The Straits Times, 21 February 1934

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    38 1 The Straits Times [KBTABXJSHBD NIARLY A CKRTUBY.J THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1934. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1934. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      498 1 SINGAPORE: 78. CECIL ST. ('PHONE 5151). I for" I LINE and! i HALF-TONE j BLOCKS. Tbt STRAITS TIMES I PRESS LTD. pARANITROPHENOL We shall be pleased to quote C.LF. on this material, together with other Chemicals used hi the Rubber Industry -and Rubber Manufacture. Kindly communicate with 1 H. M.
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      93 1 KUALA LUMPUR 25-^^MA T^jWj?^ 7w Introduce ffCI J) "FLIP Tjt i nt H| Menfolk II JP_ ill JLj Mi I 4t\ for shirts and pyjamas satisfy the masculine idea of comfort-cum-smartness. The comfort of .Viyella does not shrink away in the wash Viyella is unshrinkable. There are many striped designs
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      11 1 SUNDAY i TIMES contains a $1,000 Free entry FOOTBALL COMPETITION OFFER.
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      504 2 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA i AND APCAR LINES. Incorporated in England) MAIL PA6BENOER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL BM. CO. UNDER OOHTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND PAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Due Tonnage Spore RANCHI 17.000 Mar. 3 SOMALI 6,810 Mar.
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      508 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. I ■aßaaßaßaaaaassWaaaVaaAJaaaaaani (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON. Naples. Mamiis. Lsntsn. Antwerp Rotterdam and Mladlfbrwigh. V*tBF Tonnage Doe Ball 5 KATORI MARU 10.000 Feb. 31 23 I KASHTMA MARU 10.000 Mar. t t YASUKUNI MARU 12.000 Mar. 30 21 HAKONE MARU 10,400 Apr. 4 5 SUWA MARU 10.000 Apr.
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      610 2 BURNS PfflLP LINE. (Incorporated In Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOVRNE via JAVA, DAKWTH AND THURSDAY ISLAND Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown ■reanw MaMM.*. (7J65 tons)aad the SJ. MANOOLA (SJB3 tons) (Cargo only). The sj. """"i* to one of tie largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins de
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      517 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO, LIMITED. (Icorporated In Denmark). PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA. LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Prom From From Prom Spore Malacca Port Penang Swett. BORINGIA 37/2 37/3 28/2 3/3 PIONIA 20 3 30/3 31/3 33/3 ERRIA 10/4 10/4 11/4 13 4 LALANDIA 1/5 1/5 2/5 4/5
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      1233 2 SHIPPING. THE BLUE FUNNEL UNI (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO, Steasa BMb Co, Lid. aad China Mataal (19X1) LTD. Navigation Co., Ltd. THE CUNARD STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO. LTD. THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO.. LTD. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIF.NTAL LINE Ltd. The
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    TOURIST SEASON.
    233 3 Empress Of Britain And Resolute Coming:. The s.s. Resolute of the HamburgAmerica Line, Capt. Victor Lochmann, will again call at Singapore on her annual round the world cruise' this year. 8he left New York on Jan. 13 and Is due here on March 18, leaving on March 19.
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    CAPT. MASON.
    25 3 Death Of Former Penang Pilot. London, Jan. 26. The death has occurred at Penang of Captain John Mason of the Penang Pilot Association.
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    SHANGHAI STRIKE.
    208 3 Lightermen Return To Work. Shanghai, Feb. 1. "The Marines have landed and the situation Is well In hand." This well-known saying might be applied In describing the end of the Shanghai Tug and Lighterage Company's strike of workers which began on Jan. 23 wanned up with a fight
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    CRUISERS NEEDED.
    159 3 Lesson Of Mediterranean Naval Exercises. The result of the recent exercises carried out by the Mediterranean Fleet, regarding the protection of trade routes, have now been analysed In detail. A Blue raiding squadron destroyed five merchantmen in 36 hours, and an aircraft carrier and two 6Inch gun cruisers
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    LINER'S PERIL.
    114 3 Strain On Keel In Dry Dock. London, Jan. 29. ■me 75,000-tons French liner Normandie was brought into dry dock at St. Nazalre today. The operation necessitated the aid of the most powerful tugs. At one time during the move the giant vessel's stern was more submerged than her
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    PASSENGERS.
    299 3 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 3. The following are passengers by the P. and O. Ranchi, which left London for the Far East yesterday: For Pen an g: Mr. K. Brown. Mr. J. S. Howklns, Mr. and Mrs. Hutchings and Infant, Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Illingworth, Mr.
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    76 3 BEHAR, Brit., 3,910 tons, from Otaru 21-3, for London 22-2. KARAQOLA, Brit., 3.847 tons, from Calcutta 21-2, for Rangoon 22-2. CHANTTLLY, Pr.. 5,958 tons, from Haiphong 21-2, for Marseilles via porta 21-3. ANGBY, Bar., 417 tons, from Slbu 20-2, for Slbu 24-2. HALVDAN. Norw 761 tons, from Bangkok
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    90 3 Wednesday, February 21. SUpa alsagsHs the Wharves or expected aiifpa. KEPP&L HARBOUR. Main Wharf Blinjoe. Lch. "Mercury," W. Bt. "Enterprise." "Cremer." OU Wharf NIL Coal Wharf NIL VESSELS IN DRT DOCKS. Taajoag Pagar. Albert Dock Ban Stone Bee. Victoria Dock NIL Kennel Harbour. King's Dock Caronl River.
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      177 3 Steamship Company Are you going on leave? Why not travel via Japan A America? Fare, Hong Kong to England Via Japan America now £65/- ONLY including railway fare, with stopover privileges across U.S.A. s.s. "GENERAL SHERMAN" due to sail from Hong Kong Mar. 10th. M.s. "WARD" due to sail from
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      677 3 NORDDEUTSCHER I A A) I). (Incorporated in \ffQgo Germany.) The undermentioned are the compel, Intended fixtures:— OUTWARD FULDA for Manila, Hong Kong. Shanghai. Ncrth China tt Japan Mar. t I DONAU for Manila. Hong Kong. Hh.nyh.l north China Japan Max. IS SAARBRUCKEN for Manila, B. Kong Shanghai, North China Si
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      390 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE JM AMERICAN MAIL, LINE ANNOUNCEMENT. < We take pleasure in announcing that effective immediately the Dollar Steamship Lines have entered into a Return fare agreement with Lloyd Triestino Special low rates can now be quoted provided passengers use President Liners from Singapore to Europe returning on steamers
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      335 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO. LTD. Incorporated In England.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM HAMBURG Via Por* aad Soei Canal Due San*. Bteamrr B'pore B'pore CITY OP KHARTOUM Feb. 27 Mar. S CITY OP BATH Mar. 14 Mar. 16 calls Dunkirk. FOR BONO KONG. SHANGHAI JAPAHj Steamer Due S'pora. CITY
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      74 3 SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Stations Yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Mm. temp, ins Sunshir.s temp. •F hrs. *F Alor Star 93 Nil 9.5 71 Kota Bharu 84 0.07 5.9 72 K. Trengganu 84 086 7.8 70 Bukit Jeram 90 023 6.7 73 Merslng 82 Nil 5.9 72 Singapore (Mt. Faber)
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      65 3 TIDE TABLES. Wednesday. Feb. 21. H. W. 246 a.m., 8 ft. 8 in.. 3. 59 Pm 7. ft 1 in. L. W. 9.24 a.m.. 2 ft. 2ln 9.4 p m 4 ft. 8 in. Tharstay. Fea. K. H. W. 3.25 a.m., 8 ft. 4 in. 5.16 p.m.. 6 ft 3
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      422 4 SITUATIONS VACANT Wka*. asvlyia* for aaj aeatttaa adverUsaa m these isi sea* oopoto at tastl■onlssi Oa not ssai originals. WANTED An c: pert Cutter, Experienced ■sen only need apply personally with testimonials. 198, Selegie Road. WANTED, a Lady Typist and a Chinese clerk quick and accurate at figures also a
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      607 4 BOARD-RESIDENCE. TANGLIN HOUSE T, Oraage Grove Eoad. off Orchard Road. One furnished flat (board inclusive). Terms moderate. Krs. T. H. PATNE. TeL J959. MOTOR VEHICLES FOR sale. 1931-1932, 614 Flat in perfect condition. Phone 6818 for particulars. FOR SALE 1930 FIAT MODEL 630 in good condition $300 or best offer.
