The Straits Times, 31 March 1931

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    38 1 The Straits Times. [ESTABLISHED NEAUT A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1931 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1931 PRICE 10 CENT:
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      258 1 SINGAPORE: 78, CECIL ST. CKHONE 6151). "I i 6.15 tonight 9.15 (;.\i.s\vortiivs ESCAPE i i Starrinc SIR (.KKAI.D UU .MAIKIKU. Phane 6261-5261. LONG ER TUBE 1 SERVICE H You can cover the ground more qmicUy by using MOJSSOL DENTAL CREAM The Serious Product Sold With A Smile MONSOL has been
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      85 1 KUALA LUMtURI. 27, JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683). I (BEGD tbaoe mark) fsoft unshrinkaUe\ j C fine twill flannel ROBINSON Co., Ltd. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR. Have you seen the selection of ar CAKES PASTRIES at the Singapore COLD STORAGE co. ltd. ORCHARD ROAD. MOTORS llMM&miiSl DYNAMOS LANCASHIRE DYNAMO MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED.
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      19 1 6.1S TONIGHT 9.15 j GALSWORTHY'S j ESCAPE I Slarrnp SIR I. Kit U H IX MAI KIER. Phone 5261-5262.
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      569 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PEMTNSULAI AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDK* CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S i RN'MENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore. KAI.YAN 9.100 Apr. 4 1 MANTUA 11.000
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      683 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPI'ON YUSEN KAISHA). TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail i FL'SIUMI MARU 11,000 Apr. 9 10 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,500 Apr. 22 U TERUKUNI MARU 12.000 May 6 7 HAKUSAN MARU 10,500 May 20 21 HARUNA MARU 10...0 I) June 3 4
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      433 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated In Australia) FOR -RISBANB, SYDNEY AND MEL1 BOURNE, VIA JAVA. DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regalar monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,865 tons) and the new motor Tessel, MALABAR (4,512 ton*). The ».s. MARELLA is on* of the largest and finest steamer* trading to Australia,
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      578 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE To GENOA. LONDON, ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave S'por*. Penang. M.s. FIONIA Apr. 22 Apr. 24 m.s. SKLANDIA Apr. 25 m.s. LALANDIA Apr. 29 May 1 m.s. MEONIA May 20 May 22 m.s. RORINGIA Jun* 10
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      591 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE j 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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      558 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO.. LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE for Kretay, Trengganu, Kelantan, iiai.gnara, Telupin, Patani, Slngora, Lacon, Sichnn, Bandon, Kohsamui, Lani;suan, Chumpen and Bangkok. Arrival Departure SUDDHADIB I P VALAYA Apr. PRACBATIPOK Apr. 12 Apr. 15 The steamers are fitted throughout with electric light and have
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      481 3 DCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, AL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TAOOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDHLE Sailings fur United States and ('jinnrla Points from Hoiijj Konj;. San FranHnco and Ij»i Angelea. S.S. GOLDEN STAR sails from Horn; Kong Apr. 18 S.S. GOLDEN MOUNTAIN sails from
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      550 3 Rs^K^wl^K^KWflr^^i^S w^LHB-Xij£c!B ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE SINGAPORE, PENANG. COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES, NEW Y ORK AND BOSTON. Arrive Leave Leave Spore S'por* Penang PRES. GARFIELD In port Apr. 2 Apr. 4 PKKS. POLK Apr. 13 Apr. 18 Apr. IS PRES. ADAMS A; r. 2! Apr. 30 May I
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      684 3 i ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) "ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO THE I'MTKD KIN'-DUM A.'.'U CONTINENT. FREIGHT SERVICI OUTWARDS To Hong Kong, Shanghai and Japan Due Spore ■a CITY OF BATAVIA Kay 4 s.s. CITY OF CORINTH Jaaa HOMEWARDS I.s. CITY OF CHESTER for Harro,
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      836 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS. i THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (incorporated ia England) Capital Auihori.xti i 8.000.000 Capital Subscribed 1,800,000 Reserve Fund and Reit 1,646,605 Capital paid up 1,060,000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS J. M. Ryrie, Esq. Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq, I I. Hambro, Esq., H'/bi^on, l>q., H. Shciforrt, Esq., Sir
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      622 3 NEDERIANDSCH IXDISCHE HANDELSBANK, N.V. K-.ißhii.hed 18GS at Aaiterdaai Authoriied Capital Gldf. 100,000,000 (about £8,500,000) Paid up Capital Gldi. 65,000,000 (about £4.600,000 Reierrai olde. 28,157,7i>7 (about »u;,:(io,ooo HEAD OFFICE AMSTEKDAM BRANCH OFFICES THE HAC.UE, ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAd BRANCHES RATAVI4 Head Office for Dutch Eait Indies. SHANGHAI I Head Office for Chiua aad
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      595 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. There are approximately seven words to a then ll tat rnte charge of 25 ,cr Inaaittoa with mum of one dollar per insertion. mnen's will be acc-pted up to 10 the day of iss;:e. ats is charged for the use sf h liv., number, A reduction >>r five
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      882 4 BOARD— RESIDENCE Paying I moderate I!<>n a2i). Straits 1 j SCOTIA, No. 11, Scotts Rd. Slnclc rooms fur. with hoard, own b-room. Terms moderate. Phone tUX. MAYFAIR. 24, CUBZON ST. Well fur-; nished service suito sitting room, Ivd j room nnd |.i ivsU bathroom. Con wit r, telephone in rocm.
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      1051 4 BUSINESS PREMISES 'MJLETTO LET, Omee accommodations I Raflea Place. Apply French Ban!:. T'l LET godovna Noa, 3., S2 ar.d 34, Wullich Street Apply The British Maiava I EzaeatOf Co., Ltd., Telephone No. TO LET, store, capacity H,UO so. ft-et. T ror.ting Spore River. No. C 7, Roberlsoii Quay. Apply Ed.
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      655 4 PUBLIC NOTICES THE HO HONG BANK, LTD. HAFFLES PLACE, SINGAPORE. SAFE DEPOSIT SERVICE. SAKE DEPOSIT facilities for the safe keeping of jewellery, bonds, title-deeds and other valaab'e property will soon be avuilable at the new Head Office building in Rpffles Place. For the information of intendlng depositors the following is
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      590 4 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE TENDERS NOTICE is BOW invned fo: the .md that pal ich tenders may hv obtained Ihe Tcndi Municip.il Oflees. Installation of Sanitary fittir^s at the following premi North Bridge Roa i. f 520, Arab Street, No. 162. Victoria 69, 170 and 171. Jalan Kh d k.
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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      THE HAWKERS.
