The Straits Times, 7 February 1931

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  • 39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NIAELT A CINTU1T.] U THE LARGEST AND MdST. INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER \jyMdi iinT"* 20 PAGES SINGAPORE. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 7, 1931 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 7. 1931 PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 248 1 Singapore: 78. cecil st. cphone 6isi). I «1J TONIGHT ».ll IOWLLL SHKRM AN !«nd ALICE JOTCI m j He KNEW Women. PkMM IMI4IU. j SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK A D^JS FROM THE FERTILE VALLEYS OF THE FAMOUS SWISS ALPS. 0 < i "Sledge Brand" Sweetened I^SWISS Condensed Milk is prepared ll^fifll®
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    • 12 1 KUALA LUMPUR: 27. JAVA ST. CPHONE 3M3>. AsBoN'iHT »15 Tbrnm IMI4SM. i
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 541 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES ineorpontrd in England) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PEMIMIULAR AND ORIENTAL SJJ. CO. I NDKR CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S (••■VEKNMKNT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICR. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due S'por*. KIIYHF.R ».100 Feb. 7 SOMALI «.•■•«> F
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    • 666 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA). TO LONDON Naples. Maracill-s, London, Antwerp, MUriM and MMdtesbroaffc. Vess'ls Tonnage Da* Sail (KASHIMA MARU 10.000 Fab.lt IS YA.SLKl :NI MARU 1UJ00 Feb. to 24 HAKONE MARU 10.000 Mar. 11 12 5 SliWA MARU 10.700 Max. 26 27 I FUSHIMI MARL' 11.000 Apr. 10 HAKoZAKI
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    • 434 2 BURNS PHILP LINE 1 (Incorporated it AottnJla) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MEL- j BOURNE, VIA JAVA. DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailing* by th* wallknowa steamer MARELLA (7,866 toes) and the new motor vessel, MALABAR (4,512 1 tons). Th* BSt MARELLA U oa* of th* largest and finest steamers
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    • 614 2 TBE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (laaorporated in Denmark) Telephone UtS. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE To GENOA. LONDON. ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Laar* S'por*. Pcnaag. I m.s. KOP.INC.IA F.b. 11 F.b. It m.s. JL'TLANDIA Mar. 18 Mar. 20 m.s. ALSIA Mar. 26 Mar. 27 m.». SKLAXDIA Apr. 8 Apr. 10 m.s.
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    • 606 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STaVUmUUP Co, LWITKB. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in Englaad) REGULAR SERVICE TO MARSEILLES, LONDON, AMSTKRDAM, ROTTERDAM. ANTWERP HAMBURG AND BREMEN GENOA. iIAVRE. UVERPOOL AND GLASGOW— BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH COMTDfEMT. LONDON. ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG.
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    • 542 2 THE Sf AM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE for Kretay, Tnngganu, Kelantan, Baognara, Telupin, Patani, Singora, Lacoa, Sichoa, Bandua, Kohsamui, Langsuan, Chumpen and Bangkok. Arrival Dapartar* SUDDHADIB Fab. Fab. 11 VALAYA Feb. 16 Feb. 18 MALINI F.b. Z.\ 1 The steamen an fitted throughout with
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    • 426 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN IK vNCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO M TACOMA. WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SfHKIHIR Sailinrs for I niled States and Canada Points from Hong Kong. Ban Krinrl.ro «ad l-o. Aaf'l'a. 3.S. QOLOCM TMiK aalla *ro» Hone K. nr Mar.
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    • 462 3 ttoLLAM mAMmxr von cAUAMPUCAW MAIL UNI ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE 9INGAPORE. PENANG. COLOMBO. SUB. I'URT SAID. ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES, NEW TOR* AND BOSTON ArriT* I«av* Laave S'pore S'por* Penani PRES. FILLMORE Fab. 1« Fab. 1* Fab. fl PRKS. WILSON Mar. 2 Mar. 6 Mar. 7 PUSS. VAN HI REN Mar. 1G
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    • 541 3 *NOaiDDEUTSCQ£& > LLOYD (laaorperated t» OermateF). The aadermeaUoa.4 art the Cosspaay's taUadad «xtaroa. OUTWARDS. I ALLER for Hong Eong, S'ghai. Kobe, Taka, Dalny and Tsingtau Feb. IS 1KA1.7. for Japan l'orts and Vladivostok K. 1.. J.'. HOMIWAKDH. I LIPPE for Rotterdam. Hambarg awd awaasaa 1)1 RKFI.INUKR for Genoa. Hareelona, Amsterdam,
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    • 315 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP (XL LTD. .(Incorporated la England.) -ELLERMAN- UNB PASSENGER AND "HEIGHT SERVICE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. FREI'.HT 9E8.1C8 OCTWARDS Ta Hoag Eaag. Skaagaal aad Jaaaa Dee Spore ».s. < ITV OV KHInS Keh. ft ii. CITY OF ATHKNS Mar. 16 I HOMEWARDS m.v. CITY OF LILLE
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    • 963 3 THE STRAITS TIMES and THE STRAITS BUDGET. Head OBW. CBCIL AND STAN LET STREETS. SLNGAPOBB. Branch OaVa. 17. JAVA BTBBBT. ILALA LUMPUR. Cablee TIMES. SINGArOBB. Tckpbmts SI.NC.APOKB 61S1. KUALA LUMI'LK KBX Sole AdvertiHing ReprnKntativen in (Jrcat Britain. ItKl II •:!>. Mil.. (Ad»t. D*pt.) 24, Old J*»rv, l.onrtun. fX. t (through
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    • 647 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. Trcre are approximately seven word* to a 1 there n a flat rate chart* of 25 !.n» ner insert on with mm of one dciiar .wr insert on. -etnentt will be accepted up to 10 am. <>n the day of ifiue. all ii charseH for the ute of
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    • 792 4 BOARD— RESIDENCE EUROPEAN boarding establishment. Dalydene, 147, Killiney Road, single and double rooms, irnnn court and garage. Terms moderate. Mr*. E. King. Phone 4609. SEEZE, Amber Road. Ka'.ong. Now available room facing sea, with verandah, dressing room, ba'.hnom. suit mairi-d couple. 'luiet. I'U-amnt situation, tennis, garage, lerms moderate. A> ANT,
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    • 676 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET. TO LET, godown No. 47, Upper Hokiea Street. Rent $150. Apply personally Estate A Trust Agencies (1927), Limited. TO LET. No. 24. Raffles Place, for immediate entry. Also 14-C, Collyer Quay. Entry from February 1. IMI. Apply Meyer Bros. TO LET godowns Nos. 31, 32 aad
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    • 358 4 MISCELLANEOUS MARBLES. White ttaltaa. 1. Telegraph St. NEW M hanUmad*' jew. Her- Novelties. The OM Ship. The Arcade. CHINEBE NEW YEAR CARDS. Have you ir.. J h "our«T If not, buy now i-er Quay. l EABTON TABLETS ka«a proved thtmselve-. Only internal treatment rrquir>d. A>k your locsl chtmist. RATTLES CAFT
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    • 728 4 PUBLIC NOTICES. NOTICE NOTICE in hereby eiven that Oat Ktnr alias (ion Peng Suo is nu loi>g>-r in our employ. KLTTENIIACH 1-AZARfS t SONS. LTD. Engineering litpa.tment. MCAUSTER CO., LTD. NOTICE is hereby givrn that an Interim Dividend of "S per cent, has betn declared payable to Shareholders on the
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    • 464 4 SHH'I'IM. NOTICES THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. SI'KCIM. WKKK N!> tAitt. nally redu»-' .:e« are now .ble betwe. n: nj and Port Swettenham. Sin,:sporr Port Svetlenham week-end re. tern rate. O4jM, nh:im on 9 I 1 Haasayanj n Massissf about a.m. Prr.sn- I'ort St>,-tt<-nham week-end return i I p.m.. arri
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  • 901 5 M Sun-Worshipper.** SUICIDE VERDICT AT INQUEST. Astonishing; details of the eccentricities of a London mystery woman were jriven at an inquest at Westminster. S.W. The inquest was on Mrs. Dorothy Woodr.j aired 55, who was found dead in a room adjoining her employment airepcy! in Wilton Road,
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 484 5 HOTELS Raffles Hotel TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER AND DANCE MONIA LITTER'S CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA Admission to Non-Diners $1. GRILL ROOM SPECIAL DISH TONIGHT. MMST sr< kin«; PW. apple saice. KKISSKI. SI'ROITS M \>IIHI I'OTATOES. l^ i ■^ISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSBI Sea View Hotel All Rooms with Modern Sanitation. Sunday, February 8. ORCHESTRAL CONCERT 11.15 a.m.
