The Straits Budget, 22 February 1934

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    29 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] No. 3,966 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1934. Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7<L
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    CONTENTS.
    322 1 leaders Sir Cecil Clementi 3 Peasant Planters in Malaya 3 An Unwanted Gift 3-4 A Soldier King 4 Colony Windmills 4*5 Indo-Malayan Views 5 Occasional Notes 5-7 Pictures S C C. Tennis Tourney 17 Two Cathedral Weddings 18 Three Charming Views 19 Home on Leave 20 Lady Clementi Garlanded
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    1315 1 Mrs. D. C. Macaskill arrived in Kuala Lumpur from home on Saturday. Mr. J. J. Sheehan has been granted a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the M.V.I. Mr. W. C. D. Hall, Assistant Commissioner of Police. F.M.S., has been granted nine months leave. The Sarawak Government
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    REMARKABLE RECORD OF TAN KAH KEE’S.
    679 2 Business Which Had Pay-Roll Of 15,000 The appointment of a receiver and manager to look after the affairs of Tan Kah Kee and Co., Ltd., and the stoppage of work at its many factories, closes a chapter in the history of a Singapore business
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    SHOPPING AT EASE.
    172 2 Cocktail Party Display At Robinson’s A novel method, which proved extremely successful, of showing their latest shipments of hats, dresses, shoes, materials, perfumes,—in fact, everything that interests the fair sex v/as adopted by Robinson and Co., litd., on Filday. when some 200 women customers were entertained. A
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    KING ALBERT.
    83 2 Singapore Belgians 9 Message Of Sympathy. No memorial service is being held by tne Belgian community in Singapore tor King Albert, whose funeral takes place in Brussels today. The offices ui the Belgian Consulate and those of uie Credit Foncier d’Extreme-Orient will be closed on that day. Today
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    MAJ.-GEN. LEWIN.
    71 2 To Travel By Air To Ipoh. The new General Officer Commanding, Major-General E. O. Lewin has decided to travel by air to perform one of his first duties In Malaya. t a or "p en Lewin will journey to Ipoh to be present at the presentation of colours
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      MALAYANISATION.
      473 2 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—i am not a Malay, but just-pro-Malay. and my bias for the Malays is such a disease that if I should be appointed High Commissioner for this Colony—of which there is not the ghost of a chance, you know—l should proceed to
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      OVERSEAS STUDENTS AT HOME.
      420 2 To the Editor oi the Straits Times Sir,--Mrs. Murray Robertson, of 4. Greenhill Gardens, Edinburgh, (widow ot the late Dr. Murray Robertson, of Singapore), has sent me the attached newspaper cutting and asked me to give it publicity by sending it to the Straits Times, and
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    SULTAN’S PLEA FOR HARMONY.
    417 2 Fast Controversy Deplored. (From Our Own Correspondent t Taiping, Feb. 19 Several matters of p U b|j, interest were mentioned hv his highness the Sultan 0 f Perak in reply to the con Kra tulatory address presented to him by the Asiatic Communities of Larut, Matang
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      SIR CECIL CLEMENTI.
      817 3 —Straits Times. Feb. 15. Tomorrow Sir Cecil Clementi sails rom Singapore on leave, and It would be ung enerous for His Excellency's poliical opponents, in whose ranks tno gtnits Times has not infrequently appeared, to fail to put aside tho differences that have arisen in 'ha past
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      PEASANT PLANTERS IN MALAYA.
      918 3 a whole is being conducted.—Straits Times, Feb. 16. It would be to imagine a more exhaustive analysis of any given mass of data than has been presented by Mr. H. D. Meads in the printed report on the survey of native rubber cultivation, wit u particular
      a whole is being conducted.—Straits Times, Feb. 16.  -  918 words
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      AN UNWANTED GIFT.
      909 3 —Straits Times, Feb. 17. The Malay language,” said Sir Cecil Clementl at Malacca last Monday, must at present be taken as the basic language for the purpose of educating the masses of our population.” Yet at the present moment there are not a dozen non-Malay children in
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      A SOLDIER KING.
      962 4 —Straits Times. Feb. 19 To the younger generation In Malaya the untimely death of King Albert of Belgium will mean merely the passing of a European monarch, but to those who were of adult years during the Great War this tragic news revives many great and inspiring
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      COLONY WINDMILLS.
      916 4 adopttd by the Government.—Straits Times. Feb. 20. Discussion of the English vs Wala issue in the Colony is proceed! unabated, but there is a very desire to get away from academic argument and to approach the subject in as practical and constructive j spirit as possible. It is
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      INDO-MALAYAN VIEWS.
      925 5 —Straits Times. Feb. 21. Fur her evidence is available to SU,)I) rt charge brought against C( r Ul,n Indo-Malayans”—lndians who av settle d down in Malaya and are 1 the rights of local citizenship l ?lley a re doing their best to n *e plantation Industry upon hey
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    BIRTHS
    61 5 PARSONS. At the Maternity Hospital Singapore on Sunday Feb. 18. 1931. to M&rjorie wife of A. E. Parsons Jr., a daughter. EBER.—On Feb. 21, at the General Hospital, Singapore, to Dora, wife of O. N. Eber, a daughter (Margaret Ann). GILMOUR. —At Kota Bahru, Kelantan, on February 17. to
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    MARRIAGES
    88 5 LUETCHFORD—MORRAH-On Feb 16. 1934. a; St. Andrew's Cathedral. Singapore, Harold Charley, eldest son of the late Mr. C. Luetchford and Mrs. Luetchford of London, to Olive Madeleine, younger daug’.ier of the late Mr. F. D Morrah and ah of Invercargill. N w Zealand HAND—PURVES. —At St. Andrew’s Cathedral on
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES
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      SLUMP TAPPING.
      241 5 SLUMP TAPPING and go to Chinese holdings.—Straits Times, Feb. 15. One interesting point brought out in Mr. H. D. Meads’ report on native rubber holdings in Malaya is that only thirty out of the ninety holdings observed were tapped by the owners and members of their families. One would have
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      HAWKERS’ RATTLES.
      300 5 HAWKERS’ RATTLES sounds of the humble hawker.—Straits Times, Feb. 15. While there is a great deal of sympathy with the anti-noise campaign in the Colony, which has culminated in the amendments to the Minor Offences passed at the last meeting of the Legislative Council, it must be confessed that a
      sounds of the humble hawker.—Straits Times, Feb. 15.  -  300 words
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      STRAITS TAXATION.
      276 6 STRAITS TAXATION maximum capacity.”—Straits Times. Feb. 15 Striking figures were quoted by Sir Cecil Clementl at the Council meeting on Monday in support of the gift of hall a million dollars towards the cost of imperial defence. His Excellency pointed out that the Incidence per head of taxation upon the
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      GRAMOPHONE NERVES
      228 6 meaning of this new clause.—Straits Times, Feb. 16. In our Singapore suburbs, with their open houses and different national!-1 ties, the gramophone, especially the electrical type, can be a very real nuisance, and our readers will no doubt wish to scan with some care the law regulating the
      meaning of this new clause.—Straits Times, Feb. 16.  -  228 words
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      AFTER MIDNIGHT.
      412 6 wants them to do so.—Straits Times. Feb. 16. Another clause dealing with gramo- phones which has been added to the Minor OlTences Ordinance is much more objectionable. Its application to the private houseowner is quite explicit and direct, and anyone who plays a gramophone or wireless loudspeaker after
      wants them to do so.—Straits Times. Feb. 16.  -  412 words
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      GRAMOPHONE LAWS.
      189 6 GRAMOPHONE LAWS kind, is unreasonable. —Straits Times, Feb. 17. One Anal point against the Colony’s new gramophone legislation which might have been made in our references to this subject yesterday was that it was rushed through the Council without giving the public an opportunity to consider it. The original draft
      ! kind, is unreasonable.—Straits Times, Feb. 17.  -  189 words
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      CHINESE HYBRIDS.
      219 6 Straits Times. Feb. 17. There is a good deal of evidence in support of those who believe that, given satisfactory social and economic circumstances (such as do not exist in India) racial crossing is desirable in the East. The Sino-Siamese type is markedly more energetic and ambitious than
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      FORTY-FIVE YEN.
      165 6 pending further decision.”—Straits Times, Feb. 17. So much has appeared in this column and elsewhere in the Straits Times lately about Japanese competition that it is a pleasure to g'vc an example of British manufacturers undercutting Japanese, and, what is more, beating them on their own ground. So
      pending further decision.”—Straits Times, Feb. 17.  -  165 words
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      VIOLENCE ON PARADE.
      188 6 —Straits Times, Feb. 19. While discipline in the Malays volunteer forces is strict enough atmosphere on the parade ground not quite what it is on the barrack square in the Regular Army and mos volunteers must have wondered at onj time or another what particular dj tortion
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      A MALACCA SCHOOL.
