The Straits Times, 27 November 1929

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEABLT A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 21 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1929. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 21 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1929 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      567 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL B.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY! GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EASE MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due S'porc. 1M RAJPUTANA 16,500 Nov. 30 JEYPORE 6.300
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      624 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail KASHIMA MARU 10,000 Dee. B 6 HAKONE MARU 10,500 Dec. 19 20 SUWA MARU 11,000 Jan. 2 3 FUSHIMI MARU 11,000 Jan. 16 17 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,500 Jan. 30 81 HAKUSAN MARU 10,500
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      509 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in England) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARKLI.A (7865 tons) and the new motor vessel, MALABAR (4512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, Cabins
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      634 2 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAVIAI (Incorporated in Hollaud) Under contract with the NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections to Passage, Freight, Transhipment Marine Dcpts and Manager's Desk. Representative for Singapore and Straits Settlements of the Official Tourists Bureau of Java. LOUDON— November 28, Blinjoe,
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      612 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in England.) REGULAR SERVICES TO MARSEILLES, LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMENGENOA. HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW—HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW—BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM
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      570 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE For Krctay, Trcnfrganu, Kelantan, Banirnnra. Telupin, Patani, Bingora, Laeon, Sichon, Bnndon, Kotuamui, Langsuan, C'humpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure SUDDHADIB Dec. 2 Dec. 4 MALINI Dec. 1) Dec. 11 VALAYA Die. 10 Dsjfc IS The steamers are fitted throughout
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      470 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. DUTCH MAILS N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij Ncderland and N.V. Rotterdamsche Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO Genoa Southampton Aanterdam Marseilles Rotterdam Tonnaga m.v. Chr. Huygens 15,600 S.MU. Nov. 29 si. Tatria 10,500 R.L. Dec. 6 s.s. Johnn de Witt 10,400 S.M.N. Dec. 13 is. Slamat 11,500 R.L. Dec.
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      474 3 MKLAft tTKAMfInr UNB ciw/AMEUCAN NAa UKE ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE From SINGAPORE and PENANG via COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA and MARSEILLES to NEW YORK and BOSTON Arrive Leave Leave Spore Spore Penang PRES. MONROE In port Not. 28 Nov. 30 PRES. WILSON Dec. 9 Dec. 12 Dec. 14 PRES.
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      497 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP, CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) -ELLERMAN" LINE ASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT FREIGHT SERVICE OUTWARDS To Hong Kong, Shanghai and Japan Due Spore s.s. CITY OF DURHAM Dec. 14 a.*. CITY OF HEREFORD Jan. 9 s.s. CITY OF TOKIO Feb. 6 s.s.
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      489 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE. Sailings for United States and Canada Points from Manila and Hong Kong San Francisco and Portland. S.S. MICHIGAN from Manila Dee. 2 S.S. MICHIGAN from H. Kong Dec. 7
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      339 3 CUPRINOL is a Wonderful Preservative For WOODS ROPES SAILS TARPAULINS FISHING NETS Against DRY ROT FUNGI WHITE ANTS PILE-WORMS BORING BEETLES, etc. We recommend you to give "CuprinoV a trial Sole Importers THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Denmark) SINGAPORE. DR. CASSEIL'S TABLETS Repair Wear and Tear of Nerve
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      156 3 TOYS! TOYS TOYS Glorious Toys CLEVER CUTE The very Latest Creations AT RIDICULOUSLY LOW PRICES. NOW ON SALE FRANKELS SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR AND D?OH. Mies, Rnest Groumd Roasted Ground Fresh Daily from the Finest Quality Selected Beans. Obtainable from every Good Dealer in JOHN LnTLE a CO., LTD., SINGAPORE, PENANG,
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    MOVING A MODERN ARMY.
    813 4 MOVI NG A MODERN ARMY. Tankettes." THE NEW THEORY OF WAR. The text taken by the General Staff as its guide is as follows, writes the Military correspondent of the Observer. During the last decade mechanisation has been rapidly on the increase in all walks of life. The Army in
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    BIRTH CONTROL.
    112 4 British Women's Council Support. London, Oct. 16. The National Council of Women, at its annual conference at Manchester, passed a motion by a huge majority in favour of birth control. Information was eiven relating to maternity and child welfare clinics, Speakers declared that the wprking mother was extraordinarily
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    HOAX ON SOVIET REGIME.
    558 4 Panait Istrati. THE' "REVOLUTIONARY AUTHOR." Moscow, Oct. 23. It there were a Gogol in present-day Russia (writes a Moscow correspondent) he would find good material for a drama in the style of his "Inspectior-General" in the curious metamorphosis of the Rumanian writer, Panait Istrati. "The Inspector-General,"
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    PRINCE'S FURY.
    74 4 Attacks Chauffeur in Main Street Bucharest, Oct. 27. A sensation has been caused by an ircident in which Prince Nicholas was concerned. The Prince, while motoring at high speed along the main street of Bucharest, collided with a private car, which was wrecked. The Prince's car was badly
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    PARIS TO MAURITIUS.
    58 4 French Airman's Successful Flight. Paris, Oct. 29. Ceptain Goulette arrived at Elizabethville on October 25. Captain Goulette and two companions! took off on a pioneer flight to Madagascar, Reunion and Mauritius with the; object of prospecting a route for com-, mercial aeroplanes via French West Africa, Equatorial
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    BACCHA-I-SAQAO'S FATE.
    42 4 Bodies Exhibited in Public Park. Peshawar, Nov. 5. The bodies of Baccha-i-Saqao and his companions were publicly exhibited at the Chaman Hazrui (the Kabul Park) for many hours. General Abdul Vakil is> reported to have been included among the victims.
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      45 4 DANISH PORTLAND CEMENT Agents G. H. SLOT CO., LTD. PENANG AND SINGAPORE. Stocks carried. Large supplies can be arranged for contract delivery. Economy is assured owing to its great efficiency and durability. Full particulars from /tS\ni) O f^fl 149-151, CECIL STREET. VUDD (X VU. SINGAPORE,
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      204 4 /^#\^v DE VRY "G" Vli^*L PROJECTOR */mK. The Mast Portable and Flickorless —^-~\^^^^^B*3 1H mm. Projector ever made. /"Q 11 we 'K nts on 'y 7 lb Projects 5 foot ,—-.W, -.W J/^l^BHfel^^** picture easily. Measures only O'-i in. by i i, Sc Cj K3MJP 7 in b >' 6
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      190 4 CAST IRON Soil and Rainwater Pipe Singh Doo»li Single Double Socket Socket Socket Socket E»r«J E»red Etred Pllin PUin Puin Guaranteed in conformity with British Standard specification and as supplied to The Singapore Municipality, P.W.D. and leading Contractors. We shall be ?lad to send complete (:italoj,'ue of Cast Iron Pipes
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      127 5 W§®£oT Superlative quality *^Wfflm y|f an economical price lf|~~ State Express 999 are for those smokers who require a first-class cigarette at an economical price. They are guaranteed fl\ to be exactly the same in every respect /j as the World-famous State Express 555, j\ 111 exceot that they are
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      225 5 INDIVIDUALITY Sooner or later the Motorist and the Motorist-to-be will realise that more than half the pleasure of motoring is to be found in that pride of possession wl.jrh alone will come with the ownership of an individualistic car. The individaulistic car is the car that is different and the
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      22 5 CROSSLEY We have a Range of Engines in Stock. For particulars apply to HARRISONS .BfIRKER C° LP (InCOTpotalld i<l CAr St^aUl StltUmrnti.
