The Straits Budget, 16 April 1931

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    30 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF TIIE STRAITS TIMES i ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] No. 3.SIS SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, APRIL lf>, 1931. Piiee 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    409 1 LEAD E1SS— Page The Fight-Hour Day 3 Hanks and the Slump 3 M\ sit .-ion.- Deeps 3 A’Dancer t<* India 3-4 Govt rnnu-nt Control 4 .Malaya Restricts 4 Occasional Notes 6-6 Telegrams, Reuter and Special— Covering Past Week’s News 21-27 Pictures Dairy Farm at lUikit Tirne.h 17 New’l’re for
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    1543 1 1 engagement is announced of Eric 1 Grant, North Borneo Civil Service, ’[PKcr son of the late Mr. Hugh Grant. Ceylon, and Mrs. Grant, and ,!inis Joyce Maryanne, elder daughter of r E. M. de Coucy Short, -oyloa Civil Service, and Mrs. Short. Mr. W. W. Coultas
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    FLYING GRADUATES IN SINGAPORE.
    451 2 On Way to Australia! UNEVENTFUL TRIP FROM ENGLAND. Two English graduates, who are just clown from Cambridge—Mr. (J. I*. 1'airbairn and Mr. K. Shenstone —arrived at Eeletar Aii Base at 2.'10 p.m. on April 9 in th? former's Spartan Arrow (ii|>sy machine, on their way to
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    CHETTY CHARGED.
    94 2 Alleged (Jiving of False Evidence. In the Third Police Court, before Mr. J. F. F. Gregg, on Monday, A. L. Vengdasalam Chetty was charged with having intentionally given false evidence in Bankruptcy proceedings on Feh. 14. 'The complainant in the case is M. P. Mohamed Noohu, a money
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    FIRST GARDEN SHOW.
    81 2 Good Zinnias and Orchids In Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 11. The Selangor Gardening Society held its first show also the first in Kuala Lumpur for many years this afternoon, and brought together an unexpectedly large collection of flowers anil foliage plants from
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    MALAYA’S CHAIN OF AERODROMES.
    770 2 Progress at Taiping And Port Swettenham. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala I.umpur, Apr. 11. In view of the two flights which were made down the Peninsula last week by amateur airmen bound for Australia, aud the experimental mail flights which are to be made between Australia
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    DISPUTE OVER ACCESS ROAD.
    456 2 Jelebu Tin Dredging Lose Their Case. (From < Mir Own Correspondent.) Seremban. Apr. S. The hi'o* mir wa* concluded before the I Ifon. Mr. j«:m' W. Burton at the Sercni1an Supreme -urt on Tuesday of the case jin vhich Towkny Siow Kim Sang sued the Jelcliu
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    MURDER VERDICT.
    106 2 Inquest on an Unknown Chinese. (Flora Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. 11. A verdict of wilful murder by some person or persons unknown was returned by a coroner’s jury at the inquest today on an unknown Chinese who was discovered done to death in a village near Ayer
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    COPYRIGHT LAW.
    89 2 Newspaper Director Charged. A charge of alleged infringement of copyright was preferred against Mr. Wee Tok Ham, managing director of the Min Kuo Ji Poh, a Chinese newspaper, published in Singapore, before Mr. G. C. Dodd, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, on Monday. The accused is alleged to
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    ALLEGED WRONGFUL CONFINEMENT.
    630 2 Municipal Official Fined. The hearing was concluded before jf, C. H. Whitton, the Singapore Fourth Police Magistrate, on Tuesday, of the case in which Mr. P. Wilson, of the Municipal Vehicles Department, was charged with using criminal force on a Chinese nameu Teng Boon Lan and further
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    ANOTHER KIDNAPPING.
    118 2 Gang Captures Well-Known Miner’s Son. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Apr. 10. Khoo Heng Hoe, son of Khoo So> Cheow, a local Hokkien miner, wa s napped yesterday morning when visit! u his father’s mine at Ampang. r Father and son left Ipoh in a cur 11 Ampang.
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      THE EIGHT-HOUR DAY.
      993 3 —Straits Times, Apr. 9. ,-iv is now plenty of material availwith which to guage planting opinion y-alaya on current problems, and it Jlivious that, while there is not comunanimity among individual planters v to (he advisability—or, perhaps more •■’•ately. the practicability—of enforc‘‘r.r an eight-hour day for tappers
      —Straits Times, Apr. 9.  -  993 words
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      BANKS AND THE SLUMP.
      909 3 -Straits Times, Apr. 10. That the central banks, by the adoption uf appropriate measures, could alter the economic position of the world in a month was the view expressed by Lord D’Abernon in a speech which he delivered oefore the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce early in
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      MYSTERIOUS DEEPS.
      965 3 —Straits Times, Apr. 11. Dr. Waugh Scott’s presidential address to the Malayan branch of the British Medical Association deserves the thoughtful attention of every European in thD country. It is not often that a physician leaves his own ground, where his feet tread so confidently—too confidently, sometimes—on the
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      A DANGER TO INDIA.
      1200 3 —Straits Times, Apr. 13. Over the week-end there came to ham! from New Delhi an item of news which indicates more clearly, perhaps, than anything which has gone before the grave dangers which must necessarily he involved in any advance which India may make in the
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      GOVERNMENT CONTROL
      999 4 Straits Times, Apr. 14. Books or rubber continue to have a pronounced if somewhat melancholy interi.<t for the people of Malaya. A few weeks ago we referred to Mr. R. Soliva’s “Economic View of Rubber Planting,*’ which is as concise and exact an account of the industry as
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      MALAYA RESTRICTS.
      1083 4 —Straits Times, Those who expected a full-dress debate on tin restriction in all its ramifications in tro Federal Council were disappointed end indeed such a debate would have been useless. Thu Council was faced with ar international agreement which had already men approved by the Imperial Government, the
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    WILD LIFE INQUIRY
    363 4 Further Evidence Before Commission. Giving evidence before the Wil i r com mission sitting at Kungar iv! Lf Apr. the Mat bin Haii Km' n Of Police and Consent the Mate of Perils, stated tbi. e ,v .-till a fair number of sa m ',V r krang
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    OBSCENE PICTURES.
    155 4 Accused Remanded on S2.W0 Bail. As a result of a raid conducted by MrK. Tongue, Head of the Singapore Detective Branch, and his men, two i hincso who are alleged to have been dealing obscene pictures and books, were charge before Mr. G. E. Clay,on, the Singapore Second
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    COUNT CZARKOWSKI.
    68 4 Recovering Well After Plane Crash. (From Our Own Corresponded Bangkok, Apr. The Polish army officer, zarkowski, who w-as l>rou"■h b;u Bangkok after his crash on the China frontier, is making a good re 1 n hulalongkorn hospital. Otic* c r his eyes is seriously and it :g feared
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES.
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      “THE HAND THAT RULES.”
      320 5 1. it seems, he smile*.—Strait; t;. p u The fair sex has a lot to answer for •ul every farmer in Kansas, they say, is n».illy becoming a woman-hater. It is -limining business which has done it. report recently issued by the United <ut Department of
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      A SPORTING CONTRAST.
      388 5 -Straits Times. Apr. !>. ’1 v iu*t n and interesting cricket was j.’.ayed at Kuala Lum- t. < c-n Selangor end the S.C.C. vcok-end recalls the old grievi v aporo is alone among all jus and States in Malaya in •!..-.</ a representative cricket side. rushing that
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      “ BIG BILL.”
      220 5 BIG BILL.” rhead of her more pushful cousin.—Straits Times, Apr. 10. the possible exception of the news nva l tranks were killing each other oli a inpreeedented rate, no message from :;,r could be more acceptable than ‘•reived yesterday of the ignominious a id' Big Bill Thompson in the ■-‘i
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      “A GREATER INDIA?”
      545 5 —Straits Times. Apr. 10 Dr. N. K. Menon overstepped the bounds of strict historical truth at the Malayan Indian Conference when he said that for centuries Malaya was nothing but a greater India and that this country was united with India by 44 almost inseparable bonds of
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      BRAVO, SCOTT!
      190 5 f li .III' i'll’ Ul uni) u»i\i the pride of it- achievement. taifTime-. Apr. 11. While record-breaking has bulked so large in the world’s news of late that there is almost a danger of becoming blase and murmuring at each successive feat on land, sea or air, what,
      f li .III' i'll’ Ul uni) u»i\i ” ' the pride of it- achievement. taif-Time-. Apr. 11.  -  190 words
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      THE PROUDLOCK CASE.
      174 5 a dramatised version of this tale.”—Straits Times, Apr. 11. Continuing his reminiscences in the current issue of British Malaya, Mr. A. F. Staples deals with the Proudlock Case, which caused such a sensation in Malaya some years before the War. Mrs. Proudlock, it will be remembered, shot
      a dramatised version of this tale.”—Straits Times, Apr. 11.  -  174 words
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      FLYING NEWS.
      210 5 giaphs devoted to the subjects !—Straits Times, Apr. 11. How much a part of our everyday life flying has become was somewhat strikingly illustrated by the contents of the main news page of yesterday’s Straits Times. That page contained telegrams, or reports, bearing on thirty-two different subjects of
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      LORD LI’S QUIET LIFE.
      279 5 LORD LI’ S QUIET LIFE. Western notions on the subject.—Straits Times, Apr. 11. The multi-millionaire, Mr. Li Chingmai, mentioned in yesterday’s cable from Shanghai, where, for the third time, he successfully escaped an attempt at kidr.apping in the streets after a pistol duel, is one of the leading figures in
      Western notions on the subject.—Straits Times, Apr. 11.  -  279 words
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      MISQUOTATION.
      158 5 v i i win i ill IM il; D m -Straits Times, Apr. I A rhyme, not very complimentary to our neighbours, has been much quoted by pro-Restrictionists since the Governor(ieneral of tlie Netherland East Indies expressed his views against Rubber Restriction after conversations with Sii Cecil Clementi and,
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      F.M.S. ECONOMIES.
      273 5 such a wise choice of a career.—Straits Times, Apr. 1‘1. 'I he first f.uits of the retrenchment an paign which is being pursued with some vigour in view of the condition of the T.M.S. finances were to be seen in an announcement made at today’s meeting of the
      such a wise choice of a career.—Straits Times, Apr. 1‘1.  -  273 words
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      ACCENTUATION ?
      304 5 ACCENTUATION —Straits Times, Apr. 13. Some thoughtful comments in the Singapore Diocesan Magazine are recalled by Dr. Waugh Scott’s address on mental hygiene in the tropics, which was (halt with editorially in this newspaper Mi-t week. 1 lie writer in the Diocesan Magazine called Malaya “A Land or Accentuation,” and
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      COUNCIL REFLECTIONS.
      288 5 COUNCIL REFLECTIONS be d inbuilt t obtain. Straits Times, \pr. 11. Feeling against the tin quota scheme, which has been growing as the weeks have rolled on and an atmosphere of uncertainty continued, was well expressed by unofficial members at the meeting of the Federal Council. Malaya not given a
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      ABOUT DOLLARS.
      496 6 as you poss ihly can Straits Times, Apr.’ 14. Those of us who are in the toibit of receiving letters or newspapers from Heng Kong noticed with surprise last week that the colour of the stamps had suddenly changed. There were lots of prettw blue ones, instead of
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      KING ALFONSO.
