The Straits Times, 21 February 1936

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    35 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTDRY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 1 SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, 21, 1936. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1936 PRICE 10 CENTS,
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      11 1 nMMvAuu* road I sKSKKTS WREATHS I Phone 40!)? I (Amber Mansions
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    • Obituary
      DEATH
      34 2 {TAN.—At his residence 129 Heeren St., Malacca at 4 a.m. this morning Captain i Ton Soo Hock, J.P.. aged 54 years. He leaves behind 2 sons 5 daughters to 1 mourn their loss.
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      532 2 JOHANNES.— At 9 Namazir Mansion?. Singapore, on Feb. 21, to Rtpsie, wife of 1 Basil E. Johannes, a son. SITUATIONS VACANT V When applying for any position advertised in these columns send copies of testignonlals. Do not send originals. WANTED experienced provision salesinnn. Must be well acquaints with principal dealers.
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      876 2 MOTOR VEHICLES 4-DUOR MORRIS 8 Saloon 1933 model. WOO. 112. Orchard Road. FOR SALE one 7 seater Graham Paige Tourer in excellent condition. Particulars apply Meyer Brothers. WANTED, good small second-hand saloon car. Medium price. Apply Davies, Mercantile Bank, Singapore. FOR SALE, 1930 24 H.P. Ford coupe, 30 m.p.g., excellent
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      763 2 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET TO UT, No. 778-C, Wing Loon* Road, (ofl Chaagl Road. liVi milestone). Attractive furnished sea-side bungalow, Frmeh tOed roof, alee beach, spacious compound, garage. Municipal electricity aad water laid on. Available Mar. 1, IBS*. Apply personally Bstate Trust Agencies (1937) Ltd, No. 11, RaMes Place. TO
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      683 2 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE of excellent wax polished teak household furniture and s lot of miscellaneous goods, etc. To be held At our saleroom. No. 27, Chulte Street, on Sstarday Fe» 22. IMC, at It a-m Now on view. POWELL ft CO.. LTD., Auctioneers Singapore. Feb. 1936. REMINDER Taesday, Feb.
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      815 2 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE RE CLOSING OF ROADS. NOTICE is hereby given that all roadf over the Bukit Sembawarg Rubber Company Umltrds property will be closed on Feb. 33, 1836. R. P. OCODMAN, General Manager. NOTICE RE CLOSING OF ROADS. NOTICE Is hereby given that all roads over the Singapore United
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      297 2 BUSINESS CARDS. Etc MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mra. HARU and Miss HANA 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. ENCYCLOPAEDIA Sf.M Mls (Illustrated). The first comprehensive Ency:lopaediaDictionary of the Sexual Sciences. By Victor Robinson, M.D., in collaboration with a hundred contributing Specialists. Represents the most important material in every branch of
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      186 2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Binge pore Within Outstdt Without Malaya Malaya Postage MonthlT IIH II.H I £5t Quarterly I «.5« HIM 7» Half Yearly $17.«6 *J4W S15.W Yearly S3«.M $4«.M SUM Note.— OaUUtlon chelae* rJboaM tochide (he usual bank discount. ADVERTISEMENT RATES. The eharres and Instrnetlons far CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS are as under:—
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      667 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated In England.) «An. PASSENGER AND CAROO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 8 N ICO UNDEP. CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Due Tonnsge Spore 1936 RANCHI 17.000 Feb 28 BANGALORE 6.000
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      585 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. (Incorporated In Japan) TO LONDON. Marseilles, London. Antwerp, Rotterdam and Mlddlesbroagh. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail HAKONE MARU 10.500 Mar. 4 S S BUWA MARU 10.70 C Mar. 18 19 5 PUSHIMI MARU 11,000 Apr. 1 3 HAKOZAKI
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      644 3 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. BANGKOK LINK Luxurious One Class Motorshlps. Most Cabins have adjoining private bath. Excellent Cuisine. FOR MARSEILLES, LONDON. ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN From From From Prom Spore Malacca Port Penang M.S. Sham MEONIA 3/3 3/3 4/3 6/3 ALSIA 24/3 24/3 35/3 27 3 FIONIA 31/3 31/3 1/4
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      250 3 B. I. S. N. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) APCAR LINE. FOR HONG KONG, AMOT, SHANGHAI, MOJL KOBE AND OSAKA TALMA Feb. 27, 3 p.m. Excellent modern accommodation for first and second class passengers. Special holiday return tickets interchangeable with P. O. 8. N. CO.. Issued at cheap rates. HARPER,
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      1191 3 REPRESENTING THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean The Haa Kblow Steamship Co. (1933) LM. Steam Ship Co. Ltd.. and China Mutual The Cunard White Star Ltd. Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.) The Sarawak Steamship Co., Ltd. The Straits Steamship Co.. Ltd. The Australian Oriental Une Ltd. The China Navigation Co.. Ltd. The
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      SAFETY AT SEA.
      111 4 Advisory Committee's Recommendations. London, Feb. 20. The London Merchant Shipping Advisory Committee inquiring into recent losses of British ships on behalf of the Board of Trade recommends an allround Increase In efficient deck hands Which it defines as a man over nineteen with three years' deck service
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      CANADIAN SHIPPING SUBSIDY.
      37 4 Ottawa. Fob 20. The Canadian Government's shipping subsidy estimates include a decrease of C 29 300 In the service to China and an irrrcase of £20.000 In the service to' New Zealand —Neuter. i
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      CLEARANCES
      41 4 Feb. 19: Henrik (Nor); Delhi (Swed); Kenkon Maru (Jap); Soerabaya, Kllat, DJlrak (Dut.); Rahman, Jeypore (Brit.). Feb. 20, Sin Kheng Seng. Anhul, Phaslanolla, Eurylochus, Kedah, Karapara (Brit.); Gen. Mlchiels, Tinombo, Reael. Mambang, Bontekoe, Van Heutsz (Dut.); Produce (Nor.); Sauerland (Ger).
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      PASSENGERS.