      269 6 -Straits Times, Feb. 19. When the Malayan School of Agriculture was opened four years age Dr. Tempany suggested that eventually there might be smaller schools of the same type in different parts oi the country and that when that happened the central school could be reserved for
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      FINANCE REPORTS.
      223 6 finance committee meetings ?—Straits Times. Feb. 19. One point in which procedure in *ne Legislative Council differs from thai of the Federal Council is in the publication of proceedings of the finance committee. Papers relating to 11 ve meetings of this committee were laid on the table at
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      A FRONTIER DRAMA.
      147 7 heart of the Tirah in 1923.—Straits Times. Feb. 20. An echo ot an incident which occurred on the North-West Frontier more than ten years ago and attracted world-wide notice is provided by the retirement of Khan Bahadur Rtsaldar Major Moghal Baz Khan. I.O.M, I.D.S.M., Political Agent. Khyber.
      heart of the Tirah in 1923.—Straits Times. Feb. 20.  -  147 words
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      GRAMOPHONES IN THE F.M.S.
      210 7 iiuui people l rrii,s Times. Feb. 20. The playing of gramophones and wireless loud speaker after midnight, which is now a specific offence In the Colony, is not mentioned in the Bfll to amend the F.M.S. Minor Offences Enactment which was gazetted last Saturday. The nuisance
      iiuui people l ‘ rrii,s Times. Feb. 20.  -  210 words
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      TOM-TOMS AT NIGHT.
      249 7 -Straits Times. Feb. 20. In lairness to the Colony’s antinoise quartette, however, it should be made clear that their amendments to the Minor Offences Ordinance, while admittedly rushed through the Council in a manner which allowed of no public discussion, Introduced no new principle. For many years
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      PERAK WAR MEDALS.
      218 7 Straits Times, Feb. 21. There was some discussion In the Straits Times last year about the Perak war medal, and evidence was produced to show that there are still half a dozen of these awards, if not more. In Malaya. An Interesting letter has now been received
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      COLOURS AND MOSQUITOES.
      203 7 COLOURS AND MOSQUITOES —Straits Times, Feb. 21. A writer in the Statesman (Calcutta) referred recently to the tremendous importance attached in the East to yellow as a colour, and arising out of his remarks a correspondent has sent him a cutting containing the record of remarkable discoveries made by a
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      STRAP-HANGING.
      212 7 Straits Times, Feb. 21. A correspondent has sent us an ode inspired by his sufferings on r.he Serangoon bus route. Unfortunately his scanning is decidedly faulty, and just when he begins to be really interesting he fades away into obscurity. For example, when we came to the following couplet
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    95 5 DEATHS SMITH. —On February 9. 1934, at Cairo, Kenelm Stanley Smith of 35 Avenue Road, Regents Park, third son of the late H. Stanley Smith of Quebec and Wimbledon. TAN. —Mr. Tan Lian Tee. aged 60, passed away peacefully at his residence No. 148 Hteren Street, Malacca, on Monday, Feb.
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    SUICIDE IN GAOL.
    91 7 Siamese Officei Who Joined Rebels. <From Cur Own Correspondent./ Bangkok, Jet 20. A retired Army colonel under arrest in connection with the uprising last year committed suicide in gaol on Sunday by hanging. At the military cremation on Sunday a spectator produced a safety razor and drew
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    RECONCILED.
    182 7 Newly-Wed Couple Who Quarrelled. A Chinese couple who were charged In the police court on Monday—two days after their marriage—with disorderly conduct by fighting, announced at their second appearance beofre the magistrate, Mr. R. J. F. Courtis, on Tuesday, that their dispute had b?en settled The woman, aged 20,
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    GAMBLERS FINED.
    162 7 Tutor And Scholar Among Defendants. Private tutor and schoolboy; salesman, peon and stable boy were included among nine Chinese, the majority of them still in their teens, who pleaded guilty before Mr. Norman Grice, the second magistrate, on Wednesday, to a charge of playing in a common gaming
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    THREE COUNTS.
    95 7 Charge Likely To Be Withdrawn. On the application of Mr. C. O. Lim, Assistant Official Assignee, the case against Mr. Cecil Edward Elliot Edl>n, which was fixed for trial on Tuesday before Mr. H A. Forrer, the criminal district judge, was put oiT for mention until Feb. 26.
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    DEATH OF MR. TAN LIAN TEE.
    64 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca. Feb. 19 The death occurred this morning at one o’clock, at his residence. 148, Hceren Street, of Mr Tan Lian Tee at the age of sixty. Mr. Tan leaves a widow, two sons, two daughters and eight grandchildren. The
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    GATECRASHER AT COUNCIL MEETING.
    790 8 Ordinance Which Curtails Personal Liberties. An unauthorised person gained entry to the room that served as Council Chamber at Malacca last week. And the doorkeepers to blame for this intrusion were Messrs. A. B Jordan, J. Bagnall, and H. Fairburn and Dr. Lim Han Hoe. And
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    ASIATIC SOCIETY.
    247 8 Annual Report Of Malayan Branch. The annual report of the Malayan Bianch. Royal Asiatic Society for 1933 states: The membership roll of the society at the end of the year included 537 names compared with 653 at the end of 1932. The roll consisted of 16 honorary members.
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    HOME LEAVE.
    58 8 Third Spell Not Before 45 Years Of Age. 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping. Feb. 14. According to the Nieuws van den Dag, the Department of Finance has completed a draft ordinance for the revision of the h ime leave regulations whereby Government officials will not have their third
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    COMMUNIST “POST OFFICE” IN EUROPEAN’S HOUSE.
    1055 8 Activities Of Out-Of-Work Hylam Servants. That they had established a post office of the Communist Party in the servants’ quarters of a European’s house was the allegation against six Hylam youths who appeared in the third police court on Tuesday and were ordered to
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    MARYSE HILSZ.
    58 8 French Airwoman In Bangkok. (From Our Own Correspondent > Bangkok. Feb. I 4 The outward aeroplane due ,n on Friday, arrived only this morn ins followed a short while later fr° n Rangoon by the aviatrix Man**Hilsz, bound for Tokio on her second flight. She was met at
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    JOHORE’S EDUCATIONAL POLICY REVIEWED.
    1454 9 JOHORE’ S EDUCATIONAL POLICY REVIEWED. Satisfactory Progress Under Present System. Johore’s progress in education was referred to at Tuesday’s meeting of the State Council when Dr. R. O. Winstedt replied to unofficial suggestions regarding educational policy. The (ieneral Adviser, defended the present system, under which, he said, vernacular schools had
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    COOK-BOY TURNS ON HIS MASTER.
    224 9 European Planter As Complainant. < From Own Correspondent. > Seremban. Feb. 19. Before the Seremban magistrate. Raja Kamaralzaman. a Hylam. Liew Chin Foak. appeared today to answer a charge of attempting to cause hurt to Mr. E. C. Tommerup, a European planter, with a dangerous
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    BUS DRIVER HURT.
    90 9 Struck By Car When Pushing Own Vehicle. The Indian driver of a trolley ’bus met with an accident in peculiar circumstances on Tuesday. His ’bus had broken down in Stamford Road and while he was helping to push it to the edge of the road he was
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    DEATH OF SIR SETON JAMES.
    607 9 Ex-Colonial Secretary. DISTINGUISHED POSTWAR CAREER. The death has occurred at home of Sir Frederick Seton James, former Governor and Commander-In-Chief of the Windward Islands and for eight years Colonial Secretary of the 8traits Settlements. Sir Frederick Seton James was nearly 64 years of age. He
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    STRANGE MESSAGE FROM LONDON.
    761 10 OLD REPORT REVIVED. Preponderance Of Foreign Population. Mystification has been created in Singapore by a Reuter message which suggests that the Chinese population of the Straits Settlements is unduly large in relation It) the Malay population. This message was cabled from London on Monday and was
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    HONG KONG WEDDING
    179 10 Mr. W. D. Mortlock And Miss K. Niblock. The marriage took place, on Feb. H ut St. John's Cathedral, Hong Kong, of Miss Kathleen Niblock, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Niblock of Upper Bassett, near Southampton, Hants, and late of Keppel Harbour, Singapore, and Mr.
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    NO DEMAND FOR HALF CENTS.
    451 10 New Coinage Which Lies; In Treasury Vaults. i I u'ie is practically no demand lor hall-cent coins in the Straits Settlements at the present time, i rins. very shortly, was the information gained at the Treasury on Sunday i when inquiries were made regarding the
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    COMING TO SINGAPORE.
    99 10 Japanese Cruiser Now At Bangkok. From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Feb. 19. The Japanese cruiser Kama leaves for Singapore on Wednesday. The officers were entertained to dinner this evening by the Premier and the weekly sitting of the Assembly today was postponed in honour of the visit.
