Malaya Tribune, 20 February 1935

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    40 1 The Malaya Tribune Malaya's First National Newspaper: Guaranteed Largest Sales VoL XXII, -No. 43 SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1935 FIVh CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Singapore: Wednesday, Feb. 20, 1935 Malaya Tribune 24 PAGES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1935. FIV& Cfcfu
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    Shipping News & Notices. NORTH ATLANTIC TRAVEL
    557 2 Shipping News Notices. NORTH ATLANTIC TRAVEL Share Of The Principal Lines ALTHOUGH the statistics of North Atlantic travel during 1934 between Europe, outside the Mediterranean area, and the United States and Canada make it quite evident that the longawaited recovery is still delayed and that the services provided are in
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    PANAMA CANAL TRAFFIC
    125 2 Panama. Tolls paid last year by ships passing through the Panama Canal showed an increase oi £600.000 over 1933. when £400.000 more wera collected than in 1932. According to British shippers here, these figures howed t-hat definite strides were being made towards w orld recovery. The average
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    A YEAR'S BULGARIAN SHIPPING
    715 2 National Company's Lower Subsidy IN a report issued by the Department of Overseas Trade on economic conditions in Bulgaria (dated October. 1934), it is stated that the principal feature of note in regard to shipping has been the increase of Italian vessels visiting Bourgas and Varna.
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      359 2 n L.v.Mhit SAILINGS. ■~r- i life BRITISH INDIA i. it O. S. N. Co.'s SAILINGS. OUTWARDS. Due Tonnage. Singapore. 1936. BEHAR 6,00' Feb. 28 CATHAY 15,000 .ttar. 1 SOUDAN 6.500 Mar. 13 CORFU lM.no Mar. 15 RANCH! 17.000 Mar. 29 BURDWAN 6.070 Apr. 11 NALDERA 16,000 Apr. 12 RAN PUR
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      179 2 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From From From From S'p°i*e. Malacca. Port Penang. M.S. S'ham. \LS1A 12-3 12-3 13-3 15-3 BORINGIA 2-4 2-4 3-4 5-4 ERRIA 23-4 23-4 24-4 25-4 LALANDIA 14 5 14-5 15-5 17-5 T UTLANDIA 4-6 4-3 5-6 7-6 MEONIA 25-6
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      255 2 I. S. K. LINE. ISHIHARA SAN(iYO JvAlUN KAISHA, LTD. (Incorporated in Japan) REGULAR FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICE. (Arr.) SHYOJ1N MARU Ii port NANKOH MARU Feb. 25 MALTA MARU Mar. 2 FOR KOBE. OSAKA. MOJI. Y A WAT A, NAGOYA AND YOKOHAMA. (Dep.) MALTA MARU Mar. 7 CLYDE MARU Mar. 25
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      489 2 N. Y. K. LINE GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS for CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. (Incorporated in Japan.) To London via Naples, Marseilles. Next Sailings— 1936 s.s. HAKOZAKI MARU Feb. 21 rri s. TERKUNT MARU Mar. 6 s.s: HAtfUSAN MARU Mar. 21 s.s. HARUNA MARU April 4 s.s. KATORI MARU Apr. 19 MINIMUM
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      498 2 STEAMER SAILINGS. 4k£ NORDBEUTSCHER LLOYD. flf*j jiM (Incorporated in Germany). The undernoted are the j n tended fixtures:— OUTWARDS. "NECKAR," for Manila. H'kong, S'hai. N. China and Japan "ODER," for Manila Hongkong. N. China and Japan lf >r HOMEWARDS. For Rotterdam, Hamburg Bremen. t "KOELN," also calls Marseilles. Havre "HAVEL,"
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    VICAR LOSES APPEAL
    779 3 Child Maintenance REOUaW FOR BLOOD TEST REFUSED i v Y fashionably-dressed women M number of Church oi representatives were pre'•',t Gliimorgan Quarter Sessions, ,v when the Rev. John '"and. vicar of St. JamesI iverpool, whose address n as Great Mersey-street, ,1 appealed ajrainst the de- th P
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    CULT OF THE BODY BEAUTIFUL
    540 3 60,000 W«>me» Take Up Physical Cultare 'By Air Mail" London, Jan. 30. THE drive to make BrLain a physically Al nation is gaining new strength every day. From all parts of the country come reports of physical naming classes being formed for men and women,
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    ANCIENT FIRE FESTIVAL
    123 3 Grand Procession In Shetland Street Lor wick Shetland Isles. Jan. oj>. Thr ancient fire festival of Up-helLy Wook Slaw in Lerwick, the capital Ol the Shetland Isles, with greater pomp Vnd solendour than ever before. Pou? hundred guisers, each carrying a torch six feet long, marched through
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    "TEXAS "—GUINAN'S WILL
    221 3 Entire Estate Left To Mother New York. TEXAS" Guinan. the famous Broadway Night Club Queen who died in November 1933 has left a gross estat# of 52,405 dollars i £10.4*1 wttn a net value of 28.172 dollars according to a transfer tax appraisal which has iust been
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    BREAKFAST PROVIDED
    215 3 Vicar's OtTer To Early Service Worshippers (By Air Mail) London. Jan. 30. The Rev A. M. Johnson, vicar of St. Tchn's Hampton Wick. Middlesex, vesctdav initiated a scheme providing freakfast for worshippers at early momng Communion at his church A number of Communicants *ho aiend the early services
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    1934's FINEST FLIGHT
    128 3 Britannia Trophy For Scott And Black (By Air Mail) London. Jan. 30. The Britannia Trophy lor iWbw B en awarded by the Roya *«*«ggs vfr C W. A. Scott and Mi T c amoo -i Scfc'lwf their flight from Mildenhad t-i in the air race last September
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    NOW IT'S CELLOPHANE WIGS
    33 3 Hollywood. Gala npw idea in women's ha-ir-«ivess ng i ihaU in which Ikiukl lacquer-;,, apple.! with a spray-gun. copied powder dusted over all, a*.cd a further note of glamour.
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    FIVE-YEAR PLAN FOR THE ROADS
    486 3 Mr. Hore-Bclisha Outlines Scheme •By Air Mail.) London, Jan. 30. A FIVE-YEAR PLAN for the roads fW announced by Mr- Hore-Belisha. .the I Minister of Transport, at Birmingham last nght. "My d'vteional road engineers, ne said, "arc be ng instructed to get into touch with
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      240 3 jsier RUNDOWN ZiusianJ "T AM worried about you —you are distreas- ingly weary in body and mind, your spirits and vitality are alarmingly low-you must do something about it. Take Waterbury's Compound. Remember last year Mabel's husband felt just as you do now. rhe doctor told him to take Waterbury's
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    EXPORT TRADE FORECAST
    373 4 Good Outlook For Britain This Year (By Air Mail) Manchester, Jan. 30. THE quotas and preferences secured for the export trade promise improved volume in 1935, providing no unforeseen developments occur. This is the forecast in the annual report of the directors of Manchester Chamber of Commerce.
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    MOTOR BANDITS' METHOD
    120 4 Cars Dismantled: Spare Parts Sold Separately f 1 Cairo. The Cairo police have arrested a daring gang of motor-car bandits who have conducted a number of daylight raids on cars, which afterwards were never traced. The thieves explained the mystery of their disappearance by saying that their
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    FILM STARS' PETS
    113 4 Variety Almost Makes Up A Miniature Zoo Hollywood. Jean Parker, the film .star, now has a full-grown mountain lion as a pet. This almost completes the "miniature zoo" now owned by various stars including the following pets:— Gary Cooper: a chimpanzee. Leo Carrillo: a seal. Margaret Sullivan:
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    VILLAGERS NERVOUS
    105 4 Offended Firemen Going On Strike 1 Amsterdam. The councillors of Doom, the ex-Kai-ser's adopted village home in Holland, are having a dispute with the local fire brigade, and unless they reach an agreement soon, the firemen will refuse to attend any fires which may occur. The trouble started
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    HARD RIDING MARKS RODEO
    24 4 New York City. Hundreds of the West's outstanding cowboys and cowgirls invaded Manhattan to thrill crowds packing Madison Square Garden.
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    STRANGE SEQUEL TO APE'S DEATH
    323 4 Zoo Superintendent And Keeper Die San Francisco. THE third of a strange series of deaths, began when an immense Orang-Utang died in agony after eating poisoned food believed to have given to it by a visitor to the San Francisco Zoo, has occurred here. Mr.
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    ATTEMPT TO STEAL RING
    141 4 Thief Tries To Bite Off Bishop s Finger Belgrade. Dr. Stjepan Kovatch. Roman Catholic Bishop of the Banat. had a terrible and painful experience when thieves tried to steal his episcopal ring—together with the finger he wears it on. Dr. Kovatch was returning to his home
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    HUSBAND A CHRISTIAN
    106 4 Wife's Discovery After Four Years Of Married Life Alexandria. After more than four years of happy married life, a doctor's wife here is applying for the annulment of her marriage on the ground that she has just discovered that her husband is a Christian. She is a
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    SAVED BY A PEBBLE
    103 4 Man Who Slept On While House Collapsed Granada. Spain. When the gable end of an old house uddenly collapsed here, it was seen hat the occupant, Antonio Jurado, an old workman, was still asleep in bed, with half of his bedroom floor gone. Jurado is very
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    RESULT OF EARTHQUAKE?
