The Straits Times, 16 March 1935

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PA«ES. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1935. PRICTS 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES, SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1935. PRICE 10 CENTS
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      497 1 Singapore: 140, cecil st. cphone 54td« iBUY YOUR! ICARPETS i cretonnes! FROM PASKOE'S I 54, Orchard Road. Men Notice ugly hair mm More Than You Think M\ f%< -;-^«B Beauty Cream Removes Hair l-JBj SWEET SCENTED S4ff SPEEDY jBKfelL. >ly The latest discovery of science. A end dangerous pastes. NEW
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      158 1 l|tU*LA LPMPdRf H JAVA Sf>Vii<«« 3683) STAPLES MATTRESS %%gaS&^ Silent THE DEEP SPRINGS OF »S UNAPPROACHED BY ANY J^H ■>< t™ i i r^ m a i s ■Sk "FOR THE COLO LUNCH" iflß Wf jk ■jS'liflk PORK PIES u- w^B(B' I OV Pressed V3SS 'm'" m QObVI^^Y ox tongue-
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      9 1 FOR FLOWERS PHONE 4097 15. Orchard Rocd. (Amber Mnnsjons
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
      81 2 Mrs. P. Drumm desires to thank all friends for their kind expressions of sympathy in her recent sad bereavement and for the lovely Coral tributes sent, also the Doctors, Sisters and Nurses of the General Hospital for their untieing efforts and attention. Mrs C. A. da Siha and faintly
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      352 2 CRUICKSHANK At Maternity Hospital. Singapore, to Mr. and Mrs. C. CruirksharU. a aon. SFU ERS— MACLEOD —On Mar. 14. 1935 at Kong, Edward Gordon, youngest ton of the late T. H. SeUers and Mrs. M. BeOan of Birmingham, to Audrey Enid, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. MacLeod
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      808 2 BOARD-RESIDENCE. METEOPOLE HOTEL, Bras Basah Road. Mod. San. service. Rooms from $40 full Board from 185 sgle. From 1150 dblo. Phone T986. EVERT MODERN COMFORT offered paying guest, quiet bachelor, or 'grass widower' Tanglin district, from Apr. 1. Apply Box 907. Straits Time*. HOLLAND HUIS, 304. Orchard Road, residential Hotel
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      793 2 FOR SALE FOR BOY SCOUTS— Flutes, Bugles. Drums, and etc Season Co.. Ltd.. 116, North Bridge Road. ALSATIAN DOG, 18 months prise winner. Excellent pedigree, good temperament and fine condition. Apply Box 901, Straits Times. BRITISH PLAYING CARDS, $1 90 per dozen packs postage M cents extra. Per single packet
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      924 2 PUBLIC NOTICES AVER HITAM TIN DREDGING LIMITED. (Incorporated in England) DIVIDEND NO. IS. A Dividend of 5% less Income Tax a: 4v 6d. in the has been declared. This Dividend is payable in Londen on March 28. 1935. to all shareholders on the Register on March 13. 1935. NS3LL Sc
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      745 2 BUSINESS CARDS. Etc MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mr*. HARU and Miss HANA 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. New Edition. THE "KING'S ENGLISH" DICTIONARY. Edited by J. M. Parrish. MA.. F. T. Smith, MA. and A. M. William?. MA. 1292 pages with Geographical Supplement and an AUas of the Wor'.d.
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      383 2 FIGARO By European Experts PERMANENT WAVING $8, $10 $15 only RAFFLES HOTEL (Room 120) and at •3, Bras Ba*an Road. Phone 2868. MASSAGE. MR. and MR?. AKAJL GRADUATE OF THE TOK3O MASSAGE SCHOOL. 210-2 Queen Street Near Post Office. SINGAPORE. RUBBER STAMPS~~ of every description made to order. Prices from
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      181 2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within Outside Without Malaya Malaya Postage Monthly f S.M 4.M 2.M Quaitrrly f 8.5* S12.W S 7 M Half Vra.lj $17.M S2«.M *1S.O» Yrarlj »34.M $4«.M $S«.»t Not*. OutsUtion cheque* should include fie usual bank MiscountADVERTISEMFNT RATES The charfu and instructions for CLAS81VUB ADVERTISEMENTS are as onder:25
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      644 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporatec Id England.) MAIL. PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 8. N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S OOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAS Dae. Tonnage Spore. 1935. SOUDAN 6.500 Mar. 14 CORKU 15.000 Mar.
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      416 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ. Regular fortnightly Mail Service. to Naples, Marseilles and London. Next sailings HARUNA MARU Apr. 4 KATORI MARU Apr. 19 KASHIMA MARU May 3 YASUKUNI MARU May IS Minimum fares to Ist class 2nd
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      666 3 I'ASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA. LONDON, ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN From Prom Prom Prom Spore Malacca Port Penanc M.S. Sham BORINGIA 2/4 2/4 3/4 5/4 ERRIA 23/4 23/4 24/4 25/4 I ALANDIA 14/5 14/5 IS/S 17/6 JTJTLANDIA 4/« 4/6 6/6 7/8 MEONIA 25/6 25/6 26/8 286 ALSIA 16/7 16/7
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      201 3 Tourist Class AMERICAN STYLE £71.12.SINGAPORE TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA GREATEST ADVANCE IN TOURIST CLASS LUXURY. Beautiful public rooms Bwlmmlng poolDelicious meals— Hot and cold running vntcr in each state room. Cabins for two or mere passenger* with real beds Modem ventilation throughout. Weekly service from Manila and Hong Kong. S'-e
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      1269 3 I r— r-g Mt>^H'*""V THE BLIE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HI XIIIOW STEAMSHIP Ml. Steam Ship Co.. L■" and China Mutual (mi) LTD. Steam Navigation Co.. Ltd.) THE CUNARD VU.TF. STAR LTD. I THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO, LTD THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO.. LTD. THE AUSTRALIAN
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  • SHIPPING AND MAILS.
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      25 4 The Aberdeen steam trawler Eldorado," went ashore near Donnrooth on the Aberdeensbire coast of Scotland. All the members of the crew were taken off safely.
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      SAFETY OF VESSELS AT SEA.
      591 4 Preventing Collision. INQUIRIES INTO LOSS OF SHIPS. "The present regulations for the I levention of collisions at sea are no*, only misleading, but are dangerous." This statement was made by Captain Norman Woolcock, R.N.R., chairman of the Channel Pilots of London, and a member of
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
      183 4 Today Slam. Burma. Tndia, Iraq, Palestine, Egypt, E. S. Africa, Oreat Britain. Ireland. N. 8. America ani whole of Europe (By Aeroplane* (Imperial) 7 pju. Tomorrow. Australia, New Zealand. Java and Timor (By Aeroplane) (Qantas) 7 p.m. Monday. Western Australia (Kangaroo) 9 ajn. Belawan Medan (Op ten
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      OUTWARD BOUND.
