The Straits Times, 31 March 1932

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    39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEABWT A CENTURY.] THE VARGEST r AND MOST, INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1932 PRICK 10 CENTS, The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1932, PRICK 10 CENTS
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      226 1 I SINGAPORE 78. CECIL ST. CPHONE 6161).^ 'T'"-".'!"""""' 1.15 Tonirht 9.15 T j RICH MAN'S s FOLLY J featuring J i GEORGE BANCKOFT. j Phone 5261-2 L THE PIONEER NATURAL MILK WITH THE FRESH MILK TASTE. "BEAR Jfk BRAND" STERILIZED Natural Swiss Milk Nothing can compare with the delicious milk
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      121 1 KUALA LUMPUR I 27, JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683)", 1 MELROSE GIN o pm^Kd O bpKBVM MELROSE L^i '0& x RECOGNISED IS TRIPLY TIN DISTILLED AND I //f//VJ/') FOR ALL GUARANTEED COCKTAILS. ABSOLUTELY PURF r 'f-//' r ,S& FINEST London dry I *^BB N OLD TOM PER BOTTLE. "Vj^Z^llZ: PER BOTTLE.
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      12 1 6.15 Tonlcht 9.15 j RICH MAN'S FOLLY featuring GE(»H(;k ■ANCROTT.j Phone 5261-2
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      426 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SN. CO. UNDKu CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR. AND JAPAN. Tonnage. Due S'pora. 1932. RAJJPURA 17,000 Apr. 1 CHITRAL 15,000 Apr. 15
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      776 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naplea, Marseilles, London. Ant» rp, Rotterdam and Middleoborough. Vessels. Tonnage. Due. Sail. 5 KASHIMA MAUU 10.000 Apr. 7 8 •IYASUKUNI MARU 12,000 Apr. 19 20 HAKONE MARU 10,600 May 4 6 8 SUWA MARU 10,700 May 19 20 §FUSHIMI MARU 11.000 June 2
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      449 2 BURNS PfIUP LINE (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailing! by th* wellknown iteamer MARELLA (7,866 tons) and the s.s. MANGOLA (3,362 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      573 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. ALSIA Apr. 6 Apr. 8 m.s. LALANDIA Apr. 27 Apr. 29 m.s. MEONIA May 18 May 20 m.s. BORINGIA June 8 June 10 m.s. FIONA
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      582 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO.. LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) REGULAR SERVICE TO MARSEILLES, LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP. HAMBURG and BREMEN, GENOA, HAVRE. LIVERPOOL and GLASGOW— BOSTON, NEW !'ORK and BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE -LONDON and NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM and HAMBURG.
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      393 2 SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam.) BANGKOK COASTING BUN l< 1.. For Kel.intan, Tiliai, Bantmara, Trim. in, Patani, Singora, Laeon, Sirhon, Bandi n, Koh--amui, Langsuan, Taku, ChnnipoE kok. Arrival. I'PRACHATIPOK Apr. :i Apr. <; j VALAYA Apr. 1" Apr. I I SUDDHADIB Apr. I These vessels are fit
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      215 3 OCEANIG AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. STATES STEAMSffIP CO., PORTLAND. ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE Railings for United States and Canada Points from Hong Kong. San Frami.ro nnd Portland. IS. KEN I IKY sail fii.m Koiiff Apr. 20 San PrmsKlacO ::nd I iw Angeles. BJJ. GOLDI V SI \l: saili
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      420 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE dhd AMERICAN MALL LINE WHY TRAVEL THE DOLLAR WAY? BECAUSE 1 Fresh California fruits and vegetables are served at every meal. 2 Every stateroom is an outside cabin. 3 Outdoor salt-water swimming pool on Deck. 4 Orchestra music for Tea-Dancing-Dinner and entertainments. 5 First Run Motion Pictures.
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      609 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporsted in England) ELLERMAN" LINE. Passenger and Freight Services to: UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Via Ports and Suez Canal. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Steamer: Due Spore. s.s. CITY OF DERBY Apr. 1 HOMEWARDS. s.s. KASAMA for M'seilles, Havre, L'don, Rotterdam and Hamburg
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      381 3 THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England) Capital Authorised £3,000,000 Capital Subscribed 1,800,000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1,*****5 Capital paid up 1,050,000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS J. M. Ryrie, Esq., Chairman, P. R. Chalmers, Esq., Charles J. Hambro, Esq, W. H. Shelford, Esq., Sir Thomas Catto, Ban., Sir C.
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      536 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY, N.V. Netherlands Trading Society. (Established at Amsterdam 1824.) PAID UP CAPITAL Fl. 80,030,000 STATUTORY RESERVE Fl. 40,018,000 HEAD OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM WITH AGENCIES IN ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUE. HEAD AGENCY IN BATAVIA. BRANCHES 'Bandoeng Hong Kong Rangoon Bandjermasln Kobe 'Semarang Bombay Veltevreden Shanghai Calcutta Medan
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      487 3 NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK, N.V. Established 1563 at Amsterdam. Authorised Capital Glds. 100.000,000 (about Paid up Capital Cld (aboat Reserves Gld«. 'about .000). HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICES I lilK uxi.li; ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS H VNCIIES Batavia Head Oilio for Dutch East Indies. BRANCH OFFICES DUTCH EAST INDIES Ampcnan, Bandoeng, Cheribon. Gorontalo,
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      444 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. There are approximately seven words to a line and there i< a flni. rr.te charge of 26 cents per Uaa per inseition with: A minimum of one dollar per insertion. Advertisements will ho accepted op to 10 a.m. on the day af A fee of H ..arged for
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      684 4 HOUSES. FLATS TO LET TO LET, baniralow, 78, Grange Road Apply 63, Ansoj Road. INSTITUTION HILL buncalow newly renovated $80. United Engineers. TO LET, D Eber Road off Oxley Road. Apply 2, Ebcr Road or 10 De Souza Street. BUNGALOWS, Nos. 4, 6 A 14, An K ullis fork, modern
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      386 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LET, shops at Grosvenor Hotel Bids;. OFFICES TO LET, 24-B, Battery Road, md floor. Apply Guthrle Co., Ltd. TO LET. SHOP, FLAT, Amber Mansions, tpply Spore Building Corp. 64. Market StTO LET. two storied godown. Road and River frontage. Area 10,000 sq. ft. Apply 124.
