The Straits Budget, 1 March 1934

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    29 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] No. 3,067 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH I, 1934. Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    344 1 LFADKKS—--h,. Vru Bogey 3 Persistence 3 l U C oXi ord Society 3-4 An Obligation 4 A Vast Market 4-5 A Delicate Subject 5 Occasional Notes 5-7 Pictures Christie's Four Winners 17 Miss China at the Races 17 Ipoh Y.W.C.A. Hockey Captain 18 First Race at Bukit Timah 18
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    623 1 Mr. S. Biddick, of the Tronoh Mines, is staying at Camborne. Mr. Cheah Gin Koot, of Penang, has arrived in Singapore for a short visit. Mr. T. C. Wong left Penang for Seremban to take up his private practice as an architect. Lt.-Col. J. R. Roberts. M.C.,
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    P. AND T. SOCIETY.
    95 1 Office-Bearers For Ensuing Year. At the sixth annual general meeting of the Singapore Posts and Telegraphs Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society, Limited, held on Feb. 24. the following were elected office-bearers ior the ensuing year:— President Capt. F. Blackwell J.P. vice-presidents, Messrs. L. Isaacs and W.
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    PRACTICAL DISPLAY.
    101 1 The German Consulate in Singapore has received no information that Baron Leopold von Plessen, formerly of the German Embassy in London, is to be the new Consul-General here. A report to that effect is in circulation in Hong Kong. The present Consul-General, Herr W Maenss, has occupied the
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    PANTHER SHOT.
    163 1 Exciting Chase In Jungle Near Taiping. Startled by the sudden angry growl of some wild beast resembling that of an enraged tiger early on Friday Mr. A. Fraser, manager of Stoughton Estate. Pondok Tanjong. armed himselt with a sporting gun before he rushed across the road to the
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    MEDICAL AUTHORITIES.
    78 1 Visit To Carey Island And Klang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, Feb. 27. Dr. W. W. Jameson, Professor of Public Health at the University of London, Dr. W. P. Jacobs, representative of the Foundation in India, and Dr. Fredrick F. Russell, International Director of the Rockfeller Foundation, New
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    BEAUTY OF ENGLISH.
    76 1 Penang Woman Addresses Rotarians. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Feb. 27. Mrs. Dickinson, wife of the chief police oilicer, delivered an address at the Rotary Club this afternoon on the beauty of the I nglish language. Mrs. Dickinson made history today. s this was the first time
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    MR. KHOO SIAN EWE.
    52 1 To He Feted By School Union. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Feb. 27. The Anglo-Chinese School Union is making arrangements to fete the hon. Mr. Khor Sian Fwe in honour of his recent appointment to the Legislative Council. Mr. ’Cl.oo Sian Ewe Is the patron of
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    MUNICIPAL SUGGESTION FOR A HOME.
    120 2 Responsibility Government Evades. The Singapore Municipal Commissioners at their monthly meeting on Friday discussed Singapore’s responsibility towards the aged and decrepit among the immigrant and indigenous population. Mr. J. Lay cock moved that a home or homes should be provided for such people and that
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    DEFENCE NOT CALLED UPON.
    237 2 Grossest Perjury Alleged. The second magistrate, Mr. N. Grice, on Tuesday discharged Kavena Nagutha Mohamed Naina Maricar, a well-known Indian merchant, at one time partner In Sultan Maricar Bros., and Co Accused was charged by Manjoor Sahib with criminal breach of trust In respect of two
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    CHEMISTS MEET.
    123 2 Annual Gathering Of Malayan Section. The Malaya section of the Institute of Chemistry of Great Britain and Ireland held its annual general meeting over the week-end, chemists from up-country coming to Singapore for the occasion. By courtesy of Malayan Breweries Ltd. the Institute members were on Saturday morning
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    TOBACCO WRONGLY MANIFESTED.
    414 2 Local Importer Fined $1,000. A fine of $1,000 in default 15 montns imprisonment was imposed by the criminal district judge on Tuesday on Subbiah Thaver, a licensed tobacco importer, on a charge of importing tobacco into the Colony Mr. P. H. Elkins, Controller of Government Monopolies, led
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    SCHOOL EXAMINATION RESULTS.
    623 2 Anglo-Chinese And Y.M.C.A. Passes, The Anglo-Chmese School, Singapore. had 83 per cent, of passes in the S Junior and 80 per cent, in the Cenior Cambridge local examinations held last December Seven school certificate boys passed with honours, two of whom. Tan Keng Kang and Choy Ah
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    Y.M.C.A. PASSES.
    146 2 The following candidates from the Young Men’s Christian Association, School of Commerce, were successful Junior. Chia Kee Sian; Chia Tong Seng; I/ee Swee Cl.ia; Mohamed Saiboo Marlcan; Yang Wang Cheong and Yeo Soo Siah. School Certificate. Marlcan All Akisamalim; James Christopher Chen; Cheong Ah Tai; Chia Peek Chao;
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    MURDER CHARGES WITHDRAWN.
    232 2 Chinese Discharged. MAUDE ROAD MYSTERY UNSOLVED. Capital charges against Wan K iam Tham Kow and Sin Ah Kow wei with drawn before the second magistrate on Tuesday on instructions from the Deputy Public Prosecutor. The men were discharged. The charges were the sequel to d shooting affray
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    HAIL IN JOHORE.
    212 2 Stones Half An Inch In Diameter. At Kulai, in Johorefl on Tuesday afternoon, hailstones, half an inch in diameter, fell during a heavy shower cl rain. This weather phenomenon occurred shortly after two o’clock, when a sudden sharp shower of rain was experienced for about ten minutes.
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    MORE BIRTHS.
    70 2 Pneumonia Takes Heaviest Toll Of Life. There were 274 births in Singapore during the week ended Feb. 17against 174 deaths. Of the deaths 139 were Chinese, as against 152 the previous week and 12b r or the corresponding week of las* year. The chief causes of mortality were
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      THE KRA BOGEY.
      880 3 traffic from the ship.—Straits Times, Feb. 22. lr lis admonition to those *lio remain unconverted to the idea of a Mal.ivan Customs Union, which formed rt a nis speech to the Malacca P ot the Legislative Council. mee.uig gir Ceci i ciementi raised once again j the
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      PERSISTENCE.
      976 3 !—Straits Times. Feb. 23. As we anticipated, tne vigorous opposition which has developed to tne butter tin pool proposal has not deterred the Tin Producers’ Associa tion. In the circular to members which was printed in the Straits Times on Wednesday, the Council oi the Association states that it
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      THE OXFORD SOCIETY.
      900 3 —Straits Times, Feb. 24. In 1931 there was founded by Lord Grey of Fallodon the Oxford Society, the objects of which are to encourage closer relations between members pa*?t and present of the University of Oxford and to foster the interests which they have in common to
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      AN OBLIGATION.
      973 4 —Straits Times, Feb. 26. It will come as a surprise to many people to learn that the question of making provisions lor the aged and decrepit poor in Singapore has been discussed in the past without any action being taken. The closest approach to a satisfactory explanation of
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      A VAST MARKET.
      852 4 -Straits Times, Feb. 27. In the current issue of The People* Tribune (Shanghai) there is printed an appeal to oversea Chinese to help in the work of national reconstruction which is being carried out by the Nanking Government by investing capital in industrial and other enter- prises
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      A DELICATE SUBJECT.
      969 5 —Straits Times, Feb. 28. yesterday's air mall we received a tailed report of a debate which tU)li pla ce in the House of Lords a fortnight ago and has given rise to keen discussion at Home. It will be r^c aiu-fi that Bishops of the Anglican l(
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    BIRTHS
    37 5 GRAY.—At the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, on Peb. 22 to Patricia, wife of R. E. (}-pv a daughter GREBBY.—On February 25 at Bangkok to Mr. and Mrs. Leslie N. Grebby (nee Joyce Venning) a daughter, both well.
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    ENGAGEMENT.
    63 5 TAN —CHIA. —The engagement is announcer between Mr. Tan Siang Hee (Cashier) oi The Rotterdam Trading Co., Ltd., Singapore, son of the late Mr. and Mrs Tan Lian Pitt and Miss Chla Kim Soh daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chia Eng Say of Chop Eng Kee. Martne Parade. (Katong)
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    MARRIAGE.
    20 5 Ci^ARKE —TURNER. —At Pontianak Dutch West Borneo, on Feb. 21, 1934, Bernard Foster Clarke to Helena Mary Alice Turner
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES
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      A HOT DAY.
      112 5 A HOT DAY ’—Straits Times. Feb. 22. In the London cigarette fao* ry of Messrs Carreras there is p small room where the atmospheric conditions of any part oi the world can he reproduced. irom a foggy day in London to a day oi tropical sunshine. A London newspaper, des
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      FOOTBALL ENTHUSIASTS.
      302 5 FOOTBALL ENTHUSIASTS Straits Times, Feb. 22. A writer in the Singapore Free Press suggests that there is a pronounced lack of interest in this year’s football competition for the Commercial Cup II that opinion is based on the number of spectators attending the matches sc far played at Anson Road
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      GEORGE WASHINGTON.
      239 5 -Straits Times, Feb. 22. Few names in the scroll of America > history, among its lawyers, warriors and men of science, are more worth:, of honour and respect than that u' George Washington, the first president of the Republic. Known to all school boys as “the man who
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      WIRELESS.
      138 6 —Straits Times, Feb. 23. A message from Nanking records the remarkable progress in wireless telegraphy which has been made In China alnce the first service was inaugurated five years ago. At the outset, let us emphasise those words since the iirst service was inaugurated five years ego Up to
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      “NATIVE TONGUE.”
      248 6 Straits Times, Feb. 23. Mr. Tan Cheng Lock's contention that Malay is not the “native tongue” of the Straits-born Chinese, and therefore that it is unreasonable to educate their children in that language, has been challenged. A Malay Mall correspondent has looked up the word “native” In a
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      THE BRUTAL PLANTER!
      248 6 THE BRUTAL PLANTER Straits Times, Feb. 23. We have not yet read “The Concessions of a Plant °r In Malaya by Leopold Ainsworth, which was pub fished several weeks ago. tut irom a review appearing in u London newspaper we gather that Mr. Ainsworth provides ample material tor a vigorous
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      THE BUS PROBLEM.
