The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 February 1931

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,250 ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, &8L TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1931. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    312 1 Captain Campbell may make his attempt on the land speed record at Dayton* Beach to-day Page 11. S«*w m the north of England and the Midlands caused dislocation of traffic yesteiday— Page 11. Mr. Scullin has accepted the resignations of Mr. Fenton and Mr. Lyons, the Ministers
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    THE ETIQUETTE OF SKI-ING.
    982 1 The answer to the question so often put at this time of year, "Which is the best winter 6port centre?" is that it depends on the tastes and purse of the inquirer. There is no absolute best; but Murren may be taken as a typical modern
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      312 1 FOR ONE WEEK ONLY SPECIAL REDUCTION IN BOOKS AT Kelly and Walsh's RAFFLES HOm] I TO-NIGHT 1 I DINNER DANCE I MONIA LITTER'S CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA I I TO-MORROW. I WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4th. I I s.s. "EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA" IN PORT. I TEA DANCE 6.15 PJVL I I Cruise Ball 9.45
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      275 1 I EWOfFCf >HOTEL i by Recomn____dation H I I TO-NIGHT DINNER MENU TO-NIGHT I Hon dOeurre Vartot g Consomme gux Quenelles V ftK__krf_____i^_k___ CH vronß X-Oagcnanips x Rouget Walewdca g Monsae do Jgmboa en Aspic g Tonmedo Henri IV. I Perdrean en Oasserole S Epinards en Bmnches. Pommes Mousseline Bavarols
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      103 1 j CHRYSLER j I RIDING EASE j I I aammaam^aMaamaamammammmmmmmmatamammmaßaamamm n u*M\\tM*.rammmmmmmmmmn 1 THE READY TO SERVE FOODS AND DAIRY PRODUCE OP mm I Choose your menu from St Ivel I i food products. i I I Soups, Fish, Sausages, Entrees, j J [Hams, Bacon, Jams, Cheese. I All the
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      14 1 FOR ONE WEEK ONLY CHILDREN'S BOOKS GREATLY REDUCED IN PRICE AT Kelly and Walsh's
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    THE WEEK.
    140 2 Tuesday. 3rd. High Water: 10.05, 9.8 ft., 23.50. 8.9 ft. Wild Life Commission sitting. Fuilcrlon Building. 9.30 a.m. Football: Inter-Commercial Cup: B_A»T. vs. Monopolies. Stadiujn. Oxford and Cambridge Society of Malaya annual meeting. Adelphi Hotel, 7 p.m. Wednesday. 4th. High Water. 10.53, 10.3 ft. Wild Lifp Commission sitting.
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    218 2 The following is the programme of Drills up to and for week-ending, February Bth. Tuesday.— s.ls p.m.. Drill Hall. Ist. 2n. S.S. V.F., Junior N.C.Os Class. Drill Parade. Tan Tock Seng Hospital. S.V.F.A.. Nursing. Firs. Aid. and Organization. Wednesday, 5.30 p.m.. Miniature Range. Ist. Bn. S.S.V.F., Tanglin
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    S.V.C. ROUTINE ORDERS.
    441 2 Singapore, Jan. 28. Routine Orders by Lieutenant-Colonel M. J. T. Reilly, M.C. Command v S.S.V_P. Commandant, Address of. It is notified for information that the address of the Commandant is now as follows 5, Goodwood HUI Telephone 2008. Training, Safety Precautions. At all Weapon Training parades, arms,
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      256 2 r j j Enjoy the Evenings j i at j The CAPITOL j > 1 s |!An Excellent Dinner m our Cosy Dining Room J AND An Interesting "Talkie" j make J I A Perfect Night's i Entertainment. 5 Special Dinner at $3.50. I 1 Six Course Luncheon at $1.25.
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      167 2 I Victoria Theatre j Super Sound Equipment 1 Now Being Installed. i Including AH the Latest Improvements 1 jj Opening Attraction jl To be Announced jjj I SHORTLY. I _-_--ia--.----__^---__*-__a__v_.-_.----i--M__^___________._H_________________i m gjj Vjj» vyfo* T^r^^jpfe^ j£*ggyfl !v^c^c^^^(^^^^^^^^c^l^g^o|_T IM M i| ■■II 1^ __L^l ________________P^ BWW^^^^^MMB Wij 6.15 LAST NIGHT 9.15
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      338 2 wjßii!iiifii_fi!_fiinai»» I f \6A5\ TO-NIGHT [9.15! I 1 SWING HI G H X Pathe's Superb Musical Extravaganza of the Circus 1 SEVEN GLORIOUS SONGS j£ A STORY YOU'LL LOVE CLOWNS! ACROBATS! ANIMALS! I An da Cos, ,0 Staler you: m Ben Turpin, Fred Scott, Chester Conklin, Helen S Twelvetrees. 5
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    BOMBAY REBUKE TO CALCUTTA.
    421 3 DELEGATES VIEWS. European Association and Indian Conference. Bombay, Jan. 20. An extraordinary general meeting of the Bombay branch of the European Association passed the following resolution "Having regard to the fact that the Council and members of the European Association are still without details and accurate
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    RHODESIAN UNION.
    434 3 Strongly British Community. Only a few years ago the prospects of union between Southern and Northern Rhodesia seemed very remote. Southern Rhodesia, the beloved child of Rhodes's dreams, had been fostered through its infancy by the old Chartered Company, and had obtained self-government; the land was prosperous and
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    32 3 Hunting tjie Snark. Out m Hollywood they pick a title and then make a play for it. The same system is used by some American heiresses when they go abroad. Judge. j
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    BRIDE BURIED IN LANDSLIDE.
    178 3 Seven Bodies Recovered From j Debris. Paris, Dec. 28. Many people were buried m a landslide which occurred at Algiers last night. It is feared that the number of ictims, who are ..till being dug out, will be lar^e. Seven bodies have been recovered to-day. j
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    16 3 The bargaining of parties is one of the worst curses of representatives institutions. Prof. Ernest Barker.
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      161 3 FIRE FIEHTINE. I I As Agents For I MERRYWEATHER SONS. LTD. I Manufacturers of Fire Fighting I Equipment to the Principle I I Brigades m the World 1 I We invite enquiries for fire combatting 1 1 appliances of every description whether 1 I for small private or the largest
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    My Experiences in The World War.
