The Straits Times, 1 April 1931

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEAttT A CENTUM.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE. WEPKEEDAY. APRIL 1. 1931. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1931 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      118 1 KUALA LUMPUR I ff. JAVA ST. CWH&Ht 3«83) RiNCAPOKe: T«. CECIL ST. (Vfie4» 18i W. I 1 8.15 TONIGHT ».I5 1 C. ALSWORTHYS ESCAPE 5'irrinr f sii: cnuu or MALKIKi:. i PbMC S261-SMX. Idonh" let your dog suffer j FROM TICKS and MANGE I DOC PROFITS I f| usmru $mr
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      13 1 I S.1S TONIGHT t.15 GALSWORTHY'S ESCAPE Starrier SIR GERALD l>l MAL'RIBR. rwu uu-nn.
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      572 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. ,1 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA •AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore. KAI.YAN MOO Apr. 4 t
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      602 2 1 (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA)." TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rottcrdsm and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail §FUSHIMI MARU 11.00* Apr. 9 10 lIAKOZAKI MARU 10,500 Apr. 22 i:3 TCKUKUNI MAKU 12,000 May 6 7 HAKUSAN MARU 10,600 May 20 21 HARUNA MARU 10..100 June 8 4 KATORI MARU 10,000
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      435 2 BURNS PfflLP Llife (Incorporated In Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly calling* by the wallknown steamer MARELLA (7,866 tons) and the new motor vessel, MALABAR (4,611 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest snd finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      583 2 fflk east asiAtic eo.^ limited (Incorporated in Denmark) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE i To GENOA. LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Laav* Spore. Penang. M.s. FIONIA Apr. 22 Apr. 24 m.s. SELANDIA Apr. 1 m.ir. LALANDIA Apr. 29 May 1 m.s. MEONIA May 80 May 22 m.s. BORINGIA June
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      581 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL BE" THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP C J I LIMITED. efl THE CHINA MUTUAL STaU > NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in Englsad) T REGULAR SERVICE TO MASS ES, B LONDON, AMSTERDAM, UOTT Uf, B ANIWEHP, HAMBURG AND BR.N GENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL F GLASGOW— BOSTON, NEW YO AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY
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      586 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO. LTD. (Incorporated in Slam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE for Lretay, Trengganu, Kclaman, Han^nara, elupin, I'atam, Singora, Lucon, Sichon, landon, Kohsamui, Langsuan, t Lumpen and langkok. Arrival Dapartur* fiUDIiIIAIMB (n Poll Apr. 1 VALAYA Apr. 6 Apr. X I'KAI HATIPOK Apr. 12 Apr. II The steamers are
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      466 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL i NAVIGA'HON CO., SAN FRANCISCO. CA L. TACOMA ORIENTAL I STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., 8 PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE Sailings for United States and p Crnada Points from liong Rong. Ban FrandK-o and Lo* A»t*lea. S.S. GOLDEN STAR sails from Hor.K Kortg Apr. 18
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      512 3 AMERICAN _MAIL UNI "koUNO-THE-WORLD SERVICE IN. PORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, SUEZ, l,jtT SAID, ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES, -NOA. MARSEILLES, NEW YORK I AND BOSTON. f Arrlv* Leave Leav* i' S'por* S'por* Penang 'RIrGARFIELD In port Apr. 2 Apr. 4 'RIIPOLK Apr. 13 Apr. 16 Apr. 18 'KSu ADAMS Apr. 27 Apr. 30 May
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      980 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) "ELLEKMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO THE UNITE!) KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. FREIGHT SERVICE OUTWARDS Te Hong Kong, Shanghai aad Japan Du* S'por* s.s. CITY OF BATAVIA May 4 s.s. CITY OF CORINTH June 8 HOMEWARDS *.p. CITY OF CHESTER for H«vre,
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      1176 3 NTS. NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK N.V. fetabllibed 1861 at Amsterdam Authorised Ck(,it*t Glds. 100,00( ,000 (abeot £8,500,000) Paid ap Capital Glds. 00.G00.000 (ae«at £4,600,0U0 K«»«rv*« Glds. 2R.18?.;e. tuoat £2,360,000 HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAH BRANCH OFFICES THI UACJUL. ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES BATAVIA i Head Offlcr for Cnwo East Indies. SHANGHAI: Head Office for
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      744 4 CLASSIFIED J ADVERTISEMENTS. there are approximately seven words to a line anJ there is a flat rate charfe of 25 cents r" Ma- rer insertion with A minimum of one dollar per insertion. Advertisements will be accepted up to 10 s.m. on the diiy of issue. A fee of 25
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      828 4 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET TO UET, No. SS, Scotts Road. Apply asovredan. SI, Uhoby (lhaut. TO LET, flat in Amber Mansions, (Penang a! ™ne side 1. Apply 2CO, Straits Times^ si TO LKT A Eber Road, off Oxley Road. Lpply to 2, Eber Rd. or 10, De Souza Street. TO
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      1031 4 BUSINESS PREMISES FOR SALE. TO LET. NOVELTY. I «dv co: t-- »n.l costies some- thing (liflcreni and rented skirt. 3, TO LET, ground floor, 78. Cecil Street, Lbe Road, oft Orchard Road. Iso offlcts in Stanley Street. Modern! J anitation. Apply J. S. Nathan. 6, de Sonxa FOR SALE, complete
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      774 4 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE Under the auspices of the I'.W.D. Te__J" il Association. F.M.S. an inausrural l i B of Subordinates from all the Gf">' icnt Technical Departments will be"« la n Saturday Aorf 4, 1931 at the OM*"' >ria Institute Hall at 10 a.m. sharp td" m Onernl Technical Association
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      830 4 LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE THE SUPREME COURT OF iE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT OF HMiAPORE. iginuting Petition No. 1 of [Ml. n the imittrr of the (vile Carriage npany (1926) Limited (and Kedured). and the matter or Ordinance No. 1">.">, (Comlies) Section 50. (OTICI is hereby >_'iven that a Petition eonfirnlng the
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      384 5 HOTELS Raffles Hotel This Evenig 6.15. TEA DANCE MONIA LITTER'S CELERATED ORCHESTRA. GRILL R)OM SPECIAL DISHTONIGHT GRILLED SIKRfII Vl'nN A l-ambriAn. green peas. fro potatoes. 11.7^ TOMORMW DINNER A* DANCE NOTK E Friday. April 3, being Good Frida' there will be no Tea Dance. Sea View Hotel All Rooms with
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      464 5 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE of valuable Jewelleries. Comprising, brilliant and diamond bangles, bracelets, brooches (krosangs), earrings, ear muds, (krnboos), necklaces, hnir pins, pendants, lockr-ts, rinps, ladies' gold wrist watches and a lot of Chinese and Malay fold ornaments, etc. To be held at our saleroom. No. 12. Robinson Road, on
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      220 5 SPOILSPORT "Sorry. you'll have to count me out of the party yes. avother of my beastly bilious attacks. So that will mean an odd man out at the dance. And however much they sympathise with her, the feeling that she has spoiled the evening: will remain. Yet, if only she
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      142 5 CENTRA! i 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 lines.) ANNOUNCEMENT As from Ist April 1931 Siemens Electric Gdsfilled Lamps IN SIZES 30, 40, 60, 75 100 Watts
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    THE IRRESISTIBLE JEANETTE.