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    • 588 5 ELECTROLUX MOTORLESS REFRIGERATORS hi THE ONLY OIL BURNING REFRIGERATOR The Ideal unit for the Estate Bungalow. Sole Aftcnta in Malaya for ELECTROLUX LTD. [rENTRAI I Va lENCWE WORKS LTD] L SINGAPORE IPOH KUALA LUMPUR. Tel. No. 5471 (4 liaea). AUCTION NOTICES. TENDERS. MORTGAGEES SALE of valuable I r. 4 country
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 166 5 Today's Crossword Puzzle. (CLUBS.) ATRfWS 2«. Writ-born (arch) M K" K Kilu i u.ni 24. Constellation 1. .Shout T.«» 6. Bank money JmI^ i»_,i Clean* 1* H^.nt, Cunningly n »a. Thrfc-torH ostrich 5* JUTm u_ bill. I'henomrn. of poroMty 2" SR Aneient Ital.an l.mruac f,H V M. Sw«ll out SI.
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  • FEATURES OF THE WEEK'S NEWS FROM CHINA.
    • 1026 6 What North China Says. SILVER, THE GUNMEN OTHER MATTERS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Shanghai. Jan. 27. j Today the British Economic Mission leaves for Hong Kong and Canton to find out. if possible, what is wrong with British trade" in South China. So far as its two
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    • 749 6 How Foreign Capital Is Discouraged. There is undoubtedly a? much fold in Manchuria an there is in the country on the Siberian side of the river Amur, rays F. H. Bert in the North China Daily kj but there are so many difficulties to contend with in
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    • 340 6 Amazing State of Affairs On The Mm River. how, Jan. 20. The hamlit.i outside the west gale of City, near Hung-shan-chiau, and further up ttie i:\er Mm. have been growing more and Mil liunr.c- Kven in the daytime th-y are attacking houses, rohbing. and carrying off men,
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    • 230 6 President Chiang on The Journalist's Duty. w Nanking, Jan. X this morning at the Weekly memorial aMeting at the Nati«n«r Governmeflt Office, President Chiang Kai-shek Of th.- .\at:onal Government! il».-.t uiH.n Urn imt. .itant role played by rs in rhe reconstruction of China It is essential." Marshal
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    • 505 6 A Real Life Story From Shanghai. The following story illustrates to J what a pitch of civilisation C!,ina has risen since the inaugurati >n of the Republic, writes the Peking correspondent ;of the Morning Post. The scene is set in Shanghai in the offices of a well-known Chinese
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    • 93 6 For the Reorganisation Of China Merchant Co. Nanking. Jan. 28. The Ministry of Communications is contemplating issuing an internal loan, amounting to $10,000,000. which will I* ile\oted to commercial shipping development and the reorganisation of the China Merchant*' Navigation Company. The Miniftry also suggests that the newly-increased Customs
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    • 757 6 Former Manchu Official's Alleged Corruption. Shanghai, Jan. I*. The Judicial Yuan in Nanking haissued a very important order in connct tion with a mandate issued in >• bc-r, 1929, for the confiscation of the properties belonging to the late Mr. > Sheng Kung-pao, states the North
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    • 79 6 Strange Case Before DA Court. Shanghai, Jan. 2*. The American Court in the International Settlement is empowered to convict anyone on a charge of vagrancy if he has no means of subsistence in Shanghai, even if he possesses a million dollars in America, as was claimed by
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    • 330 6 New Police Plans. RAPID TELEPHONY TO BE USED. Internatior.a Ma t V. \V (tcrran'. P hai i prove! b) ill. 1 -.ion will Ibo |>ut Sum ma r pf Police intr«».tu. lion of a stieit teh pi communication bttTCN heail.iu..' police patrol \ans. th< ..f additional
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    • 35 6 STEAM ER HSINMING. Second Attempt at l'irar> Frustrated. Shanghai J A storing m hi-nii- t.> pirate tl.. Hiinmii tune wan I today. nil tn loa'io numtioi tore ha* In cd. I un-lreil mm Othei anticipated.
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    • 152 7 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 Matinees Today Tomorrow at 3 p.m. "The Best News in Years!" Just the Happiest, Snappiest Merriest, Speediest Musical Comedy Ever Filmed GOOD NEWS ["MONDAY 1 The Wonder Film of the Age terrific! thrilling! Awe-inspiring "WHITE HELL of PITZ PALU" The Film that Staggered London Astounded New York
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    • 235 7 "Only 4 More Days to DIXIANA" t^K w* J lIH I I Bo* :»8)B I aHHH^fl^^^^^L^^^^l COMMENCING TODAY Matinee at 3.15 TONIGHT 6.15 9.15 The Year's Most Sparkling Comedy Treat DON'T FAIL TO SEE SCINTILLATING STORY Jf^ OF LOVE-WISE $KW J LOWELL i|»;. €r d sherman f J ALICE 'R^tkCtjl
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    • 203 7 HI MATINEE SAT. SUN., 3 15. STARTING FRIDAY FOR THREE l» \> S ONI V Maurice Chevalier I is her once again in H The Love Parade fl wd with Jeanette Macdonald AND LIPINO LANE AM) LILLIAN ROTH. A Picture Which Surpasses Every Conception of ■H Ijivishneas and Splendour. Sl'MPTrOl'S
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  • 906 8 Year's Results. PROFIT DESPITE FALL IN PRICES. The rirhterrwh annual general meeting of K r Rubber Pl*nuti.>n>. 11l v,. irU on D 11, in th* «out.<-il X iblM-r Grower*' Aniorulmn Mr. John Kelly, thr chairman, 'r^-id.n^ Th<- repr».*nt: r.M.I thr null.-\-n rif th thr rr;i.irt of the
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
    • 208 8 EXCHANGE. Singapore. Feb. 7. On London. Bank 4 m I/B ST/H Dimand 1/3 tj'll I'r ivatc I m. eradlt I 4 3 32 On New York, demand M 1/16 Private M d 67', On Franc*. Bank T.T. i«jO Or. India. Bank T.T. 144-. On Hone Kong. Bank T.T. 68 p.c.
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
      • 452 8 MM v p i»«y.r«. SclUfi. U 11 Aiam Kumbine 11 21 -5 Ayer HiUm Tin 11 it'll 41 Bangrin Tin 11 3 it I 1 Bating Padaog 0.10 0.15 1 1 Batu (area 0.50 0.56 1 1 Bukit Aran* 0J5 040 fl 11 Burm.h H.l*, 10 < 12,. nom.
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      • 250 8 v »"<»• Bu 7 *ri. S«llti». t t Alas. Brick OHi. Z J* rso 2 rAlii. Brick Pr«f». 2.12'-i 2.224 d C! Brit. Am. Tobacco 4.0.0 4.6.0 1 Caatral Kn»ine 0.36 0.40 bob. IOO(« China**. Com. Baak 70.00 76 00 «1 «1 (on. T. 8. 1 Pnt. 17/1 lT/fL
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      • 57 8 Singapor, Cold Storag* 7 p.e. dab. of 19M r*d. IMI-16 10S IM «J. Singapor. Municipal 6 p.e. Singapor. Municipal 4>, a* Jtj^^™>**»*» Bln,.por. Municipal 4 p^. of 1913 red. iS»6J |2.000^00 M M Siagapor. Municipal I p*. *f 930 .r'^ J?72 HO WOOO.dOO 10JS4 103 ci. BVo
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      • 372 8 Fr—er ami Cm. and Ly«U and Evatfs qooUtions. To4ayi PricM Frw.r Lyal! Co. Evstt Allenby (|D 100 i., 0 o .»6 M Alor (..jah ($1) ojtO O.IK) 0.80 OJe A. It Ham (M> us ,js 5 j 16 Ji8 A. Molek (|1) 0.75 IJi 0.76 0^5 A. Pans.
