The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 17 February 1930

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press 10 CKNTS. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1930 20 PAGES DAILY. NO. 12,952.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    267 1 The Indian National Congress has agreed to (ihandi starting non-violent civil disobedience when he thinks th« time suitable Page 11. Japan .maintains her desire for a seventy per cent, ratio m big cruisers. Mr. Hoover has returned to Washington to be m touch with London. An American
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    ZI KA WEI OBSERVATORY.
    861 1 If you mount to the top ol a high building m Shanghai on a dear day you may sec t ln: Shanghai HilLs rising m the southwest like blue triangles on the edge of the Hat. alh;\ial plain. They arc only fifteen miles or so from
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      419 1 KOK DAWTI PASTRY SWAIIOW ARIELL'S PATBfT RO iIK FLOIR N Mb BAGS. j Raines Hotel 1 f j j Mura bmirnova I s B W 1-lIK WELL-KNOWN SHANGHAI DANCER X f| 'nWM^ %PPEABS DURING Jj» »> MONDAY TUESDAY V Tea Dances SKSJS? DAY Dinner Dances Thursday v w Kluai SATURDAY
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      116 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Flit kills air raiders Page 3. Baby makes strides on Lactogen Pnpe 7. S:me. Darby stock Aristo motor oils Page 9. Robinson and Co. for silver stands Page 11. Bulloch Lades whisky from McAlister's— Page 1. Little ar.d Co. for ladies' boots and shoes Pc^t» 10. WhttMWajr, Laidlaw
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      9 1 YOU CAN PURCHASE ANYWHERE SWALLOW ARIELL'S WORLD RENOWNED CAKES.
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      152 1 THE «E£K. Monday, 17th. High Water. 01.06. 9.0. 13.02. 10.0. Malacca: H W.. 9.50 a.m.. 6.8. 10 20 pm. 5 11. Ex-Services Assn.. mtg S.C C. 6.30 p.m. Inter-Ccm. Cup: Straits Java Trading vs. Robinsons or A. PC. Tuesday, 18th. High Water. 01.35. 8.9. 13.46. 9.4. Malacca: H. W. 10.30
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    A DEFINITE CHALLENGE TO CONGRESS.
    275 2 Indian Princes Throw Down the Gauntlet. Bombay. Feb. 4. A definite challenge to OMfNM «<'» s >t>n Issued by the Maharaja of Patiala. who. at a Durbar, declared that the States would oppose with all their strength the independence nunjnent. for it was a Will-o-tht
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    SWEEPER BECOMES LEGISLATOR.
    246 2 Returned Unopposed to Bengal Council. alcutta. Feb. Midnapw.e. Feb 3rd. For the rir>t tinn m the history of the Legislature la India, a sweep t'i. Hosseini. who was actively engaged m his usual occupation at the European Club at the time of hii election, has been returned
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    BURGLAR SENDS BOY BACK TO BED.
    154 2 "One of Your Father's College Chums." C liiracu. Jan. I'm just one of your faffMir'l old college chums." l\ „d of I 4 five butgten ttild Urn boo of l£r. Charles liaAtan Richter to-niyht. as he and m, c>inp.mio!i rmnMCkl d Mr. Th" burglar-
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    L.O.N. HEALTH BUREAU.
    198 2 The following is the health bulletin ol i ie of Nations' Eastern Bureau. fW vie '■•< ended February Bth. Mombasa: 1 rmnllpox case. Hrr!>fr.i ."> smallpox cases and 5 death: \lr\andriu: 3 plague cases and 1 death iIgMM: 1 plague case. ■Matte: 1 plague case and 1
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      515 2 CANDA lODINE PEN. lodine m a tube always ready without brush or waste as a First Aid. CANDA MOSQUITO PEN. Repels and Relieves. Just a touch stops the, sting. Obtainable- at all Chemists and Store*. Sole Agents for Malaya MEDICAL HALL, LTD., Wholesale Dept. 20b Coilyer Quay. SCHOOL OF DANCINO.
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      312 2 I VICTORIA JHEATRE j I NEXT TALKIE ATTRACTION. I WILL BE ADVERTISED TO-MORROW. Qj COMING THEATRICAL ATTRACTIONS. I 3J MARCH 4th AND sth. j I I THE ENGLISH SINGERS jjj OF GRAMOPHONE FAME. I j jjj SUNDAY, MARCH 9th. j I POPULAR SUNDAY CONCERT. ji uj B OF THE WELCH
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      393 2 f FOR SIX NIGHTS FROM MONDAY. FERRi V M H y Two Rattling; Good Pictures will be screened m the Srrond X I rr TI VOLI "z J In the Second Show at 9.15 y V i AN EMOTIONAL DRAMA OF LOVE HBOtN A A darkly glittering melodrama of the
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    WHEN SMOKING WAS A CRIME.
    609 3 BAN ON CIGARS. Club That Began m a Coffee- House. Members who kept their hats on when din- a ratcatcher who wanted more money and the butler who hanged himself Ali these curious things— and more— are told m "The Junior. 11 a book by
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    NIGHT CLUBS OF INNOCENCE.
    281 3 Tea "Orgies" of New Dancers A new and prosperous chain of night clubs has risen m the West End of London to replace the notorious centres of night life which went out of existence following the great campaign launched against them by Lord Byng. I toured
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    109 3 In the District Court, Malacca, before Mr. G. B. Kellagher on Wednesday last, two Hakkas named How Ec Patt and Lim Tong Yee were charged with being members of an unlawful society, to wit "The Malacca Branch of the Youths Party of Communism of the South Seas," on or about
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    GEN. BOOTH'S SECRET.
    171 3 Deed Si^n^d in Bath. London, Jan. 29. E.xtracrJ nary precaution? had been taken by 'he lut? Ocaeral Inmtril Booth to prevent the prematuo disclosure of the name of his successor, which was enclose:! in a sealed enveIcpe and burnt at the Salvation Army Headquarters on January 22.
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    7 3 an r.cciaent like marriage.—- Zdh 8 Wright.
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      270 3 LAN ERROR fes^^a IN IllTiriUfirNT Jhtw^^ "y^iL: prompts greater or less *^^JS^^SSHkS .jinrr. The use of "KODAK" I Film, «ith its speed and latitude, however, definitely reduces the danger of under.mil over -exposed negatives. .t »v why it is important to load with 'KODAK" FILM the film that never lets
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      170 3 ®®®®®@®«S)®®®®®@(S)S^ I Estate Trust Agencies I (1927) Limited. BRANCHES I 21, First Cross Street m m \r< 11, Light Street p~££^' 14, Klyne Street X l A L\ LUMPUR.' Registered by and Security deposited with the Straits Settlements Government. Act as Trustees, Administrators, Receivers, i.uardians, Rent Collectors, Investments Supervised and
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    SQUIRE GOODALL
    5796 4  -  W. RILEY WUR SERIAL NOVEL. <2 A Yorkshire Romance. BY (author of Windyridge etc.) SYNOPSIS. Squire Goodall is a very rich 'wool merchant, but he is content to live m a small house m the suburbs of a Yorkshire manufacturing town. His austere mode Df life annoys the
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    A SHATTERED ROMANCE.
