The Straits Times, 20 March 1929

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    13 1 The Straits Times No. 29,042. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1929 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      88 1 IKOPICAL SUITING FLORODOR" inn a i WING LOONG, Uf;H ST.. SINGAPOKR L "ANCHOR" .1 BRA^ND 1 PRODUCTS «♦»< i BUTTER! MILK! CREAM! Right from the Heart of Famous New Zealand Pastures The Finest in the World Produce only obtainable from the Highest Grade Cattle. 1 SLPPLIES MAY BE OBTAINED FROM
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      6 1 FLORODOR (8.D.A.) WING LOONG TROPICAL WEAR.
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      538 2 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S COVLRKMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWAHUS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnag* do* S'por* 1929 LAHORK 6,300 Mar. 17 MANTUA 11.000
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      598 2 Shipping Announcements (NIPPON YiJSEN KAisbA) TO LONDON Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam Vessel* Tonnage Due Sail HAKO&AKI MAKU 10,600 Mar. 28 29 HAKUSAN MARU 10,500 Apl. 11 12 t KMA.NO MAKU 8,000 Apl. 26 26 HARUNA MAKU 10,500 May 9 10 t KAMO MAKU 8,000 May 23 24 KATORI
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      501 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia) FOB BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNS, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND Regular monthly aailings by th* wellknown ateaa>*r MABELLA (7376 Una) snd th* new motor vessel. MALABAR (4,612 tea*;. The s.*. MARELLA is on* of th* largest and finest steamer* trading to Australia. Cabins
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      660 2 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF DATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with tee NETHERLANDS lsPl/j; GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections to Passage, Freight. Transhipment Marine Dcpts. and Manager's Dekk. Representative! for Singapore and Straits Settlements of the Official Tourist Bureau of Java. All information, detailed itineraries
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      555 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in Englsnd) 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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      526 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. For Kre Lay, Trengganu, Kelantan Uangnara, Telupin, Patani, Singora, I.aeon, Sichon, Bandon, Kohaainui, Langsuan, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure YALAYA In port Mar. 20 SUDDUADIB Mar. 2a Mar. 27 MALINI Apl. 1 Apl. 3 Th* steamers are fitted
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      507 3 Shipping Announcements ELLEUAN BUGKNALL STEAKSHt? 00., LTD. (Incorporated in Kntfland). "FMERMAN" T TNT. raWWn I OPI BERVICK TO THF VVITFP KINGDOM A\'D FREIGHT SK r <VICE otrnruuia To Ilfiny Kmtg, Shaagkal and Japan ]>■ P'-^r, s.s. CITY or GLASGOW Apl. 10 s.s. CITY OF HOBIU May 10 ■OKI* IRM s.s.
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      459 3 nOIAAR fTFAMSHTP LTNE <AnJ AMERICAN MAIL LINE ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE From RINGAPOItE Mai PENANG via COLOMBO, SUEZ, POsCT SAID, ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES, (JENOA and .VAUSEII.LES lo NEW YORK and BOSTON 1 iv Leave Leave S ,».rv S'por? Penanfr IRES. GABFIBLD In pert Mat. 21 Mr.r. 23 IRES. JOHNSON Apr. 1 Apr. 4
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      513 3 DUTCH MAILS Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland and Rotterdam Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO Genoa Amsterdam Southampton Marseille* Rotterdam Tonnage Leare S'por. P. C. Hooft 14,000 S.M.N. Mar. 2L Indrapoera 12,000 R.L. Jlar I Kon. der Ned. 8,200 S.M.N. Apl. I Insulinde 10,000 R.L. Apl. 12 J. P. Coca 11,100
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      393 3 JAVA PACIFIC LUN DIRECT Qi:iCK Ba# REGULAR SERVICE Between SINGAPORE AND LOS ...N'GEI.ES (SAN PEDRO) BAN FRANCISCO, SEATTLE via MANILA. NEXT s VI I.I Nt; S.S. SIANTAR LaSfaa Singapore Apl. 2 Air. Los Angeles May 2 Excellent passenger accommodation available. I'" full information please apply to INTERNATIOy U.E CREDIET AND
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      138 3 The amateur's standby for i 111 i forty years. KODAK FILMgJiv Speed J^sSSt^~ 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. ia£^ Kodak Ltd. \kjM^j**U (Incorporated
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    HOW GOLF IS PLAYED SUCCESSFULLY.
    1027 4 THE AMERICAN WAY. Always Medal Round Game. FOUR MILLIONAIRES IN A GAMBLE. Cricket has never caught on in the United States, writes A. C. M. Croome in a Home paper, and recent legislation has made it difficult for home-keeping American citizens to cultivate a nice
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      235 4 SPECIFY For PROVED RELIABILITY We have the RIGHT MOTOR for your needs. We know the RIGHT WAY to apply it. UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED i Incorporated the Strait* Settlement, i SINGAPORE. "Hniteers" KI.KCTKIC HKHAKTML'NT. ix. RArrKHV wo ad By rail to SIAM The Land of the White Elephant On business or
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      223 4 LET THEM ALL HEAR without effort on their part and without strain being imposed on the speaker. Only by the installation of a Public Address System can a great audience listen in comfort to the address from the platform. "Standard Public Address Systems" are extensively used wherever the human voice
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    SUBMARINES IN THE GREAT WAR.
    1944 5 151 "U" BOATS LOST. Revelations by German Commanders. A GHOSTLY EPISODE EXPLAINED. An American author, Mr. LoweE has personally interviewed many hi' Um Gwmi U boat survivors, aii'l in :i m !«."k. Baiden of the Deep," lio gives muih valuable information. He tracked down such
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    SPEED-LIMIT CRITICISED.
    123 5 Mr. Frank Pick, muagiag director of the London General Omnibus Company, made a confession to the Select CoinmitUo of the. rloii c of Lord* which is considoi ■i;i;» th;. 1 Road Vehicles Regulation Bill. Asked (or Ml vii v.s on a speed limit. Mr. Pick laid ;:ny speed
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    ROUMANIAN ENTRY INTO THE WAR.