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    • 412 8 uroMwa < athkuta, Una, Feb. X, a.m. Holy < oinu. 7^0 «.o. Malms k m.m.. Holy fwi. in. It a.m.. Saaday Khoel at St. Anum« lefts*! UM> p.m.. rvrnsunn ihonl and Sermon Holy < MM M Man.. Wed. and Knda) al I'hun. and Sat ui day at a.m.
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    • 96 8 Programme of drills up to and for weekending Fab. 8 Saturday, Feb. 7. 2 p.m., Bultit Timah Rang*. SKK iVi, Table B. 2 p.m., Farrer Rang*. KurtMan Table R. Sunday. Feb. H. 7J0 a.m.. Bukit Timah Rang*, S.R.K. i V >. Tabl« B TJt a.m.. Fairer Range. "I>"
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    • 477 8 Official List of Approximate Prices. The following are the pncet. cents per r»tt> *here not otherwise slated, prevailing at the Singapore market on Feb. furnished by the Food and Market In V-<-tor Meat. Beef steak < mun.l Ml per ratty. I beef stew or curr>' 42. pork, lean
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    • 241 8 Satunla>. Krhruan T Skit* llNpMt Ik* Wkarrn or tip«M to arrive. Mmm KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf u SchouUn. Tur Hereule« The < ahlr. Uh H>rei«. Lrh. Kittiwake. To« Prince. 0i\ Wharf Yyncr Brooke. oal Wharf Toradja. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. raniunc I'axar. Albert Dork M, Ulandcr. Tug
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  • 144 8 Tu4a>. Ceylon, Southern and Western India I Dal pn Hoihow i S.i«t»n Java, South-We»t Sumatra. Southeast Borwo, ('elrbr*. Moluccas and Timor Dilljr Van Kena-kali* and litujn S: A iToboaln Trmhilahan and Indrat-iri i Rnkan < Khio. Bilhton. Java. South Sumatra. Suuth-Ka^t I! i Imi. Moluccas and Timur
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  • 33 8 ■7 tmgm rj«rim»i Kanrhi Prin« i)*r Nrdcrlar.drn Ethiopia ■■Ml 8>or, I omioa Lrft Arrd Jan. 1 Jan. J6 Jan. 2 Jan. W Jan. Jan. .11 Jan. I Jan. II 1
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  • 48 8 From China and Japan, by Seattle Maru. due it Singapore tomorrow.. From China and Japan, by Shunko Maru, due at Singapore on Wef)ne>day From China and Japan, liy (War. Maru, due at Singapore From China and Japan, by \m Plata Maru. due at Singapore on Thu
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  • 18 8 The P. in<i O. Kidderport- h« Ml II. .iKonif and is due here at 4 p.m. M Wenrsday.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 142 8 t FOR I la Found in rminir.-i I'rcparaf lonM I -> 1 1»«- Soap rrjnil.rlr rrrry M n>l mill 4hm but -I-., pn.lc u the »k.m. Ihr Oinlnral pure and '•■•ihiiii-. in a hou*rhoM nrrr»ritf. Il bnn;« rrlirf and hi-aliDg to all -Lin Ir.mblr.. Thr Tairam ptr. ihr prrfrn lini-hnu:
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    • 112 8 STOP SUFFERING AFTER EATING. If >,^i -uJTrr fro,-- ,r,.|, L-, •r ay.papsla afler sat i instantly by takinc little Ki«ur»t. .1 Magnr.ii. ln water immr.li^tel- after eating Ih.> remmimlu. cau»<- «.f the troublr. hut heals and nrotert- li ti^m. lining, thi^ r.-pairing damage already d n and praasotins health v,
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 256 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Bright Wind. Station. Temperature Rain- Sun- K.lativ* Direr- Spaad W.atk.r Max. Mia. fall. shin., i Humidity. tion. w***a*r. 1 j Alor SUr I g ft NNW Fmc J. run M O M 9.7 NE 10 Fine Sitiaw.n n 71 Nil 7 j U C
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    • 157 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR JHE WEEK. Satarday. Frbraarr 7. H. W. 1 20 a.m., 9 ft. 1 in., 1.13 p.m.. 10 ft. 2 in. Children'* Concert, Memorial Hall. p.m. Sunday. February H. H.W. 1.5& a.m.. 'J ft.. 2.4 p.m.. 9 ft. 5 in. MomUv Febraary 9. lit 2.30 a.m.. 8 ft. 9
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  • 219 9 Improved Sentiment In Tin. RUBBER STOCKS AT SAME LEVEL. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) ay, 10 a.m. Today's I'rice* Kulil .1 r. II t« ni p. r Ih. I ph. 21. I«M a( Mt i p«T picul. Yesterday's Trices Kul'.r. I i.ndnn. T J 4 d. unchanged. \i»
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  • 31 9 itu?ly. F.'b. C. Foreign exrhanrri »r* Amsterdam Bombay B.-riir SO Buch«r« < "'rthiir'rn 1 1K-I»inrfor» !»<'. Hone 1 i lOHiS. \.w > l».l«'», Turn -h..liv I H%. l-.,r»ard U ill' Bril ih W
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  • 42 9 r,.- iranyika* Tl r>r it*tr* th. Tin Cml arr» suiprndod »t vr-.tl of May. lyjs*. ir Apnl. to t r Scptrmbrr. VS-«\ l»Ul »f :«i!i of Ha r PiotpmtU\t i.rn|i«nv arlonndn-- <ir»y 1 tinurd. Set »xiKn<iiturc for pivi<».l m i»
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
    • 668 9 Results for the Year at A Glance. Raab Rubber. Output of Raub Rubber Estates to Aur. 31 was 300.173 lb.: net price realised 6.2»d Singapore i equal to C'« London landed. ate for current year 335,000 lb., subject tv selective tapping now under considi ration. Accounts show
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    • 30 9 Bars— and Co.'s report, dsted Feb. i. f'riccs have fluctuated from day to day and ciosc Mat Jar on balance. Closing quotations an as follows Sundried. $4.60; mixed.
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    • 60 9 R ortorfc MM. Sinoporr. Feb. T. Tone of Market SUady. Latest Cable :—London Spot Sheet 3 1318 d per lb. New Tork :—Spot Sheet C. cents 7H per IL. I K.S.S. •qoal to London Standard Standard K.S.S. oa Ttnd«r Spot February March April April-Jun* July-Scp..
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    • 989 9 Replacements Expected In Tyre Trade. Symington and Sinclair'! weekly market report, dated London Jan. 14, slates Sine* oar last report the rubber market ha* l>**n dull and inactive. Price* have fluctuated within very narrow limit* and ■ko« an ad vane* on the week of 1 16.1 to
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    • 407 9 Spelter a Gilt-Edged Investment William Jacks and Co.'s report, dated London, Jan. 14, states Prices ssgged for most commodities on unfavourable developments since the open-ir-k' of the New Year, but as we anticipated, ut the set-back buvii.g developed, and market movements on a small scale seem likely to
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    • 175 9 Closing prices of stocks in Now York vn Jan. 28 were American sn ommon 109^s American Smelter 43% American Sugar 47 American Tel. and Til. 1M American Tobacco Common 111Va Anaconda 35% Associated Gas and Electric 20H Atchison 196 Baltimore and Ohio ?8 I 4 Bethlehem Steel
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    • 175 9 Move to Continue Restriction For Another Year. Amsterdam. Dec. 13. From information gathered in the moat competent quarters it would appear that the position as regards the tea industry is as follows The tea planters of Northern and Southern India and of Ceylon are all, in principle, in
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    • 22 9 Bukit Jelotong— 11.567 lb. Bukit KatiL—l6,76* Ih. Jeratn Kuantan.—J7.27B lb. MeaUkab—S4XMo lb. Seneycreft—».4*2 lb. Sungci Bagan-42.700 lb. Tung M01i.11.148 lb.