      454 6 the last King of the line. —Straits Times Apr. lb. Although King Alfonso XIII of Spain has lost his Crown he has gained the admiration and respect of the whole world. Born on May 17. IXMl. after his father's death, he has been a King from the very
      the last King of the line. —Straits Times Apr. lb.  -  454 words
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      SYMBOLIC BUTTONS.
      342 6 has its compensations. Straits Times. Apr. l. r Whether it be the apron of the Freemason, thy hood of the Klu Kltix Klansiiuin, tlie plumed helmet of a colonial governor, or the dinner-jacket in which I your exiled Briton swelters at fhi? 1 theatre, a uniform still has
      has its compensations. Straits Times. Apr. l.r».  -  342 words
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    MR. C. T. SMITH WEDS.
    472 6 Returning to Penang For The A.P.C. I The marriage between Mr. Charles Theodore Smith, only son of the late Mr. i T. Smith, did Dragoon Guards, and Joyce Marie, daughter of Mr. anil Mrs. Charles Kvory-Brown, of Fernaeres Cot- luge. Fulmer. Buckinghamshire, took place Iasi
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    EUROPEAN UNEMPLOYED
    50 6 I he European Unemployment Committee has received tin following contributions I reviously acknowledged $22,309.78 Members Kt 'an an Sports Club 7o’, Singa»ore Swimnong Club 100, Mr. F. M Riley 'monthly) ft. Mr. R. Boyd (monthly) 20 Mr. B. O. Bush (Monthly) 20, Kampong K'tantan lab :’7, total $22,561.78.
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    SIKH MURDER.
    440 6 Opening of Coroner’s Inquiry. The initial stage of the proceedings against the three Sikhs, Haga Singh, Ha boo Singh and Tara Singh, who are charged with the murder of a compatriot in the compound of the Rangoon Road School on the morning of Apr. 9, began yesterday when
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    EUROPEAN CHARGED.
    242 6 Alleged Criminal Breach Of Trust. John Aksman Glosz. a Hungarian, who was originally charged with criminal breach of trust in respect of «ertrin account hc'ks belonging to the Peninsular Publicity Service. Ltd., of Kuala Lumper, was produce 1 hefor** M v G. C. Dodd, the Sintra nore Criminal
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    AMBULANCE CALLS.
    66 6 rh'* number of calls attended by the in km pore accident ambulance service dur* 'PK March was 212, and of these 17 w’ere to cases outside Municipal Limits. ihe cases are classified as follows motor car accidents, 05 motor lorry, 17 motor ’bus, 0 trolley car, 8 assaub
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    THREATENED WITH DEATH.
    220 6 Chinese Seaman’s Stri ng Story. A remarkable story of how hthreatened with death by four Chined he faded to give them $60 was nainr in the Third Police Court on Monday hv Chinese seaman named Chan Lam u Complainant stated that he was w li inR alonjr
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    THE PLANTERS’ FUND.
    165 6 Law Amended to Meet Slump Conditions. (From Our Own Correspond,],: Kuala Lumpur. Apr. The Malayan Planters’ Providin' i Enactment was amended in the !\,h Council yesterday to meet easts a; out of slump conditions. The amending Bill was intivd the Hon. Mr. J. S. Arter with th<
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    AIR MAILS.
    274 6 In connection with the two experimental flights from Britain to Australia and return, Air Mails will be made up at M’nga* pore for dispatch to Delhi, and London t»> aircraft leaving Singapore on Apr. do an«. May 20, 1931. Con .spondence for inclusion in tlu* an mails in
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    INTERNATIONAL TIN AGREEMENT.
    1683 7 Official Statement Of The Scheme. national quotas. GOVERNING COMMITTEE’S arrangements. Tii following: paper was laid on the t ;l t at Monday’s meeting of the Federal Council. V meeting was held in London on Feb. ‘•7 t'i discuss proposab for an intcrr.jitional scheme to regulate the producand
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    DARING BURGLARY.
    147 7 European Jeweller’s Shop Broken Into. A caring burglery involving watches and l ings and other articles of jewellery valued at nearly $3,000 is occupying tho attention of the Central Division police. No trace of the burglar or burglars has yet been found. The prenmos which were burgled aro
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    THE DRAMATIC TURN OF EVENTS IN SPAIN.
    48 7 Senor Zamora (right) and Senor Jo e Giral in prison after the December rising. Senor Zamora has n w become President of pain. The Ex-Queen of Spain, with her d; lighter, the Infanta Iteatriee. A plioiogtaph taken at Kensington Palace, London.
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      “WHO DIED FIRST?”
      271 8 To the Editor «-f the Strait* Time*. Sir, —Your a< t <!<• “wo <li«*l first?” in to-day’s issue refers !<» the li in the same shipwreck < .1 II. Douglas and his son “J.W.H f" ;.ru! sujfire'dy that great leva! diffi i**s may arise owinir to tin*
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      LOCALLY-BORN CHINESE.
      1435 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, -The assertion of Baba that Straits Chinese are “sons of the soil” is nothing but an absurd anomaly. “Baba” himself is guilty of “invasion” upon the rights of the true and legitimate “sons of the soil,” for whose interests and
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      BULL FOINTS.
      380 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—Here are some bull points deduced from Californian news. Judging by results for January-March, estimates for U.S.A., 1931, productions are now l.OdU.OOD cars and lorries. The automobile industry is now out of the mud and is travelling on concrete highways. A
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      THE HIRE SYSTEM.
      58 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Why does our Municipality n«t hire out electric refrigerators as it doe* other electrical domestic appliances I am sure there are many who would like to have a refrigerator but cannot afford to purchase one in these hard times.—
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      EDUCATED INDIANS.
      1010 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —It is only a commonplace to say that the Straits Times is easily the best newspaper in Malaya. The general tone ot the paper and its editorials in particular commend themselves to the cultured public and its journalistic traditions are
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      UNITED ENGINEERS.
      150 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I would like to express my NU v j relative to the non-payment of the usu half-yearly dividend by the 1 nl Engineers, Ltd. The last shows a general reserve of $4,mh>. and another $400,000 for equalisation oi dividends. I
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    IN A WORSE PLIGHT THAN OTHER COUNTRIES.
    10434 9 Unofficials and the Tin Quota Scheme. GRAVE SPEECH ON FINANCES. Tin restriction —retrospective from March 1—came into force in the Federated Malay States on Monday, when the Federal Council passed the legislation necessary to implement the international agreement. The fact that the full
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    KNOCKED INTO DRAIN.
    325 12 Inquiry Into Death Of Malay Blacksmith. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. Apr. 14. An inquiry is being held into the death of a Malay blacksmith, employed by frai net Hogue, who died of injuries received in a collision with a motor-car driven by Mr. Hermann, an engineer.
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    PASSENGERS.
    365 12 The following passengers preceed.d by the •V n*uu, on Saturday for IVnang, Colombo,' Bombay and Kurope Mr. L. J. Thompson, Mrs. A. M. Waddell, Mr. ami Mrs. C. 11. Shoit. Mrs. 11. .1. Lawson. Mi- M. H. Fisher. Mr. K. H. (lilian, Mr. L. C Norris Miss F. Thaekrah,
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    TECHNICAL OFFICERS IN MALAYA.
    989 12 Important Services. OBJECTS OF THEIR NEW ASSOCIATION. (From Our Own Con cspomlcnt.) Kuala I aim pur. Apr. 10. “local engineering is Incoming mor° technical, more exact, more precise,” said Mr. II. T. M. Kent, p-jneipa! of the i>ei part mental Technical School. Kuala Lumi pur, speaking
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    HOT MONTH OF MARCH IN MALAYA.
    200 12 High Day Temperature Recorded. The Superintendent of the m- i Mete ."ological Service sends th i, n mg note regarding tom? eraturei Main Peninsula during la- 4 nv.»w*}> “The high day tomperatuios' 1 u U”U, have been the subject of 1 j dcr.i of
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    MR. V. GIBBONS’ ESTATE.
    233 12 Petition for Administration Order Granted. In the Supreme Court on TutMiav ?»lr. Justice Terrell granted the apriii-a’ lioti of Mr. C. S. Ransom for %n atinff. nistration order in the estate of Mr. V ncent Gibbons, deceased. The defendant was the Attorney-General. Mr. P. Storr, for
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    ASIATIC UNEMPLOYED.
    84 12 The committee of the Asiatic I romployment Fund has received the i oviu.; subscriptions Previously acknowledged I proceeds of the New World Shnv- per Mr. Lim Kee Cheok A \Ye’.;-wj'k*’’ 500, estate of Mr. A. Frankel IX and Anglo Swiss Condensed Mi’A Chin Brothers 10, Mr. Chee So-n
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    FhE LITERARY PAGE —NEW BOOKS REVIEWED.
    2716 13 A Picture of Life in Moscow as Lived Today— The Plight of the Intelligentsia—Russian Women and Moral Standards —Mr. De Moubray’s Book on Matriarchy in Malaya. I Life in the Soviet. I i Pair* of Silk Stockings. IN I I'a.'.ii -lei mow Romanof. Ernest
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    DUTCH AIR MAIL.
    54 13 Not to Call at Bangkok During Rainy Season. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Apr. 9. It is announced that the Dutch air mail will not call at Don Muang aerodrome during the rainy season, a period of probably six months, owing to the danger of heavy machines
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    SHOPHOUSES DESTROYED.
    39 13 Fire Damage Estimated At $30,000. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Apr. 1*. A fire broke out at 1 u.m. yesterday at Ayer Kuning and 11 shophomes were destroyed. The damage e timated at about $30,000 to $40,('<)(),
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    STEAMER RUNS AGROUND.
    279 14 Accident in Singapore Harbour. THE ANDES MARII. Refloated the me Day Sails for Japan. Shortly before •even n.m. on A|>r. 11 the Andes Ma;u, of 7,771? tons, belonging to the Osaka Shosen Kaisha, ran aground in Keppel Harbour. One of the Singapore Association pilots was on board
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    MALACCA ASSIZES.
    243 14 Malay (Jets Eight Years’ For Housebreaking. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Apr. 9. The second session of the Malacca Assizes opened today when Mr. Justice N. 11. 1*. Whitley presided and Mr. McKKvaine acted as D.R.R. In an attempted murder case, a Tamil named Salmstaian was charged and
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    ALLEGED KIDNAPPING.
    113 14 Charges Against Penang Woman Fail. After a protracted hearing, the case in which Mrs. J. A. Aoria, a Eurasian woman of 1’enang, was charged with kidnapping the son of one of her dead relatives from Singapore, was concluded before Mr. (I. C. Dodd, the Singapore Criminal District Judge,
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    FRAUDULENT TRADE IN TYRES.
    928 14 A Varied Collection. round up of secondhand DEALERS. i The Singapore Second 1'olice Court might well have been mistaken for a > motor-caj tyre-dealer's establishment on Friday afternoon whin nearly 100 tyres (f various malu.s and condition were brought in by detectives as exhibits in a
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    MURDER AND SUICIDE VERDICT.
    319 14 Jealousy Cause of Johore Royal Family Tragedy. A verdict of murder and suicide was entered by the coroner at the inquest at Johore Bahru on Saturday on Lngku Mohamed bin Ahmad and his wife who were found shot dead in the house where 1 they lived
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    THE KUOMINTANG.
    96 14 No Change in Position In Malaya. A Kuomintang message dated Shanghai. Apr. 10. stated The Foreign Ministry reports that the question of (Kuomintang) Party activities in the Straits Settlements has been settled. Freedom of activities will be permitted, following the making of final arrangements. With reference to this
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    FLYING TOUR ENDS.
