The Straits Times, 8 March 1935

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1935. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1935 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      276 1 SINGAPORE: 140. CECIL ST. CPHONE 5471). i BUY YOUR CARPETS I AND CRETONNES! j FROM PASKOE'S j I 54, Orchard Road. J SHAVEX NO SOAP The Quickest, Cleanest and NO BRUSH Easiest Method of Shaving ffe^ A SINGAPORE MERCHANT writes:- /^BPK^ want to really thank you for bringing f 'tcSpP
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      17 1 n j FOR j FLOWERS i J PHONE 4097 j ItS. Orchard Road. (Ambar Mansions J I
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      1478 2 fIPL. ET HOUSES, FLATS TOLETT (_>Jf£ <3^At*iiHXSf > OjiTtWlM} BUNGA-OW 4, Angulia Park. Angmlia 00. f£t s k ,rsr rwirnslssn t* an feparUaenta Malacca Btrew. T«l: Th— Stegapore. FURNISHED FLAT. Institution, Hill Man- slons. Oas. Water and Electricity United ■"^OnSTw. Jsva VrmL l-smi: 3W3. TQ L T> crescent Flats, Katong.
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      725 2 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE. The public to hereby Informed that Mr. Ang Coal Ban. oar acting nimissii ana Mr. Sun Ho Sal. clerk, are no more In our service as from March L 1*35. THE FEDERAL RUBBBR STAMP 00. H. HARLEY CLARKE CHANGE OF LOCATION FA-* St. BAFFLES FLACB To 5,
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      932 2 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE of old, rare and valuable collection of postage stamps mostly of British Empire TO be held at our saleroom No. 3, Raffl** Place on Friday Ma*. 15. IMS at 10 3« Now on view. Catalogues Issued, POWELL CO., LTD.. Auctioneer! Singapore. Mar. 4, I«3S. MORTGAGEE'S SALE
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      1165 2 BUSINESS CARDS. Etc MASSAGE HALL\\ MANICURE AND MASSAGE graduate of the tokio massage Mr*. HAfIU Md Miss HANA SCHOOL. 60. WATERLOO STREET. I Telephone 7467. siwcafobe. FIGARO JTJBT FUBLTBIIED. BCDM^ MPIJT SOME AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES f_.fCl*l#%l~Cn I w--»Wii-«i Ilf MALATA By M. J. Kevnaway J8 f $10 $15 Only 1W5— 1934
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      1296 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. P. &0. BRITISH -INDIA |jyj^|| H^|^ ySLSSS i R J^SSr* CEHEMI PASSENGER 'ACF.NTS FOR CUNARD LINE. MAIL. PASSENGER AND CARGO (incorporated In Japan) SERVICES. TO LONDCN. Naplf*, Marvrillrs, London. Antwerp. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 8. N. CO. Rotterdam and MMdlesbrouch UNDER CONTRACT WITH HB MAJESTY'S Vessels Tonnage Due SaO.
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      900 3 J JP JyH PRESIDENT LINERS S^SSfifeS? Tourist Class SERVICE. TO GENOA. LONDON. ROTTERDAM. A Bfl mm fv HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN g% I|J| 17 DI A fj Prom From From Prom Iwl Urn m\. \f 1^ Spore Malacca Port Fenang M.S. Sham mm» ALSIA 12/3 12 3 13/3 16/3 IYI W*
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      1235 3 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HUA XIIIOW STEAMSHIP CO. Steam Ship Co.. L'<" and China Mutual (1931) LTD. Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.) THE CUNARD 'AHiTE STAR LTD. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD- THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO.. LTD. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL Line Ltd. The SIAM
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  • SHIPPING AND MAILS.
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      SHIPPING HANDICAP AT BIRKENHEAD.
      289 4 May Transfer Trade To Liverpool. Since the Clan Line transferred their loading berths from Birkenhead to the Liverpool north end docks, the remaining shipping lines trading from Birkenhead to the same ports as the Clan Line have been working under a severe handicap regarding haulage and
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      122 4 Friday, March S. Ships ■Innc&ide the Wharves «r expected u> arrlr* KEPrfX BABBOI'B Main Wharf Lch. Lucifer, Tug Hercules. Toboali, Tug Pentower, W. bt. Enterprise, W. bt. Johanna, Larut. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf NU. VESSELS IN OKI DOCKS. lanjoni Fan* Albert Dock NIL Victoria Dock Pontoon
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
      335 4 Today Belawan and Medan (Tinombo) 3 p.m. nengkall*. Port de Kock, Padang, Pakan Baroe. Slak and Selat Pandjang (Ampang) ..3 p m. Tndo-Chlna (Forbln) ..4 p m. Bllnjoe (Edendalc 4 pm. Tandjong Pandan (Edendale) 4 p.m. Tomorrow. Pamangkat, Sambas and Slngkawang (Boelongan) 8 a.m. Sarlkel (Kampar) 8
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      84 4 From Philippine Islands by President Van Buren due at Singapore daylight tomorrow. Prom China and Japan by Sumatra Maru due at Singapore on Monday, the Uth Instant. From China and Japan by Arabia Maru due at Singapore on Monday, the 11th instant. From East and South Africa and
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      VESSELS ARRIVED.
      131 4 HONG HO. Chinese. 96 tons, from Trengganu 8-3, for Kemaman 9-3. NAOATO MARU, Jap., 4.325 tons, from Nagoya 8-3, for Bombay via Colombo 8-3. CENTAUR, Brit., 1.800 tons, from Premantle 8-3. for Premantle via Java 12-3. SOMERSETSHIRE. Brit.. 5.924 tons, from Hongkong 8-3, for Southampton 8-3. MAHTDOL, Brit..
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      SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT.
      67 4 Stations Yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Mm. temp. ins. Sunshine temp. •F hrs. 'F Alor Star 93 Nil 10.3 73 Sitiawan 90 0.39 8.5 74 Kota Bharu No Report Bukit Jeram 91 Nil 111 73 Malacca 91 Nil 9.3 72 Singapore (Kallang Aerodrome) 88 Nil 2.3
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      CHINESE TRADERS IN PHILIPPINES.
      74 4 Hard Hit By Japanese Competition. A Rotarian just returned to Canton from Manila reports that the Chinese for many years controlled 85 per cent. of the retail business In the Philippines, but the percentage has now dropped to 50. the difference being taken by the Japanese.
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      860 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporate' 1 In F.M.S.) LLOYDS AGENTS:— BOOKING AGENTS. F.M.S. RLYS. AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS. TELEPHONE: Freight HU- Paaaace 5131. CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS LIMITED. (Incorporated In England). STEAMSHIPS— RAILWAYS HOTELS— EXPRESS. (Incorporated In England) HOME VIA CANADA. Honp Kong to England 28 days Hong Kong to Vancouver 15
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      79 4 SEE JAPAN AT ITS BEST DURING THE WONDERFUL CHERRY BLOSSOM TIME Special Round Trip by the new beautiful and comfortable Twin Screw Motor Ship "CORDILLERA" leaving Singapore 24th of March 1935 via Manila, Hong Kong. Shanghai to Kobe and Yokohama, returning to Singapore on the 26th of April 1935. ROUND
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      141 4 BLUE STAR LINE (Incorporated in England) Due Sails S.S. ARANDORA STAR Mar. 14 Mar. 15 TO SOUTHAMPTON via Penane, Colombo, Aden, Port Tewflk. Port S»id and Biserta DUE SOUTHAMPTON APRIL 11. A few berths are available In this fine cruising liner, minimum rate Straits to Southampton £85. Pot further particulars
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      456 4 ELLERMAN BUCKNAII STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. FOR HAVRE. LONDON. ROTTERDAM HAMBURG Via PorU and San Canal Due Sail*. Steamer Spore S'oore. •CITY OP NORWICH Mar 14 Mar 19 CITY OP ADELAIDE. Mar 30 Apr 3 CITY OP BIRMINGHAM Apr. 14 Apr 16 CITY OP MANILA Apr.