      227 4 Passengers For Malaya By Corfu. The following passengers for Singapore and Penang arrived by the P. and O. Corfu this week. The Corfu sailed at noon today for China and Japan. Mrs. R. Forbes, Miss E. Oeddes, F. J. Huett, J. M. Scoular, H. E. Turner, Mrs. S.
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      127 4 Saturday, March 16. ghins alongside the Wharves «r expected to arrtv*. KEFPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Lch. Lucifer, Lch Mary Rose, Tug Pentower, Tug Hercules, Van Outhoorn. Oil Wharf NIL Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Pscar. Albert Dock Nil. Victoria Dock Nil Krpprl Harbour King's
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      IMPERIAL AIRWAYS AND GREECE REVOLT.
      54 4 Imperial Airways Limited ad 'ise that the Greek Government have now raised the ban on civil aircraft flying through their territory. Imperial Airways' eastbonnd and westbound services will therefore revert to the normal Mediterranean Itinerary .Jid may be expected to arrive at all points according
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      K.L.M. PASSENGERS.
      59 4 Passengers by the Royal Dutch Air Lines this week were as follows: From N.E.I. to Europe on March 13: Mr. EUeman, Mr. Metz. From Singapore to Calcutta on March 14:— Mr. King. From Europe to Singapore on March 15:— Mr. Buclens. Mr. Hoesling. From Medan to Singapore, Mr.
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    118 4 IOM have been Issued by Mr. md Mrs Klioo Beng Chin for the marr second son, Mr. Khoo grandson of the late'Capltan el Labaeun Bilik, Deli, i i; Slew Kirn, third daughter beng Beng Singapore. r of the late Mr. I Macallster Road, Mar 24. at the Seh Khoo nn<
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      695 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporate to P.M.S.) LLOYDS AGENTS:— BOOKING AGENTS, F.M.S. BLYS. AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS TELEPHONE: Freight MSJ— Passage 5111. CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS LIMITED. (Incorporated in England). REDUCED FARES SINGAPORE TO EUROPE First Clasr From £106.4.6 Up CONNECTING WITH CANADIAN PACIFIC ATLANTIC EXPRESSES. Second Class From £70.6.1 REDUCED AROUND
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      271 4 JAVA-NEW YORK LINE. BOSTON, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE and PHILADELPHIA m.s. TABIAN Apr. 1. Apr. 3. via Colombo and Naples. NEDERLAND LINE ROYAL DUTCH MAIL (Incorporated in Holland) 41. Robinson Road. Phone 5802. N.V. INTERNATIONALE CREDIET-EN HANDELSVEREENUiING "ROTTERDAM" (Incorporated in Holland) Shipping Department 37-* Robinson Road (first floor) Sincapon TeL 5071.
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      434 4 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. I Incorporated In England.) ELLERMAN LINE. FOR HAVRE. LONDON, ROTTERDAM HAMBURG Via Parts and Sues Canal Due. Sails. Steamer. B'pore- S'oora. •CITY OP NORWICH In port Mar. 16 CITY OP ADELAIDE Mar. 30 Apr a CITY OP BIRMINGHAM Apr. 30 May 9 •Calls Dunkirk. FOR
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      101 4 SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Stations Yesterday Last night Max. Rain fall Bright Mm. temp. Ins. Sunshine temp. •P hrs. *F Alar Star 91 Nil 4.8 74 Sltiawan 87 0.14 0.9 74 Kota Bharu No Report. Bukit Jeram 86 0.05 1.0 73 Malacca 83 Nil 0.1 74 Singapore (Kallang Aerodrome) 87 2.46
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    KUALA LUMPUR'S SUCCESSFUL BROADCASTS.
    321 5 (From Our Radio Correspondent.) IT WAS interesting to read the 1 other day of a Hong Kong listener's report on the reception of the Kuala Lumpur station. His point that Kuala Lumpur was being received by him at greater strength and with great clarity than either
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    1090 5 Lent II: Christ And Neurasthenia. Any reader of the Oospel must be struck by the great number of miracles of heiling especially of diseases like epilepsy and Insanity. To such sufferers, it is clear that Jesus had a special mission and the story of the cure of the
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      169 5 FOR ALL DEFECTS OF VISION CONSULT M. EZEKIEL SONS. Established nearly 20 years OnOUnUTI and OPTICIANS. Only Address: Raffles Chambers. Kaflle* Place. Singapore. Branch: 35. Noordnijk. Batavta. Optometrist: A. M F.ZEKI^L. OIK. F. 1.0. DUTCH BISCUITS l'.o I XX JAN HAGEL IWTRIA ("REAMS TEA WAFERS (UARI VARI SALT FLAKES KRAKELINGF.N
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      285 5 WHO IS YOUR EXECUTOR? If an individual, docs he ofTir any security Does he possess t'.ie necessary knowledge and experience? Will he live to complete the Trust? By appointing THE BRITISH MALAYA TRUSTEE AND EXECUTOR COMPANY LIMITED you secure a permanent and reliable Executor qualified to administer your Estel I
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
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      200 5 8.8.C. PROGRAMME. The BBC. announces that in future the following wavelengths will be used: metre. metre. 9.35 pm-11.5 GSE 25.29 GSB 31.55 11.5-11.20 GSB 31.55 11.30-12.20 GSB 31.55 GSA 49.59 12.20-12.35 GSA 49.59 12.35-1.5 OSA 49.59 GSD 25.53 TODAT. Tntnamlwioo 2 p.m. 6.20 Big Ben. The Scottish Studio Orchestra. 7.05
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      400 5 7.20 Scotland vs. England.* Interval summary and running commentary on the second half of the International Rugby Union Football Match by Captain H. B. T. Wakela.n. Relayed from Murrayfield. Edinburgh. (By courtesy of the Scottish Rugby Football Dnlon.) 8.05 The News and Sports Results. 8.25 Close down. Trammiasieii t p.m.
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      605 5 KUALA LUMPUR Broadcast programme of Station Z.G.E.. Kuala Lumpur, Wavelength 48.52 metres. TOMORROW. 7—B p.m. Recorded music. Choral: Hiawatha's Wedding Feast (Parts I to VTI). Royal Choral Society. Orchestral: Autumn. De Groot and his Orchestra. Pianoforte solo: Prelude In G. Minor, and Toccata in D. Helen Guest. Organ: Tuba Tune.
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      443 5 SINGAPORE. Broadcast programme of Station "Z.H.1." Singapore— Wavelength 49 9 metres. (Owned and operated by Radio Service Co. of Malaya 1934, Ltd., Broadcast House, No. 2. Orchard Road, Singapore) TOMORROW. 11 a.m. -1.30 p.m. Recorded music. 5.30-7 p.m. Relay o* Presbyterian Church service preceded by an Organ Recital. MONDAY, MAR.
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    MOST ELEMENTARY NECESSITIES.
    419 6 Premier On Defence. SUPINE INDIFFERENCE IN BRITAIN. London, Mar. 13. The reasons necessitating the adoption by the Government of the policy set forth in the recent White Paper on Defence are referred to in an article which the Prime Minister has contributed to this week's News Letter
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    ROAD TO MANDALAY.
