The Straits Times, 23 March 1931

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      519 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO* SERVICES. PENINSULAS AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAB EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD PBOM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. TonMiRO due Spore. I\l TAN 9. 100 APA P r I
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      595 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA). TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, Londen, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail' 5 SUWA MARU 10,700 Mar. 26 27 gFUSHUU MARU 11,000 Apr. 9 10 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,500 Apr. 22 S3 TLRUKINI MARU 12,000 May 6 7 HAKUSAN MARU 10,500 May 20 21 HARUNA
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      426 2 BURNS PHUP LINE (Incorporated In Australia) FOR TRISBANB, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailing* by the wellknown steamer MARBLLA (7,865 tons) and the new motor vessel. MALABAR (4,512 ton*). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabin*
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      593 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (Incorporated In Denmark) Telephone 532«. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE To GENOA, LONDON. ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore. Penang. M.s. ALSIA Mar. 25 Mar. 27 m.s. FIONIA Apr. 22 Apr. 24 m.s. SELANDIA Apr. 26 m.s. LALANDIA Apr. 29 May 1 m.s. MEONIA May 20
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      604 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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      550 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE for Kretuy, Trengganu, Kilantan, Bangnara, Telupin, l'atam, Singo-a, Lacon, Sichon, Bandon, Kohsamui, Lanpnuan, Chumpen and Bangkok. Arrival Departure PRACHATIPOK Mar. 28 SUDDHADIB Mar. M Apr. l VALAYA Ayr. ."> A|>r. 8 The steamers are fitted throughout with electric
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      483 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO. CA!>. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA. WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCTIF.DUI.E Sailings for United States and Canada Points from Hong Kontr. San Franrirrn and Los Angeles. S.S. GOLDEN STAB sails from Hone Kor..; Apr. 18 S.S. GOLDEN MOUNTAIN sails from
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      534 3 ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES, NEW Y ORK AND BOSTON. Arrive Leave Leave Spore Spore Penang PRES. GARFIELD Mar. 30 Apr. 2 Apr. 4 PKKS. POI.K Apr. 13 Apr. 16 Apr. IS PBES. ADAMS Apr. 27 Apr. 30 May 2 Ample time to
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      671 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) "ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. FREIGHT SERVICE OUTWARDS To Hong Kong, Shanghai and Japan Due S'pora s.s. CITY OF ATHENS In port S.S. Lll V OF SHANGHAI Apt. it HOMKWAKDS s.s. CITY OF CHESTER for
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      312 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England) Capital Authorised tt.000,000 Capital Subscribed 1,800,000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1,846,505 Capital paid up 1,050,000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS J. M. Ryrie, Esq. Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq., Charles J. Hambro, Esq., J. O. Robinson, Esq., W. H. Shelford, Esq,
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      546 3 NEDERLANDSCH HANDEL MAATSCHAPPV, 1 N.V. Neth'rlar.ii Trad'nc Society. (Established at Aniitcrdaiu MM) P PAID UP CAPITAL Fl. 80,030,000 (about £6,66f,000) F STATUTORY RESERVE FUND Fl. 40,015.000 (about iV, ,335,000) HEAD OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM WITH AGENCIES IN ROTTERDAM AND 'S- GRAVEN II AGE HEAD AGENCY IN BATAVIA. BRANCUR3 Bandoeng Weltevreden Rangoon
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      541 3 NEDERLANDSCH 1 i :he if andelsbank. N.V. fclaltlatwi 1 1K63 at Anslerdam iMtLonsed Caiiital Glds. 300,000.000 (about t*, r ioiJ,«oo) 'aid op Capital Glds. i>S,CGO,OOo (about ieservss Glds. I >bout i2,3b0,0U0 HEAD OFFICE AICBTEKDAII BRANCn OFFICES: '.X UACUS, BOTTERDAM. OVERSEAS MAJfCam BATAVIA Head OSice for Dutch Bml ndics. SHANGHAI Htad
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      176 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. Thoi« are approximately seven words to n lln<- nri.i there is a flat ra> charge of 25 cents per lir.e per Insertion with A mlnlmnsi of one dollar per insertion. Advertisements will be accepted up to 10 v.in. on the day of issue. A fee of 25 cents
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      862 4 BOARD— RESIDENCE. Vacancies, sgle. double, 31, Cairnhill IM. kuums mtaeM board Irom $60 with board tt-tta $136 monthly. Grosvenor Hotel. REFINED HOME, large airy room. Suitable married couple. 4, Rochali Drive, Ci range Koad. SCOTIA, No. U, Scotts Rd. Single rooms fur. with board, own b-room. Terms moderate. Plio-.c 2462.
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      1159 4 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET j BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET, flat in Amber Mansions, (.Penai- LET Lane side). .AppiyJOCjJtrait, Times. TO LET. THOROUGHLY re*.T*ed FURNISHED, 3 Flat, Eu Court, car.ipl.n;- and Godowns Noa. H9, 140 and 141. Cecil cutlety und linen. Rent $133. Call after Street, sanitary installation, area 7.800 sq.
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      721 4 PUBLIC NOTICES THE STRAITS TRADING CO., LTD. LOST SCRIP. Application having been made to the Directors of this Company to issue to Bertio Edgar Fit Is. duplicate Certilicntes as underOf 25 shares 17-1176 to *****5 and ***** i to *****5 dated Feb. 18, 1918. Of 12 shares GIIOS6 to *****7
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      643 4 TENDER GOVERNMENT NOTICE Tender? will be received at the Honourable Resident Councillor's Office. Penang, up to noon of March 88, 1931, tor lh« fo works Erection of Qnartors for two mt Medical OAcen .4 one A :.i>t.mi Santeon the Penang General Bospital, Penang. Every pel-son applying for a fnr:n of
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    FUNGICIDES FOR MOULDY ROT.
    490 5 Preparations to Be Authorised. The following notice will shortly appear in the Government Gazette relative to arrangements which have been made by the Department of Agriculture and the Rubber Research Institute for the testing and standardisation of proprietary fungicides used in the control of bark diseases
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    MODERN MORALS IN THE PILLORY.
    568 5 "Insidious Teaching" From America. Companionate marriajre and \ve< kending" by young unmarried couples were condemned by the Hi shop of London (Dr. A. F. Winninpton [ngram) in a sermon at the Cfcapd lioyal, St. James's Palace. Dr. Ingram referred to "this most insidious doctrine which
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      393 5 IIU Jl Hyl-yO Raffles Hotel Excellent Accommodation Available with Modern Sanitary Arrangements. THIS EVENING 6.15. TEA DANCE MONIA LITTER'S CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA GRILL ROOM SPECIAL DISH TONIGHT PARTRIDGE EN ABSEROLE GRANDMERE. LEAF SI'INACH. FRIED I'OTATOFS. $1.75. TUESDAY, MARCH 24th. DINNER DANCE Sea View Hotel AH Rooms with Modern Sanitation. M L
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      1085 5 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION NOTICES STATE OF JOHORE AUCTION SALE FN THE COURT OF THE JUDGE of valuab e t^ hM and UMhM g AT JOHORE BAHRU. Town ant Country properties. Land Application No. 6of 1931. i At Messrs. Cheone Koon Sens Co.'s saleIn th, matter of Section 62 (ii) of
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      25 5 GOULDS "PYRAMID" PUMPS aMi£ /Ok Ba^»^ Simplicity of design coupled with efficiency and sturdiness. All Sizes Stocked by rENT R RAI Sole Agents for Malaya.
