The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 February 1931

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    19 1 The Singapore FreePress SO. l-i.263. ESTABLISHED 1835. 1— SINGAPORE, &S, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1931. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    357 1 A R.A.F. flying: officer and a Corporal were killed when a bombing plane crashed from a height of 5,000 feet at Seletar yesterday Paye 11. Despite the fact that England declared their second innings before lunch yesterday, the fourth Test against South Africa at Johannesburg was drawn
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    END OF THE HOUSEBOAT TRIP.
    927 1 In my previous recollections of house-boating m China I dwelt on the peace and beauty of our annual trip through the provinces of Kiangsu and Chekiang; of the calm nights, and days full of diversions along the canals; of our interest m the fishers, weed-gatherers,
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      310 1 klim POWDERED MILK. vO IRE NOT ACQUAINTED WITH K! ,M TRY A TIN TO-DAY. )SI .AINABLE AT ALL LEADING PROVISION STORES I RAFFLES HOTEL I THIS EVENING 6JS. I TEA DANCE MONIA LITTERTS CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA I I j GRILL ROOM i I SPECIAL DISH TO-NIGHT I i J ROAST FILLET
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      246 1 I TWO MINDS.WITH BUT A SINGLE THOUGHT -ii! EDROPE^Ij HOTEL 1 "Renowned by Recommendation" I S TO-DAY. TIFFIN MENU TO-DAY. Iced Consomme Scotch Broth §j Kuro Meuniere Maccaroni au Gratin Fried Pork Sausages and Onions |5 Steak. Kidney. Lark and Mushroom Pudding |> A Curried Eggs and Rice 8 VEGETABLES.
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      72 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Hotel announcemt nts Page 1. Austin cars at Borneo Motors Paec 5. "Canda" mosquito pen it Medical Hall Page Cinema and amusement ft4V2TtiB?ments Pagfe 2. Goodyear announce the Pathfinder tvre PMflj S. I New Underwear j j Dainty as a Bride. ITHE GIFT SHOP! J 9 The Arcade,
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      20 1 KLIM POWDERED MILK. IF YOU ARE NOT ACQUAINTED WITH KLIM TRY A TIN TO-DAY. OBTAINABLE AT ALL LEADING PROVISION STORES.
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    S.V.C. ROUTINE ORDERS.
    238 2 By Li-Col M J T Reilly. M.C.. Commanding SS.V.P Singapore. Feb. 18. The ißßMrtttf Rang** an published lor iiilormatiort Buaes kxiv, Dr Hall Bt.Tunah K. Fairer Range. Hatur: Sun. I OOp.m 7 30 a.m. Feb. 21 S.F..A. Iv Table B C Co. Table B F*b. 22 S.R.A
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    RADIO SAIGON.
    16 2 A chamber music concert will be broadcast by the soloists of Radio Saigon to-day.
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    NOVELIST DIES IN PENURY.
    351 2 Author of "Claudine" Series. Willy, the critic and gay novelist, a brillianl figure of artistic Paris before the war. died recently. *t the age of 71, of an apopl-< tic attack Two and a half years ago he was knocked over by a motor-car, and he
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    MISS CARSTAIRS.
    82 2 It is understood that Miss Carstairs is likely to make an attempt to break the World's speed record with her British International Trophy racing boat "Estelle V within the near future on Wlndermere. This intention is subject to the necessary (permission on the r part of the authorities
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      281 2 CANDA MOSQUITO PEN for allaying the irritation and prevention of Mosquito bites. Compact and handy, it can be carried m the pocket or hand-bag. Obtainable from all Chemists or from the Sole Agents MEDICAL HALL LTD. 3. Battery Read. Beware of imitations. Insist on the "CANDA" Pen. r* mMmmmmmm w
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      163 2 II Yl?tS!ria_Ti jMJbnB j j I Reopening with {"LADIES of I LEISURE"! j FEATURING: 1 BARBARA STANWYCK. I 1 LOWEL SHERMAN I RALPH GRAVES, ETC. Opening Date: Saturday Next at 6.15 and w 9.30 p.m. o__o__o_o__o_OJL-0-— Q-^-O. OOP Ol^ Last 3 Performances 3.15 To-Day, 6.15 9.15 To-Night Positively the Last
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      223 2 I Che Directors of Alhamhra Theatres LU meir numerous Chinese and Malay patrons "T* k wishes of the season (New Year and fi" m i f TO-DAY Matinee 3 p tlll Evening 6.15 9.15 s A great film promised a ire* a j 1 delivered I I I ALHAMBRA HAS
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      153 2 THE WEEK. Wednesday I8(h. HiKiJ Watti 1055, 9.4 ft. L.L.T.C tournament. Furopeai. an in-ill (Dutch* clcsos NOB. Chinese Sports mtg.. Jalan Besar 10 n.m Keppcl Gclf Club mixed foursomes. Crwkct P»yianfc vs. Bangkok, m Penang. Thursday. 19th. HiKh WaUr, 00.00. 8.6 ft, 11.30. 9.5 ft. Australian mail <Nieu\v Zcelandt closes
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    PARIS MOTOR ACCIDENT SEQUEL.
    736 3 THE TEN FRANCS FINE. "Little Extras" of Court Costs. My particular offence consisted of an omission on my part to allow sufficient room for a taxi coming from the right to cross me, thereby slightly scraping its rear mudguard and causing damage which a touch of
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    THE RUBBER AUCTION.
    115 3 4 *A Farce and Mere Rabble" m Colombo. I consider the Colombo Rubber Auction is a faree a mere rabble." writes C. W. IfßCkto m the course cf an article m the Times of Ceylon. 'I was not surprised to learn that more than cue of our
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    WOMEN'S AIR ENDURANCE RECORD.
