The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 4 March 1931

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    Masthead
    19 1 The Singapore Free Press NO 1^75. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, £S. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 4, 1931. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    357 1 It is reported from Amsterdam that the entire Dutch Rubber Committee is going to London Page 11. A settlement between the Viceroy and Mr. Gandhi was expected yesterday Page 11. Sir Charles Trevclyan, Minister of Education, has resigned from the Labour Cabinet disagreeing with official policy— Page
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    THE PRIVILEGE OF THE HAT.
    942 1 We all know the story of King Alfred and the cakes. Very few of us can tell much about the doings of that famous king, but the memory of his cakes is fresh as though the smell of their burning had just come up the
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      213 1 KLIM POWDERED MILK „1 181 NOT ACQUAINTED WITH h ,IM IKY A TIN TO-DAY. o! vm:nable at all leading PROVISION STORES. [raffles hotel I I THIS EVENING 6.15. I TEA DANCE. 1 I FRIDAY, MARCH 6th. I j s.s. "COLUMBUS' I IN PORT I I CRUISE LUNCHEON 12.15 P.M. I
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      242 1 TWO MINDS,WITH BUT A SINGLE THOUGHT -if I i I A ISLANdE /%C£hENtV% EUROPE {5) H OTEL I "Renowned by Recommendation" I I TO-DAY. TIFFIN MENU TO-DAY. I Iced Consomme Ox Tail Soup I Prawn Fritters Maccaroni au Gratin Cold Pigstrotters, Vinaigrette Sauce g Steak. Kidney. Oyster and Mushroom Pudding
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      71 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Hotel announcements Page 1. Cinema and amusement quide Page 2. Real Devon Cidro of F. and N. Page 20. New Goodyear "Heavy Duty" tyre Page 5 Columbia portables at London prices Page i I COSTUME JEWELLERY! that last important touch which makes the frock. JTHE GIFT SHOPJ J
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      20 1 KLIM POWDERED MILK IF YOU ABE NOT ACQUAINTED WITH KLIM TRY A TIN TO-DAY. OBTAINABLE AT ALL LEADING PROVISION STORES.
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    LIGHTNIN'.
    107 2 Will Rogers Returns to Alhambra. Wi.i Ri'- Am i. brated c tn «i: as "Li^lUnw." tp ikfl fUn >t that lam wiiich oDHH to-r.U'.u at the Allwnbra Bogen made a hM with HriTfgWPf** »UO WK IB m- Had To s c Parts." and S' Thli h London.' wivu th%>^
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      303 2 THE HEAT IS TRYING V. so is 1 PRICKLY HEAT. But at least that can be alleviated I and cured by using: Ad N ESI A POWDER 60 cents per box $1.50 per bag. May be had of all Chemists and Stores. Or from the Manufacturers, MEDICAL HALL LTD. 3,
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      230 2 I VICTORIA THEATRE! LAST NIGHT. I TO-NIGHT 6.15 9.30 jSj COLUMBIA'S DRAMATIC SENSATION. jj i LADIES OF LEISURE I I I SATURDAY NEXT. 1 "AFRICA SPEAKS. THE MOST AMAZING ADVENTURE EVER OFFERED S J TO THE PUBLIC i UNLESS YOU SEE AND HEAR THIS PICTURE i 3 w YOU WILL
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      162 2 16.15 TO-NIGHT 9.15 If I Lightnin* will strike the I I Alhambra screen m a burst I I of chuckles and a storm of I VV i j ROGERS y w In his most Electrifying It- J O U S Role. Stirring up a Three 1 [I Cornered Romance m
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      707 2 THE WEEK. Wednesday, 4th. a*h Water. i 0.05. 9 C ft.. »JO. 8 6 ft Ope: o| new KT'M .imidinß 1130 am Thursday. sth. Hißh Watir 10 50, 10 2 ft. 23.46. 8.9 ft. ftSttaU <'■< mmercial Cup final n i pl> fG.E.C. MBd N.>. Staduim Friday, r.th. Hiffh Water.
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    JUDGMENT FOR MR. J. M. JACKSON.
    763 3 ARCHITECT'S CLAIM. "Recommendation Which Was Negligent," Mr. J. If. Jackson, the well-known Singapore architect, who sued Mr. A. W. Cashin, the land-owner, for $20,730 for professional services i:» connection with the proposed erection of certain shop-hour- es m Anso?i I?oad m 1927. •was awarded
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    MISSING MEN FOUND BY R.A.F.
    132 3 Desert Tragedy Averted. London. Feb. 18. Cairo.— The Royal Air Force have again come to the rescue of men lost m the desert. A British official attached to the wireless section of the State Telegraphs Administration and another Englishman. Whose motorcar apparently missed the track
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    93 3 Mr. G. C. Heskett. Executive Engineer, Hydraulics, taken over duties at Batu Gajah. as Executive ■ngjncer Hydraulics. Lower Kinta. The Rev. R. a. Blasdel has succeeded the Rev. C. D. Patterson as Principal cf the Anglo-Chine 3e School. Serembmi, the latter having proceeded on transfer to Tcluk Attson. On the
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    HEADQUARTERS OF JODO BUDDHISTS.
    753 3 NO PHOTOGRAPHS. A Glimpse Through Tokyo's Lacquered Gate. Shibn Park—or Sh\y ft^wH X 1?lch lr tre of tho -fo, l SlOCnchi f: °m ;he r?n- mc rciei ?n Tokyo, the Imperial 3atcl. m a tram or a motor-car. Then one tandbefore the great red lacquered r^h^L
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    ENGINEERS IN CONFERENCE.
    119 3 Annual Gathering at Ipoh. (From Our Own Correspondent > Ipoh, Mar. 2. The three-day conference of the Malayan Engineering Association concluded with the annual business meeting at the Grand Hotel yesterday, after a round of instructive visits to the big undertakings m Perak. m which over forty
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    SUNDAY REFEREE.
    58 3 £21,000 Bid for Old Established Paper. London, Feb. 20. The long established Sunday Referee, which is stated to be ihe first newspaper m England to be auctioned, was put up for sale: but the properties were withdrawn after a final bid cf £21,000. The goodwill, which w?s offered
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    37 3 a Tamil woman of the coon* class wa* drowned in a mining pond at Kampomj 3oyav Taiping, on the morning of Feb. 7. Police investigations indicated that the* woman committed suicide owing to tome internal sickness —TOM.
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      329 3 Estate Trust Agencies i (1927) Limited. I BRANCHES t 21, First Cross Street MAI *rr» I U, Light Street TftSsSXrV 14. K»yne Street l_ MJMJI tCTwS I th» and Secur »ty deposited with g the Straits Settlements Government. r,,^-* aS u Tr^ te n S Admi n«strators, Receivers. X Guard.ans,
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    CHEAPER PETROL.
    411 4 Ex-R.O.P. Chief to Fight Russian Spirit. I By Air Mail.] London, Feb. 25. I learn that plans are being prepared for the marketing ot a new kind of petrol at a price of Is Id. a gallon for private cars and Bd. a gallon (m bulk) for commercial
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    REFINEMENTS OF THE MODERN CAR.
    858 4  - REFINEMENTS OF THE MODERN CAR. E. Y. WATSON STRONGER FRAMES. New Types of "Anti-kick" Shackles. BY Detroit. With the New York show a thing of the past, the Detroit show and the Chicago show, the critics have had full opportunity to give the 1931 models the "once-over." Two thousand of
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    PRE-ROMAN CAMPS.
