The Straits Times, 14 March 1933

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    37 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURT.J 777E LARGEST AJSD MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. <; PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 193*). PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1933. PRff?; io CENTS.
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      514 1 ingapore: 7a, cecil st. phone 5151),. Ml Tonii-lit il.lTi THE TENDERFOOT I with MM K. KKOWN I'hnn.- T.2IH-2. ill imt*. 4tt Jlf^ n FELLING A LONG FELT WANT. r^^^^^J ll^^t^ AYLMER INFANTS FOOD fill a long J^r ll l lUH( or infants, invalids an 1 Wf <.v others requiring special
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      102 1 KUALA LUMPUR 23, JAVA ST. CPHONE 3683) LENTHERIC EXCLUSIVE PERFUMES THE NEWEST CREATION OF LENTHERIC. PARFUM NO. 12. PRICES FROM $3.75 TO $65.00. A PERFUME OF ALLURING FRAGRANCE. BEFORE YOU DECIDE THAT YOU HAVE FOUND YOUR FAVOURITE PERFUME... DO TRY THIS NEWEST EXPRESSION OF LOVELINESS... OBTAINABLE FROM ROBINSON Co., Ltd.
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      17 1 i pavilion! L fi.ir, Tilgtl MS I THEY JUST HAD TO GET MARRIED. I I'honp MM. I
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      469 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGKR AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage. Due Spore. 1933. XiHUTAN 6,000 Mar. 11 CHITRAL 16,000 Mar.
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      617 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naplen, Marseilles. London, Antwerp Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels. Tonnage. Due Sail HAKOZAKI MARU 10,400 Mar. 22 23 t TERUKUNI MARU 12.000 Apr. 4 5 HAKUSAN MARU 10,400 Apr. 19 20 HARUNA MARU 10,400 May 3 4 KATORI MARU 9,800 May 18 19 KASHIMA
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      445 2 BURNS PHUP LINE. (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE* SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAYI ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,865 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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      496 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED. (Ijirorporut d in Denmark.) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA. LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From From From From Spore Malacca Port Penang Swett. ERRIA 28/3 28/3 29/3 31 '3 LALANDIA IH/4 18/4 19/4 21/4 HEONIA 9/5 9/5 10/5 12/5 ALSIA 305 30/5
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      1138 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HIA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO Steam Ship Co.. Ltd. and China (1932). LTD. Mutual Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.) THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO I TI) THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO. LTD. THE CUNARD BTEAMBHIP CO LTD* THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO. LTD. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENT \l LINE. ltd
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      THE NEW HELM ORDERS.
      1302 3 No Difficulty. BUT CUSTOM STRONGER THAN LAW. The members of the Southampton Ma;ter Mariners' Club i.t a iccir. weekly luncheon MMtiIMT di-cussi/ tlv new helm orders from 3u point -n' view of practical experience, and '!.<■ 1.-bate pioved illuminating ;'?.d instructive I apiain K. Efott, corrmamli'i::
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      THE PASSING OF THE BALTIC.
      638 3 No Seiuous Accident In Long Career. It is not often that the passing of a big liner, even a trans-Atlantic favourite, arouses such feelings of regret as the report of the sale of the White Star liner Baltic to shipbreakers in Japan, for although ?he
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    GUN PRACTICE.
    45 3 Owner.- and masters of shipping arc requested to keep their vtvsels as clear of the range as possible during the Ili-avy Gbji Practice, which will take plate at B a.i.i. from Fort Serapong on .Mar. 21 and from Fort Siloso on Mar. tt.
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    254 3 TIDOKE, Dutch, r>2s tons, from P. Baroc 14.3, for P. Baroe 16.3. HUA TONG, Brit.. 10'J tons, from Muar 14.3, for Port Dickson, Sepang 15.3. KL'RANDA, Brit., 553 tons, from Sibu 13.3, for Sibu 1H.3. KAMPHAR, Brit.. 499 tons, from Port Dickson 14.3, for Malacca 15.3. ULYSSKS, Brit.,
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
    128 3 Tuesday. March 14. Ships tlongside the Wharves or expected to Arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Lch. "Hygeia," Lch. "Mercury," Lch. "Alert," Tomo. hon, Tui; "Pentower." Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Pagar. Albert Dock Circe, Darvcl. Victoria Dock Nil. Keppel Harbonr. King's
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    SHENANDOAH III.
    145 3 Leaving Singapore in Near Future. The four-masted yacht, Shenandoah 111, which has been anchored off the Swimming Club for many months, will shortly be leaving Singapore. The owner, Mr. G. Fahnestock, the well-known American millionaire tourist, arrived with his wife and a daughter by the President Harrison on
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    38 3 According to telegraphic advice from the Chief Inspector of Navigation at Batavia, the lightbuoy Stanton Passage (2°58, o'S.— lo6° 10, O'E.) and the lightbuay in Tandjong Pandan Roads (2°44, OS. 107 deg 35, O'E) are now burning normally.
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      438 3 A MRDDEUTSCHER 4&L LLOYD. Liflii^i*st (Incorporated ia fJY£W*(| Osrmany.) The undermentioned sre ths company's intended fixtures OUTWARD. S SAALR for Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, North China and Japan Mar. 15 t DESSAU for Japan Mar. 30 FULDA for Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, N. China Japan Mar. 31 HOMEWARD. i GOSLAR
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      388 3 I OOUJkM •TKAM9HIP UNI cMAMBUCAN MAIL UNI TO EUROPE Panama Canal America TU Canada Suez BT PRESIDENT LINERS 24 to 53 days of real comfort Enjoyable Economy Swimming Bath— Excellent Culslns. Large cabins with beds. Hot and Cold running water In every stateroom. lOLLJ.I STEJMSHIP LINES. HC LTI. (Incorporated in
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      523 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. Incorporated in England.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. Freight Service to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Tls Torts and Suei Carnal OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI ft JAPAN s.s. CITY OF BHANGHAI Apt. 29 Apl 2." HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF MANILA for Havre London, Rotterdam Hamburg Apl. Apl. 17
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      59 3 SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Stations Yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Mm. temp. ins Sunshine temp. •F hrs. "F Alor Star 9.T Nil 10.5 68 K. Trenjrganu 85 Nil 9.7 63 Bukit Jcram 86 Nil 9.7 71 Mersng 82 0.11 9.3 76 Singapore 85 0.15 5.3 72 C. D. STEWART. Superintendent
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      137 3 TIDE TABLES. Tuesday, March It. H. W. 12.05 p.m., 9 ft. 9 in. Widnrsdav. March U, H. W. 12.21 a.m., U ft. 1 in., 12.45 p.m.. 9 ft. 6 in. Thursday. .March 16. H. W. 12.50 a.m., i) ft. 2 in., 1.28 p.m., 9 ft. Friday. March 17. H. W.
