The Straits Times, 18 February 1933

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTAHLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE IARCEST 3/V0 MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER I/V 1TACXT2. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1933 TRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 10 P\GE& SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1933. PRICE 18 CENTS.
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      307 1 ■INGAPORK! TB. CCCIL «T. TPHONK liSfik^ 1.15 Tonißht 9.15. THE FLAG LIEUTENANT with I HENRY EDWARDS, j Phone 5261-2. J DRiNKMORE (m^k GOOD MILK! There is no milk of greater purity and higher quality than "BEAR BRAND." Guaranteed to be entirely free from adulteration and impurities, it is a safe
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      110 1 P 1 KUAIT* LUMPUR 28 J*V* ST CPHONC *****T, BRITISH CANNED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. BUckbeme, No. 1 .30 >^f^WfffjS^ M Cbi«ii Ik 2J .55 b.^;^ I\'.m MjlPw'l^ stra^ rriM> Pic N c 2:c 2 .si 'No 2 .55 FRESHliri^»^ llT^ \o. 21-" .55 Ra»pbcrr,cs P.cn.c .28 P\Q^Q ¥**> B r«»el
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      16 1 i 6.15 Tonight 9.15.. i THE FLAG LIEUTENANT with J HENKY EDWARD*. I Phone IMI-1 I
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      463 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL. PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PsTNINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. ONDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage. Doe Spore. l<m OMORIN 1.1.000 Feb. 18 MJANGALORE C.OOO Feb.
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      598 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London. Antwerp Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels. Tonnage. Due. Sail. S SUWA MARU 10.700 Feb. 23 24 S FUSHIMI MARU 10,900 Mar. 9 10 HAKOZAKI MARU 10.400 Mar. 22 23 t TERI'KLNI MARU 12,000 Apr. 4 6 HAKUSAN MARU 10,400 Apr. 19
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      439 2 BURNS PHILP LINE. (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailinga by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,86.1 tons) and the s.s. MANGOLA (3,362 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      480 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. I FIONIA 7/3 7/3 8/3 10/8 ERRIA 28/3 28 3 29/3 31/8 LALANDIA 18/4 184 19 4 21/4 MEONIA 9/5
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      1091 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO Steam Ship Co, Ltd., and China (1932). LTD. Mutual Steasa Navigatloa Co., Ltd.) THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE CUNARD STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO, LTD. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIKNTAL LINE, Ltd. The SIAM
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  • Shipping News.
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      FIRE DANGER IN SHIPS.
      1653 3 Proposed Regulations, FIREPROOFING AND "SAFETY SQUADS." The investigation of the question of the fire danger in ships which was set on foot by the French Minister of Merchant Marine after the loss of the Georges Philippar, and which was making rapid proKre*s, has l>evn accelerated as
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    57 3 MABELLA. Norw., 840 ton*, from Bangkok IH-2, for Bangkok 18-2. RAUB. Brit., 673 tons, from Pontianak 18-2, for Pontianak 20-2. RETErT, Dut.. 258 tons, from Paneh 18-2, for Bengkalis. Paneh, Asahan 21-2. KINTA, Brit* 509 tons, from Penang 18-2, for Penan? 20-2. COMORIN, Brit., 8,788 tons, from London
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    98 3 Saturday, February 18. Ship* alongside the Wharves or expected to KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Lch. "Hygeia," The Cab'e, Cremer, Lch. "Moonstone," Tidore. Lch. "Lady Clifford," Valentijn, Singapore. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Taniong Pagar. Albert Dock Kampar. Victoria Dock Soli. Keppel Harbour.
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    PASSENGERS.
    156 3 The following passengers arrived at Singapore by the Comorin: Mr. B. Cole Adams, Major Bell, Mr. and Mrs. Bonning, Mr. and Mrs. Bowden, Mi*s K. Davis, Dr. and Mrs. B. Johns, Mr. A. Drysdale, Miss K. Gibson, ('apt. and Mrs. Hawkes, Mr. and Mrs. Max worth, Mr. C. Lindsay,
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    NOTICE TO MARINERS.
    40 3 The following wireless message ha 3 been received from the Master of the s.s. Tagliamento: At 11.12 G.M.T. about one mile from Horsbur*h passed a large tree trunk about 60 feet long which is dangerous to navigation.
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      148 3 EYESTRAIN whether caused by reading or a visit to the cinema can be relieved by the use of suitable glasses. Consult JOHN DUKE. 11. Battery Road. Singapore. THE BRITISH MALAYA TRUSTEE EXECUTOR COMPANY, LIMITED. (Baaiataroa end.r th* Trust Coaipaaie* Ordlaaac* I*M) Capital called up IISI.OM Re**rve Liability of Shar*- IIH.OM
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      442 3 §NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. (Incorporated La Otmaal.] Th* undermentioned ar* th* company* intended fixtures: OUTWARD. I LAHN for Manils. Hong Kong, Shanghai, Japan and North China Mar. 5 HOMEWARD. S SCHLESIEN for M'seilles. Havre, R'dam. H'burg A Bremen Feb. 17 SAARBRUCKEN for Genoa, M'seilles, Barcelona, Adam, R'dam, H'burg Bremen Feb. 19 Passenger
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      380 3 mmiAM tTEAAMRW UWI TO EUROPE 1 Panama Canal America Canada Suej BT PRESIDENT LINERS 24 to 53 days of real comfort Enjoyable Economy Iwlmmlng Bath Excellent CalalM. Large cabins with beds. Hot and cold running water la t^ery stateroom. _^^^^^Ba^flßßßtt '*'■<-- >' V DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES, INC. LTI. (Incorporated In
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      507 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. Freight Service to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Via Ports and Suez Canal. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI JAPAN Steamsr I s.s. CITY OF KHTOS Due Feb. 21 Sails Feb. 22 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF LYONS for Havre, London, R'dam Hamburg
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      66 3 ■ENGAPORE WEATHBK REPORT. Station*. Yesterday Last night Max. R«infal' Bright Min. temp, ins Sunshine temp. •F hrs. *F Alor Star 94 Nil 10.8 67 Kcta Bharu 85 Nil 10.3 68 K Trengganu 84 Nil 10.5 68 Bukit Jeram 90 Nil 10.0 74 Mersitttr 82 Nil 11.1 70 Singapore 88 Nil
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      151 3 TIDE TABLES. Saturday, February 18. H. W. 3.10 a.m., 8 ft. 7 in., 4.40 p.m., 7 ft. Sunday, February 19. H. W. 4 a.m, 8 ft. 3 in., 7.5 p.m, 6 ft. 5 in. Monday, February 20. H. W. 6.12 a.m, 8 ft., 9.17 p.m. 7 ft. 1 in. Tuesday,
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      636 4 ADVERTISEMENT RATES j The rharK<-» and instruction* for I. \SSI- FIED ADVERTWEMBNTB appear on the form at the bottom of this i> i«e. Contract 1 rate-, may br had on application to t!m Manager at Cecil Street. Singapore, or the J advertiHing represenlutiM-s in London and} New York. SITUATIONS VACANT.
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      751 4 BOARD-RESIDENCE "TANGLIN HOUSE" 7, Orange (iravr Road (near O.rhard Koad). One double, one single room available March 1. Terms moderate. MRS. T. H. PAYNE. Tel. Mt KATONG GRANGE FACING SEA— 77, MEYER ROAD. Board-Residence Large Double Single Rnoma with verandah bathrooms attached Mod. Sanitation— H. C. Water Tennis (iarages— l'hone
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      463 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LET, (round floor, 78, Cecil Streat, alao f.fflcea in Stanley Straat. Ilodarn aanitaUon. Apply J. S. Nathan, 6, da Soua Straat. OFFICES TO LET. No. I, Rafflaa Placa (ground and Srd floora), Vos. t (lat and 2nd floors), 8 (Ist and 2nd I floora), and
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      399 4 FOR SALE Re RICKARD LIMITED I i (Jn Voluntary Liquidation) 138, Cecil Street, Singapore. i i OFFERS ARE INVITED for any Portion of the Remaining I'nmild Plant and Machinery, Including: 1 Linotype Machine', 400 Cases of Type Imposing Surfaces, Chases, etc. 1 Folding Machine 1 Stitching Machine 1 Cutting Machine,
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      578 4 MISCELLANEOUS Too can hay« TUB SUNDAY TLKIB dalWred to you every week tat thraa montha for 1.80. Manager, Sunday Tintaa. LEARN French in I months. Rapid ■lclhods. Lady gives private tuition. :'.T. SI. MODERN ballroom dances taught at Rena'i )nnce Studio, Merer Mansions [at floor, flat <o. 6, Coleman Street.