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    MR. "X" BLACKMAIL' TRIAL.
    767 6 MR. "X" BLACKMAIL' TRIAL. Bathing Party Photographs. Both prisoners in the "Mr. X" black- were found guilty at the Old liailey on Feb. 19 ::nu the Recorder (Sir Ernest Wild) patted the following senU Tien Llewellyn Winthorpe Kendnck, 42, head schoolmaster, Croat I.ane, Gravesend, five years' i>ena! servitude William Corbett
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    BIG OIL DISPUTE JUDGMENT.
    666 6 Reference to "Millions Damages." Mr. Justice Roche, in the King's Bench Division recently, gave judgment for plaintiffs in an action the damages of which, if assessed, Sir Patrick Hastings, K.C., said would run into millions OK pounds." The General Asphalt Company and tha Barber Asphalt Company.
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    NEW NAVAL STATION.
    60 6 The Johannesburg Sunday Times states that an additional naval station, intended principally for submarines, destroyers, i.nd similar light craft, is planned by the British Admiralty at Walvis Bay. The newspaper also states that the naval authorities contemplate a further expenditure of £500,000, partly for new equipment and
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    SEARCH FOR YELLOW FEVER GERM.
    674 6 Five Men Sacrifice Their Lives. An astonishing drama has been woven round the intensive search in London and abroad for the yellow fever germ the terror of the tropics. The curtain fell with the mystery of yellow fever unsolved although victory had seemed certain and
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    PIONEER CYCLIST.
    178 6 Injured After Riding 71,000 Miles. Mr. J. W. Raybould, the veteran cyclist, of Colworth Road, Leytonstone, was severely injured recently when his bicycle was in collision with a motor-car in Lea Bridge Road, Leyton. He was taken .to Whipps Cross Hospital with head injuries and a broken arm.
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    FOREST UNDER THE SEA.
    122 6 Revealed by Great Earthquake. Extraordinary changes in the foreshore halfway between Taumatu Island and the mainland near Gisborne, as the result of the great New Zealand earthquake have been discovered. For two miles the foreshore has risen 8 ft to 10 ft., and on the newly
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    DUNLOPS LOSE AN ACTION.
    595 6 No Infringement of Golf Ball Design. Mr. Justice Farwell gave judgment in the High Court recently for the defendants in the »;ction by Dunlo^ Rubber Company, Limited, the owners of a registered design for the markings on golf balls, claiming against Golf Ball Developments, Limited, an
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    "MUSHROOM" BANKS.
    173 6 Illiterate Cultivators Duped In Bengal. Calcutta, Mar. 5 The attention of the Government was drawn in the Bengal Legislative Council to a large number of what were described as "mushroom banks" which have sprung up in Bengal recently. Dr. Naresh Chandra Sen Gupta, 'who raised the question, said
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    GREAT WALL OF CHINA.
    147 6 Discovery of Fortifications Against Huns. 1 ne Swedish explorer Sven Hedin, who, in November last, conducted in the Gdbi Desert an expedition which discovered in the neighbourhood of the river Etsin-Gol several hundred yards of an outer wall to the north of the Great Wall of
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      59 6 0 "MAN" BRAND BEER (BRITISH) JM LAGER Guaranteed Free from Wm Preservatives. I !5j The Success of the sampling lwWny^y»S proves the excellent quality mi^i^^ c ecr ami its ow P rice n> 4vt'^*-"k s should attract every connoisLayET seur. i Beet 72 Pints $21.00 k^":&'&£ir")^J 4-8 Quarts $23.00 G.
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      131 6 |P»V The Handiest little Cine Camera in the world at a (.1 ■Bk^ price to suit your pocket. f L films will be developed with the utmost care within 24 f/t Apply to any I'hoto Dealer or to DIETHELM CO.. LTD., livg Sinnaporc IVnanK Ilanijkok, Ipoh. iV AGENTS- THE EASTERN
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      168 7 6.13 TONIGHT 9.13 Last Two Performances Fox Movietone* s Amazing Pioneer Spectacle "The BIG TRAIL" LAUDED BY THE WEEKEND THOUSANDS "A FILM TOO GREAT TO MISS!" TOMORROW ARE BYGONES EVER BYGONES;? See DOROTHY MAGKAIL IN "ONCE A SINNER" The revealing story of a girl's attempt to live down the past
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      243 7 i LAST TWO DAYS j TONIGHT TOMORROW The Unprecedented success of THE DAWN PATROL' —Warner Bros., Magnificent Epic of THE BRITISH ROYAL AIR^FORCE-Has created such public interest that the management have decided to extend the season until tomorrow— When positively the last performance will take place DO NOT MISS SEEING
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      139 7 Starting Monday fo» Two Days Only. The Talkie Screen's Greatest J JAZZ EXTRAVAGANZA. LJ FRED WARING S m PENNSYLVANIANS U The World's Foremost Band j SYNCOPATION U Playing and Singing Famous Songs W Morton Downey— Barbara Bennett Bobby Watson, Osgood Perkins A Throbbing Drama of Those who Love and Live
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    SHIPPING NOTES. HEALTH IN EASTERN PORTS.
    145 8 SHIPPING NOTES. HEALTH IN EASTERN PORTS. liuli tin of the L. of N. Eastern Bureau. of the League of Bureau, for the week 1031. Baghdad I plague case. .;:i u.-ath i ing week r >-'f smallpox I deaths as against *2 i is during the precedtaK week. ng i 1
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    MARINE TRAINING.
    224 8 Society's Help for British Boys. < apUin Sir Arthur W. Clarke presided over the quarterly Court of the Marine hicfa was helil in Ixmdon. The' report btated that 30 boys ha;. been admitted during the quarter, 23 had c Royal Navy and II to the Merchant Navy. One
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    SHIPPING COMBINES.
    124 8 Merchant Navy Officers And Rationalisation. The depre! sion in British shipping i? BRKentially due to world conditions, but eetiona of British shipping have !!y rufTo'.ed as a result of finan&tknu. There has certainly l>"t'n a tendency in recent years for assume the mastership of shippinsr, instead of l^eintr
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    "DOWN BELOW."
    405 8 Engineer's Task on Board Ship. The presentation to Mr. Frank I'ounder, for nearly 40 .wars secretary of the West Hartlepool branch of the Marine Kngin-H-hition, took the form of a wal-l-t of notr-; and case of pipes (with an umbrella for Mrs. Pounder). urice S. <iil>li, managing director
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
      306 8 M:iin Wharf Li li. Kilith. .->.s. Atßaltkaa, Ha wrong. Oil Whi.rf I BeaUrlft. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS, lanjung Pagar. Albert Duck Ni, Victoria Dock Dredger Shrimp. Tujr Ultra. K.ppel Harbour. King's Dock Nil. No. i Dock Lea. Maga, W. Bt. Supply, 2 New lJtfhtc
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      263 8 EXCHANGE. PRODUCE. Singapore, Mar. 23. On London, Bank 4 m/s 2 3 27/32 Demand 2/3 23/32 Private S m. credit 2/4 3/32 On New York, demand 66 1/16 Private 90 d/s 67% Ob Prance, li.-.nk T.T. 1430 On India. Bank T.T. 154H In llut^ Kunp, Bank T.T. 54 p.c. dis.
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        MINING.
        446 8 al. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 1 £1 Asa:n Kunibang 216 22'Gxd. 1 il Austral Malay 19/- 26/-,-b Ayer Hitam Tin 12/- 13/6 cd. 1 £1 Bangrin Tin 13/6 14/1 1 1 BatanK Tadang 0.10 0.15 1 1 Batu Caves 0.40 0.50 1 1 Bukit Arang 0.35 0.40 1 £1 Burmah
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        GENERAL.
