The Straits Times, 28 April 1931

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ISTABLISHID HIAELT A CINTUBY.] THE LARGEST, AND MOST, INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1931. 20 PAGES. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 0 PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1931 PRICE 10 CENT
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      216 1 Singapore; 70. ckcil st< ct honk iiul r"**" t\ 6.15 Tonijfht $.15 MOHAN and MACK I The Two Black Crows "WHY BRING; THAT UP I Phone 5261-5261 MADE ONLar BY CAfiR'S OF CARLISLE. Sole Agents for SINGAPORE, MALACCA and JOHORE JOSEPH TRAVERS SONS, LTD., SINGAPORE. (Incorporated in England) s4 BniOTTiJAf
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      21 1 •feu• feu ~i 6.15 Tonifht 9.15 MORAN and MACK The Two Black trows "WHY BRING i THAT UP j Phone 6261-5262.
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      535 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (incorporated in England) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENTNSXJLAB AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOB CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore. KASHMIR 9,000 May 2 RANPUBA 16.G00 May 16
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      591 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA). TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail TERUKUNI MARU 12,000 May 6 7 HAKUSAN MARU 10,500 May 20 21 HARUNA MARU 10,500 June 3 4 KATOP.I MARU 10,000 June 18 19 KASHIMA MARU 10,000 July 2 S YASUKUNI MARU
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      449 2 'burns philp line (Incorporated in Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,865 tons) and the s.s. MANGOLA (8,362 tons) Cargo only. The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      596 2 MHE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (Incorporated hi Denmark.) Telephone SSZS. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE To CENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG and COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore Penang. •M.s. SELANDIA Apr. 28 A],r. HO m.>. LALANDIA Apr. 29 May 1 m.s. MEONIA May 20 May 22 m.s. BORINGIA June 10 June 12 m.a. ALSIA
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      517 2 j THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO, LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO. LTD. Incorporated in England.) REGULAR SERVICE TO MARSEILLES, LONDON. AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM. ANTWERP, HAMBURG and BREMEN, GENOA, HAVRE. LIVERPOOL and GLASGOW— BOSTON, NKW YORK I and BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM
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      574 2 I THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated In Slaam.) BANGKOK COASTING SLRVICB for Kretay, Trengganu, Kelantan, Bangnara, Telupin, Patani, Singora, Lacon, Sichon, I Bandon, Kobsamui, Lar.gsuan, Chunipen and Bangkok. Arrival. Departure VALAYA In port Apr. 29 PRACHATIPOK ktej 6 BUDDHADIB May Ifl Kay II The steamers are fiUvd kson
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      470 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE Sailings for United States and Canada Points from Hong Kong. San Franrixro and Los Angeles. S.S. GOLDEN MOUNTAIN sail* from Hong Kong May 9 S.S. GOLDEN TIDE sails from
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      538 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE iAnd AMERICAN MAIL LINE KOUND-TIIE-WOKLD SLKVICE SINGAPORX, PENANG, COLOMBO. SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES. NEW "ORE AND BOSTON. Arrive L.era Leave S'por* P'ner* "«naßi> PRES. ADAMS In Port Apr. 30 May 2 PKES. HARRISON May 11 May 14 May It PRES. UAYES May 25 Mny
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      679 3 ELLEBMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) "ELLERMAN" LINK. Paisonger :md Fl*igJU Services I" UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT Via Ports and Suez Canal. OUTWARDS. To HONG KONG, SHANGHAI and JAPAN Steamer. Due Spore s.s. CITY OF BATAVIA May Iv s.s. CITY OF CORINTH June 9 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF
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      437 3 BAiNKING ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE MFRCANTILB BANK OF INDIA, LTD. loeorpnrated ia Eaglaai Capital Authorised aa •f.000.0U0 Capital Subscribed M aa I^OO,OUO Reserve Fund and Re.t 1,*****5 Capital paid ap 1.0w9,000 BOARD OF DIKECI-OUt J- M. Ryrie, E.g. i Ckalnaaa. P. R. Chalmera, E*q^ Charles J. Hambro, I»«, J. O. Robin.on, E.q,
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      555 3 NEDERLANDSCH HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY, 1 N.V. N«t\«r!eriJ» TT»dln» Society. <E*k.r..«h«a a; AfajsUraam *4M) PAID UP CAPITAL M. M,BM,«M (about STATUTORY 4ESXRVZ -c 6*6 00t 1 FtJN D PI. 40,016,009 (aboat «8,US,000) HEAD OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM WITH AGENCIES IN ROTTERDAM AND 'S-GRAVENHAGE HEAD AGENCY IN BATAVIA. BRANCHES < Bandoenc Weltevreden Rangoon Banrfj«rma»in
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      418 3 NEDERLAxNDSCU INDISCHE HANDELSBAINK, N.V. EatabliabW lift at Ij»t<u4ut Aathorlaed Capital Oldt. 1i'(,,0-if tsip .at-ii CB^oo,oOU> PaM ap Capital Ol4s. H.tf.l «4.600,00f 28,1i(7,-.^ f2,CbO,;>oo bJ^P^ OFrlC£ AMSTEKi BRANCH OFFICES iHK HAI ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES I Inditr** 141 H a t f KOBE IK:,,] Office Cat China an 4 Japan oanitn utnLia.
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      813 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. T>..r» are approximate^ seven words to a than is a flat rate charfe of 25 cent* ter line per insertion with A n'. lmum of one dollsr per insertion. Advertisements will be accepted up to 10 a.m. on the day of iisue. A f-e af 25 cents is
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      896 4 BOARD— RESIDENCE WELL FUR. double room, including boaid vacant. 403, Strait* Times. No. 7 St. Thomas Walk, roomi to let, all conveniences. Apply within. "SCOTIA," No. 11, Scotts Rd., single and Joublc rooms, fur. with board, own b. rooms. SMod. san.) Terms moderate. Phone 2462. EAST ANGLIA, 8, OXLEY RISK,
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      509 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET. SHOP, TO LET. Apply. Burlington. TO LET, ahopt at OroiTenor Hotel Bldg. OFFICES TO LET, 84B, Battery ftoad, ;,d floor Apply Gcthrie Co. Ltd. ~TO LET, OFFICES at 4, Prince Street, top door and No. 22, Rafflea Place. Apply Koa Ohew Kee. 129. Killiney Road. TO
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      457 4 MISCELLANEOUS MARBLES, White Italian. 1, Telegraph St ~CAIRNHOLM PRIVATE NURSING HOME, 56, Cairnhill Road. Phone 4110. THE GIFT SHOP for the highest cliss of hand workmanship. 9, The Arcade. COOK, Hble supply food, $55 p.m., for each person, wages extra. Please apply Chang Sen 14^9 Owen Road. SWEDISH ANCHOVIES in
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      769 4 PUBLIC NOTICES SINGAPORE ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY. Member- arc reminded that Annual Suhcriptions to the above Society in reypeci of the current year are now due. Remittances should be made payable to the Honorary Treasurer. .-:ir«- el Mt-sr... Rennie Lowick ami Co., Hcnj-kon-.' Hank Chambers, Singapore. W. McARTHUR, Hi. Secretary. o^ldIjp^pinghamians"
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      841 4 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE of valuable freehold and leasehold Sings-pc.-e properties. At Messrs. Cheon^ Koon Sens Co.'s sal*rouni, No. .Hi, C'nulia Sir'---t on Wednesday. Apr. 29. 1931 at 2.3» p.m. Lot 1. Valuable freehold land situate at Jalan Uatoh, Singapore, area 15,518 sq. it. Lot 2. Valuable freehold land situate
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    NEW GUINEA GOLD RUSH.