    2347 4  - My Experiences in The World War. General John J. Pershing. CONTINUING: By Commander-in-Chief of the American Expeditionary Forces m the Great War. Pershing Dissatisfied with Training at Horne His Ideas on the Qualifications of Officers Bargains with Haig on Troop Transportation and Training Keeps Belgian King Waiting as He Struggles
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    BY AIR TO CAPETOWN.
    357 4 Opening of North Africa Section. The 2.670 miles North America section of the Imperial Airways London-Cape Town air route will oe opened for traffic on Thursday, March sth. when an inaugural flight will be made from Cairo to Mwanza. Tanganyika Territory, the machine arriving at Mwanza
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    GLIMPSES OF OTHER CITIES.
    1034 4 "Something-for-Nothing" Brigade. BY ROSE PATTERSON. (Free Press and N.A.N_A. Copyright.) January. PARIS: Visitors to Paris ought to notice a multitude of improvements even en route for the city this summer, to say nothing of the attractions that will await them when they have arrived All the
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    FLYING DAY BY DAY.
    1782 4 Post Office's Rebuff to Delegation. BRITISH AVIATION'S GOOD YEAR. by T. STANHOPE SPRIGG. [Special to the Free Press.] London, Jan 7. 3USINESS houses m London are greatly disappointed at the reception afforded by the Fostmaster-General of the deputation which recently waited upon him from the Aviation
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    AFRICAN TALKIE THRILLS.
    90 4 Lion and Rhino Attack 'Plane. Berlin. Taking sound films of animal life is an exciting occupation, judging by the advices received from the well-known aviator, Ernest Udet, who is leading an air expedition m East Africa for this purpose. A lion attacked one maeiun. flying low. and
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    WILD TRIBES OF SOUTHWEST CHINA.
    570 5 EARLY ABORIGINES. Lolos' Written Language Like Chinese. Dr. V. K. Ting, former Mayor of Greater Shanghai, spoke at a meeting of the Peking Natural History Society. "The Native Tribes of Southwest China." "Due to extreme confusion m names of the aborigines, hundreds of native tribes
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    20 PERISH IN HOTEL FIRE.
    245 5 Proprietor Loses Wife and Four Children. Toronto, Dec. 29. The Christmas-New Year celebrations m Canada have been overshadowed by a terrible fire tragedy m the small town of Cochrane. Ontario, to-day. The Queen's Hote! caught fire, and twenty persons guests and employees are believed to
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    DRUG TRAFFIC.
    388 5 A Protest From France. Paris, Jan. 17. Certain allegations of the United States Police with regard to the traffic m narcotics are causing protests to be made here. The director of the chemical company aimed at has stated All our operations are always effected legally and m conformity
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      316 5 i GET WELL—AND GET FREE I GIFTS! I I II7INCARNIS is not only a delicious I I VV tonic wine about which thousands 1 of grateful users have written us. It is I not only a giver of health; it is a giver of /"T2v I gifts— FßEE GIFTS AJMI
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      307 5 _F II I I_r J You are convinced that you are really satisfied with T the present car you are using. Then our proposition V V will not interest you. X l|| Lven so aye y° u considered that it is economical 4 |to own two cars, when the second
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    SPIRITED DEBATE AT GENEVA.
    1076 6 POLISH EXCESSES. Germany's Sad and Surprising Duty. Geneva, Jan. 21. Every seat was filled when the League Council's session opened to-day at noon to consider the minorities question, especially Germany's complaints against Poland. In a powerful speech the German Foreign Minister (Dr. Curtius) flayed the Polish
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    IN A WHITE SLAVE DEN.
    136 6 White Girl Rescued m Newark's Chinatown. Newark (New Jersey), Jan. 17. Clad only ln a frayed, threadbare silk kimono, an attractive blonde was rescued from a Chinese white slave traffickers' den, whence she was about to be shipped to South America. The rescue followed a
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    SUNDAY SHAVES BY JEWS ONLY.
    205 6 Effect of New Act. Sunday shaves and Sunday hair cuts will be illegal at home unless the barber is a Jew. This is the effect of the Hairdressers' and Barbers' Shops (Sunday Closing) Act, 1930. which came into operation on January l. A strict ban
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      383 6 e®®®<__!)®®®®®<s^^ I REASONS FOR THE SUPERIORITY OF- il THE tMm..X*&—7 S B jl TOURER 1 ,495 IT i 1 1 WO. 1- c Cylinder Engine is more efficient I than the four, because it is always m balance; I I therefore there is no power lost m overcoming 1 I
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      128 6 JUdo no k^more mmw floors I JUST ONE OOAT of I DARKAUNE. only I costing $1.10 will give I your floor a lovely lustrous I finish that won't chip. 1 scratch or get shabby. HABKAIJNI is greatly superior to anything yet used, and always looks nice. Simply brushed on, dries
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    YOUNG CRIMINAIS LEFT WITH OLD LAGS.
    1682 7 PRISON REVELATIONS. How a "Rat" Saved a Hardened Convict. The astounding revelations of a convict's life, v. litten by an ex-public schoolboy which have begun m the Daily Express, have aroused unusual interest because of their obvious honesty and sincerity of purpose. The writer,
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    NEGLECTED ART REVIVAL.
    338 7 Ceiling Painting m Fashion. An a-.tcnipi to Ko.oie .ne negiec.ed art of Ceiling pointing has b:-en mide m London. The painting is a long, detailed affair, full ol lancinating mythological figures, prav.cing bona and Athenian columns. It il noticeable ihat the modern ceiling artist has this advan'age
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    SHAKESPEARE TO BE IMPROVED.
    167 7 Poet Wanted to Rewrite His f Paraphraser. Mr. Gordon Craig. Ellen Terry's son, is looking for a poet. This poet will be required to rewrite certain parts of A Midsummer Night's Dream, which Mr. Craig and Mr. Cochran intend to produce as a play called The
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    HISTORIC FIND IN MESOPOTAMIA.