    408 5 Ex-Kaiser's Appeals. TESTIMONY OF ROYAL DIARY. The rap— lad personal efforts of the exKaiser ami the late Emperor of Austria 1 10 persuade King Charles of Roumania to I declare war against the Allies are revealjed in the secret diary kept by the King, j
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    IN MEMORY OF A DOG.
    295 5 Donation for Distemper Serum. A foreigner recently walked into the office of Inspector Milne of the Traffic Department at Central Police Station. Shanghai. Mr. Milne is also a member of the Committee of the Kennel Club of Shanghai. From his pocket the foreigner extracted a
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    LATEST WILLS.
    133 5 Sir Henry Norman Rae, of Rossett Green. Harrogate, Yorks, head of Messrs. Pickles and Rae, wool merchants, Greenhill Mills, Bradford, former Liberal M.P. for the Shipley Division of Yorkshire, who died on Dec. 31 last, aged sixtyeight years, left unsettled property of the value of £405,187, with net
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    " SUN-RAY " QUACKS EXPOSED.
    744 5 SUN-RAY QUACKS EXPOSED. Legislation Needed, VIEWS OF QUALIFIED SPECIALIST. ritra-viuli-; radiation li a subtle md power! ul curative agent, tin' uv<- i>f which should be metlletwl to persons fully q—IHUd and experienced in its proper application. At present, writis a qoalified light tptrMlli in Truth, go-called ■'artificial sunlight lamps of
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    TRADES IN THE NAVY.
    153 5 Chemistry. Piano-Tunint? And Cooking. Very satisfactory results arc stated officially to have been obtained by the Vocational Training scheme introduced by the Admiralty Into the Navy as a means of enabling sailors to avoid the overcrowdci ranks of unhkill>'l labour when they feturn to civil life.
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      95 5 MONIER PERFORATED CONCRETE PIPES THE IDEAL PIPE FOR LINING WELLS. FILTERS, etc. EASILY SUNK. Enquiries ■^TT^' j solicited for ~~7~~— all pre-cast concrete i I SEND FOR products THICK LIST including OF CHANNELS MONIK SLABS CONCRETE FENCING i I'U'ES. POSTS a THE BOUNDARY BEST ANn c AND MILESTONES <!!<-U'EST GARDEN
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      44 5 EVERY PAIR GUARANTEED nr Afims 2002 p.h. JgmuEß^ b^° POINTED HEEL SILK HOSIERY Obtainable from all Leading Stores. FOOT EASE HOSIERY MILL, SHANGHAI Spell it backwards gnv~ in 3 KLIM POWDERED MILK VA MILK RECOMMENDED BY DOCTORS Di.tr.bu.or.: GETZ BROS. CO. (Incorporated in U.S.A.)
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    AMERICAN WOMAN CAPITALIST.
    584 6 Money and Business. RISE FROM POVERTY TO WEALTH. Save your money just for the sheei pleasure of seeing it accumulate and you will destroy your soul! So Rays Mrs. Anna Mae Morgan, Anieri can business woman, head of two law corporations, director in nine others an<> ihc
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    F.M.S. APPOINTMENTS
    353 6 The following appointments are notified n the current issue cf the F.M.S. Govcnntnt Gazette Mr. J. L. Humphreys, C.M.G., C.8.E., Malayan Civil Service, to be a Supernumerary Staff Officer of the rank of Bridak Adviser, Kedah Mr. 1.. L. Mills to lie a Deputy Commissioner of Police, [•'..M.S.;
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      322 6 The Famous f*YIWI A Specially presents a itrcMg Iwlirm Recommentled and very Mcuratc "H "fl or mo\enunt. JL jj. JB. Ilaid Wear. PURE NKXBL 111 NTKR POCKET WATCH. Sold with the (VMA Factory 1 WAKRANTY and the guarantee of your own local Watchmaker Special "TRUSTY" Cyma— lo Jewel Movement. /f
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      183 6 111 Jiff Ijlp 1 fo^RHEUMATISM GOUT f SOLE AGENTS (WHOLESALE): **2*tsj& DUPJRE BROTHERS, LIMITED SINGAPORE THE MOTOR fF§& i mK I I" U ai.i. spai:ks cycle MMa-fSiuini that has won M ST^S WmV ■SB O B pori larity. 3HE MOTOR-CYCLE SS^5 Call ..<:.■ insi.c.-t the latest overhead valve GUARANTEED MODEL
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    NEW AEROPLANE WING.
    407 7 f Saving; in Weight. TESTED BY THE AIR MINISTRY. A new k>ml of faallw mljlll aeroplane wing ):;i- been tasted by the Air Ministry and found to be equal in strength to an ordinary type of wing of the same size, weighing more than twins as much.
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    55 7 Pracnuams of drills up to and for week •■dime Mar. 24 Wednesday, Mar. 20, 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall. S.K.K. (V.i. Muskctrv and 30 yards Range; 5 15 p.m.. Drill Hull. Intciiiircnce"Sec. Lecture tactnci (.11 p.m., Drill Hall, Chinese Co., Raerulti l>rill 5.15 p.m., Drill Hull, Bde. Sip.
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    MUZZLING THE PRESS IN CHINA.
    1106 7 AN ARBITRARY ACT. Postal Transmission Refused. POWER OF NATIONALIST GOVERNMENT. Under the heading Can There be a Free Press in China G.E.S., in the Far Eastern Review, makes the following comments The North China Star, sim-e its inception, a decade ago, has been proICfcbMM to
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    A TRAGEDY OF GOSSIP.
    270 7 The Offence of Not Being A Communist. Moscow, Feb. 12. In the White Russian town of Gomel a rumour was recently spread that Kkaterina Sr.iirnovs, the wife of Pavel Kolko, a Red cavalry officer, was a Fascist." The Communist group of the regiment intervened and insisted
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    NAVY IN DAYS OF NELSON.