      80 4 The following disembark at Singapore from the Terukuni Maru which is due from Europe on Mar. s— Mr. F. W. Allen, Miss Altmann, Mr. and Mrs. A. Y. Benjafleld, Miss M. D. Bcnjafleld, Colonel The Hon. E. Coke. Miss A. G. Crowther. Mr. G. F. L. Gilbert, Dr. and
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      DEFERRED DEPARTURE.
      26 4 The &s. Bernardin de St. Pierre for Southern India. Malls prevlous'y announced as dosing at noon today will now close at 4 p.m. today.
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      TIENTSIN CUT OFF BY ICE.
      83 4 Ships Turning Back To Cheefoo. Tientsin. Feb. 20. With Ice-packs blown in from the sea the port Is again ice-bound and numerous British and other ships are IceJam nud. The steamer Kanchow has gone ashore with disabled steering gear. Icebreakers are helpless as pathways made
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      PORT HEALTH.
      384 4 League Bulletin For Week Ended Feb. 15. Bassein and Colombo were the only two ports In the Eastern Arena to report the presence of fcuman plague during the week, the former having notified 1 fatal case and the latter 2 fatal cases. Bassein also reported rodent plague. Cholera
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      GUN PRACTICE.
      16 4 Warnings have been issued notifying intended gun practice at Blakang Mati on Feb 2±
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      HAKOZAKI MARU.
      16 4 The Hakosald Maru Is due tomorrow and will sail the same day for Japan.
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      366 4 T*iay: Belawan Medan (Tldorci 3 p m Bengkalls. F. de Kock. Padang. Pakan Baroe, Siak it S. Pandjang (Ampang) 3 p.m South India (Bernardin de St. Pierre) 4 p.m. Blinjoe (Edendale) 4 p.m. Tandjong Pandan (Edendale) 4 p.m. £iam (Parcels only) (Kola) 7 p.m. Tomorrow. Sarlkel and
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      108 4 Mails from Australia, Netherlands Indies etc. expected tomorrow by air (Qantas) will be delivered to boxholders at 3.30 p.m. General delivery of letters at 4.05 p.m. Malls from Netherlands Indies expected tomorrow by air (Netherlands) will be delivered to boxholders at 3 30 p.m. General delivery of letters
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      FROM MALACCA.
      105 4 Mails will close at Malacca as follows Tomorrow. Java and Southern Sumatra (Slnga-pore-Batavta) by air (Netherlands) P-m Kenya. Uganda, Tanganyika, Northern and Southern Rhodesia and South Africa (via Singapore) by air (Imperial) 9.45 a.m Slam. Burma, India, Iraq, Palestine, Egypt, Sudan, Belgian Congo. Great Britain, Europe, North and
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
      120 4 Friday, February 31. Ships alongside the Wharro or expected to arrive MM Godown Gate East Wharf Plancius 30 1 Main Wharf Kola 18 3 Centaur 15 3 Shirals 13 3 B. tie St. Pierre 11 3 Eumaeus 7 Empire Dock City of Bristol 30 Penang Maru 34
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    SPEED OF THE QUEEN MARY.
    255 4 Weather Watch For Trip To Sea. Glasgow, Feb. II By the end of this week technical experts will be in possession of an approximate estimate of the sr-jed of the 79,000-ton Cunard-White Star liner Queen Mary. During the week, on a day still to be
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    GERMAN TOURISTS' INGENUITY.
    249 4 Five Days In London For 17s. Three hundred and fifty Germans arrived In London on Feb. 10 on a remarkable pilgrimage. All are connoisseurs of Chinese art, and for weeks past they have been trying to find a way to go to London and see the Chinese
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    LOST PROPELLER.
    98 4 Liverpool Liner Being Towed To Bermuda. New York, Feb. 20. The 7.000- ton Liverpool liner Nova Scotia, Is beinrr towed to Hamilton, Bermuda, by the liner Eastern Prince. The Nova Scotia, which was on voyage from the Virgin Isles to New York, had previously sent out an SO
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      495 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated to P. M.S.) LLOYDS AGENTS:BOOKING AGENTS, F.M.S. ELYS. AND SUM STATES RAILWAYS. TELEPHONE: Freight 5431— Punff Mil. CANADIAN (Incorporated In England) mi "EMPRESS* ROUTE «l»cr» TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES Tta HONOLULO or direct EMPRESS (a VANCOUVER— ACROSS CANADA by TRANSCONTINENTAL TRAIN withool chance— thence by CANADIAN PACIFIC ATLANTIC
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      315 4 xscuf purotod tn 9 1* nits Bcttltinccts) v^^Bß! ELLERMAN BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. COMPANY. (incorporated In England) (Incorporated In U.S.A.) "ELLERMAN' LINE. FOR HAVRE, LONDON. BOSTON. NEW YOISK A BALTIMORE ROTTERDAM A HAMBURG. Vta tAPE OF GOOD lU>l VU Ports and Sun CanaL STEEL SCIENTIST Fcb 22 Mfl
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      141 4 Malayan Meteorological Service. Daily Weather Report. Stations Yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Mln. temp. Ins Sunshine temp. •v hra. *F West Coast. Alor Star 91 Nil 6.9 72 Bayan Lapas fPenam) 9>- Nil 5.1 74 Sltlawan 90 0.02 5.8 73 Buklt Jeram 88 Nil 8.6 72 Malacca 86 Nil
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      233 4 TIDE TABLES. SINGAPORE. Friday, Feb. 21. H. W. 9.29 a.m., 8 ft. 7 in., 11.11 p.m., 8 ft. 1 in. I L. W. 3.48 a.m., 5 ft. 1 in., 4.34 p.m.. Saturday, Feb. 22. H. W. 10.21 a.m.. 9 ft. 4 in., 11.36 p m. 8 ft. 6 in. L.
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    POLITICAL PARTIES IN JAPAN.
    1695 5 WILL ARMY DOMINATE YESTERDAY'S ELECTION? JAPAN went to the polls yesterday to elect a new Diet. The results will gradually become known during the next day or two. The following article is from the North China Daily News' Tokio Correspondent. The attention of the entire nation
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    HONG KONG & CHINA CURRENCIES.
