The Straits Budget, 9 March 1933

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    29 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES ‘-'TTAJIMSHCD NffARLY A CENTURY. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1933. No. .1.917 Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    276 1 I.RADEKS Pace Toddy and Samsu 3 Living on Loans 3 The Golden Age 3 The Five-Year Plans 3-4 “Bogey! Bogey!!” 4 The S.S.C.S —and Crackers 4 Occasional Notes 5-6 Telegrams, Renter and Special— Covering Past Week’s News 21-29 Pictures Volunteers’ New “Home” Opened 17 Committee, N.S. Badminton Assn. 18
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    K.L. EX-SERVICE MEN.
    109 1 Office Bearers For New Year Elected. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala, Lumpur, Mar. 2. The annual meeting of the Kuala mpur branch of the Ex-Services Asso'lation of Malaya was held yesterday. 1 he election of office-bearers for the nsiiinjr year resulted as follows Chairman Mr. A. C.
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL
    1550 1 Comdr. and Mrs. J. T. B. Notley left by the Rajputana. Mr. P. G. Short has been ajppointed to act as Principal Veterinary Officer, S.S. and F.M.S. Mr. F. H. Dale, manager, Teluk Buluk Estate, Teluk Anson, and Mrs. Dale will be leaving shortly for home. Mr.
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    WILL MALAYA BENEFIT?
    766 2 If U.S.A. Abandons The Gold Standard. TIN AND RUBBER. How Prices Will Be Affected. The possibility of the United 8t»tes abandoning the gold causing some anxiety in ,n ff P since it is recognised that though the depreciation in the value of the gold dollar would benefit
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    SUNGEI BESI PLANT SALE.
    227 2 j Inquiry Instituted by High Commissioner. We are officially informed that H.E. 'High Commissioner has decided to issue I a commission under the Commissions of Inquiry Enactment, 1918, for the purpose of inquiring into and reporting upon the organisation and working of the I Electrical Department,
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    CAMBRIDGE EXAMS.
    197 2 The result of the Cambridge senior and junior local examinations held in December are now available. At the Anglo-Chinese School 60 seniors passed out of 82 and 62 juniors out of 77. Nineteen out of 32 juniors passed from the Anglo-Chinese Continuation School. At the Y.M.C.A. School of
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    UNEMPLOYED FUND.
    70 2 The following contributions to the Non-European Unemployment Fund are acknowledged Previously acknowledged $28,797.84 A. Subramaniam, Gemas $2, Staff of American Consulate-General $12.50, Railway Servants Benefit Fund $lO3, Railway Servants in Singapore and Johore $l5, Muncipal Subordinate Staff $281.70, A.P.C. (S.S.) Ltd. (Feb. donation) $250, S ngapore Eurasian Association
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    CHINESE PREMIER IN SINGAPORE.
    541 2 (toes to Hospital. “RESISTANCE TO THE JAPANESE” A stout policy of resistance against the Japanese and unity among the Chinese are the means of saving China according to Mr. Wang Ching-wei, President of the Executive Yuan, the Nanking Premier and Kuomintang Leftist leader. Mr. Wang has
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    A TREAT FOR THE CHILDREN.
    508 2 Wiltshire Band and A Ventriloquist i I The ordinary seating accommodate I the Victoria Memorial Hall was n ficient on Tuesday for the hundreds Jk turned up for the first Children’sr 0 cert of the year and additional has to be hastily requisitioned f 0r
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    STORING RUBBER.
    104 2 $1 Fine for Dealers With No Licences. Some rubber dealers apparently t° p sider the outlay of $100 on a licence uncalled for investment. A number «uch people pleaded guilty before H. A. Forrer, the Criminal District JW; on Monday to storing rubber witnou. licence and were fined
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      TODDY AND SAMSU.
      1024 3 Straits Times, Mar. 2. From further inquiries made by the Straits Times it appears that Negri Sembilan planters have exaggerated the legal difficulties under which preventive officers work in the suppression of illicit distillation of samsu and that the note headed The Samsu Problem” which appeared in
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      LIVING ON LOANS.
      927 3 an income from their property.—Straits Times, Mar. 3. Although the proposal that has been put up to the Selangor Government to raise a loan for the benefit of distressed ratepayers is highly unorthodox, it is not as impracticable as it looks at first sight The loan would
      an income from their property.—Straits Times, Mar. 3.  -  927 words
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      THE GOLDEN AGE.
      1054 3 in the older countries.—Straits Times, Mar. 4. A Johore correspondent who has been reading the literature of the Technocracy movement in the United States has sent more instances of mechanical miracles to support the article on the subject which appeared in the Straits Times some days ago.
      in the older countries.—Straits Times, Mar. 4.  -  1,054 words
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      THE FIVE-YEAR PLANS.
      959 3 TWs C Mar 6 for ever.—Straits Even now, when Russia has been under a Communist regime for nearly sixteen years and when she has embarked upon her second five-year plan of forced industrialisation, it is not easy to get reliable information about that vast and perhaps menacing
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      “BOGEY ! BOGEY !! ”
      1146 4 “BOGEY BOGEY Straits Times, Mar. 7. SaturdsyK Straits Echo contains a leading article under the heading which we have borrowed and reproduced above "I brightly written article, so entirely different in style to the usual leaders in the Straits Echo that, without any knowledge of recent journalistic changes in Penang,
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      THE S.S.C.S—AND CRACKERS.
      810 4 —Straits Times, Mar. g.' Final judgment on Governments scheme, for the formation of the Straits Settlements Civil Service as a branch of the Malayan Civil Service to which nonEuropean British subjects shall be admitted must be postponed until fuller details are available than those given by the
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    EUROPEAN UNEMPLOYED
    81 4 Donations received by the Eurooear, Unemployment Committee last m ont£ were as follows: nth Clubs $1,700.10, Incorporated Society of Planters 5G0.1, Royal Society of St George (Selangor) 308.42, Penang St Andrew's Society 100, Raffles Hotei Revue 056, Mr. J. A. Russell 100, Singapore Presbyterian Church 69.46, Mrs G
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    STRAITS JUVENILE U.
    97 4 At the annual meeting of the Straps Juvenile Union (Boon Wah Kok) the following officials were elected: Patron, Mr. Choo Lve Huat: president. Mr. Wee Hock Lai; vice-presidents. Messrs. Bong. Teek Hoe. Yeo Kim Tay. Xeo Heow Peck and Lim Choon Siew; hon. secretary, Mr. Choo Ah
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    ENGAGEMENT
    48 4 The engagement is announced between Mr. Fitzroy Alexander Fraser Johnstone, of Lambak Estate. Mengkibol, Johore. omy son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Johnstone of Glenburgie. Forres. Morayshire and Miss Cicely Grammer Taylor, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Tay.or of Croft, Warrington. England.
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    MARRIAGES
    83 4 SCOTT-RAM—WILLS.—On February 25. 19:11 at St. Andrew’s Cathedral. Hongkong. Herbert Scott-Ram, son of the late Canon Scort Ram of York and Mrs. Scott Ram to Frances Wills, only daughter of the late James Wills and Mrs. Wills of Oakhurst Dorking, Surrey. On March 4, at the Presbyterian Churut, Singapore,
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      87 4 NOTICE All communications for both the Strait# Times and the Straits Budget should be addressed to the Head Office. Cecil and Stanley Streets. Singapore. Straits Settlements. The post free price of the Strait* Times to the United Kingdom and foreign countre# is $48 a year. The post free price of
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    71 4 DEATHS BRISK.—At Port-Said, Mr. Joseph Brinkaged 74 years, late of Singapore. d».ej>l> mourned, (by cable). uvuturu. I UJ tdUICI, ISAAC MOSS—Master Mariner.- Died 31 his residence “Vernon," 1,091, Se ran goon Rd. at 12.20 p.m., March 2,. 1933. aped >*■ Deeply regretted. English and Australia 1 papers please copy. papers
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES.
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      THE TIN MYSTERY.
      338 5 that there is no cause for alarm.—Straits Times, Mar. 2. An interview appears in the Straits Times today in which Mr. A. H. Flowerdew, speaking entirely in his personal capacity, expresses the opinion that there is no danger of Malaya’s interests not being properly safeguarded during the
      that there is no cause for alarm.—Straits Times, Mar. 2.  -  338 words
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      “LET FRANK DO IT”
      270 5 the political history of mankind.—Straits Times, Mar. 2. According to a message from New York, this is the latest popular catchword in the United States. Frank is the President-elect, Mr. Franklin D. Roosevelt, on whom all hopes for reestablishing America’s prosperity are now centred. Who would
      the political history of mankind.—Straits Times, Mar. 2.  -  270 words
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      MENTAL TESTS AGAIN.
      242 5 —Straits Times, Mar. 2. When a Malayan doctor suggested >ome time ago that nervous breakdowns in Europeans in this country could often be avoided if candidates for Malayan appointments were subjected at Home to a more thorough psychological examination than they now receive, he was challenged by
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      PILING ON THE AGONY.
