The Straits Times, 12 March 1934

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  • 38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NKABLT A CWTUBTJ THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER &J MALAYA. 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1934 PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times ?0 PAGES. SINGAPORE, MONDAY. MARCH 12, 1934. PRICE 10 CENT*
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 220 1 Singapore: 78. cecil st. cphone bisd. FOR I LINE and! HALF-TONE j j BLOCKS, j I Tki STRAITS TIMES J PRESS LTD. j OF GREAT INTEREST TO MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS As its name denotes, is a free flowing crystalline ASPIR'GRAN product. It is specially adapted for use in the manufacture of
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    • 28 1 AYAM BRAND SARDINES IN OIL IN TOMATO SAUCE HIGHEST QUALITY Obtainable from all Provision dealer*. VERKADE'S BISCUITS Obtainable from D. T. LIM CO., 353, North Bridge Road, Singapore;
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    • 124 1 ANNOUNCEMENT Messrs ROBINSON Co., Ltd. beg TO ANNOUNCE THAT ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED FOR A BILLIARDS EXHIBITION FEATURING WILLIE SMITH (champion- 1920 and 1923) TO TAKE PLACE IN THE CAFE ON WED. MAR. 14TH-PLAYTO COMMENCE AT 5.30 P.M. TABLE BY— ORME SONS, LTD. JS&, ROBINSON Co., Ltd. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR
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    • 144 1 KUALA LUMPUR :™B. JJ&A Sft.^P*Of«Fd#;SiM {WE BUYj OLD GOLD ORNAMENTS AT BEST PRICES K. M. OLI j MOH AMED j M. High Street 8"yon. J JJSJ.w. no SPORTS PRIZES. STERLING SILVER AND E. 1 P: N. CUPS, SHIELDS, MEDALS, TANKARDS OTHER TROPHIES. LARGE AND EXCLUSIVE STOCK Strictly competitive prices and
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 534 2 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated m England) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND OMKNTAL BN, CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJ«BTrB UOVXRNMKNT. LONDON AND PAR EAST OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Due Tonnage Spore SOMALI 6810 Mar. 14 CARTHAGE 15,000 Mar. 16 NALDERA 16.000
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    • 543 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON. Naples. W Lmlsa, Antwerp Rotterdam aad MTtfhirtrmti Vessels Tonnage Do* Sail t YASUKUNI MARU 12.000 Mar. SO 21 I HAKONK MARU 10.400 Apr. 4 6 SUWA MARD 10.008 Apr. 1* FUSH'MI MARC 10.900 M»y S 4 HAKOBAKI M&KO MJM May 1« IT f
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    • 569 2 BURNS PHILP UNE. (Incorporated In AustraBa.* nm BRISBANE. STMBY AND MSLBOLRNE via JAVA, DARWIN AMD THURSDAY ISLAND Resular monthly sailings by the weSknown steamer m>w«t.tj> n.8S5 tone) and On a* MAMOOLA OJU taM) (Oqt only). The s.s. MARKLLA Is one of the kirgest Sums ateaaen i "**g to Amtrail*, cabins
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    • 516 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO. LIMITED. (Incorporated In Denmark) PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO WHOA. MMIDON. ROTTCRDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Vtuu From Prom From S'pore Malacca Port Per.ang ■MR PIONIA 19/3 30/3 31/3 33/3 t KRRIA 10/4 l«/4 11/4 13/4 LALANDIA 1/5 1/8 3/5 4/5 MKONIA 22/5 23/5 8 5 35/5
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    • 1254 2 siirrnNo. THE BLUE FUNNEL LINL (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP COS«eaa» Ship Co., Ltd. aad China Mutuil ,1931) LTD. Htw Mavtgattoa Oa, LM. THE CUNARO STEAM SHIP CO^ LTD. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO, LTD. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINK U4. The
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  • 564 3 Interesting: History Of Hildebrand. Borne very famous ships are passing Into the hands of the scrappers nowadays, with laying-up costs so high, and the Booth liner Hlldebrand Is one of them, for she has occupied a position all her own In the British Merchant Navy.
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  • 317 3 fric lollowing are passengers try ttie N.Y.K. Kashlma Maru. which left Blngapore for Europe last week: Dr. and Mrs. Waltor F. McCourt. Master A. W. McCourt. Mr. end Mrs. J. Negrin. Mr. T. Okuno. Miss M. Siroka. Miss P Wanka. Bishop and Mrs. A. Lea. Mr. L. Maytag. Miss
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  • 14 3 The as. Reljnst arrived in Singapore from Cheribon this morning with 1.026 nigs nncl
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  • 402 3 Big: Decrease In Unemployment, The Admiralty has announced that, subject to the settlement of certain points of detail. It has been decided to entrust the construction of the following vessels of the 1933 programme to the shipbuilders Indicated: One cruiser (H.M.S. Penelope) to Messrs. Harland and
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  • 170 3 in Shanghai Dock After Collision. As a result of her collision with the China Merchants steamer Poo An in the Astraea Channel recently, the Blue Funnel liner Philoctetes now lies In the Shanghai Dock and Engineering Co.'s International Dock, at Shanghai, undergoing extensive repairs. The Philoctetes is one of
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  • 126 3 Monday. M<irch 13. Ships alongside llu Wtaarrea or expected to arrire. Godown Gate Entrance KKPPLL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Lch. "Mercury," W. Bt. "Supply," Singapore, Dredger •Foremost. 1 J.J. 12. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DXV DOCKS. Tanjont, Pagar. Albert Dock NIL Victoria Dock Nil.
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  • 280 3 KELANTAN. Brit., 633 tons, from Kuantan 11-3. for Kuantan 14-3. BORNEO. Brit.. 1,297 tons, from Hong Kong 12-3. for Rangoon via Penang 13-3. TALMA. Brit., 6.154 tons, from Osaka 12-3, for Calcutta 13-3. GLENGARRY. Brit., $.800 tons, from Dalren 12-3, for Malacca 13-3. KUMSANO. Brit., 3.341 tons, from
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 649 3 ft NORDDEUTSCHEF (Incorporated In TtQßgo Germany.) The undermentioned are the company! Intended fixture*:— OUTWARD I DONAD for Manila. Hong Kong. Shanghai* North China A Japan Mar. IS SAARBRUCKEN for Manila. H Kong. Shanghai. North China Aj Japan Mar. M HOMEWARD I AACHEN for Marseilles, Oran, Rotterdam. Hamburg e~ Breroen Mar.
