The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 10 March 1931

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press \O. i:;.28O. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S£. TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1931. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    580 1 Latest reports from the Balkans place the death roll m the recent earthquake at between 150 and 300, while thousands of houses have been destroyed Page 11. It is expected that whoever presents the Budget m the House of Commons next month will have to provide for
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    THE TROOPER'S ON THE TIDE.
    1047 1 Dark as a bag! There won't be a glimmer of daylight for over an hour or more. Up m the Officers' Mess they are buckling their belts and accoutrements on. Over the square m the Institute (call it Canteen, Corporal, for auld lang syne!) soldiers
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      149 1 SK\V NOVELS. Thf Uattr Gipsies By A. P. Herbert ,kes Hl Ale By S Mau K ham •k. lonely Bungalow By llie TaflfraU. KclJv Walsh Ltd. RAmIs"HOtEL 1 TO-NIGHT. I Dinner Dance I PMonia Litter's Celebrated Orchestra THE BEST DANCE BAND IN TOWN j GRILL ROOM j 1 2 SPECIAL
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      259 1 IEUKOPEXS1 EUKOPEXS) HOTEL I "Renowned by Recommendation" I I TO-NIGHT DINNER MENU TO-NIGHT I Hors d'Oeuvre Varies <§ Consomme Madrilene Potage Orge Perle Supreme de Rouget Suchet Bouchee Toulousaine > Epaule d'Agneau Nivernaisc I Caneton d'Aylesbury Farci a l'Anglalse S Haricots Verts Pommes Croquettes g GJelee Rothschild Glace Javanaise Priandises.
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      57 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Cinema quide —^age 2. Victoria Theatre ballet Page 2. Modern art furniture Page 5. Littles for Dover stoves Page 10. Ovaltine for over-strained nerves Page 5. The new type perfume sprayer at Robinson* Page 11. Code books are obtainable at the Malaya r f Publishing House Page 20.
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      24 1 NEW NOVELS. Grand Hotel by V. Baum The Square Circle by D. Mackail. Three Pairs of Silk Stockings by P. Romanof Kelly W^lsh Ltd.
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    THE SCREEN.
    400 2 Africa Speaks at the Theatre. jßy Our Film Correspondent.] Screen stars rif>. v and tall, but four-footed actors never vary faa their ability to draw crowded houoea I COO IgrCe with tlie publicity agenta who describe Africa Bpeala as •enormous. Indeed, were it not for Ihe running commentary
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    214 2 Tlie following is the programme of drills up to and for week-ending, March 15th. Tuesday. 5 p.m.— Malay Drill Hall, "F" (Malay) Coy., Weapon Training and Drill. 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall. Recruits 2nd Bn.. Drill. 'E (Chinese) Coy.. Trained Men. Weapon Training. Portress Company. (Malay Section t.
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    HAS ROUSE CONFESSED?
    27 2 Wife Denies News of the World R -*port. I Heater's Service 1 Lot.don. Mar. 8. Mrs. Rou« dank •p m that her husband conf»
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    A MINISTER TO WASHINGTON.
    28 2 IReuter'a Service.] Ottawa, Mar. 8. Major W. D Hcrridge. DS.O. M.C.. has been appointed CunadLm Minister uf Washington m mcoci > to IXC. Vincent laesawf
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      256 2 I J j Every Meal a 1 1 [Pleasant Memory! j < What is more delightful than J .1 jolly good dinner and then the be>t Show m I town. J i I Here you have Ihe ide.il com- I I bination; I "The Restaurant and The I I Theatre"
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      127 2 3>®®®®®®®®®®®®®(&2XS>®®®®£><sX^^ ft. I GREAT /|l^^^ j 111 C 4 ■■>' T^V^* V I uUV/V/£uJ 1 I The Jun^e^|^P^^^ j AFRICA SPEAKS! I The Picture You will Discuss For Weeks After I I You Have Seen It. j Victoria Theatre I To-Night& Nightly 6-15 9-3O j i 9-30 only. I I
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      263 2 W D I 6.15 TO-NIGHT 9.15 Lionel Barry more I; IN METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYKIjv VIVID AMAZING ALL COLOUR I UNDERSEA FANTASIA The Mysterious Island SJj HERE ARE THE MIGHTY FORCES OF JULES VERNE 1 S IMAGINATION FUSED WITH g THE WIZARDRY AND I INCREDIBLE INGENUITY g OF MODERN SCREEN ART IS TO
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      208 2 THE WEEK. J Tu«d.i.\. 10th. i High Water, oi :4. 8.8 ft. 14 4i. 8.0 ft. i Football Div. I. SCC v>. Oloucesters. 083 J WrdncMfoy, lltb. j High Water, 02.20. 8.5 ft.. Ij4C. 7.0 ft 1 Footbul!. Div II Robinsm;\, M Vehicles Dcpt J ;tt V MCA.; WtmWU and
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    KIDNAPPING CHARGE.
    466 3 Aunt Who Took Boy for a Holiday. The stovy of the alleged kidnapping of a Eurasian boy named Daniel Stuart by Mrs. Acr-a. who stated she was his aunt, v.as related t j the District Judge on Saturday morning. Mrs. Ae.ia is being charged with kidnapping ihe boy
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    ACTING GOVERNOR IN PENANG.
    290 3 Inspects Aerodrome Site. His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government paid a visit to the Aerodrome site and the Police Court at Bayan Lepas on Thursday morning. Accompanied by his A.D.C.. he arrived at the foot of the Hill by the 9.45 train and was met
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    DEATH OF MR. F. A. NISSEN.
    122 3 Mining Engineer Found Hanging. A tragic discovery was made yesterday mornat the 3*2 mile. Ampang Road, says Friday's Malay Mail, when the body of Mr. Prank A. Nissen. a mining engineer, was found hanging m his bedroom. Mr. Nissen, who used to be employed
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    200 3 Hearty congratulations will be offered to the Ho;i. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, X.C.. 0.8.X., on his inbitantive appointment as Attorney General of Hong Kong, cays the South China Morning Post. Mr. Alabaster has been acting Attorney General since May 1930. when Sir Joseph Kemp v.as elevated to the Supreme Court
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      416 3 EUROPE HOTEL |^l flHj BtJ .> ''*Sj^^^E/ aTaSa^al r* X i«V ak Lm^vl 1 1 II P^ V ll^al ■OP ll I d mmfmm Ji^Mm^M c n 111 I M I' I BT I aVI r- V^V ■aBW-^^Baßal L^aV^^l w||l S x v»qP ■■aK^aaEl i H?T*S ISa^ai aaSil E a^^^^HHl
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      259 3 [NO POWER WASTE! By Slip or Friction Can Occur" f I i WITH CHAIN DRIVES I i Ki^r J^C/ ''wfl^* f W KSv*^fc^H B. iwPCL««fcnk!f&!sß a v Bw^WwiwJ'lilL Tin IHf nH i Tn s^J IWe stock HANS RENOLD Chain Drives! X AND THE EXPERIENCE AND SERVICES X OF OUR TECHNICAL
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    PRIMARY EDUCATION.