    113 14 American Aviators In Singapore. It is understood that the two American airmen, Messrs. Ross Hadley and John G. Pratt, who have been touring the world in their two-seater Stearman biplane, and who arrived in Singapore on Saturday, are bringing their tour to an end here. They are
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    MAN CRUSHED BY STONES.
    250 14 European Charged With Causing Death. BAIL IN $2,000. Sequel to Accident At Naval Base Quarry. Mr. A. S. Green, a European employed by Sir John Jackson, Ltd., contractors for the Naval Base. Seletar, ha s been charged in the Johore Court with i UU< ing death
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    E.S.A.M. MAGAZINE.
    253 14 Major Nevill Stevens* Last Editorial. The Spring number of the ex-Serviees Association of Malaya Magazine contains an editorial by Major Nevill Stevens, which, he declares, will probably be th? last he will write for that journal. In the course of a retrospect he traces the progress made by
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    FOUND DEAD.
    64 14 Discovery In Hotel In Tank Road. A Cingalese named Martin, aged ->* was found dead on Apr. ‘J at an hotel in Tank Road. The dead man had neither friends nm relatives in Singapore but he had hi passage booked for Colombo by the O.S.h. Canada Maru. The
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    LABOUR EXODUS.
    49 14 Only Six Arrivals During March. According to figures issued by < Deputy Controller of Labour, Malaya. Penang, the number of arrivals from Madras Presidency during March annum' ed to six adults, while the departur* were r ),;i89 adults and 439 minors, d arrivals relate to aided passengers on
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    4634 15 Looking Back Ten Years—Kuala Lumpur’s Population—The Jelai Litigation Historical Echoes In Court—Do Bakers Wash Their Hands?—Questions The Public Is Asking—Drinking From The Tap. (By Our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 10. rnllK journalistic net has brought up an 1 odd and varied catch
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    BAD FISH.
    59 16 $30 Fine for Exposing For Sale. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. 10. A tine of $.‘>0 was imposed in the police court here on an Indian who pleaded guilty to exposing bad fish for sale. The Municipal Health Officer certified the fish unfit for consumption and said
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    SINGAPORE’S ROADS.
    110 16 Notices in the Government Gazette concerning alterations to the Singapore improvement plan relate to a proposed legular line for Lorong 10, East Coast a proposed new road from River Valley Road, across the Singapore River to Havelock Road an amended regular line of street for Moulmein Road and
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    HONOUR FOR INDIAN OFFICERS.
    575 16 The Pahang Rebellion Recalled. The Sikh Police Barracks, in p oar j. llill, presented an animated scone n Apr. 8, when the Sikh community (1 f $j n pore enteu'aindd Sardar Bahadur R a want Singh Judge and Rai Bahadur Meht a Prithvi Chand, Chief Inspectors
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    BRINKMANN & CO.’s CLAIM.
    141 16 BRINKMANN CO.’s CLAIM. Judgment Without Prejudice Regarding Quality. In his judgment on the suit brought by Brinkmann and Co. against Lewis and Beat, Ltd., in the Supreme Court on Apr. Mr. Justice Terrell said in the course of the hearing, defendants' counsel tendered evidence that the rubber shinned was inferior
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      Clean Milk: Model Dairy Farm at Bukit Timah.
      120 17 The above pictures give an idea of the precautions taken by the Singapore Cold Storage Co. at their model dairy farm at llukit I imah to insure the scrupulous cleanliness and freedom from disease of the milk they supply to the public.
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      NEW USE FOR RUBBER: CUSHIONS FOR RAILWAY WHEELS.
      136 17 4 r Jllwf i u 4 n introduced bv the (ioodyear Rubber Co. Phis is a cushioning' device .< r the car wheels of neW ntl ,n K*n |w JJ M UMe f or J. j u t s vibration and shock
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      BUDDHIST BURIAL AT SEA.
      42 18 The lat4* Sir Charles Idiot, (i.C.M.ti., (Ml., a former llrilish \mhassador to Japan, died at sea on the llakone Maru while en route from Japan to Kupland. Ihe hurial took place alwtut hah wa> between I’enann and Colombo.
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      DISPLAY BY MALAY WEIGHT – LIFTERS
      41 18 DISPLAY BY MALAY WEIGHT LIFTERS Physical eulturi*ts from all over Mala a t j n N H which were wound up with a display at tin* 0 w W, ich IVnfl tihe Malayan Weight-Lifting Championships, championships was the notable manner in
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      THE LAST SOLEMN RITES.
      45 18 Sir harles «;h a jrreat authority on Huddhism and in the absence of a Christian priest ho was buried with Huddhist rites. The* picture above shows the chief olheer burning incense, and below, about to lower the bodv into the sea.
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      A QUARTETTE OF CHIN ATHLETIC CHAMPIONS.
      80 18 Ori Leone Teik (Penang) the 9 st. Malayan champion and winner of the hinese Consul-General's Individual Challenge Cup. |,ii- individual 9 Mala>a i hint- Then, ai'ti u'lr'H huldm. 'ht 1 Ch ii-'-ht'k r.it the All* n) Mr. John u> Han llua. '1 arshal I
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      FAREWELL TO PRINCIPAL OF RAFFLES INSTITUTION.
      38 18 liroup photo taken at the farewell dinner to Mr. I). A. Hishon .1 r m prior to .Mr. Bishop’s departure "for" Home "on 'rttlrcmeiU, <hl ausp,ci s of lhc <>ld Hafflesians’ Associat.
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      ANDES MARU RUNS AGROUND
      35 19 lhe O.S.K. steamship, Andes Maru, which ran ashore in Singapore Harbour on Saturday morning opposite the St. James power station but was refloated later the same day, no damage being sustained.
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      MALAYAN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
      43 19 (iroup taken at Itukit Timah at the* conclusion of the Malayan Coif Championship. Left to ritfht Mr. K. K. It. llpton, Mr. VV. II. Klkins, the new champion, the lion. Mr. A. I*. Robinson and Mr. M. M. Paterson, runner-up.
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      STAFF OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS EASTERN BUREAU.
      53 19 The staff of the league of Nations Health Organisation (Kastern Bureau). the Director of which, llr. lt. t.aulier. is returning to lioneva shortly. Seated, from left to right: Mr. F. ii. Scharenguivel, L)r. f. Ouchi, Llr. It. f.autier, .Mr. S. Deutsehman and Mr.
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      TRANSFORMATION SCENES IN SINGAPORE.
      51 20 Man> commonplace "rcnes in S ucamrc take ui a new aspect at niuht time when twinkling lights lend a charm which the cold lijrht of dav withhi.lds. On the left, hltfin Bridge and on the right (iexlang Bridge, with the Tan Kah Kee factory in the
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      BRITISH NORTH BORNEO PIONEER’S 81ST BIRTHDAY.
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      SINGAPORE FLYING BOAT IN BURMA.
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      SCHNEIDER TEAM OF SEVEN.
      482 21 —British Wireless. |<;o Into Strict Training At Felixstowe. I WIDE EXPERIENCE. Many High-Speed Planes To be Used. Rugby, Apr. 9. I i <a: Britain’s Schneider Trophy team B) ,'tvcr. pilots, now assembled at FelixW. VV) up.!,»r the command of Squadron* B (;U ;.r Orlehar, have gone
      —British Wireless.  -  482 words
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      SUNDAY CINEMAS.
      137 21 ""fcrvance 1 iti«h Wireless. Text of the New Local Option Bill. Rugby, Apr. 10. I '10 text is issued of a Bill, introduced House of Commons by the Home '•''•rotary, Mr. J. R. Clynes, before the n s to deal with the Sunday opening places of entertainment. Bill
      ""fcrvance 1 •: iti«h Wireless.  -  137 words
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      OCEAN GREYHOUND ON A MUD BANK.
      166 21 Southampton before daylight.—British Wireless. Reuter. Berengaria’s Mishap Off Isle of Wight. Rugby, Apr. 8. The Cunard liner Bcrcngaria ran on to a mud bank off the Isle of Wight in a thick fog while making for Southampton yesterday afternoon. She was homeward bound from
      Southampton before daylight.—British Wireless.; Reuter.  -  166 words
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      THE TEA DUTY.
      62 21 —Reuter. Anticipations That It Will Be Restored. London, Apr. 8. In order to be on the safe side and guard against the possibility of Air. Philip Snowden restoring the tea duty in the coming Budget, very heavy deliveries of tea have been made to big tea firms
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      THE KING’S YACHT.
      47 21 —British Wireless. New Mast Fitted For Coming Racing Season. Hup by, Apr. 8. The King's yacht, Britannia, left Cowes today for Gosport to have her new mast adjusted suitably for the Bermuda rig in which she will ra'*e during the coming season. —British Wireless.
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      INDIAN MERCHANTS’ STRANGE REQUEST.
      128 21 —Reuter. Let the Rupee Slide. “CHAOS WOULD ENSUE” —SIR G. SCHUSTER. New Delhi, Apr. 8. The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce has passed a resolution demanding the cessation of further Government efforts to maintain the value of the rupee at Is. 6d. 1 Sir George
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      WIRELESS TELEPHONES.
      151 21 —British Wfrreloss. Extensions to the British Services. Rugby, Apr. 8. Successful experimental telephone calls that have been made between Ixvndon and Bombay are being followed by arrangements in India for a public service, and it is anticipated that within the next few months the service will be inaugurated.
      .—British Wfrreloss.  -  151 words
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      AUSTRALIA PAYS N.S.W. DEBT.
      250 21 .—Reuter. Repudiation Leads To Legal Tangle. A WRIT ISSUED. £700,000 Claim Made By Commonwealth. Sydney, Apr. 11. The C< >m mo n wealth ('rown Law Office, on behalf of the Federal Government, is issuing a writ on April lit claiming £700,000 from the Government of New
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      BUDDHA’S BIRTHDAY.
      166 21 —Reuter. King Of Siam Takes Part In Tokio Celebrations. Tokio, Apr. 8. The King and Queen of Siam had audience with ihc* Emperor and Empress in the Imperial Palace this morning and exchanged gifts and cordial greetings in English through an interpreter. This afternoon they are attending a
      —Reuter.  -  166 words
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      LOCK-OUT IN NORWAY.
      137 21 Reuter. 13,000 Mon Idle On Wednesday Night. Copenhagen, Apr. H. The threatened lock-out in Denmark of 50,000 men has been postponed until April 20. Negotiations with a view to a settlement are continuing. On the other hand the Norwegian workers have not been so fortunate and reports
      Reuter.  -  137 words
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      KING A LITTLE BETTER.
      610 22 —Reuter. nuirufi louay was «;rain fm«* and summorlike. Liri'i h Wire* less. Cold Contracted While Motoring. AN OPEN WINDOW. Condition Will Take Some Time to Clear Up. Rugby, Apr. 8. It is thought that the King, who is suffering from an attack of sub-acute bronchitis, caught
      —Reuter.; ” •* nuirufi louay was «;rain fm«* and summorlike. Liri'i h Wire* less.  -  610 words
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      HOPE FOR CHICAGO’S FUTURE.
      383 22 Reuter. This Begins a New Day Says Mayor Cermak. Chicago, Apr. 8. Bullets and bombs (aimed for once harmlessly at the stars) crackled far into the night in celebration of Mayor Thompson’s eclipse by Anton Cermak. Mr. Thompson, who was on the verge of exhaustion, accepted
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      PETROL FROM COAL.