    105 4 Proposed Excavations Near Brighton. The Brighton and Hove Archaeological Club will apply to Brighton Town Council for permission to carry out excavations at Hollingbury Camp, the remains of a pre-Roman settlement near Brighton. The Parks Committee are supporting the application on condition that the work is carried out
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      294 4 Destroys Teeth and robs them of all lustre TT'ILM h the cause of dull, dis- First, Pepsodent curdles film, F colored teeth. It is also the then removes it m gentle safety to cause of serious tooth and gum dis- enamel. No other way will make orders. Run your tongue
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      239 4 .PURE [H MILK about the Milkmaid > Slfc *~BLTwS^ graze all day lonj^ m pastures which defies Jf JB these fertile vaFUvv illustration m black and HF Their Milk is pure white. Blue skies RC^3^J^ U and rich; full of nour mirrored m silvery ishment for youn^ and lakes. Cosy
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    CAR BUYING BY THE POUND.
    880 5 WEIGHT VALUE. British Prices on Downward Grade. In a recent article entitled "Quality and I Quantity" it was shown how the major portion ef Hrn manufacturing cost of a modern car produced m considerable numbers was wrapped up m the smount of the materials used,
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    NEW MOTOR OIL.
    162 5 Special Blend for Mixing with Petrol. Motorists attending long distance speed events m which standard cars, as distinct from racing machines, take part, will have noticed the dri- J ver and mechanic pouring both petrol and oil !nto the same fuel tank. This is done to provide
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    BONESHAKER OF 1885.
    204 5 Which Was the First Motorcycle On February 15th the second annual "Pioneer Run" to Brighton of antique motorcycles took pace. Last year the oldest machine which took part m the run was built m 1897, but "Carbon," who writes m Motor Cycling every week, knew a machine
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    MOTORING IN A 28-YEAR-OLD CAR
    211 5 First Driven on Brooklands Racing Track. I recently travelled m a 103 Siddeley car from London to Coventry, writes a contributor m The Light Car and Cyclecar, and it was really interesting to notice the effect of our appearance on the public. Some people took
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    27 5 Mr. J. M. Favell returned from leave a few days ago and is posted to the Revenue Survey Office, Batu Gajah. as Senior Asst. Superintendent, Revenue Surveys.
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    PRINCES TALK TO KING.
    258 5 A 7,000 Miles Conversation. Rujfby, Feb. 23. For nearly ten minutes yesterday the Prince of Wales and Prince George, who are m Santiago de Chile, conversed with the King at Buckingham Palace by telephone. Notice of the call had been given and the King awaitcr; it
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    1930 PENNIES.
    170 5 Mint Mystified by their "Evaporation." Great Britain spent more pennies last Christmas than at any similar season within the recollecion of Royal Mint officials. The shops demanded them, the public sought them from the banks, and the banks appealed to the Mint. As a result, the bright new
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    THIS GARDEN-OF-EDEN THEORY.
    193 5 THIS GARDEN -OF-EDEN THEORY. New Light on Old Subject. London, Feb. 31. Professor J S B H.ildane outlined a theory at the Royal Institution which contradicts most of the accepted beliefs about the origin of man. He said that it WM Renrrally believed that the cradle of the human race
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    "ALADDIN'S CAVE" ADVENTURE.
    169 5 Five Men Arrested m Diamond Area. Johannesburg. Jan. 25. The reputed Aladdin's Cave, the floor of which is richly studded with diamonds, lying along the dry bed of the Tsontab River deep In the heart of the Namib desert m South West Africa, has again led to
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    14 5 The best way to .spend money now is to savel it.— Sir Huprh Bell.
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      218 5 A a^a A^A. A^A A^A A^A. A^^. a^*. *^U. A A A A A .A. (THE VERY IDEA j I Buy Her A Baby I I, Austin Car. I The World's Most Popular f I Small Car, proved and f tried m every part of the .i i tWHY NOT
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      37 5 HERE WE BELIEVE IS HEAVY DUTY «p) W l#w ira^iffl l hcb BHImKWmU^E B^H MMMMB MMVm. W t^l V/^HV^^B^Hi^^V^BBIBk^HIIBf M^m and a gleaming silver stripe on its sidewalls sets it off on any motor car GO* ffl^fgyift
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    Chess Problems and Solutions.
    1340 6 Chess Problems and Solutions. By Our Chess Editor. i Problem No. Ilia. (By S. Loyd.) J Black seven pieces. •Problem No. 111. (By J De V. J E^ilapon.) J Black five pieces. TEH annual Christmas OUMgWM. eleventh or ;i di! liv .itshed series, opened at Hastings ,jn December 29th. the
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    SCOTLAND YARD.
    512 6 Two Chiefs Absent Mr. Norman Kendal's Tasks. A situation unparalleled m the records ol the. Metropolitan Police tuu arisen at Scotland Yard. Sir. Norman Kondal, Assistant Commissioner ox Police, is ior an uncertain period m the position of having to carry out duties appertaining to three different offices.
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    SINGAPORE CHESS CLUB.
    190 6 The position m the Grand Handicap Tournament to date is as follows: Fixtures for Friday. March 6:— Vaux vs. Alsagoff. Bird vs. Matt. Adie vs. Alsagoff. Kiong Chin vs. Gossevskj. Lady Colina Hussey vs. Alsagr.fT. Kiong Chin Eng vs. Marshall. Class P. W. I). L. Pts. I
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    SMITH MINOR AGAIN!
    192 6 SMITH MINOR AGAIN Watchmen Employed to Sleep m Open Air. An interval m music is a period for refreshment. Clialiapii'e used to be a vulgar boatman, but .someone heard his voice and .said it would go a long way. so he came to England, which was a long way from
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    FOOTBALL FIELD FRENZY.
    854 6  -  IVAN SHARPE SENSATION MONGERS. True Sportsmanship m English Game. (BY THE New Year has brought peace .o l.rer- national fcotbill by a very satisfactory recommended-settl^ment of the Championship dispute whereby, the games will practically Gil be played on Saturdays. But ther? Is no escape from troub!" In
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    CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP.
    27 6 Capablanca Challenges Alekhine. Berlin. Feb. 21. The world chess champion Alexander Alekhine. has been challenged to defend his title by the former world champion, Cnnablanca.
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    JOURNALIST LIVES TO 103.
    67 6 Mr. Henry James Cochrane. the oldest journalist m England, and formerly proprietor and editor of the Cheltenham Chronicle and Gloucestershire Echo, died at Cheltenham, aged 103. He retired 45 years ago. He was the son of a London publisher. Jnme.s Cochrane. of Waterloo-place, who published ?n
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    Bridge Notes and Problems.
    654 6 HOP a: ;1 PRE-EMPTIVE jj BIDDING. 11IHEN a bond Ls strong oHen c ivcly but he very little defensive valie the pre-emptive call will often prevent tlie opponent from bidding game. |t is most inv.);rtant, espec.al y when the cr.e.uy i.~ frame-, tint player holding such
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    SIR HARRY LAUDER.
    614 6 Bangs 4.000 Saxpence And Enjoys it. i Sir H.rry Lauder enjoyed a Joke .-.I .:L; vxr. expense! He gave a lunch to forty of liis friends on xh? eve of his departure for South Africa, his "six n farewell tour.- as he called it, and he paid
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    WINCHESTER TRAGEDY.
    20 6 Brothei »f f I lfei Kill Brlgadler-a H st nehavt n tl) :r- Rl Winchfstcr. 1 lad: i
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    54 6 "Ci tod by v Herb) rt fi I Ceylon, when 11. S i was tru friend of c and t: >'■" 1 Often In to functio'v It btpending -i i«ecl »r he feM at hs rvns a cheei ng i from Colwt y a'hrti Blr > Stanley tecompai led bj
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    COMIC SYMBOL OF WISDOM.
    906 7 THE LITTLE OWL. Clown of the Feathered World. It ttims strange that the little owl, clown of the feathered world, grotesque m its actions and ludicrous m expression, should be the species abov? all ethers which was held sacred to Pallas Athene, goddess of wisdom, of
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    TRAGIC DEATH OF YOUNG RAJA.