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      623 4 Kea4 Ofiee: 78. Cecil Street, Singapore. Phones: 5131-3152. Tel: "Times" Singapore. Koala Lumpur Office: 25, Jara Street. Phoae: 3683. London Office: 8. Bolt Court, Fleet Street, London, E.C. 4. Phone: Central 443*. Tel.: "Leadmalaya" London. London Advertising Representative: 24, Old Jewry, London, E.C. 2, City 3630. Tel.: "Reutraffic" London. American
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      597 4 BOARD-RESIDENCE "Lloyd House," 2, Lloyd Rd. Pre-War rates. AT SUNNYSIDK, 7. Oxl. y Road, double A single room vacant from $100 upwards, il.lt comfort. Tele BROADVIEW 304, ORCHARD ROAD. Double single room. Mod. san. with hot cold water. BOARD— RESIDENCE WANTED. JAPANESE GENTLEMAN REQUIRES board and residence with homely English
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      763 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET OFFICES TO LET, 24-B. Battery Road, 2nd floor. Apply Guthrie Co., Ltd. OFFICE, Robinson Road, 3.700 sq. feet, first class property. United Engineers. OFFICES to let on 2nd 4th Floors, Ocean Building. Apply Munsfield Co., Ltd. TO LET, two storied godown. Road and River frontage. Area
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      530 4 FOR SALE COMPLETE— HOUSEHOLD furniture for sale, no dealers. 208, Straits Times. FOR SALE, finest quality hand made net Lac. Apply 266, Orchard Road near Heeren Buildincrs. MOUTRIE, UPRIGHT GRAND PIANO. Completely overhauled, excellent tor.o and condition: f2fVO including packing case. 203, Straits Times. MISCELLANEOUS You can have THE SUNDAY
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      328 4 LEGAL NOTICES WARNING. TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. NOTICK is here'oy (tvn lhat the following distinctive trade murks r.amcly GRAFTON'S are our exclusive- property huving hen solely and continuously usjd by us upon or in connection with Cotton Piece Goods in the Straits Settlements and other niarke; for many
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      356 4 BUSINESS CARDS. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE. Mrs. HARU and Mis* HANA. CO, WATERLOO STREET, Telephone 71(>7. CHINESE METHOD HAIR IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR GOOD REPAIR WORK CONSULT the house tV.t knows its job save money endless trouble. Give us a trial. YICK WOH HING. 429. Noith Bridge Rd.
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    TROUBLE ABOUT A LINOTYPE.
    387 5 Question of Rate Of Exchange. The fluctuations in the U.S. exchange in terms of local currency lormed ihe basis of the argument in a case heard '.his morning by Sir William Murison, the Chief Justice in the Supreme Court. In this case, the parties are Ker.j
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    FIGHT TO SAVE BOY'S LIFE.
    288 5 Doctor Flies Through Storm. Wei San, the seven-year-old boy who was taken to Nanking from Hankow by aeroplane, and from Nanking to Shanghai by the night express, in an endeavour to save his life, died on Feb. 10 in the Municipal Isolation Hospital. The case
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    16 5 Mr. 0. Bradford, of the Aniclo-Dutch Estates Agency Ltd., will shortly Ik- \m>ing home on leave.
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      266 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL. ROOMS WITH HOT COLD RUNNING WATER. SUNDAY NEXT TONIGHT GRAND ORCHESTRAL open*, nmiiFP CONCERT SPECIAL DINNER by DANCE R.M.S. "CARINTHIA" 9 p.m. to midnight. BAND nn rnnicr GIcILL IN THE (WORLD CRUISE.) pALM BOOK NOW. 9 P.M. SHARP. RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA. PHONE 5381. ROTARY
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      125 5 A comfortable room is available at any time at THE RAJDHANI HOTEL Excellent cuisine. Moderate charges. The Passenger Information Bureau. The Royal State Railways of Siam. GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL. Pk«M C Telegrams GOODWOOD." Bituated in the coolest part of the residential district t» ten acres of grounds within easy reach
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      399 5 NEW SHIPMENT MARCONIPHONE PICK-UPS (THK BKST PICK-UP ON THE MARKET) RADIO SERVICE Co. OK MAI.AVA (AITHOHISKI) !> IST Kilt I Kilts MARCONIPHONE PICK-UPS) 2. OR( HARD HOAi). SIN<; AI'OHi:. I'HONK ALSO STOCKS O V TII B FOI.I.OWIMi IM< KITS A. E. I). JIMOR A. K. D. SENIOR NEW KOW Kit
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      529 5 SINGAPORE RADIO TIME TABLE BY OUR EXPERT. STATIONS. Metres. TLES. WED. THURS. FRI. SAT. SUN. MON. KUALA LUMPUB 48.92 7 to 9 p.m. 7 to 9 p.m. I 7-9 p.m. BANDOENG 38.M 6.30-10 p.m. 6.30-10 p.m. 6.:0-ld p.m. 6^30- 10 p.m. G.lfllO p.m. 6.30-10 p.m. C.aO-10 p.m. VSIAD (Singapore Amateur)
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    HOME SPORT REVIEWED.
    5593 6 Everton Lead Manchester City In Cup Favouritism. 'VARSITY BOAT RACE TRAINING. (From' Our Own Correspondent.) Straits Timks Office, Fleet Street. Ket>. L'l. There has Iren SO much sport of importai.ee this week that I hardly know how to begin this letter. Thousands of people in Malayu. 1
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      109 6 awH bbbbbbHH commeKSioh ASSURANCE CO.LTD.i (INCOKPUHATCD IN ENGLAND) fCt BUMIABV Hi I J ■utntv/*iJfr A MAfiMt*"i fi4f4Mll^M Arthur C. Pott*. >UTVV^nuUu! Mnnairer anil t' 11 (I r r w r i ter Eastern l!ninch.^^HV^y^^| Singapore. CEMENT FLOORING TILES. IN VARIOUS ARTISTIC AND ORIGINAL DESIGNS. PRODUCED BY EXPERIENCED WORKMEN Office and
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      182 7 "SON DAUGHTER"— WON'T BE LONG NOW! AWAMBRA The Independent Theatre with the Pick of the World's Pictures. ~~LAST NIGHT TONIGHT CHARLES FARRELL and JOAN BENNETT "WILD GIRL" "A Refreshing change beautifully photographed well worth seeing and hearing Straits Times. TOMORRO W— Wednesday OPENING AT THE MATINEE Return Seasoa l>\ Popular
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      374 7 Made for LAUGHING Purposes only! i c a p i t om LAST NIGHT of the Riotously funny FIRST NATIONAL Comedy! The famous Wide-mouthed star JOE E. BROWN Aa the big HErMAN from TEXAS who came to BROADWAY to show them how to Run the Follies "The TENDERFOOT" f TOMORROW!
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      81 7 NICHTiy 6.15 1+ 9.15 P.M I Maybe true love it not blind but sometimes it's certainly cock-eyed! See that Don Juan, Slim Suntmerville, rush the palpitating Zasu Pitts to the altar! It's hilarious hysteria! I fUHMUUE fl 1 t ie »pieiestr*peediest, snappiest feature com* < f edy .that^ever. came *%OLj4
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      235 7 Today's Crossword Puzzle F P P I HH* P P P WM)F l'° I F" (CLUES.) ACROSS. g- ibiites 1. Leather strap i'.y. Artless r.. Kniliiii: «'ri'.-i-<'nt -sh;i|. I Noble man 27. Untie 12. Let slip "K. Kirst a|i;n;'rancc 13. Jew Roatlc 14. Double tooth :!2. Of borax lfi. Sheltered
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    265 8 New Confidence in The Markets. "BANK HOLIDAY" END STARTS ACTIVITY. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Tuesday. Today's Prices: Rubber. 6 1/16 cents Der lb. Tin. Singapore price $76.37 Vi per picul. Yesterday's Prim: Rubber. London, 2 3/32 d.. down l/32d. New York. 2 1/32 cts., down 1/32
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    86 8 Noon, Mar. 14. R.S.S. equal to London Standard: Tone of Market: Uncertain. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 2 3/32 d per lb. New York Spot Sheet G qts 2 31 32 per lb. Spot (loose) ..6 1 L6 (F.O.B.) GU Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Buyers.
