The Straits Budget, 15 February 1934

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    29 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES (ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] No. &t>66 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 15, 1934. Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    251 1 lk.adkks— What Next? J Sane Words 3 “Economic Suicide” 3-4 Taxation and Volunteering 4 Ferto Fereris 4-5 English vs. Malay 5 Occasional Notes Pictures— Lady Clement! 17 Mrs. Andrew Caldecott 17 Mrs. Gwinnell 17 Mrs. Pickering 17 Group-Capt. S. W. Smith 17 Monkeys Gamb(o)ling 17 Group of Lady Spectators
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    1204 1 A bduUah V nf ft° ng Musta Pha bin Syed is dariKornm.1 1 Kedah Clv11 Service. 111 with dysentery. h r been ed Knock er- F.Z.S.. F.R.A.I., diploma a r d d the m uch-prlzed Mr Knocks 10 u Museums Association, ans not oni Wh <s known
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    ‘MORTGAGED BY FALSE REPRESENTATION.’
    273 1 Judgment Against Indian. *1 Sir Walter Huggard, In the Supreme Court, on Tuesday, gave Judgment for the Zse Hal Tong Banking and Insurance Co., Ltd., against Ena Sayna Haji Mohamed YusofT, for the sum ol $32,408. The case came up for further consideration, Mr. J. Laycock
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    SINGAPORE FIRMS CHANGE THEIR POLICY.
    696 2 Aneta copyright. ABANDONING HOME AGENCIES. I Now Competing For Cheapest Goods From Japan. An extraordinary change of policy has taken place among Singapore commercial firms. After vainly fighting Japanese competition, certain houses have gone to the other extreme and are abandoning their agencies for British
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    PLANTER AWARDED STANHOPE MEDAL.
    308 2 For The Bravest Act Of 1933. Mr H E B. Jones, a F.M.S. rubber planter who rescued the wife of the captain of the steamer Antung and a number of Chinese passengers when the ship foundered in a storm between Swatow and Hong Kong, has. according
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    “DUMPING” OF SINGAPORE PINES IN BRITAIN.
    918 2 LAW PASSED NONE TOO SOON. Bookies’ Bill. FAKKI) INVOICES TO BE DEALT WITH. From Our Special Correspondent.) Malacca. Feb. 13. There was a spate of new legislation in the Legislative Council yesterday, no less than 26 Bills being dealt with. The Pineapple Industry Bill
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    CHINESE NEW YEAR.
    96 2 Traditional Anniversary Honoured. A burst of cracker firing—- 1 permitted—marked the birth 01 1 Chines? New Year at midnie Kap-aut. or 11th year of the St <0 cycle. The 23rd year of the C* 11 11 Republic, officially recognised by Nanking Government, began cn uary 1. the
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      WHAT NEXT ?
      896 3 WHAT NEXT Times. Feb. 8. When the rubber market opened *.n r<? ,-;s r.i rning, at substantial* below last nights closing prices. |er e were plenty c i sellers in evidence Bt no buyers, although a lew appared later. That state of affairs as a foregone conclusion after the l0
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      SANE WORDS.
      934 3 .—Straits Times. Feb. 9. Sane words on the subject of disarmament at last And, strangely enough, they come from the lips of a British statesman who. in previous debates on the same subject, has shown himself prone to ignore stark facts and appeal to the idealistic and sentimental
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      “ECONOMIC SUICIDE.”
      861 3 Straits Times. Feb. 10. An Indian correspondent of the Straits Times has endorsed and repeated the statement of the Madras newspaper. The Hindu, that emigration of labourers from the Madras Presidency to Malaya for temporary periods is “economic suicide.’ In our conespondent’s letter there is not a single
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      TAXATION AND VOLUNTEERING
      926 4 —Straits Times. Feb. 12 A number of very interesting papers were laid before the meeting of the Legislative Council at Malacca this morning. They included the memorandum on education policy by the Director of Education, which has already been published but does nor appear to have assisted
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      FERTO FERERIS.
      879 4 —Straits Times. Feb. 13. By bearing with others you shall borne with I What thought other than that ex I pressed in the old Latin tag can ariifl from close study of the speech deliver** by His Excellency the Governor yesterday’s meeting of the Legist J Council In
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      ENGLISH vs. MALAY.
      900 5 —Straits Times, Feb. 14. is probable that there are very lvX People in the Straits Settlements u! do not feel perplexity, if not disagreement. when they try to arrive at a (>1( ar understanding of our educat n »l policy at the present time. n Mr. Andrew
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    THE GAZETTE.
    117 5 Mr. E. V. Miller has been nominated a member of the Board of Architects in place of Mr. J. B. Westerhout. Capt. E. A. Ross has been appointed Deputy Controller of Labour. Straits Settlements. The following have been appointed members of the Board of Licensing Justices, Malacca, for
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    BIRTHS
    35 5 WALLER.—At the Maternity Hospital, Singapore on Peb. 11, 1934 to Sheila, wife of J. F. Waller, a son. TONKIN. —At Richmond, Surrey on Feb. 11, to Sylvia, wife of G. R. Tonkin, a daughter.
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    ENGAGEMENT
    40 5 The engagement is announced between Richard Arthur Ashworth, of Singapore, fifth son of the late Mr. Henry Ashworth Ashworth and Mrs. Ashworth, of Linwood, Ringwood, Hants, and Isabel, younger daughter of Canon and Mrs. Holmes, Milton Ernest Vicarage. Beds.
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES
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      A FINE GESTURE.
      271 5 Straits Times, Feb. 8. Although there will doubtless be a certain amount of criticism based on the axiom that charity begins at home, we cannot regard the motion which «s to be brought forward by unofflclals at Monday’s meeting of the Legislative Council with regard to the
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      BRR-RR-RR.
      205 5 morning at Home. Straits Times. Feb. 3. Bombay and several parts of Central India are enjoying an uncommonly cold snap, and the demand for woollen clothing Is abnormal. That statement may not arouse a great deal of interest In the minds of Malayan readers, but perhaps better fortune will
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      CHINESE BARROWS.
      224 5 Straits Times. Feb. 8. One o t the minor horrors of life in Malaya is the Chinese wheelbarrow. Extraordinary as it seems, superstition prevents the Chinese labourer fruit, greasing the wheel of his vehicle, ano a kindhearted mine manager who once tried to make life easier for his
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      EARLY THIS MORNING.
      25 6 Straits Times, Feb. 9. Darling, this may be the equator, but we do really need a gas-stove 1 think.”—Straits Times, Feb 9.
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      SPECIALISATION.
      324 6 to rule a mighty empire.—Straits Times. Feb. 9 In these days of specialisation, the only profession in which qualification is almost as great a hindrance as help is that of politician. Landlubbers are not placed in charge of liners, nor would an able seaman stand much chance of being
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      OUR ADVANTAGE.
      152 6 i —Straits Times. Feb. 9. I\me was—uur fathers knew the da> when entry to Parliament was considered a great honour and when members not only gave *their services to the State tree, but also went to great personal expense in the discharge ol those services. All that is
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      A SLUMP BLESSING.
      224 6 .—Straits Times. Feb. 9. Although the Japanese trade ‘nvasion of Malaya is being watched with growing alarm, most people have not yet reached final conclusions as how it should be dealt with, for the masses of this country are exceeding*y poor and must have cheap goods, especially
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      A LITTLE LATER.
      51 6 •—Straits Times. Feb. 10. Copy of a postcard received by u member of the Straits Times staff from a London evening newspaper for which he acts as Singapore correspondent “Will you please note that our telephone number has been changed to CENTRAL What Irony !—Straits Times. Feb.
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      EARTHQUAKE APPEALS.
      347 6 —Straits Ttmes. Feb. 10. On Monday last, at the request at the Agent of the Government of India in Malaya, we reprinted an appeal issued by His Excellency the Viceroy inviting contributions to a fund known as the Viceroy’s Earthquake Fund which has been established with the object
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      AN A.B.M. BLUNDER.
      175 6 —Straits Times, Feb. 10. Since when has the Association of British Malaya taken to using its monthly magazine to crab Malavan industries Our planting correspondent yesterday called attention to ar article in the December number 01 British Malaya in which a cert air make of rubber chest
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      REPENTANCE.