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    DEVELOPMENTS IN EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTS.
    328 5 AN Interesting development in edu- cational broadcasts has taken place In New Zeiland, and in the hope that the example might be followed in Malaya I am referring to it today. The Radio Broadcasting Board there has courageously ventured further Into the field of service by
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      286 5 HOTELS rl MALAYAN PREMIER HOTEL J TONIGHT TOMORROW COCKTAIL DANCE SPECIAL DINNER 6.15 to 7.45 p.m. CONCERT 8.15 to 9.15 p.B. DANCE (FORMAL) OWING TO OUR 930 to mldni ht nprur^TPA'Q pm CABARET ATTRACTION GAGEMENT ABOARD HALSEY H.W.S. "MEDWAY" SENSATIONAL SOLO ADTICTT LATE OF THERE WILL BE AMI 151 1
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      76 5 OUR MIDDLE NAME IS =SERVICE= WE UNDERTAKE ANY KIND OF SERVICE WORK IN CONNECTION WITH OVERHAUL. TESTING. REBUILDING or REPAIRING OF RADIO; AMPLIFIERS; OR TALKIE EQUIPMENT. ALL OUR WORK GUARANTEED. RADIO SERVICE CO. OF MALAYA 1934 LTD. (Owners Operators of station "Z.n.1." 49.9 Meters). The ONLY Radio Company which has
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      280 5 Help Kidneys Don't Take Drastic Drugs Tour kidneys have nire million tiny neglect or drutle; Irritnilng drugs. Beware If Kidney troul 'c or Bladd.T weakness makes you surfei fi m Oettins Dp Nights, Leg Pains, Nervousness, Dizziness. Stiffness, Rheumatism, Lumbago. Neuralgia. Burning, Itching, Smarting. Acidity or Loss at Vigour, don't
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      365 5 B.B.C. PROGRAMMES. The B.B.C. announces that In future the following wavelengths will bf used:— metre. metre. 9.35 p.m-11.5 OSS 25.29 ORB 31. 55 11.5-11.20 OSB 31.55 11.20-12.20 OSB 31. 5j GSA 49. 5S 12.20-12.35 OSA 49.59 12.35-1.5 OSA 49 59 OSD 25.53 TODAY. Transmission 2 pjn. 6.20 Big Ben. Reginald
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      325 5 Z.HJ.— PENANG. 1 Wavelength^49.3 Metres Penang Wireless Society. TODAY. i 7 p.m. Gramophone Kecords. 7.30 News Bulletin. 7.35 Gramophone Records. 8 Talk— Miss E. Sherman. Superintendent of St. Nicholas Home, will speak on "The Early Education of the Blind." 8.15 Gramophone Records. 9 Close down. TOMORROW. 7 p.m. Gramophone Records.
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      318 5 SINGAPORE. Broadcast programme of Station "Z.H.I." Singapore— Wavelength 49.9 metres. (Owned and operated by Radio Service Co. of Malaya 1934, Ltd., Broadcast House, No. 2. Orchard Road. Singapore) SUNDAY, MAR. 10. 11 a.m.- 1.30 p.m. Recorded music. MONDAY, MAR. 11. p.m. 6 00 Recorded music. C.30 Relay of dance music
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      84 5 BERLIN. TODAY. p.m. 8.20 DJA, DJN announcement irvrm Engl.). Oerman folk song. Programme forecast (Oertn.. Engl.;. 8.35 Woman's hour: The Oentle Art of Being "At Hem:." 9.05 News In English on DJA and In Dutct) on DJN. 8.20 "Everyman." 10.20 Short musical programme. 10.35 News In Oerman on DJA and
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    7 6 The new observatory at Purple Mountain, Nanking.
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    LEOPOLD HARRIS IN COURT AGAIN.
    451 6 Crown Witness Against Confederates. London, Feb. 20. Leopold Harris came back to the Old Bailey yesterday to the same court j where eighteen months ago he was sentenced to fourteen years' penal servitude for his part In the nre-rals-ing conspiracy. Crown Witness. This time he
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    CHINESE LIQUID EGGS IN ENGLAND.
    72 6 London, Mar. 6. The prohibition of the import of Chinese liquid eggs Is suggested in a Morning Post leader with reference to a report of a leading bacteriologist to the Scientific Poultry Breeders' Association on a sample tin of Chinese eggs believing them to be
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    42 CHINESE ARRESTED AT MUKDEN.
    29 6 Peiplng, Mar. 3. Forty-two student refugees from Manchukuo, on returning from Pelplng, were arrested at Mukden on charges of anti-Japanese activities. Sin Kuo Mln.
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    41 6 The Nanking Ministry of Industry Is i collecting copies of drawings and < photographs of recent construction < enterprises in China. These will be 1 sent to the exhibition to be held at < Brussels from April to October. Sin I Kuo Mln. 1
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    HIGHLANDERS TO HONOUR RESIDENT.
    553 6 Guest At Dinner. ROAD DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS. It was decided at the last meeting of the committee of the Cameron Highlands Society to invite the Hon. Mr. H. G. R. Leonard, British Resident of Pahang, to be the guest of the society at dinner on the occasion
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    YUNNAN BORDER COMMISSION.
    97 6 Discussions Proceeding With China Government. London, Mar. 6. In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Fuller, Sir John Simon announced that the question of" establishing a Slno- British frontier commission under a neutral chairman to investigate the problem of the Burma and Yunnan border was at
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    ANOTHER CANTON AIR ACCIDENT.
    42 6 Canton. Mar 7. Another accident occurred over Canton yesterday when two training planes attached to the Canton Air Force collided In mid -air. One o/ the/ planes crashed, a student pilot being critically injured. Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    CHINA'S BUDGET.
    50 6 Nanking, Mar. 7. At a meeting of the Central Government yesterday, the following were elected mei.bers of the budget study committee: Oen. Chiang Kai-shek, Messrs. Wang Chlng-wel. Sun Fo, Chu! Chen, Tal Chl-tao, Yu Ylu-Jen, H. H. 1 Rung. T. V. Soong, Ma Yln-tsu.— Sin Kuo Mln. j
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    PULAU TEKONG RAIL SERVICE.
    192 6 Alterations When Heavy Armament Is Carried. (By Our Servic-s Correspondent.) The time-table of a light railway service on Pulau Tekong is published as an annex to Command Orders issued yesterday. The service, it Is pointed out, is a liberal one and has been framed as far
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    RETURNING TO TOKIO.