    124 6 (From Our Rangoon Correspondent) Burma Motor Association has considered a notification, by the Government of Burma, proposing an addition to the Burma Motor Vehicles Rules, that no motor vehicle exceeding a width of 5 ft. 6 in. shall ply on the section oftJie main hlandalay- Rangoon Trunk
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    PRIME MINISTER'S HEALTH.
    60 6 Brief Visit To London For Cabinet Meeting. London, Mar. 13. The Prime Minister had sufficiently recovered from his severe cold to come to London today in order to preside -over the usual weekly Cabinet meeting but he returned to Chequers afterwards and will remain there until next
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    JUDGE ON VULGAR COMEDY SHOW.
    236 6 Clergyman's Protest Upheld. London, Mar. 14. The propriety or otherwise of music hall comedians was exhaustively explored In a five-day action in which the promoters of the "Crazy Comedy Night" entertainment on Sunday evenings at Clacton Town Hall and a group of comedians sued the
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    COWARDLY COMMANDERS
    90 6 Censured By Gen. Chiang Kai-shek. Chungking, Mar. 15. In a circular wire to the various commanders in Szechuan, Gen. Chiang Kai-shek censures Gen. Lo Chak-chow (or repeatedly withdrawing tn the face of the Red advance and orders an investigation with a view to disciplinary action; blames Gen. Ting
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    DISARMAMENT NOT ABANDONED.
    323 6 Lords Debate Defence Policy. London, Mar. 14. The Government defence policy as sti out In the White Paper was discussed in the House of Lords last night on the Labour motion of censure j similar to that debated in the House of Commons on Monday. Lord Ponscnby,
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    NEW BRITISH AIR SERVICE.
    119 6 Linking Scotland With London. London, Mar. 13. A dally air service between London and Edinburgh via Leeds and New-castle-on-Tyne will be operated from the beginning of next month by North Eastern Airways. The Company proposes to use Airspeed "Envoy" bl-motor aeroplanes and' In view of their
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    NEW AIRCRAFT CARRIER.
    44 6 Contract Given To Commell Laird Co. London, Mar. 13. The Admiralty have decided, subject to settlement of certain details to give a contract for an aircraft carrier provided for In 1934 programme of constructions to Cammell Laird and Company. British Wireless.
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    AUSTRALIAN TRADE WITH U.K.
    135 6 Mr. Lyons' Forthcoming Visit To London. London, Mar. 13. It is understood that the j'rune Minister of Australia, Mr. Lyons, has decided to expedite his journey to England to discuss meat and other trade questions with British Ministers and will arrive in London on Mar. 22.
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    TIBETAN AFFAIRS.
    47 6 Nanking. Mar. 14. The Central Political Committee has appointed Gen. Huang Mu-sung. who passed through Singapore recently on his way back from his mission to Tibet, to be chairman of the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Council, to replace Mr. Shin Ching-yang, resigned. Sin Kuo Mm.
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      372 6 HOTELS rj._ MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL J TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER ESfi B CONCERT 8.15 to 9.15 p.m. SM I DANCE (tonul) 9.30 to midnight > J[ AND FINAL APPEARANCE OF r H HALSEY ARMSTRONG Sg|| j VERSATILE SOLO ARTISTE ii!ll| I il BOOK YOUR TABLE-NOIMUNERS $1.00 •SlilU RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA B^BBbIbBHbHbHHbI
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      29 6 CAFE WIBN THE NEW BEAUTIFUL CONTINENTAL CAFE UNDER EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT VIENNESE SPECIALITIES LIGHT DINNERS HOMEMADE ICE-CREAM CONTINENTAL FOOD AFTERNOON— TEA Open Till 2 a.m. 284, ORCHARD ROAD, Borneo Mansions
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      255 6 <M TH tuc /^f«MiTif w'm synr ■w s^ jjSjJ' GETS TO WORK fWhcn you get out of bed on the wrong side and face your breakfast with a frown, H.P. Sauce restores the joy of eating. A little of the 4th Condiment with your morning or evening meal revives your
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    DEATH OF MR. C. A. DA SILVA.
    993 7 Senior Resident In Singapore. Mr. Claudio Antonio da Silva, JP., died at his residence, 39 St. Michael's yesterday morning. Mr. da Silva was the father of Mr. Claude da Silva. He leaves eight sons and one daughter. Born at Macao on June 7,
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    LIEUT. E. J. DRUMM.
    182 7 At the funeral of Lieut. E. J. Drumm Wreacns were received from the following: Hta loving wife, His sons Billy and Prank, His brothers and sisters. Aunt anl Uncle Cap., Em and Jim, Major General and Mrs. K. O. Lewin, The Officers Headquarters, Malaya Command, Lt.-Col.
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      59 7 Acclaimed as a Worthy Successor to Warner's famous musical picture "VIENNESE NIGHTS 1" 3 SHOWS TODAY I /*ADITAI 3.15-6.15-9.15 \*l+r* IW^ A Grand, lively musical show that you cannot fail to enjoy ■B fu^^. Ke-live 4 BK9EvV^^^^ amorous Sm BHmHP3^^ glamorous d *fe HNIHHBi Days V 3MnV2P2jE3| of the {jj
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      164 7 Did you know the Alhambrt hat been M J^k Kpk M entirely renovated redecorated fl HBl m Pay ut a visit it's worth it! 1 A Lm The bevt murder mystery teen in Singipore EPjfflj WJL. for tome months say all who hare seen it n^MW iHi ALHAMBRA HH^ TODAYS
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      408 7 ■WHHBBHBB IT S MAGNIFICENT! ASKANY OF THE THOUSANDS Pr^gl WHO HAVE SEEN IT! Efi9 TODAY 3.15 6.15 9.15 Pw4 PAVILION J^. it is a great picture. Everyone W^k ought to see "Jew Suss." Egr^riyH Sunday Referee. ■L ,fIH|KBJ PLEASE COME EARLY owing to its great luflr *.H length "JEW SUSS"
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      131 7 Today's Crossword Puzzle ini 1 mr in 5 bHI i*"" I* S— II n H hi (CLUES.) ACROSS. g™^ I Cwgwwn ggnutaUixc Obscures j£o»ned comply D*""" 5 13. Gem tOTn Solution Of Yesterday's IT. Stopped Puzzle 19. Turrbled wr> 21 Cook a*! F*rm n(1 [B|i-[A|cKMs]Plolglrllcms| 26. Shrivelled Bi^jEjC MBaHoTHSI O[C
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    197 8 Tin Shares Unaffected By Quota Increase. (From Our Financial Correspondent.* (losing Prices, Friday. With New York again weak, the local rubber market marked down about m cent this morning, but at these lower levels sellers held off and there was little business passing. The increase in the
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    PRODUCE.