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES DEATH
    39 6 L1M. l>r. Lim Yun Fa, ape at Batu I'ahat, leaving a widow, Ml eldest ton MM Tec* Siang and several children. Interment al Hida.lnri t»-day at H p.m. Deeply resetted. Java und Sumatra papers please copy.
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      1441 6 SMALL ADVERTISEMENT FORM. To The Advertising Manager, Straits Time*, Cecil Street. Pleaie in»ert the following small advertisement for day* ZZZZT'~" 1 i I—* 1 1 .I There are approximately seven words to a line and there is a flat rat* chare* of 26 cents per line per insertion with A
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      860 6 BOARD AND LODGING BALCOrTV ROOMS to let, excellent table, very low rates. Central, 2, Lloyd Road. a few Vacancies occur at No. i, Institution Hill. Mr*. Millard, Phone 7004. THE BRANCHES, 819 River Valley Road. Comfortable rooms. Terms moderate. Phone 4104. THE GROVE, 103, Meyer Road, Katong. The IDEAL SEASIDE
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      786 6 OFFICES AND GODOWNS TO LET 4 and 4- A, Raffle* Plae*. I— ill ate entry. Apply Meyer Brother*. TO LET, No. 34, Cecil Street and Oodown No. 7, Bernam Street. Apply Meyer Bros. TO LET, Raffle* Chamber*, Nos. 8, SO, 40, 41. 43, 45. Apply to the Secretary, The Garden
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      915 6 TtiPFNG tXJRF CLUB AMATEUR MEETING. Thursday, Nov. 28 and Saturday. Nov. 30, 1929. TWO RACES for HORSES C)as«e» 3. 4 and 6. Si* furlongs and a mile and 84 yards. STAKES.— SBOO, $SCO and $500, for each Class, respectively. TWO- SACKS for PONIES Classes 2 and 8. Four and a
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      792 6 OLD BEDFORDIANS It is proposed to hold a dinner of O.B's and O.B.Ms in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, Dec. 'i, 1929. Accommodation will be arranged for those desiring it. Will all Old Bedfordians who wish to attend kindly communicate with the undersigned who will forward full details. R. A. ALTSON.
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      452 7 IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE ESTATE OF DATO SAMSUDIN, DECEASED. The undersigned have been instructed to sell by Public Auction on Thursday, Nov. 28. 1929, at 11 a.m. at. their sale-room, No. 21, Church Street, Malacca, eighteen valuable freehold building allotments front ing Kampong Hulu Road and the Malacca River in the
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      306 7 COLIC QUICK RELIEF Not only children but adults constantly suffer severe pains from over eating, change of food or drinking water. As a well known remedy for many years CHAMBERLAIN'S COLIC REMEDY has been relied on the world over to give quick relief from colic, diarrhoea and stomach cramps. Chamberlain's
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      217 7 Watches OMECA ROSKOPF CTMA Every Watch guaranteed. REPAIRS. MOTION SMITH 15, BATTERY ROAD. SINGAPOPE. ORNAMENTAL CEMENT FLOORJILES MANUFACTURED BY EXPERIENCED MEN MADE IN ALL COLOURS AND DESIGNS. LEE KIM SOO 40, HIGH STREET. MODERN SANITATION AND SANITARY EQUIPMENT for DOMESTIC AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Apply to Fong Hin G. H. Watts
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      452 7 Careless Washing Spoils Children's Hair Any child can have beautiful hair healthy and luxuriant. It is simply a matter of shampooing. Proper (hampooing makes the hair soft and silky. It brings out all the rei 1 life and lustre, all the natural wave and colour, and leaves it fresh looking,
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      186 7 Whiz Fly Fume MbsQmtoes Flics, 'Roaches, MothsJ Bed Bugs arid, other Household DOUBLE Your dealer has Whiz. FlyFum* ar can gtt it for you THE R M. HOLUNGSHEAD CO. CAMDEN, N. J, V S. A. SOLD EVERYWHERE. Distributor* GETZ GETZ BROS. CO., (Incorporated in U.S.A.) 55, Robinson Road. SINGAPORE. SOLD
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      357 7 People are delightfully surprised when they eat Sailor Savouries sandwiches. Such de'icious flavour s chicken, ham, fresh shrimps. But it's not surprising really, for if you could see the prime meats and fish that go into Sailor Savouries, you would know why they are so toothsome so rich in food
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    The Chief Scoul Jalky
    599 8 THE BOY SCOUTS' COLUMN. STALKING IN THE DARK. (I!y J.orJ Baden-PoweO.) During the Great War onVan at the Fror that they found »ldii r* who I Bi y Scoots w■ I r ul for trench warfare becai to hide themselves how to cre^p about in the
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    HOME SPORT REVIEWED.
    2222 8 Brighter Hopes For Oxford: Guy's Fast Pack. CRICKET "STAR" DEAD. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 31. Yesterday's Cambridgeshire proved one of the best races of the year. It was run, as usual, at a cracking pace all the way, and there was only a neck and
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    NEW LORD RECTOR.
    39 8 Mr. Winston Churchill's New Honour. London, Nov. .1. Mr. Winston Churchill has been elected I oi<l Rector of Edinburgh University. !!<■ polled HH4 votes, while Mr. X Chesterton (Liberal) obtained vein and Mr. Sidney Webb (Lord Passfic-ld)
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    RAS TAFFARI'S ARMY.
    31 8 Belgian Mission to Visit Abyssinia. Brussels, Oct. P.O. A Belgian Military Mission will shortly leave mr Ethiopia t.) rc>rg*lliu tho army of lias TafVari, the Regent of Abyssinia.
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    VOLUNTEER DRILLS.
    50 8 Programme of drills up to and for week ending Dec. 1 Wednesday, Nov. 27, 5 p.m., Bukit Timah Ranee, "A" (M.G.) Co.. Practice Competition. Saturday, Nov. 30, 2.30 p.m., Bukit Timah Range, S.V.R.A., Spoon Shoot. Sunday, Dec. 1, 8.30 a.m., Bukit Timah Range, "A" (M.G.) Co., Rifle Meeting.
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      56 8 Try CHEF SOUPS J h, si/ /\T British taste! gt^J British model! Jv British owned!! l SOUPS MADE BY E LAZENBY SON, LTD. &W GIVES INSTANT RELIEF IN NEURALGIA. HEADACHE SOKE THROAT. COLD OHHECHEST. SPRAINS. ETC Oilamoblr tnm all Oxmistl and DtaLrt </irou<./ioul India. Burma. Ceylon, tie. UKU tMTHCU ITAKMACEUTIUL
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      60 8 HALT!! ATTENTION!!! A Long Felt Need at Last IN JOHORE BAHRU. KIM CHIN CO., 39, Jalan Segget are opening a General Provision Stores on Dec. 1 with CHOICE LINES OF ALL TINNED PROVISIONS, GROCERIES, ROYAL BREAD, etc. Fresh Fruits Fresh Vegetables ALWAYS in Stock Sole Agents for THE FRESH FOOD
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      74 8 House-Hunters should study the small advertisements on Page Six of to-day's STRAITS TIMES —your new home may be advertised there THE NEW t'""~ SPEEDEX is the camera you have boon DIETHELM CO., LTD. Anastigmat lens F. 8.8 dncorpor.tcd in Switzerland) 3-speed Automat shutter SINCAI'ORE-PENANC-OANCKOK. Brilliant View Finder. NOW READY. MONDAY
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      521 9 ALHAMBRA SST TAN CHENG KEE, Sole Proprietor. PROGRAMME Commencing Monday, Nov. 25, ending Saturday, Nov. 30 In the Second Show at 9 p.m. THE LATEST EMPIRE NEWS JOHN GILBERT and GRETA GARBO in LOVE From Tolstoi's great novel ANNA KARENINA A tfi'ippinß romance of Russia before the Revolution. Th« great
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      336 9 VICTORIA THEATRE LAST PERFORMANCE THE BANVARD MUSICAL COMEDY CO. To- Night at 9.30 SALLY Booking at Little's $5, 4, 2 and 1. COMMENCING FRIDAY NEXT, NOV. 29. FOR SIX NIGHTS ONLY HARRY BELL, in association with L. AVERS MANTELL, PRESENTS THE SHOW OF SHOWS. THE NEW YORKERS UP-TO-THE-MINUTE AMERICAN VAUDEVILLE
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      270 9 KICKING THE BUCKET. Kicking the bucket because it does not hold the hot water you need only hurts your toe. Instead of kicking the bucket install a GAS WATER HEATER and take your hot baths when you will, without work, worry, or waste. Visit Our Showroom at the MUNICIPAL OFFICES.