      154 5 —Straits Times, Mar. 3. H. R. H. Prince Puracrmtra, of Siam, in the course of an interview granted in Singapore of few days ago, spoke of the progress made recently im his country in the development of wireless telegraphy and telephony. He stated that it was
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      THE AMSTERDAM ORACLE.
      153 5 --Straits Times, Mar. 3. The Amsterdam correspondent of the Financial Times is at it again The wording of the Reuter message referring to his latest pronouncement on the subject of rubber restriction is somewhat involved, in contrast to some of his very positive assertions of the past,
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      TIN DUTIES.
      221 5 —Straits Times, Mar. 3. 1 Wednesday’s leading article, “Introducing Mr. Jones” contained a statement which was not strictly correct. The reference to Sir Frank Swettenham’s 'drastic action in regard to tin said that Sir Frank “made impossible the export of ore from Malaya.” The actual F.M.S Gazette notification
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      TEN PER CENT.
      265 5 TEN PER CENT —Stiaits Times. Mar. 3. Judging by the Rajah Hitam company’s report coconuts still deserve their old title of the “Consols of the East.” This company, w’ith a thousand acres of mature palms, paid two interim dividends of three per cent, and four per cent, respectively last year
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      “PLENTY GOOD”
      188 5 as the West Australian has it.—Straits Times, Mar. 4. A writer in the West Australian presses the opinion that the Chinese are the most matter of fact people in the world. To support this view he mentions that recently, when Japanese troops invr.ded. Chinese territory, looted villages and
      as the West Australian has it.—Straits Times, Mar. 4.  -  188 words
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      A SCOTSMAN’S AMOK.
      303 5 man and an insane one ?—Straits Times, Mar. 4. The fullest possible publicity should be given in Malaya to an incident which occurred in Glasgow recently. Here is the newspaper account of it Because, it is alleged, his girl friend refused to give him her undivided attention,
      man and an insane one ?—Straits Times, Mar. 4.  -  303 words
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      THE PAHANG COUNCIL.
      346 5 ,—Straits Times, Mar. 4. The list of members of the Pahang State Council for 1933 was published several days ago and comprises the Sultan, the British Resident, the Legal Adviser (F.M.S.), nine Malay chiefs and two Europeans. Here is a stronghold of conservatism indeed. The Chinese and
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      SATURDAY’S “TAMASHA.”
      142 5 —Straiis Times. Mar. 6. How Singapore loves a tamasha! In addition to over 2,000 guests, at least another 2,000 people of all nationalities stood transfixed in Beach Hoad on Saturday to watch the formal opening of the S.S.V.F. Headquarters. The “show” is described elsewhere—and a very good “show”
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      MEETING THE CRISIS.
      298 5 Straits Times, Mar. G. hf n I resident Hoover was inaugurated four years ago, assuming what has been described as “the greatest office in he world, the United States were riding on the crest of a wave of unexampled prosperity. The need for permanent peace, the determination
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      THE CHINESE VOICE.
      341 5 —Straits Times, Mar. <l. Much more will be known about tha attitude of Malayan miners towards the international tin control scheme in the next few weeks, when the F.M.S. Chamber of Mines and the Selangor Miners* Association will decide whether they favour a renewal of the agreement
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      MR. CAUNTER OF PENANG.
      204 6 Edinburgh in lKr&gt;l. -Straits Times, Mar. 7. If there are any legitimate descendants in this country of Mr. Richard aunter, who was born in 178G and spent some years in the service of the Honourable East India Company at Penang, they had better hurry up and
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      A PLEASANT RESTHOUSE.
      179 6 —Straits Times, Mar. 7. A correspondent writes When I called at the Senemban rest house the other day I was struck immediately by the improvements that had been effected since my last visit. The place was altogether brighter and more attractive and had entirely lost the bleakness
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      THE TEST FEVER.
      401 6 —Strait Times, Mar. 7. “Heretic” writes to the Straits Times as follows: With what heartfelt relief did I see in the streets this morning a newspaper placard reading “Test Cricket All Over Bar The Shouting! I am one of those unfortunate Englishmen—more numerous, I suspect, than we
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      “HELLO!”
      53 6 Straits Times, Mar. 8. The London Daily Telegraph of Saturday, February 11, contains a long report cf the surrender of the Dutch warship De Zeven Provincien. The heading says: From a special correspondent. By telephone. Batavia, Friday." How nice for the Daily Telegraph that tine story broke in an
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      THE NAUGHTY RAIN!
      87 6 -Straits Timas, Mar. 8. I Orders is orders,” but one cannot help wondering what tlnose enthusiastic I volunteers thought when they turned up jfor the route march on Monday and were |told it was postponed owing to rain.” One remembers a notable person saying recently “the aim
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      A WELCOME COMMISSION.
      318 6 J vtv live 1UVU —Straits Times, Mar. 8. j Some vigorous comments in the Federal i ouncil on March 27 have probably been forestalled by the action of Sir Cecil (dementi in appointing a Commission to i inquire into the working of the F.M.S. Electrical Department ‘‘with
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      AN ELEPHANT STORY.
      398 6 AN ELEPHANT STORY —Straits Times, Mar. 8. An encounter with a wild elephant only ten miles from Kuala Lumpur is dem 1 ibed in the Malayan Police Magazine. Ihe author, a new arrival in Malaya, went out with a friend one afternoon to 41 forest reserve, where they had heard
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    ALLOWANCE TO THE GOVERNOR.
    840 6 Entertainment. I NEW VOTE OF £1.000 A YEAR. A new vote “Governor 3 Entertainment Allowance £1.000 p.a.” lias been approved i by the Secretary of Stale for the Colonies in consequence of which the provision api paring in the 1933 Estimates, “Entertainment of Disti-nguished Visitors,” has
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    F.M.S. MINERS CUT BY TWO PER CENT.
    308 6 Short Commons During Next Quarter. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. From April to June of this year Malayan-tin miners will be producing onlv 23 per cent, of their assessed capacity which will be the lowest level ever in the history of
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    TIN PRICE JUMPS.
    58 6 Decrease in the Visible Supplies. (From Our Owm Correspondent.) London. Mar. 1. The jump in the price of tin from £146 to £148 18s. 9d is due to the publication of the Anglo Metal Co’s estimate of the decrease in visible supplies by 1.164 tons and the
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    PROVIDING SHOES FOR THE MILLIONS.
    442 7 Bata Ambition Being Realised. Some months prior to his death in an cr ash last July, the late Mr. Thomas p atfl the Czechoslovakia shoe 44 king,* visited Singapore on a business trip to (^0 par East. To the Straits Times he outlined a big
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    “HAVE A DRINK?”
    130 7 European Finds Himself In Police Court. The old invitation “Have a drink?” had unfortunate consequences for a European named W. E. Richardson, of 90, Rochore ioad, who was charged as a result beore Mr. J. F. F. Gregg, the Third Magon Tuesday, with attempting to fij Ve
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    BACK FROM MEDAN.
    60 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 7. Messrs. Mungo Park and R. G. H. WilVT la v completed the return journey from l,, .an this morning in a Kuala Lumpur y* n g Club aeroplane. They were '9 0^ what troubled by clouds between sWO and
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    COLONY’S TRADE COMMISSION.
    299 7 Sittings to be Held In Public. The first meeting of the Straits Settlements Trade Commission was held in the Legislative Council Chamber on Monday and the following communique has been issued by the president:— “A commission has been appointed bo inquire into the Trade of the Colony,
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    CAPTAIN CHARGED.
    89 7 Further Postponement In Klang Case. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, Mar. 7. A further postponement until April 7, was allowed this morning in the case in which Capt. Leif Thue, of the s.s. Mabella, is charged with voluntarily causing grievous hurt to Yong Yah Chin, a member of
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    K.L. TO MEDAN.
    69 7 Amateur Airmen Safely Over The Straits. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 6. A Kuala Lumpur Flying Club machine, piloted by Mr. R. G. H. Wilshaw, with Mr. Mungo Park, a former president of the club, as passenger, left Kuala Lumpur for Medan at eight o’clock
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    BAIL IN $1,500.
    85 7 Java Chinese Accused Of Breach Of Trust. An allegation of criminal breach of trust in respect of sports goods valued at $1,482, the property of Sing Sun and Co., of Victoria Street, was made against a Java Chinese, Chua Ooi Leong, before Mr. A. W. Hay, the
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    MR. T. O. MAYHEW.
    28 7 The Coroner’s inquiry into the death of Mr. T. O. Mayhew, who was found drowned, has been postponed until Mar. 13 at 10.30 a.m.
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    WORLD’S SIDEWALKS ARE SAD!
    470 7 AH Except One— Singapore!! The sidewalks of the world have made Mark Hellinger, Broadway’s brightest columnist, gloomy. Last October, Hellinger, who writes a daily column for the Hearst group of newspapers left New York on a journalist’s most wonderful consignment—to tell his readers about the highways
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    CIVIL AERODROME.