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      445 4 FOR SALE riENUfNE ITALIAN VIOLINS fiTil Mi from I2f> apwarda. Season Ss Co.. Ltd, 115, North Bridge Rd. PLANTER INVITES OFFERS for 20' inboard motor launch, 1927 Dodge touring car. Deli Pony aged about 8. Apply W. Groom, Rompin, N.S. FOR SALE, Triple Barrel Hammerlcsa Gun 16. Bore with 9.3
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      738 4 LEGAL NOTICES STATE OF JOHORE THE ENACTMENT, 1923. Notice of Receiving: Order, Adjudication and Fi.st Meeting. In Bankruptcy No. 5 of 1931. Re < HAN KOK WAH. NOTICE is hereby given that, on a petition tiled on Sept, 24, 1932, a Receiving Order against Chan Kok Wah of No. 1Z
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      363 4 AUCTION NOTICES. AUCTION SALE of one Zeiss Ikon Meaoael ('me projector (Standard size) and also one excellent toned cottage pfano by The Blagaa«t4 Piano Co, Ltd., in good ...n.lition. To be he!d at Messrs. Cbaons I- .cm Peng Co.'s saleroom No. .10, Chalia Street, on Saturday, Apr. 2. 19.12. at
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    MAX REINHARDT IN DIFFICULTIES.
    130 5 To Leave the Theatre Of His Many Triumphs. I Berlin, Mar. 24. Owing to financial difficulties, the famous theatrical producer and stage manager. Max Reinhardt, U now finally leaving the Deutsches Theatre, which has been the scene of his numerous triumphs during the last thirty years.
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    16 5 The troopship Neuralia will leave Singapore on Apr. 6, and not Apr. 5 as previously announced.
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    31 5 The half-yearly ordinary general meeting of the Singapore Government Set vants' Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society will be held at the Raffles Institution hall en Thursday, Apr. 7, at 5 f.l*,
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    THE ALHAMBRA.
    184 5 "Private Lives"— Noel Coward's Play. Two large audiences thoroughly enjoyed the picturisation of Noel Coward's play, Private Lives," featuring Norma Shearer and Robert Montgomery, at the Alhambra last night. The play has gained in appeal by being filmed, the Swiss scenes giving a touch of reality which is
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    "TANGLIN TIT-BITS."
    130 5 Saturday's Performance At The Victoria Theatre. For a bright and cheerful entertainment we cordially. commend the revue of the Tanglin Tit-Bits," which will be rriven for one night only at the Victoria Theatre on Saturday evening in aid of the Liiemployed. The Tit-Bits are members of the 1st
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    JUTE FACTORIES.
    49 5 Disagreement with 40-Hour Week Rule. Calcutta, Mar. 25. Certain factories belonging to the Jute V caving Association have refused their approval to the agreement fixing a 40houi working week for the industry. Five factories which have left the association are actually working 100 hours a week. Aneta-Havas.
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    MOST PLENTIFUL THING ON EARTH.
    1623 5 Water Supplies Of The World. MR. D. J. MURNANE. WHAT SERVICE HAS COST SINGAPORE. The development of the supply of w;«ter throughout the world; the expenditure incurred by various countries in constructing waterworks; and the cost of the distribution system to Singapore from the Pontian
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    THE AGA KHAN'S AGENT
    159 5 Arrival in Singapore From Rangoon. Mr. Vazir Jivabhai Bhanji, the ■f**>t in Burma of H. H. the Aira Khan, Sultan Sir Mohamed Shah, arrived in Singapore yesterday by the Takliwa from Rangoon on a short holiday. He was met on arrival by prominent members of the
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    ST. ANDREW'S MISSION
    103 5 Annual Meeting to be Held On April 6. The annual meeting of St. Andrew'.Church Mission (the missionary organ of the Church of Kngland in Sintf.ipore) will be held on Wedn. April 6 at 7.30 p.m. in St. Ati.i School Hall, Stamford Road, the Bishop of Singapore presiding.
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      287 5 HOTELS RAFFLES_HOTEL TODAY'S ATTRACTIONS DINNER DANCE 9.30 p.m. to Midnight TOMORROW TEA DANCE 6.30 t0 8. 15 p.m. INFORMAL AFTER DINNER DANCE 9.30 To Midnight Phone 5381. SEA VIEW HOTEL There will be NO DINNER DANCE TOMORROW NIGHT SUNDAY, 3rd APRIL. ORCHESTRAL CONCERT 11.30 a.m. 1 p.m. RIJSTTAFEL. THE EUROPE
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      289 5 RAFFLES CAFE Excellent Meals a la Carte at Moderate Cost. BREAD daily delivery to all parts of the town. CAKES Cakes and Pastries, Sausage Rolls and Curry Puffs freshly made daily. Upcountry orders executed promptly. Chocolates, Sweets, Crackers and Fancy Goods. PHONE 5381. DANCING. Miss Vera Praed Gee. CHILDREN'S CLASS.
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    Mr. G.B.G. Hull To Get His $30,000 Bonus.