        259 8 al Pa Buyers. Seller*. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 1.90 2.15 I 2 Alex. Brick Prefi 2.12H 2.22H £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 4.2.6 4.7.6 1 1 Central Engine 0.32' i 0.37V4 ■it .-ii Chinese Com. Bank 70.00 75.00 1 £1 Con. T. S. T/c Pref. 18/H4 18/74 cd. J
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        125 8 K ap.»n Cold Storagt 7 p.c. J»»i of !92« red. 1931-30 10* 10C c\ Mimici- al 6 p.c. ■Ed 1931) $3,878,000 ]>ar. h',\, jirenv Municipal 44 p.c. ll r-H. 191" $1,600,000 11 pfcr I inic pal 4 l s p. i ■,l i9/>6 $1,000,000 »r, ysr iincHßora
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        380 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Today"! Price Fraser Lyall Co. Evatt Lllcnby ($1) 1.00 1.10 1.05 1.15 ilor Gajah ($1) 0.80 0.90 0.75 0.85 i. Hitam ($1) .20 1.35 1.20 1.35 l. Kuning ((1) 0.20 0.30 0.20 0.30 i. M:.lay ($2) 1.30 1.45 1.30 1.50
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      RADIO NEWS.
      248 8 The Week's Programmes From Saigon Station. The broadcasting programme from the Saigon Radio station for the weak arv> given below. Orchestral concert:; are from approximately 8.30 to M 6 p.m. Monday. Overture de la Mascotte (Audran) Le General Lavine (Debussy), Minstrels (pour piano), Alix Andre Soyer Mia Cara
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      PASSENGERS.
      209 8 The followine pasen(rer.-i are sailing Bf the Antenor, which will leave Singapore toMr. Mann, Mr. J. Hcdley, Mr. A. J. Mantle, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Keer. Mrs. .1. D. Sanderson. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. LickfoM, Mr. S. W. Goodinir, Mrs. J. M. Ferguson, Mr. R. J Farrer,
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
    169 8 Monday. March 23. H. \V. midr'-ht, 8 ft. C in., 12.43 p.m., 8 ft. Legislaiivo Council. St. Anilii-w's Chsrea Mission, annual meeting, S*. Andrew's School, 6.15 p.m. Children's Concert (Weatminater GU-e Sinner-'. Mem. Hill. E p.m. Bingapore Branca of Oreneai annual meeting, Europe Hotel, 5.1S p.m.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    153 8 Today. t p.m I'uruiunak (Ruui<) pjn Tomorrow. Rhio, I Toradja I Anambi and Natuna Islun.lb (General VerspyckJ a.m Nortn, N.-£am und N.-West Sumatra Bgypt ;.ntl f.S.A. i Stt ,1 S( arc .11 v.in rcmouahan anj lndragiri Mandar) II a.m Tembilahan ami Indragiri HoOg K^at 1 p. in
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    36 8 By Patria Comor n lohan de Witt Sihsjak Ethiopia 1>,,r1h., S pure I.ondun lift Arrd. Jnn. 30 Feb. 21 Kiii. a p«b. us K. h. t Mar. Mar. 8 Keb. I! i v..
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      53 8 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT RENE ULLMAKN begs to call your kind ATTENTION to his EXTRAORDINARY SALE Ol JEWELLERY and WATCHES of every des cription and of the best makes which is NOW TAKING PLACE at SPECIAL LOW PIKES with LIBERAL DISCOUNTS. THE BEST IS TO COME AND SEE RENE ULLMANN Capitol Buildings,
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      73 8 H WEDDING PRESENTS H Large Variety of Q SILVER, E.P.N.S. CUT GLASSWARE. W CORRECT PRICLS We offer all our stock-in-trade at SLUMP AND LIQUIDATION PRICES. Before deciding elsewhere, I I CALL ON US. CHEMICALS We shall be glad to receive inquiries for all types of Industrial and Commercial Chemicals, Aniline
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      265 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Bright Wind. Station. Temperature Rain- Sun- Relative Direc- Speed Weather. Max. Hin. fall, thine. Humidity. tion. F. F. ins. boon. I m.p.h. Alor Star .96 75 Nil 10.5 A NNE 5 Fine Kota Bahru No report. K.Trent'ganu .90 72 Nil 10.3 85 Calm Fine
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    224 9 Confidence in Rubber Falls Again. PRICE SINKING TO LOWER LEVEL. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Monday, 10 a.m. Today's Prices Ratter, 1 1 'n cents, per lb. Tin. 17"> tn.»s at Sfi3.2.*> per picul. Saturday's Prices Batter, London. I 11-lfid.. down 1-lhd. \i-\ York 7V cts.. unchanged.
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    FARING (MALACCA).
    216 9 Ua.l it not bo*n For »or> •atlafeeton for10 In-!, the workings of the Garlag < Malacca > Rubber Estate would have undoubtedly re lilted 'n I l»s.-.. At i- w;i>. a net profit of £!.:.il was returned, which, bogoth r with the amount 'Touirht in. made nn available
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    RUBBER EXPORTS.
    25 9 The Java Sumatra Handelmaatachappij have received telegraphic advice from their Batavia ofßce wivinir the total export! of rubber fof the binary from the
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      FRASER AND NEAVE, LIMITED.
      1209 9 Annual Meeting. EARLY HISTORY OF THE COMPANY The annual meeting of Frascr and Neavc, Ltd., wax held at the registered office of the company. Trafalgar Street, on Saturday, Mr. W. H. Macgrcjjor presiding. Others present included Me: srs. C. V. Bailey, R. Somerville, K. Walker. B.
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      66 9 12 o'clock noon, Mar. 2.!. Buyer* Sellers RJ3.S. equal to London Standard Spot U« 12 1 SUndard H.S.S. on Tend** April IJ', 12V3 M»- 12-s 12-, m m April-June V2\ M n Julj-Sr.t. 1HI« IS* Oct. Doc. 13 14 Vi Tone of Market Stagnant. Latest
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      STABILISATION OF SILVER.
      717 9 "Very Unlikely." AN ANALYSIS OF THE POSITION An opinion against the likelihood of the stabilisation of silver by international agreement is expressed in the annual bullion letter nublished by Messrs. Samuel Montagu and Co., the well-known London bullion merchants. On the future outlooks, it is pointed out
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      What Unemployment Costs.
      945 9 TREASURY ON THE NEED FOR REDUCTION. A reduction of the total liability of the taxpayer in respect of the Unemployment Insurance scheme to an amount sub- j stantially below thnt incurred during 1390-31 is declared by the Treasury to I be among the most pressing financial needs
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      RUBBER COMPANIES
      343 9 Positions as Disclosed By Latest Reports. Hatu Matar.tr Rulibcr Plantations wax incorporated in 11)10. Planted area is 1.325 acres, of which 1,197 acres are mature. For IMS-M I dividend of 124 per cent, was distributed, followed by 4 per cent, for 1U26-27. Results for :930 with 1929 in
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      LONDON TIN MARKET.
      705 9 What Is An Excessive Price for Tin? IS CORNWALL TO BE KNOCKED-OUT (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Vv In the House of Commons Mr. Georg R. Strauss, the Socialist member fo North Lambeth and chairman of the world known tin merchanting and brokerag business of Messrs. A.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 23,1931. THE ARMIES OF CHINA.