    37 6 Jack Buchanan, as Count Falliere in Monte Carlo." due at the Capitol on Saturday, tells Jeanrtte Macdonald (Countess Vera von Conti) that he has a system for playing at the tables that never fails.
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    SONGS AND COMEDY FOR SINGAPORE.
    875 6 (By Our Film Correspondent.) V^HKN one thinks of the relative sue- cesses in Singapore of such productions as Disraeli," All Quiet on the Western Front," Journey's End," and films of a similar type, and compares them with the packed houses which greeted Sunny Side Up."
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    Spoiled Darlings of The Screen.
    1313 6  -  PIERRE QUIROULE. HOLLYWOOD BY A SIREN CITY WHERE DREAMS COME TRUE TJOLLYWOOD |s a haven of fancy in the popular mind, with street* of gold and gates cf pearl,, where beauties luxuriate as* in. M'ahxmc't's paradise a fitfantic harem where a man may have as
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    PUTTING HM THROUGH IT!
    21 6 PUTTING HM THRO UGH IT! Buster Keaton leaves civilian lit behind irt the film Forward March." which opens althe Alhamhra tonight.
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    CLOSE UPS FROM THE STUDIOS.
    1091 6 A MALAY film star is something novi in the news, so most Singaporeans vill look forward to seeing Cape Forlorn" a 8.1. P. picture directed by K. A. Dupor in the near future at the Capitol. Syed Jrfar is the hero and he was discovered
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      50 6 '■■■■■■■■■■■^■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■v 9 FLAG O BRAND A BRANDY P From COGNAC (France). GUARANTEED MADE FROM GRAPE ALCOHOL. $30 per case of 12 quarts Duty included. p h martin jeu.ne j For smaller quantities price F> ,Je i* 1 proportion. OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE. ■ffijJHl JLj S° le Distributor I G. AURELY Phone 6172.
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      18 6 II I I sT These prices incl'ide |l \/F (within 21 hr^.j and I^ ;^^|Pkw direct from MM
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      106 7 Here lie is again That old lion all I tjftl smiles hat off and jA mm bringing you bigger Sm^BSm 2»nd better entertain- M^^jj^ ment AS USUAL! Tlm'V Metro Goldwyn Mayer to W|«r A the fore again with history's wB Jf BUSTER K EATON IN A FILM THAT DEFINITELY IS—
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      157 7 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 England's Greatest Actor SIR GERALD DU MAURIER in Galsworthy's Amazing Drama ESCAPE Produced by BASIL DEAN A Human Story of absorbing interest. ALSO Micky Mouse Cartoon and Palhc Gaumont News of the World. BOOK NOW Phone 5261. Our Next Attraction SATURDAY Commencing at A SPECIAL 10.30 MORNING
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      283 7 '£86.15 TONIGHT 915 M STARTING TUESDAY FOR TWO DAYS ■a only 1^ A STORY ALL WILL ENJOY GARY COOPER in H Seven Days Leave U WITH BERYL MERCER Not a man and girl romance of a H conventional sort w BUT A P™ DRAMA THAT LIFTS THE LID OFF THE
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    EXPLOSIONS ON MOTOR SHIPS.
    488 8 i Ht?FL\G NOTES. Explanation of Possible Reasons. The explosion on the motor-ship Max Albrecht" in Dn, IMQ, in Ihe Ki.-l Canal, MUM to make it advisable to publish some investigations on the probable rea.sons of such explosions with the aim of finding means to prevent them,
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    NEW CUNARDER.
    141 8 Building Risk Insurance Opened. A start was mad;> with the placing of ■the Cunard building risk insurance afl Lloyd's recently. The rate was :!os. per »-nt., ;is provided in the Cunard Insurance 1 Agreement Act. It was late in the day before the risk w;;s on offer, but
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    PASSENGERS BY AIR.
    60 8 Paaaengen by air frem the N.F..1. to Sinifaii,., c yesterday were: Mr. A. Zimmerman, Mr. W. SUffera, Mr. P. De Boer, Mrs. De JS'"-r. Miss Me. (ance and Mr. I.iem Ang Th» Passenger! from Singapore to the N E today were Mr. A. Hols, Mr D L
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      EASTERN TRADE.
