The Straits Times, 15 January 1930

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  • 39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 0 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1930 I»RK E 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1930 PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 174 1 Ny Carlsberg Beer la bottle* and oa draught. Bole Inporten EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. (Inc. in Denmark) SINGAPORE. MONSOL-GUARD YOUR THROAT A^SiSt TmT P BTILLEB These Pastilles a old not have been made without Monsol. Other tferiniridea are too bar hly irritatiag to be used in sufficient strength to (li'inc
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    • 100 1 ROBINSON'S FOR FURNITURE ■II '111 Ml 11 IN 1 I I I I L 5; J ONE OF OUR POPULAR COMPETITIVE LINES? This Teak Dining Suite is just one of many new designs at the very low figure of $198.50 complete. ROBINSON COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated In tht Strait* Sattl.manta) FOR
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    • 12 1 Prime Portland "OK" CEMENT EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. (Inc. in DentrKirkl SINGAPORE.
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    • 525 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'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAB EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore. KASHMIR 9.000 Jan. 19 MACEDONIA 11,100 Jan.
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    • 551 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) 1 TO LONDON Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam. Vessels Tonnsge Due Sail FUSHIMI MARU 11,000 .Tan. 1G Vi HAKOZAKI MARU 10,600 Jan. SO II HAKUSAN MARU 10,600 Feb. 16 11 t KIT ANO MARU 8,000 Feb. 27 26 HARUNA MARU 10,500 Mar. 18 14
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    • 511 2 BURNS PfflLP LINE (li.corpori.ted in England) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown slesmer MAREI.LA (7865 tons) and the new motor. yes,sel, MALAJAB (4512 tons). The s..i. MAREuIa is one of the largest 1 snd finest steamers tradii g to
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    • 655 2 X P M (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with the NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3A40, with sub-connections to Passage, Freight, Transhipment Msrine Depts. snd Manager's Desk. Representative for Singapore and Straits Settlements of the Offlcial Tetrrlit* Bureau of Java. VAN HOG EN DORP
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    • 551 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAM SHD? COLIMITED. THK CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in England) REGULAR SERVICES TO MARSEILLES, LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMENGENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW—BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. VKIKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. (Rout* subject
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    • 505 2 THE SLUM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Slam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE For Kretay, Ttengganu, Kelartan, Bangnara, Telupin, Prtani, Singora, Laeon, Siehon. Bandon, Kohsamui, Langsuan, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure SUDDHADin In port Jan. 16 PRACHATIPOK Jan. 20 Jan. H MALINI Jan. 27 Jan. The steamers ara fitted throughout with
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    • 496 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. DUTCH MAILS N.V. Stoomvaart MaatschappiJ Ncderland and N.V. Rolterdamsche Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO Genoa Aauterda. Southampton Maraelllea Rotl.ica. Tonnage m Sibajak 12,000 K.L. Jan. Vi Kon dcr Ned. 8.200 S.M.N. J*n. 2 mi. Indrapocra 10,000 RX. J»n. »1 J. P. Coon 11,100 S.M.N. Feb. 1
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    • 480 3 DCXAAB flTTKAlMBIF UNB AMERICAN MAILJLIMB ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE From SINGAPORE and PENANG vim J COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEX 1 ANDRIA, NAI'LES, GENOA •nd MARSEILLES to NEW YORK »nd BOSTON. Arrive Leave Leave S'pore S'pore Penani PRES. FOU Jan. 20 Jan. 23 Jan. 21 CKES. ADAMS Feb. 3 Feb. 8 Feb.
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    • 463 3 ELLERMAN BUCRNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England) "ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO k THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT FREIGHT SERVICE >5 OUTWARDS 8 To Ilong Eong. Shanghai and Japan Due S'pore a.i. CITY OF TOKIC Feb. 6 f.f. CITY OF PEKIN Mar. 6 it CITY OF SHANGHAI
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    • 497 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 Franciaco, Seattle, Vancouver and Tacoma S.S. EVERETT from Manila J.in. 14 S.S. EVERETT fiom H. Kon*
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    • 335 3 No need to SUFFER Don't suffer any longer from lame beck or the agony of lumbago. An application of CHAMBERLAIN'S PAIN BALM v/ill ease the pain at once and bring prompt relief and comfort. This wonderful liniment has no equal for banishing muscular inflammation and the severe pains that come
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    • 208 3 MODERN SANITATION AND SAMTARY EQUIPMENT for DOMESTIC AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Apply to Fong Hin G. H. Watts Co., 64, WALMCD STREKT. SINGAPOUK. Phone 7582. L»MOII.DY ROT Bf.At'R STRiI'K WOUNDS nVut ANY OTHKK DISBASK ou AFFECTION OF tiJi; BAUh USE BRUNOUNUM PLANTARIUM OftMNAKY USD KKD. Th^ proved tree disinfectant. Sub-Agent for
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  • 30 4 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Mr. and Mrs. Aloysins Martin bee to thank all ri'.atives and friends who kindly attended their wedding, for valuable servieei rendered anj also for their lovely presenta.
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    • 713 4 SMALL ADVERTISEMENT FORM. To The Advertising Manager, Straits Times, Cecil Street. PK-isc insert the following small advertisement for days i i i _J 1 i Than nre np'iroximatcly seven words to a line and there is a flat rate charge of 25 cer.ts per line per insertion with A minimum
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    • 694 4 MISCELLANEOUS ALHAMBRA MANILA CIGARS are par*. PIANOS. New and second-hand pianos for hire. Season Co., Ltd., 11l and 113, North Bridge Road. WANTED. Japanese barber for Rengam Club two Sundays per month. Contract rate. Apply Hon. Secretary. You don't HAVE to drink Phoenix Mineral Waters, you just DO SO NAT
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    • 920 4 BOARD AND LODGING SINGLE and Double Roams, folly furnished, with board. Own bathrooms, garage. Full service. Terms moderate. Apply 11, Scotts Rd. LADY willing to let her boarding house, fully furnished, as mosa, to any firm or person at reasonable rates. Apply 103. S. Times. SINGLE Room with bathroom attached.
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    • 792 4 OFFICES AND GODOWNS TO BE LET, No. 81, Tank Road, at present occupied by Messrs. John I. Thomycroft and Co., Ltd. Apply 6-1, Malacca Street. FINE GODOWN, 13, dark* Quay, Road Street approachable high or low tide, area 11,000 sq. ft. frontage, Singapore river. Apply to P. O. Box 647.
