The Straits Times, 21 March 1930

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    38 1 The Straits Times fESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. .1 PAGES SINGAPORE. FRIDAY. MARCH 21, l»30. PRICE 10 CENT The Straits Times 21 PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1930. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      72 1 SINGAPORE: 78, CECIL ST. ('PHONE 5151). Ny Carlsberg Beer In bottlea and on dranght. Sol* Inportrrt EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. (Inc. In Denmark) BING.\rOKC. Begin Your Day with a^a^a^Mai "TONES AS IT CLEANSES" PROTECT YOUR WOODWORK j WITH RUSTIKOL" The Artistic Wood Preservative Sole AfenU WILLIAM JACKS CO., (MALAYA) LTD.
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      145 1 KUALA LUMPUR I 27. JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683) f6^™B^f 6^™ 8^ FiSH AND DESSERT Wjj^^ KNIVES AND FORKS B^^RP'"^^// X >^'" |tßMß^ i^^^^ I '^^9M^^HtVMHßak3UißaaMM*''^|H BhMB( jSls<^S^^*c a "ja«"*' "^^Si^B BlSiiiv^^^biHHL^i^m^lv* *<ummibmb^Bßß No. 1585. L.i i.thcrotto rase containing six pair? onr pier. 1 Sl^^^^SBB^*''^^^^^^^iHß »UcLin pla*.«-*f on nicktl silv- Kish
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      13 1 Prime Portland "0 X" CEMENT EAST ASIATIC CO.. LTD. (Inc. in DcriniHrk) SINGAPORE.
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      525 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICE. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OI'TWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore. RAJPUT* N A 16,5»0 Mar. £t KHYBEK
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      580 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam. Vessels Tonnage Due sail t KAMO UARU B.UOO Mar. 27 28 KATORI MARU 10,000 Apl. 10 11 tATSUTA MARU 8,000 Apl. 21 25 KASHIMA MARU 10,000 May 8 9 HAKONE MARU 10,500 May 21 22 SUWA MAKU
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      466 2 BURNS PBILP LINE (Incorporated in England) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings 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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      650 2 X P M (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAVU) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 5451, with sub-connection* to Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Depts. and Manager's Desk. Representative for Singapore and Straits Settlements of the Official Tourists Bureau of Java. Booking Office Royal Dutch Indian
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      557 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 CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. (Route
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      611 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE For Kretay, Trengganu, Kelantan, Bangnara, Tclupin, Patani, Singora, Lacon, Sichon, Bandon, Kuhsamui, Langsuan, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure MALINI Mar. 24 Mar. 20 .SUDDHADIB Mar. 31 Apl J VAI.AYA Apl. 7 Afl. I The steamers are fitted throughout
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      462 3 DUTCH MAILS N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland and N.V. Rotterdamsche Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO Genoa Amsterdam Southampton Marseilles Rotterdam Tonnage M, Joh. De Witt 10,350 S.M.N. Mar. tl h.s. Sl;. in:. I 11,500 R.L. Mar. 23 s.s. I'rn.ses Juliana 8,070 B.M.N. Apr. 4 s.s. Tubanan ii.fino R.L. Apr.
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      1538 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. .IKsIXAB s i r.AMWUf tXKK JWAMOUUN >IAUI LJKB jt»y ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE From SINGAPORE and PENANG Tia COLOMBO. SUEZ, PORT SAID. ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA and MARSEILLES to NEW YORK and BOSTON. Arrive Leave Leave Spore Spore Penang PRES. WILSON Mar. SI Apr. S Apr. 6 PRES. VAN BUREN Apr.
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      464 3 JAVA-NEW YORK LINE JOINT SERVICE OF THE N. V. NEDERLAND STEAM NAVIGATION CO. N.V. ROTTERDAM LLOYD AND N. V. HOLLAND-AMERICA LINE For New York, Boston and Phlladalpkia. Due S'por* Sailing i.i, Brcsdyk* H.A.1.. Apl. 7 Apl. B s.s. Tosari R.L. May 5 May C For this steamer cargo Win be
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      217 3 BEAUTIFY your Horne with Ornamental GARDEN FURNITURE Showroom— 4o, HIGH STREET. THE Elkayes Concrete Works. "Supersedes AH Other Cheap Dictionaries." CHAMBER'S Twentieth Century Dictionary Thoroughly revised edition with supplement containing hundreds of words, terms and phrases of recent coinage and currency. A boon companion for cross-word .v Price $4.50, Post
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    STRANGE WILD MEN OF MANCHURIA.
    255 4 Primitive People Who Twitter Like Birds. At ii I >«.- of wild men in North Manchuria, n vcr lie down, but always sleep ;lti"£ op, with their feet crossed like Inddhas, M that they may rise and run ■mI, is described by a correspon-i-Tit of
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    STONED TO DEATH.
    121 4 Love Affair with Egyptian Prince. Salt Lake City, Feb. 28. Ie of Prince Far id of Persia, i N at present living in Mysore, India. i rominently mentioned at an inquest inlay into the murder of Mrs. ank Moormeister. •i. Moormeister'a body was found on ■ountry road.
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    AFGHAN TRADE.
    254 4 Germany Displays a Keen Interest. Bombay, Mar. 6. Valuable mineral deposits have been found in Afghanistan. It is stated that excitement runs high at Jagdalak, a city which was half ruined 1/ frequent sieges and sacks during the recent Afghan rebellion, at the discovery which has just been
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    FASHIONABLE SMALLPOX.
    146 4 Vaccination More Dangerous Than Disease London, Feb. 21. The possibility of vaccination becoming merely of historical interest was forchado.ve In a paper on the vaccination problem read before the Royal Statistical Society by Major Greenwood, who pointed out that what he described as the fashionable smallpox prevalent in
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    IN ENGLAND NOW:
    79 4 A weekly commentary on Life at Horne By "0.P." Fea.lSth. t930. M/*«*er> iMPH.ov£nc." T Ot/HIHC 7«F WEfK oa so. randne**"*"* Oft« /t<vo r«Yi«c if Tines FO<t S* MALAYAI**. One «f«*V CLOuO vshich has aee/w CiTi *o<K r^ out ni PAtr. it L"-n»c -<*»r, fli/r if vv'i.'fl£ <«
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    THESE COCKTAILS AGAIN.
    339 4 Condemned by Sir George Newman. No less an authority than Sir GeorjTP Newman, chief medical officer to the Ministry of Health, raised his voicet agr.inst the cc~ktail habit when he gave evidence at the Royal Commission on Licensing recently. From the medical point of view," he said.
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    DAYLIGHT HOLD-UP.
    71 4 Shanghai Thieves' $46,000 Haul. Shanghai, Mar. 13. A daring daylight robbery was perpetrated on the Bund this afternoon when ;i ii.es.-enper of the Joint Savings Society, with an armed escort, was held up by four de?peradoes. After relieving; the escort of their weapons, and seizing a sum of
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      31 4 1, For Economical Transportation THE NEW CHEVROLET j 3O cwt. TRUCK RftDhlFO h^ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssWffl j| D'^^^^^^^^jj LI Ml I hU. If Ample Stocks Now Available 1 Chassis Price $1,395 68, ORCHARD ROAD.
