» on each o a >' Sunday, April 1, mixed flag compi tion. April 1 and 2, "Guillemard Cup,"
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    GILLIARDS RECORD EQUALLED.
    58 15 Sidney Lee Wins Amateur Title. London, Mar. 14. I amaleur billiards championship final, cd to-tlav at Thurston's Hall. Sidney i don. the holder, b?at Frank Edwards, nitigham. by 3.929 points to 3.509. is l ee s fourth successive win. and he .{trailed the fPcord of H. C.
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    BOAT RACE.
    115 15 Secret Systems Of Signalling. Reuter Wireless. London, March 13. •.'t systems of signalling will be the Varsity crews in Saturday's B Race. .c bells have been fitted in each nd the cox wiii operate the bell ini; a button with his foot, thus the stroke the time for
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    Y.M.C.A. CARNIVAL.
    168 15 Aquatic Events For Annual Meet. HTHE annual handicap swimming carnival o' A .the V.M.C.A. will be held on Saturday April 7. at 4.30 p.m. at tae V.M.C.A. Swimming pool. Fort Canning. Events are as follows: Open to Senior members only 200 Free Style Handicap, 120 Yards Breast Stroke
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    WALKER CUP.
    85 15 British Golf Team To Meet America. London, Mar. 14. The following have been invited to represent Britain against America in the Walker Cup match at St. Andrew's on May 11 and 12: H. G. Bentley. Eric Fiddian. S McKinlay. McLean, the Hon. Michael Scott. C. J. H. Tolleyr
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      700 15 CLUB DIARY. [There are numerous 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. Happeninqs of general interest will still be included in the
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    Motoring And Aviation.
    1701 16 AIR-COOLED AERO ENGINES. Possible Future Developments Described. ONE ol the most important contributions to contemporary technical literature on the subject of aero engines was made by Mr. A. H. R. Fedden in a paper he presented before the Royal Aeronautical Society in London recently. Mr Fedden is,
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    BRITISH MOTORS.
    67 16 Huge Imports Of Chassis Into Australia. Canberra. Australia imported 7.220 Bin. ii assembled motor-car cnassis cur:. financial year 1932-33. as compared v: only 2.447 during the previous y r cording to official statistics is.>uro Imports of American chassis iur same period amount to 4 296 as 1,599 in
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    How Film Stars Spend Their Leisure. GLIMPSES OF HOME LIFE.
    796 17 Quiet Hours. WHERE THEY GO TO RELAX. ii i.V WOOD'S stars are no tf< rent from Mr. and Mrs. Citizen in one particular. at least most of them—enjoy .ening hours at home. home complex is chiefly nt when the star
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    Screen Entertainment In Singapore.
    1077 17 Glimpses Of Some Forthcoming Films. JOHN Barrymore, Helen Hayes, Clark Gable, Lionel Barrymore. Robert Montgomery and Myrna Loy form the amazingly strong multi-star cast which interprets 'Night Flight," the new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture opening scon at the Capitol Theatre. THE story is a terrifically powerful tale of
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    JANET GAYNOR A DREAMER.
    424 17 Lover Of Dancing And Swimming. JANET Gaynor's dreams are being realised. When she was a child she had the blood of a tomboy running through her veins. She would love to run. play games that would encourage risks and play tag with the boys, never tiring
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    ACTORS' DOGS.
    190 17 Genevieve Tobin Interested In Scotties. At least two Hollywood film players admit that if they left the screen they wou'd go to the dogs. They are Genevieve Tobin and Hardie Albright, featured in Columbia's new mysterydrama. The Ninth Guest." Miss Tobin and Mr. Albright are two very respectable
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    SHAKESPEARE & MOVIES.
    75 17 SHAKESPEARE MOVIES. Tragedies Ideal For The Screen. Charlie Behan. Columbia 'writer-pro-ducer says: "Hollywood executives don't know Shakespeare. They take it for granted he can't be done in films. If they would only sit down and read the Bard they would be cutting each other's throats to get him on the
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    ART EXHIBITION.
    72 17 Richard Cromwell Realising A Dream. Richard Cromwell is making plans for a one-man art exhibition which will represent the realisation of his earliest dream. An artist before he became a screen player, the Columbia star has continued his studies since his debut in "Tol'able David" three years ago.
