The Straits Times, 2 March 1929

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    13 1 The Straits Times o. 29,028, SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1929 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      124 1 i TROPICAL SUITING "FLORODOR" WING LOONG, HIGH Si., SI.SC ."ORE kmontmtedow^ Grazing on \\yt rich mountain pastures of the Swiss Alps SLEDGE BRAND ±a FULL CREAM SiVEETENED V^HH^J"??'. Condensed Milk 'Rich Swiss Milk with the addition of pure cane sugar, prepared at Ine famous .^^s^^SsC'^W^Ss^ffi^ BEAR BRAND Factory. Endorsed by
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      151 1 EXCLUSIVE STATIONERY 1 J "STONEHENGE" P?^£j ■kp wf H Handmade deckle edge. too V 4TJiM H 8 vo.. 50 sheets, 50 envelopes. WARRISTON I 9 **.o per dox. Correspondence I THE COURT LINEN. Price $2.50 per box. 50 note, 50 envelope.. RID FIN SHED V ELLUM. Price $1.00 per box.
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      7 1 'FI.ORODOR" lit DA.) WING 100NG TROPICAL WEAR.
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    THE LEGEND OF DRUGS.
    838 2 Cures and Remedies. USES FOR MEDICINAL PLANTS. Mr. f. H. Kilmer, of NOT York, the „wner af a MWHI l>hysi<- nani.-n/ writes in the OruKgi-ts 1 Circular on the lagW* attached to various well-known medicinal plant:.. H* states tha'. aconite i~ called monkshood baCMMJ of the
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    300 CALIFORNIANS.
    58 2 Daring a reception to Y.;untf Australia;'.- at thr- University of California rac niiy, Mr. Charles Moore, who organised the World Exposition in 1015. a nounced v project, under which Californian business men will make a Paeiftc tour, embracing Australia, at the beginning of S«pt«aibtr, for the purpose oi'
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    THEATRES CLOSE DOWN.
    663 2 Slump in New York* M\NY EXPLANATIONS ADVANCED. Not in many years have the New Yor theatrical managers been so gloomy a fa Guardian. About twenty-five theatre are now dark, and the number seems Ilk. ly to be increased in the immedia future, thirteen plays being about close,
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    PRINCESS BULOW.
    252 2 Death of Famous Chancellor's Wife. Princess Billow, wife of the famous German Imperial Chancellor of twenty years ajro, has died at Rome at the ap;e of eighty years. She was formerly Princess Camporeali, a Sicilian, and stepdaughter of the Italian statesman Mtnghetti. At ihe !ime she married Count
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      16 2 SALOON MODELS EXCLUSIVELY On Shoiv To-day Prices from $1,450 MALAYAN MOTORS LTD. 14-20. ORCHARD ROAD, SINGAPORE.
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      113 2 i M© s T i: ™™"k,™{"n r ™rA"u LT «*P« IkWiH, q '>"•'!» Lumpur. WCIAW j MHBJHHBfi9|fiNnffi >K>r of quick, positive st:>.ris :i>i< l Prest-O-l.i'n! service no matter I'r.ti Preet-G-lite Battery la :i quality battery. When we guarantee a Pn st-O-lite Battery to you H will live up to our
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    WEALTH FROM WASTE COAL.
    189 3 (iuarded Works. SECRET EXPERIMENTS IN LONELY HILLS: Kemarkahle secret experiments are being conducted in a lonely spot in South Wales, whi<h will revolutionise the anthracite coal industry and probably the future of the mining world. Small coal or "duff" has been separat<d from the dirt. This
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    A MYSTERY PLANT.
    172 3 Alleged New Source Of Cotton. The wealth that some small discovery ia lx>tany may confer on a community lias always stirred the historical imagination from the date <;f the cultivation of barley and rice, and later of wheat and <.;it* and one of the most exciting of
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    BAHREIN ISLANDS.
    55 3 London. Feb. 20. The newspapers state that the Bliti-m I Government have notified Pfersia that i (treat Britain cannot recognize the Per- J nian claim to the Bahrein Islands. I The notification reiterates the grounds 1 for the refusal ffrVca in the British Note < sent to Teheran
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    EVENTS OF THE YEAR IN INDIA.
    1395 3 ECONOMIC CLASH. Apathy Regarding Simon Commission. COMMUNAL WARFARE. A comprehensive summary of events in India tlurinfj the period 1927-28 is contained in the annual review issued by Mr. J. Coatman, the Director of Public Infoimation for the Government of India. Mr. Coatman places among
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    NO CONFIDENCE MOTIONS
    47 3 Calcutta, Feb. 21. No confidence motion* ajrainst \'awab Musharraf Hosain, Kducation M nher and the Raja of Nashipur. Mem! for Local Self-Government, were carried by the Bengal Legislative Council this afti-r noon, by fi5 voUs to :>'J and C2 votes to '9 respectively. I
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    INDIAN BORDER AFFAIRS.
