The Straits Times, 5 March 1928

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    13 1 The Straits Times No. 28,723. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1928. PRICE 10 CENT:
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      86 1 Milkmaid Swcet<Mvfd Full (ream MUk. j Safety First "BEAR BRAND" DELICIOUS RICH SWISS MILK is guaranteed free from infectious germs of any kind, and is highly recommended by the medical profession throughout the world. Quality— Purity —Richness Sole Agents for Malaya JOSEPH TRAVERS SONS, LIMITED Edtd. in LON.1ON, AD. 16C6.
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      110 1 Everything a^s* fn^gsJ^^P STEEL TRUNKS, STEEL UNIFORM CASES, Je&$Bm ATTACHE CASES, HOLD-ALLS, i^ttlV^^Sli HELMET CASES, SOILED LINEN R\GS, Ba^ r "REVELATION" EXPAM»JN(; SUIT CASES, jfr LEATHER TRUNK LABELS. STEAMER TRl NKS, SI IT CASES, &/!MktoB&B&*8*J&^-?T??™£^*>tiiMMBLiuK I n/t^S^ ROBINSON Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) RAFFLES PLACE, SINGAPORE. .17. Belgian
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      5 1 Miikmn'-' -iliied I Natural Milk.
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    MURDER OF CONSTABLE.
    246 2 ACCUSATIONS AGAINST BROWNE. London, Feb. 21. A long statement alleged to have been made by Kennedy was read on the resumption of the Gutteridge murder ease at the South Wcsttrn Police Court to-day. Kennedy, in the statement, declared that he was returning with his employer, Browne, in
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      310 2 Clean them the Silvo way /f"""^ta, It r$ so easily accomplished iusi \\V Jfjjflk rM a little polish rubbed on with a 2|o{ v^. c ot h Rn^ c spcon or fork is /^e^t^ cleaned and polished in a moment 3| (f v| I' is ihe same wnh any Silver
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      338 2 TRAGEDIES OF MARRIAGE. Thousands of gills and women m:>rry who are unlit for marriage. It is to this cause that much of the misery of which the world is so full is due. An unaemic bride begins hrr married life ■under an enormous handicap. And anaemia, the blight of womanhood
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      266 2 qA proved remedy for HAY FEVER and CATARRH in Tablet Form /?>j •"TWO or three Velocium tablets taken every l(/\/^s two hours will arrest any Catarrhal attack, while three or four days similar treatment will ,s^v_* usually conquer the most obstinate cases of N \vS~s^"y'—^'"v Catarrh or Hiv Fever. Velocium
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    KEPONG IN A STORM.
    439 3 Vessel's Fight in Gulf Of Siam. Our Bangkok correspondent wired us on Fob. 28 a brief account of the Keponft's terrible experience on her voyage from Singapore to Bangkok, which she reached IS hours late. We are able to amplify our report from the Siam Observer
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    WOMEN AIR PILOTS.
    488 3 Miss Peggy O'Neil In Favour. In an article in Air," the new magazine. Miss Pctrtry O'Neil says I have enjoyed most sports in the course of a busy life. I have played tennis, jrolf, and many other panics have ridden, driven, shot. But not one of these
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    SINGAPORE AND SOUTH MALAYA BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    33 3 Orders for week ending March 11: Monday, March 5, Meeting of Executive Committee, Headquarters, 5.15 p.-n. I Thursday, March 8, Band ictice. •"Triasy," "MaircTi "9, tUUi,
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      180 3 (SHIUj SHELL id *Be6t FACTS XJLERE are euven of the many facts why Dodge Brothers Four excels in its ckiss: 1. Swift acceleration 0 to 25 mile* per hour, through 3, in less than 7 second*. 2. 20% increase in gasoline mileage. 3. Forgings, rears and axle shafts of chrome
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      557 3 213,800 miles on a BICYCLE "I have ridden B.S.A. Bicycle No. 16,329 for 23 years, covering 2) „800 i miles (recorded), and am still riding it. The original front wheel, frsine, handlebars, cranks, und back axle are still in us«— writes a South African rider. A B.S.A. Bicycle will give
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      811 3 I BY ROYAL WAJttUNT TO H.M. THE DM Let their choice be Your choice I When you hear of a good thing you are naturally interested to know how it may affect you. As a motorist you will appreciate the fact that the four Southampton flying boats which have arrived
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      509 4 P. ft 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated la England)) MAIL AND PASSENGER AM> CARGO SERVICES PbTNTNSULAB AND ORIENTAL Us, CX>. TJNDEB CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVKBNMKNT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnag* due Spore NAGPOKE 5,300 Mar. 8 MANTUA 11.000
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      604 4 Shipping Announcements (NIPPON YUSEN KAISnA) TO LONDON Napl**, Marseilixs, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam Vessels Tonnage Due Sail ATSUTA MARU 8.000 Mar. 16 Ift KVSHIMA MARU 10,000 Mar. 2S 80 HAKONE MARU 10,100 Apl. 12 IS SIiWA MAhU 11,000 Apl. 26 £7 FUSHIMI MARU 11,000 May 10 11 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,500
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      474 4 BURNS PHBLP LINE 'Incorporated in Australia) FOR BRISBANE. STDNET AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA. DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Reft:iar monthly sailings by the well known steamer MARELLA (7,876 tons) and I the new mctor vessel, MALABAR (4,612 I tons). The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia,