    120 7 Bombay, Feb. 19. Lucknow, Feb. 18th— The minor Raja of Partapner has been killed m tragic eircum--;tances. The former Raja of Pn.rtapner (reputedly a direct descendant of Rajah Prithwiraj, who was one of the foremast Hindu kings opposing the original Muslim invasions of Northern India),
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    SCARLET PIMPERNEL OF THE AIR.
    891 7 MAJOR FRANCO. Exploits of Hero of Younjr Spain. In troubled Spain, with a military dictator m power one day, the throne tottering the next and with no one knowing what to-morrow will bring forth, a new figure has arisen, already glorified by young Spain into
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    POLICE RAID ON THEATRE.
    154 7 35 Artistes m "Obscene" Play Arrested. Chicago, Feb. 14. Screams by chorus girls and a wild dash towards the exits by some of the occupants of the stalls enlivened the first scene of Earl Carroll's new show "Sketch Book" at the Grand Opera House here last
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      219 7 KRUPPS LIGHT RAILWAYS African Eastern (Malaya) Ltd. Singapore Penang 5 0 y_ JDrcssingf Jl dole Services the designs Th<»s«« Dressing Table Services are Strong, Durable and i'ractical No filling material is used m manufacture, and only best quality Bristles are fitted to the Brushes'. The Enamel Sen. ices are finished
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      587 7 PHOTO OF NI.RVL CEU> SEfcN rH ROUGH Mi*,.vO:>COi';: j Conquer i< "VT JNerves (Irritability, listlessness, stomach trouble*) Nerve-weakness causes bad transmission of the nerve impulses and may result m the irregular functioning of almost every orean of the body. Irritiible nerves, digestive troubles, stomach pains, sleeplessness all these different complaints
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    TWO PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN MYSTERY WORLD.
    1515 8 SPIRITUALIST PIONEJERS. Girl Messenger From Beyond. I Scientists m all parts of the world are watching with the closest, interest the strange tuse of Mrs. Meurig Morris and her baby dH lighter Audrey I wo people who live m a mystery \.orld. seeing
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    SCRAPS FROM R-101 WRECKAGE.
    35 8 To be Used m Building New Zeppelin. London, Feb. 18. Berlin. The Zeppelin Company have bought aluminium from the wreckage of R-101 to use m the constructon of a new Zeppelin.
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    45 8 At the Nanking Hotel, Penang, on Friday, the staff of Messrs. Presgrave and Matthews, Penang, entertained to dinner Mr. A. K. a'B. Terrell, until recently a partner m the firm, who has been elevated to the Bench. The only guests were Mr. and Mrs. Terrell.
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    POISONED WHILE LECTURING.
    86 8 Scientist's Collapse Follows a Demonstration. Toronto, Fj»b. :0. The famous scientist. Mr. G. H. Best, who was associated with Banting m the discovery of insulin, was lecturing to University students and when demonstrating the uss of a dru*. histamine, he took a dose of it hims-lf and
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    BOMBAY RAILWAY MYSTERY.
    54 8 Doctor Kouml on U» f The Inqu -t B Itarsi and Bhopal) on 1 ncr who wjls toond d. near Barkhem. d death. The romp:«rtir. »t In >>v travelling was eSMB W of^**" its arrival m Bomb..y. but M; dows were m perfect Off* defective materials MUTWI
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      293 8 I 1 I MADE AT THE ROYAL BAKERY I- i jr. j^ <»^ i^ r^K^r < f\ "f )l*'- C I w .> (i Swiss Rolls, I I Cherry Cakes, Madeira Cakes, I Sponge Sandwiches, Pastries etc. 1 Available daily at the I jSingapor e Cold Storage Co., Ltd.! •s.
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      242 8 ff A Nurse W TT% A T^ D) ssat—y t— fj Yl X S e^er tf^ft^fe #Vf^ft^e\fea^ftttlßft^ < ■^■l flfeav^hV Bk^bftfleft> eft^te% a C kia4 ft iaikire. A WAo rCU UJN mam «f C Doctora batjy thia TTVT OTU TIVTT7 w s M Ofl t X ytm went #o it
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      354 9 BUSINESS CARDS. M^SSAGif until ISS FUMIKO 22 Dhoby Ohawt. FUNERALS. BINC.APORE CASKET CO. <sm 1 3. Penbaa Road. lavrnder Street— Phone M7ft. 'iJiTIiiOTOCRAPHED BY n fcTGENT BUCKERIDGE Work Lowest Rat«s IAIDLAU BUILWWG— I I'SELETAR GRANGE! i 15th. nnlf 1 homson -Seletar Rd. J RATIIING PAC.AR— TIFFIN ETC. I \|oil*r;it<' Charge
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      642 9 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUUNICIPAL NOTICE. TENDERS. I HOTtOI t5 hereby given that tenders are now ;nwted for the following materials or service-, and that particulars of such tenders may fc obtained In the Tender Room, Municipal Office* Supply of Sewer Pumps, Electrical Equipment, Special Pipes, and Valves 4 p.m. May sth,
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      633 9 NOTICES. ORDINANCE NO. 44 (BANKRUPTCY), IN THE SUPItEME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. ■II 1 1 1 1 Ml HI OF SINGAPORE. fag Bankruptcy. No. 523 cf 1922. Re TAN LIAN CHYE. Notice is hereby given 'hat a Third DiviJend is inttnded to be declared m the above matter. All
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      531 9 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE of VALUABLE FREEHOLD LAND SITUATE AT THE JUNCTION OF JALAN GREJA AND JALAN GERTAK MERAH, IN THE TOWNSHIP OF JOHORE BAHRU. JOHORE To be held at Saleroom of Messrs. Ching Keng Lee Co., Ltd. Raffles Chambers, Raffles Place, Singapore. On Monday. March 9th, at 2.30 p.m.
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      312 9 (I I Gloriously Alive— Always Not a care m the world—they can dance all night because they are gloriously alive gloriously healthy and fit Hall's Wine has supplied them with both mental and physical reserves of power, which enable them to get a hundred per cent, out of life. Let
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATHS.
    81 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATHS. SUMMERS— At the General Hospital, Penang on February 28. after a briei illness, Mrs. Mabel I. Summers of 4, Clovehall Road, Penang. PAGLAR. Miss Josephine Paglar, second daughter of the late Mr. P. L. Paglar, at her residence No. 210, Queen Street, Singapore, at 8.45 p.m. March
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4. 1931. FRIENDS OR ACQUAINTANCES?
    884 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4. 1931. FRIENDS OR ACQUAINTANCES? The spate of local holidays over, the town is now able to settle down again to such business as it may find to do and, despite the admitted difficulties of the present time, there seems to be plenty of scope
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    919 10 That Co-education should not be introduced m the secondary schools of Malaya was the decision arrived at m a debate held under the auspices of the Penang Teachers' Association at the Hutchings School. Rev. M. R. Doraisamy. formerly of Teluk Anson. and now of Seremban. and Rev. J. A. Supramaniam
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    THE ASSIZES.
    181 10 Several Cases of Murder on Calendar. Sixteen cases were before Mr. Justice N. H. P. Whitley at the opening of the second Singapore Assizes of the year yesterday. Two charges of murder against A. Especksrman appear on the list, which also includes charges of murder against three Chinese
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    99 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.] London, Mar. 3, 5.15 p.m. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows Spot £121% (Monday £122 15 16). Forward £123 Va (Monday £124 7 16). The market is easy. Messrs. Symington and
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    THIS RECORD HEAT!
