The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 February 1931

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    18 1 The Singapore Free Press itoTl^so ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, £8. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1931. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    400 1 Farther earthquake shocks have been experienced m the Napier district of New Zealand and also m Sooth Island— Page 11. Income tax and a wholesale redaction of salaries are among the remedies adumbrated by the Premier of New Zealand for the Dominion's serious financial positionPage 11. The
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1200 1 Quicquid agunt homines nostri ett farrago LibeUi Juvenal. The membership of the Straits Settlement* (Singapore) Association at the end of the period covered by the last annual report was 751. The figures have more than an anagramatical interest m connection with the fact that the number
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      177 1 ALMANACK 1931. mntaining information recocting government, finances, commerce and P reneral statistics. PRICE $3.60. Relly Walsh Ltd. RAFFLES HOTJLI j TO-NIGHT jv j Special Dinner Dance. I I MONIA UTTERS CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA I I GRILL ROOM I SPECIAL DISH TO-NIGHT I J ROABT SUCKING PIO. APPLE 6AUCE. J LEAF SPINACH.
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      176 1 I PILOT "SUPER-WASF'f I RADIO RECEIVERS I X FOB. BATTERY OR A. C. MAINS OPERATION. X CHEAPEST, BEST, AND MOST POPULAR. J X RANGE 14 TO 500 METRES-RESULTS GUARANTEED X V WRITE FOR BOOKLET. 4J I X > X V V I HUTTENBACH, LAZARUS SONS, LTD. X U CoUycr Quay
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      146 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Dun lop again Page 7. Cinema quide Page 2. Kelvinator refrigerators Page 1. Cow and Gate successes Page 3. A remarkable water paint Pago 3. Nash "400" -Eastern Auto Co.— Page 5. Malayan Motors for Morris cars Page 4. Mellin's Food makes peaceful babies Page 3. "4711" combats
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      20 1 THE BRITISH JOURNAL PHOTOGRAPHIC ALMANAC 1931. The year book of Photography with 64 Gravure Pictures. PRICE $1.50. Kelly &W^lsh Ltd.
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    SIR CHARLES STONE DEAD.
    324 2 Nine Times Mayor of Greenwich. Sir Charles Stone, who was *iine times \foyor of Greenwich, has died at his residence m Btockheath, at .he ag* 1 of 80. Sir Charles, who was Knisrhted m 1920. m m solicitor, who became an Alderman of Greenwich m 1900.
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      146 2 j WHERE TO SPEND j j YOUR EVENINGS? j AT THE I CAPITOL RESTAURANT j Excellent Food j Quick Service Moderate Prices. Luncheon at $1.25. j Dinner a la Carte. For Reservations Phone 4906.; jPAVILIONj '•6.15 9.15J MATS SAT. SUN., 3.15 j STARTING FRIDAY FOR THREE NIGHTS ONLY. CHARLES (BUDDY)
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      123 2 j YJ£toria Theatre I Reopening with I "LADIES of LEISURE"! i I FEATURING: BARBARA STANWYCK- LOWEL SHERMAN j RALPH GRAVES, ETC. I For Date See Monday Advert. A Weekend of Unrivalled Holiday Entertainment SIX BIG SHOWS TO-DAY and '\Watinees'3Js~l TO-MORROW j 6J5 9.15 j If You Have Not Yet Seen
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      243 2 !l|6Js| TO-NIGHT |sjj j CHARLES IFARRELL j MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN I IN A DELIGHTFTI ROMANCE OF A PLUMBER WHO DARED TO MARK I LOVE TO A PRINCESS I THE PRINCESS i I PLUMBER" 1 1 j IT SPARKLES WITH GOOD HUMOUR— BUBBLES WITH FUN— IT'S CLEAN, WHOLE- SOME ENTERTAINMENT jg SUPPORTED
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      197 2 THE WEEK. Saturday, 14th. hmm Wattr, 07.35. 8 1 ft.. S3 10. 7J ft. PrMV*p Stive; Church Dedication 4 p.m. FtootbftU: Welch vs. Cfc'ne^e Jalon Besar. L.L.T.C. tournament. Sunday, l Hh. ttbah Water. 08.45. 8.5 ft., 22 46. 8.2 ft. ••If: RrvCv Course fs. Singapore Garrison Club. Wattr Polo. Chinet.c
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    FIGHTING TUBERCULOSIS.
    591 3 Important Discovery Reported m U.S.A. Cleveland, Ohio. Isolation from the fatty substance of human tubercle bacilli of a highly complex acid which is "the specific cellular stimulant which causes the formation of turbercular tissue" has been reported to the American Association for the Advancement of Science by Dr.
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      249 3 ELECTRICITY V^ ECONOMY AND SERVICE I jtyxt^BETTER iff^^dbJ] +^^^^^^^^^m 11*1 J ftUfcdUn {fame— He ScU*eutt~— MUNICIPAL ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT. Sore Throat We are never without FORMAMINT a little common-sense protection is all that matters." Mrs. R.J. W. «^f^^^g^^ curea Sore Throat, 'i \r^''^^ prevent* infectious '^l?^toS?^ diseases, such '%Mox\ .^ft^%^ nfluenza
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      277 3 I Gpw&Gate Successes 1 A iiSS,? PW3e ow this Famous Food X WIHMWMHUIHWMBHffIM^ I J OMmmi entirely free from added Chemical Vitamins. V so?c .4<km^ /or 5. A/a/oi/«, Saraio«/c, tit *fy J>+ SASSOON, CO. JLA^t^A^ 98> Robinson Road SINGAPORE. A IJ)®®®®®®®®®®^©®©©^^ I A REMARKABLE WATER PAINT 1 Quick Drying ULIjIIN
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      476 3 CHURCH SERVICES. ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. QUINQUAGESIMA. 7 a.m. Holy Communion. 7.30 a.m. Matins. 8 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral). 9.15 a.m. Holy Communion. 10 a.m. Sunday School at St. Andrew's School. 5.30 p.m. Evensong (Choral) and Sermon. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8 a.m. Holy Communion. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at
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    My Experiences in The World War.
    2268 4  - My Experiences in The World War. John J. Pershing. By General Commander-in-Chief of the American Expeditionary Forces m the Great \v ar French Warfare Superiority Complex— Franco- American Training Difference —Serious Railway Situation— Early Crisis Threatened. .Copyright 1931 m all countries by The North American Newspaper Alliance— World rights reserved.
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    DECADE OF MIXED JURIES.
    521 4 A Law Courts Anniversary. It is ten years since the first mixed Jury assembled at the London Law Courts. There were six women and six men, and the case was before Mr. Justice Horridge. "I have been pondering," said the late Sir Edward Mashall Hall, "how
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      116 4 BUY AT THE SIGN OF GOOD SERVICE COACHBUILT SALOONS MINOR COWLED MAJOR OXFORD 1515 1475 2060 2350 2940 342 C THE CHOICE IS YOURS MALAYAN MOTORS LIMITED. 14-20 ORCHARD ROAD. PHONE 5981. Represented Throughout the F.M.S. by VVEARNE BROS. LTD. tfi' '('■•.rUiii'irMiiliJi/:; „1,,".j i -i- l iii jzl*jmuP*""*M Walnut, Almond,
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    A FULLY FLEDGED CAR IN MINIATURE.
