The Straits Times, 7 February 1933

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABUSH-B WEARLT A CENTOHT.] THE VARGE'ST 2ND MOST IPiFLHEISTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, TIESOIY, FEBRUARY 7, 1933. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 7, 1933, PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      451 1 SINGAPORE! 78, CECIL ST. ("PHONC 6161).' 6.15 Tonicht Hit. TELL ME TONIGHT. Phone 5261-2. KEY BRAND w m t wMu^St/m I R mm 'pHKpIH A PRODUCT OF SOUTH AFRICA ;;':ii^J|HL KEY BRAND Brandy, a product y^nWv^:;:::;!!; of South Africa, is now available in '^hMWM HI Malaya. It combines exceptional jji
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      105 1 KUALA LUMPUR: 26, JAVA ST. (PHONE ***** REDUCED PRICES SPECIAL OFFER FOR FEBRUARY MARCH WITH THE EXCEPTION OF WINES, PROVISIONS, H.M.V. GOODS, CIGARETTES, CAFE, ETC. AND A FEW PROPRIETARY ARTICLES ALL GOODS in ALL DEPARTMENTS 121% DISCOUNT DURING FEBRUARY AND MARCH BONA FIDE PRICE REDUCTIONS TO ALL OUR CUSTOMERS. ROBINSON
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      10 1 esEiEEa.! 1 ».13 TenitjM f.Ht. TELL ME TONIGHT. Phone r)^lil-2.
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      487 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) ■AIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER rONTRACT WITII HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage. Due Spore. 1883. XBANGALORI «.<W> Feb- Jg COMORIN 16.000 Feb.
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      604 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. I Ik I I aY vl I k' I OH (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naplee, Marnellles, London. Antwerp Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels. Tonnage. Due. Sail. HAKONE MARU 10,400 Feb. 8 9 5 SUWA MARU 10,700 Feb. 23 24 FUSHIMI MARU 10,900 Mar. 9 10 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,400
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      467 2 BURNS PHILP LINE. (Incorporated in Austria.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,865 tons) and tha a.a. MANGOLA (3,3*2 torn) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      509 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED. (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA. LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From From From From Spore Malacca Port Penang Swett. BORINGIA 14/2 14/2 15/2 17/2 FIONIA 7/3 7/3 B'3 10/3 ERRIA 28/3 28/3 29/3 81/3 LALANDIA 18/4 18/4 19 4
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      1136 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW BTEAMSHIP CO. Steam Ship Co, Ltd., and China (1932), LTD. Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.) THE SARAW VK STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE CL'NARD STEAMSHIP CO. I.l l>. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO, LTD. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENT VL LINE,
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      THE MAURETANIA'S "CHIEF."
      1203 3 Mr. A. Cockburn. RETIRES AFTER 40 YEARS. Southampton, Dec. 29. Mr. Andrew Coc-kburn, K.D., K.N.R.. i Chief Engineer of the Mauretania since l.M.i, was iot on board that famous vessel when she sailed from Southampton yesterday, for on Dec. 31 he passes into wi'llnarned retirement and terminates
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      HAMBURG-AMERIKA.
      290 3 Cuba-Mexico Service To Be Restarted. Memories of pre-War days have been tevhrod by the decision by the HambiirgAmerika Line to lestart their CubaMexico service with the motorship Orinoco for at that time they maintains! a tine fleet of vessels on that route. The fleet included the Kronprinzessin Cecilia and
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      "ITALIA" COMBINE.
      229 3 Third Super-Liner to Be Built Rome, Dec. 30. It is repotted that the suggestion of building a third Italian supcv-liner like the Rex and Conte di Savoia is under consideration by the Board of Directors of the "Italia" Shipping Combine. The aim would be to maintain three sailings
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      WRECKED ON REEF
      164 3 Union Jack Responsible For Identity of Vessel. The vessel which was wrecked on a ictf off Cove, Kincardineshire, on Tues- 1 day night, Dec. 27, has been definitely identified as the Aberdeen fishing yawl Star of Peace. A small Union Jack attached to a fishing dan which
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      VESSELS ARRIVED.
      181 3 LENDORAN. Brit., MM tons, from Kon Sichang 7-2, for Europe MAKASSER, Dut., 362 tons, from tenant: 6-2, for B. Deli unc. DNEPROSTROY. L'.S.S.R 2,963 tons, from Vladivostok 6-2, for Stettin H-2. ANGBY, Sar., 417 tons, from Sibu 6-2, for Sibu 11-2. NGOW HOCK, Norw., 709 tons, from Bangkok
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      128 3 Tuesday, February Shlpi alongside the Wharves or expected to Arrive. Entrance KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Lch. "Hygeia," The CabK V Mindoro.), < remcr, Lch. "Lady Clifford," Singkawang, Nam Yong. Oil Wharf NilCoal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tan Jons Pagi>r. Albert Dock Jerantut. Victoria Dock Soli.
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      LOST STEAMER.
      133 3 Found Sunk But in Perfect Condition. Tokio, Dec. 20. A trawler which disappeared some weeks ago in the Yellow Sea has bee'i found on her side at the bottom of tlv ocean in perfect condition. I The crew of 23 have disappeared. No trace of any bodies has
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      ANDRE LEBON.
      25 3 The M. M. Andre Lebon is due to ar rive at Singapore tomorrow at 7 a.m. in stead of 8 a.m. from Saigon.
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      466 3 §NORDDEUTSCHER 1 -LA/ I \Jm (Incorporated in Germany.) The undermentioned are the company's intended fixtures: OUTWARD. COBI.ENZ for Manila, Hong Kent.'. Shanghai and Japan Feb. 7 S NECKAR for Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Japan and North China Feb. II g LAHN for Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Japan and North China
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      390 3 WJeUAM STEAMfInP UNI ceW JtjgijaCAfi MAIL UN* TO EUROPE i Panama Canal via America Canada 1 Suez BY PRESIDENT LINERS 24 to 53 days of real comfort Enjoyable Economy Swimming Bath— Excellent Cuisine. Large cabins with beds. Hot and cold running water In crery stateroom. ■dtriMim DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES, INC.