    14657 6 YESTERDAY'S FLOOD OF ORATORY. One of the most controversial questions in local politics for many months was decided at the meeting of the Singapore Municipal Commission yesterday when, by a majority of 15 votes to six, it was decided that the proposed
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      218 6 f* x^\^ T^ T^ W^TT^ mil T^mW^Xk^^^mt\ m\ |Rm|z&CB^ and the I Waters. nmHwW j;;j FRAMROZ O^ v i 3 lid j Q( \j UaMßßfee> l^^[T COX KINGS (AGENTS), LIMITED Head Office 13, REGENT STREET, LONDON. S.W. I. TAKE CHARGE OF EASTERN KIT AT THEIR PORT SAID BRANCH HAVE IT
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      224 7 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 Matinees on Saturday Sunday at 3 p.m. More Ix)vt\ Laughter I' Wit p-.icked into a single picture THAN YOU'VE BVER SEEN BEFORE NOEL COWARD'S most brilliant i.nd successful comedy. UNQUESTIONABLY the Best and Smartest Show this Year BOOKING AT ROBINSONS. TONIGHT CONSTANCE BENNETT In Pathe's SIN TAKES
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      136 7 I The Show Flare of Singap«tre. Nightly One of the finest Paramount Pictures of the year. Suggested by CHARLES DICKENS /^H« immortal story, \^!!s^!a "DOMBEY and SON" GEORGE BANCROFT IN "RICH MAN'S FOLLY" WITH FRANCES DEE, ROBERT AMES and JULIETTE COMPTON Millions have read this great story Now it comes
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      87 7 TODAY I FEEL SO HAPPY BECAUSE I'M GOING TO SEE SUNSHINE SUSIE SOON. 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 A RARE TREAT FOR JADED APPETITES they gave it the prize' 1 because "it left the .uklkiki' brighter and more cheerful th:in when they cmne in" l>r,imjiti»t's duild. Nrw Vurfc. W- ■v... STRICTLY DUHOMOMBII'
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    A CHINA COAST PIRACY.
    363 8 Officer's Account Of His Experience. An officer member of the Impeiin! IMerchant Service Guild in a letter recently received tfhes the following ac«<'unt of his experience when his ship wa attacked by pirates on the China Coa-t: "I was unfortunate in being here when the ship
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    GUN PRACTICE.
    60 8 Uwners and master* of shi; ping art requested to keep their miili as clorxi «.f th.' rartre as possible diirina the Light Gjr. Practice, which will take plan' al Mukirr oi Kodok on Apr. li and IS. Th. Firing Area "Kodok." a dofircd ii, th. J-'.S. «;<>\cinmcnt G4tMtte
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    Vessels Arrived.
    161 8 CIRCE. Brit.. :il4 tMH, fro,,. Kclantan 31-3. for Ki-lantan 2-4. DI WFKKT. Pu... 9*6 teas from Blinjo Itatavia via K!ir I'.IANG ANN, Brit.. MI tons, from Sourabavn 1-1. TTOH. Brit., '.2- tons, from Penang 31-3. fo: IVnang 2-4. I \l:l T. Hr.t.. )>:i t.ms. from Malacca SI -9
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      190 8 Sin,'a;.,re. Mar. 31. SELLING. «ndon, 4 months' sight Z'4 1/$° oi.rton, S months' sight 2/3 15/H ondon, R0 days' sieht 2 3\ on.lon. 3« <iay«' sight 2'S 27/SJ .ondon, demand 2/3 25 '35 ondon, T.T. 2'BV ■oni nnd r aris, demand 1,07' laml.urg. demand 17( k, ilimand 4:
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        MINING.
        437 8 al. Pd. Bayers. Sellt 1 £1 Asam Kumbang 24/- 25/1 £1 Austral Malay 18/- 20'-/-5/-Ayer Hitam Tin 96 10/6 cd. 1 XI Banerin Tin 9/6 10/6 1 £1 Batang Padang 0.07H 0.124 1 1 Batu Caves 0.18 0.23 1 1 Bukit Arang 030 0.40n0m. I £1 Burmah Malay 10/-
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        GENERAL.
        253 8 al. Pd. Buyers. Seller* 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 1.00 1.60 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefi. 1.30 2.00 1 fl Brit. Am. Tcbacco 3.17.6 6XI 1 1 Central Ereine 0.20 0-tOnom. 00 60 Chineie Com. Bank 70.00 76.00 1 Con. T. S. 1% Prefi. It 6 16 I £1
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        134 8 mgapore Cold Storage 7 p.e. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 100 101 ci. Singapore Municipal 6 p.e. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 99 101 F'n»ap«re Municipal 4hi p.c of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 95 03 Sln/apore Municipal 4H p.c. of 1909 red. IWS $1,000,000 95 98 inripore
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        389 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evalt's quotations. N.B. Most of above rubber share quotations arc now only nominal Tod«y'« Prfe« Fraser Lyall A Co. Evatt llenHy ($1) O.:tn 0.40 0.30 0.40 lor Cajah ($1) 0.2n 0.30 0.20 0.30 V. llitam I $11 0..V1 0.60 0.50 0.60 V.
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      PRODUCE.
      74 8 SinKapnre, Mar. 31. Gambior 13.0 i (Cube No. 1 unpicked) 1« r 1 r. 11 tl'.i fl'.ur. Sarawak 2.1 i I White 28.0, I Black Pepper 22.m I Pearl Sago IX up nil 6.W mediara pearl 6.0T Hi**, i $173 to 23' ■aJgaa Mi to I7i Uangoon $160 to
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      97 8 Kerosene oM.— Per nnit of two 4-gal'oi ins Shell $5.18, Fifh »i D 3. Dragon $4 J3, 'rovn $4.78. Cros? $4 83. Kerosene prices t*t 'rown and Cross in drums 3<J certs, per unit -»s than above. Devoe> imp. Brilliant in* $5.18, S;. Ivan Arrow $478 per 2 tins. Motor
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      AIR PASSENGERS.
      26 8 m Bat.ivin to Singapore 1 lar.h t»: Mr. Lur,.!,.r. Mr. F.du;mN. I M I From n M:.r. M iIM .1 rdaa and Mr. Schunf.
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      MAILS FOR EUROPE.
      53 8 By M. Van St. Aldegonde Kaafcair K.i ra para Pmlii Tdlo Athos II Nal.J.-ra Kota I'irang Spore I.nndot Feb. 19 Mar. 1 Feb. 19 Mar. 1! Feb. 25 Mar. li Feb. 25 Mar. IS Fob. 24 Mar. If Mar. :i Mar. M Mar. 3 Mar. 2« Mar.
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    MALAYAN WIRELESS PROGRAMMES.