    1093 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 23,1931. THE ARMIES OF CHINA. "Mr. T. V. Soonjr, Qm Finai.c? Minister, admitted that foi\i^n laittl will not seriously think of assisting China until the Badget ha.s been balanced and a plan to consolidate and redeem the foreign debt is effectively in operation. He
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    HOW THE BUDGET IS FRAMED.
    1080 10 Procedure and Machinery Explained. (By John Nairn, of the Government's Whips Office, House of Commons, and author of (ilimpses of the British Parliament.") Early nest month Mr. Philip Siv)ir(l( it, h'm health permitting, will introduce the l.ut,. or Parry's Budget and the taxpayers (if (Ircat
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    11 10 Mr. D. II. Hampshire i. leaving f<n home by the Anterior.
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    22 10 I Th;' Westminster Glee Singers will appear at the Tanglin Club this evening at y.oO. A charge of $1 will be made.
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    17 10 Profesror B. W. Oillott, of Raffles College, is jroinp: homt on leave by the Antcnor, sailing tomcri
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    19 10 Mr. H. L. Manchester, Deputy Treasurer, Singapore Municipality, and Mrs. Manchester, are leaving for home by the Antenor tomorrow.
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    24 10 The Vatican announces that the inudal Be-nt' Merenti has been conferred on Mr. Joseph Chon, of Taipinp:, fur 55 years service as church organist.
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    21 10 Mr. K. W. Haworth, European Master, Education Department, S.S., has beep seconded for service under the Council of Raffies CoQage, Siogapor*.
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    29 10 Sir. T. G. Husband, acting senior executive engineer, Penant,-, is shortly r into Pnmaea Walleatey, Mr. Bajmn having returned from leave by the Rajpatmna wires our Pcflang correspond -nt.
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    29 10 Mr. Tonjr Lao, the former Chinese Consul at Singapore, has been appointed to be director for Shanghai at the Foreipn Ministry, Fiates a Sin Kuo Min cable from Shanghai.
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    21 10 Mr. A. E. Lirkfolrl, of the SinjrarioK Cold StoraKe '<>., Ltd.. and Mrs. Lkkfold are leaving for home by the Antenor tomorrow.
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    47 10 Sir Adam D. Ritchie, director of the Borneo Company, ami Mr. I). T. Luis. for many years in Malaya and now gene.r»l- jrianager in London of the Borneo Oon^liany, who have been visiting the company's offices in the East, leave Singapore for London tomorrow by the Antenor.
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    716 10 GOOD WORK! Far be it from us to suggest thai anv-th-i'T we have said OO the subjeel ha had an affect, but the tact remains Straits Settlements Government reports fire making a very early appearance this year. Three such records for 1980 were laid on the
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    ROYAL SCOT EXPRESS DISASTER: SIX KILLED.
    254 11 CROWDED TRAIN WRECKED. Pitiful Scenes Near Leiffhton Buzzard. MANY INJURED. Scottish Footballers All Escape. London, Mar. 23. Al lea si:c were killed and many were. Injun 1 in the wreck of the famous London, Midland and Scottish express, Royal S'-o(. which left London for
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    A LOAN TO CHINA?
    291 11 Significant Happenings In Nanking. Xankir.tr. Mar. 81, Line* Arthur Suiter, the director and Financial Section oi who is now in [vising the Central Govern- ha pointed y i.< al adviser to the National Government <>t" Chin tated he will be .shortly returning ti Lor lo Uin.
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    NEW YORK POLICE. (Constable's Fortune Of £70,000.
    69 11 NEW YORK POLICE. (Constable's Fortune Of £70,000. Y< rk. Mar. 81. the New York police, the man who was charged v. it h being a member of the so-called Vice squad that, tome yean ago, fran of immoral Vivian Gordon, the i ighi ciu!who was mysteriously murdered recently, has been
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    CRASHED INTO CANAL.
    30 11 Two VS. Airmen Drowned In Panama. New York, Mar. -22. Two United State* airmen were drowned in the Panama Canal when their machine i ra: hed. Reuter.
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    HUGE LINER ASHORE IN CLYDE.
    212 11 Incipient Panic Checked By Captain. London, Mar. 21. The Canadian Pacific liner, Montelare, ran ashore in the Firth of Clyde in a dense fog. It i 3 feared that she is badly holed. Lifeboats have landed 200 passengers. London, Mar. 22. The Montelare has been
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    ITALIAN CRASH.
    223 11 Body of One of Airmen Recovered. Spezia, Mar. 21. A fishing smack, with her flag at halfmast, entered this port today bearing the mutilated remains of Lieutenant Damonte, who -was killed in the Bring on Thursday with Colonel Maddalena and Captain Cecconi. The c:cw of the smack sighted
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    OUSTRIC SCANDAL.
    159 11 French Politicians to Be Tried by Senate. I'aris, Mar. 21. The Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry into the Oustric financial scandal ha recommended that Senator Raoul the former Minister of Finance, If. Rene Besnard. the former Ambassador in Rome, and M. Gaston Vidal and M. Albert Fame, former Under-Secretaries
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    COST OF EDUCATION.
    75 11 £58,380,000 to be Spent During Coming Year. Rugby, Mar. 21. The Education Department's estimates for the year ending March 1932 were I today. They show a total of 50,000, compared with £55,139,000 for :h.' mutant year. Grant! from the State to local education authorities account fcr most
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    CHINA'S CONSTITUTION.
    55 11 New Chapter Added to The Draft. Shanghai, Mar. 22. Mr. Wang Chung-hui, the chairman of 'he Judicial Yuan, has added a new chapter to the Provisional Constitution (to lx> presented to the People's Conference in May) dealing with problems' affecting the people's livelihood. The whole constitution consists of
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    TROUBLE BREWING IN EUROPE.
    513 11 An Austro-German Union. PARIS AND ROME GROW SUSPICIOUS. Berlin, Mar. 21 An Austro-Gcrman economic agreement has been concluded which the Foreign Minister, Dr. Curtius, claims will be the first step toward the realisation of M. Briand's Pan-European Federation. The Customs administrations will remain separate, but the
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    DASH TO THE POLE.
    125 11 Jules Verne's Grandson To Christen Submarine. New York, Mar. 23 A sorrowful ftart has been made by the Nautilus on her daring dash to the North Pole. The submarine arrived at Brooklyn with her flag at half-mast, mourning Quarter-Master Grimmer who was swept overboard and dro.vned.
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    PLANE MISSING.
    69 11 Two Pilots and Five Passengers. Melbourne, Mar. 22 Anxiety is felt with regard to the fate of a National Airwr.ys machine., with two pilots and five passengers, which i. mining somewhere bctwe: n Sydney and Melbourne. She was last lighted at 3..'!0 p.m. yesterday at Wangaratta, 115 miles
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    CONSERVATIVES AND INDIA.
    297 11 Churchill Criticised. NO RIGHT TO SPEAK FOR THE PARTY." Rugby, Mar. 21 Mr. L. S. Amery, the Secretary for Dominion Affairs in the last Conservative Government, at a Conservative meeting last night vigorously criticised Mr. Winston Churchill's recent speeches on India, denying his ri^ht to speak for
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    "VIVE CHARLOT."
    149 11 Charlie Chaplin Arrives In Paris. Paris, Mar. 22, Vive Chariot shouted a huge Piri.-ian crowd when Mr. Charles Chaplin arrives 1 al the Gars de Lyons from Venice. The scene at the station was like a "shot" from <as of his own films. The police bad their uoik
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    DUBLIN SWEEP.
