The Straits Times, 5 March 1930

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    38 1 The Straits Times tMTABLISHED NIARLT A CENTURT] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5. 1930 PRICE 10 CENT The Straits Times M PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 5, 1930 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      157 1 Ny Carlsberg la bnttlea and on draofht. Solt Inportrra EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. doe. In Dantnark) BINGAPORR. GILBEY'S DRY GIN i f in V FROSTED BOTTLES. I i J Gilbey's Dry Gin is World famous for its TTIED IN LONBg unfailing quality. This distinction has only /^^^^v x been won
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      15 1 Prime Portland M 0 X" j CEMENT EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. (Inc. in Denmark) SIXGAPOHK.
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      543 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated In England) HAIL AND PASSENGER AMD CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAS AND ORDJNTAL SJJ. CO. CHDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOB CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore. MALWA IUOO Mar. 7 .NAGPORE &.300 Mar.
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      591 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam. Vessels Tonnage Dae SaU HARUNA MARU 10,600 Mar. IS 14 t KAMO MARU 8,000 Mar. 27 28 KATORI MARU 10,000 ApL 19 11 ATSUTA MARU 8,000 Apl. 24 SS KASHIMA MARU 10,000 Hay 8 9 HAKONE MARU
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      473 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated In Englaad). FOB BRISBANE, BYDNET AND MKU MUUMNaj VIA JAVA, UAJtWUI AMI* THURSDAY ISLAND. Esgnlar monthly sailings hy tka wellknown steamer MARELLA (786S tons) and the new motor vessel, MALABAB (4612 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia,
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      651 2 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAVIA) (laeorporatad in Hollaadi) Under contract wits NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telophona No. 8840, with sub-connections to Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Depts. and Manager's Desk. Re rcsentative for Singapore and Straits Settlements of the Official Tourists Bureau of Java. CREMER— March C, Belawan-Deli
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      582 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO. LIMITED. IMB CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in Englaad) REGULAR SERVICES TO MARSEILLES, LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMENGENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW—BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. (Route
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      462 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO LTD. (Imaorporated la S'ibi) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE Fer Kretay, Trengganu, Kelantan, Bangnara, Telupin, Patanl, Siagora, Lacon, Sichon, Bandon. Kohsamui, Langsuan, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure MAUNI In port Mar. 6 SUDDHADIB Mar. 10 Mar. 12 PRACHATH'OK Mar. 17 Mar. l'J The steamers are fitted throughout
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      469 3 DUTCH MILS N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij Ncderland and N.V. Rotterdamsche Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO OMsM Amsterdam Southampton Mar.rilk- Rotterdam Tonnage m.s. Chr lluyitens K..«00 S.M.N. Mar. 1 ■•< P.-itria 10,'jm) R.L. Mar. 14 M, Joh. Da Witt 10,3 V) S.M.N. Mar. 21 ..i. Slnmat 11, VM) R.L. Mar.
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      1549 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. 9OLLAM rnLAIMaUr UNB utWAMBUCAN MAIL UHE OT> fcjftV" 1 fill ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE From SINGAPORE and PENANC via COLOMBO. SUEZ. PORT SAID. ALLXANDRIA. NAPLES. «BNOA aod MARSEILLES to NEW YORK and BOSTON. Arrive Leave Lea»e Spore Spore Penang PUB. JOILNSON In port Mar. 6 Mar. 8 IRES. FII.I.MORE Mar.
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      418 3 LLOYD ROYAL BELGE SOCIETE ANONYME (Incorporated in Belgium) Monthly Service of Steamers from Singapore to Vancouver, Settle, Portland and San Francisco, via Hun? Koiik and Shanghai. Steamer Dur S'porr. s.s. CAUCASIEU Mar. 26 s.s. CARLIER Apl. 28 s.s. KAMBOVIO May SI s.s. BOLIVIER June 28 B.s. PATAGONIER Aug. 1 For
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      251 3 BEAUTIFY your Horn* I—nidi1 nidi Ornamental GARDEN FURNITURE Showroom— -10, HIGH STREFT. I ME Elkayes («>ncrete Works. htt Kcciverl Just Kecoived A HAND-BOOK FOR MOTOtt-OWNERS. THE MOTOR MAMAI. All ahi.ot motors in blmple lan^oac 2Wi I Edition *U« THK BLBCTBJCAL HAKVAL I f tth diltion) im IHK OW.VER-DUrVEira DANDOOOK: How
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      DEATH
      70 4 IAY At her residence, No. 611-3. East Coast Bead, on Monday, March 3, 193U, at 3.30 p in. Madam Tay Ham Siow, widow of the late Mr. Lin: How Eng. She leaves behina her four sons, Messrs. Lim Yew Tay, Tay Tian Yew, Lim Yew Lin, Lim Yew Ghee
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      746 4 SMALL ADVERTISEMENT FORM. To The Advertising Manager, Straits Times, Cecil Street Please insert the following small advertisement for days 1 1 There are approximately seven words to a line and there is a list rate charge of 25 f»n\B per line per insertion with A minimum of one dollar per
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      693 4 i MOTOR VEHICLES FIAT 509, latest model, condition a., new. $r>oo and eight monthly instalments of $63. IScstock, Robinson and Co., Singapore. MORRIS-COWLKY 1926. Done 27,000 miles, owner driven. Hood, wings, paint, battery, tyres, in good condition. Engine recently overhauled and running well. Price r >o. It, Straits Times. FOR
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      957 4 HOUSES, FLATS, ETC. TO LKT, 90, Meyer Road. Immediate entry. Apply Meyer Brothers. TO MR, 35T-A, East Coast Road. Apply 4, North Bridge Road. TO LET, 79, Meyer Road. Entry April 1, 1930. Apply, Meyer Brothers. TO LET, 302, Orchard Road, compound house. Apply 189, Cecil Street. TO I.XT, I.
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      796 4 OFFICES AND GODOWNS OFFICE ACCOMMODATION, Srd floor new building Robinson Road. Passenger lift, modern sanitation, total area 3,600 sq. ft. Apply United Engineers, Limited. EXCELLENT godown accommodation on offer in town with river frontage and access at all tides. Total area ground and first floor about 20,000 square feet. Apply
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      690 4 FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS NEW TIME TABLE will be introduced on March 10, 1930. A revised time table will be brought into operation on March 10, 1930. The train services have been re-organised and additional trains will be run over various sections of the Railways. The most important changes are
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      860 4 AUCTION SALE of valuable freehold and leasehold Singapore properties. At Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng ft Co's saleroom, No. 30. Chulia Strcrt, on Wednesday, March \2, 1930 at 2.30 p.m. Lots 1 to 3. Valunble freehold land situate at Parkatoaa Jl»id. Btnjapere, areas 7,358 sq. it., 4,8*12 so. A.. ;:nd r..ti'J'.l
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      412 5 A Unique Opportunity To Visitors to Malaya. For $1,000. Shooting a Tiger in His Natural Haunts Have His Skin and a CineKodak Film as a Souvenir. If desired can be shot from a platform. Apply 441. STRAITS TIMES. GUEST ESTABLISHMENT The Mansion OXLEY RISE. Phone 6681. VACANCIES. Very popular. Just
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      177 5 C 9*C 9* V^\ Cutaneous eruptions, small wounds and ulcers. No better remedy to give immediate relief and rapid cure than PUROL Tios 30 and 55 cts. Tubes 75 ew. j^SSjS^^N. Obtainable everywhere "SPEEDEX" A better Camera $18 black or brown. DIETHELM CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Switzerland) SINGAPORE PEN ANG
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      268 5 TflE LUXURY SOAP YOUVE LONGED FOR at an everyday cost Perfumed as once you thought only the most expensive soaps were perfumed a subtle blending of the fragrance of flowers you love it astonishes you that Lux Toilet Soap can be sold at such an everyday price. Its soft lather,
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      155 5 THE UNION HAIRDRESSING SALOON. X J|B-. jfl We, Matsuda, brother and sister, beg to announce that we have opened a hairdressing saloon with modern equipments. Complete satisfaction guaranteed. THE UNION HAIRDRESSING SALOON. No. 23, Orchard Road (in front of Light Studio). ENTHUSIASM. Have you ever heard a dyspeptic give three
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      131 5 THE NATIONAL GAS ENGINE COMPANY COLD STARTING HEAVY OIL ENGINES Vertical and Horizontal up to 600 H. P. Sole Agents for Malaya If* E N T R A I I V(# It-NCINE WORKS L r ?l La I SINGAPORE IPOH KUALA LUMPUR. WHEN PICTURES ARE POSSIBLE "KODAK" FILM GETS THEM
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    HOME SPORT REVIEWED.
