The Straits Times, 9 March 1931

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    39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NIARLY A CENTDBT.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 9, 19.il -1 ,rM:# 10 cents. The Straits Times. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1931. PRICE 10 CENTS
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      148 1 SINGAPORE: 70. CECIL ST. ('PHONE 5151 5. i 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 j "DISRAELI" i I The finest picture ever made. i Phone 5261-5262. iudhiiiiuiiiiii r Huuimuniui I JAR BRAN^|3 U— I IIHMIHHHHHH1 IHMIHHHHHH B M U I Jill \ff^an >y/ Sole Ajfentß WM, JACKS CO., (MALAYA) LTD. mmm i w
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      280 1 ALA LUMPUR 2T, JAVA ST. CPHONE 3683) Ribaiia for the Beach /^;^SIV R£bai\a for Sun-bathing Rlbaiia for Swimming JrSßr Ribai\a for you! /w§! j Ribana for Style fcM tgX j Ribana for Fit j Ribana for Comforto rt Ribana flts^^ with an elastic softness and when wet retains this frfilkAf%
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      15 1 I 6.1.-) TONIGHT 9.13 J i" DISRAELI" i =*tJie finest picture made. I .■'Pltonc 528^1^62.
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      496 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. BNDr.K CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FKOM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore. pAH 6,500 Mar. 13 KAJPUTANA 16,644 Mar. 21
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      593 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA). TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail HAKONE MARU 10,000 Mar. 11 12 SUWA MARU 10,700 Mar. 26 27 5 FUSHIMI MARU 11,000 Apr. 9 10 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,500 Apr. 22 TERUKUNI MARU 11,800 May 6 7 HAKLSAN MARU
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      426 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VTA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7365 tons) and the new motor vessel, MALABAR (4,513 tons). The Mb MARELLA is on* of the largest snd finest steamers trading- to Australia, cabins
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      594 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE To GENOA, LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore. Penang. M.s. JUTLANDIA Mar. 18 Mar. 20 m.s. ALSIA Mar. 26 Mar. 27 m.s. SELANDIA Apr. 25 m.s. FIONIA Apr. 22 Apr. 24 m.s. LALANDIA Apr. 29
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      610 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO, LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in England) REGULAR SERVICE TO MARSEILLES, LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN GENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW— BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG.
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      544 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE for Kretay, Trengganu, Kelantan, Bangnara, Tclupin, Patani, Singora, Lacon, Sichon, Bandon, Kohsamui, Langsuan, Chumpen and Bangkok. Arrival Departure SIDDHADIB In port Mar. 11 VALAYA Mar. 16 Ml. 18 MAUNI Mar. 23 Mar. 25 The steamers sre fitted throughout
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      425 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. OCEANIC AM) ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE Sailings for l'ni:jd States and Canada Points from Hong Kor.gr. San Franrifoi and Laf Anptlea. SS. GOLDEN RIVER sails froai Eteai Koag M«n- 28 San Francisco, Sinllle,
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      458 3 _ta^_nvi^_a__M_fl eBBI«3 _a_£__!_F___. ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE SINGAPORE, PEHAHO, COLOMBO. SUEZ, POUT SAID. ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES, NSW YORK AND BOSTON. Arrive Lcuve Leave Spore Spore l'enang PRE 3. VAN BLT.EN Mar. 16 Mar. 19 Mar. 21 PRES. CARI-'IELD Mar. ;!0 Apr. 2 Apr. 1 PRES. i'UI.K Ai;r. 13 Apr. li Apr.
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      889 3 <E KORDDEUrSCHER |Pg LLOYD ¥tf*Y/Ctr (Incorporated in mjvnib' (jermany) The undermentioned are tfce Company's intended fixture. OUTWARDS 3 FRANKEN for Hong Kong, S'ghai, Taku. Dalny. Tsinetau, Yokohama, Kobe and Moji Mar. 18 FULDA for Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Taku Bar, D;iinn and Tliactaa Mar. 27 HOMEWARDS lIAVEL for M'peille., Oran,
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      1187 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS. NEDERLANDSCHE NEDERLANSCII HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY, INDISCHE HANDELSBANK, N.V. N.V. N«th«rl.nd. Tn ,iing Society. Est blUl l A»tr,Ja. (E.Ubli.hed at Amsterdam 1824) A .tliorisr,l nb(JJ t i.\. I'nid up Cn,-..~. f about PAID UP CAPITAL Fl. 80,030,000 (about STATUTORY RESERVE £6l6ti9>o R £r FUND Fl. 40,01 B.OOil £T .335,000) r,,P"
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      IN MEMORIAM
      44 4 wwet loving memory of ter, Sui. Yuk. v.\:« departed this life Cone i>»t not forgotten. liy YIN, Labuan. n] liinr besband, VieGalistan who pasaed into rest 828. our comfort:; high ti mi iii lii( travw'. ..way. He takes but what lie j;ave.
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT
      89 4 A CKNOWLEDGMENT ■1i... broi ters "f the late Miss tinder their sin- the Nuns of the Preach I iilatives and friends who lly attended the funeral of thensister also many thanks to all those who offered u;> masses and prayers (much appreciated), ami wreaths, telegrams and letters of condolence. Requiem
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      633 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. There are approximately seven words to a line and I rate '•hrirce of 25 'ti'Hi with A minimum < I" one (!'.1!.-;r nc-r insertion. Advertl to 10 o f 20 nti l« charsrsd for the use of a box number. ion *.f five per cent, is allowed i
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      850 4 BOARD— RESIDENCE. REFINED HOME, lr.rj,. airy rooms, ,uit married couples, or two friends, 4, Rochaliv Drive, Grange Road. (WYE UP YOUR HOUSE, sell you car, pay <•;.' yojr servant*, und stay close to town. You will k:.v much. Call 2, Lloyd Rd. at 5. .HOUSEB, FLATS TO LET TO LET,
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      1090 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LET, sheps at Grotvetior Hotel Bldg OFFICES TO LET, 248, Battery Road 2nd floor. Apply Guthria A Co., Ltd. TO LET, OFFICES at 4, Prince Street, top floor and No. 22, Raftles Place. Apply Koh Chew Kee, 129, Killiney Road. TO LET, godowns 132 and
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      740 4 EDUCATIONAL. EDUCATIONAL It is proposed to open a Preparatory School for Girls (European), aged v to 11, at Kraser's Hill, next September. School will be under charge of experienced head (higher cert. National Frocbel Union). Parents intsrested are requested to communicate with Box No. 193, Straits Times. LOST LOST, from
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      699 4 TENDERS. JOHORE GOVERNMENT TENDERS will be received at tiie office of the State "Secretary, Johore Knhru, up to neca of Mar. 17, Ittl, for the erection of a rcitiforc:od concrete jetty a( Parit Bungs on the right bank of Muar River near Mu:ir. Plans and specification may be seen and
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      598 5 Raffles Hotel Excellent Accommodation Available with Modern Sanitary Arrangements. THIS EVENING 6.15 TEA DANCE MONIA LITTER'S CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA. The Finest Dance Band East of Suez. Delightfully Cool Ball Room. GRILL ROOM SPECIAL DISH TONIGHT ROAST SIRLOIN OF BEEF A LA BOUQUETTERE FRIED POTATOES. $1.75. TOMORROW DINNER DANCE Sea View Hotel
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      643 5 BANKING AND INSURANCE. TIE NATIONAL OTY BANK OF NEW YORK (With which is affiliated the International Banking Corporation). Capital Surplus and Undivided Profits- U.S. $224,554,000.90 Head Office: 55, WALL STREET, NEW YORK. London Office 36, BISHOPSGATE, E.C. Branches of the Bank are established in ARGENTINE, BLLGIUH, BRAZIL, COLOMBIA, CHILE, CHINA,
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      53 5 fjNTRAI Singapore Ipoh Kuala Lumpur. ROLLED STEEL JOISTS Channels, Angles, Tees Rounds, Flats, Squares. M. S. PLATES Black and Galvanized. Telephone No. 5471 (4 lines) Central Motor Hiring Co. XTyV I XT rr T S 315, ORCHARD ROAD, SINGAPORE. Safety Razor NEW HUPMOBILE CARS Sharpens its own blade. QJI HIRE
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      229 5 Today's Crossword Puzzle, ff y^ i I yi I T5 R f-y.'ftJs" T^vvTS P P |9 $M te in pi W.v K» |1^ 111 W~M W P SB r-w m *r:~i«ii?ii^i;X gg s Pi* 3 >■— ifc< •?*•>.* :-S>i— M 4 ted 1 I I LJ I (CLUES.) aTROSS lft
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    SIR JOSIAH CROSBY'S APPOINTMENT.
