Malaya Tribune, 27 February 1934

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    36 1 The Malaya Tribune THE MOST POPULAR DAILY NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA, Vol. XXI. -No. 49 SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1934 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Singapore: Tuesday, Feb. 27, 1934. Malaya Tribune SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1934.
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      80 1 lfeaJ The Dominant In I Swan Brand The milk fhaf is jj h' s 4* ia hty and economy I combined j I i I So,e ImP orters: I The East Asiatic Co., Ltd. j SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR PENANG. 1.W.J.W.113 COMBINATION NUTTY CRISPS >«\ i j 5 AFTERNOON TEA JJ
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      151 1 A. FLINTER. I 6, Raffles Place, Singapore. Importing Diamonds and Pearl Necklaces of tvery size and quality. Selling at latest and lowest market prices. Also buying gold coins and gold ornaments of every class and quality, paying highest pricey according to daily exchange rates. £Wll|M| l ||Hi«| il l i
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    THREATENED WITH PISTOL.
    508 2 Attempted Extortion. CHINESE SENTENCED AT JOHORE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Feb. 25. "JF the Government thinks that I am a bad character, send me back to China," said Chan Teck Piou to the second magistrate, Johore Bahru (Sheikh Abu Bakar). He was convicted this morning
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    SEREMBAN CYCLIST KILLED.
    530 2 Car Driver Not To Blame. (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Feb. 24. A VERDICT of "Death by misadventure," due to a fractured skull as a result of a fall, was returned by the Seremban Coroner, Raja Kamaralzaman, to-day, when an enquiry into the death of a Chinese
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    BOGUS SPECIALIST.
    109 2 Cancer Victims Duped By German Swindler. Reuter. Cologne. English people are said to have been among the "patients" of a bogus cancer specialist who has Just been sentenced to a term of imprisonment at Cologne. Police arrested him as the result of information from a girl who became
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      347 2 X L G SPARK PLUGS! ENSURE A QUICK AND CERTAIN START. Fit K.L.G. Plugs to your car, and the engine will respond instantly to the starter. Even combustion of fuel will provide smooth running and economy in petrol I consumption. I MALAYAN MOTORS LIMITED., 14 20, ORCHARD ROAD. 'PHONE 5484-5-6-7.
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      147 2 R, This health arid WmJr dence slippingfromyou—try WINCARNIS. flESfiiflHif p There is no finer tonic for those who feel the need for extra strength and extra energy to meet difficult /A mSr~= tasks and troublesome days. WINCARNIS is rich in jjß jly 3^ tonic ingredients to give strength and to
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      364 3 1 SHAW BROS., Singapore 11 I Are proud to present Ij At Beach Roads Two Famous Theatres I I TO-MORROW, WEDNESDAY 28th FEBRUARY 1934. 31 II OPENING AT THE MATINEE TO-MORROW NIGHTLY AT 6.15 9.15 P.M. jj I I H ALHAMBRA h I I (MATINEES: SATURDAY SUNDAY AT 3.15) 1
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    Shipping News & Notices. BRITISH COASTAL SHIPPING.
    977 4 Shipping News Notices. BRITISH COASTAL SHIPPING. Victim Of Subsidies And Embargoes. SIR Archibald managing editor of "The Shipping World," contributed the following article to the "London Morning Post": "British shipping is faced with the gravest crisis in its history" the President of the Chamber of Shipping recently declared, and no
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    SEA'S DEATH GRIP.
    519 4 Dreaded Paralysis Kills Japanese Diver. Darwin, j INTERPRETERS toid the full story of how the dreaded diver's paralysis claim- '< ed Shotaro Nishi, a Japanese diver, on the rich pearlshell beds, sixty miles north-west of Bathurst Island. i His companions' efforts to save Nishi were hopeless from
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    SERIOUS VIEW TAKEN.
    104 4 Launch' Coxswain On Wrong Side Of Fairway. Lung Kewn-fuk. coxswain of* the steam launch "Lee Ying," appeared before Commander Hole at the Marine Court charged with navigating his launch on the wrong side of the fairway in Victoria Harbour. He pleaded guilty. Commander Hole said that he
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    TRADES BENEFIT.
    243 4 Increased Activities In Shipbuilding. GOOD news, not only in regard to the shipbuilding industry, but also to the many i important trades associated with it, is con- tamed in the statistics issued this (Wednesday) morning by Lloyd's Register of Shipping. Tntse show that at the end of December
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    OFFICERS' UNIFORM.
    207 4 A Necessary Condition Of Employment. In the House of Commons recently Colonel Sandeman Allen asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he was awarethat the general commissioners in the various income tax districts have to decide whether, in each individual case, the wearing of uniform by
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    CLYDE SHIPPING.
    148 4 Improved Conditions For Building Firm. The paddle-steamer "Mercury," which has been built for service on the Clyde for the L.M.S. Railway Company, was launched recently from the yard of the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited, Govan. This was the first launch from the yard for 18 months,
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    VALUE OF COASTAL SHIPPING.
    501 4 The Handicap Of Foreign Competition. ♦'■QRITAIN owes her fortunes to the sea IS said Mr. J. R. Cowper, the assistant manager of the Dundee, Perth and London Shipping Company, when he addressed the Institute of Transport last month on "The British Coasting Trade and its National
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    THE OLDEST STEAMER.
