The Straits Times, 4 April 1934

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER &T MALAYA. 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL A, 2|s4. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, I*B4. PRICE 10 CENTS
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      529 2 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. i Incorporated in England) MAII PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES KFNINSUI.AR AND ORIENTAL B^Oa UNIjER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY 8 GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Due Tonnage ST>ore BANOAIORE «800 Apr. 13 CORFU I*ooo Apr.
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      676 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) (Incorporated hi Japan) TO LONDON. Napkw, Marseilles, London, Antwerp Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnage Do* Sail i HAKONE MARU 10.400 Apr. 4 S BUWA MARU 10.000 Apr. 19 20 FUSHIMI MARC 10,900 May S 4 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,500 May 18 1? I May omit Rotterdam,
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      541 2 BURNS PHILP LINE. (Incorporated in Australia.* FOR BRISBANF. SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA. DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND Regular monthly sailings by the wenknown steamer MARELLA (7JCS tons)and the bs. MANOOLA (MU tons) (Carijo only). The ss. MARELLA is coe of the largest and finest steamers tradmg to Australia, cabins de
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      509 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO. LIMITED. (Incorporated In Denmark) PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON. ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From Prom From From Spore Malacca Port Penang Swett. t ERRIA 9/4 10/4 11/4 13/4 LALANDIA 1/5 1/6 2/5 4/9 MEONIA 23/9 23/5 23/5 35/5 ALSIA 13/6 12/6 13/6 15/6 BORINGIA
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      1185 2 SHIFTING. THE BLUB FUNNEL LINE lOr MB THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO. Steam Skip CA.LM.aad Chtom M.tual (1931) LTD. glens* lUHgrnUm Co., Ltd. TUB CUNARD STEAM SHIP CO, LTD. THE STRAITS STEAMSHir CO.. LTD THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE Ltd, The
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    MORE FURNACES RE-STARTED.
    333 3 Busier Home Trade. IMPROVED DEMAND FOR IRON. Following the announcement on Mar. 12 that the Consett Iron Co.'b giant furnace No. 8 has been put Into blast, producing 2,500 tons of pig-iron each week, comes the news that the Cargo Fleet Ironworks at Middlesbrough Is starting another
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    ADMIRALTY COURT.
    224 3 Shipowners Deprecate M Proposed Change. Consideration has been given by the Carditl and Bristol Channel Shipowners' Association to the recommendations relating to the Admiralty work I of the Probate. Divorce and Admiralty j Divisions of the High Courts of Justice contained in the second interim report of the
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    COLOMBO'S RECORD.
    166 3 All Trade Expectations Exceeded. The recently published returns for Colombo Harbour during 1933 prove that. In spite of the depression, a new record has been established for importa and exports. In November oi j last year, according to the Customs ligures, the imports (excluding coal and oil) amounted
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    19 3 British tanker owners are being undercut by cheaply run foreigners on the open charter market. Just like the tramps.
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    SHIPPING POLICY CONSIDERED.
    739 3 Essential Factor For Improvement. Presiding over the annual meeting of the Liverpool Steam Ship Owners' Association, Mr. J. O. B. Beazley. M.C.. T.D., chairman, spoke of shipping policy in relation to the overseas trade of the United Kingdom. The year, he said, had seen the growth of
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    55 3 Three yachts destined for the Mcdl- terranean are building at Thornycrof t's yards for foreign owners. The largest is a 200- ton steel vessel, to be fitted with Diesel machinery of 350 b.h.p. The others are wood yachts of 62 ft. and 55 ft. In length respectively, and each will
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    TYNE AND SECOND CUNARDER.
    545 3 Suggestion Of Joint Tender. At the annual dinner of the NorthEast Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders at Newcastle Commander C. W. Craven, the managing director of Messrs. Vlckers-Armstrongs at Barrow and Newcastle, made a striking plea for a Joint tender from the two big Tyne
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    TO MAKE SHIPS "FIREPROOF."
    327 3 Naval Architects' Proposal. London, Mar. 24. Warnings against "panic legislation" following fires In ships were made at yesterday's session of the annual meeting in London of the* Royal Institution of Naval Architects. Mr. E. F. Spanner, formerly a member of the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors,
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      13 3 Tide Tables, Vessels Arrived, Vessels Alongside, Weather Report Appear today on page 8.
