The Straits Times, 11 March 1929

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    13 1 The Straits Times No. 29,035. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1929 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      115 1 TROPICAL SUITING "FLORODOR"; (B.DJM WING LOONG, HIGH ST.. BINGAPORE. j i.^J| Doctors Consider 3 "BEAR BRAND" st^\£[^L-J-^ Swiss Milk -^XV' 9 J^^^ NATURE'S IDEAL There's health and slren K th "BEAR BRAND" j J in every tin of "BEAR f Hy «n. c s^,ss milk- 1 V BRAND" Pure Natural
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      90 1 CHARMING AND EXCLUSIVE HATS FOR ALL OCCASIONS A varied selection of New Spring Millinery in the latest pastel shades can be seen in our Showroom. aaaß^' .^P^^ ROBINSON COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlement!) SINGAPORE AND KUALA LUMPUR. (l i t /"A Real British Product" MAYPOLE MARGARINE SINGAPORE COLD
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      6 1 FLORODOR (8.D.A.) WING LOONG TKOI'U'AL WEAR.
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      514 2 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND* ORIENTAL S.N. CO. I NDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWAKDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore 1929 KARMALA 9,100 Mar. 16 MANTUA
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      568 2 Shipping Announcements (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam Vessels Tonnage Due Sail FUSHIMI MARU JI.UOO Mar. 14 IS HAKOZAKI MARU 10,:,00 Mar. 28 29 HAKUSAN MAKU 10,500 Apl. 11 12 t KITANO MAKU »,000 Apl. 25 29 HARUNA MARU 10,5011 May 9 10 t KAMO
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      524 2 BURNS PHILP UNE (Incorporated in Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY ANDUIfiLBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN |Tns THURSDAY ISLAND Regular monthly sailings by (he wellknown stesmer MARKI.LA (7,875 tons) and the new motor vessel, MALABAR (4.51:! tons). The a.s. MAKKLLA is .on* of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins de
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      606 2 I K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAVIA) (Incorporatad in Holland) Under contract with the NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 3C40, with sub-connections to Passage, Freight, Transhipment Marine Dopta. and Manager's Desk. Representative i for Singapore and Straits Settlements of the Official Tourist Bureau of Java. All information,
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      555 2 THE DLUE 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, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW.— MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW— BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH
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      512 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. Kor Kretay, Trengganu, Kelantan tiur.gnara, Telupin, Patani, Sinicora. Lacon, Slckon, Bandon, Kohsamui, Langsuan, Chumpun unl Bangkok. Arrival Departure MALINI Mar. 11 Mar. U PRACHATIPOK Mar. 18 Mar. 20 SUDDHADIB Mar. 25 Mar. li? The steamers are fitted throughout
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      519 3 Shipping Announcements ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England). I I EI.LERMAN LINE PASSEN'CKR AND FREIGHT SERVICF. TO THK UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. r FREIGHT SERVICE Ot TWAKDS To Hong Kong, Shnni;hni and Japan Due Spore s.s. CITY OF DELHI M-ir. 10 f s.s. CITY OV OLASOOW Apl. 10
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      449 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP ONE otW AM ERIC AN MAIL LINE ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE From SINGAPORE and PENANG via COLOMBO, SUEZ. PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA and MARSEILLES to NEW YORK and COSTON Arrive Leave Leave Snore S'por* Penaog 1 Ii::s. GARFIEI.D Ut.r. IS Mar. 21 Mar. 23 IRES. JOHNSON Apr. 1 Apr.
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      504 3 DUTCH MAILS Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland and Rotterdam Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO Genoa Amsterdam Southampton Marseilles Rotterdam Tonnage leave Spore Tambora G. 600 R.L. Mar. 15 P. C. Hooft 14,600 S.BIJI. Mar. 22 Indrapoera 12,000 R.L. Mar. 2i Kon. der Ned. 8,200 S.M.N. Apl. 5 Insuiiude 10,000 R.L.
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      401 3 HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE REGILAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO GENOA •TTERDAM. AMSTERDAM. ANTWERP,! HAMBURG AND HKr.MLV Due Leave Tonnage f'pore Spore f ALDERXmIN 7.700 Apl. 7 Apl. 7 OLDEKERK 7,200 Apl. 30 Apl. SO I Calling at Marseilles. Steamers calling at Penang if inducement offers. Steamers have limited passenger accommodation. Fare to
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      97 3 The amateur's standby for I forty years. KODAK FILM OpCGQ plus latitude plus fine grain emulsion plus cleanliness plus uniformity. In summing up the above mentioned qualities we find just why "KODAK." Film gives the best picture possible un>v der existing conditions. Kodak Ltd. SINGAPORE. New Offices at Rotterdam Building
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      190 4 Q| CAST rr iron I pipes BW FOX Hi WATER |B AND ra SANITARY Better and |sgj not more TKM expensive 5gP than zinc -^fss* S. V. Etablisst-meDU BROSSARD MOPIN (Inrorporated in France) SINGAPORE. The British Malaya Trustee and Executor Co., Ltd. Mai RcKirtered oader The Trust <\.u,p«Di.« Ordinauce 1K261
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      643 4 Mrs. J McLennan Tells How Caticura Healed Her Baby "When baby ws3 eight months old eczema broke out m wet, sore eruptions on the .-ft side of her bee. It quickly spread ail over her face, so disfiguring her thai I was almost ashamed to take her out. She could
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      321 4 "Man and Lion" Cement Best Portland Rapid Hardening Supplied against the Singapore Municipal contract fop several years. Used by leading European contractor* throughout Malaya. Prices Low. Copies of OBlcial leata aunt on request to Sole Agents ADAMSON. GILFILLAN CO.'. LTD. Singapore. Penang, Malacca, Kuala Lumpur, and Ipoh. TILLEY SAFETY LAMPS
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      158 4 POPULAR BY WVAI WfeQ*ANT 'OB M The MING Enjoy- >^ LEA PERRINf lAUCE Amazing How D.D.D. Prescription Cures Skin Troubles Stops All Itdiinglnstantly Get a bottle to-day, 75 cts. Keep Up Vi Your Good *JV Appearance *> With MMS Garters ffo Metal Can Touch Y»m They keep the how (aultlettly
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      233 4 yj y EXCLUSIVE BALLROOM DANCING Misa J. BOSHOFF, Late of the Tynegate-Smith School of Dancing, Shaftesbury Avenue, London. Announces that she will (five Individual Tuition in the latest Ballroom Dancing. For engagements snd full psrtlcnlars. Telephone 6490 or write c/o GOODWOOD HALL, Singapore. GALVANIZED WIRE NETTING FOR TENNIS COURTS. With
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      538 4 GIVING UP THE LIP-STICK. "It kas hei-ri observed," sayi a I.ondon newspaper, "that uf late man; women iiru abandoning artificial aicis to the complexion and are depending mon .id mora i:|u,ii natural means to sustain th.ir gsod looks." This is but another Indicat on feminine common sense. r.vc-i ■■.v-.-i-days knows
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    KING JOKES WITH HIS ATTENDANTS.