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      386 4 BUSINESS CARDS. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE. Mrs. HARU and Mix* lIANA. 60, WATKULOO SIKEET. Telephone 7167. IK YOU ARE LOOKING KOIt GOOD REPAIR WORK CONSULT the bi.u^e that knowi its job save money 4i aadleai trouble. Civc us a trial. YICK WOH lI IXC. 429, North Bridge ltd. nr.
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      31 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore C Within Outside without Malaya. Mala>«. Pastas*. Monthly IjM S 1.00 5 LM yunrt.r'v S *12JM1 7.3» Half Yearly 517.00 HAM SI.IO Yearly >;i.»O SIK.OO s :n Kd
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    TRIED TO DEFRAUD CREDITORS.
    505 5 TRIED TO DEFRAUD CREDITORS. Bankrupt Sent to Civil Prison. i Remarking that he thought the man t had attempted to defraud his creditors i Mr. Justice Mills committed a Chinese t.' the Civil Prison pending the finding o:' j fail in the sum of $.1,000. when his Leru- j ship,
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    IN GOBI DESERT.
    155 5 Adventures of Woman Missionary. London. I-".- >. The exciting adveaturea of a Brit 5 >i missionary lady were the subject of a talk before the Roya.l Central Asian Society yesterday by .Mi.-s Mildred ("able of the China Inland Mission, the missionary lady in question. .\li.-. Gable deetriked
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    POLICE DESERTER.
    159 5 Arrested After 13 Years. x Life in the police force apparently had no attractions for Haroon bin Mat Vasin who deserted ;<> tmr back as June 17. 1!»20 while stationed at Sepoy Lines. After his return to civil life the man paid a visit to .hiva and on
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    STOLEN BICYCLE.
    171 5 Traced By Police In An Hour. A Chinese cinema patron came out ot the Ritz cinema about a fortnight aX" anl found that his bicycle had disappeared from the stand outside the theatre. He lost no time in reporting the matter io the Joo Chiat police and Inspector
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    "BROTH OF A BOY."
    173 5 BROTH OF A BOY." To be Sent to The Reformatory. "Hoys will !)>■ bays," —W old but Edward Nathan, a ti>n-year-old Indian lad, proved such a handful to his father and stepmother that the former was at k'ujfUi compelled to apply to Mr. J. r. r Gragg, tin- Biacapore Third
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      329 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL. TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE and CABARET HUGO JOSEPHINE 9.30 p.m. to Midnight. RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA PHONE 5381. ADELPHI SEA VIEW HOTEL HOTEL FAVOURITE IDEAL SEASIDE RESORT DOWN TOWN RENDEZVOUS GOLF-TENNIS-SWIMMING EXCELLENT FOOD SERVICE MODERATE DAILY MONTHLY RATES GENERAL MANAGER: H. O. WASER. ENTERTAINMENT ADELPHI
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      380 5 RAFFLES CAFE Excellent Meals a la Carte at Moderate Cost. BREAD daily delivery to all parts of the town. CAKES Cakes and Pastries, Sausage Rolls and Curry Puffs freshly made daily. Upcountry orders executed promptly. Chocolates, Sweets, Crackers and Fancy Goods. PHONE 5381. SHIPPING NOTICE. M.s. "FRIESLAND" ARRIVED lIKRK ON
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      350 5 BOXING BOXING BOXING AT THE NEW WORLD ARENA Ry kind permission of the Proprietore Mlt. ONG BOON TAT. J.P. and MR. ONG PENG HOCK TONIGHT AT 9 p.m. TEAM CONTEST FOR "INDIACUP ARMY vg. R.A.F. Proceeds in aid of UNION JACK CLUB. The contents -ill include the followine: LIGHT HEAVY
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      199 5 r7/*^jfc^as\ TT v THf *'o M t>i'"iJL ft w iMvEall soundbox on jT iVP^NBaCnf YUUR BRAMOPHONE SAID ft CO f -ui U- ML tn OiJort DM. U,ttt*. W.C.I LEGAL NOTICE. iCI FELIX'S FELIX'S II" LUNGTOMC I LUNCJLONIC li H X V IfW. Vo&Avßui 11l y rtj«'.'.<»«kkii srscAPour 11 1 S
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    HOW NAVAL TERMS ORIGINATED.
    2134 6 Address to Hong Kong Rotarians. AMIR-EL-MER." AND SO WE GOT THE WORD "ADMIRAL." An interesting address on the origin of some of the terms associated with the Royal Navy was given at a recent tiffin at the Hong Kong Rotary Club by Capt. R. L. Burnett,
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  • Correspondence.
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      BRITISH TRADE.
      555 6 Why Ground is Lost In The Colony. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, In r-uch an important "olony as Singapore, where British business men receive direct and indirect help from the j Government, it is surprising that foreign merchants, importing forei.rn goods, should have gradually increased
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      THE MENACE OF G.B.S.
      165 6 To the Editor of the Straits Timet. Sir,— As a Biitisher, it is painful to huve it forced upon one that the British Coloiial Empire contains t «<> very dif tinct varieties of justice. I refer to Mr. George Bernard Shaw's recent sp;e-rh to the students
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      RUBBER CONTROL.
      337 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Of the various tchemes outlined in the recent numbers of the Straits .Budget, is it not high time that the producers of rubber began seriously to think of the only sure cure for overproduction, namely, that of cutting down the
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      FRESH WEALTH.
      220 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Any fresh wealth that (iovi m ment creates and promptly sells, or allows t.) be created, by other*, out of State material (lil.e the aHcaa off hills, turned into valuable building sites), docs not need to have fresh mow/ created
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      MORSE INTERFERENCE.
      186 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I confirm J. W. M's comnlaint in your issue of Feb. 15. For th.last two weeks or so interference has been abominable, surely this is not permissible on another station's allotted wave length. Very strong Morse interference, intei nittently with
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      TELEPHONES.
      109 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Ihe following annual rates may I>p of interest: Business House SingaiKire $170 $140 Shanghai $80 $45 The Shanghai rates have recently beefl raised to the above figure. Yours, etc., "PUKOI. TELEPHONE." Singapore, Feb. 17. l [The Straits Times i» not responsible
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    NOT SO INNOCENT!
    200 6 Grabbed Money From Hawker. A badly-frightened Chinese lad Yip Boon Lvm whose re.< id belied his ir.i nc-eent appearanc.- was produced before Mr. H. A. Forrer. IB* Criminal District Judge, yesterday, to rt-teive his sent©-** after he had been convicted of theft before the Third Magistrate. Chief
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    MOUSE-TRAPS FOR TIBET.
    360 6 Equipping Hospice Of St. Bernard. I Gam, .lan. l.'t. The Bt Bernard monks who are soiny |to found a new St. Bernard Hospice fi 'ate mountains of Tibet have jusl left Switzerland with a strange assort ment of bagfraK--- They sail (ran Mar s -ill w today.
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    OUTLOOK IN SOUTH.
    172 6 Anti-Nanking Regime Ii The Offing. An Anti-Japanese Government to wlia the ringleaders of the ami Nankin: reifime here want to make a fait accompli nothing more nor less than i Central Government, bearing the cloal of patriotism, writes the Canton corres pondent of the South China Mornini
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    SEARCHING A TOMB.
    88 6 Burial Place Of First Kmperoi Of China. lVkinir, Kcli. 1 Mr. 'In I'iiiu-i'liariK, former chancellor of National Normal University, l>a> ■crept ed the invUation of the IVkiiiK Kwwrck Academy to c<> to Sianfu tc invi-stigatf the tomb of the iir.-U Km p«ror of the Chin Dynasty, Shih
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      143 6 WE SPECIALIZE IN DEPENDABLE GUARANTEED ILAND-MADE FURNITURE FOR OFFICE AND HOME. WITH PRIDE WE CAN REFER YOU TO GOVERNMENT ALSO PRIVATE WORK WE carried out 20 years ago and over.' ALL OF WHICH STILL GIVLNG PERFECT SERVICE. Within the past 12 months we have carried out and delivered THE LARGEST
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      29 6 Spend your Holiday in the wonderful SWISS ALPS. lIOTKL BUIBM ißeafai tariffs, illustrated booklet*, maps and all information fN* 'in annliration to th* Swis* Consulate, 121, Market Street, Singapore.