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    NOTICE TO MARINERS.
    169 10 SHIPPING NOTES Diving Operations in South Channel, Penang. At a distance of about 00 yards westward of No. 5 liftht-beacon in the South rhannel, Mala.ca Straits, Penang:, Lta. 5, :'i X. lon*. 100 ::i E (apprax) divers are «t work from a moored lighter. A reel llau
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    SHARE MARKET REPORTS.
    107 10 Macphr.il and Co., Ltd. re, Nov. 27. Tin.— Easier. Knehaii l.ii7 l i -l.:tn, Penants, M:.l. Con-.. 36-384 cento, itanlau P cental, Kintu 1.47'/ji I!:t1 v 1 iv. 1.03-1.10, I'lu Klanjts I.CO1.C5, Norths 78 S3 cents, Hong P*tt« 17-78 cents, Lukuts 1.!"-'..I7 Sußßei Ways SJSSAO, Petalingj Panrnga
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    Hose Macphail & Penman, Ltd.
    128 10 Hose Macphail Penman, Ltd. ■ire, Nov. 27. Kabber Vk4* up l-16d. Noon ■i i S|.ot 2TU cents. ..wn 225. 6d. Mininr.— Steady. Sunnl Ways a.3')-3.40, I id., Kinta Dredges 1.4i»iJi2, Kl:it R -2M. Honjr Fattl •'-'-(>" i tat*, Ptßstwata llings J.'.-."..!.'). liatu Caves 1.03, Johan 84-36 cent*, Talams 1.28-1.32, 60
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    RUBEER PRICES.
    55 10 Henderson, Helcj and Company. Inc., Nt ii- York, send us th? foQlMrfakg cable their mi.utions being in t;old (ioliar cents closing bid prices: Rubber Exchangi wues to-day 1,000 t'.n-'. 16.10, January 10.60. Fcbinary 16.80, March 17.10, April 1T..J0, May 17.<;i1. .111,..- lT.sn, J To-day's Singapore price ia 2"''
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    EXCHANGES.
    73 10 s Ragfcjr. Nov. 20. Foreign exchaaces sre Amsterdam Vther 875, Bombay la. 27-32 d., ;:.-iiui L'"in Bra .1 ::i.*7, Buehanat KIT. liuenos Air.s M G-16, Copenhagen 1K.20'/». Geneva SS.lS'a, Helsingfors l:u',, Hong Kong B>i<U I. ibon l"--. Madrid Si£9H. Milan !'3UB, New York 1.87 i".i-:;_'. Oslo I&20H, l'aris 123.86,
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    53 10 Fran China Mid Manila, l>y President Hayes, »luo at SiagapoN daylight tomorrow. From Holland, by Slamat, due at Singapors t)-i::orrow morninjr. Prom Indo-C'hina, by Porthos, due at ■re 7 a.m. to-morrow. From China and Japan, by Shinnoh Mam, dot at SinKapare to-morrow. Prom Australia, by Marella, due at
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    35 10 Urmala I ilawa Pahanan MeUi r Spore London Oct. 18 Nov. S (let. 24 Nov. 16 Oct. !ir> Nov. 18 Oct. 31 Nox. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 25
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    23 10 The annual Christmas entertainment for the ulhojic chilihcn of Singapore ill lake place in the Victoria Memorial II til <,:i Friday, Dec. 20.
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    28 10 'I' c body of a 15-year-old Chinese girl Wai found hanging from a rubber tree, v iih the u-.-t touching the ground, on Jus Estate, Jasin, bst week.
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    LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
    274 10 EXCHANGE Singapore, Nov. 27. Oi: London, Bank 4 m/s 15/16 Demand 2/S\ Private 3 m. credit 2/4 9/S2 Oil New York, Demand 66 W Private 90 d/s 67% On France, Bank T.T. 1429 On India, Bank T.T. 1541., (7n~Hong Kong, Bank T.T. 23' 4 dis.
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      MINING.
      482 10 Val. I'd. Buyers Sellers £1 £1 Asam Kumbang 36 6 36/ C xd. :> ."> Ayt-r Hitam Tin 12/6 136 t'l HI Jlan^-rin Tin 26/- 28/1 1 Batung I'adanf 0.20 0.25 1 1 Batu Caves 1.00 Ml 1 1 I'.uKit Aruinc ].U& 1.16 i'l £1 Burmah Malay 22/6 23/6
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      GENERAL.
      225 10 Vai. Pd. Buyers Sellers 3 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 2.12V4 2.174 2 2 Alex. Brick Ordi. 2XO 2.90 £1 £1 llrit. Am. Tobacco 5.17.U 6.0.0 1 1 Central Engine 0.50 0.60 1 1 Cycle and Carriage 0.45 0.55 10s. 10s. DulT Development 6/- 1/I »d. Dunlop Rubber 14 6
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
      103 10 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 101 103 ci. Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1901 red. 1930 $1378,000 par. 5% prem. Singapore Municipal 4' a p.c. cf 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 95 par. Singapore Municipal 4 x k p.c. of 1909 red. 1956
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      391 10 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Airenby ($1) Ali.r Liujah isl) A. Hitam 1*1) A. Kuning ($1) Am. Malay <»2) A. Molek ($1) A. I'unas ($1) Balgownie i?l) Bi^ett <»1) Brogas ($1) Brunei ($5; B. Jelutong (fl) B. Katil (fl) Bukit K. B. ($1) B. Kepong
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    324 10 WnliK. .iay. Nuvi niber 27. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected tv arrive. arm harbour. Main Wharf l'atrul, rl<>rinta. Tug Rose, M. UgfcUr Vaico, Pearl Shell, \V. lit. Splendour. Oil Wharf NIL Coal Wharf Khocn-Foeng. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjonc I'agar. Albert Duck Manipi, Singapore. Victoiia Doi!:
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    164 10 Tu-day. Djambi (Ncorebar) 2 p.m. liunka Island, Pludjuc and Palcmbani; (Thedensl 3 p.m. Pontianak (Raub) 4 p.m. North, N. East and N. West Sumatra (Cremeri 4 p.m. South-Kast Borneo (Klout) 4 p.m. Banfkalia, Siak und Pukan Baroc (Van Hoircndorpl 4 p.m. Ceylon, Kgypt and U.S.A. (Parcels) (President
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      13 10 IF IT IS WORTH ADVERTISING YOU WILL FIND IT IN THE STRAITS TIMES.
