The Straits Times, 22 February 1934

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NSABLY A CSHTOBT.J THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1984. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES, SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1934. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      328 1 Singapore: 78, cecil st. cphone bisi). r FOR JUNE and i HALF TONE BLOCKS. Til STRAITS TIMES PRESS LTD. A ~Juie SpetieA tf JHtfxfHf QpiU ...lioZ\ r jJEfijj ijfc~ Fy ju<t c^o^pto in Over 1,000,000 ill-nourished ano mir FATKtiii jo 'Ya.^"^ L^bmP*^*^Tl t 1 o" children in England W*« that
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      57 1 ARTISTIC CEMENT FLOORING TILES AND MODERN CONCRETE GARDEN FURNITURE THE ELKAYES CONCRETE WORKS Office Show Rooms No. 89, High Street, Singapore. TEL. No. 2*63. Cox Kings (AGENTS), LIMITED Arrange SHORT TRIPS TO CAIRO for homeward bound passengers App'y for particulars to PATERSON, SIMONS CO., LTD, or to any Cox and
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      156 1 KUALA LUMPUR! 25. J#|gs^ fJ[P W&VI 3 3 ■■■■•«■■■■■■■>«■«■■■■■■•■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ rM WHAT'S IN A FACE ruWDER? j A LITTLE THIS, A LITTLE THAT, A DASH OF INTRIGUING PERFUME AND A MAGIC X3UITE INEXPLICABLE BUT THE REAL SECRET OF CydaX POWDER IS ITS ANTISEPTIC FOUNDATION. YOU WILL FIND IT DELIGHTFUL, BECAUSE IT
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      11 1 SUNLW1 0 TIMES contains a $1,000 Free entry FOOTBALL COMPETITION OFFER.
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      502 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 MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Due Tonnage Spore RANCHI 17.000 Mar. 3 SOMALI 6.810 Mar. 14
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      606 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. I (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON. Naples. Marseilles. Inailan, Antwerp Rotterdam and MUaVaareagh. Vessels Tonnage Due Ball i KASHIMA MARU 10.000 Mar. 8 9 I YASUKUNI MARU 12,000 Mar. 20 21 i HAKONE MARU 10,400 Apr. 4 S SUWA MARU 10,000 Apr. 19 30 FUSHTMI MARC 10.900 May
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      618 2 BURNS PfflLP LINE. (Incorporated in Australia. > FOB BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE vU JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND Regular monthly sailings by the wenknown slcamrr marella (7jes ton*)aad the U. MANOOLA (3,352 tons) (Cargo only). The a*. MARKTI.A Is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      521 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED. (loorporated in Denmark). PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA. LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Prom Pi mil From From Spore Malacca Port Penang Matt. BORINOIA 37/3 37/3 28/3 3/3 PIONIA 30/3 30/3 31/3 33/3 KRJUA 10/4" 10/4 11/4 13/4 LALANDIA 1/5 1/5 3/5 4/5 MEONIA
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      1234 2 SHIPPING. THE BLUE FUNNEL UNI, (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO, Steam Ship Co.. Ltd. and China Mutial (1931) LTD. Steam 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 ORIENTAL LINE Ltd.
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    PIRATES REVENGE COMRADES.
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    PASSENGERS
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    JUNK PIRATED.
    487 3 Inlcn rplcH Within WhIpm Of The Colony. r>h i W 1 1 M I II I P w f t*mIFb f ™B"ll "M f IP HHf < *'8" I'tm M"in whi It n law I i 9 H within Mm HnW.-Hai w«ipm t wnti tta it mil at
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
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    NOT BURNING.
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      70 3 ■a I 1/ yP*^ ECONOMY" SCRIBBLING ■MM -^--,-p-— pj ar^arr. «MJp* a% U Nn. I. 10 InrhM v H InrhM SIS No. a. 4v, iRfhM x»W iMlm Inn No. I. 4V'i Imlim X •Vi IncMl IJO NITAUR PRR DOKRN (wllhln Mnln.»OtNi. I i 11.10 HN N,.a. hihl It 60 r#nla
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      306 3 ftNOKm>I^IITS< lIKIC LI/OYI). ;v:;; ll t;;,V;' inifiiii i" i, 1 outward i i nLa^nlii" 1 a> lIOMKWARf) AAt'lt^M f» M.....111-* ii i n Mat- M t*ia i ww fui SSS mSSBS "iT'o Mat a-^ in i I,| tit ft rw I ii i it h*..i jyj tDPIi iuhpl* r" MINIMI
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      279 3 PRESI'DKN y LINRRS £71.12.mom "^^yMLlt a MML litla rat* liwh«*ai (a) »M i4aat aaawMr* •Ikmiw la ft l^^^RlaiV awPHa a^a raf a>. tt>"t 1 will M NMrlfl, tPIED WITN COMPORT It I»A?B 111 VICTORIA UMiii. It BATH TO MM mANtlai o ON oui iima >iiiov*H ■aa RmmMi i aiw«*ni. r.w.n*.
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      189 3 KLLKRMAN UIKKNML STFAMSIIIP CO., LTD. fjaajin I 1., r.»a>l ..i.i k "RI.I.RRMAN" I INK I on iiaVRR. M)NIM»N RdTTRRDAM A iiamihuiiJ MMNI^IMI iwo«*V" dfn kj a t ,u 1,,,,,- ,L VWI VUIHLN b. "AMRRICAN A MANCIIURI AN* I.INR. I Ull II II II VK ll«» lON. NIW YOHH ANI> lIAI.TIMOHR.
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      59 3 HIM. AIMIRP. \\i ii in «i lIKIM.III lUlloii<i YMtfrilny l.iU Hainan nrl ilil M ii tMtll I»IH r it.« r •I mi 7» 71 Kail Hharu II 001 II U i .>' 'tHßaini Nn rrtttHi RuhH lfti.ni nu Nil 1R 71 M.ii.i »<i 11 00 OB 71 R I VI
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      15 3 TIDB TAIII.Rft. TFMJBX. 1 I W IM A ft Im MtarghYwHMirM. H W IHIM.1' 1
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      360 4 SITUATIONS VACANT Was* applying Is* aa* niMlia advertised sa Umm eeiaaas see* capias «f testt- laUli De net seaa sitat— WANTED An erpert Cutter, Experienced men only need apply pereonalry with testlmonlals. 136. Selegie Road. WANTED, a Lady Typist and a Chinese rlerk quick and accurate at figures also a
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      662 4 MOTOR VEHICLES FOR SALB, 1931-1»33, 514 Flat to perfect condition. Phone 6816 for particulars. FOR SALE, Austin 13 tourer, food condition. Apply Box No. 368. Straits Times. FOR SALB, Ford two-seater, excel] nt condition; perfect running order, trial any kkae. Brown. Phone H2l. FOR SALE, New Hudson motor cycle in
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      681 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET Ground ft Firs* Floor. Robinson Rd. Premises, separately or together. United Engineers. TO LET. OFFICES at 4 and 4-A. Prince St., top floor and No. 32, Baffles Place. Apply Koh Chew Kee. 138. KlWnery Boad. LATDLAW BUTLDIIfO. Offices to set at moderate rents, electric Uft to
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      619 4 PUBUC NOTICES MALACCA ELECTRIC LIGHTING, UMITED. (Incorporated In the Straits Settlements) NOTICE is hereby given that the Tranafer Books of the Ordinary Shares of the Company will be dosed from Wednesday. Feb. 28 to Friday. Mar. 3, 1534. both day* Inclusive for the preparation of Dividend Warrant*. By Order of
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      768 4 AUCTION NOTICE. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE of Jacobean design wsjt polished and black stained teak household furniture etc. To be held at No. 103 Meyer Road (near Sea View Hotel) Katong, on Satarday, February 34, ISS4 at 1-30 fiat. Comprising an excellent toned cottage piano by Season, sideboards, dining tables and
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      424 4 BUSINESS CARDS FIG A R O BEAUTY CREATIONS THE $8 PERMANENT WAVE BT ETJBOPBAN LADY EXPERTS BAFFLES HOTEL (Baesa 138) ana at 93 Brae Basah Bead MASSAGE HALL 1 MANICURE AND MASUAGE. Mrs. HABO aad Miss BANA S«V WATERLOO BTBEBX. Telephone 7467. MALACCA. Hong Hln ft Co., 14, Pint Crass
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      183 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore „lthin Outside Without M> ;i Malays Pestage. Monthly f 340 MH Quarterly I *M MM 7J6 Half Yearly 117.04 SB4.N ***** Y-«r!v 884*0 UMM ~»M Note— Oatstatton ehesjaes sbeaM taeteOe the usual bank dlseoaat. ADVERTISEMENT RATES Tl enarges and taMtructions tor CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS are as under:— 25
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    SHOT AT GAME OF DOMINOES.