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    • 679 4 FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS TENDERS INVITED Lease of Station Hotels, K. Lumpur and Ipoh and Restaurant Cars. Tenders are invited for lease of the Station Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, the Station Hotel, Ipoh and the Restaurant Cars running between Prai and Singapore for a period of 3 years from June, 1,
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    • 866 4 AUCTION SALE of valuable freehold land and house No. 162, off East Coast Road, 999 years' leasehold land and houses Nos. 11, Mohamed Sultan Road and 67 (old No. 26) Bain Street, Singapore and 100 shares in local bank under arbitration agreement dated June 6, 1929, Chop Hup Leong and
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    • 289 5 To those living in Hotels. You aro entitled to -omfortable SLEEP. No Bod ran bo comfortable unless fitted with a Hod Spring Mattress that will NOT SA(J i The One Bed Spring that WILL NOT sa« is THE Simmons "Royal Ace" Makes >!:tp a pleasure. Stocked in all sizes to
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    • 323 5 The Famous Ox^en Beauty f£r IBL. C iving th >k n W WJpi j »n Oxygen B»lh X) i,l(. W i^"^ be»uty ircaimcnit. Vrn-Yuj* providei ii <3Sb ll K e me n of A boooo, "w*j pr«»rvin| »nd tnhtncini beauty. It is an exquisite toiltl crnm which liberate* purifying Oxygen
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    • 200 5 Humors, reddened and inflamed skin of babies are soothed and healed by PUROL Tins 30 and 55 cts. Tubes 75 cts. The British Malaya Trustee and Executor Co., Ltd. (IncorpacaUa' in the Straits Settlements :.n<; :mlcr The Trust Companies Ordinance 1926; is. prepared to act as EXECUTOR ADMINISTRATOR TRUSTEE CUSTODIAN
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    • 252 5 Amazmgjßp^ IN an amazing way H changes color as you apply it, from orange to blush rose. You can give your tips just a suggestion of color or make them a deep red depending upon how much you use. Tangee Lipstick leaves no trace of grease or pigment and is
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    • 390 5 VLEK'S KINAWIJN (Quinawine) I VLEK'S KINAWIJN has tan pnpnred from pure grape jufaa and quinquinH of first quality. Due to ftc nrit- compoHftlon thi« beverage is much in titinand as a Mreal TONIC, invigorating and antifebrile. It gives a good appetite dispels the weak feeling and is an 1 praißiut
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  • 1068 6 BURMA LETTER More Municipalities Under Suspicion. (Frop; Our Own Correspondent.) Rangoon, Jan. 9. We have had no lack of diversion durin-; the past week. A balloonist from Tavoy 1 avinjr nearly caused a riot by his failure to get into the air after charging thrcs thousand
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  • 69 6 Mr. Hoc Srnjr Onjr, B.A. (London), of the Methodist Boys' School, Kuala Lumpur, has left to tmka up the principalj ship of the Anirlo-Chinese School. Malacca, to which he was recently appointed. Mr. Hot Seng One is an old boy of th:> M.li.S.. and has heen a teacher in nstitution
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  • 901 6  - The Chief Scout Talks Lord Baden-Powell.) THE BOY SCOUTS' COLUMN. THE WOLF CUBS. n: y Young Scouts who nre not quite old enough to be Boy Scouts proper are called "Wolf Cubs". Why did we give them this name For the following reason. A Wolf Cub is a young wolf.
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  • 1065 6 JAVA NOTES, Fire Destroys Naval Radio Station. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Jan. G. j As I stated in this column some weeks ago much interest was being taken in the coming trial of the native who murdered Mr. Simpson of Scntool estate. Not only
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  • 51 6 A most unusual incident occurred Ml Friday morninp above .lor on the r<>;td t i Cameron's Highlands, when full-Sfrown stap leant down the bank in front of pa»sintr lorry. On boinjf picked up thr" I animal was found to have both fore lee; broken and was immediately dispatched by a
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  • 73 6 From Surasdra Dhani, Siani, it i rpportcc] that a boy o/ five, while playing j in the compound of his home in the district of Koh Samui, was .stunp by bee 'which had their hive on a jack fruit trc, ■Ho. cried out with pain, and an elder broI ther
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 68 6 Van Hin Furniture Co., Ki-taMished 1903. Nos. 132 and 334, ORCHARD ROAD. Telephone 4144. Manufacturers and Designers of any kind of Furniture. Furniture Suppliers to the New Municipal Offices and Quartern. Special prirc given for Flats, Gubs and Messes. Inspection cordially invited to Our Showroom at No. 120, ORCHARD ROAD.
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    • 84 6 in „i a-m. v^t yf aw h\l ~f{\ V$ M\ If "O wad some Pow'r the giftie gie us 'Co see oursels as others see us KODAK, LIMITED, (Incorporated in England) SINGAPORE. YOUR NEXT HOLIDAY TO AUSTRALIA. YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED to inapeet the GREATEST COLLECTION of Quality Shot Gnna
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    • 97 6 RAFFLES CAFE BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY. BRAS BASAH ROAD. 'Phone 2920. QUALITY and SERVICE MEALS A LA CARTE New Up-to-date Kitchen and Special Grill Installation in use UNDER EUROPEAN SUPERVISION SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. Varieties of Confectionery, Cakes, Chocolates, Sweets and Special assortment of Crackers and Novelties, etc., etc. AFTERNOON TEAS AND REFRESHMENTS.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 465 7 PAVILION 003O o3 From Tuesday, Jan. 14 to Sunday, Jan. 19, at 9.15 p.m. sharp. THE LATEST PATHE GAZETTE GEORGE SIDNEY, VERA GORDON, MACK SWAIN and KATE PRICE in THE COHENS KELLYS LN ATLANTIC CITY In a riotous farce of tho famous Iri sh and Jewish screen families who carry
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    • 237 7 Raffles Hotel TEA AFTER DANCES n.,.11 DftAm DINNER Monday HP I^oo^ MNCES Wednesday ■■Will TueBdav and Thursday J2?~. UNRIVALLED IN THE J^., EAST ORCHESTRAL Phone 2970 for CONCERT Reaerrationa. Sunday, 9.30 p.m. Sea View Hotel All rooms fitted with modern conveniences. TO-NIGHT SPECIAL DINNER AND DANCE Admission to Non-Diners $1.
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    • 253 7 mG\vE (Jourw > M COMPttXION M THE SOFT M CLEARNESS OF YOUTH Skin clear and smooth as silk or the petal of a flower, colouring delicately fresh— that's the complexion of youth— the complexion of every woman who trusts her skin to the care of Lux Toilet Soap. There is
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  • 360 8 SHIPPING NOTES. Lucky Escape of Japanese Fishing Vessel. Twice fired upon and attacked oy pirates, the Ma.^utomi (Tn| Too) Maru No. 7. which was reported to have been missing foe six days, return'-l to Shanghai on Dae. 120. According to a report made i«o the lapBMM
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  • 386 8 I hr following puaeagen arrived at Singapore <mi Monday: By th<- Ipota. Mrs. Kklund. Mrs. S. A Powell, Mr. 11. C. Sheppard, Mr. Long. Mr. Allen, the Hon'bl* Mr. P. M. Robinson. Mr. M. Lcetx, Mr. Nonnehi, Mr. Houghton, Mr. T. Roger*. Mr. W. W. Mundock, Mr. and land,
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  • 44 8 Prom China and Japan, by Ku-him Mum, due .it Singapore to-morrow. Prom Holland and Germany, by J. P Com, due »t Singapore on Friday. From Europe (London mails despatch "1 un Dec. 86) by Rajula, due at Penanjr S a.m. on Friday.
