Malaya Tribune, 15 March 1934

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    40 1 The Malaya Tribune THE MOST POPULAR DAILY NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA, Vo». XXI. No. 63 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1934 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Singapore: Thursday, Mar. 15, 1934. Malaya Tribune 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1934 20 PAGES
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      146 1 A. FLINTER. 6, Raffles Place, Singapore. Importing Diamonds and Pearl Necklaces of every size and Quality. Selling at latest and lowest market prices. Also buying gold coins and gold ornaments of every class and quality, paying highest prices according to daily exchange rates. I '•'niniiii'tiii.-iiiiuiiiiiriinirinininpt* i i >T| v rrt
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    PENANG CHINESE BANKRUPT.
    1084 2 Wife A Creditor. HEAVY LOSSES IN MINING. UK public examination of ('hear Lean Guan. reputed to be a nang millionaire, who owned one the finest houses in Tanjong mgafc known as "Sandycroft" took uc at Penang on Saturday in the ipreme Court before Mr. Justice hit ley.
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    MANCHUKUO.
    103 2 Question Of British Relations. Reuter. London, March 13. MR. R, A. Eden announced in the House of Commons that a meeting of the advisory committee of the League of Nations had been summoned for May 14 to consider the British communication concerning postal relations with Manchukuo. He indicated that
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    PARCELS FOR UNITED KINGDOM.
    440 2 Rules For Senders To Note. mHE General Post Office. Singapore has 1 tt*ed an important notice with regard to Customs declarations on to the United Kingdom and It his been represented by the British COBJLw%£ that mm^mmm^ oarctls sent to the United Kingdom and North, reland
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    WARSHIP CAPSIZES.
    69 2 Disaster During Japanese Manoeuvres. Reuter. Tokyo. Mar. 13. j THREE survivors of the Japanese torpedo beat "Tomotz.uru." which t capsized yesterday during floated to the surface ihis moratag. They state that there were still eigni ethers ahve it. the engine room when they escaped through the hatclr*a> Cr
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    KINTA SCOTS.
    175 2 Officers For The Current Year. Mr A. C. Godding presided at the annual meeting of the Kinta Branch of the Royal Society of St. George In proposing the adoption of the report and accounts for the past yean he S3d that Englishmen m Kinta were doing their individual
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    ENGINEERING IN MALAYA.
    502 2 Association Meets At Ipoh. (From Our Own Correspondent! ipoh. March 12. ENGINEERS from all over Malaya I in Ipoh on Friday for the annual meeting of the Engineering Aatactati Malaya. The programme in connection with the nee ing «n»« spread over three days begtnni Friday with a
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      17 2 The beer of X long standing and outstanding quality N. V. Straits Java Trading Co., SINGAPORE PENANG
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    WHAT OUR CONTEMPORARIES ARE SAYING- Civil Servants.
    157 3 THERE is reason to suppose that the system whereby Civil Servants and subordinate Government officers attain promotion will b*> the subject of enquiry in the near future. The system ot promotion by seniority has long been criticised, but of late the criticism of
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    Yellow-Top Taxis.
    168 3 THE experiment of the yellow-top taxis, which can be hired at the very moderate cost of 20 cents a mile, appears to be an unquahfied success. The one that has been in commission has been in constant demand and at certain hours of the day could have been
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    K.L.S.B.'s Chairman.
    252 3 YESTERDAY'S meeting of the Kua.a Lumpur Sanitary Board brought ou. on the occasion of the welcome ot the new Chairman, the old plea for more continuftJrof service by the Chairman of the Board It is a plea which hai the very l?eartv endorsement of everyone who has been
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    Experts Only!
    238 3 THE matter of free English education was again raised in the Johore Council of State by Malay members and brought forth a most interesting reply by the Hon. Dr. R. O. Winstedt. the former Director of Education, who at present General Adviser, Johore. It must be confessed that
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    "SPEAKEASY" DOOMED.
    50 3 The Effect Of Hotel Competition. Reuter. Now York. mHE days of the expensive -speakeasy KSTZfJUTT** Repeal ol r'Siomthey Uaveoarr,.,! -JjWg the competition irom the MtmgAm "(Vo m£i famous and fa.hionWithout warning, the Embassy loaded mto them .laorif-rs founded the I a membership arcSS" be worth ,00,00. j —Reuter.
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    INTO THE STRATOSPHERE.
    88 3 Balloon Ascends 11 Miles And Bursts. Reuter. Moscow, Ma/. 13. The new envelope automa* stratosphere balloon in winch ano fec n o?d.tas be te n s\ a eda 0 "second time near Leningrad to-day. heieht of nearThe balloon reached a height ly 11 miles and then burst.
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    GOLD IN U.S.A.
    43 3 \mount Of Purchases Since New Policy. Reuter. New York. Mar. 13. The Treasury worth of m WU P^ s c t f as f e ro m abroad. Feb. 2 and Mar B-IW, $78 0,000.C00 ™XAp l policy was inau
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    REVENUE SURPLUS.
    134 3 Tax Reduction In South Africa Likely. Reuter. Cape Town. (Cape Province". A REDUCTION in taxation during the coming financial year is confidently anticipated as a result of the Umon s revenue being consistently buoyant for some time. There is now every indication that a Laree surplus will be
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    POPPY DAY FUND.
    155 3 Malayan Collections Higher Than In 1932. It is gratifying to note that, in spite of adverse conditions, the P°PPy FunO collections in Malaya, North Borneo and Miri (Sarawak) on Armistice Day exceeded those of the previous year. A report issued by Mr. R. D. Davidson, the hon.
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    "LIFE OF OUR LORD."
    201 3 Dickens Manuscript To Be Published. v London. -THE "Life of Our Lord" which Charles Dickens wrote for his children, is to be published. The great novelist had asked his children to see that it was not given to the public during their life time, and this
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    637 3 Sunday, March 4. Mr r. B. Black left Government and Mrs. Caldecott had luncheon with the Chapman of toe Singapore Harbour Board at Ktppei House Monday, March 5. The Hon. Dr. R. D. Fitzgerald, General Russell. Dr. W. W. Jameson Dr. Jacocßs. Mr. W. Keblinger. Mr. and Mrs.
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      540 4 M. HASSAN. J ELECTRICAL AND WATER CONTRACTOR. 36-37, Bras Basah Road, SINGAPORE. llfI If you are in need of electric lights, fans, motors, etc., and water .service, please write to the above address or 'Phone 3411. TO LET. TO LET— 74 84. Truro Road. Apply 47, Truro Road. TO LET—
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      302 4 j FOR SALE. FOR SALE. FAIRBANKS WEIGHING MACHINES with Iron Platforms. Second-hand, Reconditioned As New. 1934 Government Verified. One only Platform size 41" x 30" to weigh 700 Pounds and Cattks $75. Two only Pi3tform size 50" x 32" to weigh 1 500 Pounds and j Catties $110 each. F
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      761 4 FUBLIC NOTICES. NOTICE. |tiohbah| NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the trade mark depicUd abov<> are ihe exclusive property Of AYE KOK COMPANY, cf No. 12, Grcve Read. Singapore, and that the same are us a ir respect of all kinds of soap manufactured and sold by them to the Straits
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      234 4 DISPLAY Gl THE LATEST IM4 MODELS PARAMOUNT Mi SWISS MAIN itmSJ TICK WOH Hl\c 420. NORTH til ID, i NEAR MTDD] I Special Dfaew i.„ E. T. Special Famous R; in MAKE RACING p\vi SELANGOR Tl RI CU B SPtlx C M Sat. March 17, Wed Vl| IMPORTANT. Spuial-lat, Or.
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    DISPUTE OVER A COW.
    464 5 Bengalis Charged With Extortion. THE hearing was continued before the Second Magistrate, Mr. N. Grice, vi sterday, in the case in which two Bengalis. Munesar Rai and Rajkishore Ra*. are charged with extortion. Mr. A. J. Braga is appearing for the prosecution while, Mr. S. Shanmugam
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    THE ELUSIVE THIEF.
    145 5 Pilot's House Burgled Despite Secret Guard. Alexandria. Captain D. H. **ar, pilot of the Imperial Airways flying-boat •'Sylvanus." which brtneen Brindi-i and Alexandria. Ms be*n rebbed of his entire wardrob? with the exception of a tail coat, one rAir of flannel trousers, and a pair of riding
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    CZARIST DEBTS.
