The Straits Times, 10 April 1928

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    13 1 The Straits Times No. 28,752. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY^ APRIL 10. 1928 PRICE 10 CFNTf*
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      90 1 Milkmaid Sweetened Full Cream Milk PERVERTED PROVERBS, No. I Once JODELITED Twice is unnecessary, j THE BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED j MALAYA. POTTEfi MX COLLAPSIBLE STEEL GATES AFFORD COMPLETE PROTECTION READY STOCKS 8 ft high by 8 ft 10 ft high by 8 ft 8 ft high by 8 ft SINGAPORE
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      178 1 ROBINSON Co., Ltd. "The Empire" Billiard Table BY ORME SONS, LIMITED BILLIARD TABLE BUILDERS TO H.M. KING GEORGE V. Built specially to withstand Heat and Damp. In producing this Table no expense has been spared in attaining perfection in all that appertains to a Good Billiard Table. REPAIRS CARRIED OUT
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      4 1 MilU-.-"' Vaed Natural Milk.
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    GREATEST AUTOCRAT.
    787 2 COMMANDER OF THE MAJESTIC. The stage is set for a drama, writes Marjorlf Harrison in a Daily Express no less inspiring because it is enacted fifteen times every year. The scene is the docks at Southampton. The time about' midday. The grey curtain of mist parts end suddenly
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    DOCTOR'S REFUSAL.
    180 2 SHOULD HE HAVE OPERATED Much discussion has leen aroused in Chwago, states The Times, by the action of a physician there, Dr. Martin Schupmann. in allowing a three-day-old child to. die rather than perform an operation, which, he said, would have prolonged its 1:> indefinitely, although it would
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    STORY OF THE DAY.
    31 2 Caretaker This room, sir, is supposed to be 'aunted by a bloke in kilts." Prospect!** Tenant: "I'll soon gftt rid of him. I'll fix up collecting box."
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      290 2 Cut Friction dfe TO A FRACTION It i* «Licntiticall\ impovMhle to roiHij* c all iriLimn lmni between |»a m«viajg mclal surface* in inntact. Hut it i- po--Nibl« to reduce »uch trillion to a dcimal of a Irac 1 1 on. WnV. <Mield Cattrol do*c that and valislies tpjKiflftete. that in
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      342 2 Mrs. G. A. Edwards Tells How Cuticura Healed Her Baby "When my baby was about three months old ber feet and legs, up to her knees, broke out in small blisters npon a red, bumpy surface. The blisters broke within a day or two after they formed, and then turned
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      84 2 $50 ONLY! 'lit! "l^'-!m-^~~^ H| 111 A 113. NORTH MUM! ROAD. High-ciass gramophone vrith doable spring motor. Monthly payment system can be arranged for local castomert>. r i PARFUMS fICVW^ST DE LUXE m. Ses Poudres -L'Eau De Coty Dupire Brothers Sole Agents. Phone 379 for your trial case. POPULAR AERATED
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    DRINKERS' EYES.
    480 3 RLINDINK EFFECT OF INDULGENCE. Blindness is not only due to drinking wood alcohol, but it is not infrequently Hrn result of ov«T-induljjonce in the legitimate and normal variety, according to Miss U M. Smith Clark, ophthalmic ativiaaf to the British Ministry of Pensions. In the continental edition of
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    ANIMALS IN PAIN.
    493 3 "WHY I DO NOT SHOOT." The greatest short story writer that mis world has ever known. Guy de Mau-|a»-.unt, i,H-c wrote a sketch called 1 Amour." It dpscri'ied a man shouting: ,;i r.cii Leal. Whereat a second man ex- iliiims, Lay her on the ground and the
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      162 3 DOUBLE SHtLL FOR THE NEW FORD LOWER PRICES GREATER VALUE The following new reduced prices for Dodge Brothers four-cylinder cars become effective today the 15th inst. STANDARD TOURING CARS $1,910 SPECIAL TOURING CAR $2,030 SPECIAL ROADSTER $2,030 SPORTS TOURING CAR $2,075 SPECIAL SEDAN $2,250 DE LUXE SEDAN $2,425 In .uddition
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      483 3 YOUR TAPE "HENLEY" Tape is a GOOD tape. It is of high quality, although inexpensive, and it is sold in NETT WEIGHT ROLLS, exclusive of the wrapping, which takes the place of the lead foil previously used. HENLEY TAPE £k «£fc a fflMn STICKS AND mK^^HHBm stays stick. k t
