The Straits Times, 16 February 1934

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    38 1 The Straits Times [aBTABUSHZD USABLY A CKNTURY.J ME LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE. FRIDAY, Fg&BITARY 16, 1954. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES, SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1954. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      380 1 SINGAPORE: 78. CECIL ST. ('PHONE 5151). FOR j LINE and! j HALF-TONE BLOCKS. Tk« STRAITS TIMES PRESS LTD. i^^^^k S *^^9 HBrhs^^^ F%^&& -vv^» bB^bSKmI^I ___j y^ v f Let Those Mthikles Cbnw .1 The amazing discovery of Biocel by (See full report in Vienna Medical Prof. Dr. Stejskal of
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      13 1 THE SUNDAY I TIMES .•MOTHER I $1,000 Free entry FOOTBALL COMPETITION IS COMING
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      514 2 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated In England)' MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S,N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJRBTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Due Tonnage Spore BURDWAN 6.070 Feb. 17 CHITRAL 15,000 Feb. 17
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      658 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON TUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON. Naples. Marsrilha. Isadoa. Antwerp Rotterdam aaC MlHlssbilstb Vessels Tonnage Doe Sail I KATORI MARU 10,000 Feb. 33 XI 5 KASHTMA ''ARC 10,000 Mar. 8 t t TASDKUNI MARD 12.000 Mar. 30 31 I HAKONE MARD 10,400 Apr. 4 STTCA MARU 10.000 Apr. 19
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      549 2 I BURNS PfflLP LINE. (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND Regular monthly sailings by the w*Hkpown steamer MARELLA (79M tons)and <Seu. MANOOLA (3,393 tons) (Cargo only). The v. afARKTAA a) one of the largest and finest ataarnrn trading to Australia, cabins de
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      513 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO. LIMITED. flneorporated to Denmark^ PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND CCPRtOAGKN. Prctn Attaaaa Prom Trail S-por: Malacca Port Peaang Swett BORINOIA 27/8 37/3 39/3 3/3 PTONIA 39/3 39/3 31/3 33/3 ERRIA 10/4 10/4 11/4 13/4 LALANDIA 1/5 1/5 3/5 4/5 MSONIA 33/5
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      1283 2 SHIPPING. THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HGA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO, Stoam Sajp Co, LU. and China MoUal (19JI) LTD. gj^J^ga^ Co.. Ltd. THE CUNARD STEAM SHIP CO, LTD. IE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO., I.TD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO, LTD. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE Ltd. The^SIAM
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    WASHLESS LAUNCH TO BE BUILT.
    519 3 Yachtsman's Unique Invention. During the latter part of the past reason a well-known yachtsman, Mr. H. Holllngsworth. conceived the idea of building a launch of somewhat unusual design. The craft was to have a reasonable carrying capacity and yet at the speed of 12 m.p.h.
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    JUNK PIRATED.
    214 3 Whole Fleet Of Boats Surrounds Craft. Hong Kong, Feb. 3. No fewer than 80 pirates In 15 vessels took part In a raid on a cargo Junk near the San Mun Customs Station In the Ping Hoi district, on Wednesday. The pirates soon surrounded the craft and robbed
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    PASSENGERS.
    777 3 The following are passengers by the P. and C. s. s. Ranpura which sailed this morning for Penang, Colombo, Bombay and Europe: Miss V. E. M. Hunt, Miss C. Millar, Mr. W. F. Wlgley, Mr. and Mrs. D. Oow and child, Mr. and Mrs. Payne, Mrs. C. Potta, Mr.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    112 3 Prlday, February 18. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Lch. "Mercury," The Cable, Blinjoe, Cremer. Oil Wharf NU. Coal Wba.l NU. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tan ton* Pagar. Albert Dock Ban Siong Bet, Victoria Dock Buian. Keppel Harbour. King's Dock Van
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    88 3 PALOPO. Dut, 628 tons, from Pen-.angkat 16-2, for Slngkawang 20-2. GEN. VERSPYCK, Dut., 640 tons, from Letong 16-2, for Natoena Ils. 20-2. STEEL TRAVELER, Amer., 4,381 tons, from Batavla 15-2, for Boston 20-2. DEMPO. Dut., 10,064 tons, from Sourabaya 16-2, for Rotterdam 16-2. BELAWAN, Dut., 746 tons, from
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      47 3 Our Sight- -estlng and Spectacle Kitting, plus London experience have won our reputation throughout Malaya. Siam, Brunei, Hcrth Bornro and Sarawak.. If you sutler from any t'eadaches or eyestrain, consult JOHN DUKE M\M 1 TIKINC OPTICIAN I It O iSlnnn.ro F.S-M f No S> -tv Bnxd Singapore
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      564 3 STATE SHIPPING SERVICE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA FREMANTLE (VIA PORT SWETTENHAM, PENANG, PALEMBANG. BANJOEWANGI AND NORTH WESTERN PORTS). tsmv. KANGAROO. Due Sails Mar. 21 Mar. 22 May 18 May 19 July 22 July 23 FARto Single £!<• 0-0 Australian Return £30-0-0 Currency. For particulars of freight and passage please apply to
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      151 3 NORDDEUTSCHEP LLOYD. (Incorporated in Bp Germany.) The undermentioned are the company's Intended fixtures:— OUTWARD FULDA for Manila, Hing Kong, Shanghai. Ncrth China Japan Mar. 1 HOMEWARD I LAHN for Genoa, Marseilles. Adam, R'dam, Hamburg A Bremen Feb. IS S TRAVK lor Genoa. Marseilles, Adam, R'dam, Hamburg Bremen Mar. Passenger steamers
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      432 3 £66,12.— FBO.-4 EITHER MANILA OS BONO KONG VIA AMERICA TO EUROPE This rate Includes: (a) Tourist clan across the Paclne. (b) Ist elaa* rail In America. (c) Tomrtat elan AUantie in the new and (am ooi sj. Manhattan or sj. Washing Mh NOTE: J! passage through the Panarsa Canal is
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      353 3 1 ELLERWAN BUCKNALL. STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. Incorporated In England.) •ELLERMAN" LINE. FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM HAMBURG Via Ports ani 3an Canal Due Ssfla. Steamer Spore Snore CITY OF MANILA In port Feb. 19 CITY OF KHARTOUM Feb. 27 Mar. 2 CITY OF BATH Mar. 14 Mar. 16 Calls Dunkirk. FOR
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      62 3 TIDE TABLES. Friday, February 16. H. W. 12.23 a.m., 9 ft. 1 in., 12.10 p.m.. 10 ft. 4 in. L. W. 6.5 a.m., 2 ft. 8 in., 0.40 p.m.. 6 in. Saturday, February 17. B. W. 12.55 a.m., 9 ft. 2 In., 12.53 p.m, 10 rt. 3 in. L. \V
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      73 3 SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Station* Yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall BrightMin. temp. Ins Sunshine temp. •P tors. *F Alor Star 88 Nil 4.7 69 Kota Bharu 83 NU 5.5 70 K. Trengganu 83 Nil 9.1 71 Buklt Jeram 88 NU 7 1 73 Mersing 81 NU 8.3 75 Singapore (Mt. Faber)
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      382 4 1 SITUATION VACANT When applying for any position advertised hi these columns tend copies of testimonials. Do not send originals. JUNIOR MALE Stenographer required, preferably with accounts experience. Permanent employment IX found suitable. Box No 346, Straits Times. SITUATIONS WANTED. WANTED, position by car-driver. Will assist car or lorry owners
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      683 4 HOUSES. FLATS TO LET Bungalows. Angullia Park. AngaUla 00. TO LET, 2 St. Thomas' Walk. 14 bedrooms, bathrooLis attached, mod. san., $ISIS p.m Apply 100, Tanghn Road. TO LET. No. 7. lit. Elizabeth. Mod. san. El. gas, water, tennis ct, etc. Apply Amoy Dispensary, 62, Upper Cross St. TO LET,
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      529 4 FOR SALE CHEAP scribbling pads— for workshops, schools and offices are advertisement in this issue. FOR SALE, ONE 10 H.P. AND OMB S B.P. A.C. MOTORS AND SHAFTING. IN EXCELLENT ORDER. APPLY: BOX NO. 169, C/O STRAITS TIMES. FOR SALE, 47 Scotts Road, 26 Newton Road and Sungei Perllng Rubber
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      730 4 BUSINESS CARDS FIG A R O BEAUTY CREATIONS TBS $8 PERMANENT WAVE BY EUROPEAN LADY EXPERTS BAFFLES HOTEL (iMn EM) and at 95 Bras Basah Road MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASoAGE. Mrs. HASD and ttei DANA 60, WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. PUBLIC NOTICES BRITISH TRADE FAIR, 1934. May 4th 12th.