    261 4 'Tired of Me" Son£ Composed After Divorce. Twelve co-respondents urn etted suit which recently pifV Mn H- the btMtUfttl daughter Ol Ml indtal man. h€" freedom tor the MCOB4 iw The action, heard at R*n<> In **•< thr niimes of many people prominent Mrs. Inman. who has
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    49 4 Mr. R. E Holttum. the D nic Gardens at Singapore, paid to Kuching on Jan. 20th, aOOSSBP wife. He is advising on th<- w shrubs, and other planUs which I installed m the Museum ONUttds, convert them into a .small Bot.i:: interest both to local rasMsttU sitors. Sarawak Gazette
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    BRIGHTER EVENING DRESS?
    520 5 BRIGHTER EVENING DRESS? l*at Ears to Plea for Lace and f iolcl. London. J.in. 9. Brown put forth the lid Rold-braid hi* barm to no one. I llita uMten of fashion who ttnfc I SaMi' -row. the i master at this mo- Gold and Silver Wvn- Drawen r enthusiastic drawer
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    PROHIBITION FARCE IN FINLAND.
    153 5 23,000 Drunkenness Cases m the Capital. Berlin, Jan. Statistics which have just been published are of great help m estimating the success of Prohibition m Finland. During last year 23.000 persons were sentenced for drunkenness m Helsingfors. that is to say. roughly one-tenth of the whole
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    CHALLENGE TO DARWINISM.
    354 5 Man's Evolution Not From Apes. Darwin > theory of mans descent from apei is unequivocally rejected by Professor Her; Fairfield O?born. Americas leading palaeontologist, m favour of the belief that the dr.v.: man," who first appeared on earth flfty millio. years ago on the great plateaus of
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    42 5 It is rumoured, says the Malay Mail's Malacca correspondent, that the Hon'ble Mr. B. W. Elles, Resident Councillor of Malacca, will go to Pahang when the Hon'ble Mr. C. P. G. Green goes on Home leave prior to retirement m April nrxr.
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    "KING CANUTE" GRASS.
    309 5 How a grass, rejoicing m the name of Spartina Townsendii. or Rice Grass, which setk:=. like a modern King Canute, to check ;he encroachments of the sea. was explained by Mr. J. Bryce. of the Chelmsford Institute of Agriculture. When this grass first appeared m Southampton Water
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    BUYING GOWNS BY NUMBERS.
    121 5 London. J:»n. ?l. A plan whereby any woman of average type will be able to order dresses, costumes and gowns by numbers has been evolved by a Committee of wholesale dressmakers, after many months' discussion. The scheme, which is based on hip and bust measurements, wil
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    CHURCH SHOCK FOR A BRIDE.
    209 5 A bride and bridegroom who went to Holy Trinity Church. Beckenham. to be married MN astonished to be told by the vicar, the Rev. W. A. Knight, that Hrn wedding could not take place. When the vicar explained that, owing |o an oversight on the
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      42 5 rrttmiwtimMy i Q CHOSEN fftJjfj^^ BY THE Wmk" JAPANESE j |Wil% DAVIS CUP i X^W^k- p LAYERS j L "'tdffip, T HARADA |A xX^r,- H satoh f .I ■'■■■■"■■■••X I SPECIFIED I iOVER 750 TOURNAMENTS! I 1929 I V^ 4J 1 i
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      333 5 A RECORD LOW PRICE /rtr/*^ beautiful a kniqhtenqined car 1 r» \l7T7T> <~n CT nCW BtylC Wm^ Kni g ht M 7CB^ is bringing a higher order of LUWtK tUM pleasurable, carefree motoring to added thousands of enthusiastic OF owners throughout the world. OPERATION tk r v 1 tie simplicity
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    THE WAR SCARS OF CLEOPATRA.
    868 6 A CHAMBER OF RELICS. When the Needle was Bombed. Time has obliterated many of the war scar> inflicted on London by German air raiders. but m :ome instances precautions have been taken to preserve the marks of the injuries. A prominent instance Ls that of
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    40 6 Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Martin, of Kuala Lumpur, quietly celebrated their silver wedding anniversary on Thursday of last wevk. A Thanksgiving Mass was offered at St. John's Church. Bukit Nanas. Kuala Lumpur, the Rev Fr. D. Perrissoud officiating. M.M.
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    46 6 Mr. L. Giles. CMC, v.ho has been HM. Consul General at Hankow since April 1928, has been transferred to Tientsin as H. M. Consul General m succession to Sir James Jamieson. K.C.M.G.. who was the senior British Consul General m China, and who has now retired.
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      509 6 Travelling Requisites to Meet All Demands. P( iS§3&, WE^^ LEE iSiPi! OF WHJTtAWAYS STANCARO VW.WS. -7 -r, i. r o /y __^=r=-" '^^T* B.ilt of 3-ply ver.cer cviucl and interu N j^^ llue:1 v; 1 rii-.e h«rd ru!caniSßd iibre. Madi c vered I >lX— ""^fflrsivv prnd ou t %rt1 v
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      251 6 j§RAGRANT loveU{ fylj 'How exquisitely white,* 1 ci Z*h*% women ;il! over the work! when they saw Lux Toilet Soap. I: (i Jr*r lather, plentiful even m hard wate tJcF 1S as finest silk, cleansing »§(v\ s^ in gently, leavng it smooth and >- exquisitely cool, leaving it fragrant, \X
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    RIVIERA BILLIARD SALOONS.
    952 7 FATIGUED PERFORMERS. An Amusement of Parisians. {From Our Own Correspondent.) Paris. Jan. 16. In the early days of spring, when countless Parisians, lured by the sunshine and the flowers, leave for Nice. Menton. Cannes, and other delectable spots, Riviera billiard-saloons are the gainers. Upon winter setting m.
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    97 7 Mr. C. W. Robinson, who had been manager af the E. and O. Hotel. Penang, for about twenty years, died on Tuesday night. He regained consciousness m the morning at seven md recognised several friends whom he invited to visit him. He fell into a normal sleep about noon and
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      205 7 but smart at well. (The CYMA WATCH is the preferred twenty million people. Such pop W^-- ular ly speaks lor CVHA I iiffie all the time 2 R£N£ ULLMANtI -SINGAPORE [4&& THIS WINTER/ V TT WufCJ 1 Dont ~k^ tw WtA IN* 1 P 11 •n«»«Ptic liberated by Eraa.WcT%s9rfi 1^
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      219 7 I 111 ri^tk, I w' n" **V^ /^w Sometimes you can tell the difference milk at its best. All the cream m it, all all over the house within a day or two the vitamins. Rich farm milk, so treatof giving baby "Lactogen/ A nagg- ed m the "Lactogcn" process
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    SINGAPORE POLICE TOO SLOW ?