    34 6 Shanghai, Mar. 7. It Is authoritatively stated that Mr. Ariyoshl, Japanese Minister to China, is returning to Toklo on Mar. 15. The Minister left for Nanking last night.— Sin Kuo Mm.
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    23 6 Mr W. W. Ten (Chinese Ambassador to Soviet Russia) and (right) Mr. Yu Mane director of the Shanghai office of the Foreign Ministry.
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    NANKING EXPLAINS.
    60 6 Sino-U.S. Discussions In Washington. Nanking, Mar. 7. "Dr. Alfred Sac, Chinese Minister to the United States, merely Inquired about the nature of the Anglo-US, talks concerning financial aid to China." This statement was made by a Government spokesman yesterday regarding the meeting In Washington last week between Dr.
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    KWEICHOW CAPITAL.
    99 6 Threatened By Red Invaders. Canton, Mar. 7. Kwelyang, capital of Kwelchow Province, Is threatened by a Communist army which has succeeded in crossing the Wu River and is advancing southward, says a communique from the Canton headquarters. It Is believed that the Kveichow forces concentrated at Hslkfang are
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    JAPANESE DUMPING.
    39 6 Foreign Goods Unable To Compete In N China. Tientsin, Mar. '7. A serious decline in the demand for foreign goods in North China has resulted from the dumping of Japanese goods in that region. Sin Kuo Mln.
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    JAPAN'S RESERVES.
    90 6 Big Demonstration To Be Held At Tientsin. Tientsin, Mar. I An idea of the number of Japanwß civilians in Tientsin who are able to take up arms in an emergency may bo had during the demonstrations to be held here on the coming Japanese Military Memorial Day. Gen.
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    WHITE PAPER AND GERMANY.
    78 6 London, Mar. 8. Mr. George Lansbury. leader of the opposition, asked whether Sir John Simon would advise his colleagues to withdraw the White Paper on defence until after the conversations in Berlin. The foreign secretary said: "No sir; certainly not. I can hardly imagine that anyone
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    FLEET & KING'S JUBILEE.
    91 6 FLEET KING'S JUBILEE. London, Mar. 6. Part of the eelebra'.ions to mark the Silver Jubilee of the King's Accession will be a review of the combined Home and Mediterranean fleets at Splthead on July 2. After review, it is hoped the King In his yach: v.vtoria and Albert, will lead
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    DAMAGED WARSHIPS.
    69 6 London, Mar. 6. The damage sustained by H.M.S. Hood the Flagship of the battle cruiser squadron, in its recent collision has been quickly repaired by the Naval dockyard at Portsmouth, uui flying the flag of Rear Admiral Bailey, she left yesterday to rejoin the fleet at Malta. H.M.S.
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      294 6 KNEES WOULD LET HER DOWN Result of Neglected Rheumatism. Here is a letter that goes to prove that even rheumatism of long standing can be relieved by the right treatment I have been a sufferer from rheumatism for some 12 to 14 years now and have foolishly taken no steps
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    PAHANG RESIDENT'S RETIREMENT.
    75 7 Bentong's Farewell To Hon. Mr. H. G. R. Leonard. On the occasion of the official visit to Bentong of Hon. Mr. H. O. R. Leonard, British Resident of Pahang. on Saturday, on the eve of his retirement, he was entertained at a farewell dinner and dance at
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    CAUGHT A THIEF. Reward For Vigilant Sikh.
    146 7 CAUGHT A THIEF. Reward For Vigilant Sikh. Wong Ah L.'n. in admitting a charge i of theft before Mr. J. McP. Brander, the Singapore second magistrate, gave; the naive explanation that he committed the deed because he was out of employment and had no money to spend. Sentence was postponed
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    NEW WORLD.
    96 7 Tonight the New World Stadium will be the venue of one or the most important boxing promotions ever staged in Malaya. The card offered by Mr. Bertie Bell includes the champion of France, two champions of the Orient (both American subjects* and the Ace of Japan. Special arrangements
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    CHILD DROWNED IN CHANGI ROAD POND.
    54 7 Alter an inquiry held yesterday before Mr. W. O. Porter, the Singapore, coroner, a verdict of death by misad- venture was returned on a three-year- old Hockchla boy who, while playing] near his house near the sixth mile, i Changi Road, fell into a
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      96 7 Screenland's Monarch of Mirth celebrates his 15th Anniversary on the throne of Popularity! Greeted by PACKED HOUSES yesterday. A DITAI II Matinees Dally af 3-15 OArl I l/L II 6-15 NIGHTLY 9-15 HAROLD LLOYD^B^ IN fv "The CAT'S L^JI paw" s*s^l ten*' tji X with UNA MERKEL i. N^3Bt# I|»
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      266 7 II mi m ifl ft it m ll STARTIMG TONIGHT ALHAMBRA cis sis First national's thrilling sensational mystery romance "FOG OVER 'FRISCO" VT with BETTE DAVIS .^i^Kjl DONALD WOODS HUGH HERBERT '^9^ t and 16 other stars THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING Jk a^jjj LIKE IT SINCE THE SAN Wfc? FRANCISCO
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      217 7 "A Brilliant Drama PHONE 6905 AjfKtok\ TWO GREAT STARS-TO GETHER fl^H U -IN ONE OF THE SCREEN'S BL TJ| BIGGEST SUCCESSES! M COLIN CLIVE M \mff *js& »n the R.K.O. PRODUCTION "CHRISTOPHER STRONG" JyJl WITH Bitlie Burke, Helen Chandler. M I FROM GILBERT FRANKAU S I BEST— SELLER NOVEL. The
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      159 7 Today's Crossword Puzzle T~ 2~~ 3~~ p~|ps \<a j 17 L. I Z n hi IP HP —~z'- K llli__ ff I Z.WIWL I I P IP s*"5 (CLUES.) across. 1. Supplication 31. Bxptnd 6 Extinguished ?2. Views MlsUkc 33. Funeral carriafM Addrea* 34. Invade 10. Turns »w»y 3S. Fight*
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    157 8 Rubber Prices Steadier. (From Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Mar. 8. The local rubber market was slif?ntly steadier this morning, offerings having been well absorbed. New York was showing a better. tendency probably due to the im- 1 provement there of sterling. The following were this morning's opening
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    LONDON PEPPER PRICES.
    50 8 Market Continues Steady But Idle. <From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Mar. 7. The London pepper market was steady again today but idle. Prices for white muntok remained unchanged as yesterday, viz: 9',id. in bond. Black: spot 4UC* Jan.-March and MarchMay 3sßd.3 s Rd. value. Straits Times Copyright.
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    INTERIM DIVIDENDS.
    114 8 Good Returns From Tin Investments. fFrom Our Own Correspondent. 1 London. Mar. 7. The following interim dividends of tin comoanies are announced: Malayan Tin Dredging, 10 per cent. less tax. payable March 20, making a total to date for the year of 25 per cent. Southern Malayan Tin
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      STERLING EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS.
      129 8 i All-Round Fall Again Yesterday Foreign exchanges quoted in London today were as follows: Variation. Paris 71 1 1C down. New York 4.74% down. Montreal 4.81 down. Brussels 20.07 down. Geneva 14.45 down. Amsterdam 6.91 i down. Milan 56 3/16 down. Berlin 11.64 down. Madrid 34 9/32
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      PRODUCE.