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  • 71 8 tagfcjTi Jnn. 1 1. Foreign cxchnneon arc Amsterdam Athens 375, Bombay Is. I L"J-:t2d., Berlin M.385, Brussels MM, Bucharest Hl*. Bummi Aires 45 8-18, Ci.penhaeen 18.20. r I".. HeWnirfon 108%, Hone Konc la. B'.d., I. isl.cn IOBJ6, Madrid M.476, Milan ■v York 146*4, Oslo. IMIS, Paris 1*3.91, Prague U.i,.
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  • 105 8 The news has reached Malaya of Urn death of Mr. \V. Fl. Stitton, at Dcvoti Hospital, Tasmania, on December 4. The late Mr. Sutlon was a student of the tnyiil School of Mines, Bendijro, and fi -w wicks before his death he was managing the Magnet Mine in Tasmania A
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
    • 255 8 Annual Export From Shansi Is 500 Tons. Although introduced in China less than two decades ago, egg-drying is rapidly taking a place among the important industries of the country. This is especially true in Shansi Province, where most of China's cold storage eggs come from. In that
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    • 586 8 The following publications have been received during the week ending Jnn. 1 and are available for public use in the Reference Library of the Department of Statistics, S.S. and F.M.S., l-'ullerton Building! Argentine Republic Monthly Journal of the British Chamber of Commerce in the Argentine Republic, October, 1929.
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    • 51 8 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc., New York, send us the following cable dated Jan. 11, their quotations being in gold dollar cent? closing bid prices: Kubber Exchanges sales to-day 850 tons. January 14.50, February 14.70, March 14.90 April 15.10, May 15.30, June 15.50, July 15.60, August 15.80, September
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    • 38 8 Programme of drills up to and for weekending Jan. 19 Saturday, Jan. 18, 2 p.m., Bukit Timnh Range, Units S.V.C., Practice Murray Cup. Sunday, Jan. 19, 8 a.m., Bukit Timah Range, Units S.V.C., Competition Murray Cup.
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    • 255 8 EXCHANGE. PRODUCE. Singapore, Jan. 15. Singapore, Jan. 15. On London, Bank 4 m/l 2/1 16/16 Gambier 9.60 Demand 2/3% < Cube No< nnp'eked) "00 Private 3 m. eredit 1/4 7/32 c mixcd "jj On New Wk, demand 66* S ogo flour, Sarawak 4.25 Private 90 d/s f,7'.. Black Tcpper 44.00
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
      • 490 8 MM V»l. I'd. Bayers Selleri £1 £1 Asam Kmrbang 88/- 38/-5.-5 Aycr Hilam Tin 14/3 14/9 £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 25/6 27/6 1 1 Batons Padang i :S1 0.25 1 1 Batu Caves 1.00 1.10 1 1 Bukit Aranjr (i.UT'.j 1.02*4 £1 £1 Burmah Malay 22/6 23/6 £1 £1
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      • 234 8 I'al. I'd. Buyers Seller* 2 2 Alex. Bricl: Prefs. 2.10 2.15 2 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 2.T6 2.90 L! £1 Km. Am. Tobacco 6.15.0 6. 17.fi 1 1 Central Engine ii.'.ii 0.60 1 1 Cycle and Carriage 0.45 0.55 [On. IDs. Duff Development 5/ 7<- Bd. Dunlop Rubber J4/-
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      • 101 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 102 106 ci. Singapore Municipal 6 p.e. of 1901 red. 1930 $1,878,000 par. b r 0 prem. Singapore Municipal 4',j p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 06 par. Singapore Municipal 44 p.c. of 1909 red. 1965 $1,000,000
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      • 385 8 To-day'i Prices Fraicr Lyall b Co. Evatt Allcnhy (»1) Alor Ciajah ($1) A. llltam ($1) A. Kuning ((1) Am. Malay (s2j A. Molek ($1) K. Panas $1) Bajsctt (SO Brogas <»1) llrunei ($5) B. Jclutong ($1) B. Katil <*1) Bukit K. B. ($1) B. Kepong (tl) B. Timah
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  • 190 8 Wrdnrftday, January 15 t H. W. 10.0 a.m.. 9.8. 11.64 p.m., 8.7, Full Moon 521 a.m. Thaipusum rYstiv«l, Bank Holiday. Moon in Perigee 7.24 a.m. Samoan Dancers, Vie. Theatre, f>.ls and 9.30 p.m. Thursday, January IK 11. W. 10.48 a.m.. 10.1. 8.1. homeward mail closes at
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  • 134 8 To-morrow. Pulau Soegi (Bee Toniri 9 am. Kukup and llenut Hong Chuanl 9 a.m. Karimen (Soon Lee) 9 a.m. Rhio Bee Lam > 9 a.m. Penang, Province Wellealey, NorthWest P?rak, Kedah, K.lantan. Western Siam, North, N.-East and North-\Ve-.t Sumatra (Kedah) 10 »m. Sourabaya, Celebes, Moluccas, Timor Dilly
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  • 41 8 r.y Patrin Rawalpindi Johan do Witt (hcnonceaux Slamat fcllcnca I It Arrrf. purr I<ondon Hoc. 6 Pec. 2R lire 1^ Jan. 4 Dae. II Jan. 6 IVc. II Jan. Hie. I. 1 Jan. 11 Dm. VJ Jan. 11
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  • 282 8 Wi-.tne .-day, January 15. Shipa alongside the Wharvea or expected to arrive. h!;iTi:i. HARBOUR. Main Wharf I.eh. Spartan, Khorn-Fornr, H.I.M. Lighter 194, Spon<lilus, Scala Shell. Oil Wharf Nil. Ooal Wharf Nil. THU IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjung Pagan Albert Dock Nil Victoria Dock Sli. Lighter X, Katong. Hrppcl
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 384 8 aY~^ ~W ~W a^ I j I 3-in-One There is a vast difference between 3-in-One and ordinary light oib. 3-in-One is .scientifically compounded of several high quality oils. Their blended properties give the famous H-in-One qualities not found in ordinary oils. That's why this wonderful superoil does the work of
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    • 147 8 .s.s. GLENGARRY, ARRIVED JAN. 10, 15.10. Consignees of cargo per the above Htearmer from London arc hereby notified that a General Survey o* all cargo landed here in a Hamate, l condition will be held at Gndown No. 11 on Saturday, Jan. 18 l'v'3o, at 3 a.m. No further survey
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 246 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Bright Wind. Station. Tcmperatur*. Rain- Sun- Relative Dirae- Sp«td. Waathar. Max. Mia. fall. shin*. Humidity. tion. F. F. Ina. hoars, j m.p.h. Alor Star 89 68 Nil 7.5 75 ENE 5 Fine Kota Hharu No report. K. Trcngffanu 83 71 0.16 8.1 0:t Calm
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  • 475 9 Rumours Keep Prices Firm. RENEWED INTEREST IN AVER ITAMS. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Wednesday, 11 a.m. To-day's Prices Tin. 200 tons at SB9?i per picul. Yesterday's Prices Rubber, London, 7'/ B d. per lb.. down '/ad. New York, 14"j cents, down i/i cent. Market Tone Very
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  • 167 9 Reserves In and Out of A Business. More companies than usual are being overwhelmed with difficulties just now, and in miut cases the cause is either bad management or improvident finance. It is, says The Times, the tirst duty of a board to ensure that there shall at
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
    • 1446 9 Why New Areas Have Been Acquired. The annual general meeting of Paroi Tin Dredging, Ltd., was held at Kuala Lumpur, on Dec. 31, When there were present: Messrs. F. W. Palmar, V.C. (in the chair), J. Gordon, and W. Lowson, directors, Messrs. A. Beckett, H.