      293 8 Indications of Better Prospects. There now appear to be som; indicaions of rather better prospects for trade between this country and the Far Kast. particularly in th? manufactures of the Midlands and the North, includint machinery, states The Times. So far the mprovement does not seem to have
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      COMMONWEALTH LINE.
      161 8 The directors of the Commonwealth and rominion Line the t'unard Australasian Mivfca have derided to reduce by 10 per ir.t. as from May 1 the salaries of all director! and staff or shore and afloat nnd in offices abroad. Continued depression in trade is Riven as the reason
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      RAFFLES LIBRARY.
      218 8 The anderaot non-nction works will be ready l'ir issue on Satunlav at V a.m. Murder by Person L'nkn >wn. IMI, H. L. Adam i Tomorrow. liCl. iSoriolofry), F. Britten .Vistini: Realism in Komantic Japan, IMI, illus.. (Miriaa Baard) Death rusti>:n> an analytical study of burial rites. ISM, (E.
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      MAILS FOR EUROPE.
      43 8 "7 Spore London Left Arrd. Joh«n it Witt Feb. 6 Mar. 2 Sibajak Feb. 13 Mar. 6 Ethiopia Feb. 12 Mar. 7 Porthos Kd>. 2fi Mar. 23 Marnix V. St. Aldcjjondc Mar. f. Mar. 27 Malwa Mar. 0 Mar 28
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      268 8 EXCHANGE. Singapore, Apr. 1. On London, Bank 4 m/i Z/3 27/32 Demand t/3 23 32 Private 8 m. credit 2 1 3 32 On New York, demand M 1/16 Private 90 d/i 67 On France, Bank T.T. 1430 On India, Bank T.T. 154 On Hung Kong, Bank T.T. M% p.c.
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        MINING.
        453 8 lisae Vsl. I'd. Bayers. Sellers. £1 £1 Asj.m Kumbang 20/- 22 6 £1 £1 Auitra! Malay 19/- 21 :>'-:■>- Ayer Hitam Tin 12/6 13/3 cd. £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 13/6 14-6 1 1 KataiiK Padan* 0.10 0.15 1 1 Batu Caves 0.37*4 0.424 1 1 Bukit Arang 0.35 0.40
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        GENERAL.
        258 8 Inue Val. Pd. Buyers. Seller*. £1 £1 Imperial Tobacco <JJ 4.8.0 1 1 Kinta Electric 0.70 0.80 1 1 Malacca Electric 1.50 1.60 10 10 Maynard Co. 6.00 7.00 bO 60 McAlister Co. 74.00 76.00 10 10 C. A. Ribeiro Co. 7.00 8.00 10 lii Robinson Ords. 8.00 8.25
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        124 8 dingapor* Cold Storage 7 p.e. deb. of 182G red. 1931-36 10" 105 ci. Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. of 1901 red. 1930 $1378,000 par. pram. Singapore Municipal 4Vt p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 91 par Singapore Municipal ihi p.c. of 1909 red 1566 $1,000,000 M par Singapore
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        383 8 Fraaer and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Today's Price Fruser Lyall Co. Kvatt K. Sidim ($1) Kundong (slj I. unas isl) M. Pindas ($1) M. Tekong ($1 1 Montakab (.20) New Scudais ($2) New Serendah (i^) Nyalas ($1) Pajam (»1) Parit P. ($1) Perak River ($1) Punggor
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      RADIO NEWS.
      195 8 The Week's Programmes From Saigon Station. The broadcasting; programme from the Saigon Radio station for the week arc given below. Orchestral concerts are from approximately 8.30 to 9.30 p.m. Wednesday. Chamber music by Radio-Saigon soloists from 6.15 to 7.15 p.m. Thursday. Ouverture de Mireille (Gounod), Andalouse (Pessard, Valse
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
      129 8 Wednesday, April 1. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. Entrance KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Lch. Alert, Thedens, Masalong. Oil Wharf Scalaria Coal Wharf Kilat. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Pagar. Albert Dock HU. Victoria Dock Lch. Max. Kepnel Harbour. King's Dock Cepolis. No. 1 Dock
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      PASSENGERS.
      95 8 <W The fo'lowing passengers arrived at Singapore yesterday by the Dollar liner President Garficld Mr. anil Mrs. Chan, Mr. and Mrs. Dalleru) Mr-. Ella F.k.-trom, Mr. and Mrs. Frankel, Mi.Anita Frankel, Mr. Arthur (label. Mr. Cur tis (idling, Pr. Herbert Gibbons, Mr. Jame: Brother. Mr. and Mrs. Kan. Mr.
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      EXCHANGES.
      79 8 Rugby, Mar. 31. Foreign exchanges are Amstcrdan 12.12. Athens 375. Bombay Is. I 27-32d-. Berlin 20.38 .2. Brussels 34.94' x, Bucharest M 7 Rio 1%, Buenos Aires 35</4, Copenhagen ISJ6H. Geneva 25.25V4, Helsingfors 19:)',. Hong Kong Is., Lisbon 108.25, Madrid 4f.0»!, Milan 92.07, Monte Video 39 1-16, New York
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
    183 8 Wednesday, April 1. H. W. D.5 a.m., 8 ft. 5 in., 10.11 p.m., 8 ft. Thursday, April 2. H. W. Ml a.m., 9 ft. 3 irt, 10.39 p.m., 8 ft. 4 in. Bukit Timah Rubber Co., annual meeting, Evatt and Co., noon. Friday, April 3. H.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    242 8 Today. Banka Island, l'ladjoc and I'alcmbang i Mjri p.m. Djambi (Tobelui It p.m. Pontianak (Khoen Hoca) ..I p.m. North and East India (Tilawai a p.m. Ceylon, Mauritius and South Africa (Cap St. Francis) :t p..0. North, N.-East and N.-VVest Sumatra (Van Hrutszi .4 p.m. Ce>lon, Eirypt, Europe
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    Vessels Arrived.