    154 10 THIS RECORD HEAT February Mean Highest for Six Years. Statistics issued by th* Survey Department Comments the Malay Mail, show that the mean maximum temperature for the month of Febt ruary is the highest for six years. This m?an was 95 deg 5 and 3 deg. above the normal maximum
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    THE NEW K.P.M BUILDING.
    337 10 IMPRESSIVE STRUCTI ft Formal Opcnini; To-day. A new business buildu. $400,090 will be opened In Situated at Finlayson Oreen of Robinson Road, it w.t, btl the well-known Dutch 5i,,., whase present offices an the road, on the site oi the Borneo Co.. who thtmseh, back, to
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    A MYSTERIOUS ATTACK.
    137 10 Frenchman Stabbed m Hotel Bedroom. An unusual incident and one of a rather serious nature occurred at Urn Hut. Van Wuk on Monday night when two men. heM be Annamites. entered tin- room ol OM of Uk residents at the Hotel and stabbed him The victim of
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    MALAYAN TEACHERS.
    111 10 Co-operative Society Changes. (From Our Own OonMßOndMt.) Ipoh. Mar. 3 Malayan teachers who are member^ Co-operative Society of the TMChcn tion of Malaya Ltd. will be intended hOMi drastic changes announced at the BHKnI I ing specially convened at Ipoh fate consider wovkini; nettftodi and the repu the
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    FUNERAL OF DR. OORLOFF.
    214 10 The tanl took p i, (t Bfctadari >^ >rdi of Dr. Arthur Felix Oortoff, r-'.n-d I Surgeon of Ceylon who dM il hk rw* Bukit Timah Road, on Mon b of 71 years. The funeral VI tended. The Rev T. R DMU afl Wreaths were sent
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    16 10 •The Magic of U«" will •>< p the lecture at the Thmsophi. H layson Groen. to-morrow <Thur <
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    IMPORTANT RUBBER CONFERENCE.
    77 11 gggTRICTION MEETING. intirr Hutch Committee Going !<> London. it f.- Bulk*.] Amsterdam. Mar. •ituiwly that the entir? nmtttn is proceeding to ix>nmtioils discussion' with on restriction of production. News Win-less. 1 Amsterdam, Mar. 3. ibber committee goes to It y to discuss with the question of general
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    STEVENSON SCHEME.
    43 11 No Enquiry into Removal Circumstances. PJBfl SKR VICE— COPYRIGHT.) London. March 3. n m the House of Comnaod Shiels (Colonial Office) pKMBI not the intention ot of State for the Colonmmittee or to initiate any .mces m which the Steai ivmoved.
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    TRADE DISPUTES BILL.
    45 11 (ioumment Announces Withdrawal. :ttr's Service.] London. Mar. 3. :ay formally announced the iYade Disputes Bill, tral Newi Wireless! loned considerable specula I action resultant on defeat cherished Trade Disputes Bill day at a meeting of the that the Liberal amendment was ■acceptable.
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    KING HOLDS LEVEE.
    104 11 State Drive to St. James's Palace. N't-ws Wireless.) London. Mar. 3. l irlit and gold uniform of a all. the King drove m state to-day :rom Buckingham Palace to St. James's Palace the first levee of the year. His rude m a closed landau escorted by carnacts
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    DRUG INDUSTRY TROUBLE.
    68 11 *Yorkers Defy Wa^e Reduction Proposals. i Central News Wireless.) London. March 3. Htafr to be trouble ahead m the drug •emteaJ industry which employs 20.000 mostly m the London area. Employers o redmv wages and have given notice mate fee extettnc agreement m June. the London district
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    DUTCH AIR MAIL.
    30 11 Days Overdue at Bangkok. SERVICE-COPYRIGHT] Bangkok, Mar. 3. Dutch <ur mail due to-morrow fix- homeward French air W»vw Don Muang co-morrow. Xtenci to all parts of Europe
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    THE DEATH PENALTY.
    45 11 Case of Expectant Mothers. I RtWi Wireless' London, March 3. I introduced into Parliament ■taf of the death sentence "others is published to-day. thu if a woman m such a ""1 Of an offence punishable !jr ]lfe 't«ace shall be penal servitude
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    DOUGLSS FAIRBANKS.
    37 11 Arr ;;«s at Bangkok Otmi Tired." *S| Pftl a •IitVICE— COPYRIGHT 1 Bangkok, Mar. 3. *»d party arrived at and o'clock this morning. They r before sunset— all dead tired. lL eahlai on page 12
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    HOPE OF INDIAN DECISION.
    122 11 SALT LAW SETTLEMENT. Viceroy and Gandhi Expected at Agree. I Router's Service.] New D i. Mar. An agreement regarding the rr.lt law was reached to-day between the Fincr.ce Member Sir George Schuster. <uid Mr. Gandhi. Apparently the Lord Irwin-Gandhi talks have -each-d the stage at which
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    SIR CHARLES TREVELYAN.
    155 11 Education Minister's Kesignation. I British Radio Official Service. I Rugby. Mar. 3. IS is probable that Sir Chirles Trevelyan will follow the customary procedure m such cares and explain to the Commons to-day the reason for his resignation from the Government announced last night. In a letter
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    A SEVEN HOURS DAY?
    53 11 Miners' Federation Proposal. [Central News Wireless. 1 Amsterdam, Mar. 3. The International Miners Federation considered a draft convention which will soon come before a conference at Geneva. They urged a seven-hours working day against seven and three-quarters as proposed, alpo advocated one general convention covering the
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    LOAD LINE QUESTION.
    46 11 International Convention to be Ratified. [Central News Wirelass.] London, March 3. In the House of Commons the President of the Board of Trade said that it is proposed to ratify the International Convention providing for an international load line as soon as possible.
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    NOTED ENGINEER DEAD.
    64 11 Went on Nicaraguan Canal Investigation. [Heuter's Service. 1 New York, Mar. 3. The death occurred suddenly to-day of the distinguished engineer Edgar Jadwin. who went to Panama m connexion with the meeting to determine whether the Nicaraguan Canal could be built to relieve inter-oceanic traffic or whether
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    WOMAN POLITICIAN DUPED.
    198 11 American Confidence Men's £10,000 Haul. New York, Jan. 22. The odd story of how confidence men obtained 50.000 dollars (£10,000), from Mrs. Myrtle T. Blackridge, a prominent Chicago woman politician and collector of internal revenue for the Chicago district, has been reported by her to the police
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    AUSTRALIAN POLITICAL CRISIS.
    93 11 DISSOLUTION IMMINENT? Nationalists to Move NoConfidence Resolution. [Reuter's Service.] Sydney, Mat. 3. Mr. Scullin has completed his re-constituted Cabinet. Uter. In the reconstituted Cabinet Mr. Scullin becomes Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Industry, and Mr. Theodore. Treasurer. As the Senate is expected to reject
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    AUSTRALIAN MICE PLAGUE
    80 11 Thousand Swarm into StationMaster's Office. 1 Reuter's Wireless. London, Mar. 3. Reuter's Melbourne correspondent wires thai mice are Australia's latest plague: millions of them are invading plains along the trans Australian railway. The Stationmaster of Loongana says thai there are mice everywhere for miles and complains bitterly
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    FOOD MONOPOLY.
    66 11 Senate Committee's Price Investigation. [Reuters Service.] Washington. Mar. 3. "An alarming tendency towards monopolistic control of the nations food supply by a small group of powerful combinations and corporations.'" is stressed by a Senate sub-committee appointed to investigate the difference between price paid to the producer and cost
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    DOMINION TRADE.
    420 11 The Policy of Imperial Preference. [Central News Wireless. 1 London, March 3. Addressing the Royal Empire Society, Lord Kirkley. formerly Sir William Noble, said that the generous treatment accorded by the press of the entire country to the report of the United Kingdom Trade Mission to South Africa
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    TIENTSIN-PUKOW RAILWAY.
