The Straits Times, 4 March 1929

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    13 1 The Straits Times No. 29,029. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1929, PRICE 10 CENTS
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      185 1 TROPICAL SUITING "FLORODOR" (BJDjL) WING LOONG, j HIGH BT, SINGAPORE I RICH and CREAMY PURE SWISS MILK ■^S §^H Fr m the mountain Pastures of Kmmenthal, 111 1 »n its natural state, ready for immediate O^gfjgte^ Q use straight from the hygienic tin, that's utAK dKANU j "BEAR" BRAND] iJ^IENIC
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      60 1 "pOBINSON'G" r UK Gentlemen's Underwear MADE IN ENGLAND *CELANESE' WASHES LIKE SILK. UNDERWEAR for MEN Stocked in all sizes 32 to 44. ROBINSON Co., Ltd., P V F S S Singapore FKESH ENGLISH Salmon Ducklings ENGLISH ENGLISH Plaice Bacon ENGLISH SCOTCH Chickens Kippers SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE C°r L T FOR
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      7 1 VLORODOB (8.D.A.) WING LOONG TROPICAL J WEAR.
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      538 2 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGC SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. I NDEK l ONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnxge da* Spore KHYBER 9,000 Mar. 1 •N.UiI'OKE
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      560 2 Shipping Announcements (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam I Vessels Tonnage Due Sail FOSHIJU MARU 11,000 Mar. 14 15 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,600 Mar. 28 HAKUSAN MARU 10,600 Apl. 11 U t IUTANO MARU H,OOU Apl. 26 26 HARUNA MARU 10,500 May 9 10 t KAMO
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      502 2 BURNS PHILP LIME (Incorporated la Australia) FOB BRISBANE. SYDNIY AND H«..BOUBNI, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AMD THURSDAY ISLAND R.gular monthly tailings by th« wallknown steamer MARKLLA (7.876 tons) and the new motor vessel, MALABAR (i.LU tons). The s.t. MARELLA i» one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins
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      654 2 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAYIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with the NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 3640, with nub-connections to Passage, Freight, Transhipment Marine Depts. and Manager's Desk. Representatives for Singapore and Straita Settlementa of the Official Tourist Bureau of Java. All information, detailed itineraries
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      552 2 I THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) REGULAR SERVICE TO LONDON AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN— GENOA, MARi SEILLES. LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW.— i MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AN ■GLASGOW— BOSTON, NEW YORK AN BALTIMORE. J WEEKLY
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      521 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO. LTD. (Incorporated in Slum I BANGKOK COASTING SKKVKK. For KreUy, Trcnirganu, Kelantan Kanenara, Tclupin, Patani, Singora. Lac— i Biehon, Bandon, Kohsamui, I.angsuan, I'hiunpon an I Bungkok. Ariiv.il IVparturc SLDDHADIB Mar. 4 Jtar. 6 MALINI Mar. 11 M«r. 18 PRACHATIPOK Mar. 18 >l:tr. M The steamers
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      497 3 Shipping Announcements ELLERMAH BUCKNAU STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) ELLERMAN LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO TIIE I'NITFD KINGDOM AND CONTINENT moon service OUTWARDS To Bm*J Ew.g, Shanghai and J»piD 1 'ue Spore CTTY OV JiKl.ni M»r. 10 ■.I. CITY OV CMSCriW Apl. 10 s.i. CITY OF MOKil.i: May
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      467 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE JM AMERICAN MAIL LINE ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE f From SINGAPORE and PBNANG via COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALBXAIN'DRIA, NAPLES. CENOA and MARSEILLES to NEW TORK and I' POPTON jj Arrive Leave Leave I Spore Spore Penang I 111 M.J.X.'.Mi'i: Mar. 4 Mar. 7 Mar. 0 RES. GARFIIXU Met.
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      514 3 DUTCH MAILS Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland and Rotterdam Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO <•< -mi. i Amt'.rrd-in Southampton Marseilles Ro'.terriam Tonnage Leave Spore Prinses Juliana H.lOO S.M.IT. Mar. I Tambora t,600 X.l* Mar. 13 P. C. Hooft 14,600 S.M.N. ular. TIndrapoera I.'.immi R.U Mar. i» Kon. tier Ned. 1..-00
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      363 3 RIGKMERS LINE The s.a. R. C. RICKMERS due from Hamburc on or about March will proceed to lloilo, Manila. Hong Kong, Kobe, Yokohama, r>aircn and Vladivottock. For freight ami further particulars apply to AFRICAN EASTERN (Malaya), LIMITED Singapore Agent*. Always specify "GOLD LEAF" Brand. Refuse worthless imitations. OF ALL GROCERS.
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      110 3 The Cine-Pictnres yon have akays wanted are now possible. BsHe^aS^bl^' IS^ MgHI ZMnW A t4 KODALITE will enable you to make moving pictures at night, in the house or outside, with a CINE-KODAK" f 1.9 Eens THE SPEED CAMERA. KODAK LIMITED (Incorporated in Englai:J) SINGAPORE. I TO LET New Offices
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      511 4 2 If- a a'osj can't get wet in the Feather v» Weight STORMPROOF A MalUmar i> ar-thini the weight ol thr aaaal Gaberdine Weatherproof. It give* la-l.n'; uiji find i» guaranteed absolutely Waterproof. li ii liit- a'i<l •v.iiiTwriiiht th^ World'i lirsi, Ijest and i).'-v.ilue i.ijht-weigilt Stormproof, now «okl 'iirect from
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      882 4 GOVERNMENT NOTICE Tfmkr- will be rtc'ivtd at the Colonial Secretary'! Office, up to neon of March 11, IU2U, for tha followißf works 1, Conveyance t.f dredgiags to Mount Ziun Mil hniMl lnn 2. EimHm of a BtMltar for three departuunial ears at KaJßea Museum. Kiecticn <>r tv.o Ttachtrs' (Quarters at
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      672 4 MALACCA PLANTERS' ASSOCIATION The Annual General Meeting of the above Association will take place at 10.30 a.m. in the Malacca Club on Sunday, March 10, 1929. AGENDA. 1. Minutes of last Annual General Meeting and Special General Meeting. 2. Correspondence. 3. Report and Accounts. 4. Election of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and
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      170 4 Cleanse Your Face Daily With Cuticura Soap There are more than two million pores in the skin of the face which may become choked by impurities, causing distressing irritations. A thorough cleansing daily with Cuticura Soap and warm water, assisted by Cuticura Ointment where irritations exist, has proven of inestimable
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      719 4 By Order of the Official Assignee a.Administrator of the Estate of CHEW JOO CHIAT, DECEASED AUCTION SALE oi shophouse residential properties situate at Joo Chiat Koad and Joo Chiat Terrace, Singapore. At Messrs. Ckeona Koon Seng Co.'s saleroom, No. 30, Chulia Street, on Wednesday. March 6, at MO p.m. Lot
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      145 4 Getzbest Provisions f 0 TR ifS%'tv \m TO YOU HIGHEST GRADE FRUITS FISH VEGETABLES Distributors GETZ B3OS. CO. (Incorporated in I '.s.a.i 55, ROBINSON KOAD. USE the "MAGIC" J'ow.l.f s miracle of nre cure f»I SORIOS of all sorts, ey-r. M Ol»ta;natile UNfi t 71, Prina.p Su. Sinicapors VN^ P»nar.
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    WOMEN'S PARLIAMENTARY VICTORY.