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    • 423 3 PRESIDENT LINERS £71.12.FROM SINGAPORE TO EUROPE. VIA AMERICA. This rate includes: (a) Weta luuie Siaganor* to BM| (d) TntU daw aerow tb« PatfeSc. (c) lit Ornm nfl aerat Awtrfca. (d) AdU daw Atlantic la the n*» and fuHB Manhattan or ML Washington. NOTE: II passage through the Panama Canal U
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    • 402 3 ELLERMAN BUCRNALL STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. Incorporated tn England.) "ELLERMAN" LINK. FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM HAMBURG fta IHrto and 3»es Canal Due aafM. Steamer B'pore B*por« CITY OF BATH Mar. 14 Mar. It CITY OF CHRWTCH U KCH Mar. $0 Apr. CITY OF BAGDAD Apr. 14 Apr. 19 Calls Dunkirk. FOR
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 69 3 SINGAPORE WEATHER RFPORT. Stations Yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Mm. temp, ins Sunshine temp. •P hrs. *F Alor Star 90 0.02 7.7 71 Kota Bharu 87 NU 8.7 71 K. Trengganu No report. Buklt Jeram 87 1.34 5.9 71 I Malacca 84 0.74 3.6 71 Singapore (Mt. Faber) 88
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    • 117 3 TIDE TABLES. Monday. March 12. H. W 7.16 am.. 7 ft. 6 in., 9.58 p.m.. 7 ft. 5 in. L. W. 2.8 a.m.. 5 ft. 8 In.. 2.59 p.m., I ft. 3 tn. Taaaday. March 13. H. W. 8.45 am., 8 ft. 3 In., 10.30 p.m 8 ft. L. W.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 395 4 SITUATIONS VACANT When applying for any position advertised In these column* send copies of testimonials. Do not send originals. ARTIST— COMMERCIAL WANTED, only those able to do first class work or with distinct promise need apply. Excellent opportunity for suitable man or girl to act as assistant in well established
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    • 645 4 HOUSES. FLATS TO LET Bungalows. AnguTlla Park, AngnTMa 00. Furnished Plat, To Let. hi Amber Mansions. Apply Box No. 436, Stralto Times. FURNISHED FLAT TO IXT, 87, Amber Mansions. Ground floor. Rent 880.00. TO LBT. SHOP. FLAT. Amber Mansions Applj B'pore Bunding Corp.. 64. Market Bt TO LBT, 20 and
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    • 612 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET Ground First Floor, Robinson Rd. Premises, separately or together. United Engineers. BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET South Bridge Road. Nos. 206 and 210. Dell Street Hos. 22. 23. 26 and 27. Raffles Place, No. I (2nd floor). Change Alley Nos. 6. and 10 (Ist and 2nd floors)
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    • 618 4 LOST LOST one brown leather box about 2 feet square, rwitalnlng Miisquart fur coat and other wearing apparel. Please communicate Box No. 408, Straits Times. Finder will be rewarded. PUBLIC NOTICES. LOCAL EMPLOYERS HAVING VACANCIES FOB EUROPEANS ARE URGED TO CONSULT THE CHAIRMAN Or TUB BUBOPEAN UNEMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE AT TBS
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    • 757 4 LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE. uikJima*w HBREBY GIVEN MINIM AX a»» the Trade Mark shown in the margin is the exclusive property of Mlrumax Limited, of Feltham, Middlesex, England, who have registered the Mark according to law in the United Kingdom under the numbers, dates an£ classes following, namely No. 25W73 dated
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    • 705 4 BUSINESS CARDS. FIGARO BEAUTY CREATIONS THE $8 PERMANENT WAVE BY EUROPEAN LADY EXPESTB RAFFLES HOTEL (Room 120) and at 93 Bras Basah Road MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE. Mrs. HABU and Miss HANA 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. MASSAGE. Expert Treatment by MR. MRS. AKAJI Graduate of the Toklo Massage
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 183 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore lthin Outside Without MaT-ya Malays Postage Monthly I 3.M 8 4.H I ISO (taarterlr t IM SIZ.M 7.50 Half Yearly $17.00 8t4.08 815*0 Vtaftj 834.88 '48.88 "30.88 Note.— OaUUUon cheques should Include the usasl bank discount. ADVERTISEMENT RATES Tl ebarge* and tnotrmcttont for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS are as
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  • 193 5 But There Are 333 Still Left In Britain. There were 333 millionaires In Great Britain during the year ended March 31, 1932, according to the report of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue. That is If everybody receiving £50,000 a year and more (£1,000.000 Invested at 5 per cent,
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  • 53 5 The astronomical observatory of Kharkov University has prepared a spectrohelloscope. making possible the detailed study of solar activities and their connection with certain phenomena on the earth. This is the second such apparatus in the world, the other being In the United States, though a third is now being
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  • 206 5 King: Solomon's Gold Mines. Ophir, the "lost" land of gold mines, which provided most of the great wealth of King Solomon, has, it Is claimed, been discovered by the Prcrok Expedition, In the heart of Abyssinia. It is stated, that the expedition under Count de Prorok has
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  • 320 5 Japanese Bids Are Invalidated. Japanese fishing trawlers will .iot Ibe permitted to operate off Soviet waters during the 1934 seasons as a result of the Soviet Government s action In invalidating Japanese bids! for fishing concessions in that terri tory, it was learned on Feb. 20 in
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  • 81 5 Nanking, Feb. 28. Heavy losses were sustained by both the China National and Eurasia Aviation Corporations last year, It Is learned at the Ministry of Communications The small number of passengers on the C.N.A.C. lines ?nd the suspension of service for several months on the Lanchow (Kansu)
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 317 5 HOTELS TO-DAY COCKTAIL DANCE (makan ketch.l) 6.15 p.m. to 8.15 p.m. DANCE INFORMAL 9.45 p.m. to Midnight WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14th THE POPULAR ARTISTS SANDS DAWN RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA PHONE 5381. SEA VIEW HOTEL TUESDAY FRIDAY SPECIAL DINNER DANCE DINNER DANCE MUSIC BY RALF K ELLERM AUK'S FAMOUS BANS WEDNESDAY, MARCH
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    • 89 5 Our Sight-testing and Spectacle Fitting, plus London experience have won our reputation throughout Malaya, Slam Brunei, North Borneo and Sarawak. If you suffer from any headaches or eyestraln, consult JOHN DUKE MANUFACTURING OPTICIAN K8.0.A. (Honours) F.S.M.C. No. 21, Battery Road. Singapore OUR MIDDLE NAME IS SERVICE WE UNDERTAKE ANY SERVICE
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    • 219 5 The IMPERIAL "GOOD COMPANION" The only ALL-BRITISH portable typewriter built on the standard 4-bank principle, embracing -11 the facilities attached to a Standard Typewritei TIIE VERY LATEST PORTABLES* ON THE MARKET Shipment* o» rvrrj mad. Sole Agent* DUNCAN ROBERTS, Ltd. Tel. 7040. 112 114 B. Robinson Road. SINGAPORE. Improve your
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 213 5 8.8.C. PROGRAMME. For Straits Settlements, and Federated Malay States from the Empire transmnter, Daventry, England. MONDAY. MARCH 12. 6.20 a.m. Pl&no.orte Music. 6.50 Religious Service. 7.35 Hardel and Puicel' Music 85 Weekly Newsletter. 12.35 p.m. News. 250 Wales vs. Ireland Rugby Football. 3.35 Negrc Music. 4.5 Talk: "The Colonial Empire."