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      64 10 SUBSCRIPTION RATES. (Payable in Advance.) STRAITS TIMES (Daily) Including I'cstace. W.thin Outside Singapore Miilaya. Malaya. Without Postac*. Monthly 3.00 4.00 2.50 Quarterly X. r -0 l-'.OO 7.30 > a yearly 17.00 24.00 15.00 Yearly 31.00 48.00 30.00 STRAITS BLD<iET (Weekly) Including Postage. Within Outside Singapore Malaya. Malaya. Without Postage. Monthly
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      236 10 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Bright Wind. Stations. Temperature. Rain- Sun- Relative Direc- Speed. Weather. Mai. Mm. fail, thine. Humidity, tion. P. P. Ins. hour*. I m.p.h. Alor Star 89 72 Nil 10.8 i 75 NE 6 Fin* Kota Bharu 82 73 0.17 3.7 85 SSW 2 Cloudy K.
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      303 10 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Wednesday, November 27 H. W. 7.51 a.m., 8.1, 8.15 p.m., 8.2. Sun rises 5.52 a.m., sets 5.53 p.m. Child Welfare Society, annual baby ihow, Vic. Memorial Hall. Banvard Musical Comedy Co., "Sally," Vie. Theatre, 9.30 p.m. Thursday, November 2H H. W. 8.33 a.m., 8.G, 9.14 p.m.,
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    ROUND THE MARKETS
    582 11 ixious Outlook For Malaya. iVIEW OF PANGNGA RIVER PROSPECTS. vßr Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Wednesday, 11 a.m. -day's Prices Rubber, 27'- 2 cents. Tin. 150 tons at Sfl.V1,. esterday's Prices Rubber. London H',d-. up 1-H«I. New York If> cts.. unchanged. Tone :—Dull, steady. Tin. London £188 10s.
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    SHORT TERM NOTES
    147 11 Japanese to Issue Yen 75,000,000. ■i-ially announced that the Japanese PhUWM Department is issuing short-term notei iczr«gatiag Yen 75,000,000. Of this nmount Yen ibfitOfiM will be sold in the OMB market through the Bank of Japan, h i 1 1- the remainder will be absorbed by the
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      929 11 Features of the 1930 Models. Women, cattle and fowl.".— A young motorist driving near Merlingen (Switzerland), states an Exchange Teleraph Berlin message, encountered three ladies on the road. One sprang to the left, one to the right, and the third in front of the car. The local
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      AMERICAN TYRES
      167 11 Rubber Consumed During August. Tyre manufacturers in the United States produced a total of 5,805,804 pneumatic casings during the month of August according to estimates issued by the Rubber Manufacturers Association. Total production of inner tubes is estimated at 5,846,402 and total production of solid and cushion tires
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      64 11 Tone of Market Steadier. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 8 3/10 d. per lb New York Spot Sheet G. cents 16 per lb. R.S.S. equal to London Standard Standard R.S.S. on Tonder Spot Uici'mber January Jan. -March April-June Buyers 27V4 28 28 tt 2S»U 30
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      RUBBER FORWARD SALES.
      486 11 Suggested Advisory Committee. Mr. F. Trcntham Maw writes to the Financial Times as follows Sir, The Dutch proposals for rubber control seem ,likely to be singularly ineffective. If the producers of 320,000 tons of rubber agree to control, the mere holding of 15 per cent, off the
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      SINGAPORE MARKETS.
      454 11 Official List of Approximate Prices. The folowinjc are the prices, cent* per catty where not otherwise stated prevailing at the Singapore markets on Nov. 23, as furnished by the Food and Market Inspector Meat. Beef steak (round 45 per catty, beef stew or curry 34, pork, lean 64.
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      BEAU SEJOUR RUBBER.
      83 11 Profit of Beau Sejour Rubber Company for year ended June 30, 1929, £4,130 (against £1,732). Survey fees absorb £1,126, legal charges £790, and dividend on preference shares to June 30, 1829, £483 leaving, with £4,997 brought in, £6,727, which directors recommend be carried forward. Crop, 517,665 lb.
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      SEARCHING FOR OIL IN BORNEO.
      936 11 Recent Explorations. MANY OIL COMPANIES INTERESTED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bandoeng (Java), Nov. 22. According to local Press reports, a new concern, called the Borne > Oil Company, has been formed for the exploitation of oilfields in Dutch Borneo. With other foreign investors, the wellknown
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      TIN MARKETING.
      617 11 The Central Selling Plan. In the course of a third article in the Financial Times, Mr. Alfred James says The recent proposals of the Dutch for the rationalisation of rubber seem to offer ut a good lead in tin as well as a good foundation for the commencement
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      KENNY (SEL.) RUBBER.
      273 11 Operations During Past Year. Report of Kenny (Selangor) Rubber Company for year to June 30. 1929, states tLat further 41C.4 acres of oil palms were planted, makinir total planted area 6S6H acres. Extensions during current year will be 175 acres of oil palms, with Liherian coffee interplanted
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      HELP FOR U.S. FARMERS
      188 11 £20,000,000 Fund to Steady Wheat Prices. New York, Oct. 27. A fund of £20,000,000 has been put behind the movement to steady the price of wheat by the action of the Federal Farm Board, meeting in Chicago. It assured farmers that if this sum proved insufficient,
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    ENGLISH COTTON TRADE
    891 11 Lancashire Still LosingTrade. FRESH WAGES DISPUTE LOOMS AHEAD. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Manchester, Oct. :>0. There has been no expansion in tho amount of business done in cotton fabrics in the Manchester market during the past week. Owing to the wider fluctuations in raw cotton rates rather
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    PENANG PROPERTY SALE.
    32 11 The sale of land and hereditaments at the comer of Kari|uhar Street and Northern Koad, Penang, advertised tv take place «v Nov. 21 has been postponed until Dec. IS,
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY,NOVEMBER 27. INSANITY.
    1023 12 The Straits Times S INGAPORE, WEDNESDAY,NOVEMBER 27. INSANITY. Almost every human being has his or her particular secret fear and not one of them is more haunting; and terrifying than the dread of unbalanced reason and damaged intellect. The public know; little or nothing of the measures that are being
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    IS THERE A CAREER IN MUSIC?
    2347 12 Combining the Craftsman And the Artist. PART I. (By John Frskine, Professor of English. Columbia University.) Many young musicians, and a few older ones, are asking to-day if there is a career for them. The older mu«icians who a3k this question are frequently competent
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    353 12 Mr. F. G. Aplin, Superintendent of Customs, Nogri Sembilan, is leaving Seremban at the end of the month on holiday. Mr. E. B. Kidd is now acting General Manager of Tongkah Compound, N.L., Seremben, vice Mr. J. T. Johnson, who sailed for Australia on leave on the
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    713 12 BIGGER NEWSPAPER Critics of Malayan ncw8v s havalways been loud in their co^^j,,,^ of the ungenerous supply "-.adity matter aupplied to them daily,,^ ,,f the commonest complaints ag^ tnL StraiU Times has been somethin, y.-,, effect It's net ba<l what the^ ,,f it. But it can
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    16 12 Miss Richardson, Principal of the Government Girls' School, Penang, is proceeding on home leave next month.
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    94 12 The new British Minister to Siam (Mr. Cecil Dormer, M.V.0.), is expected to •rrive in Bangkok from Japan about the middle of January. He will not be accompanied by Lady Mary Dormer, who la at present in England. It is probable that the Minister, soon after his arrival in Siam,
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    BRITISH SHIP LOST:—HEROIC VILLAGE LIFEBOAT CREW.
    451 13 BRITISH SHIP LOST:— HEROIC VILLAGE LIFEBOAT CREW. THRILLING FIGHT WITH DEATH. Molesey Wrecked Seven Lives Ix)st. I GALLANT RESCUES. Village Lifeboat's Fine Work. Rugby, Nov. ?fi. Storm af sea last night caused damags ipping and wireleas listeners heard :ui S.O.S. broadcast requesting ships in Hi" vicinity to signal to the
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    STORM DISASTER.