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    GOVERNOR FLIES TO PENANG.
    371 10 Hasty Interview With Sir Alexander Cadogan. Owing to the late arrival of the p and O. Chitral at Penang 3, Alexander Cadogan’s aerial dash cJo’n the coast to meet H.E. the Governor in Singapore before Sir Cecil dementi went on leave was cancelled. Instead, the Governor
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    SAIGON THEFT.
    181 10 Arab In The Case Discharged. A further echo of the Saigon theit case which resulted in four Malabari Mbhamedans and an Arab being charged with dishonestly retaining stolen property and assisting in the disposal of stolen property, was heard on Tuesday before Mr. Norman Grice, the second magistrate.
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    OVERHAUL OF MOTORING LAWS IN MALAYA.
    871 11 Stern Penalties For The Driver. \nnual renewable licences, with t sls third-party insurance, the regulation of pillion riding and the number of passengers certain vehic,es inay carry, and stern treatment for anybody who drives or attempts (o drive a vehicle while under the influence
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    MALAY BROADCAST.
    152 11 First Native Artists On ZHI. The first broadcast by Malays took place on Thursday when Mrs. Milne’s Malay Singers gave a programme of songs in English from the Singapore station ZHI. The singers were three boys and one teacher from the Government English School, Muar. Isahak, the soprano
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    IGNORED BANKRUPT’S OBLIGATIONS.
    276 11 Debtor Who Has Had His Lesson. There was a motion in the Bankruptcy Court before Mr. Justice Mills on Friday for the committal to prison of G. C. Aeria. who last week was sentenced to three days’ Imprisonment for falling to pay his monthly instalments. No order
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    CHINA’S AIR FORCE.
    186 11 Nankins: Instructor In Singapore. Following an eight-months’ tour of Europe and the United States to study military aviation, BrigadierGeneral J. C. Wang is on his way back to Nanking on the P. and O. Chitral which arrived on Saturday at Singapore. Gen. Wang, who is instructor at
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    £1,500 DAMAGE.
    41 11 Heavy Toll Of Siam Hailstorm. (From Our Own Correspondent.! Bangkok. Feb. 16. A hailstorm at Chlengmai on Tuesday night damaged buildings to the extent of £1.500 inside an hour. Telegraphic communication with the capital was interrupted for two days.
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    MARKET MURDER INQUIRY ENDS.
    581 11 Evidence Concluded. men committed to ASSIZES. The three men charged witn murder and abetment respectively in connection with the fatal assault on Ferthal Shah. an employee of Malayan Livestock Co., in Kandang Kerbau market on the morning of Dec. 1, were on Friday committed for trial
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    R.R.I. CONTROVERSY: END IN SIGHT.
    500 12 SEQUEL TO RECENT INQUIRY. Bill Gazetted. NEW CONSTITUTION IN LEGAL FORM. The new constitution of the Rubber Research Institute is outlined in a Rill gazetted in Kuala Lumpur last Friday. This news will b welcomed tliroughou* the planting community, for »he Institute has been a
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    MAN’S STORY OF ACID ATTACK.
    429 12 Contents Of Tin Poured Over Face. Acid throwing lormed the subject of a charge against a Chinese in the third magistrate’s court on Monday a 4 a preliminary inquiry. Court Inspector Maclennan led evidence on behalf of the complainant. Toh Chin, while Mr. W A.
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    TOOK CAR.
    161 12 Young Artilleryman Charged. A young artilleryman, D. B. Madden stationed at Blakan Mati, claimed trial before Mr. Norman Grice, the second magistrate, on Monday on a charge of the theft of a two-seater car valued it $300. the property of Mr. A. V. Metcalffe of the Prison Department.
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    NOT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY.
    299 12 Unreliable Rubber News. The rubber market has received several restriction announcements during the week and the repercussions have been violent and unsettling (state Messrs. Stanton Nelson and Co.. Ltd.. Singapore rubber brokers, in their weekly rubber market review on Fri day!. Much interruption of trade
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    “FAST COLOURS.”
    262 12 Alleged False Trade Description. Cloth sarongs imported from Japan were the subject of a prosecution be"»re the Criminal District Judge (Mr. H. A. Forrer) on Monday when a North Indian cloth merchant, Uttam Ram, of Arab Street, was charged with using a false trade description. It is claimed
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    “ONE OF THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY.”
    384 12 Naval Aviators Praise Penang Aerodrome. (From Our Own Correspondent Penang. Feb 20 All the pilots from the Eagle .vnc descended at the Dayan Lepas aerodrome yesterday by way of testing the strength of the ground declared the surface perfect. The aerodrome jos one
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    MALAYAN PLANTING TOPICS.
    2139 13 Golden Hope Purchase—Directors 4s Managers—Acting Billets—Asiatic Staff Grievances—Diet On Estates. (By Our Planting Correspondent.) rvL’RlNG the last few months a I) lU niber of the old. original stern companies in the rubber industry J uided to their existing planted area either by cash purchase or by a
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    Typical Native Rubber Holding In Malaya.
    301 13 Typical Native Rubber Holding In Malaya The following is a description ot h theoretical holding, worked out by Mr. H D. Meads, and based on the mean ngurep for each factor obtained from the series of obs: nations made by th° Department of Agriculture from July. 10 tl 'o July,
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    2479 14 A Modern Malay Wedding —l he “Good Old Days ”■—Miranda And Aminah A Young Man’s Plain/—Feminism In The Kampongs. (By Our Kuala Lum pur Correspondent.) IN the old days ol native rule a bad harvest meant a general curtailment of the wedding festivities. In
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    3 YEARS FOR CHANDU SMUGGLER.
    408 15 Huge Seizure Aboard Round-The-World Ship. Approximately $22,000 worth of contraband chandu and opium were exhibited in the Criminal District Court on Friday. They formed the total haul of contraband made by a party of Preventive Officers on board the round-the-world steamship City of Manila at
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    HOMEWARD BOUND BY RANPURA.
    163 15 Well-Known Malayans Going On Leave. Among the passengers by the Ranpura which left Singapore on Friday Lady Clement i and the Misses Clement i. Mr. H H Joynt. Financial Adviser. Federated Malay States and Mrs Joynt. Mr. D R. A. Hoblyn of the Borneo Company Ltd.
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    INDIAN EARTHQUAKE.
    75 15 local Committee To Collect Funds. Ill( Indian Association, Singapore, :ormed a committee for collecting uiial Cr Ptl0n t0 the “Viceroy’s Earth(ii Fun d” and to remit the proceeds 'J'rect to New Delhi. l!u,s resident here are asked to um heir sympathy towards their unat( countrymen by subscribScriptlons sent
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    FIVE EUROPEANS CHARGED.
    71 15 Alleged Disorderly Behaviour. As a result of an incident outside the Capitol Theatre on Feb. 7. five Europeans were charged in the Fourth Police Court on Saturday with (1) using criminal force and (2> with being drunk and behaving in a disorderly manner. The defendants are R.
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    POPPY DAY FUND.
    92 15 Big Jump In 1933 Collections. Johorc Poppy Day collections tor 1933 amounted to $7,915 against $5,520 in 1932. and $6,295 in 1931. The following are the details of collection: Johorc Bahru. <Mrs. Savage Bailey) $1,712.41. Batu Pahat. (Mrs. Calder) 3.500. Muar. (Mrs. Edwards) 1.078.32. Segamat, (Mrs. Hickey)
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    PLANES TO PARTICIPATE.
    55 15 Cremation Ceremony Of Dead Loyalist Troops. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok. Feb. 16. The Government troops who were killed in the recent rebellion are being publicly cremated on Sunday, after an imposing procession of tanks, while amphibians and aeroplanes circle overhead. The King has subscribd £300 towards
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    CRIMELESS CHINESE NEW YEAR.
    236 15 Fifty Gamblers Before The Court. "Apart from a report of robbery oi cash $10 from a Hokkien woman living in Pauchang Hylam. there were no serious reports of disturbances during the Chinese New Year. A very quiet period was experienced.” This reassuring statement regarding serious crime
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    NEW AERODROME.
    181 15 Landing Ground At Batu Pahat. Another addition was made on Friday to the chain of aerodromes which is gradually being established throughout Malaya, when the official opening took place of the Batu Pahat aerodrome. Situated about seven miles from Batu Pahat itself, on the west side of the
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    TENGKU ALI.
    78 15 Return From Four Years In England. Several distinguished Kelantan Malays gathered at the P. and O. wharf on Saturday to meet Tengku All, eldest son of H.H. the Sultan of Trengganu, ariving by the Chitarl. Tengku All, who was accompanied by Mr. C. C. Brown, British Adviser, Trengganu,
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    IN THE HANDS OF RECEIVER.
