The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 February 1930

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    20 1 The Singapore Free Press 1( i CENTS. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1930. 20 PAGES DAILY. NO. 12,958.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    253 1 Gloomy prospects for the coming budget are forecasted by the papers at Horne Page 11. The Japanese elections have gone strongly m favour of the Government party Page 11. The possibility of a Republican revolt m Spain is foreshadowed m political circles Page 11. At a meeting
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    SHAKESPEARE IN THE OPEN.
    1219 1 Leaving Dttngeaa Ghyll for Wastdale at two on January afternoon didn't seem wise, even to vis; and the fart that we had to help each other out of one or two deepish snowdrifts up Rossett Crag made it look foolish. But it was the blanket of
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      211 1 yOH »>AINTY PASTRY SWALLOW ARIELL'S PATENT ROLLER FLOI'R IN slb BAGS. j Raffles Hotel v A T ho f.il<'winff Kound-the-World Cruise Steamers are clue shortly T 1. s> RESOLUTE, March 3rd., Monday. H f r.m.s. FRANCONIA, March 7th., FYidav *t V T IA BELGENLAND. March Bth., Saturday. (Cruise Ball at
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      263 1 ®@®®@©®©®(§)©@@@(§)@@@@@@@@(§)(g)(g)(g)^)^)^ I In the name of Friendship and Highland ft Hospitatity I offer you, with pride, the Pedigree Scotch Whisky. I BULLOCH i i M Jk W%F F OILO 1 I Obtainable Everywhere. J Sole Agents j McALISTER CO., LTD. 1 1 EUROPE© HOTEL "Renowned %j BcMßUieiiattM n I DANCING.—
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      145 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Cias: tailoring nt Robinson's Page 11. Special sale at Echigoya and Co. Page 9. Fresh Food sausage specialiUes Page 6. Use Amnesia powder during the brat Page 2. Little and Co for aertex underwear Page 10. Notice re Dutch Indian Airway atrvicc Page 9 H.M.V. electrical recordings at
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      9 1 YOU CAN PURCHASE ANYWHERE SWALLOW ARIELL'S WORLD RENOWNED CAKES.
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      180 1 THE WEEK. Monday. 24th. High Water. OtJt, 7.6. 21.36, 7 2 Malacca: H W.. 5.00 a.m.. 4.05 5.00 pm 3.10. Selangor Race Entries close.Yacht Club annual meeting. Footb-all S C.C. trial game. Love. Life and Laugh. Theatre. C.1 5 and 930 Tuesday. 25th. Hi>:h Water. f>B.oo. 7.8. 22.14. 7 6.
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    THE CHINESE PEOPLE AND SHAKESPEARE.
    584 2 "A Groat and Perceptive Love." Discussing the attitude ot the GMMM :i MngapOM towards Shakt'spearr's plays Mr. ■He Ciilktt. Professor of English Language and Literature at Raffles Collets- says S:n«e I have bt-in m Malaya I haw had the l.ntuniiy of Mttaf rant of the
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    THE OLD ALTAR SILVER FINDS IN SIAM.
    394 2 17th. -Century Catholic Relics. H: usn:ip the discovery of old silver articles at Lopbmi «Luovo> which are believed to date back to i he time of Louis XIV.. ar.d to be of the brief period of French Catholic tnfluenr n Sum tin Bi.iL'kok
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    7 2 oi^olic L e K,^ riSS> Asswtant Comn^sionor
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      335 2 PRICKLY HEAT cfcn be prevented and cured by using AGNESfA DUSTING POWDER 60 cents per box. $1.50 per 1 lb bag MEDICAL HALL, LTD., 3. Battery Road. Outstatiozi orders receive careful anc prompt attention. KELVEY'S SCHOOL OF DANCING. pfesafesaV SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. Classes and private lessons are now m full swing.
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      409 2 Victoria 'J'heatre To-Night and Nightly Twice Nightly 6-15 9-30 pm. 100 PER CENT. TALKIE WILLIAM FOX presents GEORGE JESSEL m "LOVE, LIVE and LAUGH" Also A Fbur Reel Comedy 100 Per Cent. Talkie. The Diplomats.' j BOOK NOW AT LITTLE'S. H~~ PRICES: $2 and $1. I m Evening Dress Not
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      254 2 ALHAMBRAtJ I Announcement 5 Owing to Anal preparations m instal- ling the famous Western Electric Talking System, the Alhmmbra X Theatre will be closed until further X notice. I Watch This Space Our Gala Opening Niihtl V FROM TO-NIGHT TILL SATURDAY, MAECfI II V AT THE r TI VOLI j
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    CAUGHT IN INVISIBLE NET.
    1529 3 RADIO TO THE RESCUE. America's Wireless Police Watchers. Two shadows art- moving furtively on the bank of the Detroit River. Near by is another shadow, "a bulkier blotch, evidently a parked car." From the porch of a house a man who has come out to smoke
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    71 3 All Officers. Petty Officers and men on the active or retired ttti q| Urn Rn;;l Navy, Ryai Marines. Rogrml Naval Reserve and Rnyal Nnval Volunteer Reserve, residnm m the State of Johore. art requested to forward to the State Secretary then names, rank, seniority and special qualifications, if any, together
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      226 3 AN ERROR gS^ t m mnr.MFNT £if!l*S2S3 t 111 JUUUHIENI ''*£iEi5&' B 3* a F* t 'A''~~~:* ..tti-n prompts greater or loss s fc^"^i!lT^sb^^ m than .i picture maj :^^S|r^j^&g/^*3^/S r«-<|uire. The use of "KODAK '^Sje^'^K^'' (§>) Film. «ith its speed and i.itiu.d>. however, definitely reduces the danger of under-
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      134 3 I Estate Trust Agencies (1927) Limited. j I BRANCHES j I ll f C SS StFeet MALACCA. 1 11, Light Street PENANG t 14, Klyne Street KITALA LI MPHR. Registered by and Security deposited with I I the Straits Settlements Government. I Act as Trustees, Administrators, Receivers, Guardians, Rent Collectors,
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    CHAPTER XIV. —continued
    1124 4 m PROPOSAL. 'I hop< SO," In- replied 'vith an answering smile that t ml too assured. "He did:i\ half tell on Tut> oxy. Dam i: r Was no uilt on m whoa hod finished paint:;* my piclinv It was the uu!';me:it-duy )ii earth and every demd thing
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    SQUIRE GOOD ALL
    3864 4  -  W. RILEY \OVR SERIAL NOVEL. A Yorkshire Romance. BY (author of Windyridge etc.) yielding readily to the some temptation. And altar all she had never had cause to suspect thai Jim bad -et her down. Even PiU was not allowed to share these confidences, although m the
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    RETURNED WITH THANKS.
