Malaya Tribune, 7 February 1935

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    31 1 The Malaya Tribune «^°>«.« Vol. XXII. -No. S2 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1935 CENTS. The Malaya Tribune Sinsapore: Thursday, Feh. 7, 1935. Malaya Tribune 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE^ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1935 FG
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      66 1 RemA The I Strrbtttre j Dominant I" FOR BAY Pill <: FOB YOUB BABY Bl)V Blue Cross The Perfect Milk CriINES^^^EW^YEAR^ f TONS V OF M Thi »gs Beautiful To Gladden Your Home Gorgeous I VENETIAN MIRRORS (IN ALL SIZES) Electric Table Lamps From Paris THONETS f I BENTWOOD CHAIRS
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      78 1 §W 11 make f no differen all and QUART. whether you buy DOG S STOJJT --3r.:>/ |pp|ps|pl all of exactly the same high quality and the I A Palatable and Hj§|^ SIIWF, DARBY CO., LTD. S.nsapo,,. K„a,. M.„, M.,.cca, .pi. ™*IH% >Slu Zealand Blue Cod. HV/r:'/z Studios "1 j WEIGHING
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    Shipping News & Notices. DUTCH SHIPPING IN TIGHT CORNER
    991 2 Shipping News Notices. DUTCH SHIPPING IN TIGHT CORNER Serious Depletion Of The Country's Fleet *V fc rut for whole f Mttfc Importance, ireign. rai i«* iSK hay, remained •< a PP hYmm* le*el and a further nse m .ne j r id, wh'ch i> ma.nta nod m 555h5l of currency
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    YUET HOI SHIPPING CO.
    84 2 Petition For Reduction Ot Hne Accepted *h» volition of the Yuct Hoi Shipping Comi-ny owners of the ill-fated towhSS Sze Hoi (which foundered near Son "bund due to overloading and Sired by no Provincial Sovernment be reduced to $23,000, has accepted by the South-west felftical Council.
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    FRENCH FRUIT CARRIERS
    374 2 Considerable Increase During 1934 mAKING the ofJg-Jj cent* delivered tne building and En m^™;; illa ise de Navito the Compagnie J^ l^S Bm et, of ration a Vapfur the Marseilles, it is Intel 10 h fleet of present some fruit carriers, which now re very modern ve«te.
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      346 2 I 4ER SAILINGS. f tm RITISH i !M D! A .11« <. N. Ccs SAILINGS. OUTWARDS. Due Tonnage. Singapore-. IS*. MAR M* Mar. 13 l6jW Mar. 15 V iT.UOn Mar. 29 RDWAN *W0 Apr. 11 I|JmN Apr. 12 Vi-r V W nno Apr 2 Mio Ma >' 8 VNA 17-000
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      390 2 lor CI'5"NV (wcorporuteu in 1-l"" > London vio «orseM. ««t Lolling— 1V35 r4NI33 10 Xor»edl« 54U5 Xonle» >lo I2p»n vi« Il.n«»ionl' «n»neb«. «ext 3»ilwe»— N4NI'«4 »I4N' clll:4i' 1l«Kk7l3 1« 2l»d »i«l 5103 N...,.exoN5 5137 »l<, Europe vm America fs"M c6^ cln.^. «lppO l<^8N^ >,c>cr Cb'mbcs'. 1«. N»Me« pl«e C«ble Vu^en."
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      479 2 STEAMER SAILINGS. NORDDEUTSCHEB Germany)The undernoK'd are the Company s ■t-nded fixtures:— Ol I W ARDS. IMB. «SAALE," for Manila. 8 S'hai, N. China and eD 8 "\ECKAR," for Manila. H kong, 8 S'hai, N. China and Japan Feb. -3 HOMEWARDS. For Rotterdam, Hamburg Bremen. S "DONAU," also calls Genoa, Marseilles,
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    TO-DAY'S MARKET POSITION
    134 3 rONE OF RUBBER SOUND ondon Still Nervous Over I'jpper By Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Thursday, morning. day's Prices ti.bor (Singapore), ets., down ct. Iarket Tom Easier. Singapore), $114"»g, up $i /y terday's Prices:— don: 6 1 16d., down Vsd. rkot Tone: Nominal. York: 12 1 cts., down
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    CANADA PACKERS
    35 3 Toronto. Jan 9. and Preferred shares of have been approved for Management Committee stock Exchange and will trading to-morrow, fits are running. I ieam approximately $200 OJ says a Financial Times v: pondent
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    NEW SCUDAL LIMITED
    24 3 ol the a bore company's Jan.. 1935. amounts to kins a total of 399.200 lb. months of the current finardal year
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    RAUB GOLD MINING
    16 3 111 for the four weeks ended Raub Australian Gold Company amounted tg 1.009.45
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
    58 3 'AiLY PRICES CURRENT I.A Si- i Kihftt-u dtnnked Sh*» v rapore, Thursday. 8008. Buyers. Sellers 20 201' 2 irrent nmn.-h 20\ 20 C well 21 21% 22*6 22% 23% 23s 21 7 s 25 M.-.rket: Dull and easier. able: London Spot Sheet 6 1 16d. Sp
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    Financial News & Views. LATEST SINGAPORE SHARE QUOTATIONS
    1352 3 Financial News Views. LATEST SINGAPORE SHARE QUOTATIONS 1716 flowing mining share quotations are issued by Fraser AW T Uge and Btock brokerg Rubber Quotations are those of eraser Co., and Lyall and Evatl: MINING The f n h^ gapore Th >"-sday, 10 a.m. and «"ck and <*• Issue. Y alu
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    THE B.I.F.
