The Straits Times, 13 February 1930

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 2ii PAGES SINGAPORE. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 13. 1930 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 1 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1930 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      129 1 Ny Carlsberg Beer la bottln and on i draught. Bole Importer* J EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. J (Inc. in Denmark) < SINGAPORE. DELICIOUS SWISS DAIRY CREAM FROM THE FAMOUS EMMENTHAL VALLEY IN THE BERNESE ALPS. BEAR J|, BRAND Words cannot adequately express the deliciousncss of this world famous product, which
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      126 1 GENTLEMEN'S SHIRTS FOR DAY WEAR. New shipment of Tunic Shirts in a large variety of Latest Stripes and Colourings. No. n. (jF^nSll* No. c. POPLIN (C{f^~d. ENGLISH CAMBRIC IN BLUBS, BBOWNB, /fdlft^ N-~> IN STRIPES 0F FAWNS. iSilllWH^ niM.S, BROWNS. Pric- t7 7*» Price $<1 QR With one soft and
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      12 1 Prime Portland "OK" CEMENT KAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. (Inc. in DriimuiU) SINGAPORE.
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      552 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL AM) PABSBNGBS AND CARGO SKKVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SEKVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore. RAWALPINDI K.XOO Feb. 22 MALWA l| I
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      629 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail HAKUSAN MARU ItJtM Feb. 12 14 f KITANO MARU H.uuO Feb. 27 28 lIARUNA MARU 10,500 Mar. li 14 t KAMO MARU 8,000 Mar. 27 28 KATORI MARU 10,000 Apl. 10 11 ATSITTA
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      531 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in England) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELttUUKMK, VIA JAVA, IMKWIM AMI THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly failings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7865 tons) and the new motor vessel, MALABAR (4512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      609 2 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. BS4O, with sab-eonnectjons to Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Mtrln* Deptf. and Manager's Desk. Representative for Singapore and Straits Settlements of the Official Tourists Bureau of Java. CliEMEß— February 14, Hong Kong,
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      573 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO. LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) REGULAR SERVICES TO MARSEILLES, LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMENGENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW—BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINBNT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. (Rout*
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      514 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Sism) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE For Kretay, Trengganu, Kelantan, Bangnara, Telupin, Patani, Singora, Lncon, Sichon, Bandon, Kohsamui, Langsuan, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure VALAYA refc 17 Peb 19 I'RACHATirOK Kch. 14 Peb! «fl MALINI Ma*. thu. 8 The steamers are fitted throughout with
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      480 3 DUTCH MAILS A N.V. Stoomva&rt Maatschappij Nederland and N.V. Rotterdamsche Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SKRVICE TO Onoa Amaterdam Bonthamptoa Maraeillra Rotterdam Ton r. age aa. Insulinda 10,000 R.L. Feb. 14 .s. Prins der Ned. 9,200 S.MJt. Feb. 21 s. Tjerimai 8,000 R.L. Feb. Z8 m.a. Cbr. Iluygens 1i.,600 S.MJf.
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      1462 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) ELLERMAN LINE PASSKNGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT FREIGHT SERVICE OUTWARDS To Hong Ropg, Shanghai sad lapaa Due S'por. s, city or ii:kin Man I s.s. CITY OF SHANGHAI Apl. 3 BOMEWARDfI M. CITY OF DURHAM.
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      508 3 BLUE FUNNEL LINE LS.S. PROTESILAUS Load* at Singa;K>ro for VICTORIA lII, VANCOUVEK :M SEATTLK. (fi^np Hiroct delivery at thpse ports without j transhipment. Takes cargo on through bill." of Imlinr for all OVERLAND POINTS in CANADA and the UNITED STATES of AMKHII A a!»o for MONTREAL (with transhipment at VANCOUVER
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      218 3 MODERN SANITATION AND SANITARY EQUIPMENT for DOMESTIC AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Apply to Fong Hin &G.H. Watts (0.. i.». WALLICH STKErr. SINGAPORE. Phone 7582. For— MOULDY ROT BLACK STRIPE WOUNDS and ANY OTHER DISEASE OR> AFFECTION OF THE B\UK USE BRUNOUNUM PLANTARIUM ORDINARY AND RED. n.i' jpr<iv<wt tr«* n.'sinfcrt.-.nt. ib-A gent
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      807 4 SMALL ADVERTISEMENT FORM. To The Advertising Manager, Straits Times, Cecil Street. Please in«ert the following small advei'iscmcnt for days: 1 1 I L i i I I i i The** are approximately seven words to a line and there is a flat rate charge of 25 cents per line per
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      706 4 MISCELLANEOUS WANTED, a pedigree fox terrier pup. 3 months' old (male). Yap Futt Yew, Sungei I'cndas Estate, Johore Bahru. FRAMROZ'S Delicious Orange Smash brings Luscious Orangery to your lips. It v the popular drink of Malaya. FRENCHMAN sreks English conversational lessons. Also prepared to exchange r'icnch for English. Apply 315,
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      948 4 HOUSES, FLATS, ETC. TO LET, No. 68, Meyer Road. Immediat entry. Apply Meyer Brothers. TO LET, 607-5, shophouses, East Coast Rd Rent $46. Apply 14, Market Street. TO LET, Nos. 87 and 59, Meyer Road. Apply Meyer Brothers. TO LET, vacancies at the Crescent and Meyer Flats, Katong. Apply Meyer
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      960 4 OFFICES AND GODOWNS LARGE OFFICES to let at 9, De Sousa Street. Apply within. TO LET, 4 and 4-A, Raffles Place. Immediate entry. Apply Meyer Brothers. TO LET, RIVERSIDE GODOWN, No. 11, Ho Puah Quay. Apply to Lim Kian Lam A Co., Ist floor, No. 2. Synagogue Street. TO LET.
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      719 4 TAIPING TURF CLUB SECOND PROFESSIONAL MEETING, FEB. 1930. lit Day, Saturday, Feb. 16, 1930. Bad Day, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 1980. Srd Day, Saturday, Feb. 22, 1930. Commencing at ?.15 p.m. each day. THREE runs for Horses Class 2 and th same for Horses Classes 4 and 5 combinec Fire furlongs,
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      940 4 IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE of valuable freehold Singapore town and country properties. At Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng Co.'i saleroom. No. 30, Chulia Street, on Wednesday, Feb. 19. at 2.31 p.m. Lots 1 to 6. Valuable freehold building -ites situate at 6'^ mil.-ntone Upper KafW K-non Road, Singupore, areas 9,000 si. ft.