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      224 3 estates Steamship Company Arr jot ««ing un leave? Why not travel via Japan and America FARE. HONG KONG TO ENGLAND VIA JAPAN AND AMERICA NOW £63/- UPWARDS Including railway lare, «lth stop-over privileges across U.SA sJ. "GENERAL PERSHING" due to sail from Hong Kong AprU 22nd. M.s. "WARD" due to
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      274 3 KLAVENESS LINE (Incorporated in Norway) PENANG and SINGAPORE to LOS ANGELES. S. FRANCISCO, PORTBELAWAN PELL PORT SWETTENHAM. Atlantic Ccast. Mexican. Central and South American Ports and West Indies LAND, ORF: SEATTLE and TACOMA Thro 1 Bs. -Lading issu*d to Gulf Ports. Llnii'ed but excellent Passenger Accomnvod.T.ion Available. Pare to L.
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      354 3 I PRESIDENT LINERS £71.12.— FROM SINGAPORE TO EUROPE. VIA AMERICA. This rat* in clue" es: (a) iat class passage Singapore to Hoag Kong. (b) Tourist class across the Pacific. (c) Ist class rail across America. (d) Tourist class Atlantic In the new and famous sa. ManLattan or s.s. Washington. NOTE:
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      462 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. FOR HAVRE, LONDON. ROTTERDAM HAMBURG Via Porta and Snes Canal. Due Sails Steamer S^pore Spore. CITY OP BAODAD Apr. 14 Apr. M CITY OF LILLE Apr. 30 May 1 For HONG KONG. SHANGHAI A JAPAN. Steamer Due S'poro.. CITY OF
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      335 4 1 SITUATIONS VACANT Whrn »pplyin» for an* position advertiaed In these columns send copies of testimonials. Do not send originals. WANTED, 2nd engineer with Dutch certificate. Apply, Thong Ek Steamship Co.. Ltd.. 30. Boat Quay. Singapore. WANTED AMAH or Ayah, well recommended. Able to wash and sew. To help with
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      602 4 MOTOR VEHICLES DRIVE YOURSELF.— New AUSTIN 10 Saloons, 48 a. 6d. per week for 3 months.— H. A. Blunders, 140, Golden Oreen Road. N.W. 11. BpeedweU 5061. USED OARS, Baby Austin*. PUU, Morris, Morris Cowley Van. Motor Cycles, Ariel, A.J.8., Triumph. Eastern Auto Co.. Ltd., 69/78 Orchard Road. Singapore. LAOONDA
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      542 4 MISCELLANEOUS 17 YOU HAVE RELATIVES OR PRIKND6 Overseas, have the Straits Budget posted to U.em every week, $14 yearly Including postage, ouuide Malaya, ftISJO within Malaya Order*, accompanied bj remJVtanoes, abould be addressed tc the Manager, Btrslts Budget 81ng»jow. MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE.— A new edition of the Register Is being compiled.
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      498 4 PUBLIC NOTICES. LOCAL EMPLOYEES HAVING VACANCIES FOB EUKOPEANS ABB URGED TO CONSULT THE CHAIBMAN OF TUB EPBOPBAN UNEMPLOYMENT COMMITTBS AT THB T.M.O.A. SINGAPORE. NOTICE OF REMOVAL WE BEG TO NOTIFY THAT WE HAVE NOW REMOVED TO No. 7, Upper Circular Road, A PEW DOORS FROM PREVIOUS ADDRESS. All business transactions
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      713 4 BUSINESS CARDS MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE. Mm HARD and Mk» HAN A 00. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. Tenders are invited (or the supply only of Steel Roof Trusses, and roof truss members for Gas Works at Kallang. For particulars, see Municipal Tender Room C H. GOLDIE,
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      414 4 FIG A R O BEAITCT CREATIONS THB $8 PERMANENT WAVE BY EUROPEAN LADY EXPERTS RAFFLES HOTEL (Room 120) and at S3 Brai Baamh Road MALACCA. Hong Hln Co.. 14, First Cra» Street Lanka Stores. 28. The Riverside. GEMAB. Rly. Refreshment Room. (Uo Hee Say). ■LANG. Federal Rubber Stamp Co. Ri>.
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      186 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore .tlthln Outside Without Ma:-ya Malays Postage. Monthly < 3.00 f 4.00 S 2.50 Quarterly S B.M $12.00 '.50 Half Yearly 117.M SM.M $15 00 leaf* $34.00 '48.00 3000 Note— OutsUUon cheqdea should toclade the usoal bank discount. ADVERTISEMENT RATES TL. charges and Instructions tor CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS arc
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    IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVATION OF WILD LIFE.
    1732 5 Animals Of The World At Man's Mercy. The importance of establishing national parks and natural reserves in various parts of Ceylon for the preservation of the Island's fauna, was stressed by Dr. K. L. Spittel in the course of an interesting lecture he delivered
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    DUCHESS OF YORK.
    39 5 As a token of appreciation of her efforts to draw the attention of English furniture makers to the merits of Queensland walnut, the Queensland Government Is to present the Duchess of York with a Jewwel case.
