The Straits Times, 22 March 1930

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  • 38 1 TESTABLIBHED NEARLT A CENTURY.] The Straits Times THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PARES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1930 PRICK 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1930 PRICE 10 CENT
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 70 1 SINGAPORE: 78, CECIL ST. ('PHONE 6151). Ny Carlsberg Beer la bottlea and on draught. Role Importer! EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. (Inc. in Dtnmark) SINGAPORE. STALDEN. IN THE BERNESE ALPS. THE FAMOUS HOME OF "BEAR BRAND" STERILIZED NATURAL SWISS MILK. 'SLEDGE BRAND" SWEETENED CONDENSED SWISS MILK. USE e"SNOWCRETE" THE BRITISH WHITE
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    • 229 1 KUALA LUMPUR: 27, JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683) B1B 1 FISH AND DESSERT I KNIVES AND FORKS I.«"f.therrt»o c.t.<c ronls'iiint' -i* pair« one piece Eflanai! electro piatcri nn nickel silver Fish Kaltxt. P^**^" ■r lap* tffl^SSEßH^S^^^ '^^^^^^^^gaSB^BSHBatH s>o s _^^J Oak ease containing six pairs xylonit" '^^^Z^ JJJ •"re^^Af.jfcit^a^Bia^a^aawaaM handles and
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    • 13 1 Prime Portland "0 X" CEMENT EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. (Inc. in Denmark* siNGAroitn.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 526 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 £AST MAIL SERVICE. OUTV'ARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore. RAJPUTI NA 18.&U0 Mar. a KHYBER 9,100
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    • 620 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam. Vessels Tonnage Due sail t KAMO MARU 8,000 Mar. 27 28 KATORI MARU 10,000 Apl. 10 11 r ATSUTA MARU 8,000 Apl. 21 15 KASHIMA MARU 10,000 May 8 9 HAKONE MARU 10,600 May 21 22 SUWA
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    • 471 2 BURNS PHILP 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 mi motor vessel, MALABAR (4612 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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    • 647 2 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 5451, with sub-connections 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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    • 561 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAM SHD? 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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    • 621 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siaa) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE For Kretay, Trengganu, Kelantan, Bangnara, Telupin, Patani, Singora, Lacon, Sichon, Bandon, Kohsamui, Langsuan, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure MALINI Mar. 24 Mar. 2G SUUDHADIB Mar. 31 Apl. 2 VALAYA Apl. 7 Apl. I The steamers are fitted throughout
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 464 3 DUTCH MAILS N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland and N.V. Itotti-rdamsche Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO Amsterdam Soulhamplon Maraelllea Rotterdam Tonnac* 1 1 ..,<>(> T. U Mar. 2» Prinses .luliana H.OTO S.M.X. Apr. 4 banan 0 K.L. Apr. 11 m.s. P. C. Hooft I4.cn S.M.N. Apr. 18 m Kibajak 13,008
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    • 1537 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) "ELLERMAN" LINB PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO THK UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT FKEIGHT SERVICE OUTWARDS To Hoag Konf, Shaiifhal and Japaa Due Spore s.s. CITY OF BHAMCIIAI Apr. s.s. CITY OF CORINTH Apl. SO HOMEWARDS s.s. city OK Kinos. Kor
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    • 344 3 JAVA-NEW YORK LINE JOINT SERVK.'K OF THE N. V. "NEDERLAND" STEAM NAVIGATION CO. N.V. ROTTERDAM LLOYD AND N. V. HOLLAND-AMERICA LINE For New York, Boston and Philadelphia. Due S'por* Sailing vs. Dreedyk H.A.L. Apl. 1 Apl. I s.*. Taaarl BX. Hay May v For this tttaaMT carifo can !>;• accepted
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    • 228 3 BEAUTIFY your Horne with Ornanu nlul GARDEN FURNITURE HBEs hJ^I. lyTy^*^- art* L-* Showroom— 4o, HIGH STHEFT. THE Elkayes Concrete Works. "Supersedes AH Other (heap Dictionaries." CHAMBERS'S Twentieth Century Dictionary Thoroughly revised edition with «up-pleni'.-:it containing humlmla «f words, tfrrr.s and phro eg <■( recent coinage and currency. A boon
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    • 47 4 Ui I Gin Tin alis.i Mr. Lan Kirn Tick, of formerly interpreter of Tanjong r. mi Mr. Van Gtan 1/ian, of Djambi, i.. 'nnnk all relatives and friends -a ho -li t visit and attended the func.l tha late Mrs. Tan Mah Choon. Imtch i.U-ase copy.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 1316 4 SMALL ADVERTISEMENT FORM. Tc, The AriTFTlitfng htansge'. Utraits limes, Cecil Street. 1 >j"k insert nV* following small advsrtlsemsit fir days I— 1 J" f j TheM sr* approximately seven words to a line and there is a flat rate charge of 26 cents per line per Insertion with A minimum
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    • 870 4 BOARD AND LODGING I BALLY LOCATED, nice furnished one, hot and cold water, saal- n tory innuilauon. Suit bachelor. 629, S. Times. I WKLL-FUBNISHED single or double room, close t.. hotel*,, with or without board, bath, gryser, all conveniences. App!y MB, S. Times. 1 WANTED, for married couple, in private
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    • 892 4 OFFICES AND GODOWNS TO LIT, Godown Nu. 16, Engfror Street, I q. it., rent $175.00 and free from May 1, Apply A. Clouet A Co. Ltd., Singapore. TO LET, ground floor of godown No. 81 W'allkh Street. Apply to the British Malaya rrustee Executor Co., Ltd.. Telephon* Mo MOO. TO
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    • 800 4 MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE Application, are invited for the following three appointments in the Water Engineer's Department. II) <>•><■ Clad* 11 .uiv.-yi and Draii man on s eommenclnc slary of $IS6— $15 A— »:uM) ;ier moaih. < possessiiiK t.-ehiiieal qaallfleatl lit In previous ence only need apply. The Uuln'i waald cvmnrla*
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    • 670 4 SELANGOR TURF CLUB AMATEUR RACK MKKTING. Friday and Saturday, March 21 and 22, l wo. Two runs for each div».i..n of Ctaaa 111 Horses. Two runs for each division of Class IV and V Horse* conibn.-.1. Two run:-, for earh division of Clius II and 111 Paaiea combined. Two runs
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 916 5 IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE of valuable freehold nnd leasehold Singapore town ami eountr) properties and one motorboat A. Messrs. Caeong Koan SmK <-o.'s «alcroom, No. Chulja Strcrt, on Wediuv-da), March 2G, al 2.30 p.m. Lot l. Valuable freehold building land situata al Lorong L'n. Gaylanc Road, Singapi re, area 5.841 Lot
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    • 512 5 REMINDER On Tuesday, March 25, at 3..10 p.m. At No. i:J, Loi'.iik 20. off Gaylang Ko-d. AUCTION SALE of WHx-polished carved teak ami Canton I.I::. k\> noil household furniture, iron safe, motor car, rubber tyred palanquins, etc. Comprising a set of carved Canton hlackv. ..oil sitting-room suite consisting of 8
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    • 419 5 DOCTORS' Clear.- Ring up 2.133 for a free bottle aa« literature of the GENUINE "HAEMATOPAN" concentrated food, 8 combinations of HAEMATOPAN (Malt Preparation). A TONIC In case of Loss of Appetltt, Mental and Physical Weakness, Nervousness, Rieketn, Anaemia, Chlorosis, Neurasthenia. (A composition of Haemoglobin and extract of malt cont. 0.