    237 5 HONG KONG CHINA CURRENCIES. Sir F. Leith-Ross Silent On Future Relationship. Hong Kong, Feb. 21. Sir Frederick Lelth-Ross. economic adviser to the British Government, lef for Canton last night after a stay of several days in the Colony (says Sin Chew Jit Poh). Interviewed prior to his departure. Sir Frederick
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    DESPERATE BATTLE IN TEMBIEN
    33 5 Addis Ababa. Keb. 20. A desperate battle between the forces of R'as Kassa, Ras Seyoum and the Italian Blackshrrts is unofficially reported to be raging in the Tembien. Reuter.
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      241 5 X Guard his Health His Sore Throat may be the first sign of an infectious disease such as Influenza, Diphtheria, etc. FORMAMINT will relieve hi» Sore Throat quickly and at the same time protect him against infection. Children like these harmless tablets keep a bottle handy. FORMAMINT TJKGCTm-killinf Throat ToUct
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      200 5 RECORDS FROM DICK POWELL'S FILM:"THANKS A MILLION" Now In Stock Please come Early T. M. A. MUSIC HOUSE, Sngaptrr GAY MUSIC HOUSE, Kuala Liapir. Truly a film worth seeing. ATOHIGMT 6.15 9.15 M lhambrA The most junaiinc mutiny and terror thriller the screen has ever known! ANN BOTHERN more glorious
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      14 5 WED., FFRIt. t SUN. 5.30 7.30 p.m. TEA DANCES ADMISSION FBEE— LADIES 50 cU.
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  • LATEST LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      331 6 Renewed Demand For Tin Shares. From Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, Feb. 21. The labour trouble at Akron would appear to be disturbing the London market more than the American market. Local prices were practically unchanged on yesterday at the opening and rubber shares have again turned quiet.
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      PRODUCE .
      115 6 PRODUCE Singapore, February 21, 12 noon. Buyer. Seller February 21. Singapore tin price (per plcul) $102.12.;.. No change. uambier 6.00 Java Cube 9.25 Hamburg 10.75 White Muntok Pepper 17.25 Black Pepper 9 00 Fair Flake Tapioca 4.20 Mod Pearl Tapioca 5.10 Small Pearl Tapioca 5.20 Lingga "aga Flour Palembang Jclotong
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        MINING.
        545 6 Issue Val. Fraser It Co. Lyall b Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 4/- Ampat Tin 5/9 6/3 5/9 6/3 *1 Asam Kumbang 29/- 31/- 29/6 31/6 £1 Austral Malay 59/- 59/- 60/5/- Ayer Hitam 14/9 15/6 14/6 15/6 1 Ayer Weng 1.67ft I.77%x1 1.70 1.80xd £1 Bangrin Tin 19/9
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        GENERAL.
        401 6 1 1 Mai. Elec. Ord. 1.97& 2.05 2.00 2.10 1 1 do 10 r "Tefs 2.40 2.50 2.40 2.50 10 10 Maynard 2.75 3 25nom a.75 5.25 1 1 M. Breweries 2.35 2.45 2.30 2.45 50 50 McAllster 84.75 86.70xd 84.75 86.75xd 10 5 Overseas Ass. 7.25 7.90 7.25
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        167 6 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. 5% 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 108 110 norn 4Vfe9« 1907 red. 1947 $1,300,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 112 114 norn 4%% 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 118 120 norn 4% 1913 red. 1983 $2,000,000 Mai.
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        340 6 (Shares are $1 unless otherwise stated) Todays Prices Kundong Lunas Malaka Pinda Mandal-Tekong Mentakab (.20) New Serendah ($2) New Scudal ($2) Nyalas Pajam Parlt Perak Perak River Punggor Radella ($5) Sandycrort ($2) Sungel Bagan '$2) Sungei Ramal Sungel Tukang Tambalak Tapah Telok Anson Trafalgar ($2) Temerlob Ulu Benut
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    EXCHANGES.
    228 6 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the dally circular issued by the Hong Kung and Shanghai Banking Corporation: SELLING London. 4 months' sight 2/4 a London. 3 months' sight 2/4 3/32 London. 60 days' sight 2/4 1/16 London. 30 days' sight 1/4 1/32 London, demand
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    73 6 Noon, Feb. 21. Buyers. Sailers. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F.O.B.) Feb. 25 13/16 25% Good F. A. Q. in cases (F.O.B.) Feb. 25% 25S4 No. 1IB.S.S. (Spot loose) Awardable Singapore 25% 25 March 25% 26 April-June 26i/ 8 26 July-Sept. 26%
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    430 6 Quieter, But General Tone Good. London, Feb. 20. Markets were quieter, but the general tone was good. British Funds reacted m the morning, but later improved. Industrials were generally a little easier. Rolls Royce which have been an extremely active but erratic market recently, reacted sharply aftet their
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    SHARES REPORT.
    64 6 Lyall and Evatt"s report dated Peb. 21 shows: MINING. Steady. Southern Kinta—business done MStt. Klang River 2.05 buyers. Kuchais 74. 77. Ulu Klang 124 paid for shares. Taiuapas 20 6 21/3. Norths steady 70.73. Hong Fatte still firm 93. Batu Selangors 93 Vi buyers. S. Luas. 1.38 1.41.
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    MANUFACTURERS LIFE.
    333 6 REPORT FOR 1931. The annual report of The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company for the year ending Dec. 31. shows that the amount of new insurance issued was £12.891.350, a slight increase over that issued the previous year. The insurance in force increased by £2.440.687 and now amounts to
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    CABLE TRANSIT TIMES.
    54 6 The transit time on full rate telegrams from Singapore to London yesterday was as foilows: Telegrams handed in up to 5.00 pjn. 3 mm. Telegrams handed In up to 5.30 p.m. 8 mm. Telegrams handed in up to 6.00 p.m 2 mm. TekCTams handed in up to
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    EXCHANGES.