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      262 3 D.D.D. Prescription is an infallible reined v for Eczema, Psoriasis, Bad Leg, Salt ilheum, Prickly Heat, Bingworm, Dhobies Itch, or other ikta trouble. Salves cannot do the work they rimplj clog the pores. D.D.D. is not a sticky, smelly ointment, but a golden liquid wash which sinks into the pores,
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      500 4 P. ft 0. BRIHSH INBIA AMI Af GAR UNES (Incorporated In England) ■AIE AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES FHNINBULAR ORIENT Ai. S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJKSTT'S GOVEKNMKNT LONDON AND FAX EAST HAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS rKOM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnage d"» S'pora JEYPORE 6.300 Apl. 8 MALWA
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      610 4 Shipping Announcements (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples. Marseilles, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam Vessels Tonnage Due Sail HAKONE MARU 10.500 Apl. 12 13 SUWA MARU 11.000 Apl. 26 27 FUSHIMI MARU 11.000 May 10 1) HAKOZAKI MARU 10,i00 May 24 2r HAKUSAN MARU 10,600 Jun* 7 8 KITANO MARU 8,000
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      499 4 BURNS PHIL? LINE (Incorporated in Australia) FOB BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailing* by th* wellknown steamer MARELLA (7.876 ton*) and the new motor vessel, MALABAR (4,612 ton*). The MARELLA is the largest «ad finest steamer trading to Australia, Cabins de Lux*, single
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      609 4 L P. i. (ROYAL PACKET RAY. 81. OF BATAYIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with the NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Telephon No. 3R40, with sub-connectiont to Passage, Freight, Transhipment Marine Depts. und Manager's Desk. Representatives for Singapore and Straits Settlement of th* Official Tourist Bureau of Java. All information, detailed itineraties
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      520 4 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in England) REGULAR SERVICE TO LONDON. AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN. GENOA, MAR SEILLKS, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW.— MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. -EOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND
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      477 4 THE SIASfI STEAM NAY. C0 M LTD. ((Incorporated in Slam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. For Kemaman, Krttay, Trengganu, Kelantao, Bangnara, Telupin. Pv.ani. Blamrm, Lcaoc, Bandon. Kohsamui, Langsuan, Ohumpon aod Bangkok. Arrival D-mrmre VAI.AYA la pa* Apl. II The steamers are fi 11 1 J ihrounlicit wth electric light and haev ascallaal
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      1374 5 Shipping Announcements ELLERMAN BJCKNALL STEAMSHIP G»«U LTI. (Incorporated in H pland) "ELI.EKMAN" ]JNH nuMMon usd naaawt servic* to THK UNITED KINCOtfM AND comomn FKEICHT SERVICE OUTWARDS To Uonf KonK, Shanghai and Japan Due S'porc ■a. CITY 'IF KSWCAStU May 5 i.i. CITY OF TOKIO June 2 1 CITY OF PCTW
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      322 5 TAIPING TURF CLUB AMATEUR MEETING. Wednesday. April 18 and Saturday, April 21, 1928. 6 Races for Horses. S Races for Posies. 2 Races for Polo I'onlea. 2 Steeplechases one of which ia for lI. H. The Sultan of IVmk's Gold Cup. STAKES $7,700, which does not include Added Money or
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      227 5 LUBRICATE with TEXACO You can tell TEXACO products by THE RED STAtt and GREEN "T" Insist on them they stand for EFFICIENCY ECONOMY RELIABILITY There is a Texaco Product for Every Purpose Manufactured by THE TEXAS COMPANY, U.S.A. Distributors for Malaya William Jacks Co., SINGAPORE— PORT SWETTENHA.M— KU ALA LUMPUR.
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      511 6 PAVILION From Tuesday. April 10 to Monday. April 1(1, at 9.15 p.m. sharp. INTERNATIONAL NEWS THE LATEST PATHE GAZETTE JULES VERNE'S MIGHTY DRAMA IVAN MOSKINE in MICHAEL STROGOFF (THE CZAR'S SECRET COURIER) llirnism at its P:nn;-. -'•>.: n ir* I.ove-Sarrifico. war aivl a fflariMM pndia*! WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE THK GRANDEUR
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      192 6 VICTORIAJHEATRE TO-ISIGHT AND NIGHTLY AT 9.30 THE DICK NORroN REVUE (DIRECT KROM LONDON). PRESENTING THE LATEST MUSICAL HITS. TO-MCHT and Wednesday. April 11. PLEASURELAND Thursday Friday, April 12 11. SCENES AND SCREAMS Saturday. April 14. INCIDENTS Booking at LITTLE'S. Prices $t, $2 &~sT.~~ COMING I THE GLAD EYE WE'RE TIRED