    544 7 Purser's Memoirs. OFFICERS' ROUGH LIFE AFLOAT. Book of memoirs are often dull, but th 1 appearance of a volume which deals with the story of an adventurous life on lltorc and at sea, from before the French Kevolution and extending to the middle of last
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      243 7 Our Whole Stock Now Marked at JT4NJRDJMLUE PRICES THE "SYNTAX" POCKET Tffi WATCH. I t \AT\k in" AvA T/M TU* il a thin i'ai pocket dress IIA\PuS WATC H v;;: <-"- SolM nickel caaeTbest Bwisa IJ W l V 1 lever movement jewelled in 7 Mas. -rta a A watch
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      288 7 2311 HUES PER HO!!!! The Phenomenal Speed attained by MAJOR SEGRAVE at Daytona Beach on March 11, in his GOLDEN ARROW, was dependant on standard MOTOR OIL For PERFECT LUBRICATION THIS UNFAILING RELIABILITY is of no less importance to YOU. Follow the Lead of the Experts and insist on WAKEFIELD
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    309 8 v.\ la .i:.y. Mar. Ships, alcinjisidi the- WfcMTM or expected In arriM-. KI.I'I'KI. IIAKHOI 11. Main Wharf Abrllo, Purpura, I.ili. Vi.ictte, \V. li. Bcrtl i. i i/iih'. >ii Khtrt Nil Cua! Wharf Dai^y. EMEU IN MY DOCU. Tanjoiiß I'sor. Al'.ort Dock Sri Muar. Kamuninc Victoria Mock J
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    172 8 T.i-dn>. Dj. mi (Naaiabarj I i"' K. ..inisn (Valayi) "■'<' .....na, Hamuin, Japan, Kor<-a, Formou, tast Siberia, PhihppimIslands. Western Oonadu ami VV extern States of I.S.A. (AjaxJ 2 p.m. North. N. East and N. West Sumatra (Cnawr) P-m-Banka Island. Pladjoe and Palenibanit Thedens I 3 l>ni BcnKW-ilis.
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    MAILS FOR EUPORE.
    38 8 By Hhm 1i'.\r»m;nan Fkm» SpMnx Ka-^ir .tnhan fie Witt Lrit .Arm. S'porr London F..|.. 7 War. 4 l..i, T Mar. 4 I>b. 11 M«r. '■> 'J1 Mar. 1« IVb. 22 Mar. lfi IV!,. n M:.r. II
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      474 8 VICTORIA THEATRE ENORMOUS SUCCESS OF THE BANYARD ENGLISH COMEDY COMPANY A SEASON OF LAUGHTER AND THRILLS. TO-NIGHT and To-morrow at 9.30 THE GREAT LONDON SUCCESS THE FANATICS r THE MOST TALKED OF PLAY OF THE SEASON. I'RIDAV. A SATfRDAV, MAR. 21 23 MONDAY TIKSDAY, MAI! T, 26 OTHER MEN'S WIVES
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      262 8 THE ACQUST&AL g333ECT,CH In the MEMORIAL HALL Bitd the NEW MUNICIPAL BUILDING WAS DONE WITH ACOUSTI CELOTEX Recommended by Mr. HOPE BAGENAL THE CROWN AGENTS' ACOUSTICAL EXPERT. For samples. speciflcalionK and prices M. STERNBERG CO. tl, WHITEAWAY M/lUHMC, Sole Agents for Hritish Malsjra. i Jj Positively the Last Night TO-NIGHT
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      297 8 TERRIBLE iICI SDSJP Rash on Knees in Patches. Cuticura Heals. "My knees broke out hi patches with a rash which was cccoir.panirU with a terrible Itchy sensation. For weeks I could hardly get any slcrp. It was of a dry nature and I coi-.IJ not bear to go near the
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      71 8 METEOROLOGICAL RBPOKT. Kandang Rerbau Station. (B> Courteay of Govornmcnt Health Office.) For the 24 Hours ending at Midnight on March 19. Deg. Max. shade teni|ioiature Mi t. .Yin. ahada temperature 7;!.:; K. Mean sha.io tcmperaiuie T'.i.U K. Mn\. si. n radiut.ion J^ I* Mm. jrrass ladiation T.).:> Mean wet bulb
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      349 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. ft ttmtwimr, M.ircli ;o II. W. 1.2-i n. ni.. 7 KSt p.m SA .Srl:!iiir<>r Raws. 8.C.C. I. awn Tennis Tournament begin*. lhnccsan Assn. mtg., St. Andrew's School, f..:;n p.m. Lailirs' Lawn Tennil I'luli. annual nitR., 6.30 p.m. U.mMir.l K.iRlish Comedy To.. "The Fanatic*," Vic. Theatre, 9.:lO
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    COTTON TRADE.
    330 9 Big Combine Open to The Industry. The Laaaaahtra < otton Corporation the Uf new combine in the Lancashire cotton trade— has i-sue.l particulars of the conditions upon which offers by cotton mill companies tn amalgamate will be received. Amalgamation is open to nil spinning and ■Mll«g concerns in
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    THE COTTON INDUSTRY.
    189 9 Mr. Clynes on Relations With The Hanks. Mr. J. R. Clynos. M.P., addressing a con-f'-r.-n n l.:ili«.ur and the Cotton Industry" at Oldham, said the restoration <>f tfca cotton industry was vital not only to the well-beini; ef Lancashire, but to the l<n>spority of the country. Banks
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    LIVELY L.N.E.R. MEETING.
    111 9 Annual Report Criticized By Shareholders London, Mar. 8. At a Hireling of the London and NorthKastrrn Railway Company, the Chairman •aid tli.it the number of passengers carried l.i u ■bowed a decrease of 2,611,000. The position imnroved at the end of the y«:ir. M the result of
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    £750,000 BRICK FUSION.
    120 9 m Yorkshire Products Co.'s Holdings. Amalgamation of Yorkshire Amalgamated Product*, Ltd.. the Yorkshire Brick Company. I.t.l.. Stairfoot Urii-kworks, Ltd., and Cocking ami Sons. Ltd., hat, been arranged. It is in pond t<- form a holding comptmy, ealleil Yorkshire Product! Investment Company, Ltd.. with a capital of £750,000,
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    EAST ASIATIC CO.
    102 9 Dividend of 10 Per Cent. For Past Year. The report of the East Asiatic Co. for 1928 ■haws, in kronen, a surplus of 18,352.565, plus I4M.1M carried forward from 1927. The directors recommend a 10 per cent. divicl. nil. the same as the previous two years, that
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    EXCHANGES.