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    PRODUCE.
    167 8 Singapore, Mar. 14. Gambier 4.7" (Cube) No. 1 unpicked; 30.(X Copra 4.5" mixed 4.1 Sago flour, Sarawak 1.90 White Pepper 21 •< Black Pepper 15.50 Pearl Sa«ro 4.25 small 4.00 mediur 6.0< No. 1 125 catties gross 4.15 No. 2 125 catties gross 4.20 Rice Siam $140 to 200
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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        MINING.
        431 8 MM Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang fl £1 Austral Malay 5/- 5/- Ayer Hitam Tin £1 £1 Bxngrin Tin 1 1 Batang Padang 1 1 Batu Caves 1 1 Bukit Arang II £1 Burmah Malay 11 II Chenderiang 1 1 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt
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        GENERAL.
        277 8 Issue Pd. Buyers Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick. Ord. 0.50 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 1.05 El £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 4.10.0 10 5 British Malaya Trustee 5.20 £1 £1 Con. T. S. 7* Prefs. 21/6 £1 £1 Con. T. S. Ord. 15 1 1 Cycle and Carriage 0.20
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        133 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb of 1926 red. 1931-36 100 101 ci. Municipal 6 p.c. LfOl red. 1940 $400,000 Stngtpon Municipal 4^4 pc. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 Singapore Municipal 4^4 p.c of 1901 red. 1947 $1,600,000 StaumiMm Municipal 4 tit «f 1913 red. 1963 $2,000,000
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        375 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyali and Evatt's Quotations. Today's Price Fraser Lyall Evatt Co. Alienby ($1) 0.45 0.55 0.45 0.60 Alur Gajah ($1) 0-25 0.35 0.30 0.40 A. hiiam ($1) 0.60 0.66 0.50 0.60 A. Kuning ($1) 0.10 0.05 0.15 A. Malay ($2) 0.75 1.00 0.76 0.90 A.
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      195 8 SELLING. Singapore, Mar. 14. 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 London, demand 2/3 23/32 London, T.T. 2/3 11/16 Lyons and Paris, demand 98r> Hamburg, demand 162 New York, demand 38<i>
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      EXCHANGES.
      164 8 Rugby, Mar. 11. Foreign exchanges are: Amsterdam 8.60 Athens 610 Berlin 14.57 \'-> Belgrade 250 Bombay 1/6 Brussels 24 25 32 Bucharest 685 Buenos Aires 4QV2 official. Copenhagen 22 7/16 Geneva 17.88>/ 2 Helsingfors 226 «/> Hong Kong 1/4 5/16 Madrid 41 Lisbon 110 Milan 67 15 16 Montreal
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      55 8 From China and Japan, by Corfu, duel at 10 a.m. tomorrow. From China, by Kidderpore, due at Singapore 6 a.m. on Thursday. From Holland and Germany, by Johan de Witt, due at Singapore on Thursday. I From Europe (London mails dispatched on Feb. 23) by Chitral, due at
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      AIR MAIL.
      23 8 A Mail from Batavia. —A mail from I Batavia and Palembang by* aeroplane is expected at Singapore at 1.30 p.m. tody.
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    26 8 Mr. J. Morton, manager of the Sumatra branch of Harrisons and Crosfield, is shortly returning to England, and will, be succeeded by Mr. J. McQueen. j
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
    137 8 Tuesday, March 14. Johore State Council meeting, Dewan, Johore Bahru. 11 a.m. Annual mtg. Alexandra Hiickworks Ltd, Borneo Motors Bldg., 12.30 p.m. Wednesday. March 15. Rotary Club dinner. A<]p!phi Hotel, 8 p.m. Police Band, Waterloo Street. 8.15 p.m. Friday, March 17. Malnvan Billiards mtg. at Frankel
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    243 8 Today. Selat Paiuljane. Benpkalis and Bagan Si Api Api (Hong Thong) 3 p ra. Selat Pandjang, Bcngkalis, Siak, Pakan Baroe, Fort de Kock Padang (Hong Kwong) 3 p.m. Ceylon, Bombay, Egypt, Genoa, Europe and U.S.A. (President Harrison 4 p m Ceylon and United States of America (Parcels)
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    35 8 By Andre Lebon Karoa Gange Christiaan Huygens Naldera Left Arrd. Spore London Feb. 8 Mar. 6 Feo. 9 Mar. 4 Feb. 16 Mar. 7 Feb. 17 Mar. 8 1\\>. 17 Mar. 11
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    TERRIBLE STORM OVER U.S.A.
    351 8 65 Deaths: Enormous Loss of Property. Chicago, Feb. 9. On th: C3rd anniversary of the founding of the United States Weather Bureau, officials wero fighting the WWdt storm in nearly half a centuiy to obtain details of th« destruction and loss of lite. The storm is
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      Hong Kong And Shanghai Bank Profits Up.
      5858 9 £70,000 INCREASE. Chairman Reviews The Year's Work. Presiding at the annual meeting cf shareholders of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation on Feb 25 the Hon. Mr. I. J. Paterson gave a comprehensive review of the trade position in the Far East
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      S.V.C. ORDERS.
      154 9 Programme of Drill up to and for wesk ending Mar. 19: Tuesday, March 14, 5.15 p.m., Headquarters, "A" (M. G.) Coy., Immediate Action; 5.15 p.m., Headquarters, Armoured Car Section, Ci*w and Revolver Drill; 5.15 p.m., Headquarters, 2nd Bn. Signal Section, Signal Training; 5.15 o.m.. Headquarters, "K" (Chinese) Coy.,
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      602 9 BANKING. NEDERLANDSCH, NDISCHE HANDELSBAN* N. V. Established 1863 at Amsterdam. uthoris.il ital CJlds. 100,000,00( aid U|i :.pital Old*. T,b,OOOjOOl Olds. 24,VJ0#2i HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICES THE HAGUE, ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES. Head Office for Dutch East dies. BRANCH OFFICES DUTCH EAST INDIES: Ampenan, BanMg, Cheribon, Gorontalo, Makassar, Men, Menadu, Palembang,
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      264 9 I BANKING. NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-MAATSCHAPPLJ, N. V. (NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.) Established in Amsterdam 1824. HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM WITH BRANCHES IN ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUE. HEAD OFFICE FOR THE EAST: BATAVIA. Branches throughout the Dutch Ka^t Indies and in the Straits Settlements, India, Chirm, Jnpnn ni'<! Arabia. LONDON BANKERS: The National I'rovinrisl
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    AMUSEMENTS-Singapore.
    94 10 AI.HAMBRA. Wild Oirl with Charlei Farrell Joun Bennett. 6.15—9.15. Phone 6909. CAPITOL. Joe E. Brown in Tenderfoot. 6.15—9.15. Phone 6261-2. GREAT WORLD—SKY TALKIE.—John Gilbert In The Phantom of Paris. STAR TALKIK, GRtAT WORLD.— Monte fnrlo Madness. MARLBOROL'GH. The Doomed Battalion. Ml y.i.r >. NEW WORLD.—Side Show*. Cabaret Daneinar. Talkies.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MAR. 14,1933. INFLATION.