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      527 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England.) ELLERMAN n LINE. Freight Service to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Tla Torts and Soei CaaaL OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG. SHANGHAI ft JAPAN, Steamer s.i. CITY OF KHIOS Due S'poic Psk. lm Bail* S'bots ftfc. a HOMEWARDS. s.jt. CITY OF LYONS for Havre,
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      66 3 SINGAPORE WEATHEM REPORT. Stations. Yesttrday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Mm. temp, ins Sunshine temp. •F Trrs. "F Ak>r Star H N-l H-3 r ><> Kota Bharu 84 V 0 10.5 07 K. Trengganu 84 Nil 10.7 68 BukitJeram 90 Nil 10.5 71 Mi-isintr 81 Nfl 9.9 75 Singapore 89
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      109 3 TIDE TABLES. Tuesday, February 7. H. W. 'B.l'J a.m., 8 ft. in., 10.M p.m., 7 ft. 6 in. \Y rdm-sdn) Krbruury 8. H. W. 8.6.'. a.m., 8 ft. 5 in., 11.02 p.m., 8 ft. Thursday. February 9. H. W. 9.41 a.m., 8 ft. 8 in., 11.2U p.m., 8 ft. 4
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      563 4 SITUATIONS VACANT. When applying for any petition advertised, la these cnlnmna srnd cofk* o. testimonials Do aot tend originals. i.ahv. travelliat t* Eagtari, Dutch Mail, .March 17. requires Ayah or other help with 2 young children. 50. Straits Times. Wuntcd for Christmas Island, Kurasian at Chinese uith experience in analytical
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      705 4 HOUSES. FLATS TO LET 81, Wilkie Road. Apply, il. Malacca Btnat, HOUSE on Institution Hill. Moderate rent United Engineers. I 6 A 16, Angullia Park, Oil Extraction Factory, 92, Robinson Rd. Angullia ft Co. TO LKT, fumi.-hi tl fi.it conwr Amber ilanMtns. Apply Swastika, 8, firch:ird Road. TO LKT bungalow
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      494 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET I TO L.ET. No. 110, Robinson Road, saittble for office A store. Apply 9- Msnasseh A Co., 5-2, Malacca Street. GODOWNS, Read Street off River Valley Road, 4.U00 to 30,000 square feet. United Engineers Limited. TO LET, two storied godown. Road and River frontage. Area 10,000
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      560 4 FOR SALE I FACTORY FOR SALE I Land and Factory couiplr:c with Engines and Machinery for Manufacturing Rubber j Goods, etc. For particulars apply, to SK, Straits Timen. TENDERS GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. Tenders will be received at the Resident Councillor's Office, Penang. i:p to noon of February 17, 1933. for the
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      502 4 1 TENDERS I WAR DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS. Sealed tenders will a* icceivcd at th.Headquarters Office. Fort 'unning. Biaga•erf, at 10 a.m. on Tue: day, Fel>ruar\ 1 1933 for: Bread Meat Groceries Cold Storage Suppli-^ Hospital ft Detention Barrack Supplies. Non-European Supplier Koragv Petrol Fuel Light Mechanical Transport Tongkang* Coolie Labour Winding
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      413 4 BUSINESS CARDS. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND .MASSAOK. Mm. HAHI and Mi«» II AN V 60. WATKRLOO SIRKKT. Telephone 71(>7. YE OLDE TRAVELLER'S REST, KEPPEL 11 VltliOl'K TOM ROGERS who has recently taken over above Premises will start supplying from Feb. 1 HOT SUPPERS AT SLUMP PRICES. Rally round the old
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      71 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Riugaporr Within Ontnlde without Malaya. Malaya. Postage. Monthly :i.CO f 4.00 2.50 Quarterly 8..',0 $12.00 7.60 HaL Yearly $17.00 $24.00 $16.00 Taarly $84.00 $48.00 $80.00 ADVERTISEMENT RATES The charg. n und Instructions for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS appear on tar form at the bottom of O|l« page. Gontra -t rates
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      265 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'"- TREMIER HOTEL. TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE DOT'S REVUE CABARET 9.30 p.m. to Mid-night. Admission $1.00 RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA. PHONE 5381. ADELPHI I SEA VIEW HOTEL HOTEL FAVOUR^ET°z A R TET E r zvous "Sf-ssr G QUIET LOCATION SUN BATHING EXCELLENT CUISINE FIXED MENUS A LA CARTE
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      665 5 RAFFLES CAFE I public notices. Excellent Meals ala Carte THE MEMBERS OF THE CHETTIARS 1 at Moderate Cost. (MnU|«OTTAI) COMMUNITY OF SINGAPORE CORDIALLY INVITE Th< Ladies and Gentlemen of Singapore to DKCAP be present at the Festival of THAIIMSWI i.. l thc da y <!•<! Suliramnniam appeared to his daily
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      1107 5 THE STRAITS TIMES, THE SINGAPORE DAILY NEWS, THE SUNDAY TIMES THE STRAITS BUDGET. Head office, CECIL AND STANLEY STREETS. SINGAPORE Branrh Office, 27, JAVA STREET. KUALA M'MPIR. Cable* TIMES. SINGAPORE. j Telephones: SINGAPORE 5151. KUALA LUMPUR SSftt r 5152. 9 ir .1 Sole Advertising Representatives In Great Britain, c REUTERS,
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    7484 6 "No Support For Rubber Restriction Among Efficient Companies/ GOOD-BYE TO THE KING'S PROCTOR? (From Our Own Correspondent.) Straits Times Offio:, neat Street, Jan. 24. Ufa in London this week has been a great experience, adventurous, invigorating, amusing, infinitely well worth living. No one in his senses would
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      24 6 FOURNIER'S HYGENIQUE MIXTURE TONIC ELIXIR World Wld« Btputatioa. EafaM Substitute*. So 1 4 by SfJ h.T,«ti and 9tnr** «aj PKDISAL DISPINSABT •m.. slqu«r» Bias**"*
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      185 6 THE ONLY ALL BRITISH CHEST ON THIS MARKET j i; i ECUNOMICrt't BACKING Slippy AND THE BEST. A PRODUCT OF MALAYA BY MALAYAN COLLIERIES, LTD. Tel. 4265. KUALA LUMPUR. Telegrams "ARANG." j| THE SENSATION OF EUROPE! I" For sheer natural loveliness I Th.- finest of the new films much of
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      157 7 AU4AMBRA The Independent Theatre with the Pick of the World's Pictnrei. SEASON EXTENDED! TWO DAYS ONLY: MATINEE TOMORROW AT 3. NORMA SrSSuTS! >'•■ with its great cast, 03fii BP^^ H" V^k J' --tJiLle- story, ami la h f^ FREDERIC MARCH, LESLIE HOWARD IN "SMILING THROUGH" The Pride of Metro Goldwyn
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      222 7 Here's The British Musical Comedy ALL LONDON is Raving Over IMNTOLI Gala Opening 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 JAN KiEPURA THE WORLD-FAMOUS TENOR with I SOUNIE HALE Fresh from his Comedy Triumphs on the London s;:i:v ANO INTERNATIONAL CAST in CAI'MONT-HRITISHS j«:iyest and most brilliant Musical Comedy C?|j|fl BM^rl^ Side-splitting B^^PBLh^^J ■3<^3v^^^-^^Jvv^''9p
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      140 7 m^^ JS/ S^&ttt&^jfiiMi i 5 EM, BJ Jf^J^u^^Sf- BTr" pEvit; Jb^E RESERVATIONS PHON£ eS»OS LAST NIGHT TONIGHT. SIR ARTHI'R CONAN DOYLE'S THRILLING MYSTERY OF DARTMOOR z WITH SCREEN DIALOGUE 15V EDGAR WALLACE! WITH HEATHER ANGEL: JOHN STUART. TOMORROW TALLULAH BANKHEAD in "THUNDER BELOW WITH PAUL LUKAS, CHARLES 3ICKFORD, RALPH FORBES.