    620 6 JAVA LETTER, A Loss to Java. OTHER NOTABLE DEPARTURES. (From Our Own Correspondent) Batavia, Mar. 4 The appointment of Sir Josiah Crosby K.H.K. to b« Hi^ Majesty's Knvoy Plenipotentiary at Panama has been received here with mingled feeljngs with pleasure at the honour bestowed upon him
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    LIEUT.-COL. SPITTAL.
    54 6 The death has taken place in Montreal at the ajre of SG, of Lieut-Col. Charles Douglas Spittal, the athlete and sportsman, who represented Canada at Bislcy throe time*. Hi- was runner-up for the Kind's Prise in 1910. He served in the Great War with the first Canadian contingent
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    DESCENT OF MAN.
    491 6 Significance of the Peking Skull. At the Conway Hall recently Professor G. Elliot Smith delivered a lecture on the present state of knowledge of your remote ancestry and origin in the light of recent research in particular, the significance of the discovery in China of remains of
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    SHANGHAI MOTOR SMASH.
    123 6 British Consul-General's Ribs Broken. Shanghai, Feb. 23. Mr. J. F. Brenan, the British ConsulGeneral in Shanghai, formerly ConsulGeneral in Canton, was injured in a motor accident in the early hours of yesterday morning when driving home from the Washington Ball, given by the American community. Mr. Brenan's
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    FIRE IN MANCHURIA.
    42 6 Japanese Consulate Burnt To The Ground. Tokio, Feb. 21 A message- received from Chang-chun, in Manchuria states that the Japanese Consulate was completely destroyed by fire last night. The cause is so far not known. There were no casualties.
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    "BRAIN" OF AIRWAY.
    858 6 Wonders of Wireless Control. A reliability of 94.18 per cent, is now being maintained by the aircraft of Imperial Airways in their flights between London and the Continent, and England and India. Skilled pilotage, together with the standardisation of a fleet of multiengined aircraft, and the existence
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    MARSHAL WU PEI FU.
    138 6 Report That He is Heading A Bandit Army. Peking, Feb. 13. An association in Shensi, calling itself the Shensi Relief Appeal Association, is stated in some of the local papers to have wired to the Central Government and to various institutions asserting that Marshal Wu Pei-fu,
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    RESTORING PEACE IN KWANGSI.
    463 6 Canton Forces Withdraw. BANDITS REDS MUST NOW BEWARE. Canton, Feb. 22 With the restoration of peace in Kwangsi assuming concrete form, the Canton higher command is gradually withdrawing its troops to Canton. A big detachment belonging to the 63rd division arrived in Canton yesterday and is
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    MACHINE-GUNS.
    159 6 Found on Board Japanese Steamer at Nanking. Nanking, Feb. 15 The N.K.K. steamer Wuling Maru, which left Shanghai yesterday for Ichang and entered this port this morning was searched by Chinese soldiers in the presence of a local Japanese Consular official and representatives of the Nanking garrison authorities and
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    BATTLE NEAR ICHANG.
    72 6 Martial-Law Enforced Every Night. Peking, Feb. 21. Fighting has been going on for several days 30 miles below Ichang, between Communists under Ho Lung and Szechwan troops, under General Kuo Hsun. Tension exists at Ichang, and martiallaw is enforced every night. Ichang is on the Yangtse River
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    A ROCKEFELLER OFFER.
    74 6 Two Million Dollars for A Hospital. Shanghai, Feb. 24. It is reported today that Mr. John D. Rockefeller has offered two million dollars, as half of a fund of four million dollars, for the construction and endowment of a Chinese hospital on the Pioneer Sports Field tract
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      60 6 0 "MAN" BRAND BEER (BRITISH) JM LAGER M!w& Sfrk Guaranteed Free from jFjf j?y Preservatives. The Success of the sampling i/^rl^%^S proves the excellent quality r^\ffiferpW of the Beer and its low price 7l anHill should attract every connois72 Pints $21 .OO Bsa^^foy'/^l 4-8 Quarts $23. 00 B^^^^^fl (laclidlac Dntj).
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      159 6 Edrr jP^j I IV 1 1 n adv < >rf st mont fey I N-^-J B/ J 11 V DIETHEI.M CO.. I.TH. ■>* J I A V\ there is any doubt B^^^S>s^*^*~ A I «how you RESULTS ar.d oar AGFA PKRVICE. M (me Fill" developed free within "i hour- I
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      224 7 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 LIONEL BARRYMORE IN METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER'S VIVID AMAZING SOUND AND TALKING ALL. COLOUR UNDERSEA FANTASIA The MYSTERIOUS ISLAND HERE ARE THE MIGHTY FORCES OF JULES VERNE'S IMAGINATION FUSED WITH THE WIZARDRY AND INCREDIBLE INGENUITY OF MODERN SCREEN ART TO MAKE SUCH A FILM AS YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN The
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      153 7 BOOK YOUR SEATS Phone 5261 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 The Picture which was awarded the Gold Medal for being the greatest achievement of the Talking Screen THE ARISTOCRAT HMsM H ifc^^^. *^&(_l^r S9t m/k fir ArH*4 9 Anthony Bu»heU 9 v 9fr^ US i n David Torrenee, BatM cm S& B
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      147 7 H| Starting Monday Fop Two Days Only j LOIS MORAN JOE WAGSTAFF D II n ■j Fox's Musical Movietone Winner 3 A SONG OF KENTUCKY. E mJ A Picture Story of Youth, LJ Beauty, Melody Thrills. H HB wirh a SPARKLING DIALOGUE. J Wednesday: SWING HIGH. N H .SPECIAL, Upstars:
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  • WHIPPING NOTES.
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      SHIPPING PROSPECTS.
      561 8 Suggestion of Restrained Optimism. of rcstrainod optimism i* throughout the study of the ton, which is contained lr llr. W. A. Sauter. president title and International Conference i.--r,uo of the monthly cirrula of thai body, the first of a reviews n* th" siiirping position which are to be
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      Vessels Arrived.
      132 8 DUKAT, Norw.. 7C.1 tons, from Bangkok 9-3 ror Bangkok GIANC SENG, li.it.. 7:;:» tons, from BaUvia y--t. for Hatavin 10-3. HERO, Norw., 823 tons, from Bangkok 9-3, fo>- Bangkok 10-8. IPOH, Brit, .-'s tons, from Penanjr 9-3, for Penan* 11-3. KANGAROO, Brit, 2.706 tons, from Batavlr. 8-8, IV
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      REHABILITATION OF SILVER.
      626 8 Not The Pressing Problem Of The Moment. While everyi no in ths western world it being brouri't face to Cue with the difficulties caused by the fall of prices is measured in gold, comparatively little ittontion, outside the limited sphere of the silver market and of others
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      EXCHANGES.