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      163 7 The Independent Theatre with the Pick of th: World's Pictures. Positively LAST DAY Today! MATINEE AT 3 P.M. METRO-GOLDWYN -MAYERS GRANDEST BREEZIEST, MOST- JOYOUS COMEDY!! Marie Dressier POLLY MORW IN "PROSPERITY" BOOKING is ADVISABLE. Plans at Robinson s TOMORROW SUNDAY. MATINEE AT 3 P.M. In S_x Swift Hours I He
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      196 7 MATINEES TODAY TOMORROW, at 3.15 p.m. 6.15 TONIGHT 9*15 Undoubtedly THE BIG WEEK-END SHOW! Still Going Strong BRITAIN'S BREEZIEST NAVAL ROMANCE LIEUTENANT RS*H tcaturinji t '^B^^^^ -^AttHJil and Jj^P Ikautifu! Stnr of ji ;^fi^M 'thrills! CoiucUy! Kumuncc! A -JH with the KKITISH NAVI :is Ym Next Change:- By Public Demand!!
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      142 7 MATINEES TODAY SUNDAY AT 3-15 BRANDED me! 1 They call me love-cheat home-wrecker "aj r»«i^6jgbß moraloutlaw! hit acrimetoplaythelove-ganJ I a mans rules to love unwisely, and tow well? Do I deserve to be branded as a womaaf of shame? Would you do as I did when lovj I c une
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    265 8 Rubber and Tin Quiet. SHARE MARKET LIFELESS. (By Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Saturday. Today's Prices: Rubber, ft Vlfi cents per Ib. Tin, Singapore price $7").7."> per picul. Yesterday's Prices: Rubber, London, 2 l/16d., unchanged. New York, 2 29/32 cts., unchanged. Market Tone: Quiet. Tin, London, (3 months.)
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    84 8 Noon, Feb. 18. R.S.S. equal to London Standard: Buyers. Sellers Spot (loose) ..6 3 16 t (F. 0.8.) .6 7/16 G' Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Buyers. Sellers Mar. .6 5 16 6;1»6 ;1 Apr. 6-t K 67 1G Apr.-June .6 7 16 (5.. July-Sept. 6V
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    PRODUCE.
    167 8 Singapore, Feb. 18. Gambier 5.00 (Cube) No. 1 unpicked) 10.00 Copra 4.811 mixed I.;;. BlgO flour, Sarawak 1.90 White Pepper 21.00 Black Pepper IG.OO Pearl Sago 4.0<) small 3.90 medium 6.00 Rice Siam Sim to 21 S Saigon $131 to 13S Rangoon $126 to 142 No. 1 125 catties
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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        MINING.
        434 8 Issue Val. Pd. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang £1 £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.
        279 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick. Ord. 0.50 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 1.05 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 4.17.6 10 6 British Malaya Trustee 5.00 £1 £1 Con. T. S. 7* Prefs. 21/ £1 £1 Con. T. S. Ord. 15 9 1 1 Cycle and
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        145 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 100 101 ci. Mngapore Municipal 6 p.c of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 106 110 nom. Singapore Municipal 4V4 p.c. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 104 105 nom. Singapore Municipal 4V£ p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 104
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        371 8 Today's Price Fraser Lyall Evatt Co. Allcnby ($1) 0.45 0.55 0.45 0.60 Alor Gajah ($1) 025 0.35 0.30 0.40 A. Hitam (SI) 0.50 0.6R 0.50 0.60 A. Kuning ($1) 0.10 0.05 0.15 A. Malay (*2) 0.76 1.00 0.75 0.90 A. Molck ($1) 0.20 0.30 0.25 0.35 A. Panas
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      198 8 SELLING. Singapore, Feb. 18. London, 4 months' sight 2/3 7/8 London, 3 months' sight 2/3 27/32 London, 60 days' sight 2/3 13/16 London, 30 days' sight 2/3 25/32 London, demand 2/3 3/4 London, T.T. 2/3 23/32 Lyons and Paris, demand 990 Hamburg, demand 163 New York, demand 39
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      EXCHANGES.
      106 8 Rugby, Feb. 16. Foreign exchanges are: Athens 600 Amsterdam 8.55 Berlin 14.42 >/2/ 2 Belgrade 255 Bombay 1/6 5/32 Brussels 24.564 Bucharest 580 Buenos Aires 41 official rate Athens 597^ Copenhagen 22.45 Geneva 17.761/., Helsingfors 227 Hong Kong 13 9/32 Lisbon 110 Madrid 41 11 16 Milan 67 3/16
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      RADIO PROGRAMMES.
      73 8 Empire. 2.30 p.m. Time Signal from Big Ben. Debroy Somers and his Dance Band. 2.15 Concert by Charles Shadwell and his Orchestra, from the Hippodrome Theatre, Coventry 3 15 Announcements. 3.30 Concert by the Frederick Hartley Quintet. :j.15-4.30 News Bulletin. Bandoeng. 11 a.m. 1 p.m. Concert TJrio conducted
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      AIR MAIL.
      49 8 Mails by the Outward Dutch Aeroplane from Amsterdam, are expected to arrive at Singapore by the evening express to day. Correspondence rddreeaed to boxholders only will be ready for delivery at 7.30 p.m. Applications from non-boxhold ers for delivery at the General Post (Mice cannot be entei'tained.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE,
    175 8 Today. China, Hainam, Japan, Korea, Formosa, East Siberia, Western Canada and Western States of VSJi. (Comorln) 3 p.m. Japan and Korea (Tajima Maru) -I p.m. Ltujoean biliK ana lancljong ttalai 'larokl 4 p.m. Rhio South-East Borneo (Belawan) 4 p.m. Djambi li'obaj ..4 p.m. Bengkalis and Bagan Si
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    39 8 By S'pore London ndrapoera 3onte Rosso ""oelau Bras iaisar-I-Hind ?oelau Roebiah ianchi Dec. 2 Dec, 22 Die. 16 Jan. 4 Dec. 29 Jan. 23 Jan. 6 Jan. 28 Jan. 19 Feb. 11 Jan. 20 Feb. 11
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    27 8 From France by Portl.i.s due Singapore 5 p.m. tomorrow. From China and Jaiian by Akita Maru due S:> lgapore on Monday evening, the 20th instant.
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    MUNITIONS TRADE.
    146 8 A Boom in Shares At Toronto. Toronto, Feb. y. Persistent rumours are in circulation U the effect that the International Nickel Company has received large orders fiom the Far East for the supply of munitions. Although a formal denial of the reports has been i.-sued by the general
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    TALLY HO TROUBLE.
    122 8 Penalty of Permitting Paper Hunts. Shanghai, Feb. H. The Control Yuan at Nanking hrs fined Yen Chen-vu. who is magistrate of the district adjoining Shanghai, two months' salary and reduced him 1\ <> grades for allegedly allowing paper r-.ui.t-inif in his district. PsDer hunt activities, nevertheless, are
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      152 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Saturday, February 18. Annual mtg. of Lotus Club, Y.W.CJL, Raffles Quay. 4.30 p.m. Annual mtg. of Indian As*n., Owen Road, 4 p.m. Perak Turf Club spring mtg., third day. .M'-nHnv February 20. Exhibition at 'Japanese goods, Japapcs* Museum, 9 a.m. Annual prize-giving of Govt. Trade School,
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      F. W. WOOLWORTH'S £4,477,000 PROFIT.
      215 9 70 Per Cent. Dividend. 'NOTHING OVER SIXPENCE.' Profits of £4,477,885, against £4,211,186 in the previous year, were earned in L 982 by F. W. Woolworth and Co., Ltd., the "nothing-over-sixpence" stores. The Ordinary shares are to receive a final dividend of 40 per cent. (2s.
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      RUBBER REPORT.
      265 9 Lewis and Peat Ltd.. in their report j c';''.( d Feh. 17, state: With very little interest being shown Irom abroad pi ices are again inclined to j .-ag and all positions are marked down f i n the week. American Questionnaire figures for January were: Compared with
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      DISTILLERS COMPANY.
      52 9 The directors of the Distillers Company announce an interim dividend of 71..'7 1 per cent, lesr tax, on the ordinary hares. This is at the same rate as for the corresponding period last year. For the whole 1931-32 the dividend was- 17'- per cent, on the £10,690,962 of
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      PRICE UPTURN PROSPECTS.
      315 9 World Conference Must Not Fail. Will the current year see the beginning of the long-awaited upturn of prices ask;- the Westminster Bank Review. The period since last June, it continues, hag been much the most interesting of any since the was devalued. Between June and September gold
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      STEEL UP AND IRON DOWN.