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    • 3743 9 Prospects of Industry In Sumatra. Messrs. V. A. Tayler and John Stephens, in their special survey of the native rubber fields of the Dutch East Indies, on behalf of the Rubber Growers' Association, paid particular attention to the Residency of Palembang, on which their report says The State
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  • 638 9 Reactions of Eastern Politics. BETTER TIMES IN THE NEW YEAR (From Our Own Correspondent). Manchester, Dec. 18. With a drooping tendency in raw material prices, uncertainty relating to developments in markets abroad, and nervousness as to financial matters at home, the trade situation during the past week
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  • 293 9 >eat of the International Bank Of Payments. Basle, the future seat of the new Tnter.ational Banking 1 Establishment, is Switzerland's second largest town and counis 1.'.0.000 ■(habitants. Its geographic situation ombines many advantages. The to*n Hrn If tretche? along both banks of the Khine, hi» truly European river which,
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  • Page 9 Advertisements

  • 981 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15. NAVAL PROBLEMS. In a leading article published on Monday we ventured to suggest that, whatever restrictions on the use of submarines in warfare and whatever tngj.gemen!£ regarding the Freedom of the Seas in time of war might be agreed upon by the five
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  • 1777 10 Cardinal Gasparri's Life And Work. (By Arthur Train.) Thi- subii-ct of the following article, Cardinal Gusparri. resigned from the office of Pupal Secretary of State rurly in the Now Year owing to ill hoalCi. He was succeeded by Cardinal I'aielli, ex-Papal Nuncio at Berlin. On
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  • 338 10 Mr. Fenwick Oliver is taking over the duties of Secretary of the Malacca Club. Miss Bradford and Mrs- Barnes of the St. David's Hospital, Malacca, will be going on leave shortly. Mr. M. V. del Tufo, Assistant Controller of Labour, Penang, is an inmate of the General
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  • 811 10 CHINA'S FOREIGN SHIPPING. Jafi why tin- Nationalist Government >f Cliinn .'-hoiilil insist on creating unurcssaiy and ck-lit-ato problems for itself it a time when the country it is supposed .o serve needs every available ounce of ■>HJ and initiative for the jjreat task ;f rccimst'UcLic :i
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  • 15 10 Mr. and Mrs. I^wrence Alvis returned to Singapore on Monday after a holiduy in Cey'.o!-..
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 183 10 T "»*wi On CoTtr cut tht Label fgwid ifcb P*» Virginia v cigarettes WD.& H.O.Wills. BKISTOL& LONDON. THREE 'SPECIALS' FROM A FINE OLD HOUSE ROYAL VAT SCOTCH lIPBBSB* PORT V.HISKY. 'CLUB' SHERRY HECGES and BUTLERS WINES and SPIRITS JOHN UTTLE CO., LTD. I Incorporated Id Engltnd) MNCAI'ORE, I'EXANG. LUALA LUMrLR
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    • 197 10 634 NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. TENG SENG GUAN. Established 1905 Tel. No. 2415. T. K. K.'S TYRES. further reduced from Tabct. 71S I 115 $13.50 to $11.50 $2.50 730 X 130 $17.00 to (15.00 53.00 24 x 2!i 6.80 to 5.80 $I.M 26 x 3 $SOO to 8.00 $1.20 26 x
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  • 557 11 EARL GREY ATTACKS LLOYD GEORGE'S LEADERSHIP FUND. LLOYD GEORGE HIS FUND. v Our Feeling Remains Just As It Was." LORD GREY'S ATTACK. Liberal Party Split Grows Wider. Rugl.y. Jan. 11. Viscount Grey <if Fallodon, wfcM rcekct.tl to-day as suwfcaawl <>f thr Liliei-ul Council, ipoks if the dilVi'iinci with Hr. Lloyd
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  • 763 11 Plea for a 10,000-Ton Limit. STATEMENT BY 77 M.Ps. Suggestion That Britain Should Take Initiative. London, Jan. 14. Seventy-six Labour, and one Liberal. members of the Hoaaa <>f Commons hava signed a Statement Brgiag the (Government to make the abolition of warships of over 10,000 tomt one
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  • 18 11 Now York, Jan. 14. Thr death ha> occur r«-d "f Mr. Gardner men ili.' painter Revtcr.
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  • 140 11 Facts Which Meerut Trial Has Proved. Meerut, Jan. IS. Seventeen proved facts were enumerated by the magistrate to-day, when reading, in extenso, his committal order in the Meerut Conspiracy Case. 'Amongst othher things, he said, it had been clearly established that the Commtmfet International, determined to
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  • 229 11 Accident Problem Under Consideration. Rugby. Jan. 14. A inference on street accidents in London, convened by Mr. Herbert Morlison, the Minister of Transport, began to-day. Mr. Morrison, who presided, said it was inevitable that, with the development of modern tiansport, the risk to the public, including pedvs.rians, should
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  • 39 11 Ceylon's I.G.P. to Re-organise Force. Rugby, Jan. 14. Tha Inspector Genera! of Police, Ceylon, Sir. Herbert L. Dowbiggin, will leave lbo on January K> for Palestine, with a Commission, to reorganise the Palestine Polite Force. British Wireless.
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  • 92 11 Big Loan Suggested for Their Improvement. I The Chinese Minister of Labour and Industry, states a Sin Kuo Mm message, has petitioned the executive council to raise a loan of $50,000,000 for the purpose of improving the industries of the country. A first instalment of $15,000,000 if urgently
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  • 79 11 Huge Haul of Opium In D.E.I. Batavia, Jan. 14. Customs officers to-day confiscated 500 pounds of opium, hidden in a consignment of cement from Hong Kong. One Chinese has been arrested. Reuter [Aneta's Service.] Weltevreden, Jan 14. It is now announced that the total quantity of opium
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  • 74 11 Protest Against Proposed Reductions. Tokio, Jan. 13 General Ugaki, the War Minister, who is the Chairman of the Military Organisation Committee, is stated to have reported to the Premier that the Committee WU convinced that a substantial reduction of the land forces is inopportune at the present
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  • 200 11 Theft of 50,000 Guilders. SENT BY LOCAL BANK TO SUMATRA. A sensational mail robbery has taken place at sea between Singapore and Djambi, Sumatra. Details are lacking, and the local police and postal authorities are reticent, but a telegram received from Djambi this morning states
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  • 38 11 One Killed and 2 Injured In Japan. Tokio, Jan. 14. One officer was killed and two were seriously injured in a collision between two army planes near Tokio during nightflying practice. Both machines were destroyed. Reuter.