    882 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MAR. 14, 1933. INFLATION. For some days the disaster in California overshadowed the news of the financial crisis in the United States UM recent cables have done little to cl r up the doubts which exist locally as to the ultimate effect of the measures
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    217 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. J. H. Rich, general manager, Tronoh Mines, Ltd., Tronoh, is sailing for home on leave next week. Leave prior to retirement has been granted to Mr. F. P. Godfrey, of the Forest Department. Mr. Fred Knewstubb, of Kinta Tin Dredging, has recovered from his illness, and will
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    WORLD INTEREST RATES.
    1227 10  -  W. T. Har Short Term and Long Term Outlook. <u> t When industry does get into its Hiring again intcrtxt rn'ri li'ill iihiiont certainly rise nn<lrr the Hoillile innicttiK of I r,versal of the fell in mm modit y BriMt "nil n niirctt intlii*triul demand* for emwitml,
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    792 10 'A PENANG GRUMBLE. Under the heading Hayli^ht Saving Fails to Stand the Tml Ow Strata Beta makes an attack im this reform. Tin.drawbacks which according to our contemporary have been mwUod since January 1 may be summed up as follows Even those who welcomed daylight saving
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    RE-OPENING OF U.S. BANKS: EXCHANGE OPERATIONS. GOLD DOLLAR IMPROVES.
    661 11 RE-OPENING OF U.S. BANKS: EXCHANGE OPERATIONS. GOLD DOLLAR IMPROVES. Better Than Before Crisis. BIG SURPRISE. Moneychangers Reap Rich Harvest. With the re-openinj; of the American banks, the gold dollar is worth more than before the crisis This is the extraordinary fact which cummercial Singapore woke up to learn this morning,
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    THE PUNJAB.
    54 11 Hydro-Electric Power Station Opened. Lahore, Mar. 10. The new hydro electric power station has been opened by the Viceroy in the presence of the Governor of the Punjab and the Kaia Mandi. This station has taken seven years to complete and will furnish cheap electric current all uvei
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    JAPANESE GOODS IN F.M.S.
    72 11 Preferential Duties Not Effective. London, Mar. IS. The directors of the Manchester CV.amb«>r of Commerce approved a resolution declaring that the preferential duties of 10 per cent, in favour of British cottr.n and artificial silk textiles operating in the Fedetated Malay States was having no effect
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    AIRSHIP TRAVEL.
    172 11 Dr. EckenerYj Plans For Far East. Friedrichshafen. Mar. 10. Dr. Eckener has returned from his trip to the Dutch Kast In.li.s. He declared that it is quite possible to maintain an all the year round airship service between Europe and the East Indies. The starting station will be
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    DOCK CHARGES.
    88 11 Reductions Help British Ports. Rufr'oy, Mar. 10. Following the reduction of dock charges for ships calling at Southampton -i is! understood that the Compagr.ie C6!V.»-al Train atlantiiinr, whom headqaar^e i are at Havre, have decided that daring the summer its express vessels, which a! pre-st-nt make the call
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    GREEK CRISIS.
    124 11 Will Venizelos Be Impeached Athens, Mar. 10. The arrest has been ordered of the exMinister of Marine and the commanders ■of the arsenal and garrison who obeyed General Plastiras during his one day dictatorship. Mr. Condylis considers that Venizelos should be impeached before a special, court for having
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    FRENCH OFFICIAL SHOT.
    58 11 Raid On A House Near Calcutta. Calcutta, Mar. 10. M. Quinn. the Commissioner for the French possession of Chandernagore, near Calcutta, was mortally wounded by two Bengalis during a raid on a house some miles from Calcutta. Three persons, including a police officer, were seriously wounded and
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    PLOT TO MURDER HITLER?
    771 11 Communist Arrested. INCREASED ALARM IN FRANCE. Munich, Mar. 1". Count von Arcovalley, who killed Kurteisr.er. the Bavarian Communist Premier in 1919, has been nil Bated. It is alleged that he threatened to kill Hitler. London, Mar. 18. The Nazis" penetration of the demilitarised zone, which alarmed
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    FUSHIMI MARU ON FIRE.
    637 11 No Danger. LINER RETURNING TO PENANG. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ptnang, Mar. 11. Information was received by Borstead and Co. by wireless yesterday to the effect th;V. a fire had broken out on brard the N. Y. K. liner Fushimi Maru, v hich left Penang for
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    FRENCH FINANCES.
    148 11 Note Issue Almost Fully Guaranteed. Paris, Mar. 10. The leant* listened with interest to M. Seergea Bonnet's explanation of toe financial situation in France. Although the Budget has a deficit of 5,000,000,01(0 francs, the circulation of paper money is almost completely guaranteed, the proportion of gold covering the
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    FUNDS LOCKED UP.
    79 11 British Investments in The Argentine. Rugby, Mar. 11. The Times' City Editor states that arising out of the conversations betwev.-. the Argentine trade mission and tr:e Board of Trade on the subject of the large funds belonging to British companies at present locked up in Argentina owing
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    WOMEN'S VOTE IN CHILE.
    22 11 Santiago, Mar. 10. The Chamber of Deputies has passed a law conferring votes on women in Chile. Aneta-Havas.
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    BRITISH ENGINEERS ARRESTED.
    259 11 Charges of Sabotage In Moscow. Moscow, Mar. 14. Two more British engineers have been arrested. All are charged with sabotage aiming at the destruction of electrical stations and undermining the electrical industry. Mr. Monkhouse and Mr. Nordwall, two of the arrested men, have been set free but
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    NEW AMBASSADORS.
    98 11 U.S. Appointments To London and Paris. Washington, Mar. IS. The appointment of Mr. Robert Worth Bingham, the Kentucky newspaper magnate, as Ambassador in London is officially announced. Mr. Jesse Isadore Straus, the New York drygcods merchant, is appointed Ambassador in Paris. Beater. M:r. Bingham is 61 years of
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    RUSSIAN WOMEN.
    111 11 Decorated for Work For The State. Moscow, Mar. 8. On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the International Women's Day, the Soviet Government has awarded the order of Lenin to 12 women for outstanding self-sacrificing work in the field of Communist education of women peasants and to
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    FEBRUARY TRADE.
    68 11 Decreases In Exports And Imports. Rugby, Mar. 11. The Board of Trade returns for February show imports value at £49,097,444, representing a decrease en (lie previous month of £5,046,423. Exports were valued at £27,927,687, a decrease of £1,277,735 compared with the Jan. figures. A comparison with the figures
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    KREUGER AND TOLL.
    56 11 Heavy Fines For Two Directors. Stockholm, Mar. 10. Fines totalling about £200,000 were imposed today on Ahlstroem and Sjoestnrem, two directors of the Kreuger and Toll company, for neglecting to pay stamp duty on share transaction. It m believed that the fines are the largest ever imposed
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    PROHIBITION.
    42 11 Want Of Funds Curtails Activities. Washington, Mar. 9 Owing to lack of funds, the Prohibition Bureau has directed its agei concentrate on eradicating sources of liquor supply an J to leave the problem of speakeasies tn the States' A(imin:«tiatiuns. Reuttr Wireless.
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    HEAVY JAPANESE LOSSES.
