The Straits Times, 16 March 1931

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEABbT A CKNTUET.] THE LARGEST. AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1931. PRICE 10 CENTS, The Straits Times. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1931 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      164 1 SINGAPORE! 78, CECIL ST. ('PHONE 5151)', T l 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 Radio's Comedy Sensation. LEATHER NECKING Phone 5261-5262. IIHHIIIIIIIIIIIII ■^■—■■•■ssbm^m.— i i lIIIIHI VIIEBf ***** rjcp n «ie Swiss *\togt p ■Irf sSsr^Ss w Bl OMB r \lil S l^ 1 ucrds i SBEARBMND/^ [Mr branJl SIMONIZ 1 CLEANS AND
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      332 1 I > KdAU LUMPUR 2i, JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683)?i J i linn,—" I1I 1 .y. y I I STAPLES MATTRESS tte finest Jtfattress made' WHEN CHOOSING A MATTRESS. What a mnttrrK< looks like dors not count for much. And even sitting down on it in the Hliop only Mil ><:u
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      14 1 3683)^ 6.13 TONIGHT 9.13 J Radio's Comedy J Sensation. I LEATHER necking Phone 5261-32G2.
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      498 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. ■NBER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTT'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICI. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonaage due Spore. RAJPUTANA 16,644 Max. 21 KALYAN 9,100 Apr. 4
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      603 2 (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA). TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail SUWA MARU 10,700 Mar. 28 27 s FUSHIMI MARU 11,000 Apr. 9 10 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,500 Apr. 22 23 TERUKUNI MARU 12,000 May 6 7 HAKUSAN MARU 10,600 May 20 21 HARUNA MARU 10,600
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      431 2 BURNS PfflLP LINE (Incorporated in Australia) FOR PRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7365 tons) and the new motor vessel, MALABAR (4,612 tons). Th* s^. MARELLA is on* of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      607 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark) Telephone SSSS. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE ro GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore. Penang. M.s. JUTLANDIA Mar. 18 Mar. 20 m.s. ALSIA Mar. 2fi Mar. 27 m.s. FIONIA Apr. 22 Apr. 24 m.s. SELANDIA Apr. 25 m.s. LALANDIA Apr. 29
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      608 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO, LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in England) REGULAR SERVICE TO MARSEILLES, I LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, I ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN GENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW— BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM
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      590 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated In Slam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE for Kretay, Trengganu, Kelantan, Bangnara, felupin, Patani, Singora, Lacon, Sichon, Sandon, Kohsamui, Langsuan, Cbumpen and Bangkok. Arrival Departure. VALAYA In port Mar. 18 PRAI'HATIPOK Mar. t» Mar. 25 SUDDHADIB Mir. Apr. 1 The steamers are fitted throughout with
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      420 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE Sailings for Uniled Sprites and Canada Points f.om Hong Kong. San Francl-io and l.os Apgclea. S.S. GOLDEN RIVKI smU fiom Hone Mar. 23 San FraDciaco, Seattle, Vaiuonv.r and Tacoma.
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      528 3 DC4JJU* tTBAMOIP UNB c/W AMERICAN MAIL UNI RGUND-TIIE- WORLD SEItVICE SINCAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, SUEZ, I'm I SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES. NEW YORK AM) BOSTON. Arrive Leave Leave Spore Spore Penang IKES. VAN BURF.N In port Mar. 19 Mar. 21 POTS. fiAUFIELD aiu.. >>v Apr. 2 Apr. 4 PRES. POLE
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      993 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) 14 EI.LF.RMAN LINE PASSENOCR ANH FREIGHT SKKVICR To THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. FREIGHT SERVICE OUTWARDS To Hong Kong, Shanghai and Japan Due Spore s.s. CITY OF ATHF.NS Mar. 2» s.s. CITY OF SHANGHAI Apr. 27 HOtteWAKUS CITY OF GUII.nK'Mtn f,.r L'don
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      477 3 NEDERLANDSCnE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY, N.V. Netherlands TrHdinc Suriety. (Rstablished at Anm«rd..m IIM) PAID UP CAPITAL Fl. 80,030,000 (about £6,669,000) STATUTORY RESERVE FUND Fl. 40,015,000 (about £3,330,000) HEAD OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM WITH AGENCIES IN ROTTERDAM AND 'S-GRAVENHAGE HEAD AGENCY IN BATAVIA. BRANCHES Bandoeng; Weltevre.len Rangoon Bandjermasin Kota-Radju BaaaMMvc" Bombay (Acheen) Srmnwhai Calcutta
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      536 3 NEDERLA IINDISCIIE HANDELSU N.V. EvUbiLlwi! 18C3 at Au..-tri....in Authorised Cauiial > Paid up Capit»i i;id.. G Reserve* tila.. HEAD 01 1 ho: OVERSEAS IiKA.V BATAVU Head Office for Dutch y.mt Indii-s. SIiANCnAI Head Oflaa '<.r r ulO a luJ J-IpUII. dutch i;,\ i: ••'■<■" Pckaloajrao, i 1 'X'!'>!. Weitern BRITISH
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      DEATHS
      87 4 p.. On February 13, 1981, at Cu< Cue, Wwtern Australia, Kru >. M y of the Homi ntpany, Singapore and Australia loving brother of Hn. C. Parker, Moondiv Cur. Ai;ci! Zi years. HAH. Mr», Hah Pin Yocn (nee Chunß Saoh Yin) nt -12. Araoj Btraat, Bingapore mi. ai CM
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      702 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. Tlktp are approximately seven word* to a lirn> and then- is :i Hut rnte charee of 2b c*nti :"T 11b* p*i taMrtlwi with: A minimum of one dollar per insertion. Adv*rtlMl»rati wi!l be accepted up to 10 ihc day of issje. chars-d for the vie of a box
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      840 4 BOARD— RESIDENCE I FRONT ROOM vacant. Board opt. Garage. 11, St. Nicholas Flats, 5—7 p.m. i ROOMS without board from $60 with board tf-.m $135 monthly. Grosvenor Hotel. EURASIAN LADY, opening home for Rirls. Term* mojetate. Ap-ilv Box 221, Strui'.s IIMUS. HE, FURNISHED ROOM, verandah Jit.Locher. Board. .Mrs. Griftlth-Jamcs, 25U,
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      675 4 HOUSES, FLATS WANTED WANTED to rent full;- furnished house, in T.irr'lin District. All c:nv?niences close lo town. A;>;.lv 249, Straiti Ti.:.EUROPEAN COXTPVt desire small furnUhed hcuse, Tan~iin district, 13, ite rent. An;i!y with details to Box 250, Straits Til WANTED, Small Bungalow at Katong. Furnished or unfurnished. Two or three
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      575 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET. TO LET, icioiu cJßce ami eodown, two 'uuis, completely rvnuvaU'u throughout. Immediate entry. Apply United Exporters Ltd., 110, Robinson Road. TO LET, n wc'l rituatcil tv/o storey poof approximately £O,OG(> sq '.are feet, river fl— UC*i accessible at all tides. Suit.ible for all kinds of Produce,
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      610 4 FOR SALE FOR SALE, SIAMESE KITTENS, two pure bred litters. Mrs. Gogh, Semcnyih, Selangor. Y.W.C.A. JUMBLE SALE, t ■■i Old clothes, furnishings, books, j; etc., may be left at the Y.W.C.A. or collected for the March Jumble Sale. ROLLS-ROYCE, 40 50 H.P. TOURING CAR, magnificient model, body by Mullinger, in
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      918 4 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE Mr. H. diatedr* Darby having proceeded 0 Europe ha* appointed me hi* n:il all excepf peraonal com m v hould be sent lo r.ie at ii. til farther sotiec. Signed BRIAN H. HATFIELD. LEGAL NOTICES SHERIFF COURT OF DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY AT DUMFRIES. In the Action of
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      382 5 nu 1 jcsJLsc* Raises Hotel This Evening 6.15 TEA DANCE MONIA LITtER'S RAFFLES ORCHESTRA. THE BEST DANCE BAND IN MALAYA. GRILL ROOM SPECIAL DISH TONIGHT GRILLED CHATEAI'BRIAXD AND BLACK MUSHROOMS BEARNAISE SAI'CE LEAF SPINACH. FRIED POTATOES. $1.75. TOMORROW Dinner and Dance Wednesday, March IBth Owing to other arrangements there were
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      577 5 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE of Valuable Freehold and Leasehold Singapore properties. At Messrs. Cheang Koon Seng Co.'s saleroom, No. 30, Chulia Street, on Wi-dm-d.i}. Mar. 18, 1931, at 2.30 p.m. Lot 1. Valuable 999 years' leasehold land situate at Pongol Road, Singapore, area 3 acres, 3 roods and 1 pole.