    77 5 France Hoping For Settlement With The Soviet. Reuter. France. France is hoping for a settlement of the vexed question of the Russian debts of the Czarist regime. racor This was one of the questions reserved at the time of the signature of the recent Franco-Soviet Commercial Treaty Exchanges
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    AVALANCHE HAVOC.
    206 5 Eighteen Killed And Many Injured In Italy. Ancona. J FOLLOWING torrential rains, ava- lanches and landslide are causing' havoc on the Adriatic coast of Italy and in two villages, Bolognola and Monte Rubbiano, there has been heavy lbss of life, I In Bolognola many houses are completely buried
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    MARKET LIST.
    442 5 Details Of Current Prices. Singapore, March 9. MEAT. Beef, steak I round», kati 28 Beef, stew or curry, kati g Pork, lean, kati Pork, lean and fat (Ist quality), kati 32 Mutton. Australian, lb. 9 Fowl, kati n Hens (locally reared), kati W Ducks. Saigon, each jjjj Pigeons,
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    FRANCE HAS HER FASCISTS.
    322 5 Opposed To Parliamentary Government. Paris. rANCĔ now has her Fascists, called Francistes, who lay claim to ten thousand adherents all over the country., Their programme is: 1. Overthrow of Parliamentarism, by armed force if necessary. 2. The corporate Fascist state. 3. Friendship with Fascist Germany and
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    WAR ON RELIGION.
    99 5 To Be Intensified In Russia. Reuter Wireless. Moscow. March. 12 Intensification of the atheist war m Russia against religion has been ordered by Yaro Slavasky, President or the bociety of the Militant Godless He stated that as a result of the slackening of the anti-religious campaign, religion
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    THE STICKLER.
    111 5 Washington Police To Do Duty Fully Dressed. New YorK. Mr. John F. OTyan. the new Police Commissioner cf New York, is a stickler fee disclpline—he has forbidden the city's "traffic cop./' to take off their coats in hot, weather. Wa.-hington police have for years been allowed to direct
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    GENERAL SMUTS.
    82 5 Palestine Village To Be Named After Him. Reuter. Johannesburg. The name of General Smuts will be given to a village in Palestine In ac cordance with a decision of the South African Zionist Federation. The letter organisation has decided upon this step as an expression ol gratitude for
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    REPAID AFTER 20 YEARS.
    85 5 Warsaw. A merchant in Btelvstok who was once I rich but is now ruined and cannot even maintain his large family, received a letter asking him to go to a hotel. At the hotel, an elderly man whom he did not know handed him the equivalent
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    FISH FLIES FIFTY MILES.
    60 5 Wolmaranstad, Transvaal. During heavy rain three warders at the prison here saw a small fish fall from the heavens and lie inert almost at their feet. I The only conceivable explanation is that the fish had been caught up In a i watersprout seen at Bloemhof,
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      93 5 OUR COMPLETE STOCK OF BOOKS—Part 3. No 20 "DISEASES OF THE GALLBLADDER BILE DUCTS, by A. W. Mayo Robson 5» u -21. RHIZOPOD PROTOZOA," by j Jackson Clarke 22 CONGENITAL DISCLOCATIO* OF THE HIP," by J. Jackson Claike TT 23 "A MANUAL OF HUMAN ANATOMY FOR DENTAL STUDENTS." by R.
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      578 5 SERRAVALLO'S TONIC t >'dß\ (Quinquina and Iron Wine). Has be?n awarded 24 Gold and Silver Medals. j 'II STIMULATES THE APPETITE. STRENGTHENS THE NERVES. REGENERATES THE BLOOD. SERRAVALLO'S TONIC (Quinquina and Iron I Wine), is a most palatable mixture of quinquina iinpi i L and Ircn, perfectly combined with a
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      43 5 /OR SPORTS GOODS iH, CHANGE ALLEY, SINGAPORE. I] CATARACT. No risk of operation No matter ripe or unripe. No matter however hard the films may be C.uaranteer! cure without any harm. Particular! oil request Apply: Dr. Sherman. PCS. Baliabhanga (Faridpuri. Bengal. In !fl
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    Shipping News & Notices. SHIP SINKS IN THE WHANGPOO.
    1055 6 Shipping News Notices. SHIP SINKS IN THE WHANGPOO. Collision Off Hunt's Wharf. Shanghai, March 8. SINKING In the Whanspoo wt hin 40 minuses, following a collision with another ship at tiffin time on Sunday, the s.s. ••Shawhsing" lies in 50 feet of water off Hun s Wharf, at Shanghai, with
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    SHANGHAI DOCKS.
    374 6 The "Cingalese Prince" Overhauled. Shanghai, March 2. MORE .hipping companies are finding it cheaper and more convenient to dock their ships in Shanghai for their voyage-over nauls. The latest company to take advantage or Shanghai's docking facilities is the Prince Line, whose twin-screw mot or-vessel "Cingalese Prince" entered
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    SHIPPING MERGER.
    148 6 Cunard And The Oceanic Companies. Reuter Wireless. London. March 11. The agreement has been published between the Treasury and the Cunard Company and the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company for a merger into the "Cunard White Star Ltd.." which is to take over free from all mortgages and charges
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    THE GREAT LAKES.
    408 6 Heavy Cargo Movement In 1933. TOURING the 1933 season of navigation D there was an exceptionally heavy •movement of cargo between the Great i akes and European, Canadian Atlantic, United States Atlantic, Newfoundland and Cuban ports, which passed through the St. Lawrence canals without breaking bulk. According
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    DUTCH NAVAL MEN.
    165 6 Thoroughly Enjoyed Visit To Singapore. Officers and men of ♦.he Dutch naval squadron which left yesterday, were unanimous, in their praise of the hearty welcome accorded them during their stay in Singapore. From the date of their arrival a series of interesting sporting fixtures were arranged, and
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    UNEMPLOYED MASTER MARINERS.
    484 6 Plight Of Merchant Navy Officers. THE plight of British merchant navy officers, as a result of the shipping depresshn. is illustrated in startling fashion by a recent occurrence. A firm of shipowners which was commissioning a big oil tanker suggested to the officers- (Merchant Navy) Federation that
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    SHANGHAI BOAT SUNK.
    70 6 A Chinese boat loaded with 50 tons of stone sank off the Chinese Water-works on the Nantao Bund at Shanghai in a collision with the Dollar liner "President Johnson." Four persons on the boat climbed over to a smart sampan in tow at the time the boat
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      63 6 AMERICAN LLOYD AGENCY, LTD. (Incorporated in S.S.) Steamship passages booked by all Lines. Airmail tickets obtainable here. F.M.S. Railway tickets may be purchased at this office. NO BOOKING FEES. Baggage, household effects and merchandise collected, stored, shipped or delivered at reasonable rates. Insurance effected. Further information regarding sailings and fares
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      184 6 T-1...JL HfLLOYD TRIESTINoj (Incorporated in Italy) EXPRESS SERVICE. CARGO SERVICE. SINGAPORE TO ITALY AND CHINA. Calling at Penang. Colombo, Bombay, j Karachi, Aden, Massowah, Suez, Port Said, t Calling at Penang. Colombo, Bombay. Brindisi, Venice and Trieste. Suez, Port Said, Brindisi, Venice Trieste. m.v. HILDA Mar. 20 Mar. 20 f
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      240 6 HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE. Deutsch iHaalfll Australische Dampfschlffs 111 Gj Qesellschait (Companies incorporated In Germany). I PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICE. OUTWARDS. HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, NORTH CHINA AND JAPAN PORTS. Due Spore. s.s. RESOLUTE, World Cruise Mar. 18 m.s. ERMLAND, via Manila Mar. 19 t m.s. BURGENLAND, via Manila Apr. 8 s.s. RUHR, via
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      592 6 STEAMER SAILINGS. NORDDEITS(HIU 1 LLOVI). The undernotcd are the Cun. fix ures: OUTWARDS. 5 "DONAU," for Manila, Hoogk S'hai. North China and Japan "SAARBRUCKEN," for Manila. II S'hai, North China Japan HOMEWARDS. 1934. j "AACHEN," for M'seilles, Oran. R'daaa, Hamburg and Biemen "TRIER," for Genoa. Bated Lisbon, Amsterdam. Rotterdam. Hamburg
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    LATEST SINGAPORE QUOTATIONS.