    1221 3 Value To British Manufacturers BUYERS from at least 30 countries have already written to the Department of Overseas Trade, intimating their intention of visiting the British Industries Fair, the London Section of which :s to be held at Olympia and the White City from February 18 to March
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    93 3 Tendency Dull In All Sections Reuter Wireless. London, Feb. 5. ON the Stock Exchange to-day the prevailing apathy abroad and. awakeri Hp PartlCUlarly the anxiously case whirh n 0n the pold clause on F"ph o h n u W confi dently expected for 6 een chiefl y responsible
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    TRADE PUSH PLANNED
    232 3 Cheap Money To Aid Canadian Industry Ottawa. n«Jt' le Pr mt Minister, Mr. R. b. Bennett, announces that the Government Ssi°.!? S fh t0 acc elerate fads revivai bv Ban? tn*™f chmery u 01 the Central oaiiK to create an abundance of shorctenn money at low interest
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    RUBBER MARKET REVIEW
    516 3 U. K. Stocks Show Materia/ Increase MESSSRS. Lewis and Peat. Ltd., in their weekly report, dated London Jan. 22. stair:— Plai- a ion.—Mo ;l of the week has been aken up in liouidating or transferring a somewhat heavy February Settk tu n House position, yesterday being ti
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      114 3 SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD- Incorporated in New Zealand). HRfc, MARINE, MOlv,. AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION. L. C. MARGOLIOUTH, Manager. »**FICE: 2, FINLAYSON GREEN. r HE EASTERN BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in England). SINGAPORE BRANCH 4. D'Almeida Street. *DM«*i*ed and Subscribed Capital f2.000.000 ?aw-np-Capital £1,000,000 **-rye Fund and rest t 500,000 BEAD
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      26 3 THE F ASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION. LTD. FHrS, MARINE, MOIX)D CAR, PERSONAL ACCIDENT WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE. HE\H OFFTCPr !6D. Cerfl Bin****** L C. JOHNSON. Geaonl M—f
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      77 3 Nederlandscbe Handel-Maatschappij, •N. V< (NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY). Established in Amsterdam. 1824. HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM. WITH BRANCHES IN ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUE, BATAVIA. Branches throughout the Butch East Indies and in the Straits Settlements, India, China, Japan and Arabia. LONDON BANKERS: The National Provincial Bank, LhnJted. Correspondents in the principal Cities
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      316 3 -ME YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITED METER CHAMBERS, RAFFLES PLACE. Capital Fully Paid Ten 100.000.00«. Reserve Fund Yen 124,250,000. HEAD OFFICP* YOKOHAMA BRANCHES st Alexandria. Batsria, Berlin. Dairen. Fengtien. Hamburg Hankow, Harbin. Honolulu. Hongkong, Banking, Karachi, Kobe, London. Los Angeles, Manila. Moji, Nagasaki, Nagoya, New York, Osaka, Paris, Peiping, Rangoon. Rio
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      603 4 M. HASSAN, Mj Si, BRAS EASAH ROAD, SINGAPORE. *vrr undertake all sorts of work if. pectineal, gas and water servidj line. VVoagive prompt attention to all ;<f( i either big or small. Why not consult us about your i»' ji. in ments {Estimate submitted upon re(juaßl without charge or obligation
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      761 4 PUBLIC NOTICES. FORM "C" (Pursuant to Section 112 of Ordinance No. 155 (Companies). STATEMENT BY THE BATH PAHAT BANK, LIMITED, AS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1934. Tin- Share Capital of th- Company is $500,000.00 divided into ."»,000 shares of .$lOO.OO each. The number of shares issued is 2,500. Calls t> the
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      486 4 i NOTICE. I f j l the undersigned Madam I Chan Kam Neo of No. 99, High Street, Singapore, hereby give i notice that since the' 18th j January, 1965 my daughter Le<« Beng Ch;;i: has left my custody and control of her free own will and that I am
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      266 4 EDUCATIONAL. LEARN TAP DANCING for Pleasure and Popularity. Practice privately at hone and surprise your friends. Personal tuition. Apply Box No, 563, co Malaya Tribune. FAR EASTERN MUSIC SCHOOL Established 1928. (A Government Registered School). (For Boys and Girls). l-A. Kirk Terrace. Dhoby Ghaat, Singapore. Enrol for a Sound Musical
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      176 4 WANTED WANTED —Teachers (Out station). Apply Mercantile Instibute, Singapore. WANTED—A PARTNER wi* a capital oi §10,000 for a well established and paying farm husiness. (.Joe with theoretical oi practical experience in Agriculture, Veterinary Science or Geaeral Farming preferred. Apply Box No. 57' J. c|o .Malaya Tribune. ■SITUATIONS VACANT. WANTED—Experienced Case
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      438 4 Admittedly there Si r j and Scores of WATCH, CLOCK GRAMO- 1 P HONE REPAIRERS in Singapore, but Yick Woh Hing 429, NORTH BRIDCF ROAD (Near Middle Road) can honestly claim t n haw experience to safely handle ail delta watches, etc. AREN'T THEY THE CONTRAC TORS TO THE BRITISH
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    EYE SURGERY MARVEL
    344 5 Woman Sees Again After Four Years London. I WOMAN has received the gift of i'-lit at a London Hospital after i ut years oi total blindness. restoration has been made as tilt iaii operation at the Royal Hospital by Mr. B. W. Rycrof; rary surgeon at the
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    ISOLATED KASHGAR
    105 5 (hriVtmas .Mail Arrives A Veai Late New Delhi. <-. ',mas mail has omy just Bt.-.iih Consulate in Kashfrcm Peiping—and it is Christmas before last! eighteen months old. was the same time. two years Kashgar has ;-.y isolated from the world the Moslem rebellion in Turkestan. S:: Consulate has
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    A PRACTICAL JOKE
    118 5 -V'v, i ork (Jets S.O.S. From Desert Isle New York, font, a fourteen year-old 1 r. was_ walking along the '••'-en a carrier pigeon, with a note ci -o it. dropped suddenly on his ci took the exhausted bird to a 'ion. where the contents of the
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    A BRIGHT BIRTHDAY
    44 5 Fiftieth Anniversary Of Fleetric Litfht Paris. m gup Paris but in the tiny village Koche-sur-Foron in Haute Savoie, fifty years ago, first saw the tr,c light. anniversary of this 'brilliant r is to be celebrated throughout 'Ce shortly with appropriate cere-
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    ORIENTAL STUDENTS
    228 5 Chinese Girl President Of Confederation Rome. MISS Suzanne Liao, a niece of the Chinese Ambassador in Rome has of thf'A fnantooualy elected Pr^iden at hs S^ ta i I*"*®!? confod" uion The fnnn naUOnal c °ngrcss here. elected to °hp ln S were among I c Committee rt-JSf:
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    DENTIST BITTEN
    120 5 Finger In Bottle As Evidence Belgrade. A chemist named Jevitch took drastic ie\enge on a dentist at Leskovatz, Jugoslavia, who, he considered, hurt him unduly, while attending his teeth. A? usua l drilling and probing proceeded, the chemist writhed and groaned, and occasionally yelled when the dentist. Dimitrijevitch,
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    WALKED WHILE DYING
    105 5 Man Mortally Injured And Did Not Know It Grand Coulee Dam, Washington. Mr. O. W. Ownes. a thirty-three-year old man. waiked half a mile with a friend without knowing that he had been nortaUy injured. He had burned some dynamite boxes and had warmed himself by the
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    ANNUAL CENSUS AT LONDON ZOO
    456 5 Difficulty Of Counting The Smaller Inmates London. THE annual census is being taken at the London Zoo. and, compared with the keepers' task, Noah in his Ark had a sinecure. His animals came in two by two, but 'magine the task of the keeper of
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    YANGTSZE PORTS
    45 5 Japanese Desire Wharf At Wuhu Nanking. The Foreign Office is seriousiy considering a request recently made by the Nisshin Kisen Kaisha for the construcion of a wharf at the bund of Wuhu. The request was sent through the Japanese Consul at Wuhu.—Centra! News.
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    MALAYAN RUBBER STATISTICS
    495 5 Acreages of Tapp&Me Rabbc; :>ot T tpped on Estates of 100 Acres and Over, for the Month Ending ,'Ust December, 1934. Acreages of Tappable Rubber not tapped. Acreage of On when have entirely ceased On Estate* which have partly ceased Area of Tappable Rubber never been T
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      30 5 The Beer of more than X gQ years reputation in the East JJ H v I So good N V. Straits Java Trading Co., SINGAPORE PENANG SZSZSZSZSZS2SZSZS2S2SZSZSZSZ? \-;SSHS2S2SHEaSESHS2SZSHSHS2SS wii m
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    JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW— TO-DAY'S SHIPPING
    114 6 JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW TO-DAY'S SHIPPING NEW P. AND O. LINER Duchess Of York To Launch Strathmore London, Jan. 31. The Duchess of York will christen the new 34,000 tons P. and O. liner named Strathmore after her father the Earl of Strathmore on April 4 at Bar-row-in-Furness.
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    THE ROYAL JUBILEE
    72 6 Marine Department F.C. To Celebrate The Marine Department F.C. at Pulau Biani will be illuminated each night beginning from May 6 to May 18 during the ?ilver jubilee celebrations of H. M. The King's ascension. A sub-committee has been appointed to arrange for departmental sports to be
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    CHINESE COLLAPSES
    44 6 Death On Vessel In Harbour Singapore, Thursday. A Chinese is reported to have collapsed md died while in the lavatory on the Kydra II on Tuesday night. A report ■vas made to file Marine Police. The -cdy was later removed to hospital.