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      515 5 UTEST FICTION AUVENTTRES OK THE KMUI IMMI'KHNKI.. by BsMM Urrz) From the terror of the Krinch revolution emerirort aplatkdM "f >h v.lry and valour which have animated the minds of men and women evvr since $3.09 111K ROMANTIC MUIfCK, by lUfacl Sabatini. This, his latvst novel, is a powerful story
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      477 5 RUBBER^ SEED THE PAMANOEKAN TJIASEM LANDS SOEBANG, JAVA. (THK ANGLO DUTCH PLANTATIONS OF JAVA. LTD., LONDON) offer for sale A. lu-.-a Si>ed from the Company's isolated budded Seed Gardens at Wangoenredja ("Tjikadoe Seed") particulars of which will be found in the November 1927 issue of The Planter." PRICE. 25 Guilder
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      280 5 i n No skin trouble for this youngster -or his Mother. They use Cuticuba Soap and OaNTmarr and Talcum -a.:.y Pcdtff u*ea koot^aj Stick! monf ■in ■*> '■•'> S.M, 0,, J »J T.l. urn M r-..|>!j«(M.1.;.«- IMJT-' I alaa Ba'Jdla I .<> I DR. CASSHIi TABLETS Repair Wear aid Tear
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      383 5 ISllenburys Foods. The 'Allenburys' Foods are j particularly suited to the feeding of babies in hot climates. They are germ free and their use is an absolute guarantee against infantile diarrhoea and cholera. Milk Food No. 1 Milk Food No. 2 Malted Food No. 3 Frail Mock, of the AUrnbury.'
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      241 5 ~Z"'%J'.Y£ Thf use of PYRENE Fire Extin|BVCS!*PHJj Kuisher at the rijrtit moment will save iffy a ""^^ll disaster and destruction. It is always j-av, If JmP^ m eff ctive in extinguishing fires in their |T| B^ir "«%>MI incipient stage and particularly successIK^^^^^lj lul i>< roping with oil, spirit, and elec-
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    CHINA AND THE CHINESE ABROAD.
    1840 6 ADDRESS AT IPOH. Dr. Wu Lien Teh Tells Of His Travels. CHINESE EURASIANS IN HON(J KONG. Dr. Wu I.ien Teh, Malayan born but s- ientist of international fame, gave a v:Ty interesting addrt-ss to th? Rotary lub ut Ipoh, on Feb. 5, upon his obsorvat.ciis
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    GENEROUS CHARWOMAN.
    167 6 Her Only 10s. Offered to A Mother of 13. A charwoman is among the many people who have offered financial help to Mrs. Sisoff, the mother of 13 children, who was threatened with ejectment from her home in Tottenham, N., two days before Christmas. Through the intervention of
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    15 6 Duilng the year 1020, there were 5,482 Chinese arrivals at, and 4,708 departures f.o:n Kuohin^.
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    STAGE SET FOR GREAT EXPERIMENT.
    1793 6 CEYLON LETTER. Where New Constitution Will Rule. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Colombo, Feb. 1. Huge crowds turned out on Wednesday, Jan. 29, to watch Hi 3 Excellency tho Governor driving along beflngged streets, lined with troops of the Ceylon Defence Force, on. his way to
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    ST. ANTHONY'S BREAD.
    208 6 Report 03: Administration Of Fund. The twi nty-slxth annual report of the Association of St. Anthony do Padua. Singapore, on the administration of th« Fund of St. Anthony's Bread for the year 1U29, is as follows Received up to December 31. IM> $4,222.23 Expended up to December
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    44 6 An extension of leave has been granted to the Agent of the Government of India, Rao Sahib R. Subbayya Naidu, for one month and 11 days. He will sail by B.s. Rohna, leaving Madras on Feb. 10 and arriving at Penanir on Feb. 28.
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      81 6 TOR 70 years our energies have been directed to increasing the efficiency and reducing the costs of water transport, and our latest productions can be relied upon for long no-trouble service under the most rigorous conditions. Tell us your requirements and we will send you particulars of our most suitable
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      73 6 What Kind of Cows Bsr^fflaHHPTTCTJMßt^<'**~^Ljj>iflfiaEgTtjpjHeaj JH9SeßEvlBflaA»afc*j»B6j •'■♦''aK I Science has proved what K~ L '«^v2^&§^*Sasauu! I eveiV mother knows so /W T f. \/P™"fitd/lU I we tnat regular milk fcjfjL %'jHnuW3Haaaaa^9 vvacsr es constantly in nour1 iii^^L vTyjSMlßßaaEaaaaat 1 ishing quality. Milk from f X **'-u vofi w3saaaas' dairy stock,
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      266 7 PAVILION SK at 9.15 p.m. sharp. EVE'S FILM AND EVERYBODY'S REVIEW THE LATEST PATHE GAZETTE "WHITE WINGS Starring WILLIAM BOYD ELINOR FAIR and JUNIOR COGHLAN An epic at Urn hijeh was Windja rimers fijrhtinjr against tremendous (klils A beautiful pictariutioa of oik> of tlio greatest, maritime races in history. In
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      363 7 Raffles Hotel FRIDAY, FEB. 14. Madame Marie Cornelli DRAMATIC SOPRANO WILL AI'PEAR IHRING THE TEA DANCE (Admission $1.) MURA SMIRNOVA THE WELL KNOWN SHANGHAI DANCER APPEARS DURING TEA DANCES DINNER DANCES Monday, Wednesday Friday Tuesday, Thursday Saturday (Admission to B.;ll Room, Non-Diners $1.) SUNDAY, 9.30 P.M. ORCHESTRAL CONCERT Sea View
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      262 7 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. Watch tills space FOR OUR GALA OPENING NIGHT COMING SHORTLY! A Picture which is greater, more thrilling, more absorbing than that sensational success r ARIETY."
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      67 7 NEW WORLD CABARET JALAN I! I SAX. TO-NIGHT AT 9 IV DANCING AND CABARET FRIDAY, FEIS. 1 I (ireat Display of FIRE-WORKS Fspccially ordered from Java to be shown at THL NEW WOltLli, JaUn !ii ..jr. SATURDAY, FEB. 15 Our Cabaret wili bo open UN 2 a.: 1. ftan'fd (.'rls
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  • SHIPPING NOTES.
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      ALLEGED PIRACY SUSPECTS .
      228 8 ALLEGED PIRACY SUSPECTS Sequel to me Deli Maru Attack. Altogether nine men h«v« been in tusloily in connection with discovery l>y the police at Hong Kong of the »Heg<iH i>ay- „1 sk'immi Bftntta "f ilie pirate Vx:..,i- i< for llic attack on the 1 v ii Slai v. It i:
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      FREEBOARD OF TANKERS.
      430 8 Should Not Be Less Than That 01 Other Ships. In the >ted ta i Shipping Ai Urahn, di:ector ol the Norske Vcritai lit'rcau, discussta the question of freef tank la Uk <>: in o* Sir. Cruha the iiucstion i:. > i i>> v.hctlicr is rcascnable foi tho
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      LAST OF THE ITAURA.
      197 8 Old British India Liner Now Abandraed. Tho Jepanesc wed Kenkye Maru, a 1... abandon! ent has fallen heavily on Lloyd's, hidea i! identity of (he old British India liner Itaora, which m; !I vc'l remembered on many trades. by -ii of Dumbarton, :.t thirty years afro,
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      TIN TROUBLES.
      596 8 Numerous Protests Against Merger. It is evident from the volume of correspondence reaching The Financial Time? Dial a good many holder* of shares in the three main companies which it is proposed to merge into the London Tin Corporation arc a little apprehensive whether they art getting a
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      CRABMEAT WAR.
      329 8 Japan and Russia Seek Agreement. Char.c?s are that a price agreement for ■mportant world markets will be reached >efore Itng between the Japan Canned Crnb ackers Assocition r.nd the Soviet authorie=. It is remarked that Russian prices for in identical grade of crabmeat are fully •hree shillings lower
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      VOLUNTEER DRILLS.