    487 7 Mining Shares. Singapore. Thursday, 11 a .pi. The following tin share quotations are Issued »y Fraser and Co., exchange and stock brokers, issue value Buyers. Sellers. I Asam Kumbang Tin 37 38--£1 Austral Malay 42 43 6 3 Hitam Tin 14 6 15 (5 V v. r
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    DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
    129 7 ISSUED BY FRASER 8z CO EXCHANGE AND STOCK BROKERS. Buyers. Sellers. Singapore Municipal (1901» 5 per cent. 10« 108 norn Singapore Municipal (1907» 4'/ 2 per cent. 105 107 norn Singapore Municipal (1P09) 4V 2 per cent. 106 108 norn Singapore Municipal «1013» 4 per cent. 102
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    Financial News & Views. TO-DAY'S MARKET POSITION.
    169 7 Financial News Views. TO-DAY'S MARKET POSITION. RUBBER PRICE UP. Cause Of London Weakness (By Our Financial Corretfxm&ent.) Singapore, Thursday, Noon. To-day's Prices:— Rubber (Singapore), 18*4 ct s up Vi ct. Market Tone Firm. Tin (Singapore), $116« down |IV£« Yesterday's Prices:— London Rubber, 5 11 32d., down 1 16d. Market Tone:
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    PRODUCE.
    192 7 Singapore. March 15. r (Siam» W. Coast N 1 per Koyan $99 r (Siam> W. Coast N 2 per Koyan $95 Rice, B. Siam N. 1 per Koyan $91 Rice, B. Siam N. 2 per Koyan $84 Siam, No. 1 Siam, No. 2 Siarn. No. 3 JJJJ Siam, "Sinhuay"
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    FINAL DIVIDENDS.
    133 7 Mercantile Chartered Banks. THE Chartered Bank of India, Australia and advise that they have received a .telegram from the head office in London as follows: At the annual meeting of shareholders, the directors will recommend a final dividend at the rate of 14 per cent, per annum, subject
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    INDUSTRIES FAIR.
    89 7 Large Orders For Home Market. Reuter Wireless. London, March 12. A rosy picture of the British Industrie* Fair was given to-day by the Secretary for Overseas Trade. All sections of the Fair report largei orders for the Home market than m 1933. while enquiries and orders from overseas
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    TINNED PINEAPPLES.
    84 7 Exports From Malaya For March. During the week ending March 10. exports of tinned pineapples from Malaya:: port amounted to 22.840 cases, of whicn 17 104 cases were to the United Kingdom 950 cases to the Continent of Europe 750 cases to Canada, and 4.036 case> Elsewhere. Total
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    "IMPORT MARK" FOR SWEDEN.
    77 7 Stockholm. An "import mark" system is to be adopted by Sweden on April 1, as part of a "Buy Swedish" campaign. After this date loreign goods of almost every class will have to be stamped "imported" before they will be allowed to enter Sweden. In many
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    12 7 A Woman Peeps at Singapore—she does it weekly, in the Sunday Tribune.
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    236 7 Steady Undertone Of Rubber. Reuter Wireless. London, March 13. ON the Stock Exchange to-day, business slowed down consiaerably and, apart from a late rally in Kaffirs, and certain industrials, the markets were featureless and mostly on the easy side. The rubber market at first responded to higher overseas'
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    U.S. STOCKS.
    85 7 Bill To Regulate Margins. Reuter. New York. Mar. 13. THE redrafted Stock Exchange Bill has been completed and it is believed that it wil' be published on Mar. 14. The Federal Reserve Board and the Trade Commission will administer stock exchange margin regulations. It seems likely that a
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    48 7 The output of Renong Consolidated Tin Dredging Co.. Ltd.. for the first half of March was 282 piculs, the hours run being 168 and :he cubic yards treated 34.000. KatuiTm Dcedging. Ltd.. produced 261 piculs, the hours run being 206 and the cubic yards treated 58.000.
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    INCREASED SALES OF MOTOR-CARS.
    115 7 Worldwide Demand For Nickel. Reuter. London, March 13. THERE was a striking recovery in International Nickels in 1933. The net profits amounted to $9,662,584, compared with a net loss of $135,345 in 1932, and the earnings on the common stock equal 53 cents a sharer The
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    FRENCH TEXTILE TRADE.
    80 7 Big Increase In Number Of Unemployed. Roubaix. The French textile industry, centred round Roubaix and Tourcoing, is faced with another black year. Unemployment continues to increase rapidly. At Roubaix the number of workmen totally unemployed is about 4.000, being 300 more than the figure for last month.
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    IMPORT QUOTAS.
    69 7 U.S. To Consume More British Liquor. Reuter Wireless. Washington. March 10. The elimination of import quotas for liquor from May 1, to June 30. was announced to-day. as foreshadowed by President Roosevelt last night. It is expected in Britain that this will mean a big increase of British
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    TIN AND RUBBER.
    74 7 The following outputs are reported for February TIN. Pahang Consolidated Co.. Ltd.. 1.630 ocls. Ipoh Tin Dredging. Ltd. <Ayer Etam" 554 pels. Sungei Kinta Tin Dredging. Ltd. 305 pels. Temoh Tin Dredging. Ltd. 381 pels. RUBBER Kuala Reman Rubber Estates, Ltd. 46 Lok Kawi Rubber, Ltd. 32
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    VIENNA TRADE FAIR.
    75 7 Reuter Wireless. Vienna, March 10. The vast resources of the British Empire are shown in miniature in the British Pavilion of the Vienna Trade Fair open ing to-morrow. For instance, visitors will learn that half of the world's motor tyres are made from British rubber and 99
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    CREDIT TO SOVIET.
    45 7 Reuter Wireless. Stockholm, March 13. An agreement has been concluded for a credit amounting to 100,000,000 kroner to Russia against purchases of Swedish goods. Manufacturers will be paid in kroner by the Swedish Government, which will receive Soviet bonds against deliveries.—Reuter Wireless.
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    LATEST SINGAPORE QUOTATIONS.
    355 7 Rubber Shares. Singapore. Thursday. 11 a.m. The following rubber share quotations are issued by Fraser and Co., and LyaU and Evatt. Issue 4 Value. Fraser Lyau m Shares. Co. Evatt. 1 Allenby 1.10 120 1.05 1.15 1 Alo/ Gajah 0.70 0.80 0.70 0.80 IA. Hitam 1.15 1.30
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    GENERAL.
    274 7 FRASER CO.-S QUOTATIONS. oi 3 «5 CLOSING QUOTATIONS ia 15 Bu y ers ■3a 3 > a, > $2 $2 Alex. Brick Ords. 0.72»/ 2 0.80 $2 $2 Alex. Brick Pref. 1.70 180 £1 £1 B. Ameri. Tobacco 120 125 $10 $5 B. Malaya Trustee 5.40 5.60 £1 £1
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    52 7 DAILY PRICES CURRENT. Singapore. March 15 n,.on Buyers. Sellers. R.S.S. equal to London Standard RSS on Tender: March g; 18 4 April June JJ July Sept. 19 t Oct.Dc T'ne of Market: Firm Latest Cable: London Spct Sheet oll32d. %ew York Spot She* O. cts. 11%
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      90 7 THE EASTERN BANK, LIMITED. (Incorporated in England). SINGAPORE BRANCH 4, I> A'meidu Street. Authorised and Subscribed CaP i £1.000.000 Paid-up-Capital 5*355 Reserve Fund and Resc &ou.uw HEAD OFFICE LONDON. BRANCHES: Bombay. Calcutta, Colombo. Karachi. Madras Amara Baghdad. Bahrein. Basra. Kirkuk. Mosul and Singapore. CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and money received on
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      139 7 A N ANNUAL j 1 PAID QUARTER I I tamps a reassuring seal tmm I ol a sound proposition. I i No other investment is quite so convenient and secure as a Savings Account with a sound bank. g s Your money always ready in an emergency, »nd growing rapidly.