    1706 11 Hattori Brigade Almost Wiped Out. EMBARGO LIFTED. U.S.A. to Co-operate With League. As a relief from the talcs of unbroken Japanese successes in Jehol NMI the news of Chinise \ictorics around Hsifeugkou, one of the principal passes through the (ircat Wall, where fighting has been taking place
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    COOK ON TRIAL FOR MURDER.
    2301 12 Quarrel About Wages. STABBED TO DEATH IN LANE. The i:i which Aruchuaan, n Tamil cook Formerly employed by Mr. Chandrasekeia, an assistant in tne financial offlcj "t tha PoHe» Departmeat, ia charged with ;h.- murder o) his employer, which hvui.n in the Assize Court yesterday
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    POPPY DAY EFFORT IN MALAYA.
    236 12 Nearly £7,500 Sent To London. Mrs. C. H. G. Clarke, the hon. organiser (if ihc Poppy Day effort in Malaya, for wards a statement of the result achioved in November last. The amount collected in Malaya and neighlwuring territories 64.066.26. After deducting expenses ii 71
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    HIDDEN CHANDU.
    210 12 Ownership Denied By Chinese. The case in which Ang Sai and Too Kirn Seng, two passengers from China on the s.s. Cremer, were charged with the l>issessi(;n of non-Government chandu was continued yesterday before Mr. H. A. Forlei. th.- Criminal District Judge. At the last healing, on Feb.
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    "DEUTSCHLAND."
    210 12 DEUTSCHLAND." Trials of German Motor Battleship. Upon the results of the trials of *.he German battVship "Deutschland," now in progress, much of the future design .>f battleships in all countries may depend. The propelling machinery is built to run at speeds far in excess of those adoptee) previously in any
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    172 12 Annual Meeting Of Perak Branch. (Pi 001 Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, March 13. The Perak Branch of the F.M.S. chamber of commerce held its seventh annual meeting at the offices of Messrs. Evatt Co.. with the Hon. Col. Cecil Rae in chair. The meeting was unusually brief
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    SENSIBLE SAVING IN THE SLUMP.
    451 12 Advice to F.M.S. Railway Co-Operators. (ffcnaa O'ji- Own Correspondent.* Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 18. That thrift is moie necessary than net under praesni conditions is emphasised in \M annual report of the Railway Co-operative Thrift and Lean Society. "mc prcwni il an i.ppc.'Lune time," says the
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    31 YEARS LATER.
    69 12 Siam Adopts the Metric System. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Mar. 13. The official weights and measures law inti educing the metric system becomes effective on April 1 in Bangkok and certain of the provinces. The Royal Commission appointed to consider measures for adopting the standard weights
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    AUSTRALIAN TRADE SHIP.
    232 12 To Visit Singapore On May 9. The Australian trade exhibition ship, 'Me Nieuw Holland, under the auspices of the Victorian Chambers of Manufacturers, Melbourne, will arrive at Singapore early en May 9, and the stands will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to noon. A
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    NEGRI ASSIZES.
    84 12 Smart Sentence For Chinese Robber. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Mar. 13. The Negri Sembilan Assizes began today before Mr. Justice Hereford. A Chinese named Khor Tong was sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment for committing robbery at the Eng Wan Estate near Gemas and voluntarily causing hurt
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    THE GOVERNOR.
    154 12 To Open A&ri-Horticultural Show. With the object of arousing interest in agriculture among Straits-born Chinese the Singaporo-.Johore Agri-Horticultural Show will be held at the New Word, starting Apr. 7 when the opening ceremony will be performed by H. E. the Governor (Sir Cecil Clementi). It is stated thai
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    FUTURE OF CHURCH IN JEOPARDY.
    286 12 Grave Warning Issued In Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 11. "Tin- future of St. Mary's Church is in jeopardy.'' This warning is given in a circular letter issued by the churchwardens, who point out that the Parish of Selangor has maintained
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    IN BROAD DAYLIGHT.
    313 12 Boys Robbed on Way Too School. Dai ing thefts in broad daylight liom schoolboy! in the Club Street area culminated in Chan S jw \Venjr, a 2()-ye.ar-cld watch repairer, being convicted of robbery by Mr. H. A. Forrer, the Criminal District Judge, y9sterday. Sentence wan deferred until
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    FINED $1.
    250 12 Disorderly Conduct In Police Station. A young Eurasian named Stanley de Seuza, was fined $1 by Mr. A. W. Hay, the Second Police Magistrate, yesterday, for being disorderly in a police station. Inspector Scully, of the Kandang Kerbau police station, said that on th<: night of' Mar. 11
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    17 12 Mr. V. A. Bi.i.-.sier, manager of Idris Hydraulic Tin, Kampnn, leaves for home t>n holiday soon. 'j
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    WORRIED OVER BUSINESS.
    752 12 May hew Inquest. INVESTMENTS TO BE INVESTIGATED. Remarking that he would like tn record evidence regarding the investments of the deceased, Sir. K. ti. Bourne, the Singapore Coroner, yesterday adjoin m-d the inquiry into the death of Mr. Thomas Oswald Mayhew. who Ml found drowned in his
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    FIRE IN MUAR.
    56 12 Six Shop Houses Burnt Out. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Muar. Mar. l:(. Six shophouscs in Jalan Abdullah, wen! destroyed by fire early this morning. Owing to the dry .season, the fire spread very quickly, and soon all six houses werv ablaze. The Fire Brigade was able to
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    SEA VIEW HOTEL.
    77 12 It is unusual for a .Singapore hotel audience to cheer, but this is what happtntd last nijrht wlien tlie Imanoff.-. appeared at Sea View Hotel. The performance justified 'he enthusiasm, for the Russian dances offered were executed with exceptional si-.ill and spirit. The Jmanoffs are also rippoarinn;
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    18 12 Mr. T. R. Mi-. M. gpenee, of Chan»fhnt Sulak Estate, Sulak North, has sailed from Penang for home,
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    KEEN FINISHES IN R.S.Y.C. EVENTS.
    934 13 Tarbet's Two Firsts. MERLIN WINS WINSTEDT TROPHY. Ir. spite of a bad start to the week-end, he ladies' race having to In; postponed n anoiinl of rain, and the prospects aily on Sunday noraiag beiag poor, the lerk oi' the weather relented, ami just lefore
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    TO MEET M.C.C.
    75 13 Opening Match of New Zealand Tour. The Wellington team to play against the M.C.C. in the first game of the New Zealand tour on Mar. 21 and 22, will be selected from the following twelve players: K. C. James (captain), C. S. Dampster, .1. R. Lamason, J.
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    LOWEST SINCE 1903-4.
    219 13 Australia's Average Runs Per Batsman. Th? aggregate attendance at the five Test mai'hes in Australia was 710,438 and the receipts are £70,322. This compares with figures of 859,008 and £73,877 in the 1928-9 Tests. The falling-off is due to the shorter games in this series. The most
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    M.C.-AND F.-C.
    42 13 M.C.- AND F.- C. The .M.C.I. cricketers played Association footbal match against the Hokoah Club side in Sydney. Their selected side was as follows Duckworth Ames and Allen Leyland, Hammond and Voc? Mitchell, Brown, Larwood, Verity and Paynter. Linesmen Jardine and Wyatt.
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    HOOD RETAINS HIS TITLE.