    89 6 Sterling Weakens. London, Feb. 19. Paris 74 45 64 Athens II New York 4 9° Bucharest Bt>B teli.fi Montreal 4 Rio 4 i Brussels 29 j sellers official Geneva 15. 10 Belgrade Jl7 Amsterdam 7. lit' Buinos Aires unquoted Milan 62 1 16 Montevideo 39 v Berlin 12.28 seller.*
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      25 6 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England, A.D. 1720) FIRE, MARINE, LIFE, MOTOR CAR, WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION. Branch Office for Malaya. Chartered Bank Charrbert, Singapore. AFB 1.
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      43 6 GREEN ISLAND CEMENT W* *.C Jtk I<| gS I ■JB'Ciil l£ JISI I HLilfl AS USED ON THE NEW SINGAPORE RAILWAY STATION AND AU THE PRINCIPAL P. W.D. -NAVAL -MILITARY 6- AIR BASE CONTRACTS m MALAYA :j: j Tj>^^ SOLE AGENTS FOR MALAYA
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      RESTRICTION'S PERMANENT BENEFITS.
      1408 7 Planting Clause Which Will Control Future Outputs. The rubber regulation plan and Its achievements to date form the .subject of an article by Sir Herbert Wright In the Financial Times of Feb. 7. Primarily, the rubber regulation plan was formulated In order that the plantation industry could
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      " CHARTERED."
      76 7 CHARTERED." Dividend Maintained At 6 2/3 Per Cent. The directors of the British South Africa Company (Chartered) have resolved to recommend the payment of a dividend of Is. per share, less tax at 4s. In the for the year to Sept. 30 last. This Is equivalent to 6 2/3 per
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      BUKIT KATTL RUBBER.
      23 7 Rubber crcp of Bukit Katll estate for the month of January. 1936. was 11,144 ib. Total for months 180,765 lb.
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      L.N.E.R. PLACING £800,000 ORDERS.
      309 7 MORE ENGINES AND COACHES. The directors of the London and North Eastern Railway have decided to put in hand the work on a further 22 locomotives to be constructed under the Government assisted loan, together with 225 coaching vehicles. In addition, 593 carriages are to be
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      NAT. PROVINCIAL BANK.
      178 7 Deposits Rise Over £5,300,000. The report of the National Provln cial Bank for 1935 shows that net profits advanced by £21.677, to £1.665,437. The dividend is maintained at 15 per cent., less tax, and the pension fund and bank premises account again receive £100,000 each. Deposits have
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      TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES
      104 7 To Be Made By New Company. The Triumph Co.. Ltd., announces that satisfactory arrangements have been made with an entirely Independent company to take over the Priory-street factories, which have been the home of Triumph Motor Cycles for so many years, with the result that manufacture of these
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      TAKUAPA VALLEY TIN.
      50 7 The following telegrams nave be ?n recced from the. mines: First half of February. Dredge Takuapa No. 1 325 hrr., 72.000 cv. yds., 193 pels. Dredge Takuapp* No. 3 338 hrs.. 60,000 cv. yds.. 327 pels Dredge Takuapa No. 3 274 hrs., 54,000 cv. yds.. 140 pels.
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      THE LAW OF CHEQUES.
      582 7 RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DRAWER. Mr. R. W. Jones, who was the Oilbart Lecturer from 1932 to 1935, delivered a lecture on "The law of cheques," before the Chartered Institute of Secretaries, at Bradford. Mr. Jones, who Is a Fellow of the Institute of Bankers, began by
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      FAVOURABLE TRADE BALANCE.
      109 7 London, Feb. 20. Despite an excess of visible imports over exports of £263.000.000, Great Britain in 1935 had a favourable balance of trade Including invisible exports of £37.000.000 compared with an adverse balance of £1.000.000 in the previous year. The chief items contributing to invisible exports were
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      BORNEO CO. GROUP.
      87 7 The following are rubber outputs for Jen., 1136, and figures In brackets denote the corresponding period of last year Bafcber. Kuala Reman. (103.000 lb), 47.900 lb. Lok Kawl (31,500 lb). 25.0C3 Ib. Bruaeh— (41.000 lb). 27,000 It). Tin. Pahang Cons 1 ,596 pels.), 3,427 pels. Ipoh Tin
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      645 7 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated In the Colony of Hong Kong) The natality at memberi to limited to the extent and In manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 of the Colony. HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG. Authorised Capital $50,000,006 Issued and full; paid up $80,080,000 Reserve Fund:
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      359 7 BAN KING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Incorporated In England by Royal Charter 1853) Paid Dp Capital In 600.000 shares of f9 each £3.000.000 Reserve Fund (3.000.000 Reserve liability of Proprietors £3.C00.U00 HEAD OFFICE: •3. Bisbopicate. l-ondoo, EC >. Amrluar Hong Kong Saigon Bangkok Ilollo Semarang Batavla Ipch
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    NEW NAVAL BASE IN EAST HOPEI.
    74 8 Reported Decision Of Kwantung Army. Tientsin. Feb. 20. The Japanese Kwantung Command has adopted a plan for employing the ports of Hulutao and Chinwangtao aa naval bases In addition to Port Arthur —Chin Chew Jit Poh. Chinwangtao Is situated In the demilitarised zone In
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    Four Nationalities On Air Liner.
    41 8 Qantas Empire Airways' plane Melbourne, arrived In Singapore recently with a medley of nationalities on board: of those who disembarked 2 were Australian, 1 was of French nationality, 1 was a Swede and 2 were American..
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    URGA-KALGAN ROUTE REOPENED.
    126 8 Goods Taxed By Rebel Mongol Regime. Pelplng, Feb. 20. The caravan route between Urga and Kalgan, capitals of Outer Mongolia and Chahar respectively— traffic on which has been Interrupted for more than 45 days following occupation of six districts In East Chahar by Invading Manchukuo forces under
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    BRITISH CHANGE OF VIEW.
    89 8 How Moscow Regards Recent Trends. Commenting on the leading article of the London Times recognizing the enormous successes of the USSR the Izvestia points out that the article In The Times is a sympton of those deep changes which took p'.ace in the attitude of the
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    Officers Air Dash Home.