      129 22 —British Wireless. International Company Formed. Rugby, Apr. 9. The recent announcement of the formation of an international company holding the patents and interests of several leading companies in hydrogenation processes for producing oil from coal, gives point to the references to technical progress in these processes made
      •—British Wireless.  -  129 words
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      A JERICHO FIND.
      88 22 Reuter. Royal Palace Destroyed 3,400 Years Ago. Rugby, Apr. 9. The- great Royal Palace of Jericho, which was razed to the ground when .Joshua and the Israelites burnt the city :k400 years ago, has been located by Professor John Garstang and members of the Marston Archaeological Expedition.
      Reuter.  -  88 words
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      MANY SIGNS OF TRADE IMPROVEMENT.
      254 22 —British Wireless. Board of Trade View. A FORWARD MOVEMENT BEGINNING Rugby, Apr. 10. The President of the Board of Trade, Mr. William Graham, in a speech last night, said there were now signs of trade improvement in many directions, and many authorities believed that commodity
      —British Wireless.  -  254 words
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      A CUSTOMS UNION.
      139 22 Reuter. Growing Franco-German Friction. Berlin, Apr. 10. Political circles here express astonishment at the speech made by M. Dourrergue, the President of the French Republic, at Nice yesterday on the dangers to France of the Austro-German Customs Union and express the opinion that it is intended to
      Reuter.  -  139 words
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      LABOUR IN INDIA.
      119 22 —Reuter. Sensational Report Soon .To Be Published. London, Apr. 11. Many startling facts will be revealed by the publication, at the end of May, of the report of the Royal Commission on Labour in India, according to the Daily Herald. The report, it is said, deals with
      —Reuter.  -  119 words
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      THE PEACE OF EUROPE.
      59 22 —Reuter. Japan and Anglo-German Friendship. Tokio, Apr. 10. Editorially welcoming the report of the forthcoming visit of Dr. Bruening and Dr. Curtius to London, and of the British naval visit to Germany, the Asahi expresses delight at the increasing signs of Anglo-German friendship which it believes
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      HIGH FINANCE To BLAME?
      83 22 -Reuter. Why Mr. Montagu Norman Is in America. THE GOLD SUPPLY. Maladministration One Cause of Slump. New York, Apr. lfc The object of Mr. Montagu NormanT* visit, according to authoritative quartets in Wall Street, has been to discuss such matters as the maladministration of the world’s
      -Reuter.  -  83 words
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      CRISIS IN JAPAN.
      534 22 Reuter. Mr. Wakatsuki Expected To Become Premier. Tokio, Apr. 10. It is widely rumoured that the Minseho Government leaders have decided oc the resignation of the Cabinet as soon as a successor to Mr. Hamaguchi, the Prime Minister, has been selected. It is expected Mr. R. Wakatsuki
      Reuter.  -  534 words
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      WHAT EMPIRE OWES TO HER PRINCES.
      497 23 British Wireless. .—Reuter. Magic Success of South American Tour. Rugby, Apr. 9. On the Prince of Wales’s return journey rroni his South American tour he will isi t the King and Queen of Spain at to present plans he will dis- mii'irk from the
      British Wireless.; .—Reuter.  -  497 words
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      PARIS TO SAIGON.
      93 23 —Reuter. Prince George Bibesco Sets Out on Flight. Paris, Apr. 9. large P ar ty, at C.26 this morning, a( e t»od speed to Prince George Bibesco, president of the International Aeronaut'll Federation, when, accompanied by two Rumanian pilots and a British Mechanic, he started on a
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      STORMS OFF KOREA.
      45 23 —Reuter. b'er 100 Fishing Smacks < apsize 125 Drowned. Tokio, Apr. 10. message from Seoul states that 125 11 nun were drowned off the south west 1,1 t of Korea on Tuesday night, owing 'mans which capsized over a hundred 1,: ng vessels.—Reuter.
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      LOSS OF “ VESTRIS.”
      104 23 LOSS OF VESTRIS.” —Reuter. Claims for Life Cargo Total $5,000,000. New York, Apr. 13. Suits for the loss of life and cargo, totalling $5,000,000 in connection with the sinking of the British liner Vestris, in November, 1928, will open on April 14 in the Admiralty Court. The owners of the
      —Reuter.  -  104 words
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      “THE DOLE.”
      113 23 -British Wireless. Novel Constructive Proposals. Rugby, Apr. 11. The Times Labour < orrespondent says the evidence which the General Council of the Trades Union Congress will submit to the Royal Commission on Unemployment Insurance will be ready early in May. It will be found that the proposals are
      -British Wireless.  -  113 words
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      LEVER BROTHERS.
      200 23 men during the past six years.—British Wireless. Wonderful New Dock on The Mersey. Rugby, Apr. 11. The President of the Board of Trade, Mr. William Graham, will open, next Friday, tl e Bromborough Dock new deep water basin, on the Cheshire bank of the Mersey, which nuuks the
      men during the past six years.—British Wireless.  -  200 words
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      SOUTHERN CROSS JUNIOR.
      65 23 L IIV .—Reuter. Tragic End of Kingsford Smith’s Machine. Sydney, Apr. 12. The Southern Cross Junior, Air-Com-modore Kingsford Smith’s famous plane, in which he flew from England to Australia, crashed from a height of 2,000 feet at Mascot aerodrome today. The two occupants—the pilot, Mr. Leonard Palmer,
      L IIV .—Reuter.  -  65 words
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      MORE TAXES FOR CHINA.
      53 23 aiiu iiivviiiv —Sin Kuo Min. On Incomes, Inheritances And Salt. Shanghai, Apr. 13. The Central Government has decided to increase the salt tax by 00 per cent.., making the total rate $8 per 100 kilos. Nanking also announces that inheritance and income taxes are to be
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      FIGHTING IN NICARAGUA.
      39 23 -Reuter. American Captain of Marines Killed. Washington, Apr. 12. The Navy Department announces th.it Captain Ilarlen Pefley, of the United States Marines, has been killed in a mush between native guards and insurgents in north-eastern Nicaragua.—Reuter.
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      BRITISH CENSUS.
      159 23 British Wireless. 120 Tons of Schedules To Be Collected. Rugby, Apr. 11. Preparations for the census of the population which will be taken in Great Britain and Northern Ireland at midnight on Apr. 2G are now nearly complete. Forty thousand enumerators are being instructed by the district registrars
      British Wireless.  -  159 words
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      DISARMAMENT.
      107 23 —Reuter. Barcelona As Scene Of 1932 Conference Geneva, Apr. 12. Chances seem to favour Barcelona, instead of Geneva, as the scene of the Disarmament Conference in 1932. The prices quoted by the Municipality of Barcelona for accommodation are half those demanded by Swiss hotel proprietors. The Barcelona authorities sent
      —Reuter.  -  107 words
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      “ DESPONDENT.”
      87 23 DESPONDENT.” Reuter. Gandhi Once More Talks Of “Fight.” Ahmedabad, Apr. 12. Mr. Gandhi appears rather despondent with regard to the permanency of peace in India. Addressing the first batch of volunteers whom he led to Dandi to break the Salt Law last year, he declared I try to the utmost
      Reuter.  -  87 words
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      IN BANDIT HANDS.
      76 23 —Reuter. Missionaries Held Prisoner Since October. Peking, Apr. 8. A letter from the American missionaries Nelson and Tvedt, who were capturel in Honan Province last October, states that both are well and they have received medicines which have been sent. Negotiations are proceeding regarding the methods by
      —Reuter.  -  76 words
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      THE NEW VICEROY.
      74 23 —Reuter. Friendship and Goodwill Of India's People. New Delhi, Apr. 12. Lord Irwin, in a message of welcome to Lord and Lady Willingdon at Aden, says I need not assure you that, in the great task you are about to undertake, you can count upon the personal
      —Reuter.  -  74 words
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      CONSTITUTION FOR CHINA
      44 23 -Sin Kuo Min. Kuomintang Party Hdqrs. To Submit Opinions. Shanghai, Apr. 11. The Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang has circularised the various party headquarters, which have been instructed to submit opinions relative to the proposed provisional constitution. —Sin Kuo Min.
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      TRAIN BANDITS.
      155 23 v iiiv II aim irt.m —Straits Times Copyright. Murder and Robbery In Bengal. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Apr. 12. Two were killed and several were injured when three young Indians, armed with revolver?, held up u party of wealthy merchants in a moving train near Mymensingh. When
      ' • v iiiv II aim | irt.m —Straits Times Copyright.  -  155 words
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      SKILL OR KNOWLEDGE.
      139 23 skill was the only solution.—British Wireless. Which Should be Ultimate Aim Of Education Rugby, Apr. 11. In an address on ideals in education at Oxford I)r. L. I*. Jacks, the editor of the Mibbert Journal, .->aid the work of teachers had become the greatest adventure and romance
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      NAZI SET-BACK.
      35 23 —Reuter. Uniforms Prohibited In The Rhineland. Cologne, Apr. 11. The Nazi movement has received a sethack as a result of the Chief Prefect of the Rhineland prohibiting the wearing of Nazi uniforms. —Reuter.
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      1,000-MILE ROAD RACE.
      60 23 —Heuter. Caracciola Wins on A Mercedes. Home, Apr. 12. The thousand miles motor race over the mountainous and difficult road from Brescia to Home and back was won by Caracciola in his Mercedes in 16 hours 10 minutes 10 seconds. Campari, in an Alfa-Romeo, was second in
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      INTERNATIONAL LAWYER
      53 23 Reuter. Death of Mr. Walter Scott Pcnfield. Washington, Apr. 12. The death is announced of Mr. Walter Scott Fenficld, the famous international lawyer and member of tin* Academy of International Law at The Hague.— Reuter. Mr. Penfield had travelled extensively in Kurope, Africa, the Far Fast and the
      Reuter.  -  53 words
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      CENTRAL BANK OF CHINA
      61 23 —Sin Kuo Min. Branches to be Open All Over Country. Shanghai, Apr. 11. Mr. T. V. Soong, the Finance Minister, has ordered the opening of Central Bank branches throughout China. (lovernment offices in the various centres must deposit (lovernment funds in the branch banks and those
      —Sin Kuo Min.  -  61 words
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      BORDER DEFENCES.
      39 23 Sin Kuo Min. Corps of Military Gendarmes To be Formed. Shanghai, Apr. 13. The War Ministry is organising a corps of military gendarmes who will be responsible for the military administration and policing of the border defences.
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      RECORD SMASHED BY 18 HOURS.
      681 24 Aneta. British Wireless. He started southward today.—Straits Times Copyright. —Reuter. Scott at Port Danvin. TAKES FRACTION OVER NINE BAYS. Batavia, Apr. 9. Mr. C. W. A. Scott, president of the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services, who is flying solo from Eng'and to Australia in
      Aneta.; British Wireless.; He started southward today.—Straits Times Copyright.; —Reuter.  -  681 words
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      BRITISH FLEET.
      396 24 -Reuter. sistent with national safety.”—British Wireless. To Pay Courtesy Visit To Germany. I London, Apr. 8. j AfUr consultations between the Foreign f'.'Uc in London, and Brighton, Lossiemouth. the Black Forest and Bavaria, where Mr. Arthur Henderson, Mr. MacDonald, Dr. Bruening and Dr. Curtius respectively are holidaying, the
      -Reuter.; sistent with national safety.”—British Wireless.  -  396 words
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      MELBA’S JEWELS.