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      600 4 K. P. H. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. GO. OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with th* NETHKKLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Trlepaoß* \o. .'1640, with sub connection* to P:n-»i;<>, Fri-isht. Transhipment. Marine Daats. I.r.i Mawa^ar 1 Desk. Representative* for Singapore and Straits Settlement of tue Official Tourist Bureau of Java. All information,
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      565 4 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THB OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LIMITED. THB CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. Cm. LTD. (Incorporated ia England) REGULAR SERVICE TO LONDON. AMS- TERDAM ROTTFRDaM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG ANO BREMEN.-- GENOA. JtAB- SEII.LKS. LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW 1 MARSEILI ES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW.- BOSTON, NFW YORK ANO BALTIMORE. WEEKLY
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      493 4 THE S!A^ STEA3S NA¥. CO., LYU (teaaryaraaaa la Mam) Bangkok coAvrnra unenm. icstniiii, Klwtay, 1 ii, k ganu, KeiasUa, bangnara Xhl'jv r, rvt^: BlauCtra, t*cn Baadoa, Koar«ta3l I Tag-in. (Jtassftaj aaa Bangkok. .«-r">»* L- arto-« sri>i'i; vine 7 Tbn ttaasa is are Dttad tiMwV|tiluiil vr.iS elaetric li^ht ami aav« aaaallcai
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      547 5 Shipping Announcements ELLERMAN KJCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTI. (Incorporated In Ebfland) T'T*"' UNH I'ASPKN'CKR AND FKEIOITV SERVICE TO TBI DOTTED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT FREIGHT SERVICI OI'TWARDS To Hong hunt, Shanghai and Japaa Due Spore m. CITY OF IHNKIRK Mar. 10 1, CITY OK SINCM'ORR Apl. 7 s.s. CITY OF ATI' Msy
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      453 5 STATE SHIPPING SERVICE M. 8. KANGAROO FROM FREMANTLE, WA. due Singapore March 6. For particulars regarding passage and freight rates, apply to MeALISTER CO, LTD. DOLLAR STEAMSHIP UNE ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE NEW YORK and BOSTON via COLOMBO, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA and MARSEILLES. Arrive Leave Leave Spore Spore Penang I'risiilent
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      686 5 STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPU "NEDERLAND" HOLUND-EAST-ASIA LINE Homeward Salllaga to AMSTERDAM AND ROTTERDAM Dae Sails KUNINGIN DEE NEDERLANDEN Mar. 9 9 tSALEIER Mar. 19 10 J. P. COEN Mar. 23 28 KANGEAN Mar. 26 27 BORNEO Apl. 1 2 PRINS DER NEDERLANDEN Apl. 6 8 t MANOERAN Apl. 16 17 CHR. HUYGENS
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      323 5 (Incorporated in England) PafiH«-n K er and Forwarding AfenU, Bankers, etc. V. O. Box 102, 6, BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE. Passages hooked by all Lines. jRail tickets is.sued for the principal railways throughout the world. TasscnKiTs' luggage, furniture and effects stored at current rates. Reductions for long pvriodsi. Cargo and baggage
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      296 5 Hawaii -LINGER AWHILE AND REST! Isles of Paradise are beckoning Fragrant leis of nalivr blossoms welcome you Enjoy the balmy freshness of the days, absorb the dreamy grandeur of the nighis and rest Thrill at the rich Hawaiian voices BsHgiag over moonlit bays Revel in the gossamer spray as you
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      510 6 ALHAMBRA Phone 909. TAN CUMG K« LTD.. rVurlHwi) Commt'ncinK MONDAY. MAMCfI ">. :i( p.m. A METRO— COLDVVVX— MAYBB SPECIAL THE TORRENT Film adaptation of Ibasco Ibaaa FanHHtt Novd leal tiring GRETA GARCO The (ireate.st Emotional Story ever Filmed ALSO THE KRAKATAU EARTHQUAKE A tremendous topical taken *i crave risk. In
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      302 6 VICTORIA THEATRE SUNDAY NEXT, MARCH 11, AT 9.15 P.M. POPULAR SUNDAY CONCERT Hooking at LITTLE'S, $2 and |1. Commcniin" MONDAY, MARCH 1!). a( 9.30 p.m. Keturn Visit of the WILBUR PLAYERS A SEASON OK LAUGHTER UNLIMITED. Monday, March 1!t. 'Ihursciav. March 21. THE SAP THREE LIVE GHOSTS Doal miss tl,
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      227 6 TONIGHT ALHAMBRA By VINCENT BLASCO IBANBZ, the Author v.ho save the World THE FOUR HORSEMEN Featuring GRETA GARBO and RICARDO CORTEZ. ALSO the mnm o; the volcano mmi k»akatau A most marvellDiis Dim showing the actual eruption of the Mount Krakalan molten lava being thrown over 3,000 feet above the
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    273 7 Hinisj. Haraa a, Ships :ili>iiK-id«- the Wharves or expected tv arrive. KKI'l-KI. HAKIIOUR Main Wharf Tha Cable, Irodi,. Mereary, Abella, Kelataa. Oil Wharf Nil Coal Wharf Han Waact Soon VKSSKI.S IN I)KY DOCKS. TunjonK TaRSr Albert Uock Nil Victoria Duck Lea. A!..^tnir. Sint?aradja hrppcl llarhoar Kind's Dock
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    DAILY TIME TABLE
    181 7 FIXTIREB. Monday, March 5 II W. Mi a.m., 8.9, 11.7 pjn., 8.4. aatball, H.MJi. H.TTii.s v. 11. M.5. iin.li, TumHay, Mar. h fi 11. W. 10.31 a.m.. 93, 1133 p.m., 8.6. S.'i.'lM- I'reabyterian Church Baaaar, Mem. Hull. c. niiii.- ('.<:. v. Koliinsons. i .M.tl.'il!. 11. M.5. li.-riucs
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    161 7 To-day. (\uub iKaruah) 2 p.m. ImI" China (0. G. Roume) ..I p. in B»lml ranrijang. Rrngkalia and Bagi.n S, Api Api i.Mtran) 2 p.".:. <t\|..n, Sui'lhnrn and Western India i MyrlVliuiiKl p To-morrow. i.iciti anil It— H 'I tic Hong) 9 a.m Polaa Soi-c llcmik Tick i
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    SHARK MARKET REPORTS.