    298 4 Board of Education Ideal. London, Feb. 13. That the aim of primary education should be "to aid children to be healthy and happy, vigorous m body, lively m mind, m order that as they grow to maturity the knowledge which life demands may more easily be mastered and
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    "£1 NOTE FOR 6d."
    121 4 William Reed, a young man. of Little Albany-street, St. John's Wood, was at Bowstreet fined 40s. for attempting to obtain money by falsely representing that he was offering £1 notes for sixpence. A detective said that Reed, wearing a mask and a silk hat. stood m
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    The Dark Days of the War.
    2417 4  -  JOHN J. PERSHING Demand for More American Troops: "Relying on America Now: By GENERAL General Pershing's War Story. T' HE morale, of the French Government and of the High Command is believed to be Mi.od but it is certain that the morale of the
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    CRUFT'S DOG SHOW.
    195 4 Over Nine Thousand Entries. London, Feb. 13 The Agricultural Hall at Islington has again been the centre of the British dog world, with Cruft's famous show, and the popularity of the dog is emphasised by the fact that the entries m the various classes again totalled over
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    TEACHING BY MEANS OF FILMS
    760 4 TEACHING BY MEANS OF FILMS FROG AS A "STAR." A Test That May Have a Big Future. Children m an Acton school had one of the strangest lessons m the history of education. Sitting m a class-room they saw and heard four talking films. A film of the whole life
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    MR. BERT HINKLER'S LOSS.
    85 4 Trophies Stolen During United States Tour. Mr. Bert Hinkler, the Australian airman who first set up a record for an England-Australia Flight, has been robbed of his medals and trophies presented to him for his exploits m the air, says Reuter's Detroit correspondent. Mr. Hinkler is
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    LORRY'S 60 FEET FALL.
    123 4 Driver Escapes with a Shaking. A young lony driver, Cyril Butcher, of Marton. Blackpool, had a remarkable escape from death at Bispham. near Blackpool, when his lorry fell down a 60 feet high cliff at Bispham and he escaped injury. He was engaged m carrying clay,
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    A Superstition of Japan THE NAKED FESTIVAL.
    1463 4  - A Superstition of Japan THE NAKED FESTIVAL. ALFRED E. PIERES The Hadaka Matsuri. By MOBBING a "deity" is the outstanding feature of the "Hadaka Matsuri" festival of Japan which is celebrated on the last day of February. The "deity" is only temporarily so for a brief twenty-four hours, but being
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    A MODERN SOLOMON.
    300 4 Problem for German Judge. In the Bible Solomon had to decide between two claimants for a single living child. The test he applied was rudely psychological, and one may doubt whether, though it solved the problem, it would commend itself either to mod- I crn doctors or
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    "DUKES NOT LAZY."
    140 4 Eton Headmaster on "Q*t Suggestion. The Headmaster of Eton. Di. C addirsMiu- tte Ron. Bough. Workers" Educational AwoCteUOU is president, said that HO be done than letting II WPP 08 so-called class had DM p«rt* monopoly of any particular There should be HO attempt I one class
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    ALIVE AFTER 6.000 VOLTS.
    35 4 WbMl ttM I-olk<sU>n, B u-as BMd £25 ;uui 110 Id J for bn-ach ot ttM V^>un^ that whih- oneol the< a shark of MM whll(( l HOimd and burm-d Ml Hf>
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    NEW ZEALAND EARTHQUAKE CALAMITY.
    1896 5 THE FULL STORY. Poignant Tragedies m Ghastly Disaster. Australian papers just to hand contain details of the terrible earthquake disaster which laid the New Zealand towns of Napier and Hastings m ruins on February 3rd. and caused the loss of more than 200 lives. Sydney, Feb.
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      198 5 ART FURNITURE DEPOT FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS. SHOW ROOMS 28-34 Orchard Road FACTORY AND WORKSHOPS -15A to 15E Cuppa*e Road \f{ I wg spirit, etc. Our factory is equipped for joinery work of all descriptions and all kinds of interior woodwork under expert European supervision L^JWm/ IN THOUSANDS OF HOMES %0 IN
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      522 5 Jj- ,<-" v S 3F J^'«i&^^SHj^^^^^^^^^^^^^^*'^% 'I An open letter to those with overstrained Nerves JjERVOUS strain is one of the penalties of an age of progress. Our daily existence demands greater physical and mental efficiency. The rush and hurry— the worry and overwork— result m loss of vitality and
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    HOSPITAL COLLAPSES.
    1931 6 j Terrible Scenes As Schoolboys Are Killed. j We ,r iiurton. Feb. 4. to the present report* the wont of life At Napier occurred at the public boapltai the technical OOlkgO, Un Masonic Hotel and the Anglican Cathedra. At thi hffrptnl the roofs el nearly all the word*
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      281 6 ■I Pocket Pen BH and Desk lVn In DuoFoid serves me purHMC pos<-8. R^niovr- flic taper, sttp B\ on thr po«kft »-:ip. carry your WL l.i\orifir slest n witi' you. t\W^ t Only Parker O«^U S«ih ga^ .^v Vv\ iave tlj n»°u e >- MV n B sm^VN \h f*'
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      305 6 lIMILK W/iat Ki/id?Q H^^^ OES their milk supply come from JtwrF^BP BRBKH dairy stock that is rigidly m: > < i f&S&RGjS m H» cd Is il produced under safe and I^v^PS_fS^^Bß_l %i Dp hygienic conditions v^V*3*!!f9_H* k W*^^^K lnis is tne niilk your children need M_^a\_^^^^£?^ V^^^^B and this
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    "WIRELESS" IN THE ARMY.
    538 7 PROGRESS OF RESEARCH. Messages Transmitted "On the Move." Wireless sets are to be more widely distributed among certain Army units so that they may have a fuller command of the ether, and, through it. maintain efficient control over the quickly -moving and widely-separated parts of a
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    "RATHER NO STATUE AT ALL."
    243 7 Lady Haig and the New Horse. Lady Haig inspected at the House of Cornnuns the new model of the statue of Field Marshal Earl Haic. designed by Mr. A. E. HardiBMUt, the sculptor. Lady Haig said to a reporter Definitely I do not like the
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    FORTY YEARS' GAOL.