    86 11 £1,250,000 to be Paid Out In Prizes. London, Mar. 21. Everybody in Dublin is wearing the million-pound-lock.'' It is officially announced that the prizes in the Grand National Hospital Sweepstake will amount to £1,250,000. The ti.st prfaK will ba £:i74,000, the second prize '.'187,500 and the third prize
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    SURPLUS WHEAT.
    94 11 Farm Board's Warning To U.S.A. Growers. Washington, Mar. 2. 1 The Farm Board has warned the wheat farmers that no Government stabilisation of prices will be attempted in connection with the 1931 crop and has ro-omphasised the necessity of limiting domestic production to meet the demand. The Board
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    RIDDLED WITH SHOTS ON OWN DOORSTEP.
    206 11 Tipperary Wife's Tragic Discovery. London, Mar. H. The bad old days in Ireland were startlingly recalled in Tipperary by the midnight assassination of Superintendent Curtin, of the Irish Free State Police. Superintendent Curtin was a native of Cork. Ho recently conducted the prosecution, in
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    VIKING DISASTER
    208 11 Famous Airman to Search For Survivors. St. John, New Brunswick, Mar. 21 The famous trans-Atlantic and Antartic flier, Mr. Bernt Balchen, and his companion, have landed here for rafoeUina;, preparatory to continuing their flight to Newfoundland, where they will search the ice-packed seas around Horse Island for traces
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    COFFEE GLUT.
    122 11 Brazilian Government's Drastic Remedy. Rio de Janeiro, Mar. 21 In view of the cverladencd state of the coffee market the Government of the State of San Paulo. Brazil, is taking definite measure 3 to deal with the situation. A decree has been published authorising the Usue of loans
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    TOWN IN UPROAR.
    106 11 Lou vain Students Very Annoyed. Louvain, Mnr The Louvain University students last night engaged in wild demonstrations, in eOßßetnsance of the Burgomaster forbidding them to celebrate the festival of Mi Careme with the customary street procession. Windows were broken, pedestrians wee hustu I, motor-can ware held up
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    PARIS TO TOKIO.
    77 11 French Fliers Reach Japan In Safety. Tokio, Mar. 22 The French fliers, M. Burtin and M. Mtench, arrived at Tachikawa, on the i utskirt.; of Tokio, shortly after three n'clnrk this in tfi Tiui.n having made a nonstop Might from Seoul. Reuter. M. Burtin and M. Moench
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    TODAY'S COUNCIL MEETING.
    1528 11 Court of Criminal Appeal Bill. FIRST READING Two Points Emphasised By Attorney-General. H.E. the Officer Administering the Government, Mr. John Scott, C.M.(i.. presided at this morning's meeting of the Legislative Council when the following Official Members were present The Hons *,h% Acting Colonial Secretary (Mr. M. B.
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    PRISONERS ESCAPE.
    179 12 Casual Stroll from Dock To Freedom 'Hip histrionic gifts that had aided a financier called Bertels in making one fortune in the inflation and another by company promoting, enabled him as he awaited sentence on charges of fraud in a Haniburg court, to make a get-away, the simplicity
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    $5,000 FIRE DAMAGE.
    67 12 Block of Three Houses Involved. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Mar. tX, Fire broke out early this morninjr in block of three house* in Egcrton It was put out after one and a half work by the brigade. Damage e=t. nab J at $6,000 was done. The
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    WILL THEY HANG? Executions Which May Unsettle India.
    128 12 WILL THEY HANG? Executions Which May Unsettle India. Karachi, Mar. 23 The news oi' the imminence of the execution of three men sentenced to death in connection with the Lahore Conspiracy case is unsettling the arrangements for the All-India Congress, which will open here on Tuesday. Pending the result of
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    TROUBLE IN YUNNAN.
    251 12 General Lung Yun Denies That He Has Resigned. Hong Kong, Mar. 21 Representatives from Yunnan province deny the rumours that General Lung Yun, the chairman of the Yunnan Provincial Government, has resigned. Nanking, Mar. 21 General Lung Yun has telegraphed to the Central Government here announcing that
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    SOVIET OIL.
    191 12 Offices to be Opened In Shanghai. Shanghai, Mar. 21 It is expected that the Soviet Oil Trusts will be shortly opening offices in Shanghai. They declare that they intend to conduct straight-forward business through the medium of Chinese firms. Sin Kuo Mm. It will be recalled, in the
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    FELIX ROUSSEL
    248 12 Arrival of Luxury Liner On Maiden Voyage. A strikingly original scheme of interior decoration is the feature of the Felix Roussel, the new M.ML motor vessel which arrived in Singapore on her maiden voyage on Saturday. The large dining room resembles the inside of an Angkor temple with
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    LUCKY ESCAPES.
    123 12 Two Boys in French Train Smash. Paris, Mar. 21 Two children had a most fortunate escape when the restaurant car was wrecked in the railway disaster, at Etampes. One was discovered rubbing his eyes and wailing bitterly. A doctor vainlysought for an injury- The solution turned out to
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    THE KWANGSI PUZZLE.
    118 12 Recalcitrant Leaders Stiffen Their Resistance. Hong Kong, Mar. 21. General Wang Shao-hung, the Commissioner for Reconstruction, Kwangsi province, .returned to Hong Kong from Canton yesterday. Goneral Chan Chai-tong, the com-mander-in-chief in Kwangtung, interviewed General Yu Hon-mau, who has command of the Nationalist forces at Wuchow, at Yeeyangyuen.
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    EXTRALITY ISSUE.
    97 12 Negotiations with Many Countries. Shanghai, Mar. 21 Dr. C. T. Wang, the Chinese Foreign Minister, declares that a settlement of the extra-territorial problem with Holland may be now regarded as certain. Agreement, on general principles, has been also reached with Norway. Sir Miles Lampson, the British Ambassador in
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    EX-KAISER'S SON.
    85 12 Gets Badly Beaten By Berlin Police. Berlin, Mar. 21 Prince August Wilhelm, the fourth son of the ex-Kaiser, and the Berlin Nazi leader, Dr. Goebbens, were badly beaten with truncheons by the police who cleared out of the railway strtion here 800 Nazis (National Socialists) who were bidding
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    NEW STEAMER SERVICE.
    118 12 Batavia to Durban and Cape Town Batavia, Mar. 21 A regular steamer service between the Dutch East Indies and South Africa, for the purpose of promoting the direct marketing of East Indian produce in South Africa and British East Africa, will be opened by the Royal Packet
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    OFF TO NEW YORK.
    84 12 Bank of England Governor's Business Trip. London, Mar. 22, Mr. Montague Norman, the Governor of the Bank of England, accompanied by Dr. Sprague, of Harvard University, who is an economic adviser to the Bank of England, left for New York today to pay one of his
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    BROOKLANDS AIR CRASH.
    57 12 Indian Pilot and Chinese Passenger Hurt. London, Mar. 22 A Chinese named Alfred Yeskoh Wong was seriously injured when a private aeroplane in which he was a passenger crashed at Brookland.s aerodrome. The pilot, an Indian named T. H. Dastur, who is understood to be the owner
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    AGAINST A STRIKE.
    37 12 Welsh Miners Decide To Continue Work. London, Mar. 21 The conference of Welsh miners at Cardiff has decided against a strike and the men will continue work under the recent arbitration award. Reuter Wireless.
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    MR. PHILIP SNOWDEN.
    29 12 Reported to be Progressing Excellently. London, Mar. 22. The latest bulletin states that the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Philip Snowden, is progressing excellently. Reuter Wireless.