      279 6 present transport company.—Straits Times. Feb. 24. Mr. Bartley s very clear statement at yesterday’s meeting of the Municipal Commissioners takes much of the force from the arguments of the critics of the Commissioners’ policy in relation to bus services. The President emphasised, quite rightly, that in much
      present transport company.—Straits Times. Feb. 24.  -  279 words
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      RESULTS FROM RICE.
      241 6 other countries."—Straits Times, Feb 24. Despite the mass of scientific opinion on the subject the wrong kind of rice —the highly milled type—is sull being eaten by the entire Asiatic population of Malaya, with the exception of the rural Malays. Presumably no one but a Mussolini could
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      THE LEAGUE’S ACHIEVEMENTS.
      232 6 time by an invader.—Straits Times, Feb. 24. The League of Nations has done a lot for China, and a record of that proud achievement is contained in a statement of the Secretary-General issued by the League Health Organisation’s Eastern Bureau. Singapore. That real assistance has been given
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      MOSQUITOES AND COLOURS.
      113 6 Straits Times. Feb. 26. In a recent Note of the Daj, w quoted a series of figures detailing colour preferences exhibited bv mosquitoes under test conditions have now received from Mr. b a Gater. Professor of Biology Ku j Edward VII. College of Medicine Singapore, a letter
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      PACKING SNAKES.
      234 6 ’’—Straits Times. Feb. 26 m a recent issue of the Birmingham Posr there appeared a description ot j new method of packing snakes tor shipment. It was stated that a consignment oi reptiles arrived at tr,e Zoo trom Malaya and, instead ot being shut up in ordinary crates,
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      CUT THIS OUT!
      78 6 —Straits Times, Feb. 26. Will you please cut this out and refer to it next time the Printer’s Devil g- -5 loose and you are tempted to write the Editor protesting against misprints It Is a quotation from R'->b n r: Herrick For these Transgressif wind) thou
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      THE METAMORPHOSIS.
      143 6 Number Ten. Downing Street.—Straits Tirr.es, Feb. 24. The metamorphosis of Mr. Rams i> MacDonald continues without interim tion. Today we have news thin Great Britain’s Socialist Premier, win has in the past helped in organisation of more than one “hung* r march” and has repeatedly given blessing to
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      WELL-INFORMED ARTICLES.
      174 7 Straits Times, Feb. 27. At begin publication today of an extensive summary of three articles dealing most fully with subjects that tp ui very great interest to the rubber industry. First of all the lusury of the United States Rubber C -’.pany. the change in management aim the
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      THAT DULL BOY.
      235 7 .—Straits Times, Feb. 27. onct' again a public speaker deplores amazing lack of general Kn w’vdge of the local boy. For this rtcoming, the expenditure of time ln open air is blamed. The educationalist and the hygienist are ated stable companions. There we think, something in the
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      SINGAPORE’S BEAUTY.
      142 7 Island and the Riviera !—Straits Times. Feb. 27. Much has been done of recent years to spread far and wide knowledge of the beauty of Singapore To this endowment of Nature we may now add gratitude for comely biological possessions which in no way detract from the city’s
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      A RARE MONTH.
      40 7 A RARE MONTH —Straits Times. Feb. 28. Tomorrow will be full moon. The month which ends today has had no full moon. This is a very rare occurrence, only possible in February, and it will not occur again until 1961.
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      THE RASH WALKER.
      223 7 —Straits Times, Feb. 28. Singapore’s first rash walker has been convicted. The rashness of this particular walker was not attended by any untoward results, and a patient magistrate, although refusing to accept a plea of ignorance of the law, inflicted a fine of moderate dimensions. We confess
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      CELESTIAL RUMBAS.
      219 7 twenty years’ time.—Straits Times, Feb. 28. The question of whether we would ever see dances held regularly at Chinese clubs in this country was asked by a Sunday Times writer in the last issue, and he pointed to experiments which had been made In this direction by the
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      CALIFORNIA TO K.L.
      132 7 A housewife buying celery In a Kuala Lumpur shop noticed the wrapper of a California exporting house on the bunch sold to her and commented on the fact. She was then told by the salesman that actually that celery had come to Malaya direct from Australia, and
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    71 5 DEATH. TAN. —Mrs. Tan Ben? Swee (nee Madarr Turn Hoe Neo) passed away peacefully at her residence No. 147, Haig Road on Pet 22, 1934 at 5.30 a.m. at the age of 85 Beloved mother of Mr. Tan Jlak Chong and Mrs. Yeo Keng Wee She leaves hind 4 sons-in-law,
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    MALAY HISTORY.
    235 7 Royal Asiatic Society Contributions. At the annual general meeting ot the Royal Asiatic Society < Mala van Branch) in Raffles Museum on Friday evening, a report of a voluntary contribution of $50 annually by the State of Kelantan was enthusiastically received. In addition to this, the State of
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    TWO SWIMMING POOLS FOR KUALA LUMPUR?
    457 7 Adam:; Ban Likely To Be Lifted. ‘Trom Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Feb. 25. There has been a new development in the swimming pool controversy caused by the action of the British Resident, the hon. Mr. T. S. Adams. In refusing to approve a
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    WELCOMED IN SHANGHAI
    127 7 British Minister’s Views On Arrival. Shanghai, Feb 26. Sir Alexander Cadogan, new Britis i Minister to China, arrived in Shanghai this morning when a large number of Chinese an** British officials met him at the wharf. He proceeded to the British Consulate tr, Shanghai immediately and granted
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    SIX PERISH IN RUBBER STORE FIRE.
    388 8 Men And Children Trapped In Penang Inferno. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, t eb. 28. Six persons lost their lives as a result of a disastrous fire which occurred in the small hours this morning in Church Street, in the centre of the business
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    MONEYLENDER DONE TO DEATH.
    187 8 Sikh Constable Arrested. The discovery in Telok Anson of the dismembend an head’css tody ol a Sikh moneylender led to the arrest in Singapore on Tuesday of a Sikh police constable employed at Pulau Samboe. This diabolical murder recalls th lamous Singapore Botanical Garden crime of
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    5 MINUTES MEETINGS.
    52 8 Penang Municipal Commissioners. Penan Feb. 27 Mr. G. W. Bryant who has returned from home leave, presided at the Municinal Commission meeting today, the ordinary business of which was transacted in five minutes. A further live minutes sufficed for special meeting for the purpose 1 passing two
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    FULL RESTITUTION MADE.
    304 8 Man Asks To Withdraw Plea Of Guilty. Mr. A. V. L. Davies on behalf of Tan Yeok Aik. a Chinchew. who had plead- 1 ed guilty and had had sentence postponed on a charge of criminal breach of trust as a servant, on Saturday, before the criminal
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      JAPANESE COMPETITION.
      383 8 To the Editor ol the Straits Times Sif i give telow an extract Tom (.no of your contemporaries. “JAPANESE AGENTS The t-sta Olisiiment of buying agencies in jaoan was the only course left to Britan traders in Singapore. That city and Penang have lor years been the enterpot
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      WIRELESS.
      109 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—With reference to your article entitled “A Peep Inside The Doors Of ZHI,” which appeared on Feb. 24. I am surprised that a most important commercial port such as Singapore has only one short-wave radio broadcasting station. Reflect on the development of
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    ROUTE MARCH.
    75 8 Penang, Feb. 27 To mark the opening of the volunteer training season, a combined route march was held yesterday, 730 troops participating, made up of 492 Volunteers, 62 police and 176 school cadets. The troops, accompanied by the band went for a six-mile route march through the principal
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    ACTING GOVERNOR ON JAPANESE CRUISER.
    542 8 Informal Visit, RECEPTION ON FORMOSA FLAGSHIP. The Japanese community of Singapore will long remember the visit of the cruiser Kuma from the Formosan naval station. Flagship of the Japanese South Seas Patrol, the Kuma continued her biennial cruise through these waters on Wednesday. She will
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    A PEEP INSIDE THE DOORS OF ZHI.
    732 9 Progress At Singapore’s Radio Station. Radio fans in all parts of Malaya, the Netherlands East Indies, Indochina India and elsewhere, have welcomed with enthusiasm the establishment of Station ZHI. Singapore’s first broadcasting station which has been in operation now for some time. Since
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    COUNTERFEIT TRADE MARKS.
    224 9 Japanese Merchant Fined. Alter counsels’ addresses, judgment vas delivered on Thursday by Mr. H. A. Forrer, the criminal district Judge, convicting Shuhei Ejiri, the proprietor oi the Japanese firm of K. Ejiri and on two charges, viz, of importing and selling fountain pens to which a counterfeit
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    COFFEE-SHOP ROBBERY.
    115 9 Armed Men Rifle Till. An old form of coffee shop robbery has been revived in Singapore. On the night of Feb. 14 three Chinese, one armed with a pistol and a second man with a dagger, entered a Hylam coffee shop just before closing time and ordered coffee.
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    BRITAIN’S HUSH-HUSH WARSHIP.
    239 9 Cruiser-Minelayer. j WEEK’S STAY IN SINGAPORE. Singapore’s naval volunteers will almost certainly be taken aboard H.M.S. Adventure, the “hush hush” ship of the British Navy, before she leaves on Mar. 5, to learn some of her secrets. Chief among the duties of the newly formed R.N.V.R. unit
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    SUBMARINES’ VISIT.
    214 9 Flotilla Due Here Next Month. The ten submarines of the 4th Flotilla, China Station, have left Hong Kong and in a few few days’ time at intervals all along the coast of British North Borneo conning towers will break the surface of the water. The cruise is taking
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    FASTER SCHEDULE.
    74 9 Imperial Air Mails To Malaya. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 26. A semi-official announcement is made that Imperial Airways will begin to call regularly at Kuala Lumpur in April. Homeward bound machines will arrive at 6.45 every Sunday morning and remain here for half an hour.
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    RED ANNIVERSARY PASSES QUIETLY.
    205 9 Schoolboy Charged With Arms Possession. Although Sunday was the Communist anniversary of “Unemployment Day”, there were no incidents worthy of mention. Special police precautions to prevent any demonstration were taken throughout the day. The criminal “front” was also quiet during the week-end—although on Saturday members of
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    CLERK CHARGED.