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      509 8 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. TUITION In Cambridge, Commercial and special subjects, is given by experienced teachers at moderate fees. Apply to 'TUTORIAL." co The Malaya Tribune. H.M. NAVAL BASE, SELETAR. SALE OF SURPLUS GENERATING PLANT. TENDERS are invited for the purchase of THREE -Aster Wembly 4 strcke cycle petrol paraffin engine (magneto
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    JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW— TO-DAY'S SHIPPING
    134 9 JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW TO-DAY'S SHIPPING PASSENGERS ARRIVING. The following passengers arrived in Singapore by the "Comorin" yesterday Mr. J. Morrison, Mr and Mrs. P. Penning. Mr. J. Tudhope, Miss Forsyth, Mrs. W. and Miss J. Kelso, Mr. and Mrs. A. Remedios. Mr A. Hornbeck, Mr. A. White,
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    BOUY ESTABLISHED.
    63 9 A notice to mariners states that a conical buoy, painted white, has been established at the edge of the shoal at the entrance to Merbau River, at a distance of 1.7 miles 265 deg. from Tanjong Dawai lighthouse (lat. 5 deg. 41' N, 100 de<- 20' E». All
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    VESSELS IN PORT.
    118 9 "Himalaya Maru." Japanese; 3,187 tons, from Calcutta 15-3. for Rangoon 16-3. "Shirala." British; 4.872 tons, from Calcutta 15-3, for Australia 15-3. Tobali," Dutch; 662 tons, from Bagan lb-3, for Bagan 17-3. "Nagara." Swedish; 3.939 tons, from Gothenburg 14-3, for Manila lb-3. "Tung Seng." British; 156 tons, from
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    76 9 Mails from Europe (London mails despatched on Feb. 22». by the Carthage" will arrive by train to-morrow morning. Correspondence will be ready for delivery to boxholders at 8.45 a.m. and delivery by postmen will commence at the same time. From China by the "Kutsang," due at Singapore at
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    MONEY MARKET
    224 9 SELLING. Singapore, March 15. London 4 months' sight 2 4 ***** London 3 months' sight 2 4 5,32 London 60 days' sight 2 4 964 London 30 days' sight nkl London demand 2 4 764 j London T.T. 2 4 332 Lyons and Paris demand 899 Hamburg demand
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    DIARY Of THE DAY WHAT'S ON?
    55 9 Public Functions And Sports Fixtures. TO-DAY. MARCH 15. High Tides—lo.36 a.m., 11.25 p.m. Football: Wilts v. S.C.T., Jalan Besar; S.C.F.A. "A" v. Harlequins, S.R.C: P. Brani v. M.F.A., Anson Road; S.C.C. II v. S.R.C. 11, S.C.C. Billiards: Willie Smith, New World, 9 p.m. Cricket:
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    AMUSEMENTS
    60 9 ALHAMBRA.—"Eskimo." APOLLO.—"Mystery Airman" and "Struggle for Love." CAPITOL.—Eddie Cantor in Roman Scandals." EMPlRE.—Chinese pictures. PAVILION. Dorothea Wteck in "Cradle Song." GREAT WORLD.—Cabaret Dancing, sideshows, Dean's Grand Opera and Chinese Wayangs, cinemas. Talkies: Star—"The Little Damozel." MARLBOROUGH—"Eskimo NEW WORLD.—Cabaret Dancing, sideshows, Malay Operas, Chinese Wayangs, cinemas, etc. RITZ. -Double talkie:
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      291 9 I It's a poor week-end without the i Sunday Tribune Malaya's brightest j and cheapest weekly journal. ■Illllllllllllilllllli:illllilll|.lilllllllllliil>l**l ,l> FREE SHOW FREE SHOW f THE GREATEST I IDARE-DEVIL1 DARE-DEVIL ACT OP THE AGE i 1 < me And See Th- jj WORLD'S CHAMPION CHINESE FIRE DIVER J f Setting Fire
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      54 9 Singapore Municipality TENDERS. TENDERS arc now invited for the following materials or services. For particulars, Municipal Tender Room. Purchase of Coal Tar at the Gas Works for a period of 2 years. 4 p.m.. March 24, 1934. Supply of High Pressure Copper Tubes, 4 p.m., April 30, 1934. C. H.
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      126 9 [POSTAL INTtLLIGtNCC SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE. TO-DAY. Rangoon, North and East India (Khandallat 3 pjn. Southern India ißajulat 3 p.m. Philippine Islands <Donau> 4 p.m. Selat Pandjang, Bengkalis, Siak, Pakan Baroe, Fort de Kock and Padang (Tidore) 4 p.m. Banka Island and Tandjong Pandan (except Muntok) (De Weert) 4 p.m. 'Ceylon,
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
    46 10 Mr. Cheang Jim Chuan and family beg to tender their thanks to reatives and friends who paid night visits and attended the funeral of the late Mrs. Cheang Jim Chuan and also to those who ssnt, scrolls, wreaths and le ters of condolence.
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    MISCHIEVOUS CANARDS.
    785 10 "OUMOUR ifl a sort of talk spread about without any author, to which ill-will has given a beginning, and credulity growth." Thu: Quintilian, rightly enough except for one thing: rumour has an author, or authors who are actuated sometimes by mere love of causing a sensation, and at
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    POLICE CONCERT.
    61 10 The band of the S.S. Police, under the direction of Mr. F. E. Minns, will perform the following programme, weather permitting, at Katong Park to-morrow, commencing at 5.15 p.m.: March. "Jaurez," Schettino; overture. "The Jolly Robbers," Suppe; selection "Romeo and Juliet," Gounod: "The Golden Waltz," Winter, selection, "The
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    251 10 A Reuter cable announces the death at Roquebrune, on the Riviera, of Mr. Benjamin Sassoon, the well-known Shanghai stockbroker. Even with the present scale of operations, a price of $60 per pikul of tin gives the F.M.S. Government a re/enue of five million dollars a year, remarks the Ipoh paper.
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    Topics Of The Day. The Air Route.
    151 10 NEXT month the flying time by Imperial Airways liner between London and Singapore will be reduced to eight days. This is part or the policy of gradual speeding-up which has guided the company since it first started longdistance services. It would be possible,
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    Empire Trade.
    167 10 IT is reported that, at the request of the Colonial Office, inquiries are being carried out. by the local Customs authorities in all British Colonies, m regard to the effect of Imperial Preference on inter-Empire trade. These enquiries have nothing to do with the Trade Commission still sitting
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    The Congo Coup.
    145 10 rpiN miners in the Belgian Congo must be hugging themselves with glee. Their adherence to the Tin Control Scheme has been bought—no other word expresses it—by the allotment of a quota amounting to over four times their production last year and well over twice the estimated amount
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    50 Latex Plants!
    235 10 IT seems unfair that mine] taking all the jolts just planters are left to blissful patient!* optimism. Let us givei something to think about, I luscious cold beer Which is thing on return from a str of the "tote." In San Diego, < we would have them
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    Passing Thoughts
    384 10 By "Looker-On" TT will be noticed that the new tin "cut' 1 will operate from an appropriate date—April 1. Was it done on purpose? Control is excellent and has done wonders for the industry. But the feeling persists that the F.M.S. miners aie "carrying the baby" for the
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    ON OTHER PAGES.
    61 10 EARLIER CABLES. 00 P 2 3 POPPY DAY FUND, on page 3. NEWSPAPERS IN MALAYA SPORTS NEWS, on DOgOS 14 and CLUB DIARY, on page 15. INDIA NEWS, on page 16. OUR READERS' VIEWS, on CHINA NEWS, on page 17 GIRL GUIDES IN MALAYA 01 PAHANG NEWS,
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      70 10 SILK WATERPROOF j GOLF JACKETS j Of course you have heard about j the new shipment. Wonderful I jackets they are, too Gleam- j ing silk and proofed to with- j stand wind and rain. And j specially made for Wing Loong. j I Simply indispensable to the all- weather
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    Europe's Terrible Dilemma Through German Militarism.
    449 11 STRONG WORDS IN COMMONS. I'll RE AT OF A NEW WAR. British Proposal. I ague Should Have Full Authority. Reuter. London, Mar. 14. lili. A, Eden, the Under Secretary to the Foreign Office, deshis recent tour of Europe in ranee of disarmament, said iti
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    LOCAL WEDDING.
    144 11 Dr, R. D. Fitzgerald And Miss N. N. Lowther. T.T wedding of Dr. Richard Desmond 1 f nzgerald Director of Medical and Services. S.S. and F.M.S.. and Nancy Newton Lowther. of Bea>k place at St. Andrew's CatheSing&pore, yesterday afternoon. bride, who was given away by C v Wurtzburg.