    90 11 £500,000 Loan from Boxer Idemnity Refund. fßeuter's Far Eastern Service. 1 Nanking, Mar. 3. In order that the reorganisation of the Tientsin- Pukow Railway may be effectively carried out, a portion of the British Boxer Indemnity Refund will be loaned to the railway lor the purchase of rolling
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    PRESS WELCOME NAVAL AGREEMENT.
    406 11 TIMES COMMENT. "Leaders of France and Italy Have Reached a Truce." [British Radio— Official Service] Rugby, Mar. 3. A cordial reception is given by the pves 3 t> the successful Naval Mission to Paris and I Rome fiom which Mr. Henderson and Mr Alexander returned to
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    GREAT CAMEL JOURNEY.
    135 11 Important Discoveries m Arabia. [British Radio Official Service i Rugby, Max. 3. The King has sent warm congratulations to Mr. Bertram Thomas who recently concluded a camel journey of 900 miles across the Rubal Khali Great Desert of Southern Arabia, the first man to make the journey.
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    POLAND AND CHINA.
    45 11 Diet Passes Third Reading of New Treaty Bill. [Reuter's Service.] Warsaw, Mar. 3. The Diet has passed the third reading of a Bill authorising a treaty of commerce and navigation with China, including two notes relating to protection, mutual culture and religion.
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    MORTGAGE BANK.
    52 11 New International Institution Founded at Basle. [Reuter's Service.] Bale, March 3. An International Mortgage Bank was founded to-day by a consortium of 22 British. French, American, Swedish, Swiss and German, financial establishments with a share capital of 25, 000,000 gold francs. The bank will deal m real estate
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    OIL RESTRICTION.
    48 11 Senate Refuses to Consider Import Bill. [Reuter's Service. l Washing-tor., March 3. The Senate has refused to consider a Bill to limit the import of crude cil to 16.000,000 barrels annually which must be held over till the next session. [Earlier cables on page 12. 1
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    PRIESTS ON SOLOVIETSKY.
    63 11 Berlin, Jan. 21. The Kreuz Zeitung reports that a priest, who has escaped to Finland from Solovietsky Island, gives the number of Orthodox priests or the Island as 425 and of Catholics as 48. During last November alone, he stated, 2~ Catholic priests from Minsk and Mohiley
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    TERMS OF NAVAL TREATY.
    1314 12 UNOFFICIAL DETAILS. How Dangerous Situation Was Averted. END TO COMPETITIVE BUILDING. I Rr.it r';> Wircl-ss.l R(.n>r. Mar. 3. Official circle. HPB very rcUtmt regarding thf ItfJM Ol the N;n:il Trtnty. but according to an unPuial lepnt. PftßM v.ill h^ve .superiority m sul;m triiic-. not only over
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    SIR CHARLES TREVELYAN RESIGNS.
    361 12 CABINET SENSATION. Unsympathetic Towards Official Policy. j 1 il- i uter m bei v;cj. I London, March 1 S;- Cha.les Trevelyan has resigned th? por*i ho of Minister of Education. Th? correspondence between Sir Charles Tl I v elyan and Mr. MaeDonald is published and rhows
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    WOMAN ON LONDON TO CAPE FLIGHT.
    203 12 SURVEY TRIP. French Flight to the Far East. (Reuter's Wireless.] London, March 2. Two aerial enterprises are wending their way southwards. Miss Delphine Reynolds, daughter of Sir James Reynolds (M.P. for the Exchange Division of Liverpool and a prominent Liverpool business man) casually climbed
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    TRAWLER WRECKED.
    177 12 Tragedy off Scottish Coast. l Central News Wireless.] Aberdeen, Mar. ft. The wild weather prevents the definite identification of a trawler, believed to be Dutch, which went ashore and turned turtle on the Aberdeenshiro coast with the loss of her crew, probably numbering twelve. The vessel lies 150
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    INDIAN PROBLEMS.
    118 12 Question of Giving Effect to Recommendations. I Centra! News Wireless. 1 London, Mar. 3. In the House of Commons to-day Earl Winterton asked if it was intended to put into operation the proposals put forward at the recent Round-Table Conference which did noi require the amendment of the
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    U.S. IMMIGRATION BILL PASSED.
    86 12 A Ten Per Cent Reduction. IReuter's Wireless. 1 Washington, Mar. 3. The House of Representatives has passed the Immigration Restriction Bill. The Bill restricts immigration for two yean to ten per cent, of the existing quota. The measure is intended to alleviate unemployment says Renter's Washington
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    CHINESE MINISTER HONOURED.
    80 12 Mr. Kao-lu's Departure from Paris. [Reuter's Service. 1 Paris, Mar. 2. M. Roustan, Minister of Instruction, gave a luncheon to-day m honour of Mr. Kao-lu. prior to the lntter's leaving for China to take up the portfolio of Minister of Education. M. Roustnn madi: a speech praising
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    PROFESSOR EINSTEIN.
    61 12 Honoured by North American Indians. j [Reut-r'G Wireless.] .Albuquerque, New Mexico, Mar. 2. The title of "a great relative" has been conferred on Professor Einstein, the famous author of relativity by the Hopi tribe of North American Indians, who inhabit the Grand Canyon region of the Colorado river.
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    PRINCE'S TRAIN TURNED BACK.
    151 12 CHILEAN INCIDENT. Crowd He Would Not Disappoint. I Central News Wireless. I Valparaiso, Mar. 3. The Princes' visit to the southern county before reaching Argentine was marred by torrential rain. The Prince of Wales added to his popularity at Temuco, where he w<is the chief figure
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    CHINESE OUTRAGES.
    417 12 Operations Against Bandits. {Reuter's Wireless.] London, Mar. 2. In the House of Commons to-day, questioned as to whether he had received a reply to representations regarding the murders of the two British lady missionaries m China last August Mr. Hugh Dalton (Under, Secretary for Foreign Affairs* said the
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    TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHTS.
    53 12 Air-mail Envelopes Sold for £500. [Heutar'l Wirsless.] London. March 2. Six trans- Atlantic air mail envelopes and stamps wore auctioned m London for £500. The 1927 De Pinedo 60 cent black, which Is the rarest official Newfoundland air stamp, fetched £225 and the Alcock (first Atlantic flight 1919)
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    SOLIDIFIED SPIRITS.
    42 12 Experiment Which Ended m Tragedy. I R?ui art Wireless. Oslo, Mar. 2. Four men at Porsgrund m the hope of getting drunk despite prohibition, with solidified pirits which are sold m small boxes, died as a result cf the experiment.
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    ENGLAND FROST BOUND.
    30 12 Winter Sports Everywhere. I Central News* Wireless. Lcrufci. Mar. 3. England is coidjr than ever. Frost is r.evere and Widespread* rhfle the snow pormits winter .'por^s everywhere
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    AUSTRALIA'S NEW CURRENCY.
    29 12 Labour Caucus Endorses Mr. Theodore's Proposal. [Central Mews Wireless.! Canbern. Mar. 3. The Federal Labour Caucus to-day endorsed Mr. Theodore's .rrcpcsal to iss'i" £18.090,000 new currency.
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    AN INDIAN RAJAH'S FORTUNE.
    156 12 LONDON APPEAL. Poverty or Riches for the Ranee. [Centra] .;?W5 Wireless. I..?nJ3:i, I\lir. The Judicial Committee of \.h? Prir? Council met to-day to decide to whom the Rr.jali R; :n--nagar left his fortune. An appeal was brought by the Rajah, and the result will mean poverty
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    THE PERUVIAN REVOLT.