    148 7 Macphail and Co., Ltd. Sintjapcro, Mar. 5. 1. II c. Bta. Quiet. \rw Scudiiu 2.40-2.45 t la !< MBta rum.. Mrntakubs 41!3 ecnl 674-1.72H, Bro(ja» 1.02 to- tfa Lintanci 1.1-1.1'"). K. >!:i! 2 10. JiTHm KuanUl 1.03-IJM, Bonjtl T;ik:iiiKs Hi! 1 c.nt--i. Bnl <'. Jclo'onfs 75-.P cenu.
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    Rose Macphail and Co.
    155 7 Singnporc. Mar. 5. London 1«d unchanged Local -I. London.- Tin £2SI 155.. up 7s. 6d. Mining, yuii Mambaa IM-i :i"'-.-. R:.ntal I'r.-f. IM-IMH, Ula IMnh 60-66 cents. TaUm 1.0r.-l.OT'j, Fenawat 78-81 eaata, SmiKci Way S.O7H-S.UH, North Taipinc 1.10-1.134 i-\., Kuchai 2.07 1 2-2.12 1.2,1 .2, Tniplng
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    EXCHANGES.
    78 7 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rußby, Mar. 4. Foreign exchanges ana Amsterdam IS.US, Athens :;<!7'.. Berlin •-'0.42. Baataaj la. I l".-li;.!.. Brussels KWU, Bucharest Mi n it",. Capaaaajt** l^.m Q«wi UM, H'elsingfon IMH, Hong Kong Js. (i »d.. X >l)c- Is. l.VltSd.. Lisbon 2 9-32. Madrid 38.875, Milan M.35. Now York
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    STORY OF THE DAY.
    36 7 "Do angels have winjis. Mummy?" (I;. 1 1 in r." "(an thaf fly?" "Yes, dariinK." "Then when is Nanny Kointr to fly, 'cos Daddy called her an anjrel last nifrht?" To-morrow, darling."
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    32 7 By Vondel ChenonccHUX Kdavaua Tnmbora P. Jui S'pore London Jan. 27 Feb. 20 Jan. 2A Fab. 20 Feb. 2 Feb. 25 K.->>. Feb. 27 Kcb. 10 ><a;\ HI Mar.
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
    255 7 EXCHANGE. PRODUCE. Singapore, Jl:.r. I. On London. Bank 4 m/s 2/4 1/32 Demand 2/3 27/32 Prirata 3 m. credit 4 H On New York, Demand 5C4 Private 90 d'» 57% M France, il ink T.T. 1 1 l 'n In.lin, Bank T.T. 1-">1 On Hon^ Kong, Ili-.nk
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    60 7 12 o'clock noon Mar. I, Tone of Market: vji;i<i. slightly easier. Latest Cable London Spot hc-ct Is. l*id. per lb. New York :--Spot Bfceel G. seats 29'n per lb. t.S.S. equiil to Standard. Q.C.F. Undent R.SS on Tender Spot .-larch April-June July -Sept. 4!)
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      MINING.
      474 7 Issue Val. Pd. .15 .15 P. IMandok 1 1 Pennwat Z 5 I'cnKkalcn Ord. 1 1 Totaling II £1 l'hin Soon fl 17 6 Puchonu ■I in Pungah 1 1 Puteh 1 1 Ruhnuin Hyd. 1 1 Raja Perak n 1 Kumbutan 1 1 Kantau (Ord.) 1 1 Unntau
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      GENERAL.
      174 7 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers Seller* £1 f I n. Am. Tobaaco 4.18.0 5.0.0 1 1 Central Knjine 0.50 055 1 1 Cycle CY.rri: sc 0.77' i O.S2'j 11 1 K. Siii.ltinu Co. 14.00 14.80 ."> 5 Kra3er A Kmt* IR.2"> 19.00 100 lOC Hammer Co. IMM 186.00 Hk. 125
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      DEBENTURES.