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    EXPENSIVE FIDDLE.
    47 17 Joseph Schildkraut, who makes his return to the screpn in Columbia's "Sisters Under The Skin." is a talented violinist in private life. He owns a rare violin, estimated to be worth $40,000. It is one of the uv.nHimehU made by rite famous Swbs, Jacobus Stainer,
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    SON TAKEN HOME.
    179 18 Mother Who Raids A Gambling Den. Carterville, Illinois. TVfRS. Charles Gower, a church worker itl and normally a woman of mild temperament, has put fear into the hearts of gamblers In this town. She knew that her son was frequenting a resort where gambling took place. Failing
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    BOOM IN STAMPS.
    197 18 Sought As A Profitable Investment. London. IIJITH world currencies fluctuating if from day to day, rare postage stamps are being sought as a stable and profitable investment. London is the centre for the stamp boom, and British collectors are taking part in a riot of sales. Like
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    "BENEVOLENT RULE."
    119 18 Japan Seeks Aid Of .Manchukuo "Freemasons." Mukden. Japan has made a new move to enlist on the side of the Government of Manchukuo a secret society of "freemasons" with a membership in Manchuria of about 2.000.000 working men. This is the Chiali Federation of Manchukuo. which is affiliated
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    POPE ON EDUCATION.
    198 18 Condemns "Excessive Militarisation." Paris. THE "excessive militarisation" of the physical education of youth and particularly of girls, was condemned by Pope Pius XI in the first interview he has given to a journalist since his accession to the Papal throne. Speaking to the special correspondent of the
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    HALL PORTERS REVOLT.
    125 18 "Driven To Distraction" By Income-Tax Men. Paris. The eighty thousand concierges (hallporters) male and female, of Paris, are said to be "driven to distraction" by the methods of income-tax collectors. Inland revenue officials make a habit of questioning hall porters concerning the apparent wealth and possessions ol
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    INCOME-TAX ARREARS.
    136 18 Mr. Morgenthau Suggests A House To House Collection. Washington. A house to house collection for the recovery of income-tax arrears has been suggested by Mr. Morgenthau, United States Secretary of the Treasury. Mr. Morgenthau is wondering how to reap in two hundred million dollars (some £40.000.000» in back
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    THE HIGHLANDS OF MALAYA.
    1332 18 A Visitor Gives His Impressions. THE following article, contributed to the "Malay Mail," will be read with interest in Singapore: A visitor to the Highlands for the first time in conversation with the writer of this article said: "It is hard to believe that such a
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      330 18 L 0 CHEONG KOON SENG Co., Ltd. PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEME NT. IN THE SUPREME COURT, SINGAPORE. SUIT NO. 354 OF 1931. In (he Matter of the Estate of Syed Yahya bin Abdullah bin Sallim bin Shahab otherwise called Syed Yahya bin Abdullah bin Shahab, deceased. BETWEEN Syed Abdullah bin Yahya bin
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    untitled TROUBLE IN CHARHAR?
    484 19 Coronation Sequel. L i NTKKRS HARASS r MANCHUKUO. Shanghai, Mar. 15. SDS >t appeals have been by the Central Governthe coronation of Henry i rch 1. from the Chinese a for the subjugation of Kmperor. the Chinese Volunteers provinces continue to Manchukuo and Japanese A strong
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    ARMS RUNNING IN EUROPE.
    166 19 Intense Excitement On The Danube. Reuter. London, Mar. 14. rpHE intense excitement' prevailing in the Danubian countries over the reported transportation of arms from Italy to Hungary recalls the perturbation throughout Europe occasioned by a similar affair at Hirtemberg last year. Reuters correspondent in Vienna states
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    HONGKONG UNIVERSITY.
    157 19 Former Students At Dinner In Singapore. The annual re-union dinner of the Hongkong University Alumni was held at the Air View Restaurant, Singapore. There were present about 30 graduates, past students and a few guests. After the dinner a short speech was made by the President. Mr. Tay
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    WALES MINSTRELS.
