Malaya Tribune, 14 March 1935

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    40 1 The Malaya Tribune Malaya's First National Newspaper: Guaranteed Largest Sales Vol XXIL- -No. eg SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1935 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune Singapore: Thursday. Mar. 14. 1935 The Malaya Tribune PAGES. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1935 five cES^
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      222 1 Ream 1 The j Dominant In T S~ m^m I AT! CI C° Xi iai ai i iMm n ""^B o r"^ogor"^onoc==aoßo3oPOL M^oao j RED FEATHER BUTTER j g l j s EVERY ONE LIKES GOOD BUTTER jj o o Jj Council Bros. Co., Ltd. |TIAKE~iWIIE HOME TEffiuTj j JUST
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      97 1 I I I s~— Bottled in three ££M P (,lfferenCe at a,] Q sizes:—nip, pint kSkm whether you buy WS and QUART. f^} GUINNESS DOG'S HEAD STOUT j j j all of exactly the same hi?h quality SIIWE, DARBY CO., LTD., X^^lW Singapore. Koala Lumpur, Seremban, Penang, Maar, Malaccs. Ipoh,
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    Shipping News & Notices. ADVANCEMENT OF NAVIGATION
    538 2 Shipping News Notices. ADVANCEMENT OF NAVIGATION Prizes For An Invention And An Essay THE conditions under which the Thomas Gray Memorial Trust prizes for the improvement and encouragement of navigation are Offered this year are now announced by the Royal Society of Arts. Two prizes of £100 each can be
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    FREIGHTER ASHORE
    243 2 Ovington Court On The Mud At Shanghai Thy S. S. Ovington Court, from the North Pacific Coast, with lumber stacked high on the decks ran into difficulty Sha«»ghni recently, while attempting to tie up at Buoys 38;39. When a steam p:pe failed to function, the ebbing tide forced
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    CRUISING FAMILY
    85 2 Won World Trip On The Empress Of Britain It is not only millionaires and captains of industry or members of noble houses that are able to travel on the Empress of Britain, for this time she is carrying one family who were given their passage for winning a
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    TWO RED STAR SHIPS
    193 2 German Firm Rebuilding Them Hamburg. THE plans which have been made for the former British Red Star liners Pennlard and Westemland by the Arnold Bernstein line, which has acquired them, were described to a Renter correspondent by an official of the company in an interview. The
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    GERMAN SHIPPING
    157 2 Reuter Wireless. A pooling agreement has been reacheu between the Hamburg-America and North German Lloyd Lines regulating relations for the next fifteen years Receipts from passenger and freight services with North America and AustraP°° led and likewise receipts > Se V ices with the Western Coast of Central
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      413 2 i EAMER SAILINGS IRITJSH INDIA I O. S. N. Co.'s SAILINGS. OUTWARDS. Due Tonnage. Singapore. 1935. DAN 6,500 Mar. 14 FU 15,000 Mar. 15 CHI 17,000 Mar. 29 DV. 6,070 Apr. 11 DEKA 16.000 Apr. 12 < PUR A 17,000 Apr. 26 ALI 6,610 May 8 PUI ANA 17.000 May
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      585 2 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From From From From Spore. Malacca. Port Penang. M S. STiam. BORINGIA 2-4 2-4 3-4 5-4 ERRIA 23-4 23-4 24-4 25-4 LALANDIA 14-5 14-5 15-5 17-6 JUTLANDIA 4-6 4-6 5-6 7-6 MEONIA 25-6 25-6 26-6 28-6 The above vessels
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      486 2 N.Y t K. LINE GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. (Incorporated in Japan.) To London via Naples, Marseilles. Next Sailings— 1936 s.s. HAKUSAN MARU Mar. 21 B.s. HARUNA MARU April 4 a*. KATORI MARU Apr. 19 s.s. KASHIMA MARU May 2 m.s. YASUKUNI MARU May 16 MINIMUM FARES TO
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      497 2 STEAMER SAILINGS NORDDEUTSCfrtm (Incorporated in The undfcnioted are the Company*? intended fixtures:— OUTWARDS. tdfc "TRIER," for Manila, H'kong S'hai, N. China ft Japan Mar. 2. HOMEWARDS. For Rotterdam, Hamburg Bremen. t "DESSAU," Mar. 17 t "ILMAR," also calls M'seilles and Havre Mar. 21 "COBLENZ," also calls Genoa, B'lona. C'blanca Adam
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    TO-DAY'S MARKET POSITION
    180 3 BETTER FEEDING LOCALLY >"ew York Reacts From Downward Movement \By Our Financial Correspondent) Sin> ;'}.oi*e, r l hur.-day, morning '«■*iavs Prices:— Rubber (Singapore), 201» cts., up l /> ct. Market Tone: Very steady. Tin (Singapore), $110, up $114. esterday's Prices:— London: 5 15 16d., up '/ydMarket Tone:
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
    70 3 DAILT PRICES CURRENT. Tor R.M.A. No. L X. Ribbed Smoked Shew Singapore, Thursday, noon. Buyers. Sellers. Spot (loose) 20 20 J .B (F. 08.) Current month 20 J 4 20% April June 21' s 21 v 4 JulyiSept*. 22\ 22V£ < tet. Dee. 23% 23% m
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    Financial News & Views. LATEST SINGAPORE SHARE QUOTATIONS
    1314 3 Financial News Views. LATEST SINGAPORE SHARE QUOTATIONS The following mining share quotation* are issued by Fraser Crater Tr nge s*, 6 Rubber *»<***°™ ««e ol eraser Co., and Lyall and EvtH* MINING Singapore, Thursday. 10 a.m. Issue. Value. Buyers. Sellers. 4 Ampat Tin 411% 417% JJ Asam Kumbang Tin 34|-
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    LONDON RUBBER MARKET
    277 3 Much Depends On AprilJune "Cur London. Fe'3. 2 r i. MESSRS. Lewis and Peat, Ltd.. in their m weekly report state:— PLANTATION.—There has been a very quiet' market during the week with little disposition to deal until some stimulating feature comes into evidence. Statistics are not showing
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    STOCK MARKETS
    40 3 Sterling on New York is 4.4 4, Paris 71?*. Stcck Markets are dull, but the undertone is good. British funds are firm with War Loan V > per cent a 4. 106»s. Gold is at 148s British Official Wireless.
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    IMPORTS DOWN EXPORTS UP
    147 3 British Overseas Trade Figures For February I London. March 13. Preliminary figures of overseas trade for February show a decrease of over in the value of impor:s and an increase of more than £4.000,000 in hat of exports as compared with the corresponding month last year.
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    U.S. INDUSTRIAL ACT
    59 3 No Authority To Regulate Inter-State Business Reuter. Newark, March 13. The Federal Judge, Mr. Justice Fake, ruled that the National Industrial Act is unconstitutional in respect of the authority to regulate inter-State business. The Acme Company of Jersey t\y has been granted an injunction restraining the Government
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    PINEAPPLE EXPORTS
    96 3 During the week ending March 8, 1935, exports of pineapples from Malayan ports amounted to 39,789 cases, of which 25,579 (64 per centj cases were to the United Kingdom, 690 2 per ?ent) cases to the Continent of Europe, 9,730 (24 per cent.) cases to Canada, and 3.790
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    34 3 Canada was the fourth largest supplier of imports into New Zealand during the first nine months of 1934. Shipments from Canada were valued at £1,083,216 compared with £697.303 in the same period of 1933.