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      508 6 -Yeast is Life IRVING*S YEAST-VITE TABLETS. The Lightning j'ic--me-up. Contains no harmful Drnfi. Composed of pure Met Icinal Yeast, Vit.irr.ins, and other valuable Ingredients, aa prescribed by leadii medical special::.ts. The gentle fermentation of the Yeast when in contact with the gastric juices of the stomach causes a stimulating, buoyant
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    DAILY TIME TABLE
    219 7 FIXTURES. Tut-Mlity. April !0 11. W. MI a.m.. M, 1.38 p.m^ 7.4. I ColoJaae Tourists v. Malays, '.im. ".in. Pli-.i-mi. ■luii'i Dlek Korteo 1 Ri'vuc. Vie. 1 '.'...0 p.m. tte<lne*da>. April II 'I. \V. L.'.i a.m.. X.4, 2.21 p.m.. 6.8. bukit TiaMkh Rabbai Batatas, French Bank, Chamber
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    225 7 Tu.^lay. April 10. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. nmn nARBouR M in Wharf TlM Table, Socdoc. Lch. Oil Wharf Nil i .1 Wharf Sea Belle. The Cable VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tinjnnf Pagar Albert !>i«k Petricola Victoria Daek \an Hurcnilorp krppcl Hxrlionr Kind's Deck
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    194 7 To-day. Hen-kali-, I.alimar Ililik ami Tand.i'"|jit 2 p.m. lloihuw, SwatO* Bad Ainny (AnkinR> 2 p.ri. [•andjanc, Sink Pnkan Im i I 1 mi- Ki at) 2 p.m. Si Aii A i i (EsawraMa) 2 p.m. li.un.i lapan, Korea, Forim.ua. i It Siberia, Philippine Island*. Western Canada and
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    40 7 By TfariMl nis (U-n. Metxinfcrr K. Att N ier!»nJ*n Insulintlc Left Arrtl. S'porc l.oniUn mm. t Mar. t« Mar. 8 Apl. 2 Mar. 8 Ap'i. 2 M«r. 9 Ar.1. 2 II Apl. 7 Mar. 16 Apl. 7
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    16 7 Public speaking is thp art of diluting a two-minuti' idea with a two-hour vocabulary-—San I>iepo Inion.
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  • SHARE MARKET REPORTS.
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      Macphail and Co., Ltd.
      118 7 Singapore, Apr. 10. KuiibiT.- Local MM i-ents. Steady. Tin. LiMiiiiiii il'-.V Tis. Rubber.- Weak. New Scudais 1.18-I^2, Malaka Plndas l.lT^-1.22 1;, Mentakabs 271.10, Ulu I)enui> I TukaiiKS 80-85 BMrta, Jeran Kaaataai '."< eeats-1, Pajasu in Lintangs sn-uo ssata, Ailenb>.« i.7n-i.:'(i, Brogaa s**TH watt. Q i: itu
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      Rose Macphail and Co.
      140 7 hinirapore, Apr. 10. London. Rubber tt'jd., down ?id. Local bU. London. Tin £2:js, down 25s. Mining. 8t— dy. Kuchal 1.D.V2, Linitui 2-2. n.".. kima Drtdg* I.U0-1.G5 cum, Taipinc M, North T:i.pi:iir 1.10-1.12, South Tabling 64-58, Rahman Hydraulic IMhk- >na*Udated 1.01-1.05, Mambau l.:;2' -l.iT'j. flu I'inh C4-06
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    129 7 Programme of Drills up to and for A:ir. IS, IMB Tuesday, Apr. 10, r>.lsr >.15 p.m.. Drill Hall. S.V.F.A.,' Stretcher Drill Malay Drill Hal!, Malay Coy., Recruits Drill. Wednesday. Apr. 11, 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall. -C (Scottish) Coy., Lewis (iun and let "riil Hall. S i;:in<l, Bum
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
    260 7 EXCHANGE. Singapore. April 10. ■)n London, Bank 4 mi 2 3 16/16 iiiniird I :< Private 3 m. credit iOn New York. Demand M 3 U Private 90 d/s 17V On France, Bank T.T. 14-6 On India, Bank T.T. 163 a On Hong Konn, Bank T.T. 11
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    55 7 Tone of Market —Quiet. Latest Cable I Leadon Spot Shoot 9',id. per lb. New York:-Spot Baeet cents 19V4 per lb. t.S S. pqunl to Standard, Q.CJ. Itandard K.S.S. on Tender Spot April May -June July-Sept. Oct.-Di-c. 32 MM 32 32 32 33 33 ■V
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      MINING.
      451 7 Issue Val. Pd. £1 £1 AMI Kumbang £1 £1 Kangrin Tin 1 1 Kalung I'ailang 1 1 Batu Cnvcs £1 £1 Chendcriar 1 1 Chin Chii I'l £1 Kastern S .-n £1 £1 Haad Yai 1 1 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt £1 £1 Huey Yot Pref. tl
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      GENERAL.
      178 7 kiI. Pd. Buyers S«ll«n El £1 U. Am. Tobacco B.12.6 G.0.0 1 1 Central Kngine 0.50 0.65 1 1 Cyrle Carriage 0.77 hi 0.82 »4 il £1 E. Smelting Co. 14.00 j 4 5 5 Fraser Ncavc 18.00 ISM [00 100 Hammer Co. 182.00 187.00 ilk. 125 125 H.
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      DEBENTURES.