    2269 6 County Cricket in Low Water Appeal to Members. BOAT RACE SENSATION. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 6. Acceptances for the Lincolnshire Handicap were published !a^t night. The race is BOW radocad from an original entry of 76 to §4. It is noteworthy that that seven French-bred
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    LONGER LIVES AHEAD.
    151 6 Forecast by Centenarian Club President. "It is quite possible that within a measurable time people will live well into their second century. I believe that the ultimate result of experiments now being made into rejuvenation will mean that the problem of death will be entirely overcome." This
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    PENANG LETTER.
    1243 6 WHAT TOURISTS MISS ON THE ISLAND. Wooing the Goddess Of Good Luck. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. 28. Before this letter appears in print both Penang and Singapore will have suffered their first invasion of the world tourists Whose presence we are so glad to welcome. Unfortunately,
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    A COAT AND CASH.
    235 6 Luck of an Absent-Minded Merchant. A man named Lim Nguan, a merchant of Minburi, who was going to Bangkok to collect some monies due him, stopped at a rhop kept by Nai Choey, at Bang Kapi, for some refreshment. On arrival at the Sapatoom lock he
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    VOLUNTEER DRILLS.
    116 6 Programme of drills up to and for weekending Mar. 9 Wednesday, Mar. 6, 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall, "D" (Eurasian) Co., Company Parade 5.15 p.m., Drill Had!, "E" (Chinese) Co., Weapon Training. Thursday, Mar. 6, 6.15 p.m.. Drill Hall, S.R.E. (V), Drill Parade 5.15 p.m., Municipal Offices, S.V.F.A., Lecture—
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    JAVA LETTER. EX-SERVICEMEN IN WEST JAVA.
    783 6 JAVA LETTER. EX-SERVICEMEN IN WEST JAVA. The Box's Place In Social Life. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Mar. 1. The annual general meeting of the ExService Association, West Java, was held at the Box last week. Mr. G. Lambe, president of the Association, occupied the chair and gave a brief
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    ATTACKED AND GAGGED.
    170 6 Attempt to Abduct Russian Girl. That Shanghai is living up to its reputation for lawlessness may be evidenced by the recent attempt to carry out an abduction of a Russian girl in broad daylight. Miss Minkoff was walking down Route des Soeurs between Avenue Foch and Rue
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      59 6 From March Ist. RENE ULLMANN JEWELLER AND WATCHMAKER, SINGAPORE begs to announce his REMOVAL from High Street to 8-Q-10, Capitol Building, Stamford Road. WELCOME TO EVERYBODY. SUN MAipRA[jINS tHave you had your Iron to-day? IF NOT EAT SUN-MAID D A fCfKJC I\ r\ I »J 1 1 1 J SEEDLESS
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      466 7 I ALHAMBRA OPENING DATE: FRIDAY, MARCH 7 Two Performances Nightly at 6.15 p.m. and 9.15 p.m. SEE, HEAR AND ENJOY METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER'S GREAT MUSICAL COMEDY TUE HOLLYWOOD REVUE 25 World Famous Stars and a Chorus of 200 All TALKING -SINGING -DANCING Special Extra Performances on SATURDAY. MARCH 8 and SUNDAY, MARCH
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      224 7 Raffles Hotel The following Round-The-World Cruise Steamers are Due Shortly. R.M.S "FRANCOISIA" Friday, March 7. S.S. BELGENLAND," Saturday, March 8. (CRUISE BALL AT RAFFLES HOTEL) S.S. "COLOMBVS," Monday, March 10. (CRUISE BALL AT RAFFLES HOTEL) All the above hold a Cruise Tiffin at RAFFLES HOTEL, Sea View Hotel All Rooms
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      257 7 I WILLIAM WILBERFORCE KNOCKED THE ''L" OUT OF SLAVING i BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT— YOU CAN DO IT BY INSTALLING A GAS COOKER A MUCH SIMPLER PROCEDURE AND AFTER ALL SAVING IS IMPORTANT THESE DAYS. GAS for homes of to-day, NEW WORLD THE NEW WORLD /l k n i nrT
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    SHIPPING NOTES. HISTORY OF THE P. & O. COMPANY.
    852 8 SHIPPING NOTES. HISTORY OF THE P. O. COMPANY. Progressive Policy In Australia. Mr. W. A. Uackay, senior resident partner of Mac-1 nalil. Hamilton, and Co. (agenta for the P. and 0. Company), who is at present paying brief business visit to Brisbane! raw •ome additional interistinjr particulars regarding the announcement
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    38 8 From Holland, By SU\iiat, due at Singapore tomorrow morning. I mm Indo-China, l>y Andre I.ebon, due ;.t Singapore 7 a.m. tononmr. Europe (London mails despatched on I'd). by liahra, due at Ponang G a.m. to Borrow.
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    37 8 Bt K. >lcr N.-.l.-rlan.li-n I Indrmi ra Sphinx left Arrd. 8'por* Loadoa Jin. 24 Feb. IS Jan. ao F«b. T> "in. ::i KhH. 24 I M;.r. I Krl.. M:ir. 1 l'«b. 7 Alar. \i
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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        Macphail and Co., Ltd.
        77 8 Singapore, Mar. 5. Rubber. Weak. New Scudais LWtt>lJStti lUlaka i'indas 1.6114-I.6GVi, L'lu Benuts 40' j12*4, United Malaccas 1.40-1.45, Bukit Jclotunys 52-59 cents. SandycroftH 1.05-1.15. Tin.-Weak. Kuchais 124-1.27, Kintas 1.301.34, Malay Consols. SU-31'/4 cents, Penawats 6-1-08 cents, Lukuts 1-1.10, Sunpei Way* 3.353.40, Renong Consols 195.-205., Puchongs 20s.
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        Rose Macphail & Penman, Ltd.