    706 8 Tonight's Concert From Saigon. (By Our Wireless Correspondent Singapore, Thursday. The list of station* whlen may be hear* 1 daily in Malaya is as follows (Singaport time only is give i) ALWAYS ON THE AIR. BANDOENG. PLM., 82 metres, 6.10 to 5.30 p.m., recorded music 6.30 to
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
    270 8 Thursday, March .11. H. W. 4.6 a.m., 7 ft. 2 in., 8.8 p.m., 6 ft. 6 in. Annual Merlin? of S*. Andrew'* Minion Hospital at 5 p.m.. Anniversary Servica at 4.30 pjn. Friday. April 1. H. \V. 6.11 a.m.. 7 ft., R.59 p.m., 7 ft. 1
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    236 8 Today. Southern and Western India (Rohna) 3 p.m. Upper Burma, North and East Indiit (TaWliwa) 3 P™. Japan and Korea Shanghai Maru) 4 p.m. aelat Pandjang, Bengkalis, Siak. Pakan Baroe. Pajakombo and Padang (Tidore) 4 p.m. Ceylon, Egypt, Genoa and Europe Meerkerk 1 41 P-m. lUly (Parcels)
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    125 8 Thursday. March 31. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. hl.l'l'Kl. HARBOUR. Main Wharf Sarita, Lch. Lucifer, W Bt. Johanna, Toradja, (.:ann Sen);, KamuniiiK. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Pagar. Albert Dock s.y. "Sea Belle II." Victoria Duck Kuching. u-ppel
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      72 8 ELECTRICITY FOR YOUR INDUSTRY 9 CROMPTON-PARKINSON MOTORS have a particular application to every industry yours included. Wo are ready to dicuss power application with von whether you are buying today or next year. OUR KXPHtT ADVICE AND 25 YEARS LOCAL EXPERIENCE will certainly he of use to you and is
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      36 8 FOR ALL THINGS RADIO WRITt PHONE OB CALL fyuUo ttesyirtCC Cc Caner Oppoait* 4abv Hintlf aWI« Agenta and Reprc*eiitattr U* Leading Radla MaaafactßMra, •HORT WAT! RECEIVERS WIRELESS COMPONENTS C»-C«Bntry Orders Executed »r KMara Pe«t. PHONE 7Stf.
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      299 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report, YESTERDAY. 1 P.M. YESTKRDAT. Bright Wind. Station. Temperature Rain- Sun- Relative DirecMax. Mm. full shin*. Humidity. tion. Fore*. Weather. F. F. in. hour*. A.p.h. RVrfnh Alor Star 'M 71 Nil 8.1 Calm Kino Krlantan I Kota Bharu X8 71 Nil 9.7 I,:, 15 Overcast
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    127 9 AROUND THE MARKETS. Local Rubber Auction Medium Demand. SLIGHT RECOVERY IN TIN PRICE. (From Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore. Thursday. Today's Prices Rubber. ',< 2 cents ptr lb. Tin. 2(M) lot. :il 159.75 ptr picul. i-.ti'rday's Prim Kutther. Lmtm. 1 1*>-1 <"><!.. unchanged. New York. l-1fi cts.. unchanged. Market Tim ({uiet.
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      RUSSIA BUYS TIN.
      1188 9 U.S. and Copper. CUSTOMS SMELTERS' PROBLEMS. The course of the base-metal markets last week was disappointing. Even in Britain there was no great rush to (jet in extra >upplies before the tariff could bc~ .tfective may be because consumers could not brine themselves to believe thnt metals
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      64 9 Bayers. S«ll«rm. R.S.S. equal to London Standard Spot 5H Business done. Standard R.S.S. on Tender April tm HI Z\ 6~M April-June 6\ 6% July-Sept. 6>> 6U J| Oct.-Dec. f.'j 6-^ Tone of Market Dull, steady. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 1 15-16d. per lb. New
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      BUKIT KEPONG RUBBER.
      761 9 BUKIT KEPONG RUBBER. Chairman Reviews The Present Position. The nineteenth annual general meeting of Bukit Kepong Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held, at the registered office of the Company, The Embankment, Kuala Lumpur, on Mar. 22, the chairman, Mr. D. St. L. Parsons, presiding. After the notice convening the meeting was
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      SWISS TRADE.
      301 9 Details Of Business In 1931. Taken as a whole, the decrease in value of Swiss imports and exports in 1931 followed closely the movement of general recession noticeable in the world's commercial exchanges. Swiss exports for 1931 show a 20 per cent, drop as compared with 1930, while
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      278 9 Closing Quotations In London. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Mar. 30. Closing i quotations last night of the principal British and American stocks ar« given below The rise or fall is in relation to th* price of Mar. 24. FOREIGN AND COLONIAL RAILWAYS. GOVERNMENT STOCKS, BRITISH.
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      S.V.C. TRAINING.
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      STERLING RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
      481 9 LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES FEB. 30 Allaptir ft/) 4'j; Anjlo- Malay (att) 5 32; Ayer Kuninj (£ll 7 'IB; Began Serai £1 3/16; Bahru (2/) 1 .1; Banton* (£1) 6/16; Batu C;ives li.li f> 16; Batu Mitam.- <£1> 9; Batu Tiira til > Bertaa (2 i 1
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    ANNUAL MEETING OF CONNEMARA LTD.
    651 9 Small Profit In Spite Of Depression. The sixteenth annual general meeting of Connemara Ltd., was liel.i at the registered office of the company, The Knibankment, Kuala Lumpur, on Mar. 2::, the chairman, Mr. Jack Muvray, pre-id-ing. After the notice convening the meet in was read
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    AMUSEMENTS.
    110 10 Singapore. AI.HAMBRA.— Norma Shearer and Robert Monticomery in Private Livts. 6.15— •J. 15. Phone C 909. CAPITOL.- Oorite Bancroft and Frances la Rich Man'd Folly. 0.15— 8.16. Phone 521U-2. <;RKAT WORLD.— Wayangs. Cinema, Donkey Rides, Zoo, Maze, Skating ground Commercial Museum. MAKI.BOROIC.H. Constance Bennett in Sin Takes a Holiday.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1932 $30,000 GOING, GOING, !
    1126 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1932 $30,000 GOING, GOING, Subject to confirmation by the Governor-in-Council, Mr. G. B. G. Hull is to receive from the Municipal Commissioners a bonus of $30,000 he is also to receive a further three months' salary after Mar. 1, 1932, in addition to
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    VALUE OF INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION.
