The Straits Times, 11 February 1931

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    39 1 The Straits Times. [ESTABLISHED NIARLT A CKNTCIT.] THE LARGEST r AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1931. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times. 20 F\GES SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 11. 1931. PRICE 10 CENTS
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      193 1 SINGAPORE: 78. CECIL ST. CPHONE 6161). 6.15 TONKiHT Ml BF.RE UANIEI.S in i DIXIANA j I A Radio I'irturr. Plmmc 52*1-5262. j THE HOME BEAUTIFUL STYLES THAT EXPRESS MODERN IDEAS OF COMFORT AND BEAUTY CREATED BY ROBINSONS SfLJI Designs— entirely new and original— h«ve been selected as indicative of the
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      10 1 KUALA LUMPUR! 27, JAVA ST. (PHONE 3683). -nixi.wf'v Phone :.2h!
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      538 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORTEXTAL SJI. CO. UNDCB OONTBACT W'TH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAB EAST MAIL SERVICE, OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOB CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage do* Spore. M \|.l "> Feb. It i.^ALPINDI 16.697 Feb.
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      567 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YLSEN KAISHA). TO LONDON Naples. Marseilles, London, Antwerp, lUlttrdaai a*a MUdlvbroagk. Vciirli Tonnage Dm Sail i KASHIMA MABU 10.000 Fab. 12 It YASUKUKI MABU 11,800 Fob. 2t U HAKONE MABU 10.000 Mar. 11 12 SIWA MARU 10.700 Mar. M 27 I FUSHIMI MARU 11.000 Apr. 10 HAKOZAKI
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      436 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated la Aatfrmlia) FOR BRISBANE, STDNET AND MELBOURNE. VIA JAVA. DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Imlit monthly tallinse b» tk» »«nknowa lUMir MaBEIJJt (7^6» toaa) ud th. n.w motor will, MALABAR (4411 ton*). Th. ..a. MaBEIJ.A U (M el tht largMt sad flocit itautn tradia* to jAaetniia. eaaiaa
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      570 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO, LIMITED (laeorporsttd in Donaark) T»W|tm §m. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE Ta GENOA. LONDON. ROTTERDAM, RAMBURG AMP COPENHAGEN. L*SVS B"pora. Piiui m.s. HORINGIA Feb. 11 Feb. It m.s. JLTLANDIA Mar. 18 Mar. M m.. ALSIA Mar. M Mm. 17 *v. SbXANDIA Ayr. S Ayr. 10 ■x FIONIA
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      580 2 rE BLUE FUNNft LINE THE OCEAN ITtAMIIV Ca, uanta THB CHINA MUTUAL STKAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in England) REGULAR SERVICE TO MARSEILLES. LONDON. AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM. ANTWERP, HAMRURG AND BREMEN GENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW- HOSTON. NEW TOkX AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON. ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG
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      551 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated la Siaa) BANGEOE COASTING SERVICE for X relay, Irengganu, Kelantan, Baagaara, Telupm, PaUai, Sint-orm, Lamb, Sicaoa, Bandon, Eoaaaaai. Langvaaa, Chumpea and Bangkok. Arri»al Departure SUUiHAIMB In Port Feb. 11 VALAYA Ptb. 16 Feb. 18 MALINI Feb. 13 Feb. X The iluain ere fitted
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      378 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., I»ORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE Sailing* for Initcd States and Canada Points from Hong Kong. Fraarlaco «»d Ui Aagelea. •Jl MUM twc t»iu (>oa lionc kong F#k U I DCM WALL »'l>
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      477 3 DOLLAiI ffTt-AMOnP UNI sAdAMEUCAH MAO, LOU ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE 9USCAPOBE. PBNANG. COLOMBO, BLKZ. POST SAIU. ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES. GENOA, MAR&KILLES. MBW TORE AND BOSTON Arrive Leave Leave Spore S'puia Peaang PREB. FILLMOBB Feb. 1« Feb. 19 Feb. XI IKK.'-. WILSON Mar. t Mar. 6 Mar. 7 PRES. AN BCBEN Mar. M Mar.
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      538 3 4NORDDEUTSCHEK LLOYD (laeerpetatad. la Oeraatiy). The andermsntloned are tie Compaq's iateaded flitares. OUTWARDS. f ALLER for Hong Kong, B'ghal, Kobe, Taku, Delay and Tsingtau Feb. II I! lr Al 7. for Japan Ports and Vladivostock Ftl>. HOMKWARDS. 111 RIKI.IN(;KK for Genoa, ll.rcelbna, Amsterdam, Rotterdam H'burg and Bremen Feb. 16 <
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      308 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO- LTD. (Incorporated la England -ELLEP.MAN- UXI PASSENGER A1O) FREIGHT SERVICE TO THE UNITED EINGDOM AND CONTINENT. FREIGHT BEBYICa OUTKABDB Ta Beag Eeag. SaaaghaJ aad Japaa Dae Spore s.s. CITY OF KHIOS Feb. 27 s.s. CITY OF ATBjBM Mar. 16 HOMBWABDS m v. CITY OF LILLE for
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      746 3 THE STRAITS TUBS and THE STRAITS BUDGET. Head Oak*, CBCIL AMD STANLPT BTBBBTB, BIMGAPORB. Braa«h OsVa. tT. JAVA BTBDT, KUALA LCMPCB. Cables TIMES. SINGAPORB. Tslephoaea SINGAPORE IIJI KUALA LUMPUR I6BS. .Sole AIM-rliMng Rrpresealstires in Great Britain. RF.ITKK-, lid.. (Ad»t. Dept.) 24. OM Jewry, I ondon. F..C. 2. (through whom all
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      413 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. Them art i>pproximat"iy seven words to a I n tint rate rharga of 2t th A "ion. n be accreted up to 10 a.m. aa the day of issue. .is charged for the use of a i iiLinber. A I r cmi. is allowed j n in«<-rt.nn» of
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      681 4 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET. TO LKT. No J.>-' to S5-I. and .11. i*. -t Two minutes to Bas route. Slump rates. TO LFT, vacancies at the Crescent and .leyer Plata, Katong. Modern aanitation. Apply Meyer Brother*. TO LKT. sea side bungalow*, near Katong 'ark. Arr'r personally. Estata and Truat I
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      758 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET. TO LET. No. 14, Raffle* Place, for immediate entry. Also 14-C. Collyer Quay. Entry from February 1. 1931. Apply Meyar Broa. TO LKT, commanding position. United Engineers' new building, River Valley Road, Motor show rooms with thr** leafed entrance door, large sheet glass, bronze framed windows.
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      447 4 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE of a large quantity of hiirh grade American T.ilcum ■j*j*j>wH ->-.rkcd in onc-:>uund shakrr tirs. face and cold ere in. hydrogen peroxide. New tarthMß Du^le*. safety raiors. rubber I medical goods, buthinr cans, rubber Uys. flior wax. electric hand V.icuum cleaners. electric naint snrav outrlt. new
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      728 4 PUBLIC NOTICES. NOTICE r The Fxch.in?* fHnk* will be closed on F Tuesday. Feb. IT and Wednesday. Feb. 1«. Chinese Ne» > I T Thursday. Feb. 19. Hari Ra;a Puasa. NOTICE Messrs. WKILL MONTOR. LTD. i hasve removed to Nos. 37. :?8 and 40, THE ARCADK 1 (First Floor). RARE
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      624 4 1 PUBLIC NOTICES KIM SENG LAND CO., LTD., SINGAPORE. I beionsjint; I aaay belwsxa Rawattaaa yu»> X I aad Ii ailing from th. r Valley Rond will be rloaed on 1 February 1 CUM i lit tarv DMad Siniraporr. Fakntal) KIM SENG LAND CO., LTD., Sl\<.A!'()RK. .hi: I* hereby nrfaa
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    PREMIER AND SOVIET CONVICT LABOUR.
    855 5 Downing Street Blunder? COMMANDER BELLAIRS GETS ANGRY. A remarkable blunder by one of the Prime Minister's secretaries appear to have been made in Mr. Mac Donald's reply to the letter, sent to him by Commander Carlyon BeHairs. M.P.. on the «übject of Russian convict labour
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    123 5 The following successful candidates at the recent examination for Cadetsbips in the Colonial Services have been assumed to Malaya M. A. C. Goode (Oakham and Worcester. Oxf.) E. C G. Barrett (MarlborotiTh aiU Jesur. Carob.) G. E. Turner (Haileybury and St. John's. Camb.) A. Glencroas (Ashton-in-Maker-leld Gram, and Mamh.l R.
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    NO CURE FOR INDIA NATIONALISM.