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      230 5 HOTELS THIS EVENING COCKTAIL DANCE (makan ketchid 1 6.30 to 8.15 p.m. DANCE INFORMAL 9.45 to Midnight WITH THE FAMOUS MAGICIAN PEWYNE RAFFLES CELEBRATE^ ORCHESTRA PHONE 5381. TO-NIGHT o FRIDAY SATURDAY SEA VIEW HOTEL TO-MORROW ADELPHI HOTEL SPECIAL DINNER DANCE WITH THE j "MEZEY REVUE" ENTIRE" "CHAME" OF PROGRAMME COSTUMES
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      222 5 DON'T RISK 1 INFECTION* I Remove M CORNS I with the safe, M scientific M The Host UP-TO-DATE Plaubel MAKINA II Camera. The Makina II Is a 6x9 cm Plate, fllm-pack and roll-film camera. It Is fitted with Antiromar P/2.9 Lens Li self-timing Compur Shutter. Automatic focussing ccupled with range
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      310 5 AYAM BRAND GREEN PEAS PETITS POIS EXTRA FINS HIGHEST QUALITY Obtainable from all Provision dealers. WHO IS YOUR EXECUTOR? If an individual, does he offer any security Does he possess the necessary knowledge and experience? Will he live to complete the Trust? By appointing THE BRITISH MALAYA TRUSTEE AND EXECUTOR
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    REMARKABLE AND TRAGIC MEETING AT CHELTENHAM.
    2206 6 Golden Miller Wins Gold Cup Again. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Straits Times Orrci, Fleet, Street Mar. 12. Cheltenham has been the scene this week of a National Hunt meeting that will be long remembered as one of the most remarkable and tragic "hunting men's
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    CAMBRIDGE WIN FOR 45th TIME.
    1169 6 Bradley's Rowing Chief Factor In Boat Race Victory. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 20. The victory of Cambridge over Oxford In the University Boat Race on Saturday by four and quarter lengths was the Light Blues' eleventh successive win, and brought their total number
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    CANTON TENNIS.
    249 6 Malayan Player Wins Championship. Canton, Mar. 18. Surprising and disappointing his supporters, G. Bodlker, singles tennis champion of Canton, lost his title to Lai Kwrmg Tsun. former Malayan player, in straight sets at Central Park on Saturday, being beaten 6—4,6 4, 6—3,6 3, 7—5. Bodiker was only a
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      97 6 PROCTOR'S Pinelyptus Pastilles FOR CUEST. THROAT, VOICE, BRONCHIAL ASTHMA. CATARRH, HAY FEVER, ETC. S«ld by BRITISH niSPF.NS.IRV, LTD. FEDERAL DISPENSARY, LTD. MAYNARD'S LIMITED. MEDICAL HALL. LTD. PRICE 75 cents per Bottle. CONCEKTRATE on the essentials to being Welldressed To be welldressed is to receive unspoken approval by all with whom
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      8 6 TEA DANCE Wednesday, Friday and Sunday 5— 7.30
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      381 6 16 YEARS OF INDIGESTION* Cured in eight weeks. For sixteen years this woman suffered agony from indigestion, dyspepsia, gastric ulcers and coliUs. After eight weeks she was cured by a famous doctor's formula by a treatment any chemist can sell you. "Sixteen years ago I had indigestion badly" writes Mrs.
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      615 7 TODAY! TO-DAY! CAPITOL 6.15. 9.15 MATINEE AT 3 P.M.- tL^xiSStlZ Ninety minutes of never-to-be-forgotten beauty THE MIRACLE PICTURE of THE MUSICAL AGE thr °?n STS Z^?tJ& T** and joy 1 The Year's Sensational Musical Hit j j— 2S^^ lP£ mm MmmmM£l I DANCING LADY |mm A W\- ITj5 GBEAT BECAUSE
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      157 7 OWING TO COLOSSAL SUCCESS^— nr^^^S^l f^)X^ SEASON INDEFINITELY EXTENDED! UNPRECEDENTED CROWDS— EVERY f JB J^HgHMWM| S SHOW PACKED FOR THREE DAYS fAT O —HUNDREDS IN ABLE TO GAIN MJJM &MwML J ADMISSION— Jw^nM Bl This picture is brilliant I W mmAwt jßj should have a very successful I ittMdMHH season
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      387 7 THE SINGAPORE FLOWER SHOW -AGAINWUI be held at the NEW WORLD, Jalan Besar, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 6th., 7th., and Bth., 1934, from Noon to Midnifht The Show will be officially opened by Mrs. A. Caldecott at noon on Friday, April 6th. Open to all plants grown In
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    198 8 Slight Rise In Rubber Prices. (From Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Wednesday. Today's Prices: Rubber, 17 cts. (no change.) Tin, $1 17.37 V 4, down $1.87 y t Gold, £6 15s. 2d., down 3 '/id. Yesterday's Prices: Rubber, London 5 7 32d M up 1/lfid. Market Tone:— Quiet.