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    CHARTERED BANK
    73 3 Dinectors'Recommendation As To Dividend THE manager of the Chartered Bank in Singapore has been advised by telegram that at the annual meeting of the bank the directors will recommend a final dividend at the rate of It per cent, per annum, subject to income tax The sum of
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    KAMASAN RUBBER
    205 3 Dividend Of 10 Per Cent. For Year (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday. PROFIT of $28,414 for last' year's working was reported at the annua] meeting yesterday of the Kamasan Rubber Company. To this, the chairman said, had to be added $8,008 biought forward for 1933, making
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    INDIAN TARIFFS
    67 3 Alterations To Duties On Wheat And Rice Reuter. New Delhi, March 13. Alterations in the duties on wheat and contained in the Tariff Bill introduced in the Legislative Assembly on behalf of the Government. It imposes an import l duty of 12 annas per maund on broken rice
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    N.I. RUBBER STATISTICS
    108 3 NETHERLANDS INDIES RUBBER STATISTICS. The following information has been received from the Chief of the Central Bureau of Statistics, Batavia. —Production on Estates converted to long tons of 2,240 lbs. dry weightTerritory Total January 1934 1935 77,429 5^609 Outer Provinces 104.695 8.278 Netherlands Indies 182,124 13,887 Notes:—l.
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    ANGLO-EGYPTIAN TRADE
    133 3 Economic Mission To Visit England British Official Wireless. London, March 13. IT is understood thai the Mission of Economic Enquiry which the Egyptian Government are despatching to the United Kingdom on .he invitation of the Bnt.sh GLvernmen vtill arrive in London on April 4. The Mission will be
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    AUSTRALIAN TRADE
    137 3 Provision Of Foodstuffs For Britain British Official Wireless. London, Mar. 13. It is understood tnat the Prime Minister of Australia, Mr. Lyons, has decided io expedite his journey to England to discuss meat and other trade questions with the British Ministers and will arrive in London on March
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    CHINA AND BRITAIN
    85 3 Request For Better Treatment Of Chinese Goods Nanking, March 13. At the suggestion of the Ministry of Industry, the Chinese Foreign Office has drawn up a note which wiii be presented to Sir Alexander Cadogan, the British Minis.er, requesting similar favourable treatment for Chinese imports into Great
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    YESTERDAY'S RUBBER AUCTION
    160 3 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1217 th auction yesterday: Catalogued 1,317,930 1b.=588.36 tons. Offered 1,180,811 lb-527.15 tons. Sold 991,765 lb-442.75 tons. London.—Spot 5.13 16d. New York.—Spot 11 716 cts. PRICES REALIZED FOBBED SMOKED SHEET: Cents per lb. Standard quality 19V 2 to 19%
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      231 3 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED, R CHAMBERS, RAFFLES PLACE. Capital Fully Paid Yen 100,000,000. Reserve Fund Yen 125.800,000. HE YD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA. BRANCHES at Alexandria, Bat-avia, I'airer., Fengtien, Hamburg, Han- Harbin. Honolulu, Hongkong. HsinKarachi, Kobe, London. Los Angeles, la, Moji. Nagasaki, Nagoya, New York, a, Paris, Pciping, Rangoon. Rio de
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      27 3 THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. FIRE, MARINE, MOTOR CAR, PERSONAL ACCIDENT AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE. HEAD OFFICE: 16D, Cecil St, Singapore. L. G. JOHNSON. General Manager.
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      80 3 Netferlandsche Handel-Maatscbappij, *JN. V. (NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY), Established in Amsterdam, 1824. HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. WITH BRANCHES IN ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUE, BATAVIA. Branches throughout the Dutch East Indies and in the Straits Settlements, India, China, Japan and Arabia. LONDON BANKERS: The National Provincial Bank, Limited. Correspondent* in the principal Cities
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      152 3 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements). THE CHINESE LTD. THE HO HONG BANK. LTD. AND THE OVERSEA-CHINESE BAJNIL LTO CAPITAL Authorised $40,000,000.00. Paid Up $10,000 000 00 HEAD OFFICE, CHINA BUILDING, i H ULIA STREET SINGAPORE. LOCAL BRANCH 458. NORTH BRIDGE ROAD BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chee Swee Cheng;,
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      617 4 M. HASSAN, 86 37, BRAS BASAH ROAD, SINGAPORE. We undertake all sorts of work in electrical, gas and water service lines. We give prompt attention to all crders either bio; or small. Why not consult us about your requirements Estimate submitted upon request without charge or obligation. 'PHONE 3411. j
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      826 4 Selangor frglrf Club SPRING 1935 RACE MEETING. SATURDAY 16TH SATURDAY 23RD, MARCH, 1935. STARTING AT 2.30RM. EACH DAY. ENTRIES CLOSE AT 4.00 P.M., ONWEDNESDAY, 6TII MARCH, 1935. UNLIMITED SWEEPS:— One each day, Tickets $1, for MEMBERS only,-pftajfnAMe from tfe TREASURERS, MESSRS. GIBSON, ANDERSON BUTLER CO.. MERCANTILE BANK BUILDINGS, and on
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      577 4 f NOTICE. TELUK ANSOK RUBBER ESTATE LIMITED. i NOTICE ii hereby given l-hat the TwentySixth Ordinary General Meeting of this Company will be held at the Registered Office. Hongkong Bank Chambers. Collyer Quay, Singapore, on Thursday, 11th April, 1935. a 12 o'clock neon at wh'ch the Direei tors will recommend
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      681 4 NOTICE. THE SINGrtPcKĔ OF COMMERCE RUBBER AJteOXTATION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that- the Rubber Market will be closed officially on Saturday, 16th March, 11)35, being a Public Hoi day. By Order of the Committee, GATTEY BATEffcAN, Secretaries. STATE OF JOHORE. In the Supreme Court of the Judge at Johore Bahru.
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      637 4 ORDINANCE NO. 44 (BANKRUPTCY). IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Summary Case. In Bankruptcy. No. 141 of 1934 He K. M. S. KARUPPAN CHETTIAR, of No. 93, Market Street, Singapore, but at present residing at No. 16. Poole Road, Singapore, Moneylender. Receiving Order made 21st
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      279 4 429, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD (Near Middle Road) THE RIGHT SHOP IN TOWN FOR ALL REPAIRS OF CLOCKS, WATCHES AND GRAMOPHONE Contractors for the Repair Clo-ki WaU-ltai to the British R.A.F. Ba--e, Mala; f I I l») i mi I j. i I SCHIFFNER'S 117-A, North Bridge Road 1 I (Meyer
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    CONQUESTS OF THE AIR
    696 5 Britain's Advance ALTITUDE AND RANGE RESEARCH BEFORE he has consolidated the air victory already won, man must adventure into more difficult and little-known regions, towards the confines of the atmosphere. The Air Ministry has authorised the building of two special research aeroplanes, cue for great altitude,
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    SURGERY IN BRONZE AGE
    497 5 Trephining With Flint Knives London. A FEAT of primitive surgery is disclosed by the discovery of a pre-historic skull which has been brought; to light off the Sussex coast. The skull, which dates from the Bronze Age, has undergone two "trephining" operations: that is, the drilling
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    MARITAL QUARRELS
    130 5 How Native Court Settles Disputes Johannesburg. Disputes between husband and wife in South Africa are settled by the Nafve Arbitration Court (The Lekgotla) in quaintly worded phrases. Here are a few specimens "This man must cease assaulting his wfe and not sleep out without cause." "He must support
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    CHINESE HAIR SELLS
    89 5 Wide Market In Foreign Markets Shanghai, Feb. 22. Long, black Chinese human hairbraids have found a wide market in foreign countries, and large shipments are beine sent abroad from time to time, according to information from the Bureau of Foreign Trade. Most of the hairbraids are sold
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    HIS DEATH BANQUET
    70 5 Belgrade. Filip Pashko, a handsome young Albanian peasant widower from near Bai, V two chickens, a dozen eggs, two oounds of cheese, two pounds of beetsteak and a pound of dried ham. He drank over a gallon of strong ret: wine and a quart of local brandy
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    AROUND MALAYA
    366 5 Personal Pars About Local People I T.-Col. G. M. P. Hornidge, 0.D.E., M.C., V.D. and Mrs. Hornidge, who leave for Home shortly, will be the guests ot honour at a dinner to be given by the Chinese miners of Perak at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce to-day. Mr.