    581 5 Revolver That Fell. £200 FOR WIDOW AND BABY SON. A revolver shot during a game of dominoes and the death of one of the players from a bullet wound was described In the King's Bench Division. The widow of the shot player, Mrs. Doris Prances
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    KILLED BY JOY.
    73 5 Man Who Found Work After Two Years. Joy at getting work killed a Manchester man. Beyond a few days' casual labour, James William Prltchard, a slater, of Bradford, had been unemployed for two years. He trampd and cycled hundreds of miles In an effort to keep his
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    LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION.
    29 5 For the third year the Royal National lifeboat Institution has received a sift of a year's collection of halfpennies. The collection numbers 564. or £1 3s. 6d.
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    UNKNOWN RELATIVE.
    213 5 Leaves £3,500,000 For Two Brothers. Two captains of Rhine steamers, living In the Alsatian villiage of Le Wantzenau. near Strasbourg, are said to have inherited a fortune estimated at over £3.500.000. left by Henriette E. Schaeffer Garrett, a wealthy Phllade! phi an woman, who died in 1930. Mr.
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    £11,000,000 SURPLUS.
    143 5 How The Post Office Achieved IL The Post Office commercial accounts for the year 1932-33 have now been presented t Parliament by the Postmaster- General. Sir Kliigsley Wood announced some time ago that the net surplus would be over £11.000,000, a record In the history of the Post
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    GIRL CONDUCTORS.
    34 5 1,360 Applicants For 200 Vacancies. Indicative of the. laoour situation now prevailing there, 1,360 girls applied to serve as tran-car conductresses when the Tck'o Municipal Electric Tramways adveriwd recently for Just 200.
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    DAME ETHEL SMYTH.
    97 5 "No woman can come within a thousand miles of Dame Ethel Smytli." said Sir Thomas Beecham speaking at a Foyle's literary luncheon. He first saw he- 25 years ago on the Riviera. She was sitting on the box seat of a landau, smoking a large cigar. On
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    JERSEY'S VISITORS.
    45 5 Official figures Just issued in Jer<ws show that last year's visitors numbired 155.053. an Increase of 15.549 ever 1932. It Is officially announced that the National Executive of the Labour Party has endorsed 408 Parliamentary candidates for the next General Election In Britain.
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      366 5 HOTELS TO -NIGHT SATURDAY, FEB. 24th SPECIAL DINNER RUSTAFFEL CLASSICAL MUSIC «™ed '2-3. p.m. 8. 1 5. P m. 9. 1 5.p.m. SPECIAL DINNER ft MCE BALL DANCE FORMAL THE POPULAR COMEDIAN DANCfc rUKMAL fIICK NORTON 9.45 p.m. to Midnight DICK NURTUN OWING TO INDISPOSITION DICK A D E L
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      72 5 THE MOST POPULAR S.W. RADIO RECEIVER GUARANTEED T. M.1." GUARANTEED DESIGNED BUILT FOB USE IN THE TROPICS. 7 Valve Saperhet. AB Malm (A.C.) Joat pln»-ln. One dial t-ming No reaction knob. No shrieks and howls. No coll chanfrtni 15 to 550 meter*. SIPER SELECTIVE— SI PER SENSITIVE. RADIO SERVICE CO.
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      69 5 I SPICKD VFX.T MAKES THE MEAL SPICED BEEF for MAKAN NASI A specially prepared product far thm Orient. Made la J«»». Obtainable f ram D. T. LIM CO., tU. Nortfc Bridge Road. Stamper*. FOR ALL DEFECTS OF VISION CONSULT M. EZEKIEL SONS, Eslabllattta uearU 20 year* OPTOMXTBISTS and OPTICIANS Only
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      445 5 B.B.C. PROGRAMME. For Straits Settlements, and Federated Malay States from the Empire transmitter, Daventry, England. TODAY. 8.20 a.m. An Organ Recital. 7.5 "Whither Britain." 7.35 Trolse and His Mai dollers. 8.5 The News. 2.35 p.m. The News. 2.50 Dance Music. 3.20 A Countryside Programme. 3 50. Sir Malcolm Campbell "Speed
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      23 5 9 35 Wireless Military Band. 10.35 Midland Studio Orchestra. 11.20 Sonata Recital. 11.50 Talk: "The Colonial Empire." 12.20 News. 12.35 8.8.C. Dance Orchestra.
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      131 5 Today's Crossword Puzzle (CLUES.) ACROSS. 19. Lethargic 32. Pertaining to faca I Join 10. Clergyman 18. Stand for J j S£T Solution Of Yesterday's 17. Asserts n I 30. Ground corn IUZZIf'. 31. Pure 34. Deprive of P-Tol^liiiliT^^Bo^B^Tn I i r^i 25. Lucky r^lP 1 r^' IM^lT |£|D| 28. Shiav
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    PLIGHT OF OFFICERS IN MERCHANT NAVY.
    491 6 Oil Tanker Sails With Crew Of Master Mariners. London, Feb. 6. The plight of British merchant navy officers, as a result of the shipping depression, in illustrated in startling fashion by a recent occurrence. A firm of shipowners which was commissioning a big oil
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    DESIGNS APPROVED.
    260 6 King's Statue At New Delhi. It is learned that the revised designs for the statue of the King to be erected at New Delhi by the Indian maharajas have now been approved. Sir Edwin Lutyens has designed a pedestal and Mr. Charles Jagger is at present working on
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    A PIONEER IN MALAYA
    287 6 Golden Wedding Of Dr. And Mrs. M. W. C. Leech Reminiscences of pioneer days in the Federated Malay States, when he was working alone among the natives in the jungle with the nearest European ever two days Journey away and the only means of transport elephants,
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    CLOTHES, CEREALS & LACK OF SUN.
    705 6 CLOTHES, CEREALS LACK OF SUN. Cause Bad Teeth. ADVICE TO CIVILISED PEOPLE. A surprising explanation of why primitive peoples have the beat teeth is suggested in a report on Diet and the Teeth," by Mrs. May Mellanby, Issued by the Medical Research Council. Mrs. Mellanby gives the following reasons for
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    MASSEURS PROTEST.
    42 6 More than 1,000 blind masseurs of Japan held a mass meeting recently in Toklo to consider what measures should be taken to prevent men with normal vision from engaging In their profession, as such competition threatens their means of livelihood.