      279 5 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— l would like to thank Mr. Scow Poh Leng for his letter, which you printed in Saturday's issue, advocating that mercy and consideration be shown by the authorities to the hawkers in Singapore during these hard times of slump and
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      LOCALLY-BORN CHINESE.
      832 5 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, An observer of ordinary intelligence cannot fail to be struck by the conbtant stream of educated Chinese from China to this part of the world in quest of employment and the effect such an unchecked flow has had and will
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    PENANG PADANG.
    115 5 New Building for P.R.C. Opened. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 30, The new two storey-building on the Padanrr erected by the Penang Recreation Club was opened by Mr. T. D. Scully on Saturday in the presence of a large number of members, friends and visitors, including Mr.
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    PLOT REVEALED.
    152 5 Attempt to Wreck Giant U.S. Dirigible. Akron, Ohio, Mar. 19. lA confession that he intended to wreck the navy dirigible Akron before it ever made a flight was made to Federal and County official here tonight by Paul F. Kassay, age 37, a reputed Communist and a former
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    U.S. WAR VETERANS.
    203 5 Land Sharks Attack Their Bonuses. Washington, Mar. 13. American veterans of the World War in all pares of the United States today were warned against placing their Government bonuses in the hands of s,tock speculators and so-called securities salesmen. The mails, it is learned, are being clogged
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    17 5 Dr. A. G. H. Smart, Senior Health Officer, Pcrak, leaves for home on leave early next month.
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    HIS LUCKY DAY.
    154 5 Representative Acquitted Of Bootlegging. Washington, D. C, Mar. 13. Friday the Thirteenth was a lucky day for Representative Edward E. Dennison, Republican of Illinois. For today a jury in the District of Columbia Court acquitted him on charges of bootlegging. Some time ago Representative Dennison, who was
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    £3,000,000 WINDFALL.
    186 5 Treasury's Part Of Yule Fortune. A windfall of nearly £3,000,000, and perhaps more, will go to the Treasury as the result of the dismissal of the appeal by Lady Yule and the Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd., the executors of the will of the late Sir David Yule,
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    DIVORCE PERJURY.
    227 5 Delusion Which Must Be Dispelled." For perjury in a divorce action which he had brought against his wife, Albert Edward Cuckow, of Gravesend, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment in the second division by the Recorder (Sir Ernest Wild, K.C.) at the Old Bailey, on March 4. Sir
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    U. S. JUDGE HONOURED.
    86 5 Grand Old Man of The Judiciary. The Hon. Oliver WendeM Holmes 1.1. D D.C.L., an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, has been elected •n Honorary Bencher of the HonourableSociety of Lincoln's Inn. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes is thn son of Dr. Oliver Wendell
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    21 5 Inspector J. E. Sharp, of Singapore, has gone to Malacca to take the place of Inspector Huggina who is on leave.
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      467 5 Raffles Hotel TONIGHT Dinner and Dance MONIA LITTER'S CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA. GRILL ROOM SPECIAL DISH TONIGHT BRAISKI) PARTRIDGE WITH CABBAGE. FKKNCH BEANS. ROAST POTATOES. $1.75. NOTICE Friday. April 3, being Good Friday there will be no Tea Dance. Sea View Hotel All Rooms with Modern Sanitation. M L I SPECIAL DINNER
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      140 5 CENTRAI [TncineworksltdlL. Singapore, ipoh and kuala lumpur. SANITARY ENGINEERS AND DRAINAGE CONTRACTORS. SOLE AGENTS FOR DOULTON CO., LTD. Sanitary Appliances. MAY WE QUOTE FOR YOUR REQUIREMENTS P Tel. No. 5471 (4 line*.) Notice of Removal From April 1, 1931, THE SHANGHAI STAR CO. (LADIES TAILOR AND DRY CLEANERS) now next
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  • INDIA, BURMA AND CEYLON WEEK BY WEEK.
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      "DECLARED" POLICY OF EUROPEANS.
      938 6 Round-Table Conference Controversy. MR. W. L. TRAVERS. STATEMENT TO MEMBER? OF ASSOCIATION. Calcutta, Mar. 1"). Mr. W. L. Travers, ex-president of j the European Association, has issued i a statement to all members explaining j his attitude towards the Association's delegates to the Round-Table Conference ■who,
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      Foreign Cloth Held By Dealers.
      658 6 MR. GANDHI'S PLANS TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM. Bombay, Mar. 18. The conference between Mr. (iandhi and representatives of the Bombay. Ahmedabed and Baroda cotton mills reached an acreemant t.> day on the scheme for the disposal of stocks of foreign cloth at present held
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      BOOSTING CEYLON'S RAILWAYS.
      916 6 "Seasons" for Tourists. PUBLIC SERVANTS AND THEIR WIVES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Colombo, Mar. 20. Several improvements have lately been irtroduced by the Ceylon Government Railway with a view to attracting more traffic, both goods and passenger, and further improvements are under consideraI tion. A short time
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      FAIRBANKS WORSHIP IN CALCUTTA.
      919 6 An Eventful Arrival. SEEKING— AND FINDINGADVENTURE. Calcutta, Mar. 17. When Mr. Douglas Fairbanks arrived :'n Calcutta, on Sunday, he was called upon to use much of that athletic ability for which he is famous in order to make his way through the large crowds which awaited
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      Topics From Bengal.
      1292 6 Mr. Baldwin's Speech Encouraging Salt Production How Boycott Has Hit Trade Striking Census Figures Java Tea and Svgar Indian Traders Honied By Imports. (From Our Own C Calcutta, March 17. Once again the political air is cleared and lrdia knows where she is in relation to the
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      16 6 Central Motor Hiring Co. 115, ORCHARD ROAD, SINGAPORE. NEW HUPMOBILE CARS ON HIRE Phone No. 7735.
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      49 6 |HF/ J' m I IV I in adwrtitumrnt bf Vwb ]IBJMBjJ H^ yMI »J 11 V B DIETHELM CO- LTD. I let >s demonstrate Wp^ 'he emsc of filming M 1. show you RESULTS and our AGFA BEllt ICE. ''^Ba^BE Cine Fllmi developed free within 24 hour». I imk
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      143 7 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 The COHENS and KELLYS in AFRICA Universal's All Laughing Safari Across the African Veldt! TOMORROW Another Joyous Outburst of hilarity by the talkie screen's greatest fun-maker BUSTER KEATON "FORWARD MARCH." Funnier than "FREE AND EASY' ENLIST NOW Plans at Robinson's. 6.15 TONIGHT 915 Joseph Schildkraut Joan Bennett
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      213 7 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 Britain's Immortal Novelist and Playwright ISow Gives The Screen His Greatest of all Achievements. QALfwoßTmrr AMAZIMC DRAMA OF HUNTEDMEN/ MAGNIFICENTLY PORTRAYED BY SIR GERALD 1)U MAIIRIER ENGLAND'S GREATEST ACTOR With AN ALL STAR ENGLISH CAST Produced by BASIL DEAN ALSO A SCREAMINGLY FUNNY MICKY MOUSE CARTOON, and
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      289 7 6.15 TONIGHT 915 STARTING TUESDAY FOR TWO DAYS W ONLY I A STORY ALL WILL ENJOY GARY COOPER in Seven Days Leave U WITH f| BERYL MERCER Not a man and girl romance of a conventional sort UJ but a W DRAMA THAT LIFTS THE LID OFF THE L CONVENTIONS
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    PIRACY IN CHINA SEAS.