    1761 5 WATCHES GREAT GALEJ Nine Women Now In Parliament. SHILLING THEATRES AT HOME. (l'ri. mi Our Dm Correspondent.) L.m.i..:. 1'Yb. 11. Knulaml i> shivering under a :11a,/. 1 of j let aad mow. TIm "gnat freeee," as ;t •■ously called, has 1)1 aad north. M.uth, enst
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    CLEAN POLITICS HILL.
    114 5 •Wfco Pays the Piper Calls The Tune." London, Feb. 27. Ihj pays the piper calls the tunp," quoted M:\ E. Thuicio (Labour) in the House of ConunoM to-day, in introducing his Clean Politics Bill, which was read a first time, amid Labour cheers and Ministerial rwmtil limn.
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    LIBERAL AND FISCAL SYSTEM.
    212 5 Why Should the Party Commit Suicide?" L.ndon. Feb. IS. The. Martini ss o(' Reading delivered hi;; first political speech since 1913 lo-day. when he \v;:s nterteiaod by the Kiglity Club. He s:ii.| that, as a Liberal, he could never support nationalization or State ownership of the
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    VALUE OF DEGREES.
    154 5 Startling Forecast by ViceChancellor. "I will undertake to predict," says 'he Virr fTiinrollnr of Birmingham UniverBity, Sir Charles O. Rubcrtson, in his annual rtfOft, thm ton years hence there will In.- very few posts of real importance in any sphere which will be held by Bonuniversity men
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    "G.O.M." OF PARROTS.
    257 5 Long I-ife on Monkey Nut Diet Cadqr, who lives at the Crown Inn, Amersham, Kr.glund, il probably the world's oldest and most wonderful parrot. Born in Australia three years before Napoleon's utliwt from Moscow in 1812. he has probably MM more generations come and go and heard
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    COMPULSORY SPORT.
    146 5 Helping England by Shooting Goals In the nineteenth century sport was not officially encouraged, and it flourished to the undoubted benefit of the nation, writes Viaeonnt Knebworth in the National Review. In the twentieth century sport is officially encouraged it certainly flourishes, but its benefit upon the nation
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    "NER-SAG " DIRECTOR IN COURT.
    786 5 "NER-SAG DIRECTOR IN COURT. Bail Refused. £13,000 CONVERSION CHARGED. CkariM Albert ISrandrcth <. r >(». of St. Gecrga'i tatiate, Regent*! Park-road, Chalk Farm, appeared on remand at Marllxnough Street Piiliic Court in mail week, chained with the fraudulent conversion of £4'!.000 belonging to Ner-Sajr, Limited. Mr. Cyril Morgan l'rice. in
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    FINANCES IN CANTON.
    144 5 FINANC ES IN CANTON. ;sii I '•> nmittcc The cliaiiman an.i three other members of the committee of the antl-J boycott n ■urr."n haw- tlvl rr<>r:i the city, following the discovery of a Kheme ;for impoiting 000,000 Aorih of Japanesegoods from which the four, it i.i alleged, had planned to
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      64 5 G. H. MUMM Co.'s CHAMPAGNE CORDON ROUGE AND CORDON ROUGE 1920 VINTAGE Sole Agents KATZ BROTHERS LTD. I m. WV"H^ «r ■aßßaaal ssaaatW ..aaaav^^^af!^' flaaaaClt^Mafflal awl 'MB f^ **C -*^Vh B "^aaaa^" 1 DHtaaaat 7 JaaaHaa^^^i^BWi-wsaalO^^^ JS gSj^tfTMaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal b aaaaaa¥a! *T^ T^ ALL WIDTHS IN STOCK. .33 ■'^m^mr^mj From' 1
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      81 5 JWrTBrTTMriTiHtMIII-'MHI'IiMi HVIII llllillTT iTT* 'TT"*"-™ ._JEH2 HZ'-TftESßßßaal "Th« Whisky ycu ask fcr again 19 SPECIAL SCOTCH WHISKY McNish Whisky W A <2 T'TTTP k5- ofit. 'Me t.iv.-. Mc-Nisli "Wliislcy JXO X .JdLJtli FLAVOUB Mcl^isiifi MTlilsky BBBBsJaaiaaaW L^a# oV* JL.,4 Ut DTDSPEHOENT HOI SK OF OVEI In VKARS SIAM)I.\<;. ROBERT McNISH
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    VIENNA AND FREUD.
    144 6 Ban on New School For Psycho- Analysis. Vienna, Feb. 7. The Administration Court had to deal recently with a complaint of the Vienna Psycho-Analytical Union- under Professor Freud to the effect that the authorities had refused the opening of a private school for pyscho-analysis of a similar
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    ROBBERY IN MADRAS.