    54 4 Does Sweden Own It? Stockholm. A claim that Sweden owns the oldest steamship still in service has been made by a S.ockholm newspaper. It states that the Swedish steamer "Malaren" which plies between Stockholm and Koping, Is the oldest steamer still in service in the world. She
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      516 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. P. 0. BRITISH INDIA IMB APCAR LINES. (Incorporated In Enjland.) MAIL, PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LONDON AND FOR EAST MAIL SERVICE (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). OUTWARD FROM LONDON For China and Japan. Due Tonnage. Singapore 1934 oAwrm 1 7 000 Mar
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      176 4 TfjUOYD TRIESTINO (Incorporated tn Italy). EXPRESS SERVICE. CARGO SERVICE. Singapore TO ITALY AND china Calling at Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Karachi, Aden, Maasowah, Sues, Port Calling at Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Bald, Brindlai, Venice and Trieste. Buez, Port Said, Brindlsi, Venice Trieste. m v HILDA Mar. 15 Mar. 15 ■SSL VeSce. 8
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      219 4 HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE. Deutsch |Hg% Q| Australlschr Dampfschlffs IR yj Gesellschaft (Companies Incorporated In Germany). PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICE. OUTWARDS. HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, NORTH CHINA AND JAPAN PORTS. Due Spore t m.s. LEVERKUSEN, via Tlo 110, Manila Mar. 11 mi. ERMLAND, via Manila Mar. 19 t m.s. BURGENLAND. via Manila Apr. 3
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      642 4 STEAMER SAILINGS, &f N'mnDEUTSCHEH LLOYD, 'QjAyLjJ' (Incorporate la QtrOiMD.fi. The ondprnoted are tb» Company* Intend* fixture*:— OUTWARDS. 1934. "FTJLDA," for Manila, H'kong, S'hal. China and Japan Mar. 2 "DONAU." for Manila, Hongkong, S'hai. North China and Japan Mar. 15 "SAARBRUCKEN." for Manila, H'kong, S hai, Nor h China Japan Uar.
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    LATEST SINGAPORE QUOTATIONS.
    598 5 Mining Shares. Singapore, Tuesday, 11 a.m. The following tin share quotations are ted by Frasei and Co., exchange and J stock brokers. issue I value Buyers Sellers. 1 H Asam Kumbang Tin 39- il 1 Austral Malay 45 46 -i 1 Aver Hltam Tin 14 14 9
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    Financial News & Views. TO-DAY'S MARKET POSITION.
    134 5 Financial News Views. TO-DAY'S MARKET POSITION. DULL TONE OF RUBBER. Very Little Interest Shown. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Tuesday, noon. To-day's Prices:— Rubber (Singapore), 16' a cts., down Va ctTin (Singapore), $113%. down Market Tone: Dull. Yesterday's Prices:— London Rubber, 4 15 16d., unchanged. Market Tone: Dull. New York,
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    PRODUCE.
    198 5 Singapore, Feb. 27. I R (Siam* W. Coast N. 1 per Koyan $96 R < Siam I W. Coast N. 2 per Koyan $90 Rice. B. Siam N. 1 per Koyan $97 Rice, B. Siam N. 2 per Koyan $92 Siam, No. 1 n $157 Siam, No. 2 $!33
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    ABSORBS DYE.
    585 5 New Metal Can Be Coloured. MR. A. P. Luxombe Wyte writes as follows in a recent issue oi the "Evening Standard.": I am able to give details of a new process for "dyeing" and harden, ig aluminium—perfected after 28 years >1 research by British chemists—which, it is claimed,
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    114 5 Interest Centred On Home Sections. Reuter Wireless. London, Feb. 23. /\N the Stock Exchange to-day, inter- est continued to be centred on Home sections, the chief feature being the buoyancy of gilt-edged securities and Indian loans. Investment demand has been accentuated by the well-known economist, Mr. J. M.
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    DEFINITE ADVANCE. IN BUSINESS.
    1103 5 Annual Meeting Of Maynard Co. THAT there has been a very definite improvement in business over the past six to nine months was a remark made by Mr. J. W. E. Adams (Chairman) at the annual general meeting of Maynard and Co. Ltd.. over which he
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    LATEST SINGAPORE QUOTATIONS.