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    404 8 How Tin Shares Have Risen. JUMP IN STERLING WITHOUT EFFECT. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Tuesday. Today's Prices: Rubber. 6 J cents per lb. Tin, Singapore price $76 per picul. Yesterday's Prices: Rubber, London, 2 "ltd.. unchanged. New York, 2 31/32 cts., up 1/16 ct. Markei Tone:—
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    83 8 Dull. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 2i/ Kd. per lb New York Spot Sheet G. cte 2 31 U per lb. Noon, Feb. 7. I.S.S. equal to London Standard: Buyers. Sellers Spot (loose) 6-V 8 6 7 K (F.O.B.) 6V 8 6 11 1* Itandard
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    PRODUCE.
    65 8 Singapore, Feb. 7. Gambier 5.00 (Cube) No. 1 unpicked) 10.00 Copra 4.7P mixed 4JP Sago flour, Sarawak 1.9." White Pepper 19' Black Pepper 15< Pearl Sago 4.00 small 3.90 medium 6.00 Rice Siam $162 to 220 Saigon $142 to 14F Rangoon $140 to 16" No. 1 125 catties gross
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      205 8 SELLING Singapore, Feb. 7. London, 4 months' sight 2 3 20 32 London, 3 months' sight 2 3 7 London, 60 days' sight 2/8 27 'V 2 London, 30 days' sight 23 13 16 London, demand 2 25/82 London, T.T. 2/3 3 4 Lyons and Paris, demand 1,000
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      EXCHANGES.
      116 8 Rugby, Feb. 4. Foreign exchanges are: Amsterdam 8.46 Athens 600 Berlin 14.30" Belgrade 250 Bombay 16 5 32 Brussels 24.42 < o Bucharest 575 Buenos Aires 41% official rate Copenhagen 22 7 16 Geneva 17.62 Helsingfors 227 Hong Kong 1 3 1/2 Lisbon 110 Madrid 41 15 32 Milan
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      AIR MAIL.
      47 8 A mail from Batavia and Pstanfaug by aeroplane is expected at Singapore ai 1.30 p.m. today. The Air Mail Alor Star Amsterdam dispatched from Singapore on 2(ith January arrived in Amsterdam on stk February and was delivered in lx>ndon on 6th February, ll>3:i (11 days).
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      52 8 From China and Japan by Hakone Maru due at Singapore daylight tomorrow. From Indo-China Audre Lebon due a' Singapore 7 a.m. tomorrow. From Holland Indrapoera due at Singapore 8 a.m. tomorrow. From Europe (London mails dispatched 19th January) by Hajula due .it Penang 6 a.m. on Thursday, the
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      STRANGE DEATH
      165 8 Sydiu y. The strange circumstances in which two farm animals died are said by experts to be without parallel in the records of Australian farming: In one case the victim was a bullock. The condition in which the carcase wan found suggested that while it was scratching its
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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        MINING.
        437 8 Issue Val. Pd. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang A £1 Austral Malay 5/- 5/- Ayer Hitam Tin £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 1 1 Batang Padang 1 1 Batu Caves 1 1 Bukit Arang £1 £1 Burmah Malay £1 £1 Chenderiang 1 1 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt 5/- 5/-
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        GENERAL.
        283 8 Issue Val. IM. liuyers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick. Old 0.50 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 1.05 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 4.17.6 10 5 British Malaya Trustee 5.00 £1 £1 Con. T. S. T< Prefs. 21 6 £1 £1 Con. T. S. OltL 1 5 6 1 1
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        148 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 100 101 ci. Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 $40U,000 105 110 nom. Singapore Municipal 4Vs p.c. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 104 105 nom. Singapore Municipal 4*/£ p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 104
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        373 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. Today s Price Fraser Lyall Evatt Co. Allenby ($1) 0.45 0.55 0.45 0.60 Alor Gajah ($1) 025 0.35 0.30 0.40 A. Hitam ($1) 0.60 o.6ft 050 0.6« ,A. Kuning ($1) 0.10 0.05 0.15 A. Malay ($2) 0.75 1.00 0.76 O.yo
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    289 8 Today. Philippine Islands, China and Japan i'iililwiz i H p.m. Selat Pandjanff. Bengkalis, Siak, Paknn Baroe, Fort de Kock A Padang i Hong Kwnnid :t p.m. Selat Pitndjang, Bengkalis and Bagan Si A[»i Api (Ksmerahiui 8 p.m. Java, South-West Sumatra, Sniith- > ;ist Borneo, Olebes, Moluccas, Timor
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    41 8 Christiaan Huygeo* CatM inurHpoera Cor.te Rosio I'ofUui Bras hm>ar-l -liin.l Lmt\ ATM. BpiN Loftdua Not. i! 6 Die. It Nov. Ib Dee. 17 On, Dec. £1 Dec. 16 Jan. 4 Dec. 29 Jan. 23 jan 6 Jan. 29
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    L'ATLANTIQUE.
    154 8 Captain Praises British Seamen. Cherbourg, Jan. 11. The eooraca shown l>v members of the awm of the British steamer Kord Castle in their rWCUfI "t HMM "f WtW of the liner L'Atlantioue when she was bla/.int; in the Channel is specially mentioned as worthy of reward by Captain Schoofs.
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    " MADCHEN IN UNIFORM."
    78 8 MADCHEN IN UNIFORM." Pandering To Morbid Minds." Rome, Jan. 11. Just before it was due to appear in promintnt Huri- cinema, the film Mjidrhon in LY/form" was banned by the censorship. The film was rwently denounced by the Vatican orgaa -'():«survatore Romano" and by another Rome newspaper as "paiwlorinK to
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      151 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Today. February 7. Opening of 9.V.C. Miniature Kangp by I r John S.otl. Drill Mall. Vi:. p.m. Dat'l Ri-vuc. RatHes Hotel. 9.30 p.m. Wednesday. February S Mi nru. M.iseiwitsch Recital. Memorial Hall, Mt p n. Rotary Tiffin. Mr. W. Hirtwistle on "Fishlag Methods of Teday," Adelphl
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      BULLION MARKET.
      603 9 Samuel Montagu and Co. in their letter dated, London, Jan. 11, state: The Bcnk of England gold reserve against notes amounted to £H9,7U2,447 on Jan. 4 as compared with £110,788,284 on the previous Wednesday. The moderate amounts of bar gold available in the open market have again been
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      LONDON MONEY MARKET.
