The Straits Times, 22 February 1933

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    32 1 [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.) THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1933. PRICE 10 CENTS. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1933. PRICE 10 CENTS
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      341 1 Singapore: 78, Cecil st. tphone bibd." S 6.15 Tonight 9.15. > i ImARLENE DIETRICH J in BLONDE VENUS j Phone 5261-2. I jj^jj Australian Test Commentaries and scores Big Ben giving England HMH^v c Ti me National Programmes Birmingham Bournemouth iS^'v^ H I Scotland and other stations offer you a
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      26 1 1 tl .'i i JU PAVILION; 6.15 Tonight 9.15. SAY IT WITH music I with I JACK I'.VNE AN!) HIS 15AM). I I'honc f.903. I ..J
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      464 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) ■AIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. FKNTNSLLAR AND ORIENTAL S.N CO. UNDKR CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAB EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage. Dne Spore. 1988. RANPURA 17,000 Mar. 3 XBHtTAN 8.000 Mar.
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      673 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naplea, Marseilles, London, Antwerp Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels. Tonnage. Due. Sail. S SUWA MART 10.700 Feb. 22 23 t FUSHIMI MARU 10,900 Mar. 9 10 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,400 Mar. 22 23 t TERUKUNI MARU 12,000 Apr. 4 5 HAKUSAN MARU 10,400 Apr. 19
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      445 2 BURNS PHUP LINE. (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE. SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. 1 Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7366 tons) and ths s.s. MANGOLA (3,362 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the I largest and finest steamers trading to
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      509 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMED. (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5325. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From From From From Spore Malacca Port Penang Swett. FIONIA 7/8 7"3 8/3 10/8' ERRIA 28/3 28/3 29/3 81/3. LALANDIA 18/4 18/4 19/4 2J/4 MEONIA I •'< 9 5
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      1118 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO. Steam Ship Co, Ltd, and China (1932). LTD. Mutual Steam Navigation <"n, Ltd.) THE SARAWAK STFAMSIIIP CO, LTD. THE STRAITS STEAMSniP CO, LTB. THE CUNARD STFAMSIIIP CO.. LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO, LTD. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE. Ltd. The SIAM
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      663 3 TODAY. TUESDAY, FEB. 28. 8.50 p.m. Time Signal from Big Ban. 9-50 p.m. Time Signal from Big Bsn. Concert by the Northern Concert by the Midland Studio Studio Orchestra, from a Orchestru and vocalist, from a Manchester studio. Birmingham studio. 10.20 Hooks— Old Favourite*, a talk 10-20. Vaudeville programme by
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      904 3 VESSELS ARRIVED. VYNER BROOKE, Sar., 713 tons, from Kuching 22.2, for kuchir.g 23.2. MAI.INI. Suim, 788 tons, from Bangkok 21.2, for Malacca 22.2. TINOMBO Dutch, 525 t.<r.s, from S. Pandjung 21.2, for S. Pandjang 23.2. BAN HO GUAN, Dutch, 965 tons, from Sourabaya 22.2, for Souiabaya, B'massim 25.2. MATA HARI,
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      333 3 iNORDDEIJTSCHER LLOYD. (IncorportPd in The undermentioned are the company's intended fixtures OUTWARD. LAHN for Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Japan and North China Mar 5 SAALE for Manila, Honir Kong, Shanghai, North China T nd Ja P a n Mar. 14 9 LIPPE for Manila and Japan Mar. 15 FULDA for
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      402 3 BWIJIB CTBAMiIP LIMB taWAMHUCAN MAILUWf v- flnM. z TO EUROPE^ 1 Panama Canal America Canada Suej BT PRESIDENT LINERS 24 to 53 dava of real comfori Rnjoyablr Economf I Iwlsußlng BaU— Excelleat Com** Large eablms with beds. Hot and cold running wstar la ereiy stateroom sQijLjk^Dß DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES, lIC.
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      558 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSffIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England ELLERMAN" LIKE. Freight Benriet to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Via Ports and Surz Canal. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KOXG. SHA.M.IIAI JAPAN Steamer i s.s. CUT OF KHIOS Due Feb. 21 Sails Feb. 22 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF LYONS for Havre, London, R'dam Hamburg
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      642 4 Head Office: 7*. Cecil Street. Singapore. Phone*: .-.131-5152. Id: Times" Singapore. Kuala I.nmpur <ffli.< H, Java Street. Phone: MM. Lasstaa BJBb*i k<>ii OMnt. flaal street, London, K.C. 4. Phone: Central 44:10. Tel.: "Leadm.-ilaya" London. London Advertising Representative: 21, Old Jewry, London, K.C. t, < ilv ili.-.0. Tel.: "Keutraflk" London. American
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      687 4 BOARD— RESIDENCE PRE-WAR RATES at "Lloyd House," 2, Lloyd Road. Call 6 p.m. SLUMP PRICES from $70— room* with verandahs. European, good situation. Phone 4747. ■AIT ANGIiA. 8, OXLBT RISB. Phona IUO. Central, Convenient, Homely, Tennis, larages mod. un. Daily or monthly rates HOUSES. FLATS TO LET 81, Wilkie Road.
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      462 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LET, offices No. IS, Collyer Qoay. Apply Sims. Darby Co.. Ltd. OFFICES TO LET, 24-B. Battery Bead. 2nd floor. Apply Guthrie A Co, Ltd. OFFICE, Robinson Road, 8.70 C sq. feet, first class property. United Engineers. TO LBT, No. 110, Robinson Road, soluble for office
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      430 4 FOR SALE KELVINATOR j ELECTRIC KEI KK.KHATOKS USED KELVINATORS Low price-. aM)r limn, full puaranti-e. hELVINATORS itKNTED Malayan Mechanical Equipment Co. 14, Rnbiraum Road. Tel. 34(14. FOR SAI.K. one B.S.A. No. 1 air rifle. 121, Straits Times. RI'BBER ESTATK. at MMa, Juron* district, Singapore. What offers 1 il'h. s. T.
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      373 4 FOR SALE Re RICKARD LIMITED (In Voluntary Liquidation) 138, Cecil Street, Singapore. OFFERS ARE INVITED for any Portion of the Remaining rnsuld Plant and Machinery, Including: 1 Linotype Machine, 400 Cases of Type Imposing Surfaces, Chases, etc. 1 Folding Machine 1 Stitching Machine 1 Cutting Machine, Binding Materials, etc. 3
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      264 4 BUSINESS CARDS. a MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE. Mrs. IIARU and HJm HANA. 60, WATERLOO SIKKRT. Telephone 7167. KATIIINC. (OSTlMKS— pure «,.01. KSSINCI-^Kohinsoirs Kunua Raja. TEMPO Fountain Pcnx. 11-rt. Mh. TOWELS— Triangle Seminary brands TOILET Paper. MKTAI. POLISH. and other houxehold requisites. at REIH'< Kl> KKTVII. PRICKS. HOON SECK TRADING
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      327 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL. THIS EVENING TEA DANCE 6.30—8.15 p.m. INFORMAL DINNER DANCE 9-30-Midnight RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA Mm* 5381. SEA VIEW HOTEL Patrons are requested to kindly note that, TO-NIGHT THE BALL-ROOM IS RESERVED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION of Malaya Next Dinner Dance: Friday, February 24th, 1933.