    203 8 Closing Prices, Friday. Buyer. Sell** Gambier 4.75 Jara Cube 8.75 Hamburg Cube 11.00 White Pepper 33.00 White Muntok Pepper 31.00 Black Pepper 14.00 Mixed Black Pepper Copra, sundrled 4.25 Copra, mixed 4.00 Fair Flake Tapioca 3.90 Med. Pearl Tapioca 5.75 Small Pearl Tapioca 5.50 No 1 Sago Flour Lingga
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      232 8 Closing Prices, Friday. 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 1/16 London, 3 months' sight 2/4 1/32 London. 60 days' sight 2/4 London, 30 days' sight 2/3
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        MINING.
        393 8 All shares quoted above are fully paid. Pal. Buyers Sellers 4/- Ampat Tin 4/iy 2 4/7y 2 £1 Asam Kumbang 34/- 35/- cd £1 Austral Malay CO/9 61/6 xl 5/- Ayer Hltam 11/6 12/6 1 Ayer Weng 1.85 1.90 £1 Bangrln Tin 24/- 25/£1 Chenderlang 8/- 9/50 Hltam Tin
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        GENERAL.
        305 8 Issue Val Pd Buyers. Sellers 2 2 Alex BricK Ord. 1.30 1.35 2 2 do 7'/ 2 M Prels. 1.80 1.85 10 10 Atlas Ice 11.00 1150 £I£IB.A.T. 5.15.0 600 li> 5 British Malaya Trustee 5.75 6.00 1 1 Cn. T. b 7% Prefs. 24/- 25/£l£lCon. T.S.Ord. 20/- 21/£l£lDunlnp
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        155 8 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL 1901 red 194 L 5403..K1C Int. Mar. 31 Sept 30 110 112 norn 4'/ 2 0 1907 red 1947 $1,600,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept 30 114' 2 116" 2 norn 4V 2 1909 red. 1955 51.000.000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 118 120 norn «T«
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        367 8 Fraser and Co., and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. 'Shares are SI unless otherwise stated.) Today's Prices Fraser Lyall Evatt Co. AUenby 1.62'/ 2 1.67'/ 2 1.65 1.70 Alor Gajah 1.40 1.50 1.35 1.45 A. Hitam 2.10 2.20 2.10 2.20 A. Molek 1.20 1.30 1.15 1.20 Malay ($2) 3.35
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    64 8 Daily Prices Current For R.M.A. No. 1. K. Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Closing Prices, Friday. Tone of Market: Dull. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 5%d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet G. cts. 111,4 per lb. Buyers. !pot (loose) 19>-> F. 0.8.) current month 19% Vpril-June
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    SINGAPORE MARKETS.
    438 8 Official List of Approximate Prices. The follow ins is the market price list week ending Mar. 15. Meat. Beef steak 33 per catty, beef stew or curry 25. fillet steak 48 per lb.. mutton, Australian 30, pork, lean 44 per catty, port:, lean and fat (Ist quality) 36.
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    47 8 A committee with Sir lan Macpherion M.P.. aa ch.lrman has been set up to consider the question of admitting women to membership of the Highland Society of London. The Duke of Connaught Is president this year. In succession to the Prince of Wales, who retired last year.
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    RUBBER LOWEST FOR TWELVE MONTHS.
    174 8 Committee May Step In If Fall Continues. New York, with only one small reaction, has continued on the downward path assisted by the uncertainties of exchange and of further labour trouble In the U.S.A. (state Messrs. Lewis and Peat in their weekly rubber market report).
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    RUBBER MARKET DEPRESSED.
    119 8 Obscure Exchange Makes Business Difficult. The market has been depressed In sympathy with other commodities. The present obscure exchange situation makes business very difficult, state Messrs. Guthrie Co., in their weekly rubber market report dated March 14. A certain amount of liquidation has been made by weak
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    GOLD BLOC ANXIETIES.
    138 8 Messrs. Stan ton Nelson and Co.. report Contrary to general expectation a further sharp break in price has taken place this week following on renewed weakness In the commodity and stock exchanges in America. The main adverse Influences there still appear to be exchange anxieties with special
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    AMERICAN COTTON PRODUCTION.
    216 8 Restriction Of Output Likely To Remain. Liverpool, March. 14. Mr. Oscar Johnston, manager of the United States Cotton Producers Pool, told Reuter today that the pool had no intention of selling at the present low price their holding, •vhich amounts to 1,600,000 bales. The price is now
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    LONDON VIEW ON TIN QUOTA.
    73 8 Metal Price Should Fall And Shares rise. London, March 15. It is the general opinion City circles that the decision of the International Tin Committee to fix the quota of out put at 45 per cent, for the quarter April-June is bound to result in
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    EXPORTS OF TINNED PINEAPPLES.
    91 8 During the week ending March 0. exports from Malayan ports amounted to 39,789 cases, of 'vhich 25,579 i 64 cases were to the United Kingdom, 690 (2 r V) cases to the Continent of Europe. 9 730 (24%) cases to Canada, and 3,790 10 ;'<• cases
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    107 8 Plenty of information is oeing exchanged between China and Manchukuo. The Chinese office specially set up to handle mail exchanges between the two territories reports that an average of 600 bags of mail matter from China Proper and 400 bags from Manchukuo are being exchanged daily, while about 1 000
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      DENNISTOWN RUBBER.
      335 9 Debenture Stock To B« Redeemed. The second annual general meeting of Dennlstown Rubber Estates, Ltd.. was held in London. Mr. M. S. Parry, J.P. (the chairman), said he thought it would be agreed that this company had had its share or the Improvement In the Industry consequent on
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      SUNGEI BUAYA RUBBER.
      140 9 SUNGEI BU AY A RUBBER. Chairman Forecasts A Capital Scheme. London, Mar. 2. Mr. J. G. Hay, presiding at the meeting of the Sungei Buaya Rubber Company yesterday, said that, while the better results were the direct outcome of the increase in the price of the company's product following on
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      MORE RUBBER SHARES.
      264 9 Kulim Repaying On Debenture Stock. London, Mar. 5. In a circular to shareholders Issued yesterday the directors of Kulim Rubber Plantations, Ltd., state their intention of taking an early opportunity of redeeming the company's outstanding 7<2 per cent, debenture stock. This stock is repayable on three months'
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      STEERING THE MIDDLE COURSE.
      719 9 London Comment On Rubber Quota. 'THE following interesting comments are made by the London Financial Times in a leading article on the new rubber quota. The International Rubber Regulation Committee (states the journal) has steered the middle course. Speculative interests hankered after an increase of the
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      SUNGEI BESI'S PELEPAH HOLDING.
      192 9 72,000 Shares To Be Issued At Six Shillings. (From Our Own CorrespunUent.) London, March 14. Sungei Besi Mines Ltd., are ottering their shareholders 72,000 fully paid five shilling shares rf Pelepah in Dredging Ltd., at a price of six shillings, in the proportion of one Pelepah
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      SOUTHERN KINTA.
      94 9 Interim Dividend Payment Of 5 P.C. Southern Kinta Consolidated an- i. ounces the payment of a further inI terlm dividend of 5 per cent., or 3d. per share, making a total of 10 per cent, to date for the year to March 21, 1935. The complny, the name
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      FIRST DIVIDEND SINCE 1929.