      926 9 Banks Replenish Bill Portfolios. BIG JUMP IN OTHER DEPOSITS." (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 11. Easy monetary conditions naturally follow the turn of the year, but money was more plentiful and discounts weiv weaker than the London market had ex pected last week. The large sums
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      SINGAPORE MARKET
      460 9 Official List Of Approximate Prices. The foilowine arc tic prk-es. nt> per nitty where nut OtkefwlM itsfWd, i>rev:ilinK al the Singapore niiiike'.s on Feb. a* furnished by the Food and Market Inspector Meat. Ueef steak Cound) oO i>er i-ulty. luef Stew or iur.y 25. pork, lean 43. pork,
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      DAHUN RUBBER.
      66 9 Allotment Basis In Reconstruction. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 6. The Liquidator of Dahun Rubber announces the registration of a new company in which old sharoholders are entitled to dainv allotment of oorrespandinir number of 21- shares credited 1/9 paid. Tunah Estate reports a loss for tr*
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      MALAYA CONSOL.
      63 9 Net Loss for Year Of £13,363. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. (>. The profit of Malaya Consolidated Tin Di edging fcr the fear ended Sept. 30 was £3,497, but deduction of expenses, geneial. charges add writing off tltJUt fcr depreciation leaves a net l".-s of £13.363. Kamra
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      ULU LANGAT PLANTERS
      176 9 Mr. N. J. Skyum Elected Chairman. The annual general meeting of the Ulu Langat District Planters' Association took place in the Kajang Club, Mr. C. H. Miller presiding. I The minutes of the half-yearly general meeting were read and confirmed after j which Mr. Miller gave a
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      MALAYAN TIN STATISTICS.
      101 9 Horeicn imports of iin ore during the mbiith of January, 1«33. Country of origin Tons. Almaka j|B Burma BP Netherlands India: Hanka and Uillitun 370 Sinirkep .66 Other Places iVench Indo-China Iff Japan 3" Siam I'M Tanganyika nil Union of South Africa 50 Toial 2,021 SUMMARY. Imports.
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    77 9 Activity in Gold Mining Shares. Rugby, Ft Active (k-alinK* u^him took place in Sooth African gold mining shares this morning on the London Stock Kxchangc A certain amount of profit taking was notK-wtble but .support was always sufficient to absorb 'he shares offered arid further appreciable gains were
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    US. TARIFFS
    43 9 Washington. Feb. Republican attempts to force taril! raising legislation through the House oi Representatives were disposed of by Senator Garner with the declaration that their will be no foreign ilrprovutU- I currency legislation enacted in this session of Congress. Reuter Wifeless.
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      620 9 BANKING, NEDERLANDSCH, INDISCHE HANDELSBANK N. V. ■atabllaked 1863 at Aauteraaas. Anthorised Capital Glda. 100,000,000 raid op Capital Glda. 55.000,000 Be.«rr. s Glds. 24.190,384 HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OmCEB: THE HAGUE, ROTTERDAM. OVERSKAS BRANCHES. Bntavia: Head offic* for Dutch last sMsam. BRANCH OFFICES DUTCH EAST INDIES Ampenan, Bandoenff. Chrribon, Gorontalo, Makassar,
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    AMUSEMENTS Singapore.
    132 10 AI.Ii AMBRA. Norma Shearer nnd Fre.lrio March in Smiling Through. 6.15—9.15 Phone CUO9. CAPITOL. Tell Me Tonight with Jan Kicpura and Sonnie Hale. C.l5 9.15. Phone 5261-62. GREAT WORLD. Lawrence Tibbett in "The Prodigal." Gate 10 cts. Ladies Free. STAR TALKIE GREAT WORLD).— Dennis King und Jeanett MueDunald
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      43 10 •Us.-rs. Tun Onp S>-njr und Fun Honit ('hu.in bc{r to thank all relatives and friends foi their kind attendance at the nitrht risitl and funeral of their late mother and ul-.i ull those who sent wreaths, letters of condolence, telegrams and cars.
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    SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, FEB. 7, 1933. SHORT MEMORIES.
    932 10 SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, FEB. 7, 1933. SHORT MEMORIES. On page 17 of the Report of the Straits Settlements Retrenchment Committee, under the heading General," is to b. 1 found the following paragraph "We are strongly of the opinion that r.u further recruitment in any branch of the Government service should be
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    END OF FIVE-YEAR PLAN.
    1091 10  -  Alexander F. Kercnsky. Impoverished Villages Of Russia. (By The former Prriiiier of Rus*ia ittlmrn m Hke fMowing article that the Soviet's Year Plan failed altogether in its object. "Jiixtead »i tiu promised inospcrity," he suyn, "Riisnia MS reverted to the terrible destitution of the ijetn. a
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    220 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Dr. I. A. Simpson, Chemist, Institute for Medical Research, returned by the Corfu from home leave. Mr. W. Birtwistle will address the Singapore Rotary Club at the Adelphi Hotel tomorrow on "Fishing Methods of Today." The Hon. Mr. M. B. Shelley has an veo in Kuala Lumpur to
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    NOTES OF THE DAY
    740 10 TEYMURTACHE KHAN. Teymurtache Khan has fallen. Tht world has shown very little concern nl the happening, perhaps because Teynnn tache was only a Court Minister to tlic Shah of Persia and one-time Persian el voy in London. But Urn initiated believethat his dismissal can (inly be
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    26 10 Major H. de Klton, .Senior Sagarintendent. Trade and Customs. Kuala Lumpur, ha* relumed froii' home leavt and is stationed at Kuala l.umpur. Mr-. Elton accompanied him.
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    DUTCH WARSHIPS STILL PURSUING THE MUTINEERS. A MESSAGE TO THE WORLD.
    633 11 Protest Against Wag< Cuts. OFFICERS SAFE. Crew Trying to Mak< Terms. The amazing exploit ef the nafi\c (m of the Dutch battleship Da /e\en Provincit-n. who captured their officers and set out from (Match, Sumatra, on Saturday, is not
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    "CHINA MUST RESIST."
    1227 11 Mr. Eugene Chen's Call For Open Action. "WE WILL WIN." If There Is A \A>ng Drawn Out War. Shanghai, Feb. 7. Mi. Eugene (hen. ex-Foreign Minister, htis returned to China from Europe j and ramOTI are current that he ras baas recalled by the Government and may
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    TAX ON FOREIGNERS IN SIAM.
    87 11 Higher Fees to Restrict Immigration. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Feb. 7. New regulations to restrict immigration into Siam have been announced. The fee for a certificate of resid me* for an alien is raised from Ti all Ticals 100, and in the case of
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    THE EX-KAISER.