    77 9 [NUTIiiH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, Mar. 19. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam lI.IZV Athens 37.">. Berlin 20.4G5. Bombay Is. 5 31-;)2d., Brussels 34.96, Bucharest M4 1 Buenos Aires -[7 11-32, Copenhagen teneva Helsingfurb 1U2 t i,. Honi< Kong Is. ll\d.. Kobe Is. 0 15 16d.. Lisbon Madrid 32.125, Milan 92.725, New
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  • FINANCIAL, AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
    • SHARE MARKET REPORT.
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        Rose Macphail and Co.
        166 9 Singapore, Mar. 20. Rubber.— London UHud., 1-lfid. down. Tin.- London £224 17s. 6d., 375. 6d. up. Mining.- Dull. Sungei Way 3.04-3.13, Kuchais 1.39-1.41. Kinta Dredge 1.46-l.Gu. Klang River 3-3.10, Hong Fatts 62'-^-C7' 2 cents, Malaya Consols 58-60 cents, Penawai 89-91 cents, I'etaling 5.75-5.85, Ulu Klang 1.37
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      SUNGEI BILUT RUBBER.
      274 9 Damage Caused by Wild Animals. The report of the directors of Sungci ISilut Rubber Co., Ltd., for the year ended Dec. .11, 1928. states that in order to finance the estate through the period between the announcement by Government that restriction was to be removed and the
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      THE PLANNERS' STORES.
      203 9 Strong Financial Position Of The Company. The Planters' Stores and Agency Co., Ltd.. completed on Sept. 30, 1928, the fifteenth year of its existence and in their report for the half year the directors state that the position of the company to-day is probably more satisfactory than
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      A FINANCIAL HUSTLE.
      115 9 Photograph of Prospectus Wirelessed. History was made in City and Wall Street finance in mail week by the first transmission across the Atlantic, by means of photography and wireless, of a prospectus of a public issue of shares. The prospectus is for a gramophone record company. New
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      RUBBER PRICES.
      62 9 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc., New York, send ua the following cable, dated Mar. I'J, their quotations being in gold dollar cents closing bid prices Rubber Exchange sales to-day 1,475 tons. March 24.20, April 24.40, May 24.50, June 24.70, July 24.80, August 24.80, September 24.90, October 24.90, November
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      TIN RETURNS.
      143 9 Huey Yot Tin Dredging (first half).— 2l9 hours, 41,000 yards, 215 piculs. Haad Yai Tin Dredging (first half).— 2ol hours, 28,000 yards, 125 piculs. Ratrut Basin Tin Dredging Co. N.L.— No. 1 dredge, 178 hours, first half March, 10,000 yards, 84 piculs, returns reduced on account of repairs
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      201 9 EXCHANGE Singapore, Mar. 20. On London, Bank 4 m/a 2/3 29/S2 1 Demand 2/S 25/32 Private S m. credit 2/4 7/16 On New York, Demand 5G 1 16 < Private 90 d/a 68 On France. Bank TT. 1431 1 On India, Bank T.T. 153", i I On Hong Kong, Bank
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      PRODUCE
      63 9 Singapore, Mar. 20. Gambier 6 Ts (Cube No. 1 unpicked) 14.00 9.60 mixed 9.35 Sago Flour, Sarawak 4.22 V 4 Black pepper 62.00 White pepper 114.00 Pearl Sago 8.00 rapioca. .small flake 6% small pearl 8.00 medium pearl 8.25 Rice Siam per koyan $280.03 Parboiled No. 1 per bag
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      SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCN.
      68 9 R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spot 40 U Standard R.S.S. on Tender March 40'4 April 40>i May 40% .1 pril-Junc 40% .July-Sept. 41% >r Oct.-Dec. 42'i 40 Vj 40 'i 40% 41 41 42 42% Tone of Market Quiet after ensicr. Latest Cable Lo!!iiun
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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        MINING.
        450 9 MM Val. I'd. Buyer. Selleri £1 £1 Asam Kumbang 44/- 45/£1 £1 Bungrin Tin 39/- 40/1 1 Batung I'adang 0.4U 0.45 1 1 Ualu Caves 1.54 1 ..17 V 4 1 1 Uukit Arang 2.05 2.15 £1 £1 I'.urmuh Malay 41/- 42/i'l £1 Chenderiang 7/0 8/6 £1 £1 Eastern
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        GENERAL.
        226 9 V«l. Pd. Buyeri Sellers 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefi. 2.07* 2.12* 2 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 2.45 2.55 £1 il Brit. Am. Tobacco C.2.G 6.5.0 Canadian Eagle )0/- 11/1 1 Central Engine 0.70 0.80 1 1 Cycle and Carriage 0.60 0.66 10s. 10s. Duff Development 10/6 11/6 6 fed.
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        88 9 U. Eng. 6 p.e. 1,225,500 Norn. Spore Cold Storage 7 px. of 1901 red. 1930 $1,878,000 par 6%prem. Singapore Municipal 4tt p.e. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 95 par. Singapore Municipal ii p.c. of 1909 red. 1966 $1,000,000 95 par. Singapore Municipal 4 p.c. of 1913 red.
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        393 9 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Alknby ($1) Mvr CJajah ($1) A. Hitam iSI i A. Kuning ($1) Am. Malay (*2) A. llolek (*1) A. Panas (*5) l:«lt;ownie Itl) Bassett ($1) Brogas ($1) Brunei ($5) B. Jelutong ($1) B. Katil ($1) liukit K. B. ($1) B.
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      TAIPING TIN DREDGING.
      100 9 New Land for Extending Operations. (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Mar. 19. At the annual meeting of the Taiping Tin Dredging Co., yesterday Mr. D. A. M. Brown, presiding, said the output for the year was 50 per cent, higher than in the previous financial year. Two
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      NORTH TAIPING TIN.
      92 9 Record Output for Company's Life. (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Mar. 19. At the annual general meeting of the North Taiping Tin Dredging Co., Mr. D. A. M. Brown said the output last year was a record for the company's life. Dividends totalling 30 per cent, had
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      TRITONIA DISASTER.