    408 15 Affairs Of Tan Kah Kee And Company. The atfairs of Messrs Tan Kah Kee, Ltd., the well-known local rubber floods manufacturers, have been placed in i he hands of a receiver and manager. Mr. David Phillip, the local chartered Accountant, has been appointed to the
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    RASH DRIVING.
    128 15 Kuropcan Fined Twenty Dollars. Appearing belore Mr. J M Grander, the fourth magistrate, on Monday a European. J. M. Watt, pleaded guilty to a charge of rash driving He was fined $20. The case for the pros* u .on. as mentioned by Court Inspector V Good* ship, was
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    “SPANISH PRISONER” BAIT IN MALAYA.
    725 16 International Gang Believed To Be Operating. An old Spanish custom is helm; revived in Singapore. In recent week* several local re sidents have received lctler> from obscure gentlemen in Madrid tellinr. a tale of woe and asking lor financial aid. One of these has come
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    “ NOBLE WORK.”
    170 16 NOBLE WORK.” Rotary Boys’ Club i Opened. i < j, F'rom Our Own Correspondent.) i Penang. Feb. 19. The Resident Councillor, Mr. A. M.! Goodman, yesterday afternoon declar- j ed open the boys' club House in the j old Malay Settlement in Kampong Bahru organised by the Penang Rotary Club.
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    THE GAZETTE.
    198 16 A Government Gazette extraordinary states:— His Excellency the Governor of the Straits Settlements having left the Colony for England, the Hon. Mr. Andrew Caldecott. C.M.G., C.8.E.. has; assumed the administration of the Government of the Straits Settlements., In accordance with Article XVII of the Letters Patent passed under
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    CROCODILE IN A PAGAR.
    148 16 Youths Attack Intruder With Catapult. Considerable excitement was caused on Sunday evening at Katong writes a correspondent 1 when a 3ft. crocodile was discovered lazily swimming about within the pagar at the Katong Park 1 to the delight of over two score young folk who lined
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    ANTI-NOISE BILL.
    394 16 Criticism Of Way Clause Was Inserted. I Much surprise has been expressed in Singapore at the latest additions to the Colony’s anti-noise law. Under the Minor Offences »Amendment 1 Act it is now' illegal to play, without permission. a gramophone “or other form of music mechanically or electrically;
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    MUSICAL SOCIETY'S TRIUMPH.
    654 16 “Elijah Performed .\t Memorial Hall. There was such a rush lor seats u the Memorial Hall for the “Elijah? performance at the last minute or Sunday that the overture had finished before many of the audience eould to their places The crowded hall was .sufficient proof of
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      ONE OF THE WAR’S MOST HEROIC FIGURES.
      2547 21 Reuter. led his own troops. Shared Battlefield Dangers With The Soldiers. Belgium is mourning the tragic death of her sovereign. King Albert, who was killed in a mountaineering accident on saturdav in the Ardennes. The King, accompanied by his Aide-de-Camp. motored trom Brussels
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      NANKING PLAN TO ASSIST OVERSEAS CHINESE.
      494 22 Sinkiang —Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. South China Tense As Ninghsia War Spreads. > Shanghai. Feb 19 f In view of the acute financial distress experienced by the overseas Chinese as a result of the trade <1eonssijn and other adverse factors.
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      FERGHAN VALLEY.
      137 22 -Tass. Soviet’s Central Asian Oil Base. Tashkent, Feb. 16. The Ferghan Valley, the oil series from which runs through into Sinkiang. is being made the oil base of Central Asia. Oil layers have been discovered in various new districts of the valley, and preparations are going on for
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      SHANGHAI EXHIBITION.
      53 22 China’s Mineral Products To Be Displayed. Shanghai. Feb. 16. The Nanking Ministry of Industry is making preparations to hold an exhibition of mineral products of China in Shanghai on Feb. 20. The object of the exhibition is to encourage the use of China’s mineral products instead of buying
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      SUBSIDY FOR U.S. SHIPPING.
      75 22 Reuter Wireless. To Keep American Fla* On High Seas. NO CAMOUFLAGE. Roosevelt In Favour Of Scheme. Washington, Feb. 1 j A Government subsidy f or United States shipping to keen the United States flag thing „n the high seas is favoured bv President Roosevelt, according to
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      FIRMNESS OF SILVER.
      323 22 —Reuter. Due To Belief U.S. Will Take Action. London, Ft*b. 17 The recent ttrmness of silver m London is due to the belief that the US. Government, influenced bv silver interests in the U.S.A., will shortly take action. The position is vague but it is believed that
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      MILLS TO CLOSE.
      68 22 finer quality of yarns. —Reuter Wireless. 12.000,000 Lancashire Spindles Affected. London, Feb. 16. One hundred and thirty cotton mills and 12,000.000 spindles are affected by the decision to close down for the week beginning Mar. 5 in the mule spinning section in Lancashire. The decision was made
      finer quality of yarns.—Reuter Wireless.  -  68 words
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      M.C.S. ENGAGEMENT.
      58 22 London, Feb 17. The engagement Is announced or Mr. M. J. Hayward of the Malayan Civil Service and Lady Patricia Stopford, eldest daughter of the Ear' and Countess of Courtown. Mr. Hayward was appointed a Cadet in March 1929 and was Gazetted a passed Cadet In June 1931.
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      “NO CHANCE OF ITS ACCEPTANCE.”
      106 22 Reuter. Arms Proposal. COUNTRIES REDUCE TO GERMAN LEVEL. London. Feb. 16. In the course o r. speech at Brighton, Sir John Simon, Foreign Secretary, asked what was the use of proposing that all countries disarm to Germany’s level when there was not the slightest chance
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      TO BE EQUAL BY 1938.
      141 22 —Reuter. Trade Between Britain And Russia. rp. A London. Feb. 16. ho w All8lo Sovie t trade agreement has been signed. f> reat differ ence between the new i o!n°' RUSSian agreement and the 19J0 ono is that it is definitely oased ?rJ he ll
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      TIN OUOTA MAY BE INCREASED.
      62 23 Dependent On February Consumption. ITY FORECAST. Silence Of Malaya And Nigeria. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 14. In the absence of any announcement by the Malayan or Nigerian governments concerning the proposed buffer tin pool, the City anticipates an increase in the quota in
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      RUBBER.
      97 23 -Kostriction Principally By Europeans.” From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Feb. 14. Ili, Financial Times Amsterdam correspondent states that the International Association for Rubber Culture m Netherlands India is meeting on Friday tor a further report by the chairman on the negotiations for a lorm ot rubber restriction. Members of
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      NATIVE PROBLEM.
      107 23 “Strong Suspicion In Malaya.” Bativa, Feb. 15. The Java Bode reports that while no ditlerences exist in principle between Holland and Netherlands India, as well as between planters, it is still believed that in Malaya there is strong suspicion regarding Netherlands India's capacity to overcome the great difficulties
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      NKW FRENCH CABINET.
      23 23 Reuter Paris, Feb. 16. The Chamber has voted its confidence in the Government by 402 votes gainst 125. Sixty-eight abstained.—
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      AUSTRIA ABANDONS SOCIALISM.
      663 23 -Reuter. —Reuter. Strike Call Unheeded. ANTI-SEMITIC DRIVE DENIED. Vienna, Feb. 16. Desperate scattered bands of Socialists in the marshes of Lobau seem the only survivors of the uprising in Vienna, where life is returning to normal. Similar reports have been received from the provinces, where there are
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      OVERTURES ENTIRELY PRIVATE.
      219 23 -Reuter. i Manchukuo Trade. FRANCE’S POLICY OF NEUTRALITY. Paris. Feb. 14. In connection with Tokio reports that M. Andre d’Ollivier, representing L’Association Nationale Francaise d’Expansion. had received authority to sign an agreement for large-scale French participation in the economic construction of Manchukuo with a Franco-Japanese consortium, authori
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      ARMS CONFERENCE.
      129 23 Reuter. Bureau To Meet Again On Apr. 10. London. Feb 10. High officers oi the League are assembling in London lor a meeting on Tuesday to consider whether Interim negotiations have reached such a stage to justify the re-summoning of the Disarmament Commission at Geneva. Interested circles consider
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      ANGLO-JAPANESE TALKS.
      67 23 —Reuter. Differences On First Day Cause Adjournment. London, Feb. 14. The Anglo-Japanese textile negotiations encountered an obstacle on the first day and have been adjourned for a week to enable an informal exchange of views. It is understood the differences relate to the geographical scope of the conference.
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      MR. C. R. FLINT.
      36 23 —Reuter Death Of U.S. “Father Of Trusts.” New York. Feb. 14. The death has occurred of Mr Charles Ranlett Flint, the well-known financier who was known as the j “father of trusts.”—-Reuter
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      FUTURE COURSE OF THE DOLLAR.