    119 13 Stoker Reynolds Out In Ninth Round. Birmingham, Mar. 13. Stoker Reynolds (Portsmouth) was knocked out by Jack Hood (holder) in the ninth round of a contest schedule 1 for 15 rounds for tie welterweight championship of Great Britain here today. Beater. Reynolds has had a brilliant
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    BOXING AT MALACCA.
    143 13 One Fight Finishes In Fifty Seconds. (From Our Own HTWpondent.) HaiwWi Mar. 13. After a lapr-e of nearly th>(>' years mterest boxing in Malacca was definitely revived on Sunday last when n. very in tereatinaj progrrammc waa staged Ht the Malacca City Park. ReHra*"i 000 ami 5,000
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    247 13 Handicaps for Second Day. The following are Ihe handicaps for the second day of the Selangor Tun" Club Spring inciting: i. Hen**, Class;..-. and I (pombd.). Sprinti rs Div. C, furs. pan.: Lynclla y.:<, Katon Crop 8.12, Polly Peaeaam 841, Athol Brew 7.X. South Wind 7..'. Carry Oti
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    40 13 West Ham Narrowly Beaten At Oldham. London, Mar. IS. The results of matches played today in the English Leegue are as follows: Second Division. Oldham Ath....3. W >stham Ltd... .2. Third Division (Southern.). Luton T0wn...1. Bristol R....1. Reuter.
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    LEYLAND LIVELY AT ADELAIDE.
    205 13 M.C.C.'s Big Lead Over S. Australia. Adelaide. Mar. 13. Play wu of a much brighter nature in the If.C.C. tourists' match with Sou'h Australia today, and at the close the tourists had compihd 371 for eight in tK-ir second innings. When play was rammed the M.C.C.'s
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    MALACCA CRICKET.
    392 13 Low Scoring Match Against Gemas. (From Our Owl Correspondent.) Malacca, Mar. U A cricket matd) on the padang on Satu'ilav between the Malacca Club and Gems ends i in a draw. The. full won the toss and, batting Bnt, totalled <>0 runs (Anderson 15, Baughum I'l and Wainwright
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    LOCAL GOLF.
    206 13 S.G.C. Ladies' Bogey Competition. The Singapore Golf Club ladies' March bogey competition was played at Bukit Timah yesterday and resulted in a win for Mrs. M. M. Paterson in "A" division With a score of 1 up, and in a win for Mrs. Atkin-Berry in B division with
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    PENANG BEATEN.
    239 13 Perak C.C.'s Successful Visit. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 13. The Penang Cricket Club suffered its first defeat of the season yesterday by the Perak Club from Taiping. The Penang Cricket Club was not at full strength but there were several first team men playing. The visitors
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    JOHORE'S SUCCESS.
    59 13 Railway Institutes' Match Singapore Beaten. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Mar. 13. In a whole-day cricket match played her? yesterday, the Johore Bahru Railway Institute defeated the Singapore Railway Institute by an innings and one run. Singapore's totals were 32 and 46. The home team scored 79
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    CLIFFORD CUP GOLF AT K. LUMPUR.
    402 13 Good Scores in Qualifying Round. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumper, Mar 13. Some excellent stores wen seen in the qualifying round for the Clifford Cup on the Selangor Golf Clab'f course on Satui day. W. H. Elkin:; was Ml ;>nd home in 38
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    BADMINTON.
    185 13 European Tournament In Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 13. A badminton tournament for European players will be held at the Kuala Lumpur stadium, wet or fine, on Saturday, April I. Illuminated courts will be used. Play will be for mixed doubles, partners to be drawn. The entrance fee will
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    Sporting News.
    211 14 COMMERCIAL CUP mi PETITION. Municipal Services Big Win. ollowinir were the n matches played yesterday in the Commercial Cup eompctftiefu Harboui Board i Naval Base ..3 (S.H.B. irefflaf} Bramtoeo .-4 Post Office 1 (Anson Road Stadium). Man-field's 2 Municipal Dsivk. 1 (.lahin Hesar Stadium). Hone Kong Bank 4
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    NAWAB OF PATAUDI.
    57 14 Leaving Australia For India. The N'awab of Pataudi, who sails for India tomorrow, will stay there for m-v. ral weeks before if°' n K to Kn^land in nlay for Worcestershire. He will probably arrive in England towards the end of May. He will, -f course, noi accompany
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    SEREMIUN SPORTS.
    85 14 A. A. A. Championship Meeting To Be Held. (From Our (Vwa Correspondent.) Seremban, Mar. 13. Entries are beintc invited for the Xegri Sembilan A. A. A. I 'hampionship mealing which is to be held somctrne in April or May. Hie event! are: hamptonships: 100, L'-'fi, 440. 880 yards
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    236 14 Today. March 1!. Teanii: *.<.('. open tournament. Football: S.A.K.A. Div. I: Pulnu Brnni v S.R.C., An .in H.I. audinm; friendly. RaflOi In-t. vs. V.M.C.A., R.I. Rnl. \Wdm-«ria<. March It. i...m,.h1: s a fa inv. l: KariM ivpt. vs. Malayi If, Amoa R>1. Sta.l CfciaoM II v WilUhirtl II.
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    20 14 The rn operation of cluli secretaries is requested in keeping this diury of .-.|iortinif •Veatl MMH and up to datr.
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    31 14 Mis. Francs II. McCsll, piin ipal of St. .MaiKnu-t's School. Kiascr's Hill, will im' id urn ing from home l>y tfcc M. Manns Si. Aktasnjide <lut- in Singapore mi June 21.
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    MISS WETHERED.
    274 14 To Take up Business Appointment. Miss Joyce Wethered, the woman golfer, has been appointed as golf adviser to Messrs. Fortnum and Mason. In a statement the firm point out that Miss Wetheied will not demonstrate or teach in any way. She will act in a purely advisory capacity.
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    THE BOAT RACE.
    158 14 Running Commentary To Be Broadcast. The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race will be rowed on April 1, and will probably start at 4 p.|n. (0.M.T.). This is later than usual but news of the race should reach Singapore about 11.20 p.m. (local time). Hitheito, it has not
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    A POLITICAL DIARY OF THE WEEK.
    3089 15 TALK, TALK, TALK WILL MR. CHAMBERLAIN FLEECE THE C( OPERATORS FOUR CONSERVATIVE REVOLTS AND AN UNSHAKEN GOVERNMENT MR. MACDONALD 'FIT FOR THE DURATION EXIT POOR PYBUS AND ENTER A VERY PROMISING YOUNG MAN -A COPIOUSSTREAM OF PONTh FICAL MK.WUMPERY" AND THE RIGHT PROPORTION OF
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    IMPOSSIBLE ?
    51 15 IMPOSSIBLE Attempt To Reduce D.E.L Army Expenditure. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Mar. 10. An attempt is to be made shortly to l-educe army expenses in the Dutch East Indies by 6,000,000 guilders, according to the Java- Bode, which adds that economy to this extent is considered impossible in authoritative
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    THE MORNING AFTER.
    82 15 The morning after the night befors made Setiro Shimizu, un elderly Ja; v ui'oe, leave the Criminal District Court a WMK. wiser and certainly a poorer inun when he was convicted yesterday by Mr. H. A. Forrer on three charges, failing to pay taxi hire, going about
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    "WHITE RAJA."