      301 9 I SHIPPING NOTES. Officers Detained Pending; Investigation. London, Mar. 8. The Donaldson (Anchor) Line, Ltd.. announces that the crew of the Tritonia, who were arrested, have been relensed by the Colombian authorities, and are now on their The captain and three officers were detained at Buenaventura, pending the
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      TIN STATISTICS.
      258 9 Useful Handbook For Shareholders. Mr. John Howeson, the chairman and managing director of the Anglo-Oriental Mining Corporation, has written an interesting preface to a handbook of tin statistics which that company has just issued. "Many economists," he writes, "arc of opinion that instability, if not actually attributable to
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      CHECK TO GAMBLING.
      213 9 Wall Street Loses Heart Rapidly. The statement of the Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Board of New T ork commending the decision of the Central Banking System to curb the use of bank funds for stock market speculation, removed any doubt that Wall Street may have
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      83 9 At the annual meeting of the Perman- ent Way Institution of Malaya held a'. Kuala Lumpur, the Hon. Mr. J. Strachan, general manager, F.M.S.R., presiding, said that during his life he had been in many Colonies. Ibut he did not think that he had yet seen one where the permanent
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      60 9 Mrs. J. B. D'Rozario and family beg to thank their relatives and friends, also Mr. Cheong Koon Seng, members of the Pawnbrokers' Association. Yew Gee Hean and staff of Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng Co., whi kindly attended the funeral of the late Jacob Bernard D'Rozario. and also those who
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      39 9 ANG— CHIA.—The engagement is announced of Mr. An* Kay Gu»n, nephew of Mr Tan Cheng Watt, to Mis« Annie Chia, eldes; daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chia Cheng Hoc. The marriage will take place on Thursday, March 28, 1929.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAHCH 20. ARE WE SELF SATISFIED?
    1109 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAHCH 20. ARE WE SELF SATISFIED? Some months have passed since local society was considerably moved and excited by the outspoken pronouncements of an tminent globe-trotter. At the time (if his visit, we did not, on the whole, take his criticisms calmly or philosophically. Our
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    AIR EXPLORERS IN THE ARCTIC.
    848 10 Sir Hubert Wilkins On His Flight. The famous flight across unexplored wastes of ice and wean made by Capt. Sir Hubert Wilkins and Lieut. C. B. Eielson is dealt with by Sir Hubert Wilkins in this article, which shows that the flight, far from being
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    386 10 Mr. R. J. Farrer. President of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners, arrived back from leave by the Chenonceaux yesterday. Mr. T. S. Adams, Kuala Lumpur Police Magistrate, has been appointed as Adviser, Land Office, in Kedah, relieving Mr. H. C. Echkardt. The vacancy will be filled by Mr.
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    823 10 REPRISALS It remained Bar a correspondent of our Ip'.'h contemporary to discover means of r- prisal for Mrtafa incidents in the reunt Test matches. He has written in ;il seriousness mggwttag that, "as a siirn of our displeasure, 1 no invitation be issued for an Australian
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    16 10 Admiral von Tirpitz celebrates his 80th birthday tn-day. He was the recipient of many congratulations. Trang-Oeean.
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    LABOUR ATTACK ON BASE.
    121 11 Motion to Reduce Navy Vote. QUESTION OF WAGES. Alleged Complaints By Planters. I.on.lor., Mar. 19. I.atiour mi mini* renewed the periodical attack on the Singapore Base in the House of Commons with a motion for reduction of the Navy vote. In addition to ussertinK that ;.he
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    MAJOR SEGRAVE.
    113 11 Attempt on Motor-Boat Record. Rugby, Mar. 10. Majni- Scgrave's attempt to capture the world's water speed record in his motorl»mt Miss England will lie made on Thursday or Friday at Miami, Florida. His l;i*k is very difficult as the craft of Mr. (iarwood, the American holder, has three
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    DAYTONA FATALITY.
    236 11 How Mr. Lee Bible Was Killed. DaytoM Beach, Mar. 13. Mr. Lee Bible, who was killed in making an attaant <n tin- motor speed reicnl, \v:i< a local gara-re mechanic and quite a novh-e to inotor-e::r racing. Only Yi*tertlay the American Automobile Association allowed him to make the
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    GERMANY'S FINANCES.
    68 11 Need for Reducing Army Vote. Rerlin, Feb. 19. The military budget, excluding tho N;ivy. totals -18:1.47 1.Grt0 marks. It will come up for i-onsideration it, the Reichstag shortly, and is likely to lie considerably reduced in view nf the state of the national finam es. Criticism is at
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    GAS IN WARFARE.
    63 11 Germany Favours Geneva Protocol. Berlin, Mar. 19. The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Raidvtas adopted the bill to give effect tv the Geneva protocol prohibiting the use nf poison gas in wartime. Herr von Schubert emphasised that the protocol \wis the best means of dispelling any erroneous
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    CHINA ARMS EMBARGO.
    44 11 Rugby, Mar. 19. Sir Austen Chamberlain, answering MMtto( question by Sir Walter de Frece in the MM of (ommor.s to-day, said the question of the termination of the China Arms Kmbargo agreement of 1910 is at present under consideration. British Wireless.
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    FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA.
    27 11 Rome, Mar. 19. The airmen Klight-I u\u. Moir and Flying-Officer Owen, who ait attempting tv iiutke a flight to Australia, have arrival, hue— R»uter.
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    LANCASHIRE COTTON HOPES.
    435 11 New Corporation's Prospects. London, Mar. 19. Speaking at the Royal Empire Society luncheon, Mr. John Ryan, director of the newly-formed Lancashire Cotton Corporation, said the "Corporation started under the finest official auspices, free of interest burdens in respect to the indebtedness of the companies absorbed. It would
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    NOBILE'S TRAGEDY.
    65 11 Strong Defence by Swedish Airman. New York, Mar. 20. The Swedish airman Lundborg, who rescued General Nubile in the Arctic, has arrived. In an interview he said he took full responsibility for the action which led to Nobile's disgrace. He declared that he insisted that Nobile should allow
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    UNEMPLOYMENT.
    54 11 Striking Improvement In Position. Rugby, Mar. 19. The latest unemployment returns show a striking improvement in the position. On Mar. 11 the total number of people without work was 1.26H.500, which was 1 1^,532 less than in the week before. Compared with a year ago there was an increase
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    CATERER'S ECLIPSE.