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    BRICK AT A PLAY
    193 5 Hero's Acting Annoys The Author Prague. Ignac Kosaty, a farmer at Luzna. n 3oiicmia, wrote a play for th? lcca! amateurs, but they refused to perform t until he had promised that he would stage it at his own cost. He under took, in addition, that
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    MAN WITHOUT COUNTRY
    112 5 Forced To Live On Board A Ship Haila, Palestine. Herman Zevi Nibam, a Palestine Carpenter, is a man without a country. For the last few weeks he has been forced to live on board a ship, the s.s. Dacia, in Haifa harbour. Nibam, who has been a
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    A HIEROGLYPHIC DICTIONARY
    49 5 Alexardria. The Egyptian University has decided tn compile a hieroglyphic dictionary to iMiiu Egyptologists in their research wvi*. Two Egyptian railway officials, Iskandar Assad Effendi ad Xzouz Mohamed Ei Nimasi Effendi, who are ex-students of the School of Archaeology, have been appointed to undertake the work.
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    CHINA'S FINANCE TROUBLE
    380 5 Reply To Hongkong Bank Chairman rOMMENTING on the address delivered by Mr. C. G. S. Mackie, chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank.ng Corporation at the annual general meeting in Hongkong last week, the China Times says:— Mr. Mackie is of the opinion that the j American
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    44 5 Mr. W. F. N. Churchill. D.O.. Kuala Lipis and Cameron Highlands, in addit'on to his own duties, will officiate as Secretary to Re. ident, Pahang, until the arrival of Mr. H. C. Turner, who is ex- pected back from home In about a month.
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      5 5 I complexion; and massage; I
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      229 5 avoid costly repairs and ■fl renewals to your buildings, plant, etC Unequalled for covering power, Hubbuck's Paints give the best protection against rain, damp, smoke-laden atmosphere and the blistering sun of the tropics. 0r a mcta surfaces paint with I Metzink, the ideal preventive mm of rust and corrosion. HUBBUCKIS
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    JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW— TO-DAY'S SHIPPING
    162 6 JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW TO-DAY'S SHIPPING VESSELS ARRIVED Hai Lee, Norw, 2,166 tons, from Rangoon 14.3; for Hoikow 16.3. Glang Ann, Brit., 545 tons, from Sourabaya 13.3; for Sourabaya and Bandjermassin 15.3. Boyskes. Dut., 983 tons, from Padang 13.3; for Penang 14.3. Rahman, Brit., 73 tons, from Malacca
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    NOTICES TO MARINERS
    120 6 The Master Attendant of ttie Straits Settlements in a circular to the shipping community states that on Sunday. Mar. 17, in connection with the West Wharf Extension the position of certain cables between Pulo Brani and the shore in front of St. James Power Station has to
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    IMPERIAL AIRWAYS
    85 6 Longer Route Owing To Greek Revolution Messrs. Mansfield and Co.. Ltd., agento for Imperial Airways, are advised by telegram from London that, owing to the revolution in Greece and to the longer route entailed by the deviation, the arrivals of east and westbound service* it the terminal points,
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    HARBOUR BOARD
    131 6 >HIPS ALONGSTDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Singapore. Mar. 14. East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1) Rajula 20. Main Wharf (Entrance Ga<e 3) Chitral 18; Perak 16; Soudan 14; Talma 11; Toiissoum 8, Siantar 6. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3) City of Norwich 30; Karagoft 34; Silverteak 37;
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    135 6 Mails from Europe (London mails despatched on Feb. 21». by the Corfu will arrive by train to-morrow morning. Correspondence will be ready for delivery to boxholders at 9 a.m. and delivery by postmen will commence at the same time. The local Agents of the Netherlands Air Mail Service
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    MONEY MARKET
    216 6 PRODUCE Singapore, Mar. 14. R. (Siam) W. Coast N. 1 per Koyan $140 R. (Siam) W. Coast N. 2 per Koyan $137 R..(Siam) W. Coast N. 3 per Koyan $135 Rice, B. Siam N. 1 per Koyan $135 Rico, B. Siam N. 2 per Koyan $132 Rice, Siam,
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    STERLING EXCHANGE
    108 6 British Official Wireless. London. Marcn 13. Paris 711/ 2 New York 4 74 3 8 Montreal 4.81 2 Brussels 20.22. Geneva 14.55 1 2. Amsterdam 6.94 1 4 Milan 56 21 32. Berlin 11.72 V,. Madrid 34 17 32. Stockholm 19.39 »4. Copenhagen 22.39 V 2 Oslo 19.90V
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    AMUSEMENTS
    86 6 i ALHAMBRA. Charlie Chan In ivo.iJ don." I APOLLO.—"Sakunthala," Tamil talkie. I CAPITOL.—"The Dragon Murder Case." EMPlRE.—"Stambul Quest." 1 GREAT WORLD.—Cabarc Da Side-shews. Malay Operas. Chinese V. vangs. Cinemas. 1 alkies, etc. I MARLBOROUGH.—Hindustani alkie. I Beauty of Islam." I NEW WORLD.—Cabaret Dancing, Side-shows. Malay Operas. Chinese Wayangs, Cinemas.
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      240 6 FIGARO Ladies Hairdressers. PERMANENT WAVING By European Experts. «8. $10 and $15 only. RAFFLES HOTEL, (Room 120) at 93. Bras Basah Road. TELEPHONE 2868. *viiiviniiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiinir.m/iiTftitiiiiiirmiiiiiii!iiiiiitiiiiiiiiiuiiiaK J TRADE C LOTUS' MARK I FACE BEAUTIFIER, 1 (A British Empire Product). I Makes the FAIR-BEAUTIFUL- I j BE AUTY-an-ANGEL. I I Bewitchingly Perfumed
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      120 6 EYESIGHT Safeguard your eyes—they are you? j greatest possession. It is dangerous to neglect them, tree Sight-Testing and a wide range Of glasses and frames to choose from. NEW CHINA OPTICAL CO, Manufacturing Opticians, 96, High Street, S^gapore. "wnwwniiiiiiiiiiniitiianiniiiiiniiTßwniiiiiiiHiiiiiißiwiiiiiiiintnii» Do Your Shoes Give i You Complete Foot Comfort? When buying
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      74 6 DAILY WEATHER REPORT Malayan Meteorological Service Yesterday. Last Night Max. Bright Mm. Temp. Rainfall. Sunshine. Temp. Stations. Deg. F. Inches. Hours. Deg. F. Alor Star 92 Nil 10.4 71 Sitiawan 92 Nil 8.9 75 4-o -a Bharu 88 Nil 10.7 71 Bukit Jeram 91 Nil 8.9 74 Malacca 89 Nil
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      193 6 [POSTAL INttlllGEHtt SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY, 1 Burma (Karagoia) 3 p.m India, East and North (Karagoia) 3 p.m India, South and West (Rajula) 3 p.m Bengkalis, Fort de Koek, Padang, Pakan Baroe, Siak and Selat Pnndjang (Titiore) 4 p.m Blinjoe (Mijer) 4 p.m. Java, South-West Sumatra, SEast Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas
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      495 6 DIARY Of JUi DAYM J 1 WHAT'S ON? Public Functions And Sports Fixtures TO-DAY, MAR. 14 High Tides.—4.so a.m., 8.41 p.m. Football: S.A.F.A. League, Div. 11. S.CC v. S.C.F.A., S.C.C. ground; Div. in' S.R.C. v. Abattoirs, S.R.C. ground;' Commercial Cup, Straits Cattle v. Straits Times. S.H.B. ground Golf: Garrison Club,
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    WHEN IS NEXT MEETING?
