The Straits Budget, 24 March 1932

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    29 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] No. 3.567 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1932. Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    479 1 I TRADERS— I The Powers and the Pacific 3 m < 'allied Confusion 3 iVnununism in Japan 3 Stark Realities 3-4 Federal Critics 4 The P.A.M. Report 4 I Occasional Notes 5-6 I Telegrams, Reuter and Special— I Covering Past Week’s News 21-29 Impossible to Operate” 11 I i^,:.don
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    1123 1 Vi I' ass °ngers for Europe by M; >• ic aKe which left Singapore on F I’ h-Lieut. J. F. Titmas, Mr. Kg,,.' t Mr V S Stutchbury, Mr. II. B. N Sod wick S‘ mmons and Mr. Mr. A. G. Shafe has left for home bv
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    HEALTH SERVICES ON ESTATES.
    579 1 Action Pending Repeal Of Enactment. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar, 18. The danger of the break-up of the health measures before tho Health Boards Enactment is repealed and the Controller of Labour resumes his former powers was discussed at a recent meeting of the
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    NOT THE BABBITT TYPE.
    645 2 Rotary’s President. MR. I'ASCALL'S VISIT TO THE F.M.S. i<>'i Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 23. Anyone more unlike the Babbitt type (Tented !y Sinclair lewis than Sydney W. Pascal!, president of Rotary International, !v > t ye ter k.y in Selangor, could r.ot la 1
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    SINGAPORE’S “MOTOR BANDITS.”
    484 2 4 Taxi-Drivers Robbed In Lonely Roads. A new and swift form of banditry, not unlike* the activities of motor bandits, has l :*en introduced into Singapore crime and f <> past few weeks several successful o»*i rations have been earned out in spite f pei.ee vigilance. The
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    STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
    59 2 One Man Killed Another Severely Burned. A field on Pulr.u Brani was the scene <-t a tragedy on Saturday afterrmon during the rainstoim. Two Indian gras cutters were working side by side whon a Hash of lightning struck one of them in the hack killing him instantaneouslv.
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    CELEBRATING THE BOAT RACE.
    1292 2 University Dinner. CHIEF JUSTICE’S SPEECH. The fourth Boat Kace Dinner organised 1 m Singapore by the Oxford and Cambridge i Society of Malaya was held on the roof garden of the Adelphi Hotel on Saturday. The room was decorated in the colours I ul the Universities,
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    HAP HENG SYNDICATE.
    254 2 Six Years for Ho Win Hee: Three Years for Pe>t:'.na. Ho Wan Hco, you have bevn u’nvicte! on good and sufficient eviderve. of swindling of a very contcmptib e k.r.d Ail this money came from the a' H poor Chinere work-women. You v.crt convicted *ast week of
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      THE POWERS AND THE PACIFIC.
      1045 3 Straits Times, Mar. IT. t.robablv no exaggeration to say 11 .-..suit of recent happenings in ll n a Shanghai, international 'I? 1 h the Pacific and in the Far East vh a ,rain in the melting pot. Yearly is this the case so far as
      Straits Times, Mar. IT.  -  1,045 words
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      CABLED CONFUSION.
      1021 3 far as Malaya is concerned. —Straits Times, Mar. 18. Cabled reports received yesterday from cur London correspondent and from j Reuter, the further cable appearing in this issue and those published by content- j poraries regarding a series of questions on Malayan subjects asked in the i House
      far as Malaya is concerned.—Straits Times, Mar. 18.  -  1,021 words
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      COMMUNISM IN JAPAN.
      1067 3 -Straits Times, Mar. lit. Japan’s military activities in Manchuria] and in the vicinity of Shanghai have! served to divert international attention from her internal condition. Rumours ol revolution and of large-scale demonstrations against the militarist overlordhave been plentiful during the past three months, but they have not
      -Straits Times, Mar. lit.  -  1,067 words
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      STARK REALITIES.
      986 3 Straits Times, Mar. 21. Almost exactly four years after tho announcement of the British Government's intention to abandon the Stevenson Restriction Scheme, it has been decided officially that there shall be no further government intervention in the affairs of tho rubber industry. That the Colonial Office communique and
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      FEDERAL CRITICS.
      870 4 IOVUI11 IU1 Ui:-*. of public enlightenment. —Straits limes, Mar. 22. Just what some people expected to happen at the last meeting of the Federal Council is difficult to imagine. The hapless members of that body have been assailed for their failure to discuss retrenchment, tin and rubber, and
      IOVUI11 IU1 Ui:-*. "" . ~. of public enlightenment.—Straits limes, Mar. 22.  -  870 words
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      THE P.A.M. REPORT.
      1027 4 —Straits Times. Mar. 2v A number of things deserving not of' criticism, but of strong commendation, arej to be found in the annual report of the] Planters’ Association of Malaya for the, year 11*31, which has just been issued. And j there is one thing for which
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    BIRTHS
    140 4 SARTO.V. At No. 4. Nassim lull. on March lfi, 11*32. to Mr. and Mr*. H. Surton. a daughter. GILL. Or: March 29. 1932. at th*- Hosnita!. Singapore, to Mr. ar.J >*.• A. W. B. Gill, a daughter. FAIRCHILD.—On Mar. 20, 1932. at port, to Mr. and Mr*. J. B.
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    ENGAGEMENTS
    40 4 The engagement is announced of Mr. < j’/J* topher H. I. Kent, son of the late J’r. an«l Mrs. Kent of BcxhiU. to Mis* L. ha> Icon (Kit' Gilroy, younger daughter Capt. and Mrs. Gilroy of Kingsgatc, K*-' and Singapore.
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      89 4 NOTICE All communications for both ths Strsite Times and the Straits Budret shocli ba addressed to the Head Office. Cerl an£ Stanley Streets, Singapore, Straits Settle* ments. The post free price of the Streits Time* t* the United Kingdom and foreign countries is $48 a year. The post free price
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    105 4 DEATHS STEED.— On March 1*. 1932. in Nellyc th«* beloved wife of K**>f♦* r of the P.W.D., Singapore. WEE.- At her residence No. V 0t v Avenue Road, Singapore, Madam Neo, passed away peacefully at t n J 75, on March 19, 1032. 6NG.—Mr. Sng Wnh Guat, aged r ,i
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES.
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      THE NUDISTS.
      209 5 Straits Times, Mar. 17. The effort to launch a “new open air h culture in the nude" society in K Rung has Started a newspaper cor- ouience in that colony which. has racing now for over a montlT and V h ows no signs of abating. Columns .m
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      IN SHANGHAI.
      254 5 -Strait® Time', Mar. 17. 1 It' the news that peace has been made itt Shanghai is correct, it will be received with heartfelt relief by all sections of the community in the city. Letters fro-m Shanghai confirm the impression that cvervone living there has had to face dis-
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      GEORGE EASTMAN.
      308 5 luuuue turn —Straits Times, Mar 17. J’’ fcs «>r Honry Fairfield Osborne, predent of the American Museum of Natural History, New York, passed through Singapore yesterday. He was an int mat friend of George Eastman, the v the Kodak concern, and was he-e that he first heard of
      luuuue turn —Straits Times, Mar 17.  -  308 words
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      ONE PER CENT.!
      28 5 Straits Times, Mar. 18. Thn SnnJl 1P the rubber industry yet! S-langor W Syndicate, Ltd. < ue nei declared a dividend of 't—traits Times, Mar. 18.
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      “TOL’ABLE DAVID.”
      103 5 —Straits Times, Mar. 1X. star ni i'l ar thelmess, the famous mad,. i' ln 'i,; 1 1 r y an y of our visitors, has us min(l to p ome back to Singa- pore for a long visit. His praises for mis place are boundless, ami he wants
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      HORN BLOWING NO EXCUSE.
      235 5 HORN BLOWING NO EXCUSE is a great mistake. Straits Times, Mar. The frequency with which motor-car drive;s in Ma aya, particularly Asiatics, hoot and shoot across every road junction in the hope that every other road-user will hear them and make way has led to many accidents that are subsequently
      is a great mistake. Straits Times, Mar.  -  235 words
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      “JOE” FIRM.
      227 5 —Straits Times, Mar. 18. Six months have passed since we chronicled the death of Joe Firm of kemaman, ar.d published a number of tributes to a remarkable character. How vivid was the impression made by Mr. Finn on all who met him was indicated by a vari ty
      —Straits Times, Mar. 18.  -  227 words
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      RECOVERING YOUTH.
      288 5 Straits Times, Mar. IS. K would seem that the hall of the Young Men’s Christian Association is hardly the most suitable place in .Singapore for a lecture on How to Avoid Old Age.” Three-quarters of the audience which listened to Dr. Lemasson Delalande last night consisted of youths
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      AN AMAZING INCIDENT.
      279 5 —Straits Times, Mar. 19. Capt. de Groote, formerly of the Hussars can thank the police for the prompt intervention which saved him trom rough handling after his amazing exploit at the opening of the Sydney Bridge today. If he had been hurlel indignant y into the harbour
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      THE PLAYFUL “AUSSIE”
      136 5 —Straits Times, Mar. It*. If Capt. de Groote had been dealt with promptly by the crowd he might have had a useful experience of how Australians deal with unusual situations. Talkie directors and writers of film scenarios would do well to study the Australian method. Many will
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      A RAJA’S WARNING.
      246 5 A RAJA’S WARNING —Straits Times, Mar. IV. Just what w’as the significance of the Raja Di Hilir’s remarks in the Federal Council last Monday on the importance o« consultation with the Rulers, the Malays and other people with “a stake in the country before each step of the decentralisation policy
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      EATING LATEX.
      169 5 commercially useful sorw dav Straits Times, Mar.' 21. The adventurousness shown by a visitor to Singapore in trying latex as an article of food was coinnienU*d on in this column the other day, and it has since been brought to our notice that the subject demands more set
      commercially useful sorw dav — Straits Times, Mar.' 21.  -  169 words
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      SOLVING THE CRISIS.
      180 5 —Straits Times, Mar. 21. In any event, the achievement of Mrs. Ripley has inspired a poet to the following effort Madame, with trans-Atlantic grace, You’ve tome to show us how to face This rubbe crisis. And, believe mo, you’ve got some p’an 1 In admiration, as one
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      PHAR LAP WINS AGAIN.
      463 5 sr.ipo for you.” What a slogan!—Straits Times, Mar. 21. It looks very much as though the only thing which will hold Phar Lap back is a battleship's anchor well dug in behind the stalling post and attached to the halter of the Austialiun wonder horse. It
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      PARCHED THROATS.
      405 5 -Straits Times, Mar. 22. Malaya has a mighty thirst to slake (■very year, one of the penalties—or compensations—of living in the East, hut if any reliance can be placed on figures uii'.ny a parched thront, remained so last vc."i, and many a whistle went unwetted. We are moved
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      THE SYDNEY PROTEST.
      446 6 iwi n gri&i —Straits Times, Mar. 22. Today’s cables gi*’e further news of the extraordinary alFair which marked th.? opening of the bridge over Sydney Harbour on Saturday, when Capt. .]<* Groot, formerly of the Hussar so dia mntically intercepted Mr. J. T. Lang, the Prime Minister
      * iwi n gri&i —Straits Times, Mar. 22.  -  446 words
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      THE $4,000,000 CASE.
      215 6 members of the public.—Straits Times, Mar. 23. The decision of the Privy Council in I the case regarding the amount of probate duty payable in Singapore bv the executors of the late Mr. Oei Tiong Ham, the Java sugar king, will be engerly awaited not only by
      members of the public.—Straits Times, Mar. 23.  -  215 words
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      “REAR RANK—ABOUT FACE.”