      101 6 REPENTANCE !—Straits Times. Feb 12 Who Is this “conscience stricken and repentant member” of the Singa- pore Turf Club who sent along a presumably stained with tears morse, to the committee, and attL* to it the sum of $50 No one k n the aforesaid fortunate committee° as puzzled as
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      NO ALLEGIANCE?
      394 6 .—Straits Times. Feb. 12. A remarkable argument nas boused by the Malay Mail to answer our contention that Indians domiciled in Malaya must either cease to look t 0 New Delhi lor protection or drop a >i claims to the status and rights of local citizenship. Our contemporary
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      CLERK OR PLANTER?
      238 6 i. -Straits Times. Feb. 12. We in Malaya, who have seen ov» a thousand Britishers thrown out ot work in this country in the last thre p years, are hardly likely to applaud tin* following utterance of the Lord Mayo' of London: “Londoners, and indeed the who
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      THE THIRTEENTH.
      86 7 Straits Times. Feb 13. Today is not only the 13th of February according to the Christian calendar it is also the last day of the Chinese 13th month. Next year will contain only the conventional twelve, but three years hence the difference between the Chinese lunar month and
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      BENEVOLENT COCONUTS?
      220 7 Vb n rPntS each -Straits Times. I he tragic rate ot a Penang pedestrian who lost his life through five coconuts tailing on his head serves to illustrate how seldom such an accident occurs. When one considers the millions ot coconuts that must fall on estates, kampongs and
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      SIR BASIL’S QUERY.
      112 7 Straits Times, Feb. 13. b T UC 01 t,le weekl v newspaper ritui n dated Jan. 17 carries on K..) page an extract from the f published in the Straits Times Hen,., s (|ui n tly copied by the New kly of the speech made by Sir
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      A POLITICAL LESSON.
      194 7 —Straits Times. Feb. 14 Political reformers in the Straits Settlements, who are anxious to see the legislature of this colony placed under the control of the masses, would do well to study the report of the Newfoundland Royal Commission, published several months ago. Newfoundland has been a
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      A NEW COUNCILLOR.
      310 7 A NEW COUNCILLOR —Straits Times, Feb. 14. Dr. H. A. Tempany. Director of Agriculture. S.S. and F.M.S., has been appointed a member of the Federal Council. This announcement was made in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, and the official communique adds that the appointment has been made by the High Commissioner in
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      “ALLY OF THE F.M.S.”
      259 7 rubber and copra.”—Straits Times. Feb. 14. What Japanese competition has done to lighten the depression in this country, so far as the wage-earner is concerned, was well stated by Mr Ii G. Sarwar in a letter to the Pinang Gazette a few days ago. Mr. Sarwar
      rubber and copra.”—Straits Times. Feb. 14.  -  259 words
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      87 5 NOTICE. All communications for both the Straits Times and the Straits Budget should be addressed to the Head Office, Cecil and Stanley Streets, Singapore, 8txaits Settlements. The post free price of the Straits Times to the United Kingdom and foreign countries is $48 a year. The po6t free price of
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    38 5 DEATHS RODRIGUEZ —On Feb. 10, 1934 at No. 16, Gilstcad Rd., Singapore. Dr. F. Rodriguez, 71 years. HAMMACHER—At Sourabaya. Java, on Feb. 13. 1934. H, O. C. Hammacher, a manager of Handelsvereeniging Holland N.V. (The Trading Company Holland).
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    A FORMER G.O.C.
    141 7 Major-Gen. Straubenzee Has A New Post. Major-General Sir Caslmlr van Straubenzee. who is to be the Royal Artillery’s representative colonelcommandant for 1934, comes of a family that has been identified with that regiment for almost as long as with the dales of the Nor* N Riding. The
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    ASIATIC ESTATE’S BIG LOSSES.
    708 7 New Trustees Approved I By Court. j Hie question of the appointment f I new trustees of the property of a bif Asiatic estate which has suffered con siderable losses, was considered by th« Chief Justice, Sir Walter Huggard, In the Supreme Court yesterday, when the
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    Council Approves $500,000 Gift for Defence
    1395 8 From Our Special Correspondent) Malacca. Feb. 12. i Th»*re was a lull attendance at tin* Council meeting this morning except lor Mr. Khoo Sian Ewe. the new Chinese member for Penang. Speaking on the motion standing in his name tint Council approve, the gift
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    SIR T. WEBB-BOWEN.
    167 8 Survey Trip For Imperial Airways. Air Vice-Marshal Sir T. WebbBowen. K.C.B. C.M.G.. who arrived lrom London by air on Feb. 6 and returned on Sunday, is now on the staff of Imperial Airways, the Straits Times was informed on Thursday, and is making a quick survey of
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    COLONEL CECIL RAE.
    46 8 HE. the High Commissioner, with the approval of His Majesty the King, has been pleased to appoint Colonel Cecil Rae to be an unofficial member of the Federal Council for a further period of three years with effect from February 1. 1934, inclusive.
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    BY FLYING BOAT FROM PENANG.
    119 8 British Minister’s R U8 l To Meet Governor. SIR A. CADOGAN. Chinese Matters To Be Discussed. Two flying boats from Seletar are going to Penang shortly to meet the P. and 0. C'hitrai, which arrives on Feb. 15, i n order to pick up Sir
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    STOCK EXHIBITION.
    279 8 To Be Held On Old I Racecourse. I The second annual live-stock exhibi- H tion will be held at the old Racecourse H from March 23 to April 8. H The show will include cattle, poultry. horses and polo ponies, and there will H be a special section
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    JUDGE WEARS WIG.
    62 8 Mr. Justice Pritchard Sots Fashion. 'From Our Own Correspondent 1 Penang, Feb In the Supreme Court this niornm* Mr. Justice Prichard mound bench wearing his wig for 1 v n time. He will wear it regul future. His lordship is leavi: Singapore shortly when he is by
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      183 8 WHOLE FAMILY WITH INDIGESTION Suffered Whatever They Ate A mother of tour writes Mysell and family of four all seemed to suiter from acidity, pains In the hack and other torms ol indigestion. I suffered whatever I ate But since we have j been taking Krusehen (for the last, three
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    ATTACK ON EDUCATION POLICY IN THE COLONY.
    7349 9 A TTACK ON EDUCATION POLICY IN THE COLONY. ENGLISH VS. MALAY DEBATE. Governor’s Reply To Straits Chinese Member. “BASIC LANGUAGE" IN SINGAPORE. ,prom Our Special Correspondent.) Malacca. Feb. 12. The Hon. Mr. Tan Cheng Lock, the Chinese member for Malacca, addressed the Legislative Council for over na h an hour
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    CONDUCTED 13,000 INQUESTS.
    229 12 Singapore's Coroner Retiring. Mr. F. G Bourne, the Singapore Coroner who is shortly retiring was entertained to a farewell tea party at the Pavilon Restaurant on Saturday. Mr. Bourne’s first acquintance with, Malaya began 29 years ago when he < Joined the Straits Settlements Police i In
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    JAPANESE TRADE COMPETITION.
    404 12 Knd In Sight, Thinks Mr. Gestetner. Japan having earned a name fer being able to sell cheap goods will endeavour to get a name for selling goods of good quality. To do this she cannot continue to sell it a loss as I am convinced she is
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    FELL THREE STORIES.
    164 12 Girl Picked Up Unconscious. The Singapore ambulance was called out a dozen times on Saturday. Seven calls were received, four to cases of assault and one call was in error. The most serious accident occurred at 6.45 p.m., when a young, well-dressed Chinese woman, about 20 years
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    DEATH OF SIR C. EVERITT.
    534 12 Former Well-Known Local Lawyer. Tin* death has taken place at home ot Sir Clement Eveiitt. formerly a partner in the well-known Singapore 1 legal linn 01 Messrs Sisson and Delay. and a member of the Councils ol the straits Settlements. Sir Clement Evcritt was sixty
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    NO CAUSEWAY TOLL.
    53 12 The Automobile Association ol Malaya, which has long been striving for the abolition or equitable imposition of bridge tolls in Malaya, has beer, officially informed that the imposition of tolls on the Johore Causeway or other bridges or roads in the U.M.S. is not contemplated at the
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    MALACCA’S NEW HOSPITAL.