    1325 5 "Sooner or Later." PUBLIC OPINION A BETTER SOLVENT. Addressing the annual dinner of the European Association at Calculi"., Lord Irwin. the Viceroy, made the following statement It so happened that my five year* of office coincided with what must in any Htcumstances have been a
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    HOLY SEPULCHRE ORDER.
    227 5 Council to be Established In I nited States. A National Council of the Roman, Catholic Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre is about to bo established in the United Sutes. Judge Victor J. Dowling, of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of th» State of New
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    41 5 At the annual meeting of the Ceylon Tamils' Association. Singapore, the officer" elected included Mr. I. I. Mudlr. Nagalmgam. .1. I., president; the Rev. J. A. Suprn maniam, vice-president; Mr. A. S. I'onnamnalam, hon secretary, and Mr. R. Supramaniam. h»n. treasurer.
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    FLYING BOAT SURVEY.
    208 5 Singapore Machine In Burma. The R. A. F. flying boat from Singapore with Squadron Leader Livo k and Pilot Officer Crocker has arrived back from its mm triji to Mandalay hawni; completed the journey in exactly five Viourv under superb flying twasiiUMM -»ys the Rangoon Times. The
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    $20,000 FOR DEFENCE.
    156 5 (JannstiTH Raise Fund For (Gangster. Th< < K-ago RanibluipT an<) liquor ring, headed by "hp" Moran, i r. be rai--:nir a fund of BMN Iwl the <ir 1.... Brotlktrs, th wa4> arrested recently. It i~ believed by the I h.auo police that 1 he i> the muriii-i.r
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    BURGLAR'S HAUL.
    147 5 Daring Robbery from Woman's Room. Mairas Jan. VJ. The wawVMMi "i-at" burglar, for whosr .<• offered a reward. last niitht carried out a daring escapaiie when he entered the n>om of Mis* Betty Long, in an upper flat of a, Garden Koa<i. the reM ieace of Mr. Sidney
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      722 5 Raffles Hotel TODAY TEA DANCE Mor.ia Litter's Celebrated Orchestra. FRIDAY, FEB. 13 DURING THE TEA DANCE Firat Appearance in the Eatf of MISS VERA PRAED GEE MARGARET MORRIS DIPLOMATIST IN ORIGINAL SONOS. DANCES. COSTUMES. Admission $I. Sea View Hotel All Rooms with Modern Sanitation. EVERT™ SPECIAL DINNER DANCE Every Sunday
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      36 5 ELECTROLUX MOTORLEBB REFRIGERATORS THE ONLY OIL BURNING REFRIGERATOR The Ideal unit for the Estate Bungalow. Sole Agcata in Malaya for ELECTROLUX LTD. CENTRA! lENCINE WORKS I \Lb SINGAPORE IPOH KUALA LUMPUR. Tel. No. 5471 (4 lines).
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    I Like Talkies That Move.
    1118 6 I Like Talkies That Move. Douglas Fairbanks says WHAT is work' What is plsy? Plsy, in my own case, is only another form of m rk, of keeping physically fit for the business of actinz. And work— making motion pictures is, I suppose, in the eyes of most people, a
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    NEARLY £12,000,000 IN SALARIES.
    271 6 Film Stars' Earnings In 1930. MONEY flowed freely in the Asaerican Aim industry during 1930, the stars and salaried executives of the studios collecting to the tune of 58.920,014 dollars Otl 1,784,003). According to a survey of the industry made by the Bureau of Census at
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    NEW DISPUTE ABOUT "ALL QUIET."
    216 6 NEW DISPUTE ABOUT ALL QUIET." Vienna May Follow Berlin Censors. ADVERSE comment has been aroused in Vienna by an indecisive ruling about the exhibition of the film "All I Quiet on the Western Front by the I Austrian Cabinet, whose members ssw the Aim. The impression it produced on repre-
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    "AFRICA SPEAKS."
    181 6 First Talking Picture Of African Jungle. PUL Hoefler, probably the first man to return from the African junrle with a talking picture eighteen months ago, having safely negotiated the 14,000 miles journey from Lagos to Mombasa, and secured 100,000 feet of Aim, had it I trimmed down to
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    HUNGARY'S CENSORSHIP.
    155 6 Report of Ten Yean Activity. A REPORT on ten years' work ha* just been issued by the Hungarian Film Censorship Department. The document fives details of all Rime banned, together with reasons and apologias. Since 1920. 731 Alms oat of 15,357 have been banned in Hungary. Part of
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    One Man's Humour Is Another Man's Pain.
    1202 6 One Man's Humour Is Another Man's Pain. JByOur Jilm Corretpondenf HUfcOUS is a very fleeting thing. It is Usmandcwly difficult to analyse, for it is almost the same as having to explain a joke. It affects various people in various way*.' There are those whose sense of humour never finds
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    ISLAND DREAM OF MULTI-LINGUALS.
    210 6 Hollywood of The Mediterranean. THE island of Malta is ambitious to become a future Hollywood of the Mediterranean. The Maltese authorities are appealed to for support in making Malta a film production centre following the filming of scenes there by Anthony Asquith and Captain Barkas for
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    H.M.V. TELEVISION.
    58 6 Remarkable Results Achieved. A RECENT demonstration of H.M.V. television was generally ajrreed to be extremely succesaf ul. The smallest details w«r* plainly risible, and in one picture of a trasacar Urn image was so clear that the Busnber on the front was easily seen. The; degree of success
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    AN OFFICIAL CENSOR.
    79 6 Reputed haiurr :n Britain's Policy. A IHOME Office official «M powers may be appointed to the Bri tish Board of Film Censors in the next few months, according to a report current recently. This step, it is believed, has been under consideration by Mr. J. R. dynes,
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    NEW TALKIE VENTURE
    77 6 NEW TALKIE VENTUR E Olympia Exhibition's I niquc Theatre. A TALK IK theaii. mpia in (.inniili in with th« School -Iniyn' Exhibition. Thii i- t h«- tituccasion on wh:cn built within the walls of another bui!<! The theatre is equipped »nh tern Klcctric portable pn ill show a OOStttni I
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      38 6 tFLAG BRAND /£>4 BRANDY i From COGNAC (France). j GUARANTEED MADE FROM GRAPE ALCOHOL. $30 per case of 12 quarts Duty included. fNjfi*2«uJ For Bm f Uer QUf»titie« Price K> <',»'"-' proportion. OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE. Sole Distributor |ffljH G. AURELY
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      109 6 ■X kU BsssaaaassssssMssss]*^^ M' I txtwrrn mechanical reversing anil developing 9 lyr > our l"in*-Film by manual II k GREATER SATISFACTION FOR YOU /I You want the bett of your filmi 1 I act txcu»r* f With the manual proreti your Aim Is treated |A I individually, any dtfecti are
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      256 7 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 Positively Last Night Thrillinß Astounding Vivid The vital human drama that has set MM world marvelling The film that was beyond the description of the critics THE WHITE HELL OF PITZ PALU H«n- is tfrim stark drama played out aj?ainst th«- majestic, terrifying hat-kgi'mind, of a snow-clad
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      545 7 3 °lllllll^sZi^Bs^^*ir^B^Bm :toH m• h «|^fl II J Her L^^^s^^A^Hsfessißifl^^^^L^^Ho 6.15 AGAIN TONIGHT 9.15 RADIOS Glorious Spectacle of the Mardi Gras Revelries. PIXIANA Seldom has an audience responded so readily to the glamourous appeal of Romance Youth beautiful Music, and gorgeous Technicolour. Last night, a crowded house acclaimed "Dixiana" not
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      304 7 ■j 6.15 TONIGHT 915 Starting Wednesday for Two Nights Only. y Im MURDER MYSTERY Will lAM POWELL LJ DETECTIVE, PHILO VANCE U 1N The Canary H Murder Case n THE lOST IHTERESTIRG CRIME STORT QF THE TALKIES. Broadway's Most Beautiful Show Girl W^i COLD. CALCULATING, BRI TALLY SELFISH Is Found
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    NORWAY'S MERCHANT FLEET.