    148 8 lERO. Norw., S2l! tons, from Bangkok 11, for lSam,'kok g-4. 10 SANG. Brit., S.2M t< nj. from Osaka 1-4, for Calcutta 8-4. vARIAH. Brit., 112 tons, from Muar 1 for Muar 2-1. CATONG, Itr ii., 863 tons, from Bangkok 1-4, for Bangkok 5-1. CUROKIME MARU, Jap., 2,898 tons,
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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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      79 8 DEAF ton't allow yourself to be handicapped .ecause of this fact THE "GEM" EARPHONE nakes it possible for you to enjoy once more irdinary conversation, music and laughter. Extremely small, yet gives astonishing result. Expert Advice Free. M. EZEKIEL SONS, Manufacturing Ophthalmic Opticians, Singapore and Batavia. Agents for the LITTLE
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      270 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Bright Wind. Station. Temperature Rain- Sun- Relative Direc- Speed Weather. Max. Mm. fall. Shine. Humidity. tion. F. F. ins. hours, j m.p.h. Alor Star 07 75 Nil 9.4. 75 NE 2 Overcast Kota Bahru 92 75 Nil 8.9 75 Calm Cloudy K. Trengganu 90
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    333 9 Rubber Sags Still Further. SLIGHT ADVANCE IN TIN PRICE. (lly Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore. Wednesday, 10 a.m. Today's I'rires Rubber, 10 'i rents per Ib. Tin. 21)0 tons at si.l per picul. lerday's Prices llulibcr. London. .'{',(1., down l-16d. New York. 1% els., down ct. Market Tone
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    JAVA RUBBER.
    156 9 The Java Rubber Mentations harvested a rrti|> of 708,562 lb. during 1930 (against 754,000 ll>. for LM>), "f whii-h .V15.K71 lb. wire s>i]i! at ;.n average rrc.-s price of 5.27 d. Pi )h. (against UJ>4d.), and the bnlunVp has bean valued at L'.'.K.l. par lv. net. The year's
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO., LTD.
      599 9 MINING REPORT No. 439. The Chairman and Director! THE SINGAPORE, S.S. Gentlemen, I be? to forward the report of mininj operations, for the four weeks ended Feb. 2H, 1931. Development.— The total amount of development work completed' for the period, amounts to ttfltt feet,
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      80 9 Tone of Market Barely steady. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 3 :1 d. per lb. Now York Spot Sheet G. cents 6" 8 per lb. R.S.S. equnl to London Standard, Spot— Average buyers price for March, 12.02 cts. 12 o'clock noon, Apr. 1 1. R.S.S.
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      Central Perak Planters.
      2427 9 OBJECTION TO RUBBER INQUIRY COMMISSION. The annual general meeting of the Central Perak Planters' Association was hi-ld in Ipoh on March 24. Mr. C. Footner, the chairman, presided and among those present were Messrs. J. S. Ferguson, A. Harman Orr, H. C. Butler, E. L. D. Evans,
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    ENGLISH COTTON TRADE.
    616 9 Serious Blow to Lancashire Trade. INDIAN COTTON DUTIES INCREASED. Serious Blow to Lancashire Trade. INDIAN COTTON DUTIES INCREASED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Manchester, Mnr. 4. It came a3 a big surprise to trader* throughout the whole industry when it became known that the India Budget introduced last
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      106 9 The Malaya Chinese Sports Meet Over 1,000 Athletes from various parts of British Malaya, Singapore, Penang, Malacca, Perak, Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Johore, Sarawak, etc. ITEMS TIME PLACE Track i Field 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jalan Events, Volley Besar Ball Basket Ball April 3-7 Stadium Anson Road Pootbal 5 p.m.,
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      83 9 NOTICE MOUNT EMILY SWIMMING POOL. The Pool will be closed for cleaning on Wednesday, April 1. TIME TABLE FOR EASTER HOLIDAYS. Friday, April 3 to Monday, April (>. 7.30—8.30 a.m. 9—ll a.m. t—*M p.m. 4.16— 6 p.m. Men and Boys Itf^SS Me and I! "> 20 cents. 20 cents. 10
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY APRIL 1, 1931. FINDING NEW USES.
    1044 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY APRIL 1, 1931. FINDING NEW USES. T'.ose industrious correspondents \vli3 amd to the Straits Times long schorres tv Cave rubber and lament the depirtuiv of frrmer advocates of restriction have we trust, taken due note of the opinions expresr-.ed by Mr. J. S. Artcr at
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    THE FEAST OF ALL FOOLS.
    1466 10 (By S.E.P. Atherley. author of Theory and Practice of Humbug.") Today is celebrated the Feant of All Fools and, so strong arc the fttttn wrought by custom that even xtill the prmetieal joker is allowed a limited latitude on April 1. In this article some
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    345 10 Mr. and Mrs. Julian Frankel and Miss Anita Frankel arrived in Singapore by the President Garfield. Mr. G. S. Helling?, Collector of Estate Duty, Official Assignee and Registrar of Companies, F.M.S., is going on leave early in April. His place is to be taken by Mr. R.
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    818 10 LORD STAMFORDHAM. The late Lord Stamfordham, wfcaae death is announced today at the rip* ol I ajte (f 81, m probably the repository <>f more Royal uirets than any man of his Reneration. To have served three tfoaarchs in such an intimate capacity for over fifty
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    28 10 Mr. Sidney Morgan, who has Kei n in Australia, returned to Kuala Lumpur on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan are leaving: for England by the Rawalpindi un Friday.
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    GAS LEAKAGE THE CAUSE OF R101 DISASTER. OVER-ANXIETY TO START.