    614 12 I Official Opening. FOLK NAMES TO BK PERPETUATED I 1 (From Our Own Correspondent• i Malacca. Feb u In fine weather. a large crown assembled on Bukit Pala to witness the opening ceremony ot the new hospital. Boy Scouts lined the road leading to the main block
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      24 12 IS REJUVENATION POSSIBLE? Y«, no more despair, only safety surest triumph oner loot httlth mh happtnees •to. Success guaranteed Particulars free. HAJIFYASRAM, PANOnOTA fikW
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    3265 13 Trippers In Town—The -Coolie’s Holiday—The Scavenger—Tamil Versus Malay—A Backyard Home. «By Our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent) H APS nothing shows the differ.uV be'tween the British and the iripntal working-class more than the banner in tfhich they spend their Th,‘‘factory hand in an English lnustrial city
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    MR. R. W. MEREDITH.
    94 14 Ex-Police Officer’s Death In England. News has been received of the death at his home in Sidcup (Kent) last month of Mr. R. W. Meredith who retired from the Straits Settlements Police Force about two years ago. As a young man in the Royal Irish Constabulary,
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    UNEMPLOYMENT FUND.
    295 14 The following donations were received by the European Unemployment Committee In January:—Clubs, 2,749.07; Incorporated Society of Planters, 153.34; J. A. Harvey Esq., 5.00; P. J. Hussey Esq 15.00; W. G. A. 8mith Esq., 5.00; W. J. Corney Esq., 2.00; W. H. W. Gubblns Esq., 5.00; Mrs. R. Rambout,
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    RIVALRY AMONG CATTLE TRADERS.
    804 14 Motive Alleged By Police For Market Murder. The hearing continued on Feb. •i in the third police court, of the preliminary inquiry into the murder of Ferthal Shah in the Kandang Kerbau market on the morning of Dee. 1. After lour days hearing the inquiry has
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    ORDERS IGNORED.
    250 14 Bankrupt Taught A Lesson. An order for committal to prison for three days was made by the Chief Justice against a bankrupt named G. C. Aeria who appeared before him on Friday on a motion by the Official Assignee for non-payment ot instalments. It was stated by Mr.
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    INTERNATIONAL CLUB.
    78 14 INTERNATIONAL CL UB. Lady Clementi’s Su££** st n For Women. The report of the Singapore Lotus Club to be presented at the third unnual meeting on Feb. 10 states:- Tne club was approached by Lady Clemen to discuss her proposal to start u International Women’s Club in pore. At a
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    MALAYAN PLANTING TOPICS.
    2452 15 Bulging Rubber Cases— u Eastern Plywood”—A Hit At Malaply? —Low January Crops—An E.M.P.’s Criticisms. (By Our Planting Correspondent.! U RECENT move on the part of 'upping interests which planters Lhot’ki note is that an extra charge is made for oulging rubber cases. I’"cases are found by the
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      92 15 Rubber News. jyUBBER flooring is now an everyday fitting for public buildings and is holding its own in competition with older materials. Among contracts recently completed is the new Cumberland Hotel, Marble Arch. W.1. Already designated as “the hotel with 1,000 bedroovis” each of which has its own private bathroom,
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    CHANDU HAUL.
    123 16 Tell-Tale Scent Attracts Revenue Officers. In an attap house in Alexandra Road, one of the biggest seizures of non-Govermnent chandu. involving 2.019 tahils valued at $16,152. has been made. Mr. A. E. S. Talbot of the Monopoly Department was passing the place when he became aware of the
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    TRADE COMMISSION.
    128 16 Hearing Of Evidence Concluded. Further meetings of the Trade Commission were held in Singapore on Feb. 6. 7 and 8. when evidence was taken from Mr. Chee Swee Cheng and Mr. Lim Bock Kee (Oversea-Chlnese Banking Corporation. Ltd.,); from Mr. R W. Buckley (Chartered Bank of India, Australia
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    RASH ACT CHARGE.
    102 16 Case Against Car Driver Postponed. On the ground that inquiries have not yet been completed, a further postponement was granted on Thursday in the case in which Kampoo. the rwer a private motor-car. is charged with causing the death of Mrs. Alexandrina Kozario by a rash and
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    EXPRESS BUSES FOR SINGAPORE.
    152 16 Experiment With Minimum Fare Of 10 Cents. In an endeavour lo improve facilities on the Tow 11-Tampenis Road route, the Singapore Traction Company from Mondav are putting into commission three more buses which, together with another to be taken from their present fleet, will be put
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    DR. F. P. RODRIGUEZ.
    357 16 Death In Singapore On Saturday. The death took place at his residence. No. 16, Gilstead Road. Singapore, on Saturday of Dr. Frank Patrick Rodriguez. at the age of 71 years. Dr. Rodriguez was at one time employed in the Government Service and was for many years
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    CLEMENCY URGED.
    105 16 Will Siam La g Behind Humane Countries From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok. Feb 7. A deputation of sixty persons representing 5.000 members of the various abour associations of Bangkok lodged an appeal with the premier yesterday praying the Government to exercise ilemency and not to proceed with the
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    HEALTH CONFERENCE
    310 16 Decisions At Singapore Meeting. An inquiry is to be made by the Ad- visory Council committee of the League of Nations Far Eastern Health Bureau into the methods used against tuberculosis and venereal disease in various Eastern countries and reports will be submitted at the next meeting of
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    CARS COLLIDE.
    113 16 Europeans And Chinese Involved. Two Chinese were injured in a motor collision at the junction of Rochore Canal Road and Ophir Road at 5.30 on Sunday evening, resulting in one car turning over on hs side The Chinese received severe cuts on the face and body from fragments
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    FLIGHT TO CHINA AND BACK.
    442 16 Long R.A.F. Cruise April. Though planned merely as on*, the routine cruises under the r 4 j! programme for 1934. the fli<r hl AF several Southamptoi. flying h :Q from Singapore will make to u Kong and back shortly will commw more than usual interest.
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    $5,000 FINE.
    107 16 Tobacco Smugglers Receive A Shock. ‘From Our Own Correspondent 1 Kaula Lumpur. Feb. 10. The first magistrate acquitted an discharged Kian Seng, the fourth at cused, in the case in which 1011 Chinese were charged with evasio* ot customs duty on 1.785 pounds 0 Chinese and Indian tobacco
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS. Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      T.P.A. COUNCIL ISSUES A CIRCULAR.
      401 21 OPPOSITION CONTINUES. “Menace To Normal Natural Methods Of Marketing/’ F: m Our Own Correspondents i London, Feb. 9. Iht council of the Tin Producers Association has Issued a circular to rrembers in which It is declared that the Council sees no reason for changj r
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      FEARS MURDER.
      117 21 f—Reuter. Hunger-Strike Threat Byj Dimitroff. Berlin. Feb. 10. A threat to begin a hunger-strike, unlefis a decision concerning his deten’iun were reached soon, was made toby the Bulgarian Communist, OimitrofT, in an interview with Reuter, was the first to be granted a journalist since the end of the
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      COMMUNIST ROUND-UP.
      86 21 -Reuter. No s Embargo Oiv Wholesale Arrests Lifted. Tokio, Feb. 5. ConiS tlle news embargo on the Hak'Tf,! 8 round -up in Kobe and Vl ’alcd ti m aS 47« Uly ,he pollce have re women 4 6 persons Including 45 indicted re arre sted and 48 were
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      MUI-TSAI SYSTEM.
      131 21 Reuter. Subject Of Questions In Commons. London Feb. 7. The mui-tsai system was the sub Ject of questions in the House of Commons tonight, in reply to which Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Under Secretary for the Dominions, said the mui-tsais were very much decreasing in Hong Kong A Labour
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      COTTON TALKS.
      67 21 Reuter Sir T. D. Barlow To Lead U .K. Representatives. London, Feb. H The Board of Trade announces that it has arranged for discussions oeiv een the representatives of th United Kingdom and the Japanese cotton and rayon industries to begin at the Beard of Trade on Feb.
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      CHEAPER TO SEND VIA JAPAN.
      166 21 Astounding Freight Anomaly. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Feb. 5. The Javanese member of the People’s Council, Raden Koesoemo Oetoyo, referring to a newspaper report, called the attention of the Government to the fact that it cost less to transport iron goods all the way
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      CAMBRIDGE ELECTION.