    457 3 Slave Liberation In Baluchistan. The border generally was free from any serious incident or disturbance affecting the public life of the province." So writes the Hon. Lt.-Col. H. B. St. John, C.1.E.. Agent to the Governor(ipneral and Chief Commissioner in Baluchistan, in his report of the Agency
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      151 3 Primest BEEF VEAL AND LAMB Always the Choicest and Best She FRgSfLPOCD REFRIGERATING Co.. LIMITED 233-5 Orchard Road Phone 3500 HUDSON'S EUMENTHOL JUJUBES MADE IN AUSTRALIA. The Great Antiseptic and CAVEAT EMPTOR. Prophylactic. let the buyer beware. The lam aala for EUMENTHOL JUSuilrd for Old and Young, for Cough*. JUBES
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      206 3 Be Prepared! Your lons looked for LEAVE is approaching and >ou will need "HOME CLOTHES." lam prepared in supply your need. A fine selection of T weeds. Overcoating and Spoils Materials just unpacked. H. B. WINTER Tailor, BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE. Tel. 61SS. P. O. Box 6fi2. The Famous OVIUIA Special
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      505 4 p. o. BRiiiSH mm AND APCAR LIKES MAIL AND PASSENGEH AND CAIK.o SKK» II'KS. PENINSULAR AMI ORIENTAL S.N. < O. L'NDBB CONTRACT WITH Ills MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND PAR EAST .mail BBRVKK. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOP. CHINA AND .IAI'AN. T< iin; ge due Spore KIIYIUi: fI.OOO Mar. 1 •NAGPORE WOO
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      585 4 Shipping Announcements (NIPPON YUSKN KA'.SHA) NaaJaa, «»cieilli«, Lou Jo::, Anlrftrp aud BattMaaj* Tmmli Tawnitt Da* Sail FUIHIMJ maki: ii.coo Mm. m i HAKO2A> I MABU 1-i.bOO Ali.r. 28 2 H-vKUSAX IIAKO 10,600 Api. 11 11 t KITAiNU MABU 8,000 Aul. HAUL':. A «.->:: v itjNt Ua« l" 'KAYO 41 X;
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      524 4 BURNS PKILP LINE I (Incorporated la Australia) Mil BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND HHLBOOKNK, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND K.yiUr niouihly sailing, by the well known steamer MARLLI.A (7.b<5 tons) and the new motor MWoL MALABAR i4.il. torn). The MAKKI.I.A is one of thr larp <t and finest steamers trading t<
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      652 4 K a p t y a (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAYIA) (Incorporated la Holland .1 I'nrf-r contract with the NE7IIEELANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Telephone Ni». 3640, with sub-connection Fa»sii!;e, Freight, Transhipment MarinDepts. and Manager's Desk. Representatives for Singapore and StraiU Scttlempnta of the Official Tourist Bureau V Java. All information,
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      517 4 THE SlAfti STEAM HAY. GO. LTD. (laeorpented In Stem I BANGKOK (ua.-H.n:; SERVICE. For Kretay, Trengpinu, KeUntan Bangnara, l, ii.p.n. Patani, Sn I icon. Bieho i, ::.:ii.i...V. -Wai D S DDHADIC r. 1 Har. 'I bAI INI M.t. :i Mar. I i 1. il A I IPOK Mar. 18 Mai
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      505 5 Shipping Announcements ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England) "ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT FREIGHT SERVICE OUTWABDS To Bong Kong. Shanghai and Japan Due Spore i.i. TITT OF DELHI Mar. 10 .a. CITY OF GLASGOW Adl. 10 a... CITY OF MOBILE May
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      456 5 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE From SINGAPORE and PKNANG ti« COLOMBO, SUBZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA and MARSEILLES to NEW YORK ut BOSTON Arrive Leave Laava Spore Spore Penang RUTH ALEXANDER M«r. 4 Mar. 7 Mar. IRES. AUKIEI.I) Mar. 18 Mar. tl Mar. 23 PUES. JOHNSON Apr. 1 Apr.
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      483 5 DUTCH MAILS Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland and Rotterdam Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO Gt Soutlam Am»:«r.t 5 ,n Kr'.lerdaw Tonnage lariH 9*pore Sl'S 1 1*"1 Jull H.lOO S.M.>\ Mar H ii 1 bfiOO X.L: Mar. li P. C. Hooft W,tiOO S.M.N. S.3T 2Indrapoera 12.000 R.L. a'.ar 2* Kon. der
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      357 5 THF hKEMiER TE\ OF MALAYA OK ALL GROCERS. F. A. Bartholomcusz, Ltd., 3-A, RAFFLES QUAT. JN The world's finest shaving k C instrument. j valet- :< fl buffet? Razor i& Vj Sets from $1.20. V fll Of all dealers. fl CHEMICAL DIAMONDS -^,^w^ (iunranteed Hardness and Brightness eciuul to (JenW
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      111 5 The Cine-Pictures you have always wanted are now possrbh 1 A KOt)ALITE will enable you to make lnoving pictures at night, ih the house or ouisido, W<th a GINE "KODAK' f 19 has THE SPEED CAMERA. KODAK LIMITED (Incorporated in Gnflainti SINGAPORE. j TO LET New Offices at Rotterdam Building
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      399 6 ALHAMBRA MARCH 6 NEGRI IN Pola Ncgri's Greatest Characterization ■>flMr^iw Brilliant and Unusual. IK ITS A PARAMOUNT PICTURE, IT'S THE BEST SHOW IN TOWN. PAVILION 5r From Tuesday. February 26 to Monday, March 4, at 9.15 p.m sharp. THE LATEST PATHE GAZETTE ADOLPHE MENJOU in A GENTLEMAN OF PARIS HAROLD
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      604 6 ALHAMBRA SET TAN CHENG KEE CO.. LTD., Proprietors PROGRAMME Commencing Friday, March 1, ending Wednesday, March 6 In the Second Show ::l p.m. THE LATEST EMPIRE NEWS Together with Fox World News MADGE BELLAMY MOTHER KNOWS BEST j A Comedy-Drama highly entertaining with pathos and the struggles of two clashing
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      184 6 PAVILION March 5 IN GLORIOUS BETSY It's A Master Picture from AUSTRA LASI A N FILM 3 (EAST), LTD. The Sign of Consistency. ALHAMBRA TO-NIGHT WILLIAM" fPT^ 7 PRESENTS^^^^I 1 FERBER The Grippin:; story of a Celebrated Actress and a Mother who manaSCd ■Mr riM fdiiii ti,o depths of obsCßTtt}
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      590 6 FOR FOUR NIGHTS Krox THURSDAY. FEB. 2*. at Iht APOLLO CINEMA 6BTLANG In the Second Sl;o» at 9 p.m. AX K.H.O. I'KOWCTION. A SPLENDIDLY VIKILK DRAMA Featuring CRACK DAUMUNI*. WYNDHAM STANDING, l>r ICELYS PERDI ribrant, aoal-atlrring ooenraent ol human DAYTIME WIVES 7 Keels. Supported by a lide-tplitting comei lousinp gaga
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
    125 7 Salurrfay. Marrh 2 11. W. ■-'.IS a.m., R.r>, 5.4 p.m.. 7.4. Players, "Candida," Vie. Theatre, ■JW r.rn. SlMlil.vy. Mnrrh .1 11. W. SJU n.m.. 8.3, 4 p.m., fi.6. ■nig, Marrh I If. W. ■■■■.■■<■'_ -4 -in T.fl, "..in p.m., fl.O. renni Kntriea do c. Macdona IM»y«r»,
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    236 7 Satur.l.-iy. Mur.h L SMps »!"ti?siilc the Wharvrs or expected l.i arrive. hKI'I'KL HARBOUR. Wharf CnUM Ponloon No 2 Sea lie, Hermei I.imax Oil Wharf Nil 1 •■'> Wharf Daisy, IlunKa. Cal.le, Patrol, W. Bt tsnoa I. VFSSf.l.S IN m DOCKS. TanionR I'agar. 1 :i Shell <>■<'■■ K<
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    107 7 To-day. Bank* Inland, PladjM and Palcm- < •i >t ian i .2 ua, I'arraj I pjn. r nni .mil Julu 1 p.m. Si lal in. iljang. Bcackalli ami Rattan ii >„ U. DaendaU) :i p.m. i. i i ah ua uwerl I p.m. irni Indragirl I p.m.