      335 23 Reuter. Under-Valuation. AND HOW IT MAY BE CORRECTED. London. Feb. 14. The Times, commenting on the future course of the dollar, points out that while the dollar is falling In parity, gold currencies In commercial demand are tempted to wait until the readjustment is completed.
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      160,000 TONS.
      54 23 Reuter. Reported Quota For Native Rubber. London, Feb. 15. The Financial Times Amsterdam correspondent says that according to the Algemeen Handelsblad the Ciovernment wants to fix the Netherlands Indian native rubber quota on a basis of 160,000 metric tons annually and believes that European growers will protest but
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      13 GIRLS KILLED.
      47 23 Reuter Building Collapses In Japan. Niigata. Feb. 14 Five feet oi snow piling on top of a dormitory roof caused the collapse oi the building, burying 19 sleeping lactor:' Kiris Thirteen were crushed to death in the debris. Th* other six were extricated Reuter
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      NO ANSWER TO QUESTIONS.
      135 24 Reuter. Storm Troopers Must Be Counted As Soldiers. DOOR NOT CLOSED. Mr. Eden’s Forthcoming Tour Of Europe. Paris, Feb. 16. The insistence that Nazi Storm Troopers must be counted as soldiers was the outstanding feature of France's reply to the German disarmament memorandum of .Ian. 19.
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      SMALL DEPOSITS.
      146 24 -Reuter. l.S. Insurance Bill May! Be Extended. Washington. Feb 16. President Roosevelt has submitted U) the Senate Banking Committee a Bill providing tor a year’s extension of the temporary Bank Deposit Insurance Bill, which permits the Government to guarantee small deposits in certain banks after an exam'nation by
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      WORK COMPLETED.
      97 24 Brastagi Aerodrome To Be Opened Shortly. Medan. Feb 14. All work in connection with the Bras- 1 tagi aerodrome has been completed and the inauguration will probably j take place on Feb. ‘Jo or March 4. The Sumatra Post says that the Governor of the East Coast has
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      LUBRICATING OIL.
      69 24 N.E.I. To Impose Excise Duty. 'From Our Own Correspondent.! Medan. Feb 14. It is stated that the Government is considering the imposition of an excise duty on lubricating oil Until now there has been an excise duty on petrol only with the result that hundreds of diesel trucks
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      THE ANGLO-FRENCH TARIFF WAR.
      121 24 i Reuter Commons Approves Retaliation Move. I London. Feb. 15. The House ol Commons by 169 votes to 44 tonight approved a Government motion lor retaliatory measures against France in connection with the quota dispute after Mr. W. Runciman, President of the Board of Trade, had
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      AUSTRIAN BOURSE.
      107 24 Suspension Of Foreign Exchange. Prague. Feb. 14. The Bourse authorities have suspended all foreign excnange business indeflivtely. Reuter. This move is in connection with the impending depreciation of the currency. which was announced by the Prime Minister in a broadcast speech on F“b il. .n order to protect
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      AUSTRALIAN MISSION.
      88 24 Diplomatic Representation In Japan. ’From Our Own Correspondent.' Medan, Feb. 12. In connection with the visit of Mr. Latham, the Australian Attorney General. to the Far East, the Java Bode learns that he will be accompanied by a very small party which will probably not include any officials
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      N.E.I. COMMUNISTS.
      94 24 Singapore As Meeting Place. From Our Own Correspondent.» Medan, Feb. 12 The Java Bode announces that the Singapore police have arrested several Netherlands Indian Communists who are alleged to have gone there from Tapanuli (Sumatra) In order to meet one of their most prominent leaders who has for
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      UNITED STATES FLEET.
      46 24 Reuter To Return To Pacific Coast After Cruise. Los Angeles. Feb 16. Admiral Sellers. Commander-ln-Chiet of the U.S. Fleet, announced today that the fleet will return to the Pacific Coast in November after an I Atlantic cruise w'hich starts in Aorll 13 rilltae
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      REBELS FLEE FROM AUSTRIA.
      351 24 —Reuter. Fascist Regime. MAY BE DEMANDED BY ARMY. Prague. Feb. 16 Bauer and Deutsch. very prominent j Austrian Socialist leaders who fled to Czechoslovakia, are planning to transfer the headquarters ot the Austrian Social-Democratic Party to Brno. In the meantime, a new party executive has been
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      MR. P. C. LOFTUS.
      148 24 Wins Lowestoft Seat By Small Margin. London. Feb. 1C. The Lowestoft by-election, caused by the appointment of Sir Gervais Rentoul. K.C.. to the post of Metropolitan magistrate, resulted as fol’ws: Mr. P. C. Loftus (Xat. Con.) 15,912 Rev. R. Sorensen (Lab.) 13.99‘i Mr. W. Smith (Ind.
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      STATEMENT BY THE HAGUE.
      85 24 Netherlands Can Depend On Own Resources.” PACIFIC CONFLICT. No Intention To Enter Any Pact. The Hague, Feb. 1$ In the Senate today the Minister for Defence,' Dr Laurentius Nicolas Deckers.* declared that Ihe Netherlands had not entered or intended te enter any defence treaty in the
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      TRAVELLING PUBLIC STILL SHY.
      222 24 Singapore Traction (o. Annual Meeting. Front Our Own Correspondent > London. Feb 15 Presiding at the annual general meeting of the Singapore Traction Company. Mr. L W. Hawkins, chairman regretted that restriction of tin pmdue tion and lowered rubber working cost* had not resulted in more
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      PERAK HYDRO.
      49 24 7 Per Cent. Ponds Rise From £56 To £65. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Perak River Hydro-Electric Power Co. seven per cent, bonds rose from 1*56 to £65 yesterday afternoon following rumours that the Malayan governments were taking over the company. These reports were not possible to confirm.
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      LOCKOUT THREATENED.
      41 24 Reuter If 70,000 Workers Disagree To Big Wage Cut. Ahmedabad, Feb More than 70 cotton mills 70.000 workers have threatened u force a lockout on March 1 unit's.workers agree to a cut report' amount to 25 per cent. Reuter
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      WAR CLOUDS GATHER OVER SOUTH CHINA.
      778 25 submitted for discussion.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Nanking’s “Test” Of Loyalty Of Kwangtung. Shanghai, Feb. 20. The continued presence in Fukien of ore than 100,000 Nanking troops, with some 100 planes and a large number o 1 heavy guns, armoured cars
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      CHARHAR INVASION.
      62 25 Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Chinese Armies May Resist Japanese Advance. Peiping. Feb. 20. A second mutiny against Marshal Chiang Kai-shek’s policy of passivity towards the Japanese advance broke out on Friday when Gen. Yen Shishan. overlord of Shansi appealed to his army and'those in the North to embark on an undeclared
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      Zeebrugge Hero Now M.P.
      203 25 London. Feb. 2ft. The by-election in the North Division of Portsmouth, made necessary by the elevation of Sir Bertram Falle to the peerage in the New Year honours. resulted, says Reuter, as follows Admiral Sir Roger Keyes (C) 17.582. E. T. Humby (Labour) 11,904. I At
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      U.S. UNEMPLOYED.
      187 25 -Reuter. $950,000,000 Relief Bill Signed. Washington, Feb. 18 President Roosevelt has signed the Bill providing $950,000,000 for unemployment relief. Following the managers of the railways notifying a 15 per cent, reduction in the pay of railwaymen, to begin on July 1, Mr. Roosevelt has asked the railway executive
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      COUNT MIYOJI ITO.
      29 25 —Reuter. Tokio, Feb. 19. The death occurred today of Count Miyoji Ito, one of the most influential Privy Councillors, as a result of internal trouble. —Reuter.
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      C.E.R. DISPUTE.
      154 25 —Union Times. Settlement Of Japano-Soviet Differences Claimed. Shanghai, Feb. 19. Mr. Ariyoshi. Japanese Minister in China, is expected to arrive in Nanking tomorrow morning to see Mr. Wang Ching-wei. the Acting Foreign Minister, on the question of settling the various outstanding issues between the two countries by direct
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      MERGER PROPOSED.
      44 25 —Union Times Airmail Services In China. Shanghai, Feb. 19. A movement to merge the Chinese, German and American airmail services in China is afoot. As soon as arrangements are completed, services between Hong Kong, Manila and Shanghai will be run regularly.—Union Times
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      BUFFER TIN POOL.
      76 25 Decision Of Nigerian Chamber Of Mines. IN FAVOUR. But Restriction Must Not Be Extended. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Feb. 19. The Nigerian Chamber of Mines in London has passed a resolution supporting the proposal for a buffer stock, on the understanding that acceptance of the proposal
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      U.S. SILVER POLICY.