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      554 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET around 4k Fkts Floor, Robtoson Rd. Premises, separately or together. United sssginsers. TO LET. OFFICES at 4 and 4- A. Prince 6V top floor and No. 33, Raffles Hub, Apply Koh Chew Kee. Ut. KllKnery Road. LATDLAW BUTLDINa. Offices to fcrt st moderate rents, electric tin
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      674 4 PUBLIC NOTICES MALACCA ELECTRIC LIGHTING, LIMITED. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements). notice Is hereby given that the Transfer Books of the Ordinary Shares of the Company will be closed from Wednesday, Feb. 28 to Friday, Mar. 2, 1934, both days Inclusive for the preparation of Dividend Warrants. By Order of
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      665 4 LEGAL NOTICE TRADE MARK If wKm Notice to hereby given that the Trade Marks depicted above are the exclusive property of John Jeffrey ft Co., Heriot Brewery, Roseburn Terrace, Edinburgh. and are used by them In connection with Jeffrey's Padlock Brand Lager Beer, imported and sold by them through their
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      563 4 BUSINESS CARDS FIGARO BEAUTY CREATIONS TU *8 PERMANENT WAVE BY EUROPEAN LAOY EXPERTS RAFFLES HOTEL (Room 124) ana at 91 Bras Basah Read MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASbAGE. Mrs. HARD and Msm SANA M. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. TURKISH BATH. FOR REDUCING WEIGHT and General Health Purposes. REJUVENATES— IMPROVES Physical
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      184 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore lthln Outside Without Ma.'-ya Malaj- Postage Monthly f 3.M 4.99 t 2-S9 Quarterly f K5O SUM t 7.59 Half Yearly (17.90 924.99 ***** YfarU 534.90 M 8.90 '39.90 Note. OoUtaUon cheques should include the usual bank discount. ADVERTISEMENT RATES TL. cnarges and Instructions for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS are
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    THE KING'S MESSAGE OF SYMPATHY TO BELGIUM.
    1754 5 'Heroic Figure Whose Courage Was An Inspiration/ 9 London, Feb. 20. fn m Unshed and crowded House of Commons this afternoon was recorded the deep sorrow for the death of the King of the Belgians. I Baron Cartier de Marehieone, the Belgian Ambassador,
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    ICE-CREAM FOR NAVY.
    70 5 Plant To Be Installed In Cruisers. A proposal that air-cooled electric ice-cream plant should be Installed in "C" and "D" class cruisers on foreign stations was accepted at the 48th meeting of the Headquarters Naval Canteen Committee, it was stated In Admiralty Orders on Feb. 2. Installation
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    YEAR'S CAPTIVITY.
    65 5 Kidnapped Child Rescued In Shanghai. Shanghai. After a year's captivity, five-year-old Loh Tso-cngto, son of Loh Koh. ex-chief of the Chinese Volunteers of Kampoo Village, has been rescued by the French police from a house in Chapel. The child was kidnapped on March 7, 1933. On being rescued
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    ABSENT LEADER.
    64 5 Directs Orchestra 100 Miles Away. Lying on a sick bed at his home at Worcester, Sir Edward Elgar last month directed an orchestra playing In London, more than 100 miles away. The occasion vras the making of a record of the Triumphal March from Caractacus." With a special
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    RATE CUTS OF 3s. 2d.
    62 5 Since Socialists Lost Battersea. Battersea Council proposes to reduce the rates In March by Is. 6d. Last year the rates were cut by Is. and the year before by Bd. so the total reduction hi three years will be 3s. 2d. The rates were 12s.
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    TEAR UP NAVAL TREATY
    48 5 Mr. Churchill Makes A Bellicose Speech "Tear up the London Naval Treaty," said Mr. Winston Churchill, in a warlike speech In the House of Commons recently. "Reorganise our factories," he added, "so that they may be swiftly turned over to military purposes when necessary."
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    70,000 "DUD" COINS.
    73 5 More than over 70,000 foreign "pennies," or their equivalent were put hi telephone and stamp automatic coin collection boxes last year in Great Britain. The Post Office lost £288 on changing the coins Into English money. This fact is disclosed in the Auditor General's report. The report
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    FROZEN FOR 25 DAYS.
    107 5 Man Who Awoke To Find le Could Not Move. Cologne. A 25-year-old blacksmith of HUdes■helm mi walking home when he fell Into a stream and was drenched. Then he lost hla way and decided to spend the night In a shed. When he awoke In the
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      352 5 HOTELS TO-NIGHT SATURDAY FEB. 24th COCKTAIL DANCE SPECIAL IMIEI ft RACE BALL (MA S I^ N i C^ CMIL) THE POPULAR COMEDIAN b.JU. o. 10.p.m DANCE INFORMAL DICK NORTON 9.45.p.m. Midnight with THE POPULAR COMEDIAN ADELE DICK NORTOM BCTENSON TO 2 ADELE DINNER $3.- NON -DINERS $1.TOMORROW «nmAY FFR 9*l.
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      205 5 1000 ENLARGEMENTS Almost FREE m Commemoration of our enlarged show-room Sx 6 Inches Par Copy it eeata 1? x 10 Inches Par Cop» M cents MIMOSA ART BROMIDE USED EXCLUSIVELY Sen* as roor Good Nefall*es QUICK! SINGAPORE PHOTO CO. 37-39 filch Street, Sintapore. OuUtation cutomers plwm include IS cents (or
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      THE CURFEW.
      40 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— After reading the new anttnolse regulations last night, I fell asleep and dreamt that Lady Astor was to be our next Governess!— Yours, etc., KANAK KANAK Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 20.
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      " DUMMY – DIRECTORS.
      959 6 DUMMY DIRECTORS. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— I read your "Planting Topics" with more and more interest and admire your correspondent for the Increased efficiency he displays in getting command of such varied material, as has been the case lately In last Friday's Topics, he attacks the
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      OVERSEAS STUDENTS AT HOME.