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    AMERICAN SILVER.
    46 11 Reuter. Washington. March 14. i H Brownell. of the American 11. fining Company, National Recovery Board a J*** pen market in copper, asserted, oy illustration, that speculators in rk hold 175.000.000 ounces oi m readiness to dump on me ii ilver is remoneytised Reuter.
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    ALLIES OCCUPY KUMUTOW.
    358 11 Fall Of Sanshingkung Expected. Shanghai, Mar. 15. KNIGHTING between the 41st Army under Gen. Sun Tien Ying and the Shansi and Suiyuen troops is developing rapidly at Tengkow. Gen Fu Tsoi Vi, who commands the latter forces, claims that the Allies have occupied Kumutow. The aerodrome at
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    WOMAN CONVICTED.
    106 11 Stolen Articles Found In Pawnshop. Sentence of two months' rigorous imprisonment was passed yesterday by the Second Magistrate. Mr. N. Gnce. on Salleha binte Ahmad, the Arab widow ot a European, named Clarke, who was found guilty of theft of jewellery and clothing valued at $797. Accused had
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    PEDESTRIAN INJURED.
    92 11 Knocked Down By Motor Car. A car and a pedestrian were involved in an accident along Kampong Java Road at naif-past eight yesterday m The n pedestrian. a Chinese, was found lvine in an u nC onscious state by the side of "he road between the Rochore Canal
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    ICE COMBINE.
    64 11 Avoiding Competition In Bangkok. (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. March 14. minrident with the beginning of the hot season 12 Bangkok ice companies have combined to pool their daily outpSZ sen at agreed rates and avo.d rU T n ne US price n of t ice I will
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    DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.
    15 11 Many People Killed At San Salvador. Reuter. in the port were wrecked Reuter.
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    SIAMESE CONSUL LEAVES.
    664 11 Higher Appointment. DEPARTURE FOR SIAM TO-DAY. pHRA Mitrakam Raksha, who been Consul-General for Siam in Singapore for the last two years, left for Bangkok this morning prior to taking up another and more important diplomatic appointment for hi? Government. Details of this appointment are not available at
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    MALAYA-JAVA TELEPHONES.
    506 11 Service At Last. $18 CHARGED FOR THREE MINUTES. JT La notified in the F.M.S. Government Gazette that arrangements have been completed for the opening of a Radio Telephone Service between Malaya and Java on Monday next. The following are the details of the arrangements made Hours of service.
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    FIRE ON CRUISER.
    55 11 Outbreak On "Fulton" At Hongkong. Hongkong. March 15. A fire broke out on board the United States cruiser "Fulton" at Cape Rock outside Hongkong Harbour yesterday afternoon. The Taikoo steamer "Tsinan" was the first ship to came on the scene. The outbreak was controlled.—"IV'n Kuo Jih Pao"
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    MURDERER STILL AT LARGE.
    242 11 Suspects Detained Yesterday. THE Cantonese resoonsible for the shooting of Inspector A. E. Popejoy n a pawnshop in Singapore on Friday is still at large. Yesterday aft: moon. it is reported, the Police detained two Cantonese, in the Teluk Ayer District. They were placed on parade
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    JAPAN'S BUDGET.
    29 11 Reuter. Tokyo, Mar. I Th? House of Peers passed a record Budget, including 487,000.000 yen for the i flavy and 449.000,000 ft n ior the Army —Reuter.
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    ATLANTIC MERGER THREATENED.
    263 11 j /*> Injunction In New York. WILL GIANT LINER BE BUILT? Reuter. New York, Mar. 15. jyjR. Franklin, President of the International Mercantile Marine has announced that the company's attorneys have been instructed to seek an injunction to restrain th«i Cunard, Oceanic and other companies from proceeding
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    When Mrs. Raffles Led Penang Society.
    1161 12 NEWSPAPERS IN MALAYA. 129 Years Ago. ALWAYS A SOCIAL NECESSITY. (From Our Oicn Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 14. jyjß. G. L. Peet, of the Straits Times, was the speaker at yesterday's luncheon meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Rotary Club at which Mr. E. D.
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    ONCE A WEEK.
    1287 12 And A Price Of 25 Cents. A Singapore newspaper in the middle ot the nineteenth century consisted of four pages published once a week and sold at twenty-five cents. It had no cable or telegraphic new;, and Stall news Df the outside world as it contained was
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    A LANDSLIDE.
    419 12 Spread Of English In Singapore. That shows how rapidly things have changed since Mr. Still knew this country. Mr. Roland Braddell recently described the sprtad of English in Singapore as having attained the dimensions of a landslide. Every newspaper man knows that Mr. Braddell was perfectly right. There
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    NEW STAR AT THE PAVILION.
    219 12 Dorothea Wieck In "Cradle Song." AT THE CINEMAS. MAKING her debut in American pictures. Dorothea Wieck, the star of the German picture, "Maedchen in Uniform,* is now appearing at the Pavilion in "Cradle Song," the film version of the stage play which caused a sensation
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    HOSPITAL'S GOOD YEAR.
    1223 12 St. Andrew's Mi ssiot) CHRISTIANITY Nm i FAILURE. 1 "T CONGRATULAII 1 *"0 h&y; been concerned wifl the n, during the past year and hoj they will meet with eg the coming year" said cott, the Officer Admii Government, yesterds nual meeting of the S a Mission
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      18 12 THE Overseas Assurance CORPORATION, LIMITED, China Building Chulia Sti*JTHONE 5808. SINGA*** FIRE, MARINE, WOTOB VEHICLES WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSUBANC*
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    THE BEAUTIES OF ITALY.
    1417 13 Rotary Address. WHAT THE TOURIST SHOULD SEE. ITALY and its beauty spots and historic cities like Rome, Venice and Naples, was the theme of an address by Cay. L. V. Brunelli, of Lloyd Triestino, at the weekly tiffin of the Rotary Club at the Adelphi Hotel
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    SIR CECIL'S FLIGHT.
    225 13 Intention Known Long Ago. IlfE are somewhat surprised (says the wf "Strait* Echo"> to learn that a large number of friends and officials turned up at Victoria on Monday to greet Sir Cecil Clementi and were disappointed to learn that he had arrived by air at Croydon
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    APPEAL COURT.
    207 13 Claim For Share In Kongsi. THE appeal of Tan Ec Khian against a decision of Kir. Justice Mills in the Supreme Court occupied the attention of the full Court of Appeal in Singapore yesterday before Sir Walter Huggard (Chief Justice*, Mr. Justice Thome and Mr. Justice Gerahty, K.C.
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    NEW SINGAPORE PRISON.
    279 13 Details Of Tenders. Blti CO&'f'HAl/t W BIG CONTRACT FOR WOH HUP. Colonial Secretary forwards details of the tenders received for the building of the new Convict Prison at Changi, Singapore, and it is notified that the alternative tender of Mestys. Woh Hup was accepted. This tender was
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    CHINESE WORKERS
    345 13 Demand For Payment Of Wages. AS a result of a demonstration by over 200 factory workers at Tan Kah KtSf works m the grounds oi the evidence of ,the Chinese Comul-General (Dr. Philip Tyaut at CairnhtU Circle yesterday, the matter of .the payment of Their wages is being
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    OLEH OLEH PARTY.
    126 13 Those who have bought tickets for either of the performances to be staged by the "Oleh Oleh Party" on Friday and Saturday in the "Moonlight Hall," New World will be admitted into the New World free of charge for the night that their tickets are available. Tickets
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    PROPERTY SALE.
    67 13 Messrs. Ching Keng Lee and Co., Ltd., announce that at the sale of 130 and 132, Bunga Raya and 93. Wolverstein Road, the property was sold in one lot to Messrs. Tan Soo Hean and Tan Soo Cheong for $40,000. The sale of 124, First Cross Street. Malacca,
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    Farrer Cup Won By The Engineer's Department.
    558 14 KEEN TUSSLE IN FINAL. Miniature Trophies. SOCCER AT JALAN BESAR. AN enthusiastic gathering watched the final of the Farrer Cup Competition between the Engineer's Dept and the Secretary and Treasurer's Dept. at the Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. The Cup. which was presented by
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    PENANG'S EXTRA RACE MEETING.
