The Straits Budget, 5 March 1931

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    30 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] No. xsi2 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, mi. Pri o 2“> cent* (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    345 1 leaders Page Paternalism (lone Mad 3 AT 00.0 JO A Year Lost 6 Decline of Snobbery 3 The Parish Again 3-4 The Future of Malaya Spectacular Diplomacy 4 Occasional Notes o-6 Telegrams, lUutor »nd Special— Covering Past Weeks News -1-30 Pictures l’a>t and Present Commissioners 17 it njj ip<
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    1980 1 pMn. L. Holbech, D.S.O., M.C., who Wf 8 Herbert Stanley, the if h Governor of Cevlon, to South as t Private secretary and A.D.C., Wnt V; Ce .y lon to plant in 1911. on uV*? w ‘th Mr. John Biddell on /’tsloig-h, Hatton, and was later o
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    MODERN MARKETING IN MALAYA.
    1435 2 Big British Combine IJcre. SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF REQUIREMENTS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 2"». Whatever may be true of other Br.tish industries, that great eombifie known as Imperial Chemieal Iidustries, Ltd. certainly cannot be accused of failing to Ifive thorough study to the Malayan
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    LONG CASE ENDED.
    150 2 European Fined as Car Crash Sequel. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Feb. 25. The protracted hearing of the case in which Mr. Blackshaw, of the Perak llvdro-hlectrie Company, was on a charge of causing death by a rash act anti on two charges of causing hurt by
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    FLYING FATALITY INQUIRY.
    1517 2 Death by Misadventure. machine and engine AIRWORTHY. The inquiry into the recent fatal air cras h at Seletar in which Flying Officer F. A. Davis and Corporal V. R. Boyce r et their deaths was concluded on Monday before Mi. F. Bourne, the Singa- ore Coroner. The
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    STRAITS CHINESE.
    75 2 Petition for Representative In Council. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penan*?. Mar. The Straits Chinese British Association proposes to approach Govern men accord the association a greater meas of recognition by granting it the P lege of nominating a representati'* the Legislative Council. Government is also to be urged
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL.
    18 2 It is announced that the next meet of the Federal Council will be held April 13.
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      PATERNALISM GONE MAD.
      1037 3 —Straits Times, Feb. 20. aiacuuinff the lecture by Professor tU -le Burn* which K V V? 18 a "T 1 unfair impression of labour condi--1 >n Malayan rubber estates, we had UOnS 1 left in which to deal with an nu X remarkable address on the same
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      £100,000 A YEAR LOST !
      1074 3 £100,000 A YEAR LOST not be prepared to pay for it.—Straits Times, Feb. 27. Although the copra market in this country is a subject which the uninitiated must approach with caution, this product ranks third in Malayan exports, and the Malayan Agricultural Journal, in its February issue, reminds us of
      not be prepared to pay for it.—Straits Times, Feb. 27.  -  1,074 words
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      DECLINE OF SNOBBERY.
      958 3 —Straits Times, Feb. 28. Foreign observers as well as those who guide our opinions at Home have from time to time commented on the fact that what was once the robust British attribute of snobbery is tending to disappear. American writers, who watch British customs with close
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      THE PARISH AGAIN.
      1086 3 Straits Times, Mar. 2. Today Mr. W. Hartley, has assumed office a; President of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners, and it is not too much to say that there is a coniclerahle feeling of sympathy with him in the task he has undertaken. So much lias been heard
      .— Straits Times, Mar. 2.  -  1,086 words
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      THE FUTURE OF MALAYA.
      1016 4 vinees is practically perennial.—Straits I ones, Mar. Our London correspondent, in one of his recent letters, invited us to envisage the problem of the future of the Malay Peninsula from a standpoint which, whilv* it is not entirely novel, differs widely from that adopted either by
      vinees is practically perennial.—Straits I ones, Mar. :{.  -  1,016 words
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      SPECTACULAR DIPLOMACY.
      1149 4 imperilled national Times, Mar. 4. S" iii.my con ferenees and commissions liavc wrestled with the problem of naval disarmament and we have been warned 'dten that., although considerable pro-r'-,7s h as ,,(M n ma(, <\ the ultimate goal is a way off, that the full signifl<.mco o tlie
      imperilled national Times, Mar. 4.  -  1,149 words
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    ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL.
    386 4 Old Boys at Founder’s Day Dinner. The Old Boys of the Anglo-Chir.ese School, Singapore, celebrated Founder's Day of the school by a dinner at the residence of Mr. Cheong Koong Ser.g. There were about 150 present, a. ng whom were tne Chinese Consul-Genera. (Dr. (’hen Chang Lok), Bishop
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    THE CHAPLAINCY.
    67 4 Terms of Appeal at Length Decided Upon. At a meeting of the Parochial bur 'l Council held on Dec. 8, the term* the appeal to the Archbishop of Cant'’ bury on the question of the Chaplain appointment were at length decided ur< and as far as we can
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES.
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      CRISIS AVERTED.
      65 5 nu*s, Feb. 2t5. II. Thomas, M.P., Dominions v..ary, smil his daughter paid a sur- isit on Tuesday to the British Malaya ,i the British Industries Fair where r,.-n.>rted to have sampled a dish of to his great relish. In view of negotiations which are being i .t the
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      THE VICIOUS CIRCLE.
      112 5 rimes, Feb. 2*>. ivs brokers’ circulars make 1 reading but one Mincing Uue hit upon a novel method of ‘,i j. \h(> bourse of the market and 0 .1 force to that overworked OUJ circle." The follow- t,> be read clockwise several :t i :r from the
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      COMIC OPERA.
      154 5 than the publicity.—Straits .nn Feb. *.!•>. Ivor O* era, of Singapore, is visiti.a I.umpur and is advertising > to.il) \V S 1 i rummtus Malay Opera had his town, but we assure you that o i ompany will suit your satis* r> ai i vanished your sorrow. You
      • ’ than the publicity.—Straits ’’ .nn ... Feb. *.!•>.  -  154 words
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      BRITISH TRADE—NEW STYLE.
      295 5 BRITISH TRADE— NEW STYLE. ■> mu.H nr witrini wrininnu Straits Times, Feb. 20. i lish today an interview which '>v.> tit s. irit and method with which :u Hr; i. h industry—or rather, the group in it—is attackin'? the market. It is the younger secBritish industries—aircraft, motor c; ;c, electrical
      ■> mu.H nr witrini#/ wrininnu Straits Times, Feb. 20.  -  295 words
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      THOSE AIR MAILS.
      301 5 ,—Straits Times, Feb. 27. People who still believe in the prospect of a British air mail service being able to take letters from Malaya to London in a!>out 14 days will be disappointed to read the latest announcement by the Post Office on the Karachi-London service. Instead
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      THE ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY.
      351 5 would be willing to join.—Straits Times, Fob. 27. The Malayan branch of the Royal .Asiatic Society has existed, in various forms, for nearly 54 years. Though the name of the society is familiar to everybody, it is possible that even now its importance and the objects
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      22 YEARS TOO LATE.
      215 5 III# i imijMouiv i to the G.P.O.,” he said.—Straits rime:, Feb. 27. Love usually finds a way, but when it has to contend with the G.P.O. things are a little more difficult. Twentytwo years ago Mr. T. R. Winshull, of Birmingham, suggested marriage to the girl
      III# i imijMouiv . – i • to the G.P.O.,” he said.—Straits rime:, Feb. 27.  -  215 words
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      SINGIN’ IN THE SNOW.
      220 5 jval In -Straits Times, I\»b. 20. It is not often that the tired office worker or shop assistant gets a chance to extend that annual fortnight when he is released from care and goes to frolic on the sea shore or rest in rural surroundings. 'I
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      LOVE THY DENTIST!
      502 5 —Straits Times, Feb. 2S. In an address to the Penang Rotariuns on modern dentistry Mr. R. Fraser.■kinner struck a note of genuine pathos. L are an(l attention to prevent habit loi ..:.it,on, he said, “by instilling %i the receptive mind of youth the lasting value nt hyp:,ene
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      RUBBER ROADS.
      168 5 -Straits Times, Mar. 2. Once again the question of rubber roads as a solution of the problem of over-production (or under-consumption) of the commodity is receiving prominence. The publicity given to recent experiments carried out in Singapore does not appear to have met with unanimous approval and we
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      IS IT CRICKET ?
      226 5 IS IT CRICKET -Straits Times, Mar. 2. Don Bradman is something more than th# world’s best batsman. He is proving the finer.t asset the temperance workers in Australia have ever had. One life-long abstainer for every run scored by our T. T. Hero in England is the slogan which blue-ribbon
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      PIONEERING IN PERAK.
      409 5 hoso memoirs with profit.—Straits Times. Mar. 2. A .emarknblo record tf endurance and Vuv Mni» eCl i? y b V c n l ,llb »i«hed by the Matay Mad. It consists of extracts from ,u? aut °oio£raphy of Mrs. N. B. Paul, who Ifin'| ,W «J n
      hoso memoirs with profit.—Straits Times. Mar. 2.  -  409 words
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      RESTRICTION AGAIN.
      136 5 Straits Tin.es, Mar. I ho long, and it seemed to us, unnecessarily drawn-out period of uncertainty over the fate of the tin quota scheme has at last come to an end, and, for better or worse, it is now a fait accompli, Malaya thus enters on her second
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      PEP FROM PUMPKINS.
      196 5 that pumpKins, i» i* synonymous noms.—Sir.. ts I mu#, Mu.. It. Singapore is noted for many things, natably as the port for tin and rubber and to novelists as an excellent hunting ground for plots. We are even now developing a new industry in palm oil and
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      THE NEW PARTY.
      460 6 tU >< II l 11 —Straits Times, Mar. Another frail barque has been launched on the treacherous seas of an<l l comparative simplicity of the Bn ish party system further complicated by the tnry of the New Party, with Sir Oswald Mosley as its head and front.
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      AN HONEST POLITICIAN.
      210 6 —Straits Times, Mar. 4. Tribute to the importance of Mr. Stanley Baldwin in British politics makes a refreshing change after the scurrilous attacks on him by the Press harons and the treachery of a handful of members of bis own party. Mr. Austin, Hopkinson, whom no one
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      MALAYA’S BIG THIRST.
      211 6 drowning its sorrows! —Straits limes, Mai. 4. What is Malaya’s favourite drink—ayer minum excepted One’s personal predilections are apt to be misleading on this delicate subject, but the annual summary of foreign imports and exports of Malaya for 1930, awards the proud distinction to —porter nnd stout!
      drowning its sorrows!—Straits limes, Mai. 4.  -  211 words
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      A BLUE BOOK PUZZLE.
      319 6 Straits Times, Mar. 4. All sorts of queer little stories and puzzles lurk in the hundred or so pages of closely packed statistics which comprise the annual summary of monthly returns of foreign imports and exports of Malaya for 1030. Without any intention of being facetious
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    FILMING SINGAPORE.
    197 6 Many Shots Made Of The City. A car threading its way through the narrow streets of Chinatown on Tuesday excited interest as idlers found themselves to l»e the subject of camera j shots.” It contained Mr. James A. Fitzpatrick! in search of copy for his Traveltalks.” j He
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    “RIDICULOUS CASE.”
    186 6 Neither Party Believed By Chief Justice. Remarking that it was the most ridiculous case he had ever had, the Chief Justice, (Sir William Murison' gave judgment for the plaintiff for $448 and half the Supreme Court costs, in the case in which B. Rajaputra claimed from S. Joseph
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    ARCHITECT’S CLAIM FOR FEES.
    551 6 Judgment of $6,000 For Plaintiff. Judgment of .$(*,000 and costs was given in favour of the plaint ill* on Tuesday in the Supreme Court by the Chiet Justice (Sir William Murison) in the case in which Mr. J. M. Jackson, a local architect sued Mr. A.
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    MOTOR CRASHES.
