The Straits Times, 15 February 1933

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHTO ITMABLT A C1HTTJBT.J THE rARGEST ZtfD MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MITZ7I. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRI'ARY IS, 1933 PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times !0 PAGES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1933. PRICE 10 CENTS,
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      125 1 »iNOAI»Of»K T« CrCli: ST. TFHONK f IJTV 6CEDQ3B fi.ls Tonicht 9.1". THE FLAG LIEUTENANT with 11KNKY KDWAUDS. J I'hone r»2fil-2. j Foremost For Quality. j i %t^f I IS If SI 4 fovW /ef H be E i T vm Bpe »^oyaMl Scotch Whisky x/ j llm /J PRODUCED in
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      19 1 iMf-W- 1 fS.;j*v)PsT CT^ONE 3883T. I I L I i 6.15 Tonight 9.13. THE FLAG i LIEUTENANT HENKY DWAlOa
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      473 2 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) ■AIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PHNINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAB EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROH L9NDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage. Due Spore. 10SS. XBANGALORI 6,000 Feb. 16 COMORIN 18,000 Feb.
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      657 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSRN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels. Tonnage. Due. Sail. J SUWA MARU 10.700 Feb. 23 24 FUSHIMI MARU 10,900 Mar. 9 10 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,400 Mar. 22 23 t TERUKUNI MARU 12,000 Apr. 4 6 HAKL'SAN MARU 10,400 Apr. 19 20
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      449 2 BURNS PHILP LINE. (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regulsr monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7366 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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      500 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., UMTED. (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From From From From Spore Malacca Port Penang Swett. BOBINOIA 17 2 FIONIA 7 3 7 3 S3 10/3 ERRIA 28/3 28/3 293 81/3 LALANDIA is 4 18 4
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      1129 2 SHIPPI'VG THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE Hl!.* KHIOW BTEAMSniP CO. Steam Ship Co., Ltd., and China (1932). LTD. Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.) THE SVRAWAK STEAMSniP CO, LTD. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE CUNA.RD STEAMSHIP CO- LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE, Ltd. The
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  • Shipping News.
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      DEVELOPMENTS IN NAVIGATION.
      1391 3 Modern! Instruments. MASTER MARINERS' DISCUSSIONS. The fourth of the series of Admiralty lectures to members of the Southampton Maater Mariners' lui> was delivered by Vnimander B. B. ScholMd, R.N*., and waa entitled "Modem Developments in Navigation." The speaker was intsoduceil by Commander N. K. M. ('orbett, i:.\\.
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      "BURMUDA" CASE.
      169 3 Taken Out of List Sine Die." Belfast, Jan. 18. The action arising out of the burning of the liner Bermuda at Belfast in Novemter, 1931, in which the plaintiffs are the Bermuda and West Indies Steamship Company, Ltd., and the defendants Workman Clark (1928), Ltd., was mentioned before
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      THE SEQUEL.
      213 3 Use of Wood Condemned On French Liners. Paris, Jan. 12. Wood a a constructional medium on board French liners has been condemned, as a direct consequence of the fires that destroyed the George Philippar and L'Atlantique. In future the use of wood for staircases, gangways and ceiling in
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    34 3 According to telegraphic advice from the Chief Inspector of Navigation at Batavia the lightbuoy in Riouw Strait (position 0° 51', SN. ami 104° 18' OE.), which was reported as extinguished, is now burning again.
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    215 3 CINYO MARU, Jap., 6.128 tons, from Nagoya 14-2. for Bombay via Colombo 15-2. LEVERKISEN. Ger.. 4,363 tons, from Yokohama 15-2, for Malacca 15-2. MURORAN MARU, Jap., a,251 tons, from Yokohama 15-2, for Penanjt Calcutta 15-2. BURMA MARU, Jap, 2,818 tons, from Calcutta 15-2, for Hong Kong 16-2. TALMA.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    138 3 Wednesday, February 15. Ships alongnide the Wharves or expected to Arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Lch. "Hygeia," The Cab'e, Lch. "Moonstone," Kudat. Lch. "Lady Clifford." Oil Wharf NU. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Pagar. Albert Dork Nil Victoria Dock Soli. Keppel Harbour. King's Dock
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    PASSENGERS.
    90 3 The following passengers sailed by the Roringia, which left Singapore yesterday: Mis» Maria Beck, Mrs. S. Brighouse, Mr. and Mrs. A. Christenserv, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Duncan. Mme. S. Dharmpandia, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Ford, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Gould, Mr.! and Mrs. T. Jantzcn,. Miss
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      480 3 fiNORDDEI]TSCHER LLOYD. (Incorporated la Ganaaaj.l The undermentioned are the company's intended fixtures: OUTWARD. I LAHN for Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Japan and North China Feb. II HOMEWARD. S SCHLESIEN for M'seilles, Havre, R'dam, H'burfr Bremen Feb. 17 SAARBRUCKEN for Genoa, M'seilles, Barcelona, Adam, R'dam, H'burg Bremen Feb. 19 Passenger steamers
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      388 3 POsLLAst ITEAMMIf LINB cA"* 1 AMBUCAN MAIL LINK BSSSSSSsts^SuBtsSSSSSiI BBSS^^Issn^SBH TO EUROPE Panama Canal m America i Canada V Sues BY PRESIDENT LINERS 24 to 53 days of real comfort Enjoyable Economy Swimming Bath— Excellent Cnlslna. Large cabins with beds. Hot and cold running water la every stateroom. DOLLAR STEAMSHIP
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      573 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO. LTD. (Incorporated in Kn/laiul.. ELLERMAN LINE. Freight Berries to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Via Ports and Suez Canal. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI JAPAN Steamer i s.s. CITY OF KHIOS Due Feb. 21 Sails Feb. 22 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF LYONS for Havre, London, R'dam Hamburg
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      189 3 TIDE TABLES. Wednesday, February IS. H. W. 1.30 a.m., 9 ft. 2 in., 1.38 p.m., 9 ft. 7 in. Thursday, February 16. II W. 1.59 a.m., 9 ft. 2 in., 2,25 p.m, 9 ft. Friday, February 17. H. W. 2.32 a.m., 9 ft. 1 in., 851 p.m., 7 ft. 9
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      552 4 SITUATIONS VACANT. Whvn ■yytjrtae; feir any position advertised in these columns vend enpie* nf texlinwrtlla Da n»l vend orlirin.k. WANT K\K an experienced Court and Costs Clerk. Apply, stating salary required to 7(.. Straits Times. WANTED, Smart La.ly C.ishitr and Stock Kieper for Restaurant. Previous experience vj.luuhle. Write !l«. Strait*
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      692 4 HOUSES. FLATS TO LET No. 35, Barker Road, bedrooms. 81, Wilkie Road. Apply, C, Malacca Street. HOUSE oft Institution Hill. Moderate rant Onited Engineers. TO LBTi Garden View, 2. Cluny Rd., Tanglin. Apply 41, Nassim Road. EUROPEAN bungalow. Balmoral Crescent, slump rp>it. Apply 32, Baimoial Road. TO LET, furnished house,
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      585 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET OFFICE, Robinson Koad, 8,700 *q. feet, first claas property. UniUd Engineer*. TO LET, spacious modern office accommodation with godown on Raffles Place. For further particular* apply to 7^B, Strait* Time*. TO LET, ground floor, 78, Cecil Street, also r-fflces in Stanley Street. Modern, sanitation. Apply J.
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      460 4 PUBLIC NOTICES. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. MT. EMILY SWIMMING POOL. It is hereby notified that th« above Pool <vill he closed for cleaning on Thursday th» I6th instant. BY ORDFR. February 13, 1033. ESTATE AND TRUST AGENCIES (1927), LIMITED. N'oticc is hereby given that owing to the absence through ill health of
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      585 4 PUBLIC NOTICE DREDGING ASSOCIATION SOUTHERN MALAYA. NOTICE of a Meeting to be held at the Empire Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, at •'> p.m. on Saturday, February 18, 1930, when a paper entitled "The Digging Knd of a Ducket Dredge" will be presented by Mr. J. B. Whittaker. A discussion will follow.