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      515 5 RAFFLES CAFE Excellent Meals a la Carte at Moderate Cost. BREAD daily delivery to all parts of the town. CAKES Cakes and Pastries, Sausagre Rolls and Curry Puffs freshly made daily. Upcountry orders executed promptly. Chocolates, Sweets, Crackers and Fancy Goods. EHONE 538,1; SHIPPING NOTICE. m.v. "GLENBEG" ARRIVED FEB. 13.
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      681 5 AUCTION NOTICES. REMINDER AUCTION SAKE of Mohagany Btained teak household furniture, etc. Also a complete Radio Set in perfect working order. To be held at No. 63, Holland Roud (fit milestone), on Thursday, February 23, I' U. at 4 p.m. Now on <msw. CHEONG KOON SENG A CO., Auctioneers REMINDER
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      658 5 CAUGHT WITH PISTOL 1 AND BULLETS. Gaol for a Ricksha Puller. "The mentality of ricksha pullers is such that they will do these stupid things without any thouorht of tM const quences." -aid llr. S. Fung in the course of his plea in mitigation of sentence on Tay Chee Ser.g
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      320 5 Dr. ALEKHINE World Chess Champion llr. Alekhine will play a simultaneous match against a team of Singapore Chest players at the ADKI.I'HI HOTEL, Cole■n St.. Blngmp re on Bl KDAT MORNIMG, PIBBUAKT 2t;th .a 10.30 a.m. The Pablle an Invited to witness the exhibition. ADMISSION $1. The Honorary Seerctaif of
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    WOMAN DIES AFTER SEA ORDEAL.
    249 6 Help Too Late. RESCUER STRAPS HER TO HIM WITH PUfITEES. The gallant rescue of a Chinese woman from the sea by a North Indian police constable ami a Malay civilian caused a great deal of excitement along the «ea nonl near the Cenotaph shortly before
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    INDIAN COTTON.
    71 6 Protection Continued For Six Months. New Delhi, Feb. 21. The Government is introducing a BMI providing for the continuance of th" existing protection of the cotton textile industry for six months, until the end of October. The Minister of Commerce, speaking in the Assembly in reply to the
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    RUBBER IX D.E.I
    90 6 356 Estates Out Of Tapping. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Feb. 17. According to the figures of the Central Office of Statistics 356 estates stopped tapping by the em? of December, a total acreage of 62,104 hectares. Furthermore there are 139 estates which have partly stopped tapping,
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    MAULED BY TIGER
    91 6 Escape Of Bengal Governor's Guard. Calcutta, Feb. i Information has reached ''alcutta that Sergeant Adams, of I lie Calcutta Police, who was on special duty as a police guard U> the Bengal Governor, was mauled by a tiger, yesterday, at Ilatipotha, Jaipaiiruri district, while His Excellency ami
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    31 6 TIM halt -yearly general meeting of _M PM Mm Thrift and Ix>an Society will be befcl at the Controller's office on Saturday at MM. Capt. L, D. Gammans will be present.
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    TEACHERS' THRIFT.
    336 6 New Society's Successful First Year. The report of the Singapore Englisl' School Teachers' Co-operative Thrift an.l Fxian Society, Ltd., which is to be ore«.nted at the annual meeting at Raffles Institution on Feb. 25 is as follows: You will remember the bcrinnincrs of the society in Mar.h lnst
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    BULL FIGHTS PROTEST
    52 6 Results in Disorder At Ciroue d'Hiver. Paris, Feb. 19 The Cirque d'Hiver was the scene of riotous disorders when the members of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals violently protested against the bull rights which were staged on Saturday nijrht, and were evicted by
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    FRANCE'S HOARD.
    55 6 Huge Shipment of Gold For New York. Paris, Feb. 19. The outflow of bullion hoarded by the Banque de France to the United States started on Saturday when a gold consignment valued at 2 000.000 francs whp shipped aboard the German liner, Mm Bremen, for New York, according
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    ACTIVE REDS
    46 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Mr lan. Feb. 17. It was reported that on Feb. 12 eight natives, suspected active Communists, arrived in Batavia from Singapore under police escort. It is understood that they belonged to the same group arrested with the notorious Djamaluddin Tamin.
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    INCA EXPEDITION
    53 6 Berlin, Feb. 20. The news has been received h"re with relief that the Italian and German expedition to the ancient Inca territory, which was thought to bo lost, has been found again unhurt. The party searched for buried Inca treasure, and encountered great obstacles through the hostility of
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    CHILLING THE "SLUMP" BULL!
    522 6 Messrs. John Little's New Department. Messrs. John Little have taken the slump "bull" by the horns, chilled him and seiv..-| him up triumphantly to the local public-: This is one's first thought uron entering the new Refrigerated Sup- j-lies Department of this well-known store in RafTles
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    AERIAL WARFARE.
    500 6 Real Protection From Its Horrors. Rugby, Feb. 20. The task of using a practical scheme which, in the words of Lord Londonderry, the British Air Minister, "will give to all nations real piotection against the honors to which imagination can put no limit, while preserving for their use
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    KING AND QUEEN.
    49 6 London, Feb. 18. Both looking in excellent health, the King and Queen returned to London today from Sandringham, where the Court has been since before Christmas. The return was postponed from the original date of Feb. 6 owing to the prevalence of influrnzu in London.—Router Wiroless.
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    JAPANESE CEMENT
    138 6 Investigation To Be Made In Sumatra. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan. Ft!>. 17. Some time ago strong action was instigated to curtail Japanese imports of cement into the D.E.I, in connection with the industrial hlteiests in this courv try, especial!;; the Pai.ang (Sumatta) Cement Industry. Since- then the
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    D.E.I. WORKLESS.