    152 6 Chinese Driver Killed In Woodlands Road. A motor-car accident occurred on Tuesday at the 13?i mile, Woodlands Road, as the result of which the driver, a Chinese, was killed. The car was proceeding in the direction of Johore and in trying to avoid a passimr car struck a
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    BANISHEE GETS TWO YEARS’ RIGOROUS.
    600 6 Cases at Singapore Assizes. Wong Tai Chit pleaded guilty, at th e Singapore assizes before Mr. Justice Whitley on Tuesday to living in the Colony after having been banished from Selangor His Lordship inquired for what offence he was banished. The D.l’.P. (Mr. McElwaine) For
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    SCENE IN BANK.
    92 6 Alleged Snatching of $1.° 00 In Notes. An alleged incident in the Hong and Shanghai Rank on Tuesday a l had a sequel in the Third 1 oluo before Mr. J. F. F. Gregg, when an Indian w as charged 1 theft of $1,000. -.iju; It appears
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    FAREWELL AND A WELCOME.
    666 7 Bitter Sweet.” TIFFIN FOR DR. STUBBS DR. HOOPS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Feb. 27. A tiflin was held at the Malacca Club to bid farewell to Dr. I. D. Stubbs and to welcome Dr. A. L. Hoops. Dr. Stubbs is going home on leave and
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    OPENING OF K.P.M. BUILDING.
    655 7 Progress of Dutch Shipping Company. The new building for the K.P.M. at the corner of Finlayson Green and Robinson Road, was officially opened yesterday before a large and representative gathering. The guests assembled outside the main door of the offices, and on the arrival of Mr.
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    BOY IN HOSPITAL.
    62 7 Motor-Cyclist Detained And Given $1,000 Bail. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Mar. 2. A motor-cyclist named Bidwcll, employed as a motor fitter by the Malacca Municipality, was in collision with a seven-year-old Malay boy at Kampong Ulu on Saturday. The hoy is in hospital seriously injured. Mr
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    APPLICATION BY MR. ST. ALBAN SMITH.
    799 7 To Wind Up Seletar Plantations. An application by Mr. St. Alban Smith to wind up Seletar Plantations was postponed a fortnight by the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) in the Supreme Court on Monday at the request of Mr. It. Page, appearing on behalf
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    CHINESE GUNMEN ACTIVE.
    253 7 Shootings and Stabbing In Chinatown. An affray between rival Teochew gangs resulting in the death of one of the participants, occurred in Carpenter Street on Monday. The gangsters clashed, knives were* drawn, and one was fatally stabbed. Another, while attempting to draw his revolver from his waist,
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    ’SINGAPORE CALLING.’
    414 7 SINGAPORE CALLING.’ But London Was Not Listening. Singaporeans who hoped to speak to London on F" 2&lt;» by the radio telephony installed on the Rod Star liner Belgenland were disappointed as the operators failed to get through. The reason for this was explained to a representative of the Straits Times,
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    “ RUNNING TYRES TO THE CANVAS.”
    479 8 RUNNING TYRES TO THE CANVAS.” Replacement Must Cyme. MR. MAHONYS VlKWS ON TRADE SLUMP. Wc* are passing through a sane reconstructiunal period,” raid Mi. I'aul K Mahony, vice-president of the Internationa 1 B. F. Goodrich Corporation, to a Straits Times representative on his arrival in Singapore, on Fell. 20 on
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    LINK WITH OLD MALAYA.
    252 8 Death of Sdangor’s Major Chief. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb» 27. Selangor has lot#, a picturesque Malay figure, whose memories went hack to the days before the British administration, l»y tho death at Klang on Tuesday of I) a to A mar di Raja,
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    PRETENDED TO BE A SOLICITOR.
    190 8 i Singapore Bar Committee Wins Appeal. Judgment was givin by the Chief .Justice (Sir William Murison) yesterday in the Supreme Court for the Singa pore liar ommitt.ee in their appeal against the acquittal and discharge by the District Judge, of John Real, for falsely representing
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    COUNTERFEITING.
    296 8 Gaol for Importer of Bad Coins. Being in possession of counterfeit King’s coins and importing counterfeit King's coins were charges preferred against Hong Ah Rah at the second Singapore Assizes, which opened on Tuesday, before Mr. Justice Whitley. Outlining the facts for the Crown, the Deputy Public Prosecutor, (Mr.
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    PASSENGERS.
    432 8 The following passengers disembarked a* Straits ports from the Blue Funnel steajaer Hector, which arrived at Singapore on 20 Mr. and Mrs. A. Savage Bailey, Miss R. Savage Bailey, Mrs. A. M. Hedley, Miss I. V. II. Hedley, Mr. and Mrs. J. \V. Boyd Walker, Mr. A. K. Thornley
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    BIG GAME HUNTER STABBED.
    106 8 Attack in a Singapore Hotel. A* a result of a stabbing outrage in the Hotel van Wijk on Monday a Frenchman named I*. Yerenne is lying in the Genera. Hospital suffering from wounds. Mr Verenne, who is described as a big ejime hunter, arrived at the
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    TIN RESTRICTION.
    70 8 Colonial Office Meeting Confirmed. We have received the following letter from the ag. Senior Warden of Mines, F.M.S. The Government is now in a position to confirm the report, cabled by Reuter, of a meeting held at the Colonial Office on Feb. 27 to consider the proposed International
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    FUNERAL OF DR. OORLOFF
    292 8 The funeral took place at Eidadari cemetery yesterday of I)r. Arthur Felix OorlotT, retired Provincial Surgeon of Ceylon, who died on Monday, at the age of 71. The funeral was very largely attended. The Rev. T. R. Dean officiated. Wreaths were sent by His sorrowing wife,
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    MR. C. WILSON.
    55 8 On the application of Mr. Williamson, on behalf of the petitioner and the Bar ommittee in the Supreme Court on Monday before the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison), Mr. C. Wilson was admitted into the Straits Settlements Bar. Mr. C. H. Withers Payne said there was no
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    ETERNAL TRIANGLE AGAIN.
    751 8 Police Court Case. HUSBAND ATTEMPTS TO AVOID HIS FAMILY. Family discord was suggested to be on* of the motives for an alleged attack on Chinese woman named Voon Chong in a case in which four Chinese woL? Joon Tew, Tan Chey Chee, Toh Oh e o and
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    FAREWELL TO MR. R. J. FARRER.
    1688 9 Subordinate Staff’s Presentation. UTDIENCE’S TEARS. An Ineffaceable Memory.” j, t of the Victoria Memo- crowded to its verandahs at at which the subordinate f the municipality of Singapore Van well to Mr. H. J. Fai rer, the K-iiring President. r M lv was hardly
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    MUSIC FROM THE AIR.
    186 9 Novel Attraction Coming To Singapore. A musical attraction of a unique description will be heard at the Memorial Jlall next month, when Professor Maurice Martenot will demonstrate his remarkable electrical device known as Music from the Ether.” This instrument has now been heard all over the
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    FINE IMPOSED.
    152 9 Charge of Assaulting Police Corporal. The appeal of Mr. L. E. Osmond, who was sentenced to six weeks’ rigorous imprisonment by Mr. J. F. F. Gregg, the Singapore Third Police Magistrate, on a charge of assaulting a police corporal, was heard on Monday by the Chief Justice, (Sir
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    MR. J. A. WEBSTER.
    132 9 Death of Former Singapore Merchant. The death of Mr. J. A. Webster, formerly of the firm of Katz Brothers. Singapore, occurred in Durban, South Africa, on Jan. 29. Mr. Webster, who was 57 years of age, was in Singapore for many years and was a director
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    JELAI LITIGATION.
    38 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 2. It was stated in the Supreme Court t .day that the Jelai litigation would be it Mired on Mar. 2M and would probably la. t ai.oth'T five days.
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    AIMEE McPHERSON IN SINGAPORE.
    476 9 W To Visit India. ENGAGED ON A TOUR OF RECUPERATION.” Mrs. Aimee Semple McPherson, the much discussed Pacific; Coast “four square” gospeller, arrived in Singapore on board the President ilson on Monday accompanied by her daughter, Miss Roberta Semple. Mrs. McPherson is in poor health and
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    CATHEDRAL WEDDING.
    232 9 Mr. J. C. Walker and Miss E. L. Ballantine. The wedding took place at St. Andrew's Cathedral on Saturday of Mr. James Cadenhead Walker, of Houstead and Co., and son of the Rev. S. S. Walker, some time Presbyterian minister in Singapore, and Mrs. Walker, to Miss Kmily
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    69 10 [The Strait* Times in not r«*H porSvi bl«* for tho opinion of its correspondent*. Correspondents should bear in mind that fetters must hr short arid to the point. Font; epistles are liable to ho rejected or rut down. Correspondents inuit enclose their names and addresses, n*»t necessarily for publication
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    S.A.F.A. RULE 15 (B).
    485 10 To the Editor of the Strait* Times. Sir, In reference to the remarks under the heading Focal Football Topics in your issue of Tuesday, would you allow me to put forward the attitude of the General Council, as I understand it The S.A.K.A. have two objects
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    “A MOVE AT LAST.
    306 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, When I was recently in Sourahayu I read your leader of .Ian. 2P “A Move At I/uit” with more than unusual interest in view of the fact that (,nly a few days hefore I had spoken from Itatnvin
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    VAN KLEEF BEQUEST.
    631 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —What about removing the I’onggol Zoo to the liotanical Gardens Would it not lie welcomed hy children and tourists An agreement could be entered into by the Municipal Commissioners with the present owner. A free site could l&gt;e given
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    LAYING ON OF HANDS.
    415 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. -In your issue of Feb. 24 there appeared an article entitled “The Laying It i* a sign of the times .u t.i,* Li wer House of Convocation ieuld recently discuss faith healing, and igice. aim. t unanimously, to
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    VOLUNTEERING AND RIFLE SHOOTING.
    266 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —A great deal has appeared in print lately, in every newspaper throughout Malaya, under the heading of propaganda for the encouragement of volunteering, but among the benefits and privileges which are promised to the intending re ciuit. I
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    SINGAPORE AT NIGHT.
    301 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Although the Singapore Municipal Commissioners have an excellent gasworks and a very fine electrical power station, it is extraordinary that the street lighting in the town is so appal1 in/ 1 in this country, where daylight fails at such
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    ANIMAL WELFARE.
    404 10 Activities of the Local Society. At a meeting of the committee of »k„ Society for Prevention of Cruelty t AnimaJs Singapore, the hon. secretary Mr. C. L. Colhnge, reported the action which it is hoped will result in the t gulations governing the stacking of m crates being
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    PLAIN CLOTHES.
    41 10 Privilege for Troops Approved By G.O.C. It is announced in Malayan Command orders that the G.O.C. approves permission being granted by commanding otlicei&gt; to soldiers of good character, under t k rank of lance-sergeant, to walk-out I!l plain clothes.
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    SINGAPORE’S HEALTH.
    139 10 The Singapore Municipal health statement for the week ended Feb. 21. k the total number of deaths as male and female 75. This represents a dcaM rate of 22.03 per mille, per annum, compared with 22.83 in the preceding and 18.35 in the corresponding last year. The chief
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    3342 11 F.M.S. Interest in Singapore’s MunicipalityLessons of Mr, Farrer’s Success—The Sanitary Board System—What Would Self-Government Cost?—Hot Air And Bad Drains Executive’s Reply to Criticisms (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 27. The tributes which have been paid to Mr K J. Farrer on his
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    COUNCIL REFORM.
    317 12 Deep Thought Required Says Mr. H. E. Slowe. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. 25. One only has to live in this country for a number of years to appreciate the excellent manner in which the Government of this Colony functions,” said Mr. 11. K. Slowe referring to
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    SINGAPORE Y.W.C.A. ACTIVITIES.