      250 25 the whole of last year’s.—Reuter Wireless. Believed To Be Rapidly Developing. London, Feb. 19. The recent heavy American buying of sliver in the London market has given rise to a belief that the U.8. Government’s silver policy is rapidly developing, but London is inclined to adopt a
      the whole of last year’s.—Reuter Wireless.  -  250 words
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      NAZI ULTIMATUM.
      126 25 Reuter. Will Austria Follow Germany’s Lead Munich. Feb V). In a broadcast speech mainly for the benefit of Austrians. Herr Habitch, formerly a German Nazi leader, announced tonight that he had ordered Nazi organisations in Austria to cease attacking the Austrian Government for a period of one week
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      BELGIUM’S NEW RULER.
      650 26 —Sin Kuo Min. -Reuter. Duke Of Brabant. TO TAKE OATH OF ACCESSION. Brussels, Feb. 10. The Duke of Brabant, who will take the oath of accession on Feb. 23. has been promoted lieutenant-general. One hundred thousand Belgians tonight stood bareheaded as they watched the cortege escorting the
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      SHOT AND KILLED BY BANDITS.
      56 26 Reuter. Manchukuo Missionary And Houseboy. Tokio, Feb. 15. It is learned from Hsinklng that Father Emile Charest, belonging to the Canadian Mission of Quebec, and his Manchu houseboy were shot and killed by robbers who entered and looted the vicarage at Cheng Chiatung. 150 miles
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      TO LEVEL PRICES.
      170 26 -Reuter Wireless. France To Take Least Painful Method. Paris. Feb. 20 The Government’s policy of adjustment to level internal and external prices without currency manipulation was enunciated in the Chamber today by the Finance Minister, M. Martin, who declared that the internal prices were high on account
      -Reuter Wireless.  -  170 words
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      SURGERY MURDER.
      98 26 —Reuter. Reopening Of Trial Of Dr. Wynekoop. Chicago, Feb. 19 The surgery murder case in which Dr. Alice Wynekoop is charged with the murder of her daughter-in-law. Rheta, who was found shot dead on an operating table, was reopened today Dr. Wynekoop pleaded not guilty. She said she
      —Reuter.  -  98 words
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      ALL BREAD BAKED IN TURKEY.
      151 26 the country of origin.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. 15 Per Cent. Raisins. NEW LAWS TO HELP FARMERS. Ankara, l eb. 17. All bread baked in Turkey on at least ore day of the week must in future contain 15 per cent, raisins. This regulation has been issued by the
      the country of origin.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  151 words
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      GIFTS OF STOCKS.
      73 26 .—Reuter. Col. Lindbergh Issues A Denial. New York. Feb. 19. Col. Lindbergh has issued a statement denying reports that he received gifts of stock in air companies and says that any stock options he received were given in accordance with his contract with the Pan-American Airways. His
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      CHINA’S AIRWAYS.
      87 26 —Kuo Min. Expansion Of Services By Eurasia Corp. Nanking, Feb. 18. In an order to the DirectorateGeneral of Posts, the Ministry of Communications instructs that a sum of $120,000 be remitted to the Eurasia Aviation Corp. as part of the Ministry’s share of the capital. The Corporation recently
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      SINKIANG FIGHTING.
      77 26 —Reuter. Moslem Rebels Defeated At Kashgar New City. New Delhi. Feb. 17. Severe fighting continues in Sinkiang. according to reports from Kashgar. The new Moslem Government forces launched a further attack on Kashgar New City but were repulsed with heavy losses. The Tungan tribesmen holding the city have
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      “SHOULD BE REJECTED.”
      42 26 Reuter British Cotton Proposals To Japanese. Osaka, Feb. 17. The Japanese Spinners' Federation met this afternoon and passed a resolution that Sir Thomas D. Barlow’s memorandum should be rejected as too arbitrary and has instructed the Japanese delegation accordingly.—
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      SECRET RUBBER MEETING.
      283 26 —Reuter. Those Present Swear 0»«, Of Silence. PROGRESS REPORTED. General Impression Favourable.” Amsterdam, Feb ir Extraordinary precautions as tn secrecy were taken at a meeting of »k« International Association for Rubber Culture in Nether! inds India au present swore an oath of silence, not even to inform
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      NON-AGGRESSION PACT.
      87 26 —Union Times. China’s Proposal To Great Britain. Shanghai. Feb IK According to the Spokesman ot tm Chinese Foreign Office, arrangements have been made for the opening ot negotiations between Britain tnd China with a view to reaching a nonaggression pact between the two countries. Sir Alexander Cadogan. the
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      “THE GOOD EARTH.”
      57 26 —Reut'T Part To Be Filmed In China By M.G.M. Nanking, Feb. h> Government objections to the tj ing of the famous novel “The Earth’’ on the grounds that it credited the Chinese people have 1 overcome and Metro-Goldwyn-M Co. have been given permission film the exterior scenes
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      ECHO OF SUDDEN DEATH OF VIRTUAL DICTATOR.
      644 27 shortly be carried out. -Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Strict Secrecy Maintained By Japanese. Shanghai. Feb. 21. Rumours in circulation seven months alter the death of Marshal N’obuyoshi Muto «the then Japanese Ambass.uier and concurrently commancier in-chiel of the Japanese
      shortly be carried out. -Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  644 words
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      THREAT TO FORMOSA ?
      116 27 THREAT TO FORMOSA —Union Times Expansion Of Chinese Air Force In Fukien. Shanghai. Feb. 20. The Japanese Foreign Office is. at the instigation of the War Office, preparing to lodge a protest against the expansion of the air force in Fukien by the Chinese Government. The Japanese state that a
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      LEAVES ICE BARRIER.
      78 27 -Reuter. Admiral Byrd’s Polar Flagship. Wellington. Feb. 18. Alter i i'j -i Ice Q. lrr IJ da y Passage from the flag, shin r A he Jacob Rupert, the 0ll >’ Admiral Byrd’s polar exwhere arrIved at Port Chalmers. spe d the winter. Byrd it ill, thp
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      FASCIST UNIFORM.
      67 27 —Reuter. Responsible For Street Disturbances. London. Feb 20. In the House oi Commons Sir John Gilmour (Home Secretary), reported that the number of street disturbances had doubled in the last six months in consequence of the wearing of uniforms by political parties, which question was engaging the serious
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      SINGAPORE INDICTED.
      136 27 Alleged Source Of Red Literature. (From Our Own Correspondent) Medan. Feb. 14. The allegation that Singapore is a, hot-bed of Communist propaganda is' made by the Bintang Timur, one of' the leading native newspapers ,n Netherlands India. This journal adds that u is from Singapore that most of
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      ECLIPSE OF SUN.
      139 27 Reuter Satisfaction Among Scientists. Tokio. Feb. 14. The eclipse of the sun commenced at 8h. 45m. 24s. and totality took place at 10.05.23 and lasted for 2 minutes and 10 seconds, the eclipse finally ending at 11.37.34. i The weather was perfect in the areas affected by
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      “ AVIATORS’ GRAVE.”
      68 27 AVIATORS’ GRAVE.” Reuter. Ulm Crosses Tarmian Sea A Second Time. Sydney. Feb. 17. The Tasman Sea. known as the aviators’ grave,” was crossed solo for the second time by Mr. Charles Ulm who arrived at G.10 p.m. from New Zealand which he left at 5.30 a.m. in the aeroplane Faith
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      ADVISER TO CHINA.
      49 27 Reuter Gen. von Seeckt Accepts Nanking °ost. London. Feb. 18. The Times Berlin correspondent states that Gen. von Seeckt has accepted an invitation from the Nanking Government to go to China as 1 military adviser and that he is preparing to leave for China in March.
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      WAGE DEMAND REJECTED
      44 27 Reuter. I Employees Of Radio France Co. Go On Strike. Paris. Feb. 15. After the rejection of a minimum wage demand, all employees of the Radio France Co., which operates the wireless and cable telegraphs to foreign countries, struck last evening
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      GOING TO CHINA.
      29 27 —Reuter Berlin, Feb 2U. Professor Erich Reuleaux. of Darmstadt Technical College, is going to Shanghai to Tungchi University as adviser on railways to the Chinese Government.—Reuter
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      VEHEMENT WARNING TO GERMANY.
      480 27 Reuter Leave Austria Alone. ITALY REVEALS HER ATTITUDE. Home. Feb 20 A earning 01 unparalleled vehemence to Germany to leave Austria .done appears in an inspired article m the Giornala d’ltalia stating that the joint declaration by Italy. France and Iritain prepares the way for community
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      SIR EDWARD ELGAR.
      23 27 Reuter Lo.idcn, Feb. 11. Sir Edward Elgar, the nr* us musician. is losing strength and is now very weak Reuter
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      WHY STRAITS WIRELESS DEVELOPMENT LAGS.