    1814 5 TALES OF THE CEILING COVERED WITH CHAMPAGNE CORKS (By P. J. Clancy (the well-known author and traveller.) PICTURE a long strip of gleaming white beach, fringed with waving palms, and set against the background of towering, jungle-covered hills. For a mile along the beach the ground
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    FEEDING CONGRESS.
    149 5 Twelve Tons of Rice Eaten At Karachi. Karachi, Apr. 9. 250,000 plaintain leaf platters, 200,000 -bowls, 12 tons of rice, 1!> tons of wheat flour, 10 tons of ghee and 105 tons of fuel oil. These are some of the estimated quantities of materials used on consumed during
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    COMMUNAL PROBLEM.
    40 5 Mr. Gandhi's Conference With Mr. Shaukat AH. Bombay, Apr. 18. Mr. Gandhi, accompanised by two secretaries and Mise Slade, left for Ahmedabad today. Mr. Gandhi had an hour 1 discussion with Mr. Shaukat Ali on the communal problem.
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    74 BARDOLI ARRESTS.
    189 5 Labourers Protected By Police. Bombay, Apr. 10. Mass arrests of land-owners and their employees in Bardoli taluka of Surat district are reported from the village of Babla in Sarbhan Division. On Wednesday afternoon, it is st;ite<l, 74 persons, including some women and children, were taken into custody
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    TENSE FEELING.
    155 5 One Killed, Nine Injured At Moslem Meeting. Bombay, Apr. 8. A fracas between Khilafatists and certain sections of the audience at a Moslem meeting at Dongri (Bombay), held last night to consider the political situation, resulted in one Moslem being killed and nine others .seriously injured. The mectinjr
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      460 5 T\K3 J. JCsJLsA Raffles Hotel Excellent Accommodation with Modern Sanitary Arrangements. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 29 and FRIDAY. MAY Ist at 6.30 p.m. The KELVEY Mannequins Clever Acrobatic Babies and ZLATA IN NEW NUMBERS. Admission $1. SATURDAY, MAY 2. Special Dinner Race Ball Dancing Till 2 a.m. N. NATHANSON'S Sea View Theatre
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      108 5 BY ORDER OF THE MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS AUCTION SALE of 25 lots of valuable freehold building allotments situate at Al-Jnnicd Road off Geylang Road next to the Methodist Mission Church and School, near Sims Avenue, Singapore, areas 1,766 sn.. ft., 1,983 sq. ft. nnd 1,440 sq. ft. ench lot. Lots 1
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      46 5 FOR POWER OR LIGHTING helnLe-y Cable Has No Superior Large Stocks Of All Sizes Available From The SOLE AGENTS FOR MALAYA SINGAPORE I '"I KUALA LUMPUR V» IENCINEWORKS LTD| IPOH. T«l. No. 5471 (4 lines). IMPORTANT Have this on your table. iIkIONBRMII I §fk D.T.LlMfr* \Vj
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  • INDIA, BURMA AND CEYLON WEEK BY WEEK.
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      INDIAN COMMERCE & BURMA SEPARATION.
      575 6 INDIAN COMMERCE BURMA SEPARATION. A New Position. DECISION SHOULD BE LEFT TO THE PEOPLE. New' Delhi, Apr. 9. A resolution to the effect that the question of the separation of Burma should be left to the decision of the people of that country was passed by the Federation of Indian
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    THE CURRENCY POLICY OF INDIA.
    2152 6 Attacked by Bombay Merchants. VIGOROUS REPLY. SIR G. SCHUSTER DEFENDS Is. 6d. RUPEE. New Delhi, Apr. 8. Sir George Schuster, Finance Member ot the Government of India, strongly liefcnded the Government's financial and currency policy against an attack made en it by Sir Purshottamdas Thakurrlas
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    MAIN DEMANDS OF THE SIKHS.
    499 6 Seventeen Points. ONE-THIRD SHARE IN PUNJAB CABINET. Lahore, Apr. 10. The' following seventeen points, embodied in a resolution which was passed by the Central Sikh League at Amritsar, were announced by the League's president to constitute the main demands of the community (1) That the
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    FLYING PUPIL CHARGED.
    193 6 First Prosecution of Its Kind In India. Karachi, Apr. 13. The first prosecution under the Indian Aircraft Rules in India has been launched at Karachi against P. H. Tharanee, a pupil of Karachi Aero Club, who crashed in the residential quarter of Karachi in one of the
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    "MOCK" EXECUTION.
    134 6 Mangalore, Apr. 9. Kadpadi, a village about 40 miles from Mangalore, was the scene of a tragedy yesterday, when several village boys enacted the trial and execution of Bhagat Singh and his two comrades, Rajguru and Sukhdev. f Two boys acted as judges and three others played the
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    THE STRIKE FEVER IN COLOMBO.
    1079 6 Will the Harbour Workers Come Out? SATYAGRAHA. LABOUR LEADER FASTS FOR FOUR DAYS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Colombo, Apr. 20. Kvents in the strike situation in Colombo have moved in a bewildering fashion developments have taken placein such a variety of ways that it would
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    VILLAGERS' COURAGE.
    161 6 Headman Routs Rebel Camp. Rangoon, Apr. Many reporti have been received of village heacimen courageously resisting dacort rehab in the Tharrawaddy and Ir.sein districts, and today dimes one from Pojraung. in Tharrawaddy, of beadman taking the initiative in an offensive action. Th,e headman It* man in the liazaar
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      153 7 She's Coming "The Lottery Bride." 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 Holiday Matinee TODAY AT 3 P.M. CHILDREN HALF PRICE GEORGE O'BRIEN, MARION LESSING, WARREN HYMER in the sea picture of stunning startling, tingling thrills, THE SEAS BENEATH FOX PICTURE Tomorrow GRACE MOORE OF 'NEW MOON" FAME REGINALD DENNY and Wallace Beery in
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      237 7 Last Night of The famous comedians whose gramophone records have reached the sale of millions. THE TWO BLACK GROWS MORAN and MACK in The Paramount Production "WHY BRING THAT UP?" See and Hear these great laugh-makers as large as life in a splendid entertaining picture. LATEST PARAMOUNT AND PATHE SOUND
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      104 7 ■I J* Vi\ I M I L i H J'Ti^Q 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 Tuesday April 28. B LAUGHS AND ROMANCE LpJ Fun-fighting with the world's most famous L^ pH Blackface Favourites The Two Black Crows MORAN AND MACK H B ANYBODY'S WAR H n Wednesday THEY HAD TO SEE PARIS
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    CUNARD REPORT.