      206 9 Last Year's Output Figures. With the December figures for pig-iron. .irvl steel output now published, the totals for the whole year are available. These show \ery little change from the ly.'Sl figures, except for a disappointing tall of 33.000 tons in the pig-iron production. Steel,
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      BUSINESS WAITING ON CONGRESS.
      780 9 Uncertainties In The U.S. The "deliberations" of a lame duck Congress are not, as a rule, to be taken very seriously, for, prolific as they often are in threats to business, they seldom result in actual legislation, and, even when there is legislation by the time
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      CANADA'S ECONOMIC OUTLOOK.
      374 9 Resistance to The Depression. Ottawa, Jan. 12. The unification of the two Canadian transcontinental railway systems as the only means of adequately meeting the problem of diminishing revenues was strongly urged today b" Sir Herbert Holt, president of the Royal Bank of Canada and one of the
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      SENATE INQUIRY ON WALL STREET.
      165 9 SENATE INQUIRY ON WALL STREET. Suggested Audit of Listed Companies. i The U.S. Senate Banking Committee on Jan. 12 resumed the Stock Exchange investigation, with wMbhbH represent- t ing the Stock Exchange itself giving evidence. The chairman of the Stock List Com- mittte, questioned about the Kreuprer and Toll episode,
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    CARRERAS RUMOURS.
    118 9 Stock Exchange Talk Of Preference Issue. Rumours were current in the Stock Exchange in mail week that (ariiras, Ltd., the well-known tobacco and cigarette manufacturers, may shortly niakf an issue of £1,000,000 11.I 1 per Mot ference shares. The Financial News wa> informed by the awl ivtary of
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      262 9 BANKING. NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-MAATSCHAPPIJ, N. V. (NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.) Established in Amsterdam 1824. HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM WITH BRANCHES IN ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUE, HEAD OFFICE FOR THE EAST: BATAVIA. Branches throughout the Dutch Fast Indies and in the Strais Settlements, India, China, Japan and Arabii. LONDON BANKERS The National Provlnrlil Bank,
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      122 9 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. t BI: -«*>*- ABSTRACT OF OHSER VATION&, JANUARY, MM -*-"*s*<*jn. 1 nZSJF**** Bright Sunshine Stations Air Temperature '"W R,: n f«ii No. of Stations. -r <p4 v ,I%H*m Means Extremes Humidity Rainfall Rainfall Daily Mi-an Hid Highest Lowest Mo t in d ays ttt ir Max. Mm.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE. SATURDAY,FEB, 18,1933. SAVING AND SPENDING.
    1116 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE. SATURDAY,FEB, 18,1933. SAVING AND SPENDING. In recent years that prolific writer on financial matters, Mr. G. D. H. Cole, has gained considerable prominence in the role of what might be termed a popular economist. The description, however, must not be allowed to obscure Mr. Cole's very
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    89 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. It is notified that Mr. J. V. G. Mills has been appointed to act temporarily as a Puisne Judge, S.S. Mr. Frank S. Williams will address tinSingapore Rotary Club at the Adelplii Hotel on Wednesday, his subject beaaf, George Washington." The appointment of Mr. Palgrave Simpson as unofficial
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    "ETERNAL FEMININE" REMAINS.
    953 10  -  Claude Farriere. (Bj Changes Seen Only In Externals. urn optimist i<h'>;tvouttn art (■»»<<•< -mrtl," OtatM the f'nnch novelist, Cktnde Fu.ruK, waOM views are set forth .il the joUoiviny article. Only in cj-te nmls MM they changed, he says, and there is really essential difference in the WWW
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    60 10 The Hon. Dr. R. O. Winstedt, C.M.C., il.CS., (ioneral Adviser, Johorc, has Ijccn granted leave for eijfht months. The (loath has occurred of Mrs. H. IJoising'on, w^ow of the late Rev. H. L. Hoisnnjfton, of Jaffna, Ceylon, ami the mother of Mr. H. M. Hoisington, AnploChinene School, Singapore, and Dr.
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    665 10 "AS SHE IS SPOKE" 1 The delicato quest.o,l of Fnglisli and its pronunciation on h. th sides of the Atlantic is discusstd by Mr. ll' A par in The Nineteenth Ctntury. Stuart English, he tolls us. was a Wi-st (iermanic language with a lai^e admixtjie of
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    AMUSEMENTS—Singapore.
    131 10 AMUSEMENTS— Singapore. AI.HAMBRA. M:.rie Dreaefef A P.,i: y Mora., in Proi pi rity, 1.18 ML Pkeao CAPITOL Thf n*| U.ulonant with ll.nry K.lwar.ls an. l Anna N.-uiflr. 8.18 U. 15. I'hoiie U6l-4S RKKAT WOKI.I>. l.via Morm in Tr* I'unrers. Gala Hi I. 1..,, 1,.- KreiSTAR TAI.KJB, «;kEAT WOKI.II Rango .1
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    HOW JAPAN WILL FIGHT AN ECONOMIC BLOCKADE. CHINA PORTS TO BE OCCUPIED.
    1229 11 HOW JAPAN WILL FIGHT AN ECONOMIC BLOCKADE. CHINA PORTS TO BE OCCUPIED. Army in Manchuria: Navy In Pacific. COMMITTEE OF 19. Vindication of Lytton Report. Shanghai, Fob. IS. A Sin Chew Jit Poh message received late last night stated that Japan had formally announced her withdrawal fi" 0 the League
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    PROTECTING MR. ROOSEVELT.
    179 11 Elaborate Precautions In New York. KING'S MESSAGE. Chicago's Mayor Makes Good Progress. Miami, Feb. 17. Mr. Anton Cermak, the Mayor of who was seriously injured when Joe Zingara tired at Mr. Franklin Roosevelt, paiurd a restful night and seems quite cheerful. New York, Feb. 17. The doctors
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    A STRONG NOTE.
    115 11 Resentment Against France Britain. Boom, Feb. 17. Indignation has been aroused in Italy iv the report of the Giornale d'ltalia's correspondent that France, with the adherence of Great Britain, has sent \i ii- In an unusually Strong note with regard to the large number of rifles and
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    TERRORIST CAUGHT.
    59 11 Believed Author Of Chittagong Outrages. Chittagong. Feb. 17. A sharp engagement with terrorists at the village of Gairala. near Patiya, 20 miles from Chittagong, resulted in the capture of Snrya Sen. who was alleged brain behind the recent attacks on Britishers in Chittagong. The (iovernment offered a reward
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    AUSTRALIAN WHEAT.
    55 11 Anxiety Over Export To China. Sydney, Feb. 17. The leading wheat exporters have heard '<, thing with regard to deferring shipments to China owing to the postibdity of war, but advices from London state that war ri.-k insurance will be necessary in future. China i deferring further purchases
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    BELGRADE OUTCRY.
    83 11 Protest Against Imprisonment Of Politicians. Iklgrade. Feb. M. The leaden of the three political parti< Radical. Democratic, and Agrarian, which ha\e rc-.eutly been derlr.red illegal by the dictatorship, have issued v prol- l the imprisonment and condemnation of the <hief .>t the Croatian Slave* Die and l!osn an
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    ME. JUSTICE TERRELL.
    77 11 'rlromcd By The Bar In Kualu Lumpur. (PIMH Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 17. Mr. Jastiee S Beckett Terrell has come to Kuala Lumpur to take Mr. Justice Thome's place as acting Chief Justice. Mr. Justice Thorne leaves Kuala Lumpur on Home leave toniirlit. This morning
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    CHARGE AGAINST ARMY OFFICER.
    61 11 Breaches of Official Secrets Act. London, Feb. 17. The War Office states that the officer under arrest in the Tower of London is Lieut. N. Baillie-Stewart, of the Seaforth Highlanders. He will be charged with committing breaches of the Official Secrets Act and will be tried
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    CUNARD LINER.
    361 11 Government Assistance Still Possible. Rugby, Feb. 16. During the unemployment debate in the House of Commons tonight the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, referred to the question of Government assistance for the great Cunard liner, the building of which was suspended some months ago. He said
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    MOUNT EVEREST.
    148 11 Departure of Houston Expedition. Rugby, Feb. 16. The main party of the Houston Mt. Everest expedition left London this morning for India, including Air-Commodore Fellowes, who is the leader of the flight, Squadron Leader Lord Clydesdale, who is the first pilot and Flight-Lieutenant Maclntyre. They took off from
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    "RED" ARRESTED.