      82 21 —Reuter. Conservative Majority Reduced. London, Feb. 9. The bye-election at Cambridge caused by the elevation to the peerage of Sir Douglas Newton resulted as follows R. L. Tufnell (Nat. Con.) 14.896 Alexander Wood (Soc.) 12.176 Dugald MacFayden (Lib.) 2,023 No change. Con. maj. 2,720 The Liberal candidate forfeited
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      NATIONWIDE STRIKE.
      115 21 .—Reuter. Paris Takes Elaborate Precautions. Paris, Feb. 12. Meetings of workers throughout France protested against “the reactionary Government and the bloodthirsty police” preparatory to a general strike tomorrow. It is anticipated the Socialists will confine themselves to indoor protest meetings. If there is any trouble, it will come
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      JAPAN’S CROWN PRINCE.
      74 21 i.—Reuter. His Birth Celebrated By Imperial Amnesty. Tokio, Feb. 10 In celebration of the birth of the Crown Prince on Dec. 23. an extensive imperial amnesty is being announced tomorrow, effective immediately It is expected to benefit 35,000 of a total of 56,000 convicts by reducing their
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      DR. COLIJN.
      46 21 Reuter. Flying To N.E.I. To Study Local Problems. Amsterdam. Feb. 10. The Prime Minister, Dr. Colijn, who is at present in London, intends shortly to fly to Netherlands India to study on the spot actual problems of Netherlands Indian policies, according to the Telegraaf.—
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      A RACE AGAINST TIME.
      167 21 .—Reuter. U.S. Money Experiment. FATE OF GOLD BLOC IN BALANCE. London, Feb 8 The improvement In the franc though business was small is due to political reasons. Gold withdrawals continue from Paris and a heavy demand exists for space. For gold shipments to New York the
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      SENTENCED TO DEATH
      92 21 —Reuter Sequel To Midnapore Outrage. Midnapore, Feb. 10 Three Bengalis were sentenced to death, four to transportation for life, four were acquitted, and one who had turned informer was pardoned, today in connection with the murder on Sept. 2 last year of Mr. Bernard Edward John Burge,
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      NAZISM AND WOMEN.
      109 21 Reuter. Dr. Goebbels Makes A Denial. Berlin, Feb. 11. It is quite untrue that Nazism i.*; hostile to women and is aimed it excluding them lrorn public life and the professions, declared Dr Goebbeis, the Propaganda Minister, at a meeting of women in Berlin today.” Such action
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      RIOTERS STILL ACTIVE IN PARIS STREETS
      184 22 PRIME MINISTER RESIGNS. Pistol Duel With Communists Digging A Trench. Paris. Feb. 1 M Duladler. the Prime Minister and concurrently holder of the Foreign ail airs and Labour portfolios, resigned this morning to avoid further bloodshed. Paris. Feb. 8. M. Gaston Doumergue, former President
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      VENGEANCE VOWED.
      220 22 Crowds Become More Dangerous. Paris. Feb. 8. By nightfall yesterday, the crowds in the Place de la Concorde became more dangerous, vowing vengeance for last night. They were frequently charged by th»* Republican Guards, two of whom had already been seriously injured. About 350 arrests are reported. They
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      50,000 RIOTERS.
      214 22 Scene’s Appearance The Next Morning. After a night of riots and bloodshed the Place de la Concorde “battlefield” was strewn with Iron bolts, bricks and Iron piping used by the rioters who, according to the Prefect of Police, numbered more than 50,000. The debris of bonfires and gutted
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      FLARING GAS MAINS.
      245 22 Reuter. Nineteen Kiosks Wrecked And Burning. Paris. Feb 8. The condition of some of the main streets reflects the violence of the rioting. Nineteen kiosks have been wrecked and are burning, every gas lamp in Rue Tronchet has been smashed and countless main pipes and street refuge
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      CHANG HSUEH-LIANG.
      30 22 —Reuter. Nanking, Feb. 7. The Central Government has issued a mandate appointing Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang to be deputy-commander of the bandit-suppression forces in Honan, Hupeh and Anhwei provinces.
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      FUKIEN CITY TAKEN BY COMMUNISTS.
      348 22 ly dissolved.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jih Poh. Central Planes Bomb Red Positions. Shanghai. Feb 10. A Communist force has succeeded in taking Yungan. a Fukien town over 00 miles irem the Kiangsi border Ningyang. about 90 miles north-west of Amoy and about 80
      ly dissolved.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jih Poh.  -  348 words
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      DEPRECIATION OF THE KRONE.
      122 22 —Reuter. Exchange Value Expected To Drop One-Sixth. Prague, Feb. 11. The impending depreciation of the currency was announced by the Prime Minister in a broadcast speech in order to protect exports. The amount has not been decided but financial cirare f the opinion that the krone
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      ARCTIC WEATHER IN NEW YORK.
      210 22 —Reuter Reuter Wireless. 40 Deaths. ALL TRANSPORT Midi DISLOCATED. New York. Beb. u The spell of Arctic weather in York in which there have been ion fatalities seems to be ending n' temperature has risen from two decree! below zero to 27 degrees above in
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      FUKIEN REBEL CHIEF.
      329 22 .—Union Times Said To Be En Route To Singapore. Shanghai, Feb. 11 General Li Chai-sum. the military leader of the Fukien revolt and one time Chiang Kai-shek.’s nominee a Canton, is reported to be on his wa> to Singapoie. He left Hong Kong op. Saturday, on which
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      RUBBER CONTROL SCHEME.
      214 23 .—Reuter. Must Be Absolutely Watertight” COMMONS STATEMENT. Many Difficulties Yet To Be Solved. London, Feb. 7. Rubber restriction negotiations were the subject of questions in the House of Commons tonight. Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, (N* Lab. Bassetlaw), l-nder Secretary for the Dominions, replied that these negotiations had not
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      NEW DEAL FOR DEBTS.
      98 23 I.—Reuter. l\S. Hint Of Interest Reduction. W ashington, Feb. 7. A new deal for war debts is hinted at in a White House announcement that Mr. Roosevelt favours a broad policy of reduction of interest rates on all outstanding domestic and foreign obligations, both private and
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      TRADE PACTS REVISION.
      49 23 TR ADE PACTS REVISION. Reuter. banking To Be Venue Of Negotiations. Nanking. Feb. 7. M Uint S( sources state that negotiao- s Relating to the revision of the Bri fish and Sino-American comVaivui 1 agreem ents will take place at ■not 11 and no in London or WashuiRton.— Reuter.
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      COMBINATION OF ALL PARTIES.
      526 23 Reuter. Members Of The New French Cabinet. Paris, Feb. 10. The official Cabinet has been formed and includes: Premier and Minister without artfo’ M. Doumergue. Foreign Affairs M. Barthou. Justice M. Cheron. Interio M. Sarraut. War Marshal Retain. Marine M. Pietri. Air Gen. Denain. Finance M.
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      NEW UNITED STATES SCANDAL.
      638 23 Reuter Air Mail Contracts Cancelled. Washington, Feb. 9. The Senate has ordered the arrest of MacCracken, Assistant Secretary ot Commerce in Hoover’s administration, who should have appeared to answer a charge of contempt today but had disappeared. The action is connected with an air mail contracts
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      “WE ARE NOT GOING TO FIGHT RUSSIA.”
      93 23 —Reuter. Mr. Saito’s Statement. WOULD BE SUICIDAL FOR JAPAN. New York. Feb. 10. The Japanese Government’s pacific policy was stressed by Mr Saito, the new Japanese Ambassador to Washington, on his arrival ,today aboard the Berengarla. We are not going to fight Russia.”
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      ADVISED TO WAIT.
      77 23 .—Reuter. Move To Enlarge Scope Of Anglo-Japanese Talks. London. Feb. 7. Replying in the House of Commons to a suggestion by Mr. H. Holdsworth, (Lib. Bradford) that representatives of the British woollen and worsted textile trades should immediately enter into negotiations with the Japanese trade delegation, Mr.
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      POLICE CHIEF MURDERED
      117 23 Union Times Commander Of Gendarmes In South Fukien. Shanghai. Feb 8. Two battalions oi the Gist Division, which surrendered to the Central authorities and were afterwards sent to the Hui An District for garrison duties, mutinied this morning and looted a number of provision shops. General Wei
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      PRINCESS MIDIVANI.