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    IN SPAIN TODAY.
    156 12 f #Ymazing Scenes at A Court-Martial. Madrid, Mar. 22 A decree raising the censorship and reestablishing constitutional guarantees has been formally published. The Cabinet has also decided to repeal the decrees, promulgated under Geneial Primo de Rivera's Dictatorship, regarding the jurisdiction of military and naval tribunals. Remarkable
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    STILL NOT SATISFIED
    166 12 Commodore Gar Wood Seeks Greater Speed. Rugby, Mar. 21 Great Britain held all the world's speed records for land, air and water until yesterday, when Commodore Gar Wood in the speed boat Miss America IX at Miami, beat the late Sir Henry Segrave'x speed of 98.78 miles
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    IN FRENCH GUIANA.
    97 12 Sequel to Trouble Which Occurred in 1928 La Mana (French Guiana), Mar. 21 A number of coloured citizens of French Guiana, including two women, standing in the dock here, emitted yells cf joy when all wan acquitted, after a trial which lasted eleven days, on varying charges
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    KWANGSI TROUBLE.
    86 12 General Wang's Threat To Attack Nanning. Hong Kong, Mar. 23 General Wang Shao-hung, the former Kwangsi commander who was recently appointed Rehabilitation Commissioner for that province, has decided to establish his headquarters at Watlum (in the extreme south of Kwangsi near the Kwangtung border and 150 miles due
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    "TIM" HEALY ILL.
    89 12 Railway Clerk Who Became Governor-General London, Mar. 21 Mr. Tim Healy, the first GovernorGcncial of the Irish Free State, is seriouFly ill at h .3 home near Dublin. He is one of the most famous political figures in Ireland. He began his career as a railway clerk
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    CENTENARIANS
    76 12 England Loses Two of Her Oldest Inhabitants. London, Mar. 21 England lost, during the early hours of today, two of its oldest inhabitants, namely Mrs. Hoadley, aged 104, of London, and Mr. James Lucas, aged 103, of Chichester. Mrs. Hoadley has been a widow for half a century- She
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    FOR "SQUEAKING."
    40 12 Chicago Murder Expert Meets Violent Fate. Chicago, Mar. 22, Credited with having had a direct hand jcifiore murders than any gangster here •toriiny Genaro, a henchman of Al Capone, met r similiar violent fato for squeakipgi" Reuter Wireless.
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    PRINCE OF WALES IN URUGUAY.
    246 12 Messenger Boy First To Greet Him Buenos Aim, Mar. 21. The Prince of Wales and Priai left here for Monte Video ihis morning in a seaplane, escorted by squadron oi Argentinian Naval seaplaiM Mo.--.te Video, Mar. 21. The Prince of Wales and Prince George landed
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    FRENCH AIR SERVICES.
    95 12 Senate Urges Early Grant Of 6,000,000 Francs. I'aii:-. Mar. 81. The Bill for thr reorganisation of the Aero-Postale Company, aln i y i the Chamber, was amended l>y thi which adopted a counur BWWn ing for the Immediate grai francs for the working expenses of i inning
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    CHINA AND JAPAN.
    110 12 Extrality Negotiations Break Down. Shanghai. Mar. 28. The negotiations bitween Ohina and Japan, on the subject of the relinquishment of extra-territorial privileges, havu reached a deadlock. Tokio demands that abolition shall be gradual, that Japan shall enjoy most favoured nation" privileges in China and that complete measures
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    SUBMARINES EXPECTED.
    135 12 Three Battleships to Arrive Next Month. Two battleships and two submarines are expected to arrive in Singapore during next month. The first of these will be 11. M. S. Ironuois (('apt. A. L. Jackson, R.N.) and H. M. S. Herald (Ljeat-Com, N. A. C. Hardy. R.N.) which are
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    PENANG WEDDING.
    138 12 Mr. E. 6. Hebditch and Miss M. K. Rhoden. The marriage took place, at St. George's Church, Penanjr, on Saturday of Mr. Edward Gladstone Hebditch, representative of the General Electrical Co* F.M.S., and youngest ton <>!' th<and Hi s. 15." S. Hebditch of Stoke-under-Ham, Somerset, and Margaret Kenrick,
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    Boat Race Described—Cox who was born in Singapore.—Malays Beat S.C.C.
    398 13 Boat Race Described— Cox who was born in Singapore.— Malays Beat S.C.C. CAMBRIDGE WIN BRILLIANTLY. Not Seriously Challenged. LEAD (JAINED FROM THE START. London, Mar. 21. Cambridge won the Boat Race by two anil a halt' lengths. The time was 19 with an easy rhythm from the Start and never
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    MR. R. EDMETT.
    116 13 Oxford Cox Born In Singapore. Mr. K. Bdmett, the Oxford cox, is the .on of Mr. T. K. Edntett, shipyard manMr r at Tanjong Rhu for United Engiaeei'l. He was horn in Singapore in 1910, his father told a Straits Times representative today, and after a few
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    LONDON R.C.
    91 13 Win River Championship From 128 Crews. London, Mar. 21. As v.a- expected, London Rowing Club retained the Bead of the river champion-i-hi|> which is rowed every year after the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race over the same coarse but in the reverse direction Mortlake to Putney. Jesm College
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    HARVEY BEATEN BY " UNKNOWN."
    255 13 HARVEY BEATEN BY UNKNOWN." Unanimous Decision In Fierce Battle. New York, Mar. 21. One of the biggest surprises in recent boxing history was the defeat at Madison Square Garden of the British Middleweight Champion, Len Harvey, by "Boy Jiby, a shaggy-haired Jewish lad, unknown outside New York, who fairly and
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    INTER-VARSITY MEET.
    154 13 Further Details of Light Blues' Successes. London, Mar. 7. Tho following are additional results to those published of the Inter-Varsity athletic meeting at Stamford Bridge en Saturday last Three Miles 1. Denison (Cambridge) 2. Mabey (Oxford); 3. Price (Cambrdige). Time 15 mins. 7 3-5 sees. Won by five
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    ENGLAND'S SUCCESS.
    64 13 Ireland Beaten in Hockey International. London, Mar. 21. The hockey international match between England and Ireland resulted in a win for England by 5—3.5 3. The match was played at Birmingham. Reuter Wireless. Since the two teams first met in 1895. England has won 23 matches and Ireland
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    $5,000 GOLF PRIZE.
    46 13 Gene Sarazen's Success At Miami. Miami, Mar. 21. Gene Sarazen won the Lagoroe open championship with an aggregate of 282 ;.mi nets a prize of $5,000. Armour was second with 285, Joe Turr.esa third with 292, and Walter Hagen fourth with 293. Reuter.
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    S.C.C. BEATEN BY MALAYS.
    2192 13 Odd Goal Success. WAS TIME GIVEN TOO SOON? S.C.C 2; Malays 3. In the opinion of many people who watched the First Division match between the S.C.C and Malays at the Anson Road Stadium on Saturday the referee blew the final whistle at least four minutes
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    SCOTLAND'S DASHING THREES.
    493 13 England Outclassed. CALCUTTA CUP MATCH AT MURRAYFIELD. London, Mar. 21 At Murrayfield before 75,000 spectators in the Calcutta Cup international Rugby match today Scotland beat England by five goals and a try (28 pts.) to two goals, a penalty goal and two tries (19 pts.). Maintaining the
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    BURNS REINSTATED.