        142 8 Rose Macphail Penman, Ltd. Singapore, Mar. 5. Rubbei. London 7"<id., 'fed. down. Tin.—London 1169, £1 ss. down. Mining. Quiet. Sungei Ways 3.30-3.40, Kuchais 1.25-1.27, Kinta Dredge 1.35-1.36, (Clang Rivers 2.25-2.35, Hong Fatts (J3-T0 cents, Malaya Consols. 30-32 cents, Johans XIiS cents, Talams 1.10-1.20, Sungei Luas 41-47 rents premium, Ulu Klangs
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      MAIL BAG THEFTS.
      224 8 Bankers and Postal Officials Confer. The numerous mail-bag roberies which hove occurred during the past twelve months have been the subject of serious consideration for some weeks past. Representatives of banks have been in close association with officials of the London General Post Office, and a number
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      RUBBER PRICES.
      59 8 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc., \tw York, send us the following cable iat.d Mar. 4, their quotations being in :old dollar cents closing bid prices Rubber Exchanges sales today 1,123 tons. March 15.20, April 15.30, May 15.50, June 15.70, July 16, August 16.20, September 16.40, October IG.CO, November
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      EXCHANGES.
      72 8 Rugby, Mar. 4. I'oreign exchanges are Amsterdam 12.12^, Athens 375, Bombay Is. 5 27-32 d., Berlin 2<U6o, Brussels 34.89, Bucharest 818, Buenos Aires 42^, Copenhagen 18.165, Geneva 25.165, Helsingfors 18SU, Hong Kong Is. 54d., Lisbon 108.2:.. Madrid 41.45, Milan U2.78, New York 4.86 1-32, Oslo 18.17, Paris 124.24, Prague
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      261 8 EXCHANGES. Singapore, March .">. On London, Bank 4 m/s 2/3 15/16 Demand 2/3% Private 3 m. credit 2/3 T. On New York, demand 66% Private 90 ds 67)4 On France, Bank T.T. 1432 On India, Bank T.T. 164% v ir ntnt t t 001/ jOn Honjr Kong. Bank, T.T. 33)4
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        MINING.
        482 8 Isiuc Val. I'd. Buyers Sellers 5/- 5/- Pahang Consols. 9/6 10/0 5/- 6/- Pangnga River 5. 3 6/.15 .15 P. Plandok 0.04 0.08 1 1 Penawut Mi 0.70 6/- 5/- PengkaJen Ordi. 18/- 19/1 1 Petaling 5.45 5.55 xd. cr. £1 £1 Huchong 21/- H 11 1 Pungah It/I
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        GENERAL.
        235 8 Val. Pd. Buyers Seller! 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 2.12 Vi 2.20 2 2 Alex. Brick Ordi. 2.75 2.SK) cd. £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 6.10.0 6.12.6 1 1 Central Engine 0.40 0.50 1 1 Cycle and Carriage 0.45 0.55 10s. 10s. Duff Development 5, 7 B Bd. Dunlop
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        100 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 102 105 ci. Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. of 1901 red. 1930 $1,878,000 par. 67c prem. Singapore Municipal 4Vs p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,00 96 par Singapore Municipal 4Vi p.c. of 1909 red. 1956 $1,000,000 95 par.
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        382 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Today's Pricci Fraier Lyall k Co. Evatt Allenby (|l) Aior l.ajah (fl; A. Hitam ($1; A. Kuning ($1) A. Malay (f2) A. Molek (?1) A. Punas (*1) ImMI ($1) Brogas <*U Brunei ($5) B. Jelutong (fl) 3. Katii i>lj Bukit
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    186 8 Today. North and East India (Namsang) 3 p.m. Panka Island, Pladjoe and Palembang (Thrderis) Z p.m. Pladjoe and Palembang (Van der Lyn) 4 p.m. Pontianak (Raub) 4 p.m. Philippine Islands (Trier) 1 p.m. Kanka Island KNcpt Muntnk) 1 I.uudon 1 4 p.m. (Uylon and United States of
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
    215 8 Wednesday. March 5 H. W. 12.35 a.m.. 8 ft. 8 in., t.10 p.m.. 9 fl. Air mail leaves for Katavia. Laying of foundation stone of new Straits Chinese Church at IN, I'nnsep Street, 5 p.m. Thursday, March 6 H. W. 1.23 a.m., 8 ft. C in.,
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    PASSENGERS.
    96 8 The following MaaragßSS arrived by the s.s. Kedah yesterday Mr. and Mrs. English and two infant... Mr. mil Mrs. J. B. Nicola, Mr nnd Mrs. W. M. Campbell. Mr. t-.nd Mis. Wilkinson. Colom-I, T. B. Mackic, Mr. C. E. O. Wood, Mr. T. H. rempertey. Mr. K. S. Bost.
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    128 8 The following passengers for Singapore arrived by the s.s. President Johnson from Manila on Monday Mrs. Cecilia S. Bell, Mr. and Mrs. Bert M. Brack, Mr. Beit, M. Brush. Jr.. Miss Leota M. Brush. Mr. Norman Clcaveland, Mrs. Greta C Cook, Miss Virginia V. B. Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Roy
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    251 8 Wednesday, March 5. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. Entrance KETPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Tug Prince, Physa, M. Lighter Rusa, Brentv, I'u'.rol. Oil Wharf Adamastor. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCK!. Tanlong Pagar. Albert Dock Nil. Victoria Dock M. Krian, s.s. Makasser. Keppel Harboar.
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      111 8 INTER-SERVICES BOXING ROYAL NAVY vs. ARMY Team Contest for Lowther Grant Cup. IN AID OF THE UNION JACK CLUB At the MOONLIGHT HALL. NEW WORLD on Friday, March 7, at 9 p.m. Prices $4, $3, $2, $1 and 80 cents. Services in Uniform at Half Price. FOR EVERYTHING IN School
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      482 8 ALHAMBRA OPENING DATE FRIDAY, MARCH 7 Two Performance* Nightly at 6.15 p.m. and 9.15 p.m. SEE, HEAR AM) ENJOY METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER S GREAT MUSICAL COMEDY THE HOLLYWOOD REVUE 25 World Famous Stars and A Chorus of 200 ALL TALKING, SINGING, DANCING. Special Extra Performances on BATIIKDAY, MARCH 8 and SUNDAY, MAKCII
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      260 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. i Bright Wind. Station. Temperature. Rain- Sun- Relative Direc- Speed. Weather. Max. Mm. fall, shine. Humidity, tion. F. F. int. houn. m.p.h. Alor Star .94 73 Nil 7.5 75 NE 10 Fine Kota Bharu .88 71 Nil 10.9 75 SSE 2 Fine K. Trengganu
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    427 9 AROUND THE MARKETS. Drop in Prices Still Continues. U.S. DEMAND FOR TIN VERY POOR. (By Our .Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Wednesday, 11 a.m. Tuday's Prices Rubber, 25 cents. Tin, :t(H> tons at $85 per picul. Yesterday's Prices Rubber. London 7»»d. per lb., down '/id. New York 15 cts. per lb., down
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    BRITISH BRICKS.
    224 9 Ample Supplies for AH Purposes. The Financial Times recently published a ■tßttmmt thut the Bermoi.dsoy Borough Council had informed the Ministry of Health that there was considerable difficulty in obtaining adequate supplies from the home market of common bricks and that supplies had to be obtained from abroad.
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    MEN AND GOLOSHES.