    106 13 ficnerom Support for Relief Fund. Ragfcy, N(,v. 20. Mr. W, Adamson, the Secretary for Scotland, utated in the House of Commons thai 571 boats of the East Anglican berrinc AVet were involved in the disaster wrought by the storm in the North Sea on Nov. 11. of these
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    R100 NOW READY.
    100 13 Tests to ttejjin in Few Days. Raghy, Nov. M, Wi hin Hi- next few days the RlOl will lir i vi .ii her hangar and hci» place at i iii'dington mooring mast will be taken by |hr wrond new airship. RlOO. The latter i- now in her
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    AIR FORCE COLLEGE
    55 13 New R.A.F. Appointment Announced. KuicUy, Nov. 26. I!i Air Ministry announces that Air (Vinmnndant Arthur Murray I.ongmore appointed Air Officer Commandinc the Royal Air Force at Cranwell, and Commandaat of the Royal Air Force College, in succession t<> Air Vice-Marshal Fred ric Halahau on the latter completthree
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    CHINA AND KELLOGG PACT.
    246 13 Cables to Signatories And League. Nanking, Nov. 26. The State Council on Monday sent identical telegrams to the League of Nations and to the signatories of the Kellogg Pact, declaring that, while the Nationalist Government has always remained on the defensive despite repeated attacks, the Soviet,
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    JAMAICA MUTINY.
    300 13 Court Martial Evidence j Under Review. London, Kav. 26. j In the House of Commons, question 1 I '.vith regard to tho Jamaica mutiny. Mr. l Tom Shaw, th? Secretary of State for I War. stated that the proceedings at the court Martial ■■'.•ached the Judge Advocate General
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    MEXICO SIGNS.
    34 13 Pact Ratified by Fifty-Five Countries. Wa.ihinjcton, Nov. 2G. Tlic Mexicun Government h?* formally notified the Stat? Department that Mexicc IHU adhered to the Kellogg Pact, which ~>j coUBtrie* hnve now ratified. Reuter.
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    W.I. APPOINTMENT.
    190 13 Rugby, Nov. 26. The Ktag has approved the appointment of Sir Alfred Claud Hollis, British Re ident for the Zanzibar .Protectorate to be Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Trinidad and Tobago in succession to Sir Horace Byatt, whose resignation has beon recently accepted. British Wireless. Sir Aified Claud Hollis,
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    PLANTING PROBLEMS IN JAVA.
    941 13 Mr. G. C. Denham's Visit. MANAGER OF FAMOUS COMPANY. Mr. G. C. Denham, manager of the Anglo-Dutch Plantations of Java, Ltd. one of the two or three largest planting enterprises in this part of the world and a former Inspector-General of the Straits Settlements Police, is
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    WHAT CRIME COSTS AMERICA.
    92 13 £100,000,000 A Year. EMBEZZLEMENT RUINS SEVENTY BANKS. New York, Nov. 27. According to Mr. Algirc, the vice-pre-sident of the National Surety Company, crime costs the American people £100,000,000 a year. The items in the bill comprise Embezzlement £25,000,000 Burglary and thefts £30,000,000 Forgery and fraud £25,000,000
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    FIFTEEN-FEET BORE.
    232 13 Houses and People Carried Out to Sea. Rugby, Nov. 20. The High Commissioner for Newfoundland has received a telegram from the Newfoundland CVonial Secretary stating that tbe tidal wave which followed the earthquake shock on November 18 caused much damage to life and property in the secron of
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    AUSTRIA TO-DAY.
    131 13 London Times Reviews The Situation. Ru?l\v, Nov. 20. In leading artk-le on the Austrian RitwUon The Times to-day comments favourably on the judicious blend of firmness and tact whereby the Austrian Chancellor. Hcrr Schob°r. has persuaded 1-oth the Hetmwehr and Socialist leaders to show a more conciliatory spirit
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    YACHT FOR NEW YORK.
    49 13 Discarded by Economical President. New York, Nov. 20. Th? City of New York contemplate? Mudusiag the Presidential yacht, Mayflower, for the reception of (Ji.stintruished guests. The Mayflower was once the flagship of Admiral Dowey. It was discarded by President Hoover as an expensive luxury —Meter.
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    SWISS INVITED.
    41 13 Berne, Nov. 20. It is reported that the Swiss Government is to be invited to participate in the Second Hague Conference, on account of the fact that the International Repamtions Bank is to have its headquarters at Basle. Trans-Ocean.
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    JAPANESE NAVAL DEMANDS.
    396 13 Outlined by the Tokio Papers. Tokio, Nov. 20. The Cabinet's instructions lesjarotag Japan's policy at the Naval Conference, for the guidance of delegates, received the Emperor's sanction this afternoon. ?.nd were dtlivercd to Mr. WnV.atauki, and also cabled to. Baron Matsudaira for his guidance in the further
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    PREMIER OF NEPAL.
    328 13 Death of Virtual Ruler Of Indian State. Bangalore, Nov. 27. I The death has occurred of the. Maha- 1 rajah Shum Sherc Jung, the Premier of Nepal. Reuter. Nepal is an independent Kingdom in ane Himalayas, its greatest length being 500 miles and greatest breadth 150 miles.
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    VATICAN CRIME.
    52 13 Judge Orders Woman to Be Repatriated. Rome, Nov. 20. The Vatican Judge has come to the conclusion that the Swedish woman who attempted to shoot Archbishop Smit (or Bishop Smith as reported by another mT.sage) was mentally unbalanced. She < ill he hitndad over to th<> Italian ai'.thoriii,'s
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    BRITISH EXPORT TRADE.
    494 13 Permanent Remedy For Unemployment." j MR. THOMAS 'RAGGED. 1 Motor-car Manufacturers' Deputation. London, Xov. M. Fifteen questions, and saaaf supple mentary questions, were addressed lo Mr. J. H. Thomas in the House of Commons this afternoon regarding unemployment schemes. Mr. Thomas, replying, wai subjected to banter and
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    AGRICULTURE IN U.S.A.
    128 13 Brightest Outlook Since The War. Washington. Nov. -7. rka agricultural Iwdm have eontinned their discussions with the onMals of the Department of Agriculture, ami thu opinion is generally expressed that the agricultural ostleok is brighter Hsu ;it any time since the Wai-. There has bcru a gHMral
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    UNEMPLOYMENT BILL.
    116 13 Largest Division in Present Parliament. Rugby, Mot, J';. The second reading of the Unemployment Insurance Bill, the m:»in provision of which Increaeei the ratee of i> nefl! payable to unemployment insured youn/ persons, v.as carried in the House of Commons last night by 239 votes to -11. Thirty-nine
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    VITAL EVIDENCE BY LAWYER'S CLERK.
    1604 14 Recalled by Judge. "SERIOUS DERELICTION OF DUTY." When the trial of Sunder Singh, the accused in the Gardens murder, was adjourned yesterday afternoon, his wife was being cross-examined by the Deputy Public Prosecutor (Mr. J. H. Pedlow), who appears with Mr. K. K. O'Connor for
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    TAPAH AGROUND.
    66 14 Passengers Taken Off: May be Refloated. (Aneta's Service.) Weltevreden, Nov. 26. The steamer Tapah belonging to the Straits Steamship Company has grounded near Batu Bhara. The passengers have been taken off. It is hoped that the Tapah will be re-floated on Friday. Straits Times Copyright. Batu Bahra is
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    "HITAM" RESENTED.