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    • 74 9 Ia the abort report of the SCajadie (Johwej Rubber CtUtM, (taka* from a Home Finasrial p«Mr), whit* »aMarad M) huradar'« iMue. of the Strais, Tto«» it was .tatia that the maaa««r h*i bsm dUmhujasJ. X« Dm **ass» af «h% atay be ■•••Jpajdfajr jn |»w» ahmtur* f(W«l which »Utes
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    • 949 9 Voluntary Restriction Not A Success. The eleventh anaual general meeting of Southern Perak Dredging, l UL, waa held en Dec. 16 at Winchester Bouse. London. Mr. C. V. Stephens, the chairman, presiding. The ch&irman, in the coarse ef his speech, said I The profit for the year,
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  • 757 9 Apprehension*; Over Coming: Budget. INCREASING COST OF SOCIAL SERVICES (From Our Own Correspondent) In few places at U>.pausing of tho old year than in I Exihangv C Mffl H a drop of nearly martsf values. M er.'.rvly to tru- atom] bad trade brings s»—irritie» roM '.hit MWJN
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  • 1056 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, FEB, 7, 1931. THE CALENDAR. Of all the would-be reformer* that I stalk through this troublous world, the most persistent are those who seen to revise the Gregorian calendar. Week by week we receive propaganda setting j forth the case for change from London, I
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  • 316 10 The death is announced in Johore "f Yang Mulia Unku Ali bin Abdullah, D.K. Mr. F. J. Bryant, the Hoyen of th* Permk Bar. has arrived in Ipoh on en* of his periodical visits from Home. Mr. J. H. Spowers, Asst. Superintendent of Surveys. F.M.S.. has been
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  • 985 10 "A Distorting: Mirror Of English Life." (By Branattjr Williams, the f»mouDickrn- impersonator.) Today if If *th MM y o/ f*f fctrf* Charlr* Ihcktn: Charles Dickens has been acclaimed ■> one of the world's greatest writer* of fiction. But a close study of his work, in comparison
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  • 634 10 We have receive I tva Itttm ft -m correspondents thanktnr us for Uk in this column i>n Monday about i sitnatures. OM must take this a* sufficient a. know le<l>: \m- annul r -ad hi*. "—AS SHE IS SPOKE." The struggles of a MWMMf with Malay
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  • 28 10 It is understood that Mi. H. C. A'illan Diputy Public Prosecutor, F'«ral;, will be going on tranafer to th* Supreme < <.urt Kuala Lumpur, as R«fisirar 'here n»xt April.
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    • 180 10 Over Six f| Years via o AS a result of the vigilant F, *3 care taken in the process of i distillation and the period of ML six years or more allowed for y 3^^^ CANADIAN CLUB in wood, the high standard of |jf quality long recognised has S t^4
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    • 115 10 30 YEARS EXPER»EMCE. You buy safely when X you purchase Sterling I Silver and Electro- Plated ware from I U.S. OE SUVA j AM) BROS. JEWELLERS AND I DIAMOND MERCHANTS I Cl. HIGH STKKKT. SINGAPORE. J I Trl. Silt ahro».' I'honr titt. >•♦>« «♦<«♦♦»<! I I ROXY THEATRE, KATONC. WATCH
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    • 42 10 HIY ADVERTISED i.OODS. Not all the advertisms; that it orTrred t.. th.- Stiaits Times is accepted. Every effort is made to aafeg-uard reader* 1 in Urcsu and ALL adverti^-n usinc the Straits Timss are. to the best of our knowledge, THOROUGHLY RELIABLE.
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  • 360 11 MR. GANDHIS IDEA OF PEACE Picketing Resumed In Bombay and Madras. SALT MAKING. Women Volunteers Clash With Police. (Frtm Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Feb. 6. Mr (iamlhi has *<-nt a 1. tt. r to the ■g My <l--ai MmJ »nd •akin* for an inquiry into police
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  • 120 11 Three Machines Leave For Basra. Keb. 6. T), K Id Kanfn >n fly in-: boats left Vchxtowv today <>n th«> fir»t Btajre of a :'..'><*> t»il«-s flight to Basra. uh»-n lh«-v will nh.v,- thrtf Southampton fly.mr boat* nttarhul I* squadron 203. Ka. h <.f the Rantroon mmUm is
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  • 98 11 Several Wounded by Man With Dagger. Tokio. Feb. C. FolL.wnu- which have inrnr thv |>a*t t.w .lay in the 1 1-- ult <>f an iaaiaciwt remark the arting y. Hi, t.> > question regarding tin- London Naval Treaty, an un:<lfntiti.-.l n.an. brandiahinc a <lacrer. l.urst iato thr
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  • 71 11 Satisfactory Result Announced. The result ..f tl uitin* drive f.,r Dm S.S.Y.K. is staUd to be quite factor] :-l new enrolintnti have U.n received, and quit* a numher rtmain to be »ent into the hearti.ua-' taih of the n«w recruits are a« lollow* 1 F.uramanf. 20; Chinese. 1H
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  • 213 11 Flies Over Canal Zone With Prince Georg«^ Colon (Panama) Feb. 6. The Prince of Wale« and Prince George have arrived. They flew to Panama by air-liner. Panama, Feb. 7. The Prime of Wales and Prince George arrived by aeroplane and were greeted hy a large
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  • 222 11 Released from Prison Five Months Ago. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Feb. 6. Pandit Motilal Nehru passed away peacefully this mominjt at Lucknow in the presence of his family and Mr. (iandhi. London, Feb. 6. Pandit Motilal Nehru was sentenced at Alluhabad on July 1 last to six
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  • 110 11 Mr. H. H. Rung Urged To Take Over Administration. Shanghai, Feb. 6. It is reported that lomt of the Shansi generals have been urging Mr. H. H. Kunc, the Minister of Industrie*, to go t.) Taiyuan to aasume charge of the Shansi provincial administration which it now
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  • 93 11 General Wong Shao-hung's Task. Shanghai, Feb. 7. It is declared thmt the National Government will loon appoint General Wong Sh«( hung as Rehabilitation CommiMion•r for Kwangsi and will empower him to reorganise the Ironside troops under (J.neral Chang Fat-fui and also the Kwangui forcea. Centrals Li Chung-yan, Pei
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  • 76 11 Plague of Rats in Laccadive Islands. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta. Feb. 6. Owls Wanted ii the curious appeal of the authorities of the Laccadire <Klandb, where a plague of rats has rauM.I extensive damage among coconut plantations. Owing to the climatic conditions, neither cats nor crows can
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  • 118 11 7,000,000 Idle. M A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE." New York. Feb. 7. The unemployed in the United Statet 1 conservatively estimated at 7000.000 »y Mitt Perkint, the New York State Industrial Commiuioner. The estimate it bated on the tame ttaistics at the President Hoover Employment Committee't ettimate of from
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    100 11 Earldom for Lord Willingdon. London, Feb. 6. The Kinf has approved thmt an Earldom of the United Kingdom be conferred upon Lord Willingdon, I the Viceroy-elect. Renter. It wa» announce a ftw weeki a*o that Viscount illingdon, first Baron of Ratton. who ii 64 year* of age, is
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  • 112 11 Nearer Ruin Than at Any Time in History. London, Feb. Presiding at the »nnu»! meeting of tb* tea-buyinK broker* Mr. J. J. Bunting expressed the opinion that the tea industry today is nearer ruin than at any time in its history. m The causes inchided the folly of
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  • 106 11 £20,000,000 to Reorganise The Company. Shanghai. Feb. 6. An oversea Chinese merchant. Mr. Htu Ching-min. ha» offered $20,00«.000 for the reorganisation of the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company. The Government has instructed tn« company to prepare, in detail, plans for reorranisation. It was announced, two days ago, that
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  • 216 11 Leading Role in New Era Of Transportation. Washington, Jan. 28. An era of transportation in which speeding lighUr-than-air ships will take th« leading role away from existing carriers was forecast before the house interstate commerce committee today. Numerous witnesses endorsed the pending Parker bill which would establish insurance
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  • 186 11 Dunmow Flitch Couple's Railway Vouchers. London. Feb. 6. Mr. T. I. Mardy Jone*. the Labour member for Pontypritld, who was yesUrday rranted a Parliamentary riM (the Stewardship of the Manor <>f Northstead) as a meant of retiring from the House of Common*, and his wife
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  • 272 11 A Futile Conference. LABOUR PARTY WILL NOT FACE THE FACTS. Canberra, Feb. 6. Mr. J. H. Scullin. the Prime Minister, painted a gloomy picture ot Australian finances when addressing a conference of Federal SUte Ministers called to consider a three year plan for their rehabilitation. He
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  • 119 11 EX- KAISER'S BIRTHDAY. Quiet Celebration in His Exile Home. Doom, Holland, Jan. 27. The former Kaiser Wilhelm II celebrated his seventy-second birthday today. Only the former Crown Prince, hi» second son, and Prince August Wilhelm and his son, Alexander, were able to felicitate the former Emperor in his place of
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  • 67 11 349 Arrested at Lodz In Two Days. Warsaw, Feb. 6. It to imported that S49 Communists have been arrested at Lodx during the past two days. Documents found are alleged to implicate Moscow. The accused are liable to sentence* of elfht to ten years imprisonment and possibly
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  • 66 11 Kwangtung Naval Squadron Manoeuvres. Hong Konr. Feb. 6. The Kwantftung Naval Squadron, it it learned, it to carry out manoeuvres in Bias Bay toward* the end of the month. The manoeuvre* will, of course, constitute a demonstration against the pirates. —Sin Kuo Min. It was announced, a
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  • 47 11 Slow But Definite Progress Made. Rugby, Feb. 6. The following bulletin was iMutd from Kensington Palace this evening Princess Beatrice continue* to make •tow bat definite progress. Since a rapid chance ia not now to be expected the daily bulletin will be discontinued.— British Wireless.