    671 5 Rubber Shares. Singapore, Tuesday, 11 a m. The following rubber share quotation* are Issued by Fraser and Co., and hyall and Evatt. Issue Value. Fraser Lyau m Shares. Co. Evatt. 1 Allenby 1.10 1.20 1.10 120 1 Alo. Gajah 0.70 0.80 0 75. 0.80 1 A. Hitam
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    69 5 DAILY PRICES CURRENT. Singapore. Feb. 27. noon. Buyers. Sellers. R.S.S. equal to London Star.dard. Spot (tocse) W% 16 4 dr> (F.OB.) lf> lb Standard RSS on Tender: MarC 16* 16 1 April June fj* }JJ July Sept. [W ?onf of Market Veil Mi nmtvmns Late t
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      56 5 P rr— THE SOUTH j BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD., iincorporated in New Zealand.) FIRE, MARINE, MOTOR AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION. L. O MARGOLIOUTH. Manager. OFFICE: I, FINLATSON GBEEN THE EASTEPN UNITED ASSURANCE < )RFOBATION, LTD. FIRE, MARINE, MOTOR CAR, PERSONAL ACCIDENT and I WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE. AD OFFirE: No. 4, Cecil
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      86 5 THE EASTERN BANK, LIMITED. (Incorporated In England). SINGAPORE BRANCH: 4, D Almeida Street. Authorised and Subscribed C ».i £1,000,000 F C u a nd ta and Rest K5 R HEAD OFFICE: LONDON. BRANCHES: Bombay Calcutta. Colombo. Karachi. Madras. Amara Baghdad, Bahrein. Basra. Kirkuk. Mosul and Singapore. CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and
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      170 5 ,l, inl ,il„lHiiiliil»in|i:lllllitrtlili^ 1 AN ANNUAL j i INTEREST j PAID j I Stamps a reassuring seal a or. a sound proposition. 5 I No other investment is S quite so convenient and secure as a Savings Account with a sound bank. 5 Your money always ready In an emergency,
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      187 5 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation imited. (Incorporated In Strait* Settlementa.) THE CHINESE HONG BANE. LTD AND THE OVERSEA-CHINESE BAWh. LlLi. CAPITAL Authorised $40,000,000.00. Paid Up $10,000,000.00. HEAD.OFFICE, ctSa ■OTLDWO CHULIA STREET SINGAPORE. LOCAL BRANCH: 458. NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Lee Kong Chlan, Esq.. Vice-Chalrman. g Q Wong Tan Ean Klam,
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      399 6 POSITIVELY LAST NIGHT A Wild Crazy Nightmare Of Fun! SLIM SUMMERVILLE and ANDY DEVINE in "HORSS: I>LAY A Universal Picture with LEILA HYAMS Can You Imagine! —a couple of footloose cowboys nutty enough to take a HORSE j across the ocean on a deluxe liner, to the home of a
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      300 6 COME FOR A JOY CRUISE OF LAUGHTER. IN A MERRY I COMEDY EXTRAVAGANZA OF THE BOUNDING SEAS i 6.15. TO-NIGHT! 9.15. j Great World j FAMOUS "BIG SWORD" LANTERN PROCESSION, FANCY DRESS AND BEAUTY PARADE, PEKIN LIONS JUGGLING, MAIDENS KICKING GLOBE LANTERN BALLS, ETC., ETC., ETC. OVER 300 PERFORMERS In
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    JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW — TO-DAYS SHIPPING
    324 7 JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW TO-DAYS SHIPPING VESSELS IN PORT. Titiore," Dut., 525 tons, 27-2, from kan Baroe, 26-2, for Pekan Baroe 1-3. "Malini," Siam, 788 tons, 27-2, from kok 20-2. for Bangkok 27-2. 'Hydra 2." Norwegian, 823 tons, 2C-2, m Bangkok 23-2, for Bangkok 28-2. Kuranda." Brit., 553
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    HARBOUR BOARD.
    118 7 SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE. Singapore, Feb. 27. Bast Wharf (Entrance Gate 1). bunko Maru 22. Rohna 20 Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3). vdah 18: City of Khartoum 15; Chinese Prince 13; Santhia 11; zona Maru 8: Glenshiel 6. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3). Adrastoa
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    47 7 Mails from Batavia and Palembang by aeroplane are expected at the General Post Office, Singapore, at 2.30 p.m. today. From China and Japan by the 'Rawalpindi." due at Singapore at 10 a.m. to-morrow. From China and Japan by the 'Montevideo Maru." due at Singapore to-morrow.
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    MONEY MARKET
    198 7 SELLING. Singapore, Feb. 27. London 4 months' sight 2,4 964 London 3 months' sight 2|4y 8 London 60 days' sight 2,4 7)64 London 30 days' sight 2 4 3]32 London demand 24 5164 London T.T. 2,4 1116 Lyons and Paris demand 890 Hamburg demand 147 New York demand
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    PROPERTY SALE.
    542 7 Recent Auction By Cheong Koon Seng's. The following Singapore and Johore properties were sold by auction by Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng and Co.'s saleroom. No. 30, Chulia Street, during the month of December, 1934. 99 years' leasehold land ana house No. 73. Palembang Road, Singapore area 1,117 sq.
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    DIARY OF THE DAY WHAT'S ON?
    95 7 Public Functions And Sports Fixtures. TO-DAY, FEB. 27. High Tides —0.24 3m., 10.55 pin. Football; Kota Raja v. V. Zaraan, Jaiai Besar; B C.C "B" v P.W.D., S.C.C. Meeting: Referees' Refresher Course Anson Road Stadium, 6.30 p.m. TO-MORROW. FEB. 2B High Tides—10.05 a.m.. 11.18
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    AMUSEMENTS
    77 7 ALHAMBRA.—SIim Summerville in Horse Play." .APOLLO.—Chinese pictures and Malacca Wangkang Procession." CAPITOL—Douglas Fairbanks, Jnr., m "The Life of Jimmy Dolan." EMPIRE.—Eddie Cantor in "The Kid from Spain." GREAT WORLD.—Cabaret Dancing, sideshows, Dean's Grand Opera and Chinese Wayangs. cinemas. Talkies: Sky—"Bring 'Em Back Alive" Star— "Palmy Days." MARLBOROUGH.—Hindustani talkie. NEW
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    LOCAL BROADCAST.
    143 7 To-morrow's Programme From Singapore (Z.H.1.). (Wave length 49.9 metres) 6 p.m. R:corded mv ie: 6.30 p.m. Relay of dance music by the Raffles Hctel Dance Orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Dan Hopkins; 6.45 p.m. News Bulletin; Stock and Share Report, supplied by Fraser and Co.; 7 p.m.
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    IMPERIAL AIRWAYS.