    243 9 Foolish Failure to Utilise Valuable Article. Whilst on the subject of propaganda there is mm lii-ld that has been curiously neglecterf, says The Rubber Age. Having savoured the solid comfort and convenience of goloshfs during this damp winter, it has been source »f surprise to us that
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      NO MORE MONEY FROM F.M.S.
      510 9 Research Association Short of Funds. We arc sorry to learn that the financial position «f the Research Association of British Rubber Manufacturers is again causing grave anxiety, and indeed has become so critical as to threaten the curtailment, if not the continuance of the good
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      BUSY AMERICA.
      563 9 Boastful Comparison By New York Professor. Doubtful economic and business conditions to the contrary, the United States is entering another of its most prosperous years all because it will do nearly as much work in 1930 a* all the rest of the world put together. Prof. Thomas T.
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      64 9 Tone of Market .-—Quiet. Latest Cable :—London Spot Sheet 7%d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet G. cts. 15 per lb. ««..»«»>»»♦♦♦-» R.S.S. equal to London Standard Standard B.S.S. on Tender Spot March April May April-Junu July-September Buyen 25 ■25 >,i 26 26 V4 26Vj
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      NORTHERN TAVOY TIN DEDGING.
      736 9 NORTHERN TAVOY TIN DEDGING. Sir William Henry on The Outlook. I The second ordinary general meeting of Northern Tavoy Tin Dredging, Ltd., was held 1 on Jan. 29, at Winchester House, London, EC. I Sir William D. Henry, Kt., C.I.E. (the 1 chairman), said that the year had been a
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      TAKAU (F.M.S.) RUBBER.
      336 9 The R.G.A. and Producers' Interests. At the annual meeting of Takau (F.M.S.) Rubber Estates, Ltd., held on Feb. 5, at 6, Lloyd's Avenue, London, E.C., Mr. W. C. E. Gibson (the chairman) said that the past year's crop of 502,650 lb. was produced at an all-in cost
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      PERAK RIVER VALLEY RUBBER COMPANY.
      526 9 Share Capital Increased To $500,000. An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Perak River Valley Rubber Company, Limited, was held on M.,nduy at Penang when the subjoined resolutions were submitted for confirmation at special meetings 1. That the capiUl of the company be
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      SINGAPORE MARKETS.
      472 9 Official List of Approximate i Prices. i The following are the prices, cents per I catty where not otherwise stated, prevailing i at the Singapore markets on Feb. 28, t as furnished by the Food and Market t Inspector Meat.- -Beef steak (round) 49 per catty, t beef
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      GARING (MALACCA) RUBBER ESTATE.
      826 9 Costs Substantially Reduced. The eighteenth annual generul meeting of the Caring (Malacca) Rubber Kstatc, Ltd., was held on Feb. at the Council Room of the Rubber Growers' Association, 2, 3 and 4, Idol Lane, Eastcheap. .London, E.L., Mr. Edward G. Dane (the chairman; presiding. Mr. E.
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      THE NEW ERSKINE SIX.
      199 9 Exhibited by Singapore Agents. An Erskine six of completely new design and of (rreatly increased power has been received by the Malayan distributors, United Engineers Lim ted. This car, which is a product of the Studebeker Pierce-Arrow Export Corporation, is notable among cars of its price
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      BILLITON TIN.
      100 9 Policy of Unrestricted Output. In an interview by the Amcsterdemsch EiTectcnblad with the Rtlliton Tin Company with regard to the statement of the British Tin Producers' Association that satisfactory conversations with Dutch-Indian tin producers were proceeding, the manager stated that it did not suit Billiton at all to
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    ENGLISH COTTON TRADE.
    921 9 Lancashire Corporation Increases Capital. POLICY OF THE TRADE ORGANISATIONS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Manchester, Feb. 5. Since a week ago the outstanding event has been the slump in raw material rates. For some time traders have been afraid of such a development and the holding back of
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAR, 5, 1930. A LEAP INTO FAME.
    1091 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAR, 5, 1930. A LEAP INTO FAME. On Monday, February 3, 1930, there suddenly leapt into fame one James Edward Spiers (or James Roberts), aged 37. Spiers (or Roberta) was a carpenter who had been sentenced on January 31, at the Old Bailey, to ten
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    WOMAN'S QUEST FOR BEAUTY.
    1441 10 How It Can Be Achieved By All. (By Aldous Huxley, the Brilliant English Novelist.) Automobiles, movies, and bootlegging arl the three biggest American industries. After these, I suspect, comes beauty. Look through the advertisement pages of any popular American magazine you will find that at least
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    261 10 Captain G. H. Freyberg. R.N., 0.8. E., Master Attendant, sails by the Macedonia on Friday on Home leave. His place will be taken during hii absence by Commander W. G. Oldershawc, R.N.R. The junior staff of the United Engineers. Ltd., Malacca, ent«rtafined their manager, Mr. Kenneth McMillan,
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    940 10 OIL PALM RESIGNATIONS. Some days ago, in this column, we invited information from Oil Palm Plantations, Limited regarding rumoured resignations from the directorate of the company. No reply was forthcoming and we have thcrefors consu'ted the records deposited in the office of the Registrar of Companies.
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        FOUR-CORNERED FIGHTS AVOIDED.
        269 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 4. Mr. Stanley BtMwtn'l speech today li's. apparently, fully satisfied LoJ Beaverbrook and Lord Rothermere.— Straits Tines Copy light London, Mar. t. In view of the unusual political situation thi Press were admitted to the normally private nut-tings of the Central
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        FOOD TAX ISSUE.
        682 11 Must be Lifted Clear Of Politics. A British Wireleu message states that Mr. Baldwin, in the course of his speech, ■aid the gravity of unemployment, combined with the far greater and wider nacrttoß of uniting the peoples in the Kmpire and visualising the Kmpire as an economic
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        THE RESOLUTIONS.
        256 11 Protective Tariffs Favoured. London, Mar. 5. At the meeting of the Central Council I Conservative and Unionist Associations a resolution urging an immediate and continuous campaign in favour of the adoption of tariffs to protect the industries and the agriculture of Great Britain and the workers therein, with
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        THE SPLIT AVOIDED.
        166 11 Lord Beaverbrook Gives Support. London, Mar. 4. Lord Btaverbiook has made a statement declaring that Mr. Baldwin's pronouncement is perfectly satisfactory, involving as it does acceptance of the main purpose of the Empire crusa'le. He does not doubt that Conservatives generally will accept Mr. Baldwin's lead. Therefore
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      CENTRAL SANCTUARY IN MALAYA.
      70 11 What the Earl of Onslow Expects. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Lond6n, Mar. 4. At a meeting of the Society for the Preservation of the Empire's Fauna, the Earl of Onslow said he expected the proclamation of a great Central Sanctuary in Malaya. Straits Times Copyright. The
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      IN SILK PYJAMAS.
      165 11 U.S. Governor Annoys The Germans. New Orleans, Mar. 6. An international incident was narrowly averted as a result of the unorthodox attire of Mr. Long, the Governor of Louisiana, who received the Commander of the German cruiser Emden and the German Consul-General, New Orleans, tlres'-.cd in grcep
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      POISON GAS.
      63 11 Is Germany Shipping It To China? Peking, Mar. 4. The Chinese Chamber of Commerce has wired the German Consul-Generai at Shanghai expressing anxiety concerning the many reports that Germany is shipping large quantities of poison gas and bombs to China for the use of President Chiansr Kai-shek and
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      PETROL PRODUCTION.