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  • 83 11 Suicide of Former US. Senator. Jersey City, Jan. M. Edward I. Edward*, former governor of New Jersey and former L»it«d States senator, died today of »«lf -inflicted bullrt wound. He thot himself last night alono in the bedroom of hii home. Hn son, Irving Edwards, said
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  • 49 11 Chinese Servant Girl Dies In Hospital. The Chinese servant jrirl. who in alleged to have been 'truck l>y Arthur Bernard Eaptkerman in l-C, Sea Avenue. Katong. on Jan. 2. died in hospital yeitacday. Erp«ekerman has been committed for trial on a charge of murdering: Mr. Den Dekker.
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  • 87 11 "Securing Dominating Position." Washington, F«-b. 7. Mr. Le«e, lne chairman of th«- Kedera' Farm Board, expresses the opinion that th«, Soviet is ad van. inr toward a domi natinir position in the world wheat ma' He lay* that the American farmer i« unal>le to compete in the, world
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  • 120 11 Churches Among Buildings Destroyed. Koritza. Albania, Jan. 28. Four persons are known to have been killed and a number injured in this city and iU environs by a series of earthquakes which began at 7 a.m. today and continued for several minutes. Two hundred buildings, includingchurches, were
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  • 32 11 India Has to Pay Five And Half Per Cent. London, Keh. A 1 17.000.000 India loan ii bein* underwritten at 5S per cent, al l»7. redeem-* abls in 1936-38.— Renter.
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  • 41 11 No Development lx>an For Britain. Rugby. Feb. 6. Speaking in the House of Commons last night, the Chancellor of the Kxrhequer, Mr. Philip Snowden. denied the market rumour that the Government intended launching a large development loan.— British Wireless.
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  • 99 11 Clara Bow\sks Court For Clemency. Lcm Angeles. Jan. 26 The sentencing of DaUy Deboe for the theft of $82.'. from lara Bow was postponed by Judjre Wil'.am Dormn today when the djfcnce move<l for a new trial and i asked for time in which to prepare itargument.
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  • 655 11 Organisations Working Splendidly. FOOD SUPPLY. Over 120 Killed At Hastings. Rugby. Fob The New Zealand Government, in telegram today to the High Commit* r. I^otidon. Sir Thomas WlCt.!. Although tho news from the earth-nuake-strickcn area MMM U hi "f tiM Her has boon restored and
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  • 103 11 Fears That There May Be Trouble Today. Shanghai. Feb. Martial law will be proclaims! tomor- in thi- CWmH my n<1 »tron« d»t«»hment~ of troops will be on duty in the streets. The ComniunmU, i? i« untlentood. arc ci mincini ratinjf the ilefinite. breaking off Iiy China of
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  • 273 12 Arrival of New G.O.C. And Gloucesters. The new General Officer Commanding. Malaya, Major-General L. C. L. Oldfield. .1.G., D.5.0., is due to arrive at Singapore by H. M. Troopship Neuralia. together with the new regiment, the lit Batt. Gloucestershire Regt., who are coming to Singapore from Egypt. Major-General
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  • 890 12 Meaning of Shophouse. ARI SI'KIIFK ATIONS ESSENTIAL? Tl i; mintl in I,'ic Sum -me I hit- f J— tie* <Sir Willia n) ta which Mr. J. M. Jackir. V W. Cashin. r, for $20,750 in '.■es inrurred in conm rr v. th the |.r :T Anxin
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  • 133 12 Funeral with Military Honours. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipo"h, Feb. 7. One of the two policemen who were seriously injured when a patrol was attacked by a gang of Chinese on the railway between Kampar and Malim Nawai. seizing the policemen's rifles and ammunition, has died in hospital.
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  • 239 12 Woman Wanders About East End with £600. London, Dec. 29. A woman who had lost her memory and MM found wandering in Snadwell on Saturday night with nearly £»>OO in 4 kather handbag and a brown paper parcel was identified yesterday in St. Peter's Hospital as Mrs.
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  • 56 12 hinesc Charged with Causing Death. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Pcnang, Feb. fi. U 11 Sua Tai was charged in the police -ourt here today with causing Uiath by t rash act not amounting to culpable homicide as a sequel to a fatal motor iccident in Perak Road
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  • 89 12 Refusal to Accept While Absent From England. London, Jan. 29. It U learned that during his absencfrom Scotland Yard, recuperating from his illness, Lord Byng refused to accept salary. Lord Byng, who is in the south of France, is in constant touch with Scotland Yard and the
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  • 19 12 "■a Kr.t-w Women," a coredy fea-: :jring Lowell Sherman and Alice Joyce. >Kiis at the Capitol tonight
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  • 412 12 Honoured by Sultan And Government. The death of Dato Lee Kong Lam wssteh was briefly announced in yesterday's Straits Tiroe* removes one of [tha. most respected figures in the public life of Sclangor and of the Chinese community of the State. Tha !ate Dato.
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  • 148 12 Meeting of Straits Chinese British Association. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, F?b 6. I The association has been given the I rivilege of nominating a member to thei hinese Advisory Board, also to the Muni- 1 cipal Commission, but the privilege of nominating- a member to the Legislative
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  • 564 12 Interesting Legal Point Raised. An interesting legal point in connection with breach cf peace proceedings was dircuaaed in the Second Police Court, before Mr. G. E. Clayton, yesterday. Sohan Singh, a watchman employed by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, was before the Magistrate to thow
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  • 25 12 Cheap return tickets (alt classes) will bo issued by the F.M.S. Railways for the Chinese New Year and Hari Raya Puasa holidays. Particulars are advertised.
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  • 526 12 For Study of Practical Psychology. Ttee first meeting of the Singapore Psychological Association was held at the Adelphi Hotel on Tuesday. The formation of this association i* the outcomiof the series of lectures delivered by Dr. P. Fcnnelly. LL.D. in December last, and the objects of the association
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  • 280 12 Harbin Youths Find Life Uninteresting. Harbin, Jan. 12. The stories of the number of people who are escaping fiorn Soviet Russia are legion and, therefore, the idea of anyone running away from Harbin to the C.S.S.R. is hardly to be credited, and yet such cases have
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  • 39 12 Madrid, Jan. 26. The epidemoc of influenza has made Senor Berenguer the Premier take to his >' bed today. King Alfonso's aunt, Princess Isabel, also is under the care of a doctor. < She i* 80 yean old.
