The Straits Times, 18 March 1932

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE VARGEST %ND MOST MFLUEISTIAL NEWSPAPER M MALAYA, 120 PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      398 1 ffiRGAPOHE? TB. CKTC ST< [t'PHOWE sTKfy.*»i 6.15 Tonight 9.15 CYRIL MAUDE in I THESE CHARMING* I PEOPLE Phone 5261-2 MALAYAN CHAMPION'S SUCCESS i due to JL PHOSFERINEj [^.yTv^ Professional Feather and Lightweight Champion I Hsm Y. C. SONG writes v s!^ i| i CIXCE the commencement of my career as
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      173 1 ?T, JAVA ST. X 'PHONE 3W35V and how they wear and wear and wear Q MORLEY w M STOCKINGS Tj'lA "DELPHINE" $2.00 JJBL "NEW DURABLE" $3.90 I i Cotton Feet and Tops. /JK Wj^m "GRENATONE" 54.50 J*M rZ^^TI I The Dull Finish Hose. /j M* A^ /MORLEY GLOVES./ IN THE
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      13 1 N/-fjiir>\^i r 6.15 Tonight 9.15 CYRII. MAlitK in THESE CHARMING' PEOPLE Phone 5261-2
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      432 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England.) MAIL. PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAS AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDI R CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OITW \IU) FROM LONDON POM AND JAPAN. Tonnage. Due Spore. 1932. RAWALPINDI 17,000 Mar. 18 U.I 6,600
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      723 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Nsplrg, M.irsiilliM, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesboroairh. Vessels. Tonnage. Due. Sail. t KATORI MARU 10,000 Mar. 24 25 S KASHIMA MARU 10,000 Apr. 7 8 iTASUKUNI MARU 12,000 Apr. 19 20 HAKONE MAKU 10,500 May 5 §SUWA MAIU' 10,700 May 19 20 j
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      435 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 MAR&LLA (7,805 tons) and the s.s. MANGOLA (3,352 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      576 2 THE BAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore. Penang. M.s. ERRIA .\lar. 18 m.s. ALSIA Apr. 6 Apr. 8 m.s. LALANDIA Apr. 27 Apr. 29 m.s. MEONIA May 18 May 20 m.s. BOKINGIA June 8
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      608 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CC, LTD. (Incorporated in England. REGULAR SERVICE TO MARSEILLES, LONDON, AMSTERDAM. ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP. HAMlil'Ri; and BREMEN, GENOA. HAVRE. LIVERPOOL and GLASGOW- BOSTON, NEW YORK and BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE -LONDON and NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON. ROTTERDAM and HAMBURG.
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      456 2 SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO.. LTD. (Incorporated in Sinm.) BANGKOK COASTING Sl.i:\ l< 1 For Kelantan, Tabai, Bangnara, Telapln Patani, Singora, Laron. Sichon, Bandon, Kun<nmui, Langsuan, Tnku, Cbumpon and BaagkoV. Arrival. Departure. MALINI Mar. 20 Mar. to SUDDHADIB Mur. Mar. 80 PRACHATU'OK Apr. 3 Apr. I These vessels are fitt.'d laroilfai
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      280 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., BAN FRANCISCO, CAL. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE Bailings for United States and Canada Points from Hong Hong. Baa Francisco and Los Angelas, BJ. GOLDEN HORN sail* from Hong Kong Mar. 30 AgeaUi ANGLOSIAM CORPORATION, LIMITED. (Incorporated in England.) SINGAPORE. Telephone 5817. ftg
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      413 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINB <Jnd AMERICAN MAIL LINE WHY TRAVEL THE DOLLAR WAY? KECAUSE 1 Fresh California fruits and vegetables are served at every meaL 2 Every stateroom is an outside cabin 3 Outdoor salt-water swimming fcool on Deck. Orchestra music for Tea-Dandnf-Dinner and entertainments. 5 .first Run Motion Pictures. 6
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      953 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) BLLERMAN LINB. Passenger and Freight Services to >—• UNITED KINGDOM AND (CONTINENT. yia Ports and Suei Caaai OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Steamer Due S'pora. Mb CITY OF DERBY Mar. 2» HOMEWARDS. s.a. KASASIA for Havre, London, B'dam and Hamburg
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      547 3 NEDERLAND6CHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY, N.V. Wstfcorlands Trading Society. CSsrtamistud at Amsterdam 1114.1 PAID UP CAPITAL n. *0,050,000 STATUTORY RHSIRTB fl. 40,016,000 ■BAD OmCB IN AMSTERDAM WITH AGENCIES IN BOTTBRDAM AND THB HAO i«, ■BAD AGENCY IN BATATU, BRANCHES i •Bandoeag Hong Kong Bangwal Bandjermaall Kobe 'Semarang Bombay Weltevreden Shaoghai Calcutta Medan
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      496 3 NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK, N.V. BstaßlWkaf 1863 at Aatstertast Authored Capita) Olds, i0n.000,000 (abe*| «8,500.000). Paid np CsplteJ Glda. 66,000,000 (ab«wl <4,600,000). Renrvas Glds. 29,190.007 (akeil «2,432.000). HEAD OFFTCF AMSTERDAIL MUNCH OFFICES THE HAGUB, ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BR.VNCBES I BATAVIA Head Office for Dutea BcsJ Indies. BRANCH OFFICES t DUTCH EAST INDIES
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      669 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. There are approximately seven words to line and there is a flat rate ehurge of U cents per line per insertion with: A minimum of one dollar per insertion. Advertisements will be accepted op to 10 •jd. on the day of issue. A fee of 25 cents is
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      679 4 BOARD-RESIDENCE WANTED. i TWO BACHELORS reauire accommodation from An-. 1. Tpr»> stricMy reasonable. Tanglin District preferred. 742, S. Times. yOUSEa FLATSTO LET SMALL furn. flat, 36C. River Valley Road. TO LET, bungalow, 73, Grange Road. Apply 63, Anson Road. TO LET, No. 98. Robinson Road. Apply J. Khaliffa, 7, Malacca
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      542 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LET, shops at Grosvenor Hotel Bldg. OFFICES TO LET. 24-B, Battery Road, :mi floor. Apply Guthrie A Co., Ltd. TO LET, SHOP. FLAT, Amber Mansions \pply Spore Bnilding Corp. 64. llarket St GODOWN. River Valley Road, suitable Motor Garage or Store, area 4,366 square eet.