    184 7 Governor’s Detailed Visit Of Inspection. As a prelude to a detailed inspection of the work in progress, H.E. the Governor (Sir Cecil Clementi) stood on top of an inspection tower off Grove Road early on Wednesday and took a sweeping view of the Civil Aerodrome arising out of
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    CHILD WELFARE WORK IN SINGAPORE.
    667 7 Annual Report of The Society. The committee of the Child Welfare Society will shortly present its annual report, which reveals considerable progress during the year under review. The Society’s clinics have dealt with an everincreasing number of children. Attendances during 1932 were 10,545 in excess
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    TIN STOCKS IN D.E.I.
    67 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 2. Astonishment has been created in mining circles by the statement in the Java Bode that the D.E.I. has accumulated tin stocks double the amount allotted under the international scheme. It can be stated, however, on exceedingly good authority,
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    RESTRICTION TO CONTINUE?
    1305 8 Controversy Over Tin In F.M.S. MUCH AT STAKE. Alarm Over Smelting Rumour. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 3. K**en discussion has been aroused in mining circles by the editorial comments nnd news relating to the tin situation which have appeared in the Straits Times in
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    CO-OPERATORS’ DAY.
    136 8 Local Thrift And Loan Society’s Celebration. At an informal meeting of the chairmen of the Co-operative Thrift and Loan Societies registered in Singapore, held at Fullerton Building, it was decided to celebrate “Co-opei ators’ Day” on Saturday, June 3, by which time it is expected that the Singapore
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      BROADCASTING.
      674 8 “Put Singapore on The Radio Map.” To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I have read with interest your leader on the subject of local broadcasting. With regard to the Singapore Municipal Commissioners’ attitude, they are to be congratulated on appointing a committee to study proposals. These proposals,
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      FRASER’S HILL.
      327 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I overheard the following conversation at the “Maxwell Arms,” Fraser’s Hill, recently:— Husband—“ Phew! No more golf for me!” Wife—“ Really, my dear, you must en- gage a caddie to carry our bags.” Husband—“That’s the are not to be had
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      INTRODUCING MR. JONES.
      78 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Surely when introducing Mr. Jones” in your leader of March 1 it would have been much better if you had added that MV. Jones represents the tin producers and that he came on to the scene to terminate what
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    319 8 Tuesday, Feb. 28. Mme. Berthelot, Mile. Berthelot. Mme. Cherdel, Mr. P. A. Ballereau, Mr. Le Mayeur and Mr. and Mrs. H. Sarton had luncheon at Government House. In the afternoon His Excellency. Lady Clementi and the Misses Clementi visited the Naval Base. Wednesday, MaT. 1. The Hon. Lady
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    ASIATICS AND THE M.C.S.
    11095 9 Government Proposals Outlined. CRACKER FIRING. Strong Speech By The Governor. Further (Mails regarding the Govern, ment’s scheme for the admission of \siatics and the locally bom to the Malayan Civil Service were given by the Colonial Secretary in the Legislative Council on Monday. The cracker-firing nuisance
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    THE DEFENCE OF SINGAPORE.
    923 12 Warning Words. OPENING OF S.S.V.F. HEADQUARTERS. The opening of the new S.S.V.F. headquarters in Beach Road by H.G. the Governor (Sir Cecil Clementi) on Saturday was marked by two things in particular. These were: The striking efficiency of the picked volunteer units taking part, and The
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    LINK WITH OLD SINGAPORE.
    255 12 Death of Mr. A. G. Crane. Tke death occurred at Ickenham Middlesex, an Jan. 22, at the age of of Mr. Arthur George Crane, son of thd late Mr. Thomas Owen Crane, who was one of the pioneers of Singapore. Mr. A. G. Crane was for
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    WORLD TOURISTS.
    159 12 Resolute Arrives In Malacca. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, March 1. The Hamburg America liner Resolute, on its tenth round-the-world cruise, lrrived in Malacca toda'*. A contingent of some 140 passengers landed soon after midday and the usual convoy of cars was seen taking the visitors to various
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    2897 13 Confidence In Kuala Lumpur?—An Uneasy Lull—The Beggar Problem—Our Local Y.W.C.A.—Uplift Versus Happiness Peace In St. Mary’s—A Bored Englishman (By Our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent.) Ix is probably true, a* Mr. D. F. Topham remarked at the Chamber of Commerce meeting this week, that there ji
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    PASSPORT FEES.
    121 13 Government Notifies Increases. Passport fees have been increased. According to the Government Gazette published on Friday the new fees are as given below. The old fees are given in brackets. British passport. $8 ($5). Renewal of British passport, $2 per yaar ($1). Kndorsement of Biitish passport, "I (unchanged).
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    MALAYAN PLANTING TOPICS.
    2552 14 Does Fruit Growing Pay?—Facts About Local Orchards —Unfair Treatment And The I.S.P. Why Not Publicity?Arrack From Nipah. (By Oar Plaatiig Or respond eat.) SOM E attention is being given at present to the feasibility of establishing fruit orchards on a large scale in Malaya. The local supply
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    BUFFET CAR.
    261 14 ComfortabletTravei On F.M.S. Railway. To the various amenities of travel which the railway authorities have recently inttroducedv there has been added an improvement in the of a buffet car which is to be attache to the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore Wgm. expresses. v. When the starting time was put bac*
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    BOOKMAKING APPEAL JUDGMENT.
    2696 15 Appellants Succeed: Conviction Quashed. JUDGES DIFFER. COMMON SENSE AND THE GAMING LAWS. Important judgments were delivered in the Supreme Court on Saturday in the appeal of a Chinese and an Indian, members of the Turf Club, *ho had been convicted in the Lower Court of bookmaking at
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    TWO IPOH FIRES.
    112 15 Celluloid Blaze At G. W. Wilson’s. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Mar. 4. Two fires broke out in Ipoh last night one at the offices of G. W. Wilson and Co., Ltd., and another in one of the largest Chinese sundry goods' stores. The outbreak at Wilson’s
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    CAMBRIDGE EXAMS.
    127 15 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Mar. 3. The results of the Cambridge examinations in the schools of Malacca are as follows: High School Malacca—2B passes out of 49, (School Certificates): 27 passe® out of 92 (Junior); St. Francis Institution—lo passes out of 14 (School Certifleates): 17 passes out
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    CAR’S PLUNGE INTO DOCK.
    1430 16 Tragedy of Singapore Man. t MR. T. 0. MAYHEW. Found Still Seated At Driving Wheel. A 5-seater saloon car was hauled out of the water at the entrance to the Empire Dock, Tanjong 1‘agar, on Mar. 2 and against the driving wheel was the body of
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    IRON ORE EXPORTS NOT INCREASING!
    314 16 Japanese Mines Produce The Same. Despite the situation in the Far East the export of iron ore from Malaya to Japan is not on the increase We expected the position to be different,” frankly admitted a representative of Ishihara.Sangyo Koshi, Ltd., who operate mines at
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    ANOTHER PRINCE AS AIRMAN.
    236 16 Flight from India To Australia. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 2. Following the recent visit of the son of the Aga Khan in his own aeroplane, another Indian prince is expected to fly to Malaya in the near future. This became known last Tuesday,
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    BISHOP OF SINGAPORE.
    116 16 Beginning of Tour of The Country. The Bishop of Singapore, the Rt. Rev. B. C. Roberts, left Singapore on Mar. 2, by the Kedah for Penang, beginning a tour which will end with the diocesan meeting in Kuala Lumpur on Mar. 27. From Penang, which he will
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    AMAZING OFFER IN KUALA LUMPUR.
    334 16 European Houses for Ten Dollars a Month. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala, Lumpur, Mar. 2 What is probably the most remarkable offer ever made by an owner of house property in Malaya is being advertised in Kuala Lumpur. Four -miles out of town on the
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    CAPT. I. MOSS.
    366 16 Death of Singapore Master Mariner. The death of Capt. Isaac Moss, a wellknown Singapore master mariner, occurred on Mar. 2 at his residence \ernon, Serangoon Road. Capt. Moss, who was 75 years of was born in Singapore, and most of his career was in these waters. w
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      “TO DEFEND OUR RIGHTS.”
      109 21 -Reuter. penal Sanctions and The League Covenant. JEHOL CITY. Captured by Japanese On Friday. London, Mar. 3. When Japan has established herself in Manchuria and restored order we u aa not. delay any longer in recogmsthere," declared the Rt. S* Mr L. S. Amery, M.P. for
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      WAR IN BLIZZARD.
      362 21 Reuter. Are Chinese Generals Wavering Tokio, Mar. 4. The vanguard of the Kawahara Brigade was last reported to_be battling its w»v to Jchol City from Pingchuan in a raging snowstorm which is hampering aerial reconnaissance though the Japanese aircraft, despite the blizzard, are attempting to reconnoitre the
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      TO OCCUPY PEIPING.
      155 21 —Aneta-Trans-Oeean. If China Continues Hostilities. Mukden, Feb. 28. Considerable excitement has been caused here by a statement issued by the Japanese commander-in-chief, Gen. Muto, to the effect that the Japanese were determined to occupy Peiping if the necessity should arise. In reply to numerous inquiries by foreign
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      DISARMAMENT.