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      381 4 BUSINESS CARDS. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE. Mr*. HARU and Miss HANA. 6t, WATERLOO SIKCKT. Telephone 7167. Get our prices of Goodyear Tyres and Tubes and make a saving. VgTk Distributor* £U8 CHIN lll'AT HIN OIL fegtiffl TRADING ».(> 24«, South Bridse Koad or Everything for the Garden Lawn Mowers
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      73 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within OalaMe without Metaya. Malaya. Postage. Monthly I I.UII S 1.110 1 2. T.« Qaarterl] I -■">" HUM 7.3« HaH Vearlj m.-.iiu •-.'i.00 sis.co J.;i.«o 515.90 Sno.oo ADVERTISEMENT RATES The rhiir "i. »n<] insf rurtinns for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS appear »n th* lorm at the Ix.tttim i>f liin
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    HOSPITALS AND ROAD CASES.
    415 5 Plan to Recover Fees Of £100,000. A icheme which will, it is claimed, if fully adopted, enable British hospitals to recover up to £100,000 annually in resp«l <if road accident cases, has been devised liv a l.ar>ister-at-law on bvhulf of the Central Bureau of Hospital lufll
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    HIT BY PELLETS.
    122 5 Man, Wife And Daughter In Hospital. A Eurasian, named L. A. Monteiro, his wife ami 12-year-old daughter were hit by stray pellets from a shot gun with which, it is believed, a teacher in the Gcylang Knjrlisli School m shooting at a dog; which had been run
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    SCHOOLBOY INJURED.
    46 5 A tea ymu oU CMmji •choolbojr of the AnKlo-CKint'M' School. Fort Canninir Rn> I. was ailimtti'd to tho GewnM Hospital Miis morniDg in a very siiious condition. The l>oy in said to havi- fallen while playing in Ihf school ground and injured himself severely.
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    30 5 Mr. L. H. K. Davis, of the Land Office, Malacca., ha-s gone on I'ansfer to the District Office- liisin. olliciati'ng as Assistant District Jsdge, Cor'Xtet and Police (cjrt Biui.etra^c, MaU-.cca.
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    ATLANTIQUE DISASTER
    91 5 Liner Declared a Total Loss. Paris, Feb. 1 1. Following tin- ile*- la rat ion of the Cher\iiimg tribunal of commerce that the burnt liner Atlanti<}u« is a constructive total loss, the owners have tenders i formal notice of abandonment of the vessel to the underwriters, requiring thi72
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    GAS DISASTER.
    97 5 Burial of Victims At Neuenkirchen. Neuenkirchen, Feb. 13. Two graven in the local cemetery, one in the Catholic section and the other in the Protestant, have been prepared for the burial tomorrow of the victims m the gasworks explosion. The dead officially are stated !■> numIkt HI poisons,
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    ZEVEN PROVINCIEN.
    161 5 Captain Relieved Of Command. Batavia. Feb. 11. Captain Eikcboom has been relieved ol" the command of De Zeven Provincien ana has embarked on the cruiser Java pending the decision of the court of inquiry. According to the latest information, frr.m the Navy Department, all the officers, petty officers
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    NEW YORK THEATRES.
    92 5 Go Back To Pre-VVar Prices. New York. New York's legitimate theatres h»ve bom l>ack to pre-war price levels, even in some cases cutting their prices by :i'J |i"' cent. The first bi>r .success to reduce its scale was "Flying Colours," the musical show with Clifton Webb and
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    S.V.C. ORDERS.
    138 5 Routine Orders by .Lieut.-Col. M. J. T. Reilly, M.C., commanding S.S.V b\ Singapore, Feb. 15. The undern:r?ntioned officers are grained leave df absence: Cr.ptain S. Y. WaOff, Lieutenant C. V. Snell, Lieutenant D. Kae, 2nd/ Lieut. H. B. Knox. Promotion Kxainiitationtt. 'flu- following series of lecturehas been arranged.
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    A MICHIGAN CRISIS.
    56 5 Detroit, Feb. 1 The acute financial emersrenry has led the (Jovernor to proclaim an ei^ht-clm public holiday in Michigan State, during which all banks, trust companies and other financial institutions will not transact business. The position has been precipitated hy the acute situation in tbc affairs of
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    NEW TAMIL ASSOCN.
    31 5 An unofficial meeting of representatives of the various Tamil associations in Singapore on Sunday decided to form an n-«(Kiati<ii! to represent that community as a whole in Singapore.
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    46 5 .Major J. H. Harris, Mew CoßMMUtdin? the Solangor Battalion, F.M.S.Y.K., and nvanager cf 'n- Kuala Lumpur branch of Messrs. Pnterson Simc is, has hed his leave acc-lerated on medical groundi. He will leave with Mrs. Harris for home by the Naldera, sailing from IVnang on Saturday.
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      278 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA S PREMIER HOTEL. THIS EVENING TEA DANCE— 6.3O to 8.15 p.m. INFORMAL DINNER DANCE 9.30 p.m. to Midnight. New Amber Room now open for private luncheons and dinners. Strictly Private. SEA VIEW HOTEL TONIC HT IDEAL SEASIDE RESORT KSiviun INFORMAL EXCELLENT FOOD DINNER DANCE AND SERVICE
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      400 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. AT THE BOXING ARENA NEW WORLD By
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      53 5 FOR "PERKECT BTaWCBT* CONSULT ELLISON S. EZEKIEL Co.. (No connection with any other opticians in town). Manufacturing Consulting Opticians. S, r» P :tol Buildinir. Stamford Rd., S'porv. SHiHT TKSTKI) FREE, ■tftrast rear Oenjtsfi prescriptions to us. PromWness, Accuracy and Courtesy Assure*!. KKI'AIKS: Binoculars. Telescopes. (iraniophones. etc. ORDEKS RECEIVED BY POST
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      260 5 ■T RICH IIN DETAIL v Kodak ST i EL| B ||_aj| a Aa^Jj^|B I Kodak;;! KODAK Ltd. Incr.ri orated in Inland ■eWaeea K»ad and ■eMetj K»ad. SlN<; AI'OKr:. E. THE WORLD EXPECTED IT c/fifSfe4Uc HAS DONE IT First In the quality Beld nl the sensational Price of 5325 There at
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    BRITAIN'S DANGER ON THE SEA.
    566 6 Fleet and Trade Defence. MENACE OF ENEMY CRUISERS. The official report of the Trade Defence Exercise of the Rome Fleet in Hay of Biscay, which concluded on Jan. 12 discloses further losses of British merchant ships, wrttM the Morning Post Naval Correspondent Dunn* the night
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  • Correspondence.
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      RUBBER CONTROL.
      426 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times, Sir.- May I add mv quota to this correspondence? Manufacturers want MUMN of supply at a reasonable price for a certain trim at years. By the |(WMMll takirjr over the surplus aid storing it, as •i did with the coin in
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      JAPANESE AIMS.
      200 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times, Bhrv The Manchukuo Government, as Tokio's loud-speak-.T, has now declared that J?hol is definitely a part of its territory and consequently has requested the Japanese forces to recover it froab China. But what is Manchukuo? It is China's three Eastern Provinces
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      ECONOMIC PRODUCTS.
      127 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, A packet of tea from the Government Experimental Gardens has recently been found to contain (a) portion of i cheroot nr cigar and (b) one and a half pink matches. If one's conjecture is correct, and these actually constitute a
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      MORSE INTERFERENCE.