    93 6 3,300 Officials Receiving Relief Pay. (From Our Own Correspondent.) M«lan, Feb. 17. According to tne Nieuws van den Dftg the number of official receiving out of \v..rk pa> at the nul M December, 1932, was ::,.'}oo. In December li-:<t PL 2ti. r .,000 was paid to dfliciaN in
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      58 6 f SMART APPEARANCE Smart appearance is essential for business and t i^ v social reasons. *7^f'^r>\y It is our privilege to cater for men C*'*""'**V i who appreciate the quality of good clothes. Our extensive stocks Vr embrace the latest styles in everything (or men. GENTLEMEN'S OUTFITTER Tf^ 18, BATTERY
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      127 6 LITTLE'S FOOD MARKET. _H iit >> I UWii r 'fe>-. w''' l^V'v? .*l__Hp?Sßßl»^r^ I t. f 1 1. m Tfcs* 1 t 111 1 i Ik* ikw ____P bi v^r j* 1 <w_tgc A i tSSI jQy l_H____fM_r' l|2|^^ l& jjfIHHBB _if^^ ■MP£_3"-? MO .___b_BP^!!!^^_( __H_s_s^^^ Sf£ t^Bb >**" H^^^
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      166 7 AWAMBRA TflfS A V f MATINEES TODAY I U lI H I SATURDAY AT 3 P.M. At knl HO VI N C »v t pictures ;uv ha< I. .mam i »js\ Ttk fastest bouts :i float... i^JA V the r O m :i n <. c V»^ i in a
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      388 7 The Famous Star of SHANGHAI EXPRESS"— Co-starred with a Brilliant English Favourite! Opening at Special Matinee 3.15 TODAY! MARLENE Pi DIETRICH |J in Paramount 's JBflVrw J£™ Powerful Dramatic Triumph mimr^^m "BLONDE VENUS" HM With the popular English Star, swrlllMW( HERBERT MARSHALL fMIM The celebrated I -^^f^f^fc Vinous I'^^a^. bJE
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      206 7 I /r— MIfHTSV ft I*> IE DM A |iii line to delight everyone a feMt at inelorty, ronwncc and HOUfj lUiiain's latest wcreen leiißatioii m-.u i- in itore foi you «lit.'ii you st'c A I Iffi^M^^^^^^Hi CO-STARRING BHPl^f'"^- PERCY MARMONT HmS 2m^R^9 and m£A,wtf *m joyce Kennedy f fe^'3[L Jg
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    230 8 Tin Market Steady. STRAITS TRADERS STRONGER. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Biofapora, Wednesday. Today's Prices: Rubber. 6' 4 cents per lb. Tin. Singapore price $75.75 per pirul. Yesterday's Prices: Rubber. London, 2 3/32 d., no change. New York, 2 29/32 cts., unchanped. Market Tone: Quiet. Tin. London, (1
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    82 8 Noon, Feb. 22. R.S.S. equal to London Standard: Buyers. Sellers Spot uc-'«e) C.i, G 5 16 (F. 0.8.) ,6H 6 9 lfi Standard R.S.S. on Ten.ler: Buyers. Sellers -Mar. G <,i 6 7 16 Apr. ..G 7 16 Gi-j Apr.-June <>>.> 6 r> July-Sept. 6
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    PRODUCE.
    170 8 Singapore, Feb. 22 Gambier 5.00 (Cube) No. 1 unpicked) 10.00 Copra .j.tin mixed 1.2.-, Satfo flour, Sarawak 1.00 White Pepper 21.00 Black Pepper 16.00 Pearl Sapo 4.00 m small 3.90 n medium 6.00 Hire Siam $145 to 220 Saijron .<:.-, i to 140 Rangoon ;u; u i.;-, No. 1
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        MINING.
        426 8 Issue Val. Pd. £1 £1 Aaam Kumbang £1 £1 Austral Malay 5/- 5/- Ayer Hitam Tin £1 £1 EMigrin Tin 1 1 Batang Padang 1 1 Batu Caves 1 1 Bukit Arang £1 £1 Burmah Malaj £1 £1 Chenderiang 1 1 Witam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt 5/- 5/-
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        GENERAL.
        278 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick. Ord. 0.50 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 1.05 £1 i'l Brit. Am. Tobacco 4.10.0 10 5 Rritish Malaya Trustee 5.00 £1 £1 Con. T. S. T* Prefs. 21/ £1 £1 Con. T. S. Ord. 15 9 1 1 Cycle and
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        147 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36' 100 101 d. Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 1400,000 105 Singapore Municipal 4*£ p.c of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 104 Singapore Municipal 4Vi P-c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 104 Singapore Municipal 4 p.c.
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        366 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. Today's Price Fraser Lyall Evatt Co. Allonby ($1) 6.45 0.55 0.45 0.60 Alor Gajah ($1) 025 0.35 0.80 0.40 A. Hitam ($1) 0.60 0.65 0.60 0.60 A. Kuning (|1) 0.10 0.05 0.15 A. Malay ($2) 0.76 1.00 0.75 0.90 A.
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      218 8 SELLING. Singapore, Feb. 22. London, 4 months' sight 2 3 27 32 London, 3 months' sight 2 3 13 16 London, 60 days' sight 2 3 25 32 London, 30 days' sight 2 3 3 4 j London, demand 2 3 23 32 London; T.T. 2 3 11
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      AIR MAIL.
      52 8 The Air Mail Alor Star. —Amsterdam despatched from Singapore on Feb. 2, arrived in Amsterdam on Feb. 12 and M delivered in London on Feb. 13, 1933 (11 days). Tha Air Mail Karachi. —London despatched by s.s. Rohna on Feb. 2 was delivered in London on Feb. 21
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      63 8 The British submarine Rainbow It due here on Mar. 7 and vrill leavu for Hong Kong on M*r. 10. The master of the p.s. Pesrak reports that the Pulo Katak light was not burning on the night of the 20th. According to telegraphic advice from the Chief Inspector of Navigation
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
    123 8 Today, February Police Bnnd. Botanical Gardens, 6.15 p.m. Chinese Christian Assn. anniversary mtg., V.M.C.A. Hall, 8.15 p.m. Javanese stacre-play by Miss Riboet'a Co, Memorial Hall. 930 p.m. Friday. February 24. Municipal Commissioners' meeting, 2.18 p.m. Police B»nH. Katone Park, 5.1G p.m. Saturday, February 23. Annual iron.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    225 8 awam^mi Tp4mj. Pontianak (Sinekawan*"* I p.m. Banka Island, Pladjoe k Palembanc (Thedens) 8 p.m. Djambi (Tobelo) 8 P-«n. Tomorrow. Penan*. Province Wellesley, NorthWest Perak. Kedah. Siam. North, N -Ka«» and North West Sumatra Ke.lahl 10 a.m. Ceylon, Southern and Western India, I Ad»n. Eftypt. Kurone, Creat Britain
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      123 8 EYESTRAIN whether caused by reading or a visit to tne cinema can be relieved by the via of suitable glasses. Consult JOHN DUKE. ■1. Battery Road. SiagaMTC THE Scott are a mott extravagant race in their attachment to fiery plaidt and strident pipes. For Scottish jnd other temperaments "LUVISCA" Pyjanat
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      LONDON MONEY MARKET.
      781 9 Short Loans. LOW BILLS RATES EXPECTED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 26. Taxation receipts are still not flowing :n very readily to the British Treasury, but they were having a noticeable effect '>n Money Market conditions last week and were a contributory cause of a stiffening
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      41 9 From China and Japan by Suwa Mava deu Singapore this evening. From China and Manila by President Adams, dm- Singapore daylight on Saturday, Feb. 25. From Europe (London mails despatched Feb. 2) by Ronna, duo Penang 6 t.in tomorrow.
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      319 9 Closing Quotations In London. (From Oar Ow» Corrwpondwt) London, Feb. 22. Closing quotations today of the principal British and American stocks are friven below: The rise or fall is in relation to th« pii-o 01" Feb. l(i. GOVERNMENT STOCKS. BRITISH. Bit* or 7*11 Conversion Loan .V
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      EXCHANGES.