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      50 6 j BRITISH j TRIUMPH! j FRANKELS AGAIN LEAD j FRANKELS j I FIRST IN THE FIELD WITH THE FINEST BRITISH MADE UP TO DATS J CABIN AND WARDROBE TRUNKS. I ALL SIZES IMMEDIATE DELIVERY I NOT ONLY BEST QUALITY BUT j PRICES ALSO HAVE GOT, ALL BEAT. YOUR INSPECTION SOLICITED
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      55 6 and AGAIN. 1 jfit s^si^H^s^s^^^^^^^^^^^^^TßM^^^^^^Br^ls^^^^^^^^r^^^^^M LbbmhUSHbW »jb^s— »k~* .jjttOIJfiMMHWB| HsV* '"Jt $500 HAS BEEN WON IN THE SUNDAY TIMES FOOTBALL COMPETITION NO. 29. THE CURRENT ISSUE OF THE SUNDAY TIMES CONTAINS AN OFFER $1000 IN A FREE ENTRY FOOTBALL COMPETITION OF WHICH $500 MUST BE WON! HAVE YOU ENTERED? SOMEONE
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    FUTURE OF ROTARY.
    141 7 Service To The Community. On the 29th anniversary of the founding of Rotary, yesterday, local Rotarians discussed the past, present and future of the movement. Mr. E. C. Goodman spoke of the past, Dr. Lim Eng Hae dealt with Rotary as it Is today and Mr. C.
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    THEFT OF FISH.
    149 7 Midnight Raid On Pond. Lim Teng Kai. Sing Klang Men"? and Teo Chen Chuan, were yesterday sentenced to four months' rigorous imprisonment by the criminal district judge. (Mr. H. A. Forrer) for stealing fish from a pond in Geylang. The offence was committed on the night of
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    DISPUTE OVER 5 CENTS.
    92 7 Quarrel Among Water-Cart Drivers. (From Our Own Correspondent') Malacca. Feb. 21. A Malay water-cart -driver was charged in the police court this morning with using criminal force on another Water-cart driver at Lorong Panjang. A bill collector stated that he saw complainant bleeding from the head
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    ACTING GOVERNOR.
    93 7 Flying Visit To Dimlings And Perak. Penang. Feb. 22 His Excellency, the Officer Administering the Government attended by Mr. H. O. Beverley, aide-de-camp, will leave Singapore for Ipoh by an R.A.F. flying boat on the morning of Saturday, arriving at Lumut at about 12.30 p.m. and thence proceeding
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    CEYLON OBSERVER.
    94 7 Celebrates 100 Years Of Publication. On Feb. 4, the Ceylon Observer celebrated its centenary with a 72 jagc issue accompanied by an lllustratod supplement, printed on art paper, ivnning Into over a hundred pages. Both publications are a credit to spy Eastern newspaper. They contain i mass of
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    BRITAIN'S THANKS.
    61 7 Colony's Gift Towards Imperial Defence. The following telegram ha been i-»celved by the Governor of the Straits Settlements from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, dated London JTcb. 20. 1934. "His Majesty's Government highly appreciates the generous action of the Legislative Council In voting for $500,000 ac
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    CHIVERS AND SONS.
    353 7 Canning: Of Fruit And Vegetables. Messrs. Chlvers and Sons of Hlston, Cambs, England, may justly claim to be pioneers of the English fruit canning Industry having been actively engaged In the canning of fruits since 1893. Their wide experience, and the fact that they are the largest
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    SEREMBAN WEDDING.
    63 7 Mr. P. Gunaretnam And Miss C. Parimalam. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Feb. 21. The wedding took place at the Wesley Church. Seremban, on Wednesday, of Mr. Gunaretnam of the Education Department, Bentong, formerly of Raffles College, Singapore, and Miss Claire Parimalam. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
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    TRAMWAYMEN TO STRIKE
    48 7 Regulations At Bangkok Too Strict. (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Feb. 21. The Siamese press reports that the tramway operatives have decided to cease work on March 1, because of the great strictness of the working regulations. The newspapers urge Government intervention between the disputants.
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    POPPY DAY.
    54 7 Penang Exceeds Last Year's Collection. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang Feb. 21. The final accounts of the Poppy Day Fund for 1933 show a net total of $14,220.93. which Is $3,482.55 In excess of the 1932 total. Subscriptions realised $1,773.29, the sale of popples and mascots $4,165.81, while
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    132 7 Tuesday, Feb. 13. Hon. Mr. H. E. Nixon arrived to stay at Government House. Wednesday, Feb. 14. Hon. Mr. H. B. Egmont Hake arrived to stay at Government House for the day. Mr. and Mrs. W. Daniels. Fl/Lieut. M. B. Mackay and Fl/Lieut. J. R. Whltley had luncheon
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    JAGAS' FEUD.
    87 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Feb. 21. Two Punjabi jagas of the Public Works Department who were dismissed for fighting, renewed their feud at the City Park on Chinese New Year day when one assaulted the other with a stick. The complainant was standing outside the Malay opera
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    SHOOTING WITH CAMERA
    80 7 British Officer Killed By Elephant. There is something particularly sad about the death of Capt. Crookshank. the British naval officer who was killed by an elephant on the slopes of Mount Killmanjoro. He was a captain of the Royal College Dartmouth, and was visiting Tanganyika solely for
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      311 7 The Mlgttlnt TAKAN h tfci History of tlnwiMMMp OPENING ON 28th FEBRUARY. mm -ALHAMBRA- '".us Matinees Saturday Sunday at 3.15 p.m.' NEW ADVENTURES OF TARZAN The FEARLESS THE WHITE GIANT OF THE BLACK JUNGLES kii ±3&L* B^r J9^Hk. .^B Ami Iff* 4 B 1,, A jC I >?^^B^B^Bf l' c|
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      203 7 Vcsuvhis in eruption was like an Xmas cracker compared to her CAPITOL) 6i5 NIQHTLY^ LUSCIOUS JEAN HARLOW ia ber sort alluring Role! Tantalizing, Naughty, Tempestuous JEAN HARLOW as the vivacious, voluptuous jM LOLA BURNS I^JJF^MK BOMBSHELL V^ WS Metro- Cold wyn-Mayer'i most vk :'V.'' Cj^p Wf delicKHMne* brand of comedy
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    244 8 Rubber Up AU Round. HEAVY AMERICAN CONSUMPTION. <rrom Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Thursday. Today's Prices:— Rubber, 16* i cts.. up ct. Tin, $114.12' i, up 25 cts. Gold, £6 16s. r,d.. up Bd. Yesterday's Prices: Rubber, London 4 '/id., up 3/32 d. Market Tone: Steady, Quiet. Hew
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    PRODUCE.
    204 8 TIN PRICE. February 22. Singapore tin price (per .-J....1 Cll4 19LC Singapore, Feb. 22, 12 noon. Buyer Siller Gambler 4.00 Java Cube 6.50 Hamburg Cube 6.50 White Muntok Pepper 31.00 White Pepper 30.00 Black Pepper 16.00 Mixed Black Pepper Copra, sundrled 300 Copra, mixed 140 Small Flake Tapioca 5'
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        MINING.
        469 8 Issue Val. Pd. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang £1 £1 Austral Malay 5/- 5/- Ayer Hitam Tin 1 1 Ayer Weng £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 1 1 Batang Padang 1 1 Batu Caves £1 £1 Changkat Tin £1 £1 Chenderiang 60 50 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt 6/- 5/-
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        GENERAL.
        284 8 Issue ,'al. Pd. Buyers Sellers 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 0.72 Vfc 0.80 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 1.50 1.75 >1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 5.17.6 6.2.6 0 5 British Malaya Trustee 5.40 5.60 SI £1 Con. T. S. 7% Prefs. 26/- 27/11 £1 Con. T. S. Ord. 24/-
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        143 8 Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 106 108 nom. Singapore Municipal 4Vi p.c. of. 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 106 108 nom. Singapore Municipal 4»/ 2 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.