    130 7 Innocent Man Released. Berlin, Feb. 2. An old man, broken m health and spirit, has just been released from a prison where he was serving a life sentence for a murder com- mitted forty years ago by another man. The 1 released prisoner. Thiermann, at the time
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    32 7 Report, has it that a very large monkey the Hill coohes describe it as being as big as a small man has been seen m the jungles on j Kledang Hill recently.
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      421 7 \\y\ TUrffunaruuv II \y unckx the Sun. And m nothing else is the quality of age more valuable than m Whisky. jjfc jgfV&v I has been continuously distilled since 16 27. j L ciiV- IW^H N ther Wbi9k y di»«»iler» can I ~^lr2m, \sP^f\ claim oorv r 300 y ear
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    FLYING-BOATS' SPLENDID RECORD.
    274 8 R.A.F. SQUADRONS. Thousands of Miles Flown Without Accidents. One would have to hunt through records for many years back to find r case of a fatal crash by a flying -boat belonging to the Royal Air Force, writes Major F. A. de V. Robertson following the accident
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    RELIGIOUS SIDE OF MARRIAGE.
    250 8 Customs of Primitive Peoples. In a talk on "Marriage, past and present." Professor Malinowski summarised the wedding rite m its various forms all over the world. He insisted that primitive people regard marriage as a sacred as well as a legal contract. The bride and bridegroom
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    MAORI MOTHER'S ENDURANCE.
    130 8 Woman's Swim For Hungry Children. Sydney, Feb. 2. Miss Mercedes Gleitze. the English swimmer, to-day set up a new endurance record for women by winning the endurance swim here m 48 hours 15 minutes. The previous record of 44^ hours was made by Miss Gleitze m January.
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    ECHO OF HIRUNDO PIRACY.
    116 8 Kidnapped Passengers Rescued by Navy. Canton, Feb. 19. Two Chinese passengers kidnapped by Bias Bay pirates during the piracy on the Hirundo and taken to Ping Hoi, have been rescued by the Canton Navy, who raided the pirates on Wednesday last week and, after a most
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    VICAR INSTITUTED IN BED.
    87 8 Unique Hospital Ceremony. It was stated at a Chelmsford Diocesan Finance Committee meeting by the Bishop of Chelmsford that the Rev. J. H. Morgan, who was seriously injured m a motor-car accident recently, has been instituted to the living of the new parish of Ascension, Chelmsfvrd.
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    25 8 Mr. H. Foster, of Central Workshops. F.M.S. Railways, accompanied by Mrs. Foster and their daughter, sail for home on long leave by the Malwa MM.
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    RUINED REMBRANDT.
    88 8 Well-Known Picture Slashed by Lunatic. Amsterdam, Feb. 18. It i& presumed that a lunatic slashed with an axe five times Rembrandt's painting of The Anatomy Lesson, which hangs m the State Museum at Amsterdam. This is flrst sported, the world-famous picture of that name but a later picture
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    SNOW NEAR CANTON.
    86 8 Farmers m Jubilant Mood m New Year. Canton, Feb. 23. Chinese farmeiv; m the vicinity of Canton and m the East River districts are m jubilant mood, following v fall of snow during the Chinese New Year period. According to the native superstition this is a sign
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    21 8 Forward-looking architects, we understand are working out plans for a garage with a home that folds into the door— Arkansas Gazette
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    WINTRY WEATHER.
    105 8 Disastrous Effects m Europe. Nauen, Mar. 2. Berlin: Wintry weather is having a disastrous effect on communication m various parts of central and northern Europe. Many towns m Denmark are isolated, and thousands of motorcars are stranded on impassable roads. A number of cities are suffering from devastating
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      384 8 Soma? of the FREE GIFTS for tisers of MM "The W/ne of Life" DO you want to be HEALTHY, ENERGETIC, FULL OF VIM AND VITALITY? Do you want VALUABLE FREE GIFTS? Get BOTH Get Wincarnis tht Wine of Life! Save Wincarnis wrappers and choost one of I the beautiful and
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      310 9 BUSINESS CARDS. PHOTOGRAPHED BY MC.FNT BUCKERIDGE ||Uh4 vt Osm Work-Lowrst Rat« (PI \W IH II DING- Phone 7898. MERCHANTS. gBfOATOftI CASKET CO. NoB l A 3. PenhM Koad, ,ff uvendrr Street— Phone Ct7i. pON T WEAR A TRUSS 1 Solr Amenta HAYNARD CO., LTD. 11, MTim ROAD. jarbEe shippings, road
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      594 9 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUUNICIPAL NOTICE. TENDERS. NOTICE la hereby given that tenders arc no* invited for the following materials or services, and that particulars of such tender? may be obtained In the Tender Room, Municipal Offices Supply of Sewer Pumps. Electrical Equipment, Special Pipes, and Valves 4 p.m. May sth. W
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      507 9 NOTICES. SELANGOR TURF CLUB. SPRING RACE MEETING. Saturday 14th, Saturday 21st, Wednesday 25th and Saturday March 28th 1931. COMMENCING AT 2.30 pjn. EACH DAY. ENTRIES close at 4 p.m. on Friday March 6th, 1931. I DOUBLE TOTE— will be held on two races each day of the Meeting. I UNLIMITED
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      522 9 AUCTION SALES. SHERIFFS SALE. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Bult No. 75 of 1931. Writ of Seizure and Sale dated Jan. 31st. 1931 IN THE CAUSE OP Huttenbach Lazarus and Sons Ltd. Plaintiffs Versus Chop Kwong Thye Hon 8 Defendants AUCTION SALE of ALL
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      538 9 Foods I I THe •AHcnburys' Foods are particularly suited to I I the feeding of babies m hot climates. They are I I germ free, and being simply and easily prepared I I by the addition of boiling water, their use gives I complete independence of doubtful milk supply. I
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY. MARCH 10. 1931. THE D.E.I. AND RESTRICTION.
    626 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY. MARCH 10. 1931. THE D.E.I. AND RESTRICTION. Considerable interest has been taken recently m the reports of overtures by Dutch rubber interests for a reconsideration of the question of restriction. Such a reconsideration m our own opinion is at the present time particularly inopportune since the
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    286 10 Mr. C. F. C. Macaskie has been appointed to act as Chief Justice and Legal Adviser of British North Borneo. Fire broke out at about 10.30 last night m Messrs. Sime Darby's store m Malacca Street. Two engines were sent from the Municipal Fire Station and the outbreak was dealt
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    THE EMDEN AT BANGKOK.