    820 8 ROYAL VAULTS. Flights of Stairs Beneath Moon-God's Temple. The tombs of kings who reigned 4,000 years ago at Ur of the Chaldees, m Mesopotamia, have been discovered by the joint expedition from the British Museum and the Pennsylvania University Museum, under the leadership of Dr. Leonard
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    THE RIDDLE OF UR.
    707 8 Splendour that has Passed. Thou art the Lord the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees. and gayest him the name of Abraham. Nehemiah. Curtain after curtain is lifting upon the wonders of the long-buried Ur of the
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      108 8 URHMRVMIN— IMMEDIATE CURE! Do you suffer when yon nrinate? If thera is a burning sensstion when passing urine and you are almost afraid to do so, then you must try to euro youmelf at once. Continual Irritation of this kind will lead to mora •enous trouble and may involve you
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      300 8 Banish |j Malarial Debility r lIKE a shadow of menace I j malarial debility is hovering over every inhabitant of hot countries. j Only too often this slow, unostentatious danger is overlooked; once the parasites have been conquered by quinine, the patient regards himself as cured, but the battle has
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      475 9 BUSINESS CARDS. tjfASSAGEI IWI AMCURE If* ISS FUMIKO 12 Dhoby Ghaat. MARBLE FLOORING TILES. SINGAPORE CASKET CO. Noc. 1 3, Penhas Road, off Lavender Street Phone 6075. DON'T WEAR A TRUSS Ose Brooks Rupture Ap- _^__Ks^. Wonderful t No lumpy T Mdm pads, no springs, dur- IA able, cheap. Binds
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      765 9 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. TENDERS. NOTICE is hereby given that tenders are now Invited for the following materials or services, and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained m the Tender Room, Municipal Offices: (Note: Specification and plan obtainable at Kallang Works Office on production of Municipal Treasuier's temporary
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      638 9 I NOTICES. MUNICIPALITY OF j SINGAPORE. Bequest of approximately $100,000 by the late Mr. K. W. B. van Kleef for the embellishment of the Town of Singapore. In connection with the above the Municipal Commissioners have received from members of tht public a number of suggestions as to the uses
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      687 9 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE Of VALUABLE FREEHOLD BUILDING LAND SITUATf* AT MEYER ROAD AND VALUABLE FREEHOLD LAND AND PREMISES NO. 223 C OPP TANJONG KATONG ROAD To be held at Qur Saleroom, Raffles Chambers, Rallies Place, Singapore. On Tuesday February 3rd, at 2.30 p.m. PARTICULARS Lot I.— Valuable Freehold building
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      514 9 Please Cut This Out For Future Reference. SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. MT. EMILY SWIMMING POOL. AMENDED TIME-TABLE. It is notified that from the 30th January, 1931, inclusive, the above Pool will be available for use of the Public m accordance with the amended Time-Table annexed, showing also charges for admission. BY ORDER.
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
    48 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Mr. Yeo Loke Sam and family beg to tender their sincere thanks to their relatives, friends. Hoe Kee Club and Gaylads Minstrels for their kind attendance at the night visit and funeral; also those who sent letters of condolence, wreaths, etc., m their sad bereavement.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1931. INDIA'S FERMENT.
    635 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1931. INDIA'S FERMENT. It is, of course, far too early yet to come to any settled opinion as regards the trend political events are likely to take m India, but it must be confessed that the first indications are by no means hopeful. Mr.
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    THE VOLUNTEER CAMPAIGN.
    392 10 In another column will be found details of the shortages m complement of the various Volunteer Units. The custom nowadays is to divide the year into training periods m preference to spreading that training, m attenuated form, over the whole twelve months. The system is a great
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    DEATH OF BRITISH NOTABILITIES.
    948 10 SIR ANDREW BALFOUR. Lord Ellenborough, Sir Wm. 1 Bull and Lady St. Helier. Death has removed several well-known figures m the public life of Great Britain during the last week or two. The most recent is Sir Andrew Balfour, the famous physician, whose name will always
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    20 10 A cable has been received announcing the death m Monte Carlo of Monsieur Jules Hauser, father of Mrs. Rene Ullmann.
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    THAIPUSAM CELEBRATE AT CHETTY TEMPLE.
    784 10 YESTERI)AYVSjCKv Ks A Tradition of the Fe tiv a r Origin. ,s (By Our Indian "minim I Scenes remtnisront of a big fe u v _u witnessed at the Hindu temp), m T J? ,e> yesterday <Tha.pur.am>. th- terrp', and precincts being one va.<;t mas
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    93 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN A>'l> RUBBER PRICES. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIOH London, Feb. 2, 5.15 P-»-Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and w> notify to-day's tin prices as Spot £113 5 16 (down 8 16). ward £114 ***** (down 816) The market is dull. Messrs. Symington and g*^ notify to-day's
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    42 10 Mr. N. J. Clements, of U* v Girls' School, Penan*, lv'.un^i Saturday from India by m* by his bride. rrtVf 1 Mr. P. Y. Thompson mU '""^^ot Siam and has taken up ttu- U*~ English lecturer at the C***** 1 sity. Bangkok
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      78 10 jl I l I I ll_i___\. i i Luni Tfupaa-wiar irmf-Tn-iif A RUNAWAY HORSE and van charged into the hall of a vicarage the other day. The vicar simply had to back it. If all concerned had also backed "GAFLAC" POLICIES beforehand they would have been better off. GENERAL ACCIDENT,
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    CAMPBELL'S BID FOR LAND SPEED RECORD.
    408 11 MAY TRY TO-DAY. Track Where He Nearly Met His Death. [British Radio Official Service.) Rugby, Feb. 2. Cmmtßln Malcolm Campbell expects to make an attempt at Daytona Beach to-morrow on the world land speed record of 231 miles an hour < v.ibii.lnd m a
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    A FASHIONABLE EVENT.
    146 11 Daughter of Chief Secretary F.M.S. Married. Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 2. The wedding took place at St. John's Church, Bukit Nanas. Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday of Miss Daphne Beatrice, the only daughter of Mr C W. H. Cochrane (Chief Secretary F.M.S.) Mrs. Cochrane, to Dr. Lan Mackintosh, eldest
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    CONCESSIONS ERROR.