    90 11 British Member of Soviet Delegation. Stockholm, Feb. 14. The secretary of the British Communist party, James Andrew Jenkins who a few weeks ago was accredited as a member cf the Soviet trade delegation, was ai rested here when about to leave the city. According to press reports, Jenkins
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    MR. H. C. HAMBRO.
    29 11 London, Feb. 14. Mr. H. C. Hambro, a director of Hambro's Bank and of the Westminster Bunk, died today at the a*re of 63.— Aneta-Havas.
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    GERMAN SHORT TERM DEBTS.
    226 11 Standstill Agreement. FOREIGN CREDITORS ACCEPT. Berlin, Feb. 17. The standstill agreement with regard to German short term debts has been prolonged for a year from Feb. 28, when the existing agreement expires. The short term debts involved in the standstill agreement approximate £185,000,000. Two documents have
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    SIR ROBERT DONALD
    253 11 Death of a Famous Journalist. London, Feb. 17. The death of Sir Robert Donald occurred today.- Reuter. One of the best known of British journalists, Sir Robert retired from the editorship of the Daily Chronicle shortly after the War, but he continued to be actively connected with
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    AVIATION CONTROL.
    133 11 "Stark Tragedy" If It Is Neglected. Rugby, Feb. 16. When the General Commission of the Disarmament Conference today considered the British proposals for the abolition of military aviation and control of civil aviation, Capt. Anthony Eden, the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, maintained that unless air development was regulated
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    AMERICAN FLEET,
    45 11 Manoeuvres A "Challenge To Japan." Tokio, Feb. 15. The manoeuvres of the United States Atlantic and Pacific fleets 'in the Pacific are described as a challenge to Japan !>> the Japanese papers. They declared that the manoeuvres might easily lead to an explosion.— Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    HONG KONG CEMENT.
    46 11 Messrs. McAHster and Co., local agents for the Green Island Cement Company, Ltd., Hong Kong, have received a cable referring to the decision to closj down the cement manufacturing business temporarily, which concludes Can supply as usual during stoppage very pleased receive orders."
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    "AN INACCURATE IMPRESSION."
    416 11 Lord Lytton's Speech. FORMS OF PRESSURE ON JAPAN. London, Feb. 17. Reference to his remarks to Japanese students was made by Lord Lytton in a speech at the Albert Hall, Manchester. I should like to refer to a report," said Lord Lytton, which appeared in some London
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    CHINESE IN LONDON.
    138 11 Centre to Promote Good Relations. London, Feh. 18. The centralisation cf practically all Chinese otganisations in London was inaugurated by the opening of China House. Prominent members of the China Society an;l other Chinese organisations were present. Mr. S. Sze, son of Dr. Alfred Sze, in a
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    NEW CARDINALS.
    46 11 Rome, Feb. \i. Six new Cardinals will be appointed at the next meeting of the Sacred College on Mar. 13 according to the Osservatorc Romano. Those nominated include the Papal Nuncios at Washington and Bucharest and the Archbishops of Quebec and Vienna. Aneta-Trans-Ocean. i
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    THE SINGAPORE DAILY NEWS.
    172 11 The following statement appeared in the Singapore Daily News this morning: With this issue the Singapore Daily News reaches the end of the first phase of its career. From Monday next it will be merged in the Singapore Free Press. When it was decided to launch
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    WEAKNESS OF GOLD DOLLAR.
    91 11 Francs Rising to Export Point. New York, Feb. 18. A feature of the day on the New York market was the continued weakness cf the dollar, fi-ancs rising to near the gold export point. The total gold stocks in the United States approximate i-4, 500,000,000 and
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    OTTAWA FRUITS.
    185 11 Chance for British Manufacturers. Rugby, Feb. 16. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, in a speech last night, referred to the advantages for Empire trade ieach«d at the Ottawa Conference and gave examples of various tariffs and preference agreements. Heattached far more importance, however, to the
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    WORLD TRADE.
    124 11 Need for Settlement Of War Debts. Rugby, Feb. 16. The United Kingdom Chamber of Ship>ping today passed a resolution expressing itself in full accord with the policy of the Government in using the forthcoming World Economic Conference to promote the re-establishment of world trade prosperity and urging the
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    BISHOP SAVED.
    102 11 Wrecked on Coast Of Alaska. Vancouver, Feb. 14. The Orthodox bishop of Vancouver, Monaeigner Anton Pokcowski, who was (given up for lost recently off the coast of Alaska, when the small steamer in ■which he was travelling was wreaked, has been discovered alive on a lone island in
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    ITALY ANGRY.
    66 11 Denies Allegations Of Anti-French Bloc. Rome, Feb. 14. The Italian Press is greatly incensed at the assertions made in French papi > regarding the alleged Italian efforts to form an anti-French bloc." In vigorously refuting the allegations, the Italian papers stress that, whil" Italy has always opposed the
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    WARSAW STRIKE.
    59 11 Miners' Protest Against Pay Cut. Warsaw, Feb. 13. The Miners' Unions have decided to call a strike protesting against the 20 per cent, cut in wages demanded by the employers to take effect on Mar. 1. Another resolution unanimously adopted called for the proclamation of a general strike
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    BENEVOLENT FUND FOR BOXERS.
    916 12 S.B.A. Meeting. PRESIDENT'S OPTIMISTIC VIEW. The establishment ol a Boxers" Benevolent Fund was one of the subject: rait>ed at the annual meeting of theSingfpore Boxing Association at the Adelphi Hotel yesterday, when Mr. T. W. Brewer, the acting President, was in the chair. The matter was
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    11 12 Singapore Motors, Ltd. have been appointed sole agents for Triumph Cars.
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    VIGIL AND CHASE.
    370 12 Patience of Revenue Men Rewarded. A long vigil and a stern chase by a revenue party in the sea off Changi resulted in the arrest of three Khehs, N'jjiai.i Sui, I*ee Thorn and ("hong Lee, and the capture of tobacco and cigarettes amounting to 335 lb. on
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    MR. GEORGE TAYLOR.
    202 12 Comorin Purser Dies At Gibraltar. The many friends in the East of Mr. George Taylor, the well-known purser of the P. and O. liner Corrorin, will regret to hear of his death at Gibraltar during the present voyage of the liner to the Far East. Shortly before
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    THE PAVILION.
    180 12 Loretta Young In They Call It Sin." No matter who are the artists and what is- the story th- producer mckes or mar? a picture. "They Call It Sin," the Warner Bros. First National picture, which started at the Pavilion last night, is an instance where th? producer
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    RAILWAY PROFIT.
    87 12 C.K.R. Management Reports Good Year. A net profit of more than $500,000 was made by the Canton-Kowloon Railways (Chinese Section) during the year 1932, jire! this stands the highest on record. Since the introduction of the new timetable and reduction in t me. the CantonKowloon Railway has U-en
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    VEGETABLES GROWN BY LEPER.
    687 12 Court Revelation In Theft Charge. There has been a man growing vegetal les for public consumption who, from t>- a:linnsion of his mother, has been suffering from leprosy. Such was the <tiM)uieting revelatir. i made before Mr. H. A. Forrer, the Criminal District Judge, at the
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    56 12 A locally published brochure with the title "The Future Foretold by Econo- 1 mics" will be on sale on Monday at the price of 50 cents. The writer is Mr. C. Barrington Heeker, who .states in hits foreword tha« hw object is to indicate "the correct line of approach to
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    SINGAPORE MUSICAL SOCIETY.
    886 12 A Variety of Talent. 'HIAWATHA'S WEDDING FEAST." There were many who considered laU night's concert given by the Singapore Musical Society as the ftnest and ny st polished performance that has been giv ;:i since the Society came into being and in any case it was worth]
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    FIFTEEN CALLS.
    267 12 A Busy Day for The Ambulance. Yesterday was a busy day for the ambulance which was called out 15 times between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. None of the cases, however, were serious ones or likely to prove fatal. The first call of interest was to the Geylang
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    FATAL SMASH.
    203 12 How Fast Can Trolley Bus Travel? The preliminary UMBdry into tha death of the young wife of Beyane: c hauffeur, .lalit and Jani, employed by Mr, Itareott of the Singapore Municipality, as the result of a collision between a small motor-car and a trolley-bus at the junction of
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    MOBILOIL TINS.