    334 4 Lord Birkenhead as a "Book Doctor." By this time there ought to be few tilings that can surprise Lord Birkenhead; he ought to be reconciled even to the spectacle of grossly inferior brains openly succeeding m the politics from which first-class ones haw had to withdraw m
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    IMPERSONATION AT UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION.
    126 4 London. Jan. 31. Impersonation at a Glasgow University degree examination m order to enable a student who feared that he would be unable to .satisfy the examiners to obtain his certificate resulted m one undergraduate being expelled and another rusticated for three years. The two undergraduates
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    ARABIAN POLITICS.
    509 4 The Meeting <>t Ki«u, In connection with v meeting of Kins f-.,. ibn Saud the Times on Jan I a ie-A days, perhaps within i Kings arc to meet ha the Arabia Both an bUMMM and beyond Its far-flum bord known exile and the rfctssltuA ha> dared and
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    HYPNOTISED GIRL.
    180 4 Burial Alhe Stopped »J NMee a hjrpnottot appee prevented from buryii. Bilston. Staffordshire b of twelve police CQMtabfei The hypnotist h:irt accepted m the theatre that :.<■ m a tferi Mflta In i tfctm her, and lei hei I an hour, or pa;. OM I h Over 2
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    31 4 MM Bignell. MCKUI Y.W.C A arrived m PH evening I seven hp drove from Kuala l.urn, noralng and BOBttawi day to Penang MM Blgnell Rawalpindi from MB| I a month's holida>
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    THE TRIAL OF STRENGTH IN CHINA.
    144 5 Preparations for the Latest Civil War. According to cables to the Jfanyang fcSiang Pau Press from Shanghai yesterday the troops of the Chinese general Yen Hsi Shan whose demand that the President. Chiang Kai Shek. should resign brought forth a manifesto from, Chiang iVmandtng
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    LICENSED HOUSES IN SINGAPORE.
    407 5 Question m Parliament. Our London correspondent writes that m the Houac >>: Common* In mail week Vltrountesi Astor asked the Under-Becreiary of st.itc for the Colonies if he had any Information as to what action, n any. had been taken by the Oovernment of the Straits
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    BRITISH WAR DEAD.
    260 5 Imperial "ommisMon's Work. Lond«>:i. .lan. CJth. E\< r stnoi thi Armistice the rk ol «n ing identifying and r< gistefini British soldiers vho lost their lives m the War bM continued without remissur.. until to-day tb names registered with the Imperial War Oraves Commission number 1.089.919 Every
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    123 5 A useful addition to the publications of th( Department of Agriculture has jus. beei published Tht- Culture of Vegetables i Malaya. The buok. compiled by Mr. B. Bunting and Mr. J. N. Milsum. agriculturist and assistant agriculturist of the Department, deals with the subject very thoroughly and the volume should
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    MILLIONS AT STAKE IN BRITISH CASE.
    217 5 Civilians Claim Compensation for War Damage. London. Jan. 12. The preliminary sUrmisb. m ihe legsJ battle i between private citizens and tbe Crown, In] which £40 000 000 is at stake, is expected IM set week says The Dispatch. It is a test case
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    61 5 In the case of a Sikh bullock cart driver who was found buried feet upwards m a mining hole, the Kuala Lumpur Coroner returned a verdict of found buried m a mining hole. There was no evidence to show whether death was due to being buried alive or not and
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      199 5 Jjkjj w| *^**^*"*^*****"^*"**********'*aswßsslßsssssssssss^BssssssssM I oijH^ tv-iif ;ll H|.kjl I xPjL k\3p iCi»H IB Foods The 'Allenburys' Foods are particularly suited to the feeding of infants m hot climates. They are free *n harmful germs, and are readily prepared by the lplc addition of boiling water, thus giving complete i "dependence
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      285 5 For i|our next bridge parti)- I Light I >^^^ Q ANDWICHES always turn out M trumps Oif you add a little Colman's Mustard when preparing them. Remember this when you give your next bridge party, and your guests will really eniov the interval for M snacks." Every sandwich is improved
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    STATE-AIDED DRAMA.
    438 6 Mr. Drinkwater's Plan. Liverpool. .lan. 20. Mi John Drinkwater, who delivered the Rosi- Lecture to tbe Liverpool Literary and Phiioophical Bodety to-nit-ht. took for his subject Ait and the Stage." and outlined a scheme r a chain of state-aided theatres throughout countn Including the term ■'municipal control" within
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    BEAUTY COMPETITION IN STAMBOUL.
    130 6 BEAUTY COMPETITION IN STAMBOUL. Stamhnul. Ja»i. IS. Under the auspices of Vunus Nui: Deputy m the Gre;it National Assembl? Turkey, and editor of the daily paper Dj.i'nIv.niyet. a beauty competition has taken place tins week m Stamboul. The Winner, M lb Namlk Hanem, bi the first to bo officially called
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    88 6 The sum of $10,118.65 cents Is said tbe involved m an alleged criminal breach of trust case which came up for hearing m Kuab Lumpur on Wednesday, according to the Malayan Daily Expres.;. Naiayanam Chen; was charged with criminal breach of trust ko respect of the above amount belonging to
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    THE SCHNEIDER TROPHY.
    194 6 Revised Regulations lor 19.51. Revised regulation! have been provisionally approved for thf ■etaneidar ffffptwnn eontesl ol V'l I: rhallciiKO to Gri-at B:r.:.i.\. the race v. ill be lu-ld over British waters again, nost probably over the Botant. a mrttini of the commtttec of the Pederati n %eronauUque
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      668 6 WHITEAWAYS I FOR HYGIENIC BEDDING AND POPULAR PRICE D'^BEDS I —Bedstead— p.?^ 3 '■~-j-;^, r fc*ii w^fc., jk^«»iaiJi^ "V* 7" rifTiRE cots. Ijlil I I i 4 > 4 .ii A while ei.amelled cot with picture paneb {(H il Itl ill, a J a!l round, brnss rails ar.d drop sides
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      178 6 /^<^ L MOTORS J r> Five Seater Tourer Luxury and Performance Astoundingly Low Price The Straits Motor Garage mi999*B9mm*9*Q®®®&9§>®®^^ w s powerful magnets mi»i»>. the tiny 'teeth' <>l hlad, An nfl edge into alimi I f our j 5 stf ment. bringing swifter, cooler, g P j^^l^a smoother siiavrs than
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    MATTERS OF MUSLIM INTEREST.
    893 7 MESSAGE OF WELCOME. Penang Malays Greet the New Governor. •By Our Muslim Correspondent "Malay Community. Penang. cordially '■,<>]- comes you to Malaya." Such was the greeting of welcome which the Penp.nv. Malay Association, on behalf of thr Malays of the Northern Settlement, sent by telegram to
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    131 7 At the Kith annual general meeting of the Straits Bachelors" Physical Culture Club held at No. 8 Raffles Quay on Tuesday, the following were elected office-bearers for the year 1930: President. Mr. Lim Hock Seng; Vice-Presidents, Messrs Tan Soo Liew. Chua Swa Chwee and Teo Koon Beng; Hon Secretary. Mr.