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    PRODUCE.
    205 8 Singapore. Apr. 4, 12 noon. Buyer Seller Gambler 4.00 Java Cube 6.50 Hamburg Cube 6.75 White Muntok Pepper 30.50 White Pepper 29.50 Black Pepper 15.50 Mixed Black Pepper Copra, sundried 2.65 Copra, mixed 2.15 Small Flake Tapioca 4.60 Fair Flake Tapioca 4.50 Med. Pearl Tapioca 5.40 Email Pearl Tapioca
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    62 8 Tone ol Market: Quiet Dull. London Spot .Snoot "> 7 82d per llj. fork bj)ot Sheet G. cts. 11 5/lC per lb. Noon, Apr. 4. R.S.S. equal to London Standard: Buyers. Sellers. Spot (loose) 17% 17^ (F. 0.8.) 17% 17% Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Buyers.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    128 8 1 Wednesday. April 4. Ships alongside tlu Wharves or expected to arrive. GodoWD Gate Enlraiwr KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharl T.S. Cable, Lch. Lady Clifford." Lch. "Alert." W. Bt. "Sweet," Tug Pentower. Oil Wnan NIL Coal Wharf NU. VESSELS IN ORT DOCKS. Tanjon* Pagar. Sheers Wharf NIL Albert
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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        MINING.
        444 8 Issue Val. Pd. 1 1 Nawng Pet 1 1 Noith Taiping 6/- 6/- Pahang Consols 5/- 6/- Pangnga River 50 50 Penawat 6/- 6/- Pengkalen Ord. 1 1 Petaling Tin £1 £1 Puchong 1 1 Pulau Kamiri £1 £1 Pungah 1 1 Puteh 1 1 Rahman Hyd. £1 £1
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        GENERAL.
        285 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 0.75 0.85 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 1.45 1.55 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 5.18.0 6.2.0 10 5 British Malaya Trustee 5.40 5.60 £1 £1 Con. T. S. 7% Prefs. 26/9 27/9 £1 £1 Con. T. S. Ord. 23/9
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        139 8 Singapore Municipal 5 p.c of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 106 Singapore Municipal 4*£ p.c. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 106 108 nom. 108 nom. Singapore Municipal 4i/ 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 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatfs Quotations. Today a Prices Co. Fraser Lyall Evatt Allenby ($1) 1.00 1.10 1.00 1.05 Alor Gajah ($1) 0.70 0.80 0.70 0.80 A. Hitam (|1) 1.15 1.30 1.15 1.25 A.. Malay ($2) 2.15 2.30 2.15 2.25 A. Molek (?1) 0.621/2 0.70 0.60
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      213 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 5/32 London, 3 months' sight 2/4 9/64 London, 60 days' sight 2/4% London, 30 days' sight 2/4 7/64 London, demand
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    121 8 Today. BeUwan and Medan (Both) p.m. Tongkcl and DJambi (Tohltl) 3 p.m. Ponlianak (Khoen Hoea ..3 p.m. Medan, Slam, Burma, India, Iraq. Palestine. £gypt, East and South Africa, Great Brltali. Ireland. North and South Amer.ca whole of Europe (By Aeroplane) 7 p.m. Deferred l>r[>artu <■ Banka Island.
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    145 8 LARUT. Brit., 464 tons, from Malacca 4-4. for Malacca 4-4. KAROA. Brit., 3.608 tons, from Calcutta 4-4. for Rangoon Calcutta 5-4. MALINI, Slam, 788 tons, from Bangkok 4-4. for Palembang 5-4. MAPIA. Dut., 363 tons, from Rengat 4-4. for Rengat 8-4. PALOPO, Dut., 628 tons, from Pemangkat 4-4,
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      36 8 <5 fc r^>SH IRTS SOFT COLLARS PYIAMAS SOLD BY LEADING HOSIERS OUTFITTERS STORKS IF any difficulty in obtaining, write COURTAULDS. LTD. 16, St. Martin's-le-Grand. London, E.C. 1, for name of Dearest retailer and deaeripli ye literature.
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      211 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Wednesday. April 4. Singapore Golf Club, ,-jcncral meeting, Club House, 6.45 p.m. Police Band at Botanic Garden*. 5.15 p.m. Friday, April 6 Singapore Flower Show, few World, noon to mtonlght; Y.W.C.A. Jumble Sale, RaPVes Quay, 4 p.m. Saturday, April 7. Singapore Flower Show, New World, second
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      305 9 Closing Quotations In j London. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 3. Closing quotations today of the principal British stocks are given below:— The rise or fall is in relation to the price of Mar. 29. GOVERNMENT STOCKS, BRITISH. Rise or Fall Conversion Loan 116*4 +1/16
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      BERLIN BOURSE DICTATOR.