      303 8 Kerosene oil Shell and Pish $4.86 for $4.46 and Cross $4 46 for two 4-gal-lon tins. Devoe's Imperial Brilliant. $2 43 per I tin of 4 Imp. gallons- Sylvan Arrow $2.23 per tin of Imp. gallons. Motor spirit per Imp. gallon Shell aviation ex. 4 gal drum $1 19.
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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        MINING.
        403 8 All shares quoted above are fully paii. Pal. Buyers Sellers 4/- Ampat Tin 4/I '/a 4/7«£ £1 Asam Kumbang 34/£1 Austral Malay f»0/8 35/- cd 61/6x3 5/- Ayer Hltam 12/3 1 Ayer Weng 1.85 £1 Bangrin Tin 13/190 25/£1 Chenderiang 9/50 Hitam Tin 0.48 1 Hong att 0.50 052
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        GENERAL.
        307 8 Issue •^l Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.30 1.35 2 2 do V.' s 'r Prefs. 1.80 1.85 !0 10 Atlas Ice 1100 11.50 £1 £1 B,A.T. 516 0 600 !U 5 British Malaya Trustee 5.75 600 £1 £IC.'D. T. S 1% Prefs. 24/- 25/£l£lCon. T.S.Ord.
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        149 8 SIM. AFOUL MUNICIPAL Ml 1001 red 1941 $400.."00 Int. Mar 31 Sept 30 110 112 ncm' 4.2% 1907 red 1947 $1,600,000 Int Mar 31 Sept 30 114', 2 116'- norn Hfc« 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 Int Mar. 31 Sept. 30 118 120 norn I". 1913 red 1963
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        351 8 I Fraser and Co., and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. (Shares are $1 unless otherwise stated.) Today's Prices Fraser Lyall Evat: Co. Allen by 1.65 1.75 1.65 1.70 Alor Gajah i4O 1.45 1.35 1.45 A. Hitam 2 10 2 20 2 10 2.20 A. Molek .20 125 1.2 i
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      KAMUNING RUBBER.
      81 8 Stock Dealings In TwoShilling Units. Permission to deal In the £100 stock of the Kamunlng (Perak) Rubber and Tin Company in two-shilling units has now presumably been granted. Recently there were dealings at 3s. and 3s l'-d., and the price closed at 3s— 3s 3d The florin shares
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      232 8 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the dally circular issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking" Corporation: SELLING. London, 4 months' sight ?/4 5/32 London, 3 months' sight 2/4 1/8 London, 60 days' sight 2/4 3/32 London. 30 days' sight 2/4 1/16 London,
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      61 8 Daily Prices Current For R.M.A. No. 1. K. Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Noon, Mar. 8. Tone of Market: Dull steady. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 6d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet G. cts. 12 per lb. Buyers. Sellers. Spot (loose) 20»4 (F.O.B.) current month 20";
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    BOXING SURPRISE.
    136 8 Nai Smarn Outpoints Young: Johnson. 'From Our Own Correspondent.') Penang, Mk, f Nai Smarn, the Siamese lightw -k'ht champion, created a surprise last night at the Fun and Frolic St .dtum when he easily outpointed Young Johnson, the Kuala Lumpur Negro, ever fifteen two-minute-rounds beiore a crowd ol
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    LOSS ON NATIONAL STUD.
    126 8 £98,000 Profit From The Stationery Office. A loss on the National Stud and Farm at Tully, Co. Kildare, for the year ended March 31 of £9,953 is reported b>r the Comptroller and AuditorGeneral in his statement of the accounts of trading or commercial services carried on
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    TIN RETURNS.
    60 8 The fallowing are the tin returns fcr ths month of Feb. Hitam 80.89 pete. Taipir.g.— Pels 163, hrs. 502. cv. yds. 76.000. North Taiping— Pels. 337, hrs. 315. cv. yds. 60.700. Klang River —Pe15. 628, hrs. 475. cv. yds. •MM. Rantau. Pels. 274, hrs. 218. cv. yds. 68.000.
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    RUBBER RETURNS.
    60 8 I The following are the rubber relurn- for the month of Feb. i Alor Gafah.— 2o,2so lb. Australasia.— l2.ooo lb. Aver Panas. 61.000 lb. Olenealy.— 3o.ooo lb. Jalan Kebun.— 9.99o lb. Kluang.— l3.ooo )h. I Pajam.— lo3.7oo lb. 1 Port Swettenham. 1 COO lb. Tambalak— ls.o3o lb. i
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    88 8 Tanah E.sia»es (1331). Repor* for year ended September 30. 1934. show* i trading loss £2.141 < £3,042) add depreciation £945. making £3.081 add brought forward £3.171. making total debit £11.258 forward. D.r.-. tors' fees have not been paid, cash loss is thus reduced to £1.517. Rubber crop 271.712 lb. 1
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      48 8 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England A. D. 1720) FIRE. MARINE, LIFE, MOTOR CAR, WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION. Branch Office for Malaya: Chartered Bank Chamber*, Singapore. APB 1. Cure Sore Throat r* prevent Jikml to-morrow's W Fever with fORMAMINT I 'he Germ-Killing Throat ToblM Ob«»./"I4. M all Ctwalau uJ Stun*
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      111 8 TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION. SUNGEI WAY DREDGING LIMITED. (Incorporated in F.M.S.) DIVIDEND NO. 21. A Dividend of s' has been cc: :arcd payable on April 23. 1935 to all shareholders on the Register on April 9. 1935. NEILL BELL, j Secretaries. KRAMAT PULAI, LIMITED. DIVIDEND NO. 17. Cabled advice dated
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      SOUTH AFRICA MAKES A REMARKABLE RECOVERY.
      1208 9 From Depths Of Depression Almost To Boom. BUT IMPROVEMENT NOT UNIFORM Cost Of Living Shows Small Fluctuation. Johannesburg, Jan. 30. nURING the past year business activity in the Union under- went a rather remarkable expansion (states the monthly trade report for the Union of
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      Financial Wisdom Of The Week.
      268 9 Mr. Neville Chamberlain. The cheapness of money has not been responsible for the recent speculation and financial scandals." Mr. Richard Bond. (President of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce). "There Is no more certain way of fostering trade recovery than to reduce taxation and maintain conditions
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      TIN RETURNS.
      65 9 The following are the Un returns for the month of February. Rahman Hydraulic. 478 pels. Nawng Pet. 220 pels. Kampong Kamunting. Hrs. run 403, cv yds. treated 56.000. total pels \33, nit value $9,863. ThabawleUc— Hrs. run 530. cv. yds. treated 151.000, total pel*. 811, net value 563.940.
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      295 9 Last Night's London Quotations. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 7. Closing quotations today o* tlie principal British stocks are riven below. The rise or fall is in relation to the price of Mar. G GOVERNMENT STOCKS. BIIITISH. R!s-> or FaU Conversion Loan 5% 1 A
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      STATISTICS OFFICE LIBRARY.