      233 21 Rieuter. —Aneta-Havas. Japan to Participate In Conference. Tokio, Mar. 3. While confirming the decision to continue participation in the Disarmament Conference, the Foreign Office spokesman I intimated that participation was confin- j ed mainly to observing as both Gen. Tate- 1 kawa and Admiral Nagano are returning j to
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      HARA-KIRI.
      76 21 —Reuter. As Protest Against Tax Scandal. Tokio, Mar. 3. For the purpose of protesting against the Government’s failure to deal adequately with the industrialists tax evasion scandal, two members of a reactionary society attempted to commit hara-kiri, one outside the Premier’s residence and the other outside the War Minister’s.
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      UNEMPLOYED.
      100 21 CUVCIiilg at picnviu a —British Wireless. Good Work By Voluntary Organisations. Rugby, Mar. 2. The Minister of Labour, Sir Henry Betterton, referred in the House o. Commons tonight to the excellent and successful work done by voluntary organisations in finding occupation for unemployed. He claimed no political credit for
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      MONARCHIST CLAIMS IN BAVARIA.
      183 21 -Reuter. States Longing For A King.” Berlin, Mar. 4. A monarchist manifesto is published in the Bayerischer Kurier, the organ of the Bavarian People’s Party. It declares that in these weeks of political excitement a longing has been aroused as never before for a King who
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      MENACE TO EUROPE.
      118 21 Reuter. Italy and Japanese Competition. Rome, Mar. 3. Joint European action to meet the menace of Japanese competition in Europe was urged in the report to the Chamber on a Bill just passed instituting a 48-hour working week. The report declares that several important branches of Italy’s
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      IRISH ANNUITIES.
      70 21 ailrUIXlg UI V1IV- UlOU —Reuter Wireless. To Provide Grants To Local Authorities. London, Feb. 28. The sum of £4,500,000 lying to credit in the Land Annuities Account which the Irish Free State has withheld from Britain will probably be used to provide agricultural grants to local authorities. An
      ailrUIXlg UI V1IV- UlOU —Reuter Wireless.  -  70 words
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      NO RESORT TO FORCE.
      61 21 —British Wireless. British Proposal Accepted At Geneva. Rugby, Mar. 2. At Geneva today the Political Commission of the Disarmament Conference adopted by 27 votes to none the revised text of the British proposal that signatories to the agreement should solemnly reaffirm they will not in any
      —British Wireless.  -  61 words
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      MURDER ECHO.
      77 21 Man They Did Not Hang Dead. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 4. u The man they did not hang,” William Wallace, who was sentenced to death on a charge of murdering his wife and who subsequently was three weeks in the condemned cell before his release by
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      FINANCIAL CRISIS IN U.S.A.
      293 21 .—Reuter. Restriction in 30 States. MONEY POURS INTO CANADA. Ottawa, Mar. 3. American money is pouring into Canadian banks as a result cf the uneaaineee in the United States over the bankinc crisis. Unilted States securities and currency were brought across the reorder at Windsor in
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      ARMY ESTIMATES.
      66 21 —Reuter. Establishment Remains The Same. London, Mar. 2. The British Army estimates total £37,95(1,000, an increase compared with last year of £1,462,000. The establish* ment remain® the same at 148,700. The strength of the regular army, inclusive of the British troops in India, is 5,000 below establishment compared
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      CRITICAL PASS.
      41 21 —Reuter. Stimulating The Disarmament Conference. London, Mar. 8. The Prime Minister, Mr. MacDonald, and the Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, are going to Geneva shortly in an effort to stimulate the Disarmament Conference, which has reached a critical pass.—Reuter.
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      MALAYAN TIN DREDGING.
      31 21 Interim Dividend Of 2 Vi Per Cent. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 2. Malayan Tin Dredging, Ltd. if paying? an interim dividend of 2H per Mar. 17.
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      RESIGN—BUT CARRY ON.
      189 22 44 (Centre of Gravity Now In Jehol. JAPANESE EMPIRE. 44 Singapore Hong Kong Within Its Grasp.” Geneva, Mar. 2. It is ascertained that Mr. Quo Tai-chi, the Chinese Minister in L°nd° n Dr. Wellington Koo and Dr. W. W. Yen, h* v c telegraphed to Nanking resigning
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      “IN A MESS.”
      193 22 —Reuter. Britain and the Far East. London, Mar. 2. The attitude of Britain and the world to the war in the Far East, was deplored by Sir Ian Hamilton today in the course of an appeal for real disarmament in his Rectorial address at Edinburgh UniverSfr Ian
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      ARMS EMBARGO.
      212 22 -Reuter.' U.S.A. Not Asked To Co-operate. Washington, Mar. 2. Great Britain has not asked the United States to join the embargo on the export of arms to the Far East, declared Mr. William R. Castle, Jnr., Under Secretary of State, who added that the State Department had not
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      ASIATIC LEAGUE?
      402 22 ,—Reuter. Monroe Doctrine For Far East. Paris, Mar. 2. An Asiatic League of Nations, with Japan proclaiming a sort of Monroe Doctrine for the Far East by the conclusion of a treaty of security between China, Japan and Manchuria, is visualised by Le Temps in a leading article.
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      HITLER’S SPEECH.
      117 22 —Reuter. Forceful Attack On Democracy. Berlin, Mar. 2. An attack on democracy was made by the Chancellor, Herr Hitler, in a wildly applauded speech at the Sports Palace which was broadcast throughout Germany. He said democracy had never created values, which was done by personalities, whose work democracy
      —Reuter.  -  117 words
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      U.S. COTTON.
      29 22 reduce cotton production in 1933.—Reuter Wireless. Washington, Feb. 27. The House of Representatives has passed the Smith Cotton Pool Bill designed to reduce cotton production in 1933.—Reuter
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      THREE THOUSAND DEAD.
      481 22 —Reuter. Tidal Wave Disaster. WIDESPREAD HAVOC IN JAPAN. Tokio, Mar. 4. With the official figure* at midnight showing 1.535 dead, 0i8 missing and 338 injured, it is feared that the total fatalities in the earthquake and tidal wave will reach fully 3,000 and possibly more, as the
      —Reuter.  -  481 words
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      EARLIER MESSAGES.
      295 22 —Reuter. Disaster Of 37 Years Ago Recalled. Tokio, Mar. 3. Fully 300 miles of the north-east coast of the main island appears to have been devastated by the tidal wave, extending from Ishinomaki, east of Matsushima, to Shiriya, the northernmost tip of the island, while even Hokkaido was
      —Reuter.  -  295 words
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      OIL STATIONS.
      255 22 —Reuter. Netherlands India And Japan. The Hague, Mar. 4. There is no question that Mr. Matsucka during his forthcoming visit to Holland is negotiating a Japan-Holland nonaggression pact, declared the new Minister to Holland, Mr. Saito, who interviewed by Reuter on his arrival here, said Mr. Matsuoka’s visit
      —Reuter.  -  255 words
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      M. DE FLEURIAU.
      63 22 —Reuter. French Ambassador Leaving London. Paris, Mar. 1. M. de Fleuriau, who has been French Ambassador in London since 1924* shortly retire. His successor will M. Corbin, the Ambassador in Brusse s. M. de la Boulaye, of the Foreign Office, will succeed M. Claudel in as ington.
      —Reuter.  -  63 words
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      U.S. ATTORNEY-GENERAL.
      60 22 Reuter. Appointment Of Mr. Homer Cummings. Washington, Mar. 3. Mr. Homer S. Cummings will be Attorney-General in succession Senator Walsh, who died suddenly. The appointment of Mr. Cummings temporary. He will later proceed to Philippines as Governor-Genera. Reuter. f Mr. Cummings, who is 63 age, is a prominent
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      UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS.
      43 22 —Reuter. British Industries Fair Ends. London, March. The British Industries Fair closed to day. It is officially described as an qualified success. It was stated at the Malaya stall t &lt; Inquiries for new rubber products far ceed the wildest expectations. Rente
      —Reuter.  -  43 words
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      CHIHFENG AND LINGYUAN.
      718 23 —Reuter. Turncoat General Hands Over City. ARMS EMBARGO. Denounced as Quixotic Folly.” Lingyuan, Mar. 2. Covering 50 miles since early morning, wit h hard fighting at several points the vanguard of the Hattori Brigade fought ts way into Lingyuan late last night hove Marshal Chang Hsueh-liangs troops
      —Reuter.  -  718 words
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      “QUIXOTIC FOLLY.”
      744 23 Reuter. Mr. Woodhead on The Embargo. Shanghai, Mar. 1. Crystallising the opinions of the British community and the Chinese press, which is bitterly critical, Mr. Henry Woodhead, in the Evening Post writes that as a practical measure for preventing or shortening hostilities in the Far East the arms
      Reuter.  -  744 words
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      BIG PROGRAMME.