      130 9 Control By Market President. Berlin. Sweeping alterations in the constitution of the Berlin Bourse are announced The management of the Bourse, which up till now has been in the hands of the Committee, is transferred to the President of the Bourse, who is to be appointed by
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      COMPANY RESULTS.
      49 9 Java Plantations Show A Profit Of £1,010. (Fro.Ti Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 3. Lewis and Peat, London. Profit for 1933, £4,592, reducing debit to £40.206. Rubber companies: Selangor. Profit, £1.411; forward, £14.363. Rubber Estates of Johore: Profit. £922; forward, £13.509. Java Plantations: Profit. £1.010; forward. £1,414.
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      CANADA'S CHEAP MONEY.
      80 9 Ottawa. The issue of Dominion of Canada Treasury blils amounting to $15,000,000 was sold by public tender at what is believed to be the lowest rate of interest ever oilered in Canadian shortterm financing. The bills are in two series: one of $2,450,000 maturing in three months
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      THE WEEK'S FINANCE.
      1138 9 MARKETS INFLUENCED BY WAR RUMOURS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 20. The stock markets were still in an uncertain state last week, with business continuing at a substantially smaller volume than a fortnight earlier. The undertone was sound, however, partly on account of a number of
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      DRAGE'S CONTRACTS INCREASED.
      117 9 Profit Nearly £15,000 Higher. Drages, the house furnishers, controlled by Debenhams, report that the number and value of the hire purchase contracts entered into in 1933 show a substantial increase and a consequent advance in profit. Trading profit was £85.202 (as against £70,237), less £39,000 (£52,000) to
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      INSURANCE.
      227 9 British Company's Progress In The East. The advance made by the company in India and the East daring the course of 1933 was the subject of i special comment in the speech of the Chairman. Sir Edear Home, at the ainual general meeting of the Prudential Assurance Company, held
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      RADELLA RUBBER ESTATE.
      239 9 Result Of The Year's Working. The report of the directors of Radella Rubber Estate, Limited., to be presented to the twenty-fourth ordinary annual general meeting of shareholders to be held on April 9 at Malacca states: After charging all expenditure to revenue, the year's working resulted In
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      680 9 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated In Hong Kong). The liability of members Is limited to the extent and In manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1920 of the Colony. HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Funds:— Sterling 6,500,000 Silver
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      637 9 The Chairman Directors., The Raub Australian Gold M. Co., Ltd. Singapore. S. S. Gentlemen.— l beg to forward the report of the mining operations, for the four weeks ending Feb. 28, 1934. The development work completed for the term, totals 478 ft feet, as follows Sinking 75»,» ft. Driving 326
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      357 9 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated In England, by Royal Charter 1853) Paid Dp Capital in '■00.000 shares of £3 each {3.000.000 Reserve Fund £3,000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,009 HEAD OFFICE: JB, Btshopscafe, London. F.IK Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Hollo Sal Eon Amritsar Ipoh Semarang
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    AMUSEMENTS
    98 10 Singapore. AI.HAMBRA Raquel Torres, Greta Nlssen In Red Wagon. 6.15—9.15. CAPITOL Joan Crawford Clark Oable in Dancing Lady. 6.15 —9.15 GREAT WORLD Cabaret—Ben Hur tc Illegal. MARLBOBOUGH Naksh E. Suieimani. 6.15—9.15. NEW WORLD Side Shows. Cabaret, Dancing. Talkies. Theatres and Cinema*. PAVILION Friday The 13th. 6.15—9.15. RAFFLES HOTEL Cocktail
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1934. THE FUTURE OF RUBBER.
    972 10 Speaking at the annual meeting of Tapah Rubber Estates. Limited, last week, the chairman of the company said there appeared to be no positive ground for presuming that a possible breakdown In the present negotiations In connection with
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    MARCHESE MARCONI.
    54 10 New President Of Italian Royal Academy. Rome, Mar 25. King Victor, on the suggestion oi Slgnor Mussolini, confirmed the appointment of Marchese Marconi to the office of president of the Royal Academy of Italy for the next five years. The well-known composer, Mascagnl. Is among the new appointments
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    589 10 THE REVIVAL. Last night's Intermediate train for Kuala Lumpur consisted of three passenger carriages and fifty trucks. TODAY'S BRIGHT HOPE. Unconscious humour of newly married husband, unaware of the female sales psychology: "Here you are, dear— and keep It to the ggr°"*V° won't you?" SWEATED LABOUR.