    148 12 But They Contained Liquor. Lee Eu Tee claimed trial l>efore M.\ H. A. Forrer, the Criminal District Judge, yesterday on a charge of possession of dutiable liquor. He was convicted. Mr. A. E. S. Talbjt, Assistant Controller of Governm.ti: Monopolies, sad that 8 a.m. on Feb. M. party
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    PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
    165 12 Change Of Minister In Perak. A change of the minister in charge of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, f'cruk, will take niece early in April, when the Rev. J. B. Walker, 8.A., will «o on holiday. His place will he taken temporarily by the Hey. A. I). Harcus, M.A.
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    ST. JOHN AMBULANCE CENTRE.
    2138 12 80 Successful Students. CLASSES LIKE "TOWER OF BABEL." A pleasant function took plaoc :»t liov 1 eminent House yesterday afternoon whc i 1 U.K. the Governor, Sir Ccei] < tementi, dis1 tributi'il crtilioate to Olf successful students of tb* St. .John Amhuiam Centre of Stogapora. There
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      Y.M.C.A. DEFEAT THE WILTSHIRES.
      673 13 Creditable Finish To Hockey Programme. Wilt.Hhirr Red. li V.M.C. I. In a fast and Interesting hockey match at Tanglin jreaterdftjr, the Wiltshire Regiment, who had ju-a returned from an up-country tear, lost to tiie V.M.C. A. liy the odd goal in rive. This was the Y.M.CA.'s
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      S.A.F.A. COMPETITIONS.
      136 13 Entries For League And Commercial Cup. The following are the entries for the S.A.F.A. league and Commercial Cup: First Division. Wiltshire Regiment. Straits Chinese F.A. Malay F.A. Singapore Cricket Club. Singapore Recreation Club. Royal Artillery. Pulau BraniRoyal Air Force. Indo-Ceyloneso F.A. Second Division. Wiltshire Regiment. Straits Chinese F.A.
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    CHINESE LEAGUE.
    386 13 Bendemeer Take Points From St. Matthew's. liendcmccr A.C. 3; St. .M.Y.P.G. 1. The BjndeniLer Athletic Club put up an unexpectedly good showing in the.'r Chinese league ioolball match ugain.-^ St. Matthew s Young People's Guild at the Jalan hmr Stadium yesterday alternoon. On the run ol the play
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    WATER POLO AT S.S.C.
    274 13 WATER POLO AT S.S.C. Europeans to Meet Chinese. Two interesting water polo matches will take place at the Singapore Swimming Club tomorrow when the Europeans will meet the Chinese first and second teams. Both sides have been weakened by the absmce of some of their regular players, but nevertheless the
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    AMATEUR S.A.
    386 13 Satisfactory Statement Of Accounts. The annual meeting of ihe Amateur Sporting Association v.as held at 41, Craig Road, yesterday. Tho annual re port stated the membership at Dec. 31, 1932, was 58, and four associate members. Tho statement of accounts showed a total credit of $1,028.:;! at Dec.
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    LISLE NAGEL.
    40 13 Australian Test Probable Injured. Melbourne, Feb. 18. Lisle Nagel, who is among the twelve players from whom Australia will choose their team for the fifth Test match, will not be available as he had an injured arm. Reuter.
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    SELANGOR TENNIS.
    38 13 Hewett And Bostock-Hill Win Club Event. Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 17. In the final of the men's open doubles in the Selcngcr Club siring tournament yesterday Hewett and fcostock-Hill beat Hovil and Howard <i -3, 4— 6—l.
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    "WILL REGAIN THE DAVIS CUP."
    413 13 U.S. Official's High Hopes. The prediction that the Davis Cup will be won back from France in a year or two was made by Bernon S. Prentice in his report to the United States Lawn Tennis Association on his chairmanship of the Cup Committee. "I
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    14,000,000 WAGERS.
    224 13 Turnover Of Racecourse Betting Board. The 1932 ti'i nover of the Racecourse Betting Control I'oard, which operates the "hori>e-tot'.\" shows a :tatisfacto. y increase as compared with the previous year, according to the D; ily Express. The board sot out to attain a total of £4,000,000 during 1932.
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    TITLE RETAINED.
    194 13 Referee's Shirt Ripped In Wrestling Bout. Billy Meeske. heavyweight wrestling champion of Australia, defended his title successfully against the Russian, John Savaloff, at the Bohemia Stadium recently. At the end of the scheduled eight rounds each had a fall to his credit, and the referee ("Krupps" Miller) ordered
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    S.C.C. TENNIS.
    115 13 I Mixed Doubles Handicap Semi-finals. The S.C'.C. mixed doubles handicap semi-finals wen played yesterday an 1 lesulted as follows: W. K. Dobks and Mrs. Taylor, plus beat S. H. McMurray and Ilia. McMurrav sir., 6—3,6 3, 6—3.6 3. "W. H. Droogleever and Miss Walker Taylor, owe 15.3 beat
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    LOCAL GOLF.
    89 13 Ladies' Medal at Garrison' G.C. The Garrison Golf Club ladies' month!y medal was played on Feb. la and 10. The following were the best returns: Mrs. S. P. Holmes-Smith all square. Mrs. Mcc 2 down Mrs. P. Power ..I Mrs. J. Wallis One play off of the tie
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    PERAK RACES.
    59 13 Scratchings for Today's Events. Scratching* for today's races at the Perak Turf Cub are as follows: 1. Sure Cure. i;. Balkis, Kylpa. 4. John Ronald. PraaMeatkaT. 6. Limber Up, Comprador, Sigh. 7. Golden Maize, Sun.spark. 8. Cheering. H. Sterling Hope. Merry Monarch. Big sweep on race 8. Double
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    HOME FOOTBALL FIXTURES.
    258 13 English and Scottish Cup Ties. Tin- following matches will be played in the fifth round of the K.A. Cup today: Bolton Wands, vs. Manchester City. Brighton vs. West Ham ltd. Burnley vs. Chesterfield. Suaderland vs. Blackpool. Derby County n. AWershot Halifax T. vs. LotOO T. Mid.lli'slirough vs.
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    Sporting News.
    342 14 306 M.I\H. ATTEMPT. Will Campbell Beat His Record Will Campbell do it again? This wai Ihe niltalhill I ro'i-Lantly luyrd asked at Povey Croaa, Sii Malcolm Campbell'* L-t-autiful Bui ray !we, whan Blue Bird «as en view tor the first itnkt says j Thomai W. Wisdom in the
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    TURF TOPICS.
    207 14 Koals Born In Ireland Come Under Import Tax. Lord KiseUiy. President sf Us* ThoroUßhbic-d Breed*!*' Association, beaded deputation ta the Secretary for the Dominions uriring that loals lx>rn ;n; n Ireland fr. in nsa-tes sent from Enirlan'l to visit stallic.n- in Inland should not be subject to any
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    SOUVENIR HUNTERS.
    120 14 Pick Pieces Out Of The .Melbourne Wicket. A/ter tin- Test niatch at Melbourne many of thi peetatoN picked pieces out of the pitch the size of walnuts, and carried them awaj us souveniis. This ttopid iiction has naturally caused the groundsmen m»nnlihi>>ale anxiety, a? it will 1«' sonif
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    MORE ABOUT THE LEG THEORY.
    1129 14 Illuminating Views. HOW "RANJI" DEALT WITH IT. H dealing with hn l-pit .Ivd balls. I'iiiu, Ranjitsinh.ii. Ihe famoaii I > :j.;i:i. away back in IK'.'T. wrote: "When :i i ally short ball is bowli I the l.atsman cu;hl to be able, lunding whefo be Kto
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    INFLUENZA'S EFFECT ON FOOTBALL.
    419 14 Home Clubs Reduced To Skeleton Sides. The influenza fiend is rampant aiimns the players attached to the big football teams of thf countr>-, and some strange sides will do duty for fatuous clubs tomorrow, says the* Sporting Life of Jan. G. Cbmiac on top of the
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    MR. E. A. C. TOPHAM.
    317 14 Splendid Work For Grand National. Mr. Edward A. Topbam, tne CkA I «.f the Course at Liverpool, and UK hundicapper for the Grand National, who has died at his home. Broughton Hall, ■an Chester, had been the Clerk at Liverpool for 28 years. He made
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    133 14 Today. I .-l.ru.ir* IS. Boxing: Army vs. R.A.K.. New World, 9 p.m.' Part* Turf Club mtir.. third d«y. Sunday February 19. Water l'>>lo: Eatbptana vs. Chinese «t Spurc Swimming Cluh II a.m. Yuchtinir: (Juilloniard Challenge Cup and Mow-til' Challeniw Cub, R.S.Y.C. I Golf: Wci-Hai-Wei Cup semi-finals .t' Keppel
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    NEW PIER.