        379 8 Today's Prices Fraser Lyall Evatt Co. Allenby ($1) 1.10 1.20 I.IC 1.20 Alor Gajah ($1) 0.70 0.80 080 0.90 A. Hitam (*1) 1.15 1.30 1.10 1.15 A. Malay ($2) 2.15 2.36 2.00 2.20 A. Molek (f 1) 0.65 0.75 0.60 0.65 A. Panas ($1) 1.00 1.10 1.10 1.15
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      214 8 The following are the exchange rates this morning, according to the daily circular issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/4 9/64 London, 3 months' sight 2/4% London, 60 days' sight 2/4 7/64 London, SO days' sight 2/4 3/32 London, demand
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      EXCHANGES.
      93 8 Rugby, Feb. 20. Foreign exchanges today were: Amsterdam 7.58*£ Belgrade 225 Berlin 12.85^ Bombay 1/6 3/32 Brussels 21.881 2 Bucharest 515 Buenos Aires 36 Vfc sellers, official Copenhagen 22.40 Geneva 15.81 J/i Helsingfors 226 V& Hong Kong 1/6^4 Lisbon 130 sellers. Madrid 37 23/32 Milan 58-? 8 Montevideo 37%
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      66 8 Tone of Market: Quiet. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 4%d. per Ib. New York Spot Sheet G. cts. 10 7/16 per lb. Noon, Feb. 22. i.S.S. equal to London Standard: Buyers. Sellers. spot (loose) 16y« 16Vfe :F.0.8.) 16% 16% Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Bayers. SeUera.
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      TELEGRAPHS.
      30 8 Kuclilng radio la observing Sunday hours today viz:— B.3o to 8.50 a.m. 9.40 to 9.50 a.m. 10.35 to 10.50 a.m.. 2.35 to 2.50 p.m. and 4.20 to 4.50 p.m.
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      OUTWARD AIR MAIL.
      42 8 Mails from Europe, (London mails dispatched Feb. 1). ex 8.1. Rohna will arrive by train tomorrow morning. Correspondence will be ready (or delivery to boxholders at 8 45 a.m. and delivery by postmen will commence at the same imp.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE,
    154 8 Today. Upper Burma. Northern, Western Eastern Indlr, Aden, Egypt. Europe, Great Britain. Ireland. Canada and USA. (Koragola) (B. I. Mail) 3 p.m. North. N.-East Sc N.-W«t Sumatra (Poelau Bras) 7 pis. TaßMrrow Upper Burma. Northern. Western A Eastern India, Aden, Egypt. Europe, Oreat Britain. Ireland. Canada St.
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    31 8 m Karoa Poplau RocbUti Slamat Chenooceaux Karagol* S'por* I or.doi Jan. 11 Feb. Jan. 11 Feb. Jan. 36 Feb. 1 Jan. 23 Feb. 1: Jan. 25 Feb. 1!
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    24 8 From Philippine Islands by President Hayes due at Singapore daylight on Saturday. From China by Slrdhana due at Singapore on Sunday morning.
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      99 8 F, lift- c^ {YiTiiiißnr < iTi fr ''n n fisTiJTi' Jl W& i THE ROYAL EXCHANGE LONDON I I Head Offic* of the ROkAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE IHCOMOHATIO.-A O^j7ia The Corporation founded over 21» yeara ago aati la the oUeat composite insurance OfPee In the World. The Head Ofle* haa occopied
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      151 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Today. February 22. American Assn. of Ma!aya Dinner Dance. Sea View Hotel. Chinese Association, Re-Un!on Dinner, Short Street. 7.30 p.m. Friday, February 23. Pclice Band at Teiok Ayer. 9 p.m. Annual general mtg. of Malayan Branch. Royal AsiaOc Society, Raffles Museum. 4.30 p.m. Lecture by Professor
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    LONDON TIN MARKET.
    1012 9 Business Dull. LARGE FIND REPORTED FROM CANADA. Stom Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 9. cannot be denied that the tin itics for January have proved disappointing, for during the past month world supplies of tin hi sight only declined by about 800 t6ns instead of about twice
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    HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
    292 9 Closing: Quotations In London. 'From Our Own Correspondent). London, Feb. 21. Closing quotations today of the principal British stocks are given below.— The rise or fall Is In relation to the price of Feb. 19. OOVEKNMENT STOCKS. BRITISH. Rise or F.tll Conversion Loan 5% 117* +1
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    RUBBER PRICES DECLINING.
    530 9 O. W. Kracht's Monthly Review. O. W. Kracht's report, dated New York Jan. 16, states: Fox the greater part of the period covered by this report the rubber market remained more or less featureless with prices reluctantly declining from three to six points daily on the commodity
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    TINNED PINEAPPLES.
    80 9 Exports of tinned pineapples, during the week ended Feb. 17, from Malayan ports amounted to 23,586 cases, of which 19,659 cases were to the United Kingdom, 630 cases to the Continent of Europe, 1,900 cases to Canada, and 1,397 cases elsewhere. Total exports for the period Jan. 1,
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    NOTES ON HOME INVESTMENTS.
    921 9 Back On Gold. DEMAND FOR GOLD SHARES. I (From O«r Own Correspondent.) London, Feb 8. The significant fact of President Roosevelt's latest more is that America Is new definitely back on the gold standard. True the President retains power to vary the value of the dollar
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    AMUSEMENTS The Straits Times
    100 10 Singapore. njianMj Charlie Chan's Greatest Case. With Warner Oland. 6 15— 8.15. CAPITOL Blonde Bombshell, with Jean Harlow. 8.16— ».15. GREAT WORLD Cabaret^Business Pleasure The King's Cup. MARLBOKOI IGU Oui BakawaU. 6.15 9 15. NEW WORLD Plde Show*. Cabaret, Dancing. Talkies, Theatres and Cinemas. PAVILION Voltaire.
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    SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, FEB. 23, 1934. THE KRA BOGEY.
    861 10 In his admonition to those who remain unconverted to the idea or a Malayan Customs Union, which formed part of his speech to the Malacca meeting of the Legislative Council, Sir Cecil Clement! raised once again the bogey of a canal through
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    THE GAZETTE.
    129 10 The following appointments in the Malayan Civil Service have been approved: Mr. J. A. Hunter, class 2, to act as Malayan Establishment Officer In class 18. Mr. W. E. Rigby, class 3, to act as First Assistant Establishment Officer In dan 2. Mr. J. O. Black, class 3,
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    638 10 A HOT DAY. In the London cigarette factory of Messrs. Carrerai there is p. small room where the atmospheric conditions of any part of the world can be reproduced, from a foggy day in London to a day of tropical sunshine. A London newspaper, describing a
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    TODAY'S SPECIAL ARTICLE.
    1019 10  -  W. T. Hart.) THE RISE IN GILT EDGED VALUES. (By In this article, W. T. Hart, the economist, analyses the cause of the large rise in the prices of gilt-edged securities. His conclusion is that the rise has been natural, and that official operations have had little
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      53 10 Mr. Fong Sien Leong and children beg to tender their heartfelt thanks to their friend* and relatives who paid night visits and attended the funeral of the late Mrs. Fonf Slen Leong and also those who sent wreath*, scrolls, letters and telegrams of condolence, rendered services: et~\, in their
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      19 10 CLARKB— TURNER.— At Pontlanak Dutch West Borneo, on Feb. 21, 19J4. Bernard Poster Clarke to Helena Mary Alice Turner.
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    MILE-LONG QUEUE TO PAY RESPECTS TO KING ALBERT.
    680 11 PRINCE OF WALES TO FLY TO FUNERAL. R.A.F. CRAFT AS ESCORT. Jarring Note Struck By The Flemish Deputies. King Albert of the Belgians is to be buried today and during his lying in state a queue a mile long, composed of rich
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    TWO TRAIN CRASHES.