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    • 128 5 Today's Crossword Puzzle (CLUES.) ACROSS. Number Planet i t™».»~.h 2S Book of old Testament 1. Immersed M Cricketing term 10. Unsuitable yj Dlsoaaalcr -te 11. Facial twitching 30 Lnbtod 12. Act in opposition ji. soon IJ. Always J2 Percelred. 14. Agree 15. Pace 15. Accuse 20. Assume hypotbeticall) 24! l^onu
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  • 1267 6 LKI'KKti MASTI t> AS ABSENT GUESTS, The WorkleB& ix Ii \NTIN(i DIRECTORS IN MALAYA. An old (h incite woman, without handu or teeth, who hwi with wrbU and lips. An ex member of the Her- <i vlt who urn!-, m a token
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  • 541 6 Johore Decision. SUPPORT H»R KUALA I \N(JOR PROPOSAL. At a recent meeting of Ibe com on I tea the Johore Planters' Association It was decided tv writ* to Hie Kuala tolangor District Planter! Association advising that the JPA will support ttaeli suggestion that the question
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  • 183 6 111 tilt: tillh.l Sir, Win. The tin. .in sure that everybody is surprised to learn thai there are so many private schools In Singapore Where money U toe only watchword, toe educational and moral tone can not be high Why cannot the Education Department limit the number of
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  • 33 6 Siruiih i lines Sir, I beg to Inform you that In your wrongly printed as Tun Miiiik I stead of Tun Kan, TAN KANO HOC iN Singapore March h
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 57 6 BRITISH j TRIUMPH! FRANKELSJ M.\IN IK\ 1 1 FRANKELSJ MUST IN THK KIKLD WITH THK KINKST hldl ISM IVIADK t i' in nviE CABIN AND \Y\KDROHK TRUNK*. II 't* ill I ALL SIZKH IMMI M IK DKLIVKRY NOT ONLY BEST QIALITY IU I ■PRICKS ALSO HAVK GOTI ALL BEAT. liil
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    • 93 6 Get Ready For TO MORROW'S BIG EVENT at the CAPITOL! ■B 111 HI. HI diMES a ROMAN m (he (ikwiuiii 1 with tin m.»t M I LUSCIOUS PEACHES that ever N rt .,ni n. NhMOS (miMrial Hallin.<..ns I > EDDIE CANTOR with the GORGEOUS GOLUWYN GIRLS -"ROMAN SCANDALS" l^f° I
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    • 164 6 implicit (hnfiden uU unit taut such ,i Servii i,\i I tun I ii i MOM HI i Xl -I »L 8 COX KINGS (ACCENTS) lIMIJM Head Ofllce 13, HEiiENT SIWKKT, I ONIMiN S.H I TAKE CHARCJE OF EASTERN KIT AT THEIR PORT SAID BRANCH HAVE IT LAHNDKRKD AND RKADY FOR
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  • 334 7 To Be Disbanded. CREATION OF HOME OFFICE. Moscow. Feb. 16. The organisation of a Home Office to take over the duties of the famous Soviet Secret Police, known as the Ogpu Is to begin in the next few days. Under this reorganisation, it U stated, the
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  • 66 7 Construction Work To Begin In Honant. A place In the outskirts of Honam has been chosen as a suitable site for the construction of an aerodrome for mail and passenger air-liners, according to the Canton Bureau of Public Works The surveying of the area, over 600 mow
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  • 58 7 flwo Persons Incinerated In Nanking Fire. More than $1,000,000 worth of property were destroyed In a disastrous flre which broke out at the Pel Meng Chiao Street, Nanking recently. The flre lasted for over two hours, during which an aged woman and a child, the son of
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  • 31 7 Gen. Han Fu-chu, chairman of the Shantung Provincial Government, has aecided to enforce conscription in his province, according to a Tsinan report. Members of wealthy families will be conscripted first
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  • 469 7 A Fine Start BRITAIN BUSY WITH AX MAIL PLANS. A very Important change Is taking place in the typal production range of the British aircraft Industry writes the air correspondent of the Observer. In the present year this country will come Into the front rank as
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  • 111 7 "To Aid Japanese Invasion Of Siberia." The organisation of a White Russian Legon of the Japanese Army for participating in the "Japanese Invasion of Siberia" is being planned by Gen. Vonsiatesky, the publisher of the New York White Russian newspaper, The Russian Fascist. Gen. Vonsiatesky left San
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 171 7 2nd ANNUAL LIVE STOCKS TRADES EXHIBITION. SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS. 1. Dcauty Competi nn lo eiect the "Queen of Malaya" (Ist Prize Motor Car). 2. Parade of Trade Lorries (Ist Prize Silver Cup). 3. Parade of Decorated Lome* representing Guilds or Clubs (Ist Prize silver cup). < Finals of Builm nton Tournament,
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    • 124 7 SECOND ANNUAL LIVESTOCK AND TRADE EXHIBITION AT THE OLD RACE COURSE April 12 lo 25. Poik!.r7. Cattle, "?lgs. Horses, Ponies, Cats. and Dogs. Motor Car and Trade Show. SPACE FOB TRADE EXHIBITS FREE. NO ENTRY FEES for Show Competition.'. HANDSOME PRIZES IN EVERY SECTION. SILVER CUPS bare been donated by
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    • 242 7 u A u d D A OPENING ALH AMBKA| to-night e.is 9.15 NEW SONGS and NEW SWEETHEARTS in a */PPUt«>* OMAJV <* set to mat 1c Jimmy Dunn falls in i^^jfl|B^L > S love with a scintillating 'HfBtjife, new sweetheart, and P^^ he's smart enough t* I use her brains
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    • 238 7 D A \J III ft M Tbmnk heaven for thew k»T»-hnnnry r M V I L I U 1 1 i^je. They (Mto tke gaiety ■"<• The y i*""»"«lBf Thrr ■^■^■^^^1 believe that a Mun U nerer too young.. mmrZL and kMm too old., to fall in love. I A
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  • 172 8 Record Rubber Price In U.S. LONDON MARKET IRREGULAR. <From Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Monday, Today's Prices: Rubber, 17>/ 4 ets., down 1/16 ct. Tin, $116.75, cts. up 25 cts. Gold, £6 16s. 10</zd.. up '/id. Saturday's Prices: Rubber, tondon 5 3/16 d., (unchanged.) Market Tone: Very Irregular.
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  • 11 8 I'rom Holland by Beloeran due at' Elngajjore tomorrow morning
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
    • STOCKS AND SHARES. .
