The Straits Times, 22 February 1929

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times No. 29,021 SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1929 PRICE 10 CENT,
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 115 1 TROPICAL SUITING f'FLORODOR" (8.D.A.) j WING LOONG, l' BIGH HT.. BINGAPORE PALETKORPES LARGEST MAKERS OF SAUSAGES IN THE WORLD. pALETKORPES^. ROYAL OXFORD, r RR L .o« fi ROYAL CAMBRIDGE, %k N STAFFORD PORK AND VIENNA. |npi|EßnK^^^ Obtainable in 1 II). and >*> OuDLIV POBT. EhCIAND LARGEST LIST OF ROYAL AND
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    • 250 1 GOIIS'C HOME! HEADS UP.! HATS OFF! Give PARKER DUOFOLD f J PENS and PENCILS UVIBMU DUOFOLD KM jk A $uo v tl ,W A OVERSIZE RENIUR l'i:\; II lUNMM IHOKOI.D PEN f^ W U BS V> JlOOO. X, Bl £1 <v JINHIIt PENCIL I.ADY ItI'OFOLU PEN 1^ ff iR MB
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    • 9 1 I < M FLOKODOB (8.U.A.1 WING LOONG j twancAL yntAß.
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    • 540 2 P. ft 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL AND PASSKNGBR AND CARGO SERVICES. PFNINSI I.AR AND ORIENTAL B.N. CO. IJNIWIR CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore 1»E» MALWA 11.100 Feb. 23
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    • 577 2 Shipping Announcements (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naplee, Marseilles, I.onJon, Antwerp and Rotterdam Vessels Tannage Due Sal] SUWA MAR1! 11,100 Feb. 28 liar. KUSU1M1 MAEU 1 1.000 Mar. M 1 HAKOZAKl MAUD 10.600 Mar. 28 i HAKUSAN MAItU 10.&00 Apl. 11 1 t KIT AM) MARV H,(Ju(J Apl. 26 2
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    • 505 2 lURNS PHILP UNE (Incorporated la Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,875 ton*) and the new motor vessel, MALABAR (4,612 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins
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    • 620 2 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with the NETHERLANDS INDIAN G0VERNMEN1 Telephone No. 3840, with «ub-connectloi to Passage. Freight, Transhipment Marir Depta. and Manager's Desk. Repreaentatives for Singapore and Strait ScttlomenU of the Official Tourist Bureau < Java. All Information, detailed itineraru
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    • 552 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL UNE THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LIMITED. THB CHINA MUTUAL STEAM WAV. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in In gland) REGULAR SERVICE TO LONDON. AM! TERDAM, ROTTERDAM. ANTWERP, HA1 BURG AND BREMEN— GENOA, MA] ran.i.Ka. Liverpool and glasgow.MARSEILLES, HAVE1, LIVIRPOOL AN GLASGOW— BOSTON, NEW TOBK AN BALTIHOR1. WBHCLT SBRVICB—
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    • 523 2 i THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO. LTD. (Incorporated In Slam) BANOKOK COASTING SERVICE. For Kretay, Trengganu, Kelantan, Bangnara, Telupin, Patent, Singora, Lacon, Sichon, Bandon, Kohsamui, Langsuan, Chumpon and 9. Bangkok. a Arrival Departure SUDDHADIB IN M Feb. il MALINI Mar. 4 Mar. 0 VALAYA Mar. 11 Mar. i:i D The
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    • 491 3 Shipping Announcements ELLERKAH BUCXNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England) "ELI.ERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO THE I'MiTFD Ei :CPOM AND CONTINENT FltKlCirr SERVICE oi'TWARDS Tv Bane Kong. Shanghai and Japan Due S'pon an. rrrv of pvr.m Msr. 10 •J. CITY OF OLASCOW Apl. 10 HOMEWARDS M, <ITY OF
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    • 451 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE oIWAMERICAN MAIL LINE n^ nh^[ ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE From, Sl.\r;.\:>OßE and TEVANG via COLOMfiO. Bl BE, I'ORT SAID, ALEXANIMtIA. NAPLES, CENOA and HAMIILLBS I-. NKW YORK and IsOSTOM .Arrive Leave Leave pure Spore Penaru BLTB ALEXANUKH Mar. 4 liar. 7 Mar. <J I'REH. GAltmi.U Mnr. is Mar. 21.
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    • 507 3 DUTCH MAILS Stoomnutrt Maatsehappij Ncderland and Rotterdam Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO Gaiuis A-»«i»rdic B<iathaomtoK Maraaillaa katierdaoi Toanaga L«ave S'yore Joh. da Witt 10.400 S.UJ4. Fe*>. 22 Slamat 11, 500 K.L. Mar. Prinscs Juliana e',l 0 S.MJ^. M«r. Tainbora 6.C00 R.L. Har. P C. Hooft UfiM S.M.N. Mar.