      175 6 To the Editor of the Straits Time*. Sir, I do not know if other listeners bi the 8.8.C. broadcast on the 31-metre wave length have suffered from the same experience as my.-ielf but for several nights this broadcast has been entirely ruined by very loud Morse tapped by
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      66 6 9 w aNEW YEAR RESOLUTION BUY A BRITISH Bar-Lock TYPEWRITER SINGAPORE REPRESENTATIVE A. DAVISON, P. 0. IOX 164. The IMPERIAL 14 GOOD COMPANION" The only ALI.-BRITISH portabU typewriter built on the standard 4-bank principle. Embracing all th* facilities of a Standard Typewriter. tmH a^awr^ SafOSfr^^^Bto THE VERY LATEST PORTABLE. CHROMIUM
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      240 6 WELL-TAILORED CLOTHES impart to the wearer a dignity and bearing, which can be achieved by no other means. For this reason the large clientele of H. B. Winter invariably returns time and time again, for their requirements. MWINIKR GENTLEMEN'S OUTFITTER 18, BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE. TELEPHONE NO. 6188. Keep Yourself Clean
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      472 6 T) jL*^t/Ui Olf y We havt decided to produce a whisk, especially for such climates as yours. May we tell you how we hate come lo lead the uvy w Mbsjg such a remarkable step. It is part of the great pleasure of our business lo meet at all times
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      176 7 Here they are!!! Jw -4 m MARIE DRESSLER POLLY MO RAN- putting you on the new road to riches in mi mirlh lorluni- i.f i::iii-l> .-liti-hir- rc ,.nn;niHl J^H^^ rSk. flj ■i ri.iiii- i.-..is it: m B It. for »h;.l ;,il s y, 1U W M elro JgUfr <QK9k^ UKh:
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      151 7 t"One of the Best British Productions yet screened. Todays "DAILY NEWS" NIftHTLY! Greeted by Packed Houses at Last Night's Opening! BRITISH and DOMINIONS Rousing Naval Spectacle HENRY EDWARDS jEAGLE /s^\\ f^uMjiAG -f /fJifiiwW^-h+Jk it rr^m y^Km. MJmmLim /m/ W m >THE SCfttOCCUWSIC NAVftLSTOftM VIVHH^ TOWTRWCO From the World-famous Play by
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      169 7 /^X NICHTLy 6.15 C 9.15 P.M. NOTHING LIKE IT BEFORE! THE BIG A BROADCAST A PARAMOUNT PICTURE. ALL THE STARS OF RADIO -LAND IN A WONDERFUL MEDLEY OF MUSIC AND COMEDY What we all need these days is a Darn Good Laugh AND HERE IT IS! YOU'LL ENJOY C^^*<A EVERY
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    227 8 Rubber Quotations Recede. SOME INDUSTRIALS IN DEMAND. (By Oar Fimncial Correspondent.) Singapore, Wednesday. Today's Prices: Rubber. <>'i cents ner Ib. Tin, Singapore price $75 per picul. Yesterday's Prices: Rubber, London, 2'*d., down l/32d. New York, 2 29/32 cts., unchanged. Market Tone: Easier. Tin, London, (3 months.) [148
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    PRODUCE.
    67 8 Singapore, Feb. 15. Gambier 5.00 (Cube) No. 1 unpicked) 10.00 Copra 4.95 mixed 4.50 Sago flour, Sarawak 2.00 White Pepper 19'/ Black Pepper 153/ Pearl Sago 4.00 n small 3.90 medium 6.0' Rice Siam $163 to 22(1 Saigon $132 to 14<> Rangoon $186 to 144 No. 1 125 catties
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    EXCHANGES.
    119 8 Rugby, Feb. 18. Foreign exchange! aro: Athens 608 Amsterdam x..")<; Berlin L 4.45 Belgrade 'J.vji.. Bombay 1 <; 6/82 Brussels 24.(i9':» Bucharest 580 Buenos Aires 41' '■> official rate Athens 597 < -j Copenhagen 122 7 10 Geneva 17.81 L Helsingfora L' 27 Hong K<>n>.r 1 S 1 8
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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        MINING.
        433 8 Issue Val. Pd. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang £1 £1 Austral Malay 5/- 5/- Ayer Hitam Tin £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 1 1 Batang Padang 1 1 Batu Caves 1 1 Bukit Arang £1 £1 Burmah Malay £1 £1 Chenderiang 1 1 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt 5/- 5/-
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        GENERAL.
        280 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick. Ord. 0.50 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 1.05 iil £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 4.17.6 10 5 British Malaya Trustee 500 £1 £1 Con. T. S. 7". Prefs. 21/ £1 £1 Con. T. S. Ord. 16 9 1 1 Cycle and
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        148 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 100 101 ci. Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 105 110 nom. Singapore Municipal 4V4 p.c. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 104 105 nom. Singapore Municipal 4V& P-c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 104
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        372 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. Today's Price Fraser Lyall Evatt Co. Allenby ($1) 0.45 0.55 0.45 0.60 Alor Gajah (SI) 025 0.35 0.30 0.40 A. Hi tarn (SI) 0.60 0.65 0.50 0.60 A. Runing (31) 0.10 0.05 0.15 A. Malay ($2) 0.75 1.00 0.76 0.90
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      197 8 SELLING. Singapore, Feb. 15. London, 4 months' sight 2/3 7/8 London, 8 months' sight 2/3 27/32 London, 60 days' sight 2/3 13/16 London, 30 days' sight 2/3 25/32 London, demand 2/3 3/* London, T.T. 2/3 23 32 Lyons and Paris, demand 1,000 Hamburg, demand 163 New York, demand
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      65 8 From China and Japan, by Hosang, due Singapore tomorrow morning. From Holland and German, by Poelau Laut, due Singapore tomorrow morning. From Europe (London mails despatched Jan. 2G) by Comorin due Penang 5 p.m. tomorrow. From Europe (London mails dispatch ed Jan. 26, by Comorin, due Penang 5
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
    135 8 Wrdneiiday. February 15. Rotary Tiftin. Mr Kdward Ford on "Canning In Malaya." Adclphi Hotel, 1 p.m. Perak Turf Club spring nit?., second day. Friday. February 17. Annual nite. of S'poro Boxing Assn., Adflphi Hotel :..:«> p.m. Singapore Musical Society's "Hiawatha's Weddinf Feast." Memorial Hnll. 0.30 p.m.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    245 8 Today. Ccion, Ejrvnt, Europe and Great Britain (Pembrokeshire) I p.m. Ranka Island, Pladjoe Palcmbang (Thedens) 3 p.m. Southern A Western India (Rajula) 3 p.m. Pontianak fSinfrkawanf) 3 p.m. Java, South West Sumatra. SouthEast Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas, Timor Dilly Western Australia (Minderoo) ..3 p.m. Tomorrow. Europe, Great Britain,
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      142 8 Efficient! EeonomUsil! Whether your MORBIS r-««U rxtcnsivr repairs as the rexult of an accidtnt or whether the engine is tired and in noi-.l <:f rejuvenation, we will hand back your car to >ou in a most satisfactory condition. It is not our policy to "create J repairs" in order to
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      NOTES ON HOME INVESTMENTS.
      1216 9 A Corporation Issue. REDUCED BANKING PROFITS. I From Our Own Correspondent.) Ixmdon, Jan. 10. M the stock markets "tailed during the past week, though recessions in prieee wan small. The Urn :i Made figures made a favourable showing bin aroused little enthusiasm in the industrial markets.
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      METAL MARKET.
      454 9 William Jacks Co., in their report dated London, Jan. 18, state: liusiness in Great Britain and Germany is said to be better, but reports from France and the U.S.A. are far from good, and in the latter country the failures of small banks have again started. In UwM
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      S.V.C. ORDERS.