      125 11 Suggested Curtailment In America. Washington, Mar. 4. The Federal Oil Conservation Board, which is composed of four members of the Cabinet, has suggested the curtailment of petrol production and the operation of refineries during six days a week instead of seven, and has called upon the Governors of
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      RUSSIA BUYS FROM U.S.
      53 11 Cargo Boats to Transport Machinery. Moscow, Mar. 4. The administration of the Merchant Marine has announced the purchase from the United States of seven additional cargo boats totalling over 50,000 tons, to ply between the United States and the Black Sea ports, and chiefly to carry
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      LIBERAL DIFFERENCES.
      88 11 Resolution of Confidence In Mr. Lloyd George. London, Mar. 5. Then were smiles on the faces of all the participants in the meeting of the Liberal Parliamentary Party, held in the House of Commons, as they filed out after four hours of successful effort* to compose the I'arty
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      RE-AWAKENING OF THE CONFERENCE.
      508 11 Preparing to Resume. EXPERTS' REPORT TO BE CONSIDERED. London, Mar. 4. There were signs of a re-awakening of the Naval Conference? to full life today. Beautiful spring-like weather encouraged a feeling of optimism in the delegations. A communique refers to the intended activities of the Conference
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      RELIGION AND RUSSIA
      295 11 Premier to Confer With Opposition Leaders. London, Mar. 4. In the House of Commons, Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald, replying to Mr. Stanley Baldwin, said the orders issued to the Army, the Navy and the Air Force made it clear that there was no compulsion to attend the
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      MISHAP AT SEA.
      31 11 Tokio, Mar. 3. The Fukuju Maru is reported to have been wrecked off Aomovi. It is feared that the entire crew, numbering 32, may have l»ccn drowned. Nichi-Nichi.
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      REGENTS' FAREWELL TO ADVISER.
      749 11 Mr. Richards' Tribute To Johore. The outstanding success of Mr. A. F. Richards' brief regime in Johore as acting General Adviser was clearly shown at a very pleasant function held at the Istana Besar, Johore Bahru, last night, when the Regents gave a farewell dinner to
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      AMANULLAH RUMOURS.
      79 11 Not Returning to Kabul Via Turkey. Stamboul, Mar. 1. Ex-Kinu Amanul!ah of Afghanistan has booked a stateroom on an Italian strainer for his return to Rome, thus dispelling the rumours of his intention to return to Kabul. It is understood the Ex-King s ita? was chiefly devoted to
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      FAMINE IN CHINA.
      59 11 U.S. Proposal to Send Relief. Washington, Mar. v. The Senate Agriculture Committee has decided to consult Mr. Mac Murray, the ex-Minister to China, and Mr. John B. Payne, the chairman of the Red Cross Society, regarding the proposal of the Farm Board to buy $25,000,000 v/orth of
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      TRAGIC FLOODS IN FRANCE.
      349 11 Feared Loss of Hundred Lives. PATHETIC SCENES. Many Isolated on Roof Tops. Paris. Mar. 1. The worst floods for n hundred years are afflicting a number of towns Bad villages in the south of France, the most serious inundations being in the Montair !i;in district, the
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      JAPAN ALARMED.
      158 11 India Asked to Reconsider Cotton Tax. Tokio, Mar. I. Kxprcs'-.infT the deepest concern over th<proposed taxation of imported cotton goods "which is obviously aimed at Japanese imports, therefore showing unfair discrimination, hardly compatible with the spirit of the Indo-Japanese Commercial Treat>" the Indo-Japanese Association has telegraphically appealed to
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      INDIANS IN E. AFRICA.
      108 11 Equal Status Demanded With Europeans. New Delhi, Mar. 4. Mr. V. S. Srinivasa Sastri, whom the Indian Government appointed to inquire into the conditions of Indians in East Africa, has reported. He expresses the hope that the Luboui Government will make a clear ment of policy,
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    JAVA AIR SERVICE INAUGURATED.
    749 12 Ceremony at Seletar. H.E.s INTENTION TO FLY TO JAVA. The <>fn<-ia! inauguration ceremony of the iiir x i vice between Singapore and Batavia took place at the Seletar Air Base yesterday afternoon. The large hangar, with the immense Fokker monoplane in the foreground, provided a fitting
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    FINES REDUCED.
    118 12 Coolies Who Struck Manager Get Off Lightly. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 4. At the Sungci Patani High Court, last Thursday, a Malay judge reduced the lines imposed on two coolies of Paya Besar Kstato for assaulting Mr. R. E. Cole, the manager, from $100 each to
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    37 12 The I.M.S. Railways notify the permanent rltuhftf of the Holland Road halt, between Bukit Timah and Cluny Ro"d stations, and of Bukit Brombong siding halt U'twi't'ii liatu Anum and Buloh Knsap pUtiun*, i.ii and from March 10,
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    EDITOR ON TRIAL.
    372 12 Troubles of Inharmonious Staff. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 5. At the Police Court yesterday a case wa.s heard in which George Bilainkin, editor of the Straits Echo, wa.s charged by a Chinese workman with having used criminal force on him on Jan. 29. Mr. Mundis
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    DERAILMENT INQUIRY.
    247 12 Official Statement on Prai Accident. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 4. In connection with the derailment of the tender of the c-ngine of the mail train at Prai, a numbtr of senior officers arrived from Kuala Lumpur yesterday to hold a special inquiry on the spct, although
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    MR. A. P. MOORE.
    55 12 Bequeaths $100,000 Legacy To Queen of Spain. Pittsburg, Mar. 4. The Sun Telegraph announces that Mr. A. P. Moore, who was appointed American Ambassador to Poland but who died prior to taking up the appointment, has bequeathed $25,000 to Senor Caruso's widow and $100,000 to the
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    JAPAN'S UNEMPLOYED.
    37 12 Cotton Depression Causes Big Increase. Tokio, Mar. 4. The number of unemployed is now estimated at over 700,000. This enormous increase is attributed to the recent decision to curtail work in the cotton industry. Nichi-Nichi
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    JAPAN'S TRADE.
    25 12 February Imports Exceed Exports. Tokio, Mar. 3. Trade returns for February show a total of Y160.705.000 for imports, against Y118,886,000 for exports.— Nichi-Nichi.
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    SMALLPOX AT SEA.
    45 12 Naldera Given a Clean Bill Of Health. Sydney, Feb. 29. The P. and O. liner Naldera has been examined and given a clean bill of health, but the passengers will h»ve to report regularly until March, in case they develop smallpox meantime.
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    CLUB STREET CASINO PROSECUTIONS.
    437 12 Convictions Quashed By Mr. Justice Stevens. Mr. Justice Stevens gave some important findings in his judgment on thu appeal by Feng Cheng Cheng in the SupremeCourt recently against the conviction and sentence imposed in the case which was generally known as the Club Street Casino prosecutions.
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    COMMISSION CLAIM.
    272 12 Chinese Newspaper Sued By Late Manager. An interesting motion cann- before the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) in the Supreme Court yesterday in connection with the claim for commission, brought by Mr. Tan. late news manage, of the Lat Pau Press, against that company. Mr. See Tiong Wah
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
    142 12 Chinese Found With Goods But Acquitted. At the Singapore Assizes yesterday before Mr. Justice Stevens, Chan Moon claimed trial on a charge of voluntarily causing hurt while committing armed robbery. It was alleged by the prosecution that he, with two other Chinese, assaulted a Chinese in Temple Street,
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    EUROPEAN ARRESTED.