    85 12 Attempts to Avoid Civil War. IReutpr's Wireless.] New York, Mar. 2. Asa result of th? Navy's intervention m Peru the new government has established a provisional Presidency under Chief Justice Elias. including the Chief-Commander of the Navy, and Chief of the Army General Staff, who have concertedly
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    BLUE BIRD.
    75 12 Famous Car for Exhibition at Buenos Aires. [Central News Wireless.] London, Mar. 3. At a conference between the London management of the British Empire Trade Exhibition and the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders it was decided to accept Sir Malcolm Campbell's offer to take the Blue Bird
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    ROUSE'S EXECUTION.
    64 12 1,000 Signatures for Reprieve. f Central Ntw.s Wireless.! i^ondon. Mar. 3. The petition bo save Rouse from the sjaUows was handed to th? Home Office io-day It contains a thousand signatures frcm all parti Of the country. Mrs. Rous? and Miss Helen Campbell have been active canvassers for
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    COMMUNISTS SHOT.
    70 12 Incident on Polish-Russian Frontier. I Router's Wireless. Warsaw, Mar. 2. Two Communists from Ifaosfe who hid Ut n conducting Soviet propaganda m Poland, were shot on the Polish -Russian frontier by the Soviet frontier guard when endeavouring to cross the frontier. Only when the guard examined the corpses
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    ASIATIC SOCIETY.
    307 12 Malayan Kranch Meeting. At tr.e annual mmttaf of th Malayan bran h ct the RoyU Asiatic Society, the following were c!ect d officers ior the ;'.^r.- President, th- Bon'Me Dr. R. o. fftnstedt, 3.MG.: vics-presldenta. BS., Dr. L. loop*, Mr. P. E. Hilttun and Mr. c. Wurtzbur?; rice-prerklents,
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    THIRD HURRICANE SWEEPS FIJI.
    74 12 THIRD HURRICANE SWEEPS FIJI COAST DEVASTATED 100 [nehes of Rain Widespread ICO DEAD IN BARLIE-i I Central A hurricane, (be third ha* ■truck the i lands and the north' eat i days 100 Inches «.r rain hills causing wttMpn.au I cannot be known f< t tails of the havoc wr
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    SILVER FOR GOLD.
    105 12 Proposal for SettlemoH <>j Debt to America. The that Britain debt to the United State* part made m the H hub o< Cumin-: time. Mr. F. W. PfethidH Secretary to the Tmsuryi initiative m this matte: n I States. Oapt v. a. Canto icon prnham» asserted that
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    588 EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS.
    67 12 New Zealand's Tnplensint Experiences. [■enter*! win h London. M r Th^ extraordinary fact iluit n 588 earthquake shocks originatil Bay district recurred In N< I Y.<w\a the first bij; shock en Pebruai end of the monih < tyi Reu'ei W correspondent is n servatory records uf the
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    POLICE CONFERENCE.
    80 12 International Gathering at Geneva* (Central Mewl Wn London. M.ir. 3 Superintendent NtehoUs, of Scothmd Tin left London to-day fur Qeneva, srheK terence is to be held iii connection si International Police Bntaii under the pices of the League oi Nation' At conferences there has been a latuabSJ I
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    134 12 Additions to Non-liition Library. The undi m I ready for w n I Adams-Rsy (Bd rd Ihi \i I b ban the dlai ol li berg and Rnui Prat B-J.'l<.f)n X llhia. mi p I Bit :i (J.Q.I I law hu Centurk 1939. 11 Blrrell v md F
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      1968 13 Penalties and Whistling. The two international matches played on the »a.;t two Saturdays at Twickenham and Murrayfield have been remarkable for the large numoer of penalty kicks awarded by the referees and the BOOrtsg of points by penalty goaU which In both cases have had a definite bearuig
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      ATHLETIC TRAINING.
      322 13 Early Specialisation and its Danger. Dr. E. B. Turner, the old Rugby International and past president of London Athletic Club, lecturing on athletics at the London Day Training College. Seuthampton-row. said that the general principles of athletic traini g apply to roo<t forms of athletic sport the heart
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      NO FURTIVE BETTING.
      71 13 Booths Openly Established m France. London. Feb. 18. Paris. Instead of stealing round a street corner to place his furtive "bob" on a horse, as does the Englishman, the French small punter m future will be able to place a five franc (tenpenny) bet at recognized booths
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      507 14 EUerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd* (Incorporated m England). "ELLERMAN" LINE. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. D«e Singapore. s.s. CITY OP ATHENS Mar. i$ s.s. CITY OP SHANGHAI Apr 27 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY
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      371 14 P. O. British India and Apc&r Lines. (Incorporated In ESvland).) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S N. Co UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S OOVERNMEV LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVK F OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN Due Tonnage. Singapore. 1931 t KARMALA 9.100 Mar. 7 KASHGAR
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      647 15 0 S. K. Line. -Urom Kobe). v UvVicc] Hokuroku Maru Apr. 5 tile— (from Kobe,. t Arizona M: :u Mar. 28 -dtitn, Hamburg Bremen ipt Amazon Maru Mar. 16 17 Eitfibfth. Capv Town, Rio dr W Monti video Buenos Aires. JIM lld P assa c £19O 'J Hawaii Maru Mar.
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      498 15 M TO MARSEILLES. NEW YORK AND BOSTON l| FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG via COLOMBO, SUEZ I PORT SAID. ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES AND GENOA. t.l Antn Lem Arr|f# m Singapore. Singapore. Pemnr n«» ▼—4, r" Pres. Wilson m Port Mar. 5 Mar 7 A nr M m Pws- Van Buren Mar. 16
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      859 15 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU. [ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION COMPANY OP BATAVIAJ (Incorporated In Holland.) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN OOVERNIOUn Telephone No. 6451, with sub-connections to:— Passage, Freight*, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. K«»resenUtlve« In thr StraiU Settlements (Singapore and Poubil of the TRAVELLERS OFFICIAL INFORMATION BUREAU.
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      559 16 Burns Philp line. (Incorporated m Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,913 tons). Th« sji. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia Cabins de
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      248 16 I s.s. GASCOYNE. Consignees of cargo per the above steamer from W. A. (arrive March Ist, 1931) are hereby notified that a General Survey of all cargo landed m a damaged condition will be held at Jardine's Wharf §n Saturday March 7th, 1931 At 0 a.m. No further Survey will
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      501 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. nc (Incorporated In XJJBJI) GENERAL AGENTS. NEW YORK SERVICE. Regular Freight Service to Boston, New York Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Suez) M.S. SILVERWALNUT Mar. 12 Mar. 18 M.S. SILVERPALM Apr. 7 Apr. IS Pr 2l For rates and other particulars please apply to AGENTS SINGAPORE, PENANO AND
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      688 16 ■AIL DESPATCHES. I BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembln I and Kuantan (via Oemas and Jeran- J tut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thuro- I day and Friday. 4 am I Bangkok every Thursday C a. to I Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, P*nang and Kedah and Lower Slam
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      416 16 THE DEUCALION. Blue Funnel's New Motor Cargo Liner. While it may be stated that any Diesel engine, whether of the two-stroke or fourstroke type, is more or less supercharged if the air supply exceeds the swept volume of the working cylinders and is deli««red at such a pressure that the
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      SAIL WILL COME BACK!
      823 17 Capable of_ Faster Speeds Than Cargo Steamers. Everyone knows that the big ocean-going I square-riggers are a small and dwindling company. The reasons for their supersession by the tramp steamer as the world's cargo car- riers are not. however, generally fully appreciated by the shoregoing "man-in-the-street."
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      138 17 The recent announcement of two separate gifts to charity, amountinjr m all to £35,000, cannot be without interest to our readers, says the Nautical Magazine. The donors are notably associated with the sea and ships. Sir Walter Runciman. the shipowner, opening at Newcastle Infirmary a nurses' home extension to which
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      STRAITS-CHINA-JAPAN CONFERENCE.