      72 8 Mar. 7, Foreign exchange* nrc Amsterdam 12.1 1-^, Athens 876, Rombay Is. S 13-lrti!.. Berlin 20.42'j. Bru Buchcre.U Sl7. Rio 4 3-32, Buenos Aires i!""*, Copeihafren 1846%, Geneva 2.">.24'::. Helsingfore 198, [long Kong 11%, Lisbon 108X5, Madrid ll.S>o, Miian 92.72 Vi, Monte Vidio 85%, New York •!>■.■ Osl 1846,
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      MINING.
      439 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. il £1 Asam Kumbang 22 23, cd. V- 51- Aycr Hitam Tin 11/9 12/6 £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 12/9 13/6 1 1 Batang Padang 0.10 0.15 1 1 Batu Caves 0.40 0.50 1 1 Bukit Arang 0.35 0.40 II £1 Burmah Malay 10/6 12/-
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      GENERAL.
      262 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Imperial Tobacco 4.5.0 4.10.0 1 1 Kinta Electric 0.80 0.90 1 1 Malacca Electric 1.67% 1.72 10 10 Maynard Co. 6.00 7.00 50 60 McAlister Co. 74.00 78.00 10 10 C. A. Ribeiro Co. 7.00 8.00 10 10 Robinson Ords. 8.00 8.30
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
      124 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 102 105 ci Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1901 red. 1930 $1378,000 par. 6% prem, Singapore Municipal 4V4 p.c of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 9S par Singapore Municipal 4H p.c. of 1909 red 1955 $1,000,000 95 par
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      384 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Todiy'i Price Fraser Lyall Co. Evatt Allenby ($1) 1.05 1.20 1.05 1.20 Alor Gajah ($1) 0.80 0.90 0.82 W 0.92 Vt A. Jlitam ($1) 1.20 1.35 1.20 1.36 A. Kilning ($1) 0.20 0.30 0.20 0.30 A. KaUor (?2) 1.30 1.45
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    "NO REAL RECOVERY YET," SAYS F.B.I.
    352 8 The Deep-Lying Causes Of Depression. Although the indices of business activity," says the Federation of British Industries review for the first quarter of 1931, show as yet no signs of the lifting of the cloud of depression, it is still possible to hope that
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    PASSENGERS.
    339 8 The following passengers for Malaya are on board the N.V.K. M.s. Terukuni Maru, due in Singapore on Mar. 12 Mr. S. Baengsabha, Mr. and Mrs. M. R. B. (Sowes, ('apt. and Mrs. J. M. Daly. Mr. C. D. V. Georpi, Mrs. and Miss Jackson-Millar, Dr. and Mrs. W. M.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    150 8 Today. North, North-East and North-West Sumatra. Ceylon, Southern and Wfstern India (Havel) 3 p.m. Por.tianak (Raub) 4 p.m. Tomorrow. S:iiL-kaw.inir. Pemangkat and Sambas iTomohon) 11 a.m. Tembilahan and Indragiri (Hong Keat) 1 p.m. Selat I'amljantr, Bengkalis, Siak. Pakan Baroe and Pajakombo (Hong Kwoni?) .2 p.m. China, Hainam,
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    41 8 By S'porc London Left Arrd. General Mctzinger Jan. 29 Feb. 23 Patria Jan. 30 Feb. 21 Comorin Feb. 6 Feb. 2* Johan de Witt Feb. 6 Mar. 2 Sibajak rVh. 13 Mar. fi Ethiopia Feb. 12 Mar. 7
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
    129 8 KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Lch. Kittiwake, Lch. Hygeia, Johana. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong I'ajrar. Sheers Wharf Nil. Albert Dock Kangaroo. Victoria Dock Nil. Keppel Harbour. King's Dock Acasta. No. 1 Dock Scott Harley, Edith. No. 2 Dock Toba. Monday, March
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      26 8 17- RUM DC LA PAIX PARiy BIG SALE of famous D'ORSAY'S EAU de COLOGNE ■old iranran mo \t RENE ULLMANN Sole Aeon', O^i.'.Mtnildinc NMCAFOBB. Stamford Koad.
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      182 8 Convalescent H"j^r^^^ "It's wonderful to see you looking so "Yes, Dr. WilVama 1 Pink Pills are all that they are claimed to be." During the convalescent period, when the system is slowly gathering strength, Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are a valuable For anaemia, ncr- aid. vous ailments, dyspepsia, rheumat- The
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      277 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Dmily Weather Report. i Bright Wind. Station. Temperature Rain- Sun- Relative Direc- Speed Weather Max. Min. fall, thine. Humidity. tion. F. F. im. hours. m.p.h. A'""" Star .96 71 Nil 11.1 75 Calm Fine Kota Hahru .90 70 Nil 11.1 75 S 2 Fine K. Trcngganu No
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      134 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Monday, March 9. II. W. 1.12 a.m., 9 ft., 1.60 p.m., 8 ft. 9 in. Ballet in aid Children's Aid Society, Victoria ihsatre, 5.15 p.m. Tuesday. March 10. H. W. 1.44 a.m., 8 ft. 8 In., 2.41 p.m., 8 ft. Sinjrapore Psychological Assn. nitg., Adelphi Hotel,
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    265 9 Rubber Quiet and Slightly Easier. SPECULATIVE SHARE ACTIVITY. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Monday, 10 am. Today's Prices Rather, lt% cents per lb. Tin, 100 tons at $62')s per picul. Saturday's Prices Rubber. London, Id. unchanged. New York. H cts., unchanged. Market Tone Quiet, Steady. Tin, London,
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    RUBBER MARKET.
    722 9 Symington and Sinclair's Weekly Report. Symington anil Sinclair's weekly market report, dated London Feb. 11, states: Alter remaining- dull and inactive on Thursday. Friday and Saturday our market opened with B slight steadier tone on Monday cm! after '.i-im-' a little on Tuesday firmed up again "n Tuesday
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    MORE EFFICIENCY IN INDUSTRY.
    887 9 Standardisation Plea. A SAVING OF TIME AND MATERIALS A plea for standardisation as an aid to industry was put forward by Mr. C. Le Maistre, director of the British Engineering Standards Association, in a paper read before the Royal Society of Arts. While not claiming that
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    RAHMAN HYDRAULIC TIN.
    66 9 Report for year to June 30 i submitted in Penang on Dec. 6) states that profit Tmounted to $35,728, which, added to balance brought forward, gives $91,540. This balanc directors recommend should be appropriated as follows: To place in reduction of development $45,000, to write ofT machinery,
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    LOAD THAT MUST BE LIGHTENED.
    472 9 Mr. Beaumont Pease On High Taxation. High taxation, especially in this country, has killed enterprise, while low prices have failed so far to produce new ordew to any appreciable extent," said Mr. J. W. Beaumont Pease, chairman of Lloyds Bank, at the annual meeting. If
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    58 9 Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 4d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet G. cents 8 per lb. t.S.S. equal to London Standard itandard B.S.S. on Tender Tone of Market Spot March April May April-June July-Sept. Dull. Buyers 12«4 13% 13* 13*6 13% 14*4 Scllen 12
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    FINANCIAL WISDOM.
    280 9 "A Real Revival at No Distant Date." Pt. Hon. P. Snowden, P.C., M.P., (Chancellor of the Exchequer). Every general election costs the Treasury £10,000,000 a year in carrying out reckless pledges that are given." Lord Stonehaven (Former GovernorGeneral of Australia.) When one considers the lack of interest which
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    METAL MARKET.
    416 9 William Jacks and Co.'s Weekly Report. William Jack's and Co.'t weekly report, dated London, Feb. 11, states: Our recommendation to our customers in our last week's letter to cover their requirements in pig-iron and metals for a reasonable period ahead has proved correct, as the continued improvement in
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    LONDON TIN MARKET.