    845 8 SHIPPING NGTF.S. Big Reduction in Last Year's Earnings. The report of the Cunard Steam Ship Company for the 12 months ended Dec. 31 last shows a big fall in the earnings. After providing out of the profits for the year, amounting to f2.662.396, for djpretiation of ships and
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    PASSENGERS.
    107 8 The following passcnfftTs »re procccdinc to Kurupc by the Anchiscs, which sailed from Singapore today Mrs. J. A. Clarke, Mrs. J. S. Webster. >ta. i.n.l Mr-. C. Phillips, Mr. T. C. Shafto. Mr. H. li. Haker. Mrs. A. B. S. Morton, Mr. R. H m.U.-. Mr. B. de K.
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    RAPIDLY EMPTYING SHIPYARDS.
    455 8 Only One Berth in Four Occupied. It is merely facing t'-.c fact to say that shipbuilding is now- ir. a very bad way. Quite recenvly Sir Alexander Kennedy, speaking at a launch on the Clyde, said that the industry had never been so depressed as at nrosent
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    HOME AND COLONIAL.
    326 8 Dividend Maintained At 25 Per Cent. The accounts of the Home and Colonial Stores for the H weeks ended .Inn. 3 last, which were jvstpd t" shareholders on Mar. 20. show a profit of £r>XK,!MX, compared with fr.76,264 for the s:t weeks ended Jan. 4. 1930. The
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    TRADE WITH EGYPT.
    193 8 British Houses' New Safeguards. Thr members „f thi- United Kingdom Trade Mission to Egypt led by Sir Arthur Ilalfour, had many conversations with the Egyptian Cabinet and the Commercial Committee of ExpMta, Sir Arthur had found both very helpful and of great assi.-tance in providing data and
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    39 8 From f'hina and Japan. l>y Rajputana, due at Singapore 8 a.m. tomorrow. From Holland, by Sibajak, due at Singapore tomorrow morning. From Europe (London nails dispatched on Apr. 9) by Kashmir, due at Penang noon on Thursday.
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    RECKITTS' INTERIMS FOR 1931.
    367 8 Increased Payments To Be Made. Although the net trading profits for IMO cf Reckitt and Sons, Ltd., the wellknown manufacturers of starch, blue, black lead, etc.. show a reduction of about £23.000 at £1.254,677, this figure is supplemented by £46,104, appreciation of investmonta, making a total
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    EUROPEAN TARIFFS.
    309 8 Austrian Expert On British Note. The recent action of the Board of Trade MH'"i -ting the 25 per cent, reduction of Continental Customs on British commodities is due to intrinsic as well as to tactical reasons." Thnt is the view rcssed by a prom incut Austrian authority in
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    BIG TEA SUPPLIES.
    341 8 A Calcutta Plan For Restriction. It is difficult to view the future of tea with any material degree of optimism," sny Messrs. Heath and Co., (Calcutta), Ltd., in their report on the Calcutta tea season. 1930-31. "It is almost incredible, supplies at present being so much in
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    "DRAMA" LEADS TO LIFE ATTEMPT.
    268 8 "Red Shirts" Incited. AFGHAN LEAGUE AND CAPT. BARNES. Peshawar, Apr. 10. A seditious drama staged at a meeting in Charsadda by members of the Afghan Youth League and attended by 3,000 Red Shirts is believed to have led to the attempted second attack on Captain
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    MR. GANDHI'S APPEAL.
    224 8 Quest for Solution Of Communal Problem. Amritsar, Apr. 8. An appeal for communal amity was made by Mr. Gandhi when replying in Hindi, to welcome addresses presented to Him by the Municipal Commissioners and the local Congress Committee. There were differences among the communities, he said, and
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    MIDNIGHT RAIDS.
    237 8 Volunteers Wreck Bombay Toddy Shops. Bombay, Apr. 7. Congress volunteers of Surat who, fince Mr. Gandhi's last visit to that place, have been cutting down palm trees and picketing toddy shops, appear to have given up their creed of non-violence. For the past two weeks armed volunteers dressed
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    "CHARMED" BULLETS.
    89 8 Rebel Leaders' Assurance To Followers. Rangoon, Apr. 16. That the rebel leaders assured their followers that bullets would not hit them but would turn into rice and flowers was a statement ir.ade by an approver in the rebellion case heard before the Special Tribunal here today. Another approver
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    ROTARY DELEGATE CONFERENCE.
    399 8 First of Its Kind In Malaya. A new chapter in Malayan Rotary was commenced on Sunday last by the holding of the first delegate's conference in Kuala Lumpur in accordance with the resolutions passed at the Malayan Rotary Conference held in Singapore in December, 1930. The following
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    REBEL CHIEF EVADES CAPTURE.
    252 8 Irak Army Active. Baghdad, Apr. 9. The Irak Army has been very active, recently in Kurdistan, attempting to round up Shaikh Mahmud and his band of rebels. The latter have the great advantage i>f mobility. Born and bred in the hill country, always in the saddle,
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    THE AIR MAIL.
    84 8 Kingsford Smith on Way To Sourabaya. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sydney, Apr. 27. Air Commodore Kingsford Smith, who has successfully brought the mails carried by the City of Cairo, which made a forced landing on Timor Island, to Australia, left Port Darwin in the Southern Crosfor Kupang
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    MR. SRINIVASA SASTRI.
    57 8 To Give Evidence Before East Africa Committee. Bombay, Apr. IS. Mr. Srinivasa Sastri, accompanied by his private secretary, Mr. P. X Rao, also sailed on board the Viceroy of India. Mr. Sastri is on his way to London, where he will give evidence before the Joint Parliamentary
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOH JHE WEEK.
    206 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Tuesday, April 28. H. W. 6.20 a.m., 7 ft. 2 in., 8.20 p.m., 7 ft. 1 in. Singapore Psychological Assn. meeting, Adelphi Hotel, 0.15 pm. Wednenday, April 2t. H. W. 7.45 a.m., 7 ft. C iv.i., 8.65 p.m., 7 ft 6 in. Municipal Commissioners mtfr., 2.1.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE,
    137 8 Tomorrow. J»t», Southern Sumatra, South East Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas *nd Timor Hilly (By \eropiaiic i <", am. Khio (Mcrsinci '■> am. Fulau Trkonjr I Honir Aik I 9 mJN. S;n«kei- (Van der Dwi live* !i a.'ii. I'Llaii Socfri (Bee Lsm I I i Kukup and Beiiuit tHo»i;
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    MAILS FOR El ROI'K.