    165 7 Man Locked In Racecourse Stand i A good story is being told of a wellknown clerk of a racecourse. The last day of the meeting was over, he had gone to bed, and was sound asleep when, in the early hours of the morning, his telephone
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    "VERSAILLES" EDUCATION
    67 7 1,000 German Children To See A Frontier Berlin. A thousand schoolchildren from Hamburg axe to be taken to Flensburg, or/ the frontier between Schleswig-Htd-:Vin and Denmark, in two HambiirgAmcrika steamers for the Whitsun Holidays. The object of this expedition is stated to be to "enable the children to
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    GAMING CHARGE
    72 7 Sixteen Men And Women Fined Singapore, Wednesday. Sixteen Chinese (six men ana 10 women) w?re charged before Mr. Noiman Grice. the Second Magistrate to-day with in a common gaming house in Lorong 41, Geylang. The accused were fined $3 each. A Chinese woman, named Chee Ah Moy, was
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    CHINWANGTAO FIRE
    80 7 Tientsin, Feb. 25. According, to reports received here today, a big fire broke out In one of the main streets a f Chlnwangtao on the night of Feb. 4& and destroyed more than 40 houses and residences. A panic was created by fire in a thearte in the
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    TRAIN BOILER EXPLODES
    49 7 Hankow. Feb. 23. The mechanic apd driVfer of the train oh the Hunan-rhipeh railway were severely injured yesterday when the engine boiler exploded near Hofchengchiao on the Hupeh border. \JI the passengers are reported to he safe. The train was delayed more than len hours.—Shun Pao.
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    TURKEY'S NEW CAPITAL
    485 7 Success Of Vienna ArcTrftect IT is announced that H?rr Uiemeiu Holz--1 meister, Professor at the Vienna A-t Academy, has been invited oy a Maharajah in India to buiTd palace fr r him. Professor Hoi imeiPter is a r. m.-.rkabl? person... Many ths modern bu ldingj in Vienna.
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    EAST MEETS EAST
    164 7 Scientists Of The Orient In Congress Manila, Philippines. CCIENTISTS and famous explorers from all parts of the Far East are gathered here, including representatives from Japan, China, Slam, French IndoChina, the Dutch East Indies, the Federated Malay States and British Borneo. I They have come at the
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    WANTED TO DROWN
    143 7 Would-Be Suicide Abused His Rescuer Cannes. Furious at being rescued from committing suicide in the sea a young man started violently to abuse his rescuer once he was safely on land. Large crowds promenading on the sea front known as the Croisetcz had watched a thrilling rescue
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    INVENTED KNITTING MACHINE
    59 7 Toronto, Ontario. An Englishman who invented the first automatic knitting machine in Canada has died here at the age of 88. His name was Mr. Robert King, a civil engineer. He was born at Stowmarket, Suffolk, and educated at the Royal Grammar School* Colchester (Essex). i Mr.
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    BANDIT TO REFORM
    184 7 Desire To Join Police Force Bucharest. TOROIU, Rumania's public enemy number V one with a large price on his head wants to become a policeman. He iK confident that he would make an efficient member of Vhe "Force." In an appealing letter to his lawyer whom he
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    CHINESE REFUSED ENTRY
    79 7 Because They Did Not Carry Bedding Pciping, Feb. 22. Two hundred and 30 Chinese labourers were refused entry into Daircn by tinJapanese authorities when they arrived there on Feb. 13, according to reports received here to-day. The reason given for the refusal is that the workmen did
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    MR. JAMES TRESIDDER
    74 7 Death Of The First Man To Telephone Orillia, Ontario. Believed to have been the first man in th2 world who spoke over a telephone. Mr. James Tresidder has di?d here. He. was employed by Mr. Alexander Graham Bell when the Canadian inventor was conducting his experiments. Mr.
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    MISSIONARY REGAINS FREEDOM
    370 7 Forced To March For 8 Days By Bandits London. Feb. 25. RAPTURED by Chinese bandits; v Forced to march for eight days; Abandoned when she collapsed from exhaustion; Returned to freedom through the-devotion of a native cock; These were among th? thrilling adventures experienced by Miss Grace
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    MASS MARRIAGE
    78 7 Shanghai, Feb. 26. Up to yesterday more than 300 men and women had sent in their applications for •he Mass Marriage which will take place on April 3 in the auditorium of the Munic'pality of Greater Shanghai at- the CiviCentre under the auspices of the bureau of social
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      672 7 Wireless TO-DAY'S EMPIRE PROGRAMME Organ Recital By Dennis Chapman nno-DAY'S Empire wireless programme 1 is as follows:— 6.20 p.m.—Big Ben. The Bath Pump Room Orchestra. Conductor. Edward Dunn. Reiayed from the Pump Room Bath. 7.05 p.m.—The National Hunt Steeplechase. A running commentary by R C Lyle. Relayed from Cheltenham Racecourse.
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      252 7 BERLIN, SHORT-WAVE I STATION I Wireless Programme For To-Bay i I THE wireless programme for to-day as announced by the German Sho'rtwave Station, Benin, Broadcasting House, is as follows: 4.C5 p.m. DJB, DJN Announcement 'Ge»m., Engl.). German Folk Seng. Programme Forecas; (Germ., mgLY. 4.20 p.m. Hugo Well Song Recital by
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      332 8 9 It: is not unlikely that "JEW SUSS" will "....film of outstanding merit .if they ff I W£s*. establish a record run for films in Singa- want real entertainment, Singapore picture- I ta MiruT. cm air x pore. Il certainly deserves that honour." goers should see this picture." I 10-Nldril:
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    BRITAIN'S DISTRESSED AREAS
    131 9 Settling Unemployed On The Land British Official Wireless. London, March 13. Pr was announced by the Secretary of Stare for Scotland in the House of Commons that the Commissioner for Special Areas in Scotland had been already authorised to spend approximately £106.000 on schemes of work in
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    DR. SUN'S MEMORY
    57 9 Service At The Chinese Legation Reuter. London, Mar. 12. On the occasion of the anniversary of Dr. Sun Vat Sen's aerth, a Memorial Service was held in the Chinese Legation room in which Dr. Sun Vat Sen was kept a prisoner in 1896 anc which is now
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    MR. HORE-BELISHA'S LATEST
    243 9 Plainclothes Cars To Trap Motorists i Reuter. London. Mar. 13. PLAINCLOTHES policemen and policewomen in "plainclothes" cars are to he used in London to trap motorists exceeding thirty m n h. in built ao areas, beginning on Mar. 18. Saloons, tourers and commercial cars will be u..ed
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES DEATHS.
    188 10 Mrs. Chew Koh Yar:g (alias Madam Oon Peng Kee), aged 70. passed away at her residence, 257, Tenibcling Roa(i. She leaves behind one son. Chew Chei;g Kew, hvo daughters, three so.is-in-law, (Jng 1 iang lye. Tan Yeow Choo, Tan An Lye, one daughter-in-law, Seah Soo Kim, one
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    WE MUST ADVERTISE
    705 10 A BROCHURE which has reached this office from India is a reminder of how much remains to be done in the way of advertising Malaya if the Governor's sugges tions as to attracting visitors are to be carried out. Issued by the Nilgiri Trades Association, it presents
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    MAJOR-GENERAL LEWIN
    59 10 Going Home On Leave By The Chitral Singapore. Thursday. Major-General Ĕ O. Lewin, C.H.. O M.G.. D.5.0., the General Officer Commanding. Malaya, will sail for home by the Chitral, leaving to-morrow. The General, who arrived out in February last year, is going on short leave and expects to
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    LIEUT. E. J. DRUMM
    100 10 R.E. Officer's Death In Singapore Singapore, Thursday. We regret to record the death of Lieut. (Quartermaster) E. J. Drumm, M.B.E.. R.E.. which occurred in the General Hospital yesterday evening. Lieut. Drumm, who was 51 years of age, had been attached to the Malayan Command since October,
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    20 10 Mr. W. Lowther Kemp, who has been on a short visit to Malaya, is sailing for home on the Chitral.
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    20 10 A dance will be held at the Victoria Memorial Hall on Saturday in aid of the Singapore Jewish Women's League.
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    23 10 Mr. C. J. Chancellor, general manager for Reuters in Shanghai, Ls at present in Singapore, and will proceed home on leave next week.