    679 3 122 HOURS 50 MINUTES. Miss Cooper's Own Story. A new and thrilling page was written m the history of women's aviation when the monoplane Lady Rolph touched earth for the first time m more than five days, bearing with it Miss Edna May Cooper and Miss
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    INDUSTRIES FAIR.
    348 3 The Hall of 2,000 Inventions. More* than 2.000 new engineering inventions, etch the product ol British brains and Britirh labour, will be publicly shown for the first time m the H 'avy Industries section of the- British Industries F:\ir. which will open for ten d^ys at Castle Bromwich.
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      304 3 I FLORENCE A LELAH, CO. I I MERCHANTS IMPORTERS I SO. 18, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD, SINGAPORE jjj (CORNER OP HIGH STREET) (BRANCH). TELE. 6656. Dealers m all kinds of Silk trnods, Cotton piece m(U Draperies, Jewelleries, Watches, Perfumeries, Sfj undry and Fancy .iroods, Carpets and Mattings, ockery and Glassware, and
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      19 3 4i v Beautiful Rich Desirable but she couldn't get avi'^y with MURDER The Season's Dramatic Hit "MANSLAUGHTER" CAPITOL TO-MORROW
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      465 3 I Estate Trust Agencies (1927) Limited. BRANCHES j 21, First Cross Street MALACCA. r 11, Light Street PENANG. 3 r 14, Klyne Street KUALA LUMPUR. i I ij Registered by and Security deposited with i i the Straits Settlements Government. I i| Act as Trustees, Administrators, Receivers, ii Guardians, Rent
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    THE MONTE CARLO RALLY.
    1541 4 GREAT MOTOR ADVENTURE All Important Question of the Weather. The thing that makes the Monk Carlo Rally fascinating to those who are merelj' interested, as apart from competing car crews who have undergone all the rigours and toil of their trip, is just that little scene
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    LIVED AS MISER TO HELP THE POOR.
    679 4 HIS ONE SUIT. Man Who Left Over £70,000 to Police Court Boxes. Discoveries that have been made since the I death of Mr. W. Drinnn, the London octogen arian who left marly all his fortune to the i Metropolitan Police Court Poor Boxes,
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    WATER SPEED RECORD.
    149 4 Kaye Don's Attempt at Buenos i Aires. In connection with the British Empire Exhibition at Buenos Aires it is understood Lord Wakefield has agreed to send Miss England n to race at Buenos Aires piloted by Mr. Kaye Don, the well-known racing motorist. The Argentine Yacht Club
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      232 4 A Thrill You Will Never Forget "MANSLAUGHTER" I i Commencing To-morrow CAPITOL THEATRE. I ■Biff lGj Thm* P ASTILJLES tbe rtfficiml way hi EVANS* Pastilles ViViVtV/.V.V.V.W.VAV.V.'.V.V. BIGIA ESTATE TEA S Retaining a freshness and flavour which cannot be equalled by imported teas. Grown m Malaya r Although better, it costs
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      122 4 1 UGGED peaks and Here you get milk at ith Jf^green velvety valleys. best. The milk for babies Here and there a tiny for children; for grown-ups. farm. Happy farmer folk Rich m vitamins, with with rosy cheeks the nourishment m every drop. quiet tinkle of cow bells m Real
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    MOTOR SHOWS HAVE COME TO STAY.
    651 5 AMERICAN INSTITUTION. Industry Must Move Forward. New York, Jan. 10. AS an American institution, the automobile, show is with us to stay, m spite of criticisms that have been levelled at it. This conclusion is based on the support given to the thirty-first annual
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    STILL HIGHER COMPRESSION.
    319 5 New U.S.A. Engines on Test. This information comes from a fr.mous American authority. A certain large manufacturer who has been prominent m the development of the high-com-pression type of engine, has turned out a number of engines having more than the normal compression. They will have compression
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    ABROAD WITH "COSMOP."
    824 5 A Motoring: Correspondent's Tour. Every year the number of motorists who venture abroad on a foreign motor tour increases. Mr. Harold Penbertcn. Daily Express Motoring correspondent writes from Le Havre: "See England first" is a sound slogan, but there comes an occasion when we want to enlarge
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    119 M.P.H.
    96 5 Major Segrave's Motor-boat Record. In the Life of Sir Henry Segrave written by Captain Malcolm Campbell and Mr. J. Wentworth Day, it is stated that m the third and fatal run of Miss England II a stop watch of a timekeeper was 'pressed at the moment of the
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    102 5 In Scotland, between Dunure and the Maybole cross-road, there is what is known as the "Electric Brae." It is a hill supposed to be possessed of magical properties, but it is nothing af the sort, of course, but merely an optical illusion. On a wet day it appears that the
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    CARS FOR AUSTRALIA.
    383 5 Points for British Manufacturers. I recently received a letter from a friend m Australia who me that the increases m registration fees and m the cost of oil and petrol are all to the benefit of English car sales out there. Petrol prices range from 2s to
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      263 5 JUST 1 imagine! r j j t WHAT TROUBLE YOU WOULD HAVE l| I IN GETTING TO OFFICE IF THERE WERE 1 1 NO MOTOR CARS. ji BUT BEFORE LONG WE MAY ALL BE USING AEROPLANES. Ij I THE FUTURE IS UNKNOWN BUT FOR ji THE PRESENT REALISE THE ADVANT-
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      100 5 I w IT I /^^^^kl I I I^i^n |il J X- A I I 2 m\^ Hi It PHM O I I fc7ii\^9il Pa I I ml l Jr M m**j^^ I I 1 Sns iTI I Vl P»_ I vJIWm Ml I VI Bl BES^Bw^^^S M| D^# A^HUI al
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    Chess Problems and Solutions.