      418 6 To the Editor ol the Straits Times. Sir,— Mrs. Murray Robertson, of 4, Greenhlll Gardens, Edinburgh, (widow of the late Dr. Murray Robertson, of Singapore), has sent ma the attached newspaper cutting and asked me to give it publicity by sending It to the Straits Times,
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      32 6 Quality Sult'nf* with Perfect CW Gfcamlnff Linen— Modtah Ties and Hosier? m Sapreme comfort a>d entire satisfaction FIRST WITH THE LATEST PHONE 6188. H. B. WINTER GENTLEMEN'S OUTFITTER M, BATTERY ROAD W-3
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      65 6 and AGAIN] rt^^ XKs^B^S^H^B^B^SE^^B^BB B WP B B^'' >M MiJt. |B 9 ilT^i iftepaMß^s^sWsEar^ •*kth\ .^r^-' r^'^^P> ,joff^^™^^^', j 0ff^^™^^^' $500 HAS BEEN WON IN THE SUNDAY TIMES FOOTBALL COMPETITION NO. 29. »"^~^^^^SSSSSS!S^SSSS3BBBBBBBBEas^SS***^~*^^T?T* THE CURRENT ISSUE OF THE SUNDAY TIMES CONTAINS AN OFFER $1000 IN A FREE ENTRY FOOTBALL COMPETITION
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      131 6 Today's Crossword Puzzle (CLUES.) ACROSS. J. J*^ 31. Fortress 1. "^""g to universe 39. Stampede S. Furrowed 33. Squawk 8. BaUIS 24. Lone suffering 9 Real property 25. Told. 10. Rubbish 11. Fteed toe 13. Swimming 14. Strong snuff it. KSH»t, Solution Of Ye»terday>s 18. Painted n i 19. Tongue
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    JOHORE'S EDUCATIONAL POLICY REVIEWED.
    1429 7 Satisfactory Progress Under Present System. Johore'g progress in education was referred to at yesterday's meeting of the SUte Council when Dr. R. O. Winstedt replied to unofficial suggestions regarding educational policy. The General Adviser, defended the present system, under which, he said, vernacular schools had improved
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      11 7 MARLBOROUGH 6.15 TO-NIGHT 9.15 HINDUSTANI TALKIE SPECIAL RETURN SCREENING GUL BAKAWALI
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      215 7 CAPITOL OPENING TO-DAY 3.15 6.15 9.15 LUSCIOUS JEAN HARLOW in her most alluring Role! SHE'S SIZZLING! SHE'S EXPLOSIVE SHE'S TAT, ITSELF II Tantalizing, Naughty, TempestwHn JEAN HARLOW Mile-a-minute Laugh-a-second ACTION Comedy I Crammed v ~J* Red-hot with '"ifS with Merriment. Romance. hi Mftro-Goldwyn-Mayer's most delicious new brand of comedy "BLONDE
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      239 7 I\W Gala Premiere of 1934 'a Epic Entertainment! K7I PAVILION 6.15 TO-NIGHT 9.15 AN IMMORTAL SCREEN PORTRAIT! The m I HKLIao dHBSSJHH AS THE MAN WHOSE IKiWV TEN WORDS WHISPERI ED IN THE EAR OF THE KINGS MISTRESS BBS, I SHOOK THE THRONE **£fc TT 4 WHOSE FIERY PEN sAd
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    194 8 i .....i Rubber I m proven. I.dNDON UN lII'. rrom Our Itnanclal Correapondent.) Singapore, Wxlne»ii»i Today m Price*: Kubbcr, 16 eta., up Tin, $113 up 50 eta. I. old. £6 15s. 6d.. up ia. Yeateriay'a Prkw: Kubbtr. l.«>ndon 4 26/3 M.. down I/&M. HifllllW»e:— Slightly Eaaier. Ntw
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    PRODUCE.
    148 8 TIM Mill* ry SI, bm«»pure Uo price iper Singapore. Fete II, U noon Bum .seller lialiililil 'ibi- o 50 Hamburg ul 6 60 30 60 10 60 Pepper IjlL'U 3 40 t-M vl a Nu s.iko Flour i piuur >vu Hour 186 lift 871 -mi 8 60 ujjifc 126
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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        MINING.
        452 8 IMU0 V«l. P<l. 11 11 Amiu Kumbanf 11 11 Austral Malay 6/- 5/- A)tr BiUm Ti* 1 AyirWuip SI il Baugriu Tin 1 1 Batang Fadang 1 1 Batu CavM 11 11 Chatgkat Tin 11 11 Ch«ul«mng 50 M Hitam Tin 1 1 Hung yatt 67- 6 Hung Kong
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        GENERAL.
        296 8 tout Val. Pd. Buyers Safari. 2 2 AUix. BricK Ord. 0.72» 0 ao 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 160 I 76 II II Brit Am. TotoccQ 6 176 62.6 10 f. British Mulaya Trutlce 6.40 6 60 £1 il "i»n T 8. 7% Prefr 26/- 87/11 II Tun. T.
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        113 8 Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. vi lyiH nd. lain $400,006 106 108 num. Singapore Municipal 4>y pc. 1908 rpd !!''>■» $1.0011.000 nib 108 mm Singapore Municipal 4« a l>^1947 $1,6011.01)0 lOu 107 num. Singapon Miiiin oi 1913 red. 1963 $2,000,000 102 10) num. Singapon Muaidpti I bj >
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        376 8 Tuiiuy'v Pricts FrM«r I >-H Bfltt Co. Allenby (ID 1-10 1.80 1 It l-8fl Al»r Uajah (ID 0.70 0 80 u 80 0.80 A. MiUm (ID 1 16 180 110 1.16 A. Maluy (DO 16 8.86 2.00 §.§g A. Molvk (II) "lili 0.76 0.60 0.66 A I'uug (ID
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      201 8 The /olio wing are the ex ratea thia morning, according to the daily circular issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation: tfMJJNti. liundon. 4 montba' sight 3 B/64 London. 8 months' sigl.t B/4U London, 60 day*' 2/4 7/64 London, 80 days' sight 2/4 8/82 iAjndou. demand
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      71 8 London Spot Sheet 4 18/16 d. per ib. New York S|wt Sheet Q. eta. km, pw Ib. Noon, Feb. 91. B.8.S. equal to London Standard: Buyers. Seller* SM (loo**) 16< 4 Butine»» dont (FOB) I6»i, 161 2 Standard KS.ti. on Tuudur: Buyers. Sellers. Mw 161.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE,
    139 8 ruuUanali iKliuco Horn Spm. Baoka Ulantl. Aadjoe t, r»itmL«iig iTbadcDc) J pitt. Movtb N Kui N Wcit suui.tr. natto) j pu,. Uuulberu India iCliautllly) 7 pm. Koltb. Nbit Korea wnt BumaUa. Mam. Burnt* liijla Iraq PjtaiUiic Siiyvt. bM and BotitH W 1 ?lUl"? lUl Worth and Boutli
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    15 8 S-p«rr I ...do. Jail 1. Jto l: J..11 Jon 3S rtti 13
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    AIR MAIL.
    21 8 Malta Irun Balavu uud J'aUmbuus >y aeroplane are expected at Dm General Poat Office. Singapore, at i jiu today.
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    28 8 i'rotu Burupc (London wails Uu Feb. l) by Kulniii d Pcniuig daylight tomorrow. From China and J*uari by Aaiu Maru due at Singapore uoon ii morrow.