    82 4 Mysterious Cattle Disease In India Muzaffarpur, Bihar. A mysterious cattle disease has been ravaging the villages of Rampuri and Bharthua near here, and many beasts have died. The disease has been traced to cattle grazing on fields where the great Bihar earthquake of last year had thrown
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      112 4 AIM I ,N CELWPHA e NE r^ p n PED PA(KETS OFIO I tit is so good for them. It's a good thing that children love Van Houten s Cocoa, for there is no better food beverage for them. No other food possesses suchh^nutritivevalue t issopureandeasily digestible Van Houten's Cocoa
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      413 4 New Quick-Whitening Action Makes Modern science has discovered that and polishing agents known to scimuhons of germs are collecting on ence. Second, it has the antiseptic the teeth, forming ugly dingy stains power to kill millions of germs that that no ordinary toothpaste can re- cause Uglj teeth and decay
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    TO-DAY'S MARKET POSITION
    244 5 DKI IMTK NOTE OF CONFIDENCE 1 Innuendos Treated \\1tl1 Contempt Our Financial Correspondent) va|>ort\ Wednesday, Morning, h, <ia> s Trices:— c iSingapore), 21% ets., up v. ct. »t Tone: Steady. 11vapore), $1 unchanged. ttnla> s Trices:— mIoii: down 1 lGd. \f ,rket Tone: Quiet. York 12 15
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
    58 5 DAILY PRICES CURRENT. Tor X M A. No. L X. Ribbed Smoked Sh«*» ngapore, Wednesday, noon. Bu* Seller*. loose) fltt tl% I Current month 21% 21 3 4 22 22's 23H »fc 2P» 24% 25% 85% Market: Dull. able: London Spot Sheet 6%<L V rk Snot
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    Financial News & Views. LATEST SINGAPORE SHARE QUOTATIONS
    1330 5 Financial News Views. LATEST SINGAPORE SHARE QUOTATIONS The following mining share quotations are issued by Fraser Co., exchange and stock brokers. Rubber quotations are those ot Fraser Co., and Lyall and Evstt: MINING Singapore, Wednesday, 10 am. Issue. Va] ue Buyers. Sellers. 4 Am pat Tin 4 49 £1 Asam
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    GERMAN TRADE DECLINE
    209 5 Lowest Exports Since Nazi Rule Be&an Reuter Wireless. Berlin, Feb. 16. THE lowest export figures since the Nazis came into power are revealed in the January figures. Exports totalled 297,000,000 marks, compared with 353.000.000 marks in December, and imports 404.000,000 marks compared with 399,000,000 marks. Thus the
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    AUTOMOBILE TYRES
    122 5 Big Increase Of Exports From Canada Ottawa. Canada shipped rubber automobile tires to 70 d fferen: countries of the world in November last. Total ship ments amounted to 63.959 tires value 1 at 5505.439 as compared with 40.085 tir-i valued at $313.015 in November. 1933. The larg°st shipments
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    ITALY'S IMPORTS
    82 5 Special Licences Under NewDecree Reuter. Rome. Feb. 19. The list of 1.500 articles requiring epeeial licences for import into Italy under the new decree is intended partly to restrict Italy's imports and parti} to provide a bargaining lever to obtain tavourab'.e treatment. Italy's exports includes coal, machinery, woollen
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    RUBBER MARKET
    189 5 London Firm's Weekly Report MESSRS. Lewis and Peat, Ltd., London, in their weekly rubber market report, dated Feb. 5, state: PLANTATION: -Our market has be'- n overshadowed by the. serious difficulties m the Pepper Market. The uncertainty of the Gold Claus? issue In America is also hanuing over
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    LIQUOR IN U.S.
    143 5 Distillery Company Profits From Sales Effect of the opening of the Unltea States market through appeal of prohibition is shown in a supplementary report for August-September-October. Issued with the annual report of Distillers Corporation-Seagrams. Ltd. During these three months, in which the company's liquor products first enentered
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    CANADIAN FLOUR
    94 5 Ottawa. British imports of flour in the first eleven months of 1934 totalled 8,700.000 cwt, a reduction of 313.000 cwt. from the preceding year. Although imports of flour from Canada were reduced from 3.925.000 cwt. to 3.917,000 cwt. the percentage of reduction was only 0.2 ocr cent, as
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    SINGAPORE SHARE MARKET
    375 5 Fraser And Co.'s Weekly Report MESSRS. Eraser and Co.'s weekly share report dated Feb. 19, reads as follows: MINING With rather more inquiry in evidence ii fair number ol Sunge! Luas have been placed round $1.23 I 2 and there have been small dealings in Hit am
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    MONEY MARKET
    121 5 Rates Are Inclined To Stiffen Reuter Wireless. London, Feb. 16. ON the money market, although supplies continue to exceed present needs, discount rates are inclined to stiffen under the influence of the third successive improvement in the average rate at which Treasury Bills have been allotted. The general
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    MORE CARS SOLD
    80 5 Canada's Improving Conditions I I Ottawa. Indicative of improving conditions in Canada, purchases of new passenger automobiles during the first 11 months of 1934 totalled 59,321. an increase of 20,553 cars or 53 per cent. Increases in purchases of new trucks and buses which possibly more truly
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      111 5 SOUTH 'BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD-, (Incorporated in New Zealand). FIRE, MARINE, MOTO-. AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION. L, C. MARGOLIOUTH, Manager. iFFICE: 2. FINLAYSON GREEN. <£IE EASTERN BANK LftflTßD (Incorporated in England). SINGAPORE BRANCH: 4, D'Almeida Street. •»iped and Subscribed £2,000,000 r '*»d-op-Capital £1,000,000 **sarve Fund and test 1 600,000 BEAD OPFICF
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      21 5 THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. ftftt, MARIN B, MOTOR CAR, PERSONAL ACCIDENT WORKMEN'S "COMPENSATION READ OFFICE: 1«D, CeeO U JOHNSON.
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      74 5 Nederlantfscfae "Handel-Maatschappij, N. V (NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY), Established in Amsterdam, 1824. HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM. WITH BRANCHES IN ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUE, BATAVIA, Branches throughout the Patch Sat* indies and in the Straita Settlemema, lnosn, China, Japan and Arabia. LONDON BANEKBB: The National Provincial Bank, Limited. Correspondents in the principal Citiea
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      63 5 I TEACH iOLR FAMILY THE VALUE OF THRIFT The child who is taught to recognise the advantage of consistent saving becomes the adult life well armed for the solution of its problems. The Bank is eager to help in establishing this valuable habit. $5 opens s SAVINGS ACCOUNT. MAKE IT
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      338 5 iHE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITED, •OfiYER CHAMBERS, RAFFLES PLACE. Japital Fully Paid Yen 100.000,000. Reserve Fund Yen 124.250.000. HEAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA. BRANCHES at Alexandria, Batavia, Berlin. Dairen, Fenjrtien, Hamburg Hankow, Harbin. Honolulu, Hongkong, Hsinking, Karachi, Kobe, London, Los Angeles, Manila, Moji, Nagasaki, Nagoya, New York, Osaka, Paris, Peiping, Rangoon, Rio
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      599 6 fi M. HASSAN, M 37, BRAS BASAH ROAD, SINGAPORE. T i We undertake all sorts of work j In electrical, gas and water ser- vice line. We Rive prompt attention to all j i orders either big or small. Why not consult us about your requirements I Estimate submitted upon
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      518 6 WANTED. WANTED —Survey Draugfetontsfr. Apply w.th reference to P.O. Box No. 569. j $120 offered for small car, any make, j U'r.t L. A. C. Morgan, R.A.F. Base. WANTED— Travelling Salesman for j wholesale wines and provision business. Must be Chinese of good standing witi previous experience. Apply Box No.
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      695 6 C. L. PRIOR. 3, Institution Hill. Telephone 7151. HOUSE ESTATE AGENT. Furnished ar.d Unfurnished Houses and Flats. Properties Bought and Sold. 11 Good SITES for Building Development Schemes in centre of Business Area. GOOD INVESTMENTS: Valuable Shop-houses in Town; Attractive Bungalow in Palm Road; Freehold Property in Cairnhill Road. POULTRY:
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      543 6 PENSIONNAT NOTRE DAME FOR EUROPEAN CHILDREN AT CAMERON HIGHLANDS. European Parents resident in Maiaya will shortly see the realisation of a long-cherish-ed hope in the Opening of the New Boardi.ig School at- Cameron Highlands. The Building will be complete and fully equipped for the reception of Pupils in May. The
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      286 6 FO» HEALTH BtIAIJTV VOL* \VIr K Aco TWA* Health, iimtm EXCLUSIVE SPRING 1935 MODELS j j The Leading House In Malaya X That Represents The Last Word gj &j In Shoes Comfort And Quality. S Prices Moderate. Sj 201, 202, Queen Street. IsANG KEE CoJ I (Established 1902). X HIGH-GRADE
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      361 6 HAVE YOU SEEN THE LATEST DOUBLE ARROW WESTMINISTER CHIMING CLOCKS NOW* ON DISPLAY AT 429, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD, (NEAR MIDDLE ROAD). Secretly and Quickly Removed! Slillman's Freckle Cream bleaches them out while yoo sleep. Leaves the <>Lin soft and whitf—the complexion fresh, clear and natural. For 37 years) (fiousandrf of
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    RADIO IN CANADA
    90 7 Increasing Popularity Indicated Ottawa. creasing popularity of the radio in h ar ada is indicated by the fact that «a trie first eight months of the current nscal year 738.067 radio receiving bee-n issued by the government spared with only 707.625 licence d m the whole of
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    BATHING-GIRLS TURN CUPIDS
    22 7 Venice, Cal. as th» Uti Ul youn B women defied gravity •«■•> practiced archery from the forces of speeding mccorcoats.
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    U.S.A. WAR MATERIAL
    165 7 Control Of Chromium In The Philippines j j i Manila, Philippine Islands. THE Philippine Islands contain "the most important source of war material under the American flag. according to a memorandum, issued here, by the United Sates senatorial committee investigating the advisability of granting immediate independence to
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    FLOODS IN JOHORE
    97 7 Kampong Folk In A Sad Plight (From Our Oicn Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Feb. 19. On account of the almost continuous rain in Johore- Bahru during tlv past j week or so many parts of the town and outlying areas are under watei In the heart of the
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    PAHANG NOTES AND NEWS
    509 7 Death Of Old Chinese Resident (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lipis, Feb. 16. TOWKAY.Chew Chee Kiow, an old. and respected resident of Kuala Lipis, oassed away at 1 a.m. on the morning of the 13th inst. after a month's illness. The deceased, who was well over
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    POLICE BAND
    57 7 The Police Band, und r Mr. F. E Minns, will play the following programme at Katong Park to-day, starting at 5 p.m.:— Overture. "Morning. Noon and Night in Vienna.'' Suppe: Selection, "Classical Memories," Ewlng; Waltz. "Morganblatter," Strauss; Selection. "Offenbachiana." F'nck; "Slumber Song," Schumann; Song. "Sanctuary of the Heart.''