      100 7 U. Eng. 6 p.c. $1,234,300 3% 6% prera. Singapore Cold Storage- Deb. 7 p.r. $5. r -i.ooi. 104 108 Singapore i. nicipal 5 p.c. 1,878,000 of 1901 par. 5 prcm. :i:nK&pore Municipal 4'j p.c. o( 1907 $1,600,000 SO par. Singapore Municipal p.c. of 1909 $1,100,000 90 par. Singapore Municipal
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    RUBBER SHARES.
    401 7 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt'f quotations. To-day'i Pricei Frairr Lyall Co. Evatt. Allenby ($1) Alor Gajah ($1) A. Hitam ($1) >. Kuning ($1) Am. Malay (?2) A. Molrk ($1) IVnas (*5) '.aiKownie i.H) Bauctt (»1> Ilrosas N. (ft) Hrutjci U. f*s) i:. Jilutonc l$l) B. Katil
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      DEATHS
      89 7 DUNBUm A th.- Kcsldaner, Bandakaa, North Borneo, >n Tuefd«>, ftbruary lis From nalaria, Helm Marjoria, wife Ol UM Baa. Ur. U. \V. L. Bunbury. Ke<:.k'rit af Stir.ilakan. OON. Oon ChonK Lock, at his residence, Bvsrtoa Roud, March 3, 1928. Afc-e IT 11 le.iv.'s aahiaid h m four sons, Mr.
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      191 7 VIGHA GLiGQSPERMA Ii an excellent Coverplant, which wil crow in the open an well na in the dennar ihado of oid Rubber »n<l Cnffoofiel.ln. Vigna Oligoapenna moreover s GREEN MANURE, whirh onncheii tho toil witl Vitrocn. Planted out from SEED fS'x8 f It wili entirely have core rod tho tround
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      66 7 BEAUTIFUL CUT GLASS DECANTERS JUST ARRIVED FRANKEL'S (Watch Our Advt. l':i ,c Ifi). CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM, WU. ROBINSON BOAD. Open daily ».3O to 11 ..10 a.m. IBRViriW FVKRV MIWIMV StJB jLADYHILL ESTATE, TANGLIN Attractive building sites for sale 1 at reasonable rates including, the l.irge house ki.own as Lath-hill.
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      206 7 GOVERNMENT NOTICE Tenders v-ill he nci-ived at the Colonial Secretary's Office, up to noon of March 21. 1928, for the erection and completion of the Outpatients Department, General Hospital, Singapore. Every person applying for a form of Tenii- v.ill be r>- tuire-d to Hepos.it the sum of Om Humlred Dollars
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      412 7 TV marru-.Ke batwasa Mr. Tu:i k.iiß Seng; third son of the lute >i r. .nnl Mrs. Tar llaa Chin ;'.!ul .••.-.5.-i Kl.aw C'lioe Mo. <lile..t daughter oi Mr. and Mrs. Khaw Bang U*w aril] tike ptaat »t UaHad Chinese Library, Armenian Street, on Snaday, •tares a. .«:!•>. (apt. and Mrs.
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      909 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Classified Advts., see pane 16. WANTS. FOR SALE. ETC. Xt ,i:\. APASTHENT to lei 82, Waterloo It. BOARD AND RESIDENCE, :i. r.ingllß I a .-'.T'.ik. MANTKD uni-eleetrie acts, prrfect soaParlleaiars ns'j. Times. (lp> <UK\ BOLET four-seater, good maaiag oi'lir. Mora wanted. 101, Stia.: Times. STANDARD US fofar-sester,
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      77 7 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. Kandang Kerbau Station. <l<> < oitrU'*) of Covrrnmrnt Health (tHi.fl I ..r the Jl Ili.un i-nding at Midni|(ht 01. Marrh 4. D.K.I bade t.nipcratuic x..:> t Niß. slki.l- Icn.p.latun T< I Mean Inuli' 1< mpi-r:.turc- S].. 1 IM <■ Mm. c-.^-- radiation 71 K i.ipi-r: Miix. n, Mia.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 5. CANTON'S GESTURE.
    706 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 5. CANTON'S GESTURE. and the question which suggest"- 1 itself is this Does Britain regard j General Li Chai-sum as the strong man at all events so far as South China is concerned whose advent has been so eagerly awaited The attempted Communist coup
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    OCCASIONAL NOTES.
    306 8 Even the rifle as a modern weapon of warfare is now threatened, that is if our reading of the sitrns be right. Certainly it appears to be losing ground. According to service announcements over one hundred riflemen arc to disappear from each battalion as such and the majority
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    ODYSSEY OF AN ORCHID COLLECTOR.
    1771 8  -  F. D. Eurdett.) (By VII. BUTTERFLIES AND SULPHUR. While studying the habits and customs of the various tribes of Southern Mindanao, in a weak moment I once promised my little son Halford to collect and forward as many of the beautiful Mindanao butterflies as I
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    429 8 With effect from March 1 the Rev. A. McNab will oflk-iaL- as Chaplain to tin \V -sleyan Troops in the Command. Mr. W. Watt, Manager. Strathisla Estate, has left for Home by the Hector. During his absence Mr. Ci. Hemmant is ;u-tinj; manager. The wedding took place
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    BUKIT TIMAH ROAD.
    209 8 EIGHT MILES TO BE WIDENED. Motorists will learn w ith pleasure of the decision of the Rural Board to commence the widening of Bukit Timah Road from the Municipal boundary to the new Woodlands Road. This scheme involves the widening of eight and a half miles of
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    RUBBER FACTORY FIRE.