      110 9 Rugby, Feb. 20. Foreign exchanges are: Athens 605 Amsterdam 8.52'/., Berlin 14.39 V a Belgrade 252 L, Bombay 1/6 5/32 Brussels 24 17 32 Bucharest 580 Buenos Aires 41'/> official rate Athens 597 V* Copenhagen 22 7 16 Geneva 17.70 Helsingfors 227 Hong Kong 1/3 1/2 Madrid 41>/ 2
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      TELEGRAPHS.
      20 9 Tek'Kraphs.-^-CommuiMcation with Kota Bharu (Kelantan) has been restored. Communication with Bangkok ig interrupted. Telegram* are. accepted subject to delay.
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      RESTRICTION.
      467 9 Indo-China Rubber Output. The letter reprinted below was addressed to the editor of the Financial Times on Feb. 2: Sir, While everyone must agree with Sir Cecil Clementi's strongly worded pronouncement against unilateral restriction of rubber, it is difficult to believe tnat he would have spoken es he did,
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      £100,000 ORDERS.
      275 9 Motor-Yacht Firm Busy. There has been a welcome burst of activity lately in the placing: of moto 1 yacht orders with British builders and, in the case of one concern alone, the value of these orden has afrprrejrated well over £100,000. In November last, a wealthy Englishman residing
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      DON BRADMAN.
      169 9 Innocent Cause Of Two DRAMAS. Don Bradman, has been the innocent cause of two dra/nas in Melbourne one at least ending >n tragedy. Walter Taylor is lying in hospital with five knife wounds at Echuca, Victoria, as a sequel to an argument he had with his brother-in-law, William
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      NOTES ON HOME INVESTMENTS.
      828 9 War Debts. BIG TAILORS' ISSUE OVERSUBSCRIBED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. L'ii. However important domestic developments may be, there is no gainsaying thar the modern investor must also take cogni sance of affairs beyond our shores. While the home situation undoubtedly gives grounds for some
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      616 9 BANKING. NEDERLANDSCH, INDISCHE HANDELSBANK N. V. ■eUbllaae« IBM at Aauteraaam. Authorised Capital Old*. 100,000,000 Paid up Capital Glds. 66,000,000 Reserves Glds. 24,190,814 HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICES THE HAGUE. ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES. Batavia: Head office for Dutch last Indies. BRANCH OFFICES: DUTCH EAST INDIES Arapenan, Bandoeng. Cheribon, Gorontalo, Makassar, Medai.,
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    Hue Sitraites SRnm SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 22, 19:;:t. MALAYAN ORCHARDS.
    1019 10 Hue Sitraites SRnm SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 22, 19:;:t. MALAYAN ORCHARDS. We who live in Singapore see only the retail end of the Malayan fruit industry, and we do not need to be told that that industry if indeed it deserves to be ranked as sueh is inefficient and unsatisfactory. If
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    18 10 Lady Margaret Loder, sister of ths Earl of Listowel, arrived in Singapore yesterday by the J. V. Oldenbamvelt.
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    24 10 The death has occurred in Germany i.f Mr. Wilhelm Siegert, who was for many years with the firm of Falck and Beidek in Bangkok.
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    34 10 Mr. C. H. Sansom, Commissioner of Police, F.M.S.. and L. A. Thoma-, Chief Police Officer, Selangor, who have gone home on leave, were entertained V. dinnar by the Malay Officers Police Mess, Kuala Lumpur
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    35 10 Mr. Paul Storr, of the legal firm qf Drew and Napier, returned from leave yesterday. Mr. Storr was married while at home, and his wife will come oik to Singapore in a tetr months' time.
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    THE FUTURE TREND OF MUSIC.
    1154 10 Will Operetta Compete With Talkies. (By Franz Lehar.) "It is only natural that the shalluir type of »insic<il comedy should be unable to compete* vith the talking filii'," stairs the well-known compose): A* regard* good quality productions, hcivrer, he ftrUUU ill twfojumill ttiuards t/reati*)'/ werit,
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    188 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. A. A. Strachan, of the Posts and Telegraph Department, has been seconded for service in Johore and appointee' Chief Telegraph Engineer. A British official messape ami, unco the death yesterday of Lady '{'incma. wife of Lord Run-iman, ajid mother oi the President of the Board of Trade
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    749 10 THE QUALITY OF MERCY. There are times when we lone tp In 1 invested with all the power and authority of the law so that we i ii;.»ht be terrible ii our wrath and ver.t it oil evil-doers, an.l never is the fclng :«o strong as
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    28 10 Dr. C. J. Wilson, M.C. Director of Medical and Health Service-, S.S. and Advißer, Medical and Health S-rvin s Malay States, has returned from leave and resumed duty.
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    JAPAN'S DEFIANT REPLY TO LEAGUE COMMITTEE.
    250 11 NO FURTHER USE TO ARGUE" China Encouraged To Reject Peace." JAPAN'S 10 POINTS. Appeal to Assembly To "Think Twice." That the r— WtfH of Ninetren's renort MMawagea China to reject peace •rcrtarc* and evade a settlement is MM «t the Un points made by
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    ORDERED TO LEAVE. '
    590 11 ORDERED TO LEAVE. British Subjects Suspected Of Spying. !-.kio. Ml 22. According (<> the Nichi-Nichi, the jri-mlm nu lie of llonin Islands have nrdered t«« liritish subjects, Mr. Jane* Frederick Milne and his wife. tn bare the islands on suspicion of spyinit on Ihe fortifications. Nothing is "known of (he
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    AMERICAN SECRETARY I OF STATE.
    240 11 Appointment of Senator Hull. New York, Feb. 21. Mr. Roosevelt announces that Senator Cordell Hull will be Secretary of State and Mr. William H. Woodin will be Secretary to the Treasury. Senator Swanson will be Secretary to the Navy. The appointment of Mr. Swanson, who
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    MIAMI OUTRAGE.
    270 11 Mayor of Chicago Out Of Danger. Miami, Feb. 21. Mr. Anton Cermak, the Mayor of Chicago, who was seriously injured when I Mr. Roosevelt was fired at, has passed the crisis, according to the latest bulletin. Reuter. Miami, Feb. 20. An attempt to quash the charges of attempted
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    LIGHTNING STRIKE.
    114 11 Public Disapproval But No Incidents. Paris, Feb. 19Employees of the State and public services to. ?ay demonstrated by the cessation of work, their dissatisfaction with the proposed reduction of salaries. The telephone service was suddenly cut off at 11 o'clock this morning with the result that Paris was
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    BANK OF ENGLAND.
    61 11 Big Purchase of Bar Gold. London, Feb. 19. The amount of gold withdrawn from the Bank of England on Dec. 15, for the American debt payment, namely £19,632,000, is now more than regained. The Bank today announced the purchase of a further £3,665,000 of bar gold, making
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    MEDAL FOR MOLLISON.