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  • 146 11 Far More Popular Than Steamers. London, Jan. 14. Lloyd's Register of Shipping returns for the quarter ended Dec. 31 state that the total world tonnage under construction was 0,110,880 tons, of which 1,560,254 tons \va3 under construction in Great Britain. The latter represents an increase of 111,899
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  • 245 11 Officer Administering The Government on Tour. (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, Jan. 13. The Hon. My. John Scott, the acting High Commissioner, accompanied by Mrs. Sect, while en route to Singapore called at Lumut and tin- nee proceeded by mo.toicar to Kuala Kangsar. On Sunday they
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  • 39 11 Service to be Resumed This Week. Harbin, Jan- 14. The first train from Vladivostok since the outbreak of the Sino-Soviet dispute steamed in yesterday. It is expected that the trans-Siberian service will be resumed this week.— Kuuttr.
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  • 87 11 10 to 20 P. C. Restriction. FORFEITABLE DEPOSITS ADVOCATED. Amsterdam, Jan. 14. Dutch rubber producers have decided to attempt to reach a 10 to 20 per cent, restriction of production by European and native producers. The committee formed, in co-operation with British producers, is to visit Java.
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  • 73 11 Budget Forecast Vastly Exceeded. Paris, Jan. 14. The French revenue returns for December show a total revenue of 3,842,000,000 francs, which exceeds the budget forecast for the month by 449,000,000 francs and is 277,000,000 francs higher than the rcv?nue secured during December 1928. The revenue for the whola
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  • 39 11 Trial May Begin On Jan. 20. London, Jan. 1 >• The grand jury at the Old Bailey '.us returned a tiue bill against Clarence Hatry and his thrpp associates. The trial will probably begin on Jan. 20. Reuter.
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  • 199 11 SANK LIKE A STONE." How the St. Genny Went Down. London, Jan. 14. The five s-urvivors of the Admiralty tug St. Gcnny, which foundered off Ushant in a gale (23 of the crew being: drowned), were brought to Plymouth in the St. Cyrus (the tug which rescued them) and taken
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  • 36 11 Efforts to Stabilise It In America. Dover, Delaware. Jan- 4An American Cotton Co-operative Association has been incorporated here with a capital of 16.000,000 with a view to the stabilisation of the cotton industry. Reuter.
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  • 92 11 Cruiser Arrives Sailors Landed. Wellington, Jan. 14. News from Apia (Samo-i) states that a proclamation has been issued declaring the Mau to be a seditious organisation. The cruiser Dunedin his arrived at Apia. Parties were landed yesterday and are proceeding to Saleimo, where most of the members
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  • 59 11 President Hoover Meets General Smuts. Washington, Jan. 15. After laying a wreath on President Wilson's tomb "in memory of the greatest citizen of America and of a great benefactor of humanity," General Smuts, who arrived to-day from Canada, drove to The White House and chatted for half-an-hour
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  • 67 11 U.S. Delegation Kept Busy In Mid- Atlantic. London, Jan. 15. Aboard the steamer George Washington, in mid-Atlantic, Mr. Henry L. Slimson is lengthily conferring with his colleagues concerning the London Naval Conference and is preparing his initial speech. Arrangements have been made bj wireless for week-end
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  • 35 11 Senate Committee s Revelations. Washington, Jan. 15. At least $2,000,000 has been expended by the liutfar intertats as graft through the lobbyists, according to the report of (he Senato Lobby Investigating Committee. Reuter.
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  • 159 11 Mail Train's Escape In Devon. London, Jan. C. Shortly after a mail train had passed last night, a section of the main line raiU and sleepers, which fringe the edge of the cliff near Dawlish, Devon, fe.l with tremendous cia3h into the sea. Many tons of stonework and
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  • 241 11 "Arbitrary" Attitude Resented By Berlin Press. Berlin, Jan. 14. The latest advices from The Hague indicate that the Reiehsbank president, Herr Schacht, has retracted and is now willing to co-operate with the International Bank of Settlements. This chiuige of front is believed to be due to the
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  • 72 11 Denny Shute Wins by Four Strokes. 1.-s Angeles, Jan. 15. Thj Los Angeles golf championship has been won by Denny Shutc with 290. Horton Smith and "Bobby," Cruickshank tied for second place with 300. Other scores were A. L. Espinosa 303 Armour 304 Diegel 305. Reuter. It
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  • 57 11 Rugby, Jan. 14. The damage caused by Sunday night's s'.orm was mere extensive than that done by any cf the other recent storms that have swept the British Isles. Several houses were wrecked, and uprooted trees fell across roadways anil rail tracks in many districts, 11 person.-,
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  • 79 11 Troops Being Withdrawn From Front. A Sin Kuo Mm MMMga tab that Nationalist Governmerr. troops, under General Liv Chi, have disarmed 1,00 General Tanir Seng-chi'.s rebels at I General Liv Chi is rttaraiag t<i Hankow Ly special train. Arrangement being made for the withdrawal of tinIst, 13th.
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  • 60 11 Sir Miles Lampsnn, tho British Minister in China, according to a Sin Kuo Mi:i message, is returning from Nanking 1" Shanghai to-morrow. He will bo returning to Nanking, however, in order to NMM his negotiations with Dr. C. I Wang, the Chinese Foreign Mm garding the abolition
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    • 64 11 TO-DAY'S FEATVRES. Page i The Man Behind the Pope. by Arthur Train 10 letters from Burma Java 6 Piiwcial Articki for Boj Scouts, by lAird HadenPowell Letters to the Editor 17 1 English Cotton Trade Reviewed tt "Bull-Merchants" en the Padang l.'t Turf Club's Warning to Members i Annual Meeting
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  • 574 12 Charming Accessibility. ARDENT CHAMPION OF THE UNIVERSITY SCHEME An appreciation of Sir Cecil Clementi, the Governor-designate of the Straits Settlements, is contributed to British Malaya by One who knew him i.. Ceylon." He writes as follows I knew Sir Cecil Clementi, then Mr. Clementi, when
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  • 127 12 GODFREY— POTTER Forest Officer Married To Nurse. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Jan. 15. The wedding has been solemnised at Taiping of Mr. F. P. Godfrey, Forest Officer, and Miss Irene Potter, of the nursing staff of the Taiping Hospital. The Rev. Mr. Boyd of Penang officiated. The bride was
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  • 130 12 Beauty and Ugliness in The Police Courts. Offender! who spent the day in the lockup ill' the Fourth Police Court, Singapore, 1) had a pleasant companion in a beautiful poacoik, which made itself quite m homo behind the hars. 'I be bird was no criminal, but only
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  • 18 12 'I'll* death took place at Quilon, India. on Jan, 13 (lf Mr. F. R. Fernandez, retired Forest Ofliccr.