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      1012 4 THE STRAITS TIMES Bead office, CECIL AND STANLEY STREETS, SINGAPORE Branch office, 25, JAVA STREET, KUALA LUMPUR. CabJea TIMES. SINGAPORE. Telephones: SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR 368* Editorial =5151-5152 Advertising 7791 Circulation and General Office 7742 ■Mntlnc and Publishing 7703 Sole Advertising Representatives in Great Britain, REUTERS, LTD. AdTt Dept 24. Old
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      183 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore .tlthin Outside Without Ma: va Malay- Postage. Monthly f 3.M I 4.M 2.56 Quarterly I 8.50 *12.0« I 7.50 Half Yearly SI7.W CM.M $15»0 V-arlT 534.00 *48.00 SO.M Note. OutsUtlun cbrqaes should include (he usnal b-.-K discount. ADVERTISEMENT RATES XI enarges and Instructions tot CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS are
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    NO FIXED GOAL BUT THE GRAVE.
    367 5 Amazing: Speed Of Life In America. Sir Perclval Phillips, one of England's most noted Journalist-observers on the world front, who returned to London from a survey of America's new deal that left him breathless with amazement at the development of speed— speed— speed In
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    PEARL BUCK'S BOOK.
    71 5 No Ban Placed On The Good Earth." The report that the National Government had placed a ban on the filming. In China, of Pearl Buck's bestseller, The Good Earth." has betu officially denied In Nanking. A spokesman of the Government told Interviewers that a representative j of
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    MUSICAL REFORM!
    55 5 Anti-Party Songs Banned In Kwangtung. The Provincial Department of Education of Canton has drawn up eight regulations tor musical reform in Kwangtung. According tc these regulations singing of songs c an insulting nature to the nation and Kuomintang, and those leading people to evil and superstition, are prohibited
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    FIRST JEWISH BANK.
    61 5 Shanghai Business Men Hold Meeting. Discussions with a view to the formation of a Jewish bank in Shanghai are proceeding among leading Snsnghal Jewish business men. A meeting was held on Feb. 7 at the Jewish Club, when it was decided to push ahead with the scheme
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      200 5 HOTELS TO-NIGHT COCKTAIL DANCE (MAKAN KETCHIL) 6.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. INFORMAL DINNER DANCE 9.45 p.m. to Midnight. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17th FINAL PERFORMANCE OF THE POPULAR VIENNESE DANCERS IWE IWE RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA Phone 5381. ADELPHI HOTEL CONCERT MUSIC DURING TIFFIN TABLE D'HOTE TIFFIN A LA CARTE SEA VIEW HOTEL
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      420 5 COULD NOT DO UP HIS COLLAR Weak After Rheumatism There Is only one way to deal wltb rheumatism. It Is not sufficient merely to clear It out of the system— lt must be kept out. For 10 years this man has been free from the trouble:— A bad attack of
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      87 5 B gives that matt complexion; I the best powder base. 11l for cleansing and massage; I keeps the skin supple. BRITISH ALL-RUBBER OR BRAIDED HOSE AND A WIDE RANGE OF GARDEN TOOLS. HOONSECK TRADING CO. 1, RAFFLES PLACE. SAVE YOUR MONEY! i BRITISH-MADE PLAYING CARDS. CENTS PER CENTS 20 pack.
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      443 5 BJB.G PROGRAMME. For Straits Settlements, and Federated Malay States from the Empire transmitter, Daventry, England. TODAY. 6.20 a.m. The Scottish Studio Orchestra. 7.20 "Under Big Ben" Mr. Howard Marshall. 7.35 Chamber Music. 8:5 The News. 3.20 a.m. The News. 3.35 "Songs From The Shows." 4.35 Music for Strings. 7.20 An
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    "THE COLOSSUS OF MOSCOW."
    367 6 Lenin Done In Chrome. STATUE OF LIBERTY DWARFED. A monster chromium- plated statue of Lenin, twice as big as New York's Btatue of Liberty, win before long dominate Moscow. The glittering "Colossus" will stand where once was the great golden dome of the cathedral of Christ
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    JAPAN'S YOUNG PATRIOT.
    80 6 Ten-year-old Mieko Kobayashi, one of Japan's youngest patriots, has aroused the interest of the country. She recently appeared at the Tokio War j Office to make a donation of Yen 6.50 for benefit of Japanese soldiers in I Manchuria During the holidays the j little girl took
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    AN INNOVATION AT LONDON ZOO.
    408 6 New Home For The Penguins. So successfully has the London Zoo weathered the financial crisis that the Zoological Society la In the happy position of being able to open the comlnc season with a remarkable Innovation, writes the Zoo correspondent of the Observer. A pond
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    FOOD CONTROL.
    63 6 The Food Control Committee in Canton has decided to erect a general public barn in Shiukwan in Northern Kwangtung. This barn will be the biggest of all public barns. It is large enough to contain several millions of catties of grain. Construction will be started as soon as
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    COMMUNIST ARRESTS.
    77 6 Fifteen Girls Among Red Suspects. Canton, Feb. 12. Out of more than 100 names on a list of Communist residents in Canton, 34 have been by detectives in this city. Fifteen of these are girl students of the Chap Shun School. Moat of the 19 men are connected
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    BANDIT CHIEF KILLED.
    118 6 Outlaws Ambushed And Dispersed. A notorious bandit <*hi»*»?w» was shot dead and several of bis confederates were wounded by the district militia during a battle In Leebln Village, Namhoi District, near Canton,, recently. The bandits were ambushed in several huts when they were spotted by the district
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    CALENDAR REFORM.
    89 6 Year Of Thirteen Months Of Four Weeks Each. Phlladephla. A < >^TMH r with exactly four weeks In each month and 13 months in the year was recommended at the annual meeting of the American Statistical Association held here by its Committee on Calendar Reform. Each quarter would
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    A SWINGING DOOR.