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      140 7 < GivE L/our m COMPLEXION THE SOFT x CLEARNESS OF YOUTH Skin clear and smooth as silk or the petal ol a flower, colouring delicately fresh- that's the complexion of youth— the complexion o\ every woman who trusts her skin to the care of Lux Toilet Soap. There is com*
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    MATTERS OF CHINESE INTEREST.
    758 8 OVERSEAS PRESS UNION. Preliminary Meeting Held. (By oar Chinese Correspondent >. On last Sunday afternoon (February 16th; th^ general meeting of the Overseas Chinese Press Union, took place for the first time m its new building. No. 61. Cantonment Street. There were 27 pressmen present, and
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    INDIAN AIR MAIL SERVICE.
    201 8 Delhi to Rangoon Extension. Delhi. Jan. 17. The Government of India to-day took an important step towards the development of Indian civil aviation by concluding proposals through the Standing Finance Committee of the Legislative Assembly for a State air mail between Delhi. Calcutta, and Rangoon. The
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    63 8 It is notified that Meftrs K.G.A. Dohoo. C. H. Whitton, J. G. Gilmour, H. G. Keet. D. H. Trumble. A. H. Wheeler, F. Stanley, H. R. Baker, J. R. Pyper, and Che Baba bin Jaudin of the Government Service, have passed the prescribed examination m General Orders and Colonial Regulations;
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      170 8 i t ML rihmV IRI HI ii _~£^v m mSmWrn. /y^-^ I CIGARETTES TIPPED WITH CORK OF PURE NATURAL GROWTH iiiilliilitjijni;;; llllHllll!lllllllli!lli:.l'.l|lli...i! ;l!IIIIIIHlllli;i!'lll!liirHi''!!!ll!IIIIIHIli! lli!i!l; t REASONS FOR I h i li|mouth I SUPERIORITY i APPEARANCE. I; V Refreshingly original, the appearance of the Plymouth T V V strikes a note
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      184 8 >^^y^ V Ie tak 3 ye^ for u ht fin<>lv l-t l *i *te« Md /JFW£V V U i! V in K redienti at ar blende n to Tori Relish to become rofined and matured. Am/JFWifr ""u 1 "v P rftCt oo dimen hut rich .au W Wlth SUch a
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      475 9 BUSINESS CARD& MASSAGE INICL'MI ISS FUMIKO •j Mmftjf Ghaut. FUNERALS. siM.U'ORE CASKET CO. %m 1 A It Penhas Road, .0 i wiul«w Street Phone 6075. TO LET. RD Apply Meyer Brothers. 9* 53 MEYKK ROAD. Apply Meyer Brothers. OAD. Entry March Ist. Apply Wer I'" jj 0 4 ar.d 4A
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      601 9 TENDERS. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. VOTirr i* he».«* K ,v« n that ten-Jers are mm tarttM ,or the following materials or orvtaeiK *i»-l mat pMttewUn of such tenders nay be obtained m the Tender Room. Muni«im»» Office*: I>nder "ale of Closing. Erection of a Water Department Sub-Depot at N(H)n Pasir Panjar.t?
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      1006 9 NOTICE. COMPANY MEETING. PERAK RIVER HYDROELECTRIC POWER. FINANCIAL PROPOSALS APPROVED. INCREASED PROSPECTIVE OUTPUT. VISCOUNT ELIBANK'S SPEECH. The adjourned Third Annual General Meeting of the Perak River Hydro-Electric Power Company. Limited, was held on January 29th. at Winchester Houso. Old Broad-street. London. EC. The Right Hon. Viscount Elibank, D.L. < chairman
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      752 9 tion and by enlarging its capacity. In no other way could the contracts which have already been secured have beei j fulfilled. The result is that so soon as i i i water power station is leady tor comnwici! operation a substantial load will be rtady for immediate and easy
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      267 9 Of VALUABLE 999 YEARS" LEABEHOLL sNl> FREEHOLD LAND AT LORONG 33 GEYIJ\N(i AND PAYA LEBAR, SINGAPORE To be held at Om Saleroom of Messrs ChJnu: Kent Lee <k Co, Ltd., Raffles Chamb- Rain Place. Singapore. On Monday, Feb. 24th, at 2.30 p.m. PARTICULARS: lot 1 —Valuable freehold tend j' Loroog
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTHS.
    48 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTHS. SPENCE.-At E. Pitfall. 3D the February 19th. to Hellene, wife of L. R McM.ndo Spence. Changkat Salak Estate. Salak North. a daughter. MACNAMARA On February 18. at the Maternity Hospital. Poxiang. to Beryl, wife of D. P. Macnamara. A.C.P. of Sungei Patanl. Kedah. a son.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1930. WEEK-END COMMENT.
    818 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1930. WEEK-END COMMEN T. The Chinese Chamber of Commerce discussed at great length on Saturday the possibility of improvir. the condition of the rubber industry m Malaya. The meeting was representative of the Chinese interests m the business and the matter was very fully
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    1258 10 line quarterly general meeting of the P. A.M. will be held on March sth. at 11 a.m. m the Scottish Masonic Lodse. Kuala Lumpur. The annual &t. David's Day Regimental gymkhana sports of the Welch Regiment will be held on Saturday which will be observed as a holiday. Mr. D.
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    ROYAL DANISH VISIT TO SIAM.
    60 10 ROYAL DANISH VISIT TO SIAM. A PAGEANT OF Misi( Prince Damnm^s InjcenuitN. [FREE PRESS SEKVICK CO) BJq^, ■aatjkal ir h i Their Majesties lunch. -d as quests of the Danish Rovalt Subsequently all attended c 5 Gymkhana and m the even! staged a pr«sentation m visitors of the evolution B
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    THE TALKIE "BOOM" IN SINGAPORE.
    112 10 Victoria Theatre < ir^ti, Evidence of the rapi <: larity of the talkinu Mm >, given the Victoria i• evening -a hen the Thtatn ntmost capacity for the I Love. UN and UHlgh. '1! which wn haw alr»\ul> |„n well-worn thCOM but t: and somewhat
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    31 10 SATI HDAVS RVBBBI PtKB [FREE PRESS SERVICK COPYRIGHT London, Feb. 22. noon Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's rubber pn< follows Spot 8 6 16d. Forward 8 10 16d
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    JEWELLER'S CREDITOR WINS CLAIM.
    90 10 Defendant's ft|Wlllt Not Valid Judgment for plalntlfl vltl v n Mr Justice Stt-\.-ns In I ill Saturday In lh<- Mtt m ul ■binii'd from bOttU A Rahcn;. U known Singapore I m merchant $16.906 79 due on six praml His Lordship held tlul |gn M I
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    SINGAPORE AFTER-CARE ASSOCIATION.