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    10 8 Trie Bangalore arrived in Lomiou al pin vii fto to
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      99 8 ARRANGEMENTS FO« THE WEEK. TeAur, trtniar; 11. Rotary Tiffln. a Jripitl Hotel Ipm. Ifliti Anoiveraary. Mr Rotary Today"; Mr c I hcl*. Ito'aiv lon, Tbureiay. Vtayaary U AaKrlcaiu Amu or Malaya Uioncr Uaoea, Sea Vie* BoUl Cllllifac AMOCUtloil U< Unluu UUllier. abort au-ect. 7>o pm. KJlce SaudVt Tclok Ajar pui
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      BRITISH IRON AND STEEL.
      719 9 Reorganisation Scheme. INCREASED EFFICIENCY ESSENTIAL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 8. The apprehension felt In many quarters about the apparently apathetic state ot the Iron and steel Industry has been to some extent allayed by the recently proposed scheme for re organisation. Although this does
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      GOODYEAR TYRES PROFIT
      44 9 Ooodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Akrcn. Ohio, report n«t sales, for the yvar «ndlng Dec 3J, 1U33, of $110,000,000. wall a net profit of $4,000,000. Two ilollar.i deferred dividend paid on preferred shares, also preferred dividend declared ol Si ocr quarter.
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      320 9 (lowing: Quotations In Ix>ndon. 'From Our Own Correspondent). London, Feb 30. Closing quotation* today of the principal British stocks are given below. The rise or fall Is In relation to the price of Feb. 18. GOVERNMENT STOCKS. BBITIStl. RIM or Fall Conversion U»n S% 117 7
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      FINANCIAL WISDOM.
      325 9 "Kxperience Essential In National Affairs." (FYom Our Special Correspondent London, Feb. 6. Mr Baldwin. In national affairs experience U a more dependable guide than unsubstantial theories, which are unsupported by facts and coloured by political partisanship." The Hun. K. E. Beckett (Chairman ot the Westminster Bank). British policy
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      TAIPING RUBBER PLANTATIONS.
      699 9 Expenditure On Estates Reduced. The 23rd annual general meeting of the Talping Rubber Plantations Limited was held on Jan. 17, 1934, at the registered office, 149, Leadenhall Street, London, EC. 3, Mr. Alexander Roae (the chairman of the company) presiding. The Chairman said: Gentlemen, from the directors'
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      LONDON FINANCIAL LETTER.
      938 9 American Kvents. UNCERTAIN FOREIGN EXCHANGES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. X The London inarkeU had unusual difficulty In grasping the trend o( American events In the curlier part uf the week, and when It was announced that measures virtually reinstating the gold standard had been taken
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    AMUSEMENTS
    101 10 Singapore. 4UHAMBR* Charlie Chan'* Greatest Caw. With Warner Oland. 6.1&— 0.15. CArTTOL Blonde Bombshell With Jean Hartow. 6.15— «.1t. GREAT WORLD Cabaret Business Pleasure At Tne King's Cup. MARLBOROUGH Oul BakawaU. 6.15—9.15. NEW WORLD Bid* Shows. Cabaret. Daaetng, TalMes, Theatre* and Cinema*. PAVILION Voltaire. With Oeorge ArltM Dork Kenyan
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 21. 1934. INDO-MALAYAN VIEWS.
    927 10 Further evidence is available to support the charge brought against certain Indo-Malayans" Indians who have settled down in Malaya and are claiming the rights of local citizenship that they are doing their best to harm the plantation Industry upon which
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    THE GAZETTE
    35 10 The Straits Settlements Governmen Gazette states: Mr. A. B. Jordan, Secretary of Chinese Affairs. Straits Settlements, has been appointed Secretary for I Chinese Affairs, Straits Settlements and F.M.S., class IA, Malayan Civil Service.
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    629 10 PERAK WAR MEDALS. There wax some discussion la the Straits Times last year about the Perak war medal, and evidence was produced to show that there are still half a dozen of these awards, If not more, in Malaya. An Interesting letter has now been received
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    TODAY'S SPECIAL ARTICLE.
    1376 10  -  Norman Clark) AN EDEN OF THE INDIES (By The earthly paradise has been located in many parts of the world, and visitors have not always been in agreement with the traveller's praises. In this article the writer tells of an island— «a "jewel set in a sapphire
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    CHINESE CLAIM MARSHAL MUTO WAS ASSASSINATED.
    861 11 ECHO OF SUDDEN DEATH OF VIRTUAL DICTATOR. Strict Secrecy Maintained By Japanese. Seven months after the uScial Japanese announcement of the death on July 28, 1933, of Marshal Nobuyoshi Muto (then Japanese Ambassador to Manchukuo and commander* in-chfcf of the Japanese forces in the
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    THE ASSYRIANS.
    117 11 League's Inquiry Into New Home. Rugby, Feb. 19. The mission entrusted by the League Af Nations to examine the land which may be utilised for the settlement of Assyrians from Iraq and to ascertain whether It Is likely to meet their special needs has arrived at Londrlna in
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    U.S. NEWSPAPER CODE.
    39 11 Washington, Feb. 19. Approving the newspaper code. President Roosevelt has requested that newspapers with circulations cf over 75.000 in large towns should place their stafls Immediately on a basis of a 40-h~"r or* flvi»-day week. Reuter.
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    FAR EAST TRADE.
    101 11 Greater Use Of Silver Urged. London, Feb. 20. The Times today carried a special supplement on silver, Mr. David Landale, J.P., Dumfries, director of Matheson and Co., and formerly managing director In the East ol Jardlne Matheson and Co. an l member of the Legislative Council of
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    GOING TO CHINA.
    29 11 Berlin, Feb. 20. Professor Erich Reuleaux, of Darmstadt Technical College, Is going to Shanghai to Tungchl University as adviser on railways to the Chinese Government. Reut»r.
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    VEHEMENT WARNING TO GERMANY.
    473 11 Leave Austria Alone. ITALY REVEALS HER ATTITUDE. Rome, Feb. 20. A warning of unparalleled vehemence to Germany to leave Austria alone appears In an inspired article in the. GioraaU dltalia stating that the Joint declaration by Italy, France and Britain prepares the way for community attitude
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    FASCIST UNIFORM.
    67 11 Responsible For Street Disturbances. London, Feb. 20. In the House of Commons Sir John Qilmour (Home Secretary), reported that the number of street disturbances had doubled in the last six months In consequence of the wearing of uniforms by political parties, which question was engaging the serious attention
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    PARIS COMMUNISTS.
    66 11 Funeral Of Those Killed In Recent Rioting. Paris, Feb. 17. Surrounded with red flags and covered with wreaths of roses the eight coffins containing the bodies of Communist demonstrators killed during the rioting in Paris passed through the streets to the strains of the Internationale for burial. The
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    38 11 Capt DourUs McKentle Gordon, honorary secretary of the Hithland Society of London, and Miss Mary KlUabeth Palmer-Chapman, »tepdaochter of Sir William Robinson, arbitrator under the Ministry of War Act, were married at 81 Paul's Church, Knlghtebrldfe, last month.
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    PRAISED BY HOME SECRETARY.
    80 11 Cab-Driver Who Foiled Motor-Bandits. Rugby, Feb. 19. The public-spirited action of a London taxi-driver, William Tyrrell, who deliberately drove his cab into a large saloon car in which three bandits, who had raided a West End Jewellers' shop, were attempting to escape, was warmly commended by
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    TO LEVEL PRICES.