    250 14 Three-Day Programme In Mid-April. CLASS I horses are again excluded from the events catered for by tne forthcoming Penang Races next montn. The official programme, just issuea. i;hows that it will be a three-day meeting, on April 14, 18 and 21, allowing three runs each for
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    TREASURY AUDIT SOCCER.
    56 14 A farewell football match will be played to-day at the J.C.S.A. ground hi honour of the impending departure on lpave prior to retirement of Capt. A. O. Wilson. Senior Assistant Auditor. After the game, the shield presented by Capt. A. O. Wilson will be handed over to
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    HORLICK'S B.P.
    19 14 Mr. Tan Chong Beng announces that he has resigned the hon. secretaryship of the Horlick's Badminton Party.
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    WILLIE SMITH.
    335 14 Table With "Aberdeen Pockets." lI7HEN Willie Smith was giving an exff hibition of his skill at billiards in Robinson's cafe yesterday afternoon it seemed almost as if he would make a record of a kind not popular with champions. Time went on. he had scored 500 by nice
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    SCOTTISH CUP.
    74 14 Semi-Finals Draw Result. Reuter. London, March 14 THE draw for the semi-finals tt the Scottish F.A. Cup to be played on March 31, resulted as follows:— St. Johnstone v. Rangers (at Hampden Park. Glasgow). St. Mirren v. Motherwell (at Tynecastle. Edinburgh). LEAGUE MATCHES. The results of matches played
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    S.C.C. CRICKET.
    67 14 Team To Meet The Chinese On Saturday. The following have accepted invitations to play cricket for the S.C.C. v. the S.C.R.C. at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 17, at the 8.C.C.: J. McLeod (capt.). E. MacCreanor, G. Carr, J.E.C. Mitchell, Lt. M. T. L. Wilkinson, Maj. C. J.
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    GRANGE B.P.
    54 14 The team to represent Grange B.P. v. the Henderson Athletic Party at the former's court on Saturday at 3 p.m. is as follows: Koh Chek Tuan, Chua Leng Yong, Yap Chin Tee, Tan Kirn Hong, Seah Yak Thai, Chua Leng Kuan. Reserves: Yeo Cheng Chua and Goh Seah
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    S.C.C. TENNIS.
    279 14 Results In Spring Tourney Doubles. THE following were the results of matches played yesterday in the championship doubles section of the S. C. C. Spring tennis tournament r F. Smith and N. S. Wise beat W. H Drooglever and O. R S. Bateman 6—o. 9—7. Dr L Demenv
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    AUGUST B.P.
    160 14 Ties For The Singles Tournament. The first round of the August Badminton Party Singles Badminton Tournament, will be played off as follows: Sunday, March 18, at 4 p.m.: Ong Hong Tee v. Soh Chong Seng; Soh Swee Teck v. Koh Gin Guan; Lim Nah Kak v. Chow Shi
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    R.S.Y.C. EVENTS.
    145 14 Race Against Naval Team On Sunday. The Royal Singapore Yacht Club will sail a race against a team from H.M.S. "Medway" and H.M. submarines on Sunday next. Two team races will be sailed in the "B" Class Yachts. The morning race will start at 10.10 a.m., and will
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    SELANGOR TURF CLUB.
    152 14 Handicaps For Second Day. mHE following are the handicaps for 1 the second day of the Selangor Turf Club Spring meeting on March 21. 1 Ponies: Class 2, Division 3: 5 furs: Bust Up 9-0, Dewi 8-10, Tolong-Lagi 8-7, Balkis 8-6, Lela Manja 8-3 Auctioneer 7-12, Remount
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    LEAGUE FIXTURES.
    87 14 To-day's First Division Match Postponed. The first division match, originally arranged to bu played to-day between Pulau Brani and the Malays, has been postponed. Other changes in the local Leauge fixtures are as follows: SECOND DIVISION. S.C.C. v. JfJUL, on Padang. from March 20 to April 5. S.C.C.
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    SEPOY LINES G.C.
    119 14 Mrs. G. V. Allen Wins Ladies' March Bogey. The Ladies' March bogey competition at the Sepoy Lines Golf Club, played on Monday and Tuesday resulted in a win for Mrs. G. V. Allen with a score of all square on bogey. The best cards returned were: Mrs.
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    AMICABLE A.A.
    87 14 From the following will be selected the side to represent the Amicable Athletic Association against the Siong 800 Athletic Association on Sunday, at the Jalan Besar Stadium at 4.45 pm Yeo Ah Kow, Goh Ah Chew, Lee Yeow Soon, Ong Thiam Chwee, Teo Chin Ann Chan Cher Seng,
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    GRAND NATIONAL ACCEPTORS.
    192 14 Thirty-Four Names. LIST OF PROBABLE JOCKEYS. 1 London, Mar. l rpHE following are f mai acceptors, with the probable jockeys, for the Grand National to be run at Liverpool (4 miles and 856 yards) on Mar. 23:— Gregalach 12.7 iParria) I Thomond II 12.4 'Speck) Golden Miller
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    CRICKET TEAMS.
    150 14 S.C.C. XL's To Meet Wiltshire! And S.C.R.C. S.C.C. cricket teams for matches on Saturday are as follows:— v. S.C.R.C. at 2 p.m. on Saturdaj S.C.C.:—J. McLeod <capt,>. E. MacCreanor. G. Carr. J. E. C. Mitchell. Lt M T L Wilkinson. Major C. J. X Hili. F ft Fargus.
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    PADANG CRICKET.
    57 14 P.W.D.. Team v. S.R.C On Saturday. The following will represent theP- w at cricket against an S.R.C. N Saturday at 2 p.m. sharp on the G. Morgan (capt.t. V. Ponniah. o«n son de Silva. A. G Cooke. P. DAlmeid-. Carlo Pereira. T. Santa Maria. J v. Campbell, C.
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    BRIGHT BATTING BY AUSTRALIANS.
    80 15 Two Centuries Against Tasmania. Reuter. Launceston, Mar. 13. fiv Australian cricket team which is I ing to England drew the first against Tasmania, nania were out for 345, of which contributed 105. Fleetwood took five wickets lor 103. Australians replied with 537, of Woodfull made 126.
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    S.A.F.A. FIXTURES.
    161 15 Dates For The Postponed Games. First Division League match, Chinese F.A. v. Singapore ReClub, postponed on Saturday, M if) on account of rain, will be at Jalan Besar Stadium on lay, Aug. 2 at 5.15 p.m. changes in fixtures which have notified to date have been made request
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    SEREMBAN NEWS.
    88 15 Opening Of Play-Ground Postponed. From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban. Mar. 13. (iwincr to bad weather, the official op bng by Mr. H. P. Bryson. M.C.S.. widen! of the Seremban Rotary Club. -day. of the new children's playground, was postponed to a future date. Sf-ntence of seven days' r.i.
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    KICK TO TOUCH.
    220 15 Dispensation Rule May Be Restored. London, Feb. 27. TiHE House Rugby Unions are to be approached in the near future by delegates from the Dominions, demanding a restoration of the kick-into-touch dispensation, which was withdrawn about two years ago, following the Australian and New Zealand tour by
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    PLAYFAIR A.U.
    76 15 Badminton Fixtures With Straits Chinese E.L.S.C. The following will represent the Playfair Athletic Union in a return match with the Straits Chinese Eoworih League Sports Club on Saturday at the Union's ground. Maxwell Road. Singles. J. de Souza. Yeo Guan Seng. Abu Bakar; Doubles. Ng Wing Choon and
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    JAPANESE SKI TEAM.
    79 15 Narrowly Beaten In Relay Race In Bavaria. By a close margin of 1 mm. 11 sees.. the Japanese ski team missed the first pace in the relay race held recently in Bavaria on the third day of the German Students Ski Champion Meeting, coming in second to
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    SOVIET RECORDS.
    69 15 Skating Meeting Held At Moscow. Recently. In a skating meeting at Moscow. Murashev won the 500 metres and 1.500 metres races in 48.4 sees, and 2 mm. 36.9 sees., respectively. A new Soviet record for women was set by Miss Mironova in the 500 metres race, she covering
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    GOLF CHALLENGES.
    344 15 The British Women's Title. London. THERE are indictions already that the British Women's Open Golf Championship will be one of the major international golfing events of the year. The tournament is to be played over the Royal Porthcawl course. North Wales, from May 11-17. It thus clashes with
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    A TRAVELLER'S TALE.