    1091 11 GAS LEAKAGE THE CAUSE OF R101 DISASTER. OVER-ANXIETY TO START. One of Main Causes of The R101 Disaster. BUMPY WEATHER. Loss of Gas: Was Envelope Torn? Rugby, Mar. U. The report is published of the Court of Inquiry into the loss of the R 101, the world's biggest airship, which,
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    JEWELLERY STOLEN FROM PRINCE.
    71 11 Thief in Bedroom In Buenos Aires. New York, Mar. 31. It is revealed that while the Prince of Wales and Prince George were enjoying hospitality in Buenos Aires on Mar. 11, Prince George's bedroom at the British Embassy was broken into and ransacked. Personal jewellery of
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    TOBACCO TAX.
    216 11 Its Importance as a Source Of Revenue. Rugby, Mar. 31. Tobacco manufacturers have received a circular from the Customs Office intimating that they mu.st limit to normal quantities—at least to one-twelfth of one year's -lea ranee the amount of stock? removed from bond during the next month. The
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    THE ROYAL FAMILY.
    390 11 Mourn Loss of Much-Loved Friend. Rugby, Mar. 31. Lord Stamfordham who, for 30 years had been Private Secretary to the King, and who was a much-loved friend of the Royal Family, died this afternoon at the age of 81. His connection with the Court began oO years
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    BURNT TO DEATH.
    60 11 Eight Perish in Aeroplane Crash. Emporia, Kansas, Mar. 31. Knutc Rcckne, the famous Notre Damp University football coach, has been killed in an aeroplane crash. Thi' machine war cne of five trans-At-lantic passenger aeroplanes flying together from Kansas City to Los Angeles. It crashed in flames, and
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    28 11 Dr. X. K. Mer.on i* going to Teluk Anson to preside at the fourth annual all-Malaya Indian conference from April 4 to April 5, wires our Penan? correspondent.
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    FINANCING COTTON.
    156 11 Failure of £2,000,000 Debenture Issue. London, Mar. 31. The City is very disappointed at the result of the issue by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation, of £2,000,000 six-year 6'<4 per cent, first mortgage debentures. The underwriters are left with 96 per cent., only £80,000 being taken up by the
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    CHILDREN FOUND DEAD.
    64 11 Question on Conditions In Hong Kong. London, Mar. 31. Replying to a question which another member suggested was more suitable for the Grand Guignol than the House of Commons," Dr. Dmmmond Shiels, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Colonies, said 95G male and 768 female children aged three
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    GOOD FRIDAY.
    29 11 No Newspapers to Publish In England. London, Mar. 31. No newspapers will be published in England on Good Friday. [Presumably Great Britain not England is meant.] m
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    ENGLAND-AUSTRALIA AIR MAIL.
    53 11 To Come Via Singapore. SERVICE EXTENDED AS AN EXPERIMENT. The Singapore postal authorities have now received particulars of the experimental air service between England and Australia reference to which was made in a Reuter message yesterday. From this it appears that the service will go via Singapore
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    105 11 authorities are arranging to make use of it<Jjpr the dispatch of mails from here. The cable received from London states The Indian air mail leaving Croydon on April 4 and April 25 will be extended experimentally from Delhi, via Singapore, to Port Darwin. It is due to arrive at Singapore
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    TO CAPE IN 6 DAYS.
    274 11 Lt.-Commdr. Glen Kidston To Show Them How." London, Mar. 31. An attempt to dash from England to the Cape in six dayr, in a high speed aen. plane, is to be made by the millionaire pcrtsman. Lieut. -Commander Glen Kidstcn. with the ob.'ect of impressing
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    50 11 I.ieut.-Commander Glen Kidston R.N. in the machine in which he proposes to attempt to fly from Croydon to Cape Town in six days which is 2'j days less than the exis'.ing record. He is popularly supposed to have had more miraculous escapes from deat h than any other living man.
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    MANAGUA DESTROYED BY EARTHQUAKE.
    473 11 Death-Roll Over 1,000. RESCUERS RACE AHEAD OF FIRE. Panama City, Mar. 31. A terrific earthquake has destroyed the city of Managua. The few houses left standing are on fire. New York, Mar. 31. The earthquake at Managua occurred at 10 a.m today. It was short and
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    PROBLEM FOR BRITISH CHANCELLOR.
    105 11 Deficit of Over 2$V 4 Millions. London, Apr. 1. The financial year 1930-31 has ended with a deficit of £23,275,000, instead of with the surplus of £2,236,000 for which Mr. Philip Snowden budgeted last April. The revenue, was £775,894,000 and the expenditure £799,170,000. This is the
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    THOSE MIDDLEMEN.
    163 11 Council of Seven To Check- Profiteering. Rugby, Mar. 31. The second reading of the Consumers' Council Bill, which was dropped last year owing to lack of time to complete its con- 1 sideration, was carried in the Housi' ot Commons last night by 263 votes to 220. The
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    BRITAIN DISARMS.
    81 11 While Other Countries Spend More. Rugby, Mar. 31. Antwering questions in the House of Commons today, the Minister for War, Mr. Tom Shaw, said the preliminary figures show that only in the case of Great Britain was there a substantial percentage decrease in 1930, 'compared with 1924, in
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    FORTUNE OF £2,000,000.
    87 11 Left by Former Member For Salisbury. Rugby, Mar. 31. Mr. Hugh Morrison, who was Conservative Member of Parliament for Salisbury, has left estate valued at about £2,000,000. Duty amounting to about £750,000 has been paid on £1,700.000 and, in addition, there are certain settled property ard family
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    KING & QUEEN OF SIAM.
    75 11 KING QUEEN OF SIAM. Pass Through Hong Kong On Way to America. Hong Kong, Mar. 31. The King and Queen of Siam arrived on board the motor vessel Selandia today en route for America. They are leaving tomorrow on the Empress of Japan. The visit is entirely informal. The local
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    MARSEILLES TO MALTA.