    65 10 Captain's Audience With the King. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.] Bangkok, Mar. 9. The German cruiser Emden, the liner Columbus and the battleship Pittsburgh anchored to-day off the Bangkok bar. The Emden commander and officers vrere much feted by the Siamese royalty and the German colony. The
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    MR. DWIGHT DAVIS.
    42 10 Philippines Governor-General m Siam. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.] Bangkok, Mar. The Governor-General of the Philippines (Mr. Dwight Davis) and his son and daughter, as guests of the State, arrive from Angkor this evening and are departing on Thursday evening.
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    EUROPEAN UNEMPLOYMENT FUND.
    41 10 Donations previously acknowledged $20,890.78 Incorporated Society of Planters, (monthly) 500.00 Mrs. de Souza. Singapore 270.00 P. M. Riley (monthly) s^oo R Boyd 20.00 A. Gordon Macdonald io oo B. O. Bush 20/)G "Anonymous" K.L. m 5 00 $21,720.78
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    THE HEART OF THE LION CITY.
    1123 10 THE NAVAL BASE. Production of the "Article" Commences. In order that the progress incidentally unretarded at the Naval Base may better be understood by the lay mind. Mr. Percy Westacott. Managing Director of Sir John Jackson's Ltd.. the contractors for the seven years work
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    BEACH ROAD CONTRACT CASE.
    447 10 BEACH ROAD CONTRACT CASE. JUDGMENT^- AH>F^ Muthucumaru to i>u. HWC6 and Sh!^ The two months hearm,, ln i" which Mr. S. -Si^'V, contractor, sued Alkafl and Co '*Z m respect of a contract for t h J1926 of certain houses m bY I pore, together with a sum H materials
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    85 10 'LONDON AND NSW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES. [FREE PRESS SERVICE-COPYRIGHT London. Mar. 9 Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follow! Spot £123 3 16 (£122 9 16). Fonrarf £124 11 16 (£124» 8 >- The market is steady. Messrs. Symington and notify to-day's
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    LAW NOTICES.
    85 10 For TutMlaN. Muck It. j. court of Appeal: to CWel before Chief JUtffc*, Mr. Justice Thome.. Appeal No. N-M. U*h Braddell Bros. AIW-n and J. G. Campbell tad Oo Doc***kinshaw. 1 Assizes: Beta* ft* Court. Before Specif I Rex vs. Yap ThOSf imurd on Monday. Rex vs. Raman
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      55 10 1 El WA^FJ i t GARTER was the name of a fireman j m London. Presumably he held up the hose. A "GAFLAC" Fire Policy is perfect protection. GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. Hongkong Bank Chambers. Telephone 6480. |h.b.winter| F TAILOR. BATTERY ROAD. j SINGAPORE. I S Phone
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  • RISING EARTHQUAKE DEATH ROLL.
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      BALKAN CALAMITY.
      182 11 Fatalities Now Reported at Three Hundred. I Reuters Service. J Vienna. Mar. 9. i ialties and much damage have BUted m southern Jugo-Slavia, which ponl MiiTerer m the earth tremors that whole of the Balkans yesterday. iph> and telephones with the stricken it off. preventing an accurate esti-
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      JAPAN'S 11,972 QUAKES.
      112 11 Slmhl Damage by Recent Disturbance. U Eastern Skrv.ve.] Tokyo. Mar. 9. offered at Hakodate but u*d when a quake shook 2 =>0 p.m. Two chimney stacks 111 Mia and overhead teletelephOM wires m various sections damaged. Several houses were The shock was felt to an m Tokyo.
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    AMERICAN BLIZZARDS.
    115 11 Deaths Reported From Chicago. (Reuter's Service.] Chicago, Mar. 9. blizzards m the Middle West have including 11 here. Thousands are buried m snowdrifts. I and cotton planters are jubilant as have been suffering from the drought. I Reuters Wireless Service.] Chicago. Mar. 9. 'storms, screaming winds and it
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    A SEVERE BUFFETING.
    94 11 f reach Airmen Forced Down. H neuter** Service.] .Aleppo. Mar. 9. fl men. Burtin and Moensch. M d duriim the crossing of the M .Hiittta and were forced dowi. i pr pellet, which they repaired I their journey to Bean I left Le Bourget on March 2
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    A PAINFUL EXPERIMENT.
    48 11 Kurned by Aerial Smoke r Screens. Far Eastern Servlve Tokyo. Mar. 9. 'Hired people suffered painful 'v Vbik watching an aerial outskirts of Tokyo. Military d' monstrating methods of laying bf spraying some kind of of which descended on the burning hands, faces and clothes
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    30 11 -l^irettes for all inaugurated and the local cinemas, has r *>< public the Ardath cork-tipped 333 m an emphatic manner. **> purchase being heightened 1 free "reminders" which are ■'•'inKe for coupons.
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    BRITAIN'S INCREASING EXPENDITURE.
    212 11 CHANCELLORS TASK. A Large Rise m Civil Votes. f Renter s Service. WH London. Mar. 9. earTv T e V re&entS the budget some "me 2h P M Pnl and lt to not >' et ccr tain whether Mr. Snowden will be sufficiently well to do so--he
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    RUBBER FACTORY FIRE.
    272 11 Heavy Snowstorm Hampers Firemen. [Reuter's Wireless Service] Lcndon. Mar. 9. The outbreak of fire at the Lcndon warehouse at Tower Eridge was rtill unextinguished to-day The entire front is sheeted with ice and festoons of frozen water hang from the back, while volumes of black smoke issue
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    PETROL WAR IN CHINA ?
    139 11 PETROL WAR IN CHINA Soviet Negotiations With Kwangwha Company. [Reuter's Far Eastern eVrttoV.] Shanghai, Mar. 9. If negotiations now going on here between the Soviet Petroleum Trust and the Chinese Kwangwha Petroleum Company are successful, the Soviet will shortly place on the Chinese market through this Chinese company, petrol and
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    CALIFORNIAN MYSTERY.
    101 11 Series of Political Crimes. I Reuters Wireless Service. 1 Rio Vista, California, Mar. 9. Political differences are believed to be behind a series of crimes involving British-Indian subjects at the University of California, the latest of which was divulged when the weighted and beheaded body of San Rampando,
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    A HAZARDOUS ERRAND.
    66 11 Airman's Relief Flight m Alaska. f ßeuter's Wireless Service! Point Barrow, Alaska, Mar. 9. The inhabitants of this diphtheria-stricken town rejoiced at the arrival of the air pilot, Joe Crosson with a cargo of anti-toxin. A heavysnowfall prevented the ordinary means of communication and an airman had
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    REVIEW OF RUSSIA'S POSITION.