    119 9 Allegation Of False Fretences. The case against C. E. E. Edlin. a solicitor's managing clerk, was again mentioned before Mr. H. A. Forrer. the criminal district Judge, on Monday. Mr. V. D. Knowles, defending, mentioned that the Deputy Public Prosecutor fter considering the circumstances had come to the
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      176 9 THREW AWAY HIS STICK When Sciatica Yielded to Kruschen There can be no doubt that thl» man has finished walking with a stick, for It is now four years since he discarded It. He writes:—“For 18 months I suffered with chronic sciatica and rheumatism, and was unable tc walk without
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    $9,000,000 MORE IN THE KAMPONGS.
    571 10 Rubber Improvement EVIDENCE OF RETURNING PROSPERITY. The iormer prosperity oi Malays is steadily returning,’’ said Mr. Low Wee Beng, a well-known business man of Penang, who Is now in Singapore to report to the Fukien community on his industrial mission to Fukien recently. Mr. Low
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    GIANT TOURIST LINER ARRIVES.
    580 10 Wharf Mishap. CITY ‘INVADED” BY 400 SIGHTSEERS. I 'Stand back, please!” was the order i as the Empress ol Brita:.. brought her 42.500 tons alongside the wharf when i she arrived in the course of her third > round-the-world cruise, on Sunday i afternoon. Harbour Board
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    LAND FOR OVERSEA CHINESE.
    397 10 Island Near Amoy. OFFER BY FUKIEN GOVERNMENT. Malayan Hokklen Chinese, among other Chinese in oversea countries, are still appealing to the Fukien Provincial i Government to allocate certain districts so that they might capitalise such districts and generally be in closer touch with their birth-places. A
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    TOOK CAR.
    131 10 Young Artilleryman’s Offence. March 22 has been fixed for the trial of D. B. Madden, a young private attached to the Royal Artillery nt Blakan Mati, on a charge of the theft of a two-seater motor car on the night of Feb. 17. It will be heard before
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    FRAUD ON NESTLE'S MILK COMPANY.
    248 10 Chinese Convicted. TINS FILLED WITH INFERIOR BRAND. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Feb. 20. The case in which a Chinese Low Jin Keat, was charged under the Mer rhandise Marks Ordinance, in connee tion with a complaint made by the manager of the Nestle and
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    A PIONEER IN MALAYA
    288 10 Golden Wedding Of Dr. And Mrs. M. W. C. Leech Reminiscences of pioneer days in the Federated Malay States, when he was working alone among the natives m the Jungle with the nearest European over two days Journey away and the only means of transport elephants,
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    TAN KAH KEE & CO., LTD.
    46 10 TAN KAH KEE CO., LTD. At an extraordinary meeting oi I shareholders of Tan Kah Kee and Ltd., held on Feb. 19 it is it was resolved voluntarily to wind !1 f he company. Messrs. D. Phillip an R. W. S. Drummond were appoint i liquidators.
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    CHAIR OF ECONOMICS FOR RAFFLES COLLEGE.
    710 11 To Train Civil Service Candidates. A Professor of Economics is to be appointed to Raffles College shortly. One of the most important duties of the Professor will be to train candidates for the Straits Settlements Civil Service. The economics course will, it jj. expected,
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    SAVED FROM BEING SKINNED ALIVE.
    223 11 Astounding Cruelty. NAILS AND HOOK DRIVEN INTO ANIMAL. Visiting a house in Rochore Road on Saturday afternoon, an officer of the Municipal P.C.A. Department was just jn time to save an ant-eater from wing cruelly skinned alive by four meu three of whom managed to
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    LEGITIMATE STAGE.
    141 11 Grant Anderson Company Visiting Singapore. The legitimate stage is returning tc pcpularity in Malaya. The Grant Anderson dramatic company will arrive in Singapore on March 6 and during the visit here will present four plays at the Victoria Theatre. The season will run from March 7 to March
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    “HUMAN BONES” CASE CONCLUDES.
    833 11 Homicide Verdict. SIKH SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS. Arjan Singh was sentenced to five years’ rigorous Imprisonment at the Assizes on Feb. 21 when the special Jury which heard the case against him returned a unanimous verdict of guilty on the charge of culpable homicide not amounting
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    SINGAPORE IS TOO CURIOUS.
    326 11 Police Request. CHANCE TO ASSIST IN DETECTING CRIMINAL. Curiosity—the malady from which, as we all know well, the cat succumbed—seems to be a besetting sin in "Singapore. A day or two ago, through the Straits Times, the public was warned that an old confidence trick was
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    PEOPLE LOSING FAITH IN THE CHURCH?
    837 12 Emphatic Denial By Archdeacon Graham White. Are people losing faith in the Church An emphatic denial that this is the case was uttered by Archdeacon Graham White at the annual Parochial meeting of St. Andrew’s Cathedral on Monday. To those who maintain that people
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    EUROPEAN FINED.
    294 12 Fifteenth Traffic Conviction. “Inspector Moule. of the Traffic Branch, thinks that this man has no respect for the authority of the police at all.” These words were used by Inspector F. O. Goodship. fourth court Inspector, on Tuesday when a European named S. Bekhor appeared on an arrest
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    FINED FOR “RASH WALKING.”
    258 12 Little Known Law. PEDESTRIANS MUST OBEY SIGNALS. A case, interesting to the hundreds jt pedestrians in Singapore, come before the fourth magistrate on Tuesday when a Chinese cook named Lee Kiat Guan was charged with “disobey ing the lawful orders of the police by walking against
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    JOHORE GIRL GUIDES.
    355 12 Sultana Presents Flag She Made Herself. Her Highness the Sultana of Johore. after making and embroidering a flag herself, presented it personally to the First Johore Bahru Girl Guide Company on Feb. 21 at the Polo Club. This was the first occasion of Its kind in Johore
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    CHINESE HIGH SCHOOL RE-OPENED.
    491 12 No Politics ANTI-MOSQUITO DRUE INSTEAD he importance of distinctive,, Chinese education for Malaya,, Chinese was stressed at the opening ol the Singapore Chines High School. Bukit Timah R oad on Monday. This institution was closed more than a year ago owing to the Com munist tendencies
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    3012 13 A Fine Sunday Morning—Scenery In Selangor—•Out-Station Friends —A Jungle Picnic—Joy At A Waterfall. (By Our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent.* 0 Nt Sunday morning recently we motored out to visit friends at ino a mining town about twenty K away and realised once again! tortunate we
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    AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
    89 14 The American Association celebrated the birthday of George Washington at a dinner and dance at the Sea View Hotel on Thursday night. Some one hundred and fifty people were present. A dance followed the cabaret turns by "the Ronaldsons,” and Ralf Kellerman’B band which were much appreciated. This
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    OPTIMISTS AND SECRET RUBBER MEETING.
    399 14 Approval Of International Quota Plan. Fuel has been added to the rubber restriction fire by a secret gathering in Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 19. This is believed to have been the first full meeting of the rubber regulation committee which was appointed some months ago
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    COOLIES’ CHARGES.
    92 14 Discussion Quashed At Present Stage. From Our Own Correspondent.' Kuala Lumpur. Feb. 22. There was further reference yesterday to the complaints of graft made by Tamil coolies employed by the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board. Asked how the inquiry was proceeding. the chairman of the Board said it was
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    ACTING GOVERNOR.
    97 14 Flying Visit To Diiulings And Perak. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. 22. His Excellency, the Officer Administering the Government attended by Mr. H. G Beverley, aide-de-camp, will leave Singapore for Ipoh by an R.A.F. flying boat on the morning of Saturday. arriving at Lumut at about 12.30
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    SIAM’S BUDGET.
    64 14 Revenue Exceeds Expenditure. 1 From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. Feb. 21. Budget estimates for the year ending March 31, 1935 prophecy that revenue from all sources will amount to 74 million tleals, and expenditure is estimated at slightly under that figure. It is expected that the final figures
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    BRITAIN’S THANKS.
    61 14 Colony’s Gift Towards Imperial Defence. The following telegram ha. been received by the Governor of the Straits Settlements from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, dated London Feb. 20, 1934. “His Majesty’s Government highly appreciates the generous action of the Legislative Council in voting for $500,000 as
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    K.L. AERODROME.
    60 14 Astraea Pilot Makes Close Inspection. Capt. Prendegast, pilot ol the Imperial Airways Astraea. spent Thursday in Kuala Lumpur, and made a careful inspection of the aerodrome both from the ground and from the air. It is anticipated that he will make a close inspection from the Astraea on
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    “GOOD EARTH.”
    70 14 Film Authoress In Bangkok. 'From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. Feb. 23. Mrs. Pearl Buck, (author of The Good Earth, the filming of which the Chinese Government, after some hesitation, has agreed to permit,) arriving from Bangkok Wat, spent three days sightseeing in Bangkok and left this morning by
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    MONSTER STORY FROM PENANG.
    225 14 Seen By Ship. CREATURE 30 TO to KEKT LONG. r •From Our Own Correspondent) Penang. Feb 23 1'he epidemic of Loch Ness mon sters appears to be spreading j The skipper of a freighter whlch arrived in port yesterday reports hav ing seen a fearful sea
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    CHANDU HAUL.
    262 14 2,000 Tahils Seized On Japanese Boat. Yet another big seizure of nongovernment chandu was effected by the Government Monopolice on Feb. 21 i shortly after the s.s. Kator Maru had berthed at Tanjong Pagar on her arrival from Hong Kong. The total amount of contraband found was 2.000
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    TRAMWAYMEN TO STRIKE
    46 14 Regulations At Bangkok Too Strict. (From Our Own Correspondent* Bangkok. Feo 21 The Siamese press reports that the tramway operatives have decid‘dto cease work on March 1. becau of the great strictness of the working regulations. The newspapers ur Government intervention between disputants.
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    MALAYAN PLANTING TOPICS.
    2991 15 />■ Restriction Nearer Y February Prophecies A Latex Discovery —Good News From Java Company Notes. (By Our Planting Correspondent.) rrHEHE is no question being asked| 1 o frequently, and left so unsatis- j iftoriiy answered, as “Are we goingi 1 M i restriction and. if so. when
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    POPPY DAY.
    55 16 Penang Kxceeds Last Year’s Collection. fFYom Our Own Correspondent.) Penang Feb. 21. The final accounts of the Poppy Day Fund for 1933 show a net total of $14,220.93. which is $3,482.55 in excess of the 1932 total. Subscriptions realised $1,773.29. the sale of popples and mascots $4,165.81, while
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    BATAVIA WEDDING.