    1322 12 A Living Organisation. REPORT AT ANNUAL MEETING. An interesting and comprehensive review of the work and achievements of the Y&lt; ung Women’s Christian Association in Singapore was given by Miss A. Owen, the general secretary, at the annual general meeting held at the Y.W.C.A. premises in Raffles
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    GAMBLING RAIDS.
    115 12 125 Chinese Each Fined $10 In Police Court. Twenty-one Chinese, rounded up by Mr. R. C. Blair Wiltshire, A.S.P., attached to the Kandang Kerbau division, were fined $10 each or 14 days in default by Mr. G. E. Clayton, the Singapore Second Police Magistrate, on Friday. In his
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    MR. W. BARTLEY.
    39 12 Municipal Commissioners’ New President. It is notified in the Gazette that Mr. W. Bartley, M.B.E., will be President of the Municipal Commissioners from Monday, Mar. 2, in succession to Mr. R. J. Farrer, who has retired.
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    DENTAL OPERATION SEQUEL.
    535 12 Coroner’s Finding. DEATH OF MRS. CUSACK IN HOSPITAL. The death of Mrs. Doris Cusack, aged 22, at the General Hospital while undergoing an operation for tooth trouble was inquired into by Mr. F. G. Bourne, the Singapore Coroner, on Feb. 20 when a verdict of accidental death
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    THE RED LIGHT.
    114 12 Existence of Communist Weekly in Penang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. 27. The existence of a Chinese Communist weekly paper was disclosed in the police court here today during a case against a Chinese who was charged with being in possession of seditious literature. In its
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    RETIRING PRESIDENT’S LAST MEETING
    2885 13 Commissioners’ Farewell To I Mr. Farrer. I home agents again. SALARY SUGGESTED J OF £4,000. 1 V t u iiw meeting of the Municipal I/' ior.cTS was the last to be attended ■f"" r.' k j. Karrer, C.M.G., the President, |K f his retirement. Consequently, a*
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    EUROPEAN CHARGED.
    249 13 Alleged Theft of Money From a Woman. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. 27. George Carter, a European prison warder who recently returned from home Lave, was produced before Mr. McFall, l he additional district judge, today, charged with the theft of a bag contain* 'Mg $200 anil
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    ROYAL GARDEN PARTY.
    79 13 Douglas Fairbanks Present At Siam Celebrations. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Feb. 27. A royal garden party was held on the lawn in front of the Dusit Palace yesterday afternoon as part of the celebrations for the anniversary of the King’s coronation. There were nearly a thousand
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    HAS THE I.S.P. JUSTIFIED ITSELF?
    2030 14 Striking Address by tHfe Hon. Mr. J. S. Arter. A PLEA FOR UNITY. WHAT IT HAS MEANT IN HARD CASH. A largely attende I meeting of the council of tin* Incorporated Society of Planter* was held in Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 26, at which, among
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    ROYAL ROMANCE.
    220 14 Recalled by Princess’s Visit to Singapore. Princess de Braganza, Duchess of Oporto, who was in Singapore on Feb. 26 as a passenger on the Belgenland, was nearly Queen of Portugal. Her story is romantic and interesting. A native of Florida, she came of an old English family and
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    FIVE SAILORS INJURED.
    60 14 Motor-Car Overturns In Tanglin Road. A motor-car, in which five sailors were travelling 1 ran into a drain in Tanglin Load shortly after 12 o’clock on Feb. 2f&gt;. The car overturned, pinning the men and the driver underneath. The Municipal ambulance was requisitioned and the men were
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    AMENITIES AMONG THE MANGROVES.
    437 14 Mariners’ Club Opened At Port Swettenham. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 26 The dreariness of a stay in Port Sw t tenham will be greatly mitigated f, merchant seamen by the Manners' which was formally opened in that sultrv little town yesterday afternoon. y
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    FROM HONOLULU.
    321 14 Habitual Criminal Gets One Year. Described as a half-caste and an American citizen born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Alexander van Tony, a young man. was produced before Mr. G. C. Dodd, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, on Feb. 26 and charged with theft of clothing from the Burlington Hotel.
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    THE LITERARY PAGE — NEW BOOKS REVIEWED.
    4080 15 THE LITERARY PAGE NEW BOOKS REVIEWED. Literary Lights of the ’BO s —Fascinating Book of Essays By Literary Lights of Today— Mr. Drinkwater on Martin Tupper— A Model of Half-Humorous, Sympathetic Criticism Fireworks from Mr. Chesterton. The Jubilee Decade. T he Eighteen-Eighties. Essays by VpIIuwh the Roy® 1 Society of
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    THE EVOLUTION OF THE “CHOP.”
    1243 16 Heraldry Explained. INTERESTING ADDRESS TO ROTARIANS. At tht* last dinner meeting of the Klang and Coast Rotary Club, the speaker was Mr. B. O. Bush who took as his subject, Heraldry,” which, he said, owes its existence largely to the fact that a social need
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      PEACE PACT AND BRITAIN.
      425 21 liiitish Wireless. Effects of the General Act. SAFEGUARDS. Position of Dominions Defined. Rugby, Feb. 25. A memorandum was issued tonight regarding the proposed accession of the Government of the United Kingdom to Ai-t. It is recalled that ratitieation of the optional clause was regardt‘j‘ as a
      liiitish Wireless.  -  425 words
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      SCIENTIST SAVED
      86 21 Overdose of Poison While Lecturing. Toronto, Feb. 20. Ihc famous scientist, Mr. G. H. Best, l "’as associated with Banting in the ■ii-i-ovcry of insulin, was lecturing to university students and when demonthe use c f a drup, histamine, he a dose of it himself and immediately allapsed.
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      SHIPBUILDING.
      53 21 —Central News Wireless. Lloomy Outlook on The Clyde. London, Feb. 27. 'iruary will rank as the gloomiest 11 in the history of Clyde shipj.' 1 n tf. Only five vessels, aggregating l||) tons, were launched, and two new rs were secured. 1 a»t year’s February output was nearly 1
      .—Central News Wireless.  -  53 words
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      TO NORTH POLE BY SUBMARINE.
      136 21 ,—Reuter. Special Eyes for Seeing Under Water. New York, Feb. 27. The “eyes” of the submarine in which Sir Hubert Wilkins will explore the Arctic Ucean in an endeavour to reach the North Pole, have been tested and found satisfactory. The submarine will carry 5,000
      ,—Reuter.  -  136 words
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      INDEMNITY BILL.
      144 21 —Reuter. Now Awaiting Third Reading. London, Feb. 26. The House of Lords has passed the second reading of the China Indemnity Bill. As, by arrangement, there will he no t committee or report stages, the Bill now aw’aits a third reading. Lord Ponsonby, Labour, paid a tribute to
      .—Reuter.  -  144 words
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      CIVIL SERVANTS’ SALARIES.
      244 21 —Reuter. Reasons for Cuts. MEMBER SUSPENDED IN COMMONS. London, Feb. 26. Mr. W. J. Brown, the Labour leftwinger, secretary of the Civil Service Clerical Association and Labour member for Wolverhampton West, who has been suffering from pleurisy, left his sick bed to attend the House of Commons
      .—Reuter.  -  244 words
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      PEACE MOVEMENT.
      38 21 peace movements. —Central News Wireless. International Press Bureau In Amsterdam. Amsterdam, Feb. 24. An International Peace Press Bureau has been founded in Amsterdam. It will circulate all important news relating to peace movements. —Central News Wire-
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      COMMUNIST CALL TO WORKLESS.
      173 21 —Reuter. Itiois in European Capitals. 44 RED WEDNESDAY.” Three Demonstrators Killed in Leipzig. London, Feb. 26. A Communist call to unemployed throughout the world to demonstrate on Red Wednesday produced a crop of incidents in various European cities. The most serious was at where a crowd
      —Reuter.  -  173 words
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      SUNDAY CINEMAS.
      117 21 British Wireless. Lord’s Day Bill to Be Amended. Rugby, Feb. 20. The Home Secretary, Mr. J. It. Clynes, announced that in order to give the House of Commons an early opportunity of pronouncing on the question of Sunday entertainments the Government would introduce a Bill at an early
      British Wireless.  -  117 words
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      TWO CLOSE ESCAPES.
      251 21 iat &lt;mi i, —Reuter. Attempts on Life of President Of Cuba. Havana, Feb. 25. A second attempt to assassinate General Gerardo Mat hado-y-Morales, the President of Cuba, failed yesterday afternoon. The police seized a youth who was drawing a revolver in order to shoot General Machado while
      iat <mi i, —Reuter.  -  251 words
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      FINANCIAL CRISIS IN AUSTRALIA.
      673 22 Routr.T. Three-Year Plan. MR. LANG’S SUGGESTION DENOUNCED. Melbourne, Feb. 25. Mr. E. C. Theodore, the Federal Treasurer, has produced a new plan for the financial rehabilitation of Australia. It is understood that it provides for the creation of credits of £25,000,000 by the Commonwealth Bank. The
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      LEGISLATION FOR TIN QUOTA.
      365 22 &gt;. —Reuter. Still Impossible to Make Statement. London, Feb. 25. In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. W. Ormsby-Gore, the Unionist member for Stafford, regarding likely legislation in Nigeria and the F.M.S. restricting the output of tin. Dr. Drummond Shiels, the Under-Secretary for the Colonies,
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      LADY OWEN.
      150 22 —Reuter. Sentence Regarded as Too Severe. Paris, Feb. 26. The sentence on Lady Owen is regarded, in many quarters, as too severe. Her counsel is preparing an appeal to the Court of Cassation, and is also said to be contemplating an appeal to President Doumergue to reduce the
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      BURNT TO DEATH.
      53 22 Central News Wireless. Military Airmen Crash In Australia. Sydney, Feb. 27. Two airmen were burnt to death when a Wapiti aeroplane, co-operating with a military air squadron in a mock battle, struck a tree and crashed to the ground :n flames. The men were pinned underMeath plane
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      SNOWBOUND !
      47 22 SNOWBOUND entral News Wireless. Shop Assistants’ Experience In Switzcrfand. Geneva, Feb. 27. Fijrhty employee* from ami hiteley s, London, were snowbound at /.ormalt. They were due back for work last Saturday and will now have to spend another «*i|?ht days looking through hotel windows. -Central News Wireless.
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      AVIATION AWARDS ANNOUNCED.
      85 22 —Reuter. British Men and Women Honoured. Paris, Feb. 25. The International League of Airmen awards include National Trophies to Air Commodore Kingsford Smith and Captain Barnard. The Woman Aviators Trophy goes to M iss Amy Johnson and Medals of Honour are awarded to Mrs. Victor Bruce, the
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      “INDO ROUTE.”
      223 22 —British Wireless. Famous Telegraph Line Closed. Rugby, Feb. 27. Tomorrow the great telegraph line known as the Indo route will close down. The line ran 6.000 miles from London through Germany, Poland, Russia and Persia to the head of the Persian Gulf and thence by submarine cable to
      —British Wireless.  -  223 words
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      U.S. CRUISERS.
      148 22 -Reuter. Reported Weakness In New Vessels. New York, Feb. 2G. The New York Tinea publishes statements declaring that the recent manoeuvres in the neighbourhood of the Panama Canal revealed weaknesses in the new 10,000-ton cruisers. They are reported to have proved unsteady as to pun platforms, owing to
      -Reuter.  -  148 words
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      TROTSKY’S HOUSE.
      122 22 .—Reuter. Valuable Works Lost In Fire. Constantinople, Mar. 1. The house in which M. Trotsky is living, on Prinkipo island, a pleasure resort in the Sea of Marmora, was burned down early this morning. M. Trotsky and his family huddled on their clothes and escaped. They took refuge
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      FUTURE OF CHINA’S TRADE.
      196 22 —Reuter. Commons Questions. AID FROM BRITAIN SUGGESTED. London, Feb. 25. In the House of Commons today tions were asked by Mr. G. ShakespigS' the Liberal member for Norwich as whether Mr. Arthur Henderson th Foreign Secretary, was in consultation with the Powers concerned with a view
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      BLAKE MILLIONS.