    612 9 Unemployed as Tin-Mine Detectives COMMENTS FROM LEAGUE OF NATIONS (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 11 The quota scheme has been pushed through, thanks to State influences having come to the support of those who, by boosting prices and increasing production, have landed the tin-mining industry when
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    SEPANG VALLEY.
    311 9 The following report will be presented at the seventeenth ordinary gener.il meeting of Sepang Valley Kstate, Ltd., to be held at the registered office, 50-51 Birch Koud, Scremban, on Saturday, Apr. 11 at 11 a.m. No additional planting extensions were undertaken during the year and the total area
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    ESCOT RUBBER.
    95 9 Crop of rubber hcrvtstcd for year ended Sopt. 30 was 67fi,C(iC lb. Average gross price 6.31 d. par pound, ompnred with 9.43 d. per pound in previous yej.r. Profit, after writing off £735 for deprivation of buildings and machinery, was gIM i.;i'-.in-t £7.. ding balance brought forward. £7,917,
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1931. THE NEW ERA.
    1007 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1931. THE NEW ERA. Surprise was the first reaction to the MM of agreement being reached between that most amazingly patient of Viceroys, Lord Irwin, and Mr. Gandhi, with whose r.ame the story of unrest in India will inevitably be associated. It is
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    THE INCREDIBILITY OF TRUTH.
    843 10 "Ever since I wrote a little play about Chicago and a gang leader," says Great Britain's most prolific author of sensational fiction in this most amusing article, there has been a conspiracy between Chicago and New York to put me out of business by providing 'thrillers'
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    225 10 Lieut. N. G. Bishop, S.S.V.F., has re igned his commission. Mr. L. S. Freer, M.C.S., has been seconded for service under the Government of Kedah. Mr. A. Gilmour, M.C.S., has been seconded for service under the Government of Kelantan. Mr. H. Oehlers, the fourth son of Mr.
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    757 10 A GUIDE TO SERDANG A really useful piece of work has been done in the preparation of the guide to the agricultural experiment station at Serdang, Selangor, which has just been published. This station has boon in existence for ten years and the variety and value
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    "AN INSOLENT, IRRESPONSIBLE PLUTOCRACY": Mr Baldwin Aroused At Last. "WAR" AMONG THE UNIONISTS.
    407 11 "AN INSOLENT, IRRESPONSIBLE PLUTOCRACY": Mr Baldwin Aroused At Last. "WAR" AMONG THE UNIONISTS. Interesting By-Election Opens. LADY DIANA. To Use Her Wiles to Help Handsome Husband. London, Mar. 8. "An indolent, irresponsiMc plutocracy trying to dictate to a great Party its leadership ami policy is Mr. Stanley Baldwin's description of
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    TRAINER MAULED.
    130 11 Menaced by Polar Bears And Lions. London, Mar. 7 Hundreds of children attending a matinee performance at Caiciilf today had an unexpected thrill. Wlun a trainer, named Doenfsky, was putting a number of polar bears through their act one of the animals suddenly struck him with it.s paw,
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    SWEPT BY HURRICANE
    103 11 Thousands Homeless In Mauritius. Port Louis, Mar. 8. A 70-miles an hour gale, accompanied by torrential rain and the worst hurncann known for 20 years, swept over Mauritius en liar. 8 and was renewed yesterday. The deaih roll, so far as is known at present, is only
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    RUMOUR DENIED.
    61 11 M. Poincare Declared to be In Good Health Pari?, Mar. 8 Reuter's correspondent has received from M. IVimare's house an absolute denial of the si u.-ational reports that M. Poincare is again in a serious condition. Hi' win up ;iml about early and break-fa.-Ud with excellent appetite. The
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    BABY PRINCESS FOR JAPAN.
    198 11 Second Siren Blast Which Did Not Come. Tokio, Mar. 7, A long-drawn shriek from a siren at noon today announced the birth of an Imperial imant. It had been arranged beforehand that one blast meant a daughter and two a son, so that when the siren
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    SCOTTISH SILKS.
    234 11 Eight More Accused Now On Bail. London, Mar. 1, The following eight of the business men who are on remand at Glasgow in connection with the Scottish Amalgamated Silks case have been bailed out in i,ums ranging from £1,000 to £10,000— Duncan Wilkie, Fred Tomlinson, John Morison, Joseph
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    VOLTE FACE IN PERU.
    118 11 Fourth Government In Seven Months. Lima, Mar. 7, The political situation has been completely altered by the volte face of Colonel Jimineaz who, while en route to Arequipa to head a force for the purpose of crushing the revolt there, heard of the resignation of Colonel
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    PRINCES' TOUR.
    89 11 Arrangements for Visit To Lisbon. Rugby, Mar. 7, The Prince of Wales and Prince George today reviewed the military and civil aeroplanes of the Argentine Republic at El Palomar aerodrome, near Buenos Aires, and lunched with the aviators. The Princes played polo in the afternoon. British Wireless. London,
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    ELECTIONS IN SPAIN.
    71 11 Parliament to be Convoked In July. Madrid, Mar. 7 La Libcrtad states that the municipal elections will take place on April 12, tho provincial elections a month later and the general election in June. Parliament will be convoked on July 15. The new Government will open parliamentary
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    RUBBER RESTRICTION PROPOSALS.
    152 11 Negotiations Adjourned. MAXWELL SCHEME CRITICISED. London, Mar. 9, An Amsterdam message statc3 that the British-Dutch rubber negotiations in London, at which, it is stated, the Maxwell scheme for putting an export duty on Dutch Fast Indies native production when the price exceeds sixpence a pound was discussed,
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    SHANSI MUTINIES.
    238 11 Damage and Loss to Extent Of $5,000,000. Shanghai, Mar. 8, Messages to hand here state that the epidemic of mutiny amongst the Shansi troops has already resulted in losses, and damage to property, to the estimated extent of $5,000,000. The suggestion has been made that four Shansi divisions
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    CASINO TO REOPEN.
    119 11 Change of Opinion Regarding Enghien. Paris, Mar. 8 The Chamber of Deputies, after a long and stormy debate, decided to reopen the casino at Enghein for gambling. It was closed ten years ago in order to protect the clerks and midineties of Paris. Enghien is within ten
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    PLANE BLOWN TO PIECES.
    90 11 Nine Occupants Have a Narrow Escape. Berlin, Mar. 7. Nine people in a Lufthansa aeroplane narrowly escaped death when their machine was forced to land on Dutch territory. The air liner was flying from Amsterdam to Hanover, with five passengers and a crew of four, when
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    AUSTRIA AND GERMANY.
    77 11 Need for a "Bigger Economic Territory." Vienna, Mar. 7. The necessity for the creation of a bigger economic territory in Central Europe as a condition of Europe's recovery from the present depression was emphasised by President Miklas in opening the 20th annual Vienna fair today. The remark
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    UNEMPLOYED IN U.S.A.
    37 11 Number Reported Down By 100,000. New York, Mar. 7, The number of unemployed is down by 10»,000 according to the Federation of Labour. The total is 5,750,000, exclusive of farm workers. Central News Wireless.
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    ARCTIC WEATHER IN GREAT BRITAIN.
    547 11 Scottish Rugby Off. STARVING DEER RAID FARMS. London, Mar. 7, Great Britain has been experiencing exceptionally cold weather since the beginning of the week. The month of March began with a heavy fall of snow, and bitter east winds have since persisted. Yesterday the country
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    DANUBE COLLISION.
    92 11 Eighteen Lives Lost On Passenger Steamer. Belgrade, Mar. I Eight persons were drowned and 10 are missing as the result of a collision between two passenger steamers on the Danube near here just after midnight. The dead and missing persons were on a vessel called the Franche d'Esperet,
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    LEIPZIG FAIR.