    991 8 SHlt'l „,G /vO7£S (treat Expansion In 1930. A irrcat cxpinMon took plice in the merchant Met. < f Norway last year, an is ho\*n by the statistics issued by the hum Bureau, and a further :.l lilion if expected to be VM of the next six months
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
    187 8 Weaaessay. Fehrearv It. 11. W. 3.61 a.m.. ft. 3 in.. 6.4« p.m.. 7 ft. 1 in. Kx-Serv-e-i Association meeting 6 JO p.m Police Band. Botanical (hardens, 5.15 p.m. The relay. Fceraary It. H. W\ 4.50 a.m.. X ft. 1 in., 7.64 p.m 7 ft. Friday. February
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    178 8 Today. Djambi (Tobcle) p.m. Puntianak I Khocn Hori I pjn. banka Island, Pladjoe and Palembaag i Thr.it-n- 3pm North. S -ha«t and M V\,-t Sumatra I Houtman I 4 P m Accelerated Itrpartarr. Selat Pandjanr, Benfkalis and Bagan Si Ap:-Api > Mrran Tumor ru Penang. Prorince Wrllrsley.
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    PASSENGERS BY AIR.
    40 8 Thr passengvr* arnvinr at Smffaporr I' the hutch air mail yratrnfay wrir M -> Pat<r-.n Mlai < ha>r. Yr M». N.ar and Mi Van d. Laar. Mr. Van Ty»n and l»r M>^ laaaßtaaea lrl fur Jhva by Mr keaej
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
    220 8 VesJassdai y ■alas sleafHt the Wharves er cxaected te arrive. Eatranre K*»t Wharf Tarakan I An kinjr 1 Main Wharf Kola II Prrak IT < r P< M Siamese Prince 11 M. ta Aldr*<>mlr 7 I basil* Da >> .>hu-.- v Palemnani: Kthiopia Malarra Han I Ta»maii
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    99 8 From China and Japan, by kidderpon-. due at Singapore 4 p.m. today. From China and Japan, by Talma, due at Singapore t» a.m. tomorrow. From Indo-China, by Andre Lelion due at Singapore 7 a.m. tomorrow From China and Japan, by l.a Plata Maru. due at Singapore tomorrow From
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    25 8 The MM. Andre l-ebon h due here from Saigon at 7 a.m. tomorrow, and will probably leave for ColoiHbo the same day at 3 p.m.
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      265 8 EXCHANGE. Singapore, Feb. 11. On London, Bank 4 II t7/U [ivmmnd I X3 31 Private S m. credit t< 3 U Oa New York, demand 54^ Private Hdl 67', On Franc*, Bank T.T. 14)0 ■>n India. Bank T.T. <>n Hang Konc. Bank T.T. 57 'j p c disc. <>n Shanghai.
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      BROKEN HILL REOPENS.
      223 8 Miners Accept Companies' Offer. Broken Hili. Jan. 13. A n.asx meeting of trades unionists today agreed to accept the offer of the 11. 111ns; companies to reopen the Broken Hiil mines. The companies offered to reopen the North Broken Hill and the South Broken I Hill mines
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      CHULSA (SELANGOR).
      96 8 The crop harvested by Iho hul.-a iSalaaffOTl Rubbfr ompiny for the year 1930 MM TfMMeV ii»rain»t ho«,ooo Ib. in isttai. Th.> mni.ur.t aaM to Dec?mh<T w». «f.i.47i 11, laaaiswl W..147 I!,. aad thi-. italised a cross avrragi price "f UH per Ib. lagainut t*.4ld. |cr Ik.). In virv
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      TAIPING RUBBER.
      79 8 The profit of the Taip.n* Rul.'.i-r I'lanU lions for Ike year ended Sep:. M amounted I against i:u.f«w f r20.7*7 was brought forward. The lire.tms propose to pay a dividend of 2', net c-nt. (against 7 per cent... and to t.lacr £2.3.10 lagainst nil. to taxation reserve, vhich
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        MINING.
        455 8 !>■■• ML Pd. Buytn. Seller*. 5 S Pinpid Birtr I/- 4/I 1 Penawat O.:»:i 0..V, S/- 6/- Pen r kal«n Ord». 10/- 11/1 1 IMaling 4.1 a 4.30 cd. il il Puchonc II 14 V <1 £1 Punrah 14 3 II 3 i l P»u» o.a mi 1 1
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        GENERAL.
        262 8 ■M M. Pd. Bujfri Seller*. 2 t Al«z. Brick OHi. ISO I M 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefi. 1.12 H IM% El ii Brit. Am. Tobacco 4.0.0 4A.« 1 1 Central Engine 0M P. 40 nom. 100 50 Chinese Com. Bank 70.00 76 00 Cl fl Cuti. T. S.
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        114 8 Singapore (old Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 102 105 ci. Singapore Munici-al 5 p.c. of 1901 red. IK.iO $1,878,000 par. j' prem. Singapore Municipal 4S p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 95 par Singapore Municipal 4S p.c. of 1909 red 1965 $1,000,000 95 par
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        390 8 FrtMer aai Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Today's Price hraser Ly«!l A A o. Kvall Allrnhy Isl I 1.00 1.10 1.00 1.10 Alur l.ajah ifl) 0.80 0.90 0.80 0.90 A. Itilara (sli 1.15 1.25 1 15 12', A. Haninf (•!> *M *M 030 %M A. M »!.•>•
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      BIG REVENUE DROP IN CEYLON.
      444 8 One Million Rupees Per Month. Government revenue for the first quarter of the Ceylon financial year 1930-31. besides being less than the revenue actually realised in the corresponding perird of the previous year by 1 some three-and-a-half rrrillu.T rupees, is nearly six million rurees short
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      LINEN DISPUTE.
      203 8 LINEN DISPUTE Compromise Over Wage Reductions. Belfast, Jan. Iff. Early this morning an agreement was leached, after a conference of nine and a half hours, in the wage dispute in the) spinning section of the Northern Ireland linen industry. The employers proposed a 20 per cent, wage reduction, and the
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      IRON PRICES CUT.
      184 8 New Rates Fixed by German Producers. Cologne, Jan. 14. The anticipated reductions in the prices of German iron were fixed today at nine marks per ton for merchant iron bars and rolled wire, ten marks for fine plate, six marks for thick sheets, and eleven marks I
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      MAILS FOR EUROPE.
      41 8 MAILS FOR EUR OPE. ■r S'parv Lo«<— Uft Arr4. Tjanuai Ju. Ju. M Kancbi Ju. 8 J« B II Prim d*r Nrd^ rl«nd*n Jan. t F«b. t Sl»m»t Jan. 16 P«b. t Ethiopia Jin 15 Fab. 7 Sphiu Jao. It Feb.
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      269 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Bright Wind. SUUoa. Temperature Rain- Sun- Relative Direc- Speed Weather Mas. Mia. fall, shine. Humidity. tion. r. T. las. bears. g ai.p.a. ■Mat SUr I* 7J Nil 8J 75 N 2 Fine Kota Bh.irj No report. K. Tremjanu K7 75 O.W 8.3 1W (aim
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    245 9 Improved Buying Steadies Rubber Price. MOKE INTEREST SHOWN BY AMERICA. (ll> Our iinancial ('urrespo.idi-nt.) Sir i lay. 10 a.m. Toda)'-i Pllm KuMmt. I 2'» <-.nl>. Pc ll». Tin. 20n ham at IMty P«"i pi<V. Y«"-ttrda>'» I'rir- ■> KuWi I'M. Marki-I Tuny SU-ad>. Tin. l»ndi. (I :.n:ith>) mi
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    "HIGHLY SATISFACTORY."
    113 9 The Honjf Konu and Shanghai Bank Dividend. BUM Knnif and H .ration U, maintain tho dividend at its last year 1 figure *hare i highly -"ati-factory. stataa thi P narvial Newa. Considering th.- <h-|-" vi-i Matl "f tn4m in China and .'intries in which the raw. and alao
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    TELEPHONE PROFITS.
    19 9 S.ti V Jin. 11. icr w ihr atockhoUort, indicating that ih. »ih n estimated ,1 »ith £:»3J|SO,OOO
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    D.E.I. RUBBER EXPORTS.
    31 9 Sum... .m Hundrlma^Uchappij ha> i i..v.-.< .au> Uric* from it» &»tav:a .■Bcr tiMn/ !h- total -t -f ruM,.-- v for iKr north of j, nUj »i tons; ton».
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    ENGLISH COTTON TRADE.
    415 9 Lessened Consumption Alarms Spinners. Fo<; INTERFERES WITH SALES." Manchester. Jan. 14. The dinpuU- in thy cu'.ton industry with retranl to the more loom* question ha« continued to overshadow nil dovelop-•u.-nt-. A crisis has arisen hut the intervention of the Ministry of Labour officials gives ria« v. the
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    RUBBER RETURNS.