    355 8 SHIPPING NOTES. Protection of Ships By Steel Plates. Ida on the continue IB mist ;i:iclits 0 and a request by th. having occasion ti tho steamers traversing tha ■I the cabins be protected by th< proviiuon at >><•! plate* is contained in the Shanghai Shipping ai
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    F.M.S. APPOINTMENTS.
    286 8 Thi U ilovlna: F.M.S. cpjicintnuTt zt'ttcd 1 tin M..t Sah tu be Assistant K li .la. l);it<> Mnda Oram Kajra K.iva f jt— imm Mobmod RaxaJli bin Baji Mohamed All Waal -ato, Ipoh. Raja A in an Ph-ih bin Raja Harun to be .tc, T.'luk Anson. Mr. P.
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      INDIA TYRE & RUBBER COMPANY.
      448 8 INDIA TYRE RUBBER COMPANY. Profit and Dividend Doubled. Tho third year's accounts of India Tyre and Rubber Co. (Great Britain) show a profit for Ht.'iU, after charging upkeep of i!ant, cost of management, etc., of ;<!59,791, an increase cf £12.".:{C."». The xo:l preference diridend abaorbed i"! 4,875 .last year £25,668),
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      S.V.C. TRAINING.
      221 8 Pl«gnuS?na of drills up to and for week ■udintr Apr. 5, IUCI Tuesday, Mar. 11, r > p.m., Drill Hall, K.K. (Vi, Elementary Enyinaor Training i.i p.m.. Drill Hall, "C" Co. 0 and 10 Pins. In. Training tjt p.m.. Drill Hall. 2nd Bn. SJS.VJ. RecroiU, Arns Drill!; &18
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      MAILS FOR EUROPE.
      43 8 By S'pore London Left Arrd. lohan d« Witt Feb. 6 M«r. 2 Sibajak Feb. 13 Mai. 6 Ethiopia Feb. 12 Mar. 7 J «rtho» Feb. 26 M.».t. 23 ilarnix V. St. Aldcgonde Mar. 6 V.ar 27 Mar. 6 Alar 28
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      262 8 EXCHANGE. Singapore, Mar. 31. On London, Bank 4 m/i 2/3 21/32 Jemand 2/8 23 32 Private S m. credit 2/4 3/32 Jn New yy O rk, demand 66 1/16 l';-ivats 90 d/l 67V4 Jn trance, Bank T.T. 1430 )n India, Bank T.T. 154>4 )n Hontf Kon(f, Bank T.T. 54Vi p.c.
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        MINING.
        437 8 v'al. I'd. Buyers. Sellers. 1 £1 As.™ Kumbang 20/- 22 6 a £1 Austral Malay 19/- 20/- Ayer Hitam Tin 12/- 12/9 cd. v £1 Bangrin Tin 13/6 14 6 1 1 Batang Padang 0.10 0.16 1 1 Batu Caves 0.37 H 0.42 tt 1 1 Bukit Arang 0.35
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        GENERAL.
        259 8 ill. Pd. buyer*. Selleri. I 2 Alex. Brick Ordi. 1.90 2.16 I X Alex. Brick Preff. 2.12 H 2.22 W U Brit. Am. Tobacco 4.2.6 4.S.0 1 1 Centrul Engine 0.32Vx 0.37 >-.■ 00 60 Chinese Com. Bank 70.00 76.00 U £1 Con. T. S. 7% Pref. 18/1H 18/7*
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        124 8 Singapore Cold Storagi 7 p.e. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 101 10* el Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. jf 190] red. 1830 $1,878,000 par. 67c prero. E ngapore Municipal 4 to p.c. ef 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 91 par Municipal 4Vi p.c. of 1909 red 1966 $1,000,000 96
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        RUBBER SHAKES.
        376 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Today's Price Froscr Lyall A Co. Evatt Allrnby ($1) 0.95 1.05 0.92tt 1.05 -Uir Gajah ($1) 0.70 0.80 0.65 0.75 I. Hitnm ($1) 1.10 1.25 1.10 1.30 Jv. Kuning ($1) 0.20 0.30 0.15 0.25n0m. Malay <*•>■> 1.10 1.30 1.10 150
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      MECHANICS OF THE TRADE SLUMP.
      452 8 How It Might be Brought To An End. The internal machines of the trade slump was the subject of a lecture delivered by Mr. J. M. Keynes at the Royal Institution recently. At the outset Mr. Keynes said that economics was becoming a highly technical
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      RADIO NEWS.
      232 8 The Week's Programmes From Saigon Station. The broadcasting; programme from the Saigon Radio station for the week are eiven below. Orchestral concerts are from approximately 8.30 to 9.30 p.m. Tuesday. Ouverture d'lphygenie en Aulide (Gluck), Gavotte pour violoncello, Mmc Simone Chefnay (D. Popper), Pizzicatti (Gillet), Scherzo (Lalo), Air
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      NORTH BORNEO CHAMBER
      144 8 Mr. Malcolm Nominated For Legislative Council. At a committee meeting of the North Borneo Chamber of Commerce held on Mar. 7, in the offices of Messrs. Harrisons and Croafield (Borneo), Ltd., Sandakan, it was proposed by Mr. Key, and seconded by Mr. Phillipps, that the chairman's name
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
    167 8 Tuesday, Varrh IL H. W. 8.3 a.m., 7 ft. 7 in., 9.40 p.m., 7 ft. 6 in. Wednesday, April 1. H. W. y.5 a.m., 8 ft. 5 in., 10.11 p.m., 8 ft. Thurpday, April 2. H. W. 9.55 a.m., 9 ft. 3 in., 10.39 p.m., 8
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    188 8 Today. Bengkal.s, Labocan Bilik and Tandjong Balei and Bttowaa (Simrkep) p.m. Italy t Parcel*) (Rionwl 3^o p.m. lava. South- West Sumatra, KouthEast Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas and Timor Dllly Kiianic SengJ 4 p.m. Siam (osetpt Lower SiamJ Hydra II i 4 p..m Sarawak and Miri (Auby) I bjb,
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    PASSENGERS.