    42 8 MAILS FOR EUROPE. By Jan Pietemoon Coan Baloeran Takliwa Atbos II Christiaan Huygens Rawalpindi Spiirr I. iiiiii. .11 Left Ami. Mar. 20 Apr. It Mar. 27 Apr. 14 Mar. 26 Apr. IS Mar. 26 Apr.2o Apr. 2 Apr. B Apr. Apr. 25
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
    207 8 Tuesday, April 2«. Ships alongside the Whin-en or expected to arrive. Enlran< KEPPF.I. lIAIIROL'R. Main Wharf The CaM*. Umax. Kuril;.. W. I!'.. AgM I. I"Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjon* Pacar. Albert Dock Launch No. 8 Victoria Dock Nil. Keppel Harbour. King's
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    PRODUCE
    172 8 Singapore, Apr. 2*. Gambier (Cube No. 1 unpicked).. 1500 Copra mixed Sago flour, Sarawak I>> White Pepper Black Pepper P.arl Skgo 6.26 am all pearl 6% medium ptarl »-00 Rice, Siam No. 1 IMMt Saigon No. 1 91ILM Rangoon No. 1 $137.00 Siam, Parboiled Bice No. 1 of 125
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    LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
    955 9 Ten Years Ahead Of Requirements. PRODUCTION MUST BE CURTAILED. (By A. W. Still.) London, Apr. 1. There- is mi dired information available, lmt it i.-. now generally believed that the Dutch representative! who came to London recently were quite sure that they could induce the British section
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      ULU BENUT RUBBER CO., LTD.
      845 9 Chairman on Outlook For The Future. The eleventh annual general meeting of the Ulu Benut Consolidated Rubber Co., Ltd., was held at the office of Derrick and Co., yesterday. The feiHowing wore pri-sent Mr. S. Q. Wong (chairman), Mr. E. A. Elias, Mr. W. E.
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      RUBBER REPORTS.
      901 9 Symington and Sinclair's Weekly Letter. Symington and Sinclair's market report, dated London, Apr. 1, states Since our last report the rubber market has been dull and prices have wmmi further. A slight recovery on Monday was soon lost and at the time of writing the wM is weak
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      THE BIKAM RUBBER ESTATES.
      844 9 Mr. E. Miller Reviews Year's Working. The twenty-first ordinary general meeting of the Bikam Rubber Kstate, Ltd., was held n Apr. 10 in London Mr. 11. Eric Miller (the chairman) presided. The chairman, in the course of his speech, A policy of selective tapping is in
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    CHANGKAT SERDANG.
    182 9 The directors' report to the shareholders of rhanirkat Serdang Estates, Ltd., for the year ended Jan. 31, 1931, being the twentyfirst financial year of the company, is as follows The accounts show a loss of $2,994 on the year's working. After deducting the loss from the credit balance
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    GULA-KALUMPONG.
    267 9 The directors' report of Gula-Kalumpong Rubber Estates, Ltd., for the year ended Dec. 31, 1930, states The output of rubber for the year amounted to —At Gula and Kalumpong estates 1,946,000 lb. At Sungei Tawar Estate 403,700 lb. The net profit per acre of mature rubber at Gula-Kalumponp; was
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    DUTCH INDIES TEA.
    338 9 Future Regarded With Foreboding. In their general review of Netherland.iIndia teas in 1930 the "Tea Export Bureau," Batavia, remarks that, taken us a wh .\v, results might have been stiil more unfavourable than proved to be the case. At the beginning of the year all producing countries
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    MERGUI CROWN, LTD.
    681 9 Reconstruction Scheme Approved. An extraordinary general meeting of the Mi-rgui Crown Rubber Estates), Ltd., was held on Mcr. 23 at Winchester House, V..C. to consider and, if thought fit, improve a scheme of reconstruction. Mr. JaiDM Kairbuirn, the chairman, in moving the neeessarv re-solutions, said: Ce-ntlemen, I
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    NATIONAL DEBT.
    186 9 Year's Decrease of Over 31 Millions. A White Taper return issued on Mar. 20. ihows that on Mar. SI, I!ttO, the National Debt stood at £7.40 9,038,8)1. a decreeM UIJttJU on the total at Mar. 31, 1959. Of this total, 11,074. 1.V.46:! WM mUxwU debt, reduction of £10,E2"),7i)5.
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    EBANO OIL.
    191 9 Pan American Petroleum Holding. The Ebano Oil Company is subscribing for a lurce number of shares in the Petroleum Storage and Kimmce Corporation, and the latter's requirements of petrol are to be supplied by American interests, says the Financial Times of Mnr. 24. The So me it-'. House
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    NOTES ON BRITISH INVESTMENTS.
    1063 9 Gilt-Edged Market In Healthy Condition. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 2. The Prime Minister of New South Wales, Mr. I^ang, appears d< -tt-rmim-d that in order to ease its own finnmial difficulties his State will not pay the interest due on its loans. Mr. Bcullin,
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    She jurats ®im*B SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1931. COBDENISM WINS.
    961 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1931. COBDENISM WINS. Everyone expected that Mr. Philip Snowden would produce a c'.cver Budget ar.d a clever Budget it undoubtedly is. Moreover it is impossible not to agree with he Chancellor of the Exchequer that, at a time when Britirh industry is passing
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    FOUNDER OF MODERN SURGERY.
    1026 10 Abernethy Died 100 Years Ago Today. (By Sir William Arbuthnot Lane, the president of the New Health Society.) On Apr. 28, 1831, aied John Abemethy, the founder of modern surgery, and in thin article some attempt is mode I to indicate the extent of the debt
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    363 10 Mr. G. Savage, Postmaster-General, Johore, has been granted eight months leave. Mr. H. B. Baker, of the legal firm of Rodyk and Davidson, is a passenger for home by the Anchises. The Rev. D. Fergus Ferguson, Presbyterian Minister in Kuala Lumpur, has gone to Fraser's Hill for
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    746 10 MORALS IN THE M.S.V.R. One question which is askc:l in a circular recently ipsue.l to mnbtn of the M.S.V.R. really is a little unusual. First the volunteer is asked to state whether he is married or single, and, if married, the number and sex of his
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    BUY ADVERTISED GOODS.
    42 10 I Not all the advertising that it offend to the Straits Times is accepted. Every effort is made to safeguard readers' interests and ALL advertisers using the Straits Timea are, to th« best of our knowledge, THOROUGHLY BELIABIJS. J
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      NO SENSATIONS IN THE BUDGET.
      2076 11 How Additional Revenue Is To Be Found. INCREASE OF 2d. IN PETROL TAX. There were no dramatic surprises in the Budget which Mr. Philip Snowden, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, introduced in the House of Commons yesterday. To solve the problem of finding the necessary
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    WILL THE QUOTA BE EXCEEDED ?