    121 9 Th« ftgur*« in brarkrts ri»» the outpuU fur th« eorreaj/ondin* period of lakt y»«r. An|lo-Sum>tn. r.5,Mi2 Ib. Atahn— 73.ooo lb Banff N»rii. 14.724 lb. Baa Uu. -124.109 lb. Rila I Sumatra >.— Tl.4oo lb. I'aluh Kui|i. 50.600 lb. (CZ.OOO Ib.V i.tral (Sumatrai. -17.1 li lb. Dj«->b«r iJvruntat Estate).-
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    EXCHANGES.
    41 9 r rei^n i' :2.ii>.. Atl V *****. t »-*2. B««nu. tx.iUN. <.-> IK.fr Ken* lv 4SJO. Milan WlJil''.. Montr i Vorlt 4Ji6 15-32. 0.10 U.lC'j, I SKinchai la I\d Sl«cl.h«!m 1 34.60 H. Prat-u. Silver hr>o» 12 5 r kr.'un Wir.
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    FORD PRODUCTION.
    25 9 Detroit, Jan. 8. The -jrorld production of Ford Can I dunnf la. t yoar totalled 1,500,101, cural l-a.-.-l win \..r.- 12j ,n 1989.
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      MARKET REPORT.
      522 9 Tin Shares in Considerably Better Demand. Frtwr and Co. 1 rtpurt, issued today. Apparently thi> prutr«rted negotiations between the vnrious Governments rvirarding the inauguration of a tin restriction scheme have n<>« reached the Anal stage, and an official announcement is antiripatcd shortly rivinr °o the iihtme as from
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      I.S. BAN ON LIBERIA.
      186 9 How The Firestone Co. Will be Affected. Those who remember the gesture with vhich certain American interests, and w.rlicularly the Firestone Tyre and Rubher Co., set about establishing a rubber plantation industry of their own in Liberia iome years ago may smile now at the sequel,
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      JOS TIN AREA (NIGERIA).
      149 9 li| account* of Ju< Tin Area i Nigeria) f.r ih. MM ended July SI show a truflt of :-.:<«! for 1928-291. and Ij.jnc- l.rourtt fcrwurd of «.H3«. Pro«p«ctlM expenditure ot UH has b«en written off. £600 iifaiiil £1.250) her been carried :ncomr-?ax reserve, and director^' additional
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      MILK SUPPLY "TANKERS."
      82 9 A new type of glass-lined- tank for carrying- milk in bulk at express spe«d < shertly to be introduced on the railways I y United Dairies. In consequence of a new design, the spaed limit of 60 miles an hour on the railways has been withdrawn, and
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      62 9 Ton* of Markat Steady. LaUst CabU London Spot She: t 3\d. per lb N«w York Spot Sheet G. cent! 7-, per lb. I.S.S. equal to London Standard Itandard K.S.S. on Tender m it a* it Spot February March April April-Junr July-S*pt. Buyer* 12\ 1 I
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      TURN OF THE TIDE.
      303 9 Are The Optimists Right This Time? Those rubber market optimists chairmen of rubber companies ar.d Mincing Lane brokers who in the t-arly part of were envisaging a rubber shortage and a high price for the r commodity in •he year 18M. must ri<-. by this time,
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      32 9 Mr. Charles A. MacGratii has resitmed from U»e chairmanship of the Ontario Hydro-Electiic Commission, which is th« laigtst hydro-power organisation in the world. Mr. MacGrath has held the position since 1 925.
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      "THE WORST OVER."
      303 9 Mr. Inouye The Outlook In Japan. Tokio, Jan. 7. Mr. Inouye. Japanese Finance Minister, told the Cabinet yesterday that, in hU "pinion, the worst of the economic depres- j sion was over. The first difficulties inseparable from MtaMl of the gold standard had, he said, been overcome.
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      PROXIES AND VOTES.
      249 9 Important Decision In Appeal Case. A d«cision of some importance to the investing public and also to directors of public companies has just been given by the court* in the arpi>eal case Cousins and Another v. lnte national Bric.k Co. Ltd., and Another. The point at issue
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      TUJOH TIN NO LIABILITY.
      84 9 Winding-Up Order (.ranted At Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. Ml In iHe Supreme C'>urt today a windin>rur was granled in u-'.-ct af Tujoh Tin No Liability, a NaafaUUT which a.« incorporated in the StaU of Victoria, Auftralia. in 19«7. 1 1U nominal
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      US. RAILROADS.
      48 9 Washington, Jan. ti. Ciass I railroads in the U.S.A. in the Tint eleven months of 1930 had a net I ntUwmi operating iiwomc of $834,510,032 ciKe.'iOO.OOO), or at a rate return of 3.41 per rent, on propqrty investment, against 5.03 in the like period of 1929.
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    The Straits Times. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEB.11, 1931. TWO MINUTE'S AGONY.
    991 10 The Straits Times. SINGAPORE WEDNE SDAY, FEB .11, 1931. TWO MINUTE'S AGONY. It is fortunate that the question of the humane slaughtering of pigs should come atrain before the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board at a time when the most influential opinion on this subject ever offered to b- public authorities
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    MONETARY ASPECT OF THE SLUMP.
    1338 10 War Debts Prejudices To Blame. (B> l*rofr*»or (iuttav Ohml the S»«dish iTiinomi-l In tin 1 hopiles* confusion whi.h characterises the world economic position ami the general quest for in explanation of the crisis, it has recently been possible to uuc^rn a ray of light of
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    353 10 Dr. and Mrs. Samuels of Tanjong Rambutan, leave for Home on retirement on March 20. Lieut.-Col. P. Hope Falltner, at one: time Acting-Inspector of Prisons, S.S., left London on Jan. to take up a Colonial Office appointment at the Lee- ward Islands. He was accompanied by his
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    593 10 A BROKEN HEART. Is it possible t.> die fioni :i heart"? Th: M aM contr.>\c- v has been rai« by a venK-i at an in<i Irlam, Lancash r t The ;hat >l:.mi'-'.ii trouble had killed a If, years old hairdresser n:«" ami that |M <th«- n.
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    FURTHER RISES ON NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. RUSSIAN REVOLT RUMOURS.
    225 11 FURTHER RISES ON NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. RUSSIAN REVOLT RUMOURS. Field Day for Bulls*' In New York. WHEAT RISES. i Highest Levels for Year Reported. 10. n the Ii points ilsj reached the .1 f,.r ttM year, tot., lutioa hail m out in Rui i. added to the enthusiasm. ilpa».
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    AUSTRALIA'S FINANCES.
    49 11 Dendt of £11,487,000 for Seven Months. Canberra, Feb. 10. The Federal Government's deficit during the last seven months has been £11,487,000. Mr. Arthur Blakeley, the Minister for Home Affairs, has announced that, in view of the financial stringency, no money is available to subsidise oil prospecting. —Reuter.
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    PORTHOS IN COLLISION.
    97 11 Eleven Ferry-boat Passengers Drowned. Tokio, Feb. 11. Small boats have landed, at various places along the coast, survivors from the Porthos-ferry boat disaster. Now all but eleven of the passengers have been saved. It is learned that the collision was due to a combination of circumstances a
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    "NAZIS" WALK OUT.
    77 11 Protest Against Illegal Muzzling." Berlin. Feb. 10. Following the alteration of the stand ing orders of the Reichstag, which will render possible the prosecution of about 150 Nazi (National Socialist) and Communist deputies for slander, rioting, etc., ■II the Nazis and German Nationals walked out of the
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    EMPIRE'S GIFT TO NEW DELHI.
    204 11 Four Columns Unveiled By Viceroy. New Delhi, Feb. 10. j The inauguration of the New Delhi; began with the unveilinc if forr columns the gifts of the four great Itominions of the Kmpire. Lord Irwin, in a speech to a large and distinguished gathering, expressed
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    212 DEATHS THROUGH EARTHQUAKE.
    135 11 Latest Figures. RESTORATION WORK AT NAPIER. London, Feb. 10. Th* Governor-General of New Zealand, Lord Bledialoe, G.C.M.G., has cabled to the Dominions Office stating that the nth- roli in the earthquake, so far as has been at present ascertained, is 212, while 950 people have been
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    RELIEF FUND.
    140 11 First Instalment of £500 From Singapore. The Singapore committee of the New Zealand Earthquake Relief Fund has received the following donations Previously acknowledged HJW i Christian Science Community of Singapore 25. Mr. E. P. Hargraves 50, Mr. J. C. Gammon 100, Margaret Mackenzie 10. Mr. B. de F.
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    PRICE OF THE TAEL.
    111 11 Rumours of Moratorium Discredited. Shanghai, Feb. 10. Strong rumours which are current that if the tael drops to below Is. China may be obliged to ask for a moratorium in connection with her gold loans are discredited in well-informed circles. The Finance Minister. Mr. T. V.
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    NEW AMBASSADOR.