    131 11 Will Return When People Demand It. Paris, Feb. 3. William II will return to Germany as recognised chief of the Imperial House or not at all," declared one of the ex-Kaiser's confidants at Doom to a special reporter from the Petit Journal. This iatimate friend of the ex-Kaiser
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    DUCHESS D'UYES.
    121 11 Death of French Society Leader. Paris, Feb. A well-known figure has disappeared from French life with the death of the Duchess D'Uyes, aged 83. The Duchess was the owner of a famou< pack of stag-hounds and each meet m a social event and a manifestation of the traditions
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    BERLIN BOURSE.
    86 11 Ground Lost in AH Sections. Berlin, Feb. 4. The Bourse opened weak with all sections losing ground, except Lignites,; which even gained slightly. The downward niuvimii 1 was led by I Reichbank shares, which fell off seven points. Losses in the other department! average from one and a
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    ZEPPELIN BASE.
    69 11 Dr. Eckener's Arrangements With Seville. Madrid, Feb. 4. It is stated that negotiations between Captain Lehniann, representing Dr. Kckener, and the local authorities in Seville for the erection of a Zeppelin base there have been successfully completed and the decision has now been referred to the Government. The
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    "ARSENAL" FOUND
    64 11 Police Raid Printing Office In Vienna. Vienna, Feb. 3. On receipt of an anonymous communication the poli.e made a raid on the printing office of the Socialist Wiener Neustadt and are reported to have discovered seven machine guns and 31,000 cartridges and also bayonets and rifle barrels. The
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    SOVIET GOLD FIND.
    41 11 Much Richer Than That In East Africa." Moscow, Feb. -1. A scientric expedition making excavations in Soviet Central Asia has struck gold veins which are stated to be much richer than those recently discovered iv East Africa.— Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    NON-STOP FLIGHT RECORD.
    576 11 R.A.F. Attempt. MOLLISON STARTS FOR S. AMERICA. London, Feb. 8. Squadron liradnr 0. U. Gayford and Flight-Lieut. K. Niehotetti took oif at 7.15 from Crur.v.ell on a ni :h: to lh" (ape in the Royal Air Force r'ai'<" r plane in an attempt t-> beat tin-non-stop record.
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    MOND LABORATORY.
    161 11 Physical Science Study At Cambridge. Rugby, Fcl>. 1. The Royal Society Mond laboratory at Cambridge was officially opened by Mr. Stanley Baldwin, Chancellor of the University. It has been erected on the site of the old engineering workshop to provide a home for Professor Kapitza's researches into the
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    REBEL TRIBES.
    48 11 Heavy Losses in Fighting In Arabia. Jerusalem, Feb. 2. Sharp fighting between the troops of King Ibn Saud and the rebels of the Asir Province have caused heavy losses on both sides. The situation has become serious as several other tribes have joined the rebels. Aneta-Havas.
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    " DANGERS TO STATE " IN GERMANY.
    211 11 DANGERS TO STATE IN GERMANY. Press Censorship. PRUSSIAN DIET DISSOLVED. Berlin. Feb. C. The Prussian Diet has ban dissolved. A new stringent decree restricts the freedom of the Press. Incitement to a general strike, false accusations like'y to "injure the interest of the State,' and betrayal of military secrets will
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    BUILDING SOCIETIES.
    166 11 Scheme for Increasing Employment. Rugby, Feb. 1 The Government has approved a scheme prepared by the National Association of Building Societies for increasing employment locally by making advances to members of their 360 constituent societies for financing repairs, decorations and improvements to house property. Although the scheme has
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    PARLIAMENT.
    110 11 Six Cabinet Meetings In Two Weeks. London, Feb. 2. A series of six Cabinet meetings hold in the pust fortnight has carried the Government's preparations for the* resumption of tin 1 session OB Feb. H to a we'l advanced stage. One of the Government's major measures will lie the
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    HUNGARY'S DEBT
    92 11 Plan For A Bond Issue Approved. Budapest, Feb. 2. The plan drafted by the Finance Minister for a bond issue as a form of payment of Hungary's foreign debt has been approved by the. Parliamentary Commission and the plan will be entered into immediately The commission has also
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    FRENCH PRETENDER.
    82 11 Blames Republic For Present Crisis. Brussels, Feb. 2. The exiled French pretender, the Due de Guise, has broadcast a manifesto to French Royalists blaming the Third Republic for France's present economic and political difficulties from which, ir. his opinion, the country could be rescued only by a dictatorial
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    "ACT OF A MAN OF COURAGE."
    246 11 British Praise for Mr. Roosevelt. Rugby, Feb. 4. Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Exchequer, in a speech at Birmingham, said that British imports last year hail kept up wonderfully well and would have been far better but for exchange control/ in a number
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    ARGENTINE MISSION.
    149 11 Guests of the British Government. Rugby, Feb. 4. The official mission dispatched by the Argentine Government to return the visit paid by the Prince of Wales to Argentina in 1931 will be met on arrival in London by the Prince of Wales on behalf of the King and
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    STRIKES IN IRELAND
    109 11 Busmen Join The Railway Workers. Belfast, Feb. 3. Six hundred busmen on the Free State side of the border today joined the strike of the Northern Ireland railwaymen and over 3,000 men in the Free State are no.v involved. The dockers are also restive and refuse to
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    FRANCE AND ITALY
    82 11 Failure of Rapprochement Efforts. Paris, Feb. A frank confession of the failure of the French efforts to effect a rapprochement with Italy was made by ex-Premier Herriot in a speech in the Sorbonne. M. Herriot complained that Italy charged France with maintaining hege ninny over Europe and
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    SOUTH AFRICA
    51 11 No Confidence Motion Defeated. Cape Town, Feb. 1. General Smuts' no confidence motion against the Hertzog Government was defeated in the House of Assembly by 83 votes to 63. In the meantime, efforts to arrange a coalition between General Smuts and Mr. Tielman Roos have been abandoned.— Reuter
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    MR. BERNARD SHAW
    72 11 Does Not Go Ashore In Bangkok. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Feb. The Empress of Britain arrived yesterday morning and left late at night. A party came on shore and spent the day sightseeing, but Mr. Bernard Shaw remained on board. H.R.H. Prince Puraphatra, the formal Minister
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    SEGRAVE TROPHY
    39 11 Greatest Exploit Award Foi Mrs. Moliison. London, Feb. 3. The Segrave Trophy, offered as a reward for the greatest exploit of the year in the air, will be awarded to Mrs. Mollison (Amy Johnson* for IMS*— Aneta-Hava*.
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    MORE EVIDENCE IN CRESSON CASE.
    3260 12 Prosecution Full of Venom And Hatred." fk;ht in shop. WHAT HAPPENED TO PEACEMAKER. "The whole mentality of the prosecution is so full of the venom and hatred they bear Mr. (resson that they will stop at nothing to swear that everything he did' »a^ dune
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    MALAYAN TRADE IN 1932.