    164 15 To Be Prosecuted By D.E.I. Authorities. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Mar. 10. An interesting case will shortly come before the Council of Justice. It is that of a European called Goenevelt who is alleged to have succeeded in obtaining large support from the native population in the
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    TWO DAYS SET APART.
    67 15 Alleged Criminal Force On Revenue Officer. Charges of obstructing or hindering a revenue officer in the execution of his duty and of using criminal force on him were preferred against Lim Soon Hock and Lee Chew Pian yesterday before Mr. H. A. Ferrer, the Singapore Criminal
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    FLYING NOTES. FLYING'S TRIPLE CROWN FOR BRITAIN.
    2411 16 FLYING NOTES. FLYING'S TRIPLE CROWN FOR BRITAIN. Speed, Height And Distance Records Cranuvll To air is Hay ISitn-Stofi Mollison' s Second TransAtlantic Crossing Fastest to South America Senegal To Brazil In I 7' 2 Hours Achievement Of British Aero Engine* I Trans-Ocean Airnays Soon: Sir Eric t.eddes' Prophecy obham's \eic
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    TRADE UNIONISM.
    123 16 Forbidden By Catholic Prefect. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Mar. 10. Monseigneur De Backere, apostolic prefect in Sourabaya, has circulated all Roman Catholics here deprecating the fact that the whole community is changing in a rash and uncertain manner, and (he development can only be favourably influenced by
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    D.E.I. PREPARED.
    161 16 I Arrangements to Meet All Eventualities. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Mar. 10. The strained situation in the Far East has had its reflection in the Dutch East Indies. In this connection the Nieuws van de Dag points to the increased activity of the Army and Navy, and
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    KING'S HOUSE.
    251 16 Monday, Mar. 6. The Hon. Mr. P. Simpson »r veil to stay at Go»o. nment House. His Excellency presided at a meeting of the Legislative Council he'd at the Council <- haniber, Government Offices this moir'ng The H.m Mi P. M. Robinsoi Jined at Governrivm House. Tuesday, Mar.
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    INTERESTING VISITORS.
    77 16 I Novelist And Film Director To See D.E.I. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Mar. 10. Visitors to the D.E.I, in the near future will, be Zane Gray, the novelist, and Josef von Sternberg, the film director. Mr. Zane Gray is travelling round the world in his yacht, and
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    41 16 The annual general meeting of the Singapore Diocesan Association will be held in St. Mary's School Hall, Middle Road, Kuala Lumpur, on Mar. 27. The j Bishop of Singapore (the Rev. Basil Roberts) will present the report and ac- I counts.
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    FLOODED ROADS.
    87 16 The Automobile Association of Malayn have circulated their branches to the effect that the Sexir.han-I'ahang Road is flooded at the 42nd and ">lst milestone in the first place to a depth of a foot and in the second four feet The Tamr>in*Gemai Road is Hooded at a depth
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    76 16 The Chinese Amateur (inlu-stra will hold their first conceit on Mai. 2~>. ;ii 8.18 p.m. in the hall of the .Singapore Chinese Girls' School. Emerald Hill Roa>l, under the patronage of Mr. Aw Boon Pai, with Mr. Kirn K-e ('hook. J.P., as chairman. The programme will coastal of musical items
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      358 16 The Straits Times March Bth writes: "The Bntn organisation bus decided upon Muhiyn as the source of Ihe ruhlH-r it needs." The BATA ship Moravn will tnke away a record shipment of rubber this month. This reciprotntive tnule gesture is m.ule bacauac more people than ever in MALAYA are buying
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    TORY OF "PLANTED" LIQUOR.
    693 17 TORY OF "PLANTED" LIQUOR. oiie's Confession Clears Chinese. large hailrat c< iiuming vafeteblos, nly lotting turnip t ps. m use I to ea! a motor-car tyre tube filled with c gallons of nubsu, but it did not the Xi venui olt'u.r. and ;i^ a rethree Chines-.- appeared before J. F.
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    NECKLACE SNATCHER.
    162 17 Sentenced To 20 Months' Imprisonment. hrei- previous convictions were prowd insi a Chinese when he appeared be i Mi. EL A. Fetter, the Criminal ;rict Judge, this morning after convicin the Third Magistrate's Court '"or linal misappropriation of property. hiet Court Inspector A. F. Sheedv itioned that it
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    20 17 li. J. J. Van der Laan, former secretof the Verubo Association of KubPlanters for Restriction of Output) returned to Sumatra.
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    IMMEDIATE ACTION NECESSARY.
    834 17 The Disarmament Conference. Rugby, Mar. 10. The Prime Minister and Sir John Sinmn arrived in Geneva from Paris this morning, (apt. Anthony Eden, Under-Serre-taiy for F< reign Affairs, who has hoen the Biitish delegate during the recent proceeding! of the Disarmament Conference, met the Ministers and informed
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    FOR MALAYS ONLY.
    65 17 Agricultural Show To Be Held In Kedah. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Ma>\ 1?. An agricultural shew will be held at Tanjong 0.-.aii, Kedah, on Mar. :?<) an I 31, which will be open to Kedah Malays only. It will be t!i( fust oxhiliitiuii of its kind
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      248 17 Do you know the health alphabet? It goes A like this. A. gives you resistance to ills. V B. gives you good appetite. C. gives you JM protection from disease. D. gives you V good blood and good nerves. A, B, C, and D, are vitamins the four vital factors
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    "THE PLANTER OF THE FUTURE."
    852 18 A Pioneer's Forecast. NO MARGIN OF ERROR LEFT NOW. Mr. C. E. T. Mann's recent lecture on development! in budding practice has drawn appreciative comments from :i ipondent in the March number of Th< Planter v.tio signs himself "Pioneer Planter." This correspondent writ. The rubber
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    EX-CROWN PRINCE.
    56 18 Report Of Visit To England Denied. Berlin. Mar. 11. informed (1 larters deny the report in the London Daily Herald that the exCrown Prince i* planning to visit Kngland aiui will be received at Buckingham Palace. It is -!.-<te.l that such a journey is not contemplated either now
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    28 18 Sir Cecil F. J. Dorsssr, M.V.0.. the British Minister in Siam, and Lady Mary Dormer arrived in Penang on Thursday from Rangoon by the .luna. DAVID Mat 13,
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    CUSTOMS OFFICER MURDERED.
    369 18 Affray With Smugglers On Perak Border. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Mar. 12. From Parit Buntar comes the news of the murder of a Malay customs officer at the hands of smugglers. Parit Buntar is the boundary of Perak, and the boundary line demarcating the various territories
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    BANK OF MALAYA.
    464 18 Meeting of Creditors And Debtors. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Mar. 12. The Bank of Malaya, Ipoh, suspended navment in May, 193 aiH at a meeMn;* held in the same month it was decided to go into voluntary liquidation and a number of liquidators were anpointcd :o
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    YOUTH SENTENCED.
    129 18 Chinese Who Terrorised Schoolboys. In spite of his father's plea for leniency, Chan Siew Weng, a young watch repairer, who was convicted yesterday, was sentenced this morning to five months' rigorous imprisonment on each of three counts of robbery, the sentences to run concurrently, by Mr. H. A.
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    RUBBER PRODUCTION IN D.E.I.
    231 18 Decreases by Over 12,000 Tons. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Mar. 10. According to the Medan Chamber of Commerce there has been a big increase in the tapped acreage in Java which is murch larger than that reported in the outer possession of the D.E.I. At
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    TIN QUOTA.