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      260 5 LONG ECONOMICAL LIFE Fast delivery frith safety and economy Rapid delivery is the order of the power for the roughest going and day. And yet, with increased speed, the steepest climb. there must be no sacrifice of relia- A bUity, safety or stamina. Long life A P*"* Scvcn^ ri^ crankshaft
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      94 5 THE CYRRUS ENGINED "SALOON OF THE AIR" in which Messrs. PIPER KAY arc flying to AUSTRALIA is, of course, LUBRICATED WITH MOTOR OIL There's n3n 3 oil like CASTROI^-Try it to-day under any conditions you like and prove its sterling quality. C. C. WAKEFIELD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In finirl*"'t NNGAPOM
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      1365 6 SMALL ADVERTISEMENT FORM. To The AiWertlilng tfsosger, •Slistls Times, Cecil .Street. ftmm insert the following small advertisement for days I— l i I ZZZZJ iL.r, .re approximately sststi words to a line and th«r« is a nat rate charge of H cents per lint per insertion with A minimum of
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      855 6 BOARD AND LODGING CENTRALLY I'iCATED, nice- furnished ul and cold water, sanijit bachelor. 529, S. Times. 1.1 1.. r 1 M-D single or double room, close to h.te'.s, with or without board, bath, niences. Apply 518, S. Times. ■|'ii BT, iwo single attached ronmr. with <lah and bathroom. Suit bachelors,
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      870 6 OFFICES AND GODOWNS TO LET, No. S4, Cecil Street and Oodewn Ho. 7, Kurnain Street. Apply Meyar Bios. TO LET, 25, Malacca Street, first floor, immediate entry. Apply 6, ij'Alnwid-. Str«tt. TO LET, Raffles Chambers, Nos. S, 10, 40, 41, 43, 46. Apply to the Secretary, The Garden Club. TO
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      798 6 SINGAPORE TURF CLUB. NOTICE SPRING RACB MBBTWWt— MAY, IWii. PROFESSION MEETING. Saturday, Wednesday, Saturday, Wednesday :md Saiurdav, May .'s, 7, 10. 11 and 17. AMATEUR MEETING. Friday and Saturday, May 2.5 and 24. I'BOFESSIONAL URIIM. Programme eaten for Horses da sea 1, i wd 3 and I and j (<
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      893 6 IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE of valuable freehold sad le.-i-jehMi! Singapore town and tmalry •repertfcrs, Hasan. Cfceiea Ke*a Beaa a Ce.'s .-.iler.min. No. :n>. Cholin StrrM, un Wedaee4-y, Marrh _t, ul SM p>». loi 1. ValnahU freehold bnilding lund ituaU .11 1 1.1. :in-., 1..- II 11. lat Valuable ii-.1.1.l l». I
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    22 6 \h I, M..han>rJ Ka?sim thank then .nil friends, who kindly sent wedd ir, t in. ir daughter and bon-in
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      435 7 MORTGAGEE'S SALE AUCTION SALE o( 1 Dennti motor lorry No. S-IS7B, briasj opposite house No, 170-8, Pasir Panjana MM, Binictporc. s i.< hi ill on the spat, aa ViirfiM-Hdav. March M, at .'.io p.m. Buyer pay for and taa delivery „r his puicbasc which will reniara at hi soli .|y
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      446 7 TEBAK TIN FIELDS, LTD. (In Liquidation). NOTK E is hereby flven that the Creditor! of Tebak Tin Plalda, Limited (In Liquidation) arc rc(|uiio<l on or before Api.l 4, ll»:ji). to send (heir names and addreates sod UM partiealars of their dvbts ur clnnus to bm, the Liquidator <>f the ebovonamed
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      371 7 In prr-histoi ie days father's strong arm and lifuvy dub WtTS the only safeguards of childhood's ytars. Disease swept the world unchecked, and naught that mankind could do in Its dart iffnoranet sufficed to save child lift from .t.- deadly ravagaa. Today limy nttt the ch-.nge! In every home where
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      332 7 WWr 'Mb -m' j m Careless Washing Spoils Children's Hair Any child can have beautiful hairhealthy a.id luxuriant. It is simply a matter of shampooing. Proper shampooing makes the hair soft and silky. It brinirn out all the real life and lustre, all the natural wave and colour, and leaves
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      129 7 sasß H i-fl ~^\dnlej pW^ B»V Ls«V x <sfl SOLE AGENTS MALAYA. Ir* E N T R A I I lencine wopws L'f) Iw I SINGAPORE irOH KUALA LUMPUR Tel. 3119. I A Nos. i and iA Pocket Kodaks Series II Unique is the word to describe these Kodaks as
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    DRIVING THE PIRATES FROM BIAS BAY.
    1516 8 HONG KONG LETTER. Canton Government To Take Strong Action. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hong Kong. Mar. l:'.. News that the British Government is oasidering its decision to withdraw from April 1 the military guards from ships running between Singapore and China port, was received
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    55 8 ()•::> Ni:t!iian. the German 1 >u;ht up before the Kii;'.!r. Lumpui co on a f r.ot bavins registered on hi? entry irta the country, being an elien, :tm also with b ing a vagrant, was i re en Tuesday morning's mail tra'n by Mr undell, of '.r.t i; i-i Lumpur
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    EARLY MAN.
    223 8 Important Discovery In Alaska. Mr. Alden Mason, curator of the Amei ican section of the University of Pennsylvania Museum, has announced that a university expedition operating near Point Barrow, Alaska, has found human remains which throw much additional light on the descent of man. The remains are those
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    "NO MORE SURRENDERS."
    217 8 NO MORE SURRENDERS." Lord Rothermere on Indian Policy. London, March 4. The United Empire Party's policy in rcjjaid to India was enunciated today by Lord Rothermere in an article in the Daily Mail, stating We are not poing to allow the fate of :i20.000.000 Indians to be ruined by the
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    REFLECTIONS ON PORRIDGE.
    391 8 Debate on Scotland's National Diet. An amusing debate took place recently in the House of Ccmmons. when the pros and cons of porridge eating were solemnly weighed Liest. -Colonel Fremantle (C, St. Albans) asked; the Secretary for Scotland ■whether his attention had been called tc the report
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    28 8 Mr. If. O. Court, who was in Malacca some tiny ago. las relumed from Ipo! and is attached to Messrs. Sir, Darin and Co.. L d., Malac a.
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    MURDERER AT BAY.
    106 8 Dynamited and Blown Through Roof. Defiance, Ohio, Feb. M. One of the most sensational manhunts for hiar.v years took place here today when Hubert Floeshcr, after murdering hi;; wife, took refuge in the upper rooms cf his home. V/hen pursuers attempted to take him captive, Floeshcr shot
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    SINGAPORE STOWAWAY.
    199 8 Heavy Penalty Asked For In Hong Kong. An appeal for a heavy penalty v a made at the Kowloon Magistracy recently when a Chinese coolie named Y.u Kv.ai. oV Waithow. was charged with stowing vway from Singapore to Hong Kong on the Blue Funnel Protesilaus. The defendant, who
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    THE DANCING CRAZE.
    35 8 i International Contests At Yokohama. For the first time Internationa] dancing i contests have spread to Yokohama, where held early this month was attended 20, Inclusive; of Germans. British and 'I Americans.
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    29 8 The Pilct is the name of the latect I ventun in Malayan jour-.alism. It is the magazine of the Baiu F»!nt School creditable indeed as the organ v tattoo.
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    SENDING A MAN BY POST.
    531 8 London's Strange Service Put to the Test. It was recently reported *J\at it w^ p( >.sib!e to send a person through the British Post Office. This strange service has now been tested by the Morning Post, from whose columns we reproduce the following accrunt My
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    UNDERGROUND NEXT ?
    290 8 UNDERGROUND NEXT Siamese View of Malaya's Advancement. A correspondent write* to the B:'n;rk<>k Timei People in Singapore ;ire v,"'"-' in for thrills. The arrival of an air.--plane from Java with fresh strawberrfe* was the first then earns th;' wonderful iaci lent of an X.M.S. mail train Journeying faster between I'rai
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    39 8 It uiil ba a lons time before Bangkok gets such a quick mail from Singapore as that which arrived by the Columbu says the Banprkok Times. Letters and papers of Tuesday's daW INN in IJan^kok offices on Thursday afternoon.