      380 28 Cable Combine Accused Of Obstruction. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan. Feb. 8. Further light has been thrown upon the mysterious difficulties encountered by those striving to establish wireless facilities between these possessions and British territories adjacent. An article in the Java Bode has aroused much
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      ANGLO-SOVIET PACT.
      91 28 —Reuter More* Russian Purchases In Britain. London. Feb. 15. Reuter understands ,hat the AngloRussian trade agreement aims at increasing the proportion ol Russian purchases in Britain which are at present greatly exceeded by the value ol Russian imports. The rates ol interest charged on British Government guarantees ol
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      ROYAL DUTCH BONDS.
      86 28 —Reuter Interest Must Be Paid In Gold. The Hague. Feb. 15. The Supreme Court today delivered Judgment in the action brought by the Amsterdam Stockbrokers’ Association claiming that the Royal Dutch Oil Companies and their subsidiaries should pay interest on their bonds in gold. The Court granted
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      CHINA’S DESIRE.
      65 28 R**uter. For (’loser Understanding With Germany. Berlin, Feb. 15. Mr. Liu Chung-chieh. the new Chinese Minister, was entertained to luncheon by the China Club oi German industry. Many Government officials. Nazi leaders and prominent industrialists were present. The Minister stressed a desire tor a closer understanding between China
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      REORGANISATION.
      87 28 British Iron And Steel Industry. London. Feb. 14. Correspondence has been exchanged between Sir George May. Chairman of! the Import Duties Advisory Committee.! and Mr Neville Chamberlain. Chan- j cellor oi the Exchequer, which has j been published, agreeing that the time has come to reorganise the iron ana
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      POLISH CONSULATE.
      93 28 To Be Established In Singapore. < From Our Own Correspondent. Medan. Feb. 12. A Polish consular officer. Dr. Przybylkiewlcz. is now visiting the N.E.I In an interview with the Bataviaasch Nieuwsblad he stated that j Poland intends to establish various consulates in the Far East There is already
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      BRITISH TEA.
      89 28 Reuter Production Reduced Bv 108,750,000 lb. London. Feb. 14. Imports of British-grown tea into the United States fell by 7.750.000 lb. in 1933 while Dutch-grown tea imports increased by 7.500.000 lb., states a review of the tea trade in 1933 issued by Messrs. Brooke. Bond and Co. The
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      FIRST CUSTOMER.
      200 28 -Reuter Chinese Pays Tribute To British Goods. London. Feb 20. Mr. Yoh Hwa-soong. a Shanghai businessman, was the tirst customer at the British Industries Fair at Birmingham. He represents a Chinese electrical company. Interviewed he paid a tribute to the all-round superiority of British electrical apparatus. 2.500 Exhibitors
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      FAR EAST TRADE.
      101 28 —Reuter. Greater Use Of Silver Urged. London. Feb 20. The Times today carried a special supplement on silver. Mr. David Landale. J.P.. Dumfries, director of Matheson and Co., and formerly managing director in the East oi Jardlne Matheson and Co. an 1 member of the Legislative Council
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      CONTROL OF FILMS.
      72 28 —Reuter. Stringent Measures Made In Germany. Berlin. Feb. 17. The Cabinet has passed a law authorising the Ministry of Propaganda to veto or censor films, stipulating that the censor must supervise the making of films. Foreign films may not be shown if. in their original version, they
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      JAPAN’S COTTON EXPORTS.
      382 28 -Reuter Staggering Figures For British Colonies. IA)NDON TALKS. World Agreement Wanted By Lancashire. l#ondon, Feb. 2o. The attention of the whole of Lancashire is centred on the resumption of the Anglo Japanese cotton talks tomorrow. At the conclusion ol the talks last week the Lancashire delegation handed
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      RUBBER RUMOURS.
      87 28 —British Wireless. (iovernmentV Communique Explained In House. Rugby, Feb. 19. The Under-Secretary, Mr. Malcolm Macdonald, replying for the Colonial Secretary in the House of Commons, said that a communique was issued on Feb. 13 on the joint authority of the British and Netherlands Governments stating that reports that
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    S.C.C. CHAMPION BEATEN BY ABED.
    744 29 Wise Wins Chinese New Year Singles. Roy F Smith, the reigning champion sCC tennis, was unexpectedly dein the singles in the Chinese J. w year tennis tournament at the err on Sunday by S. Abed, and it was lett to his old rival, N. S.
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    MARKED SUPERIORITY OF SINGAPORE G.S.C.
    280 29 Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 16. A feature of the women’s hockey tournament which was continued here yesterday was the excellent form of the team from Singapore. Playing the local side, the Wynsomers, they over-ran their opponents and won by eight goals to one, a score which
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    ISLAND CLUB LOSE TO SEPOY LINES.
    846 29 Wei-Hai-Wei Cup Golf Competition. Sepoy Lines G.C. defeated the Island Club in the Wei-Hai-Wei Cup competition at Sepoy Lines on Saturday afternoon by 4 matches to 3. Details (Island Club players mentioned first): H. L. H. Lim (4) 1, Lowson (5) 0. R. W.
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    F.A. CUP SIXTH ROUND.
    47 29 -Reuter. London, Feb. 19. The draw for the sixth round of the F.A. Cup to be played on March 3, resulted as follows: Arsenal vs. Aston Villa. Preston N.E. vs. Leicester City. Holton Wands, vs. Portsmouth. Sheffield Wed. or Manchester C. vs. Stoke.—Reuter.
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    FOUR MALAYA CUP GAMES IN SINGAPORE.
    116 29 The following is the draw for the Southern Section ol the Malaya Cup soccer competition. May 18, Friday, Malaya Command vs. Johore, at Singapore. June 2, Saturday, Malacca vs. Negri Seremban, at Malacca. June 9. Saturday, Malacca vs. Singapore, at Malacca. June 16, Saturday.
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    Commercial Cup Matches.
    494 30 Commercial Cup Matches 8.T.P.8.C, 1; M.P.H. 5. The score of 5-1 by which the M.P.H. defeated the Straits Times P.S.C. considerably Hatters the win ners in everything but their finishing powers They allowed few chances to slip by. while the Straits Times for wards frittered away all their opportunities. Territorially
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    D. R. A. HOBLYN.
    68 30 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang Feb. 16. In the championship singles of the Penang Cricket Club today Dr. Bowyer defeated Donald R. A. Hoblyn, 6—2, 6—3. There was a large crowd to see Hoblyn’s last appearance in Malaya lie is leaving today by the Ranpura to
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    OPENING OF OLYMPIC STADIUM.
    590 30 Thajudeen Beats Chan In Four Rounds. rt was very unfortunate that the opening promotion at the Olympic Stadium should have been a mediocre one because a boxing arena stands or falls by its reputation. Thursday’s promotion was far from interesting—there was not one really good fight—and
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    High Seas And Fluky Winds At R.S.Y.C.
    525 30 The B Class yachts of the Royal j Singapore Yacht Club sailed the second j race of the series of three for the Tilling Challenge Cup on Sunday morning The conditions were difficult as the wind was fluky and variable, ranging oetween north
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    Commercial Cup Matches.
    502 30 Municipality 4; Harbour Bd As in their match against the mpu early this week the Municipal vices proved to be more adaptable a muddy pitch than their the Singapore Harbour Board JuntT Service Club—in the Commercial Ci.n football fixture at the Anson Stadium on Friday. 01(1 The
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    TENNIS TEST.
    52 30 —Reuter. Perth, Feb. 1?Great Britain beat Australia by matches to 5 in the final lawn > test. Australia won the previous i' ,u —Reuter. The replay of the tie in the SintfJ' pore Golf Club Women’s Februa. medal resulted in a win for Mrs Craik with a net
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    M.C.C's CRICKET TOUR IN INDIA.
    1866 31 Only One Defeat In 29 Matches. -The M.C.C. official tour of India nv> to an end with the third Test n iVh at Madras and after four games in Ceylon the players leave for England Though at first there was disappointment expressed in certain circles
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    HOLE IN ONE.
    41 31 Tee Shot Holed At Selangor Golf Club. Playing at the Selangor Golf Club on Friday, D. A. Somerville M.C.S.. added his name to the roll of fame by holing his tee shot at the 5th hole (189 yards).
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    ARMY BEATS R.A.F. FOR INDIA CUP.
    436 31 The Army won the India Cup on Monday by defeating the R.A.P. in a team boxing contest at the New World arena. As usual with service boxing the bouts were characterised more by enthuslaim than science, and In this case It was 95 per
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    JARDINE RUMOUR DENIED.
    83 31 -Reuter. London, Feb. 19. According to the News Chronicle, Mr. D. R. Jardine has resigned the captaincy of the Surrey County Cricket Club. The newspaper adds that it does not follow he will not skipper England against Australia, but he is very unlikely to do so if
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    DOUBTFUL GOAL PUTS DERBY OUT OF THE CUP.