      105 7 U. Eng. 6 p.e. $1,234,300 3% 6% prem. Singapore Municipal 4 p.c. Singapore Cold Storage Deb. 1913 $2,000,000 80 90 7 dp !555 0"0 IM 108 Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. 1 p.c. fSW.IXHJ 104 108 $22,000,000 of 1926 10S* 10« el. Singapore Mui. ipal 6 p.c. g. b s
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      385 7 Fraser and Co. and Lyall r.nd Evatt'n quotations. Fraser Lyall Co. fcvutt. Allenby ($1) Alor Gujah ($1) A. ilium ($Ll A. Kuning (*1) Am. Malay ($2) A. Mulek (*1) A I'iinas (ft) Italfownie BmhM (*d Hrogas N. ($1) Urunci U. (9>) B. Jelutong (SD B. Katil 1*1 >
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
      87 7 Mr. Our Ticnit Soon and family sinccrel> thunk all their relatives and friends wha kindly attended the funeral of the late Mudii':u Lim Buay Guat, and those who sent wreaths, scrolls, telegrams, letters o( condolence, etc. Messrs. Lee Tcck Siong, Chong Faow Chonß nnd family beg tc thank ull
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      114 7 The British Malaya Trustee and Executor Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in the Strnits Settlements and Registered under The Trnat Compar.i''* Ordinance 1926 is prepared to art as EXECUTOR ADMINISTRATOR TRUSTEE CUSTODIAN TRUSTEE ATTORNEY OR AGENT The Company has funds at its disposal which it is willing to lend at reasonahle ratc3
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      58 7 VISIT CAIRO During your homeward journey when time permits COX KINGS Arrange short trips by car from Suez connecting with the steamer at Port Said. For particulars, apply to PATERSON, SIMONS CO LTD. or to any of the Branches of GOX KINGS (AGENTS), LIMITED Head OhVo IS, RECENT STREET, LONDON,
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      590 7 KLKMM. At the Maternity Hospital, Sepoy Lines, Sin+rnporc, on April 7, IUSJB, to Doris. •Mi of Mr. Klcnim, a daughter. MARTIA !:urn. At the Cathedral of thr Good K.u-nlH'-ii, on Monday, April 9. IU2K. Donald a fred Hartta, to Essie Maudi Kber. BULLET -PESTANA. At the Cathedral o: the Good
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      734 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Classified Advts.. see page 16. WANTS. FOR SALE. ETC. FURST. ROOM, board opt!.. 13, Lloyd Rd. STRAITS PRODUCE on tall t.. .l.y a: all newsagents, l'riie M (lpl >oma furnished with beard. 0I)r. B« 3M, Striits Tinu.-. WANTED, ladies or couple to share furnished house, Kbrr Rd.
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      71 7 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. Kandang Kerbau Station. (By (ourti-sy <if Government Ilcilth Officer.) For the 24 Hoar* ending at .Midnight on April 9. Deg. m],' iMaantMN 8545 F. ■tan 71 f. M.;in i-hade temperature 79.3 F. V:ix. sun radiation l:!0 F. Mia. t:ui.~> i:i>iiation IUF. S' :i tempermtare Max. Min. s:s K.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, APRIL 10. AVOID "ALL-OUT" METHODS.
    838 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, APRIL 10. AVOID "ALL-OUT" METHODS. There have now been six days in which to become reconciled to the Imperial Government's decision regarding the rubber industry, and it is possible to take a calmer view of ihe position. Mr. Baldwin timed his fateful announcement more happily
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    AN OCCASIONAL NOTE.
    114 8 Black Monday is this week replaced by Black Tuesday," and in this case it it is even blacker than usual, for, in Urn case of many residents of Malaya, they are resuming work after four days of holiday. It is in k.'i-pin with the usual irony of
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    THE PROMISE OF RADIO.
    1010 8 AN INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL FACTOR. By Dr. E. E. Fourn?er d'Albe. F. Inst. P. (the famou-* scientist and radio inventor). A little while ago I met an Englishwoman who had married a telegraphist on the Canadian Pacific Railway. He was siationcd at a point twenty miles from
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    312 8 Mr. N'izaki. the newiy-appointed Japanese Consul-lionrnl. reached Batavia by the Koningin del Nederlandcn. Dr. P. J. S. Cramer recently visited Ceylon when he inaugurated the opening of 10,000 acres of budded rubber. Mr. van der Meer Mohr has been appointed agent for the Nederlandschliwtitfhf Handelsbank at Gorontalo
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    CONSTANTINOPLE OUTRAGE.
    67 8 League of Nations Representative Shot. [REL'TER TELEGRAM] London, Apr. 10. i Constantinople H, Si-hlemmer, repre- scntative of the League of Nations and director of the local branch of the Intcrj national Labour Oflice, is in hospital i suffering from a bullet wound. It is not known how it
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    BRITAIN'S EASTER.
    35 8 Favoured by Brilliant Weather. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, Apr. 9. The Fluster holidays have been favoured here with brilliant weather, which has stimulated the usual exodus from London to the cosst and country.