      148 9 Programme of Drills up to and for week emling Feb. 19: Wednesday, Feb. 15, 5.15 p.m., Headquarters, S.R.A. (v), Elementary Gun Drill. Battery Parade; 5.15 p.m., Head> quarters, Ist Bn. Sinn! Section, Voluntary Parade- -Visual Signalling; 5.15 p.m., Headquarters, "O" (Eurasian) Coy. 30 yards Range; 5.J5 n.:.-... Headquarters,
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      BULLION MARKET.
      499 9 Samuel Montajru and Co., in their reP°£t. dated London, Jan. 18, state: The Bank of England gold reserve against notes amounted to £119,792,987 nn Jan. 11, as compared with £119,702,447 p:i ihe previous Wednesday. Most of the gold avnilalbe in the open market was taken for export, although
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      81 9 Noon, Feb. 15. R.S.S. equal to London Standard: Buyers. Sellers Spot (loose) 6 i/j. business done. (F. 0.8.) 61,4 6 9 16 Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Buyers. Sellers Feb. 6% G 7 1G Mar. 6% 67 16 Apr. ..6 7, 16 6V& Apr.-June ..6. 9:16
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      235 9 Closing Quotations In London. (Prom Onr Owa Correspondent.! London, Feb. 14. Closing quotations loday of the principal British and American stocks are gr>ven below: The rise or fall is in relation to tl* price of r\b. -9. GOVERNMENT STOCKS. BRITISH. Rise or Fnll Conversion Loan 5",
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      AMERICAN SHARES.
      66 9 •ilfiioral Motois UK M St.-.ndard Cil ex. pd. H/)"< N r.s. Steel K National < i.y Hank d If funeral Doctrfa IS\ -H Union Pacific Kail Ord. 75 American Tobpcro B. -t-% American Can. 57 Vi M XJ.S. Rubber 4 +«A "Woolworth Slti l\k Radio Corporation The London-New
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      MALAYA TIN STATISTICS.
      178 9 Domestic production, as repTtsenud by exports from Federated Malay States, Unfeduruted Maluy States, end Straits Settlements of tin and tin-in-ore ut 72 p.e. during the month of January. ID3H. Tons. Tons Federated Malay States tjttil Unfederated Malay StatesJob ,r.- ..40 K.-,lah Perils 4r. Kelantan nil TretiKtranu :»>
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    AMUSEMENTS—Singapore.
    132 10 AMUSEMENTS Singapore. AI.HAMBRA. Marie Drei B l*r Polly MorHn in Prosperity. C. 15— 9.15. Phone aw. CAPITOL.- The Flag Lieutenant with Henry K>l wards and Ai;na NenirK 6.15 Ml, Phone 5261-62. GREAT WORLD.— Lois Moran in The Dancers. Gate 10 cts. Ladies Free. STAR TALKIE, GREAT WORLD.— li.'l.c Daniel t
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 15, 1933. A BOLD FACE?
    881 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 15, 1933. A BOLD FACE? Mr. Hoover, delivering on Monday one of his lasl speeches before vacating the office of President of the United States, laid considerable emphasis on the desire of the United States to see Great Britain return to the gold standard.
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    253 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Page left for home by the Boringia yesterday. Mr. H. C. Stafford, manager of Nipah Distilleries of Malaya, Ltd., has returned from leave in Europe. Mr. W. E. Gisby has bee.i appointed to act as Government Architect, Public Works Detriment, S.S. Mr. Walter W.
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    THE MAGIC WORLD OF BUTTERFLIES.
    1004 10 Beauti 1 Specimens Worth a Fortune. (By Eugene de Moult.) u-vrr asked to r.awc the Unix! hti'iitiful thhiy in nature I nhnilil reply the hrtti rfly," fttntis the irrilcr an entomologist. He states this in tide, uho is famous as that the butterfly, a/.yirf from
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    915 10 THE DANGER OF MR. SHAW. The Faculty of Horg Kong University must l>o heartily sorry that they Invit 'I Mr. Bernard Shaw to lecture t i tha students. To young men at Oxford or Cambridge, the address would have been innocuous enough. They know Mr. Shaw
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    COMMITTEE OF NINETEEN FAILS TO MAKE PEACE.
    2763 11 JAPAN INSISTS ON MANCHUKUO. Necessary for Peace Of Far East." WAR IMMINENT. May Be Forced on China In Self-Defence. Geneva, Feb. 14. The- Japane reply has t>een handed to the Secretary-General of the Leasrue ;.!i<] follow* the lines indicated on Feb. 3. It
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    LORD LYTTON GUEST OF JAPANESE.
    149 11 Does Not Believe There Will Be War. London, Feb. 14. Lord Lytton was the principal guest at the dinner of the Japanese Students' Association of the University of London. The dinner, which was private, was held in a Japanese restaurant and was attended by many
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    WAR DEBTS.
    294 11 Premier's Statement In House of Commons. Rugby, Feb. 13. The forthcoming Anglo-American War Debt discussions in Washington were the subject of several questions to the Prime Minister in tho House of Commons today. Asked if these would be confined to the question of debt payments, Mr. MacDonald recalled
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    ARGENTINE MISSION.
    109 11 Watch Special Display By Air Force. Rugby, Feb. 13. The Prince of Wales and many other distinguished guests were members of a large house party at Welbeck Abbey wfata members of the special Argentine Mission were entertained by the Duke of Portland. Members of the Mission were impressed
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    INDIA'S GOLD.
    96 11 Gold And Paper Currency Reserves. Rugby, Feb. 13. The Secretary for India, Sir Samuel Hoare, answering a parliamentary question, stated that at the. end of January t'.u' gold held in India's gold standard and paper currency reserves amounted to about £33,250,000, valued at par, in addition to sterling
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    FLIERS WELCOMED.
    32 11 Gayford And Nicholetts In Cape Town. Cape Town, Feb. 11. Sq.-Ld. Gayford and Fl.-Lt. Nicholetts have arrived here from Walvis Bay and were enthusiastically acclaimed and officially received. Reuter Wireless.
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    JAPAN'S BUDGET.
    16 11 Tokio, Feb. 14. The Lower House passed the Budget by an overwhelming majority. Reuter.
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    BANKER KIDNAPPED IN U.S.A.
    268 11 Friend of Lindbergh. AIRMAN MAY LEAVE COUNTRY. Denver, Colorado, Feb. 1 1. Although his wife and his grandfather expressed their readiness to pay £7,000 as a ransom, nothing has been heard of Mr. Charles Boettcher, a millionaire banker and friend of Colonel Lindbergh, who was kidnapped
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    BOXER'S DEATH.
    339 11 Warrant for Arrest Of Camera. New York, Feb. 14. The arrest of Primo Camera, the giart Italian boxer, has been ordered, following the death of Ernie Schaaf. Schaaf was knocked out by Camera in the thirteenth round of their bout on Feb. 10. He died today in hospital
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    GOLD RESOLD.
    76 11 Federal Reserve And Bank Of England. New York, Feb. 11. By earmarking $14,602,000 of gold here on Thursday, the Bank of England regained at least $50,665 of the War Debt instalment she paid ta gold in December. Thursday'* transaction follows the announcement that the New York Fedei al
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    NOVAYA ZEMLYA
    68 11 In Touch With Mainland By Radio. Archangel, Jan. 28. A total of 366 parsons are spending the present winter s?ason on Novaya Zemlya, a Soviet island in the Arctic Ocean. Among them are 36 scientists engaged in special work. This little wint?r cojpny is maintaining communication with the
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    SINGAPORE ARREST SEQUEL.
    125 11 Commons Question. NO EXTRADITION TO D.E.I. London, Feb. 14. In the House of Commons, replying to a question by Mr. J. Maxton (Lab., Bridgeton) as to why Jemaleddin Tamin and Tanmalakka were arrested in Singapore and Hong Kong respectively, Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister said the Governor of Hong
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    DISARMAMENT.