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    VESSELS ARRIVED
    223 6 logian, Dutch, 672 tons; from Ponuanak 7.2, for Pontianak 9.2. Pairas, Dutch, 1,181 tons; from Paciangbaal 7.2, for Baw:an 9.2. Belawan, Dutch. 715 tons; from Baiidjeimass n 8 2, for Bandjermassin o. 3. Maros. Dutch, 363 tons; from 6.2, for Rengat 8.2. Van Heutsz. Dutch. 2,748 tons; from
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    KLANG PASSENGERS
    72 6 Passengers who arrived from Penang and Port Sweitenham by the Klang are as follows:— Mrs. J. E. L. Browne, Mrs. M. Fletcher, the Hon. Mr John Bagnall and Mrs. Bagnall. Mr. J. W. Leach. Mrs. Barrett, Mr. A. W. Hislop, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Prescott and two
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    AIR PASSENGERS
    101 6 The following passengers- arrived in Singapore from th»a N.E.I, by the Royal Netherlands Indies' Airways on Feb. 5 Mr. and Mrs. Troller, Mrs. van Hooii jnkamp, Ir. de Vogel. The foliov.hg passengers left Singapore. for the N.E.I, on Feb 6: Mr. F. D. Lycstt Creen, Mrs. Richard Warde,
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    60 6 >lcul> from Europe <I.o!:doll nlnils de>p»trbed .n .'.<: t» tbe liajulu will bv srztil lnorrin»? Coi>edt)Ondl.<l .->. >vlli be lor dcliverv »o boxl)oider> 8 45 n: d dl liverv bv iil.Fin',.:. wll! a> :llt »lme I'!..» '> tbe «elber1and> V.i i. ba» 'l.t :> > ',> .l-.l'.e 8inssu-
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    DEFERED DEPARTURES
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    MONEY MARKET
    275 6 SELLING Singapore, Feb. 7. London 4 months' sight 2j4 7|32 London 3 months' sight 2|4 3,10 London 60 days' sight 2|4 s;3<> London 30 days' sight 2j4% London demand 2 4 313? London T.T. 2 4 3132 Lyons and Paris demand, 863 Hamburg demand 140 New York demand
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    PRODUCE
    223 6 Singapore, Feb. 7. ,R. (Stain) W Coast N. 1 per Koyan $12: ■R. (Siam) W. Coast N 2 per Koyan $121 lE. (Slam) W Coast N. 3 pir Koyan $122 Rice. B. Siam N. 1 per Koyan $128 Rice, B. Siam N. 2 per Koyan $125 1 Siam, Al
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    AMUSEMENTS
    56 6 ALHAMBRA.—"Son of Kong." APOLLO.—Chinese pictures. CAPITOL.—"Kid Millions." EMPlRE.—Chinese talkie. GREAT WORLD.—Cabaret Dancing Side-shows. Dean's Grand Opera, Chinese Wayangs, Cinemas, Talkies, etc. MARLBOROUGH.—Chinese talkie. NEW WORLD. —Cabaret Dm t ing, Maiay Operas, Chinese Wayangs, Cinemas, Talkies, etc. PAVILION—"GirIs Will E ROXY.—"Chu Chin Chow" pnceaed by the wedding ol the Duke
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    HARBOUR BOARD
    129 6 SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES O EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Singapore. Feb East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1) Van Heu-.sz 20: Himalaya Maru 22 Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3) Somali, Clumber Hall 18 Fu !»iini Maru 14; Pangkor 10; 8: Lycaon 6. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3) Thurland Casile 30: Irisbank
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      629 6 1 SINGAPORE HOTELS j i i j ili ii i i i i<u i i i i n<k' I SEA VIEW HOTEL, I I ENTIRELY RENOVATED, I I IDEAL SEASIDE RESORT. g S EVERY ROOM WITH PRIVATE HATH, RUNNING HOT ANT) COLD WATER. S ffi TENNIS GOLF SWIMMING SUNBATHING. n]
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      460 6 [postal inklucsnc* SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY Western Canada and Western States of U.S.A. (Van Heutszi 2 p.m. China < generally) (Van Heutsz) 2 p.m. Hongkong (Van Heutsz; 2 p.m. Japan (Van Heuisz) 2 p.m. Trengganu (except Kretay) (Asdang) 2 p.m. Aden (Karoa) 3 p.m. America (North*, except Western Canada and
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      175 6 East Coast Road. Members are asked t*i send in their names to either the hor treasurer or hon. secretary early, to avoid disappointment. Tong Soon Kok: Chinese New Yea' dinner and monthly meeting, 7 p.m and 8 p.m. respectively. Amicable Athletic Association- *A» Home." Chinese musical and singin° troupe "Sar
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      232 6 DIARY Of Ttil j WHAT'S ON? Public Functions Ana Sports Fixtures TO-DAY. FEB. 7 High Tides.—l.26 a.m.. Ijffl Clerical Union Dinner to Air i Tick. TO-MORROW, FEB. 8 High Tides.—l.s7 a.m., 2.07 prn R.A.F. Rifle Meeting, Bukit Timah R 2 p.m. c'e' Golf: Keppel Club, Womr: f tm 'Bogey*. 1
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    KING'S EMPIRE SPEECH
    222 7 50,000 Gramophone Records To Be Mate London. MORE than 50,000 gramophone records of the King's Empire Speech on Christmas Day are shortly to be on sale throughou. the world. A Special staff of experts is busy at Hayes, Middlesex, processing wax record.ngs cf the speech and thousands
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    AIR DEBATE
    322 7 Jim MoUison Prophesiscs Flvintr With The Sun •By Air Mall) London. Jan. 23. The time is not far distant when, flying in the stratosphere, airmen will be "'blc to keep up with the sun when flying won and so have continuous daylight. Mr. J. A. Mollison. the famous
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    NO MARRIAGE
    98 7 Couple Who Could Not Produce Death Certificates Manila, Philippine Islands. 'No death certificate, no marriage cei- ificate" was the dilemma confronting n aged couple who appeared before the Justice of the Peace at Guagua, Pampr.nga, and sought marriage as the culmination of their lives' romance. The couple were
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    MEN OUTNUMBER WOMEN
    87 7 Increase Ii Australia's Population Canberra. Federal Capital Territory. An increase during the year of 43,029 is shown in "a preliminary estimate of the oopulation of the Commonwealth at Sept* 30, 1934, which has bo2n made Rvailrble by the Commonwealth Statistician (Mr. E. T. McPhee). According to the
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    TWO ATLANTIC ISLES
    265 7 Exact Positions To Be Ascertained Capetown. SO that two lonely little specks of land in the South Atlantic may be accurately shown on the latest charts, ships sailing between South Africa and America have been officially asked by. the Admiralty to note their exact positions. They arc
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    NATION OF CRACK SHOTS
    142 7 'Every Boy And Girl A Sniper' Movement In Russia Moscow. A national drive is going on here to make every Soviet youth an expert sharpeshooter. To encourage them to become crack -hots special Vorcschilov" (Commissar for Defence and cf Army and Navy medals are awarded to
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    SLUMP VICTIMS
    102 7 Britons Sent Home From America Cincinnati. Ohio. Twenty-fcur British citizens have been repatriated by the Slate of Ohij during the past eight months, according to a report by the State Relic! Commission. They were among nearly 400 aliens returned by the State to 23 countries. Most of the
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    HEALTH AT ANY PRICE
    112 7 Eighty-Year-Old Man Walks 2? Miles A Day Munich. An 30-year-old iretired professor of Math maiics, Herr Gcorg Gerber, walks 750 a month for the sake of his health. Rain or shine, the professor covers a stretch of 25 miles on the road between We. lheim and
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    A MURDER EVERY DAY
    85 7 Finns Demand Re-Introduction Of Death Penalty Helsingfors. The appalling number of murders committed annually in Finlandamounting to marly one every day—has led to the formation of a committee cf prominent citizens to agitate in favour ot the immediate re-introduction of the death penalty. At a monster
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      231 7 a-? J Quickfy Removed! j I rkJc Cream bleaches l v .> > M sleep. Leave* i sofl ii wiiii»— the rwmur and natural. I'ui 17 ji an y.ousands of users •11 H. So rasy to u-*\. i res ttJ north. Still man's j Freckle Cream Whitens 1.- Vie 3
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      268 7 #iqum locaoci tocaoi ipcaoi ioebo g RED FEATHER BUTTER! Q i 2 i Bjj 0 y H EVERY ONE LIKES GOOD BUI TEH. jj 1 f Connell Bros. Co., Ltd. S I ANOTHER TWO SUCCESSES ON jjj COLUMBIA RECORDS BOBBY HOWES 0 in "OVER THE GARDEN WALL" X 5 nnnro
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      352 8 II Bill 2\ Shows—and everyone Packed Since WW Opening Day Don't miss these Last few Performances I jCAPITOL l| 6.15 TO-NIGHT 9.15. Come and i of Music. An Eyeful of Charm as Eddie ■jungles *j ihe Mummies in his Great Laugh Mirthquake EDDIE CANTOR Millions" i' ti 1 uh i:thi:i.