      • 448 8 Issue fal. Pd. 1 £1 Asam Kumban^ !1 £1 Austral Malay i/- 6/- Ayer Hitam Tin 1 1 Ayer Weng 1 £1 Bangrin Tin 1 1 Batang Padang 1 1 Batu Caves 1 £1 Changkat Tin '.1 £1 Chenderiang 10 50 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt >/- 5/-
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      • 284 8 Issue fal. P<* Buyers Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick OnL 0.72^ 0.80 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 1.50 1.75 11 1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 6.1.0 6.5.0 10 5 British Malaya Trustee 5.40 5.60 11 1 Con. T. S. 7% Prefg. 26/9 27/9 11 1 Con. T. S. Ord. 24/3
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      • 140 8 Singapore Municipal o p.c of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 106 108 nom. Singapore Municipal 4V 2 p.c. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 10« 108 nom. Singapore Municipal 414 p.c of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 105 107 nom. Singapore Municipal 4 p.c of 1913 red. 1963 $2.00Q,000 102
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      • 374 8 Today's Prices Fraser Lyall Evatt Co. Allenby ($1) 1.00 1.10 1.00 1.10 Alor Gajah (|1) 0.65 0.75 0.65 0.75 A. Hitam ($1) 1.15 1.30 1.10 1.25 A. Malay ($2) 2.00 2.15 2.25 A. Molek ($1) 0.60 0.70 0.60 0.65 A. Panas ($1) 0.95 1.10 0.95 1.05 Bassett ($1)
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    • 217 8 The following are the exchange rates this morning, according to the daily circular issued hy the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/4 11/64 London, 3 months' sight 2/4 5/32 London, 60 days' sight 2/4 9/64 London, 80 days' sight 2/4Vn London, demand
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    • 66 8 Noon, Mar. 12. R.S.S. equal to London Standard: Buyers. Sellers. Spot (loose) 17«4 17% (F.O.B.) 17 9/16 17 11/16 Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Buyers. Sellers. Mar. 17% 17 ft Apr.-June 17% 17% July-Sept. 18 18>/ 8 Oct.-Dec. 18V4 18% Tone of Market: Dull. Latest Cable:
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    • 249 8 !Fair Amount Of Animation. London, Mar. 7. Tie Stock Exchange today displayed air amount of animation but owing selling by weak holders in view of tomorrow's settlement, price movements, especially among Home securities, were somewhat erratic with most gilt-edged securities lower on balance. Gold minings, however, maintained a
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  • 77 8 Today. Belat Pandjang. B.ngkalis and Baran <SingaradJa> 3 pm Socngel Llat (Magnet) 4 p.m. Mlrt (Leverkusen) 4 p.m. Tomorrow. 81am (except Lower Slam) (Kudat) 11 ajn. Ceylon, Southern and Western India (President Johrcon) 1! am. United States of America (Parcels) (President Johnson) ..10.30a.m. TembUahan Rengat (Hong Lam)
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  • 33 8 rtau Ro>.'tlal) unat tenonreaux iragola inpura S'por* I or. dm Jan 11 Feb i J«n 26 Peb 1' Jan 23 Vtb i! Jan. 16 Peb 1! Peb. 16 Mar. 1
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  • 93 8 Rugby, Mar. 9. Foreign exchanges today were: Amsterdam 7.54%. Athens 530 sellers. Belgrade 220 Vi Berlin 12.79 Bombay 1/6 3/32 Brussels 21.79 Bucharest 510 Buenos Aires 36V& Copenhagen 22.40 Geneva 15.721,4 Helsingfors 226*1,6 Hong Kong 1/6 '/i Lisbon 109% Madrid 37 9/32 Milan 59 5/32 Montevideo 38 V& sellers.
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  • 102 8 The race cf issue is Rs. 154 -$lOO. The rate of payment is Rs. l*B=sioo. The rate of payment is the rate current on the day of receipt of the Money Order Advice by the Straits Settlements Post Office. The rates of issue of Money Orders drawn on
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  • 51 8 The outward Air Mail by Imperial Airways will arrive in the General Post Office, Singapore at 10.30 a.m toniorn.w. The correspondence received by this mall will be available to boxhclders and window delivery ticket holders immediately md correspondence for nonboxholde.s will be sent out tor delivery at
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  • 97 8 Kinta— 3ll pels. Idrls Hydraulic— 24o pel*. Lahat.— Tributers 250 pels. Telok Kruln.— Tributers 42 pelt. Pctaling 1,340 pels. Pusing.— Tributers 131 pels. Hong Kong.— l,o7o pels. KUllnghall— 3s7 pels. Mengl°mbu Lode.— Tributers 70 pels. Operations suspended Feb. 13, quota completed. Thabawlclk. Hre. run 378, cv. yd*, treated
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 132 8 ARRANGEMENTS FQK THE WEEK. Today, March 12. Licensing Justices mtg., 3.45 p.m. Oeneral mtg., S.D.A, St. Andrew.. School Rail, CIS p.m. Singapore Psychological Association rr.tfc Adelphi Hotel. Subject: "Memory." Tuesday, March 13. Police Band at Teluk Ayer, 5.15 p.m. Wednesday, March 14. Dinner, Dance and Cabaret In aid of St.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
    • 1351 9 Tin Industry Blamed For "Regrettable Loss." At the annual general meeting of the Wilkinson Process Rubber Co., Ltd., held on Feb. 28 at the company's offices at Old Market Square, Kuala Lumpur, there were present: The Hontle Mr. H. B. Egmont Hake (chairman), Mr. W.
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    • 978 9 Interest Rates. ECONOMISTS ANTICIPATE FURTHER FALLS. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Feb. 20. Two life-assurance chairmen— Mr. J. M. Keynes. of the National Mutual, and Mr. Owen Hugh Smith, of the Provident Mutual— gave their views on in-terest-rates last week. They were chiefly remarkable for the
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    • 349 9 Prices Maintained. STANTON NELSON AND CO.'S REPORT. Stanton Nelson and Co.. Singapore, report on the week ending Mar. Rubber prices have been well Maintained during the past week and a fair volume of business has been passing. American consumers have shown keen Interest and offers from this
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 636 9 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated to Hong Kong). The liability ol members Is Umlted tothe •artent and In manner prescribed uj Orolnancc No 0 of 1828 of the Colony. BEAD OFFICE: UONG KONG. Authorised Capital JgJ.OCO.OOO Issued and fully paid up $M.0C0.000 Re S t".lng FUDdS: I 0500,000
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    • 164 9 MALAYA TIN STATISTICS Domestic Production, as represented by exports from Federated Malay States, Unfederated Malay States, and Straits Settlements, of tin, and tin-in-ore. at 72 per cent., during February, 1934. Tons Tons Federated Malay States 2,256 Ucfederated Malay States Johore 20 Kedah 7 Perils '49 Kelantah nil Trengganu 25 101
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    • 315 9 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK O£ INDIA, "JSTRALIA AND CHINA, Paid Op Capital la SOC.OOO share* at a each fiMMMO Reserr< Fund rj.000.000 Reserve Uabilitj ol Proprietors OjNOJM HEAD OFFICE: SS. trtiaatili Lialia. X.CX Ajencies and Branches. Ate Btar Hollo Saigon Amritsat Ipob Semarang Bangkok Karachi Seremban Batavia irijng Shanghai Bombay Kobe
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  • 97 10 Singapore. ALHAMBRA James Dunn Ie Claire Trevor In Jimmy Sally. 6.15—9.15. CAPITOL Berkeley Square with Leslie Howard Heather Angel. 6.15—9.15. GREAT WORLD Cabaret Let's Go Places Sc Fireman. Save My Child. MARLBOROUGH Nandanar Tamil Talkie. 6.16— 9.15. NEW WORLD Sid* Shows, Cabaret Dancing, Talkies, Theatres and Cinemas. PAVILION Should
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  • 948 10 Two well-known local undertakings issued their annual reports and statements of accounts on Saturday, and in each case the information supplied should be very gratifying to the shareholders. It is of considerable interest in a wider field, too. for
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  • 34 10 The following have returned from j leave: Mr. H. L. Hosking, Secretary, General Hospital. Mr. E. H. Wilson, European master. Education Department. Mr. J. J. Warren, Senior Assistant Superintendent, Government Monopolies. I