      194 22 Judgment was reserved.—Central News Wireless. American ClaimanCln London. London, Feb. 27. A preliminary point in the fight over what known as the Blake Millifti*&lt; vase came up in the High Court ustice, London, today. The Blake millions are estimated in different quarters to be from £1,000,000 to £0,000,000
      Judgment was reserved.—Central News Wireless.  -  194 words
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      AIR MAIL CRASH.
      62 22 —Reuter. Pilot Jumps to Death In Congo. Elizabethville, Eelgian Congo. Feb. 20. The weekly mail aeroplane en route to Boma crashed at Bukana. The pilot, evidently realising that a crash was inevitable, switched off the engine and jumped to his death. Five passengers and the mechanic were
      —Reuter.  -  62 words
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      POISON GAS VAPOURS.
      91 22 —Reuter. Used by Rum-Runners Against Coastguardsmen New York, 27. Poison gas has made its appearance for the first time in the history of the long struggle between the rum-runners and the coastguardsmen. Two of the latter are suffering today from the effects of toxic vapours which they
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      THE STEEL CARTEL.
      51 22 Central News Wireless. Control Ovier Output to Be Discussed. London, Feb. 27. It is announced in Paris that the European Steel Cartel will be prorogued on Mar. 31. Control over output will be discussed at the next meeting to be held at Luxembourg towards the end of
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      LABOUR SUFFERS TWO DEFEATS.
      989 23 nient will now drop the Bill.—British IN ireless. —Reuter. v..v- ui lapiuiy increasing unemployment.—Central News Wireless. —Reuter. Kut Government Will Not Resign. t trades disputes. Bill Killed by Liberal Amendment. Lendon, Feb. 26. The House of Commons standing comn.ittee, by 37 vote, to 31, ha. adopted
      nient will now drop the Bill.—British IN ireless.; —Reuter.; – – ... v..v- ui lapiuiy increasing unemployment.—Central News Wireless.  -  989 words
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      HONG KONG CURRENCY.
      227 23 —Reuter. Personnel of the Mission Announced. London, Feb. 25. In the House of Commons, in reply to questions. Dr. Drummond Shiels, the Under-Secretary for the Colonies, said it had been arranged that a Mission should proceed to Hong Kong forthwith to inquire into the currency system of
      .—Reuter.  -  227 words
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      FOUND DEAD.
      90 23 Central News Wireless. Witness in Important Will Case. London, Feb. 27. Henry Batterbury, who was an important witness in the forthcoming action in the High Court regarding a £300,000 will, was found dead, fully clothed, in bed in a gas-filled house near Barnstable. He had been a clerk
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      SIX MONTHS FOR AL CAPONE.
      229 23 1.—Reuter. Gang Leader Sentenced In Chicago. Chicago, Feb. 27. A1 Capone has been convicted for contempt of court and has been sentenced to six months’ imprisonment. Later The six months* sentence for failing to present himself for questioning concerning some unreported items in hi* income
      1.—Reuter.  -  229 words
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      SUGAR RESTRICTION.
      437 23 —Aneta. Scheme in Dutch Indies Explained. Batavia, Feb. 27. The Government has introduced in the People’s Council a Bill providing for the temporary restriction of the export of sugar. Export is forbidden without Government permission, and the maximum exportable for the whole of the Dutch Indies will be
      —Aneta.  -  437 words
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      TRADE DISPUTES BILL.
      169 23 —Reuter. —Central News Wireless. Unions’ Reply. “WORSE POSITION THAN IN 1871” London, Feb. 27. The General Council of the Trades Unions Council has written to Mr. Ramsay MacDonald stating that the* effect of the Liberal amendment to the Trades Disputes Bill would be to place the Trade
      —Reuter.; —Central News Wireless.  -  169 words
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      COUNTY COUNCILS.
      102 23 Liberals and 14 Communists.—British Wireless. Another Election Campaign In Britain. Rugby, Feb. 27. In the first few days of March County Council elections will be held all over the country, and campaigns are in progress^. On Thursday next elections will be held for the London County Council, which
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      TAKEN ILL AT WEDDING.
      78 23 Two Hundred Guests Affected In .Calcutta. (From Our Cwn Correspondent.) Calcutta, Feb. 27. Over 200 guests, including prominent Hindus, attending the wedding of a rich Bengali, were attacked by some form of food poisoning. They were taken in dozens to various hospitals in the city, and
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      INVENTOR SUED.
      72 23 by a surety company.—Central News Wireless. Former Wife’s Claim For Maintenance. Washington, Feb. 27. Sir Charles Ross, the inventor of th« Ross rifle, appeared in court on a warrant to answer proceedings instituted by his American ex-wife for maintenance. Sir Charles failed to raise the stipulated bail of
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      THE GENERAL ACT.
      69 23 between the various parties.—British Wireless. House of Commons Debate Postponed. Rugby, Feb. 27. As it appears unlikely that the Foreign Secretary (Mr. Arthur Henderson) will have returned from Rome in time to attend Parliament on Monday the Commons debate on the accession of the United Kingdom to
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      IRISH SWEEPSTAKES.
      57 23 —Central News Wireless. Prizes Fully Subscribed For Grand National. Dublin, Feb. 27. In the sweep on the Grand National (he prize money announced has already beciii obtained. Prizes will be given as announced on the tickets, but in the Derby sweep if the amount obtained exceeds £1,000,000 the
      —Central News Wireless.  -  57 words
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      INDIAN ANARCHIST KILLED.
      143 24 —Central News Wireless. Engagement with Policy. SHOOTING AFFRAY IN ALLAHABAD. Allahabad, Feb. 27. A man was killed and two were injured when the poliee tried to arrest three suspects wanted in connection with the Punjab revolutionary plot. Supt. Nott*Bower, of the C.I.D., who was in a motor-car,
      —Central News Wireless.  -  143 words
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      JAPAN AND S. AFRICA.
      100 24 Central News Wireless. Opposition to Agreement Growing. Johannesburg, Feb. 28. Opposition is growing daily to the agreement with Japan recently concluded by which Japanese merehants and their stafTs will be admitted to the Union if they are vouched for by the Japanese Consul. It is contended
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      AFFAIRS IN MALTA.
      83 24 -British Wireless. Royal Commission to Consult Local Opinion. Rugby, Feb. 26. Replying for the Prime Minister to a question in the House of Commons on Malta, the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr. Snowden, stated that all sections of Maltese opinion would have an opportunity of laying their
      -British Wireless.  -  83 words
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      LIBERIA.
      97 24 jll id iiv i&lt;4i c& ~»'ii ii 11\ x iiiurt —Central News Wireless. London Conference on Slavery Question. London, Fob. 27. Croat Britain, France, Germany, Italy Liberia, Spain, Venezuela and Poland are to bo represented at the conference at the F oreign Office tomorrow to discuss slavery in Liberia.
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      ECONOMIC EXPERTS.
      101 24 iie compieieu oeiorc —British Wireless. Arrangements for Inquiry At Geneva. Rugby, Feb. 25. A meeting of economic experts will begin at Geneva next Monday in connection with the League of Nations inquiry into the causes of the world economic crisis. Although as yet it is impossible to atate
      iie compieieu oeiorc —British Wireless.  -  101 words
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      U.S. AND RUSSIA.
      31 24 Reuter. Another Demand for Embargo On Trade. New York, Mar. 2. Fifty-two patriotic societies have sent a letter to President Hoover demanding n embargo on trade with Russia.—
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      PRIVY COUNCIL DECISIONS.
      263 24 —Central News Wireless. Indians and Land In Kenya. London, Feb. 27. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council allowed the appeal of the Commissioners of Land in Kenya from the oder of the Court of Appeal of Eastern Africa varying the order of the Supreme Court of
      —Central News Wireless.  -  263 words
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      “BIG BILL” WINS.
      174 24 —Reuter. Defeats Anti-Gangster In Mayoral Nomination. Chicago, Feb. 25. “Big Bill’* Thompson has w’on his fourth Mayoral nomination, defeating Judge Lyle, his anti-gangster opponent, by 45,000 votes. Both candidates were Republicans. The bitter fight, in which A1 Capone hacked Thompson to the extent of £30,000, and which
      —Reuter.  -  174 words
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      PAID IN HEROIN!
      89 24 Reuter. Police Discovery In Cairo. Cairo, Feb. 28. The dockers here, for months, have been* paid in heroin, while their wages have been pocketed by their overseers, according to police investigations which have rsultod in the conviction of two overseers today. One was sentenced to three yeans’
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      LONDON’S TUBES.
      81 24 —British Wireless. Extension of the Bakerloo Line. Rugby, Feb. 20. The London Underground Railway plans to begin work in the summer on un extension of the Bakerloo line from the Elephant and Castle to Camberwell Croon, a populous South London district. The present line links Paddington and Waterloo
      —British Wireless.  -  81 words
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      THE MENSHEVIKS.
      195 24 —Reuter. Political Trial Opens In Mascow. Moscow, Feb. 26. Fourteen members of the Socialist organisation, "the All-Union Bureau of Central Committees of the Mensheviks, will stand their trial before the Supreme Court on Mar. 1. They are charged with counter-revolu-tionary activities. The organisation is alleged to have been
      —Reuter.  -  195 words
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      THE SILVER PROBLEM.
      256 24 —Reuter. .—Sin Kuo Min. —Reuter. Mr. Snowden Willing To Consider Proposals. London, Feb. 26. In the House of Commons, in reply to questions, Mr. Philip Snowden, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, stated that, if any practical proposals for the stabilisation of silver were submitted by the interests
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      WOMEN IN INDIA.
      67 24 Central News Wireless. Welfare Under the Future Constitution. London, Feb. 27. Lord Sankey and Mr. Wedgwood Benn had an informal discussion at the India Office with a deputation headed by Sir Philip Hortog. The deputation represented the group which produced during the Round-Table Conference a comprehensive memorandum
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      MAN OVERBOARD.
      67 24 Sir Malcolm Campbell Throws Lifebelt. London, Feb. 19. There was an exciting incident when the Mauretania was anchored at Cherbourg. A second-class passenger fell into the sea. Sir Malcolm Campbell, who was on the boat deck, jumped over the rails, detached a life-belt and threw it to the
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      SECESSION MOVE IN NEW SOUTH WALES.
      176 24 —Reuter. North and South in Arms Against Mr. Lang. Sydney, Feb. 28. The executive of the New Province League of north-east New South Wales at a meeting held at Armidale, adopted* Mr. Page’s proposals for the establishment of a New England Independent Province. The
      —Reuter.  -  176 words
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      SCHNEIDER CUP.
      144 24 —Reuter. Two Seaplanes Purchased By Air Ministry. London, Marl The Air Ministry’, with the phoney guaranteed by Lady Houston, is ordering two Supermarine S 6 seaplanes for the Schneide** Trophy contest, though it was at first decided to buy one only. The machines will be the property of
      —Reuter.  -  144 words
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      BY AIR TO AFRICA.
      165 24 vanza ior iiui ami iu viii' —Central News Wireless. Departure of First Machine From Croydon. London, Feb. 28. A large crowd, including Col. W. Franklin, the Trade Commissioner in Fast Africa, witnessed the departure from Crovdon this morning of the aeroplane inaugurating the first section of
      vanza ior iiui ami iu viii' —Central News Wireless.  -  165 words
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      TAXES IN JAMAICA.
      81 24 lllvlA/1 Vdl o IT a O l/11l W It V —Cental News Wireless. Increased Duties on Luxury Articles. Kingston, Jamaica, Feb. 27. On account of falling revenue the Jamaican Legislative Council has P as 4 a new Tariff Bill increasing the ,nlI duties on whisky, champagne, cigaret
      lllvlA/1 Vdl o IT a O l/11l W It V —Cental News Wireless.  -  81 words
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      DUTCH AIR ENTERPRISE.