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    23 10 Major C. R. W. Lamplaugh. D.SC. Royal Marines, will become Staff. Officer (Intelligence), Singapore on Apr 5 relieving Lieut.-Comdr. C.C.M. Usher, R N
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    Notes and Comments In Shanghai To-Day
    209 10 IUE have become, so accustomed In Malaya tc regard the depression as a tiling of the past that it Is rather ft shock tc hear from residents of Shanghai that bus ness there is going through a very bad time. The. exchange position is
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    Monte Carlo Of The Equator
    207 10 JJAJOR R K. Strassman, formerly manager cf the Chicago Tribune and managing executive nf the American Weekly, is on a visit to Singapore, and has contributed an article to a contemporary. It contains a reference to Johore. Bahru which is difficult to understand. 'To reach
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    Hartley's M.P. On India
    257 10 H. K. Hales, the Conservative M.P., for the Hanley Division cf Stoke-on-Trent, and, incidentally the original cf Arnold Bennett's The. Card 1 is, or was the other day, n Penary where he gave a lengthy interview to •he Press on the subject of India. Mr. Hales
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    The Base
    272 10 REFERENCE is made in an up count r: paper tc new? from Singapore an nouncing future addit'ons to the gar:: son and adding that "no information is ava iable regarding the acquisition of seven hundred acres of iand in Johore overlooking the Naval Base." The wr-ter observes that
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    Topics Of The Day
    252 10 By "Looker-On" i WITCHCRAFT is be ng practised every night, at Changi," a correspondent, who wants to know what can be done about it. AAA He had better inform the Police Tlie.y are quite ready to deal with a Lttle thing like witchcraft. A A A
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    Need For Speed In Civil And Military Aviation
    429 11 NEW DESIGNS PLANNED AIR EXPERT IN SINGAPORE I Mr. F. Sigrist Defence Measures Not Sufficient "T»JIE England-Melbourne Air Race last year did much useful work because it definitely impressed us with the need for speed both from a civil and military point
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    AIR MAIL POLICY
    83 11 29,000,000 Passenger Miles Flown Last Year London, Mar. 13. The Under-Secretary for Air, Sir Philip Sassoon, said that while he was at present li able to make a statement regarding l he recent conferences in Australia on T he Government's air mail policy, a telegram received about
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    SIAM'S BOY KING
    131 11 Mother Upset By Prying Callers Reuter. Lausanne, Mar. 13. THE hitherto placid life of the Queen Mother and the new Boy King of Siam has been considerably upest through the latter's accession to the Throne and the mother has now fled to the mountains to get away
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    CHINESE EGG IMPORTS
    121 11 Standard Wholesomeness Assured Reuter. London, March 13. Chinese egg importers, interviewed by Reuter. point out that China is the source of nearly all liquid frozen ct-.s imported into Great Britain. Last year ot the imports of 818,324 cwt.. China sent 800.765 cw. and this represents approximately £297.000
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    DAILY AIR SERVICE
    118 11 London To Edinburgh In 2% Hours London, Mar. 13. A daily air service between London and Edinburgh, via Leeds and Now-castle-on-Tyne, will be operated from the beginning of next month by the North Eastern Airways. The Companjy proposes to use air speed "Envoy" bi-motor aeroplanes and, in
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    PRINCE TO BROADCAST
    75 11 Appeal For Jubilee Thanks Offering Fund London, Mar. 13. The B. B. C. announce that the Prince cf Wales will broadcast an appeal for the King's Silver Jubilee Thanks Offering Fund at 8.45 p.m. on May 5. It will be recalled that the Fund waa recently inaugurated
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    MOTOR VEHICLES
    56 11 Increase In Number Of Registrations London, Mar. 13. The registration of new motor vehicles in the United Kingdom during the month of January totalled 371.160. an' increase of 6.523 On the corresponding figure for 1934. All classes of vehicles share in the increase, which h heaviest in regard
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    GERMANY'S AIR FORCE PLANS
    190 11 f French Protest AN INFRACTION OF THE TREATY Reuter. Paris, Mar. 14. QERMANY'S official admission to the possession of an Air Force is unlikely to be accepted in silence here. It is pointed out that the admission is an infraction of the Treaty of Versailles and
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    UNEMPLOYMENT
    84 11 Mr. Lloyd George's Scheme Nearly Complete LsfSjOn, Mar. 13. A Memorandum containing a scheme fov tackling the unemployment question 10 Britain, which Mr. Lloyd George has been invited to submit to the Cabinet is Uecrty complete and is expected to be m the hands of the Ministers at the
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    FORMER TIMES EDITOR
    57 11 Reuter. Death Of Mr. George Earle Buckle London. Mar. 13. The death is announced of Mr George Earle Buckle, the well known journalist and author at the age of 81.' He was oditor of The Times from 1884 to 1912. His publications included "The Life of Disraeli"
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    SALE OF C.E.R.
    50 11 Soviet Government Ignores China's Protest Dr. W. W. Yen, the Chinese Ambassador to Russia, has cabled to Nanking stating that the Soviet has ignored China's protest against her sale of the Chinese Eastern Railway to Japan. Sir Alexander Cadogan, the British Minister, arrived in Nanking last night.
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    ON OTHER PAGES
    41 11 FINANCIAL NEWS, 3. CONQUESTS OF THE AIR, 5 CLUB DIARY, 6. WIRELESS PROGRAMMES, 7. SPORTS NEWS, 14 and 15 AUSTRALIAN NEWS, 16. MALAYAN PLANTING TOPICS 17 SAWMILL OWNERS' PETITION TO THE GOVERNOR, 18. LAV/MAKERS OF THE EMPIRE, 19.
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    EX-M.P. ARRESTED IN CHICAGO
    280 11 Deportation Mandatory SEQUEL TO RECENT PUBLICATION Reuter. Chicago, Mar. 13. immigration officers here arrested Mr. John Strachev, former Labour M.P. for Aston' (Birmingham), after he had addressed a meeting in a Jewish Temple in GJencoe Grounds ami declared himself a Communist, which in their view, rendered
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    RUN ON BANK IN SIAM
    62 11 Finance Minister's Assurance (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Mar. 13. rpHE run on the Siam Commercial Bank, Limited led to urgent questions addressed to the Minister of Finance in the Assembly. The Minister assured the members that the Bank's standing was not affected and that
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    FUTURE OF THE GOLD BLOC
    191 11 Currency Misgivings In France I Reuter. Paris, Mar. 13. MARKET circles are viewing the future lfI of the gold bloc w-th misgiving. A strong, but short, interest has developed against the Belga, but it is felt that this currency will only fall if and when
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    ACTRESS'S SUICIDE
    83 11 Shanghai Press Blames Husband .Shanghai, Mar. 12. The press in Shanghai put the blame for the suicide of Miss Yuen Ling Yuk, the screen actress, on her husband, Mr. Tang Cni Shan, whom they say is "uhlorg^veable. The funeral will be held to-morrow Mr. Tar.g has d nied
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    THE GRAN CHACO DISPUTE
    181 11 League Failure CHINESE DELEGATE'S CRITICISM Planting Topics by "Pertinax" appears on page 17. Reuter. Geneva, Mar. 13. JJR. Victor Hoo, on behalf of China. speaking at the Chaco Committee, said it would be easy for him to resort to bister irony and say that the League,
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    Salary Advances Up To $20,000
    2248 12 Further Evidence In Bank Trial The Chit System: Defence Counsel's Questions Singapore, Wednesday. FURTHER evidence for the prosecution was recorded by Mr. Justice Burton at the Singapore Assize Court this morning, in the case in which Tan Boon Kiah, until recently assistant manager and a
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    GIRL'S RASH ACT
    237 12 VerdtetOf Suicide By Drowning Singapore. Wednesday. A VERDICT ofwdeath by asphyxia ftom drowning committed with the imontion of own life was returned by Mr W. G. Porter, the Singapore Coroner, this.morning when the inquest into of 20* year-old Chinese girl, named Ong Say Keow, was taken up.