    171 8 SINGAPORE POLICE TOO SLOW Hong Kong: Magistrate's Criticism. Critici r m w?.s levelled at the Smijapnv authorities by Mr. Hamilton, at the Central Magistracy, Hong Kong last week, when a Straits Chinese appeared before him on remand In respect of a charge of criminal breach of trust stated to be
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    THE JAPANESE GENERAL ELECTIONS.
    69 8 Nominations Close: 843 Candidates. [Nanyo Nichi-Nlehi Service T.ikio. !>!>. IS. The number of all the candid itw lor the U\-\ Beats of the Di<t finally totalled 843. Tuerr •:v six unopposed candidates namely Messrs. K. Murakami. T. Tsuhara (both are Mm >•.- toistst and H. WdSUlhima
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    CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
    228 8 Fighting m North and South. flCanyvng Sian;.; Pau Press Servut- I Shanghai. Feb. 1 I. Yt-n-Shi-shan wired Chang Kai-shek advising him to abandon his» mighty p Uey and go abroad with him. The latter replied m ttM n ,ativ»«. Government lias arrantreci an ar.tiYen Phi ■Inn campaign
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    YOUNG BRIDE'S DEATH ON OCEAN ISLAND.
    126 8 ¥\it:\\ Accident Ten Days Alter Wedding. 1.0r.-lon. Jan. IHh. A viv followed a young Berkshirt Lni round tbe world for iv. on a lonely Pacific Island. Mist Waithman, daughter < f C tone] and Mrs. Watthman. i War- bone las! November on long voo
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    DEATH ADDER KILLS BOY.
    213 8 Sydney. Jan 1«1. B I > ght yean ago, With the imprint of a del ftddei on hi" foct. the son of Mrs. Charles Vickera, of Co mock, hits died bitten by a death adder. The reptile bit the bn on the head if its own
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      137 8 The Eternal Problem-Meals can always have Colman's Mustard Colman's gives an added zest to your table— brings out the full flavour of the food and is a great aid to digestion. M us tard \yi the price range of the four T^Codcrn transport conditions demand six-cylinder 1 1 performance with
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      107 8 raf' V "TIP /r^^ <'f?"s v Hw -lav y, I /y OtD SCOTCH gFciy-- PERSONAL ACCIDENT j s y xx i E (J DEg®2MJS2£2 J J R fl ♦t* AGENTS V BOUSTFAD CO.. LTD.. Union Building, j SINGAPORE. 4 *t* rip r. ¥7 A I rmm^i iJUVJriiv j PUREST A/YD
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      461 9 BUSINESS CARDS. ASSAGE AMCURB ISS FUMIKO 32 Dhoby Ghaot. FUNERALS. OKGAFOU CASKET CO. Experienced Undertakers. p., and Nixht Service. Tel. No. 6075. TO LET. No 53 mci r ROAD. Apply Meyer Brothers. "^jEYi hoad Entry March Ist Apply Mtfer Brr-. 4 A R&fflee Place. Apply Meyer BTOtbers. 9 MEYER ROAD.
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      702 9 TENDERS. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. NOTICE is hereby given that tenders are now invited for the following materials or services, and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained m the Tender Room, Municipal Offices: Tender. ©ate of c losing. Sale of empty steel drums. Noon, 20th. Feb.. 1930. Erection of
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      471 9 NOTICES. NOTICE. Mr Soh En* Chiang is no longer m our employment and is not authorized to transact, as from this date, insurance or any other business on our behalf. BOUSTEAD CO.. LTD February 15th. 1930. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. It is hereby notified that it is the intention >f the Municipality
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      539 9 I THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. The Premier Morning Daily m Malaya, a liv« "news" paper 30-40 columns of news daily Also the best Medium for Advertising. Deliver ed with the Chota Hazri each morning. Latesi Telegrams, Latest News arid Latest Announcements, Special Daily News Cables, Rubber and Tin Price Cables
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      338 9 I NOTICE. j aS De SUVA BROTHERS I beg to notify the public that they have opened new premises I as manufacturing jewellers, etc. I AT I No. 61, HIGH STREET. f®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®^®®®®® W^o*R^J^^ Kbs^Lt Its powerful magnets snaps m the tiny "teeth" of a blade bb« e<ig,v into glass-smooth align-
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTH.
      20 10 STRACHAN —At the European Hospital. Kuala Lumpur, on February 13. to Mr. and Mrs. A A Slrachan a daughter.
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      MARRIAGE.
      41 10 NICOI.L—REIDIE—On February 15th. 1930. Hi The Presbyterian Chinch. Singapore. Thomas Soutar Bisset Nkoll. son of the late Mr Wm Nicoll. Arbroath. Scotland, and ftln Nicoll. to Alison Brown Reidie. dautihter of Mr and Mrs. William B Reidn\ Wmfittf <l. London.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY. FEBRUARY 17, 1930. WEEK-END COMMENT.
    763 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY. FEBRU ARY 17, 1930. WEEK-END COMMENT. The resolution of the Indian Nationalist Congress m regard to a civil disobedience campaign need not be taken too seriously as yet it may be presumed, for it seems to be mainly a permissive kind of gesture by which the
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    856 10 Mr. L. If. Berenge.s. late of Lmtang Estate. Sungei Sipu. has taken over the management of Ulu Kamnr Estate. Gopeng. The HUB of 5T. 840 92 has been sent to Singapore irom Negri Sembilan. having beer, coilected for the Poppy Day Fund. Incite Abu Bakar bin Bagmda. Malay Inspector of
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    355 10 SATURDAY*! RIBBER PRICES. [FREE PRESS SERVICE —COPYRIGHT 1 London. Feb. 15, noon. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's rubber prices as follows Spot 7 15 16d. Forward 8 2 16d. The market is steady. The chairman of the Penan? St Georges Society m moving the adoption of the
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    TWO INTERESTING LAW CASES.
    977 10 FOREIGN AND SIAUte Appeal Court Decision*. I From Our Own C Two interesting can courts tor some tune ft] now been armed at Danish subject employed at the Go\ eminent J> wa.s given notice snd valent oi leave earned amounting to Tea 1t,4g0 this money was
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      221 10 CALDBBCK, MAC(iRE(iOR CO., LTD. {ltic<u-p<.>rotc<( m Shanghai). (I m oijxtnitid K, l( /t'<- The < MNJMMiMT Oiiinances of //<•/,;/ KlO'tJ). 90. Robinson Road. Telephone No. 6228. II New Shipment 1 I English Pork Sausages 1 1 1 Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd. I i FASHIONABLE SHOES I i_Z-J *J LITTLES
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      80 10 i SUNDSTRAND 1 I ADDING MACHINES I I PATERSON. SIMONS C 0.,1 LIMITED, I 4 Prince Street. Singapore. I PHONE 2700. j 634 j t North Bridge Road. TENG SENG GUAN. I Established 1905 Tele. No: 2415. J m n^"^**^_ i" m TRY T. K. K/s. 3 I Latest Pattern
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    GHANDI'S POLICEY ENDORSED.