    720 14 Ugly Weapon in Police Assault Case. An ugly rotan, bristling with gramophone needles and long nails, which was alleged to have been used in an assault on a Police constable by a woman, was the chief exhibit in a case which came up before Mr. P. S. Williams,
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    OXFORD'S TRIBUTE.
    40 14 Honorary Degree for Peace Pact Statesman. Rugby, Nov. 26. The Honorary Degree of Doctor of Civil Law was conferred on Mr. Frank Kellogg, the former Secretary of State in the United States Government, at Oxford University. British Wireless.
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    GERMANS IN SAMOA.
    26 14 Berlin, Nov. 26. The Press welcome^ the report that the New Zealand Government has officially lifted the ban on Germans entering Samoa. Trans-Ocean.
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    OUTWARD MAIL.
    42 14 The P. and O. steamer Rajputana with London mails despatched on Nov. 7 is due to arrive at Penang at 7 a.m. tomorrow. Should the arrival not be delayed the mailii will probably to delivered in Singapore on Friday morning,
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    CHILD WELFARE BABY SHOW.
    560 14 Japanese Baby Adjudged Champion. An interesting change at this week's annual baby show of the Child Welfare Society was that, by a preliminary sorting of entrants at the various clinic.!, all unhealthy babies, and those otherwise regarded as being below standard," were debarred. The result was
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    NEW WORLD RAID
    121 14 Alleged Gamblers Rounded Up Last Night. There was much commotion at ths New World, Jalan Besar, last night when a party of police under Mr. E. Tongue, A.S.P., Detective Branch, carried out a raid on alleged gambling stalls. These stalls, with revolving dart boards, have formed a
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    HOTEL "BOYS" ARRESTED.
    131 14 Twenty-Five Hylams Charged With Gaining. As the result of a raid on the servants' quarters of Raffles Hotel yesterday, made by Mr. E. Tongue, A.S.P., twenty-five Hylams. were produced before the Fourth Police Magistrate this morning and charged with playing in a common gaming house. The accused
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    PEASANT EMIGRANTS.
    37 14 Moscow, Nov. 26. The Government, after protracted negotiations, has decided to permit the emigration of the German peasants encamped near Moscow. So far, however, tfipy have not yet been re-transported to their former homesteads,— Tran^-Ocean.
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    SOVIET FORCES STILL ADVANCE.
    347 14 Chinese Defend Hailar And Muling. A Sin Kuo Mm message states that the reports that tho Russians have captured Hailar and Muling, at Uie east end of the Chinese Eastern Railway, are premature. The Chinese Force Leader Wu Yukwan. in command of 40,000 men, is defending
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    "A REGULAR CASINO."
    142 14 Arrest of Ten Chinese Merchants. A place which was described as having been fitted up like a regular Casino received the attention of the police at two o'clock this morning, when ten Chinese of the merchant, class were arrested. The raid took place at 35. Club Street.
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    MR. BALDWIN'S SORROW.
    105 14 British and American Tributes To M. Clemenceau. Rugby, Nov. 26. Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the ex-Premier has addressed the following telegram to the British Ambassador at Paris Will be grateful if you will kindly convey to the family of M. Clemenceau my deep F.orrow and sympathy at the
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    M. POINCARE'S HEALTH.
    59 14 Complete Recovery From Two Operations. Paris, Nov. 26. A bulletin states that M. Poincare has completely recovered from his two recent operations. He was allowed out of bed for a few minutes yesterday. A later message states that M. Poincare has made a thorough recovery and is
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    OCEAN MAIL ROUTES.
    50 14 America Approves 13 New Ones. Washington, Nov. 26. The Government has approved 13 new ocean mail routes involving annual contracts amounting to $10,000,000. The lines awarded the contracts will be required to construct 40 new vessels at a cost of $250,000,000 within the next 10 years. Reuter.
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    OIL SHARE TRANSFER.
    45 14 London, Nov. 26. The basis of the oil deal, cabled yesterday evening is to offer to exchange one 5 per per cent, hundred dollar Bon-votinjr preferred share in the Standard Oil Export Corporation for each !> 5-9 Anglo-Ameri-can Oil Company's ordinary shares. Kcuter.
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    INDIAN AGENT IN SINGAPORE.
    1069 14 Term to be Extended. HINT OF INTERESTING REPORT. (By Our Indian Correspondent.) My views on the present position of the Indian community in Malaya, with special reference to Indian labour questions, have been fully set forth in my last annual report, which will be out in
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    South Johore's Plucky Display Against United Services.—Local Yachting.
    663 15 South Johore's Plucky Display Against United Services.— Local Yachting. R.S.Y.C. YACHTING EVENTS. Excellent Sport. TWO DISQUALIFICATIONS ON SUNDAY. In pleasant wtathrr only three "A class boats turneel out for the first of a r.e w serie'S. At 10 a.m. the six metre boat Tronip c! the line in the lead
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    204 15 W.dmxdiy, Xov. 27 Ilcnkey I.A. vs. 0.R.A., R.I. S.C.C. Ist XI vs. S.R.C. Rujjby PJULF.C. vi. "B Co.. Welch Rest. »C" Wek-i, vs. Unite, Tantclin. T'ursday, Xov. 28 Amateur Races at Taipinp. Karrer Cup Kuotball Competition. B.C.C. Trial Match. Hockey R.I. vs. V.M.C.A, V.M.C.A. Friday, Nov. 29 Hockey
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    LOCAL GOLF.
    484 15 Scotland vs. Rest Match At Singapore G.C. The following are the teams for the Scotland vs. The Rest foursome match to be played at Bukit Tiinah on Sunday morning. The names of the Scotsmen are given first 8.30 F. S. Gibson and R. Craik vs. L. D. Hardie
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    AMATEUR RACES.
    158 15 Kuala Kangsar to Have Initial Meeting. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Xov. 27. The Isknndar Pold Club, :n connection with the Perak Club, propose holding an i'.maU'ur race meting at riuahi Kangsar on Dec. 16, under the S.R.A. rules of racing. The tentative programme includes two races for
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    MISS HELEN WILLS.
    151 15 Not to Visit Australia Next Year. Miss Helen Will.-: recently told the Australian Presr. Association that she must decline the invitation of the Australian Tennis Association to visit Australia in January 1931. She stated "Much as I would like to aece,'t their kind effer, I feel I
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    PHIL SCOT MATCHED.
    43 15 British Champion to Fight Giant Norwegian. New York, Oct. 30. Phil Scott has been matched with Otto von Porat, the giant Norwegian, at Madison Square Garden. The fight will take place on Dec. y and will be over 12 rounds.
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    INTER-SCHOOL FOOTBALL.
    36 15 The final of the Singapore Inter-School Football Competition between Victoria Bridge and Outrani Road Schools will take place on Friday, Nov. 2'J, on the Kround of Raffles Institution. The kickoff will be at 4.30.
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    FAULTY HANDLING BY THE SERVICES.
    1326 15 Fitness Tells Against South Johore. Sheer physical fitness wore down South Johore at Johore Bahru yesterday afternoon, when the United Services Malaya Cup side won by 15 points (five tries) to nil. With seven reserves playing, and L. G. Robertson, of Singapore, filling a vacancy
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    TITLE PROBLEM.
    575 15 Insufficient Inducement For English Boxers. The light heavy-weight title been declared vacant by the British Boxing Board, and people are now asking if it has been forgotten that on Nov. 2fc, 1927, Frank Moody beat Ted Moore in a 20 round contest, at the N-.S.C, which carried the
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    THE LARGER WICKET.