    95 6 What It Cost A Hauling Contractor. A Jury at the Middlesex Sheriff's Court awarded £1,559 damages to Leslie Wilmhurst SuDivaß, of Powdermill Lane, Hounalow, for Injuries received In 1932 when the door of a passing van swung open unexpectedly and struck him on the right arm Roland
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    TO BE REVIVED.
    129 6 Rites In Honour Of China's bage. At a meeting of the South -West Political Affairs Committee In Canton Gen. Chan Chai-tong. the virtual dictator of Kwangtung, proposed that I ceremonies in honour of Confucius, Kwan Yue land Ngo Fei be revived. The proposal was turned over to
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    KYOTO VICTIMS.
    76 6 Grants To Be Made By Rail Ministry. Notwithstanding the fact that the railway authorities have refused to accept responsibility for the tragic Incident at the Kyoto StaJon recently, when more than 80 persons were killed and nearly 100 Injured during a stampede, It has been Intimated that the
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    NEW POWER PLANT.
    123 6 Auxiliary Station To Be Built In Canton. Canton. Jan. 19. Owing to the electric supply plane on the Canton Bund becoming overburdened by reason of the Increasing consumption, authorities here have decided to construct an auxiliary electric supply station at Saichuen. In order to obviate the necessity
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    JUDICIAL CONFERENCE.
    78 6 All Kwangtung Judges To Attend. In a circular announcement Chief Judge Luk Chl-tsang of the Kwangtung Supreme. Court gives notice that a Judicial Conference will be held on Feb. 19 when judges of all district courts are expected to be present, says the Canton Gazette. The object of
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      141 6 Today's Crossword Puzzle (CLUES.) ACROSS. lnt«nt K. Purveyor of food i •—r./.v,.,.;., Roman magistrate V SSESE en 1 10. Quarrel 11 Original document 12 Shooting stars IS Animal SEST 1 Solution Of Yesterday's 18 Hedge la Sorcery PIUWC. 21. Woven diagonal* 22 Beginning to ex* Mi Mi 1 1 1
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    WAR LITERATURE TO STOP.
    255 7 Suppression Promised By Tokio Leaders. Tokto. Suppression of literature likely to provoke a hostile attitude between Japan and the United States or other countries was promised on Feb. 3 In demands from leaders in both houses of the Japanese Diet The matter was discussed at length
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    RAILWAY PROTECTION.
    86 7 Pilot Train To Precede Express. Pelpin^. Jan. 26. For the purpose of preventing further bandit hold-ups on the Tientsin- I Pukow Railway, the authorities have j drawn up regulations which provide for the search of passengers and an increase in the guards accompanying the trains. In order to
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    SHANGHAI BATTERY.
    64 7 Forced To Practise In Hong Kong. The Light Gun Battery of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps embarked aboard H.M.S. Folkestone on Feb. 10 to travel to Hong Kong for gunnery practice, following the example of the Field Battery last year. The action was necessitated by the refusal of the
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    FLIGHT RESUMED.
    57 7 Shanghai, Jan. 19. The China Aviation Corp. has received ,a telegram from Capt. Allison, the pilot of the plane which made a forced landing on Annamite territory on her trial flight to Yunnan from Canton and was detained by the authorities, stating that he was resuming his trip
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      122 7 I! IB C^« OBl■ I B ■B 9 B■ a g "TROUBLE IN PARADISE" is Coining! TO-NIGHT UNSTINTED PRAISE PAV2LION 3Y london press!! i S— I "GRAND ENTERTAINMENTS" I j the times "YOU WILL LOVE THIS" I if. SUNDAY GRAPHIC KWV m \2B^^fe*s ENTERTAINMENT AT ITS I^s^ j '\JBt iSr\
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    244 8 Another Rise In Rubber. ENCOURAGING US. FIGURES. vrrom Our Financial Correspondent Singapore, Friday. l'oday's Prices: Rubber, 16 2 cts. Tin remains at $113.25. Gold, £6 17s. 5d., Yesterday's Prices: Rubber, London 4 15/16 d., (unchanged). New York, 10 9/16 cts., (unchanged). Tin, New York, 51 cts., (unchanged).
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    PRODUCE.
    310 8 Singapore, Feb. 13, 12 noon. Bayer Seller Gambler 3.75 Java Cube 6.50 Hamburg Cube 6.50 White Muntok Pepper 32.00 White Pepper 31.00 Black Pepper 16.00 Mixed Black Pepper Copra, sundrled 3.05 Copra, mixed 2.45 Small Flake Tapioca 5.25 Fair Flake Tapioca 5' 8 Med. Pearl Tapioca 5.50 Small Pearl
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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        MINING.
        446 8 Issue /al. Pd. 51 £1 Asam Kumbang '1 £1 Austral Malay >/- 6/- Ayer Hitam Tin 1 1 Ayer Weng il £1 Bangrin Tin 1 1 Batang Padang 1 1 Batu Caves il £1 Changkat Tin >1 £1 Chenderiang >0 50 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt >/- 5/-
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        GENERAL.
        280 8 Val. Pd. Buyers Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 0.72V£ 0.80 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefa. 1.45 1.55 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 5.16.0 6.1.0 10 5 British Malaya Trustee 5.40 5.60 £1 £1 Con. T. S. 7% Prefs. 26/- 27/- xd. £1 £1 Con. T. S. Ord. 24/-
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        144 8 Singapore Municipal 5 p.c of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 106 108 nom. Singapore Municipal 4 1 p.c of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 106 108 nom. Singapore Municipal 4V£ p.c of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 105 107 nom. Singapore Municipal 4 p.c of 1913 red. 1963 $2,000,000 102
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        364 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. Fraser LyaJl Evatt Co. Allenby ($1) 1.10 1.20 1.10 1.20 Alor Gajah ($1) 0.77% 0.85 0.80 0.90 A. Hitam ($1) 1.05 1.15 1.10 1.15 A. Malay ($2) 2.15 2.35 2.00 2.20 A. Molek (?1) 0.65 0.75 0.60 0.65 A. Panas
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      212 8 The following are the exchange rates this morning, according to the daily circular issued by the Hoog Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/4 9/64 London, 3 months' sight 1 London, 60 days' sight 2/4 7/64 London, 30 days' sight 2/4 3/32 London, demand
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      EXCHANGES.
      98 8 Rugby, Feb. 14. Foreign exchanges today wee: Amsterdam 7.55 Athens 525 sellers. Belgrade 225 Berlin 12.88 Bombay 1/6 3/32 Brussels 21.79 Bucharest 510 Buenos Aires 36V£ sellers, official. Copenhagen 22.40 Geneva 15.72 Helsingfors 226 1£ Hong Kong 1/6 1/8 Lisbon 109y 8 Madrid 37 15/32 Milan 57 13/16 Montevideo
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      79 8 Noon, Feb. 16. rt.SS. equal to London Standard: Buyers. Sellers. Spot (loose) 16' 2 business done. i (F. 0.8.) 16 13/16 16?/ 8 Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Buyers. Sellers. Feb. 16«/ 8 16 11/16 Mst. 16% 16 13/16 Apr.-June 167/ 8 16 15/16 July-Sept. 16
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      A.R.A. MEMBERS' RECORD.