      51 24 —Reuter. Weekly Service to D.E.I. Ib October The Hague, Fob. 28. The Royal Dutch Air Navigation Company proposes to start a weekly service to the Dutch East Indies on Oct. 1 nC if the country’s financial position is sut &lt; as to enable the necessary subsidy to
      —Reuter.  -  51 words
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      WHIRLWIND DASH ENDS.
      1701 25 —Reuter. —Reuter’s Wireless Service. —Central News Wireless. How Naval Construction “War” Was Averted. LABOUR’S TRIUMPH. Terms of the Agreement Indicated. Rome, Mar. 3. Official circles are most reticent recarding 0-e terms of the Naval Treaty Hiinif to an unofficial report, lut, a&lt;*or d a Rll p er
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      SIR GEORGE WILLS.
      209 25 —Reuter. £1,000,000 for Treasury In Death Duties. London, Mar. 2. Tobacco is supplying the Treasury with another £1,000,000 in death duties. The estate of Sir George Vernon Wills, director of the Imperial Tobacco Co., who died cn F eb. 1, has been provisionally sworn at £2,100,000. His
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      FRONTIER INCIDENT.
      55 25 —Reuter’s Wireless. Reds Shot on Polish-Russian Border. Warsaw, Mar. 2. Two Communists who had been conducting Soviet propaganda in Poland, were shot on the Polish-Russian F rontier. It was only when the guard examined the bodies that he discovered they were his own comrades. The latter failed to
      —Reuter’s Wireless.  -  55 words
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      “A GREAT RELATIVE.”
      57 25 -Reuter’s Wireless. Indians Honour Professor Einstein. Albuquerque, New Mexico, Mar. 2. The title of “A Great Relative has been conferred on Professor Einstein by the Hopi tribe of North American Indians, who inhabit the Grand Canyon region of the Colorado River. Amid elal*&gt;rate tribal ceremonies, Professor Einstein
      -Reuter’s Wireless.  -  57 words
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      GREAT DAMAGE IN FIJI.
      388 25 —British Wireless. -Reuter. (Ivnii uj vu« uv uiov» -Central News Wireless. w Disastrous Effects Of Hurricane. 200 LIVES LOST. Worst Storm in Island’s History. Wellington, Feb. 26. The Kadi lighthouse blown away and a train blown off the rails at Lautoka were among the incidents of
      —British Wireless.; -Reuter.; (Ivnii uj vu« \ uv uiov» -Central News Wireless.  -  388 words
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      EUROPEAN AGRICULTURE
      173 25 ,—Reuter. No Tangible Results Reached At Paris Conference. Paris, Feb. 25. The Plenary Session of the European Agricultural Conference has resolved in favour of a system for the control and marketing of surplus wheat. Paris, Feb. 26. The European Agricultural Conference has ended without tangible results. The conference
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      AMERICAN COTTON.
      50 25 -Reuter. No Night Work for Women And Minors. Charlotte, North Carolina, Mar. 2. The Secretary of the American Cotton. Manufacturing Association announces that 83 per cent, of the mcmlnrs of the cotton textile industry in the United States have agreed to discontinue night work for women and minors.—Reuter.
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      REGULATION OF TIN OUTPUT.
      581 26 —Central News Wireless. Quota Scheme Now Jn Operation. FULL DETAILS. Complete International Agreement. According to the cable published below, agreement has been reached between the representatives of the countries concerned regarding the operation of the tin quota scheme. Arrangements were made to apply the scheme as
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      NOTICE TO MINE OWNERS.
      97 26 Forms for Assessment Available. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 2. The acting Senior Warden of Mines has issued the following notice “Application forms for assessment are row available and may be obtained at all mines offices in the f.M.S.. Mine owners must make personal
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      MALAYA’S POSITION.
      464 26 -Central News Wireless. Little Effect on the Local Market. The agreement between the producing countries seems to have had very little effect in local circles. In the share market this morning buyers were bidding at much the same prices as last week, hut sellers wore reserved. Generally the
      -Central News Wireless.  -  464 words
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      RUSSIAN PRODUCE.
      68 26 —Reuter. Imports Forbidden In Canada. Ottawa, Feb. 28. Imports of Russian coal, wood-pulp, pulpwood timber, asbestos and furs have been prohibited by an Order-in-Council. The Minister of National Revenue has made a statement to the effect that the Government is convinced that forced labour prevails in the Soviet
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      WILL HE WIN ?
      86 26 WILL HE WIN J VMl V —Central News Wireless. Philadelphia Broker’s Remarkable Bet. New York, Feb. 27. Mr. William de Cressy, a Philadelphia broker, who wagered $10,000 that he would dine with President Hoover, play golf with Hobby Jones, motor with John D. Rockefeller and play golf with the rince
      ~ J VMl V —Central News Wireless.  -  86 words
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      CHINA’S RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA.
      104 26 —Sin Kuo Min. Mr. Mo Teh-hui Authorised To Negotiate? Shanghai, Feb. 26. A message to hand from Tientsin states that Mr. Mo Teh-hui,—the leader of the Chinese delegation to the Sino-Soviet Conference at Moscow, who is now on his way back to Russia after a visit
      —Sin Kuo Min.  -  104 words
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      H.M.S. RESOLUTION.
      111 26 -Central News Wireless. Defects Discovered In Course of Trials. Plymouth, Mar. 2. The battleship Resolution, which has iust undergone an extensive refit in the Devonport dockyard, has had her programme delayed by certain defects in the machinery which were discovered in the course of her trials. The Resolution
      -Central News Wireless.  -  111 words
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      NEWSPAPER DEAL.
      148 26 .—Reuter. Mr. Paul Block Withdraws His Offer. New York, Feb. 26. Mr. Paul Block, the newspaper magnate, has withdrawn his offer for the Evening World, the Morning World and the Sunday World.—Reuter. New York, Feb. 27. The World Newspapers—namely the Morning, Evening and Sunday Worlds —were sold this
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      MODERN DICK TURPINS.
      116 26 —Reuter Wireless. Gang Stops Cars and Robs 35 Passengers. London, Mar. 2. A Reuter Bucharest despatch shows that Dick Turpin’s methods are quite demode nowadays. A gang of motor bandits last night stopped u number of passing cars on a lonely stretch of the Kronstadt Road, relieved
      —Reuter Wireless.  -  116 words
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      PETROL TO BE CHEAPER.
      66 26 Central News Wireless. Dunlop’s Reduction in Price Of Tyres. London, Mar. 2. Owing to the lower basis of prices and freights the wholesale and retail price** of nationally distributed brands of petrol are to be 2d. a gallon cheaper after tomorrow. r Kerosene will be a
      Central News Wireless.  -  66 words
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      BETTER THAN EXPECTED.
      274 26 received a considerable stimulus.—British Wireless. specting cold resisting fabrics.—Central News Wireles®. —Reuter’s Wireless. Promising Results Of Trade Effort. MORE BUYERS. Increase on Last Year’s Figures. Rugby, Feb. 27. Business done at the British Industries Fair now proceeding at Olympia and the White City, London, and in Birmingham
      received a considerable stimulus.—British Wireless.; specting cold resisting fabrics.—Central News Wireles®.; —Reuter’s Wireless.  -  274 words
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      NICARAGUA CANAL.
      120 26 i lie i aiiaiua iiiiuu vira *n» vvu v the Suez Canal over £17,000,090. Central News Wireless. Declared Practicable By Examining Board. New York, Feb. 27. Members of the Inter-Oceanic Cana! Board returned to Washington yesterday after surveying the suggested canal route through Nicaragua. They declared that a
      i lie i aiiaiua iiiiuu vira *n»vvu»v. • the Suez Canal over £17,000,090.—Central News Wireless.  -  120 words
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      COTTON MILL FREE.
      78 26 -Central News Wireless. New Way of Giving Work To Employees. Prague, Mar. 2. An advertisement appears in a Ineal newspaper today saying that a completely equipped cotton mill with 50 looms may be used free of charge. t r The advertisement continues 1 wish to provide work
      -Central News Wireless.  -  78 words
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      PARIS TO TOKIO.
      53 26 —Reuter. French Airmen Postpone Their Flight. Paris, Feb. 28. The airmen Moench and Burtin hav&lt; postponed their proposed flight from 1 lJ to Tokio.—Reuter. A previous message stated that the two aviators mentioned intended to start on&lt; day very soon on a flight to Japan via India,
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      HARROD’S & SHOOLBRED’S
      27 26 HARROD’S SHOOLBRED’S —Central News Wireless. London, Feb. 27. Messrs. Harrod's announce that they have purchased the stock and goodwill &lt;&gt;' Messrs. Shoolbred’s drapery and furniture business.—Central News Wireless.
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      DISAGREES WITH POLICY.
      586 27 -British Wireless. Why Sir Charles Trevelyan Resigned. EDUCATION BILL. Latest Political Sensation. London, Mar. 2. sir Charles Trevelyan, the President of the Board of lhlu.ation has resigned. Mr ll B Lees-Smith has been appoint,,1 o' succeed Sir Charles Trevelyan and Vi,, or C. K. Attlee, the Chancellor
      -British Wireless.  -  586 words
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      OIL SHARES.
      63 27 -Reuter. &gt;yal Dutch Co. Redeeming Debentures. The Hague, Feb. 27. 0 J Kh over 20,000,000 florins worth of 1 cent. debentures was only issued months ago, for a period of 50 t&gt;:e board of the Royal Dutch y has decided to exercise its right 1 in, on two
      -Reuter.  -  63 words
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      PRINCE’S THOUGHTFUL ACT.
      1028 27 -British Wireless. -Central News Wireless. —Reuter Wireless. Orders Train to Return To Meet Crowd. Rugby, Feb. 25. The Prince of Wales and Prince George spent today in the neighbourhood of Valparaiso. Accompanied by the Chilean Minister of Marine, they visited the port works and in the course
      -British Wireless.; -Central News Wireless.; —Reuter Wireless.  -  1,028 words
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      CHEAPER FARES.
      105 27 cost of living there.—Central News Wireless. An Inducement to Leave United States. New York, Feb. 28. The Cur.ard, White Star, Red Star and Anchor lines have announced a reduction of one-third on certain third class fares from New York to Ireland, Great Britain and the Continent during March
      cost of living there.—Central News Wireless.  -  105 words
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      DEVOURED BY WOLVES.
      95 27 —Central News Wireless. Fate of 17 Villagers In Turkey. Constantinople, Feb. 28. Seventeen peasants in the region of Ma’atia, a here the weather has been very severe, have been devoured by wolves. A large party was journeying from one village to another when it was overtaken by
      —Central News Wireless.  -  95 words
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      WOOL RESEARCH.
      86 27 -Central News Wireless. And a Proposed Levy On Rubber. London, Feb. 28. The report of the Department of Scientific Industrial Research states that arrangements have been made for the imposition of a voluntary levy for research purposes of 2d. a bale on all imported wool retailed in England
      -Central News Wireless.  -  86 words
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      LADY FRANCES BALFOUR.
      54 27 Reuter. Duke’s Daughter Who Hated Electricity. London, Feb. 20. The death is announced of Lady Frances Balfour. She was a gr uit champion of women’s rights, but an outspoken critic of modern fashions. She hated electricity and, until the end, used nothing but paraffin lamps in h&lt;
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      FRESH TRIUMPH FOR MR. SCULLIN.
      290 27 -Reuter. Reuter’s Wireless. n —Central News Wireless. Rfe-elected by Caucus. EXTREMIST MINISTERS RESIGN. Canberra, Mar. 2. Mr. J. H. Scullin, the Federal Prime Minister, is henceforth assured of the support of a loyal band of moderates in consequence of a ballot instituted by the Labour
      -Reuter.; Reuter’s Wireless.; ~~ n —Central News Wireless.  -  290 words
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      FRANCE AND CHINA.