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      553 5 AUCTION NOTICES STATE OF JOHORE IN THE COURT OF THE JUDGE AT JOHORE BAHRU. Land Application No. 6 of 1931. In the matter of Section 62 (II) of "The Land Knactmeat 191*" and in the matter of a (harte dated Aug. 28, 1928 (Registered Presentation No. *****) Charge Volume XXXI
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      266 5 Today's Crossword Puzzle. irTTTir r w i r r r P s£s £22 "ill""! ~~r F n_9_W T" if fcrfc* **£55 tf* sr-^p m 55 W m ii m—m^ t^w* zf m £p*r~~ p; 3$ sM mS mi- giri- *T" :if ss ■m 1 I \:-m 1111 I hM (CLUES.)
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    HOW INDIA AWAITED THE NEWS.
    1253 6 Before the Tidings Came. INTEREST IN WAGES IN MALAYA. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Feb. 27. If ever India were politically on tiptoes it is at this moment of long and secret discussions between Lord Irwin, the Viceroy, on the one hand, and on the
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    THE ELGIN MARBELS.
    406 6 Question of Their Return To Greece. The Revue des Deux Mondes publishes an interesting- article by M. Robert de La Sizeranne on the Elgin Marbles. The question of whether the British Government should feel a moral obligation to return the Elgin Marbles to Greece arouses greater interest'
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    FORTUNE FOR FIVE-YEAR-OLD CHILD.
    510 6 Merchant's Widow Leaves £2,000,000. A woman who was buried in the rose garden of her beautiful house, with the special request that her age should not be engraved on the coffin, and that it should for ever remain a secret, known only by her secretary and
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    UPROAR IN SENATE.
    153 6 Lively Exchange of Views On Birth-Control. Both factions in the birth-control movement were heard by the Senate Committee in Washington recently when each side accused the other" or I ~inlsT|e?' t presentation, and much anger was displayed. A bill providing for the distribution of birth-control information was
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    FIFTY YEARS AGO.
    115 6 From the Straits Times Of March 1.4, 1881. Much satisfaction has been experienced here from a paragraph in the London and China Express of Feb. 11 announcing that old Straits residents at home intend memorialising the Colonial Office with regard to the unjust and indefensible decision saddling
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    90 6 The formation of an efficient fire brigade is assuming practical shape under the active and energetic superintendence of our new Colonial Engineer, the Hon. Captain McCullum, R.E. On Wednesday last a meeting was held in the Town Hall, an account of which will be found elsewhere, when Captain McCullum gave
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    435 6 Monday, Mar. 2. His Excellency and Mrs. Scott, accompanied by Captain A. V. Aston M.C., M.C.S., A.D.C., and Mr. A. Hyde, M.C.S., Private Secretary, left the Cottage, Taipinjr Hill, and proceeded to the Residency, Taipinfr. His Excellency inspected the new aerodrome, the Government offices and the convict establishment.
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    VIOLENT PICKETS.
    155 6 Mr. Gandhi Asked To Do Penance. Ahmcdabad, Feb. 11. Mr. Gandhi has replied to a letter sent him by Mrs. Soonabai Serwai, a Parsi woman, who suffered at the hands of Congress pickets after buying a saree of foreign silk. In her letter she suggested to Mr. Gandhi
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    6,000 DELEGATES.
    119 6 Site Selected for All-India Congress Meeting. Karachi, Feb. 13. The most suitable site has Keen chosen for housing the Congress session when it meets here in March. The place selected is a well-enclosed area on the outskirts of the co-operative housing quarter, which is capable of accommodating 50,000
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      70 6 fl "MAN "BRAND BEER fl H (BRITI8H) JH LAGER JfjßM |uL Guaranteed Free from mjt ft Preservatives. The Success of the sampling proves the excellent quality n& \JSfer ""pf^ of the Beer and its low price /l a ITO PI should attract every connois•L nyn y seur K BEErfj 72
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      188 6 Socony Motor Gasoline First Away with the Green Light Accelerate on Socony. V| EVE READY Made by tfcs world's oldes* and largest flashlight turer, EvsresvJy Flashlights S <-so'JT^^ ■*-»^H ond Eveready Unit Cells ~-r^f*P*±l///*****1 Vi offer longest service life, W^" 'w r 'JjjIIIII jI^B amazing briiliency, surr yk^^^^^- ,J m\
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      211 7 6.15 LAST NIGHT! 9.15 Metro Goldwyn Mayer's HOLLYWOOD REVUE ~> TOMORROW Robert Montgomery LEILA HYAMS SINS OF THE CHILDREN A distinctly different picture of family life Coming Soon The most important picture ever made THE BIG TRAIL Fox Movietone. Plans at Robinsons. -s E! I RO X V 7~r' hatone
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      114 7 Last Two Days 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 FOR RESERVATIONS— Phones 5261-5262. An added Feature— Scenes of the Recent Devastating NEW ZEALAND EARTHQUAKE Radio's Huge Laugh Show THE SCREEN'S MERRIEST STARS IN A SINGING. DANCING RIOT OF FUN IN HONOLULU "LEATHERNECKING" With KEN MURRAY, NED SPARKS, BENNY RUBIN, EDDIE FOY, Jr. LILYAN
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      150 7 Tonight Will Be Your Last I J Opportunity of Seeing L M MARIE DRESSLER F U POLLY MORGAN H In their Biggest Laugh J Caught Short. W Starting Tomorrow SPECIAL DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAMME U H LAST of the DUANES H ■I and n THE BIG PARTY. H SPEClAL) Upstairs: $1.25
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  • SHIPPING NOTES.
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      GREEK SHIPPING.
      308 8 Comprehensive Programme Being Prepared. A comprehensive shipping programme i contained in the report of the Greek J <~iniiml— lon, presided over by M. Mich.ila- vicc-pri-sident of the Greek!' Council cf Ministers, says an Athens int sage. The suggestion ij that a ship- 1 T i>ir.;.c in u ranee
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      U.S. SHIPPING.
      287 8 Wrangling Over Government Aid. ■\iany phMM Ox Ihe United States msri-] time industry were discussed at the fourth BinTinl conference on the Merchant Marine held at V.ashinirton. Following an address L of welcome l>y th? president, Mr. T. V.I O'Connor, chairman of the Shipping; Mr. Irvine Glover, ths
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    EXCHANGES.
    77 8 Rugby, Mar. M. V roipn exchanges ar<! Amsterdam 11.12, Athens 37.->, Bombay Is. 5 13-16 d.. Berlin 20.40tt, Brussels 34.H4H. Bucharest M 7. Rio I l-:(2, Buenos Aires 39Mi, Copenhagen 1-i.lfi 1 Geneva MJMtt, Helsingfors 193%, Hong Kong ll"*, Lisbon 108.25, Madrid 45.02, Milan 92.72 H, Monte Video 37.
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      THE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS.
      369 8 The following puMicutions were issued or received by tM IK partment of Statistics, 9S. and X..M.S. during the we?k ended Mar. 11 and arc available for public use n the Reference Librury, Kullerton Building. Issued by the Dcpnrtment Return of Colony Slockj (Rubber I, Febru;:ry; 1>
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      Vessels Arrived.