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    SOPHOMORES CONQUER FROSH
    26 7 Brooklyn, N. Y. Flour-filled bags flailed the ears of first-year men as the bitter struggle for inter-class mastery begins at Long Island University.
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    ECONOMIC WAR WITH FREE STATE
    432 7 Step In The Direction Of Cessation Reuter Wireless. London, Feb. 13. A STEP in the direction of the cessation of the economic war between Britain and the Irish Free was taken by Mr. De Valera who announced in the Dail this afternoon that representations had
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    SWATOW'S MYSTERY MAN
    125 7 Said To Have Jumped Up Roof Chen Pao. Swatow. Jan. 20. A "mystery man," whose activities have caused considerable speculation among credulous people in Swatow. has been arrested by the local police and will be deported. Hailing from the district of Taishan in Kwangtung, he is only
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    POLICEMAN'S SUICIDE
    97 7 In Debt And Worried By Poor Health Chen Pao. Peiping, Jan. 27. Afraid of Settlement Day because he could not meet his obligations, and worried by poor health, a policeman in the fourth district here committed suicide to-day by shooting himself with his service rifle. The man, who
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    OPIUM SMUGGLERS
    74 7 First Woman Culprit To Be Shot China Times. Hsuchow, Jan. 25. The first woman opium and drug smuggler and dealer was executed in public here yesterday by the local Peace Preservation Corps. She was paraded through the streets lined with thousands of curious spectators. She was married and
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    GEORGE RAFT
    36 7 George Raft has learned to speak the Cantonese dialect of Chinese fluently for his role of a half-caste in Paramount's "Limehouse Blues," previously titled "Limehouse Nights," his tutor being his fellow-player, Anna May Wong.
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      416 7 Wireless TO-DAY'S EMPIRE PROGRAMME "Nonsense": A Forty-Five Minutes' Frivol TO-DAY'S Empire wireless programme ii us follows:— p.m. Big Ben. The Scottish oti] lie Orchestra. p.m. Quentin Maclean, at the nrv n ol the Trocadero Cinema, Eiepd castle. (Greenwich Time Stenal at 7.20 p.m.). 5 p m. Reginald Smith's "Nonsense." rty-nve
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      297 7 BERLIN, SHORT-WAVE STATION Wireless Programme For To-Day THE wireless programme for to-day as announced by the German ShortHoused fsfonows B lin Br0adcasUriB £nk P 0?r J Ln An ?oT Ce S l Lener a Box. F reCaSt (Germ E^>44? 5'™' usic and Epical Events. 4.45 p.m. News in English «soiJJn
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    PARLIAMENT AND THE KING
    552 8 Congratulation Ceremony In Westminster Hall (From Our Own Correspondent) (By Air Mailt London, Feb. 6. THE presentation to the King in Westminster Hall of Addresses of loyal coiieramla ion from the Lords and the Commons, first announce i in The Daily Telegraph two days ago. is
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    LILIAN HARVEY SHOCKED
    233 8 Making Life A Succession Of Divorces 'By Air Mail) (From Our Oicn Correspondent) London, Feb. 6. POOR Lilian Harvey: I'm afraid she returned from Hollywood with most of the gilt chipped off the gingerbread of her ideas on romance. At any rate, her stay in the film
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    ALLEGED KNIFE ATTACK
    77 8 Singapore, Wednesday. The Chinese who is alleged to have seriously wounded a rldtsha coolie with a knife in Queen Sta'cei' on Monday afternoon was arrested yesterday. It will be recalled that the trouble arose over the loss of 20 cents. The victim accused his room-mate, and in
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    JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW— TO-DAY'S SHIPPING
    38 8 NOTICE TO MARINERS A cable received by the Master Attendant from the Commander-in-Chief ol the China Station, states that the Pulo Gambir light, Annam Coast is reported to be re-exhibited.
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    VESSELS ARRIVED
    158 8 Minderoo, Brifljsh, 11,636 tons, from Penang 20.2 to Freemantle 24.2. Pangkor, British, 687 tons, from Port Qickson 20 2 to Malacca 20.2. Kedah, British, 1.033 tons, from Be-lawan-Deli 19.2 to Belawan-Deli 21.2. Conte Verde, Italian, 11,526 tons, from Shanghai, 18.2 to Trieste 19.2. Koln, German, 4,832 tons, from
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    HECTOR PASSENGERS
    370 8 The following passengers are sailing by the Hector for Colombo, Europe and London:— Mr. and Mrs. E. Elliott. Mr. R. J. Cassels. Mr. S. D. Warner. Mrs. H. L. Manchester. Mrs. Ellicott. Miss Skinner, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. S. Talbo.. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hamilton. Dr. and
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    117 8 SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Singapore, Feb. 20. East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1) Takada 20. Main Wharf (En.ranee Gate 3) Kola 18; Toussoum 16; Minderoo 15: Hector 13; Shyojin Maru 11; Hakozaki Maru 9; Diomed 7. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3) Kostis 32; Rahman 35;
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    114 8 Mails from Batavia and Palembang by aeroplane are expected at the General Post Office. Singapore, at 5.30 p.m. today. From Europe (London mails despatched on Jan. 31». by the Rohna, due at Penang at 6 a.m. to-morrow. From China and Japan by the Hakozaki Maru. due at Singapore
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    MONEY MARKET
    197 8 SELLING Singapore, Feb. 20. London 4 months' sight 24 7|32 London 3 months' sight 24 3,jU. London 60 days' sight 2 4 5,3* London 30 days* sight 2j4V» I London demand 2 4 33? I London T.T. 2|4 3|S2 Lyons and Paris demand 855 Hamburg demand 140 New
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    STERLING EXCHANGE
    92 8 Paris 73 13 32 New York 4.88 1 2 Montreal 4.89. Brussels 20.85. Geneva 15.03 1 Amsterdam 7.19. Milan 573 g Berlin 12.14. Madrid 25 9 32 Stockholm 19.40. Copenhagen 22.39 2 Oslo 19.90V 2 Vienna 26. Prague 116 5 16. Helsingfors 226y 2 Rio 4 '4 sellers
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    PRODUCE
    227 8 Singapore, Feb. 20. R. tSiam» W. Coast H. 1 per Koyan $131 jR. (Siami W. Coast N. 2 per Koyan $129 j R. (Siamt W. Coast N. 3 per Koyan $128 1 Rice. B. Siam N. 1 per Koyan $135 Rice. B. Siam N. 2 per Kjyan $132 I
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    DIARY OF THE DAY WHAT'S ON?
    187 8 Public Functions And Sports Fixtures TO-DAY, FEB. 20 High Tides.—0.29 a.m., 12.07 p.m. Johore State Council Meeting, the Dewan 11 am. S.S. (S.1 A. Dinner to H.E. the Governor Adelphi Hotel, 8 p.m. Boxing: Entries Close for Novice V Amateur Competition. Golf: Keppel Club,
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    AMUSEMENTS
    59 8 ALHAMBRA.—"The Hell Cat." CAPITOL.— The Camels Are Coming." APOLLO.—Chinese pictures. EMPIRE.—"HoId 'Em Jail." GREAT WORLD.—Caoaret Dancing; Side-snowt, Deans Grand Opera, Chinese Wayangs, Cinemas, Talkies, etc. MARLBOROUGH. Duktar-E-Hind, Hindi-Urdu talkie. NEW WORLD.—Cabaret Dancing, Side-shoves, Malay Operas, Chines*? Wayangs, Cinemas, Talkies, etc. PAVILION— "What Every Woman Knows." RlTZ.—Chinese silem pictures. ROXY—"Our
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    WRONGLY IMPRISONED
    128 8 Man Released After 13 Years Lisbon. AN innocent man, whose wife collapsed and died when was senenced for murder in 1921, has just been released after nearly 14 vears of imprisonment. In 1921 at Funchal, Madeiia, Artnur Damaso was tried for the murder ot his father-in-law and was
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    ITALY MOBILISING FOR WAR?
    218 9 Thousands Called Up SERVICE IN EAST AFRICA Reuter Wireless. Rome, Feb. 16. t iTHER train crowded with A oung men who have been i d has left for Syracuse, with t.> hold themselves in readi- service in East Africa. ,r train is due to leave this
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    WOMAN'S BODY ON LINE
    58 9 a Marks Lead To Inquiry F 0:. r Own Reporter) Ajai;: Lumpur, Tuesday. r-. ptTted that the body of lamil \v( man was found •:!way line at Sentul this n in suspicious circumsh p.tes. T v were stick marks on the (iy and the police are
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    BAILIFFS CHARGED
    151 9 Serious Allegations In Singapore Court Singapore, Tuesday. pf :..oi'S allegations were made J a iwo bailiffs, attached to ihe Court, named Ahmat Shah N man Justin de Cruz, and a Sikh Han Singh, when they appeared he Second Magistrate, Mr. N. Crice. to-day. '•-er Sikh, it is alleged,
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    STREET ACCIDENT
    66 9 V<> Rashness On Driver's Part Singapore, Tuesday. returning a verdict of dea'.h by 'iven.ure, the Coroner, Mr. W. "i. remarked that there was .no nee of criminal rashness or negon :he part of the -Chinese »'er of an omnibus which knocked and fatally injured a 56-year-old- --ien cn
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    KIANGSI PROVINCE
    349 9 Marshal Chiang Tn Nanchang Sin Chew Jit Poh. Shanghai, Feb. 19. SPEAKING at the memorial meeting at Nanchang yesterday. Marshal Chiang Kai Shek urged the people to make Kiangsi the model province in China. More than 1.000 officials and peopie attended. A lantern procession was held last night.