    176 11 France To Take Least Painful Method. r Paris, Feb. 20. The Government's policy of adjustment to level Internal and external prices without currency manipulation was enunciated in the Chamber today by the Finance Minister, M. Martin, who declared that the Internal prices were high on account of
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    LEAVES ICE BARRIER.
    68 11 Admiral Byrd's Polar Flagship. Wellington, Feb. 18. After a 13-day passage from the Ice Barrier, the Jacob Rupert, the flagship of Admiral Byrd's polar expedition, has arrived at Port Chalmers, where she will spend the winter, returning In the spring to pick up Byrd at Little America.
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    16 KILLED IN COLLISION.
    49 11 Railway Accident In Italy. Rome, Feb. 19. The worst accident on the Italian railways for many years occurred near Livorno In a collision between a motor-train and an excursion train. The former caught fire. Some passengers escaped but 16 were killed and 12 Injured. Reuter
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    DR. MORSE DEAD.
    47 11 The death has taken place In London of Dr. H. B. Morse, says Reuter. Dr. Morse entered the Chinese Customs In 1874, and retired IV 1909 as Statistical Secretary to the Inspector-General. He was the author of a number of books on Chinese subjects
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    SIR EDWARD ELGAR.
    21 11 Lo.idon. Feb. It. Sir Edward Elgar, the famous musician, la losing strengtl' and Is now very weak. Reuter.
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    BUFFER TIN POOL PROPOSAL.
    881 11 T.P.A. Circular. SIR SAMUEL WILSON'S EXPLANATION. London, Feb t. The Tin Producers' Association 'Incorporated) has circularised members, stating that at a special meeting of the council, held on February 0, to consider the "buffer stock plan," at which IS members were present In person, the subjoined
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    JAPAN'S COTTON EXPORTS.
    364 11 Staggering Figures For British Colonies. LONDON TALKS. World Agreement Wanted By Lancashire. London, Feb. 20. The attention of the whole of Lancashire is centred on the resumption of the AngloJapanese cotton talks tomorrow. At the conclusion of the talks last week the Lancashire delegation handed to the
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    RUBBER RUMOURS.
    86 11 Government's Communique Explained In House. Rugby, Feb. 19. The Under-Secretary, Mr. Malcolm Macdonald, replying for the Colonial Secretary in the House of Commons, said that a communique was issued on Feb. 13 on the joint authority of the British and Netherlands Governments stating that reports that an agreement
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    REMARKABLE RECORD OF TAN KAH KEE'S.
    673 12 Business Which Had Pay-Roll Of 15,000 The appointment of a receiver and manager to look after the affairs of Tan Kah Kee and Co., Ltd., and the stoppage of work at it* many factories, closes a chapter in the history of a Singapore business
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    BUS DRIVER HURT.
    91 12 Struck By Car When Pushing Own Vehicle. The Indian driver of a trolley 'bus met with an accident in peculiar circumstances yesterday afternoon. His 'bus had broken down In Samf ord Road and while he was helping to push it to the edge of the road he
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    KILLED IN HOUSE.
    60 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 20. While a young Chinese, was sitting tn a chair, yesterday afternoon In a house In Pudu Lane, some Chinese entered and assaulted him. When the assailants left the house, their victim was found to be dead. The post-mortem examination
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    CHURCH MEETING.
    79 12 Kong Kong becomes a centre for the Anglican Church In this part of the world from Feb. 20 to Feb. 25. The Bishops of Singapore, of the Philippine Islands, and of Labuan and Sarawak will be there to take council with Bishop Hall about toe future of the
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    FELL 15 FEET.
    46 12 /in Indian Municipal coolie engaged in demolishing a house in Enggor Street yesterday missed his footing and fell a distance of 15 feet. He was taken to the General Hospital with a lacerated wound on his forehead and several abrasions over his face.
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    CAR ON FIRE.
    29 12 Prompt action by the Fire Brigade saved a car from serious damage when It caught fire near the Orchard Road police station shortly before noon yesterday.
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    29 12 The fifth, anniversary of the Kuala Langat branch of the Estate Asiatic Staffs' Association. Selangor, will be celebrated at the Anglo-Chinese School. Bantine on Saturday. :i* 4 p m
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    DANGEROUS WEAPON.
    81 12 Tapper Sent To Prison For Possession. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Talping. Feb. 21. For carrying a dangerous weapon, a "plsau blatl." a Malay tapper, Ahmad bin Lembut of Pondok Tanjong was convicted and sentenced to 10 days' rigorous Imprisonment by the Talping magistrate. Accused was seen cycling at
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    KING ALBERT.
    82 12 Singapore Belgians' Message Of Sympathy. No memorial service is being held by the Belgian community In Singapore for King Albert, whose funeral takes pice In Brussels tomorrow. The offices of the Belgian Consulate and those of the Credit Fonder d'Extreme-Orlent will be closed on that day. Tomorrow all
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    SUICIDE IN GAOL.
    91 12 Siamese Officer Who Joined Rebels. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok. Feb. 20. A retired Army colonel under arrest in connection with the uprising last year committed suicide In gaol on Sunday by hanging. At the military cremation on Sunday a spectator produced a safety razor and drew
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    41 12 A paper on Soil will be given by Mr. C. L. Newman at the general meeting of the Malacca Horticultural Society to be held on Mar. 2, at the Drill Hall, Malacca. Members are invited to bring cut flowers In bowls.
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    23 12 Bargains of every description are to be had by the discriminating who comb the open-air market along the banks of the Roehore Canal.
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    GAMBLERS FINED.
    164 12 Tutor And Scholar Among Defendants. Private tutor and schoolboy; salesman, peon and stable boy were included among nine Chinese, the majority of them still in their teens, who pleaded guilty before Mr. Norman Orice, the second magistrate, this morning, to a charge of playing in a common gaming
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    BEAUTY CONTEST.
    99 12 "Miss Singapore" To Be Selected. A beauty contest in connection with the film at the Capitol "Footllght Parade," will be held at the Sea View Hotel next Sunday morning to select "Miss Singapore." One of the Judges wilt be Mervyn Le Roy, director of "I am a Fugitive
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    RECONCILED.
    183 12 Newly-Wed Couple Who Quarrelled. A Chinese couple who were charged In the police court on Monday two days after their marriage— with disorderly Gonduct by fighting, announced at their second appearance beofre the magistrate, Mr. R J. F. Curtis, yesterday, that their dispute had been settled. The woman, aged
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    BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.
    66 12 The 99th birthday anniversary of Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna was celebrated on Sunday at the premises of the Ramakrlshna Mission, Norrls Road Singapore. A largely attended meeting was held at 5 p.m. with Swami Bhaswarananda in the chair. Mr. C. R. Menon and Mr. T. Sivapragasam addressed the meeting
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    SULTAN'S PLEA FOR HARMONY.
    414 12 Racial Discrimination. PAST CONTROVERSY DEPLORED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Feb. 19. Several matters of public interest were mentioned by his highness the Sultan of Perak in reply to the congratulatory address presented to him by the Asiatic Communities of Larut, Matang and Selama, at the
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    MAJ.-GEN. LEWIN.
    65 12 To Travel By Air To Ipoh. The new General Officer Commanding, Major-General E. O. Lewln, has decided to travel by air to perform one of his first duties in Malaya. Major-Gen. Lewin will Journey to Ipoh to be present at the presentation of colours to the Ipoh Volunteers
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    268 12 Wednesday, Feb. 7. His Excellency dined with the Hon. Mr. H. Falrburn and Officers at the Straits Settlements Police Officers' Mess, Singapore. Thursday, Feb. 8. His Excellency visited the League of Nations Health Organisation Eastern Bureau at River Valley Road. Lady Thomson, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Nunn,
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    Town And Country In Malaya.