    87 11 Ford Abandoning Para Rubber Experiment. Reuter's Service, j New York, Feb. 2. Newi from Para shows there are indications Umt Mr. Henry Ford is abandoning his rubber ■rowing experiment after investing several miltone m plantations m the Tapajos reiver region f >f Brazil. His employees there have been
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    INDIAN VILLAGE RIOT.
    95 11 Sikh Officer Burned Alive. Rawalpindi. Feb. 1. Many were killed and wounded and a Sikh| jamadar (native officer) burned alive ln fierce communal rioting m a village 40 miles from bere. j Hindu and Sikh villagers resented a Moslem cooking beef m a boarding house. He summoned
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    MALAYA'S WILD LIFE PROBLEMS.
    2019 11 SINGAPORE EVIDENCE. t Biologist Introduces a New Aspect. Highly interesting evidence on, and certain important revelations about, the danger of 1 1 disease from wild life m Malaya, with special i reference to the Japanese River disease and r tropical typhus, was given by Mr. B.
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    AUSTRALIAN MINISTERS' RESIGNATION.
    215 11 THE LABOUR SPLIT. Sequel to Mr. Theodore's Re-appointment. [Reuter's Service.] Canberra, Ftb. 2. Ar. ScuUin has accepted the resignations of I. Penton and Mr. Lyons. At. Forde aas been appointed Minister of tetoms, Mr. Green Postmaster-Gen.-ral and J-. Daly Mirtter of Defence. The appointments are regarded iz
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    AIMEE NOT COMING!
    108 11 A Cae of Mistaken Identity. fßeuter'Far Eastern Service. 1 Shanghai, Feb. 2. A telegram -*om New York on Saturday stated that t well-known evangelist Mrs. Aimee MacPhton, and her daughter. Roberta, left Honolulu j Saturday for Shanghai aboard he President*, ilson. and adding that Mrs. MacPherson travelling
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    CINA SHIPPING.
    127 11 Govenment and Dollar Line Proposals. .Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Nanking, Feb. 2. It 5 officially stated re the proposed Sino-merican shipping agreement, that Captn Robert Dollar recently submits to the Chinese Government a memorantfn proposing that the Dollar Line provide a He of vessels to ply between Chinese
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    SNOW IN ENGLAND.
    32 11 ?raffic Dislocation m Midlands and North. [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Feb. 2. Severe snowstorms m the Midlands and the forth of England during the week-end caused raffle dislocation.
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    VOLUNTEER RECRUITING.
    137 11 A Choice of Interesting Work. The Volunteer recruiting campaign going on his week will terminate on Friday when enollment will take place at the Drill Hall, full arrangements having been made to deal prompty with recruits for all units. The following Igures show to what extent the various
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    68 11 An aeroplane passed over Penang at 12.38 j p.m. on Friday from the North and made vo- j wards Medan. The R.A.P. flying-boat S-1128 left Rangoon on Jan. 24 for Chauk and Mandalay. where it was to stay three or four days. The flying- j boat followed the course of
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    UNITED STATES LOAN TO CHINA.
    630 12 DR. MONROE'S PLAN. j Readjustment of European War Obligations. [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai. Feb. I. Dr. Paul Monroe, who is visiting China, claims to have evolved a plan which will go far to- j wards solving economic depression both in China and m Europe.
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    PERU'S FINANCES.
    96 12 Foreign Creditors to be Paid Later. [Reuter's Service. 1 New York, Feb. Z. A message from Lima states that the new Ptaance Minister, Senior Santi-Esteban, declared that the Government would follow the advice of the American financial expert, Mr. Edwin Walter Kemmerer, who is reorganising the finances of
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    BUENOS AIRES FAIR.
    90 12 Aircraft Carriers' Visit. [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Feb. 1. The official programme for H.M.S. Eagle and HM S Achates, which leave Gibraltar to-day on their visit to South American waters and the British Exhibition at Buenos Aires, will be St Vincent Feb. 6. Bahia Feb. 14
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    85 12 Bishop W. R. Mounsey, who has just been commissioned by the Bishop of Truro as Assistant Bishop ta the Diocese, was consecrated Bishop of Labuan and Sarawak ta 1908. In 1916 he resigned and acted as chaplain at Alassio and Brussels. In 1920 he returned to London as assistant priest
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    RELEASE OF CONGRESS LEADERS.
    304 12 VICEROY'S STATEMENT. J Mmmmmmmaaaamamma "Best Hope for Restoration of Peace." Delhi, lan. 25. The following to the text of Lord Irwin's statement: "In order to provide an opportunity for considering the statement made by the Premier on January 19th, my Government, m consultation with the Local
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    AT YERAVADA GAOL.
    356 12 How News Was Brought to Mr. Gandhi. Bombay, Jan. 25. Poona. Jan. 25th. There was not a single curious sightseer this evening outside the Yeravada Gaol, apart from a small patient band of Press correspondents, who had already spent a long 72-hour vigil there awaiting develop- j
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    PANDIT MOTILAL NEHRU.
    96 12 Delicate State of Health. Bombay, Jan. 26. Allahabad, Jan. 26th.— Pandit Motllal Nehru, who had spent a sleepless night owing to the state of his health, was unable to grant an interview this morning on the release of MT. Gandhi and the Congress Working Committee. He also
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    MIXED RECEPTION OF NEWS.
    195 12 Considerable Risk Being Taken. London, Jan. 26. The Government of India's decision to release Mr. Gandhi is featured by the morning papers. The Morning Post and the Daily Mail flatly oppose the decision, and the latter says that lt is a deplorable sequel to the miserable
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    SIR D. LINDSAY ON VICEROY'S FORESIGHT.
    152 12 "The Rif ht Thin* at the Right Movement." Catatfte, lan. M. With reference to the statement of the Viceroy, Sir Darcy Lindsay In an Interview says that once again His Excellency has with unerring foresight taken a bold step and has done the right
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    CALCUTTA MAYOR'S ARREST.
    320 12 Corporation Deplores Police Action. Calcutta, Jan. 26. Protesting against the arrest of the Mayor and assault on processionists this afternoon, the Calcutta Corporation adjourned this evening's special meeting. Congress councillors condemned the alleged lathi charge on the Mayor, the Education Officer and others, which they held was
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    "ABSOLUTELY OPEN MIND."