      323 6 Back Badge ball.—Straits Times. Mar. OO M U( i i nose who l.ke to see ceremonial done to periection and to recall their own soldiering days will do well to visit langiin Barracks this ailernoon and i w’atcii our mends the Gloucester celebiaie a great occasion, 'the
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      SO HELPFUL.
      358 6 Poet get n licence for ?—Straits Times, Mar. 23. There are times when a sense of unworthiness steals over us, and never is it so acute as when some reader, betraying n touching faith in our omniscience, appeal? for information or guidance. It is not for us to
      Poet get n licence for ?—Straits Times, Mar. 23.  -  358 words
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    PROTRACTED LAW CASE.
    60 6 Litigation Over Chinese Estate Ends. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 22. The protracted litigation connected with a wealthy Chinese estate ended yesterday when both the plaintiffs, the Official Assignee and Mr. Loh Shan Wah withdrew from the case. The plaintiffs were Mr. Loh Kong Imm,
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    GOVERNOR AND INVENTOR.
    621 6 Rubber Road Mixture. (JRANT FROM F.M.S. FUND ASKED FOR. Yovi Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 18. A !»ea riled and turbanod Indian enthu.-iasticMIy m'xed stra ge compounds before th*» eyes of II. K. the High Commissioner, Sir Cecil dementi, at the Kobbe Korean, h Institute this
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    SINGAPORE’S RAIN.
    226 6 Nearly as Much as Whole Of February. In the last three days Singapore hahad nearly as much rain as during the whole of February. This statement was made to a S* raits Times reporter by Mr. C. P. Stewart Superintendent of the Metcorolog.i* Office, Singapore, in an interview
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      PROFITEERING?
      152 7 To the Editor of tho Straits Times. si i have read the wail of the mer chant in yom- i*sue of Mar. 11. ••Merchant appears to overlook the hard fact that when English merchants established in foreign countries, they Lve to bring in British goods over e high tariff
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      MARRIED WOMEN WORKERS.
      82 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. —While public departments and other concerns are busv retrenching, we find married women.—European. Euiasian and Asiatic—whose husbands are in receipt of handsome emoluments, working in almost every school in the Colony, especially in State-aided schools. \Vjhy shoul! this he
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      A QUEER HOBBY.
      576 7 To tho Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—Tho writer of your Journal in 4 hi I'V iota’ Capital’’ made certain reference- to me on Saturday last and in connection therewith I deny that I have geno homo on leave. I am still experiiv*nt:ng with the “queer hobby.’’
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      A RHINOCEROS STORY.
      435 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —My attention has been drawn to a paragraph in your issue of the 20th ult. in which you criticise me for having written an article on the Vernay British Museum expedition, and for having used my husband s position
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      HEALTH BOARDS AGAIN ?
      136 7 HEALTH BOARDS AGAIN To the Editor of the Straits Time*. Sir, —The Health Boards Enactment has been so strenuously and logically opposed by almost the entire planting community that Government, apparently convinced of its impracticability and the unjustifiable expense which it will entail, wisely proposes to repeal it forthwith. It
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      THE SOCIAL EVIL.
      200 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —The parading of sly prostitutes in the vicinity of the Catholic churches and the Catholic schools at Queen Street and Waterloo Street has become a regular nuisance and nightly after 11 o’clock the remarks of a number of men
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      PUBLICITY WANTED.
      371 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—During my leave, I have been astounded to discover the extent of the average British business man’s ignorance regarding Malaya. He knows little or nothing about the vast markets, actual and potential, for British goods that are to be tound there,
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      ROAD vs. RAIL.
      920 7 To the Editor of the Strmita Times. Sir, —I have read the Transport Committee’s Report and quite agree with the statement made that it has aroused considerable astonishment all round. I, personally, had the honour of appearing before the Committee and assisting members with my transport experience,
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      THOSE DOUBLEBARRELLED NAMES.
      72 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—As a fairly new arrival in Singapore, I have been struck at the large number of Britons here who possess what is commonly known as a double-barrelled name. The place appears to be full of Montmorency Blanks, Jermingham Blinks or
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      WORK FOR WOMEN.
      173 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—I agree -with “Fairpiay” that married women in Government service, if their husbands have a good income, should he requested to leave the service so that suitable young men who are out of jobs may take their places. Similar steps
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      ROADSIDE GAMBLERS.
      149 8 To the Ed.tor of t:.c .Strails Tunes. Sir,—On one Losing ns I passed along near the trails Union English School, which i hi!’, a ted in the vicinity of ('ceil Street, I no.ited a croup of schoolboys with an older man among them. 1 that thoy were gambling.
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    LIEUT. R. TINDALL.
    628 8 Death of R.A.S.C. Officer In Singapore. Lieut. Robert Tindall, M. B. E., of the Royal Army Service Corps, died very j suddenly at his quarters at Alexandra Barracks on Saturday morninp. He was apparently in his usual state of health the previous eveninp. but on Saturday he
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    SINGAPORE DOCTORS DINE.
    698 8 Mutual Friendship. TRIBUTE TO SIR DAVID CALLOWAY. A dinner was held in the Adelphi Hotel grill room by the Singapore Medical Practitioners’ Society on Saturday, the Inst social function of the Society. The following weie present :—Drs. S. H. Aljunied, K. Ando, Ang Swoe Hian, Chen Su
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    YOUNG EUROPEAN’S DEATH.
    1501 8 Coroner’s Inquiry. SEEN LYING ON FLOOR WITH BOTTLE. The finding- of the body of a young European in his car in Ponggol Road by a passing motorist on the morning of Mar. 17 last, under rather mysterious circumstances. was the subject of an inquiry before Mr. F.
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    DEATH JUMP FROM BUS.
    92 8 Man Struck by Boiling Water. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang 1 Mar. 21. At the inquest on Chen Lim, who was killed when he jumped from a mosquito bus, a verdict of death by misadvent no was returned. The driver of the bus said that while
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    PLANTERS’ ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA
    4565 9 A n nual Report and Review I Of the Year. CHANGES IN MALAYA. rouble in collecting I arrears of cess. I Tic* annual import and accounts of the ft Association of Malaya, to be (.•-ted at the 35th annual general 1 C ting on Mar. 30
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    EMPIRE SHOPPING WEEK.
    188 10 Plans for Exhibition In Singapore. The “Empire Chopping Week” which v. ill l>e held throughout the British Empire dining the third week ot May promises to he an event to look forward i in Singapore according to th« trrnngenunt' and elaborate plans which are U ng made.
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    MEMORIAL SERVICE.
    148 10 Methodist Pastor Who Died in Pulpit. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kiane, Mar. 21. An impressive memorial service for the iate Rev. S. W. V. Methodist Tamil pastor, Klang, for 21 years, who lied on .Tan. 10 in the pulpit, was held on Sunday in the Wesley Church. The
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    HON. MR. G. E. CATOR.
    119 10 Entertained by Monopolies Sports Club. The members of the Government Monopolies Sports Club, Singapore, entertained the Hon. Mr. G. E. Cator to tea on Saturday at the department’s promisee, Cecil Street, on the occasion of his transfer to Perak as British Resident. Among those present
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    IS THE R.R.I. CESS A BURDEN ?
    488 10 IS THE R.R.I. CESS A BURDEN Defended at Planters’ Meeting. I From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Mar. 20 The annual general meeting 0 f Batang Padang District Planters’ Asso-V tion took place at Sungkai when Mr E. M. R. allard, the chairman, presided After the formal business on tho air-da
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    MR. S. C. YOUNG.
    136 10 Impressive Funeral In Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mur. Most impressive tributes were pa'*' U1 the memory of the late Mr. S. C. Aounjr in Kuala Lumpur yesterday when n’hotly, which was exhumed from but o’worth on Friday, was reinterred v Christian rites.
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    BANGKOK BRIDGE.
    30 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Mar. v The unveiling of the statue of b R .a I and the opening of the new has been fixed for Apr.
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    “IMPOSSIBLE TO OPERATE.”
    1002 11 1 wvn ver British Wireless. Reuter. Rubber Restriction Turned Down. END OF UNCERTAINTY. ISo More Conferences To Be Held. Rugby, Mar. 20. A Colonial Office communique states “The British and Netherlands GoverntUs. in association with the represents* tives'of rubber growers in British and jj overseas territories, have
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    COLOMBO VIEWS.
    112 11 End of Uncertainty Welcomed. Colombo, Mar. 20. The rubber announcement evokes disappointment, but the end of the uncertainty is welcomed. Many companies which were following n tentative policy pending the restriction decision can now decide whether to place estates on a care and maintenance basis or continue tapping
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    FEELING OF RELIEF.
    166 11 —Reuter. Batavia Reaction to The Rubber Position. Batavia, Mar. 21. The rubber announcement has been received here with a certain feeling of relief because it is considered that whatever the decision it is better than the uncertainty that has been prevailing for the past several months. The
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    PROPOSAL REJECTED.
    27 11 Reuter. London, Mar. 10. The Weavers Amalgamation Delegate Conference at Manchester has rejected the proposed agreement with regard to the more looms per weaver system.—
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    SINGAPORE TAKES IT QUIETLY.
    1091 11 Decision Anticipated. WILL MANY ESTATES CLOSE DOWN For this relief, much thanks. It’s the best thing that could have happened. If you can’t make a scheme work, for heaven’s sake forget it and get on with the job instead of trying to patch things up.’’ This
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    SHOCK FOR PUDU WARDER.
    218 11 Tamil Who Hanged Himself. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 19. A verdict of suicide by hanging was returned at an inquest on the death of a Tamil named Muttu Sarny who hanged himself in a ee 1 at Pudu (Jaol on Mar. 8. The
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    SHOWMAN SUED.
    130 11 Claims for Salary Dismissed. Claims for alleged arrears of wages were dismissed by Mr. L. V’. J. Laville, the Civil District Judge, when the case in which Frnest Owsiak Desperado and his wife, Martha, in company with Bomanji Pramji Todiwaln, alias IJ. Todd, sued Mr. M. K. Handy,
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    ILLICIT LIQUOR.
    71 11 Chinese Fined $200 At Screntban. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Mar. 19. For being in possession of 6*2 gallons of samsti, the duty on which had not been paid, Foo Sam was produced before Che Hamzah, M.C.S., the Seremban Magistrate, yesterday. The duty was estimated at $55. The
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    LONDON AND NO RESTRICTION.
    399 12 Industry Must Start To Put Its House in Order.” EXPERT OPINION. Sharp Decline in Shares On Stock Exchange. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 21. The City regard 8 the no restriction at the removal of the uncertainty that the industry must now work out its
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    RUBBER SHARES DECLINE
    237 12 —British Wireless. —Reuter. Commodity Reaches New Low Level. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Mar. 21. Rublier shares declined sharply today following the no restriction announcement. 'lubber Trusts fell 2s. to 11s fid M laccas 2s. to 8s. P 2 d., Anglo-Duteii I' to 7s. and Highlands Is.
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    STEADY LOW PRICE.
    228 12 —Reuter. “Preferable and More Profitable.” London, Mar. 21 Iiriti-'h Mibb*-*- companies which are still able to exi.-t must continue to reorganise and 1 ax q de ceit'dii that they will have nodirthul’.v in produeng at a considerab y lower price than the Dutch.” This was the opinion
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    RUBBER STOCKS.
    55 12 Decrease in London But Up In Liverpool. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Mar. 21. London rubber stocks today total 05,011 toils, a decrease of 107 tons since last week, and Liverpool stocks total 00,022 tons, an increase of 140 tons. At this time last year the stocks were
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    289 12 Mr. C. E. C. Stapledon And Miss Kathleen Hastings. 1 The wedding of Mr. Charles Edric Coo- j Per Stapledon, of the Surveyor-General of Ships Department, Singapore, and Miss Kathleen Mary Hastings took place at St. Andrew’s Cathedral on Mar. 17, the Yen. Archdeacon Graham White ofli- dating.