    240 11 "A CARDINAL CHANGE." The Success of Socialism Assured. [Reuter's Service.] Moscow, Mar. 9. "A cardinal change" m Russia's position m the past two years is claimed by M. Molotov m a report to the All-Union Congress of the Soviets. He declared that "enormous successes" followed the
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    NEW ENGLAND.
    200 11 Convention to Draft Constitution. [Reuter's Service.] Sydney. Mar. 9. The boundaries proposed for the New England State to be formed m the lorth-eastern portion of New South Wales, comprise 130.000 square miles. Invitations have been sent to 95 local governing bodies to attend a convention on April 7
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    "WORLD'S BEST ATHLETE."
    195 11 A "Stinger" for Lady rAstor. I Reuter's Wireless Service.] London, Mar. 8. Described by the newspapers as "the world's best athlete.' R. M. Tisdall. the Irish President of the Cambridge University Athletic Union, who broke all inter- Varsity sports records yesterday by winning four events m the
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    A SHOCK FOR MEXICO.
    82 11 Lady Mountbatten's Trunks. [Reuter's Wireless Service.] London, Mar. 9. Lady Louis Mountbatten astjnished the natives of Mexico City when ohe arrived there for a week's sightseeing, accompanied by the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland and Lady Brecknock, for she had no fewer than fifty-six trunks. The
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    A FLIGHT ABANDONED.
    53 11 Weather Too Bad for Flying Boats. [Reuter's Wireless Service.] London, Mar. 9. The proposed flight of two flying-boats (one of whose sister ships crashed near Plymouth with the locs of nine lives last month) to Gibraltar to participate m the Fleet exercises has been abandoned owing to
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    "DIAMOND FEARED TO LET VIVIAN LIVE."
    306 11 UNDERWORLD CRIME. Golden Haired Squealer's Death m New York. [Reuter's Wireless Service] New York. Mar. 9. The sinister figure of Arnold Rothstein, the millionaire gambler and master racketeer who was murdered by rivals three years ago has cast a shadow over the death of
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    SINGAPORE ART CLUB.
    234 11 The Annual General Meeting. The annual general meeting of the Singapore Art Club was held en Saturday, a: 2 Gal.oo Road, by kind invitation of Mrs. H. W. Raper, Mr. Denis Santry presiding. The minutes of the last annual meeting having been duly confirmed the Hon. Treasurer
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    THE NAVAL TREATY.
    128 11 Japan Considering Her Attitude. [Renter's Far Eastern Service.] Tokio, Mar. 9. It Is authoritatively learned that details of the Franco-Italian naval agreement will be published simultaneously m the capitals of the five Powers on Wednesday. Publication was originally intended to be earlier, but owing to Japan's request
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    PRUSSIAN DISORDERS.
    87 11 Red Revolutionaries Clash With Crowd. [Reuier's Wireless Service.] Cassel, Mar. 9. Headed by a brass band playing revolutionary tunes 98 Communists marched to the Courthouse to stand their trial on a charge of resisting the police during a collision with Nazis at Grebenstein on January 25. On arrival
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    RUBBER STOCKS UP.
    46 11 Increase of 1773 Tons m London and Liverpool. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. London, Mar. 9. Home rubber stocks show a further increase over the week of 1773 tons, London stocks having risen from 82.185 to 83,247 and Liverpool from 44.776 to 45.487 tnns.
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    10,000 HOMELESS IN MAURITIUS.
    174 12 HURRICANE RENEWED. Worst Visitation for 20 Years. 11 KOMI REPORTED KILLED. Reuters Service. 1 Pert Louis. Mar. 8. A r.rven'.y mile an h< Bf gilt*. acejmpan:?d by tori muni ram. the uor.«t hurricane for twenty yens, swept over Mauritius on Thursday and v.:i^ KMVtd yesterday. The
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    A CASINO RE-OPENS.
    127 12 Protection for Midinettes at I Renter's Wireless Service. 1 l'aris. Mar. 8. The Chamber of Deputies, after a long and stormy debate, deckled to re-open for gambling the Casino at Er.ghien. the official thermal station, which has be vn closed for ten years m order to protect
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    SOLDIER LOSES FEET.
    94 12 Three Hours at Attention m Bitter Cold. [Reuter's Wireless Service.] Paris Mar. 8. As the result of misunderstanding his sergeant's orders, a young Senegales- soldier m garrison near Rochefort lost both feet. He stood stiffly to attention m one /!ace for thre-» hours on a bitterly cold
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    'PLANE BLOWN TO PIECES.
    86 12 Occupants' Narrow Escape from Death. [Reuter's Wirelebs Service.* Berlin. Mar. 8. Nine people m a Luft-H.insa aeroplane nar. ri;\vly escaped death when their machine was forced to land m Dutch territory. The air liner flytaf from Am terdam to Hancver with five passengers and a crew
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    AUSTRALIAN FINANCES.
    70 12 Plan for Modification of War Debts. IReuter's Service. 1 Sydrcy, Mar. 8. Referring to Government's plans to deal with the finances of the Commonwealth, the H raid's Canberra correspondent says it is stated there Is no possibility of cancellation of Australia.--war d<bts to Great Britain but it is
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    THE SYDNEY ELECTION.
    83 12 Is It a Si^n of Labour Decay I Renter's Service. I Sydney. Mir. H. The final ftgurei of the E:; t SyQ<u\v byclcctiun are Mr. Ward 1'j.0";3 Ifr. Courtenay 1.5 333 llr Mount joy g|| Thr Herald, m ar ed'tovial. prints cm tJiat Bast Sydney has been
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    M. POINCARE.
    26 12 Reports of Serious Condition Denied. UtfcuUv's Wirtit'ss Service.] Paris. Mar. 8. S •wTf Polnrjir comes an absolute jni thl, niornmu lad had breakfast, display-
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      SHIPPING DELAYED.
      213 12 Heaviest Snowfall for Years m Scotland. I Router's; Wireless Service. 1 London. Mar. 8. From many quarters of Europe come reports of storms. Botetenm weather prevails m the Atlantic md liners due at Plymouth to-tiay wirelessed .nriicatmg that ihey will be delayed by the gale. There wr.s a
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      THE ENGLISH BLIZZARD.
      138 12 Sheep Buried Under Snowdrifts. 1 British Radio Official Service J Rugby. Mat. 7. Th<* most severe storm experienced this win'ei swept the South Coast last night. The' *c washed right over the sea wall at a number of places, causing extensive flooding. The wind, which reached 70
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    RELENTLESS KRILENKO.