    458 12 MALAYAN TRADE IN 1932. Another Heavy Drop. COMMODITY PRICES STILL FALLING. According to the 'aies* issu-.- by the Department ot Stathftfca of Foreign Imports, Exports r.nd Shipping the year 1932 was a bad one for Malayan trade, heavy falls taking place botfi in imports and eXptitti as compared with the
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    P.W.D. PENSIONABLE ONCE AGAIN.
    444 12 Despite Retrenchment Proposals. The happiest department in Government today, the Straits Times learns., 'is ih.' Public W«rks Department. The reason is> this Before the S.S. and F.M.S. Retrenchment Committees commenced their deliberations, all Government departments, >t is understood, were circularised to thj effect that no more
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    19 12 Mr. L. H. Gorsuch- will succeed Mr. A. SJleep at the Selangor Secretariat when the latter gofes on leave.
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    MURDER MYSTERY ON PULAU BRANI.
    1900 12 Sikh Who Championed ik Untouchables." SHOT IN HIS SLEEP. I FEELING AGAINST HIM VERY STRONG. i The question of "Untouchable Sikhs" being admitted into the temple has been put forward as a motive lot the murder of a Sikh watchman at the i Master Attendant's
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    GRAN CHACO DISPUTE.
    49 12 league's Urgent Advice To Both vSides. 'ieneva. Feb. I. Xha League has a^ain addressed duplicate telegrams to Paraguay and Bolivia urgently advising both government to suspend hostilities {x-iulin^r the action undertaken by neutrals with a view settling the Gran Chaio dispute l.y U i!,i tiation. Aneta-Traru-Occan.
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    EIGHT KILLED.
    31 12 Explosion in French Motor Factory. Pari*, J-clj. iv tight people MN killed and about hundred injured ihruti^li :w\ axskaion in the power station of the Kenault mot<.. factory. Reutvr.
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    HECTIC SCORING AT BRISBANE.
    191 13 M.C.C. Tourists' Fine Recovery. Brisbane, Feb. T match between the H.C.C. and ru w;, s resumed this n* in fine weathei before 3,000 spectator!!. The Mi ket «as good. The touristi had ■cored six runs without losa when ps were drawn (mi Saturday bW lost the
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    WILTSHIRES DRAW WITH NEGRI.
    648 13 Visitors Unlucky. BRILLIANT DEFENCE SAVES THE STATE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, F«b. »>. j Thj Wiltshire Regiment began th.-ir up-country hockey taw today when th?y Wele distinctly n '.fortunate only to share the honsara with Negri Scmbilan. Thanks 1 ai due (or th'a to the
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    MIXED DOUBLES AT S.C.C
    296 13 Results, of Yesterday's Ties. The following an day's ties in the mixed doubles I tournament proceeding at tii' Mivd Doable* Handicap. S. H. Me.Murray and lira, McMl scr. neat O. E. H. Cutler and Mrs. I plus 2, ii. 8 1, B. J. Pidj and Mrs.
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    JOHORE POLO
    127 13 Turkish Prince Visits. Club. lunching with 11. 11. Tunjcku I Mahkcta, L'mrku Asis, Capt. Long A.D.C.. ami Colonel C. L. Prior, at tho i Isiana Beaar, Jotwre Baaro, yesterday, Prince Karimi <f Turkey, who is on a to Mal:>v;i. was cntcnaini'd at the I: jal Johora Polo club.
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    COOK WINS.
    243 13 Experience Tells In Hard Fight. George Cook (Australia) defeated Salvatorc RncgireUs (Italy) on points in their twelve-round contest at Belle Yue. Manchester, after a hard scrap. Ruggirello, opened with a right cross and a counle of abort hooks to the head, but Cook's aggressiveness and quick "unehing at
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    ARMY vs. R.A.F.
    152 13 Boxing Tournament At New World. A l.oxing tournament has l>een arranged at the New World Arena for Saturday, Feb. 18, between teams represenlinv the Army and the Royal Air Force. Contests ranging fiom bantam to heavyweight will be fought and Imxers from the Royal Artillery, Roynl Air
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    S.V.C. CRICKET.
    71 13 Fixtures for Coming Season. The following Singapore Volunteer Corps cricket fixtures have been arranged for the forthcoming season: Sunday, Apr. 23: S.V.C. vs. R.A. and R. E. at Pulau Brani. Friday, May 12 and Saturday, May 13: S.V.C. vs. Wiltshire Regt. at S.( .< I Sunnay, June 25:
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    Y.M.C.A. SPORT.
    131 13 The following will represent the V.M.C. A. against Fort Canning at hockey on the Fort Canning ground at 5 p.m. on Friday: W. Ferguson, R. Lyne, R. J. R. Stracey, H. S. Duncan. Lee Fong Lim, G. A. Nelson, M. Catchatoor, Looi Eng San, P. O' Dwyer, P.
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    CLOSING STAGES OF THIRD TEST.
    974 13 Losers' Plucky Fight. VERITY'S PROMISE AS A BATSMAN. (By Air Mail.) A description of the last two days' Hay of the third Test match at Adelaide, which England won by &>X runs, has been received by air mail. It appears that the Australians were always
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    BADMINTON
    107 14 Annual Meeting 1 of Perak Vssociation. (From Our Own Correspondent.) [poh, Feb. 7 The I'erak Badminton Association Bel i its annual meeting at the Ipoh V.M.C.A. on Saturday with Mi. .1. 1.. Woods in >hchair. The election of otli.e-boaiers result -.1 as follows: -President. Mr. I-. Wood Vice-president. Mi.
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    640 14 Ladies' February Medal. The Singapore Coif club ladies February 1 Competition was played at liul.it 1 imah yesterday and resulted in .< tie betweeu M>- Law, Mrs. HolmesSmith. Miss K. Stewart ami Mrs. Inn' Miller in "A" division, and in accordance with Bye-law 25 Mrs. liMes Milks
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    MIXED DOUBLES.
    40 14 Mr. Mrs. Crawford Win Australian Title. Melbourne, Feb. J. B. Crawford an.i Mrs, Crawford (Aoatralia) won ih.' AnatraHaa mixed doubles (han>|i onship today beating Elleeworth Vines and Mis van Ryu, :i fi 7—6,7 6, 1'! 11. Anota-H ivaa.
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    101 14 I. <ia\. Filiruary 7. Tennis: S.< ti.urFootball: CkiacM Lrugnt: Biong 800 A A BtndenMar A.< Jala* l!i-s»r. Bockay: HaUeea WlHahire Rcct.. Malacca. Wi diusday. February 8. B.C.C. toun Football: Malays vs. Chimae, Jalsn aWaar Thursday, Februar;- 9. Hockey: iYiak n. ■/Utabin Uttri li'uh l iv. February I. Boekajr:
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    BODY-LINK BOWLING NOT NEW.