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    WHAT KUALA LUMPUR THINKS.
    985 12 Intense Relief. FORECAST OF WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 21. The general reaction to the restriction announcement in Kuala Lumpur is one of intense relief and thankfulness at the ending of the long drawn out period of uncertainty, with
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    “NOT A BANKRUPT COUNTRY.”
    259 12 Mr. Egmont Hake \nd F.M.S. Solvency. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 20. “I do not share the view that the V M <? is a bankrupt country,” declared the ii Mr. Egmont Hake, when interviewed T hoard the P. and O. Carthage on his to
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    MANDALAY VILLA.
    132 12 Mrs. Lee Choon Guan’s “At Home.” At an "At Home,” given hv Mrs. Lee Ghoon Guan. M.B.E., at Mandalay Villa, on Saturday afternoon, visitors had an opportunity of seeing 100 "iris from the Po I*»ung Kuk. who. in spite of the rain, spent a very pleasant afternoon greatly
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    SAKIES BROTHERS BANKRUPTCY.
    2346 13 and 0. Hotel Lease Disclaimed. doing better.” ■vi IV be taken over by lessors. ho of the crash of the hotel firm Y ,kic< Brothers was heard in the u p,,v Court on Alar. 18 over which 1,,'tuv a Beckett Terrell presided, M K X. Taylor. Assistant
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    CLERK KIDNAPPED.
    87 13 Gang’s Midnight Raid On Estate Kongsi. (From Our Own Correspondent! Ipoh, Mar. 10. A gang of six Chinese made a midnight raid on the Union Kongsi, Sungei Siput, and kidnapped a Chinese clerk. When leaving the victim’s house the gang fired on some coolies and so fright1 ned
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    THIRTY-ONE YEARS IN THE M.C.S.
    301 13 Change in Selangor J Residency. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kua n Lumpur, Mar. 17. The Malayan Civil Service will lose alt officer held by the public in high esteem when the Hon. Mr. J. W. Simmons, British Resident of Selangor, leaves Kuala Lumpur tomorrow to
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    UNLAWFUL SOCIETIES.
    87 13 Kuala Pilah Malays Charged With Assisting. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Serena ban, Mar. 16. A Malay, Abdul Majid bin Dato Gamba Abdul Wahab, who was recently arrested on u charge of assisting in an unlawful society at Sri Menanti and for whom bail was refused, was yesterday allowed
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    MR. A. A. RODRIGUES.
    67 13 Death of Government Pensioner. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Mar. 18. The death took place yesterday evening of Mr. Anthony A. Rodrigues, at bis house in Banda Hilir, at the rgo of SO. Mr. Rodrigues retired on pension from Government sen ice 20 years ago. He
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    MOTOR SALESMAN’S TROUBLES.
    360 14 Sued By Employers For Buyers’ Defaults. In the Bankruptcy C ourt on Mar. lfi.be fore Mr. Justice a Beckett Terrell, Mr. A. T. Windsor was publicly examined. Mr. I). H. Tudor, Assistant Official Assignee, conducted the examination. The bankrupt said that he carne to Singapore in 11)24
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    POWER PROGRESS IN SELANGOR.
    219 14 Sir Cecil dementi Sees New Station. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Mar. lit. The remarkable progress which has been made with the electrification of Selangor was brought to the attention of H.E. the High Commissioner, Sir Cecil Clementi, to lay. His Excellency, accompanied by Mr.
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    NO FIRST DIVIDENDS.
    39 14 Siam Steam Navigation And Siam Steam Packet Co.s. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Mar. IS. Both the Siam Steam Navigation Co. and the Siam Steam Packet Co. are not paying dividends on the first six month.'*.
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    YORKSHIREMEN IN MALAYA.
    527 14 Sir John Scott Again Made President. The annual general meeting of the Societv of Yorkshiremen in Malaya was held at the Europe Hotel on Mar. 18, Sir John Scott, C M.G., presiding. It was approved that the committee s recommendation that the life membership subscription should be
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    TIN STOCKS STEADY.
    84 14 Due to Restriction,” Says Mr. Flowerdew. (From Our Own Correspondent L Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 18. Speaking at the annual meeting of the Selangor Miners’ Association. Mr. A. H Flowerdew, the chairman, who is also < hairman of the F.M.S. Chamber of Mines, pointed out that while tin
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    DROWNING FATALITY.
    45 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Mar. 15. A« the revolt of a bathing accident a young Chinese was drowned in the Ulu Muar River, at Kuala Pilah. The body was recovered with some difficulty, a number of Boy Scouts joining in the search.
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    WORKLESS ASIATICS IN SELANGOR.
    205 14 Appeal to Public For $2,000 Monthly. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 17. The Selangor Asiatic Unemployment Committee has issued an appeal to the public to subscribe $2,000 monthly for re* lief. Forty-three persons with one wile and one dependent are registered as absolutely destitute,
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    PREFERENCES IN THE F.M.S.
    195 14 New Duties on Cement Now in Force. By a notification in the F.M.S. Government Gazette the recent announcements with regard to import duties in the F.M.S. are amended, the rev sed duties on cement coming into force on Mar. 16 instead of on Mar. 21. By
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    RETIREMENT FROM PUBLIC SERVICE.
    110 14 Ordinance To Suspend The Age Limit. An ordinance for the accelerated retirement of officers from (he public service is to ho introduced into the Legislative Council. It is proposed as a measure of retrench ment, to suspend the age limit under which an officer cannot retire
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    ELEPHANTS RAID ESTATE
    53 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Mar. lfi. A herd of elephants raided the rubber estate of Towkay Tan Moeng Ten at the 42ml mile, Sorting, on the nights of Mar. 1 1 and 15 and damaged about 100 rubber trees. .The Came Ranger has been sent to
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    BANK ASSISTANT’S DEATH.
    382 14 Singapore Mystery. BODY DISCOVERED iv MOTOR CAR. Mystery surrounds the death 0 f Mr A. 1.1). Hodge, of the staff of the Meivam;' Bank. Singapore, who was found dead his motor-car at the 11th mile, Road, close to the Singapore Zoo Mar. 17. n About nine a.m.
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    MEMORIAL TO SIR H. GOMPERTZ.
    145 14 Tablet Unveiled In Federal Capital. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 10. The acting Chief Justice, F.M.S., Mr. Justice Thorne, and Mr. Justice Mudie. 1,1 their scarlet robes and wigs, and members of the Bar in their robes, togethei with members of the general
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    TENDER ACCEPTED.
    47 14 The tender of Gammon (Malaya) Ltdfor $G,350 has been accepted for the building of a reinforced concrete foot bring' including concrete steps and earth min i at Changi. There were 13 tenders. Gan mon’s being the lowest. The higm was that of United Engineers, $15.74P
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    AIR PASSENGERS.
    36 14 Passengers from Batavia to Singnpon Mar. 16 Mr. Verhoogd, Mr. Stoner- Mrs. Te Roller. From Singnpore to Batavia on Mar. Mr. Colvin Brown, Mr. Archibald, Mr. Ki'i' 1 dia, Mr. Mistri and Mr. Rothirnul.
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    2651 15 Malaya’s Largest Rubber Factory—A Sign Of The Slump—Closing Down A Notable Plant—The Rubber Engineer’s Dream —Dunlop Company’s Big Scheme —New Soils For Old—Gardens On Estates. (By Our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 18. THF largest rubber factory in Malaya will dose down in
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    IS THE TOWN LICENCE-RIDDEN?
    1245 16 PENANG LETTER. No Complaints Means Smooth Working—Mrs. Ph Ua Hin Leong—Link With The Past Lost—S.C.B.A. Meeting—Church Not Built By Slave Labour —Local Medicine Men— Street Names. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 14. IT is scarcely possible to walk a dozen shop widths without noticing as
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    AUDITOR-GENERAL.
    73 16 Bill To Alter Title To 44 Auditor A Bill is to l*o introduce.! into ik' Legislative Council to alter the the Auditor-General to that of in accordance with the arrangeim cently approved by the Secretary V y and now operative in the Colony. the local Audit Department has placed
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained In Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      CHINESE RETAKE CHINCHOW.
      220 21 —Sin Chew* Jit Poh. Volunteers Continue March on Mukden. MANY CLASHES. Revolt Stated to be Still Spreading. Shanghai, Mar. 18. si-v- which have leached Tientsin •aw* that the Chinese “volunteers” in Manchuria are displaying increasing V ivllv Three forces, each numbering ,m,o' volunteers, are marching on Muk-
      —Sin Chew* Jit Poh.  -  220 words
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      THRUST AT MUKDEN.
      115 21 Reuter. Japanese in City Take Precautions. Shanghai, Mar. 17. determined attempt to wrest Mukden the hands of the Japanese is in.,.1 c -1 by Chinese Press dispatches which •ate that a large force of “volunteers massing preparatory to an attack on :..i city. They add that the
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      JUDGES RESIGN.
      149 21 on this question.—Aneta Trans•<ean. No Desire to Serve New Government. Harbin, Mar. 17. A* ording to a Japanese report 200 >rt;-Manchukuo troops, who attacked the lanam-se garrison at Ninguta (Nin--yu»*n7) were completely annihilated. 1 he new Government has issued a de,lf prohibiting the export of flour, wheat 11,1
      . on this question.—Aneta Trans•<ean.  -  149 words
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      U.S. ATTITUDE.
      132 21 —Router. Recognition and The Nine-Power Treaty. New York, Mar. 17. Adverting to M r Hsieh Kai-shek’s bid for recognition the New York Times’ Washington correspondent recalls that the Nine-Power Treaty guaranteed the territorial and administrative integrity of China and declares that the United States hat. always regarded Manchuria
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      NAZI REVOLT PLOT.
      263 21 Reuter. To Capture Berlin On Election Day. Berlin, Mar. 17. The latest of the periodica* alarms overi the secret Nazi activities is stimulatedj &gt;y the Prussian authorities’ swift and fharp action following the discovery of, an alleged plan to surround and capture! Berlin on election day as
      Reuter.  -  263 words
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      U.S. AND REVISION OF WAR DEBT.
      155 21 Reuter. Senator Warns Mr. Mellon. UNDUE HARDSHIP ON GREAT BRITAIN. Washington, Mar. 17. The newspaper reports that Mr. Andrew W. Mellon, the new U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, will shortly open negotiations for a revision of the British Wav debt has provoked a warning
      Reuter.  -  155 words
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      THREE CONFERENCES.
      212 21 British Wireless. Busy Time for Ministers This Summer. Rugby, Mar. 17. The Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, announced in the House of Commons today the provisional list of delegates to the Ottawa and Lausanne Conferences. The Government, he said, had to be represented, practically simultaneously. at three most
      British Wireless.  -  212 words
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      EXPENSES OF THE GOVERNOR.
      446 21 Reuter. Questions in House Of Commons. DECENTRALISATION.' Further Particulars Being Awaited. (From Our Own Correspondent.) T London, Mar. 16. A subject which has caused no little heurt-burning in Malaya was aired in the House of Commons at i|uestion time unlay when Mr. Edward Taswell Campbell, the
      — Reuter.  -  446 words
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      WELCOME SURPRISE.
      144 21 —British Wireless. s Bank Rate Reduced To V/ 2 Per Cent. Rugby, Mar. 17. Tin* city today received a welcome sur-» prise when a further reduction of the Bank rate, the third within a month, was announced. The rate was reduced a week ago from 5 to I
      .—British Wireless. s  -  144 words
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      MARTIAL LAW AT MUKDEN.