    50 7 The outward air mail by Imperial Airways will arrive in the General Post Office, Singapore, at 10.30 a.m. to-day. The correspondence received by this mail will be available to boxholders and window delivery ticket holders immediately and correspondence for non-box-holders will be sent out foi deliveiy ai noon.
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      868 7 B i i i j i i i i i i i i i i i i nun t i i i i i i i i i i i i n i t i i i i i i i i i i i i i <*"* m SINGAPORE
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      315 7 [POSTAL INTtLLIGtHtt SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE. TO-DAY. Tembilahan (Ban Siong Bee) 2 p.m. Japan and Korea (Arizona Maru) 3 p.m. North and East India (Sirdhana» 3 p.m. Selat Pandjang and Bagan (Hong Thong) 3 p.m. Siak, Pakan Baroe, Fort de Kock and Padang (Hong Kwong) 3 p.m. Java, South-West Sumatra, South
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
    117 8 Mr. Fong Sien L ong and children, of 15-F, MacKtnzie Road, beg to tender their heartfelt thanks tc their friends and relatives who paid night-vi.i s and attended th? funeral of the late Mrs. Fong Sien Leong and also these who sem wreaths, letters of condolence and
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    DEATH.
    65 8 CHAN—Mr. Chan Choon Teck passed away peacefully at his residence No. 104, Tembeling Read, on the 24'h instant, aged 65. He leaves behind 2 sons, Messrs. Chan Hup Soon and Chan Hup Chae:, 6 daughters, 5 sons-in-law, 2 daughters-in-law. 19 grandchildren tc mourn hi; loss. Funeral on Wednesday. 28
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    INDIAN LABOUR.
    769 8 SENSIBLE attitude has been taken up by the Madras Government concerning the supply of Indian labour for Malaya. And the attitude of the Government of India has, of course, been influenced accordingly. The Immigration Standing Committee in New Delhi has been engaged for a long time on this
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    TELEPHONE TO JAVA.
    37 8 It is understood that the date for the opening of the wireless telephone between Malaya and Java is still under consideration and will be officially announced as soon as it has been decided upon.
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    243 8 The annual ceremony in connection with the Holy Relic will be held at the Sakya Muni (Buddhist) Temple, Race Course Road, to-morrow. The Sailors' Institute, Anson Road, would be glad to receive gifts of magazines and books no longer required by the owners. There is a big demand for them
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    Topics Of The Day. Illness And Weather.
    134 8 PEOPLE are beginning to complain about the hot weather, and certainly it has been rather sultry of late, with threats of thunderstorms. But to blame illness on this weather after the previous rainy and cool spell has been blamed for it is stretching
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    Cruelty To Animals.
    135 8 "IN a local Police Court a Chinese was fined ten dollars for tying the legs of an ant-eater together, driving two nails into its back and skinning it alive. Thi.< is one of »oc rios» abominable cases of cruelty revealed locally for a long time, and the
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    Mosquitoes.
    183 8 rpHE question "Where do the flies go in the winter-time?" might well be applied to the mosquitoes of Malaya, the numbers of which, it is said, were greatly reduced during the long and unusually cool rainy season recently concluded. Now there are complaints that they are fast reappearing and
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    Singapore Transport.
    222 8 remains to be said on the "Serangoon Buses" subject, in cussion of which readers have occupied many columns x>i our space That everything was far from perfect immediately after the change-over from "mosquitoes" to more pretentious vehicles was not surprising. The Traction Company needed time to discover j
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    Passing Thoughts
    485 8 By "Looker-On" 1 I>ENANG'S monster is merely a large croc, rurts one theory. A Have those "eyewitnesses" cause of action for libel in such a suggestion? A After all, it is a serious reflection on a skipper to declare that he's "seeing things." A All the same. I
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    ON OTHER PAGES.
    28 8 JOHORE AND SEREMBAN NEWS, p. 2. SPORTS NEWS, on pages 12 and 13. CLUB DIARY, on page 13. I CHINA SHIPPING, on page 14. I
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    U.S. AND GERMANY NOT RECOGNISING MANCHUKUO. TOKYO REPORT DENIED.
    924 9 JAPANESE STILL AGGRESSIVE. War Imminent? Fresh Invasion Of Charhar. Reuter. Shanghai. Feb. 27. CONSIDERABLE excitement was caused in Peiping yesterday morning when armed Japanese troops paraded the streets. On Saturday evening, the Japanese garrison at Tangshan demonstrated at Luta near Tientsin.
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    ACCESSION OF KING LEOPOLD.
    314 9 Will Devote Himself To Belgium. Reuter Wireless. Brullsels, Feb. 23. IZING Leopold's speech at the P&lace of Nations has fired the imagination of the people. When His Majesty said he would devote himself to Belgium, the assembly rose and enthusiastically cheered. Queen Astrid was so overcome
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    TIN CONTROL.
    96 9 Will It Operate In Burma Reuter. Rangoon, Feb. 26. AT a meeting of the Tavoy Chamber of Mines the chairman alluded to the Burmese negotiations with the International Tin Committee in regard to Burmese adherence to the Restriction scheme and hp thought, however, that effective Restriction would not
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    MONARCHY AGAIN IN AUSTRIA?
    126 9 Mass Meeting's Demand. v REVOKE LAW OF BANISHMENT." Reuter Wireless. Vienna. Feb. 27. has been aroused by the fact that Count Starhemberg (Heimwehr leader) attended a Monarchist mass meeting and was given a warm ovation. The speakers demanded the revocation of the laws banishing the Hapsburgs
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    HUNGER MARCHERS.