      90 24 -Reuter. Bequeathed to Girl of 12 In Australia. Melbourne, Apr. 9. Twelve-year-old Pamela Armstrong has inherited jewels, valued at £14,000, presented to her grandmother, Dame Nellie Melba, by crowned heads of Europe. Dame Melba’s will totals £200,000 and includes charitable and personal bequests and the gift of £8.000
      -Reuter.  -  90 words
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      BIRTH OF AN AIR FORCE.
      193 24 —Reuter. British Wireless. Six Moth Machines Leave Hatfield for Irak. London, Apr. 9. An Air F orce was born yesterday. Painted white, with national markings of green, white, red and black, five GipsyMoth biplanes followed a Puss-Moth monoplane from Hatfield aerodrome for Paris en route
      —Reuter.; – British Wireless.  -  193 words
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      THE ASSUAN DAM.
      204 24 IVUIV 4 M -Reuter. One Killed, Six Injured In Big Explosion. Cairo, Apr. 12. A mechanical engineer. Mr. Harrington, wrs killed and Mr. MacDonald, son el Sir Murdoch MacDonald, four other Europeans and three natives were injured in the blowing up of an explosives depot at the
      IVUIV * 4 M • -Reuter.  -  204 words
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      BRITISH BROADCASTING.
      180 24 British Wireless. New Regional Station For The North.” Rugby, Apr. 10. The new’ north regional transmitting station of the British Broadcasting Corporation near Slaithewaite, on the Yorkshire Moors, will shortly commence transmissions. The opening of the new station, erected at a cost of £160,000, marks the progress of
      British Wireless.  -  180 words
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      GOVERNOR OF BOMBAY.
      116 24 —Reuter. To Leave for England Shortly To Avoid an Operation. London, Apr. 9. It is announced that Sir Frederick Sykes, the Governor of Bombay, is going Home on leave on April 25 on medical advice. Sir J. E. B. Hotson will act as Governor in his absence.
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      FAMED ZOOLOGIST.
      38 24 Death Of Professor W. C. McIntosh. London, Apr. 2. The death has occurred of Professor William Carmichael McIntosh, of St. Anurew s University, who was regarded as one of the greatest marine zoologists in the world.
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      MALTA’S FUTURE.
      36 24 Reuter. Three Members of Commission Leave for Island. Rugby, Apr. 9. Lord Askwith, Sir Walter Egerton, and Count do Salis, members of the Malta Royal Commission, leave London tomorrow in the Kaisar-i-Hind for Malta.—
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      WAR DEBTS & WORLD BUSINESS.
      122 24 WAR DEBTS WORLD BUSINESS. —Reuter. Herbert Houston’s Plea. WHOLE QUESTION MAY BE INVESTIGATED. New York, Apr. 13. A proposal that the International Chamber of Commerce should undertake the study of wav debts, in the interests of international business improvement, ha* been submitted to the United States delegation by Mr. Herbert
      —Reuter.  -  122 words
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      FALLING PRICES.
      148 24 —British Wireless. Is Decline at Last Coming To An End Rugby, Apr. 8. A further check to the rate of decline in wholesale prices, as measured at the Board of Trade, is shown by the index number for March. The index is roturned at 63.7—a fall of only
      —British Wireless.  -  148 words
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      FRANCO-ITALIAN PACT.
      152 24 —Reuter. First Lord Says Agreement Must Not Suffer. London, Apr. 9. I cannot and will not believe,—after the agreement we reached in person ir Rome and Paris, which was secured only by the hearty co-operation and goodwill of the principal State officers whom we met in both capitals,—that
      —Reuter.  -  152 words
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      FRANCHISE IN BERMUDA.
      92 24 —British Wireless. Lord Pass field Suggests Early Extension. Rugby, Apr. 8. The Colonial Secretary, Lord PassfieliL in a dispatch to the Officer Administering the Government of Bermuda, requests tne Bermuda legislature, in the near future, to consider an extension of the k>ca franchise which would bring it
      —British Wireless.  -  92 words
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      FEEDING A MILLION.
      62 24 —Reuter. Red Cross Work in American Drought-Stricken Area. Washington, Apr. 8. The Red Cross is still feeding a niillim persons in the drought-stricken area, according to the chairman’s report President Hoover. The maximum number fed at the p< m of the distress was 2,250,000. The situation is
      —Reuter.  -  62 words
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      CABINET MAKING IN JAPAN.
      453 25 —Reuter. >ew Ministers of War And Communication. Tokio, Apr. 13. r Mowing the resignation of the Ha1 administration it is expected Wakatsuki will be summoned lhat 1 neW Cabinet tomorrow. t ‘he probable exception of Gene>lLi «ho is exnected to be replaced ra ji r o
      —Reuter.  -  453 words
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      THE COTTON INDUSTRY.
      109 25 —British Wireless. Wans to Adjust Production To Present Needs. Rugby, Apr. 10. A scheme for the re-organisation of the Lancashire cotton industry, involving proposals for adjusting the surplus proactive capacity of the industry to its present and prospective needs, was considered at a special meeting of the
      —British Wireless.  -  109 words
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      MR. SNOWDEN’S HEALTH.
      48 25 ,n “vsa is now ac -Britisn Wireless. hancellor Able to Leave His Room. Rugby, Apr. 10. I he Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. >P Snowden, is making very satisfaeprogress toward recovery from his nt illness and is now able to leave his 1 ’in.—Britisn Wireless.
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      DUSSELDORP RIPPER CRIMES.
      161 25 —Reuter. Revolting Evidence At The Trial. Dusseldorf, Apr. 14. Evidence given at the opening of the trial of Peter Kuerten, labourer, who confessed to the Ripper crimes which terrorised Dusseldorf two years ago, was "O revolting that the proceedings were held in camera. Today Kuerten entered the
      —Reuter.  -  161 words
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      GRAF ZEPPELIN.
      169 25 —Reuter. Reaches Cairo and Flies Over Jerusalem. Friedriehshaven, Apr. 9. British experts are strongly represented on board the Graf Zeppelin, which departed for Cairo at 4 a.m. today with 25 passengers who included Squadron-Leader R. S. Booth, the Commander of the R100, and Colonel E. L. Gossage, the
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      FLYING FORTRESS.
      103 25 -Reuter. America’s Latest War Plane. New York, Apr. 14. A new army monoplane which is a veritable flying fortress has been designed by the Fokker Company and satisfactorily tested. The plane’s single wing bristles with six machine guns which, when the plane is diving in attack, all open
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      SOVIET ORDERS.
      65 25 —Reuter. German Long Term Credit Plans. Berlin, Apr. 10. Orders which the Russian Government intends to place with Germany on long term credits, of which the German Government is prepared to guarantee up to 70 ner cent., form the subject of negotiations which opened today between German industrialists
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      RECEIVED BY EMPEROR.
      58 25 —Reuter. Famous Canadian Commander In Japan. Tokio, Apr. 9. General Sir Arthur Currie, who is visiting Japan from India on his way to Canada, had an audience with the Emperor this morning. He sailed for Vancouver this afternoon. —Reuter. During the latter stages of the War Sir
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      MADEIRA REVOLT.
      291 25 British Wireless. Reuter. Expeditionary Force Sails From Lisbon. Rugby, Apr. 8. The British cruiser London reached Madeira today, having loen sent to safeguard the interests of British residents during the present disturbances in the island. 1I.M.S. London found conditions quiet and no anxiety need bo felt for the
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      STRIKING A MATCH.
      76 25 -Reuter. To Set All Australia Ablaze. Adelaide, Apr. 9. We are striking a match that will sot Australia ablaze,” declared Mr. A. J. Lyons, the former Postmaster-General and for a while ac ting Federal Treasurer, on his arrival to inaugurate a whirlwind campaign against the Government’s inflation
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      OUR FLYING PREMIER.
      82 25 v/vvaciun British Wireless. Mr. MacDonald Reads Essays In the Skies. Rugby, Apr. 13. The Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald returned to London today from Lossiemouth, his Scottish home, where he spent the Easter parliamentary recess. He travelled in a two-seater bomber, piloted by Flight-Lieutenant Hislop, and the
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      SKULL FRACTURED.
      73 25 Reuter. English Girl Killed in Ski-ing Collision. Scheidegg, Apr. 9. W r hile ski-ing on the southern slopes of the Lauberhorn, above Kleine Scheidegg, Miss Helen Stack, the 25 years old daughter of Sir Lee Stack, ex-Sirdar of Egypt (who was assassinated in Cairo in 1924), collided with
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      PRINCESS VICTORIA.
      44 25 —British Wireless. Has Almost Recovered from A Severe Cold. Rugby, Apr. 13. Princess Victoria, the King’s sister, who has had a severe cold and who was, on Saturday, visited by Sir Milsom Rees, the King’s laryngologist, has today ulmost recovered. —British Wireless.
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      THE NEW ZEALAND EARTHQUAKE.
      187 25 services as rapidly as possible.—British Wireless. Lord Bledisloe’s Praise Off Naval Work. Rugby, Apr. 14. In a dispatch to the Secretary for the Dominions, Lord Fassfield, t.n the subject of the New Zealand earthquake, the Govcj nor-Genei a!. Lord 1) led. i sloe, pays trihute to
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      HOUSING PROBLEMS.
      179 25 —British Wireless. Transfer of Poor Law Functions. Rugby, Apr. 14. In the House of Commons the Minister of Health, Mr. Greenwood, referring to the problem of housing, said there wera 10,000 more houses under construction than a year ago. He spoke with satisfaction of the smoothness with which
      —British Wireless.  -  179 words
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      CHINA’S RAILWAYS.
      95 25 —Reuter. Personnel of Purchasing Committee. London, Apr. 14. A London Purchasing Committee has been appointed to spend the £-1,000,000 allocated out of the Doxer Indemnity Fund for the use of the Chinese Railways. The chairman will he the Chinese Minister in London and the members will include Mr.
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      INDUSTRIAL ASSURANCE.
      68 25 -British Wireless. Policies on Lives of Children Under Ten. Rugby, Apr. 13. The Chancellor of the Kxchequer is nnoointing a committee, with Sir Benjamin Cohen, K.C., as chairman, to report on the law and practice relating o industrial assurance and to assurance >n the lives of child sen
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      OIL & PETROL INDUSTRY.
      64 25 OIL PETROL INDUSTRY. —Reuter. Producing States To Consider Relief Measures. Washington, Apr. 8. An immediate eut of .‘>.‘1 per cent, in the imports of refined petrol and ninn per cent, in the imports of crude oil until Sept. 30 is forecast by the Voluntary Committee on Petroleum economics. Representatives of
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      U.S. PATROL WIPED OUT IN NICARAGUA.
      205 26 —Reuter. Hand-to-Hand Fighting. MERCILESS MASSACRE BY REBELS. Lialbao, Apr. 13. Serious disturbances are taking place in Nicaragua. Following the killing, in an encounter between native guards and the insurgents, of a captain of the United Suites marines, the marines are reported to be beleaguered
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      UNDER THE SOVIET.
      85 26 —Reuter. Inventors May Not Seek Markets Abroad. Riga, Apr. 13. Soviet citizens disposing of their inventions or technical improvements abroad, without the permission of the authorities, will henceforth be liable to imprisonment for ten years and to suffer the confiscation of all their property, under a decree
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      AUSTRALIAN AIR MAIL.