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    TODAY'S SPECIAL ARTICLE.
    1174 10  -  THE BUDGET. (By W. T. Hart. B. Com., F. R. Econ. S.) The Budget which Mr. Chamberlain will present of Britain's anticipated governmental revenue and expenditure in the financial year beginning April 1, 1934, has one feature which makes it of almost unique importance and interest. Alone
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    Cricket Club's Clear Lead In S.A.F.A. League.—Inter-Port Yachting. S.C.C. TOO GOOD FOR WILTSHIRES.
    874 14 Cricket Club's Clear Lead In S.A.F.A. League. Inter-Port Yachting. S.C.C. TOO GOOD FOR WILTSHIRES. Odd-Goal Margin Flatters Regiment. S.C.C 2: Wiltshire* 1. There was no doubt as to the Cricket j Club's superiority when they met and defeated the Wiltshire Regt. in a First Division match on the padang yester-
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    SELANGOR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION.
    646 14 Election Of Selection Committee. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 28. A lengthy discussion took place yesterday at a meeting of the Selangor Hockey Association during the consideration of certain alterations to the rules. The proposal that the rules with some alterations be passed en bloc
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    TENNIS EXHIBITION.
    73 14 Japanese Davis Cup Players At S.C.C. The Japanese Davis Cup players will play in exhibition matches at the S.C.C. this afternoon. The first match commences at 4.45 and the programme is as follows Doubles Japanese players (one set). Doubles Yamagishi and Fujikura vs. Chua Choon Leong and Yong
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    110 14 Today. April 4. Football: S.A.F.A. League. Second Division. R.A.F. vs. Straits Cattle T.F.C., A. R. Stadium. 5.15 p.m. (Sgt. Betts R.E.); Third Division "B", Khalsa vs. Straits Cattle T.F.C., J.B. Stadium, 5.15 p.m. (Mr. A. S. Giles). Singapore Golf Club, General meeting, Club House. 6.45 p.m. Tennis: Japanese
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    23 14 Coleman clears a dangerous centre from Morgan in the Fir»t Division match on the padang yesterday with Brand and Nicholson in close attendance.
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    16 14 Urand scoring the second goal for the S.C.C. arainst the Wiltshire* from a pass by Fyfe.
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    SINGAPORE'S SUCCESS AT PORT DICKSON.
    922 14 Fine Recovery After Morning Defeat. As holders of the challenge cup which is competed for annually by the Port Dickson Yacht Club and the Royal Singapore Yacht Club, the latter Club sent up a team of five helmsmen over the Easter holidays to defend their
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    31 14 It Is notified that the Second Division matches S.C.C. vs. .Malays postponed from March 20th to April 5, and Royal Air Force vs. Malays listed fojj Apr. 8 have been postponed.
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    Selangor Badminton Doubles Champions Beaten By Singapore Players. MAYFLOWER B.P. IN KUALA LUMPUR.
    300 15 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 3. At the Victoria Institute yesterday the Mayflower Badminton P ty of Singapore played against the Jolly Ones, of Kuala Lumpur. The visitors won three of the seven games played.
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    23-YEAR-OLD RECORD EQUALLED BY MANCHESTER CITY.
    1636 15 23- YEAR-OLD RECORD EQUALLED BY MANCHESTER CITY. Aston Villa's Failure At Huddersfield. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 18. The Football Association Cup competition has been remarkable in many ways this year, and the result of the semi-finals yesterday leads us to expect an unusually Interesting final at Wembley on
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    51 15 Huddersfield Beaten At Home. London, Apr. 3. The following were the results of English League matches played today: First Division. Birmingham 3 Sheffield Wed. 0 Huddersfield 0 Liverpool 2 Leicester C. 1 Wolverhampton 1 Second Division. Bradford 5 Burnley 0 Third Division— (Southern). Coventry C. 4 Bournemouth 1
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    S.C.C. TENNIS.
    185 15 An the S.C.C. championship singles < yesterday Roy F. Smith, the holder, defeated O. Fuller, 7—5, 6—2, and qualified to meet E. C. Cherrington in the semi-final tomorrow afternoon. Dr. Demeny was given a walk-over by C. N. Reed and also qualified for the semi-final stage in which
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    Pulau Brani Lose Points To Chinese.
    840 15 S.C.F.A. II 3; P. Brani II 2. There was only a handful of spectators at yesterday's Second Division match at Anson Road between Pulau Brani and the Chinese. The game was not a very exciting affair, though both sides gave quite a good display.
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    17 15 Nutland heads away a pass from Joy to Morgan during an S.C.C. attack on the padang yesterday.
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    MANCHUKUO GARRISON MUTINY.