    848 10  -  William Seaßor. D.1... J.r.. Fallacies of Trades Union Policy. (By Sir c\- President of the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom.) "The trade* union urtrvmilt* do everything possible in pmntifH iiiili'n.dl imhistnj bfl placing a premium on W inefficient workmen." The intcr-relatiuHshi/i hilveen competition tffieit
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    185 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Dr. A. W. H. Smith has been appointed to act as Medical Superintendent, (Vntial Mental Hospital, Tanjong Kambutan. Mr. Raphi Schwob, chairman of the Cyma watch manufactory, has been made a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honour. Mr. P. C. B. Newington, formerly of the Department of
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    820 10 D.E.I. AND CHINA ~< It was announced yesterday that Dr. A. D. A. de Kal Angolino, of Um Secret:irini for Chinese AtTairs, Ratavin. ha* been instructed by the Dutch East Indian Government to proceed to Mukden to plMC himself al the disposal of the Manhurinn Commission.
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    JAPAN MODIFIES DEMANDS REGARDING WITHDRAWAL. AGREEMENT NOT MUCH NEARER.
    1823 11 JAPAN MODIFIES DEMANDS REGARDING WITHDRAWAL. AGREEMENT NOT MUCH NEARER. Formal Conference To Meet Again Today. CANTON ANXIOUS. Fear That Japanese Blow Is Impending. While Hm imfUUBt delegates are reported >e-tenl;i> t<> IMTC modified their 1 1 mint- with rejrard to the area iiiln «hirh the troops should be withdrawn (he
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    HUNDREDS TRAPPED IN FIRE.
    84 11 Ghastly Tragedy at A Film Studio. Zagreb, Yugo-Slavia, Mar. 30. Hundreds of people were trapped by fire following an explosion in the studios of the Star Film Company which destroyed the main staircase of a seven-storey building, sending flames leaping high into the sky. Many terrified
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    PASSAGE MONEY.
    236 11 More North Atlantic Reductions. Rugby, Mar. 30. All shipping companies retaining passenger services across the North Atlantic will be represented at a conference in Brussels todav when a further reduction in fares will be considered. The subject has been under consideration for some time and newspapers anticipate that
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    RUM-RUNNERS.
    150 11 Their Part in Lindbergh Baby Hunt. New York, Mar. 30. Rum-runners on the Atlantic seaboard are mobilising for the purpose of a blockade of the kidnappers who are reported to have the Lindbergh baby aboard a ship somewhere off the coast, as a result of a conference after the
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    GOLFER AND CADDIE.
    54 11 Killed by Lightning At Maidenhead. Rugby, Mar. 30. (8 p.m.) An elderly golfer and his caddie wtro killed by lightning during a sudden thunderstorm which broke t over the Maidenhead golf course this afternoon. The golfer's opponent wa9 also struck and was removed to hospital suflVriin from
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    TO CALL AT CYPRUS.
    56 11 England-India Air Route Flying Boats. Rugby, Mar. 30. (8 cm.) The flying boats of the Imperial Airways' England to India Service, when operating in both directions above The Eastern Mediterranean, will pay regular weekly calfe at the port of Limasol, M the island of Cyprus, weather
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    RUMANIAN AIRMAN.
    54 11 Making a Solo Flight To Saigon. Aleppo, Mar. 30. The Rumanian airman, Ionel Ghica, who left Bukhare.st at 5.30 a.m. today on a sclo flight to Saigon in a Rumanian machine and under the patronage of King Carol, arrived hoi* at 4 p.m. and is leaving for Baghdad
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    AMERICA FACES THE MUSIC.
    488 11 "Our National Folly." PREPARING TO BEAR THE BURDEN. New York, Mar. 30. As a reaction to the Budget a change of tone was evidenced in the House of Representatives yesterday, when members rose enthusiastically to respond to the eloquence of the Speaker and, irrespective of party,
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    SUGAR RESTRICTION.
    124 11 Dispute Between Cuba And Java Settled. Brussels, Mar. 30. The sugar restriction dispute between Cuha and Java has been settled by the action of the European and Peruvian representatives. Cuba has been trying to induce the Java growers to agree to limit production in 1932 to last year's
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    ITALY'S FINANCES.
    68 11 Big Budget Deficit Announced. Rome, Mar. 30. A Budget deficit of 1.51(4 million lire (£17,000.000) is announced by the Ministry of Finance, but it is expected that the deficit will be considerably more than covered by the new issue nine-year 5 per cent. Treasury Bonds at 97. Reuter.
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    THE KING AND QUEEN
    50 11 To Motor from London To Windsor Today. Rugby, Mar. 30 (8 p.m.). The King and Queen will motor from Buckingham Palace, London, to Windsor Castle, Windsor, tomorrow afternoon. It is expected that the court will remain at Windsor Castle for the wattle of April. British Wireless.
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    BANK "HOLD-UP" IN AMERICA.
    82 11 Machine-Guns Used. HAT AS ONLY CLUE TO SEVEN ROBBERS. Minneapolis, Mar. 30. With machine-guns, shot guns and pistols to enforce their demands seven robbers held up an outlying branch of the North-Western National Bank at the opening hour and seized $50,000 in cash and $150,000 in
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    MEMEL ELECTIONS.
    301 11 Guarantees Ignored, Claims Germany. Berlin, Max. 25. It is reported from Memel that the new President of the Diet, M. Simaitis, appeared before a crowded Chamber accompanied by the three Lithuanian members who had been expelled by the former pn sident. M. Merkey, and read the governmental proclamation
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    SWEDEN'S TROUBLES.
    262 11 Government to Come To Aid of Bankers. Stockholm, Mar. 30. As a sequel to the Kreuger and Toll crisis the Government has arranged a loan ot 100.0C0.000 kroner to maintain the liquidity of the Skandinaviska Kredit Aktiebolag which was badly shaken. Swedish private banks are likewise promised assistance
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    EXPRESS IN COLLISION.
    66 11 Nineteen People Injured Near Bucharest. Bucharest, Mar. 27 More than 100 persons were injured, 17 seriously, when the Bucharest-Galatz express collided head on with a local pa-senger train. The accident is reported to have been flue to faulty switching, and the station master and a number of
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    36 11 A supplement was issued with the Malaya Tribune yesterday to commemorate the removal of the paper to much larger offices in Anson Road. It gives a history of the paper since it was established in 1914.