    36 8 Paymaster Lieut. Wright R.N.. arrived In Singapore from China one morning at 5 a.m. Within an hour he was seated in an Imperial Airways' air liner which left Seletar Aerodrome for Home
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    ADOWA DEAD ARE NOW FINALLY AVENGED.
    605 9 ADOWA DEAD ARE NOW FINALLY AVENGED. MARSHAL BADOGLIO ON LATEST VICTORY. "THE Adowa dead are finally avenged and may sleep peacefully,** says Marshal Badoglio In reply to II Duce's congratulations over the victory at Amba Aradam, which was celebrated by students throughout Italy for the whole day. Italy is jubilant
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    NEXT MEETING ON OIL SANCTIONS.
    116 9 Committee Of 18 To Consider Report Soon. London, Feb. 20. Senhor Vasconeellos. chairman of the League Committee of Eighteen, has made inquiries or the Governments members of the committee with a view to fixing the date of ffte next meeting in Geneva at which the
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    22 9 Captain Robinson, who is an officer in the Egyptian Army which is taking an important part in the precautionary measures in Egypt.
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    POSITIVE POLICY IN CHINA.
    161 9 IMPORTANT TOKIO DECISIONS. Shanghai, Feb. 20. Important decisions were made at a joint meeting of the Japanese War Office, the Naval Department and the Foreign Office, which will form the Monday. The decisions, which will form the basis for further activities of the Japanese military and
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    NEW ANGLO-EGYPTIAN TREATY
    124 9 Conversations To Open Next Month London, Feb. 19. Reports from Cairo state that Mar. 2 has been fixed as the opening date for the preliminary conversations between the British and Egyptian delegations In connection with the negotiations for a new Anglo- Egyptian Treaty. This date is acceptable
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    BRITAIN'S EXPANSION OF SERVICES
    58 9 The Government's arms expansion programme and the aspects of foreign policy which have rendered it necessary will probably be debated In the House of Commons on Mar. 9. The estimates of the defence services for the coming year will by that date have been published, together
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    ROAD ACCIDENTS IN BRITAIN.
    69 9 London, Feb 20. Road accident figures in Britain last week were 94 killed and 2.784 injured. In the corresponding week of last year the figures were 127 killed and 3.320 Injured. The number of killed last week is the lowest since the end of May, 1935.
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    FROM PEIPING TO DELHI.
    734 9 BROADCAST BY SIR E. TEICHMAN. New Delhi, Feb. 7. How the advent of the motor truck and other improved means of travel had revolutionised transportation In the mountainous regions of Central j Asia and had reduced the time taken on the overland route from months to
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    BRITISH REPLY TO ITALY'S PROTEST.
    72 9 London, Feb. 20. The British reply to the Italian note of protest against the Mediterranean mutual assistance undertakings has been handed to Slgnor Grandi, stating that the British position remains as outlined In Its memorandum to the League Co-Ordlnatlon Committee and no useful purpose would
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    35 9 The Duke of Kent visited the British Industries Fair yesterday and made a tour of inspection of the exhibits in company with the secretary of the Department of Overseas Trade, Capt. Euan Wallace.— British Wireless.
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    144 10 SINGAPORE. ALHAMBRA 8 Belli. With Ann Sot hern. 6.1*— 9.15. GLOBE THEATRE. GREAT WORLD Bright Lights. With Joe E. Brown. GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL Dinner Dane;. Thurs. 27 No after Dinner Admission Charge. GREAT WORLD Will Rogers in "Handy Andy." HOLLYWOOD. I SERANGOON ROAD His Greatest Gamb'e. With Richard Dlx.
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    741 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE. FRIDAY. FEB. 21, 1936. Mr. Ahearne, F. S. Soon we shall see Mr. T. S. Adams move into Carcosa, and presumably Mr. C. D. Ahearne will move into the Selangor Residency, thus giving gossips in Kuala Lumpur the pretty problem of finding a suitable name for
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    229 10 Mrs. H. Provis has returned to Kuala Lumpur from England. Mr. I. C. MacmlUan, C.P.0., Kedah. is shortly going on Home leave. Mrs. Skelchy, of Ipoh, is returning to Malaya with her two daughters, who have been studying in England.. Mr. J. G. Hay, managing director of
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    THE NEW LIFE IN CHINA.
    79 10 The second anniversary of the New Life Movement instituted by Gen. Chiang Kai-shek was widely celebrated in China yesterday, mass meetings being held in Nanking. Shanghai and other cities. Gen. Chiang briefly i ridressed a huge gathering of officials uud civilians at the Officers' Moral
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    BRITAIN'S DEFENCE.
    1242 10 CO-ORDINATION BY MEANS OF A NEW MINISTRY. (From A Military Correspondent.) 1*HE creation of a single Ministry ol Defence has been advocated recently, and receives support from man> quarters. But what exactly is implied by such a Ministry? The views put forward are for the most part exceedingly
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    722 10 SEPOY REGIMENTS. DY a stroke of lu* it la possible to supplement the recent notes m this column on the history of the Singapore garrison. In the Cathedral Courier, of all unlikely places, there appears a list of regiments and corps that were stationed here during
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    SECRET REPORT JUSTIFIES BRITISH ACTION.
    852 11 CONFIDENT I AL PAPER "EXPLAINS" TO ITALY. No Embarrassment At "Leakage." GOVERNMENT 'MYSTIFICATION.' Mr. Anthony Eden's Statement To Parliament Today. VERY little concern is expressed in London at the leakage of an official confidential Government report on British interests in Abyssinia. The document was published
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    Premier On Britain's New Defence Plan.
    71 11 Answering a Parliamentary question yesterday, the Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin. sa,d the plans to be announced shortly for making good deficiencies in national defences would be a co-ordinated programme in which the appropriate functions of the three fighting services had been fully Jaken
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    26 11 Major-General Isogal. Military Attache to the Japanese "Embassy in China who has been conferring with the War and Foreign offices, is leaving Toklo shortly for Shanghai.—AnetaDomel.