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      85 8 HACOSAN THE NEW NERVE TONIC, nutritious, STRENGTHENING, COMFORTING \c£ A delicious Morning or Evening Drink for Young /^^L//w?\| and Old L .\J/:^hw HACOSAN is a very ap■^V $*il^^ petising, nutritious Food, composed of fresh eggs, Hpr new milk, malt extract, and Cocoa— A PRODUCT OF SWITZERLAND. Obtainable from all First-class
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      103 8 j Rubber Restriction. THERE IS NO RISK of damage to your RUBBER TREES WHEN RESTING IF THE TAPPED PANEL is treated 11 ith "BY TEST THE BEST." Samples and particulars from BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. 3ki&* > HHr \^y^ Adjusted to one ten-^^^^H <">.'- \<§# h u *a»»«lth ol an 7JT
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      21 8 House-Hunters should study the small advertisements on Page Six of today's STRAITS TIMES your new home may be advertised there I
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      363 9 4 WABOOLB SHOWING AT THE EJJliipPi THE WHIRL* OF UFE Q JP^lj 13 3 Telling of tivo men *^^TtH jd^**'^Vd Beautiful girl -i tr iSOS/ mzM VISV 1S Mm Tlnir partner in a CEOS6EH V '**™%ff§ sensational Jrt Trapeze act K^UREQG J» I'"! I"'" M </> Jealousy cj^r»2li-^- Ji^ jM&
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      214 9 Raffles Hotel Mura Smirnova The Well-known Shanghai Dancer APPEARS DURING TEA DANCES DINNER DANCES Monday, Wednesday Friday Tuesday, Thursday Saturday (Admission to Ball Room, Non-Diners $1.) Sea View Hotel All Rooms fitted with Modern Conveniences. ITEA (WET OR F i NE DINNER DANCES DANCES ETery BUNDAY MABCH 23 Every Tuesday
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      322 9 I ALHAMBRA I NEXT CHANGE The Talking Screen' s New Marvel METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER S THE BROADWAY MELODY Far and away the greatest of all TALKING, SINGING, DANCING PICTURES. SPECTACLE MUSICAL COMEDY MELODRAMA with CHARLES KING, ANITA PAGE, BESSIE LOVE ALL TALKING— SINGING— DANCING. A Heart Gripping Drama and an Actionful Comedy
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    SHIPPING FREIGHTS.
    285 10 SHIPPING NOTES. New Low Record Set Up In January. The md"X mUbsi of shipping freight for January last at 19.60 shows a decreas «>f 6.10 per cert, on the month and of 31.4 rer cent, as compare:! with a year aK< The index number for January is th
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    Announcement.
    32 10 i-. and O. Alipore has left Honi Konx and is expected to arrive ai this poi in |„m. „.i She will nroeeei l.in-rsidc tho S. H. Board's wharves o; i.: rival.
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    PASSENGERS.
    393 10 lowing passengers ::r? proceeding by Kalian, >:r.:in:; today for Penang ('■•lombo snd Europe: Walker, Comdr. R. M Ivn.-ld- Mrs R. H. Steed, Pay. -U.-Coradi iv tree, Mrs. Pearce, Mr. Arbogast, Mr. K. G i.vunt Mr Voorl D King, Mrs. ii Mr A. It. Buchanan, Mr. li. A. Tren- T.
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    AUSTRALIAN AIR MAIL.
    171 10 The Australian I'< n Ofßce ha> advised the !(K-a! P.O. that ir, the case of Air >i;'.il con Australia and New Zealand the Air Mail fee wi! 1 erial transmission in Australia of the number of air route* n that country over which inch corret* rmndencc is
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    14 10 I1I 1 imi) Holland, by T>ibanan, due at j SinpHpore nm.n today.
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    20 10 Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Ferdinands, of i hamberlain Road, Ijxih. have returned home after a month's holiday in Singapore.
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      SHARE MARKET REPORTS
      89 10 Macphail and Co., Ltd. Singapore, Mar. 21. Rubber. Steady. New Scudais 2-2.06, Malaka Tin.las 1.7:1' -I.KO. L'lu Bcnuts 4 I-1.'.'~. ents, Ayer Moleks 1.15-1.50, United Malaccas .50-1.60. Tin. Steady. Kuchaig 1.25-1.30, Kintns .28-1.33, Johans 38>,j-40',i cents, Penawats ;8-72 cents. Souths 25-27 cents, Ulu Klangs ..23-1.28, Talams 1.02-1.07,
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      Rose Macphail & Penman, Ltd
      151 10 Rose Macphail Penman, Ltd Singapore, Mar. 21. London. Rubb r 7\d.. up IMfid. Noon irices (London Standard I Spot iBV4 cents. London.- Tin £166 2s. Cd., up 475. 6d. Mining.— Firm. Sunirei Ways 3.35-3.50, Cackais 1.27-1.30, Kinta Dredge I^B-l.:il, Clanic Rivers 2.20-2.30, Hong Katt* Be-71 ints. Malaya Consols. 28-30 cents,
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      RUBBER PRICES.
      58 10 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc., New York, send us the following cable lilted Mar. 20. their quotations being: 1c gold dollar cents closing bid prices Rubber Exchanges sal?s today Batons. March 13.10. April 15.20, May 1&50, June 15.70. July 16, Aujrust 10.20, Septemier 16.-10. October ltj.tiO, November 1ti.70
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      VOLUNTEER DRILLS.
      109 10 Propranme of drills up to and for week•nciinir Mar. 23 Friday. Mar. 11, 6.15 p.m., Drill Hall. ■B" (Knclishi and "C" (Scottish I Co.. New Members I'rill tM p.m.. Drill Hall. ■D" (Eurasian) Co.. Weapon Training: US i>.m.. Drill Hall. H.G. Platoon Eurasian, ■".lementary Gun Drill ">.l."> p.m..
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
      110 10 Kriilay. March II, 19 Ships ilonfiide the Whmti or eaprciefl to arrire. Entrant! ,.,-t Wharf Ta!>anan l£ 1 PUnc u m l M; in Whcrf kuinieiland 11 Lyeaon 7 ;t Kmpin Dock Kwcyo Maru 30 ;t .Suisanp 6 Albert Sarreot U 1 v.\-t ffharl Unit -1 Kutorc
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      Vessels Arrived.
      179 10 ALBERT SARRANT, French, 1,181 ton toai Patent bang Ji-:;. lor Saigon -!-:i. AMID. But.. 2.1.HU to:i->, flow Air.oy 21-3, for Hoiko* B-3. BfcNGLOB, Bn;., :.!2'. tons, from Aatwerp 90-3, lur Malacca -l-:l. BkNARES n B: it :;.:.0U tons, from Daiten Sl-3, for Penang ii- i)K WKKRT. Out.. Oril
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      263 10 EXCHANGES. Sincaporc, Mar. 21. Jn London, Bank 4 m/% t/S 16/16 Demand t/i\ Private m. credit t/S On New York, demand M\ Private 90 d/i (7Vi )n Francs, Bank T.T. 1482 On India, Bank T.T. 154% >n llor.K Konir, Bank T.T. 81-Ti Jn Shanghai, Bank T.T. IK Jr. Java, Bank
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      17 10 Issued by Frascr and Co., Exchange and Stock Brokers. Singapore, Mar. 21, 10 a.m
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      MINING.
      482 10 Issue Val. I'd. Buyeri Selleri £1 £1 Asxm Kumbanfc 35/- 37 Ayer Hitam Tin 13/9 14/6 £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 22/- 23. 1 1 Batang Padang 0.19 0.23 1 1 Batu Caves 0.95 1.00 1 1 Bukit Arans 0.90 1.00 £1 £1 Burmah Malay 22/6 23/6 £1 £1 I'henderianK
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      GENERAL.
      232 10 Val. Pd. Bayers Sellen 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefi. 2.1 2 ,4 2.20 2 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 2.70 2.80 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 5.10.6 5.13.0 1 1 Central Engine 0.40 0.50 1 1 Cycle and Carriage 0.45 Ml 10s. 10s. Duff Development 5/- 7 5 Bd. Dunlop
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
      102 10 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.e. deb. of 1926 red. 1981-36 10! 101 ci. Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1901 red. 1930 $1,878,000 par. 6% prem. Singapore Municipal 4V4 p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,00 96 par Singapore Municipal 4ft p.c. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 96 par.