    310 11 WILL THE QUOTA BE EXCEEDED Mr. Lovett's Optimistic View. An optimistic view of the position of F.M.S. tin mines under the international quota agreement is expressed by Mr. J. Lovett, Inspector of Mineral Ores, in the F.M.S. Bulletin of Mining Statistics. Mr. Lovett writes as follows The F.M.S. output for
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    "MAN WITH AN AXE."
    140 11 Sequel to Plot Against Egyptian Premier. Cairo, Apr. 27. The so-called man with an axe Mohamed Taher, who was arrested in connection with the plot against Sidky Pasha, has been sentenced to seven years' imprisc nment. Reuter. It will be recalled that on Aug. 24, a
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    FIVE-YEAR PLAN.
    79 11 Huge Electrical Plant For Russia. London, Apr. 28. An agreement has been signed between the Soviet Government and the Metropolitan (Vickers) Electrical Company, whereby the latter will provide the expert technical assistance necessary for a plant to be built in Russia by the AllUnion Electro-Technical Combine. The plant
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    INDIAN AIR FORCE.
    69 11 To be Distinct From The Army. London, Apr. 27. In the House of Commons at question time, Mr. Wedgwood Benn, the Secretary for India, foreshadowed the institution of a new Indian Air Force before long. He said he was now working out the details in consultation with
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    ITALY AND RUSSIA.
    37 11 New Trading Agreement Signed. Rome, Apr. 28. A new agreement between Italy and Russia has been signed allowing of Italian exports being sent to Russia. This year's export? are valued at 350,000,000 lire.— Reuter.
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    ROYAL BEREAVEMENT.
    43 11 Death of Siamese Prince In Paris. Paris, Apr. 27. The death has occurred of H.R.H. the Prince cf Chandaburi, a former Minister of Finance, Siam, and an elder brother of the King. Havas. The Prince was nearly 57 years of age.
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    MADEIRA REBELS ROUTED.
    86 11 "Brilliant Action." LAND, SEA AND AIR FIGHTING. Lisbon, Apr. 27. Fighting on land and sea and in the air at Madeira today resulted in the Government force 3 routing the rebels, of whom 17 were captured. The insurgents' wireless station was dismantled. An official communique states that
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    THE IRISH SWEEP.
    163 11 Litigation Over Winning Ticket. London, Apr. 27. The Dublin High Court has ordered payment of £266,043 to Arthur Bendir, a London bookmaker, being three-quart tb of the sum won by Emilo Scala in the Irish Grand National Sweep. Bendir's counsel, making the applicat'on, asked for payment without
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    SOVIET FISHERIES.
    102 11 Prospect of Agreement With Japan. Moscow, Apr. 28. In reply to the latest proposal of Baron Shidehara with regard to fixing the price of bends in the Kamchatka Stock Company at 3:J sen to the rouble, it is officially stated that the Soviet is doing its uti i'
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    THAT £12,000,000.
    67 11 Help for Wheat-Growers And Unemployed. Adelaide, Apr. 27. Concluding that a loan is the only immediate means of raising money to relieve urgent necessities, Mr. E. G. Theodore, the Federal Treasurer, announces that the Loan Council has definitely decided to raise a £12,000.000 internal loan, half of which
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    ISOLATED EXPLORER.
    134 11 Aeroplanes May Join in The Search. Rugby, Apr. 27. Measures are being taken with a view to finding assistance by air to Mr. Samuel Augustine Ccurtauld, who has remained alone since December in an isolated post on a Greenland ice can to take meteorological observations during the winter
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    DIAMONDS WERE NOT TRUMPS.
    138 11 Gangster "Filled With Buckshot." New York, Apr. 27. Jack Diamond is in hospital with a broken arm and ribs inflicted at Arrapoga Inn, near Cairo, New York, early this morning by a desperate gunman who eluded Diamond's bodyguard and filled the notorious gangster with buckshot. Reuter.
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    PRINCES' RETURN.
    228 11 Expected Back in England Today. Point* de Grave, Gironde, Apr. 27. The Prince of Wales and Prince George have landed. From early morning the little rivermcuth port was galvanised into unwonted activity in preparation for the arrival of the cruiser Kent, which pulle 1 up at 11.10 a
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    FLYING BACK TO WORK.
    155 11 Mr. Ford Leaves Hanoi For Hong Kong. Hanoi, Apr. 27. Mr. Ford, who is flying solo from England to Shanghai in a Gypsy Moth machine, left here today for Hong Kong, via Fort Bayard. Reuter. Mr. Ford was caught in a snowstorm on Mar. 29 and
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    FALKLAND ISLANDS.
    65 11 Sir James O'Grady Appointed Governor. Rugby, Apr. 27. The King has approved the appointment j of Sir James O'Grady, who was until recently Governor of Tasmania, to be Governor and Ccmmander-in-Chicf of the Falkland Islands in succession to Mr. Arnold Hodson.— British Wireless. Mr. Hodson was appointed Governor
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    RELIGION IN HOLLAND. ;
    67 11 RELIGION IN HOLLAND. New Penalties for Blasphemy, Introduced. The Hague, Apr. 28. Owing to the growth of the rr.tireligious campaign in Holland, the Government has introduced a Bill in the Second Chamber inserting clauses in the penal code providing for the punishment of anyone found guilty of offending religious sentiment
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    STOCK MARKET LOSSES.
    52 11 Suicide of Well-Known Man In New York. New York, Apr. 27. One of .the^fcest known managers of musical artists in the United States, Mr. Loudon Charlton, has committed suicide by shooting himself with a revolver. Friends believe that his «ct was due, to losses on Qic stock
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    FREIGHT RATE ON RUBBER.
    216 11 Colombo to London At 575. 6d. a Ton. R.G.A. MEETING. Hope of Reduction Not Abandoned." London, Apr. 28. Ceylon rubber grow, is have ma li a wonderfully successful effort to reduce the al!-in-ccsts of their rubber, but there is one economy they hay been unable to
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    EXTRALITY ISSUE.
    192 11 Commons and Future Of Shanghai. l odea, Apr. 27. Replying to question.-, in the House of Commons today Mr. .ithur Henderson, the Foreign Secretary, said the extraterritoriality negotiations are still proceeding. As he infonv.cd the House last weik, he was not prepared, at present, to make a further
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    THE KING'S HEALTH.
    102 11 Bad Weather Keeps His Majesty Indoors. I.cndon, Apr. 28. Their Majesties have cancelled their proposed visit to Aldershot on May 14. The return of the Court to London has been now postponed from May 4, the recent bad weather having kept the King indoors. The Court will
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    AGROUND IN A FOG.
    99 11 Passengers Crew of Japanese Ship Saved. Apr. 127. In a dense ir>c and roogh sea the 2,160 tons Ten-an Maru, boond for Foaaa from Chemulpo, grounded at G.:JO this morning and is sinking. Fears are entertained for the safety of 50 passengers and the crew. Salvage
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    POOR LANCASHIRE !