    1351 6  - Chess Problems and Solutions. R. Collinson T. Amiros By Our Chess Editor. J Problem No. 110. (By Problem 110a. i (By A Great Alckhine Game. A pUM <•! Alekhines which has been obtaining parti; ul;,r ntUntum m London chess centres recently is that b> Which he secured the bnlItanty P»l"
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    SINGAPORE CHESS CLUB.
    202 6 The position m the Grand Handicap Tournament to date is as follows Fixtures for Friday: Tan Luang Kia vs. Marshal., Lo Kam Woon vs. Matt. Parbury vs. Bird. Gossevsky vs. Adie. Vaux vs. Kiong Chin Eng. Peck vs. Marshall. Ramnath Singh vs. Matt. Colman vs. Jumabhoy. Class
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    AMY'S BORROWED CAP.
    498 6 "Never Dreamed It Could be so Cold." Moscow, Sunday, Jan. 11. Miss Arm Johnson, hatless and carrying a tmy brown leather dressing case h?r only luggage stopped from the Warsaw express yesterday afternoon, uazed for a moment at Moscow's icy str"ct banked with snow, rind SIMD, turning
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    BOOK REVIEWS.
    245 6 Gog and Magrog. by Vincent Sheean. 'Duckworth Ti, 6d.) This- is a clever novel. The plot consists of a young American visiting his sister m Paris, and a Russian prima donna, with whom he eventually goes to Russia as her lover. Face to face with the crudeness of
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    CRAB WHO MAKES HIS OWN CLOTHES.
    1036 6 CRUSTACEAN CURIOSITIES. New One Who Carries Arms. Washington, Jan. CRABS tiiat wear clothes, others ihat carry arms, and still others that inarch m vast numbers like soldiers ar? among the curiositirs of crustacean life just brought to the National Museum here by Dr. Melbourne
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    20 6 Critic refers to bridge as "a dumb kind of game." Would that it were; would that it were!-— Arkansas Gazette.
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    Bridge Notes and Problems.
    967 6  -  HORATIUS VULNERABILITY PROMOTES CAUTION. By 'THE other day I was invited to take perl m a rubber at Contract with thras player who. staunch loyalists and tLe hards .n .h; Auction Camp had been persuaded i.o Lry American form of Che gam?. /Jib* playing three mbbert,,
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    GLIMPSES OF or nan cities.
    658 6 GLIMPSES OF or nan cities. ttAKIS: The "Queen surviv-d the election orteii 'rm 'his bright-eyed, ferk-h year-old lady riding through triumphal car at Mi-Car m be viitinu be eM Mile. OrtU >n vith her parents". 1 c-oJ deal oi unfavourab competitors and othen, for is required of a girl wh-,
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    MOORLAND MURDER CLUE.
    574 7 REPLY TO RADIO APPEAL. Turf With Footprints Removed. Newcastle. Jan. 15. Miles of bleak frostbound moorland m Northumberland were scoured by police to-day during the search for the unknown man who attacked Miss Evelyn Foster, aged 28. of Otterburn, m a motor-car at Wolf's Nick, a lonely
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    SAFES FULL OF CHEQUES.
    230 7 Raid on Capone's Hotel and What It has Revealed. America has a new political sensation of th<* first magnitude. In it, as m so many other American political sensations of the past, "graft" iigures largely. It was a raid on Rex? Hotel. Chicago, which brought it
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    A DANGEROUS FLIGHT.
    121 7 Airman To Take Supplies to Mountain Summit. Tokio, Feb. 6. An adventurous attempt will be made to-day by the civilian pilot. Mr. Ogawa. to fly to the summit of Mount Fuji m a 'plane, a largetype Fokker, for the purpose of supplying provisions to a party of
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    REDS FACE THE AVALANCHE.
    933 7 RUSSIA EXHAUSTED. Collapse of 5 Year Plan. The collapse of the Five Year Plan has brought Russia to the eoge of am abyss and the shadow of famine is upon the large towns and industrial areas. The gigantic Utopian scheme of the Five year Plan was
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    CAPT. COOK'S HOUSE ON FIRE.
    69 7 Cook's Folly, a 40-roomcd house m Hill-crest-road, Walthamstow. named after Captain Cook, the explorer, ttho built it and lived In it, was .damaged by fire. People living m rooms on the upper floors had to leeave hurriedly. The roof was burned off, and upper rooms
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      346 7 PHILIPS I I'ARLITA" WX I)o you realise the magical V W^ softness that "inside frosting" *f I dt means? f; PHILIPS "ARLITA" J inside frosted lamps are soft f I ;^T c eyes anc are ea f° r 4> the Home or Office. X I Specify "PHILIPS" when I Ordering
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      191 7 KRUPPS UGHT RAILWAYS SOLE AGENTS: African Eastern (Malaya) Ltd. Singapore Penang Machines L i* •I Ct v vA/ ill/ never been a fair- I fm weather motor TVv^ Mm '-^CBBBaSS^^ the great resources W pany were first turned \m a wU J^^B to the manufacture of \v\ *m I A^^^B
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    BRITISH GENERAL AND PERSHING MEMOIRS.
    1221 8 WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN. War Could Have Been Over a Year Earlier. London. I had an opportunity, (writes a staff correspondent cf the N.A.N.Aj of having a talk on General Pershing's memoirs (extracts from which are being published m the Free Press), with General Sir
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    "SATURATION POINT OF TAXATION."