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    • 228 5 Baby has the right idea **he wants Cutieura SOAPonj TALCUM for his daily bath! Cleansing -Sootking Antipeptie iipiinr.-n,i'-.t. frmaMitllrr A Pin pp. (.Mela* «i .•milrrf, nian ItuiMii-u. SinK«r".rr. DR CASSELL'S TABLETS Repair Wear and Tear of Nerve and Body Price Is. 9d. and 4s. Cut Hands^ are painful v\\ and
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    • 233 5 LbsH *W M bssbs^z?_7 SOLE AGENTS MALAYA. IC E N T R A I IENCINE WORKS l'!\ Lk> I SINGAPORE IPOH KUALA LUMPLR Tel. 3119. m 1 1' v• 1 r I In •^^2sss»assssssssis»sßs>~ at" I.* W~~~" »^si»—^P» •ns>«>'nßnß«ss»»a— *s»— saßsnssssssassiaJ Nos. i and iA Pocket Kodaks Series II Unique
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  • 604 6 Daily Price Reductions 16 Cents a Gallon. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Mr. km. Mar. 17. have no doubt reached you ab«-ut the enormous struggle which is at preaaat iwing fought on Dutch-East-lii'lkui territory between the biggest oil inkreets of the world, the Royal Dutch
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  • 219 6 Activity in Road Improvements And Repairs. The following action was taken at a meeting of committee No. 3 of the Singapore Municipal Commission held on tho Mar. 14. Confirmed requisition, estimate, and i royieJonal apportionment of coft of making up St. Michael's Road, and draining Woodman Road, Broadrick
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  • 34 6 A general meeting of the Travancore Association, Singapore, will be held on Sunday in the C.T.A. Hall. 11 Dhoby Ghaut, at p.m. Mr. T. G. Thomas, 8.A.. will preside and all Tranvancoreans an.cordially invited.
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  • 585 6 The Cult of the Nude in A London Suburb. Parties in houses and flats in the sufcurbs of London at which complete nudity is the rule is the latest manifestation of the. activities of a new group of followers of a cult which attempts to
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  • 229 6 Where Hungary is Ahead Of Britain. London, Feb. 21. An unsatisfactory position regarding the- detection of crime in many parti <n the country is revealed in the annual reports of the Inspectors of Constabulary, one of the chief causes beinjr the lack oi' experience in criminal investigation.
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  • 94 6 Famous Stage and Society Beauty Dead. London, Mar. 13. Th death ha.- occurred of HI Studholmc. the ex-actress and society 1 eauty. The late M:.;s Marie Stjdhulme, who was born at Eccleshill. Yorkshire, on Sept. 10, 187.'), made her tir-t Itefe a[ipearance at the Lyric Theatre in
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 373 6 Si Jovial Health at 78 MM rl.ill and Mi iirtr DiimjUt a luff l*Stl' I afimmftu iirnhtj, l-Tfilf. ll'ptfHM Hffin paini ft* ,-r./ thOtr that i mow ntftrrft' l.«|. .In* niinl you i >"'"■ hvmphi bark Into* hmHli) raadttta: \.ry B.utl>. 1 Kr'i'-V..-ii' r >iii^"i* ulii m .1 ill all
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    • 115 6 THE <*/to/f& WAY TO BETTER fill PHOTOGRAPHY Well-Balanced Pictures The density does not race ahead of the detail, and the shadows, and yf the intervening uradatiuns of liuht fl^ <» j\\, action are all developed up equally j, j/li in proportion, that is why you get fltV 1 X »ell-balanred
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    • 127 6 Grand Hotel, Brastagi 4,800 feet above sea-level. Telegraphic Address Natal Addrc.-.- BKASIAGI HOTEL, BRASTAM. GRAND HOTBL BRASTAf.I. BRASTAU. SIMATRA, E.C. All telegraphic enquiries must he sent reply paid. Unique health resort in the Sumatra Highlands. BACING AIR EXTENSIVE VIEWS. RIDING— GOLF— TENNIS— BILLIARDS. DANCING AND MOUNTAINEERING. 70 rooms without and
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    • 181 6 HI I mmmmmmmmv^«smmmV^ Bjy^ '*"<>■ v 4S^Tf "xy 1 1 aUB A CasK ""^TDETROIT COLD GERMS Bad air, crowded trains, coaches, theatre offices— ail arc sources of germ infection Germs lodge an I breed in the moutb, nose and throat Kill disease germs— guard your health by gargling daily, night
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 324 7 PAVILION l Sss From Saturday, March 22 to Thursday, March 27, at 9.15 p.m. sharp. THE LATEST PATHE GAZETTE HAROLD LLOYD ,N, N HIGH and DIZZY (Re-issue) POLA NEGRI in THE SECRET HOUR In the First Show at 7.30 p.m. ALLEN E RAY and WALTER MILLER in SNOWED IN Episodes
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    • 299 7 Raffles Hotel MONIA LITTER'S ORCHESTRA Programme for Sunday March 23, at 9.30 p.m. OVERTURE Final's Cr.ve F. Mindelsschn-Bartholciy OPERA FANTASIE The Per»rl Fisher G. Bizet INTERVAL EASTERN ROMANCE N. Rmisky-Korsakoff SERENADE A. Aronsky SPANISH RHAPSODY V. Ferror.i INTERVAL SUITE NO. 2. L'Arlesicnnn G. Bizet (1) Andante Sostcr.uj). (2) Intermezzo. (3)
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    • 233 7 Paramount ft Pictures A NEW SHOW WORLD BUT THE SAME V OLD STORY. jk FORTHCOMING PRODUCTIONS NOT TO BE MISSED. "SECRET HOUR" \Sk POLA NEGRI. \MI SAWDUST PARADISE ■O^ll ESTHER RALSTON. A WKf^ "HLS PRIVATE LIFE" Y^^ M« ADOLPHE MENJOU. A Vy<7^ JUST MRRIED "SOMEONE TO \^|M LW^^lf. CHARLES ROGERS.