      99 26 instead of by the usual train. —British Wireless. ir u: a io —Reuter. Liner Arrives Safely At Alexandria. Alexandria, Apr. 9. The Imperial Airways liner, which left Croydon on Saturday with the first air mail for Australia, arrived here today. Mail is being sent by air to
      instead of by the usual train.—British Wireless. ir u: a .... io; —Reuter.  -  99 words
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      CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF.
      162 26 Reuter. T ax UO.-'l MIII.C British Wireless. Baghdad, Apr. 13. Prince George Bibosco has arrived here from Aleppo.—Reuter. Rugby, Apr. 13. The League of Nations has decided to send a mission to Liberia.—British Wireless. Midnapore, Bengal, Apr. 8. Mr. James Peddie, the district magistrate here, has
      Reuter.; T ..... ax UO.-'l MIII.C British Wireless.  -  162 words
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      GRADUAL ABOLITION OF EXTRALITY.
      283 26 Reuter. —Sin Kuo Min. Britain Suggests 15-Year Plan. Nanking, Apr. 13. The extra-territoriality negotiations are said to have taken a more favourable turn and political circles now are most optimistic regarding the outcome. It is officially announced that the British Minister ii expected at Nunking on
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      LINER AGROUND.
      129 26 the subsequent inspection.—British Wireless. In a Fog Off the Isle Of Wight Rugby, Apr. 30. The 30,000-ton Holland-Amerika liner Statendam, coming into Southampton yesterday bound for New York, grounded a fog on the Brambles bank, off the Isle of Wight Efforts to refloat her, whieh failed at ligh
      the subsequent inspection.—British Wireless.  -  129 words
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      GRAKLE TICKET.
      65 26 Reuter. Grand National Sweep Law Suit. Dublin, Apr. 13. A judge of the Dublin High Court has ordered Emilio Scala’s Irish Hospital? Grand National Sweepstake winnings to be invested pending the hearing of the action which is being brought against Scala by two London Italians—Epicella and Constantino—who claim
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      BRITISH WOOL.
      109 26 is *»50 n<S) w r T rth more than less 0 000 booked.—British Wi re- Bradford Exhibition to be Held In July. Rugby, Apr. 10. Efforts are being made to stimulate the British wool industry through the me(hum of an Imperial Wool Industries Fair, which will take place
      is *»50 n<S) w °r , , Trth more than less0’000 booked.—British Wi re-  -  109 words
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      LARGE ORDERS TO GO TO BRITAIN.
      115 26 —Reuter. For Railway Material. £4.000,000 TO BE SPENT BY CHINA. Nanking, Apr. 13. Large orders are going to British railway manufacturers. The Board of Trustees of the British Boxer Indemnity Fund has decided that part of the funds, aggregating nearly 14,000,000, now in the
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      YANGTSE TROUBLE.
      61 26 Reuter. Mutinous Troops Fire On Ships. Peking, Apr. 8. There has been a recrudescence of firing on shins on the Yangtse above Ichang. H.M.S. Gnat was fired on, and it is reported that the garrison at Patung has mutinied and is believed to be responsible for the firing.
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      TOBACCO DUTY.
      49 26 —British Wireless. Preference for Empire Leaf Rugby, Apr. 9. A request that the preferential duty on Empire tobacco should be fixed at three-fourths of the duty on foreign leaf has been made to the Chancellor of the Exchequer by the Tobacco Federation of the British Empire.—British Wireless.
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      CAMBRIDGE FLIERS.
      136 26 —Aneta. Reach Batavia on Way to Port Darwin. Batavia, Apr. 11. M essrs. Ci. P. Fairfcairn and K. Shenstone, the two Cambridge graduates who are flying from England to Australia in a Spartan Arrow Gipsy machine, arrived here at 4.50 p.m. today.—Aneta. Messrs. Fairbairn and Shenstone left England
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      MR. LLOYD GEORGE.
      114 26 —British Wireless. Name Given to Jewish Colony In Palestine. Rugby, Apr. 13. At a dinner given in London last night by tho Zionist Federation of Great Britain to Mr. Lloyd George, it was announced that his name had been given to a colony in Palestine to show
      —British Wireless.  -  114 words
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      NEW GLIDING RECORD.
      54 26 —British Wireless. Member of London Club Stays Up Over Three Hours. Rugby, Apr. 13. A new British gliding record was set up yesterday by a member of the London iliding lub, Mr. G. M. Buxton, when he stayed for three hours and one minute at an altitude
      —British Wireless.  -  54 words
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      A NEW RESTRICTION MOVE.
      67 26 —Reuter. Fresh Action by Dutch. MEETING CONVENED F0& TODAY. K Amsterdam, Apr. i:&gt; An important move to pursue the effort to enforce the restriction of production has been taken bv four mem bers of the Dutch Committee who hav convoked a meeting for Apr. Hi to
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      IN PORTUGUAL.
      169 26 -Reuter. Grave Situation Said To Be Arising. London, Apr. 12. A grave situation in Portugal is revealed by Reuter’s Lisbon correspondent. Telegraphing from Medina del Campo in Spain, he says several regiments in the Portuguese provinces have refused to obey the Government’s orders and the authorities are concentrating
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      THE PRINCE OF WALES.
      112 26 —Reuter. of the Diplomatic Corps.—British Wireless. To Visit Portugal Despite Disturbances. Rio de Janeiro, Apr. 13. The disturbances in Portugal, up to the present, have caused no change in thu plans of the Prince of Wales to visit Lisbon, according to Mr. Hugh Lloyd Thomas, the
      —Reuter.; of the Diplomatic Corps.—British Wireless.  -  112 words
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      BRIGHTER SUNDAY.
      156 26 —British Wireless. New Bill Meets with Cold Reception. Rugby, Apr. 11. There is much newspaper comment today on the text of the Bill issued yesterday to deal with the Sunday opening ol places of entertainment, which providefor the licensing by local authorities, after consulting local feeling, of Sunday
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      KING & QUEEN OF SIAM.
      54 26 KING QUEEN OF SIAM. Reuter. Visit Giant Statue of Buddha In Japan. Tokio, Apr. 9. The King and Queen of Siam conclude; their visit to the capital this morning an«. proceeded to Kamakura on a visit to tie tamous Daihutsu (great statue of Buddha. They were accorded an enthusias send-off
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    FALL OF EUROPE’S OLDEST MONARCHY.
    2127 27 —Reuter. British Wireless. Senor Zamora as President of Spain. REPUBLIC ESTABU SHED OVERNIGHT. With dramatic swiftness, the monarchy of Spain has fallen. King Alfonso has abdicated and left Madrid for an unknown destination, and Senor Zamora, who was imprisoned after the December rising, has become
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    MALAYA’S AIR MAIL SERVICE.
    528 28 Plying Club Meeting. NEED FOR MORE LANDING GROUNDS. It was mentioned during the annual general meeting of the Singapore Flying Club on Monday, that an air mail service to this country would be inaugurated very soon. Mr. F. G. Lundon, who presided referred to a paragraph
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    ORDER FOR BRITAIN.
    104 28 —British Wireless. Aeroplanes for Indian Government. Rugby, Apr. 14. The Indian Government has now ordered fram A. V. Roe and Co., Ltd., aeroplanes to be used when the agreement with Imperial Airways for the operation of the Karachi-Delhi services expires at the end of this year. The
    —British Wireless.  -  104 words
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    “ REDS” ON THE YANGTSE
    63 28 REDS” ON THE YANGTSE —Reuter. Belgian Missionary Tied Up And Beaten. Hankow, Apr. 14. It has just been learned that when a body of Communists, on April 4, captured and looted Patung, on the Yangtse River. 70 miles above Ichang, they took prisoner Father Maryn Aeons, a Belgian missionary, who
    —Reuter.  -  63 words
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    SUGAR OUTPUT.
    228 28 —Reuter. Final Agreement For Restriction. London, Apr. 14. &gt;.\&gt; official statement has been issued but it is learned that final agreement has been reached in Paris with regard to the Chad bourne sugar restriction scheme, which will be ratified in Brussels within the next fortnight. It is understood
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    G.O.C. ON TOUR.
    97 28 Proposed Change in Perak Headquarters. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Apr. 14. Major-General Oldfield, G.O.C., Malaya, arrived here yesterday evening from Kuala Kangsar, in the course of his tour of the Malayan Command. Today he inspected the M.S.V.R. battalion headquarters and later he visited the Ar.derson school
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    SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS.
    110 28 —British Wireless. Preparations for the Giant Cunarder. Rugby, Apr. 14. The deep water channel into Southampton, which is 1,000 feet wide and 35 feet deep at low water, narrows to 600 feet from the Pawley beacon to the docks. Within a few weeks operations will begin to give
    —British Wireless.  -  110 words
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    IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.
    86 28 —British Wireless. Preparations for Meeting In Ottawa. Rugby, Apr. 14. The Dominions Secretary, Mr. J. H. Thomas, in the House of Commons today, stated that the arrangements for the Imperial Economic Conference to be held in Ottawa this summer were in the hands of the Canadian Government. It
    —British Wireless.  -  86 words
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    SIR HENRY JACKSON.
    80 28 —British Wireless. Memorial Dedicated in St. Paul’s Cathedral. Rugby, Apr. 14. i. A m( ,n0l ial lias been dedicated in St. cv ttU C athe dral to Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Jackson. Sir Henry was a distinguished seaman ami great scientist who was responsible lor
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    SINGAPORE WEDDINGS.
    599 28 Mr. R. B. Gotch and Miss Eileen Millard. The wedding took place at the Garrison Church on Apr. 8, the Rev. H. T. Malaher officiating, of Miss Eileen Madge Millard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Millard, of Shanghai and London, and Mr. Ralph Butler Gotch, son
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    ARTIFICIAL SILK YARN.
    63 28 —Reuter. Eliminating Its Use In Indian Mills. Bombay, Apr. 11. The Mill-Owners’ Association Committee, recently appointed to regulate the nature and extent of the use of artificial silk yarn, has passed a resolution endorsing the arrangement between Mr. Gandhi and certain mill-owners whereby the use of artificial
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    AUSTRO-GERMAN PACT.
    53 28 —British Wireless. Britain Asks League Council To Discuss Matter. Rugby, Apr. 13. The League of Nations secretary today received from the British Government a communication suggesting that the question of the proposed Austro-German Customs agreement should be placed on the agenda for the Council meeting to be held
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    POLICE CONVICTED.
    296 28 Illegal Gratification F rom Hawkers. If I did not give the money I Wn lU be kicked and driven away,” was SJ statement made by a witness in the Cri minal District Court before Mr. G c Dodd, on Monday, when giving evident in a case in which
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    BANGKOK STORM.
    92 28 Considerable Damage In Many Parts. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Apr. 11. A terrific thunderstorm broke yesterday afternoon over Bangkok and considerable damage was done. Telephone and electric light systems were interrupted. A chimney stack at the Borneo Co.’s sawmill was blown down and part of the roof
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    CHICAGO TRAGEDY.
    63 28 —Reuter. Fire in Sewage Tunnel: 18 Feared Dead. Chicago, Apr. 14. The worst underground accident in the city’s history occurred today in a sewage tunnel which is under construction. Fire broke out in the supporting v00 f' work and nine men have been alread) brought out dead. It
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    VICEROY DEPARTS.