    1851 5 THE KING'S NEW HOME A Mystery of Colonel Lawrence. SPY MANIA. (From Our Own Correspondent.) I/omlnn, Krli. 7. WKI- Hm House of Commons has Imtti plodding its weary way through the l)cRatta« and the Local Government for S.<,t land Bill, the women members of I'arliai'.u -nt have
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    40 5 Mr. H. II Basks, Game Warden, Negri Sembilan and Pahacg, and previously Ch&irman of the Scremban Sanitary Board tat nii-.ny yt.rs, has been nominated by the Hon. the British Resident, Negri Sembilan, at President of the Percidancao Kila Club, Seremban.
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    SLANDER ON LORD NORTHCLIFFE.
    445 5 Brother's Indignant Reply In Sydney. Mr. V. Harmsworth. brother of the late Viscount Northcliffe and Viscount Rothermere, during a recent visit to Sydney expressed indignation at remarks made by the Leader of the Opposition in the New South Wales Parliament (Mr. Lang), to the effect thai,
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    29 5 The engagement is announced of Mr. Horatius John Thomson Bonar. of Kuala Pilah, Negri Sembilan, and Miss Mary Forsyth Roche, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Roche, of Hampstead.
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    THE SEAMY SIDE OF HARLEY STREET.
    686 5 Lure of a Name. 1 RE A L AND FICTITIOUS REPUTATIONS. The recent tragedy in Barley Street, in which two yotmg doctors, brothers, committed suicide owing to poverty, called attention to a littleknown' side of lit- i'l "the Wwciil Street in Europe." Tin reputation
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    "MASTER OF CHOSTS."
    284 5 Comedy of Indian Village Life. Allahabad, Feb. 7. Ashiq Ali, a hoary, eighty-year-old villager, who boasted the title of Master of Ghosts," has just been given a forceful reminder that the cheating of credulous villagers has attendant dangers. Ashiq traded on a reputation of being able to
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      223 5 "\1 rHATKVF.R your twaasjl cwapweiael irsjs« w VV skin troilb!e you lim<l !le rt)iil extracts the will find Zam-Buk ab- :>:tlm s s the m. pores cl thi; skin into undersolutcly^ reliable. This lying tissue,. Porting its wonderful balm Will unique power* at the very heal anything from a roots
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      70 5 "The Whisky you ask for again" MCIJTCU'C ,-nii>n d SPECIAL SCOTCH WHISKY A Name and a Whisky well worth Repeating! McNish Scotch Whisky McNish Scotch Whisky McNish Scotch Whisky McNish Scotch Whisky McNish Scotch Whisky McNish Scotch Whisky McNish Scotch Whisky An Independent House nf over 70 years' standing. Head
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    THE HEALTH BOARDS ENACTMENT
    862 6 WORKING METHODS. General Principles Of Organisation. OFFICIALS CONFER. We have received a copy of a summary of the conference of chairmen of local i!c:ilth Boards in Selangor with officers if .'.ie Labour and Medical Departments, the Hon. the British Resident, Selangor. presiding, held at the office
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    33 6 A Tamil coolie employed in Kuil.i I.iin.pur club is reported to have been liowr to pieces som? days afro by the detonation of dynamite enps with which i= alleged to have been playir.s.
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      166 6 Caturrhal, Fermentativa r ii <>' Anpicr's Emulsion exercises socrhing, lubricating, anti» fc rmentatrve effects throughout the entire di<:?stivc tract. That is why it is so vn!u;ible in affections of the Btomadl and intesrines. It tootfaea and cleanses the mucous DM mbrane, allays irritation, fermentation, catarrh, ulceration. It restores tone ro
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      239 6 TRY SPERRY'S ROLLED OATS IX VITAI'ACK v A tMJ..i'j-- MOST APPEThING OhlainaMf from all Dcalfm In 1 lh. ami I'- lh. Vacaom packrd tins. <«..lr A|t*ni« i RATZ BROS.. LTD. SiiiEapnrr and 11,I 1 nann THE UNITED ALKAL! CO., LIMITED. LIVEKI'OOL, DfGLAND. A SL'RSIUIAKY COMPANY (tK i'KRIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LIMITED.
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    INDIAN COASTAL TRADE.
    286 7 Foreign Monopolistic Competition. New Delhi, Feb. 20. While the Select Committee on the Coastal Reservation Bill have not yet reported, the Legislative Assembly, despite the opposition of Government and British shipping interests, carried, by 52 votes ll 42, a molum submitU-d by Mr. Hnji, referring to a
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    HAWAIIAN ERUPTION.
    89 7 Scene of Remarkable Grandeur At Kilauea. Hilo, (Hawaii), Feb. 21. Kilauea. the largest of the Hawaiian active volcanoes, is belching forth flames .'!IK1 feet in the air, and piling up lava cones in the huge crater, which is ;\v; miles long, a mile and a half broad, and
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    THE CHURCHES AND THE NEXT WAR.
    1340 7 THEIR PRIME DUTY. No Dispute Settled By Violence. A FEARLESS AUTHOR. The Rt. Hon. Arthur PiT.sinby, M.P.. ir Goodwill, says:— "It would not be too much to say that the Church actually has it '.n its power ta stop war. Kor one who stands
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    THE FRANCS CASE.
    98 7 Baron Pacquement's Voluntary Surrender. Paris, Feb. 21. M. Pacquement, whose extradition was refused by the Swiss Government because i, a Swiss citizen, has voluntarily surrendered to the French authorities. An earlier message stated that Baron "r"ernand Pacquement, a member of the Paris Bourse and director of a
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    THE TURN-TABLE OF EUROPE.
    110 7 Switzerland's Central Position. Switzerland has often been rightly named the turn-table of Europe. Nunn rous international lir.es certainty pass thn.ugh that country, especially the Beat transversal line from the North to the Snath. That which happened with ri.g;ird t laiiways in the middle of the past
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    BRITISH SHIPPING.
    145 7 Discrimination in Indt;> Condemned. London, Feb. 21. T'le annual meeting of the Chamber of Shippin-r ur.aniniousk- adopted a resolution n< tint; with p-iive i-oneern tlv introduction or legislation in India whereby Biiti?h shippin- woulil exc'iidi-d from the eOMtal tra.; anil declaring that such legislation wa i ecoro'.iically unsound
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    EX-SERGEANT'S CLAIM.
    116 7 Home Broken up Seven Years Ago. 1/ >iulon, Feb. 20. Kx-Polki; Seijreant Josling (Who was dismissed from the London Police following an allocation against ex-Sergeant (loddanl and who has since been offered ri-instatvmcnt) stated thai he intended to claim compensation sufficient to enable him and his wife to
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      155 7 DENTIFRICES OF THE a BENEDICTINS i3x^ OF SOULAC ABBEY t|Si The only perfevt Dentifrices i'^T^^^^^^msmv ELIXIR— PASTE afeS- -Ji !S SOAP-TOWDEB 'H'H^&SLC^^ Yy In (ropiial climate the care of the i. ,il, in moat i- -iiiii.il. CHILDREN will brush their teetli ni;;ht :m<l SMTatag providine thf Panto or Powder has
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      193 7 The Famous O'YIUBii Sp«W presents a stronK Rrl»*% MeeeaußmtM and very accurate "fl "S "S movement. JL JL Jtt. Hard Wear. PURE NICKEL MI'NTi:K POCKET WATCH. Sold with the CYMA'S Factory's WAURANTY iircl 1.0 guarantee or ywiii »»n !<:cal ItatetoMaker Special "TRUSTY" Cy:ua--10 |e\rel Minement. (t%^Si) CYMA i? -A cv>"\
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      338 8 r m ii. i ALHAMBRA MARCH 7 .^jjjfc POLA NEGRI IN Pola Negrfs Greatest Characterization Brilliant and Unusual. IF. ITS A PARAMOUNT PICTURE, IT'S THE BEST SHOW IN TOWN. PAVILION sr From Tuesday, February 26 to Monday, March 4, at 9.15 p.m sharp. THE LATEST PATHE GAZETTE ADOLPHE MENJOU in
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      346 8 TO-NIGHT AND NIGHTLY AT 9.30 The Macdona Players IS I'LAVS H» Ber.iar»ca Shaw To-night yoilnever can tell TL'ESrUV MARCH 5. DOCTOR'S DILEMMA WEDNESDAY, MARCH R. TIM'RPtIAV, MARCH 7. WIDOWERS HOUSES PYGMALION FRIDAY, MARCH 8. SATI'RDAY. MARCH 9. MAN AND SUPERMAN FAREWELL PERFORMANCE Booking at LITTLE'S. Trice;.- 51, S2 md $1.