    277 11 Britain and Control Of Aviation. Rugby, Feb. 13. The presentation al Geneva of the new British programme of work of the Disarmament Conference, designed to speed up the attainment of definite progress, has met with a not unsatisfactory response. Particular importance is attached in British circles to the proposals
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    STOP PRESS.
    85 11 Details of latest scoring Love was out lbw. to Larwotfj, fijst ball, 3. Wall was caught in the gully by Jardine off Allen in the next over, 2 171 for nine. O'Reilly's leg stump was knocked over by Larwood when he had scored 4. Ironmonger not out 0.
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    KING'S" TRIBUTE.
    95 11 Rugby, Feb. 137 It is understood that in accordance with a desire expressed by himself, FieldMarshal Sir William R.>bertson's burial will be private, although the first part of the service will be held in West-Minister Abbey. In their messagte to I^dy Robertson, th^ King and Queen referred to
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    BUYING FOR CHINA.
    52 11 Dr. Wang Busily Engaged In London. London, Feb. 14. Dr. Wang, director of the Chinese purchasing commission in London, has just returned from Egypt, where he attended the International Railways Commission. He is now immersed in negotiations and tenders for further purchases on behalf of the Chinese
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    MUSK RAT IN SURREY.
    97 11 A police-constable at Reigate, Surrey, found a rat nibbling beetroot on M* allotment. He caught it, and then to M" surprise noticed that it "answered the description" of a musk rat, against which the authorities in various parts of the country are waging war. Experts were
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    BRITISH TREASON CHARGE.
    146 11 Several Officers Said To Be Involved. London, Feb. H. The mysterious confinement of an officer of the Seaforth Highlanders in the Tower of London now appears to be a case of suspected treason which extends to a number of other British officers. It is stated that eight
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    POUND AND YEN.
    122 11 Increase in Japanese Competition. London, Feb. 14. In the House of Commons Mr. S. S. Hammersley (Cons., Stockport) asked whether Mr. Runciman was prepared to recommend the abrogation of the AngloJapanese trade agreement. Mr. Runciman replied The whole question of Japanese competition was I receiving careful consideration
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    BERLIN MOVE.
    97 11 Police Chiefs "Given Leave." Berlin, Feb. 13. The names of the former Socialist president of the Berlin police and the chiefs of policy at Hanover, Kreslau, Frankfort, Halle and Stettin appear in a lengthy list of provincial governors and police presidents who have been given leave of absence,
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    ESPIONAGE TRIALS.
    132 11 Sensational Case In Austria. Warsaw, Feb. 14. Sixty-one death sentences for espionage and high treason were carried out in Poland last year according to an official statement. The majority of the sentences were on Ukrainians. Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Vienna, Feb. 14. A far-flung espionage system has been unearthed by the
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    MORE CARDINALS.
    102 11 Sacred College to Be Increased. Rome, Feb. 13. It is announced that the num l >ers of the Sacred College Cardinals will be increased by six to 58 members, of which 29 will be Italians, at the consistory to be held on March 13. Cardinals Sincero and Ceretti,
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    WAR RELIC.
    76 11 Paris, Feb. 11. The Royal Standard which was flown on the King's car when he visited France with the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York after the Armistice has been sold by public auction. The relic was included in a lot containing pennons formerly used in honour
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    AUSTRALIA OUT FOR 175.
    1232 11 Sensational Collapse Today. SIX CHEAP WICKETS. England Require 160 For "The Ashes." Australia collapsed sensationally a* Brisbane this morning. Six wickets fell for only fi" runs, and the total of the innings was 175. England thus need 160 to win the fourth Test match and the
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    SHARE OF $50,000 CLAIMED.
    531 12 Johore Action. MALAY WOMEN'S PROPERTY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore liahru. Feb. 14. In tin Supreme Court before Mr. Jna-ti-T It morning, judgment whs delivi in which Inche Ahmad known in Johore, smi i Nasir bin Haji s L :i, the estate of his. ploj] ktariam
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    EXPENSIVE PUPS.
    174 12 Brought By Air Mail Without Permit. Mr. B. F. Amsdm of 41, Holland Road, learned to his cost yesterday that ignorance of the law is no excuse for infringing it when he was fined $200, or two months, by Mr. A. C. boyd, the Singapore Fourth Magistrate, for
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    WHO KILLED PIAH?
    105 12 Acquittal of Eurasian Boxer. The mystery of the death of a young Mohammedan woman named Piah, alias I'iitch, in a house in Lorong 3tangee early ia January still remains unsolved by the discharge of Harold Vincent Perreau. a wen -known Eurasian by Mr. A. W. Hay. the
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    U.S.A. WITHDRAWS SUPPORT.
    371 12 Announcement' At Y.W.C.A. Meeting. An an—one— lent that the U.S.A. haJ withdrawn its support of Y.W.C.A. aecivitiea in India was m&de at the annual meeting of the Young Women's Christian Association, Singapore, held at Raffles Quay last night, Mrs. B. C. Roberts, the president of the Malyan
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    SETTLED IN COURT.
    306 12 Money Entrusted To Chinese. In the Supreme Court yesterday before Hr. Justice .i. V. (i. Mills, Wee Ke?, repr ■sintrcl by Mr. H. K. S. Zehnder, claim-<-.i fro.n Chan Cheow Poh a ram of $4,400 alleged to be the balance of monies t-ii-truated to him by the
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    THE CAPITOL.
    221 12 Henry Edwrads' Fine Acting In The Flag Lieutenant. Bmmettaf surceases of the days of the lilynt film and reproducing them rs talkies has not been very successful m the past, but British and Dominions have confounded the critics and produced one of ihe outstanding productions of the period
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    THE SOON LEE IN TROUBLE.
    117 12 Fuel Unsuitable For Motor. (From Our own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 14. The junk, Soon uee, in wmen three men from Singapore, ,»lr. I ollin S. brmbane, Mr. James > gjtmtb and a Chinese, Ah long are going hi hngJand, called at iVrt Swettwnmua on
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    CARRIED A DAGGER.
    232 12 Secret Society Man Heavily Fined. Goh Eng Chang, appearing through his counsel, Air. W. uemuth, pleaded for mi>>n of sentence before Mr. H. A. t ncr. the Criminal District Judge, ye.s t< rday, when he pleaded guilty to going atiout in public armed witn a dagger. Chief
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    MOTHER LOVE.
    230 12 But Even That Has Its Limits. Even mother lovo has its limits and a •Javanese widow named Sukaimah was driven to such a pitch of desperation by the unruly behaviour of her 11-year-old son, Wagiman, that she was compelled to apply to Mr. A. W. Hay, the Singapore
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    PRIVATE PLANE FOR KUALA LUMPUR.
    222 12 Ordered by Flying Club Member. (Kiiii.i Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 14. A member of the kuala Lumpur Flying Club has ordered from England a Corrper Swift aeroplane fitted with a Pobjoy engine, for private use. This will be the second aeroplane to be
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    "THE BIG BROADCAST."
    216 12 Popular Melody In Pavilion Picture. There are people who profess a violent dislike for jazz, crooning and the queer noises which 'harmony sisters" produce, .so they had better stay away from .the Pavilion while "The Big Broadcast" is 1 ping played. There are others, probably the vast
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    SALESMAN'S LAPSE.
    115 12 Guilty Plea Followed By Fresh Charge. Lim Hock Kee, a Straits-born Chinese and until recently an assistant in Vie hardware department of Messi's. John Little and Co., had sentence deferred until Feb. 18 on his pleading guilty yesterday before Mr. A. W. Hay, the Second Magistrate, to the
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    COMPOSER DEAD.
    21 12 Paris, Feb. 13. The death is announced of the composei Dv Prac, a pupil ot Cesar Frank. Router Wireless.