    135 10 SINGAPORE AFTER-CARE ASSOCIATION. Thr raport md Mcouni I Urn Dlwtaarfed Prtaa tn solved on December Ittto., i^- general BMHtlai hrfd 00 tlMl U.i:smiety VM th.'ti f( 1:1 .died the S After-Care Association 1 change m the MM Ol tin that member.-* Ut dMteOIH ol IncW A-ithtn its KOpr boys fn.m
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    MALACCA INSURANCE CASE.
    85 10 la to* mmnmr court on Bd ■«'■•>• tlee Steven* dealtm •nth the app witness m tfac Malacca I whom be had convicted I i and MOteOCCd to Us Mr. J. B Wei- (counatl to ptatattf ol which witness tv a partneri ness would remain m moniin X
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    86 10 In the plan- Of Mr Havilland has bMB ipi»tal Pilot Boa.d. Suwaporr. I Baemw mittee to adminiM. the v. Fund. Singapore and tfl t>. ber of the Sailors' InMiUi'- Mr h H Brown. Cb ner>- and Superum-iui.-nt of M»i been granted 8 MOOtIM 0 full pay.-w.th effcd tf« R. Meldrum
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      68 10 SUNDSTRAND I ADDING MACHINES j PATERSON, SIMONS CO.J LIMITED. 4 Prince Street, Singapore- ft I PHONE 2700. j 634 j J North Bridge Boad. J TENG SENG GU4N. 1 Established 1905 Tele. No: 2415. i TRY T. K. K.'s. i J Latest Pattern of Tennis Shoes, J braided m red,
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    BUDGET GLOOM DEEPENS.
    153 11 DEFICIT MOUNTING. Uti-Frcc Trade Rising Predicted. London. Feb. 2::. I two years airo the coun m Conservative ministe budget of 1929 mipht be i (MX like to stand m thi mi. i at 1930 for revenue t :<ity said Mr. Snow- HuddenMd when be budfrt as fraudulent
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    KIDNAPPED RUSSIAN GENERAL.
    112 11 Message From the Sea. tcr'l Service.] llarve. Keb. iiat.ri latter .signed Bp In the .sea neai the kidnapped Whiu prisoner aboard tlie Soviel Bpaital i.s known to hay» tt the tim« he was kid>uspected as the handk ntified. l*an>. !>b. rtl to IX' the laM far»*wi 1
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    THE CHINA WAR.
    140 11 No Fighting Yet. PMI Ptm Service.>hanghai. Feb. IS. I tentata-Pttkov line at Nanking decided I Liv Chi. coraman- Hankow and Tient- red tIM furtifvine of Mred |o Yen Shi-shan mpfeUoo of their cooovtfen to attack. 1 tart division commanded by Feng i Ksucnow. ••n Yu Wri-c-hun's Tang.hsien
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    THE SOUTHERN POSITION.
    52 11 K »nif. I>b. 22. I lod r. hak Pan Ki-mo. Wong rKurned to Canton Wuehow. ••turned to Shundo. if 1 a.mukkan. others reach- i:;(! J have croaMd the river at •> t ••"^ferred Liyangking's is imminent. •■"tta.k nghtmg ha* Minchun has occupied rrtna*-! lore reached It I
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    JAPAN'S GOVERNMENT SUCCESS.
    180 11 STKADY POLICY ASSURED. Opposition Lose Elections. [Reuter's Par Eastern Service.] tv%^ 1 Tofcio. Feb. 2° Mh'sieto Z l °l 8 atmid n*ht showedThough the rmal returns have not yet been oXr L ll M ar r that shortiy m.£rtty MmSelt h^dsVth n 3l Ule SCatS m the
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    U.S. INDEPENDENCE WAR.
    72 11 Official Documents Bought. [Reuters Service New York. Feb. U AMRku librarians are rejoicing at the news that Dr. Rosen bach has bought from the Royal Institute 20.000 official documents relating "to the activities of the British forces m the neighbourhood of New York during the War of
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    THE GREAT OIL MERGER.
    88 11 May be Illegal. fßeuter's Service.] New York. Feb. IS. The merger of the Standard Oil of New York and the Vacuum Oil Company is subject to a legal decision which will be .sought early to settle the doubt as to whether it can be regarded as
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    MARCH THAT MAY FAIL.
    59 11 Communist Plans Discovered. [Reuter's Service.] Berlin. Fefc. 22. Documents seized at Communist headquarters m the raid on Feb. 17 reveal plans for a converging march on Berlin from all over Germany arranged for March 6th as "a world demonstration against unemployment." The march is likely to
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    ALPINE TRAGEDY.
    33 11 Avalanche Kills Many. [Reuter's Service] Rome. Feb. 23. Three people were killed. 13 are missing and 5 were injured owing to an avalanche m Bolognola district, many cattle being also overwhelmed.
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    SIR E. HOWARD LEAVES AMERICA.
    56 11 [Reuter's Service] New York. Feb. 22. Sir Esme and Lady Howard have left for England aboard the Majestic. Their fellow -passengers include the lawn tennis player Miss Jacobs, and Mr. O. L. Harrison. Governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York who will visit
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    FRANCE'S NAVAL POLICY.
    33 11 [Reuter's Sen ice.] Paris. Feb. 23 The new Minister of Marine. M. Sarraut, i-ompletely approves the French standpoint at the Naval Conference and he will represent Prance with M. Briand.
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    THE PRINCE AT NAIROBI.
    20 11 [Reuter's Service.] Nairobi. Feb. 22. The Prince of Wales arrived here at eight o'clock this morning.
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    ITALIAN CARDINAL'S DEATH.
    24 11 Rome. Feb. 22. Cardinal Perosi has died after amputation of a leg. There are now 28 Italian and 32 nonItalian Cardinals.
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    U.S. NAVAL DELEGATE ILL.
    35 11 London. Feb. S3. Doctors have ordered Admiral Hilary Jones, the adviser to the American Naval Delegation, to go home owing to uleeration of the stomach. (Saturday's cables on page 12. j
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    STANDARD OF REVOLT IN SPAIN.
    120 11 WHO WILL RAISE IT? Premier's Son Causes Sensation. {Reuter's Service] Madrid, Feb. 22. 'If a man of position raises the Republican banners I will join him" declared Miguel Maura son of the famous Conservative leader and exPremier. The statement has caused a sensation m political
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    BOMB IN INDIAN COLLEGE.
    90 11 Students Injured. fßeuter's Service.) Amritsar, Feb. 23. A bomb filled with scrap iron and glass exploded during the ot-lebration of the anniver-uv of Khals t College here. One student. Pratap Singh, who was presiding at the meeting was seriously injured and had to have his leg
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    RUSSIA'S PERSECUTIONS.