      60 23 —Reuter American Heiress In Peiping. Peiping. Feb 9. Prince and Princess Alexis Mdivanl arrived here tonight and were greeted by friends at the station and half-a-dozen policemen who kept away the small knot of Chinese eager to observe the American heiress. The Mdivanis will probably take a house
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      INVASION OF FUKIEN BY COMMUNIST HORDES.
      685 24 ol derailments recently. Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poll. 278,000 Overseas Chinese Return Home. Shanghai. Feb. 9. Yenping, the scene of heavy fighting last year between the 19th Army and the Communist invaders and recently between the Central forces and the rebels.
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      MR. D. W. FRESHFIEED.
      256 24 Death Of Well-Known Traveller. London. Feb. 9 The deatli has occurred of Mr. Douglas William Freshfleld. wellknown traveller and writer.—Reuter. Mr. D. W. Freshfleld. M.A., Hon. D.C.L. Oxford and Geneva: Hon. Fellow University College. Oxford. J.P. was nearly 89 years of age at the time ol
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      DUMPED RICE.
      44 24 -Union Times. Shanghai, Feb. 9 Japanese merchants in Formosa have dumped nearly 2.000.000 piculs of rice in Shanghai, for sale at a price 50 cents less than the lowest-priced Chinese rice. Similar attempts are being made in Kwangtung and Fukien -Union Times.
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      TANKER BLOWS UP.
      48 24 rushed to the spot.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. No Trace Found Of Dutch Vessel. Hamburg, Feb. 6. The Dutch tanker Stormvogel, bound from Amsterdam to Stettin, loaded with petrol, blew up eight miles off Norderney. No trace of the ship was discovered by vessels which rushed to the spot.—Aneta-
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      CHIANG’S NEW ANTI-RED PLAN.
      406 24 CHIANG’S NEW ANTI -RED PLAN. assume his new post. Bin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. China’s Cotton Industry Ix)st To Japan. Shanghai. Feb 8. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek is reported to have proposed a joint anti-bandit drive by the Central forces in Fukien and the Kwangtung and Hunan armies.
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      GOVERNMENT MOVING.
      266 24 British Wireless. Equal Facilities With Other Countries. LORDS’ DEBATE. Ports That Have Been Free For 100 Years. Rugby, Feb. 7. After a brief debate the House of Lords agreed to a resolution calling for the immediate and most serious attention of the Government to the question of maintaining
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      VISCOUNT ALLEN BY.
      95 24 —Reuter. Confirms Story Of Plot Against His Life. London, Feb 3 Viscount Allenby on his arrival n London today confirmed the story the plot against his life in Java He told a Reuter correspondent that his tour of Java was cancellec following the Dutch authorities warning that
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      IMPERIAL AIRWAYS.
      94 24 three months.—British Wireless. Reported Agreement With Italy. Rugby, Feb. 7. Following the visit of the Secretary for Air and Colonel Shelmerdine, Director of Civil Aviation, to Rome recently a provisional agreement has been reached enabling Imperial Airways aircraft jperating on the African and Far Eastern air services to
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      FRENCH AID FOR MANCHUKUO?
      180 25 —Reuter. Reconstruction Of New State. LARGK INVESTMENTS. Reported Agreement With Japanese. Paris. Feb. IS. mi dine to messages from M. Andre IVOIlivier. re'resenlinK I-’ Association Nutionale Francaise d Expansion has received authority to Sion an agreement for largestale French participation m the economic reconstruction of Manchukuo
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      JAPAN’S BUDGET.
      191 25 -Reuter. $20,000,000 For Farm Relief. Toklo. Feb 13. Tht Lower House has passed the budget. It is understood that additional farm relief measures costing $20,000,000 yen will be submitted to the Diet later.—Reuter. In presenting the budget to the Japanese Diet on Jan. 23 and pointing out that
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      NINE CONVICTS KILLED.
      35 25 —Reuter. Kiot At Washington Penitentiary. il la walla. Washington), Feb. 13. kirVi <onv^c ts and one warder were c.-I 11 a riot at the Washington Penitentiary Two other wardrs were stabbed -Reuter
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      BIG DEATH TOLL IN AUSTRIA.
      386 25 —Reuter. Drastic Measures By Army And Police. Vienna. Feb 13. It has been officially admitted that 123 bodies of civilians killed in the rioting lie in the Allgemein hospital. In Vienna alone 11 police were killed and 38 seriously wounded. Socialists Trapped. Vienna. Feb. 13.
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      CONTRACT FOR JAPAN.
      50 25 I.—Reuter. Pipes For Mexico City’s Water Supply. Mexico City, Feb. 13. The Mitsui Company, of Tokio, has beaten fifteen competitors, including three wellknown British ironworks, aid has been awarded the contract for 27,000 metres of cast-iron piping for Mexico City’s water supply, involving 20,000 tons of material.—Reuter.
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      Terrible Shipping Disaster In Yangtse.
      437 25 Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh 400 DROWNED WHEN VESSEL SINKS. Shanghai. Feb. 14. More than 400 persons are reported to have been drowned when a Chineseowned steamer, plying between Shanghai and Yangtse River ports, sank near Tulokai. The victims had no chance
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      BYRD EXPEDITION.
      98 25 Reuter Setback By Illness Of Doctor. Wellington. Feb. 13. News of the progress of the Byrd expedition is very sparse though it Is known the party Is further handicapped by the serious illness of Dr. Shirley, who is being brought back aboard the Jacob Rupert. The British research
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      NEW U.S. EXCHANGE RULES ADOPTED.
      202 25 .—Reuter To Rehabilitate Silver In A Month. New York. Feb. 13. The Stock Exchange has adopted the new rules prohibiting members from having any interest in the profits of any pool or other market operation used intentionally for the purpose of unfairly Influencing the market
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      42 25 Weaken After London Announcement. (From Our Own Correspmfedtot). v London, Fibr il All rubber shares weakened today following the joint elate* ment by the United Kingdom and Netherlands governments that reports of robber restriction agreement were inaccurate and without authority.
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      PRINCE SITHIPORN.
      113 25 Reuter Life Imprisonment For Rebel Leader. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Feb. IS. Prince Sithiporn. brother of Prince Bovaradej and until the uprising Director-General of the Department of Agricultural Research, who is well known for his own investigations into agricultural problems in Siam as weii as being a
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      KING AND QUEEN OF SIAM
      40 25 i. -Reuter Marseilles Feb. 10 Their Majesties the King and Queen of Siam have arrived here. They wffl sDend three weeks at Beaulieu and the Riviera before their official visits to Paris and Brussels -Reuter
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      NEW GIANT CUNARDER TO BE COMPLETED.
      515 26 -British Wireless. London, Feb 1i. It was announced in tin* House of Commons that a formal agreement, conditional upon the necessary assent and passing of legislation by Parliament. has now been entered into between the Cunard Co., the Oceanic Steam Navigation Co. and the
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      SABRE RATTLING.
      200 26 ’—Reuter Soviet C.-In-C. On Japan’s' War Preparations. Moscow, Feb. 11. North Manchuria has been turned into a drill ground, which Japan is preparing with desperate resolve, ex-! hausting the whole organism of her State, in a Jump at the Soviet and the Far East, declared Gen. Bluecher, Commander-in-Chief
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      PARIS-TOKIO FLIGHT.
      35 26 —Reuter. Mils. Maryse Hilsz Passes Over Bushire. Aleppo, Feb. 10. Mile Maryse Hilsz, the well-known French airwoman who Is on a Paris to Toklo fight, flew over Bushire at 3.45 a m —Reuter.
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      FRENCH NOTE.
      191 26 —Reuter. No More Hope For Talks' With Germany. Paris. Feb 12. The French Note, which was sent to London today for transmission to Mr. Arthur Henderson. President of *he League of Nations Disarmament Conference, holds out little hope for the results of the Franco-German conversations. The Munich correspondent
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      PARTY PURGE.
      58 26 tne party merely tor selfish ends Sin Chew Jit Poll. Shangha., Feb. 8. At the instance of the Control Yuan, the executives of Kuomintang branches throughout the country have arrived in Nanking to attend the Executive Council meetings to devise measures for getting rid of those who have
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      SOVIET INVASION OF SINKIANG ?