    1067 5 THE £100 MORRIS. Vistas of Inexpensive Travel. In a few weeks' time the hundred-pound Morris car, recently announced, will be m large-scale production. In a short time it is likely to be as familiar a sight on the roads as the Morris Minor is
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    THE ACT AND YOURSELF.
    1265 5 New Year Motoring and How to Avoid Pitfalls. The following article m The Autocar Wtß prove of interest and utility to motoring readers going home. In The Autocar of January 2nd a selection of queries raised by readers as to their position under the new Traffic
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    IS IT WORTH WHILE?
    456 5 IS IT WORTH WHILE The Effect of Worlds Speed Records. Whenever a special car is built to lower an existing worlds speed record there are many people who. bearing m mind the very great expense involved. R&k. "What is the use of it all? Is the game worth the candle?"
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      287 5 1 (LOOK I Carefully when glancing through motor car adver- I tisements and you will see sometimes a word that 1 just catches your eye. It means that it will pay I you to get m touch and find out all about the car 1 that is being advertised. Advertisements
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      191 5 THE LAWYER SPEAKS I *^M^** E eloquence, unsupported by ers. <In rendering a verdict m favor of a facts, seldom wins a verdict m a Nash "400" my judgment was swayed court of law. <We lawyers are trained to by the evidence of my own senses when scrutinize the evidence
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    Cinema Chat and Comment.
    1950 6 Cinema Chat and Comment. By Our Film Correspondent. COMEDY continues to hold sway m the hx a. theatres. However, so much of it Is of the better kind that one can hardly grumble. At the Capitol we liave Dixiana. m which the principal parts arc once again almost submerged beneath
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    "ALL QUIET."
    338 6 Frontier Crossed to See a Film. Berlin, Jan. 11. The prohibition of the film "All Quiet on the Western Front" m Germany has been a boon to the box-offices of cinemas just over the frontiers. Special excursions have been or- j ganised from towns In Baden to see
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    WITH THE FOOTBALL STARS.
    993 6  - WITH THE FOOTBALL STARS. IVAN SHARPE bull Backs Who Have Won Fame. By (Special to the Free Press). THIS week we come, m our survey of Association football stars, to full-backs iii the British game. They are quite a new breed. In days gone by, full-backs were hefty fellcws who
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    WAR INCIDENT RECALLED.
    90 6 j Commander H. M. Denny, lecturing m London on the work ot destroyers In the war,* 'related an incident off the Yorkshire coast. j One dark night, he said, a British destroyer' came across a German submarine, and m the engagement both vessels were disabled. As they
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    "OTHELLO" AT STAMBTTL.
    192 6 Turkish Actress Playing with Greek. Siambul, Jan. 1. Since the end of November Greek dominates the Stambul stagre. Three Athenian theatrical companies have paid prolonged visits, two of them playing at a time at different theatres. J Three performances are given on Sundays and Fridays. To enhance
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    A BUREAUCRATIC CITY.
    131 6 Belgrade's Lari^ Army i Clerks. i \ir!in.« i f Under the bewllini ol B poorer City m Buwpt." 'Politika. publishes ifl Imarkable article v.hich has 'important Yugo-Sluv economic \n]»r. v| According to this, Belgrade. J inhabitants, is the only ft** which 90 pw cent of Uk p-p"
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    24 6 Jiave agreed to learn two rules m th m to enable her to accept an Greek artists to take part nrx! representations at Athen*
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    THE HOLLYWOOD "REVIEW"—of 1930
    408 6 THE HOLLYWOOD "REVIEW of 1930 Mollie Merrick Sums Them Up In looking over the year the de%'elopments have more or less listed themselves for your amusement. Some of Hollywood's adtivit2es during the year past may be summed up thus: The find of the year Le* Ayres Find of the year
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    Taking Stock in Hollywood
    709 6 Taking Stock in Hollywood THIS is inventory time out at the Metro Goldwyn-Mayer studio. But instead of counting up invoices, stocks on hand, or bills payable, they are busy tabulating windows, dow s. church steeples, castle»s, brownstone stairway desks, surgical supplies, locomotives, ships, needles, saloon bars, mantlepieces. chandeliers and 'couutless
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    IMERVIEWS WITH GREAT SCIENTISTS.
    1423 7 PROF. SCHRODINGER. The Fun of Finding Things 1 Out. pnlevur S( hrodmger. one of the most brilCl f th' younger school of physicists, hat afc reputation chiefly by his work on the J^rv of the atom, writes an Observer interned H> rk well xemplifies the tendency
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    MR. THAKE AGAIN.
    505 7 Adventures of Don Quixote m Spats. Mr. Thakc Again. By Beachcomber (of the Daily feIM CM). Chapman and Hall. 7s. 6d. net. Mr. O. Tnak. is a real creation one cf those who at ance escape from i heir creators control and go about the world doing
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    PACIFIC FLIGHT.
    65 7 San Francisco, Jan. 22. Plans for a flight soon from California to Japan with only one stop have been disclosed by Azuma and Zensaku who recently flew from Los Angeles to Tokyo via New York and Europe. Azuma said that as soon as financial arrangements had been made
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    AN EARTHQUAKE WILL OCCUR.
    299 8 Austrian Professor's Prediction. Professor Martin Hanko, of the University of Pecs. Hungary, who has recently successfully predicted the occurrence of serious earthquakes, informed the Morning Post on Jan. 13 that another earthquake would occur between three o'clock m the morning and five o'clock the following morning.
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    "WITCH'S" REIGN OF TERROR.
    197 8 Hungarian Villagers Pay Tribute for Eleven Years. Berlin, Jan. 12. A story comes from Budapest that an old gypsy woman has been exacting tribute under threats of the direst disease from the villagers of Kunhegyes for exactly eleven years. None among her numerous thralls dared breathe
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    MR. J. W. MUIR DEAD.
    64 8 The death occurred m hospital at Glasgow of Mr. John William Muir, General Secretary of the Workers' Educational Association Mr. Muir, who was born m 1879, sat m the House uf Commons as Socialist M.P. for the Marykill division of Glasgow from 1922 to 1924
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    THE RHINO'S £1,000 LOOK.
    322 8 Elephant Snubs the Giraffe. The annual valuation of the animals at the Zoo was completed m mall week. The collection was estimated to be worth £35,000. The Indian rhinoceros at the Zoo looked condescendingly at the elephant, sniffed contemptuously, and muttered m animal language, "Pour hundred
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    "THE ART OF GOOD LIVING."
    622 8 MSS. ACCOUNT BOOKS. How the Mediaeval Gourmets Dined. "The Art of Good Living," as practised by the chief gourmets of Western Europe, from St. Isodorus, Bishop of Seville, who died m A.D. 636, to the Seventeenth Century, is illustrated m an exhibition of manuscripts and
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    DEATH OF SIR J. HOOD.