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    41 7 By IWavsaa Kmhran .1 l.ii:. |.-n Ilk.. II I .-it Arrd. S pore London Jim. 17 F*h. 0 Jan. 24 Feb. 18 Jan. 25 Fab. 18 Jin. M v«h. id SI Feb. 25 1 VI, 1 Fab. 25
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    MARELLA SAILING.
    35 7 Unable to Leave Before Wednesday. t the M.nvlla having to f"o into ■he will not bo able to sail for ti l« fort Wi-iinesday morning. Fu notice of time o' sai'.ingr m -M.mciay.
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    11 7 limn IVimv, l>y INirtlio- due nl Singn- p.m. tO-BMMTM
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      SHARE MARKET REPORT.'
      169 7 Rose Macphail and Co. Singapore, Mar. 2. London.— Ruhl.rr la. unch«n,,<cd. Local M cents. London.— Tin £222 10s.. down 2s 6d j Mining.— Dull. Suntcei Way IJC-S.OS, Kochaii 1.40-1.45. Kinta Dred'tre IJO-I.BS, (Klanp River 3.40-3.50, lions Fatts r.O-r,:, ecntl Malaya Consols, fil-63 cents, Pennwat 90-!»2 'cents. Pctalings
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      RUBBER AUCTION.
      242 7 Messrs. Lewis and Peat I Singapore) report Singapore, Mar. 1. During the holidays in New York nt the rod „r last w<-ck the Lendra and Btiwurara markets strenirlhencil crniaidcrabhr and |in.-es continued to advance until Wednesday when the highest pries that have yet been .paid wire obtained at
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      RUBBER PRICES.
      60 7 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc., New York, send us th/j following cable, dMted Mar. 1, their quotations biding in gold dollar cents closing bid prices Rubber Exchanges sales to-day 2,550 tons. March 2.">.60. April 23.90, May 20.10. j June 20.20, July 2H.30, August 2G.40, September 26.40, October 2(5.40.
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      SIXTY YEARS AGO.
      399 7 Night Larcenies by Unemployed Chinese Servants. (From the Straits Times, Mar. 2, 1869). I Night larcenies, both on v large and small scale, have of late been of frequent nri in i wi i ii in native houses in the Kara- 1 pong Ciiani district, if the
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      EXCHANGES.
      80 7 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Ruicl.y. Mar. 1. Foreign exchange* are Amsterdam IUI%, Ath..-.- I7t, i(i-il:ii iv.-l.i 1 Bombay Is. Sl-SSd, Brussels Bucharest MV. Buenos Aires 47 11-32, Copenhagen 18.20, Geneva ZSXI4, Helsing.'ors ltj%, Hong Konx la. 11 id.. Kobe Is. 0 15-16 d., Lisbon 109. Madrid :11.825. Milan W2.6. r
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      266 7 EXCHANGE Singapore, Mar. 2. On London, Bank i m/» 2/3 29/32 Demand 2/3 25 ;!2 Private 8 m. credit 2/4 7/16 On New York, Demand 56 Trivate 90 <! 63 ">n Vranco. n..uk 7 T. 1431 On India, Bank T.T. l.V\ On Honit Kon K Bank T.T. 12 p.c. dis.
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      SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCN.
      69 7 Tone of Market Steady. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet \2%d. per 1b. New York Spot Sheet Ci. cents 25V4 per Ib. R.S..S. C(|ual to Standard, Q.C.K. Spot-^Avcraicc buyers price for Feb. 10.58 cts. R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Standard R.S.S. on Tender Spol .March
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      NEW DEBENTURE ISSUE.
      175 7 NEW DEBENTURE ISSUE. Malayan Agri-Horttari-t?iral Association. We have lei-eiveil a EOpy of a pro-! spectus issued by the Malayan An.iHonicultural Association in connection with the issue of $150,000 714 p transferable debentures edeema aftei It years payublv >_ > m dcbei application, *2."> per debenture on allotment, aiul the balance
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        MINING.
        453 7 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers Sellers £1 £1 Asain Kuiuliang 41/3 45/3 xd. £i £1 Jtancrin Tin 3!)/- 40/1 1 Batang Padang 0.46 0.50 1 1 l'.alu Caves 1.5714 1.0214 l Kjkit Aram: 2.01) L'.IO £1 £1 Burmih Malay 41/. 42/. £1 £1 henderiang a/6 10/£1 il Kustern Sium 8/3
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        GENERAL.