      402 26 SOVIET INVASION OF SINKIANG near future.- Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Red Support For The Rebels. Shanghai. Feb. 12. A semi-official Nanking report claims that a powerful Soviet force, together iwith a number of planes, is advancing into North Sinkiang to give armed support to the independent
      near future.- Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  402 words
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      ADMIRAL RETIRES.
      71 26 —Reuter. Former C.-in-C. Of China Station. London, Feb. 10. Admiral Sir Arthur Kipling Waistell, K.C.B., C.B., commander-in chiei. Portsmouth, has retired at his own request.—Reuter. Admiral Waistell served through in the Great War, being mentioned in dispatches. From 1924 to 1926 he commanded the First Cruiser Squadron and
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      SIR MILES LAMPSON.
      36 26 Reuter. London, Feb. 10. Sir Miles Lampson. new High Com missioner for Egypt and former Minister to China, has left for Cairo aboard an Imperial Airways plane. He will arlve there on Tuesday.—Reuter.
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      FRANCE EAGERILY AWAITS.
      397 26 .—Reuter. Doumergue Cabinet. PARIS ONCE MORF PEACEFUL. Paris. FVb 3 The eagerness of France to i c arn names of the new Cabinet was s J* 1 by the large crowds waiting lor nour n in the afternoon and evening outsit the Quai D’Orsay. where M. Doumorguthe
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      REJECTED OFFERS.
      142 26 capable of employing force. —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Why Mongols Now Fear Invasion. Shanghai. Feb 8 A number of Mongolian princes led by Prince Kuo conferred with Mr. Wang Cliing-wei. the Premier, this morning when the various questions connected with an autonomous government in Inner and Outer Mongolia
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      HAND GRENADES AGAINST MACHINE-GUNS.
      604 27 .—Reuter. VIENNA AN ARMED CAMP. Socialists Accused Of Planning A Coup D’Etat. Vienna. Feb. 12. M r e reported killed and at 60 V/.Hired at Linz. Upper Austria. Hivinn a general strike declared toa" bv Socialists. The police, being iied in an attempt to search the
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      FRENCH STRIKES OVER.
      335 27 FRENCH STRIKES OVER —Reutc* Complete Calm Reigns In Paris. Paris. Feb. 13. Jbe hour general strike ended at m complete calm. r Di Marseilles dispersed mobs -9 o’clock last night, but at 11 p.m. 1 ear armed with a machinewent at full speed along the Can r 1 tiring as
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      U.S. TREASURY’S NEW BOND ISSUE.
      275 27 —Reuter. (’ash Balance. BEING INCREASED TO $5,000,000,000. Washington. Feb. 13. The Treasury announced today the flotation of the $500.000 000 b~nd issue fer new financing, oi which half will b2 in 22-month 2U per cent, notes and i'ie remainder in three-year three per cent, notes.
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      JAWAHARLAL NEHRU.
      40 27 —Reuter. Arrest Of Indian Congress Member. Lucknow. Feb. 13. Jawaharlal Nehru. wellknown Indian member of Congress, has been arrested on a Calcutta warrant whither he has been taken. It is understood the charge relates to his recent speeches.
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      NEW CUNARDER.
      164 27 -British Wireless. Ready For Launching By End Of Year. Rugby. Feb. 10 It is anticipated that the new Cunard liner, for the completion of which the Government has provided facilities, will be ready for launching in October cr November She will be the largest vessel In the w
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      JOINT STATEMENT ON RUBBER.
      63 27 Reuter. Reports Of Agreement For Restriction. TWO GOVERNMENTS. Inaccurate And Without Authority.” London. Feb. 12. The Colonial Office has issued an announcement on the joint authority of the United Kingdom Government and the Netherlands Government, in which it is stated that reports that an agreement for
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      UNION WITH BRITAIN.
      235 27 Reuter. Chief Policy Of Irish Blue Shirts. London, Feb. 8. A crowd of 1,500 bluesshirted men and blue-bloused women cheered Oen. O’Duffy when he delivered a presidential address at the first convention of the United Ireland Party at the Mansion House, Dublin, today. The principal heads of
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      ON THE AIR.
      89 27 First Malays To Broadcast. The first Malays to broadcast will be heard when Mrs. Milne’s Malay Singer; give a programme of English songs from ZHI on Thursday. The singers are: Abdullah bln Abdul Rahman A!' bin Hassan, Mohamed Zain. and Mohamed Hashim. The first three schoolboys and
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      TARIFF WAR.
      55 27 Reuter France Offers To With Britain. Paris. Feb II* The Government’s reply to British retaliatory measures denoun. a the 1826 Navigation Treaty and the 1882 Commercial Convention w order to be rid of any emoarrassmenti to Its new commercial policy. Nevertheless, the Government offers to open negotiations forthwith
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      ANGRY SCENE IN THE HOUSE.
      154 28 Reuter Wireless Lady Astor’s Temperance Enthusiasm. SLUR ON M.P.s. Withdraws Allegations Of Bribery. London, Feb. 9 Her ladyship declared the drink trade paid certain members of the House of Commons £2.000 yearly tc defend their interests. The statement aroused angry pro tests from all parts
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      DRASTIC CONTROL.
      147 28 >.—Reuter. Likely For U.S. Stock Exchanges. Washington. Feb. 8 Following a conference with President Roosevelt, Mr. Fletcher, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, announced that a Bill giving the Federal Trade Commission drastic control over stock exchanges will be introduced into the Senate tomorrow. A separate Bill covers
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      GENERAL RADCLIFFE.
      68 28 Reuter. Death Of Distinguished Army Officer. London, Feb. 10. The death occurred today of Gen. Sir Percy Radcliile. the distinguished soldier, while out hunting at Salisbury.—Reuter. Gen. Radclitte had been General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command, since 1933, and Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery since 1930. He servec.
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      TONG PEACE MEET.
      62 28 —Reuter. Ends In Fighting At Montreal. Montreal. Feb. 12. At a meeting by influential Chinese called to discuss how recent tong dis turbances could be avoided there was fighting in which one man was seriously hurt and ten slightly. The police declare that the meeting was packed
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      ANOTHER ’QUAKE IN INDIA.
      223 28 —Reuter. Reuter Wireless Intense Tremor With Rumbling. London. Feb. 11. New D.'ihi reports an earth tremor more intense than that on Jan. 15. It was felt at 10 a m. and was accompar led by a rumbling which lasted five seconds 29.000 Killed. London, Feb. 11.
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      CHINESE RAIL LOANS.
      138 28 Reuter. £5,000,000 Interest Due To British Holders. London. Feb. 12. In the House of Commons to-night, replying to three questions in connection with the Chinese railways. Sir John Simon. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, said that arrears of interest due to British holders of Chinese railway
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      CHINESE COASTGUARDS.
      83 28 Reuter. Responsible For Attack On Japanese Trawlers Dairen, Feb. 12. Two more Japanese trawlers have arrived so only one is now missing The police after questioning the crews stated that the attackers may have been Chinese coastguards objecting tc near-shore fishing by non Chinese craft. No Japanese warships
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      REICHSTAG TRIAL ECHO.
      50 28 ‘.—Reuter. Plight Of Bulgarian Prisoners. Berlin. Feb. 12. All three ot the Bulgarian prisoners in the Reichstag trial are suffering from mental and physical strain and their nerves are in a bad state following th»*ir long imprisonment In addition Dimitroff has eye trouble and Popoff lung trouble.—Reuter.
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      DUTCH NEW GUINEA OILFIELDS.
      93 28 Companies are interested.—Reuter Wireless. Big Development Plan. 10.000.000 HECTARES TO BE EXPLORED. Batavia. Feb 6. A huge Government plan for development of the Dutch New Guinea oilfields is embodied in a Bill introduced to the Peoples’ Council, by which contracts will be made for exploration of
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      SALVAGE HEAD GETS FOUR YEARS.
      148 28 sion permitting penal servitude.—Reuter London. Feb. 12. The trial at the Old Bailey, before Mr Justice Hawke, of Capt. Brynmoor Eric Miles, chief officer of the London Salvage Corps «on charges of conspiring with Leopold Harris, the notorious ringleader of the fire conspiracy gang and
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      PROMOTION SOUGHT.