    235 8 Burden Which Threatens the Nation. Sir Arthur Balfour. addressing the Individualist Bookshop luncheon at the Hotel Victoria. London, yesterday, said, referring to "the crushing burden" of national taxation: "We cannot go on paying over £800.000.000 a year and continue to exist as an industrial nation." "I
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    GERMAN SCIENCE.
    81 8 n Honours Bestowed Fr»m Abroad. rvfiiii i f J German telenet rejoh distinctions awarded to Til" Russian Qoi Gciman eiuTirucr Uebfa of Lenin and 5.000 raubl valuable mvteiii. and <■ p tion with vhleh cc; 1 accomplished within ten n hours as iVi I Dr. Julius Jordan, rmhaeolo»ie»i
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    LABOUR SHORTAGE IN RUSSIA
    67 8 Women to Work Factories. 1 Tiv tod thai tli i m Rus.-u,', tod ti accessary to absorb has Induced Hi measures ol c* Women irttti the period ol m up homework umJ i relieve then ol the i budget lor the ereehee will Incn roubles so
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    PHONE TO CHANNEL ISLANDS
    32 8 An Important < ..mm<.»M DrvHoptm 1 1 i. i a Irttphnnrthe British Channel a discovery wtUch long distant c amplification COOP caused by fee ficatinu is 4 tt* IV
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      479 8 Cf JCi WITH SUNSHINE GLAXO Norses Write: EXPECTANT MOTHERS NURSING MOTHERS morning sickness relieved nausea tUilssWd •Taticnt had very bad morning sickness s t wmUbf fretful flatulence a became very iU. I advised Sunshine Glaxo united after meals not gaining weighti morning and night R«uh gocxi Gar SuaMs^ sponger, slept
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      98 8 aiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiMaiaißigiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiai'ti'ti'fiifiai^ JMahya's STANDARD I L. Jm m |E i i v I m j CHEDDAR CHEESE I II FGDD«, S j! REFRIGERATING Co LTD [i ORCHARD ROAD— KEPPEL ROAD, ®^^&®s®®&&&^^ j A FEW OF I Crosse 8 Blackwells i I 1 Famous Products. S I I Vinegar Steak Kidney Puddino
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      501 9 BUSINESS CARDS. M^ASSAGE AMCURE ISS FUMIKO tt Dhoby GbjMi. FUNERALS. M\r,»POßi: CASKET CO. s«i. 1 A 3. l>nha* Road. t ■irif' Street— Phoue ROTS. TO LET. N ird Road. Apply Meyer Brothers. s yy.n ROAD Apply Meyer Brothers. Nj. 79 Meyer Road. Apply Meyer E: 4 A Raffles Place Apply
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      606 9 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUUNICIPAL NOTICE. TENDERS. NOTICE is hereoy given that tenders are nov invited for the following materials or services, and that particulars of such tenders m«y be obtained m the Tender Room, Municipal Offices: Supply of one portable electrically driven pumping set for Water Dept. i Water Engmter's oilice>.
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      633 9 NOTICES. NOTICE. Is hereby given that our Manager, Mr. Ko Lai Chun, has tendered his resignation which will take place on the 18th day of February 1931, and that Mr. Thong Yam Lo has been appointed Manager to succeed him. Those who have any claims against our chop arising during
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      595 9 AUCTION SALES. SHERIFFS SALE. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. SUit No. 75 of 1931. Writ of Seizure and Sale dated Jan. 31st, 1931. IN THE CAUSE OF Huttenbach Lazarus and Sens Ltd. Plaintiffs Versus Chop Kwcng Thye Hong Defendants AUCTION SALE of ALL THE
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      483 9 Foods Made from the purest milk of cows pastured m the home counties, the 'Allenburys* Foods are as easily digested as mother's milk. They are germ free and are simply and quickly made by the addition of boiling water only. Fresh supplies, specially packed for the tropics, are received each
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    ENGAGEMENT.
    44 10 The engagement is announced between Mr. Tok Peng Licng second son of Mr. and Mrs. Tok Hong Kian and Miss Ong Geok Choon second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ong Hup Keng and the marriage will take place on the 2nd March 1931.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1931. AND NOW NAVAL DEFENCE?
    727 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1931. AND NOW NAVAL DEFENCE? Whilst it is not necessary to anticipate as a result of the Colonial Naval Defence Bill at Home that Malaya will be called upon to embark upon a Navy, we do see m the record of the debate m
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    267 10 A striking address was delivered by the Bishop of Singapore to members of the Rotary Club m Ipoh. says the Times of Malaya. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Watts of Lipis River Estate. Pahang. left for home by the City of Lille, and expect to be away about a year.
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    92 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London, Feb. 17, 5.15 p.m. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows Spot £118 10|16 (up £2 *****). Forward £120 2|16 (up £2 15|16). The market is firm. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair
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    255 10 The death took place last Saturday morning at his residence m Irabi Road, Kuala Lumpur, of Mr. Frank Scully. Mr. Scully, who was 30 years old, was until recently employed by the Penang Municipality and was attached to the Health Board. He was compelled to leave the service, owing to
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    PEASANT PROPRIETORS CROPS.
    1057 10 PEASANT PROPRIETORS CROPS. GOVERNMENT HELP. Fruit and Vegetable Cultivation. The Department of Agriculture has for some I time been taking action to encourage Malay I smallholders to interest thenv ?lv s In other T crops besides rubber, especially padi. ve^eiablfs and fruit. As it would appear that the nature of
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    THE HARI RAYA PUASA.