      101 8 Programme of drills up to and for week ending Feb. 16 Thursday, Feb. 13, 4U6 p.m.. Drill Hall, C (Scottish) Co., Weapon Training. Friday. Feb. 14, 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall, A (M.C..) Co., Recruits Drill; 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall, "C" (Scottish) Co., Weapon Trniniiiß 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall,
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      19 8 From Kuropc (London niaiis despatched in Jan. 23) by Rajula, due n t Pcnang C a.m. tomorrow.
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      271 8 EXCHANGES. Singapore, F*b. 13. On London, Bank 4 m/i 2/3 15/16 Demand 2/3H Private 3 m. credit 2/4 3/16 On New York, demand 66">» Private 90 d/s 674 On France, Bank T.T. 14S0 On India, Bank T.T. 154 (in H..111J Kong, Bank T.T. 30Ti di». Oa Shanghai, Bank T.T. liaHd
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        MINING.
        486 8 Vul. I'd. Buyeri Seller* £1 £1 A .am Kumbang 3C 38/- cd. ."> Ayer Jlitam Tin 14/- 14/0 fl £1 liangrin Tin 22/- 23/1 1 Ukianir I'adang Ml Ml 1 1 Batu Caves 0.95 1.00 1 1 Bukit Arang 0.9U 1.00 £1 £1 Burmah Malay 22/8 :'.t 6 i'l
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        GENERAL.
        232 8 Val/Vd. Buyers Seller! 2 2 Alex. Brick Prtfs. 2.07>j 2.15 2 2 Alex. Biick Ords. 2.70 2.80 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 1.12.6 6.15.0 1 1 Central Engine 0.40 0.50 1 1 Cycle and Carriage it An 0.56 10a. 10s. Duff Development 6/- 116/Sd. Dunlop Rubber 13/6 14/6 ii
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        101 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 101 Xt «1. Singaporj Municipal t p.c. oi ltfOl red. 1830 $1378,000 pax. 6% prom. Singapore Municipal «V» p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 91 par. Singapore Municipal 4V» p.c. ef 1900 red. 1966 $1,000,000 96 par.
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        388 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. To-day's Prices Fraser Lyull A Co. Kvatt Allcnby ($1) Alur Gajah 1 91) A. Hitam (|l) A. Kuning (»1) A. Malay ($2) A. M.ih-k ($1) A. Punas (slj Bassett fslj Brogus ($1) Brunei Uo) U. Jelutong (»1) t: K:uil ill;
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      LOCAL SHARE MARKET
      587 8 Messrs. Fraser and Co.'s Weekly Report Messrs. Fraser and Co., under date of Feb. 11, report as follows The price of tin during the period under review remains practically unaltered on balance in spite of the long list of dredging companies which have now signified iheir intention
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      SHARE MARKET REPORT.
      86 8 Macphail and Co., Ltd. Singapore, Feb. 13. Tin.—Quiet. Kintas 1.56-1.40, Pcnawat.-CC-72'-.. cents, Malay Consols. Mii-M cents, Kuchais 1.27-l.:J0, Petalings 5.47U-5.55, Klang Rivers 2.30-2.40, Lukuts 1.05-1.15, Hong Pattl 67-70 cents, Ayer Hitams 13s. 6d.-145., Pungahs 21s. 6d.-225. ml.. Killing):'Us Bs. 3d.Et. lid.. Hone Kong Tins 195.-19t 9d., Teja;
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      EXCHANGES.
      69 8 Rugby, Feb. 12. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 1202%, Athens 376, Bombay Is. 5 W TM Berlin 20.375, Brussels 34.89, Bucharest 818, Buenos Aires 42 13-16, Copenhagen 18.175 (Geneva 25.20, Helsingfors 193%, Hun* Kong Is. rt'.d.. Lisbon 10n.2:.. Madrid 35.595. Milan 92.91, New York 4.86>/2. Oslo 18.215. Ptris 124.15, Prague
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    17 8 On Monday next the annual meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Young Women's Christian Association will be held.
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    17 8 The annual general meeting of the Malacca Library will be held at 7 p.m. en Monday. ♦♦♦♦»t»«»»»»««
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
    187 8 Today. Tcmbilchan and Indra^iri (Tronoh) 3 p.m. Ceylon, Southern and Western India (Simla I :l p.m. Kemaman Hong Ho) J p.m. Upper Burma, North-Kast India, Egypt, Europe, Canada and U.S.A. (Elephanta I 3 p.m. Great Britain, Ireland, Europe, North America, to connect with the Air Mail Karachi,
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    43 8 By Khyber Raj pu tana D'Artagnan P. C. Hooit Sibajak Egra Left Arrd. S'pore Londoa I Jan. 4 Jan. 28 Jan. 9 Feb. 1 Jan. 9 Feb. 1 Jan. 10 Feb. 1 Jan. 17 Feb. 6 Jan. 16 Feb. 8
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    269 8 Thursday, February 13. Skips alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Dredger, Tembakul, Tug Belanirkas, Lea. Lacifer, 1'.W.1). Hoppers 7 and Tonstonm, Hays*. Oil Wharf I'urpura. Coal Whaif NiL VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Pagar. Albeit Dock Tantu. Mindeioo. T V.<t..r,a Dad Bang,
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      93 8 House-Hunters should study the small advertisements on Page Four of today's STRAITS TIMES —your new home may be advertised there MORTGAGEE'S SALE of valuable freehold land and house No. 15-2, Cheng Tuan Street, (off Tanjong Pagar Road) Singapore. To be held at the Saleroom of Messrs. Ching Kens Lee t
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      26 8 Quirccarnjs Malaria A Builds up your rntitancr to fnrrr. MjsVs! A ipltndid tonic wine wuli I quinine. Urdrr bottle. IIUTTENBAC.H. LAZARUS I^Hfl Of SONS, LTD. ESS
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      253 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. m D»Uy Wetther Report. Bright Wind. Station. Temperature. Kain- Sun- Relative Direc- Speed. Weather. Mu. Mid. fall, thine. Humidity. tion. P. F. mi. honri. m.p.h. A'or Star 94 70 Nil 10.8 75 Calm Fine KoU Bharu No report. i K. Trengganu 85 CU Nil 8.5 85 WSW
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      211 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Thursday. IVhrunry 1 < H. W. W.Lii u.:.i., :i tt. I in., 11.37 p.m., 8 ft. 8 in. Mail for Europe by s.s. Elephanta closes, 3 p.m., by train 4 p.m. Air mail for Europe closes, 4 p.m. Madam Kclvey's l'upils, Adelphi Hotel. The Trial of
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    708 9 Rubber Reaches Level Of January 2. TIN THOUGHT TO BE NEAR BOTTOM. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Thursday, 11 a.m. To-day's Prices Rubber :>(i'i rents. Tin 17."> tons at $S!>.:>o. Yesterday's Prices Rubber, London Bd. per II)., up 3-164 New York—No I'riie. Market Tone :—Moderately active. Tin.
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    IRON AND STEEL.