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  • 57 12 Mr. T. A. Melville, assistant Secretary for Postal Affairs, KS. und VMS-, is shortly retiring from the service. An At Hi m< will be held on Saturday at onic Hall, Kuala I.umpur, by the I.M.S. Posts and Telegraphs Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society, Ltd., when the member* will bid farewell
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  • 139 12 Tariff Truce Conference On Feb. 17. Geneva, Jan. 14. The League Council has adopted the report approving the convening of the Tariff Truce Conference on February 17. So far 26 nations have signified their intention to attend. The Council has also approved the British proposal to appoint a
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  • 279 12 Non-British Committee Of Three Proposed. Rugby, Jan. 14. The Council of the League of Nations this morning heard a number of reports on the general activities of the Economic Committee. Mr. Arthur Henderson, the British Foreign Secretary, laid stress upon the importance cf the convention for the removal
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  • 237 12 Why Mr. Henderson Wants It Amended. Rugby, Jan. 14. The Council of the League of Nations to-day decided to appoint a committee of eleven members to draft proposals for bringing the Covenant of the League into harmony with the Pact of Paris. Wide powers are to be
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  • 177 12 The following stoiy, appearing in the Malayan Police Magazine, is declared to be true Recently a Dutch visitor to Port Dickron was in the locr.l club, and complained about the state of the road, commenting; upon having lost two nuts off his car. Be askeil a Scotch friend
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  • 41 12 Mr. N. B. Mahomed, who is on tour from Tokio to Glasgow on a bicycle, and who is at present in Singapore, will give a lecture on his experiences in Globe Trotting" at the Indian Association on Friday, at 8 p.m.
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  • 593 12 How a Banishee Returned To Singapore. The defence that he wag driven ashore while fishinß off one of the Dutch islands in the neighbourhood of Singapore was raised by a Chinese who was charged at the Singapore Assizes yesterday with returning to the Colony after
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  • 210 12 Committee Appointed For Publication. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Jan. 14. A conference called by the Chief Justice, F.M.S., and attended by the members of the F.M.S. Bar, has been held at Kuala Lumpur. The principal subject discussed was the publication of the F.M.S. Law Reports, which
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  • 148 12 Poultry Farmer's Painful Experience. An alarming experience befell a Chinese poultry farmer living in a lonely hut in a kampong off Wayang Satu, Bukit Timah Road, on Monday night. After seeing that ftiis 500 odd fowls were secure, he retired for the night. About midnight he heard
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  • 383 12 Sir Montagu Webb's Views On Home Conditions. Karachi, Dec. 24. Sir Montagu de P. Webb, has just returned to Sind, the scene of his activities for many years, after two and a half years spent in England directing as the chairman of the National Citizens' Union, a
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  • 256 12 Acting Chief Police Officer, Kuala Lipis. The Malay Mail announces the death in the European Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, oft Monday night of Mr. Arthur Clifford Mansfield Wall, after a fortnight's illness. Mr. Wall came to this country nearly 16 i years ago as a
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  • 260 12 Attempt to Smuggle Hylams Discovered. The smuggling of opium, tobacco and other commodities into Singapore is of almost daily occurrence, but it is not so widely known ♦hat numbers of Chinese immigrants, who make the arduous voyage from their homeland in sailing junks, are landed on the
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  • 40 12 The following probationary Officers have been posted to the J\M.S. Police Depot for training —Mr. N. C. Halsey, Mr. J. McN. Maclean. Mr. I. S. Wylie, Mr. G. E. Devonshire, (Probationary Assistant Commissioners) and Mr. L. H. Dasent, (Probationary Inspector.)
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  • 114 12 Silver Car Taken Through The Streets. Hindus in Singapore are on holiday celebrating the Taipusam festival, which commenced yesterday, when the Silver Car was taken Through the town in procession. The car left the chettiars' temple, Tank Road earlier in the day and, followed by hundreds of devotees,
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  • 170 12 Arrested on Housebreaking Charge. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 14. A curious case was called this morning before Mr. G. H. Nash, in the Kuala Lumpur Police Court when Ng Loong alias Eng Kang, a middle-aged Chinese, was charged with having committed theft of $160
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  • 76 12 Body of European in Church Compound. (From Our Own Correspondent). Bangkok, Jan. 14. Mr. J. Carney, an accountant in the employ of Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., engaged in the construction of the memorial bridge, was found dead in the compound of Christ Church, late last night. It
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  • 174 12 No Reduction in Bridge Dept. Staff. The following action has been taken by Committee No. 3 of the Singapore Municipal Commirsioners Confirmed plan, estimate and provisional apportionment of cost of making up Kee Scnr Street under Section 101. Confirmed plan, estimate and provisional apportionment of cost of making
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  • 23 12 The proposed Y.W-C-A. Camp, which was to have been held at Malacca, was put off. It is understood that not enough members registered.
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  • 769 12 AIRSHIP TRAVEL A SHEER DELIGHT." Hovering in Sunshine. SENSE OF POWER AND SECURITY. A train travelling at full speed, on the smoothest track in the world, will do violence to the best table manners. An aeroplane, in ideal flying weather, will put an end to conversation. And as for ships,
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  • Home Racing Reviewed.—Singapore Turf Club's Warning to Members
    • 1157 13 Some Entries for 1930. AN AUSTRALIAN TEST OF ENGLISH FORM. (lly l\ Led Faulkner.) It i» now possible to review judicially the results of the Newmarket Pet liber Kales. Detail! of L£Bo lots appeared in the catalogue. Of this large number 835 lots were .sold on
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    • 156 13 Turf Club's Warning To Members. A warning against receiving money from non-members for betting is conveyed in the following letter which has been sent by Mr. A. H. Todd, secretary of the Singapore Turf Club, to members "The Chief Police Officer has reported to my
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  • 600 13 Animal Ferocity Turns The Scales. Apart from its jocular origin, yesterday.-; Rug'.'y fixture between the BuilMerchants" and the rest on the i'a magi which resulted in a win for the former by 15 points (four tries and a penalty g.ial) to 3 points (one
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  • 121 13 Owinjr to an error, the date of the Ireland vs. The Rest match which will be played on Tuesday, Jan. 21, was incorrectly piven as yesterday. Th? following will represent Ireland (I. C. Gtmr:; F. G. Minns, R. M. Hoops. O. W. Gilmour nnd W. B.
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  • 36 13 Committee Decide to Replay Drawn Finals. At the annual meeting of the Malaya Cups Committees on Saturday it was d?ek&d that in future finals irt the competitions ending in a draw shall be replayed.