    221 16 i Mr. E. M. Ezekiel And Miss Berti Hertz. Mr. E. M Ezekiel, well-known memi her ol the Jewish community and managing partner of the Batavia office of M. Ezekiel and Sons, was recently married to Miss Berti Hertz, second daughter oi Mr. and Mrs. Hermann Hertz of
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    THE LOCAL BOY.
    223 16 Amazing Lack Of General Knowledge.” From Our Own Correspondent.' Klang. Feb 25 i Tiu> fifth annual general meeting of tlie Estate Staffs Association. Kuala Langat District, w as held at the AngloChinese School hall on Saturday. Mr. K C. George, chairman presiding i Mr. D K Rajakariar.
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    SIAMESE TWINS.
    121 16 “Siamese Twins” were born in Singapore on Saturday. A Hokien Chinese woman gave birth iat the Maternity Hospital at 2.15 a m. to two boys possessing but one trunk. They w<*re dead, however and it was ascertained that life had been extinct 1 some time prior to birth.
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    INDIA’S TERMS TO MALAYA.
    214 16 Non-Recruited, Assisted Emigration. From Our Own Correspondent Penang. Feb 21 It is understood that the Government ui India reply on the question ol the i resumption ol non-recruited assisted immigration ot labourers into Malaya was received about ten days ago. since when the Indian Immigration Committee
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    TRADE COMMISSION.
    172 16 Additional Evidence Recorded. Further meetings of the Trade Commission were held in Singapore on Feb 20. 21. 22 and 2H. when the general lines of the Commission’s report were discussed. Evidence was also taken from the following additional witnesses:—Mr. A. R. S. A. R. Narayanan Chettiar. President. Chettiars’
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    CAR IN DITCH.
    146 16 Mr. J. I). Swan Injured In Tollision. Mr. J. D. Swan, of Swan and Dunn. Ltd., civil engineers and contractors, Kuala Lumpur met with an accident (on the 3ukit Timah Road on Saturday afternoon. H( was being driven in his motorj car by a Malay syce. The
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    SINGAPORE BEAUTY COMPETITION.
    383 16 Shy Entrants. ONLY ELEVEN BRA VP THE CRITICS. To say that Singapore possesses onlt a dozen beautiful women would patently false to anyone who trodden one of our streets for fit minutes, or who has crossed the ihreshold of one of our hotels. But the Beauty of
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    BUFFER POOL.
    147 16 Rumour Of Referendum In F.M.S. Rumours are current both in Perak and in Kuala Lumpur that the F.M.S Government is taking a referendum or the question of the Buifer Tin Pool. A meeting of the F.M.S. Chamber o i Mines Council took place on Feb 21 in Ipoh.
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS. Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      MORE TIN POOL OPPOSITION.
      79 21 British Association Of Straits Merchants. decontrol urged. Government Participation Viewed With Concern. (Knmt Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 2fi. The British Association of Straits Merchants in London has unanimously passed the following resolution: “The Association views with concern the proposal of irovernment participation in any pool
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      “AUTHORITY OF SEVEN.”
      127 21 .—Reuter. Proposed For Control Of U.S. Exchanges. Washington. Feb. 24 Ttv* creation ol a stock exchange co-ordinating authority to control American stock exchanges, in substitu:.or. oi the inelastic regulations proposed in the Fletcher-Ryburn Bill, has oeen proposed by Mr Whitney. President oi the New York Stock Exchange,
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      SHOULD TRADE DIRECT.
      83 21 -Reuter. hinese Ranker's Advice To British Firms. London. Feb 24. Mr. 1 u Yueh-lee. of the Bank of uina. addresing the Manchesfei BankInstitute today, urged dneel 'fading between the manufacturer.* of Britain and Chinese importers °rder to reduce the cosis ol goods. Modern Chinese banks were ready
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      SIR JOHN SIMON.
      68 21 Reuter. Not Being Transferred To Home Office. London, Feb. 26 lr Simon, the Foreign SeereU *V has denied reports that he is IP* transferred to the Home Office, p tit* Times on Saturday hinted at the -iinster' in order to deal with the movement, remarking that was
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      Revolutionaries Arrested.
      54 21 leaders have been arrested.—Aneta copyright. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Batavia, Feb. 26. The houses and offices of the principal leaders of the Nationalist Party, a revolutionary native organisation, in Batavia. Bandoeng, Djokjakarta. Semarang and Sourahaya, were searched on Sunday morning. As a result of the search all the
      leaders have been arrested.—Aneta copyright.  -  54 words
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      SEDITION CHARGE.
      109 21 —Reuter. British Extremists On Trial. London, Feb. 24. The well-known extremists, Tom' Mann and Harry Pollitt, who were i arrested in London in connection, it is understood, with alleged seditious speeches at Glamorgan last week were brought up in a special court at Pontypridd today and charged with
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      BLUE SHIRTS BAN.
      142 21 —Reuter Stern Measures In New Irish Bill. Dublin, Feb. 24. The Bill banning the Blue Shirts, which passed its tirst reading in the Dail on Friday, was published today. It makes it unlawful to wear a unilorm or any order indicative of support ol a political party
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      HUNGER-MARCHERS.
      133 21 Demonstration At Hyde Park. London. Feb. 26. A demonstration in Hyde Park by the 2.000 unemployed marchers, with thousands of sympathisers and spectators. against the Government’s Unemployment Bill was carried out in a very orderly manner. There were ***** police and 4.000 specials on duty.Reuter. The Prime Minister, Mr.
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      NAZI ULTIMATUM TO AUSTRIA.
      468 21 Reuter. Crisis Expected. DISTRACTED STATE OF EUROPE. London, Feb. 25. 1 Frequent and periodical denials of! fighting or preparation for fighting on the Austrian border symptomatise the j distracted state of Europe and threat- ens to come to a climax on Wednesday on the expiry of
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      SIR GEORGE CLERK.
      39 21 —Reuter New British Ambassador In Paris. London, Feb 26. Sir George Russell Clerk. British Ambassador at Brussels since 1933. has been appointed to be Ambassdor at Paris, in succession to Lord Tyrrell, who is shortly retiring.—Reuter
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      PLANE SETS OUT TO SEARCH.
      230 21 Reuter Snowstorms Return To Harass America. AIRLINER WRECKED. Threat Of Pood And Fuel Shortage. Moscow, Feb. 25. Four hundred fishermen and 190 horses are adrift in the Caspian Sea on an ice block, which has broken away from the icefield. An aeroplane has been sent
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      ROUND-TABLE PARLEY
      147 21 Reuter More Liberal U.S. Tradel Policy Likely. Washington, Feb. 26 A more liberal commercial policy, according to Senator Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, may be expected as the result of a round table conference being held today between President Roosevelt and his trade advisers, among whom an acute
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      C.E.R. DISPUTE.
      53 21 —Reuter Soviet Employees Freed By Manchukuo. Harbin. rVo. 2d The Manchukuo Government has released six Soviet officials whose detection since Sept. 24 caused the suspension of the negotiations for the sale of the Chinese Eastern Railway. Their release is expected to open t way to the resumption of
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      CUNARD AND WHITE STAR LINES MERGE.
      283 22 NO. 534 TO BE COMPLETED. Commons Adopts Resolution Without Division. London, Feb. 22. A money resolution providing lor maximum advances ol £9,500,000 for the completion of the giant unarder No. 534, and for purposes of the new Atlantic shipping merger, was adopted in the
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      TRANSFER OF SHIPS.
      367 22 Depreciation And Capital Arrangements. The amount of the capital is not yet determined, but in order that the merger may have the full benefit of depreciation allowances for income-tax purposes, the ships will be made over at cost, less depreciation calculated only at the 4 per cent,
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      CUNARD ISSUE.
      407 22 How Advances Will Be Secured. The security provided will be as follows:— <A> The £3.000,000 for completing No. 534. (1) £1,000,000 will be considered as an advance to Cunard (though handed on by Cunard to the merger company), and will accordingly be secured by an issue of Cunard
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      JAPAN’S IMPORTS IN STRAITS & N.E.I.
      160 22 JAPAN’S IMPORTS IN STRAITS N.E.I. make alterations necessary.”—British Wireless. Commons Questions. DIRECT AGREEMENT ADVOCATED. Kugby. Feb. 21 Dr Burgin. Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, was questioned in the House of Commons as to whether any joint action was being taken with the Netherlands. Netherlands India and the British
      make alterations necessary.”—British Wireless.  -  160 words
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      “ NECESSARY AND DESIRABLE.”
      39 22 NECESSARY AND DESIRABLE.” (From Our Own Correspondent*) London, Feb. 23. In the Netherlandis Second Chamber yesterday, Dr. Colijn, the Prime Minister, replying to questions concerning the government’s policy in regard to rubber, declared. “Rubber restriction is necessary and desirable.”
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      MINISTER TO HOLY SEE.
      39 22 —Reuter. London. Feb. 23 Sir Charles John Fitzroy Rhys Wingheld. who has been British minister at Oslo since 1929, has been appointed Minister to the Holy See.—Reuter. Sir Charles was Minister at Bangkok during 1928-1929.
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      WORKING CAPITAL.
      163 22 £1,500,000 Advanced For New Company. <B> Advances not exceeding .£1.500.000 for merger working capital. 1 > The first £750.000 shall be secured by a lurther issue of merger Debentures precisely as in A (2) above. <2> The remaining £750.000, or so much oi it as is needed, will
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      “ HUNGER-MARCHERS ” IN LONDON.
      104 22 HUNGER-MARCHERS IN LONDON. —Reuter. Communist Purpose.” PREMIER REFUSES To SEE DEPUTATION. London. Feb 23 The Prime Minister. Mr. Ramsav MacDonald, has refused to receive y deputation of socalled ‘‘hunger-march 1 ers” who arrived in London t ro m throughout the country to against the Government’s Unemmnr ment Bill. y In
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      COTTON INDUSTRY.
      165 22 Reuter. New Reorganisation Plan Mooted. London. Feb. 23 A new scheme for reorganisation of the cotton industry with statutory powers for majority control was placed before the Lancashire Conservative Members Committee at a meeting at the House of Commons yesterday evening. The Committee unanimously agreed to consider them
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      IMPOSSIBLE ?