    119 9 Increase in Year's Production. Tli.- production of pitf-iron in December [■mounted to 6-i:i,O00 tons, compared with 811,406 tons in November and 540,400 tons in December, 19:28, according to statistics compiled by the National Federation of Iron nnd Btecl Manufacturers. The production includes 190.400 tons of hematite, 269,700
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      WHEAT POOL IN CANADA.
      637 9 Huge Quantities Held For Higher Prices. Yesterday a telegram from London spoke <>f the Canadian wheat pool and the attention it is attracting- in the House of Commons. The following article from the New York Times gives additional particulars regarding it Financial and business interests of
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
      270 9 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 954 th auction on Feb. 12, when there was catalogued 2,395,461 Ib. or 1.069.10 tons offered 2.127,258 lb. or KjOT tons sold 1. 951, 064 lb. or 871.01 tons. Spot. London 7 l.( lfi.l. New York U% cts.
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      PETROLEUM SUPPLIES.
      116 9 End of Overproduction Prophesied. According to Mr. Henry Hindu, prcs dcnt of the Pantep«c Oil Company, which own? 3,000,000 acres of oil concessions in Venezuela, the present ovcrsupply of petroleum will not ltst more than n few years. In tin m:ir future countries controlling adciii.itr nil supplies will
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      FRANCE'S HOARD OF GOLD.
      560 9 To Make Paris World's Financial Capital. With the fantastic sum of nearly 45,000,000,000 francs worth of told stored in its underground vaults in P^ria anil the provinces, the Bunk of France is anxious to •tern the tide of inflowing bullion before it° riches prove bothersome. French
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      PHOENIX BUILDING.
      719 9 Singapore's New Aerated Water Factory. The rapid rise of a local industrial enterprise from small beginnings just four years ago, is revealed by the imposing new Phoenix building in Anson Road which is now receiving the finishing touches. Although but an extension of the old factory, its form
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      58 9 Tone of Market Dull and Easter. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet Bd. per lb. New York Holiday. Singapore, 13 o'clock noon, r Feb. 13. R.S.S. equal to London Standard Spot Standard R.S.S. on Tender February M; rch April Ai'i-il-June m July-Sept. Buyers 27^4 rr% MM
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      BELGIAN FARMING.
      413 9 Powerful Combination Of Peasants. With the possible exception of Denmark, where the blending of official control and private enterprise in agriculture approximates perfection, no European country possesses a more highly organis 'd small farming combination than Belgium. This organisation, althoush encouraged n>«! partly subsidised by Government, is free
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      U.S. STEEL TRUST.
      137 9 Increase in Unfilled Orders. The monthly report of the U.S. Steel Corporation shows that the unfilled order; at the end of December increased 291,000 ions, against estimates of a gain of 200,000 to 300,000 tons. The total amounted to 4,417,000 tons, against the 1929 low level of
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      STERLING RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
      572 9 JX)NDON EXCHANGE PRICES JAN. 15. Abaco (£1) Allagar (2/) 1/7; AngloMalay (£1) 14'; Ayer Kuning l£l) Bahru (Sel.) (2/) 4/6; Bakap (£1) Banteng (41) Batang Consolidated (2/) 1/1%; Batu Caves (£lj Batu Tiga (£1) 5/16; Btkoh (2/) 1/1%; Beranang (2/) 1/7%; Bertarn Consolidated (2/) 4/l%x; Bidor
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    HOME TRADE REVIEW.
    1604 9 A Reaction Against Rationalisation." INDIA'S USE OF BRITISH CAPITAL. (By A. W. Still.) London, Jan. 15. I have read, but have not been screatly impressed by the speech in which Mr. J. H. Thomas, our Minister for Unemployment," made much of an assurance that the City is
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    The Straits Time SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13. KING GEORGE'S POWERS.
    1019 10 The Straits Time SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13. KING GEORGE'S POWERS. The powers of the British Throne, while enormous in lav.-, are so limited by conUituticral convention that the severance of any one of them is a matter of great interts:. Very few subjects of King Gcorga in the cnited Kingdom
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    463 10 Mr. Roland of the A.P.C., Malacca, has gone to Brastagi for a holiday. The Master Attendant (Capt. Geoffrey Freybcrg) leaves on the s.s. Kedah for Penang today on inspection duty. Mr. Nicholas Chin Ah Fook is appointed to act as Deputy Assistant District Officer and Magistrate of
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    THE THRILLS OF EXPLORING.
    1436 10 Amusing Incidents At Home and Abroad. (By Lady Dorothy Mills, the Famous Woman Explorer.) PART 11. Some people use the word explorer with capital letters, so to speak, seeming to visualise him or her as (tome kind of splendid impersonal b?ing, in a superb stage setting,
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    815 10 SIR HUGH CLIFFORD. Several days ago news of a very pathetic nature concerning the health of Sir Hugh Clifford was received in Malaya. The matter was the subject of correspondence between the newspaper that I'rst received the information and the Straits Times. It was agreed that
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    27 10 Sir Malcolm Watson. Principal of the Malarial Department of the Ross Institute, and formerly of Klanir. will 'cave London on March 2S on :i visit to Rhodesia.
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    FIVE FRENCH SOLDIERS KILLED IN INDO-CHINA MUTINY.
    91 11 2 FRENCH OFFICERS KILLED. More Indo-China- Mutiny Details. I'aris, Feb. 12. It is officially announced that, in the rioting in Indo-China,— which U ascribed to revolutionary propaganda from abroad two French officers and three non-com-missioned officers were killed. Five Annamite privates were killed
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    PERSECUTION OF FELIGION.
    405 11 Mobilising the Forces Of Christianity. SOVtfT DENOUNCED. AngJcan Archbishops Call For Prayers. London, Feb. IX Thr Archbishops «if Canterbury and York'nd Cardinal Bourne today denounced riiK'" lls persecution in Russia. Shaking in Convocation at Canterbury the Primate asked the Bishops to have un*'«l pi.iyrr (ifTcrcd in all
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    ECONOMIC COUNCIL.
    169 11 An Amazing Galaxy Of Talent. Ilu/rby. F«k 12. The new Eeonoaiic Advisory Council, Ihf coMtltntion of which the Premier announced in trip House of Commons t",iay. wili consist of men eminent in economics and in many spheres of business. Th<v;r who have consented to serve include Sir Arthur
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    BANK OF SETTLEMENTS.
    70 11 Meeting to Draw Up Charter Shortly. Milan. Fob. 13. Tk cub-committee appointed at The Hftfrnc to organise the International Bank >•( Settlement* i.< proxreeaiag so well that it aaa been decided that a mcetinc of the governor! at the issuing banks >.hnM be nhortly convened at Rome
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    BOMB AT MUSEUM.
    85 11 Frank Hri£}js Fined £20 And Costs. London, Feb. 12. The anginal charge made at the Bow Street police court against Mr. Frank BrifHC*— who confessed to placiiy* the "bomb" i:i the British Museum has been ruodiiic 1 to "poaaeeeing ammunition without h.ildir.j; fill mill certificate" for which
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    HANKOW TEST CASE.
    96 11 Naval Officer Incident Interests U.S.A. Washington, Jan. 25. The State Department today asked American officials in China to furnish details of the recent arrest of a British naval officer at Hankow. It is believed that, from this episode, there may develop a test case giving new light
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    ROMAN ALPHABET.