    78 11 Attempt* to Vegetarianize America. New York, Mar. 8. Another prominent Chairman has been ousted with his family from the management of a company, namely Mr. William chillis, founder of the nationwide chain of restaurants, whose profits have been recently declining, allegedly owing to Mr. Child.-' attempt tv introduce
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    BARON KOENIG.
    68 11 Expected to Reach Singapore On Monday. Baron Koenig, the young German air- j man who is making a leisurely solo flight in a light aeroplane from Europe to the I Dutch Indies, will leave Bangkok to- morrow, according to the latest news received at Singapore. He will siay
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    ARMSTRONG WHITWORTrTS.
    38 11 London, Mar. 19. The Chancery Division of the High: Court of Justice has sanctioned the scheme involving the reduction of the i capital of Armstrong. Whitworth and CoJ from £11,000,000 to £1,250 > 0QO > -^eu i Wr.
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    ROYAL WEDDING IN OSLO.
    281 11 Tumultuous Welcome. NORWAY AND SWEDEN UNITED. Oslo, Mar. 19. Crown Prince Olaf and his bride, Prince Martha of Sweden, made a triumphant enti-y into the capital and were recieved with tumultuous cheers. The streets were beflagged and garlanded with the Swedish and Norwegian colours, with the
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    BID OF £10,000,000.
    125 11 Shanghai's Electricity Undertaking. Shanghai, Mar. 19. The highest offer made for the Shanghai Municipal Electricity Department, which ranks with the largest in the world in size and output, was submitted by the American and Foreign Power Co., Inc., which bid over 110,000,000. The British Trusts Association, Ltd..
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    KING'S GOOD DAY.
    89 11 Long Period in Open Air. Rugby, Mar. 10. The Kirg passed a good day. His Majesty spent a longer period out of doors and enjoyed the warm air in the grounos of Craigweil House for nearly two hours and walked a short distance back to the house.
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    AFGHANISTAN.
    61 11 A New Figure in The Limelight. Peshawar, Mar. 19. Geneial Nadir Khan, the former Minister of War, on arrival in Afghanistan from Paris, has invited Bacha-i-Saquao to discuss tin? question of selectin,? a ruler," on the ground that Baclia himself lacks kingly qualifications. He threatens, if Bacha declines to
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    NEW DUTCH LINER.
    66 11 Trials of 30,000-Ton Vessel. Rotterdam, Mar. 19. The Stateedam, Holland's largest passenger liner, which has a displacement of 30,000 tons was launched on Saturday, and three days of successful trials in the North Sea have been concluded. A speed of 19 knots was attained. The vessel will
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    JOURNALISTS' DUEL.
    93 11 Harmless Affair of Honour In Paris. A duel with pistols between two Paris journalists au>ok pace on Feb. 14 outside the Porte d'Orleans, Paris. Georges Chaperot, of the Ami dv Peuple," asked M. de Sombreuil, who was working for an American newspaper, for the news concerning Marshal Foch
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    HONG KONG FIRE FATALITIES.
    983 11 U.S. Seaman's Story. A DESPERATE LEAP TO SAFETY. A thrilling- story of escape from the fire at the King Edward Hotel, Hong Kor.ic, on the 11th inst. was tolJ by Yeoman A. C. Piceioli, of the American cruiser Memphis, who was Injured in jumping from the
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    AIR ROUTE TO INDIA DELAY.
    112 11 Difficulties Between Italy And Greece. London, Mar. 20. Difficulties are reported to have arisen between Italy and Greece with regard to ports of ca!l on the air route to India. According to the Daily Telegraph, these will almost inevitably entail postponement of the opening until
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    TOXTETH ELECTION.
    67 11 Reduced Majority For Conservatives. London, Mar. IV. The by-election at East Toxteth, following the death of the Conservative member, Mr. A. E. Jacob, resulted as follows Mr. H. Mond, Conservative, 9,692. Mr. J. J. Cleary, Labour, 0,563. Mr. A. I. Roberts, Liberal, 6,206. At the last election Mr.
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    GREAT STATESMEN.
    214 11 The Memorial to the Two Pitts. The present position of the fund started to provide at Hayes (Kent) Parish Church a worthy memorial to William Pitt the Elder and Younger is set out by Canon H. Percy Thompson, Rector of Hayes, in the current issue of the parish
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    INDIAN AFFAIRS.
    96 11 Viceroy Leaving for England In June. London, Mar. 19. It is officially announced that the Secretary of State for India, Viscount Peel, has invited the Viceroy, Lord Irwin, to come to England in June, on short leave not exceeding four months, in order that Viscount Peel may have
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    OVERSEAS SETTLEMENT.
    87 11 Lord Lovat Resigns Chairmanship. Rugby, Mar. 19. It is announced that Lord Lovat has been compelled by considerations of health to tender his resignation of the chairmanship of the Oversea Settlement Committee, and the Prime Minister has regretfully accepted it. Lord Lovat, who was formerly Under-Secretary for the
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    GERMAN COUNT SHOT.
    60 11 Murder in Silesian Castle. Liegn.tz, Mar. 19. Count Stolberg Wernegerode, a scion of one of Germany's oldest families, was found shot dead in his castle in Silesia. Police investigations revealed no trace of burglars and it is thought that the murderer belonged to the Count's own household.
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    ANOTHER U.S. MERGER.
    29 11 New York, Mar. 20. The Hanover National Bank and the Central Union Trust Co. are amalgamating. The new concern will have resources of ov«r 1670,000,000/— BeuUr.
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    RISE IN PETROL PRICES.
    241 11 Statement by Prime Minister. WORLD SUPPLIES. The Agreement With Russia. London. Mar. In the House of Commons, replying l» Lieut.-Comdr. J. M. Kcnwoithy's Mqoaat for a further statenu-nt on the price of petrol and other oils, Mr. Baldwin *aid he had received li.ng stiiteiv.ent to-day, hrn
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    PROGRESS IN FLYING.