      82 9 Sungei Kinta To Pay Shilling Per Share. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. March 14. For the first time since 1929 Sungei Kinta Tin Dredging Ltd.. have declared a dividend for 1934. They will pay one shilling per share, on April 1. The last dividend was 2s
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      CITROEN PLANS.
      125 9 French Satisfaction At Reorganisation. Paris. Deep satisfaction is being expressed in France over the definite reorganisation scheme in connection with the Citroen Co. As already indicated, with the help of the Bank of France an agreement providing financial assistance to the Citroen Co. of Paris has been reached
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    UNITED SUMATRA.
    106 9 Sale Of Part Of Estate Property. An extra-ordinary meeting of United Sumatra Rubber Estates unanimously approved the sale of the company's Bangoen Poerba estate to Batu Rata (Sumatra) Rubber Plantations in consideration of the allotment or 18,090 Batu Rata £1 fully paid shares. The capital resolutions and the
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    63 9 The body of the North German Lloyd Captain. Herr Polack. who has been missing since November last year, was found during dredging operations In the Bremerhaven harbour. Ci plain Polack had taken part In the celebrations on board the Bremen on the occasion of the hundredth round-trip of the liner
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    INDIA'S BUDGET.
    524 9 Walking In The Path Of Prudence. (From Our Own Correspondent). Calcutta, Mar. 9. Sir James Grlgg's first budget speech will be generally welcomed as sunny in places. It shows some improvement in condition, and shares round a few bits of sugar. He admits his own disappointment. He has
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      36 9 Alexandra Brickworks Ltd., report a loss of $24,460.25 for the year 1534. which with the loss of last year brings the total deficit to $158,463.12. The annual meeting Is on March 28 at Mercantile Bank Building
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE SATURDAY. MAR. 16,1935. RUBBER RENTS.
    752 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE SATURDAY. MAR. 16,1 935. RUBBER RENTS. Rubber planters at the moment ''are living in daily hope of an j interesting announcement in the matter of quit rents. Representations have been made to H.E. the Governor, and a promise has been given that they will receive very
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    The Tea Control Scheme.
    269 10 "A period of disillusionment and great disappointment" is how one London tea firm describes the first i complete calendar year of the international tea control scheme. The only countries which have signed this agreement are India. Ceylon and Netherlands India. Outside It are China and Japan,
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    THE "NEW DEAL" IN GERMANY.—II
    1176 10 THE "NEW DEAL" IN GERMANY.— II Dividends Limited To Six Per Cent. (From A Correspondent.) a fur her bill, "anent the distribution cf dividends by joint stock companies," amends an earlier bill which Imposed obligations on companies able to pay dividends in excess of 6 per cent, on their capital.
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    NOTES Of The DAY
    710 10 |"VNE man in Sineapore has a sublime faith in the efficiency of the British Post Office. He posted an envelope across which was pasted a fragment of a pair of red-and-whlte braces and underneath this fragment he wrote. "To the Bond Street haberdasher who stocks these
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    HOW £2,500,000 IS TO BE SPENT HERE.
    1015 11 HOW £2,500,000 IS TO BE SPENT HERE. ANALYSIS OF LOCAL DEFENCE ESTIMATES. MAJOR -GEN. BARRON LEAVES. Volunteers Have A "Fine Body of Men." AIR OFFICIALS RETURN. NEW DEVELOPMENTS AFFECTING THE FUTURE OF TWO OF GREAT BRITAIN'S FIGHTING SERVICES IN THE FAR EAST ARE EXPECTED SOON. The two Air Ministry officials
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    INDIA AND CHINA TRADE IMPORTANT FOR FUTURE.
    99 11 Mr. Walter 'Runciman's Ijondon Forecast. London. Mar. 15. "Surely it is not too much ty hope that developments in the trade of India and China will be one of the most important features of the next decade," said Mr. Walter W. Runciman, President
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    24 11 A Bill has been introduced in the New Zea'and Parliament to empower the National Broadcasting Board to control programmes broadcast from private licensed s.ations.
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    KING OF ARABIA ATTACKED AT MECCA MOSQUE
    116 11 KING OF ARABIA ATTACKED AT MECCA MOSQUE Three Men Armed With Daggers. WOULOJg^ASSASSINS SHOT DEAD. Crown Prince Also Attacked. The Hedjaz Legation in London states that attempt made to assassinate King Ibn Saud, King of Arabia at Mecca, during early morning devotions in the Great Mosque, Elharam. Three men armed
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    BOY KING OF SIAM NOT TO RETURN.
    239 11 Coronation To Be Postponed. -.ausanne. Mar. 13. Contrary to the expectation in Bangkok that the young King of Siam will return later this year for the coronation, it is understood here that he will remain in Lausanne for another two years to complete
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    BIGGEST NARCOTICS ROUND-UP.
    62 11 New York, Mar. 15. The biggest round-vn of illegal traders in liquor and n^.cotics In the history of the United States occurred when 1,219 persons were arrested. 741 will be charged with illicit manufacture of liquor, 247 with peddling narcotics and 26 with counterfeiting. Th" arrested Include
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    TO AUSTRALIA BY AIR.
    290 11 THROUGH BOOKINGS. Qantas Get Permission. AS exclusively forecast in the Straits Times on Monday, Qantas Empire Airways Ltd. will begin to carry passcr.gers from Singapore to Australia next month. A Reuter message from Canberra today states that Qantas have received permission to carry passengers between Brisbane
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    TO BE A ROYAL BRIDE.
    186 11 TO BE A ROYAL BRIDE. DRINCESS Ingrid of Sweden who, as announced in the Straits Times later editions yesterday, is to marry Frederick, Crown Prince of Denmark, has many times had her name linked with that of the Prince of Wales. When she was in England four or five years
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    NEW ANTI-OPIUM CLINIC.
    249 11 $25,000 Gift. MODERN BUILDING FOR SINGAPORE. A new clinic for the antiopium work in Singapore is being donated by Mr. Aw Boon Haw and Mr. Aw Boon Par. It will cost about $25,000. The Singapore Anti-Opium Society write: Since the Anti-Opium Clinic was opened on May 8,
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    FRASER & NEAVE'S GOOD PROFIT.
    184 11 FRASER NEAVE'S GOOD PROFIT. $317,204 Net. FINAL DIVIDEND OF 25 CTS. PER SHARE. The annual report and accounts of Fraser and Neave Ltd. state that after making adequate provision for depreciation and doubtful debts the net profit amounts to $317,204, which, with the balance of $25,550 brought forward from the
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    37 11 A Madras Correspondent states that a satisfactory test in telephonic conversation was made between the Madras Mail and the Times of Ceylon and the Ceylon Observer. The public service Is likely to be open In three weeks.