    106 12 Demand for More Deaths m Moscow Trial. IReuter's Wireless Service.] Moscow. Mar. 8. The death sentence en five out of the lourieen former high Soviet officials charged with plotting the overthrow of the Soviet Government, and long terms of imprisonment for the other defendants, were demanded by M.
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    Y.W.C.A. SPORTS CLUB.
    338 12 Dinner and Annual Meeting. The members of the Y.W.C.A. sports club held their annual general meeting on March 4th at "B" Raffles Quay. The meeting was preceded by a dinner to vfafcfl memb-?r.> of the general committee were invited. Miss Robertson, the new Secretary, waa welcomed with
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    33 12 Bishop \v. R. Mounsey, who was Bishop of Lnbuan and Sarawak from 1909 to 1916. has b:-:-n comm;- ioned by the Bishop of Truro, Oomwttß. England, to be AjuAslant Bishop In the? diocest.
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    MALAYA'S YORKSHIRE SOCIETY.
    1062 12 MEMBERS INCREASE. Benevolent Fund Considerations. liM third annual report and balance Sheet of the Society of Yorkshiremen m Malaya, for presentation at the annual meeting on March 20 at the Europe Hotel at 6.30 p.m. states: At the end of 19S0 the membership cf the Society was
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    PRINCES GO TO BOXING MATCH.
    213 12 TREMENDOUS RECEPTION. Buenos Aires Heat Wave Claims Five Victims. i [Reuter's Wireless Service.} Buenos Aires, Mar. 8. Despite the heat wave, which has caused five deaths m the city, 80,000 persons packed the vast River Plate Stadium last evening and gave the Prince of Wales
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    MALACCA ESTATE APPEAL.
    443 12 Eminent Counsel ,m Battle For Costs. Several eminent counsel were engaged m two motions before the Civil Appeal Court yesterday arising out of the appeal of S. V. S. Muthuraman Chettiar and S. V. S. Chocklingam Chettiar against the judgment m iheir Malacca estate action against E.
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    MUNICIPAL ACTION.
    273 12 Regulating Traffic Affairs. TSM following was amongst action taken at j a meeting of Committee No. 1 held on March It was decided to name the road between' Kreta Ayer Road and Sago Street, "Keong Saik j Road;" the road between Banda Street and Neil Rond. "Dickenson Hill
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    BROADCASTING A KING'S SPEECH.
    1180 12 UP-TO-DATE SIAM. Linking Up Town and Country. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Mar. 4. The annual speech from the Throne on the (anniversary of the Coronation each year, is eagerly read by all who can read. A translation is, of course, published m full by the
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    CONGRESS AND INDIA.
    86 12 THE SETTLEMENT. Federal Constitntfe. Favoured. NEED TO 1-NmT^r,,, |>I;]M^ IR»>ut<T\s I Addressing a lar R e pubuf" '.V Mir Vallabhai Patel. PmHtaU to^ India Congress to be held at end ot March, referring to agreement, said Conprcs.s obedience because of the h offered and there was no
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    S.G.S. CO-OP. SOCIETY.
    521 12 Chairman's Good Advice It Members. The Singapore Oovenuni at Operative Society beM iLs bftlj i meeting last week m the c 4.45 p m. before poor atfc i Mr. C. Wil; n. I-., Id D t i amoiit; those present. Mr. c. h. Vaster! (Chairma it was
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    13 12 For the first time I i i feet tan length, has bo river.
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      785 13 Army's Bad Luck Against Blackheath. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 12. There was some excellent Rugby on Saturday m mail week m fine weather, though on heavy ground. Blackheath followed up their victory over the Navy a week ago by treating the Army m even more unceremonious
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      ENGLAND'S XV.
      352 13 Why Bonaventura Was Omitted. Commenting upon the composition of the English Rugby XV which was defeated by Ireland at Twickenham on Feb. 14. and which included nine change, including the dropping of Bonaventura. our London correspondent says: One member of the pack. G. G Gregory is practically unknown
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    AMATEURS' EXPENSES.
    257 13 The Suspension of Birchfield Harriers. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 12. Three athletes, all of whom have represented England m International competitions, and one of the most prominent athletic clubs m the country, were dealt with by the Amateur Athletic Association at Manchester on Saturday for a
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    "A VERY CRUEL RACE."
    237 13 Protest Against the Grand National. i The National Equine Defence League is to make a protest to the National Hunt CommiUee against the running of the Grand National. Mrs. Matthew, secretary of the League, told a reporter-. "It is a very cruel race. We decided to
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    ALL WRONG EVERYWHERE.
    228 13 Ruin of All Our Games. The great feature of our games at the present moment is that every one of them is being ruined. Lord Hawke has just told us that the prepared wicket is the destruction of the greatest game, and that ir. effect, it is
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    INTERNATIONAL RUGBY.
    109 13 Teams m Recent Matches. The teams which took part m the matches Ireland vs. Scotland and Wales vs. France on February 28th. were as follow. Wales: Bassett: Morley, Davey, F. Williams, and Boon; Powell and Ralph; Skym. James, T. Day, Arthur, Jenkins. Fender, Lemon and Lang. France: Savy,
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    REORGANISATION OF C.M.S.N.
    339 16 t Measures Devised by Special Commissioner. A thorough reorganization of the various „anch offices of the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company m order to increase ad~ ministrative efficiency as well as to prevent leakage is now being planned by Mr. Li Chungkung\ Special Commissioner for the Re-organi-zation
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      112 16 Kajang. Brit. 1276, from Sandakan 9, for British North Borneo 15. Nieuw Holland. Dut. 6792. from Melbourne 9, for Penang. Belawan Deli 11. Ipoh. Brit. 528. from Penang 9. for Penang 11. Harvel, Ger. 44 1«, from Tsingtan 9, for Bremen 9. Alsia. Dan. 3606, from Copenhagen 9, for Bangkok.
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    230 17 an d O Comorin arrived m London at on mh ;hr late arrival of the Kajang wm a late departure from Saturday afternoon) and strong all the way. From Jesselton she I Guan m tow for Sandakan. rill not uiid to expedite her arrival ...^,-BN.B Herald.
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    PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
    161 17 N Mi J. Shannon Whi'e. H< tan, Mrs. Kate E Darr. W O Brine, Mr S. M. C. Alk. AldjoeICcDonald and family. Mrs. Jacobs, Mr. J. A. Hyndman. tf E Demuth Mr. J Tweton. Mr. and Mrs. Mr R. I) Howard. Mr. B. Pope. .Mr A G. Griffin.
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    BLOWN OFF COURSE BY GALE.