    57 11 Attendance Moderate But Buying Good. Leipzig, Mar. 7 The attendance at the spring fair is moderate, but buying is good. Textiles, except luxuries, are in demand, and household goods are actively sought. The exhibitors number 9,017. British firms are represented by 47 stands. An aluminium manufacturer secured a
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    FIJI HURRICANE.
    30 11 London, Mar. 7. The Governor of Fiji reports that the damage to sugar cane in the recent hurricane is estimated at between 15 and 20 per cent. Reuter.
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    NEW FRANCO-ITALIAN ENTENTE.
    436 11 Fleets Soon to Exchange Visits. Rome, Mar. 7, The general satisfaction with the naval fgreement will find expression shortly in an exchange of visits between the Toulon and Spezia French and Italian Fleets, as a prelude to a meeting between the King of Italy, the French President
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    A BORDER DISPUTE.
    255 11 Professor Refused Admission to U.S. Ottawa, Mar. 1. The amazing fact that 30,000,000 arsons annually cross the international boundary between Canada and the United States was mentioned by the Minister of Immigration, Mr. W. A. Gordon, in asking the public to view with a benevolent eye the
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    STRONG FEELING FOR CONTROL.
    1505 11 Asiatic Planters on The Slump. EFFECT ON BUSINESS. Agreement with Dutch Favoured. Although the views «xpr;ssed do net coincide with those of tho Straits Times, wo publish this interview with a hading Chinese ::'h<«.ite of international rubb' r restriction us showing that a s.rong element of
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    THE EAST SYDNEY BY-ELECTION.
    795 12 Victory for Mr. Lang. BIG DROP IN LABOUR MAJORITY Sydney, Mar. 7 The split in U:r> rank! of the Australian Labour Party will be probably widened as. of the by-election in East Sydney j which has just been won by the Labour candidate, Mr. Ward. He
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    DISABLED LINER.
    80 12 Towed to Halifax With Propeller Lost. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Mar. 7. Th disabled liner Rosalind, which lost li i n ar Babie Island, is now l>i.'ir.^ ijwcd here. Then a 1 115 passengers aboard. Riuter Wireless. A previoeu bwiiii stated that the Rosalind, bound from St. Johns. Newfoundland,
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    ALLEGED FRAUDS AT MONTE CARLO.
    314 12 Story of Marked Cards In The Sporting Club. Nice, Mar. 7 The police have arrested seven persons accused of having won large sums of money at baccarat, by means of marked cards, at the Monte Carlo Sporting Club. The allegations, as at present revealed, arc
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    MOSCOW TRIAL.
    301 12 Prosecution's Demand For Death Penalty. Moscow, Mar. 7, Death sentences on five out of the fourteen former high Soviet officials who are charged with plotting to overthrow the Soviet Government, and long terms of imprisonment for the other prisoners, were demanded by M. Krylenko, the State prosecutor, in
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    KUOMINTANG SPLIT.
    189 12 Rigid Press Censorship Revived. Shanghai, Mar. S Mr. Hki Han-min, the former chairman of the Legislative Yuan, whose retirement a lew days ago created a profound sensation throughout China, has returned to his own house at Nanking, accompanied by his daughter and Mr. Tai Chi-tao, the chairman of
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    39 12 From China and Japan, by Kumsang, due at Singapore daylight tomorrow. From China and Japan, by Tacoma Mam, due at Singapore "on Wednesday. From China a. id Japan, by Khiva, due at Singapore 6 a.m. on Friday.
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    BIG LONDON RUBBER AND TEA BLAZE.
    285 12 Seventy Fire-Engines. 7-STOREY WAREHOUSE GUTTED. London, Mar. 7. One of the most serious fires London has seen for many years gutted a sevenstorey warehouse at Butler's Wharf, near the Tower Bridge, in the heart of London's fire danger zone," this morning. A number of
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    IN SOUTH CHINA.
    218 12 Settling the Affairs Of Kwangsi. Hong Kong, Mar. 8, The situation, both in South Kiangsi on the Kwangtung border and in the We?t River area of South Kwangsi, continues to cause anxiety at Canton. Military headquarters at Canton have remitted 8400,000 to Wuchow. General Wang Ting-wa, the
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    MR. PHILIP SNOWDEN'S ILLNESS.
    242 12 Disquieting Reports. MAY NOT PRESENT BUDGET. Rugby, Mar. 7. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Philip Snowden, has been confined to his bed for some days with influenza. Today, after a consultation between his medical advisers and a Harley Street specialist, it was stated that he
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    MISUNDERSTOOD ORDERS.
    100 12 How Senegalese Soldier Lost Both Feet. Paris, Mar. 8 As a result of misunderstanding his sergeant's orders, a young Senegalese soldier of the garrison near Rochefort has lest both his feet. He stood stiffly at attention in one place for three hours on a bitte'ly cold February night
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    FIVE GOATS STOLEN.
    118 12 Court Sequel to Daylight Robbery. (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Mar. 8 Five Malays convicted at Alar Gajah of stealing five goats were sent to the Malacca district court for sentence. The first was fined $15 or two weeks' imprisonment the second $15 or two weeks'; the
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    INCREASE IN CIVIL ESTIMATES.
    222 12 Probable Budget of Over £800,000,000. Rugby, Mar. 8 The Civil Estimates, issued today, make provision for an aggregate expenditure of just over £387,600,000— 0r £317,800,000 if the revenue departments are excluded. The increase on the Civil Estimates is nearly £8,400,000, but then, is a decrease in
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    ROUSE TO DIE.
    206 12 Home Secretary Unable To Interfere. London, Mar. 7 The Home Secretary has decided that ho is unable to discover any grounds for interfering with the execution of Arthur Albert Rouse on Tuesday next at Bedford Gaol. This reply settles Rouse's fate. Central News Wireless. London, Mar. 8.
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    "SOLDIER PIGEONS."
    165 12 Unique Memorial Planned For Brussels. Brussels, Mar. 7 Belgian pigeon lovers are inaugurating tomorrow a memorial to the soldier pigeons." The monument is in the form of a graceful female figure, with an extended arm on which a pigeon has just alighted with fluttering wings. It has been
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    BASRA TRANSFORMED.
    83 12 Port's Remarkable Development Since War. Basra, Mar. 7. The opening by King Feisul of ths new port headquarters this afternoon emphasises the extraordinary development of Basra since the War. Colonel Ward, the Port Director, in a speech, recalled how the shallow river of pre-War days had been transformed
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    ABOUT DOGS.
    82 12 Interesting Publication ByKennel Assocn. The first issue of the Malayan Kennel Gazette, the official organ of the Malayan Kennel Association, is an interesting publication, giving many useful hints on the selection of dogs and their subsequent upkeep. There are several other articles, and a page giving advice tc
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    PROHIBITION BEST FOR U.S.
    650 12 Definite Improvement. VIEWS OF AMERICAN BISHOP The difference in the United States between now and 20 years ago is a proof that Prohibition has had a good effect," said Bishop Francis J. McConnell to a Straits Times representative when passing through Singapore on Saturday. Bishop McConnell
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    STEAMER WRECKED.
    176 12 Ashore in Storm off Hangchow Shanghai, Mar. 8, During the stormy weather last night the Chinese-owned steamer Hsing Chang wer.t ashore on the Saddle Islands at the mouth of Hangchow Bay. Some of the crew wore taken off by another steamer. Others are reported to have been marooned
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    CONVICTS TRAPPED.
    97 12 Eleven Perish in Prison Fire. Goldsboro (North Carolina), Mar. 7 Eleven convicts, all of whom are believed to have been Negroes, were trapped in their cells and burnt to death this morning in a fire vhirh destroyed the Dubiing County stockade. Forty-one other pr soners were sifely led
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      E. D. ANDREWS. Davis Cup Player Coming To Singapore.