    83 11 Growing Popularity In Japan. Tokio, Feb. 11. In less than 30 years the Japanese people at lares "ill be usinjc Romaji in writing, according to the opinion of Dr. Aikitsn Tanakadate. member of the House of Peers, an eminor.i cient.i?t and Professor Emeritus of the Tokio Imperial Vniversity.
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    DRINK AT HOTELS.
    105 11 lightening Up Rules In New York. New York, Feb. 12. Another wi-il-known hotel, The Cornish Arms, has boon raided by Federal prohibition BMBtS. According to the Prohibition Administrator these raids are intended to give the hotels of the metropolis m>tice that they mint net serve wine or
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    SURPRISE FOR THE MALAY STATES.
    1259 11 Sir W. Peel Going To Hong: Kong. M.C.S. GOVERNOR. Promotion for Chief Secretary. Sir Wiliiam Peel, K.P-.K.. CMC. Chief Secretary to the F.M.S. Government, hu-i been appointed Governor of Hong Kong. This announcement, cabled by Router this mornir.g, hns ionic as a complete surpris" to
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    VOLUMINOUS REPORT BY EXPERTS.
    445 11 Method of Limitation. POWERS CONTINUE TO WRANGLE. London, Feb. 12. It became evident, during the first committee discussion, that it will be virtually impossible to fix the percentages of permissible transference from category to category until the actual sets of figures have been tabled hy each
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    NAVAL REDUCTIONS.
    291 11 First Lord Bombarded With Questions. London, Feb. 12. Asked in the House of Commons whether it was proposed to scrap four ships of the hawkins class as part of the naval reductions, the First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. A. V. Alexander, said he could not, at this
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    CHINA'S DRUG PROBLEM.
    163 11 Demand for More Control Over Ships. Geneva, Feb. 12. The Chinese delegate to the Opium Commission, Mr. Wu Kei-sens, dealing with the difficulties which China encounters in fighting narcotics, insisted that, besides the existing sharp control by the Chinese local authorities, there must be co-operation by foreign
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    PAPAL NUNCIO IN BERLIN
    44 11 New Appointment Warmly Welcomed. Berlin, Feb. 12. German Otholus welcome the Papal appointment of Monsignore Cosave Orienigo, at present the Papal Nuncio at Budapest, us Papal Nuncio in Berlin. Monsignore Oiaenigo is an old personal friend of the Pope— Trans-Ocean.
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    PUBLIC EXECUTIONS IN PEKING.
    98 11 22 Criminals Shot. THROUGH THE STREETS IN TUMBRILS. Peking, Feb. 13. Scenes reminiscent of other day? and other regimes at Peking were witnessed yesterday afternoon when 22 people, including two women, who had been convicted of various charges of murder, robbery jr kidnapping were paraded through
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    BRITISH TRADE.
    123 11 January Shows Serious Decline. London, Feb. 12. Simultaneously with the increase in the rumbw of unemployed (now 1,508,600, an increase of 130.125 compared with Feb. 3, last year) a big decrease in overseas trade is revealed in the Board of Trade returns for January. Imports were f101.553.655, a
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    EARL OF CLARENDON.
    237 11 To be Governor-General Of South Africa. Rugby, Feb. 12. The Kin* has approved the appointment of the Earl of Clarendon as GovernorUcneral of the Union of South Africa, in succession to Major-Genc;-al the Earl of Athlonc, whose extended period of office will expire next January. British less.The
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    JAPANESE ELECTIONS.
    46 11 Party Expenses Already Exceed Yen 10,000,000. Tokio, Feb. 11. It is estimate.] that the expenses incurred by the various pnities in connection with the elections total at least Yen 10.000,000. The Minsei and tho Sciyu Parties have each rp.nt about Yen Is.ooo.ooo.— Nichi Nichi.
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    BREMEN'S SISTER SHIP.
    195 11 To Make Her Maiden Trip On March 19. Berlin, Fc!». 12. The North German Lloyd Company, the owiv rs <f the Muenchen, announ.-e that the 50.0C0 ton liner Kuropa, a lister ship .o tno famous trans-Atlantic flyer the Brimen, which was damaged by fire last year, has
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    PLAYING A JOKE ON THE POLICE.
    331 11 A Perak "Ng Gim It "Gets Into Trouble. A Perak typist has found that Malayan detectives are more efficient than he thought they were. The Malayan Police Magazine, in its February issue, recalls that a letter was received by the Malay Mail recently purporting
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    A RUSSIAN TRAGEDY.
    35 11 28 Incinerated in Mill Fire. Moscow, Feb. 13. Twenty-eight people TCN ir.cinor it> i. and 16 more were badly burnt, in a f'r.v which occurred at the State tnil'.s at Rostovondon. Rruter.
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    A DEMOCRAT 'WET."
    62 11 Wins Seat in Republican Stronghold. Springfiel.l, Massachusetts, Feb. 12. political sensation has been caused by Mr. William Granfie'.d, a Democrat and a supporter of the wets," who has successfully contested a special Congressional election in this Republican stronghold. Unemployment and business depression are assigned as tV principal
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    " DISBANDMENT" TALK.
    66 11 DISBANDMENT" TALK. Forthcoming Conference At Nanking. President Chianjf Kai-shek, a Sin Kuo Mm message now announces, has ordered all divisional commanders to present themselves at Nanking before Feb. 25 in order to report the true number of soldiers under their command, their exact whereabouts and the state of their morale.
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    IN SOUTH KWANGTUNG.
    83 11 Marshal Chang Still on The Warpath. The Kwangsi rebels, states a Sin Kuo Mm message from Hong Kong, are retreating in three directions, namely towards Watlum. Nanning, ami Lauchow. The Kwangsi General Lvi Woo-min, on the invitation of the Nationalist governor, is proceeding to Wuchow. Marshal Chang
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    JAPAN'S MILITARY CHIEF
    41 11 Was to Have Been Installed Yesterday. Tokio, Feb. 11. General Nobuyoshi Muto, InspectorGeneral of Military Education, who has been appointed Chief of the General Staff, will be installed on Wednasday next at the Impel ial Palace. Nichi Niehi.
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    THE C.E.R. DISPUTE.
    48 11 Air. Mo Ten-hui (states a Sin Ku<> Mm mflOTf has accepted the post of Plenipotentiary <>n behalf of the Nanking Government at the forthcoming Sino-Soviet Conference at Moscow, with reference to the Chinese Eastern Railway dispute. He will leave Nanking for Moscow on Feb. 15.
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    HUMANE KILLER IN MALAYA.
    1152 12 Pig Dealers' Opposition. ALLEGED DAMAGE TO THE MEAT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 12. A meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board was held this morning in the Boud Offices with Mr. V. G. Ezechiel presiding. Some interesting matters were discussed, among them being
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    THE OUTWARD SNAIL.
    156 12 Question to be Raised In Straits Council. The question of the outward mail services was discussed at the last meeting of the committee of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association. Correspondence on this matter exchanged between the Singapore Chamber of Commerce and the Colonial Secretary was read, from
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    CLEANSING CHICAGO.