      234 8 CITY OF GUILDFORD, Brit., 3,2.i6 tons, from Dairen 15-3, for Hamburg 10-a. CAP. TOURANK, French, 1.591 tens, from Haiphong 16-3, for Colombo 16-3. IPOH, Hrit., 62a tons, irom I'cnang 16-3, for Penan* l*-:;. KUCHING, Sar., 1)04 tons, from I ii 16-3, for Kuching 19-:j. KHohN HOKA, Dut.. Gil
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      BULOH RIVER RUBBER.
      88 8 The second accounts of the Hul.h River Rubber Estates show a trading loss for the venr ended Sept. 30 of IMW, and after nlluwin<r for debenture interest, and trustee fees, fhc debit balance of £1,159 brought forward is Increased te £">,7i!i. The crop amounted to 314,736 lb.
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        MINING.
        457 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellen. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang 22'- 23/- cd. £1 £1 Austral Malay 19/- 25'5 -5 Aycr Hitam Tin 12/- 13/6 il to Bangrin Tin 12/6 13/6 1 1 BatmiK Padang 0.10 0.15 1 1 Batu Caves 0.40 0.60 1 1 Bukit Arang 0.35 0.40 £1
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        GENERAL.
        262 8 Issue V'al. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 1.90 2.15 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefi. 2.12 ft 2.22 '4 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 4.1.6 4.6.6 1 1 Central Engine 0.35 0.40 nom. 100 50 Chinese Com. Bank 70.00 75.00 £1 £1 Con. T. S. 7% Pref.
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        127 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 102 105 ci. Singapore Municipal 5 p.e. of 1901 red. 1930 $1,878,000 par. 6% prem. Singapore Municipal 4tt p.c. of 1907 red. 19-1" $1,600,000 98 par Singapore Municipal 4V4 p.e. I of 1909 red 1966 $1,000,000 96
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        378 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Today'i Price Fiaser Lyall A Co. Evatt /•llen'.y ($1) 1.00 1.10 1.00 1.10 A lor Gajah ($1) 0.80 0.00 0.75 0.85 A. Hitam ($1) 1.20 1.35 1.20 1.35 A. Kuning ($1) 0.20 0.30 0.20 0.30 A. Malay ($2) 1.30 1:45
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      RUBBER MARKET REPORTS.
      827 8 The Difficulties of Ford And Firestone. Symington and Sinclair's weekly market report, dated London Feb. 18 states: In the absence of any active demand the rubber market continues to sag and after a dull week prices show a dei-lint of 3 16d. to l/4d. per lb. all
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
      121 8 Monday, March 16. Shtpe alongside the Waarree or eipcetea to arrive. Section 10 Nil. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Lch. Kittiwake, Lch. Hygaia. Lch. Edith, Lch. Rimau, Tug Hercules, W. Bt. Johanna. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Taajong Pagar. Albert Dock Nil. Victoria
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      PETALING TIN.
      68 8 Summary of report for year to Oct. 11,1 1930. shows gross profit of £102.563. less depreciation and property redemption El.aK). transfer to reserve £1,167, ether debits less credits £3,687, leaving net profit of £76,796. to which is added balance brought forward £19,776, making £95,572. Interim dividends (274 per
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
    169 8 Today. Java, South-West Sumatra, SouthEast Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas, Timor Dilly and Australasia (excepting Western Australia) (Nieuw Holland i 3 P-n. Indo-China and Hokow (Deslrade) 1 BJn. Pontianak (Raub) 1'" Ceylon, Southern and WesU m India Epyj.t and hrope (Cup rouram 1i Tomorrow. Anamba and Natuoa Islands (Scott
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    41 8 By General Metiinger Patria Comorin Johan de Witt Sibajak Ethiopia S'porc London Left Arrd. Jan. 29 Fob. 23 Jan. 3D Feb. 21 Feb. f, Fi-b. 2< Pab. I Kar. 2 V,h. U .Mjr. 8 Feb. 12 M^ir. 7
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      26 8 ON TIME ALL, THE TIME Sold everywhere and at the I I 9f RENE ULLMANN 1 CYMA WATCH AGENCY. Capitol Building Stamford Road. 1\ j9f SINGAPORE.
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      67 8 A H V la -vLJ fry ALL A SALAD NEEDS TO MAKE IT PERFECT "GETS-IT" and go on with the dance Ju»t«pplr"GETS-lT"toth»t P»inful, annoying corn and thr pain ii r.liered immediately. A few «pplication* and you cmn peel it off euily and painlettly with your finger.. That't the end of
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      270 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. I Bright Wind. Station. Temperature Rain- Sun- Relative Direc- Speed Weather. Max. Hin. fall, shine. Humidity, tion. P. F. Ins. boon. I m.p.h. Alor Star .95 73 Nil 10.8 75 Calm Fine Koto Bahru 91 73- Nil 11.1 75 Calm Fine K. Trengeanu No
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      232 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Monday, March IS. H. W. R.3.'. a.m., 7 ft. 7 in., 10.15 p.m., 7 ft. in. Tuesday. March 17. H W. 9.2(1 a.m., 8 ft. 3 in. 10.39 p.m.. 8 ft. Kuantan Rubber. Harrisons Barker, 12.1V St. Patrick's Niirht: Society's Europe Iloti 1 p.m. Wednesday. March
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    358 9 Rubber and Tin At Lower Levels. DUTCH TO MEET A(JAIN IN LONDON. (fiy Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Monday, 10 a.m. Today's Prices Kuiibor. 12 cents, per Ib. Tin, 12."> tons at 551. 75 per pioul. Saturday's Prices Kiib'ucr. London, 3 13-lGd. down '/id. Xew YorK 77 S
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    FINANCIAL WISDOM.
    256 9 Our Poor, Backward And Ruined Industries." Rt. Hon. Stanley Baldwin, P.C.,. M.P. We have a long row to hoe, and it will !>e hard work. We have got to get to work Trorn the top to the bottom." Rt. Hon. J. R. dynes. P.C, M.P. (Home Secretary.) Our
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    EAST AFRICAN RUBBER.
    52 9 A general meeting of the East African Rubber Plantation Co. is to be held at 23 Surrey Street, Strand, London, on April 29. The liquidators have decided to make a first distribution of 2d. per rhr.re. At the meeting the liquidators will sive an account of the
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    CUNARD'S SECRETARY.
    41 9 The directors of the Cunard Steam Ship Co., Ltd., announce that they hate appointed Mr. J. H. Flewitt. who has been an assistant secretary ot the company since 1923, as secretary, in place of the late Mr. W. Dranfield.
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    57 9 Tone of Market Quiet. Lat«jt Cable Loi.don Spot Sheet 3 13-16 d. per lb. Xew York Spot Sheet G. cents 7% per Ib. t.S.S. equi.l to London Standard Standard B.S.S. on Tender Spot March ►April May April-June July-Sept. 12 12 .< 12% U 12 m
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    Rubber Prospects For 1931.
    767 9 NO DEFINITE SIGNS OF ANY IMPROVEMENT. For no less than twelve years the ndrr.ial productivity of rubber has been in excess of the demand, but thia fact has been largely forgotten because about five b years ago there was a shortage of available Fupplies, and the
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    Plantation Shipments.
    137 9 Dt crease SM: per cent. Native production in the D.E.I, has been affected very noticeably by the low ;>rice, ns is shown by the figures of foreign import.' into Malaya during the last seven months in comparison with the corresponding period a year ago. I Tons. July 3«p
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    Decrease 27 per cent.
    2498 9 When estimating shipments for 1931 it ,is apparent that production will depend even more than usual upon the price, but, ;is the principal reason for making estiliiates is to arrive at the probable trend of prices, we shall make our calculation on an as&umc-i price of
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    SHIPBUILDING'S PLIGHT.