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      449 4 MISCELLANEOUS PUBLIC STENOGRAPHER (EUROPEAN) Hong Kong Bank Chambers. MAI NGAI LADIES HAIR DRESSING SALOON 128, MIDDLE KOAD. (Expert ladies hair dressers. Graduate* of f the Hongkong Ladies' Tonsvrial Institute) Hair Cutting and Shaving (Gentlemen) 60 cts. Shaving Only 30 cts. i Hair Cutting (Ladies) 40 as. Children 30 cts. CLEANLINESS
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      822 4 FOR SALE FOR SALE, almost new car cover (canvasi rheap. One iron garden-roller. 6, Cuscaden Rd. RACHALS, BOUDOIR Grand Piano, cost 11.750.00, solid case, tropical model, accept 1485.00 or offer. Charles, 274, Orchard Rd. Phone 2902. FINS COLLECTION IPOBTAGC STAMPS 'or Sale. S. G. Catalogue price r^7. What ■ifers? Apply
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      691 4 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF TYE GUAN TONG Notice is hereby given: 1. That by an Order of Court made in Suit No. 325 of 1030 dated Nov. 2a, Ifl3l the undersigned Estate Trust Agencies (1027) Limited were discharged from nctinir further as Receivers of the property of
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    WORKLESS ASIATICS IN SELANGOR.
    205 5 Appeal to Public For $2,000 Monthly. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Mar. 17. The Selanjror Asiatic Unemployment Committee has issued an appeal to the public to subscribe $2,000 monthly for relief. Forty-three persons wiiii one wife and one dependent are Mgiattnd as absolutely destitute, and
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    POLICE BAND.
    51 5 The Police Hand will play the following pro(tramine at TVlok Ayer today at 1 D.15: March, Th.> Thunderer," (Sonaa) Overture, Masanivilo (Aubcr) Selection. "The Vagabond Kin*;" (Prim); Serenade, "In This Hour of Softened Splendour" (Pinsuti); Song "(i.mdhyo" (Tosti) Selection, "A Hnaica] Switch" (Alf(ird); Suite, "A Coon's Day Out"
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      441 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION WITH MODERN SANITATION TODAY'S ATTRACTIONS TEA DANCE— 63O to 8.15 p.m. INFORMAL DINNER DANCE 9.30 MIDNIGHT. TOMORROW TIFFIN MUSIC 1 to 2.30 p.m. RIJSTTAFEL In the Batik (.rill Room 12 noon to 3 p.m. l'lcaii' make your reservation early. SPECIAL DINNER AND DANCE. SUNDAY, MARCH
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      280 5 RAFFLES HOTEL Sunday, March 20, at 9.30 p.m. "Monia Litter and His Concert Orchestra." OVERTURE "William Telf G. RoMini BALLET SUITE "The Enchanted Lake" P. Tschaikowsky L Scene 11. Dan Dei Cygnee 111. Dante HongToiie INTERVAL FOUR NEGRO SPIRITUALS 1. Ch=nt C. White (Nobody Knows de Trublc I've Seen) 2.
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      434 5 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE c NOTICE is hereby given that the Sungei Bclbok bridge on the B«kok! Malncea Rond at the 2SH mile will be «losed to traffic between the hoars of 6 p.m. and C a.m. on nights of March 17 to 21, inclusive, in order I to effect repairs.
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      835 5 AUCTION NOTICES. STATE OF JOHORE IN THE COURT OF THE JUDGE AT MUAR Civil Suit No. SO of If Jl. Between The HO HONG BANK, LTD. of Batn Pahat, Plaintiff*, and ANG JIN NEO (f) Administratrix of the Estate Effect* o' LEE CHEOK SYE, (Deceased) of Mnar, Defendant. NOTICE OF
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      383 5 AUCTION NOTICES. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SKTTI.KMKNT OK SINGAPORE. Originating Summons No. 176 of 1931. In the matt.r of the Estate and Effects of Souna .Mo!-:ir..cil Saiihito Marirar bin Sultan Abdul Kader Maricar, decaaaee), and. In the Mattif of the laad sttaate in the District f
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    "NO THREAT TO GO TO POLICE."
    981 6 Hap Heng Syndicate. PESTANA'S "REIGN OF TERROR." You knew all these things were irregular and you explained the seriousn<-->.- to PMtMMi «'vcm making him believe that it would tml in the police station. Had you a' any time any idea of putting this to
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    ELEPHANTS RAID ESTATE
    54 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Mar. 16. A herd of elephants raided the rubber estate of Towkay Tan Moeng Ten at the •12nd mile, Serting, on the nights of Mar. 14 and 15 and damaged about 100 rubber trees. I The Game Ranger has been sent to
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      A RHINOCEROS STORY.
      437 6 To the Editor of the Straits Time*. Sir, My attention has been drawn to a paragraph in your issue of the 26th ult. "in which you criticise me for having written an article on the Vernay British Museum expedition, and for having used my husband's position of
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    ALLEGED GAMBLING DEN STAMPEDE.
    176 6 Four Women and a Man Arrested. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Mar. 17. The Chief Police Officer and several detectives raided the house of a wellknown Chinese rubber planter and landowner in Bukit China Road last night and found, it is alleged, a large num'ier nf
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    275 6 Mr. C. E. C. Stapledon And Miss Kathleen Hastings. The wedding of Mr. Charles Edric Cooper Stapledon, of the Surveyor-General of Ships Department, Singapore, and Miss Kathleen Mary Hastings took place at St. Andrew's Cathedral yesterday afternoon, the Yen. Archdeacon Graham White offlcir.ting. The bridegroom is the eldest
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    AVOIDING UGLINESS.
    287 6 Women's Slimming Diets Harmful. "Is it possible to prolong our youth and our life and avoid ugliness and decrepitude and old age? Is it possible to regain one's youth?" asked Dr. Lemasson IVlalamie of an audience at the V.M.C.A hall last nig-ht in the course of a lecture
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    DARTMOOR MUTINY.