    107 11 Religious Protest Spreads. [Reuter's Service.] London. Feb. 2:!. The movement of protest Mains! religious persecution m Russia continues to spread. The Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, has associated itself therewith and also by Patriarch Dimitri. head of the Orthodox Church of Serbia, who has appealed U) all
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    PIRACY GUARDS.
    161 11 China Coast Guild Protest. I Reuters Service.] London. Feb. 22. The annual report of the Officers (Merchant Navy i Federation for 1929 says the Federation has been deputed by the China Coast Officers" Guild and Marine Engineer's Guild of China, to cooperate on their behalf with London representatives
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    DUTCH TEA RESTRICTION.
    68 11 Method Left to Planters. [Reuttr's Service.] Amsterdam. Feb. 22. An extraordinary general meeting of the Association for Tea-growing m the East Indies, has decided, almost unanimously to take measures to reduce the crop m 1930 to 12,000.000 pounds below the 1929 crop of 145.000.000 making the 1930
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    THE TARIFF TRUCE.
    72 11 A Two- Year Prog ram me. Reuter's Service. Geneva, Feb. 22. Mr. William Oraham, addressing the second committee of the Tariff Truce Conference, which is preparing the programme for the next conference, foreshadowed a series of conferences during the two year's truce when groups of commodities will
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    HOT WEATHER KEEPS FIREMEN BUSY.
    62 11 The dry weather experienced during the last few weeks is having its effect on the activities of the Selangor Fire Brigade, says Friday's Malay Mail, which adds that on Thursday, engines and men were called out to deal with tires m lallang and blukar. on
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    33 11 Mr. J. Faii-weather. Agricultural Field Officer, Perak North, is leaving on Home furlough In the next few days and Mr. F. Birkinshaw, who is due back from leave shortly, will succeed Mr. Fairweather.
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    LEGALITY OF CLUB GAMBLING.
    1109 11 THE HABITUALITY TEST. What is Position of Local Clubs? Hypothetical reference to the possible raiding of the Singapore Club and more pointed leference to the legality of Singapore Turf Club n betting, were made m the Supreme Court bea. fore Mr. Justice Stevens on Saturday during
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    GREATEST FRAUD OF OUR AGE.
    1086 12 THE HATRY SWINDLE. Heaviest Sentence Possible. I From Our Own Correspondent.] London, .l.m There never has bt-en anything lake me :-re-it Hatry Swindle m this country. I went trr mgh the H-:ole> Swindles, the Whittaker Wright ■■todies, and I remember the Jabez Balfour debacle, but
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    52 12 Recently m Nyasaland the brakes of a torW railed|fj act and the lorry dashed into a tree The driver died shortly after admission to a nearby mission. A passenger who was pinned underneath the car and who was not seen by by bons. his skeleton being found two days after
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    JOHORE GAME LAW CASES.
    1389 12 JOHORE GAME LAW CASES. "LENIENCY NOT FAVOURED." Magistrate Feared Displeasure. In the matter of Kluang Criminal Cases Nos. 566. 604. 605. 606. f»O7. 698. 609. 610 and 637. 659. 672 and 674 all of 1928. And m die -natter of Section 323 of the Criminal Procedure Code. Mr. Justice McCabe
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    INSUBORDINATION OF FOCH.
    149 12 M. CLEMENCEAU'S BOOK. "New Violence is Germinating m the World." London, Feb. 13. •'To the sound of the guitar of Geneva new violence is germinating m the world," declares the cynical M. Clemenceau. m his posthumous-ly-published book. "Le Grandeur et WKfte dune Victoire." a summary of which
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    THE NEW FRENCH CABINET.
    83 12 Continuity of Foreign Policy. fHavas Service. 1 Paris, Feb. 21. The new Cabinet has been formed as follows Premiership and Minister of the Interior M. Chautemps; Minister of Justice. M. Steeg; Minister for Foreign AfTairs M. Briand; Minister of Finance M. Dumont: Budget. M Palmade; War
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    JAPANESE ELECTIONS.
    52 12 Government Party Gains. Tokio, Feb. 22. The election returns at midnight were as follow Minseito 71; Seiyukai 40; Proletarians 3: Independents 2; Others 5. The full r» turns are expected on Sunday. Thus far the Minseito has 15 cam^. .i los*^--Seiyukui 4 sains 12 losses: Proletarians L' pains.
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    CHILD DRUDGES IN CEYLON.
    209 12 Lady Simon's Letter to The Times. London. I-rb. IS. Lady Simon, m a letter to Fbe Times ;od;ty on the MDject of child adoption for domestic emrftee vi c.y!on. itreeeei the point that, while not desiring to exaggerate, she contends that what she ha* read m
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    REV. PAT MCCORMICK'S BEREAVEMENT.
    80 12 London. Yrb. 11. It ua« n -vraled to-day that, only a U v hours bef<-:e dclhcring a broadcast sermon at the Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields la&t Sunday, the Rev. Pat McCormick was informed of the death of his sister. Miss Lucy Sophia McCormick, at the Church
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    HOME LEAGUE TABLES.
    949 12 THE LEADERS' PROGRESS. Oldham and Brentford Threatened. DIVISION I. Goals P. W. L. D. F A. Pts Sheffield Wed. 28 17 5 6 73 35 40 Derby County 30 16 9 5 62 56 37 Manchester City 29 14 9 6 64 53 34 Blackburn R. 30
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    TWO NEW ROYAL ACADEMICIANS.
    160 12 Messrs. S. Lee and G. F. Kelly Elected. London. Feb. 12. Messrs. Sydney Lee and Gerald Festus Kelly have been elected Royal Academicians. Mr. S. Lee. A.R.A. (1922): R.E.. who was born In 1866. studied at the Manchester School of Art and the Atelier Colarossi. Paris.
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    TIME BRINGS MANY CHANGES.
    1505 12 ITS WORK IN MALAYA. Some Reminiscences and Reflections. A residence of thirty-six yean In this pnrt of tiie world enables one u> \isuali c ihe cha uptime has made iv a way which younger people cannot do. writes the Rev. w. Murray m an article m
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    CABLE COMPANIES IN CHINA.
    249 12 THE POLITICAL VIE* To be put out of Hu.in,^ (•overnmint Recent report* tha, r,, proposes u> put |fa toltfMH at the end „f thfa attracted attention n,. has been i sued hv the thr* W*n m Bhf luU and »k« rieved m IU prop, h i
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    AN EPIC CUP STRUGGLE AT OLDHAM.
    609 13  -  Iran Sharpe Sever -to -be- Forgotten Contest, f f now YORKSHIRE TRIUMPHED OVER J LANCASHIRE. I jr» ro.ui season m •\n;uai\u the greatest KSSMSB aaay, champions .:.'.«> fat he Cm. visit Oldham s<" ond Divi.l) r promotion t( 11 luxury ID >DI D. I
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    INTER-VARSITY HOCKEY.