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  • 38 12 Receiving and adjudicating orders were made by Mr. Justice Mills in the Bankruptcy Court yesterday against Ha. Abas Teo Leng Tiong, and Ong Boon Tin. A receiving order was made against Chen,: Huat and Co. i
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  • 41 12 Shanghai, Feb. 6. The State Council has appointed President Chiang Kai-shek to be chairman and General Huang Fu, the former Ministei < for Foreign Affairs, to be vice-chairman I of the new Ifuai River Conservancy I Boards-Sin Kuo Mini
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  • 213 12 "Baby" Cars This Time. AVERAGE OF 93.926 MILES PER HOi'R. Daytona. Florida. I Malcolm Campocll created a new record for baby cars in a Baby Austin today when he attained speed of 34.001 m.p.h. Campbell's tir.t run was clock. d at 'J4.0G1 m.r-h.. and his second
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  • 471 12 WHITE MAGIC Calcium Carbide and Fruit Salt in Africa. Tho following is a true Man event--. which took place in Kenya Colony. The scene of action was a maize farm in the Solai Valley; there were Cah) mtwm of maize whi.h hud t>. be haiv.t.l quickly as the rainy season
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  • 82 12 The Schneider Trio gave ano'i es.ful recital in ItanV- 1! ,t,-l It lefore a large and appreciative m he harpsichord, as on ihe previo ion, arousing general interest and treat njr a favourable impression Th ucces.ful item of the eVHsssg was NM •enderinjr of Arcnsky's Trio in I»
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  • 53 12 Washington. Jan. 28. The consideration of proposals to grant Statehood to Hawaii is contemplated by Representative Gibson of Vermont, the lew chairman of the house territories ommittee. He said today that a bill to make Hawaii he forty-ninth state would be taken up by lis committee at
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  • 35 12 I'nder the auspice* of the local Arya lamaj a lecture in Knglmh on "Nec^nsity or Universal Religion" will be delivered y Pundit Mehta Jaimini, Vedic n rytfldai at 5 p.m. in the C.T A. Hall.
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  • Today's Rugby International-Commercial Cup Match Drawn—Local Golf.
    • 142 13 2nd Welch Co. Championship Today. The final of the inter co. Rugby Championship of the 2nd. Bn. The Welch Resjt.. will be played today, at Raffles Institution ground. Kick off 4.45 p.m. i The finalists are "A." Coy., and "C" Coy. The teams are as follows A." Coy
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    • 193 13 S.G.C. Mixed Foursomes Competition. The Singapore Golf Club February mixed foursome* competition was played yesterday and resulted in a win for Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Hardie. In all 38 card* were taken out. and the I foUowinff were returned I II Mr. and Mrs. Hardie -18 4V.
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    • 503 13 Holders' Stern Struggle With Ho Hong Bank. Ho Hone Baak 1. AIM LI The only draw in the first round of the I Commercial Cup competition resulted yesterday when the Ho Hon* Bank ami the A.P.C. (holders) scored a goal each at the Anaon Koad Stadium. The gam*
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  • 636 13 "Not Acted Contrary To The Agreement" ]»<>n Bradmnn has hande<l to the Australian "Referee" the following statement explaining the (motion in relation to the Australia B-.anl af Control and his agreement whili- nti the tour in England. He ixunted out that, while he abides by the
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  • 36 13 H.G. DE ANE RESIGNS. hu*\plirabk> Action of South African Captain. Johannesburg. Jan. 27 11. G. Deaae, »ho only returned to th; capteiac) ef S.uith Africa after stronc am, has again inexplicably resign m for his action.
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  • 602 13 English and Scottish League Games. The Arsenal, by their remarkable teccess at Leicester on Thursday, now hold the leadership of the First Division. having a one point advantage over Sheffield Wednesday with two matches in hand. They have, however, a difficult task today, having to visit Sheffield United
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  • 341 13 Big Match to be Staged In New York. New York, Jan. 25. "Bif Bill" Tilden •.ignslise.f the close of the old year and the end of hit sensational career as an amateur tennis champion by announcing he will play Karel Koieluh. the famous Czechoslovak ian professional.
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  • 39 13 Scratching for Today's Events. The following are the scratching* for the races at the Taipins; Turf Club today 1.—Romance. 2.—PoUykar. X -Plea HaUn. r».—Deidre. fi-ShnoUlm 7.—Final Opinion. B.—Bitarre. The big sweep will be held on rao. 7.
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  • 56 13 Hammond and Tate Both Bat WeH. London, Jan. 26. The M.C.C. defeated Cape Province at East London today by an innings and 49 runs. Scores Cape Province 156 (Viljocn 86, Goddard I for 29). M.C.C. 336 for eight declared (Hammond 126, Tate 72). Cape Province 131 (Goddard 4
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  • 86 13 Accepts Notts Captaincy After Dispute. London, Jan. 27. A. W. Carr was today offered the Notti captaincy and he accepted. A report was received in December that Notts approached Carr and requested him to resign owing to his health. It was added that Carr, echoing his reply
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  • 54 13 Constantine in Fine Form At Newcastle. Newcastle, (New South Wales), Jan. 26. The West Indies beat a Combined County XI, here today by an innings and oae ran. Scores Combined County XI 251 (Bennett 91). West Indies 3*9 (Hedley 65. Sealey 60 not ovt, Coßstantine 147). Combined
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  • 258 13 Light Blues Prepare For Boat Race. Cambridge oarsmen made aft early ttart with their preparation for the Boat Race in mail week, the work being notable for the president's attempt to solve the biggest o? his many problems in connection with this year i cr«w. Contrary
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  • 180 13 Welch Team to Meet The S.C.F.A. The following will represent the 2nd Batt Welch Reft, against the S.C.F.A. at the Jalan Besar Stadium tomorrow Pte. Protheroe; Sentt. Richard* and Pte. Osbome; Pie. William*. Pte. Turner and L.-C0I. Howl* Pte. Wilkina, Pte. Onwell. Pte. Barnes, Pte. Kill* and Pte.
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  • 53 13 Combined Tournament At Chinese New Year. The combined tennis tournament of the fohore Civil Service Club and the Ladies' Lawn Tennis Club will be held at Chinese New Year, from Feb. 17 to 21. on the courts of the Ladies' Lawn Tennis Club, Singapore. Last year the tournament was
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  • 117 13 His Opinion of Ability Of Local Cricketers. Jack Hobbs before sailing from Bombay ia mail week sent a letter to Mr. Grant Ueran, president of the Board of Cricket Control in India, conveying his best thanks te the cricketers of India for the kind way in which
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  • 108 13 Astonishing Burst of Speed Of Aged 'Chaser. London. Jan. 30. Ar astonishing equine drama occurred at Sandown Park yesterday in the I'.inciof Wales' Handicap Steeplechase. Tho six starters included the aged mare. Lady Victoria, which has never won U r»ce under National Hunt Rules, and s arted
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  • 255 13 Scotland to Meet Wales Today. The international Rugby tournament enters another stage today when Wales and Scotland meet at Cardiff. A win for Wale* '>day will pui her wcil in the 'unning for championship honours lor her performance again*! Kn.'.'lar.l recently, when the match was drawn,
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  • 105 13 Biff Share in New South Wales' Recovery. Sydney. Jan. 28. During yesterday's pla. r. Mm maKh here between New South Wale- .m.< V, toria. aßeckett, after making a magni ficent effort to catch Bradman. fell heavily and <-isl.M?ated his gh.-ulder. H«- was car ried ..ff»in great pain.
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  • 96 13 ■Patarday. Kekrfary 7. Taipinic races, third day Ruiby 2nd Wrlrh Rc»t Int. Final. Thomson Roa.l s^eeae, I I S.nd.;. February 8. Vachtinit: l.ipi»n < hallen*c Cm Golf: Keppel Monthly Medal <stroko,: Racecoursr Monthly Medal i Bore) Srpoy Line. <iolf < luh Sinrap«r<Japanese (iolf Club. Tanrlm. Football: Welch vs.