    247 8 Mayor of Wimbledon Former M.P. for the Borough. Sir Joseph Hood, Mayor of Wimbledon and former M.P. for the Borough, died at the age of 67. Sir Joseph, who was created a baronet m 1922, represented] Wimbledon m Parliament as a Conservative from 1918 to
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    CAR TRIPS AS LEGACY TO WIFE.
    120 8 Sons Told to take their Mother On*. Provision for car trips for his wife was a feature of the will of Mr. John George Taylor, Grove-terrace, Walsall, Staffordshire, laundry proprietor, a billiards player, who left £13 300 (£11,350 net). He gave the household effects
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      419 8 J^P He's a baby yf^^!\ proud of 3U<^^MM.^£^JS »ince Mother put him on Mcllin's Fo(»d Q puts on weight steadily week by week no di' troubles disturb his tranquil slumbers. This is bee. Mellin's Food, when mixed as directed, resembl breast milk m vital nourishment and easy digestibility Correct feeding
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      438 9 BUSINESS CARDS. AMCLRE ISS FUMIKO 22 Dhoby GhM*. 'Garble merchants. I SINGAPORE CASKET CO. g tvrnder Street Phone 6075. pQjH- WEAR A TRUSS Sole Agent* MAYNARD CO., LTD. 11. BATTERY ROAD. [jJAKBLE THIPPINGS, ROAD HTAL LIME FOR SALE Delivery Railway Sidlr^ Alongside Quarry. Marble Tombstones and Memorials m Stock. Designs
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      599 9 TENDERS, SINGAPORE MUUNICIPAL NOTICE. TENDERS. j NOiICE is hereby given that tenders are now Lwited ior the following materials or servf'^, nnd that particulars of such tenders may be obtained m the Tenier Room, Municipal Offices: Btfpply c i one portable clecijrically driven p .'»npiiiß ret for Water Dept. CWater
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      615 9 j NOTICES. NOTICE. The Exchange Banks will be closed on: 1 ltd February Tuesday Chinese New Year. 18th Wednesday 19th Thursday Hari Raya Puasa. THE HO HONG BANK LIMITED. Meyer Chambers. RAFFLES SQUARE, SINGAPORE Beg to announce that they are inaugurating a New Service for their customers m the shape
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      725 9 NOTICES. NOTICE. ICesen. W. Himmef and Co.. Ltd., hereby [five notice that Thursday, February 19th 1931, being Hari Raya .Piiasa, no water will be' supplied to Shipping on that day. Curtomers are therefore requested to obtain their i equipments on the previous day. TO ALL TRADESMEN IN SINGAPORE. All Tradesmen
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      486 9 AUCTION SALES. SHERIFF'S SALE. IX THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Suit No. 75 of 1931. Writ of Seizure and Sale dated Jan. 31st. 1931. IN TTIE CAUSE OP Huttcnbach Lazarus and Sons Ltd. Plaintiffs Versus Chop Kwong Thye Hong Defendants AUCTION SALE of ALL THE
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      470 9 NOTICES. i EMERAUDE I I ESSENCE. I t'THE PERFUME OF I 1 ECSTACY." I At all stores and pharmacies S I DIPIRE X, LTD. I THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. The Premier Morning Dally m Malaya, a live "'news" paper 30-40 coiumns of news dally. Alao the best Medium for Advertising.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1931. COUNCIL REFORM ENQUIRY.
    647 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1931. COUNCIL REFORM ENQUIRY. As will have been gathered, our own views on the matter of Council Reform do not run parallel with those of enthusiasts who are convinced apparently that the only satisfactory method of bringing pressure to bear upon Government is by
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    202 10 Calendars received from. Sassoon and Co., Agents for Cow and Gate Milk Food. Dr. J. G. Hanna returns from Home leave IB the Rawalpindi on Saturday. Feb. 21. The Hon'ble Mr. Tan Cheng Lock and Mrs. Lock have gone for a holiday to Brastagi. Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    86 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.] London, Feb. 13, 5.30 p.m. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as f ollows Spot £115 7|16 (down Forward £116 15J16 (down The market is easy. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's rubber
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    224 10 The weekly luncheon of the Ipoh Rotary Club was held as usual at the Station Hotel. Mr. T. P. Nailer presided m the absence of the President, Dr. Khong, and there was a full attendance. His Lordship, the Rt. Rev. B. C. Roberts, Bishop of Singapore, delivered an interesting address
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    SIR MILES LAMPSON AND CHINA.
    1536 10 'ENCOURAGING OUTLOOK" British Policy of Common Sense. There was a record attendance at the weekly luncheon meeting of the members of the Rotary Club of Singapore, at Raffles Hotel, yesterday, when Sir Miles Lampson. the British Minister m China, addressed the meeting, speaking of the
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    RURAL REVENUE.
    550 10 Is Rubber Lands Assessment Inequitable A Commit lee consisting oi Mr \V (chairman). Mr. F. T. Tree < Commissioner of Lands). Messrs J. A. Elias. R A Dix v.\i Un Kirn Soo has tren appointed with the Jollw- ing terms of reference m To enquire and report whet!.
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    31 10 Mr. Lim Hoon Btv. Monopolies Department. I received a cable stating that lUM" Llm Choo Ong. MA B Barrister-at-Law. Lincoln s 1 'turning to Sit^apor, JfJ* Felix MHMI loavmu i instant.
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      219 10 CALDBECK'S SUPERIOR OLD BROWN SHERRY A full wine of exceptional quality. CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO., LTD., {Incorporated under the Companies' Ordinances of Hong Kong\. (Incorporated m Shanghai). 90 Robinson Road Telephone 6228. BY SPECIAL HM THE KING I i ATPOINTMENT TO OF SI%M I NEWEST ORIGINATIONS IN JEWELLERY OF EVERY I
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      55 10 "YOU CAN GET DAMAGES" said the smart lawyer to the injured man. "Damages Heck, it's repairs I'm wanting," was his reply. Be protected with a "GAFLAC" Policy. GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. Hongkong Bank Chambers. Telephone 6480. |h.b.winter| E* TAILOR. j BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE. I S Phone 6188.
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    LANCASHIRE COTTON LOCK-OUT ENDED.
    174 11 MILLS RE-OPENING. )loiv Looms Per Man System Fto he Discontinued. uU'i'.s Scrv:ce.] London, Feb. 13. of a cotton trade conference m to-day ttM manufacturers agreed tiM lock-out notices and disconmorc looms per man experiment at will re-open on Monday. ige on Jan 11. stated: The Lancashire
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    MR. SNOWDEN AND SILVER.
    169 11 Great Britain Not Primarily Concerned. [Reuters Service] London. Feb. 13. I House of Commons at questions time. stewart <C. Leicester, Harborough) that Mr. Snowden r.pproach the govl concerned with a view to securing tion of sales of silver. Mr Snowden replied that while sales of ed
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    CONTINENTAL TARIFFS.