    1596 14 P. 6. H. Fender's Views. PLAYING ON OTHER'S WEAKNESSES. TIM M. <".('■ team-; Umt in Australia Menu to him baea awn pradaethre <>f controvi -y and acriawßtoaa bickering than say other ton- on record. The n i me o! (onti'iilion. aa otticially noted in the cable
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    TEST AVERAGES.
    461 14 England's Superiority More Pronounced. England's BOptriority over AlUxtrali.i. on the Reid so far m tht jM'escnt atrioi v. Ti matchei i- Carthei demonstrate I in qpirea by the publication of the Tc;t averages. Paynter. the Lancashire lefl-haide l:;-ads the England batthg with an average of 78, but actually
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    PRIESTS £10,000 LOSS.
    214 15 An American Detained In Paris. Paris, Dec. 24. An American citizen, said to be a native of Haiti, has been detained by the Paris Police in connection with the loss r.f £10,000 by Father Joseph McAuley, t.f \V avertree, Liverpool. A second man involved in the aflfair
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    TO SAVE RANGOON HARBOUR.
    632 15 Tests in a Basement. TIDES AND CURRENTS TO SCALE. I The tides, the currents, and the mo:i- soons of a corner of the Indian Ocean art being manufactured to scale in a Bloomsbury basement in order to assure the future of one of the greatest ports
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    SINGAPORE YACHT CLUB.
    832 16 Sound Finances. MR. LI'NDON RE-ELECTED COMMODORE. Mmnd financial position was reported at the annual general meeting of the Royal Singapore Yacht Club, held yesterday, with Mr. F. G. I.undon, the Commodore, in the chair. The chairman said that although the yiar's work had been carried out under
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    HIS PITCH.
    172 16 Prison for Afghan Newsvendor. Sentence of one day'< imprisonment, a Bm c,{ $30, and an order to pay compen:;.tion of $5 to the .-'miplainant or in detault of the payment of the fine^ to i. largo imprisonment <f a month and i mm days, was passed by the
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    CHINESE DETAINED.
    112 16 Sequel to Changi Murder. A Chinese has been detained by the police in connection with the murder of a t hincse who was found by Detective Inspector M. Boyle, leaning against a coconut tree with a rope round his neck, on the evening of Jan. 29. The man
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    $5,000 FINE.
    65 16 For 81,000 Worth Of NonGovernment Chandu. A fine of $5,000 or in default 18 months' rigorous imprisonment was imposed by the Singapore Criminal District Judge, Mr. H. A. Forrer, yesterday, when Eu Chin Teck, a Chinese, came up for sentence on a charge of being in possession of
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    MR. M. P. CHOUBEY.
    146 16 The death of Mr. M. P. Choubey, who for over 20 years was an assistant at the General Hospital, Singapore, occurred yesterday. The funeral wan larf»«ly attended, and among those attending were Dr. MacGrcpr, Dr. Lawson, Mr. Hosking, Dr. Sen, Dr. Apparajoo, Dr. Ghosh, Dr. Maniam,
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    POLICE BAND
    53 16 The Police Band will play the following programme at Telok Ayer Reclamation tomorrow at 9 p.m.: March, "Adolphe" (Michaelis); OverIture, "Light Cavalry" (Suppe); InvitHtion si la Vilm" (Weber) Selection, "Maid of the Mountains" (Kraser-Simp-son); "Four Indian Love Lyrics (Fin(knl; Piccolo Solo, ''Cassiopia" (Barsotti>; Novelty, "Slidin" Home" (Parnell); Medley.
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    H.H. SULTAN OF JOHORE.
    26 16 ,11.11. the Sultan ami Sultanah of Johore return frorii their tour of Indo-China and the Far East by the Hakone Maru tomorrow.
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    13 16 Mr. -T. O. Sander*, traffic manager, F.M.S., Railways, has sailed on dome leave.
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    HOTEL COMPANIES.
    164 16 Meeting of Sarkies Bros/ Creditors. A private meeting of the creditor^ tif Sarkies Bros, was held yesterday afternoon and in accordance with the o^der of Mr. Justice a Beckett Terrell or. Jan. 25 the memoranda of association of the two new companies Raffles Hotel Ltd. and the E.
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    INVASION OF JEHOL.
    141 16 Denied by Japanese War Office. Peiping, Feb. 6. Chinese sources report the arrival at Tungliao yesterday morning of three Japanese military trains carrying 2,000 infantry and cavalry, 80 motor-cars and 100 field-guns. The belief is expressed that the Japanese drive into Jehol will be- along three routes,
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    CHIUMENKOW.
    476 16 Has The Pass Been Retaken Shanghai, Feb. 7. There are no further details regarding the fighting at Chiumenkow Pass, which the Chinese claimed yesterday to have recaptured from the Japan* c. but a mes.-ajf*- from Peiping states that a number of Gen. Cheng Kwei-lin's wounded have arrived there with
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    UNLICENSED SCENES.
    237 16 Theatrical Producer Fined £100. William Henshall, theatrical producer, of Golders Green, London, was fined a total of £100 at Plymouth for permitting to be acted at the Palace Theatre, Plymouth, oh Oct. 12 and 13 last certain parts of a play known as Restez la Nuit before permission
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    " PERNICIOUS."
    205 16 PERNICIOUS." The Recorder (air Ernest Wild, K.C.) and a jury protested at the Old Bailey against the sale of dummy revolvers. The Recorder said that in his experience they v>re used in half a dozen cases every sessions for engineering hold-ups and intimidating people. "I am tired of denouncing these
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    A SUBMERGED CONTINENT.
    707 16 Animals That Never Come To Surface. A submerged continent which, it > believed, exists between the Indian anil African coasts (1 f the Arabian Sea ami the North-West Indian Ocean. i< to !>.• searched for l.y the Sir John M'.in.iy Oceaiiojrraphic Expedition. Colonel R. B. Seynuwr Sewell
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    MURDER AT RUBBER FACTORY.
    468 17 Husband Dead Wife Wounded. The pivliminary inquiry into the munloiof a S'kh anil the attempted murder of I"- \He in a rubber factory in Ki^i Ckon Koad on We. 15 la-t, ofcMed befor the Second Police Magistrate, Mr. A. W. liny, yesterday and was further ndjourned
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    BUSY DAY FOR THE BRIGADE.
    795 17 Oil Tanjks Threatened. LARGEST BUSH FIRE ON RECORD. Not since the days of the Mutiny has the Singapore Fire Brigade been called out to so many fires of some magnitude as was the case yesterday. The work they did constituted a record in their annals.
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    WORLD'S CHESS CHAMPION.