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  • 722 8 Experimental Cultivation In Progress. There are aeop'e who ba*« ttlayed wiili th: Urn <<t ua <ultiviuii.il i staple IndoatT) for MMaya since 1 1> pioneer (!::vs of fortj y«ars aRO, says the Rubber and Ten Quarterly. Latterly, continued depression in rubber has prompted more earnest
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  • 395 8 i in- i>iiiuuifij Singapore propertir wen ■•■■M by auction it Messr*. Cheoun Kool i-,v, sale-room, 30, < hulia S< IS and 19 Krerhi Id land and house, I". i II i. it., bought by Hanaml foi $3,100 freehold I. n I an area 1 rood, SIJSS pulai liuirht
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
    • 516 8 Two Companies' Interest In An Estate. Under the compulsory liquidation of Sclbouriic Rubber Lstates, accounts have been lodged showing total liabilities {^9.055, ajaiaat assets fIMM, and a deficiency ot 04,18t with regard to contributories. says lII Financial Timeit. The Official Receiver, who is also acting as liquidator, reports
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    • 115 8 -4> US. Labour Secretary Wants Public Construction. Mr. Davis, the American Secretary of Labour, said that it would be far better to lev..t,- to pui.lii- B«ildlng construction the ?50,iX10.000 which Senator Brookhart vanti ro|.r.atcd for the hid of the un The aoaretary said that the American .orkman wants
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    • 260 8 EXCHANGES. Eingnporc, M.ir. 22. On London, Bink 4 m/a l/> IE/16 Demand 2 3V Private 3 m. credit 2/8 On New York, demand 86\ Private 90 d/t C?S On France. Bank T.T. 1432 On India, Bank T.T. 134 Un Hunt- Kontr. Bank T.T. ulM On Shanghai. Bank T.T. 117 Or.
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
      • 482 8 Vol. id. Baycri Sellers £1 £1 Asmn Kumbanir 35'- 37/I Ayer Jlitnm Tin 13 9 14/6 £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 22/- 23/1 1 Batnnp I'.-idang 0.19 0.23 1 1 Batu Caves 0.95 1.00 1 1 Bukit Arang 0.90 1.00 £1 £1 Burmah Malay 22/6 23/8 £1 £1 Chenderiang 2
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      • 225 8 lisa* M Pd. Buycrt Selltn 1 1 Malacca Kli-ctrie 2.22'j 2.50 cd. 10 10 llaynard Co. C.50 7.50 it 50 McAlister Co. 91.00 94.00 10 10 Riberio Co. 7.00 b.OO 10, 10 Robinson Orel. IMi UCH lOOlOOßobmion Prefs. 136.00 145.00 tl il Shell 4.11.6 4.15.0 i Sincppore Cold Stor.
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      • 100 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c deb. of 1326 red. 1931-36 101 101 ci. Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. of 1901 red. 1930 f1.878,000 par. (7c prem. Singapore Municipal 4Vs p.c of 1907 red. 1947 f1.600,00 96 par Singapore Municipal 4Vi p.c. of 1909 red. 1966 f1.000,000 95 par.
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      • 379 8 Fruer and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Today'i Price* Fraier Ly»ll A Co. Evatt Allenby (fl) 1.50 1.70 1.50 1.60 Alar Gajah ($1) 1.40 1.6a 1.40 1.(0 A. Hium (ill 2.70 2.90 2.50 2.60 A. Kuning (fl) 0.30 0.40 0.30 0.40 A. Malay (JUi 2.40 2.60 2.30
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    • 146 8 Rose Macphail Penman, Ltd. Singapore, Mar. 22. London.- Rubber 7 0-16(1., down 1-lfid. Noon prices (London Standard) Spot 25.i cents. London.- Tin £IC6 17s. Gd.. up l.">s. Mining.—Kirm. Sunirei Ways :t.:!.*:!..'.n, Kuchais 1.28-l.IH), Kinta Dredge IJaMJI, Klai.jf Rivers 2.20-2.30, Honir Katts 6.'j-72 cent-,. Malaya Consols. 28-30 cents.
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    • 100 8 Hong Kong Uses American Transportation. In Ilon^ Kon? tht American-made uutonot>il" leads the Held. Flgarca released by Hie Colonial Governieni sho.v that there is a total of I,:CM irivate owned passenger motor-can m th" oiony. of -hirh T'.'l ii c Amcricm make.-, nanafacVured in either the United
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    • 460 8 The following passengers arrived at ■enang on rhmaday, by the P. and O. s.s. Kajputxna Mr. 11. C AJtehUoa, Mr. W, N. Allan, Mr. S. O. Adams, Mr. and Mrs. \V. Brearky, Miss E. M. Brown, Mrs. P. A. Brae, Mr/ K. (J. Brown, Mr. J. (J. Berry. Mrs.
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    • 62 8 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc.. New York, send us the following: cable dated Mar. 21, their quotations being: in gold dollar cents closing bid prices Rubber Exchanges sales today 875 tons. March 15.30, April ir>. 10. May 15.70, Juno 15.1)0. .July 1fi.20, August Tfi. 10. September 10.70, October
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    • 22 8 Procrar.imc of drills up to and for weckendinc Mar. 2.! Sunday, Mnr. 2:!. Concentration Ccntret, Units S.V.C., Mobilisation Parade. e-*«-e-«-«<«-e-e<e-e-o-*«-e-o^»«-e-«-«-o«>o«'e-oo
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  • 169 8 Today. Btr.gkalis an.l liagan Si-Api-Api i Krngkalisi Ranka Island, 1 .cdjuc and Palemban? (Srnanin 2 p.m. Ktlantan (Parcels I (Krianl IJSOa«t. Uj.per Burma. North *nd tast India (Muroran Maru i 2 p.m. Mm. Labaan, North Boraeo and Jolo Marudu i 4 p.m. Rhio, Billiton, Java, South-Wc^t Sumatra.
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  • 45 8 H> v |M>rr l.undun Mantua Feb. C Mar. 1 J. P. Coen Feb. 7 Mar. 3 Insulindc Kch. II Mar. H Elephants Feb. 13 Mar. 8 tien. Mrtzincrr Keli. "0 Mar. 17 Karmula KM.. Mar. IS l'rins der Nederlandcn Feb. Mar. 17
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  • 232 8 Batorday, March 2.'. Ships alongside the VSharves or expected to arrive. Entrance East Wharf Nil. Main Whaif Patrol, ThasUnclla, Loligo, 19 kulmerland II 3 I.] eaoß 7 Kmpire Dock Kwajre Mam Mexico Maru Kepeng Iti Marada 1~ I W.i w barf Kajpatana i Paagfcor I Malaya 1
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  • 75 8 Foreign exchanges arc Amsterdam 12.111. Athens Bombay I*. 6 13-IM., Berlin 20.: ix;,. Brussels 34.886, Bucharest sis. Buenos Aires v :.-:il'. Coponhagen ix.lfl. Geneva 25.115, Helsingfon 193V4, Hong KohlIs, fi'.d., Lisbon 10H..'10. Madrid :!K.XO. Milan H2.:il. Now Y.uk IM 11-16, 0 1.. 18.17, Parla 121.:u, PratTM lfil 1 Ki..