    135 11 Excursion Head On With Express. Madrid, Feb. 22. At least five people were killed and dpr.ards of 100 injured when a special train, in which 1,900 football enthusiasts who had attended Sunday's game at the capital between M.-.drld r.nd Seville were returning to Seville, collided head on
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    FINANCED BY MOSCOW?
    121 11 FINAN CED BY MOSCOW? The Taxi-Drivers' Strike In p aris. Berlin, Feb. 20. That the strike of Paris taxi-drivers is not deteriorating and that it is an open secret that Moscow is financing the strike is alleged by the Paris correspondent of the Berliner Lokalanzelger. It is declared in Paris
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    AUSTRIAN RIOTS.
    160 11 Public Tribute To Dead Loyalists. Vienna, Feb. 20. Cardinal Innitzer, Dr. Dollfuss, Major Fey and Dr. Schmltz, the new City Commissar, paid tribute to the dead at the Rathausplatz ceremony in connection with the funeral of 49 members of the Government forces. Major Fey gave the political tinge
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    THE SOMERSETSHIRE.
    67 11 Conveying Naval Ratings To China. London, Feb. 21. The Admiralty has requisitioned the Blbby Liner, Somersetshire, which is sailing from Southampton tomorrow to convey naval ratings to ships of the China Station. Thh> U the first occasion in about ten years that a regular transport Is being used
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    JAPAN'S NAVAL LOSSES.
    67 11 Fourteen Aviators Killed In One Week. ANOTHER CRASH. One Machine Believed Lost In Sea. Tokio. Feb. 22. In the crash of two naval planes in the mountains in Northern Korea yesterday five naval men were killed. This has brought up this week's casualty list to fourteen Japanese
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    A HUGE SUCCESS.
    141 11 "100 Days" Premiere In Berlin. Berlin, Feb. 16. One of the most brilliant audiences. Including the entire Diplomatic Corps, the full Cabinet led by Adolf Hitler members of the Italian colony and many well-known public figures from the spheres of art, science and literature, was present at
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    UNREST IN SPAIN.
    134 11 Dissensions May Lead To Cabinet Crisis. Madrid, Feb. 20. The two main Fascist organisations in Spain have joined forces, styled The Spanish Phalanx of Anti-syndl-callst Storm Societies." as a result of the general uncertainty of the situation. A Joint manifesto issued stresses the distance separating Fascists from
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    VS. REVENUE BILL.
    83 11 How Collections Will Be Increased. Washington. Feb. 21. A $258,000,000 revenue bill designed to increase collections by closing legal loopholes has been approved by the House of Representatives by 388 to 7. In order to relieve small Incomes the bill increases taxes on higher incomes and reduces
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    TREASURY RETURNS.
    61 11 Rugby. Feb. 20. The latest Treasury returns show that the ordinary revenue for the current financial year up to Feb. 17 amounted to £609,701,084. At the corresponding date of last year the amount stood at £612-224,945. The ordinary expenditure to date for the current year totalled £608,392,793 as
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    GENERAL VON SEECKT.
    66 11 Berlin, Feb. 20. Contrary to persistent reports the former Relchswehr leader, General von Seeckt, who is le< vlng next month for a three months' visit to China, has not been asked and does not intend to act as military adviser to the Chinese Government. The general is
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    Government Crisis Over Unemployment.
    275 11 London, Feb. 21. The Government majority late last night was reduced to 52, the lowest recorded in the present Parliament, due to the revolt of 50 Conservatives and the abstention of 100 other members, when a Conservative amendment to the Unemployment Bill to Increase the children's
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    SWEDISH PRINCE'S ENGAGEMENT.
    338 11 May Forfeit His Royal Rights. Stockholm. Feb. 21. The announcement that the 25-year-old Prince Sigvard, second son of the Crown Prince of Sweden and brother of Princess Ingrid, is to marry a German who Is not of royal birth against King Gustavs consent, has caused a sensation
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    FRENCH BUDGET.
    44 11 Paris, Feb. 19. The Bill authorising voting of all budgetary expenditure, ir order to facilitate the passing of the budget by Mar. 1, has passed the Chamber by 444 votes to 140, and the Senate by 287 votes to 34.— Reuter Wireless.
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    DEFINITE CHANGE FOR BETTER.
    135 11 Business Activity Indications. Rugby. Feb. 20. Mr. Walter Runciman, President of the Board of Trade, said in a speech today that they could speak of 1933 as a year in which there was a definite change for the better. One of the most significant Indications of
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    VOLUNTEER VICTORY.
    56 11 Charhar Districts Re ken From Japanese. Shanghai, Feb. 22. Two hundred Japanese and Manchukuo troops were killed in a pitched battle in East Charhar between the Volunteer army under Ylao Kong and an invading Japanese force. Two districts, occupied by the invaders, were retaken by the defenders. Further
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    SIX HOURS AGROUND.
    58 11 Fourteen Tugs Needed To Refloat Vessel. Rugby, Feb. 20. After being six hours aground on Goodwin Sands off Deal, the Norwegian moto-ship Vestvard was refloated this afternoon. For three hours a fleet of fourteen steam tugs pulled steadily on the vessel before she was towed clear. She
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    INDUSTRIALIST FINED.
    55 11 Wrote Tracts Against French In The Saar. Saartrllcken, Feb. 30. Hen Herman Roeschllng, a prominent Saar industrialist, after being acquitted by the Lower Court of compiling tracts protesting against parents sending children to French schools, was fined 800 francs when the Public Prosecutor carried the matter to the
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    59 11 tude ret .1 of ISM miles tha Soviet stratosphere balloon en.shed In descending:, killing the thrr* occupants. These pictures by air mall sho the balloon list before the ascent, and the urns containing the ashes of the crew beini carried by Voroshllov. (left), Stalin (centre), and Molotov In procession to
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    STAVISKY SCANDAL.
    88 11 Arrest Of Two Prominent Figures. Paris, Feb. 17. The Stavlsky scandal is providing France with more sensations, two new arrests having been made, one being Guebln, director of the great Insurance company, La Confiance, which bought and discounted forged notes of the Bayonne lending Institute to the value
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    NEW CUNARDER.
    60 11 Bill To Be Introduced At Earliest Moment. Rugby, Feb. 20. The Prime Minister stated In the House of Commons today that as Government considered the matter urgent a bill to facilitate the construction of the new Cunarder would be Introduced at the earliest possible moment and the necessary
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    CONSULAR CHANGES.
    68 11 Rugby, Feb. 20. The following appointments of Consuls-Gene'il were announced today: Mr. Ooodwln from I. to io Zurich. Mr. Lowdon from Cologne to Rio. Mr. Bell from Basle to Cologne. Sir Harold Satow 'rom Beirut to Tunis. Mr. Lomas from Tunis to Salonika and Mr. Havard, who has
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    GEN. KALEJS DEAD.
    23 11 Ri»:a, Feb. 20. The death has occurred of Gen. Kalejs. chief of the general start of the Latvian Army— Aneta-Trana-Ocean.
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    SINGAPORE IS TOO CURIOUS.
    327 12 Police Request CHANCE TO ASSIST IN DETECTING CRIMINAL. Curiosity— the malady from which, M we all know wed, the eat succumbed—seems to be a besetting sin In •Singstpete. A day or two ago, throngh the Straits Times, the public was warned that an old confidence trick
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    RESTITUTION MADE.
    81 12 Bookkeeper Guilty Of Defalcations. (From Our Own Correspondent') Penang, Feb. 22' Information was sworn yesterday evening by the manager of William Jacks and Co., against the firm's bookkeeper, 00l Chong Choon In connection with defalcations amounting to $300. A warrant was issued but the man surrendered to t'
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    COFFEE-SHOP ROBBERY.