      98 17 STRAITS-CHIN A- JAP AN CONFERENCE. ratos are established on Bingapon 510.00 per 20 cwt. :1(l y:-nrian\ C iptam Geoffrey Cttdtnj Frcyberg accom(i W A. Trimmer of the ir B-iarri returned yesterday hthOUM inspection by the 11 two motor cargo and passenger ',v.. China. Japan Line, the built by the Netherland
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      H.M.S. RESOLUTION.
      89 17 I'roirrannne Delayed by Defects m Machinery. v News Wireless.] Plymouth. Mar. 3. hip Resolution, which has just tenstVC refit m Devonport had her programme delayed by reruin fefecti tan machinery which hare been tbe course of her trials. •M due to leave for the last Friday, but the
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      MENACE TO SHIPPING.
      63 17 Torpedoes Adrift Near t Black Sea. Central News Wireless. 1 Constantinople. Mar. 3. I■ i bcUened to b? of Russian Ul uneasiness to shipping using pMMfei between the Black Sea and Marmora. For some weeks the I these torpedoes have been increasing the Turkish Authorities take to
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      THE FRANCONIA ARRIVES.
      125 17 Another Batch of Tourists m Singapore. :hird round-the-world tourist ship pfck the West Wharf yesterday beo the Cunard liner Franconia She has a gross tonnage of 20.175 ii 601 feet 1 >ng and is 73 feet wide and She travels at 16 L knots. The I 300
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      THF M.S. ANSHUN.
      141 17 h >na Navigation Co.'s New "*n of the China Navigation Co.'s Anshun are Scotts' Ship--•ring Co.. Greenock. both •'HI and machinery, the owners fcta« Navigation Co., of which Bwtee and Sons are the managers. bM been constructed for the 10 m addition to passengers, the third motor
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      STEAMER SINKS.
      41 17 n I>OWl F«un When F Yuen J**' rh, v Shanghai, Fob. Z\. ?2 tDt^!y n ngtS2e above Icnan h 1> iTSt Ue to the 'ordering l he Kulmgton rapids two days a rtTer craft to hare been lost tn
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      PORT OF RANGOON.
      1335 17 Opening of New Wharf. The port of Rangoon now possesses a new Wtaf 509 feet long and 40 M wide situa^d between LatWr Street and Sule Pa^da wharv.s, costing about 50 lakhs of rupees It was formally open-el by H.E. ..he Governor m the presence of 800
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    TEASHOP PEERESS'S ROMANCE.
    508 18 LADY LANGFORD'S STORY. Husband Heir to "A Gorgeous Place." A peeress whoso hjobai.d is i Vim 1 &our< m Western Australia was :ny wattr«M at tea m a Strand underground cafs yesterday. Write* a Daily Exprt:;.-; correspondent m :n-Jl waefc. The Hon. Mrs. C. W. T. E.
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    459 18 Moi.day. Februaiy 16th. Air Commodore Blandy and Mrs. Blandy left Government House. Tuesday. February 17lh. H. E. Major-General L. C. L. Oldfuld. Genera" Officer Commanding. Malaya. Mrs. Oldiield r.nc Miss Oldlield arrived a'. Government Houi.e. Wednoday, February 18:h. Captain A. V. Aston. M.C, ADC represented His Excellency at
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    33 18 Mr. D. Anderson. M-nn s er. Pr.jam Estate, ha* g^ne to Malacca to join Me pn. Sime Darby and Co.. Ltd., and his place has been filled by Mr. J. C. Prcsl-ett. -MM.
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    INDUSTRIES FAIR.
    59 19 rease m Number of Bayers, London, March 2. I of the recent British hi m London and Birmingham by the Minister for Overseas BOOM of Commons to-day oi overseas buyers had inceat compared with 1930. 30.000 more home buyers, i that the value of British i for the
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    LONDON TIN PRICE.
    60 19 An Advance of 35s Per Ton. ral Newe Wireless. 1 London. Mar. 3. the London market of 3f>s. In the price of tin. followed tl .scheme which is reOther prices are also 13s. 9d. to 147 3s. 9d. I be tin restriction figures I 14f>.000 tons is
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    TRADE STATISTICS.
    518 19 Additions to Malayan Library. publications were received or .1 by tho Department of Statistics. S.S ring the weeks ending February mi and arc avaUable for pubReference Library. Fullerton U\urd b> the Department: Colony Rubber and Stocks at Colony Ports. (I E. 16). Comparative Value of Foreign Trade Poet
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    LEIPZIG FAIR.
    98 19 Many British Firms Exhibiting. (Central News Wireless! London. Mar. 3. Forty-seven British firms are exhibiting goods at the Leipzig Spring Pair. Altogether there are 9.017 exhibitors, of whom 1.454 are foreign from some 23 countries. Foreign buyers are well represented from 86 countries. All departments of the Fair
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    SPAIN'S FINANCE.
    73 19 Stabilisation of the Peseta. I Central News Wireless.] Madrid, Mar. 3. Benor Ventosa, the new Spanish Finance Mmistcr. r.nd M. Dv Qu?snay. of the Bank of mm nnu Commissary General of the League of Nations for the financial restoration of Austria, h-...ve arrived at Complete agreement on a
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    104 19 London and New York Prices. (Central News Wireless.] New York. Mar. 3. Closing prices to-day are: Anaconda 40 I*.1 Bethlehem Steel 64'^. American Telegraphs and Telephones 196 General Electric 50 General Motors 43 X, Radio Corporation 24 1 Royal Dutch 38' 4 Standard Oil. New Jersey 48
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    AN OFFER FROM PRAGUE.
    68 19 Do You YV:>nt a Cotton wen rOOtnl N?ws Wireless.] Prague. Mar. 3. This advertisement appears m the tecsl newspaper: Completely tquipp-d cotton mill wi'h fifty loomr may be used free of chargo. We v/ish to provide work for our employees. The wage tariff m the district
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    CHEAPER PETROL.
    32 19 Price Reduced m Britain. [Reut.T'G Wireless. 1 London. Mar. 2. The. petrol combines have deducted 2d. per gallon from the petrol price, which is now Is. 2Vid. including 4d. tax.
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    43 19 Hcn^gcler and Martin. Kuala Lumpur, Agents: S-vupulo No Li-ibiliiy. 275 pkls; 427 hours 74.000 yards. The Tim\> Trd? .-mi Engineering Supplement, a comnr-h?nsiv? record of British Empire KCtlYttjr m th?;e directions, comes to hand with the mail week papers.
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    To-Day's Price Changes.
    426 19 To- Day's Price Changes. EXCHANGE RATES, March 3. SELLING. London 4 months' sight 2)3 27|32 London 3 months 1 sight 2j3 13|16 London, 60 days' sight 213 25:32 London 30 days' sight 2{3 3|4 London, demand 213 23|32 London, T. T. 2j3 11|1« Lyons and Paris, demand 1430 Hamburg, demand
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    732 19 TUESDAY, MAR. 3RD. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. tloyers :>e,iers. Asam Kumbang 22s 23s Ayer Hit&ms Tin (ss) Us 3d !2s Bangrin Tin H S 3^ i 2s Batang Padang ($1) 10 15 Batu Caves ($1) 40 50 Buklt Arang ($1) 35 40 Burmah Malay i£> 10s 6d 12s norn
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    MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS.
    98 19 Sheet Crepe Latex, Concentrated Latex totai' The proportion of the above representing domestic exports I. estimated at 33 477 tonsFigures for 1930 were (tons) Domestic Exports Average per month m 1930 45.543 Hrn Allowing for 1.580 tons m imported via Kedah not previously recorded. The figures for
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    MALAYA TIN STATISTICS.