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      382 10 Frsser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt'g quotations. Today* Pricet Fraier Lyall 4 4 Co. Evstt Alleiil.y l»l) Alur Gajah ($1) A. Ilitam Nli A. Kuning (tl) A. Malay (*2) A. M.. 1,.k (sli A. Panas ((I) Bassott ($1) Brogas ($1) Brunei ($3) B. Jelutong ($1) 11. Katil
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    211 10 Tid»y. Buka Island, J.n.:. Soutb-Wc i Bamatra, South-Eaxt Borneo, <<■!.- bcs, hteluccal and Timor Dilly (Planciusi I p.m. I'< utianak i K oen p.m. North and ha-t India I SuUang) V. p.m. Ciylon, BoBtBtra ar..! We item India, (Amaais I ;i I' 1 North, N.-East ami N.-West
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    46 10 By S'porr London Mantua Feb. fi Mar. 1 J. P. Cocn Feb. 7 Mar. 3 Insulinde Feb. 11 Mar. X Elephanta Feb. 13 Mar. 8 (Jen. Metzingcr Kch. 2" Mar. 17 Karmala Feb. 21 Mar. IS I'rins der Nedcrlundrn Kcl>. 21 Mar. 17
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      37 10 niAAyfAKinC what fascination o UIAMUINUI!) WE HAVE THEM To suit all tastes. YOUR SERVICE IS OUR PLEASURE. VISIT CHOP KIM SENG u2O. NOIMH BRIDGE ROAD, SINGAPORE. Tel. 3915. Jewellery Experts. Diamond Specialists. Goldsmiths with Discernment. >S^ ™^j
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      621 10 NOTICE ESTATE OF J. M. NOORDIN MARICA, DECEASED Late of Karikal, French India, who died on August 18, 192«J. Notke to creditors and others, pursuant to Section 29 of the Trustees Ordinance 1929. NOTICE is hereby given that creditor- am' others havinir claims against the estate ol the abovenamed deceased
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      76 10 This is the Thrill Week at the ALHAMBRA THE NEW WORLD Our Special Dance Hall at the NEW WORLD CABARET DANCING EVERY NIGHT. Don't Miss Coming and Enjoying Yourselves. To-Morrnw Nighl Saturday, March 22, If 3«. Our CABARET DANCING Hal will l)i' iipvn (ill 2 a.m. RUBBER BUDWOOI) for direct
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      251 10 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Bright Wind. Station. Temperature. Rain- Sun- Relative Direc- Speed. Weather. Max. Mm. fall, chine. Humidity. tion. F. F. ins. hours. I m.p.h. Alor Star 93 75 Nil 8.3 75 E 5 Overcast Kota Bharu .86 76 0.65 5.4 75 NE 10 Overcast K. Trcngganu
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      266 10 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Friday. March Zl H. W. 1.50 a.m., 8 ft. 5 in.. 3.B p.m.. 7 ft. IwHlrt i..:iil elo > b] train at r c.ni. Saturday, March 22 H. W. 2.23 a.m., 8 ft. 1 in., 4.14 p.m., C ft, 2 in. Chinese Merchants ami Rubber 1'lantcri'
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    731 11 Japanese Adopt May Stoppage. BOTH COMMODITIES GO UP IN PRICE. (From Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Friday, 10.30 a.m. Tiiday's I'riccs Kiililmt. 2~i' i rents, per lb. Tin, 171 tons at $B."> per picul. Yc-lordav's Prices Rubber, I^indon 7'» d. per lb.. up H»I. New York 1.1 cts..
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    EXCHANGES.
    76 11 Rugby, Mar. 20. Foreign exchanges arc Amsterdam IL'.IL' Athena 375, Bombay Is. 6 13-16 d., Berlin 20.886, Brussels 34.885, Bucharest 818, Buenos Aires IL"*, Copenhagen 18.165, Geneva 25.125, Kelsingfon IMH, Hong Kong Is. :.d.. Lisbon ION.:(0, Madrid S&B6, Milan MJ7, Ni a York 4.86 7-32, Oslo 18.17, Paris IMJI,
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      INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY IN AMERICA.
      728 11 Impressive Gain Made In January. Business and industry showed an encouraging expansion during January, says a report issued by the U.S. Trade Commissioner. Operations in the basic industries revealed a surprising recovery from the low levels of November and December, and stimulated activity in practically every
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      RAFFLES LIBRARY.
      260 11 The following novels were added to Raffles Library during the past fortnight Broad wuy Interlude, (Aehmed Abdullah and Faith Baldwin); Doctor Serocold. i Helen Ashton); Fantoccini, (Countess barcynska); Love's Illusion, (J. I). BtresI'ord). two copies The Secret I'earU. lOttwell Binnsl; The Lilac Bush, (Vincent Brown); Grey Amber, (Basil
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      TIN RETURNS.
      34 11 Chcndcriang Tin (first half). Dredge 292 hours, 105 piculs Hydraulicing 75 piculs; 1 rave I pumping H5 picillg. Kamimtitig Tin (first half). -882 piculs, L hours. A>'<-' r Weng Rahman;. —47 piculs.
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      60 11 Sinjraporr, noon, Mar. 21. Tone of Haricot stcaay, quiet. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 7*« d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet G. cents 15 per lb. <»<<» M >|»HMm>MM>mM »H R.S.S. equal to London Standard Standard K.S-S. on Tender Spot April May April-June July-Sept.
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      MALAYAN COLLIERIES, LIMITED.
      1482 11 Handsome Profit Made Last Year. Many residents of Malaya are unaware that prosperous coal mines exist in Selangor. The following report of Malayan Collieries, Ltd., for the year 1929, shows that handsome dividends are being paid. The report says The directors have pleasure in submitting their sixteenth
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      126 11 Amalgamated Malay. 60,000 lb. Balau.— 36.000 lb. Be ranang.— 33,4oo lb. Bertam (Ta15h0).— 77,477 lb. Bo re Hi. —33,000 lb. Brooklands.— 113,000 lb. Bukit Kepong. 18,215 lb. Chembong.— 73,2s2 lb. Cheras.— 44,ooo lb. Connemara. 51.9U0 lb. Clovelly.— l«,9oo lb. Canton Kuantan.— 25,233 lb. Glenshiel.— 53,521 lb. Kam asan
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      THE HAYTOR RUBBER ESTATES, LTD.
      240 11 Report for Last Year. The directors' report to the shareholders of the Haytor Rubber Estates, Ltd., for 1929, is in part as follows Your directors submit herewith a duly audited statement of account* of the company for the year ended Dec. 31, 19:21), beinsr the
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      AN EXCELLENT YEAR.
      297 11 Bukit Timah Rubber Estates, Limited. The directors' report to the shareholders of the Bukit Timah Rubber Estates, Ltd., to be presented at the general meeting on Mar. 28, la as follows Your directors submit herewith a duly audited statement of accounts of the company for the year
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      WEEKLY RUBBER REPORT
      368 11 Market Now Quietly Steady. Messrs. Guthrie and Co., Ltd., report as follows under date of March 20 Since last reporting the market has been quietly steady, with, on occasions, an inclination towards dullness. At time of writing prices are as follows Singapore 24 a i cents, London
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      N. SEMBILAN PLANTERS.
      41 11 The annual general meeting of the Negri Sembilan Planters' Association will be held at the Sungei Ujong Club, Seremban, on Saturday, Mar. 29, at 10.30 a.m. Dr. Haines will lecture on "Soil Conservation and the Kffect of Cover."
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      COPRA MARKET.
      31 11 Messrs. Barlow and Co. report that the market has been dull during the past week. Approximately 365 tons were shipped. Closing quotations are as follows Sundried *b."5, mixed $8.40.
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    HONG FATT (SUNGEI BESI), LTD.
    1253 11 $21,000 Bonus For Managing Director. The third annual general meeting of Hong Faitt (Sungei Besil, Ltd., was held :it the office of the secretaries, Messrs. Walter Grenier and Co., Kuala Lumpur, Ml Tuesday. Mr. Lolee Chow Thye, J.P., presided, and addressed the meeting as follows
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      88 11 MALAYAN TRADE. Decrease of Imports and Exports For January and February. The Department of Statistics, S.S. and F.M.S., has forwarded the following comparative statement of the total value of foreijrn merchandise, excluding parrel post and bullion imported to and exported from British Malaya during 192B and 1980 IMPORTS. Increase EXPORTS.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY. MARCH 21, 1930. HONOUR OR DOLLARS?