    642 10 TO-MORROWS li;si,v A| How it Occurs and \v h Mean*. W Our Muslim C To-morrow. Thm Muslims will celebrate tin which is commonly knot Raya Pua.«a. It i the I the fast and tails on U month of Sh.uval. whr h close of the Ramadan called
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    NEW ZEALAND RELIEF FUND.
    27 10 Previously acknowW I Capitol Theatre Ltd Keppel Golf Club Elaine Matthews R.A.M.c. Other R;»nk> C. S. Sergal Subscriptions can BJ and Shanghai Bank
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      195 10 ERVKX LUCAS BOLL Softness and mellowness are their distinctive properties. soi.k from: CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO., LTD., (Incorporated under the Companies' Ordinances of Hong Kongi. {Incorporated m Shanghai). 1 Fresh Pasteurised Milk i I OUR OWN DAIRY FARM I OBTAINABLE AT I I" g pre COLD STORAGE co ltd f ORCHARD
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      48 10 I U. S. De SUVA BROS. I J JEWELLERS A NEW SHIPMENT j of j j "ZENITH" WATCHES j j THE WORLD'S FINEST TIME J j KEEPER J i INCLUDING j SILVER AND METAL j ALARM CLOCKS J has been received. 61, HIGH ST., PHONE 4540. DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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    FATAL AIR CRASH AT SELETAR.
    208 11 TWO KILLED. 5,000 Feet Nosediv Mangrove Swamp. i it.i! accident marrni the imi-Jh-! n*cord at the R.A.F. < virrd.iv morning. pr.ic tire flight m one of the <1 N.iukrr Horvlcy bombers, 'n«\ \lfxandre Davis, a «oMe n jmn »t aif<\ and chrrs Hi v.c. 29
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    GLASGOW SENSATION.
    142 11 Ll'rominent Business Men Arrested. [Renter*! Service. 1 London. Feb. 17. •f Glasgow has oeen stirred by the arrest ofl fourteen business men. some whoa are prominent public men. connected i Scottish Amnlcamated Silks Ltd now in roluntary liquid il N moter has been i and with form- ■cheOM
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    COTTON EXHIBITION.
    58 11 Queen Visits the White rCity. British Radio Official Service, j Rugby, Feb. 16. i visited the British Cotton ExWhlftC City to-day. She made a bUti m which she showed great '•aids expressing herself de- < onuratulated those associated Isation and expressed the hope hibition which is being held
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    UNEMPLOYMENT FUND.
    121 11 Borrowing Powers Extended. Reuter*l Service.) London. Feb. 71. t Commons to-day agreed to a i>n to extend the borrowing Unemployment Fund from i< -h amount is ilmost exhausted. «0.0(i op RATIONALISATION. Kndio— Official Service.'] Ru?by, Feb. 16. of Commons, the Minister for ■ndfiold, moved a resolution to ncrcMe
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    BRITISH POLITICIANS MAY VISIT INDIA.
    457 11 A SECOND CONFERENCES c Following lp Work o f London Negotiations. IR'Uti-r'.s Service.! London, Feb. 16. It is officially suited m London that there is DO truth m the report from Delhi that Mr. Wedgwood Benn and Mr. J. h. Thomas are shortly going to
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    15 KILLED IN BENARES.
    39 11 Heavy Casualties m Communal Disorders. I tßeuter's Service.] Benares. Feb. 17. One hundred and 94 persons, mostly Hindus, are m hospital as a result of the communal disturbances last Thursday, and fifteen deaths are reoorted.
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    TORY M.P. RESIGNS.
    236 11 111-health of Salisbury Member. [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Feb. 16. Owing to ill-health. Mr. Hugh Morrison, the Conservative member for Salisbury, has resigned his seat. At the general elections Mr. Morrison had a majority of 2.600 over the Liberal candidate and 11.000 over Labour. It is
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    COST OF LIVING.
    59 11 Slight Drop m Retail Prices m Britain. I British Radio Official Service.] Rugrby, Feb. 16. The Ministry of Labour states that at Jan. 31 average level of retail prices was approximately 52 per cent, above the level of July, 1914, as compared with 53 per cent, a
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    CABINET FORMING IN SPAIN.
    227 11 SANCHEZ GUERRA FAILS. i King to Call Reformist Leader R?uter's Service. Madrid, Feb. 1 7. s In the grim Escorial PMlace King Alfonso spent the afternoon praying at his mother's I tomb, while Sanchez Guerra plodded on an unceasing round of visits to his potential 3
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    QUEEN OF SPAIN.
    95 11 Cordial Send-off at Victoria Station. I British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Feb. 16. Queen Ena of Spain, who made a hurried visit to England a fortnight ago when the health of her mother. Princess Beatrice, was causing anxiety, left London to-day on her return to Spain. The
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    THE SILVER PRICE.
    145 11 Britain's Part m a World Conference. I Reuters Service.] London, Feb. 17. In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. W. Smithers. Mr. Snowden said he had not received an invitation from the American Government to attend a conference with a view to restoring the price of
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    MR. TAN CHENG LOCK IN JAVA.
    185 11 Asiatic Planters and the Price of Rubber. The Hon. Mr. Tan Cheng Lock, a member of the Legislative Council and president of the Asiatic Planters' Association of Malaya. has arrived at Medan for a month's stay at Brastagi. Interviewed by a representative of the
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    A CLOSE VOTE.
    30 11 Finland's New President. [Reuter's Service.] Helsinffors, Feb. 16. Premiur Svin Hufvud has been elected President of Finland by 151 votes to the 149 secured by Dr. Stahlberg.
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    SOVIET TIMBER CAMPS.