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    • 420 3 HOLUND-EAST ASIA UNE REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO GENOA ROTTERDAM, AMSTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN. Da* Laave Tonnage S'pora S'pora 'OLDERKT-RK 7,800 Mar. 5 Mar. 5 ALDnLUdH 7.700 Apl. 7 Apl. 7 I (all.-.; at Marseille*. earners calling at Tenant U lndueement offers. Steamer, hava limited passenger aceommod...oo. Fan.' to London
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    • 124 3 The Cine-Pictures yon have always wanted arc j now possible. A "KODALITE" will cnaMo you to make moving pictures at night, in the houac or outside, with a CINE-KODAK" f 1.9 lens THE SPEED CAMERA. KODAK LIMITED (Incorporated in England) SINGAPORE. gf| SIMPLICITY Gas cookers are clean, ever ready for
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    • 408 4 GENNETT RECORDS. 4CI3K MM U Di: KKVKS (Tango). KRBIONATE lIKKMANO (lan«o). 4*137 11.1 SION ll'ltlUliA (Tango). r<M IJLK Ml DIJASTK (Tan«o). 4VI HOTIJA LINDA <Tan«o). I.i:( Hi i.\ i rsa 4*124 I.A MBUCANA lIOITA (J.irana). MKRIDANOR 1)K I.A I'AZ (Pawi-IViblc). 4H23 MAKIA LUISA (Jarana). CRACULA .Oso-lioblr). 4*ll' I'OK BUI HI
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    • 69 4 4fyflL^MEyT^*jA- a^" /srf fl /fl \L^w 7 A i 3 J iiifcih l^ g i yy j&^Zy" t I I 111 |Bw^9Bb^^47 •Ct A jT'5. ■jj J^ftsls jSjC B I !P<DM¥li£ >/IX ORIENTAL MOTOtS, Singapore. TAN SOO HOCK CO., Malacca. .MiiM-ua»ssgii jM-'^a^af rv —^s^a^a^a^aT^aT'flfftr **blWirt*>tl l *WMa^a^M^aM^a^^'di'i»flJ&r* B I'll M
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    • 243 4 is DANCIS^ r EXCLUSIVE BALLROOM DANCING Mis* J. KOSIIO! I Late of the 'lyne-Mte-Sioiih Rtlmml of Dancing. Shafteshnry AveM*. Ix>ndon. Announces that she will ivc In Tuition in the latest Ballroom II For *ng«fr<-mcnl« »n«l full p:ir!irul;.r-. Trlrphune «4»0 or »ri:, e/o GOODWOOD HAI.U RiliCMW*< FINEST VALUE IN TOE WORLD
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  • 713 5 Closer Union. RECOMMENDATIONS OF COMMISSION. A ni'iiiir the recommendations of the CommisskM «n Closer Union of the Pi-pcndcncics m Eastern and Oratnl Africa. wfcOM report has just b-cn |>ul>lishad, arc many dealing with the future control and development of tne transport :md communication.- services. '•■ilng the
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  • 160 5 Differences in the Congress Party. Calcutta. Jan. 17. Arising out of the differences that revealel themselves in the recent Nation-ii CongriMi, something like a concern I attack is being made upon the position h.nity of Mahatma Gandhi by the advocate* of independent c The newspaper Forward
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  • 484 5 His Presence in Place Names. "(fell lldr Swamp," "D. v;i\s Elbow," ition Bridge" ami such highly! descriptive, If too expressive, mtnu-s at! carry "a stigma that i:!!Vots th»i a «hi.|.\" iayi the South Cans i Una Baptist Convention, which i passed a resolution seeking to have has
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  • 680 5 INTERESTING LETTERS Seal and Signature Of Stuart King. HARE COLLECTION. A valuable collection of autograph I rent) mill ami Kiirhleenth among which art- two which ■<.'.■ the Ron] Seal Bad signature of Ii.. is shortly to come up for by Mr. \V. K. Hurcomb. A
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  • 237 5 Kl.-injr River (Ist half). 528 steals, HI hours, 32.000 yard*. Kamunting Tin. 19.1 piculs, 907 hours. Huuy Yot Tin (Ist half;.— 264 hours, 53,000 yards, 331 stash. Hnad Yai Tin (Ist half).— 2.M hours, 47,000 yanls. 130 picnls. The dreiitf is working chiefly tailings pending replacement of monitor
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  • 323 5 "Fourth Red Army" Broken Up. The 4th Red Army, a rabble of some six or seven thousand bandits and outlaws, which has been terrorising Northern Kwangtung has been broken up by the combined efforts of Uh Kwangtung, Kiangsi and Kiikicn forces, who have ban given considerable
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  • 112 5 Programme of drills up to and for week ending Feb. 24, 1928 Friday. Feb. 22. 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall, "C" (Scottish) Coy., Weapon Training and 30X Range 5.16 p.m., Drill Hall, "A" (M.G.) Coy., Company Parade 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall. M.G. Section (Kurasian i, .M.G. Training 5.15
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  • 708 5 "Gates of Heaven." STRANGE AND DARING SECTS. On the southern tlopet of Kir T:ii Hong mountains, irhich divide northern iloiiiin from Shanai, lie a number of villages largely inhabit I <>ne nf these nun, iia. ed Han Yn mini of the village is the founder of
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  • 286 5 Shout That Encouraged The Wrong Horse. F. Rces, the cro .--country jockey, is telling a jrootj ttory about a recent race ho wnn at Hursi I'ark. WTitM The Judge in the Kvening Standard. Harpist beat Kinnaird b_: I Deck in :i thrill. r Kee.< used to ridr Kinnaird
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 67 5 A GOOD TIP TO OUR CHINESE FRIENDS CHERRY BLOSSOM Boot Polish and Creams /j/ 1 n^ (Ol)tainablc in all shades). SO!,!) BY ALL DEALERS. Sde Aeents in the S.S.. F.M.S.. BARKER KENGCHUAN SINGAPORE. iJP? Rheumatism 1-banishpainf j/ y^yf •Appfy Sloan's. Restcre healthy circu- '^s. lauoii of blood through congested tisn\
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    • 256 5 SUNBEAM W th oml'.sed Oil-hath Chain Drive and All-Park weatherproof Finish. Features introduced for 19:>9 include new special low frame with 2*i gallon saddle tank enclosed springs on side-valrr models enclosed push-rods and rocker gear on O.H.V. models quick l>rake adjustment, etc. The Latest THE RELIANCE CUP Won by Mr.
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  • 478 6 Chinese Hatred Turns To Friendship. Lawrence E. Burton, one of the crew of a gunboat stationed ton the Upper Yangtze-kiang writes in the Daily Mail that since the Wanhsien incident of 1926 there has been very grave anti-British feeling among the civil and military population ashore at
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  • 324 6 Immunity from Local Jurisdiction. Diplomatic Immunity was the subject of a public lecture Riven by Sir Cecil Hurst, at University College, 'University of London. Sir Maurice Dwyer, Pro-curator-General and Solk-.tor to the Treasury, provided. Sir Cecil Hurst said that the principle upon which all diplomatic immunities rested was
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  • 139 6 Proposed New Construction Plant. Negotiations have been arranged, it is understood, for the construction of a Ford motor-or plnn*. in Moscow, capable ,>f producing 100,000 cars annually. I The American Ford Company will hold 40 per cent, of the stock in the M* subsidiary company, the remainder
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    • 282 6 DURANT Ol<l soups <ii«- Avitl; llic <;lin«lo\. i of y«-.tcnl;i> ;i» a urw rr»iti rnjituri'S /gjt our imMrinalion. And olil slanil<\r<ls /^^STWk of iiiolur c;:r performance aw forfjot- I *s. I |KQ t< n :i» non tin ill to ill.- lou<!i of llio 'm!* 1 <.»<rriil<; v li<-< I of
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  • 762 7 Laying Down the Law. AMERICAN ELECTION STATISTICS. That 145 women now sit in lagbtafera in "x States of the Union an increase of Id women members over last year according to returns compiled by the National League of Women Voters, is considered significant news by the