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    CHANDU IN TEA CASES.
    810 12 CHANDU IN TEA CASES. Consignment to Local Firm. Smugglers of contraband marie on unsuccessful attempt to avail themselves of the habit, common in Malaya, of including goods to be distributed among smaller firms among a consignment addressed to a well-established firm, counting on the reputation of the latter enable them
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    LIQUOR LICENCE.
    135 12 Transfer Regulations Not Complied With. The transfer of a liquor licence in favour of a retail licence and the non-com-pliance of the regulations governing the latter resulted in Lee Cheng Chck of Chop Khiang Guan Hui, of Victoria Street being fined *200 by Mr. H. A. Porrer, yesterday.
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    ORDER WHICH WENT TO CALCUTTA.
    362 12 Protest By Penang Commissioner. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penan;:. Feb. 1 Nine formal items a* today's meeting of the Municipal Onunissionen were gone through within Ihre minutes, btrl Mr. Heah joo Basing the newe I member to the Municipal Bo;ird, made several interesting observations before
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    EMPTY HOUSES.
    219 12 And How a Sikh Jaga Used Them. Keliar Singh, a Sikh jags left in ge ol ?i row of empty houses waiting to be demolished between New Market Road and Lin Knir Bee Lane decided to strike out on a line of bu in< di tiact from that
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    FALSE TRADE MARK.
    213 12 Japanese Firm Wins Case. The protracted hearing of a ca.-r under the Merchandise Marks Ordinance in which kabushi Kaisha Mitouya Shoken of Osaka, Japan, charged Chop Tai On, of. S» Hißh Street, with having for sale cloth .to which a counterfeit trade mark had Keen affixed resulted
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    59 12 A Glasj," <l a MB !i ordered BOOH Y-tcrs at j the oyster bar of a restaurant. One o* the oysters contained no fewer than four pearls, and although of little value the event is interesting in that rarely more than two pearls found in a single I shell. The
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      MALAYAN CRICKET NOTES.
      1356 13 Lall Singh and Perkins, i S.C.R.C. SHOULD DO WELL. (By Our Cricket Correspondent.) Another cricket season begins, and once more enthusiasts may be seen :n■pecting ami criticising the freshly rolkxi turf or the tightly stretched strip of new I matting i" the cvntre of the grooad. X-t
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      OPEN TOURNAMENT IN U.S.A.
      108 13 British Tennis Circles Startled. London, Feb. l:j. The United States I.awn Tennis Association proposes to hold an open championship at Philadelphia in September for amateurs and professionals. The Association has obtained supporting legal opinion in view of the possible opposition from the International Federation. British tennis
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      S.C.C. TENNIS.
      107 13 Results of Yesterday's Ties. The following were the results of ties played in the S.C.C. tennis tournament yesterday. Mixed Doubles Handicap. W. R. Dobbs iind Mrs. Stapleton plus 3 beat Major H. L. Graham and Mrs. C. .1. Smith owe 15, 6—l, 3— 6, 6—o. W. H. Droogleever
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    PERAK RACES.
    75 13 Scratching* For Today's Events. Scratchings for the Perak Turf Club laen today are announced as follows: 1.- Rosemary. 2. Gold Or, Tambour Battant. 4.- Gold Piece, John Ronald, Trilla, Mithras. 5. Deep Music, Vaswyne. 6. Geninderra, Hatchet Lane, Golden Maize, Tinakill. 7. Cheering, Air Defence, Soldier Boy Prince
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    S.C.C. SIX-A-SIDE FOOTBALL.
    515 13 Interesting Games Yesterday. Three- interesting tm played yesterday in the B.C.C. six a-su'e foothall toumament and while the play was never of a hijth standard it r.;vei tlu k -s provided great fun for all. No goals be ng KOrad in tin- tii-' rratth between G. V.
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    WEI-HAI-WEI CUP.
    195 13 Teams For Semi-Finals On Sunday. The following arc the teams and .starting times for the semi-finals of the Wei-Hai-Wei Cup to be played on Sunday morning next at Kcppcl and Sepoy Lines. Handicaps have b^n adjusted »,> the respective courses where necessary. Keppel vs. Garrison, Keppel pluycis mentioned
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    IPOH CRICKET.
    141 13 First Inter-Club Match This Week. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. Feb. 14. The Perak Club, Taiping, travelled down to Ipoh on Sunday to meet the local European club at cricket, this being the first inter-club fixture of the season. The home team, thanks to the batting of Whitaker
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    ENGLAND'S GOOD RECOVERY.
    345 13 Ireland Beaten At Twickenham. London, Feb. 11. The weather was fine and there was a crowd of 60,000 present, including H.R.H. the Duke of York, at the international Kugby match at Twickenham tiday whe 1 England lu>at Ireland by 17 pts.'to six jits. Murray kicked off against
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    CHINESE LEAGUE.
    470 13 Siong Boo Fail Against St. Matthew's. St. Matthews Y.P.G. 3; Siong Boo A A. 2 A goal scored during the last five 1'iinutes enabled St. Matthew's Young People's Guild to win their Chinese League foctball match against t<he Siong Boo Athletic Association by the odd goal in five
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    YACHTING.
    55 13 The Royal Singapore Yacht Club announces that on Sunday the A class will sail the second of the series for the Guillemard Challenge Cup. Start 10 a.m. The B class will Kail a single race round the Johore Shoal Buoy for the Mowgli Challenge Cup, starting at '.»'!<> a.m.
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    NURSES AT PLAY.
    484 13 Annual Sports on M.C.U. Ground. Ati interesting afternoon was spent at the Medical College Union ground yesterday when the annual sports of the Hosnital Nursing Staff Games Club were held. The competitors showed great enthusiasm and zeal in all the events, not the least in the obstacle
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    MALACCA PLANTERS AND TODDY SHOPS.
    1524 14 MALACCA PLANTERS AND TODDY SHOPS. Experiment Which Failed. DRY POLICY HARD to ENFORCE. At (he quarterly general neeting of the Malacra Pianten Axaociation, the chairman, Mr Alec MeKensie, lefened to th MeatkM ef estate toddy shape. The association closed all shops from May to 'ho end nt laM yiai and
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    PERAK STATE COUNCIL
    178 14 New Members and Two Presentations. (From Our Own < m -respondent. I Taiping, Keb. 14. Three new members made the affirmation as members at v meeting of the I'erak Slate Council held al Taiping terday. Those who took the oath were the Orang Kaya Besar (Haji Ahmad
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    EMPIRE AIRWAYS.
    100 14 Trans-Atlantic Service Prophesied. Rugby, Keb. IS. Sir Kru- Geddes, chairman of the ImI'crial Aii way.-, who arrived at C'roydon this morning from his tour of inspection of the National Imperial Airways to South Africa, said that he saw no reas >n why within t le next iwu or
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    AGAIN POSTPONED.
    76 14 Charge Against Ship's Captain. (From Our Own Correspondent.) 1. MC ll'{> 14. A further postponement was allowed i until F'eb. 28, this, morning to ("apt. Leil Ttiue, of tiu- s.-. Mahi-lla, who was charjffil 1 eforc Raia Hitam. at the Klan'g poll court with volunbtrily causinit gji'icvous hurt
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    BAIL AND A LEPER.
    386 14 Unusual Application In Police Court. An inU'reetiag point arose in connection with the convict on and subsequent appeal of Tan Chay, a sicond-hand goods dialer, against a .sentence of seven months' ligrr >as imprisonment on a t haif.> of dishonestly receiving stolen property. Bail had been
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    PRISON FOR WOMAN.
    165 14 Carrier of Contraband Chandu Opium. Tontraband chandu and .opium to the total value of $1,53(> found in an attap house in Thomson Road on Feb. 6 led to the appearance of an elderly Chinese woman, named Tan Chwee, before Mr. H. A. Form, the Criminal District Judge,
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    PUBLIC LOTTERY.