    64 11 POOR LANCASHIRE Wear Homespun Movement In Egypt. Cairo, Apr. 27. The wear home-pun movement is invading Egypt and appears as an appeal prominently featured in the vernacular papers, signed by the directors of the Egyptian Spinning and Weaving Company, announcing nn increase of capital by X£200,000 and tating that the
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      84 11 I TODAYS FEATURES. Page 1 Page of News from India and Ceylon 6 I Today's Crossword Puzzle 7 I London Rubber Market.— By A. W. Still 9 Ulu Benut Rubber Co. Meeting 9 Founder of Modern Surgery. By Sir William Arbuthnot line I" The Cathedral Chaplaincy 12 Suit Against Muar
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    THE CATHEDRAL CHAPLAINCY.
    630 12 Parochial Meeting. STATEMENT BY THE BISHOP. That the controversy over the St. Andrew's Cathedral Chaplaincy, which itly dtaatnaed last year, has not yel be«l settled and that the matter has been r< tared to the Archbishop of < anterbury, was announced last evening at the annual meeting
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    THE CHAPLAINCY.
    760 12 Referred to ArchWshop Of Canterbury. Refei rinp: to the case of tUte^Catliedral Chaplaincy, which had been submitted to the l'rimate. the Bishop read the l6>lowing statement The matter of the Cathedral Chaplaincy appointment is under reference to ihe Archbishop of Canterbury, and cannot therefore properly be discussed at
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    MEMBER POSTED AS A DEFAULTER.
    315 12 Suit for $1,000 Against Club Dismissed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Apr. 26. A case of interest came up for hearing Weis; the Registrar and Magistrate from in the Muar Civil Court when Mr. J. B. Weiss, the Registrar and Magistrae from Johore Bahru, came
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    THE SERDANG SCHOOL.
    97 12 The Chief Secretary to Government, Federated Malay States, has appointed an \dvisory Committee for the Government School of Agriculture, Malaya, Serdang. •onstituted as follows The Director of Agriculture, Straits Settlements and federated Malay States (Chairman) The Director of Co-operation, Federated Malay States and Straits Settlements The Director
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    FORMER DICTATOR ARRESTED.
    106 12 Action Taken by Spanish Government Madrid, Apr. 28. The former dictator General Berenguer has been arrested. A warrant has also been issued for the arrest of General Fernandez Heredia, who was Captain-General in Aragon under the old regime. It is stated that General Franco, brother of the
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    CHINESE ESTATE CASE.
    298 12 Messrs. Loh Kong Im and Loh Kong Swi Successful. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 27. An application to restore to the list for trial the case in which Loh Shau Wah is sueing Loh Kong Im and Loh Kong Swi, of Malacca, for a share
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    THE T.P.A. IN MALAYA.
    71 12 Hon. Mr. H. B. Egmont Hake Its Local Chairman. Wo are advised that the Hon. Mr. H. B. Egmont Hake has been appointed l>y unanimous resolution of the London executive committee of the Tin Producers' Association to be chairman of the Local Advisory Council, vice Mr.
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    THE BRITISH NATIONS "ROLL CALL."
    123 12 Baby Gets in by Bare Fifteen Seconds. London, Apr. 27. Strange scenes were witnessed in the London stret ts early this morning when the police, armed with census forms, made a great rcund-up of the homeless in order that they might !>e included in the
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    LEADER OF NAZIS ARRESTED.
    56 12 On Charge of Contempt Of Court. Berlin, Apr. 28. Herr Goebbe!s, the leader of the Nazis in Berlin, has been arrested in Munich for contempt of court, owing to hi 3 failure to attend the trial of a libel action in Berlin. He is returning to
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    KELVEY DANCERS.
    155 12 Show at Raffles' Tea Dance Yesterday. Madam Kelvey's pupils and Zlata are always welcome and yesterday at the tea dance at Raffles Hotel not only did they entertain with their dancing but gave a fashion parade as well. Four little girls, Joy Clunies-Ross, Ethel Paglar, Seline and Pauline
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    IN BLINDING RAIN.
    54 12 British Motor-Cyclist Wins Italian Race. Rugby, Apr. 27. The English motor-cycle racer, Hick?, en an A.J.S. machine, yesterday won the £74 kilometres race for 500 c.c. machine? (the Grand Prix des Nations) at Monza, Italy. In blinding rain he maintained an Mr apt; speed of 77 miles
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    SUEZ CANAL DUES AGITATION.
    771 12 A British Reply to The Company. The Suez Canal Company's statement issued in Paris in reply to complaints regarding heavy canal dues was criticised on Mar. 27, on behalf of British trading and snipping interests, by Major L. H. Cripps, of Liverpool, a member of the
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    Netherlands Indies Protest.
    45 12 The protest against the Suez Canal dues made by the British Chamber of Commerce for the Netherlands East Indies has been almost unanimously supported by all sections of the export trade. The Board of Trade is forwarding the protest to the authorites.
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    TEST CASE FAILS.
    67 12 Admission of Soviet Timber Into U.S.A. Washington, Apr. 27. The much heralded test case to exclude Scviet timber fell flat today, when the authorities ordered a shipload of timber from Russia now at Providence, Rhode Island, to be admitted to the United States, following affidavits from the
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    OBSTACLE COLLAPSE.
    69 12 Badly Injured Boy Now Getting Better. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. 27. Her.ry Reid, the Eurasian lad wnose skull was fractured, cheek battered and arm bn.ken when an obstacle at the Municipal sports collapsed on Apr. 11, is progressing as well as can be expected. At one
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    MONEYLENDER WHO BORROWED.
    995 12 Bankrupt Cases. CHEAP MATERIALS THAT BECAME DEAR. The acting Chief .Justice (Mr. Justice Sproule) yesterday dealt with several public examinations. An interesting one was that which involved (hanan Singh, a moneylender. Mr. Tudor, Assistant Official Assignee, conducted the examination. The bankrupt stated (hat he first came to
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  • Singapore Races.—Today's Work on the Course.—S.GC. vs. United Services.
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      S.C.C. TOURNAMENT.
      161 13 Etceteras' Win Over A.P.C. Etceteras 5 A.P.C 1. In an S.C.C. Tournament game yesterday the Etceteras defeated the A.P.C. by five goals to one. It was a poor game, the wretched ground conditions being all against good football. Play throughout was of a scrappy nature. The first half
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    GUNNERS DEFEAT GLOUCESTERS.
    765 13 Second Half Spurt. POOR FINISHING BY REGIMENT. H.A. 2 Gloucesters 0. It would only be fair to say that the lI.A. deserved to win their match against the Gloucester! in the First Division Vshnlay at the Anson Road Stadium. .After their three consecutive wins over the S.R.C,
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    MALACCA CRICKET.