    785 12 MARKED OPTIMISM IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL. A traveller who was spending a few days in Kuala Lumpur recently told us that he had never known the place so full of optimism. In spite of what many considered vexatious Customs Duties there was a general air
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    COMMUNIST "POST OFFICE" IN EUROPEAN'S HOUSE.
    1082 13 Activities Of Out-Of-Work Hylam Servants. That they had established a post office of the Communist Party in the servants' quarters of a European's house was the allegation against six Hylam youths who appeared in the third police court yesterday and were ordered to execute
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    51 13 The annual dinner of the Social Athletic Party was held at the New World Tal Tong Restaurant on Saturday, Feb. 17. The secretary expressed his appreciation of the newly elected president, Mr. Lim Geok Ann, the vlcepresidentsr Messrs. Teo Ban Teck and Lee Leng Parr and other officials for their
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    CONVICTION OF WRONG MAN.
    410 13 But Real Culprit Pays The Fine. Immediately after a conviction for hawking without a licence In the third court yesterday, a stranger rose and asserted that he was the real offender. The magistrate (Mr. R J. F. Curtis) was, however, unable to reverse his decision and
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    MR. A. E. DADFORD.
    152 13 Death After Operation At Muar. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Muar. Feb. 20. The death took place, following an operation for appendicitis, at the' Government Hospital, Muar, of Mr. A E Dadford. warder, Muar. The funeral was held at the Christian Cemetery. Rev. 8. V. O. Elvins
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    INDIAN EARTHQUAKE.
    186 13 Klang District To Assist (From Our Own Correspondent.. Klang, Feb. 19. A special meeting of the managing committee of the Coastal Indian Assjclation, Klang, was held yesterday to consider the appeal from the Indian Agent regarding the Indian Earthquake Relief Fund. It was resolved to set up an
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    30 13 The sixth annual general meeting of the Singapore Posts and Telegraphs Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society Ltd., will be held at the General Post Office, Singapore, on Saturday at 12.30.
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    PECULIAR STEP TO AVOID INSOLVENCY
    957 13 Man Says He Was Induced To Sign Bonds. A strange tale was related to Mr. Norman Orlce, the Seoond Magistrate, at a preliminary Inquiry yesterday, by Yew Kqw Kee, the proprietor of an engineering works In Lavender Street. His allegation was that the accused, Wong
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    NEW CLUB.
    142 13 Carey Island Asiatic Staff. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang. Feb. 19. The Carey Island Asiatic Club was formally opened yesterday. i Dr. V. R. Menon, the president, I pointed out the long felt want of a club for the Asiatic staff on the island. I Mr. K. P,
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    JOBLESS VOLUNTEERS.
    99 13 Malacca Move To Provide Work. (Prom Our Own Correspondent. Malacca, Feb. 20. Endeavours to obtain work for unemployed volunteers have resulted In :he formation of an unemployment >ureau In the local volunteer headjuarters It is under the charge of in Employment Officer with whom prospective employers are asked
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    Malaya Cup Fixtures For 1934.—Twelve Goals In Two Local Matches. DR. LIM WINS ISLAND GOLD MEDAL.
    212 14 Malaya Cup Fixtures For 1934. Twelve Goals In Two Local Matches. DR. LIM WINS ISLAND GOLD MEDAL. The final in the competition for the gold medal of the Island Club was played off on Sunday afternoon between Dr. H. L. H. Llm (5) and Dr. T. E. Cheah (18), and
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      MUNICIPALITY BEAT MONOPOLIES.
      352 14 Municipality 3; Monopolies 1. The Government Monopolies failed to reproduce the good form they had displayed against Fraser and Neave's earlier In the week when they met the Municipal Services in a Commercial Cup football fixture yesterday afternoon at the Jalan Besar Stadium and were finally compelled
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      LEAGUE TABLE.
      88 14 Municipality's Clear Lead. The following are the positions todate in the Commercial Cup competition league table: Municipality A. P. C. Monopolies M.P.H. Harbour Bd. F. and N. "A" Straits Times F. and N. "B" P. W. L D. F. A. P. 3 3 0 0 12 3 6
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      ENGLAND'S SUCCESS.
      26 14 London, Feb. 17. In the amateur International soccer ma ten at if ford. London. England beat?: Ireland by four goals to nil— Reuter Wireless.
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      HEAVY DEFEAT OF FRASER'S "B" XI.
      393 14 A.P.C...7. F.imLN."B"..1. Fraaer and Neave's "B" team Buffered another heavy defeat at Anson Road Stadium yesterday when they met the A.P.C. in the Commercial Cup competition. Better understanding, and more effective finishing enabled the A.P.C. to score seven times. Donald and Hay worked hard
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      CAMBRIDGE AGAIN.
      27 14 Oxford Lose Inter- Varsity Hockey. London, Feb. 17. At Beckenham, in the tattervarsity hockey match, Cambridge beat Oxford by four goals to one. —Renter Wireless.
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      50 14 The following have accepted to play Association Football lor the 8.C.O. "B" XI ts. M.P H 2nd. XI at S.C.C. today: D. R. Godfrey. A. Buchanan. H. L. [i>avies: B. Davidson, R. V. Welch. O. Boas; W. N. Rothery, C. T. Owen, P. H. Harrison, P. D. Cork, C. nttock.
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    Naval Boxers In Penang.
    259 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Feb. 20. A huge crowd assembled at the Fun and Frolic last night to see a boxing promotion provided by local boys and boxers from H.M.S. Eagle and Veteran in aid of charities. Ten fights were staged most ot which proved
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    DAVIS CUP.
    54 14 Japan's Team To Visit Europe. Tokio. Feb. 19. The Japanese Davis Cup players have been selected. They will be Jlro Satoh, Hideo Nishimura, Jlroy Yamagishl, Jlro Fujlkura. and Ryosuke Nunol. Nunol has not decided. He will notify the Lawn Tennis Association by March 1. Ryukl Mikl, the captain,
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    MALAYA COMMAND.
    47 14 Soccer Team Visiting Bangkok. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang. Feb. 30. Bangkok soccer fans are looking forward to the matches against Malayan Command this week-end, on Saturday against a European team and on Sunday against a Siamese team. The Bangkok players are In lntenstre training.
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    S.C.C. vs. WILTSHIRES.
    33 14 The S.C.C. will meet the Wiltshire Regt. in a friendly soccer match tomorrow on the padang. The ground will be enclosed and an entrance fee will be charged to non-members.
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    30 14 London, Feb. 20. The following were the results of League matches today: Second Division. Oldham Ath. 1 Bolton Wands. 1 Third Division (Northern). Rochdale 3 Yor* City Reuter.
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    FOUR MALAYA CUP GAMES IN SINGAPORE.
    116 14 The following Is the draw for the Southern Section of the Malaya Cup soocer competition. May 18, Friday, Malaya Command vs. Johore, at Singapore. June 2, Saturday, Malacca vs. Negrl Seremban, at Malacca. June 9, Saturday. Malacca vs. Singapore, at Malacca. June 16, Saturday,
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    CHARTED BANK R.C.