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    RUBBER IN NEW YORK.
    42 8 Break of Six Points To l.<>\> Record. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Apr. 9. New York The passing of any dividend on lirst prefirred United States Rubber caused a break of over six points to T!», a new low record.
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    62 8 From (tuna and Japan, by Hakone Man, due ut Singapore to-morrow. From Australia (I'anels only), by Tasman, due at Singapore X a.m. on Saturday. Urn 14th instant. nM Australia, by City of Palermo, due at Singapore on Sunday, the 15th insti-nt. From Kurope (London mails despatch- i-d March
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    62 8 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc., New York, send us the following cable dated April their quotations being; in p-old do.lar cents closing bid prices Rubber exchanges sales to-day 2,150 tons. April 10.40, May IM9, June 1U.60, July lit.yo, August 19.90, September 20 cents, October M MBtS, November 20
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      210 8 I ITTI T'C ANNUAL CASH Lll ILL J CLEARANCE W NOW PROCEEDING |JV^S further BARGAINS li^rt^ffifi^^ Lot No H>s# 115> /E^ilßr^ WHITE TIRKISH TOWELS (fM^fj?! HEMMED. Price 75 cts., $1.25. fpi/fctv Cases L <>t No. H.S. 117. /Zr iF*"^\ TURKISH TOWELS. 1 -^X Blue striped. Size 22 x 42 inches.
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      115 8 ALHAMBRA TO-NIGHT In the Second Show at 9 A WARWICK DEEPING MASTERPIECE Featuring H. B. WARNER in SORRELL AND SON First Show at 7.30 A WESTERN DRAMA BLOOD WILL TELL Featuring BUCK JONES TAN CHENG KEE CO., LTD., Proprietors. COLUMBIA LEADERSHIP AGAIN! The World's FUNNIEST RECORDS ELECTRIC RECORDING TWO BLACK
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      62 8 On Other Pages. Pau't. Finance and Commerce 7 Shipping and the Mails 7 MciioroloßiCiil Keport 7 To-day'» Shar*- Murkct 7 C;tbb anil Radio News 'J All-Out" MctBMN A Warn.nj I •'r. Ormshy-Gori Tojr I Finance and Iniiu-try Hy A. W. Still Malayan Culf Chumpiunrhip M.SA. Li itoUag l(> Sport News
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    THE "ALL-OUT" TAPPING DANGER.
    173 9 DISASTROUS EFFECT ON THE LABOUR SITUATION. TWO WARNINGS TO PLANTERS. NEED FOR CO-OPERATION WITHIN THE RUBBER INDUSTRY. IN view of tin- standinK of the writers and the importance of the issues raited, we ghrl tpedal prominence to-day to two letters based on the removal of restriction.
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    EFFECT ON LABOUR.
    859 9 How Tapping Forces May Be Enlarged Legitimately. To the Editor of the Straits Times. wm il.a' Wt at last know th<.worst and now we tand in the matti- I „i.;. if robber, it Mmvm v platan to attompt t" situation as it H locally. The decision to
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    STRONG WEAPON GONE.
    588 9 Outlook Bright But Caution Necessary. To the Editor of the Straits Timet. Sir.—The death-knell of compulsory restriction has been sounded. A scheme which only needed overhauling to make it thoroughly effective, which for all its Bad loop-holes has kept prices up for years to a paying level
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    SEVERE STORM IN ATLANTIC.
    92 9 LEVIATHAN DAMAGED. HUGE WAVE SWAMPS VESSEL. [SBVTEB TELEGRAM] London, Apr. 9. New York Wireless messages from incoming liners report a severe storm in the Atlantic. Officers of the Leviathan, which docked here to-day, state that enormous damage was caused on Thursday night. A huge wave wrecked
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    GIBRALTAR SWIM.
    188 9 Miss Mercedes Gleitze Interviwed. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, Apr. 9. Miss Mercedes Gleitze, the London typist, who claims to have swum the Straits of Gibraltar, was interviewed in Pari.i to-day on her way home to London. She produced an affidavit signed by Don Francesco Bueno, military governor of
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    SIMON COMMISSION.
    62 9 First Provincial Committee Elected. [RELTER TELEGRAM] London, Apr. 9. Shillong The first provincial committee in India which will cooperate with the Simon Commission was elected today, when the Assam legislative Council cleeted. a committee of seven member* to assist the commission to inquire into the working of the
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    SIR ALAN COBHAM.
    68 9 Aerial Survey of River Congo. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, Apr. 9. Sir Alan C'obham, who is making an aerial survey of Africa, landed on Sunday in Banana Creek, at the mouth of the River Congo, after a flight of 500 miles up the west coast from Lobito.
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    TRIAL OF SOVIET OFFICIALS.