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    EMPIRE RIFLE MATCH
    216 9 Competition To Be Conducted Ky Post London. A rifle match for Empire Teams, organised by the National Rifle Association with the approval of the Dominions and Foreign Offices, has been announced here The match may be fired, under official supervision, on any day of the year, and
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    RAIL WRECK KILLS FOURTEEN
    29 9 Warrington, England. Many were injured, fourteen fatally, -'hen til" Fusion-Blackpool Express crashed into the rear of a halted local train while travelling at terrific speed.
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    FRACTURED SKULL AS EXHIBIT
    494 9 Inquest In Kuala Lumpur Tragedy (From Our Own Reporter) Singapore, Tuesday. A FRACTURED skull was an exhibit ;n ecurc when Mr. J. P. Biddulph held an inquest on the death of a Chine»2. named Fooh Ah Kang, to-day. Mr. Nicholls, 0.C.P.D., conducted the case. He said
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    STOLEN SPECTACLES
    90 9 Indian Youth Fined In Local Police Court Singapore. Tuesday. Kangupillay. a respectable looking Indian youth, was this morning charged before Mr. J. M. Brander, the Third Magistrate, with theft from a cay cf a pair of sun-tin ed spectacles belonging to a European, and alternatively, with dishonestly receiving
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    FILM STAR AS EXPLORER
    91 9 Search For Mysterious Islands In The Pacific Hollywood. Mr. Henry Wilcoxon, the English film star who is now in Hollywood, has decided to make an expedition into the Pacific Ocean in his yacht "Wanderlure," as soon as he has finished his work in tne new film
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    JAPANESE VISIT
    53 9 Sin Chew Jit Poh. Shanghai, Feb. 19. The Japanese Chief of Staff returned to Tientsin from Feiping yesterday. He will leave for the South shortly. His visit to China is to convene a meeting cf the Japanese officers in the country. The objec: of «:is visit Is Important.—Sin
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    SOVIETS STAGE AIR THRILLS
    33 9 Moscow. US.SR Dozens of girls and men bailed out" at perilou ly high altitudes, trusting iheir live:; to flimsy parachutes in a spectacular test of Russia's new air equipment.
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    ALLEGEDMONOPOLY FOR TIN
    391 11 Statement Not True SUCCESS OF CONTROL SCHEME Reuter. London, Feb. 19. TN the House of Commons, replying 1 to Mr. David Grenfell (Labour M.P. for Govver), Sir Philip CunliffeLister, Secretary of State for the Colonies, said that the Government were watching developments in the tin market, but
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    GAMBLING PLACES
    92 11 Tabu To Portuguese Judges And Lawyers Lisbon. Judges and any persons connected with or employed by the Lav/ Courts of Portugal are not. allowed to appear at Casinos, race-courses, or any where gambling and betting is permitted by a new decree issued by the Minister c f Jus'ice.
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    JOHORE POLICE COURT
    82 11 Two Chinese Charged With Extortion (From Our Oion CorresvortdenL) Johore Bahru, Feb. 14. Found guilty on charges of personating a detective and extorting money from two people. Wong Kam, a middleaged Chinese was sentenced to two months' r.i., by Sheikh Abu Bakar bin Yahaya, Second Magistrate. Tay
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    ALLEGED FORGERY
    95 11 (From Our Own Correspondent > Johore Bahru, Feb. 19. Two Chinese of Pontian named Lee Song Suah and Lee Chong China, were produced in the Pontian Kecriil Court before Sheikh Abu Bakar. yesterday in connection with a preliminary enquiry into charges of forgery preferred against them. Mr. P.
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    LORD LYTTON ON JAPAN
    348 11 "Endangering World Peace" New York. Feb. 6. THE Earl of Lytton, chairman of the commission appointed by the League of Nations to investigate the Manchurian warfare between China and Japan, to-day asserted that Japan has endangered the peace of the world by her Manchurian adventures, and
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    FLYING BOAT VICTIMS
    166 11 Many Expressions Of Sympathy Messina. Feb. 16. H M.S. Durban has arrived here to take the bodies oi the victims of the air crash to Malta for burial. She was saluted by the Italian warship, Alberto Digiuss. and the British and Italian national anthems were played by
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    GEORGE CANNING
    89 11 Monument To Be Erected In Chile Santiago. Chile. The Government has taken steps to erect a monument to George Canning, the British statesman who "called in tie New World to redress the balance of the Old." The foundation of the monument was laid by the Prince cf Wales
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    MR. ARCHIBALD WEBER
    89 11 Death Of Portugal's Oldest British Resident Lisbon. Mr. Archibald Weber, the oldest British resident in Portugal has died at the age of eighty. Mr. Weber when he first came to Portugal was employed as a foreman at the Valonga State Mines and Industrie:; in Valonga. He only
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    AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL
    48 11 A journal which is of interest not only h rubber planters and agriculturists bu' also to lav readers is the Malayan Agricultural Journal, the February issue of which has just been published. The various articles are written noo by experimentalists in the subjects, bin oy experts.
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    THE BLADE OF GRASS
    658 12 JT will be many days before the full implications of the United States Supreme Court's gold decision are known. There is no appeal to a higher authority but there are complicated side issues of law and finance. What a wealth of argument might take place in
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    CHINESE INSTITUTE
    60 12 Celebration Of Its Second Anniversary Reuter. London, Feb. 19. THE Chinese Institute celebrates lis Second Anniversary with a reception. Mr. Quo Tai Chi and Mr. Scott Lidgett. chairman of the Universities Chinese Committee, will be the speakers. The membership of the Institute is about 280 and the need
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    COMMODITY SPECULATION
    130 12 Contrary To British Banking Practice Reuter. London, Fob. 19. In the Bouse of Commons. Mr. J. C Wllmot, (Labour M.P. itor FuUuun Bast) asked whether the Chancellor of the Exchequer <Mr. Neville Chamberlain) proposed to take action to prevent Joint stock banks bccomir.g involved in transactions similar to
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    CHINESE DOLLARS
    48 12 Reuter. Shanghai. Feb. 19. It was learned from authoritative sources that the Fore, gn Exchange Market Stabilisation Committee recent ly purchased through London 3,000,000 Chinese dollars which are expected here, about the middle of March. Negotiations are stated to be proceeding for a further 10.000,000 —Router.
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    PASSENGERS BY AIR
    228 12 Passengers by the Royal Netherlands Indies liners are as follows:— From N.E.I, to Singapore: Mr. ana Mrs. John Sheehy, Mr. Tan Bock Seng. Mr. v. Oostrom Soede, Mr. H. Worham. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Davidson. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Tomlinson. From Singapore to N.E.1.: Mr.
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    228 12 BEFORE His Excellency Sir Shenton Thomas arrived in Malaya to over the governorship of the Straits Settlements, reports which reached this Colony all declared that His Excellency was "a good mixer" and that herein lay one of the chief attributes of his personality. Those
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    90 12 LITE have received the following lettej, headed "Lloyd George's Come Back": "I shall be greatly obliged if you will kindly allow me a little space in your widely read paper to state that Mr. Lloyd George will be the next Premier. When he is elected, you may like to
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    Ship's Cargo
    146 12 FEW people are aware that a certain superstition exists amongst the crew of a ship regarding the shipping of em- balmed bodies from one count*-* o another. The ship's manifesto doc that th? vessel is carryine board and this has led to n au y incidents when the
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    The King's Gift House
    246 12 THE search for and the const: of the. perfect house ha.s ftlwaj a matter of interest not only to thcss who are engaged in the building of houses but also to those who have formed in their imagination a picture of what the "ideal home." should
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    365 12 By "Looker-On" long as you have marriage you will have divorces," says Mr. Cosmo Hamilton. So what A "I see what you are driving at," as the passenger said to the motorist when he looked at the speedometer. A A "That's a close call," as the
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    Cloud Over The World's Markets Removed RUSH OF BUYING ORDERS
    395 13 STIMULATION OF INDUSTRIES fiold Decision Mr. Roosevelt To Extend Recovery Act Reuter Wireless. MESSAGES continue to pour in from the world's iinancial centres showing a liveh response to the U.S. Supreme Court's gold decision, which allows President Roosevelt to carry
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    NEW RECOVERY ACT
    161 13 I'resident Roosevelt's Next Step Reuter Wireless. Washington, Feb. 16. Recommendations for a new National eoverv Act will be sent to Congress by Rr< sident Roosevelt on Feb. 18. The •ssaee is expected to propose a twelve months' extension with authority to oolong the Act for two years
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    587 13 Commodities Show Sharp Advances i Reuter. London. Feb. 18 On the. Stock Exchange gold min-ngs have shown renewed prominence and Wt-rp very firm. Otherwise business was very restricted. Commodities to-day were very quiet awaiting the gold clause decision, which came after the close of most markets. Foreign exchanges
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    PRETTY WEDDING IN SINGAPORE
    888 13 Mr. A. E. S. Talbot Miss Blackwood Sewell I I Singapore. Tuesday. QT. Andrew's Cathedral was the scene J of a very pretty wedding to-day, when Miss Effie Alice Vioiet Blackwood Sewell. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. Blackwood Sewell. of Singapore, became the wife of
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    26 13 The first of a series of lectures on "An Outline of Philosophy" will be given at 3, Racecourse Lane on Thursday, Feb. 21, at 6.30 p.m.
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    33 13 VICAR LOSES APPEAL. 3. FINANCIAL NEWS, 5. CLUB DIARY. 6. WIRELESS PROCRAMMES, 7. ES.A.M. ANNUAL MFETING, 14. SPORTS NEWS. 16 and 17. PHILIPPINES INDEPENDENCE. 21. FT ATTFT?TY'S NEW FILM, 23.