      147 8 Brig. E. C. Oepp, Chairman of the Army Rifle Association, announced at the annual meeting at the War Office on Jan. 24 that the association had made up the members It had lost of recent years, and the total figure was now the highest in the history
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    191 8 Today. North, N.-East N.-Wcst Sumatra (Tlnombc) ..3 p.m. Belawan (Reteh) 3 p.m. Selat Pandjang. Bengkalls, Slak Pakan Baroe, Port de Kock and Padang (Tldort) 4 p.m. Java, 8outhern Sumatru. South■Mt Borneo. Celebes. Moluccas Ac Timor Dllly (By Aeroplane) 7 pjn. Ceylon, Southern Western India, Aden, Mauritius, Egypt,
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    35 8 Porthos Karoa Porlau Roebiah Slamat Left Arm. S parr I ■n.finn Jan. 10 Feb. 3 Jan. 11 Feb. 3 Jan. 11 Feb. 5 Jan 26 Feb. 14 Jan. 23 Feb. 15 Chenonceaux
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    AIR MAIL.
    25 8 Tne outward Dutch aeroplane left Rangoon at 4.15 a.m. this morning and it Is uncertain whether it will arrive at Singapore this evening.
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    25 8 From China and Japan by Kumsanff due at Singapore 6 a.m. tomorrow. From France by Andre Lebon due at Singapore 9 a.m| tomorrow.
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    OUTWARD MAIL.
    42 8 Malls from Europe, (London malts ulspatched Jan. 25), ex P. and O. chitral will arrive by train tomorrow morning. Correspondence will be ready lor delivery to boxholders at 8.45 a.m. and delivery by postmen will commence at the same time.
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    MONEY ORDERS.
    103 8 The rate of Issue Is Rs. 154 =5100. The rate of payment is Rs. 158 =$100. The rate of payment Is the rate current on the day of receipt of the Money Order Advice by the Straits Settlements Post Office. The rates of issue of Money Orders drawn
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      70 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Saturday, February 17. Police Band at Telok Ayer, 5.15 p.m. Snndny, February 18. Annual general mtfc. Bt. Joseph's Oid Boy** Association, St. Patrtck's-by-the-Sea, 9.46 a.m. Musical Society: -The Elijah." Victoria Memorial Hall. 9 15 p.m. Monday, February 19. Oxford Cambridge Society, annual meeting. Adelphi Hotel. 7
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      SMALLER DECLINE IN TIN STOCKS.
      1126 9 Business In A Dull Mood. A Strauss Co.'s monthly review, dated London Feb. 1, states: The decrease In the visible stocks last month was 1,069 tons, which was rather below market expectation!!. Deliveries in America were only 3,310 tons, compared with 3,725 tons in January
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      BUFFER TIN POOL VOTING.
      465 9 An Explanation. SCHEME'S RECEPTIONS SUMMARISED. Some misunderstand seems to have arisen, owing to a question of wording, as regards the Malayan Chamber of Mines' voting on the Buffer Tin Stocks scheme, states Financial and Commercial News of Jan. 21. In order to clear up these uncertainties,
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      310 9 Closing Quotations In London. 'From Our Own Correspondent). London. Feb 15. Closing quotations today of the principal British stocks are given below. The rise or fall Is In relation to the price of Feb. 14. GOVERNMENT STOCKS. BRITISH. Rise or Fall Conversion Loan 5% 117 S/l«
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      CONGO TIN OUTPUT.
      104 9 No Agreement Reached On Restriction. The Hague. Jan. 25. The object of yesterday's informal meeting of the International Tin Committee here, Reuter learns, was to consider terms on which nonmembers might be invited to join the restriction scheme. Discussion centred principally upon the Belgian Congo, whose productive
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      METALS MARKET.
      484 9 Malcolm Bowley Son's Report Malcolm Bowley Son's report dated London Feb. 2, states: COPPER. The market opened firm this week and up to £34.0.C was paid for forward metal. This rise was brought about by speculative buying, inspired by the bullish views expressed In the weekly circular issued
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      620 9 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated In Hong Konf). The liability of members Is limited to the extent and In manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 ol 1929 ot the Colony. HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $23,000,000 Sterling 6.500.000 Silver $10,000,0bJ Reserve
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      317 9 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OE INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Paid Up Capital In 600.000 (hares of each £3.000 940 Reserve Punt! 13 000 0M Reserve Liability ot Proprietors 1 3,000.000 HEAD OFFICE: 38. Blshopagate London, F.CX Aeenele* aid Branches. Alor Star Ootlo Saigon AmrttMT Ipoh Scmarang Bangkok Karachi Seremban Batavia KUug
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    AMUSEMENTS
    103 10 Singapore. aLHAMBK* Dick Turpin. With Victor McLaglen. 6.16— 5.15. CAPITOL The Invisible Mac. With Claude Rains Gloria Stuart. 6 15— 9.15 GREAT WOULD Cabaret— 4 Specially Selected Laurel Hardy Pictures and Tiger Shark. MARLBOKOUGH The Little Actrest Cantonese Talkie. 6.15— 9.15. NEW WORLD Side Shows, Cabaret, Dancing. Talkies, Theatres
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH
    31 10 SMITH.— On February 9, 1534. at Cairo, Kcnelm Stanley Smith of 35 Avenue Road, Regents Park, third son of the late H. Stanley Smith of Quebec and Wimbledon.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEB. 16, 1934. PEASANT PLANTERS IN MALAYA.
    909 10 It would be difficult to imagine a more exhaustive analysis of any given mass of data than has been presented by Mr. H. D. Meads in the printed report on the survey of native rubber cultivation, with particular
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    KEDAH GAZETTE.
    49 10 His Highness Tunku Zainul Abidin bin Sultan Sir Abdul Hamld, Assistant Land Officer, Kuala Muda has b.*en granted a month's leave on full pay. The leave of absence granted to Wan Moh. Saman bin Wan Mon. Baaid, Assistant District Officer and Land Officer, Slk, has been extended.
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    625 10 GRAMOPHONE NERVES In our Singapore suburbs, with their open houses and different nationalities, the gramophone, especially the electrical type, can be a very real nuisance, and our readers will no doubt wish to scan with some care the law regulating the use of this instrument that
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    TODAY'S SPECIAL ARTICLE.
    1292 10  -  W. T. Hart BONDHOLDERS IN DEPRESSION. (By B. Com., F. R. Econ. S.) The world financial crisu has been retponsible for a number of defaults by Governments, but this is nothing new. Bondholders are not only affected by economic disturbances, but, as this article shows, they, as
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    FRANCE FLATLY REJECTS GERMAN ARMS PROPOSALS.
    371 11 NO ANSWER TO QUESTIONS. Storm Troopers Must Be Counted As Soldiers. DOOR NOT CLOSED. Mr. Eden's Forthcoming Tour Of Europe. Paris, Feb. 16. The insistence that Nazi Storm Troopers must be counted as soldiers was the outstanding feature of France's reply to the German
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    SMALL DEPOSITS.
    180 11 U.S. Insurance Bill May Be Extended. Washington, Feb. 16. President Roosevelt has submitted to the Senate Banking Committee a Bill providing for a year's extension of the temporary Bank Deposit Insurance Bill, which permits the Government to guarantee small deposits in certain banks after an examination by referees.
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    SINO-BRITISH TALKS.
    48 11 Shanghai, Feb. 14. Sir Alexander Cadogan. the new BrttUta Minister to China, is expected 10 :>rrivc in Nanking at the beglnnlne c I nexi month to open direct negotiat: i' vttta tl6 Chinese Foreign Office c c of tlu- renewal of Bri- :■.'<= i! treaties r.ith China.