    307 12 Gandhi's Declaration at Poona. Obviously somewhat thrilled at being fret again, Mahatma Gandhi gave an interview tc an Associated Press reporter shortly after hi* release at Poona. He did not look a joyful figure, however, as he sat huddled up on the platform with only a thin
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    94 12 The Bangkok Karn Muang records a very sad ■incident that happened at a commune of changvad Nakon Nayok on Jan. 18th a woman and her two daughters of six and nine being burned to death. It appears that the husband took pity on their dog, which slept below the farm
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    THE WOMEN OF CHINA.
    2236 12 A NEW DISPENSATION. Feminism Taking Shape. Reports of brigandage and famine lengthen! daily the tale of social chaos m China. Yet the roots of a new dispensation are to be found struggling and even spreading m this unpromising soil. Not the least remarkable of them is
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    14 12 The bottomless pit has at last been located It's the wheat pit.— American Lumberman.
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    CONGRESS POINTS FOR PEACE.
    133 12 POLITICAL PRISONERS. Mr. Gandhi and Leaders m Consultation. [Reuters Bervice.J Allahabad, Feb A meeting of Congress leaders attended by Mr. Gandhi discussed at length the question of peace negotiations. The trend of the discussions reveals that Congress is prepared to negotiate provided all political prisoners receive
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    PRINCESS BEATRICE.
    42 12 Further Gain of Strength Reported. [British Radio Official Service] Rugby, Feb. l. A bulletin issued from Kensington Palace thia morning states 'Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice has had a comfortable night and there has been a further gain of strength
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    ANGLO-EGYPTIAN TRADE.
    257 12 Sir Arthur Balfour to Lead Special Mission. [British Radio— Official Service! Rugby, Feb. 1. The British Trade Mission to Egypt, consisting of Sir Arthur Balfour, Sir Alan Henderson, Mr. W. R. Blair (a d'rertor of the Co-operative Wholesale Society, Lirr.itfv. and Mr. Kenneth Lee. left London to-day All
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    A CRUEL HUSBAND.
    411 12 Two Years' Prison For Cutting Off Wife's Nose. The sessions judge, Mandalay (Mr. W Alan Wright), passed orders on the mornine of Jan. 21 on the appeal of Murtaza. who MM convicted by the western subdivisional magistrate (U Kin Hlaing) for causing grievous hurt > his wife.
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    18 12 Minds, like rooms, need dustin. >*** often thick ta the dust of prejudices, estimates, half-truths— The Bishop of Chester.
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      SHEFFIELD SHIELD.
      397 13 Victoria's Narrow Escape. Although they led South Australia on the first innings Victoria were lucky to escape defeat m their Sheffield Shield match recently. The scores were: South Australia First Innings: Harris b a'Beckett 2; Nitschke c Ryder b Blackie 43; Hack c Barnett b Blackie 37; Lee
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      LAWN TENNIS.
      167 13 Results of the Sepang Tournament. On Saturday and Sunday, 24th and 25th January, the Sepang and District Tennis Club held their Annual Open Tournament m favourable weather, says the Malay Mail. This is becoming an increasingly popular event as is evidenced by the greater number of entries received,
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      NEW GREYHOUND RECORD.
      116 13 2,000,600 at Harringay m 1930. There were fireworks at Haringay Park greyhound racing track one night m mail week. They recorded, m a great set piece, that two {million people had attended the meetings at this course during that year 1930 Lights were dimmed after the 8.45
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      AIRMAN CALLS ON A GOLF CLUB.
      125 13 He Wanted to Stretch his Legs. Kingston-on-Thames, Dec. 31. Golfers on Home Park Golf Course here had a surprise shorUy after noon to-day when an aeroplane landed near the 12th tee. A number of golfers had to scatter quickly. Mr. H. Foster, steward of
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      127 13 Local Rugby players (says a Hong Kong paper) will have to show much Improved form if they expect to have the better of their argument with the Shanghai players who are due m the Colony next month. The trial on Saturday between men likely to he selected for the Interport
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      CRICKET STAR'S BOOK.
      734 13 Don Bradman and Control Board. t_ i Sydney, Jan. 4, Breaking the silence he has preserved over he action of the Board of Control hi censuring him for his alleged breach of agreement on the test tour. Don Bradman to-day made a statement m which he said
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      GOLF BETTING SHOCK.
      136 13 An Expensive Doubling Up Process. There was a shock for a golf punter m America recently. Two brokers followed the McCarthy von Elm match m the amateur championship contest, which, scheduled for 18 holes, went to the 28th before McCarthy won. When the players were square at
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      PHENOMENAL HOLE IN ONE.
      133 13 Interesting Feat at Royal Mid-Surrey. While playing m a three-ball match with his father, Sidney H. the famous amateur billiards player, and another friend, at Royal MidSurrey, R. S. Douglas Pry did the 16th m one. This hole measure 200 yards, and the chance of any
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      792 15 0. S. K. Line. V* Angeles and New York:— (from Kobe) -Exoress Freight Service.) Sanyo Maru Feb. 22 fKtorla. ScaUic and Vancouver:— (from Kobe) f Arabia Maru Feb. 26 London. WmWammm, Hamburg (Bremen* and AUIMP Atlas Maru Feb. 16 17 ourban. Port Elizabeth. Cape Town, Rio de Janeiro. Santos. Montevideo
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      862 15 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. [ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION COMPANY OP BATAVIA.] (Incorporated In Holland.) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMB_cr Telephone No. 5451, with sub-connections to:— Passage, Freight*. Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representatives m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penang of the TRAVELLERS OFFICIAL INFORMATION BUREAU.
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    FOG CHAOS.
    250 16 Ferry Boat Aground With 400 on Board. Fog was responsible for grave dislocation of traffic on land and sea during mail week. Mersey shipping was at a standstill, and 400 passengers crossing m the ferry boat Marlowe from Liverpool to Wallasey had an! exciting experience when the vessel
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    PIRACY SUPPRESSION.