    87 14 Chinese Convicted For Chap Jee Kee. Cliv Sua. was i-onvicted by Mr. tiny, tin' Second Magistrate, yesterdaj i.i a> -i-tinjr in the management 1 1 i public lottery, chap j c kee. Sentpnc< .s: s postponed accii cd b^rng allowei vail in ?2W. A d-tective police constable Ka\i
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    FRENCH CHAMBER.
    71 14 Record Session On Finance Debato. Paris, Keb. 14. Tho Ckamber of Deputies iihs oeaien .11 niords for tin- iluiatum of a single -sitting. Thi* financial da bate u|i to now iia^ lii>t»ii :!4 hours. Kaiuiul: and Socialist.-) have formed a \myl U> support the Government, overcoming all «j)p«sition.
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    UNEMPLOYED RELIEF.
    143 14 The following donation/ have been received on lieialf of the Non-European Relief Fund,. Singapore hu-usian Association,. Singapore, $17; Hercules Badminton Party (Musk- Section) un<) Juliana Rronchpng Party Com l>ftition $21: Mi- (i. L, Flam $50; Mr. E. N. Linghaa) S'l.Hti; SWamfoi Asiatic Un--jiiployiiH'.i'. Loininitteo *1S; H.K. The Governor
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      "OLD HANDS" TO GO?
      517 14 Passing of Rugby's Tried Stalwarts. How many <-f the o!<! hand- are likely to disappear from inte; national Rugby Union football writes Old Ebor in the S:>ortinK Chronicle lur the va-.-iou'-selection committees have passed the rule <vi r the DMMt of tal.ni whi:h has been I'i-oii^lit
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      JACK DEMPSEY.
      186 14 FHrii Story Of His "ComeBack" Being "Shot." .Task Dempsey piayed host at the Brooklyn Vitaphone Studio recently to the apMrti w-jum-s of all the city's newspapers. Th>- oi-i-asion of the party beinn jiiven by "TH;. Manas. j Mauler" v.as tlu"shootinK" of the prize-figrhtinpr ftcenet fbr "The Sock Market,"
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    140 14 i'odat. February 15. IVrnk Turf Club «i)iine mttr.. second day. Boxinif: Polic* Depot, S.'jO p.m. Football: B.C.C. i-ix-a-side competition; Malays II vs. Chinese II, Jalan Bc*;ii Stadium. lhursd.iv. February 16. Football: S-.C.C. six-a-side competition Mwui-finals. Friday. February 17. Annl. jren. mtg. of S'pore Boxing Assn., Adelphi Hotel. 5.30
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    18 15 Mr. G. T. Dawes, Secretary of Austral Malay Tin, Limited, has returned to Taiping after leave in Australia.
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  • INDIA, BURMA AND CEYLON WEEK BY WEEK.
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      Notes From Bengal.
      2053 16 f'liicrnor's Surprising Speech I) i e h <t iU > Admonished Road RuH—htmtemic Of Smallpox Suppressing Hooliganism Solution Of At tear Problems. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Feb.. 8. Politics have been in the foreground this week stimulated by two speeches, lioih in optimistic vein, by the
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      INDIAN SUPPORT FOR BURMA.
      529 16 Assembly Members. NO BAR TO SECESSION ON TERMS. New Delhi, Feb. C. "We have given the most careful consideration of the terms of the resolution passed without a division by the Burma Council on Dec. 23 last regarding the future constitution of Burma, tt appears to
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      NEW ATTACK ON MALARIA.
      395 16 Novel Experiment In liengal. (From Our Own orrespomlenl. I Calcutta, Feb. 8. A new attack on the ravages of malaria is to be made in Bengal during the summer months at a time when the itsMM exacts its heaviest toll. The problem is to be tackled
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      BENGAL EUROPEANS.
      253 16 Neglect of Politics Criticised. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Feb. 28. The indifference of European Association members to politics came in for :-our.<l criticism when only 40 members,, turned up for annual* nieeting of the Calcutta branch, which has a total membership of well over 2,000. TJie meeting
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      U.P. GOVERNOR.
      144 16 Year's Extension for Sir M. Hailey. New Delhi, Jan. 25. communique states; that His Majesty the KinK-Emperor has been pleased to approve the extension of the term of office of Sir William Malcolm Hailey, as Governor of the United Provinces until Aujr. 9, 1934. Sir Malcolm is not
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      INQUIRY INTO JUTE PROBLEM.
      496 16 Factors Responsible For Distress. The jute problem of Bengal is to \,o investigated by a committee, which. Mm Associated Ptcm understands, has been appointed by the Government of Beng-il (Ministry, of Agriculture). r he appointment of the Committee "s ihe sequel of a non official resolution
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      BENGAL SALARIES.
      381 16 India Government's Decision. The Government of India, has issued a communique reducing the salary cut from 10 to 5 per cent. The communique, which was issued rays:- "The Government of ItMlia has recently rwn considering whether and Id what extent it is MMMHH7 to continue ■he temporary cut
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      ATTEMTED MURDER OF OFFICIAL.
      958 16 Kujshahi Outrage. ASSAILANT SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS. Bholanath Koy Karmakur was MdUBCed by a Special Tribunal at Alipore to seven .wars' transposition fOT the tempted nrardn of Mr. C. A. W. Luke, Superintendent of the Rajshahi gaei. Tin- a.cusod was also convieted of conspiracy to murder
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    A POLITICAL DIARY OF THE WEEK.
    2006 17 t. M V 41. ERA'S VICTORY— S AMI) ELITE LIBERALS TO GO INTO OPPOSITION Y—TilE BIDi.ET !H THE RAILWAYS— ANOTHER TALK O/V H ili MBTS UR. CHAMBERLAIN AND THE INCOME TAX— ROAD vs. RAIL COMPBTIThM. [From Our Own Correspondent.) i Straits TthM Oikhk, j
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    FOREIGNERS IN MANCHUKUO.
    386 17 Prospects Not Considered Bright. The Harbin representative of the Manchukuo Foreign Ofllce. Mr. Sugihara, in an interview with members of the local ian Press, stated that it ha:! ieen decided by the Government at Hsilikiog not to permit any foreisrncrs, including all extra-territorials, to enter the coun-
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    64 17 The jackdaws which have been evicted from the Round Tower at Windsor have proved guilty of theft beyond .il doubt now that their nesting sites are j beinjr cleared. In one chimney stack I alone there havo been discovered moiy I ihan 20 labels stolpn from Sir (.'live Wkr.-ams mote
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      42 18 p.s.e. radio Sir Dan Godfrey Evensong Kuala Lumpur His Orchestra Westminster Abbey Java Stations *r P_ ~~~~^^J|H' Rugger Latest News Commentaries from Test Match Scores Results from Home from Australia. Home NEWS, MUSIC AMUSEMENT. The General Electric Co., Ltd. Kuala Lumpur Singapore.
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  • The Straits Times Wireless Supplement
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      5 18 The Straits Times Wireless Supplement
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      Radio On The Railway.
      814 18 TRIUMPHANT SUCCESS. When the King recently returned from Scotland the royal train was litted with a radio receiver. This was the first occasion upon which the King has listencdin en route although there are now at least three main-line expresses running daily in Great Britain that
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      "G.M.T."
      511 18 G.M.T." Even Greenwich is Not Exactly Right. Apart from abstract and philosophical considerations, time, in actual practice, is measured by the rotation of the earth, and a solar day is the duration of a complete rotation of our sphere round its axis with NMMd to the sun. which is! rather
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      FIRST ULTRA SHORTWAVE STATION.
      67 18 According to the Osservatore Romano (Rome), the Vatican station is being equipped with transmitting apparatus for broadcasts on a fiO-centimetro wave, on the Marconi principle. It is the first station of its kind to be installed. A twin transmitter and receiver is also being erected at
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      NEW STATIONS IN HUNGARY.