      153 22 IMPOSSIBLE —Reuter. Agreement On British Arms Plan. Rome. Feb. 25 Signor Fulvio Switch. Foreign Under' Secretary, returned here from Buda pest this evening. He will meet Capt. Anthony Eden. Lord Privy Seal, tomorrow. after which Capt. Eden will have his first meeting with Signor Mussolini at 5 p.m. This will
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      MYSTERY SOLVED.
      64 22 Thawing Snows Reveal Deatl Socialists. Vienna. Feb. 23 Thirty-one bodies are reported t' have been found in the Danube and are believed to have been carried down by thawing snows. It is thought they may account fc» the disposal of many bodies oi Socialists killed in the recent
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      SINO-MANCHUKUO POSTAL AGREEMENT.
      666 23 duties in the border province.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. procedure For Resumption Of Mail Service. Shanghai, Feb. 22. Sino-Japanese negotiations for the resumption of mail services between China and Manchukuo have been concluded, according to a late Sin Kuo Min message. Under terms of
      duties in the border province.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  666 words
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      AERODROMES IN FUKIEN.
      119 23 .—Union Times. Japan’s Formal Protest To Nanking. Shanghai. Feb. 21. Mr. Ariyoshi, Japanese Minister to China, who arrived in Nanking this morning, is reported to have lodged a formal protest with the Chinese Foreign Office against the development of the air force in Fukien and the construction
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      NON-AGGRESSION PACT.
      127 23 .—Union Times. Sino-Soviet Negotiations Near Conclusion Shanghai, Feb. 21. A report from Nanking states that M. Dmitri Bogomoloff. the Soviet Minister to China. Mr. Wang Chingwei, the acting Foreign Minister of the Chinese Government and Dr. W. W. Yen. Chinese Ambassador to Moscow, who is now in China
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      N.R.A. CHIEF ATTACKS HIS CRITICS.
      243 23 Reuter. U.S. To Have Another 200 Codes. Washington. Feb 21. Likening his critics to Dead Sea apples and their theories to that of correspondence school cowboys, the National Recovery Scheme administrator. Gen Johnson, lustily attacked his opponents during a broadcast speech last night which is
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      MR. LIM KHENG KOOI.
      284 23 .—Reuter Further Successes In England. [From Our Own Correspondent] London, Feb. 9. Many Chinese readers of the Straits Times have followed with keen interest the brilliant career of Mr. Lim Kheng Kooi who. after winning a Queen’s Scholarship in 1927, entered Cambridge University to study law.
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      JAPAN'S NAVAL LOSSES.
      66 23 —Reuter. Fourteen Aviators Killed In One Week. ANOTHER CRASH. One Machine Believed In Sea. Tokio, Keb. 22. In (he crash of two naval planes in (he mountains in Northern Korea yesterday five naval men were killed. This has brought up this week’s casualty list to fourteen Japanese
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      TWO TRAIN CRASHES.
      132 23 —Aneta-Trans-Ocean Excursion Head On With Express. Madrid. Feb 22. At least five people were killed and upwards of 100 injured when a special train, in which 1.900 football enthusiasts who had attended Sunday's game at the capital between Madrid and Seville were returning to Seville, collided head
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      THE SOMERSETSHIRE.
      67 23 .—Reuter. Conveying Naval Ratings To China. London. Fob. 21 The Admiralty has requisitioned the Bibby Liner. Somersetshire, which Is sailing from Southampton tomorrow to convey naval ratings to ships of the Chim. Station. This is the first occasion in about ten years that a regular transport is being
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      U.S. REVENUE BILL.
      84 23 —Reuter. How Collections Will Be Increased. Washington. Feb. 21. A $258,000,000 revenue bill designed to increase collections by closing legal loopholes has been approved by the House of Representatives by 388 to 7. In order to relieve small incomes the bill increases taxes on higher incomes and
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      CONSULAR CHANCES.
      72 23 Trade. London. *o Beirut —British Wireless Rugby. Feb 20 The following appointments ot Consuls-General were announced today: Mr Goodwin from Ri< to zunen Mr Lowdon from Cologne to Rio. Mr Bell Tom Baste to Coiogn** Sir Harold Satow from Beirut to Tunis. Mr. Lomas trom Tunis ro Salonika
      Trade. London. *o Beirut —British Wireless  -  72 words
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      “ Fair Chance Of Increase In Tin Quota.”
      120 24 Fair Chance Of Increase In Tin Quota.” —Reuter. lx>ndon, Feb. 23. There was a fair chance of an increase in the tin quota, stated Dr. Colijn, the Netherlands Prime Minister, in the Second Chamber, according to the financial correspondent of the Financial Times, who understands that the increased quota is
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      BELGIUM HAILS ITS NEW KING.
      362 24 .—Reuter Leopold Takes The Oath Of loyalty. Brussels, Feb. 23 In contrast with yesterday’s mourning tolling the bells oi Brussels rang out Joyfully this morning when the new King. Leopold III. entered the city to take the oath of loyalty to the Constitution. Escorted by
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      AUSTRALIAN LOAN.
      59 24 London, Feb. 2s The lists in connection with the Australian conversion loan was closed two hours after opening. -Reuter. As an exceptional measure the Chancellor of the Exchequer agreed to an immediate Commonwealth of Australia Issue for the purpose of refunding certain Australian loans bearing interest at the
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      THREAT TO CHINA’S EXPORT TRADE.
      270 24 —Reuter. Bankers See Danger In U.S. Silver Policy. Shanghai. Feb. 23. Owing to the serious alarm felt at President Roosevelt’s threats to boost the silver price, the Shanghai Chinese Bankers’ Association has petitioned the Finance Minister. Dr. H. H. Kung. to delay ratification of the
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      MURDERED BY PAPUANS.
      82 24 European Settler Meets Violent Death. <From Our Own Correspondent.! Medan. Feb. 19. On Sept. 4. last, Aneta reported from Ambolna that a European settler, who had left for Manokwari. in New Guinea was missing and the theory was advanced that he had committed suicide. It is now
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      TO AMALGAMATE ?
      51 24 TO AMALGAMATE Socony And Dutch Colonial Oil Companies. (Prom Our Own Correspondent* Medan, Feb. 19. The Java-Bode splashes a news item to the effect that it has been proposed to combine the offices of the Dutch Colonial Oil Co. and the Standard Oil Company in the NJJ.I. No details are
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      U.S. BILL CRITICISED.
      481 24 —Reuter. May Affect Millions Of Investors. I i Washington. Feb. 22. The Bill to regulate the Stock Ex- change was severely criticised today I before the House Inter-State Com- merce Committee by Mr. James Whitney. President ol the New York Stock Exchange, who said that the Bill
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      U.S. NAVAL BASES.
      41 24 Reuter Plan Suggested To Philippines. Washington. Feb. 22 The United States’ abandonment of all military and naval bases in the Philippines is contemplated in the Administration’s new plan to obtain the Philippines’ acceptance of the Hawes-Cutting Independence Act.—
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      KING ALBERT’S FUNERAL.
      448 24 —Router Masses Throng Three-Mile Route To Cathedral. SERVICE BROADCAST. Cortege Followed By Favourite Charger. Brussels, Feb. 22. When dawn broke this morning: cold and misty the final act of homage was paid before the funeral of King: Albert by thousands of Belgian ex-ser-vicemen, who slowly filed past
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      IN SINGAPORE.
      64 24 Reception By Radio Of The Funeral. Perfect reception of the funeral wa.' received by a Singapore wireless listener living at Tanah Merah. The service was broadcast iron*. Radio Coloniale. Paris. The pealing of bells and the march ing of tfoops was heard with greu* clarity and the w’ords
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      MERCHANTS IN MALAYA THREATENED.
      223 25 —Reuter. London Comment On Latest Tin Pool Opposition. London, Feb. 26. In giving prominence to the British Association of Straits Merchants’ resolution viewing w ith concern the proposal of government participation in a tin pool and urging a policy of decontrol, the Daily Express says: The
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      SILVER PURCHASES.
      79 25 .—Reuter. Mainly Confined To U.S. Speculators. London. Feb. 26. London bullion brokers are not perturbed over the silver situation. Recent activity had been mainly confined to American speculators, who had commenced buying but selling developed owing to the belief in some quarters that President Roosevelt would take over
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      MARYSE HILSZ.
      60 25 Roaches Hanoi On Way To Tokio. Hanoi, Feb. 27. Mile. Maryse Hilsz landed here this morning on her way to Tokio.—Reuter Mile. Hilsz. the well-known French airwoman, took off from Paris on Jan. 26 on her second flight to Tokio. She is travelling in a 65 h p.
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      JAPAN MAY RETALIATE.
      50 25 —Reuter. New Legislation To Revise Tariffs. Toklo, Feb. 25. In view of the measures some countries are adopting to check the imports of Japanese merchandise it is earned that the Government is draftng legislation to control the export a nd import trade ana revise tariff rates —Reuter.
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      GAS IN DORMITORY.
      49 25 EmpText Nino U.S. University Students Killed. Hanover 'New Hampshire), Feb. 26. students of Dartmouth Uni- rsit y. aged from 19 to 21, were fo” asphyxiated from the fumes of carbon which seeped into the maternity house dormitory, following an explosion of coal gas in a fur-nace.~-Reuter.
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      STOCK MARKET INQUIRY.
      36 25 “6. °cuter. Washington, Feb. 24. Jver $20,000,000,000 in loans were poured into Wall Street by 20 large Derations during 1929. according to ,l ‘sties by the Senate Committee e stigating the stock market.
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      WIRES, CABLES, RADIO.
      103 25 Reuter. New U.S. Commission Recommended. Washington. Feb. 26. The creation of a Federal communications commission authorised to control wire, cable and wireless communications. which are at present controll- ed by the Radio Commission of the Inter-State Commerce Commission, hasf been recommended by President Roosevelt. In a special
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      THE HAPSBURGS.
      67 25 .—Reuter. Possible Restoration Of The Monarchy. Vienna, Feb. 27. Speculation has been aroused by the fact that Prince Starhemberg. leader of the Heimwehr, had attended a Monarchist mass meeting at which he received a warm ovation. The speakers demanded the revocation of the laws banishing the Hapsburgs as
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      POSTAL SERVICES.