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  • 295 13 $138,385 Surplus in Year's Accounts. The statement of accounts of thr Singapore Turf Club for the past year, shows a surplus of $138,385.82, after deducting $55,585.88 for depreciation, and expending $9,«02.66 on upkeep and improvements to the Club's premises. Four race meetings were held during the
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  • 148 13 Representative Entry For Coming Season. Entries for the Inter-Commercial Cup competition closed at noon to-day, when the following clubs had signified their intontion to take part in the fight for the trophy A.P.C. (who won the competition last year), Mansfield's (runners-up last year), Harbour Board, Socony, United Engineers,
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  • 77 13 Oversea Sports Team to Meet Welch Regt. The following will represent the Oversen Sports team against the Welch Rent, at water-polo on Saturday at the Chinese Swimming Club at 3 p.m. Choo Seng Kay Teo Siew Kiat and Teo Siew Sun Ng Mong Guan Scow Sian Chye, Lee Choon
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  • 57 13 Brighton's Surprise Win At Grimsby. London, Jan. 14. Brighton and Hove Albion did well to defeat Grimsby Town in their replayed third round cuptie by I—o.1 0. Brighton will visit Portsmouth in the fourth round on the competition. In a Third Division match to-day Nelson beat Rochdale by
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  • 45 13 The tennis courts at the S.C.C., which have been closed during the rainy weather, will be re-opened for play to-morrow, and courts may now be booked. The hockey match between the S.V.C. and the Services arranged for this afternoon has been cancelled.
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  • 342 13 Mr. R. N. Hamilton Elected Captain. The annual meeting of the S.C.C. Cricket Section was held yesterday evening, when the president, Mr. 0. P. Griffith-Jones, was in the chair. The election of officers resulted as follows Captain, Mr. R. N. Hamilton vice-captain, Mr. R. G. Gibson selection
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  • 129 13 S.C.C. Association Football Fixture To-morrow. The inability of Donald to pipy for the Rest team in the football game against an England team to-morrow has necessitated a reshuffling of the side, and the inclusion of A. Cairns at insidc-rijrht. Johnson is ill, and will be unable
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  • 113 13 Arranging Visits From Batavia Philippines. Preparations arc now being made for the coming: Association football season, which will open about the beginning of March. The S.A.F.A. has been active during the close season, and has been endeavouring to arrange attractive games for Stadium patrons. Provisional arrangements have been
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  • 229 13 Wednesday, Jan. 15 Rugby S.C.C. vs. P.S.R.F.C., Thomson Koad. Thursday, Jan. 16 Penang Rac?s. Football Kngland v». The Rest, S.C.C. Annual Football meeting, S.C.C, 6.30 p.m. Annual meeting of S.C.F.A., at S.C.R.C., Hockey I Welch Regt. "U Co. vs. V.M.C.A. Friday. Jan. 17 Hockey S.C.C. v«. The Band,
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  • 1382 13 No Trumper's Good Win. ANOTHER THREE-FIGURE DIVIDEND. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penan?, Jan. 14. The .third day's races passed off brilliantly, favourites and outsiders obliging in turn. The sunny weather attracted a large crowd, and the going was fast. The programme began with a
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  • 604 15 Thrilling Rescues in The Dark Off Colombo. Colombo harbour was the scene of an rxiiting rescue in the dark on the evening of I'cc. 23 when four Foreign Legionaries, who jumped from a transport outside the breakwater, got into difficulties. Two, it is believed, were drowned. In
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  • 299 15 New Mental Outlook on India Needed. t London, Dec. 27. The Spectator writes that a new mental outlook on India is wanted in Great Britain, based on the realisation that Gnat Britain and India are in every way fjuiils, and it urges that Britons should use to-day's
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  • 220 15 Stiffening Discipline Of Blackshirts. The all-powerful Fascist Grand Council at a midnight meeting under the chairmanship of Mussolini in mail week approved measures calculated to stiffen Blackshirt self-discipline, and passed a resolution calling on all those who are rot inclined to submit to such discipline t resign
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  • 179 15 Wages Challenge to European Firms. The announcement that the w;-ges of workers in Mr. Henry Ford's factories in the United States are to be raised to 28s. a day has been followed by a request from Mr. Ford to the International Labour Office at Geneva to provide
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  • 32 15 To be Inaugurated by The Shah. Teheran, Dec. 30. The Shah left here to-day for Khurzistan to inaugurate the new railway line from Bandar Khurmusi (Persian Gulf) to Pizful.
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  • 450 15 Mr. Hoover's New Plans For Industry. Mr. Hoover's preliminary conferences with industrial leaders culminated when four hundred keymen of industry, commerce, and finance gathered in Washington and pledged the execution of a programme, which is largely the President's own, but contributed to by many. It is
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  • 543 15 M. Kerensky the Plight Of the Peasants. M. Alexander Kerensky, who for the past five years has been editing a Russian news-paper in Paris, paid a visit to London recently for the purpose of awakening public interest in what he describes as the present Reign of
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  • 229 15 Some of the New Designs Described. The new issue of Jane's Fighting Ships emphasises that the types of vessels now being constructed are tending to throw the present cruisers into disfavour. The most remarkable new design is the new German baby battleship," probably to be called the Scheer
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  • 213 15 Coolie Thrown Into Harbour At Colombo. Blows were exchanged on board the tfamor Mathura in Colombo harbour or Jan. 4 between members of the ship's crew and a gang of coolies working on the ship. The men attacked each other with theii fists and, in the
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  • 668 15 The Marvellous Salt Mines Of Galicia. The English language made a sudden descent on the little Galician town of Wieliczka one day and for a brief space shared th:- honours with Polish almost on a 50-50 basis when a large party of PolishAmericans, carrying miniature
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  • 217 15 Horseman Recovers From Broken Neck. Two months ago, Alan Inwood, weJlknown in Adelaide hunting circles for hn .ameiiess in riding jumpers, was schoolng a horse, when he receive*! a heavy 'all, being thrown many feet from the >bstacle. The rider was tossed a somersault, and he came down
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  • 57 15 General Smuts Baffles The Leader-Writers. New York, Jan. 1. How a statesman like (icncrul Smuts who, after fighting against Britain in the Boer War, could in t!M4 "swing South Africa into line with her step-mother country is baffling the American leaderwriters in commenting on the arrival of General
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  • 835 16 The Reaction Against Industrialisation. In spite of the amnaing d°velopment of mechanical pn>eißscr, in modern industry. here in a great revival of interest i" handicrafts and home industries in Great Britain. Wherever one tares it is freely admitted that the practice of arts and crafts tends
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  • 197 16 Siamese Students in P.I. Delighted. On New Year's day the Manila wireI less programme was broarcasted in Bang- kok, and the Bangkok programme was broadcasted in Manila, according to the j Bangkok Times. The Siamese yrogTamme contained greetings from the Jlinirter of Commerce and Communication;, and the