    80 11 Sir Claud Russell Appointed To Lisbon. London, Feb. 10. Sir Claud Russell has been appointed Ambassador to Lisbon. Reuter. Sir Claud Frederick William Russell K.C.M.G., has been Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Swiss Confederation since 1928. He was Minister to Abyssinia from 1920 until 1925 and
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    IRAK OIL FIELDS.
    149 11 Questions Concerning Giant Pipe Line. Rugby, Feb. 10. Questioned in the House of Commons on the negotiations between the Irak Petroleum Co. and the Irak Government on the pipe line which the company proposes to construct connecting the Irak oil fields with the Mediterranean seaboard, the Under-Secretary
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    MADEIRA TROUBLES.
    23 11 Suspension of New Wheat Decree. Funchal, (Madeira), Feb. 11. The wheat decree hai been suspended and normality has been restored. Reuter
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    CANTON AND LIKIN.
    28 11 Hone Kong, Feb. 10. The Canton community held m meeting today to celebrate the abolition of likin. The meeting wit well attended. Sin Kuo Mia.
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    UNEMPLOYED RIOTS IN U.S.A.
    205 11 Police Charges. CAPITOL INVADED AT ST. PAUL. New York, Fefc. 10. Unemployed demonstrations have taken place in several cities in the United 1 States. Communists marched to the Capitol at j Washington and demanded admission to the floor of the House of Representative*. This was refused,
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    BOXER INDEMNITY.
    145 11 Universities Taken By Surprise. London, Feb. 10. Tho China Indemnity Application Bill was discussed during the report stajre in the House of Commons, and eventually it was agreed, on the motion of Lord Hugh Cecil, to adjourn the debate for a week to enable more time to be
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    SCHNEIDER TROPHY.
    121 11 Squadron -Leader Orlebar To Lead R.A.F. Team. Rugby. Feb. 10. Squadron Leader Orlebar, who in !!»-".> established a world revolt air ,«|>«il of .">s»< miles an hour, has been selected to take administrative charge •>( the Royal Air Force Schneider Trophy teem. He is officer in charge of
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    THE SPEED KING.
    108 11 Capt. Campbell Feted In America. Rugby. Feb. 10. After being feted on successive nightu by enthusiastic Americans, Capt. Malcolm Campbell left Paytona today for Washington, where on Friday it is< that the British Ambassador will him to President Hoover at the White House. ("apt. Campbell will afterwards
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    EXTRALITY.
    47 11 Holland and Norway's Replies Favourable. Shanghai, Feb. 10. Messages state that the replies received by I>r. < T. Warn: the Koreinn Minister, from Holland and Norway, relative to China's representati garling the BhaHthsi of extra-territorial rights, were favourable. Negotiations are expected to begin sMaV Sin Kuo Mm.
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    CHINA AND JAPAN
    51 11 Military Parade at Peking Gives Offence. Shanghai, Keb. 10. Japanese troops conducted manoeuvreoutside the Japanese Legation quarters (at Peking The public bodies in the n.irtl ed, but the Japane.e Legation aulhoritie.< replied that the parade was an annual affair and that no offi-nce was intended. Sin Kuo
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    A SHANGHAI BUREAU.
    40 11 A SHANGHAI BU REAU. Singapore Merchant Demands Its Dissolution. Shanghai. Feb. 10. The Singapore merchant. Mr. (hang Yunir-fu, has sent a telegram to the Na- tiona' Covtrmmnt urging the immediate dissolution of the Shanghai Overseas Bun. v. Sin Kuo Mm.
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    CONVICT LABOUR.
    39 11 American Ban on Russian Lumber. Washington, Feb. 10. The Treasury ha* barred the import of lumber and pulwood from four districts in Russia unless the shippers can prove it was not produced by convict labour. Beat as.-
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    COST OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
    416 11 Appalling Treasury Figures. MENACE TO BRITAIN. Threat to Stability Of Financial System. London. Feb. 11. The hiiKc V lW .vpenditure on social .services is the -u.>je« of a Treasury memorandum t« the Koyal Commission on unemployment insurance. This memorandum points mi: that, excluding War ■easiaaa, the
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    CHINA'S POSTAL UNION.
    118 11 Threats of a Nationwide Strike. Hong Kong, Feb. 10. The Nanking Ijov.rnment has onl> r.-<l the Bnffiaeeriag AaasefcsMssi t" its activities pending reorganisation. Shanghai. Keb. 1(1. The Greater Shanghai Postal I'nion -ued a manifest* opposing the dissolution of the union und stating that imineil to resist the
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    FAMILY MURDERED.
    132 11 Mysterious Case of Indian Magistrate. Our On al. utta, Fi-b. 10. V. ■nt.-.p an Indian macistraU at Theppamp-itti. Southern Ii mHmm m 'Th.- vi.inr..- were the raagietrate, his three seas, the wires of two brothers and their tour sons (thtee <>f whom were infant thril- Kraml- daughl ,;her
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    KWANGCHOWAN.
    109 11 KWANGCH OWAN. Nanking Demands Rendition Hy France. Shanghai, Feb. 10. Thr French MWatat hM pMtWaas] his I 1. 1|... -..el trip to Nanking indefinitely, DWamg U> Nanking's nq— l Ist the rendition of Kwar.gchowan. Sin Kuo Mm. howan, a strip <«f territory on of kwuiiKtung. with the island* t Tanghai
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    EMPIRE PRESS.
    45 11 Wireless Telephone System Needed. n. Feb. 10. hairman i f the Tun.- Publishing Company, was the :Msi annual Empire li.-< Union. A Singapore <i» i p* e coMplafasad of the beckwsrdaesj <>f fetish wird phony in th.' Katt, as compared with the KrlT.lT.
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    BANK OF UNITED STATES.
    46 11 Officials Indicted on Felony Charges. NOT Y..rk. Feb. 10. (including th.- President »ii ;>•"" the Kank of the United Stati.-. which closed !>ec. 11. have been md irrand jury on charges of felony ar..l misdemeanour. Writ* for thi-ir arrest have been issued. ReuUr.
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    MAD SHIP'S CAPTAIN RUNS AMOK.
    105 11 Deck Swept by Bullets: Officers Wounded. Baltimore, Feb. 10. With the captain in irons, the first mate badly cut and bruised and the second mate suffermg from dangerous bullet v i jnds in the chest, the Norwegian steamer Nivaroid has arrived here. It appears that
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    VICEROY'S REPLY.
    390 11 Better to Let Bygones Be Bygones. New Delhi, Feb. 10. According t > the Allahabad corresl>' ruhnt of the HiixiosUn Times, the Viceroy's reply to Mr. Gandhi's letter holds that an inquiry into the alleged j.oiuc OMWI is undesirable at present. The iK>lut ittitude, generally, Lord Irwin states,
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    HONG KONG CURRENCY.
    111 11 Object of Mr. W. H. Clegg's Visit to China. London, Feb. 10. The Morning Post's city editor, reVrring to Mr. Clegg's visit to the Far Hast, says he is going to Hong Kong, h.-re he will not concern himself with he general position of silver, but only
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    CHINA'S TARIFFS.
    66 11 Rates Which Hit Manchester Hard. London, Feb. 10. In an address to the Manchester Cham>cr of Commerce Mr. H. W. Lee, the reiring president, said the Government of China had hit Lancashire hard with last -nonth's tariff increases. He wished China could create confidence in trading quarters in
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    BRAVEST DEED OF YEAR.
    72 11 Awarded to Naval Officer On China Station. London, Feb. 11. The Royal Humane Society has award-i-.i the Stanhope Medal for 1930. given [or the bravest deed of the year, to Naval Lieutenant Colin Singleton, who dived M the Yangtse Kiang from the gun!<iai Petertl at Hankow
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    KWANGSI'S FUTURE.
    80 11 Generals Wanjf Wu on The Way Back. Shanghai. Keb. 10. Wang Shao-hung and Wu Ting-yang have arrived al Shanghai en for Kwaagsi. Sm Km. Mm. The twe Kv. awsanars mentioned were leayeaeJble for conducting with Nanking the negotiations which led i the recenl It is intended that they
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    IN SOUTH HUNAN.
    64 11 IN SOUTH HUN AN. Steps to be Taken to Suppress The Bandits. Hong Kong. Kit 10 The Nanking 'iovcrnment has ordered General Ho Chien. the commander-.n-ihief in Hunan, to send an -irmy to southern Hunan t<> suppress the bandits who have U.n very active in that part of the province
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      53 11 TODAYS FEATURES. Page Monetary Aspect of the Slump— By Prof. GanUv Cassel London Letter lh Iron Men Under the Sea 14 Cinema Notes Viceroy's Appesl to Congress IS English Cotton Trade 9 Teaay's Creeswerd Peule IS He we Turf Topics 13 < 3-mcrcial Cup Football U Around the Markets.— By
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    HIGH RATES FOR SUEZ CANAL.