    107 8 The following paasangi n arrived in Singapore on Saturday by the Manila from Australia Mist M. E,. Annett, Mrs. M. B.urke, Mr. and Mrs. Alma Baker, Mr. C. J. Curnow, Miss E. M. Curnow, Mi. and Mrs. M. Corbett, Mits G. W. Campbell. Mr. J. I. Drat, Mr. M.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
    117 8 Tuesdaj. March 31. SMps alcneHide the Wharves <ir exacted to arrive. Entranic F.ast Wharf X, .Uh X.X.X. Wharf 1 Anshun 1 K.ihna ao 1 Mam Wharf Till M I'm Gartield 11 I Eurylochus U 3 Kaponc 7 :J Empire Dock Ljrcmofl 30 .Mmderoo 32 3 Helyei Maru
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    Vessels Arrived.
    109 8 AENEAS, Brit., 6,256 tons, from Glasgow :u-:j, f..r Hon« K.mt.' ]-i. HUA TOXG. Brit., IM tons, from Ma!aica Sl-S, for Malacca 1-1. KHUKX HOKA. Out.. Cll tons, from Pontianak 30-:;. fr> I'ontianak 1-4. KAJANG, Brit., 1,27>; toni, from Sandak.in 30-3, for Sandakan 4-4. KEDAH, Brit., 1.0J3 tons, from
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    52 8 From China and Japan, by Hosang, due at Singapore daylight tomonrow. Trom China and Japan, by Rawalpindi, due at Singapore 8 a.m. tomorrow. From Holland, by Slamat, dut at Singapore on Thuisday morning. From Europe (London mails dispatched on Mar. 12), by Kalyan, due at Penang, 1 p.m.
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      52 8 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT RENE ULLMANN begs to call your kind ATTENTION to his EXTRAORDINARY SALE Of JEWELLERY and WATCHES of every description and of the best makes which is NOW TAKING PLACE at SPECIAL LOW PRICES with LIBERAL DISCOUNTS. THE BEST IS TO COME AND SEE RENE ULLMANN Capitol Buildings, Stamford
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      273 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Bright Wind. Station. Temperature Rain- Sun- Relative Dircc- Speed Weather. Majc Min. fall, shine. Humidity. tion. F. F. ins. hours. m.p.h. Alor Star ..94 72 Nil 7.9 75 NE 2 Fine Kota Bahru 92 73 Nil 10.9 76 WNW 2 Fine K. Trcniriraiiu 91
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    315 9 London Rubber Stocks Increase. ANOTHER DROP IX TIN PRICE. (Isy Our Financial Correspondent.) BiagaßOre, Tuesday, 10 a.m. Today's I'rices beaker, ls% cents per Ib. Tin. IO(. tons at Sfil per picul. Yesterday's I'rice* BaMber, London. I 7-1 fid., up 1-H.d. New York. 7 cts., unchanged. Market Tone
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    BANKS AND CREDIT.
    531 9 Sir John Simon and The Money Barons." At the unnuiil elinncr of tho American Chamber "f Commerce in London hel:i at the Hotel Victoria, London, Sir John Simon, of the evening 1 awda reference tv M.. Snowden't rodent gkmatjr speech in the HoUM of Common* an<i added
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      RUBBER ASSOCIATION MEETING.
      1204 9 Big Deficit. INCREASING NEED FOR RESEARCH. The nnnunl general meeting of the Singapore Chamber <>r Commeres Rubber ttion mn held in the Exchange Room, rullcrt.in Balldillf, yesterd:.y Mr. II. \V. rJawkeswood presiding over a (food attendance. lie:' re MO*in| the adoption of the report and :.ccounts the
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      63 9 12 o'clock noon. Mar. 31. Seller; R.S.S. equal to London Standard Spot 19% 11 Standard E.S.S. on Tender April 11', r. M* 11% n n m April-June 11% 1L"» July-Sept. \d\ V2<- Oct.-Dec. VI i 13 Tone of Market (Dull. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet
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      VAL D'OR RUBBER ESTATES.
      850 9 Good Crops, But Low Prices. The twenty-first annual ordinary general meeting of shareholders of Val dOr Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held on Feb. 17 at 9, St. Helen's Place, London Mr. V. R. Wickwar, (the chairman) presiding. The chairman said The output of rubber— namely, 448,037
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      CONNEMARA PASSES DIVIDEND.
      553 9 Shareholders' Requests Not Granted. Tic fifteenth annual general meeting of Connemara, Ltd., was held at the rei'i.'ti rt;l office of the company. No. 1, Embankment, Kuala Lumpur, on Weaaasday, the chairman, Mr. F. B. Goug-h, who presided, paid I think the shareholders will agree that the result
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      TELUK ANSON RUBBER.
      335 9 The director:;' :cport to the shnrehoMors (.f Tcluk Aaaon Kui>l»-r Estate, Ltd* t r th.year ended Dee. -'A to bo submitted a1 the •22ml annu:il neetlag in the Hen* K..iiir Bank Chamber*, Singapore, m Friday, April 10, at noon. stat<:. The result of the year shows, after
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      TIN RETURNS.
      24 9 Ayer Wcnjr Mines (Feb.V Mil jiiculs. A-.uM Rmnbang. 126,000 yards, 801.1 pieni Puchonjr.— l»7,ooo yards, 964 piculs. Pungah. -359,000 yards, 2,204 plcttls.
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      NOTES ON BRITISH INVESTMENTS.
      822 9 Railway Dividends From Reserves. SCOTTISH INVESTMENT TRUSTS. London, Mar. B. In commenting on the railway dividend? ii was suggested in this column that the distribution was perhaps higher than the prospects before the railway companies in iifud. The accounts of the railways which have since become
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      MALAYA CONS. TIN.
      89 9 The mine working account of the Malaya Consolidated Tin Dredging Co.. fincoru in the Straits Settlements! for the a profit of 884,938 t $227,9271, but after providing for London and head office charge?, depreciation, •id writing off a portion of the preliminary expenses, there was a net
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    LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
    1010 9 Systematic Adjustment Wanted. IF DUTCH GOVERNMENT SAYS "IMPOSSIBLE." (By A. W. Still.) London, Mar. 1. The week would have been a a^ill ono had there not been at the end of it a somewhat sensational rise in price. This was produced by a report that the Dutch
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1931. VOICELESS PLANTERS.