        240 7 issue Val. I'd. Buyers Sellers 2 2 Alex. Brick Prcfs. 2.07% 2.12H 2 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 2.30 2.60 cd. £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco C.7.6 6.12.6 Canadian Eagle 11/4 12/6 1 1 Central Engine 0.70 0.80 cd. 1 1 Cycle and Carriage 0.60 0.65 IDs. 10s. Duff Development
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        115 7 U. Eng. 6 p.c. 1,225,500 Norn. Spore Cold Stor.-'c 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 101 103 ci. Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1901 red. 1930 11.878,000 par 5% prem. Singapore Municipal VA p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 95 par. Singapore Municipal i/i p.c. of
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        385 7 Allcnhy ($1) Alur liajah ($1 1 A. llitum ($1> A. Kuning 1*1) Am. Malay ($2) A. .•luiik i*l I A. Panas (*5> teJtownia (»l> Bassett (%1) Krottas (*1) Brunei U. ($1) 11. Jelutong C$1) B. Katil (i> Bukit K. B. < $1) U. Kermnir ($1) B. Timah $1",
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      AERODROME LIGHTING.
      75 7 Electric Beacon Switched On By Siren Call. Newark (New Jersey), Feb. 19. A combination of the two recent inventions was demonstrated at the local airport today, when, in response to a siren call from an approaching aeroplarv. the landing ground was automatically flooded with light from a 24.000,000
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      ROYALTY LIBELLED.
      70 7 Editor in Canada Sent To Gaol. Sudbury, (Ontario), Feb. 20. The Finnish newspaper editor, Arvo Vaaro, was to-day sentenced to six months' imprisonment and fined $1,000 for seditous libel. An earlier message staled that Arvc Vaaro was committed for trial for the publication of an alleged seditious slander
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      121 7 U1BB8. Al i. rlfnrd, on > 2, l'.-_".i. io Mr. ■od Mn. Gib ron. i'.W LIM. Mr. r lan .;</.> Kij.L, eld t ion of Mr. Tan Kng Si of 13, Kim Kint j Laae, Singap ire, to Ml Lin 1 rl.l.'st laughter >;-. I In Swee List, of SI,
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      609 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Classified Ad\t«., sec pace 16. WANTS. FOR SVr.F.. ETC. TO IKT. shops in the Grosvcnor Building, from May I. Apply to Stephens. Paul Co. ilpi 1 K< I ISH Bl SINEW LADY ml April Reply 374, i c: 9 ILK i ii dak M.">. projector, and green
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      47 7 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. K;ind;ir;-r Kerhau Station. (Bj CourUsv ,,f Cllll li Health Oflire.) r*«t tkc :t lln.irs ending at MiuniRht on March I. Deg. Max. shade temper I sh.h ture 72 V<-::n uiv 77.2 \M 1-. MJ leraton 7:1.2 K. pet cent.) 7d humiditi litlibar) 26.9 am nil
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MARCH 2. MR. HOOVER AND LIBERTY
    1072 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MARCH 2. MR. HOOVER AND LIBERTY At the present time there are few, if any, offices in the world that are o greater importance than the America Presidency. The contest for the pest w watched with close interest by millio and the spirited endeavour made
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    HEALTH IN THE TROPICS.
    856 8 Modern Views Of Insanity. (By a Medical Correspondent.) Insanity is a matter of degree. Everyone of us is more or less mental. Some of us may show it in greater degree than others, and our friends kindly call us odd or eccentric or a little bit
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    324 8 Mr. B. R. Whitehouse, M.C.S., returned from leave of absence on Feb. 23. Mr. W. C. Taylor, M.C.S., has been granted leave of absence for eight months commencing from Feb. 21. Mr. I. D. Robertson, Executive Engineer, North Kedah, is going on home leave by the Macedonia
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    832 8 SEGRAVES PLEASE NOTE While duly admiring the enterprise of the young man who came from Penang to Singapore on a motor-cycle in l:!\ hours, we hope that he will be persuaded to rest on his laurels and that others will not be inspired to emulate his
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      170 8 ty REG 9 TRADe MARK j 1929 MODELS A^^fem^H MODEL 16H. 4.90 H.P. ™wW^ Side by side valves jy§^n '^%sU l'«cc $620.00 nett. MB. i MODEL 24. 5.88 H.P. Price $770.00 nett. 21. --T'-Si^Skw* MODEL C.S.I. 4.90 H.P. i^^'W^jfiSh, Overhead Cam Shaft %®S£is% Wm\ Price $885.00 nett. C.S.I. All are
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      89 8 ALHAMBRA TO-NIGHT In the Second Show at 9. William Fox Special MOTHER KNOWS BEST Featuring MADGE BELLAMY Along with Latest Empire News. First Show at 7.30 p.m. A Western Drama GIRUSHY COWBOY Featuring REX HELL. TAN CHENG KEE CO.. LTD., Proprietor Don't take Risks Buy your Piano at the ROBINSON
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    MR. LL. GEORGE'S ELECTION CRY.
    397 9 Unprofitable Outlay On Armaments. POSTPONE SINGAPORE Liberal Remedy For Unemployment. "Postpone Singapore until you have attended to Kngland," was a Liberal election cry suggested by Mr. Lloyd (ieorg«» at a luncheon of Liberal candidate.. He derlared lhat unprofitable expenditure on armaments must be cut down,
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    BRIGAND HANGS HIMSELF
    147 9 Unpractised Hangman Loses His Nerve. Belgrade, Feb. 20. The executioner from Serajevo arrived in Zagreb and 3-jpervised the erection of four fallows, to which four Inlands convicted of fiendish crimes were marched out at Jawn, in the presence of the President of the Zapreb Senate, who read
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    FLOODS IN THRACE.