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      385 8 j| ALL-LAUGHTER SHOW STARTS TO-NIGHT! (j j 6.15 9.15 [jj mM "GIRLS WILL BE BOYS j rj^ at delightful Continental star (j our cc of captivating feminine frivolity). And The Eminent Actor A REAL HAPPY HILARIOUS I BdAaMRfIBM CYRIL MAUDE treat. J lAnd still they come in their hundred- to
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      225 8 i i i t t i i r r i i i i i i i t I "WILD SAX US I HAVE INVADED I j SINGAPORE. j| But They Have Be( >n Ta And Can Lie Seen \1 I GREAT WORLD I I Commencing .{rd Feb.. for a very
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    TIGHTENING BONDS OF EMPIRE
    353 9 Tours And Wireless Talks Hy Statesmen ißy Air Mail) 'From Our Otcn Correspondent > London. Jan. 25. TOURS by British statesmen and more wireless talks were among the Suggestions pir. forward to-day for tightening the friendly bonds of Empir by Major-General Sir Fabian Ware, vicechairman of
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    CROCODILE AS "GIFT"
    133 9 Joke Falls Flat As Recipient Is Away Batavia. A van drove up to the offices of a laige oil company here with a crocodile as a ••gift" for one of the members of the :taff The animal which was a very large 1 one was gagged and
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    MUSICAL SOCIETY
    35 9 Members ol the choral section of the Singapore Musical Society are requested to note that the first practice for the Jubilee Concert will be held at tbe Memorial Hall to-morrow at 5 p.m
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    EPIDEMIC OF ARME ROBBERIES
    70 9 Women Terrorised POLICE ARREST TWO CANTONESE Singapore, Thursday. A RI v S u° f daringr armed robberit in which women were the chic he town between J an 26 and Feb I However, two arrests have bj Cn the nighi of inn •>« men. believed tn
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    RAILWAY PEACE
    271 9 Companies And I'nions Agree (By Air Mail i (From Our Oion Correspondent) London, Jan. 23. The preservation of peace in the railway industry is practically assured as a result of a decision reached in London by the companies and the three trade unions. Subject to formal confirmation they
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    EFFECTS OF QUOTAS
    660 10 REFERRING last week to the i uccessfnJ imposition of textil quotas m ihe Straits Settlement, we stated that they had resulted m an extensive ordering of Lancashire which are now coming into the colony to many times the extent of two years a-o But British textile manufacturers
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    30 10 The members of the Clerical Union ire giving a dinner to their president -he Hon. Mr. Tay Lian Teck, this evening in honour of his appointment to the -egislative Council.
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    MR. CHAN KANG SWI
    78 10 Portrait To Be Unveiled By The Governor The portrait of Mr. Chan Kang Bwl J P.. C.H.. Will be unveiled by H E the Governor. Sir Shenton Thomas at the Stadt House. Malacca, on Saturday at 11.15 a.m. The portrait was paid for out of funds
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    S.S. ASSOCIATION
    64 10 Dinner At Adelphi Hotel On Feb. 20 The committee of the Straits Settlements <Singapore) Association have decided to extend the date for receipt cf applications for the annual dinner until Feb 9. After this date no appPcations will be accepted r,vPw f nner Will be heM at the
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    MISS W PONDER
    62 10 of^ a W p^ ed onder th e authoress oi Java Pageant" and other boo** ie leaving Singapore to-day for Europe fr^ S A P °u nder receml y Returned here I hnot ngk °fv, and is en^ed in writing win S? the world fam °us Shi
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    CHINA CONFERENCE
    27 10 Shanghai, Feb. 7. p?° Chuk runß esided at tne Peace Preservation Conference fit Nanchang yesterday. All the com manders attendedt_ S in Shew Jit Poh'
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    Notes and Comments Annoying
    179 10 THAT little difference of opinion bei- ween Taip'ng and Ipoh on the subject of the State capital is being carefully fostered by "The Hub," which has just given the probe another twist calculated to aggravate Taiping's wound d vanity. It appears that a certain section of
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    Much More Annoying
    199 10 I ANNOYING as the proposal must be to Taiping in particular, it is alI most a certainty that it will be equally rritating to motorists in general. Th.: by-pass brigade so determined a:* they to see their dream come true, advocate thai, if necessary, the by-pa*3 should
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    Light Wanted
    135 10 j IT int rva's complaints appear /1 Ipch contemporary on the sul of illumination in Tapah. or rath lack of it. The town is by no means unimportant. It is the centre of an extr lls v plant ng area, and it is difficult i© understand that, with
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    A Poser
    166 10 W HEN iS a brcwei y n °t- a brev. Apparently the correct answer g when it is a dstillery. That much etl be gathered from a report of a police court proceeding in an up-country contemporary which described the discovery jcf a secret brewery in a vacant
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    Topics Of The Day
    420 10 By "Looker-On" VHE rise in the value of the Hongkong I dollar has causer 1 some excitement. I am reminded of the story of the narassed buyer who wired his firm as .o.lows:—"Some think it will go up. Others think it will go down. Ido too.
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    By-Election Shock: Unemployed Riot: India Pledge
    299 11 LABOUR WINS AT WAVERTREE India Dominion Status Promised MR. CHURCHILL'S SON POLLS WELL Sheffield Fracas Reuter. THREE important cables from England are interconnected. One gives the mli of the Wavertree bytion, fought on the unemployment and India questions; another describes a of unemployed in
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    1.200 ARRESTED
    52 11 Polics Fired On In Paris Reuter. n Paris, Feb. 7. j 1 w reported that 1,200 persons were arrested as a result of demonstrations held ontheanni- »s1 years riots, in■n? mam Communists, armSi revo| vers and knuckleh.. some of whom fired on n.ar Madeleine Church. nere were no
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    25 11 at. news. 3. WARY, t ILLAGE DESTROYED. 12. 14 and 15. WINNING THE DERBY, 15. PROGRAMMES. 17. ">F DFATHS IN CHINA. If)
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    REFORM OF SOVIET CONSTITUTION
    60 11 Equal Representation *or Workers Reuter. Moscow, gress. ne All-union ConM. Molotov said thai ,k best in the paiYAmLv all that was hencefo: h bTSSSifIP WouJd System. embodied m the Soviet iyPolished C SS SS practicalballot. 5 ould ad °P l a secret ele^-• ion oMocaf Lv^
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    U.S. AND GERMANY
    31 11 Cotton Barter Scheme Abandoned Reuter. Washington. Feb 7 DRESIDFNT Roosevelt announced that goaas loi American cotton imDort P hTf L**». d opped !jeca to ause -Renter an «-°«mpn,.