    35 8 We understand thai the loss occasioned by the lire at the rubber factory at Bukit Timah Road on Friday, amounts roughly to about $«00,000. No definite estimate is obtainable at the moment.
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    57 8 From Australia, by Tritonia, due at Singapore to-morrow. From Australia, by Kangaroo, due at Singapore to-morrow. From China and Japan, by Kawachi Maru, due at Singapore to-morrow. FltHB Holland, l>y Sibajak, due at Singapore on Wednesday morning, the 7th instant. From China anil Japan, by Muroran Maru, due
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    63 8 I Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc., New York, send us the following cable dated .Mar. ■">, their quotations being in I gold dollar cents closing bid prices Rufctt-r uefcngM sales to-day G2j I tons. March 2U.20, April BM, May 2:t.."..:, June 29.50, July 29.60, August 29.60, September 29.70,
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      144 8 VIRGINIA V CIGARETTES WDgH.O.Wills. BRISTOL LONDON. CRICKET ACCESSORIES. JACK HOBBS FORCE CRICKET BATS. Blade of specially selected willow and beautifully balanced. Prices from $14.50 to $24.00. BAT S- .g£ T BiiP^SSp^N, CRICKET BALLS. Made from best WISDEN Wlllow x T3f'isfMii« "SPECIAL CROWN" Trice $18.50. -s£^3E^Sfii BALLS. THE QHjfM !>rice $6.75
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      56 8 ALHAMBRA TO-NIGHT In (he Second Show at 9 METRO— GOLDWYN— MAYER SPECIAL THE TORRENT Featuring GRETA GARBO also THE KRAKATAU EARTHQIOKE First Show at 7.30 WAR COMEDY LOST AT THE FRONT Featuring G. SYDNEY and C. MCRRAY. TAN CHENG KEE CO.. LTD, Proprieinrs. BEER IS THEBEER Sole Agents GUTHRIE CO.,
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      44 8 ».»4 On Other Pages. Pa««, Finance and Commerce 7 Shipping and the Mails 7 Meteorological Ki-port 7 To-day'n Share Market 7 Cable and Radio News .9 Sir Hugh Clifford's Birthday 9 etion IVrak Planters' View* 10 Sport Ne*< snd ('nmmrntl 10 Selangor Ruces 10
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    EGYPT REJECTS TREATY.
    321 9 MINISTRY RESIGNS. SARWAT PASHA'S WORK FAILS. BITTER OPPOSITION OF WAFDISTS. fRKITKI: TELEGRAM] London, Mar. 1 Cairo The Prime Mmi.-tcr, Sarwat I'aslia. and tile Government have resigned. It it b lirvcd thai befort reahjaJag Sarwat Pasha informed Lord Lloyd, the Hiph Conimissii.ner. that the GoVtnUßtat hal ivjrc u-d
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    IRAK BORDER RAIDS.
    107 9 Koweit in State Of Tension. [■m telegram] London, Mar. 1. Basrnli Koweit is in a state of tension ii\\iri\ r to rtpoctl liom the interior, where the tribes are evidently on the war path, preparing a hijr offensive in which Koweit is c\! wtcd to be the
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    HONG KONG & CANTON.
    89 9 HONG KONG CANTON. Sir Cecil dementi's Visit. [lUt TK!t I'AR EASTERN SKRVICE.j Hunjj Kon^r. Mar. 3. The Cover DM Sic ("oiil ("lcmenti, with I.:niy I Itmenti atul his staff, is proi-ei-ilim; In Canton .ii tin- '.tth inst. mi an official visit, iv'.urninj: M the 11th. The provisional program me of
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    BREST-LITOVSK TREATY
    108 9 Russo-< ieiman Commercial Relations. [RDITER TELEGRAM] I.cm.ltni. Mar. S. Meecev The tenth anniversary of tho aigaiag of thf Treaty of Brest-Litovsk has heea signalised by newspaper articles en Rasso-Genaaa commercial negotiation- havinir M far encountered obstades. The Izvt- German suggestion to establish ;in expect bank on the jrround
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    CEYLON RUBBER.
    133 9 ANOTHER PROTEST AGAINST RESTRICTION [REI'TER TELEGRAM] London, Mar. Colombo The Low Country Products Association has forwarded to Mr. Amery a resolution asking for the immediate abolition of rubber restriction, declaring that restriction has led to a considerable increase of production and reclamation and large extensions of production in
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    NICARAGUA.
    187 9 Sandino's Influence Still Felt. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Mar. 3 Washington In view of the fact that State Department communiques with regard to Nicaragua always refer to Sandino as a bandit, while official American despatches from Nicaragua represent him as an insignificant rebel with a very small following, it i.s
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    U.S.A. DIRIGIBLE.
    145 9 Perilous Landing In Snowstorm. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London. Mar. B, Lakehurst, New Jersey The Naval dirigible Los Angeles has completed the trip to the Panama Canal zone and back. Landing operations were interrupted by a blinding snowsti.rm, anil the airship was carried off with four sailors clinging to the
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    AIR FORCE FATALITY
    81 9 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, March 3. The Air Force aeroplane which crashed yesterday on the Isle of Grain was a Fairey Third F, similar to the machines which made the formation service flight from Cairo to Cape Town last year. The machine is described by the Air
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    " ONE-ARMED " SUTTON.