    105 16 Police Work Along Bias Bay. Counsellor Tsai Teng-fei, who has been entrusted to patrol Bias Bay by the Naval Headquarters, has returned to Canton on the gunboat j Hai Keng. Interviewed, the counsellor told pressmen that besides several gunboats on patrol duty along the Bias Bay, several stations
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      542 16 Burns Philp line. (Incorporated ln Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. WkWmW Wts sailings by the weU-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) end the motor vessel MALABAR (4.512 tons). The s a. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia Cabins
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      450 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Ta^i-nf^f-i and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. am Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 ajn Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 0 p.m.
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      HONG KONG COLLISION.
      182 17 President Hayes and Kumsang Collide m Fog. Hong Kong. Jan. 24. reamer, Kumsang. from Calcutta run into while at anchor here s :i Uamer, President Hayes. i world tour from San Francisco. was able to put m at Amoy, M befaf al' above the waterrcreived on Saturday
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      BIG OPIUM HAUL.
      84 17 $50,000 Worth Found on Yangtsze Steamer. Approximately 4.000 lbs. of opium, valued at $*****. vm seized by the Customs officials at hai on the Jardine, Matheson's ship to, following a whole night's careful board. The YangtiM vessel arrived from Hankow. n a secret information received from up
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      PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
      199 17 Per Plan. ius:— Mrs. Blanche Bean, Mrs. H. on, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Court. Mrs. M Balthazor. Miss A. Balthasor, Mr. van Beets, Mr and Mr. Dundas. Mr. Dryber. Mr. Renton, Mr Eusoof Anmed Angullia. Jose Antono P. de mmTTU and wife. Capt. and Mrs. Sanders, Mr.
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      CHINA MERCHANTS S.N. CO.
      78 17 T Build Six New Ships for Yangtsze. Nanking, Jan. 24. rnment has decided to render instance to the China Merchants ktton Company and to construct reinforce the fleet now operat- 1 ugtne. appointee. Chai.g Chun, the langhai, has tendered his r«?cignanuw of the Rehabilitation Com-[ln-s Committee
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      CAPT. SCHOOP.
      94 17 ls Naval Officer's Death at Hong Kong. v... with deep regret, says a China 'rv. the death, which took place at il Hospital on Thursday, of Capt. •mmander of the United States i South China. r pt Schoop was a man of about and had seen service on
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      GLENAPP IN COLLISION.
      380 17 j Extraordinary Incident at Shanghai. An unusual shipping accident occurred at Shanghai when the Glenapp and the New York collided ln the Astraea Channel. Damage to the extent of Tls. 100,000 was done, the latter ship suffering most. Inward bound with a general cargo, the Glenapp. of
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      MERCHANT NAVY IN INDIA.
      168 17 Admission of Indian Cadets. London, Jan. 26. An allusion to the fact that several Indian cadets trained an H.M.S. Dufferin have joined British ships is contained m the annual report of the Officers of the Merchant Navy Federation. It says that the merchant navy m India
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      HIGH SEAS DRAMA.
      153 17 Crew Hold Fast to Burning: Ship. New York. Jan. 26. Glowing tributes to tht bravery of the crew of the British steamer, the Queen Moor, when fire broke out on that ship, were paid by the crew of the American cargo steamer the Jeff Davis, which has
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      CHINA SEAMEN.
      88 17 Abolition of Contract System Sought. The China Seamen's Federation, according to the Shanghai vernacular press, will soon present a petition to Central Kuomintang Headquarters protesting against the present system of contracting Chinese seamen. In the petition, the Kuomintang will be requested to dissolve all organizations, clubs, etc., which
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      SUBMARINES FOR CHINA.
      60 17 Poseidon and Perseus This Month. The Naval Intelligence Officer, Colombo, announc?s the following movements of British warships: HM. submarine Poseidon (Lt.-Cdr. B. W. Calpin) and HM. submarine Perseus (Lt.-Cdr. C. A. W. Voelcken are expected m Colombo on January 29th en route from the United Kingdom to
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    NAVY'S WAR SECRETS.
    373 17 Sea Lions Trained to Hunt Submarines. Not a few of the erstwhile "hiu^-hush" methods that were used to combat the German submarine menace have become known since the war, but it may be doubted whether many people have heard of the attempts made m 1917 to train
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    SHIP'S BACK BROKEN.
    342 17 Goes Aground off Dnngeness m Fog. Dungeness. In an impenetrable blanket of fog, which blacked out the flashes of the lighthouse hers and prevented the captain from hearing any warning signals, the Nurtureton, a British steamer of 6.500 tons, bound from the Tyne with a cargo of
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    NEW FRENCH LINER.
    264 17 Machinery to Develop Over 150,000 S.H.P. Rumour has been very busy during the last few weeks regarding a new Atlantic "flyer" for the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, to be built by the Penhoet yard at St. Nazaire. Considerable secrecy has been observed, but tt is understood that the
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      402 17 See the CANADIAN ROCKIES m aU their Grandeur MMMW^Mmw** fMmmmm mWmmr\. The New Scenic Route For Booklets and Information \I I" L. LAWLER, %lJLj^llffl^__. \> w™_^ Gen ral Agent, "fs^gtej]] fe Hongkong Bank Chambers. P. O. BOX 130 SINGAPORE. /f^7^^SSS£ A A Largest Ra X™y System m North America <
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    SOVIET ARMY INTRIGUES.
    933 18 HATE FOR THE PARTY. Looking to War as the Way Out The following article is based on a conversation with a Soviet army commander of high rank, and has been transmitted to ns by a correspondent, says the Morning Fo«t. "We are satisfled that our correspondent's account
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    SEARCH FOR AN HEIR.
    154 18 I ondU ii, Jan. 18. The strange story of a disinherited son and the search for a descendant of a knight who died 500 years ago are revealed by an announcement m the London Gazette, which states, inter alia that Francis Brooke, who died m 1880.
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    40,000 LIVES SAVED A YEAR.
    326 18 The Value of School Medical Service. 0 The value to the nation of the School Medical Service is indicated m the annual report of Sir George Newman, chief medical officer of the Board of Education. Each year some 40,000 infant lives are saved which would
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    27 18 Anybody who has seen the growth of gang «l»nlsation m America will not reserve all his panic for the mere name of Bolshevism Mr- O. K. Chesterton.