      211 23 -Reuter. Manchukuo’s First Anniversary. Changchun, Mar. 1. State control forms the guiding principle of a gigantic programme announced by the Manchukuo Government on the occasion of its flrst anniversary. The independence programme lays down that all the key industries and enterprises of the nature of a public utility
      -Reuter.  -  211 words
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      MR. CERMAK.
      39 23 —Reuter. Critical Condition Of Chicago’s Mayor. Miami, Mar. 1. Mr. Anton Cermak, the Mayor of Chicago, who was seriously wounded when an attempt was to kill Mr. Roosevelt, has been transferred to a specially constructed oxygen room.—Reuter.
      —Reuter.  -  39 words
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      DRASTIC MEASURES IN GERMANY.
      276 23 Reuter. Saxon Protest. DEATH PENALTY FOR ESPIONAGE. Berlin, Mar. 2. Herr Schieck, the Premiej of Saxony, has strongly protested to Herr Frick, the Reich Minister of Interior, that the Saxon Government was not consulted before the ban was imposed on Communist meetings and periodicals, which applies
      Reuter.  -  276 words
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      RUBBER OUTPUT.
      98 23 Reduction in Figures For January. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 1. The Rubber Growers' Association’s analysis shows that 615 member companies produced 20,771 tons of rubber in January, compared with 22,501 tons in December and 24,051 tons in January. 1932. 9 Production for the year 1932 was
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      FRENCH FINANCES.
      55 23 —Reuter. Bill Passed After All-Night Sitting. Paris, Mar. 1. After an all night sitting the Senate, by 200 votes to 83, and the Chamber, by 360 to 204, finally passed the Finance Bill. M. Daladier made agreement on the compromise figure for the emergency cut in civil servants’
      —Reuter.  -  55 words
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      HONG KONG PREFERENCE
      23 23 -Reuter. Hong Kong, Mar. 1. The Hong Kong Government has granted a preference of 10 per cent, on Empire tobacco.—Reuter.
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      JAPAN HIT BY EARTHQUAKE.
      179 24 —Reuter. Town Wiped Out By Tidal Wave. HOUSES ENGULFED. Instruments in London Broken by Shock. Tokio, Mar. 2. An exceptionally severe earthquake was felt here at 2.10 a.m. It is believed thart. only minor damage was done. Houses Washed Away. Fifteen hundred houses were washed away
      —Reuter.  -  179 words
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      RUBBER RESTRICTION SUGGESTED.
      131 24 —Reuter. Statement By Dutch Minister. London, Mar. 2. A message to the Financial Times from Amsterdam reports a declaration which is regarded as authoritative in rubber quarters and of the highest importance because it indicates that the Dutch Government is willing to reconsider the rubber situation in
      *.—Reuter.  -  131 words
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      NAVAL PROTEST.
      84 24 —Reuter. Pirates Who Might Have Been Caught. Hong Kong', Mar. 1. The pirates of the steamer Gustav Diederichsen apparently entered Mirs Bay under the nose of H.M.S. Wishart, which was patrolling the region at the time. The naval authorities complain that an opportunity of capture was lost through
      .—Reuter.  -  84 words
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      M.C.C. TOUR.
      87 24 -Reuter. Good Start Made At Melbourne. Melbourne, Mar. 3. The M.C.C. tourists’ match with Victoria started here today before about 2,000 spectators. The weather was fine, and the wicket in good condition. The M.C.C. won the toss and chose to bat, and at lunch had lost two wickets
      -Reuter.  -  87 words
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      LONDON FINANCIER ARRESTED.
      137 24 Reuter. Remanded on Heavy Bail. London. Mar. 1. The financier, Martin Coles Harman, who is charged with conspiracy to defraud. was remanded on bail with two sureties of i’2.500 each. The three other men also charged. H. II. Pounds, B. F. Conigrave and E. G. Changeat, were
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      SENATOR WALSH.
      216 24 Sudden Death of New U.S. Attorney-General. Wilson, South Carolina, Mar. 2. Mr. Thomas James Walsh, the 74-year-old Senator whom Mr. Roosevelt appointed Attorney-General, died during his sleep on the train to Washington. He was returning from Havana with his bride, a member of a wealthy Cuban family. Mr.
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      KIDNAPPED BANKER.
      96 24 Reuter. Released After Payment Of Ransom. Denver, Mar. 2. Mr. Charles Boettcher, the millionaire banker, who was kidnapped from his own doorstep on Feb. 14, has been released unharmed from a motor-car on the outskirts of Denver. He immediately communicated with his father's home, and is now being
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      MR. ROOSEVELT.
      58 24 —Reuter. Arrival in Washington For Inauguration. Washington, Mar. 3. Mr. Roosevelt has arrived in readiness for the inauguration tomorrow. Union station was heavily guarded, and even pressmen were held several hundred feet from Mr. Roosevelt’s train. Police, mounted and on foot, formed a living square as the President-elect
      —Reuter.  -  58 words
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      NORWAY’S CABINET.
      41 24 —Reuter. Oslo, Mar. 2. The new Cabinet formed under Mr. Mowinckel is of purely Liberal complexion. It includes Mr. Lund as Minister of Finance and Mr. Kobro as Minister of National Defence. Mr. Mowinckel will also be Foreign Minister.—Reuter.
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      TRACTION COMPANY DIVIDEND.
      338 24 Preference Shares 13 Per Cent, in Arrears. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 2. Presiding at the annual general meeting 'of the Singapore Traction Co., LW-. the chaiiman, Mr. L. Hawkins, said that the position disclosed by the balance sheet was entirely satisfactory. 1 Traffic receipts for
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      U.S. APPOINTMENTS.
      67 24 —Reuter. Speaker of House Of Representatives. Washington, Mar. 2. Mr. Henry T. Rainy, of Illinois, has been elected Speaker of the House of Representatives in succession to Mr. Garner.—Reuter. Washington, Mar. 2. Mr. William Phillips, the former Ambassador to Belgium, has been appointed Under-Secretary of State. Mr. Phillips
      —Reuter.  -  67 words
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      OATH OF ALLEGIANCE.
      50 24 —Reuter. Amendment To Free State Bill. London, Mar. 1. The Dail carried by 75 to 40 a motion by Mr. de Valera that the removal of the Oath of Allegiance Bill should be sent to the Senate with the substitution of the year 1933 for 1032. —Reuter.
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      U.S. NAVY.
      46 24 —Reuter. Appropriation Reduced By The Senate. Washington, Mar. 1. The Naval Appropriation Bill for the fiscal year 1934 was passed by the Senate, which reduced the amount from $315,419,000 voted by the House of Representatives to $308,000,000. The Bill now returns to the House.—Reuter.
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      U.S. NAVY.
      40 24 -Reuter. Senate’s Amendment To Bill Approved. Washington, Mar. 2. The House of Representatives approved the Naval Appropriation Bill as approved by the Senate. It now goes to Mr. Hoover.—Reuter. The Senate reduced the amount from $315,419,000 to $308,000,000.
      -Reuter.  -  40 words
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      MORE BANKS CLOSE IN U.S.
      493 24 .—Reuter Wireless. Dollar Balances. 50,000,000 AMERICANS AFFECTED. New York, Mar The number of States joining the bank holiday has been augmented by the addition of Arizona. California. Nevada Oregon, Louisiana and Oklahoma* whem restrictive measures varying from fo&gt;ir tc five days’ duration have been proclaimed
      .—Reuter Wireless.  -  493 words
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      CHINESE COLLAPSE IN JEHOL.
      1276 25 —Reuter. —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Troops in Flight. DRIVEN INSIDE THE GREAT WALL. Shanghai, Mar. 5. The utter collapse of the Chinese armies in Jehol, although not entirely unexpected, has cast a pall of gloom over the whole country, everyone feeling that a much sterner resistance could have been
      —Reuter.; —Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  1,276 words
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      ’QUAKE TERROR.
      129 25 —Reuter. Thousands Homeless In Japan. Tokio, Mar. 1. Harrowing scenes are reported from the earthquake-stricken districts on the northeast coast, where tens of thousands rendered homeless spent a miserable night in the open or in rickety shelters improvised from the wreckage left by the receding waves. Occasional after
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      NORMAL COURSE OF KING’S COLD.
      64 25 —Reuter. But Precautionary Measures Taken. London, Mar. 6. It was officially stated at Buckingham Palace that the King’s cold continues to take a normal course. His Majesty will not hold the first levee of the season at St. James’s Palace tomorrow. The Prince of Wales
      —Reuter.  -  64 words
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      S.S. ANTUNG.
      197 25 -Reuter. Likely to Become Total Wreck. Hong Kong Mar. 6. H.M.S. Folkestone has sailed for Hainan Island to stand bv the Butterfield steamer, Antung, which has gone aground and holed her forepeak off Mofu Point. The Anhui is taking off passengers. Hainan is a well-known pirate nest and
      -Reuter.  -  197 words
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      DEBT TALK DELAY.
      105 25 —Heater Wireless. Anglo-U.S. Meeting Postponed. London, Mar. 1. The war debt negotiations between Britain and America in Washington will possibly not be opened until April or even later. It was originally expected that the conference would begin after Mr. Roos»evelt’s inauguration to the Presidency on March 4
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      UNREST IN GREECE.