    122 6 Laughter in Court At Trial of Convicts. London, Mar. 17. Bursts of laujrhter from the 32 convictß who are being charged in connection with the Dartmoor mutiny punctuated the proceedings at Princetown, where the Town Hall has been turned into a police court. Loud guffaws echoed throughout the
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      82 6 The usual Friday feature, India, Burma and Ceylon Week by Week," will be found on pa,?e 11 today. MAROONED For SIX MONTHS on an UNINHABITED ISLAND i% 0" i THREE AMERICANS C °l V C<V FORCED TO EXIST **jr[/ ON COCONUTS AND 9 vS WILD PIG jr A True and
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      355 6 ala^BaMHaißkaVHaVaSaVaVßfsaawaVaWßHMß^^la^ftJUl TONIGHT Double Feature Programme HOOT GIBSON in "WILD HORSES" I Supported by "GRAFT" A Programme by Universal. I VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL TODAY 5..-M P.M. ORGAN RECITAL Organist:— Mr. J. K. < ASKI.KV. Vocalist:— Mrs. EVA (XAKKK. 1..R.A.M.. A.T.C.L. ADMISSION TS. 20. TONHJHT 9 P.M. i;\M» I'KKKOKMAM K K ATONG
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      517 7 Marie Dressier is coming in Politics A Great English Actor in an outstanding j N> WL^Lr^' TE L F £>HOlff 69 r jT Jt'^M^ I The Finest Theatre— The Best Pictures. ~fl l\*l Vc TONIGHT 6.15 and 9.15 THMiruT dont miss this grand programme o 4 IvniVini IT'S A REALLY
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    "DRIVEN OFF THE SEAS."
    105 8 SHIPPING NOTES. Conspiracy Charge Against British Lines Fails. •ludument in favour of the Ounard Line and 12 other British sttamship companies was pivi'ti at Washington on Fob. 1.1, hy tne United States Supreme Court in the case brought by tne United States Navi- Company, which alleged
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    AIR MAIL.
    66 8 Tin 1 air mail Alor Star- Amsterdam i from Singapore un Mur. .i, :uri\.'<l In Aitutterdatn in M.ir. U ami w;i delivered in London on May. IS, Mails liy the outuflrd Dutch ai'i oplane Iroin Ainstfrdam are ■•xppctc! to aniv? at Singapore r>y ihr evcrinjt expn-s .in Suiulay.
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    TELEGRAPHS.
    16 8 Communication with Bangkok and Tung■ong is n<iw normal. ommunication wilh Kotn Bharu (Ketentaa) is interrupted.
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    Vessels Arrived.
    199 8 NTUddSAN MAKU, I.ii. tHKJ t"n^, Hun, M.ii •:■> it. tor Penanav Bats Paaat i(*:i BAN iniNC LJONC, Hnt.. 7:f!< ton.. fr..it, nt I* for ISuti via tft-3. < HRIBTIAAM ill VCKNS 1)u... 0^ from Soarabaya 18^, f»r Itclawan IM-3. GEN. VECSI'TCK, Put. WO tons, from Natana Island* IK-3.
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    EXCHANGE RATES.
    200 8 Biniapar* War. in. SISUJNO. .ondon, 4 months' sitrhl ii 1/32 London, 3 months' sight 2 3 15/16 London, 60 days' sight .3% London, 30 days' sight 2 3 27/32 London, demand 2/3 2V32 ondun. T.T. 2/8 ■.yi.lis iin.l Tans, ilciiian.l I ,l«ll 'innihurr, demand l'> 4 New York,
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    PRODUCE.
    167 8 ::.iijr:i|,.n... Mar. m. .ambi»r ]».o (Cube No. 1 unpicked) 14 0 t'upru ''..I- riixo.l S.-to flour, Sarawak 2.."> White Pepper 2.i..'>( Biack I'eppcr 2i.'Ji Pearl Sago 4.7 •mall 6.0' a medium pearl Rice, Siam $177 to M Saigon SltiO to 17: Rangoon $108 to IH6 No. 1 of 12.
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      MINING.
      451 8 Is oe v'ul. I'd. Buyers. Sclle .1 £1 Atom Kumbini 24/- 25/- cd. a £1 Austral Malay 18/- SO/. V-5 Ayer HiUm Tin 10/- 11/- cd. il £1 Banirrir Tin 9/6 10 c £1 Bfctang Padaifl 0.07 H 0.12 H 1 1 Batu Cares 0.18 0.23 1 1 Bukit
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      GENERAL.
      262 8 Issue >al. I'd. Bayers. Seller* 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 1.00 1.50 2 2 Alex. Brick Preft. 1.90 2.00 <1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 3.18.6 4.2.6 I 1 Central Engine 0.20 0-isOnom 90 SO Chinese Com: Bank 70.00 75.00 tt £1 Con. T. S. 7% Prefi. 15/6 16 6
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
      137 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p*. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 lOC 101 ci. Singapore Municipal 6 p.c of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 09 101 S':i»apore Municipal 44 p.c of 1907 red. INI $1,600,000 05 93 Singapore Municipal 44 p.c of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 96 98 Singapore
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      392 8 Frascr and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotation*. At the present time the majority <f above rubber share quoUtisns are nominal coly. Today'i Prie« Fraser Lyall A A Co. Evatt All.Mly ($1) 0.55 0.60 0.50 0.60 Alor C.ajah 1*1) 0.25 035 0.25 0.35 A. Hi. am (Jl) 0.70
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    MALAYAN WIRELESS PROGRAMMES.