    39 28 —Reuter. Magnificent Send-Off For Lord Lady Irwin. New’ Delhi. Apr. 14Lord and Lady Irwin had a, send off when they left for *&gt;o; en route for England. n Mr. Gandhi is seeing Lord rv Bombay on Thursday.—Reuter.
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    CHINA’S NAVY.
    67 28 -Sin Kuo Min. New Cruisers, Destroyers And Submarines. Shanghai, Apr. l-&gt;-Vice-Admiral Chen Shao-kuan state’ that the Navy Ministry has entered i a contract “with a certain country build a 2,000-ton cruiser 1 &gt;■ $4,500,000. Plans have been also laid for the c&lt;&gt; struction of two 6,000-ton cruisers, 1,000-ton
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    MONEY WHICH DID NOT GROW.
    654 29 Chinese Woman’s Story. oi VINOS HANDED OVER TO FORTUNE-TELLER, (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 11. An *\iraoidinary story of the credulf u Chinese woman of the working 'V has just been told in the local police mn as evidence against a man who
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    CONTROL OF RUBBER.
    98 29 (ommittee Meeting of A.P.A. At Malacca. &lt; I* oni Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Apr. 11. A committee meeting of the Asiatic iuiters’ Association was held here on 1 hursday. np thy discussion took place rcgardthe association and the control of er an &lt;l it was agreed that
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    BIG SEIZURE OF CHANDU.
    449 29 Fines and Imprisonment For Chinese. A large mirrored wardrobe and over $18,000 worth of contraband chandu and opium were the exhibits in a case which was disposed of by Mr. G. C. Dodd, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, or Apr. 9 when fines totalling $9,000 were
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    HON. MR. JOHN SCOTT.
    178 29 Plans for Another Tour Up-Country. H. E. the Officer Administering the Government, the Hon. Mr. John Scott, wil be leaving Singapore on Apr. 22 for another up-country tour. He will be accompanied throughout the tour by Mrs. Scott and attended Mr. R. J. Curtis, aide-de-campe, and
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    DIVORCE ACTION.
    59 29 Mrs. W. G. Mcßryde, of Singapore, has received intimation that her action for divorce, heard before the Lord Ordinary in the High Court of Edinburgh, has resulted in the granting of a decree, with the custody of the child of the marriage. She is resuming her maiden name,
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    GAOL FOR CHINESE.
    355 29 Found with Seditious Pamphlets. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Apr. 12. The Malacca Assizes, which began on Thursday, ended on Monday afternoon. The concluding two cases concerned two Chinese who were charged with the possession and distribution of seditious pamphlets. The accused claimed trial. The first accused
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    STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
    72 29 Damage to Roof of Negri Sembilan Club. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Apr. 12. During a shower of rain which fell this afternoon the Negri Sembilan Club building was struck by lightning. Several members were on the top floor of the building at the time and their
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    THE SULTAN OF PERAK.
    70 29 Kicked on Shin by a Restive Horse. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Apr. 13. The Sultan of Perak is likely to be laid up for the next few days as a result of an accident at Kuala Kangsar yesterday. The Sultan was watching the training of
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    MR. KHOO SOO KHENG.
    50 29 Penang Towkay Found With Throat Cut. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. 11. Mr. Khoo Soo Kheng, a local towkay, was found with his throat cut at his rooms at 148, Beach Street this morning. The body was sent to the mortuary for a post-mortem examination.
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    MR. A. H. BIDWELL.
    50 29 Not Guilty of Causing Death Charge. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Apr. 11. Mr. A. H. Bidwell, charged with causing the death of a Malay boy in a motor-cycle accident, was found not guilty by a unanimous verdict of the jury at the Assizes here today.
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    UNUSUAL CHARGE OP MURDER.
    204 29 Arab and Malay Face Grave Allegations. Unusual circumstances attend a case of alleged murder which is now being: investigated by the Central Divinion police and a Johore Malay and a Singapore Arab have been arrested and charged with the crime. The incident is alleged to have
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    PARCEL OF PRAWNS.
    232 29 Theft From European Lady’s Car. A parcel of prawns and meat value at $2 was the principal exhibit in a ca&lt;"» of theft which was heard by Mr. G. E. Clayton, the Singapore Second Police Magistrate, on Tuesday, the complainant being Mrs. C. Wilson, wife of the
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    NEGRI SEMBILAN CLUB.
    96 29 More Members, But A Loss On The Accounts. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Serum ban, Apr. 8. The Negri Sembilan Club, Serembait, of which the British Resident is the president, will hold its annual general meeting on Apr. 16. The club’s half-yearly report shows that 13 new members
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    SINGAPORE SINHALESE.
    88 29 Celebration of the National Day.” On the occasion of the celebration of their National Day,” on Monday, tht? Singapore Sinhalese Association entertained members and friends to a garden party at the Singapore Harbour Board Junior Service Club premises at Cantonment Road. Refreshments were served and at th« close
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      GLOUCESTERS’ GOOD LEAGUE WIN.
      812 30 Champions Beaten. EARLY GOAL DECIDES ISSUE. {■kiuresters 1 Chinese ft. The 1st Ilatt. Gloucestershire Regt. chose for their second League victims the champions, the Chinese, whom they defeated hy a single goal, scored ten minutes from the start of their game at the Jalan Besar Stadium
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      EASY POINTS FOR S.C.C.
      669 30 S.R.C. Outclassed. ONE-SIDED GAME ON PADANG. j S.C.C 4 S.R.C. 0. The S.C.C. obtained a couple of easy points on Tuesday in the First Division when they met the S.R.C. and won comfortably hy four clear goals. Their margin of victory should have been much greater,
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      SCOTTISH CUP FINAL.
      32 30 —Reuter. Celtic and Motherwell Draw. London. Apr. 11. Sunny weather prevailed at Hampden Park for the Scottish Cup final when 100,000 spectators saw Celtic and Motherwell draw 2—2. —Reuter.
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      GOLF IN JAVA.
      442 30 Easter Meeting at Tjandie, Samarang. The annual tournament, open to members of all clubs in the Dutch Hast Indies, was held at Easter over the course of the Tjandie Sports Club for the 15th year in succession and attracted a large ’lumber of competitors. Sourabaya, Batavia, Bandoeng,
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      SELANGOR TENNIS.
      47 30 In the Selangor tennis championships tournament A. V. S. Nathan beat G. O. Hovil C— l, ft— 3 and Ong Ee Kong beat S. Suppiah ft— l. G—2. E. N. W. Oliver and H. J. Sinclair heat R. Green and 1\ B. Bridge ft—3, ft—4.
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      PENANG CHINESE SWIMMERS.
      283 30 Beat Singapore S.C. it Water Polo. Penang Chinese 5: Singap, )rt The Penang Chinese Swimming* q&lt; defeated the Singapore Swimming cil by 5—2 at water polo at the Mount p. Swimming Pool on Apr. 8. The home team owed their defeat *o 1*4 combination, although they were
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      SEREMBAN FOOTBALL.
      333 30 St. Paul’s XI Beat Past Pupils. (From Our Own Correspondent.! Seremban. Apr. 1’. Rain in the second half marred play when the present pupils of St. dau Institution met and defeated t*'.e On Boys by one goal to nil at foot: a.1 this evening. Play in the first
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      END OF SEASON STRUGGLES.
      309 31 Reuter. Arsenal’s Valuable Win. ITP-FINALISTS LOSE IN league matches. London, Apr. 11. n,.&lt;ult* of English and Scottish League matches played today were First Division. til., 4 Sheffield Utd. 0 A'ton a 2 Leeds Utd. 0 Hi' 11&lt;':i j Derby County 1 t he.i-ea Arsenal 1 (irims
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      LEAGUE TABLES.
      965 31 Arsenal Practically Safe. i ne following are the positions of clubs i:i the Knglish and Scottish Leagues after Sa: or'day’s matches I ir*t Division. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pis. \j&gt;vnal 39 25 4 10 116 57 60 A&lt;i«.n Villa 39 23 7 9 122 73 55
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      BADMINTON.
      403 31 Decision to Form Malayan Association. The resolution that a Malayan Badminton Association should he formed, was passed at a meeting held at the Garden Clue, at which representatives of the Penang, Selangor and Singapore badminton teams were present. Mr. Tan Boo Teck, president of the S.B.A. presided. A committee
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      SINGAPORE GOLF.
      982 31 Mixed Foursomes at Bukit; Timah. The Singapore Golf Club April mixed foursomes competition was played on Friday afternoon, and resulted in a win for Mr. McMullan and Mrs. McMichael. Altogether 58 cards were taken out, and the following were returned Mr. McMullan and Mrs. McMichael 41 6 V*
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      RIFLE SHOOTING.
      119 31 Swiss Hub Defeat Royal Engineers. The following is the result of Sunday's match at the Swiss Club between the club anil the Royal Engineers. Both Swiss targets ami rifles and Bisley targets and British Service rifles were used, three sighting shots being allowed and 10 rounds to count.
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    Fixtures For Scremban Branch Of M.S.V.R. B.R.A.
    79 31 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Scremban, Apr. 8. Th»* Scremban branch of the M.S.V.R. B.R.A. will hold shoots at the Screinoan rifle tango at 7.30 a.ni. each day on Apr. 12 and Ap.\ 20. Saturday, Apr. 25 bein the birthday of 11. 11. the
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    SINGAPORE’S HEALTH.
    149 31 'The Singapore Municipal Heulth state ment for the week ended Apr. 4, gives the total number of death t as male 125, and female 52. This represents a death rate of 17.1)0 per mille, per annum, compared with 20.21) in the preceding week and 2K.10 in the corresponding
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    KATHLEEN III WINS VAN SHREVEN TROPHY
    524 32 Local Yachting. WINSTEDT PRIZE FOR PUNAI. On Sunday at the R.SA .C. the s x metre boats sailed the third and finalrace for the Van Schreven Trophy. Kathleen III easily j?ot the best of the start, sailing past Tromp in Rood style with KeUit
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    E. D. ANDREWS IN BANGKOK.
    204 32 Too Strong for Local Players. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Apr. 10. Mr. K. D. Andrews, the New Zealand Davies (’up pla;,er who is tourinir the F.ast on business, pave an exhibition of lawn tennis at the Sports Club yesterday with Mr. I&gt;. II. Kleinman,
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    ENGINEER’S SUICIDE.
    163 32 Suffering from Insomnia And Out of Work. Ib rom Our Own Correspondent.! Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 13. At the inquiry into the death of Mr. F. A. Nissen, an engineer formerly employed on a tin mine, whose body was found hanging in his house in Kuala Lumpur, it was
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    FRENCH PLANE CRASHES.
    40 32 Pilot Said to be Badly Injured. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Apr. 9. It is repo.tod from Prachim, an eastern H ounce, that a French aeroplane has crashed there ami that the pilot has been severely injured.
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    OBSTACLE’S COLLAPSE.
    73 32 Boy Hurt During Sports In Serious Condition. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. 13. Henry Reid, the Eurasian lad who was sent to hospital after the collapse of an obstacle during the obstacle race in Saturday’s municipal sports, is lying in a serious condition. His head injury is
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    BIRTH
    22 32 MATJUKt; On April 12. 1931, at 10-1, h *P? 1 lioa ‘l. to .Mr. and Mrs. G O Mathiou, a son.
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    BUD WALLEY’S FIGHTS IN LONDON.