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    STUDYING CYCLONES & ANTI-CYCLONES.
    201 11 STUDYING CYCLONES ANTI-CYCLONES. Pilot Balloons Fitted With Wireless. London, Mar. 30. The origins of cyclones, anti-cyclom s and depressions will be investigated by an International Meteorological Commission. Thirteen countries will participate in the investigations which are being conducted in celebration of the jubilee of the first International Polar year (1882-83),
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    GOETHE CENTENARY.
    141 11 Impressive Celebration* In Russia. Moscow, Mar. 24. Goethe's centenary was celebrated in ar impressive manner in the Trade Unm House before a huge assembly when the Commissary for Education, M. Bubnoff Lunacharski, and representatives of the Soviet Academy of Letters, dea't .vith the great literary and spiritual significant
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    DANUBIAN STATES.
    135 11 British and French Ministers To Discuss Question. Rugby. Mar. 30. The French Prime Minister (M. Tardieu) will be accompanied by the Finance Minister (M. Flandin) when he pays a short visit to London for a conversation next Monday on the Danubian question with the Prime Minister (Mr. Ramsay
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    OVERSUBSCRIBED.
    51 11 Rush for Stock in London Electricity Enterprise. Rugby, Mar. 30. (8 p.m.) The subscription lists for the issue c. f £1,600,000 5 per cent, stock at 101%, by the London and Home Counties Joint Electricity Authority, weTe closed within ten minutes this morning:, the amount having been over-subscribed. British
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    NARCOTICS AND DRUGS.
    33 11 U.S. Senate Committee And Geneva Convention. Washington, Mar. 30. The Senate Foreign Relations CMSmittee has approved the Geneva Convention regulating' the distribution of nnrcotic drugs and limiting their manufacture. Reuter.
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    EMBASSY INCIDENT.
    41 11 Sequel to Disturbance In Washington. Washington, Mar. 30. Eighteen Radicals have been fined from $100 to $300. or in default 30 to 60 days imprisonment, for their part in the disturbance outside the Japanese Embassy on March 26. Rcuter.
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    MR. NORMAN McKINNEL.
    26 11 Rugby, Mar. 30. The death has occurred suddenly of Mr. Norman McKinnel, the well-known British actor, at the age of 02. British Wireless.
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    M.C.S. OFFICER'S DEATH.
    292 11 Reported to Have Been Found Shot. MR. G. E. CLAYTON. Full Circumstances Not Yet Known. "A telegram has been received from the acting British Adviser. TrenirKanu, reporting the death of Mr. G. E. Clayton. M.( .S.. M.C.. Acting Assistant Adviser, Kemaman, on JIar. :*0, 1932." Behind this
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    IRISH UNREST.
    143 11 Comment of German Catholic Paper. Berlin, Mar. 24 Commenting on the Anglo-Irish dispute, the Catholic MBtra party*! cri;un. Germania. states In spite of the moderation of the forciirn and London I'i is obvious that strong uneasiness ha* arisen owing 1o the attitude of De Valera and his victorious
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    RUBBER AND TIN.
    86 11 R.G.A. Council Meeting To Be Held Tomorrow. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 30. A council meeting of the Kublier Crowes' Association is to be held on Apr. 1, presumably for the discussion of a comn.on policy in the face of the decision not to introduce restriction.
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    OTTAWA CONFERENCE
    71 11 Position of the Irish Free State. Ottawa, Mar. U. Members of the Dominion Cabinet, interviewed by Reuter with regard to tho report that the Irish Free State might l>o refused n\ n-sentation at the Ottawa Conference if it abolished the Oath of Allegiance, declared thatt. the Dominion Government
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    DESERT AIR TRAGEDY.
    68 11 French Liner Crashes In Sandstorm. Baghdad, Mar. 30. Colonel De Reynier, a Swiss, who is I he President of the League of Nations Commission to Delimit, on the Irak-Syrian Frontier, was killed when a French airliner crashed in a denso sandstorm over the Syrian Desert, IN miles
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    Restriction And Magical Results.
    3248 12 MR. J. S. ARTER ON A "VERY REAL DANGER." Co-operation Of The Consumers Essential. Reference to the "ill-omened word restriction" and the magical results which some poople thought it would accomplish was made by the Hon. Mr. J. S. Arter, <he chairman of the Planters' Association
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    PETROL PRICE.
    202 12 Increase of Three Cents To Dealers. The rumour that the price of petrol to the public- would increase by three cents i.s from tomorrow has been set at rest by inquiries made by a Straits Times reporter from the managers of two of the biggest i petroleum companies
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    THE CAPITOL.
    205 12 George Bancroft in "Rich Man's Folly." George Bancroft, player of he-man roles, ll seen in a strongly dramatic story in Rich Man's Folly," the Paramount production now being shown at the Capitol. He is Brock Trumbull, a successful shii>owner. whose ambition is to see the firm of Trumbull
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    COUNCIL MEMBERS.
    104 12 According to a proclamation dr.r.eri Feb. 12, 1932, and published in«a (rovtrnmcnt Gazette yesterday, every official and unofficial member of the Exocntivt Council must vacate his seat at the oni' of two years. He will be elitrii>!e for re-appointment for a further two fmn. A seat of an
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    GUNNERS' BALL.
    50 12 The organisers of thj Gunners' Ball, which will be held at the Adephi Hotel tomorrow, urgently request all those intending to be presenting to notify the hotel in order that the arrangements may be adequate. Dancing will begin shortly after 9.30 and the first cabaret number at' M.30.
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    LANDOWNER'S CLAIM FOR DAMAGES.
    652 12 Municipality Sued. CONSTRUCTION OF DRAIN AT CHANGI. The municipal secretary expresses surprise that anybody should stand on their rights," said counsel who produced a pile of letters in a cas,> of considerable importance to the public which came up for hearing before Mr. G. C. Dodd,
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      ONE-SIDED MATCH AT ANSON ROAD.
      834 13 Chinese Easily Defeat Pulau Brani. 'hi'.esc I I'ulau Hrani 0. In heatinir l'nlau Rrani in a First Piviiion league match (in the Anson Road Stadium yesterday liy four goals to nil he S.C.F.A. proved UmiimbItm much the »il<r team and nan finely lialanced. The came,
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      JACK AND RIVERS TONIGHT.