    137 9 Special Arrangements By London Police. Reuter Wireless. London, Feo. 23 Tho Metropolitan police are mukiny lulet bat extensive arrangements 10 deal with the ten contingents of "hunger murvhes" converging on London from all jarts of the country. Tne demonstrators, of whom 400 come "rom Scotland, will halx at
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    POLLUTION OF THE SEA.
    126 9 Britain Seeking Agreement At Geneva. Reuter Wireless. London, Feb. 22. The Government is considering the best method of securing international agreement at Geneva or elsewhere for remedying pollution of the sea by oilwaste from oil-burning vessels, sta+ed Lord Templemore, replying for Government to the discussion on
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    STRATOSPHERE NEXT.
    120 9 Amy And Bert Mollison To Ply Here First. Reuter. London, Feb. 22. The stratosphere is the next step, thought Amy Mollison, who arrived in London to-day after a holiday in the United States, accompanied by her husband, who met her at Southampton. Amy declared she was now well
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    ALLEGED IMPERSONATION
    67 9 Case Against A Malay Postponed. Charged with having impersonated a public servant by 'representing himself to be a sanitary inspector, a Malay named Omar bin Osman claimed trial yesterday before the Second Magistrate, Mr. N. Grice. The alleged offence is said to have been committed about June last.
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    PROGRESS OF ARMS TALKS.
    271 9 Germany's Offer. WANTS DEFENSIVE WEAPONS. Reuter Wireless. Berlin, Feb. 21. jyjß. Eden's mission is proceeding to promisingly that he has delayed his departure for Rome until Friday. He had lunch with Hitler to-day, and then talked disarmament for two hours. A subsequent communique states that extremely
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    TREASURY'S LOSS.
    52 9 Sensational Discovery In Perak. iFrom Out Own Correspondent Ipoh. Feb. 27. A SENSATIONAL discovery was made to-day. The sum of £35,000 is missing from the Government Treasury. There are no details available at the moment but (he matter itin the hands of the police and an exciting revelation
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    COMMUNICATIONS CONTRO
    99 9 President's Recommendation To Congress. Reuter. Washington, Feb. 26. The creation of a Fedral Communications Commission, authorised to control wire, cable and wireless communications. which at present are controlled by the Radio Commission and the Inter-State Commerce Commission, is recommended by President Roosevelt in a special message to Congrsss.
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    MURDER OF GENERALS.
    100 9 Mourn Down With MachineGuns. Reuter Wireless. Managua. Fer» 23 A state of siege lias been proclaimed throughout the country, following the murder of General Sandino. who was returning with General Estrad and General Umanhor after dining with the President when guardsmen, with whom Sandino was on hoatlle
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    ANOTHER BEAUTY CONTEST.
    208 9 All Nationalities This Time. A BEAUTY competition and a trade procession are to be held in connection with the second annual Livestock Exhibition, which is to be opened by H. E. the Officer Administering the Government at the old Racecourse Singapore, from April 12 to 24. The
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    FRENCH SHIPPING.
    124 9 Reuter. One-Third Laid Up By Tariff Policy. Paris, Feb. 26. Alarmed at the situation of the French Mercantile Marine, about one-third of which is said to be laid up as the result of the French tariff policy, the fall in foreign currencies, particularly the pound and the dollar,
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    FRENCH BUDGET.
    99 9 Special-Power To Cut Expenses. Reuter Wireless. Paris. Feb 21, The Chamber hai? voted the whole ot the revenue side of the Budget, comprising 615 articles, and then adiourned lor >i night Mttlng.—Rcuter Wireless. Paris Feb 22. The Government has offered a record reward, totalling 100 000 franc* for
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    CUBAN REVOLT.
    31 9 Reuter Wireless. Havana, Feb. 21 The Government has suppressed the new revolt with a strong hand. Twentytwo officers suspected of participating have been expelled from the army. Reuter Wireless.
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    TERRIFIC STORM CONTINUES.
    183 9 Great Damage Done. MANY LIVES LOST IN U.S.A. Reuter. New York, Feb. 2G. 'pHE terrific snowstorm continues and six deaths have already occurred in Eastern States, while in four Southern States 16 people were killed in tornadoes, which have done great damage. The Red Cross is rushing
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    PROSECUTORS DEATH.
    103 9 Reuter Wireless. Decoyed From Paris By Bogus Telegram. Dijon, Feb. 21. Passions over recent scandals have been rekindled by the circumstances surrounding the death of M. Albert Prince, the former chief of the Public Prosecutor's Department, who handled the enquiries into the Oustric, Hanau and Stavisky affairs. His
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    "SHOOT ALL WHITES."
    80 9 Young Indian's Advice To Judge. Reuter Wireless. Rangoon, Feb. 22. A 20-year-old Indian named Muthu, will spend the next 14 months in gaol serving his sentence for sedition and pondering over the costliness of tendering free advice. After creating a diversion in the Court at Toungoo by
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    MME. DUMAS DEAD.
    22 9 Paris, Feb. 21. The death is announced of Madame Alexander Dumas, widow of the younger Dumas.—Reuter Wireless. Reuter Wireless.
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    Big Developments In Singapore. CHURCHES NOT READY.