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  • 558 10 A GANGSTER'S MEMORIES. The psychology of a Chinese gangster is revealed with quite unusual clarity in an article published in the current number of British Malaya. Thi3 article consists of a confession made by a murderer who was hanged In this country over thirty years ago,
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  • 1104 10 REALITY IN OPERA. (By Marl* Jeritsa.) Maria Jeritza, friend of the great Puccini, tells of a fundamental change in the rendering of grand opera. No longer will a modern audience tolerate mere melodrama sentimentality "laid on with a trowel" or sit attentively while a frenzied female recites
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    • 165 10 SPECIAL FINE WEATHER CRUISES UP THE EAST COAST. See KEMAMAN and TRENGGANU. Two of the few unspoilt Malay Towns m Malaya. s.s. "Lipls" leaves Singapore Mar. 17, and every alternate Wednesday and Saturday thereafter up to Oct. 30. Passengers may live on board for the duration of the voyage, eight
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  • 466 11 WHERE WILL IT GO? Chancellor Has Not Yet Decided. BISHOP'S APPEAL. "Less Sentiment And More Sense." London, Mar. 8. The Budget prospects are brightened by the publication of the Navy, Air and Army estimates. Notwithstanding a combined Increase In the defence estimates of £4,765,000,1
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  • 124 11 Succumbs To Bullets Of Assassin. Kamakura, Mar. 11. Mr. Sanji Muto succumbed at 9.20 this evening. Reuter. Mr. Muto, Japanese cotton and newspaper magnate, was leaving his house at Kamakura when an assailant approached and shot and killed his steward, who had attempted to protect his master,
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  • 61 11 Ten Ships And Railroad For New Zealand. London, Mar. 0. Sir James Parr, the New Zealand High Commissioner, today revealed that British shipyards are building at present ten ships for the New Zealand trace. New Zealand has Just signed a £100.000 contract with British firms fcr the
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  • 213 11 Seventeen Dead. ALL RESCUE ATTEMPTS A FAILURE. Bucharest, Mar. At least 17 people are dead as a result of the stranding of an Italian tanker, the Santonl, near Constanta, a seaport on the Black Sea and Rumania's chief outlet. The tanker was coming from
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  • 157 11 Concludes Without Any Definite Results. London, Mar. 10 The Sugar Conference, which has been sitting in London since Mar. 5 to discuss an agreement for the regulation of the world's sugar production, concluded today without reaching any definite results. The Chadbourne supporters were apprehensive of a statement that-
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  • 82 11 430 Cattle Aboard British Boat Lost. Weehawken, New Jersey, Mar. 8. Four hundred and thirty head of cattle have been lost through a collision in a fog between the British freighter Concordla and the American steamer. Eagle. Some of the cattle aboard the Concordia were cut in
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  • 66 11 Automatic Balloon For Stratosphere. Moscow, Mar. 7. An automatic stratosphere balloon equipped with a mechanical brain will be ready to Invade the stratosphere at the end of this month, according to Professor Molchanov, chief of the Leningrad Air Institute. He reports a trial model reached an altitude of
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  • 45 11 Rome, Mar. 10. Monsignore Mario Zanin, the new Apostolic Delegate to China, who was recently consecrated Archbishop of Tralanopolls, sailed for China in the Conte Rosso today. Mr. Lv Wen-tao, Chinese Minister to Italy, and many church dignitaries saw him off.— Reuter.
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  • 41 11 «Varsaw, Mar. 7. The trade agreement with Germany which has been signed, ending the economic conflict started In 1925. stipulates the removal of all discriminatory measures and comes Into force from Mar. 15 for an indefinite period. Reuter Wireless.
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    28 11 Members of the British Legion, with their flags, after attending a service last month at the Church of St. Colomba, Pont Street, London, in memory of Earl Hair.
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  • 81 11 Welsh Guards Officer Killed. Cheltenham, Mar. 7. The famous £1,000 National Hunt Steeplechase, the biggest British race for bonaflde hunters, was marred by a fatal accident to Lieut. Heber-Percy, of the Welsh Guards. His mount, Killader, owned by Lady Harrington, fell at the first fence
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  • 91 11 Financial Status To Be Examined. Paris, Mar. 7. Rumours that the Citroen motor works, France's biggest motor-cat concern, Is In financial difficulties have now been strengthened by an announcement that a large number of banks and other financial institutions. Including the Bank of France, have begun an
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  • 78 11 May Form New Latvian Government. Riga, Mar. 6. The Latvian Government, headed by the Prime Minister, M. Adolfs Blodnleks, resigned on Friday night following the passing of a vote of nonconfider.ee. which the Farmers' Union introduced Into Parliament. The crucial division was very sensational, for only nine out
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  • 78 11 Franco-Swedish Agreement Signed. Paris, Mar. 0. A treaty regulating economic al!airj between France and Sweden has been signed whereby the original quota Sweden was allowed to export to France has been restored. In return, Sweden undertakes to Increase the value of goods Imported from France, so that
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  • 31 11 Fire At Chinese Legation In Berlin. Berlin, Mar. 11. There was a fire at the Chinese Legation tonight. It started in the Minister's study. The damage was slight. Reuter.
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  • 70 11 Moscow, Feb. 21 In sorting old archives of the post office at Buzdlak, Bashkiria, a member of the Soviet Philatelic Society found seven old 7-rouble Czarist stamps, with smooth edges, and the centre (the eagle) upside down. No one knew, previously, the existence of these stamps, and
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  • 148 11 Manchu Independence Movement London, Mar. 10. That the Manchurian Independence movement, culminating in Pu-yi's enthronement as emperor, Is In no wise a Japanese invention, but purely Chinese and Manchu dating from at least as early as 1923, when Chang Tso-lln tried to reinstate the Emperor of
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  • 95 11 Statement By Japanese Finance Minister. Tokio. Mar. 8. The Lower House today passed a vote of confidence in the Government by a large majority without a ballot. In the debate on the Gold Purchase Bill the Finance Minister declared that the Government has IM intention to carry out
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  • 77 11 Urgency Of Improving Her Overseas Markets. Berlin. Mar. 11. At a dinner of the East Asiatic Club at Hamburg, Dr. Kurt Schmltt, Minister of National Economy, stressed the urgency of Improving Germany's overseas markets. Dr. Schmltt expressed the wish that the Chinese Government would meet with the utmost
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  • 75 11 New Ground For Divorce In Germany. Berlin, Mar. 7. For the first time in German legal history, the Court has granted a divorce to* a Christian because his wife was a Jewess. The marriage was contracted before Herr Hitler came into power. The judge said that to
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  • 69 11 Urges The Buying Of Motor-Cars. Berlin, Mar. 8. Chancellor Hitler appeared in a new role, that of a salesman, when he opened the Motor Show and urged that it was the duty of every German to purchase a car in order to provide work for the unemployed.