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    AUSTRIA ABANDONS SOCIALISM.
    656 11 Strike Call Unheeded. ANTI-SEMITIC DRIVE DENIED. Vienna, Feb. 16. Desperate scattered bands of Socialists In the marshes of Lobau seem the only survivors of the uprising In Vienna, where life Is returning to normal. Similar reports have been received from the provinces, where there are Indications that
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    NEW FRENCH CABINET.
    23 11 Paris, Feb. 16. The Chamber has voted Its confidence In the Government by 402 votes against 125. Sixty-eight abstained.— rtcuter.
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    70 11 a. E. the Governor, Sir Cecil dementi, who is gotng home on leave, left Singapore for Penan* by flying; boat this morning in order that he may meet Sir Alexander Cadogan, the new British Minister to China. Lady Clementi, with Mtas Dione and Miss Cicely Clementi, who will Join the
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    THE ANGLO-FRENCH TARIFF WAR.
    113 11 Commons Approves Retaliation Move, London, Feb. 15. The House of Commons by 169 votes to 44 tonight approved a Government motion for retaliatory measures against France in connection with the quota dispute after Mr. W. Runclman, President of the Board of Trade, had announced his readiness
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    PERSONAL CONTACT.
    138 11 New Association's Help For World Peace. Rugby, Feb. 14. The Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, In opening the new premises of the London branch of the All Peoples' Association, said the objects of the association stirred his warmest sympathies. Those objects had been described as the promotion of
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    TOUR OF EAST.
    122 11 Australia Seeking Closer Relations. Rugby, Feb. 14. In reply to a question in the House of Commons, Mr. Anthony Eden said that His Majesty 'B Government In the United Kingdom was Informed some time ago by His Majesty's Government In Australia of the proposed visit of the
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    SHOT AND KILLED BY BANDITS.
    56 11 Manchukuo Missionary And Houseboy. Toklo, Feb. 15. It is learned from Hsinklng that Father Enule Charest, belonging to the Canadian Mission of Quebec, and his Manchu houseboy were shot and killed by robbers who entered and looted th? vicarage at Cheng Chlatung. 150 mU«s south-west
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    GALLANT ACTION.
    135 11 Dive Overboard To Save A Man. Rugby, Feb. 14. The gallant action of the fourth officer of the steamship Martford named Evan Rowlands saved the life of a seaman of the Greek steamer Meandross which was sunk in a collision off St. Catherine's Point during Monday at nightfall.
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    ANGLO-SOVIET PACT.
    91 11 More Russian Purchases In Britain. London, Feb. 15. Reuter understands that the AngloRussian trade agreement alms at increasing the proportion of Russian purchases In Britain which are at present greatly exceeded by the value of Russian Imports. The rates of Interest charged on British Government guarantees of Russian
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    CHINA'S DESIRE.
    64 11 For Closer Understanding With Germany. Berlin, Feb. 15. Mr. Ltu Chung-chleh, the new Chinese Minister, was entertained to luncheon by the China Club of German industry. Many Government officials, Nazi leaders and prominent industrialists were present. The Minister stressed a desire for a closer understanding between China and
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    BRITISH TRADE ON THE UPGRADE.
    164 11 January Returns. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS BOTH INCREASE. Rugby. Feb. 14. The Board of Trade returns for January showed Increases over those of the previous month and over January, 1933, In both Imports and exports. Imports for the month totalled £64,671,822 as compared with £63,161,584 in
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    ROYAL DUTCH BONDS.
    88 11 Interest Must Be Paid In Gold. The Hague, Feb. 15. The Supreme Court today delivered judgment in the action brought by the Amsterdam Stockbrokers' Association claiming that the Royal Dutch Oil Companies and their subsidiaries should pay Interest on their bonds In gold. The Court granted the
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    JAPAN'S SECRET PREPARATIONS.
    1056 11 Ultra-Modern Forts On Great Wall. HIDDEN AERODROMES. 10,000 More Jobless In Canton. The reluctance of the Japanese military to return the Great Wall to Chinese control would seem to have been made clear by a report that ultramodern fortresses of reinforced concrete, with sheltered aerodromes nearby, are
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    MARKET MURDER INQUIRY ENDS.
    578 12 Evidence Concluded. MEN COMMITTED TO ASSIZES. The three .men charged witn murder and abetment respectively in connection with the fatal assault on Ferthal Shah, an employee of Malayan Livestock Co., in Kandang Kcrbau market on the morning of Dec. 1, were today committed for trial at
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    HONG KONG AIR LINK.
    119 12 Proposed Service To Canton Macao. Lradlr.g merchants in Canton, M tnd Hong Kong are suggesting the Introduction of a civil air service connecting the three trading centres. Tlie fact that the air line covering Kwangtung. Kwangsl, Yunnan, Kweiehow and Fuklen will soon I i inaugurated, h.is
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    AGRICULTURE.
    72 12 Sugar Cane Planting In Waiyang. Canton. Feb. 9. Twenty-four thousand mow of fallow lands, Included In the Ist Soldiers Rehabilitation territory in Waiyang County, are being used for sugar cane planting, according to the local press. Working capital and fertilisers for planting work will be provided by the sugar
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    33 12 In the shade of the Cathedral grounds where the peaceful atmosphere enables amahs and their charges to take the fresh air in a locality where open spaces for children are none too plentiful.
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    THE GOVERNOR.
    287 12 Due At Penang This Afternoon. His Excellency the Governor, Sir Cecil Cleinenti, took off from Seletar at 7.20 this morning in an R.A.F. flying boat. The machine was due at Penang early this afternoon. The Governor is expected to meet Sir Alexander Cadogan. the new Minister to China,
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    PAN-PACIFIC CLUB.
    146 12 Invites Roosevelt To Visit Japan. A standing invitation for President Roosevelt to visit Japan following his proposed trip to Hawaii next June was issued recently by the Pan-Pacific Club in a resolution passed at the club's meeting In the Imperial Hotel in Toklo. Text of the resolution was
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    89 12 The Rev. E. G. Proctor, who has been Curate to St. Thomas' Cathedral, and Assistant Chaplain to St. Thomas' School. Kuchlng, Sarawak, for 13 years, and recently Acting Secretary and Treasurer to the Diocese of Singapore, and Acting Tamil Priest to St. Peter's Church, Singapore, has been appointed Chaplain to
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    SHOPPING AT EASE.
    154 12 Cocktail Party Display At Robinson's A novel method, which proved extremely successful, of showing their latest shipments of hats, dresses, shoes, materials, perfumes, in fact, everything that interests the fair sex —was adopted by Robinson and Co., Ltd., this morning, when some 200 I women customers were
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    ALLEGED THEFT.
    98 12 Arab Woman In The Dock. An Arab woman named Salleleh binti Awang. who described herself as the wife of a European convert to Mohammedanism, claimed trial before the second magistrate this morning, on a charge of theft of $797.50 worth of jewellery and clothes belonging to Mr. Syed
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    AIR MAIL RECORD.
    54 12 Germany South America In Three Days. Berlin, Feb. 14. The crew of Germany's fastest traffic plane, Heinkol 70, were enthusiastically cheered when they landed ct Tempelhof aerodrome yesterday afternoon, conveying the first South American air mail to Germany in the record time of 3 days, 8 hours
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    MALAY BROADCAST.