    815 8 Tonight's Concert From Saigon. 037 Our WireleM Correnpondent.) Singapore, Friday. The list of stations which may be heard daily in Malaya is as follows (Singapore time only is given) ALWAYS ON THE AIR. BANDOENG, PLM., 82 metres, 6.10 to 6.30 p.m., recorded music 6.30 to 7 p.m.,
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      97 8 CONTRACTORS! HERE IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR s> THE REX CONCRETE MLXER. STOCKED IN THREE DIFFERENT SIZES No. 3J S. CAPACITY 3J CU. FEET. 5 S. 5 7 S. 7 The cheapest and most efficient Mixers here. SOLE AGENTS UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED. SINGAPORE. (Incorporated in S.S.) BRANCHES. A
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      99 8 FOR ALL THINGS RADIO WRITE. PHONE OB CALL 7sOcUo "de/vvux, CoCtnwr OppoaiU Asßbtr Maajlaa. kit Agents and RepreMdtatiV tk* leading Radio HailfMtlNH, IHORT WATB RECEIVERS WIRELESS COMPONENTS Up-CoutiT Orden Csocmtetl »y S*tara Post. PHONE 7Stf. SPECIALLY PREPARED FOR MALAYAN GARDENS GARDEN FERTILIZER FOR LAWNS SHRUBS FLOWER BEDS POT PLANTS NURSERIES
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      260 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report, YESTERDAY. l P.M. YESTERDAY. Bright Wind. Station. Temperature Rain- Sun- Relatlr* DirecMax. Mm. fall shio*. Humidity, tlon. Fore*. Weather. Kedah- F< F- mph< Al r Star i»2 73 0.05 6.8 45 ENE 10 Cloudy Kelantan Knt;i Bharu No report. Trenctj-in-i K- Trengiranu 87 75
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      280 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Friday, March 18. H. W. 5.20 am., 6 ft. 9 in., 9.15 p.m., C ft. 6 in. Orran Recital, Memorial Hall, f .:!0 p.m. Organist Mr. J. H. CaMlay. Police Band ut Telok Ayrr. I IB p.m. Gloucester Regt. Band at Katong Park, 9 p.m. Annual
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    205 9 More Local Restriction Optimism. TIN PRICES DOWN POSITION DULL. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Friday. Toda/s Prices KiiUbt-r. ti cents per lb. Tin. 100 tons at 966 per picul. Yef.terday's Prices Rubber, London. 2 '«<!., unchanged. N«'w York. 3'< cts.. down ct. Market Tone ({uiet. Tin. Lnndop
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    250 9 Todsy. Sel.it I'andjanir. Kentrkalis. Siak, Pnkan ltaroc. rajakombo and Padunjr Hcn^ Thong i 3 p.m. Banka Islantl, Java, South-West Baasatra, Boath-Eaat Borneo, Olrbos, Moluccas, Ttnor Dilly, (Op t<n Noort> 3 p.m. fiatavia. Samarani;, Sourabuya and AnatfatWla fswmyillai; Western Australia) iNiesw linllnndi p.m. North. N' -East and N'.-West
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    THE CHARTERED BANK.
    69 9 At the annual MMUBC i>f sha v eln.lders, the director* oi "><* Clwrtawd Rank of h. V.istrHlia. nnd <'hina. will recomnKiul a final dividend at the rate of 14 per ci-nt. pvr annum vuiiject to income-tax. £l.(io(i.iioii has been transferred from the reserve fund t>> HMd the
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      STABLE CURRENCY.
      470 9 Sir Basil Blackett On Need For Confidence. Sir Basil Blackett, a director* of the Bank of England, giving one of a series of lectures .arranged by the Halley Stewart Trust in. London on Feb. 11, in a reference ta the gold standard, observed that there was -still a
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
      120 9 SMMMSM Kiiduy. March' lt<. j saJpa aJaagalde th« Wkarrea or expected U KEPPFL HARBOTTB. Main Wharf I.eh. Maw. larlU W. Ik. Sweet, A!dcgonda, J. C. Auc Ki«slcr. Oil Wharf Berwwfc U«. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DBT UOCK9. raajong Pujar. ttecn Wharf KoursJi. Albert Dock Nil. Victoria
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      COMBINED PULP.
      356 9 Accounts For The Past Year. Th» n.v-ir.im if >h° Combinprl Tulp RnJ p»-»»r Aiyi, for the year to Sept. "30, which the directors, were unable to submit at the annual meeting on Pec. 3! last owing to engagement of officials with the cerrpany's books in the' court*, are
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      OUTPUT CONTROL.
      271 9 Dutch Doubts Concerning Restriction. Amsterdam, Feb. 26. Absence of information in regard to Ihe rubl>er negotiations at The Hafrue •ias created almost complete stagnation in the Amsterdam rubber trade. No transpctions in the commodity are being concluded pending the outcome of the uiscussions, as it is hoped that
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      EXPENDITURE BY THE GOVERNMENT.
      445 9 Industries' Case For Economy. A statement on nntional economy which j II being forwarded to tlic Government by the Federation of British Industries saya that "it is clear in our present circumstances the cost of governing the country is far too high. In the analysis of
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      SUNGEI RAMAL'S YEAR.
      237 9 Shareholders to Receive One Per Cent. The net profit fcr the year of Sungei Kama! Syndicate, Ltd., Selcngor, after providing for depreciation etc., is f2,827.87. This, with the balance of $47,152.70 brought forward from last year, makes a total of $49,950.f>7 available, which the directors recommend be
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      PALM OIL TRICE.
      26 9 A cable received by Cumberbatch and Co. from London, gives the palm oil price di I" Hi 10s. The market is easier. t
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      57 9 Tone of Market Sfeuay. Latest Cabte-:— London Spot Sheet 2V.<d. per lh. New. York Spot Sheet'G. cU. 3'» per lb. t.S.S. equal to London Standard Standard R.S.S. on Tender ft M M Spot Apfil 1 "Muy Apnl-.lunr July-Sept. ft Buyent. Seller*. I 6'« Ml 6»i
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      260 9 Closing Quotations In London. (From Our Own Correspondent) Loiuinn, Mar. 17. Closing quotation!i last night of the principal British and American stocks are given below The rise or fall is in relation to the price of Mar. 16. GOVERNMENT STOCKS. BRITISH. Bum or Fall. Conversion Loan
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      THE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS.
      469 9 The following publications were liana, d or m— Wad by the Department of Statistic*, P.S. and F.M.S.. during the period fro.n Kcb. 27 to Mar. I, inclusive, and .ire available for public use in the Reference Li'jiar..', Pullerton Building, Singapore. Application may be made by members
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    PURCHASING POWER OF THE WORKERS.
    480 9 Largely Applied in The Wrong Direction. Spc-iiking at the annual meeting of the Westminster National Suving* ConmittM at Caxton Hall on Feb. l'>, Sir Joatah Stamp, prenident of the London Midland and Scottish Railway and a director oi" the Bank of England, said that the
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    EXCHANGES.
