The Straits Times, 12 February 1930

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.; THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEIfSPAPER IN MALAYA. !4J PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 12. 1930 PRICK 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1930. PRICE 10 CENTS
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      2637 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. P. 0., BRITISH INDIA BURNS PHILP LINE K. P. M. THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE SIAM STEAM NAY. AND APCAR LINES o*«p«--j. ROYAL p ACKET NAY# co. the oc^m™, ship co CO., LTD. ma,l A%rx£Z££%£ cargo T!!ppoH!£e7Z£a7 SKjr^JOTL.«a ofbatavia) < to.ss& b SERVICES. THURSDAY ISLAND (Incorporated in Holland)
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      468 3 DUTCH MAILS N.V. Sloomvaart Maatschappij Ncderland and N.V. Kottcrdamsche Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO 1., n0. Amsterdam Southampton Marseille* Rotterdam Tonnag* s.s. Insulind* 10,000 R.L. Fab. 14 us. Prins dor Ned. 9,200 S.M.N. Fab. 21 •s. Tjerimai 8,000 R.L. Feb. 28 ra.s. Chr. Huygans 15,600 S M.N. Mar.
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      1461 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. IMMJLAB OTBAMHnr UNI uMAMEAiaN MAIL UNB —^^3j HatafEa^KT^ Z^l^fc ~1 ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE From SINGAPORE and PKNANG tis COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA and MARSEILLES to NEW YORK and BOSTON. Arrive Lear* L«sts Spore S'por* P*nang PRES. HARRISON Feb. 17 Feb. 20 F*b. 22 PRES. JOHNSON Mar.
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      511 3 BLUE FUNNEL LINE T-SS. PROTESILAUS Loads at SinjrarKire for Virrnltl B C. VANCOUVER and SEATTLE, givinp Hirect delivery at thi-se port* wiihnuij transhipment. Takes cargo on through bills of ladinc for all OVEBLAND POINTS in CANADA and the UNITED STATES of AMERICA also for MONTREAL (with transhipment at VANCOUVER and
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      211 3 MODERN SANITATION AND SANITARY EQUIPMENT for DOMESTIC AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Apply (o i Pong Hin&G.H. Watts Co.. WAI.LICH STREET. SINGAPORE. Phone 7582. For— MOULDY ROT BLACK STRIPE WOUNDS and ANY OTHER DISEASE OR AFFECTION OF THE BARK USE BRUNOUNUB PLANTARIIJM ORDINARY AND RED. 1 he proved trrt Olsi'.ifwiant. S ti
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      819 4 SMALL ADVERTISEMENT FORM. < To Tho Advertising Manager. Straits Times, Cecil Street. rieanr insert the following small advertisement for days I 1 s j L I I i 1 i L There arc approximately ncvtn words to a line and there is a flat rate charge of "o cents pur
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      685 4 MISCELLANEOUS FLORANCE is the Ideal Health Drink. PIANO. New pianos for sale. Season Co., Ltd., 11l and 113, North Bridge Road. ISABY AMAH thorouphly recommended. Available end February. Phone 652&. WHKKI.-CHAIR, in any condition, wanted for invalid. Write 313, Straits Times. PEDIGREE Siamese kitten, female, wanted. Preferably C-8 months old.
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      906 4 BOARD AND LODGING EAST ANGLIA, 6, Oxley Rise. Reasonable, :losc, comfortable. Phone 4390. BEACH HOTEL, 59, East Coast Eoad. Seafront, comfortable and cheap rates. SINGLE and double rooms, fully furnished with board and all service. Terms from $ltu ;ach per month. Garage. Apply No. 11, icotts Road. THREE-ROOM FLAT (furn.),
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      691 4 OFFICES AND GODOWNS 6, CECIL STREET to let as from Feb. 1. For rent and particulars apply to Guthrie Co., Ltd. TO LET, Raffles Chambers, Nos. 8, 20, 40, 41, 43, 46. Apply to toe Secretary, The Garden Club. TO LET, spacious office in Robinson Road. ':..<• of lift. Full
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      838 4 SELANGOR TURF CLUB. SPRING 1930 RACE MEETING. Saturday, Monday, Thursday and Saturday, March 1, 3, 6 and 8. Three runs for each division of Class 1 Hones. Two runs for each division of Classes 2, 3, 4 and S (combined) Horses and each division of classes 1, 2 Ponies. SPECIAL
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      930 4 IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE of valuable freehold BifMOW kwwa and country properties. At Messrs. Cheong Koon Sen* i Co.'i saleroom, No. 30. Oulia Street, on Wednesday, Feb. 19. at Ml p.m. Lota 1 to 6. Valuable freehold building -itcs sitoata »t r,\. Hiletton* Upper VranK 'oon Koud, Singapore, areas U.OOO sq.
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      503 5 LATEST FICTION ADVENTirRKS OF THE SCARLET TIMri'KNKI., hv Baroness Oreo From the tenet "I the Krinch revolution t-m«rge<i apiaaias of ehivaln and valoui which have animated the minds of men un.l women ever since JJ.6P THI ROMANTIC PBINCK, by Rafael Sahatini. Thin, fm latei now I, i-- pen irfal storj
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      411 5 Careless Washing Spoils Children's Hair Any child c:m have beautiful hair healthy :>>i<l luxuriant. It is simply a matter of shampooing. Proper shampooing makes the hair soft and silky. It brings out all the real life and lustre, all the natural wave and colour, and lamas it fresh looking, glossy
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      143 5 "SPEEDEX" A better Camera $18 black or brown. DIETHELM CO., LTD. < (ncurpointcd in Switzerland, si m; Ai'OKK mUM H'oh u\\(;koK. The British Malaya Trustee and Executor Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements and Registered under The Trust Companies Ordinance 1926) is prepared to act as EXECUTOR ADMINISTRATOR TRUSTEE
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      249 5 Lovely Lips All Day With Tangee THE clever woman today is able to make her lips more lovely than ever before, wirh an entirely different kind of lipstick. Quite unlike other lipsticks. TANGEE changes color as it touches your lips from orange lo blush-rose, Nature's loveliest colorl How deep this
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      93 5 I LEYLAND KEEP TO THE Jto WHITE LINE jtiß Dm G JmsW A BRITISH RUBBER BELT Sole Agents for Malaya |cyL£4L| SINGAPORE IPOH KUALA LUMPUR. i \S^m wlui gaixlen fresnness U ~i U II" avv v.^^^^ WHEN PICTURES ARE POSSIBLE "KODAK" FILM GETS THEM KODAK FILM has I k been
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    THE CASE FOR OPIUM REFORM.—I.
    1888 6 THE CASE FOR OPIUM REFORM.— I. The League's Inquiry. REFORM MOVEMENT IN MALAYA. The viewpoint of the Chinese opium reformer in Malaya h stated by Dr. Chen Su Lan, a well-known Singapore doctor, in two articles which he has sent to the Straits Times, the first of which appears below.
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    GENERAL SMUTS.
    81 6 Impressed by Progress Made By Negroes. New York, Jan. 18. On the eve of General Smuts's departure for Knplard on board the liner lie de France, he told a crowd of American re-j p. rters that he was greatly impressed by tho amazing rise to world power of
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    THE HABAROVSK PROTOCOL.