    3291 10 Great Opportunity. ANNUAL PAROCHIAL MEETING. PRESENTING his annual report for last year at the annual parochial meeting of St. Andrew's Cathedral yesterday evening at the St. Andrew's School Hall, the Venerable Graham White again urged the expansion of the diocese in Singapore. Vast
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    CRUSHED BETWEEN TWO LORRIES.
    81 10 Local Pedestrian Severely Injured. A CHINESE was badly injured last night when two motor-lorries collided in Bukit Timah Road. It appears that whilst one of the lorries was stationary a coolie was standing near the radiator when another lorry came from the opposite direction and clashed
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    LORD BADEN POWELL.
    36 10 Reuter Wireless. London. Feb. 22. "Wonderfully well." This is the bulletin issued to-day regarding Lord Baden Powell, on his 77th birthday. It is also his wife's birthday. He is still in hospital.—Reuter Wireless.
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    APPEALS SUCCEED.
    229 10 Sequel To Chandu Convictions. A CHINESE woman called How Ah Pui and a man named Chan Chen Pak i figured in an appeal heard by Mr Justice Gerahty. K.C.. in the Supreme Court yesterday. They appealed against their conviction in the Police Court 011 u chaise of possession
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    APPEAL ALLOWED.
    183 10 Infant's Estate Claim Succeeds. JUDGMENT was delivered in the Court of Appeal this mornins in the case in which Sunny Tay. alias Tav Kirn Cheng, an infant sueing through his mother. O. Tei (a Japanese appealed against a decision in the Suprenv Court by Mr. Justice a Beckett
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    FATALLY SCALDED.
    78 10 Coroner Returns Verdict Of Misadventure. The death of four-year old girl, the daughter of a boatman living at Tanjong Rhu. was inquired into by the Singapore Coroner (Mr. G. Porter), yesterday. According to the evidence, the ghl was at home with the mother. Whilst at play she knocked
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    27 10 Members of the Mayflower Musical and Dramatic Association are informed that there is no music practice to-day. The usual musical practice will be continued from next week.
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    CAMBRIDGE EXAM. RESULTS.
    619 10 Anglo-Chinese Secondary School. A list is given below of the boys of the Anglo-Chinese Secondary School who have passed the Cambridge Examination held in December. The percentages of passes are as follows Anglo-Chinese School: Junior 83 per cent.: Senior 80 per cent. Anglo-Chinese Continuation School: Junior 81
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    MARQUIS DE LA FALAISE.
    142 10 Husband Of Constance Bennett Coming Here. The Marquis Henri de la Falaise, a film director of Hollywood and husband of Constance Bennett, the film actress, will shortly be paying a visit to Singapore. While in this area he will take pictures of South Sea islanders and
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    GIFTS FOR SICK POOR.
    116 10 The Chinese New Year Gifts collected by Mr. Tan Kwee Swee. for the poor patients of Tan Tock Seng Hospital, will be distributed to them tomorrow at 7.30 a.m. Gentlemen who are willing to help in distributing the gifts are asked to be at the Hospital
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    FIGHT ENDS IN TRAGEDY.
    554 10 Ricksha-Puller Charged. REFUSED TO TAKE PASSENGERS. FIGHT between a ricksha-pulfe* and a young Chinese on afternoon of Feb. 15, Chines Year day, resulted in the latl fatally injured and a chargi voluntarily causing grievous ing preferred against the puller. According to the evidence, tin puller refused
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    SALE OF INDIAN GIRL.
    558 11 Sikh Convicted. NOT THE PRINCIPAL OFFENDER. OACHAN Singh, the Sikh who was charged in the Third Magistrate's Court with trafficking with a girl, named Ram Kaur, was convicted sterday, sentence being postponed to Feb. 28. The girl, it will be recalled, ged that she was brought
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    ALLEGED ACID THROWING.
    142 11 Case Against A Chinese Proceeding. her evidence was recorded before Second Magistrate (Mr. N. Grice) day regarding the case in which c named Ong Kee is charged with tarily causing grievous hurt to r patriot. Toh Chin, by throwing acetic ret his face. rding to the prosecution,
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    BITTEN BY DOG.
    47 11 Young Malay Girl Taken To Hospital. Y'Miim Mjvuy uttl was bitten by a uml n(»rtVt that fth<» was walking Along in thf G*yliui{f district wnon Aniftioi BtUck»d her. toUne h* 1 in ;'U>v n)» llir rtcht thigh «tjUnSUntfr w»fc.. called nivl H'vy<u to tioeplial.
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    AGITATORS ACTIVE IN NORTH CHINA.
    1053 11 Five Arrests Made At Peiping. T Shanghai, Feb. 26. HE Peiping police have discovered a "reactionary" organisation in the city. Five persons, including two women have been arrested. It is believed that they are connected with the recent alleged plot to assassinate Gen. Ma Chan
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    "NO FEAR FOR THE POLICED."
    251 11 European's Fifteenth Conviction. -yT n I ->f. IJ? 1 I A EUROPEAN motorist named S. ix Bekhor was charged in the Police Courts to-day as a person whom the Traffic Branch thought had no fear for the authority of the police. He appeared before the
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    HEINZ PRODUCTS.
    169 11 Excellent Display At Join: Little's. I 1 A novel and up-to-date method of introducing food products has been adopted by John Little's concerning Heinz products. In addition to well made-up window displays they have a special stall set up at the entrance and every morning various products are
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    LONDON IS NOT PERTURBED.