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  • 11 8 From China, by Tilawii, dot at Singapore on Tuesday.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 367 8 House-Hunters should study the small advertisements on Page Four of today's STRAITS TIMES your new home may be advertised there I te s c ooo ooeoo THE NEW WORLD Our Special Dance Hall at the NEW WORLD CABARET DANCING EVERY NIGHT. Don't Miss Coming and Enjoying Yourselves. To-Nijjht the CABARET
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 252 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. i Bright Wind. Station. Temperature. Rain- Son- Relatira Direc- Speed. Weather. Max. Kin. fall, shins. Humidity. tion. P. F. Ins. hours. I m.p.h. Alor Star 89 7:1 Nil 2.5 75 Cilm Cloudy Kota Itharu No report. K.Trengganu No report. Ipoh 9;: 71 0.01 KJ
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    • 258 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Saturday. March 22 II. W. Ml a.m., 8 ft. 1 in., 4.11 p.m., 6 ft, ■J in. Chinese Merchants and Kubhi>r Planters' meeting at Chinese Chamber of Commerce, 2.."(i p.m. "Quality Street," Y.W.C.A. Dramatic Club, WeMey Church Hall. 4.1A p.m. The Quaints at Vic. Theatre, Ml
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  • 366 9 Fairly Steady Tone Prevailing. TIN PRICE CONTINUES TO RISE. (From Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Saturday, 10 a.m. Today's Prices Rubber. 2 r >% cents per lb. Tin. 150 tons at $83.37 2 per picul. Yesterday's Prices Rubber. London 7 9/16 d. per lb.. down l/16d. New York
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  • 67 9 Proposed Embargo On Lloyd's. The Russinn State Insurance organ ination hug requested the Soviet Government not to permit Lloyd's to do business in the foviet I'nion, on the grounds that a foreign company would become I serious competitor of the Russian State insurance agencies. It is urged that
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
    • 395 9 Likely to Fail for Lack Of Labour. Some warmth of feeling has been caused in Malaya by an interview with Mr. Henry Ford, printed in the local papers, says the Rubber and Tea Quarterly. In this interview Mr. Ford reiterates many of the old accusations against the plantation
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    • 119 9 Take Over the Business In Shanghai. Control of the bill-board business in Shanghai, once a profitable occupation of a few foreign advertising men, has fallen into the hands of the Chinese. As recently as four or five years ago practically every bill-board in the city had the
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    • 64 9 Tax Not to be Deducted From Dividends. Certain Cairo bondholders of the Suex Cunr.l Company who sued the company to prevent the deducting of taxes from dividends were awarded judgment by the Cairo Mixed Courts on the grounds that the company must be considered as Egyptian, not French.
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    • 143 9 Meisrs. Lewis and Peat (Singapore). Ltd.. report as follows under date of Mar. 21 I— Although factories have been reported to be buying during the past week, the market has been very quiet and prices nt one time tended to sag away. The lowest point was reached
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    • 46 9 Tone of Market Dull. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 7 9-lCd. per Ib. New York Spot Sheet G. cents 15V& per lb. I.S.S. equal to London Standard itandard H.S.S. on Tender Spot April Bay May-June July-Si-pt. 27 27H 28'26 28 29
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    • 117 9 Taiping Tin Dredging (two dredges!.— (First half) 185 piculs, 507 hours, 70,000 yards. South Taiping Tin 1922 > (first halfi. 75 piculs. 242 hours, 50,000 yards. Klang River Tin irirst half i.— 590 piculs, 228 hours, 30,500 yards. Batar.g Padang itwo dredges). (First halfl 130 piculs, ASS hours,
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    • 359 9 Publications at Department Of Statistics. The following publications have been received during the week ending March 15 and are available for public use In the Reference Library of the Department of Statistics, S.S. and F.M.S., Fullerton Building: Burma Report on Crops, Produce and Rainfall in Burma for the
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    • 296 9 RUBBER BOOM COMING A Selection of Cheap Producers. It is quite possible there may be a rubber "boom befoie the year is over. The Dutch producers have decided to throw in their lot with the British. The French, the Germans, nnd the Belgians also have decided to come in, says
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    • 252 9 Government Aid to Extend The Industry. With reference to the meeting of the pincnpple packers held at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce on March 15, at which Captain R. T. Nevill, a director of The South Wales Tinplate Corporation, appealed to them for more concerted action, it is
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    • 391 9 Asahan.— s4,4oo lb. Anglo-Sumatra.— 49,oo3 lb. Hah Lia5.— 115,677 lb. Bila i Sumatra). 85,000 lb. Central (Sumatra). 11,264 lb. Lankat— 42,Boo lb. Mendaris (Sumatra).— l6B,66l lb. N. V. Rubber Maats. Si 80e1an.— 300.551 lb. N.V. Soeka Radja Cultuur Maats.— sl,oB9 lb. Sialang.- 150,612 lb. Sungei Kari (Sumatra). 25,831
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  • 838 9 Why Intervention Is Needed. In a paper on Rationalisation read before the Manchester Statistical Society M I'd", rj, Mr. W. L. Hichens, chuirman of lammell, Lcird and Co., and o director of Urn LmMm Midland and Scottish Railway, said that It was not claimed, even by the
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    • 838 9 IF IT IS WORTH ADVERTISING YOU WILL FIND IT IN THE STRAITS TIMES jLsM!^^ «mff?Ttm Willard promises you battery fIUA! i.Bl economy. Willard gives you IhBoHI ~~1 i battery economy. for years gSBS /iffln£i^ teries have been giving car pBjBM JafjiSM^SJtE Wm owners more for their money. gJIET 3 H
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  • 1033 10 Whenever the American newspapers controlled by William Randolph Hearst set out on a campaign sensation is the order of the day and nothing that can be dramatised is overlooked. Prohibition has l long been a sore point with ths
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  • 926 10 Astounding Exposures At Geneva. (By Elizabeth Monroe.) The world's dope traffickers have been under fresh scrutiny at Geneva. Their trade secrets and smuggling devices were disclosed when Major General Russe'l Pasha, after a special journey from Cairo, made his report the other day to the
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  • 393 10 Captain J. C. Cuthbert has resigned hi.s commission in the S.S. Volunteers. Mr. E. A. Stevens replaces Mi. D.nis Santiy on the committee of appeal re cinematograph films. Major G. C. Meredith, M.C., S.S. Vplunteeis, has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Dr. R. D. Gross,
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  • 750 10 IMPROVED PROCESS ENGRAVING. On the front page of this issue, in an advertisement of tinned milk appenis an illustration produced by a procss which is niw to .Malaya. It is n combination of the line and half-tone pracMMl and, as will bo seen, produces results which
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    • 109 10 BOORD'S m old'tom f^gjr LITTLE'S." p I 1 IK ESSENTIAL IN ALL COOP ((K'KTAJLS AND PAHITS. IP 1 Insist on the Cat and Barrel ij^u} Brand and you can be sure of Retting the best. O" sa e a t all good dealers in j^^^lljljl the new screw stopper bottles.