    355 6 Repudiation Explained. CHINA WILLING TO SEND TO MOSCOW. A Sin Kuo Min message states that the Nanking Foreign Office has issued a statement concerning the Habarovsk protocol minutes. It states that the Government authorised Mr. Tsai Yun-£i;ng to hold preliminary negotiations with M. Simanovsky to settle the
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    ST. MARY'S SCHOOL.
    228 6 Mr. Kia Peng Lays Tablet. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 7. An interesting ceremony was performed at St. Mary's School, Kuala Lumpur, this evening, when Mr. Choo Kia Peng, C.B.E., J.P., placed a tablet in the east wall of the building, which is being extended.
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    INAUGURATION OF NEW DELHI.
    103 6 Imposing Ceremonies Next Winter. New Delhi, Jan. 18. Imposing eoremonies in connection with the inauguration of the new capital will ba held in the winter of 1930-31, for which the Standing Finance Committee of the Assembly sanctioned today the expenditure of Rs. 250.000. The ceremonies will
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    GIRL AVIATOR.
    64 6 To Attempt Flight To Australia. London, Jan. 9. i Miss Amy Johnson, 22 years of age, is the first woman to (fain the Air Ministry's ground engineer's license. She cherishes the idea of shortly attempting to beat Bert Hinkler's record flight to Australia, but has no definite plans
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    WHY MALAYAN RADIO LAGS BEHIND.
    757 6 Technical Difficulties. HOW THE B.B.C. COULD HELP. The reason why wireless broadcasting has not made the same progress in Malaya, as in neighbouring countries, was explained to a Straits Times representative on Monday in an interview with one of Singapore's leading wireless amateurs. "Practically r.o
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    IN A TURKISH BATH.
    181 6 How General Booth Named A Successor. London, Jan. 24. Extraordinary precautions were taken by the late General Bramwell Booth to prevent the premature disclosure of the name of his successor. The document containing: the name, which was enclosed in a sealed envelope, was burnt at the
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      98 6 CHEAP SALE. DURING FEBRUARY, 1930, only after Stocktaking and before removing for ENLARGEMENT of PREMISES, ENORMOUS DISCOUNT on ALL the STOCK including the latest Novelties just arrived WATCHES and prices JEWELLERY and reduced GOLD WATCH CHAINS, and CIGARETTE and VANITY SPECIAL CASES, discount LADIES' MESH BAGS, I SILVERWARE, etc. The
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      143 6 VLEKS KINAWIJN (Quinawine) O% VLEK'S KINAWIJN has been prefjEjjJjT pared from pure grape juice and JjfrjjSJ quinquina of first quality. EJJEfI Due to its fine composition this f^r^l beverage is much in demand as a cv M rea TONIC, invigorating and antiAfctiMA febrile. It gives a good appetite, dispels the
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      242 7 VICTORIA THEATRE Enormous Success. LAST TWO NIGHTS TWICE NIGHTLY 6.15 and 9.30 P.M. THE TRIAL OF MARY DUGAN "THE INTERNATIONAL REVUE." EVENING DRBBB IS NOT ESSENTIAL. Hooking at LITTLE'S. J'opular Prices S2 and $1. Friday, February 14 FOB ONE RE( ITAL ONLY. ROBERT SCHMITZ The Celebrated French Pianist. Booking at
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      302 7 Raffles Hotel FRIDAY, FEB. 14. Madame Marie Cornell. DRAMATIC SOPRANO V, ILL APPEAR WRING THE TEA DANCE (Admission $1.) MUR4 SMIRNOVA THE WELL KNOWN SHANGHAI DANCER APPEARS DLRINT. TEA DANCES I DKVNER DANCES Monday, Wednesday Friday J| Tuesday. Thursday Saturday (Admission to Ball Room, Non-Diners $1.) SUNDAY, 9.30 P.M. ORCHESTRAL
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      224 7 r i i i i i. ALHAMBRA ANNOUNCEMENT Owing to final preparations in installing the Famous Western Electric Talking System, the Alhambra Theatre will be closed from tonight until further notice. W a tcli tills space FOR OUR GALA OPENING NIGH F > COMING SHORTLY! A Picture which is greater,
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  • SHIPPING NOTES.
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      HEALTH IN EASTERN PORTS.
      184 8 Bulletin of the L of N. Eastern Bureau. .ind 1 death. Baghdad pl&gu mallpox i ei :i!i<l 1 death. Bombay WJ smallpox casi i and 50 deatii tu kin 7; and J r j Jcatha during the preceding week. Cochin ">s smallpox cases and 11 ri
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      SEAMEN REWARDED.
      202 8 Germans Rescued in The China Sea. The Board (»f Tivtl.' have received, lii'iiu;:li tl a bronze plac(iiKii.' and il'pl '..<■■ for Captain P. O. britten, binocular glaae for Mr. W. S(ai i>Kit;' anil i'2 each lor C. .1. Adams, < ook, (i. W. Kllis, R. Hcwit', Johnson ::r,.l
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      SALVING THE CELTIC.
      167 8 Heavy Seas Defeat Salvage Plans. The task cf refloating the derelict hull f id. < '< :ii'-. which i nearly the i bi i Qui inctown Harbour, difficulties ihan '..i r I. It !kis now 1 Er rinecr, mainly ntly experienced, t'> postpone t.-e refloating opetai mis
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      SHIPPING HOLIDAYS.
      128 8 Every Day Celebrated Somewhere. fiance at li;t of the public holidays in foreign countries shows that or practically every day ir. the year H is a holiday in mi port or other, and if it a qaoatfa n of inni'inn or unloading ships, Um work on that (lay
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      Tourists to Visit Malacca.
      82 8 That Ihe RO-called 'Sleepy Hollow" Malacca, is even known to the outside laniiated by the fact that ond toi i are ;il> .ut to hind on these And the effect, says the Guardian. The touristy an due on March G '••i Hie m. Kranconia, will find
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      Now Boat for Malacca.
      44 8 The SlraiLs Steamship Company's Pttamer, Mahidol. 440 ton* net. Captain Jones, will discontinue her run to Malacca very r.hortly. Her Sintapon Writci run will In- taken by the Maleya, :i buwi and pletcanl vexarl, which formerly belonged to the N.D.I..
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      JAPANESE COTTON.
      495 8 England Invaded as Well As India. Not only did Japan threnten Lancashire in her exports of piece goods, but she bid well to capture the Indian raw cotton market, so that Lancashire might have to depend on Japan for Indian cotton, declared Mr. Bernard Ellingcr, reading a paper
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    • SHARE MARKET REPORTS.
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        Macphail and Co., Ltd.
        124 8 Singapore, Feb. 12. Tin.— Quiet. Kucheis 1.27 1.30. Kintas [JU-lAi, Malay Consols 33-34 l j cents, Joli.-.n> o!»'j-ll cents, Penawats 74-77 ctnts, Rahmans 125-l..".O, Lukuts 1.10-1.20, Hone Katt? JT-71 traU, Kuychi 12-14'a cents. Ulu Klanes 1.35-1.40, Ayer Hitums 13s. 9d.-14s. Id., rion^kon-j Tins 19s. 6d.-20s., Pangn;;a
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        Rose Macphail & Penman, Ltd.