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      130 8 March 5 IN GLORIOUS BETSY It's A Master Picture from AUSTRALASIAN FILMS (EAST), LTD. The Sign of Cansittency. i j ALHAMBRA TONIGHT WILLIAM [POSS P^ESENTS.^^^^ k'^'ftaMKH EaSlrJ^^BV f ERBER The Gripping itorv of a Celebrated Ac-tress and a Mother who manasml her rise from Mm depths of obscurity to the
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      409 8 A TUIO OF EXCELLENT PICTURES TOR TI'.KKK NICHIS From Moaday, March t. ;>i the APOLLO CINEMA geyi.aw; Seiond Show CMMMWteg p.m. CHICKEN A LA KING > W.llia n f i ituring Carroll, I Mei ker and I ort THE LAST ALARM FRE!). THOMSON ii: BIDIN J THE WIND THE WORLD
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
    188 9 Mo iv. March 4 II W. Ml am.. 7.D. 5.16 p.m., 6.0. ii Ti run Entries, close. You Never Can Tell,*' Vie. Tkaatra, 9.30 p.m. I. tßlay, March 3 11. W. I.JI a.m.. 7.6, 7.52 p.m., 6.9. lisas Begin. W. An trallan mail I Kangaroo) closes
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    351 9 Monday, March 4. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to KEPMB. HARBOUR. Uaia Wharf Ciam Pontoon No. 2, Sea Hclle, Mi -rini-s. Umax, Bun K a, ■> Agnes I, 1'atrol, Lct>. Oil Wl.nrf Nil I hart I ka CaMa, raau in dry docks. Vaajaag i'«e»r. Deck 1\
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    105 9 To-day. i Sin Aik Lee I 2 p.m. Baal and N. West Sumatra I \utoi 2 P- m Ijang 11.-ngkal.s and Bagan Ipi I Aiag 1-eong) 3 p.m. Kreta] and Trengganu i Isdangl .4 p.m. C. vUii Southern and Western India >ra) P-">-To-morrow. ill N..tuna Islands (Scott
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    EXCHANGES.
    73 9 [BRITISH IMPERIAL BABIO] Rugby. Mar. 3. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam ■■> II JTi Berlin 20.454, Bombay I :ii-:i1'.1.. Brussels 34.94. Bucharest 8154, \,r,s 17 7-32, Copenhagen 18.20, <;. Neva ■2-'2X Helsingforj IB2V Hong Kong Is il'.d.. Kobe Is. 0 15-16 d.. Lisbon i,.i" Madrid ;tIJ<OS, Milan 92.65, New >
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      CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS.
      1143 9 Changes in Articles 01" Association. The annual general meeting of the Central Engine Works. Ltd., was held at the offices of Messrs. Evatt and Co.. French Bank Buildings, on Saturday. Mr. L. T. Wakeford pp'siiled, and those present included Messrs. H. Gill, Khoo Choo Ho (representing the
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      41 9 It is notified in the F.M.S- Government Gazette that the titles of District Signal Engineers and Assistant Signal Engineers, District Telegraph Engineers and Assistant Telegraph Engineers, F.M.S.R., are altered to District Signal and Telegraph Engineers and Assistant Signal and Tele«r«£i> Sstfwa.
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      259 9 EXCHANGE Singapore, Mar. 4. On London, Bank 4 m/i 2/3 29/12 Demand 2/3 26/32 Private 8 m. credit 2/4 7/16 On New York, Demand 68 Private t»0 J a 68 On France. B*nk T.T. 1431 On India, Bank T.T. 15?^ On Hong Kong, Bank T.T. 12 p.c. dis. On Shanghai,
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      SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCN.
      61 9 Tone of Market Steady, soliirs reserved. Latest Cable London Spot Shoot 12\d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet G. cents 2514 per lb. {.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. ;tun<lnrd K.S.S. on Tender Spot March April-June July-Sept. Oct.-Dec. Buyers 44 Z 45% 46 >4 Sellers
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        MINING.
        439 9 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers Selleri £1 £1 Asam Kumbang 44/3 xd. ii £1 l!:iiiK-r.n Tin 39/- 40/1 1 Batung I'adang 0.46 0.60 1 1 Katu Caves 1.57% 1.0214 Hukil Arantr Mt 2.10 £1 £1 Hurmah Malay 41/- 42.'£1 £1 i I.. i:i!,i: 9/6 10/£1 U Kuslurn Siara K'3 ill
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        GENERAL.
        228 9 Val. I'd. Buyers Sellers 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 2.0714 2.12% 2 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 2.60 2.G0 cd. £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco C.7.G 6.12.G Canadian Eagl* 11/6 12/6 1 1 Central Engine 0.70 0.80 cd. 1 1 Cycle and Carriaga 0.G0 0.G5 10s. 10s. Duff Development 11/-
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        116 9 U. Eng. 6 p.c. 1,225,500 Norn. Spore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 101 103 cl. Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1901 red. 1930 $1,878,000 par 5% prem. Singapore Municipal 4'i p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 11,600,000 95 par. Singapore Municipal 4 p.c. of
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        386 9 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. To-day'i Prices Fraser Lyall A Co. Evatt Allenby (*1) Alor Gajah ($1) A. liitam (*1) A. Kuning (*1) Am. Malay ($2) A. .N:uk'K (*1) A. Panas (*5) Uuluuwnic <«1) Bassett (*1) Bri'Kas ($1) HroKus ($1) B. JclutoiiK 1*1) B. Katil
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      PASSENGERS OUTWARD.
      159 9 The following passengers for the Straits left London by the P. and U. steamer Khyber on Jan. 30 Mr. G. Aste, Mrs. S. Aitken. Miss M. Atkinson, Mrs. Brodie, Mr. J. A. Bines, Mr. and Mrs. Cole, Mr. F. Davis, Miss R. M. Everson, Mr. H. O. Enson.
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      RUBBER PRICES.
      61 9 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc., New York, send us the following: cable, dated Mar. 2, their quotations being; in gold dollar cents closing bid prices Rubber Exchange sales to-day 1,775 tons. March 25.40, April 25.60, May 25.80, June 25.90, July 26, August 36.10, September 26.10, October 26.20, Nov.
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      22 9 The Macedonia has left Hone Kong ana i evi,e<>ed to arrive at this Port at 7 Mm. V 3 Wednesday. 9th injUnt;
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    • SHARE MARKET REPORTS.
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        Macphail and Co., Ltd.