    98 11 Great Claims for Italian Invention. Rugby, Mar. 19. Lecturing U the Royal Aeronaut ieal Society, Signor lssiceo, inventor of tho helico-gyro flying machine for vertical ascent and landing, said experiments conducted with two machine- made for tho French Government bad tbowfl that with. a 50 horse-power engine
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    PROHIBITION.
    62 11 No Drastic Drive Contemplated. Washington, Mar. 20. President Hoover stated that he has no intention of instituting any drastic Prohibition "drive" as a means of hrinpin^ about enforcement of the law. Contrary to Press reports, no orders have lieen fivon for any spectacular raids. It was hin wish that
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    FRENCH ARMY.
    67 11 General and Colonel Relieved Of Commands. Paris, Mar. 10. Arising out of the recall of General Goubeau. General de PartO— aOT ami Colonel Marminia by the Minister of War in connection with the deaths from influenza among troops in the Rhineland, it is definitely announced that General Goubeau
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    JAPANESE POLITICS.
    58 11 The Tokio Municipal Elections. Tokio, Mar. 18. The Tokio Municipal elections resulted in a big victory for the Minsei party, which secured 10 seats out (if Ml Fiftynine seats were won by new candidates. Tha Seiyukai party, of which the Prime Minister, Baron Tanaka. is the leader, secured
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    SON & MOTHER ENGAGED
    133 11 SON MOTHER ENGAGED Betrothals of Mrs. Lindbergh And the Flier. The New York Times announces tho engagement of Mrs. Kvangeline Lindbergh, the mother of Colonel Lindbergh, the flyer of t,he Atlantic-, to Captain E. Anderson, of the liner President Wilson. The announcement is printed below a pho'ograph of Mrs. Lindbergh
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    IPOH'S FAMOUS CLIFF.
    188 12 Danger of Collapse. DEMOLITION TO BE EFFECTED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Mar. 20. Visitor! to Ipoh who are impressed by tiu- threat limestone hump honey-combed with caves, against which quarrying for marble has been in progress for many i .i will be astonished to learn that
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    CHILD AS A WITNESS.
    169 12 Point Raised in Penang' Appeal Case. I'Voin Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 20. In the Supreme Court yesterday a Chinese named Te»h (ioo Bah appealed from the conviction and sentence of six month*' rigorous imprisonment passed apon him by the PoHre Magistrate, before v hum he
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    MUNICIPAL HUMOUR.
    132 12 Gay Dogs in the Straits Settlements. A friend in the Straits Settlements has sent to one of the London papers two 'pccinicns which deserve at least an honourable mention, says the China Express. The first occurs in a municipal by-law of Penang. Separate and distinctive badges," it says,
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    BANVARD COMEDY CO.
    64 12 "The Fanatics" to be Presented To-night. Th<w Banvard Knglish Comedy Co. gave ■Bother successful performance of llookcry Nook at the Victoria Theatre last night. To-night's bill is The Fanatics, which was recently produced in London. It is described as a "daring play which only narrowly escaped In
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    PICKPOCKETS RECORD.
    60 12 Flogging for a Hardened Offender. I'i ft »'<-n previous convictions were admitted in the District Court this morning liv v Chinese who was produced on a CHUM of theft. He was arrested while picking a pedestrian's pocket in Chinatown. The man was sentenced to two years' r'HUCW imprisonment,
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    SINGAPORE FLYING CLUB.
    56 12 Tlir annual meeting of the Singapore Flying Club will be held on Tuesday next at G p.m. and not at 5.30 as previously announced. Mr. C. M. Merrick, of the Asiatic Ivtioliinn Company, who is at present at HMM on leave, received the degree of Master of
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    30 12 W« haw received the second number of tlie St. Andrew's School Magazine. It has plenty of interesting reading matter ■kin should appeal to old boyt at well as present-day pupils.
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    ZIONIST DELEGATES
    594 12 Speeches at Local Jewish Function. There was a large gathering of the Jewish community of Singapore yesterday afternoon at the home of Sir Manas seh Meyer to hear an account of the Zionist development of Palestine under the mandate of Great Britain. The meeting was in the nature
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    PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
    133 12 New Minister Arriving This Week. The Rev. Stephen Band, who succeeds the Rev. G. H. Douglas in the ministry of the Presbyterian Church, Singapore, will arrive this week by the Mantua, and is expected to begin his ministry on Sunday next. On Wednesday at 5.30 p.m., he will
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    INFANT WELFARE WORK.
    93 12 Public Health Instruction At Penang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 20. In connection with infant welfare work in the Province a gathering under the auspices of the Government Health Department was held yesterday at the Buttcrworth health centre. Over 4J)O women and children attended. Refreshments were
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    61 12 At the annual general meeting of the Singapore Christian Friend-in-Need Society held on the 16th instant, the following were elected office bearers President Mr. M. F. Gomes, vice-presi-dent Mr. G. Ritchie, hon. treasurer Mr. H. Norris, hon. secretary Mr. J. W. Pereira. committee Messrs. S. Long, M. Joseph, A. C.
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    CIVIL AERODROME SCHEME.
    497 12 Legislative Council to Vote Provision. At Monday's meeting of the Legislative Council the Commissioner of Lands will move that a special provision of $50,000 be approved for the acquisiiion of a piece of land as a reserve for a civil aerodrome in Singapote. The agenda also includes
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    A DISEASED SPLEEN.
    294 12 Amusing Passages in A Prosecution. There were amusing passages in the District Count this morning during some interesting medical evidence in a case ot alleged assault following which the complainant's spleen had to be removed. Mr. P. H. Battishill (counsel for the defence) suggested that as the
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    27 12 It is understood that when the mail left Home, Mr. V. P. Waddell, who was formerly with Messrs. Boustead and Co. in Singapore, was far from well.
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    25 12 The Garrison children's schools at Tanglin and Blakan Mati will be closed for the Easter vacation, from Friday, Mar. 29 to Friday, Apr. S, inclusive.
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    69 12 Mr. A. V. Aston, District Officer, Bukit Mertajam, during the past week or so has been the recipient of a round of farewell functions on his forthcoming departure on home leave. In several districts clubs and associations have held functions in his honour, reading and presenting addresses, while speeches have
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    JAMRUD BOMBING DISASTER.