    124 12 800 Suspects Detained In Second Raid. Chicago, Feb. 12. A further eight hundred suspicious characters have been arrested following a further police drive in Chicago's underworld. Reuter. It will be recalled that, following dastardly bomb outrages and ghatMy gang murders, the Chicago Police Department on Feb. 9, began
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    ALLEGED LIBEL.
    58 12 Government Suit Against Siamese Papers. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok. Feb. 12. The Mims> f r\ of War has filed a. ease against the editors of two Siamese papers on v chui'ife of having published false and mi l>-;iilin>f reports in connection with the Siamese flight to India.
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    VISIT OF AN INDIAN MAYOR.
    594 12 Not Impressed by Malaya's Railways. Mr. J. M. Sen Gupta, the Mayor of Calcutta, who arrived in Singapore on board the steamer Tilawa, with Mrs. Gupta, is spending a busy time with friends. He returns to Calcutta, via Rangoon, by the s.s. Elephanta this afternoon.
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    WELCOME TO BISHOP.
    275 12 Malacca Tamil Committee Gives An At Home." (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Feb. 11. An At Home was held at 4.45 p.m. on Monday, at the Klebang residence of Mr. J. S. A yathuray. to welcome the Bishop of Singapore. Several tables were laid en the lawn
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    DANISH PRINCES IN SIAM
    39 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Feb. 12. The s.s. Fionia is expected to arrive off Kohsichang Island at midnight. The Danish Royalties will arrive at Bangkok tomorrow afternoon and will immediately call upon the King.
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    QUARANTINE STATION.
    39 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Feb. 12. It is reported that the Ministry of the Interior is looking for a new sit 2 for the quarantine station. This question has been exercising the Olov^ramgut for several ye^rs*,
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    ITALY AND EASTERN TRADE.
    436 12 Trade Commission Back At Singapore. That Italy is not lagging behind in the race for trade in the Far East is evidenced by the tour of the m.v. Remo which passed through Singapore yesterday, homeward bound after an extensive tour of Eastern ports. The Remo is
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    SOLD TO HERSELF.
    336 12 Strange Allegation In Estate Case. A remarkahlc allegation was the basis of an estate case in the Supreme Court before Mr. Justice Stevens yesterday. Mr. T. O. Mayhew, of the Estate and Trust Afrencies, acting as administrator of a deceased Chinese woman named Kwek Siew Chin, claimed
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    CHINESE BANDITS.
    144 12 Further Measures for Their Sur ssion. The Sin Kuo Iff anghai correspoi ent quotes a J ..ies« report that -he Nationalist Government third division at Hsuchow is moving westwards and concentrating on the Honan border. They are reported to be watching Generals Shih Yu-san and Han Fu-chu and
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    NOT A PROTECTED ANIMAL.
    1024 12 Mouse Deer as a Pet. A "SCANDALOUS AFFAIR" IN JOHORE. A case in which a Johoie Malay was fined $50, or a month'i imprisonment in default, fcr keeping a plandok (mouse deer) received caustic treatment yesteiday at the hands of Mr. Justice McCabe Reay. His Lordship
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    YOUNG PLAN DEBATE.
    109 12 Dr. Hugenberg Breaks An Eight Years Silence. Berlin, Feb. 12. The great surprise of the Young Plan debate was the breaking of an eight years parliamentary silonce by the Nationalist leader, Dr. Hugenberg. His appearance on the rostrum led to scenes of prolonged tumuli;, with the extremists
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    Only One Class Horse in the National.—Camera's Playfulness!
    1139 13  - Only One Class Horse in the National.— Camera's Playfulness! P. Leo Faulkner.) •NATIONAL' ENTRIES SUMMED-UP. Fifty Probable Starters. DANGEROUS RIVALS FOR EASTER HERO. (l!\ Knlrie:. for the Grand National have come down fr-im 121 to 84, but this does rot mean that the number of lUurtcn must necessarily be much
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    U. S. WOMEN GOLFERS.
    182 13 Miss Glenna Collett's Proposal. New Yo>-k, Feb. 12. Mi;-s Gier.r..-. Collett is taking a team of 20 American women golfers t~> England in quest of the British Women's Open I championship, which is to be played or May 12, arc! which wiil be preceded by an
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    HARADA AND SATOH.
    128 13 Exhibition Tennis at S.C.C. This Afternoon. A treat is offered Singapore tennis enthusiasts in the exhibition games to be given by the Japanese Davis Cup pair, Satoh and Harada, at the S.C.C. this afternoon. It has been arranged that the two visitors, who are en their way
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    S.R.C. BEAT UNITED SERVICES.
    299 13 Last Important Hockey Fixture. A strong S.R.C. eleven proved successful by C 2 against a weak United Services side on the Padr.ng yesterday in the last important hc«key gams of the season. Throughout the Club showed marked superiority and thoroughly merited their four peals win. Their
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    WELCH HOCKEY TOUR.
    170 13 Regiment Score Ten Goals Against Malacca. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Feb. 12. The 2nd Welch Regiment hockey tourists beat Mafacca Club on the I adang today by ten groats to two. The first half of the game was thi most interesting. During this pe: iod the
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    TAIPING RACES.
    294 13 Handicaps for First Day's Events. The following are the handicaps for the opening day's ■events on Saturday of the Taiping Turf Club professional meeting Ponies, Class 111 (s'-i furlongs). Ensign 11.2, Colake 11.2, MasUr Reggie 10.12, Mutual Trust 1(1. IP. Imareck 10.10, Striking 10.7, Sydney 9.11, Hop Over
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    93 13 Friday, Feb. 14 Inter-Corn. Cup: Hamfieldi vs. O.TJ.C. (Replay). Saturday, Feb. IS Taiping Races, fint day. Monday, Feb. IT Inter-Corn. Cup: Straits Java Trading vs. Winners of Robinsons vs. A.P.C. Tuesday, Feb. 18 Inter-Corn. Cup: B.A.T. vs. Winner! Manstields vs. O.T.F.C. Football: S.C.C. Trial came. Wednesday, Feb. It
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    LUCKY SCHMELING.
    327 13 To Meet Winner Of Sharkey-Scott Bout. Berlin, Feb. 12. The manager of Max Schmeling, the well-known German heavyweight, returned from America today, and announced that the fight for the heavyweight championship of the world would take place on June 26 between Schmelinjr and the winner of the Scott-Shark:y
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    GENARO VINDICATED.
    50 13 German Referee's Decision Quashed. Berlin, Feb. 12. The German Boxing authority has quashed the decision of the referee in the recent fight between Harry Stein and Frankie Genaro, the flyweight champion of the worid, disqualifying the American. They announced that the fight is considered null and void. Trans-Ocean.
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    MERCANTILE CUP.
    474 13 Uniteers' Narrow Win Over N.T.S. The United Engineers were not at full strength for their Inter-Commercial Cuptie against the Nederlanus 1 lading Society, and consequently had considerable difficulty in obtaining admission to the next round, just winning by the only goal of a hard contested game. The standard
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    CROWD'S PRESENT TO HENDREN.
    452 13 £50 Purse Collected In West Indies. London, Feb. 5. Hendren so delighted the crowd in the second Test match between the M.C.C. and the West Indies, at the Port of Spain today, that they presented him with a purse containing over £50 sterling. The crowd became
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    SHEFFIELD SHIELD.