        160 9 Singapore, Mar. 4. Rubber.—Local 43 <i cents per lb. Steady. Tin.—London £222 10s. Rubbers.—Quiet. New Scudais 2.87V42.971^, Sungei Tukangs 1.30-1.35. Bukit Katils 1.05-1.12V4, Punggors 1.05-1.124. Jeram Kuantans 1.55-1.63 4, Ulu Benuts f.;i'j-r,7i, cents, Balgownies 3.50-3.65, Brogas 1.35-1.45,' Bruneis 6.25-6.50, Kuala Sidims 3.50-3.65, Malaka Pindas 2.40-2.55, Mentakab;
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        Rose Macphail and Co.
        157 9 Singapore, Mar. 4. London. Rubber Is. OM., down London.— Tin £222 10s. Mining.— Dull. Sungei Way I.M-&06, Kuchais 1.40-1.45, Kinta Dredge 1.50-1.55, Klang River 3.40-3.50. Hong Fatts C7-7O cents. Malaya Consols. 61-63 cents. Penawat 90-92 cents, Petaling 5.10-5.20, Ulu Klang 1.401.46, Johans 40-41 cents, Tronoh 20s.
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      LONDON RUBBER MARKET
      141 9 Lewis and Peat, Ltd., report London. Feb. C Plantation Rubber.— The market during the past week hns been rather more active with a better demand from consumers, and a fair business has been done on c.i.f. terms up to the end of the year. Prices generally are
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    41 9 By Kalyan P. der Nederlanden Ellcnga Til lull Christiaan Huyitcns I til \rn. S'por* London Jan. 24 Feb. 18 Jan. 26 Feb. 18 .lan ■>! v«h iv Jan. 31 Feb. 25 V«h l Feh. 2T. Feb. 8 Mar. 1
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      70 9 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. Kandasg Kcrbasi Station. (By Courtesy of Government Health Office.) For the 24 Hours ending at Midnight on March 3. De Max. shaJe temperature 87.5 F. Min. shade temperature 72.5 F. Mean shaile temperature 78.6 K Max. sun radiation ISO K. Min. Ki:.ss radiation 68.8 K. Mean wit bulb
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 4. THE MIDDLEMAN.
    977 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 4. THE MIDDLEMAN. After repeated agitations and persistent suspicion in which, be it confessed, we have shared to a substantial degree, the question of the purchase of supplies for the Singapore Municipality through Home agents has been examined exhaustively and the situation explained with
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    SHIPS IN THE AGE OF POWER.
    1140 10 Highly Years of Startling Progress. The part of the marine engineer in the present age of steam an'! i electric power is described by Sir j Alan Anderson, K.8.E., President I of the British Institute of Marine Engineers and late Deputy Governor I of
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    449 10 Viscount Erleigh, who is among the ten new King's Counsel is a son of Lord Reading. Mr. Geoffrey Watson, a former Calcutta business man, has been adopted as the prospective Conservative candidate for the West Toxteth Division of Liverpool. The new General Officer Commanding, Malaya, Maj.-Gen. H.
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    783 10 \LAHaER PAPERS. Today*' Imm af lha Btraita Time* marks I further step toward the permu-int-nt enlargement af this newspaper A few month.-. :vio m experiment d wilh tkt Uaa of twi-.ny-|Mw is-.su. -< cad it was decided to prii t bugtr paper* twice: :i veek, on
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    41 10 -Mr. W. M. K. Martin. M.A., F.R.G.S., of the Forest Service, Tanjong Malim, is. dmrtn being transferred to Kuantan as State Forest Officer, I'ahang Kast. During his recent leave Mr. Martin kept wicket for Oxfordshire, and for the Oxford University Authentic*.
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    ITALIA DISASTER INQUIRY.
    242 11 Commission I ondemns Nobile. COUNTER CHARGES. Conduct of Naval Officers. Rome, Mar. The comn>isMon of inquiry into tho loss of the Mat airship Italia, under Nobile, has reported that it found the lors of the airship was due to the communder's faulty handling. There was no acee|>tal.!e
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    THE KING'S HEALTH.
    257 11 Cautious Wording of The Bulletin. Rugby, Mar. The wcithcr condition.- were again ideal ot Bognor to-d;iy, and His Majesty sat for some hours at the open window of his bedroom at Craignell House. A further wurninir, however, that tho Kind's full recovery must still be a long
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    TOURISTS COMING.
    129 11 Three Hundred Aboard Of The Resolute. (From Our Own, (x>rrespondent.) IVnang, Mar. 4. The Haml.urK-Amerika liner ResoKite arrived at lYnang this morning from Colombo with :SS(I irlobe-trotting pas-j-^ngits aboard. She left New York on Jan. 7. The pMHMM will visit 111 different countries durirg the 140 days' irui.-e.
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    MEXICAN BANDITS.
    54 11 New York, Mar. 3. A hundred rebels captured an American Tiaine<l Henry Hanson, resident manager <<1 the San Nicholas Mining and Milling Company at Voeaa, Mexico and also W. Reid, a British employee of the company. Tho rebels are demanding a MM of 'J-1,000 pesos, also blankets and
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    GENERAL DAWES' MISSION.
    42 11 GENERAL DAWES MISSION. San Domingo, Mar. 3. It announced that ex-Vice-President DCWM is heading a commission of Amei k-an ftnurial txpertl to reorganise the •iclrriivs'r.itiuM of the finances of San Domingo. Qaaenl James Harbord haItfii appointed a vice-chairman of the cunimi»»iou. Keuter.
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    BRITAIN & KELLOGG PACTS.
    283 11 BRITAIN KELLOGG PACTS. Foreign Secretary's Congratulations. Rugby, Mar. 8. The Queen, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York, as members of the Council of State appointed to act for the King during his illness, signed seven j documents ratifying the Kellogg Pact, which were deposited at the State
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    AIR ESTIMATES.
    401 11 Increased Reliability Of Machines. Rugby, Mar. 2. Submitting the Air Estimates for the coming year, totalling £10,200,000, the Secretary for Air, in a memorandum, says that notwithstanding the growth of the Royal Air Force and civil aviation none of the votes shows any very notable variation, and the
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    "SPIRIT" FINANCE.
    100 11 "SPIRIT FINANCE. Dealer in Millions Leaves £200. New York, Saturday. A sum of £200 constitutes the entire fortune left by Mr. Arthur Stillwell, the capitalist and railway constructor, whose will was filed at New York recently. Mr. Stillwell was the man who a few years ago asserted that all his
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    U.S. CRUISERS.
    22 11 Washington, Mar. 3. Mr. Coolidge signed the Naval Supply P ll, providing for an expenditure of $12,370,000 for cruiser construction.--Reuter.
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    THE VATICAN.
    22 11 Rome, Mar. 3. The Pope has ordered the eviction af all who are not indispensable to the Vatican administration. Reuter.
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    FATAL ASSAULT BY SOLDIERS.
    294 11 St. David's Day Crime. BRUTAL ATTACK ON AGED CHINESE. The Singapore police and military authorities are investigating a brutal <rime committed by soldiers in the vicil.ity of Tanglin Barracks on Friday nig-ht. A Chinese farmer named Tan Chan aged TO, and living at 90 Holland Koad,
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    LIBERAL PANACEA.
    160 11 Criticisms of Mr. Lloyd i George. London, Mar. 2. Mr. Lloyd George's scheme to rrdueo unemploynu nt in a single year is hailed by the Liberal newspapers as giving IfMnM of a revival of the ex-Prime Minister's dynamic national influence, but Conservative and Labour leaders are very; scornful.
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    BELGRADE SENSATION.