    53 11 British Request for Reductions. [Reuter's Service.] London, Feb. 13. sequel to last November's international conference at Geneva Britain has sent to a number of continental nations PMttaf lower tariffs for certain British products. Paris, Feb. 13. ress says a 25 per cent reduction is uired and comments caustically
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    ENDURANCE RECORD.
    47 11 Japanese Airship Aloft for 30% Hours. i Outer's Par Eastern Service.] Tokyo, Fob. 13. ipanese naval airship carrying out an urance test has broken the previous Japanese record by remaining aloft 30 hours mutes It was then ordered to descend wing to a heavy snowstorm.
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    GERMANY AND YOUNG PLAN.
    52 11 t ßevision to be taken up with Powers. fßeuter's Service. l Berlin. Feb. 13. Reichstag by 314 votes to 56 approved n^ion urging Government to take up •ung Plan revision with the creditor soon as possible and rejected by 18 a Communist motion to cease all
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    LORD FRANCIS HERVEY.
    90 11 D ?ath of Marquess of Bristol's Uncle. took place at his home m Su^sexRhton. m his 85th year, of Lord Hervey. who was Conservative M.P. vr > St. Edmunds from 1874 to 1880 and from 1885 to 1892. •nd* who was the fourth son of she Marquess
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    31 11 MM quarter ended Dec. 31 thirteen committed m Singapore, eleven caused m motor accidents apart laj lh 1V fases of rash or negligent driving, n cases of suicide by hanging were
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    MORE EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS IN NEW ZEALAND.
    122 11 WORKERS INJURED. Taxation to Meet Cost of Disaster. fßeuter's Service.] Wellington. Feb. 13. A message from Napier states that the most severe earthquake since Feb. 3 which wrecked Napier and Hastings and caused the loss of more than 200 lives, occurred at 1.30 this
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    THE ECONOMIC SITUATION.
    181 11 Wholesale Reductions of Wages. IReuter's Service.] Wellington, Feb. 13. In a grave statement upon the financial and economic situation of the Dominion the Prime Minister (Mr. G. W. Forbes* declared j that public service salaries and the wages of Jail services, including those of Cabinet Ministers and
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    AUSTRALIA'S FINANCES.
    76 11 Commonwealth Bank's Future Policy. [Reuter's Service.] Canberra. Feb. 13. It is learned that m reply to Mr. Theodore's request for the endorsement of his plan the Board of the Commonwealth Bank passed a resolution declaring that it will co-operate further m financing the State Governments only "subject to
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    STRIKE IN CADIZ.
    42 11 Transport at a Standstill Shops Stoned. [Reuter's Service.] Madrid. Feb. 12. A general strike is proceeding m Cadiz. All transport is stopped. Strikers paraded and stoned shops and police charged several times. Big reinforcements of police were sent m.
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    THE CAPE TO CAIRO.
    44 11 R.A.F. Africa Flight at Kimberley. I British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Feb. 12. The three Royal Air Force Vickers-Victoria troop-carriers on the flight from Cairo to the Cape and back, which left Cape Town on Wednesday morning have reached Kimberley.
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    HOW MANY?
    35 11 Census m Great Britain m April. T British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Feb. 12. A Privy Council meeting at Buckingham Palace to-day decided that the census would be taken on Sunday, April 26.
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    SINGAPORE SINHALESE.
    156 11 Annual Report of Association Committee. The Committee's report for 1930 regrets the Association is not well supported financially by the members. The proposition to put up the association's own building was shelved for want of funds and the Committee decided not to Issue subscription pajpers owing to the
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    34 11 The tender of Mr. Woh Hup ($72,500) has been accepted for the erection of three Class 4 Quarters and one Class 3 Quarters at Ridley Park. Twenty-one tenders were received, the highest being $142,929.
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    COMMUNAL DISTURBANCES IN BENARES.
    122 11 COMMUNAL DISTURBANCES IN BENARES. TWO DEAD; 77 HURT. Armed Police Patrolling the Streets. [Reuter's Service.] Benares, Feb. IS. Armed police are patrolling the streets and shops are closed as a result of communal disturbances after the murder of the Moslem foreign cloth dealer. A number of Hindus and Moslems have
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    INDUSTRIAL REFORM.
    113 11 Better Conditions Coming m U.S. Cotton Mills. IReuter's Service.] Washington, Feb. 13. Assurance that elimination of night work for women and children m United States cotton mills has now become practically certain was given to Mr. Hoover to-day by Mr. George Sloan, head of the Cotton Textile Institute
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    HONG KONG CURRENCY.
    100 11 Commons Question on Mr. Clegg's Visit. [Reuters Service.] London, Feb. 12. Questioned m the House of Commons as to whether the invitation by the British Government to the Governor of the Reserve Bank of South Africa to proceed to Shanghai to report on the silver slump had
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    RE-ASSEMBLY OF THE REICHSTAG
    300 11 Harnessing the Opposition. Berlin, Feb. 3. The strong police cordon thrown around the Reichstag building on Thursday at noon furnished outward evidence of the re-assembly of Parliament, and indicated the authorities' anticipation of explosions m the tense political atmosphere on that occasion. However the day passed
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    MR. SUN PAO-CHI.
    182 11 Death of Former Premier of China. Shanghai, Feb. 4. The death is announced of Mr. Oun Pao-chi at the age of 64 years. His health had been failing for the past six months. After being Chinese Minister to Germany and France under the Ching Dynasty, Sun Pao-chi
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    THE MASTER CHESS PLAYER.
    89 11 A UNIQUE MATCH. Capablanca Meets Two Hundred Opponents. [Reuter's Service.] waTll k toC o to be a WOrld chess rec was made by Capablanca. the Cuban exw^t~ men** 7 y ames oV 2on on a GaCh board makin a of 200 opponents drawn from the leading
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    THE POPE'S BROADCAST.
    76 11 Historic Occasion m Vatican City. fßeuter's Service.] Vatican City, Feb. 12. Heralded by a fanfare of trumpets, the Pope broadcast to the world for the first time when he spoke for 12 minutes m Latin from the newly Installed wireless station and concluded with an apostolic benediction,
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    DISAPPOINTMENT IN BANGKOK.
    33 11 [FRBE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.] Bangkok, Feb. 13. To the regret of numerous wireless fans Catholic and otherwise the first broadcast by the Pope early this morning was not received here.
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    BUDGET PANIC.
    36 11 Heavy Fall m Government Securities. I FREE PRESS SERVICE— -COPYRIGHT London, Feb. 13. A heavy fall m Government Securities has jccurred with wholesale selling, m view of the ?oming Budget. The market is disorganised.
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    NANKING OUTRAGE.
    113 11 Compensation to Japanese Government. Shanghai, Feb. 3. It is believed here that Japanese authorities have arrived at the final stages of negotiations with the Nanking Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning the granting of compensation to the Japanese Government and Japanese residents who suffered during the Nanking and Hankow
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    CARLISLE RAIL SMASH RIDDLE.
    133 11 Speed Queries at Official Inquiry. Dramatic questions regarding the speed of the Scottish express train, m which three people were killed and twenty-four injured, when it ran off the line at Carlisle on January 3; were asked at the official inquiry, at Carlisle. It was stated
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    HUGE GOLD NUGGET.