        154 8 Rose Macphail Penman, Ltd. Singapore. Feb. 12. Hubber.- -London 7 13 16, 1 Hi down. Tin.- London i 177 13 16, 3.8 down. Mining. S.ea.-ly. Sun.uvi Ways 3.35-3.46. Aiichais 1.20-1.29. Kinta Dredge US-MA, ■C'aag Rivers 2.20-2.30, Hong Fatt 65-70 cents, M.ilaya consols. 3J-.V> cents, Penawats 74-76 c-nts, Petalings I H
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      LIGHT CRUDE OIL.
      132 8 Overproduction Leads To Price Reduction. An important announcement in New York is that of a cut in the price offered for Texas light crude oil by the Humble Oil and Refining Company, a Standard Oil subsidiary, of 25 to 41 cents a barrel. I'ri-sident Farish issued a
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      RUBBER PRICES.
      62 8 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc., New York, send us the following cable *.?ted rebruury 11, their quoations being in gold dollar cents closing bid prices Rubber Exchanges sales today 300 tons. February 15.80. March 1G, Apiil 1C 10 May 16.30, June 16.50, July 16.70, August lO.'tO, September 17.20,
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      277 8 EXCHANGES. Singapore, Fnl>. 12. On London, Bank 4 m/a 2 3 15/16 Demand 2/3% Private 3 m. credit 2/4 3/16 On New York, demand tC'.k Private 90 d/a 57^4 On France, Bank T.T. 1430 On India, Bank T.T. 154 OB Hong: Kong, Bank T.T. 31 p c jig. On Shanghai,
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        MINING.
        483 8 V«l. I'd. Bayers Selleri ill £1 Asam Kumbantr 36/- 38/- cd. I-:. Ayer Hiram Tin 14/- M,6 £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 22 23 1 1 hatann Padang 0.22 0 2.3 1 1 Batu Caves 0.96 1.00 1 1 Hukit Arang 0.90 1.00 fl £1 Burmah Malay 22/6 23/6 £1
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        GENERAL.
        223 8 IMUS Val. Pd. Buyers Sellen 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefg. 2.07*4 2.17*4 2 2 Alex. Brick Ordi. 2.75 2.U0 £1 £1 Km. Am. Tobacco 6.12.6 6.16.0 1 1 Central Engine 0.40 0..10 1 1 Cycle and Carriage 4.45 0.6S 10s. 10s. Duff Development 5/- d Bd. Dunlop Rubber 13/6
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        102 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.e. I deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 101 10i ci. Singapore Municipal 6 p.e. 01° 1801 red. 1930 $1378,000 par. 6% prtm. Singapore Municipal 4ft p.e. cf 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 H par. Singapore Municipal 4ft p.e. of 1909 red. 196S $1,000,000 95
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        380 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. To-day'i Prices Fraser Lyall k Co. Kviiii Allcnby ($1) Alor Uajaa ($1) A. Hitam (*1) A. Kuninf (fl) A. Malay ($2) A. Molek ($ll A. Panajs ($1 Hussvtt i*l) Bro K as ($1) Brunei ($6) B. J lutoni; ($1) B.
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      PHILIPPINE TRADE.
      480 8 All Previous Records Surpassed. Philippine business declined during the second half or 1929. That decline was iue in part to small crops in provinces devastated by typhoons, und in part to lower prices for the principal cash crops of the islands, l'ur chasing- power w»s thus temporarily reduced,
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      VOLUNTEER DRILLS.
      148 8 Programme of drills up to and for week ending Keb. 16 Wednesday, Feb. 12, 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall, A (M.G.) Co., 30 Yards Range and Recruits Drill; 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall, "C" (Scottish! Co.. Weapon Training 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall •E (Chinese) Co.. Offs. and N.C.Os. Weapon Training
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      PASSENGERS.
      117 8 The following Mm— ill arrived «t -Siiiiiiipufo yesterday By the s.8. Kc.lah: Mr. and Mr-. Srwal! Mr. A. H. Atkins. Mr. Rich. Mrs. Bowrry. Mr Haze! I. Mr. K. A. Joy. the Ucv. Stewart. Mi. K. J. Caaaria, Mr. Vlekers, Mn. Palla Mr. C. J. West, Mr. J. B.
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      19 8 From Europe (London mails despatched on Jan. 23) by Rajula, due at Penang 0 a.m. on Friday.
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      EXCHANGES.
      73 8 Rugby, Feb. 11. Foreign exchange* are Amsterdam 12.12-,,, Athens 375, Bombay Is. 5 29-32 d., Berlin 20.36 tt, Brussels 34.915, Bucharest 818, Buenos Aires 42%, Copenhagen 18.17, Geneva 25.20'/j, HeUingfors 19«'j, Hong Kong Is. 0'.c1.. Lisbon *****, Madrid 37JJ7H, Milan 92.90, New York 4.86%, Oslo 18.21, Paris 124.19, Prague
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
    228 8 Today. Djambi (Altin>!i 2 pm. Philippine Islands (Miriones) a pm. Indo-China (Yuun Ji'iiui j p. tll Ctylon, Southern and Western India (Hunolulu Maru I 3 pm. Banka Island, Pladjoe and Palembang I Van der Lyn) a p.m. Jr.va, South- West Sumatra, SouthKast Borneo, Celeljc'.;, Moluccas and Timor
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    36 8 By Khyber Rajputana D'Artagnan C. Hooft >ibajak 8'pore London Jan. 4 Jan. 2R Jan. U Feb. 1 Jan. 9 Feb. 1 Jan. 10 Feb. 1 J.in. 17 Feb. Jan. lti IV- b. K
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    295 8 \V •<!n«s<!ay, February It, Ships alongside 'lie Wharves or expected lv arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Dredger, Tcmbakul. Tug Btluntfkas, l.ch. Lucil cr, KhomFoang, The Cable, Islander, Toen^, I'. W.I). Hoppers 7 and H, Toussoum, Physa, M. Liff>.tci- C'ross. Oil Wharf Purpura. Coal Whaif Nil. VESSELS IN
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      42 8 THE UNION HAIRDRESSING SALOON. HL .^1 Jfl We, Matsuda, brother and sister, bee to an ncuncc that we have opened a huirriressing saloon with modern equipments. Complete satisfaction guaranteed. THE UNION IIAIRDKESSING SALOON. No. U, Orchard Koad (in front of Lixht Sludi..).
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      256 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Wetther Report. c Bright Wind. Station. Temperature. Rain- Sun- Relative Direc- Speed. Weather. Max. Min. fall, ihine. Humidity. tion. F. F. ine. hours. m.p.h. Alor Star 94 70 Nil 10.2 65 E 10 Fine Kota liliaru No report. K. Trcntfganu 87 71 0.04 10.3 93 SW
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      225 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Wednesday, February 12 H. \V. 9 a.m., 9 ft., IU p.m.. S ft. 5 In. Madam Kelvcy's Pupils Adolphi Hotel. "The Trial of Mary Diikhii." Talking }'icture at Vic. Theatre, (.11 antl 3.30 p.m. Thursday, February 13 II. 9.5G a.m., U fl. 6 in., 11.37 p.m.,
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    606 9 Result of Negotiations Awaited. RUBBER SHARES MORE IN DEMAND. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Wednesday, 11 a.m. Today's Prices Knr-her. 2li cenU per lb. Tin, 12.') tons at $89.87' per picul. Yesterday's Prices Kiibber. London 7 13/16 cents per lb., down l'lti ct. N-cw York IS^» cents
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    FUTURE OF TEA TRADE.