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
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    • 53 13 J/*jip'f&J /*jip'f& &^*l^L^P^SBa»»ar^ TKe Nev» Spaldiog Tennu /j^j^ Belt hat been designed /S^^" ■■■■^T conditions o< fennis in v^» 19»D •nee in bound end q X^^ t-<,-> speed is identical winS the reqeiremenls ol I***^/ Championship Tennis. Wtkatoftip*?/ TK« Spalding Tawwth) hw_li- Bell will wee» jmenngly Wf well under the
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  • A Page For Women Readers
    • 306 14 It's Not Really Difficult rpHK task of lengthening skirts in order to bring them up to date seems to have frightened many girls. But the work is not so difficult aa it sounds. A short skirt of crepes-Chine, or similar thin material may be lengthened quite
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    • 760 14 Simple Flowing; Greek Lines Are Being Emphasised. A ROE collars are to feature in the prinjr atUck— the sailor effect is gointr to bo championed ty more than one famous couturiers, and -Jie waist line is again to be slightly raistd. Thi- IH-Iphic- Oracle is becoming
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    • 220 14 ONE of the new white woolly bolero coats which are beinK worn with tennis frock*, instead of the iraaal cardigan. ♦»>MM»««»»M»«»«»«I«H»I.... J jacket. The decolletage of the dress also ftruck a new note, for, made of white Ciorjrcttc, it achieved a new and graceful swathed
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    • 760 14 serge, showed a coat and skirt with slightly draped effect.*, foreshadowing the feminine note in tnilleurs, which will. 1 hear, become more pionounced in the spring. Some New Costume Fabrict. OIl.K-SERGE, by the way, is a material that will have to be reckoned with in the
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    • 133 14 When marking linen mark the initial* first with lead pencil; the lead prevents the ink from running. Onion mixed with any left-over applesauce and reheated mak* ■< a drhrious flavouring. Try it with sausages fried in batter. Scratches on silver be effectively treated by applying a paste made
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    • 145 14 <»M»«.<«»tMHt»«»<MMIM»»MI THE DANGER OF PYORRHOEA AND OTHER DISEASES OF THE MOUTH A soltu.. ;i of ODOL Aiouth Wash will destroy T\ph>oid Cicnns in less than one minutr. Proof of rliis statement will br forwarded to any inrc'ical or dental practitioner by the manuf jcturcn on receipt of professional card. OIH">;
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    • 15 14 AHi l>«i(ent\ V__ I cover y VJ Vfcguiwsr U i^HnSpUI^H: u/Y// fjardrn \Hft^^m mS f'tfsliiif>s
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  • 1586 15 Says ROSITA FORBES and giving: no quarter and expecting; none, looking you straight in the face with an amazing lonesty, has des- oyed all the prejudices of class, sex and age. QHORN of the bfcatl in which our ag-' r mse
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  • 23 15 AMU mrtlMM with a be- i.ming jabot tmnt made <>f pal" urti-n washing silk, worn with a skirt darker rrern.
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  • 226 15 ONK .i-rful thin** t.. keep in tkt wi ik In ll m roll of fine silkcovered wire. By in aid. all manner of u kg i\ amateur dressmaker and millin.-r. h ha; learr.oil the secret ti usin(t it in an unobtrusive
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  • 171 15 Ideas for Evening Dress In the COMING Season. l.a«e ha*-. rr\ deep. I -»ha|>r«l u **<■* >1an\ lone >Vc»rShort* gliiie* with id KM*tl«t>. TmmlM >ofue of cHf.m aid lar« Skirts that clear thr anUV- fat dam inr TIIK^ .lit in the rrcat -u. i i," the -n d. K nf
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    • 28 15 numeral '47//' on the Blue and (jold l^hel. f ()((l 1(f ()<' I I *<iiiy Cologne I si Representative Robert Blau (Malaya), Hong Kong Bamk lh*mb*r* SimffapoKe^ T-tl+phone-4 *li
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  • 1145 16 HONG KONG LETTER Cutting Down Expenses. PAYING THE WAY FOR EXPANSION. (Kr"m Our ll»r am -pornlent.) K.ng. .lan. M. I h.- -r. i. hnam-ial portion of thr Colony ».i> iminaied in a speech made by tru- Covi-mor, Sir William Peel, at a mooting of the Ix'ifulative
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  • 295 16 Westward Migration Of Business Houses. The greatest change in London since the altrration of Repent Street is now taking place on the embankment north of the Thames between Urn House of I'urliemen' ami Vauxkaii Briaje. It sJsmsU be cosapletrd early next summer. It will affor.l another example of
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  • 161 16 Section of Air Service To Be Opened Next Month. Hong Kong, Jan. 27. The Shanghai-Manrhuli section of the proposed China-Germany Air Service it to be formally inaugurated next month, according; to reports in the Chinese newspapers. The service will be in the nature af an experiment and
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  • 94 16 Thr departure en leavt of the following F.M.S. ijo-*inmtnt offictrs u> gazetted: Maam. A. w. Nightingale, T. Vyse, V. Bt. J. C. Grenier, E. Hazelton. J. G. Crawford, H. G. Beverley, Capt. C. E. Nugent. J. D. G. Morice. he Hon. Mr. Fustice P A. Karrcr-Manby. E.
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  • 844 16 BRIDGE NOTES. When and Where Not To Do It (H> Hubert Phillips, the wcll-knewa uthority on Auction Bridge.) Most bridge players are aware of the principle of pre-emptive (or shut-out) bidding yet many seldom, or never, avail themselves of it while others do so far too often.
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  • 19 16 The Singapore Fire Department's aerklent ambulance service received 214 calls during January. Forty-two wen on account of motor accident*.
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  • 568 16 Taken For a Ride." THREE DEATH STORIES FROM THE STATES. The amazing st< ry h:i j..st MM to light in New York of the exploits of a girl, aged 16, who is in custody on a charge of murdering her sweetheart, who was a member of
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    • 24 16 "■*■>" T*v tmttttmtiui,. Italu. wW lalkrr. r,,U K,<i..U.«. 11*" »■»■■»>» tkiura, M. J^j*^ aaafUaa »fSZ TMi sM* I* Urn m 8 14 la Ik* »V»rk|. C'rMMi
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    • 189 16 "LET 'KODAK" DO IT" Jfe^^ The simplicity of a KOI'AK i:> amazinir. No com; .Ik Ime^K gadgets <>r technical knowlcdirr [IUT necessary, to jrain womi' [HI i- suits. Just insert th LlaJp^^g visualise the object :uki ■jVAaaaaW the button and KODAKS GET YOUR "KODAK" TODAY When you take an outing,
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  • 1745 17 Can You Help These Men r In ar<ordanee wt'h the offer made in the Notes of the Hay column we rive publicity to the following appeals for i»ork from men who are unem- i p|.\id as a direct retult of the slump. Ihr MHat »i'l be
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  • 210 17 Details of Disaster In Mexico. The BmmfcmT of people killed thmutrh..ji Southern Mexico SS a result of the Mtasjssas on Jan. II i- n..w known to Ik- at kast 10t;, ami is probably much higher. Mr. Eisenstein, the Russian filmdirecti r, hag just arrived in Mexico City with
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  • 111 17 Interest in Political Development. New York, Jan. 27. The American Press keenly following politics! development* «n India. The New York Times think* the release of Mr. Gandhi is not a retreat on the part of the Briti»h Government but argues lhat it is eisential that Indian
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  • 758 17 Verdict of Suicide On Gassed Girl. Depression because she had been i.i--appointed in love was declared at the inquest to have been the cause of the suuid*of Maty Helen i haddock the 27-year-oi 1 artists' model. She was found i»asse« in the kitchen oi