    58 11 Released Murderer Runs Amok. Belgrade, Mar. 2. Vuciterna, the Albanian who shot and killed Agividihcbi during the letter's trial on a charge of murder, was released on the grounds that he was insane. To-day he ran amok at Skoplje and killed an inspector of the Ministry of Interior
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    LEAGUE COUNCIL.
    112 11 Sir A. Chamberlain At Geneva. London, Mar. 2. Sir Austen Chamberlain, still showing signs <if his recent chill, departed for Paris en route to Geneva to attend the Council of the League of Nations. Reuter. Rugby, Mar. 3. Siv Austen Chamberlain and the other members of the British
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    SWISS GRAIN MONOPOLY.
    48 11 Basle, Mtr. 3. A Swiss referendum on the question of maintaining the grain monopoly, which was established during the War, was held to-day. The Bourgeois parties suppo.-t the monopoly, which is aimed at making Switzerland as nearly self-supporting as possible by encouraging home growers. Trans-Ocean.
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    GERMAN POLITICS.
    44 11 Berlin, Mar. 2. The Chancellor reported to President von Hindtnburg the failure of the nepr.itations for a grand coalition. The President agreed to the suggestion that < the Government should continue in oflM i for the time being without ministerial 1 changes. Trant-Ocean.
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    RUBBER RESEARCH CRITICISED.
    271 11 Land Starvation. SUCKING THE BRAINS OF THE DUTCH. Scathing comment on Government's policy in regard to rubber research was made by Mr. F. Denham Till, Chairman of the Kalutara Planters' Association, at the annual meeting of that Association on Feb. 23. Ceylon," said Mr. Till, has at
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    PRESIDENT HOOVER.
    262 11 To-Day's Inauguration In Washington. Washington, Mar. I The streets are adorned with fliisjs and bunting and crowds of visitors are poinmg in to celebrate the inauguration M the Mw President and Vice resident on Monday- Pennsylvania Avenue, nlong which Mr. Hoover will ride, is lined from Capitol Hill
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    MEXICAN REVOLT.
    39 11 Communication Cut With Vera Cruz. Mexico City, Mar. 3. The capital is thrilled hy reports that revolution has broken out i>t Vera Cruz. Communications are completely interrupted. Lorry-loads of troops passed thiough the city this afterr.aon. Reuter.
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    FILM COMBINE.
    39 11 £45,000,000 Amalgamation Announced. New York, Mar. 4. A film combine involving total assets of £45,000,000 is indicated by the announcement that Mr. William Fox has acquired control of Loews, Incorporated. The amalgamation also includes the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer combination.
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    POLAND AND RUMANIA.
    46 11 Bucharest, Mar. 2. Returning from Warsaw, the Rumanian Foreign Minister, M. Miroiicu, announced the extension of trado relations with Poland. A Polish free harbour zone will he established at Galetz, giving Poland the opportunity of gieatly increasing her irade with the Balkans. Trans-Ocean.
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    ITALIAN SENATORS.
    32 11 Rome, Mar. 2. Under the new powers governing the composition of the Senate, the King has nominated 29 Senators, consisting of the leading artists, scholar*, litterateurs, burgions and industrialists. Reuter.
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    NORTHERN TROOPS REVOLT.
    201 11 Grave Outbreak In Peking. Peking. Mar. 2. The west section of Peking was thrown into panic this morning, when a regiment of ex-northern trjops suddenly revolted. At dawn 20 plain-clothes gunmen accosted Shansi guards in the vicinity cf the well-known Lama Temple and disarmed them and fired
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    MALAYA COMMAND.
    214 11 Officers Farewell to The G.O.C. A dinner party was held on Mar. 1, in the Singapore Club, by kind permission of the committee, at which MajorGeneral Sir C. C. Van Straubenzee, K.8.E., C.8., C.M.G., the General Officer Commanding the Troops, was entertained by the officers of his staff.
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    CHINESE AIRMAN.
    117 11 Early Mishap in Projected Flight. London, Mai-. 2. Mishap soon overtook the flight of Wen Lin-tschen, the Chinese airman, who started out from Croydon on an attempted flight to China, accompanied by a Danish colleague. He was nearly forced down into the sea soon after starting, the engine
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    FRANCE-SAIGON FLIGHT.
    103 11 Airmen Proceeding by Train To Rangoon. Capt. Le Brix and Capt. Paillaud, whose aeroplane was wrecked near Rangoon last week during a flight from Marseilles to Saigon, were expected to arrive at Singapore by train last night and to sail for Saigon by the Porthos this morning. The
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    PANAMA CANAL.
    42 11 New York, Mar. 3. Mr. Coolidge has signed the resolution which was adopted by the Senate providing for a survey of the site of the proposed Nicaraguan Canal and also examination of the question of enlarging the Panama Canal. Reuter.
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    PROHIBITION ENFORCEMENT.
    30 11 Washington, Mar. 2. Mr. Coolidge signed the Jones Appropriation Penalty Bill fixing maximum penalties of five years imprisonment or $10,000 fine for breaches of the Prohibition Law. Reuter.
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    ITALY'S POPULATION.
    21 11 Rome, Mai. ft. According to official statistics, Italy's population has increased by 2,000,000 during the last six years. Trani-Ocean.
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    MILITARY PACT A FORGERY.
    312 11 Belgian .Activist's Confession. "VENIAL SWINDLE." Imitation of Former Treaty. Brussels, Mar. Albert Frank Heine, a Belgian Activisit, has been arrested. He is alleged to have admitted that tile lllH wil supplied by him to the editor of the Activist newspaper BeaeMt" and reproduced by the L'trechtschi'
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    ANOTHER CASE.
    23 11 litTiin. HlTi Three Russians and a German woman have DWO arrested and charged wil.: manufacturing and selling political doCIH ments. —Reuter.
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    BOOM IN COAL.
    63 11 British Mines Working FullTime. London. Mar. -I. Full time working of British coal mines is likely for the next three months in many districts. A number of Yorkshire mines which have been working threr or four days a week for the past three months are now on
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    CRIMINAL APPEALS.
    126 11 Conviction of Police Officer. Chapal bin Saat. an ex-lance corporal in the S.S. Police, unsuccessfully appealed before the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) in the Supreme Court to-day against his sentence and conviction on a charge of criminal extortion. Mr. M. V. Pillai was for th" appellant and
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    THE SULTAN OF JOHORE.
    178 11 Departure for Europe On Friday. A special meeting of the Council of State was held at the Dewan, Johore Bahru, this morning in view of the impending departure for Europe of H.H. the Sultan, who will sail on the Martdonia on Friday. A proclamation of the
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    EIGHT HURT IN CAR SMASH.
    160 12 Taxi's Adventures At Upper Serangoon. K.ght persons were injured in a remarkable accident at Upper Serangoon M Saturday. A taxi driven by its Bengali proprietor ■BJ proceeding along Upper Serangoon Rajad when, near the junction of St. George's Road, it knocked down a pedestrian, who
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    ACTOR'S FASTING CURE.
    331 12 Mr. I^oraine's Insomnia Remedy. UaJoMwa to most of his friends, Mr. Raker! LeraJaa, the West End actorimii,;::' i. has just f.nished a month's fast, I te ;i hi me paper in mail week. This Most drastic of cures was a last desperatt :emedy against the insomnia ich
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    TRAGEDY OF THE STREETS
    144 12 Vagrant's Suicide in Station Cell. The S'ngapore Coroner (Mr. F. G. Bourne) lield an inquest this morning on the body of a Chinese who was found li.iiigii'K in a cell at the Central Police Station. Eridenee was given that the man went U> the '"hine.se Protectorate,
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    F.M.S. APPOINTMENTS.