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    EXECUTION OF TWO WOMEN SPIES
    181 13 How The Sentence Was Carried Out Reuter Wireless. Berlin, Feb. 18. A SCARLET and black notice bearing in large type the words "to death" was Berliners' first intimation of the execution of Baroness von Berg and J Frau von Natzner. who are the first i
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    CAR CRASHES DOWN PRECIPICE
    185 13 K.L. European Fatally Hurt In Penang 'From Our Oum Correspondent) Penang, Tuesday. A MOTOR accident involving three Europeans, ol whom one was from Kuala Lumpur, occurred this morning two miles from Sungei Pinang on the round the island road. It appeared that the party was traveling
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    DEATH FROM INJURIES
    103 13 News has since reached Singapore that Mr. Peck died from his injuries. Mr. Peck, who was 34 years of age, came to Malaya to join the Posts and Telegraphs Department in 1926. He was a wireless operator with the Royal Naval Transport in 1918-19 and then studied
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    HAUPTMANN CASE
    176 13 Another Surprise Announcement Reuter. Trenton, New Jersey. Feb. 19. surprise has been created by the announcement that Hauptmann has requested Mr. Fisher, his second defence counsel, to take complete charge of the defence fund for his appeal. This is attributed to the apparent reluctance of Mr. Reilly to
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    WHY HE BROKE BOTTLE
    159 13 Customs Raid In Jalan Pontian (From Our Oion Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Feb. 19. As Mr. J. A. A. Faith, Assistant Adviser, Kukup, is away on leave at Fraser's Hill. Sheikh Abu Bakar bin Yahya (Second Magistrate, Johore Bahru) went up to Pontian Kechil yesterday to preside
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    U.S. TO STRENGTHEN HER ARMY
    142 13 Largest Expenditure In Fifteen Years Reuter. Washington, Feb. 19. THE largest expenditure on America's 1 army for fifteen years and the construction of 547 new military aeroplanes is provided for in the defence estimates which were approved by the House of Representatives' Appropriations Committee to-day.
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    CHARRED BODIES
    49 13 Melbourne. Feb. 8. When a two-roomod house near Pink Lakes, seven miles from Underbool. In the Mallei. Victoria, was d-stroyed by fir the charred bodies of the 12 monthsold son and of the daughter, aged three, cf Mahomet Anwar, a camel teamster, were found in the ruins.
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    A MILLION PEOPLE OUTRAGED
    338 13 Reds In China CHIANG'S STIRRING MESSAGE Sin Chew Jit Poh. Shanghai, Feb. 20. r rHE first anniversary of the New Life movement was enthusiastically celebrated in many parts <>f China yesterday. Speaking at the Nanchang meeting, Marshal Chiang Kai Shek said: "During the six years a."
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    Armistice Day Must Be Public Holiday EX-SERVICEMEN'S RESOLUTION
    1042 14 The Annual Meeting ÜBILBE message to THE KING Singaix>re, Wednesday. 1 RESOLUTION in favour of Armisi' tice Day being declared a public Jliday in the Colony was unanimous passed by the Ex-Services Asso.ition of Malaya (Singapore Branch) the annual general meeting held
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    28 14 The Malacca Literary Club will hold a debate at the premises of the Malacca Chinese Literary Association on Thursday on tho subject of the m-cd for town improvement
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    THE GEBANG PALM
    477 14 j Fine Spectacle In Botanic Gardens I A PALM of the species Corypha elata, known in Java and elsewhere as Gebang, has flowered and fruited in 1931 in the Botanic Gardens, Singapore, says a correspondent in the Malayan Agri-Horticultural Magazine. This palm is found throughout the Malayan
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    PACIFIC RELATIONS
    43 14 Chinese Minister Calls On Sir John Simon Reuter. London. Feb. 19. Mr. Quo Tai Chi. Chinese Minister in London, will be calling on Sir John Simon to-day, it is understood, with reference to a conference on political auestlons in the Pacific—Reuter.
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    RICKSHA STRIKE CONTINUES
    306 14 Settlement To-day OWNERS AND COOLIES NEGOTIATING Singapore, Wedhesday. THE ricksha strike is continuing today, no agreement (having been reached. Unlike yesterday,, however, a few pullers were seen plying for hire in Cecil Street and Cress Street. The prompt action of the police yesterday morning had »its effect,
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    CARTHAGE INQUIRY
    97 14 No Information For The Public AN inquiry into the collision between the P. and O. Carthage, and a lighter loaded with rubber, ,vhic!i occurred as the Carthage was coming into her berth last Friday, was begun at noon to-day. before the Board of the Piiot Association, in the
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    PEACE PROPOSALS OF TOKYO
    159 14 China-Japan-Manchukuo Solidarity Sin Chew Jit Poh. Shanghai, Feb. 20. IT is reported that the latest proposals to China include a wish by Japan to conclude a pact with China concerning the political situation in the orient, in place of the existing multilateral pacts. Japan attaches importance
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    SHARKS CAUGHT
    40 14 (From Our Own Correspondent; Malacca, Feb. 19. Three sharks measuring about 12 feet in length were caught by Chinese fishermen near Pulau Serimban this morning. They are believed to be the largest caught off Malacca for many years.
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    "THE HELL CAT"
    248 14 Fine Comedy—Drama At The Alhambra -1 I I THE CINEMAS MODERN version of the taming of the shrew is the theme of "The Hell Cat," a Warner Bros, production which opened at the Alhambra Theatre yesterday. The picture presents a clever blend of comedy and melodrama and
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    "Our Betters" At The Roxy
    66 14 Satirical, smart and witty, '"Our Betters,' which commenced a run at the Roxy Theatre last night, is a clever adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's sophisticated drawing-room diama and a very effective vehicle for the glamorous Constance Bennett. The star is supported by Anita Louise. Gilbert
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    ARMS INQUIRY BEGINS
    264 14 Sweden's Example CONTROLS PRIVATE MANUFACTURE Reuter Wireless. London, Feb. 18. i TifR. Ramsay MacDonald stated that the long-awaited Royal Commis- sion of inquiry into the private nianui facture and trading of anrs, would begin their work without delay. The Government would give the Commission full support in
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    MR. MELLON SUED
    81 14 Alleged Skilful Evasion Of Tax Reuter. Pittsburgh, Feb. 19. The hearing of Government's claim against Mr. Andrew Mellon, former Treasurer of State for £6.000.000 arrears in income tax has opened here. ICr. Mellon is described by his attorney as a kindly philanthropist, victim of political persecution. His
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    CAPTAIN OGDEN
    106 14 Leaves For England On Retirement After having been w-th the Blue Funnel steamship company for 35 years, the last 25 of which were spent in command of on; or other of the company's ships, Captain Ogden of the Hecior. leaves Singapore to-day for E md on retirement Ho
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    ROOF COMES DOWN
    97 14 Clerk's Narrow Escape In Lawyer's Office 'From Our Own CorresjKnidentj Johore Bahru, Feb. 19. At about 4 p.m. on Sunday a portion oi the roof of the office Mr. P. V. Charry. Bar-at-law, in Jalan Ibrahim collapsed on account of the incessant rain and the giving way
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    Murder By Injection Of Germs SENSATIONAL TRIAL IN INDIA
    127 15 'I wo D?ath Sentences !.se certificate GIVEN Alipore, Feb. 1G. w KTED of murder by injectplaprue bacilli, two Indians, rot ratted trial, have been ed to death. ie accused were committed i May 16, both the investi:!icer and the Crown Prosecut<
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    SWEDISH MINISTER
    112 15 Fasses Through Singapore On Leave Singapore, Tuesday. y K iltman, the Swedish MinisJ.man, was a visitor to Singapore to-day. hrough by the Conte Verde (rem Tokyv on six months' leave. H mpanied by his wife and daughter. D: H .'.-:r.an has held the post of M::.: r at
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    "RED" LITERATURE
    74 15 liinese Servant Bound Over Singapore, Tuesday. ear-old Chinese youth named appeared before Mr. J. M. 1 he Third Magistrate, this *o show cause why he should >e bound over. accused was a servant employed 1 Mi Ess. of Burmah Road, and it his room that Communist literwas found.
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    K.L. POLICE COURT
    104 15 From Our Oicn Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Monday. 1 powerful looking Sikhs, Saraban and Gi»a Singh, were in the the First Police Court this facing three separate charges of houses in Pudu Road with < au.se damage to ihe inmates. accused claimed trial and the is adjourned till
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    GIVEN BENEFIT OF DOUBT
    255 15 Gramophone Records Am Theft Charge (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday. YEOW Kim, a young Chinese, was yesterday acquitted and discharged by First Magistrate, Mr. F. K Wilson when he appeared in court again on a charge of theft of 42 gramophone records. At the
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    FOUND DROWNED
    135 15 The Tragedy Of A Tamil Woman (From Our Oini Correspondent t I Taiping, Wednesday. I A verdict cf "Found Drowned" was returned at an inquest on a Tamil woman whose body was discovered in i the liver. The deceased's husband said that, re- 1 Turning to the coolie
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    VIOLENT ATTACK IN COURT
    195 15 By One Accused Upon Another < 'From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Feb. 19. THE dignified quietness of the police court was shattered this morning bv the sudden attack of one accused person upon another right in front of the police magistrate, Mr. D. Wilis, i The
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    FIVE PIRATES
    52 15 Ningpo. Jan. 30. Five pirates with a bad record on the Ckckiang coast were executed here today by the Peace Preservation Corps. The pirates, who once held 29 persons for ransom, were arrested after a twoday battle with river police and were executed under instructions from General Chiang
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    WORLD'S SMALLEST CAR
    289 15 For Kuala Lumpur ONE H.P. ENGINE AND 70 M.P.G. (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday. THE world's smallest car is due to arrive in Kuala Lumpur in a few days' time. Only one horse power and doing 70 miles to the gallon, this remarkable invention is
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    IN RIDING HABIT
    183 15 "Jockey" And Brother Fight On Road (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday. An Indian, Nakan. who appeared in the First Police Cour 1 this morning before Mr. F. K, Wilson, dressed in riding habit, said that he was a jockey when charged together with his brother.