      85 25 Reuter. Military Government Proclaimed. Athens, Mar. 6. General Plastiras has proclaimed a military government “to avoid disorders,’* following 1 the indecisive elections, which gave the Tsaldarist party a very slight majority. All is reported quiet at present. Later. M. Zaimis, M. Venizelos and M. Tsaldaris met in
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      FRENCH LOAN.
      67 25 Reuter. To Meet Grave Budget Deficit. Paris, Mar. 6. A plan for a consolidate*! loan, probably of about 10,000,000,000 francs, for which it is hoped that lists will be opened on Monday, will be presented in the Chamber today and rushed through Parliament. The loan is for the
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      ALL BANKS NOW CLOSED.
      2208 26 Reuter. —Reuter. Congress Called to Meet Crisis. RUSHING NEW LAWS. Weeping Women Outside Guarded Banks. New York, Mar. G. South Carolina, the last unaffected State, has declared a seven-day bank holiday. All financial and commodity market in the United States are now closed. Washington, Mar. 6.
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      OFF GOLD.
      40 26 —Reuter. New York, Mar. 6. The Daily News Washington correspondent states that he has learned at White House from a prominent Democrat that the United States will go off the gold standard officially as well as technically tomorrow.—Reuter.
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      MISSING PRESSMEN.
      110 26 —Reuter. Safe Arrival In Peiping. Peiping:, Mar. 6Mr. Ekins, Mr. Lattimore and Gen Sutton have returned to Peiping 1 safe &gt; —Reuter. In this connection a previous messag stdt^d It is learned that the Japanese authoiities in Tokio have been asked to inquiries about three correspondents v&gt; went
      —Reuter.  -  110 words
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      JAPAN MASTER IN JEHOL.
      457 27 Aneta-Trans-Ocean. -Reuter Wireless. All Passes Held. TO LEAVE LEAGUE ABOUT MAR. 20. Tokio, Mar. 6. Press dispatches indicate that the Japanese now hold all the passes from ji-hol into North China except Kupeikou, which they are purposely leaving open l() enable the remanta of the Chinese
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      WANTS WAR.
      32 27 -Reuter. Paraguayan Senate On Gran Chaco. Asuncion, Mar. 4. After six months of fighting in the an Chaco, the Paraguayan Senate has authijr'ised the Government to declare War on Bolivia.—Reuter.
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      INAUGURATION OF MR. ROOSEVELT.
      803 27 Reuter. May Ask Congress For War-Time Powers. Washington, Mar. 5. Enormous crowds watched Mr. Hoover’s and Mr. Roosevelt’s procession from the White House to the Capitol in motor cars escorted by cavalry. After Mr. Hoover had signed the legislation passed in the closing hours of Congress,
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      MAYOR OF CHICAGO.
      295 27 Reuter. Mr. Cermak Dies From Assassin’s Bullet. Miami, Mar. 6. Mr. Anton Cermak, the Mayor of Chicago, has died. He was wounded, together with several other people on Feb. 16, when the man Joe Zangara attempted to assassinate Mr. Roosevelt. Zangara will be indicted for murder.— Reuter.
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      FALLING PRICES.
      74 27 -Aneta-Havas. But Sterling Keeps Steady. London, Mar. 3. In reply to questions on the subject of Government action to prevent a new fall in general prices, Mr. Neville Chamberlain declared that it was impossible to isolate prices in sterling from the effects of the world-wide fall in general
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      ROAD vs. RAIL.
      27 27 (From Our Own Correspondent,) London, Mar. 4. A general reduction of railway fares is expected within the next few weeks to meet road competition.
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      OEI TIONG HAM ESTATE.
      176 27 Privy Council Reverses Court’s Decision. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 7. The Privy Council has given judgment in favour of the Commissioner of Stamps, S.S., in both consolidated appeals against the trustees of the estate of Mr. Oei Tiong Ham, the Java “Sugar King.” The
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      ARMS EMBARGO.
      150 27 No Sign of General Agreement. Rugby, Mar. 6. Replying to questions in the House of Commons, the Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, said that there was no indication of universal agreement with the decision of the British Government forbidding the export of arms to China and Japan. That
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      TO BROADCAST.
      65 27 —Reuter. Mr. Matsuoka and Chinese Minister. London, Mar. 7. The British Broadcasting Corporation announces that statements on the Chinese ami Japanese points of view regarding the Manchurian situation will ho broadcast in the national programme at 9.20 p.m. on Mar. 11. Mr. Matsuoka, the chief Japanese delegate at
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      TROOPS IN SHANGHAI.
      63 27 —Reuter. Will British Battalion Be Withdrawn London, Mar. 7. Speaking in the House of Commons, Mr. A. Duff Cooper, the Financial Secret tary to the War Office, assured MajorGeneral Sir Alfred Knox, (Cons., Wycombe) that the question of the withdrawal of the battalion from Shanghai would be
      —Reuter.  -  63 words
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      GREEK UNREST.
      57 27 Reuter. Swift Collapse Of Military Regime. Athens, Mar. 7. The military regime established by General Plaatiras yesterday has broken up. One person was killed and 20 were wounded when the military attempted to overcome demonstrators against the dictatorship. Plastiras has retired frt&gt;m the scene, and a provisional Cabinet
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      CHIANG KAI-SHEK GOES NORTH.
      1146 28 and Gen. Shaio Peng-liang.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. —Reuter. For Counter-Attack On Jehol. PLANS READY. All Who Retreat to be Shot On the Spot. A brief Reuter message from Peiping this morning states that Marsha! Chang Hsueh-liang, the Young Marshal has resigned and
      and Gen. Shaio Peng-liang.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh.; —Reuter.  -  1,146 words
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      IN BOTH CAMPS.
      93 28 —Reuter. Mr. Bernard Shaw Visits Tokio. Tokio, Mar. 7. Mr. Bernard Shaw is open minded and is dividing his attentions between notabilities whose views are diametrically opposed. Yesterday he addressed a meeting of leaders of the proletarian party. Today he visited the House of Peers in session
      —Reuter.  -  93 words
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      FASTEST TRAIN.
      42 28 Cheltenham Flyer’s New Record. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 4. The “Cheltenham Flyer,” the world’s fastest train,, did the journey between Cheltenham and Paddington, 77 Vi miles in 63 minutes today—an average speed of 73 Vi miles an hour.
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      “FASCIST GERMANY” WELCOMED.
      989 28 —Reuter. Rejoicings in Italy. HITLER IN SUPREME CONTROL. i Rome, Mar. 6. With flaring headlines on the front pages, the newpapers welcome Germany into the Fascist fold. The Giomale d ltalia, Signor Musso- lini’s paper, declares that victory for Hitler is a victory for European civilisa1 tion
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      INDIAN ASSEMBLY.
      108 28 Avoiding a General Election. New Delhi, Mar fi The life of the Indian Legislative A sembly, expiring at the end of the vmV will be extended “for such period as r pedient in the light of the condition,' prevailing,” according to the decision the Viceroy, Lord Willingdon, which
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      SIR HENRY CLIVE.
      39 28 —Reuter. Appointed Minister To Holy See. London, Mar. 6. The King has approved the appointment of Sir Henry Clivie as Minister to the Holy See.—Reuter. Sir Henry Clive was Minister at Teheran from 1926 to 1931.
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      INDO-CHINA.
      57 28 —Reuter. Difficulties Through Spread Of Nationalism. Geneva, Mar. 6. The fact that 10,000 men are now needed to maintain order in Indo-China, compared with 1,500 when he was Governor was instanced by M. Sarraut in a speech to the committee on overseas troops, referring to the difficulties created by
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      WAR DEBT BILL.
      16 28 —Reuter. Washington, Mar. S. The Senate finally approved the $350,000,000 War Debt Bill—Reuter.
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      UNIFORM BANK SYSTEM.
      941 29 Reuter Wireless. Mr. Roosevelt’s Address To Governors. emergency POWERS. Hollywood Studio Stops Salaries. Washington, Mar. 7. President Roosevelt, speaking at a onference of Governors, said he desired that the general banking situation should aR uniform as possible throughout the country. He offeied the assistance of the federal
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      JAPANESE AND THE D.E.I.
      105 29 —Reuter. Remarkable Story. ALLEGED SECRET AIR BASES. London, Mar. 8. The Daily Herald's diplomatic correspondent splashes a story that Japanese plans for a system of disguised air bases in the Dutch East Indies en route from Formosa to Australia lay behind the recent breakdown of the
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      RUBBER LOSSES.
      57 29 Jugra Land And Carey And Trolak. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 6. Jugra Land and Carey, Ltd., announce a loss of £4,865 for the year ended Nov. 30, 1932. A credit of £594 is carried forward. Trolak Estates, Ltd., announce a loss during the same period of
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      PHILIPPINES’ NEW GOVERNOR.