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  • 81 7 NEW AR MY OF CLERKS. France's Projected Social Insurance. Th.' employment of another 100,000 il.rk by the Prancfa Government, nal tits Iifbats, will (acted new law for s liich is to extend to < t e Kren'h nation. ibstantial increase in th expenditure," the i ik> entirely were ad led
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  • 627 7 The Income Tax. NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE. The Parliamentary Correspondent of The Times says that one, at least, of the alterations in the law which became operative in the New Year comes as a pleasant solace to many thousands of income-tax payers. Income-tax is payable in
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  • 273 7 Millionaire Dies in His Sleep. Mi. Harry Coulby, an American mil Impair of British birth, died in his slcoi in a London hotel in mail week. He wa-sixty-four years of age. He had a romantic and adventuruu> career before attaining a position of Ki-eat wealth. Mr. Coulby retired
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  • 34 7 Prom July 1 the Chartered Bank of India. Australia and China in Ipoh ceases to be a Sub Agency in Perak and becomes an Agency having control of all the Banks Sub-Agenc^a in Perak
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  • 242 7 Metal Clothes to Keep Out Heat! Clothes of metallic aluminum, waterproof in wet weather and able to keep out the heat in hot weather, as the aluminum paint on a Zeppelin airship keeps its interior diy and cool, are urged in Germany as the result of new,
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  • 187 7 Women Older Men Healthier." Women live longer, but men are healthier, according to Dr. Hugh dimming:, ouoted in the London Daily Mail as an American scientist whose recent research into the relations between age, sex, and the incidence of disease disclose some interesting results. Says The
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  • 35 7 The British Resident of Pcrak has imposed an annual water rate of 2 per cent, upoe the annual value of all land, houses and buildings within the Sanitary Board areas in the Kuula Kangsar District.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 44 7 NON-ELECTRIC FANS &^*F^l British Made Silent and Odourless. t'^^ffi^i Will you please despatch at oncu fu' -JC visLl'il. quitoes away." JBp^BßßßHa^y^ t and 5. WELD ROAD, KI.\LA 1.1 MITK, r.M.S. King George V r-7^3F OLD SCOTCH ~i THB DISTILLERS AGENCT, LTD, Bdiajmrgh. SoetlaaJ, Jj
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    • 157 7 Scotland is the Home of Fine Whisky and the Best comes from Glasgow. F2- "OLD MONARCH" CTSt Born in (he Year IS.'>2. e£jT I for the Last 76 years ALEX. McGAVIN CO. Vl'V 1 S»'«» have been exporting J "OLD MONARCH" I To all Parts of the frWU. There has
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    • 308 8 vsgtoria mmpi The Macdona Players IN PLAYS BY Bernard Shaw ritlllW MARCH I. SATIKDW. MXKCII L Mrs. WARRENS PROFESSION CANDIDA ■ONaUT, MARCH 4. TIKSIUV, MAKCH S. YOU NEVER CAN TELL DOCTORS DILEMMA WaWDAT, M\K(H TIHRSItvv. MAKCH 7. WIDOWERS HOUSES PYGMALION FBIOAT, MAI ■ATtmDAY, MAKCH MAN AM) SUPERMAN FAREWELL PESFOSMANOt Booking
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    • 288 8 GAIETY CINEMA Junrlion Albert and lloncm.l, n Mrwta. At 9.30 p.m. TATHE REVIEW. Irish Wit I Jewish Humour Italian Fun American Comedy French Pep SUNSHINE OF PARADISE ALLEY By th? Author nf THE OU) HOMESTEAD You'll buagfc till >"» enrl You'll cry till you laugh at the O'Days. the O'Connors,
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    • 137 8 SUPJNA THEATRE N .r:h i 1...'-, i:.i U <l. Thiinc No. 6285. At 9 p.m. sharp. The GrwtCel and Grandest of all War Pictures i:y far the best that fias ■BKN MADE Seeing is Believing VERDUN (10,000 feet lontr) I ilmed on tin- Battlefield* and in the Forts at Verdun
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    • 167 8 Coming Shortly. The Outstanding Triumph of LON CHANEY THE TOWER OF LIES with NORMA SHEARER A Metrj Golduyn Mayer Production rclea-ed by FIRST NATIONAL PICTURES. Watch for Further Announcements. THE S.S. POLICE BAND Wll.l. lI.AY AT KATONG PARK. 9 p.m. BOTANIC GARDENS. p.m. TONIGHT SUNDAY, FEB. 24 INIVERSfI PICTURES COMING
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    • 355 8 NOTICE la hen I.y Uml the 'I raaa OLD CROW N Bl \'.'i> drpictad Kla>< U ami in, Market' Si 8 njrapore, and I i on labali n tul o ill- or C..11Y.-. T DVilloßl Id :v then in th«. I I .In. V.i I II BUtl '.i-.iu I.1 i:;i-'.
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  • 202 9 Friday, Fehrnary 22 M. W. Ul 8.7. 11.1 p.m.. B.S. ill el i:iin 4 p.m. Trial. Football Intcr-Com. Cup O.TJ.C. v. 11. nnil S. Rank. C. "A" v. V.M.C.A., V.M Katonc Park, 9 p.m. rVbruary 21 H. V v, U, 11.33 p.m., 8.5. 11,I 1 r
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  • 138 9 Friday, Feb. 22. MiipH nionu-idc Ihe Wharves or expected to arrive. Kl I'lll. HARBOUR. I >.: I I HUH 1'ontoon No. 2, F. Bt. •i ■■<> Bonn, W. lit. ARtifs I. UsMw lYlanduk, (iron'iii Wharf Nil I U hi BtUa, Daisy. > MU l.N MR IIOCKS. lanione
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  • 199 9 i ioaa, from P. Baror Han* 21 g, 1 Jap, «4t7 tons, froii Hong Kunit 22-2. AL'TOLYCUS, Brit, I.-..VJ tons, from Hong P. SwetteBhan -11-2. I'll" I L, ton Inm Kelantan 22-2. K Rfl UllC. Ill AN. Brit, r.l ton., from Mersin* n from n. Pahat 22-2, I.
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  • 176 9 h-aav. 2 p.m Bank* I k:m.i, Juva, South-West Su-mai.-a, Suuth-Kast Borneo, Celebes, Timor Dilly ngkattl, Siak and P m Hong K«on K > p.m. North, N.-Kast and N.-Weit Sumatra Ml Hi'.ni 3 p.m. Bouta-Weal Sumatra, SouthBorn«o. Ct1s»— Moluccas ami Timor Dilly (Nam Yong) 4 p.m. N.-Em) and
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  • SHARE MARKET REPORTS.
    • 186 9 Singapore, Feb. 22. Rubber. Local 43 cents per 1b. Quiet. Tin. -London £222 15s. Rubber.— Steady. Ayer Molek> 2.20-2.25. |New Scudais 2.90-2.95, Brunei. 5.-5-0.:):.. y n t r D 7 7 5 1 Katil 105 Bt '''"tongs 1-1.05, Punggor. 1-1.05, Pajams 2.60-2.66, Kundongs 3.55-3.65, Sungei Tukangs
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    • 180 9 Singapore, Feb. 22. London.— Rubber la. 0>4d., up 3-lCd. Local 43 cents. London.— Tin £222 15s., up 2s. 6<l. Mininic.— Steady. Johans 37-39 cents, I'lu Klang 1.35-1.40, Petaling 5.50-5.12V4 ex. div. Punawat 90-92 cents, Mulaya Consols 62-64 cents. Hong Kntts .15-60 cents, Klang River 3.40-3.50. Kinta
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  • 232 9 Messrs. Barlow and Co. report Singapore, Feb. 21. The firmer tendency recorded last week culminated in a rapid rise to l-li'»d. in London, 25 cents gold in New York and 43 !i cents locally, after which a reai-tion »et in and to-day's cables quote London at Is. 6-16
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  • 174 9 Profit of Batu Kawan Rubber and Coconut Plantations for year ended Sept. 80, IU2B, was 13,005, against 17,641. With £1,692 brought in, available balance is £4,698. Directors have allocated to reserve for taxation £2,000, leaving to be carried forward 12,698. Rubber harvested totalled 192,910 lb. making, with
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  • 177 9 Changes of Captains In Straits Steamship Co. A number of change* in musters of VMMb of the Strait. Steamship Co. have taken place during the week. Capt. Johnston has been transferred from the Ki-luntan ti the Calypso. Capt. Moore, of the Calypso, has been nppointed acting Superintendent of
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  • 12 9 Batu Cavea Tin Dredging Co.'s dredge commenced work on the 19th inst.