    1004 16 Japanese Commander And All Officers Killed. Shanghai, Apr. 4. The Japanese commander as well as the Japanese and Manchu officers of a Manchukuo garrison at Changpei, in Kirin, were killed in a mutiny of the troops according to a late report. A Japanese punitive force is being
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    SHARE MARKET.
    664 16 Fraser And Company's Weekly Report Fraser and Co.'s share report dated' Apr, 3 states: Business generally during the past week has been completely disorganised by the Easter holidays, and there Is very little of interest to report In any section of the local share market. r Hn is
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    135 16 Treasury Bills Allotted At 17s. lOd. London, Mar. 31. On the money market this week, although the holiday currency demand and the end of the month settlement caused a cheap supply to be fully usable, borrowers, generally, were able to satisfy their aeeds without much recourse to the
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    GANGSTERS' ESCAPE FROM POLICE.
    135 16 3hot Way Out Of Trap With Macnine-Giin. St. Paul Mar. 31. The notorious gaSgste? JoKn Dlllinger, who escaped from gaol over a month ago, accompanied by a man and woman, today shot bis way with a machine-gun out of police trap and escaped In a motor-
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    INSULL IN TEARS.
    129 16 Extradition Treaty Ratified. Istanbul, Apr. 2. The National Assembly has ratified the extradition treaty with the United States, thus clearing the way for the extradition of Insull. Insull was arreslcJ at 5 p.m. He looked very depressed and had tears in his eyes as he was driven
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    Somerset Maugham Says Farewell.
    363 17 "NO LONGER IN TOUCH WITH PUBLIC.,, London, Mar. 19. Mr. Somerset Maugham, the dramatist, today announces his farewell to the stage In these wo«ds "I am no longer In touch with the public that patronises the theatre. This happens In the end to most dramatists, and
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    BONES FROM S. AMERICA.
    38 17 A consignment of 2,500 bags of bones from South America recently arrived at the Great Western Railway Brentford Docks en route for Plymouth and Exeter, where they will be converted Into glues and manures.
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    SHOCKS FOR SALMON.
    157 17 Electrified Water To Prevent Straying. The use of electrically charged areas of water as a means of keeping salmon to a straight "run" up the main stream of the River Avon Is to be tried by the Zoological Department of the University of Southampton, says the Morning
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    AUSTRALIAN HERO.
    176 17 Monument For "The Man With The Donkey." 'The Man with the Donkey" is to be immortalised in Australian marble as typifying the spirit of the Anzacs, who won fame in the Gallipoll campaign. The Man with the Donkey was a private soldier known as "Murphy," but his real
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    GIRLS WHO WANTED TO BE SLIM.
    534 17 Woman Warned. DEATH AFTER TAKING A NEW DRUG. London, Mar. 19. That she died from nitrophenol poisoning and that death was the result of misadventure was the verdict returned at Paddlngton on Saturday on Miss Vivian Bates Phllcox, 19, a cabaret artist of Knaresborough
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    DOUBLE-DECK BUS.
    243 17 Madrid Tramways Adopt British Type. Having feund that the British double-decker provides a satisfactory solution to their traffic problems, the Madrid Tramway authorities arc rapidly making plans to extend their undertaking and have recently placed a further order for 12 Leyland Titans. That Madrid Is seriously and quickly
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    ANCIENT WEAPONS.
    48 17 Greek fishermen have hauled up, In the Salamlne Gulf, two Iron swords with hilts of ivory and the broken point of a javelin, thought to be relics of the battle of the Salamine in 480 B. C, when the Greek fleet under Themlstocles defeated the Persians.
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    TWINS BORN 60 MILES APART.
    338 17 Mother's Ordeal In Open Boat An amazing story of the endurance and heroism of a mother in the wild Western Isles of the Outer Hebrides off the Scottish Coast Is told in a letter from one of his constituents to Mr. Wilson Ramsay, M.P. writes
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    OLD PLAYMATES WED.
    44 17 Mr. William Jackson, aged 80, was married on Feb. 12 at South Klrkbv parish church, Yorks, to Mrs. Charlotte Annie Curtis, aged 73. Both lived as children In the Lincolnshire Tillage of Meltaa Ross, and were playmates nearly 70 years ago.
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    24 17 The 700-year-old custom at Atherstone, Warwickshire, of Shrovetide football In the street attracted thousands of s'ghtseers so that road traffic had to b< diverted.
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    INDIA, BURMA AND CEYLON WEEK BY WEEK. TO PREVENT A ROYAL MATCH
    2145 18 NOTES FROM BENGAL REMOVING DANGER TO PEACE Counterfeit Medicines Scandal (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcvtta, Mar. 31. With reference to the recent happenings in Nepal, it Is gathered that the immediate reason for the banishment of a number
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    MINIMUM WAGES FOR LABOURERS.