      404 9 The following publications were issued or received by the Department of Statistics, S.S. F.M.S., during the period Feb. 23 to Mar. •1, Inclusive, and are available for public use in the Reference Library, Fullerton Building, Singapore. Applications may be made by members of the public resident in
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      695 9 BANKING HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated .n Hong Kong) The liability of members x limited to the extent and In manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of IMO f the Colony lIEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG. Authorised Capital »•><>•«><> 000 Issued and fully p*ld up $20.000 M0 Rererve Fund*:— ».««««>,
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      433 9 BANKING CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated In England by Royal Charter 1853) Paid Up Capital In 600.000 share* rf £S each £3.000.008 Ileserve Fund £3,000 000 Ileserve Liability of Proprietor* £3.000.50* nEAD OFFICE 88, Blshopscate. London E.C. S. Agents and Branches. Alor Star Hollo Saigon Amritsar Ipoh
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    AMUSEMENTS
    112 10 ALHAMBKA rot Over Frisco with Bette Davi» Donald Woods 8 15— 9.15. CAPITOL Cafi P»w with Harold Lloyd 615—0.15. GLOBE THEATRE, GREAT WORLD Search For Beauty 7.15 8 15 p.m. GVAT WORLD Cabaret— l Am Suzanne Narrow Corner. BOLLYWOOD It. SERANGOON ROAD The Battle with John Loder Merle Oberon
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MAR. 8, 1936. THE NEW COUNCILS.
    735 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MAR. 8, 1936. THE NEW COUNCILS. Hasten slowly has always been the motto in connection with the devolution scheme in the Malay States, as Sir Cecil Clementl declared in the Federal Council in November, 1931. It was found expedient to make some changes within quite
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    Officers On Leave.
    205 10 The Hon Mr. A. S. Small, Treasurer, 5.8., has been granted foar months and twelve days' leave with eflect from Feb. 10. Mr. A. E. S. Talbot. assistant controller, Government Monopolies. 8.8., has been granted eight months and two days' leave with effect from Feb. 20. Captain
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    CHEAP MEALS IN CHINATOWN.
    782 10 Menus Of Kerb-Side Restaurants. (By W. Alexander.) Superficial observation in the Chinatown of Singapore indicates that approximately fifty per cent, of the population lives by selling cooked food to the other half. Whether statistical investigation would bear this out is doubtful, but hardly relevant to the
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    NOTES Of The DAY
    708 10 M7E HAD a pleasant surprise in the Straits Times office yesterday, when Mr. Jimmie Young walked in, after an absence of seven years. Mr. Young has been bringing, musical shows out to the Far East for thirty years or more, but latterly, the depression and *he
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    M.P.s ON TIN & PEPPER.
    247 11 M.P.s ON TIN PEPPER. "CONSPIRACY TO GAIN ABNORMAL PROFITS/ AGAINST CONSUMERS. Sir P. Cunliffe-Lister On Unofficial Tin Pool, TRIBUTE TO THE DUTCH. London, Mar. 7. MR. DAVID GRENFELL, the Labour M.P. for Gower, opened a debate on the recent commodity speculations in the House of Commons tonight. He urged the
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    TWO MISSIONARIES MURDERED.
    46 11 Australians' Death In China According to a Shanghai message It has been discovered that the Australian missionaries of tre China Inland Mission, Mr. and Mrs. Frencham we.c murdered by Communist bandits when they attacked the town of Ningkiang in Shcr.si province.— British Wireless.
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    SULTANAH OF JOHORE LEAVES FOR HOME.
    193 11 Sultan Sees Her Off. H.H. the Sullanah of Johore was given a wonderful send-off when she embarked on the Dutch mail steamer. D. mpo. this morning for England. Her Highness motored down to the docks with the Sultan. Hundreds ot Johore and Singapore residents
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    FAMOUS PARACHUTIST DEAD.
    53 11 The death occurred at Copen- I hagen yesterday of John Tranum, j the famous parachutist, who collapsed earlier while flying in an aeroplane at a great height preparatory to making an attempt at a j record "delayed" descent by parachute. It is surmised that his oxygen supply
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    REDS ROUTED.
    54 11 Central Forces Retake Kweichow Town. Canton, Mar. 8. I Three thousand Reds were killed, 5.000 taken prisoner and 10.000 scatter- i cd. briefly states a communique from 1 Gen. Sit Yo's headquarters reporting the recapture of the Kweichow town of Tsunyi following a counter-attack by I the Government
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    AMERICA AND WAR FEARS.
    106 11 No Danger Of Conflict With Britain Washington, Mar. 7. After an animated debate in which Britain and Japan were mentioned as J possible foes of the United States, the Senate approved an increase in ths Army from 118.760 to 165.000 men. Senator Borah declared he did
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    WOULD BE CONSIDERED BY CHINA.
    169 11 > anking Finance Minister And International Loan. Shanghai, Mar. 8. Considerable surprise has been caused by conflicting reports about an in.prnatlonal loan to China. Dr. H. H. Kung. the Finance Minister who arrived in Shanghai yesterday, stated that the Chinese Government is willing to discuss
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    BRITISH WARSHIPS FOR GREECE. Rebels' Progress.
    312 11 BRITISH WARSHIPS FOR GREECE. Rebels' Progress. FIRST DEFINITE NEWS FROM CRETE. In view of the present situation in Greece it has been thought desirable to send British warships to Greek waters. H.M.S. Royal Sovereign arrived in Phaleron Bay, off Athens, yesterday (states British Wireless). The first definite news from Crete
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    POPE CONDEMNS NUDISM.
    54 11 A Vatican City message states that a strong condemnation of "the horrible cult of nudism" and the "shamelessness" of modern nudists was expressed by the Pope when he received priests and preachers of the Lent term. The Pope inveighed against the modern paganism which he said dominated
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    BRITISH EXCHANGE FUND.
    164 11 Not Used To Manipulate Sterling. London, Mar. 7. A stronp denial that the Exchange Equalisation Fund is being used for the purpose of depreciating sterling was uttered by Mr. Neville Chamberlain in 'the Commons. i He said it was never used and never Intended for the purpose
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    R.A.F. BOMBERS RETURN.
    63 11 One of the three RAJ", bombers of Nc. 100 squadron damaged on landing along the Burma Coast is expected back at Seletar today. This is the machine which was delayed at Victoria Point piloted by Flt.-Ueut. D. A. Gibson. The other two machines, one at Tavoy and
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    SPEED RECORD ATTEMPT SUCCESSFUL.
    409 11 SPEED RECORD ATTEMPT SUCCESSFUL. Campbell Reaches 281 m.p.h. NEW RECORD SET AT 276 MILES. Narrow Escape When Car Leaves Course. Daytona, Mar. 7. Sir Malcolm Campbell's attempt to set up a new land speed record in his car the Blue Bird was successful. This afternoon he attained a speed of
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    OXFORD'S BOAT RACE OUTING MISHAP.
    81 11 London. Mar. 6. Before the Oxford boat race crew had gone 100 yards on their first outing at Goring yesterday three of their new Fletcher rowlocks were smashed and the outing was abandoned. The Fletcher rowlock which is fitted with a moving portion like a
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    SELANGOR GOLF.
    42 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 8. The play off for the Coronation Cup between H. S. Lee (Hdp 12) and J. L. Greig resulted in a win for the Chinese player, who returned a nett score of 72.
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    SIAM'S YOUNG NEW KING PROCLAIMED.