    73 9 Hujjt Area of Arable Land Inundated. Athens, Feb. 21. The Minister .f Communications, who has toured the Hooded areas in Thrace, reports that 100,000 hectares of arable land in flooded nnd largely frozen. Crops have Ixxn destroyed and many cattle have |mm ishcil. A number of villages
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    BACILLI IN SHELLS.
    89 9 War Story Denied By Germany. Berlin, Mar. 1. The Gorman Ambassador in London, Hcrr Sthamii-, refuted, on behalf of the German Government, the assertion that plague lacilli were used as a lethal weapon during the War. The German Press publishes statements by scientists of international repute discrediting
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    R.A.F. OFFICER KILLED.
    102 9 Mid-Air Collision. PARACHUTE SAVES OTHER PILOT. Rugby, Mar. 1. Flying-Officer Sealy-Allin was killed in a mid-air collision between his aeroplane and another at Kenley. The pilot of the other machine, Flight-Sergt. Freeman, jumped clear with his parachute and landed safely on the roof of one of the
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    THE KING'S PROGRESS.
    181 9 Sits at Window Fully Dressed. Rugby, Mar. 1. It was officially stated at Craigweil House that the King passed a good day. The sun shone brilliantly throughout the day, and the King, wearing a cap and overcoat, was able to sit at the window and enjoy the
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    ANTI-WAR PACT.
    88 9 Adopted by Various Countries. Copenhagen, Mar. 2. The Riksdag has ratified the Kellogg Pact. Paris, Mar. 1. The Chamber of Deputies voted for ratification of the Kellogg Pact by 570 to 12. The minority was composed entirely of Communists. The Hague, Mar. 1. The Second Chamber, with only
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    MILLIONAIRE AIRMAN.
    62 9 Mr. Van Lear Black Flys To S. Africa. Pretoria, Mar. 1. Mr. Van Lear Black, the American newspaper magnate, who left Ooydon on Feb. 11 in his Fokker aeroplane, with two Dutch pilots, arrived at Pretoria to-day. After he reaches Cape Town he intends to return to London
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    AUSTRALIAN STRIKES.
    86 9 Miners Reject Court's Award. Sydney, Mar. 1. A conference of the mining unions rejected all proposals involving a wage cut The notices posted by the Northern Colliery owners expired to-day. Eleven thousand miners are directly affected. Mines not in the federation are continuing to work, and there is
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    ARCTIC WINTER.
    62 9 A Sweden-Finland Bus Service. Helsingfors, Mar. 1. There is remarkable evidence of the severity of the European winter in the I unprecedented proposal to establish oninihus services between Sweden and Finland, via the Aaland Islands. Constantinople, Mar. 1. All traffic on the Bosphorus is suspended. The sea is
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    ATHLETE'S ROMANCE.
    37 9 London, Mar. 1. The well-known athlete Douglas Lowe is engaged to a Danish lady, Miss Kareen Thamsen, daughter of the late Surgeon Thamsen, of Copenhagen. Mr. Lowe was called to the Bar last year.— Reuter.
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    MILITARY PACT ALLEGATIONS.
    253 9 Dutch Accept Official Denials. The Hague, Mar. I. In the Second Chamber the Foreign Minister declared that in view of th: denials of the British, French and Belgian Governments regarding the Utrechtse Dagblad articles, there was r.o reason for the Dutch Government to make representations on the
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    MEXICAN BANDITS.
    102 9 Murder of American Engineers. Mexico City, Mar. 1. Ten .members of the gang of bandits which killed the American mining engineers J. M. Underwood and C. Caisthorpe were killed in a battle with Feder*] troops. i It was reported from Guanajuato, on Feb. 24, that the two engineers
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    HUNAN UPHEAVAL.
    108 9 Generals Oust Chairman Of Government. Hankow, Feb. 22. It was reported from Changsha last Pt Lv Ti-pinß, the Chairman nan Provincial Government, sted by a combined movement of Generals Ho Chien, Hsia i Chi. i given for the action is the i to disburse provincial financpayment of other
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    OIL AGREEMENT.
    83 9 Boom in Shares In London. Rugby, Mar. 1. (feature of the Stock Exchange to-day i sharp rise in the prices of oil shares le announcement of the increase of per gallon in petrol in conjunction the reports of nn agreement between inglo-American Oil Co. and Russian ■sts regarding
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    POLAND AND DANTZIG.
    56 9 Closer Economic Union Sought. Geneva, Mar. 1. A secret Polish document advocating measures for closer economic and political union with Dantzife; is the subject of much discussion here. The memorandum suggrests the boosting of Dantzig trade in order to win the city's favour and induce Dantzig traders
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    U.S. DISCOUNT RATE.
    22 9 Dallas, Texas, Mar. 1. The Dallas Federal Reserve Bank has increased the discount rate to five per cent. —Router.
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    KING AND IRISH TROUBLES.
    559 9 Secret History. REMARKABLE REPORT IN DUBLIN. The semi-official journal, the Dublin Star," under the heading, Our Debt to King George," has lifted the veil on some secret history, revealing the great part that his Majesty and General Smuts played in a critical period. Pointing out the
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    IRISH LOYALISTS.
    63 9 Question of Payment For Losses. London, Mar. 1. As a sequel to the Conservative revolt regarding the question of payment for losses incurred by Irish loyalists, Mr. Amery introduced 'supplementary estimates for £385,000 and said £377,000 would be paid on this account by Dec. U. He estimated that
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    NEW YORK STOCKS.
    41 9 Wildest "Bull" Rush of The Year. New York, Mar. 1. Bedlam reigned in the stock market today, the public staging the wildest bull rampage, of the year. Six million shares changed hands amid scenes of tumultuous confusion. Reutcr.
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    ART EXPERT DEAD.