    66 11 At Average Speed of Nearly 100 Miles an Hour. Rugby, Mar. 31. AhP-Chief-Marshal Sir John Salmon*!, who is to make an inspection U of Royr.t Air Force stations in Malta, K rpti PalejUne and Trans-Jordania, arriv at Malta this afternoon in one of two Iris flying boats,
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    FULL DAY'S WORK FOR TAPPERS.
    2537 11 Vigorous Speech at P.A.M. Meeting. PLANTING SUPPORT. Chairman on a Resented Speech. An important speech was made by Mr. C. B. Towill, a director of Guthrie and Co., Kuala Lumpur, at the annual meeting of the Planters' Association of Malaya on the adoption of a
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      26 11 EASTER HOLIDAYS. There will be no issue of the Straits Times on Good Friday. The paper will be published as usual on Saturday and Easter Monday.
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    SPECULATION IN TIN AND RUBBER.
    2591 12 Supreme Court Sequel To Penman Case. FROM BAD TO WORSE." MR. MILLARD WATTS SUED BY LIQUIDATORS. H"forc Mr. Juftice Terrell in the Supreme Court, yesterday, the hearing was started of the case in which the liquidator* of Rose Macphail and Penluan, Lt<L, v former Singapore
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    ATTACK ON ROTARY CLUBS.
    225 12 "Mutual Admiration Societies." A suggestion that the Rotary movement is composed of a series of mutual admiration societies and back-stroking individuals anxious by devious methods to appease slumbering consciences, which was made by one of its leading officials, Mr. William A. Nixon, chairman of the Mancnes^er
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    "ESCAPE."
    260 12 ESCAPE." John Galsworthy's Drama At The Capitol. Escanc." the talkie version of John Glasworthy's famous drama, started i season at the Capitol Theatre yesterday, and proved to be a production that lives up to the advertisements. As the title cuggests, it is a story of the troubles of trials of
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    40 12 The marriage will take place at *.he Church of the Visitation, Seremban, on April 6, of Mr. Edgar Maxwell Scully, of the District Engineer's Office, F.M.S.R., Seremban, to Miss Iris Maud Jeremiah, retired State Treasurer, Negri Sembilan, and Mrs. Jeremiah.
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    MORE FAREWELLS TO MR. LORNIE.
    582 12 "Great Representative Of A Great Tradition." (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 1. The Hon. Mr. James Lornie, who has been British Resident of Selangor since September, 1926, and who prior to that appointment was in charge of the Land Office in Singapore for
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    DEATH OF COL. GORDON.
    132 12 Ex-Commander of Shanghai Defence Forces. London, Mar. 31. The death is announced of Col. William Fanshawe Loudon Gordon, C.M.G., C.8.E., D.S.O.— Rfcuter. Col. Gordon was born in 1872, a son of the late William Loudon Gordon, M.D., Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets, Royal Navy. He was
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    SIAMESE NEW YEAR.
    27 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Apr. 1. The Siamese New Year was celebrated today with the customary religions services. There was a general holiday.
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    ONLY Rs. 500 A MONTH FOR VICEROY.
    282 12 Mr. Gandhi's Latest. VISION OF INDIA UNDER SWARAJ. Karachi, Mar. 31. A storm of noisy enthusiasm resounded throughout tho town at midnight, denoting the termination of the All-India Congress, whose final act was unaalaoßSly to adopt a resehrtioo eon isting of an elaboration
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    IN CAWNPORE.
    82 12 Further Trouble Feared Outside. Cawnpore, Apr. I, The situation is steadily Improving. The military pickets have been withdrawn from certain areas, but, owing in the fear of outbreaks of disease, and further trouble among the inhabitants of the affected areas who are taking- refuse e!sewh( re, the principal
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    CUSTOMS UNION.
    271 12 The Austro-German Pact Controversy. Berlin, Mar. ,il. Dr. (\:rtius, the Foreign Minister, in a sptech in the Reichsrat. said economic anxiety and distress had impelled Austria and Germany to tike action to equalise their customs and trade conditions in the hope of improving and extending their trr.de and
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    STOKER'S DEATH.
    57 12 Many Germans at Funeral In Bangkok. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Mar. HI. The German stoker belonging to the cruiser Emden, who was left behind a patient in a nursing home here, died yesterday from tubercular trouble. He was barfed this afternoon and the funeral was attended by
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    EUROPEAN UNEMPLOYED.
    44 12 The European Unemployment Committee acknowledges the following donations Previously acknowledged $21 ,922.75, "Anonymous" Ipoh (monthly) 25, Estate of Mr. A. Frankel 100, Negri Sembilan St. Andrew's Society 250, Mr. R. H. Pantling cii behalf of passengers per M.V. Meonia 12 total $22,309.78.
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      ULAU BRANI AND R.A. SHARE POINTS.
      856 13 ULAU BRANI AND R.A. SHARE POINTS. A Good Recovery. IaRI) FOIT.HT MATCH AT STADIUM. l;u: Bntf .2: LA. 2. There was very little to choose tetwecn k.A. and I'ulau Brani teams which •t in the First Division at the Anson «d Stadium yesterday. However, al-iu-.;h ih.; exchanges were pretty evenly
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      TENNIS.
      258 13 S.C.C. Tournament The following ties have been arranged in the S.C.C. tennis tournament TODAY. Championship Preliminary. W. B. Wis,'ir vs. O. W. GilnwMir. \V. Rodger vs. S. E. Ncwhcry. t W. R. Kin* vs. V. P. Barbat. y l.ndiinn Doubles Handicap. j R. M. Duff nnd E. J. Tassels
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      VOLUNTEER SNOOKER.