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    MR. R. E. CUSSEN
    42 11 To Be Temporary Judge F.M.S. From Our Own Reporter > Kuala Lumpur. To-day. 1 SUPPLEMENT to the F.M.S. GovernA 5£? nt ii Gaz ette announces that His Excellency the High Commissioner RM S., fo yeswday f F MS -ith
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    ALLEGED STABBING
    156 11 Indian Boys' Fall From Trollev Bus Singapore, Thursday. An alleged stabbing affray which recurred m Alexandra Road 2 58 yes te.day afternoon, resulting in a n Indian scalp'" 8 3 superficial wound ov«r the He was taken to the General h™ Pital by ambulance. Hos- Whilst walking along
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    SINO-ANNAMITE TREATY
    82 11 Rice Tax On Foreign Rice To Be Revised? Nanking, Feb. 7. The Chinese Foreign Office is considering the proposal for the revision of the tax on imports of rice from abroad in order to expedite the conclusion of the Sino-Annamite Treaty which has been discussed for several months.
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    KUALA LUMPUR HOLD UP
    67 11 Cyclist Robbed Of Cash And Bicycle (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur. To-day. Y>asterday afternoon as a Chinese was cycling from Kajang into Kuala Lumpur he was stopped by two men at Denghill and robbed of $20 cash, his bicycle, a musang and a tortoise which
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    PIRACIES IN THE CHINA SEA
    662 11 Questions In Commons CONCERTED ACTION FOR SUPPRESSION Planting Topics by "Pertinax." will appear in to-morrow's issue. Reuter. London, Feb. G. Tungchow affair was raised in the House of Commons by Capt Peter MacDonald, who asked the government to give further consideration to the adequacy of
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    EPIDEMIC OF ARMED ROBBERIES
    265 11 Women Terrorised POLICE ARREST TWO CANTONESE Singapore, Thursday. Aln RI S u° f darinsr armed robberies in which women were the chief victims occurred jn VBn he town between Jan. 26 and Feb 4 cas rhT f01 the t4 However, two arrests have been made and
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    SILVER DEALINGS
    82 11 Royal Mint To Hold Stocks Of Metal Reuter. London. Feb. o. THE commencement of silver dealings on the metal exchange is now appreciably nearer. Reuter learns that it has been agreed that the Royal mint should hold stocks of metal and also that conract forms have already been
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    21 11 Divine, service will be conducted by the Rev. w. Murray at the Chinese Presbyterian Church, Muar. on Sunday at 6.30 D.m.
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    TOKYO'S NAVAL POLICY
    149 11 Reply To Questions In The Diet Reuter. Tokyo, Feb. 6. THE Diet queried whether Japan would build tip to parity in the event of Th? iEv, re f,- the Naval Conference, in -Jf y Mlnister replied that such an eventuality Janan would make adequate readjustments In 6efenfeTnTr
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    LEAGUE EXPENSES
    54 11 Chinese Contributions For 1935 Reuter. Geneva, Feb. 6. THE Committee of League Expenses and the Committee of Contributions and Arrears aecided firstly, that the Chinese contribution .-hall be fixed at 42 units from 1935; secondly, that the Sw "J '??1 1934 inclusive be S»e MK I n 1935-Reu:er
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    PERFECT SYNTHETIC STONES
    114 11 Startling Claim £5,000 DIAMOND FOR £70 Reuter. London, Feb. 6. DERFECT synthetic diamonds art f claimed to have been made by a septuagenarian ex-jeweller after iorty-five years secret experiment in a London laboratory, according to a West End antique dealer, Mr. Victor Jourado, who declared: "The man
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    DEATH PREDICTION
    87 11 Lady Caillard Dies On Day Set By Dead Husband London, Jan. 18. -nfSf n onth s after the pred ction snd within the time fixed by the ghost of her defunct husband. Lady Caillam widow of Sir Vincent Caillard, diplomat and financier, passed away Thus was brought to
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    Whole Township Goes Up In Smoke
    106 12 KEDAH VILLAGE DESTROYED $50,000 Damage SEQUEL TO CRACKER FIRING From Our Own Correspondent) I'enanu. Wednesday. A|)l>TiU FIVE tire broke out in the illage of Aver Puteh, 2«, miles from Serdanu, Kedah. on Mondiy afternoon when two rubber dealers shops were burnt, besides sundry goods
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    SUPREME COURT JUDGES
    538 12 interesting Point Debated By S. S. Association THE question of the qualifications o* Judges of the Supreme Court was di: cussed at the last meeting of the committee oi the Straits Settlements Singapore» Association. copy of Ahe letter addressed to the Colonial Secretary by the Singapore Bar
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    HEALTH OF THE TOWN
    79 12 The Municipal health statement for the week ended Feb. 2 shows that there w» re 207 deaths, as compared with 199 In the prccedinc week and with 210 in the corresponding week of last year. The chief causes of death were: Beriberi 14, phthisis 19, malaria
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    KETTLE PROVOKES QUARREL
    279 12 Dhoby Attacks Malay Washerwoman (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Feb. 6. AS the result of a quarrel between doraastic. servants working at the Marble," Johore Bahru. the residence of H.H. TUiogku Abu Bakar, a Chinese dhoby named Lim See Joon was charged before Sheikh Abu Ba*ar
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    THE CINEMAS
    110 12 "Chu Chin Chow" At The Roxy The Gaumont-British Picture has a apted on; of the merries, ol stage extravaganzas to tne screen in Ghu cnin Chow which rpened to crowded houses a* the Roxy rhtatre last nigru. A striking portrayal of Abu Hasan the rebber chief, is given
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    SINGAPORE Y.W.C.A.
    177 12 Annual Meeting: To Be Held On Feb. 15 The. Singapore Y.W.C.A.. with its headquarters at Raffles Quay, will round off another year of its work at its annual meeting on Friday. Feb. 15, at 5.30 p.m. J This is one of the times during the year when the
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    CEYLON MALARIA
    140 12 Contributions To Local Relief Fund The following contributions to the Ceylon Malaria Relief Fund are gratefully acknowledged: Mftoeon Previously acknowledged $2,026.90 less amount wrongly credited $75; $1,951.90. Messrs. V. Rassiah $1; W. G. Hewa $3, A. Screwedin $1; Mavis $2; Ceyfonese $2 Messrs. E. S. Kit to $2;
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    RECKLESS DRIVING
    30 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca. Feb. 6. For driving a motor van recklessly and negligently and is a manner dangerous ,to the public, Tong Ah Kai was fined
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    Y.W.C.A. IN K. L.