    68 9 Pre-War Controversy Recalled. Berlin, Mar. 1. The death is announced of the art expert, Professor Wilhelm von Bode. He is remembered in connection with a famous pre-war controversy in which he claimed that the wax bust Flora in the Kaiser-Friedrich Museum was the work of da Vinci,
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    ATLANTIC TELEPHONES.
    41 9 New York, Mar. 1. The American Telephone and Telegraph Co. has decided to spend a vast sum on laying: a special telephone cable across the Atlantic, as wireless and telephone facili- 1 ties are so overloaded at present. Router.
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    INSURRECTION PLOT IN CUBA.
    111 9 "Opponents Thrown To Sharks." New York, Mar. 1. Eight people, including three prominent professional men in Havana, have been arrested in connection with an alleged insurrectionary plot throughout Cuba directed against President Machado. This has provoked the report by Senor Seigle, the founder of the Cuban
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    BRITISH MANDATES.
    178 9 Question of Pensions For Governors. Rugby, Mar. iIn the House of Commons, Mr. W. G. A. Ormsby-Gore, Secretary for the Dominions, moved the second reading of the bill providing for the extension of civil service pensions to Governors of mandated territories. He said there had come into association
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    RAILWAY DISASTER.
    114 9 Driver of Mail Train Held Responsible. London, Feb. 21. The Ministry of Transport inquiry into the Charfield railway disaster finds that the responsibility rests with the driver of the mair train, E. H. Aldington, who passed signals at danger. The report of the inquiry urges the desirability of
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    SOUTH AFRICAN TRADE.
    76 9 Treaty with Germany Ratified. Cape Town, Mar. 1. The Union Assembly, by 62 to 51, passed the bill ratifying the trade treaty between Germany and South Africa, under which the same tariff preferences will be extended to German imports as to British. The agreement does not apply
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    ECLIPSE OF THE SUN.
    61 9 British Expedition To Siam. (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, March 1. Colonel Waley Cohen is in Bangkok completing arrangements for the observation of the total eclipse of the sun at Alor Star and Pattani by the British expedition in May. He intimated that the King of
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    THE KING OF SIAM.
    71 9 Gives Good Advice To Boy Scouts. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, March 1. The King of Siam, after reviewing the Boy Scouts, said an important factor in national prosperity was wealth. The United States to-day formed a powerful country because of being the world's creditor. They
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    NEW SLOOPS FOR CHINA STATION.
    28 9 London, Mar. 2. The sloops Bluebel! and Foxglove will be replaced on the China Station by the new sloops Bridgewater and Sandwich. Reuter.
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    PERSIAN CLAIMS TO BAHREIN.
    358 9 Refuted in British Note. TREATY OF 1820. Maintaining Peace in The Rugby, liar. 2. Copies have been circulated to members of the League of Nations of tho Note which the British Minister in Teheran has handed to the Persian Government in reference to the latter's claim
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    GERMAN POLITICS.
    101 9 Negotiations with the Parties Fail. Berlin, Mar. 1. The Chancellor's negotiations with tha ttiment parties and the Centre party owing to the desire of the Peo-i party to see the Budget passed i committing itself. The Chancellor has decided to undertake no further negotiations but to report the
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    DEATHS IN COLLIERY.
    54 9 Extraordinary Accident Follows Thaw. London, Feb. 21. An extraordinary accident due to the thaw occurred at Bestwood colliery, Notts. A huge chunk of ice from the pithead crashed down the shaft, dislodging masonry, and crashed on the roof uf a cage bringing up miners. Two miners were
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    NEW NOVEL SEIZED.
    129 9 "Study of a Post-War Neurotic." London, Feb. 21. The question of the Home Office exercising a literary censorship, which was much discussed after the Radclyffe Hall case, has again come into prominence in consequence of the seizure of 100 copies at The Sleeveless Erram) the first novel
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    34 9 The death has occurred at Home of Lord Aberdare, o past President of the University of Wales, President of the National Museum of Wales, and Hon. Colonel of the 3rd V. B. Welch Regiment.
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    50 9 Mr. James A. Thomas, who was the organiser of the British-American Tobacco Company in China and the manager of the American Tobacco Company in Singapore in 1900 and is now living in retirement in the United States, has written a book entitled "A Pioneer Tobacco Merchant in the Far East."
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    LOANS FROM LOCAL MISSIONARY.
    969 10 Bankrupt's Story. COAL CONCESSION IN BRUNEI. A Chinese bankrupt, in the course of lii, put.'ic examination Man Mr. Justice Dram' yesterday, stated that he had received live loans from a local missionary iit 24 per cint. interest. He also told remarkable >t>.r> eaaeerajag a coal ;on
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    RAID ON CHINESE CLUB.
    142 10 Hidden Meaning In Accounts. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 2. That the club's proceeds out of gambling were entered in the books as vegetable money was the police allegation made in the police court when three Chinese were charged with assist- 1 ing in
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    DOG SHOOTER FINED.
    182 10 European Convicted For Obstruction. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Pcnanj*, Nh:r- 2. Ir Hrn NibonK Trim! police eovt yestei.Uiv bafora Captain Pratt, Mr. C. Gibbons, liwillglll of Suncci Kal;ap Kstat'', was fined ?10 for ulwUnetif pßb& sei -vant in tho exwution of his duly. In a separate MM
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    MRS. E. A. MAY'S PICTURES.
    283 10 Interesting Collection On In the collection of oil and water colours and pencil and pen-and-ink sketches which Mrs. Emmie A. May is exhibiting at the Raffles Hotel there is versatility of reproduction and charming naturalness that make an immediate appeal. Those that catch the eye
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    TOURIST KIDNAPPED.
    119 10 Dutch Lady's Experience In Corsica. Bastia, Feb. 22The trial has been concluded at the Corsican Assizes of a bandit who was arrested in connection with a most sensational affair last summer, when two bandits. Battesti and Bartoli, ambushed a motor ear containing a French merchant and three Dutch
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    ECLIPSE OF THE SUN.