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    • 86 10 This is the Thrill Week at the ALHAMBRA Columbia i^-rrff farr Graphophone MUSIC'S REPRODUCING TRIUMPH! "like life itself" AMAZING VOLUME AND TONE QUALITY. I The Columbia Koister Viva-tonal plays any standard record. Elusive tonat shadings, actually in the records, but impossible of reproduction on the ordinary phonograph, are brought out
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    • 15 10 STRAITS /fP\ TIMES SINGAPORE «T KUAU LUMPUR PHont: tiki \i/ PKone J«lj AT ALL TIMES
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  • 147 11 "SILVER BULLET" DISAPPOINTS— LESS THAN 100 M.P.H. BOUNCING SILVER BULLET. Only 90 Miles An Hour On Bumpy Beach. Daytona Beach, Mar. 21. Mr. Kaye Don, in his giant Sunbeam car, the Silver Bullet, engaged in two trials today in connection with his projected attempt on the motor speed record. He
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  • 506 11 Five-Power Agreement Now Unlikely. NEARING THE END. Rumours of Three-Power Pact. London, Mar. 22. The prospect.: of a five-Power naval I are petering out in view of the apparent impossibility of ending thi Franco-Italian deadlock. The belief is hardening that the English. Japanese and American delegations are
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  • 34 11 Down In Half Per Cent. In San Francisco. San Fram isco, Mar. -I. The Pcd«-ral Reserve Bank, San Frane\ >. In- lo'.vered its rediscount rate from 4'i to i per .cut. Reuter.
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  • 65 11 Extension to Indo-China Frontier. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Mar. 21. It is reported that the Government is to undertake railway extensions in the a: ten part of the country in order to link up the Siamese railways with those <>f Indo-Chii'.a. reaching the frontier at Iwo places
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  • 44 11 Fox Found Guilty of Mother's Murder. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 11, Sentence of death has been passed upon the young man Fo» who was charged v. ith the murder of his mother at a Margate Hotel.— Straits Times Copyi i-'iii
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  • 25 11 Tokio, Mar. 21. It ia announced that the Government d«d to increase the working estimates for 1910 to Yen 1,006,000,000.— -Ni. hi-Nichi.
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  • 98 11 Soon Oversubscribed In New York. New York, Mar. 21. The Royal Dutch Oil Company's (40,000,000 nftoen year, 4 per cent. ilcbi nture issue has been heavily oversubsciibed. Negotiations for the issue were settled yesterday by Sir Henri Deterdinu on behalf of the Royal Dutch Oil Co. over
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  • 61 11 Manslaughter Charge Against a Malayan. From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. -1. The Malayan medical student, Khiam Soon Tan. who was charged at the Marylebone Police Court with the manslaughter ot". and with havins performed an illegal operation upi n. Mrs. Elsie Stott, a widow aged 41,
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  • 126 11 BRITISH SPEED COPS.' To Catch Reckless Motorists. Ruirby. Mar. 21. The iimmittee of the House of Commons has agreed to the clause of the Road Traflc Bill, abolishing the speed limit for private motor-cars and motorcyclists. Mr. Herbert Morrison, the Minister of T>ansport, declared that the e-ffect would be to
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  • 40 11 Interchange of Officers With Japan. Tokio, Mar. 21. Agreement has been reached for an interchange of military officers betweei: Japan and the Soviet, enabling Japanese OtaceiS to X- attached to Soviet militaiy units and vice versa. Reuter.
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  • 114 11 Expected to Arrive About April 23. From Our Own Co-respondent.) Penang, Mar. 21. Our new Governor is expected to pay his first visit to Penang on or shout April 2.'i. It is understood that he will travel direct from Singapore by the Sea Belle II and
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  • 65 11 The secretary of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce informs us that Mr. Boey Kok Leong, J.P., who is at present on trial !a Hong Kon.r U charges of smuggling opium, is no longer auditor of that iti lather The Government Gazette also states that Mr.
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  • 482 11 Sickness Rife. 10 OF THE 70 MARCHERS DOWN WITH FEVER. Jambuzar, Mar. 22. Sickness is rife, among Mr. Gandhi's marchers, who have arrived at Gajera, four miles from Kareli. Ten persons arc said to be stricken with fever. New Delhi, Mar. 21 The end of
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  • 245 11 General Sun Tien-ying Gives Trouble. In accordance with the orders given by President Chiang Kai-shek (states a Sin Kuo Mm cable.) General Han Fu-chu has ordered General Sun Tien-ying's troops to move north cf the Hwang Ho (or Yellow River), but General Sun has refused to do
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  • 29 11 Tokio, Mar. 20. Trade returns for the second ten days of this month show totals of Yen r>:j,887,000 and Yen 45.051,000 for imports and exports respectively. Nichi-Nichi.
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  • 118 11 Twenty-One Arrests. SINGAPORE CHINESE ORGANISATION. {Aneta's Service.) Weltevreden, Mar. 21. Five Chinese have been arrested at Palembang and 16 in the Riau Archipelago. It is alleged that they are members of a large Chinese Communist organisation in Singapore. A number of documents have been seized. Straits
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  • 107 11 Karachi-Croydon Flight By Indian. Rugby, Mar. 21. Mr. Chawla, a young Indian, arrived at Cioydon aerodrome at noon today, having flown from Karachi, India, a distance of 5,000 miles, in eighteen days. Mr. Chawla, who is only seventeen, learned to fly in England. He does not qualify
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  • 310 11 Appellant Spends $40,000 In Six Years. From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang; Mar. 21. Information has been received here that the Privy Council has upheld Mr. Justice Sproule's judgment in the casa in which Khoo Hooi Leong, a clerk in the Accountants' office F.M.S. Railways, Kuala Lumpur, sought
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  • 41 11 Walter Lindrum Calls At No. 10. Rugoy, Mar. 21. Mr. Walter Lindrum, the Australian billiards player, visit-.d the Premier at 10, Downing Street. Mr. Mac Donald congratulated him on his achievements and wished him good luck. British Wireless.
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  • 117 11 Singapore and Malacca Bridegrooms. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penan?, Mar. 21. The wedding took place at St. George's Church yesterday of Mr. Roy J. W. Brown, of Messrs. Lyall and Evatt's, Singapore, and Miss Elizabeth Mary Brown, daughter cf Dr. Wm. Brown, of Hindcrwell, Yorkshire, who arrived
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  • 127 11 Hamburg-Amerika And N.D.L. Lines' Hopes. Cologne, Mar. 22. The Hamburg-Amerika and th" Xi id Duetscher Lloyd lines, Germany's two biggest shipping companies, are amalgamating their interests for the next fifty years. Each will retain its independence and sail under its own flag. There will be an interchange
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  • 195 11 What Nanking Most Desires. Shanghai, Mar. 21. President Chiang Kai-shek arrived in Shanghai from Nanking somewhat unexpectedly this morning. To pressmen he said he was proceeding on a tour of inspection of the troop- in Kiang-su and Chekiang, according to a prearranged plan, and was returning to
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  • 37 11 Repudiated by Polish Church. Warsaw, Mar. 21. The Polish Orthodox Church has sprunp a bomb by repudiating the Pope's appeal for prayers for Russian Christians and refusing to countenance such services in Poland. Trans-Ocean.