    421 12 Liverpool Ship Owners* Protest. London, Feb. 10. OBOOd at the annual ol the I.iv-rpool Steamship; \i*/Kiation stated that the high the Suez Canal were conto the loss in Ka-tern markets. I for the Panama Canal work out H pal een». lower and thus consi Jerable
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    OIL IN IRAK.
    81 12 "Need to Defend French Interests." Paris, Fab. 10. Th. T nirs ommittee of the n adopted the report of M. Bibie on the Bill ratifying conventions between the (iovernmrnt and the Kunch Petrol- rum Co. M Kihe declared that the company ha 1 performed its part in
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    SHANSI AFFAIRS.
    101 12 Mr. H. H. Kung Leaving For The Province Today. Shanghai. Feb. 10. Mr H. H. Kumr. the Minister of Industries, who is a native af Shansi, is ieavinsr for Shansi tomorrow (Feb. 11) to assist in tho meovurcv. about to be taken for the financial and economic rehabilitation
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    MR. W. G. PERRETT.
    162 12 Death of Chief Officer Of The s_s. Angby. The ileath has taken place of Mr. W. < i I'- rrett. late chief officer of ».s. Angby. Mr IVrreU wa.« well-known in the Rejan*: i.w-r. Oava the Sarawak Gazette, nine, ojooort all his service in the Sarawak
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    FACTORY ACCIDENT.
    41 12 A Chir.i:r woikman employed in Tan Kuh Xi 1 ir. Sumbawa Road was ••••nlay with injuries POOUiI A in an accident in the workshop. Ti H •OJ working a true) ataaad, his band got, bctv BOOM and was crushed.
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    FATAL CAR SMASH.
    251 12 Finding: Reserved By Coroner. When th* inquiry' into the death of Mr. E. S. W. Leigh-Hunt, who was killed in a motoring accident in Lavender Street on Jan. 15 was continued before Mr. F. G. Bourne, the Singapore Coroner yesterday, Flight-Lieut. J. D. Breakey, of the Royal
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    CASE DISMISSED.
    95 12 $5,000 Claimed for Wrongful Distress. The case was dismissed with costs for defendant this morning ly Mr. Justice Whitley in the Supreme Court, in which Tio Kwei Teck claimed $5,000 from S. 'Abdulrahman bin Shaikh AlUff for wrongful distress levied against plaintiff by defendant. The execution was levied
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    MR. ALFRED LEONI.
    130 12 First Argentine Consul For Singapore. Mr. Alfred Leoni has Arrived in Singa1 pore from Buenos Aires to establish a consulate for the Argentine here. His appointment is to create a closer commercial relationship between the Straits Settlements and the Argentine Republic. Mr. I^oni, speaking to a Straits
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    LAUNCHES IN COLLISION.
    90 12 Claim Adjourned for Point To be Decided. The case in which a Malay named Sallal bin Tom is suing the X.P.M. for the lvalue of his motor launch, sunk in a [collision with one belonging to the X.P.M.. (wax adjourned yesterday afternoon by Mr. Justice Mills for
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    MANAGER TIED TO TREE.
    99 12 Coolies' Way of Showing A Grievance. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Fab. 6. On the Tjigembong tea estate in the district of Sukabumi (Java), the acting manager, Mr. Termijtelen and six of his mandores were recently found bound fast i to trees. The police were, told
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    EUROPEAN ATTACKED.
    45 12 Doubtful Whether He Will Recover. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Mcdan. Feb. 6. A European employed in the neighbourhood of Siantar has be«n attacked by Javanese coolie and so seriously injured that it is doubtful whether he will recover The coolie has been arrested.
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    INCITING POSTERS.
    41 12 Singapore Banishee Caught In Java. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Medan. Fab. 6. A Chinese who had been banished from Singapore has been arrested for sticking inciting postern on public building* ir Batuvia and Tandjong Priok. He has been banished.
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    WORLD'S TIN OUTPUT LAST YEAR.
    177 12 i Decrease in Every Country Except Japan. Statistics compHed by the Tin Producers' Association show that there was a drop of 17.400 tons in world tin production last year as compared with TJ29, and that 24,237 tons were unaccounted for in the statistics, the latter
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    NO LICENCE.
    116 12 Fine for Woman Warned By Doctor. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. 10. For practising as a midwife without a licence Tan Bei Lvi was fined $50 or one month's imprisonment here today. The case was instigated by Dr. Brodie, the i Deputy Health Officer. It was stated
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    ALIENS IN AMERICA.
    31 12 Steps to Accelerate Their Deportation. Washington, Feb. 10. President Hoover has asked Congress to appropriate (600,000 to enable the Immigration Bureau to accelerate the deportation of aliens. Reuter.
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    PENANG APPEAL COURT.
    46 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang. Feb. 10. The appeal court which opens here on Friday will be comprised of Mr. Justice Thome, president, Mr. Justice Whitley and Mr. Justice Kellajrher. From Penang Mr. Justice Thorne and Mr. Justice Whitley will go to Kedah.
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    ALLEGED ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
    172 12 Sensation in Police Courts. A sensation was created in the Police Courts yesterday afternoon when a Chinese prisoner is alleged to have attempted to commit suicide in the court lock-up by cutting his throat with a piece of tin. The Chinese, Koh Ah Ting, was I sentenced
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    INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY
    207 12 Malaya Section's Annual General Meeting. There was a good attendance of members of the Malaya section of the Institute of Chemistry of Great Britain and Ireland at the seventh annual general meeting, which was held at the Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, on Sunday. The chair
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    DEATH OF MR. G. L. WOOD.
    101 12 Superintendent of Singapore Power Station. News has reached Singapore of the death on board the Rawalpindi in Feb. 6 of Mr. G. L. Wood, superintendent of the Municipal electric power station. Mr. Wood, who was about 45 years of hge, was returning from leave
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    LIFT ACCIDENT.
    466 12 Verdict of Death By Misadventure. A verdict of death by misadventur. was returned yesterday by Mr. F. 6. Bourne, the Singapore Coroner, after an; :r.i-.u;ry into the death of a Chinese boy following M McMMM m a lift in FullvrtM Building. The medical evidence that was tendered at
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    COURT MARTIALLED.
    116 12 Sentences on Four Privates Of Welch Regiment. Four privates of the 2nd Welch Regiment were court martialled recently and the sentences have now been promulgated. Pte. Edward Hayea (3U0597at. .iccus- ed of desertion, losing by neglect hi? clothing and offering violence to an I officer is given 90
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    RECOVERY OF HOUSE.
    129 12 Case Postponed for Further Amendments to Pleadings. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. in. The assertion that ai the time of execution of the indenture she was an infant is made by th* defendant, Mawan Choa binti Abdul Am Khan, in the Supreme Court case here in
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    MILE LONG PROCESSION.
    83 12 Official Representatives At Data's Funeral. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 10. The funeral procession of the mte Dato Lee Kong Urn, of Kuala Lumpur, was well over a mile long as it wended its way through Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Among those who paid their last
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    PRISON FOR JAGA.
    70 12 Forgery of Manager's Signature. For forging the signature of Mr. N B. Frazer, manager of Temiang Ea*aur, j Seremban, on a cheque :t>r S44C, a S kh employed on that estate oa office peon and watchman, has been fined $2to or four months' imprisonment. Accused presented the
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    ARCHITECT'S CLAIM FOR FEES.
    454 12 Denial of Attempt To Defeat Bylaws. The hearing was OOajaoBa) Chief Justice (Sir William V. > ourt today in the ca»e in which Air. J. M. Jaeßson, architect, sued A U OmMb, land owner, for respect of fees f"i I rendend n; connection with the propose.]
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    CAPITOL THEATRE.
    218 12 Another Big Hit With Dixiana." The Capitol has scored another big sucj cess with the screening of "Dixiana." On v par with Rio Rita, it is a really line production, with a remarkable cast and wonderful setting. It il also one of the few pictures that is truly
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    21 12 There will be a aacaal gathering foi members of Indian and Ceylnnesc women's clubs at the V.W.CJI M Saturday at 4.30.
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    18 12 Lim Chuan Lock, fourth -on of Mi and Mrs. I.im Tay S» Sunday while ■ariakejpVaf, in i Geylang.