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    ANOTHER CRUISE LINER
    234 11 CINGAFORES population today received a temporary addition of 330 people. 194 were Americans. 97 Germans, and the others comprised French, British, Italian, Swiss, Spanish, Argentinian, Rumanian, Uruguayan, Portuguese, Czecho-Slovakian and Hungarian citizens. They made a great race down the gang plank of the H.A.PA.G. world cruise ship
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    WILEY POST IN THE STRATOSPHERE.
    51 11 Cleveland (Ohio) Mar. 11. Wiley Post, who left Los Anje'es on an c.'temp'.ed stratosphere fl'ght to New York landed here as h oxygen supply was running out. Officials stated his fpced teas an average of 340 m.p.h., but was I tcr corrected to 270 m.p.h.
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    DR. MAX ILGNER.
    177 11 I German Industrial Leader [a Singapore. I A dinner was given at Sea VLnv I Hotel last night by Mr. W. A. L. Schauo, manager of the N. V. Straits Jini Trading Company, in honour of Or. Max Ilgner. a member of the board of the I.G.
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    DRASTIC PENALTY.
    28 11 Tientsin. Mar. 16. That the drastic anti-drug penalties are being enforced here was demonstrated yesterday when a convicted opium trafficker was publicly executed. —Sin Kuo Mm.
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    THREE YEARS' GAOL FOR TAN BOON KIAH.
    2909 12 JURY RETURN UNANIMOUS VERDICT. Breach Of Trust Of $103,752. TAN Boon Kiah, the assistant manager and a director of the i'ze Hai Tong Bank and Insurance Co., was found guilty today at the Singapore Assizes, by a unanimous verdict, of criminal breach of
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    AMUSEMENTS
    100 12 lUUMHU Charlie Okaa in London 6.15—9.15. AI'ITOL Sweet Adeline C 15—9.15. GLOBE TIIKATItt. GRFAT WORM) Sitting Pretty. UNI MOULD .re'. Lookins Forward I ist PUgM. i:o:.mviMii) i siiiangoon road Cat The Fiddle •ri ftu- Mac Donald Ramon Novano 8.15 p.m. 6>A!:mOKOI (.I 1 Bea.it;- Of I lam 6.15—9.15. NM\
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    PRESS BURNED OUT.
    232 12 A Tragedy Of Fifty Years Ago. From the Straits Times of Marcn 18, 1885 The flagstaff was again In error this morning H.M.S. Agamemnon was signalled as having arrived from the eastward Instead of from the westward. On Thursday. March 12, at 2 p.m. H.E. the Acting
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    MR. R. L. HILL.
    113 12 Visit To Seremban Rota/y Club. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban. Mar. 14. Mr. R. L. Hill, President of Rotary International. Col. Cecil Rae and Mr. G. Olinger were the guests of the Seremban Rotary Club at a tea meeting. The Hon. Mr. J. W. W. Hughes,
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    MR. V. APPACUTTY.
    100 12 Mr. A. T. Xarthigesu. of Pontian Kcchil. had received a cable from Vaddukoddai, Ceylon, conveying the news of the death of his father Mr. V. Appacutty on March 13. Mr. Appacutty, who was 73 years of age at the time of his death, was a retired government
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    19 12 Inche Abu Bakar, O.C.P.D. Tampin has arrived In Seremban in place of Raja Abbas who has gone to Jelebu.
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    ERIN A COUNTRY WORTH SEEING.
    714 12 GOVERNOR DINES WITH THE IRISH. THE OBSCURITY OP PATRON SAINTS. LJIS Excellency Sir Shenton Thomas was thr guest of the Singapore St. Patrick's Society at Raffles Hotel last night, a dinner at which over 200 were present. A very small minority represented members of the
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    GROWTH OF KOKUSAI LINE.
    1325 13 A Harbour hoc. Six Vessels In Six Months— A Story Of Rapid Expansion Straits-Japan-New York Run -Boustead's Institute— And A Legend. Qy Our Shipping Correspondent.) /"VNLY ;jx months have passed since the Kano Maru arrived in I ngapor? en her maide l voyage from Yokohama. But
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    PROSPEROUS DAYS IN JOHORE.
    270 13 New Businesses And New Shops. (From Our Own Correspondent). Johore Bahru, Mac 15. On every side in Johore is evidence of renewed prosperity. Everyone wears a happy look which was sadly lacking two years ago. New businesses and shops have sprung up. The slump is over,
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    34 13 The laboui forces on estates and mines and in factories and Government Departments In the F.M.S. at the end of 1934 comprised 140.660 Indians of Madras Presidency. 68,513 Chinese, 3,926 Javanese and 9,054 others.
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      JUBILEE SCHEMES.
      227 13 Opportunity To Help The Unemployed. To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, From letters which have appeared in your paper and others recently, it is evident that there is still a very great deal of distress caused by unemployment both among Europeans and Asiatics. In connection with
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    BOMBERS' RETURN.
    103 13 To Call At Kua'a Lumpur On Tuesday. (From Our Own Correspondent > Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 15. Twelve bomber planes of No. HO (T. 8.) Squadrrn. Singapore, wll arrive in Kuala Lumpur on Tucs.i.'.v morning, on their return journey •-> Singapore frjm their wnril wnrlsa flight to the North-West
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    "HARI RAYA HAJI"
    731 13 Muslim Notes. The Meaning Of The Pilgrimage. (By Abdul.) Two of the greatest Muslim festivals, which followers of the religion of Islam all over the world look forward to with pleasure every year are the "Hari Riya Puasa" and the "Harl Raya Hajl." The former is celebrated
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    CHINESE PLAY FIVE RESERVE? AGAINST S. R. C. AND WIN.
    625 14 RECREATION CLUB FIELD ONLY TEN MEN. Keng Hock Makes Sure In The Second Half. Chinese 3; S.R.C. 1. The heavy rain yesterday afternoon was no doubt .sible (or several memb.rs cf both the Chinese and BJLC. teams not turning up
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    234 14 NOTICE. EASTER MEE7ING 1935. APRIL, 6th. 10th 13th, 1935. 2 U r (or daaws I. II and lIL for Penan* 1835 GrilHr.s. It. c at 12 o' look noon on Wrd- $1 Ir. I.T.ited Spceiretske for nly will be h*ld on each Race Day for ttckali mun
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    S.R.C. TENNIS.
    77 14 A tennis tournament will be held at the Singapore Recreation Club commencing April 1. The events will i 'os: Championship Singles and, DDubles. Singles Handicap, Doubles Handicap. Veterans' Singles Handicap. Women's Championship Singles and M:xrd Doubles. Entry lists are posted in the club pavilion and the closing date
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    45 14 Ti.e Postal Uni>n football team of Kuala Lumpur are being entertained by the club to a week-end picnic at Port Dickson in view of their success in winning C Division in the 1934 3.A.F. League. The party will leave ihis morning and return tomorrow evening.
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    104 14 Saturday, March 16. Races: Kuala Lumpur Meeting, first day. Cricket S.C.C. vs. Johore. Johore; S.C.C. vs. Segamat. S.C.C. padang; S.C.C. vs. j Raff's Institution. R.I. ground; Ceylon Sports Club vs. St. Joseph's Institution. i 5.J.1. Ceylon Sports Club vs. V.M.C.A., Baleitier Road; S.C.R.C. vs. R.E., I Hen; lim
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    WORLD CHAMPION WELL HELD.