    107 6 Diamonds and Currency Note* Stolon. Madras, Feb. 2S. A daring robbery of currency notes .".r.d diamonds worth Rs. 42,000 from a passenger in a first class compartment o! a passenger train is reported. It appears that Mr. Vajrakan Chettiar. i diamond merchant of Karikal, wa travelling; on
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    R.A.F. BASE AT BASRA.
    113 6 Flight of Flying Boats Leaves Plymouth. London, Feb. 28. The fleet of Supcrmarine Napier flying boats which will patrol the trade routes in the Persian Gulf left Plymouth for Basra to-day. Winjj Commander T. E. B. Howe i? in command of the squadron, in the place
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    OBSCENE BOOKS.
    173 6 •'No Literary Censorship Exercised." London, Feb. 28. In the House of Commons to-day, an assurance was given that the Home Secretary in no way exercises a literary censorship. Sir William Joynson-Hicl:s, replying to a question regarding the seizure of copies of the novel The Sleeveless Errand." ointcd out
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    INFLUENZA DEATHS.
    64 6 Blackest Week in History Of Leeds." London, Feb. Ti. Sixty-six per thousand of the populaion of Leeds died last week. Most of he dralhi-. were due to pneumonia and nfluer.za. The total number of death- was G2.">, -•omparrd with 145 during the corresponding period last year. The Medical
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    POSTAL CONGESTION.
    64 6 R.A.F. Machines to Carry Mails To Bulawayo. Bulawayo, Feb. 26. The four R.A.F. machines engaged j n a Service flight from Cairo to .the Cape, will be used to relieve the postal congestion in North Rhodesia caused by the ."trike of railwaymen. The pilots have agreed tn bring
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    VALUABLE LIBRARY.
    45 6 London, Feb. 27. The third portion of the library of the late Sir Edmund Gosse was sold at Sotheby's to-day. It realised iV>,781. A prate itation copy of Stevenson's South Seas fetched i370. and a copy of the New Arabian Nights realised £270.
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      247 6 DENTIFRICES OF THE a BENEDXTINS /riL. OF SOULAC ABBEY yMlfe' The only perfect Dentifrices ViS^^VlflW^^lilsk ELIXIR— P VSTE W !t'*^l| J O%& SOAP— POWDER rf? In a lrnpir.il rlimntr thr M <>f tinC'HILDKKN will brush their Icclli ni^lil '"(I niuriiine providiiiK lite Taste or I'owdt-r hn* a pleasant la-He. ADI
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      188 6 LET THIS LABEL Determine Your Choice Fraser Neave, Ltd. AERATED WATERS SPECIALISTS. THE UNITED ALKALI CO., LIMITED. LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND. A SUBSIDIARY COMPANY OF i'RKIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LIMITED. Manufacturers of PURE ALKAM (Soda Ash). CHLORIDE Off LIME (Mourning CAUSTIC SODA— Solid. Broken. Powder) CAUSTIC SODA— Powdered, CHLORIDE OF LlMB— Tropical Petal,
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    THE UPWARD MOVEMENT IN RUBBER.
    924 7 LARGE CONSUMPTION. Nature and Synthetic Rumours. I'RODUCTION FROM MALAYA. t (By A. W. Still.) [OarnocßT] London, Feb. IS. Krom a maiktt point of vie.v the lubber situation has undergone practically no change during the past week. I 'rice remains at the same level, stotk* Have
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    DONOUGHMORE SCHEME.
    48 7 i.tim.o:.. Feb. 25. Ihi Hou-i <.f .''..•■.••ions to-day, the 3ecret«rjr cj ?.'.a c the Colonies, Mr. LB. Amery, ...;.i:. t<. Colonel L'Fst.wigc Mn'une (Labour), said that he was 'lot yet in a i ition to make any ■:tatement regarding Govenuntnt'i attitud" toward* the Oonoughnion- Conuaistkm'a recommenciatioiia.
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    "CRIME CLUBS" IN GERMANY.
    934 7 "The Four Rings." WHERE UNDERWORLD SLANG IS BORN. Great interest has been aroused in Germany by the publication of the annual police report just issued by the Minister of the Interior. Nothing throws so vivid a light on the condition of the country. Tiie settled state
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    CYCLONE HAVOC.
    30 7 New Yoric, Feb. 26. Twenty persons are reported to have Ix-en killed arid 100 injured in a cyclone ;it Duncan, Mississippi, County, Am there an- only COO inhabitants-
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    FILM STAR DIVORCED.
    167 7 Renee Adoree's Life Of Romance. Renee Adoroe. the famous film star, has been divorced by her husband, William Gill, a Hollywood tailor, who charged her with desertion. Miss Renee Artoree, the star of the famous "The Rig Parade," has had a life of adventure. She was born
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    POTASH TRUST IN U.S.A.
    80 7 Dissolution Ordered Rjr Court. New York, Mar. 1. After two years' litiRntion, the Federal authorities have succeeded in breakim; up the alleged Franco-German Potash 1 rust. The Federal Court has signed a decree reftiainin/ tha Deutsches Kalisyndikat and thv. Scx-iete Cnninu'rcir.le dos Potasses d'Alsace from combining:
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    EAST AFRICAN PROBLEMS
    93 7 Joint Select Committee Suggested. London, l-'eb. 26. A letter to The Times, signed by Lord [Award, Lord Davidson, Ea:-1 IJuxton, Vi.-.count C-.'pil, Uord Oliver, the Marquess of Rea.lins. anil Lord Southbouitfh, sukt r e»t than anv proposed constitutional or administrative changps in Kast Africa should, after being
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      22 7 PAVILION TONIGHT DOLORES UUuILLLIi IN GLORIOUS BETSY M"s A Matter lirtarc [rum AUSTBAI ASIAM FII MS (EAST), LTD. The Sign of Consistency.