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    THE MUSICAL SOCIETY
    61 12 Members of the Singapore Musical Society male voi c chorus who arc helping the orchestra m the Brahms Aho Rhapsodic are asked to note that &ere "'ill be a short rehear* al with orchestra at 5.15 p.m. on Monday. There will be no further rehearsals or TV.
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    THE RODA
    43 12 The February issue of The Roda. ths magazine of the Rotary Clnb> of Malaya and -Siam, is an excellently produced magazine, containing a number of articles of genet al interest. Many of the addresses delivered r.t the various Clubs are reproduced.
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    26 12 T B Rogers and Co.. Ltd.. forward the March issue of the Director:/ of Officers in Malaya, a very useful publication sold at only 20 cents.
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    IPOH ROTARY CLUB
    196 12 International President Entertained 1 I (From Our Own Reporter) Ipoh, Wednesday. JttOTARIAN R. E. Lee Hill, Preslrent X ,of ,tne Rotary I&tefnationah was entertained to n luncheon at the Grand Hotel by the Ipoh Rotary Club this afternoon. There was a full attendance. <Mr. George Henhings, President
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    ALLEGED ASSAULT
    484 12 Sequel To Obstruction On Five-Foot-Way Singapore, Wednesday. A CHARGE of voluntarily causing hurt to a puSlic servant was made against a Mohammedan. named Mahained Me ran. when he appeared oeiore Mr J. M. Brander, the Third Magistrate, this afternoon. The accused is alleged tc have asaulted a policeman
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    CENTRAL PERAK PLANTERS
    81 12 (From Our Own Reporter) Ipoh, Mar. 13. The Central Perak Planting Association annual meeting was held this morning in the Association offices, Ipoh. The minutes were confirmed and the statement of accounts and balance sheet received and the committee's report for the year adopted. The following office
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    HUANGHO FLOODS
    30 12 Ketugees Now Number 150,000 Shanghai, Mar. 13. The Huangho floods at have been aggravated. As many as 441 villages have been flooded. The refugees number 150 000. 6
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    READ INSPECTORS HAND
    618 12 Palmist Convicted AMUSING CASE IN K.L. COURT (From Our Oan Rrporleri Kuala Lumpur, Thursday rvESCRIBED as the only "worldknown fortune teller," a young Chinese, Ho Thit Yit, was yesterday convicted on a charge of professing to tell fortunes by palmistry and was sentenced to pay a fine
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    LOAN TO CHINA
    33 12 Mr. Nelsor. Johnson, the American Minister is likely to visit Nanking short ly. TWs is said to indicate that AngloAmerican efforts to give a loan to China have been intensified.
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    Pulau Kamiri Mine Closed Down SCARCITY OF TIN QUOTA
    500 13 Annual Report STOPPAGE OF WORK ADVISED (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday. 'AWING to the abnormally high price and scarcity of tin quota the mine closed down on the 2nd instant." This is a passage in the ori of Mr.
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    OPENCAST MINING
    994 13 Consulting Engineer And Tunnel Difficulties The report of tne Consulting Engineer Mr. E. J. Vallentine on the Company's property is as follows: PUMPING STATION: The erection of the plant was completed early m September. The highspeed Diesel engine is somewhat overloaded, ana tn consumption of lubricating oil is
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    ISSUE OF RUBBER COUPONS
    78 13 Chettiar Charged Under Control Law (From Our Own Reporter) Ipoh, Wednesday. VM. A. S. Annamalai Chettiar. of Ipoh, who was' arrested on a warrant issued by the District Officer of Lumut, was produced in the Ipoh First Magistrate's Court this morning, when he was released on.bail
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    V.C. HERO ON TOURIST VESSEL
    409 13 Arrival Of Arandora Star In Singapore Singapore, Thursday. THE Blue Star cruising vessel, the 1 Arandora Star, put into port early this morning with about 320 passenger... who are enjoying the sunshine of the topics while England is still in the grip cFwinter. And they
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    THE NEW WORLD
    105 13 Vaudeville Items For Saturday Night Both the tea and night dances were Well attended last "Saturday and tbt vaudeville numbers were much appreciated. The Hot Cha Cha" item by liiai Anita and Henry; the Vaudeville Director, received much applause, while the "Hot Jazz" by Misses Molly, Helen,
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    FALSE DECLARATION
    269 13 Small Son's Name Put On A Land Transfer Klang Tuesday. Lee Sian Hoe, a Hokkien living in Klang, was charged before Mr. G. k. Turrer, Klang Magistrate, this morninj* with knowingly making a false declara tion before the Collector of Land Rev enue, Klang, on June 22, 1935.
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    Cricket Club Beaten In First Division Game
    1091 14 Malays Win By Three Coals To Nil Game Marred By Heavy Rain Jn Second Half WHAT would otherwise have been an exciting game of soccer was manvd by a torrential downpour ot rain in tue*second half that changed the game between tin- S.C.C.
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    SELANGOR TENNIS
    222 14 i Sinclair And Hovil In Goli Club Semi-Finals BY beating F. B. Gough and W. A. D. V/.vnch on Tuesday, H. J. Sinclair and G. O. Hovil enter the men's seminnals of the open doubles cf the Selangor Golf Club tennis Anothe: pa r who made their entry
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    HOME FOOTBALL
    42 14 Reuter. London, March 13 The following matches in the Hlngiibii and Scottish Football Leagues were played to-day: THIRD DIVISION I SOUTHERN» Bristol City a; Clapton O. 0. Torquay 1; Mali wall 1. SCOTTISH LEAGUE Albion R. 2; St. Johnstone 41—Renter.
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB
    962 14 Activities During Past Year THE fcllowing is the report of the comP mit cc cf the Singapore Golf Cub for the year ended Dec. 31, 1934. which Is to be pre.semed at the annual general meeting to be held in the Club House on IVednesday. Mar. 20.
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    SCOTTISH CUP
    41 14 Semi-Finals On March 30 Reuter. London, Mar. 13. following is the draw for the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup to be played on Mar. 30: Rangers v. Hearts (at Hampden Park). Aberdeen v. Hamilton A. (no ground fixed yet).—Reuter.
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    MATCH CANCELLED
    25 14 Owing to the Terminal meeting of ihe Singapore Teachers' Association on Saturday, the Cricket Match against NCC on N.C C. ground is cancelled.
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    S.C.C. SPRING TENNIS TOURNAMENT
    938 14 Full List Of Entries And Draw I ARGE entries have been received I all evEhts in the SX.C. Spring LaU Tennis Tournament which will eornme, on the S.C.C. courts on Mor.a The tournament will comprise fr,ev:nts—the Godown Doubles HandW the Veterans' Doubles Handicap Chim pionship Singles
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    Seven Days Racing During May
    231 15 S.T.C. Summer Programme Governor's Cup Skye Meetings flicial nrogrammes of the Singa:t Turf Club's Summer (Govertup» lb35 Professional Meeting Summer Skye Meeting, to be dming May, were issued yesterday, r.icrr will be seven days' racing in W .o'jether. five days for the GoverCup Meet and
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    SELANGOR CLUB WIN
    474 15 Chartered Bank Beaten At Soccer (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Thursday. THERE was little real football seen on the Padang yesterday evening when) JJ* Selangor Club met and defeated the Chartered Bank by two goals to nil. x. T Club once a ßain fielded a reshuffled
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    IPOH SOCCER
    137 15 Kinta Casuals Beat The Chinese (From Gur Own Reporter) Ipoh, Wednesday. THE Kinta Casuals defeated the P.C.RC. rn -1 F'irs'- Division football match or the P.C.R C. ground this evening by the odd goal in fiv®. Th-> game was not verv interesting at beer nrflng but livened up
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    "BABE" RUTH TIRED OF BASEBALL
    462 15 Wants To Win Golf Crown TEORGE Herman Ruth, or Babe" Ruth, J king of the baseball smitcrs in the United States, is in England, writes W.F. Sanderson in the Daily Mail. He arrived with his wife and daughter by air from Paris, and he is
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    SWIMMING
    216 15 Popularity Increases In England ENGLAND is becoming a nation of swimm'rs. Tin- numoei of people who ore taking up the is increasing every year, accordin s to the Amate>. v Swimming Association. "The increased inte"?si and participation cf the public in .rvimming." states the ieport of the Assjciaion. has
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    55 15 The following will represent the V.M.C.A. against C.U. on C.U ground at Rangoon Road on Friday, Mar. 15 at 5.10 p.m. J. Bleha, J. Baker, W. Mitchell, Tan Huck Wan. F. Pullen. N. Lim, G. Day, Ang Whatt Kirn, V. N. Pillay, A. Zazula, L. Reshty. Reserves:--W. B.