    369 13 Club's Drawn Match With Tampin. (From Our O vn Correspondent.) Malacca, Apr. 26. The Malacca Cricket Club drew with Tampin at cricket on Sunday when, after scoring 219 runs for six wickets, they declared their innings closed. C. de Vries and R. G. Gibson were top scorers with
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    29 13 Rotherham and Hull Share Points. London, Apr. 27. In a Third Division (Northern) match today Rotherham Utd. and Hull City drew, each side scoring one goal. Reuter. <
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    S.C.C. MEET UNITED SERVICES.
    400 13 Perkins Run Out Soon After Start. The S.C.C.'s second match with the United Services started on the Padang .this mornihsf. The previous game ended in a draw. Hamilton won the toss and chose to bat cm an easy wicket. H. B. Noon and A. L. B.
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    LOCAL CRICKET.
    675 13 St. Joseph's vs. V.M.C.A. St. Joseph's and the V.M.C.A. drew on Saturday at Bras Basah Road. Scores St. Joseph's.— C. Mosbergen b Harvey 40. D. Ess c Hudson b Hoole 0, T. Cordeiro b Hocle 0, G. Fernandez c Neubronner h Harvey 25, K. Morrando b Harvey 0.
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    SINGAPORE TRAINING NOTES.
    550 13 No Fast Work Done This Morning. The handicaps for the first day's racing have been issued. There will be nine i-aces on the card on Saturday, and the smallest number of horses handicapped in any one race is 11, so there should, be good fields in all
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    SEREMBAN CRICKET.
    292 13 N.S. Club's Eighth Victory. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sercmban, Apr. 26. Today at Seremban the N.S. Club lefeated the Kuala Lumpur Railway Institute by 63 runs, thus obtaining their eighth victory of the season. The full scores were N.S.C.-W. Scneviratne lbw. b Wyatt A. R. Chapman b Thuruisingam
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    GAR WOOD FAILS.
    120 13 Unsuccessful Attempt on Kaye Don's Record. Miami Beach, Apr. 27. Persistent Commander Gar Wood made another attempt to beat Kaye Don's motor-boat record of 103.49 m.p.h. today, but he averaged only 101.66 m.p.h. Engine trouble developed after the third run.— Reuter. US. BASEBALL. Results of Major League
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    SINGAPORE YACHT RACING.
    685 13 Success of Tromp And Ella. The weather on Sunday fnorning was not of the best for local yachting enthusiasts Lut. nevertheless, the keen members of the Royal Singapore Yacht Club were to be found indulging in their usual week-end pastime. At 10 a.m., in light breezes, the
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    DAVIS CUP.
    63 13 Argentine Win South American Zone Final. Santiago, Apr. 27. In the final of the South American Zone of the Davis Cup today against Chile Argentine won the singles, and now lead by three matches to nil. Andriano Zappa beat Egan Schoenzrr, 2—6,2 6, 6—2,6 2, 6—o,6 0, 6—o,6
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    Holland's Bad Luck.
    47 13 Amsterdam, Apr. 28. Owing to the Dutch champion, Hans Timmer, who is recovering from pleurisy, and A. Diemcrkool not being available, the Dutch Davis Cup team is composed of reserves, namely J. Van der Hcidc, O. Koopman, M. Wetselaar and T. Van Eck. Reuter.
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    S.R.C. TENNIS.
    50 13 No Play Yesterday Owing To Rain. Play was impossible in the S.R.C". tournament yesterday owing to rain. The following ties will be played tomorrow Ladies' Singles Final. Miss E. Richard vs. M. Gomes. B Singles. R. Morrow vs. P. James. M. A. Cordeiro vs. D. Leicester (to finish).
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    IN HIGH FEATHER.
    58 14 Penang Win Shoot Against H.M.S. Cornwall. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. 27. Pennng volunteers were hi high feather today at the result of yesterday's shooting match against H. M. S. Cornwall. Penanfr's score was 466 and the Cornwall's :W4. The ranges were 200 yards, .tOO yards
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    H.M.S. CORNWALL.
    50 14 Today's Match with S.C.C. At Anson Road. A team from the H.M.S. Cornwall (which arrived here this morning) will meet the S.C.C. in a soccor match on the Anson Road Stadium today at 5 p.m. On Saturday, the visitors defeated the Penang Chinese Recreation Club by 4—2.4 2.
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    MATCH ABANDONED.
    56 14 No Play Possible at Johore Bharu. An S.C.C. eleven was to have met Johore at Johore Bharu today, but play was impossible owing to the ground being under water. A match over six rounds has been arranged in Rangoon between Kid Fond, who is well known in Singapore,
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    147 14 Tuesday, April 28. Cricket: S.C.C. vs. United Services, Padang Johore vs. S.C.C, Johore. Golf: Garrison G.C. Mixed Foursomes. Widmsdav. April 29. Football: S.A.K.A. Ist Div. Indo-Ceylo-nese vs. Malays, A. R. St. 2nd Div. Post Office vs. 8.A.T., V.M.C.A. Vehicles Dcpt. vs. G.E.C. at Warder frround Reserve Div. Chinese
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    WOMEN'S TITLE AT WIMBLEDON.
    296 14 Miss Nuthall's Big Chance This Year. Now that Mrs. Moody (Miss Helen Wilts), the holder of the women's lawn tennis championship at Wimbledon since 1927, has decided not to defend her title this year, the chance of an Englishwoman regaining the honour is distinctly rosy, writes
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    CORPORAL S. FERRIS.
    338 14 Wins R.A.F. Cross-Country Title for Third Time. For the third year in succesison Corporal S. Ferris (Uxbridge), the Marathon ex-champion, won the Royal Air Force Cross-country Championship at Halton, in mail week. His time for the course of 6% miles was 36m in. 4sec., and he beat
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    PLAYERS AND TRADE RELATIONS.
    481 14 Tennis "Stars" Who Want £150 and Free Rackets. "We could shatter the amateur status of half a dozen English men and girl lawn tennis players if we were free to speak." This frank statement was made to a correspondent of a home paper m mail week
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    WOMEN AT BILLIARDS.
    207 14 Miss Gardner Easily RetSlttS Her Title. Miss J. Gardner, the holder, had no difficulty in retaining her title in the Women's Professional Championship, which was concluded at the Burroughs Hall in Soho Square in mail week. In the final she beat Miss E. Collins with a degree
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    69 14 |The Ptrnftn Timen is not reiponrible for the opinions of its correspondents. Correspondent? »honld be»r in mir.rf Hint Utters mast b» nhort «nd to tb« nninl. Lone -|>i«tler ara IVkto i<> l.f Tir.-'cH oV cut down. riirrpKpon.l.tits mu«t fnrks» Ut»ir •lAtneft and iHHri'«ip-, rmt rn^rs -■irily for ruMiraliun l>ut
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    MAILS BY SEAPLANES,.
    153 14 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, It is evident that the persoijflcl at the Air Base has been enormously enlarged and from recent news then- hum increase in the seaplanes stationed there. Now why cannot these seaplanes be usefully employed in conveying the mails from
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    ELEVEN HOURS' GLIDE.