    169 12 Th..' following appointments are notified in the F.M.S. Government Gazette of Mar. 1 Mr. H. E. Cornish to be an Ktigineer, Posts and Telegraphs Dept. F. Careless to be a European Won<;i!i T< acker, Education Department Mr. Q. R. Lewis to be an Assistant Electrical Ft!mar. Electrical Dept.;
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    21 12 H.E. the Governor has granted a comas Honorary Cadet Lieutenant in the Hurtles Institution Cadet Corps to Mr. I'hilip Francis Howitt.
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    78 12 It is proposed to found a Malayan M onie Lodge in London, membership of v In. h. as the name implies, would be conlim d to brethren who are er have been c«naectsd with Malaya. Wor. Bro. Apps, a Pasi Master of Lodge Zetland-in-the-East T.iiK X.C, and a Past Grand
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    MALAYANS AT HOME.
    386 12 "Tobacco Jack" in Beer Street. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 7. The Malay States Information Agency staff are busy making preparations for a brave show af Malayan products, curios, etc., both at the forthcoming British Industries Fair, which will upen simultaneously at the White City, London,
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    NEW CEYLON LAWS.
    168 12 Betting and Trade Union Regulations. Legislation for the purpose of regulating betting in Ceylon will shortly be introduced by the Government into the Legislative Council. Presumably, this proposed legislation will follow the lines laid down in the recommendations of the Taxation Commission, which issued its report a
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    ALLEGED FRAUD.
    114 12 Suggestion During Public Examinations. In the bankruptcy court on Friday before Mr. Justice Deane Mr. W. E. Demuth examined several Chinese in respect of the insolvency of Chee Soo Hoon. He interrogated the witnesses with regard to certain transactions in connection with the mortgage of certain shares in
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    INDIAN CONTRACTS.
    91 12 £674,820 Rail Orders With Foreign Firms. Replying tc several questions by Sir Robert Gower, in Parliamentary Debates, Earl Winterton states that the orders placed with foreign firms by the High Commissioner for India for Indian State Railways during the year ended Mar. 31, 1928, amounted to £674,820, or
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    25 12 Exemptions from registration under the Societies Ordinance have been granted to the Horlick; Badminton Party, the Gaylads MinstreU and to the Straits Settlements (Malacca) Association.
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    COL. RUTHERFORD'S RELEASE.
    282 12 May be Restored To Medical Register. Colonel Cecil Norman Rutherford, D.5.0., who was secretly released from Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum about two months ago, is likely to be restored tc the register of the General Medical Council. i The colonel, who had a distinguished war record in
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    THE FRIEND OF ALBANIA.
    138 12 Dowager Countess Of Carnarvon Dead. Elisabeth Dowager Countess of Carnarvon, Friend of Albania," has died at Portofino, Italy. The Countess recently arrived at Portofino from Albania, the country she adopted when her elder son, who worked for the advancement of the tiny Stale, died in 1923.
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    STRAITS PLANTATIONS.
    161 12 Amalgamation Upon Outlook. At an extraordinary general meeting of the Straits Plantations, Ltd., on Jan. 30, a resolution to amalgamate with the Coconut Plantations, of Perak, Ltd., was passed. Mr. J. McNeile Miller presided, and said that the amalgamation was of advantage to both concerns. The consideration for
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    A LUCKY "AGONY."
    97 12 Happy End to Postal Clerk's Error. A clerk at the Leeds General Post Office was successful in mail week following the insertion of an agony" advertisement in the Press, in recovering a sheet of insurance stamps worth £30 which he had inadvertently sold in error. The order
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    11 12 The Hong Kong Telephone Co. is to insta! an automatic exchange.
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    90 12 At Penang police court on Saturday, Mr. .1. B. Walton held an enquiry into the circumstances attending the death of a leper in a cell at tbe Central Police Station. According to the evidence deceased was detained in a cell pending an order for his removal to the Leper Asylum.
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      BRITISH TAX LIABILITY.
      430 12 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, As we i.ie approaching a lime of the year which is olten selected for visits to the homeland, it may be well to mention one or two points arising out of recent cases winch have been decided in the-
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      RENTS AND CALENDARS.
      61 12 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I agree with the view of your correspondent Perplexed," but at the same time I would urge the Municipality to investigate the matter. Most landlords demand more than the actual house rent. They are assessed at $50 but charge
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      70 12 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Perplexed should be thanked for bringing this subject forward. Some Chinese landlords impose rents according to the Chinese monthly system and thus receive an extra month's rent in every three years. The authorities should take steps against such a method of collecting
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      YOUTH AND MARRIAGE.
      206 12 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I think it high time that the big English commercial companies and banks made it possible for their junior employees to get married. An English youth, aged, say, 25 should be able to marry if he so desires. Early
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    THREE DAYS' WORK—1s. 6d.
    53 12 A receipt for Is. 6d. for three days' work in 1760 has been discovered during recent excavations in a Romsey (Hants) street. The receipt reads Received on Dec. 26, 1760, of Mr. (here the paper is torn) the sum of one shilling and six pence for
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    41 12 The clerk cf the Senate of Glasgow University Btates that the Straits Settlements Gold Medal cove-ing the years 1926 11)27, 1928 has been awarded to John Wallace Graham, M.8., Ch. 8., M.D. (with commendation), for his thesis entitled Fraral-oeiia Tropics (Yawi).
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    215 12 Mr. Alexander GordonMiss Mary Rae. The marriage took place at the Presl.yterian Church, Singapore, CM Saturday afternoon of Mr. Alexander Cordon, the Municipal Architect, Singapore, and Miss Mary Webster Rae, of Abeidecn. The Rev. U. H. Doagfau nmVlatlll and the bride was given away by her brother, Mr.
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    SALVATION ARMY.
    246 12 Bandsmen and Worldly Pleasures. Seventeen of the twenty-three men ut the Salvation Army band r.t New'.->n Abbot, Devon, have hiimteil in Uu r instruments because, i; Is it ml found that they had Indulged n pleasures," such as attending matches and cinemas. Bandsmen of the Salvation Army, on
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    48 12 The Eurasian section of the Singapore Volunteer Corps, about 150 strong un<L*r the command of Captain Zeh.ider, held a church parade yesterday morning at the Cathedral of The Good Shepherd. After the High Mass, His Excellency the Governor inspected the parade, and complimented the men on their appearance.
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    SOCIAL HYGIENE CONGRESS.
    210 12 Imperial Delegates To Attend. Delegates from all parts af th.' Kmpii'', representative of the Dominion, Indian and Colonial Governments as well as health and education authorities, universities and Metal organisations, will assemble in London for th's year's Imperial Social Hygiene Congress, from July 8 to July 12.
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    VICAR KATES BELLS.
    183 12 As Bad as Cats and The Bagpipes. The Vicar of St. Michael*! (luivh, Derby (the Rev. A. Ptom) has made what he describes as a rebellious outl>uisi yMirl the ringing of church bellx, which he classy with BC ittish bagpipi and eats at night. The vicar's church
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    A UNITED EASTER.
    69 12 For the lirst time in 3-17 years, states the International Fixed Calendar League, Easter Sunday will be celebrated unitedly on Mar. 81 by all set-lions of Christians. This follows a decision of the Synod of the Orthodox Church at Bucharest to advance by fourteen days their Easter
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    LARWOOD AND THE BARRACKERS.