      284 22 mission when it visits Manchuria.—Sin Chew* Jit Poh. 100,000 Chinese Marching On the City. JAPAN AND C.E.R. .Control by the New State Demanded. Shanghai, Mar. 17. Reports which have reached here from Bfanchuria declare that the Japanese Authorities have instructed Mr. Li t'haoIcmng (the Chinese manager
      mission when it visits Manchuria.—Sin Chew* Jit Poh.  -  284 words
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      IN THE HOUSE.
      94 22 British Wireless. Sir John Simon Makes A Statement. Rugby v Mar. in. Questioned in the* House of Common* regarding the position in Manchuria Sir John Simon said the only material recent development of which he had information had been the installation of Mr. Henry Pu-yi as chief
      — British Wireless.  -  94 words
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      PEACE AGREEMENT.
      367 22 a. .7. v 1 WHIP —British Wireless. —Reuter. Announcement Made At Geneva. I Geneva, Mar. 1G. "t a meeting today of the committee appointed by the League Assembly to take charge of the Sino-Japane.se dispute until the next meeting of the Assembly, M. Hymans announced that Mr. Sato
      a. .7. v 1 WHIP —British Wireless.; —Reuter.  -  367 words
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      IN SHANGHAI.
      209 22 —Sin Kuo Min. Entertaining the League Commission. Shanghai. Mar. 17. I The Shanghai Universities Association j entertained the members of the League of Nations Manchuria Inquiry Conimisi sion at tiffin yesterday. Ma lame Chiang Kai-shek, Mme. T. V. Soong and Mine H. H. Rung gave a tea in
      —Sin Kuo Min.  -  209 words
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      CUSTOMS REVENUE.
      127 22 ■—Sin Chew Jit Boh. Huge Fall in Shanghai Receipts. Shanghai, Mar. 17. Japanese aeroplanes carried out a reconnaissance flight over Soochow and Quinsan yesterday afternoon. Other planes made similar flights over Hangchow and along the railway which connects that city with Shanghai. Two Japanese steamers carrying 2,000 Japanese
      ■—Sin Chew Jit Boh.  -  127 words
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      LEAGUE CONTROL.
      148 22 Reuter. Plan for Putting China On Her Feet. London. Mar. 17. 1 he suggestion that the League of Nations should make itself responsible t tp Ch o\ na made by Lieut-Colonel J. L. Steward, the former military adviser to Marshal Chan* Tso-lin (the late ruler of Manchunai in
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      “ POLTROONERY.”
      113 22 POLTROONERY.” —Reuter. Lloyd George Criticises The League. London, Mar. 16. The hesitation, feebleness and poltroonery exhibited during the last few weeks with reference to the Far Kastern question has damaged the League of Nations more than anything/’ said Mr. David Lloyd George, speaking at the Junior Liberal Club. The only
      —Reuter.  -  113 words
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      LEAGUE INFLUENCE.
      212 22 —Router. Sir John Simon Thinks It Is Under-Estimated. London, Mar. It'. “Let no one suppose that, because peace has not yet been restored, the League of Nations does r.ot exercise a valuable restraining influence" declared Sir John Simon (the Foreign Minister) at Norwich last night. Sir .John claimed
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      MANSON HOUSE.
      136 22 —British Wireless. Tribute to Memory Of Great Pioneer. Rugby, Mar. IS. T.'n Prince of Wales, in optning Manson House, the headquarters the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene dedicated to the memory of Sir Patrick Aranson, the great pioneer in tho«e .science.-, said ‘1 Having been stricken
      —British Wireless.  -  136 words
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      BANK OP ENGLAND.
      86 22 tireless WouW bc “,016,545,-BritUh Dividend of Six Per Cent. Declared. Rugby, Mar. 17. Mr. Montagu Norman, Governor of the Dank of England, was congratulated at .ic haH-yearly general court todav on bis loth nomination to the post. Mr. Norman said the profits for ttm half year ended
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      REORGANISATION OF THE R.M.S.P. CO.
      132 22 Reuter. Disintegration of Fleet Prevented. s London. Mar ir The Royal Mail Steam Packet r benture holders and White S til C de ence shareholders have approved bv*?**' whelming majorities the schem* reorganisation of the Royal Mail f re Reuter. l»roup.--.The scheme, which aims a
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      TOKIO CRISIS.
      161 22 Anetu-T rans-Ocean. i Minister of the Interior Resigns. Tokio, Mar. 10, The Minister of th- Interior (VToKUgoro Nakahashi) has resigned The reason is given as ill-health. hut it is believed the real reason is h &gt; unwilling, m-s to face a motion of censure in'the l hambor lor
      Anetu-T rans-Ocean.  -  161 words
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      IMPERIAL COMMITTER.
      66 22 —British Wireless. An Appointment for Sir Horace Wilson. Rugby. Mar. is. The Prime Minister. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald. has appointed Sir Horace \Vil&gt;or. Government's chief industrial adviser, u one of the representatives of H.M Government in the United Kingdom or. the Imperial Economic Committee i: succession to Sir Sydney
      —British Wireless.  -  66 words
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      EXPORT OF ARMS.
      65 22 —Reuter. American Suggestion For An Embargo. Washington. Mar. Id. The question of the export of amiand ammunition to nations engaged in war has been discussed by the House of Representatives Foreign AtFaiis Committee, which has approved a resolution proposing the participation of the United States in any
      —Reuter.  -  65 words
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      DUTCH DUTIES.
      51 22 —Reuter Wine, Sugar, Cigarettes And Fruit Affected. The Hague. Mar. 1C A bill increasing the excise duties «&gt;r. wine and and raising the stanq duty on foreign securities and cigarettehas been passed by the Ui»|&gt;er Chamber The bill also imposes an import duty o’ fruits from southern countries.
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      SAN SALVADOR.
      21 22 Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Berlin. Mar. Id. Telegrams from Central Anierr announce that the Republic of Salvador has declared a general moratorium.—
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      PEACE EFFORT IN SHANGHAI.
      187 23 —Reuter. Terms of Provisional Agreement. EVACUATED AREAS. To be Administered By Chinese. Shanghai, Mar. 17. I; is learned from Chinese sources that the terms of the provisional Sino-Japanese agreement provide (1) That the Chinese troops shall rein their present positions beyond tin 20 kilometre zone, while
      —Reuter.  -  187 words
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      PEACE FORMULA.
      104 23 —Sin Kuo Mrn. believed to be Ratified By Nanking. Shanghai. Mar. 1&gt;. The Japanese Minister to China (Mr Srigernitsu) received his instruction** f- t. T&lt;&gt;ki&lt;» today regarding the Sher.gha ptao'* formula and immeditely conferred vi’h Admiral Nomura. Nanking has instructed the Vice-Minis, t-r for Foreign Affairs (Mr. Quo
      —Sin Kuo Mrn.  -  104 words
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      LEAGUE INQUIRY.
      259 23 -Sin Chew Jit Poh. Members Busily Engaged Investigating. Shanghai, Mar. 18. The League Commission has begun its gut ions of the happenings in r' Un busi, y fathering facts. on,missi oners are inquiring from .j. 1 1 Aspective Ministers and Consular c-J &gt; as vba t were the
      -Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  259 words
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      AT GENEVA.
      161 23 .—Briti-h Wireless. Special Committee Meets In Private. Rugby, Mar. 17. At a private meeting yesterday at Geneva of the special committee appointed by the Assembly of the League of Nations to watch negotiations at Shanghai in connection with the SinoJapanese dispute, a report was made by the President
      .—Briti-h Wireless.  -  161 words
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      OUTLOOK HOPEFUL.
      225 23 again only in case of emergency.—British Wireless. Sir John Simon Expects “Definite Result.” Rugby, Mar. 17. Questioned in the House of Commons concerning the steps which were being taken in Shanghai to carry out the proposals contained in the resolution ot the League Assembly the Foreign Secretary (Sir
      again only in case of emergency.—British Wireless.  -  225 words
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      PUNISH JAPAN.
      168 23 —Reuter. Lord Cecil’s Attack in A Paris Newspaper. Paris, Mar. 17. Vigorous criticism of Japan for the action taker, at Shanghai is made by Lord Cecil writing in L’Oeuvre.” He says a settlement which does not punish unjust aggression, does not reject militarist policy and does not assure
      —Reuter.  -  168 words
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      SCOTS FUSILIERS.
      92 23 .—Reuter. Silk Socks and Cushion Covers as Gifts. Shanghai. Mar. 17. Each private and N.C.O. of the Scots Fusiliers is today the richer by a pair of silk socks, and each officer by a pair of silk brocade cushion covers, presented by the Shanghai Chinese Citizens’ Emergency Committee
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      LEAGUE COMMISSION.
      222 23 —Sin Kuo Min. Lord Lytton on Justice And Judgment.” Shanghai, Mar. 18. The Shanghai Press Association gave a luncheon party to the members of the League of Nations Manchuria Commission of Inquiry yesterday. Mr. Sze Liang-zai (the managing director of the Shun Pao Daily News, Shanghai) presided and
      —Sin Kuo Min.  -  222 words
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      SOUTH CHINA.
      122 23 —Sin Kuo Min. Resist Aggression And Crush the Reds Hong Kong, Mar. 18. General Chan Chai-tong (the Military Governor of Canton) has issued a statement to his soldiers emphasising that fo’eign aggression must be resisted and the Communists must i.e annihilated. The Central Government was divided regarding the
      —Sin Kuo Min.  -  122 words
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      STEEL HELMETS.
      91 23 niets will arrive in Shanghai today.—Sin Chew Jit Poh. Peking’s Gift to 19th Route Army. Shanghai, Mar. IS. The Peking Chamber of Commerce hamade a gift of 2,000 steel helmets to tin 10th Cantonese Route Army. The helmets will arrive in Shanghai today.—Sin Chew Jit Poh. It will
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      NOT ALL LOSING.
      167 23 Profit of £2,318 For Mengkibol. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 17. Mengkibol (Central Johore) Rubber Co., Ltd., announces a profit of £2,.‘518 for 1031, us against £2S for the previous yea i*. The company was incorporated in 101(f and owns an estate covering 4,004 acre in
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      LLOYD GEORGE SHOWS HIS HAND.
      203 23 —Reuter. policy of Free Trade abandoned.—British Wireless. To Fight for Tree Trade. BITTER ATTACK ON OLD LEADERS. London, Mar. 16. The National Government would remain in office for four years, which was not a day too long to educate 40,000,000 people, therefore the Liberals should
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      BY-ELECTION RESULT.
      109 23 .—British Wireless. Ex-IiOrd Privy Seal Again Defeated. Rugby, Mar. 18. Th«* result of the Dumbartonshire byelection necessitated by the appointment of the Conservative member, Lieut.-Col. J. G. Thom to an Indian judgeship was declared this afternoon as follows: Commander Cochrane (Conservative) 16,7411. Mr. Tom Johnston (Labour) 1 .‘1,704.
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      MORE EXPENDITURE.
      105 23 British Wireless. Revenue Departments* Estimates. Rugby, Mar. 16. Ir. the estimates of three revenue departments provision is made for additional expenditure in connection with the Import Duties Act, customs and excise being estimated to cost £5,.'130,200. Inland revenue expenses are estimated at £7,299,585 and represent a small increase.
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      SHANGHAI APPOINTMENT
      144 23 -Reuter. Mr. Louis Beale to Go To British Legation. London, Mar. 17. It is officially announced that Mr. Louis Beale, C.B.E., has been appointed to succeed Mr. Henry James Brett, C.M.d., Commercial Secretary to H. M. Legation at Shanghai, who is retiring on Mar. 31. —Reuter. Mr. Brett
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      MOUNTED MAN’S EXPLOIT.
      613 24 Reuter. Dashes Forward And Cuts Ribbon. THE “NEW GUARD.” Socialising Australia Protest. An amazing incident marked the opening of the great bridge spanning Sydney Harbour on Saturday. Jurt an Mr. J. T. Iang was about to cut the ribbon across the entrance to the bridge, a mounted
      Reuter.  -  613 words
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      THE FIRST PLOT.