    928 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1931. VOICELESS PLANTERS. Th-j influential proup of European and Asiatic proprietary planters who are working: to establish a Malayan Estate Owners' Association are able to put up a much more convincing case for fuch a body than a superficial Rlar.ce at the proposal
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    WHITE SLAVES OF THE SOVIETS.
    1802 10 Siberian Convict Gangs: A Ghastly Story. (By Alexander Kerenski. First President of the Russian Republic.) In this article Alexander Kcrenski contends that the great RmriM live-year plan f<ln i»-avcd a Iniyic failure, that the MHN Iwrc Im ,< mlihed of thtir feir rtmmittmp lihctiex and
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    301 10 Mrs. M. R. Armstrong and children arrived by the Prins der Nederlanden. Dr. R. Hertz, the German ConsulGtneral in Singapore, is visiting Kuching. The Chief Justice, Sir William Murison, is leaving for home by the Rawalpindi, mailing on Friday. The death has taken place in Penang, of
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    833 10 A SWIMMING CLUB POSER. When is 1 l:uly Ml a lad;' v.a the question raised at the annual meeting 1 of the Swii.ming flub on Surda;-. An I one novel answer offered to the conundrum wm, "When she i- under fifteen." Many people may have wondered
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    P.A.M. CHAIRMAN'S WARNING TO RESTRICTIONISTS.
    379 11 MUST BEWARE OF MIRAGES. Mr. J. S. Arter on Wistful Hopes. PAST ERRORS. "Better Off Than Our Neighbours." (From Our Own Correspondent.) Koala Lumpur, Mar. SI. At tin- annual meeting <>f the Planters' Association <,r Malaya this morninp, the chairman, Mr. J. S. Arter, made
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    A SUGAR DISPUTE.
    113 11 U.S. Government Claim For Injunction. New York. Mar. 30. A suit for the dissolution of the Sugar Institute and a permanent injunction against the American Sugar Refining Co. ami 19 defendants charged with violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Law has been Hied i:i 'uri on behalf of
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    U.S. OIL IMPORTS.
    78 11 Voluntary Scheme For Curtailment. Wuhingi m, Mar. SL All the leading importers of foreign petroleum have now conformed to the informal reqoesi rf the Government to on of oil imports the ng the Standard Oil Comnany of Indiana, which bar; notified the Treasury that It will join
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    THE CHADBOURNE PLAN.
    61 11 Sugar Growers Again Confer In Paris. P;mt Mar. SI. A conference of sugai-givNOfa including representatives from Germany, Hungary. Chechoslovakia, Poland, Belgium and .lava met here yesterday to discuss the Chadbourne* Plan to limit exports of sugar for :i period of t'r.v years. Mr. Chadbourne was present. It
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    ANTI ' RED " CAMPAIGN.
    59 11 ANTI RED CAMPAIGN. Nationalist Successes in Hunan And Kianjrsi. Shanghai. Mar. SO. Considerable success Is reported to have att nded the National Government's ant i-< lommnnist campaign. The main bandit forces in Kiangsi and Hum are reported to have been corner' rd and surrounded and it b claimed that their
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    AIR MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA.
    163 11 Hopes to Make Flight In 11 Days. London, Mar. 30. An experimental England-Australia air mail flight will l>e;*in on April 4, and i i expected to cover the 11,194 miles from London to Port Darwin in 15 days. An aeroplane will meet the air mail
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    MR. FORD TO FLY ON.
    178 11 Undeterred by His Crash Near Athens. Athens, Mar. 30. The British airman, Mr. Ford, will continue his flight to Japan in a few days. Mr. Ford is on a purely private flight. He left Lympne aerodrome on Mar. 23, intending to fly across Central Europe
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    "BUY BRITISH."
    126 11 Prince of Wales Appeals To Britons Abroad. Sao Paulo, Mar. 30. There was terrific applause at the Chamber of Commerce banquet here when the Prince of Vales, humorously remarking that he came all the way to Brazil to hole out in one," declared ha was not a politician
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    CHINA AND JAPAN.
    102 11 Incident in the Mukden Railway Zone. Tokio, Mar. 30. News from Mukden says that swift intervention by the Japanese Consul at Mukden prevented an unfortunate incident from becoming more serious, when Chinese pottce near Mukden last night fired 30 rl'.ots on Japanese soldiers engaged in manoeuvres in
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    NO DEFAULT.
    68 11 Commonwealth Liable If N.S.W. Does Not Pay. Sydney, Mar. 30. Mr. J. H. Scullin, the Federal Prime Minister, has announced that there will lie no Australian default en Wednesday, despite the decision of the New South Wales Prime Minister, Mr. Lang, not to meet the interest payments then
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    INDIAN FINANCE.
    84 11 State Council Passes Bill Rejected by Assembly. New Delhi, Mar. 30. The Council of State today passed the Finance ilill. Reuier. A message dated Friday stated The Legislative Assembly today, by 60 votes to 86, rejected the Finance Bill, which the Governor-General, in a message to the president,
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    TOBACCO TAX TO BE RAISED ?
    181 11 TOBACCO TAX TO BE RAISED Chancellor's Broad Hint. A SICK-ROOM CABINET MEETING. London, Mar. 30. A hint that the Chancellor contemplates an increase in the tobacco tax is implied in a circular sent out to the, Customs Office enforcing the restriction of clearances of tobacco from bond next month to
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    EXTRALITY.
    205 11 "Most Important Task Before Nanking." Nanking, Mar. 30. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, in a speech today, declared that the most important task now before the National Government w;\; the abolition of the "unequal" treaties. Negotiations for the relinqubhment of extra-territoriality ware now going on, Marshal Chiang declared, and the result
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    LENA GOLDFIELDS.
    75 11 Soviet's Non-Payment Of The Award. London, Mar. 30. The Soviet Government* non paym.'i.t of the Lena Goldficlds arbitration awar.l was raisoil in tho House of Commons at question time. Mr. Arthur Henderson said the British Ambassador to Moscow was at present negotiating with the Soviet on behalf of
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    ANARCHY IN SHANSI.
    70 11 Danger of Grave Outbreak At Any Moment. Shanghai, Mar. 31. The situation in Shansi is reported to be gradually sinking into a state of anarchy. A provincial spokesman, Mr. Ching Yao-yueh, declares that the troops are forcing themselves upon the people's immediate support and, if such support
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    ALL-INDIA CONGRESS DECISION.
    73 11 Peace Pact Confirmed. INDEPENDENCE STILL THE GOAL. Karuchi, Mar. 30. The All- India National Congress reached the- apex of its proceedings in a three-hour debate as a result of which a resolution was passed confirming the Irwin-Gandhi Pact, re-affirming that the goal is independence, demanding complete control
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    BURMA'S FUTURE.