    75 13 "t Kituudi a Double Blue. London. Feb. 11. lelKtCd Cambridge. :.>>rkey and I ondon, Feb. l.'J. mm m the uiui- B^kt-nham on Feb. j ■ChriM Church- G ■■ait.- 18N.C.1; J O TheophikM «Univer- rsityi Nawab of Id .Waciham. T m John's, cap- ''"It '.|i I. I v I
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    ROUTIS TO RETIRE.
    16 13 plan f.-uther-:tly to meet has been advised rim to aye tray- :n Paris'
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    UNIVERSITIES' RUGBY SUCCESSES.
    69 13 London. Feb. 12. Cambridge University to-day beat Guys Hospital on the latter* ground by 11 points to 6 points. London. Fed. 13. In a Rugby Union match to-day Oxford University beat a team of Dominion Students by 24 points to 3. London. Feb. 12. In the match
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    56 RUNS OFF ONE STROKE.
    176 13 Fieldsmen Thrown into Sea to Retrieve Ball. Auckland. Jan. 15. Cricket has become the national game of the Solomon Islands, the Principal of the Melanesian Mission school < Dr. Fox* said today. "I do not think you will find brighter cricket m any other part
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      292 16 LLOYD ROYAL BELGE SOCIETE ANONYME. (Incoiporated m Belgium). MONTHLY SERVICE OF STEAMERS from SINGAPORE to VANCOUVER. SEATTLE, PORTLAND AND SAN FRANCISCO via Hongkong and Shanghai. STEAMER. Due Singapore S.S. SUEVIER Mar. 2 S.S. CAUCASIER Mar. 26 S.S. CARLIER Apr. 28 S.S. KAMBOVE May 31 S.S. BOLIVIER June 28 S.S. PATAGONIER
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      696 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang. Pekan, Sungei Lembln and Kuan tan < via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday. Tuesday. Thursday and Friday 6 a.m Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh. Taipinp. Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m Kelantan every Monday. Wednesday and
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      78 17 ■1 ire carried by the l •sterd.iy en route •ere landed at SingaDBJ Anioy and Swatow Ml remaining aboard dan brought a further Ooaaptegm Ls due MMM and will proICadraa, Pondicherry. Bald and Marseilles. harres, ttaei mail steamer Exdue h» re from Madras and will probably mU f"i S:ii:;on. Tounme
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      EAST ASIATIC'S NEW LINER.
      95 17 \mtrika'^ Fas! Passage. g naroour on Wednes Strata Ei ho. the m.: Dying the Da latk Com nent. and having ac .>.-» passengers maidt-n voyage > <>m- motor whic] <!iumes used oi il capable o M<r and doing aj per hour. She i si motor ship
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      LEAGUE OF NATIONS HEALTH BUREAU.
      32 17 LEAGUE OF NATIONS HEALTH BUREAU. Ulue of Its Information. Service. 1 Cieneva. Feb. 21. nment has informed the Far East, m Health Bureau win henceforth not be total Australian porta information now
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      IEGUE OF NATIONS HEALTH BULLETIN.
      82 17 Uw I- N.-ions' nded February b(Ld >:.d i death and 57 deaths. and 45 deaths M kttM during the puind 63 deaths UPW emm and 34 deaths l* h I and 8 deaths Itol d tilths. nallpox CMM :i 11l XIX and 1 death BUUpw
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      BRITISH CREW IN RESCUE DRAMA.
      79 17 Hr <- taj* on Rocks. Biarritz. Jan. 28. -i to-day of the Kk. tnvorth. which ■•mpest on Monday the impart, and "ridge, where the of his searchj -nailing for help. Butriitz, Bordeaux, and to urn-less messPProach the ship thr mast when rigged this '< after
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      GREAT BAHAMAS STORM.
      84 17 Warship Battered. [British Radio— Official Service T Kufby. Feb. '1. xZ -Lh y states that durin a mL e mat NaSSaU Bahamas, on Monday last, violent seas broke over the foreeaatk and upper deck of the cruiser Durban Mr W L. Whitaker. commissioned gunner sustained two broken
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      SINGAPORE ENGINEERS AND SPANISH CAPTAIN.
      242 17 International Incident. Thr ictmn of the Leon XIII. of the Conipanla Transatlamica of Ba-celona. to tht Barcelona -Manila run recalls a remarkable innl which happened on this ,hi P mmm forty 1 'is ago. While the Leon XIII »aa on a vnv ge from Europe
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      LAUNCH OF C.P.R. LINER.
      245 17 Sir A. Kennedy on Naval Disarmament. A new Canadian PacinV liner, the Princess Elizabeth, was launched from the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company's yard at Glasgow last month. Sir Alexander Kennedy, chairman of the company, presiding at v luncheon which followed, said that, proud as shipbuilders
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      FLEETS OF THE WORLD.
      157 17 I.S. Coastguard Craft Omitted from Command Paper. London, Jan. 11. The Command Paper gi\ing the particulars of the principal fleets of the world which is annually published by the Stationery Oflice makes an optx>rtune appearance to-day, m view of the great interest that will be taken
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      EX-KAISER'S YACHT WRECKED.
      126 17 EX- KAISER'S YACHT WRECKED. Meteor Sunk After an Explosion. Marseilles, Jan. 16. The ex-Kaiser's famous yacht Meteor, rechristened Minnikoi, which now belongs to a wealthy Hindu named Modyn. was wrecked to-day m Marseilles Harbour, following an explosion m the engine room. Two men who were working on the Diesel auxiliary
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      HELM ORDERS.
      481 17 Lord Inchcape's Comment. I Lord Inchcape. writing to the Times from Monte Carlo, says: I see there is a suggestioi that the time-honoured words "Port" and 'Starboard 1 m helm orders should be alte-ed to something like -Left- and "Right" Two generations at least will have to forget
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      SIZE OF BATTLESHIPS.
      476 17 Sir F. Tudor on Danger of Reduction. Speaking at Tongham. Surrey. Admiral Sir Frederick Tudor, who was Third S*>a Lord during the greater part of the War. dealt with the Naval Conference. What expenses, he asked, were they going to save by reducing the Navy? If they
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      CONTRABAND IN LIFEBOAT.
      135 17 Big Haul at Colombo. Two Preventive Officers who paid a surprise visit to the 8.1. steamer Bamora early one morning m Colombo and searched the vessel on suspicion, succeeded m making a big haul of contraband. Messrs. P. C. A. Speldewinde and M. C. Joseph, the two
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      30 17 Sir Henry Bowles, the magistrate, at Enfleld to a man summoned for driving a noisy motorlorry: Have you anything to say? Driver: Yes. sir. Thank God we won the war!