    158 11 SIAM'S YOUNG NEW KING PROCLAIMED. THE Straits Times was in- formed by the Siamese Consul in Singapore yesterday afternoon that he had received a message from Bangkok announcing that the King of Siam had abdicated. The announcement stated that the King's abdication took effect as from March k The King's
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    NAVAL VISITS TO SINGAPORE.
    330 11 Big Programme. PORTUGUESE SLOOP NEXT MONTH. (By Our Services Correspondent.) I The Portuguese sloop, Goncalves Zarco, will be visiting Singapore on April 21. The Qoncalves Zarco is a sloop of the second class but is comparatively new being built by R. and W. Hawthorn Leslie and
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    IRAQ—SINGAPORE R.A.F. FLIGHT.
    142 11 IRAQ— SINGAPORE R.A.F. FLIGHT. Squadron Exercises For Coming Year. The Air Minister's memorandum on air estimates explaining the lncreas? by £3.000,000 to £20.500.000 recal.s the Government's decision to remedy the long delayed expansion of the KU Force necessitated by the rapid development of foreign air forces, but Britain's programme is
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    AIR RAID DEFENCE EXPENDITURE.
    45 11 A sum of £92,000 is Included in the 1935 estimates of the Home Department for expenditure on defence of the civil population against air raids. Provision is Included for respiratarles for special air raid personnel research and experimental services.— British Wireless.
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    HITLER'S COLD IRONY.
    534 11 GERMANY BRITAIN. CONSIDERING NEW DEFENCE PLAN. MR. EDEN ON WAR DANGER. THERE is no longer any 1 doubt that Herr Hitler's cold which caused the postponement of Sir John Simon's visit to Berlin was a cold of convenience to allow Germany more time to consider the British
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    29 11 To celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the death of Tolstoy in November a special series of four postage stamps designed by M. Zavisloff will be issued In the U.S.S.R.
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    NEW MARKET FOR KUALA LUMPUR.
    1482 12 Its Location Still Undecided. MUNICEPALISATION REPLY NOT YET RECEIVED. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 6. THERE is to be a new Central Market in Kuala Lumpur if the Government will provide the money. The Sanitary Bi ird, at today's meeting, decided definitely that
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    SETTLEMENT OUT OF COURT.
    326 12 Alleged Defamation. ECHO OF A COMPANY MEETING. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penan*?, Mar. 6. In the Supreme Court this morning an alleged defamation case between Mr. Ho Kok Leong (plaintiff) and Mr. T. J. McGregor (defendant) was settled, Mr. Justice Whitley remarking that the parties had
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    7 12 Mr. Fairburn reviewing the roard of honour.
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    SINGAPORE Y.M.C.A.
    132 12 Religious Addresses During March And April. "Personal Religion and the Life of Fellowship" is the subject of a series of five religious addresses to be delivered In the Singapore V.M.C.A. during March. The speaker will be the Hon. Mr. A. B. Jordan, M.C.S., and the programme will be
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    99 12 Talping now has a weekly paper, the Record, of which Mr. A. E. Wootton is honorary editor. It la recalled that It Is now nearly thirty years since Talping's first newspaper, the Perak Pioneer, ceased publication. a letter from an old and famous member of that Board, Mr. David Freeman,
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    I COLONIAL OFFICIAL'S DRUG DEATH.
    268 12 Act Of An Exhibitionist. WOMAN'S TAXI ORDEAL. DESMOND Charles Joseph McSweeney, an aclin.q; principal in the Colonial Office, was described as an exhibitionist by the Westminster (London) Coroner in returning a verdict of suicide while of unsound mind. An exhibitionist is defined as a man
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    BRITISH TRADE POSITION VERY SOUND.
    129 12 Leading Bank's Comment On Situation. i Londen, Mar. 7. Commenting on the industrial sltua- tlon. Lloyds Bank, in its monthly review for March, says: "Recent indications show that Internal trade is on the whole well maintained and that the recent sporadic feeling of pessimism is
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    31 12 Over 150 dogs will be shown at the Central Malaya Show In Kua'.a Lumpur this week-end. Mr. Sam Crabtree. who is to be Judge,, arrived in Penan, from Rangoon on Saturday.
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    BOMB OUTRAGES IN HAVANA.
    120 12 School Teachers' Strike Sequel. Havana, Mar. 7. A r'ri'.:e of school teachers which haj rmipmrtrt by a series of bomb outrages, has now lnvc'ved Havana University where a detachment of a hundred soldiers last night forcibly ejected professors and students who were holding an all-night meeting.
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    PIRATE CHASERS FOR CHINA.
    82 12 i The final trials have been completed in Southampton of highpowered, heavily armoured speed boats for use as pirate and smuggler chasers in Chinese rivers and along the coasts. The Kuanwei will be shipped this week-end and is designed for the Chinese Customs' authorities. The vessels
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    TEACHING CHILDREN ROAD SAFETY.
    117 12 Home Effort By Board Of Education. Lond-n, Mar. 7. Ar inter-departmental committee is being set up to devise road safety instruction for children in schools in England. Members will Include representa.ives of the Board of Education, the Transport Ministry, the Home Office, local authorities, and ichool
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    NEW BRITISH MINISTER.
    45 12 London, Mar. 7. The King has approved the appoint* ment of Mr. Ronald Hugh Campbell, r Minister at Paris, to be Minister at s Belgrade In succession to Sir Nevile Henderson who will relinquish his post i in the summer. British Wireless.
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    34 12 The Forest Enactments, the Agrlcul- tural Pests Enactments and the Quar- an tine (Amendment) Enactment, all i passed in 1934, came into force, by i notification In the F.M.S. Government Gazette, from Feb. 28.
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    DEPARTURE OF MR. H. FAIRBURN.
    302 12 Guard Of Honour On Wharf. As the s.s. Kedah left Singapore yesterday morning for Penang, three cheers rang out, and a band softly played, Auld Lang Syne." It was a farewell to the retiring Inspector-General of Police, the Hon. Mr. H. Fairburn, C.M.G., and his
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    MR. JIMMIE YOUNG.
    107 12 Veteran Of Theatrical World In Singapore. Mr. Jimmle Young, well-known throughout the Far East as a veteran promoter of muslcan comedy shows, arrived In Singapore yesterday from Rangoon to make arrangements to open with his London Musical Comedy Company at the Capitol on Mar. 22. Mr. Young
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    AVER ITAM FIRE.
    124 12 Relief Fund Poorly Supported The amount subscribed by the public of Penang to the Ayer Itam Fire Relief Fund is disappointing. The total amount received to date. Including the proceeds from the Penang Chinese F.A. aid Penang Mohammendan F.A. match and a promised contribution of $200 from
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    17 12 Information from Manchukuo states that there are 780 shops in Mukden city openly selling opium and narcotics.
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      162 12 STRENGTH FOR MY SON AND YOURS My boy was listless— prone to catch 4 >A coughs and colds surpassed by _V other boys in sports and studies. Jfo r-*^ H Now he Is sturdy and strong and L££vN/>% l^B' pulsing with new vitality t I WANT every Mother to share
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    TWO MALAY WOMEN ON TOUR.