    78 9 Alleged Torture Of Prisoners. [KEITKK TELEGRAM] London, Apr. 3. Riga The Supreme Court ?f Soviet Russia has begun the trial of Nekhoroehev, chief of police of the town of Ghuguvev, in the Government of Kharkov, and his deputy and others. They are charged ■fik inflicting terrible
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    U.S.A. CUSTOMS DUTIES.
    50 9 [RELTER TELEGRAM] London, Apr. 10. Washington In a test case before the Supreme Court it was decided that Congress had not exceeded its constitutional authority in delegating power to the President to raise for lower customs duties to equalise the cost of production at home and abroad.
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    JAPANESE SQUADRON AT HONG KONG.
    27 9 [REI'TER FAB EASTERN SERVICE.] Hong Kong, Apr. 9. The Japanese Squadron has arrived, paying a visit of several days to Hong Kong.
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    U.S. BANK APPOINTMENT.
    30 9 [RELTER TELEGRAM] London, Apr. 10. Washington Mr. Frank Whim, treasure of the United States Department of the Treasury, has resigned to become president of the Southern Bank.
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    FINANCE AND INDUSTRY.
    1122 9 AGE OF "LITTLE MAN" PASSING. (By A. W. Still.) London, Mar. 14. Industrial amalgamation is so much in' evidence that it should be closely watched. No one, I think, fails to recognise that the age of "the little man" has passed, and that it is necessary to
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    GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
    179 9 E. P. KYLE BEATS ELKINS IN THE FINAL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 9. The final of the Malayan Golf Championship played this morning over the Selangor club's course attracted a large gallery and provided a keen struggle between E. P. Kyle and Elkins, the former
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    247 9 ENGAGEMENTS DURING PAST WEEK. Monday, Apr. 2. His Excellency, attended by Mr. Hiddingh, A.D.C., and Mr. Churchill, Private Secretary, arrived in Singapore by mail train. Tuesday, Apr. 3. Le Marquis and la Marquise dc Chasseloup Laubat, Comte de Chasseloup Laubat, and Group Captain Cave-Brown-Cave arrived to stay. Captain
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    SOLDIERS IN COURT.
    92 9 TWO MEN REMANDED ON A THEFT CHARGE. Among the cases on the crowded list before the Second Police Magistrate (Mr. W. N. Gourlay) this morning was one in which three men of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment were char-red with theft. Privates Kaulkin^ham and Flynn claimed trial.
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    REVOLT IN VENEZUELA.
    60 9 Military Outbreak Quickly Suppressed. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Apr. 9. Caracas, Venezuela A military revol; broke out but was quickly suppressed. The mutineers killed two officers who refused to rebel and marched to the ammunition stores at San Carlos Barracks. They were received with rifle fire and several
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    ANOTHER DREDGE MISHAP.
    37 9 (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, Apr. 10. An accident to a dredge has occurrel at the Kampong Kamunting mine, where No. 2 dredge was holed and sank. Four feet of water cover the deck.
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    MR.ORMSBY-GORE'S TOUR.
    566 9 CROWDED DAYS. THE MENGGELUNCHOR PICNIC. VISIT TO HYDROELECTRIC COMPANY. (By Our Special Representative.) Ipoh, Apr. 10. W. G. A. Ormsby-Gore spent Sunday and Monday in Kuala Kangsar, staying at Government House, where the view over the Perak River is one of the finest panoramas in the Peninsula. On
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    STEVEDORE'S DEATH.
    168 9 Fatal Fall Through Partly Closed Hatch. The custom of the ChiMM for eating their meals in the open air led to a fatality on board the s.s. An;: Xin 1 on April H. A CUmm stevedore who had patched himself on the top of parti] hnU'h to eat
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    DEATH OF PROFESSOR BOS.
    22 9 [REtTER TELEGRAM] London, A|i. The Haitu. 1 The death hM oournd nf Profe.sgor UtinH Bos, founder of phytopathology.
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    MURDER CHARGE.
    34 9 A violent dispute between three TamiU on Juront; Kstate ended fatally for one man who died from a ruptured spleen. The other two disputants have been arrested on a charee of murder.
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    M.S.V.R. MEETING.
    845 10 BRILLIANT SHOOTING BY PTE. MCGREGOR. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 9. The M.S.V.R. Rifle Meeting which was begun on the Ampong range on Friday morning was the only holiday sporting engagement in Kuala Lumpur to be ,il( tod by unfavourable weather. Firing should have been brought
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    ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL DANCE.
    67 10 The committee of St. Andrew's Cathedral DSMSS have pleasure in announcing tliat the BJHMMSt of the Adelphi Hotel have kindly consented to lend the lull orchestra for the dance to be held in ths Memorial Hall on April 2". Another attraction which has been arranged consists
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    VICTORIA THEATRE.
    42 10 l>uk Norton's Revue Company opens a few nights visit to the Victoria Theatre nng. presenting a musical entertainment which should prove popular with Singapore audiences. Mr. Norton himself is an excellent entertainer, and he is supported by s capable company.