    268 13 Melbourne Scene. CROWD MAKES PLAY IMPOSSIBLE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sydney, Mar. 2. An amazing :i'-d unsportsmanlike demonstration ajrainst Lar^vood marred the f.ay at Melbourne to-day, when the match between Victoria and the M.C.C. was continued. When play closed on the previous day Victoria had scored
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    NEW WINGER FOR S.C.C.
    79 13 Third Lanark Outside-Left To Play. Another recruit to S.C.C. soccer ranks Is H. Patterson, who arrived out from I home quite recently. He is a clever out- side-left and has repeatedly done good service tut the Scottish League, First I Ilivision side, Third Lanark as an
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    GOLF.
    65 13 I'pton Wins Keppel Championship. E. R. B. Upton, the well-known Singapore pluyer, has won the championship of the Keppel Golf Club, with the excellent score of 144 for 30 holes—74 and 70. The score of the first four players were as follows E. R. B. Upton i. C. Campbell
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    HARRY JACOBS DEAD.
    454 13 Famous London Boxing Promoter. Mr. Harry Jacobs, the well-known promoter ol nuxing in London, died on rVII. t>. Associated with boxing for over M years, he had an uncanny instinct for mau-h-making and for scenting a •winner." his last promotion was the fkntl Hmmlwlmi match at the
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      OUT IN FIRST ROUND.
      172 13 Sensational Victory For Pladner. Paris, Mar. 2. I A contest between Emit Pladn«-r ami I Frankie Ger.aro announced by the International Boxing Union ns being for the [world's flyweight championship, emle.l sensationally in the first round, Pladier knocking Us man out. The light lasted only a
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      HEENEY BEATEN.
      87 13 Completely Outboxed By Maloney. Boston, Massachusetts, Mar. 2. The New Zealander Tom Heeney was completely outboxed by the Irish-Ameri-can Jim Maloney in a ten-round contes'.. Maloney won on points. Heeney stood up to Gene Tunney for 11 rounds and seemed to be among the best of the contenders
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      HOW THEY STAND.
      979 13 Promotion and Relegation Fight Still Waging. The positions of clubs in the English and i Scottish League tables after Saturday's I K.'imvs. are as follows P. W. L. D. F.A. Pt». Sheffield W. 31 17 6 8 «6 44 M Sunderland 32 17 y 6 70 11'
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      SINGAPORE CRICKET.
      412 13 Livock and Hamilton Score Freely. A sporting declaration by R. L. L. Braddell of the Married Xls innings in the S.C.C. Married vs, Singles match on Saturday gave the bachelors a chance to pull the game out of the fire. However, in a keen finish time came with
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      S.R.C. MATCH DRAWN.
      233 13 Married Cheated of Victory By Time. The Bachelors of the S.R.C. were saved i from <l«-ftat by the clock in the annual Married vs. Single match on Saturday., Batting first, the Married men compiled ltifi foe 7, and declared. They had secured seven of the Single men's
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      PRACTICE GAME.
      777 13 Pank's S.C.C. Side Obtains Big Win. Some good play was witnessed in an S.C.C. practice game yesterday between two teams of twelve captained by R. H. Laverton and P. R. Pank respectively. The match ended in an overwhelming victory for Pank's side, who took the first five! wickets
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      CEYLON CRICKET.
      282 13 Engagement of English Coach Favoured. Th.- oft-discussed proposal of securing the services of a coach from England for the Ceylon colleges and clubs was advanced a step further recently at a meeting of the Ceylon Cricket Association, when the subject was revived by Mr. P. J. Parsons, and
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      VICTORIA THEATRE.
      252 13 Macdona Players' Farewell Season. Singapore can complain of no lack of theatrical amusement these days. If needs to be emphasised that those established favourites the Macdona Players are again with us, with their admirably presented repertoire of Shaw successes. An excellent performance of Candida was I given on
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      PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
      64 13 "The Mayfair Four," a quartette of capable cabaret artists, will give performances at the Adelphi Hotel on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday of this week. Mr. Reginald Selieck, one of the artists, is well-known in the East as he has brought several companies through. The other members are Miss
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      AUSTRALIAN RACING.
      112 13 > Record Time in Flemington St. Leger. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sydney, Mar. 2. The record time of 2 mm. 59 V4 sec. was done in the Flemington St. Lcger today. The result was STREPHON PRINCEDON "BALMERINO 3 Betting 9—49 4 on Strephon, 25 1 Princedon, 3—l3 1
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      A RACING DOUBLE.
      161 13 Betting on the Lincoln And Grand National. The following: was the betting; on the Lincolnshire Handicap and the Grand National when the mail left Lincolnshire Handicap. 12 to 1 Fonanaun 14 to 1 Songe 16 to 1 Scintillation and Umslopgaas 20 to 1 Baytown, Capture Him, Guards'
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    ENGLISH & SCOTTISH CUP-TIES.
    390 13 ENGLISH SCOTTISH CUP-TIES. Few Surprises. LEADERS IN SECOND DIVISION BEATEN. London. Mar. 2. The following were the ro.-nlls of Bullish nnd Scottish Cup and League ganMl played to-day Enelish Cup.— Si\th K.iund. Blackburn R. 1 Boltor. \V. 1 Astol Villa 1 Arsir.il It Portsmootfc 3 West Bun ltd. 2 West
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      838 14 British Malaya Rubber Statistics. Statement of Quantity and Value of Rubber Exported During February, 1929. The Registrar ef Imports and Exports has sent us the following comparative •tatement of the quantity and value of rubber exported from British Malaya, during February, 1928. The figures, which arc in tcr.s, lafWMItt fatal
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      349 14 You'll have heard tell of the selfIqsl stropping device in ihe head of lon&er c a et kazor, but do you realise how simple it is. how emF^>i>" cient, how by its use blades last, not dam or weeks, but months. E-zch day a perfect shave simply |j9EM||9Hlfigii hy threading
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    ACTRESS SENT TO ASYLUM.
    362 15 A Comedy of Stolen Dresses. Some three- weeks ago Budapest goers were considerably disappointad by the news that the well-known I Mai in Orska. who was billed t'> appear al the Comedy Theatre wilh the Vienna Kammerepiel Company la »eral one-act play* (including Sir J. M.
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    ₤,1,000,000 SEAPLANE BASE.
    81 15 ,1,000,000 SEAPLANE BASE. A Washinstoa message states that the Secretaty of the \;iv> (Mr, Wilbar) has recommended Cecurraaa to create a 11,000,900 naval aeroplane base on the Pacine ci>;ist. starting work with an inilial appropriation of 2,000,000 dollars f400,000. Mr. Wil'.ur said that the completion of two large rigid al
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    AUSTRALIAN COAL.
    183 15 Royal Commission to Be Appointed. Canberra, Feb. 21. Parallel to Mr. Baldwin's action Great ISiitain in 19U, tl.e Federal Premier, Mr. S. M. Brace, announced in the House of intativM to-dr.y the forthcoming appmntasMt of a Royal Commission to Inquire into the position of the Australian on! industry.
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    INDIAN STATES INQUIRY.
    60 15 Report Handed to Viscount Peel. London, Feb. 19. Ranter uaderstinda that no decision h:>s yet be^n reached regarding the publication of the nutler Commtte.'.i report, which Viacoont Peel has r«cci':ed. It is believed that the report, which concisti cf 70 pnges, was handed in it India Office
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    MANOEUVRES IN AFRICA.
    64 15 Four 'Planes en route to The Cape. Entebbe, Feb. 19. Four Fmrey-Napier aircraft, which are .:i route to the Cape from Cairo, on the annual Ri y:il Air Force service fligin, are »t present engaged in manocm res with the 4th King's African Rifl> The planes Wifl
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    ECHO OF DIVORCE SUIT.