    1072 12 The Rubb-r Exports Hypothetical Fund, which is ct present a matter of sharp controrewy between the F.M.S. Government •.•nd the Malayun rahhsr industry, is so very hypothetical that, as an a'tual and 1 jtinct sum of mon'jy, it dots
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    310 12 Thf wedding took plac? yesterday by specicl licence before Mr. J. S. W. Arthur, senior magistrate, of Mr. Sydney Benlley, a warder of the Taping prison, and Miss Isabelle Hocking, daughter of Mr. Benjamin Hocking, of Pelton, Durham, who arrived from Home by the Rajputana. lleem. D.
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    THE GENIUS OF FOCH.
    1334 12 Why Germany Failed To Win the War. The following tribute to Marshal Foch. by General Weygand (Chief of the General Staff of the French Army) will be read with particular interest, as the anniversary of the death of the famous French soldier falls this week. No
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    799 12 STILL GOING STRONG. In addition to the saving of an li vi i on the closing time for the Homeward mail, referred to in this column yesterday, the powers that be kmx-ked an extni hour off the usual delivery time this morning. The- mail whieh reached
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      152 12 "^mJUJIi-IJl 1 III'!!!! lIH'IIHI tllHIIIUMs— fl* 11 C--^^A^Co.« rut lh. l.l»#l r«nrf l^J£ sS &i The Cigarettes °j \f wdVh'o.wiis. I >»w^Bristol Cr London. —m.j NEW SHIPMENT OF LADIES' AFTERNOON AND EVENING A SHOES t Bl X SATIN COURT. led front. All lima. BEIGE SATIN. I'rice Sl.i.riO. Fancy buckle on
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      122 12 634 NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. TENG SENG GUAN KiUblUhtd 1905. Tel. No. 2415. Try T. K. X.'s Tyres Further reduced from Tube*. 815x130 $20.00 to $18.00 $3.75 880 x 120 $26.00 to $23.00 $4.0* H2ox 120 $22.00 to $20.00 $3.50 H»5 x 135 $30.00 to $23.00 $4.50 29x4.40 $14.50 to $11.50
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      20 12 STRAITS /fp\ TIMES SIKAMIC (t k' A KUAIA LUHPim 'I. cicu siiui \i <J v. jm Him T all Times
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    MUNICIPALITY AND WATER SUPPLY TO SHIPS. <® OVERLOADED SHIPS.
    109 13 MUNICIPALITY AND WATER SUPPLY TO SHIPS. &lt;® OVERLOADED SHIPS. Stricter Penalties Demanded. London, Mar. JO. Stricter penalties in respect of the overloading of ships are urged in the report pf the Merchant Shipping Advisory Committee. The report points out that the present penalty of iIOO is sometimes considerably less than
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    LIBERALS HELP LABOUR.
    164 13 Anxiety for the Naval Conference. THE COAL BILL. Committee Stage Now Completed. London, Mar. 20. In the II ase '.f Commons Mr. Lloyd I) announcing that the Liberals would not further participate in the diviriens on amendments in the committee stage of the Coal-mines Bill because hostile
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    M. BRIAND DEPARTS.
    512 13 Will Return "When There Is Work to Do." London, Mar. M. Sui pi d in Naval Confer- night when it was learned itiat M. Briand had decided to return to A!r. Ramsay MacDonsld immediately arranged to cc 11. Briand and prolonged aed. It is stated that If.
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    AIR LINK TO SINGAPORE.
    132 13 Australia and Shares In Imperial Airways. Canberra, Feb. 14. A reply l» the declaration of Lord Thomson, the Secretary for Air, that an Australian announcement respecting vital I an Imperial air route was eagerly awaited was made today by Mr. .Siullin, the federal Prime Minister. Sul&gt;i«.t
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    THE THREAT TO HAMMERS.
    152 13 Municipal President to Be Questioned. At the next ordinary meeting of th» Municipal Commissioners on Friday, March 28, Mr. O. P. Griffith-Jones will ask 1. Have the Executive Officers of tho Municipality received a proposal from certain shipping companies as to supplying water to ships in
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    STRIKING TRIBUTES.
    427 13 Both Houses Pay Homage To Lord Balfour. Rugby, Mar. 20. Striking tributes to Lord Balfour were paid by th'- Party leaders in both Houses of Parliament today. Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Conservative leader, said a characteristic of Lord Balfour throughout his life was his rare courage both physical
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    MOVIES AND STAGE.
    96 13 Stars to Divide Their Time Between Two. Chicago, Mar. 9. A merger of Warner Brothers and Paramount with the Shubert theatres is being discussed, it was learned here today. Such a merger would affect 800 cities .-md involve a total of Gs3G"&gt;,ooo,ooo worth of property. It would
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    SINGAPORE J.P. ON TRIAL.
    237 13 Does Lam Tin Yau Exist BANKRUPTCY NOTICE ALSO SERVED. Hong Kong, Mar. 21. At the trial of Boey Kok Leong, J.P., otherwise Mvi Kwok Leung, of Singapore, on charges of trafficking in, and being in possession of, opium, Dr. Kotewall, a member of the Hong Kcng
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    AIRMAN'S DILEMMA.
    111 13 Parachute Jump Into Brigands' Arms. Paris, Mar. 11. A dispatch from Hanoi, where the natives recently staged a revolt, says that two French airmen, Captain Muelerc and Captain Bonna, were reconnoitring the Chinese border on March 6 when the machine caught fire and crashed into brigand-infested territory, twelve
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    OVER 100 PERISH.
    146 13 Fire and Panic in Cinema Hall. Shanghai, Mar. 20. On Tuesday evening the fusing of an electric wire caused an outbreak of fire b&gt; a cinema hall in the town of Kirin in Manchuria while a performance was in progress. The flames spread very rapidly, enve'oping the
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    DEATH OF MR. R. S. FRY.
    88 13 Formerly in Malayan Civil Service. From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 20. The death has occurred of Mr. Robert Symonds Fry, formerly of the Malayan Civil Service. Mr. Fry joined the Straits Settlements Survey Department on Jan. 1, 1881, as trigonometrical assistant, and subsequently
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    ROYAL DUTCH COMPANY.
    91 13 New $40,000,000 Loan To Be Raised. Amsterdam, Mar. 20. The Royal Dutch Oil Company will shortly ism a new loan of $40,000,000 partly in New York and partly here. London, Mar. 20. The head office of the Royal Dutch Oil Company confirms the forthcoming issue of a
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    33 13 A Chinese who was engaged to cut firewood during the At Home on the. Polo ground, Kuala Kangsar, on Tuesday, collapsed after completing his job and died before medical aid could be Eummoned.
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    BOMBAY BANS GANDHI MARCH FILMS.
    290 13 Flooded River Crossed. WADING THROUGH MUD AND WATER. Bombay, Mar. 20. The local Government has banned the public exhibition in the Bombay Presidency uf three films depicting Mr. Gandhi's nurch, which began on Mar. 12, produced by three different Indian Film Companies, although the Bombay
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    FORCIBLY FED.
    51 13 Mme. Han an Very Weak But Not to be Released. Paris, Mar. 20. Following the receipt of a medical report the courts have rejected the application for the provisional release of Madame Hanau. She was again forcibly fed in the evening but, despite thu nourishment, remains very weak.
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    AUSTRALIA BOUND.
    99 13 Piper and Kaye on Way To Sourabaya. (Aneta's Service.) Weltevreden, Mar. 21. The two New Zealand airm?n, Flying Officer H. L. Piper and Flying Officer C. E. Kaye, started at 7.20 this morning for Sourabaya.— Straits Times Copyright The two airmen, who are flying to Australia, left England
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    A WOMAN "HEAD."
    268 13 Sex Problem Amongst The Teachers. The appointment by the London County Council of a woman us head of one of the largest mixed schools under its control promises to raise the sex equality controversy in an acute form in the teaching profession. Women's teaching organisations have always
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    THE BANK RATE.
    27 13 Further Drop to V/ z Per Cent. London, Mar. 20. The Rank of England diseoiM:t rate has been reduced to 3Vi per cent. Reuter.
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    INDO-CHINA'S WOMEN REBELS.