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      59 7 UNIVERSAL PICTURES COMING VODR I'JZOS. 9m*wtißm ■ninj CONRADVBUVmi MARYPHILBIN, 9)« ijnpasswned Call of UttSMai flMNtxcvt b/LOVa 717 1 lißaTMJff^ USK the- "MAGIC" Powdar a miracle of aura curs for jMk SORES of all aorts, cyti, aW^^ ear*, rn'v barna and all MxA^S^tk abrationa. ate. vP^S^aW Obtainabl. INC A SONS, 71,
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      225 7 in— i ii. "i PALACEGAY CINEMA NEW BRIDGE ROAD. MITROPOIIS MASTERPIECE MASTERPIECE Commencing MARCH IS FOR FOUR NIGHTS ONLY. ALH AMBR A SHORTLY VILMA BANKY IN HER FIRST SOLO STARRING ROLE IN THE AWAKENING Supported by LOUIS WOLHEIM of "TEMPEST" Fame. It's beauty will colour your memory for days. A
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      465 8 Pavilion Theatre Commencing vm*\ TUESDAY, MARCH 12 BEAU SABREUR The Answer to BEAU GESTE Story by Sir PERCIVAL WREN WITH GARY COOPER EVELYN BRENT NOAH BEERY WILLIAM POWELL. \u"iin the thrill and excitement in the French Foreign Legion. ROMANCE ACTION t THRILLS ADVENTURE «£K*> ":y^3aUt f il> Paramount Picture "c/^T^
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      371 8 VICTORIA THEATRE W. R. BANVARI) presents Banvard English Comedy Co. Nightly al 9.50 A SEASON OF LAUGUTKU AND THKILI.S. TO-NKJIiT AND TIESDAY MARCH 12 edne..d.iy and Tf -crsclay. March H and 14. CUCKOO IN THE NEST THE BUST I'EOPLE Friday and Saturd.iy. March U and 16. Monday and Tuesday. March
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      779 8 CAUTION NOTICE is herc'iy civon that the follow-in-.; 1 rade-mark PHONOSFER the exclujive projic-ly al Soiirte Fiancais Kadio l-:icctrii|U.-. of l.'oul-va.J Hast n.ann, Paris, riaisaa. a Company tiaanlssil under the Law* i>i Franca, kanafacurars, m respect o: th-.- lollowmK KuO'ls. viz lastraateots. Apparatas and Amsioilai fa the iiicidmt.oii i.|noiluc;i n.
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    BLACK DAY IN CHINATOWN.
    379 9 New Year Edict. NO CELEBRATIONS IN LONDON. Chinese New Year celebrations in London's Chinatown wey completely dropped this year. An old Oriental, found in a back street off I.imchoux' Causeway, cautiously told a reporter There is a secret council here, which reports every action against the
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    222 9 P. O. Steward Attacked With Acid. The chief saloon steward of the P. O. M.i,,]t;in, which arrived at Colombo from Heine a few days ago, was the victim of what is believed to have been a deliberate attempt to murder. A quantity of corrosive acid was poured on
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    NALDERA PASSENGERS.
    442 9 Antony Iho j >:i- fii^.i i> for the Straits who v < iv Limited i.;. the P. and O. gtcimer NaMan *Meh Ml London on Feb. 8 and an. ml in Singapore on Saturday afternoon wi th, following Mis.-. M. C. Adnams, Mr. and Mrs F G Allen.
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    41 9 At the Station Hotel, Ipoh, on Friday evening, the Asiatic staff of the C.P.O.'s Offlee entertained Mr. A. C. M. Wall, First At .I., who is leaving on transfer to I'uhang as acting Chief Police Officer, to a farewell tea party,
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      SHARE MARKET REPORT.
      175 9 Rose Macphail and Co. Singapore, Mar. 11. Rubber.— London 1«. 0*4d., down l-16d. Spot 44. Tin.— London £220 10s. Mining.— Steady. Sungei Way 3.05-3.15, Kuchais 1.38'v-l. 11. Kinta Dredge 1.47-1.52. Klang River 3.30-3.45, Hong Fatts 60-65 cents, Malaya Consols 60-62 centi, Penawat 90-92 cents, Petaling 5.70-5.80, Ulu
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      RUBBER PRICES.
      61 9 Henderson. Helm and Company, Inc., Now York, send us the following cable, dated Mar. 9 their quotations beix\g in gold dollar cents closing bid prices Rubber Exchange sales to-day 100 tons. March 25.30, April 25.60, -May 25.70, June 25.90, July 2G, August 26.10, September 26.20, October 26.20, November
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      PANTHEON MYSTERY.
      168 9 Origins of Byzantine Architecture. Roman archaeologists have been lately turning their attention to the architectural origin of the Pantheon, and the view has been advanced that the actual building is composed of two independent sections built at different epochs. Signor Cozzo, the well-known engineer, who has been foremost
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      YOUNG BOOK-BUYERS.
      140 9 Early Encouragement To Specialise. The importance of educating the young book-buyer was emphasised by Mr. Michael Sadleir at the annual dinner of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association, in London recently. The young man who to-day is willing to spend 10s. on a book, said Mr. Sadleir, in a few
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      HEALTH BULLETIN.
      161 9 Health bulletin of the League of Nations' E 9 2 Ste rn Bureau for the w «ek ended Mar. 2, Bombay 112 smallpox cases and 49 deaths as against 93 cases and 37 deaths during the preceding week one plague death. Calcutta Forty cholera deaths eleven smallpox cases
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      EXCHANGES.