    164 11 "Ulterior Motives" Of Great Britain. Karachi, Mar. 30. Ulterior motives on the part of the British Government in the Far East in connection with the proposed separation of Burma, are suggested in a resolution adopted by the All-India National Congress Subjects Committee. The resolution declares that the British
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    TIRED OF LIFE.
    162 11 Ex-Film Star's Drive To Death. Nice, Mar. 30. Tired of life," a woman deliberately drove hor ir.otor-c:ir cner a ")00 feet high cliff at Bse-mrrUn and crashc-J it to s:nithereeii3 on the beach below. She was an ex-Ziagfeld Failles beauty and former film star. Her stage name
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    UNIONIST UNITY.
    119 11 Daily Mail's Significant Statement. Bogbjr, Mar. M In the correspondence which ha.< passed between Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the chairman of the Conservative Party organisation, and Lord Beaverbrook, the leader of the Empire Crusade movement, on the subject of co-operation at the next general election no reference was made
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    FOUND ON ISLAND.
    96 11 Search for Missing Sailors Off Java. Batavia, Mar. "0. There is the greatest anxiety here concerning the f-ak- of eight Europeans from the orew of ihe mail liner Christiaan Huyjrcns who went out sailing yesterday morning and have not yet returned. The weather on the sea was
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    MME. HANAU CASE ECHO.
    43 11 Gazette Dv Franc Editor Dies After Acquittal. Paris, Mar. M. Two days after his acquittal on charges of fraud and abase <>f conlidenc", Pierre Awlibert, the former editor of Madame Honau's Gazette dv Franc died cf heart failure*— Stater.
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    SUEZ CANAL DUES CONTROVERSY.
    511 11 Complaint of 'Impertinent' Statement. London, Mar. 30. The matter of the Suez Canal dues was raised in the House of Commons by Mr. A. M. Samuel, the Conservative member for Farnham, suggesting tl.it the Government should request the appropriate economic committee to consider whither the scale
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    BANDIT OUTRAGES.
    148 11 Questions on China in The Commons. London, Mar. .°>o. In the Hou;e of Commons, answering questions, Mr. Arthur Henderson, the Foreign Secretary, said His Majesty's Minister in China was unable yet to confirm or deny the rumour that Father Tierney, o.' St. Columban's Mission, Keinchan.tr. was dead. Ho
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    MENINGITIS GERM.
    49 11 Death of Doctor Who First Isolated It. Shanghai, Mar. 30. The death has occurred of Dr. John Anderson, aged 52, formerly of the London School of Tropical Medicine, iollowing an operation. It U understood that, hortly beforo his death, he snccflodad in isolating tho meningitis germ.- Reuter.
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    AMERICA AND CHINA.
    29 11 Reducing Cost of Passport Visas. Washington, Mar. 30. Reciprocal Sino- American arrangement? arc being di: cussed rubslantially to re duce the cost of non-ininiigranl vias.— Reuttr.
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    JELAI CLAIM IN COURT.
    1115 11 Dato Leaves the Witness x Box. FINAL POINTS. M.C.S. Officer Further Cross-Examined. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumnur, Mar. .".o. Today's hearing in the Jelai Concession case saw the close of the evidence of the Dato Maharajah Perba Jclai and the recalling of Mr. T. S.
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    TENSE ATMOSPHERE IN EUROPE.
    1517 12 The Austro-German Pact. MR. HENDERSON MAKES A STATEMENT. Rugby, Mar. "0. i The Foreign Sanatory, Mr. Arthur Henderson, in the House of f* inn ami recounted the course of events, and the action taken ami contemplated by tho Briton Government, regarding the P'"posed Austro-German Customs i
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    EFFLUX OF LABOUR.
    210 12 Will Return When Times Are Better. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 30. At the annual general meeting of the Malay Peninsula Agricultural Association at Nibong Tebal, the chairman, Mr. J. W. Kennedy, referring to the heavy efflux of Indian labour from Malaya in 1930 said thut
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    LAW NOTICES.
    72 12 Suit Against African Eastern (Malaya), Ltd. The following cases have been fixed for hearing in the Supreme Court tomorrow Before Mr. Justice Whitley Suit 1630/30 Chop Kian Seng vs. African and Eastern (Malaya) Ltd. (Part heard); Bankruptcy No. 529/30 Re Chop Chin Huat —motion to adjudge Heng Ng
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    BOGUS REVENUE OFFICER.
    358 12 Chinese Sentenced For Impersonation. On being found guilty on charges, of impersonating a public servant and of theft, a Chinese named Yip Man Chan was sentenced to four months' rigorous imprisonment by the acting Third Police Magistrate (Mr. W. R. Boyd) yesterday. Accused, who was until recently
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    LAWYER'S LIBEL CASE.
    87 12 $500 Paid into Court Accepted. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 30. The action brought by Mr. Kishaka Pathemmalikal Menon, thei lawyer, against the Pinang Gazette Press for damages for the publication of an alleged libel contained in an anonymous letter published on July 23, 1930 was
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    21 12 The engagement is announced of Miss Margot Jenkyn Bell and Mr. James Walker, of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, Manila.
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    ABSCONDED TO DUTCH INDIES.
    405 12 Alleged Murderer's Appeal Dismissed. In the Supreme Court yesterday, Mr. Justice Whitley dismissed the appeal of Wee Soon Jin against a conviction for attempted extortion. The appellant, who was absent, was represented by Mr. Knowles while the D.P.P., Mr. P. A. McElwaine, appeared for the Crown.
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    MR. R. K. BUTCHART.
    128 12 Death on Way Home to England On Leave. According to a cable received yesterday by the Singapore agents of the Antenor, Mr. R. K. Butchart, professor of mathematics, Raffles College, died on board and was buried at sea between Penang and Colombo. Mr. Butchart, who was
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    ALLEGED ASSAULT.
    400 12 Headmaster and Pupil Involved. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 30. In the Supreme Court, today, Mr. T. E. Conaghan mentioned the petition of Raja Ahmad bin Raja Mansur for the revision of certain proceedings which took place before the police magistrate at Bukit Mertajam. Raja said he
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    TO HELP WORKLESS.
    85 12 Malacca Club to Hold Cabaret Show. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Mar. 30. The Malacca Club is to hold a cabaret show on April 18 in aid of the European unemployment fund. The folloAin;* people will take part in the show Mc^dames C. M. Bruce, E. D.