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    41 12 1 Douglas Court nay Dear Air Force Base. SWotar. was produced Di-f. N Mi. <!. K. Clayton, the npsm 'Second Police Magistrate yesterday and I charged with assaulting ar. e.^ht-year-oM I European girl. Bail in the sun: 'was allowed and the poned.
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    49 12 The ship's OaOßOOjaa of H..M..-' Kent have arranged to defray the com eff a suitabW memorial over the grave in the Protest i ant Cemetery in Bangkok of Ahie Seaman IW.lfred Vice, one of their number, who fell overboard from the rVter»held ciuriiw the British naval visit liul Ue-
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    87 12 An att*mr.' it beinr made at th» T.W.C K. U> encourage the handicraft of •*--..icT! and to provide an opp^rt jnity for i its sale. A show case has Wn placed m :lhe Y.W.C.A. town building in which the goods arc displayed. twM are solo a* the maker's price piu»
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    Grand National Prospects—Commercial Cup Results.—Local Tennis. TENNIS.
    321 13 Grand National Prospects—Commercial Cup Results.— Local Tennis. TENNIS. Tanglin Club Tournament Results. The following were the results of ties ii- the Tanglin Club lawn tennis tourna'-■-sterday Mlie4 DmMm- Hn. ipt. and Mr». Kreyberr beat Mr. mnd Mrm.. Gkrrii". l. 5Mr« Goldie and C. E. llud»on beat Mix Stlmond and Rowland.
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    LOCAL GOLF.
    75 13 Chinese Ne\v Year Fixtures At Keppel. The following competitions will be held at Keppel Golf Club during the Chinese New Year holidays Feb. 17. Shanghai Foursome. Cards may be taken out any time during the day. Feb. 18.— Mixed Foursome. Race Course Bogey Competition The Race Course Golf
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    EPSOM HORSES IN SOUTH AFRICA.
    434 13 Remarkable Winning* Of Plating Patsy ford. The result of the valuable Metropolitan Handicap, run over nine furlongs on Kenilworth course at Case Town recently, makes strange reading heic. writ.-, a correspondent of the Sporting Life. I can imagine nothing more calculated to induce English owners
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    SCOTTISH FOOTBALL.
    51 13 St. Mirren Win Cup Replay Points for Partick. London, Feb. in. In the second round of the Scottish < u| St. Mirren defeated Clyde by I—l1 1 afte: extra time. Partick Thistle today defeat.. i r. Hibernians by the only goal scored in their Scottish League (Div. I)
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    TOPICS OF ENGLISH TURF.
    1456 13 Grand National Entries. PROSPECTS OF STIRRING CONTEST. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Jan. 14. j The att.mpt of the Uverpool executive, l.y altering th.' conditions of the Grand National, to restrict the number of poa- j rui.ncrs. has proved futile, and the Tact ha> ftMmi with
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    JACK HILL.
    41 13 It is reported that Jack Hill, Newcastle i'nited's international centre half who has been placed on the transfer list, may accept an appointment as player-coach in Spain. Hill, who went to Newcastle from Burnley, cost the United about £10,000.
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    COMMERCIAL CUP.
    724 13 Engineers Eliminated In Second Round. Wearae Bro. 2 laiteers I In the second round of the Inter-Com-mercial Cup competition, Wearrw Brothers defeated the United Engineers at the A n-*on Road stadium yesterday by the odd goal in three. The score by no means flatters the winners, because, although
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    ST. MATTHEW'S GUILD.
    69 13 To Visit Penan? During Chinese New Year. During the Chinese New Year holidays St. Matthew's Young People's Guild are sending sports teams to Penang to engage in matches against various sides in the northern settlement. Seven matches have been arranged at Volley-ball, ping-pong, basket-ball and tennis. Lim
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    64 13 Weane»da>. Pefcraarjr 11. Commercial Cup Ho Hong Bank vs. A.P.C., Stadium. I I Tfcaraaar. February IS. I Football: S.C.C. as, 2nd Welch. An.or. Road. Friday. Pekraary IV Commercial Cop GJCC. vs. M.P.H- 1 Stadium. Hockey Medina', S.C.C lounge. «.1T p.m. Salaraa?. Fehrmary 14. I Football: Chines* vi 2nd
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    WORLD TITLE MATCH ARRANGED.
    535 13 Schmeling Or Stribling To Meet Camera. Max Schmeling, heavy-weight champion of the world, is to defend his title against Young Stribling. the Georgia heavyweight. Contracts were signed in mail week. The winner is to defend his title against Camera in September. As is well known. Schmeling
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    AFTER 22 YEARS.
    109 13 Cricket Team from Siam To Visit Penanjr. (From Our Own Correspondent. l Penan*. Feb. in. On Tuesday and Wednesday of next week Penan* meets Bangkok in a rrirket match. Play begins each day at 10.30 a.m. continuing until 6 p.m. The match is looked forward to keenly
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    MONEY IN THE CUP.
    265 13 720,000 People Pay Nearly £49,000. Over 720.000 people saw the Third Round ties in the F.A. Cup in mail week. end gate receipts amounted to nearly i4J».000. i These figures show a big drop when 1 compared with the corresponding round last yrar. when 900.000 people
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    Iron Men Under The Sea.
    1335 14  -  SIR LEONARD HILL FR S E- QUEER THINGS THAT HAPPEN TO OCEAN DIVERS. A HUNDRED feet deep in th- sea the light is like that of a moonlight night; irlight; .TOO feet .1 -vers say it is too dark toseeone* hands. Fish carrying their own
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    MUSIC-HALL TO PAVEMENT.
    427 14 Former Colleague Of Charlie Chaplin. Sitting on a soap box in the Strand, occasionally bracking off to give thanks for the tribute of the public to his work on the pavement below him. he told me of his early days with Charles Chaplin in America, of his
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    SALARIES IN THE EAST.
    331 14 A Warning to Would-be Estate Assistants. The following letter from Mr. Charles Watney, London representative of the Incoporated Society of Planters, appeared in the Financial News A few days ago you were good enough to print a letter from me with j;rgaid to the inadvisahilily of
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    ASIATIC UNEMPLOYED
    138 14 The hon. secretary ?f the Asiatic I'nemployment Fund write Several letters addressed to applicant* for relief have been returned by the Poat Ofllce with such remark" as Unknown and Removed. Any change in address should be notified to the chairman or the hon. secretary. Those -unemployed who have
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    MALAYA'S RAILWAYS.
    94 14 See Malaya by Train la the title of a booklet issued hy the F.M.S. Railways at the price of 25 cents. It is written hy Mr. Richard Sidney and fives an interesting account of what can he seen from the railway carriage window in a country which a
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    BLAZING MOTOR-CAR MYSTERY.
    719 14 Inquest Doubts on Theory Of Murder. Miles of bleak frostbouml moorland in Northumberland are being scoured by police during the search for the unknown man who attacked Miss Kvelyn ro«t.-r. aged 28. of OUerburn. in a motor-car at Wolfs Nick, a lonely spot on tlie Ottercops moorland,
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    RUM RUNNING.
    244 14 British Ship Captured Off U.S. Coast. New London. Conn.. Jan. X. With a foil load of liquor, the British motorship Teniscouda was captured in Fort Pond Bay tnday af eoart guard patrol boat No. 288. The motorship fled but was stopped with a one-pound shell which pierred the
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    FATAL MISTAKE
    151 14 Cyclist Who Disobeyed Traffic Signal. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Feb. t». At an inquiry into the death of a Chinese cyclist who was knocked down by a car driven by Mr. J. M. A. Strang. of the Eastern Trading Company. Kuala Lumpur, the coroner returned a
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    "FEVER HEAT."
    100 14 > Play of Life on a Malayan Plantation. The Blue Players Production Society produced recently at Richmond, Surrey, a new play, "Fever Heat." by Mr. Herbert Harding. It tells a story of Malayan i plantation life, during which the planter is shot by his long-suffering wife. A love
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    ABDUCTED EUROPEANS
    94 14 Carried Off by Bandits To Hupeh-Anhui Border. Peking, Jan. 31. It is definitely learned that bandits have carried Mewr.-. Nelson and Tvedt ti Hwangshikang, near the Hupeh-Anhui bo Irr. Mr. Nelson, who is a British r>meminent official, and Mr. Tvedt, both went into the heart of the bancit-infested
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    JURY'S VERDICT MUST STAND.
    462 14 Death Sentenres. OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON REPRIEVES. A few hours after I aged 21. was executed at l> murder the Home CM follow ing statement Statements have been nu. b> the secretary ot' the < OUIM for the Abolition of the Daata l'ennlty and byothers about the
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    GRANDFATHER SUED.