    109 18 Final Decision Expected Shortly In Ceylon. Colombo. Negotiations are still proceeding between the planting industry and the Minister of Labour, Industry and Commerce as to the scale of wages to labourers on estates which is to be made legal. The industry is now payIng a higher
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    COMMON LANGUAGE FOR INDIA.
    586 18 The Gaekwar's Hint ENGLISH AND CHINESE PARALLEL. His Highness the Maharaja Gaekwar of Baroda, presiding over the twenty-third session of the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan held at Delhi, put In a strong plea for a common language and common script for India. Maintaining that language barriers were
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    AFGHAN IMPORTS BAN.
    100 18 (From Our Correspondent). Peshawar, Mar. 24. The Afghan Government is making a big prosperity "drive." In order to put new life Into its Industries and to conserve the country's scanty monetary resources the Government, with the full concurrence of the Afghan National Assembly, has prohibited the import
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    CRITIC OF INDIAN ART AND POETRY.
    297 18 Address At Calcutta Rotary Meeting:. Indian art in general was severely criticised by Mr. P. Steegman in the course of an address at the weekly meeting of the Calcutta Rotary Club recently. He asserted that there was not an artist, musician or poet worthy
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    C.-IN-C. HITS OUT.
    369 18 Defending India Army Estimates. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Mar. 4. Field-Marshal Sir Philip Chetwode, Commander-in-Chlef in India, indulged in some very straight speaking in the Council of State when defending the Army Department against its critics. "People were inclined to say that there are more troops
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    FLYING CURE.
    130 18 (From Our Own Correspondent) Calcutta, Mar. 24. Capt. C. D. Barnard, the famous airman, whose "circus" is touring India with great success vouches for the authenticity of the following. Two days ago, at Patlala, one of Capt. Barnard's airman colleagues took up an Indian friend of the Maharaja
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    COLONIES FOR INDIANS.
    325 18 Committee Reports. SETTLING OUTSIDE S. AFRICA. New Delhi, Mar. 29. It is understood that the Colonisation Inquiry Committee appointed by the South African Government in March, 1933, with South African and Indian personnel, has submitted a unanimous report and simultaneous publication In South Africa and India is
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    INDIAN MANGOES FOR ENGLAND.
    266 18 Cold And Frost Blamed For Poor Crop, Bombay. Mar. 28. Fewer mangoes will be sent to England or even other parts of India from the Bombay Presidency this year. Inquiries made with regard to the mango crop this year show that owing to the recent cold
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    HOOGHLY TRAGEDY.
    99 18 (From Our Own Correspondent) Calcutta, Mar. 24. Nine men and a woman were drown* ed In the treacherous River Hooghly. when a dinghi conveying them across the river capsized in mid-stream, the dinghi containing ten passengers and three boatmen. A strong current was running at the time and
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      772 19 EMPIRE RADIO PROGRAMMES TODAY. 2 20 Dance Music. 6.20 a.m. Students' songs. 2.50 A Choral and Instrumental 6.50 Sports talk. Recital. 7.5 B.B.C. Theatre Orchestra. 3.20 The News. 8.5 The News. 7.20 Tom Jenkins. 1.35 p.m. Chamber Music. 8.5 Haydn Heard and His Band. 2.5 A Broadcast Review of the
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      294 19 SINGAPORE following is the wireless programme of Station "Z.H.I." Singapore (wavelength 49.9m.) (operated by Radio Service Co.. of Malaya Ltd.. 2 Orchard Road):— TODAY. 6.0 p m. Recorded Music. 6.30 Relay of Dance Music by Raffles Hotel Orchestra (directed by Dan Hopkins). 6.45 News Bulletin supplied by Straits Times. Stock
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      1432 19 DISTRIBUTION PROBLEMS IN considering the -ndency of broadcasting development during the course of the past year (says a writer in Wireless World) it is interesting to note how much the practice df listening to foreign stations has ceased to be an activity of questionable usefulness and become an
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      BACK-ANSWERS BY RADIO
      564 19 Famous Scientist's Invention "PRESS BUTTON A" New York. Wireless listeners of the future may be able to "answer back" if they are asked to express their opinion of a broadcast. All they will have to do will be to "Press Button A." The same method may perhaps
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    BOAT RACE PICTURES
    48 20 Cambridge leading at Hammersmith Bridge in the Boat Race on Mar. 17, when they beat Oxford by 4'j lengths. (Planet News) Boat Race crowds at Hammersmith. (Planet News) The finish of the race, with Cambridge winning in record time, 18 mm. 3 see. (PUaet News).
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    8 20 J. N. Duckworth, the Cambridge Cox. (Planet News.)
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