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      338 18 NEURALGIA SLEEPLESSNESS m 6t STOMACH TROUBLES **F f%^ disappear! tt9 X 'j Those sharp piercing pains J. ___/*^t^Lw_ m your head have stopped' all aches and sufferings *J +mr m J* have fled. You cheer up you V *^f J take a delight m the duties and x pleasures of
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      337 18 BANKING. CHARTERED RANK. OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital hi 800,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £4,000,000 mmWMm Liability of Proprietors £3.000,000 HEAD OFFICE: 38, Bishopsgate. London. RC. 3. Agencies and Branches: AlorStar Hong Kong Saigon Amritsar Iloilo Semarang Bangkok
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      480 18 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated m England). Capital £3,000.000 Subscribed 1,800,000 Paid-up 1,050,000 Reserve Pond and Rest 1,645,505 BOARD OF DIRECTORS J. M. Ryrie, Esq., Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq., Charles J. Hambro, Esq., J. O. Robinson, Esq., W. H. Shelford, Esq., Sir Thomas Catto, Bart. LONDON BANKERS.
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      162 18 INSURANCE SOUTH iMfk BRITISH H^y' INSURANCE COMPANY. UMITM, FIRE, MARINE, TR A N S T MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPTED it LOWEST CURRENT RAT L. C. MAROOUODTH. M_n^, Offlce: a, Plnl»y_on Or Mn PERSONAL ACCIDENTS of your dependents should such a 25 overtake you "u»m«| IT only costs $15 yearly to
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    NATIVE RUBBER.
    1541 19 faltivation m Netherlands East Indies. ci Native Uub»>er Cultiva ion Indies lias been pub•r B'-nchtcn vocr Lanbouw. Handel, Ol UM 31st. October. translation is given below. put on Native Rubber Culti- :,!<_ half-year, 1930. by the [cultural Economics of the de- llture, Industiy and Comd Inter alia: of
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    EXCHANGES.
    89 19 I British Radio Official Service. I Rugby, Jan. 31. Foreign exchanges arc Amsterdam 12.08 U, Athens 375. Bombay Is. 5%d.. Berlin 20.43, Brussels 34.82 _r. Buchcrest 817, Rio 4 5-16. Buenos Aires 34> 4 Copenhagen 18.16. Geneva 25 03. Helsingfors 192 \s. Hong Kong 11 •"•dd.. Lisbon 108.25. Madrid
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    To-Day's Price Changes.
    213 19 To-Day 's Price Changes. PRODUCE. February 2. Tin 125 Tons $58 Gambler 9^ Pepper White 33 Pepper Black 21.50 Flake Tapioca 4 Pearl Sago Si...*li 6.50 Copra. Sundried 5.75 Rice, Anam No. 2 250 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) g.30 Rice, Siam old No. 1 320 Rice,
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    471 19 Singapore, Jan. 30. The prices quoted are generally those current at Clyde Terrace Market. At the other markets there may be small variations. MEAT. Beef steak (Round) Kati 50 Beef stew or curry do 40 Pork, lean do 60 Pork, lean and fat (Ist quality) do 48
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    CHINA CURRENCY CRISIS
    695 19 Britain Invited to Take the Lead. '•What China needs i s a restoration of the value of existing silver stocks, not a wholesale addition to those stocks, cell it loan or anvthmg else.- declared Mr. Z. U. Zau. the Director of the Bureau of Commercial Information m
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    MALAY PLANTERS.
    703 19 Strong Position: Low Costs. The twenty-sixth ordinary general meeting of the xMalay Rubber Planters. Ltd. waa h«ld on January 7th.. at 83r>, Salisbury House. E.C. Mr. A. J. Stevens (the Chairman,, first deak with the accounts and pointed out that the ne nquid mmsem amounted to the satisfactory
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    CHINA SILK INDUSTRY.
    208 19 Merchants Protest Against Luxury Tax Proposal. Nanking, Jan. 20. A delegation of 20 representatives of silk merchants from Kiangsu and Chekian^ provinces have arrived m the capital from Shangha and have made strong protests to the National Government and the Central Kuomintan?, against the proposed luxury tax
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    RUSSIAN SUGAR.
    75 19 Huge Consignment for the East. IRcutcrs Ser .ice./ r.,.. >T tnaim, Fe'.». i. J*^ Ti *J* that the „< i 100 000 tons Of R llSfiail ;;ugar lo lh? E JJ* contract, has been effected through fc>£! mediary of London iufir brok 1 The sugar was placed with*
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    19 19 Twenty Years Search r Rewarded. [Reuter's Service.] Rome. Feb. 2. hi^taly g^he'y^^;^;,^ Pa" haV f Und ~*2
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    NORTH BORNEO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    119 19 Commie meeung of »c RNB chamber of Commerc M, s rs. Karnes and CrosfieW IBOraao), Lfcftited CM January. i«_h. L..S.A. TARIFF ACT and'V^" 3 7 thLS ACt aS lBain and Government's reply to the Chamber's letter wa, read^ After discussion it was decided 7' 7
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    CYCLE AND CARRIAGE CO.
    161 19 Capital Reduction Resolutions Passed. At an extraordinary general meeting of th~ Cycle and Carriage Co.. Ltd.. held on Saturday morning at the company's offices, tm following resolutions were unanimously passed (1) That the capital of the company be reduced from five million dollars, divided into five
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    EASTERN RUBBER CO.
    90 19 Voluntary Liquidation m Rangoon. At an extraordinary general meeting of the members of the Eastern Rubber Co Ltd (Rangoon) duly convened and held at the registered office of the Company on January 23 the following extraordinary resolution was duly passed, viz.— y 'lhat The Eastern Rubber Company,
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    79 19 BousUad ai.d Co.. J'rnang Agents: Takuapa Valley January 1.184 hours. 320,000 yard:-;, 1,900 pkls. The Ban Pru Dredge reached bottom on January 28th. and three shifts commenced en the 29th. Rotrut Basin 402 hours 30.000 yards, 227 pkls. Fvatt and Co., Kuala Lumpur. Secretaries: Katu Tin.
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    BRAUNSTON (MALAY) RUBBER.