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    SOVIET STAGE AIR DEMONSTRATION.
    256 11 JAPANESE LEADER ATTACKS MOSCOW. 72 MACHINES OVER MANCHU BORDER. Tientsin, Feb. 21. Eleven incidents, provoked by the Soviet and Outer Mongols, have occurred on the Manchukuo frontier since Jan. 19, declares a communique issued yesterday by the Japanese Kwangtung Command strongly attacking Moscow. This accusation closely
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    ANNA MAY WONG TO VISIT SINGAPORE.
    43 11 Home Kong. Feb. 20. Anna May Wong, the famous Chinese film star, is expected to arrive in Hong Kong tomorrow. After visiting her parents here, she will travel to Singapore before visiting Shanghai. Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    NEW CABINET IN SPAIN.
    95 11 TWO REPUBLICAN PARTIES. Madrid, Feb. 20. Senor Azana has formed a cabinet consisting of eleven members of his Republican Left Party and two of the 'opubllcan Union Party. The new Prime Minister was greeted ith delirious enthusiasm when accomunled by members ot the cabinet he ppeared
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    ITALIAN WAR AND NAVAL CONFERENCE.
    169 11 II Duce's Reported Threat To London, London, Feb. 20. Mr. Norman Davis (United States) called on Mr. Eden this afternoon and expressed his concern that political Issues were holding up the work of the Naval Conference. Mr. Eden gave an assurance that the conference would
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    CANTON REBUFF FOR MRS. SANGER.
    408 11 BIRTH CONTROL AND CHINA. Canton, Feb. 21. The Canton Municipaity has requested the United States Consul in Canton to prohibit Mrs. Margaret Sanger, who was in Singapore a few days ago, from giving lectures on birth control in Canton. The reason advanced by the Municipality
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    STOP PRESS.
    67 11 EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN. Toklo. Feb. 21. A fairly severe earthquake occurred at Osaka at 10.7 a.m. A number of houses collapsed and Are has broken out In several places. The earthquake rocked Osaka and Kobe. It was milder at Nagoya. It seems that only minor damage was done
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    THROUGH "ARCTIC" ENGLAND.
    33 11 THROUGH "ARCTIC ENGLAND. A girl with her "bag" slung over her shoulder makes her way homeward over the "arctic wastes" at Rochford, Essex during the cold spell last week (picture by air mail).
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    NEW BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO CHINA.
    112 11 NEW BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO CHINA. Minister In Persia Transferred. SIR A. CADOGAN FOR FOREIGN OFFICE. THE King has approved the appointment of Sir Hugh Montgomery Knatchbull Husessen, at present Hritish Minister at Teheran to be British Ambassador in China in succession to Sir Alexander Cadogan. Sir Alexander Cadogan has been
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    60 TONS.
    76 11 GERMANY'S OUTPUT OF SYNTHETIC RUBBER. Berlin, Feb. 20 Germania. commenting on Herr Hitler's claim that Germany has solved the synthetic rubber problem, admits that natural rubber is considerably cheaper than synthetic rubber of which at present only 60 tons is being produced every month, in face of Germany's
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    Promotion For Maj.-Gen. Doihara.
    31 11 Major-Gen. Doihara. head of the special affairs department of the Kwangtung Command, is expected to be promoted to lieutenant-general shortly, says Sin Chew Jit Poh from Peiping.
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    MALAYS AND EUROPEANS ONLY.
    926 12 No Administrative Posts For Others. BLUNT DECLARATION. SIR SHENTON THOMAS IN THE FEDERAL COUNCIL. AN important declaration of policy was made by Sir Shenton Thomas High Commissioner in the Federal Council yesterday. 1'rged by the Indian member to modify the "pro-Malay policy" in respect of the
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    SAWMILL WORKERS ON STRIKE
    82 12 r\IssATISHKI> with their wages* a section of Singapore sawmill workers have bsen on strike since Monday. It is expected that a settlement will be reached soon. The strikers are labourers who take logs to sawmills at the Kallang basin, after they have been dumped in the
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    DEATH OF CAPTAIN TAN SOO HOCK.
    68 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca. Feb. 21. Captain Tan Soo Hock J.P., 54 years of age, died this morning at four o'clock at his residence. 129. Heeren Street. He was a Municipal Commissioner, a director of several companies and a keen Volunteer. He was
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    LAWYER'S CLERK TO APPEAL.
    86 12 Lee Song Chua, formerly a clerk In the employ of Messrs. Aitken and On; Siang, advocates and solicitors, who was recently tried on a charge ot criminal breach of trust In respect or $571. was today convicted and sentenced to three months rigorous imprisonment, and a
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    AIR AND SEA MAILS.
    65 12 Both the Imperial Airways and the K.L.M. eastbound mall planes arrived at Seletar last night. Mails were available to boxholders shortly afterwards, and were delivered by postmen this morning. The sea mail from Europe arrived by train from Penang, and was also delivered this morning. The
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    GRAFT AND JAZZ.
    386 12 At The Cinema. American "Politicians" In A Revue. "Thanks a rtihion." (With Dick Powell. Ann Dvorak, Fred Allen and Patsy Kelly.) Twentieth Century. At the Capitol. America, we know, has ways of her own in politics, and with the presidential election coming along soon, "Thanks -a Million"
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    "SECRETARIAT OF CO-OPERATION."
    835 12 High Commissioner On F. M. S. Post. LAST COUNCIL MEETING WITH CHIEF SECRETARY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 20. "TODAY'S was the last meeting of the Federal Council to be attended by an officer holding the appointment of Chief Secretary to Government, F.M.S. The Hon.
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      306 12 WHAT IS ON TODAY. THI Straits limes is publishing REGAL: JOO CH1AT ROAD this daily feature to K ive! Chatra Baknvali. Hindustani talkie readers a comprehensive summary of en'.ertainments, meet- Hollywood serangoon road: inj;s. sports events, social functions His Greatest Gamble (Richard Dlx) and other outstanding happenings, and Gay Divorcee
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    POWER FOR SELANGOR TIN MINES.