    95 10 The equipment being taken for making special observations in Sumatra of the eclipse of the sun on May 9, fills more than 100 big packing cases, several of which weigh more than half a ton. The giant telescope used at Giggleswick. Yorkshire, during the 1927 eclipse
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    44 10 The followii g is a passage written by the Rev. Graham White in the Dion san Magazine The swift changing population of Kinta is a thing to wonder nt. Residents. District Officers, officials iin.l < uiiimercial men eomp nnd go like lli>s nn a wall."
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    TANGLIN GYMKHANA.
    607 10 Regiment's Festivities On St. David's Day. The 2nd Welch Regiment did honou to St. David at Tanglin Barracks yester jay afternoon when an amusing gym khana was watched by a large numbe of spectators, including a sprinkling o civilians. The festivities began with a hocke match in fancy
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    37 10 H.E. the High Commissioner has granted commissions as Second Lieutenants in the Malay States Volunteer Regiment to the allowing Messrs. Hugh Francis Hutchison, .lohn Brooniinagf Caddy, Robert George Vorgctte, and Saundcrs Edwards Chamior, M.C. ii in«»««inim>im'iuii »»H'
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    COL. LAWRENCE BACK.
    444 10 Dodging the Reporters In London. Aircraftsman Edward Shaw (who Colonel T. E. Lawrence, of Arabian fame) arrived at Plymouth on tl Rajputana from Bombay. He travellet as a Government passenger third class the P. and O. liner, but had his mea alone in his cabin. He walked
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    MACDONA PLAYERS.
    196 10 Farewell Performance In Singapore. Although it is only two months since the Mardona Pbqrsn presented their repertoire of Bernard Shaw plays to Singapora aud'cnces the appreciation then evoked should ensure warm welcome during their farewell visit which opened at the Victoria Theatre last evening and will be extended
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    480 10 SINGAPORE WATER. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Now that the Gunong Pulai dam, with the filter beds, are nearing completion, a consideration of the consulting engineers' report, dated October, 1922, is of particular interest. The first point to note is that it would not be safe
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    FENG DISCOURSES ON WOMEN.
    249 10 Face Powder Perfumery Weaknesses. Shanghai, I'V>. It. Marshal Ftng Yu-hsiang delivered tho principal speech at the opening ceremony ot the Kaifeng Institute for Women. After alluding to the great influence i women can exert on their husband*. Genera! Keng cited many historical instances to prove his
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    265 10 Mr. A. C. Twyford And Miss E. O. Ward. The marriage of Mi-. Arthur Charles j Tuyfi.nl, mutant Snperioteadcnt of Surveys, Sttpunat, .,'ohore, and Mis:- Edith Overland Ward, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Waiti, of Richmond, j ChrisUhurch. Ni w Zealand, m loleat-l r.izcd in
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    CROSSING THE ROAD.
    116 10 Compensation for Injured Woman. When the Third Court case was mentioned this morning in which Ong Swee Hock was charged with causing hurt by a rash act by knocking down a Tamil woman while driving a motor cycle, Court Inspector Karquharson said she had made a gix>d
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    73 10 The following is the programme for tlv orchestral concert to be given at Rafflrs Hotel to-moriaw evening Overture, Titus, Mozart Opera Fantasie, La Tiaviata, Verdi Trio arrangements from Sonate Pathetique. Beethoven Slavic Dance, A. Dvorak (violin C. Villanueva, cello J. Spcelman, piisno K. Harmon) Suite, Le Roi s'Amuse,
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    31 10 Amendments of thy scale of rates of the Singapore Harbour Board in respe-jt of poods, the use of steam cranes, etc., mv notifiwl in Ikf < nrrcni i-wur of the Government (iazc-tlr.
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    ST. DAVID'S SOCIETY CELEBRATES.
    1153 10 Welsh Virtues. THE ORIGINAL GARDEN OF EDEN. XktN mm hrl rogrei at the annual dinner of the Bt DbvWi Society, which was held at the Adclphi Hotel lasi ni(fht, that U.K. the Governor was Bnabk lo attend owing to indisposition. Mr. K. .M. Wiiiiams, the president
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      SPORT FROM ALL FIELDS.
      792 11 Larwood Rumour. WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIP BOUTS. HaroM Larwood is credited by the Exchange, with the statement that he thWn this will bo his lust vi-it to Austral:i a- la- 1 howler." Surely whatever it mi that Larwood said has been misconstrued. Ahviiys usaning physical sound H H,
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      SINGAPORE FOOTBALL.
      115 11 Entries for S.F.A. League Competition. At a nieetiiv: of Urn S.I.A. Leatruc Caamittee yesterday it «v ■taUd that il m h.|K-.l 1.1 Ix- able to u.i- the V.M.C.A., S.C.I-.. A l.l Hwrtaw Hoar.l. ird S.C.F.A. Kimiids for junior natrhea tak him Tlm total prorrammc tut the juninr s.-ction
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      M.C.C. WELL HELD.
      110 11 Victoria Bat All Day At Melbourne. (From Our Own Correspondent) Sydney, Mar. 1. Tlic JI (fame with Victoria began at MilUmine on a perfect wicket. The Victorian batsmen wcia in top form, and had teond ."U6 for four wickets when play titmi for the day. \V. M.
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      S.C.C. CRICKET.
      239 11 Married Men Make (iood Start Against Bachelors. An S.C.C. Married vs. Single match started on the S.C.C. ground yesterday. L). R. A. Hoblyn, winning the toss for the Sin^i.' eleven. s,nt his opponents in to bar. The wicket was fasc and helped the bowlers considerably, but thf Married
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      HOCKEY IN THE F.M.S.
      81 11 Perak Wants Better Method Of Selection. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Mar. 2. At a lengthy and lively mcf-tinu of tho Pciak Hockey Association much reseiurw nt was voiced against the method of (electing the F.M.S. team to meet the Colony. A sub-committee was appointed to
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      GOLF.