    188 9 Good Propaganda to Give Tea Away. Brooke. Bond anil <".. Ltd.".- annual review of tin- US market MM that the whole imlu.tiy i profoundly disturbed. Stocks are taonMMU and crops arc steadily Incmaing. Much new Ira Ihikl ll coining into bearing. While inuih t i row
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      TYRE CONSUMPTION IN AMERICA.
      390 9 That of 1929 to be Exceeded This Year. Mr. .1. L. Nicholson, Managing Director of th. G lyear Tyre and Rubber Company, India, has been on a visit to Ceylon for a few days. Mr. Nicholson is very optimistic as regards the business conditions' in America
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      CREDIT FACILITIES.
      412 9 Production and Effective Distribution. Mr. J. Gibson Jarvic, speaking at a meeting under the joint auspices of the Northern Guild of Commerce and the Institute of the Motor Trade at Newcastle on Jan. 15 on Distribution Credit," said that U.e only real wealth wis goods and property, and
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      RUBBER STATISTICS.
      210 9 Estimates Worse Than Useless. At any time is the lot of the rubber stati-.ti.ian an enviable one Lust year circumstances combined to render the work of those called upon to estimate both consumption and production figures more liable to error than usual. In the event, as S. Figgis
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      67 9 CHAMBER O F COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN. Tone of Market :—Steady. Latest Cable :—London Spot Sheet 7 13-16 d. per lb. New York :—Spot Sheet G. cents 15Si per lb. Singapore, 12 o'cl lock noon, F IV h b. 12. I.S.S. equal to London Standard Standard E.S.S. on Tender Spot February
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      FALL IN RUBBER.
      703 9 Excess of Supplies Over Consumption. The fall in rubber to about 7d. per lb. the lowest quotation since 1922 -reflects an excess of supplies over consumption, which is also indicated by the persistent rise in London stocks during the whole of 1929. An addition of 2,570 tuns
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      JANUARY TIN RETURNS.
      35 9 Glimau Tin.— 650 hours, 30,700 yards, 89.74 piculs. I'eirang Prospecting. 107.29 piculs, amount realised $6,095.38, tribute at 7 per cent. $426.68. Southern Tronoh Tin. 909 piculs. Tronoh Mines.— 2,498 piculs (.Kampar 900).
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      MALAYA'S OUTPUT.
      207 9 Rubber Estimates for This Year. Referring to the prospects of the rubber industry during 1930, Messrs. S. Figgis and Co., of Kenchurch Street, express the opinion that, on the basis of the existing low price of rubber, last year's British Malayan production of about 435,000 tons is not
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      STATISTICAL LIBRARY.
      359 9 The following publications have been received during the week ending Feb. 8, and are availr.hlu tor public use in the Refrencc Library of the Department of Statistics, S.S. and l'.M.S., Fullerton Building Burma Report on Crops, Produce Prices, and Rainfall in Burma for the week ended the mh
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      HOTEL CECIL.
      59 9 Sale Price Stated to Be £1,520,000. It is understood that the sale price of the Hotel Cecil, which was recently acquired from the hotel company by Shell-Mcx, amounts to £1,520,000. The figure previously mentioned was "over a million." The interior furnishings were not included, and are to be
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      NEW YORK AREA PROSPERS.
      476 9 Decline in Activity Only •Temporary. New York's 1929 closed the book on one memorable epoch in finance and wrote the fir»t chapters of another. Against a background of roaring speculation in common stocks, conservative commerce ami the basic Industrie* of this urci prospered solidly and quietly,
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      LONDON DOCKS.
      247 9 Last Year's Record Traffic. The traffic figure; for the Port of London for the eight months from April to November last make encouraging reading. The following statement shows the total tonnage of shipping that arrived at and departed from the port during that period compared with the total
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      JAN. RUBBER RETURNS.
      102 9 Ayer Molek.— 14,885 lb. Brunei United Plant.— 39,200 lb. Bukit Timah.— 14,274 lb. Chanffkat Serdanfr. -35,710 lb. Canton Kuantan. -18,887 lb. Clovelly.— 22,000 lb. Haytor.— 16,746 lb. Henrietta.— 95,000 lb. Indraifiri.— 59,299 lb. Kuala rerpau Rubber Plant.— 30,700 lb. Kota Tingtri— 58,000 lb. Kuala Kepis.— 21,300 lb.
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    ENGLISH COTTON TRADE
    983 9 U.S. Farm Board's Attempt To Raise Prices. BETTER OUTLOOK IN INDIA CHINA. (From Our Own Correspondent) Manchester, Jan. 15. In the Manchester market this week there has been a better feeling than for some little time back. The tendency of raw cotton rates to harden has resulted
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      201 9 ANALYSIS OF RUBBER DEALERS' STOCKS. The following ii the analysis of dealers' stuck* h ;it Jan. :I1. r.'.ili, in Singapore. Penang, Malacca, Province Welleslcy and the Dindingj, as supplied by the Acting Registrar-General of Statistics Dry. Wet. Total. Total all grados in Dry Rubber (by -'>'', allowance Scrap and for
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12. AFTER MANY YEARS.
    1023 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12. AFTER MANY YEARS. It is with very mixed feelings that we view the recrudescence of the wordy warfare between Mr. \V. H. Shelford and Mr G. \V. A. Trimmer on the question of the control of port facilities at Singapore- Of those feelirjjs
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    THE THRILLS OF EXPLORING.
    1026 10 Amusing Incidents At Home and Abroad. (By Lady Dorothy Mi'ls, the Famous Woman Explorer). PART I. The words explorer and exploration are used very freely nowadays in connection with the travels, scientific or merely spectacular, of a great many people. In reality the title of explorer
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    449 10 Mr. D. G. Hall, Customs Office, Seremban, is being transferred to Tampin, as Superintendent of the Customs Preventive 3 ranch. Mr. and Mrs. Drummond will shortly be leaving Jesselton for Singapore as Mr Drummond has arranged to transfer his activities to this city, without however giving up
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    869 10 A CURIOUS REQUEST. The curious request that he should be kept in a Chinese grol, outside the limit* of the Foreign Settlement at Shnnghai. was made by a Russian named A. liar danoff in the Appeal Court of the BfcMghai Provisional Court recently. The presiding judge
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    FRANCE'S PROPOSAL TO RESTRICT USE OF SUBMARINES.
    2191 11 THE SUBMARINE DEBATE. 2 Resolutions Sent to First Committee. ABOLITION UNLIKELY. Proposed Limitation Of Size and Scope. London, Feb. 11. The plenary public session of the Five Tower Naval Conference opened at St. Jami'-'s Mm this morning, states a Beater MM|t The wfer—ce
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    NATIVE MUTINY IN INDO-CHINA.