    53 11 Brazilian Aerial League's Award. Riode Janeiro, Feb. 18. The Brazilian Aerial League has decid•ed to award Mr. J. A. Mollison a medal commemorating his solo trans-Atlantic flight. It will aiso award medals to the crew of the giant French aeroplane Arc len Ciel for beating the trans-Atlantic
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    BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR.
    537 11 Bigger Than Ever. ROYAL INTEREST IN MALAYA. London, Feb. 21. The Queen, the Duke and Duchess of York, Princess Mary and Prince George toured the British Industries Fair and gave special attention to the Empire exhibits. They complimente.J those in charge of the Malayan section on the
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    "CERTAIN DEATH."
    169 11 Statesman Attacked In Kobe. Tokio, Feb. 21. In spite of the precautions taken to safeguard the veteran politician Yukio J Ozaki, whom super-patriots threatened to attack owing to his alleged unpatriotic statements in London, a couple of reactionaries attempted to assault him when he landed at Kobe from
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    DICTATORIAL POWERS.
    46 11 State Of Emergency In Michigan. Lansing, Feb. 21. A state of lemergency has been, declared by the Michigan State Legislature,, giving the Governor virtually dictatorial powers to extend the recent bank holiday or restrict withdrawals of bank deposits if he considers this necessary. Reuter.
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    AUSTRIAN ARMS INCIDENT.
    246 11 Considered Closed. NOTE WHICH CAUSED RESENTMENT. London, Feb. 21. The Austrian arms incident ma;- be considered closed following a statement by Sir John Simon in the House of Commons this afternoon. He said the Italian Ambassador had infoimed him that the Italian Government was prepared to agree
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    BIGGER NAVY.
    72 11 U.S.A. Anxious Regarding Japan. New York, Feb. 21. The New York Times' San Francisco correspondent, commenting on the manoeuvres just completed, reports that Admiral Leich, the commander-in-chief of the United States Fleet, emphasised the need for new construction, particularly in k placement of destroyers and submarines and providing
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    REPORT DENIED.
    94 11 Ex-Crown Prince Of Bavaria as President. Munich, Feb. 21. Foieign Pi ess reports to the effect that Bavaria is flirting with the idea of naming the ex-Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria as Piesident of Bavaria as a prelude to the restoration of the Wittelsback dynasty at a later
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    STORMY INCIDENT.
    62 11 Franco-German Dispute At Geneva. Paris, Feb. 19. The premier, M. Daladier, and the foreign Minister, M. Paul Boncour, had a long conference today regarding the stormy incident at Geneva on Friday when the French and German delegates crossed swords over Germany's alleged "secret armies." Herr Nadolny, Germany's delegate
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    FIGHT COMMUNISM.
    78 11 Nazi Party Determined To Rule. Berlin, Feb. 20. "The Government is not going to prohibit the Communist party but will leave it to the German people to fight Communism and become the master of its own fate," said Herr Frick, Minister for the Interior, in a speech today
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    LINER STRANDED.
    57 11 Mishap To Montrose Outside Liverpool. London, Feb. 19. The 16,000-ton Canadian Pacific liner Montrose, inward bound from Halifax, Nova Scotia, became stuck fast on a sandy bottom outside Liverpool at breakfast time. The 186 passengers had their luggage landed by tender and it is expected the liner will
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    TERRIBLE DISASTER IN SHANGHAI.
    180 11 Many Killed in Factory Explosion. Shanghai, Feb. 21. It is believed that at least 200 lives were lost in the explosion of two huge gasoline vulcanisers in a Chinese rubber factory in East Shanghai. The explosion made a horrible shambles of a two-story brick factory, in
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    KING CAROL.
    129 11 Advised <to Abdicate Story Denied. Bucharest, Feb. 18. The report that Queen Marie has advised her son King Carol to abdicate in view of the general unrest prevailing in the country is denied and discredited here. It is admitted that the Queen Mother, who formerly played an important
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    MME. LUPESCU.
    113 11 In Hiding in Hotel At Nice. Paris, Feb. 18. Mme. Lupescu, the red-haired favourite of King Carol, has been identified at Nice according to the correspondent of the Paris paper, Le Soir. She registered at ihe hotel when she arrived at Nice a few days ago as "Mme.
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    THE HORSE SHOW.
    97 11 May Soon Be Thing Of The Past. London, Feb. 19. The annual event of the London season, the International Horse Show, may soon be a thing of the past. At an extraordinary meetings of the International Horse Show Company it was decided to go into voluntary liquidation
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    DISMISSED MINISTER.
    73 11 Again Arrested After Royal Pardon. Teheran, Feb. 19. M. Teymourtash, the Persian Minister of Finance, has been re-arrested and imprisoned at police headquarters. It appears that it is still intended to brin>? him to trial but on what charges has not yet been disclosed. The Minister ret-ently was
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    BURNT TO DEATH.
    47 11 180 Houses Destroyed In Fire. Cairo, Feb. 19. Six women were burnt to death and a number of men, women and children wen' seriously injured in a fire at the village of Siriacos lower Egypt during whi -h ISO dwellings were destroyed. —Reuter Wireless.
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    BRITISH TIN PROFITS.
    43 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 22. British Tin Corporation profits for the period April 4, 1932 to Dec. 31, 1932, are declared at £11,720. Income .tax payable amounts to £5,465 and preliminary expenses to £5,9:>0 £331 is carried forward.
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    ARMS EMBARGO QUESTION.
    749 11 Statement by Foreign Secretary. FAR EAST CONFLICT. Divided Views in House Of Commons. Answering a number of questions with regard to a possible embargo on the export of arms to Japan and China, the Fortign Secretary, Sir John Simon, stated that at present it would not only
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    STORY OF ARAB FEUD IN SINGAPORE.
    1226 12 Editor Assaulted By Four Men. SYEDS AND SHAIKHS. OBJECTION TO CERTAIN ARTICLES. The curaiirdinar} experifnve of the editor «il I Singapore weekly newspaper irhe w:is severely manhandled, Mistaininu anwiiK other injuries a broken ih.m, and knocked unconsci,us b> lour traha, three of whom »«re
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    DOCTOR'S DEATH.
    131 12 Surgeon on Blue Funnel Steamer. The death occurred suddenly at the General Hospital after nn operation yesterday afcerncon, of Dr. Austin Stanford, aged 58, surgeon of the Blue Funnel liner Antenor. The deceased was making his second voyage to the East, having previously leen surgeon en board the
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    HOUSING FLOAT
    117 12 1 .fad* To Big Haul Of Contraband. Chatidu smugglers tried a new one jn the Monopolies yesterday but found that the revenue men were not to be" caught nappvnir. Keveaue officers boarded th.c, I*. Seistan in the usual way after *he had slid info her moorings but a
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    DARING GANGSTERS.
    74 12 Chinese Held Up At "Point Of Knives. A daring gang robbery was carried out late ttet ni(rht in the house of a Chinese living inXairnhiil Road, the raiders escaping with about $70 worth of booty. It appears that five men broke into the house and, holding the immates
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    COLLAPSE IN RICKSHA
    71 12 The ambulance received a dozen calla durirg yesterday but none of them was of a serious nature. In one a CktaMM woman passenger travelling- in a ricksha along Boat Quay collapsed Knowing sym atoms of an epileptic fit and was removed to the hospital. Another was a
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    ST. JOHN AMBULANCE.