    126 14 The annual meeting of the Chartered Bank (Local Staff) Recreation Club was held recently at the Club's premises, Katong. The following officials were elected: Patrons, Messrs. Tan Ek Lee and Ngeow Nlan Chin; President, Mr. Tan Ong Seng; vicepresidents, Messrs. Sect Poh Geok, Wee Kirn Leng and
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    Sailors At Hockey And Soccer.
    215 14 (From Our Own ffT—txrwi^tnt. > Penang, Feb. 21. After a fast and exciting hockey match yesterday Penang defeated a Combined Naval team by four clear golas. On the run of play the Navy were decidedly unlucky to lose by this large margin as they had
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    CHINESE S.C.
    66 14 The Chinese Swimming Club Chinese New Year re-union dinner and swimming carnival will be held on Friday. March 2. The swimming pagar will be illuminated on the occasion and aquatic sports, including a mixed team relay race, will be held. There will be dancing also, and the charge
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    Free-Style Wrestling—Greatest Failure In Modern Sports Promotions. "A SPORT WE DO NOT WANT."
    556 15 Free-Style Wrestling Greatest Failure In Modern Sports Promotions. "A SPORT WE DO NOT WANT." Free-Style Wrestling Fiasco At Olympia* London, J$n. 27. There was wrestling at Olympla, Kensington, last evening there was also one of the greatest failures In modern sports promotions. If there were 500 people In the vast
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    DISASTROUS DAY FOR LONDON'S LEADING CLUBS.
    1452 15 Merseysiders' Wins Over Spurs And Arsenal. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 6. Gloom descended on London on Saturday with a vengeance. The fog, rain and frost which combined to ruin or prevent so many rugger matches also Interfered seriously with soccer, and one
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    Yachting At Port Dickson.
    428 15 r On Sunday 12 yachts turned out to race over Course "D" at the Port Dlcki son Yacht dub In a calm sea and light south-westerly breeze. r The race was conspicuous for the number of yachts which were dlsqualli fled for various infringements of the
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    117 15 Wednesday. February 21. Hockey: I.CJA vs. 8.R.C.. SRC, 5.15 p.m. Football: 8.C.C. "B" va. M.P.H II. padang. 5.10 p.m.; SCJ^. League. A.A.A. Ti. B.A.C.. Jalan Besar, S.15 p.m. Thanday. Febraary 82. Football; Commercial Cup: S.H.BJS.C. vt, Fraser and Neave "A." A.R. Stadium; Fraser and Neave "B" vs. M.P.H.,
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      434 16 Empire Radio Programme. TODAY 6.20 a.m. Dance Music Lew Stone and His Band. 6.30 Variety. 6.55 Dance Music 7.5 Sir Malcolm Campbell "Speed Records Yesterday and Today." 7.20 A Recital by Herbert Ernst Groh. 7.35 Frank Stewart presents The Alphas. 8.5 The News. 2.35 p.m. The News. 2.50 Variations. 3.35
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      269 16 7.10 Scotland v. Ireland 8 The News and Announcement* 12.35 Weekly News Letter. 12.50 Religious Service. 3.35 p.m. Symphony Concert. 7.50 Violin Recital. 8.20 Scottish Studio Orchestra. 9.20 Weekly News Letter. 5.36 Religious Service 10.20 Reginald King -id his Orchestra. 11.20 Pianoforte Recital. 11.50 B.B.C. Theatre Orchestra. 12.20 Organ Recital.
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      92 16 BROADCAST PROGRAMME, Station "Z.H.1." Singapore. (Owned and operated by the Radio Service Co. of Malaya Ltd., Broadcast House. No. 2. Orchard Roati. Singa pore. Wave Length 49.9 meters. TODAY. 6 p.m. Recorded Music. 6.45 p.m. News Bulletin supplied by Straits Times Stock and Share Report suppled by Fraser and Co.
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  • The Straits Times Wireless Supplement
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      5 16 The Straits Times Wireless Supplement
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      Wavelength Changes
      1308 16 PROVIDING myself with two receiving sets, and with a third In readiness In case either of these should break down, I prepared for an allnight sitting on Sunday. January 14. Two receiving sets were essential If one hoped to produce anything like a full report of the doings
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      Foreign Programmes
      654 16 rrvHERE are very few hours of the A Jay at which It Is not possible to pick up a musical programme on either the medium or long waves. In fact, the only time, under reasonable conditions with the average valve set, at which It becomes really difficult to
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      RADIO IN GERMANY
      63 16 rpHE total number of listeners in ■1 Germany on Jan. 1 was 5,052,607. This is an Increase of 215,058 over the figure for Dec. 1, 1933. The Increase since Jan. 1. 1933. Is 744,885. The number of free licences issued to unemployed persons is now 508.429 9,350
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      Connection Of Fuses
      157 16 PUSES are desirable In every H. T. circuit, whether the supply is from the mains or from a battery. In a mains eliminator the fuses are connected on the input from the mains, or between the transformer and the rectifier. It is as well to remember that
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      Radio-Paris And Broadcast Sermons
      166 16 ¥T was recently announced that the religious talks which have been broadcast regularly from Radio-Paris will no longer be given because of the neutrality of the National station. This ban Is by no means popular, and many criticisms and regrets have appeared in the Press. It
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      509 17 HERE SHE IS! The Adorable Female Fire -cracker of "DINNER AT EIGHT" fame The T. N. T. Platinum Star at her Best! JEAN HARLOW in "The BLONDE BOMBSHELL" OPENING at THE CAPITOL TODAY 3.15 6.15 and 9.1S i g TKbi la lBB«tw fJG^^^ i a* aVfCI/ At the Cinema, The
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  • INDIA, BURMA AND CEYLON WEEK BY WEEK.
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      Notes From Bengal.
      1671 18 Earthquake Damage In Bihar Indian Army Officers Kashmir Moslems' Grievances Protection For The Cotton Industry Protecting Indian Princes* (From Our Own Correspondent) Calcutta, Feb. 10. Although the earthquake occurred Almost a month ago It Is aa yet Impossible to estimate the extent of the damage 'n Bihar
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      MURDER ON SIAM FRONTIER.
      275 18 Robbers Attack Wood Gatherers. Rangoon, Feb. 14. How three brothers who went out In search of medicinal wood on the hills near the Burma-Siamese border were attacked by robbers was related to the Kyaukmedaung Police Station In Tavoy District by Mg Ba Nge of Shatpon Village.
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      PESHAWAR SCHEME.
      196 18 Garden City On The Frontier. Peshawar, Feb. 7. At an estimated cost of Rs. 2\ 2 lakhs a garden city will shortly be built near Peshawar. The scheme mainly aims at removing the present congestion in the city and to provide accommodation for Indian gentlemen whose bungalows were
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      LEADER'S WARNING.
      190 18 Burma Europeans' Future. Rangoon, Feb. 7. Mr. W. A. W. Dawn, a former member of the Assembly and chairman of the Burma British Association, speaking at the annual general meeting of the Association in Rangoon this evening, declared that they were only at the beginning of their political
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      RECONSTRUCTION OF BIHAR.
      548 18 Labour Wanted. MINISTER'S APPEAL TO PATNA YOUTHS. Patna, Feb. 8. "God has put us to test through one of the greatest natural calamities In human history. Spoon-feeding will not help us much. It is through our own exertion, perseverance and sacrifices that devastated Bihar can be rebuilt.