    45 15 Lisbon. This time it is in Portugal A landowner. Senor Manuel Borges. at Vales near Travanchnha, has shot an animal which: Is the size of a fox: Has the build of a lynx, and A thick yellow furry coat like a jaguar.
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      711 15 CLUB DIARY. i [There are numerous Clubs and Societies in Singapore, most of the j members of which are readers of the Malaya Tribune." This Diary is pro- j tided specially for them. Secretaries are invited to co-operate in keeping it up-to-date and complete. Happenings of general interesi will still
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    EARTHQUAKE IN INDIA.
    468 16 Starvation Rife. AMOUNT COLLECTED NOT ENOUGH. JJE ART-RENDING accounts continue to be received week by week of the havoc caused .by the cataclysm in North Bihar. "Starvation and nakedness increas-' ingly pursue the people everyday.' states the Central Relief Publicity Officer in Muzaffarpur. The x-eli f organisation,
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    RAILWAY AUTHORITY.
    120 16 Control By Legislation By Assembly. If a motion pass d unanimously by Unofficials cf the Indian Legislative Asembly is no. vetoed by the Home Government, railways in India will hereafter be subject to enactments cf the Indian Assembly and not of the Parliament of Great Britain. After o
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    INDIAN FROM MALAYA.
    134 16 Jumps Overboard From The "Rajula." Wher. the 8.1. boat "Rajula" was at sea in its voyage tc the Indian ports lasi. trip, a deck passenger named Appavo jumped overboard when the steamer had only a day to reach Negapatam. In a moment th. steamer was brought to
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    CHETTIAR SEDITIONIST.
    69 16 Rangoon, Feb. 23. The District Magistrate of Toungoo sentenced Maratha Mv hu (aged 20 years), a Chettiar, to 14 months' rigorous imprisonment on a charge of sedition on Feb. 21. It was stated the- accused threw a cracker which burst with a loud report in the Sessions Court
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    A BOMBAY FIRE.
    92 16 A devastating fire causing damage to the extent of more than one lakh of rupees within half an hour broke out in a cotton godown at Sewree. Bombay, on the afternoon cf Feb. 22. The Are, which threatened to spread to other stacks of cotton bales, was
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    SOUTH AFRICA'S INDIAN TRADE.
    128 16 A Commissioner To Be Appointed. THE Union Government, recognising the grea. possibilities of Indian markets for Union commodities, is considering the appointvaent of a Trad? Commissioner for India. Provision, it is learnt, has been made in this year's estimate. It i felt that a single appointment
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    ARM FRACTURED.
    169 16 Tamil Assailant Sent To Prison. (from Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban. March 9. A Tamil, nanvd Chinnappan, was produced befor? the police magistrate Raja Kamaralzaman. charged with voluntarily caus ng gri-vous hurt to ano'-h?r Tamil ccolie. employed on Sungei Kaya Estate, namtd Muthiah a rth an iion rod nt
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    CZAR'S SILVER TANKARDS.
    128 16 Discovered In A German Town. Reuter. Berlin. Six silver tankards which formerly belonged to the Russian Czars have been discovered at Nuremberg among a collection of art treasures in the possession of the city authorities. Tney were bought by Nuremberg from the Moscow Armoury Museum in 1928
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    DIAMOND INDUSTRY HIT.
    92 16 Two-Thirds Of Number Of Cutters Unemployed. Reuter. Amsterdam. Two-thirds of Holland's diamond cutters are unemployed. This fact is shown by the latest figures issued by the Dutch Tjnion of DiamondCutters. They reveal that 3.955 of the 5.051 members of the Union are totally unemployed. In an effort
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    Untitled
    44 16 A Bill to impose a untitled fee on tobacco manufacturers in the Punjab has been referred to a select committer. This new taxation has b.en necessiated by the need for fresh souices of r.venu.' required by the additional cost entailed by the new constitution.
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    UPROARIOUS SCENES.
    111 16 U.S.A. And Soldiers' Bonus. Reuter. Washington, Mar. 13. UPROARIOUS scenes were witnessed when the House of Representatives, defvine Mr. Roosevelt's wishes, passed the Bill to pay ex-soldiers war bonuses. Pandemonium reigned during the debate, members, perched on desks, shouting and gesticulating at each other. The defeat of the
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    HER GOLDEN WEDDING.
    111 16 Wife Who Wants To Live Again The Days Of Her Youth. Reuter. Warsaw. "I won't live with a woman who paints a»id powders" stormed Solomon Goldstein, a Warsaw septuagenarian. It was his golden wedding day. Children, grandchildren and relatives who had gathered for the celebrations looked aĕ
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    ESTHONIA.
    85 16 Virtual Dictatorship In Force. Reuter. Berlin, March, 14. The Ministry of Elders has decided to dissolve the Esthonian Parliament on March 16. after the adoption of the Budget. It is not expected that the Presidential and Parliamentary elections fixed for April can take place for a considerable period without
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    ASLEEP FOR WEEKS.
    98 16 1 A Child Rip van Winkle Returns To Realities. Reuter. Pictou. Nova Scotia. A child on Pictou Island, in ine ice of the Northumberland Strait, has just woke up after sleeping since Christmas. Little Helen McCallum was watching her parents decorate the Christmas tree. Suddenly she closed
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    BILL BEFORE CONGRESS.
    86 16 Kidnappers To Die Before A Firing Squad. Washington. Death before a firing squad as the penalty for kidnappers who have been convicted before the return of their victims is proposed in a Bill which has been inV-odueed into the United States House of Representatives by Mr. Snyder,
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    OUR READERS VIEWS. Salary Seales For
    482 16 Letters To Jl I E(liter. I [Our readers are invited to»*, on subjects of public be understood that the \\!aloLJ\ does not necessarily endor? S ex-pressed by correspondent* SHOULD BE AS BRIEF as preferably typewritten doibi,< and on one side of 1 he paver
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    "ADVERTISE BY TELEGRAM"
    52 16 An "Advertise by Telegranf is being carried out by tnt n» authorities of Poland To popularise the schem low rate of six words a pen) introduced for "adverusenm grams." t Tbe Polish Telegraph otn cater for special birthday, w funeral telegrams. For asm congratulations or coj llvered
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    £5 FOR EIGHTPENCE.
    35 16 A shoemaker attendi Ystad bid for a small box v ed down to him at 8d It was thoußht thai the bo waste paper. But amor,« the man found a 100 krond
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    "Tribune's" China News Service.
    602 17 HOW TO SAVE CHINA. Journal's Proposals. SUPPRESSION OF THE "REDS." Peipinjr. Feb. 13. i\S Feb. 11. Mr. Wang Chin*? Wei and I 'cneral Chian<r Kai Shek I a joint telegram reiterating the essentia] points in the Government's national salvation programme. The mi ssage points out that
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    CHINA AVIATION.
    81 17 Peiping, Feb. 18. A passenger 'plane of the JEurasia m Company is leaving Peiping for Sianfu early to-morrow morning to a ff, st flight between Peiping and Shensi preliminary to the establishment of an an service between the two places, ft is understood that the plane will Peiping
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    SZECHUEN "REDS."
    323 17 Commander Killed In Battle. Nanchang, Feb. 19. GEN. Chiang Kai Shek has set another time limit for the extermination of the Communists in Kiangsi. According to an order recently issued by Gen. Chiang's headquarters, the antiCommunist campaign in "Kiangsi must be concluded before the end of August next.—"Shun
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    STEEL PLANT.
    131 17 To Be Established In China. Nanking, Feb. 18 A complete agreement has been reached between the Chinese and German authorities for the signing of the contact governing the establishment of a .steel plant in China with German capital. No date, however, has yet been fixed for the signature
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    THE KWEICHOW WAR.
    99 17 Victory Scored By Provincial Troops. Hongkong. Feb. 18. The fortune of war in Kweichow has again turned in favour of General Wang Chia Lieh, Chairman of the Kweichow Provincial Government. Latest reports from Kweichow state that the opposition troops which attacked Kweiyang with the co-operation of the
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    RICE SHORTAGE.
    97 17 People In Szechuen Living On Grass. Chungking. Feb. 13. The people in Szechuen are facing an acute rice shortage owing to the continued warfare in that province. At present the people are depending on food supplies from Hupeh. As such imported products are sold at an extremely high
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    NANKING AND CANTON.