    152 12 First Native Artists On ZHI. The first broadcast by Malays took place last night when Mrs. Milne's Malay Singers gave a programme of songs in English from the Singapore station ZHI. The singers were three boys and one teacher from the Government English School, Muar. Isahak. the soprano
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    DISABLED SOLDIERS.
    97 12 Shanghai, Feb. 3. During the troublous days of the spring of 1933 the Chinese Women's League of Pelping was very active In securing contributions of money and saleable articles to be used for the benefit of the soldiers. Not all of the money or other gifts were used
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    100 12 The following have been nominated to be members of the Penang Mohammedan Advisory Board for 1934: Mr. A. V. Aston, M.C.S. (Chairman), Mr. H. G. Sarwah, M.C.S. (retired) (Vice-Chair-man), the hon. Mr. Mohd. Rouse bin Chee, Syed Mohd. bin Syed Hashim AlsagofT, Syed Mondar Idid bin Syed Hassan Idid. Mr.
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    TRAVELLING PUBLIC STILL SHY.
    219 12 Singapore Traction Co. Annual Meeting 1 (From Our Own florrespondent.) London, Feb. 15. Presiding at the annual general meeting of the Singapore Traction Company, Mr. L. W. Hawkins, chairman, regretted that restriction of tin production and lowered rubber working costs had not resulted "In more money
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    WORK COMPLETED.
    90 12 Brastagi Aerodrome To Be Opened Shortly. Medan, Feb. 14. All work in connection with the Brastagi aerodrome has been completed and the Inauguration will probably take place on Feb. 25 or March 4. The Sumatra Post says that the Governor of the East Coast has been Informed that
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    ABUSED MONEYLENDER.
    63 12 Tamil Engine Driver Who Owed A Debt. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Feb. 15. A fine of $5 was imposed by the local magistrate this morning on a Tamil engine driver, Kurusamy, for using abusive language to Sockalingam Mudaliar, a well-known moneylender of Ipoh and Taiping. The defendant
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    JAVA SUGAR.
    66 12 Good To Buy More To Help Cotton. Rugby, Feb. 14. Col. Colville stated In the House of Commons that an informal suggestion that the purchase of an Increased quantity of Java sugar would be to the mutual advantage of both countries, in view of the interest of the
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    Town And Country In Malaya,
    576 12 WILL A RUBBER COLLAPSE COME? It looks as If the sixpenny rubber," which seemed an unattainable ideal a few months ago, will be achieved without even the expedient of restriction. Already It is nearly five pence and the price has again started its upward tendency
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    GATECRASHER AT COUNCIL MEETING.
    780 13 GA TECRASHER AT COUNCIL MEETING. Ordinance Which Curtails Personal Liberties. An unauthorised person gained i entry to the room that served as Council Chamber at Malacca on Monday. And the doorkeepers to blame for i this Intrusion were Messrs. A. B Jordan, J. Bacnall, and II. Fairburn and Dr. Lim
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    HONG KONG WEDDING
    183 13 Mr. W. D. Mortlock And Miss K. Niblock. The marriage took place, on Feb. :i at St. John's Cathedral, Hong Kong, of Miss Kathleen Niblx-lc. only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Niblock of Upper Bassett, near Southampton, Hants, and late of Keppel Harbour, Singapore, and Mr.
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    LUBRICATING OIL.
    69 13 N.E.L To Impose Excise Duty. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Feb. 14. It is stated that the Government is considering the imposition of an excise duty on lubricating oil Until now there has been an excise duty on petrol only with the result that hundreds of diesel trucks
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    19 13 The new Automobile Association of Malaya, Selanror branch, have opened a car park In the centre of Koala Lumpur.
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    NEWS OF MALAYANS AT HOME.
    258 13 Successful Business Enterprises. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 1. Several ex-::iayans have reconciled themselves to permanent residence in this country and have established siccessf ull businesses. Among them is Mrs. Deveson, wife of Mr. Douglas Deveson, formerly of Taishoo Estate, Bahau. has just removed
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    N.E.I. COMMUNISTS.
    93 13 Singapore As Meeting Place. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Feb. 12. The Java Bode announces that the Slngapc|e police have arrested several Netherlands Indian Communists who are alleged to have gone there from Tapanuli (Sumatra) in order to meet one of their most prominent leaders who has for
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    ISLANDERS STARVING.
    77 13 N.EX Government Sends Relief Vessel. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Feb. 12. A message brought by a native Government servant from the so-called "Thousand Islands" of Netherlands India states that the islanders are In a desperate plight owing to lack ol food as the result of severe gales
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    TRUNK MURDER CASE.
    61 13 Remedios Trial Set For Feb. 19. Macao, Feb. 9. The Judge of the Macao Court, Dr. Raposo c Vasconcellos, has notified the public that the hearing of the case in which Patrick) dos Remedios Is accused of murdering a Chinese girl In what has been called the
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    HOMEWARD BOUND BY RANPURA.
    164 13 Well-Known Malayans Going On Leave. Among the passengers by the Ranpura which left Singapore this mom ing:— Lady dementi and the Misses dementi, Mr. H. R. Joynt. Financial Adviser, Federated Malay States and Mrs. Joynt. Mr. D. R. A. Hoblyn of the Borneo Company Ltd. and
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    TAKEN BY TIGER.
    89 13 Mother Powerless To Help Daughter. (From Our Own Correspondent.) j Medan, Feb. 14. Reports of the activities of man-eat-ing tigers have recently been pouring in from all parts of Sumatra.lt Is said that over a dozen people have been killed during the past few weeks. In one
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    Local Player's Success In K.L.—Good Progress In Padang Tournament. PEREIRA WINS TAMILS' SINGLES TITLE.
    705 14 Local Player's Success In K.L. Good Progress In Padang Tournament. PEREIRA WINS TAMILS' SINGLES TITLE. Annual Tournament At Kuala Lumpur. fFrom Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 15. i This evening saw the successful termination of the annual three-day AllMalayan Tamils' tennis championship meeting, held under the auspices of the
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    R. NATHAN
    80 14 Wins Jewish Junior Tennis Party Singles. The Jewish Junior Tennis Party held its annual tournament on the V.M.C.A. courts during the Chinese New Year holidays. The prize-winners were as follows: Men's Singles Winner, R. Nathan runner-up. E. Simon. Men's Doubles: winners. E. Simon and A. Menasseh; runners- up.
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    HOLE IN ONE.
    41 14 Tee Shot Holed At Selangor Golf Club. Playing at the Selangor Golf Club on Friday, D. A. Somervllle M.C.S., added his name to the roll of fame by holing his tee shot at the sth hole (189 yards).
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    YACHTING.
    69 14 At the Royal Singapore Yacht Club on Sunday, the six-metre class will sail the second of the series of three races for the Dodo Challenge Cup. Start 10 a.m. The B Class will sail the second of the series of three races for the Tilling Challenge Cup. Start 10.10
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    BODY-LINE BAN IN AUSTRALIA.
    152 14 Just three weeks after the happy ending to the body-line controversy a bowler was no-balled at Melbourne: for body-line bowline. The bowler— who la toe first to be penalised since the adoption ot the new Australian rale— was competing In the mid-week competition. Although he had
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    HOME HOCKEY.
    236 14 Third International TriaL (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 24. The Midlands, who >ost B—o8 0 last season, did extremely well to draw 3—3 with the South In the third international hockey trial of the season, on the Oxford Unlversl;y ground on Saturday. Scorers for them were Whltlock.