    1010 13 Government Denies Supply Obligation. INCREASE IN DEMAND BY OPEN-CAST PROPERTY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 20. •THE point whether Government is under an obligation to provide electrical power for industrial purposes, independent of financial considerations, was debated at the Federal Council meeting today.
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    ABUSE OF GOVERNMENT GENEROSITY.
    444 13 Offence With Railway Ticket. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 20. Charged with falsely representing to the Controller of Labour that he wanted to go to Klang. and thereby obtaining a railway ticket which he sold to a friend for 30 cents, a Tamil named
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    HIGHER POSITIONS FOR MALAYS.
    242 13 Scope In Veterinary Department? (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 20. An appeal for facilities for the training of suitable Malays for the higher positions In the Veterinary Department of each of the four States was made by the Hon. Undang of Rembau. speaking on
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    COASTER'S ENGINES BREAK DOWN.
    97 13 Towed To Singapore. A few hours after she had left Singapore yesterday morning, the Heap Eng Moh coastal steamer Magnet (458 tons) was found by the K.P.M. vessel Pladjoe in distress in the Straits north of Pulo Nongsa. The Magnet signalled that her engines had broken
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    GLAD TO GO BACK.
    67 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Feb. 19. "I have no work." said a Chinese. Yong Kim, when charged before the Seremban magistrate with begging for almi. The man Jumped at the offer when the magistrate suggested that he should be repatriated to China. He was. however,
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    TAX ON DIESEL ENGINES.
    309 13 Unfederated States Being Consulted. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 20. Speaking on the adjournment at today's meeting of the Federal Council, the Hon. Col. Cecil Rae said that he would like to draw attention to the very long delay that had taken place in
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    SAMSU IN SEREMBAN.
    63 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Feb. 19. Illicit liquor cases continue to come up before the Seremban magistrate. Bam Man admitted buying samsu from a stranger, saying that It was cheaper to buy from him. Sentence was postponed. A woman, Lee See Moy, was fined $30 for
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    LION CITY CLUB.
    44 13 The members of the Lion City Club and its Funeral Branch are requested to note that the club house has been given up and that henceforward the official address will be No. 513, Kampong Bahru Road, the residence of the vice-president.
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    COMMA NDER-IN- CHIEF AT NAVAL BASE.
    164 13 Vice-Admiral Little A m ves. WICE-ADMIRAL Sir Charles James v Colebrooke Little. K.C.B., the new Commander-in-Chief of the China Station, arrived at the Naval Base in his flagship, H.M.S. Kent, at 9.45 this morning. He was met by Commodore W. P. Mark-Wardlaw. Commodore-in-Charge of
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    45 13 Messrs. B. Adityan. V. Ramaya. and S. S. Varma will deliver lectures In the Arya SamaJ premises, Rowell Road, today between 8 and 10 p.m. Theiv subjects will be "Hindu Marriages." "Life of Swaml Dayanc.d and Antiquity of Hinduism" and Arya SamaJ and its works."
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    INDIAN CRICKET TEAM TO VISIT ENGLAND HAS BEEN CHOSEN.
    1059 14 NAYUDU AND WAZIR ALI TO THE FORE. All-Rounder From Bengal Honoured. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Feb. 17. The Indian cricket team to visit England was selected at a meeting in New Delhi yesterday, following a meeting of the Board of
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    SLAM'S BEST LAWN TENNIS PLAYER.
    112 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Feb. 8. Nal Sanoh. who has played In Singapore tournaments, has come well out of the Lawn Tennis Association of Slam's championship meeting which concluded this week. He won the singles, men's doubles, and mixed doubles. Sanoh this season Is
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    GOALKEEPER OFFERED £50 TO LOSE.
    99 14 (From Our London Stan*) London, Feb. 12. Mansfield Football Club's goalkeeper, Fawcett. was revealed today to have received an anonymous offer of £50 provided Mansfield did not win Its I Third Division game with Walsall. The letter arrived on Saturday morning and Fawcett Immediately took
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      513 14 Maurice Strickland Outpointed. (From Our London Staff) London, Feb. 10. Obie Walker, the Texas negro, won his third fight in England when he outpointed Maurice Strickland, heavy-weight champion of New Zealand, over ten rounds at the Ring yesterday afternoon. The bout provided few thrills, and Referee
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      JACKIE BROWN'S SUCCESS.
      340 14 Knocks Out Belgian Veteran. (From Our London Staff.) London, Feb. 9. Jackie Brown, of Manchester, former holder of the world and British fly-weight championships, beRan a second campaign for the ban-tam-weight title in auspicious style at Belle Vue, Manchester, last when he knocked out Petit Biquet, of
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    AUSTRALIANS DO WELL.
    298 14 Racing Successes In The East. Australian jockeys are carrying all before them In India and Ceylon, and conditions are so good that many of them intend to renew retainers for the rest of the year. When the Caulfield rider, J. Daniels, went to India some time ago,
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    MUAR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION.
    66 14 (From Oui Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru. Feb 19. The following have been elected office-bearers of tne Muar Football Association for the current year President. H.H. Tengku Ahmad vice-president. Ibrahim bin Abu Baker; secretary and treas., Mohamad Noah bin Omar assistant secretary, Eusope bin Mohamad. Committee Members, Ahmad
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    UNBROKEN REIGN OF 48 YEARS IN THE FIRST DIVISION.
    418 15 VILLA AND BLACKBURN IN DANGER. Stiff Hurdles To Be Faced Tomorrow. With the passing of the years the time must inevitably come when every original member of the Football League will have slid down the relegation chute into Division 11. Glance
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    416 15 Racing, Idol Of Victorian Public. Shadow King, idol of the Victorian racing public, and probably the most popular horse in the whole of Australia, will not race again. His owner, Mr. F. E. Shillabeer, reached this decision during the weekend. Arrangements will be made to enable
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    LEICESTER BEATEN AT HOME.