    47 13 Victoria's Innings Win Over Queensland. Brisbane, t ?b. 4. In the Sheffield Shield match between Victoria and Queensland, which was started here on Feb. 1, Victoria won hy an innings and 33 runs. The following are the final scores Queensland.— Bo and 200. Victoria.— 3l3.
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    SWIMMING CLUB.
    55 13 Postponement of Next Week's "At Home." The "At Home arranged by the Swimming Club for Feb. 21 has been postponed at the request of the Overseas League, which has arranged a function at the Memorial Hall on that date. The new date has not yet been fixed, but
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    ANOTHER KNOCK-OUT BY CARNERA.
    450 13 American Successes. FOUR VICTORIES IN 18 DAYS. St. Louis, U.S.A., Feb. 12. Primo Camera, the Italian giant, knocked-out Buster Martin in the second round of a fight hero today. This was the Italian's fourth fight in the United State' within 18 dayr, and on each occasion
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    How Camera Knocked Out Peterson.
    232 13 New York, Jan. 14. Before 20.000 screaming and laughing r pectators, Primo Camera, the Italian heavyweight, who is by far the biggest and inest colourful boxer to enter the United States for many a month, knocked out Bi? Boy Peterson in the first round of
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    OPTION IN MALAY RESERVATION.
    2272 15 DISPUTE OVER LAND. Malayan Tinfieids Sue Mr. J. C. Baumann. AMOUNT AT STAKE £23^33. Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 11. In nic Supreme Court, Kuala LumI- ir, this morning, case of great interest to the mining community came up for hearing before Mr. Justice I. A. FarrerManby. The
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    CAPE COLONY STRIKE.
    91 15 Committee-men and Native Leaders Arrested. East Lordon, (Capo Colony), Jan. 27. Following a stride of native railway work€is, till lialiva foufov, Clement KjiiJalk, and the ci.rvKin'.tce-men have ben imilwl Their attempts to para!y:;o trade and industry wrre only partly successful. Later. Kadaiie and eiifht commiUecmon were chained
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    BOMBAY BROADCASTING.
    95 15 Station to Shut Down at End Of this Month. Eombay, Jan. 31. The Indian Broadcast-In? Company has i-Miul a statement saying: that it proposes to diaeonlirae operations from the •,nd cf Pebnurr, aj hitherto the company lias lost over i; 7,000 in ex.vss of the income accruing t'>
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      286 15 T. B." AMONG EURASIANS. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I thr.nk you for publishing' my letter yesterday and would trouble you to find space for this one. In your leader of Feb. 5. like the professor, you accepted the opinion of the medical man. The health propaganda
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    RED FLAG IN INDIA.
    134 15 Bombastic Nonsense From Bombay. Bombay, Jan. I In a statement regarding the eluh between members af tho Ked Ha^- Lnici and Congress supporters on Independence Day, the president and Mentery Of the G:rni Kamgar (Red Flag) U:iioi, disavow any intention of insulting the national fla^. They
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    THE "T.B." PROBLEM IN MALAYA.
    948 15 Infection in the Home. TERRIBLE PENALTY OF OUR SLUM HOUSING. The problem of tubercu'osis in Malaya is discussed by Dr. D. M. McSwan, M.B., Ch.B. in a paper published in the Malayan Medical Journal. Extracts an 1 Riven beiow Tuberculosis has bien dosillbod as a
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    23 15 Tho Malacca Guardian has purchased from Mr. Yam Sze C'hoon tho Wah Seong Press by which it ha.: locn printed since iU inception.
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      251 16 Vleur Qrecvtoiioc Qfyachter Tf/r SittflVtPSt and exit. Under the rear deck is a folding rumble seat for two extra passengers. Seats arc ClTld fnOSt dlStiHCtlVe Of heavil y upholstered in fine quality leather. Every model in the new Willys-Knight Great SpOt't mcddS Six l> nc s distinguished by outstanding beauty
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      501 16 TWIm.-nUI No. Z9oo'.*'Ur-^i Q(■ T»nimoni»l No. *»0«3 W"**' "I hud Acule !ndi."Nowtb« pain hu .offered a Break- 'I f«l «sil« well ftition for xiri I entirely «on( and down in Health. JCj now. a iUI* I •nd dreaded (join* thank gooUneta I Ntr>» w.r- Run- •■T.hule lol.ly In la» to
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    BUILDING IN RURAL AREAS.
    1497 17 Board Extends Control. UNAUTHORISED HOUSE TO BE DEMOLISHED. A meeting of th<> Singapore Rural Board wa.i hold yesterday, the chairman Mr. F. T. Tree, Commissioner of Lands, S.S., |.n iuiiiK- The others present were ■m Deputy Colonial Engineer (Mr. A. Rogers), Urn Chief Health Officer (Dr.
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    94 17 Ford car sales led all otho- makes in every State in the United State.- during the months of July. August and September, according to tigiires compiled from the r.ctual regiatnttom. During: July, its percentage of tiio toUl was 35.13 as aguinst 20.27 for th- iux highest; in August it was
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    " IMPERTINENCE."
    180 17 IMPERTINENCE." Magistrate's Stern Words To A.P.C. Officials. An assault on an Indian Mohamedan at Pulo Bukom in June last drew a stern comment from Mr. C. H. G. Clarke, the Criminal District Judge, yesterday. I sincerely trust that the matter will be up very strictly between the Police and the
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    M. ROBERT SCHMITZ.
    202 17 Tomorrow Night's Recital In The Victoria Theatre. 11. E. R-.l)c:l S-hiri;./:, the famous Prench pianist, tarhc >■• to ;>lay at the Victoria Theatre to»«MTOW night has a number of distinguishinc icatures, but none greater than hi n narkable hands. Smooth and amazlnjc.'y supple, with lon* spatulate fingers,
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    305 17 Mr. Spenser Wilkinson And Miss B. M. Homer. The wedding took place yesterday at St. Andrew's Cathedral of Mr. T. C. Spenser Wilkinson, youngest son of Professor Spenser Wilkinson, and the late Mrs. S. W. Spenser Wilkinson, and a member of the firm of Donaldson and Burkinshaw, and
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    MACKIE—SAVILL.
    99 17 MACKIE— SAVILL. Popular Planter Married At Batu Gajah. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Feb. 13. Mr. E. J. Mackie, a popular planter of Drrdang Estate, Bruau, was married to Miss May Savill at Holy Trinity Church, Batu Gajah, the Rev. N. Williams officiating. Miss A. Taylor was the bridesmaid, Mr.
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    EX-SERVICES ASSOCN.
    31 17 The annual general meeting of the Singapore branch, Ex-Services Association of Malaya, will be held in the lounge of the Singapore Cricket Club at 6.30 p.m. on Monday next.
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    MAIL TRAIN LATE.
    31 17 -Tf nijrht e.xpresb train from the north, due at Tank Road Station at 7.41 a.m. today, with mails from the F.M.S.. Penan? and Malacca, did not arrive until
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    LADY CLEMENTI'S TRIBUTE.
    743 17 To the Memory of the Late Lady Lampson. The following tribute to the memory cf the late Lady Lampscn was delivered by Lady Clementi, wife of the Governor of the Straits Settlements, at the opening of the Kowloon branch of the Helena May Institute, shortly before her
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    STRAITS BUDGET.