      94 13 E. D. ANDREWS. Davis Cup Player Coming To Singapore. Mr. E. D. Andrews, the well-known lawn tennis player now on a world tour, is expected to arrive in Singapore towards the end of this week, accompanied by Mr. 1). H. Kleinman, who is meeting him at Penang. It is hoped
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      HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS.
      322 13 Arsenal Well Held. NOTTS COUNTY RECEIVE A SHOCK. London, Mar. 7. The following were the results of English and Scottish League matches played today Arsenal Hirminprham Blackburn R. Blackpool Derby County Leeds United Leicester City Manchester City Portsmouth Sheffield Utd. SunJerland 0 Hudderaficld T. 0 Mamhestpr Utd.
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    TRIUMPH OF AGE OVER YOUTH.
    503 13 S.C.C. Trial Match. FINE CENTURY INNINGS BY LIVOCK. The honour of scoring the first century on Padang went to Squadron-Leader G. E. Livock, the S.C.C. cricketer, in the twelve aside-match, Over 30 vs. Under 30, on Saturday, he taking his over-night score to 104 without
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    S.C.C. XI Beat R.E.'s.
    131 13 An S.C.C. XI easily beat the R.E.s at Pulo Brani yesterday, Jeans excelling with bat and ball. Scores R.K. \VhiU'h:';u! !> J t-:ir.s 12, Oallcy c Jarvis b Jeans I. GeUiford c Merrill b Jeans 14. T.-iylor c sul>. b Jarvis 0, Carpenter b Jarvis 4.
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    St. Beaten.
    229 13 Joseph's Narrowly On the St. Joseph's Institution ground on Saturday afternoon an S.C.C. XI defeated St. Joseph's Institution, passing the School's total when two wickets in hand. Scores St. Joseph* 111 1\st. Hosbergen b Taylor D. Em b Craig n. Ken? Hook b Craig tt, T. ConUii<o b
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    Bowlers' Superiority on Padang
    174 13 On the Padang yesterday an S.C.C. XI found the Indian Association a little too much for them and were dismissed for 64 runs. Glasgow had taken three I.A. wickets cheaply when rain prevented further play. Scores S.C.C—Capt. A. Neville lbw. b Fernandez 9, D. C. Burn
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    Uniteers Heavily Defeated.
    261 13 The Indian Association beat ths United Engineers Sports Club at I.A. ground on Saturday by an innings and 70 runs. I Scores Vnitecrs Is:. Inns.—Jopp c Choor Singh b Fernandez 0, Simms c Fernandez b Bhuskaran 2, Clifford b Hhaskarnn 1, Hindmarsh b Fernandez 1, Vernon b
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    Win for Upper Serangoon.
    221 13 The United Sports Club was defeated by the Upper Serangoon XI by 65 runs yesterday. Scorc-3 Upper Serangoun.—L. M. Pennefather cDe Souza b Kriekenbeck 5, A. Lange st. T. Codeiro b M. Codeiro 24, A. Scully st. T. Codeiro b Kriekenbeck 0, K. Morrando c Yzelman
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    Big Hitting by Jansen
    203 13 The Ceylon Sports Club registered another creditable victory when they defeated the R.A.F. by 83 runs on Saturday at Balestier. The C.S.C. declared their innings closed with 178 for six wickets, Jansen contributing a well-compiled 123. He hit freely all round the wicket, and his score
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    MALACCA CRICKET.
    287 13 Success of Newcomer From Singapore. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Mar. s, The Malacca Club opened its cricket season with a trial game between tne captain's XI and the vice-captain's XI, on Saturday, and ended in an easy victory lor the latter team. There were many newcomers, R.
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    SINGAPORE GOLF.
    288 13 Good Returns in S.G.C. Bogey. The Singapore Golf Club March bogey competition was played on Saturday and yesterday, and resulted in a tie between Messrs. R. Renton and R. Meldrum in "A" Division, and in a win for Mr. E. A. Gibson in "B" Division. Altogether 102 cards
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    Race Course G.C.
    94 13 The following were the results of competitions at the Race Course Golf Club this week-end Eu Tong Sen Shield. Entries for the Eu Tong Seng competition close on Thursday at 6 p.m. March Medal. F. U. Martens H. L. H. Lim Chio Yonfc Hoe J. W. Moore
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    Keppel Medal Competition.
    53 13 Forty cards were taken out for the Keppel Golf Club March medal competition. The best three returned were F. T. Jcrvis 1 down X. B. Gibson ..1 H. Hall ..2 The ball sweeps resulted as follows Saturday Divided by F. V. Boardman and F. J. Jervis. Sunday
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    ATHLETES VIEWS ON LIQUOR QUESTION.
    184 13 Trenchant Reply to Lady Astor. London, Mar. 8, Described by the newspapers as the world's best athlete," R. M. Tisdall, the Irishman who is president of the Cambridge University Athletic Union, broke all records by winning four events in the inter-varsity sports. In an interview
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    CAMBRIDGE WIN.
    141 13 TisdalFs Great Personal Achievement. London, Mar. 7. One of the greatest personal achievements in the history of British athletics was that of the Cambridge president, R. Tisdall, who, at Stamford Bridge this afternoon, in the 63rd inter-Varsity i'thli-tie meeting, won, in the space of 40 minutes, the 120
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    SERVICES RUGBY.
    47 13 Navy Win Tournament Championship. London, Mar. 7. At Twickenham today, in the interrerviccs Rugby tournament, the Navy beat the Army by six points to nil, and thus wqj> the championship. Reuter. A Reuter Wireless message states that H.R.H. th-; Duke of York witnessed the game.
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    PHAR LAP BEATEN. Concedes 21 Pounds To Winner Over a Mile.
    63 13 PHAR LAP BEATEN. Concedes 21 Pounds To Winner Over a Mile. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sydney, Mar. 8 Fhar Lap, the Australian wonder horse, suffered its first defeat at Flemington under the new scale weights, when it carried 9 st. 7 lb. over one mile, and ran second to Waterline,
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    GATWICK TRIAL CHASE.
    52 13 Grand National Horses Show Their Form. London, Mar. 7, A select band of strongly supported Grand National horses competed in the National Trial Chase at Gatwick where, in an exhibition of clean, sound jumping, Captain Brownhill en Drintyre won by a head from Ballasport with Drin third.
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    SPORTING FIXTTURES.
    102 13 Monday, March 9. Football: S.C.C. vs. Post Office Club, Padang SJV.F.A. Ist Div. IndoCeylonese vs. R.A.F., A.R. Stadium. Golf: Keppel G. C, Ladies' Spoon competition. Tuesday. March 10. lootball: S.A.F.A., Ist Div.: S.C.C. ti. Gloucesters, Padang. Wednesday, March 11. S.A.F.A. 2nd Div. Robinson vs. Vehicles, Y.M.CA. F. and
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    LEAGUE TABLES.
    933 13 Glasgow Rangers' Bid For Leadership. The following are the positions of Clubs in the English and Scottish Leagues after Saturday's matches Arsenal 31 20 3 8 101 46 48 Aston Villa 33 19 6 8 104 62 46 Sheffield Wed. 32 17 9 682 S2 40 Derby County
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    MALACCA FOOTBALL.
    79 13 Chinese Club Officials For This Year. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Mar. 8. At the annual meeting of the Malacca Chinese Football Club yesterday the following were elected officers for the present year President Ho Kirn Toon vice president: Chan Choo Tiong hon. sec. Chan Cheng Kiat asst.
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    AMATEUR CUP.