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    133 12 Ks;r.ne," the Him version of the play by Galsworthy, starring Sir Gerald dv Mauricr, will be shown at the Capitol from tonight. The I'olice Band will play the following me at Kaumg Park tonaorrew, beginning 9 p.n.. March from Tannhauser (Wagner) Overmans, Maritana (Wallace) The Unfinished Symphony (Schubert)
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    ECHO OF BROKERS' SMASH.
    701 12 Mr. Millard Watts Sued. AMAZING SUGGESTION BY DEFENDANT. The hearing was W'gun before Mr. Justice a Beckett Terrell in the Supreme Court today of the suit in which the liquidators of Rose Macphail and Penman, Ltd., a former brokerage firm, are suiii^ Mr. W. Millard Watts,
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    ECONOMY IN M.S.V.R.
    225 12 Chief Secretary's Letter To Commandant. (From Our Own Correspon Kuala Lumpur, Mar. SO. Volunteer orders for next month si.iir that financial rtriageaey has led t'> economy measure., in the M.S.V.K. Then wili be no camp at Port Dick >n for Volunteers other than members of Vieken Gun
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      1461 13 Ravages of Frost. ROYAL ENTRANT FOR THIS YEAR'S DERBY. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 18. Tho abandonment through frost and snow of the three days National Hunt ting at Cheltenham wot a grievous blow to lacing under the winter code, coming as il did towards the
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      HOME FOOTBALL.
      25 13 Motherwell's Big Win Over Falkirk. Lindon, Mar. SO. In r. Scottish League (I)iv. I) match today, Mothciwi'll defeated Fulkiik by (j 1. Reutcr.
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      SINGAPORE YACHT RACING.
      1531 13 Rain and Fickle Winds. SUCCESSES FOR TROMP AND PUNAI The A class yachts of the Royal Singapore Yacht Club on Sunday were engaged in the second of three races for the Van Schreven Challenge Cup. Fickle winds and many showers made conditions far from ideal and the
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    PENANG CRICKET TRIAL.
    233 13 Team Selected to Meet Perak. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 30. In the first day's play of the State trial, the wickets fell slowly, and time saw 212 runs on the board for nine wickets. Carr batted for two and a quarter horn's, and was eventually
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    SWIMMING.
    130 13 Penang S.C. to Visit Singapore. Members of the Chinese Swimming Club tire reminded of the At Home on Saturday, at 10.30 a.m. on the occasion of the opening of the swimming pagar and in honour of the visit of the Penang Chinese Swimming Club. Members who have not yet
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    SELANGOR GOLF.
    240 13 Good Play in Monthly Medal Event. The March Senior Medal was competed for at the Selangor Golf Club on Saturday and Sunday. Recent rain had considerably improved playing conditions, and some good scores resulted^ notably a 73 gross by W. J. Gibb. He was out in 34, and,
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    BADMINTON.
    147 13 Penang Team for Singapore During Easter. Penang, Mar. 30. The Hu Yew Seah badminton players are proceeding to Singapore during Easter to meet the Singapore badminton Association and the Mayflower badminton party. Koala Lumpur Visit. The Sunnydale B.P. of Kuala Lumpur will meet the Mayflower B.P. during the Easter
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    LOCAL BOXING.
    48 13 On Thursday night at the Lion City Ring Y. Mutsu will meet Chua Lai over !2-rounds in an elimination contest lor the featherweight championship of Malaya. Mutsu also claims the bantamweight title. r Little Lewis will defend his flyweight title against Kid Gabo over ten rounds.
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    ANOTHER WIN FOR CHINESE.
    915 13 R.A.F. Beaten. EXCITING FIRST DIVISION MATCH. Chinese 2. R.A.F 1. The score of 2—l2 1 for the Chinese against the R.A.F. in their First Division match yesterday at the Anson Road Stadium does not belie the run of play. There were some, however, who thouirht that
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    MALACCA SPORT.
    230 14 Rain Interferes With Cricket. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Mar. 30. The final of the Government InterDepartmental Football Shield competition was played here on Saturday between the Municipality and Post Office. Play was inclined to be unnecessarily rough, but, nevertheless, interesting. A heavy downpour of rain rendered play
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    WEIGHT-LIFTING.
    196 14 Malayan Championship On Saturday. The first official Malayan Amateur Weight-lifting Championship competition will take place on Saturday, at 1 p.m. at Mr. Aw Boon Haw's bungalow, Pasir Panjang. The following entries have been ireceived. First Series 8 Stone Class Yeo Ah Gong (8 Stone Singapore Champion) Hendrick Tan, Lee
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    RIFLE SHOOTING.
    72 14 Retruns of an inteiport practice-shoot held at the Farrer Ranges last Sunday, Mar. 29, were as follows Tamby R. L. Nunn A. C. MtiiUiro II. S. Kirw:,n E. B. McCall 0. Childs F. M. Gracse 200 500 GOO yds. yds. yds. Tl M 32 U 96 HI 32
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    SELANGOR TENNIS.
    42 14 Hewett and Hovil Win Open Doubles. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 30. Playing on a sodden court, Hewett and Hovil won the open doubles in the Selanj,'or Club tournanunt by beating Flowerdew and Kendall 7—3,7 3, G 1.
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    YACHTING.
    562 14 International Racing Rules Altered. A meeting of the Permanent Committee of th 3 International Yacht Racing Union was held on Jan. 26 at the Royal Thames Yacht Club. Sir William P. Burton (vicepresident of the Yacht Racing Association) presided, and those present weie: Sir Charles Maclver and Captain R.
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    S.R.A. CLASSIFICATIONS
    259 14 42 Additions and 36 Deletions. The following amendment (4th list) of the S.R.A. classification of horses has been issued Transfers. Benaroon from Class 2 to C.'ass 1; Amooroob and Cousin from Class 1 to Class 2 Award, Cesarion Knight, Daring Damsel and Sancus from Class 2 to Class
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    106 14 Tuesday, March 31. Football: S.A.F.A. Ist Div. P. Brani vs. R>A., A.R. Stadium MWN Di" Chinese "A vs. Indo-Ceylonesc, S.H.B. Wednesday, April 1. Football: S.A.F.A. 2nd Div.: M.P.H. vs. Vehicles. V.M.C.A. Wearnes vs. Mansfields. Warders, Reserve Div. Pulau Brani vs. Gloucester*. S.K.C. S.C.C. Tour Merchants vs. Public Services,
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    Careless Washing Spoils the Hair
    209 16 Th« limple hair stylet of to-day make beautiful hair a necessity. Luckily, beautiful hair is now e«iily obtained. It is limply a matter of shampooing. Proper shampooing makes the hair toft and silky. It I. rings out all the real life and lustre, all the
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    A MILLION FAT FOLKS CAN'T BE WRONG
    195 16 And that's a low estimate of the ihhiilmt tjikinc Kriischen to keep down su|Hrlliious fat. When ymi take vitalizing Krusrhen Salts fur a few days that old indolent ami < hair fcclini; drserts you it iliMMi't matter how fat you are the urge
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    EIGHT HOURS A DAY FOR TAPPERS.