    156 13 Part They Played in The| Disturbances. Detectives are searching every whero in Indo-China for the mistress of Nguyen-thai-Hoc, a former elementary schoolteacher named Thi-Giang, \vho is stated to have played a very important part in preparing the ground for the recent mutiny at Yen-Bai and ior tV
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    A ROUSING FAREWELL
    44 13 Egyptian Delegation Off To London. Cairo. Mar. 20. Huge crowds, including students with banners, gave a rousing farewell to the Egyptian delegation headed by the Prime Minister, N'ahas Pasha, which is going to London to negotiate with the British Government. Reuter.
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    SIR CECIL AND KINTA.
    198 13 Promises to Open River Canalisation Scheme. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Mar. 21. Th. tiffin given the High Cor.imissior.ev on the occasion of his visit to Ipoh v.as an informal one, the hosts being the council of the Chamber of Mines end the cemmittit of the
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    WILL IT BE PEACE ?
    177 13 WILL IT BE PEACE President Chiang to Meet "Leftist" Leader. A Sin Kuo Mm cable today announces that, according .to reliable reports, Mr. Wang Chin'(-wei. the "leftist" leader, lias ai rived secretly in Shanghai. He has already exchanged telegrams with President Chiang Kai-shek, who is coming to Shanghai to confer
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    NEW LAND AT THE HIGHLANDS.
    2170 13 Thirty Thousand Acres For Planting. HOW IT WAS FOUND. Is the Ghost of Cameron Rejoicing (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 20. Some day.s ago very grant irtcrcst was aroused by a report that an area of some 30,000 acres of agricultural land, hitherto
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      60 13 TODAY'S 24 PAGES. Psge 1 The C.enius of Forh. by General Weygand 12 New Books Reviewed 17 j Letters to (he Editor 19 i In England Now, by O.I 1 4 Kaster Hero Fancied fnr (irand National 1.1 Welch beat Chinese at Iht* Stadium 13 Around the Markets, by the
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    FOUR GUNMEN POSE AS DETECTIVES.
    283 14 Clever Indo-China Ruse. SAFE ROBBED TWO PURSUERS SHOT. B&lt; ntre, Indo-China. Mar. 10F&lt;,ur Annamitcs, pretending to be detective? in search of revolutionary literature, 1.-insaekid the house of the sub-chief of a dish id, Stall over 1,000 piastres from his safe, assaulted his wife and finally,
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    WORLD CAR SURVEY.
    441 14 Malaya Takes Fourth Place In the East. Striking increases in motor vehicle usage wen- made in all parts of the world in 1928, says the March issue of the American Automobile. The number in countries other than the United States. increased by almost one million to the
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    ALMOST A MIRACLE.
    177 14 Chinese with Crushed Skull Recovers. Krom Our Own Coireapoi-eiein.) Penang, Mar. 20. Although hit with a large axe whic' 1 fractured his skull and caused his brain tn be exposed, a Chinese carponter's apprentice named Chin Chung, eighteen yea is of ;:ne. Is expected to ree-over although
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    44 14 A uill-dressed man in silk trousers and silk coat, complete with a Panama bat, was caught by a watchman at the Bangkok railway terminal on March 12. \vh. n he was in the act of picking a purse Jiuin the puckvt of a Puthun.
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    COUNSEL SUES CLIENT
    170 14 Sequel to Case Settled Out Of Court. The unusual position of counsel asking for costs against his own client arose in a suit that came before Mr. Justice Stevens in the Supreme Court this morning. When the suit in which S. K. Sinnapoo was suing S. S»lvanaya.gam
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    GUNMEN OUTRAGE.
    319 14 Inquiry Into Bain Street Shooting Affair. The case in which two Chinese gunmen who shot down a compatriot in Bam Street on March 5 was inquired into by Mr. 1". G. Bourne, the Singapore coroner yesterday. Inspector H. Astin of the Kandr.ng Kerbau division conducted the inquiry, and
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    EX-SERVICES ASSN.
    189 14 Annual Report of Penang Branch. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 19. Tht annual report of th? Penan? branch cf the Ex-Services Association states that daring the ywar fifty cases fer financir.l ance r.mi employment were carefully considered and inquired into by the comnittec. hive cases were given
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    MALACCA FIRE BRIGADE.
    145 14 Alleged Inefficiency at Recent Outbreak. (From Our Own Correspondent.) .Ai: htca, Mar. 19. At the monthly mcc.i :g of the Municipal Commissioners, on Frid;-..", Mr. Loh Kirn Swi will ask t -c following questions 1. At whr.l time di-il the recent Kamponp Pentei fir* start At what
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    88 14 Mr, C. !&gt;• Graburn, the well-known planter of Sungkai, has been nominated by Baton* I'lidnnje D.P.A. for the chairmanship of the Planters' Association of -Malaya, of which Mr. G -aburn is the prehent vicc-chairmr.n. Mr. Graburn is a member of the board of the Rubber Re- arch Institute of Malaya,
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    RUBBER HOLIDAY IN MAY.
    293 14 Indo-China and Japan To Co-operate. At a special meeting of the Syndicate of Planters held in Saigon on March 10 the majority of the Indo-China rubber planters present agreed to fall into line with the Anglo-Dutch Scheme for the cessation of tapping during May. The meeting
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    FAMINE IN CHINA.
    212 14 Defects of G $25,000,000 U.S.A. Relief Scheme. Washington, March 6. Disapproval of Senator W. H. McMastei 's proposal to send G. 525,000.000 worth of American grain to China was voiced by two high authorities in evidence given today before the Senate Agricultural Committee. The tirst witness was
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    TRESPASS BY INDIAN.
    340 14 European Lady at Penang Annoyed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 20. That she had been considerably annoyed from day to day and finally received a great shock on Tuesday was the statement of Mrs. Winifred Dodd, the wife of Mr. J. H. Dodd, an electrical engineer,
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    41 14 The India-Ceylon Club hard courts tennis championship.will start on April 5, and members wishlmr to take part are requested to forward their names, with the i nli a. ice fee of $5, to the sports secretary not later than Mar. 31.
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    THREAT TO WEALTHY TOWKAY.
    392 14 Pahang J.P. Who was Ransomed in China. A criminal drama which had its beginning in China some time ago and promises sensational developments is now being investigated by the Police authorities, both of the Fedcrat:d Malay States and Singapore. The story concerns a wealthy Chinese resident
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    558 14 The following has been issued from Government House. Monday, Mar. 10. The Hon. Mr. R. J. B. Clayton left Government House. His Excellency presided at a meeting of the St. Andrew's Mission Hospital. Lady dementi left Government House for Kuala Lumpur by the night mail train. Tuesday, Mar.
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    LETTERS IN PRISON.
    188 14 Photograph of Prisoner's Wife Smuggled In. A charge of conveying letters to the Criminal Prison was preferred against R. Naidu, an Indian sub-warder, before Mr. J. F. F. Gregg, the Fourth Police Magistrate yesterday. According to the evidence for eh? prosecutic n, the rcccipicnt of the letter
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    THE ENGLISH SINGERS.
    247 14 More Gems of Early English Music. In response to many requests the English Singers gave an extra concert at the Victoria Theatre last night, when a complete change of programme was presented to a most enthusiastic audience. As on the previous occasions, the singers gave a. selection
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    STRAITS BUDGET.
    99 14 H.E. the Govern r (Sir Cecil Clementi) is seen in this week's Straits Budget at two local functions, and at Klang, in the ccurbe cf hi;- F.M.S. tour. There are two local wedding:-, group photographs of members cf the Singapore Swiss Club, and Malacca Pests and Telegraphs Department
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    PASSING OF AN OLD SINGAPOREAN.
    563 14 Founder of the S.C.C. Football Section. Many residents &lt;&gt;)' ton? Standing In Malaya will learn with regret of the death of Mr. James McKenzie, who for many years was a prominent figure in the life of" Singapore. Mr. McKenzie retire.l in 1919, after a stay
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    35 14 Mr. Onsr Thye ',hw. a&lt; countant of the Oversea Bank :\t Kuala Lumpur, who has become well known of recent years v I ■writer, is transferred to Rangoon U manager of the Oversea Bank there.
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      EASTER HERO.