    110 12 Armed Men Rifle Till. An old form of coffee shop robbery has been revived In Singapore. Last night three Chinese, one armed with a pistol and a second man with a dagger, entered a Hylam coffee shop Just before closing time and ordered coffee. As the shop was
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    INFORMER FINED.
    73 12 'The detective who arrested me is not on good terms with me," declared a 17-year-old Chinese. Tong Hlng Wee, when he pleaded guilty In the third police court this morning to gambling In public. He was arrested on the five- foot way ol Havelock Road last night, and
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    S.V.C. ORDERS.
    82 12 Programme of Drills up to and for .week ending Feb. 25, are: Thursday, Feb. 22, 5.15 p.m., Headquarters, Training Cadre, Drill; 6.30 p.m., Headquarters, C fleers. Promotion Examination Lecture. Friday, Feb. 23, 515 p.m., Headquarters, Singapore Fortress Cc;-., RJ£. (v European Sec, Engine Examination; 5.15 p.m., Headquarters, Training
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    NEWS OF MALAYANS AT HOME.
    794 12 Sir George Maxwell Speaks Malay On Wireless. Of personal news about Malayans or ex-Malayans there is an unusual plentltude this week. Sir George Maxwell, for instance, has been broadcasting from the 8.8.C. on the history of Malaya's development, and he concluded his address with a
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    COLLIDED WITH CYCLIST.
    42 12 (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca. Feb. 21. Found guilty of driving his motorcar in a rash and negligent manner at Batu Berendam yesterday, a Hokklen Chinese, Ng Tlak, was fined $10. and costs. Accused's car collided with a cyclist.
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    COUNTERFEIT TRADE MARKS.
    221 12 Japanese Merchant Fined. After counsels' addresses. Judgment was delivered this morning by Mr. H. A. Forrer, the criminal district Judge, convicting Shuhel KJlri, the proprietor of the Japanese firm of K. EJlrl and Co., on two charges, vis, of importing and selling fountain peas to which a
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    CHANDU HAUL.
    233 12 2,000 Tahils Seized On Japanese Boat. Yet another big seizure of nongovernment chandu was effected by the Government Monopolies last night shortly after the s.s. Katori Maru had berthed at Tanjong Pagar on her arrival from Hong Kong. The total amount of contraband found was 2,000 tahils, on
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    WOMAN SCALDED TO DEATH.
    132 12 Had Once Been In Mental Hospital. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Talplng. Feb. 20. As the result of a cauldron of boiling water toppling over her. Ng Ah Sealc has died at the Talplng General Hospital. The woman said she was attending to the pig's food which
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    JOHORE GIRL GUIDES.
    247 12 Sultana Presents Flag She Made Herself. Her Highness the Sultana of Johore, after making and embroidering a flag herself, presented it personally to the First Johore Bahru Girl Guide Company yesterday at the Polo Club. This was the first, occasion of Its kind in Johore where there
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    52 12 Mr. Cheah Gin Kooi. of Penang. has arrived In Singapore for a short visit. The loss of an earring with pendant attached set with white stones In silver and valued at $70, at Raffles Hotel on Feb. 15, has been reported to the police by Mr T. B. Rogers of
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    "HUMAN BONES" CASE CONCLUDES.
    844 12 Homicide Verdict SIKH SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS. Arjan Singh was sentenced to five years' rigorous imprisonment at the Assizes yesterday when the special Jury which heard the case against him returned a unanimous verdict of guilty on the charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
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    Town And Country In Malaya.
    803 12 KRA CANAL THREAT TO SINGAPORE. Once, we recall, the Ormaru wanted to build a canal Bt Kra. the French are also stated to have expressed a desire for a short cut to their Far Eastern colonies and the Siamese themselves may one day desire a
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    23 12 Dato Mohamed Sallch bin AU. D.P.M.J.. State Secretary. Jolior w.is admitted to the General Hospital yes* terday and was operated on this morning.
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      100 12 RENAULT SPEED FOUR represents Speed in its most economical form.' LX)R 1934 Renault offer an improved range of Speed Models, among them, and probably the most popular one ever produced, is the RENAULT SPEED FOUR. It enters the new season with an outstanding appearance and greater power. The new Aero-dynamic
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    CHAIR OF ECONOMICS FOR RAFFLES COLLEGE.
    706 13 To Train Civil Service Candidates. A Professor of Economics is to be appointed to Raffles College shortly. One of the most important duties of the Professor will be to train candidates for the Straits Settlements Civil Service. The economics course will, it is expected,
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    ENGLISH TEACHERS.
    121 13 To Be Helped To Buy Their Own House. The report of the Singapore English School Teachers' Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society. Ltd., to be presented at the annual meeting on Saturday. s-ates During the period under review a sum of $2,000 was deposited in the Post Office Savings
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    19 13 His Holiness Swaml Shlvanandaji MaharaJ. President of the Ramakrishna Mission, died at the Headquarters at Belur. Calcutta, on Tuesday.
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    MR. LIM KHENG KOOI.
    161 13 Further Successes In England. [From Our Own Correspondent] London, Feb. 9. i Many Chinese readers of the Straits Times have followed with keen inte- rest the brilliant career of Mr. Llm Kheng Kool who, bfter winning a Queen's Scholarship in 1927, entered Cambridge University to study
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    CLAN MURDER.
    104 13 Law Of "Life For A Life" Applied. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Feb. 10. The District Court at PangfcaJan Brandan, on the East Coast of Sumatra, has sentenced three Chinese from the island of Perils to 20, 16 and 6 years respectively for a remarkable clan murder. The
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    $9,000,000 MORE IN THE KAMPONGS.
    669 13 Rubber Improvement EVIDENCE OF RETURNING PROSPERITY. "The former prosperity of Malaya is steadily returning," said Mr. Low Wee Beng, a well-known business man of Penang, who is now in Singapore to report to the Fukien community on his industrial mission to Fukien recently. Mr. Low
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    FELL 30 FEET.
    74 13 Injured Man Becomes Violent. A 45-year-old Chinese fell from the top storey of a house In Robinson Road to the pavement below a height of 30 feet yesterday afternoon. He was taken to Telok Ayer Police Station from where the ambulance was summoned. The man had sustained
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    TAN KAH KEE & CO., LTD.
    45 13 TAN KAH KEE CO., LTD. At an extraordinary meeting of the shareholders of Tan Kah Kee and Co.. Ltd., held on Monday, it Is announced, it was resolved voluntarily to wind up the company. Messrs. D. Phillip and R. W. 8. Drummond were appointed liquidators.
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    INDIA'S TERMS TO MALAYA.
    207 13 Non-Recruited, Assisted Emigration. (From Our Own Correspondent') Penang, Feb. 21. It is understood that the Government of India reply on the question of the resumption of non-recruited assisted immigration of labourers into Malaya was received about ten days aco, since when the Indian Immigration Committee has
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    MURDERED BY PAPUANS.
    83 13 European Settler Meets Violent Death. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Feb. 19. i On Sept. 4. last. Aneta reported from Amboina that a European settler, who had left for Manokwari, in New Guinea, was missing and the theory was advanced that he had committed suicide. It is
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    INVULNERABILITY.
    66 13 Claimed By Six Estate Coolies. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Feb. 19. Six coolies from an estate in the East Coast of Sumatra have been sent back to Java because they claimed to be invulnerable and went about preaching a new religion. The authorities always look with suspicion upon
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    BOXING FATALITY.
    30 13 Schoolboy Dies In The Ring. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan. Feb. 19. During a boxing contest at Padang. between two schoolboys, one fell unconscious and died shortly after.