      72 25 ,—Reuter. Sir John Simon Makes A Denial. London, Feb. 26. “I am not aware that the Manchukuo Department of Communications has made representations in regard to improved postal services between Europe and the Far East.” said Sir John Simon, the Foreign Secretary, replying to Mr. W. Nunn (Un.,
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      FRENCH GROWERS OF RUBBER.
      127 25 —Reuter. Scheme Affecting The Subsidy. Paris, Feb. 26. Alarmed at the situation of the' French mercantile marine, about onethird of which is said to be laid up as a result of the French tariff policy, the tall in foreign currencies, particularly the pound and the dollar,
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      INDIAN TAXATION.
      95 25 1.—Reuter. To Provide Surplus Of 19 Lakhs. New Delhi, Feb. 27. Fresh taxation providing a surplus of 19 lakhs of rupees is included in the budget introduced by Sir George Schuster. The taxes include an excise duty on sugar of 21 annas per hundredweight, a duty on raw
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      R.A.F. IN SINGAPORE.
      56 25 Reuter. Substantial Increase Urged. London, Feb. 27 A substantial increase in the air force at Singap< re is strongly urged by Naval and Air Force officers, according to the Daily Telegraph, which adds there is a growing demand from Government supporters for an immediate addition to the
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      LOAN TO U.S. FARMERS.
      40 25 —Reuter. New York, Feb. 24. President Roosevelt, intimating that it would be the last of its kind, signed a Bill authorising a $40,000,000 loan to the farmers in return for a reduction in their crops —Reuter.
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      ICEBREAKER THAT WAS CRUSHED.
      444 25 —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. 102 Men, Women And Children In Peril. ON ICE FLOE. i Planes And Dog Teams i Forced Back. Moscow, Feb. 26. The flight of the party of 102 men, women and children of the ill-fated Cheliuskin expedition, who were marooned on an ice floe in
      —Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  444 words
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      M. RENE ROBIN.
      40 25 .—Reuter. New Governor-General Of Indo-China. Paris, Feb 27. M. Rene Robin, former Chief Resident of Tonkin, has been appointed Governor-General of Indo-Chlna l/' succession to M. Pasqulcr. who war, killed in the crash of air liner Emeraude.—Reuter.
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    • Article, Illustration
      Above is a, diagram of the new Imperial Crest chosen by Emperor Pu-yi of Manchukuo. It represents the orchid, ‘king of flowers” of which the Emperor is especially fond. It will be made part of Pu yi’s official seal of authority and of the Imperial flag. The orchid chosen by the Emperor of Manchukuo harmonises with the chrysanthemum, which is the Imperial symbol of the Emperor of Japan. The five petals of the represent the five provinces composing the present Kingdom of Manchukuo—Fentien, Kirin, Heilunkiang, Hsingan and Jehol.
      88 25 Above is a, diagram of the new Imperial Crest chosen by Emperor Pu-yi of Manchukuo. It represents the orchid, ‘king of flowers” of which the Emperor is especially fond. It will be made part of Pu yi’s official seal of authority and of the Imperial flag. The orchid chosen by
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      WELL-INFORMED REPORTS.
      398 26 Reuter Wireless. Ministry Of Housing To Be Formed. CABINET SHUFFLE. Sir John Simon May Go To Lords. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Feb. 27. The Evening News states that far-reaching changes in the British Government are being contemplated. It it suggested that a new ministry is to be formed
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      U.S. FOREIGN TRADE.
      89 26 -Reuter. Assistance By Special Banks. Washington. Feb. 27. Mr. Peek, until now the farm administrator, has accepted the presidency of a new import and export bank to assist United States trade with Russia. Mr. Peek announced today that a second bank is being created to assist trade
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      NOT LEAVING THE GOLD STANDARD.
      291 26 —Reuter. Italy’s Denial. RECENT WEAKNESS OF THE LIRA. Rome, Feb. 27. Rumours that Italy is contemplating leaving the gold standard are strongly denied. Signor Jung, the Finance Minister declares in his own and Mussolini's names that the Italian Government is determined to maintain the lira
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      BLUE SHIRTS.
      206 26 .—Reuter. Banning Bill Passes The Dail. Dublin, Feb. 23. The Bill banning the wearing of blue shirts and similar insignia passed its first reading in the Dail this morning by 65 votes to 40. Angry scenes marked the first reading of the Bill as the Opposition had not
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      FORMER CONSUL HERE.
      35 26 appointed be Minister to Peru.—Sin Kuo Min New Nanking Appointment For Mr. Li Chun. Nanking, Feb. 28. Mr Li Chun, formerly Chinese Consul-General for Singapore, has been appointed be Minister to Peru.—Sin
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      60 DEATHS IN U.S. BLIZZARD.
      208 26 ,—Reuter. Many Small Towns Snowbound. New York, Feb. 27. The death-roll in the nationwide blizzard and tornadoes is now estimated at 60 including eight deaths in New York district. Following the cessation of the continuous snowstorm for 36 hours the fight has begun to re-establish
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      Queen Of Siam.
      79 26 (F: m Cur Own Correspondent.) London Feb. ?7 The Queen of Siam, who with the King is now on holiday on the Riviera, has entered for the Monte Carlo tennis tournament. Her partner in the doubles will he the British Davis Cup pi i.ver. Bunny Austin. The
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      “ PERSONAL INSULT.”
      127 26 PERSONAL INSULT.” which they would have to deal.—Reuter. Mr. Maxton’s Visit To Downing Street. London, Feb. 27. Notwithstanding the Premier’s refusal to receive a deputation of unemployed marchers, a deputation of 40 marchers, headed by Messrs. Maxton and McGovern. M.P.s, marched to 10 Downing Street and demanded to see the
      which they would have to deal.—Reuter.  -  127 words
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      TERRORISM IN SPAIN.
      64 26 —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Two Merchant Princes Shot By Syndicalists. Barcelona, Feb. 25. A well-known local manufacturer was shot and killed from ambush here on Tuesday, presumably by a Syndicalist gang. This is the second case within two days, another industrialist having been murdered last Sunday by anarchist gunmen, and
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      DANUBE VALLEY STATES.
      477 26 tial condition to the scheme.—Reir 1 Wireless. —Reuter. Mussolini’s Scheme For Settlement. ADRIATIC OUTLET. Dolifuss And Goemboes To Visit Rome. Rome, Feb. 27. Or. Dollfuss and Dr. Goemboes, the Hungarian Prime Minister, will pay a three-day visit to Rome on or about Mar. 12 to confer with
      tial condition to the scheme.—Reir 1 Wireless.; —Reuter.  -  477 words
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      FRENCH BUDGET.
      26 26 -Reuter. Paris, Feb. 27 Though the whole budget wa passedd in the Senate by 296 votes 13, the Chamber must discuss cert a::* amendments.—Reuter.
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      Government Crisis Over Unemployment.
      311 27 .—Reuter Wireless. London. Feb. 21. TUe Government majority late la*jt 4 ht was reduced to 52, the loweat morded in the present Parliament, riir to the revolt of 50 Conservatives ind the abstention of 100 other memr| W hen a Conservative amendment t i ie unemployment
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      YEAR’S WARCRAFT BUILDING.
      117 27 Router Wireless. 1,756 Ships Constructed By Powers. London, Feb. 26. Warcraft to the numbe of 1,756 were built for the British Empire, the United States. Japan, France, Italy, the Soviet and Germany during the year ended Feb. 1, according to an official return. This is fewer than
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      CHINESE SATISFIED.
      97 27 .—Reuter. Excisions Made In British Film. London. Feb. 22. Mr. Quo Tai-chi, the Chinese minister in London, informs Reuter that :n response to his representations concerning the film Jack Athy,” which bc produced on Monday, the Foreign Office saw the film management, who agreed to certain excisions. Mr
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      OFF FOR MOSCOW.
      45 27 Reuter. Bulgarian Reds Given Their Freedom. T Berlin, Feb. 27. p three Bulgarians, DimitrofT. an 5 01 J and Tanefl, have been released Reuter 176 left by alr for Moscow pPl y Were fou nd not guilty in the Reichstag fire trial.
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      CUBAN REVOLT OVER.
      32 27 avo Reuter. Havana. Feb 2V n u Government has suppressed the rf V0j t with a strong hand. Twentyv.',\ ofhcers suspected of participation p been expelled from the army.—
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      SWEDISH PRINCE’S ENGAGEMENT.
      338 27 —Reuter. May Forfeit His Royal Rights. Stockholm, Feb. 21. The announcement that the 25-year-old Prince Sigvard, second son of the Crown Prince of Sweden and brother of Princess Ingrid, is to marry a German who is not of royal birth against King Gustav’s consent, has caused a
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      PAUL BASTID.
      30 27 Affairs, succeeding M. Herriot. —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Paris, Feb. 25. The Radical Socialist Deputy, Paul Bastid. has been elected chairman of the Chamber Committee for Foreign Affairs, succeeding M. Herriot.—Aneta-
      Affairs, succeeding M. Herriot.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  30 words
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      U.S. MAY RECOGNISE MANCHUKUO.
      117 27 ,—Union Times. —Reuter Conciliatory Attitude Reported. New York, Feb. 22. The United States is inclined to be conciliatory towards recognition of Manchukuo, according to an official report, says the Washington correspondent of the New York Times. Abandonment of the Stimson doctrine, whereby the United States does
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      TREASURY RETURNS.
      129 27 .—Reuter. An Adverse Balance Of Only £4,000,000. London, Feb. 21. Great Britain’s balance of payments m 1933 reveals an adverse balance of £4,000,000 compared with the revised jstimated adverse figure of £56,000,000 in 1932. From this £52,000,000 improvement over 1932 £26,000.000 must be accounted for by the absence
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      ENTHRONED.
      167 27 .—Reuter. Emperor Kang Teh Of Manchukuo. Changchun, Feb. 28. Mr. Henry Pu-yi, who celebrated his 28th birthday yesterday, is now prepared for his enthronement at dawn on March 1 as Emperor Kang Teh (Tranquillity and Virtue) of Manchukuo. Gold-embroidered silk robes and other magnificent regalia have all been delivered
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      MORE PARIS RIOTS.