    88 12 Wanted at Kuala Lumpur By Police. Acting on a warrant issued by the Kuala Lumpur police authorities, a European, Charles Brown, was arrested yesterday afternoon at Raffles Hotel by the local Detective Branch. Brown was produced before Mr. P. S. Williams, the Second Police Magistrate, this morning and
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    TIENTSIN FEARS.
    115 12 British Residents' Plea For Protection. Tientsin, Mar. 4. A meeting of British residents, here convened under the auspices of the China Association, has passed a resolution petitioning the Government to defer the contemplated withdrawal of part of the Tientsin garrison until the present political situation is clarified. The
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    $2,500 FOR A LEG.
    278 12 The Value of a Boatman's Limb. The question of what compensation to award a man whose leg had to be amputated following an accident, for which another was alleged to be responsible, was before the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) this morning. The man was a
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    THE TARIFF TRUCE.
    283 12 Further Discussion in The House. Rugby, .Mar. 4. In the House of Commons Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister, the former President of the Board of Trade, initiated a debate on the subject of the Tariff Truce Conference. He said that, if the Convention went through, every single one of
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    PUT STONES ON RAILWAY
    76 12 Chinese Boy to be Given The Rotan. When a twelve-year-old Chinese boy was charged in the Second Police. Court yesterday with placing stones on the railway! line near Somerset Road, he said that another boy did it first and he followed his example. Court Inspector King
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    MR. D. H. LAWRENCE.
    60 12 Nice, Mar. 3. The German wife of the late D. H. Lawrence, the British author and playwright whose works repeatedly offended the sensibilities of the conservative section of the British public, and whose exhibition of nude paintings in London last year was closed by the authorities,
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    CHINESE NAVAL MISSION.
    22 12 Paris, Mar. 4. The Air Minister, M. Laurent Eynac, received the Chinese Naval Mission, headed by Admiral Tu,— Reuter,
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    TOWARDS BALKAN PEACE.
    112 12 Greece and Turkey Settle Serious Disputes. Angora, Mar. 4. Tho Foreign Minister and the Greek Minister have initialled the Greco-Turk-ish Agreement settling disputes arising out of the Lausanne Treaty in connection with the exchange and reeompensation of nationals. Furthermore the agreement provides that Turks domiciled in Western
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    PROHIBITION IN U.S.
    97 12 "Wets" Direct Their Final Blow. Washington, Mar. 5. The wets directed a final blow against prohibition when they concluded their seven days evidence before the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives on the proposal that the 18th amendment should be repealed. The wets gave a shocking
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    NO NEED FOR ANXIETY.
    195 12 Prince of Wales Now Convalescent. Nairobi, Mar. 4. A bulletin states that the Prince of Wales is convalescent and expects to leave for Uganda on Sunday, as originally arranged. Reuter. Rugby, Mar. 4. Last night's official announcement of the continued improvement of the Prince of Wales
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    DEATH OF SINOLOGUE.
    26 12 Frankfurt, Mar. 4. The death has occurred of Professor Richard Wilhelm, the eminent Chinese scholar, who was an ex-profess<Tr of Peking University. Reuter.
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    ROAD, RAIL AND AIR.
    144 12 Air Concerns Linking Up With Railways. Rui;by, Mar. 1. The Manchester Guardian says the acquisition by the Southern Railway of an interest in Imperial Airways, Ltd* w i l probably prove tho first step towards closer co-operation between all railway companies and air lines. Negotiations are
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    NOVEL BROADCAST.
    79 12 Bandoeng Station Relayed By Berlin. Berlin, Mar. 4. A novel broadcasting experiment was made when a Berlin sender relnyed part of the programme of the Java station of Bandoeng, whose short wave wa.; fa; sformed into long wave by the Berlin receiving station. The announcer, speaking in Dutch,
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    BANNED CARNIVAL.
    51 12 Serious Illness of Queen Of Sweden in Rome. Stockholm, Mar. 4. The authorities have banned the carnival festivities on account of the Queen's critical condition. Her Majesty has for a long time been seriously ill in Rome where the King and the Crown Prince are at her bedside.
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    A GIFT TO THE NATION.
    55 12 £2,000 in Victory Bonds For Mr. Snowden. Rugby. Mar. 1. The Chancellor of the Exchequer ha;; received from an anonymous donor Victory Bends to the amount of £2,000. Mr. Snowden expresses his thanks for this gift to the nation and hi? warm appreciation of the
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    THE KING'S HEALTH.
    53 12 First Investiture Since His Illness. London, Mar. 1. H.M. the King, in the uniform of a Field Marshal, held a full dress investiture at Buckingham Palace. He stood for half an hour while the recipients of decorations slowly passed him. This was His Majesty's first investiture since
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      PECULIAR RECORD.
      67 13 Boxer Who Stood Up To Camera. i Oklahoma, Feb. 18. The Swede, Ericksson, Chicago's Man j Mountain," established a record for America in lasting 285 seconds against Camera. He amazed the crowd by the way he .stood up to a volley of left and right hooks. He did
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    BETTING TAX IN CEYLON.
    976 13 Rate of 2»/ 2 Per Cent. ESTIMATED REVENUE OF Rs. 250,000. A Draft Betting Tax Bill, which His Excellency- the Governor foreshadowed in his address at the opening of the new Council Hall last month, is now published in the Ceylon Government Gazette said the Times
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    S.C.C. FOOTBALL.
    249 13 Splendid Recovery Against Chinese. S.C.C. 2nd. 3 Chinese 2nd 3 The S.C.C. second ehven made an excellent recovery against the Chinese second team on the Padang yesterday afternoon, when after being thre? goals in arrears they managed to force a draw. Early in the game the Chinese opened
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    POLO ENTHUSIAST.
    85 13 Mr. G. H. Bostwick Returns To America. Mr. G. H. Bostwick, the young American millionaire, who rode his brother's horse, Spot Cash, in the Chandos Amateurs' Handicap Hurdle at Warwick Races in mail week, has returned to the United States. He regretted leaving England before the National Hunt
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    SELANGOR CRICKET.
    186 13 Out-stations Easily Defeat Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 2. On the Selangor Club padang, in a cricket match beginning yesterday and continued today, the Out-stations' cricket team defeated the Kuala Lumpur XI by three wickets. Batting first, Kuala Lumpur were dis- missed for 73.
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    M.C.C.'S SUCCESS.
    42 13 Big Win Over Waikato In New Zealand. Hamilton, Feb. 20. The M.C.C. beat Waikato by an innings and 155 runs. Today the tourists declared when they had scored 340 for 7 wickets. Nichols making 133. Waikato were dismissed for 105.
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    PLADNER BEATEN.
    31 13 British Boxer's Victory At Albert Hall. London, Feb. 18. At the Royal Albert Hall. Dick Corbett beat Emil Pladner, the French boxer, on points in a twelve rounds bout.
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    GENE TUNNEY BETTER.
    44 13 Good Recovery from Serious Operation. Gene Tunney, former heavyweight champion of the world, has left hospital in New York apparently cured of his serious kidney ailment. He has made a good recovery from the operation performed on him earlier this month.