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  • 55 11 750,000 Take Part in Moscow Protest Procession. Moscow, Mar. 22. It is stated that 750,000 persons participated in a protest demonstration against the "Anti-Soviet Prayers" abroad. The processionist.-; carried banners caricaturing the Pope, and placards condemning his, and the Archbishop of Canteibury's pronouncements. Similar mass meetings were held
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  • 123 11 Sequel to Hebron Riots Of Last Year. Jerusalem, Mar. 21. Five Arabs have been sentenced to death and three have been acquilttd <>n charges of murder in connection with the Hebron riots last year. Accused have also been ordered to pay, jointly. 11,000 to the dependents of
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  • 45 11 Berlin, Mar. 21. Hcrr von Hasscl, at present Minister to Denmark, will probably be the new German Minister to Yugo-Slavia, and will be replaced at Copenhagen by Baron von Richthofen, the director of the AngloSaxon South American section of the Foreign Office. Trans-Ocean.
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  • 2431 11 Sir C. ClementFs Tribute At Seremban. CLOSE OF F.M.S. TOUR. Modern Schools and Old Pioneers. (From Our Own Cotrespondent.) Kuala LußSpnr, M.ir. 21. During the ciowded eight day; that the Hifrh Commissioner and Lad] I have spent in the Malay States they have attended a large
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    • 57 11 TODAY'S FEATURES. Psge The Drug Kings of Europe, by Elizabeth Monroe 10 j Women's Pace I."i letters to the Editor 17 Board of Licensing Justin s Meeting IS I Phil Scott's Views on I.S. Boxing 13 Selangor Amateur Races 13 Malays' Brilliant Forward Play IS Around the Markets, by the
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  • 2181 12 'UNFAIR COMPETITION' "Too Much Drunkenness In Local Hotels," LICENCE FOR CAPITOL THEATRE. The question of the alleged employment of attractive barmaids in a public house in Singapore was again raised at the meeting of the Board of Licensing Justices held ye sterday afternoon in the First
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  • 118 12 Haw a Chinese Girl Lost A Championship. Chicago, Feb. 17. The word colic cost Emma Quong, an olive-skinned thirteen-year-old girl born in the United States of Chinese parents, the school spelling championship of Illinois. Emma, after maintaining an even pace with Marie Densch also aged thirteen, finally
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  • 67 12 Australian Air Mail Subsidies. Canberra, Mar. 14. The annual report of the AuditorGeneral reveals that a subsidy af £27,835, averaging £1 per letter, has been paid to the company operating the MelbourneHay, Adelaide-Cootamundra md MilduraBrcken Hill air services. The report recommends the discontinuance of the subsidy, be-cause
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  • 384 12 Some Recent Striking Instances. London, Feb. 28. The extent of women's invasion of spheres which, in the past, were generally regarded as reserved for men is e*mphasised this week by two striking successes of university women in science and commerce and an act of signal gallantry by a
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  • 123 12 CANADIAN ACE" KILLED Colonel Barker Who Brought Down 52 Planes. Ottawa, Mar. 111. Colonel Barker, V.C., has been killed in an air crash. He served in the R.A.F. during the War and was officially credited with bringing down 62 enemy planes. Colonel Barker, who was testing a new brplane for
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  • 915 12 "Very Difficult People." WHERE *STAGE SCORES OVER TALKIES. Very little that is written or said can give an adequate impression of Mr. Noel Coward, who is at present in Singapore on a pleasure tour of the East. Actor, playwright, lyric writer, and musician, he has
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  • 47 12 Shooting Wild Buffaloes In Ceylon. The ex-King of Saxony, who is shooting big game in the Southern Province, Ceylon, bagged two wild buffaloes last week, states the Times of Ceylon of Mar. 18. Colonel Baron von de Damerau Dambrowski also shot a wild buffalo.
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  • 13 12 London, Mar. 11. American rubber consumption during February totalled 32,726 tons.
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  • 119 12 Not to be Recognised By! Medical Council. London. Mar. 14. The British Medical Journal announces that the Executive Committee of the General Medical Council has decided to refuse to recogrnise, for the time being, medical degrees conferred by Indian universities. It is pointed out that recognition for some
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  • 83 12 Causes Free Fight In Salzburg Theatre. Salzburg, March IS. Gay's famous The Begtrar's Opera, which was performed recently in Germany most successfully, led to extraordinary scenes here. Apparently the broad humour of the play offended the susceptibilities of some members of the audience, whose expressions of displeasure were
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  • 59 12 THOSE TRAIN DELAYS Railway Passengers Burn Down Station. Buenos Aires, Mar. li. Passengers in a train on the Western Railway became so iadigMsst over one of the long delays which at present are general, owing to a dispute between the railway companies and the men, that they burnt down the
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  • 62 12 Work in S. W. China And In Tibet. London, Mar. li. The Royal Geographical Society has j awarded the Founder's Medal to Captain j F. Kingdon-Ward for exploration in i South-West China and South-East Tibet. I The Murchison Giant has been awarded to Colonel H. Wood tor surveys
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  • 77 12 To Held Its Hand in India For Three Years. New DasU, Mar. U Col." Bedey. recretary of the Re- volutionary Party in India." is alleged to I have addressed a long letter to Mr. I Gandhi assuring him that from Mar. h O, 1930, to March 12, 1933.
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  • 627 12 Some of the Causes. ROOF GARDEN PROVIDED FOR COOLIES. That the Southern Hotel :u tie red a loss of $50,000 in the lir.st year of its existence, was the statement e>f one of its directors, Mr. Yuen Chan Toh, when examined as a witness in the Bankruptcy
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  • 570 13 Grand National— Probable Starters and Jockeys.— Camera Still Winning. NATIONAL PROBABLES Champion N.H. Jockey To Ride Lordi. London, Mar. 13. The following are the probable starters and jockeys for the Grand National Lincolnshire and National Betting. After the upheaval in the Grand National market, the following arc the best offers
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  • 944 13 Sound Beating for The Royal ArtUlery. M.ila\s 6 K.A. 1 An example ot the a!.i of team-work, combination and thorough understanding to a football team was seen at the Anson Koad Stadium yesterday, when the Malays overwhelmed the I!. A. by .-in goals to line. Whereas the
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  • 596 13 iI'PK. IJ'ion Tew, Sabari. Ah Kow, Sanec, Bock Chwee, Tian Hock, Dollah, Kirn Kiat, Baker and Awang. Apprentices Coldman Rozell and Humphries Edward, Fernandez, and Boyd Coin, Bauffh, Omar, Armstrong ;iml Tuskie. Reserve W. Wilmot. Dock Yi'.icl Fitters: Ho Pen?. Khoen Moke Swee and Weng Chong Yce (Inn. All ChoDii
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  • 78 13 Test Tourists' Second Match With Tasmania. Hobart, Mar. 1 I. Grimmott, Australia's googlie bowler, t^ok five wickets far .'JO runs in the second natch rf the Australian Test XL against Tasmania) who were dismissed for IIJI. Australia had 17H for 1 wicket, Ponsford and Bradmaa being unbeaten with
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  • 83 13 GOLF FOR THE AGED Beauty Queen on Sport For Young and Old. l'aris. il<;lf is the sport for the old," say." Miss Greece" Mdlle. Alice Diplarak»u. of Athens who has been elected tho Beauts Queen of Europe. Millie. Diplarakou is 18. She confesses she has played golf. But it is
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  • 51 13 French Crowds Set Fire To Pari-Mutuel Booths. Marseilles, Mar. The rioting which occurred at Vincen ne* racecourse last morjth was repeated at Borely racecourse today. The crowd, objecting to the disqualification of a horse in the sixth race, smashed the paddock and set fire to the l>uri-inutuel
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  • 143 13 "Rotten Throughout." CLAIMING WORLD TITLE THROUGH 8.8.8.C. London, Mar. 21. Bo?;ing in America is rotten all through," declared Phil Scott, the British Heavyweight champion, on his arrival at Southampton from the United States. If ever anything comparable with my fipht at Miami happens again,"
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  • 123 13 S.R.C. Tournament. The S.R.C. tournament will start on Monday and the following ties have been arranged MONDAYS TIKS. ■A" Singles. 11. N. Balhctchct vs. I. d» Souza. K. NuhM.-'.n VS. I. M. EfcW. It" Singlet. K. Siddons vs. O. G. Struys. A. IVnncl'ather vs. R. Pear.se. A. J. Braga
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  • 190 13 Club Open Well in Bad Light. Yesterday's cricket match on the Padang between the S.C.C. and the S.R.C. opened with very slow scoring. After forty minutes' play, the score stood at 40. Major C. O. O'.liyer and Stewart Brown opened the innings. The latter was bowled after remaining
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  • 34 13 Lindrum Again Overwhelming Smith. London, Mar. l.">. In the billiards matches the close of play scores were as follows HcConachy, !),!>SB Davis, 8.873. Ltadram, 17,00k Smith, 4,759. Limlrum made a break of 1,650.