      49 24 To Throw Mr. Lang Into Harbour. Ix)ndon, Mar. IS. An amazing plot to seize the Premier of New South Wales, the Hon. Mr. J. T Lang, and throw him into the river at the opening of the Sydney Harbour bridge tomorrow is disclosed in a wireless
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      NEW TIN COMPANY.
      136 24 Tin Holdings, Ltd., Takes Over from B.A.T. Corp. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Mar. 17. In accordance with the consolidation scheme of the British-American Tin Corporation, Ltd., a new public company entitled Tin Holdings, Ltd., was registered on Tuesday. The nominal capital is £150,000 in shilling shares
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      NOW PLAIN MR.
      121 24 Reuter. Prince Lennart Deprived Of Rights. Stockholm, Mar. 18. Prince Lennart has been deprived by a Cabinet decree of his rights of succesi sion and rights as a hereditary prince in consequence of his marriage to Miss Karin Nissvandt. The name Bernadette is the only’ right he
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      46 YEARS IN CHINA.
      65 24 —Reuter. Death of Well-Known Methodist Missionary. London, Mar. IT. The death is announced of the Rev. Flunk Dymond, who hail been a United Methodist missionary in China for years. He was on home furlough at the time and intended to return to Yunnan shortly. Mr. Dymond
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      FRUIT BANNED.
      56 24 fruit of the dreaded San Jose fly.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Imports into France From U.S.A. Stopped. Paris, Mar. 12. France has declared war on American fruit imports, and 20,000 barrels of Californian apples were seized on landing. The action was due to the alleged presence in Californian and other American fruit
      fruit of the dreaded San Jose fly.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  56 words
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      GENERAL COMMISSION.
      62 24 the technical commissions.— British Wireless. To Sit Continuously After April 11. Rugby, Mar. 10. The General Commission of the Dis armament Conference at Geneva decided that the Conference should adjourn on Saturday until Apr. 11. On resuming the general and political committees will sit continuously, concentrating on fundamental
      the technical commissions.— British Wireless.  -  62 words
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      DUFF DEVELOPMENT COMPANY.
      867 24 —Reuter. To be Reconstructed And New Company Formed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 18. The Duff Development Co., Ltd., is being reconstructed and a n ew -non is to be formed with a capital of £200,000 in 5s. shares. The shareholders in the present company will
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      “WE HAVE REGAINED CONFIDENCE.”
      234 24 —British Wireless. Foreign Money Pourm* Back Into Britain. M ar jj. With nearly three weeks to run k./ the end of the financial year £24,000,000 —£20,000,000 less than at 5 y corresponding date last year-remains be received by the revenue authorities assure a balanced budget. s
      —British Wireless.  -  234 words
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      RUSSIAN TIMBER.
      146 24 Reuter. Big Contract With British Buyers. London, Mar. 17. Some 450.000 standards of timber, representing a cost of £4,500.000 c.i.f. are concerned in an Anglo-Russian contract which will provide one quarter of Britain’s annual requirements of soft woods from Russia. The price is subject to limited fluctuations if
      — Reuter.  -  146 words
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      DE VALERA’S POLICY.
      128 24 Reuter. Unnatural Boundaries To be Washed Out. London, Mar. 16* Mr. de Valera, the ikw President of the Irish Dail, interviewed by Reuter, outlined his policy and said he would suspcm the Public Safety Act by which f-pocia tribunals were established. He cent emit* that the abolition
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      CHARTERED BANK.
      81 24 Dividend of 14 Per Cent, For 1931 Declared. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 17The Chartered Bank of India. Australia and China has declared a dividend o pei* cent, for the year 1931. The net P'° was £381,787. The authorised share capital £3,000,000, all subscribed and paid up.
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      COMMONS DEBATE ON FAR EAST.
      2322 25 Reuter. .Masterly Speech by Sir John Simon. 19TH ARMY. j Talk of Marching On Manchuria. 11, 0 course of a debate upon the &gt;Urm "l-'ar East in the House of Commons Tuesday Sir John Simon explained l he Itrilish (.overnmentV Lliey in masterly speech. Mr.
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      THE 19TH ARMY.
      140 25 —Sin Kuo Min. Threat to Advance Into Manchuria. Hong Konir, Mar. 23. General Tan Kai-shau and General Tan Chi-shiu interviewed Mr. Hu Ifan-min (the former President of the Legislative Yuan) on Tuesday last and derided to return U* tC( J Canton today (Wednesday). a&lt; Mr. Hu Han-min,
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      RUSSIA AND JAPAN.
      139 25 Ancta-Truns Ocean. May he War If the Present Tokio Cabinet Falls. Shanghai, Mar. 20. Developments in the Japanese Ministerial crisis are being watched with tho closest possible attention here, owing to tin* Significant hearing it is likely to have on the general situation. 11 is feared, in
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      JAPANESE WARSHIPS.
      116 25 Under Orders to Leave Shanghai for Home. The Acting Consul General of Japan in Singapore has forwarded a copy of a translation of a telegram he receive*^ yesterday from the Foreign Minister in Tokio. The telegram reads: In view o{ the situation at Shanghai, the Japanese naval authorities
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      U.S. NAVY.
      213 26 —Aneta-Iwaki. Large-Scale Withdrawal From Pacific. Washington, Mar. 21. The United States N’avy Department has announced that six destroyers, six submarines and the aircraft carrier Jason, which had been held in the Orient because of the situation in China, have been ordered to return to the United States, where
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      LIKE WESTERN FRONT.
      230 26 —Sin Kuo Min. &lt;eague Commission And Shanghai War Zone. Shanghai, Mar. 2*'. C» is declared that members of the Hu e of Nations Manchuria Inquiry &lt;Ju. '.ssion, after their inspection of the opf dcvasted areas in Chapei and around trnliM.sngwan, stated that the conditions they Air were
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      JAPANESE INTRIGUE.
      65 26 —Sin Kuo Min. Allegation Against Mr. Shigemitsu. Shanghai, Mar. 23. Chiang Ming-kai, the former superintendent of hinese students in Japan, was arrested in Shanghai yesterday for alloged connection with the South-Fast (NorthFast Self-Defence Army, organised by the Japanese militarists. It is declared that letters were found in his
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      THE “OPEN DOOR.”
      134 26 -Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Manchukuo Premier’s Bombshell. London, Mar. 21. The Daily Telegraph publishes an interview with the Manchurian Prime Minister (Mr Chen Siao-che) in which he (ieciaiet hat'the policy in Manchuria of the Open Door” will have to D** subjected to critical analvses and strict limitations. Some alarm has
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      GENERAL MA.
      106 26 —Sin Chew Jit h. Arrested by Order Of General Honjo. One sensational report states that General Ma Chav.-shan ha- been deprived of his freedom and is be ng detained at General Suzuki*- Headquarters. General l’bang King-haui has requested the Japanese -ta*F officer. Colonel Doha ra. to a«k Geneiai
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      TURF LIBEL CASE.
      247 26 —Reuter. Jockey Club Wins in The Appeal Court. London. Mar. 22. The Jockey Club today won its appeal against the High Court judgment in the recent turf libel east. —Reuter. The Earl of Ellesmere, the Earl of Harewood anti the Earl of Rosebery, as stewards of the
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      “DIRECT ACTION.”
      147 26 —Reuter. Moslem Threat If Demands Are Not Satisfied. Lahore, Mar. 22. The threat of direct action unless (Jovernment accedes to the Moslem demands by the end of June is contained in a resolution passed by the All-India Moslem Conference, which in this connection instructs the working 1 committee
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      INDIAN MOSLEMS’ DEMANDS.
      119 26 ,—Hey ter. Sweeping Resolution At Lahore Conference. Lahore, Mar, J*3. Following on the government’s pronouncement expressing determination to apply a provisional reform scheme, since the Consultative Committee of the HoundTable Conference had laded to reach agreement on the communal issue, the All-India Moslem Conference has passed a
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      FRENCH FINANCE.
      195 26 Reuter. “Treasury Almost Empty,” Says Premier. London. Mar. ‘JO. While Great Britain is surmounting her linaneial difficulties other countries are labouring in the trough of depression. A message from Paris states that a gloomy view of France’s financial position was taken in a speech made at Agon by
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      SUNDAY CINEMAS.
      121 26 concerned were desirable.—British Wireless. Bill to be Presented To Commons This Week. London, Mar. 10. The Government’s Bill to deal with the Sunday opening of picture theatres and other places of entertainment will be presented to the House of Commons next week. The Bill is modelled on the
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      TROUBLE IN TOKIO.
      125 26 —Aneta-Iwaki. Premier Also Becomes Home Minister. Tokio, Mar. 10. Following the resignation of Mr. Tokugoro Nakahashi (the Minister of the Interior) the Prime Minister (Mr. Ki Inukai) has been concurrently appointed to the vacant post.—Aneta-Iwaki. No Cabinet Reconstruction. Tokio, Mar. 1G. Contrary to expectations the resignation of
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      COMMUNAL PROBLEM IN INDIA.
      290 26 COMMUNAL PROBLEM IN INDIA British Wireless. Home Government to Act PROVISIONAL SCHEME To BE APPLIED. T0 Kugby, Mar. 20 A communique, Issued by the i Office, gives the text of a published in Delhi which says Majesty’s Government have taken not. 5 the inability of the Consultative i mittee of
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      KREUGER AND TOLL.
      148 26 —Reuter. British Auditors To Investigate. Stockholm. Mar. The board of the Skandinavis .a KMtaktielolaget (the Scandinavian t'red.* Co., Ltd.) Kreuger and Toll'- prir* ip»tankers, have announced that tVv an paying the proposed dividend of Kr. 1and deny rumours to the contrary. The British firm of auditors. Price
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      THE NAVAL BASE.
      93 26 —Reuter. Dominions May be Asked To Pay More. London, Mar. The question of strengthening r Singapore Naval Base will he at the Ottawa Conference, says the un day Dispatch. Admirals of the naval staff h.r asked to draw up plans of what &gt; consider should he done
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      WINSTON BACK AGAIN.
      51 26 British Wireless. Presented with Saloon al By Friends. Rugby, Mar. 1* Mr. Winston Churchill arrived London today from the United where he has been conducting n tensive lecture tour. A handsome s- 1 car which has been presented to ll!n his friends awaited him at the stnt
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      SLASHING OF SYDNEY BRIDGE RIBBON.
      223 27 Court Sequel. presentation fund i OR HUSSAR CAPTAIN. I om Our Own Correspondent.) Sydney, Mar. 21. r, ,iici&lt; Kdward de (iroot, aged 43, j,. captain in the 15th Hussars r'-w a tine art dealer, who cut the at the opening of Sydney Bridge, i-’i-charged when
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      ANOTHER TIN CUT?
      44 27 i-io:a Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 21. I here are reports in the City that there i&gt; to he a further cut in the tin output quota, hut it is said that any 'iuh move would meet with the fierce*! opposition.
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      ROAD AND RAIL.
      163 27 1 p u t by the end of July.”—British Committee of Inquiry In Britain. Rugby, Mar. 21. .nittee comprising four represents’ the railways and four re;i vcs of firms engaged in goods &gt;y road has been set up with ehoii've terms of reference, as I .uvcstigate the
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      MARSHAL CHIANG.
      74 27 n '*n, (tne Kuo Min. ongratulations on His New Post. Shanghai, Mar. 22. n hiang Kai-shek has received number of telegrams eongratulat"t on his assumption of office as the Military Council. Among .rams is one from the generals „i. 11 ontone e Route Army, anI 1 ''&gt;ieral Ho
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      TROTSKY TWICE OUT OF LUCK.