    89 9 Ruprby, Mnr. 17. Foreign exchanaree arc Amstcrdnm X.37 1 Athpru M7H, Bombay la. fi MU, .Berlin 15 3-16, Brussels 2 r ,:M. Bucharest 007.. Rio 1 1 lft. Buenos Airt- S8 Copenhnireu I>v :t 16. Gen'.va is -JJ ;12, llplsiniffnrs 217J 2 Ilon:r Konir I-. I MM, Lisl.on I0»»4,
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    TAIPING TIN.
    28 9 The directors of the Taipin? Tin PrHpinir Cnmpnny. Ltd., have leduvd a lividand of 2'/i per cent, of ore fits onrnei, PAyaU« on Apr. 6, 1932.
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    S.V.C. TRAINING.
    53 9 Propran me of drills up to and for Mar. 20, IM Friday, Mar. IK, :..16 jun., Prill Hall, "D" I'.urasian) Co., Weapon Training J.U> p.m. L)rill Hall, Kortrcs Co. (European), Engine and Lamp 5.16 pjn., Drill »;ill, "B" Wing Recruits Course 6.:5 p.m., ?'al«y r>r;ll H«1I, "F" (Malay)
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    AMUSEMENTS.
    135 10 Sinrapor*. ALHAMBRA. William Haines and Leila Hyams in Get Rich Quick Wallingford 6.16—9.15. Phone 6909. CAPITOL.— CyriI Maude in These Charming People. 6.15—9.15. Phone 5261-2. GLOUCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT.— Performance at Katong Park, 9 p.m. if EAT WORLD.— Wayanga, Clnamas, Donkey Ridei, Zoo, Mai*, Skating ground Commercial Mnunm. MARLBOROUGH.— Hoot Gibson
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1932. CABLED CONFUSION.
    980 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1932. CABLED CONFUSION. Cabled reports received yesterday from cur London correspondent and from Reuter, the further cable appearing in this issue and those published by contemporaries regarding a series of questions en Malayan subjects asked in the House of Commons on Wednesday have
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    144 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Baroness van Tuyll, who was recently in Singapore, is now at Hua Hin. Mr. Ernest F. Harris, the well-known Jelebu miner, has returned from leave m Australia. Mr. Lim Loi Hin, the hon. assistant secretary of the Clerical Union, who has been ill for some weeks, is leaving
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    GRAND NATIONAL THRILLS.
    1046 10 Famous Riders Over A Dangerous Course. (By the late Eleanor. Viscountess Torringlon.) Todtiy the Grand National I is being run at Am tree and in this article the course, thr ra-e and sensational wins and memu- mblc incidents in previous Grand Nationals are most cntcrtuinivgly discussed. The
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    835 10 ONE PER CENT.! There* life in the rublx»r industry yet! The Sungei Ramal Syndicate. Ltd., Selangor, has declared a dividend of one per cent. "TOL'ABLE DAVID." Mr. Richard Barthelmess, Urn Em film star, unlike many of our visitors, has made up his mind to come back
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    MANCHURIA AGAIN THE WAR CENTRE IN CHINA.
    1281 11 CHINESE RETAKE CHINCHOW. Volunteers Continue March on Mukden. MANY CLASHES. Kevolt Stated to be Still Spreading. Shanghai, Mar. 18. M which have reached Tientsin Mate that the CWaeM "volunteers" in Manrhuria are displaying increasing activity. Three forces^ each numbering 20.(1(10 volunteers, are marching
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    NEW TURN IN RUBBER NEGOTIATIONS.
    75 11 Dr. Van Der Waals Flies To London. The Hague, Mar. 17. It was revealed today that an AngloDutch Government conference on rubber restriction was held on Tuesday when Dr. Van Der Waals, Director of the Trade and Commerce Section of the Dutch Colonial Office, flew
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    THREE CONFERENCES.
    215 11 Busy Time for Ministers This Summer. Rugby, Mar. 17. The Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay MacDcnald, announced in the House of Commons today the provisional list of delegates to the Ottawa and Lausanne Conferences. The Government, he sairi, had to be represented, practically simultaneously, at three most important conferences
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    WELCOME SURPRISE.
    139 11 Bank Rate Reduced To 3V-. Per Cent. Rujrby, Mar. 17. The city today received a welcome surprise when a further reduction of the Bank rate, the third within a month, was anrounced. The rate was reduced a week ago from 5 to 4 per cent, and today it
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    BANK OF ENGLAND.
    83 11 Dividend of Six Per Cent. Declared. Rugby, Mar. 17. Mr. Montagu Norman, Governor of the Bank of England, was congratulated at the half-yearly general cturt today on his 13th nomination to th.? post. Mr. Norman said tho profits for the kail year ended Feb. 20, after making
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    CHARTERED BANK.
    81 11 Dividend of 14 Per Cent. For 1931 Declared. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Mar. 17. The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China has declared a dividend of 14 per cent, for the year 1931. The net profit was i.(81,787. The authorised share capital is £3,000,000, all subscribed
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    SUGAR RESTRICTION.
    60 11 Cuba and the Chadbourne Scheme. Amsterdam. Mar. 17. The Paris Conference of the International Sugar Council has received Cuba's reply to the restriction proposals. The reply is said to be fairly satisfactory and as Cuba doeß not desire to withdraw from the Chadbourne scheme a compromise is expected
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    BANK ASSISTANTS DEATH.
    385 11 Singapore Mystery. BODY DISCOVERED IN MOTOR CAR. Mystery surrounds the death of Mr. A. I. D. Hodge, of the staff of the Mercantile Bank, Singapore, who was found dead in his motor-car at the 11th mile, Ponggol Road, close to the Singapore Zoo, yesterday. About nine a.m.
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    RUSSIAN TIMBER.
    145 11 Big Contract With British Buyers. London, Mar. 17. Some 400,000 standards of timber, representing a cost of £4,500,000 c.i.f. are concerned in an Anglo-Russian contract which will provide one quarter of Britain's annual requirements of soft woods from Russia. The price is subject to limited fluctuations if similar
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    NEW TIN COMPANY.
    137 11 Tin Holdings, Ltd., Takes Over from B.A.T. Corp. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Mar. 17. In accordance with the consolidation scheme of the British-American Tin Corporation, Ltd., a new public company entitled Tin Holdings, Ltd., was registered on Tuesday. The nominal capital is £150,000 in shilling shares
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    COCAINE HAUL.