    64 12 The following is a list of the honorary leeturen and examiners of the St. John Ambulance classes: Dr. Ho Chce Hen«, Dr. HP Tsai Kuen, Dr. Lim Han Hoe, Dr. Lim Eng line, Dr. Loh Kwong Lam, Dr. Loh Poon Lip, Dr. Loh Seng Tak, Hr. Ttc
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    DUTCH WARSHIP MUTINY.
    646 12 Strong Press Comment. DEMAND FOR DEATH PENALTY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan. Feb. 17. The mutiny on De Zeven Provincien has resulted in strong c mment. in the P m Creat indignation is expressed, and all tfie papers urge that strong and ex. c-mplary measures should be
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    ALLEGED CHANGE OF $10 TO $50.
    432 12 Street Scene. DISPUTE BROKEN UP BY DETECTIVE. The danger of filling in the amount of a promissory note in figures only was illustrated during the preliminary inquiry into the complaint of Samidorai, a mason employed at the General Post Office, against Surjan Singh before
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    GONE ASTRAY?
    95 12 Registered Articles Sent From Singapore. The senders of the following registered articles posted in time to connect with the dispatch by the Kaiser-1-Hind on Jan. 5, are requested to communicate with. the Superintendent of Registration, General Post Office, Singapore. Singapore 3 No. 6406 Addressed to Paris. Singapore 1
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    GOVERNOR~AT~BREWERY.
    40 12 His Excellency the Governor and Miss Cecily Clementi, accompanied by Mr. Beverlcy, A.D.C., paid an informal visit yesterday morning to the Malaya.i Breweries at Alexandra Road, and for an hour and a half watched the who'.e process of brewing.
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    THE STRUGGLE WHICH LIES AHEAD
    1230 12 How Eurasians Should Equip Themselves. EDUCATION. DR. CLARKE'S APPEAL FOR CITIZEN IDEAL. The Hon. Dr. Noel Clarke, President, presided at the thirteenth annual general meeting of the Eurasian Association (Singapore) held at the Singapore Recreation Club yesterday. In. his address to the meeting Dr. Clarke
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    KNIFE SLASHES
    355 12 Hawker Chased by Police And Civilians. A Chinese hawker who defied a police :ble aiid. then, u me. l with a knife, •slasht J at all who attempted to stop him, was arraigned on charges of voluntarily causing grievous hurt to two Indian civilians and two Malay constables,
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    CRUELTY TO PIGEON.
    123 12 Liquor to Lessen Its Sufferings. Then an more ways of killing piKeon than by cutting its throat hut ihe method adopted by a Chinese in tying its wioM together and plucking its feathers landed the man in the Third Police Court yesterday on a charge of cruelty
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    BOAT ARREST.
    69 12 Chinese Sent To House Of Detention. Arrested by the Marine police on boar I the s.s. Magnet, a Hylam, described is an unemployed s aman, was produced iefore Mr. J. F. F. Gregg, the Singapore Third Police Magistrate, this morning an I charged with vagrancy. 'The accused, who
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    Australians9 Weak Bowling Side For Tomorrow's Test Match.
    1373 13 Australians 9 Weak Bowling Side For Tomorrow's Test Match. FIFTH TEST MATCH AT SYDNEY. T. W. Wall Injured. AUSTRALIAN TEAM NOT IMPRESSIVE. Adelaide, 1V,. 11. The Victorian last bowler, H. Al<\ander, has been selected to take the place of T. W. Wall, S.)uth Australia, in the iftfth and last Test
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    MALAYAN CRICKET NOTES.
    1402 13 Malacca Weakened. NONDESCRIPTS START WELL. (By Our Cricket Correspondent.) Thanks to the perfect cricketing weather, batsmen seem to have jumped right into form especially on the Nondescripts' ground, where no fewer than 612 runs were scored last week end by the home side for the loss of
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    MALAYS II
    61 13 To Meet R.A.F. And Chinese Second Teams. Two interestinp football matches in both of which the Malays II will participate will be played at the Jalan Besar Stadium this week. They will be against tlie R.A.F. II today and the Chinese II on Saturday. Both matches will start
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    CENTURIES AGAINST M.C.C.
    154 13 N.S.W. Northern Districts Bat Well. Newcastle, Feb. 21. The M.C.C. tourists' match with the Northern Districts' XI of New South Wales which finished here today ended in a draw. I The Districts' team started off with a total of 322, Chipperfield (152) and Reattie (53) being the
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    PERAK TENNIS
    209 13 Good Year Ends With A Credit Balance. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Feb. 21. The financial year enuing yesterday was extremely successful for the Perak Lawn Tennis Asrocwtion as was evidenced by a credit balance of 5539.38 which was iwealed at a meeting held at the Ipoh Club
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    LOCAL FOOTBALL.
    96 13 Teams For S.C.C. Trial Match. The following have been invited to play in the S.C.C. football trial on Friday next at 5.10 p.m.: Colours T. G. Lashmar; J. G. Glasgow ano' F. A. McCaffery; F. E. E. Hindley, K. Lawman and C. J. Bembroke; D. Alexander, G. V.
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    YACHTING
    65 13 Arrangements For Sunday's Races. The Royah Singapore Yacht Club announces that on Sunday the International six-metre class will sail tho third race of the series of three for the GuMlemard Challenge Cup. Start at 10 a.m. The B Class wilj sail this first of a series of three races
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    INTER-CLUB GOLF MATCH.
    374 13 Keppel G.C. to Visit Bukit Timah. A four-ball luaUh will be played on Sividay morning J'ext at Bukit Timah between Keppel Golf Club and Singapore Golf Club. The following are the trains Kid starting limes (Keppel p'ayer3 mentioned first) 8.15 Dr. J. M. A. Lowson and F.
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    S.C.C. TENNIS,
    251 13 Semi-final Of Mixed Doubles Open. The S.C.C. mixed doubles tennis tournament will conclude today with the playing of the final of the open event. In the semi-final which was played yesterday, Major H. L. Graham and Mr>. C. J. Smith defeated P. T. K. Hobbcs an-1 Mrs. F.
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    NEGRI SEMBILAN F.A.
    332 13 Satisfactory Financial Position. (I'Vom Our Own Correspondent.) Sercmban, Feb. U. The Negri Scmbilan Football Association, which since 1926 has been the body controlling local soccer, will hold its h.inual mejting on Friday at the Negri Sembilan Club. During last year nine clubs composed the membership while the
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    BIG HITTING.