      180 27 —Reuter. Back From Shipwreck To Find Holiday Off. Constantinople, Mar. 21. Leon Trotsky, the exiled Russian leader, has been shipwrecked on a lone island called The Dog,” in the Sea of Maravora. AT I rotsky was a member of a fishing Party. A sudden gust
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      INDIA SITUATION.
      138 27 improvement in other directions.—British Wireless. Improvement in Several Directions. Rugby, Mar. 21. Answering a Parliamentary question legardir.g the political situation in India dining the past week, the Secretary for India, Sir Samuil Hoare, said the broad effect of reports from the province* indicated a marked improvement in several
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      HITLERISM IN JAPAN.
      125 27 —Reuter. Likely to Wreck Peace Negotiations. Shanghai, Mar. 21. Mainly owing to the growing strength of Hitlerism in Japan, it is understood that the Japanese Minister this afternoon at the Sino-Japanese conference is taking up a strong attitude which is likely to nu ke peacemaking abortive. At
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      DARTMOOR MUTINY.
      123 27 —Reuter. Laughter in Court At Trial of Convicts. London, Mar. 17. Bursts of laughter from the 32 convicts who are being charged in connection with the Dartmoor mutiny punctuated the proceedings at Princetown. where the Town Hall has been turned into a police court. Loud guffaws echoed throughout
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      PLENTY OF MONEY IN BRITAIN.
      121 27 —Reuter. Rush to Invest in New Capital Issues. London, Mar. 22. The operation of tightening ihe belt is not synonymous with a dwindling stocking in this troubled isle, judging from the fact that over £270,000,000 has been offered, during the past few’ weeks, in response
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      BALANCED BUDGET.
      115 27 leelings of restrained optimism.—British Wireless. Cause of Optimism In Great Britain. Rugby, Mar. 21. In a speech during the week-end Sir I!’»r.ry Betterton, Minister of Labour, sai 1 ti.e cause of the great confidence now generally felt throughout Great Britain v as the prospect of a balanced budget.
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      COCAINE HAUL.
      77 27 Ingeniously Concealed In Cargo of Rice. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Mar. 17. When the Hosang arrived here from the Far Ka-t via Singapore the customs authorities discovered cocaine worth half a lakh of rupees ingeniously conceale i among a cargo of rice and vermicelli consigned to a
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      STEADILY FALLING.
      69 27 cen f ages were 29, 01 and 04.—British Wire **ss. Cost of Living Figures In Great Britain. Rugby, Mar. 17. The cost of living figure on Mar. 1 was approximately Id per cent, above the level of July, ISM t, as compared with 47 per cent, one month
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      LADY ARNOULD MYSTERY
      175 27 Body Exhumed After Ten Years. Paris, Feb. 27. The body of Lady Arnould, an Englishwoman who died at a villa in the South of France in 1922, was exhumed today from a vault in Crenelle Cemetery, Paris. Dr. Paul, the police medical expert, will perform an autopsy
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      “UNION OF DEATH” IN JAPAN.
      297 27 Aneta-Trans-Oceans. Terrorist Organisation. WHOLESALE POLITICAL MURDERS PLANNED. Tokio, Mar. 17. Police investigations have li*&lt;l to the discovery of an Ultra-Nationalist terrorist organisation, the Union of Death,” whose aim is to do away with all statesmen and captains of industry who, accoiding to the organisation's standards,
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      AIMED AT RUBBER?
      226 27 Reuter. France Imposes Another 15 Per Cent. Surtax. Paris, Mar. 22. As a consequence of their depreciated currencies a surtax of 15 per cent, ad valorem has Ween imposed on Roods emanating from Japan and the Straits Settlements.—Reuter. While the above message mentions only the Straits Settlements
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      MUSIC FOR PRINCESSES.
      73 27 British Wireless. Hand Plays in Fowuurt Of Huckingham Palace. Rugby, Mar. 21. The Salvation Army Regent Hall Rand played in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace yesterday for an hour. Their Majesties’ grandeh'ldrcn. Princess F.li/.abeth and Princess Margaret, wer&lt;* taken to the Palace especially to hear the music
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      IRISH SITUATION CRITICAL.
      537 28 —Reuter. Oath of Allegiance And Land Annuities. M EDI AE V ALISM.” Kmergency Debate Likely In the Commons. A very important and serious document ha* Iwen received by Mr. J. H. Thomas, the I&gt;ominions Secretary, dealing with the Irish situation. An emergency debate is likely to Ik*
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      “FATHER OF HOUSE.”
      76 28 British Wireless. Warm Welcome lor Mr. Lloyd George. Rugby, Mar. 17. For the first time since his long illness Mr. Lloyd George attended the House of &lt; ommons today when he took the oath end signed the roll. Ih-pite acute political differences Mr. Lolvd George as Father
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      FINANCIAL YEAR.
      186 28 British Wireless. British Revenue Returns Satisfactory. Rugby, Mar. 22. With eight more working days before the financial year ends on Mar. 31, revenue 11 turns to Mar, 19 show a deficit on national accounts of only £19,400,000 compared with £34,800,000 at the corresponding date last year. T he
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      LIFE AND DEATH STRUGGLE
      126 28 (From Our Own Correspondent.! London, Mar. 22. Representatives of the leading rubber companies are to hold a c&lt; nferenee here shortly to try to devise a uniform policy now that the restriction question is dcfin’tidy decided. Mincing Lane is not optimistic of iC; success. The Financial
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      LORD SELSDON.
      78 28 Divorced on Grounds Of Desertion. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 20. Irtl Selsdon, formerly Sir William Mitchell-Thomson, Postmaster-General Irom 1924 to 1929, has been divorced in the Court of Session, Edinburgh, on the grounds of desertion. Lady Selsdon stated that she and her hnstand had not 1
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      DR. R. M. BRONTE.
      74 28 —Reuter. Death of an Eminent Pathologist. London, Mar. 22. The death of the eminent pathologist, D*. R. M. Bronte, reduces the small and select group of expert medical witnesses whose evidence at many notable murder trials has been a vital factor. His testimony, like that of
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      FRENCH FLYERS.
      46 28 Nearing Singapore on Way To Pacific Island. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Mar. 10. Baron Verneil and Capt. Deve, who are flying from Marseilles to New Caledonia, in the Pacific north-east of Australia, arrived here last night. They are leaving for Rangoon this morning.
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      KIRKUP FINED ON TWO CHARGES.
      258 28 Remanded on Others After Five-Hour Hearing. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Mar. 22. The appearance of William Faulkner, alias Norman Nelson Kirkup. alias Ramage, of Tynecott, Walton Park, Clevedon, at the Long Ashton Court today after his u-turn from Singapore caused a sensation, his trial
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      SUGAR CONTROL.
      189 28 —Reuter. No Agreement After Ten Days’ Sitting. Paris. Mar. 22. The meeting of the International Sugar Conference ended after a ten days’ sitting without reaching a firal agreement. It was proposed that Cuba should reduce her 1932 crop to two and a halt million tons and if this
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      105 KILLED.
      101 28 —Reuter. Tornado Havoc In Southern States. New York, Mar. 22. Seventy people ve rc killed and hundleds injured and rendered hnmele.-s when r. tornado swept Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky. Alabama bore the hunt of tb.e destruction, 0 4 people being reported dead in ’hat State alone, while the
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      20 DROWNED.
      43 28 Prau Capsizes in Squall Near Sourabaya. (From Our Own Correspondent). Batavia, Mar. 21. In a heavy squall on Sunday a native prau with 40 passengers capsized near fc-ourabaya. The K.P.M. steamer Benkoelen rescued 20 of the people. The rest are missing.
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      SELETAR AIRCRAFT AT PORT DARWIN.
      274 28 Accompanied on Last I an By Elli Beinhorn. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sidney, Mar *&gt;.. The three Hying boats of 203 s which left Singapore on Mar 15 f r,p fiight to Australia arrived a win at 2.55 p.m. today. rt Dar The machines left
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      CHINESE FLOODS.
      155 28 —Reuter. £100,00!) a Month Needed For Sufferers. London, Mar. An urgent appeal for funds for relief of the sufferers in the Chiuefr floods made in a letter addressed tc The Times signed, among others, by the Archbishop of York, Lord Cecil, Sir Charles S. Addis, Sir Arthur Salter
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      OWED £1.000,000.
      78 28 —Reuter. Rrazil’s Debt to Cardiff Coal Market. London, Mar. 21. Cables have been received at 1 anliff stating that orders for 75,000 tons of for the Brazilian railways have been e to Germany. Payment is to be made in cargoes* o coffee and other goods. Inquiries v.ut made
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      THE LINDBERGH BABY.
      63 28 The Most Promising Clue Yet.” New York, Mar. The most promising clue yet ’in Lindbergh mystery is the verdict Governor Moore on the discovery abandoned motor-car, buried in a iabarn near Hopewell, New Jersey, &gt;*•' day. Three men have been arrested and believed to be connected with
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      TO ASSIST RUBBER.
      136 29 L Ki-utir. J j}ig Loan to French Indo-China. Paris, Mar. 22. j H" Rt-Ihorisiiw the* Government ofj ’"'i m !o.Ciiinn to issue a loan of '.i francs to assist rubber plant-, h lU1 passed by the Chamber.| received yesterday stated A I'" ‘consequence of their depreciat-, .m
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      SUGAR RESTRICTION.
      61 29 —Reuter. i Cuba and the Chadbournej Scheme. Amsterdam, Mar. 17. y-. Pars Conference of the Internn- Sutrar Council has received Cuba’s I t" the restriction proposals. p.,. r0 t,|y i&lt; saitl to be fairly satisfac- i a'- Cuba does not desire to withi tlu* Chadbourne scheme a com-
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      DEATH OF MR. H. E. SLY.
      79 29 .—Reuter. Former Consul-General At Yunnan-fu. London. Mar. 17. T:-« ...Mi lia&lt; occurred of Mr. Henry Kiwa: Sly. the former British Consul- 1 („rt Vtinnan-fu.—Reuter. Mi 1! K Sly. who was 56 years of ape, &gt; a quarter of century in China. 1 a -'uden.t
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      U.S WARSHIPS.
      60 29 Leaving Manila For Reconditioning. Washington, Mar. 21. N v Department has ordered six and six submarines, at present 1 &lt;i at Manila, to return to the &gt;’’:»*»•&lt; to he placed on the reserve! diti*»ninp. 1 &gt;• tran&gt;port Chaumont, which was d at Manila in readiness to transIs’ Infantry
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      RUSH TO INVEST.
      64 29 British Wireless. IM..A. Issue Over-Subscribed 25 Times. Rugby, Mar. 22. "f confidence in investment ,:i&gt;l that money is readily availll d development was further “’“d yesterday when the issue of i no by the Port of London 1, ’"ty was over-subscribed 25 times. 1 an £270,000,000 has
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      OTTAWA CONFERENCE.
      52 29 Present W ireless. Selected Business Men Mav Co As Well. Rugby, Mar. 21. II 1:,u was asked in the 0,11 mons whether it was pro1(1 l,:l 'ydccted business men should •h l, Ministers to Ottawa for Conference. be l&gt;onald replied that the matter H t.\ |Ml s ent
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      MR. WILLIAM GRAHAM.
      25 29 1 Dur Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 20. 0 Graham, the former Prc- he Board of Trade, left £12,107, r u Personalty £8,191.
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      MAUNDY SERVICE.
      148 29 —British Wireless. The King and Queen To Be Present. Rugby, Mar. 22. The King and Queen will attend the Royal Maundy Service at Westminster Abbey on Thursday when, in accordance with old custom, niaundy monies will be distributed. This will be the first occasion on which the reigning
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      SWEEP WINNER.