    67 9 ONE-ARMED SUTTON. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Mar. ft One- Armed Sutton (the British exoflicer who was adviser to Chang- Tsolin) prior to his departure for Vancouver, where he is settling, said that since lie U-ft China eight months ago Chang Tso-lin had tuice implored him to return. but he decided to
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    CAPT. HINKLER'S PLANS.
    61 9 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, March 3. Captain I .nkler. who is being feted in Australia, has cabled to his wife asking her to go to Australia to share in the n joiiin^s over the success of his great flight, and she is leaving next week. It i*
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    ZINOVIEFF LETTER DISCLOSURES.
    627 9 DAILY MAIL'S PART. COMMENT BY MR. MACDONALD. [RECTER TELEGRAM] London, Mar. 4. In conscqucnc* of a letter to The Observer, in which Mr. Thomas Marlowe ex-editor of the Daily Mail, explains that the Daily Mail received a copy of the notorious Zinovieff letter from two different sources
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    DEATH OF CONSERVATIVE M.P.
    119 9 BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, Mar. 4. The death is announced of Sir Harry Poland, K.C., probably the oldest member <»f the legal profession. He was in his 99th year and had been a Barrister for 77 years. Sir Harry Podkin Poland was born in London on
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    DEATH OF OLDEST K.C.
    76 9 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO) Rugby, March 3. Mr. James Kidd, Conservative Member of Parliament for Linlithgow, died suddenly last night after addressing a local political meeting. Mr. Kidd complained of feeling unwell during the meeting, and after resting in an anteroom he drove with his wife to
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    LAWLESSNESS IN SHANGHAI.
    264 9 GUNMEN ACTIVE. SERIES OF ARMED ROBBERIES. [rkuter far eastern service.] Shanghai, Mar. 3. While quietude in the local Chinese situation has enabled the authorities of the International Settlement to C3noe! from the Ist inst. the state of emergency established in March last year, they still experience enormous
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    BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR.
    182 9 End of Most Successful Effort. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, Mar. The London and Birmingham sections of the British Industries Fair closed last night. Over 10O,00(> trade buyers and 'MpDOO of the public visited the London section, and overseas buyers represented U0 countries. Capt. Douglas Hacking. Parliamentary Secretary
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    LINER RAMS BATTLESHIP.
    43 9 Mishap in Malta Harbour. [revtek telegram] London, Mar. S, Malta The BtitUn steamer Corinthic, leaving Giand Harbour, rammed the battleship Queen Elizabeth, destroying the latter's nortsjde saloon balcony. The Corinthk's bows were damaged. She was towed away by Admiralty ti'.gs.
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    GIANT BELL CAST.
    80 9 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, Mar. 1 The casting of the largest bell ever made in England and the fourth largest in existence was celebrated at Croydon yesterday by 2,.'!00 bell-ringers from all parts of the country. The bell, with other?, has been made for n carillon in
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    GERMANY'S EX-COLONIES.
    65 9 [REI'TER TELEGRAM] London. Mar Berlin At meeting of German colonial organisations, the ex-Governor of East Africa, Dr. Schnee. the ex-Governor of Kiachow, Captain Meyer Waldeck and the ex-Colonial Minister Beel and others made speeches protesting against the alleged British efforts to annex Tanganyika, demanding that the German Government
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    47 9 Another case in which L. H. Haynes is involved at Hong Kong is pending in which Mr. J. T. Dobbie, of the Sunday Herald, Hong Kong, and formerly of Malaya who stood as guarantor for Haynes, will dispute a claim by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels.
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    MUSSOLINI SPEAKS.
    303 9 STERN ANSWER TO AUSTRIA. [REITEB THjIGKAM] London, Mar. Rome Signor Mussolini was loudly applauded for a vigorous speech in the Chamber with regard to the position of German minorities in the Italian Tyrol. He said, This is the last time I shall speak on this subject. Next time
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    FUTURE OF TANGIER.
    171 9 Franco-Spanish Agreement Signed. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Mar. Palis An agreement regarding Tangier has been signed between France and Spain, whereby Spain's desire for r. fuller share in the administration of Tangier is met by an amendment of the im statute. Spain is given command of the Gendanneiie,
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    THE FIRST AEROPLANE.
    171 9 Mr. Wright atnd the Smithsonian Institution. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Mar. 4 Washington The Smithsonian Institution is making a strong effort to win back Mr. Orville Wright's aeroplane, which he decided to send to the British Museum. The secretary offers to change the label affixed to the Langley
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    MEXICAN UNREST.
    80 9 Alleged Plot to Assassinate President. [reuter telegram] London, Mar. 5, Mexico City The Police state that through the arrest of a Catholic priest named Osorioleyva they discovered a plot to assassinate President Calles and 1 General Obregon, the only candidate in the field against Calles in the Presidential
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    THE GOVERNOR'S BIRTHDAY.
    797 9 45 YEARS' SERVICE. CELEBRATION IN A SEATLANE. ATTEMPT TO REACH 15,000 FEET. To-day is Sir Hugh Clifford'? .sixtysecond birthday, and it is entirely characteristic of His Excellency that ho proposes to celebrate the event by making 15,000 feet altitude flight in mm of H..M.S. Hermes' seaplanes this
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    GENERAL ELECTION.