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    PENANG BOXER.
    96 14 Sullivan Lucky To Share Honours. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Feb. 15. The boxing tournament at Fun and Frolic last night drew a record crowd, boxing fans being anxious to see Seaman Ewln, the middleweight and welterweight champion of the Orient, In I action. Ewln gave a four
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    WATER-POLO.
    38 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Feb. 15. In a water polo match the Chinese Swimming Club defeated H.M.S. Kent by five goals to nil. The Navy gave a splendid display but found the Chinese goalkeeper very safe.
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    169 14 Today, February IS. Football: Commercial Cup, Straits Times P.S.C. vs. Fraser and Neave "B," J.B. Stadium; S.H.B.J.S.C. vs. Municipal Services. A.R. Stadium, 5 15 p.m.; S.C.C. I vs. Fraser and Neave, Padang. 5.10 p.m. Hockey: Police II vs. B.R.C. 11, Depot, 5.15 p m Oolf: Chinese New Year
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    PATERSON AND SMITH ELIMINATED.
    691 14 Open Doubles Surprise At 8. v>u v>. Though play was not possible yesterday morning In the Chinese New Year open Invitation tennis tournament at the B.C.C. splendid progress was made during the afternoon when a large number of ties were decided. The biggest surprise of the
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    DEJLI TURF CLUB.
    29 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan. Feb 14. The Deli Turf Club Spring Races will be held this year on Saturday. Mar. 31 and Sunday Apr. 1.
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB COMPETTITIONS.
    100 14 Owing to course being unplayable the mixed foursomes competition at the Keppel Golf Club which *u to be held OTer the Chinese New Year holidays had to be postponed and will take place on Sunday Feb. 29. Prizes for previous competitions will be presented at the
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    KLANG FOOTBALL.
    189 14 Eagle Beats District Eleven. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang. Feb. 14. A keenly-contested match was witnessed by a large crowd yesterday at the Anglo-Chinese School padang, when H.M.B. Eagle beat the Klang District eleven, two clear goals. The home team had the better 'of the opening stages and
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    English Tourists' Record In India—Three Centuries By C. K. Walters. M.C.C.'s CRICKET TOUR IN INDIA.
    1961 15 English Tourists' Record In India Three Centuries By C. K. Walters. M.C.C.'s CRICKET TOUR IN INDIA. Only One Defeat In 29 Matches. The M.C.C. official tour of India came to an end with the third Test match at Madras and after four games in Ceylon the players leave for England.
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    GARRISON CUP WON BY R.E. HOCKEY XI.
    76 15 The R.E won the Garrison hockey championship by defeating RAF Headquarters at TangUn by two clear goals. It was a very interesting game to watch with little to choose between the teams. Lieut. Douglass pot the RE one up at the interval and
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    OPENING OF OLYMPIC STADIUM.
    596 15 Thajudeen Beats Chan In Four Rounds. It was very unfortunate that the opening promotion at the Olympic Stadium should have been a mediocre one because a boxing arena stands or falls by its reputation. Last night's promotion was far from Interestingthere was not one really good
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    S.C.C. FOOTBALL.
    50 15 Fixtures for the week commencing Monday, Feb. 19 are Monday Practice. Tuesday "B" XI vs R.A. Battery. Wednesday "B" XI vs. M.P.H. 2nd. XI. Thursday lst. XI vs. Ist. Wilts. Friday 2nd. XI vs. RAF. 2nd. All players are requested to turn out on Monday for a kick-about.
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      RUBBER CONTROL.
      947 16 A Malayan Owner Who Wants It To the.Edltor of the Straits Times. Sir,— On the receipt of each cheering telegram about prospective rubber restriction, you blow the bugle of warning for the public not to speculate in forward rubber, but have you noticed that speculation, or rather, legitimate
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      MISREPRESENTATION.
      316 16 To ;h» Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— May I suggest that the article headed Misrepresenting Singapore," which appears in today's issue of your estimable paper, should have been given greater prominence? From recent first-hand experience, I am able to say that Malaya (and especially Singapore) Is not merely
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      INDIAN LABOURERS.
      321 16 To the *301 tor of the Straits Times. Sir,— lt U. not with great pleasure that I write about Ramasamy, who has become a definitely controversial topic of the day. I for one fail to see the mentality of these enthusiastic writers in your dally who are quarrelling
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      PENANG HILL ROAD.
      235 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— l do not know what is at the back of the mind of H.E. Sir Cecil Clementl In pushing forward the Penang hill road with all possible vigour. From the point of view «f the man ir. the street
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    NEW HORTICULTURAL METHOD.
    598 16 Striking Results. INJECTING PLANTS WITH YEAST. The following article on a new horticultural method, by which striking results are obtained by the use of yeast, has been written by a Malayan agricultural expert. In a recent article the experiments by Professor Vlrtanen, of Helslngfors, proving that leguminous
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    WIRELESS TELEPHONY.
    81 16 Swatow-Canton Service To Be Extended. The wireless telephone service between Swatow and Canton will be extended to Weichow, Kowloon and Hong Kong, according to the authorities of the Swatow-Canton Wireless Telephone Administration after a trial of three months, according to tbe Canton Dally Sun. Plans for the erection
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    "THE BRIGHTON BELLE."
    17 16 The Southern Belle express train to Brighton Is to be renamed "The Brighton Belle."
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    R.A.F. PLANES.
    186 16 Remarkable Engine Endurance. The Royal Air Force has several single-seater fighters and two-seater day bombers which have been In constant use for nearly five years, and have never had to be reconditioned. This is one of the results of the changeover some years ago to metal construction, but
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    GIVES UP WORK.
    98 16 Rather Than Pay Income Tax. A man who resigned his £500-a-year post rather than pay tin income tax demanded appeared in Wolverhampton Police Court recently. Mr. 8. Westwood, collector of taxes, told the court that the man was assessed on his full Income as he made no
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    MALAYAN PLANTING TOPICS.
    2107 17 Golden Hope Purchase—Directors As Managers Acting Billets Asiatic Staff Grievances Diet On Estates. (By Oar Planting Correspondent.) DURING the last few months a number of the old, original sterling companies In the rubber Industry have added to their existing planted area either by cash purchase or by
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    Typical Native Rubber Holding In Malaya.
    295 17 The following Is m description of a theoretical holding, worked out by Mr. H D. Meads, and based on the mean figures for each factor obtained from the aerie? of observations made by th~ Department of Agriculture from July, 1931. to July, 1033. Area
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    MOTOR-CYCLE CORPS.
    126 17 Peiping Proud Of New Police Force. Peiping is particularly proud of its new corps of police motor-cyclists. Sixty men make up the strength of the new corps and they have 12 highpower German machlnas each with a side-ear. Each motor-cycle has a crew of three men i.r.d is
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    REFORMED BY QUAKE!
    101 17 Effect Of Shocks On The Szechuan Robbers. Chengtu, Feb. 10. A party of 21 Lamas has come out from the large Yellow Lamasery at Tsa-Kaolao, in Saechuan, where their fine dagoba was partially destroyed by the recent earthquake to solicit funds for repairs. It was over ISO
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    3 YEARS FOR CHANDU SMUGGLER.