      79 29 Young Anglo-Indians To Go to America. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Mar. 23. Sydney Lane, a 23-yeir-old Anglo Tnd'an apprentice at the Tata ironworks at Jamshedpur, who drew me Forb'v ticket in the Dish hospital sweepstake, had sold one eighth of the ticket to a fellow-worker named Kochkar
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      LOTTERIES BILL.
      80 29 —British Wireless. To be Introduced Into The House of Commons. Rugby, Mar. 22. The House of Commons, by 176 votes to 12-'t, granted leave to Sir William Duvids» n, a private Conservative member, to introduce a Lotteries Bill, the object of which is to authorise the raising of
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      THE POUND STERLING.
      64 29 ,—Aneta-Havas. British Government Not To Define Its Policy. T.ondon, Mar. 16. A debate in the House of Commons threw but little light on the intentions of the Government concerning the pound sterling, the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Neville Chamberlain) saying that the Government did not intend
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      WORLD’ S SMALLEST BABY
      47 29 Girl Born in Berlin Weighs Only One Pound. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Mar. 20. A baby-girl weighing only one pound was born in Berlin yesterday morning. The baby is progressing well and is wrapped in cotton wool in an electrically heated bath.
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      DR. G. B. HILLMAN.
      47 29 —British Wireless. Death of Conservative M.P. For Wakefield. Rugby, Mar. 20. The death took place today of Dr. G. B. Hillman, the Conservative M.P. for Wakefield. At the last election he defeated a Labour opponent. He polled 15,881 votes against 11,774. —British Wireless.
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      GRAF ZEPPELIN.
      45 29 —Reuter. First of Series of Flights To Pernambuco. Friedrichshafen, Mar. 21. The Graf Zeppelin left for Pernambuco at 12.34 a.m. This is the first of a series of voyages planned for this year. Dr. hekener is in command and there are nine passengers.
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      COTTON LEVY.
      122 29 —British Wireless. Legislation If Support Is Adequate. Rugby, Mar. 22. The I*iesi lent of the* Board of Trad?, Mr. Walter Runeinian. in a letter to the joint committee of cotton trade organisations, has undertaken that if the joint committee decides to prepaie a suitable detailed scheme for concentrating
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      THE WHEAT BILL.
      78 29 Br»tish Wireless. To be Reviewed After Three Years. Rugby, Mar. 22. The House of Commons last night completed the committee stage of the Wheat Bill. No important changes have been made in the original measure. During last night’s debate the Minister for Agriculture, Sir John Gilmour, refused
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      BRITISH “ BOX.”
      87 29 BRITISH BOX.” Elections at Annual General Meeting. (Frr n Our Own Correspondent). Batavia, Mar. 21. \t the annual general meeting of the British “Box”, Mr. S. .Mason was re-elect-ed president and Mr. G. B. Gloyne was elected vice-president. The general committee is: Messrs. G. N. Burnham, R. &lt;\ Pickering, J.
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      TO TIGHTEN UP QUOTAS.
      66 29 —Reuter. 10 Per Cent. Cut Favoured By Migration Committee. Washington, Mar. 17. A resolution for the reduction of the immigration quotas by 1ft per cent, and for placing countries in the western hemisphere on a quota basis by restrictin'* them to 10 per cent, of the
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      LONDON TEA AUCTION.
      60 29 Reuter. Increase Compared with Last Year Reported. London, Mar. 22. In the of Commons today, Mr. Walter Runciman, President of the Board of Trade, said that 150,000 packages of Java and Sumatra tea had been offered vl auction between Jan 1 and Mar. ID this year, compared
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      JUNKERS.
      49 29 Reuter. Big German Aircraft Firm’s Money Troubles. Dussau, Mar. 22. Despite book assets exceeding liabilities by over ten million marks, the Junkers Aircraft Co. is financially &lt; mbarrassed. It is anticipated that the Reich Government will come to the rescue as it has millions of marks invested in Junkers.—
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      JOHORE RIVER RUBBER.
      45 29 Loss of £1,961 Reported For 1931. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 22. The Johore River Rubber Plantations Ltd. reports a loss of £1,901 l’or 1931, compared with a loss of £2,554 in 1930. The sum of £4,729 is being carried forward.
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      RAILWAY DISASTER.
      170 29 Aneta-llavas. Six Killed and 25 Injured Near Naples. Milan, Mar. 19. A railway disaster occurred in a tunnel near Napier, two trains meeting head on and being completely wrecked. The wreckage caught lilt*, adding to the confusion, hut in the circumstances the death roll was not as great
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      GOETHE CENTENARY.
      132 29 -British Wireless. Sir John Simon’s Tribute To Olympian Figure.” Rugby, Mar. 22. The Minister for Education, Sir Donald Maclean, presided at a (lovernmenfc luncheon in the House of Commons today in connection with the Coethc Centenary celebrations. Among the guests was Herr Treviranus, the Herman Minister of Communications
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      MARSHAL CHANG.
      43 29 Sin Kim Min. Property in Manchuria To Be Confiscated. Shanghai. Mar. 23. The Manchtikuo (Jovernment has announced that il is confiscating the whole of the property owned hv Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang (the former ruler of Manchuria) and Tiny Tsao in Manchuria.
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      FRENCH FLYERS.
      50 29 Arrive in liatavia on Way New Caledonia. &lt;* ‘rom Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Mar. 21. Baron d* Verneuil, M. Deve and M. Moench, who are flying from Marseilles to Noumea. New Caledonia, arrived here today in their three-engined Couzinet aeroplane. They are the first French flyers to visit
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      M. POINCARE.
      44 29 —Reuter. Famous French Statesman Lying III.. Paris, Mar. 22. M. Raymond Poincare, the famous French statesman, is lying ill at Sara* pipny. ll was rumoured that, he had died this morning hut. inquiry showed there was no change in his condition.— Reuter.
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      D.E.I. EARTHQUAKE.
      35 29 Aneta-Trans-Occan. Considerable Loss of Life Feared. The Hague, Mar. 19. A heavy earthquake shook the island of Nila, in the Dutch Fast Indies, destroying several native villages. Considerable loss of life is feared.—*
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      BATTLING FINISH IN GRAND NATIONAL.
      721 30 Forbra Wins. OUTSIDERS SECURE FIRST THREE PLACES. London, Mur. 1^. The Grand National &lt;1 mile* and I yards) was run at A in tree. Liverpool. U&gt;tlay and resulted us follows Mr. Parsonage's FORBRA (Harney) H'&lt; 1 I Mrs. Ireland’s EGREMONT 1 (Panel 1 lt». &lt;
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      SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB’S YEAR.
      528 30 Sound Position Again Reported. Thi* Hop. Mr. A. P. Robinson presided at the annual general meet.”: of Singapore C.olf Club on Mar. 1»&gt;. when a I, rgi* number of members attended. Before proposing the adoption of tm ,ort and accounts, the chairman said that their balance
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      GRAND NATIONAL.
      137 30 Singapore Turf Club Sweep. The sweep on the Grand National at the Singapore Turf Club resulted as follows 1036 Near East, 1172 The Aee II, 1212 Evolution, 1215 Tamasha, 1221 Delarue, 1233 Dusty Foot, 1247 Alike, 1274 Ottawa, 1318 Vinicole, 1535 K. C. B., 1613 Gibus, 1685 Tooten
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      ANOTHER WIN FOR MERLIN.
      762 30 Singapore Yachting. RACING IN HEAVY SQUALL. morning of changeable weather enabled the K.S.Y.C. yachting fixture* to, i sailed off on Sunday in good rtyie. Conditions at the start of both clap* laces c.eie quiet and the wind light, but a hen ihe boats had been racing
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      BADMINTON.
      20 30 A triangular badminton tournament between I’enang, Selangor and Singapore will be held in Kuala Lumpur during the Easter holidays.
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      FINAL INDIAN TEAM CHOSEN.
      354 30 To Tour England. MAHARAJA APPOINTS CAPTAIN. U (From Our Own Correspondent.) t alcutta, Mar. It is officially stated that the Main of Porbander has been appointed caS ot the Indian cricket team to t our r land, and Jehangir Khan, of Labors?* been selected to fill
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      MALAYS’ SPORT.
      150 30 Full Week-End During Easter. A full week-end of sport r local Malays is promised over the ‘‘-a.', holidays. for in addition to the visit* 1 the Penang Malays cricket side. lt,, V4 V crs from Penang and Selangor u a engage the local Malays in two ,l at
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      DAYANG MUDA.
      57 30 Acquiring Racing Stable To Rival Aga Khan s (From Our Own Correspondent.) London,. Mat*H. If. the Dayang Muda of S:,r ;i n t who recently renounced Christian...' embraced the Moslem faith, is aci a racing stable with the inb*n 1 »-i, a r.• rivalling that of H. H.
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      NEWCASTLE LOSE AT HIGHBURY.
      423 31 Arsenal’s 1-0 Victory. KVKRTON WIN AGAINST HUDDERSFIELD. ■ii reversed a previous League Newcastle, whom they are to \|,o Cup final, when iney scored J V a l of the match last Saturday u-tuin iixturc. The result of the r V tie was 3-2 in favour of
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      ENGLAND’S SUCCESS.
      55 31 Reut-.-v. ''’’’ns International CrossCountry Title. Brussels, Mar. 20. Knyl; tul filled the first six places and the international cross-country '•'iimpienvhi.i with 21 points. France l mi with 09 points. Scotland had Hob*. Belgium 155, Wales 188 and wli'fd 211. I,- nson. th(&gt; fust man home, covered miles’ couise
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      BUD WALLEY WINS.
      46 31 Opponent Retires In Ninth Round. 1 Gur Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 21. ."alley, of Singapore, scored an!a t n "dory at the Ring, Blackfriars, IVoi,,ik; he defeated Archie the riiii! k*’ W 10 ret h*ed with a cut eye in n &gt;nth round.
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      ENGLAND’S GREAT VICTORY.
      386 31 —Reuter. Scotland Beaten For Calcutta Cup. London, Mar. 19. A great climax to a hectic week of rnert was reached at Twickenham this] afternoon when England met Scotland’ for the Calcutta Cup. before 65,000 spec-! tutors, including the Duke of York. The turf was fast and the
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      AN EASY WIN FOR PHAR LAP.
      73 31 .—Reuter. Result of Agua Caliente Handicap. Agua Caliente, Mar. 21. Ridden by the Australian light-weight jockey, W. Elliot, who came specially from Australia, Mr. D. J. Davis’s Phar Lap, the Australian wonder horse, easily won the Agua Caliente Handicap, $50,000, one-and-a-quartei-miles. The time was
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      CALCUTTA RACES.
      113 31 Australian Jockeys Play Second Fiddle. (From Our Owm Correspondent.) Calcutta, Mar. 22. Australian jockeys had to play second fiddle to English riders in the Calcutta season which has just finished when nearly eleven lakhs of rupees were distributed in stake money in the 22 days’ racing. Billy Marland
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      SWIMMING CLUB AT HOME.
      349 31 Interesting Racing And Water Polo. The remarkable popularity which the' Singapore Swimming Club has attained since the new pool was opened was very j evident at the At Home given on 1 Mar. 16. Even with the additional space for spectators which the pool j provides
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      SINGAPORE GOLF.
      415 31 Garrison’s Victory Over Keppel. The match between the Keppel and the (Jamison Coif Clubs, played on the latter’s i links on Sunday, resulted in a win for the (Jr'iison bv 8% points to 1(*. Results were as fo lows, Keppel players mentioned first H. Jackson and H. Irving
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      CAMBRIDGE WINS THE BOAT RACE.
      711 31 Reuter. Oxford Outrowed. PLUCKY BUT UNAVAILING STRUGGLE. London, Mar. 19. Cambridge won the Boat Race by five lengths in 19 min. 11 sec*. Oxford’s time over the course of -1 miles 40 yards, *.\as It) min. 29 sec. At Putney, the sky favoured the Cantabs,
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      OUTSIDER WINS THE LINCOLN.