      79 9 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, Mar. 10. Foroign exchange! are Amsterdam 12.11VJ, Athens 375, Berlin 20.444, Bombay li. 5 31-32d., Brussels 34.MK, Bucharest 8174, Buenos Aires 47 &-16, Copenhagen 18.20, Geneva 25.22. HeUingfors 192% Uong Kong Is. ll\d., Kobe Is. 0 15-16d., Lisbon 108\i, Madrid 32.974, Milan 92 694, New
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      268 9 EXCHANGE Singapore, March 11. On London, Bank 4 m/a 2/3 29/32 Demand 2;) 25/32 Private Sm. credit 8/4 7/16 Opl e :t. YO 9 r ok'^: mBnd ''I Private 90 d/a 68 On France, Bank T.T. 1431 On India. Bank T.T. 15P* On Hong Kong, Bank T.T. 12 p.c. disc.
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      SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCN.
      65 9 Tone of Market Very steady, sellers holding off. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 12Hd. per lb. New York Spot Sheet C. cents 23V4 per lb. I.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Standard R.S.S. on Tender Spot March April-June July-Sept. Oct.-Dec. Buyers 44 44 45 '.i
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        MINING.
        433 9 Val. Pd. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 1 Butane Padang 1 1 Hutu Caves 1 1 liiiKit Arang £1 £1 Burmah Malay £1 £1 Chemieriang £1 £1 Eastern Siam £1 £1 Haad Yai 1 1 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hont; Katt £1 £1 Huey Yot Ord.
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        GENERAL.
        226 9 Imm Val. Pd. Bayers Selleri 2 2 Alex. Brick Pr«f». 2.07% 2.12% 2 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 2.45 2.55 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 6.2.6 6.7.6 Canadian Eagle 11 12/1 1 Central Engine 0.70 0.80 1 1 Cycle and Carriage 0.60 0.65 10s. 10s. Duff Development 10/6 11/6 6/Bd.
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        91 9 U. Eng. 6 p.c. 1,225,500 Norn. Spore Cold Storage 7 p.c. Singapore Municipal b"^ of 1901 red. 1930 $1,878,000 par 6% prera. Singapore Municipal 4tt p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 11,600,000 95 par. I Singapore Municipal 4t4 p.c. of 1909 red. 1965 $1,000,000 95 par. Singapore Municipal
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        388 9 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Allcnby (»1) Alor Uajah ($1) A. Hilun ($1) A. Kuning ((1) Am. Malay (*2) A. Molek ($1) A. Panas (»6) IJaltfownie ($1) Bas»ett ($1) Brogaa ($1) Brunei B. Jelutong ($1) B. Katil (*1) Bukit K. B. ($1) B. Kepong ($1)
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      TIN RETURNS.
      237 9 Pegang Prospecting. 246 piculs, estimated to realize 117,678.76, tribute at 7 per cent. $1,230.61. Malaya Consolidated. 1,094 piculs, 288,513 cubic yards, 2,073 hours. All dredges lost three days during Chinese New Year holidays. Renong Tin. No. 2 dredge 343 piculs, No. 3 dredge 170 piculs, making the total
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      DR. R. TAGORE'S POEMS.
      219 9 Action for Infringement Of Copyright. Messrs. Macmillnn and Co. have filed in the District Judge's Court in Allahabad a suit on behalf of Dr. Rabindranath Tagore against the Educational Book Depot in Allahabad and the local printer, alleging infringement of copyright ol Champa Flower and of
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      18 9 HOLfIATF. On March 'J, !!P2:>, at EastbourmJ. K. Holgate, of Godwin, Hulgatc 4 Co' (Far East.', Ltd.
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      448 9 CHAMARETTK. On March 10, 1929 Sam ut Cicely Villa, St. George's Road Si-ga-pore, to Cecile. wife of A. King Chamarette. a daughter (Maisie Cecile I. both well (F.M.S.. Hong Kong, Rangoon and India papers please copy). LIM— CHOA.— The enicaitement is announce! of Mr. Lim Chen* Hoc-k. eldest son of
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 11. SCRAP THE LOT!
    944 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 11. SCRAP THE LOT Scrap Singapore After much striving Mr. Lloyd Gecrge has hit upon a slogan for his election campaign.. Scrap Singapore It is attractive. It implies destruction and opens up tremendous possibilities in the way of that fiery vehemence which is so
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    TEMPORAL POWER OF ROME.
    1203 10 True Significance of The Settlement. (By Count Carlo Sforza. former Italian Minister for Foreign Affair* and Ambassador to France.) The Roman Question has its origins in the creation and consolidation of an Italian unitary State in the middle of the last century. The clash came on
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    592 10 The Bishop of Singapore has returned to Singapore from his visit up-country. Mr. P. L. Mincheng Boey (Boey Pc.ig Lum), of Hong Kong University, has been elected as a member of the Royal Asiatic Society, North China branch. The Venerable Guy Vernon Smith, Archdeacon of Colombo and
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    865 10 BIGGER AND BETTER CHORUS GIRLS. A ;li.>win:in (torn, Mr. B. CaefctU lias hit upon a M idea which seems likely to attract all the attention he lpiiUI wish. Ho has declared that chorus ttirls must be plumper, ar.d te lliat md iiis companies of fair creatures
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    DISASTROUS FIRE IN HONG KONG.
    828 11 King Edward Hotel Ablaze. ELEVEN KILLED. Several Europeans Missing. The King Mwari Hotel. Hong Kong. "*as the MOM »f a disastrous lire I hi. nmrninir. According to the detail* so far received eleven fatalities are known l<> have occurred. Nine itrople were tilled and two
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    "LONELIEST ISLAND."
    88 11 LONELIEST ISLAND." Missionary Abandons Ministry. Cape Town, Feb. 28. Their N Llack future for the handful of inhabitants of Tristan Da Cunha. i hr UmHmI island in the worLd," according to the Rev. A. Pooley, who has tied his ministry in the island, owinK to sk-kness. Mr. IVoi'-y Miiil the
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    GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. SHARES.