    28 14 Henschel Breaks All German Records. Cassel, Apr. 27. Henschel broke all Germnn glider records today by remaining in the air 11 hours 1 minute.— Reuter. -<„
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    EARLIER MESSAGE.
    174 14 Mr. Snowden's Eight Weeks Illness. Rugby, Apr. 27. The Chancellor of the Kxche()ucT (Mr. Philip Snowdcn) spent the week-end in the country, putting the final touches to his Budget, speech, which he will deliver this afternoon. His illness has kept him away from the House for eight weeks.
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    65 14 The death of Mr. Lawrence Dougal, of Kathgate, Scotland, took place on Mar. 25, at Hendon, at the residence cf his bon-in-law. Mr. Dougal, whose brother was formerly manager at Singapore of the Chartered Bank of India, was a well-known chairman and director of rubber companies, including British Borneo Para.
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    THE LIGHTER SIDE OF LIFE IN LONDON.
    1157 15 f4f 4 Cochran 9 s 1931 Revue Lasts For Nine Nights j Only Clark And McCullough Fail To Raise A Laugh— "Eve" The One Bright Spot— —More Bad Luck (For Edith EvansPlay With Story Of British Officials On Pacific Island. ,iiiuuMHN;iriiiiMN:;iii:iHrnniiiMiWiUiiittt«aMtrmmmfmil(ntlWiiiitt«ii»Miiu*Hiiiiiiiitm)Mititi [iiiiiiuM'i'tnniiiMiiKiiiMiiiiii'hiHMMHwiniiii'iM^nnuiiTHUirini 'itn'iu**wt^
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    MR. GANDHI BLAMED BY MOSLEM LEADER. ■
    839 15 MR. GANDHI BLAMED BY MOSLEM LEADER. Shaukat Ali's Views. NO FAITH IN CONGRESS! LEADER'S PROMISES. New Delhi, Apr. 6. Mr. Gandhi, in a statement to the Press tin.-, •raring, says that his attitude on the Hindu-Moslem question has been misrepresented. He stands for full surrender to the wish of the
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    INDIAN ROPE TRICK.
    222 15 Reported to Have Been Done In Ceylon. Kalutara (Ceylon), Apr. 19. A band of Indian gypsies have been entertaining the public here for some days. The chief of the party, who resembles a fakir, takes a rather thick rope, about thirty feet in length, which he hands
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    "SAVING CONGRESS TIME."
    499 15 Mr. Gandhi to be Sole Delegate. Bombay, Apr. 9: Mr Gandhi, in a signed article in his paper. Young India, explains the reasons lor his appointment as the sole Congress delegate to the Round-Table Conference. His appointment by the Working Committee as the sole delegate to any
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    THREE-YEAR-OLD BRIDE.
    41 15 Parents Fined for Sarda Act Infringement. Belgaum, Apr. 11. The parents of a bride of three years of ag-e and a bridegroom of seven have been fined by the District Magistrate of apur for infringement of the S»rd» Act.
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    HOME SPORT REVIEWED.
    6355 16 Governmental Control of British Sport THE CONTINENT AND RUGBY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 2. It will be a bad day for British sport, which is clean a. id straightforward, if it ever gets mixed up with party politics, which are crooked and corrupt. Yet I
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    MRS. TOM THUMB DEAD, j
    78 17 MRS. TOM THUMB DEAD, Celestia Lucinda Dodds, one of the original Tom Thumb midgets featured by the Barnum and Bailey Circus, has died i at the age of 90 at Portland, Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Cranston Williams, her parent;, were of average size. At birth] Celestia weighed 3 lb. When
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    CATERING TRADE.
    299 17 Appeal Courts Decision On Control. I The Court of Appeal has allowed 'he appeal by Miss Bondfifld, Minister of Labour, from the decision of a King's Bench Divisional Court, which made absolute three rules nisi obtained by the National Trade Defence Association, the Incorporated Association of Purveyor:- of
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    A NEW BILL.
    181 17 Provision for Registration Of U.K. Designs. A Bill is about to be introduced into the Legislative Council to provide for the registration in the Colony of designs registered in the United Kingdom. The Bill makes provision for any registered proprietor of a design registered in the United
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    KILLED HIS WIFE.
    277 17 Judge and Husband's Beautiful Nature." Pier Maria Ifartiaucci, an Italian clerk, <vho was ciiareed at the Old Bailie? with the Wlinlei of hi- RafHfb wife, Ivy. \\u i: found guilty of BMUadaafflter, and was sentenced to seven years' penal servitude Martinueei had stated in the witnens box
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    LION AT LARUK.
    228 17 LION AT LARGE. Lassoed After Attack On Camel. The mining village of Cross Hands, npar J.lnnelly. was thrown mi.. r,f anxiety recently when Ih<- IWWI spread that a lion had broken lot its cage in the circus of Boa tort and Wombwell which is visiting the place. The incident occurred
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    RIGHTS TO STATE LAND IN JOHORE.
    1906 18 Important Judgment Delivered. "RULES ULTRA VIRES/ LEGISLATIVE POWERS OF H.H. THE SULTAN. The opinion that a person who enters into occupation of State land in Johore under Surat Sementara has no registerable interest in the land and no inHeI'easalilc title within the meaning of
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    N.S.F.A. PRESIDENT.
    156 18 Entertained Before Going On Leave. (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Apr. 27. The Negri Sembilan Football Association were At Home today to their president, Mr. A. M. Dryburgh, before hia departure on home leave. Mr. Arthur Edmonds J.P., (vice-president), addressing those present said Mr. Dryburgh had been their
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    M.S.V.R. COMMANDANT. I
    78 18 M.S.V.R. COMMANDANT. Appointment of Major Leslie Confirmed. Tho Secretary of State for the Colonies has approved the appointment of Major J. T. Leslie M. C. to be Commandant of the Federated Malay States Volunteer Force, in succession to the late Lt. Colonel R. R. Taylor. Lieut. R. A. Heard M.
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    53 18 The Police Band will play the following programme at Katong Park tomorrow, starting at 9 p.m. March, H.M. Jollies (Alfcrd) Ist Suite in E flat (Hoist) Selection Bric-a-Brac (Monckton) Gavctte Hearts and Flcwers (Tobani) Srrcnade La Paloma (Yradier) Suite '•Dwellers in the Western World" (Souza); Reverie La Voix
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    VICTIMS OF THE SLUMP.
    2032 19 Can You Help These Men? In accordance with the offer made in the Notes of the Day column we hive 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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    SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA.
    652 19 Experiments in Design Of Ships. The spring meetings of the Institution of Naval Architects were held in the Lsoture Hall of the Royal Society of Arts, Admiral of the Fleet Lord Wester Wemyss presiding. Sir Charles J. O. Sanders read a historical paper on the
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