    56 11 Inquiry to be Started. London, Feb. 8. Following the recent disclosures of the terrible conditions of political prisoners m Soviet camps, the Anti-Slavery and Aborigines ProtecI tion Society has decided to institute an impartial enquiry. The investigation will be undertaken by Sir Alan Pirn and Mr. Edward
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    MALAYA'S NEW G.O.C. ARRIVES.
    407 11 MAJ-GEN. L. C. L. OLDFIELD Yesterday's Welcome to Singapore. Major-General L. C. L. Oldfield. the new General Officer Commanding the Troops, Malaya, landed at Johnston's Pier, yesterday morning. J Owing to the late arrival of the transport Neuralfa frcm Clembo. the official landing took place over
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    THE SCREEN.
    313 11 Just Imagine at the Alhambra. Just Imagine is without doubt the most ingenious show that has come to town for many a day. In 1980. j 21 (John Garrick) is m love with In 18 O'Sullivan). His application is rejected by the marriage tribunal but he is given
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    INDUSTRIES FAIR.
    54 11 Royal Visit to Malaya Stand. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. London, Feb. 17. The Queen, the Duke and Duchess of York, and the Duke of Gloucester, visited the Malaya stand at the British Industries Fair to-day. The Queen remarked that the consumption of pineapples from Malaya m the United
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    BANGKOK WIN.
    49 11 First Blood m Interport Polo Contest. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. Bangkok, Feb. 16. In the opening game of the interport pole contest this afternoon Bangkok beat Panang 7—2. Penang ponies were very fit although playing on a strange ground but Bangkok's superior combination represented the winning margin.
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    25 11 In a recent contest m Bangkok Kid Gabo, a boxer who Is well-known m Singapore, b?at Sir! Ong-Sunthara on points m an eight rounds contest.
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    CIVILISATION IN DANGER.
    1366 12 EUROPEAN POSITION. Interview with M. Heriot. FEDERATION HAS BEGUN. i.wmx. January. A \«iy luru" antichamber m the Town Hall of the City of Lyons. It is a very large room and yet it is crowded. Women m slip- PHI and without hats; widows m weeds holding children
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    LOCAL SPORTING NEWS.
    521 12 L.L.T.C. TOURNAMENT. Results of Yesterday's Ties. Th? fallowing aic the 1 -suits of the ;ie^played at the L.L.T.C. yesterday, ihe opening day ol the tennis tournamen. organised by h Ladies Lawn Tennis Club and ihr> Joh-ie Civil Service Club It is hoped to play aX thfl :inal
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    GERMAN RAILWAY SHARES.
    46 12 Sale Aided by International Bankers. i HeutrrV, Service.) j Berlin. Feb. 17. By arrangement with a group of international bankers, including French, the Government har assured the sale of 300.000.000 marks-worth cf German railway preference shares at a discount of m per cent.
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    PERSONALITY BEFORE BRAINS.
    636 12 CIVIL SERVICE ENQUIRY. What Sir S. Wilson Prefers at the Colonial Office. Lender., Jan. 30. The Royal Commission on Civil Service, which, is stiU taking evidence, heard this week the views of Sir Samuel Wilson, Permanent Under Secretary for the Colones. as to the qualities desirable m
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    NANKING BANS "ALL QUIET."
    308 12 Censors Stop Screening of the Film. Nanking. Feb. 4. After showing before packed houses for '.wo days at the World Theatre her^. the film "All Quiet on the Western Front" was suddenly banned to-day by the Government. Before the picture was screened before the public, official
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    60 12 The title cf the first film made by Bobby Jones under his contract with P.D.C. is Par and Double Par. This is a short feature m which the famous golfer is followed by the camera, over a delightfully laid out course and later he is concerned with the trials of
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    "INCARCERATE MR. GANDHI."
    1042 12 COMMONS SUGGESTION. No Further Inquiry into Borsad Incident. London, Feb. 0. In the House of Commons. Mr. Bracken asked whether Mr. Benn would make representations to the Government of India regarding "the urgent necessity of incarcerating Mr. Gandhf again m order to prevent a repetition of his
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    SINGAPORE CHINESE SPORTS.
    347 12 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Openin? of Three-Day New Year Meeting. Yest3iday, the first day of the thre?-day spcrts meeting at Jalan Be.sar crgj-isccl by the Singapore Chinese, was favoured by fine weather and the giound was m excellent condition. There was a large gathering of spectators, much interest being
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    THE WEI HAI WEI CUP.
    369 12 Race Course Golf Club vs. Singapore Golf Club. A match will be played on Sunday morning next at Bukit Timah between the Race Course Golf Club and Singapore Golf Club m the first round of the Wei Hai Wei Cup competition. The following are the
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    IMPATIENT POLITICIANS.
    240 12 Men Who Disapprove Present Party Leadership. London. Jan. .10. The trouble m all three political parties due to masterful personal forces m thoir ranks has been well illustrated this week m the 6MM of Mr. Churchill. Sir John Simon and Sir OswaM Mosley. each of wlu:m demonstrated m
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    INAUGURATION OF NEW DELHI.
    746 12 BRILUANT SCI UnveiUn, of < wutnns. PILLARS OI- KKI.I.OUM,!!- The first bir brilliant een the official Inauguration oi is this mining when the four n with gilded galleons on their ed to reproduce feature* famous Asoka's pillar, am] Canada, Australia. South v land, were unveiled :n
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      INDIAN LAWN TENNIS.
      578 13 Incident m Championship Meeting. Allahabad, Jan. 31. Calcutta fared very badly on the last day of the All-India lawn tennis championships, for Mrs. McKenna found Miss Leila Row of Bombay too strong ior her m the women's final, while Ahad Hussain and E. V. Bybb defeated the
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      THE GASOLINE HOUNDS.