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  • 129 13 Italian Giant Compared To A Gazelle. Jacksonville, Florida, Mar. 21. Primo Camera claimed his eleventh victim today, knocking out Frank Zavita in the first round. The fight lasted 111 scc:nds. Reuter. New York, Mar. 12. Moving about the ring like a gazelle, Camera disposed of his
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  • 338 13 Five-Day Meeting Starts May 3. The Singapore Turf Club spring meeting is to commence on May 3, and will be continued on May 7, 10, 14 and 17. Thrco runs have been provided for each division nf Horses, Classes 1, 2 and 3 and Ponies, Class 1, and
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  • 125 13 Social Gathering at Opening Of 1930 Season. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Mar. 17. The opening of Medan Golf Clubs UN season was celebrated yesterday afternoon at a garden party in the Club grounds and was combined with compclitons. About 60 members of both sexts were •resent.
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  • 134 13 Saturday, March 22 Cricket: H.V.C vs. BJLO, X.C.C.; Welch Ist XI v». Ceyl«a Sports Club. CS.C. Football: B.C.C. n. Hut.h XI, Olil Stadium. Welch lad XI vs. S.C.C., Tnnitliii. Amateur ICaccs at Kuala Lumpur. Sunday, March 23 Cricket: S.C.C. vs. A. IV.. S.C.C. S.C.C. vs. Oorni-o-BouMlcail XI, Itsfflcs
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  • 17 13 [The co-operation of Club secretaries is requested in keeping this diary of sporting event* arcuratr and up-to-date.]
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  • 742 13 Popular Wins on First Day. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. gl. The Selangor Turf Club Amateur meeting opened to-day. There was only a fiiir attendance. Th :,'oing was good, although a little <<n tho hard side. Racing v.as quite interesting, the wins being all fairly
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  • 84 13 Home Championship Before Wimbledon. Johannesburg, Mar. Id The South African L.T.A. Council have decided that Miss Bobbie Heine ami Mr;:. Peacock, the South African nominees in the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships, shall participate in the Booth African championships at Bloemfontein from Apr. 12 to Apr. M, before
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    • 27 13 SALE! WE ARE OFFERING A QUANTITY OF "H.M.V." RECORDS AT HALF PRICE COME EARLY— BEST NUMBERS GO FIRST. kMm S. MOUTRIE CO., LTD. f lIAFFLES PLACE, SINGAPORE.
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    • 329 14 MAN LION CEMENT Supplied again* the Singapore Municipal Contract for the last four years. QUALITY UNIFORM PRICE COMPETITIVE ('epics of Official Tests supplied on application. Hoi* r>fatr(t«t«>.-v kU.mm, GSLRUAK CO., LTD. (tec«ip*Mted in r>;;lanili CHANGE of DIET NEW APPETITE! ITALIAN, RUSSIAN FRENCH, AMKRICAS, JAPANES] HAWAIIAN euri v lot of other
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    • 441 14 l Oliginal bottle taS oPen0 P en S P aCeS> dj y S f reCreati n and \te^>^ li^^j keen enjoyment, unmarred by the -wr Liquid g«!L~-r-ga mis-^yjyi -.;7;/. ;7;/ Fau de Cologne Shampoo tej—j^l «r Frotocion. vicissitudes of a burning sun For Bath Soap Sccntcd^r frfrL rgj Solid e«i
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  • A Page Foe Women Readers
    • 248 15 For ill Frocks and AH Times. i"\\'K of the in t v c c-sful falirie fashion at the moment is high-lustre satin rivalling in importance the velvets am i:.|n- that are equally successful. Fo many years we have looked upon satii u-. between-aeaaon material, and agaii there
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    • 29 15 (treat-grandmother's jewel cane contains many heirlooms which the modern girl find* useful. The wide bracelets and necklace* are quaint and amusing with modern clothes.
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    • 1138 15 London, Feb. 17. /VNK of the most radical changes in fashion that has come about recently roncerns the more elaborate afternoon toilette, and the new spring models have ]nt onco shattered any hopes that might have been cherished of the semi-sporting styles, to which we had all
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    • 360 15 A Few Hints On How To Wield It. EU^ATTERY is that version of a thing ac person which the flatterer surmises ih- flattorre holds. This sounds complicated, but when realised, proves a most valuable analysis. Personally, I like flattery. It's so useful. When my greatest enemy
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    • 470 15 HOW sweet children's frocks are. How easy to make if a little trouble is taken and a little ingenuity exercised. Yet women are often heard to say. I cannot make anything for the children." What an admission Fortunately it is more th? exception than the rule.
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    • 247 15 How to Preserve Its Freshness. ¥T i.s distressing to Mt I trOat-doOT all marred and scored by the polishing rag that has been used to clean the brass fittings. And the polisher's carelessness is costly, since often it means repainting. Why not avoid such a state of affairs by
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    • 346 15 What To Look For When Shopping. rpHERK is no fruit that stands the test of time as well as the homely apple. Day after day we use them without becoming tired of them. Cooked or uncooked, they are healthful and popular. The purpose for which apples
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      33 15 An evening gown with the new square neckline softened by a frill. In white chiffon, with a large pat'ern in dahlia colourings, il is very modish with the double flounce.
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    • 31 15 Did you ever drive a nail into hard wood and split the wood Next time smear the nail with soap and you will hammer it in easily and without any damage.