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    POLCE BAND.
    63 13 The band of the S.S. Police under the direction of Mr. F. E. Minns will play the following, weather permitting, at Telok Ayer tomorrow at 9 p.m. March Medley, Martial Moments, (Winter) Overture to. The Mousme. (Monckton) Gzardas The Ghost of the Mayor, (Grossman): Song; Berceuse de Jocelyn,
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    FRAUD ON NESTLE'S MILK COMPANY.
    246 13 Chinese Convicted. TINS FILLED WITH INFERIOR BRAND. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. 90. The case in which a Chinese, Low Jin Keat, was charged under the Mer- rhandlse Marks Ordinance, in connection with a complaint made by the manager of the Nestlej and AngloSwiss
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    SUBMARINES' VISIT.
    244 13 Flotilla Due Here Next Month. The ten submarines of the 4th Flotilla, China Station, have left Hong Kong and in a few few days' time at Intervals all along the coast of British North Borneo conning towers will break the surface of the water. The cruise is taking
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    SIAM'S BUDGET.
    63 13 Revenue Exceeds Expenditure. •'From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Feb. 21. Budget estimates for the year ending March 31, 1935 prophecy that revenue ircm all sources will amount to 74 million ticals. and expenditure is estimated at slightly under that figure. It is expected that the final figures for
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    Local League Football To Start On March 6.—Arsenal On Top Again. PROVISIONAL FIXTURES FOR S.A.F.A. LEAGUE.
    1492 14 Local League Football To Start On March 6.— Arsenal On Top Again. PROVISIONAL FIXTURES FOR S.A.F.A. LEAGUE. Wiltshires And Malays To Open Season. The provisional fixtures for all divisions of the Singapore Amateur Football Association League have Just been Issued and are given below. The clubs entered are as follows:
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    DERBY DEPOSED FROM LEADERSHIP.
    633 14 Arsenal And Huddersfield Go Ahead. r The fight for championship honours In the English League has not been so keen for years. So far this season Tottenham, Arsenal and Derby County have headed the First Division. Derby County, however, who took the lead recently when last
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    INDIA NOT TO PLAY IN DAVIS CUP.
    262 14 New Delhi, Jan. 21. At a meeting of the Delhi Lawn Tennis Council it was resolved that the Council was not aware of any players of Davis Cup calibre who would be going to Europe In 1934, nor was the Council In favour
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    23 14 The S.R.C. defeated tkw Singapore Colts I— o yesterday at hockey, J. W. Zehnder scoring the only goal late In the second half.
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    Keppel's Match With S.G.C. On Sunday.
    669 14 Keppel Q.C. and the Singapore 0.C.. who met in the Wei-Hal-Wel Cup competition last Saturday (Keppel being defeated) will meet at Bukit Tlmah on Sunday morning in a fourball match. The following are teams and starting times (Keppel players mentioned first) 8.15 H. Irving
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    JACK HOOD.
    40 14 Decides To Retire After Defeat London, Feb. 20. Following defeat last night by Lea Smith of Birmingham, Jack Hood, the British and European welterweight champion, has decided to retire, after holding the title for eight years. Renter Wireless.
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    141 14 Tadar. Fthnury U. Football; Commercial Cup: S.H.B J.S.C. n. Fraser and Nes>ve "A," A.R. Stadium; Fraser and Neave "B" ts. M.P.H., JB Stadium. S.IS p.m. B.C.C. I vs. Wiltshires. padang. 5.10 p.m. Friday, February 2S. Football: Commercial Cup, A.P.C. vs. Straits Times P.S.C., A.R. Stadium, S.IS p.m.; BCF-A
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  • Final Preparations For Coming Singapore Races.—Local Football Matches.
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      WINDING-UP GALLOPS THIS MORNING.
      368 15 Our Racing Correspondent Reviews The Work. (By Our Racing Correspondent). With the meeting commencing on Saturday and further racing on the following Wednesday and Saturday, today saw the last of the fast preparation work. As anticipated the bulk of the 137 hones whose names appear In
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      TODAY'S FOOTBALL.
      90 15 Cricket Club To Play Wiltshires. Today the B.C.C. will meet the Wiltshire Rect. In a friendly soccer match on the Padang. The ground will be enclosed and the usual seating arrangement! for Club members will operate. In addition, seating accommodation for the public will be available at the
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    18 15 An M.P.H. back stop. Cork from rota* through In the »»<Ua« m»tch veat*rday which the B.C.C. won S-4.
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    Only Two Finish In R.S.Y.C. Event.
    407 15 On Sunday last the international six-metre class sailed the second race of the series for the "Dodo" challenge cup. A good start was made in a fresh north-easterly breese and everything appeared to be full of promise for an exciting morning's sport. On the
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    M.C.C. TO HELP VICTIMS OF EARTHQUAKE.
    382 15 Colombo, Feb. 15. It is now fairly certain that the M.C.C. team's stay In Ceylon will be curtailed to enable them to play another match in Bombay in aid of the Earthquake Fund. According to the present arrangement, the team will leave Ceylon by
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    R.N.'s RECORD.
    209 15 Biggest Margin In Services Rugby. When the Royal Navy defeated the Royal Air Force on Saturday In the opening match of the Services Rugby tournament they did so by a record score. They piled up a total of 36 points against the airmen, who were not allowed to
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    AMATEUR BOXING.
    173 15 Fifty Entries For S.A.B.A. Championships. Some fifty entries have been received for the Singapore Amateur BoxIng Tournament which Is being held during March 5-9. Civilians who have sent In their names are reminded that entries close today and those who have not yet sent in the entrance fee
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    PENANG RACES.
    64 15 No Events For Class One Horses. Penang, Feb. 20. Although it was hoped that the Penang Turf Club might cater for Class 1 bones at the April extra meeting It la now definitely known that they are not catering for this class. The hones to be catered for
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    HOME RUGBY.
    30 15 London, Feb. 21. Oxford University beat the RAJ. by 11 pts. to nil today. In a county match Berkshire drew with Surrey, both aides scoring six points. Renter.
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    AT SEREMBAN.
    158 15 F. de Silva Does Well With Bat And Ball. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Feb. IT. The Negri Sembllan Club defeated King Edward VIZ School yesterday by nine wickets In a cricket match. The School batting failed badly In their first Innings and they were all oat for
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    S.C.C. CRICKET.
    91 15 Season To Begin With Usual Trials. The B.C.C. season commences with two trial games, one on Friday and Saturday, March 2 and 3, and the other on Sunday. March 4, both on tiv SCO ground. It win greatly assist the convenors If those who wish to play In
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    OAKLEIGH PLATE.
    62 15 Moneys Victory In Sydney. Sydney, Feb. 18. The race for the Oakleigh Plate resulted as follows: MONEY 7.8. 1 HKROS 9.2 2 MULTUDO 8.12 3 Won by a neck, half a length between second and .third. Time: 1 mm. 6% sees There were twenty starters. The betting was;
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    S.C.C'S VICTORY.
    25 15 In a friendly soccer match at the Padang yesterday afternoon, the B.C.C. "B" team defeated M.P.H. second string by five goals to four.
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    17 15 Davles and Welsh defending the S.CC. coal when the M.P.H. attacked In yesterday's match on the padang.
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    BENDEMEER TOO GOOD FOR AMICABLE A. A.
    207 15 B.A.C. .3. AJUL The Bendemetr Athletic Club defeated the /.mlcable Athletic Association in a Chinese League match at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday by three goals to nil. The A.A.A. -/ere last year's runners-up, but they were up against a superior aide yesterday, although
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    Good Shooting At K. Lumpur.