    2974 16 Two-Period System Not Supported. PLANTERS' DEBATE. AFTERNOON WORK IN NEGRI SEMBILAN. An important change in estate practice, whereby some estates are obtaining eight hours' work a day from their tappers by turning them out for a second period in the afternoon, was fully discussed
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    SIAM'S FINANCES.
    149 17 The King Sacrifices Tcs. 1,000,000. i I i.m Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Mar. 31. la oider to help internal trade and indurtry, railway t sights h;\\v been reduced a naiderably, the new rates coining iiu > force tomorrow, the beginning of the New Year. Ph« budget estimates for
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    230 17 Mr. C. F. Snell Miss Margaret Glenton-Kerr. Tlie wedding of Margaret Lewis, only child of Mrs. GloßtOß-aVOR and the lnie Mr. Thomas Glenton-Kirr of Hadlett, He; ta and Charles Frederick, elder son of Mrs. Snell and the late Mr. Edward Charles Snell of Church End, Finehley, London, took
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    TEN HOUSES BURNT.
    77 17 $20,000 Damage in Selangor Village. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 30. A fire which broke out in an empty sbophouaa in Kopoag villag; near Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday re-sul'.cd in the action of ten homos of the ranie typo and damage estimated at $20,000.] The
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    TOLL OF THE ROAD.
    136 17 High Total of Motor Deaths In America. New York. Feb. IS. Biflbty-sbl people arc killed in automobUe accidents in the United Slates every day and 2.73!» are injurod, according to the American Research Foundation. Every sixteen minutes the year round ;i parson is killed in an
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    KWANGSI SITUATION.
    81 17 No Serious Trouble Now Expected. Shanghai, Mar. .»0. A roareeentative of General Wang Shao-hung, the Rehabilitation Commia- ncr for Rwanfai, arrived in Nanking today ami bad a consultation with high Jl of tho Central Government relative to the Kwaagai situation. He declared that General Chang Fatl'ji, the leader
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    FALLING F.M.S. REVENUE.
    67 17 $12,000,000 Less Than Last Year's Estimate. According to fiirur*?-; published in the Mulay Mail, the estimated F.M.S. revenue for li*:: l i- 171,849,001, as compared vith an estimated revenue of $83,1 50.'.'! < i and ;-.n actual figure of $65,560,869 for last yoar. The estimated expenditure for
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    "SHUT LIKE A CLAM."
    675 17 Planters* Loan Board and The Slump. Mr. Ryvea moved th. Following rest>hition: "That this Association is of opinion i rat sleps thould be taken as aeon :i possible by Of siameat towards the formation of a Land tank to help owners of estates daring the present
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    BRITISH INDUSTRIAL DISTRESS.
    649 17 Some Unemployment Comparisons. In the course of a uccnt uddress Mr. ?t. <;. Howitt is said to have remarked that in the raaikr of industrial <i^ W« m no v, oif 'h;ir: rest of the world, wiitos Mr. W. A. Weils, of the Empi o Industrial Association
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    THE LIGHTER SIDE OF LIFE IN LONDON.
    1129 18  -  J. Jefferson Farjeon.) (By Our London Critic, London, Mar. 3. After the series of failures I wrot< about last week, how pleasant it is to re cord a success, and a success that i worthy of its good fortune John Van Druten has
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    PEOPLE'S PALACE.
    337 18 Famous East End Hall Destroyed by Fire. A fire officially described as the biggest since Madame Tussaud's was destroyed. did great damage recently to the famous People's Palace in the Mile End Road, K. The Queen's Hall a large hall used for concerts, dances and boxing matches was
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    CANNIBALISM IN KANSU.
    126 18 Nation-Wide Appeal For Famine Sufferers. Peking, Mar. 11. The people of fifteen hsien of Kan.su have sent out an appeal for help to the whole country. They declare that, since the severe earthquake of 1920, their province has been visited by one calamity after another there has
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    DECLINE OF HOUSE OF COMMONS.
    528 18 Inadequate to Deal With Topics of the Day." Mr. Winston Churchill, in his rectorial address at Edinburgh University on Mar. 5, took for his subject The Present Decline of Parliamentary Government in Great Britain." He said: "The House of Commons as a vehicle of the
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    £3,000 FOR SPANKING.
    164 18 Dancer's Award Against Mr. Harry Thaw. Damages of £3,000 were granted by the United States Supreme Court recently to Miss Marcia Estardus. a night club hostess and dancer, against Mr. Harry K. Thaw, the millionaire. This was the third hearing of the suit Miss Estarcius alleged that
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    VICTIMS OF THE SLUMP.
    1517 19 Can You Help These Men? In accordance with the offer made in the Notes of the Day column we fiw publicity to the following appeals lor work from men who are unemployed as a direct result of the slump. The Editor will be pleased to place
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    COLONIAL SHOW IN PARIS.
    497 19 Great Britain Poorly Represented. The International Coionial Exhibition of Paris, that is to open its doors to the world in May, will, beyond doubt, be one of the most lovely and harmonious among international exhibitions held since their original parent, the Great Exhibition of 1851 in
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    VULTURES GIVE CLUE TO CRIME.
    341 19 Dead Woman Driven 400 Miles by Murderer. A tale so fantastic that it was greeted with the utmost scepticism by the police proved to be true when the body of a woman found on a lonely road in Virginia was identified as that of Mrs.
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    ANCIENT SURGERY.
    318 19 Fracture Set by Doctor Of 1000 B.C. In the museum of the Royal College of burgeons, in Lincoln's Inn Fields, W.C., much of the surgical practice and history of early man is recorded in bones and skeletons collected from all atres an<l countries. The significance of many of
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    2 STEAMERS STRANDED.
    112 19 One Maru Boat Wrecked In Helping Another. Perth, Mar. 13. A marine surveyor, with a salvage party, has left for Cloates Point, 800 miles north of f.^re, to survey the Japanese steamer, Shumei Maru. Early in February the Shumei Maru ran on a reef from which, so
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    " NAZIS " TERRORISM.
    101 19 NAZIS TERRORISM. Councillor Shot in Cold Blood. Hamburg, Mar. 13. A sensational attack was made today by _a National Socialist non-commissioned police officer, named Pohl, on Councillor Lasally. who had been ordered to interrogate Pohl regarding his connection with the National Socialist Party. Hardly had the official asked Pohl to
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