    216 11 Protest by U.S.A. Holders. New York, Mar. 9. A cable received here states that only Rritish shareholders will be authorised to purchase the additional shares which will be voted at the general meeting of the British General Electric Co. to be held in London. A protective
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    LEAGUE COUNCIL.
    226 11 Revision of World Court Statutes. Geneva, Mar. 9. The session of the League of Nations Obuncil closed with a unanimous request to the committee of jurists which is to meet on Monday to revise the statutes of the V'orld Court to consider the present situation with regard to
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    COMING ROYAL VISIT.
    71 11 Sir Hugfh Clifford in Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 11. H.E. the Hifrh Commissioner (Sir Huifh Clifford) arrived at Kuala Lumpur from Singapore by the night mail train on Sunday, and was met by the Chief Secretary (Sir W. Peel) and other offilials.
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    EXTRA-TERRITORIALITY.
    52 11 Proposed Conference of The Powers. Shanghai, Mar. 10. A semi-official message from Tokio cle<lares that the United States Government is considering proposing a conference of the Powers concerned to consider tho advisability of the abolition of extraterritoriality in China. Japan is reported to be in full accord with the
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    SAFETY IN FLYING.
    43 11 Brake to Facilitate Landing. Rugby, Mar. 10. A new hydraulically-operated brake has been invented by Vickers' aviation branch for use on the wheels of aircraft. It will greatly facilitate landing and will prove «n additional factor of safety. British Wireless.
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    LIGHT HORSES IN EGYPT
    98 11 "Far More Effective Than Tanks." London, Feb. 25. Despite the mechanization of the Army, light horses will be necessary for many years," declared Viscount Lascelles, at a luncheon given by the National Light Horse Breeding Society. He said that he had discussed the mechanization of cavalry
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    RESTRICTION IN RETROSPECT.
    1520 11 Frankly Disastrous." MALACCA P.A. ANNUAL MEETING. The annual general meeting of the Malacca Planters' Association was held on Sunday at the Malacca Club, the Hon. Mr. H. E. Nixon presiding over a good attendance. The Chairman said that the membeiship of the Association at the end of
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    HARI RAYA PUASA.
    25 11 On account of the Hari Raya I'uasa holiday there will be no issue of the Straits Times on Wednesday next, Mar. IS.
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    SETTLEMENT OF REPARATIONS.
    417 11 International Bank. OUTLINE OF EXPERTS' SCHEME. Rugby, Mar. 10. The committee of experts have issued a Note which outlines a tentative scheme for the establishment of a bank for international payment to deal with Reparations, with a view to putting the matter on an active business basis.
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    DUTCH ART EXHIBITION.
    104 11 220,000 Visitors at Burlington House. Rugby, Mar. 10. The exhibition of Dutch art which, in the last few weeks, has attracted 220,000 visitors to Burlington Hous?, closed yesterday. Sixty per cer.t. of the exhibits came from English collections, while the Dutch authorities lent mnny unique and priceless
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    PROHIBITION IN U.S.A.
    84 11 Campaign for Public Support. Washing in, Mar. 9. In order to bring prohibition favourably before the public, the sum of S50.000 out of the Prohibition Appropriation Fund is being employed for eduj rational purposes. Posters and cartoons I are to be issued stressing the evils of the
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    DISTRESSED MINERS.
    63 11 Lord Mayor's Fund Reaches £739,000. Rujrby, Mar. 10. The Lovd Mayor's fund for the relief of I distress ii mining areas amounted last rveninjr to £739.000. A supplementary Government estimate issued to-day I includes £600,000 M contribution from the Government towards this fund and (£80,000 for the Scottish
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    CONSOLIDATION OF BANKS
    87 11 Combined Resources Total $2,000,000,000. New York, Feb. 26. The formation of the biggest bank in the United States, and the sixth largest in the world, is announced, through the consolidation of the Guaranty Trust Company and the National Bunk of Commerce. The combined tiltril exceed '"■2.COO,000.000. compared
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    WILD OVATION FOR MUSSOLINI.
    149 11 Speech on Aims Of Fascism. Home, Mar. 10. Signor Mussolini received a wild ovation when he addressed an audience of 4,090 people in the Royal Opera House, including Cabinet Ministers, 400 general election candidates and all the prefects. Reviewing the work of his regime, the Duce
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    CHINA CRISIS.
    173 11 Ominous Movements Of Troops. Shanghai, Mar. ft, While Chinese officials in Nanking anil Hankow strenuously assert that all is well and their differences will be .settled by negotiation, large and ominous movements of troops continue. Fifteen thousand Nanking troops who were withdrawn from North Kiangsu and South Shantung,
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    SIR ERIC GEDDES.
    108 11 To Spend Several Days In Singapore. Sir Erie Guides, chairman of the Dunlop Rubber Co., and Imperial Airways, Lid., who is now visiting Malaya, is to stay in the neighbourhood of Malacca until the 10th inst. He is inspecting the (Treat development of Dunlop's interests in the
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    N.ZEALAND EARTHQUAKE
    65 11 N. ZEALAND EARTHQUAKE Severe Shock Felt In Canterbury. Wellington, Mar. 10. A severe earthquake occurred in the province of Canterbury, and minor shocks were felt in Wellington and Chirstchurch. The centre of disturbance was Arthur's Pass, where the railway line was damaged, but traffic will probably be resumed to-morrow. Practically
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    INTERNATIONAL LABOUR.
    77 11 Important Gathering Of Ministers. London, Mar. 9. The Minister for Labour, Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, has left for Geneva to attend the meeting: of the governing body of the International Labour Organisation. The meeting will be a very important one, because for the first time in the history of
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    STEAMER BLOWN UP.