      46 27 .—Reuter. One Communist Killed And Several Injured. Paris. Feb. 27 One Communist was killed and several people were injured today in a fight between 300 Left Wingers and the Patriotic Youth Organisation a strongly nationalistic body, after a meeting held by the latter.—Reuter.
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      CHANCELLOR’S WARNING.
      157 27 No High Expectations From Budget DEFENCE FORCES. Reductions Cannot Be Continued.” London, Fob. 28. A warning against too high expectations of the budget was uttered by Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Exchequer, in a speech at Plymouth today. He said that nobody is more anxious than he
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      FASCIST “TRIAL.”
      153 27 Reuter How Man Was Punished By Comrades. London, Feb. 34 An amazing story was told at Westminster police court of an alleged assault by Fascists against a fellowmember named Richardson who was alleged to have revealed information concerning the movement to a newspaper. The prosecution states that Richardson
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      CONTRACT FOR BRITAIN.
      55 27 Reuter. Electrical Equipment For Lhassa. London, Feb. 27 Lhassa is about to have electrial light equipment from England and many hundred tons will be transported 400 miles from Darjeeling by mules, yaks and Tibetan porters across mountain passes 17,000 feet high. Tibet: n engineers trained in Eng
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      COTTON TALKS.
      53 27 —Reuter Situation Extrc nely Delicate. London, Feb 28. The British delegation official] denies that the cotton alks with th* Japanese ha/, been postponed. Both sides will be present at the Board of Trade tomorrow and. although the situation is extremely delicate, every effort will be made to find
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      NANKING MOVE TO ASSERT AUTHORITY.
      673 28 ttonal competition. Aneta Trans (Venn $3,000,000 of the capital.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Canton Suspicions Revived By Huge Arms Order. Shanghai, Feb. 27 f ar-reaching changes in the structure of the Chinese State is envisaged t:y 3ilLs which the Central Government will
      ttonal competition. — Aneta – Trans • (Venn; $3,000,000 of the capital.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  673 words
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      DROUGHT IN ENGLAND
      162 28 Reuter. Rural Water Supplies Scheme. London. Feb. 22. The House of Commons, by 188 votes to 36, has passed the second reading of the Bill providing for the carrying out of a Government scheme for improved rural water supplies. This scheme will be backed by the Government
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      GEN. SANDINO MURDERED
      103 28 -Reuter. Leader Of 7-Year Revolt In Nicaragua. Managua, Feb. 23. The Nicaraguan Insurgent leader, Gen. Augusto Sandlno, his brother and two other generals were murdered on the outskirts of Managua last night despite the President’s instructions guaranteeing their lives. Gen. Sandino arrived in Managua recently with the
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      MINE STRIKE.
      41 28 Reuter. Guardsmen And Infantry Ordered Out. Birmingham. (Alabama), Feb. 26. Four Companies of National Guardsmen and a battalion of infantry have been ordered to Coleanor, where the mine strike disorders have got beyond the control of the local authorities.—
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      Canton Commander’s Forces
      336 28 ated on April 1.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Disarmed. SURPRISE MOVE BY GEN. CHAN. G“iv Chan Chai-tong. the com-mander-in-chief of the Kwangtung army, has called a conference of the five South-Western provinces, osten sibly in connection with the anti bandit campaign. A sensation was
      ated on April 1.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  336 words
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      SILVER AGREEMENT.
      138 28 -Reuter. Likely To Be Ratified By China. Nanking, Feb. 27. It is reliably understood that the Chinese Government will tomorrow formally announce the ratification of the silver agreement despite the bankers’ opposition. What China Needs. London, Feb. 27. “China needs better Government and communications, and export prices with
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      U.S. WAR VETERANS.
      206 28 —Reuter. To Receive An Extra $55,000,000. Washington. Feb. 27 Flatly defying the Administration-, economy plans, the Senate t od‘* passed an amendment to the in dependent Offices Bill involving X 1 provision 01 $55,000,000 for the bene? u of 29,000 veterans of the World War whose disabilities
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      FRENCH BUDGET.
      110 28 .—Reuter. Chamber Passes Whole Of Finance Bill. Paris, Feb. 22. The Chamber, by 469 votes to 123. passed the whole of the Finance Bill, which now goes before the Senate. The budget, as amended by the new Government, provides for receipts of 48,477.000.000 francs and an expenditure of
      .—Reuter.  -  110 words
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      TO VISIT MALAYA.
      78 28 of the people of these countries.- Union Times. Commission To Boost China Goods. Shanghai, Feb. 27 The Chinese manufacturers in Shanghai held u joint meeting yesterday and decided to appoint a commission to tour the various countries in the South Seas in April this year The commission
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      AEROPLANES COLLIDE.
      46 28 .—Reuter. Portugal’s Most Noted Airman Among Four Killed. Lisbon, Feb 22 Four officers were killed, including Portugal’s best-known airman. Col Brito Pais, in a mid-air collision between two aeroplanes at Cintra aviation camp today. Col. Pais made a pioneer flight m China in 1923—Reuter.
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    WEI-HAI-WEI CUP FINAL AT BUKIT TIMAH.
    1085 29 Sepoy Lines G.C’s Gallant Fight. Tl Stl )0 y Lines Golf Club made a 1 ‘‘r n-ht m he Wei-Hal-Wel Cup ,u; lub S olf competition Anal in r 0 Singapore Golf Club at < on Saturday afternoon 1 UKl ill- lira] score of
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    HOME RUGBY.
    29 29 London. Feb. 21. Oxford University beat the R.A.F. by 11 pts. to nil today. In a county match Berkshire drew with Surrey, both sides scoring six points.—Reuter.
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    Commercial Cup Games.
    1217 29 S.H.B.J.S.C. 3; Fraser and Neave “A” 1. Commercial Cup matches have been such drab affairs so far that Thurs-, day’s lively encounter between Fraser and Neave “A” and the Singapore j Harbour Board was quite refreshing Though they had the formidable Keng Hock at centreforward, with Kit
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    ARSENAL'S LUCKY STAR SHINES AT NEWCASTLE.
    1907 30 Stoke City’s Great Fight To Avoid Relegation. 'FYom Our Own Correspondent London, Feb 24 Once again there has been a general shuffle at the top of the First Division with the result that the Arsenal resume undisputed leadership on points, Derby County take second
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    NARROW VICTORY.
    147 30 Keppel Women Win By Quarter-Point. The women’s inter-club match between Keppel G.C. and Singapore G.C at Keppel on Feb. 21 resulted in a win for Keppel by quarter of a point. Scores (Singapore G.C. players, first) were Mrs. Cameron and Mrs. Laing 1 Mrs. Douglas and Mrs. Earle
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    Ireland Beaten At Murrayfield.
    142 30 Reuter. London, Feb 24 In the international Rugby umn ment at Murrayfield. Edinburgh mn Scotland defeated Ireland by 'W po? nt to 9. Conditions were difficult, there beir. several showers of rain and a wind was blowing There were in <2 spectators. Ireland started with a
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    TEAM FOR CALCUTTA CUP GAME.
    114 30 After the match the Scottish selectors met and chose the tollowing XV to meet England in the Calcutta Cup match at Twickenham on Mar 17. Brown (London Scottish*; Shaw (Glasgow High School), Dick (Cambridge Un.)) Lind (Dunfermline* and Fyfe (Cambridge Un.), Cotter <Hillhead High School)
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    BY EIGHT RUNS.
    117 30 Thrilling Finish To M.C.C. Match At Colombo. Colombo. Feb 25 The M.C.C. won a thrilling match against the Combined India-Ceylon team by eight runs. Batting first the M.C.C. were dismissed for the moderate total of 155 -uns. Amar Singh tak'rg six wickets for 62 runs. The home
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    37 30 _Router London, Feb 22 The following were the results o English League matches played today First Division. Stoke City 3 Sheffield Utd Second Division. Swansea Port Vale Third Division (S.). Northampton T. 2 Bristol City
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    Dodo And Tilling Cup Series.
    872 31 VICTORIES FOR RAMONA AND PRIMA DONNA. at i e Royal Singapore Yacht Club Sunday the third and Anal race p ,i‘ Dodo Challenge Cup was sailed. north-easterly breeze was blowtl ihen the four yachts came to the i,' good start was made with HI in
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    PENANG RACES.
    64 31 s Events For Class One Horses. Penang. Feb. 20. Although it was hoped that the <nang Turf Club might cater for ,J) Ss 1 horses at the April extra meet11 is now definitely known that ar( not catering for this class. Pi 1 horses to be catered for
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    26 31 .—Reuter Tuesday’s First League defeat Since Nov. 25. Wednesday met Leeds I' 1 in a First Division match to-day lost by two clear goals.—Reuter
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    SQUASH RACQUETS.
    87 31 Tanjarlin Club Well Beaten By H.M.S. Eagle, A team from H.M.S. Eagle defeated Tanglin Club at Squash racquets. Results. (H.M.S. Eagle players mentioned first): Flying Officer More beat H.E.C. de Chasslron, 3 games to 1. Lieut. Anderson beat G. Roper Caldbeck, 3 games to 1. Lieut. Russell beat
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    HOME RUGBY.
    20 31 ,—Reuter. London. Feb 22. Somersetshire defeat Middlesex In a county Rugby match today by 18 points to 16.—Reuter.
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    “BEST FOOTBALLER” IN ENGLAND.
    379 31 May Turn Out For Arsenal Reserves. A. L. Henry, who won the Best Footballer competition, and left on a four months trip to England in January, has been offered a game with the Arsenal Reserves, and will probably accept after some experience with one of the
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    EIGHT GOALS SHARED IN PADANG GAME.
    89 31 S.C.C. “B 4 P.W.D. 4. In a friendly football match played on the padang yesterday afternoon a second team of the S.C.C. shared eight goals with the P.W.D. Although the game lacked much of the competitor spirit that characterises league fixtures play was always
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    MALAYA CUP.
    48 31 Arranging Northern Section Ties, Negotiations are at present in progress in regard to fixing the dates for the Malaya Cup soccer ties in the northern section of the competition. The only fixture affecting Perak which has been definitely fixed is the match against Selangor which has
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    FRANCOIS DESCAMPS.
    35 31 —Reuter. Death Of Man Who Made Carpentier. La Guerche, (France), Feb. 23. Francois Descamps, A he famous boxing manager, the man who made Carpentier, died ho r e to-day at the of 59.—Reuter.