    37 13 Hayes and Wycombe to Meet In Final. London, Mar. 7. Results of the semi-finals of the Amateur Cup played today were as follows: Hayes 1 Bishop Auckland 0. Wycombe Wands. 3 Woking 0. Reuter Wireless.
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    208 14 (Continued from Page 13) TO REFORM FRENCH RUGBY. Ensuring Continuance Of Relations. Paris, Mar. 8 T-he French Rugby Federation has unanimously passed a resolution declaring that "in riew of the extremely grave .situation which a definite rupture of international relations would create for French Rugby, ail proper measures
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    BOXING IN BUENOS AIRES.
    127 14 Princes Acclaimed By Huge Crowd. Buenos Aires, Mar. 8. In spite of the heat-wave, which has caused five deaths in the city, 80,000 people crowded the vast River Plate Stadium yesterday evening and pave the Prince of Wales and Prince George a tremendous reception when they
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    INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY.
    47 14 England Overwhelm Scotland And Wales Win Twice. London. Mar. 7. The following were the results of the inti: ".ational hockey matches played tpday Men. ■/•1m Inland l (at chirki. Women. \V:ilps I. Inland 2 (at Cork). England 8, Scotland 0 (at Mcrton Abbey). Rcutcr Wireless.
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    FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE.
    185 14 Cuthbert And Tarleton To «aye Return There is a big prospect of Johnny Cuthbert, the British featherweight champion, and Nel Tarleton, Liverpool, meeting in a return Bolt match at Liverpool in ('.rand National week. They drew on their last meeting at the famous stadium in Pudsey Street, and
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    STRANGE FOODS.
    408 14 Money from Seaweed And Octopus. Among the foodstuffs taken from the sea, the Indians un the coast of British Columbia put seaweed as worth adding to the menu of an epicurean. In earlier years seaweed was money among British Columbia Indians in the sense that it was used,
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    A GIANT "GHOST."
    159 14 Lovers and Apparition Of Woman 7ft. Tall A young couple of Welshpool declare that, while seated at Red Bank, a lonely spot en the outskirts of Welshpool, they were confronted with the apparition of a woman about 7ft. in height. Mr. James Evans, a grocer's assistant, stated
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    LOWER AGE OF THE CLERGY.
    440 14 Curates Who Choose Their Vicars. The age of the clergy, which is now lower, and the 39 Articles were discussed recently at the meeting of the Church Assembly under the presidency of the Archbishop of York. The Bishop of Southwark (Dr. Garbett). in presenting the
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    TRADERS' PLEDGE.
    367 14 Sir A. Patro Attacks Congress Demands." Bombay, Feb. 6, One of the delegates to the RoundTable Conference who has come back with definite ideas of propaganda in favour of the scheme agreed upon in London, is Sir A. P. Patro. In response to a cable he sent from
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    TWINS FOR MRS. WISE.
    106 14 Woman Who Was Given Death Sentence for Murder. Mrs. Olive Wise has given birth to twins a boy and a girl in the hospital of Holloway Prison. Mrs. Wise, a Walthamstow woman, who is 37, was sentenced to death at the Old Bailey on a charge
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    POLISH FOREIGN POLICY.
    1028 14 Corridor n Difficulties. RUSSIAN AND GERMAN RELATIONS. (By August Zaleski, Minister of Foreign Affairs, in an interview.) Polish foreign policy in its general lines may be summed up as follows: We take our stand on existing treaties and are consequently opposed to any proposed revision that may
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    A POLITICAL DIARY OF THE WEEK.
    1739 15 Conservatives Uncertain Of Their India Policy Mr. Mardy Jones Resigns Misuse Of Rail iv ay Vouchers Horrors Of Russian Timber Camps Cotton Trade Trouble L. P.'s Economic Fairy Tale Berlin-Peking Air Route, London, Feb. 10. ¥NDIA is a problem threatening further dissensions within the
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    TWO "QUEENS."
    224 15 Piquant Situation Brewing In Paris. Paris has two Queens," and a very piquant situation is brewing. A young woman named Vivienne was duly elected "Queen of Paris" some time ago, but she has now been deposed by the jury. She is, they say, disaualihed on two grounds. First,
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    SOVIET INTIMIDATION?
    103 15 Troops Massing on Borders Of Manchuria. Peking, Feb. 21 There have been many reports during recent months that the Soviets were massing troops on the Manchurian border, to which scant credence has been attached. But certain foreign authorities are now receiving similar reports, though it is generally believed
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    CANTON FINANCES.
    100 15 Plans to Impose Special Taxes. Canton, Feb. 22. As a step toward the complete abolition of likin in Kwangtung, the Canton financial authorities have announced the winding up of the likin department within tho Kwangtung Treasury. With regard to the contemplated imposition of new special taxes to replace
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    "GOLD-MAKING."
    212 15 Long Trial Ends in Verdict Of Guilty. The trial of Franz Tausend, the German gold-maker," which lasted for 17 days, has concluded at Munich, when the accused was found guilty on five charges of fraud and one of attempted fraud, and sentenced to three years and eight months' imprisonment,
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    AMBASSADOR DUNNED.
    159 15 Sir H. Rumbold and GreatGrandfather's Debt. A German from Hamburg recently called on the British Ambassador in Berlin, Sir Horace Rumbold, and dunned him for a debt of £3,500 alleged tc have been incurred by his great-grandfather, Sir George Rumbold, in 1804. The English firm to whom the
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    WAR DAMAGES IN CHINA.
    51 15 How the Telegraph Lines Suffered. Nanking, Feb. 20. According to inquiries made by the Ministry of Communications, damage to the extent of $4,466,792 was caused last year to telegraph wires in the provinces as a result of the prolonged warfare between Nanking and the Shansi military
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    Italy Has Sheathed The Sword!
    1348 16 MY COUNTRY'S PRESENT AND FUTURE YOU have noticed ir>any changes in I'.a!y. even since your 1.-.st visit. Had yon known the country before tho Fascist devolution you would hardly believe it was li,' same piece. In those days, however, ry many strangers came to Italy,
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    THE NEW ZEALAND EARTHQUAKE.
    543 16 Casualties at Hastings And Napier. The following people are so far known to be dead as a result of the earthquake in New Zealand Napier. Miss Mota Dewes. Richard Smith. V«l Harrison. Thomas Greatbach. Alf Bonnor. Ja«k Grenville (17 Mr«. L. T. Bissoti. year»). Nurse Eileen
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    131 16 Great Swim to Help Her Hungry Children. Miss Mercedes Gleit.'.e, the English swimmer, has set up a new endurance record for women by winning the endurance swim at Sydney in 48 hours 15 minutes. The previous record of 44 H hours was made by Miss Gleitze in
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    SKYSCRAPERS TO GO.
    99 16 Pronouncement by Their Originator. The inaugTirator of the skyscraper, Mr. Case Gilbert, designer of the Woolwarth bnildinp, is not sure that the skyscraper is going to last. Wo have, carried concentration too far," he says, "and we must now bejfin to -think in terms of decentralisation. The
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    DUTCH TOBACCO.
    41 16 Tax on Cigarettes May Be Raised. In order to meet expenses resulting from the economic crisis, the Dutch Government has introduced a Bill for raising the tax on cigarettes until ll).!4. The yearly revenue is estimated at 5,000,000, guilders.
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    CHILD SAID TO BE KIDNAPPED.
    930 17 Unusual Case in Local Court. The allocation that a woman kidnapped the son of one of her dead relatives frou> Singapore and took him away to Penanp from the lawful iruardianship of a Malay woman was nada before Air. C. C. Dodd, the Singapore Criminal
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    RUBBER EXPORT CONTROL
    148 17 Malacca Asiatics' Two Resolutions. (From O«r Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Mar. 8 Two important resolutions were passed at a meeting yesterday of the Asiatic community at the Chinese Chamber of commerce. The first resolution was That the Asiatic community of Malacca wishes to enter an emphatic protest against
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    "DISRAELI."