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  • 277 9 EXCHANGE Singapore, Feb. 22. On London, Bank 4 m/s 2 3 29 '32 Demand 2/3 2f> 32 Private 3 m. credit 2/4 7/l« On New York, Demand 6« Private 90 d/i 6S On France. Bank T.T. 1431 On India. Bank T.T. 153 vi On Honir Konir. Bank
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  • 65 9 Latett Cable Londun Spot Sheet 12' id. per Ib. New York Spot Bfcaat (i. cents 25 per Ib. t.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spot itandard R.S.S. on Tender Spot March April-June m a July-Sepi. Duycrs 43 43 43 44', 45 Vi ociivr ax 4a
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES.
    • 453 9 Issue Val. Pd. i'l £1 Asam Kumlmng £1 fl Bungrin Tin 1 1 Batang I'ndung 1 1 Butu Caves 1 1 Bukit Arang a £1 Kurmah Malay £1 £1 ('hcnderiani; £1 £1 K.isti-rn Siam n £1 Baad Yai 1 1 I'.ii.m Tin I 1 Hong Fatt £1 £1 Huey
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    • 230 9 Issue V«l. I'd. Buyer* Sellers 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefi. 2. 07 '4 2.12 2 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 2.50 2.60 cd. £1 £1 Urn. Am. Tobacco 6.10.0 6.15.0 Canadian Eagle 11/6 12/6 1 1 Central Enpine 0.70 0.80 1 1 Cycle and Carriage 0.50 0.60 10s. 10s. Duff
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    • 118 9 U. Eng. G p.c 1,225,500 Norn. Spore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 101 103 ci Singapor- Municipal 6 pc of 1901 red. 1930 $1,878,000 par prem. Singapore Municipal 44 p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 95 par. Singapore Municipal 4* p.c. of i.MW
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    • 393 9 F rater and Co. and Lyall and Evatt'a quotations. To-day'i Prices Fraser Lyall Co. Evatt Allenby ($1) Aiur (iajiih 1*1) A. Hitam (*1) A. Kuning ($1) Am. Malay (*2) A. Molek ($1) A. Panas (»6) Bal(jownie (*1) Busaett i*l i Bro K a» N. ($1) Brunei U. ($1)
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  • 195 9 158 Years of Progress And Prosperity. The local manager, Mr. A. W. McCallum, of the Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada has just received by cable particulars in connection with the fifty-eighth annual report from the Head Office of the Company at Montreal. This report shows
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  • 80 9 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, Feb. 21. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 12.11%, Athens 375, Berlin 20.44<4, Bombay Is. C.1.. Brussels 34.94H,, Bucharest 813 Buenos Aires 47 9-32, Copenhagen 18.20K, Geneva 25.23>-i, Helsingfors IMK, Hong Kong Is. 11 Kobe Is. 0 16-16 d., Lisbon 10»"», Madrid :il.2oVi, Milan 92.60. New York
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  • 41 9 MAILS FOR EUR OPE. By Chenonceaux SiJ.ajak KtlnvHiim Kulyan P. der Nederlandcn Athna if Lrft Arrd. 8'pora I nno.in Jan. 10 F«b. 4 Jan. 18 Fab. 7 Jan. 17 K-l. Jan. 24 Feb. 18 Jan. 25 Fab. 18 J«n. /> V.h ip
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  • OMESTIC OCCURRENCES
    • 50 9 Vadnm Ang G*ok Hoon, wife and family heir to tender their sincerest thanks to relatives and Iriends for their kind us.sistance and attendance at the funeral of the late Lim Robert, and also those who kindly sen: wreaths, Utters and telegrams of condolence. Malacca and F.M.S. papers please copy.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 88 9 634 Spend Your Holiday TAN KAH KEE Co's at l-lb. Tin from 30 cU. to 75 eta. per tin. BRASTAGI 2-lb. Tin from 45 eta. to $1.30 per tin. (4,800 feet above sea-level) MEDICATED TEA. 16 eta. per packet. SALINE DRAUGHT. 30 cts. per bottle. GOL F-TENNIS-RIDING BILLIARDS— DANCING. TINS
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    • 230 9 DILLON-CORNECK.— At 5, Bishop's Gate Singapore, on Ktf'i. 20, 182S, to Mr. anu Mrs. K. A. Dillun-Cornvrk, a son. FOR SALE Rolls Royce 40/50 horse power, absolutely the finest motor car in the world, in perfect order and condition. Apply H. H. Willies, Adelphi Hotel. U/HY PAY CASH vv E
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    • 707 9 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Classified Advts., see page 20. WANTS. FOR BALK. ETC. CLERK-OF-WORKS po»ition lill.u. -\,ii.l.Vai'ts thunl..-. FULLY FURNISHED seaside bungalow., water and electricity. 287, Orchard Koad. (Ip) WAHTKD vith a knowledge "i pic work. Apply personally, Straits Planner. MKDICAL. Locum tcncns free for ono month between engagements. Ap| straits
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 77 9 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. Kandang Kerbau Station. (By Courtesy of Government Health Office.) For the 2« Hour, endlnc at Mldnl(ht on Feb. 21. Dog. Max. shade temperature 89 F. Min. shade temperature 73.5 F Mean shade temperature 79.8 F. Van. sun radiation 157 F. Min. (trass radiation C9.8 F. Sea temperature Miix.