    52 11 DISOBEDIENCE FLAN. Liother "Tinal Struggle" for India. Berrtoe. I mrtl.iJi.nl |.>b. l.">. raortlVC ha,s autho- dlaofetdlenc*. ithorisai Oandhi and other non-violence to htart ".(I when they desire, campaign is actually tnbi n and of hen win ill co-operation <! ho; tinf that lan yer. from co-operation throw
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    A MEDITERRANEAN PACT.
    43 11 I>. Senator's Suggestion, Service. 1 W.tshinrton. Feb. 16. Senator Walsh, actfttcd the adherence i Medttetranaaa peace oodon Conference pact would be similar to Listed ;it Washington m il m the event of threat n Powen would welcome United I catastrophe.
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    RELIGION IN RUSSIA.
    125 11 rhere is No Persecution Bt nice. I Moscow, Feb. 18. ial Tast Apjsmj). Soviet i questionnaire to tiu I the Patriarchal nembei the HOI 3 tht-ir answen there In Soviet Ru have certainly b population, igoeti :i:i'.< certalnk cited bul owing to antl- religion ::nittt'c; bin unfortuLtan
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    SOVIET ECONOMIC POLICY.
    24 11 [Reutei Service.] Moscow. Feb. 16. has decided to close the .:es. urrencies, and nearIn future by committees State Bank and its
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    JAPANESE CABLE NEWS.
    49 11 hosens i. oca Autonomy System. Tokyo. Feb. 14. the Governor-General Saitoh who left Seoul ■iv towards the realiIWiing ihe local autonomy syportion of the naval circles development O f the Naval pointed out that statements teemed reveal sevW aim >st m surmount:>le.s on pa ye 12]
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    WEDDING NICOLL-REIDIE.
    144 11 vm ntaamind at the Church, On-hard Road. hen Mr. t. s. b NiMn William Nicoll o! married to Miss ahd daughter of Mr and I. S WanstCMl. London. The The Church was de- -.Mat,- hl,,s and chryIWW away by Mr J. d trot* of white rtnt I -"v
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    THE NAVAL FIGURE JUGGLERS.
    171 11 JAPAN'S 70 PER CENT. What the Totals Really Were. lM**ml Far Eastern Service! Percent *r«uta« ratlo because vis Government to give Japan exactly a 70 p^r cent" fibres m the first Khedule were Am er La 150 000 rUI T S ***** SmaU ***** d^°"er S
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    CHINA'S WASTED WEALTH.
    218 11 How Civil War Ruins Industry. [Reuters Fa: Eastern Service.! Shanghai. Feb. IG. Mr M.u.t, U» American advisor to the Ministry oi Railways. In a memorandum re- l yarding the Tientsin -Pukow Railway Mates the r proper operation of the lme has been interrupt tor many years by
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    CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
    236 11 The Northern Position. (Nuqrtflf Sian^: Pau Press Servic«O Shanghai. Feb. 15. Chiang Kai-shek told journalists it was impossible for him to retire because of the private request of Shansi generals. Hopeh and Sui Yuan returned to their posts after a conference at Taiyuan. General mobilization has been
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    FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE.
    127 11 Experiments m Vaccination. The Daily Telegraph's agricultural correspondent writes: "An important pronouncement regarding foot and mouth disease has been issued by the Royal Agricultural Society which states that it is now a well-es-tablished fact that farming stock m passing through the attack as a rule acquire
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    EMPIRE'S COTTON TRADE.
    230 11 INDIA'S COMPLAINTS. Australia May Rival America. fßeuter's Service. N>w I>elhi, Feb. 13. The Federation of Indian Chambers of Com merce. has unanimously passed a resolutioi expressing deep concern at the continued de pression m the cotton textile industry an. strongly urging Government to confer imme diate and
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    HUNGARY'S WITCH DOCTORS.
    103 11 More Poison Murders. [Reuters Service] Budapest, Feb. l.">. There has been another death-sente:icv ii: connection with the poisoning trials. The Szolnok tribunal has convicted Lidia Csery of poisonmy her father and mother with arsenic Lidia was married and frequently quarrelled with her parents as regards money She
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    ANTARCTIC STRUGGLES.
    69 11 Wilkins Wins Through. [Reuter"s Service] New York. Feb. I.V The New York American says Sir Hubert Wilkins m the whaler William Scoresby after a terrific battle with mountainous seas returned to his base at Deception Island after three vet'ks m the Antarctic ice. He and his personnel left
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    BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS.
    73 11 Spain Returns to Old Days. [Reuters Service] Madrid. Feb. 16. The pendulum is swinging very rapidly from :he Dictatorship and the King has dissolved the Vational Assembly. De-Rivera's puppet partianent. Firemen have already covered the old ettering on the door with a new brass plate nscribed
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    VIR. HIGHES LEAVES THE HAGUE.
    34 11 [Reuter's Service.] Geneva. Feb. 13. Mr. Hughes, has resigned his position as judge n the Court of International Justice conse- luent. on his appointment as Chief Justice. totted States.
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    INTERNATIONAL STEEL TRADE.
    37 11 New York Feb. 15. The European steel cartel has made over- I ures to the American steel industry to join m I i world combination of producers with a view I o preventing overproduction.
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    EARTHQUAKE IN THE LEVANT.
    43 11 [Reuters Service. 1 Athens, Feb .16. An earthquake was felt m the near east on r riday night. It destroyed ten villages m 3rete. Several persons were injured and the nhabitants were panic stricken and encamped n the open.
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    LAND ACQUISITION LAW.
    1282 11 IMPORTANT JUDGMENT. Improvement Trust Liability for Compensation. "The Board is liable to compensate the owner for trade disturbance or los-i of profitt- though this rule is. of course, without pre--11 judice to the question whether In the present case there has been any such disturbance or d
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    OMINOUS UNREST IN SPAIN.
    187 12 KING ALFONSO, SCAPEGOAT. General Berenguer's Bijf (Reuters Service] Madrid. Frl< 14. Veherm nt attacks on King Alfonso, oupled ■with the prevalent industrial disputes, are enhancing the difficulties facing General BerenKuer m his task to lead th« country back to constitutional methods The only definite fad emerging
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    MR. BALDWIN ON RED PERSECUTION.