      613 29 —Reuter. Mr. Homer S. Cummings. APPOINTMENT MEETS WITH APPROVAL. Washington, Tuesday. Mr. Franklin D. Roosevelt, the President, has accepted the resignation of Mr. Theodore Roosevelt, Governor-General of the Philippine Islands. Pending the arrival in Manila of Mr. Homer S. Cummings, the new GovernorGeneral, Mr. John Holliday, the
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      TOKIO EXCHANGE.
      16 29 —Reuter. Tokkx, Mar. 8. Exchange operations have been reopened except as regards American dollars.—Reuter.
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      COLOURED SAILORS’ PLEA.
      249 29 —Reuter. Did Not Want to Sail For Japan. London, Mar. 4 A dramatic announcement was made at today’s conference of the British AntiWar Council that the crew were prepared to leave u ship due to sail for Japan if assured of financial support. The announcement resulted in
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      GENEVA SENSATION.
      186 29 French Reference To Colonies. Geneva, Mar. 6. There was a sensation today at the general commission when the question of overseas’ troops was discussed and a special committee appointed to consider details. Herr Nadolny (Germany) hoped that Germany would be considered as interested. M. Sarraut (France), tha Colonial
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      ELECTION FATALITIES.
      117 29 —Reuter Wireless. Police Fired on From House. Berlin, Mar. 6. There were clashes in the course of the election in some parts of the country. A number of dead and injured are reported. At Breslau, a Nazi auxiliary policeman was shot dead and several people injured. The police
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      LEAVING ETON.
      35 29 Head To Become Dean Of Durham. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 4. The Rev. Cyril Alington is leaving Eton to become Dean of Durham. He has been headmaster of Eton since 1916.
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      32 23 CURIOSITIES London, Feb. 26. According to press reports the British Museum has acquired a dozen hairpins to be exhibited in the Department of Curiosities.— Aneta-T rans-Ocean. We give the message as received
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      66 24 ACTION The Straits Times correspondent at Kuala Lumpur telephoned the follow, ing message shortly after noon on Friday The F.M.S. Chamber of Mines ancl the Selangor Miners’ Association have been invited by the F.M.S. Govern, ment, through the Senior Warden of Mines, to express their opinion in the matter of
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      25 26 STOP PRESS. New York, Monday. Embargo placed on all gold and silver exports. National bank holiday till “after Thursday.** Government taken absolute control nation’s gold.—Reuter.
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  • Sporting News.
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      WILTSHIRES’ BELATED EFFORT.
      1654 30 Beat S.C.C. TWO GOALS IN LAST THREE MINUTES. S.C.C 1; Wiltshire# 2. Two goals within the last three minutes of the game on the Padang on Mar. 1 gave the Wiltshires victory over the S.C.C. by the odd goal in three. Neither side was impressive and the
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      BADMINTON.
      32 30 The first European badminton club to be formed in Malaya haa opened thin week, its covered and electricallylit courts being situated in the grounds of the Agri-Horticultunl Association at Kuala Lumpur.
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      SPORTS MEETING FOR SELANGOR.
      240 30 New State Association Gets Busy. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 1. There has been a prompt and gratify ing sequel to the recent formation of an amateur athletic association in Selangor. The enthusiasts behind the State A.A.A. announce that it has been decided to
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      SELANGOR TENNIS.
      157 30 Hewett Wins Open Singles Final. (From Our Owr. Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 2. In a gruelling match yesterday H. S. Hewett won the open singles in the Selangor Club tournament, beating H. J. Sinclair 8-6, 4-6. 6-2. This match concluded the tournament. The results of the various events
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      S.S.C. DIVING.
      85 30 C. Goldman Wins Club Championship. C. Goldman won the Singapore Swimming Club diving championship on Mar. 1 which was open to all club members. He obtained 99 points and was closely followed by Wurkmann who was only 1% points behind. Goldman is also the Club 100 yards champion.
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      BRILLIANT PLAY BY CRAWFORD.
      179 30 —Reuter. Army Soundly Defeats Navy. 'From Our Own Correspondent,' London, Mar. 4. A crowd of 10,000, among whom H.R.H. the Duke of York, witnoS th“ severe defeat of the Navy bv the a-It to the tune of 19 pts. to nil at TwiekT/ ham today. n
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      IN PENANG.
      234 30 Two Centuries for The Cricket Club. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Mar. 5. The annual cricket fixture between the Penang Cricket Club the Ceylon Association resulted in a draw when the former were in a winning position when stumps were drawn. The match started yesterday, the Cricket Club
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      LATEST BETTING.
      123 30 —Reuter. Alluvial Still Favourite For Lincolnshire. London, Mar. 6. The call over for the Lincolnshire tonight was as follows: 100/9 Alluvial offered 100/8 taken. 16/1 Solenoid taken and offered. 100/6 Totaig offered 20/1 taken. 100/6 La Becassine* 20/1 Inverman offered. 20yi Wraxhall offered 26/1 taken. 22/1 Young Native
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      MALAYAN CRICKET NOTES.
      1543 31 Lail Singh Again. ASHWORTH LEIJSSIUS BAT WELL. (Hy Our Cricket Correspondent.) The trial games arranged at both the j?.C.C. and S.R.C. grounds last week-end ere sadly affected by rain. Although play was possible on Sunday for about three hours, the conditions were all against good cricket. The
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      BOAT RACE.
      33 31 Oxford Stop Training Owing to Staleness. (From Our Own Correspondent). London, Mar. 4. Oxford’s boat race training has been stopped for a week owing to staleness. Cambridge are now warm favourites.
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      F.A. AND SCOTTISH CUP-TIES.
      314 31 Four Draws. ARSENAL’S LAPSE IN LEAGUE MATCH. I. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 5. High scoring marked the Cup games yesterday. Birmingham, playing away against West Ham United, were be ten by four clear goals. There was a crov/d of j about 39,000 present. A
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      Scottish Cup.
      296 31 Keute* The following: were the results of matches played in the fourth round of the Scottish F.A. Cup today: Albion Rovers 1 Celtic Hibernians 0 Hearts 0 Kilmarnock 3 Motherwell 3 Clyde 3 Stenhousemuir 2 The following: were the results of matches played in the English and Scottish
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      LEAGUE TABLES.
      971 31 Interesting Position In First Division. The following are the positions of th« teams after Saturday’s matches: First Division. Goals. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pto. Arsenal 32 20 6 6 94 46 44 Sheffield Wed. 31 19 f. 6 66 43 44 Aston Villa 29 17 C
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      MODERATE SPORT AT R.S.Y.C.
      543 32 Three Events. VICTORIES FOR TARBET AND MERLIN. lliere was a moderate northerly wind on Sunday morning when the three sixmetre yachts crossed the starting line in the front race for the Vice-Commodore's Trophy at the Royal Singapore Yacht Chib. Kathleen III had a slight lead, but
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      BADMINTON.
      83 32 Negri Semhilan Open Singles. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Mar. 7. The Negri Sembilan open badminton tournament has now reached the semi* final stage. Saturdays results were as follows: Lim Eng Bee beat Kathiraveloo, Tli—12, 15—12 Yeow Sun Loon beat Chan Yoon Kan, 15—5, 7—15, 15—6; Foong Seong boat
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      ’VARSITY BOXING.
      27 32 (From Our Own Correspondent.) a London, Mar. 4. Oxford beat ambridge by five events to two in the annual boxing contests a* Oxford last night.
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      SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
      359 32 R. Craik’s Fine Round In March Medal. The Singapore Golf Club March bogey competition was played at Bukit Timah, on Saturday and Sunday, and resulted in a win for R. Craik in “A" division with a score of 7 up and in a win for J. H.
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      LOCAL GOLF.
      31 32 Sepoy Lines G.C. Ladies’ Medal. The Sepoy Lines Golf Club ladies’ monthly medal (bogey) competition was won by Miss K. Stewart who returned a card 2 up on bogey.
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      HOME FOOTBALL.
      91 32 —Reuter. Bristol Rovers Fine Away Win. London, Mar. 1. The following were the results of matches played today in the English League First Division. Middlesbrough 2 Chelsea 1 Third Division (Southern). Swindon Town 2 Southend Utd. 2 Brighton 0 Bristol R. 3 Third Division (Northern). Wrexham 5 Rotherham
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      PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOOTBALL.
      402 32 High Scoring in Old Boys’ Matches. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 20. Results of Rugby and Association football matches played by the Public Schools this week were as follows: RUGBY. ’Aske’s School Bancroft’s School 0 *r&gt;ai nstaple “A” 6 W. Bucklund Sch. 6 ’Colfe’s G. S.
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      H.M.S. RAINBOW.
      68 32 Beaten at Football And Hockey. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klarvg, Mar. 5. A hockey team from the submarine Rainbow met the Klang Coast Club XI today and were beaten by 4—2. It was quite an interesting game, five of bhie goals being scored in the second half. In
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      SELANGOR GOLF.
      151 32 Coronation Cup Competition During Week-End. The principal event at the Selangor Golf Club during the week-end was the Coronation Cup. This is 36 holes medal play spread over the two days, for which the two best scores returned were 146 each by C. Abbot (75 71) and C.