    547 32 i Draws with Oldfield Lo«» To Bebbington. Bud Walley, the Singapore fl VWedrew with Dod Oldfield (Leeds)’ at Ring, London, on Mar. 11. aml ()s Fred Bebbington at the same hall Mar. 16. 0n Regarding the first contest, the St said Oldfield and Walley, two
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    MUTUAL LAND ERROR.
    200 32 Planter Who Planted On Another’s Property. I From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. f Judgment was given in the Court today in a suit in which a planter of Province Wellesley sough rectify an alleged 40 year old error of occupation by which one P- 1 planted
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      CONTENTS.
      104 1 ieneral Rubber Situation 1 Singapore Tin Prices The Singapore Auction 1 \la!nva Tin Statistics 1 Lon tion Rubber Market By A. VV. Still 1 Tin Returns M a lava Rubber Statistics 2 Leiidon Tin Market •&gt; R.jt.' Caves Rubber i, j! her Returns Riel Sugar Prices 3 ■i cade
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      53 1 Sim'iipore Official Quotations. Quotations Forward Contracts Seller Prices .1. S I L Juii Spore Apr. May June 0.10*2 0.10*S* 0.10-K 0.11 A a 10 0.10*2 0.10\ 0.10*4 0.11 0.10** 0.10*5* 0.10 0.10 &gt; 0.10S 0.10*2 0.10 0.10*, 0.10 a H 0.10 V 0.10 s 0.11 .l 1 0.10*4
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      24 1 125 tons at $58.75 per picul 10 125 59.75 51 125 -'*8.7:* 13 100 58.37*2 14 225 58.25 15 150 58.50
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
      141 1 'i h &gt; Singapore Chamber of C ommeree Kut Association held its 1,013th j»u«.tion !i \nr. 15, when there was catalogued 1 —?'•:*.&lt;lb. or .*62.38 tons; offered 1,0Kb,923 !l 4 v ij.l;{ tons sold 84*1,002 lb. or 3i«.»l t Ot!S. Spot. I.oiidon H'&lt;d. York cts. PRICES REALISED.
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      MALAYA TIN STATISTICS.
      99 1 1 domestic production* of tin, and tin-in-ore 72 per cent., during the month of March. 11*31 Tons. Ton*. Federated Malay States 4,401 1 nfederated Malay States •lohore 20 Kedah 7 i’erlis 24 Kelantan 2 Tren&lt;Tjanu 28 87 Straits Settlements Malaya 4,548 F.M.S. U.M.S. Total. &gt; Figures for
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      LONDON RUBBER MARKET. Realities of Situation Unchanged. ESTATES COURTING DISASTER.
      1010 1  -  (By A. W. Still.) [Straits Times Copyright.— Reproduction Rights Reserved.] London, Mar. 18. Rubber has dropped back to some i fractions of a penny below fourpence—! practically to the exact position it was in before a flutter upward was produced
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      LABU (F.M.S.) RUBBER.
      57 1 The board of Lubu I F.M.S.) Rubber Co.. Ltd., has decided to recommend a dividend of 2'i» per cent, payable on Apr. 30, in respect of the financial year ended Dec. 31. 1930. The sum of i’4,000 is placed to amortisation reserve and i'10,021 is carried forward
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      RUBBER STOCKS.
      29 1 A cable to Lewis and Peat, Ltd., states that the rubber stocks in London and Liverpool are 135,108 tons, an increase nn the week of 311 tons.
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      THE HAYTOR RUBBER ESTATES, LTD.
      960 1 The Hon. Mr. F. A. Pledger’s Review. The annual general meeting of liuyloi' Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held at the registered offices of the company, French Bunk Buildings. Singapore, on Saturday the 11th April 11)31. Those present included the Hon. Mr. F. A. Pledger (in
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      THE TELUK ANSON ESTATE, LTD.
      1090 2 $16,492 Loss on Last Year’s Working. The* twenty-second animal meeting &lt;&gt;! the Taluk Anson Rubber Estute, Ltd., was hold at the Hong Kong Hank &lt; hum Ur.:, Singapore, on Apr. 10. Mr. W. I'*. Ro&gt;nci presided, and the others present w'erc Mi. .f. R. Crawford,
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      SZE HAI TONG B. & I. CO.
      232 2 SZE HAI TONG B. I. CO. 10 Per Cent. Dividend For Last Year. The twenty-fourth annual meeting of the Sze Hai Tong Banking and Insurance Co., Ltd., was held at the registered office f the company, 58, Chulia Street, on Apr. 11. Mr. Scab Eng Lim, chairman, pie ided. After
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      TIN RETURNS.
      480 2 .The figures in brackets give the outputs for the corresponding period of last yeur.j Kenong Consolidated. —Odd hours. *.oo,&lt;t)o yards, *528 piculs. Katu Tin.—(£ll hours, 06,005 yards, 740 piculs. Katrut Basin. 104 hours, 62,000 yards, 336 picul.. 'lakuapa Valley.—l,6oo hours, 806, 000 yards, 2,009 piculs. Nawng I’et.—;&gt;B7 hours.
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      BRICKS, LIMITED.
      556 2 Directors and Adverse Trade Conditions. The directors’ report to the shareh'&gt;l&lt;i 0 Bricks, Ltd., for the year ended Dec 'ij together with the audited balance states e 1. The directors regret that owing to cessation of building operations f 0 ii Au on the adverse trade conditions there
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      MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS.
      210 2 F.ETI RN OF COLONY STOCKS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS. MARCH, 1931, AS DECLARED. IN TONS. A. DEALERS’ STOCKS. DRY WET. TOTAL. Total Crepe. all grades Remill, of dry R-S.S. blanket. Scrap, rubber as Estate bark and Wet lump and Wet and estimated a crepes. scrap. sheet. bark.
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      LONDON TIN MARKET.
      623 3 [Straits Times Copyright.— Reproduction Rights Reserred.l Accumulation of Metal In W Holland. In I problem for dutch I I K (iOVERNMENT. 1 (Fl om Our Own Correspondent.) 2 London, Mar. 18. l„n, wotulem whether the stress of l, ums ,ances may not eventually force V Dutl h
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      BATU CAVES RUBBER.
      132 3 profit nf the Batu Caves Rubber Com* -J* amounted to £872 (against -1 &lt; for 1929). which with £10,425 brought nvikcs £11,297 available for distribution, directors have decided to write off £1,780 ,l o^‘‘ ,nst 1.529) for depreciation, but they f r worn mend a dividend (against
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      550 3 The figures in brackets give the outputs for the corresponding period of last year. Anglo-Suinatra.— 27,919 lb. Asahan.—72,soo lb. Ayer Kuning (F.M.5.).--08,000 lb. Ayer M01ck.—16,012 lb. Ayer Kuning.—ls,27l lb. Alor P0ng5u.—35,548 lb. Alor Gajah.—2l,ooo lb. Ayer Panas. —64,000 lb. Australasia.—23,o4:l ll». Anglo-Malay.—lo3.BB7 lb. A11enby.—52,193 lb. Bikam. -52,400 lb.
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      ROMPIN BAHRU ESTATE.
      490 3 Adjourned Annual Meeting. Mr. Bruce I’etrie presided at the adjourned annual meeting of the Rompin Bahru Rubber Estate Ltd., which was held al the Offices of Bruce Petrie Ltd., Union Buildings, on Saturday. In moving the adoption of the report and accounts, the chairman said We shall
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      CORRESPONDENCE.
      66 3 [The Straits Times is not responsible for the opinion of its correspondents. Correspondents should bear in mind that letters must be short and to the point. Long epistles are liable to be rejected or cut down. Correspondents must enclose their names and addresses, not necessarily for publication but as
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      RESTRICTION.
      582 3 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Your cause of the survival of the fittest in the rubber producing industry is gradually strangling itself. In one of your leaders you admitted that the world would undoubtedly in the course of a few years require all the rubber that
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      MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS.
      113 3 (Estates of 100 acres and over.) AREAS UNTAPPED DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 1931. Areas Rested. Due to Area nf estates Out of adoption of A.B.C. Total entirely ceased trapping system of ana r tnrv tapping protem. tapping. untapped. Territory. Acre" Acres. Acres. Acres r&gt; t, 1789
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      BEET SUGAR PRICES.
      146 3 Anglo-Dutch Group Operations. It is officially stated that the Anglo-Dutcfr group of beet sugnr factory companies have decided, in view of the support given by its growers, to operate its beet sugar factories at Cantiey, Kelham and Ely during the manufacturing season of 1U31. Beet contracts already
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      Trade and Finance.
      168 4 Singapore, Apr. 15. K\riIANfiK. On London, Hank I m/a 3 2&lt;,32 Demand 1 Private 3 m. credit 2 l 3 32 On New York, demand 56 1^16 Private 90 d 1 On France, Hank TT 1430 On India, Hank T.T 134'* On Hong Kong. Hank T l\
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      Stocks and Shares.
      853 4 Fraser and Co.’s Quotations. Singapore, Apr. 15. MINING. Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Asam Kumhang 20/. 22'6 £1 £1 Austral Malav 19/* 21/-6/-6 Ayer Hitam Tin 11/3 12'3 xd. £1 Bangrin Tin 13/6 14'6 1 t ttntang Parian* 0.10 0.16 1 1 Batu O* es
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      DUTCH EAST INDIES RUBBER.
      124 4 High Estimate of Estate Output for 1931. Batavia, Apr. 11. The Statistical Bureau estimates the pjI action of estate* rubber for the whole of the Dutch Kart Indies for 1931 at 161,870 tons, ten at 79,512 tons and coffee at 837,743 pitulr.—Aneta. The India Rubber World
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      MARKET REPORT.
      459 4 Tin and Rubber Still Declining. Fraser and Co.’s report, dated Apr. 14. states During the period under review both tin and rubber hav** steadily declined in price and the little business offering has been further interrupted by the holidays. The Hill authorising the tin restriction scheme duly received
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES MAR. 18.
        741 4 Aka:o (£1) Vi; Allugar (2/) 1/; Amherst ,2m /U; Anglo-Malay (i'l) ’4; Ayer Kunnj: (i'l) 25/112; Began Serai (i’l) 4; Bahru -2/) 2/3; Bunteng (£1) 4; Batang Consolidated (2/) &lt;»; Batu Caves (£1) 9/16; Batu Matang (2/) 1 6; Batu Tiga (£1) 9/16; dcranung (2/)
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES APRIL 15.
        709 4 Capital Issue Closing Trices Paid Up Value Dividend* Fraser Lyall A Company Co. Evatt. 454,175 1 6 p.c. for year 28-2-30 Allenby ($1) 0.90 1.00 0.90 1.00 216,779 1 Nil for year 30-9-30 ..Alor Gajah (31) 0.65 0.75 0.65 0.75 439,425 1 15 p.c.
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      CROMLIX RUBBER.
      50 4 reduces the amount. 8 brouJht°hi o°£3 0 l j after allocating £700 (against £lfton&gt; gsraiinsn. jvas'paid. The Output'&lt;vf Vubber'was *^71^)00 lb. (aOTin/t 7 7( l 5 1 d crop of rubber is estimated .It :t(H1 000 lb All poss,Me eeouomies in working t "toted to have been effected.
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      EGYPTIAN INDUSTRY.
      77 4 The Prime Minister, Sidky Pasha. &gt; n an interview with a correspondent &lt;'f the newspaper A 1 Ahram, on May T, vegai ing the movement to boycott ,tI L poods, said he thought welcome f” 0 were being made to encourage natn industry. He cited the Government’s polity
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