    49 17 His Exccllcm-y the Governor and Lady Clcmcnti's arrival in Singapore, ami the recent visit of Danish Royalty are interestingly featured in this week's Straits Budget. There are also group photographs of the S.S.A. (Singapore) annual dinner, and of the annual re-union dinner 6T tTie St. Joseph's 0.8.A.
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    FRENCH AIR LINES.
    159 17 Chain of Stations From India to Shanghai. Preparatory work for the establishm:nt of a network tf French air lines in th.<» Pit East is now being carried out by the Cie Air Asie," accord. ng to tbs Usamt of Commercial Information, jut iMtod l>y the British Air
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    ROYAL TELEGRAMS.
    173 17 Greetings from Danish King And Crown Prince. The following telegram was dispatched to Their Majesties the Kirjr and Queen of Denmark, on Feb. !>, during tho banquet given in the Europe Hotel by the Danish Community in honour of the visit of the Danish Crown Prince and hit;
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    LICENCE RESTORED.
    131 17 Alleged Removal Of Liquor. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Feb. 11. Before Mr. G. B. Kellagher on Monday the case of Mr. Francis Van Cant and Mr. I.cc Peck Chuan was mentioned, when Mr. Harper of Messrs. Hojran and Ivens ::sked for a pwstpor.en-.ent to Feb. 20 and
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    THIRTY-SIX HOUSES.
    102 17 New Quarters for Municipal Subordinates. Tenders are at present being considered fcr 36 houses at Hooper Road, which will be erected for the subordinate staff of the Singapore Municipality. The houses will be similar to those erected at Lavender Street under the Improvement Trust scheme, but will have
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    28 17 i Mr. H. M. Fathullah Suhaimee will deliver a lecture in Malay on the subject of "Lailatul Kadr," tomorrow at 8.30 p.m. at the Sultan Mosque, Kampong Glam.
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    CAN AMATEUR FILMS BE SEIZED?
    464 17 Local Showman Fined. CASE LIKELY TO GO TO SUPREME COURT. \v.,ivh nay develop into one of cduidenbh importance to owners of amateur cinematograph film cameras in the Colony W*l the subject of a charge den'.t with by Mr. B. Findlay, the Third Police JlafC'su.i'.o. .<vstorday
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    ST. GEORGE'S SOCIETY.
    212 17 Penang Branch Hold Annual Meeting. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penanjr, Feb. 13. The annual meeting of St. George* Society m hold at the l'mang Crirkot Club yesterday even liveIn the absence of the president. Mi". Meadows Frost, Mr. C. R. Samuel presided. Pioposinjf the adoption of the
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    END OF HISTORIC HATRY TRIAL.
    850 18 "Sentence Too Severe/* POSITION OF MISSING DIRECTOR. Fuller details of the proceed intrs at the Hatry tri..! which camp to an end on Jan. 24 are now to haii,!. It was stated to be one of the costliest Vials of recent years. In sentencing the
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    "SOCIALLY DANGEROUS."
    63 18 Priests Sentenced to Death By Soviet. Riga, Jan. 31. Five persons, including tv.-o priests, were sentenced jto death for being "socially dangerous," at the conclusion of a threeweelc*' trial at Kashin. 100 miles northwest of Moscow. Fifty-three persons were charged with expressing anti-Soviet views, and 48 wore sentenced
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    POLITICAL PRISONERS.
    227 18 Raj Firmly Declines to Grant An Amnesty. New Delhi, Jan. 29. Sir James Crerar, Home Member, announced in the Legislative Assembly today the policy of the Government on the question of granting an amnesty to political prisoners. Replying to a question asked by a Nationalist member, Mr. Bhargava,
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    FIRE AT A PRISON.
    129 18 13 Convicts Try to Escape Militia Summoned. Canyon City (Colorado), Feb. 2. Thirteen convicts made a desperate attempt to escape from the Colorado Stat-.-Penitentiary during the excitement caused by an outbreak of fire in one of the prison buildings. A warder, Danny Reardon, was stabbed and
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      558 19 Assets exceed $10,000,000. Assurance in force over $35,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in the Straita Stttlemtnti). HEAD OFFICE, Winchester Houit. Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 27, Old Jewry. I.C. Th. Company has £20,000 depoiited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the Britiih Life Assurance Companiej
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      588 19 BANKING NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK. Established 1863 at Amsterdam Authorised Capital Glds. 100,000,000 (aboat £8,500,000) Paid up Capital Glds. 65,000,000 (about £4,000,000) Reserves Glds. 27,180,365 (about £2,270,000) HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM BRANCH OFFICES THE HAGUE, ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES BATAVIA: Head Office for Dutch East Indies. SHANGHAI Head Office for .China and Japan.
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      696 19 BANKING P. AND 0. BANKING CORPORATION, LTD. (Incorporated in England) with which in affiliated ALLAHABAD BANK, LTD., INDIA. Authorised Capital ff.000.000 Capital itibicribed and paid up JS,SM,IM Reserve Fund rm 1 180,000 HEAD OFFICE 12S, Leadenhall Street, London, E.C., I WEST LONDON BRANCH t 14-16, Cockspur Street, London, B.WX. EASTERN
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      238 19 INSURANCE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) Tin, Lift, Marina, Accident, Guarantee and Motor. Aaaeta 460,000,000 ARTHUR C. POTTS— Manacar and Underwriter, Eastern Branch, Singapore. THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY DOES A World Wide Bniineii IS Enjoying Kapid Growth HAS A Policy /or Every Need. Established 1887. Braach
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      180 19 THE "MENNO" GREASE CUP Provides a scientific, economical and simple method of Automatic Lubrication for every industry where Machinery enters 3-oz. .<o cocks to turn off and no wicks to remove no drip nor waste. Lubricant under perfect control, feeding the bearing when the machinery is in motion only. STOCKS
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      207 20 OCEAN MOTOR POLICIES ANAEMIA, WEAKNESS AND DEBILITY MEDICAL MEN ARE UNANIMOUS IN PROCLAIMING THAT DESCHIENS' jfm SYRUP //'^^oM^ is the remedy If N sY^s^ S which \T X r p^^ ALWAYS Lr y 7 rf._ CURES OBTAINABLE FROM ALL DISPENSARIES. FERTILIZERS Dry Neutral British Sulphate of Ammonia, 21% Nitrogen. Sulphate
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      178 20 THE DISTILLERS AGENCY. LTD.. Edinburgh, Scotland. FRASER NEAVE Ltd. AERATED *^P^A WATERS. Our sales for the month of January, 1930, constitute a record for the month in which Chinese New Year falls. This is considered to be distinct recognition of the Company's quality, value, and service. By giving the highest
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      254 20 THE OCEAN ACCIDENT AND GUARANTEE CORPORATION, LTD. (Incorporated in Great Britain) Head Office for Malaya: SINGAPORE. LIGHT SELLS! ONLY WELL LIGHTED SHOP WINDOWS CAN BE REALLY SUCCESSFUL SELLING WINDOWS PHILIPS REFLECTORS Will increase your business by making your show-windows bright and attractive. Ask your electrical contractor for particulars or apply
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