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    DEFENDANT ABSENT
    74 15 'From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Monday. Mr. E. A. S. Wagner appeared for a firm, which is at present in liquidation. ?nd sued Mr. E. L. Hunter for $124.60. being due for goods supplied by "he firm The defendant was not presenv In court. After hearing the
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    ST. MARK'S CHURCH
    63 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Tuesday. At the annual general meeting of St. Mark's Church, Seremban, office-bearers were elected as follows: People's Warden, Mrs. W. L. Braddon; Chaplain's Warden, Mr. A. Edmonds; hon. treasurer, Mr. C. F. Maltby; hon. secretary, Mrs. J. Chambers; committee, Mrs. Gubbins, Mrs.
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    FIGHTING IN THE STREET
    64 15 Singapore, Tuesday. Two Chinese, Chan Beng Hong and Sani Gee were this morning charged before Mr. J. M. Brander, the Third Magistrate, with disorderly conduct by fighting at the junction of Duxton Road and Neil Road at 9.10 this morning. They both claimed trial. The first
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    Entries For Singapore Amateur Football League Naval Team To Compete In Second Division
    627 16 New Bye-Laws To Be Acted On This Season BIGHT teams in Division I, nine in ,J Division II and eight in Division 111 will compete in the S.A.F.A. League (tompetition for 1935. A new entry tin. year
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    ENGLISH & SCOTTISH CUP REPLAYS
    85 16 ENGLISH SCOTTISH CUP REPLAYS Ayr United Beaten By King's Park Reuter. London, Feb. 19. ONE of the three drawn games in the Fifth Round of the >nglish F.A. Cup was replayed to-day. Burnley defeating Nottingham F. by 3 goals to nil. In Saturday's game they played to a goalless draw
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    TAIPING CHINESE R.C.
    230 16 "At Home" And General Meeting T&iping, Ftb. 19. An "at home" was given by Dr. Tan Chang Leng, the President of the Tailing Chinese Recreation Club at its annual general mett iig held at the' Club premises at Barrack Road here on Sunday aft-rnoon. The clubhouse was
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB
    85 16 Team For Match Against H.M.S. Kent The following ate the teams and starting times in the match to be played between (he H.M.S. Kent and tli? Club to-morrow (Thursday» H.MS. KENT KEPPEL G.C. p.m. 4.30 Biegie v. Harper 4 35 Brown v. Wiseman 4.40 James v. J.
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    JOHORE CHESS CLUB
    85 16 First Anniversary Celebration t*rom Our Own Correspondent; Johore Bahru. Feb. 19. A garden party will be held by the Johore. Chess Club at 6.30 p.m. on Feb. 20, at No. 35, Woodlands, the residence of Mr. P. V. Charry, M.A., Bar-at-Law, who is the enthusiastic President of
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    Y.M.C.A. SOCCER
    129 16 The following will represent the V.M.C.A. against Malaya Publishing House, Ltd., on :he V.M.C.A. ground on Friday, Feb. 22 at STO .p.m. The team will be chosen on the field: J. Bleha, J. G. Baker, Wee Hong Heng, Norman Lim, F. Pullen, Ang Whatt Kirn, G. Day, N.
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    VARSITY HOCKEY RESULT
    22 16 Reuter Wireless. Backenham, Feb. 16. The inter-Var.uty hockey match between Oxford and Cambridge was drawn with no score.—Reuter Wireless.
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    COSTLY RACEHORSE DESTROYED
    113 16 Mr. Charles Wearnc's Loss Singapore. Wednesday. FOLLOV/ERS cf racing will learn with ke:r. regre of the misfortune of Mr. Charlps Wearne. His English thoroughbred The Ranger d'rloeaied its spine at exercise yesterday and had to j be destroyed. I The Ranger, formerly known as Mczambique gelding, was
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    CHINESE COMPANION A.A.
    57 16 Resignation From S.C.F.A. Withdrawn A MEETING of the S.C.F.A. Council was held at the Garden Ctub on Tuesday. Feb. 19, at which representatives of the Chinese Companion Athletic Association were invited ia be present. After explanations by the Chairman, the resignation of the Chinese Companion Athletic Association
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    BADMINTON
    188 16 Sunnvdale B.P/s Inter-Team Tournament Members of the Sunnydale. B P. arrequested to note that the closing date for entries for the Inter-Team Tournament for the shield presented by the Patron. Mr. Tan Joo Soon, has be m extended to Monday. Feb. 25. Entry forms may be obtained from the
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    CLASSES AT THE Y.W.C.A.
    82 16 A new term of classes at the Y.W.C.A. is beginning just now. Do you wish to improve your diction, enjoy rythmic exercises, learn new arts in cooking, handcraft or dressmaking? All or any of you may do by enrolling In a class. All classes are weekly
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    MICKEY MOUSE F.C.
    62 16 Playing its second match yesterday against the. Youngsters' Eleven, on the ground, opposite Raffles Hotel, the Mickey Mous<; Club secured an overwhelming victory by 7 goals to 2. The Club's first match was against the Singapore English School whom they met at the close of the football
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    SOCCER
    56 16 The following have accepted to play Association Football lor. S.C.C. "B" XI v. M.P.H. II on Wednesday, Feb. 20, at Anson Road Stadium. N. D. Knowles; E. J. C. Gardner and G. Dodds: A. H. West. E. V. Smith and T. M. Mclachlan; H. Olsen, J. Macintosh, H. Busby,
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    ITALY BEATS FRANCE
    20 16 Reuter Wireless. Rome, Feb. 17. Italy beat France to-day at soccer by two goals to one.—Reuter Wireless.
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    Griffins Given A Trial At The Starting Post
    392 16 Half-Pace Work On The Singapore Training Track Singapore, Wednesday. HORSES were sent out to do slow work on the third track this morning, (Dawson), now down a rMvision, moved well. Prohibition (Sleigh* moved slowly in fine style. It. is in the pink
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    K.L. TENNIS
    95 16 Year's Officials Of The S.C.R.C. fFrom Our Own Reporter) Kua'a Lumpur, Wednesday. The tenn s meeting of the Selangor Chinese Recreation Club was held yesterday avenins in ilie clubhouse when cffice-;bear:rs for the coming year were elected Secretary. Mr. Ng Kok Thoy; subcommittee. Messrs. Leong Hoe Yeng, One
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    TO-DAY'S SOCCER
    53 16 The following have accepted to play Association Fog.ball for S.C.C. 'B" v. M F.H. II to-day at Anson Road Stadium: M. G. Mills; E. J. C. Gardner and G. Dcdds; A. H. Wes.. E. V. Smith and T. M. McLachlan; H. Olsen, J. MacH. Busby. R. F. Heath
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    K.L. SOCCER
    249 16 Chinese "B" Beat Th. Chartered Bank (From Our Oxen Rcpo r tc^> Kuala Lumpur. Wednesday IN a friendly game yesterday, on th I Chines?, ground, the Chartered Ban}; fcccer team suffered defeat at th hands of the S.C.R.C. "B" to the tune o: two goals to nil. The
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    SYRIAN CHRISTIANS
    71 16 The annual general meeting of the Syrian Christian Association was held on Feb. 17 at the Association premises and the following members were electa efnee-bearers for the year 193 a President, Mr. Isaac N. Benjai vice-president, Mr. M. Matthew: tary and treasurer, Mr. P. K. Thoma committee members,
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    Young Frisco Taking No Chances
    343 17 Filipino And American In Fine Condition (By "X.0.") Singapore, Wednesday. ■ttxJING from the gossip in fistic J es, Al Rivers is favoured to Voting Frisco when these ampions clash at the New Arena on Saturday, over 15 ii ricarj will enter the ring i lit
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    MALCOLM CAMPBELL'S SPEED BID
    186 17 Daytona Course Being* Widened Daytona Beach, Feb. 6. SI! :.i Campbell, who arrived i .:> week, is ousily engaged in arrangements for his h will be attempted as- conditions permit, prob..).y shortly after Feb. 15. H Blue Bird" ear. which was sent Y rk by road,
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    MILLER WINS
    38 17 World Featherweight Title Retained Reuter Wireless. Barcelona. Feb. 17. pREDDIE Miller, the world s te .theru eiijht champion. Knocked out Jose Girones, of >[>am. the European champion, in the first round of a fifteennwmd fiLtht.—Reuter Wireless.
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    DAVIS CUP TENNIS
    53 17 K n<> Sin Kie And Guy Cheng To Play For China Shanghai, Feb. 13. r iune.se Davis Cup Committee t.ounccd that the team will •>fKho Sin Kie. the twenty years' i<1ent of the Dutch Ease Indies 1 Singles champion, and Guy f-'ed twenty-one. in accordance < ix)licy
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    HEALTH AND STRENGTH
    75 17 a of the Health and Strength are requested to note that a Body nt contest will be held by on and those desirous of joining d to attend at the Union's preany Saturday evening to have iremi tits taken, will close on Feb. 28 and the two
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    PERAK LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION
    242 17 Advisability Of Having Ranking List 'From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoli, Feb. 13. THE annual general meeting of the Pcrak Lawn Tennis Association was held in Ipoh on Saturday night when the Hon. Mr. Chung Ah Mills, the President, occupied the chair. In presenting the accounts for
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    SELANGOR SOCCER
    89 17 Chinese Beat The Chartered Bank (From Our Oion Reporter) Kuala Lumpur. Tuesday. The S.C.R.C. "B" Team defeated the Chartered Bank by 2—o on the Chinese ground to-day in a somewhat onesided soccer game. Both goals were scored in the first half. After a few minutes' play Fat Chong
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    GOVT. SERVICES F.A.