    76 11 Ingeniously Concealed In Cargo of Rice. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Mar. 17. When the Hosang arrived here f/om the Far Ea«t via Singapore the custom* authorities discovered cocaine worth half a lakh of rupees ingeniously i-or.ctuleti among a cargo of rice and veimieell consigned to a Chinese
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    U.S. AND REVISION OF WAR DEBT.
    155 11 Senator Warns Mr. Mellon. UNDUE HARDSHIP ON GREAT BRITAIN. Washington, Mar. 17. The newspaper reports that Mr. Andrew W. Mellon, the new U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, will shortly open negotiations for a revision of the British War debt has provoked a warning from
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    NAZI REVOLT PLOT.
    261 11 To Capture Berlin On Election Day. Berlin, Mar. 17. The latest of the periodical alarms over the secret Nazi activities is stimulated by the Prussian authorities' sv.Lft and rharp action following the discovery of an alleged plan to surround and capture Berlin on election day as soon
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    NOT ALL LOSING.
    168 11 Profit of £2,318 For Mengkibol. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Mar. 17. Mengkibol (Central Johore) Rubber Co., Ltd., announces a profit of £2,318 for 1931, as against £28 for the previous year. The company was incorporated in 1910" and owns an estate covering 4,1(64 acre 3 in
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    STEADILY FALLING.
    61 11 Cost of Living Figures In Great Britain. Rugby, Mar. 17. The cost of living figure on Mar. 1 was approximately 46 per cent, above the level of July, 1914, as compared with 47 per cent, one month earlier an 1 50 per cent, one year earlier. For food
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    LINDBERGH BABY.
    43 11 An Arrest and False Alarm in lowa. Creston. lowa. Mar. 17. A woman, Mid to be in possession of ii baby resembling Col. I,indl>ergh's child, has been arrested here. Later. The police have decided that the baby is not Lindbergh's. Reuter.
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    THIRTY-ONE YEARS IN THE M.C.S.
    296 11 Change in Selangor Residency. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kua'a Lumpur, Mar. 17. The Malayan Civil Service will los» ar officer held by the public in high esteetr when the Hon. Mr. J. W. Simmons, Britisr Resident of Selangor, leaves Kualr Lumpur tomorrow to catch the
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    DECENTRALISATION.
    154 11 Mr. Campbells Question In the House. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Li ndon. Mar. 17. The statement con-crniag decentraJisation in the Federated Malay States made by Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister, Secretary of State for the Colonies, in the House of Commons on Wednesday was in reply to a question by Mr.
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    FATHER OF HOUSE."
    74 11 Warm Welcome for Mr. Lloyd George. Rugby. Mar. 17. For the first time since his long illness Mr. Lloyd George attended the House of Commons today when he took the oath and signed the roll. Despite acute political differences Mr. Lolyd George as Father of the House
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    PEACE EFFORT IN SHANGHAI.
    2161 11 Terms of Provisional Agreement. EVACUATED AREAS. To be Administered By Chinese. Shanghai, Mar. K. It is learned from Chinese sources thi I the terms of the provisional Sino-Japanese agreement provide (1) That the Chinese troops sliall ivn.aii' in their present positions heyoivl the 20 kilometre itt>ne,
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    "PROMISED HER A PALATIAL HOME."
    3386 12 Woman's Story of Affair With Dr.. A. CROWDED COURT. HOUND OVER FOR 12 MONTHS. Seldom in the annals of the Singapore 1 rrisainaj court-, wan than a crowd as f his; and interested as was prenenl yesliidav when the case concerning Dr. A. j a
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    46 YEARS IN CHINA.
    66 12 Death of Well-Known Methodist Missionary. London, Mar. 17. The death is announced of the Rev. Frank Dymond, who had been a United Methodist missionary in Cnina for 4fi years. He was on home furlough at the time and intended to return to Yunnan shortly. Mr. Dymond
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    MAIDEN VOYAGE.
    43 12 M.M. Motorship Due On Sunday. The new mail boat of the MeKsageries Maritime*, the motor >'hip, George Philippar, is due to arrive at Singapore on Sunday about a.m. on her maiden voyage to the East. She will leave in the afternoon.
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    SELETAR FLYING BOATS.
    26 12 The three flying boats which left Scletar on Tjesday morning for Port Darwin, Australia, left Sourabaya this morning for Bima. Everything is well.
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    Grand National Today —Latest List of Starters and Jockeys. NATIONAL PROBABLE STARTERS.
    392 13 Grand National Today Latest List of Starters and Jockeys. NATIONAL PROBABLE STARTERS. Today s Race. REVISED LIST OF JOCKEYS. London, Mar. 18. The following are the alterations in the 1 of probable starters and jockeys for t v ic (iiund National, to be run today at Aiiilri".' Turner will ride
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    S.C.C. TENNIS
    193 13 Results of Tournaments Ties. The results of matches played yesterday in -he S.C.C. tennis tournament were as follows I hiimpifin-hip Singk-K. It. K. <;i.oclni;.ri Uat C. J. ltcmlirokf 6 2. t B. N. S. Wi-i- l.c-at S. 11. M.-Murray. r, 1 i] I r K. Hutilm haat fl
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    LOCAL FOOTBALL.
    40 13 Results of Third Division Matches. Results of matches played yesterday in the Third Division of the S.A.F.A. League were as follows Medical College 1 Post Office 2 (on SH.B. ground) <<>'«1 Storage 3 Med. Services V, Cit Ceylang).
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    BADMINTON.
    24 13 Penang, Selangor And Singapore. A triangular badminton tournament between I'enang, Selangor and Singapore will be held in Kuala Lumpur during the Easter holidays.
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    FORTUNATE SIX OF FOOTBALL.
    290 13 All Agree That The Game Pays. Does Association football pay? Vigorous controversy has been aroused in football 'circles by the statement of Alderman Clarke, chairman of the Leeda United Football Club, that only six clubs in League football were making profits. The clubs to which hi
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    CAPTAINS' TIED HANDS
    356 13 English Rugby In Need Of Overhaul. Where are the great Rugby captains today Do selection committees, club and international, place sufficient store on the value of captaincy Fi esh in the mind are the confessions of Wales and Scotland that they lost to die South Africans through
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    GOLF.