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    NIGHT SWIMMING
    34 15 Members of the Chinese Swimming Club are notified that two of the lights at the pagar will be turned on to-night and to-morrow night from 8 o clock onwards for night swimming.
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    S.T.C. YEARLINGS' SCHEME
    261 15 Result Of Draw For Geldings THE draw for the newly arrived Geld- tags unde: the Singapore Turf Club's Yearling s Scheme took place at the Thomson Read stables yesterday. Lady Thomas and Miss Bridget lipomas were among those present. The following is the resuit of the draw:
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    GOLF AT KEPPEL
    44 15 Mrs G. R. Wiseman Wins Championship The play off of the between Mrs. G. R. Wiseman and Miss S. Lucas in the women's championship at the Keppel Golf Club resulted in a win for Mrs. Wiseman with a score of 91.
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    AUSTRALIAN TOUR IN INDIA
    150 15 "Why Should They Refuse?" Adelaide, Mar. 2. PRANK Tarrant proposes to appeal to the Australian Cricket Board of Control to re-consider their decision in connection with the crieJcet tour in India. Interviewed by Reuter, Tarrant indignantly questioned the Board's decision. "Why should they refuse," he asked,
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    A.A.A. STANDARDS
    78 15 Aspirants for A.A.A. standard medals will need to find a yard or two in the future. New official standards were announced recently, as follows: 440 yards, reduced from 51 2 5 to 51 1 5 sees.; mile, 4 mins. 28 sees, to 4 mm. 26 sees.; 2 miles
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    ARSENAL PASS OUT
    525 15 Sheffield's Win SOME INTERESTING CUP GAMES London, Mar. 2. A RSKNAL passed out of r Cup to-day beaten but not disgraced, leaving- Lancashire with two representatives, Yorkshire with one and the Midlands with the other. At Sheffield there was a crowd of 66,945 who paid £5,341 to
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    158 16 DEATH OF BRAVE SCOUT After Long Suffering MORE THAN HUNDRED OPERATIONS Hobart, Feb. 27 gRUCE Wilson Kendall (11) oi Newton, after having been in the Hobart Public Hospital. Tasma nia, for nearly two years, during which he underwent more than 100 operations, has died. The
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    DUEL RECALLED
    273 16 To Win The Belle Of The Tribe Grafton, N.S.W., Mar. I. Memories of a fierce duel with another aborigine, with tomahawks and choppers to Win the belle cf the tribe, are recalled by the death in Grafton Hospital of Fieu Brfggs, who as a tracker in the police
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    AUSTRALIA'S REVENUE
    123 16 Canberra, Mar. 1. Customs and exercise revenue for the first eight months of the current finan cial year totalled 125,385,942 an increase of £2,379,542 on the amount foi the corresponding period of the- previous year The revenue for February was £2,933 212 an increase of £125.841, compared with
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    37 16 Sydney, Feb. 28. George Cook, son of the mail-launch proprietor at Spencei. went fishing the other day in the Hdwkesbury River with 22 prawns. He returned with 21 fishes-20 iewfishes and one flat head
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    BUTTER EXPORTS INCREASE
    175 16 At An Unprecedented Rate Canbejra. Feb. 26. DECORDS complied by the Common. wealth Government show that the export of Australian butter to Great Brita'n is increasing at an unprecedented rate. For the period from July 1 to date. 75.685 tons of butter were exported to Britain—an increase
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    TRIBUTE TO GANGER
    201 16 Em ployees Subscribe To Memorial Sydney, N.S.W., Mar. 2. Relief workers at Hopetown Park, Rockdale, near Sydney, have paid an unusual tribute to a "boss" whom they respected and liked. The memory of William Crossley, a Rockdale Council ganger, will be perpetuated at the park where he
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    PLENTY OF WINE
    120 16 How To Live To A#<? Of 95 Melbourne, Mar. 2. "If you want to live to 95. drink plenty cf wine, it is a better tonic than anything the chemists have." ixrTi is the Prescription of Henrick Wilhelm Winter, who at 94, is hale and hearty, reads
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    90 YEARS A BACHELOR
    110 16 »< tt Yass, Mar. 2 Mr. Harry Hillier, of the "Gan" Sirrn^L b v leved t0 be ,he oldest resident o? is»r lfu ls l n U has J ust completed 90 years of bachelordom ho I chScileS CVer Eet "Old Harry Hillier, as he is
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    NOVEL DANCE HALT
    70 16 Alice Springs (Australia), Mar 2 At Tennant's Creek there is probably the most novel dance hall in Australia The sky is the ceiling and the floor la made of white anthills crushed watered and rolled, hundreds of anthills being level t0 raiSC the fl or aboVe S
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    EAGER TO VOTE
    44 16 Melbourne, Mar. 2. A woman, who rushed into the Hawho.rn Town Hall, to -ecord her vote in the Legislative Assembly elections, just noli/hJn 6 P°°> c i««d. slipped onthe ooiished floor and broke her leg She was taken home withotit having
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    SHE CHEATS DEATH
    218 16 First Neck And Then Back Broken Brisbane, Mar. 2. COME pecple can't be killed. At 73. Mrs. Clara McCrae. a native of London, who came to Australia about 20 years ago has just been aischarg-d fit and well from the Brisbane General Hospital after fcur months' treatment
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    AFTER 22 YEARS
    168 16 Brothers Meet On Board The Franconia Sydney, Mar. 2. Just over 22 years ago the brothers Thomas and John Anderson shook hands IB Leeds and parted. On the deck of the Cunard liner. Franconia. which passed through Sydney recently on a world cruise, the brothers :hook hands
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    A PIONEER S DEATH
    74 16 Descendants Number Nearly 300 Melbourne, Mar. 2. Mrs. Betsy Pearce. 91. one of Gippsland's oldest residents, who died recentlv was the mother of 18 children, and at her death her descendants numbered nearly 300. There were f>4 grandchildren. 198 grea 1 grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren. When
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    MELBOURNE ITEMS
    147 16 Melbourne, Mar. 1 As part of its anti-no se campaign the V-ctcrian Railways Department is to embark on an extensive policy of welding rails together at their ends. The result will be that Victor"as trams will run more quietly and smoother than ever before. Melbourne. Mar. 2. Mr.