      88 13 Revised Ties in S.C.C. Tournament. The following are the revised ties for the S.C.C. Volunteer Snooker tournament TODAY. j; B. Williamson and W. Hardy vs. A. 3. Banks and J. Grant. P. R. Campbell and A. V. Harris vs. II. B. LaytJii and J. G. H. Brett. TOMORROW.
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      LOCAL GOLF.
      23 13 Easter Competitions At Katong G.C. A men's stroke competition will be held at the Katong Golf Club during the Easter holidays.
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      YOUNG PLAYERS FOR INTERNATIONALS.
      664 13 Three Years Limit For Tennis. A period of three years, suggests Mr. L. B. Dailey, is' long enough for any player to represent hi.' country in international matches. Mr. Dailey is the president of the U.S.A. Lawn Tennis Association, and a man not only of insight
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      NEW ZEALAND TOUR.
      322 13 One Test Match Arranged Afrrune* England. The New Zealand Crickot Council have selected the following 14 players to tour England under the captaincy of T. C. Lowry this season T. C. Lowry (Wellington), C. E. Dempster (Wellington), K. C. James (Wellington), J. E. Mills (Auckland), G. L.
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      REVISION OF RUGBY RULES.
      425 13 How to Abolish The Scrum Evil. I am glad to hear that there is every prospect of the law in regard to the putting of the ball into the scrum beiiv* altered, writes J. P. Jordan in the Daily Mail. Mr. EL S. Lyne, of the
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      SPORTING FIXTURES.
      56 13 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. Gloucesters, S.R.C. S.C.C. Tour Merchants vs. Public Services, Padang. Thursday, April 2. Football: S.A.F.A. Ist Div.: Gloucester* vs. S.R.C., A.R. Stadium S.C.C. 2nd XI v?. Warders Club, Padang.
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      CHINESE SPORTS.
      278 13 Five-Pay Meeting At Jalan Besar. Ore cf the largest sports meeting tvjsr held in Malaya will tako place from Fri- day to Tuesday at th,e Jalan Besar i Stadium, when over 2,000 competitors, in- eluding representatives from Peiianir. Malacca. Perak, Selangor, Johore, Negri Sembilan and Sarawak, will take
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      BADMINTON.
      171 13 Penang and Selangor Visitors To Singapore. A triangular badminton match of three singles and two doubles has been arranged between Singapore, Selangor and Hu Yew Seah, the champions of Penang for three successive years. All the matches vill <be played at the S.V.C. Drill Hall, Btach Road, play commencing
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      DERBY COUNTY'S POLICY.
      427 13 Selling Players to Restore Finances. Derby County are so "rich in reserves," aivonling to the Athletic News, that they felt safe in transferring George Stephenson and Tom Davison to Sheffield Wednesday for a sum unofficially stated to be in the neighbourhood of £7,000. Behind the change lies
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      INTER-STATE SOCCER.
      64 13 Chinese Competition at Anson Road Stadium. The first match of the Chinese InterState football competition, which is to be held at the Anson Road Stadium in conjunction with the All-Malayan Chinese Olympics, vill be between Malacca and Johorc on Friday. Perak, Selanffor and Singapore receive byes in the
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    REVIEW OF SINGAPORE TRADE
    3992 14 Chamber of Commerce Report. GENERAL DECLINE. NO CHANGE IN NEAR FUTURE. The annual general meeting of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce was held in the Exchange Room, Fullerton Building, yesterday, the Hon. Mr. James Robertson presiding. There was a good attendance. Those present wore Messrs. the
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    FIXED OPEN SEASON FOR SNIPE.
    766 15 I More Evidence for Wild Life Commission. Giving evidence before the \\u<\ Ufa 'ommi^ion at Baling. Redan, on Mar. LB, (r \V I) .Magill. manager of Kirn Seng Mate lialinir. in Malaya for 18 years, aid that be had notie-d an in< •1 m 'ii
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    BENEFACTOR STABBED.
    100 15 Karachi, Mar. 17. After remaining untraced for two years, a iakir named (jhulam Ali Shah h;:s in tii apprehended and sentenced to seven years' rigorous imprisonment on a c'hariri' of culpable homicide in connection with the death of a man named Mani. It is stated that Ghulam Ali
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    INDIAN TREASURY.
    253 15 Gandhi's No Spoliation Pledge. Borsad, Mar. 12. Even if Swaraj were won, he would not be a party to spoliation of the Government Treasury for the benefit of a few people, declared Mr. Gandhi to a meeting in Borsad, where he arrived at noon today. Mr. Gandhi said
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    HOUSE SET ON FIRE.
    119 15 Communal Riots In Two Villages. Allahabad, Mar. 19. Eleven persons are reported to have been killed and two injured in communal riots in two villages, about 80 miles from Mirzapur, on Mar. 14 and lb The trouble i« reported to have started with a Moslem zemindars
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    19 15 A meeting of the committee of the I Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association will he hold on Tuesday, April 14.
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    THE KING LEAVES FOR U.S.A.
    1449 16 SI AM LETTER. New Minister. COMMENT ON RACING INCIDENT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Mar. 24. On Thursday of last week, the King and Queen departed on the first stage of their journey to the United States and Canada. They left in the Royal yacht
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    S.V.C. TRAINING.
    47 16 Proijramme of drill* up to and for week ending Apr. 5, 1931 Wednesday. Apr. 1, 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall, Ist Bn. S.S.V.P. Recruits. Arms Drill 5.15 p.m., Drill Hnll, "A" (M.G.) Co.. Stoppages; 0.15 p.m., Drill Hall, S.R.A. (V), Battery Parade l'repare Stores for Camp).
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    NEEDS NOT BEING NEGLECTED.
    860 16 PENANG LETTER. P.R.C. Club-house. DEBATE ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 30. It cannot be said that Penang's future needs are being neglected, for although port development schemes hang fire, within recent months definite moves have been made in the matter of the
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    22 16 A lecture on The Latent Powers in Man will be given at the Theosophical Society, 3, Finlayson Green, tomorrow at 7.30 p.m.