      317 13 12-Round Contest at The New World. The long-awaited contest between Gunboat Jack and A! Rivers is due to nkc place at the New World arena toi.'ght. It will be over 12 rounds, and the chances are that it will go the distance with little between the
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    228 13 Thursday, March 31. Football. S.A.F.A. Div. 3: Bramtoco rs. Monopolies, S.H.B. grd. Farrer Cup final: Municipal Electric Dept. vs. Health' Dept., Jalan Besar Stadium. Boxing: Gunboat Jack vs. Al Rivers, New World. Friday, April 1. Football: S.A.FJL Div. 1: Indo-Ceylonese v«. R.A.F., Anson Rd. Stadium; Div. 2: Straits
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    18 13 [The co-operation of club secretaries is requested in keeping this diary of sporting•vents accurate and up to data.]
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    425 13 Handicaps for First Day Of Spring Meeting. The following are the handicaps for the first day of the Selangor Turf Club Spring meeting, Apr. 2 Race 1. Ponies, Class 2, Div. I (4% furs.) Capone 10, Miss Australia 8.9, Eternity 8.2, Black Auster 8, Boronia 8, Red Blazes
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    CAMBRIDGE WINS.
    241 13 Inter-Varsity Sports At White City. London, Mar. 12. A record crowd of 20,000 gathered to witness the inter-Varsity sports at the White City. The track was fast, and the weather cold and sunny. Cambridge won by six events to five. Results 100 yards.— Wade (Cambridge) 1, Scott (Oxford)
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    H. W. TAYLOR.
    178 13 End of Brilliant Test Career. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 8. After a brilliant Test career lasting twenty years H. W. Taylor, one of the finest batsman South Africa has ewer produced, has announced his retirement from representative cricket. It is rather a pity that Taylor
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    HOW ARSENAL BEAT MANCHESTER.
    693 13 Last Minute Goal. THE PLAY IN F.A. CUP SEMI-FINALS. London, Mar. 12. Youth and experience blended at Birmingham to give Arsenal a last-minute victory owr Manchester City, enabling them to go to Wembley for the third time in the last five seasons as the upholders of
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    CRICKET.
    161 13 The S.C.R.C. cricket fixtures for the week-end are as follows Apr. 2, vs. 8.8. and I. on the S.C.R.C. ground Chua Choon Leong (capt.), Evan Wong, Ong Siow Hian, I. Hoahing, Yeoh Kum See, John Then, Woon Chow Tat, Lee Fong Lim, Ong Siow Hin, Tan Chiap Kirn and
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    32 13 The annual s^orte meeting for the election of captains in Hockey, Football, and Badminton of the Indian Association will be held on Saturday, April 2, at 6 p.m. in the Association premises.
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    SINGAPORE TENNIS.
    425 13 Results of Tournament Ties at S.C.C. The results of ties played yesterday in the S.C.C. tennis tournament are as follows Championship Doubles. N. S. Wise and Roy Smith beat II. II. Markham und J. S. Nathan, ft— 4. 6—4. R. P. Newell and H. S. Hankins beat W.
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    LOCAL GOLF.
    78 13 Easter Cup Competition At Island Club. The Easter Cup competition at the Island Golf Club was won by Dr. H. L. H. Lim with a score cf 4\ points. Runners up, Martia and Uekiri, 4Vi points each. The March medal resulted as follows S. I. M. Ibrahim 77—
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    SOMERSET'S LEAD.
    162 13 Lowering Prices For Admission. I (From Our Own Correspondent). London, Mar. 8. Somersetshire havr given the lead to the world of county cricket. So many clubs have regretted lack of support that the action of the western county should be followed with interest throughout the kingdom. Lowering the
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    Larger Austin 7—Another Advance In Comfort.
    695 15 Larger Austin 7— Another Advance In Comfort. SUCCESSFUL TEST IN DENSE TRAFFIC. Easier Access to Rear Seats. TT is ten years since Sir Herbert Austin first introduced the Baby car to the motoring public. As is the case with most children, these cars grow larger as years pass. So it
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    1036 15 By Our Motoring Correspondent. W ireless Sets On Cars Speed And Economical Running Do ISot Go Together Increasing Wear On Tyres Rules Which Must Be Observed By All (.ood Owner-Drivers. Ml'< II "Jiugim hi being made in the United States in the fitting of wireless ncthriaf sots
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    PEDESTRIANS BLAMED.
    53 15 Analysis of Motor-Car Accidents. IN' an an.iNsi- of street accidents in Oldham. England, during Hl.'ll, the CMef Constable computes that, of the nine persons killed, eight were pedestrians who were carelessly cms- ing the road. Of those injured. l«l out of 2«"> came to grief through their own
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    USED CARS.
    144 15 Tempting Bargains At Borneo Motors. Borneo Motors, Ltd., Orchard Road, Singapore, have arranged another special i:sefi-<ar sale to he held on Saturday next from 1 p.m. tn 10 p.m. Between 30 or 40 oars ranginjr in nrice from $50 to $1,250, vill he offered for sale, and this
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    LUBRICATION OF THE CYLINDERS.
    401 15 The Advantages Of Special Oil. /"|F all the working parts of a motor-car engine the pistons undoubtedly present the 'greatest difficulty in regard to adequate lubrication. When an engine is thoroughly warm conditions are reasonably good, because the oil is thin and is thrown around inside
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    AMERICAN "TWELVE."
    56 15 Now a Serious Rival Of Eight." THE eight-cylinder car will receive some very serious competition in America this year from the new twelves that are on the market, and are rum inc. It is being predicted that the "twelve" may eventually take the lead over the eight that
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    73 15 300,000 MILES A Royal Mail roadster, one of the first 12,000 cars built by the Chevrolet Motor Co., was driven to the Chevrolet fectory in Detroit, in the U.S.A., recently by the owners, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Finerty, of San Antonio. The car was made in 1916, and purchased
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    MORRIS TRUCKS.