    108 11 Mid-January on the Western Australia Goldflelds was remarkable for the find of a nugget of gold weighing 1,135 oz. 15 dwt. The discovery was made at Larkinville, some distance from Kalgoorlie on the Norseman side. The finder was a youth of 16 who was prospecting with his
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    NEW ZEALAND EARTHQUAKE. RELIEF FUND.
    32 11 Previously acknowledged $5,860.10 M. R. Holgate 50 Capt. T. G. Meadows 100 H. H. Johnson 25 S. L. Thompson 50 St. Patrick's Society of Singapore 50 $6,135.10
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    75 11 The following appointments m the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force are notified: Lieut. R. Caunce to be Acting Captain while Second-in-Command of S.R.E. (V); Lieut. W. Rose, to be Acting Captain while holding the appointment of Adjutant, First Battalion; Lieut. J. M. A. Lowson to be Acting Captain while commanding the
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    LLIBERAL PLAN ADOPTED.
    370 12 L LIBERAL PLAN ADOPTED. UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM National Resources to be Developed. A STEP FORWARD AT LAST. I British Radio Official Service. l Rugby. Feb. 12. In the House of Commons to-night. Sir Heibcrt Samuel, lor the Liberals, introduced a metion calling OB the Government to formulate an extensive policy for
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    A GROWING BURDEN.
    173 12 Increase m Borrowing Powers of Unemployment Fund. Reut«r 's Ser vic e. J London. Feb. 12. While the Qllimflllfl and the Liberals pay tnbutr to Mr. Snowden's tWIHf," the rank ;uid hie of the Labour Party arc apprehensively spec-uniting as to where ihe Chancellor*! •"sacrifice"" will be
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    COUNTY EXPENDITURE.
    353 12 I Alarming Increases all over the Country. The stlnrmini: increase ol expenditure on LhC part of practically t very County Council tan the country h 10 l? luvesticjated by the special committee of th* County Cou.uilo" Association, and it i. v expected tint, :ia re:-u!t. strong join 1
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    LTHE ENGLISH CUP COMPETITION.
    890 12 LTHE ENGLISH CUP COMPETITION. TO-DAY'S MATCHES. Some Interesting Encounters m Fifth Round. Active Interest m the English Cup competition, which at the beginning of the reason bdoOft] to several hundred faNUM of high a;:d low diglM is now limited to sixteen. At the end of this afternoon that interest will
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    THE LEAGUE PROGRAMME.
    67 12 ITo-diy's League matches are as follow: DIVISION I. Arsenal vs. Derby. Manchester Un. vs. West Ham. j Newcastle vs. Middlesbrough. Sheffield Wed. vs. Liverpool. DIVISION' 11. Bury vs. Charlton. Cardiff vs. Bristol C. Millwall vs. Burnley. Notts Forest vs. Tottenham. Oldham vs. Preston. Plymouth vs. Bradford c.
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    THE BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR.
    198 12 BIGGEST IN THE WORLD. More Buyers Than Ever Before. (British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Feb. 12. The British Industries Fair, which has crown into by far the largest trade exhibition m the world, will begin on Monday and remain open until Feb. 27 m both London
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    INDIA'S GREATNESS.
    517 12 Interesting Vedic Lecture, At the annual general meeting of the Bhumiar Brahman Sabha held In the Waterloo Sti'eet, Krishna Temple on Sunday, after the election of office bearers, Mehta Jaimini, Vedic Missionary, was invited to deliver a lecture on Hindoo Religion. The Hall was well filled. The learned
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    99 12 Clapton Ort. vs. Notts County. Crystal Pal. vs. Brighton. Luton vs. Gillingham. Northampton vs. Coventry. Norwich vs. £>u,c^moe. Queen's Park R. vs. Bwfndon. Walsall vs. Pulham. DIVISION lll.— (Northern). Carlisle vs. Wrexham. Chesterfield vs. Accrmgton. Darlington vs. Gateshead. Halifax vs. Stockport. Hartlepools vs. Lincoln. Nelson, vs. Doncaster. Rotherham vs. Rochdale.
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    33 12 Mr. M. W. H. de Silva, Assistant Attorney General. Colombo, and a director of Messrs B. P. de Silva Ltd., the well-known firm of Royal Jewellers, left for Ceylon yesterday by the Sibajak.
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    WHAT WERE THE CAUSES OF THE WAR?
    666 12 GERMAN ENQUIRY. Stirring Events of 1914 Recalled. [Reuter's Service.] Berlin, Feb. 12. The Reichstag to-day approved a resolution demanding an enquiry into the causes of the! world war by an impartial commission. The Allied contention, fully established by the publication of the Wilhelm^rosse
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    HIS EXCELLENCY ON TOUR.
    266 12 Programme of Coming The following will be the programme of HE. the Officer Administering the Government during his forthcoming abrence, from Singapore from February 20th to March 12th. His Ex.cellency will be accompanied by Mrs. Scott and i attended by Capt. A. V. Aston, M.C., M.C.S.,
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    THE SCOUT MOVEMENT IN SINGAPORE.
    1063 12 ANNUAL MEETING. District Commissioner's Review of the Year. Mr. E. A. Broom (President), presided over the annual meeting of the Singapore and South Malaya Bey Scouts Association held at the V.M.C.A. .yesterday afternoon. The report which was presented showed that the financial position v. as
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    SHOT REVENUE OFFICER.
    359 12 I PATHAN CHARGED. Wailinj? for the Ktvl ol Fast. a narrow ncmnoM deati The preliminary taquir) ii alleged ttempfc d nun •of Officer, by toother Pathtta named who vm at one fime employed ar Cold Storage Company, coming. before Mr. J. F. F c.v- g, Third P
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    HOTEL SCENE SEQUEL.
    442 12 $50 Fine m Adelphi Case. Tiu mm In which Mr. I. J ***** charged with voluntarily ttintiri km I J. R. Peacock at The AcUlphi Bold DO B"\ night was concluded m the District I yv^torrtay when ths accused ni fined $50. Mr. E. R. Koek. foi
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    26 12 In Aminah. the prapafnda I been ideas* a officially iti acted by Miss NOTBM Ali. daughter of Inch* BtStt Harrisons. B:wk. r aii'l C pur— MM.
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      WEST INDIES' TOUR.
      692 13 Ponsforc! and Bradman m Big Partnership. the third Test match at In which Australia beat the West f an innings and 217 runs the Sydney 1 nnd Bradman took charge when vent. OlWUhmftM, from the stand ktaf them fly. and when Bradman he edfed one hard to
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      7 FOR 1.
      45 13 v South Wales Bowler's Great Feat. laimed as a record for N.S.W. West- tt» feat of Oeorße Baker. Cra■Q bowler, who m November, playBWI, tonk seven wickets for one 1 NMttier Craboon trundler. -Tom" i record by taking eight wickets L > r
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      26 13 Moth aeroplane owned by Kuala tot Club, piloted by the Club's C< mmander Coupland, gave iwrobatics on Tuesday night, fcirtW of loops and a spUinlng nose
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      THE VALUE OF SERVICE.