    234 15 Opinion Overwhelmingly In Its Favour. The sub-committee which was appointed by the Advisory County Cricket Committee, and which brought out the experimental laws of last season, the larger wicket and the new leg-before-wicket law, has consulted a number of authorities, players end umpires on the working of
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    BILLIARDS.
    67 15 Handicaps for Tournament At S.C.C. The following handicaps for the S.C.C. billiaulv handicap tournament are announceel (play to commence at C.15 p.m.) FRIDAY. A Clais 250 I'p. W. T. Cherry VS. C. E. Winter. H. Romney vs. Winner of Day Dewdncy and W. Follenfant. K. S. Housley vs. W.
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    WATER POLO.
    98 15 St. Andrew's Celebrations At Swimming Club. The annual diving competition will take place at the Singapore Swimming Club on Sunday at 10.-35 a.m. Members wishing to compete should send their names to the captain or vice-captain. At 11.15 a.m. there will be a water polo rr.atch, Scotland vs.
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    LOCAL WRESTLING.
    70 15 Champion of Punjab Open To Engagements. Abdul Iiahaman, who claims to be the wrestling champion of the Punjab, and whose weight is 9 st. 12 lb., is now in Sinpapore and issues a challenge to Ml comers in the catch-as-catch-can style up tc fifteen stone. He is associated
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    SCOTLAND vs. REST.
    81 15 S.C.C. Annual Soccer Match On Friday. The following have been invited to represent Scotland against The Rest in the annual Soccer match on the S.C.C. I'adang on Friday J. Philip; E. J. Munro and R. G. Wilson; E. S. Bell, A. Donald and W. Lindsay A. D.
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    ALEKHINE'S SUCCESS.
    29 15 Decisive Win in World's Chess Championship. London, Nov. 12. At Wiesbaden Alekhine retained the world's chess championship beating Bouguljubcff by 11 games to 5. Nine were drawn.
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    AMATEUR BOXING CONTESTS.
    264 15 Local Association's First Tournament. The first public tournament of the Singapore Amateur Boxing Association is announced for Dec. fi, when the eliminating contests for the amateur titles of Singapore at all weights will be startod upon. The closing date for entries is on Saturday week. On that
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    HOCKEY
    136 15 I Second Meeting of S.C.C. And S.R.C. this Season. I The Padang cl"!:r. will meet for the second time this >.c;n on at hockey this afternoon, when the teams will be as foilows S.C.C. Mayger Captain Miers. DayDewdney Gotih, Elliott, Pank Pcrdriau, Hoblyn, Flt.-Lt. Wiggles worth, Dr. Carson. W.
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    PELKY IN U.S.A.
    54 15 Loses Decision to King Tut. Lope Tcnoria, well-known in Singapore as Ycung Pclky, who is doiiifr well in the United States, was not so fortunate in his rcx-tnt fight w ;th King Tut, the Minneapolis light-weight. The fight was over ten rounds and Tut won six of
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    FINE WIN BY M.C.C.
    97 15 South Australia Well Beaten. London, Nov. 11. At Adelaide replying to South Australia's fust innings total of 259, the M.C.C. put together -111), of which Woolley made 146, Duleepsinhji 54 and Nichols Sl>. In their second inninjr; South Australia lost 5 for 40 by the close
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    CRICKET.
    43 15 M.C.C. vs. VICTORIA. Melbourne, Nov. 15. The M.C.C. scored 238 in their first innings against Victoria. Gilligan scored 53 and Black ie took 5 for Victorin were 'M for 4 at the close of play. Victoria's team includes six Test match players.
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    FORGED BILLS OF LADING.
    1391 17 HONG KONG LETTER Ingenious Fraud On Chinese Merchant. (From Our Own Correspondent.) A well-known Chinese merchant has been the victim of a particularly ingenious fraud. It appears that he leceived a letter purporting to come from a welli tablislu'd manufacturer's agent in London offering a large
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    122 17 Found on Island In Arctic Sea. Ottawa, Nov. 5. The missing airman, who were led by Colonel Macalpine, one of the most prominent Canadian mining engineers, have been found in Victoria Island Arctic Sea. Eight mining explorers who took off in two aeroplanes had been missing for eight
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    BURMA'S NEW HEALTH EXPERIMENT.
    969 17 BURMA LETTER. Stemming the Rising Tide Of Crime. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Rangoon, Nov. 21. What is undeniably a step in the right direction was taken at Hlegne this week when a new health experiment was inaugurated. The experiment is one which has been instituted by
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    17 17 Directors of the Singapore Chinese Girls' Schcol will mcc: at the School on Thursday at 5 p.m.
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    WILL REFORMS BE ACCEPTED ?
    1380 17 WILL REFORMS BE ACCEPTED CEYLON LETTER. Douglas Fairbanks And Mary Expected. (From Our Own Correspondent). Colombo, Nov. 17. Views for and against the acceptance of the reform scheme are now given prominence in the local papsrs. Both point? of view are being strongly expressed. There are also indications that some
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    CEYLON REFORMS.
    83 17 Member to Ask How Offer Was Received. London, Nov. 9. Dr. Morgaß will ask th? Parliamentary Under-Seeretary of State for the Colonies, Mr, W. Loan, in the House of Commons whether, as a result of the publication in C. .ylon of the official correspondence jvyarding the constituti'-n the
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    SUICIDE OF IRAQ'S PREMIER.
    635 19 Tragic Letter to Son. THOUSANDS ATTEND BAGHDAD FUNERAL. Baghdad, Nov. 14. The suicide of the Premier, Sir Abdul Itohsen El Saadun K.C.M.G. has created T» tremendous stir. In the early hours of the morning the Government issued a statement announcing the Prcmiei's death with profound sorrow,
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    MEERUT CONSPIRACY.
    144 19 321 Witnesses and 2,000 Documents. Meerut. Nov. 12. The prosecution announced the close of its ease in the Meerut trial to-day and the Court adjourned until Nov. 20. Defence argument! will probably begin on November 2.i and are expected to last three <>r four days. There have b<
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    LABOUR FROM JAVA
    75 19 Outer Possessions Take 50.000 This Year. l-'roni Our Own Correspondent.) Bandoeng, (Java), Nov. la. It is expected that, by the end of 1929. the total number of labourers recruited in Java for employment in the Outer possessions will be 50,000, of whom no fewer than 40,000 are
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    "BULLYING METHODS."
    180 19 Severe Criticism for Municipal Inspector. The case in which Nathan Sundram, an Inspector of Roads, employed by the Municipality f.uod an Indian coolie for a. -sau lt was concluded before Mr. C. H. 6. Clarke, the District Judge, yesterday when the accused was convicted and discharged without the
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    20 19 An address on The Value of Theosophy will be given at the Theosophical Society, Finlayson Green, to-morrow at C.30 p.m.
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    39 19 Mr. Anatole Shister, the Russian painter who painted portraits of Sir Hugh Clifford and a number of other prominent residents of Singapore some months ago, has returned to fHngnir— from Bwopa ami expects to stay here for some time.
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    AMAZING IMPOSTURE ON PENANG.
    232 19 Falsely Represented At British Fair. (From Our Own Correspondent) Per.ang, Nov. 27. That some person, passing himself off as Mr. M. J. Thorpe, Municipal Engineer for Penang, or representing himself as authorised to sp?al; on his behalf had attended the British Industries Fair at Birmingham this
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    SHARK INDUSTRY.
    159 19 May be Established In D.E.I. (From Our Own Conespomlent.) Bandoeng, (Java) Nov. 19. Last year the draft of an Ordinance for the revision of the Coast Fishery Ordinance was submitted to the local Volksraad. It is explained that certain private interests (Scandinavian it is rumoured) were seriously considering
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    CHINA'S ULTIMATUM TO POWERS.