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    50 YEARS A VOLUNTEER.
    488 10 MR. T. L. GOSLING'S FINE RECORD. Recently, under the heading of Fifty Years Ago," we reprinted a paragraph telling of the reorganisation of the Singapore Volunteer Corps under Major Gray -in 1878. One of the Europeans who joined that unit is stil! in Singapore in the
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    TOWN AND COUNTRY.
    275 10 The poet D'Annunzio has sent Mayor Walker of New York a medal for civic gallantry. Mr. F. T. De Monte, Postmaster-Gene-ral, Burma, has been appointed to act as Chief Engineer of Telegraphs, India. Next Sunday there will be Divine Service at the H. M. Naval Base at
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    "GREATEST MAN ON EARTH."
    59 10 The Bishop of Manchester, speaking at the Mount of Olives Missionary Conference at Jerusalem expressed the opinioi. that if Mr. Gandhi, who perhaps was the greatest man on earth, were a Christian. M would better succeed in finding his ideal, and his energy would succeed in
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    50 FOR A VICTORIA CROSS.
    25 10 The Victoria Cross awarded to Private Duncan Miller during the Indian Mutiny fetch d £.~>o at Glendinnig's saleroom in London.
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    49 10 The Manchester Guardian in an cdii torial commenting 1 on the likelihood of Dr. Rabindranath Tagore and Mr. Gandhi visiting England in the summer, says that no two men are better qualified to represent the noblest, most significant and highly interesting sidd of modern I India to English audiences.
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      HOME FOOTBALL.
      213 10 Easter Monday Results. [Reuter Telegram.] London. Apr. 9. English and Scottish League matches played to-day resulted as follows English l.r.iKii.- Division I. I Aston Villa I West Ham 0 Cardiff Arsenal 2 Derby 1 Sundi-rland n Hudaerafteld 'J Birmingham 0 i Leicester I Bury :> Manchester V. 2
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      TENNIS.
      277 10 Tangling Club Tournament. TIES FOR TO-MORROW. Ladies Doubles Hep. Mrs. Freyberg and Mrs. Laing v. Mrs. Harrington and Mrs. Cullen. Open Mixed Doubles.— Mr. and Mrs. Hansel! v. Fulcher and Mrs. Goldie. THURSDAY'S TIES. I Men's Doubles Hep. Final.— Fulcher and Winter v. Majors Stoehr and Gardner. S.C.C. Tournament.
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      GOLF.
      119 10 Keppel G.C. Competitions. The following are the results of Easter competitions at Keppel Golf Club Crack and Duffer Winners R. D. Finlay and E. B. McCall 84—11=73. N. E. Bath and Gill 84—8 =76 H. Jackson and Exley 87—8 =79 Mixed Flag Winners Mr. and Mrs. J. Tryner on
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      "NOVA PICTORIS" SPLIT.
      200 10 AN ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENON. London, Mar. 27. Scientists in London are most interested at the news received from Cape Town that the eleventh magnitude star Nova Pictoris, which is invisible to the naked eye, has split in two. The phenomenon was observed in consrquence of a report from
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      THE MACKRAY CUP.
      135 10 F.MJS. Beat Colony in Final For Polo Trophy. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 9. The Malayan Polo Tournament for the Mackray and Spooncr cups commenced here on Friday morning will be brought to a conclusion this afternoon. On Saturday the destination of the Mackray Cup
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      HOCKEY.
      270 10 Indian Team Lose to Services. London, March 31. The Indian hockey team had disconcerting experience In their opening match, 'ihc conditions wore deplorable. There were large pools of water on the pitch and heavy rain fell iv.ost of the time. Consequently it is impossible to regard the match seriously.
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      CEYLON BOXER'S MISFORTUNE.
      159 10 Six-Inch Shell Falls on George Wells' Foot. Gnr. George Wells, of the C.G.A., met with an accident on March 30 at Rockhouse Battery, Mutwal, receiving injuries which necessitated his removal to the General Hospital. While he was at practice on the G-i-ich dummy-kmder, a shell weighing 100
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      BOXING.
      77 10 Hood and Btoomfield Suspended. London, Mar. 27. Jack Hood, the British Welterweight Champion, and Joe Bloomfield have been suspended for two months by the Board of Control following their meeting at the National Sporting Club yesterday evening, in which their futile attempts at boxing were terminated by the cricketer,
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      SHINGLED HEADS.
      65 10 Archbishop of Canterbury's "Curious Prejudice." I have a curkus prejudice against shingled heads," said the Archbishop of Canterbury at a luncheon of the London District of the Institute of Journalists. The Archbishop quoted, from a letter written by contemporary of Archbishop Laud, in which the writer spoke of
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      TEAR GAS FOR POLICE.
      43 10 The South African police are being furnished with tear gas projectors and aro.oured cam for use in emergencies. Quantities of the gas have arrived from Europe for employment in the special apparatus held in readiness for a suitable occasion.