      72 28 For Chinese Consul-General To Batavia. (From Our Own Correspondent.> Medan, Feb. 5. At the fourth Kuomintang Congress of Netherlands India a resolution was passed requesting the promotion of Mr. Sung Foh Slang, Consul-General in Batavia, to be Consul-General for the whole of Netherlands India. It was decided to
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      WEIHAIWEI PIRACY.
      54 28 Reuter. Trawlers Missing After Being Attacked. Dairen. Feb. 10. Five pirate ships attacked four Dairen trawlers off Weihaiwei on Thursday at midnight, according to the Ohata Maru. which got away after a heavy attack. Port Arthur has requested the dispatch of Japanese destroyers immediately as the three other
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      SOURABAYA FLYING FETE
      47 28 < From Our Own Correspondent > Medan, Feb. 7. At least ten sporting planes will participate in Flying Day demonstrations; at Sourabaya on March 10 and 11 Attempts are being made to get an aeroplane of the Pelikaan type to ensure the success of the occasion.
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      ARREST OF MANY MISSIONARIES.
      259 28 business is at a standstill.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Manchukuo Action. CAPITAL OF NINGSHIa FALLS. Shanghai, Feb. 13 Led in person by Gen. Sun Tien ying, commander-in-chief of the in vading 41st. Army, 5,000 “dare-to-dl? troops yesterday morning stormed Ninghsia City, the capital
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      CANTON ALARMED.
      299 28 as Mayor of Canton.—Union Times. Central War Moves In Fukien. Shanghai, Feb 12 The arrival of more Central forces in Fukien from Chekiang is reported to have provoked much alarm in official circles in Canton. Over 100 000 Nanking troops are stationed in the various parts of the
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    THRILLING STRUGGLE FOR LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP.
    1273 29 Arsenal And Huddersfield Catching Derby. ,Mvin Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 10. The results o! mutches as cabled by R ulcr and the latest positions in the «pague tables are as follows: First Division. J V l Portsmouth 1 w'lckburn 3 Manchester C. 0| z.
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    England Win At Dublin.
    135 29 .—Reuter. London. Feb. 10. At Dublin today in the international J u »by tournament England defeated Ireland by two goals and a try (13 pts.) to a try <3 pts.). Ireland started strongly. Morgan scoring a brilliant try. Near half-time Fry scored a try for England,
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    INTER-LEAGUE MATCH ENDS IN DRAW.
    124 29 —Reuter. London. Feb. 10. At Glasgow today 60.000 spectators In sunny weather saw the English League draw 2—2 with the Scottish League A strong, swirling wind spoiled the game, which did not reach international standard. The Englishmen had a slight superiority with the wind in
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    Scottish Cup Results.
    100 29 .—Reuter. London. Feb. 7. The lollowing were the results ol replayed ties in the second round ol the Scottish F A. Cup: Arbroath 0 East Stirling 3 Motherwell 2 Partick Th. 1 Third Round Draw. The draw for the third round ol the Scottish F A. Cup,
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    S. G. C. Win Wei-Hai- Wei Cup Match.
    121 29 In, Singapore Golf Club defeated hf (iarris °n Golf Club in the Weipup competition at the Gar;,K r\ u ir s e on Sunday by 4 pts. to 3 a,ls ‘S.G.C. players mentioned R. Craik (3 and 2>, 1; Sqr. Ldr. A
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    KHOO SIAN EWE CUP WON BY SINGAPORE.
    108 29 KHOO SIAN EWE CUP WON BY SINGAPORE The Khoo Sian Ewe Cup is competed for annually by States and Territories in the F.M.S. and Colony, each team shooting on its own range. The conditions of the competition are one sighting shot and ten shots to count at 300, 500 and
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    DICK CORBETT.
    34 29 —Rputer. New Empire Bantamweight Champion. Manchester, Feb. 13. In a fifteen-round contest for the bantamweight championship of the British Empire here tonight Dick Corbett (Bethnal Green) outpointed Johnny King (Manchester), the holder.—Rputer.
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    MR. D. R. A. HOBLYN.
    153 29 Retiring From The Far East. From Our Own Correspondent Penang, Feb 12. Mr. D. R. A. Hoblyn. manager of the Borneo Co.. Ltd., who is retiring after several years service in the East, and who is sailing on Saturday next by the s.s. Ranpura together
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    Quins Beaten On The Plain.
    118 29 (From Our Own Correspondent London. Feb. 10 Results of principal club Rugbv matches today were as follow Aldershot Ser. 14. Harlequins Bedford 32. U.C.S. O. Boys 11. Blackheath 13. R ol England Coventry 10. Moseley JJ* King’s Coll Hos. 0. Lon. Irish O. Alleynian 19.
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    INDIA’S PLUCKY FIGHT IN THIRD TEST MATCH.
    1088 30 But England Win Game And Rubber. Madras. Feb 13. There were about 20,000 people present when India continued their se cond innings this morning faced with the almost impossible task of getting 387 runs for victory on a wicket which was crumbling. The
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    LOCAL GOLF.
    293 30 S.G.C. Women’s Medal Competition. Tlu* ladies’ February me da. competition was played at Bukit Timaii on Sunday and resulted in a win tor Mrs. V. G. Savi in "A” division with a net score of 40‘ 2 in a tie between Mrs. Ctaik. Mrs. S N. Kelly and
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    NEW BOXING ARENA.
    90 30 Seating Capacity For 2,800 Spectators. A new boxing arena has just completed at the junction of Selegie Road and Bukit Timah Road, called the Olympic Stadium. It is octagonal ir shape, and has a seating accommodation for 2,800 persons Immediately behind is a large car park. All
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    S.V.R.A. and M.R.A TO AMALGAMATE ?
    441 30 S.V.R.A. and M.R .A TO AMALGAMA TE A proposal to absorb the \ii n ture Rifle* Association into the Sh pore Volunteer Rifle Association ll' made at the annua 1 meeting ot S.V.R.A. on Thursday. The president. Col. R. h l pi nt Commandant S.S.V.F.. was i n Jjf’ I
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    MEDAN GOLF.
    47 30 iFrom Our Own Correspondent. 1 Medan. Feb 5 The results of competitions held during January at the Medan Gol: Club were as follows: Monthly Medal: M. G. Calder 89—21—68 and H. Bruce Hendersor 91—23—68 tied. Women’s Spoon: Mrs. Volker 46—8—38 and Mrs. Fenton 50—12—38 tied
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    PENANG GOLF CLUB.
    42 30 The result of the Gold Medal 193played on Sunday, at Penang Go. Club was as follows J. Moncur 79 —5 =74 A. T. Alrd 81—7 =74 R. L. Pirn 84—9 =75 I. C. Pemberton 91—15=76 W. H. Brodie 91—10=8!
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    R.S.Y.C. REGATTA RACES ABANDONED.
    817 31 Flat Calm Forces Yachts To Retire. T hu ie was a large attendance for the h i annual at home and regatta of the p n a l Singapore Yacht Club on SaturJJ, afternoon. Among the guests Lady Clementi, Mr. and Mrs. A. ruldecott Group Captain
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    RIFLE MEETING AT BUKIT TIMAH.
    169 31 Hignt Lieutenant W. E. Staton won p‘ individual championship of the Far East Command at the anpual rille meeting at Bukit Timah on Saturday afternoon. W O was runner-up. results were:— c 0,vcr Championship: Sq.-Ldr. ptsT 7T PtS>: Flt Lt Staton (73 Bn,!?* 01 ham
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    PORT DICKSON R.C.
    119 31 Tennis, Badminton And Billiards. (From Our Own Correspondent > Seremban. Feb. 7 The tennis, badminton, and billiards tournaments of the Port Dickson Re creation Club have just come to a close and the full results are as fol lows: Tennis Singles Championship: winner. L. V. D’Souza; runner-up
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    New Empire Heavyweight Champion.
    213 31 New Empire Heavyweight Champion Harvey’s Brilliant Victory. London, Feb.. 8. At the Albert Hall tonight Len Harvey (Great Britain) won the heavyweight championship of the British Empire, and his fourth title within a year, by outpointing the holder, Larry Gains (Canada t in a fifteen-round contest. Although suffering a serious
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    Local Football Matches.