    107 11 .11 U.l.illjll 1M,U It i I Two Deaths in Explosion At Buenaventura. New York, M»r. 1. A terrific explosion occurred in the British steamer Tritonia, carrying a cargo of 200 boxes of dynamite, which was anchored outside the harbour at Buenaventura. Pieces of the wreckage were hurled
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    TROTSKY IN TURKEY
    41 11 Constantinople, Mar. 10. Trotsky and his wife and son have been allowed to leave the Soviet Consulate, and are living in a hotel at Pera. Trotsky has undertaken to maintain complete reserve and not to organise demonstrations. Reutcr.
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    ENGLAND'S TOTAL OF 519.
    690 11 I a > I. mil and Hendren Successful. 1 BRILLIANT HATTING. Australians Open Cautiously. i Thanks chiefly tn splendid battla* by Hendrcn (»:>) and I.eyland (137). I following Hobbs" great effort, the M.C.C. had reached I total .if TilS when the innings closed I his morning.
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    TURKISH DISASTER.
    51 11 Huge Boulder Crashes Into Train. Constantinople, Mar. ID. Four people were killed and 1 1 seriously injured near Adabazar, Anatolia, during the night, when a huge boulder hurtled down the mountain side and crashed into a passing train. The engine was completely smashed and several coaches were capsized.
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    THE KING'S PROGRESS.
    48 11 Enjoys Warm Sunshine At Bognor. Rugby, Mar. 10. After u (food night, the King rose early to-day to enjoy another pt-rfcut springlike day, with warm sunshine. By being in Craigweil House he avoided the thick mist which hung over I.ond-.n throughout the day. British Wireless.
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    SINGAPORE FLYING CLUB.
    208 12 Two New Machines Due This Month. Thanks to assistance from R.A.F. officers, the Singapore Flying Club is now ■i|j]r to undertake intensive instruction, and it is hoped that several more mem- an will be passed out very shortly. I'liirht-I.icut. Carnegie and Flight-Lieut. Nichulctts arc now acting as
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    SIR HAYES MARRIOTT.
    141 12 Funeral at Abbots Langley. (From Our Own Correspondunt.) London, Feb. 14. r l lie funeral of Sir Hayes Marriott du.k place at Abbots Langley, Herts, on the 12th in.st. Bishop Ferguson-Davie officiated, assisted by the vicar, the Rev. li. C. I inch, brother-in-law of Sir Hay:s Marriott.
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    MALAYANS AT HOME.
    248 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 14. Mr. Maurice Maude tells me that he is rocceding to Malaya by the Mantua. He will join tht ship at Marseilles, and Mil en March 1. Mr. H. B. Egmontil.'M- a|so leaves for Malaya from MaraeillM by the same steamer.
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    VISCOUNT FINLAY DEAD.
    158 12 Former Lord Chancellor Of England. A Rvutcr cable from London announces th' ili;ith of Viscount Finlay, ex-Lord Chancellor, at the age of 86 years. He Kiaduuttd in medicine before being called t<> ttif Bur and was a conspicuous figure i:i the Whittaker Wright action in 1903. It
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    KEDAH PRINCE'S LOSS.
    67 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 11. Damage estimated at $50,000 was done Iv a fire which destroyed Tungku Abaidah's house at Pompom, Kedah, last t'riilay. The fire is believed to have been started by children playing with matches. This is said to be the third time
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    30 12 At the annual general meeting of the Singapore Sinhalese Association, Mr. Ki-icinald Wijeyekoon, was elected president, Mr. It. C. Jayaratne, honorary mi retary and Mr. D. A. Lawrence kuwiiary treasurer.
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    STREET PURSUIT.
    332 12 Shooting Described At Assizes. The Queen Street shooting affair, which aroused considerable interest sometime ago, was the subject of a case commenced before Mr. Justice Deane and a special jury at the Singapore Assizes this morning, when Ho Pong and Chan Fook Weng claimed ttial on charges of
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    DR. TAGORE'S VISIT.
    367 12 Indian Poet's Mission To Canada. Dr. Rabindranath Tagore, the Indian poet and philosopher, was far from well when he arrived at Singapore yesterday by .the P. and O. Naldera, bound for Vancouver. He came ashore to meet Indian friends at Mr. M. A. Naraazie's house, but he
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    VICTORIA THEATRE.
    195 12 William Heughan's Successful Recital. That fine singer William Heughan is always sure of a welcome from a Singapore audience, and the concert he gave at the Victoria Theatre last night can be written down as one of his most successful appearances hero. He was in splendid voice, and
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    46 12 Rumour has it that the Police Department of the F.M.S. Railways will shortly be abolished in order to curtail expenses, says the Times of Malaya. It is understood that, in the place of the police, the watchman system, which prevailed some years ago, will be re-introduced.
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    Y.M.C.A. LEADER IN SINGAPORE.
    513 12 Reply to Criticisms in The East. Some interesting comments upon the criticism directed against the Y.M.C-A. movement in India and China were made by Dr. John R. Mott, President of the World Alliance of the Y.M.C.A., when he passed through Singapore on the P. and 0.
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    STABBING AFFRAY.
    131 12 Brutal Murder in Tiong Bharu. A dispute between two rival secret societies over the recruitment of members is believed to have led up to a cowardly murder. Two Chinese while sipping their coffee at a stall in Selat Road, in the Tiong Pham district, were stabbed in the
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    FOREIGN MARRIAGES.
    31 12 Question of Nationality In Germany. Berlin, Mar. 10. A bill to regulate the question of German women married to men of other nationalities is shortly to be presented. Trans-Ocean-
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    FRANCONIA AT PENANG.
    70 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 11. Another round-the-world cruiser, the Vranconia, arrived here yesterday from Rangoon, but unlike the Resolute, which came alongside, the Franconia anchored in the roads, the passengers being brought ashore in launches. The tourists were taken round in two batches to see
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    ORCHARD ROAD.