    164 18 Chinese Miners' Views On Restriction. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Mar. 12. The Kam Bcng Quota Pool, comprising •>7 Chinese-owned mines, with a total assessment of 82,000 picul per year, which is grouped under the rules provided in the enactment, met with Mr. C. E. Cumming, their spokesman,
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    MARRIED IN LONDON.
    348 18 Mr. H. D. Furze And Miss A. M. Chevers. The marriage took place at Our Lady of Victories, Kensington last month of Mr. Herbert Douglas Furze, of Seremban, Negri Sembilan, and Miss Anne Mary (Uolly) Chevers, second daughter of Major Chevers, D.L., and Mrs. Che\ers, of Killyan,
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    RAFFLES HOTEL.
    66 18 The orchestra of the Cunard line? Corinthia will give a concert at Raffle: Hotel on Sunday evening, starting a 9.15. There will be no charge for ad mission. The Corinthia is due here on Sunda> morning in the course of a round th< world tour with 250 passengers.
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    33 18 During the absence of Mr. D. R. Dunn manager of the Anglo-Dutch Estates Agency Ltd., who is shortly proceeding on home leave, Mr. H. Fenton, manager of Glon IJervie, will act for him.
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    NO INFLATION.
    185 18 Suggestion for Germany Repudiated. Berlin, Mar. 11. j The suggestion of curing Germany's economic ills by inflation is strongly repudiated by the ex-governor of the Keichsbank, Dr. Schacht, in an interview which is featured by the German Press particularly in view of -reports that the present governor, Dr.
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    EMERGENCY LAWS.
    109 18 Meeting the Crisis In Austria. Vienna, Mar. S. The parliamentary crisis brought about by the resignation of the Speaker and the two Vice-Speakers has led to the promulgation of emergency laws forbidding parades and assemblies and restricting the freedom of the Press to ensure the preservation of order.
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    BEHIND SCHEDULE.
    82 18 Russian Iron And Steel Industries. Moscow, Mar. 10. The output of the Russian iron and iteel industries fo" the first two months of the current year are lagging far behind the quotas under the second FiveYear Plan, according to official data. The daily output during January averaged 15,000
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    RELIGION IN SPAIN.
    120 18 Excommunication Of A Priest. Madrid. Mar. 10. The excommunication of the Deputy and priest Lope" Doriga has cause;! considerable emotion among the Spanish priesthood and led to active controversy on the right- and wrongs of Doriga. According to the newspapers a number of priests have expressed solidarity
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    HOLLAND AND RUSSIA.
    83 18 No Question Of Diplomatic Relations. The Hague. Mar. 10. The Government's relative attitude lowa ids Soviet Russia is emphasised in a memorandum on the Foreign Office Estimates submitted in the First Chamber. It declares that at a time like the present the Stttf must not be unnecessarily
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    BOMB OUTRAGE.
    60 18 Thrown Into Coldst reams' Barracks In Cairo. Cairo, Mar. :t. A bomb was thrown by a man who escaped in motor-car. It exploded in the Kasrelnil barracks, where the First OokbtnaßH are stationed. The noise of the explosion was heard at the residency, a mile distant. Officials hurried
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    BUILDING SOCIETIES.
    54 18 Reduction Of Mortgage Interest. Rugby, Mar. 11. Five big building societies, whose assets total ever £112,000,000 ard whose mortgages represent about £100,000,000 announce the reduction of mortgage interest by per cent, per annum with I a minimum basic charge of 5V4 per cent, on mortgages completed hrforo Sept.
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    ROUND A MAN-HOD
    235 18 Three Tamil Workmc Knocked Down. The evidence of an Indian police :able who is going home on leave morrow m recorded this morning Mr. H. A. Forrer, the Criminal Dis Judge, in the case in which Lim Kiat. a Chinese 'bus driver, is cha With causing grievous
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    THRILLING FINISH
    168 18 Victor Smith's Attemi Just Fails. fa pi' Town. Mar. 1 There was ;i thrilling finish to the t ■ttempl of the South African air Victor Smith to break the Englam Cue Town record. He left Lympm- on Friday and .seen within v few hundred miles of Town last
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      INDUSTRY AND NOISE.
      1457 19 A Reply To Live And Let Live." Tr, the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— We feel that some reply is due to your mill nionihlltl "Live and Let Live" I'cb. 11 and "A Sufferer" of Mar. 8 and \vt wish to assure them that the noises
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      ON SHAW.
      801 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. •Sir, Shaw's recent tour puts him so much in the limelight that a comment upon one of the "three greatest men" of today may not come amiss. His speech at the Hong Kong University, designed, like all his speeches, with an
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      TREATMENT OF HOOKWORM.
      591 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— '4he meeting of the Singapore Municipal Commissioner* reported in your issue of Feb. 24 contains a resolution that the Health Officer be authorised to obtained full data of the method of treatment for hookworm employed in Ceylon with a
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      FRASER'S HILL.
      594 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— l was interested in Tax-payer's letter published in your issue of March 7. It is obvious, as he points out, that rates all round, for bungalows, golf etc., have been raised because Fraser's Hill is being run at a dead
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      CURRENCY PROBLEMS.
      361 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. I can hardly think Mr. Hecker is serious in his letter in your issue of Mar. 9, for he misrepresents me too flagrantly. I asked "what connection should be allowed to exist between the needs of mankind and the accidental
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      RUBBER CONTROL.
      430 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Your correspondent "Ruined" has shown why the shippers oppose control of rubber exports, but what about the agencies? Do they not come into the picture? These firms receive for their services, taking it by and large, half a cent on
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      MEDICAL CAREERS.
      169 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Thanks are due to "Traitor" fey his prompt reply to the brilliant sugges tion made by the Hon. Dr. Noel Clarke regarding local graduates of the Singapore Medical College in the last Legis-latK-e Council meeting. Instead of fighting a public
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      A COMPARISON.
      300 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, In your issue of the Bth instant there appear reports of the trials and sentences of two persons arraigned on charges of "causing death by a rash act." In the first case a Chinese clerk in Government employ in Kuala
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      "BOGEY! BOGEY!"
      133 19 BOGEY BOGEY To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Many have missed your Danielesque daily inset:— "MENE, MENE, TKKEL, UPHARSIN or ONLY NINETY-NINE TO NOUGHT DAYS!" so to say. It is therefore with feelings of both joy and relief that many of your readers find you routing so completely
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      STRAITS TRADERS.
      131 19 To the Editor of the Strait* Times. Sir, Within the last two months Straits Traders have been made into a speculative counter, due to statements which, unfortunately, have not been checked or contradicted. Straits Traders, as a share, have been recognised as a gilt-edged stock, paying a regular
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      TEMENGOR TIN.
      162 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Inquiries in London as to the position of Temengor Tin Mining Co., Ltd., elicited the information that the secretaries and directors had resigned. A lot of local capital was invested in this mine and I suggest that the agency house,
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    THE PALACES OF THE KINGS.
    989 19 'Ancient Persia. TWO ACHAEMENIAN CAPITALS. Mr. P. M. Sykes write* to The Times as follows: I have read of tb» most important discoveries made by IV. Herzfeld at Persepolis, on which i congratulate him most sincerely, ar.d •.< i" i a knowledge of tlwse wonderful
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