      71 15 A Certain Starter Trainer Removes All Doubt. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 20. The trainer of Easter Hero, which is weil-fancied lor the Grand National, now states that the horse is a certain starter. A few days ago a cable expressed doubts as to the horse's fitness.
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      HOME FOOTBALL.
      31 15 Doncaster Rovers Stockport County Share I'oints. London, Mar. 20. In a Third Division (Northern) match at Doneaster today. Stockport County with Dorcaster R vers, i-;u-h .side scoring once. Ranter.
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    CHINESE UNLUCKY AT STADIUM.
    525 15 Beaten by Welch. WIN THROUCH "GIFT" GOAL. Welch.. I; S.( I.A 1. Although play In the match at theStadium, Alison Road, yesterday afternoon, between the Welch anil Chinese failed to attain a lii^rli standard, the exchange* were nteresting-ly contested. Scrappy play waa the order for long
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    S.C.C. FOOTBALL.
    95 15 Nc\( Weeks Fixtures: Ivnm To Meet Dutch XI. The following :uv the S.C.C. maU-hcN nexl w ek M.in. li \l. \i. IJ.A.F. In. Tourr. Merchant* vs. 11.I 1 Services. W.-.l Ist. XI. vs. S.R.C. Thui 2nd XI i&gt;. I it XI. Welch S.C.C. XI. is. Dutch. An S.c.c.
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    TENNIS.
    513 15 S.C.C. Tournament. ilta of tin played raataraay In the S.C.C. lawn tennis tournament were as lolluwI'r. Ti -sion I'airs. A. 1., li. Parkim and K. ,larks..n beat B. Q. W. Seholea ami I'mul Storr, &lt;'• i. c -3. die's an PsaiMes llandiccii. R. 1! Gotea and VV. T. Yoxall
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    TODAY'S CRICKET.
    219 15 Strong S.C.C. Team to Meet S.R.C. on the Padang. The following an th team.* for the 8 U.&lt;\ cricket match which will commence today on the Padang at ■"&lt; p m. S.R.C. H. Balhetchet, R. Bartels, P. D'Almeida, !&gt;. D'Cotta, W. Ess, T. lius leapt.). 11. .May R.
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    CHAMPAGNE FOR OXFORD CREW.
    117 15 Darlings of 1930 Boat Race. London, Mar. 6. Oxford will be the darlings of the 1930 Boat Race. The little trouble over the presidency, allied with the string of recent has excited public sympathy. While Cambridge are training in comparative seclusion. Oxfords doings are chronicled daily.
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    MALAYA F.A.
    233 15 Election of Officers at Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the Malaya F. A. was held on Wednesday, when Mr. R. J. Farter, C.M.G., took the chair. Representatives from various Malay Clubs and officials of the M.F.A. were present. The accounts for the years 1928 and K'Jii were
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    TENNIS.
    155 15 S.C.R.C. Tournament. The following are results of tics in the S.C.R.C. tennis tournament A Singles Handicap. Woon Chow Tat beat Tan Wan Liat, 6—o, .John Urn l)«at One Chcnc Bee, o—l,0 1, 6—3.6 3. Tan llua Yeow beat I. H. Hoabing, 6—2, Wee Kng Lock beat Loh Poon Lip,
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    152 15 Friday, March 21 ricket: S.C.C. va. S.R.C., S.C.C. Amateur Races at Kuala Lumpur. Fnotliall: Malays vs. R.A., Anson Road Stadium. Saturday, March 22 Cricket: S.C.C. vs. S.R.C.. S.C.C; Welch Ist XI vs. Ceylon Sports Club, C-S.C. Football: B.C.C. vs. Hutch XI. Padanj. Welch 2nd XJ vs. S.C.C, Tanglin.
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    17 15 [The co-operation of Club aecretarici ii requested in keeping thia diary of sporting •vents accurate and up-to-date.]
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    KEEN BOXING AT TANGLIN.
    802 15 Finals of Inter-Co. Championships. A good snorting display was witnessed last night when the finals of the 2nd Welch Regiment, Inter-Comp;&gt;.ny boxing championship were fought out at Tanglin Barracks. H.E. the G.O.C. Troops, MajorGeneral H. L. Pritchard, C.8., C.M.G., D.5.0., and Lt.-Col. W. M. Hore were
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    CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING
    49 15 Result of 2nd Welch Regiment Event. The following wag the result of the 2nd Welch Regiment cross-country run First man home, Ptc. Taylor "D" (M.G.) Company winner of Boys' Cup, Boy Poultcr; winner of Officers' Cup, Lieut. S. Griffith winning Company, "C" Compuny runneriiup, ''I)" (M.G.) Company.
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    31 15 Sonia Henie, a little, blonde Norwegian girl, won the world's skating championship in New York for the fourth time. She is only seventeen. Karl Shafcr, the Austrian, won the men's championship.
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    S.C.C. "B" WIN.
    406 15 Too Big a Proposition For F. and N. S.C.C. "B" 5 V. and N. 1 Brains will always triumph over brawn, but when the latter is combined with a litttle of the former the result is a somewhat formidable proposition. Such was the case with the S.C.C.
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    WELCH REGT. RUGBY.
    34 15 In the Inter-Company Rugby League &gt;f the 2nd Welch Regiment "A 1 Company inished up winners. were •unners-up. with "B" Company third, l.q. Win.* fourth and "u 1 (M.G.) Com"&gt;arcy fifth.
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    "SCOTT DEFINITELY FOULED TWICE."
    62 15 Johnny Douglas's View Of Fight Film. London, Mar. 1 1. Di nglas, the famous English boxing rof. ree, mimming-op tho Din of tho arkey li-ht. which was shown ■tea I should say Scott war definitely fouled twice and possibly four times. 1 The proprietors of the
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    LOCAL GOLF.
    159 15 Draw for Eu Tonjj Sin Shield. Th.' following i. the result "f the *ra« r»r the Eb Tong Sen Shield eompetitioa at the mii Golf Clab leriu \&lt;. A. B. Llm. &lt;;. dc BlWa vs. Yean Bm (it' Swee Gam vs. F. Mart II L. H. Lin vs.
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    YACHTING.
    38 15 japore Yacht Crab mi Sunday yacht* will race thilint t'.K teri for the Lipton Challenge arting at 10 a.m. vi i!i race the lecond i Challenge Cun at 10.10 bjh. Racing will be on uio north-east mow
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    4217 17 THE LITERARY PAGE— NEW BOOKS REVIEWED. -Hill The War Through an American Woman's EyesThe Hollywood Touch— German Actress' Amazing Novel A Compound of Horror and Sentiment A Tale of Burmese Massacres Strange Information About Singapore's Polo Club. liiiiiiiHi«iiiiii«iHaMM^^ Some Novels. ••It'"; A (.nut War!" By Mary |..&lt;. Allen and I'nwin.
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      252 18 Xwo 'years of supplies are being safeguarded through the tropics for the Byrd Expedition ...by Kelvinators IT IS expected that the Byrd Expedition in the Antarctic shall last at least two years. Months and months of planning have gone into making this achievement possible. Particularly in selecting adequate stores that
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    MAIL A DAY AHEAD.
    131 19 Rajputana Omitted Calls At Two Ports. (From Out Own Ct^rrespoadeat.) P«.nang, Mar. 20. The s. RaJnotatM arrived at Penang •■.;i ly this morning, U-ing&lt;&gt;ne day ahead of her scheduled time. This wus due to the fact that she did not touch at Gibraltar ami Hi mbay
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    BAND PERFORMANCE.
    57 19 The Band of the S.S. Police will give the following programme, weather permitting, at Katonir Park tonight at 5.16 p.m. March, Distant Greeting (Doring); overture, The Calif of Bagdad (Boieldieu) suite, In Days of Old (Ball); Air de Bullet and Polacca (Beethoven); bell solo, Weymouth Chimes (Howgill); intermezzo.
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    THE NEW LAND AT CAMERON'S HIGHLANDS.