      111 27 —Reuter. Luncheon to Minister In Paris. Paris, Mar. 2. M. Roustan, the Minister of Instruction, gave a luncheon in honour of Mr. Kao Lu, the* Chinese Minister in Paris, prior to Mr. Lu’s return to China to tako up the portfolio of education. M. Roustan made a
      —Reuter.  -  111 words
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      MURDERS IN CHINA.
      110 27 -Reuter. Every Effort Made to Capture Criminals.” London, Mar. 2. In the House of Commons, questioned as to whether he had received any reply to his representations regarding the murders of two British lady missionaries in China, Mr. II. Dalton, the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, said the
      -Reuter.  -  110 words
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      DERELICT TORPEDOES.
      78 27 —Central News Wireless. Danger to Shipping in The ISosphorus. Constantinople, Mar. 2. Derelict torpedoes of Russian origin are &lt; unsing uneasiness to shipping using thd narrow passages of the Bosphorus bebotween the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmora. For some weeks the number of these torpedoes has
      —Central News Wireless.  -  78 words
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      TRUCE IN SIGHT IN INDIA.
      808 28 Reuter. The First Stone of .The Edifice of Peace.” SALT LAW. Finance Minister Makes A Concession. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Mar. 1. The news from Delhi is had. The conversations between Lord Irwin and Mr. Gandhi resulted in the Viceroy making a certain offer
      Reuter.  -  808 words
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      SCOTTISH SILKS.
      43 28 Reuter. Three Accused Released On £2,000 Bail. London, Feb. 25. Rail in €2,000 each has been allowed to the accused John Gardner, Robert Ifanna.v and Arthur Callender Strachie, out was refused to the nine others, in tho Scottish Amalgamated Silks case.
      Reuter.  -  43 words
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      PERU REVOLT.
      283 28 —Reuter. will be President.—Central News Wireless. Rebels Establish Government In the South. New York, Feb. 25. A message from Lima, the capital of Peru, states that the rebels in the south have established their own Government. The troops at Cuzco have joined them. —Reuter. Buenos Aires, Feb. 26.
      —Reuter.; will be President.—Central News Wireless.  -  283 words
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      R101 DISASTER.
      94 28 —British Wireless. Valuable Results Expected From Experiments. Rugby, Feb. 25. The Under-Secretary for Air, Mr. Montague, informed the House of Commons today that at the request of the court of inquiry into the R 101 disaster, certam experiments wore being carried out at the National Physical Laboratory with
      —British Wireless.  -  94 words
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      NAVAL AGREEMENT.
      565 28 —Reuter. -British Wireless. Happy Augury for Next Conference. Rugby, Mar. 3. The Prime Minister, in a telegram to the President of the French Council, M. I.aval, and to Signor Mussolini expressed his great gratification on learning that the problems left over by the London Naval Conference had been
      —Reuter.; -British Wireless.  -  565 words
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      TO SAVE ROUSE.
      117 28 A J lul wit* —Central News Wireless. Petition Presented to The Home Office. London, Fob. 28. Petition forms for the repeal of Arthur Rouse are now being returned to his solicitors, who regard the number of signatures as satisfactory. T ho period for return has been extended
      A J lul wit* —Central News Wireless.  -  117 words
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      ARABS UP IN ARMS IN PALESTINE.
      181 28 —Reuter Wireless. Mr. MacDonald’s Letter To Zionist Leader. London, Mar. r The indignation of the Arabs i n p.*j stine over the letter addressed by Ramsay MacDonald to Dr. C v ann the President of the World 2j oni Organisation, interpreting the Government’s statement
      —Reuter Wireless.  -  181 words
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      BOAT TURNS TURTLE.
      225 28 mvi u utur uvpc ui i vtu until Wednesday.—Central News Wireless. washed ashore so far. —Central News Wireless. Wild Weather Prevents Identification. Aberdeen, Mar. 2. Wild weather has so far Minted the definite identification of th^trawler, believed to l*o Dutch, which went ashevt and turned turtle off
      mvi u utur uvpc ui i vtu until Wednesday.—Central News Wireless.; washed ashore so far.—Central News Wireless.  -  225 words
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      LONG DISTANCE FLIGHTS.
      192 28 —Reuter’s Wireless. Day and Night Journey To Tokio. London, Mar. 2. Two aerial enterprises are wendmg their way southwards. Miss Delph’.nReynold', daughter of Sir James R‘4* nolds, casually climbed into the hgM* open cock-pit of a Blackburn Blucbiru machine at Hanworth, Middlesex, yesteiday, accompanied by the former
      —Reuter’s Wireless.  -  192 words
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      FORCED LANDINGS.
      65 28 will be resumed tomorrow*. —Central New Wireless. Dutch Air Mail Down But No Damage. Amsterdam, Feb. 28. The Royal Air Mail Co. states that one of its machines en route from India *o Holland made a forced landing at Vienna and another at Nurnberg today, in cons quence
      will be resumed tomorrow*.—Central New Wireless.  -  65 words
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      DUTCH VISIT TO LONDON.
      263 29 —Centraf N^N^Virelcss. “Serious Discussion” On Rubber Questions. MAXWELL SCHEME. Immediate Advance In Price. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 3. The nrico of rubber rose suddenly to-&lt;-J following report that Dutch interave now favouring acceptance of the Maxwell scheme. mstcr dam. Mar. 3. It is learnt
      .—Centraf N^N^Virelcss.  -  263 words
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      GERMANY’S PLIGHT.
      48 29 —Reuter. One Quarter of Workers Without Employment. Berlin, Feb. 28. The Labour Minister, Dr. Stegerwald, told the Reichtag’s Economic Committee t&lt;&gt;day that one-sixth of the German people are directly affected by unemployment and that one-quarter of the workers in the country are, at present, without employment.—Reuter.
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      WEATHER VAGARIES.
      67 29 Central News Wireless. Snow, Rain, Lightning And Sunshine. London. Feb. 28. London experienced remarkable weather vngaiies this afternoon. Snow and ,a &gt;n darkened the sky, and there was thunder and vivid lightning, but sunshine broke out later. The lightning struck a wireless mast n the roof of the
      Central News Wireless.  -  67 words
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      SIR MALCOLM CAMPBELL.
      71 29 v .iujuUM 111 L11 VT II1UIUI Central New-s Wireless. To Exhibit Blue Bird At Buenos Aires. London, Mar. 2. a conference between the London management of the British Empire Trade exhibition and the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders it was de(ll. to accept Sir Malcolm Campbell’s
      – v — .iujuUM 111 L11 VT II1UIUI — Central New-s Wireless.  -  71 words
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      LEIPZIG FAIR.
      70 29 ui tilt? untral News Wireless. British Firms To Take Part. Leipzig, Mar. 2. p/V'Ty-seven British firms will exhibit ircfV. S at i Leipzig spring fair. Altouh K r cre "'*11 be 9,000 exhibitors, of Wh A m P 1,450 will be foreign. ni .1 ature of the fair
      ' . ui tilt? untral News Wireless.  -  70 words
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      BRIG.-GEN. E. JADWIN.
      254 29 —Reuter. Sudden Death of Canal Expert. New York, Mar. 3. The death has occurred suddenly of the distinguished engineer, Brigadier-General Edgar Jadwin, who was in Panama in connection with a meeting to determine whether a Nicaraguan Canal could be built cO relieve inter-oceanic traffic, or whether the
      —Reuter.  -  254 words
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      RUM-RUNNING.
      203 29 —Reuter Wireless. “Mother Ship” Sunk Off New York. New York, Mar. 3 One of the most notorious motherships of Rum Row,” the Johan Manning. sprang a leak and sank off New York on Sunday night. The crew of 12 were rescued by a British freighter. A mother shin is
      —Reuter Wireless.  -  203 words
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      SEVEN HOURS DAY.
      60 29 tc rnational coal industry.—Central News Wireless. Urged by International Miners’ Federation. Amsterdam, Mar. 3. The International Miners’ Federation considered a draft convention which will soon come before a conference at Geneva. The conference urged a seven hours working day against seven and threequarters as proposed. It also
      tc rnational coal industry.—Central News Wireless.  -  60 words
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      COLDER THAN EVER.
      55 29 r rose i» is holding up all winter sports.—Cent!al News Wireless. England in Grip of Frost And Snow. London, Mar. 2. England is now colder than ever and is being swept by a stream of air from th Frost 1 is severe and widespread. Snow is holding
      r rose i» ,, is holding up all winter sports.—Cent!al News Wireless.  -  55 words
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      FLIGHT TO TOKIO.
      27 29 Reuter. Le Bourget, Feb. 27. The airmen Moeneh and Burtin will start one morning soon to fly to Iokio via India, Manchuria and Shanghai.—
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      TRAGEDY AT 75.
      295 29 Reuter. Aged Mariner's “Ticket” Suspended. London, Feb. 20. The Court of Inquiry into the loss of the British motor-liner. Highland Hope, on the Farilhoes rocks on Nov. 19, found that the stranding and loss of the ship were clue to the failure of the master to navigate
      Reuter.  -  295 words
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      DEBT TO U.S.A.
      142 29 Renter. Part Payment in Silver Suggested. London, Mar. 2. The suggestion that Great Britain should pay her debt to the United States partly in silver was made in the Housu of Commons at question time. Mr. F. W. Pethick-I-Awrence, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, suggested that any
      Renter.  -  142 words
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      CITY OF MOSCOW.
      66 29 pvt Wltvt —Reuter. To be Administeved as A Separate Unit. Moscow, Feb. 26. The Regional Congress has decided to turn the city of Moscow into an independent administrative and economic unit, with a separate Budget and a separate executive committee, on the ground that the population of
      pvt Wltvt —Reuter.  -  66 words
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      AGED INVENTOR KILLED.
      56 29 Tragic Test with Mystery Glider. New York, Feb. 20. At Roosevelt Fields, after spending two years secretly constructing a mystery all-metal glider, which it was hoped would revolutionise aeroplane design, the 70-years-old ink magnate,” Mr. Emry Davis, was killed in making the first test with the glider.
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      IMPORTS REVENUE.
      51 29 Central News Wireless* £99,640,000 During First Nine Months. Ix)ndon, Mar. 4. The approximate revenue derived from duties on imported goods during the first nine months of the current financial year is £99,644,000. Coal exports in January were 3,270,000 tons compared with 4,600,000 in the previous year. Central News
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      BRITISH ATTITUDE ON EXTRALITY.
      420 29 British Wireless. Hopes of a Settlement. THE PRESENT POSITION EXPLAINED. Rugby, Mur. 4. S:r Mile; Lampoon, the British Minister at Poking, arrived nt Narking on Sunday anil, during his visit to the seat of the Notional Government, di missions on the question of extra-territoriality will be
      British Wireless.  -  420 words
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      STREET BETTING.
      120 29 -Reuter Wireless. Success of Tote in Paris Cinemas. London, Mar. 2. Urban pari-mutuel street betting boothn have been opened in Paris and according to Router’s Paris correspondent, were an instant and amazing success. Although only trotting meetings were involved, the portable ticket windows installed at the entrance to
      -Reuter Wireless.  -  120 words
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      U.S. TARIFF ACT.
      89 29 Reuter. Limitation of President’s Powers. New York, Feb. 25. A decision of the greatest consequence to importers is involved in the ruling of he United States Customs Courts that, under the flexible clause of the Tariff Act, the President is empowered only to alter the lutes, and
      – Reuter.  -  89 words
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      TRADES DISPUTES BILL DROPPED.