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  • 947 10 The St raits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22. THE CAGED LION. About two years ago Messrs. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubncr and Co., Ltd., issued the first of a series of small books written by distinguished men of science and of letters dealing with the more pressing problems of civilisation and
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  • 851 10 M. Milleraml on Political Ideals. M. Alexandre Millerand, a forim r President of the French Republic, (ii---uisscs in thp following interview the democratic ideals of France and sonic of the principal problems of the present day. It is believed in some quarters that my retirement frcm politics
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  • 481 10 Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Roberts am! Mr. anil Mrs. Bathurst lunched ut Government House on Wednesday. Colonel J. D. Graham, C.I.E., of the Indian Medical Servic, who has buen staying at Government Hou.se, left on Wednesday. Sir William Peel, the Chief Secretary, F.M.S., and Lady Peel held
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  • 790 10 PROOF READERS AGAIN. Knowing so we.l the pnof-IMMbr 1 awful power, we should be the last to pull the leg of any fellow pressman in di.-tiess therefore we refrain from mentioning the name of the contemporary which pevpotrated the following re.cntly The extinguishers were brought to
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    • 257 10 Hi h.ii:i /.-JMBEf&W C~.r cut jfc* l.ifl ™.»<< three Castfes" *r 9 I Cigarettes *j O°.Wills. I •*w^ Bristol London SLAZENGERS TENNIS RACKETS Improved Models for the Present Season. THE J. O. ANDERSON." >^?BW Kr.irlish rent u.sh frame, strung with black st j-f|~ V\ tropical gut of best quality. Finest
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    • 53 10 ALHAMBRA TO-NIGHT In the Second Show at 9. United Artist Production TEMPEST Presenting JOHN BARKYMORE Along with I-alest Empire New*. First Sho at 7.30 A WESTERN DRAMA Featuring RI'ZZ BARTON in THE BOY RIDER TAN CHENG KEE CO., LTD.. Proprietors. BEER THE BEER Sole Agents GUTHRDE CO., LTD, .Incorporated in
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  • 112 11 Bin Ualaiue on Last Year. COAL PROSPECTS. Belter Output And Export. I.omlon, Keb. 21. Sii Philip Cunli:rc-l.i-t<T. President of the Hoard of Trade, speaking at a dinner triven liy the Chamber of Shipping of the I'nited Kingdom, said the Board of Trado (stimatc-d that thr trtth bakUMI
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  • 133 11 Royal Commission Appointed. I anbon a, Feb. 21. 8|M*killg in the Homm of Representatives, the Prime Minister, Mr. Bruce, announrwl the appointment of a Royal Commission to investigate the position of the Australian coal indii> t ry. similar to the Commission appointed by Mr. Baldwin in Great Britain
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  • 53 11 Carried Away on Broken Ice. Berlin, Feb. 21. Tunic (K-riii veil on the frozen Rhine between Humbert; and Ruhrort, when the let brok* twas ami drifted down-sti-eara, carrying hundreds of home-Kointc workmen. Police and liremcn worked heroically to MCM <he men, sometimes going In-east diep in the
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  • 45 11 Changes in the Vatican State. Rome, Ktb. 21. An It;iii:in Cabinet Minister set foot in thf Vatican for the first time since 1H7U to-day, when the Minister of I'ublic Wofk*, Sijrnor Giuriati, visited tfc* lit* <>f the proposed Papal railway station. Trans-Ocean.
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  • 153 11 Soviet Company's Successful Operations. According to the Tass Ajrency the K.pron Salvairr Company, which has bcN iii i\i tiMiif for live years, has laiMd from the bottom of the Black Sea, it.- principal bust of operations, Ifl) vessels, 19 of which have b*en reconditioned and incorporated in
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  • 98 11 The Pill for incorporating and conferring powen upon the Southern Motor Read I has been deposited in the Private Kill OSes of the House of Commons and, subject to leave being given Ijy the i »am last! of Private Bills, will Be introduced into Parliament this sesmon.
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  • 70 11 A cable was rewind in Kuala Lumpur yesterday by Messrs. Lovelace and Hastings, lawyers, advising that the Privy Council had granted the appeal of K. T. Ganapathy Piliai. a well-known member if the tu>-r. in rwinoctiun with the' wil! of his late father ThimhoosaiHJ Pillay. The .ution arose <mt of
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  • 67 11 Flying from Kngland To Nanking. London, Feb. 21. Two Chinese tviators, Comdr. Yuo Faubau and Mr. Wen Liu-Tschen, will leave London shortly in a Cirrus-Avian twoseater light aeroplane for Nanking. This will he the first attempt to fly a British aeroplane from England to China. The machine
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  • 172 11 Ground Gained in Bognor Visit. London, Feb. XL The Lancet, commenting on the progress made by His Majesty, says the -improvement, which is not slower than anticipated, should Rather speed as it goes on. i! Evidently," adds the paper, a go.id cieal of ground has been gained
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  • 80 11 Desolation Over Large Area. Athens, Path L'l. The Minister <if Communications, who made a tour of the flooded arens iii Thrace, reports that 100,000 hectares of arable land are flooded and to a large extent have been frozen over. r >y< are destroyed and cattle have perished.
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  • 241 11 Regulations for Safety Of Pedestrians. The Xcw York Police Commissioner, Mr. Whalcn, having divi.-ed a scheme for relieving tntffle consre.-tinn ir. the theatre zone, is now turning his attention to those New Yorkers and their numbers are lcgii.n -who persist in crossing .-trv.-ts against the traffic signals.
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  • 218 11 Cruiserweight Contest In London. It is bo easy matter to secure suitable Opponent* for Gipsy Daniels, the British < ruisi'i-weifjht champion, since he has developed the habit of knocking out Continental champions, say* the Sporting Life, but he was faced by a good one at The King recently
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  • 45 11 Daring the evensonK service at 'irist Church. Malacca, lasl Sunday week, a "f tin till'- of tht ioof fell inside with a terrible clatter. Fortunately nobody was injured as the ceiling protected the congregation. The service was interrupted bat for a moment and then proceeded.
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  • 510 11 Comdr. Byrd's Claim. AUSTRALIA TO SEND EXPEDITION. New York, Feb. 21. Tho discovery of a vast new Antarctic territory, which he claimed for the United States, is described by Comdr. Byru in a dispatch to the New York Times and associated newspapers. The territory was discovered
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  • 46 11 Long-Standing Dispute Settled. Santiago tie Chile, Feb. 21. The Covcrmmnts of Peru and Chile have si-ttlfd til.' Iff |Mf old controversy regarding 1 ":u M ami Aries. The |)rovinic uf Ta. na roes to Peru, whik- Aiica, the port of Tacna, goes to Chile.— Ileuter.
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  • 172 11 Shaping Course of Silver Prices. Although both gold and silver have ceased to fluctuate as they did a few years uko, the markets have not by any means lost their interest. The annual bullion latter of Messrs. Samuel Montagu and Co. >3 a< usual replete with information concerning
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  • 53 11 For travelling from Kuala Lumpur to j Si'ipanore with a free ticket issued to a i child and thereby defrauding the F.M.S. j Railway two Chinese workmen employed in the railways and one of whom was the I father of the child, were lined $25 by the I Kuala Lumpur
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  • 46 11 j Mails from Europe which left London on Jan. V and are being brought by the P. am: steamer Malwa are due to arrive in Rtajrapon to-morrow mornii'C. The ii:■>.i :■>'. OSes announces that correspondence will be ready for delivery to boxholders at 9.45 a.m.