    339 11 U.S. Silver Move. GERMANY WILL NOT DEVALUATE. Reuter Wireless. London, Feb. 21. QOLD to the value of £5,000,000 was shipped by the "Olympic" from Southampton for America today. The "Olympic" calls at at Cherbourg en route to pick up another £3,ooo,ooo.—Renter Wireless. London, Ft h. 26.
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    Henry Invited To Play For Arsenal Reserves in London. LOCAL PLAYER IN ENGLAND.
    599 12 "Best Footballer." WITNESSED CUP-TIE AT HIGHBURY. A L. Henry, the winner of the piize of a free trip to England at the expense of Messrs. Malayan Breweries' in their "Best Footballer" competition, has arrived in London and
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    MALAYAN BADMINTON TOURNAMENT.
    342 12 Letter From Selangor Association. MR. S. Mula, the hon. secretary of the Selangor Badminton Association, writes: We have been reading with great interest, and not without surprise, your badminton notes, in which references were made regarding the formation of a Malayan Badminton Association. Anyone reading the notes would understand that
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    USEFUL B.P.
    90 12 Ties played in the Useful B.P. tour- 1 nament resulted as follows: JUNIOR SINGLES (Championship): Soh Hun Leng beat Lee Geow Hai 1 13—13 (5-31. 14—14 (2-3». 15—13: Wee I Jui Huai beat P. O. John Panikar 15—8, IS—4: Lim Jaik Kirn beat J. C. Koruthu 12—15, 15—11, 15—10; Soh
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    GRAHAM v. WEBBER.
    280 12 Airman's Challenger Confident. TWO of Penang's crack boxers, Frankie Webber and Rough Diamonr. will be seen in action against Singapore's best at the New World Arena on Friday night. Tremendous interest is being taken in the nain event in which Harry Graham will defend his laurels against
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    TWO BIG FIGHTS.
    69 12 Petersen's "Come-Back" Campaign. Reuter. London, Feb. 27. AT Cardiff last night Jack Petersen, fighting his third contest in his "come back" campaign, beat Harry Crossley, the former light heavyweight champion, the referee stoppirsr the fight in the tenth of their fifteen round bout.—Reuter. Paris, Feb. 27. In
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    ENGLISH SOCCER.
    33 12 Sheffield Wednesday Beaten At Hillsbro'. Reuter. London, Feb. 27. Yesterday's game in the First Division of the English League, at Hillsbro', resulted as follows: Sheffield W. 0; Leeds U. 2. —Reuter.
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    SOCCER FRIENDLY.
    55 12 Singapore Athletic Union XI v. the Harlequins on the Outram School ground to-morrow: Wan Hussein, Wan Puteh, Ban Soon San. Mohamed Hussein, Mohamed Shin, H. V. Street, Q. K. Guan, Q. K. Chua, Bakar Sulong, Henry Gammel and Chan Wah Keng. Reserves:—W. Omar, W. B. De Roza, Ibrahim,
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    CLUB UNLUCKY TO LOSE.
    543 12 Yesterday's Soccer At The S.C.C. THE Cricket Club were distinctly unlucky to lose at soccer yesterday when they met the R. A. F. on the padang. They had most of the play and a number of opportunities came their way. but they were unable to score
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    SINGAPORE RACES.
    48 12 Scratchings At Noon To-day. rE following horses have been scratched from to-morrow'* races: Kaula Lady. Mariette, Trilla. Lacuna, Moonlight, Great Idea, Conner U. Tawakkal, Mortlake Simile, Silver Buckle. Aiya Aiya. Aquila. All engagements: Moonlight, Aiya Aiya. Big sweep, race 8. Double tote: races 6 and 8.
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    Runaway Victory Over F. & N. Eleven.
    594 12 Runaway Victory Over F. N. Eleven. Yesterday's Commercial Cup Soccer Matches. SCORING nine goals without reply, the i Municipal Services Club ran out glorious winners yesterday when they played Fraser and Neave "B" to a stand- still in a Commercial Cup competition game at the Jalan Besar Stadium. The losers
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    544 12 THE Government Monopolies proved too strong for the S.H.B J S C when they met in a Commercial Cup match yesterday at the Anson Road Stadium and they secured a deserved vie erv by the comfortable margin of three i nils to nil. Exchanges never* reached a hi*h standard, but
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    100 12 February Mixed Foursomes Competition. The February mixed foursomes were played at Keppel Golf Club yesterday. Twenty cards were taken out and the following were the best returnsMr. and Mrs. S. H. Moss 42—10%— 31% Mrs. Elder and H. Jackson 40—8%—31% Mrs. J. L. Campbell and A. Barron
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    SEPOY LINES G.C.
    17 12 The Sepoy Lines G.C. February medal was won by Dr. B. Home, three down.
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    ISLAND CLUB.
    71 12 Triple Tie In February Medal Competition. The following were the best return* in the Island Club February medal <dogey) competition played over the mm end: down W. McMullan (7) Dr. T. E. Cheah (18' J. C. Dickinson (24> C. A. R. Bateman (8) K. C. Eu (16) T.
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    FOUR BALL GOLF MATCH.
    390 13 5.G.C. Beat Keppel Club On Sunday. .V S four-ball golf match HII Kit Tim Ah resulted In a ■a ifi for if\e Singapore G.C. K'-pp*] names first): .lit iluiifi *7» unci H Jackson rc tTaik <2» and S. N. Kelly 'A'iilk arid .1 Hodgins <9» 0.
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    SCOTTISH FIFTEEN.