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    DIVING TEST.
    217 31 Goldman Wins Swimming Club Event. The diving competition at the Singapore Swimming Club on Sunday was won by C. Goldman, A. Wurthman second. W. E. Lowe third, and Lt Billson fourth. R. G. Gibson, the Penang cricketer, is showing excellent form this season He played an attractive innings
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    PETERSEN AGAIN.
    89 31 —Reuter. Stops Crossley In Ten Rounds. Cardiff, Feb. 26. Jack Petersen, formerly heavyweight champion of Great Britain, fighting the third contest of his “come-back” campaign, beat Harry Crossley, former light-heavyweight champion, here tonight, the referee stopping the fight in the tenth round. The contest was scheduled to go
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    PARCHESI THE ONLY FAVOURITE TO WIN.
    1662 32 Thrilling Finishes On Opening Day Of S.T.C. Meeting One could hardly wish for better rueing than was forthcoming on the opening day of th* Singapore Turl Club February-Marrh meeting on Saturday at Buklt Timah. The finis.i in practically every event was thrilling.—in fact there
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    TITLE RETAINED.
    31 32 Reuter. Thil Outpoints Spanish Challenger. Paris, Feb. 26. In a fifteen-round contest for the middleweight championship of the world here tonight Marcel Thil, the holder, outpointed Ignacio Ara (Spain).—
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    North Too Good For South XV.
    161 32 «Front Our Own Corresponded London. Feb 05 The following were the results" Rugby matches played today as cab’ed by Reuter and our own correspondent North 18: South. 0 Bedford 8, Wasps London Unlv. 5. K.C.S. Old Boys 8 O Brightonians 3. O. Emanuel g
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    JOHN J. McGRAW.
    78 32 —Reuter. Death Of New York Giants’ Manager. New York. Feb. 25. John J. McGraw, the famous baseball player and manager, died today Irom poisoning. He retired in 1922 after being manager of New York Giants for over 20 years, during which time his club won the world
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    JACK HOOD.
    41 32 —Reuter Wireless. Decides To Retire After Defeat London, Feb. 20. Following defeat last night by Len Smith of Birmingham. Jack Hood, the British and European welterweight champion, has decided to retire, after holding the title for eight years.—Reuter Wireless.
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    L. ALVIS.
    219 32 Good Innings Against Nondescripts. L. Alvis, who played an outstanding part in Malaya’s cricket victory in the inter-port matches captained a side which defeated the Nondescripts on the latter’s ground on Saturday by three wickets. Scores N.C.C. Choor Singh b G. Fernandez 20 Ram Singh b L. Alvis
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        RESTRICTION.
        830 1 To t i u Editor ol the Straits Times Sir Since I last wrote you. on DliC !0 Ol last year. I have oeen uui fly waiting for authentic news the progress of restriction negotiations. Ot unauthorised wild .st dements, and contradictions thereof, there certainly has been no lack
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        RUBBER CONTROL.
        523 1 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—l have always looked upon the Straits Times as the planter’s paper and, for this reason, have considered any opinions regarding the rubber industry published by you as carrying considerable weight and importance. May I. therefore, take exception to the general
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        RUBBER PRODUCTION.
        93 1 To the Editor of the Stra.ts Times Sir,—May I draw your attention to an error, made in printing my letter of Feb. 21 to you, published in your issue of Feb. 23? I wrote that native production ol rubber in the Netherlands Indies has increased in less than
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      24 1 Fob. 22 Tin, S’pore Price $114.1214 per picul. 23 114.25 24 114.12 V 4 26 113.75 27 113.62% 28 113.62 V,
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      MAYNARD & CO.’S MEETING.
      828 1 MAYNARD CO.’S MEETING. Profit Of $23.63. DIRECTORS WAIVE FEES. Reference to a great improvement In tlie business of Maynard Co., Ltd., in the last six to nine months was made at the annual general meeting of the company held at Chartered Bank Chambers on Saturday. It was «hown, however, that
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      THE MALAYAN PINEAPPLE INDUSTRY.
      1139 2 Better Grading Essential. There is a big future in for the Malayan pineapple industry. This is the opinion of Mr. William Graham, one of the foremost experts in the canning industry in England, who has been in Singapore on a business mission and in course of
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      ASSISTING COMMERCE WITH CANADA.
      1109 2 Closer Contact. TRADE COMMISSIONER TO SINGAPORE. The Department of Trade and Commerce of the Canadian Government i has decided to establish an office of the Commercial Intelligence Service 1 in Singapore. There was a Trade Commissioner’s office in Singapore in 1921 in charge of Mr. P.
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      SHARE MARKET.
      839 3 Fraser Co.’s Weekly Report. mser Co. s report dated Feb. 28 ‘tLmewhat depressed conditions have n ruled in the local share market hrouehout the week, the appreciar in the price of Rubber and Tin °L> with but few exceptions, to atZ sufficient buying support to mainin tho previous
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      PALM OIL PRICES.
      97 3 Guthrie and Co’s report, dated Feb. 22 states that latest buyers’ prices for Malayan palm oil and palm kernels are as follow: Palm Oil In Bulk c.i.f. landed weights New Yo r k-Philadelphia 2.60 cents (U.S. currency) per lb. c.i.f. landed weights U. S. A. Pacific Ports
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      TINNED PINEAPPLES.
      80 3 Exports of tinned pineapples, during the week ended Feb. 17, from Malayan ports amounted to 23,586 cases, of which 19,659 cases were to the United Kingdom, 630 cases to the Continent of Europe, 1,900 cases to Canada, and 1,397 cases elsewhere. Total exports for the period Jan. 1,
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      MUAR RIVER CO.
      65 3 Profit Of £3,185 For 1933 Reported. •From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Feb. °8. Muar River Co., Ltd., report a profit ot £3,185 for 1933; £3.625 brought In: dividend of l»/ 2 per cent, free of tax declared; £3,210 carried forward: market value of Investment at Dec. 31.
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      TIN STOCKS DOWN.
      42 3 Decrease In United Kingdom To 7,261 Tons. <From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb United Kingdom tin stocks decreased last week by 419 tons to 7.261 tons Liverpool holdings are now 6.483 tons •empared with 8.583 on Jan. 1. 193^
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
      160 3 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1,163 rd auction on Feb. 28, when there was catalogued 1,489,918 lb. or 665.14 tons; offered 1,450,347 lb. or 647.47; tons; sold 1,166,281 lb. or 520.66 tons. Spot London 4 29/32d. New York 10 cts. PRICES REALISED. Ribbed
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      SCHEELITE MINE.
      96 3 A report on the geology of the Scheelite Mine, Kramat Pulai Tin Ltd., Kinta, has been published by Messrs. E. S. Willbourn and F. T. Ingham. This pamphlet is a reprint from the Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London and is profusely illustrated with diagrams and
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      RUBBER STATISTICS
      133 3 The following Information has been received from the Rubber Growers’ Association through the Malayan Information Agency. London. 1933. 1934 Jan.-Dec. December. January Tons. Tons. Tons. A. Net Exports. 1. Ceylon 63,808 7,062 7,197 2. Other Countries than Ceylon, Malaya and Netherland East Indies (partly estimated). 58,000 6,400 7,300
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      RESTRICTION NEWS.
      383 3 Effect On Local Market. Stanton Nelson and Co.’s report, dated Feb. 23. states. The price of rubber during the week has been actuated largely by the nature of the news regarding restriction and buyers prices nave aried accord ingly. Selling pressure is very light and there appears to
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      COMPANY RESULTS.
      134 3 Buloh River Ruber Estates—Loss to Sept. 30 was £1,194. With debt. Int. fees, etc., and £12,566 from last accounts, debit stands at £14,813. Rub ber harvested 342,213 lb Sales 333,486 lbs., at 2.44 d. per pound for 201,600 lb. sold in London, and 8.26 cents per pound for
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      63 3 Singapore Official Quotations. Quotations Forward Contracts Spot Seller Prices > d. 5 r Apr- JilfyDatc L’don S’pore M?r. June Sept 22 16'*! 16% 16% 16% 13 4% 16% 16 11/16 16% 16% 24 4 31/32 16% 16 13/16 16% 16% 26 4 15/16 16% 16% 16% 16% 27
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      805 4 Fraser And Co’s Quotations. Singapore, Feb. 28 Mining. L>£U£ Val. Pu. Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Asam Kuintung 37/6 38.6 £1 £1 Austral Malay 45/- 46 5/- 5/- Ayer liltam Tin 14/- 14/9 11 r.1 Baii&rui lln 34/6 35/6 1 1 Batang Padang 0 27 0.30 1 1
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      Trade And Finance.
      398 4 EXCHANGE RATES. Singapore, Feb. 28. SELLING. jondon, 4 months’ sight 2/4 9/64 ondon. 3 months’ sight xmdon, «0 days’ sight 2/4 7/64 xjndon, 30 days’ sight 2/4 i/St xjndon, demand 2/4 D/t>4 London. T.T. 2/4 1/16 „yons ana Paris, demand lamburg demand New York, demand ialavia and
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      311 4 Closing Quotations In London. 'From Our Own Correspondent). London, Feb. 27. Closing quotations today of the principal British stocks are given below.— The rise or fall is in relation to the price of Feb. 22. GOVERNMENT STOCKS. BRITISH. Ris<i or Full Conversion Loan 5% 117‘,£ Funding
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES FEB. 9.
        563 4 Allagar (2/) 1/5%; Alor Pongsu (2/) 1/24; Anglo-Malay (£1) 12/3; Ayer Kuning (£1) 23 9; Bagan Serai (£1) 12/14; Bahru (SeL) (2/) 2/74: Eanteng (£1) 15/3; Batang (2/) 9; Batu Caves (£U 17/; Batu Tiga (£1) 20/; Bekoh (2/) /94; Bertam Con. (2/) 2/11; Eldor
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES FEB. 28.
        737 4 Capital Issue Closing Prices Paid Up Value Dividends Fraser Lyall Company Co. Fvatt 454,175 1 Nil for year 29-2-33 Allenby ($1) 1.05 1.15 1.10 110 216.779 1 Nil for year 30-9-33 ..AlorGajah ($1) 0.70 0.80 0.75 080 439.125 1 Nil for year 31-3-33 A.
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