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  • 174 11 An Optimistic Speech. "NOT SPOON-FED BY GOVERNMENT." London, Feb. 21. Sir William Currie, in his presidential address at tin annual meeting of the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom, said the most important and gratifying sign during the past year had been the marked improvement
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  • 324 11 I American Catholic Priest Captured. The Rev. Edward Young, of the Catholic Mission, was captured by a band '(.f .so-called Reds at Nananfu, kiangsi 'province, on or about Jan. 22, according to information reaching the American Consular authorities at Hankow. A ran■on of $2U.00U is demanded by the
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  • 45 11 HOME FOOTBALL. Leicester City's Defeat Of Cardiff. London, Feb. 21. In the First Division yesterday Leicester City beat Cardif City by 2— 0. The iiiatch between Ayr United and Kilmarnock was a reserve team match and not a Scottish League game, as reported. Re liter.
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  • 164 11 Judgment in Cattle Trading Co. Suit. Complicated litigation between members of the Maricar fan;'ly concerning shares in the Malaya Cattle Trading Company i concluded in the Supreme Court this j morning, when Mr. Justice Deane gave {judgment for the defendants. In the course of a lengthy
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  • 31 11 Brisbane, Feb. 21. Arnc Borg, the famous international swimmer, covered 1,000 yards in 11 min. 55 2/5 sec., beating his own world record by 21 2/5 seconds.— Reuter.
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  • 22 11 The <Uath has occurred at Kuala Lumpur, of Mr. A. Abrcu, of. the Kent Tin Dredging Co., after a motor cycle accident.
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  • 29 11 Messrs. Barlow and Co. report that the copra market is unchanged on the week. Approximately 585 tons were shipped. Closing quotations are as follows Sundried $9.80 and mixed f9.60.
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  • 179 11 Death of Chartered Bank Employee. Mr. Ronald P. Ball, a sub-accountant of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, was found in hi:, room at the Foreign Y.M.C.A. in Bubbling Well Load, Shanghai, on Feb. G, with a bullet wound in his head, and n
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  • 132 11 Temperature of 48 In London. Rugby, Feb. 21. The great frost, wnich had lasted ten days without a break, has gone. By midday to-day the temperature had jumped to 45 degrees Fahrenheit, which is normal for late February, and two hours later it was 48. A general
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  • 88 11 PETROLEUM FRAUD! Ex-District Attorney Imprisoned. Los Angeles, Feb. 21. Convicted, with two co-defendants, on a charge of conspiracy and bribery in connection with the Julian Petroleum Co. fraud cases, the former District Attroney, Keyes, haa been sentenced to imprisonment ranging from a year to 14 years, according to his behaviour
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  • 76 11 Professional Champion Wants Meeting with Amateurs. Karel Kozeluh, the world's professional lawn tennis champion, who coached the English Davis Cup team and other prominent English players at the All-England Club last season, has issued, through the Prague newspapers, a challenge to the world's best amateurs, Cochet, Lacoste, and
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  • 200 11 Orders to Sacrifice All Archives. The Soviet Government and the Central Committee of the Communist Party have issued instructions to Moscow, Leningrad, and all provincial centres to clear out all archives," and to send maximum quantities of manuscripts, printed and other papers, to the paper mills to
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  • 39 11 Sacramento, Feb. 21. The Legislative Assembly of California has decided, on the recommendation of the committee of investigation, to impeach Judge Hardy, who was alleged to have given advice to the evangelist Mrs. Aimee Macpherson. Reuter.
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  • 33 11 Cape Town, Feb. 21. The second reading of the Coloured Persons Rights Bill was passed at a joint ■eis on of the Houses of Parliament by 76 to 68.— B«uur.
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  • 250 11 K tiie I Commission Report. APPALLING POSITION. Many Thousands Now Starving. Peldnc, Feb. .'I. Mi. K. H. Oliver, representative of tlio China International Fuainc IMi.'t Commission, has smt in i*fi. in report on the appalli.it: conditions in tin- aica o£ Shensi between the Yellow Kiur bend
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  • 470 11 What Remains of Earlier Attempt. The possibility a* tha Channel Tunnel being built in the mar niuire :s beinjf eagerly diacoM«d by Dover pasple. It .s recalled that forty-three year! ago last montli work was commented both in France aim England en a tunnel, ui.d it is thought
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  • 31 11 Stockholm, Feb. 21. The plan for an International Peace. College in Geneva is ncaiing realisation. A former Swedish Minister has made a donation of 100,000 crowns. —Trans/) Ocean.
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  • 16 11 Col. Lindbergh has been appointed technical adviser to the aeronautical branch of the Commerce Department.—» Reuter.
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  • 94 11 In the Kuala Lumpur Police Court yesterday I'erunial, an estate eooli*, was charged with voluntarily caus.nj; hurt to another coolie who died at the result of a ruptured spleen. The two men appear t6 have quarrelled :.ftcr drinking toddy. The deceased hit the aceajsed once, i:nj the accused hit him
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  • 881 12 The Season Opens. NOTES ON THE S.C.C. PLAYERS. The crick .-t season in Singapore opei tiiis wcel --end. anil I'nc S.( .<'. start J to-day with n tiial mateh lor which two s 1 1 rang Bad evenly matched sides have I been choMB. Tin proepocti ol
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  • 131 12 I -iKapore Municipal h.alth statei the week endel Jan. Hi gfoee ■I number of deaths as male 134, and t'rmalc So. This represents a death tat) <>t' 88.74 per mille, per annum, com|i..tvil with 'JV-1S in the preceding week ami L'l.:<S n the corresponding week of last xtur.
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  • 196 12 M. Albert Thomas on His Tour. Geneva, Feb. 21. Interviewed by journalists, M. Albert Ttmau, dinette <>f the League of Nation.-; I.;iIhhh liuieau, who has just returned from a t-.ur of the Far East, said the ideas of the League of Nations, were imperfectly understood in
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  • 427 12 Furnishing the New Offices. Action taken at a meeting of Committee No. 4 of the Municipal Commission held on Feb. l. r >, included the following Disapproved application by the owner of King's Road iuIiIht factory for renewal of licence, licence having expired on June 30, 1927. Disapproved
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  • 200 12 More than 100 Goals Scored In Twenty Fixtures. The Corinthians have this season played 20 games that may be regarded as first team fixtures. They have scored 102 goals, an average of more than five per match, and they have lost 36. The following are the results of
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  • 514 12 Strong Rivalry. FORD AND JAPANESE COMPETE. There is rivalry betv/een the lubber enterprise of Henry Ford and the Japanese colonization enterpr^e on the banks of the Tapajos Kiver, a tributary of the mighty Amazon, in getting land under cultivation. Old-timers in the Amazon Valley think that
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  • 287 12 Naval Experiment In Japan. Catapulted into the air in the course of an experiment, a pilotless naval sea plane soared over the Oppama naval base in Japan and its vicinity, cavorting and rolling aimlessly for one hour, finally falling into the sea to destruction. Its propeller whining a
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  • 11 12 From Holland, by Tambora, due at Singapore to-morrow morning.