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  • 147 17 International Player's Attempt To Bribe. Cilaagow, Jun. 2.< Archibald Ky!c, th.- foinv.r well-known fc9tballer, was atateaccd Is tares n i:ir.| laU ur under the 11.I 1 ti<,n < t (Yrruptii.M Art A.ia.-' MiUeVl Stss of not guilty was acocpte I ;!:!<! h« MM aammWlßjat. Kyie and Miller
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  • 168 17 Farmers and Wives Storm Town. and their Knglsnd. ArUai. l *xi under furthirmwl and ntaa) whom. r cheek*. .-hild[llMW deelareu chey u> io i > f my kind far mtto kiut thcv laaasi attarMfld, town Crass o*c« i ithoriaation •vith two dollars *ani«a:t l>y ;.:ui the
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  • 55 17 "Sacrifice as an Aid To Sorcery." Sambalpur. Jan. 26. ■hew, were sentrn.ed Is Samtt Ia the District murder of S.na: !><x!y, after a prolong" ti se.-.r< .1. wa< f.;und in a well m Jadn'i boa h was i*' "y waa sacrificed by tn oid.-r lhat they might achieve
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    • 142 17 S^ am It I 111 FOR LONG LIFE H Every step in the pro- construction impervious to high duction of both the new temperatures, huraiditv and De Soto Straight Eight and the scorching aridneas. finer De Soto Six has as its goal High ideaU of engineering are that stamina, that
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  • 557 18 Address at Singapore Rotary Club. There wa.< quite a good attendance at •hv Sinicaix.rr Rotarj Club weekly timn yesterday. «h«-n Mr. J. l-ay-W delhrertd nri address M "A Trip t" K*m Guinea." Th«- i h;;irm;in. prior U the addre<s. reported the attendance of thrtn- new He
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  • 117 18 The Week's Programmes From Saigon Station. The br<u<l<a*tinjr |ir grammes from the Saigon Radio station for the week arc iciven below. Orchtstral concert! are from approximately 8.45 to 9.45 p.m. Saturday. La Jarilinii-ro <le I'Amour (Mozart). I.es Rocher* (".'Along (Moaffin). Le Mari de la Keine iMpjMijrfrl. Saxophone solo
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    • 137 18 "FRANK GLADYS" WANTED. To the Editor of the Strait* Times. Sir. I hope to be able to trace. •hriMJirh your columns, '.he lenders of a Christmas parcel thai went astray. When a arrel of mine was opened in Ki eland, it wax found to contain two extra prestnt;. totrether with
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  • 494 18 Annual Report of The Singapore Branch. The annual report of the Ex-Services Association of Malaya, to he presented at the annual meeting on Wednesday next at the S.C.C. at 6.30 p.m., states The membership to date la «M, comprising 266 subscribing members, four life members, and 29 honorary
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  • 230 18 From the Straits Times Of Feb. 28, 1881. It is certainly unfortunate that it should so happen that His Excellency the Governor should be laid up with a severe fit of gout during the visit to this port of two such high official: as Admirals Coote and
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  • 314 18 Collapses After Injection For Yaws. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Parit, Feb. 4. Ah Inquiry was held at Parit by Mr. S. H. Langston, District Officer. Kuala Kangsar, into the death of a five-ycar-ol<l Malay boy who died following an injection. Thi? first witness examined was Dr Johnson.
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  • 287 18 I Breaks Leg; Ski-ing in The Engadine. The former Secretary of State for the Dominions, Mr. Amery, while ski-ing in the Engadine, has broken his leg. When descending one of the surrounding mountains at the speed of 30 miles an hour Mr. Amery encountered a submerged rock.
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  • 73 18 Campaign Against Rough French Play. Paris, Jan. 26. The death of another French Rugby player, Roumezi, from injuries received in a match at St. Man-el, near Valence yesterday, strengthens the campaign against rough French Rugby, which has been ctarted as a result of the Taillanton case. Taillanton
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    • 137 18 and all Chest and Lung Affections. Prescrilied hv the Medical Profession for over thirty-nine years Angici's Kmuision is now universally recognised as a standard approved treatment for colds, coughs, bronchitis, influenza and ail catarrhal affections of the respiratory or digestive organs. It is toothing anJ healing to throat, lungs, stomach
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    • 27 18 Freckles 1 VVIVIW9 •sUlMbOMBUwlia 4m_ o.< >U. >«■ U«««* Mm ISM —tt ud «W.. lk* >'?*>. /tot m»l7n Jt m X ut. Til* km )«i prarw lv auex MNk.
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    • 294 18 m^ i ELEY 6 KYNOCH Iml£^ CARTRIDGES jQ«v J best game shots in n^^Ogi^ s^s Kngl a n d HK j4t.#a >^'^ N for pheasant. S^ygP'j'*'^-''^^ *m^ 7\ AjSili re load* 4 (ZZSS&^'J**'^'. '*^^S?4lvi *K3» powders. Pktataml SMoot ii£ in Fngland. CARTRIDGE 1~-W ti.tr f*. y L. r£2aas£ls^a^J" 3 Lcbanq
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    • 538 19 ABBcts racccfl 111,006.000 Ammnaf la tm trw 1M.006,006. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (laeervoratod la th. Str.lu Settlemoata.) HEAD OFFICB IMB. BMMa Itanm ">"«> M O^CK I OM JwwfT. 1A Th. Company ha. JSO.OOO asaosttod with Us Supreme Court of England aaa eomplit. with th. British Ufa Assaraaeo
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    • 587 19 BANKING i NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE H ANDELSBANK. N.V. IsuhlUh.s 18M at Aautoraam Authorised Caaital Glds. IM^OO.iOO (about <8 .500,000) Paid aa Capital Glds. 65,000.000 (akoat 14.600,000) HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM BRANCH OFFICES THE HAOCB. ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BBANCHBS t BATAVIA Head Omee for Dutek East o "SHANGHAI Hsad Omee for Cklaa and BRANCH
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    • 511 19 BANKING P. AND O. BANKING CORPORATION, LTD. (laeorporated in England) with which I. affiliated ALLAHABAD BANK. LTD, INDIA. Authorissd Capital tt,000,00« I Capital subscribed aad paid up CsM.lBO Reserve Fund WO.OOO HEAD OFFICE: 117-112, Leadcnhall Street, Londoa, E.C. a. < WEST LONDON BRANCH 14- U, Cockspur Street. London, S.W. 1.
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    • 185 19 INSURANCE 1 COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) firs, Ufs. marine. Accident, GusranUe and Motor. Asssts MOOOO.OOS ARTHUR C. POTTS— Manager and Underwriter, Eastern Braaek. Singapore. SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF CANADA, AaaeU Assurances la force G. $568,197,954 G. $2.401. 237.13 C The Sun Life Assurance ComP»"y ot
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    • 90 19 WAILES DOVE BITU MASTIC is being used by the F. M. S. RAILWAYS To Protect The Steelwork OF THEIR NEW BRIDGES ON THE SINGAPORE DE VIA TION SUPPLIED BY SOLE AGENTS. United Engineers Limited (Incorporated, la th. Strait. Settlements) SINGAPORE BRANCHES. Customers are assured of the CHOICEST qualities when purchasing
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    • 270 20 OCEAN MOTOR POLICIES 11 A fcj P^| TUB" sWi D^l I 101 Id Vjl\(K EVERYONE IS NOW STIDYINCi ECONOMY y/^^j^ *mmft s M*Jkt^ is acquaint you with details of the iS^^^ |Jj! \dts THE LEADER OF SMALL CARS. ItMaNY ENTHUSIASTS REPORT 15 M.P.(i. AND MORE I Jfc ERHAPS YOU WOULD
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    • 177 20 iVou; /?cac/j/ 1931 Edition SINGAPORE MALAYAN (THE BUKU MERAH)—S2nd Annual Issue Incorporating many new features including :-Ladie/ Directory for Singapore Complete Index in front, Wm*WrTim7¥^ BrEKKn M. CK9« LlllVll Jl H. U, 1». COLLYEH QIAY AXD gTATIONERS. BRITISH THOMSON-HOUSTON CO LTD. y^X -">-""••■-'■;"- Dr*"—• f-rin KUbBl, bWULAINU. V 111/ -The
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    • 98 20 THE OCEAN ACCIDENT AND BUAKANTBS CORPORATION. LTD. (Incorporated in Clrtal Britain) H«a4 O«Vc far Mala>a SINGAPORE. BS^^S lT#ry p^,,, T,. ..j,, tfcjr of -gold leaf- r«r -v. "^•-•^'"•t »»*t v «,i «tir.i, ».M.,^ .y it. »h«. XSSXZUwZJT* S^hS^f' "COLD LKAF" wm**" k T« «U. OP ALL DEALER*. *«"U F. A.
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