    83 19 The accounts of the Braunston (Malaya) Rubber Estates for the year ended September 30 show a loss of £2,320. which reduces th* amount to b- carried forward to £4.741. <For 1928-29 there was a profit of £5,729, out of which a dividend of 6 per cent was
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    GREAT BILLIARDS MATCH STARTS.
    76 20 NEWMAN VS. LINDRUM. Deciding Game m International Tournament. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.] London, Feb. 2. The great deciding match m the international billiards tournament between Walter Llndrum, the Australian wizard, McConachy, the New Zealand Champion, and Davis and Tom Newman, the English players opened to-day when
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    S.C.C. SOCCER TRIAL.
    346 20 Six Selected Players Absent. The first of this season's S.C.C. soccer trials which was played on the SH B J.S.C., ground, Cantonment Road, last evening, was rather disappointing at the commencement m that D. R. Harper, N. Fyfe, J. Lee. O. Bennett, C. Kendall and S. E.
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    14 20 [Reuter's Service.] London, Feb. 2. Stoke beat Preston (Div D_) 3—l to-day.
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    WATER POLO.
    96 20 Welch Teams Lose to Swimming Club. Welch Regiment water polo teams paid their farewell visit to the Swimming Club on Sunday morning, both teams losing matches against the Club— the first team by 9 l and the reserves 6 l. The visitors were not quite at full strength.
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    CEYLON SPORTS CLUB.
    134 20 The annual general meeting of the Ceylon Sports Club was held on Saturday at the Club premises Balestier Road. Mr. S. Muthucumaru, presided over a large attendance of members. The annual report and accounts were passed and the election of office bearers for the current year resulted
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    HOCKEY.
    103 20 Indian Association Teams. The following will represent the Indian Association against the Y.M.C-A. at hockey to-day on the YMCA. ground at 5 p.m. V. Raj, A. N. Chatterjl, C. Lall, D. K. Sammy, G. Kennedy. P. N. Bardhan, A. N. Katyal, P. K. Bhaskaran. A. Namazie, N. A. Mallal,
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    60 20 In the international Rugby match between Scotland and France on Jan. 24 D. CrichtonMiller, the Gloucester forward, was unable to play, and his place was taken by J. S. Witeon of St Andrew's University. Crichton -Miller will play against Wales on Saturday, McLennan being displaced. Reports of the ScotlandFrance match
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    THE "HOOPS REMEMBRANCE CUP."
    820 20 SUNDAY'S YACHTING. Farewell Tiffin to Popular Member. Sunday being the occasion of the farewell to the Hon 'ble Dr. A. L. Hoops and Mrs. Hoops, the "B" Class raced the first of a series of the "Hoops Remembrance Cup." The morning was fine with a really
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    ENGLISH RIDERS WIN.
    137 20 International Dirt Track Event m New Zealand. In an international dirt track meeting at Monica Park, Christchurch, New Zealand, an English team beat an Australian team by 40 points to 12. J Pour races were held of which "Squib" Burton (England), annexed three, while his team mate,
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    98 20 In the annual three day Madras Presidency cricket match recently the Europeans defeated the Indians by an Innings and 6 runs. Batting first the Indians, captained by the Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagram, scored 223 for two wickets but were all out for 282 (Mustaq Ali 74, Swarna 71. Krishnaswami 53).
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    BRITISH LAWN TENNIS PLAYERS IN INDIA.
    869 20 BOMBAY SUCCESS. Hughes Wins Bengal Title. Bombay, Jan. 24th. The British lawn tennis players were the star attraction at the invitation tournament which commenced here to-day before large crowds and m warm weather. The tourists, aU of whom, except Wallis Myers, figured m to-day's
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    BOXER'S MISFORTUNE.
    149 20 Pedlar Palmer's Tragedy. i Formerly a well-known boxer, Thomas ("Pedlar") Palmer, 55, appeared on remand at Brighton (Kng.) charged with attempting to commit suicide, and was bound over to be of good behaviour for six months. Palmer was described on the charge sheet as a commission agent. Palmer
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    CRICKET IN AUSTRALIA AND SOUTH AFRICA.
    54 20 HAMMOND IN FORM. "Bolshevik" Queenslanders Suspended. East London, Jan. 24. A three-day cricket match between Cape Province and the M.C.C. touring team commenced here to-day. The following is to-day's closing scores. Cape Province 156 (Viljoen 86, Goddard 3 for 29); M.C.C. 162 for 2
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    QUEENSLAND CONTROVERSY.
    89 20 Players Appoint Their Own Selectors. Brisbane, Jan. 24. A sensation has been caused by the suspension of five Queensland players for flouting the authority of the Queensland cricket selectors by appointing their own players' committee to select the team which played against Victoria on December 18. The suspended
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    WEST INDIANS' TOUR.
    50 20 Match Against Combined Country Team of N.S.W. Newcastle^ Jan. 24. The following are the closing scores m a two-day cricket match between West Indies and Combined Country team of N.S.W. which commenced to-day. Combined Country 251 (Bennett 91) West Indies 75 for 3 (Headley 52 not out).
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    SHEFFIELD SHIELD.
    31 20 New South Wales' Poor Score. Sydney, Jan. 24. The following is the closing score m the match between New South Wales and Victoria which commenced to-day: New South Wales
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    U.S. GOLFERS IN HONG KONG.
    379 20 Mehlhorn and Cruikshank Meet Local Players. Before a crowd of about 250 spectators, made up of members and other residents of the Colony interested m golf, a four-ball match was played at Panling between "Wild" Bill Mehlhorn and Bobby Cruikshank, the American professionals, and O.
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    ROUGH FOOTBALL SOLUTION.
    78 20 Both Ordered Off. An extraordinary incident occurred m a Scottish junior Soccer match recently the referee ordering both teams to the pavilion j when a player refused to take marching orders. There had been a display of temper and the referee took this unusual method of letting
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    163 20 In Rugby matches on Jan. 24 Birkenhead Park beat Manchester 23— nil; Northampton beat R.A.F. 14—5; Leicester beat Richmond U—6; O.M.T. beat Rosslyn Park 13—5; London Welsh beat Cardiff 13—8; Llanelly beat Pontypool 28 nil. The final of the Rajavilas Badminton Singles Tournament was played last Saturday evening at 101
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