    64 11 "Fairly Serious" Fight; Several Killed. Paris, Feb. 11. A message has been received here from Hanoi, to the effect that, following revolutionary agitation, the natives joined with the sharp-shooters garrisoned at Yen Bay in an attempted mutiny. The ensuing fight is described as fairly serious." Several
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    THE KWANGSI FRONT.
    294 11 Big Battle Expected Any Moment The rebel Tong Sang-ming has wired to Canton headquarters stating that he is prepared to surrender to General Ho Kien. Further fighting has occurred around Tangyuen and headquarters has decided that the main general attack will be launched as soon as the
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    ROUND THE WORLD.
    161 11 Big Passenger Plane To Make the Attempt. Harry Husted. a Cleveland, Ohio, manufacturer, has announced that he is conducting rapid preparations for a round-the-world flieht. He said that a special aeroplane has been designed as a resi'lt of the offer by Colonel Easterwood of Dallas, Texas, of
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    AMBASSADOR TO PARIS.
    29 11 France Approves Japan's New Appointment. Tokio, Feb. 11. The French Government has approved Japan's appointment of Mr. Yoshisawa. ex-Minister to China, as Ambassador at Paris. Nichi-N'ichi.
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    PILOT'S BAD LUCK.
    172 11 On Lone Flight to South Africa. Kilindini, Jan. 31. Persistent ill luck has do^'xed Mr. Rov Tuckett, who left Croydon on Nov. 9, with the object of making a lone flight to South Africa from England. Leakage caused loss of all the oil while the plane was
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    COMMUNISTS STORM TOWN HALL.
    112 11 22 Injured in Ohio Riot. CROWD DRENCHED BY FIRE BRIGADE. Cleveland (Ohio), Feb. 12. A serious riot occurred when 1,200 men and women— alleged to be Communists— demanding increased dol?s, attempted to force their way into a meeting of the City Council which was being held
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    COAL-MINES BILL.
    40 11 Industrial Board Clause Approved. Londcn, Feb. 1--The House of Commons, by 261 votes to 117, has carried the clause of the Coalmines Bill establishing a National Industrial Beard for the coal-mining industry in order to settle disputes. Reuter.
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    THE PRINCE OF WALES
    213 11 Quiet Arrival in Kenya Colony. Rugby, Feb. 11. The Prince of Wales arrived today at Mombasa, the capital of Kenya Colony, in the liner Modasa. The time of his arrival was known to very few people and the Prince proceeded, without any ceremony, to the residence
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    BACK AT BATAVIA.
    33 11 Rapid Return Flight From Singapore. Weltevreden, Feb. 11. The air liner arrived from Singapore at 1.07 p.m. today. Straits Times Copyright. The plane left Seletar aerodrome shortly before 7 a.m.
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    CHINA AND JAPAN.
    92 11 Discussing Outstanding Issues. A Sin Kuo Min message states that Mr. Shigcmitsu has conferred with Dr. C. T. Wang. A Foreign Office spokesman states that the Japanese diplomat's mission has not revc.iltd Tokio's attitude towards the outstanding Sino-Japanese issues. The Nanking Government's aim to abolish extraterritoriality, and
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    TROOPS FROM THE AIR.
    98 11 Silent Gliders and Their Uses. New York, Feb. 1. A trlitW. |>i!otc.l by Lieutenant. R. S Bari>h> wa< launched tr>:.i IV. 1 (riant naval dirigibl. lx>s Antrp'es w'lile thv latter was cruising :;,000 feet above the Nava! Station at l.ak»hurst. The (r.ider eaBM d.iwn in a
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    A MINISTER RE-CALLED.
    17 11 Mr. Chu Shao-ynng the Chinese Minister to Finland has been recalled. Sin Kuo Mm.
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    WHEAT PRICE BATTLE RAGING.
    270 11 Canada Holds Up Supplies. MR. THOMAS'S SCHEMES IN DANGER? London, Feb. 11. A battle of wheat prices is proceeding between British p.nd European purchasers and the producers ih North America, who seek, by withholding supplies, to maintain prices despite the existing glut. The Canadian wheat pool,
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    THE YOUNG PLAN.
    249 11 Stormy Reichstag Battle Expected. Berlin. Feb. 11. The Reichstag's Young Plan battle, which is expected to be an extremely stormy one, opened with the Foreign Minister's eloquent plea for ratification before a crowded House and full public and diplomatic galleries. After n review of the phases of
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    SITUATION IN FUKIEN.
    93 11 Admiral Yang Shtf-chuang Resigns. .Vi-inlmjT to a Sin Kuo Mm message Arlmirnl Yarjr Shu-chuanjr has arrived at Nanking and hss asked the Government to lake measures to settle the situation which has arisen in Fukien. He wishes to reniftn office as chairman of Fukien and to mnra
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    AROUND HANKOW.
    54 11 Second Army Headquarters At Hsuchow. General Liu Chi (slates a Sin Kuo Min rn: v. i!! leave Hankow on Feb. 13. The Nanking Oi;v; lT.ment's s-coml route :;>:»iy hecd^uart- ii (a expected to be esta-Mi.-I'i I at Hiuohow on Feb. IS. General Ho Chm-ehan and Wan.? Ching yi>eh
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    FUNERAL OF LADY READING.
    422 11 Indian Students' Touching Tribute. London, Feb. 2. The funeral of the Marchioness of Reading at the beautiful Jewish cemetery at Golders Green today was marked by simple and dignified ceremonial and a wealth of floral tributes, many bearing most touching inscriptions, testifying to the world-wide respect
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    BURIED ALIVE.
    158 11 Police Stop Hypnotist's Experiment. Astoundine scores were witnessed outside a Staffordshire theatre recently "lien a touring hypnotist, as the MtcoflM <i a £200 challenge, prtpred to bury a hypnotised prirl ligkt feet deep and aliow her to remain buried for half an hour. A crowd of over MN
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    TARIFF CONFERENCE.
    58 11 America Decides Not To Participate. Washington, Feb. 12. The S'ate Department has informed the Secrete ry Cienerai of the League of Xat'ojs that the United States will not participate in the forthcoming Conference it C-cneva to restrict protective tnriffs. The first secretary at the American. Knihaysv in Paris.
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    A TRAGIC HONEYMOON.
    64 11 Sidelight on Air Liner Disaster. KY'i. LI. Mr. snd Mrs. HodfM, tht COUpk) who were killed in the crcai-Channel :iir liner •raih in Kent y?stsn! ly. vtn tnarrUd >t ShprrrKi; fivo days a^o n':(! v. v retarnr(j frrm t!» i>- hci'oymron 'n f' i Thi husband, who
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    THE JAPANESE ARMY.
    38 11 Tokio, Feb. \1. It is reliably learned that Cieneral N'obuyoshi Muto has heon si«k>ei.pd to succeed Ccneiul Suzuki, u:> i'hici of the General Staff. The appointment is UKcted to t:ik.elT'tt M frcni Feb. It). Ueulvr.
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    DEATH FILLS THE EXCHEQUER.