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  • 29 12 In the Bankruptcy Court before Mr. Justice Deane to-day receiving and adjudication orders were made against L n; Boon Chay, trading as Chop Lim Chu Kee, and Bagha Singh.
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  • 647 12 Effect on Trade. RIVAL GOODS SOLD AS SUBSTITUTES. The boycott against Japanese goods has afforded a good chance for other manufacturers to extend their markets in China, reports the Friday Association, formed cf Japanese trade bodies with itu office in the Japanese Chamber of Commerce at Shanghai.
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  • 310 12 Large Audience For "Getting Married." So well-known are the Macdona Players to Singapore patrons of the drama that any lengthy dissertation on their merits is no longer called for. Their popularity was shown rather strikingly at the Theatre last night, for in spite of the fact that Getting
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  • 555 12 Echo of Tan Hong Ghee Case. F. C. D'Almeida, whr was one of the claimants in the Tun Hong Ghee bankruptcy proceeding to a share of the commiMion for the sale of Pembroke Estat?, claimed trial in thr District Court yesterday on charges of Riving false tvtdwea
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  • 260 12 Straits Plantations Absorption Plan. A provisional contract for the amalgamation of the Straits Plantation Company with the Coconut Plantations of Pornk on the basis of the absorption of that company by the Straits Plantations has been entered into, subject to the approval of the shareholders of both
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  • 60 12 Henderson, Helm and Compcny, Inc., New York, send us the following cubic, dated Feb. 21, their quotations being in gold dollar cents closing bid prices Rubber Exchange sales to-day 2,050 tons. March 25.00, April 25.30, May 25.60, June 25.70, July 25.80, August 25.SW, September 26.00. October 26.00 To-day's
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  • 63 12 On Monday, Feb. 25, at 9 p.m. in the hall of the V.M.C.A., Orchard Road, a cinema film on the important subject of The Care of Tyres will be screened. This film is of interest to all car owners, transport managers and tyre dea'ers, as it will show how a
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  • 816 12 Third Day's Racing. PYALONG KING BEATS BRIDGETOWN. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Feb. 21. Five weather prevailed f»r to-day*! races, and there was a large atU'iid:in«-i-. Some useful dividends wen- paid, incluil|in* $71 for Lady Reminirton j n the first rmce, where the favourite Hop Ov.-r
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  • 983 13 Best Team to Visit England. The South African cricket team which is to tour England this summer is analysed in the following article by a special cornespondent of The Sporting Life who has personal knowledge of nearly every mcml«r of the side. Ho writes The l^st ntcM
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  • 31 13 Sunshine of Taradisp Alloy." a story i.f Now York* east side, will he >hown lit the Gaiety from to-nieht. The Chess Player will b* Itt—aU in the fir>t performance.
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  • SPORTING NEWS AND COMMENTS.
    • 551 13 Wins Game for Welch Against S.C.C. It was Deering who won the (fame for the 2nd Bn. the Welch Regt. against the S.C.C at the Stadium yesterday, for he scored three of the l>est coals seen on that ground for a long time in the last 20 mimitis
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    • 216 13 Europeans vs. Rest at The Stadium. Considerable interest is being taken in the match between the Europeans and the Rest which will he played at the Stadium to-morrow. The teams have been selected as follows Europeans Prothero (Welch) Wood (S.C.C.) (Capt.), Turner (Welch); Richards (Welch), Reade (S.C.C), Rowlands
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    • 89 13 Garrison Ladies' Medal. Twenty-one cards were taken out for the ladies' medal at the Garrison Golf Club. Mrs. T. A. Lowe and Mrs. Q. Savage tied at two up, and will play off by match play. The following cards were returned Mrs. T. A. Lowe Mrs. G. Savage Mrs.
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    • 252 13 Falkiner's Return Visit To Singapore. Mr. Claude Falkincr grave his usual good exhibition at the Singapore Club last night, playing Lt.-Col. J. H. Tyte in a game of f!00 up. The professional won easily, running to points in 45 minutes. His biggest break was 199. He afterwards played straight
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    • 175 13 Tanglin Club Tournament. Yesterday's results Men'* Doubles Handicap. ]'..>-. r anil Tott* beat A. D. Andersnn imt Wise, B— 3, 5—7. 0— Mixed Doubles Handicap A Class. Mrs. Bennett and Byatt beat Miss Wallis ami -Stephen, 2— C, 6—3, 6—2. Ladies' Doubles Handicap. Mrs. Newell ami Mrs. Atkin Berry
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    • 337 13 Teams for the Week-end Matches. The S.C.C. cricket season will start today with a match between teams of 12-n-3iele captained by Mr. R. L. L. Braddell and Mr. W. N. Hansell. Play wiil begin at 5 p.m. and be continued at 2 p.m. tomorrow. The teams will be
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    • 191 13 Handicaps for To-morrow. l'or.ii Clas« I. Second I), vision (one mile land H yarLvi. Iscnlt Wallstona »A Roaming B.T, Kerry Lass 7.3, Jruii 7 17.2, Kismet 7.^. I IVrak tup. Second Division (on* mile anil a distance Ureenut 9, Adon-Ai B.1S, IrUh Chnnncl 8.9, Martin Ash 8.8, Lady
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    • 45 13 MADE IN LONDON S\ TBE FAMOUS BLUE TJN C;fIAI?n7E!J H/LDE BY CAMERAS 1^ KROM FINE GOLDEN VIRGiNU U.M IN ENGLANDS 1 |H f LARGEST INDEPENDENT CJG.IRETTE FACTORY. W tw wfct CiGAHETrE FOI YOUR HEALTH L^ sole »cwts -itTrt»a»ci iiims so.Nj iid saaUNK. mum. i»a. KMU-uiipro.