    107 12 ''Relations Now Impossible." 1 Reuters Service. I London. Feb. 14. Mr Baldwin, speaking at Belfast, declared the •ntry into relations with Russia was now intolerable, as the humiliation for Britain gave the lie to all that we have stood for for generations. The Executive National
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    THE KING'S BUSY PROGRAMME.
    107 12 Rack to Buckingham Palace. [British Radio Official Sen ice] Rugby. Feb. 14. The King and Quern will arrive m London to-morrow from Sundringham Their Majesties will take up residence a Buckingham Palace for an indefinite inriod during which the Kin:: will hold: a Privy Council mnung
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    BROADCASTING STATION FOR FREE STATE.
    89 12 Hitfh-Power Plant to be Installed. I British Radio Official Service.) Rugby. Feb. 14. The Irish Free State is to have its own high-power station from which programmes will be broadcast The plans ha\e been submitted by the Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs for the -ruction
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    THE FLYING SUBMARINE PREDICTED.
    69 12 Engineer's Fantastic Vision. [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby. Feb. 14. Speaking at the annual dinner of the Society of Consulting Marine Engineers. Sir J. Fortescue-Flannery. the past president, prophesied that, if subrmriius wen etainc-d. the <lay would com- when they would MMriM&C the qualities both of
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    GOVERNMENT'S OFFER TO FARMERS.
    56 12 Assistance for Wool-Marketing Scheme. [British Radio Official Service. 1 Rugby. Feb. 14. It was announced at a meeting of farmers that the Government was prepared to assist the wool marketing scheme by a loan of £3,000 a yiar. for a term of years, without interest, if
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    TYING IP THE WORLD'S AFFAIRS.
    55 12 24 New Treaties Signed m 1929.' [Reuter's Service. Geneva. Feb. Last y.ar was a record year Into League's pacific labours and saw 24 new treaties regis- U-red with the secretariat compared with 15 m 1928 and 6 m 1927. The United States ,igned I 20
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    THE NAVAL CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.
    532 12 GETTING IT OUT. Experts Graople With Intricate Problem. [British Radio— Official Service. I Kuthr. Feb. 11 Tin- London Naval Conference is 1 v.v 'o c ly engaged on its main tisk that >f deter* mining the tonnage figures to be z>i.n ~i o the different Powers
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    LORD BLEDISLOE LEAVES FOR NEW ZEALAND.
    38 12 I British Radio Official Service] Rugby. Feb. 14. Lord and Lady Bletiiyloe left London today for New Zealand, when- Lord Bledisloe will take up duties as Governor-General en succession to Lord Fergusson.
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    AN UNSUCCESSFUL HOAX.
    319 12 Malay Typist and the Ng Gim It Case. Our readers may possibly remember that a letter was received by The Malay Mail recently purporting to have been sent by the notorious Ng Gim It. who carried out a swindle m share certificates on a large scale about
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    HOME LEAGUE TABLES.
    935 12 HOME LEAGUE TABLES. SHEFFIELD STILL LEAD. Plymouth's Useful Margin. FIRST DIVISION. Goals. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pis Sheffield Wed. 27 17 4 6 72 31 40 Manchester City 28 14 8 6 64 50 34 Derby County 28 15 9 4 56 53 34 Leeds Utd 28 15
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    LONE FLIGHT TO SOUTH AFRICA.
    174 12 Airman Dogged by Bad Luck. London, Jan. 31«t. Kilindini— Persistent ill luck has dogged Mr. Roy Tuckett. who left Croydon on Nov. 9th, with the object of making a lone flight to South Africa from England. Leakage caused loss of all the oil while the
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    CORONER CENSURES WAR DEPARTMENT.
    774 12 LABOURER'S DEATH. Astounding Conditions Under Contract. "I can only describe the whole matter as an astounding state of affairs," said the Coroner. Mr. F. G. Bourne, on Saturday, when he gave his finding m connection with the death of a Chinese female labourer who was killed
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    247 12 Programme of Drills up to and for week ending February 23rd. Monday. 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall, fe.R.A. TV) Battery and Battery Signal Soctic.i parade. "A" <M.G.> Coy. Instructors Course and llecruits Training. "C" (Scottish) Coy. 30x Range (Platoon No. 9). 5 p.m. Officers concerned. Conference Command Exercise.
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    CABLES AND WIRELESS, LIMITED.
    162 12 STOCK DEPRECIATION. Sir B. Blackett's Crave Allegations. London. Feb. t. The fall m Cables and Wireless. Ltd.. "B" stock to 32, compared with 104 last year representing a total depreciation of about £6,000.000 has led to the revelation of acute differences between the company and the
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    THE HAVELOCK ROAD HOLD UP.
    515 12 Shot Inspector Describes the Fight. The preliminary enquiry into the charges auainst the two Chlneee who were minted duiinn tin sho< iing allray m Havelock Road recently when bttpecton Bgrrde and Madntoel) of the Detective Branch were wounded by cnileee gunmen, wai concluded before the
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    ACQUITTED OF RASH DRIVING.
    233 12 Fined for Failing to Stop. Mr. G. A. GtXKi:<;rd of the Monopolic i)epartment who was charged hs the result of an accident which occurred m B^ncc.oli n Street when three rflrtahai wen upart »md heir occupants thrown out. was acquitted by the Third Magistrate iltr. c.
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    "HOW TO WORK OP A REVOLUTION."
    45 12 "HOW TO WORK OP A REVOLUTION." Amrit.sar, Feb. 5. I Bewa Singh, editor of the Sikh newspaper I Barber Sher. has been arrested on a sedition c charge m connection with an article dated C January 5. on "methods of working up a c revolution.
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    ASSAULT IN BOMBAY POST OFFICE.
    677 12 COLONEL PROSECTTKI) Complaint by 1 1 m In Official*. R<»ml,,v j (ll Lieutenant-Colonel I' V f rtian Army Service C\.<pv cused m an i.ssault case M lice Court to-d..\. w'mn hassaulting a public ■errant his duties. The prosecution Alleged I went to the Post Ofßce
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    GERMAN ART TREASURES.
    72 12 Famous Collection The ex-Kaisors tonBrunswick, recently decided art dealers, for OOOfi ■■>. the I of mediaeval works md as the Guelph tfWMMR. Tl* I with indignant prof«- German Press, who ft might be sold to Am.ru a. up« offered the UMWIM M park near IMll»Ml fittmr' over
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      PROFESSIONALS' TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
      432 13 Stars Competing for French Title. With an open championship lor lawn tennis n the offim th( doings Qf th(> professlonal 'layers of the K ame have assumed a new merest and significance. Their own Championhips. which, to tell the truth, have atracted a lot of attention m
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      A TENNIS GIANT AMONG THE GIANTS.