    70 12 Motorists are warned against attempting to use the stretches of Orchard Road between Dhoby Ghaut and Tank Road and Grange Road and Paterson Road. These sections of the road are closed to traffic and although there is room for a car to pass, the nature of the repair
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    JOAN OF ARC'S JOURNEY.
    109 12 Quincentenary Celebrations In France. Paris, Feb. 25. Celebrations started during the weekend throughout France in connection with the quincentenary of Joan of Arc's journey from Vaucocleurs to Chinon to deliver the message to the King of her Divine voices." The national committee organising the celebrations propose
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    NEW PENANG FERRIES.
    45 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Mar. 11. Two new ferry steamers, the Tanjong and the Kulim, have arrived here from Singapore for use by the Penang Harbour Board on the Penang-Butterworth service. They are a great improvement on the craft hitherto used.
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    GERMANY AND POLAND.
    29 12 Beuthen, Mar. 10. A German policeman who entered Polish territory without a visa was arrested, and is still in custody, accused &f being a spy. Trans-Ocean.
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    20 12 The death occurred at Home a few days ago of Sir Alfred Percival Symonds, formerly of Binny and Co., Madras..
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    35 12 Mr. C. F. Strickland, late Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Punjab, has arrived at Penang and is addressing a joint meeting of the Thrift Loan Societies in the Penang Town Hall to-day, the Resident Councillor presiding.
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    SMOKE NUISANCE.
    375 12 Health Officer and Grove Road Chimneys. The nuisance caused in Singapore of .-moke fogs n quarter of a mil* long was described in a Municipal pMMOtfM on Saturday. The case wus one in which ilie owner of a saw-mil! at 00, Cirove Road, ra prosecuted for fr.ilure to
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    STUDENT DUELS.
    44 12 I Punishable by Imprisonment In Switzerland. Geneva, Mar. 9. The Swiss National Council has passed the article of the nrw penal code making student duels punishable by imprisonment. The Socialists regarded tolerance cf duelling as a festering of the military spirit. Trans-Ocean.
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    41 12 The annual meeting of the Singapore Natural History Society will be held on March 14 rt 6 p.m. in the Medical College, and will be followed by a paper by Mr. R. E. Holttum on Some Botanical Problems for Singapore Naturalists.
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    GENERAL'S OFFICIAL LANDING.
    488 12 Representative Gathering On the Pier. Major-General H. L. Pritchard, C.I',., C.A.G., D.S.O., A.D.C., the new General Ofieer Commanding the Troops in Ma!;.v.i, anivod at Singapore on Saturday afternooii by the P. and O. Naldera, an<l inn if an official landing at Johnston's I'h-i .a 5.15 p.m. Officers
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      HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS.
      1096 13 Leaders' Poor Day. STOCKI'ORT AND RANGERS SUCCESSFUL. l.un.lmi. Mar. U. The PMalli m.-itrhcs |>lavc:l in thr EafiM riuI s.i.tu h Laagaaa tc.-d.iy van as follow:- LEAGUE POSITIONS. Hard Struggles in Third Division. The following »rc the positions of Clulis in the Eiiji;»h and Scottish Leafrucs after Saturday's
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      BRADDELL IN FORM.
      924 13 Brilliant Batting Display On Padang. I The Over 30 eleven {rave a splendid display against the Under 30 side on I the S.C.C. Padang on Saturday, and too!< lneir over-night total of 83 for three wickets to 278 for six, at which they j declared. A feature
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      FOOTBALL.
      217 13 The I.C.F.A. League will begin on Friday. Owing to lack of time it has been ilccided to play only one round this season. < It is anticipated that not less than six club.s will participate in the league. Clubs which have not sent in entries are reminded to do
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      FAVOURITES WIN AT KUALA LUMPUR.
      1558 13 First Day's Racing. MISS AUSTRALIA DOES WELL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 10 In fine weather and before a fairly large crowd, the first day's races in connection vrith the Selangor Turf Club Spring meeting were held on Saturday. I Th» feature of
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      YACHTING.
      362 13 Kathleen Wins A Class Trophy. Col. Saunders sent away four yachts to race for the final of the series for the Singapore Yacht Club A class trophy yesterday. Jean got the best of the start, and quickly forged ahead, while EllaDorothy completely outsailed Kathleen, making three or four short
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      PENANG CRICKET.
      96 13 Recreation Club's Big Win. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 10. In a match on the esplanade yesterday the Penang Recreation Club proved much tdo 6trong for the Eastern Smelting Co., XI. The P.R.C. were without their crack batsmen, Orr and Rodrigo, but, nevertheless, ran up a total
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      TWO RUGBY MATCHES DRAWN.
      221 13 Ireland and Wales. EXCITING STRUGGLE AT BELFAST. Two important Rugby matches played to-day ended in draws. At Belfast Ireland drew with Wales five points all, and at Twickenham, in the final of the Rucby county championship between Middlesex and Lancashire, each side scored eight points. Glorious
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      CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING
      99 13 Result of English Championship. Beaconsfield, Mar. 9. There were 275 competitors, representing: 30 clubs, in the ten miles race for the national cross-country championship. K. Harper, Hallamshire Harriers, was first in 56 min. 20 4/3 sec, T. Kay, Tipton Harriers, second in 56 min. U sec., and Lance-Sergt.
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      L.L.T.C. FINANCES.
      284 13 Balance Sheet for 1928 Shows Loss. The report of the GOTBmittM of tho ladies' Lawn Tennis dnb, Singapore, for the year ended D*C II, 1 '.'US. which will ho presented at the annual meeting en Wednesday, Mar. 20. i> ;is follows The income and expenditure account for the
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      SWIMMING.
      119 13 Breast Stroke Race At SAC. A handicap breast stroke race of one length (42 yards) was competed at the bujimniiiK Club yesterday. There were 13 starters, and a close finish resulted. r. Graham, who went at 1, was fir>t, L. C. Cooper (1) second and Thompson (2) third. Chinese
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