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    SPECTATOR THROWN.
    276 13 Would-be Jockey's Escapade At Leicester. After Arklow had fallen in its Evington Steeplechase at Leicester one of the spectators jumped into the saddle in a bold attempt to bring the horse back. Arklow, however, took, charge of the proceedings, and galloped down the track, and the impromptu jockey
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    POLO TRAGEDY.
    64 13 Major Randall's Death In Lahore. Lahore, Feb. 3. Major B. Randall, of Skinners' Horse, fell from his mount while playing in Indian Cavalry Polo Tournament today. His pony further hurt him after his fall by putting his hoof on his throat. He was attended to immediately on the
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    27 13 Members of the S.C.R.C. are reminded that entries for the tennis tournament clos? tomorrow at 5 p.m. when a competitors' meeting will be held to elect handicappers.
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    INTER-STATE CRICKET AT IPOH.
    326 13 Kedah-Perak Match Spoilt By Rain. (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Mar. 4. Rain prevented the inter-State match between Kedah and Perak being; played to a finish. Kedah batted first yesterday and shaoed well. Their captain and Tudor Evar were responsible for the best partners', of the
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    PENANG CRICKET.
    117 13 Donaldson's Eleven Obtains Close Victory. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 4. The opening cricket match of the season was noteworthy because of the fine recovery of Donaldson's XI, who defeated Anthony's side by one wicket. BattinT first Anthony's side compiled 207. After a ba.d beginning Donaldson's replied
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    LOCAL CRICKET.
    110 13 S.C.C. Teams for Week-End Game. The following have been chosen to play in the S.C.C. cricket match on Friday (at 5 p.m.) and Saturday Over Thirty R. L. L. Braddell, Col. Dickinson, R. N. Hamilton (capt.), Capt. Hill, R. H. C. Laverton, R. B. Lewis, G. R. More,
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    LOCAL GOLF.
    97 13 One-Club Competition at Race Course G.C. The One-Club competition held at the Race Course Golf Club, which was played during the last week-end, resulted in a win for H. H. Hoeden, %vho returned a net score of 60. The following are the best scores G. H. N. H.
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    106 13 Wednesday, March S Football: S.C.C. lit XI v». The W.lrh Regt., Padang. Thursday, March t Football: S.C.C. "B" XI vs. Telephone Co. S.C.F.A. League Match, S.C.F.A. ground. Friday, March 7 Boxing: Royal Navy vs. Army, Moonlight Hall, New World, 9 p.m. Saturday. March 8 Football i S.C.F.A. League,
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    34 13 Rangers Take Full Points From Queen's Park. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 4. Glasgow Rangers visited Queen's Park today in a Scottish League (Div. I) fixture and were successful by 3—l3—1.—Reuter.
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    A CLOSE SHAVE!
    226 13 Late Goal Puts Bankers In Cup Final. iH. K.&S. Bank. 1 Harbour Board.. 0 By defeating the Singapore Harbour Board by the only goal of the match the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank qualified for the final of the Inter-Commercial Cup competition at the Stadium, Anson Road,
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    BRITISH ARMY LOSE.
    51 13 Second Defeat in International Tournament. London, Mar. 4. The British Army suffered a further reverse in the Army International Triangular Tournament today when they were beaten by the French army by the odd goal in three.— On Feb. 8 the British Army lost 4—24—2 to the Belgian
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    RANGERS HELD.
    162 13 Javanese Team's Fine Display At Selangor. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 4. Selangor Rangers.. 2 Javanese XI.. 2 The football team chosen from Miss Riboet's Javanese Operatic Company, (now paying a brief visit to Kuala Lumpur), met the Selangor Rangers on the Stadium ground, Circular Road,
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    INDIAN TENNIS.
    36 13 Three Women Players To Appear At Wimbledon. Calcutta, Feb., 19. Miss Jenny Sandison is going to London for the Wimbledon Tournament on Mar. 8, and Mrs. Garham and Mrs. Mackenna will follow in April.
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    LINDRUM'S AMAZING SCORES.
    82 13 Aggregate of 250,000 Pts. On Tour. London, Feb. 21. The amazing scoring facility of Lindurm was illustrated on his reaching this afternoon a quarter of a million points since the start of his tour in October, against an a^greKate by his opponents of 209.7-3. The total time
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    PRICE LISTS IN TATT'S.
    172 13 Ring Superintendent's Hint At Nottingham. Some surprise was occasioned at Colwick Park Races in mail week wiien a bookmaker, following the custom recently initiated in the South, displayed a price I list in Tatter^all's ring, and was called upon by the ring superintendent to discontinue. He
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    UGLY SCENES.
    223 13 Referees Subject To Angry Demonstrations. What threatened to prove an ujjly incident at the close of the game betwten Queen's Park Rangers and Northampton Town at Loftus Road, Shepherd's Bush, was quelled by the prompt action of the stewards and police. During the second half of the match
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    35 13 In the billiards match at Edinburgh, Smith beat Newman, the final scores being as follows Smith ***** Newman 19,475. Smith made a. break of 957 on the last day and Newman ons of 1,053.
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    21 13 Paris, Feb. ID. Frank Bullock, the trainer, announced that Palais Koyal 11. has been scratched 1 from the Lincolnshire.
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    820 15 Petrol Giving Out. CAPTAIN CHICHESTER'S EXPERIENCE. Sydney, Jan. 30. The New Zealand airman, Pilot F. C. Chichester, arrived at the Mascot Aerodrome this afternoon, on the completion of his solo flight from England. Hundreds of persons cheered his arrival, and he was warmly congratulated upon his
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    498 15 Chiefly the Lure Of Money. A writer in the Nangsue Bimb Dai (Bangkok) sets forth the aims of the Communists' at some length. At the outset he gives a brief biography of Mr. Kuay Yong, a Hylam Chinese who was recently arrested in the Nang Lerng district. He is
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    PERSIAN CARPET TRADE.
    70 15 Turkish Government Makes Bold Bid. Constantinople, Feb. 20. Ths Government has decided to reduce ihe transit duty on Persian rugs and :arpets from 400 piastres per kilo to three piastre?. It remains to be seen whether the reduction will again attract this trade to Constantinople from London
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    BEHIND THE DRESS SHOWS.
    600 15 BEHIND THE DRESS SHOWS. Greedy Mannequins Envious Women. Dress Show." The term, which would make a good title for a modern novel in the new impressionistic style, conveys to many people the idea of something sinister, brutal beneath the trappings of silk, of passions brooding under the suave pageant of
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    LOVE'S STIMULUS TO WORK.
    211 15 Plea for Co-Educational Schools. A woman's plea that love is a stimulant to work failed to move members of the Liverpool Education Committee from their decision to abandon the education of boys and girls together at the Holt Secondary School after 22 years. Mr. J. Hamilton
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    FLYING RULE IN LATIN.
    171 15 Addition to Famous Oxford Statute. London, Feb. 7. A curious mingling of cn;ient and modern occurs in a Statute just passed by the Congregation at Oxford, which lays down, in Latin, rules for undergraduates engaging in flying. The Statute, which is published in Latin because it
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    WHEAT CONTROL BOARD.