    99 19 The .&lt;!«&gt;&lt; plan shows clearly the lay-out of the land in (he region of Cameron's Highland*, and the position of the mw territory discovered by Mr. N. &lt; Whit ton, a full rqport of which appears in today's issue. The new region, estimated to
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    68 19 [The Strait* Timci I* not r**poniibl* for the opinion* of iia cnrreapondaoU. Correspondents (hould bear In mind that letters i must be ihort and to th* point. Long I apistle* arc llabl* to b* rejected or cut down. Correspondent* must enclose their name* and addresses, not necessarily for publication
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    CONTROL OF RUBBER PRODUCTION.
    2327 19 To Die Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I have wnittvl until I have seen that the various Asiatic rubber associations have agrecvl, throughout the country now, to join in with any practical scheme for the better control of rubber produclion Im fore writing puolie letters
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    18 19 The programme for the usual cinema ■fhow at the V.M.C.A. tonight at 8 p.m. is One Round Hogan."
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    THE STRAITS TIMES IN PENANG.
    318 19 Delivery to Subscribers to be Expedited By Twelve Hours. Arrangements have now been completed wh: rehy it is possible to effect a saving of 12 hours in the delivery of the Straits Times to subscribers in Penang. At present, subscribers' tuples pr,st«l in Singapore on
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    STRAITS TIMES SPECIAL DELIVERY AREA IN PENANG.
    33 19 J This plan (hows (he area over which the Straits Tiroes can be delivered by *ftcial mcs««ngcr in I'tning. (See above.) I IMH«MMU*M*M*MMMMIIMM»«||y^' «.t.f t* Vl****
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    CIVIL SERVANTS' PENSIONS.
    532 20 Not a Legal Right. TREASURY DISCRETION FINAL. The Master "f the Rolls. Lord Justic wrence, and Lowl Juatlce Romr, in the our) of Appeal in mail week, delivered onsidered judgment! unanimously disN ing ppeal 0* tow Ovß Servants rom a deci-i n of Mr. .lustk-e Clituson the
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    A MOTHER'S REVENGE.
    305 20 Relentless War Wajjed On Kidnappers. A pathetic story was told at the KowIkton Police Court on .Mar. II of a Hli—l woman who, having had here own child Kidnapped many years ago, wormed her way into the confidence of many people engaged in the traffic in children
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    GIRL BURGLAR.
    104 20 A Dr. Jekyll xMr. Hyde Existence. Calcutta, Feb. 21. A housewife by day and a burglar by nifht was the description given by the police of a woman named Saradvi Dasi, aged IS. muscularly built, tall and dar'. complexiomd, who was brought before th.Deputy Magistrate, Alipore, today in
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    BY ROCKET TO AMERICA?
    270 20 Professor's Plan to Shoot Postal Packets. Processor Obcrth, whos? plans for a raeka trip to the moon are in abeyance, is now interesting himself in trials to shoot v postal packet to America. He believes that if a rocktt weighing 120 lb., ami Measuring: lu-metres, was
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    EX-LEGIONARY AS "KING."
    320 20 EX-LEGIONARY AS KING." Challenge to Moors' Desert Lair. The French military cxpediti&lt;s» which is being organised to search for General Fernandez Silvestre, writes the Daily Express correspondent at Oran on Feb. 19. the supposed survivor of the Annoual massacre, and other white slaves in the hands of nomad tribes, is
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    59,000 MILES ON FOOT.
    102 20 Eleven Years' Walk to End i In 1932. A report from Swatow, appearing in the vernacular Press, announces that a Polish round-the-worid-on-foot tourist has just arrived in that port. According to the pedestrian's statement, he left War-aw in 1921 for a tour through Europe, and then
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    A HANGMAN'S VIEW.
    227 20 Reprieved Murderers A Useless Expense. Pierpont, the public hangman, who is expected to give evidence before the Select Committee on Capital Punishment, is not in favour of the abolition of hanging. His reasons, given in an interview with a Daily News correspondent recently, aro Murderers, when reprieved
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    HAICHING HEROES.
    204 20 Gratuities from Hong Kong: Government. At a meeting of the Finance Committee of the Honii Kong Legislative Council held on Mar. IS, the chairman announced that he had been asked by the Covernor to approach the Council for their approval of certain gratuities to be granted to certain
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    SMUGGLERS CLEVER RUSE.
    342 20 Opium in Dummy Pipes. REALISTIC SHIP'S FITTINGS." A clever and most unusual hiding place tor (&gt;pium on board :i river vessel has liven discovered by a Shanghai Cvstoaw searcher whose eye was BMgM by a pit-cr of machinery which seemed to him unrecessar&gt;. On closer examination it
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    £9,000 DAMAGES.
    84 20 Because She Cannot Wear Silk Stockings. New Yerk, Mar. 1. Mif? Winifred Conuhnn. aged £6, M«rj Pickford's cousin, was awarded $-15,000 (£9.000) clumaifi's by the Supreme Court for ip.juiu'.''. to her leg last October, wht-n a I heet of glass from the window of the well-known confectionery establish
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      111 20 How Many Londoners Look at Nelson Very few of the hurrying crowd of Londoners ever glance up at Nelson at the top of his column. They have become accustomed to him. But if they went up in the R. 101 they would look at Nelson, seeing him from a different
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      306 21 SERVICE AFTER YOU BUY YOUR CAR The critical period in the life of an automobile is when it is new. Proper care and attention during the first 1000 miles will lengthen its life, prevent unnecessary trouble later on and add greatly to the resale value of the car. «JA every
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    REAL COMMUNISM IN CHINA.
    507 22 Uniform Procedure. RAPID GROWTH OF POWER. Peking, Feb. 28. Consular reports received from several Chinese provinces by legations here indicate the development of a genuine Communist uprising in these provinces, apparently under a single organisation, and following uniform procedure. Reports from southern Honan, Hupeh, Kiangsi and
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    PUSH BIKES.
    319 22 A Singapore Bishop In Bangkok. "C. B. F." writes thus to the Editor of Siam Observor: In view of the article you lately published about the ever increasing popularity of the cycle in Denmark I thought that perhaps some remarks by a European cyclist who has ridden in
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    WOMAN STOPS FILM.
    238 22 "I Like to See My Sex Clad Decently." London, Feb. 8. Excuse, me, madam, you are spoiling the film." "That, sir, is precisely my intention, I like to see my sex decently clad. I shall stay here, and you will take no pictures while I am here."
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    MATERNAL MORTALITY.
    146 22 Australian Figures Cause Anxiety. London, Feb. 21. The anxiety felt in Australia at the high rate of maternal mortality finds expression in the report of Dame Janet Campbell, Senior Medical Officer for Maternity and Child Welfare, Health Ministry, who has been on a visit to Australia. She points
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    FAR EAST A POWDER KEG.
    214 22 Philippine Independence Might Set it -Off. .j. j i Washington, Feb. 17. Speaking at the hearings now in progress on the subject of Philippine independence, Mr. Nicholas Roosevelt, of the New York Times editorial staff, a visttor to the Far East four years ago, .put
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    A TEMPLE FORTRESS.
    164 22 Brahmins Defend Against Untouchables. Bombay, Mar. 2. The Times of India special correspondent at Nasik, in a telegram dispatched on Sunday afternoon, states that the city is ringing with war cries of Down with Untouchaliility and up with Brahmin supremacy and that both the Untouchables and the
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    THE DEATH PENALTY.
    192 22 Women Who Decline to Be "Let Off." London, Feb. 21. Giving evidence before the Royal Commission on capital punishment, which has been engaged for some time gathering views as to the effect on criminals of the death penalty for murder, and the probable result of its abolition,
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    LION-SPEARING IN KENYA
    223 22 Prince Takes Cinema Film Of Daring Display. After all the Prince of Wales did not miss the lion-spearing display arranged in his honour as one of the items on the programme on the occasion of his visit to Kenya ColonyA cable dated March stales that H.I'.H. witnessed
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    ORIGIN OF FIRE ON EARTH.
    493 22 Old Woman Who Lost The First Blaze. How did man first Ret Pin I This is the subjeev of Sir .lames G. Frazer's new book, published in mail-week, "Myths of the Origin of Kire (Ma&lt;millan, 12s. M.). Ho states that thi i the first time
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