    526 17 Wili They Co-Operate Or Not? Canton, Feb. 20 GEN. Chen Chi Tang has received a telegram from Gen. Chiang Kai Shek urging that united efforts should be exerted for the suppression of the Communists in Kiangsi. Gen. Chiang points out that the Government is determined to order
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    CHINESE COAL.
    90 17 Foreign Competition VerySevere. Shanghai, Feb. 24. The Chinese coal industry is suffering heavily as a result of foreign competition on the Shanghai market. It is estimated that of the 3,000,000 tons of coal consumed in Shanghai lasl year, only three-tenths were Chinese coal, the rest being British, French
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    SHOPS RE-OPEN.
    23 17 Shanghai. Feo. 19. All Chinese business establishments have resumed their business after a long ftve-day holiday during the Chinese New Year.
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    ROUND MALAYA IN FIVE MINUTES. Perak.
    125 18 A Chinese labourer on an estate belonging to a Chettiar. near Teluk Anson, is reported to have been caught by a crocodile. It is stated by his fellow labourers that a party of four Chinese coolies from the same estate tried to swim across
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    Malacca.
    78 18 Following two days of heavy showers the Jasin sawah was inundated and the padang completely submerged on Thursday last. The Bekoh and Asahan roads were impassable for vehicular traffic till late in the forenoon. Local records show a rainfall of 98 millimetres for the 6th, with 12 hrs. rain,
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    Selangor.
    207 18 A local committee has been formed of the Overseas League under the Chairmanship of the Hon. Mr. M. B. Shelley. It is proposed to hold a dinner and dance for members of the League and their guests on Empire Day, May 24. and to try and arrange a British
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    GIRL GUIDES IN MALAYA.
    667 18 Movement Going Forward Steadily. ON her report on the Girl Guides of Malaya for 1933. Mrs. S. G. Grant, the general secretary, writes: Guiding in Malaya has much to record during the past year and is steadily going forward. Many recruits have been enrolled, particularly in
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    ACCIDENT SEQUEL.
    63 18 Serious Charge Against A Chinese. The case in which San Hoi Liong, stands his trial on a charge of causing death by a rash act, in Grove Road was again mentioned before the District Judge, Mr. H. A. Forrei. yesterday, when it was postponed to March 21, as
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    UNREST IN SPAIN.
    140 18 Danger Point Considered Passed. Reuter. Madrid, Mar. 13. THE general impression here is that the acute danger point has now been passed but nevertheless considerable ""rhutXd'colporations in the province of Cordova have been dismissed as I rSutt of the declaration that they would take orders only from
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    PAHANG NOTES.
    305 18 Personal And General Items. His Highness the Sultan of Pahang intends paying Bentong District an official visit about the middle of April. Owing to the reinstatement of Health Inspector Abdul Ahmid bin Jalleh. who was retrenched as from March 1. Inche Abu Bakar bin Sheik Abdul Majid. Senior
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    THOMAS MASARYK.
    146 18 To Be Re-Elected President Of Czecho-Slovakia. i Reuter. Prague. Thomas Masaryk. the virtual creator of the Czecho-Slovak Republic, will be re-elected President on May 17. following an agreement between the Government and the political parties. Thomas Masaryk. is now 83 years old and has been President ever since
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    MALAY CONVICTED.
    154 18 Sent To Prison For Three Years. A MALAY who represented himself to be an officer of the Chinese Pro ectorate and in this way extorted variou. sums from Malay P^ stit^ tes v w^ s r; r ii?r Ihthe Assize Court yesterday before Mn Justice Prichard, charged with
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    ANOTHER SAFE BURGLED.
    211 18 Ipoh Business I inn's Loss. (From Our Own Correspondentj Ipoh. Man b 14 CLOSE on the sensatioi at Batu Gajah. wl Treasury safe in the Governm* was rifled and a sum of $30 comes the news of a sale in burgled. The safe in question belt Borneo
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    235 19 I (H Outrage By Nazis. Reuter Wireless. Berlin, March 10. troopers have been three to six years' a charge of kidnapvw manufacturer of moting to extort a Schlesinger. was held ng at Chemnitz and volver point to enter a driven to Berlin, to send a
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    GERMANY AND CHINA.
    50 19 importance Of Overseas Markets. Reuter. Berlin. Mar. 11. East Asiatic Club dinner in Herr Schmitt. the Minisnomfcs, stressed the urgency g overseas markets. He Chinese Government the ess in securing the quiet of the interior and said he i's relations with Germany iue friendly, to the advant--Reuter.
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    STUDENT TRAVELLERS.
    42 19 tral Propaganda Committee ntertatoed the Students' rps frorm Java on Saturpeople have joined the iLifi movement, which aims to officialdom and citizention will be held to-day. epidemic of scarlet fever id other parts of Anhwei. have fallen victims to the
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    BRIGAND SHOT DEAD.
    162 19 "Smoked Out" Of His Refuge. Sofia. A BRIGAND chief, whose band has been terrorising the country round Plevna for some months, has been shot down by the police after having been "smoked out" of the house where he had taken refuge. Word was received that Stoiko StoikofT
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    A SAD HOME-COMING.
    129 19 Tragedy Of Man Who Ix>st His Memory. Budapest. Joseph Marcus awoke one day in 1925 to find himself in a London hospital. He had received a head wound while serving the Western Front during the War. and had had no knowledge of his surroundings since. Even when
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    PORTUGAL'S "QUEEN."
    121 19 Victim Of Hallucinations Dead. Oporto. Feb. 3. The lady of the decorations' —one of the most famous characters in Portugal—has **S at Oporto at the age of 52. Her real name was Justina Guerra. but HX mary years she, had been known solely as "tne lady' of the
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    SUNKEN SUBMARINES.
    110 19 Former Methods Of Rescue Were Hopeless. Reuter Wireless. London. March 10. introducing the House of Commons. Sn Eyris i»w» "a°d that the Admiralty had come to he conclusion that efforts to raise sunken submarines in time to save men were not a feasible operation. There was no hope
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    MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS.
    176 19 FOREIGN IMPORTS OF RUBBER DURING THE MONTHJ3F FEBRUARY. 1934. M LOWO TOHB. DRY. WET Remill Crepes, Smoked Blanket Crepes. Wet Scrap. Lump Coun'rv of Origin Sheet. Dr, Unsmoked Estate Native Bark Sheet. and Bark. Country Crepes and Scrap Cr-pos. (l (2) .3, .4, «5> <6)__ O) 74
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      429 19 lip 1 TO-OAY'S PROGRAMME. 3.M.T. 7.15 a.m. Time Signal from Big Ben. News Bulletin. IM Im. Trie Wireless Military Band, conductor. B. Walton O'Donnell; Herbert Heyner tbaritone i dime Signal from Greenwich at 8.15 a.m.*. i. 30-9.15 a.m. A recital by Walter Payne (baritone i, and Robert Silvester i violin)
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      844 19 1.15-1.45 p.m. The Northern Studio Orchestra, directed by John Bridge, from a Manchester studio. 2.0 pm. Time Signal from Bk Bin News Bulletin. 2.15 p.m. The Midland Studio Orchestra, directed by Frank Cant'll. loom a Birmingham studio .45 p.m. Foreign Affairs, a talk by Mr. Vernon Bartlett. 3.0 p.m. Time
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      159 19 730 pm. Students 6ongs: The Wireless Male Voice Chorus, conductor, Leslie Woodgate; Stuart Robertson (baritone), Ernest Lush at the pianoforte. 8.0 p.m. Dance music (gramophone records), j 815 pm. The Regional Revellers, presented by Mason and Armes, with Dorothy I Summers, Nat Goulding. Mary Pol- lock. Jack Wilson. Hal Bryant,
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      88 19 12.15 a.m. Harold kttM»« at the of the Granada. Tooting. London. 12 45-1 Oam. News Bulletin. Fruit MMfeH Notes, supplied by the Intelligence Branch of the* Imperial Economic Committee. i BROADCAST PROGRAMMES. Coming Concerts Of Station "Z.H.1." Wave-length 49.9 metres. TO-DAY. 6 p.m. RECORDED MUSIC. 6.45 p.m NEWS BULLETIN. 8
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