    165 11 £1,350,000 Yielded by Two Estates. NEARLY 40 PER CENT. Lord Forteviot Mr. G. C. Sellar Leave Fortunes. Rugby, I'cb. 11. The late Lori Kortoviot, who was chairman of the di.-tilliriK firm of John Pewar :iml Sons, left a fortune of £4,40r>,000. Durir.jr his lifetime he made
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    THE SINGAPORE BASE.
    141 11 No Anxiety in Australia Says the Premier. London, Fc'>. 11. In the House of Co:nir,cns this aftem ion Lt.-Col. C. Howard Kurv, Unionist member for Chehnsford, a-ked whether the lostraliaa Government was eoasn ted with regard f> the latest v duction in cruisers ml destioyem, pri^r to
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    EXPLODED AND SANK.
    94 11 Passengers Watch Ship Go Down. New York. Feb. 11. The jMimiiifu who had disembarked from the German 11,000 ton stcimor Muenchen, from Bremen. and who wer waiting on a pier n Hudson River to have their bapgajre cleared through the Customs, were staitlerl by a scries of
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    CASTLES IN THE AIR.
    78 11 China's New Disbandmcnt Plans The N'ankinff Government (stales a Bin Kuo Min message) has decided to attempt to enforce a disbandment programme as from Jan. 31. 1931. On that, dnte it is proposed that military units shall be reduced to 71 divisions. On April '50, 1931,
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    FLOGGING IN ENGLAND.
    109 11 Prison Suicide Leads to Public Outcry. London, Fvh. James Edward Spiers, who was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Ian. :(1 u> ten years' i>enal servitude, and fifteen strokes of the "cat" for violently robbing City cashier, was being U.k a, in Wcndsworth Prison today, to h
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    FLYING TO INDIA.
    55 11 Naples, Feb. 3. Munmohan Sinjrh, tho Imlian airman,— who is attvmntini; to win tho t'S<H) prize otfi'iitl l>y Um Apra Khan for the fir»t Imlian aii'tran fly from Kn^laml to India in l'.i.iO— nii.df :i fOTMd landing near Faola, owing to engine trouble. His Hfhlin was smashed.
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    SLANDER AGAINST MR. OSBORNE.
    2486 12 One Indian to Another. HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW'S SECRETARY. A local Indian spent nearly the whole of yesterday morning and afternoon in the OimiiiKl District Court as the result of slanderous statements alleged to have bien made during a business conversation. The charge was an unusual one as
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    GAOL INSTEAD OF CHINA.
    192 12 Singapore Prisoner's Request Not Granted. A number of Chinese against whom several previous convictions were traced, were dealt with by the Criminal District Judge, Mr. C. H. G. Clarke, yesterday afternoon. One of the prisoners, who was convicted on charges of house breaking, was sentenced to
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    THE HATRY CRASH.
    223 12 Lloyds Bank Losses Wild Stories Denied. London, Jan. 31. A further reference to the leading banks' losses owing to the Hatry crash was made by Mr. J. W. Beaumont Pease, who presiding at a meeting of the shareholders of Lloyds Bank, Ltd., referred to the fantastical figures
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    NEWSPRINT FROM AIR.
    85 12 Famous Chemist Ventures A Prediction. London, Jan. 25. The prediction that cellulose, the raw material of paper, artificial silk, explosive?, etc., may shortly be obtained from air was made by Dr. Herbert Levenstein, president of the Socfety of the Chemical Industry, in a lecture at the Institute
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    17 12 Mr. Tan Leong Guan, a well-known rice miller of Bangkok, was a visitor to Malacca, last week.
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    41 12 Mr. R. V. Aston, Legal Adviser, Siain, is shortly retiring on pension. In order to fill the vacancy thus caused, the Ministry of Justice has engaged the services of Mr. Sparrow, ivho is due in May nexc by the m.s. Mconia.
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    A PENANG VETERAN RETIRES.
    369 12 Thirty-Seven Years With Municipality. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. 11. At the meeting of the Municipal Commissioners this afternoon the chairman, Mr. G. L. Ham, referred to the retirement on pension of Hr. W. A. Ward, chief sanitary inspector. He said that Mr. Ward was
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    RURAL BOARD MEETING.
    279 12 Extension of Area Under Control. There were only three Unofficial.* present at the meeting of the Rural Board this morning. The chairman, Mr. F. T. Tree, Commissioner of Lands, presided. It was decided to extend as follows the area in which the Board has control over the
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    KAMPONG BAHRU ROAD.
    101 12 Deviation at Junction With New Line. Subject to the 1 hearing of objections vhich may be lodged with the Government by adjoining owners of property, Kampong Bahru Road is to be deviated for about a quarter of a mile at the section where it will be crossed
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    ALLEGED COMMUNISTS.
    89 12 Two Smiling Youths Confront Penang Court. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. 11. In the Police Court this morning, Inspector Kochc charged two Chinese youths named Tan Sing Nan and Bee Hin Tcck with acting as members of an unlawful society, namely, the Communist Society of the South
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    25 12 Capt. F. C. Marriott, R.A., embarked Tor Hong Kong in the H. T. Neuralia on Monday and is struck off the strength of Malaya Command.
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    HELL OR CALCUTTA?
    232 12 Well-known Author Makes A Choice. Calcutta, Jan. 18. Mr. E. Phillips Oppenheim's experience of Calcutta, he emphatically assured me, was stun that, it askol In cheese between Cabjtta ar.d hel!, he would choose the nether regions." Thus writes the representative :>f The I- nj lishman who, this
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    INTRIGUE IN TIBET?
    231 12 First Step Towards Re-union With China. London, Feb. 4. The Daily Telegraph's Peking correspondent says it is reported that an attempt is bung made to reconcile the Tashi Lama and the Dalai Lama. This is most important for Great Britain, because the return of the Pashi Lama
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    20 12 The St. Valentine's Dance arranged to take place at the Drill Hall on Friday, Feb. 14, is now definitely cancelled.
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    37 12 A Chinese, 25 years of age, was attacked by crocodiles while bathing in the Malacca River on Jan. 31 and, at the coroner's inquest held on Saturday last. Inspector Higpins testified that he sawcrocodiles biting the body.
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    HEALTH EXPERTS AT BATAVIA.
    321 12 Annual Review of League Bureau. There will be a small but distinguished gathering of Far Eastern public health experts in Batavia next week. The Netherlands East indies Government has issued a generous invitation to the Advisory Council of the League of Nations Eastern Bureau to hold
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    "THE STALKING HORSE."
    84 12 THE STALKING HORSE." Daily Telegraph View of Mr. Gandhi. London, Jan. SL The Daily Telegraph, commenting on Mr. Gandhi's demands published in Young India, says It is monstrous that a visionary, who has confessedly been responsible for outrages like the Chaurichaura massacre, should still be used as a stalking-horse by
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    OUTRAM ANNUAL.
    61 12 The Outram Annual, the organ of the Outrum School for 1929, is a unique production, printed on a duplicator, in several co'curs, instead of on a printing pew. It has, however, many excellent phoiogruphs reproduced on book paper by rhe ims-s, as well as clever drawings reproduced by
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    Famous Sportsman Comes to Singapore.—Sensational Heavyweight Fight.