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      BURNING GHAT SCENE.
      101 18 Police Take Body From Funeral Pyre. Madras. Feb. 7. A commotion was caused at the Krlshnampet burning ghat today when a police party, hurriedly arriving on the scene, removed the body of a man from a funeral pyre. The dead man, who was a motor driver, Is
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      BARRACK SHED FIRE.
      73 18 Sleepers Burned To Death. Mldnapore, Feb. 7. Four Indian sildiers of the Oarhwal Rifles stationed here and a camp follower were burned to death In a fire which broke out in a thatched shed at three o'clock this morning. The shed was temporarily used cs a barrack
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      PROMISING LOCAL EXPERIMENTS.
      356 18 Cigarette Tobacco Production. Ceylon, Feb. 4. Recent experiments In the production In Ceylon of a type of tobacco suitable for the manufacture of cigarette* are described In the following editorial note In the January number of the "Tropical Agriculturist" Within the last five years the Import of
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      THREE SHOT DEAD IN KASHMIR RIOT.
      118 18 Troops To Rescue Of Police. Three men were killed when troops! fired on a riotous mob at Bijbehara, in Kr-JinuT, on Tuesday. A communique issued on Wednesday by the Kashmir Government says that a mob collected and when the police arrived from Anantnag to
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      DEADLY SEA SNAKES.
      111 18 Karachi Coast Invaded By Unusual Visitors. Karachi, Feb. 6. Bathers at Sandsplt and Mahora Island recently have encountered many sea snakes washed up on the shore, as many as 76 having been counted one morning alone. Mr. A. L. Flynn of Karachi Port Trust, who is a
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      EXCESS RUBBER STOCKS.
      90 18 Burma Planters Demand Regulation. Rangoon. Feb. 8. A meeting of the committee of the Burma Planters' Association has decided to request the Locil Government to urge the Government of India to co-operate with all other Governments concerned to bring about the regulation of the production and export
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      "DIE-HARDS" LOSING GROUND.
      557 18 Indian Policy. M. P. CO! AIDERS REFORMS ESSENTIAL. "I do not think the Die-hards in the Conservative Party win materially Increase their strength I believe they have reached their maximum," raid Captain Victor Cazalet, M.P. for Cliippenham. In an interview in Delhi. Captain Cazalet described hlmseU aa
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      THREE MEN IN A BOAT.
      138 18 Germans' World Cruise In 20ft. Cutter. Ra x>n, Feb. 7. Richard Knecht. Otto Dlez and F. W. Freldrich Pappenberger, three young Germans who are making a hazardous tour round the world in cutter about 20ft. long, arrived here yesterday evenIng from Sandoway. They will stay
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      SIX BURNT TO DEATH.
      38 18 Midnight Fire In A Village Hut. Ahmedabad. Feb Four women and two men were burnt to death In a fire which broke out at about midnight In a hut !n Ebhalwad village near Kodlnar
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    ANGLO-SOVIET TRADE AGREEMENT.
    479 19 Provision To Spend More Money With Great Britain. Rugby, Feb. 19. The text of the Anglo-Soviet temporary: commercial a,'|.^eement, which was signed in London, is published. The previous agreement was denounced in October, 1932, firstly, because it was felt that .the usual most favoured nation provisions incorporated
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    FIRST CUSTOMER.
    201 19 Chinese Pays Tribute To British Goods. London, Feb. 20. Mr. Yoh Hwa-soong, a Shanghai businessman, was the first customer at the British Industries Fair at Birmingham. He represents a Chinese electrical company. Interviewed he paid a tribute to the all-round superiority of British electrical apparatus. 2,5*0 Exhibitors London,
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    CONTROL OF FILMS.
    72 19 Stringent Measures Made In Germany. Berlin, Feb. 17. The Cabinet has passed a law authorising the Ministry of Propaganda to veto or censor films, stipulating that the censor must supervise the making of films. Foreign films may not be shown if, in their original version, they are
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    SHANGHAI ELECTRIC CO.
    52 19 Move To Keep Direction Tn Ijondon. London, Feb. 20. The committee of shareholders of t)»e Shanghai Electric Construction I Cr, claiming to represent over 51,000 shares, has Issued a circular to shareholders requesting proxies to oppese a riisolution to transfer the direction of tlie cor. my to
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    SIR HERBERT WINTHROP.
    44 19 Appointed Governor Of N. Rhodesia. Rugby, Feb. 19. 61r Herbert Wlnthrop, the young Governor of Nyasaland protectorate, has been appointed Governor and Commander-in-Chlef of Northern Rhodesia in succession to Sir Ronald I Storrs. who Is retiring through 111! health— British Wireless"
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    128 19 Speculative Buying: Of Shellac. London. Feb. 17. On the money market in the absence of any marked bill buying during the week to replenish supplies on the open market, available resources occasionally were scarcely sufficient to meet requirements Nevertheless. Treasury Bills were allotted at an average rate of
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    NEW YORK RIOT.
    134 19 Socialists Protest Action By Austria. New York. Feb. 17. The Stars and Stripes were torn down, the Red nag hoisted and seven people sent to hospital and it Is believed hundreds more slightly injured in a riot at a mass meeting of 20.000 Socialist workers in Madison
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    SAAR PLEBISCITE.
    80 19 Special Measures To Keep Order. Geneva, Feb. 17. In pursuance of its decJf/A to refuse to be influenced by 'frious campaigns, the Saar committee has referred a series of questions to Judicial experts, notably the scope of the franchise at next year's plebiscite and whether the territory may
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    AUSTRALIAN LOAN.
    44 19 Rugby. Feb. 19. As an exceptional measure the Chancellor of the Exchequer has agreed to an Immediate Commonwealth of Australia Issue for the purpose of refunding certain Australian (loans bearing interest at the rate of t'z per cent, and 5 per cent.
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    SHARE MARKET.
    812 19 Fraser Co.'s Weekly Report Fraser and Co's report, dated Feb. 21, states: All sections of the local market nave remained very quiet throughout t.ie week under review, *nd with commodity prices Inclined to give way, prospective buyers of shares have In some cases held off the market In
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    CHESS MASTER DEAD.
    18 19 Munich, F 19. The death Is announced of the famous chess master. Dr. Tarrasch. Reuter.
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    Oxford Lacrosse Team's New Headgear
    32 20 MEMBERS of the Oxford University Lacrosse team wearing their new head-gear of stout leather, during an interval in a Varsity match in the Parks, Oxford. (Planet News.)
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    35 20 A STRIKING NTGHT VIFW of the world's largest liner— the Majestic in th 6 world's largest graving dock, the King George V Graving Dock at Southampton, where she is receiving her annual overhaul. (Planet News.)
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    14 20 CADETS 4V the Farnesina Military (Academy, Italy, undergoing traiiv ing with skis. (Planet N.)
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    23 20 fANNI WAfll>. who is now 63 but still looks a flapper, left Waterloo, London, on th« Europa boat trail* for America. (Planet N.)
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    34 20 lis THE .)lIAI>OW hi uity pylons of the electric grid .system— modern science's latest contribution to the welfare of rural Britain ploughmen pursue their age-old occupation on a farm near Hornchurch, Essex. (Planet News.)
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    11 20 THE WEST STREET HUNT at Ringwould House, near Dover. (Planet News.)
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