    65 13 Garrison Club Competitions. The Garrison Golf Club ladies' monthly medal was played on Wednesday and Thursday. The following were the best returns Mrs. J. D. Breakey Urs. F. G. Hyland Mrs. S. H. Moss tfrs. J. Wallis «rs. A. W. Mylne rtrs. R. Renton ilrs. S. P. Holmes-Smith tfrs.
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    SCHOOL SPORTS.
    64 13 St. Joseph's Institution Meeting On May 23. The 30th annual athletic sports of St. Joseph's Institution will be held at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Founder's Day, Monday, May 23 at 2 p.m. Old boys are reminded that two evonts will be open to them One mile race
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    44 13 The following will represent the Seremban Europeans against the Tampin Club on Saturday at Seremban at foot-«ll; Mackinnon; C. Foston and D. T. P. Crawford; J. Mackie, G.P. Cruickahank, and T. Bustraan; R. Stewart, Alttop, D. Ewan, A. N. Other and H. W. Mitchell.
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    TWO MONTHS OF HUSTLE.
    440 13 For English Rugby Team In Australia. The Rugby League tour sub-committee has considered the itinerary, submitted by the Australian Board of Control, for ♦he visit of the English team to Australia. The programme will consist of eighteen matches, the first being with the Metropolis on May
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    S.C.C. CRICKET.
    231 13 Teams for Forthcoming WeekEnd Matches. The following have been selected to represent the S.C.C. in a cricket match against the S.R.C. on Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m. on the S.C.C. Padang R. A. Ashworth, D. C. Burn, R. G. Cranford, W. R. H. Haxworth,
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    DAVIS CUP "HOPE."
    197 13 15- Year-Old Australian Beats Ex-Champion. A fifteen-year-old boy, Vivian McGrath, at New South Wales, may represent Australia in the Davis Cup this year, and may be seen at Wimbledon. In mail week he completely established himself as 8 powerful first-class player by defeating in the opening rounds
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    DIXIE DEAN "AND COMPANY."
    1009 13 A Fading Force. ARSENAL'S STYLE AND EFFECT. Three teams are outstanding in my impi ess ions of the season's football. One is Portsmouth. They stand for style. Another is Everton. They stand for effect. The other i s Arsenal, who stand for style and effect, writes
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    241 13 Friday. March 18. Cricket: Naval Base XI vs. Jobore Cricket Club, Naval Base grd. Tennis: S.C.C. and R.S.Y.C. tournament). Football: S.A.F.A. Div. 1: R.A. vi. Glourmters, Anson Rd. Stadium; Div. 2: R.A. II vs. Straits Cattle, Jalan Besar; "A" (M.G.) Coy. S.V.C. vs. "C" (Scottish) Coy., S.V.C. l'u.lnttv
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      1361 14 Hunuu To Separate From India On April 1, 1934, A Memorial To Mountaineers Who Have Died On Slopes Of Himalayas Catching A Baby Rhino Mitkary Boxing Eleven Months Of Travel For Two Days" Si pht teeing In Calcutta Indian Teams lor Britain And The Olympic Humes. (Frdra
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      INDIA'S GOLD EXPORTS
      98 14 Question in Council Of State. New Delhi, Feb. 25. In reply to a question in the Council of State today, Mr. A. F. L. Brayno. finance. Secretary, said the total value of goli oxported since the gold standard was abandoned was Bs. 49 (HHJ, The distribution from
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      THE ARMOURY RAID CASE ENDS.
      751 14 After Over 18 Months. TRANSPORTATION FOR 12 ACCUSED. Chittagonir, Mar. 1. Twelve of the accused in the armoury raid case were sentenced 'by the Special Tribunal at Chittagong today to transportation for life, 16 were acquitted and two others were sentenced to two years' and
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      BURMA REBELS' FRENZY
      74 14 Five Villagers Murdered In Henzada. Rangoon, Feb. 24. Fifteen rebels, or dacoits, armed with two runs, attacked a village in Henzada district and looted Rs. 800. They then murdered flve villagers. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Maubin district, with troops and irregulari, raided two villages in the
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      ASPIRANTS FOR ARMY CAREERS.
      379 14 806 Applications For Sandhurst." New Delhi, Feb. 29. Nearly 800 applications were received by the Public Services Cotxanission in the first fortnight following the notification that inquiries would be entertained foi particulars and entry forms for the eom1 petitive examination for the Indian Military Academy which
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      GAOL FOR EUROPEANS.
      142 14 For Attempting to Sell An Unlicensed Revolver. Calcutta, Mar. 4. For attempting to sell an unlicensed five-chambered revolver of American make. \V. E. Murphy (47) and W. Rankin (44), deacnhad as European engineers, were sentenced to two years' rigcrous imprisonment each by the High Court. The accused
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      EUROPEANS' PROTEST.
      134 14 Representation Refusal By U. P. Government. Cawnpore, Feb. 23. The secretary of the European Association has i.sjucit a statement pointing out that the refusal of the United Provinces Governrhenl to accede to the request of the European community for representation on the Provincial Franchise Committee has caused considerable
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      TO LEAVE INDIA?
      97 14 European Leader on His Possible Departure. Calcutta, Mar. 4. Mr. E. Villiers (President of the European Association), interviewed on his return from New Delhi this evening, characterised as premature the definite statement of his permanent departure from India. If he left at all, it would be in
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      CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE CAMPAIGN.
      154 14 Bengal Heads the List Of Convictions. New Delhi, Feb. 25. When the Council of State opened its c winter session today, Sir Henry Mon1 crieff-Smith presiding, Mr. H. W. Emerr son informed Mr. Mushir Husain Kidwai that there was no classification of pri- soners as political offenders
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      AFTER THREE YEARS.
      134 14 Meerut Conspiracy Trial Nearing Its End. Meerut City. Feb. 24. The Meerut conspiracy case, the hearing of which began nearly three years ago, is nearing completion. Out of a list of over two hundred witnesses put forward by the accused, so far 2s* have been examined. Twenty
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      A NASTY REBUFF.
      132 14 For Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce. Calcutta, Mar. 3. The Statesman understands that the Government of India has declined the invitation of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce to attend the an-r.-ual meeting of the Chambers at Delhi on Mar. 23, 26 and 27 on
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      BANKS PICKETED.