    165 15 On the Kuala Lumpur range last Sunday, the Club held the first long distance shoot of the season, the conditions being 2 sighting shots and 10 to count at 900 and 1.000 yards respectively. The scores counted for the Captain's prise, given for the best
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    SINO-MANCHUKUO POSTAL AGREEMENT.
    871 16 Procedure For Resumption Of Mail Service. Shanghai, Feb. 22. Sino-Japanese negotiations for the resumption of mail ;-er vices between China and Manchukuo have been concluded, according to a late Sin Kuo Mm message. Under terms of this agreement, it is reported, the Chinese and Manchukuo post offices
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    MENACE OF DROUGHT IN ENGLAND.
    660 16 And Many Deaths In U.S. From Cold. London, Feb. 21. Faced with the prospects of further dry weather throughout England both country and townsfolk are alarmed at the Increasing menace of drought. Reports of dried up rivers, drained reservoirs, and empty wells come from all
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    PRINCE GEORGE.
    72 16 Early Programme For Visit To A otralia. Rugby, Feb. 20. The following programme has been approved for the visit of 1 Prince George to Australia in H.M.S. Sussex: Leave Portsmouth Aug. 31. Suez Sept. 9 and 10. Colombo Sept. 20-24. Freemantle Oct. 4-8. Adelald Oct. 12-16. Arrive Melbourne
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    COTTON PARLEY ADJOURNED.
    622 16 Hitch Persists. LANCASHIRE'S EXPORTS TO LATIN AMERICA. London, Feb. 21. The Anglo-Japanese cotton negotiators today discussed the question of the geographical area to which any agreement should extend but failed to reach a decision. The meeting again adjourned until next Wednesday. Reutoc, A Bright Spot. Although far
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    104 16 Fair Gives Fillip To Industrials. London, Feb. 30. With the opening of the British Industries Fair giving an extra fillip to home Industrials, this section of the Stock Exchange today was again the chief centre of attraction and a strong tone was maintained. Otherwise, apart from the sustained
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    N.R.A. CHIEF ATTACKS HIS CRITICS.
    241 16 U.S. To Have Another 200 Codes. Washington, Feb. 21. Likening his critics to Dead Sea apples and their theories to that of correspondence school cowboys, the National Recovery Scheme administrator, Gen. Johnson, lustily attacked his opponents during a broadcast speech last night which Is heralded
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    MORE U.S. LANDS WET.
    25 16 Washington, Feb. 19. The Senate has passed a bill repealing prohibition In Alaska, Hawaii. Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.--Reuter Wireless.
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      WITH KELLETT TO KHARTOUM
      432 17 A REPORT from Capt. E. O. Kellett, who is driving to Cape Town, and who recently arrived at Khartoum, having travelled from London via Italy, Syracuse, Tripoli and Egypt, contains some Interesting passages. During 1,000 miles of this lap of over 1,400 miles" he writes "we
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      339 17 REPURCHASE PLAN AMONG the attractive facilities available to overseas travellers visiting Great Britain is a wellestablished scheme whereby the tourist purchases a new or secondhand car on or before his arrival, with a guarantee that the selling firm win buy It back from him at a pre-arranged price
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      45 17 A ktomp of garlanded Morris models at Karalkadl, la Southern India, before an arch leading to a sacred temple. The winred figures round the arch depict the local gods, the inscription reading "These arc the god* of this pUre May they help and defend us."
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      BATTERY CARE
      517 17 The Open Road. (By the Motoring Correspondent). HOW many motorists treat their maximum usefulness always, other batteries well Very few. I details can be attended to. should Imagine, judging by experience. And yet care and attention of this Important piece of mechanism is as Important as of any
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      ARIEL TRIUMPHS
      297 17 Scott Endurance Trial rE Scott Trial one of England's most severe tests of endurance tor both men and motorcycle has again been won by Ariel, the second year in succession. This Trial is notorious for the rugged nature of its course and the many obstacles which the motorcycle
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      Motor Industry Advance
      89 17 A Twenty Years' Comparison The tremendous advances made by the British motor Industry since before the war are rendered manifest by some Interesting figures recently Issued by the Austin concern which reports, up-to-date, a record winter's sales. It Is revealed that the monthly production of Austin cars
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      CARELESS PEDESTRIANS
      498 17 JLMOTORINO accident* are not likely to decrease until an effort is made by the responsible authorities to control the fay-walking and footpath-ignoring tendencies of the average pedestrian. "Reckless walking" is fully as culpable as "reckless driving." If pedestrians were to cultivate a habit of looking first to the
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      ROAD SAFETY EXPERIMENTS
      329 17 11/AR against death and destruction on the roads has been declared by the Ministry of Transport. Mr. Oliver Stanley, the Minister, listened for three hours in the House of Commons to the urgent appeals of members of all parties ior a national and local campaign against read
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    5202 18 Huge Fortunes From The Gold 800m Will Jardinc Captain England "Hunger Marchers" Again What Factory Girls Think About. (From Our Own Correspondent j Htraits Times Office, Fleet Street, Feb. 6. j NEWS has been breaking fast this week. With the price of gold soaring like a rocket,
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    Aid For Alpine Climbers.
    57 18 An organisation known as the "Bsrrwacht" has been formed In Bavaria. The object is to erect shelters for tourists in the Alps and provide a permanent guard whose task is to rescue and rive first aid to climbers In difficulties. The picture shows members of the
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    MR. F. F. SMALLPIECE.
    85 19 14th In Family To Be Mayor Of Guildford. Mr. Frederic Ferdinand Smallplece, of Cross Lanes, Guildford, who was tbe 14th member of his family to hold the office of Mayor f Guildford, died recently at the age of 90. The first Smallpeice to be mayor was
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    NOT YOUNGER THAN 80.
    40 19 A dinner at Colchester for people of not less than 80 years of age was attended by 36 guests, whose combined ages totalled 2,963 ye.irs. A telegram of congratulation was received from the King and Queen.
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    EQUAL TO TAX INCREASE.
    70 19 Nanking Leaders Puzzled By Metric System. Declaring that the app'lcation of the new metric system to the measuring of quantities of salt by the tax officials Is equivalent to an increase In the salt tax, Messrs. Lo Chia-fu, Chow Ll-scng. and other members of the Control
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    BLUE-EYED CRIMINALS.
    61 19 The saying blue eyes true eyes is strongly contested by a wellknown Warsaw professor. He claims that more than 83 per cent of European criminals and at least 90 per cent of the men who desert their homes are blue-eyed. Races and peoples whose Instinct it is to
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    41 20 WHILE MAKING a forced landing in a ploughed field at Leavesden near Watford, a private aeroplane was wrecked and the pilot and passenger, .Mr. and Mrs. Scott McMurdo of the Arte Theatre Club, London, were injured. (Planet News.)
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    20 20 CROWN PRINI K DMBKRTO of Italy Inspecting the Finnish training ship Snokeu Jontsen when »he arrived at Naples. (Planet Newt.)
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    33 20 THE WEDDING of Mary, younger daughter of Mr. Ronald and Lady Florence Norman, and a niece of Mr. Montagu Norman, to Mr. John Sellar. at St. Andrews Church, Much liihin, Hertfordshire. (Planet N.)
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    21 20 MISS MARY McCORMIC, the opera star and former wife of Prince Serge Mdivani, arriving In London from I! llWwood. (Planet News.)
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    20 20 THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF YORK with Princess EHiabeth and Lord Lonsdale (on left), at the OlympU Circus. (Planet News.)
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    15 20 MAKING waterproof sheets for the Great Western Railway at Shrub Hill Station, Worcester. (Planet News.)
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    27 20 THE STEAMER DINORWIC of Carnavon was torn from her moorinf-rope by the terrific rale at Higher Cleave, Bideford, North Devon, and overturned onto hr side. (Planet News.)
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