      395 30 had been for the past 50 pears.—Reuter Wireless. Central News Wireless. Vale Election Pledges. TALK OF REPEALING 1927 ACT. Ijondon, Mar. 4. By a forma! motion in the House of Commons this afternoon to withdraw the Trades Disputes Bill, in view of the difference which the
      had been for the past 50 pears.—Reuter Wireless.; Central News Wireless.  -  395 words
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      SIR ARTHUR WHEELER
      183 30 —Central News Wireless. Many Stocks Affected By Filing of Petition. London, Mar. 3. A petition in bankruptcy has been filed by Messrs. Wheeler and Company, the ■well-known Leicester stockbrokers. The petition has been presented by Sir Arthur Wheeler, Bart., and Mr. George Victor Smith. There was an
      —Central News Wireless.  -  183 words
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      FIFTY-SIX YEARS.
      67 30 British Wireless. Iiord Mayor’s Private Secretary Retires. Uughy, Feb. 27. After being private secretary to successive I.«ord Mayors of London during the last 50 years, Sir William Soulsby has resigned at the age of X2. Jle was on&lt;* of the best-known figures in the ity, and has lx*en
      British Wireless.  -  67 words
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      DESERT JOURNEY.
      134 30 I''-' —V g ii-gui •&lt;* his nationality or religion.—British Wireless. Congratulations from King For Explorer. Rugby, Mar. 3. The King has sent warm congratulations to Mr. Bertram Thomas who recently concluded a camel journey 900 miles across the Rubai Khali Great Desert of Southern Arabia. Mr. Thomas took
      ■ I''-' • —V g ii-gui •<* his nationality or religion.—British Wireless.  -  134 words
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      THE KING’S LEVEE.
      148 30 number of Scottish reels.—Central News Wireless. Biff Crowd Cathers to Watch Procession. London, Mar. 3. Wearing the scarlet and gold uniform of a Field Marshal, the King drove in state today from Buckingham Fa lace to St. James’s Palace to attend the first levee of the year.
      number of Scottish reels.—Central News Wireless.  -  148 words
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      GREECE SEEKS A LOAN.
      107 30 Reuter Wireless. £8,000,000 for Completion Of Public Works. London, Mar. 4. Mr. Alexander N. Diomede, the Governor of the Bank of Greece, is visiting London to have a conversation with the jankers in the City, with a view to the railing of a loan of £8,000,000
      Reuter Wireless.  -  107 words
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      U.S. IMMIGRATION.
      63 30 —Iieuter. Curtailment for Two Years Approved. Washington, Mar. 3. The House of Representatives has passed the Immigration Restriction bill. —Iieuter. A previous message from Washington, dated Jan. 20, stated that the immigration iub-committee of the House of Representatives had approved the administraion’s proposal to restrict all immigration for
      —Iieuter.  -  63 words
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      SPANISH CURRENCY.
      44 30 effect without delay.—Central News Wireless. Plans for Stabilising The Peseta. Madrid, Mar. 2. Complete agreement has been reached on the plan for the stabilisation of the peseta. The necessary measures to ensure financial reform will he carried into effect without dclav.—Central Now*
      effect without delay.—Central News Wireless.  -  44 words
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      DRUG INDUSTRY.
      88 30 UI 101 -Central News Wireless^ Trouble Expected Over Proposed Wage Cut. London, Mar. 3, There is likely to be trouble ahead in the drug and fine chemical industry, vyhtch employs 20,000 people, mostly in he London area. Kmployers propose to educe wages and have given notice to -erminate
      UI 101 -Central News Wireless^  -  88 words
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      FORCED LABOUR.
      155 30 —Reuter. -British Wireless. League Experts to Visit Liberia. London, Mar. 3. The Liberian Committee of the League of Nations Council, which has been meeting at the Foreign Office since Feb. 27. under the chairmanship of Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, has concluded its sittings. It has decided to invite
      —Reuter.; -British Wireless.  -  155 words
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      SCULLIN CABINET.
      103 30 -Reuter. Reformed to Face Vote Of No Confidence.” Sydney, Mar. 3. The Prime Minister, Mr. Scullin, has completed his reconstituted Cabinet. In the reconstituted Cabinet Mr. J. H. Scullin becomes Federal Prime Minister, and also Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Industry, and Mr. E. G. Theodore remains
      -Reuter.  -  103 words
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      PRISONER’S WEDDING.
      90 30 already served 13 sentences.—Reuter Wireless. Awaiting Trial on Murder Charge. Paris, Mar. 3. Handcuffed between two police inspectors, Henri Bauer, who is charged with murdering two men, today left the Santc prison in a taxicab for the Mairie of the 14th arrondissement, where a bright-eyed woman of 40
      already served 13 sentences.—Reuter Wireless.  -  90 words
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      CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF.
      215 30 —British Wireless. Central News Wireless. Reuter. Rugby, Feb. 25. The Royal Air Force Rangoon flying boat* on the flight to Basra have reached Malta.—British Wireless. London, Feb. 27. The King has approved the appointment of Sir Josiah Crosby as Minister to Panama.—Reuter. Washington, Feb. 27. The
      —British Wireless.; Central News Wireless.; Reuter.  -  215 words
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      UNEMPLOYED RIOT IN U.S.
      116 30 any recurrence of the trouble.—Reuter Wireless. Broken Heads in Battl. With Police. Albany, New York, Mar. 3 A furious battle was waged this mo n ing round the Capitol building where 200 unemployed, who were indulging j n noisy demonstration, were engaged by the police and
      any recurrence of the trouble.—Reuter Wireless.  -  116 words
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      SINGAPORE BASE.
      72 30 -Reuter. Expenditure to Date Of £2,772,000. London, Mar. 3. In the House of Commons, in reply to tuestions. Mr. A. V. Alexander, the First Lord of the Admiralty, said the total expenditure on the Singapore Base, includ;rg the floating dock, which had I»een met out of Navy votes
      -Reuter.  -  72 words
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      PRICE OF FOOD.
      72 30 —Reuter. Combines Criticised in United "States. Washington, Mar. 3. An alarming tendency toward the monopolistic control of the nation’s food supplv bv a small group of powerful combinations and corporations is stressed by the Senate sub-committee appointed to investigate the difference between the price paid to the
      —Reuter.  -  72 words
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      THE DEATH SENTENCE.
      69 30 shall he penal servitude for life.—Central News Wireless. Text of Bill Affecting Expectant Mothers. London, Mar. 3. The text of a Bill introduced into Parliament to prohibit the passing of the death sentence upon expectant mothers is published today. The Bill provides that if a woman in
      shall he penal servitude for life.—Central News Wireless.  -  69 words
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      SWISS COTTON.
      54 30 —Reuter. Measures to Meet Serious Crisis. Berne, Mar. 3. With the object of helping the Swiss cotton industry, which is at present en j countering a very serious crisis, a new tariff, which becomes effective as from Mar. 10, increases the duty on cotton goods from 25 to
      —Reuter.  -  54 words
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      POLAND AND CHINA.
      43 30 Reuter. New Treaty of Commerce Signed. Warsaw, Mar. 3. The Diet has passed the third reading of a Bill authorising a Treaty of Commerce and Navigation with China, including two notes relating to the protection of mutual culture and religion.—
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      ROYAL WEDDING.
      93 30 —Central News Wireless. Trieste, Feb. 28. The marriage will shortly take placi of Prince Gaetan of Bourbon Parma ami Princess Marguerite, a relative of tin Prince of Thurn and Taxis. The ceremony will take place at the chateau o Duino, near Trieste, which is owned n&gt; the Prince
      —Central News Wireless.  -  93 words
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      PERAK TURF CLUB MEETING.
      1853 31 Third Day’s Racing. SCOTCH PINK’S WIN TO PAY $219. .from Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Feb. 20. Thcr e &gt;•&lt; glorious weather for the today. The tfoinc was hard and the a3 full of thrills, the punters afternoon IUI having a a &gt;’ out The results were
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      SOUTH AFRICA WIN TEST SERIES.
      947 31 Reuter. Fifth Match Drawn. ENGLISH BATSMEN AGAIN FAIL. Durban, Feb. 26. The weather was overcast, but the wicket was in a good condition in spite of rain which fell overnight, when the last Test match between South Africa and England was resumed today. Siedle (0)
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      HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS.
      432 32 —Reuter. Many Postponements. ARSENAL’S FINE VICTORY. London, Feb. 28. Results of English and Scottish league mutches played on Saturday were as follows First Division. Aston Villa 4 Leicester City 2 Holton Wand. 1 lilnckburn It. Grimsby Town 3 Man&lt; bcstcr ity Liverpool •&gt; Blackpool Manchester Utd. vs.
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      RUGBY BOMBSHELL.
      67 32 -Reuter. Action Taken by Hritish Unions. London, Mar. 2. Split by dissension in its ranks and generally condemned for brutal methods, french Rugby was today made an outcast by the four British Unions, who refused to allow any club or international matches against French clubs or France after
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      REGIMENT’S FIRST MATCHES.
      952 32 Promising Form. PLAYER’S LEG BROKEN AT JALAN BESAii. The 1st Batt. Gloucestershire Regt. played their first two games of football in Singapore this week-end, Saturday anil Sunday. They lost the first game to the Chinese, while in the second they beat the Combined Colleges’ XI by the
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      DAVIS CUP PLAYERS’ VISIT.
      589 32 Exhibition at S.C.C. FINE FORM OF LOCAL MEN. Some excellent tennis was presented at the Singapoie Cricket lub on 1* eb. 25 v, hen Jiro Sato and Hyotaro Sato, two members of the Japanese Davis Cup team and now on their way to Europe foi liii.'*
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      WALES OVERWHELM FRANCE.
      291 32 International Rugby. IRELAND’S WIN OVFr SCOTLAND. K London, Feb. 2n Two matches were played in the p,, national Rugby Championship today U11 j resulted in Wales defeating France i )v 35 points to three and Ireland heatin', Scotland by 8 points to 5. Wales 35 France Wales
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    52 32 HESTA.—On Sunday, March 1, at the Mat, rnity Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hota. a daughter. McCaLL.—At the Maternity Hospital. pore, on Feb. 25, iy31, to Susan, wife I'. B. McCall, a son, both well. STEWART.—At 4, Makepeace Road. Mar. 1931, to Mr. and Mrs. C. Stewart,
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    MARRIAGES.
    135 32 LOGAN- MAYNE.—On Saturday. February 28, 1931, at Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church, Singapore, Leonard George I/ogan to Leontine Tinno Maync. McNAIR—CHRISTIAN.— On February 21, 1931, at the Presbyterian Church. .Malcolm McNair, Singapore, to Elsie .la.. Christian, Grantham, Linca. PESTANA—WAIT.—At the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd on Monday, Feb. 1*'. A.
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    102 32 DEATHS GOH.- —Mrs. Goh Teck Swee, aged 48, passed away at her residence No. 28, Veerasarny Road, at 11 a.m. on February 27, 193L LEOW CHI A HENG.—At No. 5, Cumming Street, Singapore, on Saturday, Feb. 28, 1931, age 61. MORISON—HAROLD ORD. At Bukit Chet min, Singapore on Monday morning,
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      CONTENTS.
      91 1 Genera! Rubber Situation Singapore Tin Prices 1 The Singapore Auction j Rubber Statistics London Rubber Market liv A. W. Still 1 Aver Weng Co. Position Desperate Tin Returns 9 Malaya’s Tin Output Rubber Industry Rubber Stocks Malaya Rubber Statistics London Tin Market Wilkinson Process Company 3 Singapore Traction Copra
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      65 1 Singapore OfficiaTrluotations. Quotat^l^^^ Forward Spot Seller Prices r d. ivitt I.Mon S'pore Mar. Apr. Apr. June Feb. •&gt;\ 0.1l\ 0.12 0.124 0.12H* ■&gt;&lt;\ l! 1C 0.11*4 0.12 4 0.124 0.12*4 7 11 10 0.12 0.124 0.12\ 0.13 _s -.i\ 0.124 0.12\ 0.13 0.134 Mar. 2 l:. 1*1 0.124
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      27 1 l ei. 26 275 tons at $61.75 per picul. 27 250 61.75 2* 375 61.37% Ma 2 150 61.75 200 62.50 4 125 61.75
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
      131 1 i Singapore Chamber of Commerce 1’ Association held its 1,007th auction M:\ch J, when there was catalogued ‘••'■'.Tl’-s lb. or 787.39 tons; offered *.71 &lt;. IS. or 732.02 tons sold 1,176,625 b "r 525.28 tons. Spot. linden 4 1-I6d. New Vork 8 cts. PRICES REALISED. Nibbed Smoked
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      SOEMBER AJOE RUBBER.