    118 13 The Stewards of the Irish Turf Club have restored the riding licence to T. Burns, the well-known Irish jockey. Burns, who retired from race-riding at the end of 1927, and started a training stable at the Curragh, returned to the saddle at the beginning of 1930, and had
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    LEAGUE TABLES.
    891 13 Arsenal Gams More Ground. Positions of clubs in the English and Scottish Leagues after Saturday's games are as follows Mo lu-twell Rangers Celtic }'nrtick Th. Hearts Dundee Airdneonians Aberdeen H&milton Cowdcnbcath Clyde Bt Minen Morton Falkirk Kilmarnock Queen's Part Leith Athletic Hiherninns Ayr United East Fife 32 22
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    CHAMPIONS BEATEN AT HIGHBURY.
    266 13 Home Football CUP FINALISTS LOSE AT HOME. London, Mar. 21. Results of tfct Ktitflirh and Scottish Ia'Bjiih 1 matches played t< <la" were ;;s follows hrstnal Sheffield We, I. Birmingham Blackburn R. Blackpool Darby < onaty nlted Leicestei ith Sheffield lt.1. <uni!'il.i!ni 1 1 I i;
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    AMATEUR SOCCER.
    125 13 England Lead International Table. Londun, Mai. -1. In the international amateur Soccer championship math today, England defeated Scotland J— i at Stamford Bridge. Ranter. The English amateurs lafailed to maintain their unbeaten record of the previous season, for although they defeated lioth Ireland and Wales, they lost tci
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    ARMY HELD.
    37 13 R.A.F. Draw in Inter-Services Tournament. London, Mar. 21. Tho fust match 'it' the intiT-si-rvices' soccer championship at West Ham today rtsqltod in I draw, the Army and the Air ForM each scoring two goals. Reuter.
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    GOLF EXHIBITION AT BUKIT TIMAH.
    351 14 Splendid Display By Philippines' Champion. The Philippine Islands' open golf champion, Mr. Larry Montes, treated the watchers at the Singapore Golf Club, Bukit Timah, to some excellent golf on Saturday when he took part in an exhibition match. He was partnered by Mr. R. Craik,
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    PENANG CRICKET.
    532 14 Aste's 121 in a Great Innings. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 21. Remarkable cricket was played on the Esplanade today when the Penantj Cricket Club had over 200 on the board for the loss of two wicket 3. Their opponents were the Ceylonese, and the match created
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    SINGAPORE SPORTS MEETING.
    566 14 Chinese Easily Beat R.A.F. Team. A successful two-days' sports meeting between the Chinese and the R.A.F. was brought to a close on Sunday at the Jalan Besar Stadium. The athletes, who took part in the various events, showed good form and keen enthusiasm, and the finishes were,
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    VOLUNTEER SNOOKER.
    126 14 Further Ties in S.C.C. Tournament. The following are the ties for the S.C.C. Volunteer Snooker Tournament to be played today and tomorrow TODAY'S TIES. H. B. Layton and J. G. H. Brett vs. L. G. Smith and H. A. Bassett. T. M. Smellie and G. Pritchett vs. J.
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    TENNIS IN U.S.A.
    52 14 French Successes in Covered Courts Championship. New York, Mar. 21. In the American covered courts championship singles final, Borotra (France) defeated Berkeley Bell, 6—l, 3—6, 6 3_6, B—4. In the doubles, Borotra and Boussus (France) yesterday defeated Landry and Sutter, 7—5,7 5, 6—l,6 1, 5—7,5 7, 6—46
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    72 14 Monday, March 22. Football S.A.F.A. Ist Di». R.A.F. vs. S.R.C, A.R. St. Tennis: S.C.C. Tournament. Tuesday. March 24. Football S.A.F.A. Ist. Div. Pulau Brani vs. Gloucester Regt., A.R. St. Reserve Div. R.A.F. vs. Chinese "B S.H.B. Wednesday, March 25. Football: Commercial Cup final, second replay, A.R. St. S.A.F.A.
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    LOCAL CRICKET MATCHES.
    1181 14 S.R.C.'s Narrow Escape BOWLERS' SUCCESS IN MOST GAMES A very fine catch by Leijssius on the boundary, which dismissed R. N. Hamilton, the S.C.C. skipper, in the last over of the S.C.C.'s match with the S.R.C. on the Padang on Saturday, deprived the Cricket Club of victory
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    A POLITICAL DIARY OF THE WEEK.
    1817 15 London, Feb. 24. POLITICS arc in a fern.ent again. Closer relations 1 .i-tween Liberals and Socialists no sooner appeared to be firmly re-estab!i<hcd than a frtth rupture threatencil. The cause was an unexpected revolt of the Litural M.l'.s against the Trade Disputes Bill. Only
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    DRIVERS WHO DRINK.
    215 15 Berlin Refuses to Grant Licences. The head of the Berlin police has issued the following warning to motorists agains; use of alcohol 1. The responsibilities of a motorist prohibit all use of drinks containing alcohol (beer, wine, fruit-wine, spirits, and so forth) both before and during driving.
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    DENIED CHURCH RITES.
    230 15 Result of Banned Folk Dance Defiance. All the benefits of clergy have been withdrawn from the little village of Diano Gorleri, on the Riviera, because the village committee in charge of organising carnivals insisted on including in the festivities a folk dance which the parish priest pronounced
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    YOUNG CHINA FACES THE FUTURE.
    887 16 Nanking 200 Years Ahead Of Moscow. EUROPE'S POLICY. KEY NATION OF PACIFIC EMPIRE "Conditions grow better in the States of the Pacific Empire," Mr. Charles R. Crane, formerly United States Minister to China, declared upon his arrival at Pasadena, California, after three months spent in
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    "SILVER FISH" CASE.
    246 16 Judge and "Extremely Disagreeable Things." The incidence of "silver fish" in a flat camo before the Court of Appeal recently, when Mrs. Rita Rhoades, of St. Mary Abbots Terrace, Kensington, appealed against a decision of Mr. Justice Horridge and a special jury in the King's Bench Division.
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    GO VERNMENT APOLOGIA.
    188 16 Earl Winterton Attacks Mr. Wedgwood Benn. London, Mar. 3, Earl Winterton, formerly Secretary of State for India, speaking at Sidcup last night, criticised Mr. Wedgwood Benn on the ground that the latter was gradually eliminating himself and leaving policy and decisions on policy to the Government of
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    BARNUM FOR BERLIN.
    269 16 Circus Owner's Bid To Become Lord Mayor. The appointment of a new Chief Burgomaster of Berlin has led to an interesting application for this very responsible post. It comes from Herr Stosch-Sarrasani, owner and director of a well-known German circus. Some weeks ago, when the application was
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    " KILLING NOT MURDER."
    181 16 KILLING NOT MURDER." "I Did It to Revenge My Master." GenemlHhlhVv! 16 T" who murdered ueneral Shin Chen-ching and his wifhTe 6 tod™. ag ln Pckingl «S Before the execution he was tak-n through the streets on a cart in the usual manner and huge crowds watched this procession, many
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    SEQUEL TO "FAMILY FEUD."
    625 17 Eurasian Charged With Kidnapping. in •:m n which :.n of Penan*, ;he son of one ii Singapore, i y Mr. G. C, Dodd, ihe idge, on Saturday when thj hearing wai again tion, conducted by Mr. C 11. Withers Payne, a EuraDaniel Shuat "as handed over
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    SELANGOR CLUB.
    160 17 Feeling the Effects Of Depression. ir ai the annual mcL'ting of the Sdangoi Club, Kuala Lumpur, <>n Saturday night the Hon. Mr. J. Lornie, C.M.G Resident, Selangor, the President. said tiia: the year had not been as raecessf at as they could have wished. At the ■I sport
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    LAW NOTICES.