    52 13 Penang Police-Inspector's Good Score. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. 21. Piaying in a cricket match for the Police against the Riff-Kan's, Inspector Hunt scored 88 runs out of a total of 123 for seven wickets. Hunt's total included four sixes and 13 fours. The Riff-Raffs were dismissed
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      1532 14 Ino Famous \t'iuil<>m' (,enerals Afghanistan Humbling; India's K inn's Ctifi The (hiltafiou u Haul Case Coffee Fulls From (.rave. Krom Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Feb. 15. By v coincidence two distinguished Nepali >c |MHlk hav<> dii-.l in Calcutta during the pa<t twelve months. In Aim last General
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      INDIAN TERRORISTS.
      168 14 Prisoners Transported To I And a mans. .New D. Ihi, Feb. S r Marry liaig answering questions 'n th assembly relating to persons coi\icted of terrorist activities, said he (Yd not have tl.i ligures for the Brst thre*e- years but would 'ay them on the table of the
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      STORMY OUTLOOK IN ALWAR.
      313 14 Abdication Talk. FULL INQUIRY LIKELY SOON. New Delhi, Feb. 14. Delhi is full of rumours about the situation in Alwar and the gossips have a good deal to go upon. There is the fact that Captain Ib'ootson, the new Revenue Minister and Special Commissioner, had hardly
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      BURMA'S STATUS.
      524 14 "Promise Was Not Redeemed." The following statement has bvsn >u:<\ by Mr. Chintamani w th regard to yurnia: "This is written in compliance with the der.'re of friends from Burma to have a sU.tement of my position on the problem of Burma's future. As stated by me in
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      VICEROY AS A CRICKETER.
      921 14 When He Faced Leg Theory Bowling. New Delhi, Feb. 9. Tonight's dinner given by the Cricket Control Board in honour of th; 1 Indian team which toured in England last summer suggests a new toast for the next similar occasion, "Willow the King and Willingdon the
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      PIONEER REGIMENTS TO GO.
      457 14 I Decision Reached With Regret." New Delhi, Feb. 10. A communique issued hy the Govern nient of India, regarding the disbandmen'. of the Indian Pioneer Regiment, says: Hitherto the field engineering units ;.i; .i the Indian Army have been of two types. Sappers and Miners and
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      CEYLON TO MA KM Bid CUTS. ♦ —
      286 14 CEYLON TO MA KM Bid CUTS. Reduction of Cadre. TEN ENGINEERS TO BE "AXED." Heads of ths various dylon Government Depaitment* have been recibested to prepare rtatemenU giving tl?-. posts, ,'ncluding tho c ,n th higrit which enn he suppressed owing tti want of woik, says the Colombo Daily N'eu
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      BRADMAN'S FINE BATTING.
      1148 15 But Tourists Win. TATE HITS OUT AGAINST N.S.W. Throe days were sufficient to finish the return match between New South Wales and England at the Sydney Cricket Ground, the Englishmen winning by four wickets after an exc^tini* finish. It was a most interesting and enjoyable match, and
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      SPORTING FIXTURES.
      87 15 Today, February 22. CioH: Kenpri OC. Women 1 Foursomes. Tennis at S.C.C.—Mixed Doubles Leval final. TtmnaUy, February 23. Football: Chinese League: St. Matthew's Y.P.G. ts. Aston A.C., Jolan Besar. Friday. February 24. Football: Chinese League: Siong 800 A.A. ts. Amicable A.A., Jalan Besar. Saturday, February 23. Football: R.A.F.
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    SCHOLARSHIP FUND.
    66 16 Teachers To Help Bright But Needy Ipoh Boys. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Feb. 21 At the annual general meeting of the Anglo-Chinese School Teachers' Social I'nion Mr. P. Q. H. Parry was elected prosidi-nt tor tht en»uing year. A scholarship fund to \.ay school fees to netiiy
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    HUMBLE APOLOGY
    260 16 Nazis And The Catholic Party. Berlin, Feb. 19, The Nationalist Government is apparently not strong enough to dispense 'vifh Catholic support, and there was an interview today between Capt. Goering and Herr Marks, a Catholic deputy, at v.-hich the latter explained that the Germania in its' election manifesto
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    66 16 Steady Tone In Gilt-Edged Securities. London, Feb. l.». On the Stock Exchange today, giltedgwl securities maintained a very steady tone while that* was renewed strength and activity in Kaffirs. Otherwise, however, business was poor, most prices being barely supported. Commodity markets were also without much life and the
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    AUSTRIAN LOAN.
    62 16 Passes Third Reading In House Of Commons. London, Feb. 20. The Austrian Loan Guarantee Bill which in effect provides for the conversion of the £4,000,000 loan to Austria from short-term to a long-term loan, has passed the third reading in the House of Commons, after a motion for
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    EQUADOR ANXIOUS.
    64 16 Spread Of War Fever In South America. Santiago de Chile, Feb. 19. The boundary dispute between Peru md Colombia is causing anxiety in Fquador, whose own frontiers have not been infinitely settled and who, according to a message irom Guayaquil, has decided to mobilise all able-bodied men up
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    TELEVISION TO JAVA FROM SIAM.
    72 16 ExperimerttB Declared Satisfactory. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Feb. 17. An. exchange of picture telegrams is now taking place between Bangkok and Bandoeng, at the request of the Siamese authority Both .Bangkok and Bandoeng have a Telefunken apparatus for television but the apparatus in Bangkok
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    PAWNED.
    343 16 Repairer Who Was Given A Silver Watch. A Siamese Malay^ Mohd. Salleh bin Yusoff, appeared before Mr. J. F. F. Gregg, the Singapore Third Magistrate, yesterday on> charges of criminal breach DJ trust of a silver watch and of unlawuilly pawning pioperty. (nepecUr Pattan. of the Orchard Road -station,
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    " AMAZING."
    107 16 AMAZING." Germany and the Note 'jTo Austria. Berlin, Feb. 18. Political circles are painfully surprised at tho recent Anglo-French demarche in Vienna and the way in which it was done, which is described as "absolutely amazing" approaching an act of violence against a small Power. They are at a loss
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    U.S.A. AND SOVIET.
    78 16 Ambassador in Moscow Suggested. New York, Feb. 10. The North-American Newspaper Alii ance reports that questions lately put to Senators and Congressmen show that more members of the future Senate and Congress favour the establishment ol 1 diplomatic relations between Washington and Moscow. The agency expresses the
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    lI'OH BOY SCOUtTS.
    51 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Feb. 21. At a meeting of the Ipoh Bny Scouts' local committee held on Friday, it was decided to. hold the annual sports for the Lam Looking shield in July and the bridge building and ambulance competitions for lhc> kotary Flag in
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    WOULDN'T MOVE ON.
    73 16 And Then Attempted To Bribe Policeman. A Chinese hawker who had refused to move on when ordered to do so by a censtabe on point duty at the junction of Gcylpr.g Road and Lorong 17 further aggravated his offence by attempting to bribe the policeman with 20
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    " NOT ENTIRELY FREE FROM BLAME."
    804 17 NOT ENTIRELY FREE FROM BLAME." European Who Knocked I)cwn Chinese. Two Europeans were the principal figures in ;.n inquiry which whs heard before Mr. K. C. Bourne, the Singapore Coroner, yesterday, into the death of a Chinese who was knocked down l>y a motorcar driven by Mr. K. Scott Walker,
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    TWO YEARS' NOTICE.