      886 13 An Instructive Lawn Tennis Analysis. mak.™ fficiated a Wimbledon,, has been mak» n^ speria] study Qf th<? wi^ **££l Porcenta e f service games won and U?£ ?t Pl3yerS r Pairs no ha lo far ,h m the fiVe oVents at Wimbledon, so far as the
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      PHAR LAP PARTNERSHIP.
      133 13 Owner and Trainer Combine. Mr. D. J. Davis, owner of Phar Lap, and H. R. Telford, the chestnut's trainer and lessee, have arranged a partnership. As Telford "made" the champion it is fitting he should continue to train him. The terms of the partnership m Phar Lap
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      551 14 Steamship Co., Ltd* (Incorporated In WnglmtO. "HIERMAN" URL I PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. (VIA rOtn AND SUES CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. U. CITY OP KHXOB Feb. 2T SJL CITY OP ATHENS Mar. 16 HOMEWARDS. slw. CITY of t.Ttjai pop
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      473 14 P. O. British India and Apcar Lines. (incorporated In England) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN. TMnp Singapore. Tonnage. m~ ff>t| 1931. KASHMIR 9.000 May SOMALI 6,500
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      637 15 U* Angeles and New York:— (from Kobe) [Express Freight Service. J T,. k0l Tokai Maru w-_ Victoria and Seattle— (from Kobe). t-- %tr r ie T Manila Maru Ma ia Rotterdam. Hamburg (Bremen) w lf and Antwerp. ourban. Pert Elizabeth, Cape Town, Rio de Feb 1§ 1€ jflneiro, Santos, Montevideo
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    VOYAGE IN LEAKING CUTTER.
    312 16 Perilous Trip From New Caledonia to Queensland. Brisbane, Dec. 11. The discovery, m the Mary River, several miles from Maryborough, of a strange cutter, manned by two Greeks and two New Caledonians, has revealed a story of helpless drift of 24 days, at the mercy of
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    COAST WATCH INQUIRY.
    112 16 Board of Trade Appoint Committee. The Board of Trade has announced that Admiral Sir George P. W. Hope has been appointed chairman of a committee to inquire into the efficiency of the coast watchers who have replaced the coastguard service. Other members of the committee are Mr.
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      502 16 Burns Philp line. (Incorporated In Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Bayil»r monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,612 tons). Tn« bm marella is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia Cabins de
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      293 16 s.s. TAIWAN. Consignees of cargo per the above steamer from Oslo (arrived Feb. 5, 1931) are hereby notified that a General Survey of all cargo landed In a damaged condition will be held at Oodown No. 16 on Saturday February 14th, 1931 at 9 a.m. No further Survey will be
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      481 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. l nc (Incorporated m U.BJL) GENERAL AGENTS. NEW YORK SERVICE. Regular Freight Service to Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Suez). Doe Sail. Dae Nnr M.S. 6ILVERCYFRESS Feb. 17 Feb. 23 Var MS. SILVERWALNUT Mar. 3 Mar. 9 An **P" 12 Por rates and other particulars
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      678 16 MAIL DESPATCHES, BT TRAIN. ft Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sunfei Leaabte and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jeran- tut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 4 a.nt Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m Biota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Slam 6 *jn Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and
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    CAPTAIN CAUTIONED.
    324 17 r Approaches to Lifeboats Obstructed. Obaa, master of the M.V. Hal guilty m the Marine Court to I gnatar height ihan thrve < m cases to a height of wvtn rfa on the forecastle head and third and fourth hatches. fond boarding officer, said nomtotod of baskets of
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    FALL IN SHIPPING SHARES.
    216 17 Dividends of British Companies. A table published m the Special Annual t.s teve of Fairplay gives the value on Dumber 31 last of shares and debentures m 8 leading British liner and cargo ship companies quoted on the London Stock Exchange v £86.400,000. against a nominal
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    THE THIRD FRENCH PORT.
    149 17 Strasbourg Traffic Trebled m a Decade. Paris, Jan. 6. far traffic by Rhine to and from jurg whi, n have just been published how it to rank third m the list of dointf foreign commercial traffic. Marseilles being the first two. The tonnage of goods passing
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    125 17 Hood, the world's largest warship, been undergoing extensive repairs at 1 at a cost of about £625.000. should on May 26, including trials. This ''icy.-,, years after h *r paying off into control, it is expected that she will former duty as flagship of the ih lps r Squadron, Atlantic
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    PORT OF SHANGHAI.
    576 17 Provision of Increased and Improved Facilities. wSgSgSSS modern J^ f Ulc Wha^P-- but ihe yTUT^ betWeen the old town and the m?£! p 8 dLsUnCe f mor<? tha ni "ecu. Pn to 1905 the Whangpoo was an a regular and rapidly deteriorating creek which had a n
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    FOR ISLAND SERVICE.
    245 17 Cargo Boat for the West Indies. An interesting vessel was launched at the Southampton Works of John I. Thornycroft and Co.. Ltd.. recently which they are building to the order of the Crown Agents for the Colonies. Named the Tobago, she is a twin screw steamship of
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    PIRACY GUARDS.
    124 17 For China Merchant Co. Vessels. Armed guards will be placed on board all China Merchants' coasting steamers, according to news issued m Shanghai. A rigid search of all passengers, crews and ships will be made before steamers leave port. Extra precautions will be taken to guard the wireless
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    NEW SHIPS.
    326 17 Barclay Curies Lead Clyde Output. For four years Messrs. Lithgow, Ltd have been at the top of the Clyde list so far as outpui of tonnage is conceitiied, but m the year closed the premier place is taken by Messrs Barclay. Curie and Co., of Whiteinch and Scotstoun.
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    CANADIAN DESTROYERS.
    325 17 Skeena Launched by Thornycrofts. n«v*T 22 f COnsideraWe interest In Empire naval circles was the launch at the Southamprtt?°Z S f J hn L and Co!^S of the Skeena, the second of the Torpedo Boat thfS "S, firm Under ™c^n for the Canadian Government .f Tf PlaCe dUrinß
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    SEAMEN'S WAGES.
    174 17 Hitch Reported m Japanese Compromise. Judging from a report appearing m the Asani, a compromise has been reached between representatives of shipowners and seamen regarding the reduction of wages. At a meeting of the directors of the Japan Shipowners' Association on Jan. 15th, the report says, Mr. Kamiya
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    REDUCED FARES.
    64 17 N.Y.K.'s Japan-Australia Service. The N.Y.K. has now decided to reduce the passenger fares on its Japan -Australia service *by ten per cent, for single tickets, with twenty per cent, less for return. It has also been decided to replace the existing fleet by the Ateuta Maru, the Kitano
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    15 17 The P. and O. Lahore arrived In London at] 8 a.m. on 12th instant. I
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    RADIO DRAMA.