      396 13 Wit the vi tennis world etyta i it wnaone to delifw it Crooa the domination or tiit Frrr.rh. the vonderful p:; y of a young Irishman named g. Lyttetton Rogen m Urn South of France h^.-. aroused the hopes and H. R. McDonald m
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      AMERICA'S AMATEUR GOLF INVASION.
      635 13 Newcomers m Hobby Jones's Team. Ni ver m the history of amateur noif has there been an invasion of an American goV team so full rf "big g > tns* 1 as those we chill see during the coming season, writes C. B. IfaeParlaac In the
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      CAMPAIGN AGAINST COCKFIGHTING.
      134 13 R.S.P.C.A. Offer of £100 Reward. The Daily Express understands that ««n intenstve campaign to stop cock-fighting m thr north of England is to be launched immediateh by the R.S.P.C.A. and the various local police forces. It If. stated that numerous secret cock-fight-ing clubs were formed la-t year,
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      144 13 NICHOLAS NICKLEHY IN PICTURES: No. 3t: A Tremenloiis Success. Irffa \f or eland. •>**s& TwPO(V»u/&<,nOF\iEo\ SCENE PASSED OFFCALMLY. BUT WHEN nS5£* LV>EO ««M>BESUMpTIOOS BOV'HE BVTHE STAGE THAT HE R6- 'l^MP' «l!T I<!lW|lllKffU«'- <:\ ONTWEN^TOFTHEPRODOCTIOtJ rSc^MLES^CEPING 52ftS5HS. U< s2. °N IN THE SBC- S^BeLBSJSSSSISS^S^^I* 4 MAIN6O UNCONSCIOUS OF ILLUMINATED BY BLUE
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      793 14 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON A N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. I WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre). Route subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. |*AGAMEMNON For London. Rotterdam and Hamburg
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      514 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. dpefparatad In Sngland). "ELLERMAN" LINE. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL.) FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Due Singapore. 8.8. CITY OP PEKIN Mar. 2 s.s. CITY OF SHANGHAI Apr. 3 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY
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      364 14 British India and Apcar i ines, (Incorporated m EnglandMAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S OOVBNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SEKVHT. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Tonace. Singapore. Tonarr. Ni.r.^r, RAW.\LPINDI 16.600 Feb. 22 RANPURA MALWA 11.100 Mar. 8 KARMALA
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      551 15 O. S. K. Line DrBtlnatloM inh«. L«a m d tttdam. Hamburg, Bremen Colombo Aden, Atlas Maru Feb 16 Feb. 17 beth, Cap< Town, Rio de Montevideo, ar.d Buenos i tiM-Wurld passage C190.J f Hawaii Maru Mar. 4 M ar 5 Dar Salaam. .I.i) iroaa and Panama Maru Mar. 7 Mar
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      344 15 Swimming Bath 4 An outdoor >>\ immin^ hath is standard equipment on ever) President Liner, w *w A quick plunge before breakfast or before dinner adds zest to tlir enjovnient of your voyage. .^H DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES ami AMERICAN MAIL LINE THE BANK LINE AMERICAN ORIENTAL LINE SERVICE. (Owners Messrs.
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      729 15 XT p "KJF KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OP BATAVIA.) (Incorporated In Holland.) LNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640. with sub-connections to: Passage, Freight, Transhipment. Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representatives m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and I'mang) of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF
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      681 16 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated In Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. latiilar monthly sailing* by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the motor teasel MALABAR (4.512 tons). The MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. r Cabins de
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      336 16 THE SINGAPORE SHIPCHANDLERY COMPANY, LIMITED. SHI PC HANDLERS. SHIPBROKERS. COMMISSION AGENTS. Offices MAYNARD'S BUILDINGS, 11. Battery Road. TELEPHONE No. 6433. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. HOMEWARD MAILS. To Colombo, Djibouti. Port Said and Marseille* from Singapore. Gross Tonnage. G. METZINGER 9.400 Feb. 20 Marseilles via Madras and Pondicherry. COMPIEGNE 10.000 tons Feb. 24
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      446 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. L 44, BKATKB BTBBT. NEW TOBX. (Incorporated In D.H.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA \v n BALTIMORE. (▼lm Suet Dae- Sails. M.S. SILVERMAPLK Feb. 22 Mar. 1 Nf ?111 MS. Sn.VERPALM Mar. .7 Mar. 23 M.S. SILVERASH Mar. 31 Apr 6 PACIFIC
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      109 16 I Consignee- I (arrived Feb 10th bOMiV A I ed that a General Sura damaged condition Will Wharf on Wednesday the IttU W No further Suncy vlll bl fBOUSTEAD A: CO I (incorporated m t v 'JJ HENDERSON lit SCHEDILK Ol MB* l Bt Fortnightly PmH"!* Between BMfM* and ligcland.
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      679 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang. Pekan, Sungel Lembin and Kuantan (via Gem as and Je ran tut> every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tlnggi. Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh. Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siani 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday
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      148 16 Rajula. Brit. 4702, from Madras 16. for Mac 1 E as 20. a Atlas Maru. Jap. 4511. from Yokohama 16. or Antwerp 17. T Kelantan. Brit. 562. from Malacca 16. for C Malacca 18. Selangor. Brit. 445. from B. Deli 16 for B )eli 18. Kistna. Brit. 672. from Bangkok
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    Port and Shipping News.
    19 17 m Ranuko* yesterday <\ on his tturday i tiat h>- parsed wa\ v atkm, m Lat.
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    MAURETANIA BREAKS HAVANA NEW YORK RECORD.
    28 17 MAURETANIA BREAKS HAVANA NEW YORK RECORD. l im Reduced 1"> Hours. s. n .i Havana, Feb. i\. i lal crute i arrlvi d 8 mil breakups Pre Itient
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    FRENCH LUXURY LINER.
    281 17 HJ|, Eridan On Her Maiden oyage. i enfjn run the arrival m the Oo- M Umei •be Ceylon Ob- of live M< r paa eager aenrii c, i h rie hat pr >- kflcanl that the only F: programme of .n hand and it the concern m
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    LAUNCH OF NEW SLOOPS.
    61 17 ■uthorted m the 1928 pro- t .tn the water during Of the two building by Bwmn. Hunter and .V;,;is,nd-on-Tyne. the be launched on February 12. M at first decided: MOM yard, will *r<»M*rcl :4 The two allocated Hasttna ami Penzance In dock at Dcvonport. about the
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    LUXURY AFLOAT.
    59 17 most luxurious exist«tae Mltod from England > m the Mediterranean. it Alice, belonging to r glistening paint and '»•■<* are outward and comfort below, mple, no fewer than eight he ten cabin... on the outward trip r-Smiley. whose love of •lli:., a(! Mlaetod by his recent the Oarthpool.
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    16 17 IhHp<. r .-'-Ever been on v. s a Runner m the Navy." m and shell the
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    THE LOST ST. GENNY.