    237 13 Famous Sportsman Comes to Singapore.— Sensational Heavyweight Fight. NEW CHAMPION OF THE WORLD. Light-Heavyweight Title For Slattery. Buffalo, New York, Feb. 11. Jimmy Slattciy (Buffalo) won the world's light-heavyweight championship 1 ..day by Mil point inT Louis Cozzli (Buffalo) in a 15 round contest. The title was recently vacated by
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    MERCANTILE CUP.
    220 13 A.P.C/s Last Minute Win Over Robinson's. The re-play of the first round tie between Robinson and Company and the Asiatic Petroleum Company in the Inter(ommercial Cup competition match, played at the Stadium. Anson Road, yesterday afternoon, resulted in a victory for the latter by 2—1. Play was even
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    ANOTHER PHELPS.
    129 13 "Ted" Comes Over to RowIn Doggett's." No Dojjsett's Coal and Badfre race would ayr>ear complete vithout a scion of the Ph'cips family tekimg part, and it is interesting to note that the famous riverside lirm will be rcpii-senti'd in this year'* luce to be decided on Aupr. 1.
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    BRADMAN HURT.
    128 13 Struck on Head by Return From Grimmett. The Sheffield Shield match between NewSouth Wales and South Australia at Sydney was marred by an accident to Don Bradman, who recently set up a new world's record for the highest individual score. Soon after the start Grimmett fielded the ball
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    RYDER'S OMISSION.
    77 13 Severe Criticism Voiced In Australia. Sydney, Jan. 30. The announcement of the names of Australia's Test team has been robbed of sensation by the accurate forecasts which have been made about which the Board of Control is most concerned and (l instituting an inquiry. Ryder's omission is described
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    SOMERSET DOWN.
    59 13 Loss of Over £600 Last Season. The report and balance sheet of the Somerset County Cricket Club show? that last season the debit balance was increased from f1,16:5 to £1,770, in spite- of £500 received from the M.C.C., £231 profit on a motor-car competition, and £>4 profit on
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    AUSTRALIAN POLO.
    229 13 Ashton Brothers Team For England. Australia is to be represented at the Prince of Wales Empire Cup contest by the ;ii:-t polo tmm to leave Sydn.y for (iu-at Britain. The players will be the brothers, P. S. K. Ashton (1). G. G. A;hton fg), J. II. Ashton (3),
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    MOTOR-RACING.
    64 13 Kaye Don Awarded B.R.D.C. Championship. The British Racing Drivers' Club announce thr.t tfaeir championship trophy I 1 as been awarded to Kaye Don, and that awards of merit ara given to Major Sir Iknry Srgrave for hi3 world's lecord, Capt. Malcolm Campbell for records in Sculh Africa, and S.
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    SANDWINA'S QUICK WIN.
    270 13 Knute Hansen Floored Six Times. New York, Feb. 11. The Dane, Knute Hansen, who thrashed Phil Scott on the occasion of the latter's debut in America in 1927, was today knocked out by the German, Ted Sandwina, in 1 min. 49 sees., after being knocked down six
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    LOCAL GOLF.
    164 13 Keppel G.C. Ladies' Spoon Competition. For the Keppel Golf Club ladies' February spoon (bogey) competition 20 I cards were taken out, and the following were the scores returned Mrs. S. C. Campbell 4 up Miss K. Gilroy 4 up Mrs. E. A. Elder .1 up Miss R. Webster
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    R.S.Y.C. EVENTS.
    193 13 Governor and Lady dementi To Attend. The following races will be sailed on Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Royal Singapore Club: A. Class For Lundon Cup. Start To be arranged on the afternoon, but not earlier than 4.30 p.m. Course Start between Inner and Outer Club Buoys Malay
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    41 13 Narrow Wins for Rangers And Queen's Park. London, Feb. 11. In Scottish League matches today the Rangers defeated St. Mirren by 1 0, and Queen's Park were successful by a similar margin in their game with Dundee United. Rcuter.
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    RACIAL DISTINCTION.
    88 13 U.S. Tennis Association's Reply to Protest. New York, Jan. 25. The Secretary of the United States Lawn Tennis Association, in a letter to the National Association for the advancement of Coloured People, rdmits that it3 policy has been to decline entries from coloured persons to championship matches. The
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    AMAZING TACTICS IN SHIELD MATCH.
    188 13 Queensland Throw Away Their Wickets. Brisbane, Feb. 3. Victoria in reply to Queensland's total of 80, today scored 313, of which Ryder made 168. Hurwood captured 4 Wickets for 88. In their second innings, Queensland lost 2 wickets for 74 runs, Bensted being; not out
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    SELANGOR FOOTBALL.
    98 13 H.M.S. Berwick Draw With S.C.R.C. Eleven. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 11. A team from H.M.S. Berwick met the third Uam of the Selangor Chinese Recreation Club on the latter's grounds this afternoon, the match ending in a singlegoal draw. The play was fast and interesting
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    LOCAL HOCKEY.
    67 13 United Services vs. S.R.C. On Padang Today. An interesting hockey match will take place on the S.R.C. padung this afternoon when the home team will meet the United Services. The following will repres.nt the S.R.C. S. L. Oehlei'.s A. Armstrong and N. Hay J. S. de Sauza, H.
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    H.M.S. BERWICK.
    37 13 Beaten by Selangor F.A. At Football. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 11. II. M.S. Berwick's football eleven were defeated by three froals by the Selangor F. A. XI on the Railway ground yesterday.
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    WELCH RUGBY TOURISTS.
    57 13 Score Narrow Victory Over Selangor Club. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 11. In a fast and thrilling game the 2nd Weich Regiment defeated Selangor Club by three points to nil at Rugby yesterday. Features of the match were the brilliant kicking by the Regiment and
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    HOCKEY.
    43 13 Raffles Institution vs. Raffles College. The following will represent Raffles Institution against Raffles College on the former's ground tomorrow H. Valberg; G. Ross and Mohd. Tamby; R. Lewis, H. Oehiers (capt.) and A. Jansen: T. Sassoon, Said, HanilT, Armstrong and de Souza.
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    41 13 The 2nd Welch Regiment cross-country run will be held on Saturday, Mar. 15, under the conditions laid down in the rules of the Army Athletic and Cross Country Ass., 1929. The distance of the course will be five to six miles.
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    104 13 Wednesday, Feb. 12 Inter-Com. Cup: Uniteers vi. N.T.S. Football: S.C.C. Trial match. Hockey: United Services vs. S.R.C., Friday. Feb. 14 Inter-Com. Cup: Mansficlds v». O.T.F.C. (Replay). Saturday, Feb. IS Taipinsr Races, first day. Monday, Feb. 17 Inter-Com. Cup: Straits Java Trading vs. Winners of Robinsons vs. A.P.C. Tuesday.
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    S.C.C. SOCCER TRIAL.
    704 13 Getting Ready for The Coming Season. The first S.C.C. Association football trial match was played yesterday afternoon when the Captain's team and the Vice-Captain's team played a single goal draw. It was fairly evident from the exchanges that the match was the first of the season, for
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    LIEUT. G. J. BRYAN AT SINGAPORE.