    197 9 No Parallel Within Recent Years. Speaking at the launch of the P. and O. liner, Strathnavar, by Vickers-Armstrona Ltd., -Central the^ -Hon. Sir Herbert Lawrence, chairman of the. company, said tho shipbuilding industry was in a depression which had no parallel within recent ytar.s. Something like •;:> ;,<
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    GENERAL MOTORS.
    32 9 Sydney, Feb. 18. A merger between Holden's (a local firm of body builders) and General Motors (Australia), Ltd., is announced today. Holden's are transferring £1,111,600 assets to the new company.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1931. MR. BALDWIN AND INDIA.
    1001 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1931. MR. BALDWIN AND INDIA. Ike Rood-TaUa Conference which sat in London mi fully representative of British bat not of Indian political opinion. B the Conference re-assembles in India in the near future the shoe will be r foot, It was the absence
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    SCHNEIDER TROPHY CONTESTS.
    927 10 Why I Think They Are Well Worth While. (By M. Laurent Eynar. the former French Air Minister.) In my opinion the Schneider Trophy race is incomparably the greatest of international speed tests, and the contests, now held every two years, have contributed enormously not only to the
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    354 10 Mr. G. N. Erdbrink, Secretary-General of the Dutch East Indian Government, has been appointed a member of the Council of the Indies. Mr. Herbert Enfield Cobb, stockbroker, of Messrs. Keen, Cobb and Lee, a director of Pahang Consolidated Co., for many years a member of the Committee
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    708 10 MR. DWIGHT F. DAVIS Singapore extends a cordial welcome to its distinguished visitor Mr. Dwight F. Davis, the Govornor-General of the Philippines who tended here yesterday from the UiS.S. Fittsburg. Mr. Davis, who is 51 years <J age, is, of coin so. a distinguished fifure in
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    29 10 The engagement is announced between Arthur Egeiton Coope, M.C.S., and Mary Winifrede (Mollie), daughter of Mr. C. H. Mills and the late Mrs. Mills, of Callencroft, Mumbles, South Wales.
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    36 10 The Rev. Logic Danson, (Biihop of Labuan and Sarawak), who has been appointed Canon at Carlisle Cathedral. will visit British North Borneo and Sarawak in June, in order to make a last tour of his diocese.
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    AMERICAN TRIBUTE TO THE PRINCE OF WALES. OUR POPULAR PRINCE.
    269 11 AMERICAN TRIBUTE TO THE PRINCE OF WALES. OUR POPULAR PRINCE. "Could be President Of Argentina Tomorrow." A U.S.A. VIEW. Buenos Aires Exhibition Opened. New York, Mar. 15. The Trince of Wales could be President of Argentina tomorrow if he wanted," declares the New York Times, which yesterday described the Buenos
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    PRINCE'S SPEECH.
    369 11 Great Britain's Reply To The Pessimists. London, Mar. 14. Millions of people all over the world heard the voice of the Prince cf Wales, broadcast from Buenos Aires, when His Rcyal llitfliiieiss inaugurated the .great British Empire Trade Exhibition there this afternoon. Every word of the speech was
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    BOMB IN A TRAM.
    286 11 Three Killed and Many Injured. Buenos Aires, Mar. 15. Yesterday evening a bomb exploded with a tretnendou* roar in local tramcar which m crowded with home-going wurki-rs. The bomb, which was heing carried by a well-known Italian anarchist named An 30] mo PicreUi, wont off when
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    WORLD'S DEADLIEST POISON.
    167 11 Amazing Herb Found In The Transvaal. Pretoria, Mar. 14. The deadliest poison in existence is claimed to have been discovered by Dr. 11. H. Green, the expert at the Onerstepoort Laboratory. The poison, which is known as adenia, was discovered in a bulbous herb growing in the
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    CHINA'S FINANCES.
    287 11 Burden of Loans and The Military. Shanghai, Mar. 15. The Finance Minister's report to the Government on the fiscal year ended June 30, 1930 states that the Government's expenditure of $539,000,000 Mexican, was split up as follows Loan payments 37.5 per cent Military expenditure 49.6 per cent Civil
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    PRISON REVOLT.
    132 11 Governor Belaboured By Convicts. Joliet, Illinois, Mar. 14 A revolt broke out among 1,500 convicts «t the Penitentiary here shortly after lunch today. The men defied the guards and refused to go to their cells. The guards fired warning shots, an alarm was raised and reserves were rushed
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    GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF PHILIPPINES.
    1061 11 Official Visit. MR. DWIGHT DAVIS IN SINGAPORE. H.E. the Governor-General of the Philippine Islands (the Hon. Mr. Dwight F. Davis) arrived at Singapore yesterday by the U.S. armoured cruiser the Pittsburgh. The vessel was sighted just after 1 o'clock, and a salute of 17 guns was fired
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    DARING POLITICAL MURDER.
    102 11 Shot on Crowded Bus. MIDNIGHT SCENE IN HAMBURG. Berlin, Mar. 15. An astoundingly daring political murder occurred in a crowded bus near Hamburg at midnight. Three men jumped on to the bus, drew revolvers and forced all the passengers to put their hands up. They then compelled
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    AUDIENCE STAMPEDE.
    100 11 Six Injured at Pundit Nehru's Meeting. Bombay, Mar. 15. Half-a-dozen people were injured in a stampede toward the platform from which Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru addressed a mammoth meeting on the Maidan esplanade. The stampede was due to the sudden failure of the loud speakers and the consequent inability
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    OIL RESTRICTION.
    108 11 Regulation of Supplies Urged by President Washington, Mar. 14. The curtailment of the home production of petroleum, as well as the limitation of imports, is urged by President Hoover in a statement with regard to the voluntary Kgreament, detaib of which were cabled earlier. ♦President Hoover emphasised the
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    BORN IN A TRAIN.
    61 11 How Baby Princess Came Into the World. Berlin, Mar. 14. The Princess of Hohenlohe-Oehringen gave birth to a daughter early this morning in a sleeping-car express train. The Princess was travelling from Silesia to Berlin in order to enter a nursing home. A gynaecologist who was
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    " FIRST MAN I KILLED."
    93 11 FIRST MAN I KILLED." Demonstrators Against War Play in Sofia. Sofia, Mar. 14. During the performance of the play Le Premier Homme que j'ai Tue at the Stoitcheff theatre yesterday evening:, members of a patriotic organisation showed disapproval by hurling stink bombs compelling the suspension of the performance after the
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    SIR CHARLES ELIOT DIES AT SEA.
    285 11 Tragedy of Man Who Yearned for England. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) s.s. Hakone Mam, Mar. IG. Sir Charles Eliot, G.C.M.G., C.8., who has been ill since the ship Lift Kobe, died on board this morning. He will be buried at sea this afternoon. When
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    TO PORTO RICO.
    80 11 President Hoover to Take A Vacation. Washington, l^ar.^s. President Hoover is goinjr to^orto Rico next week, in the battleship Arizona, on a vacation trip. Router. Porto Rico is an island in the West Indies belonging 1 to the United States. It is the fourth laro-est in size
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    LANDSLIDES IN FRANCE.
    143 11 Village Threatened With Destruction. Chambery, Mar. 14. The village of Chatelard which two centuries ago was destroyed by a landslide and 30 years ago was gutted by fire, is once again theatened with destruction. During the past two days a series of landslides has been occurring out
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    NARCOTICS CONFERENCE.
    74 11 Mr. John K. Caldwell to Lead U.S.A. Delegation. Washington, Mar. 15, Mr. John K. Caldwell, who has represented the Secretary of State on the Federal Narcotics control Board since 1925, and who attended the 1928 and 1929 meetings of the League of Nations Opium Advisory Committee at Geneva
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    GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF THE PHILIPPINES IN SINGAPORE.
    112 11 The picture on the left shows, front row, left to right, Mr. Lester Maynard. Mr. Dwight Davis; Mrs. John Scott H.E. the Officer Administering the Government. Mr. John Scott Cnpt. A. V. Aston. MX. Back row the Hon. Mr. M. B. Shelley, actms (clon.al
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    WILD SPEECHES IN N.S.W.