    58 17 Thirteen Teams Enter For League Competition The following departments and teams have entered Government Services F.A. League 1935 Season: Government Printing Office. Immigration Department Medical Services Football Club. Warders Sports Club. Government Monopolies S.C. (two teams). x Public Works Department. Marine Department F.C. (two teams). S.S. Police
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    HAT-TRICK BY PRESCOTT
    667 17 Seven Goals In S.C.C. Soccer Trial Singapore, Tuesday. AFTER being two goals down at half time the Whites made a splendid recovery In the second half and brought the scores level, only- to lose the game by a goal scored in the last minute of play. This
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    HOME TURF
    192 17 Entries For Liverpool Spring Cup THE following are the entries for th* Liverpool Spring Cup (1 mile 2 fur w to be run on Thursday. March 28th:— J POMMAME (Mr. Joseph Benson) HIGHLANDER (Ld. Derby) CANALETTO (Ld. Derby) c' Leader FLAMENCO (Ld. Rosebery) J. Jarvis TARTAN (Ld. Rosebery)
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    BILLIARDS
    48 17 S.R.C. To Hold Tourney In March Members are notified that a Billiard Tournament will be held in the second week of March. The events are 'A; -and B' Class Singles Handicap. Mixed Doubles Handicap. Russian Pool Mixed Doubles Hand s?ap. Entries close on Monday. March 4. !935.
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    CHINA'S ATHLETES
    176 17 Training Camp To Be Made At Tsingtao Shanghai, Feb. 12. THE esiablLshment of a summer training camp for Chinese athletes for the next World's Olympiad at Berlin was one of the questions brought up at the China National Amateur Athletic Federation held on Sunday. Tsingtao has been chosen
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    GARDENS GOLF CLUB MEETING
    525 17 In Healthy Position SUBSCRIPTION NOT TO BE RAISED (From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, Saturday. A PROPOSAL to raise the subscrintion of the Club in order to build up a reserve was defeated when it was put forward at the annual meeting of the Gardens Golf
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    STAGE STAR AND THE SCREEN
    366 18 Big Difference In Mental Outlook RETURNING to the stage was like coming back to an 'old home'—but this starting a screen career at my age is something entirely different -it's like a shock from a cold shower, only much more stimulating!" Lucille Watson, famous leading
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    BIG COAL MERGER
    103 18 Largest Unit In United Kingdom Reuter Wireless. London. Feo. 18. A propefal to amalgamate two South Wales coal companies, which will establish the largest coal producing unit in the United Kingdom, is announced to-day. They are the Powell DufTryn Steam Coal Co.. Ltd.. and the Welsh Collieries
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    TRADE AGREEMENTS
    99 18 Russian Oil For German Machinery Reuter Wireless. Berlin, Feo. 13 According to the Allgemein Zeitung. a large barter deal, believed to involve a sum of 250.000,000 marks, has been arranged between Germany and Soviet Russia, whereby Russian oil will be exchanged for German machinery. Confirmation at present is
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    SWEDISH EXPLORER
    35 18 Many Greetings On Seventieth Birthday Reuter. Stockholm, Feb. 19. The house of the famous explorer Svenhedin, was inundated by delegations, flowers, letters and telegrams offering seventieth birthday greetings to the explorer at Nanking.—Reuter
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    PEPPER POOL
    261 18 James Shakespeare's Bankruptcy Reuter. Capetown, Feb. 18. MR. Reginald McKenna was mast surprised when his name was mentioned in connection with the Pepper Pool when he arrived here on a holiday. He said Jhat he was merely a shareholder of James and Shakespeare and wa.s not concerned wi.h
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE
    524 18 Monday. Feb. 11. In the morning His Excellency and Lady Thomas and Miss Thomas, attended by the personal staff, arrived in Singapore. The Hon. Arthur Howard and Mr. G. Wisemen had luncheon at Government House. His Excellency and Lady Thomas and Miss Thomas dined with H. E. Admiral
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    62 18 At the bi-annual election of the Teo Chew Poit Ip Huay Kwan, the following 1 together with 23 members of committee were elected as office-bearers for the ensuing two years:—President, Mr Yeo Chan Boon; Vice-Presidents, Mr' Leo Wee Nam Mr. Tan Chew Char; hon secretary, Mr. Lim Kirn Seng; hon'
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    30 18 The seventh annual general meeting of the Singapore Posts and Telegraphs Cooperative Thri t and Loan Society will b« held at the General Post Office On Saturday, at 12.30 p.m.
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    CHINA & THE LEAGUE
    159 18 CHINA THE LEAGUE Continuance Of Technical Assistance Reuter. London, Feb. 18. IN the House of Commons, Mr. David Grenfell, Labour M P. for Gower, inquired what steps were being taken by the League of Nations to continue the work in China begun by its technical agent. Sir John Simon said
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    CEYLON MALARIA FUND
    597 18 Further List Of Contributions Received Below is a fur.her list of contributions to the Ceylon Malaria Relief Fund:— Previously acknowledged $2,592.40. Messrs. M. N. Das $5. S. Sinnadurai 2. K. Sabapathy 5. E. Sinnadurai 2 S. Velupillay I, A. 8. Ponnambalam 5, P. M. Sirisena 10. M
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    OVERSEA-CHINESE BANK
    143 18 Staff Association Annual Meeting 0 The third annual general meeting of th? Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Staff Association was held at the club house in China Building, with Mr Tan Chin Tua n (President) in the Chair The following were elected officebearers for the year:—President, MiTan Chiji Tuan; Vice-President,
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    PRINCE OF WALES IN AUSTRIA
    33 18 Reuter Wireless. Vienna, Feb. 18. The Prince of Wales has arrived here from Kitzhuebel on an incognito visit to Austria. He paid a call on President Miklas.—Reuter Wireless
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    23 18 Sin Chew Jit Poh. Shanghai, Feb. 19. Mr. Fang Kok Huai has boon appointed Director of Party Affairs ir Honan.—Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    BRITISH INDUSTRIE FAIR
    137 18 Biggest Grand Piano In The World Reuter Wireless. London, Feb. 18 TWENTY-ONE miles of stands, pack,,. I with the cream of British nrr,H,, nil Olympia and .he where the British Industries f yholding its twenty-first birthdav The Royal Jubilee celebration note >■ reflected in the great variety
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    TO SEAT 20,000 PEOPLE
    214 18 Moscow Building Bi£ K est Theatre In The World Moscow. Moscow is building what is claimed tn world ggest Clnema theatre m ih° Two acres of land have been set aside m the park of Rest and Culture-Se proletariats playground—for th* buiin ing. It will seat
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    LIFTMEN'S STRIKE?
    137 18 Possible Proclamation Of Martial Law Reuter Wireless. New York, Feb 17 Horror of stairs has galvanised the authorities in;o activity over a threatened strike of 200.000 liftmen and building service employees for higher wages, which it is believed will start at midnight to-morrow Mayor La Guardia is prepared
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    FRAU LUISE REUTHER
    91 18 Famous Wagner Singer's Tragic Death Berlin The death under tragic circumstance is reported of the once famous Wagner Si nger, Frau Luise Reuther. She was doing some cooking when hbe in i G l n 011 the floor, she a ,oo /"^J °P ene d the gas-pipe
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    OEI KHEE ASSOCIATION
    129 18 me ionowing have been elected officebearers of the Oei Khee Association for tne current year:—Patron Mr. Low Perm Hoe; President: Mr. Tan Kay Toh. Presidents: Mr. Tan Tianß Quee. Mr. Wee Thiam Siew. Mr. Low Bock Swee, Mr Koh Chong Hwa; Hon. Secretary Mr. Lee Song Chua;
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    AIR LINER SPEED RECORDS
    63 18 Reuter Wireless. London, Feb. 16 Two new air liner speed records were made to-day. Carrying nine passeivu a 9-ton Lufthansa machine flow from London to Amsterdam, 220 miles, in exactly one hour. A similar liner, carrying over a tone of freight and mail, reached Cologne from
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    CONSCRIPTION IN KWANGSI
    128 20 Government Begins To Enforce It Sin Chew Jit Poh. Shanghai, Feb. 19. THE Kwangsi Provincial Government has begun to enforce conscription in the province. Deserters are liable to punishment with a year's imprisonment. While being transferred to Doloncr, in eastern Charhar, a Japanese force in I northern
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    U.S. SILVER POLICY
    175 20 Sin Chew Jit Poh. Shanghai, Feb. 19. Mr. Johnson, the United States Minister to China, who has returned lrom leave, in an interview at Nanking said that Mr. Roosevelt and hii> advisers are seeking every means to avoid damage to the interests of the East in the
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    STATISTICS OFFICE
    470 20 Latest Publications Issued Or Received The following publications were issued or received by the Department of Statistics. S.S. and P.M.8., dur.ng the period Feb. 9 to 15. 1935, inclusive, and are available for public use In the Reference Library. Fullerton Building, Singapore. Applications may be made by members
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    ARMS MANUFACTURE
    133 20 Royal Lommission Of Inquiry Reuter Wireless. Geneva, Feb. 14. DISCUSSING the American draft convention on the trade and manufacture of arms in the committee of the Disarmament Conference, Earl Stanhope criticised the American proposals regarding the establishment of a permanent controi commission as too complicated. He taid they
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    A ROCKY CAREER
    101 20 Reuter Wireless. Geneva, Feb. 14. The hitherto rocky career of the Disarmament Conference was restarted today after a long spell of inactivity with the meeting of the Committee on th Trade and Manufacture Arms. It has adopted as a basis for discus sion the American draft convention
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    COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY
    108 20 Reuter. London. Feb. 18. In the House of Commons, Mr. Ramsay Macdonald announced that the following had been appointed to serve on the Royal Commission of Enquiry into the private manufacture and trading in arms: Sir John EMonbankcs. retired Lord Justice of Appeal. Sir Thomas Allen Chairman
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    GERTRUDE STEIN RIGHT
    166 20 An Oil Painting Is An Oil Painting Baltimore, Maryland. Miss Gertrude Stein says that an oil painting is an oil paining. After hearing her speak on the subject at the Baltimore Museum of Art. 500 people here are convinced that she is right. Miss Stein said:— "The
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    PEIPING BANK ROBBED
    140 20 Daring Outrage In Broad Daylight Peiping, Jan. 25. A daring daylight robbery took place here this afternon oin the Yokohama Specie Bank in the Legation Quarters. A clerk of the Y. Fa Native Bank was sent to the Yokohama Specie Bank to draw $3,000 in cash. As
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    CHURCH WORKMEN RISK DEATH
    23 20 Rome Italy. Suspended hundreds of feet above the ground. daring cleaners, removed the grime from dome of St. Peter's.