    48 19 Negotiate Immediately Or Out You Go The Foreign Office has instructed Mr. Alfred Sze, the Chinese Minister, to ask England and America to dispatch plenipontentiaries immediately to participate in the cxtrality negotiations, otherwiseChina will declare extra-territoriality abolished on Jan. 1, 1930. Sin Kuo Mm.
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    VICTORIA THEATRE.
    142 19 Banvard Co.'s Farewell Performance To-night. The Banvard Musical Comedy Co.'s performance of "Sally" at the Victoria Theatre last night attracted a largs audience. The continued popularity of the Company has been evidenced by packed houses since their arrival in Singapore. Last night there was no falling off frcm
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    CAPT. RICHARDSON.
    57 19 Death of Master of The Minderoo. Boustead and Co., have received a telegram from Perth. W.A., stating that Capt. E. Richardson, of the Western Australia S.N. Co.'s s.s. Minderoo, died suddenly at Gcraldton on Monday night. Captain Richardson had been trading to Singapore for over 20 years and
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    76 19 Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel, will appear with Bebe Daniels to-night at the Surim: Theatre in the comedy Swim Girl, Swim. In addition are The Living Dead ar.d Black Shadows, chapters 4 and 5 of The Power God serial, with Ben Wilson and
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    PRIMITIVE DYAKS.
    163 19 Expedition to Film Them In Borneo. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bandoeng, (Java), Nov. IS, The Borneo Post states that the three members of the Mohawk expedition spent a few weeks at Nono Kliwon, where the wireless operator, Mr. Wells, transmitted reports to America via Manila. The anthropologist, Mr.
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    PINNED BENEATH CAR.
    129 19 Weddinjr Guests' Lucky Escape. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Nov. 20. A party of young Chinese who motored from Kuala Lumpur to Malacca on Saturday to attend a wedding became involved in an accident in which there were several lucky escapesThe car ha*l reached the IOVi mile
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    COURTS MARTIAL.
    103 19 Welch Regt. Delinquents Sentenced. At District Courts Martial at Tanglin. Barrat-ks on Saturday, Pte. G. E. Smith, and Pte. J. Hughes, both of the 2nd Batt., Welch Regt., were each found guilty of stealing goods belonging; to a Regimental Mess, und wore sentenced to 28 days' detention. The
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    1031 20 British Naval Mission. HONG KONG PAPER'S STRONG CRITICISM. The agreement recently signed by Sir Miles I.nmpson at Nanking on behalf of the British Government, providing f >r a British Naval Mission to China to assist in he;- naval development, has attracted cuiioii-ily li'.'.le attention in
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    59 20 Th," Girls' Friendly Band, EnKlish Presbyterian Mission, will hold a fete on l)cc. 7, at :i.3O p.m. in the grounds of the Singapore Chinese Girls' School. There will bo the usual stalls, side-shows ;>nd teas. The secretary for the fete is Mrs. Sonp Ong Sianjr and the proceeds will eo
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    DANCING ON THE DECLINE.
    222 22 Jazz on Skates. LURE OF THE ICE RINKS. After ten hectic years of hipshaking and kicking, the greatest post-War subject for disapproval—dancing—has bumped into its Waterloo. Both in London and throughout the provinces its popularity Is declining. The battle has been raged in the least expected
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    97 22 New Test to Establish Diagnosis. The difficulty of diagnosing small-pox at the beginning of the outbreak and distinguishing it from chicken-pox has led to the Medical Research Council to conduct a series of tests into the diagnostic value of vaccina variola flocculation tests advocated by one of its
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    " ITALY AS I WANT IT."
    355 22 ITALY AS I WANT IT." Mussolini on Seven Years Of Fascism. Borne. To-day Italy is celebrating: the eighth year of the Fascist Revolution, and innumerable ceremonies have taken place throughout the country at which emphasis has been laid on the completion of the big programme carried through during the past
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    PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS.
    31 22 Rich Find by Russia In Arctic. Moscow. The world's richest phosphate deposits, estimated at half a billion tons, have been discovered on the Kola peninsula m the Arctic Ocean.
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    WHEN MARRIAGE PAYS.
    352 22 Boon to Washington Husbands. Many residents of the State of Washington, U.S.A., now realise the true advantages of wedded life, for their Federal income tax has been reduced one-third. This happy state of affairs eventuated when the United States District Court at Tacoma recently ruled that in
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    ANTI-RUST LIQUID.
    44 22 Japanese Professor Claims Remarkable Invention. Tokio. Dr. Hikozo Yendo, Assistant Professor of Tohoku Imperial University, has invented a liquid which prevents iron rust and corrosion. This is considered an imprecedentcd invention and is the result of his elaborate studies over mrny years.
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    THE MAN FROM INDIA.
    196 22 Too Cute For Confidence Tricksters. London. Mr. Francis William Green, who is on leave from India, was proof against all familiar dodges of two confidence-tricks-ters, Ernest Rhodes and John Albert Gay, who have been sentenced at the Old Bailey to eighteen months' hard labour and six
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    BATHROOM PHOTOS.
    62 22 Paris Women's Latest Craze. Paris. Having passed through the craze for being photographed in their bathing suits, fashionable women are now flocking to the more exclusive photographers, in order to have portraits taken showing them gazing over the edge of the bath. Show windows are gradually beins filled
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    DRINK IN MYSORE.
    56 22 Prohibition Too Costly An Experiment. Mysore. The Dewan of Mysore, in concluding his address at the Dusehra session of the Assembly, said Government were anxious to enforce prohibition but were confronted with a loss to revenue of one crore of rupees and the heavy cost of the
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    COAL IN ONTARIO.
    200 22 Millions of Tons in Mile Long Bed. The discovery of extensive coal deposits, one of the few minerals hitherto unfound in Ontario, has been announced by Premier Ferguson. He stated that a bed, one mile long and half a mile wide, estiTiitcl to contain from 7,000,000 to
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    A " TALKIE " BLAZE.
    72 22 A TALKIE BLAZE. Wembley Film Studios Gutted. London. The British Talking Films Limited produced an unrehearsed spectacle in the early hours of yesterday. Fire gutted ttie studios at Wembley. The damage, including valuable apparatus, is estimated at £160,000. The flames, which were aided by the inflammable film material, presented a
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    COMPENSATION ACT.
    79 22 Estate Labour Excluded In Madras. Madras. In connection with the proposed legislation to amend the Workmen's Compensation Act, it is understood that the Madras Government are of the opinion that it is unnecessary to extend the scope of the Act to labourers employed on plantations in the Madras
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    MASKED BANDITS' £80,000 HAUL.
    193 22 Dinner Party Robbed. DEAD OR ALIVE OFFER FOR CAPTURE. Buffalo, New York, Nov. 16. Eighteen prominent society people were held up and robbed of jewellery to the value of £80,000 at a dinner party. Seven masked bandits entered the dining room through a French window. One
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    NIGHT ON ICE PACK.
    83 22 Without Sleeping Bags Or Blankets. Calcutta. The German KinchinJfnßa- expedition has returned to Darjeeling. The party established a new altitude record for the Sikkim Himalayas, of 24 450 feet. The expedition spent a night on an ice park, with neither blankets nor sleeping bags, and on
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    REGENT'S SON INJURED.
    36 22 Thrown From Horse in Polo Match. Budapest. The eldest son of the Hungarian Regent Nikolaus von Horthy has been dangerously injured, the youth having been thrown off his horse during a polo match.
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      565 23 Assets exceed $10,000,000. Assurance in force over $35,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE, Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE, 27, Old Jewry, E.C. The Company hns £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of Encland and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies
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