      55 18 Work on the new ISO-kilowatt Budapest (Hungary) transmitter has progressed so satisfactorily that it is fully expected to get it ready for operation by the spring of 1933, In the meantime, four relays of lower power are being opened at Magyarovar, Nyiregyhaza, Miskolc and Pecs; they
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      IPOH-WIRELESS CONSCIOUS.
      611 18 IPOH- WIRELESS CONSCIOUS. Enthusiastic Meeting. Ipoh has become wireless conscious and at a representative meeting held at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce last we- k there came into being the. Perak Radio Society which has among other aims in the words of Mr. Harold Huntsman i who presided "the ultimate
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      RADIO CONTRACT.
      235 18 Nanking Government To Cancel Mackay Plans. Negotiations are now in progress for, the cancellation of the agreement reacheil with the Maekay Radio and Telegrauh Company, according to Dr. Chu Chiahwa. Minister of Communications, in an interview given to Chinese nress representatives at Shanghai. Dr. Chu went to Shanghai
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      2,000,000,000 OSCILLATIONS A SECOND
      505 18 "THE MICRO-RAY" SHORT-WAVE MAKES FLYING FASTER A description of the i.ew transmitters which, working on a wavelength of less thai one metre, are to be tsed for communication between aerodromes in Great Britain and in France. Amazing progress has been made with the < *micro-ray" short-wave
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      "LISTEN FRENCH."
      121 18 LISTEN FRENCH." Some of the French newspapers are I sounding the slogan Listen French," and urging 'heir readers not to be so I unpatriotic as to listen to Daventry and i other foreign stations. It seems that I there has actually been a proposal among some of these recalcitrants to
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    THREE MEN KILLED.
    170 19 Crackers Explode On Boat. Calient, Jan. 30. Three men lost their lives and two ■MH Were injured when a tin full )f endun exploded on a ferry boat lear Mahe, tlie French possession in Mulalia 1 Two young men of Dharmadam, a üburb of Tellichcrry. Ntfrth Malabar.
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    POLICE RACKETEERS.
    108 19 New York Constables As Kidnappers. New York, Jan. 13. Two hundred detectives, gathered at the daily "line up," where prisoners are paraded for observation, heard one of their superior officers. Inspector John J. Sullivan, denounce two policemen arrested ae kidnappers. He said: "You two policemen are worse than
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    CAPTAIN ENLISTS IN RANKS.
    36 19 The London Gazette has published the following announcement: Capt. C. M. L« Clair, M.C.. late Royal Tank Corps, relinquishes the rank of captain on enlistment into the ranks of the Territorial Army.
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    POPULAR "HERO" SENTENCED.
    458 19 Man Who Impersonated Dead Soldier. Berlin. Jan. IS. Hummel, the Offenburg tailor, who has in'cn on trial at Freiburg for impersonating a man named Daubmann, who was killed in France in 1916, has been sentenced to 2'l' years imprisonment. His impersonation, his story of having been imprisoned
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    BOY PLAYS BANDIT.
    243 19 Marquise Attacked In Her Flat. Paris, Jan. 12. A desire to emulate a certain film "hero" was apparently the motive for the desperate action of a young French boy, Jacques Vauchamp, aged 15, who murderously attacked his great aunt the Marquise de Nedde, in her flat in
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    HONOUR FOR INDIAN.
    74 19 Title Conferred By The French Government. Tranquebar, Jan. 30. The French Government has conferred for the second time on an Indian subject of French India the title of Officer of the Legion of Honour the recipient beintf Mr. Khader Sultan Maricair, a prominent merchant and citizen of
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    RECORD WHEAT CROP.
    83 19 Wellington N.Z.), Jan. 13. A record wheat crop of over 10,000,000 bushels, involving an export surplus of 2.390,000 bushels, is forecast by ihe Wheat Purchase Board constituted last Wednesday to administer the compulsory pool, which is designed to maintain the average value of wheat based upon the
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    SHORTER WEEK OPPOSED.
    435 19 How Machines Oust Men. Geneva, Jan. 13. The danger? of the 40 hours working week proposal arc disorganisation of the home market, increase in economic nationalism, and the unsetting of the economic and social equilibrium, according to the spokesman for the French employers at this morning's meeting
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    DIVORCE CASES.
    238 19 Decree for Lady Violet St. John-Mildmay. I^dy Violet Vane St. John-Mildmay, who pave her address as at Heathe Cottage, Blcester, was granted a decree ni;i for divorce by Lord Merrivale in Vhe Divorce Coui-t. She alleged adultery l>v her husband, Sir Anthony St. John-Mild-niay, who did not appear
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    RAIL MERGER.
    98 19 Advocated by C.KR. President. Montreal, Jan. 16. Mr. Beatty, president of the CanadianPacific Railway, addressing the Canadian Club at Toronto, strongly advocated the amalgamation of that system and the Canadian National Railway system as the only means of solving the transportation problem. He declared that his company was
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    THE ATTACK ON EVEREST.
    322 19 Leader on Hardships To Be Faced. Hardships and dangers to be faced hy ihe Mount Everest Expedition, were described by the leader of the expedition, Mr. Hush Ruttledlte, in a broadcast address: 'limbing Mount Evertat." During the attempt, he said, three camps would be permanently kept.
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    OXFORD COMMUNIST CLUB.
    57 19 Since the meetings last term of the October Club, the Oxford University Coir.munist organisation, there have been rumours that the club would be bann;'i! this term, but the club has started again with a business meeting, at which it n* stated that the membership was no-v about
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    CLAIMED TO BE A RUSSIAN PRINCE.
    276 19 Suicide Rather Than Deportation. A man who claimed to be a RoeiM prince, and who declared that be bated the Soviet, and would kill himself if he v.-ere sent u> l!u>.i;i. war i -ecommended ior deportation by Mr. Fry at Bow Street Police Oonrt,
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    REVOLVER IN CREEK.
    52 19 Divers Recover Weapon Thrown In By Burman. RanajOOß, Jan. 30. On receipt of information that a revolver had been thrown by a Burman into the creek opposite the Gos-crnment Dockyard, Rangoon police employed divers who recovered a five-chambered revolver from the creek. No one has been arrested.-
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      365 19 Empire SiyyipN TODAY. ■_'.:;o |i.in. Timt' Signal from Big Ben. < nil.' it !>.■• tin- Northern Studio Orchestra, from a Manchester studio. 3.0 From the Public Library a talk by Miss E. M. Delafield. 3.15 Vaudeville pBcgramime Gramophone records) ;j .JO Concert bf the Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra, conducted by Sir
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      354 19 Studio Orchestra, from a Manchester studio. 3.0. Books— Old Favourites, a talk by Mi«s K. M. Delafield. US. Intailude (Gramophone records). 3.30. The Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra, conducted by Sir Dan Godfrey, relayed from the Pavilion, Bournemouth. l.i:.-I.:;0. News Bulletin. THURSDAY, FEB. 23. 2.30 p.m. Time Signal from Big Ben. l.addie
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      224 19 Today's Crossword Puzzle I z 3 q. 5 W'' 5 p 2 J9 to i i 1- i\ (CLUES.) irDfNa r festival time AIKUb» L M 11u L' 4. Scconii 1. Iniimin'tl by inactivity o, Wouinlnl 6. Dcliirht Belatei 13. Troubled 30. Trinity 14. Published number |i Hi* l. r
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    Home Fleet's Spring Manoeuvres Off Spanish Coast.
    147 20 A RISKY JOH: A rating cleaning the port boom of H.M.S. Valient. THE HOME FLEET recent))' carried out manoeuvres off the co• 8 t of Spain. (Above) The n«w international flag rode used for the 6rst time. THK KKW of the Valient at
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