    413 17 Dr. Alekhine to Visit Singapore. Dr. A. A. Altkhim. the world's ihess riMunpiort, will arrive in Sin߻F"'"e ly the Pi i!t-nt Adanes, ami the Singapore iN m nul; h 1 1 t< ai u:fe tot the i picn ta give a BimttHaaeoai display at the Adelphi Hotel
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    700 SICK.
    58 17 Influenza in Mediterranean Fleet. Paris, Feb. 2. The crews of the British Mediterranean Fleet have been suffering from the influenza epidemic which was raging in Great Britain when the Fleet sailed. During the manoeuvres 700 men were in sick bay on board their .ships while over 600 had
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    ON BORROWED MONEY
    127 17 Arrest of The Spy Of Port Arthur/ Berlin, Feb. 2. A famous international adventurer, tht Russian Baron Egon von Kierinsky, has Leen arrested in Berlin, where he liveti on the proceeds of clever frauds of various kinds. Living like a lord,"' he stated that the Japanese Government
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    FISCAL CHANGES.
    207 17 Britain's Complete Break With the Past. Kutfby, Feb. 1. Mr. Walter Runcimun. l'resident of the Board of Trade, speaking at Pamanrr. sai:l .hat the return of the Government candidate at East fife m:ule it rionr thar their mandate had not yet been exhaiisti Referring to fiscal changes, he
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    PENANG PRIEST.
    108 17 Pilgrimage on Foot To Rome. Rome, Feb. 1. There is at pMMHfI in .Milan a y ttng Chinese Roman (Catholic priest who > known to the Italian PreM as Marcj Polo's disciple." The young man, Joseph Wei, left Penanjj on foot in January 1932, to walk to Rene
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    LEAGUE POSTS.
    79 17 Two New Appointments Made. Geneva. Fob. The League council in secret appointed the pratant Director r.i Minorities Department, Senor Axcarate (Spain) to the post at First lii'ie; SecreUry-Geneial an I (apt. Walters, Sir Eric Drummomis private secictarv. to the pout of Second Undei-Secretary and director of the political
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    STRANGE TASTES OF ZOO INMATES.
    505 18 Snakes That Eat Only White Rats. PMi an.l fancies of appetite which arc often developed by unimals, snakes, and other creatures at the Zoological Gnrd- ncluding those of an ostrich which I would swallow almo.t anything but .-•aoiils weiv dßßtrflMd recently l>y Mr. Rdward (J.
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    SWEDISH BUDGET.
    114 18 Balanced By New Taxes. Stockholm. Jan. 11. Tin- Swedish Budget for the linarcial yen- beginning Ju y 1. 1988, which was Braßaatad to the Riksdag at its opening today, has been balanced by reducing the credits jrranted to the various Ministries by the following amounts: Defence Serve-. 20,000,000
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    S.V.C. ORDERS.
    193 18 Singapore, Feb. 7. Singapore Volunteer Corps Routine Orders by Lieut.-Col. M. J. T. Reilly, M.C.. Commanding S.S.V.F. Lieut. (a/Captain) J. Lee has assumed command of S.R.A. (v) vice Major A. Gordon Lee. 0.8.E.. M.C., who was transferred to the S.S.V.F. Reserve of Officers on that date. Leave— Officer*
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    JURY AND WOMAN'S DEATH.
    788 18 Coroner and Husband. OBSERVATIONS AT AN INQUEST. The practice of Christian Science was criticised by a jury at an inquest at Carrbcrwell on Annie Jane Garnett, aged 56, of Uffington Road, West Norwood. Francis William Hopkins Garnett said that his wife was very ill for five
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    "TOTE" REPORT.
    322 18 M.P.'s Move to Secure A Debate. A meeting of the Greyhound Racing Totalisator Control Board and others interested in greyhound racing was held I on Jan. 11 to consider the effect on greyhound racing of the interim report of the Royal Commission on Betting. A statement is to
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    Railway Wages Board Fails To Agree.
    1736 19 LABOUR OPPOSES ANY CONCESSION. Chairman Finds For A Modified Reduction. The N:iii<m;il WlfM Hoard <m .l;in. I I issued findings on the claim of (he railway (ompanies for further reduction of wai;es, making the cut tea |kt cent, on all earnings. The Heard has
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      RUBBER CONTROL.
      1607 19 Another Letter From Dr. Braddon. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, At the discussions between British and Dutch upon measures for the control of rubber, a proposal by the former that exports alone should be reduced and that accumulating surplus production should lie burnt (as useless)
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      FILM CRITICISM.
      845 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Thank you for finding room for the somewhat academic lecture I delivered at your film correspondent. I am almost ready to let him go after his review of "The Love Parade," and if you have space for me to elaborate
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      BETTER PAPAYAS.
      214 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. Witb 'reference to the Note in your issue of Feb. 4 regarding papayas, ii may intercut you ami your readers to know that a Malay gentleman of Johore, win visited Java some months ago. brought back with bun seeds of
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    S.V.C. ORDERS.
    153 19 Programme of drills up to and for week ending Feb. 12:Tuesday, Feb. 7, 5.13 p.m.. Headquarter.-. "A" (M.(i.) Co.-., Demonstration, SO yards Range; 5.16 p .<»., Hcadquartero. Armoured Car Section, Section Parade: 5.15 p.m.. Malay Uvaiquarters. "F" (Malay) Coy., Parado. Wednesday, Feb. 8.16 p.m., Headquarters. S.R.A. <v), Elementary
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      145 19 Today's Crossword Puzzle i ra Pi (CLUES.) ACROSS SSFjt" Pile 20. Number I. IU-hulce 88. Stopped Kn1,..,| 21. litter wildly 11. '"It 06. Wuy out 87. Boun.ll. 13. Haiti ThinU 11. I 1> .lit. 1: SO, Number of peas l"-hi. !1. Succession I". :i. Kdible mollusc17. left :tO. Fodder pit
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    Miniature Hospital For King's Fund
    36 20 Miniature Hospital For King's Fund THE MINIATURE HOSPITAL built by King Edward's Hospital to obtain money for the King's Fund, was on view in Bond Street, Ixtndon, and visited by the Prince of Wales. (Planet News.)
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    The Funeral Of Walter Spatchett.
    106 20 The Funeral Of Walter Spatchett. THE FI AF.KAI. OF MS. WAI.TF.If SPA'KUETP. the murdo~ed 20-year-old rent collector of Dartmouth Park Road, HiKhtfate, London, whose charred liody was found wit h bullet wounds in a builder's hut. took place at St. Mary's Church, Dartmouth Park Hill, Highgate. (Planet New-..) MR. RAMSAY
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    Theatrical Wedding
    23 20 MR. JOHN TILLEY. the variety -■Visle, was married in London to Miss Kalh- crine More, a theat- rical employee. (Planet News.)
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