    155 13 Army Cricketer And Footballer. Lieut. G. J. Bryan, the Kent county cricketer, arrived at Singapore ye.-.terday by H. M. Transport Neuralia to join the Koya! Engineers. Mr. Bryan is a forceful batsman, and several limes he has ma le very good rcores for Kent
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    TAIPING RACES.
    289 13 Three-Days' Professional Meeting. The TaipinK Turf Club an holding a professional meeting on Feb. 1">, IS and 22- Arrangements am been made fur three runs each for Horses, Class II, IV and V and Ponies, CaMMe II and III. Distances for horwo/t for honei will !>-• five furlongs,
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    182 13 Newcastle United's PlayerManager. The directors of Newcastle United have been serious-ly considering what steps could be taken to bring about an improvement in the playing results of the club. It was announced recently that they had decided to create the post of playermanager, and that they had appoint?d
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    THE PROBLEM OF THE SUBMARINE.
    955 15 France and Japan. WHY ABOLITION IS OUT OF THE QUESTION. Great Britain and the Unito.1 States have both proposed that the submarine shall b« abolished M weapon of war; it is, unfortunately, a poiii-y for which there is no hope of success (writes the naval
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    2790 15 Do Amateurs Help Association? League Official's Gibe. GILUGAN RETIRES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 1G. Well over 30 years ago, away back in •_hc 'nineties, I went to see an Association Cup final at the Crystal Palace when, if 1 remember rightly, Aston Villa beat Tottenham
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    A FOUNDER OF THE FEDERATION.
    609 15 Getting It Started. SIR F. SWETTENHAM'S TRIBUTE. A remarkable tribute ix paid by one famous Malayan to another in the January number of British Malaya. An article appearing over the initials F.A.S," which are those of Sir Frank Swcttenham, reads as follows I In an
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      141 15 DANISH PORTLAND CEMENT gl I f Agenia G. U. SLOT CO., LTD. i'UNYNG AND SINGAPORE. Stocks carried. Large supplies can be arranged for contract delivery. NOTICE NOTICE la liei-'. v,,. il,,nv twa Marks art- the proporty of Messrs. Tan X ii K.i- k Company of No. 1. BlvM Valli-y Read.
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      89 15 CAST IRON Soil and Rainwater Pipes Singh Doubh Single Double Socket Socket Socket Socket Eared Eared Eared Plain Plain Plain j LJ ci LJ tt I Guaranteed in conformity with British Standard specification and as supplied to The Singapore Municipality, P.W.I), and loading Contractors. We shall be ?lad to send
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      208 16 For real dispatch in safe delivery THE alert and progressive ease of operation, r""**^BCss363BS truck operator who seeks minimum upkeep true economy, coupled with ut- charges and a lower i^^SfcNy|a> most dispatch in the safe delivery cost of delivery yf of merchandise, finds that the per mile and per V
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      54 17 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I am a larye shareholder in Petaling Tin and also have interests <in about twenty other dredging companies. I should like to know why Petaling has not come into line in regard to restriction. —Yours, etc., KRIS. Kuala Lumpur. F<
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      374 17 T.B." AMONG EURASIANS To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—In ycur Issas e»f yesterday Professor RoaeanU, in his pamphlet on Food Facts," 3uy^ that be was once told by a medical man ol I'lience that hardly a Tamil or Eurasian family existed in Singapore with ut some tendency to
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      THE PLANTERS' PLIGHT.
      506 17 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Planter," in your correspondence j column of Feb. 7, suggests the main body of planters using a weapon which can well act as a boomerang. It is granted that tcday there are many grievances that if ventilated might be
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    A SUCCESSFUL TRAP.
    170 17 Chinese Who Would Not Be Bullied. A demand for protection money ltd the Central Division police to lay a trap into which two Chinese roughs fell reatly. Before Mr. C. H. G. Clarke, the Crimii nal District Judge, yesterday. Tan Kim I Seng and Lim Ah Ming
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    NEW APPOINTMENTS.
    114 17 The following appointments have been made by the Secretary of State for the Colonies Federated Malay State*.— Mr. J. S. H. Cunynjfham Brown. Mr. P. Gray. Mr. J. 0. MeEvett ami Mr. \Y. G. Rroves to be Cadets. Malayan Civil Service Mr. C. B. Bowman, to be Assi.-.tar.t
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    THE FIVE YUANS.
    308 17 Joint Statement to The War Lords. The presidents of the five Yuans or Councils ct' Stale the Executive Yuan, 'he Control Yuan, the Legislative Yuan, the Judicial Yuan and the Examination Yuan, have issued a joint statement, which is addressed to the m'litary authorities, says a Sin
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    THE NEW ALHAMBRA.
    290 17 Reconstruction on a Large Scale. Mr. T:\n Cher.g Kec, proprietor of the Alhambia, is spending $100,000 in remodelling that popular place of entertainment so that it may be able to give its patrons the very best effects in the screening of talkies. Mr. Choong Swee Kee is
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    THE FIRST FLAT ROOF IN SINGAPORE'S CHINATOWN.
    154 17 This photograph of the new block of flats and shops at the corner of Bras Basah and Selegic Roads illustrate* a new development in local architecture^ the flat roof. Hitherto virwed with suspicion in Singapore, the suc<ess or otherwise of tins innovation will
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    NEW AIR SERVICE.
    250 17 British Tributes to Dutch Company. A special number of the Java Bode," of Batavia, published to commemorate the flight of the D.E.I. Airways machine to Singapore on Monday, contained warm British tributes to the enterprise of the Dutch company. Sir Josiah Crosby, British Consul at Batavia, wrote
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    MR. C. W. ROBINSON.
    92 17 Death of Leading Penan*? Hotel Manager. (From Our Own <'"mspi>ndent.) lYnanir, Fob. U. Mi. C. W. BobilUOO died last niffht at the General Ho.spital. He regained consciousness yesterday iirrninj*. when he reoojjnised srvcial friends, then fell into a normal sleep at noon und passed away peacefully
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    BANK MYSTERY.
    95 17 Cheque Cashed Twice Al Ipoh. (Kruni Our Owi < on ipondenL) Mystery nuTOOBdl U incident which occurred at icca! bank le.cntly. A wcill.nown Chinese diem walked int^ th>hank and' cashed a cheque valued at $1,4OJ immediately before th lunch interval. Thr> payin;r <>ui- clerk kojit ihe chequti in
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    BROTHERS' SCHOOLBOYS.
    52 17 The Little Recopdor, organ of the Ixwdon Association of old hoys from the Brother/ schools of Malaya, for Sept. last has ju-a arrived. Amon'f other items of interest, the number of young men from these schools now studying in England is noteworthy, also tl number of those gaining
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      63 20 OCEAN MOTOR POLICIES X' wJSfi I^^— W W\Ea> SH?^ MORRIS SERVICE REPAIRS 1930 Flat Rate Charges Now Revised. Books on Application to MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD., SINGAPORE. WEARNE BROS., LTD., Malacca, Muar, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang. fESSEXI motors!! orrmorr Jp L BM I f^ff L W Llf CHALLENGER CHALLENGER FIVE
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