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    ITALO-ABYSSINIAN FRICTION
    158 20 Ethiopian Government's Protest Reuter Wireless. London, Feb. 13. IN the absence of any definite news either in Rome Or Abyssinia regarding negotations for a settlement of the frontier incidents, rumours continue to :irculate freely. In Rome Reuter learns of the ty of General Debono being appointed Commander should
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    BRITISH MINISTERS REPORT
    118 20 Reuter Wireless. London, Feb. 13 S r John Simon, Foreign Minister, tolay made a statement On the ItaiianJthiopian crisis. He said the British Minister in Rome had_ repotted mobilisation of two Italian Divisions as a precautionary measure 1 A-hich. according to the Italian Government, in no way
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    ETHIOPIAN PROTEST
    100 20 Reuter Wireless. Rome, Feb. 15. The Ethiopian Government has cab'.ed 1 protest to the Italian Government with '.'egard to the mobilisation of Italian -loops and states that Ethiopia considers he mobilisation unjustified and likely to embarrass the negotiations proceeding between the two Governments. The Ethiopian Charge d' Affaires
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    NEW C.C. RECORD
    84 20 German Motorist Has Bad Luck Reuter Wireless. Lucca. Feb. 15. The German motorist, yon Stuck, to-day broke the international class C.C. record for the flying mile, averaging 199.013 •mles per hours. Yon Stuck had bad luck witn the flying kilometre as. following a record '.iverage of 201.173.
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    NEW MOTOR ROAD
    73 20 Epic Discoveries On China Route Reuter Wireless. Nanking, Feb. 15. After an epic expedition begun in October, 1933. Sven Hedin has returned here <o make his report to the Chinese Government. He has been blazing the trails along which the Government will build a motor road from
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    RIVER TRAGEDY
    57 20 Chen Pao. Tsinan, Jan. 24. More than 20 persons were drowned when a ferry boat crossing the Yellow River at Fanhsien capsized. The accident was caused by floes of ice coming down stream from the upper reaches ot :he river. The boat had 27 persons aboard. Of his
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    69 20 The death took place on Feb. 15 of Sheriffa Zainah binte Mohamed Alkaff, widow of the late Syed Abdulrahman bin Abdullah Alkaff and mother of Syed Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Alkaff, at 21, Lorong 21, Geylang Road, Singapore. The deceased was 60 years of age. The burial took place at the
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    PHILIPPINES AND INDEPENDENCE
    265 21 ken Policy Says U.S. Senator Paris, Jan. 30. ird E. Tydings. here en ward after his recent hi Philippines at the head I mission, declared he is convinced that Filimis taken In wanting indepen- United States. \m erica is committed to tend will lei the people of
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    CIRCUS BLAZE
    59 21 I,!1 < <• i nt Burned To Death: Another Shot Dead Paris. were killed when a in a circus at Tours, ned to death, and the fd by fear, attacked the i.it d to lead it out» of its i>ned. induce it to come out were called to
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    WOMEN OF BURMA
    274 21 Interest Of Medical Profession ißy Air Mail) TTTT-, London, Jzn. 30. HE two -giraffe-necked" women from Burma were an interesting feature Prinze ical meetin S held at the r2?2S eatr,ce Hospital, Lo ndon where npntv?! K ra tlon was piven of the strange vea?L have been a
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    OUTDOOR WORKERS
    91 21 Chief Sufferers From Rheumatism D Munich. Kaiiroad employers, porters and workers in the outdoor metal trades are mo>t likely to suffer from rheumatism, states the Munich Medical Society, in an analysis of health figures for South Germany just published. One railroad employee out of ten in Bavaria suffers
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    EARNS £800 A YEAR
    120 21 Ex-Convict Who Kills Dogs For A Living Tokyo. An annual income of over £800 made by killing dogs at the rate of about 1 a day. and then selling the meat and the skins, was claimed by an ex-convict in r. statement to the Kobe police.
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    SINGING CYCLIST
    70 21 Legion Of Honour For Former World Champion Paris. The Legion of Honour lias been bestowed on M. Bourrillon. who combines the distinction of having been several times world champion cyclist In international races between 1895-1900, and also one of the best singers In the role of Don Jose,
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    278 21 Solution Of High Cost Of Transport I J 1 Sydney. HOW are the great central areas of the Australian Continent to be opened up and developed? "By means of the Road Train." declares Captain E. C. Roscoe. a tehnical expert, who by arrangement with the
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    117 21 20,000 Finns Seek New Ones Helsingfors. Twenty thousand Finnish subjects with Swedish names are feverishly searching for new surnames which sound more Finnish. This month Finland celebrates the centenary of Kalevala. the name under which the first collection of Finnish mythical and epic poems was published in 1834.
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    PLOT TO MURDER TEACHERS
    418 22 School Terrorists Demand High Marks Belgrade. A NOTE being stealthily passed round the class in the Commercial Academy at Ruma was detected by the school-mistress-and it has disclosed the existence of two gangs of "terrorists" among the scholars. What the mistress read on the intercepted note
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    27 22 New York City An English mechanical man answered questions i.> a smprsing manner ai Prof. Harry ftfey introduced -him" ti the American public.
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    WOMAN'S REIGN OF TERROR IN WOOD
    317 22 Leader Of Ex-Convid Robl>ers Belgrade THE terrible secrets of a c < laws led by a middic-agtd uu are coming to ligh follow- u an death by suicide in the vw r Dea h. v -ood 0 j Now that her evil influence removed
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    SCIENTIFIC SUICIDE
    133 22 Whole Town Plunged Into Darkness Parj. A carefully thcuttht-cut suicide ha: resulted and the whole town of Nion. ihc capital oi the Deux-Sevres Depai men;, be*r.s plunged into darkness. M. Chaiks Masse, a man of fifo-five, wlio for years had had to endure great sutt -nng. a-ecidcd to
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    CURFEW FOR CHILDREN
    104 22 "Nust-Nots" For Bolgirki Youth E oil. t'jhJ The stem eye of authority i uPnthe Enlsyarian chfld. Bcyr> and girls under 'hr of i.utrtce.n must not: Go out of doors aftrr 7 p in in win tf J p.m. in swnraer unless accorr.pan. by parents cr responsible adtiH.
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    "RHYTHMIC HUGGING"
    77 22 Darning Pioneer On Ballroom Dancing Philadelphia. Peril IfttU Rutli St. Denis, acciai: a pioneer of modern dancinu the way we dance to-day bn/tl than an exhibition of "rhythmic nus* Sing" "Ballroom dancing." die during a lecture recital here, is uuij" lessly unintelligent. Peoole don't kj 10 how to
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    CRUCIFIX REMOVED
    73 22 Parents Refuse To Send The* Children To School Paris When an atheist town f 0U,K ordered t'he removal of a crucifix I! the wall of the schoolroom of M 01 1 near Rouen, the parents were so mu nant that they kept their children l from school. Out
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    INDIAN BOY AS KIM HERO
    917 23 I laluT»y\s New Film TilH CHILD AND THE Kl.EPHANT (By Air Mail.) London, Jan. 30. IN -..rtniiiiit's time a little party of v. :iea<!ed by Robert Flaherty, the ronicler of "Man of Aran," "Moana," and "Nanook," will India to make a film of the i
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    AIR MINISTRY AND GLIDING
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    UNIQUE PRISON
    137 23 Child Locked Jnside Post-Box For Six Hours Augsburg. Ecu hern Bavaria. An !8-rncr.:l.~-old rhild has been imprisoned fan a rKraNbtfli here for six hears before being freed. The child ".ai playing with a groir: of comoanicne in one cf he parks here when it wandered away and cravleri
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    RULER OFFKRS TO ABDICATE
    34 23 Villefranche, < France.) King Prajadhipok and his tiny Queen visited a beautiful Riviera port on thenway to England where h? threatened to abandon his crown if Siam's Parliament limits his power.
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    EMPIRE MIGRATION
    305 23 Resumption Nearer Than Imagined (By Air Mail.) London. Jan. 30. MUCH information regarding the views of Australia and New Zealand oa migration is to be laid before Mr. J. H. Thomas, the Dominion Secretary, by Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald. M.P., who has just returned irom a v sit
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    PRISON FOR HERMAN
    59 23 a Berlin. A German clothes-dealer of Frank-lurt-am-Main. named Otto Heinemayer has travelled from Frankfurt to London and back—using only platform tickets. But his feat was discovered on his return, and he has been sentenced to 1> 2 years' penal servitude, a fine of 1 160 marks (£92)
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    CRAWLING 530 MILES
    145 23 Hindus' Pilgrimage To Himalayas New Delhi. TWO Hindu worshippers of the Goddess Badrinath have set out from here to crawl on their hands and knees to the shrine of the Goddess at Badrinath in the Himalayas—a distance of about 550 miles. One of them, named Mulchand, is
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    MONUMENT RECEIVES FACIAL
    19 23 Washington, DC. Workmen gave the granite obelisk a much-needed bath and rub-down to remove the grime.
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    198 23 Fire Brigade To The Rescue Melbourne, Jan. 28. SIR John LongstafT became so engrossed in some special work that he was doing in his studio on the first floor of a building in Melbourne, that when the time came for him to return home, he was unable
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