    165 17 I Yacht Believed Lost I Reappears. I Perth. Feb. 12. I en up for lost, the 22-ft. I which left Fremantle last L-arra. 200 miles north, arrived Ounarao, 300 miles north of •sgarra yesterday. I ent on a fishing expedition. I i cf it by
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    A BUSINESS PARTY.
    161 17 I lPam^ Chartered for 1,200 Japanese. m to the .specially-chartered. Janeiro Maru. 1,200 Japanese M »y the mayor of Nagoya JB i"i early m April for a 9 'nditions and trade pros- UMI m the Yangtsze Valley. louncement made last night m the Japan Tourist Bureau. is
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    YANGTSZE SALVAGE.
    528 17 Three Wrecks Being Dealt With. At the present time no less than three wrecks which have occurred on the Yangtze are being demolished They are: The wreck of the Chinese str. Shuhuo, which stranded on December 26. 1929. on the right banic of the river at the Hsintan
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    INTER-SIGNALLING.
    341 17 Merchant Navy Standard Improved. As regards the system of inter-signalling between ships of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy which has been m operation for some considerable time past, and whereby tnuch good has undoubtedly been done m improving signalling m the Merchant Navy and generally setting a
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    MISHAP IN HARBOUR.
    152 17 London Wireless Operator Missing: Officers Drowned. Madrid, Feb. 2. The captain and the chief engineer of a British steamer, the Lorca (4,874 tons), have been drowned, and the wireless operator is missing after an accident m the harbour of Almeira. The drowned men are Captain D. A.
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    SHIPBUILDING.
    1023 17 Movement to Close Down Yards. Although as regard tonnage figures alone the output from British shipyards during 1930 cannot be regarded as unsatisfactory it was only slightly below the figure for 1929, one of the best of recent years there are several features of the work which render a
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    33 17 The P. and O. Khiva has left Hong Kong and is expected to arrive at this Port at 6 a.m. on Friday, she will proceed alongside the Singapore Harbour Board's wharves on arrival
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    UNSUITABLE FILMS FOR CHILDREN.
    310 18 STATE AS GUARDIAN. Decision Not m Hands of Parents. Liver pool. TbO Liverpool .stipendiary, Mr. Stuart Deacon, m a considered decision, upheld the rule of the Liverpool justices that films not passed for universal exhibition must not be shown to Children, even ohea aooomponied by parents,
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    BIG NEW YORK FIRE.
    183 18 200 Rendered Homeless and Firemen Injured. New York. Jan. 30. New York's most spectacular fire of recent years destroyed the Lincoln-square arcade building to-day. drove the 200 pyjama-clad tenants into the bitter wind, and caused injuries to 19 persons, most cf them firemen. The six-storey brick
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    ACTED AS FATHER'S "CURATE."
    227 18 London's First Woman Unitarian Minister. The death has occurred of the Rev. Joyce Daplyn. the first woman Unitarian minister to be inducted to a London church. Miss Daplyn, who was thirty-one, was a' j cousin of Mrs. Helena Normanton, the woman barrister, and had been m
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    £2,600 FOR "PICKWICK."
    131 18 High Bidding at American Auction. New York, Jan. 29. A first edition of "Pickwick," with a fragment of the original autograph manuscript, fetched the higk price of 13.000 dollars (£2.600) In the sale of the collection of Mr. B. George Ulizio at the American Art Association Anderson
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    40 18 Mr W. D. Home. M.C.S., Assistant Director at Education (Chinese), Kuala Lumpur, will proceed to Penang shortly as Protector of Chinese, m place of Mr. S. M. Middlebrook, who ■«s going to Muar, Johore, as Assistant Profcector of Chinese. M.M.
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    239 18 Looking down en the Kinta Valley r.t night from th^ verandah of the Large Bungalow on (Klcdang Hill, says a writer m the Times of j Malaya, one realise how numerous are the smr.ll .Chinese mines that have been wiped out of (existence by the tin price slump. Once the
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    TRADE STATISTICS.
    562 19 1 f *U Latest Library Additions. publications were received or D paxtSMßl of Statistics, S.S. urtalf the week ended March 4th. tllabto for public use m th~ Fullerton Building. f^l ED P.Y THE DEPARTMENT. nta of rubber. February 1931 hlpmentl Of rubber abOVtaf Ports bnporta of rubber. February
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    UNITED STATES TRADE.
    229 19 Business with Middle Asia. Mr. Don C. Bliss, American Trade Commissioner. 7 A. Ocean Building, Singapore, has Just received by cable the following statistics relating to the foreign trade of the United States vith Middle Asia:— FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY. 1931. Total Exports from United States
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    RUBBER NEGOTIATIONS.
    89 19 British Dutch Interests and Maxwell Scheme. I Reuters Service, j London, Mar. 9. An Amsterdam message states the British ?r>d Dutch rubber negotiations m London, at vhich it was stated the Maxwell Scheme of putting an export duty on Dutch East Indies native production when the price exceeds
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    B.N.B. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    222 19 Javanese Labourers' Wages. The following is extracted from minutes of a Committee meeting held on February 14th. SECTION 307 L'.S.A. TARIFF ACT 1930. Government's reply to the Chamber was read and after discussion it wa.s decided to mention the matter to the Borneo Committee m order
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    79 19 The Krungdeb Daily Mail (Siam) states that a Chinese firm m Singapore formerly sent many gold ornaments to Siam Tor sale. Now the position is reversed and that firm has sent representatives to buy such ornaments m Bangkok, the amount ranging from Tcs. 10,000 tc Tcs. 20.000 weight of the
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    To-Day's Price Changes
    438 19 To-Day 's Price Changes EXCHANGE RATES. March 9. SELLING. Condon 4 months* sight 2)3 27J32 London 3 months' sight 2|3 13J16 i London, 60 days' sight 2|3 25|32 London 30 days' sight 2(3 3,4 1 London, demand 33 23 32 London, T. T. 2j3 11|1B Lyons and Paris, demand 1430
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    ERASER'S SHARE LIST.
    941 19 MONDAY. MARCH 9TH. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Buyers seitem. Asam Kumbaiig 22s 23a c.d. Ayer Hitains Tin (56) 11s 9d 12s 6d Bangrki Tin 12s 9d 13s 6d Batang Padang ($1) 10 ij Batu Caves ($1) 40 50 Bukit A rang (sl> 35 40 Burmah Malay (£> 10s 6d
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    LYALL & EVATT'S DAILY REPORT.
    158 19 LYALL EVATT'S DAILY REPORT. Singapore, March 0. All markets ruW very steady this morning, with prices maintained round Saturday V levels: but this afternoon, rubber shares collapsed and quotations came tumbling down, on news of postponement of restriction discussions. Rubbers.— Scuda is close either side of 1.20. Malaka Pindas are
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    MACPHAIL & CO.'S DAILY REPORT.