    303 11 WILD SPEECHES IN N.S.W. "A Revolution Would Be A Godsend." TAKE UP ARMS. Day Out for Mr. Lang's Bolsheviks. Sydney, Mar.' 1(5. The Metropolitan Labour Conference ha 3 unanimously expelled the Federal Treasurer, Mr. E. G. Theodore, from the Party because he opposed the repudiation policy of Mr. Lang, the
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    MATCH-BOX BOMB.
    124 11 Joke Which Put the Wind Up" Nazis Leader. Berlin, Mar. 14. What was at first thought to be an ettempt on the life of Dr. Josef Goebbels, the National Socialist leader, turned out to be merely a practical joke. Dr. Goebbels received a mysterious parcel, which was given
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    "DOWN THE RIVER."
    101 11 Three-Fingered-Jack Gets 14 Years. New York, Mar. 14 Three-fingered Jack has gone down the river" for 14 years, so the ranks of the underworld have lost another notorious criminal, for "to go down the river" in Americanese means to go to prison. Three-fingered Jack," whose real name
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    MAJOR-GEN. OLDFIELD.
    68 11 Leaves Singapore by Air For Malacca. Major-General L. C. L. Oldfield, G.O.C. Malaya, left Seletar at 9.30 this morning in an R.A.F. flying boat for Malacca. He was piloted by Flight-Lieut. Stapon. A message from the Straits Times Malacca correspondent says that MajorGeneral Oldfield will visit the Malacca
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      51 11 I TODAY'S FEATURES. PMt« Schneider Trophy Contests. By M. Laurent Eynac 10 Political Diary of the Week 15 Letters to the Editor 18 Kuala l.umpur Sees Andrews in Form 13 Wales Win the Triple Crown U Selangor Race Meeting 14 Around the Markets. By the Financial Correspondent 9 Double Murder
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    DOUBLE MURDER CHARGE.
    568 12 Court Packed. ESPECKERMAN CROSSEXAMINED. Court was packed to the' corridora when the third day's hearing of j th( double charge of murder against Arthur Especkerman mi begun at 11.25 j this morning before Mr. Justice Whitley. kcrman was noticeably affected! be entered t !'.<.■ witness box for
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    DR. HERMANN MUELLER.
    81 12 Successful Operation On Ex-Chancellor. Berlin, Mar. 14. The former German Chancellor, Dr. HtTir,a,.'i Mueller, who is suffering from tho same intnr.nl complaint as Mr. Philip Snowden, was operated upon this evening. The operation proveu "uccessful. Reuter. An earlier message stated that Dr. Mueller, v.ho was one of
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    KU KLUX KLAN AGAIN.
    85 12 Alleged Assault on Two Labour Agitators. Kansas City, Mar. 14. The Ku Klux Klan, the notorious secret i-ociety which has long been quiet, has resumed its activities. Two labour agitators were arrested by the Ballas (Texas) police for inciting dterdn Uld were subsequently released. They allege
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    INDIA'S POPULATION.
    88 12 Increase of 40,000,000 in Ten Years. Now Delhi, Mar. 14. There has been a striking increase of 40,000,000 in the population of India during the past ten years. The population is now 351,000,000.— Reuter Wireless. Another message, also from Reuter, while agreeing that India's total population is now
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    MOMENTOUS MONTH AHEAD.
    117 12 2,000,000 Workers Face Wage Cuts. London, Mar. 15 The npx' four weeks will be momentous for nearly 2,0C0,0C0 workers in Great Britain, as negotiations for wage cuts are pending in five big industries namely railways, engineering, boot and shoe, building and South Wales mining. The South Wales
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    CHINA'S FUTURE.
    331 12 Details of the New Draft Constitution. Shanghai, Mar. 15. Dr. Chung-hui. the chairman of the Judicial Yuan, and his colleagues, are j reported to have completed the work of drafting the proposed Provisional Con1 stitution, which is to be submitted to the forthcoming National People's Conferi ence in
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    PARIS-MADAGASCAR.
    225 12 Proving Practicability of Air Service. Le Bourget (Paris), Mar. 14 The French airman, Captain Goulette, started at 2.25 a.m. today in a big threemotored plane on the first stage of a flight to Madagascar and Reunion, carrying four passengers. He hopes to prove the practicability of regular air services
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    JUGOSLAVIA FLOODS. Eighty Villages Reported Under Water.
    57 12 JUGOSLAVIA FLOODS. Eighty Villages Reported Under Water. Belgrade, Mar. 14. Eighty villages are already under water in Jugoslavia, where the River Slava is still rising rapidly, being in some places 25 feet above its normal level. The town of Kosinj, in Croatia, with 10.000 inhabitants, is completely cut off. The
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    MORE PLANES FOR U.S.A. 388 to be Built at Cost Of $18,000,000.
    51 12 MORE PLANES FOR U.S.A. 388 to be Built at Cost Of $18,000,000. Washington, Mar. 15. The War Department will shortly entei into a contract for the construction of 388 aeroplanes at a cost of $18,000,000. with the double object of providing employment and bringing the Corps up to authorised strength.
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    ATTEMPTED ROBBERY AT JOHN LITTLE'S.
    227 12 Strong Room Broken Open But Safe Intact. For the second time in two years the strong room of .Messrs. John Little and Co., Ltd., Singapore, lias been burgled. When the Eurasian doorkcener was making his rounds early on Saturday morning he found that the bar
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    FOREST MOWN DOWN.
    112 12 Avalanche Destroys Swiss Summer Resort. Iserables, Switzerland, Mar. 15. After mowing down a whole forest on the mountain-side a gigantic avalanche fwept down on a summer resort near Martigny, in Valais, razing a number of chalets to the ground and doing damage estimated at over 50,000 Swiss
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    A QUART OF LIQUOR.
    58 12 Life Imprisonment For Possessing It. Kansas City, Mar. 14. For possessing a quart of liquor Mrs. Buttler, aged 55, has been sentenced to imprisonment for life. By a peculiar law persons who have been sent to a Penitentiary three times are liable, upon a fourth conviction
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    FINANCES OF PERU.
    47 12 Moratorium for Payment Of National Loan. Lima, Peru, Mar. 14 The Peruvian Minister of Finance announces that negotiations have officially begun to obtain a moratorium for the payment of the national loan of $85,000,000. Simultaneously an investigation into tariffs will be started. Reuter Wireless.
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    NEW P. AND 0. CO. STEAMERS.
    419 12 Corfu and Carthage For Straits Line. Some further details are now available of the two new steamers building lor the P. and O. Company's London-Straits-Japar service, which are to be named Corfu and Carthage. They will ha%e a gross measurement of 14,500 tons; length
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    U.S.A. UNEMPLOYED.
    50 12 Plans for Repatriation Of Aliens. New York, Mar. 14. As one means of dealing with its millions of unemployed the United States has decided to pay the third class passages to their native land for all aliens who, wkhin less than three years, become public charges. Reuter Wireless.
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    £54,000,000.
    41 12 L.C.C. Expenditure On Housing. London, Mar. 14 It is revealed today that, sine- the War. the London County Council has spent £29,000,000 in building house;, yet its programme is only half completed. Another £25.000,000 is to be spent.— Reuter Wireless.
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    COASTAL STEAMER SUNK.
    131 12 Fire Completely Wrecks Fook Mow. The s.s. Fook Mow, a small coasting Iff WHIT, was completely destroyed and sunk by fire at her moorings off the Hytam Kongsi, just behind Beach Road market, Singapore, last night. The Fook Mow, which is owned by the Hoe Aik Steamship
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    MENACE TO CHINA.
    107 12 Soviet Troops Massing In The North. Shanghai, Mar. 15. Soviet trcens are massing on the borders of Outer and Inner Mongolia. Communication across the border has ceaseci. Rede numbering 90,000, are massed en the Manchurian border. President and Shansi. President Chiang Kai-shek states, in an interview, that
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    CHINESE DOLLARS.