    859 13  -  Abdul Muslim Notes. (By Shock For Orthodox School Teachers. The Malay women of the Netherlands Indies are more advanced and enjoy greater freedom than do their sisters in other Malaysian countries. Among them are to be found doctors, nurses, journalists, teachers and, possibly, lawyers. Some
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    23 13 Florence Smithson, a musical comedy star who is appearing at the Capitol Theatre commencing Friday, March 22, with the London Musical Comedy Company.
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    SINGAPORE MUSICAL SOCIETY.
    155 13 Jubilee Concerts On May 9 And 11. On Sunday night, Mar. 31, the Musical Society will open its activities for the year with an orchestral concert. The society's orchestra is improving steadily, both in numbers and talent, and at this concert there will be upwards of 70
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    189 13 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Capt. Frascr Back Klang Club President Magistrate* Transfer. Mr. Justice Prichard was entertained to dinner by the Singapore Bar Committee on Friday at the Sea View Hotel prior to his departure on leave. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. S. Drummond and their son Blair left by the Siamese
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    RADIO PROGRAMMES.
    215 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Broadcasting programme of station Z.G.E. Kuala Lumpur— Wavelength 48.92 metres. TODAI. (Friday, Mar. 8) 7.00—7.30 p.m. Indian recorded music. 7.30 9.00 p.m. European recorded music. March Rhapsody— London Symphony Orchestra. Pirates of Penzance— Light Opera Company. Verdi Memories— London Palladium Orchestra. Harry Lauder Vocal Gems— Scottish
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    RAJA MUDA OF KEDAH DEAD.
    251 13 Visit Planned To Japan. As announced briefly in the Straits Times yesterday Tengku MDhamed, Raja Muda of Kedah and heir apparent to the throne died in the General Hospital, Singapore yesterday. The eldest surviving son of H.H. the Sultan, Tengku Mohuned was Installed in May
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    PROMOTION CANDIDATES BEATEN BY MALAYS SECOND XL
    914 14 EASY WIN FOR F. N. IN COMMERCIAL CUP. V.M.C.A. Lose To Regiment In Division 111. The Marine Dept. F.C., who had hopes of being promoted to the First Division, opened their Second Division programme yesterday against the Malays II and were beaten by
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    62 14 DOWN AND OUT: Freddie Miller, the world's featherweight champion, knocks oat Jose Girones, the Spanish holder of the European title, in the first round of a boat scheduled for 15 rounds at Barcelona. The hare crowd took the result very badly, and police had to rash Miller to safety when
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    PENANG F.A.
    59 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penan*. March 7. The annual report of the Penang Football Association shows that a profit of $908 was made on the season. This was mainly due to having had two home Malaya Cup matches and to Penane's share of the rate in the cap
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    THE NEW SEASON.
    1083 14 Local Soccer Topic*. League Changes. Playing For The Game's Sake. Keng Hock's Chance.— S.C.C. 's Fine Defence. New Centre-Half Shows Up Well.— Two New Referees. A Poor Game. (BT OUR FOOTBALL CORRESPONDENT.) play for Singapore In the soccer final. rpHERE Is a fine spirit of optimism prevailing
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    FOOTBALL AT SEGAMAT.
    225 14 OON KEONG'S FOUR GOALS FOR G.E.S. European XI Held To A Draw Of Four All. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Segamat, Mar. 6. The Government English School football season Is in full swlnrf and three matches were played last week, the results being one lost and two drawn.
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    98 14 Friday, March 8. Football: 8. A. P. A. League. Dlv. I. SRC. vs. S.C.C.. Anson Road Sca'Jii'm: Friendly, M.P.H. vs. Clerical Union, Y.M.C.A. ground. Boxing: Raphael vs. Frisco; Murota vs. Abayan. New World. Saturday, March 9. Cricket: S.C.C. Over 30 vs. Under 30. S.C.C.; 8.C.C. vs. St. Joseph's
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    L.T.A. TO NOMINATE BRITISH TEAMS.
    127 14 Lawn Tennis. Dates Fixed For Davis Cup Challenge Round. London. Feb. 22. It was annou; ced by the LT.A. yesterday that at U.e February council meeting, held at River Plate House, London, it was decided that the Davis Cup Challenge Round will be played en
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    TODAY'S FOOTBALL.
    133 14 S.C.C. vs. S.R.C. At Anson Road. The S.C.C. and S.K.C. open their First Division programme this afternoon when they meet at Anson Koad Stadium. The teams are as follows: S.C.C. T. G. Lashrnar; C. G. Van Houten and E. A. Joy; J. E. Harvey, L V. Taylor and
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    MALACCA CRICKET PROSPECTS—CLUB WILL BE WEAK.
    678 15 MALACCA CRICKET PROSPECTS— CLUB WILL BE WEAK. NUMBER OF USEFUL PLAYERS GONE. St. Francis' Assn. Likely To Have A Strong Side. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Mar. 6. Malacca cricket except for the Malacca Club is now in full swing. In addition to the old dubs, namely the Malacca Club,
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    WEST INDIES TOUR.
    68 15 M.C.C.— Jamaica Match Ends In Tame Draw. Kingston (Jamaica), Mar. 7. The M.C.C., who had scored 289 for nine wickets in reply to Jamaica's total of 303, were unable to add anything to their total this morning. Fuller took four wickets for 69. Jamaica declared their second
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    TONIGHT'S BOXING.
    57 15 Attractive Programme At The New World. At the New World Stadium tonight Young Frisco, who beat Al Rivers, will meet the French exchampion Amie Raphael in a 12round contest. The semi-final is a return match between Little Abayan and Tiny Murota. The Filipino won last time, but the
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    14 15 Tiny Murota, the Japanese boxer, who meets Abayan at the New World Stadium tonight.
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    WEEK-END CRICKET TEAMS.
    495 15 S.C.C. TOURNAMENT STARTS. S.R.C. vs. Ceylon Sports Club On Sunday. The following have been Invited to play cricket for S.C.C. vs. St. Joseph's Institution tomorrow on the St. Joseph's ground at 2 p.m. H. A. O'Connor, E. E Riddell. F. L. Lane, J. E. C. Mitchell. A
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    ANNUAL SPORTS.
    61 15 i The annual sports of the AngloChinese School will be held on Friday, May 17, at the Jalan Besar Stadium. Two events will be open to Old Boys of the School: 1. 100 Yards (for those over 30). 2. Half Mile (for those who are 30 and under.)
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    IRISH-BRED HORSES IN MALAYA.
    632 15 Racing. Greatly Improved Record For 1934. Irish-bred horses have done remarkably well in Malaya and it is recorded that in 1934 there were 30 of them winning in all 56 races value $58,185, compared with 17 winners of 30 races value $37,380 in 1933. The list
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH.