    1297 32 Aston Villa’s Great Win At White Hart Lane. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Feb. 15. Nearly 400.000 people watched the eight matches In the fifth round of the F A. Cup today and were treated to r,ome of the most exciting football
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    SINGAPORE WINS.
    196 32 Japanese Tournament At Batu Pahat. Teams representing Singapore. Johore and Negri Sembllan met at Batu Pahat in a triangular contest on Thursday, and Singapore came out victorious with 6 points to their credit against Johore’s 4 and Negri’s 2. .The winner keeps for a year, a challenge cup
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    AL BROWN.
    29 32 —Reuter. Paris, Feb. 19. In a fifteen-round contest for the bantamweight championship of the world here tonight A1 Brown (the holder), of Panama, outpointed Young Perez (France).—Reuter
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    SENSATIONAL DEFEAT OF SCHMELING.
    146 32 Philadelphia, Feb u In a twelve-round fight Steve HarL described as the most promising V n heavyweight in America in recem years, beat the former heavyweiih champion of the world. Max SchmeC on points. 8 Hamas won eight rounds Schmeling two, two being even Schmeling’s eye
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    GARRISON CUP WON BY R.E. HOCKEY XI.
    76 32 The R.E. won the Garrison hockey championship by defeating RAF Headquarters at Tanglin by two clear goals. It was a very interesting game to watch with little to choose between the teams. Lieut. Douglass put the R.E. one up at the interval and
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    ISLANDS CLUB’S VICTORY OVER POLICE.
    111 32 In a four-ball match at the Island Club the home team defeated a Police side by 7% points to IV2 Details (Police players mentioned first): Frew and Blades V4I Briggs and Stevens 1. Savi and J. Haxworth 1; Rainsjorth and Martia 0. Evans and F.
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    ALL-CEYLON.
    86 32 Colombo, Feb. 18 Good bowling by Clark, the Northants fast bowler, played a big P art the ten wickets victory which jn M.C.C. gained today in the mate against All-Ceylon, the first match o their short visit to the island. All-Ceylon were dismissed for 1M their first innings. Clark
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    19 32 —Reuter. London, Feb l In a Third Division (Northern' match today Barnsley beat Hah 'Town by 1—0.—Reuter.
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      PECULIAR STEP TO AVOID INSOLVENCY
      943 1 Man Says He Was Induced To Sign Bonds. A strange tale was related to Mr. Norman Grice, the Second Magistrate, at a preliminary inquiry on Tuesday by yew Kow Kee, the proprietor of an engineering works in Lavender Street. His allegation was that the accused.
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      64 1 Singapore Official Quotations. Quotations Forward Contracts Spot Seller Prices > d. A N Apr.- JulyDate L’don S’pore Mar. June Sept. Feb. 16 4 15/16 Business 1676 16 11/16 16 13/16 done 17 4 15/16 16% 17 1/16 16% 17 19 4 29/32 16 5/16 16% 16 7/16 16
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      22 1 Feb. 16 Tin, S’pore Price $113.25 per picul. 17 ***** 19 113.37 Vi 20 113.37 V4 21 113.87 H
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      MALAYA TIN STATISTICS
      177 1 Domestic Production, as represented by exports from Federated Malay States, Unfederated Malay States, and Straits Settlements, of tin, and tin-in-ore. at 72 per cent., during the month of January, 1934. Tons Tons .Federated Malay States 2,721 Unfederated Malay States, Johore 38 Kedah 23 Perils 2$ Kelantan 1
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      RUBBER EXPORTS.
      140 1 Record Level For N.E.I. Outer Possessions. From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Feb. 13. Statistics ol rubber 'xports from the six most important harbours in the outer possessions, Sambas. Pontianak Bandlermasin, Palembang. Djambi and Belawan indicate that a record has been reached for the month of January, states the
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      MALAY RUBBER PLANTERS
      139 1 Malay Rubber Planters, Limited, earned a profit of £2,668 for the year ended Sept. 30 (against a loss of £1,577 for 1931-32). The improvement is due to f he higher prices obtained for rubber during the last five months of the financial 3 ear, and as prices
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        PLANTERS & THE U.P.A.M.
        629 2 PLANTERS THE U.P.A.M. To t!ie Editor ol the* Straits Times. Sir,—When the proposed new body. The United Planting Association of Malaya. is constituted, one of its primary undertakings might well be to appoint a commission or committee ot inquiry into the conditions under whicti planters are now working In many
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        “DUMMY ” DIRECTORS.
        966 2 “DUMMY DIRECTORS. To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,—1 read your “Planting Topics” with more and more interest and admire your correspondent for the Increased efficiency he displays in get- ting command of such varied material, as has been the case latel v In last Friday’s Topics, he attacks
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      SHARE MARKET.
      856 2 Fraser Co.’s Weekly Report. Fraser and Co’s report, dated Feb. 21, s t a tes: All sections of the local market have remained very quiet throughout t ie week under review, nd with commodity prices inclined to give way, proI spective buyers of shares have in some cases
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      MAYNARD & CO. LTD.
      155 2 MAYNARD CO. LTD. Profit Of $23 For Year Reported. The annual general meeting Maynard and Co., Ltd., will be held in the Chartered Bank Chambers on Saturday next at noon. Following is ttie directors’ report in the year ended Oct. 31. >t Profit and loss account: The no. profit for
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      MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS
      231 3 Monthly return of dealers and port stocks. Straits Settlements, at close of business, Jan. 31, 1934, In tons, as declared A. DEALERS' STOCKS. D R Y WET T O T A L TOTAL DRY CREPE AREA R8S USS w Dry RUBBER Estate Remill and Wet (estimated Crepe
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      METALS MARKET.
      495 3 ■Malcolm Bowley Son’s I Report. I Malcolm Bowley Son’s report Bated London Feb. 2. states: I The market opened firm this week BM up to €34.0.C was paid for forward metal. This rise was brought Bbout by speculative buying, inspired B. the bullish views expressed in the B’
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      FINANCIAL WISDOM.
      268 3 (From Our Special Correspondent > London, freb. 6. Mr. Baldwin. In national affairs experience is a more dependable guide than unsubstantial theories, which are unsupported by facts and coloured by political partisanship.” The Hon. R. E. Beckett: (Chairman of the Westminster Bank). British policy should be directed ’owards
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      LIQUID RUBBER.
      239 3 Dunlop Experiment Successful. Considerable Interest was aroused by the announcement ma» t recently to the effect tt at the Duniop Rubber Company had arranged with the Blue Funnel Line for the transportation of Its rubber supplies from Malaya In liquid lorm in bulk In some quarters It was
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      820 4 Fraser And Co’s Quotations. Singapore, Feb. 21. Mining. Issue Va l pd. Buyers. Sellers £1 11 Asam Kumbang 39/- 41/£1 £1 Austral Malay 45/- 46 0 5/- 5/- Ayer Hltam Tin 14/- 14/9 ii £1 Bangrin Tin 34/6 35j6 1 1 Batang Padang 0.30 0.33 1 1
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      Trade And Finance.
      406 4 EXCHANGE RATES. Singapore, Feb. 21. StLI.INU. London, 4 months’ sight 2 4 9/64 London, 3 months’ sight London, 80 days’ sight 2/4 7/64 London, 30 days’ sight 2/4 3/33 London, demand jj/j o/oj Ixmdon, T.T. J® Lyons and Paris, demand Hamburg, demand 14 i New York, demand
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      308 4 Closing Quotations In London. From Our Own Correspondent). London, Feb. 20. Closing quotations today of the principal British stocks are given beow.— The rise or fall is in relation to the orice of Feb. 18. GOVERNMENT STOCKS. BRITISH. Rise or Full Conversion Loan 5% 117 7/16
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES FEB. 2.
        556 4 Allacar (2/) 1/5; Alor Pongsu (2/) 1/2%; Anglo-Malay (£1) 12/6; Ayer Kuning (£1 24/6; Bagan Serai (£1) 12/1%; Bahru (Sel.) (2/) 2/7%; Banteng (£1) 16/3; Batang (2/) /9; Batu Caves; (£1) 16/6; B. Tiga Ul) 20/; Bekoh (2/) /9%; Bertam Con. (2/) 2/11. Bldor (£1)
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES FEB. 21.
        721 4 Capital Issue Closing Prices Paid Up Value Dividends Fraser Lyall Company Co Fv a t» 454.175 1 Nil for year 29-2-33 Allenby ($1) 1.10 1.20 1.10 136 216.779 1 Nil for vear 30-9-33 AlorGajah ($1) 0.70 0.80 0.80 0 96 439.125 1 Nil for
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