    112 19 At the sixth annual general meeting of Wales Minstrels held on Mar. 12. the following were elected office-bearers for the current year Patron. Mr. Koh Peng Chiang; President, Mr. Chua Swa Chwee, Vice-Pre-sidents, Mr. Yeo Wah Hin and Mr. Lim Bah Kow. Hon. sec, Mr. Quek Teck Kiaf
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    SOVIET GOODS.
    89 19 Question Of Exports To Malaya. Reuter. London, Mar. 14. IN the House of Commons, Sir Park Goff (Cons., Chatham) drew attention to the export of Soviet cotton goods to British colonies in Africa and Malaya, and to the F.M.S. and Siam. He advocated action by the Government. Mr.
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    13 TO THE MILE.
    81 19 Amazing British Motor-Car Production. Reuter. London, March 14. British motor car production last year showed a record of 30 per cent, above the 1932 total. The retail value was £47,886,840, and there were 216,149 private cars, of which 60 per cent, were of 10 horse power
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    SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES.
    74 19 No Change As Result Of By-Election. Reuter. London, March 14. The by-electlon at the Scottish Universities caused by the death of Mr. D. M. Cowan (Lib.) resulted as follows:— Dr. George Morrison (Lib.) 18,070 Mr. Robert Gibson K.C., (Lab.) 4,750 There is no change in the representation. At
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    BLUE SHIRTS.
    78 19 Irish Dai! Bans Party Insignia. Dublin. March 14. The Dail has passed the Blue Shirts Bill by 77 votes to 61.—Reuter. The Bill bans the wearing of blue shirts and similar signfk. Angry scenes marked the first reading in the Dail on Feb. 23 last, for, although General
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    EASTERN RAILWAY.
    35 19 Report Of Sale Not Confirmed. Reuter. Tokyo, Mar. 14. Mr. Hirota and the Soviet Ambassador. M. Yoreneff, have been holding meetings to discuss the Chinese Eastern Railway, but little progress has been made.—Reuter.
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    KILLED WHILE DRUGGED.
    60 19 Paris, March 13. j A fresh postmortem on Judge Prince I by a board of seven specialists reveals that he was under the influence of a powerful anasthetic but was not dead when the wheels of the train passed over him. —Reuter Wireless. Judge Prince is alleged
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    ATLANTIC STORM BATTLE.
    135 19 Passengers Insured On The "Berengaria." Reuter. London. March 14. A VIVID description of the Cunard liner "Berengaria's" battle through the worst Atlantic storm for seven years was given by .American passengers on the arrival of the liner at Southampton. During the height of the storm, when the
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    "A MAN SENT BY GOD."
    120 19 Archbishop's View Of President Roosevelt. Reuter. August, Georgia. Europe is played out and all future ideas for the progress of civilisation will come from America, according to Archbishop Anthenagora —the highest dignitary of the Greek Orthodox Church in the Western Hemisphere—who is visiting Greek congregations
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    MR. LENNOX SIMPSON.
    69 19 Intricate Questions Of Law Involved. Reuter. London, March 14. Dealing with the events leading up to Mr Lennox Simpson's transfer from Harbin to Dairen, Sir John Simon said in the House of Commons that, In response to Mr. Simpson's request, the Government was examining his claims in
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    HEADACHE "CURE."
    76 19 Sleeping Under A Heavy Weight Suspended By A Thread. Prague. A miner's wife of Kladno, Bohemia, who suffered from headaches consulted a local "wise woman." She prescribed sleeping for a month under a heavy weight suspended over the head by a thread. The woman tried the cure one
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    MASTER MUSICIAN AT TWELVE.
    66 19 Budapest. The 12-year-old son of a gypsy musician and a domestic servant has "lust given a public concert —with tremendous success. He played Mozart's most difficult works with flawless technique and profound feeling, al. though he has only learnt music for two years. The boy, whose
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    THEIR "PRIVATE" LANGUAGE.
    66 19 Nicosia. Cyprus. The little village of Kormakiti in Cyprus has a language of its own. The villagers are descended from Maronite refugees who fled from Syria during the Crusades. Since then, their Arabic has become so mixed with Greek and Turkish that it is incomprehensible either to
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