    83 15 London. Feb. 20. Second Division Leicester 1. Bury 2. Sheffield United 1, Blackpool 0. Hull 2, Bradford City 5. Reuter. The following will represent the Y.M.C A. "Old boys" vs. the Present (ACS.) at Soccer on the SRC. ground on Monday at 5.15 p.m.:—Muthukumaru. Henry Crocker,
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    36 15 FRIDAY. FEB. 21. S*x*r: B.C.C. Y» RAP. on Padans. AOiMlw: Abattoir Sports Club mnual me<rttng at Jatan Besar Stadium at 4.15 p.m. I VTCBOAT. FEB. 22. C'fkkct: Anclo-Chlce?( School vs. Ck Boyt at S.C.R.C.
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    GUTHRIES MEET THE DOG.
    155 15 Cricket Cricket Tussle On Sunday. (By Mid-Off.) I hear from Kuala Lumpur that the Guthrie group, not content with throwing down the rugby gauntlet to the Selangor State XV, have decided to oppose the Dog at cricket on Sunday. Guthries will have on this occasion the
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    TANGLIN CLUB SQUASH RACKETS.
    70 15 The following are the results of yesterday's ties in the Tanglin Club Squash rackets competitions: Bateman Cup: Lt. Home beat Prentis 9—2. 9—o. 9—l. New Cup: Henman b:at Penrice 9—3, 9—4. On Wednesday the following results were recorded: New Cup: Kemlobeat Calhaem9— 7, 9—5. Bennett beat
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    FOURSOMES AT KEPPEL
    157 15 Local Golf. The following are the teams for the President vs. Vice-President match to be played at Keppel Golf Club on Sunday. President players mentioned first: FOUR BALL FOURSOME a.m. 8.50 F. Starr and W. Griffiths vs. H Fancott snd J. W Machan 8.55 A. Wolfe and
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    MALACCA GOLF CLUB.
    160 15 Annual Gymkhana At Tanjong Lereh. The annual gymkhana of the Malacca Oolf riub was held at Tanjong Lereh last week-end. There was a good attendance, and after a very enjoyable day the prizes were presented by the captain, Mr. P. McNee. The following were the winners of
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH
    565 15 Backed Winners And Lost Promising Young Swimmer— Football Mystery —Bone Of Contention. Conducted by fJUGHTOU." A RACE recently on a course near Hamburg was won by the horse which finished last. The first two, finishing neck-and-neck, were disqualified, the third was ruled out because It was not
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    1418 16 From The FEDERAL CAPITAL Federal Finance Statement Of Policy— A State Council Query— Functions Of The Residents —Affairs Of The Church —Grill and Cocktails. (From Our Own Correspondent.) i Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 20. TODAY Federal Council met, and it will be understood that one has been somewhat preoccupied with it,
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      127 16 What Happens To Seized Clickers To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir. —Sufferer again raises a very urgent matter, when he complains about the "Clickers" that a certain section of the Chinese hawkers use. He states that about 20 pairs ot "clickers" are forfeited dally. I
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    TENDENCY TO SWAY AT GRANGE RD. CORNER.
    1422 17 Evidence In Hearing Of Driving Charges Against Wylie. I*HE C£^se in which L. M. Wylie of: the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Oingapore, is charged with causing grievous hurt to Mrs. D. O. Mo.,f ley and Miss K. M. Goode as a result of
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    BRACKEN AND STAGMOSS DEBRIS.
    1480 18 Bunding Or Spreading A Conflict Of Views— The Manurial Factor Slow Decay. By Our Planting Correspondent. I RECEIVED last week a letter from a senior planter dissenting from the views which I expressed in these notes on Jan. 24. I am always ready to give space
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    The Lighter Side Of Planting Life.
    34 18 The Sino-Malayan equivalent of a piccaninny enjoying a refreshing slice of pineapple in the shade of rubber trees. This picture was taken at Senai, Johore. Straits Times Photograph.
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    BIG LATEX ADVANCE.
    287 18 Latex in Industry. By Dr. Royce J. Noble. Published by the Rubber Ate. 250 West 57th Street, New Yorv City. 384 pp. $7.00 per copy. During the early development of uses of a new tool or of a new material, the action is so rapid and the
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    THE PLANTERS' BALL IN RETROSPECT.
    731 18 Proposals For Next Year. From Our Planting Correspondent. M7HILE social activities are rather outside the scope of these notes, one is perhaps Justified In mentioning the Planters' Ball which took place in Kuala Lumpur recently and will, it is hoped, henceforth be an annual affair.
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      47 18 RESULTS OF MANURING. AVER P'ABAS (Malacca) TRIALS Replanted Rubber) Increase In girth for year 1935 Over unmanured Controls:— 13 5 Yield per acre per annum Jan. 1936. Manured. 566 lbs. No Manure. 160 lbs. a Increase due to Manuring: 406 lbs. 11 HUBS v FURNITURE OF DISTINCTION
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    COVERS UNDER MATURE RUBBER.
    1012 19 Where Malayan Planters Lag Behind. IMPRESSIONS AFTER A TOUR. Special To The Struts Times. •TTHE failure of Malayan planters to adopt cover planting, in the light of its success in the Netherlands East Indies and Borneo, was criticised this week by Mr. W. Percy Plnckney, a
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    A MILLION TONS THIS YEAR?
    209 19 U.S. Prediction Of Rubber Record. Early in 1935 there were predictions galore that worM-wide rubber consumption In that year would paaa the one million ton mark. From statistics revealed to date there Is every possibility of that coal being attained, especially U other countries have
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    Between The Brokers And The Chemists.
    450 19 POSITION OF THE R. R. I. £1 address by Dr. M. Rhodes, of the RAJ., delivered to a acientiflc body in the United States last year, is reported in the latest number of the India Rubber World. After remarking that "it is one thing
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    NEW PADI MILLS.
    77 19 The considerable Increase In Malayan padl production has led to the provision of additional mills, owned eltt.cr by the Governments or privately, in the more important padi growing areas. Thus In Temerloh district the Pahang Government has erected a mill which began working this 7ear. One privately-owned
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    Sandstorm In The Desert.
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