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  • 117 11 New Cunarder. BRITAIN DETERMINED NOT TO YIEUX London, Mar. 7. Resumption of work on the new Cunarder Is the symbol of Great Britain's determination not to yield, regardless of obstacles, its rightful place on the Atlantic, declared Mr. Hore-Belisha, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, moving
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  • 113 11 In Semi-Military French Organisations. Paris. Mar. 7 Striking evidence of the existence in France of organised groups of citizens, some numbering many thousands, and of quasi-military organisations bearing arms, was given before the Commission, of Inquiry into the Paris riots by a high police witness who described
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  • 84 11 Excavation Work Begun By Volunteer Squad. Prague, Feb. 25. The poisonous tomb of 140 coal miners, who died in the catastrophic explosion in the Nelson Mines, neat Brlx, six weeks ago, has at last been unsealed. The complicated and dangerous excavation work will require four to
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  • 86 11 Concluded By French In Two Weeks. Paris, Mar. 7. Military operations in South Morocco, which were begun on Feb. 25 with the aim of subjugating the unruly tribes in the Antl-Atias region and on the big plains stretching to the Sahara, have already been concluded, thanks to the
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  • 86 11 Camp On Icefloe Cut In Halves. Moscow, Mar. The 78 marooned members of the Chelinskln Arctic expedition are now In increased peril in consequence of the shifting and splitting of the ice on the Icefloe on which they are living, which has now cracked and cut their living
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  • 73 11 Guarded By Men With Machine-Ciiins. Miami Beach, Mar. 7. Guards armed with machine-guns are protecting Mr. Edsel Ford, son of Mr. Henry Ford, In consequence of threats by two rival Detroit gangs to kidnap and hold him to ransom. When thf threats were made in Detroit, Edsel
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  • 546 11 Link In Air Route To Australia. "NOT NECESSARY." Establishment Of An Aerodrome. London, Mar. 11 According to the Sunday Dig* patch, Great Britain is considering buying for between £5,000,000 and £10,000,000 Timor Island, the last halt on the air route to Australia. The newspaper adds that
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  • 57 11 Gen. Goering Issues New Orders. Berlin, Mar. 11. Gen. Goe 'ng has forbidden arbitrary arresU. by Storm Troopers and minor Nazi officials. From now onwards arrests must be ordered by the secret police and provincial governors and must be telegraphed to Gen. Goering. The arrests, If unconfirmed
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  • 54 11 Magistrate's Ruling In Castor Oil Case. London, Mar. 10 The two British Fascists who were charged with causing grievous bodCly harm to a third man by dosing him with castor oil as a punishment have been discharged. The magistrate ruled that the case was not strong enough to
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  • 731 12 Popejoy's Murderer Still At Large. The Police are closing in on the murderer of Inspector Popejoy. By midday, over 79 hours' relentless combine of the city and suburbs while close watch was kept on all possible means of escape from the island, resulted In operations
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  • 205 12 Three Aeroplanes Ordered. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 10. The Government has donated $40,000 for the equipment of the Penang Flying Club and a gram of $25,000 in respect of 1934. and has invited the Club to apply in du^ course for a renewal of the grant.
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  • 70 12 Death Reported At Serein ban. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Mar. 9. The death occurred yesterday of Madam Tan Kheng Lin, wife of Mr. Gunn Lay Chiang, chief cleric of United Engineer-, ~td.. Seremban. The deceased who was 33 years of age was a sister-in-law of
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  • 22 12 At tin- Rotary Club meeting un Wednesday Rotarlan Cay. L. B. Bruneilll will address the ?'ub on "A few weeks In Italy."
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  • 20 12 The Singapore office of the Canadian Government Trade Commissioner iias b<cn opened at Room H-6. sixth ■tot Union Bii'Mtnu. Sl^frapore
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  • 245 12 Mr. G. R. Roper-Caldbeck And Miss Pamela Harvey. The marriage between George Reginald, second son of Major and Mrs. Roper-Caldbeck, Scaynes Hill, Sussex, and Pamela, younger daughter of the late Edward Key Harvey and of Mrs. C. Bradbery of Johore, took place at St. Andrew's Cathedral on Saturday
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  • 63 12 Rule Being Strictly Enforced. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, Mar. 9. rat 50 arrests *rere made this week In the side-ways of the Klang bridge for Infringement of the keep to the left" rule which is being strictly enforced. Fourteen people were broughi before "he Osman.
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    34 12 i-.ua love letter? A Chinese roadside scribe and his clieat. Through the services of these professional letter writers illiterate Chinese in Malaya are able to keep in touch with relatives and friends at home.
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  • 63 12 Invitations have been Issued for the marriage of Dr. M. K. Lukshumeyah. son of Mr. M. Kuppi samy Naldu and Miss Chandramathy, second daughter of the late Mr. C. Raghavan and Mrs. Raghavan which is to be held at Kapar on Friday. A reception will be held at Paha'ng Road.-
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  • 150 12 Tunku Safiah Killed At Alor Star. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 12. News has reached Penang of a motor accident at Alor Star on Friday evening when her highness Tunku Sanah, wife of Tunku Badllshah (State Treasurer) and daughter of Tunku Mahmud. sustained serious
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  • 185 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Raub. Mar. 9. The death took place of Tungku Jemelah, wile of Raja Osman bin Tungku Pen, at Simpam Raub on Wednesday evening after a short illness. The death of Tungku Jemelah, a connection of the royal family of Selangor, recalls
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  • 203 12 Theft From Till At Chinese Hotel. A sentence of one day's simple imprisonment and a fine of $30, or one month's rigorous imprisonment in default, was imposed this morning by Mr. Norman Grice, the second magistrate, on T. Clark, a 21-year-old private in the Wiltshire Regiment, who
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  • 166 12 Property Traced After Months. XFrom Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping. March 12. While on her way to Ipoh to attend a wedding, a Chinese woman lost her bag of personal belongings, valued $54.50, which was tied bthlnd a hired car. The loss was only discovered when the car had
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  • 363 12 Increasing Consumption. DIMINISHING STOCKS IN AMERICA. In the opinion of Mr. E. J. Small, vice-president and sales manager of the Rubber Service Laboratories Co., Inc., of rubber is still on the upgrade. Mr. Small arrived in Singapore on Saturday on the President Johnson. He is
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  • 98 12 President Of Selangor Chinese Chamber. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 10. The appointments In the Selangor Chinese Chamber of Commerce which vere left open at the recent annual meeting have been filled. At a meeting of the newly elected committee for 1934 and 1935,
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  • 121 12 Annual Meeting Of Association. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, Mar. 11. The ninth annual general meeting of the Coastal Indian Association. Klang. was held In the association premises, Monet Road, yesterday at 5 p.m. preceded by an extraordinary meeting. Mr. V. E. Chacko, the president, was in the
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  • 116 12 Forthcoming Upcountry Tour. His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, accompanied by Mrs. Caldecott, and attended by the personal staff will leave Singapore for Kuala Lumpur by the night mall l Friday, Mar. 16, and will stay at King's House from Mar. 17, until the morning of Thursday,
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  • 646 12 SUNDAY GAMES IN MISSION SCHOOLS. A Teluk Anson correspondent challenges the right 01 certain mission schools In Malaya to enforce a rule that no team or boys of any religion from the school Is allowed to play any sort of game or Sundays," and asks
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  • 58 12 Tamil Coolie Sent To Gaol. C i Our Ovi Correspondent.) Seremban, Mar 9. A Tamil coolie on Oungel Kaya Estate, Labu, Ohlnnapan, was sentenced to three months' hard labour today by the Seremban Magistrate lor at 1 iB a fellow coolie, Mv hiah, wit: an Iron rod and
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  • 54 12 In the civil suit at Seremban. a report of which was published in Issue of Saturday, the plaintiffs are, the estate of Loke Wan Tho whu> re chargees of cert; n property of th« estate of Tan See Ke?, and not tr* Trustees of Tan See Kee as
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 46 12 FLOOR COVERING THE MOST LASTING FLOORING IN CONSTANT USE ON MALAYAN FLOORS FOR PERIODS EXCEEDING 10 YEARS! In Red, Brown, Green and Glow Black Fran $1.50 per yard LAID For further partirilars ring or write. SIME, DARBY CO., LTD. Obtainable also from ROBINSON CO., LTD., Singapore.