    84 9 Not Expected I "ntil Next Year. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugl.y. Mar. 4 Viscount Younger, speaking at Kilmarnock last night, said that the General Election would not be held until after the budget of 1929— probably in June or July of that year. The financial position had improved considerably,
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    RUBBER RESTRICTION.
    197 10 Suggestions by Perak Planters. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Mar. 3The Central !'cr;.k Plant) I i v i I ri'striction yesterday, generally favouring its reten!i<iii, provided the plan i> revised, basted on stocks inst'-ail at The Chairman advanced the following i aggesttoa The appointment of a Controller of
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    Cable News in Brief.
    482 10 [reutek telegram! London, Mar. 4. Paris The general elections have lini tixed for April 2'J. The Hague The death has occurred of the ainter Jan Toorop. Paris: The death has occurred of I.apukhin, the ex-Tsarist chief of policf, who was notable fur unmasking the notorious ngent
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    124 10 The Inion Star Opera at the Happy alley attracted large audiences on Satur•i iy and yesterday. A new Chinese drama entitled (hoy Eng and Ong See will be given to-night. .V highly recommended play entitled MM) of Khartoum will be -ta^ei ;ii the City Opera, New World, to-nicht.
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    INDIAN J.P. CHARGED.
    209 10 Echo of Recent Ling Nam Case. llaji Manjoor Sahib Maricar, a wellknown Singapore Indian, appeared as an aeeaeed pereaa before the Master Attendiint, Captain Freyburg. this ntornin-. in a case that has followed the recent prosecution ami conviction of the inu.-tei i f the l.iiiir Xam and
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    TOWN AND COUNTRY.
    688 10 The troopship City of Marseilles is expected to arrive at Singapore on Thursday. The Banishment Enactment of the F.M.S. is to be brought into conformity with the Straits Settlement? law. H. E. the Governor will take the chair at the annual meeting of the Union Jack Club
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      TENNIS.
      176 10 Kleinman for Wimbledon: S.C.C. Entries. D. H. Kleinman, winner* of the S.C.C. i singles championship last year, will not I be a competitor in the tournament beI ginning on March 10. The reason la that I he is leaving at the end of the month to play at Wimbledon,
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      Tanglin Club Tournament.
      80 10 Ties for Wednesday Dyne Cup. Williams and Miss Richardson v. Assiter and Miss Wallis. Green and Mrs. Frcyberg v. Mr. and M is. l.aine. Fuller and Mrs. He.sta v. Mr. and Mrs. Hansell. Major nnd Mrs. Gardner v. Mr. and Mrs. Battishill. Cullpn Cup. Mr. and Mrs.
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      GOLF.
      153 10 S.G.C. March Bogey Competition, The Singapore Golf Club March Bogey competition was played on Saturday and ye.-ttrday, and resulted in a tie between Messrs. W. McMullan, E. M. F. Ferguson and R. D. Finlay who returned one down. Sixty-four cards were taker, out and the following were returned The
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      AUSTRALIAN RACING.
      73 10 Result of Newmarket Handicap. (From Our Own Correspondent) Sydney, Mar. The following was the result of the Newmarket Handicap (six furlongs) run to-day GOTHIC, 9.10 1 THRACIAN BELLE, 7.9 2 CHRYSTAL, 7.12 3 Twenty-four ran and a fine finish resulted in Gothic setting the better of Thraciuii Belle
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      BOXING.
      29 10 Big Purses for Heavyweights. [Reuter Telegram.] London, Mur, ;>. New York Tom Heeney and Jack Delaney each received $41,241 f o; Thursday Might's fight, which H^ency won on point.
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      M.C.C. IN SOUTH AFRICA.
      164 10 A Tribute to Capt. Stanyforth. Cape Town, Feb. 24. The M.C.C. sailed to-day for England. Captain Stanyforth was presented with an address signed by representative South African sportsmen hailing him as a man whom every Britisher in the L'nion could look up to, not merely as
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      SINGAPORE CRICKET.
      753 10 Hamilton's Side Scores Well. Scoring was much more prolific in Saturday's play of the S.C.C. trial match on the Padang, in which the opposing sides were Mr. R. L. L. Bradßelll team and Mr. R. N. Hamilton's team. The game began on Friday, when Braddell's team lost six
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      RUGBY.
      118 10 Beat Navy at Twickenham. [Reuter Telegram.] London, Mar. 3. The King was present at Twickenham ior the second Saturday in succession on the occasion of the inter-services Rugby match, in which the Army beat the Navy by 11 points to five. Glorious weather prevailed, and there were 12.000 people
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    1028 10 Favourites Win on Second Day. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 3. Fine weather axain prevailed to-day, and then was large attendance for the second programme of the meeting. Favourites wata well repreeeated amon^,the winners. Results Ponies, Third Division (six fur.) 1. RECOMPENSE (Irvine) 8.4. 2. LOCKSTITCH
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    SINGAPORE FOOTBALL.
    191 10 Hermes Scores Narrow Victory Over S.C.F.A. Although there waa little to eheose between the iwo si.ie. H.M.S. Hermes brought f>H a wry OMtlUl victory on the Stadium on Saturday when they defeated th, S.c.i .A. by the only goal mm. id. Dm Milan at one period of the
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    Programme for the Week.