    741 18 Success and Failure Discussed. In a broadcast talk on radio drama Mr. Val Gwlgud. the 8.8.C. Productions Director, said that the difference between the work, of dramatic broadcasting and that of the stage or screen lay m a fundamental physical fact: the difference between the eye and the
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    S.A. LISTENERS' TROUBLES.
    71 18 Listeners m South Africa who have to rely on SSW for British programmes are having a bit of a bother just now with interference Some people think that this interferce is deliberate. The jamming of the Chelmsford station which has been puzzling listeners m Capetown since the
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    127 18 The twenty-seventh annual report of the Association of St. Anthony de Padua, Singapore, on the administration of the Fund of St. Anthony's Bread for the year 1930, gives the following details: Received up to December 31st, $4,067,95; Expended up to December 31st. 1930 $3,439.90; Amount transferred for investment $500.00; Amount
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    INSTRUMENTS AND SIMPLE TESTING.
    1008 18 INSTRUMENTS AND SIMPLE TESTING. WIRELESS NOTES. ELECTRICITY. LECTURE TO WIRELESS SOCIETY. (By Our Wireless Correspondent). Mr. R. t. bane, of the Singapore Harbour Board, gave (.he taOowflaf lecture at the Wireless Society recently m the form of a dialogue which proved both amusing and instructive. The lecturer opened wiih "Why
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      388 18 FINE STRAPPING FELLOW ONCE— now thin and "weedy" Have YOU been trying to cheat Nature So many men. and wom?n too. overlook Nature's first law that lost vitality "'«<** be replaced. Eager to enjoy to the full, they go needles:;/ on: with inevitable results. Loss oi f. eight. •thorou'j'aly w^hod
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      458 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, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches: Alor Star ;Hong Kong [Saigon Amritsar Iloilo iSemarang
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      449 18 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated m England). Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed 1,800,000 Paid-up 1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Rent 1,645,505 BOARD OF DIRECTORS J. M. Ryrie, Esq., Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq.. Charles J. Hambro, Esq., J. O. Robinson, Esq., W. H. Shelford, Esq., Sir Thomas Catto, Bart. LONDON BANKERS.
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      213 18 INSURANCE. THE y#Sfos. CSVI TTTII is?' An 7^. 1 SOUTH |.f|fei BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMirED FIRE, MARINE, TRANSIT AND MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPTED AT LOWEST CURRENT RATES. L. C. MARGOLIOUTH, Manner Office: 2, Plnlayson Green PERSONAL ACCIDENTS. FATAL ACCIDENTS are everyday pwMMfel HAVE you made provision for the protection of
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    PUT THE NATION TO WORK.
    688 19 I. v, to Take up the Slack m Industry. Express m mail v.eek was running .•rules under the title Put the Na■Uggestßßf various methods of up the black" m British industry. ■H summaries of one or two of I OnVe should launch at once a:
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    LEWIS & PEAT'S REPORT.
    161 19 LEWIS PEAT'S REPORT. Market Tone Improves. Singapore, Feb. IS. MOM interest has b-?en shown by buyers during the past week and the tone of die market m appreciable better. There have been a feu ■peculative enquiries locally but not sufficient to effect prices to any extent. An increase of 3.127
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    FIRESTONE PROFIT OF $1,541,034.
    493 19 Deficit of 84.570,189 After "Dividends. Final reports of the Fire: tore Tire ani Rubber Company ar.d mbtSdtariM for the year leaded October 31. 1930. them a net profit of .$1,541,031 after deprociation. Interest, Liberia development expenditure", feier-ul taxes and writing down inventories to market prices after
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    BATU KAWAN RUBBER AND COCONUT.
    150 19 The report of the Batu Kawan Rubber and Coconut Plantations states that there was a !o.<s of I" 1.843 for th? year endtd September 30 'against a profit, of £3.479 for 1928-20), and after deducting the amount brought m. a debit of £412 remains to
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    TIN QUOTA SCHEME.
    46 19 Upon enquiry at the Mines Office, Kuala Lumpur, this morning, says the Malay Mail of Thursday, our representatives was informed that nothing had been heard from London as to whether official support was forthcoming Irom the Colonial Office for the tin quota scheme.
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    To-Day's Price Changes.
    447 19 To-Day 's Price Changes. EXCHANGE RATES. I February 13. SELLING. London 4 months' sight 2|3 27J32 London 3 months' sight 23 ***** London, 60 days' sight 2(3 25|32 London 30 days' sight 2j3 3 4 London, demand 213 23 32 London, T. T. 2 3 n j w Lyons and
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    867 19 FRIDAY, FEB. 13TH. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. I 21e 22b 6d llfl 6d 12s lla 3d 12s 10 15 50 55 35 40 10s 6d 12s nor*. 2e 3d 3s 6d MOM. 18 23 Hong Fatt (sl> 53 56 Hong Kong Tin iss) 16a 4>.jci 17s Idris (5s 7s
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    BARLOW'S REPORT.
    176 19 1 Market Feeling. Better. Singapore, Fob. 12. There has been a somewhat better feeling m the market during the latter part of the week. Prices after improving from 11* io 12 C now close slightly easier at 12 1 however. The latest cabks quote London up 1-I6d to
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    BANK OF AUSTRALASIA.
    100 19 Dividends to be Paid m Australian Pounds. I Reuters Service.] London, Feb. 12 The National Bank of Australasia In London has been Informed from headquarters m Melbourne that the Board of Directors has decided to pay all dividend* on the banks shares m Australian pounds. They will
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    A KEY INDUSTRY.
    168 19 oreat Development of Road Transport. London. Jan. 13. The report of the Royal Commission on Transport has brought home more forcibly than anything could have done what a vital factor of our national life the motor-cmnibus and lorry services have become. Road transport represents to-day one cf
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    59 19 February 13th.. 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers. R.S.S. equal to London Standard. Spot 12 12' Standard R.S.S. on Tender Feb. 12% 12'\ March 12 12~ H April 12 13 April- June 13 13 4 July-Sept. 13 13 7 s Tone of Market:— Steady Quiit. Latest
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    LYALL & EVATTS DAILY REPORT.
    119 19 LYALL EVATTS DAILY REPORT. Sinffaporr. Feb. i.t. The market m tin shares has sub.siu.--l n,mwhat to-day and as tin is low« m London ov share quotations are sli X h L ly easier and tho wild buying of tht DMC f-w d iy .s has ceived a check. The following
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    MACPHAIL & CO.'S DAILY REPORT.
    126 19 MACPHAIL CO.'S DAILY REPORT. Siii^aporp. Feb. 7s id J^vSay Riv<rs 3s 4 < 7s 6d B.s fid. Punkahs 14s 6d 15s 3d BUD* i Luas 1.12..: I.ITH. Rantau Prcfs 35 «0 p.," wu ss^ 57^ ,0^24 27.^0^90 9,.^, 11 Par Malaya Consols 19.. 21 TV-im mm >* 70. Hitam Tin
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    MOTOR OUTPUT.