    54 12 Charge of Alleged Importation. Arrested on board a ship which arrived from Amoy, a Chinese was produced in the Singapore Second Police Court this morning and charged with importation of Chinese dollars. It is alk-ged that the accused was in possession of over 900 Mexican and Chinese silver
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    PIRATES KEPT AT BAY.
    348 12 Shipwrecked in Formosa Strait. Hcng Kong, Mar. 1">. A thrilling story of how :;<> shipwrecked Railur3, the crew of the Norwegian freighter Roseville, a y.OOO-ion motor-ship, camped on the rocks near an island in Formosa Strait and guarded their vessel against pirates was told to Reuter's
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    SPEECH RESENTED.
    150 12 Minister Contradicts King Zogu. Belgrade, M:ir. IS, A controversy has broken out between King Zogu, of Albania, and the Yugoslavian Government as a result of a speech by King Zogu which was reported in the Vienna newspapers. In this speech King Zogu bitterly complained of the attitude of
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    VETOED.
    132 12 Capital Punishment In Texas. Topeka, Mar. 15. The Governor of Texas has vetoed the Capital Punishment Bill. Reuter. A previous message from New York (dated Mar. 13) said The prevalence and violence of modern racketeering in the United States has caused a reaction in favour of capital punishment in
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    MEXICO'S UNEMPLOYED
    65 12 Slav Farmers Settlement Scheme Vetoed. Mexico City, Mar. 14. On the ground that Mexico has already too great a problem in caring for her own repatriated nationals, the President. Senor Ortiz Rubio, has banned the proposal of the American-Slavic Colonisation Trust to permit several thousand Slav farmers to
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    DEATH OF MR. BINGLEY.
    85 12 Well-Known in Rubber Circles In London. Harper, Gilfillan and Co., Ltd., have received a cable from London announcing the death on Mar. 10 of Mr. R. N. G. Bingley. Mr. Bingley was a well known figure in rubber circles, being a member of the Council of
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      ENGLISH F.A. CUP SEMI-FINALS.
      103 13 Everton Go Down to West Bromwich. London, Mar. 14. That not only c-icket is crammed with glorious uncertainty was illustrated today in the English F.A. Cup semi-finals in which the north were represented by Everton and Sunderland. Both were strong favourites but were beaten respectively by
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    LOCAL CRICKET MATCHES. Surprise on Padang.
    448 13 LOCAL CRICKET MATCHES. Surprise on Padang. S.C.C. ATTACK TOO GOOD FOR SERVICES. Cricket is indeed a gome of glorious uncertainty f<r this week-end the S.C.C. team playing the Services were thought to be weak in bowling, but, nevertheless, aiti MOriag 190 in their opening inning 3 of the game, they
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    S.C.C. and S.R.C. Elevens Draw
    472 13 In n match on the :';«<ianir on Saturday i.n B.C C. XI tr.-i tha -.vnrst of a draw with an S.K.f. \i, playing out time with only (Me wicket to p> and needing 41 runs- for victory. S.R.C. C. A. Peterson b Vine 2, E.
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    Bowlers Hold Sway
    197 13 On Saturday on the Indian Association ground the Ceylon Sports Club II beat the LA. II by 31 runs. Scores LA. Chcor Singh b Gunsekara 7, D. K. Samy b Gunasekara 0, Wazir Singh b I'aramsothy ri, Amarchand c Parainsothy b Martinus. L A. L. Naden b
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    Nine Wickets for Bhaskaran.
    166 13 On Sunday the R.A.F. beat the Indian Association at Seletar by 62 runs. Scores I. A. hoor Singh c Gould b Cockle 7, Jumabhoy c Morgan I, Cockle 0, Amarchand c Huwtin b Cocker 0, Naden b Cockle 3, Fernandez c Cockle b Cocker 3, Bhaskarnn
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    Harbour Board Beaten.
    182 13 Upper Serangoon beat the Harbour Board yesterday by 50 runs. Scores Harbour Bd. Nicholson c H. Moss b Morrando 11, Willis (junior) b Sullivan 7, S. Nadaraja Ibw. b Sullivan 8, Willis (senior i c Morrando b Sullivan 17, A. Elani:;iycr li Sullivan 0, Wilson b Morrando
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    TENNIS. S.R.C. Tournament Ties.
    113 13 TENNIS. S.R.C. Tournament Ties. A tennis tournament will start at the S.R.C. on Wednesday. Ties for that day are as follows Ii Singles Handicap. R. Pcarsc vs. D. J. Distant. P. James vs. J. R. Brown. N. E. de Souza vs. R. J. R. Straccy. P. H. di» Souza vs.
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    DOUBLE HOCKEY WIN.
    47 13 Wales Well Beaten By England. London, Mar. 14 England scored a double hockey triumph over Wales when they v;on 5—35 3 in the men's match at Beckenham. In the other match for women at Newton, the score was 10 0 for England.— Reuter Wireless.
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    CHINESE TOO GOOD FOR PULO BRANI.
    816 13 Hard-Fought Match At Jalan Besar. S.C.F.A. 4 Pulo Brani L Pulo Brani, who scored eight goals to nil against the S.R.C, in the initial match of the First Division of the Singapore Football League, met with far different opposition on Saturday afternoon at tha
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    P.R.C. HUMILIATED.
    82 13 Beaten at Cricket by St. Xaviers School. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 14, In a single innings match, the Penang Recreation Club, which possesses some of the best cricketers in the Settlement, had the humiliation of being beaten by 32 runs by a team from St. Xavier's
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    SCOTTISH CUP.
    33 13 Motherwell and Celtic In Final. London, Mar. 14. The following were the results of the semi-final ties in the Scottish Cup Kilmamock 0 Celtic 3 Motherwell 1 St. Mirren 0. Reuter.
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    BETTY NUTHALL.
    44 13 Beats French Champion In Nice Final. London, Mar. 15, England's woman lawn tennis hope, Miss Betty Nuthall, after discouraging form on the Riviera, won the Nice championship final, defeating the French champion, Madam Mathieu, 6—o,6 0, 3—6,3 6, B—68 6. Reuter Wireless.
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    KING'S CUP RACE.
    53 13 Trophy Won by Phya Pradibaddha. (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Mar. 16. The King's Cup race at the Sports Club for a trophy presented by the King was won on Saturday by Phya Pradibaddha Bhubal, the former Siamese Con-sul-General in Singapore. This is the most important race
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    A HOLE IN ONE.
    36 13 Mr. A. F. Sheedy's Feat At Race Course Club. Playing at the Race Course G.C. yesterday, Mr. A. F. Shcedy achieved the distinction of doing the first hole (220 yards) in one.
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    AFTER 33 YEARS.
    51 13 France Beats Germany At Football. Paris, Mar. 15, After an interval of 33 years, Franco beat Germany at soccer by the only poal (■■cored at the Colombes Stadium, Munzen berg, the German right-half, being responsible for the goal, when he miskicked the ball into his own net.
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    'VARSITY BOAT RACE.
    94 13 Oxford Crew Rather Better Than Previous Year. London, Mar. 15. The close nature of next Saturday's Oxford and Cambridge boat race is indicated by the fact that neither crew has yet shown any decided superiority. Oxford full course trial from Mortlake to Putney this morning was faster
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    130 13 Monday, March 16. Football: S.A.F.A. Ist Div. S.R.C. n. Indo-Ceylonese, A.R. Stadium. Tuesday, March 17. Football: S.A.F.A. Ist Div. S.C.C. vs. R.A.F., S.C.C. Padansr 2nd Div. Ho Hong vs. Post Office, Harbour Board ground Reserve Div. Chinese "A" vs. Pulo Brani. A.R. Stadium. SA.F.A. 2nd Div. Wearns vs.
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    S.G.C. SPRING CUP COMPETITION.