    504 12 A Happy Omen For The Current Year (From Our Oicn Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday. THE Y.W.C.A. of Malaya has been honoured by the acceptance of Lady Thcmas of the office of Patroness, and Kuala Lumpur was fortunate in being the first Association to welcome her in
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    WIVES OF THE SAME MAN
    505 12 Complainant And Accused j COURT STORIES FROM KUALA LUMPUR 'From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday. WHEN a pretty Chinese woman Chong Foong Ying appeared in the First Magistrate's Court this morning, charged with the theft of jewellery valued at $117.30 it was revealed that
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    Rubber Price Cannot Go Much Higher
    1023 12 High Commissioner s Statement To Planters IT thu Sungei Ujong Club, Seremban. on Tuesday H. E he High Commissioner was the guest OfhonOUr of the unofficial European community a |The 1 r, h 'wa--: a gathering of about one hU mnt d ers from
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    MORE FIRES
    163 12 Brigade Out Three Times Yesterday I j Singapore, Thursday. FIRES still continue to be plentiful in Singapore and it was no; a surprising thing when the Brigade were ailed cut on three occasions yesterday. The first call was received at 1.38 p.m. yesteidal to a laiiang fire in
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    AMOY VESSEL PIRATED
    71 12 Woman Passenger Killed By Bullet Amoy, Jan. 24. 1 i A small launch operating between Amoy and Shunching was pirated not far from here this afternoon. More than ten pirates, disguised as passengers, took control of the launcn and robbed the 50 persons on board. One woman
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    PEPPER MARKET
    53 12 Misleading Repori Contradicted Reuter. London, Feb. < fN view of the wild ruir.Gin > circulating regarding Market- difficulties, Iu _"S critative statement wp.s issut-u. "The Committee of 1n u negotiating and investiga'ir.' can be taken to he p -ie through of all commitments. Router was informed that Alports
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    MIDNIGHT ROW IN KEMPAS RD.
    783 13 \lleged Assault \NI) MRS. BEGG AS COMPLAINANTS Singapore, Wednesday. r EKAL well dressed women were j ated in a ease of assault menced before Mr. C. H. the Fourth Magistrate, toMrs. N. C. Begg were the in a series of charges iropean named Mr. Heinz
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    FIERCE FIGHTING
    168 13 Japan's New Policy In China Shanghai, Feb. 6. FIERCE fighting b in progress at Chi- n western Jehol, between PeoJan a ne<t^ ai f ds and Manchukuo troops. ed^^fej^' are being rushr£ n ng from Fengning. port that 1 ?hl g H aUthorities den the renar Jenoj border
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    FOUND HANGING
    55 13 i From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca. Feb. 3. The body of a well built Chinese adult was discovered hanging from a tree at the Kubu plain, by the mandore who was on his usual rounds. The matter was reported to the Police Mr. Higgins of the Central Police
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    PASKOE AND CO.
    47 13 In connection with an article on the Paskoe and Co. furniture factory which aDoeared in our issue of the Ist. inst.. it should be pointed ou: tha; the timber used in the manufacture of furniture at the factory is mostly teak imported from Siam.
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    FORMER SINGAPORE RESIDENT
    221 13 Became General In Canton GENERAL Li Fu Lin (Li Fook Lam) formerly a resident in Singapore, is now living in retirement in Hong Lok Village. New Territories, near Hongkong. He subsequently returned o China and became commanding officer of the sth Kwangtung Army stationed in Honam Suburb,
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    AROUND MALAYA
    181 13 MR. and Mis. A. J. Kelman spent the jyi Chinese New Year holidays at Bintang, the Cameron Highlands. Amongst holiday visitors to the Cameron Highlands was. Mr. P. W. Glecson. of Kuala Lumpur. ajl *4* 5§C aja Mr. Law Sau Choon, son of Mr. Law Sui Poh. of
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    THE CHINESE NEW YEAR
    455 13 Mr. S. Fung's Address To Rotarians Singapore, Wednesday. MR. S. FUNG, a local Chinese lawyer, addressed the members of the Singapore Rotary Club on "Chinese New Year" at their weekly luncheon today at the Adelphi Hotel. Mr. Fung said that he hailed from British Guiana and
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    EGGSHELL SKULL
    106 13 Murder Charge Reduced At K.E. (From Our Own Reporter; Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday. IN the Police Court to-day a charge of murder against a Chinese, Liam Ha Fong was reduced to one of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. The offence alleged was that accused hit another Chinese with
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    PREMYSLAV
    74 13 Well-Known Violinist Visiting Singapore THE famous violinist Premyslav, who is passing through Singapore on his way to Java, will give a recital at the Dutch Club on Saturday evening starting at 9.30. Mr. Premyslav made several appearances in Singapore as a young man before the war and always had
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    PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
    140 13 A photographic exhibition, claimed to be the first one promoted by the Chinese in Malaya, will be held at the Nanyang Chinese Students' Society, Singapore, at A, Prince Edward Road, from March 24 to March 31 inr'us've, The exhibition is open to all Chinese residents in Malaya. Conditions
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    Malayan Golfers Insured By Their Club Against Injury
    707 14 RISKS INCURRED IN PLAYING Gardens G.C. ANNUAL REPORT i OR PAST YEAR (From Our Own Reporter j Kuala Lumpur, YVedm THE important question of ru by golfers and caddies n the course is a very major one. have been reported from other
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    Singapore Turf Club's Spring Meeting
    506 14 Course To Be Open For Ttaming On Feb. 9 SINGAPORE'S first race meeting for the year will commence 011 Saturday, Feb. 23, the opening day of the Spring Meeting. The second day's racing will be on Wednesday, Feb. 27, and the third day on Saturday,
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    SOCCER WIN FOR MARINE F.C.
    472 14 Police Beaten By Odd Goal In Five '51HE Police and the Marine Football I Club me. yesterday in a friendly game of football at the- depot, the ia.tei- winning by 3 goals to 2. The play on tne whole was not of a high stanaard
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    HOME RUGBY
    32 14 Reuter. London. Feb. 6. The following matches in the Rugby Union were played :o-day: Rove- Navy 13 Civil Service 0 a' Portsmouth. Oxford University 3 Royal Air Force 3. —Reuter.
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    ISLAND CLUB GOLF
    126 14 Teams For Wei Hai Wei Cup Match THE -cllcwing are the teams and starting times for the Wei Hai Wei Cup match between the Singapore Golf Club and the Island Club at the Island Club on Sunday, Feb. 10. 1935: 8.45.—M. M. Paterson v. Dr. H. L.
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    SELANGOR SOCCER
    120 14 Good League Season Anticipated (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday. The Selangor Association Football League season prom<ses to be one of veiy keen competition this year. More than twenty cams have already joined the League and many more are expected to enrol before Feb. 10, which is
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    MALACCA BOXING
    99 14 Donald Steward Outpointed By Joe Diamond 'From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca. Wedneo^ay. A large crowd turned up for last night's boxing at the City Park Stadium The main attraction was the u-n-round contest between Joe Diamond, the foremost lightweight of Malaya, and Dor, .Id Stewart, wao recently outpoined
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    DOROTHY ROUND IN KUALA LUMPUR
    235 14 On Her Way To Kuala Lipis (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday. JI/lISS Dorothy Round and Miss Mary MHeeley. two of Britain's foremost wompn tennis players, arrived in Kuala Lumpur this morning from Singapore by the night mail, and left alnos immediately for Huala
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    M.C.C. IN BRITISH GUIANA
    69 14 Tourist Score 421: Hendnen 148 Reuter. Georgetown, Feb. 6. THE three-day match between the M.C.C. tourists and British Guiana was continued to-day. The M.C.C. who had scored 69 for 1 at close of play yesterday in reply to the home team's total of 102, took their
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    Ireland Unlucky To Lose At Soccer
    191 14 Missed Chances Of scoring lVin Reuter. lVl». 6. Hi' rl!>>rton in line a»l(l a ol' .'.O.OOii ors. Knjslaml l,l?nl Irelnlicl at sl>cl:er li.v two t<l one. Ireland bardlv ,i< l<:U. lntt tliev naci "nlv to blanlt» lliev nian.v c»t' lNl5. 8nz;land 8ave u lbLaplmlntiNl?