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  • 3348 13 Review Of Church's Extensive Activities. The 23rd annual report by the Lord Bishop will be presented at the annual general meeting of the Singapore Diocesan Association at St. Andrew's School Hall this evening at 5.15. His lordship reviews the work of the Church in Malaya,
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  • 571 13 Contentment Again In N. I. Navy. In an Interview with the Straits Times on Sunday Commodore D. Scalonge. commander of the Dutch naval squadron now In Singapore, refuted the recent scare that the activities of certain Japanese fishing vessels In the Netherlands Indian Archipelago was chiefly
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  • 88 13 Second Test Carried Out At Brastagi. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Mar. 5. It is reported that hasty preparations are being made t complete the new aerodrome in Idi (Atjeh). The Ball aerodroire Is also being ip. proved. The new aerodrome at Brastagl was tested yesterday for the
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  • 67 13 Depressed Over Death Of Wife And Children. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) v Seremban, Mar. 10. A verdict of suicide was returned i today by the Seremban Coroner on the death of an aged Hylam cook who I hanged himself In the premises of a large provision store here.
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  • 542 13 Important Issue In Appeal Court In an appeal which came before him on Saturday Mr. Justloe Gerahty iu asked to decide whether a magistrate had any power to allow a man to withdraw a plea of guilty once that plea had been accepted and
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  • 46 13 The Christmas term issue of The Scholar," offlcl"' organ "-3 Royal English f tool, provides some lntei "ting i lr._. Most of the articlec 'c been writ. old boys. There ar? special messages from the Hon. Dr. R. O. Wlnstedt and Mr. W Bartley.
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  • 223 13 Raff let College Change* A New Penang Pilot Ipoh'a Mercantile Personalities. Mr. A. Keir, Inspector of Schools, Perak, will be leaving for home on furlough at the end of this month. Mr. C. P. Liston, manager of AngloFrench and Bendixen's, Ltd.. Ipoh, will be leaving for Lome
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  • 50 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 10. Another huge loss on F.M.S. Railways is recorded for last year. In the Federal Counoil on March 19 the General Manager will ask for upplementary provision of 91,039,000 vo meet excess of expenditure over revenue on the railways in 1933.
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
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  • 2644 14 Arsenal Again Deposed Keen Struggle For Championship Continues. HUDDERSFIELD ANNEX LEAGUE LEADERSHIP. Cup Semi-Finalists In Good Form. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 10. The struggle for League championship honours contlnu: with renewed vigour this rfternoon now that the aspirants are all out of the F.A. Cup competition but at
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  • 187 14 East Midland* sprang a surprise at Northampton on Saturday by winning the county championship for the first time in their history, at the expense of Gloucestershire, who were defeated by 10 points to nil. East Midlands had the services of many of the Northampton players, which explains
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  • 170 14 London, Mar. 10. rpnK most remarkable match in 1 the history of international Rugby was played at Swansea today where Wales beat Ireland by 13 points to nil. Ireland were the better side nearly all the way through, then cracked up in the last ten
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  • 25 14 Scotland Beat Wales In International. London, Mar. 10. At Greenock today In the annual amateur soccer International Scotland beat Wales 4— nlll— Reuter.
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  • 192 14 London, Mar. 10. At the White City today Oxford beat Cambridge by seven events to four in the inter -Varsity athletics. The American Stanwooa created a record by winning three events for Oxford for the second year In succession. Today he won the 120 yards hurdles In
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  • 375 14 Handicaps for the first day of the Selangor Turf Club Spring meeting, on Saturday next, have been issued aa follows: Race 1. Horses: Class 4, Div. 2, 8 furs., 3 p.m. Rona Welkin 9.0 Brown Lady 8.13 Lochaln 8.7 Happiness 8.7 Golden Horn 8.7 Sure Cure
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  • 170 14 Today. March U, Football: Commercial Cup: S.H.B.JS.C. n. Truer Neave "B," 8.H.8., 5.1S pin. (Mr. Goh Tong Hee); A.P.C. vs. MPH, J.B. Stadium. 5.15 p.m. (Mr. Urn Yon« Uongi; Strait* Times P.B.C. vs. Fruer it Neave "A," A.K. SUdlum. 5.13 p.m. (Mr. J. R. Brown). Tu««d»y, March 11.
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  • England's Rugby XV Selected.—Rain Spoils Cricket In Singapore.
    • 454 15 Rain Causes Abandonment Of All Matches. The heavy rain on Saturday caused the abandonment of all Singapore cricket fixtures, and although play was started In several matches yesterday the rain again stopped play. Rain put an abrupt end to the first S.C.C. tournament cricket match
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  • 407 15 "GAMEST BOXER I HAVE EVER MET" Petersen Tributes Crossley. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 27. At Cardiff last nigh.. Jack Peterjen. ex-heavyw3lght champion of Great Britain, beat Harry Crowley, from whom two years ago he took the British crulserwelght championship at the Stadium Club, London. The fight was the
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  • 132 15 Unexpected Defeat Of Boy Nara. (From Our Own Corespondent.) Penang. Mar. 10. A big crowd assembled at Wembly Park last night to see the boxing contest between Boy Nara, who is regarded as Penang's best welterweight, and Rough Diamond, his rising compatriot. The fight went the full ten
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  • 105 15 Loses By Single Goal At Seletar. The second match of the football competition between the visiting Dutch naval squadron, the RAF. and the Wiltshire Regiment for a challenge cup presented by the local Dutch community was played at Seletar yesterday. The RAF. defeated the Dutch Naval XI
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  • 238 15 Inter-Club Tournament At New World. A series of inter-club billiards matches Is being played at the New World having begun on Saturday. Mr. Julian Frankel, the President of the Singapore Billiards Association, has Imported the table used for the championship of the world for 1933 played in London and
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  • 79 15 The following ties have been arranged in the S.C.C. Russian Pool Tournament. Wednesday's Ties. W. W. Speid and F. W. Fargus vs. H. Gray and R. Land. Thursday's Ties. P. H. Romney and R. S. Wilson vs. N. G. Bishop and E. H. R. Bowerman. E. B.