    417 13 Big Win for Mr. W. P. Webb. The Singapore Golf Club Spring Cup was played on Saturday and yesterday, and resulted in a win for Mr. W. P. Webb, who returned the excellent net score of 67. Altogether 101 cards were taken out and the following
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    Keppel Competitions
    76 13 The replay for the March monthly medal at Keppel Golf Club resulted in F. T. Jervis beating N. B. Gibson. No competitions will be held at Keppel during the Easter holidays in view of the fact that Keppel members may take part in competitions arranged by the Singapore
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    ASTON VILLA'S BID FOR LEADERSHIP.
    327 13 Arsenal Trounced. RELEGATION PROBLEMS BEGIN. London, Mar. 14. In league football today the Arsenal, after dominating the First Division throughout the season, toppled badly before Aston Villa, who ran up five goal« against them Waring and Houghton each netting twice and Walker once. Jack scored
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    BIRCHFIELD HARRIERS.
    68 13 Win Cross-Country Title In Spite of Suspensions. London, Mar. IS, Although weakened by the absence of three of their best runners, who were suspended for technical infringement of the amateur rules, Birchfield Harrierj retained the National Cross Country Champicn?hip with 10-1 points. J. Potts (Saltwell Harriers) won the
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    SPORTING
    938 14 NEWS. (Continued from page 13) SPRING MEETING AT KUALA LUMPUR. Double Event Totalisator Introduced. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, M-ar. 14 The spring meeting of the Selangor Turf Club opened here today in fine Vralku. An interesting innovation was the double event totalisator, which was ran on the
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    LEAGUE TABLES. Villa's Challenge to The Arsenal.
    965 14 LEAGUE TABLES. Villa's Challenge to The Arsenal. Position* of Clubs in the English and Scottish Leagues after Saturday's games are as follows First Division. P. W. L. D. F. -A. Pts. Arsenal 33 21 4 8 104 52 r.O Aston Villa .34 20 6 8 100 63 48 .Sheffield Weil.
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    PENANG AVENGED. Four Goals' Win Over The Ipoh Club.
    303 14 PENANG AVENGED. Four Goals' Win Over The Ipoh Club. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 14. The Fenang Cricket Club defeated the Ipoh Club at soccer today by four goals to nil, thus r^venginsr themselves for last year's trouncing when the Penang men visited Perak. The P.C.C. forced the pace
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    KUALA LUMPUR SEES ANDREWS IN FORM.
    899 14 A Young International. HARD DRIVING AND MOST PUZZLING SERVICE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 11 Those who resisted the temptation of the races this afternoon to see E. D. Andrews, the young New Zealander who is representing his country in the Davis
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    "BABY" CARS. Close Contests Expected In International Racing.
    138 14 "BABY" CARS. Close Contests Expected In International Racing. London, Mtar. 14 In international motor racing tkis season clore contests in the baby class ;>f motor-cars are expected between the M. G. Midget and the Austin seven." Yesterday, at Brooklands, George Eyston, with a Midget, broke two more world's records in
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    WALES WIN THE TRIPLE CROWN.
    375 14 International Rugby. IRELAND'S BAD LUCK IN SECOND HALF. London, Mar. 14. At Belfast today Wales beat Ireland by 15 points (a goal, a dropped goal and two tries) to 3 points (a try) thus winning the International Rugby championship for the first time since 1922.
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    County Rugby.
    19 14 In the final of the County Rugby Championship at Gloucester, Gloucester beat Warwick by 10— 9.— Reuter.
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    GOLF PRODUCT. New Type of Scoring Card Invented.
    160 14 GOLF PRODUCT. New Type of Scoring Card Invented. A new type of scoring card has been produced by the Dual Card Company, of East Dulwich, on which it will be easy to record not only the strokes taken for each individual hole, but also the scores in a "pitch and
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  • A POLITICAL DIARY OF THE WEEK.
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      SNOWMEN OF TIBET.
      191 15 Possible Explanations Of Himalaya Myth. The Abominable Snowmen of Tibet was the subject of a lecture by Mr. J. Van Manen at the Teachers' Association headquarters on Corporation Street, Calcutta, recently. The members of the Mount Everest Expedition of 1923, he said, discerned in their ascent certain
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      OFFICER KILLED.
      98 15 Shooting Fatality Near Jubbulpore. Jubbulpore, Feb. 10. Lieutenant J. B. Yates, R. A., was accidentally killed during a small shoot five nnlt3 from Jubbulpore yesterday afternoon. Lieutenant W. D. Tarr, R. A., who accompanied him, had some difficulty in manipulating a cartridge into the barrel of ii.s gi:n.
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      SEATS FOR EUROPEANS.
      147 15 Proposal Turned Down At Telicherry, Malabar. Madras, Feb. 11 The Telicherry municipality in the Malabar district has decided that Europeans should not be given special representation on the Municipal Council. The municipality, at a meeting on Monday, considered the redivision of the municipality into wards and the
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      TIGER'S VICTIM.
      114 15 Fate of an Indian Mail Runner. Sambalpur, Feb. 12. Two mail runners employed on the Sambalqur-Rairakola line were attacked by a tiger on Thursday afternoon. One man escaped but the other, after a severo mauling, was carried into the jungle. His bodj has not yet been found. It
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      204 15 NERVOUS /JJPrin EXHAUSTION HIS BLOOD NEUDS OXYGEN In all nervous derangements, impoverished blood is at the root of the trouble. Nervous exhaustion, neur^'-henia, debility, neuralgia, result from malnutrition of the nerve. a"d the blood is lacking in those elements which feed the nerves and keep them well-nourish-ed and stroni:. Whin
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    THE KING OF SIAM.
    66 16 Offer of a House During Visit To US. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Mar. 16. One of the passengers in the Franconia, Mr. Larz Anderson, a former U.S. ambassador to Japan, had an audience with the King yesterday. It is understood that his house in Massachusetts
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    40 16 The annual general meeting of St. Andrew's Church Mission will be held on Monday, Mar. 23, at 5.15 p.m. fn St. Andrew's School Hall, Stamford Road. Information will be given on the work of the Mission during the past year.
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    MORE REPRESENTATION WANTED.
    2454 16 Views at Dinner to Mr. Wee Swee Teow. THE CHANGING AGE."| "CHINESE THE BACKBONE OF THE COLONY." Reference to the subject of Council reform was made at the- dinner on Saturday at the Garden Club, given by the Singaport Chinese community to the Hon. Mr. Wee Swee
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    LUCKY MANILA
    228 16 No Trade Slump and Little Unemployment. Manila is the luckiest town in the East during the present trade Flump, aceprfing to Mr. O'Connor, manager of the Westminster Glee Singers, who has just returned from a tour of the Far East. Mr. O'Connor says that as sujrar, the principal
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    MALACCA LIGHTING
    85 16 Extension of Agreement Refused. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Mar. 1 1. At a special meeting of the Municipal Councillors yesterday it was formally resolved that the application for the extension of the fresh agreement with the Malacca Electric Lighting Company be refused. The decision was unanimous. Following
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    THE EMDEN LEAVES
    24 16 (Frcra Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Mar. 16. The German cruiser Emdtn left here late last night after a ten dayr' visit.
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    28 16 The marriage of Mr. Gerald Pincknoy formerly of Sandilands, Buttery and Co., Singapore, and Miss Daphne Crisp will take place Rt Holy Trinity, Brompton London, on April 15.
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    PRESS COMMENTS. "A Great Opportunity And A Critical Test."
    317 17 PRESS COMMENTS. "A Great Opportunity And A Critical Test." London, Mar. 14. Practically e\ery newspaper today] devotes a leading article to the opening of the British Empire Trade Exhibition at Buenos Aires by the Prince of Wales. They describe the Exhibition as unique because, never before, has any country arrayed
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    DEATH ON RAILWAY.
    131 17 Apprentice Driver Killed At Gemas. While alighting from a railway engine at Gemas yesterday, S. Santhanasamy, an apprentice driver, slipnc I yn;i was so badly injured that he died soon afterwards. Santhanasamy was working as nrst fireman on the 42 up-passenger train, which left Tank Road railway
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    SHOT HUSBAND. Mother's Race to Save Her Daughter.