    84 19 Foreign exports of Tin, being final shipments on ocean-steamers at all Malayan Ports during the month of February. 1931. Destination Tons United Kingdom 2. 010 United States of America 5*978 Continent of Europe I'ggo British Possessions 531 Japan 14Q Other Foreign Countries 30 Total 9,719 This return
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    MACPHAIL & CO.'S DAILY REPORT.
    148 19 MACPHAIL CO.'S DAILY REPORT. Singapore, Mar. 3. Tin, Firmer.— ldris 8s 8s 6d. Punkahs 14s 15s. Pangnga Rivers 3s 6d 4s 6d. Johans 24 27 Sungei Luas 1.12 1.15, Kuchais 94 98 Hantiu Prefs 35 40. Malaya Consols 19' L 21 > a Talam Mines 60 70. Hitani Tin 17
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    249 19 March 3rd., 12 o'clock noon Latest Cable:— London Spot sheet 3 T .d. per lb. New York Spot SJieet G.cts. 1% per lb. LOANS. Spore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1926. red 1956 66 $22,000,000 106 H 107', c.i. Spore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1923 red.
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    MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS.
    139 19 j Fcroion Imports of Rubber during the month of February. 1931 Country of Origin. Dry Wrt Smr;k'."d She* Scrap Lump Sheet ti. and Crepe and Bark Notes:— l. 'including 130 tons (estimated) from Siam via Kedah. actual figures not yet being available. 2. This return represents imports
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    LYALL & EVATT'S DAILY REPORT.
    175 19 LYALL EVATT'S DAILY REPORT. Mnjrapore. March 3. The tin miibt is steady to-day and values are improving slowly. Rubber Is also inexplicably better. New restriction rumours are 0m cause of this, for now that tin production is ,o be restricted it h thought by mm that Ml attempt may be-
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    EXCHANGES.
    85 19 (British Radio- Official Service] Ru*by. Mar. 2. Foreign exchanges arc: Amsterdam 12.11 Athens 375. Bombay Is. s,'id.. Berlin 20 43'^* Brussels 34.84. BuctMUV* 817. Rio 4 l-i 6 Buenos Aires 37',. Cop-nhug-n 18. 1 G. Geneva 25 23',. Helsingfcrs 193, Hong Kong 10"sd.. Lisbon 108.23. M idritl 46.50, Milan
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    114 19 Tar directors of U» Garlng (Malaec-u Rubber Estate leport a profit of £1,514 for the year ended September 30. (against £8,497 for 1928--29), out of which £700 (against £600, is to be transferred to income-tax reserve. No dividend is recommended (against 7'i per c-nt and the balance of £4,673 is
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    WEEKLY SPORTING NOTES.
    1555 20 Crickrt opens on the Padanff. S.C.C. Newcomers. BartHs' Good Bowling. C.S.C. Batsmen m Form. The Week's Football. Gloucestershire Regiment's Debut. Dolfatah the Marksman. KeppeJ Golf Club championship. It was a pity that the opening of the cricket season at the S.C.C. during last week-end should have been
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    THE WEEK'S HONOURS LIST.
    65 20 Batting. Cl* T. E K. Retnam. CSC. vs. Indian Ariorr. 60 J. L. Bonnar. Hill's XI vs. Braddell's XI at sec. Bowling. 7 for 17 R. Barrels. SRC. Married vs. Single. 6 for 29 X Morrando. St. Josephs Inst. vs. U.E. 4 for 15 T. E.
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    STRAITS RACING ASSCN.
    197 20 Classification of Horses and Ponies. List No. 4. Amendment No. 15. Issued March 3rd. HORSES. Transfers: Bloonineld from Class 2 to Class 1. Rotherwood from Class 2to Class 1. Conceit from Clas& 1 to Class 2. Starbec* frcm Class 3 to Class 2. Colorado Claro from Class
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    STREET BETTING.
    125 20 Making Things Easy for French Punters. Reuter's Service j London, Mar. 3. Urban pari-mutuel street betting booths have been opened m Paris and. according to Reuter's Paris correspondent, were an instant and amazing success. Although only a trotting meeting was involved the portable ticket widows installed at entrances
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    MOTOR BANDITRY.
    105 20 Daring Robberies Near Bukharest. [Reuters Service.] Rukharest, Mar. 3. Dick Turpin's methods are quite de mode nowadays. A gang of motor bandits last night stopped a large number cf passing cars on a lonely stretch of the Kronstadt Road and relieved 35 passengers of all their possessions, then
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    THE BRITISH ULTIMATUM TO FRANCE.
    459 20 A RUGBY SENSATION. "Must Put Its House m Order." [Reuter's Wireless.] London, Mar. 3. The first ultimatum delivered by one nation to another m sport was given the French Rugby officials at Swansea on Saturday. They not only returned home under the humiliation of a
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    AUSTRALIAN CRICKET.
    59 20 Rain Holds Up Fifth Test Match. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] Sydney, Mar. 3. Rain prevented the resumption of the fifth Test match between Australia and the West Indies here to-day. The match is to be continued on Wednesday. The present position m the game is: West Indies 350
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    SUSSEX'S NEW CAPTAIN.
    63 20 "The Tulip" Accepts Invitation. I Keuter's Wireless. London, Mary 3. K. S. Duleepsinghi. the Sussex and England cricketer, who is carrying on the traditions of his famous uncle. Prince Ranjitsinghi. m English cricket, w'red from Switzerland accepting the captaincy of Sussex. "The Tulip, as he wai, familiarly
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    DUTCH SWIMMERS.
    34 20 Return from South Africa. [Central News Wireless.] Rotterdam, Mar. 3. Four Dutch lady swimmers, Braun, Duybers, Grendel and Oversloot, returning from South Africa, via Southampton, arrived at Waalhaven aerodrome near Rotterdam to-day.
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    27 20 Full League Points for Blackburn. [Reuter's Service.] London* Mar. 2. In a League (Division I> match at Blackburn to-day the Rovers defeated Leicester 3 nil.
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    THE LEAGUE SEASON.
    48 20 Opening Match Put Forward. The opening match of the Singapore League season, between Pulau Brani and the S.R.C., which was originally arranged for Saturday at the Anson Road Stadium, has been put forward a day and will be played on the S.R.C. ground on Friday.
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    FOOTBALL.
    54 20 The following have been invited to play Association football for the S.C.C. against Post Office Club on Monday on the Padang: T. Black J. C. Parkinson, A. P. Goldman, G. Boas, H A Binnendyke, R. N. Elliott. Roy S. Wilson, B. J. Wright, A. L. B. Perkins, H. L.
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    CHINESE LUCKY TO WIN FRIENDLY.
    509 20 CHINESE LUCKY TO WIN FRIENDLY. RAIN SPOILS GAME. S.C.C. Forward Line Weak. S.C.F.A 1; S.C.C 0. The fact that the S.C.C. have still not chosen a forward line which is likely to be of much success m league soccer was well illustrated at the Anson Road Stadium last evening when
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    SINGAPORE JAPANESE G.C.
    217 20 Match With Racecourse Golf Club. A friendly match between The Race Course Golf Club and the Singapore Japanese Golf Club was played on Sunday over the latter's links and resulted m a win for the Japanese by 8^ points to 4^ points. Detailed scores were as follows:
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    TANGLIN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    159 20 TIES FOR WEDNESDAY. Mixed Doubles Open. Mrs. Stephenson and Wise vs. Mrs. Haines and Walmsley. Mrs. Wigglesworth and Stringfellow vs. Mrs. Orew and Bateman. Men's Double Handicap. Stewart-Brown and Droogleever owe 4 vs. McMullan and Hudson owe 15. TO-MORROWS GAMES. Mixed Doubles Handicap. Mr. and Mrs. Cutler
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