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      MALAYAN RACING.
      419 10 SECOND DAY'S RESULTS AT IPOH. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Apr. 9. There was n la'-gc crowd present, including H.H. the Sultan of I'erak. The going w:,s good. Mi. Cot lode excellently, bringii.ir home live winners. Results Race 1. Horses, Division C (six furlongs): 1. KWAIIIRI (Mr. Armttaga)
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      RUGBY.
      39 10 France Beats Wales. [Reuter Telegram.] London, Apr. 9. Colombcs In an international Rugby match played here before a large crowd, France beat Wales by eight points to three. Glorious weather prevailed, and the turf was in splendid condition.
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      CRICKET.
      129 10 Australia beats New Zealand. Dutiodin, Apr. 4. The second and final Test match between New Zealand and Australia resulted in a win for the latter by seven wickets. New Zealand IG2 and 154 (Blackie o for 27). Australia 188 and 129 fox Test Matches against West Indies. London, Apr.
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      CRICKET.
      436 10 S.C.C. Match Spoilt By Rain. Cricket was impossible on the S.C.C. ground yi\-ter«lay. and the mutch between the club and Sclaiucor had to be abandoned. Although only three and half hours' I lay was p..<si!ile on Satur iy and Sunday, it was suflici.Mit to IBOW that the S.C.C. has
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      Penang Chinese Visit Singapore.
      56 10 Tht natch batwaca the Singapore Chinese Roiiea'ion Club ;ip ihr 1 .lanjr Chinese Recreation Club had to ha abandonMi on ac-count of rain. The visitor! made 9G. Siow Hian took ftvi wicketa for 1' rind Wans four for is. Tb* SinKaporo Uam had made 11 for
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      Perak Within Ace of Victory.
      271 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Apr. 9. Bill had much to do with the result of Porak v. Penunjr match. At the dote of the first day's play Penang had scored 107 to 84 by Perak. On the second day the cricket was less dull
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      Ipoh Y.M.C.A. Defeated.
      101 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. The visit of the Ipoh V.M.C.A. to Kuala Lumpur as guests of the local Y." was highly MKMMM. The cricket match ended in an easy victory for the Kuala Lumpur side. Tlm visitors wendismissed for G2 in the first inn
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      NEW CRUISERS FOR CHINA.
      243 10 Kent Replacing Hawkins As Flagship. The Admiralty have now announced the order of withdrawal of the cruisers on the China Station as these are replaced by the new 10,000-ton ships. The Cumberland, which has already arrived, akes the place of the Despatch. Ths Berwick, which left
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      LEAGUE HEALTH BULLETIN.
      66 10 The League of Nations health bulletin for the week ending March 11, state- th;it in Calcutta there were HI <hol<r.i and :n smallpox deaths as against 122, and 21 deaths respectively during the previous week. Rangoon reported five plague, six cholera, and 14 -mailpox ill-nth*. M against
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      38 10 Mr. Linj;oh Wan/, the new Chinese Consul-General in .Jay.i. i r.,<iimu: of Peking in.! of ConwH In \vr ities. Ho has hf-ld consular appointments in Canada, Wpshintrion and Manila B Wu Hwang, who retired on account of, ■H
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    HOME SPORT.
    2107 11 JOCKEY CLUB'S PLANS FOR THE "TOTE." (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, March 15. The Jockey Club are getting on with thai* plans in anticipation of the Tote Kill passing. Tlu-y intend to set up n supreme board of seven members three well-known linanciers, one represertative each of the
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    NEW AIRPLANE USES.
    702 12 Life-Line Carriers To Wrecked Ships. A new method of rescuing crews of wrecked boats, adopted by the coastguard after successful tests, is described in Popular Mechanics (Chicago). Socalled amphibian planes, capable of taking off frum or alighting on either land or water, are being used at two
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    WOMAN IN MIDDLE AGES.
    300 12 "An Instrument of The Devfl." Woman in the Middle Ages, no loss than in our own timer., was an unfailing subject of interest to writers and speakers, said Miss Eileen Power in her lecture on Mediaeval Ideas about Women at King's College for Women. In all
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    342 13 Woman Dancer Expresses An Opinion. The dance partner is out of fashion. Seasonal partners were really useful when dancing was new and intricate ami when few men danced well is the opinion of a woman dancer as expressed in an exchange. I had one, she continues. I
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    THE 'MAD MAJOR.'
    462 13 MORE STORIES OF HIS EXPLOITS. That interest has been aroused by tin- questions in a Daily Mail article was there a mad major during the wur, and if so who was he is shown by the large numbers of letters that continue to 'euili that journal. In
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    ELLEN STONE DEAD.
    152 13 Missionary Who Was Held By Brigands. The death is announced of the missionary tpacher Miss Ellen Maria Stone at New York. Tw ty-six years ago the world was startled by the news that Miss Ellen Stone, a middle-aged American missionary, had been captured and was Heine held
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