    270 17 Japan Hound to League For that Period. London, Feb. 18. With the publication of the Committee of Nineteen* report on Feb. 17, the question whether Japan will leave the League is looming hourly laimr. According to ihe latest advices from Geneva, the Japanese delegation is busily engaged
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    SERIOUS CRISIS.
    335 17 Coercion Out of The Question." Tokio, Feb. 21. It is authoritatively indicated that the Japanese are likciy to withdraw from the l Economic and Labour Conference.- n Geneva as well as tlie Disarmament Conference when they secede from the League. This they are expected to da next month
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    LEAGUE'S DUTY.
    194 17 Reply to Mr. Winston Churchill. London, Feb. BL Mr. Cliing Chun-wang, the director Off the Chinese i> Eastern Railway, has sent 1 letter to the Manchester Guardian con.■trning Mr. Winston Churvhill's recent; )baervation that the League would not be irell advised 10 quarrel with Japan and he League,
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    NOT MUCH LONGER."
    246 17 Launching of Jehol Invasion. Tokio, Feb. 21. Though reticent regarding the date of the launching of the Jehol operations, the War (Mm indicates that "there wont '>c much longer to wait.' 1 While declining either to confirm or deny the report of last night's fighting, it is
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    MASS MEETINGS.
    111 17 Working Up The War Spirit. Tokio, Feb. L'l. 1 Impressive scenes were witnessed at a mass meeting of ."!0,000 ex-soldiers in Urn j precincts of the Yasukuni military shrine. After singing the National Anthem, all present offered silent prayer, makin« obeisance towards the Imperial palace. Tiny then paid
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    PEACE OVERTURES.
    97 17 No War Danger in North China Unless...." Tokio, Feb. 22. The proposal is being dispatched to Nanking and Peking today that the Chinese should withdraw their regulars fro.n Jehol and establish a neutal zone on both -iiles of the Great Wall for the purpose of minimising the likelihood
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    ONLY A THREAT.
    226 17 Japanese Not to Leave North China. Shanghai, Feb. 22. It is now stated that Japanese women and children are not to be evacuated from North China and concentrated in Tientsin ready for sending back to Japan, the former statement to this effect having been circulated by the
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    COOLIE'S DEATH.
    180 17 Hurt Case Postponed For Third Time. A further echo of the ca^e in which a Chinese coolie lost his life on Nov. 19 'is a result of an assault by two Sikh jagas, who have, incidentally, already been convicted of voluntarily causing grievous hurt, was heard this morning
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    CASE SENT BACK TO THE JUDGE.
    439 17 Question of Committee For a Lunatic. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. 21. The last case in the Appeal Court was heard today and concerned the appointment of a committee in the case of a lunatic, the parti t being Mohamed Hashim (Apoellant) and
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    24 17 The British Minister to Siam, Mr. F. J. Dormer, and Ledy Mary Dormer left Bangkok on FV>. i 3 on a visit to Burma.
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      Bringing Radio To Malaya Homes.
      1196 18 Bringing Radio To Malaya Homes. 8.8.C. OUT TO HELP WITH EMPIRE PROGRAMMES. ■»♦♦>♦♦♦>♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦-♦♦♦»♦♦♦ Expert Comment This artide, specially conlri- J buted to the Straits Times by a Singapore radio expert, is I the first of a series which will I appear on this page each J Wednesday. J (By a
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      10 18 Marion Harris, the I.S. Cabinet Star, crocning to British listeners.
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      SHANGHAI'S 98 STATIONS!
      856 18 Modern China, thai cointry of pt» BO Ml. presents few sharper contrasts than in the matter of broadcasting facilities. While hundreds of Europeans up country and in the oatpo.-ts are still withi.ut aiy regular source ol entertainment, and have to wait watks for news of the outside
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      WHEN THE LEAGUE LISTENS-IN
      754 18 PEACE-STATION TRIUMPH. A fairly optimistic view is taken by the Leagi'e of Nations' Secretariat, and Iby competent observers on the spot, of I the future of Radio-Nations, which was officially opened by Sir Eric Drummond. Secretary-General of the League of Nations, on Sept. 25, IMS. After
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    A POLITICAL DIARY OF THE WEEK.
    2683 19 IHE DEBTS SESSION IS BORIS— PARLIAMENTS TASK: AISO THE GOVERRNMENT8 TOTE CLUBS, ROAD RAIL ill THROATS AISD lISDIAIS REFORMS DEBT NEGOTIATIONS DISARMi MEIST BUDGET I) i V O!S APRIL /0?— Mil SAVINGS CERTAIN BIT NO TAX REMISSIONS ANTICIPATED SILENT INCOME TAXPAYERS AND BELLOffiny; brewers
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    DARE NOT INFLATE.
    134 19 Canada and Her Currency. Toronto, Jan. 24. "Unless something unforeseen happens, Canada cannot and dare not inflate its currency," said the Prime Minister, Mr. R. B. Bennett, when he addressed over a thousand representatives of the city business men at the annual banquet of the Toronto Board
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    DEATH OF GEORGE MOORE.
    997 19 Master of Style. GENIUS ALLIED WITH AUDACITY. George Moore, the well-known man of letter, whose death took place on Jan. 21. was as a stylist unsurpassed in his period for the unerring choice of the mot juste and a delicacy and suppleness which recalled the French
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    REJECTED MSS.
    172 19 New Publishing Society In Paris. A society for publishing rejected manuscripts has been founded in Paris. The object of the organisation is to assist authors whose books have been refused by publishers, and who are unable to print them at their own expense. The manuscript must have been
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    CHANGED HIS MIND.
    166 19 Accidental Death Not Suicide. The Westminster Coroner (Mr. Ingleby Oddie) announced at a Westminster inquest that he had "completely changed his mind." At first, he said, he thought that Capt. Arthur Duncan Allott, aged 42, of the Indian Army Service Corps, who was found shot in his
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    MOTHS' £1,000,000 APPETITE.
    284 19 Discovery That Will Take It Away. The comu.nn clothes moth does a million pounds worth of damage every year in this country and the British Wool Industries Research Association has tested h new pi-c.'.-niive which is more ihan 300 times as effective as camphor or naphthalene, the
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    NEW ZEALAND BEEF
    59 19 Wc-llinßton (N'.Z), Jan. 25. The slaughtering of cattle drawn from the best Wairarapa ht ids is now proceeding in readiness for the first experimental shipment of chilled beef to England. In order to ensure good storage, only about six hundred of the best hindquarters, together with a
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    250,000 Demonstrators March
    121 20 250,000 Demonstrators March TO HYDE PARK MASS MEETING. BELOW Some of the 250,000 Trade Unionists and unemployed who took par t in a mass meeting in Hyde Park, pvoteatiag against the Government's unemployment policy. Right: The Agricultural Workers' section on the march. (Planet News.) PAYA LEBAR RUBBER FACTORY GUTTED. MR.
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