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    • 45 15 OO Byea Kxamined. Classes Fitted, Leaaea Duplicated. QoaliAtd OptieUni la daily atteadaww holding th.- highest Sitfht-tcstini; DipML EZEKIEL SONS, Optssattftsta and Opliiun*. K.i llli i !i:iinii|. rs. ItaMi'- I'larr, S'purr. K. M. K/.KKIKI.. lU).. O.I)., rtc. N, CZKhIKI., O.I)., il'hil.u X.1.0. I i >n dun
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    • 30 15 r''"]Ui:U<!ii|ll'>;!i|l!ll!linitMHi;: !i:'!M!IM>minMi:rtMHniM<HMSSJSnn«MB3«MS|B)I All the articles on this page have been written exclusively for the Straits Times and rcproduei tion rights arc rcser\ed by the authors. I ;:|!i;iiiiiiiiini![iiniiiw''wii'ini«p|wwi|Hiiwii<HMi l «iii«ii»n> 1t
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    • 36 15 K. M. OLI MOHAMEI). No. 3, HIGH STREET, SINGAPORE. Jeweller, Diamond, Gold and Silversmith, Dealer in Precious Stones, Clock and Watch Repairer, Electro Plater and Engeaver, Work Guaranteed. Stockist of EUKRHARD CO., Watches. Telephone No. 4508.
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    • 25 15 MADAME PAGE HIGH-CLASS DRESSMAKER Ladies' own materials made to latest fashion. Late of PICCADILLY 2, Eu Court, Stamford Road. First Floor Flat. Entrance Hill St.
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    • 17 15 LADIES with Evening Dresses wear EBEL JEWELLERY WATCHES Sold at RENE ULLMANN Capitol Hiiililiiiir. STAMFORD RI).. SINGAPORE.
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    • 441 16 y^i i jA|"*i J f i tT ii***tii ~**v v =f*.jfc. *^^3^W^S Proved and established by its host of owners •rTjtJ^l Praise from ovnen I* measurable in term* of greater Vo_li one of the many impor- and more Luring satisfaction rant reaaooi why De Soto Six that experience has Aiturl<r**«i
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    • 80 16 t VIPQINIA CIQARETTES W.D. £r- H.O. WILLS BRISTOL 6- LONDON r- i RUGGED peaks and Here you get milk at its green velvety valleys. best. The milk for babies Here and there a tiny for children for grown-ups, farm. Happy farmer folk Rich in vitamins, with with rosy cheeks the
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  • 563 17 ST. ANDREW'S '.ATHKDliAU- SiJ. Sunday In Lent, March S3, <>.<::«. 7 a.m.. Holy Cornn. ?..'io a.m., Matins; S a.m., iChoial,! Holy Comn. ami Sermon 10 a.m.. .Su,;da> School at St. Andrew'] s,! >. j :,.m p.m,l (Choral) Evensong and S.rmon j II<.1> Coran. t.ii M..11. Wad. uii i
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  • 42 17 The R. 0. Salisbury Company open I heir MUM ut the Victoria Theatre tonight with Mr. Cinders, a popular J^ondon ■MM It will ho repeated on Monday and Tuesday. A considerable numher of scuts have be— booked und crowded house is (UMWi
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    • 101 17 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—Traffic police stationed at cross roads in Singapore are seldom in uniformity in the execution of their duties to guide and regulate traffic Some require motor vehicles to .pass in front af them when taking a turn, while others insist on
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    • 71 17 To the Editor c.t the Straits Times. Sir,—In your lradev cm Thursday, on th:' pasting af "A. i. H." you refer to Earl Balfour as the List c.t the re-presentatives of the Halcyon day* of Bi itish statesmen except, perhaps, Lprd Grey and the Cecils. You appear, Imv.ever, to
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    • 312 17 Te, the Kclli. r of the Strata Times. Sir, On Poddy'fi Day" we had the In :m in ot' tnLei l&iniltg our Frindly Inimie-.5." anei aa they may not yet hnve fatnlven as for our well intended, though possible uiis-dir rtwl efforts in the catering line I w
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    • 133 17 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— l-; it realised what a Wow h) wii! be to our strujcslinß merchants if tapping Is n..t carried out on a large proportion of huropean-owned estates duriryr May Have our agency firms considered the loss they will sustain owinjr to
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  • 129 17 Tragedy in Perak Cornfield. (From Our Own CtofWßoadont.) Ipoh. .Mar. 22. The little village of Bota. on the bank.-? nf the Pprak river, has been the F?ene of the murder of a Malay woman, aged 80. On the day of the murder her husband went out to tap
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  • 187 17 Solitary Man Threatened With Banishment. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Mar. 22. A atnaatieaal raid sma carried out in ihe early hours yesterday morning, resulting in the a i rest of a party cf gamblers in a house in Jalan Istuna. There were nine accused nonyas with only
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  • 374 17 I Story of Careless Driving Denied. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kur.la Lumpur, Mar. Un. Mr. M. C Hay, the State Treasurer, i Suangoi, appeared in the lceal pol yestcrdcy oil charge! of hi".i::x driven his car in a careless mano r ;■•!'•<! h: \\»z ex eetded tin
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  • 261 17 Legal Argument Over Lawful Assembly. (Fi'.m On Owfl Com nmjer.t.) Ipoh, Mar. 22. A further -t.ige in the Ml a'_'aiM<t vine coolies charged with rioting MM also I SlsaillHllg Mr. Lepervanche. divisional 'manager oi l'arit Perak Batata, wus 'reached on Thursday when Mr. CoomaraMMT, counsel for the accused,
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  • 235 17 I— Controversy Over Banned Film. The refusal, first of the London County Council, and then of the Lord Chamberlain, to permit the Masses' Stage and Film Guild (which was recently established by prominent Labour supporters, under the chairmanship of Mr. A. Fenner Brockway. M.P.) to produce a Russian
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  • 75 17 Sing Sing Governor to GH* Evidence in I.omlmi. Now York, Mar. 11. Mr. .Lewis E. Uvm, Governor of the famous Sing-Sing prison, is going to Great Britain to give evidence before the Select Committee of tho Hon.' of Con, mow which is considering the question of capital punishment.
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  • 222 17 Enthusiastic Gathering At Chinese Church. rathering of young people representing the Epworth League* if Teluk Ayer. Geylang, Wesley and the Straits Chinese M. K. Churches ai wmbled at the latter church la t nij^ht for a rally Drenaratory to th Insti ate to lie h< !<l in
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  • 111 17 Lancashire Lagging Behind Rest of World. London, Mar. 11. Speaking at a luncheon in Manchester, .it which the question Has Manchester reached its zenith wa Kenneth Stewart, chairman "i the Lancashire Cotton i Diporation, declared that Lancashire had be n M>oih by past prosperity and had got
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  • 108 17 Should it be a Ground For Divorce A proposal to make incurable insanity after five rears, a ground for divorce, except wil re ihe petitioner's wilful misconduct or neglect has contributed to ihe 'T.s'ine person's condition, la made in the Matrimonial Causes Bill, which has been introduce! in
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  • 58 17 "Fair Play" Bill Before Parliament. London, Mar. 14. Th" House of Commons today passed the ■atomd leading of a private member's measure, the Pn tection of Animals Bill, '.he aim of which is to prohibit the hunting ot animals in an enclosed space without reasonable chance of
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