    149 19 MACPHAIL CO.'S DAILY REPORT. Singapore, March f». Tin. Steady.— Petalings 4.05 4.13. Taipings 35 40. Hong Fatts 57 60. Rahmans 60 70. Hiram Tin 17 21. Kintas 1.13 1.17. Malaya Consols 19 21. Talam Mines 65 70. Kuchais 94 97. Rantau Picfs 40 45, Johans 24 27, Sun»ei Lua<= 1.11
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    77 19 Boustead and Co., Agents: Buloh Kasap 56.000; against 53.000 io da f e 562.100; Djember Rubber Estates 15.000: against 13.400 to date 27.700: Gadek 62.000; against 62.000 to date 140.500; Noidanal 51.000; against 61.900 to date 100.700: Rim (Malacca* 55.100; against 48.200 to date 618. 000;
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    SUNGEI SAYONG REPORT.
    25 19 [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT] London, Mar. 9. Sungci Sayong report discloses a loss of £2.012. There is a credit balance of £136.
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    119 19 March 9th., 11 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers. R S.S. ef>tin! to London Standard. Latest Cable:—London Spot sheet 4d per lb. New York Spct Sheet G.cts 8 per lb. The majority of mining coolies m Kint.i VhO are m the employ of Chinese mining towkays are
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    395 19 Cold Mining m Malaya, To the Editor. S,r. Last month you publishd a letttf from a London contemporary cf COOSkfcrablt interest. with regard to the development of the known auriferous deposits of the British Colonies, and this letter suggested th..t British banks should interest themselves and
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    LANCASHIRE'S TRADE.
    471 19 The Effect of the Indian Budget. London, Mar 2. The Indian budget proposals are disturbing news for the Lancashire cotton trade, says the Manchester G*uardian. The Journal continues. "After seeing her preat Indian trade largely ruined by high import duties and the boycott. Lancashire will now have a
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    STARTLING ENGLISH RUGBY CHANGES.
    718 20 THE CALCUTTA CUP. Five Alterations Outside The Scrum. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.) London, Mar. 9. The English selectors have mode some startling changes m picking the side to meet Scotland at Murray field on Saturday. March 21. m the annual Calcutta Cup match and the international
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    FRENCH RUGBY REFORM.
    83 20 Effect of the British Ultimatum. [Reuter's Service.] Paris, Mar. 8. The French Rugby Federation has unanimously adopted a resolution declaring that "m view of the extremely grave situation which a definite rupture of international relations would create for French Rugby, all proper measures should be taken to
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    TANGLIN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    109 20 TUESDAYS TIES. Mixed Doubles Handicap. Mrs. C. J. Smith and Capt. Graham owe 15.2 vs. Major and Mrs. Nunn owe 15. Mrs. Goldie and Hudson owe 15.4 vs. Mr. and Mrs. Cutler owe 2. Indies' Doubles Handicap. Mrs. Laing and Mrs. Freyberg owe 15.3 vs. Mrs. Giggins
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    24 20 Two First Division League results were wrongly given yesterday. The corrected results •r« Aston Villa beat Blackburn 2 0* Blackpool beat Chelsea 2 1.
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      I.C.F.A. BEATEN.
      580 20 Accurate Shooting by R.A.F. Forwards. R.A.F 4; I.CJ.A 1. The meeting between the R.A.F. and the I.C.F.A. m the First Division of the League, at the Stadium yesterday, was nothing like the poor game which resulted when these two teams met last year. Both sides showed considerable improvement,
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      POST OFFICE DEFEATED.
      25 20 An S.C.C. XI defeated the Post Office Club on the Padang yesterday evening by a goal to nil. the scorer being Vincent.
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    NON-BENDERS BEATEN.
    187 20 Exciting Cricket at Ipoh. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Mar. 9. Exciting cricket was witnessed at Ipoh during the week-end, when the Malayan NonBenders Club (drawn from the senior cricketers of Selangor. Perak and Penang) met the Perak XI. which contributed three of the best, including the captain,
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    119 20 Draw for Ladies' Spring Cup. The following is the draw for the first round of the Ladies' Spring Cup competition. Mrs. Margoliouth (24) vs. Miss Hadley (24). Mrs. E. C. O. Thomson (24) vs. Mrs. Giggins (24). Mrs. Hardie (14) vs. Mrs. Thamsen (24). Mrs. O. W.
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    PUNAI WINS TILLING TROPHY.
    551 20 SUNDAY'S YACHTING. An Easy Victory for Kathleen 111. On Sunday at the R.S.Y.C. the "A" class were sailing the second of a series for the St. Patrick's Trophy. Only four boats faced the starter, June being the absentee, she having been sold and will soon be
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    S.C.C. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT
    400 20 TIES FOR MONDAY. March 16th. Godown Doubles Handicap. W. Watt and Roy Smith scr. vs. Lt. J. W. P. Saunders and Capt. R. Me L. Mare, plus 15. C. E Brooke and J. V. S. Brooke owe 2 vs. R. N. Hamilton and S. E. Newbury
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    66 20 Tie m Monthly Medal. Forty cards were taken out for the March medal and the following were the three best cards returned: F. T. Jeryis down N. B. Gibson 1 H. Hall 2 The ball sweep on Saturday was divided between P. V. Boardman 1 up and
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      SELANGOR RACES.
      318 20 Handicaps for First Day's Events. The following are the weights for the first day of the Selangor race meeting on Saturday. Pcnies Class 2 Div. 2 (4 furs). Shireen 9.12, Soultsway 9.7, Sahara 8.13, Imareek 8.12, Irish Lady 8.11. Simon 8.8, Firefly 7.11, My Posey 7.7. Hop Over
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      SECOND DAY HANDICAPS.
      110 20 Race I—Ponies:1 Ponies: Class II Div. I— (4 furs.) —3.05 p.m.— Puth Arl 9.5. Eternity 8.7. Kylpa 8.5, Longchamp 7.13. Young Egypt 7.13. Roaming 7.9. St. Andrew 7.9. Red Blazes 7.8. Lady Remington 7.4, Annette 7.4. Foundling 7.2, Whippet 6.11. Race 2. Ponies: Class I Div. 2
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    CRICKET.
    588 20 Ceylon Sports Club Beat R.A.F. The Ceylon Sports Club registered another creditable victory when they defeated the RAP. by 83 runs on Saturday at Balestier. The C.S.C. declared their innings closed with 178 for 6 wickets. Jansen contributing a well compiled 123. He hit freely all round the wicket
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