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      304 17 gone There are hundreds of mothers who to pick up right away-uever looked could tell you to this day when and hack again *here it was that someone uttered "Lacto^en" is good rich farm mitk— the word "Lactogen." Perhaps it was ever y dro P ot th cream m it
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    VALUING THE ZOO.
    660 18 The Rarest Animals. At this time of year the Curators at the Zoo have the task of stocktaking and valuing the animals m the collection m preparation for the annual audit m February. Last year the coliection was valued at £35.916. but only animals actually owned by
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    CRIME IN FRANCE.
    483 18 75 Prisons to be Reopened. Paris. J.«:i. 11, The Minister of Justice hmi decided to n open 75 prisons m various parts of the country which were closed m 1026. Altogether, over 200 prisons v.ere closed In that year, mainly an a mea 1 rre of ecotMMßjr.
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    REMAINS OF A MAMMOTH.
    275 18 Geologist's Theory of Preservation. The quintan Whether there Were scientificconfirmations of the Biblical deluge was discused by Lieutenant-Colonel L. M. Davies. F.G.S., m ;hn Langhornc Orchard pri^e essay for 1929. which be read to members of the Victoria Institute recently. It had to be admitted, he
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    CRITICISMS OF COMPANY PRACTICES.
    186 18 I.oiuluii, J.m. 1. Following the itwslatlaßi In the Hairy ca&e that irregular deaUnga OCCUTWd In ;h.of the companies Which the ilefeiKtantS tontrolled, there OM b» en some cnt':i-m bi.'Ji In Britain ;aid al>i >.i J of the pr:i< ti L M.'n-i'iv p company can ctttuo] r.nd
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    70 18 >(„, h m ronneetkw vitti milk nan h nent, the All-thing. m.u!< thai M :i:hi« ir 700 y« :trs :iun. |>" < pIMC i> H.vkiali N thf learned rhroni. 1. r •arts poeilqui txuikv When taytm tht i the workmen found ltd tmm Bnowe'a »>.>um
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    RUBBER SALVATION PROBLEM.
    285 19 HINKSK MEETING. Stoppage of Planting Recommended. ••i *'i th» Ui.M-u.sMon which important necttag of Chinese v. -.im rubber industry heM Of Commerce on Sai- Mm DtOpOoW rubber holirml irni>ortant decisions after a four hours sitting benrI th< Chamber <>f Commerct „iaed ;inrl Mim-sentative H n Mr S
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    ROSE MACPHAIL AND PENMAN LTD'S REPORT.
    103 19 Singapore, Feb. 2i. I6d. up Noon PrtoM S.S. It.S.S. on Tender April-June 29 July- .uiar. 15s. down. P/asi n.35 3.45. ta Diedge 1.37 i.40. I 70. .7 :^y. Talams 43 45 premium, uiu I Lni 111 3d IPs 9d. 14 Id. Malacca IJO IJt,
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    34 19 Buyers SHton. 10s 3d 11s 220 2 30 x.d. 11l 26s Gd G7 70 5.60 5.70 cd. c.r. 22s 6d 24s 2 25 2.75 nom. 65 75 45 50 140 1.50
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    RAW SILK TRADE.
    205 19 Peculations Governing: Tests to be Enforced. Chargt i with the duties of extending China's raw silk t xport trade and of stimulating efforts for the improvement (,f raw silk industry, the inngh i Bureau 01 Inspection and Testing of i. r.t rcial Commodities has prepared and übinitted
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    WHO BUYS THE 15s. TOMATOES?
    255 19 Tit-Bits Coddled m Cotton Wool The tomato is a tender annual. The "Encyclopaedia Britannica" says so. It is more than tender; it is vicious, for the "Encyclopaedia Britannu \i" veft-rs to "excessive luxuriance to which the tomato is so addicted." Now there is more than
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    LINGGI PLANTATIONS' NEW ISSUE.
    296 19 In ore' r to provide working capital anci funds for completely equipping UM planted ucm and carrying out extend m Lir.ngi Plantatioiij aie offtrlng for sub i ptios at par i'» of Sf-"!i per cent. t-.: t "T. igjg Convertible and redeemable Dt benture itoek, part
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    LANCASHIRE COTTON FAIR.
    122 19 London, Feb. 11. Opening at the City Hull. Manchester, a great .r.ncahire Cotton Fair, Mr. Clynos, who has tWMB invited to act as chairman of the inquiry nto the industry which is being conducted by a sub-committee of the Economic Advisory Coun•il. discussed the means of meeting
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      221 19 February 22. SELLING. London 4 months' sight 2 3 15 16 London 3 months' sight 2)3 7)8 London 60 days' sight 2)3 13 16 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.
      219 19 February 22. Tm 125 Tons $89 00 Gambier 9.40 Pepper White 75 Pepper Black 50 Flake Tapioca 6.00 Pearl Sago Small 8.25 Copra Sundried 9.25 Rice. Anam No. 2 250 Rice Liang Hln Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 8.30 Rice, Slam old No. 1. 320 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260
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      MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
      811 19 Singapore Feb. Mnd.. loMim Trice*. Buyers Sellers. \yer Weng 1.00 1.25 Batanp Padang 21 24 3atu Caves 95 1.00 Bukit Arangs 80 90 nom. Hitams 35 43 Hong Fatts 67 70 Johan Tin 38 40 Kinta Tin Ditd 135 1.40 Dun River 2.30 1.40 o.j. Kuyuhs 13
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    RAREST METAL YET FOUND.
    388 19 Sixty Years of Research. A metal twice as rare as radium and maintaining its activity twenty times longer has been discovered by a German scientist. Dr Aristid Grosse. of the Chemical Research Institute, Shanghai, states the Daily Express. This announcement is made following two years' intensive
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    THE NEW INDIA LOAN.
    232 19 The Daily Mail MJTI that the high rate OJ interest on the Indian loan is a clear indication of the situation m India and the uncertainty oi the immediate outlook. The paper adds that it has been necessitated by a slump m thr prices of India
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    62 19 I ebruary 22nd., I oYhnk noon Buyers Seller*. R.SS. equal to London Standard, Spot 27 27 Standard R.S.S on Tender Mar. 27'- 27 April 28 23. April- June 29 29.. July-Sept. 30 30 Tone of Market. Quiet and Slightly Easier. Latest Cable: London Spot sheet
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    SNOWDEN'S LATEST SURPRISE.
    62 19 NEW CONVERSION LOAN. Reduction of Interest Rate. [Reuters Service. London. Feb. 23. The Government is issuing a 4.. per «inf Conversion Loan at 95 ttdeemable at par m 1940-1944. This is another surprise to the City by Mr. Snowden and is similar to November's successful offer of
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    AMAZING TELEPHONY DEVELOPMENT.