    125 14 Ready for Use Within A Month. The new pier to replace Johnston'.; Pier should be in use within a month, th" Straits Times learns. The "ier itself is already completed but work on the approach road has been held up pending determination of the piei's administiation, which, it
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    MALACCA TRAGEDY.
    98 14 Straits-born Chinese Found Shot. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Feb. 17. A Straits-born Chinese, who was a member of the local Volunteer Corps, was found dead this morning in his house at Riverside, Mala c:'. with his head almost blown off. A shot gun was found lying alongside
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    115 14 Mr. H. Barden And Miss Lorna Payne. The wedding of Mr. H. Barden, of the Eastern Bank, and Miss Lorna Payne, daughter of Mrs. T. H. Payne, was solemnised at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd. Singapore, on Thursday. The bride wore a floral chiffon dress with a
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    SIMPLE FUNERAL.
    126 14 Burial Of Field-Marshal Robertson. Rugby, Feb. 16. In accordance wiih his expressed desire. Sir William Rob»;rsU>n, who rose liom the ranks to heroine a Field-Mar-sral of the British Ai ny, was buried at Brookwood cemetery to.my without military ceremonial. Tlu- same simplicity was observed at the r.'emorial service
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    CHEATING CHARGE.
    69 14 Father And Prospective Son-In-Law. Uaulch Shah was alleged to have tul.en advantage of Said Mohamad's desire to marry his daughter by cheating his prospective son-in-law of $102 in cash and $40 worth of property. When the time came for him to redeem his promise, however, the complainant found
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    THE ATLANTIQUE.
    49 14 Further Suspicions Of Foul Play. Paris, Feb. 14. The hulk of the liner Atlantique has been seized by order of the Public Prosecutor as the judicial inquiry is said to have produced further evidence supporting the suspicions of foul play as the cause of the disaster. Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    SPANISH ARRESTS.
    42 14 Plot To Assassinate Premier. Madrid, Feb. 15. After a pitched battle the police arrested several terrorists who planned »o assassinate trie Pi emit-:', Senor Azana, on the occasion of a banquet given in his honour. Many bombs were discovered. Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    18 14 The Chinese Christian Association will celebrate the forty-thiid anniversary at tne V.M.C.A. Unit on vVelnexday at 8.15 p.m.
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    IMPROVES THE VOICE.
    93 14 Tenor Has His Tonsils Removed. Hollywood, Jan. tl. Signor Tito Schipa, leading tenor with the Metropolitan Opera Company of New York, believes he will be able to increase the range of his voice from two to four I notes when he recovers from un o|iera- tion he
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    MORE TARIFFS.
    83 14 Sweden s Action Against German Goods. Stockholm, Feb. I I. A considerable increase in the duties op a number of foreign products is propose:! in a bill introduced by the Government. New tariffs will lake effect tomorrow, when the treaty of commerce between Sweden and Germany lapses. Although
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    SENATOR BORAH.
    74 14 Supports International Gold Standard. Washington, Feb. 14. Senator Borah has definitely derided to support an international scheme for the restoration of the gol-l -Jtandard. the return to the silver exchange in the Far E#'sL by inter. national agreenvn'.. the effe:tive reduction M armaments and a new examination of
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    ZEPPELIN SERVICE.
    79 14 Route To Java Considered Practicable. Batavia, Feb. 15. Before embarking for Europe the Zeppelin commander. Dr. Eckcner, stated that his visit to the Dutch East Indies with a view to ascertaining the feasibility of a regular dirigible service with Europe had produved good results. The neighbourhood of Batavia
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    "IRON GUARDS."
    60 14 Demonstration Before Italian Legation. Budapest. Feb. 14. Several hundred members of the •0called Iron Guards demonstrated in front of the Italian Legation and presented the Italian Minister with a lett'.v addressed to Signor Mussolini, ren,uest'ng his assistance in the campaign against the Treaty of Trianon and suggesting that
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    KING AND QUEEN.
    67 14 Flu Epidemic Delays Return To London. Rugby. Fib. IG. The King and Queen, who art 1 due to return to Buckingham Pala_c on Saturday lrom Sandringhari, where they have remained a week longer than nerally intended owinp to th-.' prevalence of influenza in London, will give a
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    ESCAPES DEATH.
    39 14 Well-Known Russian Airman Crashes. Moscow. Feb. 15. The well-known Russian airman Vodopyanov crashed near Baikal Lake at Mys?«waya, on a flight from Moscow to Kamchatka. While the- pilot escaped with severe injuries the mechani- was Killed. AnatevTraiw-Oceaii.
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    24 LIVES LOST.
    55 14 Junks Capsize When Steamers Collide. Shanghai, Feb. 9. Twenty-four lives are believed to have lein lost, when five junks capsized at noon, as a result of a collision between the Norwegian vessel Taiping and the China Navigation steamer N'ingpo in the Whangpoo. The Taiping damaged her bows
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    A DENIAL.
    18 14 Rome, Feb. 14. It is officially denied that Italy has supplied military trroplanot In Hungary. Aneta-Havas.
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    Detecting The Rogue Fabric.
    1202 15 Detecting The Rogue Fabric. London, .lan. is. AN anirry woman walks into a shop. She drat;* a pair of sorry-looking stockiagl from ht-r sMMttkaVf;, and puts them down ticici'ly OB ihr c /unt'-r. "Lock at tlio.o, <he snaps, :is U ant hurries to attend to her. "How can 1 wmr
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    RAINBOW HAIR.
    154 15 APPOINTMENTS with the photogrnpher now are becoming almost as common-place as appointments with the hairdresser. For women are starting picture-galleries of pictures of themselves. It is because women change the colour of their hair frequently that they demand these new photographs. "Women rely upon colour for 75 per
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    A Trousseau for the East
    254 15 Brides who are leaving' for the Ea« after their marriage have the bent t'me trousseau hurting. In addition to the ordinary supply of evening frocks, they ha' e to choose also an extensive ojtlit of thin frocks suitable for a hot clin'tte. This was the
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    Small Defects
    608 15 Impair Efficiency. I AM sure that I bring a considerable amount 01 happiness to many people, lor thousands have small defects, which, .vh.le they do not interfere with their daily work or impair their efficiency in any way, cause a certain amount of psrurbation. Such wan the case
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    Fancy Dishes.
    219 15 Krufs Cocottc* Au Tomatcs. 1 egg for each person tomato sauce V4 oz. butter for each pepper person i Put a small piece of butter in a china ramekin case and warm it until the butter melts add a dessert spoonful of tomato 1 sauce; break an egg
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    GERMAN PRESS.
    86 16 Hitler Condemns Craze For Sensation. Berlin, Feb. 15. Sensational news-mongormg was vigori.'.uly denounced by Herr Hitler in an address to repreKentat.ivivs of all N'ution al SoMJaIM newspapers in (Jeimany. The Chancellor Mnpfuuißed tho need to ((iuciite the Prcs" to liecoiiu- a faithful miner of (i< linan life and
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    58 16 Four polar bears in a travelling circus at Charlerci went to the defence of their trainer when the latter was attacked by a lion, which, on its part, was immediately joined by eight others.. However, the polar bears linally beat off the lions, nf which several were severely mauled, vhile
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    "A GOOD CITIZEN."
    406 16 Would Not Dream Of Using Revolver." Three charge involving the possession of lethal weapons Mn disposed of by Mr, H. A. Forrer, the Criminal District Judge, yesterday. Two of these concerned the possession of revolvers and one of a knife. That as a good citizen of Singapore
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    611 16 ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL.—Svxag--sima, Feb. 19, 6.50 a.m., Holy Comn v Hc'v Toinn (Choral); 9.15 a.m.. Holy Comn.; 5.30 p.m., Evensong (Choral) and Sermon; f.,30 p.m.. Service at S. Christopher's, Johora Bnhru; Holy Comn. on Mon., Wod. and Friday at 8 a.m., Tues., Thurs. and Saturday at 7 a.m.
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    2510 17 Bfick To Nature— An Office Wallah's Dream Singapore Or Vancouver? The Submerged Tenth Life In Our Streets A Chetliar's Bath Social Ideas For Schoolboys. (By Our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent.) I RECENTLY propounded to my wi!V the following scheme: that Wl likely to nun., to
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    ROMANTIC LOVE.