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  • 571 16 Young Rockefeller Takes Up Burden. The third John D- of the Rockefeller dynasty began on Monday, Dec. 2, to learn the management of America \> most famous fortune. Fresh from a trip around the world,' John D. Rockefeller 111 has taken possession of a desk in his
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  • 311 16 Hundreds of Tons Sold Daily In Shanghai. More cabbage is consumed daily .n Shanghai than perhaps any other city in the world. The Chinese are a race of cabbage eaters. Second in importance to rice as a sti-ple food on the average Chinese table hundreds of tons of
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  • 79 16 Experiment by Big Mail Order House. In order to test the business value of a 13-month calendar, the house of SearsRoebuck, one of America's largest mai! order firms, announces that beginning on Jan. 2 K will conduct its internal affairs on that basis. Bookkeeping:, pay rolls, and
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  • 276 16 Alteration in Italian Penal Code. Henceforth that essentially Latin] excuse, the passionate crime, will vanish from Italian law courts. With a linn ;.-r addressed to the judges of pen.il courts, Sigr.or Rocco, Minister of Justio and author of tho new poial code, h;i wip'.d it from the
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  • 595 16 93 Years-Old Survivor's Graphic Story. "W« had to beg for drops of water, our tongues wore harvriii- ou» of our mouths; outside, away in the distance, came the shrill cries of blood-thirsty Se.ooys, and overhead the whistling vt bullets. A score of women worked unceasingly making
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  • 84 16 Losing An Inch Every Year. Joseph Nayott, atrcd :;5, of Los Aacetes, is shrinking one inch in height every y ear but not from modest j He is suffering from a rare disease known as Pafcet's disease, which affects but one person in twenty-five millions. Eight years agro
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  • 593 16 Led Through Street* And Insulted. Eaten ■sjU-Caristfaa. fee-line is swerp\r.r; UK ptUTlati of Shantung and many < Ik r a!.! and there hi con iderabk tgitation stirred up against many <»r Urn Christian srhesai and eel-1 hsjes in th< hxterioi of Hrn counliy, states ilu Baaagkai Thnias
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  • 257 16 Hunter Rids* Planters Of Annoyance. The upper reaches of one of the trili- t! Sungel Langat, tin- Bugel Lai, have been rid of an tilrpnant whose depredatory activities have been causing alarm, and more than alarm, to the Malays of the liilri.t for some considcriilile time, says the
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  • 133 16 Wind Holds IMane in One Spot. Ana ficr; at BoekweM Field in San Diego, California, have been difMiitg I Woodring who reported he Hew for about thirty minutes, high above Tijuana, Mix., at an air apeed ef '■<> milea an ii"iir, without making ;.ir progrc s, due La
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  • 918 17 Why Magistrate Changed His Mind. The following is the full text of the judgment given by Mr. <;. H. N'ash, the Kuala l.umpur magistrate, in the case in v. hi.-h Win. GMespfe was accused of running into and killing a Tamil by his motor-car, when goinx home
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  • 122 17 Ten Lives Saved in Blazing Plane. Paramaribo, (Guiana), Dt^-. 10. Exceptional presence of mind on the part of an aeroplane pilot probably saved the live.-, of ten persons in a new flyinglina: on Ihe Savannah-New York-Kin de Janeiro line near here to-day. A In. k. n petrol
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    • 142 17 To the Editor of the Straits Time*. Sir, Your attempts to speed up the inward mail bringing our letters from Europe are to be commended and the public is hoping that your prodding will rouse the sleeper, if this is at all possibleI am afraid the mania for
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    • 348 17 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Everybody, (except, perhaps, the complacent Government and Municipal Officer) is hard hit by the rubber slump, which is causing acute distress throughout the country. This state of affairs will j lead to failures, bankruptcies, unemployment and crimes of violence
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  • 217 17 Malay Gets Seven Years' Sentence. Amat bin Jor.oh was sentenced to seven years' rigorous imprisonment by the Chief justice yesterday at the Assizes for attempted armed robbery at Chancery Lane on Oct. 30. The Deputy Public Prosecutor (Mr. J. H. Pcdlow) said that at about 5 a.m.
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  • 94 17 Police Raid at Paya Lebar Village. Ten Chinese who we.-c arrosted in a house at 19 Lim Teck Chye Terrace, Paya Lebar village, on Monday by Inspector .ludgc, wei-e produced before Mr. P. S. Williams, the Second Police Magistrate yesterday. The accused were charged with playing in a
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  • 61 17 In the Portuguese Church of St. Joseph, Singapore, the wedding took place last Saturday of Mr. Aloysius Martin, of the' Telegraph Company, and Miss Mary Mag- dalene (Mnrie) Oliveiro, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C K. Oliveiro, of 90 Race Course Road. After the religious ceremony a largely
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  • 435 17 U.S. Rush for "Drake Millions." Mythical millions that arc supposed to be lying dormant in Chancery, and vast sums of money that are awaiting claimants in the Bank of England have again stimulated American interest to such an extent that, on the advice of the
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  • 41 17 A rumber of French I«>vyer? znd men tt bttm have addressed a petition tc tn*< Minister of Justice askinp that M. Lion j Oaudot, the exiled editor f the loyalist j newspaper, L'Action Francaise, should be allowed to return to Frunze.
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  • 592 17 WHAT GOOD PRINTERS CAN DO. Setting Type Without Splitting Words. In the latest S.P.E. Tract Mr. Kenneth Sisam makes some reflections on a matterwhich must be always in the minds of printers and often of readers of the printed page. How should words be divided Never, if division can be
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  • 117 17 Soviet Propaganda For British Miners. Pravda, the official organ of the Russian Communiftt Party, has published a iong article on the British, coal industry, in which, it explains the pKjßr^nimo for the near future and thr iltrectkm in which Communists are preparing to exploit the situation
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  • 73 17 A Christinas Tragredy In Soviet Russia. Warsaw, Dec. 28. In consequence of the prohibition of the celebration of Christmas by the Soviet Government, large bodies of peasants tried to cro«s the Russo-Polish border from White Ruthenia on Christmas Eve to attend services on Poland. Over 150 eluded the
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  • 176 17 Music Born ©f Fear, Hurry And Excitement." Confident that a movement away from jazz back to melody will prove i.ot only commercially profitable but uplifting to the culture of the Amtrican people, the National Broadcasting Company has combined with Mr. Carl Fischer and Mr. Leo l-\irt,
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  • 111 17 Why a Lecture on Ireland Was Cancelled. London, Dec. 20. A cinema lecture on Ireland's roughhewn destin>, which was to have been jjiven at the Imperial Institute, London, was cancelled owing to the Irish Literary Society beinsr unable to fulfil the conditions imposed by the Imperial
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  • 143 17 Times Central Committee Report. London, Dec. 24. Commenting on the report of the Indian Central Committee the London Times points out that the original intention was to present this report simultaneously with the views of the Statutory Commission. No vory clear reason has been given for the departure
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  • 115 17 "Most Distressing," Says Dr. Paranjpye. London, Jan. 1. Dr. Raghunath Purushottam Paranjpye, interview** by Reuter, considered the accounts of the Congress session most distressing. The advocacy of methods based on the Russian model had discredited India's cause, in the eyes of the British and the world. If the
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