      448 32 Mr. McK inlay’s Success. JEROME FANDOR COMES IN AT 40 TO 1. London, Mar. 16. The first big event of the flat racing season took place today when the Lincolnshire Handicap resulted as follows Mr. McK inlay’s JEROME FANDOR 1 Mr. Davis’ DOOLEY 2 (’apt. Wils
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      LIVERPOOL CUP.
      113 32 Estate Duty Wins By A Length. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 17. n.e result of the Liverpool Spring Cup U nule 2 furlongs and 170 yards) run today ii suite 1 as fo lows ESTATE DUTY 7.10 1 VENTURER H.3 i roTciiiM o.7 J Thirteen ran Won
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      PADANG CLUBS MEET AT CRIKET.
      452 32 S.R.C.’s Good Form. A WIN RY SIX WICKETS. With only a one-innings match possible, owing to play having to l*e postponed through rain on Saturday, the Padang clubs met each other on Sunday, the result being a good win by six wickets for the S.R.C.
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      NEGRI FOOTBALL.
      141 32 Teams For The Captain Gordon-Hall Cup. fFrom Onr Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Mar. 15. Or the main padang at Kuala Pilah yesterday, the Europeans, playing a mar short at the commencement of play, los' to the Rest by two goals to three. The Rest scored through Cho Ann (2)
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      HOME FOOTBALL.
      23 32 Reuter. Chelsea Draw With Portsmouth. London, Mar. 16. in a first division match played today, wise, a drew with Portsmouth 0-0.
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      GUNBOAT JACK AND RIVERS.
      453 32 Contest at New World On Mar. 31. The long-promised match between G”nboat Jack, the Negro who claims the championship of India at all weights, and A1 Rivers, the American welterweight, (will take place at the New World arena on Thursday, Mar. 31. It should be a
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      SINGAPORE POLO.
      74 32 Suggested Site for Ground At Bukit Timah. A pieir.1 general meeting of the Singapore Polo Club was held at Tnnglin Club or Tuesday, the Hon. Mr. A. P. Robinson prosiding, to consider a proposal to take ov&lt; i a piece of groirrwl for the Club’s headquarters at Bukit
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      BOROTRA BEATEN.
      56 32 Aneta-Havas. American Covered Courts Championship. New York. Mar. 18. Jtan Borotra lost the covered courts championship today, being beaten in the semi-final by Berkeley Bell 0—2, 6 1. Berkeley Bell was beaten by Borotra in «hj final la*t year. With the defeats of Poussus and Gentian, the throe
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      WIN FOR SCOTLAND.
      30 32 —Reuter. England Beaten At Soccer. London, Mar. 10. At Hampden Park, 10.000 spectators saw Scotland beat England by 3 1 i r the amateur doctor international tournament.—Reuter.
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      MALAYA COMMAND WIN BY 3 RUNS.
      354 32 Bryan Scores 85. KENGAM BEATEN EXCITING MATCH I In an exciting cricket match it p on Saturday and Sunday-, the vm 8 Command XI defeated the P.„, a a J’» i by oi ly three runs. Club The visitors batted first, and tha„t, a
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      MALAYAN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
      277 32 Entries for the Easter Meeting. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. The Malayan golf championship meetj ing will be he &lt;1 on the Selangor Golf Club I course during the Faster holidays. A strong and widely representat vr entry is already assure! l’or the '■kanv pionship,
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      CONTENTS.
      90 1 Genera I Rubber Situation 1 Singapore Tin Price# The Singapore Auction 1 February Rubber Returns 1 Market Report j (U a l Rubber Association s 4 ear 1 siungei Ramal’s Year 2 February Tin Returns Borelli Rubber Home ami American Stocks 4 Imperial Chemicals 4 Trade and Finance 4
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      60 1 Singapore Official Quotations. Quotation® Forward Contracts Spot Seller Prices 4 I I 1*,4' (.‘don S’|k re Apr. May Apr.* Jun* Mur *jo.6\ O.tv'i 0f&gt;'. 0.«*", u.d« j s 0.6 0.6 t i O.iPj 0,1* "i 5 idic o.5 T o.*» o.n •jj i*. i*; 0.5 7 h 0.0
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      27 1 viv 1 2.*. ton- ut per picul. (M) fifi.ftft 10ft fifi.so '.’l I .'ill fifi 25 22 125 fi5.25 J Ino 6. &gt;.62* a
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
      124 1 h- Singapore Chamber of Commerce t'js' A'&lt;.iria* mn hold its 1,062nd auction Mir. 2;* when there was catulovued nr 793.so tons offered 1.635,730 I 7-. J.'l tnfj sold 1,237 956 Ih. or 552.65 l.r, Spot. &lt; i tr,-i«d. N v Y-vk 3 cts. PRICKS REALISED. Kihhed Smoked
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      FEB. RUBBER RETURNS.
      48 1 A&gt;er Molek. 9.244 fb. I;';"" k docl. 173,547 !h. palonibissie. 19.4;i2 lb. Jbadnira. 90.170 lb. Dotiowarie. 35.148 lb. Henrietta. 100.000 lb. J* ‘’'-’en. 66.360 lb. Lawns (Sarawak) (dan.)- 127 18.* lb. Pinda. 31.510 ib. S’f’jKei Mntanv. 45,000 lb. 65,050 lb. 1 ’"ted Malacca.— 24,576 lb.
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      TAIPING TIN.
      32 1 r irocto, s the Taiping Tin Pr*dff* H,vi i n ‘l! any Ltd., have declared a .Vi 1 P° r cont of profits earned, 4 ,4,,lv on Apr. 0, 1032.
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      FRASER AND NEAVE, LTD.
      1226 1 Annual Meeting. SALES BEING WELL MAINTAINED. The thirty-fifth annual general meeting of Fraser and Neave, Ltd., was held at the registered offices of the Company, 6 and 7, Trafalgar Street on Saturday. 19th March 1932, Mr. W. H. Macgregor presiding. Also present were Messrs. C\ V.
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      PALM OIL PRICE.
      24 1 A cable received by Cumberbatch and Co. from London gives the palm oil price os £l9 10s. The market is easier.
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      MARKET REPORT.
      612 1 Fraser And Co’s Weekly Letter. Fraser and Co., Singapore, report as follows on Mar. 23: The local share market has again experienced a period of inactivity and business in all sections continues extremely difficult to negotiate. A further fall in the Bank rate to 3‘L» per cent, was
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      LOCAL RUBBER ASSOCIATION’S YEAR.
      1715 2 Deficit of $8,966 Reported. FREIGHTS AGAIN. THE NEED FOR CLOSER LIAISON. Exactly a year ago I made an appeal for a declaration om.* wa} or the other and had th«* decision (of Government) now reached been settled many months jigo. it is my belief the whole
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      SUNGEI RAMAL’ S YEAR.
      229 2 Shareholders to Receive One Per Cent. i The net profit for the year of Sungei Kama 1 Syndicate, I.td., Selangor, after providing for depreciation etc., is §2,827.87. This, with the balance of $47,152.70 brought forward front last vear. makes a total of $40,080.57 available, which the
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      MALAYAN BREWERIE LIMITED.
      865 2 Annual Meeting. COMPETITION FROA! OTHER COMPANY Tho second annual general Malayan Breweries, l.td„ hf 0 the registered offices of the No. 7 Trafalgar Street, „n r.. Iffth March, 1932, Mr. W H \u presiding. lai P ego r Also present were Messrs. v P a E. C.
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      COST OF LABOUR DECLINING.
      1378 3 Chermang Report. PROGRESS MADE WITH budgrafting. Ti ic annual general meeting of Cherfl... pevelopment, Ltd., was held on Monhv the registered offices of the ,i v. French Bank Buildings, Singa- ,.,‘ith Mr. G. A. Potts in the chair. present were Mr. H. D. Mundell, »i \v.
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      FEB. TIN RETURNS.
      178 3 Hawn ns Tin. f&gt;42 hours. 2&lt;&gt;o 000 ynrds. 873.00 piculs. Kuala Ksnipar Tin. 673 h up, 21 ».000 yards, 038.40 piculs. Changkat Tin.—442 hours, 83,000 yards. 1.200 piculs. Rnwnne Concessions. 224 hours. 100,000 yards. 004.80 niculs. Kampong Lanjut Tin.—67o hours, 27;&gt; 000 yards, 588 piculs. Mai ini
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      RADELLA RUBBER ESTATES.
      468 3 A Good Financial Position. The 22nd annual general meeting of Uad-dla Rubber Estate, LtJ., wan held on Saturday, at Malacca, Mr. T. F. Anderson Pole, the chairman, presiding. In the course of his speech the chairman said The Rorort and Accounts have been in your hands for
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      BORELLI RUBBER.
      274 3 Working Loss of Over $6,000 Reported. I The directors cf the Borelli Rubber Company, Ltd., Malaya, report that the j 11 .-ult of the year’s working, after pro1 viding for depreciation, shows a loss of $10,070.41, of which $0,602.97 is the actual v.o.king loss, and, after deducting the
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      PROFIT MADE ON THE YEAR.
      743 3 Ayer Tengah Estates. “A VEKY CREDITABLE PERFORMANCE” The 15th annual general meeting of the Ayer Tengah Rubber Estates, Ltd., vas held at Malacca, on Saturday, Mr. T. F. Anderson Pole presiding. Proposing the adoption of the report and accounts, the chairman said:— The report and
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      Trade and Finance.
      270 4 EXCHANGE RATES. Singapore, Mur. 23. SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/4 1/32 London, 3 months' sight 2/3 16/16 London, 60 duys’ sight 2 3 7 h Loudon, 30 days’ sight 2/3 27/32 London, demand 2/3 26/32 London, T.T. 2/3% Lyons and I’aris, demand 1.045 Hamhurg, demand 167
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      Stocks and Shares.
      873 4 Fraser and Co.’s Quotations. Singapore, Mar. 23. MINING. U; up Vftl. Fd. r ivera. Scllt a £1 £1 Asam Kumbnng 24/- 25/- cd. £1 £1 Auattal Ms!'.) 18/. 20/-5/-.V Ayer Hitan. Tin 10, 11/- c.J. £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 9'6 10/C £1 £1 Batang Pads 0.0“ ‘-j
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      294 4 Closing Quotations In London. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Mar. 22. Closing quotations last night of th? principal British nrvl American stocks are given is'iow The rise or fall is in relation to the price of Mar. 18. GOVERNMENT STOCKS. BRITISH. Rise or Fall. river.-ion Loan
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES FEB. 23.
        496 4 AHague (2 &gt; 14; Anglo-Malay (£1) 7/32; Aye Kuning (£ll *Te; Began Serai 316; Bahru (2/) 1 3; Banteng (£1) 6/16; Batu ('.iv.'j I’i t U 32; Batu Matang (£ll /9; Batu f iga (£1) S»; Bertnm (2 1/44; Bidor (£1) 9 16; Bikam (2
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES MAR. 23.
        684 4 Capital Issue Paid l*p Value Dividends Fraser LyalV Company Co Vv**t 1 Nil for year 28-2-81 Allenby ($1) 0.40 0.50 0.4.) ods 1 tor &gt;' eiir So-9-3! Alor Gajah ($1 0.20 0.30 0.20 oji* 43t* 42*. 1 Nil for year 31-3-31 ..A. Hitam (sli
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      IMPERIAL CHEMICALS
      174 4 Munition Orders For Far East. Reports have been in circulation cently suggesting that 'most, it (C the Japanese munition orders in lion with the trouble in the are not only going to France but a 1 being financed in the latter coun rn So far as the actual
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