    450 14 SCOTS FLY-WEIGHT IN FINE FORM. Jackie Brown Lucky To Get Draw Verdict. London, Mar. 4. Jackie Brown, holder of the world's fly- weight championship, and Benny Lynch, the Scottish fly-weight champion, boxed a draw over 12 threeminute rounds at Bst 41b. at Glasgow. Referee Johnny Summers'
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    JOHORE CRICKET.
    203 14 > Segamat Beaten By Eight Wickets Yesterday. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Mir. 15. The cricket season in Johore Bahru opened today when the Johore Cricket I Club beat Segamat Cricket Club by eight wickets. Peng Hock and Ahmad gave the Johore C.C. a good start and
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    TEAMS FOR THE WEEK-END.
    585 14 Local Cricket. Chinese To Play On Padang Tomorrow. The following will represent the F.M.S. Railway Institute against the H.M.S. Terror today on the Railway Institute ground at 2 p.m. P. Anthony. S. Maruthalingam, Slnnadural. Ritnasabapathy, Dr. Nadarajah. Ratnam. Thambirajah, Marquis, Supplah. Krishner and Singam. Reserves: Emerson,
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    GREAT CUP MATCHES.
    1873 14 HOME SOCCER TOPICS. Bolton Watch "Dixie" Dean.— Burnley's Death-or-Glory Fight 77ie Wednesday Favourites. In The Leagues. When Preston Were Too Cock-sure. Demand Fo r Full-Backs. t'From Our London Staff.' Fleet Street, I"v. 4. As a consequence of the series of unexpected results in the Sixth Round cf
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    COLOSSAL SCORE BY WEST INDIES— HEADLEY'S RECORD.
    438 15 WYATT IN THE WARS AGAIN. M. C. C. Fare Badly Against Fast Bowling Battery. Kingston (Jamaica), Mar. 15. The fourth and last Test between the West Indies and M.C.C. produced some remarkable scoring by the home team, who declared after compiling 535 for
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    FIRST DAY OF SELANGOR RACES.
    120 15 Scratching^ And Selections For Today. The following horses arc scratched from today's races at Kuala Lumpur. Valkyrie, Sparkling Eyes, Penny Bee. Carwren, Brampton, Gent and Flavello. Valkyrie and Brampton are scratched from all engagements. our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent telegraphs the following selections for today: Rare
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    THE F. A. CUP SEMI-FINALS.
    329 15 BOLTON SHOULD WIN AT LEEDS. Tottenham Hotspur Need Points Badly. The principal attractions in the soccer world today will be the two F.A. cup semi-finals: West Bromwich Albion vs. Bolton Wanderers at Leeds. Burnley vs. Sheffield Wednesday at Villa Park. Bolton have been playing such
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    9 15 Mr. H. S. Kamaiah a pcominent Selangor tennis player.
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    ENGLAND'S CHANCE OF HONOURS.
    275 15 Home Rugby. Can She Lay Murrayfield Bogey Today. The most important Rugby fixtures being played at home today is the International (Calcutta Cup) match between Scotland and England at Murrayfleld. If England wins she will take the International honours for the season having beaten Ireland and
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    20 15 A view of the girls' sport* at Penan*. The 200 metres race In progress. Three China Olympic records were broken.
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH.
    570 15  -  "LEIGHTON." Conducted by 1935 "Wisden s" Outspoken Views Oti England Cricket. —Australian Visit Should Have Been Postponed. Dearth Of Fast Bowlers. WISDENS Cricketers' Almanack for 1935 will shortly be available to the public. It Is just as interesting a volume as ever it was to the true
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    A KINTA LETTER:
    1534 16 Kinta And Aviation— An Aerodrome All But Sanctioned Waiting For Air Taxis Voicing The Local Planters' Problems— A Rejuvenated P- A. Perak 's Best Cricketers. NO MUle satisfaction is afforded by the statement made to an interviewer at Penang by the Master of Semplll, on his departure
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    567 16 TAIL WAGGER CHATS DOGS FOR ALL TASTES. Breeds Ancient And Modern. By Philokuoiu Visitors to Cruft's show had th? opportunity of seeing more dogs than ever before come together under onn root, and the Royal Agricultural Hall was packed from floor to galleries. Thousands of dog lovers crowded the gangways
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    WALES MINSTRELS.
    107 16 At the annual general meeting held on March 14. the following were elected office bearers for the current years. Patron. Mr. Koh Peng Chiang; president, Mr. Chua Swa Chwee; vice presidents, Mr. Yeo Wan Hin and Mr. Llm Bak Kow; hon. secretary, Mr. Quek Teck Kiat: asst. Hon.
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    208 16 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Penang Wedding Returning From Leave Raja Of Perlia On Holiday. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hunter are due back from leave this week. Mr. W. E. Pepys, Commissioner, Trade and Customs, S.S. and F.M.S.. has arrived back from leave. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Graburn, or Sungkil, Perak,
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    LOCAL CRICKET.
    173 17 Singapore Teachers Win By Five Wickets. Playing on the school ground on Wt'dntscJuy St. Andrews lost to the Singapore Teachers Association by five wickets. The scores were as follows: St. Andrew's: J. Ferguson c. Retnasabapathy. Ponnuihurai 37, J. Weber b Varma 0. R. Thoy b Varma 13, W.
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    K. L. CHARITY MATCH.
    98 17 Gammans Cup Winners Beat Kuala Rovers. From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 14. The Selangor Government Servants' itlve Society has built up quite a good soccer team. After winmng the Gammans Cup a few weeks back, they today defeated the Kuala Fijvers Sports Club by
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    LIGHTNING AND AIRCRAFT.
    798 17 EVERY POSSIBLE PRECAUTION. DANGER IS ALMOST NEGLIGIBLE. (From A Correspondent.) Research has been carried out recently to determine the precise effect of lightning on aircraft in flight. It is concluded that, provided reasonable precautions are taken, the danger is almost negligible. If an aeroplane, without an aerial,
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    38 17 The automotive training school. Jointly operated by the National Economic Council Highway Division and the Communica'lons Committee of Kiangsu. Cheklang. Anhwei, Nanking and Shanghai, war formally opened In Nanking recently with 40 students enrolled for a twelve-month term.
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    NEW POST IN THE POST OFFICE.
    336 17 TELECOMMUNICATION DIRECTOR. BIG JOB FOR FORMER TELEGRAPHIST. (By Air Mail) London, Mar. 3. A new post Director of Telecommunications has been created in the Post Office. It will be filled by a former telegraphist, Mr. F. W. Phillips. Last night it was announced that
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    "SUICIDE CLUB" AT HAMPSTEAD ?