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    • 296 13 Raffles Hotel Rooms with Modern Sanitation. EXCELLENT GRILL. TEA DANCES EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY 6.15 8.15 p.m. DINER DANSANT EVERY TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY "SAKE" McGUIRE'S RAFFLES ORCHESTRA. Orchestral Concert Sunday, 9.15 p.m. For Reservation Phone 2020. Sea View Hotel Telegrams SEAVIBW. Telephone 5085. ROOMS WITH MODERN COMFORTS <$
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    • 812 14 TENDERS Malayan Wood Distillation, Limited (In UsjaMattaa hy the Court). T. n.i. red at the office «t th* ritli.-ial Lnmpar up t" ;>any as liereI out rollon ka, Lo< No. 1" r "'"t No. IT7B, Mukim Chck». 2 roods an. l 19 poles. Quit rent $17.30. I.i Th« special eonditioaa
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    • 206 14 A- C ulii mil Sliavisi^ Stick -,l. -I: >■...! tnti<r,,tic virtuei of Cjf. d L-lipcd l.,ihin r shavrooghh 1 mod ry, when i T.lrom free ur. a i-iiiypj e— *ww>owr ,T»^ar x. :^v#<arßmmmmmmmM M. DASSEiTS TABLETS Repair Wttt and Tenr of Nrrre and Body Price Is. 'Id. and 4a. No
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    • 834 14 JOHORE GOVERNMENT PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. Tenders will be received at the office of th« Hon. the State Secretary, Johore Bahru, up to noon of March 14. 1929. for the design and construction of a Reinforced Concrete Highway Bridge over the Sungei Bcnut at Benut. Plans and specification may be seen
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    • 344 14 "NATIONAL" NIGHT-LIGHT Suitable for 230 volt A.C. or D.C. Of QaanrMstoea Ei-^ht hours to burn Tor t rent. mi National Electric Co., Ltd., 2. RAFFI.KS PLACK. SINUAI'ORK. GREEN MANURE SEED PAMANOEKAN TJIASSEM COMPANY, JAVA. (THE ANGLO-DUTCH PLANTATIONS OF JAVA. LTD., LONDON). The above Company will have available for sale during
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    • 962 14 IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE OF SINGAPORK TOWN AND COOMTKI PROI'KKTIKS. At Mcssr3. Cheong Koon Snip ('.>.'.. saleroom, No. 30, Chulia Street, on WEDNESDAY. FEB. 27, at 2.30 p.m. Lot 1. Valuable land and shophouse dwellinjr known as No. 110, Albert Strict. Sn i pore, area BBS square feet, comprised in Statutory
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    • 421 14 REMINDER At Ko, *r Road (off Upper Sernn^o.in Road), on TOBIIAY, FKB. 26. at 3 p.m. AUCTION SALE Pent teak household furniture, crockery, glass, platedware, etc. -ing comfortable Jacobean design, walnut-stained teak and rattan ea»y arm Chain and settee to match, neat and plain liesign teak dining room dresser, marble
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  • 1918 15 INDIGNANT PROTESTS. B.B.CVs Advice to Its Announcers. IDLE FOR MARGARINE. Many if :i have a earioai f'eling of i.;entmrr.'. v hen the 15. RC. laamea a new recommendation as to thi< correct or, a 1 •>:•-■ mifcrnlil' r ID n W n > MM word or other.
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  • 294 15 Marriage As a Bar To Bookmaking. A decMoa to the effect that marriage and motherhood made a woman an unfit to hold a bookmaker's licence m m 111 in the Dublin District Court recently. Mrs. Josephine Lally, Comi'ions Street, Dublin, appealed from a mujristiate's refusal
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  • 947 15 City Council Work. BABCOCK AND WILCOX TO PAY £11,600. Dramatic episodes occurred in the Central Summon.-! Ccurt, in Sydney, during the hearing of the corruption chaiges against tfr.Uock ami Wi'i-ox, Ltd., and ex-Alder man Frank Green, in connection with City Council contracts. Kr. Gatcn, C.S.M., wtt
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  • 969 15 A Visit to Steaming Hill Lake. Mr. John R. Baker, in a paper which he read to the Royal Geographical Society, described the biological and anthropoloificsl investigations made by him during .•isits to the Northern New Hebrides in 1022-23 and in 1927. Mr. Baker said that
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  • 356 15 Modern Buildings. ii SURFACE LEVEL FOR FAST TRAFFIC. IWork is about to be started on thd first subterranean street in Paris. It will be a new thorough fa re connecting the rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore with the rue de Courcelles, ar.d it will be
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  • 12 15 Sisters' quarters are to be erected at the General Hospital, Johorc Bahru.
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    • 48 15 Contracts ran be arranged at SPECIAL KATES on application to Solo Importers The East Asiatic Company, Ltd. (Incorporated in Denmark) SINGAPORE. THE TASTE TELLS THE TALE THE GROWING POPULARITY OF J PHOENIX Is well deserved The consistent goodness has created a demand which MUST BE SATISFIED. Phone 3463.
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  • 724 16 Higher Insurance. NEAR T Y 700 CASUALTIES LAST YEAR. We und?rstand that the ship and i > are covered by insurance." These wo lines invariably are the last to be f sh n' n" dis°ster, »ays a writer in the N. C. Daily News. ■lso
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  • 670 16 Smuggling to Stop. INCREASE OF FEES IMPOSED. The smuggling of Chinese into Mai.Ma r< ceived a setback when Mr. H. C. Anderson, opec.al agent of the United States Treasury began act.on based on the results of some three years' investigation into violations of the internal revenue
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  • 102 16 Towing a 150-Ton Crane To Singapore. The longest journey ever undertaken by an Admiralty or dockyard tug has just reen completed, says a Home paper in mail week. St. Just, a tug of between 600 and 700 tons, normally used in Portsmouth Dockyard for towing purposes, has
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  • 188 16 There is pleasure in following a machine or other invention from its earliest form, through the various changes and improvements, until ultimately it reaches full development. Since John Jardine, Ltd., took ever the manufacture of the BarLock typewriter in 1925, they have completely re-designed the machine, and hawo introduced new
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    • 34 16 BORNEO MOTORS LTD. IncorporaUd in tb* Strait* B*ttl*m*nt<) lllAflRA! KORRENGZAL OINTMENT HBm Illlllv FOR WOUNDS, SORES, AND ALL SKIN DISEASES. Wllllllll GREAT PEPPERMINT CURE 11 If U II V FOB COUGHS. COLDS. ANDSTOM4CH COMPLAINTS-
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    • 149 16 BONNIE GLAXO BY A doctor says "My child has been fed on Qlaxo, I have no difficulty in persuading patients to use your food for their chiU dren when I tell them it is the food I have selected for my oivn child* I have nothing but praise for Qlaxo,
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  • 1170 17 B. COCHRAN'S VIEWS. (Grouping of Interests In Production. CONCENTRATION NEEDED ':'c-tion fur bringing together the HHHHO.ll interests in the film industry Ma a powerfully organised group for I Ik- production of really fine British films was made in mail wwk by Mr. C. B. Cochraa,
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  • 106 17 A smart, trim little craft arrived in Teluk Anson the other day for the use ot the police in connection with their activities in the prevention and suppression of crime along the banks of the Perak River coming within the purview of the police circle of Lower Pi rak, reports
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  • 440 17 MB. A. BEAR'S DISCHARGE. Losses on Theatrical Ventures. An application was made in mail week to Mr. Registrar Warmington at the London Bankruptcy Court for an order of i- on behalf of Archibald de Bear. <! as a theatrical producer of Whitehall Court, S.W. The order of adjudication was made
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  • 445 17 Patriotic Action. PLEA FOR EXTENSION OVERSEAS. Through the recent patriotic action of the Prime Minister of Canada, penny i>ostage has been restored between that nonunion and the rest of the British Umpire. This splendid gesture, says a correspondent in The Times, is lending urgency to the
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