    691 17 Gallant Rescue of Survivors. Plymouth. Jan. 14. The full account of the rescue of the survivors of UM naval tv» St. Oenny. which foundered m the gale on Sunday evening when about 40 rml,s ittt Ushant JJ q{ liv.-s. r,- veals the heroism exhibited by the
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    MASQUERADE OF A STOWAWAY.
    298 17 "Fortune's Favourite" For Twenty Days. Remarkable disclosures of a stowaway's masquerade m a liner were made at East Ham Police Court when Samuel Weir, aged nineteen. a miner, of Main-street, High Blantyre, Scotland, was accused of being a stowaway m the steamship Rangitiki. Mr. Francis Peregrine,
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    50 17 Mr. I A. M. Smallwood. of the Commercial Union Assurance Company. Ltd., Ipoh, is being ti-ansferred to the Mombasa office of the company as branch manager. Mr. Smallwood who is leaving Ipoh on the 21st inst., has figured prominently m Perak rugby and cricket and will be much missed there.
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    TRAINING OF YOUNG SEAMEN.
    800 17 TRAINING OF YOUNG SEAMEN. Plans for a Sailing Ship. The training of young officers of the mercantile marine m ocean-going sailing ships was discussed at a meeting held at Winchester House, Old Broad-street, EC., to consider a proposal for the building of a square-rigged ship m place of the Garthpool
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    THE DECADENCE OF THE SAILING SHIP.
    352 17 The widespread regret m shipping circles, and especially those interested m the survival of Bail power m ocean transport, at the loss of the Garthpool. the last British square-rigger flying the Red Ensign m commercial service, has intensified the kindred feeling over the fate
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    SOME EXAMPLES IN EPIGRAMS.
    1491 18 A GREEK HERITAGE. Ancient and Modern Authors. The primitive nature of an epigram. .'.y. Mr. Arundell Esdaile. and indeed the meaning of the word m Greek, is 'an inscription Inscriptions, being cut m stone or metal, are almost always brief. And when words are Tow they
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    GIANT AIR LINERS FOR AMERICA
    97 18 Sittins-Oiil I>. PI UN (01 111 planm. mm b I n and (£1.633.000), Oeaeral DevetopsM nl I rut. Accrr;:in«; t<> I sultant nl t... largest <»f their kind mtnuti vm In the v.. built to carry H8 i commudaticn will be i include a dirmlnf-room
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      240 18 I AUSTIN OWNERS Have you seen the «g> It HUMPHREY SANDBERG EASY GEAR CHANGE FREE WHEEL I JL We can supply from stock, and, fitted to your car, >♦ V costs $100.00. T V X With this unit you CANNOT go wrong with your ucars. J^ y And save oil
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      684 18 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter) Paid up Capital m 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000.000 Head Office: 38. Bishopsgate, London, EC. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Harbin Tongkah Amritsar Iloilo (Phuket) Bangkok Ipoh
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      262 18 insurant i:. THE if SOUTH f ||i SRITISH ■NtAMI 00MMN1 i imjth, FIRE, MARINE, l|{\\sn AND MOTOK VR INSURANCES ACCKPrED \i LOWEST CURREM u\i f L. c margoiiu Office: 2, Fin!. PERSONATTmi IIIEVfT FATAL ACCIDENI HAVE you made pi of your depend*:, »«2 overtake you IT only costs $15 year].
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    BRITAIN'S 16 MILE TRADE FAIR.
    82 19 (taxis Which "Speak for Themselves." Keuter'l Service. London. Feb. 15. l opantnt to the world o tiona, "m m litmdon one ir. i tin moat important i.i.de e\h:meh kbr British PMtaatvtM l) n sent to over 200 .00P eotmtriaa to view and buy me, farm
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    COURTAULD'S 6 PER CENT DIVIDEND.
    27 19 COURTAULD'S 6 PER CENT DIVIDEND. [Renter^ Bwrtet.] London. Feb. 14. n-p;>rt shows a profit of .mends a final dividend of total for the year of i Free.
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    ROSE MACPHAIL AND PENMAN LTD'S REPORT.
    146 19 Singapore, Feb. 15. Bakktt London 8d l I6d Up. Noon PrtOM i Spot M S.S. R.S.S. on Tender ■J7 April-Jane 28 Julylen n rvtdi li:' El7B 12, 6d 20s dow:: Htatal tdj Bungel Way.; 335 3 45. I Kn:ta Dredge 1.37 1.39. Klar.p Hs
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    44 19 Satcrday's AMcvatians. it i ISih.. C'loivini; Prices. U'lyers Seller*.. 1.33 139 19s 3d 17s 18s 8> 3u 9.s 3d 21s 6d 22s 6d 7s Gd B.s 6d 1.45 1.55 145 1.60 1.70 1.90 1.65 1.75 41 43 41 43 11.40 1.50
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    EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY.
    118 19 the Machine Minder. •'> the needs of indui ml of the educational p irts of the countoman ofl the w- t peaking ::t UM D at Harrogute. beeaiM more and UMI mechanised a great)l- were becoming men and "robot, While their 'net and alert attention precluded active
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    JACKS' REPORT.
    404 19 An Uneventful Week. London. Jan. Tl. Tbm dm been littlt* or no chnnnv m tne World's tndt outlook m the week that is past but Cartels and Combines are finding their •ask harder than ever to pull against the tnam. and the opinion is becoming more .ul every
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    BRISTOL BOOMING.
    218 19 Year's Import Record. Tht Lord Mayor at the yearly IWtii ig of the Bristol City Council, gave the custom.wv r-vi>v. of trade, m the courst oi v. hioh he ueuiM ivd thai no less than £23 .422 haci Len paid m duty on tobacco, rv.. t of £6
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    COMMERCIAL UNION.
    267 19 Opening of New Cornhill Building. M nl l«k saw the official openmu of the new building of the Commercial Union Assurance Company m Cornhill. when, by the courtesy of the directors, a large number of visitors enjoyed the privilege of inspecting its many features, at once utilitarian and
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      210 19 February II SELLING. London 4 months' sight 2 3 15 16 London 3 months sight 2 3 7 8 London 60 days' sight 2 3 1316 London 30 days' sight 2 3 25 32 London, demand 2 3 3 4 London, T.T. 2!3 11)16 Lyons and Paris, demand
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      PRODUCE.
      225 19 February 15 Tin 150 Tons $89.25 Gambiei 9.40 Pepper White 70 Pepper Black 45 Flake Tapioca 6.00 Pearl Bago Small 8.25 Copra Sundried 9.25 Rice, Anam No. 2 250 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 8.30 Rice, Slam old No. 1. 320 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice,
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    924 19 SINCiAPORE, FEB. 15th.. 1930. Buyers Sellers. A.sam Kumbanß <£> 36s 38s c.d. 13s 6d 14s 6d Bangrin Tin (£t 22s 23s Butani: Padang <$1> 22 25 Batu Caves <$lt 95 1.00 Bukit Aram: ($1) 90 1.00 Burmah Malay 22s 6d «>3s 6d Cru-nderiang <£> 2s 6d 3s
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    ELECTRIFYING THE COUNTRY.