    83 17 Brinkman and Lewis Peat Case Tomorrow. lowing cue* are tix-d for bearing tomorrow (Mar. ji» at thu Supreme Colin Chief Ju tice, V. M. Quintal vs. Tip- r i I mt United A in 1.M.; < h»p Omni Watt Seng vs. Vco ri»i .<-. i i Theng Syc.
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    LOTS TO BE SOLD BY SHERIFF ?
    338 17 LOTS TO BE SOLD BY SHERIFF Seletar Plantations Windng-Up. T!ie further hearing of the winding-up o! ScleUtr Plantations Ltd. was again days, when the case came ■s'nr? the Chief Justice (Sir William n) this morning. .1 I i/v r iivsented the company, Mr. C. H. Withers-Payne for the petitioning creditor
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    SINGAPORE WIRELESS.
    267 17 dood Reception of Boat Race Broadcast. The hon. secretary of the Amateur Wireless Society of Malaya (Singapore) writes Considering that the running commentary on Saturday's Boat Race was transmitted from a launch, picked up at Savoy Hill, sont by land line to Brookman's Park, re-transmitted on a wavelength
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    DEATH JUST BEFORE RETIRING.
    125 17 Accident in Boat While In Singapore. M. Balbini, baggage master of the M.M. m.v. Felix Roussel, died in the General Hospital here this morning from injuries he received when he was crushed in the lift of the vessel on Stturday. The Felix Roussel was in Singapore
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    $300 STOLEN.
    223 17 Whole Household Locked Up in Daring Robbery. A daring robbery took place at the house of Mr. J. P. Davies. 30-B Meyer Road, in the oarlv hors of Friday morning when about $300 in cash and goods, including a wrist watch, camera, a pair of binoculars, and some
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    MR. R. J. FARRER.
    197 17 Entertained by the Muslim Community Mr. R. J. Farrer, C.M.G., the former president of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners, is one whom the members of the Muslim community delight to honour. He was their guest on many occasions during his 12 years of office, and yesterday another
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    34 17 Air Mail from Batavia. A mail from Ba'.avia and Palrmbang by aeroplane is ckpci-trd at Singapore at 1.30 p.m. toDjorrow. From China and Japan, by Suwa Mam. (lie at Singapore on Wednesday.
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    PIGS SLAUGHTERED BY NIGHT.
    345 18 Public Health Danger. WILY HI TCHERS THEIR METHODS. The illegal slaughtering of pigs, both healthy and dia asod, but chiefly of tht> latter order, which has been rampant in Bingapon now being I l.y the Municipal Health ma d by tii" of prosecution] brought the local
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    INDIANS CHARGED.
    50 18 \<k met! Robbery. Am all bbery i* now the Singai ore detective Indians have K^n i led. Turk liv\y '.i the ii raided by with <<\\v ting cash ar.cl I from various i bcin.^ found I c the Second P diet \.ith ai'r.i«'d robot i i fov farther
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    93 18 CITY LIGHTS." Chaplin's ninv; To Tha Alhambn. iationj with pn lentative, i.>.!.. have secure "City Lights," the I harlie Chaplin .i ihi' making Mr. (hi i al present ii: tnice, i ly in lose toacn for B cabled hope for the suci ire, has been nihambra Theatres, City I.ij;! mired
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    BOAT RACE NIGHT CELEBRATED.
    404 18 Oxford and Cambridge Society Dinner. Tha third annual boat race dinner of the Oxford and Cambridge Society of Malaya was held at Sea View Hotel on Boat Ka< Night (Saturday), and was a sreat success. The dinner was held in the Rotunda which was tastefully decorpted
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      THE RUBBER PROBLEM.
      445 18 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Fi", As a method of securing restriction of rubber, I suggest that the GovI rament of the Dutch East Indies be approached from a new angle, and, if posible, persuaded to act in unity with the I--,iti>ii Government for the
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    44 18 "The Dawn Patn.l," which has been enjrvinte n rucceaafal run at the Capitol tended f "r another two nightx It i 'i lendid story with skilfully filmed lii tlrill*. It will H replaced n Wednesday lV Hor.cy," a Paranrn-nt musical comedy romance.
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    VITAL STATISTICS OF THE STRAITS.
    615 18 Birth-Rate Higher. INTERESTING FIGURES FOR LAST YEAR. The annual report on the registration of births and deaths in the Straits Settlements for 1930 was laid on the table at the meeting of the Legislative Council today. The Registrar-General of Births and Deaths, Dr. A. L.
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    " THE LOST ZEPPELIN."
    235 18 THE LOST ZEPPELIN." Adventurous Flying Story At The Victoria Theatre. (By Our Film Correspondent.) Flying pictures invariably depend for their main interest upon satisfying the public craving for thrills, and in this respect The Lost Zeppelin," which opened at the Victoria Theatre last night, was not so successful. The big
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    TEMPLE OF EARTH GODDESS.
    619 19 Vast Remains Now Coming To Light. Definite proof that the temple discovered by the Weld-Oxford-Field Museum expedition in the buried city of Kish, in Irak, is that of the Earth Goddess Aruru is now coming to hand. The vast remains of the temple, so ancient as
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    BEQUEST FOR GERMANS.
    200 19 Englishman's Thought *For Ex-Enemy's Wounded. Expressing the opinion in his will wUm .7 ctorlous d wealthy England is well able to provide for its soldiers disabled in the late War," Mr. Otway Robinson a letired master mariner, devised his cs 'duary estate, amounting to £7,000 to the
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    YOUNG CHINA PARTY.
    150 19 Raid on Newspaper Office In Peking. Peking, Mar. 9. irJi'Vi? 06 of the Wah Pei Vat p a i?u* V hines e P a P er ww stormed last stvUrt *l a i rge num^ r of youths who styled themselves members of the Youne China Party,
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    "RED" MURDER.
    615 19 Canton Detective Shot Dead in Street. Hong Kong, Mar. 10, A sensational shooting incident occurred shortly after 11.30 a.m. yesterday outside the Fire Station (Jubilee Street) when Yau Pak-yan, a Chinese detective from Canton, was fired at, point blank, by a man who later made good his escape.
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    EVERY FIVE HOURS.
    240 19 A Suicidal Attempt In Shanghai. Shanghai, Mar. 12. in the nSn™* statenlent w»s Published of Shanghai This statement was based on the annual report of the Greater Shan gia, Bureau of Social Affairs, of which a j Kung-chien is Commissioner According to this report, the total number
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    CHINESE IN U.S.A. AND MR. HU HAN-MIN.
    393 19 Questions for Nanking To Answer. San Francisco, Mar. 6, Overseas Chinese toiiay were gravely concerned over the events in Nanking which led up to, and which have followed, the allegedly forced retirement to private life of Mr. Hu Han-min, until this week the
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    CANTON BANK RUN.
    391 19 Uneasiness in Financial Circles. Canton, Mar. 5, The run on the Central Bank of China in Canton still continues in spite of the repeated assurances of the Government to the public. Both the head office of the Government Bank on the South Bund and its branch offices
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    MRS. HEARN SUED.
    103 19 Exhumed Sister's Funeral Expenses. Mrs. Sarah Ann Hearn, who is in Exeter Prisoß awaiting trial on the charge of murdering; Mrs. Alice Maud Thomas, of Lewannick was sued by an undertaker at Launceston County Court for £11 Is., expenses in connection with the burial in July of
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