    65 13 Team For International Against England. Reuter. London, Feb. 25. The Scottish XV to meet England at ::ham on March 17 has been picked as follows BROWN (London Scottish), SHAW iw High School >, DICK (CamLIND (Dunfermline*, FYFE (Cambridge), COTTER (Hillhead High LOGAN (Edinburgh Wander- ITCHIE Watsonians» COTTINGTON (Kelso>.
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    MINERS MAKE GOOD FOOTBALLERS.
    774 13 Some Prominent Players From The Pits. HTHE best footballers come from the j A coal mines. If you were to take a census of all the players in Soccer—the better-known men and the Interna- J tionais—you would find that the mines have produced most. You will
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    CHESS CHAMPION.
    179 13 Beaten In Tournament At Hastings. SINCE Alekhine b came world's champinon in 1927 he has invariably finished first, or tied fcr firs' in every tournament in which he has par icipated. Fcr this reascn Flohr's feat in winning first place in the Hastings tournament just, concluded is news,
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    THE INDIAN TESTS.
    383 13 Complete Batting And Bowling Averages. The averages of the English and Indian cricketers in the Tests are as follows: BATTING. ENGLAND. Ins n.o. R. H.S Avg. D. R. Jardine 4 1 221 65 73.66 C. F. Wallers 6 2 284 102 71.00 H. Verity 3 1 121
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    McGRAW'S LAST BASE.
    59 13 Reuter. Famous Manager Of Giants Dead. New York, Feb. 25. Mr. John J. McGraw, the famous baseball player-manager, died to-day from uremic poisoning. He retired in 1932 being manager of New York's Giants for 30 years. His clubs won the world series thtte, times. He was a
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      262 13 CLUB DIARY. [There are numerous Clubs and Societies in Singapore, most of the members of which are readers of the "Malaya Tribune." This Diary is protided specially for them. Secretaries are invited to co-operate in keeping it up-to-date and complete. Happenings of general interest will still be included in the
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    CLAIM DISMISSED.
    380 14 Coolie Who Wanted To Be Mandore. rE Assistant Civil District Judge, Mr. L. R. F. Earl, yesterday dismissed a claim of $40 by a Tamil coolie against Thomas Vickers, Quarter-master, R.E., a foreman in the War Department, Changi. The plaintiff alleged that he had given the defendant $10
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    CHINA SHIPPING.
    191 14 Heavy Losses By Home Vessels. Shanghai, Feb. 20. rrvHE Ministry of Communications has X proposed to the Chinese Foreign Office that inland navigation rights be restored to Chinese ships who through foreign competition lose 2,149.830 tae'.s every year.—" Min Kuo Jib Pao." It Ls> reliably reported that Japan
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    TROOP MOVEMENTS.
    319 14 Several Flying Officers Going j Home. j I Among the troops disembarking from the "Ranchi," which arrives in Singapore on March 2, are one N. C. O. and three men for O. C. Ist Wiltshire Reg., Singapore, one N. C. O. and two men for C. R. A..
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    FOOD SHIPS ORDERED.
    144 14 For Service Between Australia And Britain. Reuter. London. Ten new food ships for Empire trade have been ordered from British shipyards during recent months. The majority are for the New Zealand-United Kingdom run. These orders represents 112,000 tons, approximately one-third of the total tonnage under construction in
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    FAIRY TALES FORBIDDEN.
    46 14 Reuter. Canton. The Can on education authorities have issued an order forbidding school children to read fairy storieo or stories "tending to arouse super, stition." This action is stated to have been taken to prevent the sale of "weird" books to children. -Reuter.
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    WHAT OUR CONTEMPORARIES ARE SAYING— Malays And Non-Malays.
    226 15 WE do not believe for one moment that racial animosity between the Malays and the non-Malays exists in the Malay Peninsula, but undoubtedly some uneasiness as to their future status and rights—rights acquired by hard pioneering work—does exist amongst the domiciled non-Malay
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    Clerk's Debts.
    321 15 NO-ONE denies that the majority of the members of the clerical service are deeply in debt and for years h.ive been disobeying General Orders, thus hazarding both jobs and pensions. An honest attempt is being made to extricate them from their difficulties without undue hardship—all that is required
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    H.E. The O.A.G.
    278 15 HIS many friends in Malaya-and their name is legion—will join us in congratulating His Excellency Mr. Andrew Caldecott. who was sworn into his high office on Saturday in the Executive Council Chamber at Government House. Singapore. Mr. Caldecott came out as an M.C.S. Cadet in November. 1907.
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    A COSTLY "JOKE."
    76 15 Bank Clerks Who Laughed At Robbers. Reuter. Bilbao. The clerks in a local bank laughed heartily when two men, With caps pulled over their eyes and collars turned up, entered and cried "Stick 'em up!" The bank clerks thought it much too like the films to be
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    MATERNITY HOSPITAL.
    334 15 Seremban Receives Help From Singapore. (From Our Own Corresvondent) Seremban, Feb. 24. "1 have worked hard for 12 years to bring about the erection of a larger building for a Maternity Hospital for the Chinese, and my efforts have at last been rewarded," said Mr. Worn? YicJc Tong,
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    HEIDELBERG CITY GUIDES.
    45 15 Following the recent example of Bremen, Heidelberg has now uniformed its city "uides and eouipped them with armbands showing what languages are spoken by the wearer. Only persons who have a thorough knowledge of the old university town ma* act as guides.
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