    127 17 SHOT HUSBAND. Mother's Race to Save Her Daughter. New York, Mar. 14. Tell mother to come immediately was the message flashed across the Atlantic by the United States Consul at Nice at the request of Mrs. Nirdlinger, a beautiful young American, formerly the actress Miss Charlotte Nash, who has surrendered
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    33 17 From China, by Cremer, due at Singapore daylight tomorrow. From China and Japan, by Khyber, due :.t Singapore noon on Wednesday. From Holland, by Tjorimai, due at Singapore on Thursday afternoon.
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    R.A. GARRISON'S ESCAPE.
    109 17 Danger of Explosion From Fire. London, Mar. 14. An ammunition store racked with shells and othor explosivei at Shoelmryr.css Royal Artillery garrison wai in i;:a\v (linger of blowing up at dawn today, when fire broke out in the neighbouring str:obF. A Kora of frightened horros were released,
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    THE NAVAL PACT. U.S.A. May Not Sign But Will Help.
    137 17 THE NAVAL PACT. U.S.A. May Not Sign But Will Help. .ton, Mar. 14 In official circles it ia Leiicved that the United States will accept the British invitation to be represented en the committee which will draft the final form of th-Anglo-France-Italian naval agrtfUMnt, [but this does net necet arily
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    TOKIO OUTRAGE. Soviet Official Dangerously Wounded.
    110 17 TOKIO OUTRAGE. Soviet Official Dangerously Wounded. Tokio, Mir. 1C An unknown assailant shot an;l dangerously wounded Mr. Paul Anikeieff, the So.vie: c mmereial counsellor, at 9 a.m. today when Mr. Anikeieff was leaving his house. Later It appears that Anikeieff was just entering his motor-car with the intention of proceeding
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    FLEET EXERCISES. British Battleships Fight A Duel.
    195 17 FLEET EXERCISES. British Battleships Fight A Duel. London, Mar. 14 Reuter's special correspondent aboard the battleship Renown, which is engaged in fleet exercises in the Mediterranean, graphically describes how furious volleys of shells were directed by one British battleship tov.avd another when, after a night search OTCT a pitch-black ocean,
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    WHALE FOUND STRANDED Villagers' Story Accepted With Reserve.
    52 17 WHALE FOUND STRANDED Villagers' Story Accepted With Reserve. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, MJir. 14 Villagers arriving in Penang on Saturday reported that a 45-foot whale had been stranded on the mud since Friday mcrninfj near Telok Kumbar. The story was accepted with reserve, as villagers' propensities for exaggeration are
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    STATE FACTORIES. $15,000,000 Scheme Mooted In China.
    39 17 STATE FACTORIES. $15,000,000 Scheme Mooted In China. Shanghai, Mar. 15, The Minister of Industries, Mr. H. H. Kung, is planning to issue an industrial loan of $15,000,000 for the purpose of opening State factories in China.— Sin Kuo Mm.
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    32 17 The Y.W.C.A. Jumble Sale will be held en Friday. Mar. 27, 4 p.m. at Raffles Quay. Contributions of secondhand ciothes and furnishings may be left at the Y.W.C.A. or collected if required.
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    BOYCOTT OF FOREIGN CLOTH.
    87 17 Presentation Declined By Gandhi. Xavsari, Daroda State, Mar. 1-1 Mr. Gandhi, who is touring Gujcrat, creat ed a sensation on arrival hen- lhi< morning by refining an address and pursa presented hi.n by local (loth merchants. Mr. Gandhi said he could uce;:t them only after the
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    EXPLOSION IN SHOP.
    127 17 Misadventure Verdict At Inquest on Chemist. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, MUir. 14. Death by misadventure was the verdict returned by the coroner hero after an inquiry into the death of a Chinese chemist named Tcng Seng Foo who died as a re- suit of injuries received
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    LABOUR OFFICE DISPUTE.
    77 17 On a charge of usinjj abusive language. Mr. J. T. N. Handy, of the Labour office, was fined $20 by Mr. C. H. Whitton, the Fourth Police Magistrate on Saturday. The complainant was Mr. Thiruganam, a clerk. A charge of using criminal force to Mr. Handy brought
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    43 17 The following were among thofe elected associate members of the Institution of Civil Engineers on Feb. 10 C. F. Birt, P.W.D., Kuching, Sarawak J. .1. Bryan, P.W.D., Taiping G. A. Cessford, Municipality, Singapore A. G. Cooke P.W.D., Seremban W. G. Stewart, P.W.D., F.M.S.
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      2028 18 RUBBER OUTPUT CONTROL. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, The announcement that Government would l>e prepared to consider a practical plan to regulate the supply of lubber in accordance with the demand, foushadows the introduction of some scheme fur the regulation of output. This \sill m bailed with
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    LETTERS TO LONDON IN TEN DAYS. Dutch Air Mail May Call At Alor Star.
    143 18 LETTERS TO LONDON IN TEN DAYS. Dutch Air Mail May Call At Alor Star. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 14 It is reported officially that the Royal Dutch Airways contemplate making Alor Star a ngttlar port cf call on its weekly Eun pe-humatra service. Acioplanes on this line are
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    THE IRISH "SWEEP." High Court Rule Granted " At Your Peril."
    219 18 THE IRISH "SWEEP." High Court Rule Granted At Your Peril." Eiefore the Lord Chief Justice (Lord Hewart) and Mr. Justice Humphreys in i King's Bench Divisional Court recently Mi. Gilhert Beyfus applied (on behalf of Mr. John Moore) for a rule nisi calling or, the Registrar of Companies ti show
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    " LEATHERNECKING." Medley of Comedy and Jazz At The Capitol.
    149 18 LEATHERNECKING." Medley of Comedy and Jazz At The Capitol. Leathernecks (Marines), Jazz and dancing girls form a weird and wonderful medley called Leathernecking," fwhich opened at the Capitol last night. Without attempting to describe an involved plot, one can say with safety that there is a good vein of humour
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    SINGAPORE CHESS CLUB.
    586 19 Satisfactory Year's Working. A credit balance of $457.02 is shown in the committee's report for 1930 of the Singapore Chess Club which is to be presented at the annual general meeting 1 to be held at the Adelphi Hotel on Friday, Mar. 20, at 5 p.m. The
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    MR. DWIGHT DAVIS.
    48 19 Exchange of Wireless Messages. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Mar. 14 The Governor-General of the Phillipine Islands, Mr. I) wight Davis, who left here on Thursday for Singapore, sent a wireless message of farewell from the U.S.S. Pittsburg The sent a' wireless message in reply.
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    SINGAPORE WIRELESS SOCIETY.
    385 19 Short-Wave Set Building For Beginners. The next meeting of the Singapore Wireless Society will be held in the club room at 6.30 p.m. today. The attention of members is drawn to the fact that the day has been changed from Wednesday, and it is proposed to continue
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    CRIMINAL BREACH.
    254 19 Former Manager Found Guilty. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Mar. 13 The trial of Michalovitch, until recently employed as manager of Storch Bros., Ipoh, on three charges of breach of trust ended today after several days' hearing when he was sentenced to two years' imprisonment on the first
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    SEDITIOUS BILLS.
    220 19 Chinese Charged With Distribution. A Chinese named Oh Koon Sen* was charged in the Third Police Court before Mr. J. F. F. Gregg, yesterday afternoon, with being a member of the Singapore Committee of the Communist Party of Malaya, which has been declared an unlawful society. A Chinese
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    29 19 A meeting of old boys of the AngloChinese School will he held at the Coleman Street School at 5.15 today to discuss the organisation of an Old Boys' Association.
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      653 19 VICTIMS OF THE SLUMP. < Can You Help These Men? In accordance with the offer Made in the Notes of the Day column we give publicity to the following appeali for work from men who are unemployed as a direct result of the slump. The Editor will be pleased to
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