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    GIRL ATHLETES
    116 14 Chinese Teams For Singapore A BASKET-BALL team, comprising 12 members frcm the Liangkiang Girls' College in Shanghai, will spena .hree weeks in Malaya, says a Sin Chew Jit 1-ch message received from Shanghai to-day The team have sailed for Manila, where they have been invited to give exhibition
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    ENGLISH F.A. LEAGUE
    65 14 Reuter. London, Feb. 6. The following matches in the. English Football League were played to-day FIRST DIVISION Birmingham 4, Middlesbro' 2. Sunderland 3, Aston Villa 3. SECOND DIVISION Manchester U. 2. Port Vale I. Nottingham F. I, Bury 4. Plymouth A. 0, Norwich I. THIRD DIVISION (SOUTHERN)
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    AMICABLE A.A.
    74 14 The Amicable Athletic Association will be At Home to members and friends at its premises, 438, Upper Nankin Street, on Saturday. Feb. 9, The Chinese Musical and Singapore Troupe, "Sar Chia Soon," will be-in attendance to render selections from 1 p.m to midnight and light refreshments will be
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    THRILL OF WINNING THE DERBY OWNER'S HOPES AND FEARS
    1228 15 1934 Epsom Classic FORTUNE-TELLER'S PROPHECY word "Derby" holds a rill. Bui what fears and hopes Id for the owner of one of tes in the great race? His i Maharajah of Rajpipla ically of his feelings lead- iumph of Windsor Lad
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    SPORTS IN PAHANG
    435 15 Boxing, Hockey And Cricket (From Our Own Correspondent j Kuala Lipis, Feb. 4. WITH a view to fostering boxing in Pahang, it has been decided tc import six boxers—three from Singapore and three from Selangor 10 Ye exhibition bouts in Kuala Lipis. h« E? st£D has already
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    SOCCER
    58 15 The following have been invited to olav Association Football for S C C 2nd v. S.R.C. on Tuesday. Jan. 12 at S.R.C. Padang. J. Philip; J. R. Mac Donald and R V. Welch; J. E. Harvey. R. N. Elliot and R Davidson; R. Johnson R L Motr. R F
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    DAVIS CUP MEN OF TO-MORROW
    291 15 Promising Material Among Juniors THE storm which has raised round Fred Perry and the fact that he is defending the first of his three championships this week has to soma extent obscured the work of some of the Australian youngsters, in whom as he told
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    YOUNG PEOPLE'S CIRCLE
    224 15 Enjoyabi. Anniversary Picnic The Young People's Circle (Of the Geylang Methodist Episcopal Church) held 1 its anniversary picnic yesterday at Mr. Lee Thiam Sek's bungalow. Bth mile. Bedok. A large gathering attended the function, the success of which was mainly due to the excellent weather conditions and
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    SINGAPORE SWIMMING CLUB
    27 15 I I The. Band of the Wiltshire Regiment Will Play at the Club from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 10. i
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    RIFLE SHOOTING
    433 15 Oversea Full-Bore Postal Match THE attendance of teams from British Dominion;, and Possess tons at *he Bisley Imperial Mee.ing l as cf recen years been most encouraging. Since 192« tlu less |hon f>o teams from 20 different countries of the five continents have visited Bisley in July to
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    CLERICAL UNION
    134 15 Distribution Of Prizes To-Night Playing at home on Tuesday. Feb. 5, the Clerical Union defeated the Rova! Army Medical Corps, by 3 goals to nil at soccer. The following are requested to no c that prices won in the 1934 Clerical Umon Football League will be distributed at
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    Latest Boxing News Carnera Leaves For U.S.A.
    361 15 Rio dV Janeiro, Jan. 23. PRIMO CARNERA to-day was preparing to depart for the United Stages within a week, his South American, boxing campaign having ended last night with a six-round technical knockout victory Irving Klaussnex. More than 40,000 spectators watched th« former
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB
    112 15 Results Of Chinese New Year Competitions Twenty-four couples took cut cards for the Mixed Foursome competition on 1 Monday afternoon, and the following were the scores returned: Mrs. J. McNeish and G. Pritchet: 45—12-14-33 1 Miss A. Jones and G. R. Wise man 45—11 1 2 -33
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    SINGAPORE CHRISTIAN FUNERAL SOCIETY
    409 16 Annual Report For The Year 1934 THE following is the report of the Committee to the members of the Singapore Christian Funeral Society to be submi ted at the twenty-ninth annual general meeting to be held at the Clerical Union, 172-A, Rangoon Road en Sunday. Feb.
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    FRANCE ENVIES BRITAIN
    160 16 "The Land Where Nothing Happens" Paris. France is frankly envious of Grca Britain's peaceful record for 1334. Summing up the even s of the year Paris-Midi points out in a typical article that Britain alcne among European countries can be described as the land where nothing happens
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    KING'S JUBILEE
    127 16 Military Pageantry At Aldershot Tattoo <8v 4il !vl^ii' London, »U»ll8 silver lubiico 1 n> wi'il 0,.!:..l.. lnilillll'v .n. >l,« v^ur Willi tb«' dc,n _>t ll!l> 'lower ol :lnc! W.ndsor castle, leprescnln!» lln> .il.o ,ncz>en. bomes o! 'ln :,>>!. i!<I in l.'-., lb<- n.> v. n<.» > braced ll,cir
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    COSMIC RIDDLE
    127 16 Professor Stud'es Rays In Depths Of Lake Stuttgart. Data collected from the depths of Lake Constance may solve the riddle of cosmic rays. Professor Regner, the famous German scientist, and a group of his pupils are making daily investigations in a new laboratory at Friearichshafen with delicate instruments
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    CEYLON STATE COUNCIL
    222 16 General Elections In January THE Board of Ministers liave forwarded a proposal to the Governor to extend the life of the Ceylon StatCouncil by five months in order that any changes in the. present system of legistration of voters and any recommendations to be made shortly by
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    CHINESE TEA
    109 16 Two Experts To Be Sent Abroad Nanking. Jan. 20 In an attempt to improve the qual.ty of Chinese tea, the National Economic Couiv i i> planning: to send two experts to study the quality of tea in foreign countries. I was first planned 13 send five delegates abroad
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    TICKLED TO LIFE
    92 17 He Coughed Up A Billiard Ball Houston. Texas. Anson Jones, a negro, owes his life to being tickled. He was famed for his ability to put v billiard ball in his mouth. But he displayed his skill once too often. The ball got lodged at the top
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    MALAYA TIN STATISTICS
    89 17 of Tin. being final shipments on ocean-steamers at all Malayan month of January, 1935. tination Tons torn 175 oi America 4,731 Europe 616 Possessions 252 103 lands Indies 9 Countries 34 TOTAL 5,920 SUMMARY EXPORTS Monthly Cumulative Total 1935 1935 1934 5.920 5.920 3.0G1 6,680 11.867 15.661
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    MARKET LIST
    475 17 Details Of Current Prices Singapore, Feb. 1. MEAT Beef steak, kati 30 Beef, stew or curry, kati 25 Fillet steak, per lb. 45 Mutton, Australian, per lb. 30 Fork, lean, kati 40 Pork, lean and fat (Ist quality), kati 3) POULTRY Capons (locally reared», kati 50 Ducks, each
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    BEST WRITTEN FILM
    132 17 "It Happened One Night" Receives Most Votes Hollywood, California. "It Happened One Night," written by Robert Kiskin. has been voted che best of the 377 films submitted to a ballot of the Screen Writers' Guild on the output of 1034. Votes came in from London and Paris