    574 15  -  "LEIGHTON." Conducted by Australians May Not Visit India. The "Ranji Tourna ment. /ill Ten Wickets. S.C.C. Soccer Move. •T*HE Australian tour to India from November 1935 to February 1936 looks very like falling through. Frank, Tarrant, the old England und Middlesex player. Is visiting Australia and trying
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    1074 16 Sanitary Board Incidents Battling Ben Won't Be Muzzled!— Town Hall Acoustics Government And A Municipality— New Market HTHE Sanitary Board had quite a short meeting on Wednesday, with two incidents "—trivial but interesting: First, Mr. Hands, haviiifc, difficulty in hearing, asked that the start cf the adjacent Survey
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    174 16 Institute Of Pacific Relations Debate. Standards of living of various nations bordering the Pacific will be discussed by experts at Toklo at a special meeting under the auspices of the Japanese Council of the Institute of Pacific Relations. Japan, China, Australia, the Philippines, Hawaii, the
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    UNUSUAL CASE
    83 16 (From Our O»n Correspondent.) Seremban. Mar. 5. I Before the Seremban magistrate, Mr. R. J. F. Curtis, a Chinese woman, Lee Tul. was charged with theft of title deeds valued at $600 and clothing valued at $75, the property of her hus- j band, Hay Ylm. The woman,
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    430 16 Passes In Certificate Examinations. (Prom Our Own Sorrespondent.i Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 6. SCHOOL CERTIFICATE. Abdul Ghani. Abdul Majid. AJit Singh. Amrlk Singh Sodhy, Apputhural Anandarajah. Chan Kum Hel, Chan Toh Thoy. Che Tax, Chellar Px>palasinsam, Cieliiah Rajadu.ai. Chelliah Thurainppah. Chonff Y:w Ran* Chla Song Fatt, Chong Soon Lo€,
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    1287 17 AN "ODIOUS" NEWSPAPER CAMPAIGN. Some Angles Of The Controversy Over Tin. one can object (writes Candidus in the Investors' Chronicle) to the tin restriction scheme being fully debated in Parliament, where libel is privileged, but the "write-up" o' Mr. John Howeson, chairman of the Anglo-Oriental Mining CDrporaticn, in a section
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    MALACCA NOTES.
    372 17 St George's Society Annual Meeting. (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Mar. 5. At the Malacca Club last night the annual meeting of the Royal Society of St George was held. Mr. G. Wiseman was in the chair. Others present Included Messrs. J. R. Neave. E. C. Martin. T.
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    A TAIPING WEDDING.
    51 17 Burmese Officer Marries Hospital Nurre The wedding took place a" the Regimental Gymnasium Hall. Taip'ng, on Saturday, of Jemadar Pa D n.' 2/20 th. Burma Rifles, and Miss Ma Sein, second daughter of Mr. v. Tli.i Kho, of Burma. The bride is a Nurse at the Regimental
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    521 18 Tale Of The Morlocks. A THRILLER WHICH IS LITERATURE. Land Under England. By Joseph O'Neill. Gollanci. 7s. Cd. It Is little use reading this book unless you are prepared to make a big assumption— that the story Is possible. That is, of course, necessary to the
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      244 18 Another Fine Adventure Yarn By Sapper. Bull Dog Druramond at Bay. By "Sapper." Hodder and Stoughton. 7s. 6d. Although Sapper's war stories were good, it was not until he created that universally known character, Capt. Hugh Drummond, better known as Bull-Dog Drummond, that real fame came to
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      159 18 The Crooked Sign. By Ben Bolt. Ward, Lock and Co.'s Colonial Library. This is an ingenious mystery story built up on Nazi persecution of Jews. j and the keen desire nevertheless to retain in Germany one of them, an I eminent scientist, who has devised a formula
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      32 18 Mr. S. I. Hsiung, whose play, "Lady Precious Stream," was produced in London, recently, has translated plays by Shaw, Barrie.. and Galsworthy into Chinese. Several of them have been staged in China.
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      JENKINS' COLONIAL. LIBRARY.
      428 18 History And Mystery. A CHARMING STUDY OF NAPOLEON'S FRANCE. The Carnival Of Death. By J. C. Lenehan. Jenkins' Colonial Library. Mr. Lenehan again calls upon his favourite characters, Peter Ryan and Charlie, vis American born nephew, to help solve the mystery of the brutal attack on the
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      125 18 Lady Chatterley's Second Husband. By Jehanne D'Orliac. Translated from the French by Warre Bradley Wells. John Long. 7s. 6d. What became of Lady Chatterley afterwards? This is a question upon which many thousands or readers of D. H. Lawrence's world-famous book must be pondering. Had Lawrence lived, he
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      SENSATIONS IN SUSSEX.
      169 18 Haunted Hollow. By Beryl Svmons Jenkins' Colonial Library. As many as eleven principals, and a good many supers," form the cast of this drama— or melodrama of a previously peaceful Sussex village. Wealthy people, and an adventuress, invade a beautiful rural region, and local superstition Is revived.
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    CHOICE OF FICTION FOR LIBRARIES.
    229 18 Should The Censorship Be More Drastic The Public Libraries Committee of the Westminr'.ir Corporation appears to find the choice of suitable books difficult, according to the annual report. "The selection of fiction for tho libraries," it states "Is a task also much more troublesome and
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    127 18 Herr Johann Fabricius. whose novel, "Lions Starve in Naples," appeared recently, is a son of Jan Fabricius, the Dutch playwright. He was born In Java in 1899. He studied painting at The Hague, and before he was eighteen became a "Krlegsmaler," or "warpainter," for the Austrian army on the Piave
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    43 18 A Cruise in an Opium Clipper," to be published by Messrs. Allen and Unwin this month. Is an account of v the author's experiences during a trading voyage to Formosa in 1859. It was written soon after the voyage by Captain Lincisey Anderson.
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    MALAYAN PLANTING TOPICS.
    1539 19 International Research iVeie Rubber Board Problem Of Its Constitution An Official Or An Unofficial Majority? Reasons For Governmental Dominance Reconsideration Of Views. (By Our Planting Correspondent) |N these notes on Dec. 21, I raised the question of how and when Article 19 of the Rubber Regulation Scheme
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    M.P.'S SON SENT FOR TRIAL.
    181 19 Girl's Story Of River Incident John Raphael Russell, 28, of Crabtree Lane, Sheffield, son of Mr. Hamer Russell, M.P. for the Brightside Division of Sheffield, appeared on remand at Sheffield Police Court charged with attempting to murder Carol Havord Leadbeater by drowning in the river
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    BOUND BODY ON BEACH.
    122 19 Riviera Mystery Of Rich Man. The Riviera police hive been investigating the enigma which surrounds the discovery on the shore at Cannes, of the body of M. Arthur Gulllaume, an apparently rich Belgian. The feet were tightly bound with cord, and the skull was fractured by
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    17 19 The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry In Toklo will shortly send an Industrial mission to Brazil.
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    'ACCIDENT-PRONE' DRIVERS.
    157 19 New Guidance On Road Problem. That certain motor drivers have been found more prone to accidents than others a fict suggesting a novel means of attacking the problem of road accidents, is revealed in the annual report of the Medical Research Council. Accident proneness among factory workers has
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    SIX MONTHS GAOL FOR SEPTUAGENARIAN.
    212 19 William Gray, aged seventy-nine, was at Oxford City Quarter Sessions sentenced to six months' hard labour for receiving medils and a watch which formerly belonged to Nurse Edith CaveU. The medals and watch with jewellery were stolen from the house of Dr. Walnwright, of Henley,
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    39 20 Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at the wedding in the crypt of the' House of Commons of his niece. Miss Diane Chamberlain, to Mr. A. T. Maxwell, sen of the lute rir Arthur Maxwell. (Planet News.)
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