    182 17 Prince Marries Mother's Handmaid. Berlin, Jan. 23. The climax to or. of the most romantic love-affairs of recent times took place today in the littie town of Stolberg, in the southern Harz Mountains, wh?n tht of one of Germany's most anI citnt princely houses, Prince Wolff Heinrich of
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    U.S. MINISTER TO CHINA.
    96 17 Dr. Walter Williams Proposed. Yam Springs, Feb. 1. IXs|,ii. liiii: the Prcaidentoleet, Mr. Fij'nklin D. Koosevelt, has ini'uate'l tha: he do I Mt ini.en<l to make i. Ny cbungi-- in tli«' I'liii.umatic re^i^ent i t'c i in tiki Bar but, a t;ix>up of proI'.in.'t P will
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    BLASPHEMY CHARGE.
    166 17 Bee-heepers Angry With Mr. G. B. Shaw. At a me-.-ting of the County Wexford Bee-Keepers'. Association in Knnisi-oithy, Dr. C. E. J. Greene proposed that the name of Mr. George Bernard Shaw bo remove.] from the list of members of the nssc -iation in consequence of what I
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    CONSUL SHOT.
    131 17 Grief for Daughter Who Was Murdered. Vera Cruz, Mexico. Mr. Arthur Hogg, British Consul in Vera Cruz, whose daughter, Lorna, was murdered last year, was found shot dead at the Sports Club here. Mr. Hogg, who was fifty-eight, had already lost his wife and his only son, I
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    POLICE RETIREMENTS.
    167 17 Several Officers Leaving Hong Kong. Several police officers are leaving Hone Kortjr during thp next two .r mtlis, some on furlough and others on leave prior l> i-'tirement. Towar.'s the end of the present mr.-n'h. Detective Inspe;tr>r John Murphy of Police Headquarters and Inspector G. A. Stimson, Divisional
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    BANDITS LYNCHED.
    123 17 Sequel to Murder Of Professor. Sofia, Jan. 30. The whole of Bulgaria in thrilled today partly with horror and partly with triumph at the lynching of three Macedonian bandits. Some days ago Professor Daskalon who was associated with one of the Macedonian KM;ups, wag murdered by three men
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    MORE ABOUT THE GIANT SNAIL.
    1277 18 A Malayan Scavenger. SOME GOOD ADVICE FOR GARDENERS. Gardeners who have been troubled by the depredations of the giant snail »ill be interested in the article published below. It appears in the Malayan Agricultural Journal over the initials "G.H.C." A comprehensive account on the giant
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    DUTCH FRIENDSHIP.
    146 18 Work of Anglo-Batavian Society. Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, and the Earl of Athlone were the principal guests at the annual dinner of the Anglo-Uatavian Society at the May PUr Hotel on Jan. 17. The society was founded in 15*20 to promote good fellowship U-tween the British am
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    BANKER SUED.
    127 18 Alleged Alienation Of Wife's Affections. New York, Jan. 19. Mr. James A. Stillman, the New York banker, is being sued in the Brooklyn Supreme Court by a French-Canadian politician, Mr. Luc Rochefort, on a charge of having alienated the affections- of his wife. Mr. Stillman, whose private life
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    BROKERS BOYCOTTED.
    160 18 Deadlock in Cotton Trade Threatened. Bombay, Jan. 24. A recrudescence of the boycott of European brokers threatens a further deadlock in the cotton trade here. An agreement was reached on Oct. 17 between British and Indian brokers by which the boycott of British cotton firms and the picketing
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    REJUVENATION.
    121 18 Scientist Who Expects To Live to 150. "The man who'll live to be 150" is the title of a special article in La Liberte. The man is Georges Knap, a well-known Parisian scientist, who is vividly describel living umong skeletons, skulls and weirdly shaped test tubes like Dr. Faust.
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    EMPIRE'S SHOP WINDOW.
    420 18 How JTrade Follows Advertising. Lieut.-Col. J. Colville, Secretary to the Department of Overseas Trade, speaking at the annual dinner of the Advertising Association at Grosvenor House, said that if the world had learned anything in the last few years, it was that it was no good producing
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    AMERICA BEING " CRUCIFIED."
    364 18 AMERICA BEING CRUCIFIED." Provision for Free Coinage of Silver. Washington, Jan. 23. Thirty-six years after William Jennings Bryan shouted that America was being crucified "on a cross of gold," Senator Burton K. Wheeler today asked Congress to legalise the Bryan formula of that time and provide for the free coinage
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    37 18 Alletrctl to have been inefficient in handling the anti-C'omrounist campaign in Fukien, Brijrudier-Gei cral Yanjr Fencrnin attached to the 49th Division of the F.ikien Provi-.cial Troops, has heen dismissed from office, according to a report from Amoy.
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    VITAMINS & TOOTH DECAY.
    179 18 VITAMINS TOOTH DECAY. Proper Foods are Not Injurious. That there is some relation between vitamins in food and tooth decay dentists are now convinced. But Dr. W. A. Osborne of the University of Melbourne protests in the British scientific weekly "Nature" that too much emphasis may be placed on the
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    WATERLOO BRIDGE DANGER.
    687 19 Subsidence of Piers Not Arrested. For ten years now Waterloo Bridge, London, has been reported to be in a serious condition. Although in official quarters the view is taken that there is no immediate danger of collapse, .'yet the fact remains that the subsidence of th piers
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    A DASH OF KUMMEL.
    265 19 Weaning England From Vanilla." Smith Minor has found Paradise in "West Kensington, at Olympia, where in addition to the circus and fun fair, there is an ice-cream exhibition. It may seem a trifle odd, perhaps, to hold a National Dairy and Ice-Cream Exhibition that is the
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    THE PROBLEM OF MALARIA.
    613 19 Appeal By Sir Austen Chamberlain. Si Austin Chamberlain, chairman ,>f 1 1 c Court of Governors of the London I f:f Hygiene and Tropical Me-iicine. pi. ■-in (1 at the- recent annual Meting ourt. Through the geaeroaity of ihe fteckeftlWir Foundation, he said, they were in
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    TRISTAN DA CUNHA.
    286 19 New Form of Government Introduced. The Rev. A. G. Partridge, the missionary of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, who spent three' years as padre on Tristan da Cunha, has .iust returned to London from the island,' after a second short term spent there at
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    SEVEN DROWNED IN FLOOD.
    237 19 Remarkable Rainstorm In Australia. Sydney, Jan. 23. A rainstorm of remarkable fury broke over the whole of the coastal districts last evening, causing sudden local floods with serious losses to householders and farmers and severe dislocation of all transport services. The most serious effect was at
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    NOVEL TAX PROTEST.
    220 19 To Drive 4,000 Cattle To Parliament." Vienna, Jan. 17Judging by the many sections of the communities in and out of Vienna which! are now protesting against high taxe? and the levying of distress warrants on taxpayers in arrears, the greater part of the Chancellor's time must be
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    INDIAN ROPE TRICK.
    217 19 "Biggest F*iraud in Asia," Says Sir D. Ross. Sir E- Denison Ross, the Orientalist, is j the latest traveller to explode the Indian rope trick. He did so before the Magi- cians' club. "Although thousands have seen it," ho declared eyetAvfirjasses, or "lie-wit nesses 'as he preferred
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    TRIAL MARRIAGES.
    164 19 Bishop's Scathing Attack On New "Morality." The idea of "temporary childless marriages" advocated by Earl Russell (Ber- j trand Russell, the educationist) for uni- j I versity students has been fiercely attack- i ed by the Bishop of Bloemfontein (Dr. i Walter Carey) at a University Club lun-
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    WHISKY SECRETS REVEALED.
    482 19 Millions of Gallons Are Lost a Year. Conceive a "lab." evolved from a Savoy Hotel dining-room, and all the display of the analyst bestowed on drinks instead of "stinks"— as the irreverent schoolboy calls his chemical studies. At one end of the vista stood a grey and
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    "STRANGLED" TRADE.
    324 19 Mr. Mackenzie King's Criticism. Quebec City, Jan. 16. The Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Mackenzie King, in a speech on Saturday at a banquet organised by the local Liberals, tfttaclted the Government's trade policy. He declared that it was amazing that medieval doctrines of restraint of trade, with
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    S.V.C. ORDERS,
    37 19 Programme of Drills up to and for week ending Feb. 19: Saturday, Feb. 18, 4 p.m., Siglap, 2nd Bm- Officers and N.C.Ots., Refresher Course. Sunday, Feb. 19, Siglap, 2nd Bn. Officer* uj N.C.Os., Refresher Course.
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    FINGERPRINTS BY TELEGRAM.
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