    224 15 The Latest Overseas Series. IN designing the latest overseas series of improved Morris cars and trucks, the Morris factory had in mind a full knowledge of the conditions most likely t.o be met with in countries like Australia. Therefore, as was to be expected, the latest Morris series
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    ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
    93 17 Tragedy of Glider-Plane Expert. Berlin, Mar. 2". The famous glider-plane expert Groc-n-hoff a stated to have attempted to com1 nit suicide in hL; rooms at Griesheii. aerodrome, near Darmstadt. He has vet recovered consciousness and his con lition is grave. Last Monday Groenhoff had an automobile accident in
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    BISHOP FINED.
    47 17 For Criticising the Spanish (Jovernment. Madrid, Mar. 27. According to I're.-s reports a heavy fine has been imposed on the Bishop of Alineria for having adversely criticised the Government in a sermon. An Almeria newspaper which published some of th' Bishop's remarks was promptly suspend-cd.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    STEEL FOR TOBACCO.
    38 17 Poland and Bulgaria Sign Barter Agreement. Warsaw, Mar. 23. An apnemcnt has been sijrned between Polahd and Bulgaria by which Poland will furnish 1(5,0(10 tons of steel rails aiui receiw Mulgarian tobacco in exchange. Aneta-Havas.
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    Chinese Topics In Malaya.
    2578 19 The Mui-Tsui Question The BUI [Sow Before The Legislative Council A Broad-Based Definition Sliouhl It Include Adopted Daughters And Duufihters-ln-lAiw To Be? Pros And Cons Of tdoption Daughters Or I iifHtid Servants'^ Mui-Tsai (Generally Speaking Are H ell Treated But There Are The Exceptions W hich
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    THE LIVING BUDDHA.
    47 19 Said to Have Been Murdered By Bandits. Peking, Mar. 18. The Livinjr Buddha of Kokonor and his chief lieutenant have been killed by bandits at Tenjrkow, according to a Chinese me»sajre from Ninfth-sia. which adds that the authorities are hoping to apprehend the murderers.
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    BANDITS' CAPTIVE.
    32 19 Harbin Merchant Kidnapped. Harbin, Mar. 12. A Mr. KofTman, a well-known and influential merchant of Harbin, was kidnapped yesterday eve-nine by Chinese bandits who now demand a ransom ot 1300,000.
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      653 19 Duty to Protect Invested Capital." To the Editor of the Straits Tim,*. Sir,— When admitting that the R.R.I, can be of use to the present rubber producers, ran it Ik- said that it is using all the money subscribed by producers to the best advantage of the present
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      MILLIONAIRES.
      148 19 To the Bditor of the Straits Times. Sir. In your issue of Mar. 28 you repeat the fallacy started by the Daily Mail years ago regarding millionaires in the Unite.l Kingdom. Because a man pays income-tax on £50,000 or more, he is not therefore a Millionaire. There are many
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      129 19 To the Editor of the Straita Times. Sir, W.hen I was returning from upcountry yesterday, the train I was travelling in knocked down an aged Chinese. The i rain was stopped and the injured man placed in the guard's van. Some time later the guard requested me
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      155 19 To the Editor of the Straita Times. Sir, Now that De Valera ha* staged a "come-back" in the politics of the Irish Kree State, the matter of the Oath of Allegiance has again become prominent. This happens at a time when our Malayan finance is in Hiich a
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    DARTMOOR MUTINY SEQUEL.
    527 19 32 Convicts Charged At Princetown. London. Mar. L& Thirty-two handcuffed convicts charged in connection with tlu- Dartmoor mutiny on Jan. "24, wearing mufti, were today driven in lorrie>. dsBBrisjg ironically from the prison to I'rincetown Town Hull, where they were shepherded through a pi-cially constructed wooden tunnel,
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    ARRESTS AT HOTEL.
    133 19 Plot to Overthrow Loyang Government. Shanghai, Mar. 1 1. At 1.10 on Saturday afternoon li'i" 1 men were arrested at the Gnat Eutern Hotel at the request of the Chinese authorities Two more men were subsequently arrested in 'he French Conces.-ion. The men arrested in the International
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    65 19 [The Straits Times is not responsible for tb« opinion* of Ml correspondent*. Correspondents should bear la mind that letters must be short and to the point. Long epistUs are liable to be rejeoted or cut down. Correspondents must encLoae their Dames and addresses, not necessarily for publication but a? guarantee
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    Ireland's First Republican Cabinet Elected.
    59 20 THE NEW "AIIINET Mr. de Valera's new Republican Government. (Loft «o right standing) Mr. Scan MrEntee. Mr. Scan T. O'Kelly. Senator J. Connolly. Mr. J. Boland. (seated) Mr. James Geoghegan. X.C.. Dr. James Ryan. Mr. I". J. Ruttledge. Mr. Eamon de Valera, Mr. Scan S.
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    37 20 FUNERAL OF EDGAR WALLACE: The funeral of the late Edgar Wallace the author and playwright, whose body was brought home from Hollywood, California, where he died, took plnci' at the church at Little Marlow, Kuckinghamshirc. (l'lanet New*.)
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    22 20 NBW THVMIS IMtiDCI-: Looking over the spans of the new Hampton Ccurl Bridge over the Thames at Hampton Court. Middlesex. (Planet News.)
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    42 20 CLIVE LROOK RETURNS TO HOLLYWOOD Clive Brook, the famous film actor, left on Ifca Miijcstic boat train on his return to Hollywood. On the same boat Mrs. Adolphe Menj ou, wife of the famous French star, ~nl —.125 »lso sailed. (Planet News.)
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    54 20 HAIRING THE IN >i:K lit t y seven team*, comprising an eittrj of »t«r .ICJ uniieis, com p. ted in (lie m iit-r.i Counlu- Cross 'ituniry hampionships. at Beaconstiekl. Bucks. The photo shows Private H. Archer, 2nd Battalion (JuttnV Own Koya I West Kent Regiment, being chaired after winning the
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    47 20 THE ETON HALF-MILE RACES:—!). I'eitiward was the wimur of the riiio, race Ui M. Itarhin i'l the junior race in thi- annual Eton Hflf-Mile races at Eton Collide, Berkshire. 'I li<- photo shows com: iiilora undressing in the shade of a haystack on the ground. (I'lanet News.)
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