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    ATTEMPT TO STIR UP DISSATISFACTION
    213 17 Conviction In Seditious Documents Case (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Wednesday. TWO Chinese, Foa Kah Sim and Sow Keng Poh, were tried separately before Mr. Justice Whitley in the Assize Court this morning on charges of being found in possession of seditious documents. In each
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    "HABITUAL GROUSER"
    90 17 l\vo i ears' Haul Labour For Complaining Municr». j For writing formal letters of complaint 1 *o tlip Ministry of Labour criticising acts of the Passau City Council, Otto Vincent, or Passau. has been «Sentenced ».o two years' imprisonment Vincent was found to Jo a "habitual grouser." sn,cc
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    DID NOT KNOW ENGLISH
    86 17 Town Councillor Who "Walked Out" Of Meeting Calcutta. Mr. Sattiraju. a Municipal Councillor at Cocanada. small town in Southern India, oid not understand what his feilow-memoers were talking about so he walked out at a meeting of the Council. When asked for the reason why he
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      281 17 Win less S EMPIRE PROGRAMME M>n£-And-Sketch Show nit wireless programme T The Bath Pumo Conductor, Edward from the Pump Room. I Ittle Show." A SongI sed on the famous Revue," from the Little Compered and Droll, irvey I Revue Coniehe original Pehssier Richmond, Nancy LoI roduced by Cecil Mad- Time
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      292 17 BERLIN, SHORT-WAVE STATION Wirsless Programme For To-Day THE wireless programme for to-day as H-STto 2Tto£w? ato Broadcasting 'Germ Pn En^ B r?™ A "»<>uneement J pm Military Music. 3.05 p.m. News in German. /•20 pan. News in English. d Wn DJB Programme is DJB DJN \o%f° Uo m Z wavelengths:
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    untitled DEATHS IN CHINA
    301 19 L Main Causes I.oVMENT.AOTI VK I Nanking. alK i thirty-seven 1( w 427 women, c hina clurmir purvey complex B V Ot the Interior. B' Y the women who ;4 were under 80 c most of the met: ayre. r that PeipinE and H: number of
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    HOPEI REFUGEES
    62 19 II tli.OOl! In Need Of rirvnt Relief Tientsin. Jan. 23. •HER! re 140.000 refugees from in extreme need southern Hopei. accord.t rep- r t received here by the propria! government. J;.? d. which was inundated by brer.k; i the dykes along the .:>■ last year, is still flooded,
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    BLACK FEVER EPIDEMIC
    152 19 I More lhan 100,000 Victims In China Chinkiang, Jan. *«>• i" is continuing to spread .10 Huailien and Susu dusIt is reported 100 090 persons are ci with the disease. rr) .;i ii corps, with doctors ana left here to-day to investigate •.'■a in that district and
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    LOST RACE MYSTERY
    227 19 Skeletons Of Clam-Eaters Found In Canada Vancouver, British Columbia. SKELETONS, revealing the existence ot a clam-eating "mystery" race, who inhabited the West Coast of Canada some 2,000 years ago, have been discovered at the delta of the River Frazer near here. The skeletons have "long heads" which
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    RESISTANCE TO SHOCK
    266 19 Essential Features For A Car s Contponcnt One of the essential features of a iiotor-car component must be its rosis:ance to shock. This is especially the ease in regard to items such as steering knuckles and axle beams, which bear the brunt of .he often violent shocks
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    JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS
    92 19 London Expects Record Number Of Visitors London, Jan, 21. is expected iiie suitab i e acThe problem ot providm s Ĕ commodation tor tnem f r tne forward to a record season this veai. iniprovThe tou«st trade generauy l«M in» Dunns the nrsr lu thi counmore foreign.visitors came
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    "FREAK" HUMOURIST
    57 19 Mark Twain Medal For Stephen Leacock Monti eal. t'Cf 1 by the Inlernaof Missouri (U-S.a.) centenary Ol s been described Stephen Lwcock the same. ttme-he;s^e<e^^ t^7Mon tfcal). and at the McGill Uniyec t a world lt y SSJry of Mar* Twam He published a suj«j. Dlckens m ta
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    ART IN THE LATE STONE AGE
    523 19 Discovery Of Sculptured Sheep Heads Gloucester TWO remarkable sculptured sheep heads —chipped with crude, blunt implements by sculptors who lived approximately in 2,000 B.C—have been found In the Cotswold Hills, Gloucestershire. Major A. C. Wade, M.C., F.S.A., Of Bentlcy, Hants., discovered them as wen
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    RED SEA
    43 19 Expedition To Discover Secrets i Alexandria. ♦vTo ppd Sea and professor at the Eg>p%e Mah£ ls tne ship which was lent by the Egyntian Government to the neriition of Sir Johd Murray, the who died ir,1914 and "by" the Egyptian Government.
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    BANDAGE SHORTAGE
    91 19 Acute Scarcity In Berlin Hospitals Berlin. Berlin hospitals are *ffl*!ggg& Qbnrtace of bandages. This is fo Germany's foreign currency situation. 5»? the scarcity is becoming acute. an SuPpUes of C hnt and bandageJ are being distributed in small quantities, which frequently on -rush" occasions. In at least on-
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    39 19 Mr. F. J. Abraham, of Vancouver, purchased a Morris Cowley in 1925, and has usedit in Canada over since over roads betimes good but «md inches deep in dust and gravel, me ?ai has covered well over 100.000 miles.
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    17 HOURS' WORK
    227 19 A Typkal I*y Jn Pres. Wash in 'i on. rwHF man who is responsible for the worked, Pi c<ianues to work 1? h Tre e n ,tpial day in the life of President Rg»«*-£nt 2 iVSm Has breakfast to. bed reads eJht consults ,1™" b of his
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    "SKELETON CORPS"
    91 19 Blackmailer Gets Three Years Shanghai, Jan. 24. SUN T» Te. a 22-year-old tf chimeieh, who has been trying to gating by writing thr« letter? to wealthy pengM.lor money under the name of ''Skeleton < gof himself a three-year the First Special District Court on Tues met his match
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    MOSQUITO DEATH-RAY
    166 19 Indian Demonstrates Novel Apparatus Bombay. MOSQUITOES, one of the worst pesta of India, have been killed in thenthousands by a new violet-ray apapparatus consists or a hollow tower with an ultra-violet ray tubjcm the top, an insect trap in the middie and a powerful fan at the base.
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    CHINESE INVENTIONS
    123 19 New Dry Battery And Ricksha Meter Foochow, Jan. 21. A Foochow resident, Wei Peng Fei, has just invented a new dry battery, the quality which is claimed to be equal to that manufactured in the United States A school has been opened here to train men to make
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    TOO FRIVOLOUS DRESSES
    81 19 Proposal That Turkish Typists j Wear Uniform Istanbul. AU Turkish girl typists must wear a standarised uniform if a new measure is adopted by the Angora Parliament. Tvplsts are accused of having dressed too frivously and their new uniform will be dark in colour and simple in
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    "SOUL UNHEEDED, GOD CROWDED OUT"
    437 19 Dr. Lang Deplores Speed Cult Canterbury, Kent. THE perils to the Mind of Men inherent j in many scientific 1 day were stressed by the AtcWJW op bfo n a B facts andtaccs sUe of them> will show "There is the incessant pressure o. which
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