    223 19 Manufacturers' Reply to Mr Snowden's Criticism. A reply to criticism by Mr. Smnuh,,. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, of the lack ot "terPlto imputed to the British Boto, in dujtoy to contained m a bulletin Issued by th, Brm>h iltoutocturer.- Section of me Soci, of Motor Manufacturers and
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    THE DOLLAR.
    62 19 Down Again to the Lowest on Record. lfon K°»Ur. Feb. The exchanfe value of the dollar mat down again yesterday, to equal the lowest rate on 9 e an r dTo 111S Wllkh reCOrdCd J Siiver ft 11 to the low record rate of ISfM and at this
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    SIR JOSEPH HOOD.
    38 19 £490,000 Duties on Estate. [British Radio— O/Tirial Service Rujfby. f>b. 12. The estate of the late Sir Joseph Bo* f OI many years deputy chairman of the British£l.2oo.ooo on ulnch the duties wUI be- MtMM
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    86 19 TBritish Radio—Official Service 1 Roffby, Feb. 1? Foreign exchan^s ar-: Amsterdam 12 10 Athens 375. Bombay Is. 5 >,d.. Beilm 20 44' Brussels 34.86.., Bucharpsl 817. Rfa 4 3-u; Buenos Aires 35',.. Copenhagen 18 .up. o>neva 25.17',, Helsin K fors 193*, BOQ| Kong 11 Ud.. Lisbon 108 25, Madrid
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      VIGOROUS BATTING BY LEYLAND.
      116 20 7,000 Spectators at Johannesburg j Test Match. England, batting first m the Test match with South Africa at Johannesburg. am m favourable position, the day\ play closing with 338 mm sewed for the lots of six wickets. inland and Hammond were the heroes of the day.
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      WEST INDIES POOR DISPLAY IN MELBOURNE.
      547 20 Each side made three changes from the teams uhich played m the third Test at Durban. In the English side H. W. Lee. the Middlesex opening batfman. whu has 'been fulfilling .1 coaching engagement m South Africa, came into 'he side, with Peebles and
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      WEST INDIES ROUTED.
      196 20 Devastating Bowling by Ironmonger. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.] Sydney. Feb. 13. V.'est Indie* 99. Australia 197 for one. Befcie the devastating bowlir.g of Iror.mongor. V' i Victorian, the We^t Indies failed ignonlllkMltly In the fourth Test match at Melbourne to-day. The tourists having already lo*t tbe rubber
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    EXCITING BILLIARDS.
    91 20 Lindrum Within 975 of Newman. [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT] London, Feb. 13. Newman was only 1,647 points ahead of Lindrum when the evening session opened yesterday, but he had much the better of the play during the evening and when an adjournment was made he had again established
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    PERAK CRICKET.
    72 20 State Match Against Ceylon XI. [Prom Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, Feb. 13. Opening the State cricket season during the Chinese holidays, the following teams will play a two-days match m Ipoh: Perak: O. Williams, Sturzaker, Rix, Scott Dalgleish, Dickson, Hoah Loke, Ashley-Cooper, K. Murray. R. Whitaker, Fargus and
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    WATER POLO.
    50 20 Swimming Club Teams Against Chinese. The following teams have been chos?n to represent the Swimming Club against the Chinese Swimmng Club at water polo at the Swimming Club on Sunday: First: Bain, Druding, Burton, Dobbs, Brodie, C. Goldman Pabre. Second: Windle, Salter. Thompson, R. Goldman, Bonner, Smith. Good.
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    21 20 Mr. c c. H. Charlwood has been appointed a member of the Board of Trustees constituted under the Singapore Improvement Ordinance
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    BETTING TAX IN SIAM.
    48 20 Racing Clubs' Applications for Reduction. [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT.] Bangkok, Feb. 13. Government has declared that it will entertain until after the close of the present racing season m July application by racing clubs for a reduction of taxes levied under the Gaining Act.
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    LADIES' HOCKEY MATCH.
    105 20 A ladies' hockey match will be played at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Monday at 5.15 p.m. m aid of the Unemployed Europeans and Eurasians. The teams will be as follows: Miss Griffith- Jones' XI: D. Sewell; B. Sturrock and A. Pinner; G. Hunter, E. Strickland and
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    HOCKEY.
    56 20 The following will represent the Indian Association against the Medical College Union at Hockey on the LA. ground on Monday: V. Raj, A. N. Chatterji. C. Lall, D. K. Sammy, G. Kennedy, Subha Singh, P. K. Bhaskaran, Namazie. N. A. Mallal, D. Paranjothi (Capt.) and Wazir Singh. Reserves:— Dr.
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    KATONG GOLF CLUB.
    21 20 The Monthly Cup competition will be played off on Tuesday and Wednesday (February 17th--18th) 18 holes. Match Play.
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    56 20 The recently imported English pony, Little Bear, has had to be destroyed, says the Pinang Gazette. Little Bear ran only once m Pcnang and then, green as he was, ran a good second to Rosemary. By Yellow Dwarf— Sea of Stars I Little Bear was probably one of the best
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    SUCCESSFUL R.A.F. OPENING.
    612 20 PROMISING DISPLAY. Experimental Chinese Side Beaten. H-A-F 3; S.OF.A After paying due regard to the fact that the Chinese fielded an experimental team and that, as such, it gave a good account of itself, it can be said that the S.C.P.A. were well beaten by the R.AJ
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    148 20 Chinese New Year Tournament Ties. Owing to the large entry, the following ties m the open tournament will be played at the L.L.T.C. this afternoon. At 3.30. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Young vs. W H Day and Miss Leakey. W. G. M. Warden and K. Hobbes vs.
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    TANGLIN CLUB TOURNAMENT.
    98 20 TIES FOR MONDAY. Men's Doubles Handicap. Potts and Wise vs. Palls and Walmsley (to finish). Moss and Battishill vs. AbUtt and Sole. Mixed Doubles Handicap. Mr. and Mrs. Milligan vs. Mrs. MorreU and Pentelow (to finish). Mr. and Mrs. Cutler vs. Miss Margoliouth and P. W. Hall.
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    46 20 St. George's Day celebrations In Penang this year were decided upon at the annual general meeting of the local branch of the Koyal Society of St. George held at the P.c.C. Pavilion. It was generally agreed that, as last year, a Ball Supper would be sufficient.
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    INTERNATIONAL RUGBY AT TWICKENHAM.
    466 20 ENGLAND VS. IRELAND. Several New Men to be Tried The fact that Ireland. have beaten England m the international Rugby tournament for two years running 6 points to 5 at Twickenham {m 1929 and 4 points (a dropped goal) to 3 at Dublin last year— makes
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    INTER-COMMERCIAL CUP.
    473 20 G.E.C. Player Ordered Off. [OAC 3: M.P.H 0. i Rough play marred the game between the I General Electric Company and the Malay i Publishing House when the teams met on the Harbour Board ground yesterday m the second round of the Commercial Cup Competition. The referee ordered
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    WATERLOO CUP.
    29 20 Dog Racing Final at Altcar. [Reuter's Service.] London, Feb. 13. The Waterloo Cup races concluded at Altcar to-day. Conversion (3 1 on) defeating Hadagain m the final.
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