    867 31 F. N. “A”.. 1. A.P.C...0. i The S.A.F.A. football season officially! opened on Feb. 7 with the first Com-' mercial Cup fixture In which Fraser and Neave’s “A” team beat the A.P.C by the only goal scored. Play was lever more than a moderate standard, ‘.lie exchanges
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    Graham Beats Song In Poor Main Event.
    720 32 BUT WARREN GIVES A STERLING DISPLAY. The main event on the boxing programme at the New World Arena on Friday was a brains vs. brawn” affair on a miniature scale, and the “brains,” Aircraftman Harry Graham (8.5), triumphed in a rather uninteresting light.
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    DON BRADMAN.
    73 32 —Reuter. Doubts As To His Future Set At Rest. Adelaide, Feb. 12. Donald G. Bradman, the famous test batsman, has joined H. W. Ifodgetts, a South Australian member of the Board of Control in a storkbroking partnership at Adelaide and begins his duties immediately the England tour ends.
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    RECORD ATTEMPT.
    83 32 miles per hour is practicable.—Reuter Wireless. Malcolm Campbell And 300 M.P.H. Washington. Feb. 11 The American Automobile Association has received a definite assurance trom Sir Malcolm Campbell that he will attempt to beat his own land speed record of 272 miles per hour in August next on Salduro
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    MR. W. G. M. SINGER.
    45 32 Reuter Wireless. Death Of Well-Known Racehorse Owner. London, Feb. 10. The death is announced of the racehorse owner, Mr. Washington Singer.— Reuter Wireless. Mr. W. G. M. Singer was born In I860. He was a member of the Jockey Club.
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    S.C.C. BILLIARDS.
    77 32 P H Romney (scr.) defeated C J Bembroke (owe 25) in the Anal of the S.C.C. billiards handicap on Tuesday oy 200 to 111. y Romney made a 31 at his second visit to the table and was never In danger of being beaten after that a T
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    TARBET’S ERROR GIVES RAMONA VICTORY.
    1006 32 Merlin’s Easy Win In Tilling Cup Series. On Sunday the international sixmetre class sailed the first of three races for the "Dodo” Challenge Cup, which was presented to the Club by Dr D. D. McDiarmid, a former hon. secretary. Ramona was first across the iii
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    LALL SINGH.
    46 32 Invited To Play Against M.C.C. The Ceylon Selectors are reported to have invited Lai) Singh to play in the All Ceylon-India team against the M.C.C. in Colombo at the end of this month. It is not known whether Lall Singh has accepted the invitation.
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      KAMPONG RUBBER IN MALAYA.
      1412 1 SEVEN YEARS' RESERVES. Native Grower Are Here To Stay! The belief that yields of native rubber in Malaya are likelv to diminish, due to overtapping, is a fallacy. This is the conclusion to be drawn from an exhaustive survey made by the Department of Agriculture, the
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      BUKIT JELOTONG RUBBER.
      239 1 Company To Be Wound Up. A further extraordinary general meeting of the Bukit Jelotong Rubber Estates. Ltd., was held at the Company’s Registered Office, 137, Heeren Street. Malacca on Thursday, Feb. 1, at 11.30 a.m., the Hon. Mr. Tan Cheng Lock presiding. Others present included Messrs. Tan
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      PERAK RIVER VALLEY RUBBER.
      168 1 Profit Of $4,226 For Year. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Feb. 7 At the annual meeting of the P:rak River Valley Rubb< Coy., Ltd., V dav at the offices of Messrs. Brown, Phillips and Stewart, Mr. N. presiding, said the shareholders would be pleased to see
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      19 1 Feb. 8 Till. Spore Price $113.50 per picul. 9 113.3714 10 113.50 12 113.50 13 113.25
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      CUSTOMS UNION AND MALACCA.
      2335 2 GOVERNOR’S WARNING. From Our Special Correspondent > Malacca Feb 12 A warning that the Straits Settlep ept* were about to b'* brought wi-h-n. the tin restriction scheme was ti.eh in the Legislative Council t'dr, morning rh« Colonial Secretary, the Hon Mr A f'aidecott. gave notice that
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      COMPANY NEWS.
      100 2 (From Our Own Correspondent.' London. Feb. 7 The Singapore Traction Co reports i profit of €29.830 for the year ended Sept 30. plus £5.691 which has br?r. in. Redemption of debentures absorbs £7.744. and depreciation and renewals £14.000. A dividend of 2 per cent, has been declared on
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      53 2 Singapore Official Quotations. Quotations Forward Contract.' Spot Seller Prices d. AprDate L’don Spore Feb. Mar. June Feb. 8 4 15/16 16% 16% 16 9/16 16% 9 4 25/32 16% 16% 16% 16% 10 5 16% 17 16% 16% 12 5 16% 17% 16 13/16 16% 13 4% 16%
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      MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS
      453 3 of rubber, including concentrated latex, latex and reveriex. being final shipment on ocean-steamers at all Malayan ports during 1934. In long tons Sheet and Crepe Latex. Con Latex Re vertex TOTAL Export Transhipment Export Transhipment Export Transhipment nr'triNVnON TOTAL Proper SS M. S Proper S.S. MS. Proper
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      SHARE MARKET.
      578 3 Fraser Co.’s Weekly Report. Fraser and Co.'s weekly report, dated Singapore Feb. 13. states: Although the price of tin has again remained very steady throughout the and rubber advanced to 5d. per It the local share market has remained somewhat lifeless and only a small '"linne of business
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      PALM OIL PRICES.
      104 3 Guthrie and Co’s report, dated Singapore Feb 10, states that latest buyers’ prices, for Malayan Palm Oil and Palm Kernels are as follows: Palm Oil in Bulk c.i.f. landed weights New Yo r k-Philadelphia 2.62 cents (US. currency) per lb. c.i.f. landed weights U S.A. Pacific Ports
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      TINNED PINEAPPLES.
      76 3 Exports of tinned pineapples during the week ended Feb. 10 amounted to 15,344 cases, of which 11.115 cases were to the United Kingdom 550 cases to the Continent of Europe. 2,850 cases to Canada, and 829 cases elsewhere. Total exports for the period Jan. 1 to Feb. 10
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      803 4 Fraser And Co’s Quotations. Singapore, Feb. 13. Mining. Issue Val. Pd Buyers. 8elieis. £1 11 Asurn Kumbang 39/- 41/£1 £1 Austral Malay 45/- 46/6 5/- 5/- Ayer Hitam Tin 14/3 14/9 £1 £1 Bangrln Tin 34/6 35/6 1 1 Batang Padang 0.30 0.33 1 1 Batu Caves
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      Trade And Finance.
      408 4 EXCHANGE KATES. Singapore. Feb. 13. SELLING. London. 4 months’ sight 2/4 9/64 London. 3 months' sight 2/4k I/ondon. 60 days* sight 2/4 7/64 Ixmdon. 30 days’ sight 2/4 3/32 London, demand 2/’ 5/64 I ondon. T.T. 2/4 1/16 Lyons ana Haris, demand 8% Hamburg, demana l 4
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      311 4 Closing Quotations In London. From Our Own Correspondent). London, Feb. 13. Closing quotations today of the principal British stocks are given below.— The rise or fall is in relation to the price of Feb. 8. OVERNMFN1 STOCKS BRITISH. ..lae or Pali Conversion Loan 5% 117*4 4-3/16
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES JAN. 30.
        591 4 Allagar (2 > 16; Alor Pongsu (2/) 1/14; Anglo- Malay (£1) 13 Ayer Kuning (£1) 24 6; Bagan Serai (£l> 11'3; Bahru (Sel.) ,2 > 2 7Banteng (£l> 16/3; Batang (2/) /9; Batu Caves (£l> 17/6; Batu Tlga (£1) 22 Bekoh (2 /9; Bertam Con.
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES FEB. 13.
        689 4 Capital Issue Closing Price.' p aid Up Value Dividends Fraser Lvali Company Co. Evatr 454,175 1 Nil for year 29-2-33 ..Allenby ($D 1.10 1.20 1.10 120 216.779 1 Nil for year 30-9-33 ..Alor Gajah (sl> 0.77 4 0.85 0.80 0.90 439.125 1 Nil for
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