    186 17 "SUICIDE CLUB" AT HAMPSTEAD Woman's Allegation To Privy Council. London. Mar. 3. A grey-haired woman. Miss Edith M Cameron, or West End Land, West Hampstead. addressed the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council vigorously for more than an hour, in opposing a scheme cf the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for the union
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    REDS FINANCE A ROGUE.
    207 17 Claim To Make Beasts Clever. Moscow, Mar. 2. Yet another of those imaginative super-criminals, for whom Russia seems tt possess a special recipe, has been caught, after five merry years of deceiving scientists and bureaucrats In the great Health Commissariat of the Ukrainian Soviet Republic. He
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      NEW FORD "TEN" TESTED.
      353 18 The "V-8" Of Its Class. 'AN excellent value-for-money Job, and eminently suited to the everyday use of the owner-driver. That Is how an expert has summed up his opinion of the new Ford "10" after a severe test. The car tried was the fxir-door saloon selling
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      SWEDISH INVENTION.
      154 18 TVoise Measured By Machine. A i. \v law axing In figures the amount of noise a motorist or a motor cyclist may make and policemen to be provided with noise measuring machines to sea that the maximum I not exce?ded is proposed by Professor H. Kreuger of the
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      CHEAP TRANSPORT FOR MALAYAN PRODUCE.
      268 18 Diesel's Part In Development Of Country. (By the Motoring Correspondent.) AN era of cheaper transportation for Malayan produce, and for eco- nomical delivery of imports to inland points is dawning with the advent of the diesel-engined truck. Will the authorities foster this development, as being
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      MOTOR ELECTRICAL MANUAL.
      703 18 Handbook For Owner Drivers. The case for the railways has been soundly propounded and this Is where the danger lies. Every possible point has been brought up to strengthen the case for the Introduction of higher taxation of road transport. Railways Still Essential. one will deny that
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      THE SNOBBERY OF LOCOMOTION.
      443 18 Similarity Of Thought Through The Ages. ALREADY the hatless sportsman, lolling behind the wheel of a shinIng cigar-shaped affair with an exhaust gobbling like a turkey cock, is smiling gleefully as he shews the "tall" of his new 1935 "bus" to some poor fellow driving only
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      MORE SINGER CAR SUCCESSES.
      185 18 Supremacy In The Sports Field. TN the first 20 places In the Monte Carlo Rally General Classification only four cars were British and three of these were Singers. In the 1,500 c.c. Class n of the first 18 cars 12 were British and six of these
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      U. S. MOTOR TRADE IN NEW SEASON.
      678 18 Revival Effect On World Tin, 'THE US. automobile industry normally consumes about 25 per cent, of that country's total in tin demand. i Any revival In automobile production and sales, therefore. Is bound to have an important influence on world tin consumption, says
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      SIMPLER AND SAFER MOTORING.
      240 18 A Revolutionary New Gear Box. jyiOTOaiNO becomes simpler and safer day by day. The press button era approaches. A revolutionary new gear-box h is Just been introduced. It is the de Normanville gear, the invention of .in ex-motoring Journalist, which has b<v*n fitted to certain of
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      CONFIDENCE IN THE KWANGTUNG GOVERNMENT.
      690 19 CONFIDENCE IN THE KWANGTUNG GOVERNMENT. TRADE IMPROVING. More Remittances From Malaya. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Canton, Feb. 18. THE Communists are no longer a local menace, on inland waters pirates are not very active no matter where you go in Kwangtung Province, and the criminals in city and country are
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      China's Need For Assistance.
      180 19 ECONOMIC IMPASSE. "Desires Loan From Japan The only way for China to work herself out of the present economic impasse now confronting her is bygetting foreign loans," declared Mr. Heitaro Yokotake, commercial councillor of the Japanese Legation in China upon his arrival in Kobe. "I think
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      PETITION BY OVERSEAS CHINESE.
      87 19 Alleged Harsh Laws In Panama. The Kwangtung provincial authorities have received a petition from Cantonese residents in Panama, requesting assistance in effecting some revision of the stern Immigration regulations, which the petitioners say, are very unfavourable to Chinese. The authorities of Panama, according to the petition,
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      "HAPPY VILLAGE."
      89 19 Home For Returned Chinese. Rapid progress u> reported in the construction of "Happy Village" In Anhwel Province for the refuge of returned Chinese from overseas. The village is In the heart of fertile farmland and it is believed that all the necessary details in the scheme, entailing as
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      CHILDREN'S DAY.
      28 19 Canton schools have been advised oy the Teachers' Association to make preparations for the celebration of the Children's Day on April 4, says the Canton Gazette.
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      43 19 Kiangsi Province now has a direct outlet to the sea following the completion this week of the Shuifc in (KianffsD-ChangtinK (Fukien) highway which links up with the road to Amoy. Pictures above rive an idea of the difficulties that had to be sumounted.
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      $5,000,000 Civil Claim.
      105 19 MUSEUM THEFT ECHO. Properties Of Alleged Principals Seized. Properties belonging to Mr. Yih Pei-chi, former Minister of Mining and Agriculture and president of the Peiping Palace Museum, and Mr. Li Chung-tung, chief secretary of the Museum, have been ordered attached by the Kiangsu High Court at Nanking,
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      SUNG DYNASTY TOMB UNEARTHED.
      101 19 Discovery Of T^o Rare Vases. Villagers In the seventh district near Wusih, Kiargsu. recenUy unearthed a i large coffin while digging an irrigation I canal. The coffin is 15 feet long and five feet wide. It bears carved inscriptions telling the merits of Gen. Tichlng of
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      CO-OPERATION SCHEME.
      61 19 Started By Kwangtung Government A co-operation movement for the attribution of agricultural implements and products, to deal with the unemployment question and generally lo improve and promote the welfare or Kwantung Province is being inaugurated by the provincial authorities. At the moment there tre 121 co-operative societies which
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      JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT NANKING?
      917 19 CONFLICTING REPORTS. Chapei Exodus Follows "Invasion" Scare. (From Our Own CorresDondent.) Shanghai, Mar. 15. IF China really abandons her anti-Japanese attitude and awakens to the need for Sino-Japanese rapprochement," Mr. Hirota, Japan's Foreign Minister, may visit Nanking to negotiate direct with the Chinese Government.
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    36 20 Workmen manoeuvring a 30-year-old Rolls Royce through the doors of the Science Museum, South Kensington, London. (Planet N.) The Streatham ant District Motor-Cyril Club's annual trh| at Betchworth. TJ Campbell hits tin bank asrendin| Wes«?ott HiU.
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    51 20 Dixie, the V.iiipsnade elephant, is helping the builders to construct the palatial new elephant house Whipsnade Zoo, Bedfordshire. (Planet News.) The U.S. Navy airship Macon, the largest in the world, crashed in the Pacific in a 60-mile an hoar gale when retnrnin; from manoeuvres with the United Sintcs Fleet. (I\
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    33 20 Mr. and Mrs. Norton with their two year-old baby which, with them, had a miraculous escape from death when the side wall of their house at Tollingtoii Road, North London, collapsed. (Planet News.)
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