    41 15 Usmttm, Feb. 20. The deatb has occurred of Sir Charles Cradock-Hartopp, who was the petition-!-in tli<' fain. his ur^uccessful divorce suit in In which tiu- Karl Cowley was cited co-reeyondeat. Sir Charles obtains! :i divorce in 1903.
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    A RECONCILER OF LOVERS.
    460 15 Medium's Sittings. PROSECUTION FAILS IN ITALY. An interesting case of a medium wjsi predicted good fortasM, reconciled lovers, Mid. incidentally, made an hones, livir.g. has been tried in the courts of Turin and ha* hail a happy ending. The subject was Madimie Wanda," in ordinary life
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    MILLIONAIRE'S FUNERAL.
    147 15 In Village Where He Worked A Farm-Boy. In his native village of Claypole, near i Newark, .\'oUin>rh:irNshi:v *nem •> yean ago. sit the age of 12 he began work] a- a farm labourer, the burial took place, Hi-ietly and simply, of Mr. Harold CoulbyJ the British-American millionaiie, who,
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    "NO OBJECTION."
    108 15 Russian Money and Labour Ir. Australia. In his nnniiul report to Ihe Sydney Labour Council the secretary (Mr. J. Garden) referred to the anti-Labour propaganda which represented that the Labour Council had been extending its activities by the use of money received from Moscow. He said that the
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    PRINCE'S VISIT TO JAPAN.
    80 15 To Hoard Cruiser at Hong Kong or Shanghai. It is learned in Hong Konc tlm'. H.R.H. the Duk- »f Glouerster (Priaee Hcnty). who is to her.d a mission to Japan to present ;he Order of thiGarter to the Emperor, will board Suffolk, une of the r,
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    44 15 The engagement is announced of Mr. H Mai-Coll, of Batavia, Java, younger tea of the late Mr. John Campbell MacColl, of Java, and Mrs. MaeColl, Bridge of Allan. Stirlingshire, and Miss Kathleen Hillas. younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hillas. Godolphin House. Harropate.
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    SOLDIERS RIOT ON SHIP.
    172 15 Disbanded Chinese Dissatisfied. DUtu-hances broke out on board the Chtea Merchants vessel Taishun as she lay at the wharf on the French Bund. S'liMvrliai. On Feb. IT. nearly '2.000 die- 1 banded troops rf tlie Natinnal army w;ho tic belnpr repatriated to their homes in '"anton,
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    CROYDON-KARACHI BY AIR.
    52 15 Objections Raised by Italy And, Greece. London, Feb. 22. Objections are still being raised by Italy and Greece regarding the route of the first Imperial air mail fight from London to Karachi, hut there is little! doubt thnt the mail will leave Croydofl i ii March 30
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    TANGANYIKA'S FUTURE.
    125 15 Governor's Plea for British Capital. Load >n. Feb. 90. Sir Donrld Cameron, Governor «f Tanganyika, addressing the East African Chatnb of ComnKrco in London, on:-; the Importance <>;' Investing Bvi- j, ..i capital in Tanganyika. Ha v' .icuLd the ■Ml I Hull thai tenure ,:i:m| Territory n'' Tanganyika
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      547 15 ridlitosis! A pleasant cure J^tr^ an old trouble tSk^v Halitosis? What's tliat? It is ">». the name that doaors give to s 4 very old and rcnmoii trouble: "unpleasjrt breath. 1 So many of us luvj "halitosis" un.iware?. And At pity al that no on-, Fortunatel y f ™pk not
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    THE SELF-MADE
    345 16 HUMAN MACHINE. Can Champions Be Made By Practice? AN ADAPTABLE ANIMAL. "Genius must be born, and never can be taught," Bays Dryden, the poet but Carlyle speaks of genius as nuaning the I transcendent sapacity of taking trouble, first of all." There is, then, no very clear •ut
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    GENIUS IN GAMES.
    590 16 have become the wonderful machine it w»s if he had not persevered with his teaming as he did. When he broke the Mile Record in 1921 he made his own pace throughout and this as a veteran on the track of a doam years standing. The training
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    AERIAL BOMBING PRACTICE.
    94 16 AERIAL BOMBING PRAC TICE. Use of Dmwiw Suggested In Parliament. London, K!>. 21. The MlggMtJ ■■<■ dujWW bomba ihouM '•<■ B»«d n Mrial 1 o:nbir.fr practice M:>jor L. Hore-Belisha (Liberal) th« Hou'e of Commons toJced why live bombs were used wh^e a disaster occurred rrti on sa ho preferred not
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    LOS ANGELES SCANDAL.
    88 16 Ex-District Attorney Sent To Gaol. Los Angeles, Feb. 21. Convicted, with two co-defendants, of onspiracy and bribery in connection with '.he Julian petroleum fraud cases, ex-Dis-trict Attorney Keys was to-day sentenced to a term of imprisonment ranging from one to 14 years, according to his behaviour in
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    HUGE BANKRUPTCY FRAUDS.
    632 16 Drastic Reforms In New York. A death-blow to New York City's so called bankruptcy ring is seen by number of financial and legal authoritie in the recent announcement of the si Federal judges in the New York Cit ui^uti. iitaded by Judge John C. Knox tin) nencuiorth
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      219 16 To fittingly commemorate one hundred years of Guerlain Artistry, we announce the debut of DJEDI, the Parfum of a Century. Sole Agents Leo Limited 3 and 5, ORCHARD ROAD. i Safeguard Baby's Future DOST GUESSI BE certain The foundation of robust SuchafoodisMdlin'sFood, manhood is laid in early which, mixed as
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    F.M.S. WAR RELIEF FUND.
    525 17 Possible Revision Of Allowances. The report on the administration of the 1 M.S. War Relief Fund for 1928 states that the accounts show a balance of af which £35,083 is represented by investments in British, Indian and Colonial securities and £599 in cash on I in
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    STATISTICS OF MALAYAN RUBBER.
    1251 17 TOO MUCH DELAY. Roadways and Stability Of Prices. AMERICAN GAMBLING. (By A. W. Still.) [Copyright] London, Feb. G. I had occasion the other day to make an attempt to calcinate accurat.'ly the plantation rubber production in 11*28. To check my own figures, I referred to the
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    STERILIZATION MOVE.
    107 17 British Government Urged To Hold Inquiry. London, Feb. 21. Many leading physicians, three Bishops ami :nuny other distinguished persons, in- m:..; X Sir Montagu Webb, C.1.E., are HMsjg the signatories of a letter to the Preys drawing attention to the deplorable of tha marriages of mentally deficient and
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    SIR FREDERICK WHYTE.
    48 17 Offered Advisory Post By Chinese Government. London, Feb. 21. The Shanghai correspondent of the n.iily Express states that Sir Frederick ''Vh.v'.c Mks been definitely offered the post of Political Adviser to the National Govirnmtnt of China, but he declines to state whether he will accept.
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    THE LAW ON CLUB CARD DEBTS.
    336 17 "Most Unusual Point" Decided. The hearing was concluded in London recently of the question whether a club can recover money advanced under an agreement for counters with which to play cards. It came up for decision before a King's Bench Divisional Court consisting of
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    BOMBAY-COLOMBO ROUTE.
    133 17 Progress Impost Yd, Says Air W. try. 1 r;. TV. In the House of Comr."-i -da r Phillip Sassoon, Under-S. I >' ■<? for the Air, replied to Sir 1' r, n (Conservative) regarding th y of a Ceylon-Australia air i■ and the progress of the Bomba. scheme.
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