    119 15 Scheme to Help Farmers And Stabilise Prices. London, Feb. 19. About 100 member of Parliament of all Parties interested in agriculture attended 4 meeting at the House of Commons at which Mr. E. F. Wise, Labour member for East Leicester, explained a scheme for controlling wheat imports.
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    238 15 Don't Give U. S. Back To Britain." Mr. William B. Shearer, the American Big Navy propagandist, whose activities were the subject of a U.S. Senate Committee inquiry recently, announced in a violent speech at New York that he was making his last utterance on naval matters." In
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    METEORS BLAMED.
    213 15 Perhaps Caused Mysterious Air Mishaps. Meteors may bo to blame fcr mysterious aeroplane accidents, strange explosions, forest fires and even bad weather, a noted French authority, General Frederic Chape!, retired, has affirmed in a special interview with the Associated Press. He is the author of several works on
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    NINE PEOPLE KILLED.
    38 15 Explosion in Hand Grenade Depot. Athens, Feb. 19. Nine persons were killed and a number (vere injured as the result of an explosion in a depjt containing 200,000 hand grenades, in the suburb of Liossa.
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    ILLICIT TRAFFIC IN DRUGS.
    702 15 Cocaine in the East. MORE POLICE ACTION URGED. At the meeting of the League of Nations Advisory Committee on Traffic in Opium and other narcotics, held at Geneva on Feb. 4, Sir Malcolm Delevingne, the British official member of the Comnittc^', suggested thnt further co-ope-vaticn between
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    251 15 Narrow Escape of Assumption College. Fire broke out about 4 a.m. on Feb. 14 in a row of buildings belonging to the Roman Catholic Mission a little below Oriental Avenue and adjoining th<> premises of the Assumption College, Bangkok. The lire-biigiHics were abb to extinguish the flames
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    GAMBLING RAID ON MALAY CLUB.
    1749 17 Pranakan Association. MEMBER TURNS CROWN WITNESS. A reference to gambling in the Singapore Club and Tanglin Ciub was made in the courts yesterday afternoon when a case affecting an o!d established Malay club in Singapore was heard by Mr. P. S. Williams, the Second Police
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    SOCIETY ROMANCE.
    223 17 Date of Lady Hermione's Wedding Fixed. London, Feb. 21. The wedding of Mr- P. M. Cameron ("Kirn") Cobbold and Lady Hermione Lytton will bo celebrated at Knebworth on April 30. The Daily Mail correspondent at Murren, Switzerland, on Jan. 12, .stated Lady Hermiono Lytton tonight bade au revoir
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    98 17 Commander R. M. Reynolds, R.N.R., who is visiting Malaya on behalf of the Royal Empire Society, will be entertained to dinner at the Europe Hotel on Saturday, Mar. 15, under the presidency of Sir William Murison. Tickets may be obtained from Mr. W. R. Boyd, the hon.
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    "QUEEN OF HEARTS" IN SARAWAK.
    673 17 Sparkling Show by Miri Amateurs. (By a Special Correspondent.) With the best will in the world to be detached and critical, lest it should bo thought we were unduly pleased with our own achievements, it was extremely difficult to find anything to complain of| in
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    THE HOME OF BYRON.
    62 17 Presented to the Nation By Sir J. Cahn. London, Feb. 21. Sir Julien Cahn, who sailed with tho English cricket team to the Argentine yesterday, has bought Newstead Abbey, Byron's ancestral home, for presentation to the nation without reservation. Sir Julien won £62,000 as a half-share
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    44 17 A committee meeting of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association will be held on Tuesday. March 11, in the Singapore Exchange Room at 5 p.m. The agenda includes the following Straits Settlements (Penang) Association, Housing (Amendment to Improvement Ordinance), and Singapore river congestion.
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    INDIA "GROANING."
    187 17 Calcutta Mayor Pleads For Unity of Asia. Believing that a meeting of the representatives of two Asiatic peoples, groaning under foreign domination, will tend to draw them closer to the heart of each other," J. M. Son Uupta, Mayor of Calcutta, strongly endorses the holding of the conference
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    OIL WAR SPREADS.
    240 17 Good News for Poor People In Singapore. The competition in tho oil trade in Malaya, which started in I'erak, hus spread to Singapore, according to information gathered by a Straits Times representative. The commodities affected range from kerosene oil to motor petrol and heavy lubricating oils, and
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    CUTE SMUGGLERS.
    122 17 Diplomatic Immunity as A Cloak. Paris, Feb. 20. The examining magistrate found no case for trial in regard to the drugs which were discovered in the luggage of Ghulam Nabi Khan. An earlier message said There is considerable mystery with regard to a consignment of heroin and cocaine,
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    TWICE IN TEN DAYS.
    102 17 Burglars in Hotel Barber's Shop. The Japanese hairdressing saloon in Raffles Hotel has a^ain had the attention of burglars. Ten days ago, a thief succeeded in wriggling througTi the small aperture above the door and entered the shop. Three hundred dollars were missing the following morning.
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    825 17 CAN MOHAMMEDANS SELL PORK V.M.C. A. Downtown Centre Dispute. Allegations that he took the law into his own hard:, anil wmr.gfully confined a man wore made against Mr. Gordon Cranna, general secretary of the Singapore V.M.C.A.. before the Criminal District Judge yesterday afternoon. Mr. Cranr.a claimed to be tried on
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    THIRD HIGHEST PEAK.
    135 17 Giving Kanchenjunga A Shock. London, Feb. 19. Mr. F. S. Smythe was the guest of the evening at a dinner given by the AlpineSki Club in London on the occasion of his selection as a member of the international expedition to attempt the ascent of Kanchenjunga early
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    IN DEFENCE OF POISON GAS.
    1019 18 Effect Not Fatal. HOLOCAUST WROUGHT BY SHOT AM) SHELL. Wliil the delegate! of the great naval Powen are chaffering and bargaining in i ii >■ midst with a view to limiting *he calc and risks of war in the future, writes A. G. Gardener in
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    264 18 No Help to Restoring Industry. Mr. Frank Hodges, who is a director of Messrs. William Beardmore and Co., Glasgow, presided at a luncheon of the Industrial Co-partnership Association in London in mail week at which rationalisation of industry was discussed. The people who attacked workmen's wages as being
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    196 18 Possible Effects of New Bill. Norway, with its martial traditions f1 om the time of the Vikings, is well on the way to seeing a woman as Admiral of the Fleet and General in Command. The Liberal Government now in power is preparing a Bill giving women
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    897 18 Centenary of the R.G.S. THE WORLD THEN AND NOW. One hundred years ago a prospectus of a more disinterested kind than usual came into the hands of those adventurers and globe-trotters who were resting from romance in London there could not have been many of them,
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    MACHINERY PRAISED.
    159 18 "Sent to Cure the Curse Of Adam." Machinery was sent to cure the curse of Adam," said Mr. George Lansbury, at the opening of the new baths and washhouses at Weston Street. Bow, in mailweek. The equipment of the new baths includes nine electi ically-heated washing machines. I
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    452 18 Cleopatra's Needle. MAN WHO MOVED IT FROM EGYPT. Mr. Waynman Dixon. of Great Ayton. Middlesbrough, England, t man who brought Cleopatra's Needle from Kirypl. to the Thames Embankment, li.-v <li<-il a the age of 86. In March, 1*77, the Kbcdiw of Egypt offered to Knclaml V<■ oboUok,
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