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      F.A. CUP.
      39 32 —Reuter. Draw For Semi-Final Round. London, Mar. 7. The draw for the semi-final -round of the F.A. Cup resulted as follows: Derby County or Sunderland vs. Manchester City (at -Huddersfield). Ever-ton vs. West Ham Utd. (at Wolverhampton).—Reuter.
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      UNUSUAL START TO S.A.F.A. SEASON.
      424 32 Referee’s Mistake. S.R.C. BEAT R.A. IN OPENING MATCH. S.R.C. 4 R.A. 2. The opening match of the First Division of the S.A.F.A. League, S.R.C vs R.A-, on Tuesday was marked by a very unusual happening After the referee had blow* the whistle for time it
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      MALAYA CUP.
      118 32 Fixtures for This Season's Competition. The following are the fixtures for the Southern Section of the Malaya &lt; U P Competition this season: May 27 (Saturday) Malacca vs. Johore, at Malacca. June 8 (Thursday) Johore vs. Malaja Command, at Johore. June 10 (Saturday) Negri Sembila. vs. Singapore, at
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      RUBBER SITUATION
      73 1 Singapore Official Quotations. Quotations Forward Contracts Spot Seller Prices N d. S A Date L’don S’pore Mar. Apr. May Mar. •&gt; 2 1/32 6 1/16 6 5/16 6 3'16 6Vi J 2 1/16 6 3/16 6 7/16 6 5'16 6% 4 2 3/32 6% 6 11/16 6 9/16
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      22 1 2 Tin. S'pore Prices 375.87*4 per picul. M 3 75.12 V. 4 75.75 6 75.75 7 74.75 s 76.00
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
      118 1 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1,112 th auction on Mar. 8, when there was catalogued 1428.779 lb. or 637.85 tons; offered 1.320,475 lb or 589.50 tons; sold 1.128,982 lb. or 504.01 tons. Spot. London £3 32d. New York Market closed PRICES REALISED. Ribbed
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      MALAYA TIN EXPORTS.
      135 1 Foreign exports t:o, being final shipments on ocean-steamer* at all Malayan ports, during the month of February, 1933. Destination Tots. United Kingdom 560 United States of America 1.74. Continent of Europe 1.38K British Possessions 191 Japan 131 Netherlands India 5 Other Foreign Countries 52 Total 4.064 SUMMARY.
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      PINEAPPLES.
      62 1 during the week ending February 25, sports of tinned pineapples from Malayan ports amounted to 18,837 cases, of which 11.912 cases were to the United Kingdom, cases to the Continent of Europe, ‘-.640 cases to Canada and 1,200 cases elsewhere. Total exports for the period January L to February
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      CONNEMARA, LTD., MEETING.
      719 1 Pro-Control Speech At Kuala Lumpur. The seventeenth annual general meeting of Connemara Limited was held at the registered office of the company, No. 1, Embankment, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday, of the chairman, Mr. F. B. Gough, presidnig. After notice convening the meeting was read by a representative
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      SHARE MARKET.
      617 1 Fraser and Co.’s Weekly Report Fraser and Co.’s report, dated Mar. 8, states Since our last report conditions in the money markets of the world have undergone some dramatic changes, and it is a little difficult at the moment to visualise how completely in one week the financial
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      MALAYAN RUBBER EXPORTS.
      670 1 Big Drop in February. RAISING THE RATE TO JAPANESE PORTS. According to the latest figures issued by the Department of Statistics there was a big drop in Malayan rubber exports in the month of February. The provisional domestic exports for February are 32,065 tons, compared to the
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      NORTH BORNEO PLANTERS.
      944 2 Annual Meeting. LABOUR SUPPLY INQUIRY. The annual general meeting of the North Borneo Planters’ Association was held in the Beaufort Club on Feb. 12 with the Hon. Mr. M. Keating in the chair. Others present were Messrs. N. Blackwell, J. C. Bryant, C. B. Brewer, H. A.
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      MALAYAN TIN IMPORTS.
      105 2 Foreign imports of tin ore during the month of February, 1933. Country of origin Tons. Alaska nil Burma 152 Netherlands India: Banka and Billiton 425 Singkep 60 Other Places nil French Indo-China 111 Japan 63 Siam 746 Tanganyika 11 Union of South Africa 13 Uganda 2 Total
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      PILMOOR LOSS.
      35 2 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 2. The Pilmoor Rubber Co., Ltd., announces a loss of £1,096 for the year 1932, as against a loss of £1,342 in 1931; £648 is carried forward.
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      BUFFALO GOLD.
      29 2 The Buffalo Reef Gold Prospecting and Development Co., Ltd., has received a letter from the Pahang Government that their application for a prospecting licence has been approved.
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      FINAL DIVIDEND DECLARED.
      994 2 Malacca Electric. DECREASED PROFIT REPORTED. The annual general meeting of Malacca Electric Lighting, Ltd. was held on Tuesday in French Bank Buildings with the Hon. Mr. P. M. Robinson in the chair. Others present were Mr. W. H. Macgiegor and Mr. C. V. Bailey, and Mr. J.
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      TIN RETURNS.
      403 2 (The figures in bra.'kevs denote the output of the corresponding period of last year Asam Kumbang.—-Hrs, run 301, cu. yd*, treated 50,000, total pels. 624.50, net value $28,547. Fungah.— lirs. run 237, cu. yds. treated 50.000, total pels. 532.00, net value $23,780. Taiping Tin Dredging (No. 1 Dredge)—
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      CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN.
      61 2 It is notified that with effect f) 0 Mar. 1, the form for Certificates of Onp 1! to support claims for Imperial I rete ence on import of Produce or Mamna tured Goods into British India, shall that published in the India Govemni Press Communique dated Dec.
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      RAJAH HITAM’S GOOD YEAR.
      468 3 Two Interim Dividends Paid. Payment of a final dividend of three per cent., making ten per cent, for «he year, is recommended by the directors of the Rajah Hitam Coconut Estate, Ltd. Interim dividends of three and four per cent, were paid in April and November.
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      238 3 Arras Estate.—lB,4oo lb. Ayer Kuning (F.M.S.) —82,500 lb. A lor Gnjah- -25,100 lb. Ayer Tanas. 69,000 lb. Atiglo-Johore Consolidated. —36,000* lb. Ank01a.—4,643 lb. Bukit Katil.—ll.lB6 lb. Balombissie.—2s,4B2 lb. Bajoe Kid0e1.—183,619 lb. Batak—so,loo lb. Bagan Serai. —45,400 lb. Batu Matang Estate. —20,000 lb. Batu Lintang.—62,los lb. Baling Estate.—4l,soo lb.
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      MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS.
      603 3 OCEAN SHIPMENTS OF ROBBER. INCLUDING LATEX, REVERTEX AND CONCENTRATED LATEX, DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 1933. Sheet and Crepe Latex, Concentrated Latex, Rev* rtax. Total. Tone. Tons. Ton*. Transhipment. Transhipment. Transhipment. Export Straits Malay Export Straits Malay Export Straits Malay Grapd Name of Porta. Proper. Settlements. States.
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      820 4 Fraser And Co’s Quotations. Singapore, Mar. H. Mining. Imi VaJ. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. £1 Asum Kumbang 23/9 24/9 41 £1 Austral Malay 18/- 20/-nom. 5/-5A Ayer Hitam Tin 10/3 10/9 *1 £1 Hangrin Tin 11/- 12/1 1 Hatang Palang 0.0ft 0.07% 1 1 Hatu Caves 0.35 0.40
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      255 4 Closing Quotations In London. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Mar. 7. Cloning quotations to&lt;lay of the principal British stocks are given below The rise or fall is in relation to the price of Mar. 2. GOVERNMENT STOCKS. BRITISH. Rise or Fall Conversion Loan b r t
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      SHOULD CONTROL BE CONTINUED ?
      636 4 SHOULD CONTROL BE CONTINUED Perak Opponent of The Tin Scheme. A correspondent signing himself A Chinese Miner writes to the Times of Malaya to express the hope that the question of renewing the international agreement will be taken up seriously by the leaders of the industry in this country. He
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      Trade and Finance.
      253 4 EXCHANGE RATES. Singapore, Mar. 8. SELLING. London, 4 months’ sight 2/3 27/32 London. S months’ sight 2/3 13/16 London, 60 days’ sight 2/3 25/32 London, 80 days’ sight 2/8 3 4 London, demand 2/3 23/32 London, T.T. 2/3 11/18 Lyons and Paris, demand 1000 Hamburg, demand 165
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      RUBBER SHARE PRICES. SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES MAR. 8.
      698 4 Capital Issue Closing Pric-s Paid Up Value Dividends Fraser Lyall Company Co. g vatt 454,175 1 Nil for year 29-2-32 AUenby ($1) o.4ft o.6ft o.4ft n 216,779 1 Nil for year 30-9-32 Alor Gajak ($1) o.2ft 0.35 0.30 o7i 439,125 1
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