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    CHINESE TONG WAR IN SINGAPORE.
    301 16 Daylight Clash In Chinatown. A Chinese recret society feud foupht between rival gangs in Carpenter Street, in Singapore's Chinatown, on Mar. 2 when n Chinese was stabbed to death and another shot was revealed before Mr. F. G. Bourne, the Singapore Coroner, yesterday when the
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    A QUESTION OF MONTHS.
    120 16 Power Must Pass To Nation Or Strife Be Resumed. Ahmedabad, Mar. I.. "Let the public understand that for tht Congress it is only c. question of months when either power must pass into the hands of the nation or it must, God forbid, re-embark, if no
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    INDIAN LABOUR.
    1810 17 Need for Full Working Day Urged. Mr. C. B. Towill raised the question of the hours of Indian labour. I wish to speak on the desirability of a determined effort being made," he said, to retain the principle of the full working day for Tamil tappers. The matter
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    S.V.C. ROUTLNE ORDERS
    129 17 Singapore, April 1. The following camp arrangements ar? announced A (M.G.) Company, Changi, Apr. 2. 3.R.A. (v), Changi, Apr. 2. C (Scottish) Company, Siglap, April 11. S.R.K (v), Siglap, April 18. Ist Bn. Officers and X.C.Os., Siglap, Apr. 25. H.E. tho Officer Administering the Government has been
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    22 17 The dale of the annual Cathedral dance, which is taking place at Goodwood F'ark Hotel, has been altered to Monday, April 30.
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      213 17 k Why do. men find me so unattractive? PTHHE damnable thing about Halitosis j^t^^l^^B -I- (unpleasant breath) is that you never I^^^Hj^E know when you have it, and no one n ill j^KpS^B* ever tell you you huve it. Don't think Halitosis in rare. It causes K3£ZJp3| untold anxiety and
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    LOSS OF GAS.
    269 18 Was It Due to Tear in The Envelope Concluding Ha examination of the ■CTtlWfl CMSM of these successive movements, the report proceeds How tho vessel began to lose nas can never be definitely ascertain' <l. The weather wan exceptionally bad, the gat-bagi were hard up against padded
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    FOUR FOOT MODEL.
    258 18 Disaster Reacted in A Laboratory. After the public hearings of the Court were closed the National Physical Laboratci-y was askel to make calculations for the purpose of ascertaining what would be the theortic movement of the RlOl in the \arious assumptions as to loss of gas, the
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    PREMATURE START.
    336 18 Preparations Were Net w Sufficient. London, Mar. 31. Cher-anxiily to f'arl the flight aftor insulncu nt pie- trsttoa, and substantial ]<>.-. s of pa in very humpy weather were Ihe main cau.-es of the disaster to the II 101, according to the Court of Inquiry. The Court amplified
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    MONEY FOR MOTHER AND SISTERS.
    401 18 George Fernando's Third Examination. In the Bankruptcy Court yesterday before Mr. Justice Whitley, a bankrupt who had been publicly examined twice previously, again underwent the same examination. Mr. K. N. Taylor, Assistant Official Assignee, conducted the examination. George Fernando, the bankrupt, said he was made
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    63 18 Sino-British Negotiations A Rumour Denied. Nanking, April 1. Replying to inquiries regarding the wide prcM reports that the Sino-British xtiality negotiations have reached a deadlock, Sir Miles Lampson's staff stite that the rumours are untrue. Conversations have been merely suspended over the Ea3ter holidays. Dr. C. T. Wang, the
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    57 18 MM. Burtin Moench Trying For a Record. Shanghai, April 1. The French aviators, M. M. Burtin and Moench, hopped off from here at 5.50 a.m. today for Hong Kong. It is believed that they aie endeavouring to reach Paris in rcccrd time. Reuter. M.M. Burtin and Moench
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    28 18 Frc:n Holland, by Siamat, due at Singapore 11 a.m. tomorrow. Frcm Europe (Lcnjnri mails dispatched jn Mar. 12), by Kalyun, due at Penang, 1 p.m. tomorrow.
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    14 18 Forward March," a cormdy with Buster Keaton, begins at the Alhambra tonight.
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    541 19 Suspended Secretary Takes Action. Shanghai, Mar. 14. Spirited passages occurred during the cross-examination of Mr. S. M. Edwards, when the first hearing of his claim against the Shanghai Municipal Council was taken in the Council Chamber yesterday afternoon, when Mr. J. Van Haute, the Consul-General for Belgium,
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    THE COUNTRY OF THE CUPPERS.
    1264 19 WfcY THE ROMANCE OF SAIL HAS PASSED TO FINLAND. Eight ocean-going square-riggers i are at present engaged upon a race i from Australian ports to Europe with I cargoes of wheat. They are part of the Finnish Merchant Service fleet of twenty-six sailing vessels. Sir
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    185 19 Nightly Stone-throwing Baffles Police. Belgaum, Mar. 16. Belgaum police officers are puzzled over, and are unable to trace the source of, showers of stones that are daily received oq a bungalow in Belgaum owned and occupied by Rao Bahadur R. C. Artaj, 1.C.5., retired deputy collector. For the
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    182 19 Sentence Confirmed in Curtis Murder Case. Lahore, Mar. 18. An important ruling on the insanity of an accused person was given today by Sir Shadilal, Chief Justice, at the Lahore High Court, in the course of judgment in the Mrs. Curtis murder case. After going through the
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    CONFIDENCE AND TRUST.
    137 19 Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald And India's Need. London, Mar. 14. "Until you get India to understand the mind of Britain, it is no use talking of new constitutions," declared Mr. Xamsay Mac Donald in a speech at Northampton. "Unless you get a mental attitude of confidence and
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