    218 10 (BY "CENTRE") There is iiuite a full programme of varied matches to be played oiT during the week commencing with I Mriet o naval gasses on most of the senior local grounds this afternoon. The principal remaining fixtures are on Tuesday, Wednesday' and Friday, when further
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    REFUGE IN A CHURCH.
    160 10 Shot Man's Dash From Assailant^. Giving evidence in a charge of attempted murder against two other Chinese, a Chinese told the Second Police Magistrate (Mr. W. N. Gourlay) that he took refuge from his armed assailants In the Roman Catholic Church in Ophir Road An Indian
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    SAMOA TROUBLES.
    61 10 Misunderstandings Removed Outlook Brighter. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Mar. 3. Wellington The Administrator of Samoa addressed the Man prisonei pokesmaa said the Han fell that their gnevajwaa had Bean niei, but they required time to consider the AdministiatnrV WOrdl before definitely answering. The- AdminJatrator'i talk obviously removed many misunderstandings,
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    29 10 A Tokio cable of the tod inst. raaarta two ca«if;. of midde, f he \ictims bring I.ieut. Murayama, of thr cruiser Yahagi, and Mr. S. Wakabayashi. a well-known lawyer.
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    238 11 Teams for the SemiFinals. ENGLISH AM) SCOTTISH err results. [IN-uler Telegram.] mIU ol I" ili'yV malicH'S in tk< id Scottish Cupi nnu follow: Knjli.h I up Sixth Round. Blackburn M— cfcMtw U. B Nstti Faraat Huddrl Totsi-nhum Ancnal -I InHUi < up Fourth Round. Mothvrwrll Celtic i.u.-.n'- I'iiA
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    LEAGUE POSITIONS.
    1011 11 lo« Ina are thr peaitioni in the It pie including the matchrs played Ml March :l English Cup Prospects. IVpendent upon the next draw, it seems tha L Hudilersfield and Arsenal will t'.Kht out th" final of the F.A. cup this year. Both Ma quite easily on Saturday
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      INCOME TAX PROBLEMS.
      402 11 To the EJitor of the Straits Times. Sir, It should be generally known that :/ie .ax uff.iials in the home country take ;i ri-.thfi extreme view on several points in connection with officers and others home v.i ieave. (1) They rcgaid all sun's of money brought Of
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      HAPPY K. L.
      158 11 To the Kditor of the Straits Time*. Sir,— Amid the very proper outcry us to the Pariah Plagw on this island, your correspondents Man i<> liave lost rifdrt f ;:-i im))ortant point bearing on this question ii., thy t!...itor of an outbreak ot 1 raliu.s and hydrophobia.
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    HEALTH BULLETIN.
    90 11 Tie League of Nations Health Bulletin f<u- the week Mdlag Feb. 2. r >, states tha: in ulruLta there wip 42 cholera an<i M smallpox deaths as against Si and Bye, respectively, ilurinc the piivediii;; Ml ML Kaiiiroon rcporti-d IS plague and fojr (.holcni deaths as against 12
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    RUBBER RETURNS.
    57 11 ■•CU S.ki:. l.'.riOO lbs. B« ak Rabii. -1'.1.H00 Ik*. Hariraau. T.lti-i M.s. X irau. 15.^00 Ihs. MiijeJic. 12.000 'hs. Muar ham. 12,498 11,-. M.rchiston. 11,800 lbs. Mountjoy. 22.000 lbs. HermHg. 10,750 lbs. rOUf. 221.500 lb«. Rubana. 74,000 lbs. Svkong.- u.noo lbs. SabrmiK. 90 000 ll.s. Straits Rubber Co.-
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    REAL FILM STARS.
    664 12  -  Iris Barry.) Real Film Stars. (By 1 DISTINCTION WITH A DIFFERENCE. What really is a film star asks Iris 1 Barry in the Daily Mail. The following is her own answer The term seems to be used to apply to any man, gill, or child who has
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    VALUABLE BUSINESS ASSET.
    309 12 The Universal Postal Franking Machine. An important and useful recent business innovation is undoubtedly the Universal Postal Franker, which has been adopted locally by many well-known firms, such as John Little and Co., Robinson and Co., Evatt and Co., Singapore Cold Storage Co., Baker Morgan and Co.,
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      THE "SUPER-TOTE."
      514 13 Progress of Odds Shown. Mr. '•<■ M. Hamilton, who was at one lime a mathematical master at Mai vein I College has invited a Super-Totalisa-J tor for which he claims that (1) The indicator shows the actual odds against every ho-so throughout the Utting. and not merely the
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      CRICKET.
      348 13 New County Scoring Scheme. At a MMtiBC of the Advisory County Cricket Committee at Lords, Lancashire moved a lesolution that from 1928 on- wards points for a first innings lead should be abolished and a sub-committee I be appointed to evolvp a scheme deciding the method of scoring in
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      580 14 BANKING HON(i KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hoi.g Kon£) Head Office HONG KONG. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issue and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Funds Sterling 6.000,000 Silver $13,500,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,00(1 COURT OF DIRECTORS Hon. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, Chairmnn. A. 11. Compton, Es<|. Deputy Chairman.
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