      113 14 New Congress Move In Bombay. Bombay, Feb. 25. There was a new phase in Congress activity here today, when "volunteers" becran the picketing of European-owned banks. Twenf-seven pickets outside the Imperial Bank were arrested, but no action was taken against those stationed near the other banks. Of the
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      KASHMIR AGITATION.
      103 14 1,203 Convictions Up To February 20. New Delhi, Feb. 25. In reply to a question in the Council of State today, Mr. H. W. Emerson said that up to February 20 this year 1,203 persons were convicted in connection with the Kashmir agitation. I A report from Srina^ar
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      EVIL OF PROTECTION.
      65 14 Making Peasant Pay More For His Wants. Cawnpore, Feb. 26. Protective tariffs had raised the prices of commodities required by agriculturists. I and thus no protective tariff could be of. any assistance to the Indian peasant who formed 75 per cent of tha population," declared Mr. A.
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      TROUBLE ON THE N.-W. FRONTIER.
      748 14 The "Red Shirt" Menace. "HOLY WAR" BEING NOW PREACHED. Rangoon, March 8. The "Red Shirt" menace on the North-West Frontier of India is believed to have been dealt with, but news comes today of a serious worsening of the trans-Frontier situation. A "jehad," or holy
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      LEAD TO MOSLEMS.
      94 14 Plans of the Jamiet-ul-Ulema Committee. New Delhi, Mar. 4. The Working Committee of the Jamiet-ui-L'lcma, Hind, fully considered the present situation in the country and, after thoroughly discussing the character of It* future policy and a programme to safeguard the honour and life of Moslems anf' the
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    HOME SPORT REVIEWED.
    5651 15 Cambridge Favourites For Inter-Varsity Sports. FOUR THRILLING CUP TIES. (From Our Own Corres|)ondent.) Straits Times Office, Fleet Street, Mar. 1. London's great Cup-tie triumphs, Ireland's splendid rugeer victory against Scotland at Murrayfield, the appearance of both the Boat Race news on the Thames for the final stajros
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    Modern Children are Fortunate.
    212 15 Children of Uxlay have a twenty-five per cent, better chance of good health than had children of fifty years -ago. This, of MOW, is dM to the great advance in the knowledge of the parents in mutters pertaining to child welfare. Parents ilo not now doM
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      245 16 ALL BRITISH SELF FEEDING DUPLICATOR Latest Model. Sole Agents: DUNCAN ROBERTS, Ltd. 112 and *****. MfeM Kuad, Singapore. COLEMAN TABLE LAMP Till: COLESi II KUTE TABLE LAMP LIGHTS WITH THE HEAT OF TWO >i XTCHES AND GIVES 300 C.P. OF BRILLIANT LIGHT. Price still 516.00. JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. {Incorporated
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      250 16 Ultra violet rays make AVA the best soap for your skin QCIENTISTShave proved that ►3 fats and oils which are treated iy \\\\W lPiik with ultra-violet rays gain far l|l^ —^^w||[ more power to bent-fit the skin. g Wf^) That is why ultra-violet rays m 11 Vto r are used
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    NEW SETTING FOR A ROTARY LUNCH
    863 17 NEW SETTING FOR A ROTARY LUNCH Iv hoard the onte Rosso. IINCAI'ORE TO LONDON IN 19 DAYS. HThere was n reco/fl attendance of Htmbcrs of the Rotary Club of Singapore the luncheon yesterday on board the H--. Ooato nos.Mi, th«: Lloyd Triestino c,,.'s new Far Kastern liner. ■ir tlm. oceooiOOl
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    MUNICIPAL ACTION.
    304 17 Area for Entertainments Defined. I The following action by committee No. 1 of the Singapore Municipal Commis- Moners is reported I Considered plans of office block for new Brawny, Alexandra Road, showing projection of eaves of 5 ft. 9 in. at a height of 20 feet from the
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    SINGAPORE'S HEALTH.
    149 17 The Singapore Municipal Health staU.--ment for the week ended Mar. 12 gives the total number of deaths as male 111 and female 66. This represents a death rate of ISJ6 |>or niiile, per annum, comparad with lH.r>^ in the preceding week and 22. 10 in the corresponding week
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    In Shanghai Today.
    1548 18 Bombs Ami Shells For Boycott Ills Peace Talks And Priority Of ithdrawal Fresh Corpses, Newly Made Before My Eyes Newspaper Man's Story Denied— Chinese Women Executed? A Significant Admission Offensive Behaviour Of Japanese Gangsters Financial Matters. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Shanghai. Mar. 1. |icace-talk in the air
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    RUBBER PAVING.
    226 18 Successful Results In Chicago. The American Trade Commissioner. S.S. i reports that interesting results have come j from thy use of rubber paving tiles for almost seven years on the .Michigan I Avenue life bridge in Chicago. The upper level of this bri Ige carries an average daily
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      452 18 rn^ga v i mmSm W^ a\ taß LH 1 nfnwl^ni IBr *A, j j «^Hnl mUkV^nVl TIME after time he came hack to her, %'"^^^^A but matters just became worse. Her j cvm 5 lost their healthy pink, they m needed and showed .hnos. the very fi f roo« of
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    A POLITICAL DIARY OF THE WEEK.
    2601 19 LABOUR ATTACKS JAPAN—WHY THE LEAGUE HESITATES TARIFF LEGISLATION SLIPPING THROICH MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S CUTTING JIBE WHEAT QUOTA REALLY A TAX HIGHER COST OF LIVING WARNING 111 T THE FARMERS STILL GRUMBLE THE OPPOSITION LEADERSHIP BATTLE— MAXTON OR LL. G. SERVICES' ESTIMATES CUT} BUT SECURITY f
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    MR. MOLLISON IN MEWS SCENE.
    639 19 Charge of Assault Dismissed. London. Feb. 25. The charge against Mr. Janus Allen Mollison, the airman, who holds the record for the Australia-to-England fli::h». ma dismissed under the Probation i ders Act at Marylebone Police Court today, and Mr. Mollison was discharged— after the magistrate
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    FIGHT AT DANCE.
    66 19 Five Killed and 14 Injured. Vienna, Feb. 2.:. A village dance at Udvarnok, Caachoalovakia, ended in tragedy. The fills pieierred to dance with peasant lads from the outlying farms instead of the local villagers, with the result that a free light occurred, during which jjirls wentrampled underfoot
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