    410 18 Huge Seizure Aboard Round-The-World Ship. Approximately $22,000 worth of contraband cbanda and opium were exhibited in the Criminal District Court this morning;. They formed the total haul of contraband made by a party of Preventive Officers on board the round-the-world steamship City of Manila at
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    COATS' FORTUNE.
    176 18 Estates Of Wealthy Family. The inventory of the estate of the late Major A. Harold Glen Coats, late of Fcguslle Park, Paisley, and Oryffe. Bridge of Weir, has been lodged with the Sheriff Clerk at Paisley. Movable (personal) estate, which does not Include heritage, amounts to £596,533 Major
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    DIAMOND SMUGGLING.
    105 18 Case Expected To Cost Accused Y17,800,000. Examination in connection with the diamond smuggling case which developed in Tokio and Osaka last autumn is reported to be nearlng completion, says the Japan Chronicle. The affair involves a French subject and three Japanese and concerns diamonds amounting to Yen 3,565,900
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    STRUGGLE IN THEATRE.
    238 18 Aged Lawyer Foils Two Pickpockets. It was revealed recently that a desperate struggle between Mr. H. Gar-land-Wells, a London solicitor and chairman of the Clapton Stadium, Ltd., and two well-dressed young men. who were attempting to rob him of £300. took place in the stalls at the
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    JUST FOR FUN.
    105 18 Man's Naive Excuse For Wrecking A Train. "I was mad at the railway company for putting me off a passenger train. Anyhow I like to see a wreck." This was the naive excuse of a man named Hoyt, who was arrested on Feb. 6 on a charge
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    CRIMELESS CHINESE NEW YEAR.
    281 18 Fifty Gamblers Before The Court. "Apart from a report of robbery of cash (10 from a Hokklen wsman living in Pauchang Hylam, there were no serious reports of disturbances during the Chinese New Year. A very quiet period was experienced." This reassuring statement regarding serious crime
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  • FEATURES OF THE WEEK'S NEWS FROM CHINA.
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      CHINA'S PREPARATIONS FOR 'COMING' CONFLICT.
      1712 19 SHANGHAI LETTER. Alliance With Soviet Or U.S. Favoured. (From Our Own Correspondent). Shanghai, Feb. 5. It is too bad that the British Admirals who recently foregathered at Singapore quite forgot to invite the press to report the proceedings. This oversight might have b«en partially made
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      SMALL-POX EPIDEMIC.
      56 19 Large Area In Mongolia Affected. Kurihua. Feb. 9. An outbreak of small-pox has taken place at PeiUngmiao and is spreading over a wide area. Many victims are reported to have died of the epidemic. The local authorities have converted the Peilingmiao Temple into a temporary hospital for the
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      VARSITY STUDENTS' 3,000-MILE TOUR.
      239 19 Overland From Peiping To Canton. Hong Kong, Feb. 10. The morning train from Canton yesterday brought to toe Colony a group of eight students. Including three girls, of the Chlng Hua University, Peiping. The group left Peiping on Jan. 14, under the guidance of Prof. Y.
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      BETTER IRRIGATION.
      74 19 Distributing Pumps To Kwangtung Farmers. Canton, Feb. 2. In order to facilitate irrigation, the Agriculture and Forestry Bureau of the Provincial Department of Reconstruction is planning to purchase an additional number of water pumps for farmers in different counties. Many already have been distributed to them throughout the
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      KWANGTUNG AVIATION.
      101 19 Two More Routes To Be Inaugurated. Canton* Feb. 10. Following the arrival of four new planes purchased from abroad the South-West Aviation Co. announces that trial flights on the Canton-Lung-chow and Nannlng-Kweiyiang lines will be carried out shortly, after which the services will be inaugurated. The present plans
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      LIGHT ON NINGHSIA INVASION.
      319 19 Gen. Sun Denounced. ACTING IN COLLUSION WITH REDS." Shanghai, Feb. 10. Drawing attention to the seriousness of the conflict between Gen. Sun Tienying, Commander of the outlawed 41st Army, and Ma Hung-kuei, Chairman of the Ninghsia Provincial Government, the Chen Pao charges Gen. Sun with complicity
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      REDS' LAST STAND IN HUNAN.
      209 19 Province Saved From Communist Scourge. Hankow, Feb. 10. With the recapture of Hlung, important city In Northern Szechuan about 120 miles north of Chungking, the various route armies of the Szechuan bandit-suppression forces under Gen. Liv Hslang have been mobilised, with instructions to converge on
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      TWO-HEADED SNAKE !
      52 19 TWO-HEADED SNAKE Being Exhibited In Shanghai. A two-headed snake was captured by a Chinese medical practitioner in Suchien recently and has been sent to the Municipal Zoo in Nantao, Shanghai, where the snake is being exhibited for a month, according to the Shunpao. The snake is yellow in colour with
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      VAST PROGRESS IN CHINA.
      234 19 Huge Projects Being Carried Out THREE- YEAR PLAN. League's Technical Co-operation. A report was published recently of the Secretary-General of the League of Nations, Mr. Joseph Avenol, showing the progress of the technical cooperation between the League and China in the spheres of health, communications and
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      REMITTANCES TO CHINA.
      18 19 Remittances to China from overseas Chinese last year fell from $200,000,000 to less than $65,000,000.
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      110 19 a» *.^iaaaaaaatißahJi^9V!«~l^B~ Jm -~"^~MM mWmk t J BhJ §F\\ W Mil: H EM From a Doctor's Letter IV IY son was fed solely and exclusively on Glaxo from birth until he reached the age of eighteen months. His physical well being and progress during that period were so extremely satisfactory
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    22 20 MISS DALLAS Bl X I WHITE. the*defendent in a remarkable slander action brought by Mr. Harold Bevir, the London solicitor. (Planet News.)
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    27 20 ARSENAL and Tottenham Hotspur played their postponed League match at Highbury, London. Here U Moss, the Arsenal goalkeeper, saving over the heads of Tottenham forwards. (Planet News.)
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    18 20 THIS LORRY, laden with bags of grain, crashed Into a house in Morning Lan Hackney, E. (Planet News.)
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    27 20 MR. HAROLD BEVIR, solicitor, won the action he brought against Miss Dallas Bart-White for slander, and was awarded damages to the extent of £&Mt (Planet News.) 1
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    42 20 PRINCESS ELIZABETH, accompanied by her mother, gfci Dutchess of York, saw her first play at the Cambridge Theatre. The occasion was the Children's Royal Matinee 111 1 aid of St. John's Clinic, the play being entitled Ever So Lonr Aro." (Planet News.)
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    35 20 WELFARE ISLAND, New York City, has been revealed as the "most corrupt" prison centre In the United Stat Hei U one of the cell blocks after the police had turned it Inside out (Planet News.)
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    54 20 FOR THE FIRST TIME In 21 years the draw for the Davis Cup was held In London. Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary of State for India and President of the Lawn Tennis Association presided when the draw took place at the Conncil Chamber of the India Office. Fifteen nations will be
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    36 20 WITH APPROPRIATE CEREMONY, th drums left by the 2nd Gordon Highlanders at Ostend in the first year of the war and taken by the Germans were returned to General Sir lan Hamilton in Berlin. (Planet News.)
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    41 20 THE GIANT new military flying-boat was launched by Messrs. Short Brothers at Rochester. Kent. The design of the wings of the new machine is very unusual, and the n'ane is fitted with two Rolls Royce steam cooV4 experimental engines. (Planet Ne
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