      521 13 An American View of English Hunting. Of horn and morn, and hark and bark. And echo's answerng sounds All poets wit hath ever writ I" aog-rel verse of hounds. "PrP««tH —Hood, Epping Hunt. burwT aPPeai S Squire: a thick-ret. fe and blue eyes sparkling with life and
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    WOMEN'S GOLF.
    233 13 Arrangements for the County C hampionship. Officials of the various Ladies' County Golf Associations m England and Wales are now completing arrangements for the decision of county championship matches the programme beginning early next month, and being due to finish some time m July. Hitherto it has been
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    FAR EASTERN OLYMPIAD.
    127 13 Volleyball May Be Cut Out. Tokyo, Jan. 29. At the 9th. Far Eastern Olympic Tournament Confeience. the Philippine delegation proposed that the vclley-ball game should be replaced with some other sport since it is not included m the Olympic Games and is further not very interesting. This
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    36 13 In his match against Newman on Feb. 7, Walter Lindrum m the morning carried an overnight break of 1,200 to 1,794, and afterwards occupied the table all through the afternoon to make a break of 2.635.
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    INTERNATIONAL BOXING.
    366 13 Curious American Refereeing. Boxing is once more "m the news" on both sides of the Atlantic now that the holiday season is a thing of the past, says th" Morning Post m mail week. One important international contest has already taken place m Now York, m which our
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    132 13 Blackheath hold the club record for supplyIng the largest number of internationals to England m one match. Against Wales m 1893 the Club had the following six doing duty: A. E. Stoddart, H. Marshall. R. F. C. de Wiiiton, F. Evershed, F. C. Lohden, and P. Maud. Two years later
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      WIVES OF "NAVY ISLAND."
      372 17 Malta. -nanean Fleet is using iti winter months. Malta becomes From the very early hours I buuU's call eerily from ship to the mists of Valetta harbour, -trade of Valetta the mess and fro seeking delicacies, laden i ti r baskets. v >.pal street. "Strada Reale."
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      FALL IN FREIGHTS.
      133 17 How Decline Affects Financial Situation. I Reuters Service. London. Feb. 16. 'A universal and catastrophic" fall m freights is brought cut m the report prepared for the annual meeting of the Chamber of Shipping on Thursday, showing that throughout 1930 tramp freights were below pre-war. The effect
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    SHIPS DELAYED BY FOG.
    262 17 Most Inique Hold Up m Shanghai Annals. shipping men say that they have never lything quite like this fog m all their here, says the N.C.D. News. Mrtdtag up of shipping movements has d m considerable loss through demurrage. P-rt m them matters stated that Tls
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    NAVAL VISIT TO LISBON.
    55 17 Lisbon, Jan. 13. >ira. the Prime Minister, accomQbHl of the Cabinet, to-day went MS. Warspite, the flagship of Little, who is commanding the Ule Squadron now visiting Portur of War and Marine, the Comf of the Navy, and the Miliaho visited the Admiral, while 1 allowed
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    A 15,000 MILE CRUISE.
    381 17 Yacht's Trip from Manila to New York. Manila. Philippines, Jan. 5. BrmvlU the possibilities of typhoons m Pr. cine- Asiatic waters, of doldrums m the Arabian and R?d Seas, and whatever th Q Atlantic may offer m weather, the yacht Intrepid is making her way towards
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    WHALING OFF CEYLON.
    247 17 Government Grants Licence to Company. dalle. Jan. 22. Government has issued a licence to a Norwegian Company to carry out whaling operations off the coast of Ceylon and Mr. K. Berntsen. the Norwegian whaling expert, is on his way back to Norway to make the necessary arrangements
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    STEAMER AND 10 HANDS LOST?
    116 17 Ship's Lifeboat Washed Ashore. Liverpool, Jan. 15. The Clewbay, a Belfast steamer of 645 tons, which sailed from Ayr three days ago, is believed to have been lost with her crew of ten. News was received to-day by the Liverpool Underwriters' Association that a lifeboat
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    CHINA'S ECONOMIC TROUBLES.
    1002 17 PROF. MONROE'S REMEDY. Diversion of German War Debt. Nanking, Feb. 1. A plan for the improvement of economic conditions m China has been drawn up by Professor Paul Monroe, of Columbia University, New York, who is at ipresent m China. It involves the advance to China of
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    21-YEAR-OLD AIRMAN'S ADVENTURE.
    797 18 SYDNEY— NEW ZEALAND. Great Feat m Kingsford-Smith's Southern Cross Junior. After a dramatic and secret start from Mascot at 1 a.m. Mr. Guy Menzies, a well-known Sydney Aero Club pilot, only 21 years old. completed a fast lone flight across the Tasman Sea at 1.15 Sydney time
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    29 18 Nothing has more impressed me as a member of the Committee on Biology than the increasing danger of breeding a race of illiterate and premature specialists. Sir Charles GrantRobertson.
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      380 18 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK. OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital m 600,000 shares of £5 each £3 000,000 Reserve Fund £4,000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE: 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches: Alor Star Hong Kong Saigon Amritsar Iloilo
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    INDUSTRY IN 1930.
    1230 19 The Incidence of Inemployment. of employment, wages, cost of living. disputes m 1930 that appears m the <»f the Ministry of Labour Gazette the statement that the severe mii- presMon which began to develop to- close of 1929 continued with inlty throughout last year. It is In
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    COTTON UNEMPLOYMENT.
    326 19 Great Increase m 1930. Evidence regarding the depressed condition Of the cotton textile area was given recently before the Royal Commission on Unemployment Insurance. Mr. S. Warring tun. Ministry of Labour Divi-ic-icnal Controller for the North-West Division. jntated that m every industry m the NorthI Western division there
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    ERASER'S SHARE LIST.