      166 11 Match at Pahang Club. An interest ing match was played at Kuala IJpis between mixed teams from SeibOOTM Plantation anil Pnhanj; Club The result was a win for Pahanf* Clul' by 5Vi matches to 3, but Selboume Plantations were without the services of cwo or three of their best
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      LORD HAWKE'S PLEA.
      282 11 Farce of Drawn Test Matches. Lard Hawka made a strong plea for brighter ri ki i al the annual meeting the Tocfcahirc County Club at Leoda, and EMed the opinion that "the public is list °f criekot as played to <!-.iy." *r a wfaii |a the seven-days
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      HOME FOOTBALL.
      218 11 English and Scottish Cup-Ties. The following are the fixtures in the Knglish and Scottish Cups and the Leagues to-day F. A. Cup— Six Round. Blackburn R. vs. Bolton W. Aston Villa vs. Arsenal. Portsmouth vs. West Ham. West Bromwich A. vs. Huddcrsfield Town Scottish Cup— Fourth Round. Celtic
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      FOOTBALL.
      143 11 S.C.C. Team Defeats Uniteers. Playing on the Junior Civil S«rvice ground yesterday, an S.C.C. team easily defeated the United Engineers by fou; goals to one. The S.C.C. eleven, whicii included several first eleven players, was a strong side, and had considerably men of the exchanges than the Uniteers. The
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      YACHTING.
      41 11 Tho following races will be suited :oniorruw A Class. Second race for Club Trophy. Start, 10.10 a.m., Club Course, liamf:.•aps Joy 8 per cent., Jean 4 per cent. B Class.— Second Kace for Club Trophy. Start, 10 a.m., Club Course.
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      LAND & SEA RECORDS.
      262 11 LAND SEA RECORDS. Major Segrave Trying To Beat America. Major 11. O. P. Seffran, aecompeoriad by his wife, left Southampton <h:rir;>r irail week for New York on his way to Daytona, where ho will attach the land speed record. He w ll also attack the sei •peed record off Miami
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      TANGLIN CLUB TENNIS.
      155 11 Vi- .-niay's r< suits Men's Double* "let). J. S. Ar.tleinon in.! J. K. Hamilton beat i; -I. Mixed Doublet Open.— Mr. and Mrs Bennett beat Mr. and Mrs. Hesta, 6 -h I.aciif.-;' DooMat Hep. "I; C. H c, darks and Mrs. Davit rrei«wt and Misa Barnes, I
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      Y.W.C.A. SPORTS CLUB.
      75 11 Over 75 couples took the floor at the Y.W'.C.A. Sports Clulj d«Bca at the Drill Hall yesterday evening, and the programme went through with a swinir from start to finish. The dame was in rid of the Y.V.'.r.A. Sports Club's funils, and from a financial view it
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    488 12 Merchant Who Lived On His Creditors. fa the Bankruptcy Court yesterday before Mi. Justice Deare, Mi. T. E- Cocker, the Assistant Official Assignee conducted :bv public examination of Lim Tcck Onn. r!::aiiiinec said he was a Si.i aits-bom Chinese, ar.d had one wife and two child(ii He was
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    EURASIAN CHARGED.
    41 12 A Eurasian named Ambrose Eberwein, aged about 20, was charged in the Singapore District Court yesterday with living on the proceeds of prostitution, and was remanded on ball. A Japanese was similarly rhurgnt, in a separate case, and remanded.
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    230 12 S. ANDREW'S CATHKDRAI.. :!rd Sunday in Lent. March 4. 7 a.m.. Holy Comn. i 7.45 a.m.. i Choral I Holy Comn. and Sermon Ml :.m.. Matins an<l Holy Comn. I p.m.. Children's Service r>.:iO p.m., (Choral I KvenM.iiir and Sermon Holy Comn. on Mon. Wrd. ;-i»i Friday at
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    40 12 i The formal opening: of the new church of .St. Theresa of the Child Jesus, Bukit Fermai, Kampong Bahru, will take place Rt 8 am. on Low Sunday, April 7. Mon- seijrneur Perrichon, the Coadjutor Bishop of Malacca, will preside.
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    POSTERS FOR THE POLITICIAN.
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    45 13 Salurdi.v. Mar. I, 2 p.m.. Hukit Timnh Raaas, M.f;.. Sc,-.. (Euasiaii), Practice Machine (iun '1 p.m., Karier Kan* 3 s.K.A. (V.i. Hnskstrr. Sun Jay. Mar. 3. ~::m a.m.. Bukit Timah Ran Xc, S.V.R.A.. SpMn .Shoot 7..J0 a.m., Karrer Kanire. S.R.A. iV.I. Musketry.
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    1116 13 WONDERFUL PROJECT. (German Aviation Co.'s Service. WILL IT HE DEVELOPED y..:i sihcr.'.is have beer? iscussed :~eccntly wi:n regard \;> i.sta">!ishment of regultt air mr.il service between and hir.a. Imperial Airways, !....<■ been tfirti*twflj interested in I I it, in tho absence of concrete
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    CONTRACT BRIDGE.
    214 13 Auct'on Ousted From The Portland. j j Contuvt bridge, th*> thrivinir son of I "auction" and grandchild of w'ii3t, has now thrust its way even ir.to the; Portland Club, tliat- aucust card-playing i.i-!.-tituticn which came under fir- two yea::; ago for its conservative outlook un tl.e ifvi.-icn of
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    LIZARD WINS FIGHT TO THE DEATH.
    621 13 12-Foot Python Meets Its Master. Twelve feet of writhing python, help-' less in the steely jaws o( a rant I go-samp, or lizard, made a thrilling. spectacle in Calcutta recently. The :n-j cident occurred at the premises of Mr- j C». M. Khun, who
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