    779 12 Evidence at CourtMartial. As already announced Major Harrison, of ihe First Armoured Car Co., Royal Tank Corps, was tried by court-martial at Peshawar on charges arising out of the Jaimud bombing disaster. He was acquitted on the first charge ium judgment was reserved on the second. The
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    "COL. BARKER" RELEASED
    114 12 Secret Departure From Prison. London, Mar. 8. The Registrar in Bankruptcy to-day granted an application for the release of Colonel Victor Barker from prison, on the ground that she had purged the contempt of Court by having supplied all the information respecting her bankruptcy. A huge crowd,
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    40 12 The C.E.Z.M. School is making an appeal for funds and states that the estimated income for 1929 falls short of the estimated expenditure by some $4,600. Since 1843 friends in Singapore have helped to maintain the work of the ■Staii
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    ANGLICAN CHURCH
    352 12 Extensive Work With Small Funds. The Bishop of Singapore, in the annual report of the Sinßapoie Diocesan Association, states that the estimates show a deficiency of 52.i.i«2 of which $1,345 is covered by the carry forward from the previous year. The S.A.T>.A. in England ,!id well with $2,58;;
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    FLOODS IN SIAM.
    74 12 Southern Railway Traffic Interrupted. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Mar. 19. The Southern Railway between Tunjrsong and Kompihon is flooded and ordinary traffic between these places is suspended. The southern express due here at 7 p.m. to-day is not expected to arrive till 6 a.:n. or 7
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    35 12 The new premises of the Kedah Indian Association, Alor Star, will be opened by Rao Sahib Subbaya N'aiiiu. Agent for the Government of India, on Sunday at 4 p.m. An At Home will be held.
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      334 12 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Is it not time that something was uone to speed up the delivery of the English mail When the boat arrive! in Penang late on Thursday night or mil later than G a.m. on Friday morning portion; of the mail
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    THE BLACK CAP.
    57 12 First Use at Selangor Assizes. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Mnr. 19. For the first time in local court practice the judge assumed the black cap when Mr. Justice Thome to-day sentenced a Tamil coolie named Sockalingam to death for tho murder of a Tamil woman
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    26 12 Mr. A. Arbuthnott has been appointed to act as President of the Selangor State Band Committee during the absence on leave of Mr. E. D. Butler.
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      DEMPSEY AND HIS FUTURE.
      585 13 Will He Fight Again DENIAL OF CURRENT RUMOURS. In tail interview imeV Dmi.v y. from whom the \.orld hea< y.veig! 1 rlmmiiionship wax wrwted I-.' Gene Tunney. denies that h? ha< ?.ii\- >atention of catering the ring agiin. "Will I fijrh'. airain No I IV Ith
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      HOCKEY.
      136 13 V.M.C.A. beat Raffles Institution. The V.M.C.A. closed their hockey season yesterday when they played asrainst Raffles Institution, and narrowly defeated them by 2 goals to 1. In the first half the V.M.C.A. combined well and after several raids they were successful in holding the lead of 1 goal to
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      GOALKEEPERS OVER 40.
      272 13 Discussion on When They I Should Retire. What is the average retiring age for Ktialkccpcrs This question arose in mail week in the L'lster Court at Belfast as a result of an application by an Irish League K"alke< |vr for compensation for injiirii-.- which had terminated his
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      SAM STEWARD WINS.
      470 13 Benny Valgar Puts Up Poor Show. Om nf Croat Britain's title holders in 3am Steward, of Lewisham, accredited '•harn|>ion among the light-weights, was i xi]".' a tain at the National Sporting 1 'luh on I-'eb. 18 against a French opponent, although he came with a New York
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      Oxford Beat Cambridge.
      121 13 London, Mar. 8. The annual boxing tournament between Oxford and Cambridge, took place at Oxford to-day. Oxford won by four contests to three. Results were as follows: Bantamweight. W. A. Beer (Cam- j bridge) beat L. K. Alexander (Oxford) ■in points. Featherweight.— D. F. Glced (Cambridge) beat
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      Heeney Beaten by von Porat.
      82 13 Chicago, Mar. 13. Tom Heeney, the New Zealand heavyweight who fought Tunney, was beaten in a contest with the German von Porat. Heeney won only the first and second rounds. From that point von Porat plied his left skilfully and stemmed Heeney's hull-like rushes. In
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      Amateur Branch of the Sport In Singapore.
      72 13 A meeting to inaugurate the Singapore Amateur Boxing Association will be held at Victoria Theatre to-morrow at 5.16. A room on the ground floor of the Memorial Hall has been secured, and a ring is under construction. It is proposed to have representatives
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      LORD ABERDARE DEAD.
      163 13 Famous Amateur Cricketer Succeeds to Title. Lord Aberdare who died on Feb. 20 at the age of 78, is succeeded by the Hon. C N. Bruce, the Oxford and Middlesex cricketer. Hi? eldest son, the Hon. H. R. Bruce, who was married to Miss C'amille Clifford, the
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      THE BOAT RACE.
      93 13 Nothing to Choose Between Crews. London, Mar. 19. Everything is contributing to make the I centenary boat race, to be held on Saturday, the greatest ever known. Two finer and more closely matched crews have never before gone out. Practice has been favoured by ideal conditions and
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      COMMERCIAL CUP.
      159 13 Mansfield's and Robinson's Fail to Score. The second semi-final of the Inter-Com-mercial Cup to end in a draw was that in which Mansfield's and Robinson's were the I opposing teams, full time arriving without any score having been registered. It was not a good game from an unbiassed
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      GOLF. Easter Competitions at Keppel.
      59 13 GOLF. Race Course Ci.C. Medal Competition. The result of the March medal compcti1 tion at the Race Course Golt' Club vas as follows I T. Morita fi un i G. C. De Silva 1 Dr. S. I. M. Ibrahim all square Phra Sri Banja 1 down j Neo Yew Kiang
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      Easter Competitions at Keppel.
      39 13 The Keppel Golf Club announces the following competitions for the Easter holidays Easter Sunday Bisque competition, half handicap, 18 holes bogey. Easter Monday Ladies Shanghai f'ou rsomes. All ties must be replayed within two weeks.
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      TENNIS.
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