    558 19 !>4 Per Cent of Area Now Covered. A scheme of electricity supply for Southwest England and South Wales is now published by the Central Electricity Board. It is the seventh regional scheme and the largest of all. The whole seven schemes now deal with 94 per cent
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    63 19 February l.*>th., 1! o'llotk noon. Buyers Sellers. R s s. equal to London Standard. Spot M 4 20 Standard H.S.S. on Tender Fib 26, 27 March 27 27', Api) 27 28 April- June 28', 28'_-July-S?pt. 29 29 Tone of Market: Very Dull. Latest Cable: London
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    RIRRER AND TIN REUTERS.
    26 19 Katu Tin (First half Feb.* 269 hours. 66J00 yards: 252 pkls. Renong Consolidatt-d (First half Feb.i 252 hours; 73.000 yards; G72 pkls.
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    RATIONALIZATION IN INDUSTRY.
    726 19 Sir J. Stamp on Costs. Sir Josiah Stamp addressed membe. ol the Textile Institute at a luncheon at Bradford <>v "The PrsSSOf Positron of Rationalization He said that. judging by recent influential romments, a reaction was setting m »g» *ntl the process. If by rationalisation they tmOf
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    CHINA TRADE CAUTION.
    188 19 The announcement that tin dlrectan Of Protat, Haiibury, and Co.. the well-known China merchants, have decided to postpone CO?Mfctention of the half-yc.n-'y divide id on the preferciuv shales, duo fcr payment on Decemk II last, until the receipt ol the audi.id SClMl&hal accounts for 1929, ha caur.ecl
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    FLYING CLUB'S FIRST RACE.
    296 20 YESTERDAYS CONTEST. Bombing Competition to Follow. The Singapore Flying Club held its first race yesterday morning this being also the first xxasion on which an air race has been held m Malaya The race was open to qualified "A" license pilots over a ftVWI course of
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    PROSPECTS OF THE HONG KONG FLYING CLUB.
    309 20 One Machine Already Arrived. It is understood that the Hong Kong Flyjng Club will probably commence flying operations some time during March. At present there are approximately 120 flying members and about 15 associate members but it is felt that the latter figure
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    INTERNATIONAL LAWN TENNIS.
    289 20 Japanese vs. Chinese. At the S.C.R.C. on Saturday, a very interesting tennis match took place between the Japanese pair. Kawagiri and Murukami. and Bong Soo and John Lim The Chinese pair opened the game. Bong Soo being the serwr. and they won the first name. Kawagiri won
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    DAVIS CUP.
    96 20 Two Sections m European Zone. The plan for the sub-division of the European Zone of thf DavLs Cup into two sections was approved by the Davis Cup Committee, with the object of obviating the long and expensive journeys which the smaller countries have had to undertake m older
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    MANCHESTER CITY GET A SURPRISE.
    347 20 ENGLISH CUP UPSET. Hull Secure Victory at Maine Road. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London. Feb. 15. Football to-day was favoured with moist weather the grounds m most cases being on the heavy side. Seventy thousand people saw the Villa beat Blackburn m the Cup Brown
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    SCOTTISH CUP
    84 20 St. Mirren's Good Win Against Celtic. [Reuter"s Service.] London. Feb. 15. To-day's matches m the third round of the I Scottish Cup resulted as follo^|»u Hamilton 4. Kin^T Park 0. PartKK 3. Aberctt n 2. Hibernians 1. Hearts 3 I Dundee 0. Airdneonians 0 Ceitic 1. St. IfhVMH
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    ENGLAND'S VICTORY AT ABERYSTWYTH.
    26 20 Amateur International. I Reuters Service.] London. Feb. 15. j In the amateur soccer international at AbeIrystwyth to-day England beat Wales 2 l.
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    HOME RUGBY.
    65 20 A Manchester-Liverpool Draw. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.] London. Feb. 15. Blackheath 11. Cambridge 15. Guys 36. Old Blues 3. O.M.Ts. 8. Si. Barts 20. Richmond 0, Rosslyn 16. Bristol 11. London Scots 5. Cardiff 8. Newport 0. Coventry 3. Swansea 8 Devonport Serv. 14. United Services 6. Gloucester
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    WELCH RUGBY TEAM UP NORTH.
    29 20 Win Over Shanghai. [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai. Feb. 16. The Rugby team of the Welch Regiment beat Shanghai by 11 points to three.
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    INTER-VARSITY HOCKEY.
    24 20 Drawn Game at Beckenham. London. Feb. 15. The annual inter-varsity hockey match at Beckenham to-day resulted as follows: Oxford 2: Cambridge 2.
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    40 20 The Men's Monthly Competition will be played on Saturday and Sunday 22nd and 23rd instant. The Langhatn Carter Cup Competition (mixed foursomes) will be played during March. Entries close on Friday 21st instant at 6.30 p.m.
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    51 20 The Government Education Department started a new lease of life at the beginning of January, when Mr. Jacques became a wholetime Director. Signs of activity are already obvious, which augur well for the future of this important department, under a very keen and sympathetic Director such as Mr. Jacques. —Sarawak
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    HOME LEAGUE GAMES.
    286 20 HOME LEAGUE GAMES. SPURS' NEW PLAYERS. Division Leaders Beaten. LFREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.I London, Feb. 15. Tottenham Hotspur meeting the division leaders Oldham at Home, won by two to one. The Spurs played the two forwards whose transfer they have recently secured. Willie Davies, from Notts County, and Rowley, from
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    FOOTBALL IN BLAZING SUNLIGHT.
    606 20 Saturday's Experiment. The experiment of playing two matches on the same afternoon was tried on Saturday when the Welch f.rst and second teams were opposed to the Chinese first and second teams at the Jalan Besar Stadium, the first match commencing at a quarter to four
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    THE MALAYAN TURF.
    619 20 TAIPING RACES. Kinta Girl Springs a Surprise. I From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Feb. 15. The weather was fine this afternoon for the opening of the Taiping Clubs second profesional meeting. The going was good and the acing on the whole interesting. There were some good dividends
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    MAN'S ORDEAL WITH OCTOPUS.
    242 20 Gripped On Edge Of Rock. Sydney. Jan. 14. Dangling his legs over a rock ledge at Narooma. a holiday resort on the south coast, to-day, Charles F. Johnson, of Sydney, was seized suddenly by an octopus. He freed himself after an agonising five minutes. With his
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    27 20 In the Sarawak Government Service Mr. J. R. Coombe has been appointed to act as A.D.O. Lawas and Trusan. with the powers of a District Court magistrate.
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