      124 1 'M* &gt;.”l for the year ended Sept. 30 states ‘iiount brought forward was £7,766. v providing for trading loss for year ,','7'’ i;, .g: i ns t profit of £9,841), there re- credit balance of £4,540. Crops ,were 619,200 lb. rubber and 840 ar '*cc. Of rubber,
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      LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
      1164 1 [Strait* Time* Copyright.— Reproduction Right* Kewnod.) The Moral Right Of Native Producers. THE TROUBLES OF FORD AND FIRESTONE. (By A. W. Still.) London, Feb. 4. It may be recalled that I cast doubts upon rumours which came from Amsterdam that the Dutch natives were abandoning rubber production
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      RUBBER STATISTICS.
      149 1 Foreign imports of rubber during the month of February, 1931 Dry. Wet. Smoked Scrap Shoot Lump Country of and and Origin. Crope. Sheet. Bark. Total. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Sumatra 410 4.1 85 307 4,938 Dutch Borneo 300 1,921 150 2,371 Java and other Dutch Hands 41 8
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      AYER WENG CO.
      253 1 Optimistic Views for The Future. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. 28. We can be optimistic about the tin market in the near future. The world slump has affected every metal, and tin by no means the worse. The metal price has also been affected by the
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      “ POSITION DESPERATE.”
      73 1 POSITION DESPERATE.” Maxwell Rubber Scheme Support. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 25. The annual general meeting yesterday of Rubber Securities Ltd., Mr. W. A. Addinsell, the chairman and managing director, said that the statistical position (if the rubber industry was desperate and rapidly worsening. He srongly supported Sir George
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      U.S. MOTOR TRADE.
      163 1 New York, Jan. 26. 1 he foreign trade of the American motor-car industry, according to figures made public by the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, suffered a sensational shrinkage in 1930. From the abnormal high tide in foreign sales established in 1929, it fell no less than
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      KLANG RIVER TIN.
      20 1 The directors have declared a dividend of 2’a per out., of profits earned, payable on March IT.
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      ALEXANDRA BRICKS PAY 5 PER CENT.
      1018 2 Annual Meeting. NEW LOCAL INDUSTRY STARTED. Tho annual meeting of Alexandra Brickworks, Ltd., was held on Feb. 20 at the offices of the secretaries (the Borneo (V*., Ltd.), Mr. F. E. Dilley presided and the others present were the Hon. Mr. I*. A. Pledger,
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      TIN RETURNS.
      189 2 Nawng Pet Tin.—1,420 hours, 58,000 yards, j 603 piculs. Asam Kumbang Tin. —132,000 yards, 921.29 piculs. Puchong Tin.—194,000 yards, 940 piculs. Pungah Tin.—327,000 yards, 22)08 piculs. Renong Consolidated Tin. —550 hours, 184.500 yards, 700 piculs. Katu Tin.—s 64 hours, 98,000 yards, 702 piculs. Muang Tin.—47B hours, 74.90# yards,
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      23 2 Ankola.— Nil. Bajoc Kidool.—189,060 lb. Halombissie. —23,002 lb. Donowarie.—33,104 lb. D j as inga.— 91,040 lb. Langen.- 88,992 lb. Tjikusintoe.—71,020 lb.
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      FRESH FOOD COMPANY MEETING.
      1029 2 Year’s Trading Results Disappointing. The annual general meeting of the Fresh Food and Refrigerating Co., Ltd.. was held on Feb. 2d at the offices of the auditors. Kvatt and Co., 1 rench Bank Buildings, Mr. S. Q. Wong presiding. '1 hose present included Messrs. A. Kims,
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      MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS.
      132 2 Ocean shipments of rubber (include latex, revertex and concentrated latex) during the month of February, 1031 Preliminary Return. Sheet and Crepe. Latex, Concentrated Latex, Revertex. Total. 3, Tons. Tons. Kxport Str'iit*s TIS 'm V v Transhipment. Transhipment. Proper. Settlement' &lt;&lt;!■ Y E xport Straits Malay Export Straits
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      MALAYA’S TIN OUTPUT.
      158 2 Heavy Fall Compared With A Year Ago. The F.M.S. tin output for January, as showm in the Bulletin of Mining Statistics, was 5,450 tons, a decrease of 678 tons as compared with the corresponding month of last year. Mr. J. Lovett, Inspector of Mineral Ores, writes that
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      RUBBER INDUSTRY.
      138 2 Election of Officers Of Institution. At the ninth annual general meeting of the Institution of the Rubber lr.du&gt; held at the First Avenue Hotel, v 0J t on Jan. 21 the officers and council w elected for the year. Mr. Eric Macfa was re-elected president. The following vice-presidents
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      RUBBER STOCKS.
      41 2 Increase of 295 Tons in London And Liverpool. A cable to Lewis and Peat, Ltd., Mar. 3 states that the stocks of rub *e in London and Liverpool arc 12b- tons, an increase on the week of 205 1°“''
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      LONDON TIN MARKET.
      678 3 f Straits Times Copyright.— Reproduction Rights Reserved.] Spoon-Feeding the HighCost Mines. p M.S. GOVERNMENT THREAT TO LEASES. London, Feb. 4. Ti erc is a report current today that the nuitii scheme has gone through. The relation from the Tm Producers Assoriaticn of Messrs, F. E. Mair, L.
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      MALAY UNITED RUBBER.
      44 3 Rui i ls announced that Malay United &gt;er Estates proposes to issue £40,000 l r £45,000) first mortgage 8 per o&lt;&gt;nvcr t ible debenture stock at par be secured by a trust deed to General ln vvs tors and Trustees, Ltd.
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      WILKINSON PROCESS COMPANY.
      591 3 “Time Is Approaching” For Reconstruction. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 2. Presiding at the fourth annual meeting of the Wilkinson Process Rubber Company Ltd., held at the offices of Harrisons, Barker and Co., Mr. John Hands said The works have been thoroughly reorganised and a
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      LONDON STOCKS.
      100 3 London, Mar. 3. The Central News reports the following prices of stocks quoted today War Loan, 5 per cent. Conversion L&gt;an, 3 per cent. *!!&gt;-* Ran da Shell H Royal Dutch *”/o« Trinidad Asphalt Rubber Trust Columbia H.M.V. 1R £2 Cunard 1 R S Imperial Chemicals 1&s *on
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      SINGAPORE TRACTION
      329 3 Rolling Stock More Than Doubled. The fifth annual general meeting of the Singapore Traction Co., Ltd., was held on Feb. 4, at Basildon House, Moorgate, London E.C. Mr. L. W. Hawkins (the chairman), who presided, said the accounts covered a period of development on a moderate scale in
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      RUBBER IN S. AMERICA
      318 3 Local Industry Making Headway. The departure of the Prince of Wales for the Argentine reminds us that the openrg date for the British Empire Trade Exhibition in Buenos Aires is rapidly approaching. Although there will he no general rubber propaganda exhibit, space has been reserved by
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      COPRA MARKETS.
      106 3 Barlow and Co.’s report, dated Feb. 2fi, states: —The market continues steady. Closing quotations are as follows Sundried $5.HO mixed, $5.45. The Java Sumatra Handelmaatschappij's report, dated Feb. 2fi, states During the week the market has shown t better tendency and, with London 7s. fid higher, 1 oral
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      CORRESPONDENCE.
      66 3 [The Straits Times is not responsible for tho opMion of its correspondents. Correspondents should bear in mind that letters must be short and to the point. Long epistfts are liable to be rejected or cut down. Correspondents must enclose their names and addresses, not necessarily for publication but as
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      MR. H. ASHPLANT.
      181 3 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Although, as you write in your issue of January 5, the method of latex tube bore measurement devised by Mr. Herbert Ashplant has not, except for a time in South India, commended itself as a method of selection in
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      MALAYA TIN STATISTICS.
      102 3 Foreign exports of tin, being final shipments on ocean-steamers at all Malayan ports durin- the month of February, 1931 Destination. Tons. United Kingdom 1,010 United State* of America 5,978 Continent of Europe 1,930 British Possessions 581 Japan 140 Other foreign countries JO Total 9,710 Notes 1. This
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      PALM OIL.
      165 3 Tho following reports have been received from Lewis and Peat In their letter dated Feb. 5 our London correspondents wrote as follows Since our* last the market is again unchanged hero at £2! 10s. at £21 15s. according to position. It appears the reason why prices for this
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      TIN IN THE EMPIRE.
      164 3 The British Empire controls the bulk of the world’s gold output; it is rapidly developing its copper resources in Canada and Rhodesia, so that in a few years iti will control a large part of the world’* copper production and according to figures supplied by the
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      CABLE RECEIPTS.
      25 3 The following is a comparison of the estimated traffic receipts of the Imperial ami International Communications Ltd. January, 1931, £112,90S January, 1930, £519,485.
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      Trade and Finance.
      147 4 Singapore, Mar. 4. EXCHANGE. On London, Hank 4 m/» W 7/ Demand »Vq/*,o Private 3 m. c*.d»t On New York, demand r 11 Private 90 d &lt; On France, Hank T T On India, Bank 'J.T. On 11 Kong. Hank T.T. p.e. dive. On Shanghai, Hank T.T.
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      Stocks and Shares.
      824 4 Fraser and Co.’s Quotations. Singapore, Mar. 4. MINING. Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Asam KumLang 22/* 23/-5-5 Ayer llitam Tin II 6 12 6 ill £1 Hnngrin Tin 12/0 13,6 1 1 Kutang Padang 0.10 0.15 1 1 Hatii Caves 0.40 0.50 1 I Hukit
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      MARKET REPORT.
      640 4 Tin Little Affected By Quota Scheme. 1 Fra &lt;•:• r.nd Co.’s report, dated Mar. 3, st 1 e r Quiet conditions have been experienced in the local market throughout the week, and in shares show only a small appreciation le-pite the announcement that the tin re--tric ion scheme
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    • RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES FEB 4.
        723 4 Abaco (£1) V, Alkignr (20 /9; Amherst 1 2/ Anglo-Malny «il) 7/32; Ayer Kunirijr (£i Bugan Serai (£1) Bahru 2 a Banteng (£1* Batang Consolidated (2/) 0; Butu Caves (£1) J/lb; atu Matapy (2/) 1 Bntu Tiga (£1) 9/16; Be rain an" (2/) 6; Dtkoh
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES MAR. 4.
        701 4 Capital Issue Closing Prices Paid Up Value Dividends Fraser Lyall Company Co. Evatt. 454,175 1 5 p.c. for year 28-2-30 Allenby ($1) 1.00 1.10 1.05 1.20 216,779 1 Nil for year 30-9-30 Alor Gajah ($1) 0.80 0.90 0.82 4 0.924 439,425 1 15 p.c.
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      LANGEN (JAVA) RUBBER.
      124 4 The Langen (Java) Rubber Estates Co harvested a crop of 973,048 lb. for the year *928 2«)) AU Th 31 UKilinst lb. for T he aver «£'&lt; &gt; net sale price, includthe ostlmHU,(J va,ut the unsold portion "oTd tZ W 4 1 pr "&gt;• (Hfminst for d
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      AMPAT (SUMATRA).
      97 4 Report for year ended Sent. 30, states that output amounted to 725,838 lb., compared with 672,402 lb. for previous year. Average pi ice realised for rubber actually sold amounted to 6.49 d. per pound, against 9.60 d. P er pound for 1928-29. Current cost of pro- action has
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