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  • 146 15 Negri Teachers Draw With Japanese. (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, March 11. The inter-club tennis match here today between the Negri Sembilan Japanese Association and the Negri Sembilan Teachers' Association ended in a draw. In the course of tne matches 3. Nakata, 1932 singles champion and last year's
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  • 67 15 Heroic Prince Wins Long Distance Event. i From Our Own Correspondent) Sydney, Mar. 11. The two-and-a-half mile race for the Australian Cup, run under the auspices of the Victoria Race Club to-day resulted as follows HEROIC PRINCE (8.5) 1 PETER JACKSON (8.9) 2 GIPPSLAND (7.7) 3 Won by
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  • 38 15 Wins Cross-Country Championship. uonaon. Mar. 10. S. Dodd, of the Wlrral Athletic Club, won the National Cross-Country Championship, his time for the ten miles being 56 minutes 25 seconds. Blrchfleld Harriers won the team event— Reuter.
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  • 37 15 Yachting enthusiasts of the Dutch Naval Squadron were entertained at the Royal Singapore Yacht Club, yesterday and two Interesting matches were sailed, the result being 59>/ 2 points' for the hosts nnd 47' j for visitors.
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  • 654 15 The following are the results of the matches between Island Club and Sepoy Lines Golf Club played at Sepoy Lines yesterday the Island Club winning by 5>/ 2 points to 3'/ 2 points. (Island Club players are mentioned first) W. McMullan (6) and F. A. Brtggs (7)
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  • 67 15 England's Selected To Meet Scotland. The following have been selected to represent England in the Calcutta Cup match against Scotland at Twickenham on Saturday next: Owen Smith (St. Mary's Hospital), Booth (Headingley), Cranmer (Oxford University), Gerrard (Bath) and Meikle (Waterloo), Slow (Leicester) and Gadney (Leicester), Rew (Blackheath), Gregory
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  • 409 15 Splendid Innings For Selangor Club. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 10. A splendid not-out innings by G. F. G. Rlvaz gave the Selangor Club victory by two wickets in a thrilling cricket match played here this afternoon. Play was stopped on one occasion owing to rain,
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  • 27 15 Victoria Institution Beat Anglo-Chinese. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, Mar. 11. The Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur, playing on their own ground yesterday, defeated the Anglo-Chinese!
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  • 83 15 Malayan Side To Visit Hong Kong. The projected Malayan hockey visit to Hong Kong has now taken definite shape. The team will leave Singapore by the Naldera on March 30 and play the following matches. April 6— vs. Hong Kong. April 7 vs. Army. April 9 vs. Macao.
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  • 377 15 Oxford President Unfit. London, Mar. 10. The Oxford president, G. A. Ellison has been forbidden by his doctor v row In the boat race next Saturday Oxford rowed a full course trial at ebb tide over the reverse course from Mortlake to Putney today In 19 minutes
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  • 29 15 Mr. Teo Guan Ho wa^ entertained to a tea party by the members of the Useful Badminton Party last evening at 81 Neil Road on his departure to Borneo.
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  • 852 16 Yangtse Valley Endangered By Rising River. In a manifesto outlawing Mr. Pu-yi, Emperor of Manchukuo, and all officials of the new State, the Central Government empowers the Chinese provincial authorities to arrest and try them under charges of treason and banditry. Nanking explains why
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  • 168 16 New Modified Schedule Being Drafted. Washington, Mar. 11. Maj.-Gen. Foulols, chief of the Army Air Corps, has ordered the suspension for two or three days of all Army air mall flying pending the drafting and approval of a new modifled schedule in accordance with President Roosevelt's
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  • 107 16 Roosevelt's Suggestion To Congress. Washington. Mar. 8. Mr. Roosevelt in a special message to Congress suggests that airmail contracts should now be returned by commercial companies and new contracts negotiated as soon as possible. He recommends that contracts should be granted for period not exceeding three years "on
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  • 179 16 To Pay 25 Per Cent. Above Market Price. Washington, Mar. 10. The Coinage Committee of the House o" Representatives has approved Bills authorising the Treasury to pay 25 per cent, above the rrarket price for silver shipped to the United States in payment for exported agricultural commodities and to
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  • 88 16 For Purchase Of 500,000 Bales Of U.S. Cotton. Washington, Mar. 8. The announcement that the Soviet proposed to purchase 500,000 bales of United States cotton if suitable credit terms could be arranged wac made by Mr. Jesse Jones, chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation following a conference of
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  • 105 16 Prominent Americans To Face Trial. Washington, Mar. 11. The Attorney-General, Mr. George H. Cummlngs. announced today that the Department of Justice is about to institute proceedings against Mr. Andrew Mellon, ex-Ambassador to Britain, Mr. Jlmmle Walker, ex-Mayer of New York, and Mr. Thomas S. Lamont, son of
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  • 317 16 Modus Operand!. LOUDSPEAKERS AND DUMMY BOMBS. London, Mar. 8. The expenditure of £65,000 on a new air base at Dhlbban, Iraq, was mentioned by Sir Philip Saaioon, when Introducing the air estimates into the House of Commons. The Under-Secretary defended the merciful efficiency of air pollcemanshlp
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  • 169 16 The programme of drill of the Singapore Volunteer Corps is as follows Today (Monday) 5.15 p.m. Headquarters. S.R.A. (v), A.A. Standing Gun Drill; S.R.E. (v). Drill; S.V.F.A., Unit Parade; 9 p.m., "C" (Scottish) Coy.. Miniature Range. Tuesday, 5.15 p.m., Headquarters, Armoured Car Sec. M.G. and Revolve: Training; 2nd.
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  • 50 16 Mrs Barton of Shoeburyness, is only 35 and is said to be the youngest grandmother in England. She was married when she was 17, and Is the mother of seven children. The eldest, a daughter who married when she was 17, has presented her with a grandson.
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  • 98 17 Apparatus For Depressing A Lever. A new apparatus to enable subscribers on automatic exchanges to make a call by depressing a lever, without rotating the dial, will be introduced in Britain shortly. When a call is to be made a pointer Is moved to the appropriate name
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  • 73 17 Havana. The Governments ot Great Britain, France. China, Spcin and the United States have presented the Cuban Government with claims for damages and losses Incurred to their nationals by the Cuban revolution, amounting to $100,000,000. According to the estimate of the Havana Government, these losses do not exceed
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  • 114 17 King's Regulations To Be Amended. Sir Bolton Eyres Monsell, the First Lord of the Admiralty, states in a written Parliamentary answer to Mr. Mabane (Lib. Nat., Huddersfield), that it is intended to amend paragraph 17a of King's Regulations for the Navy, which prohibits officers on the active
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  • 63 17 A project has been started to raise funds for the establishment of a hospital for the benefit of officials and employees in the Japanese postal service and their families. A total of Yen 1,500,000 is being sought for the project, and. according to newspaper reports, donations of
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