    98 14 (•randson and Propvrtv Transfer. (From Our Own < i In the Supreme sort t.wia. youth narr.eii le, (,uaii X... (Jhee Keat. hi- iccovery of certu t^e I lainufl all. un i duly influenced hin andfatherV. MUM convey th.' land l»ck after three years. The defendan n ti*T gave
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    VICEROY'S APPEAL TO CONGRESS.
    2155 15 Is Another Better Course Not Possible? BLIGHT OF TERRORISM. ECONOMIC RESULT OF GANDHTB MKTHODS. Calcutta. Jan. ML Now that the two nation; have come to understand i>nc another, is it not po«sib!e for thoie tehind the civil di-orx-iliencc movement to try another course that, in the
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    WHO DISCOVERED FINGERPRINTS?
    740 15 "Known by Chinese In 700 8.C." Tons of controversial ink have been spilled on the subject of who difcovercJ finger prints. The answer depends on what the quction means. Director Edmond Locard, of the technical police laboratory of Lyons France, tel^ in "Detective" (Paris), how the ilcigns
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      164 15 Today's Crossword Puzzle (CLUES.) across. vy r \\..ii. M c rd I PM4 rult in V >lav h r< U Hrrr Wnt.nß.L.le fi»isht» II Speak rxtcmnore -'.ppresss* 1« i ltnn IT. Public nka.-urr K rou::ii )22t IS. Ovrrturn M. Female, of hart fc"*»f TTIMgMI.J mrth.ns un.nlea.ing i ..p h. l,.
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    4325 16 Club Members with a Grievance: R. A. C. Sensation. DAILY HERALD CONTEMPT CASE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 15. Iceland yesterday, with a day temperature of 45 dec., was 9 deg. warmer than Lawfon and yet last week-end there was a thaw which necessitated the postponement
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      157 16 RADIO NKWS. The Wink's ProKr.imnu's From Saigon Station. The broadcasting program tins from the Saigon Radio Station for the week ingiven below. Ores* from approximately p.m. Wedne»da>. Chamber music by Kadm Saigon soloists from 6.15 p m. to T.l* p.m. Thursday Clair Avri' (Roml,. sale par Jean chefnay. La Martjm
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    VICTIMS OF THE SLUMP.
    1265 17 Can You Help These Men In accordance with the offer made in the Noted of the Day column we j girt pul.h.tv to the following appeals for work from men who are unemployed as a direct result of the slump. The Editor will be pleated to
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    DIPLOMACY IN CHINA.
    93 17 Dr. C. T. Wanjf Denounces Tactics of Foreign Powers. Shanghai,. Feb. 9. Dr. T. Wang, the Foreign Minister, speaking at the weekly memorial meeting held at Central Kuomintang Headquarters, Nanking, denounced the selfish purposes which were to be detected behind foreign diplomatic tactics. The Nankins Government on
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    PROBLEMS OF MOTOR TRANSPORT.
    854 17 Overseas Markets. SIR JOHN THORNYCROFTS VIEWS. Sir John Thornycroft recently advanced interesting views as to the probable i effects of the new Road Traffic Act. which, I he said, will tend to create a new concep1 tion of quods haulage on the part of some ;of
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    LEVY ON ACTORS.
    149 17 Foreigners to Pay More In United States. An increased levy on British and other foreign actors in the United States has been imposed by the Actors' Equity Association, the powerful American stage trade union. Dues to be paid by all foreign performers are fixed at 5 per
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    TO SCALE MOUNT TOLIMA.
    331 17 Mysterious Columbian Volcano. An interesting climb will h* attempted. I learn, in the South American Republic of Colombia, writes a correspondent to the Morning Post. Taking advantage cf the heat usually prevailing at this time of the year, which breaks down some of the more troublesome
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    VOLUNTEER DRILLS.
    98 17 Programme of drills up tj and far week cndinr Feb. 15. 1931 Wedne<MUy. r>t 11. 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall. S.B-A. i V i, Leetur*. Hrurramme for Year 6.10 pjn.. T.T.S. Ho.pitnl. S.V.K.A. 5.16 p.m.. Drill Hall. S.R.K. iVi, Ist Company PanwU Ml p.m. Drill Hall. "A" iM.G.i Co..
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    THE BEAST OF AGEN.
    274 17 Puzzling Reappearance Of Strange Animal. Rrpcrts from Albi. France, give grounds Elf the belief that the wild bea.«t or which in \ar.ous di<K j:-.-k Kinged thw country* i.le aroji Avren Jjiinjc last spring mre winter, ng then-. It will be recalled that ihe Beast bejr-tn j
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    AIR-MINDED BENGAL.
    188 17 500 Members of Flying Club 42 Pilots Trained. Calcutta. Jan. 2'J. Although it is barely two years sin<.c the Bengal Flying Club was inaujrurated. more than <°>00 members have joined the I club, which had. up U) tie end af December laFt, trained no fewer than 42 pilots,
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    GANDHI AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE.
    339 17 Conditions tor (ailing Off The Movement. Jan. J7. Mr. Gal .ili«t* at his preseni i< "K»en after consultat on with my friend < who v i Ihi KnundTable Confeiem >: I f>und that the Ptemier's statement affords sufficient ground for thi- Ceswteas le tender our eo-operatifti
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    FIVE-DAY WEEK.
    26 17 Mr. William Grei o f the American Federation c,: Labour, ud\ocat»s the adoption of a five ca\ week I unemployment in the I'nne.i States.
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    TEN YEARS FOR A BLACKMAILER.
    438 18 Clergyman Victim Of 44 Soul-Murder." mi >er\nuue was passed at the Old Bailey recently on Aithur Michael Fisher, aged -'.>. a lulMiunr. of llartford. who pleaded guilty to blackmailing an referred to X Mr. (ierald I -.cuting. said that in February 'a^t Kisher. a M.rkinjr
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    THE BELGENLAND.
    114 18 Next World Cruise Ship Due Here On Feb. 26. On the n. <t wirld cruise ship due in Siniram.r.i on Keli. 2«> there will be 375 PMMSf The nmji.iity ..f the*e come from the and include Mr. Douglas Fairbanks, wh<i will disembark at Saigon on a hunting trip.
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    S.V.C. ROUTINE ORDERS.
    226 18 l?n.l l.i. i i K. (J. Hill, reverts •siantivo rank on ceasing to be Rnconil-in-Ci'tnmaml in the S.R.E. <v) Singapore Volunteer Carp*. Lieut H. S<-.itt Kam transferred to '.it from Ken. 10. Major K. R. RatortM canted leave of absence ta ptwaad I* Kurope. Krrruit-' Classen. InMui.
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    AERIAL TRANSPORT.
    336 18 Remarkable Growth In Ten Years. One cf the greatest of modern romances is the rapid growth which is taking place in commercial aviation. When, during 1919, the first British air expresses were flying daily between \j ndun and I'l ris, there were not more than about 3,000 miles
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    BURIAL GROUND DISPUTE.
    262 18 Judgment Reserved In Will Case. Judgment was reserved by the Chief Justice. (Sir William Muriaon) yesterday in the Supreme Court when a dispute came up over the will of Wan Eng Kiat. deceased, in which Wan Boon Lim, alias Wan Cheng Ann and Wan Chin Inn (in
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    EUGENE CHEN RETURNS.
    181 18 May Be Given Important Post By Nanking. Snanghai, Feb. 8. Mr. (hen Yu-jen (better known a« Mr l.ugene Chen) has arrived here and U going to Nanking towards the middle of the week to interview the leaders of the National Government relative to diplomatic issues. It is
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    CHILDREN'S CONCERT.
    86 18 It was advertised with reference to the children's concerts at the Victoria Memorial Hall tickets for private parties (i.e. other than schools) could be had on personal application at the Victoria Theatre." It was tsken for granted that people would go and ask -.or tickets, but many wrote
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    FISHING RIGHTS.
    23 18 Shanghai, Feb. 10. Tht- Panigi Ministry has protested again- the invasion oi Oiinsse territorial waters by Japanese ■ebenara. Sin Kuo Mm.
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    BATA SHOES.
    104 18 Opening of New Store In Singapore. Over COO pairs of shoes were sold yesterday at the newly established Bat i Sh<«- Store in the Capitol Theatre buildings when Mr. Paul Robitschek, the manager, was at home to friends and wellwishers. Bata shoes arc world-famous and come from one
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    PANDIT MOTILAL NEHRU.
    92 18 Resolution by Indians of Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 10. At a meeting held in the Selangor Indian Association premises speeches lauding the work dene for India by the late Prndit Motilal Nehru were made by Mr. S. I. Sharma. the Hon. Mr.
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