    283 17 DISRAELI." Great Screen Achievement By George Arliss. (By Our Film Correspondent.) Disraeli," which opened at the Capitol Theatre last night, is the most inspiring production ever screened in Singapore. It must be admitted that in view of previous eflfort3 doubts were expressed regarding a film of a historical nature, but
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    LAW NOTICES.
    141 17 Cases for Hearing Tomorrow In Supreme Court. The following is a list of cases for hearing tomorrow (Mar. 10) in the Supreme Court Court of Appeal: in Chief Justice's Court before Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Sproule and Mr. Justice Thome Appeal No. 36-30, Malacca Suit No. 36-25. Braddell
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    CENSUS IN INDIA.
    103 17 Reason to Doubt Accuracy Of Figures. (From Our Own Correspondent) Calcutta, Mar. 8 So much opposition has been made by Indians to the census of India, taken in the height of the peace negotiations, that there is grave reason to doubt the accuracy of the figures. Many
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    THRICE IN DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS.
    334 17 Judge on the Value Of Publicity. Perhaps a little wholesome publicity may limit this man's activities a little, at any rate in this country," said Lord Merrivale (the President) in the Divorce Court recently when granting a decree nisi to Mrs. Georgette Elisabeth Kdrnee The>ese Shand,
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    BULL RUFFLES BEES.
    311 17 Whole Village Forced To Take Flight. For some while the little Natal village of Vryheid was milkless and unhappy. U happened thus A local bull rubbed himself against a rotten garden post, which fell over. Walking into the garden, he rubbed himself against a beehive. He did
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    FIRST BOOTLEGGER.
    164 17 Death of Man with Fortune Of £4,000,000. James Cooper, of Walkerville, Ontario, whose bootlegging activities had earned him a fortune estimated at four million pounds, was drowned when he fell from the Hamburg-Amerika liner Deutschland in raid-Atlantic, according to wireless dispatches received by the Line's offices in New
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    A KING WINS LOTTERY.
    39 17 The first prize in the lottery at the charity gala, organised by the FrancoRussian Committee of Cannes, consisted of a plot of land at Cap Antibes, and has been won by the King of Sweden.
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    GROWING CHORUS OF APPROVAL.
    478 18 Mr. Gandhi's Promise Of Ratification. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Mar. 8. The pleasure which is being felt tkieogkoat India at the settlement between the Government and Congress has been increased by an announcement made bt New Delhi. Mr. Gandhi declared that ho would get the
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    34 18 "Africa Speaks" i:-. drawing biff house? to the Victoria Theatre. Tonight and or Wednesday there will be no showing of the picture at US on account of the performances of the b:\llet.
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    MOTOR INDUSTRY.
    248 18 Upward Trend of Sales Forecasted. Last year was one of the worst the 'notor-car industry has ever experienced, writes the Ford Motor Co., there being a general decrease in sales. The total proJuction in the United States for 1930 was 38 per cent, below the record year of
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE
    427 18 Monday, Feb. 23 His Excellency and Mrs. Scott were irue.ts of H. H. The Sultan of Perak at Mengellunchor party at Kuala Kangsar. Tuesday, Feb. 24. His Excellency, accompanied by Mr. S. H. Langston, District Officer, Kuala '\angsar, inspected the Malay College, the .iospitals, the Clifford School and
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    MR. R. J. FRECHEVILLE.
    125 18 Death at Age of 84 of Mining Expert. The death took place recently in his S4th year, of Mr. Robert James Frecheville, a well-known expert in the mining world. A native of St. Heliers, Jersey, he studied at the Royal School of Mines. After serving for
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    CHINA'S DEMANDS.
    78 18 Not Likely to be Agreed To In Full by Japan. Shanghai, Feb. 20. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will shortly open negotiations with the Japanese authorities concerning the relinquishment of the Japanese Concession at Hankow. In Peking it is declared that the Japanese Government is willing to return
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    24 18 A recent Hospital Ballot undertaken by Cartthw Eastern Ltd. resulted in St. Andrew's Hospital Singapore being awarded a Gestet'ier ream electric duplicator, :osting $985.
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    CO-OPERATIVE THRIFT.
    252 18 Less Generous Loans For Government Servants. Presiding at the half-yearly general meeting of the Singapore Government Servants' Co-operative Society held in the Council Chamber, Mr. E. H. Valberg, chairman, said that the Society had a clear economising policy in vogue. Experience had taught them that they were not
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    SINGAPORE ART CLUB.
    225 18 Good Progress Reported At Annual Meeting. The annual general meeting of the Singapore Art Club was held on Saturday at 2, Gallop Road, by invitation of Mrs. H. W. Raper. Mr. Denis Santry presided. The hon. treasurer (Mrs. H. W. Raper) read the details of the club's
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    A JULES VERNE STORY.
    223 18 "The Mysterious Island" At The Alhambra. Something decidedly out of the ordinary run of pictures is presented in The Mysterious Island," the Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer production now being shown at the Alhambra. It is based on a Jules Verne story, and depicts the expedition to the bottom of
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    "A FALSE ALARM."
    112 18 A FALSE ALARM." Cocaine Which Turned Out To be Quinine. Arrested by the Singapore Preventive Service, a Malay and a Chinese, were remanded on charges of being in possession of deleterious drugs namely eight pounds of cocaine. The accused, Bakir bin Osman and Lim Choon Teck, were arrested in Leang
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    EUROPEAN UNEMPLOYED .
    55 18 EUROPEAN UNEMPLOYED The European Unemployment Committee has received the following donations In-eviously acknowledged $20,890.78 Incorporated Society of Planters, (monthly) $500, Mrs. de Souza, Singapore, $270 Mr. F. M. Riley (monthly) $5, Mr. R. Boyd (monthly) $20, Mr. A. Gordon Macdonald, (monthly) $10, Mr. B. O. Bush, (monthly) $20, "Anonymous," Kuala
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    EARTHQUAKES IN THE BALKANS.
    327 18 Many Killed and Injured In Jugo-Slavia. Sofia, Mar. 8. An earthquake occurred this morning at a village near the Greek frontier. Two people were killed and two others were injured. Reuter. Sofia is the capital of Bulgaria. It is on an elevated plain above which tower
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    SAUSAGES AS TITHE.
    239 19 Controversy Between Church and Town. A controversy over the contents of sausages is being fought out in the Courts of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, a small German State. The holders of tithable property in the town of Demen, in that State, have been bound for 150 years to contribute each
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    ROYAL DUTCH CO.
    66 19 Recent Debentures to Be Redeemed. The Hague, Feb. 27, Although over 20,000,000 florins of five per cent, debentures were issued only twelve months ago for a period of fifty years, the Board of the Royal Dutch Company has decided to exercise its right to redeem on two
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    A RAILWAY FOREMAN LEAVES £44,000.
    467 19 A RAILWAY FOREMAN LEAVES £44,000. Workman Who Dabbled In Stock and Shares. A BiaeV. Country working iid who, in his spare time, played in a theatre orchestra, became a railway foreman, and dabbled in stocks and shares during fifty years' service, has died worth nearly £44,000. The workers of this
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    CAMERA TO SWALLOW.
    285 19 Photographing a Patient's Inside. Successful experiments have been made at St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, with a camera, invented by two young Austrian scientists, by means of which the interior of the stomach of a patient who has swallowed it can be nhotographed. The working of the camera
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    120 19 Tragic End to a Domestic Quarrel. Shanghai, Feb. 25, The suicide of a young Moscow official in a Shanghai apartment house yesterday morning is engaging the attention of the Settlement police. The dead man is Mr. N. A. Logkoff, who is 29 years of age, and who
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