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    WAR HERO'S LOVE FIGHT
    154 16 Claims For Inheritance For 22 Years Sydney, Mar 4 A RTHUR BLACKWELL, a veteran the bjer and Grea Wan the steamer Niagara recently don tc claim an inheritance t £53,000. 01 ov In ldlo B:ack\veli's father r Blackwell, died in Bristol He had been a prosperous
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    AUSTRALIAN BATTALION
    334 16 Permission Given To Wear Kilts I Sydney, Feb. 28. An appeal was made recently in Sydney for funds to inaugurate and n iv tain an Australian Scottish battalion.' It is proposed to Convert the 3Gth into the Scottish Battalion Captain Patrick, who is hon bee c> the movement,
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    103 NOT OUT
    103 16 Penh. ilar. 2. John Hewitt, of Upper Swan, who has been a grape-grower there for 80 years, has reached his 103 birthday. Until a few years ago he was an active worker in his vineyard. Last year he cultivated, unaided, a potato paten about a quarter of
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    A FREAK PUP
    85 16 Sydney. Mar. I. A fox terrier pup which in several pects is like a rabbit, is in the possession of W. J. Broun, Bassendean, Til New South Wales. The front legs are much shorter the hind legs, compelling the pup tc hco along like a rabbit. It
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      36 16 I GIRLS 1 ARE YOU BAIT FOR BAC HELORS 7 I "BACHELOR BAIT I R.K.O. Radio's avalanche of laughter next change at the I The men have to take their choice and take their chances but
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    Malayan Wanting Topics
    183 17  -  Chinese Inquiries As To Fertilisers Prospects for Rubber Properties The Views Of Agency Houses Forward Sales Policy Curtailed. (By "Pertinax" fOPICIST willingly puts forward A v < which he considers may the appetite for increase oi ledge in the readers he tries to asionally, he gets first
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    Inspecting Properties
    213 17 1a second po'nt concerns ageutleeiir.g about the prospects o* r as a commodity. mentioned in a previous article, As at.c holders of rubber properties :m Jhcw thought fit to consult is to the poGoib lity of get tins Brit- rrrs interested in these private The average .planter, still
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    Reporting To London
    333 17 i. .\t sU-p was. to find out, who j Inclined, or tempted, to coui o'.'-' '.ng such propeites. One firm o; t a'.e-agents was selected on whicii .Ah the choice of linn ti 03 Angularly fortunate, and of the propel ties very much in the air, the
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    283 17 I was afforded, with practically no start, a clear insight into the way senior agent-houses regard the near future or rubber prospects. I have no wish to be too comforting. Rubber cannot be said to be. out. of the wood yet, or, to vary the metaphor, to
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    Caution And Timidity
    476 17 2. The "economic-" eide of the whole waiter is ao: easy lv explain, but th» asm pain: .n the previous paragraph ohoi'.ld help to txpi it. We are ail to tile .ag "money makes money' a ample, contrary tc that is "failure to use available mcn;.y causes
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    C.E.R. AGREEMENT
    108 17 Favourable Comment By Times Reuter. London. Mar. 13. COHORT may justifiably be taken from the news of the initialing of the C.E.R. agreement .declares The Times. It is a.victory for commonsense over mutual .fear and suspicion. It ha.', not removed the underlying causes of RussoJapanese tension but it
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    Sawmill Owners Petition To The Governor
    103 18 PROPOSAL TO CLOSE THE KALLANG BASIN NEW SITE; OFFERED UNSUITABLE Assurance Asked For From His Excellency A PETITION has been sent to H.E. the Governor-in-Coun-cil, Sir Shenton Thomas, by the members of the Sawmill Trading Association, Ltd., and the sawmill owners, timber merchants and
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    "VALUABLE INDUSTRY MAY BE LOST"
    3299 18 VOUB petitioners are Chinese manufacturers and traders who have been engaged in their respective trades for a great number of years in the Settlement of Singapore and whose trades depend upon the continued use of that portion of the sea known as the Kallang Basin
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      228 18 I CHEONG KOON SENG CO., LTD. AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE FREEHOLD LEASEHOLD SINGAPORE PROPERTIES, At the Saleroom of Mess s. Cheong Km Seg Co.. Ltd., No. 30. Chulia Street Singapore, OX WEDNESDAY. MARCH 20. 1935, AT 2.30 P.M. Lot 1. Valuable freehold land and house No. 415-10. off East Coast
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      148 18 il""" —r I AUCTION SALE I OP VALUABLE FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD SINGAPORE PROPERTIES p. AT THK SALEROOM OF MESSRS. TAN HO OON CO.. LTD. I NOS. 90 92 MARKET STREET I THUBBDAY, MARCH 21, 1935, AT 2.30 P.M. I Lot S?T, ATE F X YONG. Deceased. i Freeholdl or h
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    AW-MAKERS OF THE EMPIRE
    413 19 jubilee Reunion pi i; PREMIERS TO ATTEND •ATIFYING feature of the silver Jubilee year is that together representatives of nts of the Empire for the me 1916. to say. although overseas mo and gone as usual ar, there has been no condelegate* representing -the islatures in
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    BOOKSELLER FINED
    79 19 >old -Droll Stories" To A Policeman Auckland, N.Z. [Policeman here purchased recently of Balzac's "Droll Stories." ook the book home and settled to a quiet and enjoyable evening nis latest acquisition, but he ha.cZ re acl a few pages when he received shock" at the contents of the
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    DETECTION BY X-RAY
    73 19 Discovered Inside Stomach Of Arrested Man Bombay. the X-ray enabled police to ngeitfou jewel thief. J k'u l v dressed man entered a Bomhop and asked to see some During the inspection, he instituted a fake ring from his of them. IL2L sh °P assistant was suspicious
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    ROMANTIC BIT OF PAPER
    371 19 Postage Stamp Valued At £10,000 QNE of the most, romantic bits of paper in the world is due to arrive in England from America this week. mM!L5 rinte( in red ifl th world's most valuable postage stamp, the One Cent magenta British Guiana of 1856, of
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    OBLIGING WARDER
    144 19 Convicts Allowed To Sleep Out On Payment Prague. The prison at Samocln, Slovakia, was run as a business enterprise by the warder, Michal Klzak. He not only turned a blind eye—at a fixed tariff—on all kinds of minor breaches of the regulations, but even allowed prisoners out at
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    A RIVER OF LIGHT
    138 19 Plans For Illuminating The Seine Paris. The Seine is to be turned into a "river of light-" at the International Exhibition whi'h is to be staged on the banks of the river in 1937. The theme is to be the "Arts and Crafts of all nations,"
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    BABY BORN IN SNOW
    81 19 Infant Survives The Bitter Cold Munich. A baby boy was born on a lonely snow-covered mountainside near Muehldorf, Eastern Bavaria, and though it was bitterly cold he survived. The mother, Frau Anna H/irsch, a peasant, had set out alone on her bicycle to deliver washing at
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    LAVA BUST OF HITLER
    42 19 Mayen, Eifel. A sculptor is fashioning a bust of Herr Hitler from a two-and-a-half ton block of basalt lava—Eifel volcanic St It e will take months to finish the bust, which will weigh nearly three-quarters of a ton.
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    THE LUCKIEST MOTORIST
    29 19 Berlin. Two motor-cars had a "head-on" crash in Berlin. One turned a double somersault and was shattered. The driver was dragged out from under the wreckage—unhurt.
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    MALACCA & CUSTOMS UNION
    407 19 MALACCA CUSTOMS UNION Discussion At S.S. Assn. Meeting THE following are excepts from the 1 minutes of a committee meeting of the Straits Settlements (Malacca) Association held on Feb. 28:— It was suggested to enquire of Government if Tanjong Bruas site had been' chosen for Malacca's new aerodrome and if
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    GHASTLY TRAGEDY
    166 19 Man Alleged To Have Thrown Son In The Fire New Delhi. A child's love of brightly burning paper has led to a ghastly tragedy in a village near here. A Moslem cultivator brought back 400 rupees (about £30) in notes, the proceeds of the sale of his cotton
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    DUTCH WAR ON RATS
    118 19 Elaborate Preparations Being Made Amsterdam. Elaborate preparations are bring made for a great war On Rats, the offensive to be taken in the Spring. "Extermination experts" have been in conference with officials here and a definite plan of operations has been drawn up. All parks, canals,
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    BARODA FOSSIL A HOAX
    493 19 What Are Pyfcmies? NO SUPPORT TOR HOMER'S STORY London, Feb. 27. announcement made in our leading newspapers on *the-morning of Thursday, Feb. 2>1, caused arithropo logists to rUb their eyes. A message from -Bombay, singularly lacking -in convincing detail, informed the 'English -Press that a dis
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