    301 19 London World's Switchboard. [British Radio Official Service 1 KtiKby. Feb. 11. Wireless telephony is de\» loping \wtn Wmarkable rapidity. London is fM ■eMOIhBI the switchboard of the world. Tin- Australian experimental OTVftee, which had been conducted by the Pa c OJkct ttom the Ru^by and Baldock wire'<
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    ECONOMIES IN COTTON INDUSTRY.
    69 19 Representative Association to be Formed. L Router's Service. 1 London. Frb. 11. A new mo\o to increase Lancashire s cotton trade m Urn bulk of the standard lines is fOCC shadowed m the announce:nen! < t nn])tiuling formation of a British Cotton TVxtUi A.ssupported by all
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    MERGER PROCESS IN OIL INDUSTRY.
    86 19 Vacuum and Socony Join Forces. [Reuters Service.? New York. Feb. Thr Vacuum Oil Comp my auuount <s it early merger v ith the Standard Oil Co. of New York, which will be one of the most important amalgamations m the oil history of the United
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    RUBBER ESTATE COOLIES' WAGES.
    112 19 In the H.tu~" of Commons on January 'S.i Major Pole Mked the Under-Secrctary of State for the Colonies if hi- Ls aware that, sine c tlu introduction of the standard wane on tin- estates m Malaya, a system of payment to thr rubber tappers by the
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    UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC RAILWAYS.
    30 19 London. I» I. 11. The Underground Electric Railways Compun\ of London, Limited, have dec la red dividend of eight per cent, on ordinary shares for la»t ve?»r.
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    BREEZY AFTERNOON AT SEA.
    662 20 YACHT CLUB REGATTA. Capsizals and Keen Racing. Very heavy going added a particular zest to the Royal Singapore Yacht's Club half-yearly-regatta which took place on Saturday and was attended by over three hundred people, chief among them being HE. Governor (Sir Cecil Clementi) and Lady Clementi.
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    CEYLON LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
    125 20 Men's Championship Singles: G. O .Nicholas beat D H. Balfour. 6 l, 6 2. 10 8. Men's Championship Doubles. F. de Sararr. and F. C. de Saram beat G. O. Nicholas and L L. Fonseka. 6 l. 2 6. B—6.8 6. 6 2. Ladies' Championship Singles:
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    GARRISON HOCKEY LEAGUE.
    105 20 The following are results to Feb. 15th P. W. D. L. Pis. H. Q. Wing. Welch R. 5 4 10 9 "D" (MG) Coy. Welch R. 5 4 10 9 "C" Coy. Welch R 6 4 119 T Coy. Welch R 5 4 0 18 Royal Engineers
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    80 20 A combined Press XI lost by the odd goal m five to the German Club at the Robinson Road. Stadium, yesterday, m a keenly fought if not too good game. Neither side was at full strength but matters were evened out before half time when the German Clubs centre-forward retired
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    HOME LEAGUE MATCHES.
    452 20 SATURDAY'S PLAY. Cup Possibles' Form. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London, Feb. 23. Chelsea put up a superb game against Notts County, Wilson, Miller and Mills scoring whilst Taylor put on Notts only point. In the Grimsby match against the Arsenal, for whom Lambert scored, Robson equalised with
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    SCOTLAND'S SOCCER VICTORY.
    141 20 Gallacher's Opportunism Against Ireland. [Reuter's Service. 1 London. Feb. 22. In the international soccer tournament Scotland defeated Ireland at Celtic Park. Glasgow, this afternoon by 3 goals to 1 There were 30,000 spectators. The skill of Morton, the Rangers" left winger and James, together with the opportunism
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    INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY.
    22 20 [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.] London. Feb. 22. In the international hockey Scotland beat Wales away by seven goals to three.
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    LINDRUM BEATEN.
    26 20 (FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. 1 London, Feb. 22. McConachy beat Lindrum at the close of an exciting billiards match by 437 m 24,000 up.
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    BILLARDS: S.H.B.J.S.C. TOURNAMENT.
    25 20 English Handicap. Tuesday-Leon* Ah Soo <owe 150. v s Koh Tww Soon (owe 80). Championship. Thursday-Leong Ah Soo vs. Chee Chong olen.
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    ENGLAND CHECKS FRANCE AT TWICKENHAM.
    259 20 SCOTLAND FAIL. International Position m Rugby Championship. England 11; France 5. In the international Rugby tournament at Twickenham this afternoon Prance lost to England and thus received a check m their campaign to win the honours of the championship for the first time m history.
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    SPONG CHAIRED BY CROWD.
    144 20 I FREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT] London. Feb. 23. Sixty thousand people managed to get admission at Twickenham but a preat number had to be turned aVay. The weather was fine for the game and the ground was hard. For the first twenty minutes the Home side
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    IRELAND WIN IN EDINBURGH.
    264 20 Ireland 14; Scotland .11. On the Murrayfield ground at Edinburgh 55.000 spectators saw Ireland gain a narrow victory against the same side <with two exceptions t that defeated Wales at Edinburgh on the first of the month. The pace of the Irish backs. Fteuter cables, and
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    CHIEF CLUB RESULTS.
    47 20 [FREE PRESS SERVICE —COPYRIGHT. London. Feb. 22. The following were the results of the chief club games to-day. Civil Service 8, Navy 7. Old Leysians 3. Blackheath 16. Newport 6. Gloucester 0. Northampton 3, Leicester 18. Llanelly 4, Cardiff 0. Bristol 6, Richmond 0.
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    THE WELCH RUGBY TOUR.
    91 20 Lose to U.S. Marines. {Reuters Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai. Feb. 23. The U.S. Marines defeated the Welch Regiment by 15 to 6 (three goals against two tries) m a fast and exciting game m ideal conditions before a record crowd. The Marines had the better of
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    49 20 In the final match In the Sheffield Shield competition on February 4th. Victoria, who only need to escape defeat m order to win the Shield, were dismissed by South Australia for 118, Grimmett taking five wickets for 55 runs South Australia were 109 for 7 when stumps were drawn.
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    AMERICA'S RACQUETS CHAMPION.
    27 20 [Reuter's Service.] Boston, Feb. 23. Stanley Mortimer won the American racquets championship lor the fourth time defeating Clarence Pell 15—7. I—ls, 4—15, 15— 18—
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    THE MALAYAN TURF.
    338 20 TAIPING MEETING. Results of Last Day's Racing. The following were the results of Saturday's racing at Taiping. Ponies Class 3 <6 furs). HOP OVER 8.4 i COLAKE 9.7 2 ENSIGN 8.7 ;i Tote $22: 9. 13. 11. Also ran: Imareek 9. Master Reggie 9. Striking 8.10. Burok
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    S.C.C. BEAT CHINESE.
    617 20 Club's Fine Recovery m the Second-Half. S.CC. 3; S.C.F.A. l. After the first five minutes things looked bad for the S.C.C Much faster on the ball than their heavier opponents, the Chinese forwards raided and forced a coiner. Mun Fun was finding little difficulty m getting away
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