    877 19 TUESDAY, FEB. 17TH. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Connemara <$i) Glenealj (si) J'JJ j-JJ SSM,, 7 8 0 5 5* Jeram Kuantan «*> 53 c« f^ (sl> 80 1.00 Kamasan ($2) lw dah( «> J5 2?0 mPaS (sl> 1.20 140 Kluang (ss > 200 2-0 Kuala Sidiln (sl> 2 JO
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    STOCK BROKERS ALARMED.
    275 19 Effect of Recent Court Decision. London, Jan. 30. Another law court decision this week has caused much perturbation on the Stock Exchange, whose chairman is besieged by a queue of alarmed stock brokers asking advice as regards their position towards clients. The case was one m which
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    MANCHURIAN RAILWAYS.
    203 19 American Steel for Kirin-Heilung Bridges. The bridges on the Kirin-Heilung Railway ar? being furnished to the Manchurian railway authorities by the United States Steel .Products Company through the well-known flrm of Andersen, Meyer and Company, Ltd. During June 1928, a contract was signed by the above parties for
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    KEPONG DEVELOPMENT.
    70 19 Increase of Capital to Acquire New Property. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.] London, Feb. 17. Kepong Malay propose an increase of capital from £150.000 to £200.000 m order to acquire property adjoining the Sungei Api division. An extraordinary meeting of shareholders has been called for Tuesday next m order
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    FRASER'S REPORT.
    526 19 Awaiting the Tin Decision. Singapore, Feb. 16. In view of the advent of Chinese New Year Holidays business m the local share market has been on a diminishing scale and the drop m the price of Tin of 25s per ton over the week has further discouraged speculation,
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    THE PLANTERS' NOTEBOOK.
    116 19 We have had the satisfaction on many previous occasions of recording the renewed appearance of Rutherford's Planters Note-book, published by the Times of Ceylon Company at Colombo at 20 rupees post free, and there is little we can add to previous commendations m respect to the present
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    59 19 Evatt and Co., Kuala Lumpur. Secretaries: Katu Tin (First half Feb>: 341 hours, 59.000 yards, 386 pkls. Renong Consolidated First half Feb.) 337 hours, 116,700 yards. 442 pkls. Guthrie and Co., Kuala Lumpur Agents: Renong Dredging (First half Febi. No. 2 Dredge, 430 pkls. Teja (Malaya)
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    ALEXANDRA BRICKWORKS.
    257 19 Five Per Cent. Dividend Recommended. The following is the report of Uxe dim-tors to be -presented at the third ordinary g-'iicral meeting of the shareholders of Alexandra Brickworks to be held at the Mercantile Bank buildIng, on February 25th. at 12.30 p.m. A further small area adjoining the
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    THRIFT IN EXCESS.
    369 19 Mr. McKenna's View of the Causes of Depression. Mr. Reginald McKenna. chairman of the Midland Bank. Ltd.. m his address to the shareholders at the annual general meeting commented on 'excessive thrift." He was referring to the fact that bank deposits were increasing and now constituted a
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    SENDAYAN (F.M.S.) RUBBER
    141 19 The crop of the Sendayan IPM.Si Rubber Company for the year ended September 30 last (11 months* tapping) amounted to 1,674.5951 b against 1.660.0001 b. for 1928-29. The report states that to meet the present situation appropriate measures have been taken, and as a result substantial economy
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    FOURTH SOUTH AFRICAN TEST DRAWN. A Close Finish.
    1137 20 FOURTH SOUTH AFRICAN TEST DRAWN. A Close Finish. DOGGED BATTING BY HOME TEAM. Nupen's Six Wickets for 46. The fourth Test match between England and South Africa at Johannesburg ended m a draw yesterday. Resuming tfheir second innings England scored 169 for nine wicket* when they dtc tared the innings
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    HENDREN IN FORM.
    58 20 Big Score Against Orange Free State. Bloemfontein, Feb. 9. The following is the closing score m the match between the M.C.C. touring team and the Orange Free State which commenced here on February 7— Orange Free State 148; M.C.C. 492 (Hendren 170. Tate 56. Farrimond 51 not
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    28 20 [Reuter's Service.] London, Feb. 17. In a Division I match to-day Grimsby defeated Bolton 4 l. In Division 111 (Northern Section) Southport beat York 1 o.
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    SELANGOR TURF CLUB.
    168 20 The spring meeting of the Selangor Turf Club will be held a fortnight after that of the Perak Turf Club, the dates being March 14, 21, 25, 28. First Class Horses are not catered for but there will be three runs for each division of Class II
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    WATER POLO.
    54 20 The results of the matches played on Sunday at the S.S.C. were as follows: CSC. II lost to S.S.C. II by the odd goal m 5, after a well contested game. The first team of the Chinese, however, turned the tables on the Europeans by scoring a comfortable
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    WEEKLY SPORTING
    1479 20 The Welch Regiment m Singapore Soccer. I Their Record Reviewed. S.R.A. Annual Calendar. World's Billiards Champion. The New Golf Ball. The 2nd. Welch Regiment will always treasure memories of pleasant sporting encounters against civilian teams m Singapore, the Regiment's commanding officer, Lieut.-Col. W. M. Hore, states m a
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    ENGLISH CUP POSITION REVIEWED.
    742 20 INTERESTING COMPARISON Decreased First Division Representation. Without having the full records of past years available, we venture the opinion that this year's competition for the English Cup will go down as a record, not merely because of the remarkable feat of Exeter and Southport m reaching
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